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1 THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. P, NIL??, aotorj and Froprlator Published every Friday at U0& North Mroad Strset. and the Camden. South Carolina ae second olaua mall matter. lf'?* P*J" Year 12 00. No subscriptions taken lor lees than HI* Months. In all Instances the subscription price Is 6ue and payable In advance. All subscriptions ais cancelled when subscriber falls to rsn?w. Represented In New York by the American Press Association and elsewhere by ill reliable Advertises Agencies. W e accept no advertising of a doubtful nature and try to protect our patrons "Oiii misrepresentation by Advertisers. No I.hjuor Advertisements accepted at any price Friday. August 26, 1938 COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS i My Spectator) President Roosevelt tried to dictate lu us to oppose Senator Hinlth and made a remark that was not only unsportsmanlike but grossly unfair. There are newspapermen who do not like Senator Smith, but men like Palmer Johnson or George Ketchlu would not misrepresent Senator Smith i?;v..iho.niiy auu tney certainly would not mlstjuolu him. Hut the President of the United Stales thrusts at Cotton Kd by referring to something which Cotton Kd did not say. Frankly In doing that Mr. Roosevelt Is acting on a par with a Tftinmuny politician. At no time has Cotton Kd said that fifty cents a day was onough for a man. In arguing against a bill In the Senate ho said that If It cost lifty cents a day In South Carolina and $1.&0 up north the reason was thut our climate was so favorable. crow when cno President makeB use of thut and trios to make It appear that Senator Smith Is In favor of fifty cents a day the President drops to a pretty low level and acts In a manut r that would make Georgo Washington turn over In his grave. When a statement by a public man Is distorted until the truth Is twisted beyond recognition that Is what wo cull police court methods; but when the President of the United States uses that method to discredit Senator Smith 1 feel that Mr Itoosovelt has not only discredited his great office, hut has acted unworthily as a man He takes a shot at Senator Smith by j referring to fifty cents a (lay. Senator | Smith has explained what he said and the Congressional Record shows plain-' ly what he said Hut Mr Roosevelt, j wishing to disparage the grizzled old senatorial war horse, has nothing to bring against him. so he borrows untruth and gives It his endorsement Mr. Roosevelt lias an understandable preference for senators who will applaud his every act and say "Fine, Chief, O. K." Hut Is that the sort of senator we want? Ajl-L'vo Ha Id fore. Mr. Roosevolt will be President two years longer, but the senator will be in Washington fllx years. If wo send a me-too. he won't even knowhow to get about when Mr. Roosevelt leaves and will be like a lost soul adrift. President Roosevelt la serving his second term, two years from now ho will be preparing to retiro to privato life. A certain type of politician and, some hangers-on may talk about a third term, but the Democratic party will not be likely to break the tradition which limits any man to two terms Hul ir the Democrats were so poverty stricken that only one man could he found for the Presidency it is certain that the nation at large would defeat any third-termer. There is a President Roosevelt and is a Mr Roosevelt who take part in political campaigns Mr Roosevelt is acting as President when he nets official!> and attends to the duties of his high office, hut when he comes to Georgia and South Carolina and :< Us "s how should \ote and for whom we should vol- he is not performing any duty of the president y. hut is a. ling as a political leader who wishes to maintain his leadership and power and resents any independence among the senators and representatives who are sworn to do their duty as they see It Mr Roosevelt is travelling at the expense of the nation and using funds provided for official expense of the Presidency; but he Is not discharging an> duty for Which the expense fund was allowed President Roosevelt speaks of his mandate from the people But a reading of Mr Roosevelt's speecnes and writings in 1932 and 1936 show very grave inconsistencies. Then, again, his acts are still further at variance