Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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U~ - o $ II; v I - " .' T v^ VOIiU ?- - ? [ ' ? 1 li 1 flfrp* i ... . . I p:-- t ~y , Br- - J Byrnes Ws 7 - " - r Millions T - South Carolina's new governor i James F. Byrnes propose a 75 ----- million dollar s<*hoot?-buildings program "in 1r 11 ir^rtfTr^rrrnTl of Which would be spent On colKJjf.'" ored schools/' continuation of < segregation in' public . sciyls, k. and other items which arc to "be , ^ outlined in detail to the leglslaThe former congresfcih&n, U. S. " * senator, Supreme Court Justice, and Secretary of State also slug- i ged at the Ku Klux Klan, call-ing for an.anti-mask law and de- , - ..glared he didn'Jt want NAACF efforts to help run state" government during his administration. The 71 yfor nlri Spartanburg H native, who also served a? War Mobilization director unjtov the the biggest fanfare attending such an occasion in sjfcatp. history. An estimated 150,000 persons Bk& '* lined city streets for the parade following the infiugural address. Many of these converged on Coh lumibia Sunday and Monday through ^tKmds over a* period *of -?' JT states and the DUtrict of Co - . . wwyi^.w nuunra aiwerences on "Professional agitators.". Would Unmask Klansmen Turning to the fluilii Carolina Ku Klux Klan which has scheduled a demonstration his very first week in office in Aiken county,the new governor re*-" stated intentions to bar klan in* fluence during, his K adntlnistra~ r?.? Mid-Winter Rally Set "For Feb. 14 At Morris College SURCTER?#TTie~ annual mid. winter rally for Morris College - operated -by S. C. Baptists, has been scheduled for February 14, it was announced Tuesday. Rev. H. W. ' D. Stewart of Greenville,. drive director, said appeals ha dbeen sent, to pastors : and heads of church departments ' asking that the occasion have as large support in funds a< possi? ble. Both be and President Rueben said that the college's- dining h?ll. ranentty dpstroj-a^j by Rro, I had been put buck into opera-' tion, but that the cost of this, ? * not included in the annual tiiwl get.* Has to be ,tnet. ? The. college- is?fn tflfc process of , constructing a gymnasium ? wfricb| is costing $15,000, antiiliei ,c -item which is to benefit from - furf&s reported at the mid-winter . rally. ^^ _ . _ _ I CHARLESTON J GETS TWO T I ' CHARLESTON ? 1\ 1 stables), first to see servic ? many years, have been appt 1 ' Charleston area/ it was ar 'A .The two areLeomy Sinpr! / man, 26, an interior decor* J TMh hti"* r jf ton cotmfv clftflf nf court J The men were appointee i Herrrm and will be subject _ L~ iJuA of the constables r 1 died about two years ago. ; f lived tilths Ifefon Heights J for years under the late ma \ Thirty apd ~if*t "I magi.stfate to name at leas \ i H la staff. ??tin v '* i . vt- ' 1 - r -/- ' 3^ ? t "r ~ jT ;r"" r' fj-. ' " ~_rr - '-1 ? ?tej ?"***t nits 70 IU|? u j V ; __ o Make -. [ual ion. Said he: | "I do not need the assistance Kn K'ltrv imi- du I wmilM interference by the ^National Association for the Advancemen jf Colored People." 1 A ? tft dpvOlnnincr an?< I in$ schools, My. Byrnesr said: "It ^ niir p, ji|n f^r Thr 1 races substantial en'ualitv in school facilities. We should do it because it is right. For mie ' that is sufficient reason. ^ "M any person wants an additional reason, I say it vi wise." CfrtU PlliUrn DAKf - ' ?:?? -oiait-t/Wreff Kvlv the only colored participants in inaugural festivities wtis the crack Rxyflg ba^d el South Ca* U rolina State A. and 1VL College at * Orangeburg. And this "may have been symbolic. ? Several years ago, while U. 8. ^ senator^ Mr. Byrnes induced an 1 old frfend, financier Bernard M.; J Baruch, to contribute $10,000 to -tj that Institution, one act-of which J he has always spoken proudly, I. Klan, Byrnes ? Showdown Looms . -? ?. f ? who*s going k 1 Tula