The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, May 21, 1929, Image 2
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.
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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.
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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.
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ON TOE JOB
r I ^HIS young woman is one of ten
thousand Southern Bell tele
phone operators who each day in the year per
form their share in the handling of seven million
telephone calls.
Your telephone company is made up
of some twenty-one thousand men and women.
All of them are inspired by the Bell System spirit
of service which encouragcs thcui iu their en*
de&vor to give the best possible service at the low
est cost to the user.
Naturally, the company is proud of
these men and women, and strives to make their
work agreeable, healthful, and stable.
Many of them have been in the service
twenty- five years and longer. This stability
of staff contributes materially to the present high
standards of operation, and to the progress which
the company must make to keep pace with the
growing South.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TEUSULU'H COMPANY
I)ei?th of J. 10. Itaxley.
J. E. 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..
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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.
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