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F - ' % * t " ' JDjc <Lo until IkcorD. VOLUME 37?NO. 12 THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1922 PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE k 1 - ?? ? ? ntnr* a *f iitii * VAm a a nnv I ^ A ? ?? M a^ ? I HARVEY GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SUCCEEDED GOVERNOR COOPER_ AT NOON SATURDAY. Lieutenant Governor Wilson Godfrey Harvey, of Charleston, took the oath of office as governor of South Carolina in Columbia af 12.03 o'clock Saturday afternoon, May 20. I ^ - The exercises surrounding the InK duction of the new executive were L characterized by simplicity. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Eugene B. Ga y on the rostrum of HH^Bthe supreme court and Governor HarB V vey intoned the response in a distinct voice. On the rostrum were the retiring governor, who had his little mm son, Robert, seated in his lap; Asso||P ciate Justice Thomas P. Cothran and jT Secretary of State William Banks Dove. I 'On being sworn the new governor, the sixty-seven th in succession of the state, pleaded for the cooperation of (the people of the state and gave a high note of praise to his predecessor for his successful pilotage of the state. The procession, composed of Governor Cooper and Governor Harvey, and constitutional state officers met at the executive offices shortly before noon, and then marched to the supreme court chamber. Among those who witnessed the induction were three former governors of the state, D. C. Heyward, Richard L Manning and Cole L. Blease, all of Columbia, and one ex-lieutenant governor, Andrew J. Bethea, of Columbia's official lire was represented by Mayor William A. Coleman. Other * distinguished men and women were there. When the official party reached the rostrum, Secretary of State Dove, in his capacity of keeped of the records of the state, announced that he held ]h his hand the resignation of Governor Robert A Cooper, effective at noon, May 20,1922. Governor Cooper Lthen announced that the lieutenant governor was present and ready to qualify. The cath was then adminis' tered. After the t<ing of the oath, the new governor said* "It was my purpose that the simple ceremonies accompanying my assumption of th e duties and responsibilities of the high office I have been called upon to fill fpr a brief period should not be attended with any pub ^^B lie address. It is not expected of ^^B me. at this time nor would it be fitBH ting that I speak of any policies or ^fl^B purposes and I shall content myself with the utterance of a brief statement to the public through the me^^^Bgium of the daily press, but the pres^^^ ce of so many friends demands that ^^B^Et least I express my appreciation of ^^^^ aeir presence, and to say that it is firm reliance on their patriotic support and council that I begin my MF administrative duties. Going beyond K this group of valued friends to the B thousands of sincere and patriotic flr men and women of the state I beB speak for myself and my efforts the B hearty cooperation, the moral and B; material support and the prayers of the noble mer and women of South B Carolina. B&: "My first official utterance is ex pressive of the sentiment of the peo pie of South Carolina when I say I.Q that they are appreciative of the dignity and ability which characterB ized the administration of Governor Robert A. Cooper. While an execuH tive cannot hope that his every act fl shall be approved by all of the peo pie?owing to the divergence of in-! B dividual viewpoints and interest?it i ; is nevertheless true, I believe, that { H with practical unanimity the men and j women of South Carolina have felt! I m sense of absolute trust and confi^^^^^ pice in the official who this day lays ^HH^Bwn the bun lens and honors of the twice entrusted to his keeping, s safe and sane methods, his unH |Pfuestioned integrity, his dignity and j I courtesy has redounbed to the adI vantage of his people and his state,! and as he leaves this executive cham-! H ber he carries with him the gratitude and regard, the confidence and esteem