The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 25, 1931, Image 2
Nobody's Business
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Written for The Chronicle hf Gee
McGee, Copyright. 1228.
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I*t Me Bee Your Tongue
We let our town got badly in debt
during the past few years and there
wasn't anything for us to do except
to vote a fow hundred thousand dollars
worth of bonds so's they could
pay off all their obligations; regain
their credit, and tfcua be prpporly
equipped to 4V?t back in debt again.
The reason we got into the hole was
. .trying to keep up with the Jones. .
ever since lt> and 20.
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I didn't know that it was so much
trouble tow|ot filled up to vote till
I tried, it on a recent occasion. Our
laws of registration are very strict
and intensely personal, i I had to
^how tho "registra-tor" my last
year's city and county tax receipt,
then I had to show him my birthmark
and*my Federal voting certificate
and then I had to show him my
operation and marriage certificate
and my watch.
. Weil, after displaying all my 'credentials.
. which were mighty hard to
accumulate, tho man in charge of the
books a,woro me, and speaking .of,
oaths?-that was one that had been
handed down by a long lino of swearors.
I hold up both handB while it
was being administered, and when I
got thru, I had sworn that 1 had never
been convicted of receiving stolen
goods, beatingcjny wife, cheating at
curds, staying out late, bigamy, fighting
duels, sleeping on my tummy,
and several other terrible things. (1
am glad that I don't have to swear
that I had never done any of these
tilings, but' that word convicted
saved me.)
I want that oath changed to read
as follows: "In consideration of be-,
ing granted the right and privilege
to vote, I do solemnly swear that 1
will never cast my ballot for a crook
or a grafter or a bone-head, or a liquor-head
or a coat-tail swinger or a
dirty politician. .or any other man or
animal that is calculated to injure
the public or sell his vote or disgrace
our party, so help me."
Hut politics are cleaner than^they
were 10 or 15 years ago, in our state
especially. I car. recall that the man
who had the biggest mouth and the
most brass and the least sense and
the most likker, and demagogues then
running for some bigger office, .always
got elected. We have been considering
brains and honesty quite seriously
for tho past few years, and
those qualifications are going to be
given more serious consideration
from now on. I am going to try to
pick out candidates for future offices
who believe that tho only way to reduce
taxes is to reduce expenses, and
vote for thein twice, if possible.
CHUISTMAS GREETINGS
Merry Christmas to everybody!
Folks, let's all forget our real and
imaginary worries during the Holidays.
And after we forget our troubles
of the past few months, how about
never thinking of them again?
I know the New Year will at least
bring us another opportunity and we
must make the best of it. All wo
need is a new start.
Things aint so bad with the majority
of us. We have all allowed
ourselves to wear our minds out over
things that might happen, but have
not happened. We should take stock
of ourselves and our surroundings at
this Christmas time. Only about 10
per cent of our people are without
proper food and raiment; the other
i?0 per cenj, have plenty and some to
spare. .and those who can. .ought to
make themselves happier by helping
those that might be unhappy.
I can recall vividly the Inst Ohiistmas
1 can remember. I must base
been about ~ jears old. (I/<>ts of
people can remember ( ?! when the\
were "> jo'-ng on t, but 1 *as th.ckhended.
1 guess.) We were bu.-y the
latter part of December Chat year)
getting winter wood ready, c.ean.ng
up the yard, raking leaves out of the
way. and "fixing up" generally for
old Snr.tn Cinti-. Santa remarried a
real Santa to me till 1 was about
grown, and I still believe in Santa
Claus.
There were 4 of us boys who always
slept in the "trunkle bed"?
this be'.ng a little, low bed that we
slid under the big bed in daytime.
The five girls slept in another bed
in another room. (Our house was a
whopper: it had 2 rooms and a kitchen
and a front pi-izzar.) We boys
evidently dropped off to sleep about
II o'clock that night, alxmt 4 hours
behind time, but we were so nervous,
Morphesus simply wouldn't como to
us.
