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Entered ?a leond Class Matter at the PosiofHceat Cathden, S. & - Subscription $1.50 A Year in Advance : ? : ? n^tfceaday, November 10, 1081 I I ? The attacker, whether right -or wrong, always has an advantage in any argument It is easier to de nounce than defend. And in the case fot electric utilities, the evidence on . the Industry's side is .largely statis tical and much of it is involved. It jioW n6t make "snappy" reading. The denouncer, mounting his soap box and shouting "flower trust" or f J'octopu^" or whatever the term may toty pf ten even throws facts overboard Mji his attempt to build up prejudice against the industry which affords ?btfte livelihood of hundreds of thou Bands of persons, pays about $200, 000,000 a year In taxes, is an impor tant purchaser of supplies of all kind - jihd is a prime supporter of wages and employment. ^^Perhaipa the best way for the av- I &|*rage person to make up his mind is . to reflect back on the day when e ;<f ; iectritfity was furnished by small, jftjV-local plants, some privately owned and many publicly owned. In those J | ' day j sarviee was costly, inefficient Z and often interrupted. In some com -mUnities it was furnished but a few V^hDurs a day. SS^/Now,. on the other hand, we buy %^ji>ower from great central stations ??*qdid something in the neighborhood 'fciof- "90 per cent of all generating cap acity is in private hands. Electric [0: service is so good as to be beyond Complaint, as a rule, and rates are ^? constantly going ? down. For three iSf&Jr Of noJ*,llara a month we can light an ^average home, operate irons and 'toasters and percu?awOi'? and similar ^(jSionveniences. 'for a little more we operate afr^ electric stove or wat ;;\'er. heater. - / Th0. cost of living is about 50 per cent above the 1913 level ? and the cost of household power about 81 per ^^sntbelow. , is something for the poli ticlans to answer. DEMOCRATIC GAINS? the recent elections the demo c parly has made small gains, but ?uf f cient to give them a majori tty lr?; the ccmryess. The margin may he about three. At least ond of the new men elected was a wet, and this Will, likely give the democrats some Worry in the- national election in 1932. IfiyjbtiS country is not going to return to the sale of whiskey. Then it is .Well to remember that it is not un-, usual for democrats to make gains year a, but when it -comes to preaidental years the pendulum is in 'danger of swinging back. If the sug tfestijn of tho mayor of Chicago is taken, that the democratic party mvat pat up c*n.Il dates who are drip ping wet, certain defeat for the par $S- will follow. Even should an a mendment be voted by the senate an< Congress,, repealing the 18th amend ment, it would have to be ratified bj tW^-thirda of tho legislatures, and that will not h?,ppen. We do not like the tendency of some of the leaden of the democratic party to make pro ^iliWltidn the k leading issue. To d< this will mean defeat again in the next election. THE SCHOOL BUS AND ITS PRECIOUS LOAD M Everywhere oru g?es now school buses are seen in operation transport ing thousands of children to the school room. The drivers of these buses occupy a position of great re ? sponsibility as eveeryone must recog nice. The position requires men of judgment, men of .caution and pru dence and free from the habit of 11' cjuor drinking. These drivers are entrusted with the safety of from ten to fifty children. Ill* trip to and from the school must , b? made in all kinds of weather. When it is raining there is a temptation to ptit up eurtsins or windows whioh pre vent the driver from having a cleat vision on either side. The desire to be on time at school, or to hurry home afterwards with an irresponsible " /er leads to ni tendency to take itfet that are little short of crimi the driver of the. school bus _ aware of hi* Responsibility capable of meeting any emer may arise, accidents are| which wfll strike at j family Vith child ^ ' f v K ? : Sr* ntious drivers only oyed in this transpor- 1 LAST^l^C S^ICE In paying a last tribute to the late Vhomas A. Edison, nothing more im pressive can be said than tb repeat what was probably his last public statement, flashed by radio from nis laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida, to | the National Electric Light Associ ation last summer, at Atlantic City* His words which follow show his in terest in humanity which he had ser ved so long and faithfully. In these difficult timer they should be engrav ed on the , consciousness of every American citizen. - , k "My message, to you is to be cou rageous. I have lived a long time. I have seen history repeat itself a gain and again. I have Aeen many Impressions in business. Always America has come out strong and liore