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THE WATEREE MESSENGER hiMiiled Every Tuesday, by CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, Prop. t Subscription $1.60 A Yeav in Advance I Entered u Sccond Qui Matter at the Postoffice at Camden, 3. 0* Tuesday, October 2, 1928 . ? ? ?' DIFFICULT TO SEE. One of the difficult things to see i8 how a voter who has an opportnni ty to attend his club meeting, when it meets to elect delegates to his county convention, and his /epresent atives to the state convention elects delegates to the national convention and then refuses to vote for his party nominees. We repeat that it is a dif ficult thing to see how they can make their acts square with their conscience. We admit that they have a right to quit their party and 'join the republican party, but even then they should keep faith with their party in which they have participated In making the nominations and stand by them for that election, and after that join the republican party if thoy wish to. Those who may go to the extent of bolting the ticket will have a stigma upon thein that they will not soon recover from. The correct thing to do is to keep your pledge and vote the entire ticket from the lowest county office up to the presi dency. But boltl_ Well, we cannot see how any honest southern born white man can for a moment con template such a step. We voted 'n each of the primary elections and took the prescribed oath without any mental reservations, and we have our registration certificate and tax re ceipt, and we intend, if we live to gee the 6th day of November, cast our > vote for the whole~ ticket, county ticket and the democratic presiden tial electors, which means a vote for A1 Smith and Joe Robinson, and shall be glad of the privilege of doing so, and with our vote shall go our wish that they may be elected. NOT COMMENDABLE We do not consider the efforts of some people and some newspapers that are trying to show that the pres idential candidates are corrupt and unworthy ot the confidence of th?s . confidence of the' people at all com mendable. There seems to be some "wild" campaigners on both sides. For . instance, it is charged that Senator Curtis, vice-presidential candidate, took a drink on ?some occasion and also gave a drink to several friends. He denies it and the affidavits are gotten up to prove it. Granting that he did take a drink, that does not prove that he is unworthy, of trust. Some such statements- have been made abo,\}t Gov. A1 Smith, especially as to his drinking. And against Mr. Hoov er blasting charges have been made. No one has been able to successfully contradict the statement that Gov. Smith is a clean man personally and he has four times been elected Gov ernor of the great state of New Cork. A great deal of the opposition to, him is because he is & Roman Catholic, but with men free from bigotry that does not disquailfy him from holding an office. We might say that we prefer that he should be a member of . the same church that we are a mem ber of, but at the same time we do not pretend to say that he would be deserving of more consideration be cause of that fact. We want to see him elected president because he is atjl&Jmd honest and we believe that he will make a good president. The oriticisms of Mr. Hoover are not in good taste, many of them at least. We believe that Mr. Hoover, too, is a good man and capable of holding the highest office in the gift of the peo ple, but we do not favor him because we are a Democrat and further |ie cause A1 Smith is the choice of the Democratic party and is a real leader of men and well fitted for such a ? responsibility. "REMARKABLE OIL RECORD According to the United States Department of Labor, gasoline was the cheapest commodity in general use last year. During 1927, as com pared with. 1918, the price of gaso line was but 11.4 per cent higher, while such items a? house furnishings advanced 128.9 per cent, coal 100 per eent and .meats 50 per cent. . The oil industry has made a re markable record in meeting a tre - mendous, growing demand for its produots with a steady, low priced supply. It has been able to do this ?by epochal progress in the matters of drilling, refining and marketing. There is hardly, a single element necessary to the production of oil that has not been appreciably im proved in the past few years. The remit has been economy and efficiency in public service that is outstanding even in this age of indus trial miracles, A field turned in the fall Is worth two" turned in the apirfiff. THB ELECT&IC