The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, February 08, 1927, Image 2
I'M K WATEREE MESSENGER
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Tuesday, February 8. 1^27
COMING AROUND ALLRICHT
We just cannot help having period
i-t depression, and it i* well that w
do, for out of them come seasons o '
such refreshing that \vp are all bet
ter fit for the real battles of life
And do not doubt that the real ba:
ties will take place, for it is th
common lot of man. We caught our
reives feeling some time ago, when
the price of cotton went down, am
there was a feeling of hoplessness de
picted on the faces of so many, thu;
it was a time no avenues could b"
opened to give a more cheerful aspec'
to living conditions. It was natura
to feel that way when hard-luc:
stories were being poured into th"
ear day by day, but it was not long
before a spirit of optimism could in
detected and it began to increase. We
heard men who were carrying heavy
loads ? loads almost to the breaking
point ? say that there was no use to
complain, for it would not help, .lus
at that moment they were gathering
fresh strength for the tasks before
them. Now it is easy to find men
who are looking to the future with
cheerfulness. Let's dwell on tha'
word cheerful a moment. You ow<
cheerfulness to yourself and to yot-<
fr;end<? and the All-wise Providenc >
that directs the destinies of men and
nations. Three good rules to adop"
and practice would be first, cheerful
ness; second, cheerfulness; and thir-'
cheerfulness.
.Sometimes we think that j ossibiy
Frank L. Stratton, the poet, heard
lot of complaints and expressions o'
despondency that inspired him to
write the following lines:
"The world that we're a-livin' in
Is mighty hard to heat-;
For you get a thorn witn every rose
Rut ain't the roses sweet!"
Catoh that last line ? ''Rut ain't {*k
roses sweet." When you face condi
tions that are not encouraging, but
which you are determined to over
come, you will succeed.
We challenge the pessimist to prove
that our community is not making
progress. Why it can he found on |
every hand, a few timid souls rrav J
be found trembling with fear, but th"
rank and file of our people just feel |
it in their system that we are going to
see the greatest developments in on- 1
community this year that we have
ever experienced. This is not hot air;
it is cold facts. Why we have so
many reasons to know and believe
conditions are improving. Our far
mer,, are learning not to depend on
nil cotton, and there is greater diver
sification on the farms now than wa
ever known. The wise farmer is g< -
ing to fortify himself this year ?
gainst the disaster of depending uprn
all cotton and his prospects ar ?
bright. Th^ business man and pro
fessional man feels the inspiring
touch of better things. We are go
ing to push right ahead, feeling a- -
sured
"The inner side of every cloud
Is ever bright and shining;
We therefore turn our clouds about.
And always wear them inside out.
To Rhow the Rilver lining,"
With a wide-awake Chamber or
Commerce, with a progressive Youn"
Men's Rusiness ague. with conser
vative and relit. business men an !
women to help steer our town and
county off of the breakers, sure \v
are going to succeed and this is o r
prophecy. You will find this the b< '
place in the grand old Pal met' n
State. I>on't you say so? Let's shal
hands on that.
MOTOR TITLK LAW It FI'K A l,KI .
Roth the senate and house ha-,
voted over whelmingly to repeal 1i !
South Carolina motor title law. '1 1;
arguments in favor of the title la.' |
are sound and its provisions afford
protection to the owner of mot"
ear*, but the public generally n .
not been interested in the law and r
garded it more of an annoy an ?
than a benefit. The administration
of the law has been difficult and h .
contributed no little to delay and
confusion in the licensing of cir
since the issuance of the tag involve.'
a clear title to the vehicle in , n ?
hands of the party seeking the n
cense. Many titles were lost by tho; ?
who did not understand Heir ^ir
niflcanee and this experience irav i
the dealers trouble and annoyance '
There will be few to regret, the p,?s
sing of the title law into oblivion.
South Carolina may find car thefts
somewhat increased and it may fin I 1
that It becomes a market for stolen
cars, but that remains to develop.
? Spartanburg Herald.
