The Gaffney Ledger from Gaffney, South Carolina • Page 1

THE GAFFNEY A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THE WORD IMPLIES AND DEVOTED THAT TO THE GAFFNEY, S. SATURDAY, SHORT NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST CITY AND COUNTY EVENTS NOTED. Recent Happenings in and Around City and Other Events Gathered by the City Editor. Auditor Poole Harvey yesterday called attention to the fact that today is the last day for making returns on real and personal pronerty. According to law, a 50 per cent penalty will be added to nonreturns after today.

The Gaffney postoffice will be closed next Monday, the anniversary of the birth of George Washington, according to announcement made bv Postmaster F. B. Gaffney. There will be no deliveries by any of the mail carriers, but the postoffice windows will be open from 8 to 9 o'clock Monday morning. One of the largest stills ever captured by Cherokee county officers was found Wednesday near Gaffney.

The Cooper vet, by mathematical calculation, held 1 134 gallons. A "run" appeared to have been made Wednesday as fire under the still was dying when the officers arrived. Dorland Cook, son of Dr. and Mrs. Cecil V.

Cook, left Gaffney last night for his home at Sebring, after having spent a few davs with his parents here recuperating from an operation recently performed in the Jefferson Hospital at Philadelphia. Mr. Cook has completely recovered from the effects of the operation, it was stated. Contracts for the erection of one bridge on the High road and four bridges on the Stacy Ferry road were let Thursday by the Cherokee County Roard Commission to J. N.

King, of this city. There were only two bidders, it was stated. Mr. King has been engaged in bride building for many years, and he is prepared to execute the work without delay and in a satisfactory manner. With the final date for submitting applications for employment with the city drawing near, as recently by Dr.

V. H. Lipscomb, mayor-elect, the number of persons wanting jobs is increasing at a raping id rate, according to City Clerk Boyce Whisonant. February 25 was the date named by Dr. Lipscomb for closing the lists.

If the applications continue coming in at the rate maintained the past few days, the new council will have plenty of material to choose from, Mr. Whisonant stated. City Clerk Boyce Whisonant yesterday said Mayor R. A. Jones had instructed him announce that the usual 15 per cent penalty will be added to all unpaid city taxes after the first Tuesday in March.

According to Mr. Whisonant, Mr. Jones was positive in the assertion, A bystander pointed out that the new city administration will go into office the first Friday in March and that perhaps the new officials will have some say-so in the matter. To be on the safe side, however, Mr. Whisonant said he would advise prompt payment, which will avoid the possibility of the added penalty.

HILL AND JOLLY FREE UNDER BOND FOR SHOOTING Morganton, N. Feb. Roy Hill and Otis Jolly were released from the Burke county jail here this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock after bond of $1,000 each had been signed by L. H. Eaker, of Cleveland County, and In G.

W. Eaker, of Gaffney. charge of th Rev. B. B.

Hill, father of Roy, and G. W. Eaker, grandfather of Otis, the two boys left Morganton shortly afterwards for their homes at Bond for Hill and Jolly was set at $1,000 each by Magistrate George Battle after the conclusion of a preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon into charges of murder preferred in connection with the fatal shooting of Frank Butler, Burke. county man, the latter part of January. Magistrate Battle held Wells Green Charles Kendrick, also from Gaffney, without bond for trial in the Burke county superior court beginning March 8th on a charge of murder for Butler's death.

While offcials have not 50 stated, the handling of the case to date indicates that the prosecution expects to use Hill and Jolly as witnesses against Green and Kendrick. The four youths involved formed a party going to Butler's home to purchase a load of liquor, it has been established. The shootin- took place after the liquor 1 had been procured and just as. the boys were preparing to 9'-it on the trip back home the South Mountains. GA NEY LEDR CHERGEE'S BES ADVERTING MEDM 00000 ESTABLISHED FEBRUAY 16, 1894 HALF CENTURYOF SERVICE IS ROUNDED OUT AT BLACKSBURG BY DR.

