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I The Camdfn Chronicle - J|Ljf C* A CC ' "pp?? . ___ i iii "i ii- ?. ? ?? ? ? ? - ii 1 ~~ Bffl1 | || |t| H' N- . CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1933 NUMBER 36 Kidnaper-Slayers Lynched By Mob Sun Jose,, Cal., Nov. 27.?Thomas m fhurmond John M- Holmes, '.tossed kidnaper-slayers of Brooke * >Vere lynched here lae^t nTgkt, . H' 0l0b of 100 men who smashed Lr way into the county jail after ,two-hour battle to seize the pair. \ Whooping, cheering crowd estiJted at 0,000 persons looked on. Thurmond, first to confess, was unjonsclous when dragged to St. James >?rk, 100 yards from the jail, partially stripped and hanged to a tree. Holmes, a powerful man, fought lor his life, in vain. Twice he nenched his hands free and lifted the noose from his head but the third time it was put thuij; to stay wd( still kicking, he was yanked into the air. . In the glare of torches and flash: lights, the bodies dangled for half an iour or so?a macabre picture for the thousands who had assembled iwiftly after the news of the lynching movement had spread through the ijty. Then the lifeless forms were {Bt down and there was no further ittempt to interfere with officers. Thurmond's body had 4>een slightly burned by flames from blazing newspapers held up by the mob as torches during the hangihg. The lynching, occurring only a fewhours after the torn body of young Hart, son of a wealthy-San Jose nierchant, had been taken from S*pv FrantiscoCBay, climated a spectacular battle between officers barricaded in the jail and $e determined mob. The muttering throng began gathering about the jail about 9 p. m. The jail, an antiquated brick building lithe rear of, the coui'thouse, hack been prepared against the possibility of a lynch movement but was unable to withstand the improvised battering rams of the attackers. Automobiles, parked across the alleys about the jail building, did little to impede the advances of the besiegers. ........ [ Two shots, fired from the crowd as a signal, started the first attack. A barrage of rocks, gathered from .across the alley where a new post office building is under construction, clattered against the jail walls, pf!ficers within the jail let loose with three tear gas bombs. Blinded and weeping, the attackers fell back, i By this time some 3,000 persons (had gathered to watch. The 36 officers in the jail building s'ent out^ a call for more tear gas. All lights in the building were extinguished. The blinding tear gas from the first three bombs was still hanging like n thin veil about the building when the second attack began. Several of the attacker^ took from the post office building a^fijece of steel j pipe 8 inches in diameter and about 20 feet ^>ng and used it as a battering ram, smashing in the jail door, j j Officers turned loose another bar-1 [rage of tear gas, momentarily stopping the assault. After waiting a Tew moments for the gas to lift, the mob stormed ahftad once more, play;ing a fire hose on the building as it advanced. A second group seized another )>,po and joined the attackers. The steel doors of the jail gave way *nd the mob poured in, encouraged by cheerii.g thousands outside. Sheriff William J. Emig, whose Quick action had resulted in the arrest of Thurmond while the latter was making a ransom demand by telephone to the Hart home a week : *fter the young victim had been put t? death, was knocked senseless, | other officers were manhandled and i brushed aside. The deadly mob demanded Antone | Serpa. recently convicted of man[ daughter in the slaying of Deonaid ftwtnor.da, a ranch foreman. Deputy sheriff, persuaded the group to let , Serpa alone and the invaders pressed on. !n the cell which had imprisoned .David. A. ?now under sen-, tence to hang for the murder of his I attracte wife, Allene, at Stanford j University last Mny, the mob laid ^hand.-: upon the whimpering Thur-I r "^nd, diagging him to the street and j fining blows upon *him. Ho Imcs struggled as he was draffit*d front the cell that once had held tDouglas Templeton, now serving & | life sentence for the murder of his rlikewise he was dragged out iP Puotmoled. ,, Ulsi Cheer*, jeers and catcalls from j*?o&ands of .watchers" became the march of Thurmond and Holmes. Down the alley between the ^^house and partially constructed office and acroaa the street in palm-fringed park they were f 1 >4; Srjfe&a Milk Producers Will Register With Agent Processing ami other taxes with re-1 apeet to milk and its products, it is expected, will become effective on JDecember 1, 1933. The county Agent of Kershaw county has been requested by the United States Collector of Internal Revenue for South Carolina to furnish that office with a complete list of all milk processors In Kershaw county. A processor of milk is the producer who places it in a bottle or otjior container for wholesale or