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1.50 A' Year in AdvafiSt ? ( ? _ October 27, 1931 LOOKING UP ? indications that business up again. The depression with, us so long depressing can hardly depress anymore, n of affairs , are talcing notice ething must ]be done before try reaches an almosi helpless I affairs. Many prominent1 if irepfikingY definite action to siness and put millions more in circu^'ion. Reports are to* feet that textile mills are i ri ng their Output, giving steadier tploymerit. The great steel indua es appear to be making good pro doing ajnuch larger business for some time past. We noticed fct pjie railroad^executive 'had. some e^rfuV comments to make about con tions over the country. Then comes government placing an average , eight cents on cotton, which d have the effect of making the tyloh- market better. Those who we the ppvemment money which <iy borrowed will be given credit at ght Merita per pound for their cotton 1%" understand .it, and should the higher when it is sold they will get the advantage in the price.. lict enough for co'.ton but is a ;reat help aB we see it under the cir umstances. Then there are other a Mpffl&i'at work to bring about a re ption of business and to furnish iployment to the vast number or nemployecJ. With all of this, a big r onsideration is the efforts that are made to restore confidence. This .essential, if this great country pros us all work and hope for w^r^ityies. We are passing through i perio^vjof strain, and .< tress and tem b?jt be courageous and of for the "skies are begin to lighten. A: GOOD SERVICE noticed recently that the :ord \xnd the Charlotte ^ iv~ma)qh|f announcements obilo wrecks and fatalities, .picuouH statement in the number killed this tj# the figures In iarge ;;iy,pe. The number killed ' Carolina, according to the up to a few days ^30. In a recent issue the Observer carried this pot PERSONS are known to killed as the result ^mobile accidents in the itias so far this year, than 5,000 others have Injured. Of the number fad, 54 have died this month. )BIVE CAREFULLY. SAVE PliFk of 1 his character should pood effect unless the drivers |||$& do' not care h,ow many lives Ijto'; siitlffed out by careless driving, ^fringing before their readers the tattling statement of the number of yes taKen, which by careful driving, iight have been saved, these papers a good service. WApTERBK MESSENGER (From The Kershaw Era.) ? " the publication of its issue fc^Week tho Wateree Messemger ^ "ibftt the forty-seventh year of 9nce and visitations to the Of. He ""eonStitugncy. During trne not a dingle Iseue of the tiff ;fce?n missed. As regularly k kising of the weeks it has visits and carried its to iU? subscribers. That (Kttd to be proud of and to ih Itself, but there are other I of greater importance, Take SOiint the Steady arduous man* the funds expended, the tn J 111 Strain and the enliven- 1 taken and applied these two score and seven Ml: aggregation they it if they could be ad ionedt 'But how many **t 4o do this? ahd publisher < of a iper is a whole work and if .he haft of his obligation to that must be ft, to serve them to ibility. These who are in posit that he, has en. his part in the per >sk, in face of the have not *1* >ndifig appfe ciauonwwmwi is so Rraawy neeaed m the efrok to do one* best, plere'sboping that beet days ?o? the Messenger and its editor are yet Just . . i We appreciate the kindly comments of our neighbor, The Kershaw Era.', St is hot the first time that >ind .words have been written about us by I&iitor Hamel. ' ? ' x HAVE A BIG JOB The Farmers and Taxpayers League have a big job on ?heir hands to reduce taxes, but the way they are going about it, we believe, will bring results'. When one thinks of the big deficits, st&te and national, and. the ever mounting appropriations, a feeling creeps over one like a terrible nightmare, and facing the situation | one feels that something MUST be /done to relieve the taxpayers who re alize that they cannot make any pro gress with the burdens yow placed up on them. " Few of them can make the smallest improvements to their prop erty, and some are fearinp the worst that their home^ will be taken from them. We are in accord ^o far with the league, for we believe that it is composed of .patriotic citizens, who feel that certain .and necessary gov ernmental expenses must be met, but who also realize that the taxpayers cannot meet their" just and honest obligations unless some relief is giv en, them. Units have been formed in about two-thirds of the counties of the state to cooperate in formulating requests of the next legislature for legislation