Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Why Times Are Hani The following letter was published recently in a Louisiana paper: Dear .Editor: There seems to be ?o much talk about our so-called Republican prosperity, I believe 'tis my duty to write my views on same and help to analyze the situation as far a? possible eo'a we can make up' our \tpind8 that, we had auto change our N ways of living apd so forth. I have taken my own case, for instance, I see my mistakes and many others have acted likewise.' I bought g Ford instead of a farm, and it is I yorn out but the farm is O. K. I' invested in u radio instead of a cow, and the radio gives static instead of milk. I am feeding five hounds, which answer to the names of Ked, Red Wing, Slobber, Jake and Drum, instead of five pigs. I had my piano tuned Instead of the well cleaned out, I spent all-my cash in 1928 using my credit in 1929, trrfded my future wages in 1930, so hard times caught, me in bad shape last fall. * If I had spent my last $10 for V flour and meat instead of gas and oil, I would have been O. K. I built a nice garage last year instead of covering my barn and I loafed , in a mountain two weeks instead of being in my pasture fixing fences so's my cow won't get out, but .she is dry now and mortgaged to boot for two blankets my wife bought from ' an agent instead of paying the preacher. I am on a cash basis now but ain't got no cash. I am tied to the end of my rope and.the man I am working for is busted on account of nobody won't buy no cotton clothes, all the gals Wear slick silk stockings and silk under clothes, right here in 'our cotton patches. I had $4 saved up for a rainy day, but*it turned dry and 1 spent $4 for two inner tubes. I tried hard to make both ends meet with a turnip patch, but when I got ready to sell, everybody was giving them away and the market was glutted. I am worried plumb to the bone and my; wife's kinfolks are coming over next Tuesday to spend two weeks. Write or 'phone if you'hear of any relief from the government coming down my way. I am willing to be a Democrat or Republican for a few weeks if that will help out any. ?- Yours truly in pain, ?? Earl Bosworth, R. F. D.,. Tylertown, Miss. Ask your grocer for Sander's Greek water ground meal, fresh, pure ana clean.?adv. CITATION The State of South Carolina County of Kershaw By L. R. Jones, Esquire, Probate Judge vWhereas, N.^P. Cettys made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of J. L. Gettys. These .are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said J. L. Gettys, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, S. C., on January 16, next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 5th day of January, Anno Domini J932. L. R. JONES, Judge of Probate KerShaw County Published on the 8th and 15th days of January, 1932, in the Camden Chronicle and.. nested at. the Court House door for" the time prescribed by law. - WHEN BABIES pgk Map THERE are limes when W H F| a baby is too fretful or fevenft to ba - sung to sleep. There are pome pains a mother cannot pat away. But there's quick osrefsrt in Castoriaf o For diarrhea, and other infantile ills, gfivt this pure vegetable preparation. Whenever coated tongues tell of consUpatiou; whenever there's any sign of sluggishness. Gastoria has a good taste; "" children .love to take it. Buy the genuine?with Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on wrapper. # <?; jm t i? '^j'v y 4 T > it Lh. Zvc y ? . V''. *] ^ The Turkey Buzzard Master of flying Art (Robert Spark* Walker, in "Our Dumb Animal*") On my first trip to Florida, I rose one morning early just as the sunbeams came skipping across the ocean. I walked to the sea-wall beyond the street, and then I turned my eyes inland. The hotel where I was stopping and the other buildings standing in lino with it, were holding many large dark-colored birds, all sitting in perfect alignment on the roofs. I thought these birds were of the same species that I had been accustomed to seeing in my native state, Tennessee, put where I was brought up, it?Wias not a good and wholesome advertisement to have a buzzard sitting near the house. So, I approached the hotel porter rather diplomatically when I inquired the name-of the large birds that were sitting on the roof of his hotel. "Boss, dem iz tukkey buzzards, en dey haz cum out to git de ?arly rtiornin' sun!" he declared, displaying hia marble teeth in their dark setting. A week's stay at that hotel brought me in closer communion with turkey buzzards than I had ever dreamed ^,cwouW ever be. Because a great many fish were left by persons who caught them for aport, the turkey buzzards were encouraged to sit around near the shore and wait for their opportunity to feast on fish. When I hear od a bill being introduced in any state legislature