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1,11. 111,1 I I II I1 I 1 ? THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE t? 1). NILBB.r Editor mid PwbU?h*r Published every Friday aA No. 110J Broad Street mul entered at the Camden South Carolina poet office w? eeoond clan* mail matter. Price por annum $2.00, j*ayablo in advance. Friday J July 2 1933 THINK IT OVER! * . Two weeks ago we editorially huh* j geatcd the closing of soft1 drink stands and beer Hardens during the vhoy.r& of worship ouch Sunday, 1 hot editorial was written in response to what we believed to be a growings sentiment, especially among churq^f-j going people of this community, (hat these places should remain closed on j Sundays while Sunday 'school and! church services are in progress. So j far, we have not noticed that our suggestion has been considered by the operators of the places in question, Quite a number of people have expressed their approval of what we had to say, but it does not appear that the soda fountain!* and beer bars feel inclined to heed. We hope that the folks who are running these place* will seriously consider this matter. A few hours closing on Sunday morning will not hurt them appreciably surely, and it will, we believe, have a good effect. Think it over! THE FAIR ?l The people over the county will be glad to know that the Kershaw County Fair, .which has grown to be an institution, will be continued and that those in charge are laying plans, to make this year's fair the largest wc have ever had. Thousands would have been keenly disappointed if it i had not been undertaken again this year. We predict for It a great sue-} ce--. The . management deserves and j will have the en italic support of i the people all over the county. </" * HE AROSE TO THE OCCASION Cashier of a small t,uwn bank out j in Kansas, in an emergency, thatj would have taxed the resourcefulness i ami versatility of any man, handled i the bank bandit and kidnaping question in a manner entirely satisfactory to the ends of society and justice. He and his wife, both comparatively young people, worki*d in a county unit of a state bank at Altamont, Kansas. Ooing to work a few mornings ago they detected a couple of suspicious looking men on the streets. As they entered the bank the cashier went first and secreted himself in the rear with a rifle. His wife, shortly after reaching her cage, was ordered to "stick 'em up," which she did. The bandits then decided to kidnap j her. The husband from his concealed i 'position, began using the rifle effect-, ivclv. He brought down one of the bandits while the .ether used the cashier's wife as a screen from the j r j He fire. Hut the cashier demon-' strated his marksmanship as well as h;s levelheadedness by managing to -hoot the kidnaping bandit in the heart, kiliing him instantly. The w?iu!d-be looters were esot^petf ^con-j \icts. A few more such handlings of 1 wind its and kidnapers on the part of prospective victims would check their operations.?Spartanburg Journal. A COMMENDABLE STAND In The Era today we print an editorial from The Camden Chronicle under the heading. "Close For <*hurch Hour," in which the plea is made for the suspension of business on the Sabbath day during the two hours given to Sunday school and church services. The editorial is not reproduced in The. Era because of any application it may have to Kershaw. Be it said . to the credit of this town that none, < f its business'houses open for traf-j at any hour on Sundays, the <\-i . r- ' ing when druggiPts enter, > a e-. "f business for the fill-: : ., . ; j>i; i,11 s. The I /< o ?i s cay , .i and observed to that e.\: ' ' ' a' lie - '/f'-V ; i f . 'a i;\ t;.c gu.c.r.gs ar. er.iight er.ee , ousi-mn. e. t to ;>, .".arm. but n. the t:.uea\i>: , h, t e public in whose interest ne labors that benefit which he believes to be for their eternal good and :n ' their t?e>l interest in every way. It is a worthy appeal, made in a na>st commendable way, which The Chr >ni le utter.-,. The business people expect ju^t as liberal support as th< y can receive from those who do believe it to lx> in their better interest to attend church services, and it is only bestowing a proper recognition to accord them the consideration such devotion deserves, which is to su-petul 5iu.,lno>s during such short time at bast as is devoted to spiritual interests. No narm can possibly result therefrom, but much greater good is more likely to result. ? Kershaw Era. Capital Observations (Special Oorreapondeivce) Washington, July 18.?Within the Inst few ytvurn the appearance of Washington has changed greatly in some sections. Many large hotels and office buildings have bcFn erected, and the city has. spread out on all sides except on the south-west, where , it is bounded by the I'otomac river. There are' no sky-scrapers here, as I the building of structures more than twelve or fourteen stories high .is ' prohibited. Along Pennsylvania avoLjWie the historic national thoroughj fare, the federal government has secuit<t possession <f all the property on the south side between the treasury building and the capitol, a distance of more than a mile. On this stretch