The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 16, 1932, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
H. D. NILKS. .Editor and Publisher
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Broad Street and entered at the Cant'
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econd ?laaa mail matter. Price per
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Camden, 8. C\, Friday, Sept. 16, 1932
The nomination of a Democratic j
governor ami two Democratic c?n-1
grossmen from Maine in Monday a
general election was a great blow to
the Republican party. The governor
was elected by a large majority, ami
Maine being known as a rock-ribbed
Republican state, the election puts a
morirkey wrench, into their ranks. If
the age-old saying that "so goes
Maine so goes the nation" holds true
this year, tho ifomocrats, with Koose- j
velt at its head, are, headed for a
landslide in tho November elections.
The little rise in stocks and other
boosts in the business world will huve .
to make greater headway before No-;
vember if the Republican war cry of j
"don't swap horses in the middle of,
tho stream" gets thorn anywhere.)
The nation seems to havo enough of
the Republican mis-administration.
Never before in the history of rtny
primaries have candidates for office
gone through with ouch an embarrassing
campaign from professional
ward heelers, bums and what not.(
On every corner ami every turn hard
luck stories were poured into their
ears, then touching them for a loan.
Many people this year took advantage
of the candidates and borrowed
from them, where they could?prom-!
ising them their support?and in (
many instances going to their oppon-j
ents with the same promise. While)
we do not expect this to reach many
of these "ward heelers." for many of
them cannot road or write, candidates
?or office should frown down upon
these impostors, for a low-brow who
will make a loan off of one will sell
out to the other, so he is not to be
trusted*) Such leeches on the body
politic is keeping many good men
from running for office.
There is such a thing us carrying
indecency too fhr, oven in dirty pol- j
itics. Greenville county sent down
to the legislature a man by the nnm<*
of J. Harvey Cleveland. Harvey
hales from the mountain sddo of the
borough where civilization is still j
half-baked. He gdorkxl in his wet J
record and still more in fighting
game cocW at public gatherings. He
was caught in tho act, on a Sunday
we bolieve, but maybo not. At any
rate, he and his gang were hauled
into court, tried by a spineless magistrate,
and turned loose by a still
-Worse jury. It is much to Greenville's
credit that Harvey, as a legislator
(let us pity the mark) will no
longer llaunt his bottle and cock-i
fighting in the face of the voters.?
Calhoun Times.
The nation rejoices in the finding;
of tho Hutchinson "flying family" off
the coast of Greenland, where their
plane was wrecked ami they were being
cared for by residents of the icy
land. Press dispatches say that
"George R. Hutchinson, his wife and
two little daughters were picked up
by a British trawler." We are profoundly
clnd for the two little daughters,
and somewhat pleased t)iat Mrs.
Hutchinson was rescued, Itfit as for
Hutchinson he should have been left
for walrus or seals to devour. The
world does not have much respect for
a man who will jeopardize the lives
of his children in a crazy jaunt across
thr Atlantic in a plane.
THE COUNTRY DOCTOR
Unique but highly fittb^r that
Kansas gathering recently of a thousand
persons to honor the veteran
country doctor who had ashered them
into the world. They' paid not only a
tribute to an individual hut to the tradition
ho presented.
m-ioit- of - .... ........
can scene ?and he is, rapidly?the oMfashi
-md loiintry doctor should rec.-ive
a lot r>' pifbUV r. gnition.
T:.. iv - gU.r.fy.ng i.inv t,.,. much;
r... ti.t.u-e - to- groat !- '*?; him.
R. a jv .m.n. i^mche^tr. the
:"..u:.?i'.tg t'atmrs. the gnat
jatr ' and the scientists. He was the
,f ..... pr> fe-sion. Under conditions
that .would be con-i lercd impossible
today, he performed many feats
of surgery. No mud was too deep
and no blizzard too blinding to keep
him from answering a tail to duty.
The midnight beat of hoofs along the
pike usually meant that he had sacrificed
another night's rest in order tc
make another comfortable, to save *
life or to bring a life into this world
Respect the country doctor of yesterday
not for his contributions tc
medical science nor for his great skil
in surgery, though even here he ha.;
played his part, but for his ministrn
tions to rural folk and for his reliel
of suffering humanity. His job wai
not that of the specialist and scicn
tist, no more than their work was his
?Clinton Chronicle.