placing a bounty on the head of every dead turkey buzzard, simply because he has the reputation ot carrying disease germs among live stock, I think of man's carelessness, if not laziness, when it comes to properly burying the carcass of farm animals. Surely the buzzard should be protected by law rather than exterminated by it. iSometimes in examining Boy Scouts for merit badges when the list of birds of prey is handed me, I find the turkey buzzard is included. While this bird has been accused of putting the finishing touch to a sickly or wqunded animal, he is not a bird of prey, but is distinctly a scavenger bird who attends to the carcass of an animal after some other agency or disease has taken its life. One of the most thrilling spectacles is the graceful flight \of a buzzard, | without the beating of his wings, for sometimes he thus proceeds with progress against a curfent of air. When j man .is able to approach this bird's skill in traveling through the air, the art of aviation will not be far from perfection. The buzzards habit of sailing high accounts for the - rapidity of their congregation, for this bird has a keen eyesight as well as a good sense of smell. Flying high he is able to detect the behavior of his brothers nnd he immediately sets out to learn tho facts in the case! One of the most unusual observances I have made is that of witnessing a fight between a turkey buzzard and a veteran rooster at feeding time. The long wings of the buzzard when set in motion in a fight j staged on the level ground, made him appear awkward; yet this monster of the airy deep was quite plucky and he put up a good fight with a fowl whose physical frame well fitted him for a terrestrial battle! The turkey buzzard of the South is frequently seen in other parts of the United States. He is noted for his great endurance in the air. Harry - M. Dafiglverty, attorney general in the yarding administration, in collaboration with Thomas Dixon, has written a bdoK, "The Inside stofy oT the Harding Tragedy," in which he claims1 to have-answered the question, who ara ""The Ohio Gang," and also to disprove the claim of Nan Britton tjiat Harding was "the father of - h<Mr--d*UgbUr. Two Men Shot Near Kershaw Early Wednesday morning Haid Barrett" and Boyce Faulkenberry were>shot in the vicinity of the filling station_of Carson Harris about^ one-half mile ' north'of "Kershaw on the ofij No. 26 highway. It is believed that Mr. Harris is the one that did the shooting and officers have been looking for him but ho has not as yet been apprehended. According to rumors the shooting took place near a haystack several hundred feet from the Carson filling station. Barrett was shot in the elbow and Faulkenberry below the heart with whet appeared to be a 38 calibre revolver. The shooting occurred about 2 a. m. A young negro called "Buekahot has been arreeted and placed in.the city jail here in Lancaster *s it is believed that he was with Mr. Harris at the time the shooting occurred. - Barrett is" net eerloWrty-Iftjured while Faulkanberry's injuries are not known, although it is thought that his wound ia not serious. Faulkenberry was ahot below the heart and itario the side.?Lancaster New*. iisl ' - %-j No Alibis Offered; The Best Team Won (Tommy Hedgepath in Cheater Reporter) The ^Waterloo of the Cheater High Red Cyclones waa met Christmas day on Melton Field in Columbia when the more powerful eleven from Camden .haunted a wyird an'd flashy attack before the locals to push oVer three quick touchdowns before the half J was up. ( Then the Cyclones came back in the second half with a complete re-* versa 1 of form displaying neat Work in ax masterful attack that netted a counter following a well-timed pass from Lee to Proctor. Cloud bucked a guard foi3 the extra point which ended the scoring for the Cyclones. , The locals seemed to have solved the consistent advance of the Bull' doge in this quarter as Gregory played a bang-up game at' tackle, with Poster smearing passes. Grant, Cornwell and Hunter wore the other stalwarts thatf wore plugging McCaskill and Thompson for losses. But in the fourth quarter tackle passes led to another touchdown, then MoCaskill'a fine dashes led to the final counter. r> The Cyclones did not play in their best form of the seasop, due to several injuries which handicapped the players. But no alibis are offered. The Camden boys had the better eleven. They had four splendid backs and a powerful line to pave the way, and every player was at his best and in the pink of condition. Proctor and Lee played well, and Cloud tore off many good gains and played a whale of a defensive game. McFadden was good. Carroll and Hemphill pulled off several neat tackles. Morrison, Burnside, Fennell and Eskridgo saw some fiery action. McLeod and Jones were the most consistent