The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 24, 1933, Image 7
Ktudent Held In
f Fatal Stabbing
'Trenton, Ca., Feb. 18.?Grady JefHrey.
16-ye?r-old grammar school stu it-iit.
was held here today for hearse,
on a charge of fatally stabbing
K'ernon Collier, principal of the
)(.|UI?I, because the official watj
whipping him too much.-1
Collier died yesterday in a Ohatta ul(7,,1
hospital and Sheriff (i. C. Tu u.M
said Jeffrey, the eon <>f Dean
Mugrey, a farmer, ^ould be given a
^Preliminary hearing Monday on a
^murder charge.
The sheriff said Jeffrey told him
r:ollicr "was whipping me too much"
End was using a peddle. The officer
au[ he did not know why the pun
sliiiH'iit was being administered. The
Krincipai, he said, was stabbed with
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The Evening Post
The following article is by Jack
Kofoed, the well-known columnist on
the New York Evening Post. Mr
Kofoed is one of the best known
writers on golf and boxing. He has
reported practically every gante that
Bobby Jones played abroad, and most
of the big championship matches in
this country. Not only is he a writer
on taxing but has acted as judge in
several championship fights. Mr.
Kofoed is a frie?ut_of Karl Abbott,
of The Kirkwood, and Mil bo a via-1
itor to Camden?along with several
other spoking writers from New
.York, Philadelphia and Boston?during
the spring.
I olo, so far as the outdoor game
and New York is concerned, is laid
away in lavender and broccoli or
something . ; - . but down in Camden,
S. C., the boys are batting the
ball around and wearing their ponies
down to shadows; The big field back
of the Kirkwood Hotel resounds to
the thud of hoofs and the bitter exclamations
of the players.
"I had always thought that golfers
rated high in explosive language . .
but they are sissies compared with
such experts as Mr. Robert Strawbridge
when he expresses disgust at
missing a shot. Bobby can talk to
his horse and the ball and the rival
players in the manner reminiscent
of the best method of the bucko mate
of a hell ship.
"Polo is one of the great thrills of
sport . . and incidently costs more
per thrill than anything else, I suppose,
except yacht racing. Tommy
Hitchcock, aboard White Slave, could
have posed for a statue of Thrills in
Sports, and Strawbridge, Milburn,
Balding, Roarke and other stars of
hockey on horseback have made my
neat brown locks stand on end many
a time.
"There are no international matctfes^
scheduled for Camden during the
remaining months of the winter season
. . . but it isn't necessary to
have such matches to promote excitement.
They have a lot of good
riders down that vPay . . . Charlie
Little, Buck Smith, Kirby Tupper,
Whitty Boykin, Carl Lightfoot. These
fellows haven't written polo history
such as Milburn and Hitchcock have
. . . but they ride hard and make a
good show. If Gerald Balding goes
down, as he expects to, these boys
will get experience they'll love, playing
against a great internationalist.
"The most theatrical outfit I ever
saw^on the polo field was the India
Tigers that played on the grounds
of the Philadelphia Country Club
some ten years ago. Dark-faced,
turbaned men, they brought to the
staid Quaker City a flash of mysterious
Mother India. And what horsemen
they were!
"They were Sikhs, who are fighting
men and fine riders. Without
delving into the records it seems to
me that the Orange County team
won that tournament.: . . but the
men from India were the box office
attractions of the week's play.
. "Golf is the principal sport at most
winter resorts . . . but in the bailiwick
of Karl Abbott horses and guns
hold equal ranking with the mashie.
There has been a let-of fine shooting
through the pine country, but from
now on polo doubtless will hold the
center of the stage.
'Tolo requires more precision and
[timing than any other sport. Most
people find it tough enough to tee up
a golf ball, and . . while everyone
waits 'breathlessly . . . sock it
for any considerable distance.
