The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 12, 1921, Image 1
$2.00 Per Year in Advance BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921. Established in 1891
Presbyterian Paste
Bamberg at Uni
Sunday a joint union service of all1
the churches of Bamberg was held at!
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the Presbyterian church at whlcn
the Rev. Phillip E. Mickel, wno nas
moved to Bamberg, was welcomed to
the town as a resident and as pastor
of one of our churches. Rev. and
Mrs. Mickel arrived in the city a few
days ago, and are now making this
town their home. For the prese'nt
they are residing at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Wyman on Railroad
avenue.
Mr. Mickel is a young preacher of |
unusually attractive ana pieasmg
.
personality. He is at present a stu-|
dent of the Presbyterian seminary in
Columbia, and is serving as pastor
the Bamberg and Denmark Presbyterian
churches, holding one service
each Sunday at each of the churches,
alternating Sunday morning and
evening. During the summer vacation
he and Mrs. Mickel will reside
in Bamberg. He will graduate from
the seminary next year, after which
he and his estimable wife are expected
to become permanent residents ofj
this good town. Mrs. Mickel is a most \
attractive young woman of refinement I
and personal attainments, and is a i
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most valuable addition to the social I
i
and religious activities of the town. |
J. A. Wyman presided over the i
union services Sunday evening. He J
first introduced LaVerne Thomas, the'
newly elected mav^r of Bamberg, |
who extened to Mr. Mickel a most j
hearty welcome on behalf of the j
town.
Mr. Wyman likened the religious j
work of Bamberg to the fighting fore- j
es of the government, in which the!
army, the navy, aviation, etc., all
form branches under one supreme
commander, the president. By coordination
of all these forces the objective
is attained. Likewise the varin
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ous aenoramaiiuiis iuim ^uaoca cn.
the Lord's work under the supreme
command of the Most High, and the
CARLISLE EVENS OLD SCORE.
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Defeats Porter in Game on Local Diamond
First Time in 3 Years.
"Red Head" Collier was in fighting
mood at Rhoad park Friday afternoon,
and when called upon to pinch
hit for Kirk Sanders in the eighth |
inning, he sent a long drive to right
for two sacks, scoring Otto Large
who was on second and bringing on
the rally which resulted in Porter's
defeat by a score of 4 to 2. "Red"!
had sat on the bench for seven inn-,
ings and watched with profound disgust
the puny efforts of his team's
heavy hitters, who were knocking
weak flies into the outstretched hands j
of the fielders; and while witnessing|
this performance, he made a mighty
resolution that should the opportunity
come his way, he would show the
swatters a thing or two; right well
did he redeem his determination |
when called upon to turn the tide in j
the eighth. Up to this time Porter]
had been leading by 2 to 1, and things:
had taken on a bilious hue for Carlisle.
Hard Luck Warren was in the
box for Carlisle, and had been pitching
shut-out ball, but his support in
the infield was ragged and spotted.
Through the errors of Jim Sanders;
and Large two Porter runs, which j
never should have been allowed to j
come in, had crossed the plate, and i
Carlisle's mighty were doing nothing!
with the deceptive slants of Saunders. |
the southpaw pitcher for Porter. Doc!
Fairey had hit a long drive to right
good for three bags, and had come
home on a wild throw by third. In
fact, Doc had been the only hitter
able to straighten out Saunders's
curves, he having amassed to his credit
three solid safeties. Such was the
situation in the eighth, which Otto
Large began by a safe hit to right,
his first of the afternoon. Daddy
Warren came up and the grandstand
implored him to hit safely; the best
he could do, however, was a roller to
second and out at first, Large going:
to second. At this juncture, with one
down and a runner on second, Col-1
lier was called from obscurity on the
bench. He hit the first two balls over!
tho nlate. both being fouls, and the
third offering of Pitcher Saunders he I
sent zooming to right for two bags, I
scoring Large. The score now stood
? j O n r, non rloninn l'nm Vi o r? lirnl-.
Z ailll -- a,HU JHU.ucmv.nu., imu
en loose. Dantzler walked to thp
plate and whiffed, making the second
out. Ambrose hit a hot grounder to
second, and. on a wild throw by first.
Collier scored and Brosia went to
second. Johnny Thompson decided
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)r Welcomed to
'on Service Sunday
objective is the defeat of Christianity's
mutual enemy, the devil.
He then called upon the representative
of the Lord's "naval" forces,
Rev. Geo. P. White, of the Baptist
j church, who extended the hand of
I fellowship to Mr. Mickel on behalf
of the Baptists, assuring him of the
full and free cooperation of his
church in the work of the new pastor
in our midst.
