The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, December 16, 1930, Image 2
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Tuesday, December 16, 1930
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CONVICTION OF RECTOR "AND
MOORE
' The conviction in Greenville^ last!
week of 'former sheriff Carlos A. Rec
tor and J. Harmon Moore' his . former ]
deputy, reveals a horrible state of af
.'i fairs in South Carslina'. They were
?.hai'ged with plotting ;o kill Sheriff
Sam D. WUlis. After '.he ommiss
Ton of the crime Mrs. Willis and ihe
dead sheriff's deputy were tried and
acquitted. Later Blair Rooks, a negro
' laborer, confessed to the killing and
charged that he was hired by Rector
and Moore to do the deed. He is yet
to.be tried* the solicitor holding back
his trial until the case against Rector
and Moore is out of the way." Large
ly upop the testimony of the self
' confessed slayer,. a ocnviction of
manslaughter was rendered. It is un
derstood that there were three
charges in the indictment against
Rector and Itfoore, one for murder, a
second1 charge of being accessories
before the fact and accessories after
the fact. In some way the jury ren
dered a verdict of guilty after the
fact. Just how they arrived at this
verdict is rather hard to understand.
Such a verdict carried with it im- J
pri. ->nmont from three months to ien ,
yeai b. Judpre Dennis, presiding
gave them the maximum sentence
ten years. Notice of intention of an
appeal was made, and bond \^as fixed (
at $10,000, just double their :*;rmel>
bond. This case has an ugly aspect.
Rector was defeated by Willis lor re
election. After the brutal murder of
Sheriff Willis, Rector was apponted
sheriff to succeed him. And now he
and his deputy stand convicted of
plotting bo have him murdered.
THE AMAZING AGE
If "law" did' what it is uupposed
to do, the United States would be the
most moral and "crimeless" country
in the world. No other nation has
ever had such a volume of legisla- .
/iitlon. ?, M
V Yet the newspapers say with ac
counts of the doings of celebrated
^gangsters and "racketeers". Law en
forcement officers search frantical
ly for ways to press charges against
them, but to no avail. An arrest is the
: ' ? can ' a '
signal tot iwtft &4lvliy on the turn!
of lawyers to show that supposed
law-breaking Is "withip" the law. |
. The Irony of such a situation is in
escapable. - We have thousands upou ,
thousands of criminal laws and there
is talk of asking the federal govern- (
ment to take a hand in subduing tne
criminal element in one of our gang
ridden cities! As a "crime remedy"
it is- often proposed to make it a
crime for a perfectly honest citizen to
own a revolver or pistol ? while it is
J a. tar? week in which gangsters fall
'to "bump" someone off with machine
guns. ' - ;
I And still we talk; of passing more
'laws. Why not reverse the process
and enforce some existing laws? We
do live in an amazing age!"*^
TELEPHONE PARADOXES
The telephone has upset the ca'en
iar.
Now, over a tHrcuit 14,000 miles
long, we may speak on one. day to a
friend in Australia the next day; be
cause if it is,' night-time for us, It
will be the following morning for
him. Time in the United States and
Australia differs by about 15 hours.
This is but one of the many tele
phone paradoxes. It has, so far as
transmission of messages is concern
ed, entirely eliminated both time and
space. It has brought ail ihe major
countries of the world within speak
ing distance. It has conquered the ob
stacles of mountains, oceans, and de
sert that, not so many years ago,
was a matter of months for the rend
ing of a letter a few thousand miles.
Compared to the achievements cf
the telephone, Aladdin's magic lamp
was but a trivial parlor trick. Physi
cal laws bow down before it. What a
monument to private initiative, en
terprise and ambition!
* RAMBLING THOUGHT *
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Hypocrites are tho "tares" spoken
of in the Bible; don't worry about
them; they will be taken care of i
when the harvest is gathered.
You have to "hand it" to these her?
Baptists in Camden^ they really be
lieve that a feller has a chance of be
ing saved, no matter on which side of
Broad Street he lives.
