The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, February 28, 1918, Image 3
The Wateree Messenger
Published every Tuesday by
CHAS.W. BIRC.HMORE, Proprietor
Subscription $1.50 Year ittmhivhnce
Camden, S. C. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 1918
OUR WOMEN.
When the war is over and peace
la restored, soino gifted writer
should give to the world the re
cord of the wonderful service of
our women in the war. One of
. these noble women tame into our
office a few days ago 011 business,
and remarked that she had stood
her last examination for service in
tho Red Cross hospital work. Wo
could not only see the patriotism
beaming from her face but we felt
it deep down in our heart. Trn*
consciously she shod sunshine in
our lif??. God bless these pure,
patriotic, self-sacrificing women ?
these angels of mercy ? what could
we do without them!
NO LAW FOR IT.
We know of no law requiring a
customer to buy twentyfive cents
worth of meal if he buys twenty
five cents worth of sugar, yet we
have direct information that this
is being done. It may be done, ho
far as we understand tho regula
tions legally but there is no law
to require it. You are required,
however, to buy meal, or some se
rial along with flour, but wo un
derstand that this law is being
violated and the attention of tho
food commissioner has been called
to it. . Every true citizen will en
deavor Scarry out the food rog
illations of the government with
out being compelled to do so by
having tha law euforced against
him. The government has fixed
certain limitations for the good of
the people in its efforts to pro
tect them and at tho same time to
care for the soldiers of America
and our allies, which we are in
honor aud of necessity bound to
do.
Here is the exact ruling 011 this
point as furnished by the Food
Administrator for South Carolina:
"Dealers are prohibited, from
making combination sales of sugar
in connection with other com mod
ities, except that of corn-meal.
The dealer in his discretion maj
require the consumer to purchase
two pounds of corn meal with one
pound of sugar. This ruling is
made for the purpose of increasing
the use of corn-meal and thereby
saving flour."
THEY GOT CAUGHT.
The license of the Clio Oil and
Fertilizer Company, of Clio, S. C.,
has been ordered to go out of bus
iness by the food administrator.
This conceru is charged with the
hoarding of cotton weed and has
not boon operating its plant but
for a very short period during the
soason, and it became very evi
dent that speculation was at the
bottom of its purpose. The com pa*
ny had on hand 3,092,000 pounds
of cotton seed. Tho government
is getting in bohind many law
breakers and bringing them to
terms, and this is right. We do
not know anything at all about
this particular concern, and there
fore cannot state any facts con
cerning it, other than what has
? been published in the papers, but
the tendency to gouge the very
life out of the people as a rule
seems to be rampant 'among many,
and unless the government takes
a firm stand against it there is 110
fcolling what would become of
many people. Starvation would
stare many of them in the faco.
The papers within the last day or
so reported great upheavals of labor
trouble ,in Germany. In Berlin
abne it is said that half a million
men and women have quit work
Demands for peace are made by
many. We do not rejoice in the
troubles of any people or country,
butGermany will haye more trouble
coming when our soldiers get into
action. We dread the slaughter and
the casualty lists that will come
back home; but Germany must be
conquered at whatever cost to make
this country a safe place to live in.
RUB-MYTISM? AntUeptlc, Relieves
Rheumatism, Sprains, Neuralgia, etc.
FIX THE PRICES.
With the various prices charged
(or the necessities of life, there
should be some definite under,
standing anioug merchants aud
definite prices fined so that ever>
customer would- be treated justly.
We have a number of honest, con
scientious merchants who are uot
only patriotic and loyal to their
government, but who desire to do
exactly the right thing, but they
are brought in competition with
the extortioner, and it is difficult
to keep up with them. There arei
merchants in Camden when they J
tell us that a certain article costs)
a certain amount we arc absolute)
ly sure they are stating the truth,
A reliabje firm sold us a small
package of sugar last week and
I charged us eleven cents a pound
for it. They said they were mak
ing a very fair profit at that price
We understand that another firm
solvit as high as twenty cents a
pound, and when they came down
to sixteen and two-thirds cent*
they required their customers to
buy some other article along with
it. This is nothing less than a
slick piece of robbery.
