The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 19, 1939, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
H. D. NILES, Editor and Proprietor
Published every Friday at Number
11011 North Itroad Htreet, and entered at
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price,
Friday, May 19, 1939
industry vs. Taxes
Comes a depressing iiowh story
from Hock I fill and York to the effect
that two milIm In that territory were
being dismantled and would bo removed
to Gastonla across the state
line In North Carolina.
_ Fro in all over the state comes reports
of the futlla efforts of communl*
ties to persuade Industry to locate
therein. There Is a frantic movement
to persuade outside Interests to transfer
their Industrial activities to this
stale In order that taxable wealth
may be Increased, that more Jobs for
working people and office people may
bo provided.
In response to the frantic appeal
of several groups the legislators are
considering the romoval of the Intangibles
tax from South Carolina securities
It Is true that this would offer
some relief, but If the purpose Is to
induce wealthy residents of other
states to become citizens of South
Carolina It Is well to bear In mind
that most of the Intangibles they i wii
represent investments elsewhere.
Now the senate finance committee
of the state legislature has come
forth with a proposal to Increase the
corporation income tax. Under existing
circumstances seems to us to bo
unwise. Outside business Interests
nro avoiding South Carolina because
iaxes are high. Huslness in the
state Is practically dead.
If business In South Carolina is to
be aided, if new Industry is to bo
brought into the state, business cannot
bo penalized. Any addition to the
corporation tax at this time will certainly
shoo taxable wealth away.
Here in Camden every effort has
been made to induco Industry to locale
here. Contracts have been made
with business men who cast their eyes
toward (lie south In the hope of getting
away from labor difficulties. Hut
the tax burden In South Carolina is
the festering sore that imposes a veritable
business quarantine upon the
utato.
Hast week some live hundred business
men of the state gathered in Columbia
to discuss the situation. Mon
who have made a study of the situation.
men without any political alignments
to curl) their voice, mon who
had the best Interests Of the state at
heart, poured out the story of South
Carolina's tragic situation. Over In
the state house politicians poked fun
at the meeting of the business men.
Hut it isn't funny. It is tragedy.
Those men who gathered at the Jefferson
hotel to discuss the problem of
business knew that the sound of a
business boom in South Carolina will
never be heard until conditions have
been changed They know that until
industry picks up, business booms,
people are given Jobs, they know that
until this happens there will always
!>< a tax problem to face. People
haven't tlii1 money because they haven't
jobs .i.el they haven't j-d>- belaiiM'
they haven't any business.
Wil. the state put o\ er -the kayo]
TVTivn on business and industry by I
i o- ag iii.- i orpoi a: ion tax? Think it
. > \ gi'iitb tie ii
MEETING OF CITIZENS CALLED
TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR TOUR
\ :nas> ni'-eting of Camden busi?
tie-ii with representatives of the
.- at. aeronaut ica 1 commission and
other interested parties will be held
,r 'he Court Inn lure Wednesday,
May 24, to discuss plans for the enteftaiitment
of the Florida air tour
which will make Camden a noon control
on June 21
Announcement has been made by
lie- Camflon chamber of t-omm~r<*
that If the city and county authorities
make the necessary repairs to
th<? hangar and fem es at the air field,
the Chamber will have a competent
ate! well-financed operator to take
? barge of the field on Juti" 1.
i In- air tour will bring approximately
one hundred planes to the Woodward
field on June 21. according to
Information received from the tour
committee at Tampa, Florida Camden
i* planning an elaborate entertainment.
plans of which will be outlined
at the meeting here next week.
The progrkfa Contemplates the aorv
ing of a buffet luncheon to the flyers
at noon The Chamber of Commerce
is seeking to arouse sufficient interest
and cooperation to bring the state
championship high school band from
Lancaster to the airport frr play for
the event.
We have on hand a complete stock
of Ru-ber-old 8hingles. ? Barringer
Hardware Company, Camden, S. C.
?
