The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, April 10, 1928, Image 2
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Tuesday, April 10, 1928
. CARNIVALS NOT ALLOWED ,T()
OPERATE
Recently several carnivals have un
dertaken to operate in several towns
of the state under the auspics of
various local organizations. This is
in direct conflict with an act passed
by the legislature. Governor Rich
ards had his attention called to this.
? and naturally he called upon the sher
iffs in these counties where the carni
vals were located and instructed them
to prevent the carnivals from show
ing. Then there wws a rush for in
junctions to stop the Governor from
seeing that the laws of the state were
enforced, but the law is so plain fliat
s th? injunctions obtained did not hold
and the carnivals were stopped. A
news atory from Charleston in the
News and Courier among other thing.-,
said:
"Governor John G. Richards' lat
est prohibition campaign directed
at carnivals and the Woodmen of
the World carnival in Columbia
in particular, today ran afoul of ?
the courts ? all in accord with the
. precedents set in the chief exec
utive's campaigns of last year
against Sunday golf and gaso- "
line."
Wicked Governor! We wonder
why he does not violate his oath of
office and just let the law be violated.
He should not interfere with' anything
that the people are interested in. This
"latest" act of his, as was to be expect
ed, ran "afoul" of the courts, and the
courts justified the Governor's action.
Carnivals are permitted at county
and state fairs, provided the manage
ment desire to have them, but
thoughtful people as a rule believe
they are a hindrance rather than a
help to fairs, and we do not hesitate
to say that they should be excluded,
for they never leave in their wake a
wholesome sentiment.
A HOPEFUL SIGN
When influential papers, such as
the Spartanburg Herald, take a defi
nite stand against the liquor traffic
tvhich can only be carried on in dx
. rect-violafcion'of the state and nation
al law's, there is hope for an improve
ment in conditions. Too many news
papers give encouragement to law vi
olation with reference to prohibition
as well as other law violations if they
happen not "to be - in sympathy with
the lews as -.they appear or* the statute
books.- There are, however, some
newspapers that. take the right view
of' law enforcement as we see' it, and.
the Spartanburg- Herald1 -is ably ed
ited and its ideals- are< worth while.
In a recent issue uixl?r the caption,
"Liquor Losing Out;" it said: -*
' "Twentieth century* conditions of
?life, industry, business ? ^nd . sciei>cfl
find no safe place for men to use
strong drink. As country- after
country gathers momentum along the
pathways of .imodern progress;
sponsible men seo that liquor cannot'
be tolerated. And so 'today, comes
President ObregOn,' of Mexico -and dof;
cjares in his cajiriftfaign to sncced him
self, that Mexico 'must liaVe prohibi
tion. He says, ' 'Reactionaries* fiYfho.
would overthrow the devolution; are
hot our only enemies'" They have
poworful allies in alcohol and gamb
ling.' Then he enlarges on the de-,
structive mischief wrought by, these
evils.
"It 'is surprising to hear 'from Mox-.
?ico that her chief executive, survey
ing the nation's life, says liquor must
go. Hut Obregon knows what he is
talking flb6ul, if anybody' in Mexico
does.
''In ' dlrf" tftof ' (56to'servttt?iVe Europe
whirikey and 'bthei* strMig drlnks^nre
steadily irtcurrifi#' tWerfrthity of able
and* patrlo'tfc "Vftflffcrfo. v . ? In an nge
rhpkily ~'S'(5c6i?rtiri#*Virir<?' technical ev
ery da $ putting :5V> the Nhflnd& "of men
contiguously' more* cArrfpliohted ' ahd
powerful machinery, Inducting iSien
into fcvrtr more highly organized"
modes of doing (business, '(thrfro is'
less and less tolerance for ah Indul
gence that steals away mhn*s judfc "
ment arid shatters his nefv?^. ' By
the emfAf-this century there is every
^probability that liquor will be out
lawed in every advanced imhtstrial
nation' 'of the world."
? ? ? . ?
BOY SCO IT DAY
Friday, April 20th, will be Hoy
Scout ' Day in Camden. This means
that the citizens of this community
?will be given an opportunity to ren
der a worth while service to the boys.
