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THURSDAY, FEBRtARY 19, 1931. r
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CAROLINA A-
LOVE TANGLE IN >
MURDER OFFOUR
>j Hunter Pays Debt ^
;♦! by Killing Cougar $
^ Richfield, Utah. — Although ;t|
Loral Jens«p, deer hunter par
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Flirtation Note It Clew- in
Mystery That Puzzles
Authorities. -
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.—The theory
that a love tangle of some sort was
responsible for the Gennond murders
recently when a country family of four
were butchered with a kitchen knife
by an unidentified assailant for an
unknown reason, has been further em
phasized by the finding of what prop
erly may be termed a love note by the
side of the road passing the Germond
farm.
The,note, written on a narrow strip
«f wiper, roads as follows:
—^Don’t you remember me? Could
T come over and sit by you? Would
you care?” ■ -
The tentative presumption is that
the note was handed to Bernice Ger-
raond, the good looking eighteen-year-
old daughter of the murdere^house-
hold, while she was riding in the bus
yvhich brought her home from Pough-
Keepsie shortly before she must have
pone to /her death’ along with her
-parents and ten-year-old brother Ray
mond.
Driver Recalls Man Leaving.
"The note was written in an unsteady
fashion, which may or may not indi
cate that it was composed in the bus.
•It was found folded, but not crumpled.
*lu the ditch by thp roadside -00 yards
beyond the point where the bus driver
stopped to let Bernice out. Dennis
Haggerty, driver of the bus. said that
he recalled a dark skinned man who
got off the bus a short distance be
fore it stopped at the Germond farm
house.
. Sheriff Vernacd J. Rockefeller and
state troopers^ while considering the
possibility that the note was placed
on the road by an excitement seeker
after the murder, do not think anypne
would be foolish enough to do this in
Hie face of the aroused feeling among
the farmers, and are therefore inolitjed
to take it at Its face value.
The massacre of the family as they
were busied with the nightly chores
is the closest thing to an Edgar Allen
Poe mystery that Dutchess county has-
ever experienced, and every effort is
being made to solve it. The citizens
in the drug stores and other'places
talk of nothing else, and farmers hav**
taken to carrying shotguns with them.
The family was extremely well-
thought of iu the community and was
well-connected. Ralph Butts, a for
mer mayor of Poughkeepsie and a
cousin of Mrs. Germqpd. said he did
not know of any sort-of quarrel-Ger
mond had ever had which could iti
and way account for the niurdbr^. Paul
Germond. brother of the murdered
farmer and ovriVFof a prosperous farm
a mile down the road, agreed emphat
ically - with Butts, as have all his
neighbors.
•The question arose when the clerk
In the Duhois> hardware store in
Poughkeepsie who sold the kithhen
knife with which the murders were
•undoubtedly committed.'and which was.
found, beside the’TfoUS1 t ~cnvered with
human blood, told state police that
the man who bought it was not a for
eigner, but an American.
Say Girt Was “Boy Crazy.”
The clerk's size-up of the purchaser
is strengthened by the fact that he
hhught a pig scraper at the same time,
an instrument with which -the average
was in full pursuit of a fawn.
J A cougar is credited with kill- J
£• lug several score deer annually. >|
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Theory of Canals on
Mars It Discounted
Paris.—Dr. E. M. Antonladi of the
astronomical observatory at PHrls,
world expert in tire telescopic observa
tion of the planets of the solar sys
tem. has prepared a new map of the
planet Mars embodying data obtained
by years of almost nightly watching
whenever the planet has been close to
the earth. -—
This map is not too favorable to
the views of those astronomers who
believe that the famous Martian.“ca
nals’' indicate intelligent life. That
dark markings actually exist on Mars,
sbme of them more or less like nar
row streaks. Dr. Antoniadi admits,
and numerous such markings are
shown on the new map.
The idea of intelligence depends,
"however, upon the conclusion that the
canal-like markings are really straight,
being presumably broad strips of vege
tation along canals for the distribution
of water. Only by the operation of an
intelligence high enough to perceive
that a straight line is the shortest dis
tance between two points could such
straight canals be created.
4 Doctor Antoniadi’s new map shows
many of the supposed canals, how
ever. as bent or irregular strips of
darker color, not unlike the vegetation
in broad, meandering river valleys.
Some he indicates as a series of dark
areas with narrow necks between. like
chains of lakes. Anything like this
can he explained easily as vegetation
growing quite unintelllgently along
natural depressions in the planet’s
surface, these depressions serving
either as actual water courses or as
the usual paths of moist winds bring
ing rains.
