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Hie Wateree Messenger 1 _ by ?RE, Prop. < Second Class Matter at tk Ptttofflei at Camden, 8. C. f$1.50 A Tear In Advance ; ? . , January 12, 19S2 i ? NARROW ROADS DANGEROUS ? ' Communities should pay more at . tentiom to the width of their new roads. It ia generally conceded that build - ing one-lane highways menaces the safety o? those who travel and con jatitutes economic waste. Two "half highways" "built fit different, times coat a good deal more than a "whole highway" built at one time. Nowadays modern low-cost, water proof, bituminous surfaces, laid oyer local materials, can be secured for a nominal figure to servejrural districts with year-round secondary roads. Such roads pay for themselves again ' and again in a multitude of ways ? in allowing farmers to go to market at favorable times, in giving farm child ren better opportunities to attend dis trict schools, in limiting the hazard of fire in isolated homes. And while we are building them, we should build for the traffic of the future that will de mand twenty-foot surfaces if the maximum of efficiency and1 safety is to be achieved. ONE OF THE CHEAPEST AND BEST FOODS. .Campaigns to encourage the con - sumption of milk will, of course, ben efit the dairy farmers of the nation ? but a far greater benefit will come to the public as a whole, and particular ly to growing children. The value of milk as food can hard ly be -over-estimated. It has no ef fective substitute. It contains ele ments vital to sustain and nourish the ays tern and provides them in easily assimilated form. Dr. Percy Howe, lecturer of Harvard Medical and Den : tal School, says a quart of milk a day Will help prevent decay of teeth by furnishing necessary lime. It may be said that the nation has "Sever had; a better or safer milk sup ply x than at present. In most states . rigid: codes of standards are in force, and organizations among dairymen v themselves are working in the inte rests of safe and wholesome milk. It ''is one of the cheapest foods ? and s likewise one of the most necessary.* / A DISGRACE TO INTELLIGENCE. "At the end of 1931, the Nation I | Safety Council said that It had be come increasingly evident that the y. traffic toll Would reach an all-time record of 85,000 fatalities for the year, v (Here is a record that none of as want., It was within our power to prevent it last year, exactly as it is In our power to prevent the establish ment of another grisly record of au tomobile deaths in 1032. Safety on streets and highways comes as a re* suit of the realization of the individ ; uai's duty to drive his car at *11 times in a prudent and intelligent manner. Carelessness, ignorance, drunkeness at the wheel, an irrespbn . sible uttitude? lack of ordinary court esy ? these things have caused prae t tkally all of the ft6,000 deaths. The really .unavoidable accident is ex / tremely rare. > An informed and active public con sciousness can do much, as the Na tional Safety Council has found out. ; In nearly one-half of our cities united action on the part of public officials, civic organisations and public spirited individuals held the death grate in check. But in the remainder there ^ has been a Woeful spirit of apathy to ward a problem that menaces the lives of US all. s Wis have entered a new- year ? a year of many problems. And we should remember that-one of the most Important of these is to do our bit to > promote the cause of carefulness anfl 4om4?tenee in automobile driving. Wk*- ? PUBLIC DEBTS CREATE HARD TIMES A recent paragraph in the Invest* or's Column of the Hew York Sun Is ?well worth repeating ? and remember ing, It said: "Eftcetyrtve use of public securities" "(city, county, state and federal bonds) ?" 'imaging to the public credit, declines in, outstanding issues to investors, They' absorb investment markets available imate bus Ana the tm^ price-listings of bonds famed? by va rious governmental division*? prin cipally state and county ? to see how, common it is <for them to go into a decline. .