The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 11, 1936, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
i". D "n I LR8 . Kditoc and Publisher
.".ClKSa
U,06, payable la advance.
Friday, September 11, 193?
THE REAL ISSUE,
\
One thing seems certain as a 'j-Jpult
of -the first Democratic primary In
South Carolina and that la* that Olln
P. Johnaton, the governor, was licked
to a frazzle In bla attempt to Kaln
dictatorial powera In the state and
build up a political machine which
will he ' powerful enough to gratify future
political ambitiona of hlmaelf
and hla lieutenants. The complexion
of the house will he determined by
the outcome of the second primary,
.hut it la already known that a auhatantial
majority of the senate will he
unalterably opposed to hla attempt lo
centralize power In hlmaelf. No hill to
upset the status of the highway dapurtment.
oatahllahed at the last ???
slon of the legislature by a bill passed
over the yoto of Governor Johnston,
has a Chinaman's chance of passing
the senate. And that being the case,
there Is no reason why the stand of
candidates in the second primary for
or against Johnston's plan to make
the highway department a part of his
personal political machine should be
any factor, much less a deciding factor.
In the choice of legislative candidates
In the second primary. There
are questions of Infinitely more im
portance to Houth Carolina which
should determine choice of the legislative
candidates. The matter of
economy In government Is of far more
importance" to the people of floucb
Carolina than the question of which
set of politicians shall control the
highway department, especially as
every charge against that department
except the charge that It will not bow
down and worship Olln I). Johnston,
has been amply disproved by the various
Investigations which have been
held.?Greenville Observer.
OUR HIGHWAY 8HAMBLE8
Since the sale of liquor has aguln
been legalized, automobile fatalities
have been Increasing, despite the fact
that much organized effort has been
directed towards decrease thereof. On
August 29-30. the week end road fatalities
reached the frightful total of
l'i7, the worst week end record yet
made in this country. The property
damage was great and hundreds were
Injured In addition to the 107 killed.
Some of the Injured will die. The j
National Safety Council, which reported
the 107 fatalities, adds that
for each of the last throe months the
record of fatalities has been worse
than In the corresponding mouth of
lust year.
Liquor was a contributing cause to
most of the wrecks. The fellow who
drinks and Intends to keep on drinking.
but who prides himself on never
getting drunk, gets furious when It
is asserted that almost the only way
to decrease highway fatalities Is to
stop drinking. Ho refuses to recognize
the fact that the wrockB are not
caused by drunkards but by men like
him. who pride themselves on ability
to drink without getting drunk.
It has been demonstrated beyond
dispute by scientillc Investigation
(hat th?' drunken driver is not near
as dungorous as the drinking driver.
F.ven a glass or two makes a man or
womati unsafe at the wheel, because
alcohol In the stomach clouds the
bralu and lessons the carefulness of
the driver. A drinking driver will
take chances that a teetotaler at the
wheel will not take. Mooreover, alcohol
In the stomach of a driver lessens
that driver's keenness of Judgment
as to distance and timing. It
is horrible that the moderate drinker
would rather have our highways
shambles than that indulgence of his
appetite should bo interfered with.?
Greenville Observer.
BIRTH CONTROL
For a glimpse into relief problem
one should drop Into the county welfare
officers quarters ln(lthe court
house and observe the applicants. Fifteen
minutes would be enough.
Over 90 per cent of the applicants
have children whom they are unable
to support. And the terrifying thing
about the situation is that even
though the parents are unabte to support
their present families, more children
arc on their way.
Margaret Sanger, who has devoted
many years of her life In an effort
to legalize dtfljiemlnHllon of birth con !
trol information, would find a strong
argument for her cause here in ftershaw
county.
NOTICE TO MAGISTRATES
The Acts for 1936 have been received.
and are now In my office.
Magistrates of Kershaw county cap
get same by calling for their copy.?
J. H. Clytwirn, Clerk of Court.
Herauttl Oswald, of Allendale, Is ott
Us itftter, Mrs Leonard
-r-??