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For the Purpose of Making Money
To Make 2 Dollars Grow Where 1 Grew Before
By Planting
ORIGINATORS STOCK
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“It Stays
Green”
KIRBY
Trade Mark Beg.
US, Pat. Off.
CUCUMBER
Early Producer
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is a
The first vine to appear from KIRBY CUCUMBER s
sure sign of the return of good, times. More and more market wise
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growers are swinging over each year from less productive and un
profitable crops to one that ha s never failed since the introduction
of ORIGINATOR'S STOCK eleven years ago.
KIRBY CUCUMBER is the earliest and most prolific of the
Hardy Grower
e^d
Enormous Yielder
White Spine Type. It bears fruit seven to eight inches U>ng and it 8
rich, dark green color, from stem to blossom end, is retained longer
than any other variety.
KIRBY CUCUMBER is a firm, solid fruit which makes it a per
fect shipper. It is especially adapted to pickling- and slicing, is
always jn demand by people who set the finest tableji and commands
the highest market prices. #
What We Hear from Satisfied “KIRBY” Users:
Hie. •Tiimiiest” ones iu years in Deu-
<*Ify dweller vf-ould n<>t be familiar “ni&dn grocery‘si(»res'“ , an(I poof rooms
When Hie purchaser, bought the pig-
seraper Hie clerk tried to sell him a.
^ regular pigsticking knife, but the man
refused it in an impatient fashion, ami
Insisted upon buying the loriger hliided
.weapon which was found on the farm.
The more that comes to light re
garding the case. Hie more the author
ities believe that Bernice was of the
type commoitly described as “Ikiv
. crazy," and the more they pin their
hope of solving the crime upon the
unearthing of a definite affair between
her and a particular man.
Every trail police dig up runs Into
some sort of blank wall. A Cuban,
who was noticed by a storekeeper In
• whose store he hired an auto: was
rather neatly dressed, whereas, it ap
pears practically Impossible that Hie
ill6r could have dispatched four peo-
plehputting up a struggle without be
coining covered with blood.
Neighbor Theory Called Absurd.
This point again lends hack to the
theory tfctlt the crifrt* was committed
by some neighbor who opposed of his
bloody garments In the security of
his home. And that the xbuntry
people will tell you. is absurd.
i Mildred Hyde, cousin of Bern!
who lives at Red Hook, some nples
away, arid who was her confidante in
matters of the heart, was interviewed
seemed unable to throw any light
on the identity of the man in the case
Undersheriff Fred Close. Iu active
charge of the case, continues to he-
HeveThere is such a man. He thinks
the only pers«*n w;lio would have gone
to th<I trouble of. murdering all four
0 people, including the ten-year-old hoy.
would be some one known to the fam
ily, who was afraid to leave behind
tlvtng witness to the origtnnL
Child Finds Lost Gems;
Gets $750 for Idle Dad
New York.—A five-year-old tot.
whose father, a laborer, is out of
work, enriched her family by $7.10
when she got that sum as a reward
for finding 11 pieces of jewelry, val
ued at $7,400 lost recently by Sirs.
Evelyn Marshall Field, divorced wife
of Marshall Feld III, near tier resi
dence in East Seventieth street.
The child is Mary- DillAfRUC who
lives with her parents, ME and Mrs.,
Thomas Donoghue. She made her
lucky "find” shortly aft“r Mrs. Field
lost the gems. Mr. Donoghue watched
the bh^and found advertisements in
newspapers and discovered a notice in
serted by the Insurance -company, of
fering the tjCIO reward.
In accordance with instructions in
the advertisement. Mary and her par
ents went to a police station, gave the
gems to the authorities and collected
the reward.
39-Pound Muskalonge
Dies Gulping Catfish
Dennison, Ohio.—They were telling
have planted the Kirby Cucumber ever since
it was introduced by Mr. Kirby of I. N. Simon & Son,
Philadelphia, Pa., and have found it to be the best
vaiiety to grow for either Eastern or Western-mar
kets. It is earlier than any variety that we have
ever planted, more productive and makes a larger
-peiccntage of No. 1 cucumber s than any we have
grown. It is the darkest in color and its uniformity
in size makes it the most valuable gueumber in the
market. I purchase all my seed 1 from I. N. Simon &
Son, under their seal, and my share croppers this
season have planted 1,500 pounds,”
(Signed) J. S.t'BEVILLE, Florida.