prosperous. Be as brave as our fathers were before you. Have aith? fp forward." GRANTING PAROLES There i3 a good deal of criticism made of the Governor for exercising the pardoning power. We think it is well to remember that the laws of the state provide for this, and in certain instances it should be exer cised. We; would not favor a whole sale pardoning of criminals to be sure, but we venture to say, however, that there are a number who should be paroled or pardoned. Last week Gov. Blackwood commuted to life im prisonment the sentence of "Slim'" Gregory, sentenced in Greenville to die in the electric chair. In this he made no mistake unless if it were that he did not commute the sentence to a reasonable term of years. We remember reading some of the testi mony in this case, and while we do not claim to be able to make a cor rect interpretation of the law ? that is for legal minds ? still it looked to us very much like a case of unpre meditated homicide, and a few years imprisonment would have met the ends of justice. We are glad to note: hat the Governor spared his life un der the circumstances. How Many of These 26 Are Yon (?rowing . I am listing below the things grow ing in my garden the first day of September. There are a few others that might be there, but I believe I have sufficient variety to make the garden a good place ffom which to get something to eat. I am not in cluding in this list the planting^ I am making this month and early next of spinach, mustard, kale, English peas rape, onions, beets, etc. But here In he list now growing: ? 1. Strawberries. 2. Turnips. 3. Tomatoes (3 apjes) 4. -Peppers (sweet and hot). 6. Eggplant. 6. Cucumber. 7. New Zealand Spinach. 8. Pole butterbeans (2 ages). 9. Pole snapbeans (4 ages). 11. Bush snapbeans. 12. Okra (2 ages*. 13. Sweet potatoes. 14. Swiss chard. 15. Beets (2 ages). 16. Peanuts. 17. Popcorn 18. Rutabagas (2 are> , y 19. Carrots (2 ages). 20. Parsnips. 21. Salsify. 22. Irish potatoes. 23. Collard.3 (regular varieties and Chinese). 25. Roasting ear corn (4 ages). 20. Broom corn. v In additon my zinnia and dahlia blooms are gorgeous. A few of the late planted gladioli are in bloom. Now my garden does not have in it anything that every home garden shouldn't have, corn. Check up on his list with your own garden and If short resolve not to be next year. ? L. A. Niven in The Progressive Farm r-Ruralist. Fonlt City Akron 1h from n (Jroek word wl.leh "the summit" or "tho peak." The Ohio city Is approprlntely called Akron because It Is on the highest ground In. the northern part of the state. / Guarding Royal SuccoMlon It hus been the Cilutom from very early times to have an official of the state pr?w*ent lit the birth of ft royal ihlhl thnt may <?veninn\ly succeed to he throne, to prevent the possibility of iny substitution. Umla Hhrn "Home of deu ? kings dat had to give up thrones," aald Uncle ICben, "gits to he so much like ordinary folks dey think dey'a lu<?!?y If dey gits a seat In a st: eel cur "- v*??<iyn'rtnn Star. Protecting Skipping ;; Round the coaat of Britain th^i*? ?re abont' 200 r.ffM'ftvIti# iifnmratnsi ?tn Moor rind 4.OO0 volunteer* and mem ber* r:^.;;vlnK brigade*, In *ddt tlon to the regtilnr lifeboat ssrVlce*. PACTS ABOUT W I NTH R OP ^ ? ; ? -i. York County . Huh UrfMt Student Llat-Baptlit, Largest Church Some interesting facts about Win throp college are contained in a re port of the president, Dr. James P. Kinard, made recently to the board of trustees. Winthrop admitted this year 1?623 students, 1,097 old and 526 new. All, eligible applicants from South Caro lina were admitted. Twenty-four stu dents were admitted from other states. N The distribution ? of students in classes is as follows: Freshman, 546 sophomore, 466; junior, 814; senior 265; post-graduate, 13. The following- is a distribution of students in various courses at the college: Course leading to a degree of Bachelor of Arts, 915; degree of Bachelor of Science in commercial science, 268; degree of Bachelor of Science in music, 46; degree of Bache lor of Science in school music, 61; de gree of Bachelor of Science in home economics, 270; degree of Bachelor of jSciencei n health and physical edu cation, 47; degree of Master of Arts, 11; special Btudents, 5." Every county in the state is rep resented at Winthrop college: Abbe iville, 26; Aiken, 23; Allendale, 13, 'Anderson, 84; Bamberg, 21; Barnwell J 14, Beaufort, 8; Berkeley, 9; Calhoun, 12, Charleston, 32; Cheokee, 17; Chester, 49, Chesterfield, 31; Claren don, 23; Colleton, 28; Darlington, 32, Dillon, 25, Dorchester, 11; Edgefield 29; Fairfield, 18; Florence, 66, George ^own, 17, Greenville, 30; Greenwood, 40; Hampton, 14; Horry, 22, Jasper, 4, Kershaw, 21; Lancaster, 47; Laur ens, 51; Lee, 26; Lexfnrton, 25, Mc Cormick, 13, Marion 