retail distribution. A producer of milk is also one who manufactures milk into butter, cheese, ice cream or any other pyoduct of milk. v This notice and effort on "the part of the county agent is intended as a cooperation and help for milk pro-1 during farmers of Kershaw county since it is to their advantage to have their names properly listed with the J Collector, of Internal Revenue. It is i distinctly to the disadvantage of a] milk, producer not to have his name: so listed because the federal statute: providing for this, processing tax. carries with it- penalties for those j milk producers or processors who are subject to this act and who do not comply therewith.. It is requested, therefore, that all: individuals and farmers in thoVounty who' fall within either of the above classifications list their names with the county agent at once. The county agent will then have their names properly credited with the Collector of ^Internal Revenue as complying with this federal law, according to Henry D. Green, the county agent. v Rales Ginned in The Counjy According to O. R. S. Pool, cotton agent for Kershaw county, there were 12,039 bales of cotton from the crop of 1933 ginned prior to November 14, 1933, as compared with 12,242 bales ginned prior to November 14, 1932. Presbyterian Church Services Services at Bethesda Presbyterian church are announced for the week by the pastor, A. Douglas McArn, as follows. Church school 10 o'clock. Morning worship at 11:15; sermon topic, "God and Ourselves." Intermediate Club Friday evening sit six. Junior Boytfand Girls Saturday evening at seven o'clock. Midweek seivice Wednesday evening at seventhirty, studying first nine chapters of II Kings. The Seniors and Young People meet at the Sunday school Sunday evening at seven o'clock. Sunday, December 3 is the day when the members' of the congregation are requested to make an offeiing to Thomwell orphanage. This offering may be .made at the Sunday-school service or* at the morning worship service. The public is cordially invited to the services in this church. Ellison Capers Is Victim of Wreck Ellison Capers was almost instantly killed at 12:25 yesterday when his car overturned after being struck by another at the Bull and Richland streets intersection. He was a grandson of Ellison Capers, distinguished Episcopal bishop, and was himself a well known and popular South Carolinian. . John F. Brooks, 3501 Central drive, an attendant at the State hospital, drove the car which collided with Mr. Capers' automobile. He was not hurt- . uu ri Mrs. Capers, their two children, Ellison, Jr., and Samuel Rice, and Mis. G. A. Parsons, a neighbor, were bruised but not seriously injured hi the wreck. Mr. Capers was state hotel inspector for the department of health. He was born April 15, 1893 in Clarendon county*, and was educated^ at Clemson and Sewanee.?Sunday's Stale. dragged. Officers, who had given up the fight, were closed out of the piehire as the approving thousands lined the hollering streets. The mob selected a limb of a tall tree, looped a rope about the unconscious'Thurmond's back and hoisted him aloft while the crowd whooped its approval. The clothing was torn from the lower part of the body and he hung thcr%?half clad. The business of choosing a limb for Holmes required about ten minutes. A tree some 200 yards from where Thurmond was dangling was finally selected. He was stripped of all clothing and jerked upward. _ t ' * - \ State Christmas Seal Sale To Begin Today With a goal of $30,000, the annual Christmas seal sale begins in South Carolina Friday, December 1st. and the proceeds are to bo used to allay the ravages of tuberculosis in this state. For the llrst time in? twenty years there has been an increase in the number of deaths from tuberculosis according to a report made by the State Hoafd of Health, and in their appeal to the publi^; urging their support, the state and county chairmen are litying stress on the prevailing economic conditions that cause the , situation to bo so critical this year. Agencies throughout South Carolina have responded to the call for ^ypport with a willingness to cooperate and participate in the cause, and it is expected that such enthusiasm will contribute largely to the success of the drive. The^statc tuberculosis association'? program for ID 31 stresses a more intensive campaign for the prevention of tuberculosis among young people by moans of clinics ami instruction tp parents, teachers and students; and a continuation of the work among the negroes since the problem of tuberculosis control in that race is much greater than in the white race. The extent of the work next year depends upon the result of the stflu of se.ils i in the twenty days between. Thanksgiving to Christmas. General Summerall says, "the an1 nual Christmas seal sale has become 'a familiar event in every community. It is in harmony with the Christmas j spirit oT good will for it brings beI fore those who are happy in health, the lives, of those who dwell in the shadow of the great white plague. Everyone who purchases these stamps | as emblems of mercy is conscious of helping bring not only cheer, but hope : and a restoration to health of unfor' tunate sufferers. The appeal goes I forth to share whatever you have by buying health bonds and by using the seals liberally. 