DEMANDS SALARY REDICTIO.sV
Gov. Richards has sent a special
message to the general assembly in
which he urges salary reductions
where it- can well be made, and "s
Irank enuogh to say that there ma/
be some whose salaries are not high
enough. But with the salary reduc
tions he would begin with his own
salary of $7,500, reducing it to
$7,000, and urges that no salaries n
the state be made higher than that
of the Governor's salary. This would
mean a reduction in the salaries of
the president of the University, wh<>
irets $10,000, and in the salary of the
president of Winthrop, who gets
$7, ">00, and Dr. Sikes of Clemson, who
receives $9,000. Dr. Melton. late
president of the University, received
rnly $5,000. It raally seeing that
$500 per month for twelve month*
would be very good salary.
The governor's message was as
follows:
"If there was ever a time in the
history of the state when there should
be an exercise of the strictest, econo
my, it is the present time. Every ef
fort should he made to save every
: dollar possible, and relieve our t;ix
1 burdened people to that extent. It
is very clear to my mind that there is
-xtravagance existing in the govern
ment. in the salaries that are being
paid to many of the state's official',
and this should be corrected. There
also exisits great inequality ami dis- !
crimination in the pay of the statw'
official-salaried force. Many are re
ceiving too high salaires; some few
'ire receiving too little.
"I urge upon you the necessity f * !
the appointment at this session of
' he general assembly of a commit to- I
?imposed of members of the senate J
:nd house, whose duty it shall be to I
'horoughly investigate the work done i
by, and the salaries paid to, our of
ficials of the state government, and
also in our educational and other
>Uatie institution^; and that a re
port be submitted to you as early as
possihle, carrying out such recom
mendations as in the committee V
judgment are just and proper.
"The governor of this state re
lives a salary of seven thousand ami
rive hundred dollars. There ai\. those
who are connected with some of o:r
educational institutions at least. wh>
ire receiving a larger salary tha
;hat paid the governor. I urge tin'
the governor's salary be reduced ti
seven thousand dollars, and that nr.
fficial of this state, whether collcg
president, or what may be his of
ficial ?position, receive one dollar more
than that paid the governor, and that
there be a general scaling of salaries
all along the line, where justice am!
efficient administration of the affair
of the government will permit."
With regard to highway legisla
tion, the governor said:
"I desire to commend your action
in the repeal of what is known a 1
the title law, as this law has not onh
proven annoying to our people, l>u*
ent irely unnecessary.
"I recommend that you pass legis- ?
lation at your present session which j
will provide for the sale of licens '
trg; by counties, and not from Co- |
lumhia, as at present. Legislut !
providing for the sale of licens".-- <
either by the clerks of court or treas- |
urers in the several counties, will, i 1
my opinion, not only 'prove a gren !
convenience to our people, but it will \
save both time and money, and relieve j
the greatest annoyance connected
with the administration of the law I
governing highway construction.
"I further urge upon you the ne j
"essity of rvducing the number or |
highway commissioners from four- 1
teen too seven, one from each distri'". j
instead of one from each judicial dis- '
t ri<*t , as at present. Fourteen mom- j
hers of this commission mnke an on-1
wieldly body, and impairs its efficien- j
cy.
"It is my opninon lhat a ".irnv; 1
i'-n composed of one member fr?? ' i
' u; h congressional district is snf
f:eiently Democratic, tluit it will ren
der much more efficient service a" '
will be far more satisfactory to tlv
people of the state. These reform
;ire steps; ;d least in conformity wit ?
their righteous demands'."
\.\ OI'KN FIEI.i)
A number of Camden's young n'i t
have forme' a league for the pur ?.< ?
of doing work themselves in cooper
at ion with the ( handier of Commerce,
in helping along all lines of develop
mont The field is open to them. a?? I
ve isf) to see them enter heart i!\-t
as .? e feel -ure they will, and l"t I It
town a;i<| county know wTiet a hand
of progc ?dve men ran o?>. They :ir
centering their purpose, we si-'- , ;
upon doing some real const nut iv
w' i k . and there is a work that ca ;
best be done by young men. \\ ?
would venture t.i mnke one suggest
ion to them. Jind that is this: |)n not
get discouraged. Von will find oh
stncles in the way. They are. we
were about to say, necessary, he
cruise you cannot just let things hap
pen right, you must keep everlasting
ly nt the task, and mnke things hap
pen. And it may he well that thor"
will he ?ome disappointments, ifnr
they will serve to test you out. It
is worth something to win a victory,
and th.> harder you work for it the
better you will feel after winning out.