THE PENALTY FOR ARSON
There are a number of ol?t sayings
In everyday use, such as "Your #li?
will find you out," and the like, which
express the thought of a penalty to
be paid for the Infraction of certain
laws, and Hcrlpture tella us that
"Whatsoever ye how, that shall ye alho
reap." Theee sayings have evolved
from the observance of causes aud
uffecta ovor a long period ot years,
and like all such expressions born of
harsh experience they hold much
truth.
Perhaps nowhere eould this bo better
Illustrated than in the experience
of the automobile owner of today, in
respect to the rates which he is called
upon to pay for the tire insurance
on his car. For a number of years
ho has seen these rates steadily increase
until today in South Carolina
the average car owner pays a rate
which is higher than in many states
(n other parts of the country.
Mis increase in rates is caused by
the substantial increase in losses
from Are, which losses in turn have
been traceable to a largo extent to
deliberate destruction of cars by {ire
.? tbat is?the pwner sotting lire to
ids car and collecting the Insurance.
Such destruction is currently dubbed
"Selling out to the Yankees." but
the law terms it arson, and places a
severe prison sentence as the penalty
for proven guilt. Such destruction,
undetected, is considered a Joking
matter and the perpetrator runs a
small rlHk of condemnation among
his neighbors and friends, who, if
they do not actually condone the
practice, at least wink at it and bear
the offender no ill will.
If these same frionds and neighbors
however, stopped to realize that they
are the ones who are actually paying
the bill for these burned cars through
higher ttre insurance rates, there is
small doubt but that they would soon
make it their personal business to report
and bring to Justice the offenders,
or at least admonish them and
cease to smile at the poor 'Yankee.
For they have actually sold out to
themselves.
The courts of the land have recently
meted out severe sentences for
the burning of automobiles: a Texas
Judge last month giving out the maximum
term to a convicted offender.
Public sentiment directed In the
right way can go u long ways toward
halting this costly practice. "Don't
fool yourself when saying "Selling out
to the Yankees." You pay in the
long run.
Training Courses At Clemson
A three weks' training in the following
^courses will be held at Clemson
on the dates specified to accommodate
individuals who are interested
in the various phases of agriculture.
Poultry production and management,
Juno 12-30 .
Tobacco production. Juno 12-30.
Cooperative consumer buying, June
!2-30.
Farm shop problems. June 12-30.
Rural electrification. June 12-30.
Auto mechanics, June 12-July 22.
Electric and gas welding. June 12July
22.
Cotton classing. June 19-JuIy 14.
These courses. I.^am sure, will be
helpful to all farmers who can arrange
to attend. You might write
Clemson for a schedule of clashes,
which give a more Complete list of
courses available says W. C. McCarle>.
county agent.
W. J. Baker, of Bethune, Dies
Kershaw, May 7.?W. J Baker, 86,.
died at bis home near Bethune litis j
j morning Mr baker whs horn and.
, ,m1 in the White Bluff section of I
l-an< aster county, but moved to lite
Shamrock community in Kershaw
conniy in 1910
I He IS .survived l>> five sons and;
fn?r daughters: J. V. and L. J Baker.!
lot Bethune; L. A. Baker, of Sumtei ,
| \\' ! : Baker, of Charleston; and .1 B. J
Raker, of Camden; Mrs. L>. 1. lillton. j
Mrs J T Hinsott, Mrs. Lewis Neal |
and Mrs Ira Horton. all of Bethune ,
Also two sisters; Mrs J. N. Cook -of j
Tea g ue. Texas; and Mrs. George |
Small, of near Kershaw.
Funeral services will l>o conducted
.it 11 o'clock Monday morning from
the Shamrork Baptist church.
MCtf Smith, of Westville, Dead
Westville. May IS.?Mrs. Naomi Baker
Smith. 34. died today at the Camden
hospital after an illness of seven
days Site was the widow of Kager
Smith, who died March 27. 1939.
