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Road Work For Drunken Drivers Greensboro. N. C., Ikspl. 26.?Super tor Court Judge WIImo Warllck I* sued a stern warning to raotorlsU here that those convicted In ble court of drunken driving need not expect lew than a road sentence. "I've made only two exceptions tc the rule la tbe past three years." he - said, "in both Instances 4he defend ants were teen-aged college b<Sys, and I let tbeu go back to school. "Men who drive while under the Influence of liquor are punished by being made to work on those highways. "I've never had a lady to come before me charged with drunken driving," Judg4^ Warllck said, "and I don't know whether tbe ladles drink or not." lie wald a drunken driver was "likely to hit anybody else on the road," and added humorously, "why, one of thein might even hit me?and that would be worse than hitting anyone else 1 can think of." The first protective food law on record was passed in England In 1203. . ; ?'11 *. ?? Brothers Hang In i Twin Execution Dorchester, N. B? Sept. 22.?Two brothers?Arthur |iannlster, 19, and , Daniel 20?were banned together to* t day for killing a woodsman-squatter , during the kidnaping of hla Infant daughter for their mother to use in ( the "baby doll" extortion plot, i "It's too tight, 1 can't pray" comr Plained I)auiel shortly before the I traps were sprung simultaneously. The brothers were convicted of killing Phillip Lake, 30-year-old woodsman living near Pacific Junction, N. B. The crown charged the Bannister brothers were responsible for Isike's 1 death during the abduction of his four-months-old daughter last January. Mrs. May Bannister, their mother, wanted the baby to aid In an alleged extortion plot against two men who, the crown charged, were under moral obligation to her. The prosecution asserted Mrs. Bannister attemtped to fake motherhood by appearing with a lite-size baby doll, but failed, and she, her two boys, and her 15-year-old daughter Francea devised the plan to kidnap the Lake baby, _ II TAPP'S II | IN COLUMBIA I | Jl - - I Step Out Smartly in one of these Wool Sport Dresses Clever women buy them here because the j styles are so charmingly different and becoming. We have them in every outstanding style and color, and in quality you'll be sure to appreciate. i $10.95 to $22.50 New Silk Dresses $10.95 to $29.50 ' Paris sponsored styles to delight all who appreciate distinctiveness . . . and one of the largest collections in the State to choose from. Dresses for ; every occasion of the day or evening, and quality j i that must meet our rigid high standard. j Hats, Hosiery, Footwear and Dress Accessories I , Thos. H. Pope, Jr. Explains Action The following letter has been received from Then. H. Pope, Jr., Democratic nominee for the House of Rep* rsaenutivee, explatoing bit action in attending the so called luncheon given by Governor Olin D. Johnston: ? Columbia. Sept. ft, 1M? Mr. John Earhaidt, Editor, Newberry Observer, Newberry, B. C. Dear Sir; ?After reading- the editorial "A Little Previous," In Tue?day's Herald and Newa, I deem it neceaeary to issue a statement to- tbe people of Newberry county concerning the so-called luncheon given by Governor Olin D. Johnston which turned out to be a Jobnson caucus. 1 am going to give an accurate account of what took place; If there la any error or inconsistency in the following account, I want Governor Johnston or any man present at the meeting to correct It immediately and publicly. On Friday morning, September 18, I received the following letter from Governor Johnston; "Hon. Thoa. H. Pope, Jr., Newberry, ,S. C. "Dear .Mr. Pope:?I earnestly desire you to meet w|th me Friday, September 18th at 12:30 o'clock at the Columbia Hotel to discuss matters of vital and mutual interest. "I shall expect you at this time for luncheon/' "With best wishes, I am, "Very cordially yours, c "Olin D. Johnston, "Governor." I went to the Columbia Hotel where I met about sixty-six newly-nominated representatives. After lunch, we introduced ourselves In turn and then Governor Johnston made a short talk In which he discussed taxation, oldage pension and cooperation. The motion was then made by Mr. Hugging that one Johnston candidate for Speaker of the House be named by the group present at the meeting and that everyone pledge his Support to that nominee. Mr. Richard Fost, of Greenville, snid he was not ready to commlt himself and asked to be excused. Gaining the floor, I thanked Governor Johnston for having invited me to the luncheon, told him that I was elected as an Independent and that my platform had been to support when I thought him right and to oppose when I thought him wrong. I further stated that I had received letters requesting my support for several candidates and that I had answered them all to the effect that I would give each man due consideration when the proper time arrived to