77 * Notice td Hog Owners Farmers having hogs for sale are requested to list them with the county agent several days prior to date they i will be ready for disposal. In maki ing lists, please give full details including breed of hogs, approximate weights, number for sale, whether finished with corn or not, exact location of farm where hogs are, and price asked, requests Henry D. Green, the county agent. Camden Wins From Barnwell's Eleven Barnwell, Nov. 24.?Camden, dis. playing a good attack on the ground and in the air, while Barnwell was i turning in its poorest exhibition of the entire season, both on offense and defense, defeated the locals here this afternoon, 18 to 0. Aided by four offside penalties in !a raw., the visitors carried the openling kick-off from the 45 to the 5-yard | line only to lose the ball on downs. They returned the punt to Barnwell's i 30-yard stripe and after again being held for three downs near the goal line completed a forward pass for the first score. A fumble in the second period probably cost Camden anothei j touchdown and the half ended with the visitors leading, 6 to 0, Demoralized by the loss of B. Bax, ley, local halfback, who suffered a dislocated or fractured vertebrae of the neck early in the second quarter land was rushed to Augusta hospital, ' the Barnwell defense weakened and | Camden scored again in the third 1 quarter after intercepting a pass deep ; in Barnwell's territory. Soon thereI after they recovered a Barnwell fum' ble and scored for the third and last time. , , i Barnwell was woefully* weak in <le! fense against passes and had several , of their nven heaves intercepted, w hile Camden completed a number of passes for long gains. The locals did not show the same brand of tackling and blocking displayed in past games. Nurses Qualify Before Board Three doctors and one hundred and twenty nurses qualified to practice in South Carolina after examination b> the state medical board in Columbia Tuesday. Among the nurses froir this county are: Meredith J. Inabir.et Minerva Inabinet, Vashti Marsh, Mar guerite A. McCaakill, of Camden, anc Marguerite K. Trueadale, of Lugoflf .va*.. r.-i > * :. u4,,,rV? *? / ?? * C. C. C. Available For Fire Fighting ?.i ... im " ? . The Civilian Conservation "Corps encamped at tho Hilton camp near BUnay will assist landowners of the county in controlling woods lire*, according to a bulletin received by Superintendent H- A. Conard, who is in charge df the work forces at the caii)p. U is pointed out that the forestry .projects being carried on by the camp force are. demanding full time and that fire control work should not bo allowed to threaten the completion of the. permanent improvements in the county ;owardte which the Emergency Conservation Work is dlmeted. According to the word received by Sup-! erintendent Conard, a crew of men will be sent to tight any woods tiro { following a call from the landowner,1 or owner's agent, upon whose land the fire is burning. It is suggested that the C, C\ C. personnel is to join.with local forces in suppressing tiros rather then to assume the entire responsibility of controlling the fires in the county. In order to uphold this policy in behalf of the completion of the work already in progress, (he assist- j ance in tire lighting is available to j those who will get what jidpthey can on a tiro before Vailing upon the ca m p su go r i n t e n d e r\t. Superintendent Conard reports that fire fighting tools have been added to th'e^'camp equipment. The camp trueffk are equipped with fire tool chests ^so that 110 time will be lost in gathering tools up op receiving a fire call. Landowners desiring assistance in fighting woods fires are asked to call the camp when it is apparent that their own force is not sufficient to handle a fire. The camp has telephone connections. An emergency fire crew and a fire boss will be held at camp to answer fire calls during Saturdays, Sundays and holiditys or when other camp projects are temporarily suspended. Baptist Church Services Services at the Baptist chbrch for next Sunday will be: Men's prayer meeting Sunday morning 9:30; Sunday school at 10 with C. O. Stogner, superintendent, in charge; public worship conducted by t>he pastor, J. B. Caston, at 1L:15 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; morning subject, . "A New Heart;" evening subject, "Overcoming Fear." Prayer meeting Wednesday evening 7:30. Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening 7:30. Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 6:30. The public is cordially invited to all services held in this church. Attonded Young Peoples' Conference The Young Peoples' League of Congaree Presbytery held an afternoon and evening conference at the First Presbyterian church in Columbia on Monday. Miss Mary Thompson, of Camden, president of the League, presided. The following young1 people attended from Bethesda Presbyterian church: Dorothy Van Landingham, Mary Florence Little Dorothy Culvern, Ruby Oliver, Lena Stevenson, Nancy Nelson, Emily Sheorn, Frank Oliver, McKain Richards, Derrett Wooten, Doris Houser Mary Thompson and Mary Let* Blakeney. Among the speakers at the conference were Rev. S. K. Phillips, Rev .John W. Davis, Rev. Joseph II. Cudlip and Dr. J. W. Jackson. Native of County . Dies In St. Louis Lieutenant Sidney E. Josey, 52 year-old retired army man, died Sun day in a veterans' hospital in St Iyouis and his body was brought t< Camden Wednesday afternoon and th< funeral occurred Thursday mornimfj from the Kornegay Funeral Home. His parents, the late Mr. and Mrs Sidney E. Josey, formerly resided ir - the -Stockton *ocLian. and moved iron here about 35 years ago to Macon Ga., where both later died and theii remains were buried in the Ci. aider cemetery. Lieutenant Josey had served thirtj years in the regular army. He die< of an infected appendix. He is survived by one sister, Mrs W. P. Bennett, of I>ancaster. Broad ' us Thompson, of this county, is 1 1 first cdusin.. 1 Has Appendix Removed 1 W. L. Jackson, popular alderman , from Ward One, had his nppendi: removed at the Camden hospital Mon I day and his friends will be glad t . know that he is getting along nicelj A. E. Miller Injured In Highway Mishap A, E. Miller, manager of the Wateroo Power Plant, in West Wateroo, was seriously Injured Saturday morning on tho Bi.-djopvillo Highway,' The accident occurred at a point beyond BUhopville and is said to have been caused by Mr. Miller's trying to avoid colliding with another machine entering the main highway from a side road. The car is said to have turned over several times. Hiding with Mr. Miller w??4L A. Tibbs, superintendent of plants t^,1 the Duke Power interests, who resides at CIpcat Kails. Mr. Tibbs escaped with only slight injuries. Mr, 'Miller was picked up uhepjiscious and brought to the Camden hospital by ambulance, lie regained eonsciousness Sunday afternoon but has remained in such a serious condition since that physicians have been unable to make a thorough exnnitnntion. His chief,injuries seem to l?e to jjis head. Mrs. Miliar and daughter have remained constantly with him since the accident, lie has a host of friends | here and throughout the county and elsewhere who sincerely hope for his ! < recovery. t jj Grass Fire Causes Alarm Fire originating in a broom sedge -near the Seaboard passenger station j threw a bad scare into residents of that section Sunday afternoon. A ! strong wind was blowing the fire in | the direction of several residences and brought out a largo army of volunteer lire fighters, who used brush and other objects to boat out the flames. The lire department also went to the scene <to be on hand if needed. Fire Destroys Fair Street Residence Fire .at an early morning hour completely destroyed the residence on South Fair street occupied by Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Outlaw. Occurring at about 3 o'clock, the family was not awakened until one side of the residence was almost destroyed and ?hey escaped with only tho clothing they had on. The furniture and wearing apparel were all destroyed; with only partial insurance. Mr. Outlaw is the popular and efficient- manager of the market department of Rogers store. Camden Captures . Lower State Title Hartsville, Nov. 30.?With- Ernest Wooten setting the pace, the Camden Bulldogs ran roughshod over :a scrapping Mullins eleven, 28 to 6, ; to w in the lower state championship ; before a lurge crowd' here today. . j During the first period Mullins made her only offensive showing ol j | the day. The drive started with a j 25-yard pass from Smith to Todd, the latter being thrown out of bounds or , the 35-yard mark. Dixon, Mitchell and Smith advanced the oval to Camden's Ox and then Smithy tallied on ar 1 offtackle plunge for Mullins' onlj marker. The try for the point failed ; The most dazzling play of tin game came on the next kick-off | Wooten received Mitchell's kick ant eluded the entire Mullins team tc streuk into the end zone after a blaz ing run of 87 yards. The same chaj i ! plunged" through tackle for the point ! After I). Branham had skirted en< I for 80 yards a pass from Wooten tc ' | Sanders placed the ball on the 3-yart line. Wooten scored on an off-tackh plunge. Branham skirted end for th< point. Branham and Wooten startec the next drive which ended up on th< 5-yard line. Branhanj went arount ! end for the tally. Branham scorec ''the final tally on a spinner from th< 1 1-yard line. The Bulldogs piled uj L yards from scrtmmagc- agalnsr ' Mullins' 140, with 12 first downs t< 1 Mullins' 0. Team, Branham, Wooten 1 , Flowers and Sanders were outstand ' ing for Camden, while Mitchell f Smith and Karrelson shone for Mul i lins. I -/ > x Spinster's Club Entertained r a On Monday evening Miss Qircdy Houscr was hostess to the member of the Spinster's Club. Playing wit club members were Miss Phylh's Cai n rison and Mrs. Clifton McFarland, c k Melrose, Mass. Miss Dolly Singloto - scored high and received a prize.