Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Hearst's Enormous One-Man Show (Condensed From Fortune) Think of a big room In California hung with .tapestry from Flanders, <loinmafed by a mantel before which ih. Doges warmed themselves. In the middle of thf^big room, in a big chair, sits a toian with a long ta< like a horse and lee-cold blue pvi-s. On the priceless carpet at his t are spread six newspapers rep iming one week's issues of one ui tin- twenty-eight papers which he . was The old man?he is 72?hangs evwr them with a big black pencil, Kx. iT so often, he makes a cryptic l iai k mark as if he were the head . .>!?> r. ader polishing off the flnaledi'!. ii amid the rumble of presses. And t bis prodigious memory lie lull you how much the partim..: }i!' 'ssi-s cost which turned out ,^1\ editions, when they were - i>i?11. what type they were any r ot ten linical details. ii.-es now, rings a bell, lor the tinis11*I, ()ne week's work by l'oi a lew thousand miles away bu. u digested, corrected and ' away in that relentless nielliI In* papers w ill be sent to the i'"!' atid the big man will turn to papers. Hut sooner or later he : t around to this one again, to the editor who has not cor ' d bis mistakes. !r the silent doorway there appears but bustling man. Secretary : tuuiube, who knows what the i w.nits without words. The pur ( gathered up. The big man abruptly away: passes out b long corridors of accumulated into a room full of ft" or tin ' "i il't rous guests. of tin. in<-redible glitter of e* "it ibis castle to the south), 'b i! -1 t hi- year took up bis it Wyntoon. bis . r>o.0"?> a-re m northern California. W'yti< onsists ' of tliree settlements' mi out of the sheer mountainside | along tin> edge of the brawling Mc-j < loud Iliver; its buildings are like1 !< !!?.' houses tucked beneath towering) pines. There Mr. Hearst lives in an ni hunting Bavarian village whose! houses were decorated by Artist Willy | I'ogany with paintings of German fairy tales. Wyntoon is a court, and as in any '" ut there are two kinds of guests? ambassadors (Hearst executives, lookm their part despite white flannels); ami pampered courtiers (Hollywood "Ik gay youths and pretty ladies). Jh-i" are always guests at Wyntoon) - mi-times GO. sometimes only 30. ! ' v -day one day or one month. Exlor the obligation of appearing 'mrhron, or for dinner, the new-I is left to his own devices, and -mualness of the day is baffling, -duply lift the nearest telephone 'H for an automobile, a tennis -ionnl. a drink, a fishing outlit "w hoy to ride with. You never -w how many of your fellow guests, ' a under about exchanging vague this court, with its air of lar iml the patronage royalty pays, - f mortals. William Randolph 1 "titmls hisi-vHist empire. Kvaing he owns passes through his '! the structure through which ?< bes 30.000,000 magazine and -paper readers and sells features ' - 200 newspapers In the United N",tos. and to ninety countries is im -liately and personally his. He o'At.s a radio station, ranches, and ^ ork City Hotels; mines and a house full of antiques. He hires men and women and employs b'-.i; ly loo executives who earn $25, "tore. Literally living like a he keeeps his ear to the ground 1 hundred local political Issues, in ? 'he major national ones. His corn-pondents cover the earth; he inx?.?-s acquaintances from every wher? wholesale to his palaces. All this is :? and he runs it. l*ay and night in Secretary Willir-ombi's office the telephone, teleKraPhs. teletypes, keep bringing in a "mtnng flro 0f questions which are "nitnarized and pasted^ together into * t is called a clip sheet. This is ^"bmitted to Mr. Hearst on the ten'Us co"rt, the croquet lawn, out ridn?. at dinner, in the midst of conization. Focusing his fierce eyes JPon be scrawl* the answers?a Moment's interruption?and oft they I over the wires in an endless (s M * ? th# Hearst enterprise ? one-man show. "The Chief says" place canneries in every county} Columbia, May.23.~w. II. Garrison, I [ assistant h(itt<3 supervisor of vocational agriculture said today the debailment planned to establish cannor??? in practically every county in .the state. Ho said the canneries would be op orated under the supervision of high school agricultural teachers. He termed the cannery program, already introduced in some communities "a boon to thy farmers." He said community farm rvpalr , shops and other activities would be i pus through the departments) j teaching program. !|v,n ii(,,?m. U(,osov^' I'as "tentative: Icon her l? Viwit rharl?tte in Sepj i "n',a< <'s evm~7^7rirnt dT^TslTTTi "iade in tiM. organization from real os"> ,ar|i" l-'or .".l.iioo j, is; Wo,(i (Jo,| ,,,, earth ,\ munbr ' jslmy is Ida\((| up. a mails political'' i?'