The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 26, 1932, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
yl Jl J If J
H. D. NILKS. Editor and I'ubllaber
Published every Friday at No. 1102
Broad Street ana entered at the Cam*
den, South Carolina poatoffice a*
second alass mail ^natter. Price per
annum 92.00, payable in adv.vtoe.
Friday, August 26, 1032
A SMIJLK IN THE SICK ROOM
Predictions that good times are
"just around the corner" <have been
cr^pf ten made and ao often hare
failed to come true that prophesying!
that line has became, a form of
mental activity in which few people
care to indulge. And yet-^
Good news of returning wood times
Continues to pour in from all over the
country, particularly the indusr,.
trial centers of the lia#l^he Middle
West and the South. V Without^ doubt j
the past sixty days, and notably.the |
past thirty days have witnessed a
definite upward trend in business
throughout the country with commodity
prices higher, postal receipts increased,
factories reopening and vast
public works programs getting under
' way slated to give steady employment
to a quarter of a million' men
during the next year.
In Kansas 20,000 men will soon bo
put to work upon ppblic roads, and
activity along similar linos will prevail
in nearly all other states in response
to the generous appropriations
made by Congress for. public construction.
A definite industrial pick up in
Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, West
Virginia and Missouri as well as in
the East, is revealed by commercial 1
surveys. In New England conditions'
continue to improve and scores of
manufacturing plants, have either reopened
or extended their operations.
In Pennsylvania two steAl plants |
have resumed operations after months
of inactivity and other mills also
have reopened.
And so it comes from every point
of the compass. There is no question
but that merchants' shelves ev-|
erywhere are all hut empty, due to!
the fear that prices might go still
lower. With the conviction return-j
ing that the bottom has been reached,
commercial logic will call for purchases
this week through fear that
prices may be higher next week, consumer
buying will be speeded up for
the same reason, hence increased orders
to manufacturers in all lines.
All in all. the outlqo^ for business
recovery is better thun it has been
for nearly three years and there is
a feeling of growing confidence that
a turn of the long lane is at last in
sight.?LeUoy, N. Y., Gazette-News.
Found Books Correct.
I
As foreman of the Kershaw county'
grand jury, I have checked in the
presence of the cottnty auditor, treasurer.
superintendent of education, and
clerk of the county board, all
school claims approved by the suj>erintendent
of education and ordered
paid and all county claims approvedand
ordered paid by county board of
directors, and find them to be correct.'
Vouchers ami books bain net* to the'
cent.
Respectfully,
W. F. Nettles,
Foreman Grand Jury.
WITHDRAWS FROM RACE
On account of pressure of personal
business and business interests I am
hereby withdrawing my name as a
^candidate for Magistrate for Lower
Waterce township. The ballots having
already been printed before I decided
to withdraw I request my I
friends to not consider me in the j
race. And I want to heartily thank |
those of my friends who have so
generously ofTered me their support J
in the race.
Very respectfully,
WARRBN D. SANDERS
HINDSIGHTS ANI* FORESIGHTS
. .
You have frequently heard the remark:
"If my foresight had been aa
good an my hindsight I wouldn't be
in this ftx today." It doesn't hold
good any iqore. It really .seems that
an 8th grade schoolboy ought to
know by this time that debts piled
on debts don't help anybody towards
recovery. Yet we have the spectacle
presented right now of u movement
to borrow 10 million more to pave
additional roads. Now we hear that
pay day has cqjgje, but nobody pays.
