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The Wateree Mt? eager k Published Errry W?dM?d*i f.bf CHAM. V.BIBCI?0?%Pi??. btmi u Second Ckai Matter al tk? Postofflc# it Ciadw, 8. C. Babaeriptloa H J? A Y? * ia Adrw Wednesday, October 24, 1984 Two can live as one if the gov ernment feeds both. Price fixing is a fine idea for everyfbody exceoxt the con-jumer. To make the winter pass quickly simply negotiate a note due in the early spring. Anyway 'Admiral wasn't bothered by bores asking "Is it cold enough for you?" Americanism: Reducing tl.e pro duction of everything, so that ev erybody may have plenty. When there are fools with money in the pairty is also when the gold digger takes her pick. Isn't it a bit egotisical to think the fittest survive just because we happen to be among the survivors? There may be no harm in play ing (bridge on Sunday, but the way some play it is a drime on any day. And then there ar those who think a President of the United States is further dignified by con ferring on Mm an honorary college degree, or making him a Kentucky colonel. / Postmaster General Farley ac cuses Senator Reed of playing po litics by accusing Farley of play ing poJit^lcsi. Who would have dreamed it of either? i PAYING RANSOM MONEY When a person is kidnaped, it ia only natural that h-elativee should be willing to pay any amount they are able to ratae in order th&t the loved one might be returned to them. Kidnapers know this, and that is why they ply their nefarious trade. < If it were made unlawful to make transom (payments, and the making of them construed as "compounding & felony", it would remove the in centive to kidnaping. I na recent Canadian case the authorities step ped in and forbade the payment of ransom by the victim's relatives. When the criminal 3 found ;th?t no money was forthcoming they turned the man loose, not desiring to add the cricne of murder when they knew there would be no profit in it. At first glance it may a(ppear a harsh procedure to prevent the pay ment of ransom to obtain the re lease of the person hekL But it seems to bo the only way in which this meanest of crimes can be stamped out. Each (payment of ram 30m en couarges further kidnapbigs, be cause desperate criminals will al ways take ai chance at boating the law when there ? a probability of obtaining large sums of money as rewards for their crimes. WILL NEVER BELIEVE Yes, we'll believe whiskey ia a good thing when we find: People turning to drunken doctors for their family physicians; when we see drunken school teachers, either men or women, chosen as teachers for our children; when we see people riding ok passenger trains qpprated by drunken conductors a?*l engi neers; whey we urge the dflver of buAses to take three or four drinks before wo start on a journey with them; when we see bankers em ploying clerks who go to their work drunk; when town J and cities nhow preference for drunken firemen and policemen; when we think it the right thing for preachers in (pulpits to take their drams; when we see women drunk without feeling re gusterf, and when we elect lawyers as judges on the bench totoauM they are good judges of likker, when we (hear parents preferring drinking Jvufrtwndx for their daughters. ? ? Yorkville Enquirer. Aut<v? in the United States 1 we over 14 ,600, 000, 000 gallons of gaso line a year. ........ POLL OP EDITORS Recently the National Industrial Conference Borfrd ? sent question naires to 12,076 newspapers, ask the attitude of their respective communities toward certain import ant public questions. More than 5,000 replies were received, some of the results being as follows: Does^your community favor v gov ernment competition wit the trans portation business? No, 8 to 1. Does it want the government to go into the power business? No, 3 to 1. Should J the! goverrpnent be per mitted to manage private business? No, 18 to 1. Should the government exercise production control? No, 8 to 1. Should there be government price fixing foor industry? No, 5 to 1. Should the government enforce codes for business through court proceedings? No, 4 to 1. Should the national debt be in creased? No, 9 to 1. Should Federal payroll bo re duced? Yes, 8 to 1. Should empolyees of New Deal Agencies (be placed under Civil Service rules? Yes, 4 to 1.' Should there be some compulsory system of old a(ge (pensions? Yes, 2 to 1. Several lother questionj were asked, but the foregoing will give a good idea of the attitude of the public, as it is seen by this large group of editora. A SAFETY PLEDGE Safety organizations throughout the country have long made appeals to motorists in an -effort to promote the haibit of careful driving, to the end that the appallling loss of life through prevantable accident may be reduced. Unfortunately these appeals see Unfortunately, these appeals' seem to fall upon deaf ears, as the 1934 record of fatalities and injuries in automobile accidents seems destinde to reach new high figures. Still, the effort for safety must go on, in the ho\pie that some good may re sult. A recent safety pamphlet con tains this pledge, to which every motorist might well subscribe : 1. I will obey all of /the rules of aatfe driving all of the time. 2. I will deny the use of my car to anyone who forgets even a part of those rules a part of the time. 3. I will set an example of high way courtesy. 4. I will uphold the authorities as they endeavor to protect life and property from the incompetent and careless. 