We would suggest that when
you make a purchase that you as
certain how much you arc getting
for your money and if the price is
not right, report it to the food ad
ministrator.
j As we have said before we are
facing a great "crisis in the history
of our country, and hearty coope
ration is essential. Our country
has no room for slackers and
sharks. We arc told that there
are some who have purchased and
stored away enough flour to last
them a year or so. They do not.
in their selfish, sordid natures, re
gard the needs of thu brave bovs
who are fighting for us. and our
allies who for more than three
long years have been pouring out
their life-blood and their treasure
to make the worid a safe place to
live in. They are the ones who
nia!<e prices high and who make
the burdens of the poor almost
unbearable.
In view of tho whole situation
it would be a wise thing for the
merchants to get together and ar
range a definite schedule of prices
and publish them. So far as The
1 Messenger is concerned the publi"
cation of such a schedule will eest
nothing. We will be glad to do
it for the protection of the public
and the honest merchants, and
will help make it. hot for tho ex
tortioners.
Ex-President 1 att spent a couple
of days in Columbia last week
under the auspices of the war work
Y. M. C. A. He was piven a hearty
wt'eome to Columbia. He made
an Idress before the general
assern y now in session, and visited
Camp Jackson where he addressed
the soldier.-. B.-fore the general
assembly he pot off that old joke
which has a good point in it about
the fellow who pinned a note on his
breast and told why he had killed
himself. The coronor's jury knew
that when alive he could not be be
lieved and so they found a verdict
that the deceased came to his death,
at the hands of parties unknown to
the jury. Mr. Taft applied the story
to the Germans with pood effect,
you can't believe them dead or ilive.
LET IT STAND. ?
The Newberry Herald and News
says that the food administrstor's
ruling requires that no matter how
much corn one may have on hand,
in orJer to buy tlour he must buy
the same amount of meal, and adds
that this "ruling certainly should
ne amended and modified. If not
why grow corn if yon want to buy
tlour you must also buy meal. The
ruling must have been intended for
town people who do not grow corn"
One of the biggest producers of
corn in the county a resident of
Camden. We are inclined to think
that this ruling should stand.
There is a surplus of corn being
hoarded in Kershaw connty and y Xi
could go to the cribs of some of the
owners and offer them two dollars a
bushel for it and they would not
sell it although they know that in
all reason they have a surplus.
The town people would have
perished long ago if they had waited
on some of the people in the country
to release a portion of their corn,
and by thte ruling they can sell
their surplus corn and buy flour and
meal. It is very hard to get corn
and bacon shipped here now, and
the merchants in the past have been
buying corn and b.con and hay in
carload lots to help the farmers and
it is now tlw turn ot the farmers to
help the merchants and the town
people, and all patriotic farmers will
do so. Better not be too hasty in
having an apparently good ruling
changed.
President Wilson, in a messag to
the farmers, tells them that the
crisis in the war is likely to come
this year, that this year will be the
deciding year of the war. Presi
dent Wibon realizes the need ol the
farmers to assist in this great world
war that victory will come to Amer
ica and the allies ali the quicker
with their hearty cooperation, and
thousands of patriotic farmers
throughout the country are standing
shoulder to shonlderjwifh.the Presi
dent. They will help win the war,
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
O ASTO R I A
Judge for Yourself
Which Better ? Try an Experiment
or Profit by a Camden Citizen's Ex
perience.
Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved lo be as represent
ed.
Tho statement of a manufacturer la
not convincing proof of merit.
But the endorsement of friends Is.
Now supposing yon hud a bad back,
A lame, weak, or aching one,
Would you experiment on it?
You will read of many so-called
cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places.
.n, "When Your Hark is Ln
Remember the Name.' '
>y home
res.
alo,
' liiimo
When in the Market for
Heavy Groceries,
Fertilizers, Grain and
Provisions,
You Will Find Quality and Prices Satisfactory.
