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HIE GREENVILLE NEWS, GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE THREE A i I WJ Vlliltrft 7 m-mf www-- Grr Negroes Whipped By Masked Mob Before Death Of Taylors Darky 4, 1 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1931 NIGHT RIDERS IW Presidant At odds NFERn 1RIVFR IR I Relations Board Ends Meet UDHMT. LUCAS Schedule Arranged For Doe IS Schedule Arranged For Dog II. I With Soviet Envoy On Alleged Discriminations Clinics Throughout County PASSES IN CITY DEATHS in NIGHT Members To Study Evidence In 10 Cases And Then Render Decision REPORT ANDERSON BOY AS MISSING FREED OF BLAME II CHWLIISI Coroner's Jury Terms Fatal Collision Near Duncan 'Unavoidable Accident' Textile Supply Manufactory Representative Dies After Short Illness George Green, Aged Negro, Shot To Death By Robed Band At Taylors TWO LASHED AT GREER Carroll Maxwell Has Not Been Seen Since Leaving School On Thursday As To Or TP WASHINGTON. Nov. 17 III') One conflict remained tonight between President Roosevelt and the Soviet foreign commissar the matter of how to spell the latter's name.

In their official exchange of memoranda on recognition, Mr. Roospvelt, addressing the Soviet representative, invariably spelled it "Mtvinov." In his replies, the Soviet commissar signed himself "Litvinoff." Doth were being polite about it, because the state department prefers the "IV while the Soviet Information bureau holds more desirable. The conflict arises because there is no exact English equivalent for the Russian letter which concludes the commissar's name and either form is acceptable. John T. Lucius, 37, of 210 Mc-Iver street.

Alta Vista, died yesterday afternoon at the St. Francis hospital after an illness of less than a week. Mr. Lucius, well-known among The hearing on discrimination cases at Pelzer was ended at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, all members of the state industrial relations board will receive verbatim reports of evidence board on 10 cases and then the board will meet to reach a decision, according to Prof. H.

H. Willis, of Ciemson college, chairman. The hearing was opened Thursday afternoon with Professor Willis. STYLES EXONERATED representing the public, as the only ANDERSON, Nov. 17.

The disappearance from high school yester-d of Carroll Maxwell, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Maxwell of this city, concerning whose whereabouts nothing had been learned by the parents or authorities who were conducting a widespread search for him, was still shrouded in mystery today. The youth's school books were said to have been found on McDuf- Mrs. Cecelia R.

Fretwell AiNUtltSUN, No. 17. -Impiessive funeral were held mis all -ernoon at 4 o'clock for tiie late Mrs. Cecelia rretwell, widow ol the late A. G.

Fretwell, whose death occurred early yesterday morning. The First Presbyterian church was the scene of tiie funeral which was conducted by Dr. Robert F. Kirk-patrick, pastor, assisted by. the Rev.

Joe H. Carter of the Central cnuicli. The body was laid to final rest in Silver liiook cemetery. Joyce Lee Morton Fuiurai S3i'vices for Juyve Lee Maii.ou, infant daughter ol Mr. ar.i Mrs.

Melvin G. Morton, will be held this morning at 11 o'clock from the graveside in the Mona-ghan cemetery, the Rev. Glenn Moreiand officiating. Thomas McAfee, funeral directors. Surviving are her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Melvin G. Morton, Greenville; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.

J. Morton, city; and Air. and Mrs. Henry Rathbums, Greenville. Vaccinations To Be Given At Dunean Today, Renfrew And Poinsett Monday A schedule of rabies clinics has been arranged for the next Itw days in the industrial areas of the county for vaccination of dogs against the disease, it was an nounced yesterday from the office of Dr.

Eaylls H. Earle, county health commissioner. The clinics are conducted by Dr. Don Kitchen, assisted by J. D.

Woodman, volunteer sanitary Inspector for the county. The work is carried on under auspices of the county health department in an effort to curb the mounting danger of rabies. A clinic was held yesterday at Union Bleachery. At 10.30 o'clock this morning, there wiil be a clinic at Dunean mill. Two have been scheduled for Monday, Renfrew mill at 11 o'clock and Poinsett at 2:30 o'clock.

These clinics are held for the convenience of residents of these areas and for anyone who wishes to bring his dog to the scene of the clinic to be vaccinated. About 1,000 dogs have already been inoculated in the county during the last 10 days at the following places: Woodside, Mills mill, Brandon, Poe, American Spinning company and City View. Over 150 persons were given ant I-rabic treatments by county health officials last summer and several are still undergoing treatment. Most of these were bitten by rabid fie street some distance from the school, but it was not believed that tie was a victim of a kidnap plot. He had been excused from class es early during the afternoon due to FR1HKE a slignt indisposition, it was said, and the last time he was seen was the textile trade of this was the representative of the Lowell Shuttle Manufacturing company, of Lowell, Mass.

He was a native or Lee county and had made Greenville his home for about 10 years. He attended the Citadel and during the World war was in the military service. He was a member of all of the Masonic fraternities, including He-jaz terrnle of the Shrine. He was also a member of Buncombe Street Methodist church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Claire Smith Lucius: two daughters, Fanny Byrd and Ann Lucius-his mother.

