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THE WATEREE MESSENGER v y ? Published Evfcry ^Tuesday by CHA8. W. BIRCH MORE, Prop. Subscription $1-50 A Year in Advance | Tuesday, September 16, 1930 Entered as Second Class Matter sij the I'ostoffice at Camden, S. C. BYRNES AND BI1ACKWO0D NOMINATED In the secocid .primary election held the 9th inst., James P. Byr.ies defeat ed Senator Cole T?. Blease by nearly 5,000 votes, and Blackwood lead John son in the race for Governor by 998 votes. The state democratic execu tive committee will meet in Columbia ^oday to tabulate the returns and de clare the result. There are rumors . that Mr. Johnston will enter a protest but upon what grounds has not been intimated. So far as the senatorial race is concerned no intimation has been made of any protest from Sena tor Blease who went down in defeat. Mr. Byrnes conducted a clean, straightforward campaign, discussing issues of interest and concern to the peoiple, and his election is hailed with delight by his friends, for they know the type of man he is. He served fourteen years in tl)e lower house and was an influential member of that law making tx*iy. South ' Carolina will have no reason to be ashamed of her senator. Ho will attend demo cratic caucuses and be an out-and-out democrat at all times, representing faithfully the democratic state of South Carolina. Senator Blease has been in politics for two score years. He was mayor of his home town, member of the legislature from his county, state senator, Governor and "United States Senator, but his defeat at the polls last Tuesday will doubt less mark the end of his political ac tivities, although it is likely that his influence will be felt in future elect ions. ' South Carolina is fortunate in the election of Mr. Blackwood, for he will do nothing to interrupt the progress of the state especially as to the paving program unless it become i apparent that a tax on property will be necess ary to carry it on, a^d then he will oppose such a step which is not at all likely. If he will keep his campaign pledges, and we have no doubt but that he will, then South Carolina will have a good Governor. He has been solicitor of his district for a number of years, is fifty-t/wo years of age, and is regarded as a man of sound judgment. The election of James F. Byrnes for the United States Senate and Ibra C. Blackwood, for Governor, was a good days work for South Carolina at this particular time. Each of these gentlemen ar6 from Spartanburg, "the hub city of the southeast " LOST HIS CHANCES Since the last defeat of the nation al democratic party, Gov. Franklin 1). Roosevelt, of New York, haa been in the public eye as a possible candidate for the presidency. We have never been too strong for Gov. Roosevelt for president, nor do ve think that the national democratic party has been any too strong for him, hut in our opinion he lost his chances when he came out a few days ago in favor of whsikey. Following his statement, ? Chairman Raskob sent him a long telegram heartily congratulating him upon his stand against prohibition. If the national democratic party wants to commit political suicide let them retain Raskob as national chair man and nominate Roosevelt for the presidency, and the demise will he complete. Many thousands of 1 >yal democrats supported Gov. A1 Smith for the presidency because he was tho regular nominee, although he was a wet candidate, but many other thous ands of democrats voted against him because they felt that a vote for him was an endorsement of his wet poli cies. The Republican party was wise enough to steer clear of the prohibit ion question and won. President Hoover declared it a 4<noble experi ment," but went no further. By his statement in favor of the irepeal of the 18th amendment Gov. Roosevelt ha* practically eliminted himself from among the list of presidential possibilities, as will be seen when the voting takes place. WANTED, you to know that homes are acquired by membern through this Association at a ret interest ' cost of less than 6 1-2 per cent. August Series stock selling now. ENTERPRISE BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Tpsk IW i s V mjk 02 frHB RIGHT WAY TO TRAVEL Is by train. The safest. Mast com fortable. Most reliable. Costs less. Inquire of ticket Agents regarding great!? reduced fares for short trips. KWTHftftN RAILWAY ?VlT?