Mentipn a chance to borrow and there
is a ^ The Federal Govern* .
ment has gotten down to u stamp on
a poor little dollar bank check, 'while
donating billion .dollar pork-barrel
loans to revive big business and seed
loans to keep the farmer out of the
poor house. The preacher, the doctor,
the candlestick maker, the tax collector
and pretty much everybody
else go unpaid, and millions of sacks
of llour ure sent to the "needy." The
question then arises, who ure the
needy, when pretty much everybody
is paying little or nothing,that can
be dodged. On top of all, ^rou can
take around almost any kind of petition,
with a plausible spiel for pretty
much anything that will increase, instead
of diminish our troubles, and
9 people out of 10 will sign it. That
is, provided it is not a blank check
for money we owe. During a long
life, with many ups and downs, and
with observations of almost every imaginable
hue, we have never known
such a blind and distressing lack of
judgment and sacrifice to meet conditions
as thoy are, and will be for
some Jtiine to come. And this fatal
malady is afflicting all classes, from
the President of the United Stales,
down to a pinder parcher on a village
street corner. Hindsight don't
seem to be worih a picayune any
more, and there is no such animal as
foresight.?'Calhoun Times.
South Carolina ginnors, at the close
of a meeting Friday, in Columbia, issued
a statement that it was the concensus
oT those present that "under
no condition is it possible for a bale
of short staple cotton to be ginned i
at a cost to the ginner of less than)
50 cents per 100 pounds, not includ- j
ing bagging and ties." The cost of
ginning long staple cotton was said
to he from 50 cents tg $1 a bale more
than short staple. Ginners from
practically every county in the state
attended the meeting, called by the
Ginners' Association of 'South Carolina.
A Card
To the Voters of Kershaw County:
In 1908 P offered for Coroner for
the county. Mr. G. I.. Dixon, dr., was
elected. I supported him afterwards
and after his unfortunate death in
the Cleveland school house fire, and
the appointment of Judge \V. F. Russell
to the place made vacant, I did
not oppose him, hut always intended
to offer ago in when conditions seemed
proper.
When Judge Russell died I asked
the Governor for the appointment to
serve the balance of the term. With
tho aid of a few friends I was appointed.
I did not know who else
was applying.
So now I appeal to the people?to
whom the office belongs?to support
me for a full,term. Am not opposing
any one, not trying to take anybody's
job, acting strictly in self defense.
I ask you to let me serve you while
I am physically and mentally able to
serve. I am <>8 years old and feel
that my period of waiting is nearing
its close. The election by the people
of my county with whom I have lived
and labored for the most of my life
means more to me than I can express
to you. Help me? I thank you.
G. R. Clements.
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OUR CANDIDATE.
The following appeared in the Lancaster News of August
16, 1982, as their leading editorial:
"It is with pleasure and pride, that we present to the voters
of the Fifth Congressional District Lancaster's candidate for
Congress, J. P. Richards. Esq.
"Such indorsement i> not necessary for the information of
the voters of Lancaster county,where he is so well and favorably
known, but is intended, more especially, for those in
the District living outside of the county, where he may not
be so well known.
"Mr. Richards comes of an honored family long resident of
our neighbor Kershaw county, where he was reared^ to manhood.
His literary and legal education was acquired at the
University of Sooth Carolina, mainly through his own efTorts.
"Locating, after being admitted to practice law, at Dancaster.
he soon became identified with our people and one
of our leading attorneys. Elected for three successive terms
Judge of Probate of the county, over strong opposition. He
has never been defeated for public office.
"A high-toned Christian gentleman he is, and would be
faithful to any trust committed to him.
"By education, training and experience, he is eminently
fitted for Congressional honors. Always ready when duty
calls, he volunteered for service at the beginning of the
World War and served at home and abroad with distinction
in the 118th Infantry, 80th Division. He entered the army as
a private and after several promotions earned a commission
as a second Lieutenant just after the Armistice.
"If elected, we guarantee he will be faithful, amjr give ef
ficient service, and do honor to the District-"
(Paid Political Advertisement)
Personal Statement
. > i . r . I
TO THB PUBLIC:
Criticism has been made of me
publicly in a political race with which
I have nothing to do.
I am not a candidate for office and
therefore cannot speak from the
stump. I am forced to take this
method to TDrreot these unwarranted ?
criticism* made of me, und of
my connection with the Board of
County Directors.