fculK}* Carolina, Governor James F. 8 Byrnes who took ogee Tuesday, v or the Ku Klux^Klan. headed l by'Thoma. ^ HSfrOlton of Lees- x villar , ^ gweral. * would be no room in?South f Carolina for the hooded order during hla^ administration. And y m showdown between the forces \ nnnAnrc In K#> nmftv pari v hp. cause during the fiew governor's ? first week, the klan announces a < demonstration and cross burn. ' in*. Literature being distributed j: this week advertises a klan . meeting two miles" out of Aiken, at' the intersection of . highways 78 and 215: Hamilton is to be 3 one speaker and Grand Draigon I Hendrix of Florida - the other. _ Segregation is the announced theme of the. meeting. FvnArt Finirprfi Nemesis Of , ? * :Local Dozer s v " ' JJf* ' V * w~** \ - -g One Columbian 13 trying to find a gadget which will tell j hfrh to "wake up. son". the next j time ho falls asleep in a public place. . 4 ? At least that's a. good guess | fudging from what city police ^ learned Sunday- >- " ' < , I. Police were'told by a^com* plalnanC ?frat heTfelt" asleep -m th?. efand of"W~Blue Ribbon Taxi company, in the 1000 block of Washington street Sunday and when he awoke hie^ found c himself minus all of the money . he had on him, and what was worse, a quantity eooH gtnrp. 1 bought whiskey he was nipping on every now and then. ?Police?made nn?arrest?in the _! case. And -by the way, the suspect wasnTt a_iaxi driver, nor a. customer of the company. ^ VyV/U J. ..... -\: | >EPUTTE8 ?t vo special deputies (con- / < e in Charleston county for l >inted to work in the North f mounced Monday. 1-leton, 37, and David''Free- \ itor and fillimr *U4-mn- ?t= - Aegistered w^th the Charles 1 t i by magistrate Eugene # ? to duty upon call. \ emembered in the coilhty jf s He wan Paul Region who 1 i section, ^who had-served C < gistrate Burton. ) ' it w?m ? \ ,? j fv ,f? v UlTvvivini y j ur d " t one colored constable on / ^ , " ' 4 /' . 1 1 .j ' ( ' V '' " ?T' ' ' *% 1* . * ' * K ? ' stole ihe > March of Dimes" ' bank. from the eounttt of the Dapital City Lttheh, ratt JRferrten street between 10 ?4 12 >'c!ock Tuesday night, one day after the local campaign to ? caise funds wlLli whtch to help ??.- it?o? .kriJj.n ...ff.a UV aw^viuin from infantile" paralysis opened here. Proprietor Otie Jackson said the bank- held "seven or eight" doUurs. lie told a re putter to ^ publish this message: "If you who took it nave a1 heart at all, you'll see that it rets back here and instead of lenying these little?children, you'll drop a little of yours In it to ease their pain." He said the person taking evidently didn't know why it was in the place. fcr ?? ? ~ igt. Malichi Gets ironze- Star Inirirean Fighting SENNEfPTSVlii5fe V- Wstetf Igt. Wajter Mahchi, J*., son of It. and Mrs. Walter Malichi of ' leimelUvllle; ha| Men awarded he Bronze Stay M<*dat for <ie^ pnse work in free alUnJlerofTUfT Acrording to Information fot warded from* headquarters of he 25th Infantry Division, the 'ouihf-iil iuliller ujs? rit^/i TW mber.7, 1950 for fcriHiant ser jce^ tetweei^ July^ and Scp" Master Sergeant Malichi aer/ed with notable distinction aa l battery first sergeant in the Korean conflict. By his mature udgemerjt, soldierly ability and txemplary leadership, Master Sergeant Malichi organized peimeters and actively supervised lefenses of the battel y against Ive enenxy attacks." \iding GIs TOShall for monti NSW YORK - Thprgood ..Marrhedfr'Sp^rlaT counsel of the NLACP left the Idlewild Airport iere Thursday on the first lap of t 7,000-mile ^flight to Tokyo, vhere he will undertake the dc. 'ense of accused GIs of the 24th nfantry. Scheduled to "arrive in Japan A r! ?