there are now some public buildings, others are being built, and some of tl\,e space will be utilized as small parks. In the make-up of the president's cabinet the two United States senators from California scored heavily. The appointment of P, C. Roper as secretary of commerce has been credited to Senator William CI. McAd$>, and doubtless correctly so attributed. Senator Hirnm W. Johnson is considered as responsible for the appointment of Harold L. Ickes as secretary I of the interior. Johnson ran as vice presidential candidate on the bull moose ticket with Theodore Roosevelt in 1012, and while elected as a republican senator, he consistently opposed the administration of Harding, Coolidge and JIonveA especially the latter. Last year he actively supported Franklin 1>. Roosevelt, and did a great deal on the Pacific coast t<> advance the interests of the Democratic candidate, who doubtless felt under considerable obligations to him. Secretary L kus supported ILuosevdt in the presidential campaign last year, . but previous to that he had never beeit m accord with the Democratic party. In 1021 he managed the preliminaries in the efforts for the nominWion of Hiram Johnson as Republican candidate for president, and was connected with various other progressive activities. He is a lawyer by profession, fifty-nine years of age and is considered a very able man. He hails from Illinois, and his wife is now a member of the legislature of that state, elected as a Republican. Legislation vested far greater importance than was at first considered in the Federal Home Loan Bank board, of which Hon. W. F. Stevenson is chairman. The purpose of the law creating the board was for the relief of home owners who might be in danger of losing their property because of inability to meet payments, and a vast sum is provided for that object. There is authority for the issuance of bonds up to $2,001)J>00,01)0, to run for eighteen years, with interest at the rate of f<>ur per cent. The bond^will be traded to the holders of mortgages on homes, not to exceed $20,oou in value, and the government guarantees the interest. Home owners will be alfordeil opportunity to redeem their homes, and to hold them with a long period in which to make payments. There will be branches in every state to handle^the business" locally. Mr. Stevenson is proving loyal to his state and his party in making appointments, which need not be restricted to civil service eiigiblcs. He is making every effort to employ the most suitable jversonnel, but has said frankly that "Naturally we are not choosing Republicans to carry out the policies of a Democratic administration." The secretary of the 'board Mr. A. E. Hutchison, who was secretary to Mr. Stevenson during the entire time the latter was in Congress, and other South Carolinians have been placed in important positions. Of course nearly all of those connected with the h ;>ir.c-s are in the field service, at t ho local offices. I'"C nia-'cf" have civil service statu, . r'.\ at fourth c'.a-< otfuos. :h<-s?. . ] i paving : be .? as* ? inrx-usnt ton. ami , r, -r , - . V t old : , if y b: . . . \t v'her . - . t f, os. w:., a ; ai - < k .* : et a < :v . . ; ii,.,. . ,| . : I " c . - . . > .. . ! . ; : iF'.y >> v adv . .a- ;ut at" 1 : a- c, ' highest en ic of < .'_":blos. :appointed by* : :,e ; :e? iti-nt and must be confirmed' b\ tiic Miiatc. In .?r?ler for the pn>i e-iure as to appointment to- be changed it would bo necessary for a r,ew law to be passed by congress.! and President Roosevelt has express- J ed hi- intention l?> -cek legislation to that effect. -<> that all postmasters, w.ll have a . \ ;1 -? rvico status, and [ not be subject to change after a fouri year term. It is problematical how the matter w.ll be viewed by congross. This much is practically certain, that there will rot be ar.y j change so ., r.g as t ne v.t-t major.tyj of lucrative p<<-t offices are ir. the hands of Republicans. \ftrr that a. change in t ho 1 a w may be agreod ' upon, and if -o wr.cn m --* post cfficesi are filled w th Demrxra'v when the 1 Republicans are ugair. ir. power, :f fh?-y ever arc again, the law would have to bo changed again to relieve the Democratic post masters of the.r ciwi service standing, and that might be difficult to manage. Twelve years ago with the incoming of a Republican administration they grabbed everything possible in the way of political appointments, and naturally the iMfnocrats are determined to s?cure^frf that they can. A- the result of curtailment f act.vities, due *o the ? n?