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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. S! NILBB .KdTtor mad I'ubUahec Published every Friday at No. 1109 Broad Btreet and entered at the Camden, South Carolina postoffiee aa second class mall matter. Price per annum $2.00, payable in advance. Friday, August I, 1930 "You, Not Your Birthplace" (From tiie Bavunnah Morning News) A man who was born in Massachusetts is ti?? head of the American Ixgion in South Carolina. In his address of acceptance of his office ho said, "Yyu tyave shown here today that the Legion knows no North no South." It is high time for people to understand that the place of a man's birth has mighty little to do with the sort of man he is, what he may accomplish for the United States, or for the state to which lie moves, or for the city where lie elects to live. That a man was born in one place rather than another does not make him any less able to serve uny other pice when he becomes a man. There is too much of the idea that one man is better than another because he may have been born in a certain locality. Some men who got into politics make a point of the fact that they were born in the state they seek to represent, that their ancestors for many years were born, lived urnl died there. It is not the place where his ancestors lived, or the place where he was born, that makes a man an able public servant. There is more in the man than in the location his parents picked out, through accident or design, for him to make his appearance in the world. And that's a lesson worth learning. Itlnckwood States His Position. Replying to an editorial which appeared I hi- week ill I lie ^'dial let. Loll News and Courier, in which he was taken to ta>k because be "had not made himself dear icgardiug the prohibition law," Solicitor I bra C. Blackwood, outstanding candidate in the governor's race last night declared emphatically that if elected governor he "proposed to see that this law is enforced without fear or favor." j "1 endeavored to make myself clear on this question in my platform and campaign speeches and declared in unequivocal terms that I favor a vigorous and fearless enforcement of the prohibition law. Tf I am elected governor, I propose to see that this law is enforced without fear or favor. No bootlegger need look for immunity or protection at my hands as governor of South Carolina." Rightfully Happy Just about the best pleased man to be found on the .picnic grounds at MeConnellsville last Tuesday was Hroadus M. Love, genial York county auditor. Mr. Love wore "the smile that won't come off" and the explanation was not far to seek since he is the only courthouse office holder in York county up for re-election this year and who had no opposition. Mr. Love has been auditor of York county for tlx1 past 21) years and no candidate has ever had the temerity to oppose him for that place. This is regarded as being a most unique record and it is doubtful that it could be duplicated anywhere in this immediate section. And, although he lias no opposition, .Hroadus was just as busy campaigning Tuesday as though a score or more were running against him. ? Yorkville Enquirer. [Now doth the boll weevil strut his stuff, and hit king cotton hard and rough; with bill so keen he boreth in, and leaves his mark where he hath been. Then cometh forth the farmer mad. with poison strong and taste so bad, and poureth on the cotton green wherein hi^ weevilship i* seen. But by and by when the boll is ope. ami tor the staple lingers grope. they'll tind the boll half rotten through, and the v !>(;. : and faimei will both be b.u. A:.d when the winning time i* thi fiber awful will appear, the > .\. i : 'he wagon hop*, i ,d knifes ' : . ha.e.- from tip to top. ind draws ' ' i? i eft m a mful ample about two pounds to call a sample. They teareth it apart, look wise and frown, and tell you the market opened way down. Seeds gor.c down too, mills overrun, worth a little hit less than last year per ton. and when you go to cash your ticket at the cashier's little wicket, he'll lok his note list through and through, and tell you yours is now past due; and smile and grin while you turn pale, and he tells you it will take another hale. Joaner and mules were awful high last spring when you had them to buy; the joaner's gone and the mules are thin, and you wish you could trade 'em hack again. T^xes are due. and the supply bill, too, so what in the dickens are you going to do? The corn crop was short by weather dry and hot, and the farmer has surely a devilish hard lot: -RelabJ?