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THE WATEREE MESSENGER Published Every Tuesday by CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE; Prop. Subscription $1.50 A Year in Advance Entered as Socond Class Matter at the Postoffice at Camden. 3. C. Tuesday, May 21, 1929 ON THE RETREAT We often heur good citizens say that the prohibition law can never b2 - enforced, and we in turn think of these people being on the retreat. We have a number of laws for the pro tection of person and property, but they are vimhted just the same as the prohibition^ \aw. Recently Judge Isaac M. Meekins, of North Carolina, expressed his opinion with reference to the enforcement of the law, ami his opinion of the Jones law recently enacted by congress. He says that while he had nothing to do with the enactment of the Jones law, if it will not work out well nothing will, and adds: "Of course, the liquor traffic will perhaps never be completely broken up, any more than all murder or all larceny can be prevented. But I do believe that, like narcotic prosecu tions, prohibition law violations will become negligible within five years under the Jones law." I? the prohibiten law making liars of us all? This question has been raised by Judge Meekins, in his dis cussion of the problem. He says that before the passage of the eighteenth amendment, perjury was unknown, ex cept in isolated cases. Now, in pro hibition cases, in his opinion, seven out of every ten persons on the wit ness stand swear falsely. During his experience on the b' nch, this Judge has developed effectively his ability to detect lies. At first he was eaisly fooled by plausible tales, excuses and alibies offered by defend ants and witnesses. Observations for five years, however, have taught him not to trust bootleggers. Sor the suppression of the illegal sale of whiskey the Judge would have the law so amended as to reach the buyer and consumer as well as the seller and producer, for Judge Meek ins says that the man who patronizes the bootlegger is just as reprehensible as the bootlegger. "Give us a law with teeth in it to chew up the buyer and consumer as well as the bootlegger and the m&nufacturer," Jutfge Meekins urged last fall in has charge to the New Bern district grand jury. "And then give us honest enforcers who are In sympathy with the law. You cant send a thief to catch a thief and ex pect him to do it. Nor can you suc cessfully send a liquor man to catch a bootlegger. (<The most repulsive man is one who is on the government payroll and is sending his influence to the liquor traffic and failing to enforce the law. Yet, we have some in. North Carolina. I have heard of North Carolina prohibition enforce ment officers who make it easy for violators." This judge believes that the Jones law, which hands out to violators a sentence of five years and a good stiff fine, will work. Law abiding citizens should wake up to the situ ation that confronts them. Americans can well bo alarmed at the crime wave which is costing the people of this country billions of dol lars every year. Justice Gilbert of the Georgia superior court, discuss ing lawlessness, called attention to how Hercules cleansed the Aegean stables by turning the current of the Alpheus river through them, and add ing: "The pure stream of public opinion, founded on law observance, must be tirrned against the rotten stables of crime; and it is ne>t to bo doubted that public opinion can perform the task as far as it Is possible to per form it. One way is to bring facts clearlyy and without exaggeration be fore the people. Graft in office and crime throughout the country chal- 1 lenge organized government." This is well said. Shall we retreat, or as good citizens accept the cbnl lenge and have the laws observed? Always extinguish cigarette, cigar and pipe ashes. These are deadly sources of forest fires. Never throw them out of a car while burning. Railroad operating expense, includ ing taxes, in 1927, amounted to $20, 814 for each mile of road operated, while dividends to stockholders were but $2,094 per roadway mile. ? S. T. Bledsoe. "The duty to enforce the law rests upon every public official ami the duty to obey it rests upon every citljien."