(Some of them have no pre sent value whatever, and perhaps never will have. They have raised taxes, often wasted public funds ? and in many cases have served no useful purpose. *, It is easy to vote for a bond issue, but hard to' pay for it, along with ac crued interest which, often doubles the total debt. .Misuse of public se curities has been a big factor in cre ating hard times, it can bankrupt gov ernment and break the taxpayer. # ' WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION Citizens of Soutk Carolina, entitled to confidence and respect, have ad dressed an open letter to the "Gover nor and Members of the South Caro* lina Gneral Assembly" asking that workmen's compensation laws be pas sed at the appproaching Bession of the Legislature. Such laws have been of fered! in the past but failed of pass age. The open letter follows. Our state is one of only four which have not adopted workmen's accident compensation. Every state adjoining South Carolina has provided this mod ern remedy for industrial accidents. Employers and employes in other states %vh ere workmen's compensation has been in successful opera tion for years favor this legislation, Why should South Carolina continue the out-grown system of damage suits under employers'B lia bility? It is out-of-date, wasteful and inadequate to present day indust rial needs. Furthermore, the time of the courts, both circuit and supreme is largely consumed in damage suits, which prevents the speedy adjudica tion of many important oases, and al so adds to the tax burden of our peo ple. South Carolna is hecoming indust rialized. We are encouraging thi 3 im portant development but we are mak ing no adequate provision against harmful results of industrial acci "dents. Injured workers ? and their dependents ? are being thrown on the community for sup-port while litpation harrasses employers and brings de layed satisfaction (if any) to the in jured. ^ South Carolina wage earners through their state organization, and many leading employers' and repre sentative .citizens throughout the state, now urge the prompt adoption of a just and reasonable workmen's compensation law. Opiportunity will be offered at the coming session of the General Assembly to adopt this much needed legislation. We earn estly petition that a workmen's com pensation law, fair to both employers and employes, be enacted in South Carolina In 1932. , Respectfully, WILLIAM E. GONZALES, Editor The State. ' JAMES H. HAMMOND, Lawyer, Member of the Sen. R. M. JEFFERJIES, Attorney, Member of the Senate. EARiLE R. Britton, Chairman, Legislative Com. S. C. Fed. of Labor. > Dr. CROFT W^LLIAMiS, University of South Carolina R. BEVERLY HERBERT, Attorney. V/. P. HAMRICK, Gon. Supt. Pacific Mills, Jan. 4, 1932. Mr. Stokes Makes a Suggestion Your* very truly, W, t. 8TOKSBS, SR., I 1 * CftMfttt, ft. a I ? - - ? i ? ? Defeat!*# Untruth | an?* lie deteotor is an Inrtntment Mtgbed to *how change* fn rerfplra on and blood pre*jrare of a person] rtng questioned. Sharp vartattowi in teee two functions ara believed to HlUMUl M MlUOg ?? Mr. Editor: After reading tho Proposed Supply Bill for Kershaw County and asking for suggestions and criticisms, I would like to make a suggestion. I notice the Rural' Police cut out and the old Magistrate Constables suggest ed, which I think is absolutely worth less. Give us the Rural Police and do away with all tho Magistrates except four, one in each township. With that cut out and the money that the police turn into the treasury will pay the salary of the Rural Police, and we will have some protection in tho rural districts. With the Magistrate Con stables, as you have auggested, the rural districts will have no protection at all. Hoping you may keep the Rural Po lice ao we may have protection and a safe County to live in, and not let the lawleee element take charge, I remain, L?OVtt# com* tumbling down, Round my head, Som? of than or* brown, Soma arc rod; Reproduced by permission of the copyright oumers. I WAS very skeptical whon somu ono told mo that Phil Baxter, composer of "Piccolo Pete" had authored a ballad of great promise, i Two more widely divergent songs L can acarecly be Imagined. But the ^reputation of thl3 talented Kansas fflity bandsman, achieved with "Pic fclo Poto" proved to be enhancod by!