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Four'More Negroes I
Held For Larceny
j Lour IU < 11< negroes Hrri) arrested
. i It I f 1114*1* mole sil ll rt ul clothes W em
ii i.\i r.t by itie sheriffs force in the
if' ihe shoplifting gang whl'.'t
ii.iil h < ii ope rat nig In thin route).
.M ai t>r Hie Hiolt'ii merchandise wiu
ii,.in ilif Collins I>unn store in this
ni.v bin some wan from tin* StevensSprings
store at Kershaw Sltorlff It.
A Blackmon naitl tlial ho believed
iIn.s gang had boon looting stores 'or
Home timo an ho had gathered inioriiiation
which led him to holiovo that
they had disposed of clothing that had
been stolen prior to Christmas week
when the recovered suits wore stolen.
The four negroes arrested since
Monday are Elmer Collins, Bundy
Mungo, C?in Muck and Nathaniel Perkins
All admit they were ivolved In
the stealing or disposition of the stolen
goods hut it was said (hut only
I Elmer Collins, Will Oauthen and Na
thaniel Perkins did the actual stealing
Collins was arrested Monday by
Sheriff Blackmon twenty miles north
of Wadesboro in the extreme northern
part of Anson county. ^VU, ar0
now In the county jail awaiting trial
on charges of larceny or receiving stolen
goods with the exception of the
two M ungo negroes who have made
bond.
Sheriff Blackmon said that there
were now ten negroes in the county
jail charged with larceny ?-Lancaster
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NO NEWS FROM FLAT ROCK
ii is a verry long lane that newer
turns. n<cording to rev. will waito:
h, !mihi iiiihii'c dropped a bad quarter
ill.' < oll.u tIon plate last month.
Hill i: came back Into Ills hands last
iri<la> when ho got his only httCf-dollar
changed by a stranger, so, friends,
look out for it again next sabbath In
ipe collection at rehobor if he Is there
his.seIf he has almost quit going to
church on nor count of It hawing sinners
in It.
inr art squurc says that the smartest
people in the world today Is the
tohacker manufacturers, they bought
hod years tobacker crops from tho
farmers 40 per cent lower than tho
H?:tx crop fetched, yet they have not
cut their prices a single penny on cigarettes
or chawing or smoking tobacker.
and they possibly newer will
do so. they know that tobacker is the
only real noed-cossity In today's catty
gory of IIwing, so why not make
the folks pay and pay? as usual, the
farmer takes the loss, and you, tho
con-inner, pays it to tho manufact
u rer.
the tacky party which was lie 11 at
mis. si. skinner's pallatlal homo tor
furrln missions last tuesday night was
a wallopping suckcoss miss Indie
hoskins whined the prize, but she
said she was not contesting for same
and had on her regular Sunday tilings,
site is a old maid, her sweetheart nevvnr
returned from the world war. but
is livvlng happy In georgy where lie
got married on a furlow. they took
in 2$ and a ham she says she is
thru with male charracters ansoforth.
the fanners of the flat rock com
munity are counting on a good year
enduring 1910. used cars is cheaper
fety llzer can still be bought oi> creddlck
and delivered at (iie field, farm
relief checks will be as big as ewer,
cotton is fetching more nionney. honiade
corn lickker can be bought as
low as 1$ per fruit jar, tho freeze
frezz all of the boll weevils, polliti!
dans will possibly be scarce this
summer, food is cheap, and all told,
the goose, if anny. is hanging high,
yores trulie,
mlko larke. rfd.
corry spondent
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM FLAT
ROCK
it was so cold last Wednesday night
at rehober church was called off, so
nearly everbody in our community
bundled up and drove to the county
seat to see the. new estern pitcher
entitled: "three fiingered pete rides
again." and It was enjoyed by all except
mr and mesdame slim chance
jr. who had a blowout at the railroad
crossing as everthing was frezz up,
they left their installment-plan where
it was and walked home.
mrs torn head has took In a boarder
at 4$ with bed and klvvers. he
pays In advance, he sells ten-cents-a
week insurance and has done right
well, she says, she takes ten cents
worth of it herself. If she dies, she
will be berried by the company in a
nice casket to cost not less than 50$
she says if she left it to torn, hep husband.
