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The Wateree Messenger ; 1 ? Published Every Wednesday by CHAS. W. BIRCH MORE, Prop. Eitered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice at Camden* S. C. Subscription $1.50 A Year in Advance Wednesday, September 13, 1933 Most pedestrians have little cause to fear the discomforts of old age. When someone thinks up an origi nal movie plot it will be news. Most folks would gladly join the "Buy Now" campaign if they could do the buying on credit. > Why hasn't some Tin-Pan Alley genius written a nice jazzy tune called "The Blue Eagle Blue?," We read that America has about 200 dialects. Radio announcers seem to have mastered them all. Nearly everyone has some claim to distinction. A neighbor of ours brags ? a lot about his tough beard. Now a lot oT people will be bored stiff by neighbors who tell of things they saw at the Century of Progress. Emil Hurgia, new Interior Depart ment assistant, is doing a bit of talk-1 ing now. We t'hurgia" the first time. An English parachute maker's guarantee: "If this one doesn't work bring it back and get another one fret." Metaphorically speaking, a recent editorial writer says: "The President has torn the mask from that Euro pean war debt kite." Those Frenchmen are natural born fighters. More than 23,000 of them have married German girls since the armistice. Professor Tugwell declares that the "brain trust" doesn't exist. We have suspected that the "brain" part of it was somewhat mythical. m READING TRASH Reading of the kind of novels in which most persons indulge for re creation bf time-killing is bad for tho mentality, according to LafCadio Heam, author and critic, who com pares the habit to that of drinking or opium-smoking. ; Reading merely for amusement, he says, helps to pass the time, but keeps up a perpetual condition of dreaming that eventually destroys the capacity for thought. It may be that Heam rather over states the case, but it must be admit - t(Mi that those whose sole object in reading is to be entertained never develops any great mental abilities. This does not mean that novel - Teading is in any way detrimental if indulged in moderation, or as a re laxation from serious study or appli cation. Many if not most of the greatest thirjkers and doers have found mental relief in the reading of fiction. But there are novels and novels. And those who spend all their spare time in dovouring ono commonplace novel after another thereby give evi dence of a lazy and shallow intellect. In order to develop, the brain must have exercise in thinking, and that wholesome exercise is not provided by the kind of novels that most con firmed novel-readers read. One of the strangest onmw of its kind la that of Miss Patricia Maguiro of Oak Park, 111., who has slept for a year and a half. She wan at first fed through the nose, but lately has been fed through the mouth, her liquid diet corvaiating of orange juice, fnilk and eggnogs. Since her long sleep, began her weight has increased from 125 to 165 pound*. Another of life's ironies is seen in the recent death of Allen P. Winslow, famed war aoe, reputed to have been the flret American to bring down a German plane during the war. He was killed by a fall from a third atory hotel window in Ottawa, Canada. CONSTITUTION DAY September 17 marks the 144th an niversaryof the adoption of the Con niversary of the adoption of the Con-, constitutional convention In Philadel phia after nearly four months of de liberation#. In recent years Constitution Day has been widely observed through suitable exercises by schools, clubs and patriotic societies. It is only the truth to say that the average Amer ican is by no means as familiar with this great document as he ought to be. The wisdom and foresight of its authors hav? been amply vindicated throughout the life of the nation. One of the highest tributes ever paid the CcrffSTitution was by the emi nent British statesman, Viscount James Bryce, who in his American Commonwealth said: "The Constitution deserves the veneration with which Americans have, been accustomed to regard it. It ranks above every other written constitution for the intrinsic excell-| ence of it? scheme, its adaption to the circumstances of the pteople, the simplicity, brevity and 'precision of its language, its judicious mixture of definiteness in principle with elastic ity in details." S id el ights About $55,000,000 of government money is to be paid for killing four ^million little pigs and a million sows expecting litters, to reduce the sup ply of pork and raise prices. We may assume that all this money is to come from the well known government "pork barrel." A wolf was strangled by an Ore gan farmer, using only his bare bands. Unfortunately, few of us are physically able lo carry out such a heroic measure when that dreaded animal appears at the door. Esther Brooke, who is classified as a vocational guidace counselor, said a sizeable mouthful recently when j