Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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! Let us fill your PRESCRIPTIONS ? 1 AND SUPPLY YOUR MEDICINES AND SICK-ROOM REQUISITES. THIS IS OfiR BUSINESS ?ND WE KNOW THAT W E CAN SATISFY YOU IN AND PROMPT SERVICE. STATIONERY FOR OFFICE AND HOME USE. FLOWER. VEGETABLE AND OR ASS SEEDS. J ' _ ^ |fl r? ir A I ? CTDCPT /..Ji Zerap's Drug Store BROAD STREET Phone 30 Both Proscription Storos City Drug Company . I ML . - .. . Urivnuu a i Phone ISO 1tr 0- tt~ f r* n~* i~~ r* ? ~ ^ ? *" ? a' ^ | ' ? (Continued From Page One) fugitive convict returned to btate |y In clou In#? the case ?o successfully. I MU did uot lake the aland for any extended testimony. lie recited statements that had been embraced in hla affidavit* and when a?kt\d to - point out the man whom -he claimed, beat biui- ao aeverely, pointed at bta perintendeut Moaeley. It waa palpably evident that Ml* was seektug to eaert emotional drainallca but the 1 presence of the South Carolina group In the room, made hla effort feeble, Following tbt hearing Monday* Governor Hoffman had the Kerahaw county group and Mr. Powell aa hla gueata at luncheon, after which they took Mia In charge and boarded the train for Camden. Attorney Johnaon was frank In eapreaaing hla admiration for the New Jersey eaecutive and declared that the granting of the extradition plea was bin last official act. "Governor Hoffman is very frank, approachable and affable type." said Mr Johnson. "He Impressed all of us as being dynamic and very much of a man." The granting of the extradition request was an eleventh-hour affair so far as Governor Hoffman was concerned His term of office expired at midnight Monday and It was several hours prior to that he acted upon the recommendation of Theodore Backts. assistant state's attorney general In ordering Mix's extradition Through the efforts of W. T Red(earn, chairman of the Kershaw County Bourcl of Directors, the Kershaw county delegation went to Trenton to attend the extradition hearing, arired with photographs, affidavits and court records, all of which contradicted the j statements mad. t>> Mix that his te turn to the Kershaw county camp I would be tantamount to signiric hi? death warrant. The facts submitted by the Kershaw county officials at the hearing conducted hefoie the assistant attor-| ney general were so incontrovertible that Mix diet Hilt have a?'hitlH'i---Lu_ stem the tide that wa? hearing him back into the Southland to finish the nine years and five months of the( ten rear term imposed on him for j his brutal arsault on a five year old . girl I Mil's story as told at the hearing] was a mixture of vague statements and w ild imaginative ideas He claim-j d that he escaped from the Kershaw county chain gang after a brutal beating He claimed that he was arrested for u crime he did not commit and was never accorded a legal trial before a )ur>" He claimed that at the time of his arreat he whs but fifteen years of age "If I have to go hack to the chain gang, send me back dead.' was his plea to the New Jersey authorities. Mix- described how. after his escape from the chain gang on the highway near Bethune, he made his way North and finally at Patterson. New Jersey, got a Job. won the confidence of his employer, who accorded him hacking in his fight to escape extradition to South Carolina The New Jersey assistant attorney general, after hearing the evidence as offered by the Kershaw county group, declared thai there was no doubt as to the fact Mix had been accorded a fair trial and that his conviction was based upon evidence submitted. As to the question as to whether prisoners in South Carolina prison camps are mistreated he said, "We are not Justified in examining into this question." Promptly upon receiving the recommendation of Attorney General Backes, Governor Hoffman granted the demand of Governor Olin D. Johnston for extradition He made no comment, it Is claimed Roy A. Powell, secretary to Governor Johnston, who accompanied the Kershaw countygroup to Trenton for the hearing. In formed Governor Hoffman that Governor Johnston "wished to assure- the people of New Jersey that the ends of Justice have been met." and that ! "Mix would not suffer any vindictive treatment of any kind." Governor Johnston is also reported to have informed the New Jersey authorities that Mix would be permitted to decide whether he would complete hla nine year and five months term In the state penitentiary or In the Kerahaw camp. n One half of the world suffers from ? Derree; and the other half eafters from other tolTe aerree. Nobody's Business I Written for The Chronicle by Gee^ McGee, Copyright. 