from his speeches Now. which of these did wo accept' Which of these is his mandate? Mr Roosevelt has advocated some good measures and he has done some salutary things; but that broad sme~ Hnd confident manner have covered op many failures -some costing many billions of dollars What would be the outcome If M.. Roosevelt were given iv 'ovrt way. unchecked? Ask yourself Ku-n with the K-f-.cst motives, clothed in the noblest language. lie has virtually sunk -this nation In debt. Part of this may be salvaged In dollars; part may be salvaged In men; hut the greater part has been irretrievably sunk. And at 111 he wants his own way! If we have In ua any of the red blood which once flowed In the veins of men we shall elect E. D. Smith. I^et ua now put the seal of our disapproval oil all dictators and on all 1 "Me-toos." I enjoy stories of colored peoplo and neighbors and delight in recounting incidents of the countryside down near tlie swift current of the Santee. Recently, a colored farmer died. He had been a neighbor of two of my tenants, a somewhat bellicose neighbor at that At his funeral the minister turned to the congregation and asked "Can anybody say where our 'brother has gone?" One of the andI ieno . a si-rious. steady colored lar| nit r. stopped forward. runbing tits ' hands togeth'-r nervously, ami responded: 1 don t know whevo our brother is gone. but 1 think ti? ain't 'gone to the right place." Wht-reup >ti. two daughters of the deceased threatened to go to my tenant's house and strip him that night, so he spent the night In the swamp The northern negroes have bought an estate on the Hudson river and named It Heaven-on the Hudson Down here in South Carolina we have some ambitious names, too There's Silver Street as a starter and then you romo to (iolden Drove Of course. Jolly reet may not he as frolicsome as I the na_me impltes I say nothing, lest my respected friends. Or Sid Derrick and Alex Salley. humiliate me before the public for my etymological or historical ignorance. Then we Carolinians. wishing to provide suitable haj bltatn for all citizens and knowing that not a:i could live In Silver Street I or walk in Golden Grove, established itwo other places known as I.itCe lb-ii ! .111.1 Hell Hole, uttle Hell is in Allendale and Hell Hole Is in Ii? rk! -. it is said that in other counties the same character..*: i. s appear, though untia in'd In 1H37. the cotton mt:!? of Sou::-. ! Carolina > rnsuuiod 1 * 1 ".! *, 3 bans of cotton. That was 7112 ba'-s :r. re than the farmers of South Carolina ' ,?r. J In North Carolina kn If ting mills ( have increased by forty-six m seven years; whoreag In South Carolina we lost two 1 ' r,, ^ THE PREDOMINATING 188 U If There la ana latum lit the Ouboriiar torlal Campaign that will not die nor allow ttself to bo forgotten, It cannot bo dodged nor evaded. It caunot easily be at ruddled. It baa developed Into the predominating laaue of tho campaign and upon tho aatlsfuctory anawer to thla laaue, the Uovernor'a race |)robably will be determined. That laaue la tho roapect for and the enforcement of the lawa of the land. s The Constitution of South Carolina auya that the Governor la the chief executive officer of the atute. In hla banda real lurgly the determination of law enforcement policies He appoints the State Constabulary and he alone lias the power to remove from office the sheriff of a county. A Governor who la tolerant of drunkenesa gambling and racketeering will lower j tho stundurd of law enforcement throughout the state. A moral coward or weak willed Individual' In the Governor's chair, oven though on-' posed to lawIchhiiomh, will let It run lint, do nothing about It This situ ation exists to a considerable extent in South Carolina today, principally in the larger cities. The Governor's attitude toward thy liquor problem la also an Important consideration in the selection of a man for that ' high office. Although there seems to be no real solution to the problem of liquor control, there ure reasonable limits within which tho liquor traffic must he held for the protection of the people of tho Btute. South Carolina's system of liquor control la thoroughly unsatisfactory but there fs little likelihood of any change being made in it during tho next four years unions the tho next Governor Is sympathetic to such a