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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE M. D. NILKS, KdltoF and ProprUtor 1'ubUahed ev?ry Friday at .NuJJi,b^ HOI North Broad BlrtM) and so tared at "rjzsi's^rjiu ssfir K; traaa -a ustjatrw oanoallad whan aubacrlber fallsit? r*"*]?; Rapraaantad In Now York by tha can Praaa Association aud alaawh^a W all rallabla AdtartUrtn? Aaanolaa W? accept no advertising of a doubtful "* lure and try tg proteet our fr^ nilarapraaeiitaBpn by Advertisers. . Liquor AdverfUoiueeta acoaptad at any price. Friday. July 14, 1939 COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS (By Spectator) Shall wo havo higher taxes uext year? Yea, uule??i? The Institution* should want Iobs money. Nothing short of a miracle could bring that to pans. The* legislature diverts more gasoline revenue to ordinary state operations. The present taxes should yield two millions more than they yield uow, through a revival of ludusliy. We do away with the welfare department. South Carolina Is not always well served; we have loo muny special pets which amount to divided loyalties. Homy men pose as groat tribunes of the people and talk ubout schools all the time Some of those men through Ignorance or utter folly would sink the state If It would enable them to put themselves on the chest as th6| "poor man's" friend. The "poor man" | regards most of these champions as windbags. Some men are so eagerj to be recognized as sponsors of high-, or learning that they tilt the ship of m I a to in order to pile money for the institutions. Some begin to cry as soon as L>r. Fred Williams talks about the hospital for the insane. Just as though half the state wore already in the asylum and the other half headed that way. And there may be something In that, though the great Institution near Clinton (school for tho feeble-minded) might claim some or us. And there bo those who devote so Inuch fervor or spirit to welfare appropriations that they seem to bo coufused about the sounding brass or tinkling cymbal. They forgot about those who must earn aud pay the) money which the state takes and, gives away. I Some are so wedded to the New I>eal that they blindly follow every step of thut group, though It wreck the state and the nation and paralyze the Initiative and creative energy which built tbls nation. What we need supremely Is a few earnest men of ability who will devote themselves to the revival o South Carolina. The curse of tho day is the cheap brand of political trading which parades Itself as statesmanship. | The glorious Fourth of July was just a day of feast and frolic We feel so secure that tho real significance of the occasion Is lost. Faster ha? become the time for new dresses and hats; Christmas a shopping spree; Thanksgiving a hunt or a turkey dinner; the Fourth a day at the beach or the time of the drat watermelon. So wo pass over the deep things of life. What an audacious thing, the declaring of ourselves Independent of Great Britain! We must have seemed us foolish and futile as a small boy declaring himself a man. And what was it all about? Had Fngland done anything much to hurt us? No. had not. She was trying to collect a small part of the money she had spent 1,1 defending us against the French and Indians. But life was simple then ami mett?were more inclined to insist on prim iples. Our own govern uient todav worries us a hundred lilUes more than did Hie British Hut those hardy spirits derided that Fngland was invading their rights, trampling on their freedom Just now we have farmers and business men who Insist that our government is encroaching on their rights! But no more tight! No. wo are peaceable people and we compromise. Down at bottom the colonists objected to a lot of government regulations. stamps, inspectors, and such like. Today the average business man U almost -run-ragged." footsore and weary, dancing to national, state and municipal inspectors of one thing or another. Today we take from the frugal man and give to the thriftless Just lmag lue taking meat or bread, corn or hay from a settler of the early days tc ?ivo to an Indian! Yet Indians grow old and lost their teeth and becam* dim of vision, as well as frail of body Men of those days would have fought Today we are born to pay taxes, un loss we can get on relief. We ar converting a vigorous young