ANDERSON, ONE OF COUNTY'S FOREMOST CITIZENS Yesterday Was Fiftieth Anniversary of His Arrival at Black's Station to HAS RENDERED VALUABLE AID TO TOWN AND COUNTY (Has Helped Village of Less than 50 People Grow into Thriving Town of Over 2,000 Souls. Fifty years ago yesterday Dr. William M. rode horseback from Rutherfordton, N. to Black's Station, now Blacksto begin the practice of mediHe had hardly settled himself for his first night in his adopted hora, when he received calls to visit two patients.

In the half century that elapsed, he has continued ministering to the sick and injured, enjoying a wide practice that he serves to. this day despite the is now "78 years young, thats he expressed it yesterDr Anderson served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. the close of conflict he took up the study of medicine, attendi. 1g schools in New York and 1 Charleston: a Black's Station, on the SouthWhen Dr. Anderson cast his lot Railway, then as Charlotte and Atlanta Airline, the pupilation of the village was not mor than 40 or 50 people all told, whites and blacks.

Today Blacksburg is a thriving town in Dr. Anderson not only witnessed the 2 2,000 or more people live. growth and development of the comly, but he is credited with having large share in building the town After establishing himself, Dr. Anderson brought his mother from fordton to live with him. He rented a two-room house, with a chimney in the middle, and made arrangements to add an of two being credited on the rent Vith the cost of the erection of the addition.

Of the rioneer citizens residing at Black's Station half a century ago, Dr. Anderson said according to his recollection the only ones still living are: Mayor Charles Baber, who was about a year and a half old when Dr. Anderson arrived; Mrs. N. S.

Dempsey, William Blalock, Dr. D. S. Ramseur, Mr. and Mrs.

Gaston, Fletcher Duncan and Roland Black. The others have either answered the final summons or have moved elsewhere. The first complete passenger train operated over the present Southern Railway ran in August, 1876, Dr. Anderson said. Before that, time the trains had been "mixed," that is, each being formed with some passenger and some freight cars.

In 1884 Dr. Anderson gave the Blacksburg Episcopal church the property upon which the church building now stands. He also donated a site to the Blacksburg Methodist church. Dr. Anderson was married February 6, 1884, to Miss Georgia Deal of Hollidaysburg, Pa.

Mrs. Anderson died at Blacksburg in Mav, 1909, two children, Mrs. Floyd leaving, of Columbia, and W. D. Anderson of Gastonia, N.

C. During his residence at Blacksburg Dr. Anderson has served as mayor, member of the city council. and member of the board of school trustees. He has also served Cherokee county as a member of the house of representatives in the general assembly.

Few men have rendered the service given by Dr. William Anderson to his community, his county and state, and to suffering humanity It can be truthfully said there is no mystery about the high regard in which he is universally held by all who know him -for he is a genuine "outstanding" citizen. DEVOTE ENTIRE TIME TO ARAGON-BALDWIN MILLS Alexander Long Declines to Stand for Re-Election as Head of Mills. Rock Feb. D.

Pitts, of Rock Hill, has been elected president of the Industrial Cotton Mills company, succeeding Alexander Long. Turfe action was taken at a meeting the stockholders in Richmond, Va. Mr. Long was not a candidate for -election to office, but accepted the re of vice president and remains member of the board of directors. r.

Long. who is president of the gon-Baldwin mills, will devote time entirely to the management roperties of that chain in Rock Chester and Whitmire. He ed directors of the Industrial at a meeting in November would not stand for re-elecat would accede to the request Aragon-Baldwin stockholders pte his time to the managetheir interests. LEDGER BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY FEBRUARY 20, 1926 WILL ORGANIZE NEW MILL NEXT TUESDAY Books of subscription to the capital stock of the Vogue Mills will be opened here next Tuesday at the office of the Limestone Mills, it has been announced. The incorporators will be Waite C.

and Lyman A. Hamrick, sons of Dr. W. C. Hamrick, local textile executive, and W.

B. Fullerton, 58 Beach Road, Inglewood, N. J. The proposed company will be capitalized at $100,000, with $60,000 common and $40,000 preferred stock. Waite Hamrick, who is secretary of the Hamrick group of mills, yesterday said plans for the Vogue are more or less in the tentative stage at present.

In consideration of this I NEW CHURCH PLANS REVIVAL MEETING EAST GAFFNEY BAPTIST CHURCH. The Rev. W. J. Sprinkle, Former Pastor of Globe Mills, to Preach Here All Next Week.

