The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 31, 1936, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
II Boston Post news photographer
I r 111 'J Sunday morning, when a
I ii| psasetiKcr plane, In which he wag
I jnJ{ out over the harbor to get a
photograph of the Queen Mary cowM
into port, craghed Into the ?ea.
' tsieral other pagsengerg of the plane
fere Injured;'
pijjl g Hanna, editor of the Chlcajp
journal of Commerce, in an ad
drra* at Vellowatone National Park,
Piloted that Pregident Koogevelt
jjU ju 1940 gupport John L, Uwla,
bead of the United Mine Workers, for
Ibe Democratic nomination for the
presidency.
<rbe uuuiber of deaths from polio
(Infantile paralysis) In Alabama, to
date total 16
I Government agents report that the
'coat of living for a family of moderate
means Is now higher In Washington,
I). V., than in any of the 58 other
representative cities of the country.
Higher rents are given as the reason
for the higher liviug coats in Washingtou.
George Andrew McMahon, was git'
en a hearing lu I^ondou on Friday on
a charge of producing a weapou "v.ith
Intent to alarm his majesty," was remanded
tO jail for a week, pending
further investigation, at which time
McMahon wants to testify in his own
behulf and call wltuesses.
The keel of the navy's new submarine
Kklpjao, was laid at a shipyard
at New London, Conn., Wednesday,
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Lee County Negroes I
Pay For Their Crime
(By Dill Geddiugs in Saturday's Slate) I
James Mlxou died protesting his
innocence. Wash Desseseau asked
|j0d to b? merciful. These were their
ast words as 2.300 volts of electricity
surged through their bodies yesterday
afternoon at the state peniteutlary.
Regal death was exacted from them
both negroes, by the State of South
< arollna for the murder of H. J. Kell-I
?y. elderly storekeeper. In I*>e county
the night of February 28.
I>esseseau, who went first, told of-1
flclals in blj^ cell shortly before his I
eath that Mixon was innocent of the!
prime. Mixon, Beated in the electric
clia|r, said, "I am Innocent." Hut as I
'aptain Olin Sanders pointed out to
Mixon, 20 years of age, all the impartiality
of the courts of this state had
died hfm and a Jury of 12 men had
convicted him.
"I can t meet God with a lie in my
mouth. knows I am an innocent
man. That is the honest truth Mr I
Kelloy was a fine man and always
treated me well. I was home when
t was done." Thus spoke Mixon dtspassionately
as death awaited him
with the throwing of a nearby switch.
As he spoke on a table in the hall
leading to the death room lay the stif-1
fened body of Dessese&u, shocked
muscles straightened out after the
pronunciation of death by Dr. l. h. i
Jennings, penitentiary physician
| Governor Johnston said irfst night
prison officials Informed him of the
condemned man's last statements, "U8
s customary, more or less," but that
be saw no grounds for granting a reprieve
to Mixon. ~ I
"They usually call me to inform
me and see if I think there is anything
to Justify a reprieve," he added. I
Desseseau, 25 years of age, wentl
first. His cell was nearer the death
chamber and prison officials took the
two as they came to them.
Witnesses were divided into two
groups of 25 each, one group to seel
the first electrocution, the second'the
other. As the first group marched in
double file to the death houso, some
noticed the zinnias growing along the |
I?ath and some took deep breaths of
the fresh air before entering the
House of Death.
The witnesses marched in and took
their places about the chair. Some
sat down, others stood. There were
two negroes in the crowd. There was |
much conversation, clgaret smoking
and some laughter, not mirthful but |
laughs to conceal nervousness. !
Newspaper reporters pulled out
their watches to. time the electrocutions.
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Captain Olin Sanders of the state
penitentiary guard came in and stood
in front of the chair. Sam Cannon,
state electrician, walked to the switch
The Rev. S. K. Phillips came Into
the death chamber. He had been with
the two convicted men, praying for
their souls in the lire which fol'ow
this life.