commit myself?namely, when the Legislature convened. I stated that I could not blindly pledge my support to anyone, especially when the man to be supported had not been designated I concluded by saying that their candidate would receive my consideration also and by asking to be excused from the meeting. My speech 6aused a good deal of commotion, and several speakers said we would not have to bind ourselves but that we should present a united front. Cooperation was stressed. _ x I rose again, stated that I too, believed in cooperation when everyone concerned believed in the same goal, hut tha? I could-not cooperate 1n anything of which I disapproved. I stated that I was opposed to factions and to factionalism, and again asked to be excused. As I started to leave the hall, Governor Johnston, Roy Powell, and several others asked me to stay and not be bound by their action. Mr. Berry of Orangeburg, said that he agreed with my views but would like to hear the qualifications of the candidates set forth but would take no further part in the proceedings. He and I stayed but did not vote or speak again; Mr. Joe Weeks of Orangeburg, ' did the same thing. The above is a true account of what took place at the caucus. Again I want to demand that if I have made any errors, they be rectified at once and in the public print. I think 1 have kept my promise to iact independently. Any ..time that Governor Johnston, or any governor, asks me to "discuss matters of mutual and vital interest," I intead to do 00. And any time I disagree with him I am going to say so. I understand the rules of the party, realise that 1 am still a candidate, and don't propose to align myself with any /notion before or after the General Election. I'Intend to use ability as the criterion wh$n 1 vote for 8peaker of the House * jf9' Trusting that you will publish this for me, I am,' Yours very truly, THOMAS H. POPE, Jr., Democratic Nominee for the House. ?Newberry Observer. ??* N. Y., Frank B. Sea ton, deputy . county clerk, sought pernio km from state and elty eCelala is day to shoot n woodpecker which he aMiFaa slowly hut surely eating file bouee down. uSHR Communist Leader Put Under Arrest Terre Haute, Ind.., Sept. 10.?City officials who warned Karl Brow dor, Communist candidate for president, that he would be Jailed If be came here, made good their threat today. Browder. arrested In a vagrancy charge as he stepped from a train here this morning, spent the day In a county Jail cell while party workers scurried about seeking bis reiesstr so that hs might address a scheduled meeting tonight. Undismayed by threats ot cour* reprisals, Mayor Samuel Beecber and the police chief, James C. Yates, is^ sued a stern injunction against any attempt of the Communists to congregate and einpbaslsed they would not permit the party rally and the address by Brdwder, which was scheduled to be broadcast by Terre Haute and Evansvllle (fnd.) radio stations. "We bave bad our share of trouble from such agitators," Yates said. "Neither Browder nor any one advertising himself as belonging to the Communist pftrty will be permitted to hold meetings In Terre Haute." j Meanwhile Davldl J. Ben tall, Chicago, attorney for the Communist candidate, asserted he would seek bis release through habeas corpus action and would attempt to have enforced a contract for use of the Indiana State Teachers' college auditorium for the 'party rally. The mayor Issued a statement in which he said: "We are not going to allow Communist to become established in Terre Haute. Both of the major I presidential candidate?Mr. Landon and Mr. Roosevelt?recognize Communism as a menace to this nation. Therefore, Communistic speakers are not welcome in Terre Haute." Four colleagues were jailed with j Browder. They are,: Waldo! Frank, novelist, and 8eymour Waldman, member of the Communist national election campaign committee, both of New York, and two Indianapolis tiien, Charles Stabtfeld, state chairman, and Andrew Rems, a party worker^ Yates said vagrancy charges "for investigation purposes" had been placed against Browder and the others. He would not permit the prisoners to converse with counsel. He.Wa|dJ the five probably would be held "for twenty-four hours." The state law provides that prisoners, after arrest, shall be given a court hearing "within a reasonable time." It is customary with police officers who place vagrancy charges against prisoners to ^ bring them Into court within twenty-four hours and ask a continuance if it is desired to hold the prisoners longer. The Communist party as yet has filed no list of candidates in Indiana. Governor Paul V. McNutt, in Indianapolis said he "had no authority to order the release," of the prisoners. In Washington, the attorney general, Cummings, said Browder's arrest was not a, federal problem and he expected no action by the department of Justice. Browder from his cell voiced bitter