Site is survived by two sons. Nolan
and William Smith; mother and father.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Baker, of
Westville; four brothers. Hoyt C. Baker.
of BIshopvllle; G. Curtis Baker,
of Westville; Carl A. Baker, of Columbia:
Woodrow W. Baker, of Roanoke.
Va ; two sisters. Mrs. W. L.
Blackmon. Jr , of Roanoke; and Mrs.
Robert M. Hoard, of Fort Mill.
Negro Killed by Lightning
Jack Dlnklns, colored, was instantly
killed by lightning Saturday afternoon
at 4 o'clock He was standing
at the back door of his home on the
James Watklns place near Borden
when the bolt struck.^Monday'a Sumter
Item.
Nobody's Business
Written tm The Chronicle by lie#
M(Um, Copyright, 1M8.
GO, GOING, GONE
hon. Jim Joe moore, & legglslator
from the flaf rock section, spent the
week end tu our midst, he will return
to the state cappltol and work
a little tuesday and Wednesday and
ihureday and will return back frlduj
and stay over till tueaday a# usual,
he la enjoying being away from home
right well- they mought adjourn within
the next few mouths, so he saya.
hon, .moore says he will lnterduce
a bill ere long aaking the peeple to
deed our state to the highway department,
and thus httler-ize us from the
Job of kurrlner on up to the posslsh
of govvernor. we would not need no
county officers or atate officers and
could possibly dq away with the legglslature
in tolo?that's what he said,
toto. that would have oodlings of
monney.
the state highway would then handle
the small part of the tax monney
that the taxpayers pay on something
besides gass. and they could build a
great manny more roads, by doing
away with our public school* altogotber,
the highway could save about
3,000,000$ and to quit helping colledgos,
they could save about 3,000,000$
more, cancelling the leggislature and
sennate would save about 500.000$.
game wardens and Ash wardens and
sherrlffs and magglstrates and other
useless officers would be abandoned
and forgot, that would supply enough
cash to build 250 miles of good roads,
and widen 500 miles more of our prossent
roads so's the big trucks could
let a passenger car moot them with
out the latter having to get out of
the road entirely, they could allso
build longer and wider bridges, and
mebbe some big tunnels under the
larger towns.
we must have more and better
roads, wo need to sell a billion dollars
worth of bonds right now, so ho
says, so's we can have a big resetve,
after the state is transferred to the
highway department, Including the
tax commission and the other bureaus,
dressers, commissions, wash-stands,
bedroom sets. Investigating committees
and the state policemen*. we
think hon. moore has something
there; what this country needs Is
more roads and less schools, we havven't
got monney enough to have
schools and roads, so put us down
for roads.
yores trulle,
mlko lark, rfd,
corry spondent.
WEDDING BELLS, MAYBE
social news Is verry skace In flat
rock at this rlting. no parties or funnerals
have benn hell In several days
and no weddings are In the offing except
possibly miss tiny moore will try
to get married again in June.
miss moore's wedding was set for
june a year ago and everthiug was
practically put in motion for the bells
to ring in rehober church with rev.
0111 watte la front of the alter, but
the proposed groom Jiued the navy
the week befoar and has not (benn
heard of but once since that time,
and that was when he rote a postal
card home from cubylan wattersl
her pressent hope looks like a verry
Rf>od ketch. that is?mrs. moors, her
ma. thinks so. he owns his own ford
and his own tilling station and is verry
?ood looking considering who his ma
and pa is, and go^s to church aud
sings in the quire and ho do no; drink
to excess verry frequent, his name
is jerry stout.
miss tiny moore feels conferdent
that she can reform Jerry from his
intoxicating ways as well as for glv
ving a bad check ever now and then,
and her ma thinks so too. it will bo
a big relief to the moore familey to
get rid of tiny as she Is a constant
drain on them since her daddy, hon.
