Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^ *1 i . ? m. , . THE WATEBBB MESSENGER Published Every Tuesday by CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, Prop. Subscription $1.50 A Year in Advance Entered as Second Class .Matter at the Postoffice at Camden S. C. Tuesday, July 17, 1929 BOOSTING THE BOY A great deal is being said and written about the boy these days. Wc have especially in mind at this time the farm iboy, the fellow who is in teresting himself in his boys' club work and making good at it. When the figures are given it shows a won derful possibility for the farm boy. If he is making cotton, his receipts are away and beyond what the older farmers do. Or if it is corn, pigs or chickens he is specializing upon, there is always a net profit to his credit and a very substantial profit at that. Sometimes we wonder why the older farmers do not take a lesson from the boys who are engaged in club work and who make a splendid success of it. What these boys are accomplish ing give heart to the future farmers, and that is what many of them need at this time. We do not believi? th?t there are as many boys in our county doing this kind of work a<* there should be, and those who are blazing the way should receive ejfery possible encouragement. We need just such boys. When you find a boy in terested in his club work you usually find a worth while fellow Then when ho markets his cotton, his corn, his pigs, his chickens, and can feci the cash in his pocket, what an in spiration it is to him! Substantial prizes might be offered them by local business people, and in this way en list many more boys in club work. We are living in a progressive at?e and we need progressive and intelligent farmers, and many of thes"5 farm boys are going to create much of the wealth of the country in future yearB. But the boys haven't a monopoly of club work, for the girls, too, arc interested, and in a very large sense training themselves for good house keepers and business women. We often read of the great achievements of some of the girls, and rejoice in their suocess as well as that of the boys. This week for two days, Wednes day and Thursday, a number of club ?boys and girls will assemble at Hol land's pondffor their annual 4-H (Jlub Short Course, and competent men and women will meet with them to make it pleasant and profitable for them. We want them to have a g;od time; we want -it to be a real schooling to them and source of real encouarge ment to them in their work- It is just fine to see these younp; people together, their faces beaming with delight and nthusiasm, and every pos delight and enthusiasm, and every possible help and encouragement should be given them. Let us boost the boy, and help him to make a good and useful citizen, and at the same time boost the future home-makers, the girls, for fhey, too, are deserving of every possible en couragement. CONGRATULATIONS, GOVERNOR We are sure we express the senti ment of every citizen of this, Gov. Richards' home county, when we heartily congratulate him upon his re ply to one Thomas F. McMahon, president of the United Textile Work ers of America, who wired the Gov- j ernor that his organization would hokl the Governor "personally re sponsible for safety of our represent atives." Gov. Richards has been handling the strike situation in a fp.ir and impartial manner, and duo con sideration has been given every one interested. His reply to the "foreifji agitator" read as follows: "Your impertinent, threaten ing telegram addressed to the Governor of South Carolina hns been received, and I wish to as sure you that your communica tion will receive only such con sideration and attention as com munications of its character de serve." vw You hit the "bull's eye," Governor. South Carolina can manage its own affairs, without outside influences, and such irritating messages can only stir up strife. Senator Hlease is quoted as saying that "foreign north ern infulences" are responsible for the labor troxibles. When such fel lows as McMahon and his bunch un dertake to hold Gov. Richards "per sonally responsible," he will find he is tackling one of the gamest ex ecutives in the union, aiwl with a game net of friends backing him. McMa hon by such tactics, can but weaken his own cause. Labor-saving tools are another means of cutting the cost of produc tion. ?STATUE jOF THE HERO OF *76. In Statuary Hal) in Washington, D. C/, on Wednesday of last week was unveiled a statue of Gen. Wade (Hampton, the hero of '76. It has (been a long stretch of years since the days of reconstruction in South Car olina when Wade Hampton came for ward as a mighty power for redeem ing the state from carpet bag mis rule, and in that fierce struggle he won a great victory over the horde bf ruffians and renepades that threatened domination of the fair State of South Carolina. Men of courage, men of daring, men of deter mination, stood behind him and he led the