she declared: "The college wpman who succeeds in business today owes her alma mater very little thanks. She is the victim df one of the most perfect systems of unpreparedness and misguidance ever devised." Son Elliott Roosevelt, newly ap pointed aviation editor ^or the Hearst newspapers, says the army and navy need more airplanes. But old Arthur Brisbane, also a I-Iea.T>t oracle, beat { Elliott many years in thinking that up. Speaker Rainey says tKe^i new gov-j emment farm relief policies will make peasants out of American farmers. Well, the politicians have been trying to develop the peasant complex in American farmers for a long time. In 1925 Everett Scott of the New York Yankees finished his world's record of 1,307 consecutive games without a miss. The same year a recruit first baseman started in to beat that record, but didn't know it. A few days ago this 1925 recruit, Lou Gehrig, played his 1,308th consecutive game and has since added a few more to the record. When presented with a trophy Gehrig expressed his appreciation of having a steady job eight years. Ha rely old enough to of the child labor provisions of the NRA codes, 16 year-old Jockr.y Jack Westrope this season has twice won five races in a single day, and four races in another. Out of 691 mounts this season he has come in first 1K1 times, the year's record. Nagging Pains are Warning Signals TEMPORARY pain relief remedies may save you much suffering at tho moment, but putting a mask over a warning signal does not clear up tho condition It was toll ing you to avoid. When periodic palnn, duo to a weak, run-down condition, dlfl trans you, trontmont for tho onuno of tho trouble RbotUrt be #4nrt?d without delay. Tntri* Cxrdtrt to huihl up njrfilnnt tho ?n^rgl r?K ayrnptorwn of ordinary womanly afnnoritn. So mnny women prntno OA ItlMII, It mimt bo (rood to nav# tho wldosproad uno that It ha? today. Hold at drug Moron. Try it I DON'T THROW YOUR OU) ftH0K?} away. Take them to Rowell's Short Shop and have them made as good aR new. All work guaranteed. Rowell's Shoe Shop, one door South of Chronicle Office. A tramp arraigned for vagrancy in Chicago gave his name as Scruffy Snowball Nicholls. Mrs. Hannah Coleson cursed tho judge fluently whem sentenced to Jail for shoplifting in Chicago. Snappy Stuff The secret of long life is hard work and no worry, said Mrs. Calista Fow ler of Elgin, 111., as she prepared to, celebrate he 102nd birthday anni versary. Robert Morris of St. Louis was un hurt when he rolled off the roof of a two-stoiy building in his sleep. Burglars stole a 200-pounjfl furnace fromthe basement of a Salinas, Calif, hotel without arousing anyone. After 59 years o? married life Le vin Young, of Pittsrfield, Mass., was granted a divorce from Emma Young whom he married in Washington. A giant buzswird flew into the windshield of an open cockpit army plane at Colon, Panama, knocking out three of Lieut. Gerald W. McCoy's teeth. M rs. Minnie Coleson of St. Louis won a divorce when she testified that her husband had their maid eat with them and forced the wife to wait on the table. Dr. John R. Carter of Fernadlo, Mich., and hi sdaughters, Lois Jean*. 13, and Robina, 9, roller-skated their way to a Century of Progress. Before the thief who stole an au tomobile belonging to Mrs. Theresa Dearborn, of San Diego, Calif., abandoned the car he filled the gas tank, but a check-up showed two psalms books missing from the door pocket, , Peace officers of the state of Cal ifornia have been asked to keep their eyes open for a stolen hearse, the property of E. Keith Farray of Coachella. Mrs. Robert McWilliams of Chicago testified that her husband took all of her clothes to work with him so he could be assured that she would stay close to the family hearth during the day. En route to jail for his 27th term for robbery, Giovanni' Borri of Venice Italy, lifted the watch of the driver of the motorboat in which he was riding. The police court in Palo Alto, Calif, accepts apples in lieu of cash for fines imposed for traffic infractions. For beating his wife while she was reading a Bihle, James Priest of Kansas City, Kans., was sentenced to attend church twice every Sunday for six consecutive Sundays. Four days after they met, John H. Hutchens of Rich Hill, Mo., and Mrs. Jennie Walker of St. Joseph, Mo., both 81, were manried. 