I and the well wishes of a satisfied1 * and grateful people." The new governor was profusely ^DTT applauded duiing and at the conclusV ion of his remarks, and immediately shook hands with ex-Governor Cooper, little Robert Cooper and the others |H| on the rostrum He then held an impromptu reception in the supreme H, conrt chamber. Going from there to the executive chamber, he held an UNANIMOUSLY DECIDE NOT TO SELL PROPERT1 Such was Decision Of Stockholders Who Met Here Tuesday, May 22. ; Pursuant to a call of the presiden and secretary of the Williamsburj Fair Association for a stockholder meeting Tuesday, May 22, there wa a goodly number in attendance. J statement of the financial conditio] of the association was handed to th stockholders and the object of th meeting stated by the president, Mi Thos. McCutchen, who presided. Th' old members of the Executive com mittee were reelected. It was unani mously decided not to dispose of th< property owned by the association b: a motion to eliminate such a propo sition from consideration at this time Plans for continuing the fair wen discussed and most of those in at tendance left the meeting feeling tha the usual annual fair, would be hel< this fall, although a motion wa# car ried to the affect that the questioi of doing so be left to the executive committee which held its meeting im mediately following the adjournmen of the stockholders meeting. Th< Executive committee decided tha there will be no fair this fall. Th< financial statement of the associatioi shows assets of the corporation to b< $7366.00 and liabilities $8,708.32. 0) the latter amount $1300.00 is du( as premiums offered by the associa tion last fall. The liabilities of th< association are given at $842.00 ir excess of assets. o News From Hemingway. Rome, May 22.?Miss Louise Snou is spending some time with her sis ter, Mrs. Wilson Buie in Merchant ville, N. J. Mrs. Harry Wilson of Kingstree spent last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Turebville. Miss Mary Rhem spent the weekend in Georgetown with her aunt Mrs. E. W. DuRant. Mrs. O. M. Mitchell of McColl, spent last week here with relatives. Miss Gertrude Haddock has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs Ed. Vause in Kingstree. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Grier spent Sunday in uonway. Mr. Furney Rhem has retumet from a trip to Columbia. Mrs. W. T. Turbeville is visiting her niece, Mrs. Wilson Buie in Mer chantville, N. J. Miss Emmie Snow spent the week end in Georgetown with relatives. Mrs. Maggie Turbeville of George town is spending some time at th< home of her son, Mr. W. T. Turbeville Mrs. Ed. Vause of Kingstree ii visiting her mother, Mrs. Willie Had dock. Misses Annie and Nell Wilson spen the week-end with their aunt, Mrs 0. M. Mitchell at McColl. Mrs. Fannie Munnerlyn is on ai extended visit to her son, Dr. J. F Munnerlyn in Columbia, and to he; daughter, Mrs. W. J. Mole of Brunson Rev. and Mrs. G. K. Way and Har riet Way were visitors in Hemingway Saturday. Mrs. D. I. Wilson visited relative in Hemingway Saturday. Mr. J. B. Hemingway and Mis Florence Hemingway were visitor in Hemingway Saturday. Piano Recital Tuesday Night. Tuesday evening a very enjoyabl< program was rendered in the audi torium by the primary pupils of th< Music school under the direction o Mrs. Ira A. Calhoun. There wer eighteen numbers on the program am each one was rendered in a manne that reflects credit upon both teache and pupils. Those taking part in th recital are Mary Montgomery, Pear Player, Louise Arrowsmith, Margarc Kelley, Delma Burgess, Maude Ne smith, Julia Brown, Frances Burgess Dorothy Baggett, Emily Mclntosli Rubie McCutchen, Margaret Stacklej Ma rgaret Burgess, Myrtise Mcintosh Marry Arrowsmith. ether reception and a conference wit the newspaper men. "Governor," said the retiring: gov ernor before he left, "I desire to sa to you that you can call on me a any time for service to South Care , lina and I shall gladly give it."