* mm Improved Uniform International ij? SundaySchool * Lesson ' (Br REV. P. H. KITZWATBK. P. D.. Mem b?r of faculty, Moody HIM* lnmltute of i hli'it'to. > <<R. 1930. Waatern Newspaper Union.) Lesson for September 21 JONAH: THE NARROW NATIONAL ( 1ST REBUKED vLESSON/ TEXT? -Jonah 3 : 1 -f?. 1 0 ; 4:1 "V. ZP GtfMfEN TEXT? And I'eler opened his mouth, and said, "Of 'a truth 1 perceive that Clod In no respecter ol persona: but In eveiy nation ho thai fearoth him, and workoth righteous ness, lu ucceptahle to hiin. PRIMARY TOPIC ? God's Love for All the World. JUNIOR TOPIC ? God's l.ove for all the World. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC ? What Is True Patriotism? YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? Patriotism und Woild Brother hood. In teaching this lesson it will he necessary to sweep Into view the en tire Hook of Jonah. I. Jonah's Call and Commission (Oh. 1:1, *2). Jonah, n .Tew, was called to go nml preach repeutunee 'o a Gentile cit.v. (Gen. 12:1, 2). The story of Jonah graphically portrays the history <i( Israel as a nation. God separated Is rael to he the channel through which ?his mercy and salvation are to he car ried to all nations. They, like Jonah, have been recreant to duty. Because of this, God has caused them to hi* swallowed up by the nations whh h will one day spew them out upon dry ground ? Palestine. /Wter severe elms tisement, they will discharge their oh ligation, urfd the nations through their ministry will repent and turn to God II. Jonah's Flight From Duty (1 ::<> He turned his back upon God and atteinpteij to tlee from Ids presence. In the same way Israel has become an upostate people. III. Jonah's Correction (1:4-2:10). 1. Overtaken by a storm (v. 4). Trouble soon cutne upon the disohe dlent servant of God. So with tire Jews, misfortune after misfortune have overtaken them because they turned from God. They are now tosued about by the surging of the, nutions. 2. Oast overboard (v. !.*>). In their perplexity the sailors cast lots, and the lot fed upon Jonah. Ac cording to Ills own direction they ens1 him overboard. God had prepared n great fish which swallowed him. 3. Jonah's deliverance (('It. 2). Jonah In Ids affliction turned to fieri and prayed (James 13). God niir;i< uloiifcly preserved him while In ih? belly of [he fish, and he has miracu lously preserved Israel in the heart of the nations. The fish could noi digest Jonah, neither can the nations digest Israel. Jonah repented while In the fish. So Israel will repent as they go Into the great tribulation. God made the fish to vomit out Jonah. S<> he will at the p^jper time cause the nations to cast out Israel. IV. Jonah's Commission Renewed (Ch. 3). Ills experience made him willing to do God's bidding. 1. His flfcld (v. 3). He was to go to Nineveh, a large city, the people of which were tyuul. Israel's field is the Gentile nations. 2. His message (v. 4). He was instructed to "preach the preaching" commanded by God. Forty days were given to the people In which to repent. (Sod's supreme desire is that all should repent (II Peter 3:0). This message represents the heart of God In Ids dealing with sin ners. Repentance of the Xlnevltes (vv 5-8). (I) Tliey believed God (v. f>). I hey believed I lint God w as speak Ing toJhein through Jonah about theii sins, and was announcing Impending Judgment. (-') They proclaimed n fast (vv. .VR) 'I he king and people Joined sincere ly In this movement. Tliey put on sackcloth. t<fie siirn of penitence. (?t) I hey reasoned that God would repent (v. !i). I he sending to them of a prophc encouraged tliein to believe that Gml would show mercy If they repented V. Jonah's Behavior (.lomih 4:1 ill 1. lie repines at God's action (v\ 1-3) lie now makes known the real rea son tor Ids Might from duty. He knew that the gracious God would spare tin I I'1** who repented. The treatmeni of the Israelites at the hand of thi Ninevltes was such Unit Jonah die not want God to forgive them \\ ? have here a ease of n