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The Wateree Messenger Published Every Wadaedhr by CHAfl. V. BIECHMOML Ptoy. .Entered m Second CUee Matter el the Poetofflce at Camden. 8. C. Bnbecrlptton $1.50 'A Year la Advance Wednesday, October 17, 1934 It must be fine to be rich ? up to the beginning of the investigation. Two Brooklyn men traded wives and now each thinks the other is a swindler. Among actor folk marriage is merely aY. intermission' bewteen. lovo affairs. Alienists nevefr agree about ^ criminal's mental condition unless they are paid by the same side. That old biblical rule works both IwaysL Sometimes the s^is off the children are visited upon the ifathers. | a .J^i: . Correct this sentence: ''He wa|s a shiftless loafer before marriage, but is now an industrious and thrifty husband." Political fable: Once upon a time a Congressman voted against a park barrel project which would benefit his distinct. Then there waa the stenographer rwho telephoned Ithe boss she couldn't Work that day because her lips were chapped. A Texas newspaper columnist has quit because he has run out of ideas. He should land a swell job [writing gag3 fan radio cocnediacis. TWO KINDS OF TAX REDUCTION There are two kinds of tax re duction. One may be termed "political" tax reduction. Thi^ the mopt com mon type, is characterized by fi nancial slight-of-hand which at tempts to persuade the public that it is passible to lower taxe3 and at tha same time spernd more money. Ito usual method 13 to give the citi *en back one dollar to put in his pocket ? while smoothly taking two dollars out of another [pocket. To 'provide a concrete example, i/t will lower taxes on real estate a bit, and fit the 3ame time boost taxes on in come, on investments, or on com modities. Then there is "real" tax reduct ion ? a very rare type in these times. It ap|preciates the fact that there u one, and only one way by iwhich government can reduce coots ? ? spending less money. When gov ernment retrenches, eliminates waste, duplication of activity and unnecessary bureaus, the citizen jgeta holiest tax rdeuction. Thajt ds what the country needs now ? and nothing could contribute more to the furtherance of ercov ery. Millions of dollars are going to the tax collector which, if releas ed to private industry, would be used to provide jobs, to raise wages, to pay interest on securities, to provide industrial development. Industry U stagnant today. And the arize of its tax bill, which is still growing, is as much to blaime as any other item. Every worker ? whether he digs ditches or sits in an executive's chair ? is vitally inteirestodi n this. Our whole national future is at Atake. 1 MusfH<liut will curtail employ ment for wotmtem in Italy, on the theory that women with jobs are less inclined to marry. In this country a woman with a job is more likely to have a oharnoe to get marr ?ried, if she iw willing to swjp'port r\ husband. Kecretanty of Oonrumerce Daniel C. Roper diagnoses tlio business situ ation thus: "Rustness follow* n zig zag <y tie. Right ivw it in m<iro zig th?. 1 zag, but you have to ztg before you can zag." That ex plain* everything, if you get what he mean*. Mm ' Intoxicated by moonshine whtaky, Herman Gkmm of Marttoon, 111., Called on a tglrl artd butted his head (through a door panel when rihe rv fiMMtd to let hfcn enter the house. KEEP THE HOMES FIRES "FRIENDLY'' A ^friendly" lire stays inside the stove or furnace where it belongs and serves to keep man comfortable. When fire escapes from confine ment it becomes decidely unfriend ly"! How often fires do becogne un friendly is -emphasized in a report d the National Board of Under writers. "In 1982," It states, "fires caused by stoves, furhaces, boilers and their pdpesv required in a prop erty loss olf $17,916,783. Anothea cause of fire^ which is closely allied with stoves, ds defective chimneys and flues. In 1932 fires originat ing in this i?ay caused a loss of ?$24,702,201. A third contributing cause is hot ashes, cdals and op an fires, which accounted for a loss of $5,002,672. These three alone, with a total of $47,621,556, resulted ir* 11 per cent of the nation's entire fire waste that year." Necessary precautions are simple: Make certain that the stove, furnace aind smoke pdpes are cleared *of fjoipt. Replace worn, broken otr rusted-out parts. Keep burnable material away from smoke pipes o any part that becomes '.xtremely hot. If you aer the "fireman"' in your house see to it that the stove or furance does not became overheated ? use common sense in operating the equipment atrwd never force it. Use a metal container for ashes. Be sure that all open fires are care fully screened. Efficient equipment and careful handling make for economy. Fires are a tremendous and needless ex pense, and everyone must help |;>ay the bilL SAFETY AND UNIFORM TRAFFIC LAWS National uniformity off traffic law and ordinances may come much nearer reality if plains of the Amer ican AfisocitUtiofn of Motor Vehicle Administrate rs prove successful. To promote the use of model traffic standards established by the Nation al Conference an Street and Highway iSafety and sponsored Iby the Unit ed States D apartment of Commerce, the Association hate del emiined .to ask the legislatures of 44 states convening this winter to thorough ly review their existing motor ve hicle codes. This suggestion is sig nificant because the Association's membership is icompoaed of the chief officers of the motor vehicle depaTtmjent^ of 48 states, the Dis trict of Columbia and all the Ca nadian provinces. At its atnnual meetin^iirv (Chicago, October 10 and ll.