It is proposed to raise fc sum of mon
ey to enable them to have an exec
utive who will devote special time
and attention to this splindid organ
ization. The average one would
, probably say that a Boy Scout organ
ization is a very good thlhg ^^fcave
a community, as
th a nuiViit>er of ways to an advantage.
This i? no doubt true, but thei*? is
also aftother view point to this mat
ter as we see it. If the boys are
organized and get proper training,
many useful ideas will be implanted
in their hearts and minds and will
aid them to make good citizera and
j in some instances nitve them from
falling- into habits that will not be
helpful to them. We believe in the
boy, and we want to see. all the safe
guards and best of influences thrown
aiound him, and if .he can be made a
loyal Boy Scout he will certainly b:
under wholesome influence, and es
pecially for this reason we hope th^t
the drive which will be put on will
be entirely successful. The Messen
ger will be very glad to receive con
tributions for them and turn it over
to the proper ones. Stand by the
boys!
WHAT CAN. THEY DO?
Some time ago we cajled attention
to a matter that should leceive some
attention, with reference to the dis
charge- of prisoners from the chain
gang, Several. days Ajjo a young
white man came into our office who
had just been discharged the day
before from one of the gangs. He
said hip home , was 1n Texas, and he
wanted to work his way back home.
jHe had sqrved only a short sentence
on a bad check charge. When he left
the gang he said that he had one dol
lar. No work, a poor recommenda
tion, and in the face of this is ex
pected to conduct himself in an hon
est and becoming manner. He want
ed work he said, and we told him of
nil the possible prospects that we
thought of at the time. We hope
that he will go straight, but th.
temptation to go wrong must be pres
ent under the. circumstances. In
such cases if some provision could be
ipade for them for at least a few
days and aid given them to find work,
it might save a good' many from a
gain having to serve sentences on
the gang. Some one suggested to
us some time ago that prisoners
working on the chain gangs should
receive some small pay, at least five
or ten cents per day, and when they
were discharged whatever this would
amount to be given them. This might
be a solution of the matter, although
it is not our suggestion. But it is
worth considering.
There can be no excuse for stealing
pnd violating laws generally, and
those who do so shotild be punished,
but the fact that they are human
beings should not be lost sight of,
and a little lift when they are dis
charged might save? them from fur
ther acts of crime. Certainly it would
save some of them.
WHO WILL PAY FOR SHORTER
WEEK?
? It has been announced that a deter
mined demand will b? made this year
f.or a five-day working * week. This
means the sacrifice ji older'men, less
keenly alert men, victims of past in
dustrial accidents,' everybody who
pruld not stand the swifter pace* It
means a few more hours leisure for
the. swift, though they pay at a great
er nerve sacrifice and an earlier
breaking point; but it means fewer
jqds^ with the slower worker a job
less derelict on every labor market.
To' maintain "present production on
a shorter work week, is to make ho
l:ew jobs?" it only throws out men
Who cannot get , jobs under harder
c\>mpvetftioif. _ To cut production along
with ,v ciit'''hj hours, in order to
give *n^*w joliVs, Is to increase costs to
every a desperate hazard, al
most certimj to destroy any industry
that tries it.
?*' FARM GOSSIP
Spring hirit from- Proberbs 28:19 ?
''He* that tilleth his- land shall have
plenty of ' fcrtfad." ? '
The soil-robbing farmer really robs
himself and that's why he's as poor
as Job's turkey.
A- poultryman is known by the birds
he keeps? good poultrymen, good
birds. .
*.-A# a profitable p\?du?cr a "hoard
er" dairy, cow is * .good' beef ani
mal.
? Frank Farmer, concerning the u*w>
of legumes, quotes the Bible? -"He
that knoweth to do right and doeth
it npt, upto him it is a sin".
The grower of inferior staple cot
ton has to pay the freight on its
shipment out of the state*; South
Carolina mills demand better cotton.
Trnln Kills Inspector
Columbia April 8. ? (AP). ? W. R
Hano^rk, 45, car inspector, for the
Seaboard Air Line railway, was killed
yesterday on the railroad tracks at
Cayce. Ho was crossing the track
when a train >of freight earn waj>
Nwitched back, running him down nnd
severing both legs. Hancock leaves
a widow and two children.