Now, J. Ham Lewis ? new Demo
cratic Senator from Illinois ? has
don? been gone and done it. He don
demns obstruction tactics in CongreSs
J. Ham says all1 parties should furth
er the President's policies. "To op- i
pose the Executive and then charge ,
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Fl-m-m, I'm bc|
tittle respect for
"wot" politician.
country should
From a political owu\>i>v4ui,, j. na
is guilty of rank treason. He wor. ,
last long in the Senate; aot if he
keeps on like he started. He'ir. talking'
too much sense; -might put a lot of
voters tq> thinking, that's something
they are not~ supposed to do. Yeah,
J. H&m is on the way of- making him*
'self mighty unpopular in the Senate;
i Eespeciaily among his Democratic
colleagues.
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| vBut wait a minute; when politicians
^suddenly begin to act in a uensibk*
manner,, there 1st a reason. And when
they are of J. Ham's type, you'll ?ind
"a nigger in the woodpile" come
where. Lets 3ee if we can jocats him.
Some time ago the following Instruct
ions were sent out by- Democratic
headquarters, to all the party leaders
an office holders: "Watch your step;
if you wish to win "the 1932 ce c^i .n,
you must convince Wall Street that
its interests will not be ondangered
if a Democratic President is elected".
Get that? How can they do It? By
supporting the present Republican
administration.
j Now, J. Ham's very able statement,
published in the New York Sunday
Times, is better understopd: It has a
double meaning: First, it is "sucker
bait" to catch Republican votcs>7 see
on, it is a code message to Wall street
Dccoded, it reads something like ibis:'
Don't worry about th<? Democrats.
They owe me money, and will do ;is
I say. They are so hungry for politi
cal "pop" that they have agreed to
everything. ?
Signed Jno. J. R.
No they ar0 not considering the
Southern democrats at all. They nev- j
er do. A few of them will rip and
snort around, then fall in line. They
might lose out like Simmons and Hef
lin did. Yea Bo, they love their jobs. I
Yeah, President Hoover has ap
.pointed another North Carolina man I
to a high position with -the Federal !
ov -inment; and the N. C. Demo- )
r "re try in? to defcut him. Why?
Mclsii t! fought A1 Si'iicn in
i"i.? preside. wial camp?ii?"i, i.nd
y"". av sc Mac wor't tell where he got
V < campaign ftinds from; and they
si. y lie is not qualified for the jab; _
b: ? no.io-ef them are willing to de
b: v'.? that question with him. Before
m fought Al, he was regarded ai iu
v? ry able man, bot now he ain't ao
able.
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JURfH $ V! ,??>."?*? ?" .'.'? ?? "? ?'
The Jackson bait, we've always used,
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fh^j northern fiah juat would not bite,
So now we're trying rum.
hav'n't caught a single fish,
Woodrow Wilson died;
tried our luck with Jimmie Cox,
! And were "taken for a ride".
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Then little Johnnie Davis said,
He'd lend a helping hand; ^
But shux, he could not run 'at all;
. Just bogged down in the sand.
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t seema we had no real bait;
That everything was phoney;
We thought we had a chance with Al,
3ut he was just Bay-lo-ny.
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We've left our ancient anchorage
I For better fishing ground;
We've joined the high protection fleet
And hope we're president bound.
Don't forget folks: The issue is
3 ersonal liquor; not personal liberty.
How in* the world can a guy Ret a"
kick out of personal liberty? Person
al liberty don't run any free lunch
stand.
TAX NOTICE
Treasurer's Office
Camden, S. C.
September 25, 1030.
Notice is.heieby given that all
State, . County and School taxes for i
-the year 1030 shall be due and pay- i
able between October 1st and Decern. I
ber 31st, 1030. Any information
I with reference to taxes will be cheer
fully furnished upon application.
When making inquiry please state
School District or Township. ,
i Very respectfully, i
j S. W. HOGUE, Treasurer, ;
Kershaw County, S. C.
Dearh of Mrs. John West v
M">v. M- Pie West, vit'e oc Join A.
