The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 23, 1947, Image 1
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CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROUNA. FRIDAY, MAY Wl947
Numiber 10
Over Woodward Airpiort From Government
pfFE DEATH OF FREE
jTO INSPEgnON AUTOIsis
must KEEEICARS IN TRIM
LAW require brakes. HORN AND UGHTS
rr CONFORM TO CERTAIN REGULATION
TO BE ENFORck)
tre of JublUtlon crowing
ko inspon>l<’° of motor
ipcUon, which wm iiuui4>
m politicians and tollow-
• meaaure prenutoro.
Is soapension of inapec-
Bot by any meana rolleve
m of motor cars or other
^pM of Tehlclea on the.
^ways from the reepon-
> keeping them in proper
condition at all times
Its highway department
I B notice to the effect
r Section 1618 o the state
ry rehicle while In ose
■Ulc highways mnst hm
with good, efficient
kom and also full operat-
gkta and tail lights. '
ksses and antombhUes
pMaengers for htare here
igent laws to adhere to.
^VBP atrolmen have
watch ont for ears ope-
host proper brakes, l)om
■otor rehicle Inspection
tag public is afforded a
se that tells them whm:
with their cars. Wlt&oat
cthm the ear mast be
t a garage, whkk
lev rehicle iaspeotiai
Mtril]
March 1. next yeftr,
al assembly banded te-
pehMt the nee of high-
ter thU porpoee.
late hlidiway patrol ant
if dtles, towns and tS-
that the regmatleM
■kes, horn and lights are
rsrel will be made mneh
I aot an nneommoM aiiht
lay ears with
sad scores wlthtnT.laS
Idas on the hlghmSim at
s to be hoped, that
Es, that arrests w18 1S9
Is eases of vlelatlong of
Junior Qainber
R^ponsible Fmr
Children’s Camp
YovBf Bwtiamn M«b*s Gfoap
as Worthwhiln
Projnct
LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD
UNIT WILL GO TO CAMP
Jackson. CohunbU.
July € to 20
Grilled ehildren from Ksrahsw
oonnty which is In the Piedmont
district will attend the Sooth
Carolina Orthopedic camps at
Bnmt Qln and Mill Creek In Poin
sett State fVMrect for IS days be
ginning July S. The camps an an-
nnal avent. are under the svper-
Tlslon of the Cripided Children
dlrislon of the state department of
health and are financed this year
by the South Carolina Jnnior
Chamber of Conlmerce. The camps
wW bs open for’ recreation and
therapeutic treatment to each dis
trict In the state for IS days’
periods, opening June tt.
The Junior Chamber of Com-
meroe of Camden ia. paitMpatlng
«.| in .the program to raise funds for
wiU aot become effee>|tbe camps. Firenk Mentgdhitry is
of the Cemisii Jsyoeee
sad Dawld Harter is secretary. Am
there are no state funds tor ths
orthopedic campe, the money for
their BfUruticb comet sntfrely from
piMIe donatlottt and Muengh the
backing of cirle ergautaathma.
'nie first orthopedle camp was
held in lS4i in Lexington county
Ith 10 childruu from U
hi lP4f. the t#e
toek in IlKchMven from 4A
tise. Thin yrntr lepmeentaMue freai
all oountiee la expected wl^ a total
capacity Of SI4 ddldren. Tha eona-
tiep ^^gyU^je^reoented aa egually
BLA^ Af CLYBURN FARM
I Depnrlmuiit Sm-
to Weatwflln to Aid
mbatinf Flnmns
iTsd to hare been caused
neous combastkm .In a
irehooss, destroyed sev<
111 on the L. C. Clybuni
Ntrllle late Friday alter
ing nn estimated loes of
1,000 and no.OOO.
ion to three bolldinga,
lire trsptors and other
inery were mined by the
rehouse, ssld be nearly
wu the firat, atora
»Tsr built In WeetrlUe.
natructed of long leaf
>nlly It was In the vll-
•stTllle but was mored
I south by the father of
isrn. There was no in-
> sny of the destroyed
md contents.