he would berry her in a cheap
IKiplar coffin and then ho mought refuse
to pay the undertaker, lie will
sleep in (lie company room and furnish
his own tire wood and waiter
ansoforth
th all night gar rage has folded up
and left town he had all his assets
and liarbilit i--s tied up in rubber
< In < ks. i ash Items and accounts that
he could not collect he has I of art
square's checks and 2 of hoisum
inoore's chec ks the way they would
do him. so he says, is- tlo-y would
have their carbenvtters adjusted for
c.'.n, and then give their checks for
?,$. and cot tho ballance in t ash, and
the checks would all come bark marked
'I f " he said he could starve to
death somewhere else much cheaper,
he says ho will never accept another
"if" check from annyboddy.
the farmers have been receiving
their sub-siddy checks right along
from the department of agger-culture,
they are speaking moughty well of
seeker-terry wallis and the new deal,
they are willing to go on Just as they
are. growing c9 cotton and getting
checks on the side, it Is easier than
growing a big lot of co cotton with
no checks atall. this will probably be
the last year of getting paid for not
working as the republicans mought
take charge.
yores trulle,
mike larke. rfd,
corry spondent
Over the vehement objections of
Chipf .fustic Hughes the supreme
court has decided that New York City
can apply its two per cent sales tax
to goods from outside the state without
violating the commerce clause of
the federal constitution. The 5 to 3
opinion was considered of national
Importance because of the agitation
for and against sales taxes in recent
years
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION
OBSERVE HALF CENTURY
The Daughters of the American
Revolution are carrying out projects
for the celebration of the tlfty years
of the founding of their organization
and South Carolina Ih specializing on
Lafayette I>ays and programs and are
hopeful of having a special Uifayetto
coint minted
Friday afternoon, February 2, was
1/afayotto Day Tor the members of the
Ilobkirk 11111 Chapter and was celebrated
at the home of Mrs. K. C. Von
Tresckow on Greene Street, situated
on 1 lobkirk HUl from whence a uatlonal
salute was fired the day of Lafayette's
visit to Camden to assist In
the reinterring of DeKalb's remains
and to lay the coi'ner stone of the I)eKalb
monument in front of the Presbyterian
church. Mis. W. F. Nettles,
as historian, and Mrs. VonTresckow,
searced in Camden and vicinity for
relics of this period of our city's history
and prepared the program around
these. A list of relics unearthed will
be published later.
Several owners of these relics were
invited to be present.
The guests entered the porch thru
facsimile gates from old Lafayette
Hall which were saved from the fire
which destroyed the historic mansion
by Mrs. VonTresckow, the then owner.
In a sotting of lxniia Quinze furniture
the following program was carried
out: Introductory remarks concerning
Lafayette's arrival in America;
the First Prayer in Congress coplod
from Thatcher's Military Journal,
dated December 1777. This prayer
was made by the Rev. Jacob Duche
and Ib an historical curiosity. The
chaplain. Mrs. R. M. Kennedy, sent
this and also a book, Memoirs of the
Marquis do l^ifayette by Frederick
Butler. A. M., and printed in Connecticut
in 182$. In the absence of Mrs.
Kennedy, the prayer was read by Mrs.
Fred Culvern, of Kershaw. A prayer,
Reminiscences and Traditions relating
to I^afayette's visit to Camden in
1N2T>, was prepared and read by Mrs.
VonTresckow.
Mrs. Reuben Pitts read the speech
of welcome to Lafayette by Colonel
Henry Nixon, then 24 years old, and
Mrs. Nettles read the Ode chanted by
the young girls of the Female Academy
as they strewed flowers In his
path.
The list of relics were then read
and several members of families who
owned them told of their history.
Miss Bessie Young, whose aunt, Miss
Mary Young, who lived to a great age,
had been one of the little girls to
strew flowers In I^afayette's path and
remembered many anecdotes, gave an
interesting data of relics in her family.
- Mrs. Horner, a member of the Germantown
D. A. R. showed a picture of
the I>afayette sword presented to Lafayette
college at Easton. Pa., January
13. 1932 by the Maroness vonMlltitz,
whose family had kept It 140 years
after It had been taken from the Marquis
when he fled from France to Germany
in 1792. It is used in the ceremonies
of the college at each commencement.
Sheathed, It is carried In
the arms of the ranking ROTC officer,
directly behind the colors and placed
just below the bust of Lafayette In
the chapel during the graduation exercises.
An old will of Mrs. Isaac Alexander
whose husband had attended DeKalb
in his last days and owner of the famous
Blue House where DeKalb died,
was an object of interest, likewise
two letters written in 1824 and 1825,
to Henry Alexander and his brother,
Isaac, speaking of Lafayette's visit to
America. , The relics, plaques, china,
a colonial uniform, pictures, prints,
manuscripts. pamphlets, a photo of
the famous Lafayette trowel and the
original program of the ceremonies of
the laying of the corner stone, old
books and the wooden doll sent from
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hTHIH'e I i.) uuiiiuiioiiaiu
of the day. and the like, were displayed
in the sitting room.