A remark was heard in the crowd.
"Joe Louis is going to Iobg today."
Someone laughed.
Then silence fell. A deep silence
punctured by heavy breathing. Guards
had led Desseseau / into the death
room. It was 5 o'clock. Time for elctric
death.
Desseseau walked to the chair and
seated himself. He appeared unconcerned
as to his fate.
"My God be merciful," however
were his last words. Captain Sanders
.nodded to Electrician Cannon,
who threw the switch. Sparks flew
from the chair as the body of Desseseau
stiffened in death. Witnesses
to the taking of a man's life by man
also stiffened,- not in death but in
thought at being so close to the Grim
Reaper. All wondered what Death
was.
Three minutes and eight seconds
after the throwing of the switch, Desseseau
was pronounced dead. Nine
and one-half amperes were used. He
asked that his body be sent to his
mother.
In his cell before the electrocution
Desseseau Implicated a fourth negro
in the case. But officers put the
statement down to "Just talk" in the
hope of executive Intervention. A few
minutes before James Franklin, third
negro in the case, who received life
for turning state's evidence, reiterated
his testimony on the stand that
Mixon and Desseseau were In the
crime.
\Vhen the death warrant was being
read by Captain Sanders to the two
negroes, who occupied neighboring
cells, Desseseau made his statement
that Mixon was innocent and implicated
the other negro.- Captain
Sanders began reading the
death warrant standing next to Mixon.
The doomed man said, " Doesn't
that mean anything to you?" He was
referring to Desseseau's statement.
The first crowd of spectators was
led out of the death house, following
the Desseseau death. Newspaper men
remained. The second group of spectators
came in.
Guards accompanied Mixon from his
cell to the chair. The negro sat down
waa strapped la the chair
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ho looked around the room. The copper
electrode, lined with elephant ear
sponges, was placed over his head.
Another electrode was put on his
right leg.
"Have you anything to say?" Captain
Sanders asked the customary
question.
"Yes sir. First, I want to thank
Mr. Levy (M. M. Levy) for defending
me. But the liars had It so t could
do nothing. I am Innocent." The
prisoner then protested his Innocence
as related above.
"All right," said Captain Sanders,
after telling Mlxon that the courts
of the state had tried him and found
him guilty. Captain Sanders nodded
to Mr. Cannon.
The switch was thrown.
In two and one-half minutes Mlxon
was pronounced dead. Eight and onehalf
amperes were used.
A delegation of officials and friends
of the slain man were present and
witnessed the electrocution. They
were: L. C. Boykin, Wade H. Holloman,
Magistrate, Earl DuBose, Carl
Thomas, chairman of Lee county
board of commissioners, J. E. Chewnlng,
clerk of the Lee county board,
Harvey Boykin, A. W. Woodham, P.
F. Ballard, J. C. Skinner, Rural Officer
H. L. Hopkins, W. O. Caston, Melvin
Blackwell, Mr. Levy, who represented
the two negroes, was present,
as was a son of the murdered man,1
Albert K*Uey, and two cousins, O. C.
Kelley and Jessie M. Kelley. I
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Give The Pullets
Close Attention
Clemtsoti, July 26.?The kind of feed
given to pullet* now during the grow*
Juk period will be an important factor
In their development and ability
to produce u profitable number of
winter egkm. say* W. C. McCarley,
county farm aKent, suggesting 'hat
the beat practice In handling the
growing pullets seem* to be to fried
moderately of a good growing mash
and plenty of wholeaome grains, provide
a clean range supplied with
shade and green feed, and let the
pullets develop normally,
A ration for growing pullets that
has given good'results consists of 30
pounds of ground yellow corn. 16
pounds of wheat middlings, 5 pounds
of meat scraps or tlsh meal, and cuehulf
pound of suit, with yellow corn
hopper-fed, the farm agent stutes on
advice of 1?. ||, flooding, extension
poultry man..