^BBfsifeociation will recommend drastic cnanges im the requirements for bus and truck ^egi3)btratic(ni Thle adojpftiorn ioff im proved 'standards for drivers' li cense laws, state motor vehicle in spection campaigns and financial responsibility aftatutes will also be arged. No state can be credited with No state can be credited with perfect motor vehicle legislation, and the Association's efforts for improvement have won support in many places, particularly among casualty insurance companies. Ac cording to John J. Hall, tlirector of the street and highway safety di vision Wf the National Bureau of Casualty end Surety Umdorwiit'jrs, one of the chief (benefits to be de rivet! is improved enforcement. "A majority tof the officials and members of the public agree, *' Mr. Hall says, 't'hat the enforcement of existing traffic legislation is weak bocauso many communities aro overburdened with super-annuated rules and regulations. In addition, confused ?tate laws governing re quirements for drivers, for owners, for financial responsibility and for various rules of the road, prompts the average citizen to ask this question: If state government i can not agree, why should I ? A general disregard foir all traffic laws is usually tho result, ami ir. evitaibly leads to serious accidents?" NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I, as Executor of the last will and testa ment of H. A. Martin, will file with the Judge of Proflvate for Kershaw County, my final return on the 19th day of October, 1984 and will on said date apply to the said Judge of Pro bate for a final discharge as such Executor. H. O. GARRISON, JR. Executor of I*ast Will and Testament of If. A. Martin. Sept. 14, 1984. Florence Ellsrrfby, 22, madn the mistake of trying to pick the pock et of the chief of police at T?ceds, Eng., and wm toakato to jail. 4 ' J THE PRINCIPLES OF GREAT NESS A3 nations go, the United States is a very young country. Where <we have 150 yeaa-s 0. history be hind us, other powers have thous ands. Yet no nation can point to a more inspiring past ? or to a history ?which has given finer traditions. America sprang (full-fledged from the hearts and minds of that hand ful of patriots who dedicated their lives to freeing us from foreign (monarchic d<|minat(ion, and fbo es tablishment of a Republic which should have as its guiding princi ples, freedom, equality, the right to own property and the right to hap piness. There is a growing danger that, in seeking to conquer the perplexi ties of the moment ? "casual em barrassment" in the life of a nat ion, to use the great Jefferson^ wrt-ds ? we shall lose or weaken ?some of those traditions which our forefathers bought for us with blood and toil and self-sacrifice. If we solve temporary troubles at the ex pense of permanent blessings, the victory will be hard won indeed. If we tamper with out ideal of frae* dom, the United Sjtates (will have little to look forward to in the future. Every American should resolve, with tha deepest sincerity, to do aU he can to cherish, otpr otect, and to continue those principles of freedom ? freedom of press, of thought, of ireligion; fteedom to do what we will so long as others are not injured by our actions ? which have made our country the greatest of all great natiotns. In ail the weltar of ex periment and criticism that envel opes the entire world, no one has been able to offar a plan of govern ment that gives the <r*?dinary man so much a3 does our* Are the Constitution of the Unit ed States and the Declaration of Independence ? the greatset libert arian documents evor written ? to become dead letters, or are they to | continue to guide us in the f utura ? MARKETS AND RECOVERY Eyery facility that adds to the ease, rapidty arid cheapness of (dis tribution quickens commrverece and increases the sum of human happi ness the world over, accordiln^ to the Grain Committee on National Affairs, which some months ago made a comprehensive survey of farm and market problems. In its reports to Congress it was ioIso declaired that "every ^blunder that slows down or impedes world distribution becomes a crime a gainst humanity." The conclusions of the committee are based on the idea, ttv / generally accepted, that mtan made barriers are largely re spopjible for surplus in one spot and want in another. Legislative tinkering with time tried and efficient marketing ma chinery, including the grain ex changes, has been a detriment to agriculture, instead of a help. The threat of further restrictions caai fterve only to aggravate an already difficult situation. In the opinion of most experienced observers, free and open grain mar kets in this country, and the open ing of export channels closed by political blundering of part year?