We were always early risers.
' Svometh.n* woke somebody up about
3 a. m. Chirstmas morning, and ,
promptly at 3.02, nine happy kids
were grabbing their, horae-knit stockings
and going wild oyer what dear
old Santa Claus had brought us.
Each of us got one-half apple, onefourth
orange, one stick candy, 2 or
8 nuts, 7 or 8 raisins, and a mouth
organ. (The average life of those
mouth-organs were 3 short tunes.)
We were all so happy we almost
went crauy. A bunch of fire-cracker#
was divided amongst us just before
daylight, and man, you ought
to have heard those things pop. A
10-inch German big .Berths wasn't in
it with those crackers. My baby got
more things from old Santa last
night than those 0 MoGeo's got in ft
visits but he's already torn most , of
them up and is wanting something
more.
(P,S. I got 2 necktios and a shaving
brush in my sock this Christmas.)
Distinct earthquake shocks are reported
aS1 .being felt at Memphis,
Tenn., Wednesday night at 9:30 o'clock.
Tremors are also reported at
Helena, Mont.,< at about the same
hour.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank the good people
of this community for their many
deeds of kindness and words of sympathy,
also for their deeds of hospitality
during the sickness and death
of our loving wife and mother, May
God's richest blessing rest upon each
one. W. T. Player
and Family
Dies in Georgia for
I Slaying His Wife
Milledgeville, Ga ., DCr. :!i Kuk
lish Gaskins, 45-year-old, meat cutter,
formerly of Chesterfield, S. C., was
j electrocuted at the state prison farm
here today for the fatal stabbing of
his wife near Matter*'da.,\w. April,
1020. * )
. He retained h(^pp to the last hours.
None of his relatives, anVpng whom
are ten living children, vrV^xi him
yesterday. He pointed to that as a
hopeful sign, believing they were
working for a reprieve.
His first wife still lives at Chester-^
field with several children. He was
married to his eeond wife for six
years and three children were born
I to then).
He was convicted in May, 1930. He
claimed he slashed his wife in a sudden
tit of anger wben she Mapped
him. < '|
Moro than 1,000 drunken drivers
were arretted, convicted and their
drivers licensee suspended in this
state during the first 11 months of
this year. In November, 101 were
arrested and all of them convicted i
Of the 1,013 arrested to December 1,
all but 7 woro convicted.
Politeness is always possible and
usually profitable.
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Pet Coon i$ Killed J
By Sleeping Dost'
Edgefield, Dec. lW'Harry," the
pet coon in the home of J. William
Thurmond, is dead, the victim of his
own venturesome curiosity.
Searching for candy, he ato a box
of sleeping tablets and unwittingly
ended his own life.
In a habit of meeting Mr. Thurmond
at the door as the latter arrived
homo in the evening, the coon
followed his master upstairs to his
room. , - 1
Full of curiosity and a do si re for
candy, the pet began rummaging
through a tnedicine cabinet in the
room. Ho came upon the bdx of
sleeping tablets, which *ho mistook
for candy .
die quickly ate the tablets and soon
fell asleep and never awoktf.'
A 10 year old girl was arrdsted in
tho Spartanburg postoffiee this week
while attempting to cash a money order
raised to $800.25 from one Issued
for 25 cents at Ohesneo. Sho said a
man got her to preset it and that it
was issued to a relative. The fraud
was self-evident to Spartanburg post
office clerks, as a money order is
nevcr/issued for more than $100, and
the torn off end showed that one was
for loss than one dollar.
Motor vehicles killed 27 persons in
South (jarolina during November,
making a total of 220 deaths from
that muse in the last 11 months, an
increase of about 50 per cent over
the same period of last year. Six of
those killed were walking on the
highway. Poor visibility due to forest
lire smoke caused most deaths in
November, careless driving coming
next as a cause, with speeding, defect
in the vehicle and careless walking
Other leading causes.