The pledge of allegiance was given
to an old flag with only 24 stars on
its blue field, the property of Mrs.
Reuben Pitts.
Refreshments were served in the
dining room, the colors of France being
used as decorations and lighted
by red candles in colonial silver candlesticks.
Mrs. Reuben Pitts poured
tea and the hostess was assisted by
Mrs. Ben Del^oache and Mrs. William
Whitaker.
Mrs. John Stevens and Mrs. Fred
Culvern, members of the Chapter,
from Kershaw, were present.
Mental Hazard In Hazard, Ky.
Hazard. Ky.?Two patrolmen cautiously
approached Joe Eversoltfs
smokehouse with dr|iwn guns, kicked
open the door and ordered the man
Inside to emerge.
Out stepped Eversole. The officers
apologized.
A neighbor explained she thought
Eversole and his wife had gone to a
theater and notified police when she
saw someone tn the smokehouse.
Eversole said he remained home to
cot up a newly butchered hog.
v ? ??Governor
A. Harry Ifoore of New
Jersey got $3 a week on his first job
as an office, boy.
DoKalb Club Meets
The DeKalb Home Demonstration
club meeting was held on Tuesday,
February 12, at the home of Mrs. I-..
J. Jordan. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs. C. K. Ogburn.
The devotional was conducted
by Mrs. C. B. Busbee. "All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name." project song
for the month was sung. The minutes
of the last meeting were road by
the secretary. Boll was called with
sixteen members present and five visitors
present.
The health chairman, Mrs. C. P. Hilton,
had charge of * the program for
the afternoon and had as guest speaker,
Miss Thomas, county health nurse.
She talked on tuberculosie In Ker?
shaw county. We feel indebted to
Miss Thomas for the splendid talk
made and hope she can be with us
again.
During the business members were
asked to contribute something to the
canning shower for the Camden hospital.
The club treasurer made a report
at this time. Mrs. Sam Truesdale
was appointed as chairman for
the club. Several bulletins were distributed
to each person present. The
various club chairmen were asked to
make their yearly reports at the next
meeting?
Miss Fewell made a very informative
talk on "More light on Farm Living
in South Carolina in 1940." The
general outlook with respect to things
as a whole is more favorable for 1940
than 1939. The demand for farm products
is expected to be greater with
a higher price than for the past year.
Wo were urged to produce more of
our food supply at home. Farm families
were urged to look ahead and
plan their budgets.
The hostess, assisted by her sister,
Mrs. Fort and Mrs. C. B. Busbeee,
served a very attractive salad course
with coffee, carrying out' the Valentine
motif.
* The March meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. C. E. Ogburn.
A Stinson 10f>, flown over 17 statest
at cruising speed, and estimated distance
of 7,590 miles, as compared to
land distance of 9,230 miles, covered
the^ distance in 78.1 hours flying time
at an average speed of 98.5 miles an
hour, contrasted to an auto's estimated
time of 237.5 hours at an average
of 40 miles an hour.
George Ade, the humorist, once
wrote the weather news for a newspaper
at $10 a week.
COMMENCE FIGHT TO KEEpl
RAILROAD FROM BEING
Cheraw, Feb. 14?People along H
line of the Chesterfield and I<anc?fl
railroad from Cheraw to PugelandB
making efforts to Insure the opertl^l
of the railroad. The road was soldi
auction, February 2, on a
court ol der resulting from a |9
brought by bond-holders and wagfl
In by a New York dismantling
cern forr $40,000, which was uerffl 1
thousand dollars more than thq ujfl
prlco named by the court. Confl^l
tion of the sale by the court hag
deferred until February 19, when^^B
guments will be made to Judge
kin as to whether the sale should?
confirmed. / 1
A well attended meeting was
at Chesterfield Monday night
committees were appointed from til
town sorved by the road, to trr^H
raise an amount of money to save?
road from being junked.
The road has been operated I?
subsidiary- of the Seaboard and ?
public was under the impression tlfl
the Seaboard would buy the road?
the sale in February, but when ?
Seaboard did not get it, the du?
of the road being abandoned has a?
ed consternation to business
the line.
The road serves a good section I?
railroad men say there is enough?
tential business to make, the ope?
tlon of the road profitable.
The English prottotype of the msl
ern musicians' union was "The ComB
puny of Musicians," csVabttaheA^R
London in 1472. ]
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