"Yet, the young dare-devils of the
polo field go tearing around licketysplit
.. . . smacking at a bouncing
elusive ball with their mallets, while
controlling a fiery horse at the same
time. I'll take off my hat to those
fellows. How they do it I still don't
know, and at one time or another I
have seen quite a bit of the game.
| It must be noted that the poloists
| live a hard and barren life ....
sending their time between West|
bury, Camden, Miami, California,
Buenos Aires and such impossible
j spots, poloing and dancing and drinkj
ing and in general being ground beJ
tween the upper and nether millstone.
How they manage to come through
| this torture is another mystery that
| may never be solved.
Take those fellows in Camden as
an exampTe. Tough orv them, isn't it?
j At this time of year Camden is
bright and sunny and full of exciting
pleasantries, There are no wet, windy
clouds above?no muck under foot. . .
Most of us could stand it, I guess, If
we had the opportunity.
I wonder if any of the regulars
down there will develop into internationalists.
We can stand a few more.
Mflburn and Webb are only names.
Tommy Hitchcock seems to find a
swivel desk-chair a more necessary
part of his life than a horse's back.
Of course, there are pfenty of fine
young players .... and places like
Camden, &. O, wffl develop a let
tthre . . . trat w cant have tee
Farmer Kills Two;
Takes Own Life
Hen Connell, young Sumter county
farmer, shot and killed his father, |
Tom C. Connell, and his cousin, Mrs.
Annie Dixon Grooms, last night and
committed suicide this morning when
officers went to his homo to arrest
him.
Young Connell became involved in
an argument with his father at the
latter's home Friday afternoon, officers
said. He loft the place, but
returned shortly before nine o'clock
with a pistol. He began quarreling
with his father again and ended the
row by drawing his pistol and shooting
the old man in the mouth. Connell
ran out of the house and fell
dead near the barn.
Connell then turned the gun on
Mrs. Grooms, who had been living
with her uncle, and shot her through
the head. She died almost instantly,
Mrs. Lizzie Dixon, mother of Mrs.
Grooms, was the only eye witness to
the shooting. After killing his father
and cousin, she said Connell turned
the pistol on himself and shot 'himself
through the head.
The wound, however, failed to inflict
death and Connell left the house
bleeding profusely. He walked four
miles to his home on the farm of
Adam Reams and went to bed.
Rural officers Dollard afid Norris j
searched for Connell throughout th?
night, but failed to find him. This
morning Officer Dollard and City officer
Kinney went to Connell's home.
Officer Dollard called ,tp Connell to
come out of the hobse. Connell yelled
back to the officers to come on in
the house. Dollard repeated his order
for Connell to come out and was
greeted by a loud report from a shotgun.
Kicking open the door the two officers
found Connell .breathing his
last on the floor. He had shot himself
through the stomach with a shotgun.
Later in the morning the officers
found the pistol, a 32-caliber Colt revolver,
with which Connell committed
the double murder, on the railroad
tracks a half mile from his father's
home. Connell had discarded some of
his blood-soaked clothing along with
the pistols
So far the officers have not been
able to fully determine just what
caused the row between Connell and
his father. The younger man had
been drinking, they said and apparently
was out of his mind.?Saturday's
Sumter Item.
Home-Mixing of Fertilizers.
It is necessary thjs year that we
produce ^ur crops as cheaply as possible
and at the same, time make as
big yields as possible per acre. Farmers
can save considerable by homemixing
their fertilizers and at the
same time probably make larger
yields because they will be able to
mix into the fertilizer the proper ingredients
and with proper amounts
as required by the individual soil
needs and individual crop needs.
In genernl, it may be recommended
that much less acid be used on light
or sandy soils than has been customary.
In fact, where fair applications
of acid were used last year on light
sandy soil most of the acid may be
omitted this year. However, irt most
cases it will be wise to reduce the
acid to about 4 per cent, instead of
the customary 8 per cent. On light,
sandy type soils the potash content
of the fertilizer should be materially
increased, and it will probably be
found beneficial to use as high as
0 per cent potash or even more on
soft lighter soils.