^ this second effort, for "Faded Summer Love" is certainly a beauti ful song, and one that Is rapidly capturing nationwide popularity. It has an unusual idea, well de veloped lyrically, and a lovely, flow ing melody. Soon after I heard It. I was one of the first to use it on the air. Since I first sang It on my Cremo programs, I have had hundreds of requests to repeat It. This Is espe cially remarkable, inasmuch as lis teners don't ucually enthuse ovor a song until they have heard it several timoo. "Faded Summer Love" has only, been in circulation a few weeks, and alroady it's passing other favorites with a rapidity that's a bit amazing, oven in these days of over-night hits. In singing or playing this number I take the tempo fairly slow, but anyone performing it has to be caroful not to "drag" the tempo, for it has a melody that loses somo of its effectiveness if the swinging quality of its rhythm is lost. Sometimes, when I start to select my "Song of the Weok," I have a hard time deciding, but this week it's easy ? "Faded Summer Love." Reviowed by Farming With The County Agent TO tJie larger farmers of KERSHAW COUNTY. This is an appeal to you larger farmers of Kershaw County who have oji hand large amounts of corn, sur plus hogs, and other foods and feeds to give your careful consideration to the matter of employing the unfortu nate people of your communities, pay ing them largely in corn and meat and other surplus foods and feeds. Of course this would apply only to ,those who are facing the need of pro viding food for their families. There are many jobs that could well be done now that will have to be done later. Many valuable improvements could be made with this present un employment condition. Some of these improvement are: square up and en large fields by clearing up a jagged projection of woods here and there, ^ork down old gullies so they can be plowed over, repair fences, build new fences in cases where needed, repair buildings, clean out and deepen ditch es, build terraces where needed, clear up now land or dig stumps, haul rocks off of land where needed (in Western part of County), improve farm roads and bridges, keep a 12-months garden up to date, build new brooder house and brick brooder, make your garden bigger, build hog houses and farrow dng houses out of materials that can be gotten largely out of your woods, keep the lot and stables well littered with leaves and straw from /our wood lot, consult your County Forester then have your woods worked over taking out the undesirable trees or proper thinnlnp, build fire breaks in woods in order to keep down fire hazard, cut or sow wood for farm use, get out hand-rived Bhingles for recovering or patching farm building roofs. Ask Mr. Nuite, County Ftorester, to show you how to properly select the trees to cut for wood or for thinning (not overybody knows about this)^ While the farmers of Kershaw Counter as a whole have an unusually large crop of foods and feeds it must also be realized that there are hund reds of less fortunate noula In otir county who haven't enough food to last through the winter. These peo ple are found In both races. Borne folks may argue that their conditions are due to their own lack of thrift or foresight, and otc. However, this la not the pressing question. The pro blem is that we have these people* In our community and who Is goinft to j help feed them if we do not It should Also be remembered that each unem ployed man probably represents noma poor care worn wife and maybe five or six innocent Children. As Christ ian people it is our duty to do what vn can. 1 firmly belief help. I M fill remember that those who are down and out are possibly victims of econo mic circumstances or maybe are not endowed with as great business intel ligence and ability as those who are more prosperous. The leading farm ers of ^Kershaw County are good men at hea^rt as well as good in farming ability ? and I am sure will welcome an opportunity to do something to help relieve the depressed condition some people of our community and our nation are in, 4 x Let's everyone of us consider our selves a committee of one to do all we can to relieve suffering or hunger in our communities. Let's not have a single case in our county of a worthy case going neglected. WJith the coming of greater and greater use of "two-horse machinery it is more essential than We probably now realize to get our cultivated fields into proper "shape and size. Instead of having six or eight cotton patches or corn patches, each cut off from the others by a gully or fence or patch of bushes or strip of woods it will be far better to work these over and consol idate them into 8 or 4 fields where ?loss of turning the teams and loss of the turn rows will be materially re duced, This is a major project we can use some of the unemployed labor on. It will help your farm layout and op erations, increase the value of looks of your farm. And at the same time relieve possible suffering by giving employment to the man who really needs it ? thereby enabling him to feed his family. \ I do not want to bo understood as advocating that we put our unfortu nate laborers down on a strictly bread ami