holsuni moore, got drapped off of the
w.p.a., as a time-keeper for muddling
a few payrolls to his own benny-flL
miss tiny moore is a verry protty
girl If she do not look right straight
at you. one of her eyes is slightly
crossed, but that do not hurt her Agger
in profile, she has a ellegant
bust, waist-line ansoforth, and is vorry
ather-letic. she has not died her hair
in 3 years, and it remains a dark
brown. she gradurated in the flat
rock hi. 3 summers ago. she stands
fairly well socially In flat rock and
has somo ,4ne connections at the
county seat where her honeymoon will
be spent if possible, as soon as the
wedding is over. 1 will rito or foam
yore nice little paper, and give ita
details ansoforth.
yorea trulie,
mike lark, rfd.
OOtry spondent
The music that woa^tho Pulttlcx
prize scholarship for 1938 was revealed
Monday as a poor boy's plaint
against the squalor of the alums. The
boy was Dante Fiorlllo, a son .of imml
grant Italian*.
Jackson School To !
Have Fine Exercises
The graduation period of the Jackson
high school will be ushered In on
Sunday, May UK, at 4 o'clock In the
afternoon at the Mt. Morlah Baptist
church when the commencement sermon
will be glveu by Kev. W. M. Hatcliff,
A. ML; LU II; II. L>. of Greenville,
8. C., a member of the National
Interracial committee.
On Tuesday, May 30, the class night
exercises will be offered In the Jackeon
school chapel and on Wednesday,
May 31, the coihjheucement exercises
will be held In the Trinity Methodist
church, at 8:16 o'clock. The commencement
speaker will be Hev. I.I
David Plnaon, A. M.; 1>D., president
of Morris college at Sumter.
Lafaye, Columbia Architect, Dies
Columbia, May 11.?George fHugenft
Uifuye, 61, Columbia architect, died
at & p. m., today at his home here.
He had been In 111 health for sometime.
,
A native of New Orleans, Lafayo
had made his home here since 1900.
Survivors Include two sisters, Mrs. E.
It. Harris and Mrs. James P. Ferret,
and two brothers, K. J. and It. W. La-1
fayo, all of Now Orleans. Another
brother, his widow and children, of
Columbia, also survive.
At the taxpayers convention the
Hon. Cole Bleaso was about right
when he said that the old commonwealth
of South Carolina has three
governors, to wit:
To one in the governor's mansion.
One In the state highway department.
One In the State Senate.
No names were called.
That Maybank Is one, goes without
question. Ben Sawyer, of course, Is
from the state highway department.
As the senate Is the tall of the highway
kite wo suppose he meant Col.
Edgar Brown. Col. Sammie Ward,
however, Is a close second to Edgar,
so we will call him Lieut.-Governor.?
Calhoun Times.
A coupe belonging to George Palmer
Putnam, 52, of Ix>s Angeles, Cal.,
and In which he said he had been kidnaped
and driven to Bakersfleld last
I Friday night, was found Sunday within
half a mile of the place where the
publisher had been discovered bound.1
His abductors, Putnam told the po|
lice, spoke German and warned him
, to cease publication of a book, "The
Man Who Killed Hitler." Ho said
they also demanded to know who
helped Dean Jennings, former San
Francisco newspaper man, write the'
fiction piece.
| Whistling swans which spent the'
winter In Europe are migrating to Ice-'
land and northern Scandinavia.
| |
Toy makers of Germany say organized
boycotts in Important foreign'
markets are hurting their business. j
8CHOOL OF NURSING TO HOLD
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
The Cguiden Hospital school of
nursing will hold their commencement
exercises at Hethesda Presbyterian
church on Tuesday evening, May
23, beginning at eight o'clock. The
program as outlined will be as follows
:
Processional by Jlrsf A. l>. MoArn;
invocation by Jiev. A. ?. Me Am; music
by Miss Avis Wallace and Mrs.
