The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 23, 1932, Image 7
Nobody's Business
Written for The Chronicle by Gee
McGee, Copyright, 1928.
..... MIKE IB LOOKING FOR FIB
flat rock, ?. C., novem 30, 1032.
hon. franklin noseyvelt,
.the coming president,
pew yorlr' City,
deer mr. preeaident:
y.; ?
i am riting to inform you that i
voted for you and carried my entire
preaick for the dimmercratick nominees
and i feel like i deserve some
consideration at the hande of the new
powers in oflfUk^
plese except this letter as my applercation
for a posLhion as field
agent under yore V administration
which starts next martch the 4. i
not is ifi the papers where the govverment
will hafter keep at least
125,000 of the 276,000 now employed
as field agents,
i have had a great deal of exponents
in the fields, in fact i was raised
in the cotton and com fields, and i
therefoar believe that i am highly
qualified for a job as field agent, and
? you can rest assured that if you place
me with the department of agriculture,
that i will stand at all times
retldy to co-operate with yore seeker
terry of agriculture.
i do not care for a job that will
force me to work in the fields: all
i want to do is go around and look
acrost the fields and report to Washington
what i see arisoforth. as i
understand it, - field agents do not
work at all, but trawel around from
place to place and chnrge up expenses
to the govvernment. i am sure i
| can do that to yore entire sattisfaction.
had it not of benn for me, mr.
| hoover would of got 3 votes at my
box, but i talked him and his wi^e
and his son jhon out of voting fit>r
the g.o.pft, and that gave you 72 votes
in. flat rock alone, i know you will
appreciate a stanch friend like me
pulling for<you, as the south was not
so solid 4 years ago.
plese rite or foam me at once when
i must report to Washington and
kindly send me 9 tickets up there
for me and my wife and familey and
allso a monney order for about 25$
for travvelling expenses and you can
take it out of my first check, thanking
you for yore co-operation, i remain?
yores trulie,
mike Clark,
j ~ field agent.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
When The Literary Digest is thin,
times are hard; when it is semi-thin,
| conditions are improving, and when
it is thick, times are normal and folks
are advertising as usual.
When politicians conduct a "cut the
budget reduce expenses" campaign,
get ready for higher taxes. This is
, a sure sign of burdens unheard of
before. (It took me 40 years to find
j out for whom politicians work. Vis:
Themselves and kinfolks, or course).
When a man buys a bunch of gro-<
ceries or borrows a dollar from you
with a positive promise that, "I will
pay you next week," you might as
well give him a receipt along with
the stuff. If he is trading with you
on credit, and suddenly stops trying
to "jew" you down on your prices,
he is getting ready to jump his bills.
- Good payers always ask what merchandise
is worth before it is
wrapped up.
* hen a man eats every third or
fourth meal down town, you just put
it down on the front leaf of your
note book that his wife is a good
bridge player, or that his mother-in]*w
is spending a few days at his
bouse, ojr he tired of spinach or
fl bis.gas has been cut off, or his family
has gone south 'for the winter or
north for the summer?or probably
I* he bought stocks on margin in 1929
I and lost his home.
Wher. your neighbor begins to
C0Unl hi-, wealth ir> equities, "in this
...B *n<* that." he's broke, a? there ain't
| any such animal as" "equities" any
| more- A second mortgage ain't
r *orth the interest on a dime for 2
H^'ninute>. And when. Preferred goes
. ttr2(l a;.<i Common.goes to 10. they
|Tare then :n a class with European
I War Debts. ^
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S- Whei, your friend JBrown walks up
-B "Hey,V there, Bill. You're
K nk fine this morning. That suit
I y<>u have on is a dandy, and your
| J* mafches it to a tin whistle. Old
L m1 1 **ad the brain* you've
He is getting ready to "touch"
?Vor a 5 or 10 or 2J0, or what hav
I ,, 7)10 S00*1 thing about
j * "touches" is: the toucher rarely
I If ** tQtteh la the ?mi ylaoe.