Expected daily arrival Burt Oats
For Spring Planting.
Workman Grocery Co.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always *cara
the
Signature of
Tax Notice.
031ce of Treasurer Kershaw Co.,
Camden. S.C., Sept. 24, 1917.
Notice Is hereby Riven that :he bocks
will bo open for tbecoilfctlnp of State'
Count v and School Tuxes from Octo
ber 15th\ 1917, to March 15th, 1918. A
penalty of 1 per cont. will bo added to
all tsxes unpaid January 1st, 1918;
2 per cent. February 1st. 1918. and 6
nei cent Marcn 15lb, 1918.
The', rate per centum for Kershaw
Ceunty is as follows:
Stuto Taxes. . . ,
County taxes. .
Special Taxes
ttoud Taxes. . .
School tuxes.
Mills
.. 8i
104
3
Total 22
The following Sehool Districts have
special levies:
School District No 1, 5
School District No. 2, 4
School Disirict No 3, 2
School District No 4, 4
^cbool District No. 5, v 2
School District No. 0, 6
School District No. 7, 4
Schorl District No- 8, 4
School District No. 9, 4
School District Nu. 10, 5
School District No. 11, 5
School Disirict No' 12, 7
School District No. 13, 4
School District No. 14, 3
School District No. 15, 3
School District No. 10, 4
School District No. 17, 3
School Distriet No. 18, 4
School District No. 19, 4
School Districl Mo. 20, 4
Si District No. 21. 2
School District No. 22, 7
School District No. 23, 3
School District No." 24, 4
School District No. 2j, 4
School Disirict No. 26, 4
?School Districl No. 27, y
School Districl No 29, 5
School DistriClNo. 29, 4
School EislrtctNo. 30, 4
School Disirict No. 31, 0
School District No 32, 4
school District No. 33, 4
School Districl No. 34, 8
?school District No. 35, 8
School Disiricl No 30, ' 4
School District No. 37, 2
School Disrrict No. 38, 6
School District No. 39, 5
School District No. 40, 11
School District No. 41, 4
School District No. 42, 3
-School District No. 40, 8
School District No. 47, 4
The poll tax la 11.00.
All able-bodied male pprsons from
h? age of twenty-one (21) to sixty (00)
.ears, both inclusive, except resident*
>f incorporated towns of the count#
>ball pay $2.00 as a road tax, except
ministers of the gospel actually in
in charge of a congregation, teachers
employed in public school, school
trustees and persons permanently dis
t>aled In the military service of this
State, and persons who served in the
l>> te war between the States, and all
persons actually employed in the
quarantine service of tnis Stale and ail
esidents who may be attending school
or college at the time when said rou<r
lax bhull become due. Persons claim
ing disabilities must present certifi
cates from two reputable physicians of
this county.
AH information as to taxes will be
fu. Dished upon application.
!)? M. McCASKILL,
County Treasurer.
DeKalb Lodpe, Nc 41, meets
every '2nd unci 4 th Monday
at tfiOO p. id. Visitors are al
ways wclcome.
W, G '.Vils'-n, C. . C,
M, II Heyman, K . o' K. & 8.
I .I'.o i )lt^ Ciunp, Mi;
49, W. O. VV., meets
out-, iki rhursduy ni^ht
of pacli month ui. *.()<; ,
p. rn. AH visiUiu' V* oorim' t) we, c( i nr\
.1 . P' l!i U rr. .. n
M. G. Fluckabt'c, Clerk.
Th?! re/d'ttr tdKirri'nicalii ' f
V. "rsl'tfA I N'i 25ij A. F.
M. it !??"]?' <>n tie- ii;*' I i'uct>< ? 11 *
nlj^ht of ???' rb ? onui h t 8."'" i>
-n. VI;. I in;; r-?n;i'vM\
(5 jmcd.
fj 'I' Mil's W M
C J. Shai.nor.,3: <1, Moo
DR. J. W. SJfARP
Veterinary Surgf-on a:ul F.entl'-t
I make ft ';pe<":.ilty of Surgery and
Denial h'lryery. Office i'honc l'<9
CAMDKN, S. C.
