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I ? To My Farmer Friends . ^ 1 am agent for MERCHANTS FERTILIZER CO., of Charleston, S. C. ? A , Have on hand all Popular Brandt of ' . FERTILIZERS AND SODA v . At Coast Line Depot i I . A . + i . , . , See Me Before Buying W. H. HAILE I Dr. Epps 8tates His Position Editor The Camden Chronicle: My attention has been called to a recent letter in the News and Courier written by A. B. Nimitz, of Mount Pleasant, S. C. The author criticizes me for being State President of (he South Carolina Farmers and Taxpayers' League and at the same time State President of the South Carolina Roosevelt for Re-election Club, lie claims that the ainiB of these two organizations are entirely incompatible. He says, in part, "It must be very convenient to have a mind that allows one to praise first this and then that which is the direct opposite of the first, whenever tjie occasion calls for such praise, and one must have a very active mind to Jump from one side of the fence to the other side. Dr. Epps, I envy you or I wonder if I do." Nothing but ignorance of one of the first and chief aims of both the Farmers and Taxpayers' League and of the Roosevelt administration could cause Mr. Nimitz to thus accuse me of inconsistency. This first and chief aim was and is the Saving of the farms and homes of the people. 1 have the honor of being a charter member, one of the fifteen men who founded the Farmers and Taxpayers' League about seven years ago. One of our very acts was to petition the Federal government, through our'natlonal legislators, to put a stop to the cruel sales *" of our farms and homes for taxes and mortgages, giving the owners a chance to save them. And the response of Roosevelt's administration in doing that so successfully is a matter of j history that even his and the people's bitterest enemies cannot deny. Not only has Roosevelt saved the farms and homes, but industries of all kinds, such as textile industries, banks, and railroadk, owe himr* debt of deepest gratitude, although many of them are now biting tfee hand that fed them. The Farmers and Taxpayers' League and Roosevelt are fcoth against waste in government. No doubt there has been some waste in the tremendous Federal, activities,, but Roosevelt has not been to blame. With such extensive operations it is of course impossible to.have all agents honest and efficient. The great expenditures of the New Deal have been necessary to save human lives and to prevent human suffering, and to prevent a bloody revolution. Perhaps Mr. Nimitz is one of those mentioned by President Roosevelt in his Atlanta speech, the unenviable type of man who cares not a fiddler's dam for the other fellow so long as his own feet are cocked up before a warm-fire and his own stomach full of good rations. Roosevelt and the League are both fighting to protect the rights of the people. They are fighting for honesty, efficiency and economy in government. The government that does not ! stand for the rights of the people is neither honest in purpose, efficient in administration, or economical in | accomplishment. Roosevelt Is striving to bring about a balancing of the national budget just as soon as it tfs humanly and humanely possible. But he does not propose to balance it by crushing the last spark' Of "life out of the deserv ing but unfortunate American citizens. He prefers to mash some of the ill-gotten millions out of the overstuffed pockets of the unscrupulous robbers who put the poyerty stricken people in the bjread-lines. And listen just a minute, Mr. Nimltz, and all others who think as you do; If President Roosevelt is blocked in his efforts to protect the people with legislation the people are going to rise up and protect themselves with shotguns. CARL B. EPPS, President, South Carolina Roosevelt for Re-election Club. Sumter, S. G?, February 10, ? _______ Statistics Show Slight Increase For the first time since the establishment of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the South Carolina Board of Health in 1916, the death rate from tuberculosis in South Carolina failed to show a decrease during the year of 1934; instead there, was a slight increase according to reports received by the South Carolina, Tuberculosis Association from the National Tuberculosis Association. The information from the National Tuberculosis Association compiled from reports from the vital statistics bureau of the forty-eight states show that South Cart Una was one of the five states which showed a slight increase in the death rate in 1934. The National Tuberculosis Association reports that a study of the tuberculosis death rates of the fortyeight states for the five year period 1930-1934 shows that there has been a fairly uniform decline amounting to twenty per cent. The decline in the death rate for South Carolina, also amounting to twenty per cent, showed that during the first four years of the period with the slight Increase during the fifth year1. "'The total number of deaths from tuberculosis in the state during the five years was 5,905. The study .also revealed that the lowest death rate in the United