THIS VOTERS LOOKING ON.
Now that the biennial battle of the
i ballot a has ended ami the smoke is
| clearing away, we may be pardoned
l if wo discuss briefly hero the rela1
lions between the voters und taxpay*
I ers on the one hand and the officeholders
on the other; especially since,
of course, nominations are equivalent
to elections.
Peculiarly in a period such as we
have been lately passing through
the voters are disgruntled and they
have been coherent in their expressions
of dissatisfaction. It has been a
bad year for the "ins" and many office-holders
who have discharged the
duties of their respective positions
with fidelity and zeal have been sacrificed
on the altar of depression. It is
fortunate, though, that in- most instances
good men have, been chosen
for places whore good men are displaced.
For the hold-overs and those
.newly nominated wo bespeak the kind
consideration of the voters, No public
office is a sinecure and it is impossible
to please all the people all
the time, but we would ask those who
are for the next two or four years to
hold offices given to them by the people
to ever remember that nothing is
truer than "public office is a public
trust," and that unless they are zealous
in the interest of the people they
need not expect the people to bo interested
in them when they come before
them for renomination. Of
downright dishonesty there is little.
That seems to be confined to the
largo centers; but^tho manipulation
of 1>dblic business ior private gain is
altogether too common. The Scottish
bard displayed an uncanny knowledge
of human nature when he penned:
"I'll no' say men are vidians a',
I The real harden wicked 1
I Who know no check but human law
1 Are to a few restricted;
Hut Och, mankind are unco weak
i And little to he trusted,
i When self the wavering balance shake
i 'Tis rarely right adjusted."
| If those who now for some time to
j come are to have charge of our govlernmontal
affairs will always forget
selfish interest and labor wholly for
the good of the community, the county
and the state, we feel that we may
jbe assured of such an administration
I of our affairs as will cause the voters
| to feel proud of those whom they
, have honored. When the children of
Israel had clamored for a king and
! Saul had been given unto them to
govern in tho place of Samuel, that
| wise and upright judge, who
had become gray, bent and aged in
the service of his people, rendered
his accounting to them in the followI
hvg words:
"Behold, here I am; witness
against me before the Lord and
before His annointed; whose ox
have I taken? Whose ass have I
taken? Or whom have I defrauded?
Whom have I oppressed?
Or of whose hand have 1
received any bribe to blind mine
eyes therewith? And 1 will re- '
store il to you."?1st Samuel,
12:11."
It is not hard for those who will
soon be inducted into office and those
j who will hold over, to begin, with the
j beginning, to lay old Samuel's yardstick
against their official acts, and
if they do this throughout their tenure
of office, we believe that we can
spen k for all the people when we
promise that the voters will say to
i each of them, "Well done, good and
faithful servant."
Georgia in her primary Wednesday
turned down the veteran Con,
grcssman Charles R. Crisp in favor
of Governor Richard B. Russell for
' the United States senate to fill the
unexpired term of the late Senator
Harris. Crisp had served for twenty
/ears as congressman. Eugene Talm'adge,
commissioner of agriculture,
J appeared to he sweeping the state
for governor in a seven-cornered con:
test.
Voting
Again most of us voted with our
- . . ! ir.
?u*u i i> nun iit'i ?? ?v.? ?
supported Jones because he was a
neighbor, because he was a Baptist
a M< thoiii.-:. because he was a
fv:cT*.n a fr:cnri. because he
.lamed a -eonnd cousin. We looked
r qualifications for otfice nor
t h.r. gs he s'aruis for as a puli
a r. Marion Star.
One Ceunty'a Shameful Record
"There is so much crime in Greenv.He
county that the courts actually
fir.d it hard to keep up with theii
work despite the fact that the court;
are in session almost continuously
each year excepting only three month:
, each summer."
