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* cam*., & al ;?' ! ' ..Tiii^i >1 AT^tta Mm,. THE NI$W YEA* mwgfflfl"T-rrnr ~i-rr "r " ?* twelvemonth has about j j mid we are standing up threshold of a new year. -Many during the past year no doubt >88 scores have weakened and themselves what's the use to Struggle on? But after all we have plenty reasons to be thankful. There have been no serious disasters, and a merciful Providence has watched over m, And now as we are about to launch forth into the new year, we should /take courage and press forward. Wis hope all have had a merry ^Christmas and that the new year may many blessings to one and all. hope, too, that there will be fewer .disappointments this year; that our cr6ps will yield abundantly; that bus iness generally will be good and that peace ancNiapplness shall reign in every heart and home. In this connection the beautiful words of Maltbie Davenport Baibcock are very appropriate: Be strong! ^W?e are not here to play, to dream to ? drifiijr iWe have haul work to do, and loacU to lift; ? Shun not the struggle ? face it; 'tis A- God's gift. H''' V-'; Be strong! Safe; not, 'The days are evils. Who's to t blame?' And fold the handB and acquiesce? oh ahamet Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in B? Btrongl matter? not how deep Intrenched the wrong, ow hard the battle goes, the day ? how long; J , jflaint not? fight on! To-morrow comeivtiw song. < ; v; ? 'Z~ CORPORATIONS CANNOT PAy| TAXES! ? ? . ' . In spite In spite of all the political bunk to the contrary, the giant corporations do not, in" the exact sense, pay taxes. They cannot. ' This is unfortunate but it is true. The {people pay the taxes? rwhether they be millionaires or day laborers, and there are a good many' moire day , laborers than millionaires, even in] boom times.: They pay taxes when they write a check for the meat, elec tric. Or grocery bill; when they pur chase a house and lot of a package of playing cards, when they eat a meal of go to a movie, when they smoke a cigarette or take a spin in the car. J0bt gigantic corporations have no magical means of producing money from the air* They can get it only ffr^n the people to whom they sell their1 commodities or services. All coils necessary to the running of a business, whether they be taxes, lab or1' or purchases of supplies', must he pAvsed along to the customer. And ^^Jeibuitomer, in the aggregate, is all of us. j; .. Consequently, next time you hear political demands for taxing* the rich to'help the poor, dismiss them for Wl^at they are usually worth ? noth ing. It Would be pleasant if it we*e possible,, But the inexorable laws of garter rule otherwise? and they .re laws that poHios cant repeal* | i" ; ROADS AND TAXES j a? reduction and stimulated road are not necessarily antipa y, a small fraction of money! it by government goes to the cause good roads. In all cases, When that money is wisely and equitably spent, each dollar is returned to the commun 1 rir and over again, in increased travel and commerce, better rtation and Communication for dwellers, easier access to mar schools, fire departments, and gtSf* r beware, of course of so ileal roads"-? those arteries >uilt With public funds in there is no need or excuse also, of j 'p4vtf?. m 's ' - i ?% drive prudently and carefully at all ttmes. (2) I will give due regard to the rights of others, who are. as much en titled to the use 'of street and high ways as I am. v (a) I will not be a road hog, nor drive on thft wrong side of the road, cut corners or drive at high rates of speed when conditions are not favor able. * v (4) At all times I will keep my lights, brakes, steering &ear and horn in the best of condition. (5) I will be watchful to do my part to prevent an automobile acci dent in 19^2. 