1M*. ? * SOCIAL AND BUSINESS ITEMS FROM FLAT ROCK ..the labor bill got defeated in Ibe j congress a few days ago. ao the allntte garnge baa opened up again for i bisneaa. be closed onner count of it looked like be waa going to have to pay bia t hired band a last december ( c40 per hour and let them Work only 40 hours a week, he ia almost broke < working them at cl5 a hour and 40 ^ hours a week. that labor bill and hard times wont worjk; in fact, it would stop what little work we are a-dolng ..dr. hubbert green's last post grad urate coarse baa hope him a good deal his new bos-splttle tools have i proved a great bannano to the community. he has lost only 3 out of his last opperations, thus showing a gain of 1 since he went off. he Is fine on appenderceetus now and allso removes garters fairly well, he cut into mrs. Judle skinner's wind-pipe Last week, but he got It showed up befoar she choked to death; 3 chairs for dr. green! . . trade is reported verry dull In flat rock, and so is collections. by the time all of our installments have benn met on our bousehole needcesBltles, no cash is left for luxuries, such as bread, meat, BUgar, lard, clothes, shoes, and plow tools after we ketch up, possibly to next may june, august, november or October, we inought ibe reddy to go back into dett again up to our chins, as at presseut this recession smells verry much ; like the old depression, possibly a rose under another name I ..the mussicale which was hell in the audytorium of the scholl house last : fridav suppassed all previous attempts miss Jennie veeve smith sung a cant taia from beeth-hoven in a'' miner and it loosened the shingles oil tiie roorn she reached iiigher than . anyboddy ever reached in flat rock befoar. according to the local critic, hon mike l>ark. some other music was indulged in, including the Lark string band. . rev and mrs will walte. our pas ture and his wife, claim that they didden't break even in the xtnus pressent bizness. they give away nearly j c7e worth of stuff and received in j return only about c39. and then it didden't fit her. being a minnister, he said it is better to give than to I receive, but his wife says it would j of benn better if they hadden't of give [ a-lall better luck next time, revvc rent . .it has benn verry cold in our midst here of Ule, mrs. square's churn of milk froze enduring a recent night, while setting in front of the fire-place with a big fire in front of it. they set it on the table though and whittled milk and butter off of the frozen mass for 4 days. allso Ice-cream combs, sherbits, and whipped cream it is somewhat warmer now, and they have bought a new churn yores trulie, mike Lark, rfd, corry spondent ALL THE NEWS, NOT WORTH READING FROM FLAT ROCK ..the new filling station which was to of benn built in the corner of the graveyard behind rehober church haa decided to withhold opperations till congress agrees on something besides the aunty-lynching bill and the law to excuse June bugs from being plzened as a crop pest. ..hon holsum moore, our local wiaeinan, has rote a letter to vlce-pres. mr garner, asking that he be sure to submit all bills to be enacted by the congress to the suppreme coart befoar they are presented so that they can declare them unconster-tutional at less expense, especially farm relief bills which the coart do not believe in , . our slate leggis-lature will meet for a 4o-day term verry shortly, after 60 days, they will possibly take up the trivial matter that mought come up befoar them, at the end of 80 days, they will discuss the "ways and meana." at the end of the hundredth day. they will take up the question of double-ray for orer-ttme, and the week befoar they actually come borne, after a pending lit days at work (7), I I I "? 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II^IW I'irnami I ^ they will attend to all leggia-lailve matters from start to finnisb, which ?hould of had 'consideration the first week ausoforth, mebbe. <* I ..this coming IMS year Is pollltlcal year, our polllticlans have all com menced to hands, smile, promise, hope, and set friends, if aany, up to soft drinks, the situations Is going to be verry hot in our midst 1 onuer count of social security, oldage pensions, scarcity of pollitica*? gravy trains, high taxes, lof taxed, copper-rations, and the new panic. .. the bullet which hit mr. torn head In the foot the other day while rahblt bunting was not fired by axcident as was first sua posed someboddy thought he was a possum and let him have it. his foot was tied np to keep out frost with some old rags which looked like a varmint, he has not filed proceedings yet; the man who shot him is not