The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 27, 1926, Image 7
II Mcdowell t
I For Probate Judge i
A MESSAGE TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF I
KERSHAW COUNTY, BOTH LADIES I
J; AND GENTLEMEN I
It it with a great deal of pleasure that I can say to
you that as Probate Judge >1 have served you honestly, I
faithfully and, 1 trust, efficiently. The various reports I
the official accountants now op file in the Clerk's I
of f ice' of'Kershaw County indicate that the conduct of
the office has been that of efficiency. One of the reports
says that the Probate office of Kershaw County
is kept better than a majority of the Probate offices in I
South Carolina. I
More than FoWy-five Thousand Dollars ($45)000.00)
Inheritance Tax, almost entirely on Northern property,
has been placed in the State Treasury through the I
Probate office of Kershaw County for the jbenefit of I
the taxpayers of Kershaw County and South Carolina. I
This tax was gotten only after a hard fight in the I
Courts as the owners of the property wanted the tax
to go to Northern States. Only one (other county of the I
State with alio* their wealth-?Charleston?has made I
| a better showing. I
I have given, my earnest attention and my best I
ability to this office and upon this record 1 am asking I
your endorsement for another term, assuring you that |
your continued endorsement can but accentuate the I
honest endeavor that has been mine throughout former I
years. .1
I will thank you for your support. 1
Very respectfully, 1
w l. mpdowell i
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LIFE, OLD AND NEW
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An Seen by Veteran Physician and
Editor
The current issue of The Calhoup'
Times o? St. Matthews, S. ., carries
the following highly interesting and
entertaining article by Dr. Dreher,
for many years a practicing physLcian,
and also editor of The Times:
Automobiles have done more than
pestilences, plagues and boll Weevils
towards bankrupting a large portion
of the population and lowering business
and other morals. As we all
know, and has been frequently Said,
the motor disease, when once con?
tracted, is incurable. Homes,' savings
accounts, debts, ^summer-resorting,
good rations, fine clothes, stores;
farms, taxes, preachers' salaries, medical
fees, etc., must all go, if necessary,
to keep the wheels turning and
the horn a-honking. 1
G. Arthur Baxter brought the first
automobile to this country. We wonder
if its Wefcds upon the pocketbooks
of the Ruges didn't have something
to do with his migrating to
more enticing financial fields. Dr.
Sturkie introduced the second. It
wasa little red Ford roadster. For a
time, it created such a furor, that he
had trouble patching up complaints
and escaping damage suits. A lad*
once threatened to shoot him because
her mule ran away with the buggy.
Now, there is not a Balama ass in the
county that would cock its long ears
over the singing of the motor. Dr.
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Fairey, who came to town soon after
the advent of the auto was the first
St. tylatthews physician to purchase
one. For several years there was Intense
prejudice agAinst it and nobody
thought then that in a short time
every busted sinner in the whole
country would be sizzing to and from
at 40 miles an hour. 'Even so successful
and well-to^^*~?*B: at the late
O. H. Wienges often remarked that
none but doctors and fools should
own one. ?!$ later on, contracted the
disease in vigorous form.
Think of a doctor practicing medicine
now without an automobile. He
wouldn't have enough-patients to act
as pallbearers at his funeral. ' The
y6ung medicos have no conception of
the hardships of country practice un-l
der the horse and buggy regime. It
makes the old liners shudder to contemplate
those long and weary journeys
during, the hot summer days, j
with the wheels grinding* in the sand, |
knee-deep, the horse washed down in
sweat, or the cold, rainy nights, with
the thermometer ranging aroupd zero.,
Behind weU trained horses T slept'
away many a dreary mite. It' was j
amazing how well they could handle!
the situation and prevent' trouble to
the dHver or to others. I remember
ojiiy once, in a close road, with a!
huge ditch on the side tbnt ^ near-;
accident caused consternation. Mrs.
M. M. Metts and her daughter wg&
coming to St. Matthews. She awoke
me in the nick of time by exclaiming}
"Oh Lord, he is #wig to 'run us in
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the ditch." All of the physicians in
St Matthews kept good horses, as a
rule, though, occasionally, a mistake
was mads ou the peculiar type of ahlmal
for that work. If met easy-goers
they soon got leg-weary. I used to
complain so much of this defect, in
spits of their being kept in the pink
of condition, otherwise, that ) was
often jokingly advised to order ? carIqad
of legs, Dra. Pou and Bates
were lucky in this respect. The former
had a black and the Utter a bay
and a gray that they drove hard for
many years. Dr. Bates was one of!
the best judges of a road horse in
the country; and he had a few that]
were without peers in the business.1
This, in spite of the fact, that he was I
a hard driver. I was much easier
on mine, and yet they didn't seem to
meet the situation half as well.