Edith Carter; address by Dr. Maurice
Clarke; presentation of' diplomas by
Dr. John W. CorbettMpresentation of
pins by Miss Leanna Sue Browu, directress
of nurses; Florence Nlghtlugale
Pledge, class of 1939; music;
benediction by Kev. A. D. McAru. I
A reception will follow at the hospital
nurses home immediately after
the exercises at the church.
There are six young ladles lu the
garduatlug class this year? Miss
Christiana V. McOoyv Miss Mary G.i
Low ranee, Miss Sara Thomas Campbell,
Miss Irene Adelle Simons, Miss
Polly G. Mackey, Miss Elizabeth E.
Gaskin.
Willie 8. Lee, of 8pring Hill, Dead
lilshopville, May 15.?Willie S. Lee,
79, died at his home in the Spring
Hill section of the county this after-!
I noon after a ten-day Illness. He wus
a life-long resident of the community
and a member of tb? Church of God.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs- Marlon
Caughmau I^ee; one brother, L.
A. I-#ee, and the following children:
Mrs. J. K. McCapsels, Mrs. T. N. Corbett,
Barney W. Lee, W. Sanftwd Lee,
Mrs. J. T. Baker, Mrs. 8. L. Folsom,
of BlBhopvllle; Mrs. Harvey Smith, of
Camden; Mrs. O. H. Lee, of Concord,
N. C.; R. P. Lee, of Elloree; twentytwo
grandchildren and Ave greatgrandchildren.
Asiatic elephants have four toes on
their hind feet and five on the front.
Wants?For Sale
FOR RENT?Four or five room apartment,
furnished or unfurnished.
Private bath, southern exposure.
Price reasonable. Apply to the Davidson
Insurance Agency, Camden,
S. C. 8-lOsb
WANTED?To rent a nice home in
good condition, must be near business
section and have eight or ten
rooms. Address Dr. T. W. Knight,
' Camden, S. C. 8 pd.
FOR SALE?Registered Duroc Jersey
Gilts and Boars. Ten weeks old.
Papers furnished. Robert Hall,
Camden, S. C., Route 2 8pd
INVESTIGATE?Duo-Therm oil heaters.
No ashes, no soot, no fires to
build on cold mornings. Made in
sizes for one or six rooms. H. E.
Beard, Camden, 8. C. 44tf
FOR RENT?Two apartments, furnished
or unfurnished. Apply 1518
Fair street, Camden. S.- C. 44 tf.
BEAN BEETLE and potato bugs. We
guarantee 100 per cent control with
Rotlnone. It is inexpensive.?Camden
Feed and Implement Company,
Phone 523 Rutledge Street, Camden,
S. C. 8sb
for rent?Furnished
three rooms for rent until
ber flrat. Apply to Mrs. m UikHB
Camden, J3. C. ? * '
shoeseuoe reouiuiin* 1
pairing caU at the Had ltoot gJJB
next 'door Express Office, tu gJJ
ledge street. Abram M j0UM **
p;?letor. Camden. 8. C. 5J9
FOR 8ALE?Double Ragged RohHH
Pink and blue. Three doum uS
25 cents. Flower plants, ?|l
plants for qale cheap. Ai>uiv ffiB
Jennie Wbltaker, 441 h.
Aveiiue, Camden, 8. C.