in the Camden line, while Brown, Goodale, McCaskill and Thompson were excellent in the backfield. ? After having come through as the victor in over 30' battles in scheduled combat, the Cyclones showed then\selves to be good losers and relinquished the state B crown which they bad won for two consecutive years. Page Mr. Ripley! Okarche, Okla., with a population of 482, never has had a murder, a bank robbery, . a business failure, a farm advertised for sale or any bonded indebtedness in 25 years. _ But there was one divorce during that period, Yuma, Ariz., recently had its first I cloudy day in 16 months. _ George Hawker, of Worcester, England, make^ his living waiting, for people to fall into the river Severn. He sits in a rowboat under the bridge being ? constructed. The builders hired him to fish out workmen who fall off the bridge into the river. Doctors Pope, Bishop and Blessing have a suite of offices in the Carlsoa building on Church street, Evanston, III., and from a window of their offices can be seen sign that reads, "Lord's Big Store." Martha and Mary Edwards, twins of Bartlett, Tenn., recently married Leo and- Cleo Taylor, Memphis twins. And now all live under the same roof. On the West coast of Africa is a tribe known as the Vei. It is the only negro tribe to possess a form of writing. It was developed by a native in the form of a syllabary by adaptations of Roman letters. A 23-foot shark jumped aboard the schooner Alphion, bound from Albany to Boston, in Long Island Sound. There is no record of a suicide with newly trimmed toe nails. Just to prove that it can be done, W. A. Clark, of Baltimore, has made a purse from a sow's ear and has lined it with silk. A Japanese student with a Scotch., nanje ts the outstanding student in English at the University of Washington. He is Jack McGilbrey, adopted son of J. M. McGilbrey. The football team of the Seaman (rural) high school, near Topeka, Krfng.. has been undefeated since September, 1926. They ended the present season with a record of 51 games without a loss, and with only four ties. No Sunday newspapers are printed in Melbourne, Australia. They are prohibited by law. Several years ago a maniac entered the office of-the state labor commissioner at Olympia, Wash., and shot that official. The next day a guard was placed outside the door and the office has been so guarded ever sines. ?The Pathfinder. . Two of Philadelphia's best know* gangsters were slaughtered Monday morning, as the* ws*a found in thefr ^rfflce," close bfj prominent strast~ Five men are suspected as being the killers. - v . .v . /. rj Julius RosenwaId, noted merchant apd philanthropist of Chicago, is critically iH at his home at Ravinia, Chicago suburb. 5hse?2e^' ? "X; yy* a-.**-, ~ Ti'irT" .arrfc.-ifcin 7j. ft.. Jygr.. . ? j -? . . ' ... ? . * Looks For Prosperity Burns Up His Coffin St. Joe, Ark., Jen. 1.?Ben Malloy's coffin \von*t figure in his scheme of things for 1982. The Ttl-year-old farmer hud it made two years ago in tho belief he was on his death bed. But he recovered and the coffin w*p utilised for storing seed corn. It was hand-fashioned and a good container. However, with the close of J.081, (Malloy decided it provided a poor atmosjphere for dreams of a prosperous New Year. He used it for a bonfire. Anyway, he said, it didn't fit in with his New Year's resolution?to live to be a hundred. ' ^ , ?ll C, Church Services at Casaatt <> . - ' - mi- > Sunday school wiH be held Sunday, January 10th, ^t the Cassatt Baptist churfch at 10 o'clock, Carson Gordon, superintendent. ' The patrtor, H. C. Roberson, will conduct 'the church services at 11 a. m. The members are urged to attend and a cordial welcome extended to the public. General News Notes Three men were wounded ii> a battle with bandits attempting to rob n filling station near Thomasville, N.C., Tuesday. Two of the vyounded men were operating the filling station and the th\rd man shot was one of the bandits. He was carried away by his pals. Governor Miller of Alabama, following an alleged flogging of a World war veteran at the Atmore prison, has announced that Alamama has no idea of abolishing the practice of corporal punishnouwt.-.a.t. prisons, M he considers flogging essential to prison discipline. The Firestone Tire and Rubber company of Akron, Ohio, despite the depression, last year made a net profit of $6,028,030 as compared with a' net profit for 1930 of $1,514,034. The total gross business of the company was $113,797,282. President Hoover is advocating the consolidation of numerous government activities in order to abolish overlapping and to reduce the ..costs of administration. The president names at least five major consolidations that would touch every branch of the government. The personal estate ot ihe.late George McFadden, Philadelphia cotton broker, -"who died several months ago at his home at Media, Pa., has been appraised at $4,738,584. McFadden' was found dead in a bathtub in his home, supposedly having been electrocuted by an electric vibrator. James A. Farrell, head of the United. States Steel-corporation expresses hiriiself on the . present business condition as follows: "In my life I have witnessed a number of major depressions," he said.