States was in Wyoming, and the highest in Arizona. The very low rate in Wyoming, the report says, was due to the fact that the country is so sparsely settled, while the high rate for Arizona was attributed to the fact that so many tuberculosis patients go to Arizona for treatment. cv> In its report the National Tuberculosis Association expresses gratification ihat the tuberculosis death rate hav continued downward during the Oppression. A warning, however, was sounded against undue optlmlam. Tuberculosis, it was emphasised^ is still far from being under control and continues to be the country's greatest public health problem, causing a far greater number of deaths in the productive years between 15 and 45 than any other disease. Five companies of National Guards were ordered to Pekin, Illinois, where workers in liquor distilleries are on a strike, with 2,000 men out. The town of 17,000 is virtually paralyzed in so far as business is concerned. No attempt wasT being made to operate the big distillery since Monday. Fire Destroys Bailey Annex Greenwood, Feb." 12%-Flre tonight destroyed the uunex to the main Jjuilding of ttio Bailey Military ucademy. a prep school here. There was no estimate of the damage. 'j he mess hull, class rooms and poet exchange were gutted by the iluiucM but in** Irnrraehe were travad. The bjaxe broke out in the celling of the meea hall about 5:15 p. n?. and spread rapidly. U waa not brought under control until several hours latar. ^ The cause of the Are was not determined. School officials said classes would not be interrupted. | Col. J. D. Fulp, head of the school and state Velief administrator/ was on his way to a conference at Washington at the time. A CORRECTION In the Chronicle of last week, we carried an announcement for M. L. Smith for alderman for Ward Six. This should have been for Ward Five, as follows: For Alderman Ward Five 1 hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman for Ward Five, for the City of Camden. I will ap-' precjate the support of the voters in this ward. ,) MENDEL L. SMITH NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that Municipal Democratic Executive Committee will hold a meeting at City Council Chambers at 7:30 p. m., Friday, February 14, 1936, for the purpose of electing a president and enrollment committee of each Ward and all interested voters are requested to be present an'd offer suggestions. L. A. WITTKOWSKY, Chairman. L. H. JONES, Secretary. NOTICE OF SALE~ Notice Is hereby given that in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County, dated February 12, 1936, in the case of The Federal Land Bank* of Columbia, plaintiff, against T. S. Williams, defendant, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, before the Court House door at Camden, 8. c? during the legal hours of sale on the -first Monday In March, 1<!36, being the 2nd , day ^hereof, the following described | property: * . "All that certain piece, parcel or [ tract of land lying, being and situate in the Township of Buffalo, County of Kershaw and State of South Carolina, containing sixty-flve (66) acres, , more or less, being in shape a triangle and bounded and described on a plat i thereof by Neil A. Bethune, of date January 27, 1914, as follows: ^On the Northwest side by land of'L. J. Baker, on the Southwest side by land of L. J. Baker and road from Kershaw, S. C., to Bethune, 8. C., and on the Eastern side by lands of K. T. Estridge, John Blair and D. T. Yarborough.' This is the same tract of' land conveyed to said T. S. Williams by E. M. Estridge and L. J. Baker by dded of date October 1, 1917, and filed for record in office of Clerk of Court for Kershaw County, on October 17, 1917." Terms of Sale: For Cash, the Master to require of the successful bidder, a deposit of five (6) per cent of his bid, same to be forfeited in case of non-compliance; the bidding will not remain open after the public sale, but compHance with the bid may be made immediately. W. L. DePASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. Kirkland & d?Loach, Plaintiff's Attorney. NOTICE OF SALE ~ Notice is hereby" given that in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for,. Kershaw County, in the case of Rose Perkins, plaintiff, against Phyllis Fisher, Bridget Salmon, Patrick. Perkins, Ann Perkins, Tlsh Williams, George Perkins, King Perkins, Diana Moore, George Jones, Alice Brown, Rose Wilson and Alberta Jones, children of Alice Jones, deceased, and Middie Griffin, and all other unknown heirs at law of King Perkins, Sr., defendants, I will sell lo the highest bidder, for cash, before | the Court House door at Camdeff; 8. C., during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in March, 1936, being the 2nd day thereof, the following kdescribed property: r"All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land containing seventeen (17) acres, more or less, situate, lying and being about five miles from the City of Camden, in the Knight's Hill section of DeKalb Township, County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, having such shape, metes, courses and ^distances as will more rully appear by reference to a plat thereof, made by A. B. Boykin, Surveyor, of date May 13, 1934, and being bounded on the North by lands of the Estate of Ralph Ellis; on the East by lands of King Perkins, Jr., and Ned Canley; on the South by lands of Burrell Hays and on the West by lands of the Estate of Isaac Perkins. 