NATION. v It is Undoubtedly a fact that, the frfeople of this nation do not realize the tremendous, advantages they are enjoying over the people of other nations, u a result of the develop ment whicn has taken place in our clectric industry during the past 10 yean. Electricity is a necessity hi even |our smallest homes because it is a labor saver and the cheapest and most efficient form of illumination. The development and interconnec tion of large central station power plants has given 24-hour electric ser vice to the majority of the smallest communities in our country". Resi dents in these small centers of popu lation receive service which people living in many of the largest nations in the world do not enjoy. Further, they receive such service at rates which, as a general rule, are unknown fn countries other than ours. The people of the United States use nearly as much electricity as all the rest of the world combined Be hind this remarkable 8ervice which is today being extended from the cities to the farms, lies the driving for^e of private initiative and enterprise which is responsible for the electric al development we enjoy. Millions of investors have poured their savings into *the securities of our electric companies and it is said that this industry iB today absorbing more new capital to furnish even greater ser vice, than is being absorbed by my other line of industrial activity. TRAINING TO PUT A CRIMP IN CRIMINALS At the recent National Shoot, con ducted by the United States Govern ment at Camp Perry, Ohio, to give training in use of revolvers and rifles, there were present a great mar.y hundred rifle and revolver shooters from all over the country. In addition to other contestants, there were 75 police officers compris ing 14 teams of at least five men each representing such cities as Los An geles, Portland, Ntfw York, Detroit, Seattle, Toledo and Hartford, Con necticut. They wore sent to better fit themselves to carry out their of ficial duties in the communities they serve, and thus render better public service. The results of instruction received by these men will be far reaching and each year the number of police officers sent to take this course, increases. Police-officers, fully trained in the correct use of small arms, and pri vate citizens who receive similar training in these National Shoots, and who go out and create enthusiasm for this branch of sport and defense, automatically increase th* number of citizens who are better able to pro tect life, liberty antf property in this nation. Never did we have a greater need for a straight shooting police force to handle abnormal crime con ditions as now exist in some of our leading cities; # HUGE SUM ASKED FOR. Ti e Rod Cross, which recently an nounced that $5,000,000 was needed a^once to relieve the storm sufferers In Florida gnd the West Indies, after a complete survey of the situation, now ask for $12,000,000. This is a huge sum to raise but we do not doubt from the reports sent out, that it is needed. Contributions are pouring ir from many sections of the country. A report said that funeral services would be held in Florida Sunday fot 2,500 who had lost their lives. It is one of the most appalling conditions the country has. ever known. While many are speaking of short crops, the scarcity of money and the evident strugglo ahead, still we are so much better off than the survivors in the storm stricken region, that wo should "be profoundly grateful and out of what we have divide with the suffer ers for they are our brothers. Again we say how fortunate we are to have in Our great co. ,try such an organi zation as the J Cross, and we should back it up to the limit. THE POULTRY BUSINESS. There is so much room, and so much need in an increase in the poultry bus iness in our county and stato that w? wish to again refer 'to this. Kggs produced at homo do not come any where near supplying tho local demand and if it was not for poultrymen n other states producing enough for South Carolina to get eggs the price of this commodity would range around a dollor a dozen. Eggs from Tennes see sell for less in Camden than those produced here. Tennessee and other ".tuteS are making money out of the business while our stato is paying the bill. On every farm in Kershaw county there should be a good flock of hens, and in addition there should be established here several poultry farms. The farmers have found out this year that they cannot depend upon cotton and all field crops are rather disappointing this year. And in this connection we