The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 10, 1936, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
I I DAVIDSON INSURANCE AGENCY I
| | Annie S. Davidaon
i I General Insurance
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I I 522 E. DeKalb Street Phone 190 I j
I S W# Sat th? Standard For Inauranca Service !
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I Voice From Grave
Leads To Arrest
The arrest of Paul McQueen, aged
19, for the murder of Robert Jeruigau
I on December 22nd reada like flctiou.
Literally a voice from the grave reI
turned to point an acousing finger at
the guilty man.
I And the dead man got his' reveuge
for being murdered and then robbed
I of |267.
Hubert Jeruigau, white bachelor,
I aged 50, who lived 15 miles north of
Be Rockingham, was found dead in his
B lonely house on December 23rd, a load
of shot in his back. It was known
thut he had bashed a cotton check in
B Rockingham on December 20th for
around $276, but this money was
B missing when the cold, stiff body was
searched.
There appeared to be no clue .as to
the perpetrator of the crime. H
seemed to be a perfect Job.
Rut the murderer made phe slip up
?he never counted on the fact that
even dead men can sometimes tell
tales.
A coroner's jury was empannelled,
B an Inquest held December 26th, aud
the verdict was that Jernigan came to
his death at the hands of parties un|'
known.
Scarcely had this verdict been
reached before brothers of the dead
man discovered in a small' note book
kept by Jernigan, scrawled in pencil
on one leaf, this damning, tell-tale
accusing message:
'December 21, 1935, Paul McQueen
tryed to Rob me at 8:30 Night."
Neill Jernigan, the dead man's brother,
at once swore out a warrant
for Paul McQueen, a neighbor youth
who lived about a mile from the Jernigan
home, and Paul was arreBted.
H On the coroner's jury was the father
of Paul, a brother and another relative,
but none of these had to pass on
this evidence.
Paul was placed in jail at Rockingham
December 26th,. and it is said
he slept but little that night or the
next night, pacing the cell and apparB
ently under a mental strain. He is
B a graduate of the Hoffman high school
j and neither smokes nor drinks. The
strain finally got the best of him?or
was it a cose of "conscience making
cowards of us?"
At any rate, December 28th Sheriff
McNalr visited him at the jail, and
after questioning him for half an hour
B Paul broke down and admitted the
B whole affair, but said Jernigan was
putting, his hand to his hip pocket
: B when he fired.
Paul admitted taking the money,
but said he threw the wallet away.
He finally told the truth, and was carried
by the officers to the Jernigan
fl farm and showed them where he had
B hidden the money, 3267, In a jar on a
B shelf of the well-shed.
The young man had visited ^neighbor
Jernigan the night of December
21st, and evidently tried to rob the
half-dead man then; otherwise thi
B dead man would not have written the
laconic message in the note book.
And then next day he returned to the
Jernigan home, and about noon shot
and killed him and got ?he money.
He covered his tracks well, had an
air-tight defense, but simply did not
reckon at a dead man talking, or rather
writing.
He will be put on trial for his life
at the term of court1 that convenes at r
Rockingham January 6th, with Judge
P. Don Phillips presiding. The youth
has retained Attorney Fred W. Bynum
to defend him, and it is generally
thought his plea will be an unbalanced
mind?or an examination may first be
asked to determine his mentality and
capacity for knowing the nature of
his crime. .
Solving this Richmond county murder
reads stranger than fiction. It is
not a case of a dead man haunting,
but of a dead man returning to life to
point the way to the perpetrator of a
cowardly and abnormal crime. Murder
will out.?Rockingham Post.
IMissing Doctor Found 8hot To Death
ChiQago, Jan. 3.?Summerdale police
announced tonight that Dr. S. B. Peacock,
prominent pediatrician, who
disappeared last night, had been
found in his automobile in' the suburbs
shot to death.
INOTlCi
The annual meeting of the abac*holders
of the Pint National Bank
will be held in the directors room, on
Tuesday Afternoon, January 14, 1936,
at four o'clock.
S. W. VanLANDINOH^M,
38-40sb , Secretary
NOTICE
The annual meeting of the Shareholders
of the Camden Loan and
Realty Company will be held in the
Directors room of the First National
Bank, Camden, S. C., Tuesday afternoon,
January 14, 1935, at 5 o'clock.
S. W. VANLANDINGHAM,
Treasurer."
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NOTICE OF SALE
P.urspant of an ,Order of the Probate
Court for Kershaw county we will sell
at Public Outcry to the highest bidder
for cash at the home of the late S. A.
West located in Buffalo Township, on
Thursday, January 23rd, 1936, between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m., the
personal effects of S. A. West, deceased.
Included In these effects are
livestock, farming machinery and
equipment and provisions.
D. A. WEST
- J. M. WEST
Administrators.