great hosts of loyal South "Carolinians to victory. After serv ing some time as Governor of South Carolina he was elected to vhe United States Senate. He became a national figure and there was charm to the name, Wade Hampton. But years after that, while yot the distinguished representative of South Carolina in the Senate of the United States, a mighty upheaval took place on the political horizon of the State, and this gallant soldier, statesman and citi zen was washed ashore upon the pre judices of the people. Alas, that such a memory must linger in the hearts of his people, but it is soft ened by the dying words of the old hero of '76, when with his last breath he said: "God bless all of my people, both white and' black!" There was no sting in these words, and they served to impress those who had followed him so loyally that they had not been mistaken in their leader ? that he was worthy of all the honor bestowed upon him. And now, at last, a befitting hor.or has been be stowed upon his memory by tke un veilinr of a statue in Statuary Hall at the nation's capitol. THE CONVICTION OF KING. Rafe D. King went to trial Monday a week ago in the Chester court of general sessions, charged with the murder of his wife, Faye Wilson King, at their home in Sharon, Jan uary 25th last. At first the an nouncement was made that his younj.: wife had committedl suicide, but with in a short while after her death sus picion pointed to her husband as het murderer, and he was accordingly ar rested' and charged with the crime. The best legal talent possible was secured for the defense and for the prosecution, there being an array of seven on each side. The case was car ried to Chester for trial as it was charged that the defense could not get a fair trial in .York county, where the deed was committed on accoiln*. cf prejudice. There was no direct evi dence produced by any one who saw the deed' committed but a chain of circumstantial evidence was woven around the defendant that satisfied the jury of his puilt, and they ac cordingly rendered a verdict of guilty ; in the first degree without recom mendation to mercy. Judge Henry, I who presided at the trial, sentenced King to be electrocuted! September ' 20th next. It is certain that an ap l peal will be taken to the supreme court, which will automatically delay I the execution of the sentence. The | concensus of opinion seems to be that the verdict of the jury was a just ' one. The case will cost York county around $8,000, and then there are the attorneys fees to bo paid, which makes it a very expensive case, but this will not be regarded and1 an ef fort will be made to secure a new trial. Only the developments that will follow can tell what the final but-come will be, but in all reason it appears that the defendant had a fair and1 impartial trial, and the general public cannot see any grounds upon which to set aside the verdict of the Chester jury rendered last week. It was a horrible crime amK time alone can heal the wounds made on both sides as a result of it. TKN TO ONE It is probable that 10 farmers live on secondary or feeder roads to one farmer who lives on a main highway. ' This means that it is highly import- J ant to consider waterproofing and hardsurfacing the secondary roads. Not only should this be done to no- j commodate the farmers and make new territory more accessible, but It should be done to relieve the main highways of traffic and thereby dim- ' innte congestion. The application of road oils nnd as phaltic products has revolutionized modern road const ruction on an eco nomical basis. It remains with the poole of a state to lower taxes on property bv censing to <k>mand new government functions that are not necessary, of which there are many that can be dropped1 and the people get along just as well. Our tariff endeavors to equalize prices charged consumers so that our producers can sell in our home mar ket on An equal price basis with for eigner*. ! TODAYS OIL FOR TODAYS MOTORS alia ?OH The Two- Base Oil f. or the modern high speed, high compression motor you will find 6ULF SUPREME MOTOR OIL just the proper lubricant .... Manufactured from selected crudes from parafline and naph thene base, it posssesses the characteristic qualities not found in single base oils .... Any Gulf Station or Dealer . . . At the Sign of the Orange Disc OULF REFININ?