-Madison (Ga.) Madisonian. ? The l*i eMM Ih (iiKfed. ' A candidate for governor, making a campaign speech, named four men whom he charged with graft. That .part of his speech wan not quoted in the newspapers. The papers are afraid. The State libel law gaga them. The law was written by rogues and passed with the connivance of the stupid to keep newspapers from criticising politicians. But it does more than that. It keeps newspapers from exposing crooks. And because of it, the people are robbed year after year by bold buccaneers who fear nothing because the papers cannot tell the truth about them. When the people failed to arise in' wrath ami demand the repeu! of that law. they forged chains that will bind them for a generation. They have no champion to protect them from thieves ami tricksters.-Dishonest men whose pockets are full of public money can stump the state boasting of their righteousness and get away with it because the papers dare not tell what they know. The press is gagged and the people have only themselves to blame when their pockets are picked.? Fountain Inn Tribune. Light Itate Reduced. Bamberg.?'Following the reduction in the wholesale electric rute granted to Bamberg when the commissioners appealed to the railroad commission, the Bamberg commissioners have announced a lf> per cent, cut in the retuil rules effective as of July 1st. Wins State Chess Title. Charleston.?F. B. Mailman, of Spartanburg. Thursday won the chess championship of South Carolina. He wound up his play in the annual tournament at Charleston with seven vietories and only one defeat. Anderson < irI Shoots Self. Amiei ~>>n. Leaving a note asking mcmhci - of hei family not to weep, ML's I*ic?-1e Lou Johnson. 24, shot and killed herself with a -hotgun. She wax -aid to ha\e been despondent since her father's death in March. Negro Kills Himself. Anderson.?After making complete plans for the disposition of his property, including the price he thought eueh of his tools ought to bring In settlement of the estate, Newt Ag-J new, 72, negro blacksmith, shot and killed himself. He had been despondent since his second wife, a young negro woman, left him some time ago. Fire in Drug Store. Hartsville.?Trie Boyd Powe drug store at Hartsville, was badly damaged by fire Thursday .which was be[ lieved to have originated in an X-ray | film room above it. Child Drowned in Tub. Josephine Smith, the one-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith, of Kinard, S. ('., was drowned Monday in a tub of water. The mother was working in the hack yard and, missing the child, began a search. The child was discovered head foremost in the tub, which contained hut six inches of water. Packs Knockout Punch. Anderson.?Frank Hancock, 16, packs a knockout punch?especiully when he uses a right to the jaw. In a friendly boxing match he landed on the jaw of Harold Brock, 16, and sent him to the hospital. Brock was unconscious for an hour, and physicians said suffered a slight cohcussion of the brain. Thirteenth Child In Girl Baby. Gaflfney.?The first 12 times the <tork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clanton Clary of Gaflfney baby boys were left. But on the thirteenth visit last week a jfirl. Hannah Marie I Clary, is a welcome addition to the j family. Hitfht of the dor.en boys are , living, the eldest beintf 12. Br id more Trial Set. Greenville? Road Supervisor A. ' Frank Pridmore. charged with the minder of Hitflvwu.x F.n^ineer N'ick Sander-, near Greer, on July 'J. will he tried du i?i? tin1 August, term of general sessions court. Solicitor J. G. l.eatherwood has announced. It is understood that the Sanders family will retain attorneys to assist in the prosecution. 1854 1930 W0FF0RD COLLEGE SPARTANBURG. S. C. A Christian College for the Higher Education of Young Men, offering Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degrees, Pro-iMedicnl, Pre-Engineering, Pre-I<aw Courses, and Courses tn Educ-ation and Religion. Well equipped Laboratories and Library, Ample Dormitory facilities, Voluntary R. O. T. C. Unit. All forms of Inter-eollegiate Athletics. Write for 1930 Catalogue to Henry N. Snyder, President. ?