- j o salad course with coffee was serve r. after cards. 5 Hunters Are Warr ed Against Fire Loses Beginning yesterday many sport*men and hunters will go into tho fields and woods of Kershaw county in the pursuit of entertainment,1^recreation and game. This is the right, and privilege of all licensed huntors and it is desired that they enjoy themselves to the fullest pxtent; how-?" over, along with this privilege and right there goes a certain code of not only ethics but also responsibility. The desire of every true sportsman 1s not to S(5i how much game he can slaughter and iiW careless ho can be when fires start, hut rather to hunt and recreate with the spirit of co; oppfntipn and ethics and ho a part of the higher type of sportsman organization which trios To conserve ami protect wild life as far as is practical, and enjoy tho experience of knowing that they have contributed ; towards developing our wild life and natural1, resources to the point of leaving\h community in better shapo than they found it, with respe. i to sportsmanship, In this connection 1 wish to state that .pn the whole the hunters and sportsmen of Kershaw county have manifested a most splendid spirit of cooperation since & huve be.ni in the county and it is certain that we have | made definite progress. However wo I have a long w^y to go and this is I to ask for still greater cooperation j on the part of all who go into the ? fields'' ami woods this season. Within the past 12 months the ^Kershaw County Forestry Association | has extinguished 17.3 fires and I estimate that fi() per cent of these were caused through carelessness on the ; part of those going through our v woods and fields. This therefore is to request and urge greater vigilance and cooperation in " preventing fires. ; He sure ^Jthat your cigarettes are "dead" before throwing them down. , Do not drop a match until it has died out completely. Please be very care: ful about starting fires to warm by? rake around them well and never leave a fire until it is 100 per cent J extinguished. ' The sportsman or ; hunter will realize that allowing a ; fire to break out not only destroys the ' f woods but also the game and causes many thousands of dollars in damage to forests by killing the small trees and injuring ^the larger trees. I believe that every sportsman and hunter wants to see Kershaw county develop into a paradise for birds and game and a community of wealth in forestry. Please speak to your neighbors and friends about this matter of preventing fires and in case a fire I does break out or you see one, kindly . cooperate by getting in touch with , some branch of the Forestry Service . of Kershaw county or telephone 183 t! immediately. , Charles W. Nuite, County Forester. i f ^Methodist Church Services t Next Sunday, Sunday school cdn. ducted by A. W. Humphries, superl ' inlendent. ~ The Men's Bible Class ? | will be taught by Judge Mendel L. . Smith. Chalk talk by the pastor at lithe close of the teaching period. r Preaching at 11:15 by the. pastor; . theme, "The God That Answers by ?' Fire." Preaching at 7:30; "Will the . j Church Survive the Sto?m." 1 Remember, Thursday morning at ) i 7 o'clock there will be the annual . j Thanksgiving service at the Me hoiidist Church, which will last until .! eight o'clock. All the churches of , I the town will participate in the service. We invite all the community to 1 be with us at this hour. Ivet us begin ; by being thankful. > C. F. Wimberly, Pastor, i i More Fine Horses ! Here For Winter * Four horses, the advance guard of Alv^n T. Untermeyer's stables, arrived here Wednesday and with them ' came two horses owned by Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jr., of Greenwich, Conn. The horses are in charge of Mr. Untermeyer's head man, Monty Sims, a professional steeplechase rider. He will be here to train these horses. It is expected that there will be threo n pr four more famous horses, of the a Untenueyer.sUrbles to arrive later; h Carroll K. Bassctt, who has been - riding in the various steeplechase >f event* this summer, Is in Camden for n a short while and While here has arA ranged for the building of additional d stalls to his, stables to care for several more horses being added. \Li... . n' "t * "