'Many more suggestions will come readily to mind. Our annual toll of automobile fatalities is rspidly ap proaching the 85,000 lives destroyed because of negligence and careless ness. The cure is up to the individual driver. He must face and accept the responsibility that is his when he takes the wheel of his car, if thisneed less waste of irreplaceable lives is to be stopped. TAX REBELLION PROSPECTS. Most of us have received various re ports, speeches and what-not issued by the government. In newspaper find magazine offices they come in bales. Last year the government printing office turned out four billion copies of such matter, at a cost of bout $20, 000,000. Sales to the public returned $216,748 of this. The rest was free issue, at the expense of taxpayers. Most of this matter, furthermore, is sent free through the mails, thus building up the postal deficit, and a gain taking money from the pockets of taxpayers. Some of these publi cations are, of course, valuable and constitute a legitimate function of government. But the bulk of them are either useless or consist of politi cal utterances which serve only to glorify some "statesman'' or bureau in the public eye. And we all pay for it. . : Twenty million or so dollars Is a comparatively small item in the cost of government. But the free-printed, post-free document "racket" is a good example of wastefulness and extra vagance in the use of public funds. The taxpayer is a patient, long endifringa creature, j>ut cannot even his ipatience be strained to virtual re bellion Thfere are signs of it. , The Massachusetts Tax Association said recently: "Recognition must be given to the gradually awakening tax consciousness of the public, which more rfnd more is causing the average citizen to realise that expenditures In government must be reduced or cur tailed just as industry has been forced to deflate its costs in order to exist." ?Exchange. ' ' i , The Messenger is carrying in its news columns this week the proposed supply biH"for Kershaw county. Many drastic cuts will be noted in this bill. All of which are in keeping with the necessity of economy in governmental affairs. tfhis will probably meet with the approval of the taxpayers and while it might be improved in some ways, according to another article in this week's paper, it is certainly a step In the right direction. For the first time in twenty years Georgia Republicans have elected a white man as National Committee man. His election is being contested by Mamie Williams, negress, of Sa? vannah, which merely goes to show that while two active political parties in the South may be desira/ble, that condition is still a long ways off. ? An Associated Press story in the Sunday papers told of a 7 ,?00 word encyclical issued by Pope Piua XI call ing for the union of all christian Churches that present day immorality and unbelief might be combated? und er the leadership and authority of the Pope, of course. # f \ ' . . .Lesson for January 3 THE SON OF QOD BECOMES MAN LESSON TEXT ? John 1:1-18. GOLDEN TEXT? Jesus salth unto him, Have I been so long? tlmo with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Pnlllp? He that hath sapn me hath seen the Father; and ihojp sayest thou then, Shew us the Flrther? PRIMARY TOPIC ? Jesus Comes to Live on Earth. JUNIOR TOPIC ? Jesu* Comes to Live on Earth. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC ? Seeing God in Jesus. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? The Fact and Meaning of the In carnation. The lessons for this quarter are taken from the Gospel of John, giv ing an opportunity for the presenta tion oY this great message from God. In order Intelligently to present the lessons of the quarter, tho teacher must get hold of John's central pur pose and bend every lesson thereto. Happily the writer has plainly de clared his purpose ? John 20:30, 31. It Is twofold: 1. To prove that Jesus Is the Christ, the Son of God. 2. To show that eternal life Is to be obtained through faith In him. with this twofold objective, John proceeds lawyer-like to lay down his propositions and to Introduce his wit nesses one by one In their establish ment The section for today's lesson Is commonly called i;The Prologue." li- The Pre-existent Word (vv. 1-4). The eternal Son Is called the Word of God because he Is the expression of God to man. He Is the one who ut ters to men the Father's will. God has In these days spoken to us by his Son (Heb. 1:1, 2). Observe: 1. The son is a person separate and distinct from the Father (v. 1). There Is at the samo time an Inseparable union existing between them. 2. The Son Is ecernal (v. 2). He was with God in the beginning. He did not begin to exist when the heavens and the earth were created, neither did he become the Son at his baptism, for ho was before all things (Col. 1:17). " 8. Thfe Son is divine (v. Vfr "The Word was God." He Is a being equal with God and one In essence with him. 4. The Wefrd of God Is the omni potent Creator (v. 3). By him were all things made, the world and" all things therein. This refutes the gross error which postulates the eternity of matter. 