change. Tho thoughtful people of the State, tho honest, law abiding Chrlstianshlp will weigh carefully candidates for Governor In terms of their attitude toward tho protection of the homes, tho children and decent pooplo from tho rotten lawlessness that Is Increasing throughout the State. We need a champion of law and order and decency In public and private affairs as Governor of the State. Several of the candidates qualify. The only need Is for an aroused citizenship to place tho seal of approval upon the man who best fills those requirements.? I lartsville Messenger To Meet At Ashwood The I am County Singing Convention will moot In Its 162tul Hosslon at 2:15 p m. on next Sunday. August 28 at tho old storehouse on tho Hose Hill part of whut Is now Ashwood on the Ashwood settlement, Ashwood being ~a United states" government project. A spnclal Invitation to nil singers and a warm welcome to all.?L. A. Moore, President. Predicts Victory For J. E, Harley Dam wall, Aug. 23,?Reports received here from all HurtIoiib of South Carolina Indicate a sweeping victory for J K Harley. of Barnwell, In his race for re-election to the office of Llqjrtenaut-Oovernor. Mr. Harley U making hit) race on hie udmlniatraiIon of the uffutrs of thin office as well a? hla paat record at) mayor of Barnwell and a member of the lloutte of Ke|> reaentutlveH, when ho rendered >eo loan gervlce a? the leader of the "economy bloc" In the legislature. Mr Harley was first elected In I'???4 to the legislature at the head of the ticket when he was hut. tweuiy-thieo years of age and again re-elected In 1 t>0G and did not offer for reelection after his second term. In It'll), ho was elected mayor of Barnwell ?n:l: served In that capacity for ten y?fus without opposition. Ho was again reelected to thn lt<t?t?i"?<>>" s.1 the h ad of the ticket in 1926 and again In r.'d* without opposition. He served m chairman of the Judiciary committee of the house of representatives from 1928 to 1930 Inclusive, and was. also a member of several other Important house committees. He first offered as a candidate in state-wide politics In 1930, making the 1 race for lleutenant-goyernor and missing election by only 6,000 votes out of a totul of 240,000. He was elected lieutenant-governor over three strong i opponents In 1934. receiving, in t.he ! second race 147,000 votes. In the past ' four years Mr. Harley has made an enviable record as a presiding officer ' of the State Senate and has always < exercised careful consideration In "he appointment of all committees, espec- < lally the committees of free confer- I ence, and the business-like manner in < which ho has dispatched the business i of the senate has won for him the re- 1 spect and esteem of every member of 1 that body. It is safe to say that ho has won more personal friendships among the personnel of the senate ' than any other presiding officer of that body. Mr. Harley is the highest U type Christian gentleman, having 1 served for many years as chairman I of the board of stewards of the Bamwell Methodist church and has always ; taken an active Interest in religious |; affairs. He Is a Spanish-Ameri, an1 ( war veteran, a leading member oT Ihe'j Barnwell bar and in addition has largej farming interests lit TTarTlwell" court'> j Ho is public spirited and can alwa-si be counted on to do his part in the r-j liglous, civic and educational life of hls town, county and state. TIME TO THINK J There is a place as well as a time, for all things. Roosevelt ignored the! proprieties as to both time and place by making the dedication of an electric plant at Barnesville, Ga., the occasion of an attack on Senator George, one of the ablest and most intellectually honest men in the congress of the United States. It would be just as decent to deliver a political tirade at the funeral of an infant. The people of Barnkyllle had done all in their power to keep politics out of jlhe celebration. All political posters 'had been removed from the windows, bollboards and posts of Barnsvifle. The president took the occasion. t|io a guest at a non-political gathering, J to make an attack on another gwifit, I who could not reply at that time and place So engrossed was the president in his purpose to violate the pro! prieties of the occasion that he begot why he was on that platform -In- actually forgot to turn the switch that, u.ts to inaugurate us<- of the new I elect rh' plant at Barnsville Tlie pies* of the country has i>--en pra.