^ buUdlnga ware less
»1 from the CHybum
which caught fire sev-
Flamea were checked
IS use of a small hose
■> sn electric pump. J
help to this city resnlt-
's pumper |md company
i being rushed to the
l>s fire, there were ssv-
Mons which scattered
iws over a wide area,
yburn served for elidtt
epresenutlve from Mar
ly to the general as-
RandaU Pitehes'
One-Hit Ball To
Down Giiefs 4-2
Riucord Crawd Of 1 JM)0 Fauna
Jnai Lagibii Fnfk lo Wit>
en
r Leaguers
^Hjfoitdqy
*»ns will be out —
night at the
*obaU lot whea the
Is the Sumte^ PalsMtto
time hetag 8^U
Jthe Chiefs
™ ..V® Tuesday for
1^* Sonoco team
• «> Florence on Thnre-
a game there. Both
|^®f’.Tentatlm plana
•JlblUon game on FH-
80, with OMtf
I Meeting
ciwto was held la Co-
of dlrao-
Ho.
SBiM
Morgan Randall, a claasy rlfdht
hander, who tossea a baseball with
the accuracy of a man pitching
quoits, pltdied elidtt seros around
the ne^ of the Camden ChieCi
here Friday night, before aa. open-
lag night crowd of tome 1,M0 fans,
the largest la Camden
history, and left them garsping for
fvaa.
Whfle Randan was stringing up
ths Chiefs, the Lake City wreefc-
lag crew helped themselves 4o a
^ to I victory behind the one hit
pitching of th^r ace hurier.
/ Rube,wnson, who in hlv previous
initial appeanome'on the hin for
the Chlett, had set down the Harts-
vUle tsom on Mv • with a on#,
hit performance, fed ChM Mai^
sello of the Lake City gang
home run ball In the third round,
and three rans and the ball game
went Into the record. The visitors
counted tour runs In that frame
and whUe Camden gathered two
markers In the same round on
momentary spree of wildness on
the part of the peerless RandaU,
It was an the ecorlng that to<*
place In the ball gama
Camden loct the prucmM on errors.
Flmuiiklett was safe on Blalocks
booLRlimn loftod m weak fly tn
third. B^op waa aafo on Ander
s' eirSr and Hunt singled home
the first nm with a sissllng Mni^
Then with twe men <***"“%
drove the haU over the right fWd
fence for a homer. Wilson steaffleu
and ratfred Thompmm and 0-
fin on strflKsa after RandaU w
reached flret on Lea RoWnsoa’a or-
in the bmt of ike snme inp»t
Anderson flfw out to Wl^
walked, WsRmi wa^ Hsym ^
safe on an error that
SOB.- Lea Robinson flew Ihr to right
SwSt2?seared.l«^f^^
imiinf by a pop diivu *o
tbat lanluc en R muo bfil
; dii||HT* a rally ta Bia
I m Ho stole .
wMt to Alrd on a passed bn^
Btaiock popped
Byun end Hunter fuuimd to
,tku bea gume.
The Itup som
• e « e oW-
t
The Kershaw county anlt of the
South Carolina National Qnard will
attend summer field training at
Fort Jackson, Columbia, from July
6 to to, aecordiag to an amuonnca-
ment sent out from the headqnartr
era of the Third army In Atlanta.
The headquarters of Battery B. 718
AnU-Alrcratt battalioa of tha Soath
Carolina National Guard is located
In Camden.
Capt Robert David announces
that the battery has secured nnl-
fwms and moat of the equipment fit
at hand. M<mw men are needed to
bring the battery up to Its fuU
qnota.
Those wishing to Join the bqttery
can report at the armory on any
Monday or Thursday night at 7:S0
o’clock aa the battery dilOa each
of these two nights stmt week.'
Decision to have the estimated
4,000 membera of the National
Onard in SottCh Carcdlna train at
Fort Jackson was made at a con-
PMrence held In Atlanta between
National Guard repreeentadvea of
Efonth Carolina, headed by Brig.
Gen. James C. Dealer, state ad
jutant general, and Brig. Gen.
Crump Garvin, executive for civil
ian coinponents, headquarters Third
srmy. Those aoomnpanylag Gen
eral Dosler to the eonfevenoe were
Ool Pam R M. Mffler, eenlor State
instruetdr; CoL Joha F .Moors, U.
& state maintenance offleer, and
Lt. cm. Graver C. Cooper, 17. 8.
pn^erty and dUhnrslng dtflcar.
Plana for fratnlag, as worked
out St the conference, esU for the
ed the
equipment to the South Carmins
troops throami the National Guard
buraan. Though training of the
units Is under ths sspervishMl''if
tha Rugular, Armj; tho NatidBal
nlaeiMituUMb •ncept
when StfM SMb aethiiMural sen-
vice daring a national enmrgsnep.