favorable to the taxpayer. We venture to say that no unreason able requests will be made, and if the requests are not heeded there will be an election next in which a change a will be made in many of the officials who are now serving. It is a matter j of necessity that economy be used, or the average taxpayer will not be able to meet his obligations and thus will drive enterprises from the state. We are going at too high a clip. TO HBLP COTTON PRICE (From The Kershaw Era). Headers of the Era who have not iced the recent live apdtation for ex tending the uses of cotton to replace other materials now . used in manu facture of many- articles, may recall that in the campaign of last year in Kershaw county, Wade H. Jones, can didate for the legislature in that county vigorously advocated the idea in his campaign speeches. ? If every( industry in the eotlon belt alone would -adopt such a plan it would extend the use of cotton very materially, and if it were made far reachfng enough to embrace the entire United States it would beyond doubt favourably affect the\ price of cotton n considerable measure beyond what t is at present. Mr. Wade H. Jones by the Kershaw Era. Mr. Jones has always lived on the farm and knows some of the struggles of the farmer, and he knows that with bumper crops of cot ton additional usee for cotton should be found, and that was one reason for advocating in the pampaign that cot ton be covered with cotton bagging. Other measures which he advocated waB for a law to insure bank deposits so that when banks closed their doors the depositors would be safe. Lexington county hel.l its annual county fair last week, and worked it so as n<|t to charge any admission. We do not know how theJPmanaged it, un less the money needed was obtained from the carnival feature of the fnir. Judge T. J. Mauldin, who had served on the bench for a number of yaers, from the 13th Judicial Circuit, died at his home in F'ickens last week, aged 01 years. Judge Mauldin presided ovel* the court in Camden several years ago and made a fine impression upon court officials and attendants. His death brings sorrow throughout the state where he was known. Judge Mauldin was a fine man, and had a high conception of his duty, and per formed it well. > FINAL DISCHARGE Notice . hereby ptfven that on0 month from this date, on November 3th, 1931, we will make to the Pro fcat? Court of Kershaw County ftur iinal return as administrator* of the .state of Mrs M. A (M. L.) Alexan der, deceased, and on the name date ,Ve will apply to the said Court for n Inal discharge us flaid fxdminiatartors. FRKDRRICA A. KIRKiLAND, 1 1 KM if v SAVAGE, JR. Camden, S. C? Oct. 13, 1981. ' Ask for our. Eagle Automatic pen cils. Propels-repels-expels. The [World's beat pencil value. Guaranteed perfect mechanism. The Messenger look Store. ? ? ? * ?* *? ? *' * ' RAMBLING THOUGHTS By H. C. H. Poetry Poetry ? In every line? N Does ejfpretffe ? in perfect time ? All, the thouhgts ? in words sublime? That we write or opeak in rhyme. ' . ? ? $ '? If the words are plain and terse, Poetry is then called verse. Verse, Pm told, is just a line Of poetry which must be fine. To go on further, I decline, * For chills are creeping up my spine. ' Well I know that thoughts divine Can never come from brain of mine. Now, right here is where I stop Before someone sends for a cop. H. C. Hardy. The cat is coming out of the bag: "Al" Smith ? the .peerless leader of the Democrats? advocates a mild dictatorship to press public projects,1 in all cases of public stress ? meaning panics or hard times; he also advo cates an elastic constitution; one that can be stretched to conform to_ the wishes of the "big fellows", corpor ations, etc. Now folks, any kind of dictatorship in any one department would establish a precedent, or opening wedge for dictatorship in other departments, and finally in the general Government it self. Past history proves that. He says? that in an emergency, the Constitution should be set aside, and the President mlothed with dictatorial powers. Common sense will tell you that under such a plan, certain financial groups, backed by politicians, could and would create such conditions whenever they thought it would be to their interest to do so; and in a very short time the working classes would be in a condition of servitude. Such doctrine is as dangerous as t^at of Communism; if put into prac tice in this country, it would cause a revolution. Liberal Construing of con stitutional laws, would inevitably lead to ax complete breakdown of constiu tional government. "Al" Smith is a product of Tammany Hall; and Tam many's rule is an iron