Mrs. h. W. Lucius, of Dillon; C. G.

Lucius. West Beach, Mrs. M. T. LeFitte Estill; Mrs.

D. R. Nimoeks. Fort Ontario, N. Mr'.

J. W. Baxley, of Barnwell, and Mrs. Jack Meadows, Kingstree. Funeral plans made last night were to hold the sendees in Greenville tomorrow afternoon, with interment following in Springwood cemntery.

Until further announcements and until the hour for the services, the bodv will remain at the Mackey mortuary. NADERS' TOriC The program for the Sunday ser A nemo man and woman were taken hom a house near Ureer uy a band ot robeu ana masked men and shipped ie.is lhaii two hours beiore atxml a cio.en Midi twines entered the hun.e ol Gt'orye Urien, hged negio, at Taylors and suot him to death Thursday night. Alter purtia.ly undressing; the the night riatrs whipped them with a lash, returned them to the woman's home ith the instructions that they must move and that If the incident, was reported, death would ioliow. I'KOBE SHOOTING Deputy ijheruis U. it iodiardson and J.

H. Unuijjer, as well as other members of the shenlf lorce, continued then investigation last nuht in the mysterious shooting to deutn of Ureen about 10 o'clock Thursday night but no arrests had been made at a late hour. Coroner Uuorge W. McCoy announced the inquest in Green's death would be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Officers expressed the belief that the masked men were not members of the Ku Klux Klan.

No motive hud been established for either of the two visits last night. According to the story told officers by Ureen wife, about a dozen masked and robed men came to the home about 10 o'clock, forced an entrance through the iront door member of the state board present. Earl Britton, Columbia, representative of labor, was unable to attend as was J. E. Sirrine, Greenville, representing industry.

Professor Willis ruled at the beginning that John A. Peel, organizer for United Textile Workers, was ineligible to serve as a member of the workers' committee. Mr. Peel cited section 7 of the cotton textile code but Professor Willis held to his original ruling. A stenographic report of all evidence from witnesses in each case of alleged discrimination was taken.

About 30 persons were heard at the hearing. Members of the board will study the evidence and meet again within a week or so to arrive at a decision on the cases. Dr. Dudley Jones To Preach On Sunday FOUNTAIN INN. Nov.

Dudley Jones, of the Presbyterian college, will occupy the pulpit of the Fountain Inn Presbyterian church Sunday morning, November 18. at 11 o'clock. Dr. Jones will exchange pulpit with the Rev. F.

M. Kincaid who will preach at the Owings church on the same date. about 1:30 o'clock. When the youth did not return to his home last night members of the family became alarmed and notified local authorities. Officers in several cities, including Greenville.

Columbia, Augusta, Charlotte and Atlanta, have been notified but nothing has been learned of the youth's whereabouts. Sloan Maxwell, father of the missing school by, is a veteran local mail carrier and a few days ago was retired. Mrs Inez E. Gillespie WALHALLA, Nov. 17.

Mrs. Inez E. Gillespie, 28, wife of Major T. Gillespie, died at St. Mary's hospital in Anderson this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Tne body was brought to the home, 1 Keowee street, here this afternoon. Mrs. Gillespie is survived by her Exploding Oil Stove Results In Second Call Of Day. For Firemen Flying sparks set fire to the house at 117 Forest? street yesterday afternoon and afforded firemen from the headquarters fire company a brisk half-hour of work before they brought it under control. The roof burned from the a frame structure.

The house was owned and occupied by Berta Garrison. An exploding oil stove set fire to the house at 13 Central avenue and resulted in the second call of the day for firemen. Damage was slight. The automobile collision neai Dunean the night of November 5 in which Terry Drake, of Peler. was instantly killed and several others seriously injured, was termed hp.

"unavoidable ace. dent" by a coroners jury yesterday afternoon. Oakland Styles, negro, of West Asheville, driver of the car that collided with Drake's, was exonerated of blame. Testimony adduced at the inquest, conducted by Coroner George W. McCoy, showed that Drake, accompanied by C.

M. Westmoreland, also of Pelzer, was driving at a high late of speed, estimated at 70 miles an hour, toward Pelzer and met the Styles car, containing nine negroes, on a wide curve beyond Duns-an. The cars hit and both came to a stop on the left side of the road, going toward Pelzer. One witness quoted Styles as saying, immediately after the wreck, "Mister, I ave you all of the road." Drake was killed instantly. Westmoreland was admitted to the hospital suffering principally from shock.

Three negroes were seriously Injured. Two of them, Rally and Mildred Holston, are still in City hospital but have been showing improvement for the last few days. Teachers To Rush Education Offices County education officials are expecting to be deluged today by county teachers coming in to have warrants for salaries due them signed. The state has sent County Treasurer R. N.

Smith $56,111 to distribute to teachers for the state's portion of the second month's salaries, but warrants have to be signed iX the office of James F. Whatley. county suoerintendent of education, TO GO TO CONVENTION LAURENS, Nov. 17-The First Baptist church of Laurens will be represented at the state Baptist convention, meeting in Charleston Wednesday, by the pastor, the Rev. William Spinx, and Charles B.