WHAT IS THE HEAL HASIS OF
A V; ERIC AN 1 ? H OSPEH I T Y ?
In a recent statement on the basis
of Anvrican prosperity, I'. 11. Gads
den, President of the Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce pointed out
two re.isons which, in his opinion, are
responsible for this nation's pre
eminent position.
He <uid that "the true answer to
the qu 'Stion i< to be found in the
wisdom and fore-sight of the mak
ers of the Dcclaratjpn of Indepen
dence and *.he (. ?>n: titutjon of the
United Sta.es. They founded < ur gov
ernment i. . on two great economic
principles. The first guarantees the
right if individual initiative and pri
vate e .'.erprise. as opposed to g/>v
ernmc tal owr.e; hip and c? ntrol. Th ?
second basic principle which w \ -
adopted only after many misgivings
and heated debates, was that no <tat>
-hould have the light to levy m
;>i >ts or taxes on interstate com
merce.
"These two great national poli
cies, in my judgment. have con
tributed more than any others to the
po> tit n which we have attained as
the m< st prosperous nation in the
world. The one accounts for the in
ventive genius?the consciousness that
advancement was limited only oy
industry and abi'l.ty? tne freedom
from the paralyzing effect of social
ea-t and the deadening influence of
rigid ?. lass ,iist inet ions.
The second principle has made us
a self-sustaining nation with markets
extend ng and expanding to keep
nace with the extraordinary develop
ment of our resources. Prior to th ?
adoption of the Constitution, each
.tate imposed customs taxes and ro
str'ctions upon the import> lrom
ot iii r states. The ability to market
the products of field and .-hop over a
'erritory comprising over o.oOO.OOO
square mile- 'with a population of
over 100 milions, c< upled with a
transportation system covering thi.
eiitire area, has so stimulated pro
ducts !1 that Wo have e\.T\ed tne
American ditctiir." of ma - i r >du -
tion. In no way can we account for
the fact that, whereas at the founding
< : this government the total wealth
of the world was about loo bill
i< ns, the wealth of the I nileo S?av>
today is estimated to he in excess of
in billions.
"How el.-e can ,>Vt' account for '.he
fact ?, hat. with one-sixth of the popu
.atson of the world. w-e transform inte
u.-cful font. f:>r the benefit of man
kiml over .">0 per cent of the raw
materials of the world; that in t!u
United States is found over 50 per
cent of the railroad mileage, < ?> per
cent of telephone service and 'JO
. e: c<:it of the automobiles?
American prosperity is based u?
(>n the close and intinuue . o- ?i (uir.n. ?
on of our , olitical philosophies with
our economic interests, and will eon
t.r, ue only so long as we foster and
encourage the individual initia'rvc
and private enterprise or our clti
/.(. i,s."
Suffered
weals, nervous
"T WAS in a vc ry weaker, d,
rrn-down condition, Bur dy
in need of a t< nic and build
or," says Mrr.. J. It. Wrcnn, ol
Anna, Texas. "I w. ? r%: ? wc ;? V.
I had (?> '.<> ?;??<:, an 1 k pi
gotlin/* v.'rn'
"I aid?\ red w! h my back y
much. I v.; "? rvoi: .
couldn't r ??, .o 1 a' 11. id. 1
couldn't cur. i rj ' iii /? I ju.,'.
wa: n't liur.H
"I Kid r- . t in much of
f'avdui, i l\ot ! . t o v. 'o
it. I too]: ?-.( ,i i or i i>;>d b t
l.lcji, ar 1 i>y tin>" I had
taken (r.cta I was .-tron^'. r
t hail I til i :r. f 'Vf al
year:;. I (en , !i:'.ily r 'com
mend f ' ; r; ? ? i i."