- i i ?????? BANl>JT8 AND OFF1CKR8 Fittlit IN CHKHTKKFf JKLD COlMtV 1 ht; ( hesterfield County hiyhwtyi over half way around the county yesterday afternoon presented a spectacle suggestive of Chicago, when officers chased three gunmen in a Ford coupe in a hail of fuillets from McBee through Jefferson, Pageland, Mt. Croghan, Jtuby and through the western edge of Chesterfield to end in the wood* and thickets about one mile and a half south of town. One man, giving the name Farley Lowe and claiming to hail from Kai' leigh, where he had completed a term in prison for bootlegging, was captured. It is believed another one was wounded in u duel in a cornfield with officer Davidson. 1 he chase begun in McBee at about three o'clock when Rural Policeman Kd. Davidson had his attention at-1 tracted by three occupants of a Ford coupe because of suspicious actions. Calling McBee chief Watts he gave chase and signalled the men to stop, believing them to he bootleggers. Thety put on speed and both cars were soon making sixty-five miles an hour when one of the men in the cur turned and begun firing a pistol at the officers. Mr. Davidson was driving and could not return the fire. Officer Watts fired once at a tire of the fleeing car. Mr. Davidson's car was hit four times, one bullet striking the steel framing of the windshield in line with his body. Had it been an inch and a half higher he would most likely have been killed. ( As the racing cars passed through I Jefferson word was phoned to Page| land and Rural Officer Karl Griffith ! received the information too late to j head them off hut in time to take up | the chase at close quarters and at. tract their fire. His car was hit sevoral times, one bullet missing his head by a few inches. It became cvi; dent to the officers they were shooting to kill. With Officer Griffith on their heels and Davidson close behind, followed by numerous other cars the cars flew through Mt. Croghan and Ruby. Reaching Chesterfield the oulaws turned to the right on highway 95 heading toward McBee again. About : one mile from that town they ditched their car and took ta the woods, closely followed by the officers. Here the outlaws turned and fired on Mr. Da- ; vidson. He returned the fire and saw one man fall. He arose again and cou-1 tinued to run. They were soon lost in thick undergrowth. After several hours of watching and searching one of the party was captured by Mr. Davidson on the Scotch road as he was emerging from a field. This man gave his name as Farley Lowe and claimed he had not done any of the shooting though Mr. Davidson declares he clearly saw him shoot. After considerable questioning by the officers when lodged in jail, Lowe gave the names of the other two as 1 John Mclver and William Paine, both escaped prisoners from Raleigh and safe-crackers by profession. Deputy Clark, who had joined in the hunt, talked to prison authorities at Raleigh, who verified Lowe's story. Lowe further stated that Paine swore he would not be taken alive, and that he had two revolvers and two rounds of ammunition. The hunt was continued until well into the night, many citizens arming themselves and joining the posse. it was oeueveu tney wouia ue captured today since one is believed to be wounded and other one is minus a trouser 1 eg, it being torn off in his mad run through the woods.?Chester fiedl Advertiser. Lumber Man Customs Collector. I Charleston.--F. G. Davies, who formerly was in the lumber business, has formally taken over the office of collector of customs at Charleston. lie was appointed by President Hoover to succeed S. M. Parker, who held the' office for ei/ht years. I .env e Of ficer a Car. I' Police after searching for a on reported stolen, they discovered it parked in the yard of Magi?- j trate Louis, who lives 25 miles from Columbia ?.n the old Monticello road, where it had been abandoned by the j thieve-. Melon Cars Wrecked. Greenville.?