-t i< ally unanimous in condemning the poor taste of the president. Itemin ratio newspapers of every shade of opinion have joined Republican papers in censuring the president for that speech at Barnsville. Democratic papers which have been one hundred percenters In support of the now deal and still support Roosevelt hafe Joined in the criticism That unanimity of condemnation should make the president stop and think. ~Gre**ivilie Observer. INTERFERING HERE? Tim Index-Journal has been Informed by more than oitT individual that efforts have been made in Greenwood county to influence or persuade, as the mildest possible word, WI*A workers to vote fur a certain candl1 date j It w also reported to The In-Iegi Journal that the wor k Is to be Lented in proper form supported Op-jafTidavits to the Senate Campaign expenditures ro:r,m if tee of which 1 'or Mi-rrl- Sli- is ehairniar: for surh action as the ?onunitte? may fe?s ' i- p'-onr -1; uXstdtHrS i. _ r.. ...f i :T..r:? ;<> put |ire?o!ir4 on WPA workers In other states havf ! n V ar ; about and : ad a..?< ?: ?t j this Is the fira: time th+- tiling hrts blown up r.cht In our faces. so to 1 speak 11 is no* a* u:i pleasant. Greenwood | lnd-X-Jo... ;.a. ~"J Wolves Defeat Eeeoe In Close Battle (Hy Jerry) An alert, fast slopping Wolves out-1 fit won a 3 to t decision over a scrappy Ksso group In a municipal Softball league fracas Tuesday afternoon. , While lacking the tense situations offered In the Slnclulr-Kendail battle of the afternoon previous, the Tuesday Kaiue waa well played by both tuauirt. The Wolves erred but once during the game, while only two boots were chalked attains! the Kssos Kcv Douglas McArn played a Hinart Kuiue at third for the Wolves and !lt? Into the personnel splendidly, getting his share of hits as well as putting up an air-tight defensive game A lot of the fallblrds expected to see a wobbly, weak outtti when the Wolves took the Held for this game. There are hut four members of the team that started the second half.! Three of the oldsters skipped to the Sinclair# while others dropped out of play entirely. C. Hhamo, the Wolves' ui'u hut-let- la. ton iif tliu v il v dc.iuK brain stuff at a football camp. Hut the Wolves' team of Tuesday was a smoother, peppier out tit than the one that started the second half The boys played a relaxed brand of hall and at no time appeared to be uft balance. Captain Claudius Jackson also had a nice working combination with his hlsso squad. The return of Perclval Mays pepped the gang up a lot and liingo only kuows how the game might have ended If a two mile clout Into right Held by I.?nwy C!*ttd!U2 in the Bixth had not gone foul by u few Inches. It was labeled as a homer for certain, until It veered out and hit the dirt Just outside of the line. The Wolves struck quick, rolling all of their scores across the pan In the first Inning. Zander Clarksou singled and McArn was safe on Jackson's error at first. McGee singled to pack the bags. Jack Halle's screaming | ilouble to center scored Clarksou, McArn and McGee. The Esbos hit the deck for a counter in the first on hits by Caulder.j W. I,. Jackson and C. Jackson. In the third they added another on hits by Golf and C. Jackson. Hats do not fly at high altitudes, as do birds. They fly between 10 and 20 feet above the ground, the level occupied by most of the night-flying insects. I Wants?For Sale WANTED?If you are Interested In makluK religious canvas for two months. $76.00. Send raphes to 420 West Pine Street, Florence, S. O. 24 yd HOMES P08 RENT?1606 Lyttleton Street Very desirable seven-room house In nice condition. Available houii See Shannon Realty Company Phone 7, Crocker HulIdluK. Camden, S. C. 24sb FOR RENT ? Four-room apartment with bath, located at 1600 Fair Street, Camden, 8. C., Telephone 610 24 sb. UPHOLSTERING and general Furnlj ture Repalrb, 13. T. Kelloy, 1200 Proud street, Camden, S. C. 24 yd. FOR SALE?Two bedroom suites, one dining room suite, one living room suite, one hot water heater. Telepone 170, Camden, S. C. 24 sb. WANTED A wush woman. J. 1). McLeod, Care Powe und McLeod Veneer Co.. Camden, S. C. 24-pd. HOMES FOR RENT?1823 N Mill Htreot. Attractive, comfortable home of six rooms and sleeping porch Large lot. Now vacant? m>u? n<?.