- "In each one the public believed we would never recover. But we did. And, while I cannot venture to say when we will emerge from this one, there is no doubt that we will come out of it stronger than we were before." Four officers of the defunct Girard Avenue Title and Trust company of Philadelphia, have been sentenced to aarvn RAntAp?6A.of from.ten to twenty years each, after entering pleas of guilty of looting the institution of $955,000. The district attorney asked for the severest penalties for the defendants, asserting that, "literally hun<$reds of persons have had their lives made unhappy and tragic because of what these men did." The government of Turkey has decided to tax its bachelors, the tax applying to all men between the ages of-25 and 45. The tax will also apply to single women, but women will be exempt after reaching the age of 35. Turkish taxes on celibates are already very heavy on incomes and real estate. Under new laws sons of Turkey will have the right to select their own wives, i^itead of having this office performed by their parents. The National Boxing association has delivered an "edict io Max Schmelling of Germany, - the recognized heavyweight champion, that unless he signs a bona fide agreement within five days to defend his title against a suitable opponent, the association will withdraw recognition of the German and hold a heavyweight tournament to select a new titleholder, Mickey Walker, Jack Sharkey and Ernie Behalf are contenders for the championship. ifcev. I. E. McDavid, Baptist minister, tie1 announced himself a candidate for sheriff of Greenville county on a prohibition platform and, " he says, because he wants to be another clerical sheriff, there bring only h? is the United States today. The Paul h. Coogler building in Chester was destroyed by fire Monday night, including the Chester Furniture company and Blaine, feed store in it. The loss is fK^OOO, partly covered by insurance. Ask your grocer for Sander's Creek water ground meal, fresh, pure and clean.?adv. " TAX RETURNS, Office of Auditor Kershaw County, Camden, S. C., December 17, 1931. Notice ia hereby given that the Auditor's Office will bo open for receiving Tax Return* from January 1st, 1992, to March 1st, 1932. All persons owning real estate or personal property must make returns of the suinet within said period, as required by law, or be subject to a penalty of 10 per cent. The Auditor will attend in person or by deputy at the following places in the county on the dates indicated fo,^ receiving returns: * Bethuhe?January 13th and 14th. Haley's Mill?January 15th. We9tville?January 19th. J Blaney?January 21st and 22nd. Liberty Hill?January 20th. Kershaw?January 28th and 29th. All persons between the ages of 21 and 00 years, inclusive, are required to pay a poll tax, and all persons between the ages of 21 and 60 years, inclusive, are required to pay a Road tax, unless excused v by law. All Trustees, Guardians, Executors, Administrators or Agents holding property in charge must return same. Parties sending tax returns by mail must make oatn to same before gome of Acer and fill out the same in proper manner or they will be rejected. B. E. SPARROW, Auditor Kershaw County. | * ?? WARNING TO PARENTS ?ii*?i?(? It is a continual expense to the j city replacing street lights broken i by some of the children. Parents are requested to tell tneir boys that this useless expense is paid by the citizens and to warn them if caught they will he subjected to heavy fines. R. M. KENNEDY, JR.. Mayorv City of Camden NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of stockholders of the Enterprise Building and Loan Association will be held at its office on Broad Street at ten o'clock a. ?n., Thursday, January 14, 1932, for the pu rpose of eieetlhff" 6t"?iwetaw'~,rer; 1932. Stockholders who may possibly be unable to attend are requested to call at the office and lenve their proxies prior to the meeting. ENTERPRISE BUILDING AND IvOAN ASSOCIATION, J. B. Wallace, Sec. and Treas. Camden,"S. C., Dec. 30, 1931 r TRESPASS NOTICE All persons are hereby warned not? to hunt, cut wood, haul straw or tres- j pass upon my lands eight miles north east of Camden for any purpose whatever. - Parties disregarding this notice will be prosecuted. W. A. EDWARDS Westville, S. C.,' Jan. 1, 1992. - - 39-41 pd. - ? NOTICE Any persons shooting or othdbwisa trespassing on this land or makipg' fires or permitting fires set by them to ran or bum thereon, or removing therefrom any trees, wood, straw or j shrubbery, will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. A reward Of I twenty-five dollars ($25) will be giv- j en to any person furnishing evidence sufficient to convict any one of the violation of this-notice. - I INGLESIDE PLANTATION, Inc. - A. D. Kennedy, Manager, j; 39-41sb r] * ** * ' 7JV Notice of Shareholders Meeting The Annual meeting of the shaye- I holders of the Fjrst National Bank, Camden, S. C., will be held in the Directors' room at 4 o'clock Tuesday i afternoon, January 12, 1932. S. W. VanLandingham, Secretary. 