The Rev. W. J. Sprinkle, of Rock Hill, a former pastor of the Globe Mills Baptist church here, will preach in a series of revival meetings to be conducted at the East Gaffney Baptist church beginning next Monday night and continuing through the following Sunday, it has been announced. Services will be held every night next week at 7:15 o'clock.

The meetings will be held in the Alma Mills building, it was stated. Preliminary to the opening of the campaign, a special prayer service was to be conducted last night at Alma Mills by the Rev. C. A. Kirby, I pastor of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church.

Another prayer meeting will be held at the same place Sunday night, according to W. M. Moore, who announced the plans for the meeting. The East Gaffney Baptist church was organized recently by consolidatthe Globe Mills and Alma Mills Baptist church. Negotiations are now in progress towards securing a lot about midway between the two mills for a church site.

It is hoped to build the new structure during the coming summer. In the meantime, services are being alternated on succeeding Sundays from the Globe to the Alma Mills building. Sunday school is held every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Sprinkle, who is to.

be here next week, served the Globe Mills church as pastor for a number of years. He is well-known and has a considerable. following of admirers here. The announcement that he will do the preaching in the forthcoming series will be received with more than ordinary interest generally. STATE'S QUOTA IS 461 FOR SUMMER TRAINING Plans for Civilian Military Camps Announced for This District.

Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood, commanding the Fourth Corps area, has zen's military training camps for the announced the program a for the citicoming summer. Camps for the eight southeastern States will be held at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, Fort Barrancas, Florida, and Camp McClellan, Alabama. In order to obtain permission to attend, young men should apply to the officer in charge, Citizens' Military Training Camps, Hurt Building, Atlanta, Ga.

Due to shortage of funds, there, will be only a limited number ay thorized to attend this year. EA county will be assigned a quota, previous C. M. T. C.

students given preference. to The age limits are fixed athere24 years, for first year men, who tofore, and 17 to 31 for th have had previous training July 9, All camps open on Frid 7th. and close Saturday, Aufpeen made No material change lies, General in the schedule of actrything posHagood states, and ake the camps sible will be done trever. in for 1026 young men and For the interesagood has asked parents, Genermounce that trainThe Record t9ubjects will occupy ing in militand every afternoon the morning to physical developwill be dey of all kinds are played ment. Gaudent is required to parand ever ticipates services are held every Relin outdoor chapels.

All faiths Sundresented. are ch Carolina will be given of 461, divided up among the Qities. Last year, 326 South Carlaians were acepted. South Carolina applicants will of go to Fort Bragg, N. without exception.

REACH 30,000 PEOPLE IN CHEROKEE THROUGH THE LEDGER $3.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE I INVITES BOOTLEGGERS TO ATTEND SERVICES Dr. Cook Announces Special Sermon for First Baptist Sunday Night. Bootleggers and patrons of bootleggers are extended a special invitation to attend the services at the First Baptist church Sunday night, according to announcement made by the pastor, Dr. Cecil V. Cook.

The message to be delivered by Dr. Cook at this time will be on "The Responsibility of have particular application to the especially invited members of the congregation. In making the announcement Dr. Cook was careful to explain that all persons who attend the Sunday night service will not be classed either as bootleggers or customers of the hootch peddlers. Others may attend without fear of having their presence misunderstood, Dr.

Cook said. The subject for Dr. Cook's morning sermon Sunday will 1 be: "Really Living." ALEXANDER IS HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER VICTIM OF ACCIDENT IS DEAD. Former Gaffney Man Released for Second Time Under Bond of $5,000 at Charlotte, N. C.

Charlotte, N. Feb. H. Alexander, young traveling salesman of Raleigh, formerly of Gaffney, S. was released on a $5,000 bond by Judge E.

McA. Currie, in police court Thursday morning, when he was brought before the court soon after the death of A. N. Boger, manager of Mecklenburg Hotel Coffee Shop, fatally injured in a traffic accident Saturday night. Boger and T.

