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The Wateree Messenger ! Published Every Wednesday by CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, Prop. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Poe toffies at Camden, 8. C. Subscription 11.50 A Year in Advance Wednesday, December 21, 1932 Congress being in session again, the country may begin to breathe a bi? harder. Perhaps <we shouldn't condemn & crook after all. Maybe it's only his natural bent. There appears to be no tariff on the wool which politicians pull over the dear people's eyes. One trouble with the new deal on war debts is that European nations want to pick their own hands. Minnesota proposes high taxes on skins. In the case of many, taxes have already taken the hide off. The president-elect is still a little unsteady on his legs, but he will not be classified as a political lame duck for quite a while. Having made no suggestions about ending the depression heretofore, w? are constrained to recommend the hanging of all economists as a starter. Colorado is demanding a simpli fied form of government. All states should have it if things are to remain in control of simple-minded politi cians. CHRISTMAS Throughout the Christian world Christmas is celebrated in commem oration of the birth of Jesus Christ although the day or even the year of that event is not definitely known Observance if Christmas was first pflVially set for December 26 by Pope Julius, in the fourth century probably because certain pagan fes tivities were held at that time of the year. Even to this day many of the cus toms w" * j Christmas gins. This may be accounted for by the fact that early missionaries did not disturb the harmless native cus toms of their converts to Christian ity, but gradually merged them with Christian observances. Thus the giv ing of gifts, the decorations of holly and mistletoe, the feasting and oth er features of Christmas celebration are of very ancient origins. Christmas, therefore, may be said to have a double significance ? one religious, the other social ? the lat-J ter perpetuating the customs of many peoples. It is the world's most widely observed holiday, and Its social ob-j servance is by no means confined tc adherents of Christianity. No day is so generally pervaded with the spirit of "peace on earth, good will toward men." While there has long been a tendency to com mercialize the Christmas season, It is marked by much genuine charity and kindliness, and the cheery greet ing "Mery Christmas" is usually r sincere expression of friendliness and good wishes. season pagan ori ROOSEVELT'S AIDES Ab this Is written no information has come f^rom President - elect Roosevelt concerning the cabinet ap pointments, bu^ |he has let it be known who will compose his White House secretarial staff of three mem bers. They are Louis M. Howe, Ste phen T. Early and Marvin M. Mcln tyre, all former newspaper men. Howe has long been associated with Governor Roosevelt and has been his private secretary at Albany, taking an important part in the governor's campaign for the presidency. He wil live as well as work at the White House. ' Early is a descendant of General Juba! Early of Confederate, famo, and covered the Navy Department for the Associated Press when Roose velt was assistant secretary under Wilson. Ho also accompanied Roose velt during his vice-presidential cam paign in 1920. Mclntyre was once with the > Washinton Timos and during the war had charge of the Navy's press rela tions, thereby coming into close Con tact wlththe future president. For a ' yeir Mclntyre has been Roosevelt'* press representative aitit was very fcetivs during the recent campaign. With these three able and expert' enced newspaper men as his secre taries, it is believed that Mr. Roose velt's relations with the press will bp #11 that ?ottld be desired. large quantities of mail are being received at the White House for Ifr. Roosevelt already. Probably from de serving democrats who want to be postmasters. Comptroller-General McCarl rules that all veterans are entitled to the three and a half per cent, interest rate on bonus loans, even though i early borrowers agreed to pay four and a half? A victory for the vet i erans! Some will gain almost a dol I lar by the ruling. | Autobiographies sometimes con tain much that is interesting and much that is true. But too often the true part isn't interesting and the interesting part isn't true. And much that is omitted would be both inter esting and true. THE FEDERAL BUDGET Following a Federal deficit of 2,472 million dollars last year, it is estimated that the deficit for the cur rent fiscal year will reach 1,146 mil lion, in spite of increased taxation imposed by the last session of Con gress. For weeks President Hoover and his advisers have been wrestling with the difficult problem of making endr meet, and in his annual budget mes sage to Congress recommendations of a specific nature were made. Economies proposed by the presi dent would effect a saving of somr i 500 million dollars some of the largei items being a reduction of 127 mil lion in pensions and other allowances to