)>ay ^ll1 rid-tA
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your trouble U
just ahead* When your nose doesn't
itch, trouble is just ahead. If a
' black cat *run? aeroso the street in
i front of you, that is a sure sign that
i she's trying- to get on the other side.
' If you walk under a ladder, you are
; going io hare a misfortune but if
J you walk around it, you will likewise
have tome misfortunes. I believe in
signs, that is, moet highway signs,
> but'that's all.
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Pairs Are of Value In
Promoting Livestock
Clemson College, Dec. 8.?The educational
value of county and community
fairs in developing interest
and spreading knowledge of livestock
i? stressed by C. G. Cuahman,
extension dairy specialist, in discussing
the dairy cattle exhibits at the
Fairfield, "Lancaster, Spartanburg,
York and Newberry fairs this year.
Incidentally Mr. Cuahman <pay? high
compliment to the exhibits made by
4-rf club members whose animals
were outstanding in number, quality
and condition.
^'Many have argued," saya Mr.
Cuahman, "that community and county
fairs will have to give way to the
State Fair. The financial aspect of
thia conjecture may have merit, but
ringside interest would dictate another
course. Without exception, the
interest at the ringside at any of the
above county and community fairs
was equal to and in some cases greater
than at the State Fair. Showings
in the livestock departments of local
fairs, and partcularly by the calf club
boys and girls, have gained so perceptibly
in recent years in both quality,
extent and ringside interest that
jt would be regrettable if these worthy
educational events should be lost
to communities.
"Community and county fairs give
an opportunity -to hundreds who could
not attend the State Fair. * At all
these- county shows the livestock
judges gave reasons on all placings,
which are invaluable educationally.
Giving reasons for placings is not the
custom at the State Fair. At the
county fairs the ringside is doubly
interested in the exhibit and the judging
because the entries and the owners
are known to all present. The
judging offers an opportunity fot local
folks to see and hear of the excellence
of individual animals and
tends to fix the ideal type in their
minds. It inspires the boys and girls
in livestock clubs to carry their projects
to completion and to demon1
strate to their elders their training.
"At the Winnsboro fair," says Mr.
Cushman illustrating his idea, "300
men, women, boys and girls were on
the ringside for sheep and cattle and
heard eagerly the reasons for placings
given by the judges. So at
Spartanburg the Spartanburg and
Greenville county 4-H Jersey calf
clubs met'in competition, with keen
ringside interest in the educational
judging and placings; and similarly
at Newberry, the Newberry Jersey
and Guernsey calf clubs were shown.
At Rock Hill a large crowd followed
the judge through one whole day of
such judging. At Lancaster a sizeable
audience followed the placings
and saw grand champion and junior
champion ribbons in open classes go
on a full brother and sister, both progeny
of a calf club animal placed in
that county in 1922 and from which
a whole herd of cattle has since
sprung."
Mayor Cermak of Chicago, last
week gave orders to. the city's police
to either put the gangsters in jail or
in the morgues. Incensed at the killing
of a policeman the mayor told the
police it was about time for them to
start doing some shooting on their
own account.
After complaining to county authorities
because of the inadequacy of
the heating plant for a new jail at
Gillette, Wyo., during sub-zero weather,
Jack Luckcuck made his escape.
He is supposed to have sought the
warmth of his own fireside in the Big
Horn mountain country.
Hoarding of fiO-centime pieces in
bottles has become such a- craze in
France that the authorities have ordered
the mint to stop coining them.
It is estimated that there are 300,0(K)
bottle banks in the republic each
holding 2,000 coins, now worth about
two American pennies each.
Representatives in congress are
represented as wanting to follow the
suggestions of President Hoover and
reduce pay of government employes
and also cut out some of the useless
bureaus and consolidate other government
activities, but are afraid to do
SO*
Otha W. Wearin, 28, congressmanelect
from Iowa, was held up by
guards when he trid to enter the capitol
at .Washington on - Wednesday.