It wee aMiiiliiiiil
When im In federal kervlce. Na
tional Guardsmen ere paid sceoid-
lag to Regmar Army pay tsWaa
«c._lWiWjr
Dealer Has
Home Looti^
Burflnra Get $00,000 In
And Bomda. Alto
Qiinntity .of Clotking
Murderer Makes
Escape From Camp
'A strong box, stolen from the
home of Hugh R. Bowles st Psge-
Isnd Wedaeeday evening end con
taining over IdO.OOU In cash, bonds,
valnsble papers, ete„ was found on
U. 8. Highway Na 1 between Gam-
den and McBee last Thursday
momisg.
The box, checked for fingerprints,
may be the link that will bring
the barman to Jastioe. It -is re
ported that excellent impressions
ware tsken by law enforcement
offlcen from the metal box.
In addition to cash, bonds, valu
able papen, Jewelry and aHver
wan,, tte banian also took con
siderable clothing from the Bowles
hosaa
Bowles, who opentes s liquor
store, electric appliance shop and
Is also eagsgad hi the real estate
huslness. had left hli home about
7:80 p. m^ to accompany his wife
to s caniivsl show ^t was hold
lag forth In tha osmmaalty.
Upon letacmag heme later In
the ewmlng it waa learned that
the honee, entered through a win
dow In the rear, had been, thor-
oni^ty *raaeaeked.
JThe uMtal box la which Bowlea
had ttored |SS,0M Id cash, IM.000
la boade and oomo valuable pap-
Moees Elm, sent to the road gang
"for linr for The ix-iiaylng of Aliw
Young, North Carolina negro, aude
his escajie from the Kershaw coun
ty road gang early 'Thursday and
as yet no clues ss to his where
abouts have been obtained. Elm.
a local negro, killed Tonng hy
splitting his head opmi with the
ax. after he found Young In com
pany with his Blm’a girl friend.
No details as to how Elm made
his escape from the conrlct camp
near here was • forthcoming. Elm
was sentenced here last October.
a'eedar etMst
'When tound jT^uxifay the box
waa empty but UEfkg iNmnd near
by the kbidivray, a%w m|r bonds
were fioand seiUUfed aMut It Is
beiiuusd That a ulup waa Made at
this folut by lha bmrglan And ths
ymgjrjmm
Local dty and county otttefsls
are notified of tlM burglary. Wheth
er the burgUrs asade their way
southward through ddt.oity it ikR
COMMISSION, WITH W. R. GETTYS
AS CHAIRMAN, NAME JIM DARBY
AS MANAGER OF FLYING PLANT
THREE HANGARS AND _ EQUIPMENT WILL SE
UTIUZED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES—MANY
- BUILDINGS WILL BE RETAINED
AT THE AREA
Mum h UM
DAVK IS FOUND GUILTY
DIES IN CHAIR JUNE 20
27.YMr^ Nn«w Mutt
Pay Pumalty F«r S«s
CriflM
William A. Davla, t7-yeaiM>ld
uatar oounty nagro, wus tound
guilty of rupe of s promlueat Sum
ter society mstmn by s Jury In
general aesikma court st Sumtsr
last Thursday and was immsdlately
sentsnesd by Judge J. Fraak Wot-
sum to dia in the electric chair at
the state pealteatlary on Friday,
June 80.
The Jury wua glvua the ouae hy
Judge Batmou at 4:11 and retanod
Ua verdkt la 11 minutes.
Davis hsard ths verdict without
crhnngiag uxpression. Befmw seW’
tenoe was passed, when askod B.
ho bid aaythlng to sty, ho Mtooft
his hand.
(Hdy a few spectators wore In
the court room whea the vordlet
was handed down and there was
no dsmonstratlon. Davis was quick
ly haadeaffod and returned to the
county Jsll by a group of offleers.
Lauda Attemeya
After the removal of Davis,
Judge Batmon coaunended the at-
tomeya who took part la tha trial
for their fairness sad effldeney.
The' defondant. Judge Batmon
said, waa shown the utmost con
sideration from start to finish and
the entire handling of the ,case
reflected great credit npon the peo-
at this conuBUBlty and the
entire state.
The crime for which Davla will
pay with his life was oommlttsd
on tha Bight of April 18. Davla
waa arretted early oa the asoming
of April If and taken to the state
pMdtentiary in Columbia where he
amde a complete confession, 'ftls
wss latrodneed as the
evidence against him.
bsvts did wot tsstlfy.