ThotiKe :v]m < f other women
have fs:.:nd th..t Iho tonic ef
l or Fr.naic TrouMei
NK VI) IlflS 1 1 i-ni'M :t ch inj; i\n
. f tin1 Sinijor Sloro. S"\v:nij n>
)i;n''s v?? | r 1 chfap f'.r rsi-h or ?>m ? .*
imyiiH'Dt. AI?o mnrhinp* rc|>air i
:iwl rcnti'fl. Stori* DM Main Str<"'.
r?nu|ni., S. C. Pv. A. IMTRSKK
It's n wigf. fnrnicr who knows Im
< wn pin nt in cr R<*pd.
Heath Springs Baptists Have Bi^ '
Celebration.
The Baptists of Heath Springs
held a big gathering Sunday, the oc i
cuason being the formal opening of'
j the handsome new edifice completed
s bout the first of January. A home- |
coming for the former resident? a. "id !
members was a feature of the da-,
and a large nunit^jr of former res
idents of Heath Spnngs, of all do- I
nominations, attended the gathering.!
At the morning service Rev. S. \.j
l\\auon of liladenboro, X. ('.. a foi-!
jli.es p?->to*-, preached the sermon sir.d
? II. I*. Mobley. a member of the chuuv.
trad a history of the church dating'!
bsu-k forty years, that had been pr. ? '
pared by the Rev. .1. \V. H. Dychos. ?
< ?{ \ itginia, another former pastoi
who v.a> useable to be present, <>\\ i
ii'g to the :ll.:ess of his wife At l h. ,
ni -u: M-i-v Oe, Kev. Samuel Long. ?uw
?i Jaitui, S. ( also a former pa>t ?r. |
ihi.virni a discourse. A special
|i giam of n.usic, prcared '
? ' ? I ? Cox, wil'i' of the pastor,
"d a iarg.' choir, was rendered a.,
1 ' V,v'' ?*' rvices, the arrangenu t ; |
? v '? ,-h had been in the hands or!
t! ? pre-eni paMor. Kev. F. T. t . N '
who has served th.> church for
pus-t tiiree and a half years. iV, ,
weather favored the occasion ar.d -J,
large crowd in attendance i rj .y.- .
the day to the utmo-t, A tun-i'sn i
of Lancaster people formerlv o.
Heath Springs attended, an-...,,-' ; h>
being .Mr. and Mrs. o;;s Mobhy. y\ .
ar.d Mis. K,ed \\ . Vaughn, Mr. .????,
Mrs. Kosciie Lingle. ami othes.s. |.
ca-ur .News.
Till-) <;R(>( Mdidi,
I he groundh""." a weather pin- '
' ,u 1 a I" pu!ar i-'is: itut iun. as |
? l' ! Jn ^ 1jo??i a suprrM jt jupM |
and, ace-nhnv to his principles. wJ
are Ml t-.r m\ w eekv of rough winter.'
W.urday wa> "grotimihog day," and
,f thl' hll"k>' ' crept out oi his'
woodland h. le. which he never fails'
to d;> on I-ebruary ?_>, he certainly '
could get a good glimpse of his '
shadow in the s; ring sunshine that
was the l :.iliant feature of the live
h ng da.\ . Seeing his shadow , he
?>?? t hs; \ e s m peied hack to his hole, !
there to uig deply in and make him- J
m-Ii comfortable f r about a couple1
<<1 nioni'vs < l bitter winter weather.
llavoig experienced an unusualiv'
mild winter so iar in this section,}
we may as well prepare for some'
rou^h .vailing w hether it come* j
"round or not. Meantime, whether!
he prophecies acciuately or not the
groundhog will continue to be regar
ded as the popular weather prophet!
and after February 2 each year.- j
I Spartanburg jouriuu.
(")v- Kichards* Liberty Hill Home.
1 he home of Governor ,J. Ri<d,
,ar(,s at l.il'Oi-ty Hill is a notable place
in several way.
It u-as built by William Curry Cun
ningham. a? extensive land owner of
Kershaw County in ; re-war times, the
t at her of \\\ a. Cunni.ighnm and J
C. Cunningham of Kershaw County.
L d. Cunningham of Chester. and
grandfather of Mrs. II. Wardlaw
Mrs. .1. W. Floyd. Tabor, X. ('.,
4 and Wm. Kdg-tr Cunningham
\i!liston, S. besides many other
descendants.