A separate range for the pullets Is
advised because It is easy for them
to contract diseases from the luylng
hens when they range together. Those
infections are usually iu the soil previously
used by old hens. When tho
pullets no longer require heat, they
should he moved to ground where no
poultry has been ranging during tho
past year, and far enough away from
the laying house so that the pullets
will not range on the same ground
used by the adult birds. If- only a
limited amount of land is available,
a fence can he constructed to keep
the birds separated.
14 REA30N8
Why use newspuper advertising?
Thomas F. Harnhart, advertising
specialist and associate professor of
journalism at the University of Minnesota
gives fourteen pertinent reasons.
They are:
1. Newspaper reading is a universal
habit. Newspaper advertising,
therefore, reaches virtually all who
read and buy.
2. A newspaper advertisement cun
always be seen by the reader.
3. The newspaper advertisement,
as part of tho complete paper goes
into the home as a welcome guest.
4. rl he newspaper advertisement
can have as much news value and
reader interest as the news item.
6. The amount of text used in
newspaper advertisements Is dependent
only upon the size of the space
6. Newspaper advertising Is flexible.
7. Newspaper advertising is quickly
controlled.
8. Newspaper advertising may be
adjusted to different conditions.
9. Newspaper advertising enables
manufacturers and dealers to state
where their products may be bought.
10. Newspaper Advertising is inexpensive.
Merchants have learned
that It covers more families, for less
money than any other form of advertising.
11. Newspaper circulation is known
and Is comparably unaffected by daily
change.
12. Nearly all of a newspaper's circulation
Is concentrated In Its own
market.
13. Newspaper advertising reduces
selling costs because It entails no
waste In circulation. This helps reduce
costs for the consumer.
Twelve Arabs are reported to have
been killed Sunday In Palestine In the
hills of Judea in a brush with British
troops, after the Arabs tried to ambush
a bus en route to Telavlv. Onp
British soldier was wounded. An airplane
bombed a forest Into which the
Arabs fled.
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"Varmints" Not Bad
As Name Implies
One man's vermin is often another
man h Kume, or lit^ pleasure?or even
Mia livelihood. The fox may tie a
"varmint" when It visits the chicken
yard, hy^ where fox hunting la a sport
this anTinul usually Ih protected by
Slate laws. The raccoon and opossum
are nour thigtop of the "kill Vin" list
of many game breeders, but sportsmen
fond of 'coon or 'possum hunting
want them protected.
"Of the 189 species of American
mammals usually called 'vermin,' 116
are fur bearers," says W. L. McAtee,
o/ the United States Bureau of Biological
Survey. "These fur bearers undoubtedly
kill und eat game, but they
also have considerable economic value.
Farmers and farm hoys take most
of the 60 to 70 million dollar annual
fur catch. Many persons earn their
living In the fur industry."
Mr. McAtee figures that only a little
more than 10 per cent of the wildlife
is game. More than 90 per cent
of the birds, 87 per cent of the wild
animals, and 85 per cent of the freshwater
fish fall iu the uongame groups.
One-third of the wildlife, including
fur-bearing animals, is called "vorniin"
by most hunters and fishermen.
"Many a crime," says Mr. McAtee,
l?as been commlttod against wildlife
-in the name of vermin control. In
one state 14,000 chipmunks were killed
in a year to provide more quail
for the sportsmen. Ih some sections
box tortoises, or lund turtles, are killed
because someone said they eat
quail eggs. The Biological Survey,
however, hasn't been able to find'the
tortoise guilty.
"At times some kind of check may
be necessary against some particular
offender, but in general wildlife works
out i,t? own balances rather well. Predators
in reasonable numbers get only
that part of wildlife in excess of tho
carrying capacity of the environment.
If game gets the right kind of cover
and food it usually can take care of
itself."