might say a gain that it will be well to put in a good, crop of ?m*ll grain. fcwkwith-Smlth - Th? Era takes pleasure in publish ing a fuller account of the marriage of Miss Nellie Beckwith, daughter of Mrs. J. G. Bickwith, of Spartanburg, and the late Rev. J. G. Beckwith, who served his first quadrenium as an itinearnt Methodist preacher in the South Carolina Conference on the Kershaw charge. It was while serv ing this charge that he and Mrs. Beck with were married, and they were the first to occupy the Methodist par sonage in Kershaw, which was. built while they were residents in Ker shaw. They left many very warm friends here when they removed to another charge, and Jthe friendships | still abide, hence the interest that attaches here to the marriage of one of their daughters. It will also be a matter of interest that the remain ing daughter, Miss Frances, is a teacher in the Camden city schools. The marriage account follows: "Of much interest to their many friends was the marriage of Miss Nellie Beckwith, -daughter of Mrs. J. G. Beckwith, and Mr. D. Moody Smith, at Bethel Methodist church, Spartanburg, S. C., Wedensday after nopn, September '5, 1928, at 4:30 o' clock in the presence of relatives and close friends. C The church was beautifully docorat ed with ferns, white lilies and lighted cathedral tapers. Prior to the ceremony Mr. Edward Brailsford sang "All for You" and "At Dawning," and Messrs. Whilden and Henry Woodward rendered a cornet and saxophone duet, ''I Love You Truly," accompanied by Mrs. C. C. Kirby at the organ and Miss Mary Lou Kirby on the violin. To the strains of Lohengrin's wed ding march the usheis Moultrie Burns of Camden and Mrs. Alton Foster of Spartunburg were first to enter. They were followed by Miss Lucia Kennedy, who wore a frock of Burgundy velvet j and crepe and carried a bouquet of asters in pastel shades. Miss Frances Beckwith sister of the bride and maid , of honor, was next to enter. She was becomingly gowned in King blue vel vet and crepe and carried a colonial bouquet of roses and asters. The bride entered on the arm of her uncle, J. H. Woodward, of Colum bia, who gave her away. They were met at the altar by ths grooiv and his best man, Gary Lee of Murfrees boro, Tenn. Miss Beckwith's wedding dress was of imperial blue and chiffon velvet with hat and accessories to match. She carried a bouquet of bride roses. The Rev. C. C. Herbert, pastor of Bothel Methodist church, officiated, using the Impressive ring ceremony. During the'' solemnization of the marriage vows, Mrs. Kirby and Miss Kirby played "A Dream," by Leib straum. The bride received her education at Converse College and is a young woman of attractive personality. She is the eldest daughter of Mrs. Beck with and the late Rev. John G. Beck with. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Smith of Greer, and is a graduate of the Max Morris School of Pharmacy at Macon, Ga. He is a successful young business man of Murfreesboro, Tenn. The couple left immediately after the ceremony for a trip through the mountains of North Carolina. After September 10, they will be at homo in Murfreesboro. ^ The out of town guests present at the wedding were:, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Brailesford and son, Edward, Summerton, S. C.7 Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Burns ' and sons, Moultrie and Julian, Camden, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Woodward and sons, Whilden and Henry, Columbia, S. C.; Mr. W. P. Smith and Misa Rose Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Smith and Miss Fran ces Smith, Greer, S. C.j and Col. Jimos Armstrong, Charleston, S. C." ?The Kershaw Era. Snnd Hill Home Demonstration Club MeetR and Re-elects Officers. The Sand Hill Home Demonstra tion Cl\ib hold its. regular meeting at the club house last Thursday after noon. ^Plans were made for entering a booth at the Kershaw county fair. The following officers for the com ing year were re-elected: Miss Lau ra Jones, President; Mrs. W. R. Tay lor, Vice-President7 and Miss Rebecca Jones, Secretary and Treasurer. Mrs. Leonard Hilton was elected recrea tional loader and Mills Gertrude Tay lor,. publicity, chairman. ? Kershaw Era. A man in Ionia, Michigan, recently received a life sentenco for the vio lation of the prohibition law, to which ha entered a plea of guilty. He had previously been convicted three times on larceny charges, and Michigan has a law that sends those who aro con victed for the fourth *time On a fel ony charge to the penitentiary for life. This fellow is out of the bootleg bus iness permanently. It may take such a law as that to stop the bootleg bualMM. . ,'V. <?: AN ORDINANCE To Raise Supplies for the City of Camden, S. C., for thte year 1928. i Be it ordained by the Mayor and* Aldermen of the City of. Camden, S. ?.