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WATER Kf5 MESSENGER, Published Every Tuesday by JHA8. W. BIRCH MORE, Prop. ption $1.50 A Year in Advance Entered as Second Class Matter at the V Pos toff ice at Camden. 3. C. - Tuesday, April 3, 1928 "TELL THE WORLD" "Tell the world" is a very suggest ? ive thought, and we might profit by it if we would ''tell the world" of the ; advantages of Camden and our home !' county. We could hardly exagger ate them for we have so many advan tages over other communities. Wo. were somewhat amused a few even, ings ago as we were talking with a friend on the street when a stranger drove up in a handsome car, #nd said: "Excuse me, but is this Camden?" Our friend* replied promptly that this was Camden--the Camden that was on the map. To back him up we told him that of the twenty-three Cam. den's in the United States (there may be more) that this was the best one. He said' that he had encountered some difficulty in getting hero on account of a detour just east of Camden, and asked, "Why don't you folk build some good roads?" Well, he did not conu in contact with any paved roads in this county in driving here from Rich mond, Va., but we assured him 'that this county had the "good roads fever" allright and we were now building them and a few months later when he might be fortunate enough to "blow into" Camden he would find . the roads he desired. We are now making fine progress in road building. To emphasize the fact that Camden was on the map our friend told the stranger that some time ago he had been asked a similar question and his reply was that this was really Cam den and he was quite sure that this was the original Carden of Eden. The one to whom he thus expressed himself, replied that he did not doubt 1 ) it, for he "saw the trail of the ser.. pent all over the town." Our friend said that he did not say any more !>? after that comment, for he "did not 'I* know what nert to say," but now he ^ is ready to renew his assertion that ? in his opinion Camden was the orig inal Garden of Eden. At any rate / we have a good town and we are 4$- proud of our home community, and don't you fail to say a good word M for Camden and Kershaw county for p? lt is merited. Just 'itell the world" , that we have the best community in Kv the world. Camden holds the Blue Ribbon! Hp MADE A REGULAR TARGET |i%" Shortly after assuming the duties of his office, Gov. Richards very prop erly undertook to have the laws en * forced, which were on the Statute Books of the state. So far as this I applied to the Sunday laws he soon jtiwl a man's job on his hands. A t good many people as well as a good K'-anany of the newspapers, began pour ing hot shct into the executive, some perhaps not knowing what ;ta>&'nner of man he was. They re_ ferred to some of the laws he was ' attempting "to cnfore, in disdainful terms as "antiquated," "obsolete" and the like. Some of the writers ex hausted! their vocabulary in trying to find words that suitably expressed their indignation at the Governor do ing what he was sworn to do-_to obey ie statutes, Under all of this fire, Jmuat be said to his credit that he fer lost his head but hewed to the 9,, let the chips fall where they ?might. Recently he was in Florence made an address there to an Overflowing audience. Many could get into the hall to hear him. He lerred to the fact that he had not ..an the support of some newspapers jib his efforts to enforce the Sunday end then followed by some of ft. newspapers' additional criticism the Governor. A? we read some of i criticisms we wondered if some of -the writers did not know that they Apposed the Governor from well nitrh Angle they could. The Govern i; we have renson to believe, is rtly sincere in what he does, and1 1$ Carolina would l>e a better ite if he wero backed up in his ef 5S&! have all laws enforced in_ I Of opposing him. Wo admire because he is the type of man not Inch when these darts are thrust jHe has attempted to carry p Of hie campaign pledges, If, if more than can be said of ' candidates, ami if his program was carried out there be; liubstantial benefit to the | of the state. Sometimes we get ?mused at the efforts of some ken the Governor's influence, i- ?f that ho will grow ,? and stronger as the people] jjh. K.I purposes for which he id in Florence was a one and the people there Evidence of their appreciation; Richards by the Urge attend - >n the meeting and thoir com Jpli;' ments afterwards. He ' is making South Carolina a good Governor re gardless of the criticisms made of him perhaps from tho.se who cannot con. trol him. Let the pulpit and the press aid him in making South Car olina a better state and conditions will improve. SOUND AMERICANISM M. L. Requa who has all his life been an engineer, following develop ment of mining and oil properties, has written the most important book of the year, "Relation of Government to Industry." He takes up the three favorite economic theories of discus sing this problem.