condemnation of Terre Haute officials. "My arrest demonstrates a complete suspension of all civil rights," he said! "This Is one of the many signs of the beginning of Hltlerism in America." Seedlings Available For Barren Lands Assistant State Forester Barron announces that forest tree seedlings will be available to citizens of South Carolina at a cost of one dollar per thousand F. O. B. after December 16. The species available are longleaf pine, shortleaf pine, slash pine and loblolly pine. Mr. Barron states that approximately twenty million baby trees will be produced In the nurseries of the South Carolina State Forest 8ervice located at Camden and Georgetown. Forest tree seedlings planted on idle lands, which are only a tax bprden to their owners, result in such land increasing annually in earning rPQwer and value. In many Instances abandoned farm land left to erode Sway has greatly Increased In value as a result of having been planted In young trees. . the millions of young trees, whtch have bOen plantedTn tGsitate during the past few years, have done In the way of solving our feforestat|on problem seems almost insignificant when we realise that there are approximately acres of potential forest land within our state upon which timber stands cannot become naturally reestablished; Citizens Interested In securing forest tree seedlings from state nurseries should communicate with R. W. R4eger, District Forester, Camden, 8. C. Mr. Rieger will be glad to examine areaa to be planted and advise as to the species to plant. The District Forester will also assist In supervising the plantings. 7^ ?"?*"7" ' ^ ~*he~U. S. Tobacco industry.j#sjls in advertising. ^t,-' Body Kb Believed That Of Crater Lea^nwortb, Kan., Sept. 28.- An undertaker and doctors and nurses last night believed the long search for the mysteriously missing Justice Joseph Force Crater, of New York, was near an end, on the theory that a body here was that of the missing man. The body is that of *. middle aged man who ilted ofburnsr apparently self Inflicted, laat March 20th. J. A. Bush, undertaker In charge of the body; said that resemblance between the .Aye victim and picture# of the missing judge were remarkable. Bush and hospital attaches who talked to the man before be died, added considerable corroborative details to the theory. | Photographs tof the body were sent to New York City authorities, together with BertJJloo- measurements and fingerprints. The victim died In a Leavenworth hospital eight hours after he van found ablaze. The family of Frank Reardon, living on a farm near Tonganoxle, Kan., was awakened last March by a man's screams. They found the victim running along the road. Taken to a hospital, he refused to Identify himself. County authorities discovered that the man had drenched a strawstack and his clothing with gasoline and had Ignited the stack. . The man was conscious most of the time he remained alive. He spoke in a well modulated voiee and apparently was a man of considerable culture. He said he came "from a long ways from here." Questioning by doctors, nurses and police elicited only the additional Information that the man's mother was ill and that he didn't want her to learn of his death. "1 lost a small fortune gambling, and I want to drop out of sight without anyone ever knowing who 1 am or where I came from," the man was quoted. . ' V He added that he was a Presbyterian and never had been arrested. Bush',s letter to the New York authorities said: "I am an undertaker in Leavenjterth and Jiave In my parlors at the present time the body of a man who, on March 19, 1936, climbed onto a strawstack In this county, poured gasoline on himself and set It afire. "He lived abdut eight hours afterward, conscious most of the time. "No amount of persuasion or coaxing from doctors, nurses or police officers could persuade him to Identify himself. He said simply that he would drop out of sfght. He said he was not a criminal and came & long way from here. He said he had lost a small fortune, had a sick mother, and didn't want her to know he was going. "Description, five feet, 10 inches, gold teeth, good, one molar gone, A small crowh on the left side in front, go& clothing, but all identifying marks removed, shoes traced to Shreveport, La., a slight hernia on the right side, an unusually small nail on one toe." Dead Sea Reported ~] Coming To Life Jerusalem.?The Dead Sea, the strangest body of water In the world, Is slowly coming to life again. Lying 1,300 feet below the level of the Mediterranean, receiving an inflow of 6,000,000 tons of water dally from the Rlyer Jordan without an outlet, the sea has puzzled archeologists and geologists for centuries. Today, where once Sodom and Gomorrah stood, where David took refuge, where Herod and Marianne fled when the Parthlans captured Jerusalem in 42 B. C., mddern science is taking out potash and bromine?and the dead sea area is alive with activity. Once barren and thought useless, the sea's shoreline is now ringing with the sound of hammers as a new potash plant, with a 20,000-ton capacity .annually, has brought on a building boom. . y : Resorts put up by British capital, n and around the Dead Sea, aire bringing thousands of .visitors to the sea each 'winter, and homes and works taUdingA*re springing up ilke mushrooms. ?4UUl U cloMl* watchln* the potash processes, for the Dead r* 11 h*r on|y source of potash and empire?and It win eomtrln bandy irwVweep. Bniopo^ and the world again. Cotton Bale kcTrIs BiTby ""H Memphln, Tetm., Sept . ,???! J"** Ann Wiling, of rrOCe' e ?