Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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..... Recovers Money; Carries It To Hank It is hard to find a man in Stanly county who is troubled with too much money those days, but such a man was discovered Sunday afternoon when a banker of the town was called H. Thompson, of the Porter community. Mr. Thompson wanted to puttii* money in a safe place and he wanted to put it there quick. Although he was armed to the teeth with firearm# and accompanied by friends, relatives and neighbors, he wanted to get rid of his money, for he was convinced that he couldn't sleep Sunday night with a lot of cash on hand. And thereby hangs a story. l-aat fall when banks all over the country were closing faster ..than many men could count. Mr. Thompson decided that the wise thing to do would be to gather all his cash Into one sack and put it in his fireproof safe at his home. Having made up his mind, ho withdrew all his funds from the banks, and stored in hiH own safe. ( The total amount in gold, aili ver and greenback was $2,50(1, a real fortune to most folks. Mr. Thompson counted his money j from time to time, and one day he' suddenly realized that even "his safe Wasn't safe." Approximately $225.00 was missing from his safe, and he could find no trace of where it went. He then decided to move his money to another place, and finally hit upon! the plan of burying it in his orchard ! - under a -Sic gum. No one would think of disturbing a bee gum, for even bees are in a bad temper during the depression. However, hbout 10 days ago, Mr. Thompson went down to the Beegum National and Trust company bank to make another deposit of $100. Imagine his consternation when he discovered that the bank, containing $2,600, was out of business and all funds | gone. Some one had found his nion- i ey and had carried it off. ?To say that Mr. Thompson was as-| tounded, disturbed and dismayed, would be expressing the fact in too j matter-of-fact manner. He consulted! officers, he questioned friends and rel-! atives, he did this and he did that.! He had pictures made of finger prints. In fact, he did everything possible in i an effort to recover his missing for tuhe. ' ? Ten daya passed, and Sunday1 "dawned early and cool." While, there was nothing definite cm which to work, there were rumors that con-j sciences were at work, and some folks in the community weren't getting any sleep. Sunday was an auspicious day' for concessions. It wasn't too hot, and it wnsn't too cool. It's hard work to confess to wrong doings on a hot day, for the person to whom the con-j fossion is to be made may be unusual-j ly fretted and worried by the heat,! and would not be inclined to iiow! mercy. Two youngsters, .whose names have [ been withheld because Mr. Thompson ; says he has no desire to throw the! spotlight of cruel publicity on them,' and make of them hardened criminals j went to the owner of the missing i funds, and told him that they wanted, to tell him all about it, and at the j same time return his money. They J declared that they had not spent one | cent of it. Upon investigation it was found that $165 was missing from the sack. of money, but needless to say 165j missing dollars did not disturb the! joyousncs* of the occasion. Mr. i Thompson forthwith became a happy man. Suddenly he leaped to his feet, grabbed his gun and said to friends and relatives who were present at the time: "Boys, I'm not going to spend another night with this money. I^et's go to Albemarle and get it in a I bank quick." Mr. Thompson is 7.1 years of age, hut he did not show it Sunday afternoon when he "lit out" for Albemarle. He called n banker unon nr- I .living in tne city, and it was only a matter of a few minutes until his mind was easy once again, the first time in almost two weeks. | Mr. Thompson said that his money had given him too much worry and trouble duti/.g the past eight months,1 and that he'wasn't going to let it di>-' turb him any longer. "Why." :M>\ Th^mp'on. '*! ' wi.uldr.'t think of keeping that money in a mil.- , f my place, for there arc folks in the world who are mean enough t kill >iu- for It." That -uni of hiomy is r.o small amount, ami Mr. Thompson had figured out the danger to a "final analysis."