-paternalism, com munism and individualism?presents pnd answers them. From two thousand years of polit ical and economic history, ho brings out both sides of the problem and roaches very positive conclusions_-<?5< pecially based on experiences in Eu rope and America. He proves that nearly always when government un dertakes to do for the people what they can do for themselves, a con flict ai'ises between selfish interests and the masses in which the more selfish and more highly organized el_ ements have every advantage. Mr. Requa is a Westerner, and! rendered valuable service during the | World War. All his statements, stat- I istics and conclusions are backod by I verified records, not compiled for pol- j itical or campaign purposes. This j book should be discussed chapter by j chapter by the newspapers of Our , Country, regardless of politics, to; help bring forcefully to the attention j ol our citizens granite-sound AmerL j canism that has stood the test of world experience. First, Mr. Requa predicates that all progress and prosperity "is founded upon the desire of mankind for hu man betterment. Liberty, freedom, the right of the individual to meet his fellow man upon terms of equal ity." Second, that "whenever and wher_ ev.cr sound economies are ignored, the penalty is always paid, the bitter cup of disappointment is always drained to the dregs * * * The right of the individual to labor and reap in full measure the reward of that labor has been productive of the multitude of things that are symbolic of human achievement." The foundations of this Republic were laid by the Fathers in the belief which gave equal rights to all its citi zens, leaving the utmost possible free dom to individual initiative in the de velopment of industries in connection with the natural resources of Our j Country. "When the truth of this ; statement is brought home to the ! public, the menace of paternalism, government ownership and operation of industry and business, socialism, communism and anarchy will have been banished for all time." FARMERS SHOULD RE CAUTIOUS The time for planting is now at hand, and on all sides we hear of ex tensive preparations being made for planting cotton. The sooner it is planted now the bettor it will likely be. A number of farmers have al ready begun planting cotton. They should, however, be cautious about this, for they will be' sure to have the boll weevils to contend with and possibly the pink boll weevil also. It would be unwise under the circum stances to neglect the feed and food crops. Just remember, farmers, tha^ a boy in York county for throe years in succession produced over one hun_ | dred bushels of corn to the acre. Can't you do as well as this boy? ! Then there are so many other crops that can be planted with profit. Not va sufficient amount of hay is pro jduced ni this county for the live stock i on the farms. Not enough butter is produced to supply the demand. Ev ! en chickens and turkeys have been shipped here. There is a wonderful 1 ! possibility in the cow, hog and hen. While in Kershaw one day last week we went out to the poultry car that was being loaded for shipment, north and thought of the wonderful pos sibilities Of the pojttry business in jour county. We met Mr. Howell, the i wide_awake farm agent of Lancas ter county, ami our own Oiergetic and I capable agent, Mr. J. W. Sanders, ; was there, jointly assisting the 'arm ors dispose of their chickens, and tur j keys. There was a good lot loaded 1 at Kershaw. When this shipping of chickens and. Jturkeys finst started in this county, we thought that it would have the effect of making poultry scarce here and really work ( a hardship on local consumers, but | we have changed our mind about it. We believe now that it is a fine thing and will serve' to greatly stimulate a very profitable business. There is plenty of room for expansion along the line of poultry raising ami a great possibility of success. Egg pro- i duetlon should not be overlooked for there is always a good market for eggs. There are some few right hero in Camden who keep a few hens in their yards who get more eggs than thoy consume ami sell eggs. If tho j egg production was great enough they could bo shipped as well as the poul_ INDIGNATION THAT WANED ALt, TOO QUICKLY (From The Kershaw Era.) We clip the following from the Columbia Record. It has reference to an occurrence in the Federal court which was held in Columbia last week: "A scathing denunciation of boot leggers and customers of those who deal in liquor illegally was pronounced in federal court today by Judge Ern est F. Cochran, following a plea of guilty by John Wannamaker, 84 year old negro, on a charge of storing li quor in violation of the federal sta tutes. Officers who raided Wannamaker's home five miles from Columbia on tha Bluff road found 864 gallons of liqu >r ir. his home and barn, but Wannam i ke-r denied that the liquor was hi.