James 10. Van Zandt, national commander
of tho Veterans of Foreign
Wars, urged the Disabled Americans,
in convention al Milwaukee, Wis., this
week, to work for the establishment
of military training units In Civilian
Conservation Corps Camps.
NOTICE OF 8ALE
Notice is neieuy given that in accordance
with the terms and provisions
of the Decree of the Court of
Common Pleas for Kershaw County
dated June 15, 1936, In the case of
The Enterprise Building & Loan Association
of Camden, S. C., plalutlfT,
vs. Louise M. Collins, David N Collins,
Charlotte A. McLester, Josie D.
Collins, A. R. Collins, J, E. Levy and
A, R. Levy, Imperial Casket Company
Cfsket Company, Wateree
Building & Loan Association, Standeei.
U Company of New Jersey, The
ii -r.? ubber Company and the Michelln
Tire Company defendants, I will
sell to the highest bidder for cash,
before the Court House door at Camden,
8. C., during the legal hourB of
?k .the flr8t Monday in August,
1936, being the 3rd day thereof, the
following described property and
stock
"AL|, tha* Parcel or lot of land in
the City of Camden, County of Kershaw
and State of South Carolina,
fronting eighty-five (85) feet, more
or less, west on Campbell street and
ex.!?w g back 64181 to a uniform
width to a depth of one hundred
ninety (190) feet, more or less, boundihn
n.?rth by I>remi8e? of Harriet
E. Collins, east by Tfroperty of
Si,.h.ih ny;nBOUth by sporty of
Elizabeth Collins, ahd West by Campbell
street.
ALSO
F'V6 (B> shares of the capital Btock
of The Enterprise Building ft Loan
Association in Series 7/32, represented
by Certificate No. 271."
Terms of Sale: For Cash, the Master
to require of the successful bidKa.^de?u?8,t
of flve (B> <*nt of
18 bId- th? same to be forfeited In
case of non-compliance; no personal
or deficiency judgment is demanded
and the bidding will not remain open |
ft, K.i 8ale 1,111 compliance with i
the bid may be made Immediately.
W. L DePASS, JR.', 1
Master for Kershaw County
| Henry Savage, Jr. ? 7
PlalhlllTi" Attorney.
NOTICE TO DEBTOR8 AND
CREDITOR8
wnilam nl?8 !ntfebt6d to the estate of
William Douglas Young, deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to
the undersigned, and all parties if
any having claims against the
estate will present them likewise
.cribeSltbT&. W'lhta U"*
SUSAN l(. YOUNO,
Camdsi^a a, Iniri xm *
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9CIENCE NIBBLE8
Dr. Fernando Sanford, of I'alo Alto,
recently announced through the
Smithsonian Institution that tho positions
of Mercury, Venus, und the earth
have a marked Influence on the intensity
of sunspots.
I)r. K. M. Gelling of the University
of Chicago la now at tho whaling
grounds off Queen Charlotte Island
supervising the collection of pituitary
glands of whules. Because In whalea
this gland attaina 100 tlmea the volume
of the human gland it affords an
excellent opportunity for study.
After a study of stoutness in women
I)r. Rajnsdell Gurney, of the Iluffulo
General hospltul, has concluded
that it is inherited.
According to doctors at Johns Hopkins
and Ht4?Elizabeth's hospitals, victims
of parunolu, a mental disease,
live longer than sane persons.
Study of 48 foundling infants has
led Dr. aKtherine M. Bridges, of Megill
university, to the conclusion that
the new-born infant's only instinctive
urge is that for survival and that the
other urges which make up human
nature are later woven around this
busic one. '
Two Texas scientists claim to be
able to forecast weather by taking
measurements of the earth's magnetic
intensity. This claim is not supported
by experiments along similar lines
in parts of the country other than
Texas.?'Pathfinder.
The Mississippi river at Rock Island,
III., 1h reported to be at the
lowest level there on record, 0.08 of a
foot below average level, llarge navigation
is slowing up.
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