The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, July 08, 1930, Image 2
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^M.Soine of the ca
r.or are making, -to eay the least of it,
a questionable campaign. The dig-'
oussions they are indulging in is not
' to' their credit. Int the first place the
boiki issue is out of date. The con
stitutional rights of ? the .(people . Trffits
Jiot infringed vp?m by the passage of
the bond act. Had it been nec ess aay
to have levied a tax upon- property to
take care of the bond issue, we would
have opposed it, for the taxpayers
have about all they can stand now,
but not a dollar is to be levie^1 for
this purpose. Of course we utvder
stund that a tax on gasoline and a
motor car license is a tax, but it 4s
also a good investment to take this
money and build roads, which weaves
tor owners much in the opera^on of
their cars. That matter halT bqaflf
; passed upai> by the courts^ "the mo|P|
?ey is now being used" for building
roads. How often jNfts it hapn&ued
thAt bonds were issued tpr leaking
needed improvements witfc}p^$ sub-'
mittinp) it to the yoke jAfifeneT people ?
Our river bridge W/& instance of that.
4. -The bridge was a necessity and bonds
? were issued without a vote of the peo
pie, and the returns have been good,
just like the returns from paved
woads,will be good only in a much
wider measure. Then) the question of
prohibition is being made an issue in
the campaign. "When congress pass
ing aw act to repeal/ or modify the
18th amendment, and submits the
change to the several legislatures,
? then prohibition might well be con
f: %#ktetred an issue, but not a* matters
r.tjw ftand, Theh ~the charfies of 11
^?/quor being used tx> influence vote? in
the bond tfct, is absurd.. No 'riatn^s
; -hive been called nor will any be call* j
ed. The campaign should be patch
ed on p higher .plan^.
MAKES US A BIT CHESTY
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The record Kenshaw county is mak
ing along Agricultural lines, makes
oouhty in tl
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reen ii "our'* agent, andi we here
?tk! now ''tell <the worjdu that as lib
eral ns we ate, we do not warit an- 1
other county to have him,: font he is
proving the very, man we need. As
vV ';waa noted! in .The MJesesnger last
week, he had been notified that K&r
ahaw . county was leading the state
irti sweet potato contestants,- this
county having forty-nine contestants
With Claredon county second with
forty-one. This telegram was fol
io w.edi by another, faying that KeJN
shaw county was leading tha. otate in
the five acre corn; contest. Sweet
potatoes and corn, two very, imfcor- ]
taiit articles for the farm. This is
by no means all the accomplishment!* I
of KerahaW county. Get a line on
the \ijtee number of boys in the 4-H
club, eftch jOTle active in some special
endeavor, and these fellows are go in#
aftej*. resluts.
Through the efforts of the cpunty
agent a number of pure bred cows
and hogs have been added to the
' farms, and the poultry industry
not been Overlooked. Home demon
clubff and girls clubs are
wide-awitko, showing the nodd work
of . the county demonstration agent,
Miss Alma Burgess. With two such
tireless workers as Miss Burgess and
Mr. Green, results are sure to fallow,
and even if we get "double-ohest?#'
we say, let the good work "go on, '
, AT LAST? A TARIFF!
After long months of so-called de
liberation, the tnrlff bill has finally
hew parsed by <tihe Senate and Hotti*
ami signed by the President, It It
| generally agreed that the bUl is
from a masterpiece, but is the Wet j
that coaM' be hopifti; fotfi tin view of |
ihe present tangled political situ^t
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LDER, YESy-BUT SOMETHING MORE.
Chesterfield offers richness, aroma, satisfying
flavor. * . ? ;
BETTER TASTE ? that's the answer; and*
that's what smokers get in Chesterfield full
est measure ? the flavor' and aroma of mellow
tobaccos, exactly blended and cross -blended. -
Better taste, and milder too !
1930, Ijoqett & Mye?3 Tobacco Co.
THE PRESS IS THE REMEDY
Optimism among the smaller news
pagxers is a good business (remedy for
depression in Our Country. Unem
ployment Is not confined to this na
tion of to way ?me^natton, but is more
or less world-wide. A late state
ment from the New Orleans Chamb
er of Qamttv&toe declare* that indus
trial and business1 conditions have
re&ched almost complete normalcy.
The Tnuwber of jobs is said to be in
creasing hi moat of the regions called
civilized* amd> wap?? are stiU above
the ten-year average. The American
fcr ese cam) do much to maintain pro-,
gt^ and prosperity. Pessimism in
a time of depression is an admission
of defeat, America has the resources,
both tangible and intangible, with
which to meet and 'solve all (problems.
; tfHB PAJfcM ROAD SITUATION
Of the 6,260,000 farm owner* fri
the United State*,' 1,088,704 are aew
ed by roads -which have been iwipfrov*
wl. too- eome degree, aeoOrding to the
American) Fawn Bureau. Over 2,
747,000 live oh road* which are prac
tically unlnvpvovsd and are usually
impaeeable during ittany m^nth* of
tii*. .year. :- One gravel
road*. . thaw 600,000 Ametri^an
farmer? are aedufed of all-year hlu:h
Here i? the problem that must be
adequately met and aolved by every
utate if agriculture is to progree* and
prosper to tha fulleat defltee. At>he ,
vwf 192ft, there wane more mile*
rfaeed *oade in the United
IwImI
of- ttio fln.