C. Mauney, of Stanley, were run down by Alexander's car as they attempted to cross West Trade Street in front of the hotel. Boger remained unconscious at Charlotte Sanatorium, where his death occurred Thursday at 7:55 A. M. Alexander was arrested soon after the accident and was released Monday on a he $5,000 bond.

After in death, was produced by his attorneys, who pleaded for his continued bail. E. J. Hanson, acting City Solicitor, as well as J. L.

DeLaney and J. Lawrence Jones, of the private prosecution, agree with defense counsel that the charge against Alexander could not be more grave than manslaughter, and there was no opposition to the arrangement of the $5,000 bond. D. B. Smith and R.

Wellons appeared for the defense. Mr. Smith cited a number of cases in which those charged with manslaughter had been released on bonds of 000. Judge Currie agreed to the drawing of the bond for $5,000, which was signed by W. C.

Petty, of Charlotte, and J. L. Alexander, of Greenville, S. prominent hotel man and father of the young salesman. Hearing March 2nd.

Alexander was first charged with operating an automobile while under the influence of whiskey and the first bond of $5,000 obtained his release in this court. The bond arranged Thursday is not additional to the first bail but supersedes it. The bond guarantees his appearance for preliminary hearing at police court on March 2nd. At the time of the accident, Boger and Mauney were crossing Trade street. Boger's skull was fractured while Mauney sustained a broken (Continued on page 2.) PYTHIANS CELEBRATE FOUNDING OF ORDER Stone, Davidson and Granberry Entertain with Appropriate Speeches.

W. C. Stone and Magistrate Z. V. Davidson, of Chester, and Dr.

R. C. Granberry, president of Linstone College, entertained local Knights Pythias who attended the anniversary celebration Thursday night with instructive and pleasing addresses. Several musical selections were rendered by a quartet composed of Dr. V.

H. Lipscomb, Grady Humphries, Claud Littlejohn and C. E. Hamrick. Light refreshments were served.

After the lodge was opened in due form. business Was dispensed with and Chancellor Commander C. F. the meeting over to District turned, Stone, who presided. Mr.

Stone gave an interesting discussion of the origin and development of Pythianism, Mr. Davidson followed with an address of a humorbus nature, and Dr. Granberry cloped the speaking program with few appropriate remarks. DESERTED BY WIFE, MAN TRIES SUICIDE fact, he said he preferred not to disclose details until the organization is more advanced. The opening books of subscription next week, he explained, was decided upon in order to act later.

However, Mr. Hamrick intimated definite announcements may be expected in the early future. Lyman Hamrick is superintendent of the Limestone, Hamrick, Alma and Musgrove. Mills, all units of the Hamrick chain. Mr.

Fullerton is a textile factor of New York, being engaged in the selling end of the business. He married Miss Alma Hamrick, daughter of Dr. Hamrick, and with his wife frequently visits the family here. POULTRY SCHOOLS TO BE HELD HERE AT DRAYTONVILLE AND BUFFALO. Experts Will Advise Next Week Regarding Breeding, Culling and Other Chicken Details.

In order that poultry raisers may have an opportunity of meeting together and discussing various phases of poultry raising, arrangements have been made by Miss Mary C. Haynie, county home demonstration agent, and S. C. Stribling, county farm agent, for holding two one-day poultry schools. One of these will be held in the auditorium of the Draytonville school building on Monday, February 22, beginning at 10 o'clock and continuing through the The other school will held in the ascembly room of the Buffalo schoolhouse on Tuesday, February 23, beginning at 10 o'clock.

The principal speaker at each of these meetings will be Miss Juanita Neeley, poultry specialist of Winthrop College. Among the principal subjects to be discussed will be the proper feeding for egg production, the care of baby, chicks, culling, poultry house construction and the prevention of mites, lice, fleas and diseases of poultry. Any who have a desire to have demonstrated to them the selection of the best hens from their particular breed are asked to bring a few hens or pullets for use in giving the demonstration. Those who come are asked to bring their lunch so that they may spread dinner together in picnic fashion during the dinner recess and be prepared to spend the entire day. Considerable interest is being shown in these meetings.