^^ "I thank you Governor," ry^fnde the new executive, "and Ismail cei tainly avail myself of y^r generou I offer." * > As ex-Governor Cooper was leav ing his office there were tears o j emotion in his eyes as he bade hi 'attaches and other friends farewel f r CLOSING EXERCISES BEGIN TONIGHT FINALS OF KINGSTREE SCHOOL OPEN WITH MUSIC RECITAL? I FINALS MONDAY NIGHT. ? ? Final exercises of the Kinstree high s ^ I and graded school, session 1921-1922, n will begin Thursday night, May 25, e with a music recital by pupils of the e advanced classes, under the direction of the accomplished teacher, Miss 01^ ! . i lie G. Crockett and her assistant, Mrs. - Ira A. Calhoun. e The recital Will take place at 8:30 f o'clock in the school auditorium. - There are fifteen numbers on the pro gram and these are the pupils of the 5 Music department who will take part * in the rendition: Misses Pearl Chandt ler, Rosa Kellahan, Stella Wolfe, Ola i DuBose, Caroline Pugh, Julia Hall, - Elizabeth Swails, Belva Jenkinson, 1 Flora Smith, Maria Burgess, Jane - Gilland, Elizabeth Fairey, Rachel Dove, Mae Burgess, Addie Belle Epps, ' Mary McCullough, Mary Catherine - Epps. In addition to these appear the t names of Miss Crockett, Mrs. M. F. - Montgomery, Mrs. E. T. Kelley and '/James F. Cooper. ! On Friday night the Wee Nee Liter^ ary society will entertain the friends 5 and patrons of the school with an " interesting program of music and de; bate, the latter being the special fea1 ture of the evening with the query: "Resolved that Kingstree Should spend $200,000 in the next twelve months in street paving, extension of water and sanitation." The affirma' tive will be argued by Misses Stella Wolfe, Grace Kinder and Emmie McConnell, While Misses Mae Epps, Daisy Mcintosh and Ruby Joye will ' take care of the negative side of the ' debate. Saturday morning will be given over to the seventh grade and a pro' gram of seventh grade class day exercises will be rendered at the auditorium at 11 o'clock a. m. This cus torn was inaugurated here last year, up to which time the seventh grade " had had little or no Dart in the "com t mencement exercises." It proved to be a most enjoyable and amusing feaj ture at that time and henceforth the seventh will feature in the "commencement" as well as the eleventh grade. The Baccalaureate sermon will be preached to the graduating class in the auditorium Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by the Rev. W. S. Poyner of St. John's Episcopal church, Florence. Sunday night a union service will be held at the Presbyterian church at which the Rev. Mr. Poyner will also preach. Monday night the graduating exercises will take place in the auditorium at 8:3Q o'clock. There are fourteen nieruLH^rs u? uun man, uuic j>vuu6 ladies and five young men as follows: , Misses Margaret Montgomery, Elizabeth Montgomery, Scott McElveen, Mae Cook, Leta Mitchum, Erline Harrington, Bessie DuBose, Lillie Baker, Evelyn McConnell; David Canty, Ed' ward O'Bryan, Rudolph Cousar, William Evans, Vardelle Nesmith. ? The public is cordially invited to attend these exercises. s 0 ' S ?l IIMIMI Mil HMHHI lit <i ;; |j LOCAL RED CROSS TO HAVE J | j | CHARGE OF CHAUTAUQUA J; - ?i 11 1 The Redpath Chautauquas \ \ f 11 which will open in Kingstree j j e J [ Tuesday afternoon, May 30, for ! \ ^ ; | five days engagement, has J \ , i agreed that the sale of tickets 11 J | be placed in charge of the lo- !! e ;; cal Red Cross society by the J \ , ] i > guarantors. j [ iii , t ;; By this arrangement it is be- ;; -in lieved that the entertainments 11 m*411 Ko mnro lihprallv natrrmiz- i , i}; T ed and the profits therefrom \ [ "> i J 2? *? Cross to ; j i, |I help carry on the excellent ! I J J work the society is doing in \ \ -? the community. ;; h \ J Also by this arrangement \ | .? purch^lers of tickets will not | J " ! be ?quired to pay the ten per i? y J | cenfl charged by the government J [ t <? a^rknown as "war tax." The J J "!! ^(mce of adult season tickets is < > I $3.00 and a child's season ticket ] ! d |? > $1.50. These tickets are now on J J ! sale at the office of Miss Daisy ? s | J J Varn, Red Cross secretary, and \ \ :?? by a number of the ladies of ; J town who are interested in the < f i J | work of the society. ! I si;' :: TWO CONVICTED OF i MURDER DIE JUNE 15 ! JEFFORDS AND HARRISON TO GO TO ELECTRIC CHAIR. TREECEf GETS LIFE SENTENCE. F. M. Jeffords, Ira Harrison and Glenn Treece were convicted at Columbia Saturday of the murder of John C. Arnette on the night of May 6, sentence was pronounced by presiding Judge W. H. Townsend, the two former to die at the state penitentiary by electrocution on June 15 and the latter to serve the remainder of his life behind prison walls. Treece was recommended to the mercy of the court. I There was absolutely no demonstration in the crowded court room as the jury filed in with the verdict after it had been out three hours ana nineteen minutes, ine prisoners were placed in the dock with a heavy cordon of officers around them and Judge Townsend cautioned the audience that none would be allowed to leave until after the court had completed its business. All doors were then closed. The three men were sentenced at 6:30 o'clock. There was no noise to break the calm judicial pronouncements of the judge except the audible sobbing of some of the women relatives of the condemned men. As sentence was pronounced they were taken to the state penitentiary, two to be placed in death cells and the other, Treece, to labor out the long years of his life in custody. The trial went into its fifth day. Saturday being coupled with the arguments of attorneys for Treece and Jeffords and the closing argument of solicitor apigener. me jury woe then allowed to go to its meal. On its return the charge of Judge Townsend was delivered and the indictment was .handed down to the jury at 2:66 o'clock in the afternoon. On the night of May 6 the dead body of J. C. Arnette, joint proprietor with F. M. Jeffords, was found in a partly overturned automobile in a lonely dell at Colonial Heights, a surburb of Columbia, with his head crushed. The theory of the case as developed by the state was that the deed was due to a conspiracy between Jeffords and two employes of the filling station, Ira Harrison and Glee:i Treece, for the purpose of obtaining $4,000 in partnership in surance, through which complete interest in the business could be bought bv the three. It was contended that the three men ' had a conference two weeks before the commission of the deed and decided on its methods. The idea was to entice -Anmette into the rear of the filling station, slay him, take him to a high viaduct, dump the automobile containing the dead body, thereby simulating accident. Two **empts to murder Amette previously had been made, contended the state, on two nights previous to the actual commission. It was contended that Treece watched while Jeffords and Harrison slunk in the rear of the filling station awaiting the proprietor. When he came back he was hit on the head with a stick by Harrison, but not felled; then Jeffords threw Arnette, choking him into insensibility. Both men then took Arnette between two automobiles, Jeffords cashing his head into a pulp with an automobile axle, it was charged. Arnfette's body was then thrown into the front seat of his own car, Harrison getting beside it and Treece climbing into the rear. The car was then driven to the point designated in the conspiracy, but the presence of two street cars prevented its propulsion over the bank. It was then, with Treece out of the car, taken to the spot where found. The st$te then contended that the car was rolled slowly down a steep declivity by Harrison, in the endeavor of overturning it, making the crime appear as a natural accident. The three men then joined, Jeffords and Harrison later going back to the filling station, setting it afire in an effort to destroy evidences of a struggle in the re^r of it. The fire was discovered in time to prevent destruction of the buildings. The three men were arrested shortly after the commission of the crime and Harrison confessed to the police. The case created decided interest in Columbia and vicinity, and not in recent criminal history has such crowds thronged the Richland county court house. / Diunnin niLU nui tAiuii i CASE TO