Probably imagination had much toi
do with it. In those days, I did much
of the work around Jamison, and
used the trains a great deal in order
to relieve the horses. I usually had
a good deal of spare time between
schedules and whiled away the hours
with "the boys"?especially jn the
evening waiting for the night train
which came then, as now, about 9:00
o clock. Claude WanpamAker was
agent and a gay talker for the nightly
crowds which invariably gathered.
Claude was an exceedingly pleasant,
affable, .interesting fellow, though
rather too wild, and his influence was
not the best. He afterward moved
off to Florida and quieted down, I
am told. The last I hehrd of him he
was bedridden with a long and tedious
case of paralysis.
This is a whizzing age. Everybody
is on the run. People are doing
less real hard work, probably, than
ever known. There are more holidays,
more picnics, fish-frys, gadding
about and frolicking generally. Yet
the whole population is in a feverish
rush. On the main highways you
rarely see an automobile driven at a
moderate rate of speed. They are
hastening in every direction and doing
very little after the journey is
ended. Strange to say, the laaiest,
triflingest and brainless bipeds at
home are generally in the biggest
rush when at the steering wheel. The
spirit prevails everywhere. When entering
a store, if alt the clerks are
out they go. If the barber's
chairs are full there is no time, for
delay.
In no department of activities Isj
the change more. marked than in the j
medical profession. Every one of the i
older:?horse-and-buggy physicians'
will .tell you how. patients used to
hang around the office, oftimes, most
of the day until the pill-rpllers have!
in. Before phones and autos came]
.along it was common to get*a message
to "come out sometime todhjlfi
?or equally often, "tomorrow morning."
-You never hear that any more.
All patients are now desperately ill
over the phone and the cry is: "Can
you tomeV right away 7" You fre->
quentiy steam up and fare forth,
breaking speed limits, oniy to find the
patient dead asleep. If, the medico
js busy and says he can't go .on the
minute they ring off and try another.]
In the old days they frequently drove
to the office for medicine?especially
at night. "I will try this and if the
know"?was common. Before doing
this they would poultice and try all"*
sorts of home treatments. Now it is
so easy to hop to the phone that they
generally call when the first pain]
strikes them. To crank upend go for
medicine is almost unknown. I remember
a vivid illustration along thif
line. There was * terrific snow and
freeze. The Methodist preacher, or
jg member of his family, I forgot
Which, at the Bethel church parson-;
age, nine miles up the old State Road,
contracted pneumonia. The phone
lines were down and automobiles,
either could not run or had not appeared
on the scene. At any rate,
they took a shot at waiting three
days rather than hitch Up! a'horse
and brave the snow and ice. There
would have been no "compunctious
visitings". over making the doctor ride
could an easy message have reached
isttBu'
' l]have often been asked the question
how medical fees and collections
compare new with 26 or 80 years ago.
To answer that question Requires a
little explaining. If you will look up
your old bills you will find that medical
fees in country practice: < have advanced
less than any other business,
perhaps, in the whole gsmdt, in spite
-of the Vastly increased expense of
practicing. I had a rather interesting
experience quite recently. One^T my
very best customers had been ailing
for. some time. I suggested that he
consult a Columbia specialist. He
made two trips and paid i^Mollif
fee for examinations only. More than
any annual medical bill that he had
coughed up for his whole family. As
per visit,.the old collections were far
better. In the first~place, the public,
as a rule, was far more conscientious
| about paying their hills then than
In tho second place, notwithstand.
lag the increased expense of automobile
practice, there are more visits
<nfde than with the slower methods
of locomotion. It would surprise
those w}?o still settle in full to know
how many people pay tip doctor just
enough in order to get him next time.
That is one reason why so many, not
only do not care how many visit# you
make, but really expect more than in
the olden days. This is now, always
has been, and always will be the case
with the charity patients, pure and
simple. .* - One
thought more and I must close,
as this letter is already too long. I
don't blame any young physician,
with pep and ginger, gab and gall,
and even a slow average of brain, for
specialising, as so many of them are
doing. Their aun is rapidly rising
while that of the ^general practitioner
is setting with equal rapidity. They
amount to very little any more except
to give emergency hypodermics,
until they can reach the hospital, or
calomel, quinine, and a tonic or two,
in the simplest cases. There are
specialists ^now for every ailment,
from corns on the toes to tumors on
the brain.
'Charged With Murdering Girl.
Greenville, Tenn., Aug. 18.?Bob
Tipton and his wife, Alma Tipton,
were bound over without privilege of
bond to the October term of criminal
court after a preliminary hearing h#re
today on a charge of .murdering Novella
Winkle, twelve year old girl.
Tipton, 48, and hia wife, 40, pleaded
not guilty to the charges of slaying
the Winklei child, whose mutilated
body was found Monday in the subcellar
of their home, near here.. A
great throng, estimated at nearly two
thousand persons, crowded the court
room during the hearing. Officers
were' frequently called in to suppress
demonstrations from the spectators,
among whom intense feeling hostile
to the accused pair was apparent.