Tho "nrtiiiprv" branch of the land
forces, represented in the person of
Rev. S. O. Cantey, of the Methodist
church, was then called upon, and
Mr. Cantey extended a most cordial
welcome to the religious work of
Bamberg of Mr. Mickel on behalf of
his congregation.
Mr. Mickel responded to the addresses
of welcome in a most feeling
manner, stating that words could not
express his appreciation for his warm
j and hearty welcome to Bamberg. He
expressed his sincere hope that he
might be instrumental in assisting the
I pastors of the town in their great
task, the overwhelming of evil.
After these talks, Mr. Mickel
preached a fifteen-minute sermon,
taking for his Scripture lesson the
first ten verses of Paul's second letter
to the Corinthians, and basing his
remarks upon the thought contained
in these verses. Though brief, because
of the lateness of the hour, Mr.
Mickel preached a sermon that revealed
careful thought, and convinc\
ed the large congregation that in the
person of the new pastor Bamberg has
a young divine of power and who will
have to be reckoned with by the
powers of evil in the community. He
has an excellent voice, and as well
as being a splendid young preacher,
is a gifted song leader.
Mr. and Mrs. Mikel have already
deeply entrenched themselves in the
hearts of the people of the town, all
of whom are delighted to have them
in our midst.
that now was a good time to fatten his
batting average, so he lammed a nice
single over second, bringing in Am
brose. The best Jim Sanders could
do was to pop out, closing the rally
\yhich had resulted in three runs,
enough to insure victory. In this inning
the boys hit when hits meant
runs, and snatched victory from apparent
defeat.
The Porter team played with a confidence
which seemed to insure them
the victory, but they all took a slight
ascension in the eighth, when Carlisle
began to get next to their pitcher.
Saunders has a mixture of curves
hard to solve, and possesses a baffling
change of pace. His slow ball made
some heavy hitters look foolish, and
Otto Large hit the only safety off his
slow ball in the eighth. The efforts
of the others usually resulted in weak
pop ups.
Cherry led off in the ninth with a
single to right. McDowell walked.
Harper hit to the pitcher, and Cherrywas
thrown out at third. Whitley hit
a high fly to Hard Luck. Ford popped
out to short, thereby closing the
inning and easing the anxiety of the
spectators.
The first scoring was done by Carlisle
in the third when Fairey hit to
right for three bags and came home
on the wild throw by third.
Porter made its first tally in the
fourth. Gonzales hit safely to center.
Bell popped out to short. Epperson
hit to pitcher and was out at first,
Gonzales going to second. Saunders
hit to Large, who let the ball go
through him, Gonzales scoring. Saun-j
ders was thrown out going to second.
In the fifth Porter scored its second
' and last run. Cherry hit to second
| and was out at first. McDowell hit to
Sweeny and was out at first. Harper
hit to short and was safe on an error
of shortstop. Harper stole second.
Whitley hit to short, and on Sanders's
error Harper scored and Whitley
j went to second. Ford hit to short
and was sate on Jim sanaerss error,
he falling down in grabbing the ball.
Gonzales fanned.
Carlisle 001 000 03*?4 7 7!
Porter 000 110 000?2 3 5 aa
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Has Appendix Removed.
j :
A. F. Henderson, cashier of Thej
| Farmers and Merchants Bank,.is at i
I the Clara EsDorn infirmary here, '
| having been taken there to have his
appendix removed. He is doing well
and will soon be able to be out and
at his post again. The attack was
rather sudden and it wds fortunate
that he was near a hospital where
the operation could be performed at
once.?Press & Standard,
POLICEMAN FINDS
J. P. MILLER DEAD
SUPERINTENDENT OF LAKE CITY
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
Tom Poston Arrested.
Automobiles Collide and Shooting
Results?Poston Confesses,
T* Tc Said
Kingstree, May 8.?J. P. Miller,
aged forty, an electrician and superintendent
of the Lake City electric
light plant, was shot to death
about one mile south of Cades late
last night by Tom Poston, of near
Cades, according to verdict of a coroner's
jury, and the alleged confession
of Poston. Mr. Miller was on his
way to Kingstree tc spend Sunday
with his family as had been his custom
for a number of years.
According to the testimony at the
inquest, Mr. Miller was on his way to
Kingstree when his car and the one
occupied by Poston and a woman,
said to be named Miss Coker, collided.
Poston, when asked why he shot
Mr. Miller, is reported to have said,
that he (Mr. Miller) ran into him,
got "hard" and that he (Poston)
just shot hell out of him. The woman
is the only eye-witness to the
tragedy.