The situation is reversed in case of
red or Piedmont type of soils where
the acid should be maintained at
about 7 per cent and the potash reduced
possibly by one-half of the
usual 4 per cent. These are blanket
recommendations and should be fluctuated
up or down according to the
individual case. For detailed information
on home-mixing of fertilizers for
various soils and crops it is suggested
that our farmers secure a copy of
Extension . Circular number 126,
"Home-Mixing of Fertilizer" or get
in touch with the county agent*
Respectfully,
Henry D. Green, County Agent.
The attending physician reports
that three aged men inmates of the
Jackson pounty home for the aged of
Kansas <Myr ell of whom died within
24 hours, died from the effects of
alcoholism.
John Tomlinson, who boasted that
he had voted for every Republican
presidential nominee since the party
was founded in 1866, is dead at Mens,
Ark., aged 88.
many.
It wont be so very long before we
hear the thud of hoofs on Northern
turf, mud watch the riders in their
glory swirl 'past. Until then * ? H
can't manage to sneak off to see
them wall have to be content with
getting our thrills vicariously from
the fmpers.
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News of Interest in
and Near Bethune
Bethune, S. C., Feb. 21.?A very
pleasant affair of the past week was
the mother-daughter dinner given by
the girls of the ninth grade home
economics class at the home economics
dining room under the supervision
of their teacher, Miss Lillian GoodThe
decorations were in keeping
with the season. A potted begonia
was the center piece. The place
cards were in the shape of hearts.
Miss Fiances Bethune acted as hostess
and a delicious four, course dint
i ner was served. In addition to the
mothers of the class, invitations were
| extended to Superintendent J. C. FosI
ter and Mrs. Foster, several high
' school teachers and the trustees of
| the schools, o
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Baptist church held its regular
monthly meeting last Wednesday
afternoon. The program period was
given over to Miss Ilattie Clhrdner of
Darlington county who made a splendid
.talk on home missions. In addition
to u year spent at tho Bible
school in New Orleans, Miss Gardner
has been engaged in church work in
North Curolina and plans to go as a
foreign missionary as early as possible.
( The ladies of the Bethune Order of
1 the Eastern Star entertained delightfully
last Wednesday evening in
honor of their worthy matron, Mrs.
G. B. McKinnon. A chicken salad
course with hot coffee was served.
Mrs. McKinnon was the recipient of
many useful and pretty gifts.
Miss Fay McManus, of Middendorf,
spent last week with her aunt Mrs.
W. A. McManus.
Mrs. N. Johnson ajid two sons.
Harry, of Florence and Lenwood, of
Washington, D. C., and Lamar Clark,
of Anderson, were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McDowell.
R. R. Burns, principal of the grammar
school, spent last week end at
his home in Laurens.
J. M. Clyburn, Jr., and John Neil
McLaurin spent last Thursday night
and Friday in Columbia.
Superintendent J. C. Foster and
family were the guests of Mrs. Foster's
parents at Pauline during the
past week end.
Dr. and Mrs. Eldon Saverance and
Clifton Saverance, of Columbia, have
been recent visitors in the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Saverance.
Miss Margaret Truesdale, of
Queerts-Chicora, has been spending a
few days at home.
Tiny Mite of an Infant
Breaking all previous records at
the hospital, and probably in Columbia
as well, an infant boy weighing
one and one-half pounds was born at
j the Good Samaritan hospital Thursday
morning. ?
The infant, whose mother is Ethel
Tupper, 3507 Main street, rear, is
apparently in good health and normal
except as to weight. It throws
its arms about vigorously and drinks
considerable milk, in spite of the necessity
of feeding it with an eyedropper.
The small baby is kept in a well
heated room, but not an incubator,
and hospital attendants are hopeful
of seeing it grow into maturity.
A baby weighing two pounds was
born in Columbia last year and was
getting along well when last reports
were made.
Democratic house leaders propose
to give President-elect Roosevelt almost
dictatorial powers in the matter
of revising the government's entire
structure from top to bottom, even to
slashing veterans' compensation. It
has been disclosed that Mr. Koosevelt
has asked for this power and is willing
to take the responsibility of cutting
expenses to balance the budget
even if it might cost him re-election.