“Would appreciate getting your prices on *
in quantities. 1 had such wonderful success witti
your seed last year, will want to plant them alto
gether this year. The Kirby Cucumber is decidedly
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the finest we have ever planted.
(Signed) J. WADE DICKMAN/S. C.
“Kirby seed, is far superior to any other variety.
1 u'ould not plant if I could not get Kilby’s, because
I know what they will do. I made over 700 crates
on one and one-half acres and Kirby sold when other
would not. Kirby’s good enough Lor me,”
\ ' ♦ (Signed) E, L. SANDERS, S. C. *
about Hie lisb Jess Whitman hfd
found.
Frozen in the Ice on ITig Stillwater,
creek. Whitman found *u 38-pomjd
'muskalonge. the largest ever taken
from the stream.
A post mortem disclosed that the
fish hud died in an attempt to swallow
a five-pound caffish. Horns of the
cattish had become lodged
throat of the muskalonge.
in Hie
any
"murder.
Steals Alligator
Miami, Fin.—Police hf Miami are
looking for n hold—or foolish-thief
*! who stole a seven-foot alligator from
'"8* •ertty -Kflft..
— •=- No trace has been found of (lie
v .thief. The alligator was 11^ inches
jin gHnh and had Jaws with a spread
, ! of more than fourteen Inches.
Lonely Widower Gives
Home to Unemployed
Springfield, III.—l onesome because
he'Mlved by himself. Alexander New
ton. seventy-eight, former coal mine
hoisting engineer, decided to do his
share toward helping the unemployed
and offered “free room and board" to
the first unemployed couple “past mid
die age” to answer fils newspaper -ad
vertisemeut. The first couple appear
.lug qualified and were accepted. New
ton's wife died last April and “since
then,” he said. ‘T’ve been lonely and
so I decided to give three rooms to
persons who would live with me."
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icial and Personal
iws from Williston
Will i .•*ton> N Fe b Mrs. Q. A.
Kennedy, Sr., attended the concert of
Padevewi'-ki at Spartanburg, Friday
night.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Laimer and chil
dren, of Columbia, visited relatives
here last week-end.
Mrs. Ophelia McKirley, of Spring-
field, visited her sister, Mrs. M. N.
Ahl and Mrs.' E. M. Ussery, Saturday
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M iss Sarah Boylston, of Allendale,
visited her sister, Mrs. Q. A. Kennedy,
Jr., during the week-end.
SOLD ONLY IN SEALED CARTONS
"To pic,tort the ut' \ erTrom" infer!oV quality
seed which from time to time has been rep-
resented as KIRBY,, the ORIGINATOR’S
♦ STOCK is packed and sold only in. the
Sealed Carton as illustrated.
“I am just in receipt oT my seed, among which
is the Famous Kirby Cucumber. 1 thought I would
write you in regard to the fine quality of this cu
cumber.—4 have raised it for the past two years
now*, and expect to grow it for a good many years
to come. It particularly might interest you to know
that our latitude is 52 N., the farthest north I be
lieve, and you may probably admit, <t has ever been
grown. This cucumber has taken 1st Prize for past
2 years in our largest Fairs here. It’s all you claim
and then Mote.”
(Signed) LOUIS STRAUSS, Saskatchewan.
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' “1 want to expres* «»y thanks for the sample
pkt. of Kirby Cucumber seed you sent me last spring.
It is the best Cucumber I have ever raised* It is ear
lier, smoother and yields more and stays green long
er than any I have ever tried, and also the beat
seller. I am not going to plant any other kind thD
season. I meant to write you sooner but just neg
lected it.” .
(Signed) BEN S. CROW, Kentucky. .
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“Enclosed find money order for one and one-
half pounds of Kirby Cucumber seed. Last fall I
planted one pound of .-eed and shipped around 900
hampers of fancy Cukes. 1 think they are the best
Cuke seed on the market. Kmdly maij my order
at once;
(Signed) ED. C. SHAFER, Louisiana.
P. S.—I failed to say my Cukee won first and
second prizes at the State Fair at Shreveport last
year.”
THE BEST PHARMACY. BARNWELL. S. C.
GREEN & COMPANY. ELKO, S. C.
FARRELL-O’GOBMAN CO.. INC., BLACKVILLE. S. C.
—FOR SALE BY-
MAN Y OTHER SIMON SPECIALTIES
1931 Catalog rent
free on request; Fully illustrated and priced
are vegetable-' grown from SIMON SEED
which won 1st PRIZE AT THE 1st NAT’L.
