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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H D. NlLRS.Bdltoc and Publisher PubU?ft?<l every Krldey Ml7 Ntunfer . 1109 llroiul Street end entered ?t ? Camden, South C hioJIum pout office u? second cImm mall matter. Price per annum |2 00. payable m advance. ' ~ Friday, A^di 20, 1M4 Free Bridges and Smi It-less Statesmen The state was glad to publish that group picture composed of Governor Blackwood and the other distinguished gentlemen who gathered in his office on Thursday to give the governor their moral and pulchritudinous support when he signed the act which opens the'^road highway for the immediate freeing of four toll bridges in South Carolina. it was a notable occasion. It was the culmination of a movement begun in Columbia away back in the | last decade when, chafing under the restriction to free travel imposed by a toll bridge on Columbia's main North-South trunk line, Highway No. 1, effort for freeing the bridge over the Water?? river at Camden was i n i tiatec^-TAnd it >Ws,"t'oo, a happy occasion. That is it should have been happy because all parties are doubtless quite satisfied. The builders of the toll bridges have the satisfaction of knowing they did their part in time of neqd and, unlike some others who hay? done their part in such timtjs, have lost nothing by so doing. The traveling, public is pleased. It can afford to let the original builders make some profit; the public will now profit. And the counties and towns up and down the line which have fretted at flie idea that harriers had been raised against their interests are pleased. All that being indisputably true, why were the gentlemen in the governor's office of .^uch grave and solemn, demeanor? Did. the photographer omit the usual injunction. "Smile, Gentlemen" or "Ix>ok pleasant, phase"? Only one of the baker's i . 1 1 dozen met the occasion. We think we detect the pleeeent light of a amile on the countenance of "Senator George K. l?aney of Chesterfield county, and Oheraw in particular, did so much toward thia free bridge consummation, that Chesterfield's senator should amile, We are glad of it. The State has never been interested in splitting hair* over the method or details of freeing these toll bridges. Hut we have been firmly of the belief that a toll bridge on a highway built at immense expense by the traveling public ia an anachronism. It belongs to the time when the tolls at the turnpike gates paid (at the upkeep of the road. Aside from being now wrong in principle, they tend to impede travel and to annoy travelers. But? theae bridges at Camden and Mars Bluff w'Cre built by counties when there was Jib other means of building the>n, &nd\olU had to be imposed to defray the coats. Conditions havo since changed and free bridges become imperative. " The State has many dear friends in Camden. Naturally the agitation for xa "free" bridge when the toll bridg* was a benefit to their taxpayers, was unpopular there, but Camden's citizens have given weight to arguments supported by reason;. They have appreciated the position of "the other side," They have recognized the justice of reaching a reasonable solution. And for that attitude wo take this occasion of expressing our appreciation, and of hoping that the freeing of the bridge will bring Camden and Columbia closer together, to their mutual spiritual and material benefit.?Columbia State. Kindness Week Who started Be Kind to Animals Week and Why? The exact origin was probably a spontaneous local celebration. Then Henry T. Lewith, a resident of Charleston, took up the.;^ idea and it became national. Year in and year out he promoted the project. This mhn was a bachelor, owner of a handsome collie dog and lover of all j dogs. He believed humans were kind at heart but needed to be taught to give expression to their true feelings. One day in his home town he was concerned for the safety of a stray dog wandering aimlessly about the streets without regard to traffic. An auto came along and the dog, instead of keeping to safety, ran in front of the 'car. The driver put on his brakes, steered half way on the sidewalk. The dog ran off and the motorist resumed his journey. Next morning an advertisement appeared in the city paper. The Kindness Man sought the name and address of the motorist who had risked damage to his car to save that dog. There were eleven replies. Not one motorist but eleven described the foolish dog and gave details of what they had had to do to avoid striking it! So the Kindness Man wrote letters of thanks to eleven considerate motorists. This true story is evidence of that better fceiing that' is growing year bv year under the influence of Kindness Woek. Motorists everywhere are being urged To emulate the eleven of the southern city and to set examples j of kindly consideration for our dumb friends.?Contributed. ( Thieves robbed the First Presbyterian church at Concord, N. C., of ] window draperies and a rug valued at $350. Camden Theatre Week Beginning April 20th FRIDAY j "GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS" | With Rudy Vallee, Jimmy DuRante, Alice Fa ye, Adriene Ames SATURDAY "THE MAN TRAILER" With Buck Jonea & Cecelia Parker | Also Chapter 9, "Gordon of Ghost City" Saturday Nite at 10:30 "COMING OUT PARTY" With Gene Raymond and Frances Dee 'SIJNDAY NITE" at" 12:01 also MONDAY AND TUESDAY "WONDER BAR" With A1 Jolson. Kay Francis, Dick Powell and other stars WEDNESDAY "THE FRONTIER MARSHALL" With George O'Brien und Irene Bentley j THURSDAY AND FRIDAY "THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE" With Jeanette MacDonald, Ramon Novarro and Charles Butterworth Moth Time is Here! PROTECT YOUR OUT-OF-SEASON GARMENTS Let us Dry Clean and Seal them in Cedarized Bags, guaranteed absolute protection. NO EXTRA COST FOR THIS SERVICE. Ask about our Berlou treatment giving lifetime [ protection against moths, to rugs, summertime and all Garments. We are exclusive agents for Kershaw County. With this service comes a written guarantee by the Home Sanitation Company of America, which protects garments treated for a period of ten years. REMEMBER?Better dry cleaning costs no more. Men's Suits 65c Ladies' Plain Dresses 65c Above are called for and delivered prices TELEPHONE 567 We also render a complete LAUNDRY SERVICE? Get our special prices on laundered BLANKETS?We return them soft and fluffy; you will be pleased. DesCHAMPS, (Inc.) [.argeat and Most Completely Equipped Dry Cleaning and Dyeing I'lant in Kershaw County Capital Observations (Special Correspondence) Washing-ton, April 17.?The post office department has revoked, effective May Arat, the order curtailing service at classified poet offices which had been intended to continue during the remainder of the current Aacal year if found necessary. There had been considerable complaint, but that was not the instigating motive in rescinding the order. In the first instant? it was stated officially that the action taken became necessary in order to keep expenditures within budget allotments, but if there should b? a marked increase Jn postal business such action would be taken as found warranted regarding the restoration of the limited curtailment of service. It has been found happily that improved business conditions throughout the country now justify the revocation of the curtailment. The postmaster general has expressed his appreciation of sympathetic co-operation which h^d largely been extended in efforts to meet a trying and difficult situation. The enormous (postal deficit run up under previous administrations. has been gradually and steadily decreased. Agreement was duly reached between the confereees of the two houses of congress on the Bankhead cotton bill. The senate has approved the report, and it seems to be a certainty that the further necessary step** will be taken within a very few days so that the measure will become a law. Under the provisions as finally agreed upon state quotas will be based upon the average production for the last five years, and the law j will apply to the crop of the current I year with the provision that it may be extended by president for an-1 other year should he find it imperative to meet an economic emergency. A forbidding tiwc is provided, a levy of half the current market price, or a minimum of five cents a pound, ugainst all cotton produced in ex- j cess of the 10,000,000 bale limit. A proposal was defeated whereby there would be an exemption of six bales on each farm from limitation. * * While it is probable after the elections this year that the Democrats will retain their present heavy majority in the senate, and possibly increase it, in the ^f|tion&l house of representatives it is not to be expected that they will next year control to the extent that they do at present, there now being a clear (plurality of 200. Such a huge majority is unwieldy, and is in fact a handicap, as members feel at times that they may stray from the fold on measures in which they are particularly interested. When the margin is close party lines are drawn more strictly. In 1932 a lUrge number of representatives came in with the Roosevelt landslide, independent voters accepting the entire Democratic ticket. There was another reason, however, as illustrated in several states. Take Kentucky for instance, where two or three Republicans have generally been elected. After the census of 1930 the state lost in representation, but failed in time to pass a reapportionment law. All the representatives had to run at large in a bunch so to speak, and the Democrat ic slate was elected. The same thing occurred elsewhere, Missouri being another instance. There the Republicans had previously been carrying several districts, but lost out entirely under the procedure indicated. Matters of the kind have been atraigthened out, and in general it la to be expected that there will be a considerable return to former political alignments. The most hopeful Republicans however, do not expect to carry the house, not even being hopeful of regaining more than some fifty of the seats that they lost. A new book by President R,ose ?| veK, "On Our Way," U out. ?nd H*JJ met virHh vwy favorable criUclara in general. HU main purpose seems to have been to disprove the application to his recovery program of swh designations communism, fascism, socialism or revolution. He show* that all powers exercised emanated from the people voluntarily, through their chosen representatives in congress. He says "it it is a revolution, it is a peaceful one, achieved^ without violence, wthout the overthrow of the purposes of established law and without the denial of just treatment to any individual or class." It seems to be merely human nature to go to extremes. Most people seem to think that to validate their argument they must 'bolster it with assertions that they consider more than prove their case. That has been particularly so in discussions regarding prohibition. After the adpotion of the eighteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States its opponents claimed that $11 kinds of unfair