Thus. Circuit Judge G. Dewey Oxnei
> addressing the grand jury at th<
i opening of court this week, put into ;
. nutshell the challenging facts tha
.'confront the good citizens of thi:
>' county.
l! Further, Judge Oxner. pointing ou
i that in the last three months tei
homicides have occurred in the coun
f ty, reminded the citizens that most o
4 the offenders are white. Of all th
- killers and victims in the ten homi
. cide cases only one was a negro.Greenville
News.
CUT THE DEAD WOOD
Cutting county government touts ia
good business. It mean* lower taxes
; -?and lower tuxes are what ^ve all
! want.
llut there is no wisdom in a reckless
lopping off of heads. "Nor can
we save money by cutting vital public
services or productive ' expenditures.
Above all, let's not ^rut something
that is giving us more than our
money back in actual dollars And
cents.
Some counties have already abolished
their county agent. This is
false economy and poor judgment.
If your county ugent is no good, get
a new one. If you have none, hire
the best one to be found. Certainly
this is no time to dispense with one
of tho few local employees whose
work increases the wealth and income
of the county. Cut out dead wood,
but don't make the mistake of pruning
off the limbs that bear the fruit.
The American Hankers' Association,
that hard-boiled body of men with a
sharp eye for tho dollar who are always
in favor of wise public economy,
says: "Any attempt to save taxes by
dispensing with or limiting the efficiency
of a good county agent is a
serious step backward. Compare
taxes und ability to pay taxes in
counties with and without agents; the
evidence is all in favor of the county
agent. Tho county agent is an important
ami indisponsable factor in
tl$e comeback of agriculture. If we
have a good county agent, let's uphold
him and make it possible for
him to help lead us out of the wilderness."
Figure out what the county agent i
costs per farm and you will see how
silly it is to chop his head off. Eighty
cents a year would be a fair average
?a cent and a half a week, or the
tax on about half an acre. In many
counties it is less.
This certainly is a small fee to pay
for the best information on almost
any agricultural subject. The low
prices today leave us no room for inefficiency
or waste in either production
or marketing.
We need all the holp we can get.
And there are plenty of instances in
every county where the agent has
helped a farmer to make enough additional
money to pay his taxes and
more.
Tho only farmer who loses any
money on the county agent is the one
who doesn't take advantage of his
service. The others get their money
back, plus.
If you are looking for county tax
economy, look over the whole list of
county employees before swinging the
ax. How about highway expenses?
Look into the outlay for institutions
and useless social services. How
about combining jobs and eliminating
part-time employees?
Professor Charles E. Merriapi of
the University of Chicago, an eminent
authority, makes a good suggestion.
He says that one third of the
cost of government could be saved by
eliminating the "spoils system" of repaying
political favors. The spoils
system" is the "graft system.
Who are getting the county eontracts,
and have they any connection
with officials? Examine "specifications
for bids" to see if every con-'
tractor has had a fair chance and that
the one who got the job didn't split
with the county official. These are
the things that are costing us money
?not tho county agent, who is doing
his bit for agriculture.
In these days wo need all the disciplined
mind and organized intelligence
which we can muster together
in order to pull through. This is no
time to dispense with the skilled aid
of the county agent. He is needed
as never before and should be retained
and encouraged and used by
every farmer who needs help in solving
his problems.?Reprinted from
August issue of "The Country Home."
IN BUSINESS TO STAY
The Farmers and Taxpayers League
| has at least <ieiiiuii.-ru??i.<.-d L...1 ar.
organization within the "Democratic
| party can he effective in a prima y,
! it has caused the election of a ( n1
siderable number of legislators, ar. : it
! has raUM'il the defeat of others.
| It- work has but begun. If is
to serve a useful purpose its a ' vii
must luL it must be bi.->.er,
:f anything, after than before "he
primaries, and it must continue tb
show a strength clearly indiva" ng
. that it will have a part in tjie elec,
tions of 1934. If that shall 1** it- ntelligent
course its power will be in*menscly
augmented in the elections
of 1934, and moreover, it will have
recruits in legislative action of many
r persons not now in any way obligated
9 to it by pledge or otherwise.
1 The N'ews and Coillder believes
* that it has made an excellent start
9 in business and that political conditions
in the state are to he much
t better by reason of it.?(Edito-ial
n from The News and Courier.)