U. S. SUPREME COURT. [ Fails to Complete Notice of Intention of Appeal in State Courts?Relies on New Evidence. ? Edmund Bigham will not carry his case before the supreme court of the United States, his attorney, A. L. King, stated Tuesday morning when the clerk of the county court receiv- o ing a remittitur from the supreme y court of South Carolina reaffirming v the conviction of the couit of general a sessions in Florence county. The ap- i peal has been abandoned and the con- ii victed man will rely solely on his o j after discovered evidence, which he v j will present to the June term of tho b court of general sessions here with d a motion for a new trial. tl Abandonment of the appeal to the E United States supreme court and fall- E ing back solely on the after discover- L ed evidence, would indicate that the v convicted man and his attorney feel d quite certain of their new evidence, o: The after discovered evidence is in li the form of letters which Smiley Big- E ham for whose killing Edmund was n convicted and sentenced to death, is n alleged to have written to Edmund, d They were brothers. v These letters IV are understood to raise seriously a B question whether Smiley did not kill V iL -f XI Xt- s 1_ * V, meir roomer, meir sister, una ner iwu u< adopted sons, and himself, instead of fc Edmund, who has been indicted for ii the wholesale killing.?The Florence L Daily Times. ei o h! . Indiantown School Closes. " ai Indiantown, May 23.?The com- e< mencement exercises of the Indian- a town graded school were held on Monday and Tuesday nights, May 15th ^ and 16th. The pragram on Monday night, which consisted of plays, drills, pantomimes, instrumental duets, etc., f1 was carried out by the grammar 11 school, and reflected credit on teach- ? ers and pupils.- ' The graduating exercises took place on Tuesday night and were both interesting and instructive. There were P eight graduates this -year, four girls and four boys, namely: Miss Lottie & Snowden, class president; Miss Grace Wilson, sal uta tori an; Miss Emmie Wil- 81 son, Valedictorian; Miss Sallie Snow- P den and Ned Wilson. Wilmot Daniel, ? Joe McCutchen and Edison Eaddy. ** Mr. H. S. Cunningham, a former son of this community, but for many ^ years a resident of Bishopville, de- ^ livered the address to the graduating 0 class. He spoke very interestingly ^ of the history of old Indiantown and ^ related several. incidents that occur- n red during his boyhood days. Miss ^ Martha Snowden and Mr. Jas. F. n Cooper delighted the large audience ^ with several instrumental duets on the a piano and violin. ^ Ice cream and cake were sold both nights by the boys of the baseball ^ club. The neat little sum of twenty- ^ two dollars was realized which will ^ be used to purchase material for the 3< baseball team. t( Misses Mildred Wilson, Evelyn McConnel and Dawn Reddick of Kings- ^ tree, spent the week-end here with ^ Miss Wilson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. a R. E. Wilson. T Mr. W. E Snowden of Cedar Swamp, e visited relatives here Sunday. ^ Rev. W. R. Pritchett was unable ? to preach at the regular services Sunday morning on account of a severe ccold. A congregational meeting was T held at the regular preaching hour V to discuss matters pertaining to the new manse now under construction, |h 0 b Death of Mrs. Harrison. tl : ii Mrs. Martha Sexton Harrison, b daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sex- b; ton of this place, died in a Charleston g hospital last week following an opera- a tion. The remains were brought to s Kingstree on an early train Saturday b morning and were taken from the tl depot to the Baptist church where e] the funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. W. Davis of the Pres- f( byterian church, in the absence of >the a: pastor, the Rev. Mr. Hawkins, Mr. G Davis was assisted by the Rev. }H'. B Crosby who accompanied the body to a Kingstree. Mrs. Harrison had made her honje in Savannah, Ga., for some jr time, but on account of a protracted T illness was under treatment in tl Charleston for several weeks prior to tl her death. The deceased is survived b by her husband and three little boys n Interment was made in the Wil- si liamsburg cemetery Saturday at 11 o'clock. 