tactics had been pursued, "while the soldiers were in Europe," and the like, but the amendment stayed until legally repealed. Now comes the president of the Women a National Committee for Law Enforcement with a book she calls "Kidnaping the Constitution," holding that all kinds of illegal practices were followed in securing the adoption of the 21st amendment, repealing the 18th. She closes with a reprint of the constitution, saying that "believing the 21st amendment to be illegal, we do not give it place here." That reminds us of the story about the man who was jailed and remarked to his cell-mate, 'They , can't keep me in here." The other culprit replied: "They can't eh? Well, you're here, ain't you?" The 21st .amendment will remain in the constitution unless or until repealed. * * The Republicans continue to look around for some live, effective issue upon which to make the campaign this year for the election of members of congress. Thus far the re-' suit has not been very satisfactory. The most promising field, and one in which they secretly rejoice, is the reciprocity tariff treaty program, advanced by the administration, which will give them the opportunity to revive the issue of protection. A bill covering the matter has passed the house and is awaiting action in the senate, where there will be extensive discussion and numerous speeches made for campaign purposes. Mobley To Graduate Clemson College, S. C., A,pril 16.? Garrett Mobley, a graduate of Kershaw High School in the clas? of 1930 will be graduated from Clemson College in June. He is now a senior in Agricultural Education at the ,State Agricultural and Mechanical College. CatJet Mobley has participated quite actively in student affairs. He holds memberships in the Alpha Tau Alpha Fraternity, a National honorary organization among Vocational Agricultural Education workers. He is active in the program of the 4*H Club. In the military organizations he ranks the gTade of Second Lieutenant, and is a member of Company A. He has been faithful in his work with the Baptist Church and the Young Mens Christian Association. Highway Death Toll Columbia, April 11.?Eighteen persons were killed and 111 injured in accidents on the highways of South Carolina during March, a statement issued from the highway department shows. This compares with seven killed and 91 injured in March of last year. In the three months of 1934, the report shows, G5 persons died in accidents on the highways and 3335 were injured. In the same three months of last year there were 339 accidents, 45 deaths and 276 persons were injured. "Recklessness due to liquor" resulted in 17 of last month's accidents, "careless" driving 23. Three were the result of speeding. The other wrecks were attributed to various causes, including dazzling headlights, driver asleep, defect in motor vehicle, skidding, etc. Fifty-six of the wrecks occurred in the daw?-time and 01 after dark. Kight^?ight happened on paved road and 13 on unpaved road. Collisions between motor vehicles, such as one car striking another, resulted in the largest number of accidents of any one classification, 52. There were 36 non-collision accidents. Dr. Stewart McKee, physician of Leaven worth, Kan., has announced that for the balance of his life he will give his services free of charge to anyone in Leavenworth in need of medical attention. Thus he would repay what he terms his debt to the city and county of Leavenworth. The finding of a hoard of pirate gold, estimated at $45,000,000, is reported from Papette, Tihiti, on a South Sea island. Tho French government is said to .place such credence in the report as to have placed guards on the island and wiUclaim half the find. %v Only One Bald President j Washington, April 18.?Any boy bom in this country may some day be President, but his chances appear to be better if he doesn't grow up to be bald. Of the 31 Presidents officially limned by the bureau of engraving and printing to be used for ppsi tage stamps, only one, John Quincy Adams, woi^d really get into the bald-headed row. ? Wants?For Sale PLANTS FOR SALE?Don't have a depression garden this year* plant my high grade flower and tomato plants, a broad variety to select from and at very reasonable prices? Telephone 325-W," B. H, BauWV, South Highland Ave., Camden, S C. 3-5 pd. FOR SALE?Dixie 14 Wilt Resistant a Cotton Seed, George T. LitttM Camden, \S. C. yfl FOR RENT?Six room house at 18M Fair street, Camden, S. C. AnSfl Mrs. J. C. Williams, BoX 2fcfl Winns/boro, <S. C.. FOR RENT?Five room v-inri J and out buildings, at 1613 Street, after May first. ApTkl Jeff W. Boyd, Camden, S. C. iSM FOR SALE?One tricycle and oSfl email two wheel scooter biki, |9 reasonable prices. Telephone 5m Camden,' S. C. FOR SALE?'Dixie 14 Wilt ResistijS Cotton Seed. George T. T.itnJ Camden, S. C. ,. WANTED?To pasture ten to fiftetifl cows for the summer at 50 cerifl each per month. Address F. Moseley, Camden, S. C. v Card of Thanks \ We wish to thank our many frieojjfl fUM|??relativea for their kindness sail sympathy shown us in our recent b*fl reavement; also for the beautiftffl floral offerings. Mrs. L. B. Gardner and daugbtenfl JHEMM ! "If you uvuld earn fame, let not the sun fnd you in bed." APRIL j 16?Charlie Chaplin. greatest ^ screen comedian, born 1880. 17?Sunbonnets worn with new style bathing suit*. 1005. 18?Great earthquake and fire N at San Francisco. 1906. ^ 18?Shower of snails covers ^ town of Tiffin. Ohio, 1889. 20?First Russian troops arrive on Western Front. 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