This ia published for my own vindioatlon,
without the f&Neitatlon of
anyone, at my own ^xpense, and certuinly
not in behalf of any candidate,
all of wHom 1 believe are abundantly
able To take csare of them selves
I have bSen, jia attorney for the
Board, reaponaihlo to a large degro*
for the course of County expenditures ,
and, as Clerk, I have kept the records.
The expenditures have, I think, be n
soundty planned. The books are properly
kqpt. -?
It would he easy, I believe, to afoow
to any man honestly wanting to get. ,
the facts that there is cuuso for congratulation
and satis/faction at the
condition of the County affawn, and
not for dissatisfaction or criticism.
The records of my office are open to
the public. I would bo glad at any
time to show every item; "
But it is so oa^y for an office seeker
to shout, 'extravagance', 'warte',
and arouse suspicion and distru t.
Personally, I think the Board of Directors
and the County Legislative
Delegation have done well in handling
the County affairs, and I am quite
proud to have had a part >o it.
The County lias gotten about 70
miles of hard surfaced roads at a cost
of less than 2 miles of paving. The
total cost was $35,874.07 and that was
paid without a tax being levied.
The Board of Directors has tried
to put a good County road to every
"Community from the hard surfaced
roads, There are now about 700
miles of County roads?-much more
fluffseveT Before?and they have been j
built and kept in good condition, and
no additional tax has been levied for
that.
The Board has rebuilt the upper
portion of the river bridge, put in an
additional pier, and laid an asphalt
flooring at $\fJotal cost of about $35,000.00.
The people have not been able to
pay taxes in full. There are now
about $50,000 sti.ll unpaid of funds
that were levied to meet the appropriations
from year to year, and
vet the County hasr met its current
obligations every month and every
year.
The County tax for 1931 and 1032
is S mills?the lowest it has been it:
tw e rut y -t h ree yea rs.
How have these things been done
without increasing the taxes for
County purposes?
Your common sense answers?why.
from the bridge of course?and ye<t ,
a man running for office yells, "What
has been <ione with the' bridge
money ?"
The bridge money is deporsited by
the keepers daily in the Camden
banks to Kershaw County Special',
Bridge Fund, careful record of col-,
lections is kept; the checks arc drawn [
on thisffund by the County Treasurer
and put to the County account.
I am charged on the stump with
having on the County books an account
called "Miscellaneous Cnntinir- ]
ont." The account is provided under ,
that name in the County Supply Bill, j
.It covers, as common sens*, would in- ;
dicete, miscellaneous things that the
Legislative Delegation knew must bp ,
paid, but that did not come under any \
other head. 1
Kver'y sensible man knows that f ]
he wanted to find out what was paid \
under the Miscellaneous Contingent
account he could look at the books
and see just as easily as he could
what was paid on any other account.
Last year, under this account, wera
paid (all approved in every item by
tho Board of Directors):
Bonds of officers $ 562.00
Telephone service 311.00
Rent cotton platform __ 450.00 ,,
Expenses borrowing money 209.75
Bank exchange 35.00
Opening No. 1 Highway 278.56
Entertainment of Gen.
Summerall 40.00
Advertising 25.00
Repairs, adding machine and
safe, locks, etc. 25.00
Flowers, funeral J. M. Moseley
10.00
Children to Reformatory 10.00
Recording papers 9.00
Liability insurance on County
truck 4.15
Freight and express 4.'.<2
And other items, which I cannot
ask indulgence to enumerate
here, of 98.50
A total of $2,132.88
Where should thow, thin?r< <rr? ,.v.
cept in the miscellaneous contingent
account provided in the Supply Bill
for that purpose?
Any insinuation that this account,
or any other on tho books, is intended
or used to cover or conceal any xpenditures
is gratuitously false.
