The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 28, 1938, Image 1
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VOLUME 4# CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1938 NUMBER 46
Judge Featherstone
Refuses New Trial
Columbia, Jun. 24.-^LH>ath by elecrocutlou
lor tlx penitentiary prlsoum
convicted of murdering Guard
lapialu J- Olln Sanders was decreed
tfi March 25 by Judge 0. C. Feathertone
today.
Motions for a new trial for the sex,t
were dented by the Judge and at>rueys
for the condemned nam aaid
ley bad made no definite pUfts to
ppeai the case.
Tbe judge fixed the time of elecroi-ution
"between sunrise and sunet
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Smiling incongruously, J. V. Bair,
f Sumter, one of the defendants,
aid "thank you Judge," and the Jurist
uded his sentence with the formal,
nay God hav? mercy on your souls."
Hair told the Judge he didn't "think
ve men here got a fair trial."
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William B. Woode, of Blloxi, Miss.,
mlessed ringleader of the group, al>
made a statement before sentence
as passed:
There's one man here," Woods
ild, "who will before he dies confess
tat he told a lie on the witness stand
ying to save his own life."
Woods obviously referred to George
Hngard, of Columbia, youngest of
ie six, whose testimony differed from
e others in that he said both Woods
td Buttles of Slmpsonville, stabbed
iptain Sanders.
Al) others, including Woods him-.
If, gave Woods full blame for dealg
the death blow.
"Do we have to go hack down in
at darkness to wait until this sen-j
nee is carried out?" Suttlea asked
e court, but he got no answer.
D. M. Winter, attorney for Woods
d Suttles, said when asked If he
mned an appeal to the supreme
urt:
"My personal feeling at the prest
time la that' I have performed the
ty that the court appointed me to
, and I don't plan to appeal unless
im retained further to do so."
)ther defense attorneys expressed
lilar sentiments or said they had
t made up their minds as to what
lion they would take.
In answer to the motions for a
w trial, Judge Featherstone said:
1 haven't the slightest doubt that
fse men have had a fair and irnrtial
trial. No doubt there have
en errors but I am satisfied that
prejudicial errors have occurred."
Motions for a new trial were on
iral grounds, the outstanding one
ing that one of the Jurors, B. A.
:obs had said publicly before the
al that lie would condemn the men
he were put on the Jury.
affidavit signed by R. N. Arant
v- read in-which Jacobs was quoted
I saying after he had been drawn
I Jury service:
Well, l know where they are going
|l get on the case. They are all
Bug to the electric chair."
aeobs was brodght into court howB>.
and denied the allegation.
No, sir. I did not say that," he
m the Judge.
|l rule that Jacobs was a compet
and a fair Juror," Featherstoqe
he judge praised defense attorneys
'he fight they made for the* six
B> and "foj^ not going about this
' in a perfunctory manner."
B^ou represented men who admitI
on the witness stand that they
e guilty," Judge Featherstone said.
hey went there prepared to take
an life if necessary to carry out
?r scheme and they did take hu he
grounds on which Winter
fcht a new trial: / y * _,
i'ublic sentiment was supji,, &j^,t
Bhout more time for sentiment to
lle, defendants could hot detain a
and Impartial triaL .
' he urgent speed with which the
B> of the case was dispatched esHiaiiy
in the matter of running lata
B> the night, all tended to empha
tJl<! seriousness of the case and
Bded to prejudice the rights of tbe
"(lants in obtaining due process
pon the court ruling certain tes on>
us to the conditions, manageB1'
and treatment ?f prisoners at
B South Carolina state penitentiary,
mpetent and denying defendant's
" el the rl?ht tor examine certain
Prominent Lady
Died Early Thursday
Camden and the Camden winter
colony today mourn the passing or
Mrs. Evelyn Pollack Klrkover, wife
of Harry D. Klrkover, prominent
sportsman, who died at the Klrkover
home here at an early hour this
morning. \v.
Residents of Geneaeo, New York,
the Khrkover'a have maintained their
winter home in Oatnden since i?27,
their mansion at Greene and Lyttleton
streets being one of the show
places of the winter colony and of
the community.
Mrs. Klrkover has been outstanding
In the social and sporting life of
the Camden winter colony since taking
residence here. She,,wag .enthusiastic
in aiding her husband in his
many promotional projects In bunts,
horse shows and the several racing
events which Mr. Klrkover has made
nationally famous. 8he was a member
of the .Camden Hunt club and
took ail active Interest In the affairs
of this group until Illness compelled
her to reluctantly give up the leadership.
A woman of strong personality
she was endeared to all her
friends and acquaintances. It is said
,that she was the symbol of an Ideal
hostess and friend.
