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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE < . D.'NNLM..MUr wl MMa Pi.kU.W4 n?; PiUar *t If*. UM Broad Street and entered at the C*na? den, South Carolina poitofft$9,p aa second class mail aaatter. Price par annum $2.00, payable In advance. Friday, August 14, 1921 There in a steady and insistent demand growing among all classei of the state to request the governor tc halt the issuing of any further bonds for highway building in the near future. With taxes mounting higher and higher and business at a lower ebb than in many years, it takes no Solomon to see the wisdom of this move. The Farmers and Taxpayers League of .South Carolina are working along the right lines and can accomplish great good if backed up by the masses of the people. Many useless boards and offices could be abolished and saluries cut if designing politicians can be kept out of the ranks. Chief W. F. Nettles, of the Camden Fire Department, requests The Chronicle to state that there is a standing reward of one hundred dollars to be paid to the party or parties furnishing sufficient evidence to cpnvict anyone found guilty of turning in a fal?e fire alarm. This practice has been a source of annoyance for many years to the firemen and only recently occasioned a lengthy and useless run in the early hours of the morning. It is' not only annoying, but exceedingly dangerous and citizens should lend a hand in helping put a stop to it. "Good Times" Herbert Hoover i-> finding out that it's much easier to feed the Belgians than it is to fee l his American constituents, says Carl Weimer in the Greenville News. Dried Beaches The great abundance of peaches available to the public in this section of the state this year at low prices has stimulated the fanning and preserving of the fruit. But it has likewise directed attention to another and reputedly very simple method of keeping peaches indefinitely for future use?that of drying them. Drying penches, one is told, is not a troublesome process and requires littlo equipment. Yet it keeps the fruit in excellent condition to be used during the winter months in the making of pies and other culinary activities. Perhaps too few people know how to dry peaches successfully, and it is quite possible that with a broader knowledge of the technique of this method of preserving the fruit there would be an even greatc demand upon the orchards at this time and a greater number of people of this section would benefit themselves by laying up n greater amount of the fruit for future use.?Grfe.iville News. Jf ,times ever get so hard the aver^ig^ > American family will have to give up the automobile, communism may start in the U. S. A., according to The Charleston Post. This Editor Puzzled I'm in a picklement. It comes about because of the Recorder's court. .Some want the proceedings published with proper embellishment, while there are those who do not particularly regnru misdeeds if there is no publicity. I can't tell about some nigger sellin' a pint of likker if the white man who gets caught with a quart and driving while drunk stays out of the public print. Then there'< the good mother's feelings to consider when her boy stays in jail over night. If you were publishing a newspaper would you "hew to the line an.l let the i hip- fall where they mav," or would y >u (nir-Ue a policy of the lea-t res.-'.anee -Eugene Ashcral't in Monioe Enquirer Since II n E Spivey o?rt:nu< d to iifu-e to del vol the -heist's offue t . <1 L. Langtord afte* the latter had - n appointed -her:i f and the t1 rmer removed from office by the g>>\erno", after a supreme court jiistne and later the supreme court itse.f -aid the governor's action could not be reviewed by the courts. aft'T Spivey could not file an official bond when the surety company refused to renew one. because Spivey had been reported short by auditors, and after weeks of delay caused by Spivey employing an ingenious lawyer, the next atop will be next Friday in tho supreme court.. Chief Justice Blease has summoned -Spivey there to show cause, if any, why he should not be commanded and compelled by the court to turn over the keys and records of the sheriff to Langford. Fire following the fierce fiery heat in the Imperial valley and caused 40 deaths recently, destroyed oa*-fourth of the business section of Calipatria, Cal., Tuesday, with a property loss oi $200,000. >Tfci Meeaeet of PftUwti Dr. Robert Abell, head surgeon of the' Pryor hospital at Cheater, cays that the meaneat and moat disagree* 4jj>le of