*, will bring 'prosperity to the Ameri can farmer, and thereby hasten re covery for country at large. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that on* month from this date, on tho 29tTt day of October, 1934, at 11 o'clook A. M. I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Guardian of the persons and estates of Mary Raley, Etner Raley and Loma O. Raley and on tho samo date I will apply to t.h#? Camden, S. C., Sept. 28tli, 1934. said Court for a final discharge atf said Guardian. LOMA II. RALEY, Guardian, Rethune, S. C., R. F. D. Thieves too 120 chickens from T. C. Brunk of Rosedale, Calif., dur ing a night visit awl accidentally droppeda roll of $800 in the chick en houv>. Richard Watson of Chicago is be ing sued for spilling be?r/on Thf/mae Kolloy's troupers, which he borrow ed to wear to a fi*n#yral. Recall**) hn refused to givo her prmmey, Mrs. Olmromce Russey of St. Charles, III., severely burned her J111 4b?ind by throwing acid in his face. ' jt' Ifts! * THE AVERAGE MAN Who 13 the average American? The question was (raised recently by President Roosevelt in his Green Boy speech. " Those who would measure confidence in this country in the future," he said on that oc casion, "must first look oji the av erage citizen." < It has remained for the economist of a down-town firm to look into the statistics and tell us what man ner of perscfri this ''average citi zen* actually -is ? lie appear 3 to b* not all the dissatisfied anti -capital ist. H>e is a person who i3 gain fully employed the greater part of the time Outside of the larger cities every second average mar. owns hi3 own home. The average .family has an automobile. Eight or ten million average citizens own stocks or bonds, and as depositors in our banks ad holders ,of ir.urance policies four or five time3 that number are indirect holdois of se curities. ''The average man," concludes the author of this little statistical study, "is a oapitaJis. He has no patience with socialism or commun ism as he understands these philo sophie3r/ though recently hd has? been taking doses otf both under misleading label 3." It might be well to keep these simple facts in mind. This avsrage (man cannot be very confident if he does not know that he is going to keep his job. He cannot be confi dent if he cannot oount on the main tenance of the purchasing power of (his income. He cannot be confident if he cannot look forward to a measure of security for himself and (his family in his later years as a reward for hard work and thrift. And he cannot ibe confident unless he is assured that business i3 on the mend. ? Now York Herald Tir bune. THE YEARS AHEAD The primary ambition of all ,men is to assure adequate economic pro tection for themselves and their- de pendents in the future. Of the many who aspire to that, few achieve ifo. An overwhelming parcmtalge |Off jnen became penni less dependents in old age, and mu3t be Sustained by relatives ?r organized charity. Many such men were ctnce wealthy. Many more once held good jobs, which provid ed substantial surpluses above tha incline necessary for livelihood. Many managed to build up sizeabla estates, only to see them swept a way by one financial cataclysm or ar.ch.her. Thajt was the case oven jbaforo dojpressiotn, tynd during the last few years an infinitely great er than normal number of people have faced the tragic problem of approaching old-age without money ?r savings. The artrn to be followed in any* savings plan is security, rather than profit ? small dividends (from in vestments which offer maximum protection to principal, are fait1 bet ter than possible largo profits from unsafe investments. Many excel lent savings |piatns are offered to parsons of all earning capacities ? plans which permit ? th9 investment of a dollar a (month of a thousand dollars. Life insurance, through its various types off annuity and in vestment policies, is one of the best, as its fine record (hiring the last five tryfng years has defmon sttratc<L While businesses went under, estates were dwarf ed or dis appeared, and investments that once seemed irobi-clad were swept away, that institution oanried on as usual. Whatever the pdan, ev3ry man should prerare for old age. Dollars that are earned /with comparative ease today will cofrne hmrd Jndaed when the [pfr'tliod of greatest pro> ductivity 'is over. Think olf the years ahead. Lady Say. 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