Besides her husband Mrs. Klrkover
leaveB -four sisters, Mrs. Sybil Boland,
Mrs. John McGregor and Miss
Mabel Pollack, all of New York City,
and Mrs. B. C. Cagnon, of Green Bay,
Wisconsin.
She was a native of Brooklyn, New
York, having been born there December
8, 1872. She was married to
Mr. Klrkover in 1898. Her maiden
name was Bvelyn Francis Pollack.
Mrs. Klrkover will be cremated at
the Duke University hoapltal at Durham.
N, C., and final interment will
take place in the spring at the Forest
Lawn cemetefy in Buffalo, N. Y.
Memorial services will be held Saturday
morning at 11 o'clock at the
Grace Episcopal church here.
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Peculiar Accident !
At Dusty Bend
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hicks and James
Shaylor, Mill street, this city, were
ushed to the Camden hospital follow!
ng a peculiar automobile accident on
Broad street near Dusty Bend Sunday
j afternoon.
A car, driven by Mrs. Hicks, crashed
'into the front of the Horton store at
Dusty Bend, badly damaging the
building and the automobile. Mrs.
Hicks suffered a torn knee cap and
other cuts and bruises. Mr. Hicks
was painfully cut and bruised, receiving
one bad cut on hlff. head. Mr.
Shaylor received a lacerated nose.
The Hicks' were driving toward
Camden and ran out of gas. A motorist
accommodated them by pushtug
their car and it was while this method
of locomotion was being utilized
that Mrs. Hicks lost control of her
car and crashed into the store building.
Boxing Bout To Be
Put on For Charity
Lawson (Navy) Tuffy, of this city,
rated as champion light-heavyweight
of South Carolina, and Ed Jackson,
of Augusta, Ga., light-heavy title
holder, will clash In an eight round
wlndup of a boxing card to be offered
at the Haiglar theatre Monday evening,
February 7, at 8 o'clock.
The affair, all of whose participants
are colored. Is to be presented
as a benefit for the Children's Nursery,
and barring expense items/all
proceeds will go to this charity4In
addition to the Tuffy-Jackson
fight there 'will be a six round atimL
event that baB class written all over
it. This 1 will bring Haakttl Burroughs,
a 166-pounder from Columbia
into the ring t*p against Robert Small,
a 163-phund light heavy from Charieatou.
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There will be three four round openers,
one being between Cicero
YTYUWr isr "Savannah, 187 pounds, and
I yirgW' Flamming, Camden, at 142
I pounds. A second will Teature a
match between Henry Morrison, of
Darlington and James Carlos, of Cam[den,
tK*h tipping *V V?
pound.: m. Ibj,rflp^uw^wlll b. bf
mm. Old? jportdrtwd. ot Owntv.
-battle royal will be between
CfiaUUn JWr- and two (rem
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Kendall Team To
Play Mormon Team
, (fey Skipper)
Hoar ye basketball fans! Mark up
your calendar (or February 2, when
the Kendall Mills team battlea the
Morniou baaketeera.
And aa we Intimated in a previous
news Item, the bill tbla time will be
featured by a double attraction. First,
a game between Uertrudq Zemp'a
"Flashes"" and Ellen McDowell's
"Dames." This should be a good
game aa the girls playing on these
teams have all had basketball experience.
On the Flash outfit are such stellar
lights of feminine cage wizardry
as Laura Moseley, who rates ace high
as a center; Faith deLoach, Beulah
Hicks, Mary Qoodale, Virginia Halle,
Mary Helen Rhame and Thelma Jones
will pair beautifully with the Moseley
girl. - _ J.c<s
On the Dame sextet will be found
Mary Ellen McDowell, Goldie Shirley,
Lila Dixon, Mary Moseley, Lois Dixon,
Wilhelmina Strak, Eva Irby and
Virginia Davis. -This Dixon girl is
the one who captained the champion
Charlotte-Thompson team lu,st y0ar
and she sure knows her basketball.
This Mormon aggregation comes
from Salt Lake City, ytah, and the
team averages six foot players. They
play a distinctly western style of basketball
and have been putting on
some worthwhile exhibitions in their
tour, which already has taken them
through Florida, Georgia and the
southern part of South Carolina. The
team is featuring the appearance of
several all-star players?among them
being Art McOmber, six foot threeUnch
speedster from Idaho, wheto he
rated as an all-state center. Wllford
Fisher, of Sacramento, Cal., who
played two years with the Brlgham
Yolng varsity team, Robert Johnson,
of Yuba City, Cal., an all-state star,
and others. Since invading the south
the team has added Jimmy Chapman,
a sensational Greenville lad, wh<f
I won honors as a star in the Textile
j league team of that city and which,
won the championship two years ago.