all patierfta with whom he1 has to deal, are those patients brought to the hospital the victims of uutomobile road accidents, such accidents mostly resulting from the recklessness of drunken drivers. Dr. Abell gays this class of patients assume an attitude in effect that the hospital owes them the best of treatment and without any remuneration to the hosp^al. As a matter of fact the hospitals do not want this class of patients at all arid would not take them in if there was any decent way of turning them away. The doctor is exactly right in this, matter and there should be some other way of handling such cases and if it were possible there should be some means devised instead of their being paid by counties or not paid at all. Fact of the matter is, and we say it at the risk pf being charged with bein* uncharitable, u majority of the victipis of road accidents do not #deserve the least consideration. To ba sure there are some innocent victims of road Occidents; but even these are usually the victims of other drivers who are utterly irresponsible and seldom ever tiave to pay for the injuries they CftU*e.?YorkvilTb Enquirer. .Senators Harris of Georgia and Smith of 'South Carolina, are vigorously protesting against the proposed plan of selling stabilization cotton held by the Federal farm relief board to Germany on long time credit, claiming that such a movement will violently affect and lower the price of cotton in the south. Starts in This County Harry E. HamPton, writing in the Columbia State Wednesday in his department, "Woods and Waters," says: "J. Willis Cantey, of Boykin,N and T. K. Trotter, of Camden, through Mr, Trotter,j have sent in their dues to the South Carolina Game and Fish association. Mighty glad to have these gentlemen in the association as the first from Kershaw county. They make a good lead team. "A postcard from Marion H. Heyman, dated July 31. assured us of action, and said his committee on community service of the Rotary club Would meet the next week, ?o further members will probably be forthcoming in th^near future." Caught driving without their drivers licenses in the car, 250 motoris:* were, haled into magistrate court in one day at Greenville. They ''were arrested by state highway patrolmen who are backed up by the Greenville papers, because enforcement of the law is the only way to make the drivers license act worth anything at all. Next day 500 drivers licenses .were is'jftle^ by .highway department men-at-the' court'house there. . ' i'>, _i_ __ t1 HALT HIGHWAY PROGRAM Taxpayers' League Opposes Issue of ? r-v?- Ariditinnul Bonds Columbia, Aug. 10.?'Consideration of the executive committee of the Farmers' and Taxpayers' league will be given a resolution to halt the is-" suance of state highway bonds in view of economic conditions tomorrow morning, at a committee session in the state capitol. ? Pierre Mazyck, publicity sec^tary er tne rengue, sma ivua; resolution "to stop the highway bond sales" will go "possibly to Governor Blackwood becanse be has authority to refuse to sign bonds and deny their further issuance." The executive committee will have before it a recent statement of Charles O. ^Hearon of Spartanburg, chairman of the state highway program will have reached its normal limit with the expenditure of $40,000,000 under the $0|>jtmDt000 road bond act. An unofficial estimate places past and contemplated highway construction to date at $30,500.I 01)0. South Carolina Crop Is Smaller Columbia. Aug. It).?Although a larger crop than last year is forecast for the United States this year, the estimate of South Carolina's 1931 cotton crop is 835,000 hales as against 1,001,000 bales ginned in 1930. The report as of August 1 was prepared by Frank O. Black, agricultural statistician, United States Department of Agriculture. "In respect to condition and yield," the report said, "the crop situation is about the same as a year ago since the condition is only three points below last August and the indicated yield of 210 pounds per acre compares with the final yield of 220 pounds per acre in 1930." The Georgia house of representatives has before it a bill that would make the tax on gasoline in that state 7 cents per gallon. ' \f * * h ,? Drunken Drivers Pay Heavy Pines On* hundred and fifteen persons, convicted of driving ? automobile* while intoxicated on state highway?, paid #4,776 in fines in July, bringing the total number of convictions by members of the state highway patrol since January 1 to 508 and fines from this offense to $30,088/46. Total convictions on all