- - V
U. 8. MINT KEEP8 BU*Y
' i.,.With
banks all over the country
clamoring for more nickels, the 900
workers in the United States mint at
Philadelphia are rushing around as
though It were Christmas.
Christina# is the banner season for
making small coins, according to Edw|n
H. Dressed, superintendent of the
mint, but August is usually pretty dull.
He, therefore, can't give reasons for
the sudden demand for small coins
unless it's the distribution of the soldier
bonus, putting more money In
circulation, and the general business
improvement.
Hut the busiuess of making money,
says Mr. Dressel, Is the most unpredictable
business in the world. The
mint doesn't know what's going to be
In demand from one to the next. Official's
know only that If New York
City or Hoston wants nickels, then
New Orleans, St. Ixn/fg and Miami
will want nickels too. k
Hast year the mint manufactured
more pieces of silver and minor coins
than ever before In its history?102,140,072
pieces of sliver and 303,662,000
nickels ami pennies. Just three
years ugo, In 1033, no silver coins
were made throughout the year, and
only 14,360 coins were needed.
The present year seems likely to be
the biggest yet. In 1029, the banner
year, 37,110,000 silver coins were
made, but the coinuge for 1036 already
exceeds that large figure.
Special Jobs keep the mint busy too.
For instance, this month Uncle Sam
Is making a lot of commemorative
hulf dollars for various events.
IT'S ALL OVER.
As this issue of the Spartanburg
Herald goes to press it looks as
though the slate of Governor Johnston
in his home county has been hopelessly
smashed. The result of the election
is the answer of the voters of Spartanburg
county to the Governor of
their State who came Into the county
to tell Its people how they should
vote.
Two years ago Governor. Johnston
carried, the county over all opposition.
Yesterday he failed to elect ony
of his favorites. Nothing but sublime
conceit could have Induced the governor
to undertake to dictate to the free
people of such an enlightened county
as Spartanburg. If the other counties
of the state have done what Spartauburg
did, Governor Johnston will not
again call out the troops to Interfere
with departments of government at
the capital and help hltn establish a
dictatorship.
Charles Spurgeon. a great English
Baptist preacher, now long gone,
wrote a little volume -entitled "John
Plowman's Talk." The character of
the volume is Indicated by Its name.
In one of the chapters Mr. Spurgeon
introduced the following lines:
"Of nil speculation the market holds
forth,
The best that 1 know for the lover of
pelf.
Were to buy up this man at the price
he Is worth.
And sell him at that which he sets of
himself."
The Herald commends the little
poem from "John Plowman's Talk" to
the thoughtful consideration of the
young. inexperionced. Ill-advised
J governor of South Curolina who entertains
an extraordinary opinion of
himself.?Spartanburg Herald.
SPARTANBURG BOY8 TRAVELED
HARD ROAD TO NATIONAL TOP
Spartanburg, Septi 5.?Spartanburg's
snappy juniors, who today won
the national championship in American
Legion Junior baseball, had a
hard 'road to travel to the national
championship and were forced to flglit
for their title.
The Spartans, coached by Sergt. W.
P. Hughes, won the Spartanburg area
title by dofeating Union and Woodruff.
They beat Fountain Inn and Greenville
for the district title and downed
Sumter for the upper-Btate crown Defeating
Bonnettsvllle In two out of
three hard games, they won the state
championship In Columbia.
The regional series with Carrolton.
Ga., was the next an<J saw the Spartans
win two out of^hree and enter
the Southeastern tournament at Charlotte.
whore they beat throe of the
favorites?Charlotte, New Orleans,
and Nashville?with Suvern Wright
pitchlug the Spartanrfllo victory In all
three games.
Meeting Manchester, N. H., In the
North-South series for the Eastern title,
the Spartans won two ou? of
three with Wright again the hero, and
entered the "little world series"
agatnat l,os Angeles. Today they defeated
the Western champions In their
third of five games, their brilliant 3-1
win bringing them the national title.