meati basis for I am anxious for this class of our people to enjoy as high a standard of living as is possi ble, but the actual condition must be squarely faced and dealt with. Ex perience has shown that it is far bet ter for a man to work for f^od for him and his family than for it to bo given him without work. . Also some of the workman's pay may be made in wood to keep his wife and children warm. Where possible {or practical it would be well to use some amount of money in paying the worker , even though it be a small a mount, because he may need to buy medicine or shoes or clothes. I would apprciate hearing from some of you Ift/rgar farmers as to your reaction to this niggestlon. Let'? everybody do what we can. Respectfully, HttNRY t>. ORft$N, County Agent. m : - i r CmU(? I . The normal temperature of dojpi In ao?l IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY | chool L,ess?n (By REV. P. B. F1TZWATKK D t>.. Mom bor of Faculty. Moody lilblo Institute of Chicago ) - (CS), 1931. Western Newspaper Union ) Lesson for January 17 JESU9 AND NICODEMUS LESSON TEXT? John 3:1-21. GOLDEN TEXT? For God no loved the world thnt ho nave his only l>e gojLton Son, thnt whosoovcr belicvcth In him should not perish, but have ev erlasting life. PRIMARY TOPIC ? Jesus Tells How Much Qod Loves U3. JUNIOR TOPIC ? Jesus' Answer to a Ruler's Question. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC ? Beginnings of the Christian Life. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? Tho Now Birth. I. The History of Nlcodemus (vv. 1, 2, cf. 7:45-52; 19:38-42). The lesson todny has Its peculiar significance In the light of Nicodeinus' station in life. He was a learned rab bi, a doctor of the law, and presuma bly a man of good character. His coming by night indicates Ills timidity. Like Joseph of Arimathea, lie was afraid to espouse openly the cause of the new teacher of Galilee. Though timid, as an honest man, ho investi gated and obtained first-hand infor mation. Because of this information, he uttered tho brave words In tho Sanliedrln against Judging a man he fore hearing him (John, 7 : lo-.Vj) and rendered loving service at tho Lord's tomb (John 10:38-42). II. Jesus' Discourse to Nicodcrnus on the New Birth (vv. 3-17). 1. The necessity of tlio new birth (vv. 3-7). If one is ever to sec or en ter the kingdom of God, lie must lie born again. There can lie no person al choice in tho mat tor. Ilegeiu'ra tlon is the first demand tho gospel of Christ makes upon man. The rea sons for this are: a. The Kingdom of God Is a spirit ual kingdom, therefore there must bo a spiritual birth In order to enter it (v. 3). As we enter the physical kingdom by a natural birth, so we en ter the kingdom of God by a super natural birth. b. The nature which Is ours through the natural birth is radically and es sentially bad (v. 0, cf. Gal. 5:10-21). That which Is born of the fiesh is flesh. In the Galatlan text Paul gives a cata logue of the works of tho flesh. The flesh cannot be Improved (J or. 13:23). In order to enter into tho kingjon of heaven there must ho a nature fitted for heaven. There Is nothing that can ,be substituted for the new birth. Men today are trying to substitute morality and education for the new birth. Nlc odemus possessed these, yet Christ declared that he needed more. 2. Tho mystery of the new birth (vv: 8-13).- 'rtiough tho new birth Is mysterious, Its results are definite. This mystery Is illustrated by the wind. We cannot discern from whence It cometh or wHher It goeth, but we know by Its effects thnt It blows. The fruit of the life demonstrates its na ture, whether It Is heavenly or carnal. We need not to be told that we have had a physical birth for our bodies with their various faculties In exeiclse prove it. Even so, the presence with in us of a nnture which has no affinity for the things of the world, a stroiis affection for God nnd a disposition to yield prompt obedience to bin com mands proves our birth from above. Just as the tree Is known by Its fruit, so testes, desires, and ambitions prove the quality of our nature. 8. The ground upon which the new birth rests (vr. 14, 15). Christ's aton ing death on the cross makes, regener ation possible. He took the place of sinners. His infinite merit was placed to their account. He suffered in the sinner's stead. Just as the Israelites had only to look upon the brazen ser pent In the wilderness, so the sinner needs only to look upon Christ up lifted on tho cross (Num. 21:4-0; John 12:32; II Cor. 5:21 ; I Pef. 2:21). Our salvation cost on tho part of God tho giving up of his only begotten Son, nnd on the part of Christ tho suffering nnd shame of the cross. 