preacher of re poiitnnce mortified when the peopl. repent and are paid >ned. 2. God reproves Jonah (vv. 4 11) I'.y means of the gourd God showed IiIiii his error. This (losing scene af fords m striking example ?;f the pa Hence and pity of (Sod in contrast with the hard heart cdnesg of man. Our R?'i|fion Our religion Is, ftxleed, n thing be tween God and our own soal ; but It Is also a thing between us and society and fo attempt to Isolate and secrete It Is to deprive It of a thousand Influ ences and excitements essential to Its perfection. ? William I<. Watklnson. A Chapter a D*jr A chapter a day may not altogether fceep the tempter away, but It will put lilm to u great disadvantage. ? WptcU ?tn J5*an?lp?r, ... - - - - For Your Sake f as well as ours OVER A YEAH AGO we pointed out some of the grave economic dangers facing the cotton manufac turing industry of South Carolina. The problems threatening then are menacing now. The dangers inevitable then are actual now. The lapse of time has proven that the apprehension of a year ago was ,Tiot without foundation. The world has produced more cotton goods than it has consumed and jnuch has been produced at a low labor cost against which South Carolina mills cannot compete, even with improved mach inery and modern methods. The result: ? an inevitable drop in the price of cotton goods to a point far below the cost of manufacture in South Carolina. Price Cents For Instance ? Per Pound PRICE-WIDE PRINT CLOTHS AUGUST 19, 1929 10% WIDE PRINT CLOTHS AUGUST 19. 19:10. . 25 2 Shrinkage in Price of Cloth 14 3 4 SPOT MIDDLING COTTON AUGUST 19, 1929 \b\ SPOT MIDDLING COTTON AUGUST 19, 1930 11 '4 Shrinkage in Price of Cotton 07 \i Thus it will be Been that the price of cloth has shrunk approximately twice as much as the price of cotton during the same period. Possibly the bottom of cloth prices has not yet been reached. Certainly there is little hope of relief yet in sight. JL . It has now become not a question of profit but actually a question of existence. No mill can continue to operate at a heavy loss month after month and survive. As a result of such dire circumstances and in order to take some construcitve measure toward an improvement of the situation, many of the mills have been forced to a rather drastic and much to be regretted, though necessary, policy o.' part time operation. It is not a step which the mills them t selves desire. They ware all built to run, not to shut down. Part time operation disrupts product ion and makes profitable operation practically impossible. However, it is apparently, the only meas ure in sight that can now or later improve the situation by reducing the supply of goods and leading to a more steady employment. Thus the wid*s|wead effort at curtailment is undertaken that the mills may actually avoid dis aster; n*4 only that their operatives may eventually have remunerative employment, but that they ma.v have work at alj, ? for thtir very jobs are at stake Te give employment to the usual number of people would be a different problem, but with tho enormous over supply of famiiles that have flock ,'d to the mills, it is a gigantic problem and tho cotton mills of South Carolina are staggering under the task, for they do feel a sense of deep responsi bility for their employees. In their vigorous efforts to solve mill problems they deeply appreciate the co-operative effort and kindly spirit of helpfulness already manifested by the employees and by the public at large. Such unity of purpose cannot but succeed in time. ,9 Ac COTTON MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION of South Carolina RAMBLING THOUGHT By H. G. II. j I have rewritten "Agnes of (ilas igow" changing one verse and adding a new one. As you know, there are ^some stories of this girl that are not fav orable to her moral character. The | application of a little common sense reasoning will show the fallacy of such stories. I Ask yourself this question: Would ( the peopl" of Camden have (placed a i headstone on the grave of a "wanton" ? tranter? Your answer will be, no. j As to Cornrwallis, the records seem , to show that he did not arrive in I Camden until six months after her .death* which