*, stating that a white man had promis ed to pay him if he would keep t.ie liquor until a later day. 'I have the deepest contempt for a man who will take advantage of an old decrepit man like this in order ..o 51y his illegal traffic in liquor,' sn;d udge Cochran. 'It is low, mean av.d contemptible, I would sentence the guilty praty to the extreme limits of the statutes, even if it were for the remainder of his life. 'Such things need not be and would not be if the law abiding citizens would offer the right kind of remon strance. Certain citizens encourage such procedure by their patronage of the bootleggers, but I look at the matter with a spirit of righteous in dignation. 'The scoundrels who do it know that I cannot send such old men as this one to jail or the penitentiary in justice, and until the people wake up to such conditions, there will be little im provement in this country. Th? courts are powerless to convict, when the man higher up cannot be apprehend ed.' Wannamakcr was sentenced to a year and a (Lay in the federal peni tentiary at Atlanta, but sentence was suspended during good behavior." The foregoing1 is good, timely and well expressed, but by ,>ay of con trast the . following light sentences, with a numbt r of others that are not added here because they would take ui too much space unnecessarily, seem to indicate a waning indignation, that should have been kept up throughout the entire program of sentencing the bootleggers who plead guilty or were convicted of "plying the illegal traf fic in liquor.'": Sylvester Goodwin, indicted on a charge of violation of the national prohibitioon act, entered a plea of guilty and was fined $100 and ordered I confined in the Lexington county jail I until the fine is paid. Arthur Dawkins was fined $1 on | a. count charging possession and sen tenced to three months in the Charles ton county jail following a plea of guilty on a count charging sale of li ''The courts are powerless to con vict, when the man higher up cannot be aprehended", but certainly they arc not in position to plead a lack of pow^ er in imposing adequate punishment for their guilt when they are present | in court and are convicted of the | charge, or pkad guilty to it. HE STOLE TEN DOLLARS The editor of the Wateree Messen ger on a recent visit to one of the state farm;, which are operated, by convict labor, encountered a Negro named Philip Fields, who had already served over 20 years in the peniten tiary for housebreaking and larceny, having stolen ten dollars; he was sent up for life from Georgetown county. Editor Birchmore, upon inquiry from the officials found out that this darky of late years, has been making a good record. He thinks Fields should be pardoned. Breaking into a house in the nighttime is a serious offense, and one who commits such a crime is naturally desperate and would hardly halt at committing murder as well. Still a servitude of more than 20 years is a long, long time for the burglary of $10. And as the Messen ger says, when one considers how ? ightly bank wreckers get off when they betray their trust and steal thousands and thousands of dollars, it looks a? if mercy could be shown this obscure Negro, who grievously sinned, and y?*t who has already grievously answered for his crimes. Had he the pull and influence of a medern bank wreckcr, the chances are 99 out of 100, he would long ago have been outside of the prison bars, or tjtate farm camps. ? Spartanburg Journal. try. This is a time when farmers should be cautious in pitching their crops to avoid possible breakers ahead. To depend alone on cotton is a risky busi ness. The indications are that a big ger crop than but year will be plant ed, and If there is n bigger produ<f?. lion it is almost certain that there will We a lo<ver price for the staple i next fall. We wuve the red signal before you, Mr. Farmer, for we are i interested in your success, an>d we do not want to see you take too big a risk. Senator Frank It. Willis, of Ohio, a Republican possibility for president, died suddenly Friday night just l>e fore he was to deliver an address to a large number of his home people. Thus a brilliant life went out and the hemnge being paid to him was turned into one of grief instead of joy. Sen. ntor Willis was only l>6 yearn of age. He died from eere4>r*l hemorra|fe. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS MONUMENTS I solicit your orders for MONUMENTS and MEMORIALS All work guaranteed and prices reasonable Camden will hereafter be includ ed in my territory LANCASTER MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS Lancaster, S. C. M. H. McNINCH, Proprietor If interested drop us a line and representative will call upon you. I FO: J SALE ? 