26; Marlbo'ro, 29, Newberry, 22; Oconee, 85; Orange burg, 50: Pickens, 31; Richmond, 87; SalUida, 26; Spartanburg, 107; Sum ter, 46, Union, 41; Williamsburg, 15; York, 203. I ' The distribution of students as to church membership is as follows: Baptist, 602; Methodist, 409; Presby terian, 333; Episcopalian, 85; A. R. P. 51, Lutheran, 40; Hebrew, 15; Catho lic, 11; Christian, 4; Christian Scien tist, 1, Congregationalist, 1; Non members, 11. The average age of students is 19 years, 2 months and 28 days. , The occupations of the parents of the Winthrop students are as follows: Farmers, 466; professional (including lawyers, doctors, ministers, mechanic teachers, architects, contractors, bank jers, etc.), 190; merchants, 185; rail road and textile employers, 105; agents, 139; manufactures, 52; local, | state and federal officers, 106; labor ers, 28; unemployed, 57; retired, 13, (widows, 211; orphans, 41.. j Steps were taken this summer to j remove the high tension overhead : wires and transformers. This was accomplished by a new sub-station lo cated at the back of the campus for distributionvof electric current to the college buildings by means of under ground cables. This will also im prove the quality of the lighting in the dormitory rooms. Iron Fireman Automatic underfeed ntokers has been installed under four of the college boilers. Through im proved combustion less coal will be required and a more regular steam output maintained. In the post office sufficient Cor bin Combination Lock boxes have been installed to, provide one box for each room in the dormitories. ? York ville Enquirer. NOTICE OF DISCHARGE I Notice is herefoy given that on Fri 'day, December 11, 1081 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon the undersigned ex ecutor of the last will and testament of Lucy C. Boykin, deceased, will file with the Probate Judge of Kershaw County his final return and will, on the said date, petition the said Pro hate Judge for . a discharge as such executor. N.BWTON C. BOYKiIN, Executor of the last will and testa~ ment of Lucy C. Boykin, deceased. Dated November 7, 1981. SPRINGS & SHANNON, INC. Special Meeting of Stockholders Notice id hereby given that a spec ial meeting* of the stockholders of Springs A Shannon, Inc., will be held in the office of the Company, Camden, S. G., on the 15th day of t>ecember lftSl, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of consider* ing the reduction of the capital stock of the Company from f 100,000.00 to $5,000.00, By order of the President. S. W. Van LANDINOH AM , Secretary. Camden, S. C. November 3? 1ML emember now thy Creator In the days of thy youtln? EccL 12-1. " ' ' r~ : ? . . vv; v ? / Wanderer* Father, of Thy tender mercy, ' cv Hear ug as we iiumbly pray, Asking pardon for trangressions, - And Thy guidance day by day. We are all so prone to wander Prom the Shepherd's peaceful fold, Into places full of danger, Where the nights are dark and cold. Many do not heed Thy warnings, But instead, they choose to roam; Then ? when evening shadows gather Find they've lost the path to home. If our faith is true and seadfast, We will never stray afar; Then, we'll reach the homeland safely Guided by the "Morning Star." ' H. C. Hardy. RAMBLING THOUfGiHTS By H. C. H. Yeah, I've been expecting it, and here it is: "The Ontario-Canada li quor commission admits that it is en countering increased competition due to the smuggling of alcohol and la bels into the province." The alcohol is routed into Canada "cut", flavored with rye extract, bot tled with bogus labels, (note that "bo gus labels") and sold at less price than the regular dealers get. There is a $10.00 per gallon tax on alcohol in Canada; that makes it a profitable field for bootlegging. Every sugpvsted scheme for regu lating the sale of whiskey, has been tried out in this country and failed. The liquor sellers know that people with the liquor habit will drink any thing with a "kick" in it that smells like whiskey, and they govern them selves accordingly. The Michigan state chemist an nounced through the newspapers, a few days ago, that none of the boot leg whiskey that he tested was fit to drink. Of over 80,000 samples ana lyzed by Federal chemist, less than 2 per cent was good; the other 98 per c?nt was poisonous. The buyers are the suckers for the sellers. s It gits wuss, and wuss; I've been telling: you folks that* the Tammany ganfl bolts -the Democratic party whenever they think that it is to their interest to do bo; Mr. Cermack, Alien Mayor of Chicago, had a pow wow with out peerless Democrat "Al" Smith, and there warned all Democrats, that unless a man was nominated for President of these U. S. who was entirely satisfactory to i him and "Al", that they would (hor ror of horrors) bolt the ticket and organize a