?Stanly News and Press. Lightning striking five miles from Aiken killed a negro girl and burned 250 bales of cotton, j 6 6 6 j LIQUID - TABLETS - SALVE Checks Malaria in 3 days, Colds first ! day, Headaches or Neuralgia in 30. minutes 666 SALVE for HEAD COLDS Moat Speedy Remedies Known ?I?1 General News Notes | New eases of typhoid fever in thin state wero 45 last week, compared with 51 the previous week. G, Q, Fujler, this week elected mayor of Barnwell by better than five to one over his opponents, owns and pilots his own airplane and owns his private landing field. Jle is a ,bank president and highway contractor, and got the plane to use in his contracting work. Fairfield county has 39 candidates on the legal lisjl from whom eight offices will be filled, the biggest contest having candidates. yThe registm* tlon is Very heavy and all day campaign meetings with picnics and barbecues are being held. Herbert C. Brown, manager of * Greenville movie theatre, locked the door of his hotel room and shot himself to death with a pistol, while some friends were gone for a doctor to attend him, after he had been sick for several duys. | The District of Columbia commisj sioners 'have ordered the police to 'prevent the entry into Washington of all organized bodies or groups which cannot prove a lawful purpose in coming to the capital. The ten convicts /vho made their escape from the Alabama state prison at Watumpka last week, have all been recaptured. Six white men, accused of lynching Luke Murray, Atlanta, Ga., negro, have been acquitted after tiial at Ironton, Ohio. I The department of agriculture reports a general advance of,five points in the prices of agricultural products during the month of July. Miss Mildred Kauffman, 25, died Monday from injuries received at Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday, when the airplane she was piloting collided 1 "with a machine piloted by Don Moss at a height of 75 feet. Miss Kauffman in 1930 set a world record for women by looping the loop 46 times consecutively. A memorial tablet commemorating the garrison which was besieged there in April, 1861, will be unveiled at Fort < Sumter on August 30, and represent- * atives of patriotic organizations will , participate in the exercises, Con- (] gross ordered the tablet two years I ago and the - war department has |] charge of it. J < When Mayor Jimmy Walker ar-(l rived in Albany, the evening beforehis hearing before Governor Roose-j volt yesterday, he was met by cheering thousands, a big hand and a great parade to his hotel. The attention of i Judge Seabury was called to the fact | that Walker had received a great wel-1 come. "So did Tweed," replied the. prosecutor of the New York city investigation which resulted in the call j upon the governor to remove thej mayor. Station WBT_at Charlotte changed | Saturday from 5,000 watts to 25,000 ^ watts with an elaborate program. People don't appreciate what you do? Well, do you give because they need help or because you need appre- 1 ciation ? Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 10.?The vote by which Senator Hattie W. Caraway was renominated in yoster- < day's Democratic primary reached. < landslide proportions tonight as re- i turns were tabulated from all but 400 1 precincts, mostly small and isolated. She has much more than a two to , one lead over her nearest rival, Major , C. L. Bodenhamer, of F.l Doradq,-fbi>,^ mer national commander of the Afiv < erienn Ix-gion. who congratulated her -] on her victory, and was only 11,238 j votes short of a clear majority over | her six male opponents. . A number of Democratic state lead- , ers are sponsoring a movement to get Alfred E. Smith to make one or more political speeches in behalf of Frank- i lin D. Roosevelt, in the belief that Mr. i Smith's voice would land many thausands of voters for the Democratic , presidential nominee. WILL ROGERS SAYS A WORD r oa n.uAU.- 1'OWN EDIT (HI The .Vow York Times one day last'' week carried the following: Beverly Hills, Cal., July 27.?We j i have a great bunch out here prowling;: a round. It's the National Editorial i An?n. eempoved of editors ot j -mailer towns and weekly publico-1 l.uUa. Thev are ru?t mating their.' wa\ around the country, having a time and getting a lot of pleasure -uit of it. And giving every one ten* meets 'em A <'<'-ou;? of ju't 1 abt.ut ropre-er.tat :ve gang of Americans would be possible to band together-?intelligent, well rend, and no national advert.>ing controls their pages. ; They arc not conceited enough to < think they "mould public opinion." Thcv just go along and service their.1 community with the most indispens-; able article that it has. And yet their!" real power is greater than all your . 1 metropolitan dailies combined. Any j! person that don't read at least one < well-written country newspaper is not < truly informed. 1 Yours, i WILL ROGERS. < Hethune News Tnld by Correspondent . _ - \ Bethune, Aug. ' 16.?Mr?. H. 0, Hiera and little son returned to Bamberg Saturday after a vi*it to Mrt. Hiers' mother; Mrs Maud Watts, Mrs. Burley, of Winneboro,. w the guest of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burley. Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Pate, of Buhopville," have been recent Kuerfts in the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Bol(41), Woodrow Seegars sustained a very painful injury last Saturday morning at an early hour when he feH fr?m a truck loaded with peaches bound for Columbia. The young man has suffered intensely with his head and neck, but his condition is aomewhat better at this writing. Miss Mannie Douglas and Norwood IHotnas, of Winnsboro, spent the week and with Mrs. L. D. Robertson. , Mr: and Mrs. Arthur Graham, of North Carolina, were guests Monday of theit grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald. Miss Margie Parrott has been v:sBirtg friends in Rdgefteld. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Saverance and family, who have been spending several months with their daughter, Mrs. David Holley, of the Mt. Pisgah section, have returned to their home in Bethune. Mrs. Holley has come with them to make her home here also. Tom Bethune, Jr., is spending some time with relatives in Atlanta. Clarence Heustiss has been visiting his brother in Sumter. Kirkland Watts has returned to Moncks Corner after spending hie vacation at his home here. Miss Birdie Belle iSmith, of Columbia, is spending several days with her parents;- Mr. and > John Smith. v> Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brant, of Bamberg, who have been visiting Mrs. Brant's parents, left several days ago and are now at Folly Beach for a week's 8tay? Dalton McLeod, Jr., is spending some time with relatives in Camden. Herbert Hester, of Columbia, has been the recent guest of John Daniel Bethune. Mrs. Leonard Yarbrough and children, , o?^ Hartsville, spent Tuesday with ifclfifives here. Members of the Christian Endeavor society enjoyed a picnic at Big Springs Monday evening. The children of the Sunbeam band with their mother^ had a pleasant outing at Lane's camping place Monday aftprnoon. iMiss Mabel Watts, of Virginia, is spending her vacation at the home of her mother, Mrs. Maud Watts. Miss Frances Saverance is visiting relatives in Lamar. Seek S. C. Negro In Cop Killing Washington, Aug. 15.?The Washington police tonight have cast a drag i net -onrr Washington in an effort to locate a South Carolina negro, William Bulloch, 3.1, of Fountain Inn, who witnesses say, last night shot and killed Policeman George W. Shin-J uult. It was Shinault who little more than two weeks ago fatally shot William J. Ilushka. Chicago bonus marcher in the riot at the B. E. F. camp on Pennsylvania avenue. Bulloch, who is reported to have been away from South Carolina about three years, has been frequently arrested here for creating disturbances in negro settlements. Police here plan to ask South Carolina authorities to be on the watch out for Bulloch, thinking perhaps he nay attempt to return to his old home. Shinault and another patrolman were called last night to go to the northwest section of Washington to juell a fight. On arriving on the scene, a negro who is believed to Save Been Bulloch, opened fire on Lho officers. Shinault was instantly killed but his companion escaped the shots by jumping behind the patrol :ar. Mr. Snow, Mr. Ice and Mr. Winter were all registered at the same hotel n Springfield. Mo., Sunday. A movement is on foot to eject unnaturalized Bahama negroes from the Everglades of Florida. Darius Call, 40, died Sunday night c?l .\ui iii V> iikesooro, .V t ., from the effects of gas poisoning after being overcome by foul gases in a well. Governor Roosevelt had as his guest on Sunday at Hyde Park, N. Y., his running mate, John N. Garner, of T exas. Grr.. a 1-yoar-o!d parrott belong ig to Mr. and Mrs. John (\ Rush. <>!' i ?e- j Lr.ot, Me-h.. rnr. croon "Cam. na ' Moon" and "Some of These Day* The Buttcrly Silk-company at v 1-! noy. N. Y.. has raised wage- < :" :s i nmp"a\cs from 5 to l.? per cent. ::nd r.i-M employe* are being hired. The application of the IVnn-;. !va ..a railroad company to t.he Recor-tru -j tion Finance corporation for a loan of j $2,000,000 has been authorized by the' company'* J.rectors. COUNTY CAMPAIGN OPENED AT HI.AN FY __ . {.Continued from first page i he had taught under Mrs. Watts as superintendent. He was the young?st of fourteen children. Had choos?n teaching as his life-work while at- ' tending Furman University. Took a ?pec??l course at University of South Carolina. Knew the latest and best method* on account of experience in the county. Claimed to be the only native won offering for the office. Advised the voters to send tho pastor back, to the school room, Mr. MoKenzie back to the farm and the lady back to housekeeping. That he was young enough to be progressive and old enough to be conservative. I. J. McKenxie, candidate for the snme. office, stated that he was out seeking an office that touched the very hearthstones of every home in the county, lie had served three terms in this office and that it was the hardest job he ever undertook. That when he surrendered the office he had it on a cash basis and out of debt. That the rural system all that time was the equal of any and that he was before them on that recoil. Finances of this office should have been more carefully looked aftqr years ago. "Wd are in 'debt and the thing to do js to get out." "I a&i teady to go to work," the speaker said, "if you put the votes to me." Thought it a pity to call Mr. Estridf& out of the school room and thought hipiself best qualified of the candidates to serve at this time. Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, .encumbent, seeking ne-election, 1 stated that she realized the job as one with various responsibilities. She gave people credit for thinking for themselves and that she had made no house-tohouse canvass. The books of her office were open for public inspection at all triples. She thought her election to the qffic^ was one of the best complftnents ever paid her. She had not done the work alone but the county board of education had given her good advice. The boards of trustees had given her co-operation. In spite of the depression she had gotten a lot of consolation out of the fact that Kershaw county had weathered- the storm better than many of the neighbor counties. Problems of unemployment had been confronting people as well as teachers and she could say that fully 52 per cent of the teachers in Kershaw county were native born. She discussed finances at length and stated that her experience in office had been most valuable and was seeking re-election on her record in office. John* Rabon, candidate for Director for Wkteree township, favored good roads in so far as it does not sell ^our property to pay for same. The^ same applied to_ bridges and other improvements. The farmers were doing without many things and the government should do likewise. The county delegation appropriates and J the board spends, and the appropriation should be spent wisely. Stated; that bonds were now upon us that! our grandchildren would be paying; for. Favored no more bonds at present. John Kirkland. Jr.,. for director for Wateree, said he was a practical business man and had five years in roadbuilding. Running on his own merits and realized the responsibility of the office if elected. Would do his best for his township. J. R. Belk, first speaker for the house, seeking re-election, thanked Blaney for his vote two years previous. Recalled his talk .of two years, and his record in the house would show his vote cast for economy. Stated without contradiction that his record would show that he had put through more bills than any other man that went from Kershaw county. Was made a member of the important ways and means committee because of the fact that he was ..& practical business man. Had tried to cut down salaries of various university presidents and others, but that "State House gangsters" opposed. Passed a hill through house by vote of 6 to 1 to curtail expenses along this line. The bill was finally killed in the Senate through the influence of the "State House gangsters." They had made their boasts that he would not be sent back on account of his fight on high salaries. He had always piyino guidance lr. s!!! of his activities for the welfare of the folks hack home. He could al ways he found at his desk and very seldom missed a roll call. Wade H. (Tick) Jones, was dubbed | as the "John Duncan of this cam-1 paign." He opened up with the' statement that he was the eleventhhour candidate two years age and*came within a small margin of caus- ' ing a second race. Me recounted that! he got 51* votes at Blaney in his first | race. Referred to the millions that: are hungry and naked. Wanted to1 know if anyone in the audience knew) how many hanks had failed in the) past year. One man said he thought! it was 50. "Forty-four in one day," thundered Jones. He said they were taxing now anything "from the birth of Christ to the death of the devil," and added, "If you want a good, conscientious man to whom the devil can't trade him out of, I intend to be your man." Jones' speech provoked much laughter. E. T. Bowen, former member of the hoard of directors from Wateree township, spoke as a candidate for the house. He was offering his services in behalf of the people, at a native son. The people did not realize as expenditures went on, but were beginning now to realize. We are spending more than our ability to pay. -Proposes to do his best if elected. The danger sign was out. The state government cost was all out of reason. Advocates 40 to 60 per cent reductions. Believed in starting at the, top and reducing all along the line, and consolidation by departments. "Fairness in legislation," would be