Wright gets credit for two of these
three victories and James Thomas the
other.
t
Two missionaries, one from Canada
and the other from "New Zealand, are |
reported as being slain in Ethiopia, j
******* iff'*** *
. j_ *.* * A-- -v? .
T-' " >
A Statement From Wade I. 8tok??
Concerning Magietrate'e Race I
Editor Chronicle: Please give tue
wpacy In your paper to reply to a
htut<rm-nt made In your papc* by
County Chairman J. H. Mci^eod te
reference to the magistrate'* race lu
DoKalb Township. On August 29 I
tried to get In touch with the CQjjnty
Chairman, J. H. Mcf-eod. to get an Of*
flclal account of the report of the
county executive committee, but
1 failed to locate blm. 1 then
served the paper on hie Deputy, Mr.
J. I). Watson, a copy of which paper
was published in the September 4 issue
of the Camden Chronlel^. I did
not receive the official stfUtflmwit of
the recount which I asked of the
County Chairman until 1:35'p. m..
September 1, the day on which the
State Executive Committee had met
and declared all elections,
In fairness to myself as a candidate
for magistrate and aa a member of
the executive committee, 1 wish to
correct an errof which appears in the
September 4 Issue of The Chronicle,
stating that the first recount of the
magistrate's race gave* Wade L.
Stokes one vote more than Mr. Smith,
when as a matter of fact It was an
nounced by the chairman that Stokes
was two votes ahead of Smith. Then
instead of allowing the executive committee
to declare the election, Mr.
Smith- asked for another recount of
the Camden box. This recount of
the Camden box was made and the
tally sheets were turned in or placed
on the table for the County Chairman
and Secretary, Dr. Humphries, to
make the tabulation. It then appeared
that the chairman and secretary
were having considerable difficulty In
making the final tabulation. After
considerable time Chairman J. H. McLeod
announced that Stokes had 497
votes and Smith 499.
Chairman McLeod then announced
that a motion was in order to declare
Smith and C. E. Davis in the second
race and no member of the committee
said anything. The chairman then
said that the committee evidently did
understand the question. It was then
that a member made the motion and
the question was put by the chairman.
Two or possibly three members voted
aye. I will say that the proceedings
appeared very unsatisfactory to the
committee since only two or three
members voted aye to declare the
election.
After the committee adjourned, I
immediately asked the secretary to
show ine the tally sheets of the last
recount of the Camden box from
which Chairman McLeod and he made
the final tabulation of the Camden
box. The secretary told me that F 1
could find the sheets that he would be
glad for me to see them, but that he
could not ilnd all of the final tally
sheets of the Camden box.
On Friday morning, August 28, I
sent a committee to the secretary of
the executive committee to see If the
tally sheets of the final recount of the
Camden box had been found and the
secretary told the committee that he
had not yet been able to find all of the
tally sheets.
1 have not until this day been accorded
the privilege of seeing the
final tally sheets of the Camden box
W. L. STOKES.
? (Advertisement)
i T
Branding Dangerous Cars.
In a European country, the cars of
motorists convicted of flagrant violation
of traffic laws are painted with
an emblem, as a warning to other
drivers. It is said that this practice,
newly started, has caused an appreciable
decline In dangerous driving, as
motorists naturally want to avoid the
embarassment and publicity the emblem
gives tbem.
A great many thousand Atnerlcan
motorists should have their cars db
branded. ?
The worst class of oflenders ciftp
slats of those who push the throttle
to the floorboard as soon as they get
out of Bight of a traffic officer. E>xcessive
speed?and there are times when
15 miles per hour is excessive?is responsible
for more deaths than any
othor driving violation.
Passing on hills and curves and
"meandering" through traffic are also
potent causes of death, injury and de
stmotion. On a myriad tragic occasions.
a driver has tried to save a
needless minute?at the cost of a lFe
Driving on the wrong side of the
road. Jumping traffic lights, passing
at Intersections?are practices deaf
to the heart of the Dark Angel. They
help keep our morgues and hospital'#
fpll to Capacity.