nation o hardy Individualists Into two groups Those who are discouraged and thos who are demoralized. That Is th fruit of Social Security and Welfare All a beautiful dream, Just like th tomatoes and cabbages In the see catalogue*. . . . _-t TIM fourth wM demand that pet ' ty bureaucratic officlousnoss should atop. Hut wo thrive on It now and call for more! And If Jit bear the r New Deal label we accept It us Democratic, though mixed up by Republicans, communists, theorists, fauatlcs and negroes. Ho the Fourth la a glorious memory of the day a when men were men and not coaltall swingers. Spectator went to the field of the Huttlo of Kutaw Springs on the Fourth and In trying to recapture the spirit of the valiant patriots pondered Die things for which they fought. It Is a line estate, that of the Sink lors, of which this battle-field Is a purt. Most of It, I'm told, will be covered by one of the Santee-Cooper lakes. What a pity! What a destruction of beauty to lot the yellow waters cover this magnificent place. It Is worth a long trip to walk over the scone of battle and reflect that the carnage of war left untouched a singular majesty that a peace-time pro-" Ject will utterly destroy. The grounds of the old home, Just beyond the battle linos, are like the baronial domain of the English nobility. A splondor of trees, some noble specimens, delights the eye. Among them W. Alensia Whlto, a real lover of trees and a man who creates beauty all around him, pointed out great pines as though of the forest i primeval, cypress, cedar, live oak, water oak. holly, blackguui, sweotgum, dogwood, sycamore, yucca, walnut, hickory, and a tree that Is new to mo ?Santee Iron wood?though I'm a lowcountryman and have my habitat in a region of natural beauty common to the Santee region. Here is a noble product of our culture, the harvest of lovers of nature. Verily to submerge this Is a desecration. Before It Is too late, see this. Life Is a lot of bother, Isn't It? If you raise chickens they may drop off as biddies, or develop sore head later; If you raise turkeys?well, If you raise 'em you're lucky. A big, fine gobbler Is likely to drop dead any timo and anywhere. Or If you raise cotton, j there's the bollweevil sucking your life blood all the time and spending the money that you need for a pair of mules, a car, a trip, or to send son to college, or set daughter's new husbund up lit business if you raise corn, there's the borer and later other wee| vlls. Dry weather will "humiliate" the corn?as an eminent grower puts it?while wet weather will discourage j the cotton, while making the little j bollweevil as bold as a lion and as I wild as a buck. According to Senator My rues, the only effectual check to die bollweevil Is to lot him get a taste of W'I'A or welfare rations?that puts i the thought of work out of his mind, i If you raise vegetables, fruits or flowI ! s .i thousand bugs, beetles, birds, ' worms and whatnot will make you I feel like an Ishmaelite. If you would I raise hogs, watch out for cholera, as 1 vs. II as other afflictions. Tobacco has ! its worms, and that worm Is a mighty man among us Of course blue mold an give you plenty to worry about. j if you raise children you find dlphI theiia. polio, and like that; though j the movie bug. the sandwich urge, j the cold drink itch, the Ice cream dts| tamper and the car-fever will cause more troubles. | I j Solomon said that all Is vanity and J vexation of spirit; and he had a thous? and ladles to tell him what's what. 1 didn't say anything about grass land weeds They constantly tell us that the tnlnd. the heart and the spirit I are like iho soil. We plant something . u.>eful and cultivate It, or we grow i crab grass and weeds. j The Sutntor Daily Item tells me j that Sumter county will have no levy " for ordinary county purposes this e year. It had none In 1938. Before ' that It had a levy of seven mills. I don't know whether to more over 0 to Sumter or Conway. Thoso Horry 0 citizens (not hoary, mark you) are In luck and the Sumterltes seem to bask 0 in favor much of the time. Spectatoi ^ is open to offersjfrom Conway an<J Sumter. Send caahler'a check wltt offer. '! ...J. -,]! . PLEASE ENLIGHTEN U81 1 A long lint of W. P. A employe* In Sogth Carolina receiving $150 or wore per month hue been made public. The lint In printed today and make* Interesting reading. A