ATLANTIC CITY FLOWER and GARDEN
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W. H. HUTTO. DENMARK. S^.
R. G. HIERS. WILUSTON, S.'xT
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WESLEY D. SIMON
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NORVAL E. KIRBY
Michael, of Charleston, were visitors
jton Saturday.
Ussery and Miss Wade, of
r. and Mrs.
week
the week-
M rs. H. MTinompson and Miss
Mayo Rountree had a< '.heir guests
]ast week-end their aunt. „
Mrs. Q. A.yKennedy and Mrs. James
A. Kennedy were visitors in Augusta
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M Kennedy re-li^-
■meeting Saturday.
" Mrs.-Koesfer 'CYndWtt, of Wag^ief "^alter^ixl
is a recent visitor to her mother, Mr*.
Luther Givens and. other relatives.
turned Monday aftemo d from a trip
to White Springs, Fla., where they
sppnt.the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mitchell were
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Cook.
Joe Davis, Jr., who also spent a few
dayg with Mr. and Mrs. Owens.
Miss Mary Harvey Newsom, of
Swansea spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Newsom.
Miss Margaret Thompson, of th»-
New Brookland schools was the guest
of her mother, Mrs. Susan Thompson,
during the week-end.
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. McGlothlin, of
Furman University, Greenville, were
guests during the week-end. Doctor
McGlothlin made an address at the
teachers’ meeting Saturday and ' also
preached at the Baptist church Sun
dy morning
Miss Lucy Cook, of Hilda, spent th;4.
week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. W.
Birt, and attended the teachers’
cson.
Mr. ai(d M rs. W. B. Owens a few days
Jast week. Mr.. Nixscn was accom-
Aldrich Cook, of Springfield grid Joe* panied by Mrs. Frank Turner and son,
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Miss Marie Wise, of Aiken, is visit
ing relatives here this week. Miss
Wise is the niece of Mrs. W. H..Cro-
ghan, Mrs. W. C. CCmningham and
Mis. Inez Greene.
Plexico, of Baijnweli, were visitors
here Thursday. -
Mrs. Ida Hill and Mrs. T. D. Creigh-
ton, Jr., of Barnwell, were visitors to
_WiHiston Wednesday. *
Mrs. James A. Kennedy and son,
Arthur, Jr., have returned home after
spending several (Pays in Barnwell
with the former’s mother, Mrs. J. O.
Patterson. »" '
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Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jennings have
recently moved from Williston to
Springfield, where they wil] make
their home.
Among the visitors from Williston
to Augusta this week were: Mrs. G.
Crouch, Mrs. Winchester Smith,
Mrs. W. C. Smith, Sr., Mrs. C. S.
Thcmpscn, Mrs. J. W. Cook, Mrs. B.
L Bolen, Misses Jacque Davis, Lou
Belle Scott, Inez Hair, Mrs. S. H.
Givens /Mrs.
'• visited ' KT-Ks-Obv* Paricfer,
spent the week-ei)d with her mother,
Mrs. Maggie Parker.
Miss Sarah-Pattersin and Mrs.L, A.
, L. C. Eidson, of Trenton, spent Wed- ’
nesday of this week at Williston. Mr.
Eidson has just returned from a busi
ness trip to Washington, D. C.
M).s 8 Edith Bell has returned from
a visit to her cousin, Miss Mary John
son, of Crescent City, Fla.
Q. B. Johnson and L. B. Givens hzv^
returned’ from a business trip to points
in Florida.
Mts. Kella Walker visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Geneva W. Boylston this,
week.
Mrs. Jessie Kennedy is spending
several days this <week with- her
daughter, Mrs. C. H. Trotti.
P. F. Parker, Sr, Walter Davis fend
W.^C. Hall were business visitors in
Augusta Wednesday.
Capt. Norman Smith, after spend
ing a few days here as the gueab of
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t hi„ parents. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Smith,
P. M. Hair and Miss Wednesday for his home in Wash
ington, D. C. He was accompanied
by- Doctor Smith, who will visit them
for a few days and who will later
take a trip from New 1 York, by way
of the Panama canal to the Western
coast, where he will visit other chil
dren of his in-GaHfomia.
Madeline Croft.
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Miss Marguerite Ford, of Asheville,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. K.
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James A. Kennedy and L. R. Hair
haver returned from a business trip
tos'Lynchburg, Va. -
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