- i A **. * 1- -1' ? w uauu^iiy i*. mr. ivwusnail Will jegin an -on-the-scene investigation of the' circumstances sur ounding the court-martial convictions of 3fi gnlisted men ?nd officers who have appealed ;o. the NAACP fob suoh assistance. He will also confer General >f the Army Douglas MncArthur, :he Inspector General and other op officials of the Far East Comnand. ?? "do Remain A Month Mr. Marshall expects to he overseas for about a month', rooming to San Francisco on Feb. ruajry 14. Upon his return lie will, begin a cross country tour, sporting to. local branches of the NAACP on his fihdings in Japan ind Korea _____ In a press conference here before leaving. Mr. Marshall told newsmen (hat "Information from courts-martial defendant* and ither sources indicate that the :rials were an attempt at mass lisefplmary action tfie daily re% ' . ; . Define It? ? What does the term "logic iffht cnmnnrliYva*!" ? ? ?1 n k*** uitTdiir rum <4iat does it ccujie? Is. there one [Bout you? Are' you one? You'll find the answer in an ^LUoriol <p?fte fnurl under the ubject. yYotfTT find other spirited diewaaions on the eflHorial page n?_plcnty -of?tcfaT nSws tories. on the inaide?, ??!?., Mbre people read The T.ighttoUe each weak than any other irmiftarly published popper , in1 ionth Carolina. ...v, t \ \ - i ?:? ., . . .. .-_ - ? ?? Jii4it,? 'it****-* i*-% ' ' -?> **- k'^ BL mi v^B I ^1 M& K V Y *1 j Ik v Essard Charles, world's * the recent Silver Anniversary Shown with Cbarleft are (left) A?Jrarley, board chairman of ' asine, who presented the belt ai dinner were Joe Louis, Ray Ro and host or sporting and .civic J: Juke Box Menace NEW^RACK ?Columbia's small?lime one?boy fighter 'against the music vertai?. ?. i a . j ?jj ? -? ami .iiwcninw. nun tea illj?wffit by.a weary reporter, struck again Saturday, and this time rightjimthe office of the iH 4 i Last week a proprletGi' toid of a little guy, about ten or e. leven years of age, who walkec in and ridiculed those who were spending a nickel "Jest to hr one song on that there piccolo I'll sing three for the same nick, el." Taking him up an his proposition. the proprietor said h . . i? ? 7 r / IN TOKYO 4'S STAY [-treats Wlu3f~7narked the cnriy days of the Korean conflict and ! that ^uch discipline was not inI flicted upon white troops." Following receipt of such in. formation and appeals -from- the convicted men. the NAACP de. cided to send Mr. Marshall tc Tokyo to make a first-har.i_. illvestigation At first his reef \t for. an entry permit was denu-d by General MacArthur. A direct apneal * to the General by Walter White, "NAACP executive secretary, opened the way for Mr. Marshall to make the trip. The NAACP. Mx. Marshall said at farewell pros? Conference "believes that it ns imperative that discrimination?of all?lert? be rooted, out of the Armed Forces, especially at a time when these services are expanding and beginning?to?play?a?important part in the lives of every citizen" J 'j * P Jury Finds Myers, Williams 'Guilty'; Ta Appeal t ase A Richland county general sessions court jurv returned n ''guilty" verdict against two prominent Columbians Wednesday afternoon, following a three day conspiracy frM?4iv-~rmTfi<H:;Hon with the 1949 state teacher 'Examinations. Circuit Judge Steve C. Ciriffith was to pass sentencF~Triday. ? * ? aiic iw<j are tormer Alien universiev dean I. M. A. Mhrcr? and Henry W. (Jack) Williams, a bank employ*. A third man nnmed in the indictment. -fbrtr. ~A: T,. Peterson, leaded guilty. He pastors ' the Bbenerar Baptist Church here, Strom Branch Baptist in Aiker county, and another church in Ofaiund On Pmt * L \ ' . - - y . I'.'-uip-l-i?1 ' 'iff' 'r-~f^hib *? '*** ,. - * . j~r " ^ ?j * -' ' 7 s JSelt for Be] _.... . .... .:-.... I. JH * heavy weirht champion, received Dinner of the New York Boxing i Eddie Eagaft, chairman qf the N/ rhe Coca-Cola Export Corp., and gold medal Charles is wearii binson. Jack Dempscy, Mayor Vi celebrities: ' ' ' ..