list of those receiving $ 100 or more, but leas than $150 would also be interesting. There are many receiving front $100 to $145 per mouth. And many of these Wl'A employes of all classifications are said i to be receiving fat travel allowances I in udditlon to the stated monthly salary. And among the list is one woman listed as "white collar supervisor," drawing a salary of $175 per month. And will some one please , tell us what her duties are? Pope Plus in 'Vatican City, late last week received in private audiences ' Monslgnors George Waring, chancel' lor of the army and navy diocese in | the United States, which Includos all 1 Ca|lf<d|cs in the nation's armed forces 1 and J. Curroll McCormlck, chancellor of the Philadelphia archdiocese. i LET'8 NOT OBEY THE HONKERS Mayor Oweaa la absolutely right. Too many automobile horua are being used for doorbells lu Columbia, and In most other places. The honking ?f a horn to summon some one front In aide a house or office Is a thoughtless performance, usually. The uolse may annoy persons all up and down the block, especially If the honking Is done at night. The State baa heretofore commented on the strangeness of motor car manners, on the fact that a man or woman under a steering wheel often loses normal sensitivity and graclouittess, and becomes an Impatient, Intolerant person, wishing others to obey his or her will. Stranger yet Is the fact that others tend to obey that will. If you expect some oue to call for you, and he cornea to the door and knocks, you make ready without fluster to accompany him. Hut If he remains In hla car. pushes hard oil tb? horn and thus summons you, the chauces are you become flustered, upset others iu the house, run here and there lu search of a hat or whatever It Is, and yell "All right, I'm coming!" Why should wo be such nuts? Life Is sufficiently disturbed and nervous without adding unnecessarily to the petty annoyances. Stop obeying the honker, and perhaps after a while he will stop honking; or, If he continues, maybe a policeman, acting under the mayor's drive for loss nolso, will get him, und that would be wonderful.? Columbia State. WHAT IS COTTON? Coton Is the overcoat of a seed that Is planted and grown In the South to keep tho producer broke and buyer crazy. The fiber varies In grade and staple, and the man who can guess nearest about these Is called "a cotton man by tho public, a fool by the farmer, and a poor business man by his creditors. "TTie price of cotton Is fixed In New York, and goes down when you harf. bought, and up when you have sold. A buyer for a big cotton mill was sent to New York to watch the cotton market. After a few days' deliberation, ho wired his firm: "Some think It will go down, and some think It will go up, I do, too. Whatever you do will bo wrong. Act at once." Cotton is planted In the spring, mortgaged In the summer and left In the llelds In the winter?Fountain Inn Tribune. AT LAST?AT LAST After six months, hunting for new taxes, the solons have adjourned. You remember, we told you that the senators who made a flourish against extra pay were Just as anxious for It as the "poor bucca" of the lxnver House. Well, they got It. Poor Brltt, of York, notorious bugler for the additional dough, was left at home last summer. The sly foxes were smarter than Dritt. They didn't Invade the hen roost with any clatter. They Just eased In and quietly got the meat. Another thing the old plutes of the Senate ought to pray over. The gas tax of South Carolina for the last year was up $632,568.00 over the preceding year, while all other taxes dropped." Yet those gray-bearded, bosses of the State Senate fought for weeks against taking a nickel of road taxes to relieve the downward trend of other properties. Riding to prosperity. "Old politicians chew on wisdom past. And totter on in blunders to the last."