<my pr<>giam ah lit 4.4'??.' employees in Washington have 1 --t their positions. Some hn.e beer, re-employed in new posiunder the recovery act. Much Work Done At "Wildwood Manor" 1 * Blanoy, iJ. C., July 18.?The const* rvwticm camp at 14Wildwood Man,oi" after about two weeks of actual construction work on the mess hall now has this building about ready for occupancy. The end of this week will likely see the first meals served in the mess hall, a large, spacious, oblong shaped building. The men are glad to exchange the outdoor eating tables for this comfortable dining hall will be used some as a reading and writing room for the men. Oh Kt iday night a house-warming for the opening will take place in the form of a dance, with the officers and men entertaining a fairly large group of young jH-oplo from the surrounding towns a country. The date of the occasion has been changed from Wednesday night due to Friday night being more convenient. In addition to the mesa hall, a warehouse to store and keep on hand supplies for daily use has been completed. A well has been dug during the last ten 4ay? aiu* tt water tank has been put up. At present the men have been bathing in the spill of the swimming pool and they will welcome shower baths which will aoon be provided. A section of foresters has been setting up telephone poles in the direction of Camden and this work and the wiring has provided this section with telephone facilities. Electric lighting has not become a reality yet^but there is a chanco of the camp being connected with the lines and of its having these ^conveniences. A flag-pole stands near the headquarters house and the United States flag may be seen floating in the summer breezes. Monday mgkff July^lTth, a gathering of men at the camp listened to] the addresses by President Roosevi It and some of his cabinet members to the conservation corps over the radio. The president spoke .of the men adjusting themselves so well to the work in the camp and woods and urged this kind of difficult work as. part of the game making for success. Ho spoke further of the valuable lessons learned in the forests already and of the benefits to result to the men themselves, to their families and to their community and nation from' carrying out the reforestation pro- \ gram. On Wednesday night, July 12th, the second mid-weekly service was held. J In spite of the cloudy weather and j rather cool atmosphere the meeting went on with the orchestra assembling under one of the lights near the headquarters house and the men gathering around to sing some familiar selections and several hymns. A short talk on ''Building Courageously a Life With a Foundation and a Goal" was given by Edwin C. Kennedy. On Thursday. July 13. the camp was favored with a visit by Captain L. ('. LaMotte. chaplain of the various camps in the Fort Moultrie District who has headquarters at Fort Moultrie. That night he conducted a sor.g service around a camp fire and gave to the men a most instructive and helpful sermon. The captain took as his text Psalm 1, verse 3: "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water." While here he spoke to some of the men personally and helped with the organization of some of the religious work. The reaction to his sermon and to his presence with the men was good. Edwin C. Kennedy, Camp Reporter. Samuel Untermeyer. noted New York lawyer, has convoked representatives of 35 or 30 countries to meet with a view to extending a boycott against German made goods and to make an appeal to the League of Nations against alleged anti-Jewish atrocities in r.azzi Germany. Regular army officers in charge of the civilian conservation camp in the Shawnee forest, Scioto county, Dr.io, wearing side arms now as the re. ult !' a ?!:- .'Jrbar.oe among * -e i gv". - of : ho .air.p Saturday ' c .! , W. llr..:. a: . Hum;.'.' ". . I i at' are ;> g| c ?>!r.e>! for t r.? 1 >e!ilvv rat .c 1.0:1. r.a-j r. for vi r.g:c-s ngnir..-t Major A IK..w ir.kl", of Gast- r.ia. N. ('.. .r. t,.e r.t \t election, lpt',4. NEWS IS ALWAYS PLENTIFUL "You will neod aomething to fill up fhe paper," is an expression more or loss familiar to all newspaper men. This idea originated ptore than a hundred years ago when there were l-no railroads and telegraphs and the ' slow/ lumbering stage coach was the only means of transmitting news. Today it is quite different. The editor's ,hardest job is selecting from I the yearns of news matter that comes to tos desk the articles in which his ! 'readers nv?U interested. If the layman could get h glimpse |?.f the mass of material that piles up op an editor's desk in the course,pf la <l,ay or a week he would bo amazed. If. he had to read it all he would be bewildered. And not infrequently articles of an intensely personal nature come in that would make him gasp with astonishment. A newspaper office is a clearing house for the public's joys and sorrows, its misfortunes and good fortunes, its impulses and emotions, and the pet schemes of groups and individuals. There is no lack of news to publish. The big problem is what not to publish.?.Dillon Herald. ? ONE WAY TO STOP BANDITS Kansas Cashier Shoots Two As They / Attempt Bank Holdup. h \ Parsons, Kansas?Cooly and with deadly marksmanship, Cashier Isaac McCarty, 35, shot down two bank robbers in the Labette County State bank at Altamont Friday and saved his wife from being kidnaped or slain. As one of the holdup men, Kenneth Conn, escaped convict, crouched behind a counter using Mrs. McCarty as a shield, the 35-year-old cashier leveled a rifle from a concealed position above the bank vault and j shot Conn under the heart, killing ! him instantly. A moment before McCarty had fired a charge from a shotgun which brought down Conn's companion, AlI vin Payton, with wounds in the head which may prove