W. W. Rogers, former state constable
and Columbia detective, for
whom the solicitor took out a warrant,
for perjury instantly after the
filing of his affidavit in the supreme
court to got Rector and Moore, of
Greenville, a rehearing on charges of
manslaughter in the killing of sheriff
Willis, has posted bond.
TAX NOTICE J
State, County and School taxes
year 1931, payable between September
15th and December 31st, 1931f iuclusive.
According to law one per
cent penalty will bo added to all ,
taxes not paid by January 1st, 1932.
Dog tax $1.26 each, due January 1st,
1982. ' j
Any information concerning this j
office will be given by mail. When <
inquiring about taxes please state !
school district in which you live or
own property. \
Yours respectfully, <
S. W. HOGUE, Treasurer, ,
Kershaw County, i
Camden, S. C. }
PAINFUL, WEAK1
CONDITION I
Mrs. H. V. BkttKKH. of Van, T?xufl
write*: "A number of year* JS
I was married, my health waa verS
poor. I suffered ho much iu ujH
Elys and ahoulder*. Had ?om*
palu across my body.
* <(I road of Cardui, took a botn J
and it did me good.
"I wu weak Wore I took CarduiM
I was yellow uh a pumpkin. I
hardy able to get around. It aurS
did help me. I relt like a >nu,
woman after taking Cardui n aiH
me more good than anything l h?dH
ever taken. .
CARPUl]
Sore Throat? ~~~"1
Don't Gargfl
You get quicker, bettor relief
Thoxine, a prescription exclusivl
for throat Ailments. The very |)H
swallow relieves the throat so rebel
Its internal action removes the <*9
which otherwise might develop jS
3erious illness.
Most coughs are caused by an^fl
tated throat; Tho*hie stops these 1
5nce. Safe for. the whole 'family!
guaranteed no dope. Money bftdtfl
lot satisfied. 95c at DePass' Ihfl
Store and all other good drug storS
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they're FRESH2
CAMELS are never parched or toasted -i
TFlIERE is of course a sound reason why the Camel
Humidor Pack can deliver to Camel smokers a cigarette
that is genuinely fresfu
Camels are made fresh to start with, fresh with natural
moisture ? blended of the choicest, delicately mild,
full-mellow, sun-ripened tobaccos that money can buy.
The full natural goodness of these fine tobaccos is
safeguarded at every step in their handling?they are
never parched or toasted ?the Reynolds method of
scientifically applying heat guarantees against that.
That's why we can say with every assurance that
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Camels are truly fresh. They're made fresh ? not
parched or toasted ? and then they'rte kept fresh in ;
the Camel Humidor Pack.
The delights of a genuinely fresh cigarette are so
rare and desirable that Camel popularity continues
to mount daily to new highs. ^
Test these (b lights for yourself?see what true -freshness
means in cool, slow-burning, delicate mildness?switch
to Camels for just oue day, then leave
them ?if you can. ?
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco company, Winston-Salem, N. C. -
"Are you Listenin'?"
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY'S COASTTO-COAST RADIO PROGRAMS
CAMEL QUARTER HOUR, Morton Downry, PRINCE ALBERT QUARTER HOUR. Alice Joy,
Tony Won?, and Cnmel Orchestra, direc- "Old Hunch," and Prince Albert Orchestra,
lion Jacques Renard, every night except direction Paul Van Loan, every night exSunday,
Columbia Broadcasting System cept Sunday, N. B. C. Red Network ) j
See radio page of local newspaper for time ^ >^mQh| v
lyAMELS ^Ife
Made FRESH ? Kept FRESH - ^ J
A Don't remove the moisture-proof strapping from your package of Camels after you
. open it. The Camel Humidor Pack is protection against perfume and powder odors Xr ' Wj
dust and germs. In offices and homes, even in the dry atmosphere of artificial heat the 6r " yrfv r~.
Camel Humidor Pack can be depended upon to deliver fresh Camels every time. ~ ' f~ O nifcT " ^
' ** ? 1931, R. J. KAtrtowtTwawim1 1