worth recovvertng dammages from, as he is broke allso. ..with the exception of bad colds, flu, new-mony, indigestion, llvver complaint, paralysis, and gald stones, the health of flat rock is verry good, considering the season of the year, times is so hard, noboddy 1h over-eatirg, and monney is so skace, they don't send for a doctor; he is on a cashor-die-in advance basis, and some times bbth. yores trulie, mike Lark, rfd, corry spoudent. FLAT ROCK 13 EXPECTING TO MOVE FORWARD DURING 1938 ..a plan is on foot to build a factory j In flat rock to make jappernees try# so'b our country can give their children a few things which is actually made in america everthing that a.n't worth hawing, but must be bought in [ large quantities, comes from jappan. } a sight will be offered anyboddy in trusted in this movement free of' charge rite or foam the mayer. ..everboddy except the cotton farmer Is starting off the new year with a . sole full of hope and their ears full of soap, flat rock and environs grow nothing much but cotton and politicians. we have enough of both in our midst to last at least 2 years; so. they are asking?why grow anny more cotton since we can't sell what we alreddy have? some will take up corn and potatoes, while others will take on w p a or direct relief, if anny. the barn dance which was hell at the home of the late huck Johnson, deceased, (berried at rehober 6 weeks ago) turned out to be a howling suck- ! cess in fact, howling was about all that was done only 6 of the girls got drunk, that is?too drunk to dance, but Just about drunk enough tohowl, but nearly all of the men got past going except for tearing up a right smart of his furniture trying to do the big apple while Intoxercated. everthing passed off as usual when booze is pressent. ..there is still a right smart of gossip going the rounds in our naborhood about the recent (reassure hunt which lasted nearly all night long rev. will waite has referred to it time and again in his sermonts, but he calls It the "shameful epplsode." It included a few of his so-called a mencorner members and he says they have a different look out of their eyeballs since the treassure hunt was hell, a sort of guilty frown ansoforth. ..congress will have lots of work to do enduring the pressent session, they done some fine Jobs befoar xmun, that is?put the labor bill on ice, fix the farmers so they can't ruin theirselves again for 2 years, kept the w p. a. on the map. hurt the feelings of the p. w. a., ordered a bigger navy to keep jappan on the other side of the paciffic. If possible, and they allso done a right smart of talking about other Important matters the k k k enimlos havu gone into winter qtiar ters corry spoudent. mike J.ark. rfd. yores trulie. Price Of A Smile Wichita, Kan.?For a child's smile, $30,000 That's what Mrs E M *Shafer asked In a damage suit against C. G. Hilligoss. She charged her three year old daughter, Charlotte, never will be able to smile again because nerves In her face were severed In an accident Involving Hflligoaa* ear. * News Of Interest In And Near Bethune lioihuuf, Jan. IP?A very pretty courtesy to Mrs Harris Oliver, who before her marriage a few weeka ago. Miss Huby Ou West, of Midway, was the miscellaneous shower given by Mrs. C. H. Caasady and Mrs. R. U Waters at the home of the former last Thursday afternoon. The living room and dining room were thrown ensuite and a pink and green motif was prettily used In the decorations. Eight tables were arranged for bingo--end a contest was also enjoyed. Flayers receiving prizes were Mrs. Manning Farker, Mrs. J. b. King, Jr., Mrs. Creamer Jonea. Mrs. boring Davis and Mrs. K. Z. Truesdell. Mrs. R. EMcCaskill' won the contest prise. During the afternoon little Donald McLaurtn pulled into the living room an express wagon piled high with a miscellaney of beautiful and useful gifts for the bride. Chicken salad with ?altines, sliced tomatoes, olives, pickles, sandwiches and hot eoffee were served by the hosteeses. The January meeting of the Bethune chapter U. D. C. waa held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. D Barr. Mrs E. Z. Truesdell. president, presided over the business session, when the historian, Mrs. D. M. Mays, took charge of the program. Mrs. Barr gave a musical solo, "bee's Sword," and also read an article of interest. Others contributing to the program were Mrs. R. E. McCaskill, who read a "Tribute to I>ee," and Miss Stella Bethune, "My Homeland." Officers for the year are, Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell, president; Mrs. J, C. Foster, vice president; Miss Cecelia King, secretary; Mrs. G. B. McKinnon, treasurer, and Mrs. D. M Mays, historian At the conclusion of the meeting the hostess served ambrosia and fruit cake. Miss Margaret Smith, Miss Sara Smith and J. W. Price, of Bamberg, spent the week end with their uncle and aunt. Mr and Mrs. B. W. Best. Mrs J A McCaskill is visiting her -on-in-law and daughter. Mr and Mrs J G Richards, of Florence. Mrs. Martha Rush, of Camden, was th?