'Said plat Is on file in .the office Of the Clerk of* Court for Kershaw County in Judgment Roll entitled Rose Perkins, plaintiff, against Phyllis Fisher, et al.r defendants." Terms of Sale: For Cash, the Master to require of the successful bidder, a deposit of five (5) per cent of his bid, same to be forfeited in case of non compliance; the bidding will W. L. DePASS. JR., ( Mtoter for Kershaw County. L- A. Wittkowsky, Plaintiffs* Altoiswy. Train Wreck IsFatal To Two Allendale, Feb. 8.?-The engineer und fireman of Southern railway train I No. 24 were fatally Injured today i when their locomotive, carrying four! cara with It, waa derailed at 2:401 a. m. In the center of town. Knglneer J'hurlos McNeill of Columbia died l? the wrerhajm of the engine which crashed to earth with an explosion of steam. Fireman 8. A. Orr, also of Columbia, wan taken by ambulance to the Columbia hospital, badly scalded. He died there seven hours after the accident. Several pasesngers were reported to have been shaken about, but none was seriously Injured so far as could be learned. Railway officials began an Investigation to determine the cause of the wreck, but reached no immediate ^conclusion. The first four units of the traiil after the locomotive wore derailed with It. The train, a JaeksonvfHe-Colimtbia local, had left Jacksonville last night Sand was due to arrive at Columbia two hours and ten minutes after the accident but waa totally disabled. A relief tra^p from Columbia pulled in to clear the tracks and carry the passengers to their destinations. The engine half buried itself in the earth as it plunged from the rails on a curve. Only one Pullman, the last car of the train, was left on the rails. The baggage car was splintered but the baggagemaster had just left it to j go back into the day conch-when jthe I (trash came. No one else was in tlie ' baggage coach. A day coach and Pullman also left 1 the rails. The train was a five-car{ one. One of the cars leaped out.onto highway No. 28, coming to rest length wise up and down the roadway which was blocked. The crash tore up a considerable portion of the Southern tracks in addition to C. & W. C. tracks which Intersect the Southern tracks at the point of the crash, but C. & W. C. trainB were not delayed for that railroad had a Bpur which it used to move trains around the wreck scene. Mrs. Matthew Kenney, who claims leadership in the "stork derby" for | $.">00,000, instituted by the will of the late Charles Vance Millar of Toronto, Canada, gave birth to a stillborn baby thiH week, but still leads with 11 Hying children born since 1926. Three Executions At Raleigh Raleigh, N. C., Fob, 7.?Two men were asphyxiated and olio electrocutod today at state's prison hero for murder in the llrst such legal triple execution performed east of the Mississippi river. All three wore negroes. Will hong, 19, sentenced in Alamance county, died in> the electric chair first. His crime was committed btToreT the1 gas law became effective July 1. 1935. J. T. Sail ford, 30, and Thomas Watson, 25, died by gas, Sanford^ first, for a crime in Durham county. Due to the necessity of completely clearing the chamber of deadly fumes of hydrocyanic gas between the last two executions, it required one hour and 34 1-2 minutes of elapsed time to kill the three men, and then some 20 minutes longer to again clear the chamber of gas. Mrs. Blaylock Johnson, 60, and her son, Dewey, 28, were drowned when a dam of earth, forming Midway lake on the Hlawassee river, near Murphy, N. C., gave way and the rushing waters carried their home away. The husband, another sou and a niece escaped the waters. after being carried | down stream some distance. Ducks Dying By Hundreds Point Pleasant, N. J., Feb. 5.? Throw another Uuck on tire tiro and " keep out the winter cold. That in wl^at former Mayor William K. Blodgett bus been doing. Ho wrote the United States'.Biological Survey about it today, Baying tliut during the ?ecent cold wave-lie burned ducks? broadbill ducks?In his furnace instead of coal. Broa'dbiU ducks have been dying by the hundreds in llurn?gat Bay and the river near here und Blodgett has gathored the frozen bodies und used them for fuel. He thinks the government should look Into the matter, not of ducks as potential fuel, but of what makes them die. Blodgett said the ducks were dying because oil matted their feathers, making it lmposible for them to seek food or fly from' the cold. Ducks get oil on their feathers when they alight on waters around oil roflneries, he said, and he thinks Uncle Sum should keep either the ducks or the oil off the waters in question. 'Hie census bureau now estimates that the popu!)ftion oj the United States 1b now 127,521 t00X), a gain of 4 per cent since 1930 when the last census was taken. 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