5. I will aid m arousing public opioion to tfie ,point where it will insitst that something effective be done immediately to stop this slaughter on our streets and high ways. WORKERS ADD PROTESTS Complaints from manufacturers and merchants against the govern ment's program of establishing fac tories, in which persons on relief may make clothing furniture and many other larticles^for the use of themselves and others ^now unem ployed, have been hearoTfifRMy in increasing volume. Now some of the labor unions are joining in the protest, on the ground that it will interfere with regular employment for persons who now have jobs. At the Amer ican Federation of Labor convents ion in S<an Francisco, T. E. Rickort, a spokeman for the Unitod Gar ment Wlorkers of America, laid the matter (before the assemblod dele gates, with a statement in which he saidt "For the government to enter the garment making trades in making overalls and shirts is merely taking "people off relief and putting into the relief lines In their stead gar ment workers now em/ployed. Gov ernment com|>etition in our indus try is detriments 1, and if extended might become ruinous.'' In the opoinion of many thought ful observers the tendency to enter fields heretofore occupied by pri vate business is one of the princi pal causes of the lack (if confidence exhibited by industry generally. No private (hhisiness can compete with govermntfnfc-owned enterprises which pay no* taxes, need to make no profits, and are not even under the necessity of being oelf-sttstaln ing. When * government enterprise loses money the deficit is made up by the taxpayer*, often largely by the very persons whose private businesses are injured, if not ruined, b/4 |fcl0 unfair competition. ADJUSTING BANKING TO CHANGING NEEDS By ROBERT V. FLEMING Vice President American Bankert Association BANKERS recognize that changing conditions require new methods of doing business. However it la their responsibility to retain those es sential and Bound financial princi ples upon which this country was founded and has grown to be what is still the richest aat.'on in the world. * Many of our dif ficulties have arisen from lack of confidence and R. v. FLEMING fro" misunder standing. There fore it behooves the banker to bend every effort to create a better public understanding of sound banking and thereby bring about that united effort and cooperative spirit which will has ten the day of national recovery and restore to the banker the confidence of tho public to which he is entitled. As an approach to the realization of this ideal, bankers should carefully scrutinize every application for a loan to Bee if it is bankable and, if It 1b not in bankable form, then make fur ther examination to see if the loan can be made so, in order that the uses of credit may be stimulated. Explaining Loan Factors to Customers Wo must not expect our customers to bo bankers and understand all the fac tors which wo must consider before granting a loan. If we find that a loan Is not, and cannot be made, bankable, then 1 thin: we should take pains to explain to the applicant tho reasons why it cannot be granted. There are other measures which I think it Important for the banker to undertake in order to eliminate the misunderstandings which have arisen and overcome tho sentiment which exists. Under present conditions we have to operate under many laws and regulations, and also watch what fur ther legislation Is being proposed which affects our methods of operation and may not be in the best Interest of the communities we serve. Nowadays it seems at times we must alt with a law book in one hand and a book o' regula tions in the other in order to make cer tain we are discharging our dally duties and functioning strictly in accordance with 4ho law. All of this Is very try ing, yet 1 think in the end we shall be-^ come bvtter bankers. I believe it is the duty of every banker today to endeavor to under stand tho public he serves. In addition to his dally duties, trying as they are, he should participate in the activities of his community, so that, with the fund of information available to him, he may be as helpful as possible in all public and civic matters. COMPTROLLER COMMENDS INSTITUTE OF BANKING WASHINGTON. D. C.? The Ameri can Institute of Banking, said to be the most successful project of Its kind in the field of applied adult education, has performed a valuable function in< training bank clerks for "sound pub lic service as well as personal success," J. F. T. O'Connor, Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, said here in a recent radio address. The institute Is a section of the American Bankers Association. "While Imparting useful knowledge, it has Improved the morale of banking personnel and has stimulated in ita members an Intelligent interest in na tional and international rfionetary problems," Mr. O'Connor said. "Its courses cover a wldo field in banking. Among tho subjects, one finds Bank Organization and Operation, Commer cial Lav, Negotlablo Instruments Law, and Economics, in tho Pre-Standard Division; followed by such subjects as Money and Banking, Credit Manage ment, Financial Statement Analysis and Bank Management. In tho Standard Division. "Each and every subject Is ono which 1b necessary to a knowledge of banking. Howevor, tho Institute does not stop here, but encourages graduate Btudy in Corporation Finance, Trust Service, Farm Credit Administration and Busi ness Forecasting. Again It emphasizes in special courses the Importance of the less technical hut highly beneficial study of Constructive Customer Rela tions, Banking Fundamentals an^ Pub lic Speaking. No comment Is necessary on these courses: their valtn is at once apparent." I