?Calhoun Times. "Do you happen to know,' asks I he Yorkvllle Enquirer, "that there are more than 8,"00.000 people in those little old Culled States, who draw their pay of one sort and another, from the various treasuries of the Catted States, and that you are paying Just about 25 per cent of e\ery dollar that you get your paws on toward the support of this army of government employes federal, state, counties, municipal the army, navy and on the various relief projects? Good authority says that Is what la happening." In other words one-fourth of every cent you earn goea to maintain this great army of tax-eaters, many of whom are worth Just about us much to you as the boll weevil or the potato bug?Chester Reporter. Mrs. McCaakllI Dead Bethune, July 8?Mrs. Sarah Bethuno McCaskill. widow of the late John A. McCaskill. died today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. G. King, She is survived by the following children: Ralph E. McCaskill. Mrs. M G. King. Bethune; Mrs. C. O. Terry Quitman, Ga., and Mrs. J. O. Richards , Florence, eight grandchildren and tw< great-grandchildren. The following - brothers and sisters also sur^Bc, D M. Bethune, McBee; A. T. Bethune i Gastonla, N. C.; Mrs. D. T. harbor : ough, Bethune; Mrs. Margaret Ixje Monroe, N. C.; Mrs. Kate McNaull I Columbia; and two half-brothers, R t M. Bethune, Cheraw; and J. P. Be thune. I U. 8. AIR CORPS TO BE RAI8ED j TO AN ALU TIME RECORD I Washington, July 4.?The army is preparing to place mass order* shortly for more than 2,600 warplaues? | several times us many military airI craft as American Industry has turned out In a single year. Bids from manufacturers to be received from Wednesday to Saturday this week will throw Into high gear the $300,000,000 treble expansion of the air corps. Officials said the contracts would awarded possibly by the eud of the month. Some of the planes will be delivered in a few months, but It will be two years before the last to be completed will take the air. To bring the air corps' strength to at least 5,500 planes within the next two years, congress provided funds for more than 3,500 new craft. Acting with a minimum of delay, the war department has ordered nearly 1,000 in two and asked bids from manufacturers ou the remaining planes. Of the new planes already started, 527 are single-engine pursuit ships credited unofficially with speeds of 400 miles an hour, and about 100 are attack bombers believed to rival them in speed. Just how many of each kind are to be purchased next Is a military secret, but these ten types are to be ordered: Light, primary, basic and advanced training planes, two and four engine bombers, one and two engine Interceptor pursuit planes, multlplace fighters and observation craft. Disregarding the testimony of research officials to congress that the United States was lagging behind Germany in aviation advances, General Marlln Craig, who retired last week as chief of staff, predicted that new planes would 'iKiual any "as to design, speed, endurance," and military suitability. Air corps officials are confident industry can turn out the new planes on time, even though the output of military planes for the army and navy last year was but 558. With an Increase in army orders, the production rate was stepped up to 456 In six mouths. k Gen. George C. Marshall, who succeeded Craig, predicted the war department would "have its hands full in the next year. The air force expansion is by far the biggest job ?lil 0?ld With the opening of the new fiscal year, 396 now flying cadets started their primary training at nine civilian schools. The training program will continue for two years until 2,134 have been schooled to pilot the new planes. Training also has started for the first of some 18,000 mechanics and othen specialists. VIRGIL DIBBLE SPEAKER AT CAMDEN ROTARY LUNCHEON Virgle Dibble, secretary of the Columbia Merchant's Association spoke at the regular meeting of the Camden Rotary Club on Thursday on the subject of the international language "Esperanto." Mr. Dibble gave something of the history of the language, its uses, escially its international understanding by the common people of the nations. As it is an easy language to learn and its relationship to the fourth object of Rotary. Mr. Dibble was the guest speaker on the program of William W. Bates. Prizes were drawn by Moultrie Burns and Marion Heyman for attendance during the 1938-1939 year. V A New "Racket" A man representing himself as a federal lightning rod inspector has been fleecing many residents of the state, 'according to reports made yesterday to Lieutenant I>eo Jenkins, identification officer of the state highway patrol. The "inspector" makes a fee charge of from $6 to $20, Lieutenant Jenkins was told. A complaint received yesterday was from the Orangeburg district. The "inspector" apparently is the same man