William Lee, of Santa AnnaL Cal, and
Joseph N. Revill, of Inglewood, Cal.,
I are two other stars on the squad.
While playing In Atlanta a few
weeks ago the team defeated the
crack Salvation army team of that
city 54 to 13; the J. P. C. team 17
to 16 and they won at Fort McPherson
51 to 24.
The team has defeated Columbus,
Bainbridge, Tallahassee. Tampa and
St. Petersburgh, and also the crack
News team of Miami. They are now
facing games at Orlando, Jacksonville
and Mount Dora, Florida.
The Camden high school team
played a return game at Summerton
last Tuesday and on next Tuesday
they go to WInnsboro for a game. The
next home game will be on Tuesday,
February 8, when HartBville plays
here. All of the games with the exception
of the one with Hsurtsvllle,
will And both boys and girls In action.
"Buck" Newsome
Attended Polo Here
' Buck" Newsome, former Washington
Senator pitcher, now with the St.
Louis Browns, believes that the New
York Yankees will be hard-pressed
to repeat on an American League pennant
this year.
The big hurler, whose home is at
Hart8ville, was among the railbirds
at the Sylvan cup polo classic Sunday
afternoon and had plenty of opportunity
to chin about baseball with the
farts Who clustered about him.
NeWsome believes that Detroit and
Cleveland are going to be the teacbs
to beat in order to get the flag in
the American league. Newsome will
leave'March 6 for San Antonio, TexU,
Wft. UStf~Bfowns ~will do tfietr
spring training.
/ Wb^may not finish with the leaders
this ybkr," said Newsome, "but
you'll find the Browns higher in the
percentage than in many years.
LyttUton Street Methodist Church
-j. The following service* wlll he heldj
In the Lyttleton Street Methodist
church on Sunday:* Church school at
10 a. xn., morning worship at 11:16;
evening worship at 7:30. The public
cordially invited to attend.
New Manager For Peatat
H.-4?..'Partijfe of Stud tar, has coma
to Cawfiaa to bo the mw manager
with jbho' company for a number of
Grand and Petit
Jurors Are Drawn
Grand and puilt Jurors were drawn
Tuesday by the Jury co??l??iOBer?.
The first named eighteen are grand
jurora and will serve for the entire
year. The flrat six' named grand Jurora
are hold-ovem from last year.
The oourt will oonvene Monday mornmg,
February 14, as one of general
sessions to hear criminal cases. Judge
C. O. Feattoerstone, of Greenwood, will
preside. v,<. ? '
Grand Jurors
[ K. L. Jones, Liberty Hill; D. H.
Coats. J. ?. Carson, Kershaw; D. A.
Kabon, Logoff; L J. Baker, Bethune,
H. C. Drawdy, Camden; H. T. West,
W. M. " Brannon, Lee Davis, H. L.
Smyrl, R, A. Bruce, Camden; G. W.
Rabon, J. M. Martin, Lugoff; M. G.
Ktpg. Bethune; B. K. Young, CharleB
L. Truesdale, Z. A. Catoe. M. 8. Csuthen,
Kershaf..
L U First Week Petit Jurors
W. K. Nelson, J. F. Watts, Lewis
Lomansky, Hughey Tindal, P. R
I^ngston, J. M. Villeplgue. A. S. Karesh,
W. 0. Salmond. J. M. Chewn
ing, W. J. Denton, T. W. Player, W.
D. McDowall. J. M. Hornsby, G. A.
Munn, H. C. Christmas, T. M. Corbett,
C. T. Swann, Camden; Paul 8.
Truesdale, T. H. Young, D. F. Roberts,
Sam Faulkenberry, N. E. Cauthen, L.
J. Truesdale, W. C. Gandy, S. M.
Carnes, B. A. Brown, W. T. Fletcher,
Kershaw; JOhn Taylor, H. A. Hawkins,
A. Dowey, K. B. Barfldld, W. E.
Rabon, Lugoff; G. C. Truesdale,
GtotteborO; W. S. Stokes, Cassatt;
Lewis L: TrueBdale, Westvllle; 8. J.
Raskin*. Bbthdne.