rule; the chiefs of the organization reels; there is no mistake about that. No Tammany ?trained man is fit to be President of these United States; it makes no dif ference if he does wear a Democratic [tag. No political tag has ever yet ichanpvid a devil into an angel of light; don't forget that. - Having said which, I will proceed to say a few words about this new bogey man, commonly called inflation. Just [ mention that word to a wall street bankers, and he trembles with fear; at least he tries to scare everybody else with it. The real truth about .it, is, that when business is suffering with that complaint, common Qolks have so much money to spend, that they act "sassy" towards all bosses; don't show that humble deference to their betters, who are themselves inflated,, not only with money but vanity and self importance. That's all there is to [ inflation. If inflation is so dangerous to the public welfare, will some kind ly soul tell me how it can be worse than deflation? The State of New York faces a de ficit of 50,000.000 dollars. Nominat ing the Governor of that state on a presidential ticket would seem to be a great mistake from a political point of view. If he is unable to handle the finances of a single state without showing such a deficit, he certainly coukl not successfully handle the af fairs of the National Government; at least that would be the argument used by his opponents. The same arguments applies to the deficit of $700,000 of the Democratic party. If you are a loyal party Dem ocrat, duty demands that you divide your money with the party. Send 'om a subscription. Who would have think it! The tfreat Geo. Bernard Shaw says: "Hootleg ginft and corruption no reason to scrap prohibition." "Rather is it a reason for the reorganization of law and order." When St. Paul preached the true religion to the Ephesians, the silver smiths, who sold minature images of the temple of Diana, became alarmed about losing so profitable a means of eariting a livelihood, and stirred up the people against two of St. Pauls companions to such nW extent that they threatened to throw them to wild beasts. Today, a similar condition of affairs exists in our Democratic party jn tho South, Certain politician* make uso of the party an a means ? not always honest^-of making an easy livelihood. ''When anyone preaches tho dpc trine of a clean Democratic party, they raise the <sty of, Great Is' the Demo cratic party of the South; Rise citi ?ens, the party is In danger) Traitors are among oat Do the ciUtons tnves~ : A 4 -v" v " i the do not; they take the politicians woiv, i and almost mobtheculprlt. Did the citixfcns of Ephesus get any profit out of the images made by ~lhe silversmiths? -They did not; do the Southern'jpieople get any profit out of the Democratic party? They do not. But, they eta and do fjet all "hat up" uj^out it, just like the ancient Ephes ians did about their temple. "The im&ge of Diana*' (at Ephesiia) "was not set Out in a hunting dress, .with a bow and arrows in her hand, and a crescent upon her head; but it waq, covered with breasts> sometimes from head to foot, and sometimes her bosom only, and belly was covered with them, and all besides was a kind cf pedestal, adorned, at proper dis tances, with the heads of stags and dogs? having about? half* their bodies prominent. The multitude of her breasts denoted her fertility, as being called the nurse of all livihg creatures; and the dors and stags, which belonged to her, were the in dications of her being the Goddess of Hunting." ? Notes from Stackhouse. Serve the Lord with half the loyalty you serve the Democratic par.y, arid the Courts of South Carolina will have very little work to do. The Columbia State says: Tam many is a millstone around the Dem ocratic party's neck. How Fire Kills Timber Woods fires kill many trees out right, and they lead to other damape often serious enough to turn timber growing profit mto loss. Fire wounds in the living tisstffes of trees openup fertile fields for the growth of rot producing fungi, which hollow out the trees and make them defective and easily thrown by a strong wind. ? In sects also attack through fire scars on trees, destroying the timber and even tually killing the trees. , Fires destroy tree seeds and kill young trees, causing blank spaces in the woods or idle land on which there is little or no tree growth. Repeated fires often kill trees of desirable kinds whose places are taken by inferior fire resistant^ trees or by brush. Thus .