his motto. Jfe did not advise getting into old rut, but voters should instruct delegation to get state's cost within its ability to pay. There were too many political jobs to be collected out of impoverished taxpayers. Favored allowing delinquent taxes to be paid in installments. Newton Kelley, whose name has appeared upon more election tickets than any other man in Kershaw county, was the next speaker for the house candidates. Was no stranger and had appeared before the voters seven times. Recounted his record and asked support on his record. Always was for the masses on all roll calls, Mr. Kelley stated that most of the bills of importance were framed in the Jefferson Hotel Vnstea'fl''''dF''lh'?' state house. That the state house ring and the Jefferson Hotel were running the state politics of today. He said the sixty-five million dollar road bond issue was born in the Jefferson Hotel. Quoted Abe Lincoln and "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, requesting that you "restore the government back to the hands of the people." He was not trying to take care of the millionaires, that the millionaires could take care of themselves. Thought the county would be better off if we had never heard of a farm relief board. He stated that 'he had been marked for slaughter because of his vote in opposition to the highway bond issue and his vote on "stretch out system." Said they had many 11 marked for slaughter and sure enough I they got 75 out of every 100, Skid I he had ri$v*g intended a caucus in I the Jefferton Hotel and never would I If. he lived to the age of Solomon. I Said farmers would have to get more I for their produce than- they put into I it, before ttibre would be any cure! for depression; Referred to his ac-1 cepting $400 extra expense money and fli had been criticized for same, but when he looked around and saw boy pages, I | negro janitors and the like, getting I ! $500 against his $400 he did not,feel I ' bad about it. While many had crit- fl ; icized him for accepting $400 as a-. J tra pay he had not been given credit I for trying top. stave off the 65 million I road bond issue. Said Olin Johnston I hnd been elected, but was not gov- I ernor. W. M. Peake was next introduced I for county director. Promised if I elected to spend every dollar so that I it-would?bring one-hundred cents m B return. Would promise a fair and I impartial conduct of the office. J. P. Richards, candidate for con- I gress from the fifth.' district, was^fl speaking in the absence of his oppon- I ent, Congressman W. F. Stevenson. 1 Would 'nob""say'"anything"Trf'tilS' sence but what he would in his pres- I ence. Criticized the congressman for I having a hired secretary, who had his I fingers in the gravy at Washington while pulling down A salary as read* . ing clerk in the ho\jse in South Caro- I lina. Mr. Richards made a most in* -M teresting speech, and while many had I been tired out from the 'long , grind, I they paid him strict attention to the I last. He is a good speaker, deliver- ? ing his message in a fast and force- I ful manner. He asked those who did j not knew him to go to his adopted I county of Lancaster to know of his J moral, religious or business life where j he has resided during the past eleven j years. i announcement! Our ginnery has been completely I reworked and we are now pre. I pared to give you the same satis- I factory service we have in the I past. Your business will be ap. I H ? i v >. predated. I RHAME BROTHERS GINNERY I I 1 . . ?gjp To the Public As is ?Ke case in every political campaign there are always circulated rumors various and sundry, and in the present race for County Director in (which I fun op- I posed by a very worthy and clean-minded opponent, : Mr. W. T. Redfearn, the usual rumors, statements, assertions, etc., are afloat I however hoincr in . office. - AJ am of course the most likely target to shoot at, hence * this statement. I rfhall be very glad to give any information in my possession on county affairs at any ? time, however, as the following telegram is an &ZlS_weF a widely circulated rumor that I have sided against^ jjj "Twhite mechanics, I beg to publish same. ..'1 Very respectfully, H. (J. CARRISOjV JR. "New York, August 16, 1932. ."Henry G. Carrison, Jr. _ rlJ "Care Rank of Camden "Camden, South Carolina Astounded by rumor that you in any manner influenced white mechanics' wages paid by me and am insistent that you correct these inaccurate assumptions as we both know that we have never even discussed mechanics' wages and accordingly any such statements are entirely false. All wages have been set by foremen and superintendents ac tually in charge of the work. Also writing Erickson. borry this rumor started and wish you every desired success. "CLIFFORD M.LEONARD."