* ft" ITER AT. ET AGAIN" pocketed the nickel and .bello od in his finest three of the .l - est gongip then scampered mi . A sharp-eyed reporter mot , about nanaing crut mrxeis a listening to* voices all week 1 ' 4*hen on Saturday, I. tf. I (Rcd^ Harper of Orangebi I ter in The Lighthouse and Inf< ?' titer's 'plant. Everybody v 1 gone but a liriotypist in the re . and the editor, who was holdi .'a conference. j The little competitor eased ' and sizing*.up the stranger, ga , him a lecture on spending whole, hard to. get nickel for c song in piccolos, while "you c get two from me for a nickel a you can name any song y | want." ; > *j Mr. Ham*- 'ished out a nicl I anrf got ti,, ' ?.-> songs from t little guy v h .-ad struck but block awn * a "ck before. 1 work don? he scampered -e ,Tand had .completely -disappear I when a search for him was ma . immediately CR(\Schedules delegation To ;e"-p Va. Men ;i NEW YORK - A delegation - Richmond. Va., on Tuesday. Ji r-ttarv 3 ft, to urge Governor Jo . Battle to spare the lives of sov men convicted of rape in Ms s t r ?*? r? nnmAuMAAJ NT iiii.iv mi , wao ctniiuuiivc\4 ivu , day by the Civil Rights Cc \ gross J CRC .nitl thn f-nnrinm 11? 11 11 w known as the "Mnrtinsville S von,", are innocent victims of , frame-up which disgraces Ami ?<an democracy. The men i scheduled to die [n the elect chair on February 2rrrt and I for allegedly criminally assail ing a white woman a year a] They were convicted twice di -~mg 195? by at! whitl* juries one-dav trials. I Twice the V ginia supreme court and ? ii _ jnimboL-iif- -the?If- S. S r Continued On Page INTERRACI TO BETTXJ Thrashing out of the defini stepv to bo t.tkeri by Southe Catholic towards Christian r cial Ati^ide* and establishme of fntr^igniy justice will b?~i : rant ^cTbment of the mi century convention?of - the--Oat Otic Committee of the South he next wcCfK. Sorry 16 Bijjd^)p>, and Arc bishops, including the pernor roDresentative of Pope Piuj X to U S. Catholics, will take pa trr the convention*? deliberate t ^ * ? L 'L^-_t'_"1-^ |#f3rap^?% *" ^^B ^^B^jolj r* v. |^k 1. '1 * ?"?' "~~ '"" ' J'-^ l^tv? ' - ' rJPtf- ' j '. '" ,% . T71 i " 'iV'.r-1 'W^?^ ' '. . . Soldi " ' "i ? i ??.' .1 Iting Ezzard' || ' " . *" - ? 'villi k. I I , I ( ( H ( I I ] l I 1 S3P1IS? ?522lSj?ui J3"1** " ? jtiv?vhu| cuiwr vi iwn{ nik{? < * ng in hts lapel. Also present at the ' ncent R. Impellittieri; of New Yolk, i Sumter Mathers ittdlnique Move? Ig Fight Pftlio ^ SUMTlilfy ? feumter mothers 8U are employing a uftiqtie cam. [tr- paign this year to get conuttunu j red iy support for the local March ; md of Dimes campaign.whkhbegan ~ >ut -Monday. j,,' = TbmttHF- lye?, 60fiit ir~f?nffity r R. chairman, aaM mothers plart to . lrg make doOf?to*door , iri_ before thiTdrlve^endg January 31 9r- and this is the novelty:' fas Person willLtif lo make a conar, tribution at the hour of the col- 1 ,ng lections -which is to be announ. j ced will leave a light burning on in, the front porch.. Teams working ive -assigned areas will stop at every a door where a light burns on the >ne porch. r. -- * ' an , Mr. Ivey said the idea was ' nd' adopted from a campaign em ou ployed in a' wed coast city sever- ( al y earls ago, which brought good 1 <el results. ( he It is the first time the same ' a plan is reported used in South * lis Carolina. rri _ ^ dc She Missed It * ICtfer since Miss Fahreta D. t Paul, Lighthouse and Inform- s er secretary, got herself tele- i vised during the Horace Ileldt t show In Cofumhla se\Vral ? weeks ago, she had been look- / )iig forward to seeing herself f . ) on television, but she missed c the chance. Lln" Informed- that' - the - show ? would be televised into this t en | area last week, she and a par ar-I .. . . - - . | ly 01 inencis famfrea in me , >n" home of another friend who t m~i had a set. Then, it happened. t ^ Just hefnre tha pmgentw mrmm to come in, the darn set went j. cerfiooey and a service man , pi.a couldn't get it righted. j " Later that night a friend in ?