?f-er is ruined, 1.n,,,, a'ged to t urn auain-1 the m-w deal "I he Chief says 111v'irst t|?. n,iin and Hearst Hernepj,,.,. have heen written about. Our ' project consists simply outlining his amazing empire the most extra-i ordinary fortune in the world ami i hew he nms it. The dollars of p,n. "cally every great fortune in the in-' i'i'istnal world go into the manufucj ture of something win, h yields more I'lollars. Hut When a Hearst newspa-! I per loses"money the Chief may pimply1 ;>oss in some more raw meat in the |ior,n of rasI> He may change edi-I ;'ors. raise hell hen. and there, hut | the- proposition is never abandon^ no ' , matter how hopeless so long as it gives I|JM| ;1 v,'h e An Imnest caricaturist >,r a hi-, iniagi"ative man wamlerin- around tlm " ' :ri 1 l;i" i"" <' 's stuffed u ml) d"| lion-dollar bills. hu> ing wha.ev, , gratjifies his pride, personal whiin or do-' .siro for power. He plays a different! game with money than anyone else in j the modern world, with the possible exception of certain Oriental potentates. He does not Invest, as the word is understood in Wall Street. He buys. The core of the Hearst empire is accumulation. And what has he accumulated after fifty years? The record begins In 1887 with a gift from old Senator George Hearst to his banjo-playing son Randolph, consisting of a shabby little daily, the San Francisco Evening Examiner. The senator was a multi-millionaire miner whose gold, silver and copper claims were scattered over the continent from Montana to Mexico. When he died ho left hjs wealth to his wife who freely poured millions into son William's early journalistic enterprises. When a friend whispered in her ear that William was losing $l.0i?0,000 a year she simply said: "That's too bad. Will will only be able to keep up the fight for thirty years." But William was already a rich man when she (lied in If?lft. leaving him $8,500,000 including the famed Hearst mines. | It is safe to guess his present mining interests at $15,000,000. At the turn of the century Mr. Hearst owned two newspapers. In 1935 he owned twenty-eight?the big ! Rest pile Of newspapers in the world j | with a total daily circulation of 5,500,Ono and worth $00,000,000. He owns thirteen magazines including four British ones; and his King Features Syndicate sells more than forty per cent of syndicated material consumed by the I'nited States comics, pseudo8clecne, sob stories, columns and fiction. Mr. Hearst is jn Hollwood with his half Interest in Hearst-Metrotone News and his Cosmopolitan productions. The latter is doubly valuable to him because of the publicity assured its pictures by the entire Hearst press. To this, add the radio. Mr. Hearst now owns eight radio stations and wants a station in every city where he has a newspaper. As landowners, the Hearst's have operated on the grand scale for threo quarters of a century. The Bablcora ranch iiv Mexico, with 300 ranchlands contains 900,000 acres; to reach the house from the entrance you drive seventy-three miles, with a 60-mlle drive ahead of you to the farther boundary. The famous San Simeon estate In California contains 270,000 acres. . Mr^ Hearst owns seven other ranches, including oti lauds, chicle and hardwood foreeta In Mexico, tlmtier In Florida, tanneries, an orchart from wfck* *50.** of canned fruit were sold last year. Nobody's Business Written for The Chronicle by (?ee McGee, Copyright, 1U28. A PROTRACTED MEETING IS IN PROGRESS AT FLAT ROCK iw will waite, the local panture of rehober church, assisted by the lev. dr. m. j> | binder, ! Id. & bs. of north Carolina, are verry blz/.y holding a serious <{f protracted meetings in a tent at the rare of the said church. ..Up to the pressedt riling, verry few boIos have boon saved, and only 2 annexations; 1 by letter and 1 by fuith, but the meeting is only in its infantcy, according to dr. binder, as the funds have come in so slow to date that they can't stop, the treussure reports 2,34f including last night and this morning. ..mis Jennie voevo smith, our affic* lent ttcholl principle, is always on hands at the organ enduring thp services. and hou. mike Clark, rfd, the quire leader, has not inised a serniont up to now with his melodious contralto and strong base, his lead ershtp in song and music- is verry sublime indeed. .some organ trubble took place sunday night gone onner count of a rat inning a hole into the windbag which is peddled by miss Jennie veeve smith and it wouldden't do nothing but hiss while they were singing in the sweet by<' and by?\ it was vuh anni/ed the m-xt day h\ tin- albniti- garragc and now ii sound.