veterans, 180 million in road ap appropriations, 148 million less for public buildings, 55 million less foi Federal employees, cuts in Army and Navy costs, less money for the Farm Board, Hoover Dam, and river and harbor improvements. But even these economies, if ap proved by Congress would still fall far short of balancing the budget, so the president recommends the impo sition of a general, sales tax of two and one-fourth per cent, estimated to raise 355 million. He made no men tion of the possibility of legalizing beer and imposing a tax thereon, as is being proposed by Democratic leaders. Whatever else happens, it is cer tain that there will be a considerable increase in Federal taxation next year, and the manner of levying i i will be the subject of some lively con troversies during the present session of Congress. SOME BAPTIST FIGURES Statistics contained in the recently issued Southern Baptist handbook have been widely commented on, es pecially in the South, and it might be interesting to compare some of the figues contained in that official publication. They give some idea of how the depression is affecting th< religious zeal and spending habits of an important American denomination According to the handbook, South era Baptists contributed lesa than 33 million dollars to their church last year, a decrease of 13 per cent from the previous year. A more fa vorable showing is made in member ship matters, however. There was e gain of 94,288 members, the largest gain since 1923, while gains were re ported in the number of churches and Sunday schools for the first time) since 1925. The gain in Sunday schoo1 enrollment was one of the largest ever known in a single year. But in spite of numerical gains j the financial showing is disappoint ing to the authors of the handbook who point out that while, the mem bership of 8,944,566 gave less thar 33 milion dollars to the church, they spent more than 85 million for mov ies, about 35 million for soft drinkr and chewing gum, 40 million for to bacco and mn'o than 43 million for cosmetics and other beauty aids Which leads Dr. Alldredge, secretary of survey statistics to exclaim, "Go* pity and help us!' We don't know how other churcher would stack up in comparison witl the above showing, but w< imagine their habits of giving and spending would average about the same ar those of the Baptists. Folks will havr their little luxuries when possible sometimes, wo fear, even at the risk of neglecting their church obligation;* And how to change their ways in thir respect is a real problem. SNAPPY STUFF Twenty-eight trampn lodging In the poorhouse in Newmarket, Eng. were invited to the wedding of MIrr Dora Buckler and Charles A. Birch M. C. Morlin of St. Louis wan suef1 hy a dentist for a Ret 6f faiRe teeth he refuRed to pay for. Eight years after losing both arms in an accident, Alfred Thomas, of Port Smith, Ark., learned to wielc his knife and fork with his toe*. KITCHEN CONTEST CU)^., The Idtchen contest . proved to b? one of the most interesting contests held for Home Demonstration Club women during the past year. At the beginning of the year 24 club mem bers joined the contest, and moat off them improved their kitchens by re arrangements to save time and steps Other members caught the contest ants' enthusiasm and 180 women re arranged their kitchen to make the/ more convenient. Many kitchen cab inets have been made, and 4 home made sinks have been put in. Miss Harriette Layton, Asst. Stat Agent in charge of Women's work from Winthrop College, spent lar. Tuesday and Wednesday in the cour ty assisting Miss Sadie B. Craig, th home agent, in scoring the kitcher It was remarkable that so many im provements were made for such i small expenditure of money. Mrs. J. J. Young of the Midwa* Club won first prize. She ceiled he kitchen, had a cabinet built in an< convenient shelves built, a sink pu' in and the windows and doors screen ed. In fact, she has a completel' new kitchen for $11.95. Most of th carpentry was done by Mr. Younp thu" eliminating that expense. iC^cond prize was won by Mrs. E E. Truesdale of the Lugoff Club. Mrs. N. P. Gettys of Lugoff clul won third place. Honorable mention goes to Mrs. A A. West and Mrs. H. H. West of Mid way club. Both these ladies improv ed their kitchens by rearrangement and by building in convenient shelves Neither spent any money. The contest has proved so helpfu1 that the women are asking for an other one next year. Will you walk into my kitchen Said the lady to her guest 'Tis the handiest little kitchen You have ever seen, I guess. The table has its rollers Which makes it easy for me To roll it where its needed And it saves steps too, you see. Over there's the corner cupboard Over here's the homemade sink And here's the new ice box That keeps our food and drink. Many new shelves have been added On which to store my things All this saves time and energy To give to worthwhile things. My kitchen work is cut in half I am glad I joined the contest I now have time to read and sew I And then some time to rest, i Umbrella Nothing New Joseph Hanway was the man who brought umbrellas Into common use In