? President Hoover. x A MIX-UP IN SPARTANBURG. Spartanburg has gotten into quite a mix-up in politics. The city prim ary election was held recently and the votes for all candidates were un comfortably close. That for mayor only gave the incumbent, Mayor Ben Hill Brown, a majority of thirteen votes. We do not know whether or not there are any superstitious people in Spartanburg. But many people do not look with favor upon 13, re garding it as an unlucky number. A demand for a recount of the total of more than 4,000 votes was made and granted. The final result gave Mr. Brown a majority of six votes, elim inating the unlucky number. But it did not stop here. Mr. Brown's am bitious opponent, evidently a popu lar man, through his attorneys got an injunction to stop the election. The city attorney said that could not be done, and so the election was held | regardless of the injunction from 'three of the five members of the su preme court. Mr. Brown of course was elected, but before a -final decision the matter will likely get before the supreme court to determine whether or not an eletcion was actually held, Of course it was held and Mr. Brown ; got 700 of the 702 votes in the gen eral election. We do not know any of the candidates, but the thing got interesting to us from reading the Spartanburg papers and we wanted I to see Mr. Brown successful, for it i seemed that he had only held the of : fice of mayor for one term and had made a good mayor. But the public thinks of Spartanburg as a fine city, | composed of educated and patriotic people, and wonder how they allow themselves to get into such a political j muddle. It is not reflecting any cred it upon "The Hub City of the South east." The sooner they get this mat ter settled the better it will be for i SpaiUanburg. Selfish ambitions I should be abandoned and allow true ^ patriotism to assert itself. I SAFETY STRESSER IN AUTOMO BILE CONSTRUCTION j The most important trend in auto | mobile design today is safety, from I the body itself to the smallest part?, j The 1030 cars feature fuller vision, ] all-steel bodies, non-shatterable glass, j ball bearing spring shackles, easier steering, centralization of light con trols on steering wheel, four speed transmission and bright colors. One of the largest manufacturers has announced results of tests con ducted at night as to the visibility of cars painted in various colors and of pedestrians dressed in clothing of different colors. Brilliant hues and light colored clothing are visible for a much greater distance than somber colors. ' While the manufacturer will use bright colors on his cars, he doubts whether pedestrians will wear white at night on highways although it would be a great accident prevent ative. Already six million of our 25 mil lion cars are equipped with all-steel bodies as a safety factor. An in creasing number of the new models have adopted this construction as well as installing glass which will not shatter or splinter in accidents. Ball bearing spring shackles which require no lubrication or attention and improve the riding qualities and control of cars on rough or "slippery roads, are the newest development to ba adopted by some of tho most important car makers; by making a car easy -to handle another safety factor is added and it is said the ball bearing spring shackles last the life-time of a car without rattles and I squeaks. Having light controls on the steer ing wheel instead of groping for them on the dash when passing, is an im portant safety feature. Four forward speeds which are being adopted by an increasing number of .nnnufactur ers, is a further valuable contribution to safety because of more flexible control of the oar's momentum. SECONDARY ROADS IMPORTANT. Good roads pay dividends. They are a sign of progress and an aid to prosperity. Industry is attracted to loeolities which can offer a high class, exten sive road system. Agriculture is en couraged and farm values increase. Their importance in connecting dis tant communities, cannot be estim ated. Road building is a loading item in the tax budget. Coupled with edu cation, it is probable .that highways are today the most important aid to social progress. Wo have, in the United State*, a state highway system that is unex celled. From now In the most im portant job Is to pave tens of thous ands of milop of secondary or mar ket roads. Oil and asphaltic mater ials which can be applied economic ally will do away with mud and dust. This is essential to open up back country, relieve congestion on main highways and encourage the build ing up of small towns instead of draining all the business away from] them to larger centers located on im. proved roads. "METAL ANI) THE MOULD" This was the subject of a wonderful address delivered Wednesday evening: unde^ the tent of the Redpath Chautauqua by Capt. T. Dinsmore Upton.' The large audience greatly enjoyed the address, which was deliv ered with unusual force and earnest ness. The speaker put real heart and soul into his stirring words. It was a strong plea for law observance and an appeal to, play the game of life fair. To attempt a snyopsis of the many strong points made by the speaker would be unfair to him, for they could not convey the real ideas he so well presented. His address alone was worth the cost of attend ing the chautauqua for the full