seatches that snake. I ' I If it is true that her lover repudiat ed her, she has been amply avenged ? while her name lives through .the cut in imperishable atone, his is buried ini oblivioftj where it be longs. I "ACNK8 OP GLASGOW" Who waa a Oonnie highland lassie, I As full of life a? spring; Her lover waa over thd ocean, , A soldier of tho king. They'd been sweethearts ftince their childhood, hen they'd rambled o'er the lea, Ami had pledged their troth at part* | . Wkea hie shi? (put. out to gea. I The: > were tinrte* when she was lonely, A d her eye?i with tear* were dim; The i were rumor# of blootfy battled, But i?he had no word from him. I i | With a love that passeth knowledge ? - , Only (Jod can understand ? She hade fare-well to her homeland, l And sailed for a foreign land. ! She searched all over the count ry I For one who had ceased to care, 'Til weary, and ill in Camden, She gave up in despair. "What is your name'.'" was asked her, I " ,'Tis better that we should know." She answered, in a soft sweet whisper, ''I am Agnes, of old Glasgow." i I They buried her in a woodland Where the breezes gently blow, And the dewdrops kiss the vioVK | And the wild crab-apples grow. i They marked her grave with a head stone, | That those who pass may know, That she, who lies there sleeping. Was Agr.es, of old Glasgow. Benedictory Sleep on sweet maid from Scotland;. Thy troubles are long since o'er ? You'll wake again some morning On a bright and happy shorw. You'll not be slighted in heaven Because you left your home, Ami broke t.ho laws of society, By traveling all alone. Xhe , motto of Tammnny i?: (Jet! Yours. Honorable positions fire not always I filled by Honrable men. The greater tho power, the greater the temptation. It talfon money to keep ivp with the | | "Jones' '. Governors and I.t. Gover nors have found that out. Keep an eye on all public officers, j Check them up. The honest ones I won't mind it, and the crooked ones have no business holding office. Bus j iness is business; and ought tr> apply to politics as well as other lines. Just a word to the fruit jar babie-' : If you give the Camden Library half of what you spend for "hootch" and .put the other half in the saving bank for one year, you will be sur prised at the results. | A benighted business man on Main street, told me the other day tha? I looked like Major Iloople. I I have no teeth, neither has the Major. If we get any, it will have to be from a chain store. No sir, you can't tell who are your friends today. Mrumph! ftgad! ? Well, the show is over. The boys "fit" a good fight ? the winners have nothing to brag about- they were lucky to get in: the losers have noth ing to be ashamed of; they gave all l<hey had; which was a lot. The next performance will com mence in 1932. Begin to get ready f or i t .Smith ami flaskob will select the presidential candidate for you, so you need not worry. It, wouldn't do you any go'xl anyway. The issue will be like "AT" all wet. In his younger dnys, "A!" was in, f amateur actor. That's why he 'an put on a good performance. See what the movies missed. It's father's name was, selfishness; it? mother's name was deception" the offspring of the union is Hule 32. You would not have "thunk" it, would you? but It's a fact: Tanim iny caught with a wagon load of c >rru,it magistrslte.s, judges etc., has asked too Republicans to name a good man io.' the Supreme Court Justice of New I York, and promised to support him. .The premier democart of these Uni '.< 1 States, is not only the leader of the National Democratic I'aity, but is i Sachem of Tammany, the most prnfi jcient quick-change artists in the world. Think of him voting the Re publican ticket. No, thank the Lord, you can't call him a Hoovercrat* !>u I # ? what is he? The Democratic Paity owes Mr. Raskob- Republican ? 1 90,000.00. I) n ing the past four months, Mr. Rasko i has advanced $40,000. Others h v ? contributed $150.00. Nothing from "Al"^ except hot air. Tammanyitos ate receivers; not giv ?*rs. No dear, you can't get rid of Mis ter Raskob now, the party owes him too much money. The Camden Library is in need of fundn. 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