37-40sb | Notice of Hnarenoiders Meeting The Annual meetin? o? the shardholders of the Cam3en Loan and" Realty Qompany will be held fn the Directors' Room of the First National Bank, Camden, S. C., 5:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 1932. S. W. VaniLandingharo, Treasurer. 37-40sb NOTICE The annual meeting of the policy! holders of the Ahbeville-GreenwoOd Mutual Insurance Association will he held in the offices of the company on Tuesday, January 12th, 1932, at 11 a. m. ARTHUR LEE, Secretary Greenwood, S. C.t Jan. 4, 1932 Notice to Debtor* and Creditors All parties indebted to the estate of J. S. Ross aro hereby notified to ; make payment to the undersigned, f and all parties, if any, having claims ( against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within! the timcprescvihed "byrTaw7 MARTHA H. ROSS, Executrix, Blaney, S. C. Camden, S. C., January 8, 1932. ' * Alfred E, Smith, John W. D*\i? and Jamea M. Cox will be the principal speakers at the Jackson Day banquet to be held in Washington on January 8th. The politicians are not yet able to say whether Smith will be an outstanding candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination against Franklin 1). Roosevelt next summdf or not; but certain it is that he has been placed in. a position to hold the spotlight at Washington at the coming big rally of Democrats. "Old fashioped" .winter settled down over most of England this week end it was rather welcomed than otherwise, t i ; ej] ? , - .iaif ' TRESPASS NOTICE Alt> parties are herebv warned not to trespass on my lands "north of Camden, known as the former L. L. f Clyburn property, for hunting, cut- " ting wood, hauling straw or for any purpose whatsoever. Parties found violating this notice will be dasl&v.vi: with accofding to law. MRS. BLANCHE OLYBUiRN, January 6, i 032. 45pd ' * ! TAX NOTICE State, Cdunty and School taxes year 1031, payable between September 15th and December at, 1031, inclusive. According to lew < one per cent penalty will be added to allr taxes not paid by January 1st, 1932,' ^ Dog tax $1.25 each, due January 1st, ? 1032. Any information' concerning this 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, Camden, S.. C. BILIOUSNESS The Rev. JT. i. Wisener, of Draketown, Oa., says he haa taken BlackDraught, when needed, since childhood, and he Is past fifty years of . age. "When X would get bilious," ha says, "I would feel like shuffling along Instead of walking. Hy feft felt too heary to lift I had such a dull, tired feeling, and I would feel dissy and nauseated ?Ijhe 1 couldn't bold my head up. X , found bow much the ni&ck-Drausht helped me, sad Z took it I quit having them bad dpelle, and find bow Z only have to take a few doses sad I am aood as new. JDon't have ta - take Swioh. e?w. My health Is jrood," Get the genuine Thedford'a :: * ?? : jvj J. E. McKAIN LIFE INSURANCE AND ' REAL ESTATE ' -; r ' ' ' District Agent N Minnesota Mutual jpfo Insurance Company J One of-the Best Low Net Cost Companies LOCAL REAL ESTATE Office: Crocker Building L? m . . . ' l'il" R. E. Chewning & Son General Contractors and Builders Pkaw IM1 Camden, 8. C. Estimates Furnished on All Classes of Work Floors Sanded on Request pp f 1 ' | ? i\r.y NO-MO-KORN - i FOR CORNS AND CALLOUSBSI Made in Camden And JPor Sals By DeKalb Pharmacy?Phone .91 _ f- m ? * ' *bsS Sw i i * ~~ / ROBT.W.MITCH AM . _ - . '.33 -M Architect A Crocker Building, , " Camden, 8. C. , Li ^ i - KBR8HAWLODGE N#. 21 kRegoUr communication of this lodge is held on the first Tuesday in each month - at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethren ere.welcomed. W. R. CLYBURiN, J. E. ROSB, Worshipful Master. ' Secretary. l-U-17-tl ^ DeK ALB ^OUNCIL^N^ M Regular council aeoead and fourth Monday* of each. month at 8 p.m. Visiting Bretfitan nre welcomed. J. W. THOMPSON, L. H. JONES, Councillor^U Recording Sccty. __ r^trn M. M. KES50NOVER" Legion Service Officer Kershaw f County Assistance rendered all Veterans in Securing Benefits, Hospital and Disability Claims Located at While Brothers Store raid,s, s. c. v 1 >"1. ~~i SEYES EXAMINED I lr' aadG!mm?Fitta! tHE HOFFER COMPANY I C -* ' t -- ;v.