Claim. Paused by the C?MtyT6H8
of Directors! March 6, 1928.
A. E. Miller, Road work $10 00
Midway Servdce Station, gas
and oil . . 25 Oft
1 hreatt- Carson Company, sup
plies jg ovr
M"ket? supplies ' 321.00
Xlybyrn Motor Company, g-as
WW <>11 19 30
McDonald Service Station, Inc.
ffas and oil oa
v: m ' S,yiurn' 21.35 bu. corn . . 21.35
S N. Horton, 43 3-4 bu. corn . 43 75
etc' son' 8uPPHes, guards,
A. R. Shirley, 27.35 bu. corn 2 ^
Hayes Pharmacy, medicines . 12 06
Wm. A. Gantt, M. D., lunacy
examination r. on
'H P* v?rker' bu- corn 2'0C
I H. E. Munn, salary road sup
I erintendcnt 12', on
;?lftweypMerC jnVle CP- 8UPP'ie? 198.22
j ' Bose, salary bridgekeep
L. E. Wood, 7840 feet lumber . 2^8.72
,C. H. Truesdale, 12283 feet
1 lumber 417 ro
CnFf Sre/0ry' % U2 bu. corn . . eios
0 I v ? ^ <?" *as un:1 oil ^22 12
o. W. Hague, salaries self and
' an^ stamps 84 55
S. W. Hogue, Treas., Court
vouchers in
S" Rn ' T.reas? "ote paid
Bank ?f Camden 10,000.00
? McLeod, salaries self and
jail janitor, stamps envelopes
expenses aaq nn
Stephen L. Clyburn, 12 i-2 cords
wood . rn nn
T. B. McLain, 200 lbs. carbide 13 00
Joseph E. Thomas, M. D., lun
I acy examination .... * m
Springs and Shannon, " inc "
1375 lbs. hay .n?/: 17 20
Lena M. Lineberger, salary D-?p
Clerk .... .... ... 7/\ no
Camden Iron and Brass Works
repair work ' jn nn
Myers Service Station," gas'
and oil 8 04
B. E. Sparrow or bearer, sal
ary and stamps rock
W alter Jacobs, or bearer, sal
ary janitor 40 00
cJ " r90oley* sa'aiT Deputy
Sheriff .. H iornn
es1 FOrd' saJary and exP<?ns
No-Nox Service Station, ' gas 155'??
and oil 1 co
J. A. West, salary bridge
AunCpM p 100.00
Alma M. Burgess, salary and
j T 136.36
w- Sanders, salary and
travel 01 Rr
J. M. Moseley, salaries and wag
1 'VnV"' OIlt? ???? ???? 836.60
? B. Ojrburn, salary bridge
G. rteB^uh! or bearer,' sai- 100 00
nry and expenses 165,00
? ^HoSu.e- Treas., Regis
trar Certificate 44 9k
.A. Thorne or bearer, saiar
C 1CP H LR"d h?1**" ?????. 220.00
" ? Hilton or bearer, salarv
and expenses ... iKKnn
B. M. Smith or bearer, salary
magistrate on nn
' D#al ?r bearer? aa'lary
' bridge foreman i2Rnn
j Russell, salary coroner.'. 41.67
? ?.T!f Gettys. salary, stamps
and paper fasteners 118 70
Margaret Smyrl or bearer, sal
ary clerk to auditor ... 25 00
j Laurens T. Mills, salary eierk ?
S p Ci "d SOO.OO
*? Watkins or bearer, salary
CaM ?Xn8eS /? - 156.00
C. M. Coleman, repair work at
L-ourt House onn
The R. L. Bryan Co., ' office
Supplies . ... -K7 71
W. D. Trantham, iumber for
W^eL&ek?Bafry'.
? lunacy * .
Auto' FlpMipSVaUto ?rta ? . 155.82
Auto Electric Co., supplier 1 -i oo
city Of Cadrnen W. 4 X. Deo't
water and' lights . . 48 62
Mackey Mercantile Co., hard^
ware supplies .... .... 10 00
Burns and Barrett, hardware
supplies ????,, 1/11 no
Rodfearn Motor Company, au
to parts and labor . . qq on
S jf ?ogu,. Treaa., coupons ??