*> pound bale 0f tot ton fell on ber. Tie fhXW*f ,c"mb"'? b??t We bel. on rarAar..* News Of Interest In I And Near Bethune I Betbune, Sept. 30.?Coming as a I news Item of particular inters to the many relatives and friend of I Miss Klisa King, daughter of Mr and I Mrs. Wllmer King, was her recent marriage In Murphy, N. C, to Kouert I Woolen ot that place. Miss King Is a graduate nurse sod I has held responsible positions in bee- I pltals In this state and North (w Una. At the time of her marriage he -was connected with the Petri? I hospital In Murphy. -Mr. Wooten is a I native of Chester, 0. C\, but is now I county agent located at Murphy, m I C., where the couple will reside. I Miss Alma Pitts, of Columbia, has I been the guest of Mrs. Bessie Sees. I ars. Dr. A. A. Arthur, of Philadelphia, I Is spending sometime with bis brotiJ I sr. P. M. Arthur. I Miss Msry King, who is teaching 1 at Rodman, spent the week end at I home. Mrs. R. A, Moore, of Lancaster, I spent the week end here with her si* I ter. Mrs. T. R. Copeland. I Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Gardner, of Wag. I week and guests of the I Z. P. Gordons. * * I J. M. Clyburn and fl. P. Wstkina I spent 8unday In Florence where ther I attended a meeting of the law offf. I cers of North and South Carolina. Mrs. J. M. Cooper accompanied them I and was the guest tdf the day of Mrs. 1 8. H. McCaakilL ' 1 Mlgs Bls|e Mae Hammond, of win- I throp college was at home for the I week end. Miss Ruby Davis la leaving this I week to resume her studies at I Draughons Business College. .(A I Death of Mlse Louise Ellis I Bethune1. Sept. 30.?Miss Louise El. I lis, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. I ElUs of this community died at a I hospital in Florence .Wednesday, Sep. 11 tember 10, and was buried at Pleasant I' Hill church cemetery Thursday, the I services being conducted by the Rev, Ij S. C. Floyd. Miss Ellis had dropped I out of the eleventh grade several I years ago, but had planned to reenter I i school this fall and get her diplopia 11 She is survived by her parents,' one I sister, Mildred and one brother, J rf I Ellis, Jr. ' I Death of Mrs. J. K. Polk ! Mrs. ,J. K. Polk died at her home If here Monday night, after having been I In ill health for some time. Funeral I services and interment were at High I Hill church Wednesday afternoon. |l Mrs. Polk is survived by one daugh- | ter, Miss Lois Polk, and pne son J. K. | Polk, Jr. | I /., *" * ''v 'M n Ij Alec McDonald Died Wednesday Alec McDonald of this community I died Wednesday morning after a few I days illness. He 14 survived by his fl widow and one dahghter, Miss Topsy McDonald and two sons, Alec McDonald, Jr., and "Buddy" McDonald. Funeral arrangements are unknown at this wrltng. a, . The sympathy of the entire com., munity goes out to these grief-strlck* en families in their great sorrow. TAX NOTICE > The books for the collection of. State, County Mid School TaxeB for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1^38, will he open fecin September 16th, to December 31, 1988, incluilrs j without penalty. When making ifr, quirles regarding taxes, he sure W. state the District Number in which fl yon live or ownproperty. J The total tfx levy for the various fl districts are ia follows: DeKifii ToWnshTp Mills fl District No. 1 ............ M District NO. ? .. District No! f .V wV vI'i... V. 41?1 District No. 26 ttttfl District No. 48 .. w. 25% Buffalo Township fl District No. 3 3'ftfl District No. 6 .. .. ... .... .. 23)4 fl District No. 7 31)4 I District No. Id J. MHfl District No., 20 29% District NoJ2 13*1 District No. 23 .. Ml fl District No. 27 ..Wifl District No 28 .. .. J}j4| District No. 31 SSfli District No. 40 .. fl District No. 42 .-. '?* ! * Flat ROck Township R District_NoT s District No. 9 34* District No. 10 .! .. .. . !!* District No. I District No. 10 .. .. 2W District No. 30 .. District NO. JJSfl District No. 37 .. . }{* fil|if fair No. 43 Ljt* Tr . rn? . ? " Lu 'l! District No. 40 J!j fl District No. 47 *S*| Wsteree Township u fl District No. U District NO. ?'! mill !! District No. 83 - .-jjl District No. 38- M h?Kershaw Otmnty. S* , j ... ,J, _ ___ f. 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