Wearing a red tie, tan shirt and dark
brown suit, he looked suspunous to
the guards, who arc on their nerves
because of the presence of CommunIsts
in the city. He finally was able
to sufficiently identify himself to be
- allowed to go about his business
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Famous Ball Player
Claimed By Death
Atlanta,. Dec. 17.?William "Silver
Bill" Stickney, the baseball patriarch
who made history on the diamond
before today's crop of stars was
born, has been called out by the unrelenting'
umpire?death.
The luminary of daya when young
stalwarts played without gloves, died
in his hotel room here last night at
the age of 72. He had lived there
several years on a pension furnished
by the Southern Baseball association.Silver
Bill had tasted extravagantly
of the fame, the fortune and the
fun offered by a ^career as a roving
baseball player and a race horse
owner. That career paid off in assists
and errors and Silver Bill took both
with 9 grin.
In the assists column were listed:
Admiration of baseball's great for
a fellow whose dash and color helped
drag the game from disrepute to popularity.
A binding friendship with sports^
men from coast to coast.
A store of memories such as driving
three base runners home and following
them as .the grandstands roared,
a sweating horse racing under
the wire ahead of the others, turnstiles
clicking a tune of his showmanship
after he took up the business
end of the game.
The errors:
Legs that failed him early in life
because of the fast pace.
Ten fingers, broken and twisted by
baseballs without gloves of the modern
era for protection.
' An empty purse in old age?all because
Silver Bill was too generous
and loved fun. v
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS
Camden, S. C., Dec. 18.
Dear Santa: I am a little fipy
seven years old and in the second
grade.' Please bring me a cowboy
suit, a football and I would like a
moving picture ^machine. Also some
fireworks, fruits and nuts. Don't
forget mother and daddy.
Your friend,
James Creed.
Dear Santa: Please bring me a
pair of boots, and a cap pistol and a
wagon and plenty of good things to
eat. - David ,Partin."
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl
10 years old. I want you to bring me
a basket ball, a coat, a trunks and
also some handkerchiefs, and some
fruit, nuts, and fireworks. Remember
my other friends on Christmas eve
night. _
Your little friend,
Fay Horton.
"N
$ Dear Santa Claus: I want you to
bring mo a wagon, football, and lots
of fruit, candy, and fireworks. Remember
my other friends.
Love to Santa.
B. R. Hatfield.
Dear Santa Claus: I know the times
are hard and I'm not asking for
much, but I've tried to be a good boy.
I'm in the first grade at school find
get on the honor roll every six weeks.
Please bring me a cowboy suit, some
fruits, fireworks and don't forget the
little poor children.
Yours truly,
Shelby Hough. 1
Dear Santa Claus: I am in the fifth
grade at school and I have always
tried to be a good boy and do as
mother tells me. I know you can't
bring many things this year _ but
please bring me a pair of riding
pants, new sweater, socks, fruits and
fireworks. Don't forget my four other
brothers and one sister and my mama
and daddy.
Yours truly,
Oscar Hough.
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little
girl 6 years old and I go to Pleasant
Grove school. I want you to bring mc
a tea set, a little stove, a doll trunk
and lots of fruit, candy and nuts.
Your littl? friend,
Doris Rabon.
Dear Santa Glaus: I am a little
boy 5 years old. I go to Pleasant
Grove school. I want you to bring mc
a wagon, a harp, a suit and lots ol
fruit, candy and nuts.
Your little friend,
Tallie Ward Rabon.
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boj
4 years old. X want you to bring me ?
wagon, a harp, a bugle and lots o!
fruit, candy and nuts.
Your little friend,
Marion Chavis.
Camden, 5. C., Dec. 20, 1932
Dear Santa Claus: I am a Httk
boy eight years old. I want a higi
ball set and a football, and a footbal
suit with number eight on back o
mW^^ar' Your friend, _
ddfanty Nil?, Jr.
Camden/ Si <X> W,
Dear Santa:* We ara a little lat
m writifag. trot hope yon don't forge
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us: I want a tricycle, doll, bed ivnd
comb, brush and mirror. My little
sister wants the same but 1 guesa you
had better bring her a car as she
may fall off the tricycle. Bring us
anything else you have to spare, as
we are two good little girls.