-Residents of the Poo Mill community were Riven?or rather took?a Sunday afternoon watermelon treat recently when four freight cars loaded with melons bound for northern markets buckled and left the rails. f Tree Sitter Cut Down. Spartanburg.?Boys of Spartanburg saw to it Wednesday that Roy Waters, 19, would not establish a tree sitting endurance record, for they cut the tree down he was in. . George Bernard Shaw, noted Irish author and playwright, celebrated his 74th birthday anniversary on Saturday, Coin Found in Aaphnlt. Columbia.?A (Spanish coin, dated wan found by Jauk Alliaton, teacher of chemistry in (Columbia high school, in a lump of famous Trinidad asphalt in the collection of minerals of a Charleston family. The lump was inscribed "Trinidad 1H20." Rainbow Vets Elect Jackson. Columbia.? Members of the Rainbow division, in convention in Columbia, with the American Legion, stop, ped their horseplay and frolicking long enough Wednesday afternoon to hold their annual state meeting and to elect J. M. Juckson of Columbia, as their president for the ensuing year. Appointed Clerk to Judge Glenn. Chester.?Federal Judge J. L. Clenn, of Chester, has appointed t'larkson McDow of Charlotte, N. C., his clerk to succeed Thomas M. Brice, who recently tendered his resignation, effective August 1, when he goes to Sumter, where he will become associated with the O. L. Williams Veneer company. Women Make Canning Pay. Bamberg.?Two women, Mrs. Ida Brabham Goodyear and Mrs. Jennie M. Kinney, who converted a home into a cannery and for some weeks have been engaged in the preparation of canned soups, have found a ready market for their product. Many orders have been received from distant points, and inquiries are constantly being received. Newlx*rry Girl Honored. Newberry,?Miss Elizabeth White, of Newberry, who was graduated from John Hopkins University Training School for Nurses in June, has recently been made head of the children'. department at Johns Hopkins hospital, and will assume charge of he Harriet Lane Home where this department is located on August 1, Majestic Program Friday, August TstT ~ An all-thrilling thriller of the world's far away places. "The Girl of The Port." With Sally O'N'eil and Mitchell Lewis. A whirlwind of drama. sudden and terrific as a woman's wrath, ruthless as a woman's love. Also Mickey McGuire Comedy: "Mickey's Mastermind." And Metrotone News. Saturday, August 2nd. The startling adventures of a man who met the ghost of his past on the road to happiness. "GOOD INTENTIONS." With Edmund Lowe, Marguerite Churchill, Regis Tooney, and Hale Hamilton. Also a Folly Comedy "So This Is Marriage." and Aesop Fables In sound "Bugville Romance." Monday and Tuesday, August 4-5. Joan Crawford's most dazzling role, America's danoing daughter goes to work. "Our Blushing Brides". Until you've seen Joan Crawford in the Rasch, Ballet you haven't seen anything. The honeymoon is over when the bride no longer blushes, but toait until you have seen the outstanding feature-talking-picture of the season. It's a sensation, it's stupendous. Also the Golden Pagoda, a Tom Terris Vagabond Adventure series, and Metrotone News. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 6-7. Norma Shearer, Rod LaRocque and Marie Dressier in "Let Us Be Gay" And it tells a plenty! The girl who didn't walk home. She ran. To have and to hold?as long as it lasts. Don't miss itl Also a Jack White Comedy, "Dad Knows Best." Coming Soon: Lon Chaney in "The Unholy Three," Elynor Glyn's "Such Men Are Dangerous". Paul Whiteman's "The King of Jazz. "All Quiet on the Western Front." NOTICE OF ELECTION Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in the Hanging Rock School District Number 27 of Kershaw County, S. C., between the hours of seven in the forenoon and four in the afternoon on the 18th day of August, li>30, upon the question of whether the said District Number*27 shall unite with School District Number 14 for High School purposes; said election will be held at the Hanging Rock School House and the undersigned Trustees will act as Managers and said election will be conducted as provided by Law and only such electors as are qualified to vote in Genera! Klections will be allowed to vote. This election is called pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of the State of South < aro linn enacted March. 