His Women Folk Rebellious.
Baltimore, Aug. 17.?While Mrs. I
Theresa Messier, the mother-in-law of
Riclja^d * WVttemore, executed bandit,
w? making an impassioned speech
denouncing his prosecutors at his fphV
oral, His. wife, "Tftger Lil," attempted
to throw herself into his grove. She
was restrained and led away by Wittemore's
father. The Rev. Charles S.
Riggs, Methodist Episcopal chaplain
at the penitentiary, the officiating
mini8tttt..omittacL that part-pf'the burial
service which reads?"God in His
Wise providence has taken the soul of
the departed." "I could not bring
myself to blame God Almighty for
what we may be damned fools enough
to do/' he said after the service. When
the service was concluded Mrs.. Messier
decjared: "They took his* life.
Now I hope tfcey are satisfied. They
broke' his neck, but the ycouldn't
bro)ce his neck, but they couldn't
let my daughter kiss him goodbye
they showed what kind of dogf they
were. Today the angels in heaven
weep. I hope the ones responsible
will find?if they ever attempt to. kiss
their wives?that Reese's spirit Wilt
come between them apd? separate
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j Good Place To Play Golf
Buluwayo, 'British South Africa,
Aug-. 19.?-Wild animals from the
jungles hare been hindering golf in
Rhodesia. Sharp Shooters have been
posted, on some of the links with the
view of shooting away, the pesky
beasts.
At the Wbikie Course a rhinocerous
has been appearing as a natdral hazard,
much to the discouragement of
the players, while two lions have been
seen frequently sauntering about the
links at Beria. One of these wgs
afterward shot by tne men on outpost
duty. ? A i* l'*?vf j,"','ii. :
' Between. Berla ' and Dohdo two
grown elephants and a baby elephant
ttamped onto the main railway line
and nearly wrecked a train. One of
the animals was . killed, ^ and the
"elephant" catcher of the locomotive
was smashed.
Kit hols Farmer Kills Wild Boar
"V Nichols, Aug. 19.-43. <3. Floyd^
Weal merchant and farmer, has the
prise curiosity of the community \ji
his town stables.- Today a wild boar
was captured' with a bear trap near
his .swamp, cornfield last nlght.'XSit
t The ar^mal i wei^hs nearly^ 300
pounds fnd looks like his ancestors
of old that used to roam the woods
during the colonial period.
For about a month Mr* Floyd has
been at hi* wits trying to catch this
boar which was coming opt of the
swamps tearing down, bushels of his
roasting ears. Two brindled dogs
failed when- the boar' killed one and
tore the other up considerably. Twjjfr'J
lopds ofbuck shot were fired into
htt' face wl!thout:ftoppi Mr. r
Floyd secured a bear trap nSar
Myrtle Beach that caught him last
night.
A 19-months old baby girl was the
only survivor of a family of Ave when
the car they were In was struck by a
fast train on a grade crossing near
Dover, N. J., Tuesday.
Adam Burgess, 15, was on Tuesday
sentenced at Welch, W. Vs., to be
hangfcd, after a jury had found him
Jgfaty without recommendation to
jH^gcy, jQf. criminal? assault on a. 9year
old girl. |pH|
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Elected to
U. 5. Senate
Dial?"On the Watch for You"
? Correct?Reliable
, HS HAS BRAINS AND.ENERGY. Look At his past accomplishments,
private and public. Ho can and will accomplish
something for his country if elected.
HE IS HONEST AND PAIR, no doos not make unreasonable
promises for the purpose of influencing votes. Beware of
promises mode on the stump 1 There arc numerous^ onfea now
past due. Dial has no unfilled promises. ...
HE IS RELIABLE AND CAN ALWAYS BE DEPENDED
UPON. Lobbyists have no influence over hira. He fearlessly
stands by what he thinks is right.
HE IS A TRAINED BUSINESS MAN. The Senate of the
U. 8. is a great big business organization where Dial's common
sense and experience are needed*
HE IS A TIRELESS WORKER. When in the Senate he
was often referred to as tho "working Senator from South Oarolina."
His practical ideas and his knowledge of the nfeeds of
all South Carolinians enable him to serve us.
HE IS ALWAYS ON THE JOB. If elected he will be, found
at his post of duty in tho Senate, where the Dial Bervice was
often referred to in this manner: "He attends to all business
that comes to him the same day it is presenw^u pbssible."
HE IS THRIFTY AND ECONOMICAL. During the last
half of his term in office he saved the taxpayer more than any
man in Congress* * - . .
HE "HAS ALREADY MADE GOOD AS A SENATOR.
With his Senatorial experience backed by bis energy and
. ability, he will make a Senator that not only South Carolina
will point to with pride, but tho Nation as well. . y~4
g LETSGET TOGETHER and ELECT DIAL!
South Carolina Needs just His Kind of Man.
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