new party. Now you ought to know just where you stand. You can either follow the leader ship of the New York Irish Catholics, officered by Sicilians, "Wops", Slov aks, Poles, etc. or do without a par ty. Will our party leaders knuckle f'em? Sure they will: for the party's sake. Times change, and so do people. Once Upon a time the Jews worship ped a "golden calf."; they still wor ship the gold? but eat the calf. It seems as though the Democrats will control Congress; it won't be the first time a goat has been caught by the horns. Yeah, the boys are aimost in s:?ht of the promised land; they have been wandering in the wilderness a lDnp time; the trouble is and has been, they have no Moses to lead 'em. Mr. Cermak, alien Mayor of Chica go, says that the rarty expects to lose a few dry states next yaar, but it will not affect the re&uita of the election. No, I reckon n.> ; did not when Hoover was elected. The convention has not met y^i, and when Cermak, "At'* and Raskob tell the delegates what they must do, and mupt not do, they are very apt "to start something". No, they won't boss J. Ham Lewis, although he is a "wet." An I said, it gits wubr an 1 wuss. Note the following carefully: Geo. Whitney Martin, lawyer, one of t!te founders of the voluntary Committ ee of Lawyers, Inc., for repeal of the 18th Amendment says: "Every pa triotic citizen who seesi the result of prohibition o?-ght, as a matter of duty''? get that "resist it, flaunting this law whenever possible, purchas* in ^liquor on every occasion, and maintaining night and day that it is the chief Issue before the American people at the present time." He fur ther says: Obedience is the last thine th Federal Government should #et In this Instance." I/ftwyam are Court Officers, whose nworn duty it Is to aislst the courts in the administration of law yet this j court officer violates his oath public* ly, and advises citlsens to flaunt the law# . ' The Fifth Article of th* U. S. s^ays: "All executive and judicial officers, ? -both of the U. S. and of the several stfLtea, shall he bound by oath or af firmation, to support this constiut ion.'' , The truth of. the matter is, the sa loon crowd never has, and never will obey any law regulating the sale' of whiskey. \ Remember this: before the 18tli Amendment was passed, the "wets" ^Jro thomflilves about the trr eat number of people who filled the jails. 1 "Homomber NOW thy creator in the days of thy youth." Pup Conic* F?r?i Jml Tun'/'na Buys u m::n who half.. Is 1 u?*I:y If he *-n it remain a bach elor. Sootier or lirnr a woman wants a inr.n to muV.i? h4s< noise around the house so that lie won't disturb a pot ;rp. ? T?*.;r.!-.!r.Ttnn Stnr. AN ULTIMATE CONSUMER Thl? baby In ? drought stricken section of West Virginia was one of the ultimate consumers of the foodstuffs given by the American Red Cross In tho past year. More than 2,750,000 persons were fed by the organization. SEABOARD Aili 1,1 i\i-, oOMi'Ai** Schedules From and To CamH?n. S t. * Corrected to August 9, 1931. Arrive l..av 9:20 A. M. Eastern Cities?Florida 9:20 A. >1 11:17 A. M. Eastern Cities ? Florida 11:17 A. M. 10:29 P. M. Eastern Cities ? -Florida 10:29 P. .\I. 7:t>0 A^ M. Florida ? Eastern Cities ? 7:50 A. M. 4:13 P. M. Florida? ?Ea a tern Cities 1:13 1'. M 7:40 P. M. Florida? ^Eastern Cities 7:40 P. M PULLMANS? COACHES? DINERS For further information cr reservat oti<i call on Ticket Aruivt. School We are authorized agents for chool Books, and endeavor at all times to keep a full line of the a d op ted Books. Supplementary books ' re ordered promptly upon orders of eacherrB 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, piood smooth paper, only frve" 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 ol Loose Leaf Binders and Fillers. Binders 10, 16 and 25 cents. Packag-s of loose leaf fillers,, 100 sheets, only 10 cents. Five cents packages also. Drawing paper for fillers 10 cents. PASTE AND MUCILAGE White paste in bottles and tubes, 5 and 10 cents. Books INK Stafford's fresh ink, 5 and 10 cent*. Also quarts. CONSTRUCTION PAPER <Vnd Colored Art Paper Assort ments. Typewriter paiper. Carolina Science ruled Tillers. PENCILS We want you to try our Semi-Ilex Pencils, "Incomparable." P,asy to hold; large rubber tips. SCISSORS Blunt or sharp point scissors, 10 cents. FOUNTAIN pens Fine quality"; low in price. F,a;rtlo automatic ipencils. Art Gum, Rubber Bands. CRAYON Drawing crayon, chalk Crayon. Black board eraser. Corr.e to see us. Let us supply your needs. Wo look after the inter ests of the school children. They can trade with us ju?t as well as tho Krown-ups. WILSE W. MARTIN HARNESS AND SAI)i!I.li MAKl.lt The Messenger Bock Store l<?mtk.<<r ?nd Hhtm riuA.n?r* Anto Top Maker nud ft* p*ir?v DKAI.RM 1 114-1 B-lM Hampton 81. Pm? 6H1# COLUMBIA, ft C.