__________???????????- *
f Atlanta. Ga., headed by Mayor Key,
e is seeking a loan of $10,000,000 from
- the Reconstruction Finance corpora
tion for sewer extension and $1,000,000
for city and county relief work.
Queer Bird Is Martin Koneaky.
Queer fellow la Martin Konosky.
Queer name, too, can't be 100 per
cent American; maybe he's not even
h 60 per center.
Koneaky lives up there in Pateraon,
New Jersey. He hn?s had for a year
a contract for transporting some
eighty crippled, blind and deaf children
to ami from school.
The other day the board of education
sent him a renewal contract to
sign. Did he sign on the dotted line .'
not that fellow! The members of the
btxard of education were startled. For
Kouesky demanded a change in the
contract tyefore he would sign. He
asked a REDUCTION OF $500 A
YEAR!
And ho contributed to the shock by
making this comment: "If every one
would put his shoulder to the wheel
rather than try to milk the city
to the last drop we might get somewhere
in this bad financial situation."
Queer bird, this Martin Konesky!
He volunteers to give up something
for the public good. He doesn't wifch
"to milk the city to the last drop."
Of course he 'must be what the boys
call 'plumb bughouse." iBut a few
million Koneakys in the country just
pow would do America a world of
good.?Columbia State.
Williams
The Hon. Ashton H. Williams, of
Florence, proved to -be anything but
a second Bob Reynolds, as his followers
predicted at the outset of
campaign that he would be. Mr.
Williams failed to inject any feeling
of confidence and enthusiasm into
his supporters, and his cause steadily
declined from the outset of the campaign.?Marion
Star.
F r om Coro ne r. Clemen ts
Editor Chronicle: F^frfse allow me
space to thank my friends for their
support in the primary on Tuesday, j
While my vote fell far short of my
expectations, thus shattering, perhaps,
for all time, a cherished ambition
of my heart, to be honored by
an election by the people of my county,
I accede gracefully to the verdict
of the majority and shall strive in the
future, as in the past for the welfare
and uplift of all of our people.
Again assuring everyone who in
any way contributed to my support
of my grateful and sincere appreciation
of their help.
I am very truly yours,
G. R. Clements .j
From Mr. Rush
To The Voters of Kershaw County:
I wish to express my thanks and
appreciation for the splendid vote
given me in the second primary
which makes me your next coroner.
Very respectfully,
J. B. RUSH
Denys A Rumor
Editor Chronicle: It having come
to my attention that parties are circulating
a rumor that I took an active
part in the race for county superintendent
of education in behalf of
one of the candidates, I wish to emphatically
deny this. The vote at
Gates Ford ip both first and second
primary will show for itself. I did,
however, take an active part in bringing
the voters to the polls.
Very respectfully,
T. R. Horton.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Because of the fact that persons
have from time to time placed in the
newspapers of this county advertisements
of Citations, Notices of Final
Discharge and Notices to Debtors ana
Creditors, and have not caused the
charges for same to be paid with reasonable
promptness, it has become
necessary for the undersigned papers
to change their terms with reference
to such advertising.' Hereafter such
advertising will have to be paid for
at the time it is entered for publication.
THE WATEREE MESSENGER
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
September 13, 1932.
Wants?For Sale
LOST?One black and white spotted
male fox hound with tan head, 4
years old, medium size. Had my
collar on when lost. Give good
tongue and outstanding in a pack.
Reward of $10.00 will be paid for
information leading to his recovery.
Geo. T. Little, Camden, S. C. 24pd
roi; ..>?,?.< can
White R?x-k?, Barred Rocks, Rhode
1 slant! Reds and White IvCghorns
and will offer them in pens of ten
or more at ridiculously low prices..
You make your own selection. This
is a good opportunity to secure a
pen of line blooded thickens for
umter layers. Apply X. R. Goodale,
l20'J Lauren^ Street, Camden,
? -S. C.