*? hy authority of the same, that the following taxes be, and the same are hereby levied, for the cur rent year from the first of January, 1928, to the 31st day of December, 1928, both inclusive. Section 1. A tax of Thirty (30) mills on each and every dellar of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the Cit> of Cam den, S. C., from thg first day of Jan uary, 1928. Section 2. That all able-bodied male persons between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, residing within the corporate limits' of the City of Camden, S. C., not exempt from road duty under the laws of the State shall work the streets, way and all parks and public places under the direction of the Street Commissioner or others as may be appointed, for such space of time, not exceeding six (6) days in one year: Providing that at the tjino of receiving such notice any person may pay to the said City of Camden, S. C., three ($3.00) dol lars, commutation tax, which shall be received in lieu of the work and that person refusing to work, as afore said, on said streets or public places or to pay said commutation tax shall on conviction before the Recorder of the City of Camden, S. C., bo fined not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.00) dollars, 0r be imprisoned not less than ten days no^ more than twenty days, and such imprisonment may, at tne discrection of the Recorder of the City of Cam den, be accompanied with the addi tional requirement of hard labor upon the streets or public places 0f the said City of Camden. Section 3. The tax books for the collection of the City Taxes will be opened in the office of the said City Clerk and Treasurer, Camden, S. C., on the first day of September, 1928, and remain open each day, except Sunday, from 9 a. m., to 1 p. m., and from 3 p. m., t0 4:30 p. m., until the first <lay of Octobcr, 1928, inclusive. Section 4. That when the taxes and assessments or any portion there of charged against any property or party on the duplicate for the cur rent fiscal year, shall not be paid on or before* the first day of October, r)28, the City Cle~k ana 'lieisurer shall proceed to add a penalty cf one (per cent on the City duplicate, and the City Clerk an<l Treasurer shall collect thg Bame; and if the said tax es and assessments and penalties are not paid on or before the 1st day 6t November thereafter an additional penalty of one per cent shall be ad ded by the City Clerk and Treasurer on the said duplicate and collected by the said City Clerk and Treasurer: That if said taxes, assessments and penalties are not paid on or before the lBt 0f December, next thereafter, the City Clerk and Treasurer shall issue in the name of the City of Cam den. S. C., a warrant or execution in duplicate against said defaulting tax payer in the City of Camden, S. C., signed by him in his official capacity, directed to the Chief of Police of the said City of Camden or some? mem ber of the police force, qf the Citv of Camedn, S. C., requiring and com manding him to levy the same by distress and gell so much of the de faulting taxpayer's estate, real or personal or both, as may be sufficient to satisfy the city taxes of said de faulter, and specifying therein the aggregate amount of all his or her taxes. The City Clerk and Treasur er for every such warrant issued shall have from auch defaulter, one ($1.00) dollar, and the Chief of Police or other police officer shall collect from such defaulter the following fees in the execution of his office to wit: For serving such warrant, One *\$1.00)., dollar; for advertising sale, twonty-five cents; for making sale and executing deed of conveyance and putting purchaser in possession, Three ($3.00) dollars; for all sum levied as aforesaid, five per cent: and the Chief of Police is prohibited from de manding or collecting .any greater sum therefor than is hereby allowed; neither the chief of police nor the City Clerk and Treasurer shall re ceive fees upon a nulla bona return. Section 5. Under and by virtue of said warrant or execution the chief of police shall seize and take exclusive possession of so much of the default ing taxpayer's estate, real or person al, or both as may be necessary to raise the sum 0f money named there in, and said charges thereon; and, after due