I
Money to Loan.
Money t?o loan '>? approval r^fil es
tate snout Ity 1, A Witiknwakv
R. E. STEVENSON
DENTIST
Savage-Crocker Hldg*
Telephone - - - - 351 L
A New Year
Policy.
You can't be perfectly happy during the coining
year unless 'ou know you are safe ?
First, sa^ from tire.
It is as liable to come now as at any time ? possib
ly a lit Me more so.
SStvnud, from sudden death.
Of course an insurance policy will not protect jou
from death, but it will protect yrur family, your cred
itors and your honor.
We want to insure you now ? your life and your
property. We offer you the most liberal policies
wri'fm in 'he safest and soundest companies in the
world.
Camden Loan &
Realty Co.
A. J. BEATTIE, Manger.
Let Us Help You
: BY :
Lending you money on your FARM LANDS
for the purpose af improving same or buying more
land, so as to increase South Carolina's production.
South Carolina's crops are bringing more money into th?
the state than ever before, and the more anJ put into cultiva
tion and farmed intelligently, the more the production; hence,
the more money.
If you are contemplating buying or improving, take the
matter up with us immediately, as our officers are all South
Carolinans, interested in South Carolina, and we are prepared
to give you such prompt action that you will then be in position
to arrange definitely in time for next year's crops.
Carolina Bond and Mortgage Co.
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Chas. H. Barron, Pres. Julian C. Rogers, V. P.
Florence; S. C.
J. G. Prioleau, Secy, and Treas.
W. M. SHANNON, Attorney for Kershaw County
Sell Your Hides at Home
Mr. Brffcher and Beef Clubs. Send me your hides
by express nnd Ret check by return mall, at highest
market price. Write or telephone to me collect
for information.
Wilse W. Martin
Tanner & Leather Dealer Colnmbln, S. C
Calomel Users! Listen To Me!
* I Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
STour ftruggifft jpvofj back your money if it docen'fi
liven your liver and bowela and ntraighten
y you lip without making you flick.
Thoro'a no reason vhy a person
flhonld take sickening, anlivafinjr cal
omel when a few centa hnytt a largo
bottle of Dorlflon'a Liver Tono ? a
perfect aubstituto for rnlornel.
i It in a plcaaant, ^egetablo liquid
which will start rour liver junt an
sorely aa cnlomel, hut ik doean't
mako yon siek an<1 rnn not salivato.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson'a I/iver Tono, bocauso it i*
porfectlv harm lew.
Calomel is a dai:> oua drug. l\
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RUB-MY-TISM
*7*'! rxr o rV.run^'/.'n, Neu
ralgia, Headaches, Cramps, (iolic
SprtioajBruite^, Cuts, Burns, Old
Bores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Kc
wm rni. etc. Antisoptio Anodyne*,
used internally or externally. 25a |
in mcrcnry and nttnoka your bonpp.
Tnko n dose of nanty caloinrl todnv
finrl you will feel weak, sick and
nnuReated tomorrow. Ilon't lose n
rlav'R work. Tnko ft spoonful of
Dodson's Liter Tone instead and
you will wftko np feeling jrront. N'?
moro t>ilionanpss, constipation, slufr
jfinhnoftfl, hradache, contrd lonyne or
pour stomach. Your flrnpfiflt Ravn iP
yon don't find Dod son's I-ivrr Tow?
nets ttrttrr than horrible rnlomol
you/ money ifl waiting for y?u.
Muktna Cork? Lflw N?W.
A/tor cork* har? b??n nurd n whfkl
they sonrK^flmo* horom? wo cornproflfwkt
that th? content* of th? bottle lonk out*
Thl* may b? r?rn?Hll od by ptittlnjr tfta
rork* In bollln* watGr and Iflnv+ng
them tlicr? until th? water roota. Th?y
will th?n bo nm k*kx3 am new find fit
Just ns tightly.