?ih?
gee are the thousands upon thousands (
of miles of dirt and mud upon which
millions of fortrters must wly.
Those who have made thorough
studies, of the farm situation and the
ne?d for Telief, are almost unanimous
ly of the opinion that one o^ the pre?- j
eminent afctors in any permanent j
and practical payjgmm must be the j
construction, on a large, scale, oi econ
omically paved, all-weather, year
round, fawn-to-market roads.
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WHERE THE FAULT LIES
Fi-obably 999 people out of a
'thousand complain about rising taxes,
And not oncHin that name thousand :
ever takes tangible action) to reduce ;
the burden.
| If government is wasteful and lit*- '
efficient; if our public officials em
bark -n extravagant, unnecessary im
piv>vfnwnt programs involving) large
bond Iseues for u? to any dufrtag fa- ;
ture yeawf if experiments with gov- *
ernmewt In business have Mat u* mid ?
lions of dollars; and, as a result, in
dustry and the inddvldu*l ate bent
b?neAth a weight of taxes, it Is the
fault of the American) public. /
The people alone have the power, j
through the vote, to keep, govern
mental . expenses doWiv -? ?
RfrTHA RVJffiLOUfi IK^tSoNS
' Within th6 peat few y*?r? 4K?re
have been many mervelou* Invert- \
I ions. Wirel<*8 telofcraphy, the t?le
phone, r?dk> and many othar* inv<*mt~ 1
tome have l*?n brought htto.VM imd
?re tU>H* conaidercrt imUKjxyn#?abUv One i
of the most teeent invention* ig mart- j
tionod frr an Aaaooiafced Prene rteW? |
storyi under a New York date liri* ef
July 8^ which ?' A
Mori***
dream ?d?; Alexander
waa^nwnit^d
| it was done by lip reading over the
tedeviaion circuit of American
Telephone and Telegraph Comp&hy.
Two partly deaf young women held
conversation and talked with atmng
era. \
Mi Be Evelyn Pan^y, who is unable
to hear even ordinary cofltveraation,
sat before the televisor at the Bell la-v
boratorie?, two miles away, at the
other end, sat Miss M&rie Pleas, whose
hearing is 60 per cent impair? !. She
is?a teacher of Hp reading. Miaa
Parry is one of her pupils and winner
of tftie yeur** lip reading champion
ship of the American Federation (>t
organisations for the hard of heanirg.
Each cctokl see tho other's face- in
natural cobra, the size It would I ap
pear ft they eat about 10 feet apart
NeWsaptpetrmeti watched the little
(Iram* thxvm/^7, the monitoirV; !>(<( p
hoole and llstented with special j>bore
attachment*.
"HeMo, Evely?V'4 said -Miss Plesa,
"I am to start the conversation. Some
roportem ?re waiting to talk to y6u."
Thert Mia* tMens, wfio did not know
reporters were eave^ropping, beftart
t talk aboat mutual social affMrr.
? But oniy too1 a few woihda, for the.
votes of tfre almost totally deafened
girl at tha othear end broke In;
'*0h! I can hear every word."
''Avmtt'yWL', thrilled! exclaimed her
teatMft't -''i ' ' P' ' y* '{
"Nta^V thfe other lauffhwl, "I (?n
hear on the phone," She meant see).
"J am nnjxrleed At your getting ev
ery wood, "said Mfti* Plesa.
, "Why, it' juNt like being in clasv
with you."
I ?' V- ? a ? A :V ' t"T - r 1 1 T J i J' Iff lif* iffc fa.uV't . $
THE MOHT WAY TO TRAVEY*
is by train. The sifastt Meat com
* Costs tfssJ?
Inquire <rf Ticket Agent* regarding
treat!? reduced lares for shott*trfps*
80UTHK?JW RAItWAV SVaTEM
Demand
. , Reserve District No. 5
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OP
Fit st National! Bank of Camden
lit the State of South. Carolina, at the Close of Business on June 30, 1930
720.93
53,700.00
191,206.30
33,807.78
; RESOURCES ,
Loans and discounts $124,969.45
Overdrafts
United States Government securities owned
Other bonds, stocks. and securities owned
Banking house, $29,858,267 fctirnlture and fixtures $3,949.52
Real estate owned other than banking bouse 4, 1)26.60
Keservo with Federal Reserve Bamk 18,757.28
Cash arid d\*e ftrom banks .* 32,461.68
Out tide eheck$ and. other cash items 3,587.88
Red6iwi>tiah fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treas. 2,500.00
Oth^r asset? . 878.54
Total
$767,011.34
V / / . ' , : , LIABILITIES
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Capital stock paid Hi >v . $ 7<f,(HH(.fl(i
A 2MftO.OO
? 5,29s . 4 1
Refte>rvos for dividends, contingencies, etc 8,489.65
Reserves fo r interest, taxes, end other expenses accrued umtd unpaid 5,746.21
ttreqlfttin# notes outstanding ? ..... 50,000.00
IJkle to banks, including certified and cashiers' checks outstanding 39.87
1 145,694.89
403,738.31
BilW payable and rediscounts 48,004.00
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Toul I. ?787, 011.34
olbts; County of Kmhaw. *
dtougham, Cashier of the abo.ve narn<Ml bank, do solemnly
>ve statemont is true -to the beat of my knowledge and be
V w. Van LANDINGHA.M, O^hier.
tote mA this 2mrt day of Jyly, 1980,
HUOHEY TIN DAL, Notary Public.
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