fatal. Both of the men were among the 11 who escaped from the Kansas penitentiary Memorial day 'by kidnaping the warden, Kirk Prather. The robbers had planned to kidnap Mrs. McCarty in making their escape, and Conn threatened to kill her unless the firing ceased after Payton was shot. She was uninjured. "My husband always said he would shoot to kill if he got a chance at a bandit in our bank," said Mrs. McCarty, attractive 27-year-old brunette. "But I didn't believe he would I do it. Now I know he would and I am proud of him." The suspicions of the cashier and I his wife, also an employ of the bank, were aroused when they arrived to open the institution this morning and saw two men driving-down the street. "There's just a 100 to 1 chance that those fellows are bandits," McCarty said. "I'll go back and get ready for them." Kershaw Guards Make Good Record Kershaw Guards. Company M. 11 Sth Infantry, a machine gun outfit, returned to Camden last Sunday after a two weeks' encampment at Camp .Jackson, Columbia. The local company made a good record while in camp and received the following commendation from their General, James C. Dozier: "This is an excellent organization. The morale, spirit and training is up to standard. Officers and N. C. O. are well informed and alert. Property is in first class condition. Records are systematically arranged. Remedial action has been taken to correct deficiencies noted in last technical nrdfrlance report. Deficiencies previously reported have been corrected. Care and j preservation of property is sati'sfac- j tory. Officers possess the requisite j physical and professional qualifications." The officers of Company M are: Camain Rre\ard Boykin; First Lieuter.ar.t. C. H. Yates. Jr.; Second I.:.,:'-r.a:i;. <\ P. Lorick; First SerP. i. \ , * Sanders; and enlisted nu n umber 07. fci'r.den hai always beer, proud of itv loial o mpar.v of National Guardsmen and will be pleased to know that they . r.nr.ue to keep their high rating. Heavy Rainfall Thursday Beginning around six o'clock Thursday morning Camden was visited by one of the heaviest downpours of i rain that has been seen here in sev- j era! years; the government rain gauge showed that 3.85 inches fell within a period of two hours. Quite a bit of electrical disturbance accom-. panied the heavy rain also but no' reports of its striking hereabouts has | been reported. I Kojr negro" women and two negro men are held in jail at Durham, N. C,.f while the police try to solve the mysterious murder of Robert Blackwood. white, 52. a recluse whose body* v. a s found shot to death on the premises of one of the negro women .early Saturday morning. I Spencer Miller, Jr., secretary of the Workers Education Board, at the institute of public affaire at the University of Virginia, asserted that the losses in -wages and income since the start of the depression ihuve totaled more than fifty million dollars in the United States. Heavy snows are u danger signal to orchard growers. Kabbits and other rodents eat treo bark as an emergency ration when snow and ic? cut <# their usual food supplies. ! ... |, j i. .i ? i - - - 1 Wait to Far Sale NOTICE?'Will rent my Bhack at Lake Shamokin by week or for week end parties. Use of canoes included. Also have small shack at right of above house with boat and lake privileges. Address J. B. Zemp, Camden, S. C. 17sb WANTED?A few baby cribs at the Children's Home in Camden. Anyone willing to give one please call Mrs. Margaret Mayfleld at Telephone "266. 17sb FOR RENT?iFolly Beach, ?. C., * newly furnished Front Beach Apartment with 1933 Frigidaire. Can accomodate eight people. Available for months of August and September. Reasonable rent. Write Alena Cottage, 704 east Atlantic Avenue, Folly Beach, S. C. 17-18sb FOR SALE OR RENT?Five room , residence on Monument Park; eixroom residence on North Mill s-treet; five-room residence on DeKalb street; six-room residence on Sout/h Fair street. Apply Enterprise Building & Loan Association, Camden, S. C. 61tf RADIO REPAIRING?Expert radio repairing, any make. Other elf^ri. cal repairing done, all work guaranteed. Creed's Filling* Station, telephone 486, Camden, S. C. 50tf ELECTRICAL REPAIRS? Repairs, renewals and adjustments made on Electric Ranges and other household appliances. Phone 384. W. M. Shannon, 210 Mac key Street, Oamden, S. C. 63tf CARPEN'l'EKiXNt*?John S. Myers, phone 268, 812 Church Street, Camden, S. C., will give satisfactory service to all for all kindt of carpenter work. Building, general repairs, screening, cabinet making and repairing furniture My workmanship is my reference I solicit your patronage. Thank r c?sw?*r KORNEC^V FUNERAU HOME Juneml Dytctors ^frnbolmn ( PHONE 103# CAMDEN,S.C,, CAMDEN 1 THEATRE PROGRAMME Week Beginning July 21st. FRIDAY j Fay Wray in "KING KONG" Also Comedies-^News SATURDAY John Wayne in 4"SOMEWHERE IN SONORA" Also Comedy and Serial MONDAY and TUESDAY Phil Harris, Charles Ruggles in "MELODY CRUISE" Also Comedies?News WEDNESDAY Evalyn Knapp, James Murray in "AIR HOSTESS" Also Selected Shorts THURSDAY and FRIDAY Nancy Carroll in 'CHILD IN MANHATTAN^ fl^CASO LIH E|| John S. 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