Exception whs made on the stu-rsp
to the fact that I drew a paym< nt
from IhK Sinking Fund, in addition to
the rotate?r paid under the Apprn--iat;on
Bill and my salary as Clerk of
the Board. I wouM say that the
money received by me for services
was fixed by another Board than the
; present one when I first became Clerk
and County Attorney, ami it has remained
on the same basis until some
items were cut with my approval bythe
Legislative Delegation this year.
And attention was drawn to the
fact that I have a loan in the Sinking
Fund and that my law library is
pledged for it. The loan was made in
good faith, the interest is jrnid on it
and nearly half the principal, and I
am expecting to pay it all by th<> ,,nd
of the year. In these hard times I
feel that will be doing very well.
And the Board and myself are
charges! with negligence in not collecting
on the loans in the Sinking
Fund. Most of the loans were made
before any on? of the preeen* Board
waa in office. Tha property covered
by thwn is aiill here. It would be
uasy to foreclose them. Some of the
honest owners, worried by the debt,
have asked to turn the lands in; but,
personally, I Utinik the property is
better in the haixb of the owners
where it can be used for family support
and be looked after, than to be
in possession of the County, unsalable
or idle, to deteriorate and run down,
unoccupied *n constant danger of
fire and depredation. This Board of
Directors did not make moat of these
loans, did not cause the hard time*
which have made values fall and repayment
so difficult; they cannot collect
interest when even taxes cannot
in- paid. They might collect by sale
of the properties to a great extent;
but the Grand Jury and the legislative
Delegation have asked that that
step be not taken at this time?-and
I think they are wir>e in that view.
An Act of the legislature says such
a step at this time would be disastrous.
Can we not afford to wait
a hoped-for better time in the near
fuUlCtii without forcing the.coUections
to a mat TsMie just now,?and merely
because sojne one who wants office
cries, "negligence"? .
And now as to the charges th^t the
County Board has exceeded the appropriatlons.
The Legislative Delegation,
in these Supply Bilks
made their appropriations with
full knowledge and . intention
that the bridge fund in addition
was to be used unfter tine hiw
for road purposes. Tljey particularly
dad not want to flaunt the bridge income
in the face of an envious and
hostile sentiment in the Legislature,
and very properly left it out of the'
Supply Bill entirely,* as it was riot
an appropriation of money to be
raise I by taxes. which is all t"he Legislature
had to do with.. The Appropriation
Bill covers only what was to
he paid out of the taxes and funds
designated, and leaven the bridge
fund entirely out of consideration.
And finally, while men may differ
as to the best methods of handling
affairs, any insinuation from any
man that any public money has been
diverted from public use is unqualifiedly
and maliciously false.
I know vetiy well that many people
would rather believe harm than good
of a man. I know that it is very
natural * t hat many should feel that
the hard times are produced by bad
government and that the evils can be
corrected by a change in officers*?to
the man who shouts "mis-mangement
ami promises relief. I ant not writing
to these. They ought to know
better, but they cannot change. They
will always be that way.
But there are many fine people who
are not familiar with the facts and
are concerned about the rumors and
statements going about. To them I
have written.?Advt.
LAURENS T. MILLS,.
Two white men yesterday held up
several employes in the offices of the
AtlAnta Journal circulation department
and escaped with about $1,500.
The robbery occurred shortly after
noon while R. L. Butler, a cashier,
and assistant were checking in receipts
frofn route carriers and news-^
boys.
BIDS INVITED
Notice?is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the undersigned
for contracts for hauling pupils
to and fro for the Antioch High
School for school term of 19.32 and
1933. There will be threo routes and
complete specifications will be filed
in the county Auditor's office for the
benefit of those interested. Bids to
be filed not later than G p. m. of Saturday,
September 10, 1932. School
will commence about October 1.
D. G. JOYE
J. T. SINCLAIR
L. A. SHIVER
Trustees District Number Six
Wants?For Sale
WANTED?A good cook. House and
furniture for one room. Rent free.