Poston's gun, a Coljts 45-calibre
army model, was empty when exam
ined this morning. Poston admits
that he fired thtee shots, one bullet
entering Mr. Miller's head, the bullet
coursing downward and coming out
just over the left ear. It did not
touch the brain. It was the only
shot that took effect.
Poston was brought to Kingstree
but was later taken to the state penitentiary
at Columbia.
The Millers have been living in
Kingstree for several years. Some
time ago Mr. Miller accepted the position
of superintendent of the Lake
City electric light plant. It was his
home and he was on his way here
when he was killed.
Both Cars Damaged.
Both cars were damaged in the collision
and were by the side of the
road when seen this morning.
Mr. Miller's body was discovered
about midnight by Rural Policeman
Brockington who brought the news
here about 5 o'clock this morning.
Sheriff Gamble was notified at once
and immediately left for the scene of
the tragedy.
One of the cars was soon identified
as that of Poston's and he was found
at his home a short distance from
where the shooting occurred. It is
said that Poston at once admitted
that he shot Miller. When seen this
morning Miller's car was very near
the edge of the ditch, about wenty
feet being on the side for other cars
6:27 a. m. Train
Class Mail to 1
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For several years past Postmaster
Knight, of the Bamberg postoffice,
has been endeavoring to have mail
service established on tr^in No. 25,
Branchville to Augusta, arriving m*
Bamberg at 6:27 a. m., but for one
reason or another the service has
never been secured. However, ac.
cording to a letter from the chief
clerk of the railway mail service,
Chas. E. Shore, under date of May 5,
addressed to C. P. King, superintendent
of the Southern railway, Charleston,
a copy if which is furnished to
Mr. Kiyght, this service is to be inaugurated
in the near future.
At the present time only secondclass
mail is handled on this train
for Bamberg, consisting only of the
dailv newspapers, which are thrown
off at Bamberg at the publishers'
risk. No first-class mail or parcel
post is handled. The first regular
mail to be received in Bamberg
arrives at 9:02 a. m.
The inauguration of the new mail
service will mean that the bulk of
the morning mail for this postoftice
will arrive here at 6:27 a. m. The
Bamberg business men will hereafter
be able to get their morning mail
when they come to work every morning.
As a usual thing few people
get down to work until they get their
morn big mail, and the mail not being
distributed until 9:20 every
morning has been a source of considerable
inconvenience that the postmaster
has been very desirous of
SPEEDY TRIAL FOR
GREENVILLE NEGRO
FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING COUNTY
POLICEMAN.
Goes to Electric Chair.
Fires Forty-two Shots at Posse Which
Captured Him?No Request
For New Trial.
i Greenville, May 9.?A record for
j speedy justice was made for Greenville
county tonight when seventytwo
hours after he fired the shot
' which killed City Policeman George
j S. Burroughs, William Thompson,
j negro, was found guilty of murder in
sessions court and sentenced to die in
.
I i the electric chair at Columbia, Ma}
27. No request for a new trial or notice
of intention to appeal was given.
Thompson, who was captured SatII
urday after a three-hour chase, duri
j ing which he fired forty-two shots at
i'posses pur&uing him, was spirited
away to the Spartanburg jail. He was
-brought back to Greenville and this
;i morning pleaded not guilty. Trial be,
gan at 3 o'clock.
Thompson declared on the stand he
j did not intend to shoot the policeman,
ibut that his pistol went off accident,
ally in the struggle. '
I. Arguments started at 8 o'clock to-'
! night. The jury received the case at
. 8.4 6 and a verdict of "guilty" was
i read at 8.55. Sentence of death was
pronounced at 9.04 o'clock.
Burroughs was shot at 9 p. m. Fri-;
I day and died seven hours later.
Swift Justice. I
I |
The negro was captured by a large;
| but orderly posse Saturday night af- j
iter the policeman had died early#thatj
i morning from the wound the negro |
j inflicted, and the trial this afternoon i
and tonight, less than three days af-i
, ter the deed was committed constitutes
the most remarkable case of
| swift justice under the law citizens.
! her? can recall.
'j Thompson throughout today seemed
calm and resigned to the fate , he j
| apparently believed would be his. I
jTalking with Sheriff Carlos Rector be- j
fore the trial, the negro told the offi- j
| to pass.
The body was brought to Kingstree
iland prepared for burial. It was car|
ried to Hartsville this afternoon!
, where interment will be had tomor-j
j row. The body was accompanied by!