1930 (A : ol 1930, Page 1850. Sect.on 1022 of :ht Code of Laws of South Carolina.! FRED GAY, Chairman T. S. BELL, T. S. WILLIAMS, . Trustees of School District Numbe 27 of Kershaw County, S. C. Wants?For Sale WANTED?To rent in Camden, thre< furnished rooms on first floor, suit able for light housekeeping. Cou pie with two children. Write bo: 263, Winnsboro, S. C. 19-20p< FOR RENT?Three connecting room with private bath* Close in. Pre fer couple without children. Tele phone 491, Camden, S. C. 19p< WE WANT you to know that eaci dollar invested in stock of our Nc 16 Series and paid for 78 month ($7R.OO) paid the holder $104.2? The member paying $10.00 eac month received in the OH years $1,042.50. Are you THRIFTY looking to your future? Then buy our August Series stock NOW. Enterprise Building and Loan Association, Camden, S. C. 19tf PASTURAGE.-r.-Our pastures have been recently enlarged, taking in some fine territory. Can take care of twenty-five mules additional. W. P. McGuirt, manager Guignard Plantation. Telephone 148. 19tf NOTICE TO PUBLIC?For the convenience of those who want their vegetables canned I am now operating my cannery and will take care of anything that you will bring in. For further information apply to Winter Greer. Cannery, E. K. Baum, Manager. Phone 325-W, Camden, S. C. 18-20-sb FOR^ SALE?One Kimball piano. In good condition. Only slightly used. Will sell cheap for cash. Apply to 1203 Mill street, Camden, S. C. 17-19pd WANTED?Bed clothing, towels, children's clothes or suitable furniture. Phone 240 or call W. M. Alexander, Camden, S. C. "CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK"? Just compare the General Electric with any other electric refrigerator on the market and you will understand why they now have hundreds of thousands of satisfied owners to their credit?not one of them has spent lc for service or repairs. Camden Furniture Company. FREE to boys and girls. Seud me names of five boys and girls, twelve to eighteen years of age, and receive beautiful gift. T. J. Croghan, 1322 Avon Ave., S. W,,. Atlanta, Ga. 7-21pd THE PENDULUM HAS SWUNGMore homes are being equipped with General Electric Refrigerators than any other make?what a proof that American home-makers buy for merit and dependability, Camden Furniture Company. "A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER"?>Even so, a General Electric Refrigerator rsprcstats the utmost in electric refrigeration, and one of the soundest investments now being offered the public. Let us show you. Camden Furniture Company. WANTED?No. 1 pine logs. Highest cash prices paid; year round demand. Sumter Planing Mills and Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Booth, Sumter. S. C. 1-tf-sb CARPENTERING?John S. Myeri, phone 268, 812 Church Street, Camden, S. C., will give satisfactory service to all for all kinds of carpenter work. Buildirife, general repairs, screening, cabinet making and repairing furniture. My workmanship is my reference. I solicit your patronage. Thanking you in advance. 50 tf. ?T* I Iodine Products Storesj I Specials Friday and Saturday I I AUGUST 1 AND 2 I I FLOUR, Mercury, 24 pound" bag ,..r. aOc II P FLOUR, Lucile, 24 pound bag 4 85c il l MEAL, Fre?h Ground, per peck 35c I i BACON, FAT BACK, per pound Uc ! | LARD, COMPOUND, 8 lb Bucket $1.05 } I LARD, COMPOUND, Bulk, per pound 12V8c II I SUGAR, per pound W .. .5c 11 , j .RICE, BLUE ROSE, per pound 5c IS ! SALT, 10 pound bag, each 20c | SOAP, OCTAGON, 5c size 6 for 23c ! i I CORN FLAKES, KELLOGG'S, 3 for <25c II PORK AND BEANS, 3 for 25c I COFFEE, Delmonte, one pound tan 40c I K I MAYONNAISE, DUKES, half pint 19c ! SALMON, RACELAND, 2 cans for 29c || j MUSTARD, FRENCH'S, 2 jars for i 25c I SWAN'S DOWN, CAKE FLOUR 31c If ! PURE MAPLE SYRUP, Scudder's, Pints 35c I PURE MAPLE SYRUP, Scudder's, Quarts 65c j CHEESE, FULL CREAM, per pound 25c I j WE HAVE A NICE ASSORTMENT OF COLD j | I Visit Our Two Big Stores M 1028A Broad Street 549 DeKalb Street II I. H. F. Evans, Manager T. C. Gladden, Manager j! Nineteen Thirty || a Good Year for Making J Needed Public Improvements 1 ? MODERN PAVEMENTS SEWERAGE SYSTEMS || 1 SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANTS !|j I BRIDGES . SIDEWALKS SCHOOL BUILDINGS j| ~ I TABOR and materials are plentiful. Ex- II JLj perienced contracting organizations j are ready with equipment and skilled 1 men to compete for business. Seldom ji before have conditions been so favorable, |J j for the town that needs improvements. II Take advantage of these conditions! ; PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION }! Hurt Building !{{ ATLANTA, GA. I ' National Organization 11 I $o Improve and Extend the Urn* of OmcrHO' - j j j j I P ORT LAND, CEMENT ?AI CONCRETE I F Q R PERMANENCE!