40 acres of land on highway 97 at Liberty Hill, S. C. | A. C. CURETON. 6 6 6 in a prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue Biilious Fever and Malaria It kills the germs MONEY TO LOAN On improved city real estate at KV4 per cent interest. Apply to HENRY SAVAGE, JR., Attorney Crocker Building. Office Phone Res. Kimball House Wal. 8498 Ivy 7700 PRACTICE IN STATE AND U. S. COURTS HAYNE M. MATHESON Attorney and Counselor at Law Suite 512 Peters Building ATLANTA, GA. Chesterfield to be Well Represented in Cotton Growing Contest Chesterfield, April 2. ? Chesterfield county is going to be well represent ed again this year in the list of en tries in the five.acre cotton contest which is being conducted by the ex tension forces of Clemson College, Major W. J. Tiller, county agent said today. j P. M. Arant, who won first prize h*st year is again entering and will attempt to set the pace again for the cotton growers of the Btate while u number of other progressive farm ers of the county are going to com pete with him and tho hundreds of other growers over the state who are entering. Major Tiller is rather proud of the Bhowing which his county made last year, when eight contestants from the county produced a total yield of lint cotton on five^acre plots of 32,941 pounds, the average . yield of lint cot ton for the eight contestants being 823.5 pounds per acre. This contest, says Major Tiller, has pointed' out the fact that it is possible under the proper soil management and fertilizer treatment and with the right variety of cotton to produce large yields of cotton of one inch or better staple. Mr. Arant, who won the state championship last year, had a yield of .r>,857 pounds of lint on five acres. He hadi 34-inch royjp and his cotton was about eight inches in the drill, with one or two stains to the hill. He it.ied 20 sacks of 16 per cent acid, 30 sacks of 8-4_4, 20 sacks of cotton seed meal, 2 sacks of kanit and 3809 pounds of nitrate of soda as fertilizer on the prize five-acre plot. He ap plied four side dressings of nitrate of soda to his cotton, being governed by the conditions of the plants as to the amount to be applied each time. The first side dressing of Nitrate of Soda was mm to after chopping, second side dressing at the first squares, third side dressing at time of first bloom and fourth skle dressing at lfty_by time. Chosterfiold county expects to be in the running for first prize again thi? year. The interest in the contest is much greater than last year, and the number entering will be much larger than any previous year. Revlval Meeting at Bethel A. M. E. Church, Broad Street, Rev. J. W. Shaw, Pastor. Sunday night, April 1, 1928, mark ed the beginning of the Spring Reviv al Meeting in. the above named church. Rev. S. M. McCallum preached a very inspiring ami instructive sermon as the opening sermon. The music led by Mrs. H. B. Reddish, the organist, was in keeping with the modern trend and enjoyed by all. The collection for the evening was $28. 5B. The meeting will be continued through the week with several ministers of the city officiating. The public is asked to ,huy a Boosters Tag from the mem bers ami friends which announces the program for the week. K. D. Moram. / Bui'ding ^p the soil should bo the chief out-of_<toor sport of South Carolina farmers. SPECIAL EASTER EXCURSION To WASHINGTON D. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1928 Via SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Very low (round trip fart* from Camden $12.00 Proportiv.nav reductions from other stations. Tickets on sale for all trains Friday, April 0, l'.'iS. I in..! limit Wednesday April 11, 1928, by midnight of which dale tv.urn journey must be completed. All tickets good in sleeping and parlor cars upon pay mem of Pullman fares. , Children 5 years and under 12, half fare. No baggage will be checked. For information, tickets, and reservations call mi Ticket Agents or C. W. SMALL, I). P. A. COLUMBIA, S. C. Fertilizers We have a full stock of ammoniated fertilizers on hand ready for delivery. Also MEAL, ACID and KAINU CAMDEN OIL MILL (jooimcs i-'ok i . \>."i i As your haki r.? >>!' i> .. ' . pics and al! .ort.v li.i.i'. to cat wo solicit yui;.- .?i \ r !< the Kasu'i' ho.iiljiy?: m: i a-r Jv. you lot us have it as Ay possible so that we e; . o: y Koodies promptly." V . r >' ? >. to make a lot of : ;-as>s. a1! . for this la^tf !"'??. deiii :i .\ i . thills will I;.' iiv.h ii.i a wholesome. ELECTU1K M Ul> h;t; SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY COMPANY Schedules From and To Camden, S. C. 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