advertisement, sell the same before the Court House door in the | City of Camden, County of Kershaw, on. a regular sales day, and within the usual hours for public sales, for cash, give to the purchaser (upon his complying with the terms 0f the sale) a receipt for the purchase money, but not make title to the purchaser until the expiration of twelve (12) months from the day of sale, if the property sold be not redeemed as hereinafter provided, and annex said receipt to the duplicate warrant with the endorsement thereon of his action thereunder and shall, after deducting from the proceeds of sale the cost and expenses of said sale, pay over to the City Clerk and Treasurer the tax es, charges and penalties due and in curred by sain defaulting taxpayer? and upon written notice given, or in formation ascertained from the records, of any mortgage or other lion on said premises so sold for taxes, shall hold the excess, if any, until authorized and directed by proper judicial authority as to mode of disposition, or by written consent of the defaulting taxpayer- that the said excess be paid over to mortgage or lien creditor, and according to priority if more than one PROVIDED, that the owner or grantee or any mortgage creditor may within twelve months from date of such sale redeem such property by paying to the Chief of Police the taxes, cost, penalties and expenses of said sale, together with eight per cent interest on the Svhole amount of the purchase price of said land bo $old, and thereupon the Chief of Police shall pay back and refund to the said purchaser the amount paid on his bid. with inter est as above stated, and the bid by the said purchaser shall be then can celled and revoked, the owner or WEEK-ENI) EXCURSIONS To * SAVANNAH AND TYBEE From Savannah Tybee Cheraw $10.65 McRee 9.45 Camden $7.55 8.30 Columbia 6.10 6.85 Denmark 3.95 4.70 Fairfax 2.80 3.55 Proportionate Low Fares From Other Stations Tickets sold for all trains Fridays and Saturdays, limited returning to reach starting point by mid night following Tuesday. For further informatioon, see nearest Seaboard Ticket Agent. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY BUY Your Tires Where Tire buying is Safe The safeway to be sure you are getting a tire bargain is to buy a good tire from a reliable dealer and pay a fair price. In this way you play safe and are assured of satisfactory ser vice at the lowest possible cost. Buy GOOD YEAR ALL-WEATHER TREAD Balloon Tires from us. Let us do your VULCANIZING. We are well equipped for this kind of work. MYERS SERVICE STATION Camden, S. C. WILSE W. MARTIN HARNESS and SADDLE MAKER Wholesale Leather and Shoe Findings Auto Top Maker and Repair*! Hll/tf DEALER 1114-1618 Hampton St. COLUMBIA, 8. C. Plum* 6820 grantee remaining in possession of his said land: Provided further, that upon failure of defaulting taxpayer or other party interested to redeem said land so sold for taxes within twelve months as stated, the chief of police shall make title to the pur chaser and put the purchaser in pos session of the property sold and con veyed: ' Provided further that in case of threatened wasto or dam age to the premises by the own er or any other party, during the twelve months, allowed for redomn tion, the purchaser as said tax sale shall have the right to apply to the Court of Common Pleas or a Judge thereof for injunction against such waste and for a receiver to take charge of the property until the pnd of twelve months for redemption un less sooner redeemed: Provided fur ther. when any real estate is sold for taxes in the said City of Camdon, it shall be the duty of the chief of notice of the said City of Camden, before delivering title to ?ftich real estate to the purchaser at Such sale, | to Rive not less than thirty days no tice to any mortgagee or assignee of any mortgage appearing on record a? interested in such real estate of such sale in order that such said real es tate, as provided by law for the own er thereof. Such notice shall either be served on such mortgagee or as signee In person or forwarded to his last known post offico address by registered mail, or when his where abouts may be known it may be had. by publication upon petition and or^ ?; der os ia required in civil actions. Ratified by the Mayor and Alder men of the City of Camden, S. C.. . in council assembled this 11th day of September, 1928. C. P. DuUOSE, Mayor. W. If. HAILE, City Clerk and Treasurer. No so'f-rospeeting bale of cotton I likes a warehouse with sky for roof | and ground for floor. That's much freedom.