offenses for July were 808 out of 850 arrests, and fines amounted to $13,750. ?ince the first of the year 6,872 persons' have been arrested, of whom 5,43b were convicted and who paid $80,087.50 in fines. Convictions by the officers since July 1 have led 'to the suspension of 144 drivers' licenses, all for 60 days except three, which are for one yea'. Suspensions are based on arrests for driving while drunk or in an habitually reckless manner. Careless, reckless driving and speeding caused 203 cases made by the patrol and resulted in 108 convictions and $2,507.50 in fines collected. Against a' total expense since January 1 of $85,770.41, the patrol has been responsible for the collection of $01,105.60 irtv license fees and $80,087.60 in fines for highway violations for a total of #172,153.10. The fines are not paid into the highway fund but to the counties hrough the magistrates before whom violations are taken.?T uesduy'a State. BOY KIN NEWS NOTES ^ii Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Boykin Hold Family Reunion. Boykin, S. C., Aug. 5, 1931.? Among the guests at the recent family reunion which Mr. and Mrs. ;A. J. Boykin had at their home were: Mr. und Mrs. Charlie Boykin and family, of Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. Edward He\ward, of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Card, of Washington; Mr. and Mrs. , Laurin Parrott, of Charleston. Mrs. Mamie Britton, of Columbia, and Miss Alise Britton, of Chesterfield, have returned to their homes after spending a few days with relatives here. Mr. George Tiller and son, cf Georgetown, were recent guests of his sister, Mrs. B. M. Peprce. ;Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Harvey, of Pinopolis, have returned home after spending the past few weeks with their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Harvey. The following teachers have returned from various summer schools where they have been studying: Misses Ethel and Kate Bruce, from Duke university; Mrs. A. G. vSanders, from Winthrop; Mrs. R. A. Bruce, Miss May Rush and Virgil Harvey, from the University of South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Sanders, of Charlotte, are the guests of tjie latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Boykin. On Irist Thursday afternoon Mr. JlluLMV Virgi1 Harvev entertained in honor of the fourth birthday of their little , daughter, Irene. Five little girls were guests on this occasion. The children were given balloons upon their arrival and later games were enjoyed. Individual cakes with tiny candles were served with pink cream on <he lawn. Just before the little .folk left they were invited into the dining room ?nnc ? tJl. topped with four tiny pink candles formed the centerpiece for the table. "Much merriment followed the cutting of the cake and paper hats were given the little guests as favors. A revival meeting is now in progress at Beulah M. E. church; where the Rev. J.* C. Inabinet, of Summerton, a former pastor, gives inspiring messages. Services are being held twice daily, at 10 o'clock in the morn-"' ing and at 8:30 in the evening. Miss Nancy Pearee had as her gue<t Sunday Mr. and Mrs. I.. Smith and daughters, June and Frances. of Timmonsville. Mi-- Elizabeth Workman returned home Friday from a three weeks visit to R-?ck Hill. Conway and Myrtle Beach. She was accompanied by Mrs. I^adson Barnes, of Rock Hill, and Miss Swannie Kenpey. of Columbia, both of whom returned with her as week end guests. The H ome Demonstration ( .ub held its regular monthly meeting with the president, Mrs. E. C. Pearce, on Thursday. Since the subject of study was "Good Literature," "Miss Sadie Craig, the new agent, gave an interesting resume of English and American writers. She followed this with a classification of magazines and a discussion of good literature for children. The hostess assisted by Misses Mary Lindsay and Elizabeth. Pearce, served delicious ice cream and cake. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Harvey had as their guests Sunday evening, Rev. and Mrs. E, &. Dunbar of Dnlzell and the Rev. J. C. Inabinet of Summerton. Miss Maureen Sowell is visiting with friends in Newberry. i p mi k.iiph i in Kinard Urges Halt At Thirty Millions To the Kditor of The State: Chair man Hearon of the state highway commission told the Hotdry club at Spartanburg a few days ago, "When .South Carolina had spent $40,000,000 of the $05,000,000 provided for under the highway act, the atate will have an adequate system of connected roads?then it was time to 'Stop, lA>ok and Listen'," That statement to my mind is an amazing one, as it indicates he is in favor of ing to that limit before he is willing to "Stop, Look und Listen." He evidently has not considered jteriooaV nnd thoughtfully the present depleted economic condition in coniraat with the prosperous condition prevailing at the time of the passage of the Our ability to pay even $30,000,000 now with the little prospects of improvement for some time to come is no greater than the entire amount when authorized, according to my opinion. I fully agree with many of tftfc most patriotic and thoughtful men who are large taxpayers in the opinion that it would be most unwise as well as utterly disregardful of the best interest of the state to sell bonds or notes for road building exceeding $30,000,000. Certainly not until OUT financial condition is greatly improved, and no one can even forecast that time with any degree of certainty. Then, too, if the revenue provided in the bill to pay the bonds (gas and license tax on automobiles) is reduced which is inevitable under present conditions?we are facing a "tax on property" very probably, whicjji was not contemplated by our legiglatcirt*' at the time of the passage of the law. If the taxpayers of the state who favored the bond/issue had thought such a probability might soon arise, no doubt they would have registered a strong and articulate protest ? of which I was one. The act delegates to the governor the discretion and authority to discontinue the sale of bonds or notes r.t any time in his judgment if prevailing conditions justify discontinuation. Don't think there can be any doubt that condition has arrived?with the $5,000,000 deficit created by che state's expenditures in excess of appropriation?begun even in prosperous times?upon which an annual interest charge of $250,000 is accumulating and must be paid by the taxpayers at no distant time, thereby increasing our already heavy tax burden considerably. It is a known fact that our s\tnte treasurer has encountered serious trouble to float said debt, which always results in higher interest charges thari*. Hence, jt seems Governor Blackwood in his discretion and sound business judgment, adhering to his promises of strict economy, would be justified in refusing to permit further liabilities for road construction?certainly exceeding $30,000,000. One county in the state has already been threatened with receivership on account ot default In payment ofinterest on its bonded indebtedness incurred largely for highway con-* structioh. Another county's bonded indebtedness, for roads largely, is equal to the assessed valuation of its property. Still another advertised for a loan in the small sum Of* $20,000 without receiving a single *i. lncreacinic Dublic sale of hdines and land Ifor the non-payment <Jf taxes from year to year is certainiy of most serious consequence and should be dealt with in a more humane way?-whenever the defaulter is not at fault. I have recently heard of one large corporation that would help our fanning interest that was seriously considering establishing a large plant there which asked the following question, "Would their property be confiscated if they invested here by excessive taxation?" The good prospects and present probability of the Borden "Milk company, who will establish soon a plant at Newberry to ! analyze and ascertain if our milk contains a sufficient continuous quantity j of iodine, are the one hopeful indication of increased valuation >f our real estate. If successful they wiil no doubt establish one or more large manufacturing plants in the state. Their >uccessful analysis depends altogether on obtaining milk from cows fed on produce grown in the state. The prospective value of this opportunity cannot be over-estimated arid preparation now is essential. The South Carolina natural resources commission, headed by that patriotic and eminent scientist, Dr. William Weston, is deservii^ of highest praise and honor for their laborious and fins investigation of the chemical contents of our produce, otherwise the Borden company would not have concluded to eom^ to the state. John M. Kinard. Newberry. 