- verrv sw-iu j iiii. ludsutii mooif has tievvei benu i cunviiu i it of his sins and tin- error I of his \va>s. and wont att-ud th.-s. | hue s? rm<inIs, Iml a cdimnillee lias' benu iiauii-d to plead with him audi urgo linn forwards to tin- mourm-rs ' Iioih-Ii. but as boi l skimior, olio of ilioj ? < > in in i 11 ooiiion. ow. s h i in 4$ and won't i !' ?> him., th. io is verry liitlo hopes ! oi got t ing him into t lie f?this. ..pies, rp,. or foam if yoro chutch has atin\ oxtry song hooks that' < an b?- loam to us enduring this meeting. w?? hrive only 4 b??oks at pres-?-m bro. l.imloi gi\os out so mutiny m-w songs that ha\o m-vvm' bean sung in <>ui midst, ho koops kjs hearers and *! 1 I" r> w.u-i jo,| pur ,,iK|, |(, ,|,.a) |, ;l11 I ho I inn -; they iifo a feared lhat Im will g:v* nut something that they' '.a\ o ii'-\ \. i- -inn-- . b. foar. send o111 \ j I lie bint k s I . i i d ' < 11II' r || !i > 11! l.ll i Is. ' , 1,-ulio j :uiiw < 'lark. rid. i quire leader.. j MIKE CLARK HAS BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE ON THE JURY deer mr. edditor: ? yore c.ojt y spondent, mr. miko ( lark, rfd, ban henn chose to serve on the petty jury at the county seat next week, and he will cull around ever day to set and talk with you, and he mouglit be prevailed upon to stay at yore house enduring his services in the coart. if you will kindly use yore influence to get the undersigned to be named by the jedgo on the bench as foreman of all cases that mought come up for trial ansoforth. he will greatly appreciate the favvor. as it will help mo in my race for kurriner of our local county this coming summer. i huve had a right smart of experience in coart work and understand all civil and criminal laws, allso legal statuses on nearly ever subject, such as?nullum bonuni. e pluribus unum, count of monty Wrlsto, and habeas corpses, i have served as witnesses j mi a large number of important cases, j and was the star witness in the jones \ s. smith dog lawsuit whipjv'-tho defendant shot for sucking his eggs ansoforth he came (leaf. it speaks verry high for flat rook to have a juryman set in the coart house. verry few have ever benn chose from our local precinct to reppersent our town on this honorable boddy, and a big supper will be ten-J dered the undersigned juryman next satturday night to show their appreciation of his standing as a cttizon ansoforth. he wants to set on the brown vs. green case, as he has everdence of his own to prove that green turned his cow into the pastor of brown mallis-aforethought, and it did not butt down the rail fence and intrude of her own free will and accord against the pease and dignity of the prossy-eutor, vizzly: brown, and that the ally-gatlon that he struck the first lick Is false and untrue, and he, being a secont euzzin of the undersigned, knows him to be a truthful genterman. as soon as i land In the citty, 1 will rite or foam you a note go's you can have yore old lady put my name In her pot for dinner, that is?If you see fit to Invite me to yore hosspitablo home, you all must come down to aee us some time this summer and spend a few days with us. our watter millions will be in about august, look for me monday and be sure to see HOW PAPER MONEY IS MADE ' I K\i i y d?y for the Ium two tlM'iidoit : and longer I in l?' Sam's skilled on KVrtvi rs and printers have turnt'd out four ions of brand now t tirroin y Thin me.in* thai the buroitn of t ngrasing and printing at Washington niannfut t ni'cs tout million gr.cn backs daily or approximate^ oik- ami a hall )>ll lion pioot.'s of now currency annually I 1 i. with the money pouring from the presses at this rate, day and night there is but two and n quarter btb lion dollars more in the hands of the public than there was twenty years1 ago and only about a three months'J reserve supply in the treasury. In the amount of cash in cir-! culatlon in the I'niied States amount ' ed to about $3,319,000,00 or $33 for I each man, woman and child. A recent I treasury statement revealed tho amount in circulation as approximately $'.,G29.000,000 or $44 per capita. \\ here has all the money none? Most of it has replaced worn-out, soiled and damaged currency previously issued 1,1 fe of the average piece of paper money after it is placed in cir- j culatlon is one year hollar bills re-| echo the most use and have to be replaced tnore often about every six mont lis. < aretul estimates have been made that a dollar bill changes hands on an average of live times a day or 1.400 times before it is returned to the treasury for redemption <> !. grease and gasoline are considered tie greatest natural enemies oft metM-v .t?-.| the pa--inv of hers,- and j d.t \ - s III .fl< tied the I il'e of the; do!? ' ! lull by Vi I'.i ! \\ . > Us s pot S o! oil a lal gii as, < ollei ! dirt and if it I.