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t^-rezszaasmasmrmmmmmirnMiu , . 4 ' -BW ':, Insura Bafaty. Avoid Highway Htuidi, Tra*al By Train, AirConditlonad Coaohas on Through Tr?tW. WPA OFFICIAL* SENT TO JAIL AFTER LENQTHY TRIAL Santa Fee, N. M., May 10.?The long trial of WPA officials and others charged with padding WPA payrolls and diverting WPA labor in New Mexico were nearing its end this week. Already ten persons have been convicted and a number released from charges. Two WPA supervisors, Felix Martinez and Peter J. Coleman have been sentenced to six months in jail following their conviction of falsifying WPA payrolls, and dlvertiug relief labor. liernardo Cruz, Maro county Democratic party chairman, convicted of conspiracy to use the New Mexico WPA for political purposes has been sentenced to six months in jail and four co-defendants placed on probation for three years. The five convicted men have given notice of appeal and United States District Judge Colin Neblett set appeal bond at $1,500 for each of the five defendants. The WPA political scandal *broke last yepjj and Involved many men high up in^ffe public life of New Mexico. The attempr to enforce an excise law in 1791 taxing domestic distilled j liquors resulted in the Whiskey rebellion iu Pennsylvania. EIGHT INJURED IN SERIES OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS A series of automobile accidents near Sumter last night Injured at least eight persons. Dr. Norman O. Kaddy and Miss Francis Zemp are i>atlenta of the Toumey hospital ua a result of sorious injuries received when l)r. Daddy's automobile skidded against the bridge over Rafting creek, at the old Member t mill pond, between here and Camden, and plunged dowu an embankment. The accident happened early last night. Dr. Daddy's injuries, consisting of Ave broken ribs and spinal hurts, a.e considered serious, but not necessarily dangerous. Miss Zemp was considerably bruised and shaken up, but her injuries were not as severe as Dr. Daddy's, The car was a total wreck. About 7:30 o'clock last night several other persons wero injured in a general mixup of cars on the PocalW road, about eight miles from Sumter. A car belonging to J. W. MoClard overturned. Two other cars stopped to give assistance and they wore hit by a car driven by John L?. Uaos. There were four occupants of the Basrt car and all received minor injuries. In the car with Ilass wojre: T. H. Stalling and Misses Ruby Varn and Doris McDure, of St. George. The car belonging to John L.. Pitchard, one of those who stopped to render aid, was damaged. The other car, belonging to tourists, was slightly damaged. It left the scene immediately after the accident. On his way to investigate the accident Rural OfTlcer Sam Newman struck Jeanette Witherspoon, 90-yearold negro woman, who was walking on the pavement three or four feet from the right hand side of the road. The negro woman sustained a broken left pelvis bone. Her condition was reported fair today but complications were feared due to her advanced age. About 9:30 o'clock last night a car belonging to Johnnie Dee Johnson, Route 2, Sumter, turned over about a half mile from Pocalla. The occupants left the scene and it has not been learned if anyone was injured.? Sumter Daily Item. "BANK NIGHT" IS LEGAL, SAYS THE 8UPREME COURT Columbia, May 10.?The state supreme court held today that promotion plans conducted by theaters along lines similar to what is commonly referred to as "bank night" were not violations of the lottery laws. The court affirmed a lower court order restraining the late Sheriff J. H. Coker, of Darlington county, from interfering with the operations of such "a plan by the Darlington Theaters, Inc., and by H. R. Berry, a theater operator. A plan "which openly seeks to avoid the terms of a statute is a law-| ful one x x x," the court said. The plan referred to provided for the placing o/ names on cards which were put into a box and drawn on specified nights by disinterested parties, the persons whose names were drawn receiving the cash awards offered. If those persons were absent they were given ten minutes to get to the theater, but if the awards were unclaimed the amounts were carried over and added to the amounts to be drawn for the next time. "If plans of this nature are inimicable to the public welfare, then it would be a matter for legislative action, and not one for the courts," the court said. The opinion was written by Circuit Judge Q. Duncan^ BeWn:. ger, as an acting member of the court. The case was selected for appeal as a test of the anti-lottery 1 laws, although before it was heard by the court the theaters Involved voluntarily abandoned operation of the plan. Solicitor S. S. Tlson, of Bennettsville, and representatives for the attorney general's office appeared for the state in the case. Mather Closes Successful Term Mather academy will close its fiftysecond successful term, Thursday, May 25, with Dean Benjamin E. Mays, of Howard University School of ReUgio?