Apply County Health Office, Court
House, Monday morndngr, Aug. 29,
9 o'clock, or write Mrs. L. I. Guion,
Lugoff, S. C. 21sl>
FOR SALE?One used baby carriage.
In perfect condition. Telephone
311, Camden, S. C. 21pd
FOR SALE?My Chevrolet convertible
cabriolet, at half cost price.
Car almost as good as new. "Will
also sell iny Buick coach cheap, or
trade for land, building lot or almost
nnything of sufficient value.
The Buick is in good shape. See
J. G. Richards, Jr., Camden, S. C.
20 sb
NOTICE?Our Ginnery has been
completely overhauled and we will
appreciate your patronage. We
v.:.. guarar.t<.c efficient work
and courteous service. The Southern
Cotton Oil Company, Camden,
S. C. 20-21sb
FOR SALE?Hay, Fodder and Douthit
Seed Oorn, for sale or consider
Exchange for Cattle or Peas. W.
P. McGuirt. Manager, Guignard's
Plantation. Telephone 148, Camden,
S. C. 7tf
MONUMENTS?I handle only the
beat grades of marble and granite
Come tr> *ee or write to T. J. McNinch,
Camden, S. C. l&tf
CARPENTKKiini*?J onn 5. Myers,
phone 268, 812 Church Stffcet
Camden, S. C., will give aatia
factory service to all for all kind>
of carpenter work. Buildtng
general repaira, screening, cabinet
making and repairing furniture
My workmanship is nay reference
I solicit yjur patronage. Thank
Ing you in advance. 50 tf
r i
Awnings, Tents, Truck Covers
All Styles in Awnings and All
Weights and Sires in Covers
and Tents
W. G. TREVATHAN
Phone 29, Camden, or
9523 Columbia, 8. C.
Some Things Mr. Stevenson I
Has Done in Congress I
(Political Advertisement)
Mr. James P. Richards, candidate for Cong ress to represent the
Fifth South Carolina District, in a speech to an audience at the Ar- I
cade Mill, in Rock llill, on Saturday evening last, stated in effect;
"Mr. Stevenson has never introduced and successfully fought
g bill through Congress for the good of his people," and
" "Mr. iStevenson has never introduced' and successfully fought
a bill through Congress against the Republican party." I
Mr. Richards is a young man and evidently has not kept up
with the work of Congress in general and my work and efforts in
particular, during the past sixteen years that I have been a member'
of that body, quite evidently, he is talking without "being entirely
familiar with the FACTS OF THE CASE?provable facts. For his
own information and also for tho information of the voters of the
Fifth District who may be interested directly and indirectly, I takt
pleasure in citing a few of the Bills passed by Congress which beat
the name of "W. F. STEVENSON" as their a^bpr, and other bills
which were personally handled and put thfougff the House of. Rep. I
resentatives by myself, and for which I am given due credit by both ,
Democratic and Republican members of the H^uae. ' I
1 would incidentally call to the attention of the reader that
the House has been overwhelmingly 'REPUBLICAN since my
FIRST term as a member of that body and up until last December,
and further that during that time with the Republicans in charge
k> and heading all House Committees, it was the exception that a j
Bill, no matter by whom introduced, either Republican or Democrat,
when reported "out" by the Committee to which it was referred,
did not carry tjie name of the Chairman of the reporting committee,
rather tlian that of the author of the bill. There haVe been ** '
some exceptions, but the RULE has been and is the other way.
BILLS BEARING THE NAME OF W. F.
STEVENSON AS AUTHOR
No. 1. I passed** Bill making it a Criminal Offense to Sell i
Public Offices. This Bill was designed for the specific purpose of
putting an end to a practice commonly alleged to be in force ih
South Carolina.
Among its first effects was the conviction of a Republican
Committeeman in this State and the convicted man has served his
sentence. In a more notable case, perhaps, a Republican Congress- j
man was convicted in Indiana on a charge of selling a postmastership
and sentenced to serve a term in a Federal penitentiary.