Yes, It might be a good idea lb
adopt the branding practice in this
country. A suitable emblem would be
a skull and cross-bones.
Dr. Eppa Defeated At 8umter
Sumter, Sept. 8.-?-Robert Muldrow
defeated Dr. Carl B. Epps for Sum* '
ter's third seat in the house of representatives
in a hot second primary today
on the face of complete unofficial
returns. The vote was Muldrow, 1,537;
Epps. 1,515.
Muldrow Is an outspoken foe of
Governor Olin D. Johnston, while Doc- i
tor Kppe, .president of the Farmers*
and Taxpayers' league, in his campaign
declared he was not put in the
race by the governor but favored reorganization
of tho highway department
and was, therefore, listed as a
pro-Johnston candidate. J. B. Brittoh
was reelected ahd J. W. Bradford
Elected to the house In the first primary.
Brltton was a leader In the
fight against Johnston policies In the
last session and Bradford Is also classed
as anti-Johnston, giving Sumter
county a complete elate of aati-Jofee
V_/ , I [
Sight Of Death
Does Not Deter
Ham Cannon slate electrician, an ,
awercd proponents of public execu-j
tions yesterday by saying a man who?
witnessed two electrocutions later was
electrocuted for murder himself.
He revealed that Robert A. Wiles,
white mechanic who was put to death
for killing 16-year-old H. H. Harris.
Jr., in a buugled kidnap attempt in
1934, had viewed electrocutions "on
two different occasions?i took bim
to them myself,"
Canuon Installed the electric chair
at the South Carolina penitentiary
over twenty years ago. He has bad
charge of it stuce!'
He said he believes in capital punishment
and in electrocution as the
surest means of carrying it out.
Speedy punishment, and not publicity
instills the fear of the law necessary
to suppress crjme, he concluded,
from his experiences.
"Kngland doesn't have us many
homicides as South Carolina," he
commented. "They .hang killers privately
over there, but they lose no
time doing It. It's the speed of Justice,
not the publicity."
He said one of three white men
convicted of murder here told him
they never would have attempted the
crime if three other white men, under
sentence of death, had not been
reprieved earlier on slender grounds.
"My idea about improving thy situation,"
he continued, "is for the legislature
to pass an act requiring
Judges to sentence condemned men
to die within 60 or 90 days, and providing
for an automatic review by the
supreme court within that time.
"As it often is now the crime and
cause for punishment is forgotten by
the time the sentence is executed,
and the general reaction is less as a
consequence."
Caunon said he had studied hanging,
gas chambers, {abolishment of
capital punishment and every other
alternative and had concluded that
electrocution was best, since the culprit
did not know exactly when to expect
the shock .and lost consciousness
Immediately.
Commenting on gas chambers like
that at Raleigh, N. C., he said, "I believe
there is a lot of punishment to
a gas chamber though they say they
are painless. But It makes the victim
breathe in gas and his natural inclination
is to fight against breathing,
prolonging it.
"In a way It makes a man commit
suicide. I'd rather have my head
chopped ofT than die in a gas chamber."
Asked how he would prefer to die
if he had to, Cannon answered, "The
electric chair, of course."
Thanks From Mr. McLeod
To the Democratic Voters of DeKalb
Township: I take this opportunity
to thank each and everyone who
voted for me for cotton weigher in
the elections of August 25 and September
7. To further show my appreciation
I shall try to do everything
in my power to render to everyone
the very best service that I am capable
of rendering, although I know I
cannot do any better than our present
cotton weigher.
Thanking you again,
A. L. McLeod.,
Matthew Goulart is charged by pdlice
with stealing 67 bushels of peppers
from a farmer near" SlauriTon,
Mass.
GENE TALMADGE'8 PANTS
g.n r.i ,<l,ft
(The Spartanburg Herald)
Of all the funny stories that have
come to light during the political
campaigns of the year the funniest
comes from Georgia.