Bobo. Dr. Alva B. Langston will represent a group of churches. Gray Court, Lanford, Chestnut Ridge and Friendship, and the Rev.

John H. Washington goes from the Second Baptist and New Prospect churches. dogs. Nine Cases Listed On Police Docket Bonds totaling $53 were forfeited in four of the nine cases called in cit-y police court yesterday. One defendant was sentenced to serve 15 days or pay a fine of $10.

cases were dismissed. Groceries Collected For Connie Maxwell TRAVELERS REST, Nov. 17. A generous amount of groceries and country produce was collected Monday by the members of the local Baptist church, for the Connie Maxwell orphanage, and was carried to Greer to be shipped with the carload from that point. vices at the First Presbyterian church will be as follows: At the morning hour of worship, 11:13 o'clock, tonic of the sermon will be "I Shall Not Be Moved!" The Rev.

C. H. Nabers, pastor will talk five minutes to the boys and girls on "Voices of Jesus." At the vesper service, 5:00 p. the topic of the sermon will be "Does Religion Pay?" FUMERAL INVITATION The vinegaroon. or whip-tailed scorpion, of the southwestern United States, emits a vinegar-like odor when disturbed.

will be J. D. Lanford, John S. Taylor, W. Lindsay Wilson, Reuben Gosnell, T.

W. Barfield, Thomas Earle, R. Q. Glass, George W. Brown, A.

H. Schade and Dr. R. husband, two daughters, the Misses Eveiyn Gillespie and Maxine Gillespie, of Walhalla; two sons, Ray Gillespie and Ralph Gillespie, of Walhalla; three sisters, Misses Sue Rowland, Eunice Rowland and Clara Rowland, all of Walhalla; her father, A. L.

Rowland, of Walhalla; six brothers. Eugene Rowland, of Greenville, Sloan Rowland and Mason Rowland, of Goldville; Wayman Rowland, Grady Rowland and Lester Rowland, all of Walhalla. Funeral services will be held from Zion Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. J. H.

Bell. Interment will follow in Neville cemetery. Mrs. Lucy A. Spencer Funeral services for Mrs.

Lucy Ann Spencer, 75, of 504 Anderson street, will be held at 11 o'clock this morning from the residence. The services will be conducted by the Rev. S. W. Jolly, who will be assisted by the Rev.

John N. N. Wrenn. Interment will be in the family plot in Springwood cemetery. Serving as the active pallbearers will be Joe Scott, Lee Hunter, Chief John G.

Scott, Mercer Eskew, Thomas Roe and L. B. Clardy. Composing the honorary escort and then through a second door. The couple were the only occupants of the houe.

By this time, Green had arisen from his bed and taken up his axe. The men called to him to come out and when they started battering on his bedroom door, Green railed out that he won id kill the first man who came through the door. Evidently hoping to hit one of the intruders, he smashed the axe through the door, knocking a panel out. Three shots were fired, one of them entering Green right chest. They then dragged him out to the front room.

One of them remarked, "Well, we got him" and all left. The wife was jerked from the bed but was not harmed. SHERIFF NOTIFIED As quietiy as they had come, the men left. The sheriff's office received a call about 11 o'clock. Deputies Richardson and danger rushed to the negro home to find that Green had died a half hour earlier.

The wife said one of the men lift- ed his mask enough for her to see that he was white. Presumably an hour and a half before the killing, about 25 robed and masked men, traveling in six automobiles, went to the home of a negro woman near the city limits of Greer. The woman, with a negro man who had dropped in and a young negro woman who was visiting from another city, was taken out with no word as to why the ac'ion was done. They were driven some distance away. The younger woman was exempted from the whipping when the men were assured that she was only a visitor.

The other woman and man were stripped from the waist down and whipped. They were returned to the home and tojd to leave the country and also not to make any report of the lashing under fear of death. The case was brought to the attention of the sheriff's office late yesterday. It was said the negroes weie moving immediately. The relatives and friends of Mrs.

Lucy Ann Spencer, Mr. Charles E. Spencer, Mrs. Carrie Batson, Miss Cathleen Spencer and Miss Thelma Spencer are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Lucy Ann Spencer, on Saturday morning a eleven o'clock, at the residence, 504 Anderson Street.

The interment will be made in Springwood Cemetery. James F. Mackey Sons, -s fcULr-J I f. D. Smith.

Mrs. Spencer was born and reared in Oconee county, but had made her home in this city during the past 54 years. She is survived one son, Charles E. Spencer, well known restaurant man of Greenville; one sister, Mrs. Carrie Batson, of Greenville, and two grandchildren, Miss Cathleen Spencer and Miss Thelma Spencer, both of A TW) Market Specials ARMOURS STAR (Fixed Flavor), small regular cu priced at pricss you don't mind paying ROGERS FAMOUS GOLD LABEL SUN SET SMALL REGULAR Hams, pound llic FRESH DRESSED 8 rr.t.m.yr&'MZjU ROGERS SANTOS COFFEE, lb.

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