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Services Sunday
j At Mount Moriah
Rev. J. W.. Boykin, pastor of the
Mount Moriah Baptist church, of this
city, has" issued the following announcement:
TheiMt. Moriah Baptist church will
extend^'a hearty welcome to all of our
[friends Sunday, January 30, to enjoy,
with us the celebration of our Sev-|
enty-Becond Anniversary. The fellOWship
and complimentary service which
will be given us at 3:30 p. m. by the
First Baptist church (white) will
greatly inspire and cement a better
spirit of good will and Christian harmony
among us. One half of the
church will be reserved for our white
friends and we are glad to say that
the choir of the First Baptist church
with Its pastor, the Rev. J. B. Caston,
will have charge of the service.
Couple Fly Here
To Be Wedded
Another nuptial event In DuPont
circles occurred here Wednesday afternoon
when James Newman Andrews,
Jr., of Somerset, Virginia,
whose mother was a DuPont, and
Miss Kathryn Owen Austin, of Great
Neck, Long Island, were married at
the home of Judge N. C. Arnett, at
2 o'clock.
The young couple who have been
at Aiken, flew here Wednesday morning
and secured the wedding license.
Andrews gave his age as 26 and that
of Miss Austin as 21. Following the
wedding Mr. and Mrs. Andrews and
several local friends went to the Hob
kirk Inn for luncheon. In the afternoon
they returned to Aiken by motor
and left that place Thursday In
the groom's plane for Winter Park,
Florida, where they will honeymoon
for three weeks.
James Newman Andrews Is a son
of James N. Andrews, who married
Julia DuPont, a sister of Eugene DuPont,
whose ^daughter became the
wife of the son of President Roosevelt.
Camden Msn Named
Chester, 8. C., Jan. 21.?Dr. A. W.
Humphries, health officer of Kershaw
county; H, D. McDanlel. sanitary Inspector
of Aiken county, and Miss
Bobble COM-,-bounty nurse of York,
have been selected members of the
executive committee for Central district,
state board of health, for 1938,
according to. an announcement made
here.
Betheeda Presbyterian Church
Sunday, January 80, A. Douglas MCArn,
pastor. Church school for #11
l<m at 10 a. as. Homing worsbfp
with anthem and aeymon at 11:16. The
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Seize Two Cars;
Arrest Two Men
A raid on a tUMng station and lour
1st cuinp by deputies under Sheriff
j. H. McL/eod resulted In the seizure
of two earn, said to have been stolen
in Philadelphia and the arrest of two
wen, found Bleeping in one of the
cabins. * ..
"The raid <wa? staled wheu author!ties
suspected illegal sale of liquor
at the camp. The stolon auto angle
developed when actions of men found
in the cabin aroused suspicion on the
part of the sheriff.
Investigation disclosed the two cars,
one a sedan and the other a coupe,
had been atolen from A parking lot
in Philadelphia on December 10. The
men arrested gave their names a?
Joseph H. Weeks and Richard I. Johnson.
A negro man, who gave his
name as Charlie McCllnton, waB arrested
when found atf the camp. He
' was exonerated of any complicity in
the theft by the two white men.
; Weeks and Johnson were placed in
!jail here to await action by the F?deral
Bureau of Intelligence. This
group takes over the cbbc because of
the transportation of stolen cars
from one state to another.
The officials working on the case
were Sheriff J. H. McLeod. Rural Officer
J. D. Watson, S. P. Watkins and
G. B. DeBruhl.
Camden Folks View
Northern Lights
The sight of the lights in the sky
north of Camden Tuesday night
brought many people from their
homes to view the brilliant spectacle,
which it is said, had not been visible
from this part of the country since
1920.
Inquiry among older residents resulted
in the information that this
Aurora Borealls is seldom seen as far
south as the Carollnas, In fact, some
of the pioneers who witnessed the dis*
play of lights Tuesday night stated
it was the first time they had ever
viewed them.
The lights were seen about seven
o'clock and for hours the electrical
disturbance resultant from them caused
much disturbance to radio reception.
The lights were of a color remlnicent
of a Neon light" and spread
over the northern sky like the giant
tail of a gorgeously colored peacock.
When the lights first began to appear
many people thought a forest fire
was raging and was reflected In the
sky. Gradually the fingers of light
reached higher and higher and as
they neared the zenith, they became
silver In color.
Parties coming down from Liberty
Hill Wednesday morning say the view
from that high point was especially
beautiful.
Astronomers attribute the Northern
Lights to sun spot activity An active
spot which is just disappearing
around the edge of the sun caused
similar disturbances last week?Monday
and Friday. These disturbances
were manifest by the fading out of
radio reception.
In the north it Is not an uncommon
ocurrence to see the Aurora Borealls
?summer and winter. There it is
more vivid and colorful than that witnessed
here Tuesday night.