WeaDier .^ages
Many To
Bewudet Foflu
RMiAif *Pn M FtINbrm nf M
On TkwrnJn^ Uml
of bot
Cmlinctor Tdb
WhidJ^EiiikrMes
of the tigum
itractor Jnllan Barna
of the
ni
hut also tn^id'
of,ChoosS^ (ho
thlag nftsr
from a u
perature of amt wiNk
a IS raatRug of
Itauglae that—a
degr eea - all In a i
—and during tho marry
May..
Camdoa waa Juat abodf m bot
as any placo in the T78A om
day, at San Antonto, and
Aognsta, Ga., reportod 14 MMfag,
Over ia Bumter aOme
era registered $7 degrees
day bat official rcadfoga
dagroco below that.
Baaeball fans who attandoi Ao
Lako City and Hartsvilla
week beforo last Mt sad-Miatibd
in the icy blasts,. Then on fed-
lowing Tuoaday they unjagud a
whlta shirt and shirtwaist pSty st
tha hall 1^
Jerry Hoffer Is
To Be Exammer
County Unit
b Appropriated
Large Snm
The state legtslature. last week,
appropriated $500 to the Kershaw
Oounty Library unit, which waa
opened for the negro citisens of
the county on May 8. The money
ie to be spent during the first half
of the year, which will be between
now and July 1.
One hund^ elghty-Mx pers-aa
already have registered in the unit
The number of books has new
reached thrSOO mark.
New Eqi^ment
1b Secured By
Gene Mosdey
ifee Gene Moeelay CoastracUon
oempaBF, Ine.. of srbick Bugane L
Moaeiey la prealdent and treaaarar,
hat Jwt reoalved a consigumsat of
lywd buMtag macbinqry that pro-
vldm the aomsunr with adjafuatoj
tudeuroaa to enrry out-any con-
tmatlBg Job, hnna nr uasaB.
balMad In tha ■gglpmmif Juat
reoMd and alruady tn operatloa
on a l^vay prajust in marlhoro
county arr a *’oatarpillsr’’ Ulsaal
D-7 tmemr, a^feataafllnr” aarapoii,
i eiMo yard aapaBl|y,,a LaPbmfn
um d^ Una with n't# fe
■Ml Mill m* lyrfl
Jess Barnett, 70,
Ghrqi Brnmnons
Jean Bamait, retired aliAt snp-
eriatandent of tha Soutkam Cot^
ton Oil eompnny plant hare, died
at his laslianoe in OuRoee jPiflc at
l:a oTdeek this morning, after aa
extaaded iUneaa.
He waa bom in Mtlla River, N.
C.. September 88, ltT7.
He ia Burrlvad by his widow,
Mrs. Dora Knapp Banmtt. Camdan;
ana daaghtor, Mrs. Clamant R
Duncan, OraagObuig; two brotbars
dad thraa slataiu.
> Faaaral aarrleas wars bald from
the Kamagay Fuaaral boma ftiJay,
May St, at I f. BL Rav. A. Doaglas
McAra (ROdatad. latarmsf was tai
tha Quakar
Saturday Will Be
Annual Observance
Of Poppy Day
"Honor^e ww dMd ud aid
the wars’ vicUmi,” will be the
theme "of the snmial obeervsnee of
Poppy Dey here tomorrow. Every
person In Camden will be asked
to wear a memorial poppy tomor
row aad to make a coatrlbutloQ
for the welfare of the disabled vet
erans, their fsmlUee and the fam-
illea ot tha dead.
Preparations for Poppy Day were
belag completed today by a large
oommlttee of American Lcghm
Auxiliary women, headed by Mrs.
John Mullen, Poppy chairman. Vol
unteer workera frem the AnxiUary
and eooperatlag groupa will bo oa
the atreets at an early hour to
morrow distributing the poppies
sad reoelvlug the oontribuUons.
Although the second World Wsr
Is sUpplag rspldly Into the paft,
we believe thst the memory ot tho
young men who gave thalr Uvas
in that oonfllct Is stiU llresh fo the
mtads aad hearts of all ot as,** said
Mrs. MaUoa. **Tho dead of tha
first World War hava boea wmgo
tor 81 yoars, 3rat wo remimbur
tholr sorvloo and saerlfloo. The
■oSples whMi we will put oa to*
rraw will -show tbat sm havo
aot fOrfottoB aad are gratsM for
tbeir dofonse of our ooutttry.