4. For whom the new birth was pro vided (vv. 10, 17). "Whosoever be lleveth In him." These verses Kiv"o In n condensed form the whole plan of salvation. Observe : a. Its source ? "God so loved." b. Its ground ? the death of Christ - "He gove." e. It.< recipients ? "Whosoever." d. Its condition ? "Helleveth In him." e. Its results ? "Should not perish? hove everlostliiK life." ' III. Man's Attitude Toward Christ (vv. 18-21). 1. Homo believe and ore saved. Thoso who believe are now free from condemnation. 2. Homo will not believe and ore therefore resting under the condom nation of God. The awful sin which causes men to be "ternnlly lost Is un belief in Christ. The cause of their unbelief 1ft him Is their love of sin. Work and Worry It I* not work that kills men; it ta worry, Work l? healthy t you can ' hardly put more upon a mnn than he can bear. Worry Is rust flpon th<? blade. It la not the revolution that destroys the machinery, but the fric tion. ? Henry Ward Beeeher. ,? . . ' m yUk* i i mo .1 ' V-x? ? ? ? f / k . Overcbm* Diffiealtlft ?"fh? iouV that the Holy Spirit it ^il^lng ^^|>e ^t A tig ht ^ t o ect ^ dlffl Legal Notices. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED ITORS. All parties indebted to the estate of Charlotte Boykin are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties,, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. Edward James Sr. Executor of the Estate ^ of Charlotte Boykin. Camden, S. C., December 23, 1931. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED ITORS All parties indebted to the estate of C. W. Birehmore are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. Eva B. Birehmore, Charles Willis Birehmore. Executors of the Estate of C. W. Birehmore - Camden, S. C., December 23, 1931. TAX NOTICE State, County and School taxes year 1931 payable between Sept. 15th and Dec. 31st. 1931. According to law one per cent penalty will be added to all taxes not paid by .lan. 1st, 1932. l)o:r taxes .?l.l>."> each due 'January 1st, 1932. Any information concerning this office will be ;rivon by mail. When inquiring about taxes please state school district in which you live or own property. Yours respectfully, S. W. IIOGUE, Treasurer, Kershaw County. Camden, S. C. 'Dec. ) 1th, 5931. TAX RETURNS Office of Auditor Kershaw County Camden, S. C., December 17, 1931 Notice is hereby given that the Au ditor's Office will be open for receiv ing Tax Returns from January 1st, 1932, to March 1st, 15)32. All persons owning real estate or personal prop erty must make returns of the same within said period, as required by lav/, or be subject to a penalty of 10 per cent. The Auditor will attend in person or by deputy at the following places in the county on the dates indicated for receiving returns: Bethune? January 13th and 14th. Raley's Mill ? January 15th. We Seville ? January 19th. Blaney ? January 21st and 22nd'. Liberty Hill ? January 20th. .; Kershaw ? January 28th and 29th* All persons between the ages of 21 and 60 years, inclusive, are required to pay a poll tax, and all persons be tween the ages of 21 and 50 years, inclusive, are required to pay 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 mail must make oath to same before some officer and fill out the same in prop er manner or thev will be rejected. B. E. SPARROW, Auditor Kershaw County. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stockholders -of the Fidelty Buildinn & Loan Associ ation will be held at the office of W. I'\ Nettles, on Monday, January 18, 1932, at 0:30 P. M. W. F. Nettles, President CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION ' By I/. R. Jones, Esquire, Probato Judge. Whereas, Janie Wilson madte suit to me to grant her Letters of Adminis tration of the Estate of and effects of John Patterson. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said John Patter son, deceased, that they he and appoa* before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, S. C.f on Jan uary 16th next nft^r publication thereof, at 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 2nd day of January Anna Domini 1932. L. R. JONES, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County Published on the 5th ;ind 12th days of January, 1932 in the Wateree Mes senger an 1' posted at the Court House door for the time proscribed by law. . ...i. , , . , , ...... ? ? *