- i' in aiid' grind tie- currency Ob'r ''hanging hand- so many tiniest results in considerable lobltng with h tends to .short < n a bill's It fe !wn dollar .loll-- ar<- ntifoi t iinaldv1 1 I < li'-ved it t j I in k> by many p< rsotts ! I h> - persons tear off a < orti'-r so tie d' : I i an e-rape and. o| i oui.-e. tin twos (jiiiekly reappear for replace- ( im i ' I' i \ e s, ten> and twenties last longer while $ 1 nit. $.".on and $l.onu often last two years or more. Paper used in print ittg currency is made iront :i special fornuiltt known onh to eertniu government officials i and tho .Massachusetts company' uhi.fi nia tot fact illus and supplies the I." ' telifc of patM-r used by the tm I I'eau ..oh y . ,tf < !o\erntuetit giuiids! ! 'f,f 1 ' the i"i i Id i iig u In la i n it is mac,(7 . 'lit* d itnd r i f. at se< r? > !' i - '?j pp.-d to ;h" I at i e.i u ,t <ni ia Civ. an I printing in packages of l.uno sheets ainl a< h shipment tin -j dei goes various tests for durability. !' sistsitn e to light and folding resistance. It must bp sufficiently tough to withstand 3,">00 double folds of ( Peasings without cracking. THE TURTLES FIGHT FOR LIFE The struggle for life is evidenced everywhere but seems that it is always man who takes the part of tho worst destroyer of it. When the giant sea turtles come up on the sandy beaches of warmer sections of the Americas to lay their eggs it Is a signal for man to prepare for another assault against life. The great turtles line the shores in vast numbers and lay thousands of eggs in the warm sands. When the eggs are la*i<l and covered with sand the turtles again go out to sea having the egg;? to be hatched by the sun and the emerging young to take care of themselves as best they tan. Hardly have the turtles left when the natives of the region descend upon the bead) armed with shovels and huge baskets slung over the backs of j pack mules. All of the eggs that can j be found are dug up and loaded on ih" mules. They bring a good price at ill" markets in the interior of the (ountry and so the diggers take care that they miss ju?t as few as possible. After three weeks of heat from the | sun the eggs that were missed by the hunters hatch out. There are still a great many of the little turtles in spite of the raid on the eggs. They are separated from the water by a ; stretch of open sand over which hover the hungry birds of prey waiting to swoop down and snatch them up Coyotes and other animals also take their toll so when the turtles finally reach the water their number Is greatly decreased.?Pathfinder. Problem Finally Solved Italian troops operating in the Sardo region of eastern Ethiopia were clamoring for fresh meat but the distance from the nearest supply depot was so great and the heat so intense that no perishable foods could be transported. The problem of supplying fresh meat finally was solved by dropping two live steers and two hundred live goats by parachute from airplanes. The New Jersey court of errors has refused to review its ruling that the estate of Dr. John T. Dorrance, of Camden, soup manufacturer, owes the state 416,000,000 in inheritance taxes. the Jedse in my behalf. yores trnlte, mike Clark, rfd, Juryman. * * ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE HOUSE To the voters of Kershaw County? I hereby anounce myself us a eandidate for the House of Representatives from Kershaw County, subject to the rules of the Democratic lTlmary and will appreciate the support of the voters in the August primary. Very respectfully, FRED M. BRYANT, JR. FOR THE HOUSE To the Voters of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myself oh a candidate for the House of Representatives from Kershaw County, subject to the rules of the primary election, and will try to represent nil the people Your vote will he appreciated Respectfully, a NEWTON KELLY For House of Representatives To the Democratic Voters of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myse| I a candidate for the House of Representatives from Kershaw County. South Carolina, subject to the rules roveininc the Demo<rafic prln.ai\ i hat urn | will ci i at L apprecat. your support Siu< i i ! \ .Mint s. K. F. RICE For House of Representatives I lierebv announce mxsclf as a < andida I lor tin- ll.nise < >; Representative-. from Kershaw i ''unity. sulij* i l to the rule-, i?f ih,. | leiiioiCa t ie party. \ "t:r vole Will Ik .1 ppl er ill t ci| L C C1. Y 111' R N. S R FOR MAGISTRATE I lo feliy anilOIIIK e myself as U I all didate |i>r the office of Magistrate of IteKalh Township. subject to the rviles of the Democratic party 1 shall sincerely appreciate your support WADE L