_ and commission oo? i n
DeKalb Grocery Meat n.ao
?!? ^unn or bearer, drafts
paid by Bank of Camden fi24 19
Carol, na Motor Co., Inc ras
oil and supplies *88 1(5
Southern Befl Tel. & Tel. Co'"
telephone rental
John M, Villepigue & Co. 4
I tons coal * 1 or An
I * Carrison and J, T. Get
fcys, Trustee, right .of way
R ?S CWnnSm N?* 34 254.00
' supp|te^llam,'? KrOC"np? '?i
H* A Garrison, right' of way
and clay pits 94r.no
riKht of way 00
Margaret R^kafel'lowj right of 66'66
way No. 34 ....
TOTAL $19,787.88
LAURENS T. Mlf,LS,
Clerk.
Democratic Club Meetings.
IJmkr tho mles governing the
Democratic party, the precinct clubs
1 will be called, to meet Saturday, A
ptil 28th, for the purpose of re-organ
fzation, eleclion of ikw officers, and
* ho election of delegates to the coun
1 y meeting to be held at the county
seat, in each, county Monday, May 7,
I when dvlejfates Will ibe elected to
'represent the county at the state con
tention to be held on Wednesday, May
I 10. Tho Vtate convention will ap
' prove or revise the rules of the Dem
ocratic party, or ad?.pt m.?w ones, and
| will elect delegates to .represent
! Polth Carolina at tho national con
vention to bo hold at Houston, Texas,
In June.
"To live 'mongat lush and growing
I, things
tli liko to (jive the spirit wings."
FOR nearly twenty years, the Model
industry and it still is used by more
automobile. More than eight milliol
active service today ? an indication
reliability and economy.
Because of the tremendous iniJRnem which
driven fo^p^o, three, and even five more years, tj^F Fd
have in these cars and because so many of them
Motor Company will continue to make replacem
until, as Henry Ford himself saysw "the last Mo
off the roa<
For the F<9I^PRfor Company
its full duty consists not only in mj
at a low price, but also in keeping
you as long as
No matt<
'that
lobile
Lor
money ydH havC invest
All Ford replacem
of the same materials and in the
which your car was originally assembl
price because of the established Ford p
So that you may get the greatest use
Ford over the longest period of time, we suggest that you
take the car to the nearest Ford dealer and have him esti
mate on the cost of any replacement parts which may be
necessary. You may find that a very small expenditure
will maintain the value of your car and will be the means
of giving you thousands of miles of additional service.
now, are made
those from
are low in
i
your Model T
Ford Motor Company
Detroit, IViiclii'-ari
Governor Richards Indorses Tubercu
losis Diagnosis Campaign in Lan
caster County.
Miss Bernice Steele, I*anca?ter
County Health Nur&e, and Miss Bon
nie Culp, teacher in the I>ancaster
city schools, who is publicity chair
man of the tuberculosis campaign in
the county, were visitor.', in Kershaw
last Friday and paid the Era officc
a pleasant call while nere. They ex
pressed themselvos as very much
pleased that Governor John G. Rich
ards had given his hearty indorse
ment to the tuberculosis campaign
jin Lancaster county in the following
letter to Miss Culp:
"I wish to impress the fact that I
am in hearty sympathy with this
great work, and hope that the peo
ple of South Carolina, as well as those
of I<ancaster county, will accept the
effort offered by your committee in
the spirtt in which It is intended. It
is generally known that it is most dif
ficult to arrest the. ravages of tuber- I
culosis when the disease becomes so
firmly established. The great hopo
always is that the disease may be
discovered in its incipiency, when
there is some hope of arresting its
ravages, and even stamping it out.
This work is humanitarian in its na
ture, and has for its purpose the ar
rest of the ravages of this most fatal
disease from which humanity suffers
With assurances of my very besv
wishes ami my hearty sympathy, I am
Most sincerely yours,
JOHN O. RICHARDS.
Governor.
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