>ae speaker. The class sermon will be preached by the Rev. J. W. Curry, of Orange[burg, S. C. " All department awards, athletic honors and other prizes will De presented on class night. May 24. However, the honqr roll and senior awards of scholarships will be announced at the commencement exercises on May 25. at 10 o'clock In the morning. The class of 1939 has twenty-two members, most of whom have majored In the vocational subjects. They are as follows: Esther Belton, Ernestyne Brown lee, Robert Carlos, Manolia Davis, Cogaer Duren, Edward Evana, Clara Faulka, Holla Gray, Mary Green, James Hayes, Fannte Heath, Mary Ifby, Rtulfill James, Lillle V. Johnson, Helen McDure, Carrie McDonald, Naomi Ontten. Ruth Outten, Helen PAlmore, Walker Pierce, Jason ,Wh (taker, and Wllford White. -V I The Pom talon at Canada la the world's jeadlng producer of palladium. V- ? " *. *[ ' vf J ?. - -'-vr> * - L. - 1 *--- V-L?? CHILD OF FIVE QIVE8 BIRTH TO BOUNCING BABY BOY IN PERU Lima, Peru, May IS.?An Indian girl said by physicluus to bo llvo years old has given blrlh to a slx-pouud baby at the Lima maternity hospital?' to the amaEemeut of slaty physician witnesses. The baby, a boy, was delivered In a 35 minute Caesarean operation yesterday morning. The Infant was said to be well-formed and today both the child and his mother were reported by the hospital to be In excellent cou* dltion. The (Jaesarean was performed by Dr. Gerardo Losada and Dr. Alogaudro Husalleu and among the sixty spectators was a commission of physicians preparing a report on the untaxing case of precocious motherhood. The child mother, Litia Medina, was born September 23, 1334, according to her parents, and that Is the date on her birth certificate. llut Dr. Hlpollto iairraburo, chief surgeon and director of the Lima maternity hospital, said the birth certificate apparently was iu error because Lina still has her milk teeth and the molars are Just emerging? the dental status of a child more than Ave but under six years of age. Dr. Larvabure believed this calculation was more reliable than the birth certificate which would mako her four years, seven months and threo weeks old. After the birth Dr. Larrabure recounted the history of the case which had been In medical hands for several weeks. The girl is one of the children of an Indian farming family living near Pisco, a cotton port south of Lima. A few weeks ago her mother brought her into the hospital at Pisco for examination, believing the child had an abdominal tumor. Dr. Lotada, one of the attending physicians at yesterday's operation, found her to be \ pregnant. "Lozada had the surprise of his life when he found Lin a was in an advanced state of pregnancy," Dr. li*rrahure said. He said it had been impossible to dotermlhe who had assaulted the little girl. The mother reported that Llna started to menstruate when she was only three months old, continuing regularly until August, 1938. Told that the child was pregnanat. the mother voiced Indian Superstitions. "She believed that her daughter was a victim of the 'evil eye" or possessed by u snake which, uccordlng to the Indians, is able to impregnate women sleeping in the open air," Dr. L&rraburo said. Gynecologists feared that natural delivery of the baby would be too dangerous, if not impossible, for the llttlo girl and so decided to operate after eight and one half months of pregnancy. Four days ago Line was brought to Lima from Pisco. She weighed 32 kilograms <70.56 pounds). The exact weight of her child was 2.7 kilograms (5.96 pounds.) The mother Is Just | under 37 Inches in height. (HAVE | A Pretty Lawn I We sell the beet lawn mowers they run like a top and cut clean as a whittle. Adjustable for high and low cuts. Easy to sharpen and oil. We carry other low-x< priced garden needs. See us .before buying. BARRINGER Hardware Co. Award* To Be Made The C&iijmvu uartion club has recently Joined with other garden club* throughout the nation in sponsoring an improvement contest among service stations. The stations will hu Judged on the following points: Tainting and general neatness; planting of shrubs or flowers; lack of all but necessary signs The club has set December 1, as the date for the Judgiug of stations. It is not too late (o join this contest. The award is a marker furnished by the National Council of Garden clubs and is recognized all over the United (Stales. ' ?I ; - I GAS AND ELECTRIC WELDING I on all machines?industrial or automotive GENERAL REPAIRS j BICYCLE REPAIRS I We sharpen lawn mowers, kitchen knives and other cutlery j DeKALB MACHINE WORKS \ M. H. DEAL, Proprietor I DeKalb News Notes Westviite, May 17.? Miss Jaule Castles, of Wlnnsboro, was the week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Young. Mr. and Mr*. C. C. Truesdale and son, Coyt. Jr., and Miss Eva Young of Hickory, N. C., wore the guests of Miss Ida Young the past week end. 11. K. Livingston spent the wdek end in Prosperity. The many friends of Nolan and Wi.Hum Smith sympathise with them in the loss of their mother, Mrs. Naomi liakor Smith, who died at the Camden hospital Monday, after an Illness of several days. The friends of Hugh VValden will be glad to know that he has returned homo from tho Camden hospital where he has been a patient for some time. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hay spent Sunday with Mr. aud Mrs. W. H. Ghent in l>ancustor. Mlap Elizabeth Holland spent the week in Columbia with Mrs. C. D. Funderburke. Miss Ida Young and Coyt Trues-[ dale, Jr., are spending the week with Mrs. Willie Clyburn of Orangeburg. Visitors in tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Truesdale tho past week end were Miss Bthel Bruce, of Wlnnsboro; Miss Sarah Bruce, of Dahlouorh. (la.; Mrs Halllo Weller, of Spartanburg and Charlie Bruce, of Coluin* bin. Clyde Cauthon. of Charlotte, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Cauthen the past week end. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Braughton were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L>. A. Hlnsou Sunday. [ Miss Ixiulse Young spent Sunday with Miss lioutse Htohardson. < Mr. and Mrs. I 1*. Owens and children, of Hock Hill; Mr. and Mre. Foster Milton and son, T. C., of Orangeburg; Mr. and Mis. .Jack Jackson and son, Jackie, of Orangeburg; Mrs. Kdward Kutlodge and children of Lancaster and Mr. and Mrs. C. 1*. Hilton and daughter, Barbara, were gueHts of Mrs. M. A. Hilton and Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Owens Sunday. 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