*<dMPANy Manufacturers of the Famous Qulf V^nom Insecticide \ rw ) t \ July 18. t929 V* / Li s i I Until the public realizss that get rich-quick schemes are almost cer Itainly unsound or fraudulent, avoid-] able investment losses will continue to occur. ! i Oscar DePriest, a negro congress man, and the only negro congressman, elected from a negro district in Illin ois, got ''all het up" in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio, a few days ago and turned ashen in his face and declared the southern legislators a "lot of cowards." He did not say anything' about putting them to the test to prove his assertion. He says ho has been "jim-crowed, segregated, perse cuted," but thinks he knows how to1 put a stop to it. Poor nigger; his parents were run out of the south and there is some comfort in the fact that ' he is out of the south where he won't have to come in contact with "cow ards." 1 THE OLDEST VETERAN | The Columbia Record and the Spar itanburg papers are looking for the [ oldest confederate veteran. They have found several who have passe/'' the 90th mile stone plus. The oldest I so far as we have noticed was 94 years of age. Mr. Miles Threatt, of the Pageland community, passed hts 9Hth birth lay June 20th. Mr. Threatt wns born in North Carolina but for many years has been a citizen of this state. At the aw of 23 he was mar ried to Miss Rachel Emily I,aney. He enlisted at the beginning of the war under Captain Neil F. (Jraham. For the past fifty-nine years he has re sided near , Jefferson in Chesterfield county. South Carolina claims him as her own, for he married in this state i .d the greater part of his long life was spent hero. We are j inclined to think that Mr. Threatt is the oldest living confederate veteran in the state today. He was in Cam den some weeks ago. His massive figure and splendid appearance would not indicate that he is nearly a cen tury old. A bit hard of hearing but otherwise apparently in very good health. OUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT Greatest of all the achievements of our modern industrial age has been the social and economic progress made by the "common man," the aver age worker. It has not been lonn since labor was regarded more or less as an In animate commodity, subject to the law of sup<ply ami demand, and pur chased much the same way as wheat or cattle or groceries. Capital and labor, once the cat and Jog of the economic battle, now ex ist together with a fine friendliness and common regard. They have the same objective and they realize that it can t>e reached only by cooperation The progressive employer pays good wa^es for good work, he is interested in improving the living conditions of his employes and he becomes a part ner in tneir progress. Tyranny and poverty and misery make apitators and incendiaries. High wages and pleasant living and work ing conditions make good citizens. FOLLOWING RAILROAD SAFETY PRACTICES Automobile builders are adopting aH-steel bodies for reliability and saicty. Recently Fraulein Stinnes, daughter of the great German finan J cier, took a 50, 000-mile motor trip l through 27 countries. Twelve thous and milos were over roadless coun try; in some instances blasting was necessary to get through. Temper atures varied from 120 decrees be low zero in Siberia to the intense heat of deserts. The two cars used went over rocks, up almost impassable mountains, in snow and sand. The specially constructed all-steel bodies survived the journey without damage. It was one of the most rigid tests of automobile construc 1 tion ever made. ! While the ordinary driver experi ences no such difficulties, the all-ste.'l body is of equal importance io him ns a^ safeguard in collisions and acci dents. ThedSord's A Purely VgggtaSjfe Remedy fof CONSTIPATION INDIGESTION BILIOUSNESS LEE COUNTY FARMER KILLED Maxie McKenzie of Stokes Bridge Section Fatally Stabbed by W . J. Woodham. A fatal stabbing affray occurred at 8:10 o'clock Tuesday morning, at which Mr. Maxie McKenzie was al most instantly killed, and W. J. Wood ham, whose farm adjoins the land of McKenzie, seriously wounded on the aroi, while Alva Woodham, his son, received a pistol wound in the thigh. It appears the three iiumi got 'into an argument concerning certain boundary lines, wh n they became enraged. McKenzie died before medical us sistance could be secured. The el der Woodham suffered the loss of a good deal of blood, and the son *as seriously wounded. The Wood hams are confined in the Florence hospital, under charge of McKenvfc's death. Knives and a Smith & Wes son pistol were the weapons used. ? Sumter Herald. Mr. McKenzie was a nephew of Mr. A. S. McKenzie, of Camden. PIGEONS FOR SALK ? Fifty pair White Kings and twenty-five pair Carneaux. All working pigeons. Price exceedingly reasonable. Ap ply to GRAYSON SHAW, Cam den, S. C. IlirtlidiiyH coming ? annivernarieH rolling around ? friends coin nlcHciiifj-yoHiipHlorH away at 8cli< ol ? whatever tin; occasion a Iclcplionc rail ih the nicest wort of re* mcmhrancc. f^Wlicr<ivcr your friends or relative* may he, von ran reach them hy long distance telephone nlmoHt an quickly aw if they lived around I lie* corner, and in mont cawew you'll hear their voice* an clearly. A long distance call in a round trip ? it fjocH there and hack. It's inexpensive, too ? at 8:30 o'clock I\ M. and again at midnight reduction* are iiuule in the Htatiou-to-Htation rates. Why not reinemhcr some friend tonight? Southern itn i. Telephone \N!> III ( < L \I>II lIMI'ANT iNConpoiu rtn