who operated in vicinity of Columbia, according to a complaint filed last week, police said.?Sunday's State. All Arthur At Union Union, July 7.?It's Arthur. Arthur and Arthur when accounts are paid ! by this city. Mayor Edward J. Arthur approvej the payments; an uncle. W. D. Arthur clerk and treasurer, signs the checks E which are drawn on the Arthur Stat* Bank, of which Harry M Arthur, th< mayor's brother, is president. ? The discovery of a bomb at Calro'i } main synagogue conlnclded Thursday 1 with the appearance of anti-Semltl< * propaganda, from which Egypt hai ' been compartlvely free. The boml was removed before it exploded * Strongly anti-Jewish articles were dia * played by the newly-eetablished pub * lication. Thousands of anonymou< h antl-Semkio circulars were distribute* In the mails. - . i Nobody's Business Written for The Chronicle by Gee McOee, Copyright, 1928. the third term )8 talkeo in flat rock .. a right smart of third tefrm talk ia golug ou In flat rock, but mr. rosey* velt will have to make up his own mind, a straw vote was hell at the drug stoar a few daya ago aud he carried the cigar box almost sollld. .. the drug stoar clerk ea^s that he noticed that ysverboddy who Is work lug on the w. p. a. and everboddy who alut working ou same but would like to do so, voted for a third term, aud so did all of the other folks who are on direct aud lu-dlrect relief. ..our tycoon and his wife ahd son-lnlaws who owu some bonds and loan monuoy generally (ou extry good collatry) votod against ^ third term, they waut higher Interest rates, lower wedges, no speudlug, more govverment notes at 6 percent and all of the alfabet Jobs and plans done away with in toto. ..our postmaster did not vote, he said It was against the law of Jim farley for postmasters to meddle lu pollltlcks ansoforth. he will lean whichever way the wind blows the hardest, he can be a republican or a dlmmercr&t or a socialist or a conservative if it takes that to hold his Job. he Is a verry good man for the Job since he last learnt how to read a little better. ..mr. holsum mooro being interviewed said: "mr. roseyvelt will get all of the votes of the poor folks and other friends that he has hoped out, but it is going to take lots of monney to hold his constlturauts in line, cash talks verry loud enduring a political year, remember the purge?" he did not say exactly where he hlsself stood, but most in generally?he is on the fence. ..mr. art square is in favor of mr. garner of texass. mr. slim chance is leaning towards mr. hull, but torn head, the bootlegger, says that John 1. lewis will be our next president, he Is strong for labor but he do not labor much hlsself. his children work in the mill tho and they make a verry good llvvlng for him and them, he thinks they ought to work only 26 hours per day, and get dubble time for half of that time. yores trulle, mike lark, rfd, corry spondent. Knife Slips; Stabs Self Walterboro, July 8.?Norman Herndon, 18-year-old son of Lee Herndon, farmer In the Rum Gully section, Is a patient at the EsDorn hospital in a serious condition as the result of a stab wound In the region of the heart. This was sustained in a peculiar manner. He had Just purchased a pair of plow lines at a store and had taken them outside to cut them apart after tielng them to the mule's bridle. In! cutting the rope the knife slipped and stuck into his chest, inflicting a serious wound. He was rushed to the hospital but had lost much blood bofore he reached there. Ice Cream Supper There will be an ice cream supper at Central school house Saturday night, July 15, at 8 o'clock, given by the woman's Missionary society for the benefit of Sandy Grove church. The public is invited to attend. Fire At Blehopvllle Reports from Bishopville Thursday morning state that the large plant of the Royal Lumber company was destroyed by fire about midnight Wednesday. They had on hand a large stock of lumber which was also destroyed. A Jail Baby York, July 6.?The first white baby born in York's new county jail, built in 193."), arrived last night?a girl. The mother is being held as a material witness in the case of G. C. Odom, charged with the killing his son-in law, Delbert Cochrane. The case will be tried in general sessions court here next week. Aged Couple M*rrv, Kingstree, July 6.?Rot^frr Hawkins 70, and Fannie Burns, 74, aged