GAFFNEY QUINT DOWNS COWPENS FIRST GAME Local Boys Make Good Startin Tournament at Greenvil Winning Easily. The boys representing th Gaffney High School in the tournament at Greenville away start Thursday 7ght by dea good feating Cowpens 26 according received he' from Greento reports ville. Cowpens did litty scoring in the first half and alived the Gaffney team take lead that hard to in econd verse could closing half was not fighting thene than the first. more interest elue Clary were the shining lights for while service Defoix for Cow- Calvert did pens. The -up: Position Gaffney, D.

Mo (2) Hudgens Cowper Forward R. wore (4) (8) Clary Forward (5) (8) Austell Center Robbins (2) (8) Belue Guard Oglesby Smith Guard Score by quarters: Gaffney 10 6 2 8-26 Cownens 0 -1 2 2-11 Referee, Toohey, (Newberry). Digging in Debris. Bingham, Utah, Feb. continued digging tonight in the debris resulting from the snow slide in Sap Gulch, near here yesterday despite abandonment of hope that any of the entombed persons might yet be alive.

It was believed they would have frozen to death by this time. The number of known dead was increased late today to 38 with recovery of bodies of a man and a boy from the ruins. About 30 remained missing. The exact number killed may not be known until spring, when the snow melts, officials said, explaining that only a small portion of the devastated area could be cleared of all snow. Twelve persons are in a hospital as a result of injuries sustained in the slide, but they have been declared out of danger.

COWPENS YOUTH IS NEAR DEATH. Vaud Gregory, 20, Former High School Football Star, Drinks Ounce of Carbolic Acid. COLD WAVE HEADED IN THIS DIRECTION Washington, Feb. Sweeping rapidly northeastward with increasing intensity the storm that buried sections of the Middle West under a blizzard will bring considerably colder weather to virtually the entire Washington forecast district, with frost probably Friday night as far South as Central Florida, the weather bureau said tonight in its report of conditions. The cold wave will be accompanied by precipitation tomorrow in the middle and north Atlantic states, the Ohio valley and lower lake regions, but will give way to generally fair weather and rising temperatures Saturday.

fell today in the Middle Atlantic, east gulf and Southern states, attended by numerous thunderstorms in thy latter region. MRS. NANNIE WHELCHEL BURIED AT MACEDONIA Wife of William Whelchel Succumbs to Pneumonia After Brief Illness. Mrs. Nannie Hawkins Whelchel, wife of William Whelchel, died at the home on North Limestone street Thursday morning at 12:15 o'clock after a brief illness with pneumonia.

She was 63 years old. Funeral services were held day afternoon at the Macedonia tist church; being conducted by the Rev. Paul Dobbins, the pastor. P. S.

Courtney, funeral director, was in charge. Mrs. Whelchel's five, sons and one grandson served as bearers. Besides her husband Mrs. Whelchel is survived by five sons and five daughters, as follows: John, Roland, Robert, Ed and Wesley Whelchel, of Gaffney and Cherokee county; Mrs.

Mrs. Tiny Goforth, Mrs. Corrie Spake, Bessie Kirkpatrick, of Chimney Rock, Mrs. Lula Addis and Mrs. Bertha Gardner.

Two brothers, Rans Hawkins of Gaffney, and W. D. Hawkins, of Clifton, also survive. MRS. MARTHA GOFORTH DIES AT BLACKSBURG Esteemed Widow of H.

P. Goforth Succumbs Thursday to Illness. Mrs. Martha Goforth, 76, widow of It. home P.

Goforth, died Thursday at her in Blacksburg after an illness of four weeks. Miss Ruth Ligon, daughter of L. T. Ligon of Gaffney. nursed Mrs.

Goforth during her illness. Miss Ligon was Mrs. forth's granddaughter. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at Blacksburg by the Rev. S.

J. Hood, pastor of the Associate Reformed church, of which Mrs. Goforth was a member. Burial followed in the Blacksburg cemetery with J. L.

Goodson, funeral director, in charge. Mrs. Goforth had lived at Blacksburg the past 35 years. Her husband died about three years ago. She was known and loved by practically all of the people of Blacksburg.

Three brothers survive, these being C. and John Whisonant, of Blacksburg, and 'Henry Whisonant, of Winfield, La. Apples Are Used. Chicago, Feb. by a standard allowance of an apple a day to keep the doctor away, health is making rapid inroads on the United States.