'he house js frame with brick
foundation, ft stands upon an emi
nence overlooking a wide valley, heav
ily wooded with pines and cedars; and
with its many rooms, beautiful gar
den, and spacious verandas, resemble;
a summer hotel, except fo,- the air
/ f home comfort surrounding it.. Thi .
h >n,e atmosphere is only natural in
?? place which has sheltered so manv
1 1" children.
Here were born the thirteen sons
?"'.I daughters of Um. C. and Rebec- |
a ??*??"". "* well a, i.umeiou
lave.- . I
After Mr. Cunningham's death his'
"i.rly married ami scattered, and th ? '
? ;i ?? wii> bought by t he Rev. ,J. (;
'liclmrds. from whom it descended |,y !
" h"' ?'is son, the present
governor.
'* b;rthph,ce of most of his I
eleven children.
Mr- ?"'1 ?' Hay. (the latter a si>- '
of the governor) occupied a part |
??'' "le large house for Rome years, and
eight children, three of
:v n,,w I'resbyterian ministers were !
1 "in t here.
Besides these we re a number of j
"t ier gi andchildre,, ^?d great-grand'
children of Rev. J)r. Rir> ards. ,?al;
"'K rvarly rpiite thirty-five in all.)
which is a wonderful record for (hew* j
days.
.
LOST? A female Collie ,t _
'-""t seven months color brown ar.d
^hit?. witl. Mack spot on tail. |,o;t
V ,''i'"l(,r wi" '-all Tele,, ho,
('n'rn(' Street. A suitable
toward will be paid.
f "The world is for enjoyment and
ins jurat ion a* well for oxis(fMl,.f.
I hat is the meaning and purpoRp nf
,PA ^,Uty With Whirh jt ft'>?und?."- .
H Addington Bruce.
At Ycur Service
1,930 1 ('!(? |>llDlUkS
More than 1.9"?0 new <<! ntu?n<"< wcv.' added to
the Hell Telephone S>stem in South C.irolina last
year.
This was a s'dwtant'il ,ra'*i and <s a ref! '-t:on
of the continued growth art' progress of the >';.le.
To keep p;:ci v h :??< rl ?* ' ' n\ l,;ia I" t war re
quired telenho ??? re;)iaivuter,!s costing
more than ?? I .CH. i>i
There are r.'.w I 1 !' '? ? jn s<nM h
Carolina, ai d >t/.ir servii- is ma.e ei'.ieient and
more valuable il.aa e\ei i.< ;<<tv.
MC "CAfJ e. t ; ? ^ i r . C ,rcl- v?s M.:r. aL -r
A
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south! ,v.\ i ^ ;e; . ??
AND TP. LEG R A T1 1 COMTAW'
,kv * r? - h m t :<
On* I'oltcy, One Ssvii-m, t ru??-Mjj Strxuf
6 6 6
i
i.*> a prescript i >:> fur
Colds, Grippe, Mu, Dcr.jjue |
Bilious Fever and Alulariu. i
It kills the norms [
'I'O HEN T ? Two rooms, conior M ii:
and Hailo Streets. 1 or icniif apply
to M. L. HANCOCK.
* J. I'. PICKETT, M. 1). *
* Physician A: Mir^iii
* Physiotherapeutic Treatment *
* with Alpine Sunlight and Medical *
' and Surgical Uiuthermy *
* Ofl'ice Dl'? Uroad Street *
W. o. W. MEETING
Live Oak Camp, No. 40, W. O. W.,
meets the last Thursday evening in
each month al 8 p. m. Visiting sov
ereigns cordially welcomed.
U. N. MY EPS, C. C.
C. E. WEBSTER, Clerk.
NOTICE TO DEJ5TOKS AND
CK EDITORS
Notice is hereby given *<> all par'ie-t
indebted to the estate <it' Mrs. Mar
garet E. Barfield, decea-ed, to i lak ?
payment to the undersigned, and all
parties having claims against said e -
tate are notified to present the sain
duly attested within the time pre
scribed by law.
\V. II. P.AIU'IEl.I).
Jan. 2.">, l',t'2T. Ex'cut ii.
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