4' While Portland, Ore., sizzled in a temperature of 103, the hottest Aug ust day ever recorded, a boy broke into J. C. Pederson's store and btole a second-hand sled. Messrs. Sniff and Ryrnes s$ell fire insurance at Princeville, Til. When he teased his dope by sticking out his tongue while it was eating, Raymond Missburg, of Bluffbon, In<!., had his tongue bitten by the animal. James Torren of Chicago told Frank A^new ho was "no man be cause his wife wore the family trousers." He received a thrashing and A^new willingly paid a $2f> fine. When R. W. Watson and family of Winnetka, HI., returned from a F,ur< pean trip they found five tramps living in their handsome home. Rebuke<l in court Pierre Tlevilhe, a lawyer in Paris, challenged the judge to a duel and was sent to jail. Pat Jones of Kansas City was marched to a policeman by Dorothy Muse, IK, with hatpin after he had annoyed her. Out of respect for her husband's fondness for birds, Mrs. M. Oibbs or London had a wreath composed of 14 stuffed birds placed on his grave. Suing for divorce, Henry Mallon of St. l/ouis swore for six years beforr his wife deserted him he had washed all the family dishes. Henry Rowland of Brighton, Eng., walkwl three miles In a bartrel when jokers stofe his clothing while he was bathing. ? Announces / O P EN I NG Tfee firm of David Wolfe wishes to announce their Fall Opening DAVID WOLFE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS IN CAMDEN FOR FORTY-EIGHT YEARS AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIS MANY PATRONSFOR THEIR PAST FAVORS AND ASK CON TINUANCE OF THEIR PATRONAGE IN HIS REORGANIZED BUSINESS. HE IS CONT1N. UING IN HIS SAME STAND, WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REMODELED AND HAS RE* CEIVED A New Stock of Fall Merchandise CONSISTING OF GUARANTEED SHOES AND CLOTHING, DRY GOODS, NOVELTIES AND LAD IES' WEARING APPAREL. j WE WISH TO CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO A COMPLETELY NEW SHIPMENT OF Ladies Fall and Winter DRESSES THESE DRESSES HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR BEAUTY OF STYLE AND COLOR AND QUAL1 TY OF WORKMANSHIP. THEY ARE MODERATE IN PRICE RANGING FROM $2.4S to $7.95 SIZES I t TO :>2 Buy at Home? Help Build Camden Prosperity! Patronize Camden Merchants Who Employ Camden Lahor! David Wolfe Same Location: 1042 Broad St. PRATTS Poultry Tonic Stock Tonic All Sizes Also a Complete Line of Fratts Products ON SALE AT' DeKalb Pharmacy NATIONAL FOREST GAME ESTIM AYES EXPLA INEI) Because of some misunderstanding of the recently announced figures containe<l in the so-calle<l national forest "game census," the U. S. Forest Service today issued the fol lowing explanatory statement: "The estimates year by year of game animals on the National Forests are made by Forest /officers on the ground who are familiar with local conditions, and are based upon the best available information. Actual game counts are made in some cases, but these by no means cover all National Forests noi all species. "Marked nicreasos or decreases in dicated from one year to another in a given State, Territory, or Forest may be due in some eases to more leliable information in regard to the number of animals, rather than to a .substantial rhange in nunioei >f ani mals for that locality. This is espec ially true in connection with the est imates on grizzly bears in Alaska for the season of 1932. An actual co^int of bears on Admiralty Island con vinced Forest officers that the esti mated number of bears on other bear range in Alaska should be increased ove the estimates made for previous years, and this accounts fry- the change from 3,000 to 4,500 on the National Forests of the Territory. "Such revision of local estimates in a number ->f cases in recent years, however, would not materially affect the general showing of an increase of approximately 40 percent in game animals for the national forests as a whole, since 192 G." Mr. and Mrs. M. (?. Sanders are spending several weeks in the Moun tains. t '*i ii costs onivf a? much to maintain a concfi* road at tha n?*t b??t<y p?*. Of couria you want Concvi*. * Average for Ten States FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITB THE CBMENT 8F.RVICE MAN, OARB OF: Portland Ciment Association Hurt Bwlldtwfl, Atlanta, Qq. 6 6 6 LIQUID, TABLETS, SALVE, NOSE DROPS Checks Malaria in 3 days, Colds first day, Headaches or Neuralgia >?> 30 minute*. ?*^| FINE LAXATIVE ANI) TONIC Most Speedy Remedies Known. Dependable Ambulance SERVICE KORNEGAY FUNERAL HOME ('hone 103 Camden, S. C. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties indebted to the estate of Will Long are hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. M. M. REASON OVER, .. Administrator of the Estate of Will Long. Camden, S. C., August 30, 1933. CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw My L. R. Jones, Esquire, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Shelly C. Truesdale made suit to me to grant Him Letters of Administration of the F, state of and effects of W. F. Truosdale THESE A RE, THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said 'W. F. Truesdale deceased, that they be and appear before mo, in the Court of Probate, to ho held at Canaren , S. C. on September 1 0th, 1933 next after publication theroof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be grant ed. Civen under my hand, th!s 4th day of September Anno Domini 1933 I,. ft. JONES Judge of Probate for Kershaw County Published on the 5th and 1 2th days of September, 1933 in the Wn'eree Messenger and posted at the Court. House door for tho time prescribed by law.