STOKES FOR CORONER I hereby-announce myself as a candidate for the office of Coroner for Kershaw County, subject to the rules of 'in. I ifinot rat it party and will np ; ree l.it. ' H suppor> o| the \oters Very r- s|iect fully. RC'RER ! I C( KiDAl.E FOR CORONER ! lu ivliy aniioupia- myself as a can didate for the office of Coroner for Kershaw county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Your votes will he highly appreciated. Very respectfully yours, J. T. LYLES FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce myself for the office of Magistrate for DeKalb Township, subject to rules of Democratic party. I will appreciate the support of the people. J. S. DUNtf FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate for DeKalb Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Your vote will be appreciated. Respectfully, L. R. OGBURN FOR MAGISTRATE 1 desire to place my name before the voters of DeKalb Township for thy office of Magistrate, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. Will most heartily appreciate your support. Respectfully. .JUUAN R. RUSH FOR COTTON WEIGHER I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the position of cotton weigher at Camden, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary and will appreciate your support. A. I,. McLKOI) FOR COUNTY DIRECTOR To (ho voters of Wutoreo Township. I hereby announce myself a.s ir candidate lor County Director for Wnteree Township, subject to tho r u I oh of tlio I iemocrnj ic primary Elect me as your Director and I will (cooperate with till work in connection 1 with tlio duties tin-rout giving everything possible for tlio people of our ! Tow n hip \ <?iir .support w ill ho up pr< ( iatod I tes poet fully yours. JOHN KARON FOR MAGISTRATE To tlo- I >o 11 io<i a 11< volt-is of I'i Ralh Township At tin Hole it.it i? n -A 111> Irh inls in t'annhm and o\or tin* township 1 horohy announce uiysoll a a i andidat * lor tin offino ol Marlstrap for PeKalb Towfudiip in tin' ap preaching primary. If nominal* (| and elet tod. I shall t ilth a\or always to discharge tlio <lu tits of tin- < i If loo faithfully and to tlio (satisfaction ot tho pt?oplo. I shall ho slow to issue warrants, except In tlio i ascs where tlio oiula of Justice 111 inamls it and will $0 conduct the til it 1 that harmony and good will . may prevail. 'thanking my friends for their kind 1 onsidorat ion. 1 am v Itospcct fully, M l.i lU'CK ) SMITH FOR M AGI ST R AT E To. tin- oilers of hekiilh Township I anifOiit't" 1 am a candidate for Mag is! rat o. so, t.ijoct to lh" ru its o! tho ! : 1 .t 1 it t it pa rtI I'i s p? t 11 a II' so ' i ;' .tin! will : 11 :. 1! \ ; 1 j pit. 1 a t o o u 1; % ot 1 p rid -11ppori Yours to serve \Y. ( I IM IS MIX )KI. FOR MAGISTRATE j I hereby announce myself as a candidate for tho office of Magistrate I for DeKalb Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Your support will be highly appreciated Very respectfully, C. E. DAVIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CONGRESS To the Democratic voters of the Fifth Congressional District: I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to Congress, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I am deeply grateful for the past support given me by the people of tho Fifth District and, if elected to the coming 75th Congress, I shall continue my efforts to merit your faith and confidence. J. P. RICHARDS j Police of Chestcrflold, N. H., are searching for the perpetrators of a crime, in which a woman's body was found on the wooded slope of a lonely mountain. Both legs had been broken and her skull fractured, ! strangled, the body oil-soaked and set ' on lire. A Boston engineering firm has shipped tilt cases of oil refining machinery to Ethiopia for use In developing Italian interests In Ethiopia. r ? j. c. CO x i Sanitary Plumbing and Heating I TELEPHONE 433-J l j Estimates Furnished on Short Notice ELECTROL OIL BURNERS " 1 1 " 1 I 1 1 1 S RADIO SERVICE ELECTRICAL REPAIRING ClfY ELECTRIC COMPANY Refrigerators RADIOS Vacuum Cleaners SAJ.F.S and SERVICE 703 West DeKalb Street Telephone 194 : - . ..."..sag DRAYAGE AND STORAGE F. R. CURETON ' Telephone 233-J j! WHEN BUYING !| FARM IMPLEMENTS I AND MACHINERY I I 1 Bear in mind that tome day replacements will be ne; cessary and when they are needed, usually they are I I needed promptly. BUY FROM US: ] I McCORMICK?DEERING J I MOWERS TRACTORS I ; REAPERS AND BINDERS POWER UNITS I HAY RAKES ENGINES I I HAY PRESSES WAGQNS I I STALK CUTTERS DISTRIBUTORS I j S> HARROWS, PLOWS, ETC i I | We Carry a Large Stock of i j I REPAIRS I i For All Machine* Made By: I INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY j WHITAKER & CO.