WANTED?Some horse manure. Will
take iarge or small quantities. Call
on Camden Floral Company, Camden,
S. C. 24sb
REI'AIRS?On electric ranges, stoves,
irons, fans, toasters, etc., at reasonable
prices. Shannon Electric
Company, Camden, S. C. * 18-20s,b
HOME-MADE KNIVES?I make a
specialty of home-made pocket
knives which will stand up under
all kinds of use. They hold theii
edge and last indefinitely. Gun.4
? and revolver* repaired. C.' W
Shiver, on Camden-Bishopville highway,
Route One, Camden, S. C
24-25pd
BOARDERS?Either table boarder*
or roomers having meals served
can get them in home of congenia
family. Pine View Inn, Mrs. S. B
Kirkland, 305 DeKalb Street, Camden.
S. C. 24pd
FOR RENT??Store formerly occupiec
by F'ischel's 5 and 10 cent store
possession given at once. Apptj
J. H. Burns, Camden, S. C. 24-2fisI
FOR RENT?Furnished room foi
rent, with or without board. Call
Telephone 295, Camden, S. C.
23-25sb
SEWING ? Infant/*' and children's
clothes a specialty. Address Mrs.
Joseph ' M. Nelson, 1301 Broad
street, Camden, >S. C. 22-24pd.
FOR SALE?Hay, Fodder and Douthit
Seed Oom, for sale or consider
exchange for Cattle or Pens. W.
P. McGuirt, Manager, Guignard's
Plantation. Telephone 148, Camden,
S. C. . 7tf
MONUMENTS?I handle only the
best grades of marble and granite
Come t*> see or write to T. J. Mc*
Ninch, Camden, B. C. 19tf
FOR RENT?A desirable six-room
cottage on Highland avenue, partly
furnished if desired. Apply to B.
G. Sanders, Camden. S. C. 22-24sb
CARPENTaMCims?jonn S. Myers,
phone 268, 812 Church Street,
Camden, S. C., will give satisfactory
service to all for all kind;
of carpenter work. Bafldtog,
general repairs, screening, cabinet
making and repairing furniture. ?
My workmanship is my reference.
1 solicit yjur patronage. Thanking
you in advance. 50 tl.
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Awnings, Tents, Truck Covers
All Styles in Awnings and All
Weights and Sizes in Covers
I and Tents
W. G. TREVATHAN _
Phone 29, Camden, or
9523 Columbia, S. C.
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Purina Headquarters
! Why should you be satisfied with Just
Feed? The Best cost no moxjp in the end.
We are prepared to sell you the best and j
guarantee results. Use Purina feeds where I
feeds are needed.'
Below are our newest low prices:
?
O'MOLENE 100 lb. sacks . $2.10
24$ COW CHOW 100 lb. sacks . 2.10
Best grade Hen Scratch. 100 lb. sacks 2.15
Laying Mash, best grade, 100 lb. sacks 2.75
START1NA,. 100 lb. sacks . . 3.00
If you have a sick dog you wish to get well
or a well dog that you wish to keep well,
use GAINES DOG FOOD to insure his health
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Rhame Brothers
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Pullman ""Lbfivoa ^L L
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11 ED RIPE 1 7
TOMATOES 4 N?j 25c 1
BAKING POWDER *Sr ?.. 19o i
IIIY F'ake>
pkgs.19c.
LUA 3 cks. 19c
SUPER SUDS
2 pkgs. 15c
Camay or Ivory
SOAP i
^ Calm 19c J:
Sweet or Sweet Mixed J
PICKLES gt jar 19c j
i WHITE HOUSE EVAPORATED ~ J
MILK 4 Tall Cans 19c I |
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H. B. C. Crackers 6 V%H. 25c Oreo Sandwich lb. 25c ... j
PANCAKE FLOUR 3 pkss. 25c ]
? WALDORF S. 4 roils 19c - j
BROOMS 17c
I Bananas, 7 lbs. for .. 25c
Tok^y Grapes, 2 lbs. 15c
Honey Dew Melons .. 27c
Juicy Orangey doz. .. 19c I
Fresh Peaches, 5 lbs. 25c I
Green Apples, 6 lbs 25c ftj
Veal Shoulder Roast ..15c
Shoulder Lamb, lb 15c
Pot Roast Beef, lb 17c
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Spar? Rib#, 2- lb#, for 25c
Neck Bones, 3 lbs.#for 25c
Hamburger Steak, lb. 15c
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