Mrs. Lou JML Haile
Dies at Albemarle
After an illness of several weeks
Mrs. Lou M. Haile passed away at
9 a. m., February 16, at the Yadkin
hospital, Albemarle, N. C. Mrs. Haile,
wife of the late J. R. Haile, was bom
January 24, 1866 in the Flat Rock
section of .Kershaw county, daughter
of John C. Stover and Rebecca Stover.
For several years prior to her
marriage she was a teacher in the
Kershaw county schools. She leaves
to mourn her departure five daughters,
and two sons: Mrs. G. Frank
Blackmon, Miss Daisy Haile, John C.
Haile, of Heath Springs, Miss Madeline
Haile, of Albermarle, N. C., Mrs.
J. Parker Bailey, of Charleston, S. C.,
Roland R. Haile, of Chanute Field,
Rantoul, Illinois. Mrs. R. Thurston
Ussery, of Kershaw, also four sisters
and one brother: Mrs. Alice Horton,
- of Lancaster, Mrs. ~ John-?. Gasktn,
Mrs. Simmie Gay, Mrs. Virgie Estridge,
Henry T. Stover, of Kershaw.
Mrs. Haile was a loyal member of
Beaver Creek Presbyterian church,
, at which place the funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. F. A.
Drennan of the Heath Springs Pres,
byterian church, assisted by the Rev.
R. W. Jopling of the Lancaster Pres.
i byterian church and the Rev. T. I*
i Ulmer of the Heath Springs feaptist
' church. Pallbearers were John T.
f Bennett, John M. Croxtcm, Welter
i Stover, George.Stover, Henry B. Gasi
kin, T. B. Kerton, the lest thxes
i named being nephew* ?i ffc* Jeep**
Pastures Should i
Be Seeded Now.
The most important thing to do in
developing a livestock enterprise is to
provide adequate and efficient pasture.
The cheapest feed that can bo
had for livestock is pasture or grating
crops. |
Space here will not permit detailed
information on pasture develop-'
ment but those interested in more
detailed information are requested to
secure a copy of Extension Circular j
number 07, entitled, " Better Pas- (
tures for South Carolina", from the ^
county agont, I
It is urged that those farmers who
have not yet gotten started with carpet
grass do so without delay if they
have any part of their pasture which
is fairly moist. There are many hill- j
sides in oven our sandy sections j
which are seepy or moist and which
will grow carpet grass successfully.
This has been conclusively demon- j
titrated at the Sandhill Experiment
station at Pontiac. It is also strongly
recommended that farmers interested
in developing good pastures
visit this experiment station pasturo
and ask questions of Mr. R. B. Carr
or other members of the station organization.
Carpet Grass.?Carpet grass is a
perennial grass that spreads by
creeping stems which root at eveiy
joint, and thus forms a dense compact
80(1. It h?? blunt or rounded
leaf tips, and this characteristic wil
distinguish it from Bermuda and
other creeping grasses. It will not endure
shade, therefore, land must be
cleared of heavy bushes, vines, and
weeds. It is not a pest and one plowing
will kill it if desired. In planting
I carpet grass it should have a firm
' seed bed. It should be planted in February
or March.
Lespedeza or Japan clover is another
pasture plant which should be
used on practically every type of soil
in Kershaw county. This is a legume
and not a grass, and is particular y
useful on the poorer types of soil.
Below are listed pasture mixtures
for various types of soils and the
proper amount of seed to use: Piedmont
poor uplands?Bermuda outings,
Lespedeza, 20 to 26 lbs. P
acre; Piedmont good uplands and
hillsides?Bermuda cuttings, Lespedeza,
15 to 20 lbs. per acre; White
Dutch clover, 2 to 6 lbs. per acre;
Dallls grass, 5 to 8 lbs. per acre;
Herds grass, 6 to 6 lbs. per acre;
Coastal Plains dry sandy lands or uplands?Bermuda
grass cuttings, Lespedeza,
20 to 25 lbs. per acre; Coastal
Plains moist or bottom lands
carpet grass, 8 to 10 lbs. per acre,
Lespedeza 20 to 25 lbs. per acre.