West, died at h< r hoire i.i Kei-anw
uite sudccily I-Iondaj ail m oon n
bout 2 o'*lock in her tuirty-ninth
year, and was buried in th?s Kershaw
ccmetery Tuesday afternoon, follow
ing funeral services at the Kershaw
Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock, con
ducted by her pastor, Rev. T. M.
Stevenson. The funeral was largely
WILSE W. MARTIN
HARNESS AN^aBdLE MAKER
Leather and 8ho? Fin4*nj*
Auto Top Maker and Pep?ir?r
HIbU DEALS*
' ' 14-lb-ifc Hampton St. Pk*a* 682*
COLUMBIA, b. C
attended and the floral offerings
were beautiful.
Mrs. Wjest's death came as a great,
shock and surprise,^* she was up
'and about her duties during the day
j stricken a short time before noon
with appoplexy* antf passed away in
about three hours after being stricTc\
en. -J
1 Mrs. West was a consistent mem
ber of the Kershaw Presbyterian
church, and was a .devoted wife and
mother, being greatly interested in
the welfare of her young children.
She was also a member of the East
ern Star shapter, and was laid to rest
with the ceremonies of that order.
She is survived by her husband and
the following children: Miss Pauline,
Ruby, Lee, Buford, Esther Margaret,
Helen, and son, Willie. The family
have the sympathy of community in
them very sad bereuvement. ? The
Kershaw Era.
Death of Rev. R. C. Morrison
The many friends in Kershaw of
Rev. R. C. Morrison, a former pastor
of the Kershaw Presbyterian Church
for several years, will learn with sor
of his death, which occurred at the
Columbia hospital Monday night be
tween seven and eight o'clock, fol
lowing an operation Wednesday for ,
gall Btone. j
r Rev. Mr. Morrison, who was 68
-ears of age, was preceded in death ^
>y his wife during his pastorate in
iershaw and is survived by tho fol
owing children: Mrs. Mary Simpson,
Blaney; Mrs. Joe Herriott, Bishop- ,
ville; Mrs. Ida Kate Babb, Fountain :
nn; Mrs. S. J, Blackmon, Kershaw*; j
?ro t. Roy Morrison, Asheville, with
he extension department of the Un
versity of North Carolina; Richard
Morrison, Jr., Phoenix, Arizonsr,
vlorrison, United' States Navy.
The remains of Mr. Morrison were
aken to Fountain Inn, where he was
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
and where the funeral services were
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock; fol
lowing the services they were taker
to Matthews, N. C., for intermei.:
beside the grave of Mrs. Morrison.
The friends in Kershaw sympathize
deeply with the tamily in their gh :
bereavement. ? 'i he Kershaw Era.
TAX RETURNS
Office of Auditor Kershaw Count/
Camden, S. C., December i>, ltuU
Notice is hereby given ihat ihe Au
ditor's Office will be cpen i'urwieceiv -
ing Tax Returns from Jar.uary is .
' 1931, to March 1st. 1931. All persoi
owning real estate or personal pro[ -
erty must make returns of the sar.
within said period, as required i
law, or be subject to a penalty of ] ?
per cent.
The Auditor will attend in perse
or by deputy at the following plac<'
in the county on the dates indicated
for receiving returns:
Bethune ? January 13th and 14th.
Raley's Mill ? January 15th.
Westville ? January 16th.
Blaney ? January 21st and 22nd.
Liberty Hill ? January 23rd.
Kershaw ? January 29th and 30t> .
All persons between the ages of 21
and 60 years, inclusive are require I
to pay a poll tax and all persons be
tween the ages of 21 and 50 year ,
inclusive are required to pay a Ror.l
tax, unless excused by law. All Trus
tees, Guardians, Executors, Adminis
rators or Agents holding property
n charge must return same. Parties
sending tax returns by mail must
make oath to same before sorru offi
cer and fill out the Fame !n ? ro^r
manner or they will be reieoted.
B. E. RPAttimw,
Auditor Kershaw County.
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