- dinner guest Tuesday of the W. A | Mi I)owell's Superintendent J C Foster. Miss Ixntise Oatman. the Rev F M LindW-r. M. C. Mason and B. W Best attended a forum in Camden last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. T. H King, of Hartsville, spent Tuesday wjth her sister-in-law, Mrs. Joanna Caston. ?MiBs Mai'V" Hrannon "and Miss Sara Brannon, of Columbia, spent several days last week with their parents, the B W. Brannon *. Mrs Km ma L. Smith, of McCorrnick. is making an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. B W. Best Mr. and Mrs Morrison Graham and baby visited the Thomas Cooley's in Swansea dufing the past week end Mrs. Emmie Black, of Sanford. N C , is spending a while with her sisters, Misses Maggie and Nettie Brdnnon. Mrs. Maude Copeland and other relatives here. Mr and Mrs. J H. Koon have been recent visitors to relatives in Pomaria Miss Sara Gray Proctor and Miss! Martha Thompson spent the week cud 1 at their respective homes in Rock TB11 Mr. and Mrs. G. E. King, of McBee, were guests in the home of their daughter, Mrs. Mack Davis, during the week end. Mrs. W. B. Davis has returned home after an extended visit to relatives and friends iu Chesterfield. Ker shaw and Pageland. Mrs T H. Best, of Hartsville, was the dinner guest Tuesday of the B W Best's. Two new business enterprises have opened up here during the month b. M Best, meat market and grocery, in the corner store adjoining I>oring Davis, and the Baker feed and baby chicjt store in the Leslie Jones store building. Agricultural teachers of Kershaw and Chesterfield counties and representative members of the teachers' part time classes held a meeting at Bethune Thursday. January 6. Verd Peterson, state supervisor of agricultural education, and J. b. Sutherland, Assistant of Columbia, were in charge of the meeting. The purpose was to discuss problems of boys and efforts made to help them get established in farming. M. C. Mason was responsible for the excellent supper prepared by Miss Oatman and home economics class and Mrs. M. C. Mason, and served by girls of the class. Similar meetings are planned for all day boys and evening class members at a later date. Miss Cecelia King and Miss Harriet Mays visited at Wofford College dur-1 ing the week end. Get Twenty Years Spartanburg. Jan. 14 ?Three white men faced prison sentences of twenty years each today, after a Jury convicted them of manslaughter in the slaying of James McMillan, negro farmer. The three, Jerry and Andy Bobb, brothers, and Bloomer Williams, were charged with fatally shooting Mc.'^pp lan as be was riding on a wagon of cotton with his whlta employer. Hopedale, MI?-, town of MM. baa never accepted a penny of WPA moony. Jnet donl need It. the*eny. C? _ *- - - DeKalb News Notes W?tvlll?. Jan 20 11 w*\ WvUh de*p regret lumbers of li*tbHny Weotvflle church accepted the red* uattoii of Kev. H. J., laat ?u?d.y morolMK. He ^^ose M? pastorate_b?re on the second buuday in>et%u6^and assume his duties as paator of Poinsett Baptist church, in Greenville, on the following Bunday. The good wishes of the community follow him in his new field of The library of Baron DeKalb school has been improved recently. It it sow equipped with tables, chairs end dictionary stand. A copy of e titer's dictionary has been loaned the library by Miss Annie Dee Smith. There is also an improvement In circulation during January since the Kershaw county and school libraries have been combined. Miss Willie Mae P*ach is librarian. h Mrs. H. C. Jones, Erllne Jones and Minnie Mae Owens, of Kershaw, were guests of Mrs. Walter Young Monday afternoon. Mrs. Hallie B. Weller, of Inman, visited friends here Sunday. On the sick list this week are G. M. Anthony. Mrs. J. C Hilton, Mrs. Carl Owens, Betty Jean Hay and ? Jake Sowell. Mrs L. C. Clyburn, Jr.. entertained members of the Monday afternoon bridge club at her home. Mrs. Shelby Truesdale and Mrs. W. H. Carter were prise winners. A tempting salad , course was served at the conclusion of the game Misses Frances Revere and Carol Nickels spent the weed end in Columbia. The DeKalb Home Demonstration club will sponsor a square dance and round dance at the Four-H club house tonight, beginning at eight o clock The admission charge will be fifty cents. Misses Annie Lee Smith and Minnie Hodges spent the week end visiting at the home of Miss Smith in Blshop-ville. Mrs. B. P. Clotfelter. who has been visiting her mother, Mrs W. F True'sdale, returned Sunday to her home in Atlanta. Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. L C Clyburn and Mr. and Mrs. D. F Owens visited on Saturday W. C. Cunningham, who is seriously ill at his home in Winnsboro. Mr. and Mrs 1 P. Owens and son, Buddy Owens, of Lancaster, spent Tuesday visiting Mrs Owens' mother,' Mrs J C. Hilton. Baron DeKalb boys and girls basketball teams have had a full sched-j ule since the season began. On last i Tuesday night they played Charlotte Thompson in the Charlotte Thompson ' gymnasium. Baron DeKalb won and the boys lost. Tuesday they played Blaney On Wednesday Charlotte Thompson played here in a return' game, our girls again winning and the boyo lcsirii. Mr and Mrs Rufus Williams. Mr and >Irs William Sykes and son Wil-{ liarn, and Mrs J K Williams, of Ker-' shaw. were guests Sunday of .Mr. and' Mrs Curtis Ogburn. | Woodrow Young, who attends a' business college in Columbia, visited I his brother, E. W. Young, and Mrs Young recently. j Mrs Elijah Sanders and children, Acelia and Elijah, Jr., of Dalzell, visited Mr and Mrs. J. C. Hilton, Jr., Sunday. The Baron DeKalb Parent Teach ' ' M i era Association met Thursday even- j lng at the school building. Mrs. L. C. Clyburn, Jr., visited Mrs. i W. H. Clyburn in Camden on laet Frl- J day. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smyrl, of Cam? den. visited Mrs. Smyrl's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Horton Friday. Mrs T J. Peach spent a few days visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. N. | Truesdale and Mr. Truesdale, near ij Camden Margaret Young spent the week cnd_rr visiting Marlowe Burch in the Lockhart section. Miss Willie Mae Peach spent tha^ J week end visiting friends in Kershaw. The local chapter of F. F. A., under t Tire?dtrmTon of W. H. Carter, agri- \ culture teacher of Baron DeKalb, has been busy preparing beds for early tomato and potato plants. From the school nursery they are furnishing :-.3 shrubbery for five homes in the com- /ri munity. On last Friday night they t'i sponsored a showing of "Uncle Natchel and Sonny,put on by the Chilean Nitrate of Soda bureau of education. ? Approximately one hundred and twen- '"7q ty-five persons attended. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt McCaskill, of ij Camden, were visitors Sunday of Mr. * and Mrs. J C. Hilton, Jr. The DeKalb Home Ppmon?traHnn ? club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. B. Loripk. Thief Fishes $100 j From Smyrna Store York# Jan. 12.?About $100 In cash j was stolen from Whlsonant'g store at Smyrna yesterday while Mr. Whisotiant *vas at lunch, and the store closed. The thief reached a long piece of wire through a broken' window pane and drew the money to him [from a shelf on which it had been ' placed. -New Word Columbia? S C , Jan 14.?A newt word was in court records her** today but 1t was undefined. A woman witness in general sessions court said a man, whom she alleged had shot her, told her, she said, "not to woof at him."^ "What doea 'woof mean?" BoHcitor A. F Spigner inquired. "1 dunno," aha replied, "hut that's what he said." | tlrY~ Know thf A I I K> Moot Interesting -9 B Tendency In Infor- 8 , I" Today? IT. * K What we C?|| SUPI PLEMENTAL 8 W FORMS. That V ? Means Combining "S B Lots of Coverages J | In a SINGLE POLK ICY at Small Coot ."J- "j V There's a Rfmarka- .9 S bla Supplemental fl i | for ydur HOUSE. J || !? KENNEDY J j S INSURANCE J | | REALTY ' - J | I COMPANY 4| 1 M v' jU " T r ? ?j Camden Theatre :i woooo?ooooo^oooooooo? . FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 ^ Final Showing of " &--J "MANPROOF" With Myrna Doy. Prancot Tone and KoBalind Russell )coo>?< v ' SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 f\ William Boyd in "NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE" 3 Alfeo Final Episode of r-j "The Painted Stallion" Comedies and Cartoons ,3 >e?o 000000000000000000000* MONDAY and TUESDAY JANUARY 24?28 Dorothy Lamottr?Jon Hall In "HURRICANE" The most spectacular picture ever brought to the screen $1 >oceoeeeoooeooeopo^ppo0? WEDNESDAY, JAN'Y 28 M Sally Eillers with Neil Hamilton :3 In "LADY BEHAVE" [ tOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPOOOOOOOO* '"=] THURSDAY and FRIDAY JANUARY 27-28 Tyrone Power?Loretta Young ??* "SECOND HONEYMOON" Haiglar Theatre |j FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 Olenda Farrell?Barton Mac Lane SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 Jokaa, Mack mtm M "A LAWMAN IS BORN" AIM Zorro RMas A?*M