> Uwnllv Cnnvna n v *<* > tephone 7, Crocker Building, Camden, 8. C. 23sb FOR RENT?Five room house, west j side of Highland avenue. House In good condition. Price $20. Phone 11)3 or 136. William L. Ooodale, Camden, S. C. 23sb SPINET PIANO BARGAIN?Would you pay $179.40 for a beautiful mahogany spinet piano? Practically new, standard make, 88 notes with bench to match. Payments will be arranged with responsible party low as $10 per mailt h. Write Credit Adjuster, Box 761, Florence, S. C., who will advise . where piano can bv ouoii. 2311 HOME8 FOR RENT The Wallace property, Broad street, one block uorth of postoffice. Three floors freshly renovated inside and !out. An opportunity for some one. A five room cottage, 114 Union street. Very desirable In all respects. [Available now. See 8HANNON REALTY COMPANY Phone 7 Crocker Building BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE?Some very choice lots for sale in excellent neighborhoods and very reasonably priced. See Shannon Realty Company, Camden, S. C. 168b HAVE YOU HOUSES TO RENT? We have many desirable tenants applying for homes daily. Wo save you trouble and may increase your income considerably. Let's talk it over. Phone No. 7, or write and we will call on you. Shannon Realty Company, Camden, S. C. 21 sb WANTED?-To buy cattle, veals, hogs, goats and sheep. Highest market prices paid. Mail card to 1406 Fair Street, or call Phone 545-J for what you want to sell. E. K. Plyler. I ACAU l wbh i r-vr/i ntni ? have several apartments of various sizes. tfee us. Shannon Realty Company, PhOne 7, Cafuiden, ? J I6?b FOR SALE?Oue Trotwood Trailer fully equipped. Cau be aeon at corner of DeKalb and Fair street* L At a bargain for quick Bale. Apply to Mrs. O. T. Henslor, 215 Fast Kulb street, Camden, 8. C. SHOES?For aboe rebuilding and repairing call at the Red Hoot Shop, | next door Kxpress Office, til a |(Ut! ledge street, Abram M. Jones, i>ro. prletor, Camden. S. C. VC HOMES FOR SAH?Many desirable I homes in all sections of town. Get our prices and terms, be wise ami buy now while prices are low. see Shannon Realty Company, Phone 7 Camden, S. C. 49?b FOR RE NT?Three room apartment, furnished or unfurnished. Apply Mtb. H. A. Small, Camden, S. C 21-23 i>d FARMS FOR 8ALEt-Wu have valua ble farm lands In all srctiona of the county at most reasonable prices. Some real bargains among them. See Shannon Realty Company, Phone 7, Camden, S. C. V.tsb ; . ? j Camden Theatre ' FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 Robert Taylor-Maureen O'Sullivau "THE CROWD ROARS" Added: News of the Day SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 j THa Muiinh T i:>s, D"!y ' uu'uuv in "Penrod'a Double Trouble" Added: Flaming Frontiers and Popeye Comedy SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 10:30 SHOW Nell Hamilton and Evelyn Venable "HOLLYWOOD 1 STADIUM MYSTERY" MONDAY and TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 and 30 Warner Baxter-Marjorle Weaver in "I'LL GIVE A MILLION" Added: The March of Time WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 Martha Raye and Bob Hope In "GIVE ME A SAILOR" mmmmmmmrnmamummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (The following advertisement paid for by friends of G. F. Cooley, and published \*ith out his knowledge oc-consent-) ? I WE ENDORSE I G. F. COOLEY for Sheriff I Because ?1. He made a splendid record as a Deputy Sheriff and more recently | as Chief of Police of the City of Camden. 2. We k now that he will not use his tax collecting authority for po-> litical purposes and oppression. 3. We know that he is and has been a sober law .abiding citizen in? i both his public and private life. 4. We know that he will enforce the law efficiently, impartially, courteously, and conduct the office and its affairs honestly and with 5. He has not used his position as Chief of Police of the City of ^ ?amden or the Police force as a political machine. 6. He has conducted a clean straightforward campaign as becomes the gentleman we know him to be. 7. He is fully qualified by training, experience, character and personal habits to render a dependable and reliable service / ' 'r 8. He is a member of the church and will carry into the office the! Christian ideal of duty and service. i