( pr - ? Cleveland.?Ohio telfphomod th her to say she had swa the t ,t show, as did several others ?i _n here. But IVflss Paul trussed ^ ar out' j'rn Jesse Owens' sweetheart on ? . " the program. Owens is anoth- ? 1 cf nf mam* esoeiiftnt "I eoveries among American . 4 youths. ^ AL JUSTICE?^ JCED HERE ~~ ~ ' . " " ' E ite January 22 to 24. With them e m will' bo about 1,0$) delegates and y a. visitors of all creeds and races, d nt including leading sociologists, r Em- economics, prelates^ labor ?k! d dL management figiiroa, rellglmia fa ha lcader?-and" Tay apostles from all e re parts of the nation. ?' Skeleton of the special all-day session on racial justice waa be- h trrg set trp this week by -John- Mc- ^ jj Cann of New Orleans, chairman : 'r^ of the COS Race Relations de- ^ J .. __ ^ -.HP f?7'-" / r" s A"'- '. - > ..' n _ , _ - ; ? ?:- rs . .* ' . . 1 * 3SS ~? u-aeaj. _!. n M ""'"'' 'i .7r"'*'r;ii~'~.,r*"'~'" ' ?i y-; k? ? " : , 'ort Jackson Seriously Ha Officers Mai E-:-,: v SALIJDA - (ANS) - How Sa- |< uda's chief of policy aud,another l1 vflirnr ^llnz-lcJO^Ixr Knot o 1 Q ^>o or I ^ ' A'VVA a ?v J vu* ^ >ld FWt Jacksbn soldier two t lights before Christmas fractur- ? d his skull and paralyzed *one .? Bide, was revealed Mionday by Ihp f-ithor r>f thp virtim, a resi. ient ot Saluda county. ? j The victim, Private Joe B. \ Wright, Jr. of -Route One, Sa- t uda, is recovering in the Walter ^ rlecd Hospital m Washington/to ~f vhich he was rushed by airplane j from* the Station hospital at Fort A Jackson, to which he was taken p ay his family Christmas night. s As far as could be learned, lone of the persons who witness. r ed his arrest in a cafe about 7 \ P. M. the night of December 23, s could give any readon beyond p the soldier's protesting innocen:c of any violation. .. ?r Father's Version Lj The victim's father, Joe B, \ Wright, Sr., gived this version of t the incident as gathered by him- \ lelfe :% Pvt: WrigHt. Jr., of ^Company , B 28th?Infantry lteghnentr~to= j tantry Division, Fort; Jackson, j had arrived home earlier -that j day to spend the Chriftm** Item a?y? It ww< teUfogj) with frtends in the eafa. ha nn?t. appiuuuhtfd by police cmei CoF teyand town officer Long and wag taken outeido The propria. j tress said she hadn't noticed_ disorder, nor disturbance at the J time.*.! -A - ? "tey-:., j Outside the door, the soldier is reported to TiaVe" protested the action, asking "What have 1 3 rvn " TlflU A?\ l>. iianint^ J 4LA 1 atnifti wficn nr rcpfaicu inf question after being told the .J 'shut up" he was struck over the * lead with a blackjack, put in, a * police car and taken to the town * l-%:i . ' '' ' * '1 ian. V Here, two witness, in jail at ^ :he tinte, butwbo requested that \ thenr names be withheld, Pvt. { Wright asked again what wet* J charges against him, and in realy was beaten by the officers, * me of whom remarked: "You're . letting that uniform make a iamn fool out of you." Recover- v ng a moment later, the young , oldier_is reported to haw* s^b- ? -Ted: "All I ask is what have I J" lone to be treated this way." The young soldier was ^orderMi up; when he replied he_-WB&_ jnable to do so, the * inmates v aid, he was dragged to the cell j ilock of the others and thrown nside. The other men were In- 0 ttructed to "look him in a cell. I 1 11 ? 1 ? a * "vrrcr n we eume dock r.ere ana y ind he isn't we flRftna whip hell >ut of ALL of y6u, ' V ?Gets Nptt Jacket ^ The officers returned ?" laier, 4 hese witnesses said, and brought e a fresh field (army) jacket, c vhich they ordered the soldier ? 0 put on" while they" removed ~c he blood?soaked one -a Meanwhile, news of the arreet I iad reached hie father, who im- n Tiediately contacted chief Cor- d ey, who "told me, yeah we got p em Joe; had to take him." ii The fattier?was?allowed alk wilrhts son, who told him. o Daddy, I didn't do anything. I b lon't know why I'm here.' "" di Y'he chief informed tbp father ? 