A Mrs. Borg, vice president of the
Greater Atlanta Poultry Breeders association,
made an appointment to
see Governor Talmadge for the purpose
of asking him to donate a cup
for the poultry show. The governor
gave a cup last year and it was believed
that he might do so again.
Mrs. Borg appeared in the executive
offices at the appointed time and
found about 150 persons waiting. She
was told to wait until ttfe governor
could see her. While waiting she
was approached by two men, described
as national guardsmen, who asked
"Whatcha got in that pocket
book?" without waiting for an answer
Mrs. Borg said they twisted the book
out of her arms and examined everything
in it. She was wearing puffed
sleeveB and the guardsmen wanted to
know what was in the sleeves. "Thdy
patted the sleeves and felt the loose
folds of my dr?ss," declared Mrs.
Borg. She- made an effort to leave
the office, but the guardsmen said
she had come to see the governor
and she must see him.
While she waited Mrs. Borg said
some of the men in the outer office
were pouring drinks out of liquor bottles
and boys came through the office
selling soft drinks for chasers.
At last she was ushered into the presence
of Governor Talmadge and told
him the purpose of her visit, that she
had come to ask the donation of a
cup for her association. Here is the
conversation as she related it:
" 'Lady, you can have anything I
got. You can have my pants, right
now, today.'
"I was dumbfounded. I told him I
didn't want his pants and he waved
a hand and said:
"'Anything!' ?
"Then he wanted to know:
" 'How do the girls out in your
neighborhood feel about Talmadge?"
"I told him I didn't know. He told
me to find out.
"I escaped as soon as I could and
I'll never go back again. In fact, although
he has since written me a
letter telling the association that he
would give us the cup, I have told
the association I believed it would
be better not to accept it."
We said this was a funny story..
Wrong. It is a disgusting one. But
it may be a warning to states that
permit governors to call out the National
Guards without reason. It is
a dangerous privilege that easily may
become a vicious one.
From Mr. Rico.
To My Friend*; I sincerely thank
you for your support In the recent
campaign; and I earnestly pray that
He who loves us all will guard your
hearts tind direct your steps here, and
"prepare1 a place for you'' 'in H's
Father's- house.
Faithfully yours,
wP E. F. RICE,
?. ?? \
Wants-For Sale
CHOICE8T BUILDING LOTS ? In
city, on East Walnut street Fine
j neighborhood, quiet, near business,
| churches, schools, theatre. Car cost ;
saved In five years will repay for
lot. For sale, prices and terms
reasonable. 8ee J. B. Wallace,
Camden, 8. C. ' 14 tf.
DO NOT WAIT all day to have your
cotton ginned. We have the largest
outfit in this section and the most
modern. Time Is worth lot to you
during the harvest season. Giu at
The Southern Cotton Oil Company,
Camden, S. C. 24tf
FURNISHED COTTAGE?Five rooms,
sleeping porch, bath, moderate rental.
Available at once. Address
Shannon Realty Company, Telephone
7, Camden, S. C. 12-2lsb
HOU8E8 FOR SALE?We have some
yery desirable homes in all sections
of the city at very moderate prices.
See us. Shannon Realty Company,
Telephone 7, Crocker Building,
Camden, S, C. 19tf
GIN YOUR COTTON at the Southern
Cotton Oil Company. They have
installed a modern outfit and you
will receive a fine sample. . A good
sample means a better price. You
will receive prompt and courteous
service. Southern Cotton Oil Company,
Camden, S. C. 24tf
FOR 8ALE?A desirable Ave room
bungalow, with bath, for $2,260,
easy terms. For further information
apply Enterprise Building &
Loan Association, Camden, 8. C. 3sb
FOR 8ALE?RCA Victor metal tube
radio Model T-6-1 absolutely new.
Retail iftice with antenna $56.46.