^the land either becomes ban-on or pro duces nothing of value. The killing of desirable trees from ' the timber stand destroys that part of 'the tree crop which often makes the difference between profit and loss in timber growing. Repeated fires burn the leaves affiJ" humus which enrich the soil. Im poverished soils are partly rpsponsible for the retarded growth of trees. The injurious effects are' particularly a pparent in young pine timber. In one instance careful investigation showed /that YOUNG LONGLEAF PINE TREES GREW 2.8 TIMES FASTER IN HEIGHT ON UNBURNED LAND THAN THEY DID ON AN AREA BURNED OVER ANNUALLY. Under similar conditions, the diameter grow th for shortleaf pine was found tq, be three times greater for the trees that grew on unburned land. Rot, Insect Damage, Young Trees [ Destroyed, and retarded tree growth often represent a greater loss to vhe owner of a timber stand than the more noticeable damape in killed timber ob served immediately after a severe fire. CHAS. W. NUlTE, Forester, Kershaw County Forestry Association Chief Justice Kugb.es In Tribute to Red Cror : One of tho finest tributes ev paid the American Fled Cross and it: membership was that by Chief J tico Charles Evans Hughes, of : ) United Statsjj Supremo Court. ( :j tho occasion of tho fiftieth blrthf" ty anniversary of the organization on May 21 of this year. Mr. Hughes ft a id : "Tho American Red Cross repre sents tho united voluntary effor . t.f tho American poople In' tho mi; 'n try of mercy. It Is tho finest c mI most effootivo expression of Iho Amorir-an heart. It knows no par tisanship. In tiio perfection of i f n coopemMon, there is i?o blemish of distinctions by roason of r.ice or dreod or political philosophy. "However wo may differ in all things else, in tho activities of tho Rod Cross we are a united j; >ple. Nono of cur boasted Indus; i I ftu torprlr.es surpasses It In ofi:;-': ncy. ... It m.Dver, with tho precis!.: t n*vi tho discipline of an army to a levp the noblest of human alms. "Tho American Uort Crba < ) t only fWt in war but first I ; ^ Tho American p^aplo rely' ; .1 I.* ministrations l-i every gr; oatnr trophe. II has given Its ai 1 ov< ; ono thousand dlaaotcrfl. t we hope, war will bo no nr. -2, r, "! the Hod Cross, In tho cft;inl!or.s or tlvltles of relief and rehabUilati >n. will continue t'? function as the < r ganlzed compassion of our countfy." Loose leaf binders and fillera, pen cils, fountain pens and fountain pen ink at Tho Messenger Book Store. Paste in tubes and bottles. Mucilage Messenger Book Store. > ? . 'J TEXACO MOTOR OIL a grade for every car ? for every season AT the Book Store ooks I .,W6 are authorized agents io1 , [ chool Books, and endeavor at all times to keep a full line of the a dopted books. Supplementary books re-ordered promptly upon orders of teachers or individuals. SCHOOL SUPPLIES We carry a good line of school supplies, and cater to the needs ' of the schools. TABLETS We want you to see our line of tablets. See our Carolina Special ? 200 pages, perforated, p?ood smooth paper, only five cents. We carry the Carolina line, selected for the schools because of their uniform quality. LOOSE-LEAF BINDERS AND FILLERS We have a fine assortment of Loose Leaf Binders and Fillers, j Binders 10, 15 and 25 cents. Packags of loose leaf fillers,, 100 sheets, on'y 10 cents. Five cents packages also. Drawing paper for fillers 10 cents. XPASTE AND MUCILAGE White paste in bottles .and cubes, 5 and 10 cents. , INK Stafford's fresh ink, 5 and lu cenU. Also quarts. CONSTRUCTION PAPER And Colored Art Paper Assort ments. Typewriter pa^er. Carolina Science ruled fillers, PENCILS We want you to try our Semi-Hex Pencils, "Incomparable." Easy to hold; large rubber tips. SCISSORS Blunt or sharp point scissors, 10 cents. FQUNTAIN PENS Fine, quality1; low in price. automatic , pencils. Art Gum, Rubber Bands. CRAYON | Drawing crayon, chalk Crayon. Black board eraser. 1 i I ? Come to see us. Let us supply your needs. We look after the inter ests of the school children. They can trade with us just as well as the grown-ups. The Messenger Book Store Vi ILSE W. MARTIN HAKNI-SS AND SADDLE MAKliK flTtiiWHlfl leiin^r and Hhna Find<n(a Auto 'I op Maker unit R?pn(r?i till* ft? DKALRK llll-lh if. Hampton Ht. P.**** *81# COLUMBIA, is. C. . HKAliO/l If It -\R I. INK K All. WAY UJMi'ANY Srhi'dulrw From ?n<l To Camden, 8. C. ' Corrected lo August 9, 1931. Arrive I<eav? ? 0:20 A. M. Eastern Cities- -Florida 9:20 A. M. 11:17 A.M. Enstern Cities -Florida 11:17 A. M. 10:29 P. M. " Eastern Cities Florida 10:29 P. M. 7:50 A. M. Florida? Severn Cities 7:50 A. M. 4:18 P. M. Florida E astern Cities 4:13 P. M. x 7:40 P. M. Florida? Eastern Cities 7:40 P. M, PULLMANS?-* ?> ACHES ? 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