white couple of the Greeleyville community, . were issued a marriage license by Pro( bate Judge Flora K. Snowden here during the week and were married in , Greeleyville Monday, July 3, by the Rev. C. E Thomas, Greeleyville Bap tisS minister. ' Hugo Manas Y. Crux, anti-adminls J tratlon political leader of the Phillip pine Islands, pleaded guilty last week , to a charge of grave slander and wa? r sentenced to four months imprison , ment. He was charged with h&vln| 5 called commonwealth president Mu 5 uel Quezon "a wise* and lntdlllgev leader of thieves," and terming Phil lpplne assemblymen "a goodly bant ? of thieves." * > 8 Bread, milk and newspapers are ex 1 ernpt from France's new "armamen tax." 1 ? NUMBER MADS SICK AT HAMPTON MELON FE8TIVAL J Hampton, July 12?An estimated 5fl or 75 persona were made violently ml yesterday at the Hampton watermen festival and Deputy Sheriff H. c. Htx* I on said numbers were taken to ho* I pltals at Augusta, Savannah aud I terboro with what physicians doscrft.* ed as ptomaine poisoning, it wfcR not determined exactly what ma/ul them sick. *1 \Tsyo men who came here In an air. 1 plafte^from Wa.lterboro went home hi an ambulance. Mlxon said he believed most of the I victims were recovering today. PRICE OF FOREIGN SILVER 18 UNCHANGED TODAY S Washington, July 7.?The forelm I sliver prloe of the treasury was uu, I changed at 36.75 cents an ounce to-a day. Failure of the treasury to chaafe the price from yesterday's quotatloa* marked at least a temporary cessation 1 of cuts which had brought both th? fl United States treasury and the world ! prices of silver down from 43 cent* I per ounce on June 26. Drunken Fox Battles Farmer Burgaw.?John Sikes, a negro farm- I er, caught a fox raiding his poultry I flock and tried to rescue a large hen. I The fox suddenly turned on Stkes and fl sank its teeth deep into his leg. He I yelled for help. A daughter ran out of the house and after a struggle de- I capitated the animal with a large fl knife. Then, using a heavy file, Sikes 1 and his daughter had to pry the Jaws* apart to free Sikes' leg. The head wu -H sent to state health authorities foru-jH aminatlon for rabies, but neighbor* said the fox was not rabid?Just dr#%^H of bootleg mash obtained somewhm 1 ! In the lowlands. Wants?For Salem FOR SALE?One six month's o\d Kat^H Terrier puppy. Apply C. L. FouU^B Camden Chronicle Office, Camden/^** FOR SALE?Two cows, one fresh and^|, one beef type. Also oats and haj. W. A. Edwards, R. F. D. No. 1, Weat- fl vllle, S. C. 16-18 pi"*1 CUR.TAIN8 8TRETCHED?At rsuo?*l abie price, all work guaranteed. Ad- . dress 904 Campbell street, Csmdw. 8 C. S8 tL* FOR SALE-?Full Collie Pubs. Mri fl J. Y. Hammond, Route 2, Lancaster, S. C. 15pd L08T?Wedding ring, yellow gold la 9 side, white gold outside. Initials I T. D. H. to R. C. R., 1-2-23 engraved I inside. Reward and no question^ asked If returned to Chronicle ot* flee, Camden, S. C. 16-17 pd. I WANTED?To buy twenty-flve losft^H well-rotted cow manure. Addreu 1 N. R. Qoodale, Jr., Camden Flortl-B Company, Camden, S. C. 1T?1 LOST?On Camden-Columbia high way, July 1, black hat box coalRgJ lag boy's pants and shirts. Reward if returned to Mrs. Fred DelllaPLS 528 Jones avenue, Waynesboro, Ga, or Miss Sallie Alexander, Camdek? S. C. 16-17 FOR RENT?On August first, modwi j five room bungalow on LaurtF? Court. Address Lewis L. Clyburn, Agent, Camden, 3. C. 19sb-^M FOR RENT?Four or five room aptfvM ment Including private bath. nished or unfurnished. SouthWjB exposure. Private entrance. reasnoable. Also hav<? for rent twR nicely furnished bedrooms with joining bath. Apply to Davidson WH suarance Agency, Camden, S. C- A 14-16?b m LOST?Two pointer dogs, one maj and one female, both liver spottst I^eft home Sunday, July 2. ReFiri* If returned to Donald Campbell,, n Camden, S. C. ? J WANTED?Widely known person. community to act as represent*ti^ j for Sun and Diet Health Resort Martha Washington School of W-.l tetics. Excellent o p p o r t unliTj^* Splendid remuneration. Writs details. Address Manager, Routs Box 187, High Point, N. C. phone 9370. ^'JEfl FOR SALE?One flve-galted ?^Q mare, about nine years old. to sell. Address B. T. McNoswm Route 5, Lancaster, 9. INVESTIGATE?Duo-Thorm oil fc?tfl ers. No ashes, no soot, no fires ^jj build on cold mornings. 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