time. When we left the tent after hearing this address the thought came to us that if we had the financial abil ity and his services could be secured, we would gludly engage him to go from place to place and make the same appeal until every one hud not jn!y heard it but had become thor oughly aroused as to their respon sibility. In this one feature alone the chautauqua has fully repaid /-its patrons. This was not Capt. Upton's first visit to our state. He has been here a number of times before, and | we hope that he will find it conven ient to come again and again. Such addresses cannot but do a wonderful amount of good, and especially among boys. BIBLE THOUGHT AND PRAYER 11 parents will have their children umbo rise the daily Bible selections, it will prove a priceless heritage to them in ?iter y?m CHRIST THE LIVING WAT ICR. j John 4:7, 9, 10, 13, 14. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 9. Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being1 a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 10. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewsest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou woudst have asked him, and he would have given thee living water. * * * 13. Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water siall thirst again: 14. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst: but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water spring ing up into everlasting life. PRAYER: Lord, Give me the liv ing water, that I thirst not. DID YOU? Did you give him a lift? He's a brother of man, And bearing about all the burden he can. Did you give him a smile? He was downcast and blue, And the smile would have helped him to battle it through. Did you give him your hand? He was slipping down hill, And the world ?o I fancied, was using him ill, Did you give him a word? Did you show him the road, Or did you just let him go through witn his load? Do you know what it means to be losing the fight, When a lift just in time might set everything right? Do you know what it means ? just the clasp of a, hand, When a man's borne about all a man ought to stand? Did you ask -what it was? why the quivering lip, Why the half suppressed soh. and the scalding tears drip? Were you brother of his when the time came of need? Did you offer to h;lp him, ov didn't you heed ? Tit-Bits. TO THE PUBLIC I wish to announce that all milk sold with the stamp, Willowbrook Dairy, on it, has been graded by the Board of Health of Camden, S. C , and is grade A. I hope the people of the city will all know where they buy milk, what grade means to the health of the users. I feel that the Board of Health Is taking the right step now to see that the citizen* of Camden are treated right. I am heartily in favor of any sanitary measures that they might approve of, and will be with them always. JOS. M. SMITH, Willowbrook Dairy,. Lugoff, S. C. TO LET ? Some choice river land for corn or hay, on shares. Apply to W. L. DePA-SS, at Zemp St DePa?a, Phone 10. , v'' ? ?? ' : ' ^?$8 improved uniTorm inismaiic^i StintfaySchw! f Lesson ' ? (?v iiev p it ki r/.\v.\ i ki: n i>. i ????!? Mooil.v niblr In.'iliutf ?>! ? " I ? l? hkii ) i ?). I">29 W. kIitii i I'iii. it ? Lessen for May 23 COD'S LAW IN THE H t ART I.RdSON TIC XT ? Jeremiah S I : I - 4 ?? .foil n 1 17 UoLDEN TEXT ? Thy word have I hid in my ht?nrt, that i might not sin amnios! thee. PRIMARY TOPIC? Knownm God JUNIOR TOPIC ? Knowing God INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP 1C ? How On ii We Know God? YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? God b Law In Iho Heart. I. Restoration of Israel (vv. 1-14). 1. Time of (vv. 1-5). This points to t lie glorious future Not only tlie children of Juduh, but tlie other tribes us well, shall he re stored to their land. They shiill he drawn h.v Jehovah's everlasting love (v. 3). God gave them the land. The peculiar distinctions of tlie chosen na tlon shall again he manifest. The time Is coming when not only shnll peace spread over that land, hut It shall again he tilled, and fruitful. 2. The Lord will conduct them to their own land (v^. 0-0). (1) The cry of the watchman (v. 0) This will he the signal for return. (2) Exultant prospect (v. 7). The prospect of deliverance will call forth u song ot Joy. (3) Prayer of the Jews (v. 7). God Indites nil true prayer, moving the people to pray for that which Lie Is about to do unto them. (4) The returning remnant (vv. 8, 9). They shall come from nil parts of the world whence they have been scattered. When they shall look upon Illm whom they pierced, their con- \ sciences shnll be smitten, causing them to repent of their sins. I 3. Appeal to the nations (vv. 10:14). ! (1) Sound forth the good news (v. 10). The one who scattered them will now gnther them In and shepherd them. (2) Ransomed by the Lord (v. 11). Their deliverance Is preceded by the provision of the rnnsom. (3) The exiles shall flock bnck to their land to enjoy God's goodness In It (v. 12). (4) Their mourning shall turn to Joy (v. 13). (5) They shall he satisfied with God's goodness (v. 14). II. The Desolate Condition of Ephra Im (w. 15-20). 