"Wo must not turget, uithor,
those who Uvo in suffering and
hardship because of war wouadSi
and illnees, tha dkmblad vstaraasi
or thelf ohUdren and the chidrea
(d thoee who have died. Ths ooa«
trlbutloas we mada (or tho popplrt
go for flMir
The poppleo to ho dlstrMntod.
horo have buoa-fuado by dli^lod
votoraas at Vatsians SwpltaL (Sa>
lambla. Auxiliary woilMrs wSl all
be unpaid volmnteart, parmltUng
the fuU amount Of MI ooatrihu
tions to 'gn into tho AuxlUary's
rohabilitatloa and phlld wolfaro
WOllL
Poppy Day hero will -bo part of
a natloavrlda obsorvance In which
an ostimatod 188,100 AnxiUary wom
an win dlstiUmto approximately
88,000,000 popplaa tomorrow.
«■ —ayua^«———wiw
Industrial stonos now account
for about 80 par ooat ot South Af
rica’s diamogfa.
"ChaUeno* Of The
CiW* wm Be Given
At Flret Bagtiet
The Camden airport, known aa
the Woodward air field, used tor
some years ss an svlatlon training
center by the Southern Aviation
school and for the past two years
utilised by the War Assets admin
istration, will become the' property
of the City of Camden and Ker
shaw county about May SO.
The government. In turning over
the fine air field and eqnlpmmit
to the city and county disposes of
the vast landing field with Its mod
ern runways, the three hMtgars,
control tower, meet hall and equip
ment and administration building.
The barracks and class room struc
tures are also Included In the
transfer but with the stipulstlon
thst they be removed from the
premisee within sixty days. An ef
fort toward having this Mmse of
the deal waived tor a period of aev-
qral jrears la being considered.
' At the meeting of the reointly
appointed airport conunisslon for
the city and county, Attoraoy Wil
liam R Gettya was sleeted chair
man and Lane Woodward seeratary
mad treasurer. Other membert of
the commission are John M. VU-
leplgue, Frank Moatgomeryt Do«g-
las Mays. Marion Bcblosburg and
Charlie Wootsa. AR mambors are
from the et^ of Cafsden with ths
oaoeptloa of Ohairnmn Gottrs, who
from Lugolf. Douifos Mmrs
of Bethune and Charlie WooUm,
urha reaUee at Bhmap.
Jamsa Darby, haa boon in
chgffo of the Whr AfMts alMinio-
tfitlon nftaln at the airport and
who provieuely had boon IdentMtod
with the Sonthom Aviation sdioM,
has boon sighed by ths now slrpart
egartfilssloa as maaaghr of the aw-
port,
docordiag to tho airport roas-.
Bdaskni. it is proposed to nCflIso
tho area (or
oeasMered hy (he comnMaion.
At the pruaent time <me of tha
hangars m bolag utilised for ope
rations of tho Honor Flying Sar-
vioe. ,
Just what ntUtsatloB will ha
mada regarding tha admlnlatratlon
building, meat hall, reeraatloa
building, ate., haa hot hooS da-
terailned.
The recreation buMlng la Maal
In its setup (or a iwnraatlonal oen-
ter, (or it boasts of a dnaco floor,
also a swimadng pool, cantata, etc.
A doclslon as to what will ho
done with this as well as tha other
structaros, wtU ba aVnltod with
much latorsat
GUN DUEL FOLLOWS FAMILY
BRAWL; HUSBAND PUTS BULLET
INTO BRAIN OF HIS WIFE
J. R aottmr, Jr
as a private pilot exandaar by tho
Civil Aaronantlcs AdmhriMintiea
■ay lit, according to
meat few that body.
In fSUng this poritloB ni trmU
Mr. Boffor la now autbgrtsU to
gtra flhMt t«
nfllotiMaaaand to Isauo
to thoio mpoang tho
, Ml an apprtntment Is _
igl Mi oxprossion of trttt H tho
s sMUty, lUgrtty Bd
tasts to sppllMnts -for
CHURCH
gunday. Mny ti
A. Dowglas MoArii, Pirtsr
Clwreh adMol* at 18 o’eledc gift
g BMa o$pll8^ ovary aSA The
tho
At tho ivaaigg wonfetp honr on
Sunday at I falodt tha “Cfeallongs
of tho Cross’* will bo given at tbo
First Baptist diurdL This is sn
appeal tor rededioation of life to
Christ It is bsing presented by
the followiag members of the
Tralnliig Union: James Anderson,
Mrs. Henry Brown, Mrs. Bdna Wat
kiss, Mrs. M. L ABen, Mrs. Jake
Brown, Grady Price and Guilford
Trapp. Tbo Youth choir will assist
in the pageant and nUs Rowell
wm slag, "Fd Rsthsr Have Jesas**.