Will sell for $40,000 cash. Bryant
Brannon, 301 DeKalb Street, Camden,
S. C. 25 pd.
REWARD?To the person finding a
Jewelled Kappa Sigma fraternity pin *
with initials E. D. T. Jr., on same.
Finder please telephone 106 Camden
and receive reward. 25pd
FARMS FOR SALE?We have many
good farms listed, all sizes and at
favorable prices and terms. Shannon
Realty Company, Phone 7, in
Crocker Building; Camden, S. C.
24tf
BUILDING LOTS?Are increasing in .
prices. Buy now and save.' We
have five fine lota 62x136, close in;
three choice lots 751160 tn center
of residential section; three more
near Brevard Place. Other beauti- ^
ful lots. No advance in prices on
these. Address Shannon Realty
Company, Telephone 7, Camden, S.
C. 24tf.
FREE ROAD SERVICE?Creed's Filling
Station Fifty-Mile Free Road
Service. Call Telaphone 48$, Camden.
S. C.
I
I_ J?J
'B: f"1,1.1.1 11 HI
For Absolute Satisfaction
GIN
AT
RHAME'S GINNERY
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
a I ll
- ---mi*. . > - ? HI .11 HI III????WW
CITIZEN! MAKE YOUR OWN COMPARISON!
I
To have a future $100 in 10 year maturing Savings
Bonds now being offered through Postal facilities.
Note?These figures are taken from booklets recently
distributed through the matlB (postage free) by
the United States Treasury department.
! The figures are based on a $76.00 investment, and
apply, as do those on the opposite side to both smaller
and larger amounts proportionately,
A 10-Year Maturity 8avings Bend, Price 976.00 Now.
Redemption value at 1 year ... $75.00
Redemption value at 2 years 77.00
Redemption value at 3 years 70.00
Redemption value at 6 years Hwod>
Redemption value at 7 years 87.00
Redemption valne at 10 years 100.00
I $100.00 AFTER TEN YEAR8, VER8U8
V-. ~
NOW, THINK OVER THI8 SIDE OF THE PICTURE,
I Do your dollars invested in the above (or In Postal
Savings) stay at home to circulate for the benefit of
etvic Improvement, employment and commerce, or do
they go away. If so for what?
To be employed for warlike purposed? For slum
improvement and apartments in th? big cities? To
benefit labor and trade in other communities? For
conservation projects in the West?
OF$ ? ? ? ? A8K YOUR8ELF. ; {|
-# " ^ ?>|
r k . - i to. I / J
iiiiii '
I * v.- j
To have a future $100 in your local Federal Savings
& Loan Association shares, purchasable at any time
In either monthly payments, or Full Paid shares in
units of $100, all of which are insured up to $6,000 in
the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation,
capital $100,000,000.00.
TheBe figures are baBed on 4 per cent annually,
compounded semi-annually (net earnings which the association
is now making,) dividends credtted every si* ?
months to compound.
| i
$75.00 Now in 8harea Federal ft. A l~ Association
Redemption value at 1 year
Redemption value at 2 years
Redemption value at 5 y#ars 84.46.-|
Redemption Value at 5 yj^rs
i Redemption value at 7 years
| Redemption value at 7ya years . lbO.v*
91*0.92 AFTER SEVEN AND ONE-HALF^ YEARS
i,? ..
THEN THINK CAREFULLY OVER THIS 8IDE
c , _
Your dollars invested in the above securities 8tay
In Circulation at Home.
- ,v
Are invested in ~A1" FIr?tU?hs bh Real LsUt*
which you can inspect any day. Homes of your fellow _
citizens which have been built, Improved or repaired
with your money td the lmprovement^of your City.
They "have at- tne same time provided employment
for labor and helped your merchants through the aaies
of building materials, and grdcories sold to^workers.
Is not" your money on this side-bettor plMSil J***
for yourself and your Home Town? AftK YOURSELF"
i et *h ii
^ 11 ' - " "
FUST FEDERAL SAVINGS 8 LOAN ASSOCIATION I
SOUTH I