1. Rachel weeping for her children (v. 15). This pictures Rachel, ancestress of certain of the tribes, weeping for her bnnlshed children. 2. fOphralm will surely return (vv. 10-10). Tlie nation Is seen showing penitence for sin, requesting divine help in turn ing back and In confessing sin. 8. Their tender reception (v. 20). In spite of chastisement, God loves Israel and will with open arms receive her hnek. .III. Action Urged (vv. 21-20). Something Is required of Israel. Before the prodigal could enjoy the blessings of his father's house, he must return thereto. 1. Isruel must return and take pos session of the land (v. 21). 2. Israel was to take the Initiative (v. 22). This Is expressed by the declaration that the Lord hath created a new thing In the earth, namely, "n woman shall comptis8 a man." It Is usual for the man to tnke the Initiative? to make overtures to the wot f n, but In this case God shall create a new thing. The custom will be reversed. The woman "compassing" the man pic tures Isreal with enger nlTectlon np proachlng her divine husband. 3. The hind shall be made righteous (v. 23). The people are responsible for the restoration of prosperity nnd the righteous rule of the land. 4. A' satisfied people (vv. 24-20). IV. The New Covenant (vv. 20-40) 1. Freedom from the power of heredity (vv. 20. 30). Those who nre Joined to Jesus Christ are In possession of a new law of life superior to the Inw of heredity. 2. The law within (vv. 31-33). Through regeneration the henrt hns within It not only the desire hut nlso tho power, hy the llol.v Spirit, to rise above and to be free from carnal Im pulses. V. The Source of the New Covenant (John 1 :17). Through the Incarnation the Son of God Identified Himself with the race h.v the Incorporation of Himself with IL Those In Christ are new cren tures F.ny Lif* Valuolea* An easy life Is not likely to he val viable to Itself or to others. All Growth It Slow Growth Ton cannot force the growth ot hu man life and civilization any mor< than you can force these slow grow Ins trees. That In the economy ot Almighty God, thrtf all growth In slow growth.? Gaynor. Rollgioa When you see h man with ? great (leal of religion displayed In his uhop window, you mny depend upon It he keeps a very smull stock Inside.? Spurgeon. She$ always ? ? 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Buxley, aged seventy-four years, resident of the Shamrock sec tion of Kershaw county, died at his home Tmsday, April 30, after an illness of one week from paralysis. He elaves his widow and the follow ing children to mourn h i death: Dr. H. S. Baxloy, IMnewood; A. 11. Bax ley, Bethune; Mrs. C. B. Watkins, Kershaw; Mrs. F. A. Pols >n, Bethune, D. E. Baxley, Kcrshaw7 and Mi.-s Ly dia Baxley, Bethune. The funeral services were hol:i at High-Hill Truelight chuivh on Wed nesday afternoon at two o'clock, con ducted by Rev. I). Reynolds, and the interment followed immediately af terward.? The Kershaw Era.. <;() TO CALIFORNIA IN IL LY On Seaboard personally con uvted tours. Write for booklet and ..etails to C. II. (latlis, Asst. (!. r. A Sea board, Norfolk, Va., or W. Snuil1 I). P. A. Seaboard, Columbia, S. C. Commencement Exercises at Mt. Pis gah HiKh School This Week. Mendel Fletcher Will be Speaker. The closing exercises of the Mt. Pi8gah High School began last Sun day with the comemncement sermon at eleven o'clock by Rev. J. F. Hoff meyer, pastor of the Methodist chinch at Kershaw. The play by pupils of the school will be rendered at the high school auditorium Thursday night, May 16. The class exercises will be hold in the auditorium of the high school Friday night, commencing at 8 o'clock. In addition to the exercises to be giv en by the members of the graduating class, Prof. Mendel S. Fletcher, of the Parker High School faculty, Greenville, talented son of Mr. anil Mrs. D. R. Fletcher of Kershaw, will deliver the commencement address. Tho public is cordially invited to attend on both nights. The Impending Tragedy A healthy tiro and a tack did moot On a paved and traveled village sfreet The tack rushed in and the air rushed out, Before you knew what 'twas all about. It Happens to All of Us When you arc so unfortunate, bring the tire to us. We will make the matter only a small misfortune to you ? just a few moments and we'll send you on your way ? all ready for the next tragedy. Myers Service Station VULCANIZING Phone 38 Camden, S. C.