0 k Subscribe now for The Record. it - - ' . - . - . J MMENCEMENT AT HEMINGWAY SCHOOL 1ARKS CLOSING OF MOST SUCCESSFUL SESSION IN ITS HISTORY. t Hemingway, May 22.?The closing f one of the must successful school cars in the history of the Heming* ray school began Thursday evening t 8:30 o'clock in the school audiorium. The program for the evenng being the annual high school ratorical contest. The attendance ras so large that great numbers had j stand on the outside. The boys eclaiming for a gold medal given by lie DuRant Company were as follows: * L Brown, Sparkman DuRant, Willis [aselden, Johnny Springs and Percy arrimore. The winner of this medal ras E. Brown, the subject of his eclamation was "The Life and Death f Robert Emmet. Talent in this ne was also shown by Sparkman hjRant, who was given favorable lention by the judges. The girls - -ii"? ? 4la ?ma<1a1 kir xpmr?_ ZUlWiUg IUI U1C Jlicuw gir<CU MJ AMUy-Creel Bros, for expression were: lildred Huggins, Rosalie Davis, Olga [armon, Zuleena Haselden and Inez ifaoten. The decision of the judges sing in favor of Mi98 Mildred Hagins, who gave the reading "The Goig of the White Swan," "Dady-Longegs" coming second, this being giva by Inez Wooten. The judges were [r. Cole Cannon, Rev. Mr. Guess and ev. Brown. Rev. Bn>wn acting s spokesman for the judges presenti the medal with a short but very pporate and pleasing speech. Friday night the exercises were , iven by the Grammar grades and ley showed by the way in which ley were carried out that the teachrs had spent much time and energy i training the children. The inclemicy of the weather caused quite a ;w to be absent but nevertheless le program was carried out. A Tom humb wedding was given by the rimary grades under direction of [isses Gallaway, Kennedy and Moran. A minstrel was then presented <f the bo~s of the sixth, seventh ad eighth grades. Many jokes were ulled off on members ox the audience reatly to their surprise, and af>rding much fun to the others. The Pinewood Baby Show" was given by [iss Gowdy's third grade girls. This towed untiring efforts on the part f both teacher and children. The ist number of the program was an peretta, "The Isle of Jewels" under lanagement of Miss Myrtise yartin, he costumes and decorations added i mch to the beauty of the scenes, liss Blondell Cockfield played the ccompaniments for all of the enterlinments. Mr. Halfacre, by way of closing le evening made a striking appeal > the patrons of the school to vote ar the extra tax in order that the ehools in the district would be able 3 continue their work next year. Sunday morning at eleven o'clock ae Rev. Dr. Watson B. /Duncan of heraw, preached the baccalaureate ermon in the Methodist church, he church was filled and everybody njoyed his sermon to the fullest, le also held the evening services for lev. Guess. Monday evening the graduating lass completed the commencement he five members of the class this ear were Misses Victoria Thames, ra Cox, Mildred Poston; Messrs ance Tyler and Ealy Brown. The ighest honors of the class were won y Miss Victoria Thames, who gave ie valedictory. The suluditory belg given by Miss Ira Cox, the class istory by Vance Tyler and the will y Ealy\Brown. Miss Mildred Poston ave the prophecy of the class. The ddress was made by the Hon. P. H. toll of Kingstree. His talk should e remembered long afterwards by le members of the class, as age of ' J _ loquence ana leeuug. The presentation of the medals of- r ' ?red by different firms of the town nd individuals followed. Messrs D. L Huggins, G. B. Ingraham, J. B. ushardt, Rev. Thames, Guest each warded prizes and medals. A short talk was given by Superltendent W. D. Halfacre to the class, he attendance was so large that lcre was hardly standing room in ho auditorium and halls. It is-to e hoped that there will be many lore years of the school as progresivc as this one. o When you need printed matter, aay ind, The Record is the place to hare ; done. ' * Ia r