England. The British museum has a carving showing an Assyrian king leading troops Into battle while car rying an umbrella. Date, 700 B. 0. A woman telephoned Director O H. Koch in Dallas, Tex., recently, saying her cat had died and she wanted the city to cremate it and re turn the ashes toher. On James Sheldon, when he was ar rested in Chicago, the police found 400 stolen packages of cigarettes hf was trying to sell. Mrs. James Hirsch, of St. Paul Minn., had her husband arrested foi cruelty because he struck her for talking to him when he was listening in on his radio set. In a divorce suit in Los Angeles, Charles Falk explained that a shoe in the hands of his wife is a danger ous object. Magistrate Julius Jacobs, of Liver pool, fined his son for violation of an automobile ordinance and then paif the fine himself. "Why, he even staggered in hif speech, " said Policeman Michae Kane of Thomas Benton whom he hj arrested as disorderly in Gary, Ino After seven months with her se\ enth husband, Mrs. Etta Stultz, o Ottawa, Kan., has filed suit for di vorce. Sued for debt, Charles Yorke o Chicago testified that his wife ha< an income of $2,600 a year ago, bu he "never saw any of it." When Jacob Calendar of Chicag< testified in court as to an accident he said he could not remember th date. Alexander Baker's defense to th * charge of stealing a bicycle in Nor wich, Eng., waa that he stole to es cape marrying a widow who wan courting him. William Adams, a well-known er plorer, of Ely, Eng., has settlp down for the reat of hia life with 8! cats. With tho recent release of a wo man prisoner tho Lawrence Count; jail, at Walnut Ridge, Ark., is omptj for the first time In three years. A voluntary martyr for the we cause, Joseph West of Jollet, 111 asked the police to lock him up.unt>* legal heer returns. When Joseph Zeil, of Milwaukee missed his first meal at home In 20 years, his wife asked police to searo? for him. ?r* Walter Rowe of CMcagogaA. fykf i ';I>obk ! in' which' h6j*' husban< haa >Wddtoi $7M. "* ?''* ' The account of an automobile acci dent as given in a court trial , at which he was a juror was so vivid that Walter H. Kieckhafer of Osh kosh, Wis., fainted. ? ' * The members of the Jonathan Greek Church, hear Calwell, 111., are keeping warm at evening and Sun day services by using corn as fuel. Mrs. Beverly K. DeTarr of Lo Angeles has for the third time mar ried a brother of her divorced hus bands. Because his divorced ^fe refuser to kiss him, Teddy Knauss of Clevr. land broke 14 windows, three lamp" and pulled down all drapes and cur fains in her home. A $10,000 damage suit has beer filed iby Mrs. Caroline Barker o Kansas City against her son, becaus he refused to heed her back set protests and slow down their car. Representative A. Piatt Andrew" of Massachusetts, is the owner of ai Alsatian violin constructed of f boxes and strung with horsehairs. Charles W. Morrill of Bronson, Me. has used the same briar pipe for 60 i years. George Clark of Porterfield, Calif, told police that thieves visited hie place one night recently and har vested his entire crop of beans. For two years and five month? Patrollman Paul G. Woiford of Sy> cuse, N. Y., had a fractured skull but only recently did he find ou' about it. Charging her husband had ceasec to "worship her gray hair" as h avowed in ardent wooing before their marriage a year ago, Mrs. Hat tie H. Musgrave, 71, of Kansas City Mo., is seeking a divorce. Neither food nor clothing could br taken to needy families in Lafayette Ind., because a theief stole the Sal vation Army's only truck. Build Up Health and Paint Go Away WOMEN who suffer from weak ness often have many aohes and palna which a stronger state of health would prevent Women In thla condition should take Cardul, a purely vegetable tonlo that has been In use for over 60 years. Take Cardul to Improve the general lone of the system In cases cf run down health and "tired nervea." Women have found, In such cases, that Cardul helps them to overcome pains and make the monthly period* easier. CARDUI la saf? and whole some for women of all ages. Try It I Notice is hereby ffiven, that after the 31st day 01 December, 1932, no discount will be allowed on the payment of City taxes for the year 1932. All Citj taxes paid between now and December 31st, 1932, will be subject to a one (1%) per cent discount. J. C. BOYKIN, Clerk and Treasurer. Camden, S. C., November 25, 1932. Subscribe to The Messenger Kershaw County's Oldest Newspaper Leaks Guaranteed Stopped When others fail then call M. E. Forte and have that leak stopped. Talkjls Cheap but it pays to stop a leak. Leave word at the Messenger office. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Schedules from and to Camden, S. C. Corrected to November 6, 1932 Arrive Between Depart. 6 11:27 A. M. pastern Cities ? Florida 11:27 A. M. 10:17 P. M. Eastern Cities ? Florida 10:17 P. M. 4:03 P. M. Florida ? Eastern Cities 4:03 P. M. 7:24 P. M. Florida ? Eastern Cities 7:24 P. M. PULLMANS? COA CUES? DINERS. For further information, tickets and reservations call on Ticket Agent. 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