Good-bye Santa,
Bobbie, Gene and Betty Jane
Massebeau
P. S.?firing "Fifi" a collar and a
bone please.
Dear Santa Claus: I am a girl nine
years old, and in the fourth jyade at
school. Please bring me a coat and
tarn to match, size 9. Anything else
Jiou can spare, but please don't forget
lots of candy, fruits and nuts.
Your little friend,
Elizabeth Jackson.
Ca&satt, $. C., Dec. 15, 1982
Dear Santa: Gee, you m^st be
cold so far North, but I hope yoti can j
make your flight Saturday night. I j
am a little girl. 1 go to Pleasant
Grove school. 1 study real hard!*' I
want you to bring me a doll, doll bed,
a trunk full of clothes for* my doll,
candy, fruit and nuts. Please don't
forget my schoolmates and my little
sisters. Bring them something nice,
too. Your friend,
Edna Baker
Cassatt, tS. C., Dec. 15. J 982
Dear Santa: As it is almosr time
for you to come, I want to remind
you to please stop at home. I have
been studying real hard at school, so
you would not forget me. I want
you to bring me a box of cartridges,
candy, fruit, and nuts. Don't forget
my school mates and my father and
mother. Bring them something nice,
too. Your little friend,
j. T. Munn
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little
boy six years old. I am in the first
grade at school and have already been
on the honor roll. My teacher is Mrs.
Mills. I like her very much. Please
bring me a rain coat size 6, and a cab,
a pencilbox too. Lots of candy, nuts,
and fruit7~Plfeas? don't forget the
little poor children. Lots of love.
Your little frjend,
Joseph Jackson.
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Camden, S. C., Dec. 20, 1932
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little
girl nine years old. I am in the
fourth grade. My teacher's name is
Mrs. Taylor. I want you to bring
me a doll in a trunk at Penneys, a
pair of socks, a pair of shoes and a
pair of bloomers. Remember the
poor children. Yours always,
Cleo Smyrl
Sim IT Box Yarn
Lie, Says Smith
Washington, Dee, 19.?Senator E.
I), Smith was <iuick to deny a story
appearing in "The Washington News
today starting that he was the only
senator who used the senate snuff
box. In fun add yet seriously the vett
eran .South Carolina senator said the
story was a "lie in the whole cloth."
Few people know it but snuff boxes
are provided for senators and filled
each session with fresh snuff.
I
I The boxes have not been" ust^l since^
the Civil war, In the old days fcena-,
tors woyld atop in middle of debate,
go to the snuff box rack, inhale and
return to their desks to continue discussion.
President-elect Roosevelt
promisescto break traditions and probably
one of the traditions ho will
break will be to stop the use of taxpayers
money for senatorial snuff
never used.
Crash Killed Six Cows.
Inman, Dec. 17.?The heavy sleet
^Friday night caused the negro theatre
on Howard sitreet to collapse on
one side and the falling brick killed
six cows housed in a shed adjoining
the building. There were nine animals
in the shed but three escaped injury.
They were Tennessee beef cattle recently
bought by W. O. Johnson, who
owns a market on Mill street.
A mule belonging to W. O. Johnson,
Jr., also had its neck broken
when another roof caved in on it.
A Chicago woman has left a trust
fund of $20,000, the proceeds of which
are to be used for caring for her pet
cat and dog as long as they live.
Camden, S. C., Dec. 20, 1032
" Dear Santa: I am a little girl 11
years old and am going to school in
the fifth grade. I want you to bring
mo a box of candy and a fountain
pen, lead pencil and a scarf and torn.
Don't forget my mother and don't
forget other little children.
Your friend,
Dorothy Melton
Camden, S. C., Dec. 20, 1082
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little
boy six years old. I am in the first
grade. I got on the honor roll. I
want you to please bring me a pencil
box, a shirt, a pair of pants and some
socks. Remember all the poor children.
Yours truly,
Bobby Smyrl. _
Horutiby Home To Ho Sold.