Baptist Church 8ervlcea
The following services are announced
for week begining January 30 at
the First Baptist church: Sunday
school at 10 o'clock with V. J. Rector,
superintendent In charge. Public worship
conducted by the pastor, Rev.
J. B. Caston, at; ,11:15 a. ra. and 7 :30
p. ra. Morning subject, "All Things
Work Together FOr Good." Evening
subject, "The ^..tqnement." Prayermeeting
Wednesday evening at 7:80.
B. T. U. Sunday evening at 6:16. The
pictures shown at the B. T. U. are
proving helpful and Instructive as
well as entertaining. The attendance
Is the largest we have had In etght
years. Come and enjoy the picture
and the whole evening program. A.
most cordial welcome awaits you.
Camden Girls Win 1 * ,
Camden girl cagers continued their,
winning streak at the expense of the;
University High School of Columbia
girls Friday evening; tafcftigf'thylr opponents
Into camp In n"wutt^pinyidfc
game 81 to 16. ,
The Camden boys, however, follow?HM
?W was with th. ***
deLoach Enters
Mayoralty Race
The Chronicle 1m this week carrylnK
a number of now announcements
for representatives on the aUlerinanlc
board ?much Interest will be centered
In the announcement of John K.
delxiuch as a cuudldate for mayor,
Mr. del>oach hus for a number of
years been u practicing attorney In
Camden, being the Junior member of
the law Arm of ftlrWlaifd and delxmeb.
In a letter to The Chronicle Mr. deLoach
says:
"1 wish to announce through your
paper, my candidacy In the approaching
election, for Mayor of the City of
Camden. If elected, It shall be my
sole desire to benefit Camden and to
aid In Its progress and the happiness ^
of Its people.
"Some may venture the assertion
that It Is pre-requlsite to good government
In Camden that a candidate
should first have training In City
Council. This may b?i true, hut I
think m^, training and experience as
a lawyer at the Camden Bar and my
knowledge of governmental affairs
and business conditions Is sufficient
to give the City, with the aid of the
Council, a worthwhile administration."
Other announcements of interest
this week are those of John T. Nettles,
Jr., for alderman from ward two;
R. L. (Bob) McCasklll, for alderman
ward three and Charles J. Shannon,
Jr. 4th, for alderman in ward four.
C. C. Whitaker, Sr., Is also announced
this week for re-election as alderman
from ward four. J. E. McKain
has no opposition so far in ward five,
but it is understood he will offer for
re-election. J. E. Ross is announced
for re-election, kgd like Mr. McKain,
it is got, thought he will have opposition.
Red Cross Makes t
Appeal For China
An appeal for funds to be used for
the relief .of-millions of suffering men,
women and chlWreiTTh China was
)made today by Oliver Rice, chairman
of the Kershaw County Red Cross
Chapter, who announced that, at the
suggestion of President Roosevelt,
chapters throughout the country were
joining In the appeal.
Contributions should be mailed to
Harold Funderburk, this city, who Is
treasurer of the Kershaw County Red
Cross Chapter.
"In asking our community to assist'
in raising this fund," Mr. Rice -said,
"there Is little need to tell of appall
ing conditions in Shanghai and other
cities, because newspapers, newsreels,
and radio have" vividly pictured """
them."
He said that this money would be . ~
given to relief agencies and hospitals,
and that a committee of American
business men In China, appointed by
thb American ambassador, Nelson T.
Johnson, would he formed to dlstrib
ute the fund. No personnel win be
sent from the United States.
In addition to the need for food,
shelter and warm clothing, one of the
great needs In China at the present
time is for medical assistance. There
is great danger that epidemics may
break out.
650,000 sick and homeless persons
are crowding the International Settlement
and greater Shanghai, with
many times that' number scattered
throughout coastal and Interior cities,
towns and villages that , have
been devastated.
Lack of houses for the homeless is ,
causing a health 'problem and public
shelters have long' been overcrowded,
forcing thousands of homeless to huddle
under strk^J matting sheltsro
without protection from snows -and
cold rains weenlnaqyer the conptrr.
Alleys and doorway tfifi the to whs
and cities are crowded with bewildered
people, and since railway ssr^~"
vices have heeq disrupted, there is
no way to move them to other areaft.
An offer of assistance to the Japanese
and Chinese Red Cross Societies
was made laol Auguft-hfr the inter*;
national Ityd Cross Committee.at Geneva.
The-Japanese society replied -
thai' their resources were adequate to
deal with their situation, but the Chinese
stated they very much needed
outside assistance. ...
f rJdr. Jtaryeh Sapllea --C^
The Chamber of Commerce fa in rocetplMtrfja
letter from
Shi by Mr. Heath to Mr. Baroch ^