1 bond of $50.00 would be re* n luired, but he couldn't post thi? tl mtj] fhr.?next?day i (Chrletnrw J Cve). The follo\*ring morning, ? he father returned to explain P ie hadn't been able to get the b ash but had enough land and r pputafion to be trusted. He c plln^yod tn IxltA-hU ?i.ii ImiMT il n a verbal bord of $40.00. t P i Given "Eye Medicine" out the condition of his shift yes When leaving the jail and /as told by chief Corley that ? [octor had Drescribed some "w* rtpdicine" ghe soldier was to pw 1ft fcbotrt every ftfrjir.' Vtkahu . rtFht-ffTter ttiaiTthe fath- , r quoted the chief as saying. ( Youth Thnw Worse n Christmas Day. the father said, 1 is son remained quiet and ob- I tonrty^lll, though he sahl nulh- -i ng. Then, it was discovered | hat he wa8 unable to move his i _* 'X [ ' " *' ' , - * - hurt te Mg ag^ygM fct _ i ^ ? ??,? 0 EN 1*5^ - ? ' . . #r Private .- iff | rt When : r* lieu me jruufig suiaier oetame breaker Christmas night the -'iw family made Arrangements and -ushed hina to the Fort Jackson station hospital where a doctor 'told me he was in bad Xhape.'' :j The following day the Wrights received-ar- telegram from a rort Jackson hospital ;.|d vising hat Pvt. Wright had been flown - * 0 the Waltet Reed Hospital in j Washington, THe Fort Jackson iospital advised the family that 5vt; Wright was suffering from 1 fractured skull and partial'y saralyzed left side. They eon* idered his condition as serious. And on January 4, Mr. Wright eceived the following letter .$ from Walter ReecL over the ignature of Colonel M. L. Shep>eckt executive officer: ? L?. Text of Letter "The conditiorT of yoiir Jon,"^ Private Joseph "> B. Wright, Jr.. las improved to such an extent hat he is no longer coqside^ed o .be seriouslyjjll*^?-? -^WWte^e'^=ma^iiig egceHaftf, "j jradual. and urther period ? foq^itaJir^iion for ot}feyvat1np anfl medirtl cere ? g four' request.^IB tided that th? fins L'iiir.lilfe Ijvould be W-WThelf of whku ie could pay then and the 1 "I told them I had no money,** he father said,, "and that my ion vas fighting and world tor Uncle lam and I gaeased that tfodi lam would pay all his WHs tot. Camp Gordon Area Saluda county lies within the :: urfodietion of ttie Camp Gordon, Georgia Criminal -* Investigation department. No immediate con. irmatlor* of whether or not this lepartment had ihoved on the ase, although Mir. -Wright said ; > te had -been advised that an investigation was underway. He said that he and his family '.7 Conference of'the incident and iad been visited by some of its .. ifTicials. Similar To Woodward Case J Saluda Is but ItTnSltea north, vest of Batesburg, where in ^ 946 a very similar story of local 7 -oltce versus colored soldiers o<v ?- ? ured. It was j.n Batsburg that Isaac ;c - > Voodard was jailed and beaten <y police, one of whom was aleged chief Lynwood L. Shull, ; /ho was acquitted that fall tn -7 ~7 ederal court. ^Woodard lost both yes, now sightless beyond re. overy. The Wright episode i? but-^an. rr^ >ther in a sdrtes of Violences :?rhioh ha*t liteit lepUTtM lii 8a- " uda county over the last few "tonthe. At 12:25 A. M. that same >y (December 23) unknown ersons shot out three window* n a ? bedroom of the home of Jj ohn Daniels, 7 miles southeast ' ; f here, a follow up of a croe* ~ urn in ft > on his land several reeks before. Several month* before. a far- ? ter and his wife were seized in he night by a band of 1.5 or more . ttea^^atpirttBd- thTo ma moods ' ' ' r>me 18 miles from home, strip ed and whipped until they bit*, sred, and left naked in the cold, ainy night. They were five* lothing and food, hare anil UMI ave Ihovedelsewhere In the aunty. No arrest have been made in ny of these cases. V WE'RE VERT SORRY J* - We iii sorry that sp many larger prtm run than nraal, wa tidal (MtN the heavy da- . ' HOtf far oapiea wti% mm frota newly