St. 1a)u1s, l>ec. 17.?The St. Louis
country homo of Rogers Hornsbyi
baseball' '4tar, will be sold at fore^closure
at Clayton eourt house Tuerday.
^
The published advertisement of the
sale states that the ball player failed
to meet interest payment October 0,
and that certain county taxes are delinquent.
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The property consists of 86 aeres,
a 14-room house and barns, at the
time of the purchase of the home by
Hornsby, in 1028, it was stated he
paid $40,000 for it,
" \^>ters oF-~Gh?^lotte on Tuesday
oveijwhelmingly defeate<l a proposed
bona issue to purchase the landing
Held there.
"Don't
bring Ethel"
tir:J
Do you know why she wasn't
welcome? She, herself, didn't.
Halitosis (bad breath)^ the
social fault no one forgives,
was the reason. Yet no one
need have halitosis. Gargling with
Listerine instantly destroys
mouth odors and checks infec~
tion. Use It daily. Lambert Pharmacol
Company, St? Louis, Mo.
LISTERINE
ends halitosis
Kills 200,000,000 germs
New Chevrolets Add Over 85,000
People to Payrolls of Nation1
TOP: New 1933 Chevrolet roadster climbing hill at General
Motors Proving Ground. t
LEFT* New Fisher "No-Draft** Ventilation system illustrating
how each passenger may have Individually-controlled ventilation
instead of being subjected to a sweep of air through the car,
' with resultant discomfort and danger to nealth.
RIGHT: New rear-end of all closed models screening all unsightly
undrrparuofths eari
Chevrolet's publio showing of its
now 1933 lino means a material
spurt to national employment and
T materials consumption, since this
company is the largest manufacturer
l In the largest Industry In the world,
f More than 86,000 people are back
at work. 30.000 in the company's
twonty domestic factories, 21,000
more in Fisher body plants working
exclusively on Chevrolet-Fisher
bodies, and more than 36,000 in
dealerships throughout the nation.
As many more are indirectly benefited
by tha announcemnent, through
. making their livelihood by building
parte for the car which Chevrolet
buys from independent suppliers,
f Chevrolet's 1083 volume totals
nearly 400,000 oars and trucks with
? retail value in excess of $200,000,
ooo. This is said to be one of the
greatest contributions mads by any
oompany this year to the soonomlo
welfare of America, *
- la the new line, now on display at
H dealers'. Is a variety of models
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featuring longer whoolbaso, new
Fisher "N,o-Draft" Ventilation and
many other features whloh the company
has designed to retain for it
the leadership in tho Industry it has
enjoyed for four years out of the
past six.
Other features included- in the
new lino are more power and speed
in tho engine,whloh Is newly cushionmounted;
improved free wheeling,
plus Syncro-Mesh transmission with
Silent Second gear; a new VStarterator"
that greatly simplifies starting^
such safety elements as shatterproof
glass In the windshield;larger
and lower bodies by Fisher, in the
new "Aer-fltreaha" mode; three
fewer oontroU, with really automatic
features in some of thoee retained;
en Octane Selector thai insures the
highest possible operating efllcienoy
from all grades of gasoline, besides a
uniform gasoline cost per mile; dash
inetnunente of airplane type, for
inetOnt, easy reading; positive
brakes; and still easlsr stssrlng
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"With all thcso, and many more,
the price range continues to be " *
mindful of tho buyer's peckotbook. y . *
It has been found possible to equip ""~
the now Chevrolots with many gt-r
ments that used to be confined to
| oars selling at several times Ohov- :
rolet's base prioe. - , * . 5
Blnce October first, trained "*
former employees have been going ' !l
back to work in Chevrolet's widely
distributed manufacturing and
assembly plants, with welcome additions
to the general purchasing
power, made possible by more wage
money in olroulation. Throughout
November; the Increase in employment
continued to a seasonal
peak to the middle of December,
when concentrated operations incident
to prompt dealer stocking
were in full swing. More than .
twenty million dollars worth of the
new oars were in dealers' hands
When the national introduction
was made.
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