Dated this seventh da^ of January
nineteen hundred and thirty-six.
Kershaw, South Carolina.
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Many Fires Stopped
By County Bangers
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With the county covered by a blanket
of enow for a portion of the paat
two weeks the Kerehaw County Conservation
Service has had little to do
in th? way of suppressing forest fires.
The recent Inclement weather wus
the end of a period of exceedingly
high Are hazard during which a number
of fires occurred that should have
proved serious had they not been efficiently
handled by County Ranger
W. C. Perry and his organization. One
fire occurring on the lands of Horatio
G. Lloyd endangered the homes of
several colored families near the
Camden Forest Fire Tower, and it
was only through the fast work of
Ranger Perry and Warden C. L. McKinnon
that they were saved.
Seventeen forest fires have been
successfully handled by the Kershaw
County Conservation Service since October
15, 1935. Although this is not
an alarming number df fires for an
area comprising some 486,000 acres
over a period of two and a half
months, Mr., Perry and his associate
workers are still attempting to impress
on landowners of the county
that everyone loses when woodlands
burn and that the best time to. suppress
a forest fire is before it Btarts.
The Kershaw Cbunty Conservation
Service takes this opportunity to request
the cooperation of ftie landowners
of KershaW county fn preventing
forest fires.
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To Meet With Wayside
The Lee County Singing Convention
will meet with Wayside Baptist
church in its 128th session on Sunday,
January 12, at p. m. The
church is situated about six miles
north of Bishopville, 2 miles off State
Highway No. 34, and United States
Highway No. 15 turn to the right
after crossing Lynches r^ves on the
CCC camp road. A special invitation
to all singers and a warm welcome
to all.?L. A. Moore, President.
Will Give Oyster Supper
Scout Troop No. 33, of Camden,
will give an oyster supper at the
Hermitage Community House, Saturday
night, January 11, commencing
at 7 o'clock. Given for the benefit
of the Scouts. The proceeds of the
supper will go towards purchasing
uniforms for the Scout boys. Moderate
charges for the supper. TheScout
boys will appreciate your attendance and
help.
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Okefinokee Swamp
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* Okeflnokeo Swamp, Myatery Land of Qaorgla.
Prepared by the Natlona4 CJeOaraphlo Sootetr.
Waahtnfftou, D. C.-WNU Bervtoe.
Ck OWN In the southeastern corj
ner of Georgia lies the great
/ Okeflnokee swamp, a primeval
wilderness rich In treasure for
the modern biologist. Mystery and em
chantmeitt live In Its coffee-colored waters,
Its moss-hung cypresses and sunlit
plney woods.
The Okeflnokee owes a great measure
of Its unique charm to Its "pralrles"~-wide,
unspoiled expanses filled
In large part with a tropical abundance
of aquatic plants and flanked
with dense "bays" of stately cypress.
On these one may delight his soul amid
scenes of unearthly loveliness that |
have changed virtually not at all since ;
the Seminole warriors poled their dugouts
over them. The Okeflnokee prglrles
are not land, but water!
In these morasses are many areas
of open water, varying from lakes a
quarter of a mile In diameter to "alllgator
holes" a rod In width.
The snowy blossoms of the white j
waterllly gladden many acres of the j
deeper water, and the golden, globular
flowers of yellow pond-lllles, or "bon- ,
nets," glow in a setting of huge green
leaves, in the shallows fellow-eyed
grass, its tall stems swaying, forms
a sea of pleasant color.
The small pitcherplant Is hardly j
true to Its name on the Okeflnokee i
prairies, for Its spotted greenish tubers ,
reach a yard into the air?a height (
unheard of elsewhere; the parasollike
flowers of greenish gold, each on
a separate scape, stand a little below
the summit of the leaves.
Another plant Is the maiden cane,
which forms dense, yard-high beds.
Among Its sheltering stems and leaves
the least bittern, the swamp rice rat,
and the Florida water rat build their
nests. In late summer, as a boat
pushes by a bed of maiden cane, a host
of katydids will fly out and astound
the newcomer by plunging -Into the
water and disappearing. These diving
katydids belong to a peculiar specie*
first described from the Okeflnokee.
Resort of Hunters and Trapper*.
For generations swamp hunters have
pushed over these prairie waters,
standing up In their slight boats and
bending rhythmically with graceful |
thrusts of their long poles. The skilled j
boatman Is able to make better progress
over the prairies than the bear
he chases. Old hunters knew well how
to drive a deer out of a prairie head
In the direction of a waiting companion.
In winter the trapper camps
for weeks at a time In these heads,
tending his line of traps and taking
the pelts of raccoon, otter, wildcat and
opossum. .