9^Esu't^.TIRKS at Cretd's dm rent expenditures of the county, telephone .gervice has boon discontinued In ?n of the office* ttt thp Court House except in the Sheriff's office. L. T. MfLUS, Clerk of County Board August 13, 1991 Cord of Thank* ' We desire to express our most sincere appreciation to each and every one for the many kindnesses shown us during the recent illness and death of our beloved wife and mother, Mrs. Sarah Cornelia Copeland. Also for the lovely floral offerings. May the Lord bless each of you. Mrs. E. L. Copeland and children. Notice to Debtors and Creditor* Notice is A hereby given to those having claims against the estate ?f William Dow deceased to present them within the time provided by law and to those indebted to make payment to the undersigned. L. 5. VINSON Administrator of the Estate of William Dow Hembert, B. C.# Aug. 12, 1931. NOTICE This is to notify the general public that I have changed my residence and anyone wishing to get in touch with me after office hours may do so> by calling phone No. 143 or at house No. 209 Haile street, Camden, S. C. L. R. Jones, Probate Judge. Say "SEIBERLING" when you want a good tire at Creed's Filling Station. Wants?For Sale WANTED?By department store, few salesgirls for Saturday afternoons, Must have some experience. Write P. O. Box 224, Camden, S. C. 20sb FOR SALE?Several very desirable building lots in Sarsfield at attractive prices. Call on or address J. B. Zemp, Camden, /S. C. 20sb APARTMENT TO RENT?Two bedroomk, hall, kitchenette and bath, furnished. Electric light, hot and cold water included. Also garage. Phone 284-J or call at 1602 F^ir street, Camden, S. C. 20-22 pd FOR SALE?Oats for sale or trade for young cattle. Address W. P. i McGuirt, Manager at Guignard Farms or telephone No. 148, Camden, iS. C. 20-23pd FOR HONEST SERVICE ? When your Sewing Machine or Vacuum Cleaner needs replacing or repairing call at the Singer Sewing Machine store 611 Rutledge street. We * Also do Hemstitching and Pecot work. R. A. Purser, Manager. 20-22pd WAN1ED?No. 1 pine logs. Highest cash prices paid; year round demand. Sumter Planing Mills and Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Booth, Sumter. 8. C. 1-tf-sb MONUMENTS?I handle only the best grades of -marble and granite. to ... or wriu to T ?r"| HBXBERLING TIIU?_A)1 .i J. 1 treads. 6old by Station, C?mde?v8. C* *%| CAKFKNTKKiinu?Jonii g phone 268, 812 Church HjSi Camden, 8. CM will gtM ~2*| factory service to all for M,, J*J| of carpenter work. j^ggM general repairs, screening, csSI*! making and "Pairing furnitSjl My workmanship it my referellM I .solicit y^nr patronage. TiuX'l ing you in advance. Wttl CITATION State of South Carolina I County of Kershaw (In the Court of Probate) By L. R. J"6ne?r Esquire, Proba'J Judge. ' \ *1 Whereas, L. J. Whltaker made ?u tl to me to grant hint Letter* 0f Ad I ministration of the Estate of and if I fects of Anthony boylrin el| These are, therefore, to cite and! admonish all and singular the ki?.| dred and creditors of the said Avl thony Boykin, deceased, that they bil and appear before -me. in the Coortl of Probate, to be held at Camdol S. C., on the 28th day of Aun^l 1931, next pfter publication thereoLfl at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to fcetfl cause, if any they have, why the ugl Administration should not be granteil -Given under 'my hand this lStfi day of August, Anno -Domini 1931 L. R. JONES, Judge of Probate for Kershaw Count! Published on the 14th end 21st dan of August, 1931, in the Camd? ChronitHe and posted at the Conn House door for the time prescribed tj law. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE^ Notice is hereby given that tfc undersigned Joanna M. Jones, Ad ministratrix of the estate of R. L Jones, deceased, will, on the 24th di of August, 1931, file with the Probt Judge for Kershaw County her fin I return, and will on said date appj to the Court for a discharge as sii Administratrix. JOANNA M. JONES, Camden, S. C., July 23, 1931. 1c SAWS t For Sale for Storage and Cbarget y Up to 68 Inches J. H. MINER SAW MFG. Cfc, \ Columbia, S. C. i ?????? Tetley's Orange Pekoe TEA, Vt lb.. .-45c i ^lb. ..23c| 'Calo DOG FOOD :.. liy2cI GRAPE FRUIT, No. 2 can .... 15(1 Silverdale TOMATOES, No. 2*4 . llHcl CORNED BEEF. Libby's, No. 1 can Jlc j I ROAST BEEF, No. 1 can ... 53 VIENNA SAUSAGE Libby's ; 8 lr3cj Life Buoy SOAP I RINSO, 3 for ... I Best Food Mayonnaise and Relish .. 17c XYZ SALAD DRESSING, pint 18c I Tropic Nut OLEO, 2 pounds 25c Pillsbury CAKE FLOUR 29c I Sweet Mixed Pickle, 25-oz. jar 21c Echo Dry GlftGER Ale, bottle .... Carroll's CAKES , 1*1 CIGARETTES, All Brands, 2 pkgsT&jl I GRAPE FRUIT JUICE, can /lQjj I IN OUR FANCY MARKET I 1 Round Steak, lb 25c Beef Roast, lb 20c . Lamb Roast, lb. ........ 20c. Stew, lb. .w....< 15c Pork Chops, lb. 25c Stow Beef, lb. 1J<4* Werner, lb. I* Pork Sausage, lb. , Corn Field Han*, lb. X* Picnic Menu, lb. ''c ^ / v jwvf.' / > . v? -?