I a number of Masons from Lake City, j
Mr. Miller being a member of that
order.
Mr. Miller is originally from Sa- j
Jvannah, and was for a number cfj
years a professional baseball player j
l in the Southern league. He is sur'
vived by his widow, adopted daughter
and one brother who lives in
11Savannah.
i to Deliver First
Bamberg Hereafter
remedying.
The railway superintendent is advised
to make such necessary arrangements
with regard to a porter i
to bring the pouches to the postoffice
at the earliest practicable date, and
up to yesterday Mr. Knight had not
been advised as to the exact date on
which the new service will be instituted.
The following is the letter from
, Mr. Shore to Mr. King:
"Charleston, S. C., May 5, 1921.
C. P. King, Supt. Southern Railway,
1 Charleston, S. C.
"Sir:?Postmaster at Bamberg, S.
C., has forwarded a request to this
office relative to the receipt of mail
, from Branchville and Augusta train
25 at 6.27 a. m. The mail for this
office, which is now being carried in
train 25, is being dispatched to train
18 and received at 9:02 a. m., and
thereby delayed two hours and 35
| minutes. We intended establishing
ct nnnpli frnm f!hnrlPsfrm tn Ram-I
1 berg, S. C., over trains 15 and 25, and
" will thank you to advise as to when
; this may be put into effect, as it will
no doubt be necessary for you to
' make some arrangements for a port.
er or messenger to meet this train
jfor the purpose of taking charge of
! I the mail. Would appreciate it very
' much if you would look after this at
once, as the postmaster is very de'jsirous
of obtaining additional serv !
ice as soon as practicable. Respect |
fully. "CHAS. E. SHORE,
"Chief Clerk."
Will Probably B\
Road and R
Representative J. Carl Kearse stat\
ed Monday morning that arrangements
are now, being made for the
construction of the Orangeburg-Bamberg
road through the Edisto river
swamp. Last week The Herald called
attention to the status of the
swamp link of the Columbia-Savan
nah highway, in which it was pointed
out that the Orangeburg authorities
had held up work on the Orangeburg
county side of the river because Bamberg
had failed to take steps to have
the work done on the Bamberg
county side of the river.
Last week Representative Kearse
visited Orangeburg and held a conference
with the road authorities there
As a result of this conference Mr.
Kearse came home and conferred
with Representative Riley, Senatoi
Black and Supervisor Smoak, aftei
which a resolution was drafted by
Mr. Kearse and signed by -the Bamberg
authorities pledging the authorities
of this county to cooperate with
the Orangeburg authorities in the
immediate construction of the roadway
through the swamp and bridge
across the river.
Mr. Kearse stated that the prospect
is that the contract will be awarded
at once by both Orangeburg*and Bam.
berg counties for this much needed
link of roadway, including the
bridge.
The plans of the highway commission
call for the construction of the
causeway through the swamp and the
bridge over the river some distance
below the present roadway, in order
that the road may be straightened
out. The new route is a much shorter
distance through the swamp and
can be built at much less cost, and at
the same time the road will be
straight. The highway commission
does i\ot look with favor upon unnecessary
curves in the state highways.
Orangeburg is doing a tremendous
amount of road construction. A big
bond issue has been made in that
county, and it is stated that several
hundred thousand dollars have been
cer that he fired forty-two bullets
during the exciting chase Saturday
which culminated in his capture, and
admitted, according to the officer,
that he did his best to kill the sheriff.
Thompson said that the wound he received
in his leg was from the sheriff's
pistol.
Asked why he had singled him out
as the man to be killed, Thompson is
quoted.as saying: "Well, I killed one
officer, and I knew I would get the
electric chair, so I decided I mighl
as well get as many as I could."
Thompson is a giant negro and is
above the average intelligence. He
- - . it. i. ^ ^
did not waver during me men, uj
which several negroes who were ir
the house at the time the trouble occurred
testified against him. Mr3,
Burroughs, wife of the slain policeman,
also took the stand. The court
room was packed as the trial progressed
during the afternoon and
evening.
/
MOVED FOR SAFEKEEPING.
Prisoner is Transferred Following
Formation of Large Crowd
In Greenville.
Greenville, May 7. ? William
Thompson, negro, alleged to have
shot and fatally wounded City Policeman
George Burroughs last night,
was captured tonight by a posse oi
officers and citizens about ihree miles
east of the city, after an exchange oi
shots in which one of the pusuers
was slightly wounded. Thompson
officials here stated, confessed to the
attack upon Policeman Burroughs.