BOOKLET ON FARM CREDIT A booklet hos boon published by tho Agricultural Commission, American Banker.. Association, on "Factors Af fecting Farm Credit," for the purpose of furthering on a national scalo the taking of farm Inventories and the making of crodit statements as spon sored by tho commission In cooperation with the stato colleges of agriculture and tho U. S. Department of Agricul ture. Tho goal Is hotter relationships between farmers and tholr hanks. Tho booklet is devoted to the type" of loans generally required by farmers, the rieei for farm oredlt, how it can be obtained, when it Is safe to borrow, what principles to follow to establish credit i* advance of needs, and how both the lender and borrower are interested k sound, prodnctlvs tar m srsdli. j p. ~~ RED GROSS AGENCIES SAFEGUARD HEALTH First Aid> Life Saving, Nursing Care, Promote Health and Safety Five outstanding services make up the health-conservation program of the American Red Cross, according to the annual report just lssuod In Wash ington. These services are first aid and life saving, which together have trained more than a million persons; nursing, with an active enrollment of [ 36,133 registered nurses; Public Health Nursing, conducted by 750 nurses in 424 chapters last year; and Home Hygiene, which has taught more than 700,000 men and women simple ways of caring for the sick at home. "The achievements of the Red Cross in public health nursing place it among the leaders in this field," said James L. Fieser, vice chairman in charge of domestic operations. "This Bervice was organized in 1919 to meet needs developed by the World War and the ravages of the flu epidemic which In 1918-1919 took so great a toll of life. "Since that time Red Cross nursing services have been pioneers in more than one half of the counties in the United State. Many services we estab lished were taken over later by civic, state and federal agencies, and the Red Cross continues to establish serv ices in other new fields. Red Cross nurses made more than a million visits to patients last year, and 629,025 chil dren In schools were inspected. "Red Cross courses in home hygiene and care of the sick are especially im portant in times of depression, becautfa they teach families to maintain hy gienic conditions in their own homes and to recognize symptoms of illness early enough to prevent serious con sequences. "Our courses in first aid have been Instrumental in saving lives of the in jured; in safeguarding the accident victim until the physician arrives, and In reducing time lost by workers In factories, mines and other industries. We are also giving the course exten sively to police and fire departments throughout the country, and to state highway patrols." t Everyone is invited to join the Rod Cross during the annual membership roll call which continues from Armis tice Day to Thanksgiving, to have a part in the health program and the humanitarian services of the Red An Army of Goodwill When members of the Junior Red Cross learned that schoolbooks had been destroyed In the Kentucky floods last August they gave $100 from the National Children's Fund to buy new textbooks for use' in the schools. The maximum membership for the Junior Red Cross last year was 7,350,280, an Increase over the previous year o * more than 250,000. They carry on civic and service programs in their own communities which each year bring comfort and pleasure to thousands of needy and unfortunate people. An in ternational friendship is built up through correspondence with Junior Red Cross members in foreign coun tries. To Teach Water Safety Life saving services offering train ing in first aid methods for swimmers have been carried' :On by the Red Cross for two decades. In 20 years, life saving certificates have been awarded to more than a half million people who are In terested in water aports. I^ast year chapters Issued 72,503 life saving cer tificates. Tho Red Cross enrolled 3,802,384 members in Inst year's roll call. Join In the 1934 roll call ? Armistice Day to Thanksgiving. Thousands of Women Benefited By Cardui The benefits many women obtain from Cardui give them great con fidence in it. . . "I have four chil dren," writes Mrs. J. L. Nojred, of Lagrange, Ga. "Before the birth of my'childrpn, I was weak, ner vous and tired. I had a lot of trouble with my back. I took Car dui each time and found it so help ful. Cardui did more to allay the nausea at these times than any thing I have ever used. I am In very good health and believe Cardui did a lot of It." . . . Thousand* of women teatify Cardol benefited them. If It dot* not benefit YOU, oonxult a phyelolan. NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE Notice m heret>y given that one month from this date, on the Mth day of December 1934 at 11 o'clock I will make to the Probate Court of Kershnw County my final return as Administratrix of tho estAte of L. C. Parkor, deceased , and on the >ajne date I yill ftp<ply to ?ho said Court for a final discharge .as said Ad -ninistratrix. ELIZABETH PARKER, Administ.rtrix of the Estate of L. C. Parker. Camden, H. C., Oct. 20, 1934. Automobile* roflijterrtd on Janu ary 1, 1084, numhored 33,562,059 a decrease as compared with the W ginning of 1933, AMAZE A MINUTE SCIENTIFACTS BY ARNOLD YARN 2 5,000,000,000 MILES LONG/ n;: ccrrow YARN SPUN IN LmCcAND IN A YEAR WOULD STRETCH TO THE SUN AND BACK 135 TIMES. let FOP'* E - Freezing water when con. EXERTS A T f_ ?> R : r I c PRESSURE,- Ovf ^ A TON PER SQ. INCH. World increase The population op TV'? 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