2. I passed a Bill under the terms of which the United States
treasury was authorized to pay James Jenkins of Gaffney, S. C.,
the sum of $21,000.00 in cash, for cotton linters taken from Mr.
Jenkins by the government during the World war, and for which
the government refused to pay and didn t pay until I got a Bill
through the House and which was later passed by the 'Senate apd
signed by a Republican president, and by the terms of which Mr. __
Jenkins was paid the full $21,000 claimed by him ftr the CottonLinters.
? * *
3. I passed a Bill appropriating $26,000 for the erection of a
a Monpment commemorating the Battle of Cowpens in Cherokee
county. This monument has been erected and dedicated and.is? _
there to be seen by all who pass that way.
4. I passed a resolution through the <H<J0se recognizing the
celebration of the Kings Mountain Battleground Sesqui-Gentennial.
This resolution was adopted by a Republican House and Senate and
then was signed by a Republican President, thus giving the celebration
the full sanction of the United (States government.
5. I passed Bills?separate?granting to the Highway Department
of South Carolina the right to build certain bridges over the
Pee-Dee, the Catawba and Broad Rivers.
6. I secured from the REPUBLICAN Appropriation Committee
of the House the sum of $300,000.00 for the building of a Post-- 2
office and Courthouse in the city of Rock Hill, and secured this in
spite of the fact that the REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT had re- ^ commended
that the appropriation be held down to $150,000 for
the building of a Postoffice alone. The Postoffice and Courthouse, __
soon to be completed, stands on the Main street of Rock Hill to f
show for itself.
MEASURES OF WHICH I WAS AUTHOR
AND CO-AUTHOR
The following measures, briefly mentioned here, are all of national
scope and import and are of importance to the people of the iFifth
South Carolina Congressional District, just as they are of importance
to every other District of the United State*, in which I? ?
had a part in preparing as AUTHOR and CO-AfUTHOR and putting
through the Committees and later on the floor of the House:
I was Co-Author and led the flght to pass (a) The Intermediate , ^
Credit Bank Bill, giving credit facilities to FARMERS for crops. . ,
(b) The Bill adding one hundred and twenty-five million dollars to
the Land Bank Bill, and personally drew and had adopted
the Amendment requiring that, twenty-five millions of it should
be used to extend FARMERS' installment payments. <c) Co-.,,,,. r?
author of the bill to GUARANTEE IBANK DEPOSITS and LEAD- L,
ER of the flght which passed it through the House, (d) Handled f ;
on the floor of the House and in the "Committee the Reconstruction ,
Finance Corporation Bill and in conference insisted that the provision,
as passed, to give two hundred millions for crop loans to
farmers, who were otherwise without credit, (e) "Largely rewrote
the Home Loan Bank Bill in Committee, and led the fight
which PASSED it, and was personally thanked along with Mr.
Stegall, the Chairman of the Banking Committee, by the President
for the good shape in which this measure passed the HouseAny
citizen of the Fifth Congressional District of South Carolina,
who has kept the record in mind during my service in Congress,
will testify to all of the statements made above. Those
who haven't kept up with the record, and care to verify the above
statements, can easily do so by looking over the official records
of the Congress during my term of service.
In addition to the above matters of public ahd gCTTfiTkl service
> to the Fifth Congressional District and the country as a whole, it
has been my especial pleasure to serve thousands of individuals in
every way that I have been called upon to serve them, as hundreds
of private individuals as well as ex-<Service men of the .SpanishAmerican
and World wars can and will testify. If te"-elected a*
your Representative in the next Congress'it will be my special
pleasure to continue to serve you in every way that a Congressman
can serve his constituency. ^ j
I thank you for your support in the past, and respectfully j
solicit your support on August 30th in the Democratic Primary
election.
Respectfully,
W. F. STEVENSON
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