5. The Word Is the source of all life (v. 4). 6. The Word of God Is the light of men (v. 4). Man's power to reason has come, from' Jesus Christ. The very faculties which the skeptic uses In his Attempt to destroy ChiUt's work In the world have been derived from Christ. The conscience has Its source in b ... II. The World's Attitude Toward the Word of God (vv. 5-13). 1. Men are Insensible to the pres ence of the true light (vv. 5-10). So dense Is the Ignorance of mankind that the presence of tho very Lord of Glory is unrecognized. Being thus unrecognized, God, In his grace, sent John the^aptlst as a witness that all men might believe (vv. 0, 7). Man's Ignorance can only be accounted for by the malicious folindlqg of his mind by the Devil (II Cor. 4:4). 2. The desperate wickedness of man's heart (v. 11). The Word was rejected by the chosen nation. They wduld not receive the one whom God had anointed to be their King. With the Belf-rcveallng light, the earnest testimony of John the Baptist, and the glorious privilege - of becoming the sons of God, the rejection of Christ most certainly reveals the awful per versity of tho human heart In its natural state. "To be carnally minded is death" (Rom. 8:6). 8. Some received Chrlsf and thus became sons of God (vv. .12, 13). In this section we; are shown how men become children of God. It is not by blood relation with the covenant peo ple, "of blood" (grace Is not Inherit ed) ; not by tho efforts of our natural hearts, "the will of the flesh" ; nor by the acts and deeds of others ? "the will of man ; but of God." III. The Eternal Word Became ln oarnste, "Made Fleeh" (vv. 14-18), In these words wo are taught thnt tho entemal Word becamo the Ihcafc, nate Son. The eternal Son of God be came mao, born of a womnn. The eternal Spn did not become n Jew, but "flesh." He designated hlmsolf "the Son of Man." He becamo really hn-" man. The eternal personality did not cease or become modified In any way when he entered upon human relation. The human and divine natures were united In one person. This Incarnate Son of God tabernacled among us. WORDS OF WISDOM Ignorance is "darkness," education It light" . ; v - ( Jod's "minorities" will overwhelm ,he - i IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAy I chool Lesson (By BBV. P. B. F1TZ WATER. D l>.. Mvm . v ber 6 1 Faculty. Moody Bible , - _ Institute of Chlooxo.) ?& XIII, Western Newspaper Union.* 1 No moon, no atarst no dawn-, Noth-Injf to Reproduced by permission of the copyright oicncra. HE two boya who wrote "Now That You're Gone" can always be depended on for a good song. Gua Kahn, who writes the lyrics and Ted Fiorlto who is responsible for the music, have countless hits to their credit, and everyone on Tin Pan Al ley considers them one of the most consistent song writing teams in the business. "Now That You're Gone" is one of the best they have ever turned out, in my estimation, and I get a r^al kick out of singing it on my Crfemo programs. It's one of thoso Blow, emotional numbers we call "torch" songs and its melQdy is well above the average. The lyric too is unusually strong, picturesque and co herent. These boys have undoubtedly set out to write a song that would stand out. I don't think there's any question but that they have succeeded with a bang. In a song of this sort tho matter of tempo is quite Important if tho ono singing or playing it wants to get the most out of it. I find that It must be taken slowly, so that its melo dy, which keeps climbing up the scale to a climax, will not be fumbled and its rhythm spoiled. But any way? fast or slow? it's cer tainly my "Song of tho Week." Reviewed by Report of the Associated Charities of Caraden-Kershaw-County for Novem ber 1931. Balance fx*om last month $1215.48 Receipts this month 434.81 1650.29 PAID OUT, General Charity ; Zemp & DePaBs (Med.) 4.65 M. Baruoh (Clothing) - -? .29.77 DeKalb Ser. Station .78 Masseubeau Bros. ' 15.33 Allen Overall Co. 25.50 Williams Grocery 10.18 City Pilling Station 12.85 DeKalb Pharmacy 4.60 McDowell Printing 13.50 Mrs. Rabon (Grocery bill) 4.00 Mrs. R. B. Ross, (Rent & milk) 11.75 Stamps - 1.00 Transportation 9.25 Stanxped envelopes 4.15 C. C. Moore (rent) 5.00 Mrs. Gettys (Salary) 20.00 Stamps 2.04 Incidentals . 