Armed citizens numbering severa]
hundred organized under the direction
of officers and formed a vast human
dragnet in the woodland and
swamps to the east of the old camp
Sevier and the present public health
service hospital. They were joined
by a large number of convalescent
natients from the hospital and a sys
tematic cearch for the negro instigated.
After the chase of almost three
hours, two city policemen and one
citizen halted a figure crossing the
then dark mountain creek road
Caught off his guard, the negro die
not offer resistance but permitted the
three to capture him. One of the officers
asked him his name, and he
without hesitation told him and confessed
to the killing of Policemar
Burroughs.
The rest of the searching party was
lild Edisto
ridge During Year
made available for permanent road
and bridge work in the county. The
Orangeburg authorities expressed
I themselves as being anxious to carry
; the road to the river and construct
'I the bridge, and upon ascertaining the
| readiness of the Bamberg authorities
' to cooperate, expressed the belief that
i the work could be pushed to complel!
tion this year.
i: The question of the erection of a
[thririe'p is rmo pf r>nri si rlpra hip maami
tilde. The details of the bridge construction
are yet to be worked out,
but the problem is not a grave one
to Bamberg county. The federal government
stands ready to bear onehalf
of the cost, thereby making the
cost to this county only one-fourth,
or perhaps not so much, as it is un|
derstood that the greater portion of
i the bridge will be upon the Orange!
burg side of the river. It is con!
templated to erect a permanent
i
| bridge of steel or concrete, or both,
I if such is possible, and if this is not
l practicable, to erect a substantial
j wooden bridge at the point of crossj
ing. It is believed, however, that a
j steel or concrete bridge will be built,
J as the cost of construction, while
: much greater than a wooden bridge,
| will be an excellent investment in
| years to come,
The causeway on the Bamberg side
will not be more than one-half to
thre'e-fourths of a mile, while the
Orangeburg distance is much greater.
The nlatter of financing the project,
so far. as Bamberg is concerned, can
be handled without difficulty. The
' county has a surplus from its road
fund of about $10,000, and while it
was contemplated that the DenmarkRflrntt'Pll
Miintv linlr wrmlrl ho hntlf
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; with that fund, it has been ascertain'
ed that the road tax this year will
likely raise sufficient funds for that
purpose, and still leave practically
all of the surplus now on hand. It is
i likely that this fund will be almost if
; not entirely sufficient to build the
; county's share of the causeway
through the swamp and also pay its '
. portion of the bridge work. '
COURT RESERVES DECISION.
Carlos Corbett Case Argued Before
Supreme Court.
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Columbia, May 9.?An appeal from
the ruling of Judge S. W. G. Shipp, .
that Carlos Corbett, Orangeburg coun
ty, cannot be tried for the alleged
> murder of Julian Cooper and Hugh
i Fanning, near Salley, March 28, 1920,
' because he would be placed in jeop
ardy twice for the same offense, was
argued before the state supreme court
? here today by Solicitor Hydrick and
J associates representing the state. Qei
cision was reserved. Corbett was acL
quitted at Orangeburg last year for
j the murder of Bryan Salley, who
| along with the other two men was
; shot to death by Corbett. He is in^
tj dieted for the^ other two alleged murd
| ers and for assault and battery on
U Jones Salley, whose eyes he shot out
! at the same time. Judge Shipp, in
| his opinion, contended that the killj
ings were one and the same offense
j and the state argues that each con?
stitutes a separate offense.
Oak Grove Club.
i
L| The Oak Grove Girls' Home DemI
onstration club held its regular
'j monthly meeting April 21. The meet;
| ing was called to order, roll called,
I minutes read and approved, and the
II following programme carried out:
song by the club; reading, Lottie
5 Fender; reading, Dora George; song,
' by the club. The meeting was then
5 turned over to Miss Varn, and sewing
was taken up; an article of un^
derwear was made. The sewing bag
' I made at the previous meeting was
' j brought for inspection. A dress is
' I to be made at the next meeting. The
I j girls are very much interested in
II their work and a perfect attendance
^; with all necessary materials on hand
' | was the record of the year up to this
meeting, when one member was absent.?Sallie
George, secretary.
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i left in ignorance of the capture for
' fifteen minutes until the negro was
j.-L. -
;| Denina tne oars in me cuuu^ jau.
. | When the fact was' noised abroad, a
I good-sized crowd gathered in front of
j! the jail and authorities thought best
-! to remove the negro to some other
j | city for safe-keeping. The negro
- made another admission of his guilt
l to county jailer Christopher just before
he was taken away, according
5 to that afficial.