To pass from the sparkling sunshine
of the prairies Into the gloom of the
adjoining cypress bays Is a striking
experience. 1 The huge trees, but'tressed
by "knees," stand In close
ranks In a foot 6r so of water. Their
green crowns, 80 feet or more over
head, shut out all but a few stray
beams of sunshine, causing even at
midday a sort of twilight Here and
there a winding channel or *'run" permits
the hunter to push his tiny boat
between the tree trunks; but m the
greater part of the cypress bays there
Is tall, dense undergrowth that makes
even foot travel a slow and arduous
undertaking. The bear, having the
double advantage of bulky strength
and a tough hide, Is the only large animal
that can readily anp rapidly break
through such a tangle..
, Good Fishing There.
More than thirty species of fishes inhabit
tWe Okeflnokee. Persons who
love simple pan-fishing, with an oldfashioned
reed pole, find here their
heart's content. At Suwannee lake this
tttft angltnE surpasses that In al*
-most any other part of the country.
When one considers that the lake is
barely a quarter of a mile long, with
an averago width of perhnps 80 yards,
a year's catch of more than 40,000 fish
(recorded In 1925) Is astounding.
T~ Farther within the swamp. 8t Billys,
Minos, and Buszard Roost lakes, or on
the Big Water or the Suwannee canal,
there 'is likewise rare fishing. The
4Milk,nf a day's catch with hook -and
line la made up of such basses as the
warmouth, the -siump-knocker," and
the "aand-filrter," with a goodly proportion
of mudfish and catfish. Those,
who elect trolling are more apt to lam)
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Juckflsh and large-mouthed bass.
The great state of Texas can boast
of 30 species of frogs and toads; the
i Okeflnokee region, with, one-two-huudredths
the area of Texas, has 20.
With varied habitats to suit the requirements
of different species; with
unlimited breeding places In the cypress
ponds, cypress bays, and prairies; with
I abundant rains In normal years, and
with a warm and humid climate, the
Okoflnokee is a veritable frog paradise.
| Let copious showers fall during a
warm summer's day and by nightfall
j the bedlam of amphibian voices arising
from the swamp waters and their
tangled margins Is beyond description.
The field herpetologlst's trained ear
picks out of the din the shrill peeping
of the oak toud, the droning roar of
the southern toad, the plainly uttered
"glks" of the cricket frog, the Insectlike
chirp of the little chorus frog, the
machine-gun bark of the pine-woods
tree frog, the hogshead-thumping notes
of the Florida tree frog, the deep,
hollow roll of the gopher frog, tho
"clung" of the green frog, the pig-like
grunts of tho southern bullfrog, the
.clattering chorus of the southern
leopard frog, the hammer strokes of
the carpenter frog, nnd the lamb's
bleating of the narrow-uiouthed toad.
Alligators and Birds.
Men still living can speak of the
times when It appeared ns If J,a feller
could walk across Billys lake on 'gator
backs." To this day the Okeflnokee
remains perhaps the best stronghold
of our famous corrugated saurian.
Suwannee luke in particular, where
the alligators are protected, provides
unequaled opportunities for making,
intimate studies of the habits of wild
Individuals.
Of the approximately 180 species of
birds recorded lu the Okeflnokee region,
^scarcely one-half remain during
the summer and breed. While some of
these summer residents move southward
with the approach of cool
weather In the autumn, their placea
are more than filled by hardier species
copilng from the northern states and
Canada to find a congenial winter
hqme In the swamp.
, By far the largest mammal of the
and perhaps the mostcinterestlng,
Is the Florida bear. From
early times It has attracted the swamp
hunters?not so much because of any
particular value of Its hide and flesh
as! by reason of the thrill that comes
from matching wits and strength with
so formidable an animal. An additional
reason for the pursuit of the
bear Is Its numerous depredations on
the hogs that range through the plney
woods and the swamp borders. At a
hog's prolonged squealing the residents
become Instantly alert, for. It generally
means that a benr has seized the animal
and is making off with It toward
the depths of the swamp.
Guns are hurriedly lifted from pegs
on the cabin walls, the dogs are called
together with the hunting horn, and
the chase Is on.
< < Primitive Life of the People.
For generations tho sturdy, selfsufficient,
and gifted people .of the
Okeflnokee have led a rather Isolated
and primitive existence,Wjmo^rHhem
on Islands within the^Whwp, and
others along Its borders. They represent
some of the purest Anglo-Saxon
stock left in our country, though a
few of the families have a slight
mixture of French Huguenot and even
Seminole Indian blood.
In ancestry, speech, folksongs, and
general social wnys there Is a marked
affinity between the residents of the
Okeflnokee and those of the Appalachian
mouhtalns. In each case
there has been comparative Isolation,
tending to preserve the cultural heriu
age from Britain of several centuries
ago. ^ The picturesque regional vernacular
contains various elements
representing survivals' from the Kllzabethan
age that" have dropped out of
general American usage.