2.00 Milk (J. K. deLoache, Treasury) 5,9fr| Transferred childrens home 201.5Q| Miss S. E. Jackson, (nurse) 15.00 W. B. Evans 5.00 Lamoys Grocery 2.00 1 Mrs. Truesdale (milk bill) 1.40 Clothing 38.15 I. Wolfe (clothing) 14.75 Stamps 1.80 1 Clothing 42.63 Mrs. Gaskin (milk bill) 2.80 Clothing 11.08 517.46 CHILDREN'S HOME; / Hirsch Bros. & Co. 8. 98 G. W. Monroe (plumbinjf) 4.75 Water & Light bill 9.57 I^abor and servant hiro 18.50 Briokmason 3.85 Williams Grocery 12.89 Willowbrook Creamery 11.25 Bell Telephone Co. ? 2.87 Redfe>am Motor Co. 5.35 Mackey Mer. Co. 1.03 Express Charges 1.80 School supplies (Fichel's) 8.74 Clothing 13.95 Barber 4.55 Labor and servant hire 13.50 W. A. Anderson (meat bill) 8.00 Mrs. Williams (Caring for sick) 2.00 Incidentals 3.00 Miss Moore (Salary) ' 15.00 Miss Jackson (Nurse) 5.00 I/amoy's Grocery 7.92 I^abor and servant hiro 18.50 Du Bose & Co. (Fire insurance) 10.58 W. A. Anderson (meat bill) 8.00 L&moy'A Grocery 6.20 J. J. Newberry 1.05 Labor and servant hire 18.50 ' ' ?,/. '? i i ^iii i ? / ' jy , 190 CHILDRENS HOME BUILDING; Mackey Mor. Co. 1.52 Prta? (carj>?nter) 4.80 1 tabor (painting) 85.00 Carnlden Lumbar Co. 18.62 00.0 y .:?* 'v ; * Legal Notices. NOTICE OF SALE .Notice is hereby driven, that under and by virtue of the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County, State of South Carolina, In the cause of F. S. Royster Guano Company,, plaintiff, against Mary A. Huckabee, individually and as Admin istratrix of the Estate of E. M. Huck abee, deceased, Minton W. Huckabee, ot.alu defendants, I will sell to the highest bidder* or bidders before the Court House door in the Town of Camden, State of South Carolina, dur ing the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in January 1932, the same being the 4th day of said month, the following described property: "All that certain piece, (parcel or tract of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, containing seventy five acrer;, more or less, being bounded as follows, to wit: On the north by lands of the estate of Joshua Perkins, on the east by lands of Tim Washing ton, on the south by lands of T. T. Yarborough, and West by lands now or formerly of Cicero P. Blackmon. The said tract of land is better known as pact of tho Wilson Yarborough djtnd.gnd is more particularly describ said tract made A. B. /McLaurin dated January Tth, 1913, and record ed in the office of tho Clerk of Court for Kershaw County in Book of deeds A. G. at page 18, and is the same tract of land heretofore conveyed to E. M. Huckabee by A. B. McLaurin by his deed dated Nov. 12, 1919, and recorded in the office of tho Clerk of Court for Kershaw County in book of Deeds A.,Z. at page 457." That any one other than the plain tiff herein or their attorneys desiring to bid on said premises shall deposit with tho Master as evidence of good faith the sum of Fifty dollars in cash or by certified chock, the deposit of any unsuccessful bidders to be return ed to them by the Master, and tho de posit of the successful bidder to be applied) to his bid; that if the pur chaser at said sale fail to comiply with the terms of sale upon demand, the said deposit shall be forfeited, and the Master miy on the name or some subsequent aalesday,, without the ne cessity of further notice or advertise ment, resell said property at the risk of the defaulting bidder; that any party to the action may bocome a purchaser at said sale upon compli ance with terms of sale. W. L. DoPASS, JR. Master for Kershaw County. Dec. 15th, 1931. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED ITORS. All parties indebted to tho estate of Charlotte Boykin are hereby notified to make payment to _ the undersigned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said ostate will present them likewise, duly attested, within^ tho timo prescribed by law. Edward James Sr. Executor of tho Estate of Charlotte Boykin, Camden, S. C., December 23, 1981, A CARD OP THANKS Wo wish to thank the good) people of community for their many deed* of kindness and words of sym patty/also for their deeds of hospl y during the sickness and death our loving wife and mother. May W?.iw ?.t SUMMONS FOR RELIEF State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw, r COURT OF COMMON PLEAS The First National Bank of Camden, Plaintiff, Vs. Henry Bracy, Trustee, Henry Bracy, Nancy Bracy, Archie Bracy, Sarah Bracy, Jessie Bracy, Amelia Jef ferson, Raehel Deas, Elizabeth Johnson and Henry Savage, Defend ants. TO THE DEFENDANTS, Henry Bracy, Trustee, Henry Bracy, Nan cy Bracy, Archio Bracy, Sarah Bracy, Jessie Bracy. Amelia Jef ferson, Rachel Deas, Elizabeth Johnson and Henry Savage. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon y6u, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office in Camden, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer the complaint within the time afore said, the plaintiff in this nction will a.?ply to tho Court for the relief de manded in the complaint. Dated November 2oth, A. D. 1931. L. A. WITTKOWSKY, Plaintiff's Attorney. To the Defendants, Jessie Bracy, A* melia Jefferson, Kachol Deas and Elizabeth Johnson: Please take Notice, That the origi nal summons, of which the above is a copy, together with verified complaint in this action, was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County on the '25th day of November, 1931. L. A. WITTKOWSKY, Plaintiff's Attorney. November 28th, 1931. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that ono month from this date, on the 1st day of January 1931 at 11 o'clock A. M. wo will make to the Probate Cjurt of Kershaw County our final re v urn nz Executors of the estate of Ellen M. Williams, deceased, and on the same date we will apply to the '-aid Court for a final discharge as aid Execu tors. J. D. KIRKPATRICK, C. D. GLOViiR, WALTER A. METTS, JR., Executors. Camden, S. C., Nov. 30th, 1931. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given, that one month from this date, on 26th day of December 1931, at 11 o'clock A. M. I will" make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administratrix of the estate of Wil liam W. Brown, deceased, and on tho same date I will apply to the said. Court for a final discharge as ' said Administratrix. RACHEL C. BROWN, Administratrix. Camden,, S. C., November 20, 1931. TAX NOTICE State, County and School taxes year 1931 payable between Sept. 15th and Dec. 31stft 1931. According to law one per cent penalty will be added to all taxes not paid by Jan. 1st, 1932. Dog taxes $1.25 each due January 1st, 1982. Any information concerning this office will be given by mail. When inquiring about laxe0 please state school district in which you live or own property. Yours respectfully, S. W. HOGUE, Treasurer, Kershaw County, ' Camden, S. C. Dec. 14th, J 931. TAX RETURNS Office of Auditor Kershaw County Camden, 8. C., December 17, 1931 Notice is hereby given that the Au ditor's Office will bo open for receiv ing Tax-Returns from January 1st, 1932, to March 1st, 1932. All persons owninff real estate or personal prop erty must make returns of the same within said period, as required by law, or be subject to a penalty of 10 per cent. The Auditor will attjMid in person or by deputy at the following places in tho county on the dates indicated for receiving returns: Bethune? January 13th and 14th. Rajey's Mill ? January 15th. Westville? January 19th. V Blaney? January 21st and 22ml'. Liberty Hill? January 20th. Kershaw? January 28th and 29th. All persons between the ages of 21. and 00 yrnrs, inclusive, are required to pay a poll tax,, and all persons be tween the ages of 21 and 50 years, inclusive, are required to pnv a Road tax, unless excused by law. All Trustees, Guardians, Executors, Ad* ministrators or Agents holding prop perty in charge must return same. Parties sending tax returns by mkll must make oath to same before some | officer and' fill out the samo in prop er manner or they will bo rejectod. B. E. SPARROW, Auditor Kershaw County. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on the 8th day of January 1982, at eleven o'clock, A, M. I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administrator of the estate of Mary E. Blackwell, deceased, and on ?* the same date I will apply to the iald Court for a final diftcnarge as said Administrator. ? B. W. MABSWAItoflSl Adutalrtrttor of th? Eit*u ?f Mary 0.mLT& D?. 0th. 1M1.