house decorating sehvicf i
Freshen your .home with new U
paries, ch ft kins and slip
Coker's Deooratlng Service U2I
the direction of Luctle Kupfer 3
York trained expert, offers htdhS
ual designing and custom m.J
work for homes anywhere is
Pee Dee section. Large raagg 3
fabrics and newest color comkJl
tions. Mall Inquiries on pmti2l
of furniture and furnishings iafyj
Personal calls can be arranged 9
dress J. L, Coker A Company jvfl
partment Store, HSrtsvllle, 8. o,
FOR RENT-r-One ifoar iroora7*!)^*
ment with private- bath, furn|jjj
. or unfurnished. Will rent v9
reasonably. Telephouo 290, Mr*^|
A. Sellars, 1309 Broad street, C|9
den, 8. C. 7pd^^l
FURNISHED APARTMENT?Of thr^H
rooms for rent during gum, J
months. Apply Mrs. M. H. n,J
Camden, 8. C. 7^3
FOR 8ALE?81x room house on |(B
street, $3,500; five room house t|
York street, $1,500; six room hodl
on Lyttleton street, $5,500;
room house on- Lyttleton .-?m9
$8,000; Ave room house on Che?3
street, $1,500.?Shannon Realty fVM
Camden, 8. C. 7|T^B
FOR RENT?On May 1, small (Qfl
room house. Inquire Mrs. R. 9
Carpenter, Camden, 8. C. $.h^H
FOR RENT?Five room houBe
ton street; Ave room house Broejl
street.?Shannon Realty Co., Ca^H
den. S. C. ty^9
CURTAINS STRETCHED?At reaicS
able price, all work guaranteed. JA
dress 904 Campbell street, Camdt^H
FOR SALE?Factory Bun
Trailer. First class condi<fl
tion. Accommodates fm J
Sacrifice for cash. ApplyatH
Sinclair Station, Dusty Bend,?
near Camden, S. C. 7pfl
FURNISHED BEDROOM?For rent?
Private bath, private entrance, pfl
rage. Fouts Inn, DeKalb Street!
Camden, S. C.
WANTED?Three or four room apir^H
ment, completely furnished. Sal
Manger Rose's Five and Ten Cekfl
Store, Camden, S. C. 6 Sod 9m
BABY CHICKS SPECIAL?For 107.9
Barred, White and Buff Rocks,
dottes, New Hampshlres, R. 1. Rehl
$5.95 per 100". English White hfS
horns and heavy assorted, $5.4}jr!
100. Black and White Giants,R# I
per 100. Chicks on hand, last!
iate delivery, bargain prices. Gratel?
Hatchery, Pageland, S. C., PhouH
2242. 7-8
LOST?On April 2 a white male
terrier, black ears, shott \AacY.
Answers to name ot "8kVppy."^B
found telephone 281 and reward m
be given &*^l9
GAS for cooking?and vajj^H
heating, available everywhere ?
Hssot&ne gas service. Phone 1m
H. B. Beard, Standard Oil Compu^^H
Camden, S. C. M
ATI Of These
ftliL Features
Take a look at the uriequaled sales record of the new 1939 Chevrolet?then
take a look at the linequaled list of Chevrolet quality
features shown at the right. . . . There's a direct connection
between the two!
Chevrolet is leading all other makes of cars in sales for the
eighth time in the last nine yhars?selling at the rate of a car
every forty seconds of every twenty-four-nour day?because it's
the only car that brings you all of these modern features at
such low cost!
You want the car that gives you the most for your money;
, you want the car that is first In sales, first in value; you want
a new 1939 ChevroletJ Better see your Chevrolet
dealer?todayJ
? 40 seconds of ovory day,
Somebody buys a now Chevrolet I
1. ixclusivi vacuum' j|
gearshift.
2. niw aero-stream jtyl|
ino, niw bodiis by
fisher.
h 3. niw lonoir ridino4.
85-horsepowir valvein-head
six.
5. perfected hydraulic
irakis. "j
4. niw "observation
car" visibility. .
7. perfected knee-action
riding system with im- m
proved shockproof
steering. (Available on
Matter Da Lux moduli '
only.)
8. turret top.
9. front-end stabilizer.
10. no draft ventilation.
11. hand brake mounted || i
under dash at lift.
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12. syncro-mesh trans
mission. -fl
13. t1ptoi-matic cloych. i
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14. ixclusivi box-oirdii
chassis frame. | 1
15. duco finishes.
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1*. y ypoid-oiar rear axle j
and torque-tube drive.
17. dilco-rimy startino, i h
lighting, ignition.
. , and scores of other I
important features. ?
a orneral motors vaiub
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