The old-fashioned square dance,
or "frolic," still holds sway here as a
leading form of social recreation, "pie
fiddle, the handclap, the footbeat, and
the "eelHegof the set" by the leader
all lend their aid to the rhythmic performance.
The late fall days?the season
of "hogklllln' an* cane-grlndin' '*?
. see' these social expressions at their
height
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LANCASTER COUNTY NEWS
Interesting News Notes As Carried
By The News Of That Town.
The friends of Mth. J. D. Normah
will regret to learn that 8he Ih a patient
at St. Peters hospital, Charlotte.
Mth. Norman underwent an operation
Friday and it is thought she is getting
along nicely*; 1
The death of John T. Stoddurd,
uncle of David Stoddard, instructor 1
in mathematics at the l^ancaster high
school was reported in Lancaster
Sunday. He is survived by three brothers,
one of whom is Prof. J. A. 1
Stoddard of the University of South
Carolina. i
Coroner Van Hegler went to Charlotte
Saturday to identify H^axton 1
Wlngate who is held there as a suspect
in the murder of O. B. leather- 1
man, a taxlcab operator, as Wingate 1
is alleged to have told Charlotte uf- 1
flcerB that he had never been in Lan- 1
caster, but he readily admitted when
Mr. Hegler faced him that ho had 1
stayed in Lancaster for a woek. He 1
stayed at the Central hotel in Lan- 1
caster from November 11 to November
18 and left here without paying i
his board bill. While here he posed 1
as an electrician, saying that he was 1
doing work for local factories but it i
is said that he was doing no such *
kind of work.
Seeing his picfure in the Saturday
morning edition of the Charlotte Ob- '
server Mr. Hegler immediately identified
(he man as the one who had been
a guest at the hotel but left without
paying his board bill. 1
J. W. Marlowe, father-in-law of <
Dufie Housand, who was killed on i
Highway No. 9 on Saturday, Decern- <
ber 21, himself met an accident while
here investigating the death of his 1
son-in-law. Mr. Marlowe was driving
behind Sheriff R. A. Blackmon, near i
Jacobs Hollow when his car skidded :
going down hill and the machine i
struck the car which the sheriff was11
driving. . |
Marlowe was thrown forward when
the collision occurred and his head j
struck a glass mirror, cutting a gash <
on his head. He was taken to the {
Lancaster hospital where his wound
was treated." . ~
Magistrate Makes Resolutions
Spartanburg, Jan. 3.?Magistrate D. i
K. Gaffney has made a New Year's
resolut.lo^l'that any prisoner coming
before, me will get the limit if he is
convicted of driving an automobile
while drunk."
Shipbuilding in the United States
during 1936 Increased 64 per cent over
that of 1934.
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Hauptmann To Die
Friday, the 17th ^
State Prison, Trenton, N. J., Jan. 7.
- Bruno Hichard Hauptmann was Hitting
In cell No. 0, a towel around hiH
neck and hit) face smothered In latrar,
when through the burs came a voice
saying: "The execution has been set
for around 8 o'clock, the night of Friday,
January 17."
The prison barber lifted his razor
quickly off the face of the man who t
murdered the Lindbergh baby. Hauptmann
merely turned his head toward
the corridor of the death honse. There
stood principal keeper, Mark O, Kimberlin,
bringing him the worst news
a man can get. /
Kimberllng wore a dark suit and
had horn rimmed glasses high ou the
bridge of his nose, The barber's razor
scraped away again at Hauptmann's
race.
In that tense moment Hauptmann
was calmer than Kimberllng, the
principal keeper told about It later
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"I can remember whether Hauptmattn
said anything or not," he explained.
"Maybe he thanked me, but
I'm not sure. I know he didn't show
Any signs of emotion; there wasn't a
chunge In his face or appearance."
John J. McMahan
Passes From Stage ,
Columbia, Jan. 4.?John J. McMaban,
formor state superintendent of
education, died ut 1:30 p. m. today
at Hlalrs, near here, after an illness
of nearly two weeks.
Taken ill on a visit to Blalrs short- -~"
ly before Christmas, McMahan was
ft*
believed to be recovering from the
third of a Belies of strokes that affected
his heart when complications
set in. He failed rapidly despite all
efforts.
McMahan was a candidate for superintendent
of education in 1934 and
for the governorship In 1930, He ran
on an economy platform each time,
and was a leade^ in the farmers and
taxpayers'league. - ,
He was state superintended of edro ?
cation approximately 20 yeafrs ago
and took an aetlve part in Improving
school facilities of the day. '
Because WPA workers refused to
volunteer to shovel snow from the
sidewalks ' of Annapolis, Md., the
mayor notified WPA authorities that
his city would no longer furnish free
transportation ' to workers on relief
projects. -
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