The present rate of apple consumption in this country is more than 1,500,000 barrels a month. Accorditz to a report today by the government: bureau of agricultural economies that amount of apples has moved into use from cold storage in the last month, However, there is still available 7,001,000 barrels. Health prosects are made yet more robust by fact that apple prices are a gooc deal lower than last year. Adopt service Exchange. Spartanbur, Feb.

service exchange for to 85 a clearing I fare house the Steerent charity wel-, approved organiza, at of the city was Freting of the officers chest fund be a department of the chest organization. Spartanburg, Feb. and despondent from the alleged elopement of his wife last Saturday night, Vaud Gregory, 20-year-old Cowpens painter, drank slightly more than an ounce of carbolic acid at 7 o'clock last night in a desperate attempt at suicide which physicians at the General Hospital believe will prove fatal in a few more hours. Staggering from his deadly draft, Gregory walked 20 feet and dropped to his knees in front of the Cowpens cotton mill company store. There persons who rushed to his side found him clutching his throat in agony and chokingly calling the name of his wife, Mabel.

Convulsions. Convulsions and a lapse of sciousness quickly followed. A call was sent to the Bobo Undertaking company in this city and it rushed an ambulance to Cowpens in 11 minutes. The stricken man, struggling fiercely despite his unconscious condition, was placed in the ambulance, and two friends were secured to hold him on the emergency bed inside. Driving at breakneck speed through a heavy fog, M.

W. Bobo and M. W. Bobo, placed their patient in the General hospital 12 minutes after leaving Cowpens. Physicians hurriedly summoned applied a stomach pump, and removed the carbolic acid which the youth had taken, but announced that little hope could be held for his recovery.

Later last night, Gregory, his vitality ebbing, was reported to be mumbling, "Mabel, Mabel" at intergals and to be suffering great pain. He was still living early this morning. Fina -Bottle. The two friends who accompanied the ambulance to the hospital, Henry Barnet and R. L.

Lawson, said they had seen a soft drink bottle containing tablets which they thought were bichloride of mercury near the spot where Gregory fell and that they believed he drank some of the mixture. They said that they did not see him drink the acid, but that they found a a half carbolic, ounce bottle almost empty and were told ty another persons that he saw the drink taken. The physicians who operated on the youth said that thy found carbolic acid in his sumach but did not detect indicaIonS of bichloride of mercury. that" Barnett and Mr. Lawson said Gregory bought the carbolic acid in a Cowpens drug store, telling the proprietor that he wanted to treat a sore.

He walked from there to the Cowpens cotton mill company store, and after procuring a soft drink at a restaurant operated in a part of the building, drank the acid. Whether he took the bichloride of mercury mixture before or after drinking the acid, they said they were unable to determine. Tells of Trauble. Early yesterday afternoon, Grogory appeared at the office bf The Herald and told newspaper men that his wife, formerly Miss Mabel Hatchett, eloped. He explained that he and his wife had gone riding Saturday night with Vernon Harrell, operator of a filling station two miles north of Cowpens, and had driven into this city about 11 o'clock.

The party becoming hungry, he left the automobile in which they had been riding, and which belonged to Harrell, and entered a restaurant on Magnolia street to obtain sandwiches, he said. When he returned to street, he found Harrell and the' his wife had left him, he added. Procuring another automobile, he returned to his home in Cowpens to find that the door been forced and his wife's trunk had been removed, he said. Later he heard that Harrell was arrested Sunday in Chesnee, and that he had been seen Wednesday on a road near Cowpens. He appealed to The Herald to help him find his wife.

Arrested at Information obtained last night from E. F. Wall, foreman the grand, at jury, Harrell who had lives been in Chesnee, arrested! there Sunday morning on char of carrying a pistol and a drunken woman posted a bond with him. naving liceman Shields and $20 Rural He the town policeman or Poance Monday for trial. an to return, Mr.

Wall sud. but appearwas unable to give the name Mr. woman. of Wall Gregory was a star ckle the Cowpens high school on three years ago, and tball lived in the city for was in the employ of Railway for a numb en He has been marry 4 His wife is him: tall, dark and pretty..