This is a most Impressive portrayal
of flie cost of a life of serrice to
Christ aad it la anticipated that
large aadlence will be present.
Miss Mabel Starnes Is directing
the pageant and Mrs. O. FlvTd
Montgomery is In charge of the
mntle for the servloe.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
This organfoatloa exlata (or the
sole purpose of helplug people, who
gre alcoholtoa, to overoome the
drlak haMt AleohoUo aaonymous
Mga have heca formed la many
fowai and cities and through their
lafiganrn many people have been
jMgted from atrong drink. Rep-
ff^taUves uf a nearby group
imve offered to come to Caarieu
to grip start a group hern, if as
say as two persons will express
a dsslre to thefar help. All corres-
poadhaoe In tbla regard wiU be
trei^ in strict confMoaeo. Any
one, who is Interested in making
eoatget with representatives of Al
4tdfe«w Anonymous la the near
latuto la Invited to drop a Has to
AleMioa
R Qj
One Boy From
Each Cornify
To Attend Camp
Kgrshaw Youtiu, WbUmt To
AitgiMi, Moat WrRg To
Rgacor Smith at Ooca
toonymotts, Camden,
SARON OeKALS QLEB CLUB
Tha gtrii’ sextette of tho Reron
DeKalh mfegol Glee dub wm atag
aaerfd arteeMueg at the
iarrtse at
and
uador tha
1^1
HHO
Who will be the lucky Kershaw
county boy to attend the second
forest camp, to be held at Camp
Juniper during the period July 88
through August 8?
The district forester, Albln A.
Lebockey, In s letter to Itoest
Ranger U R Smith of this city,
states thst he wants one boy from
18 to 15 years of age from each
of the coontlM In the district to
mtend the camp aa s gaest of the
•late commission of forestry. The
boys will be seat ss they were last
year aad any. boy who wants to
attend should write to Ranger L.
R ftnltb, stating., la his own isag-
usge why he would like to attend
the forestry camp. In this same let
ter the approval of the parents
most be given—coming ilg^ by
them.
So you boys of Kershaw county
who want to attend this caaip,
write to Ranger Smith at once.
Tour letter will be given every
consideration.
Rich^ToBe
Present When Pres.
Trmnan $Sgns 1^
Preeldeat Truman baa tnvRad
Congresman Juaea P. Richards
the Fifth distrtet of Sortk Caro-
Hai to be preaaat whsH ha sMas
Graah-Twkiah aid bit At foe
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WilUg CfRoMw Ghm>
mwinlf Up Lglar
A gaa battle in front of ths
ant cottage of wmie aad Lola'
Oroome, colored, between S
8:80 o’clock Sunday morning ended,
with the death of Lula Mi^ with
a ballet In her brain.
Tha shooting, according to Sheriff
Gib DeBrohl, was ths rssolt of s
family brawl during whldi the wife
used s shotgun and the husband
a 88 caliber riflei Phillip WHsou
and Carolina •Starling, wltaessea rt
the affair told the sheriff that Lula
May fired and mlesed. WUUo then
fired, the ballet bitting hfe wife
between the eyea and killing her
inatantty. The two were 10 and 88
years of age reapectively aad hava
one child, a glri.
Sheriff DeBrnhl, who waa In the
Logoff area at the time, qntrifly
reached the soeae of the kllUag.
Grooms was nowhere to be found,
hsvlBg fled whea he saw he had
killed Me wife.
At 1:18 Sunday morning Cfrooms
appeared at the county Jail mid
gave himself up. This wss the
fourth falsity through violence la
this area In lesa than two weeks.
Farm Boreaa Plans
ffig FMi Ffy
The annual flah fry haM hy tha
Kershaw county Furm Bureau wtB
be held at the 4-R club camp on
Wednesday afternoon. May 88, at
8 p. m.
All farm
urged to bring their wtrua gad
farmers who mlifot he
la Joining the
FUU(e Skaw^
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