White Dutch clover, .2, to 5 lbsn-per
acre. ,
For further information consult
your county agent.
Roy L. Peterman, a vice president
of the Southern Public Utilities company,
was shot to death in hia home
in Charlotte on Saturday night by his
wife,'who admitted the shooting to
the police and claimed that she killed
her husband after the two had engaged
in a fight. Later the wife repudiated
this confession and the coroner's
jury brought in a verdict of
"suicide." The case presents many
mysteries.
The heaviest snowfall in New York
since 1925 spread over that city Saturday.
More than 18,000 jobless were
given work in clearing away the
snow, the jobless employed including
men of all classes. Over the New
England states the snow fall ranged
from 12 to 15 inches.
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Youths Arrested For
Threat of Kidnaping
Roanoke, Va., Fob. U.?Police took
into custody today Joe Bryant, ll>,
and Norman Harvey, 26, in what they
charge wan a crude attempt to extort
$60,000 from Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh under threat to kidnap hie
second son.
Tho two youths, both residents of
Roanoke, arh being held for United
States authorities.
A denial that they had any connection
with threatening letters or
that they engaged in correspondence
with a Roanoke policeman who represented
himself as a representative
of Colonel Lindbergh, was made by
both men.
Bryant and Harvey were arrested
on a ruse employed by police when
Bryant took a $17,000 check that had
been planted in a stump in a wooded
section in the Weaver Heights area
some days ago, to the State and City
Bank to obtain cash. ^
Bryant walked in to tho bank about
1:30 a. m. and went to the window
at which W. M. Skelton is toller.
Bank tellers and cashiers had been
tipped off for two or three weeks to
bo on tho alert for this check and
Mr. Skelton recognized it at once.
"I want to got tins cashed," said
tho youth, who appears to be of limited
education and writes a poor
hand.
"All right, just a minute," said
Skelton, and turning about in the
cage, handed tho check to Leigh
Stevens, assistant cashier, and asked
him to get the bundle of money
ready.
"How do you want it?" Skelton
inquired of Bryant.
"Make it in big bills," ho replied.
Stevens took a money sack and left
to get tho money ready. He stopped
in the repr part of the building and
telephoned police headquarters, then
took his time to tio up several pade
of blank receipts that were nearly
the size of currency. He tied the
pads in a bundle of brown paper and
placed it in a sack and when he returned
to the window, he saw plainr
clothesmen were waiting and turned
tho bag over to Skelton, who handed
it through the cage.
"Thank you," murmured Bryant
as he walked away wearing a happy
smile.
Robert C. Johnson, chief of police
identification burenu, and Howard
Ferguson, a special officer employed
by tho department, followed Bryant
for some distance.
The boy walked about a block away,
where he was joined by Harvey and
when Harvey sighted Mr. Johnson, he
broke and ran, it was said. Bryant
. went in another direction to a parked
automobile occupied by Harvey's wife,
Ethel, and a small child. Johnson arrested
this pnir and took them to
headquarters. Ferguson waited in
the vicinity and soon Harvey returned
and was captured.
Roanoke police have been trying
to trap the person attempting to extort
this money from Colonel Lindbergh
for more than two months.
It came to their attention from
federal authorities after Colonel
Lindbergh had received two threatening
letters and had turned them
over to New Jersey state police.
Creator of Felix Dies
New York, Feb. 16.?Pat (Sullivan,
? i who turned from pugilism to drawing
. and creating "Felix" the cat, died toi
day of pneumonia at Sherman Square
> hospital. He was 46 years old. Sul;
livan was born in Sydney, Australia.
' As a youth he tried his hand in torn
at being a song and dance man, motion
picture exhibitor and artist.
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