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PAOE FOUR THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. D. NILfcS, Kdltor and Proprietor ( l'uotialtotl every Friday at Number ) 1109 North liroud Htiect, and entered at I the Camden, Uouth Carolina poat office | ao second class mall matter. Price per Year 12.00. ' No subscriptions taken for leea than 81* Months. In all luetanoee the subscription price le due and payable In advance. All eubecrlptlohe are cancelled when eubacrlber fulle to renew. Kepreeented In New York by the American Free* Aaaociatlon and eleewhere by all reliable Advertising Attendee. We accept 110 advertising of a doubtful nature and try to protect our patrons from misrepresentation by Advertisers. No Liquor Advertisements accepted at auy price. Friday, July 21, 1939 A WIFE 8PEAK8 HER MIND A long time ago It was remarked that any good citizen became, after election to (he gonerul assembly, the preferred target for ridicule, ubuso and mlurepMun tat Ion. So, It was Interesting a few days ago to read an article by u legislator's wife, printed in the Columbia State, which presented some of the problems of our law makers, says tho Orangeburg Times and Democrat. The wife wrote as follows: "Now that the tumult and the shoutlug aie over. It would he well for the taxpayers of South Carolina to come | down off tho limbs upon which they perched during tho recent session ofj tho general assembly and try for at longer perspective. Few have stop-, ped to think what the senators and representatives were up against us citizens. "To begin with, It coats money to run for office. The candidates file their cash pledges; they lose time from work and are put to expouso merely to let the public know that} they are lu the race; they have to' make campaign speeches. Some counties still foster tho three-ring circus of having "speakings" In practically every precinct. Human nature being what It Is. every county has Its quota of dead-beats who look upon politicians as legitimate prey. The aggregate amount they ask to borrow staggers the Imagination. And while they) reap only a per cent of the total? South Carolina politicians not being millionaires ? It takes something out of a man to refuse one request after another day after day. "Once a candidate Is elected, he literally become* the servant of the public, without the privacy of a servant. | Said public, in search of every kind) of position land a few Jobs) known to mortal man. Invades not'only his place of business but his home as well, to make its Individual and cjI-! leetive wishes known "A senator or member of the house j new to the game begins to look for; ward to the session in Columbia a*j blissful escape. Old hands could tell him better. As could the telegraph! and telephone companies if they cared | to make public the hundreds of telegrams and 'phone calls that follow the men. Not to mention the hotels and restaurants. If they bothered to' keep account of the number of vis';-! ing lit emeu, alias constItutents fro. i : home, that the member of the General) Assembly has to feed and bed in the Capital City. More often than not ao I has to do something about tho lire-J men's proverbial thirst,. "Then there's the matter of clothes. About .*?<) per cent of the men have to buy more clothes than If they stayed tit home Of course, a man is still) a man in a pair of overalls or a pair! of $1 pv pants, tout he doesn't carry' the same weight in the State House, j And there's that much argued ques-j tion >>f the cost of living In Columbia. 1 I; t- pos-thle for a man to find a room) for tiftv (ems n day. but he might as I well .stay at lc>m?- and save that Ilfty <?'ir- J > r all the good his presence! I in Columbia would be to !ii< county. | It is tin opinion of some of our lust' info; tiled cpi/eiis that more bushes-' pet taming to the General Assembly! goes on in hot.-! rooms than in the! State House Certainly a man who i-n't closely assot iated with the other! members is more or less "out of it." It isn't always the member who answers the most roll calls or makes' the most speeches who accomplishes j the most for his county; the manj who stands In with the crowd is the' man to be reckoned with "To many South Carolinians. 110 a day and mileage seems like a windfall ! Hut it it Mounts to considerably less! when fhey stop to think that the mem] hers with the exception of a wealthy! few. have to hire someone to do their) work at borne; and it's a foregone! conclusion that a man can seldom hirrj another to till his phi. e to advantage : Most, of tin1 members are In the mod-1 erate income group and have families dependent upon them "That the long session has been a drain on the men in more ways than one Is undeniably* They worn away from homo and business practically six months As anybody close to a politician knows, their week ends were largely occupied with constituents who wanted money, positions, or merrv1 ly to air their views at grsat on the subject of how tho Oeneral Assembly should be run. "The storm of criticism by the public, Just or unjust, has added nothing 'd th?? peace of mind of the senators or representatives. Hut it is only fair to remember that one member cannot tnako or break a session any morn than one swallow can make a summer "Why do these men run for election0 Politics admittedly holds a peculiar fascination for many Hut aside from this, the majority of the members are consclentiously trying: to he of service to their counties and state The prestige and glory that once went with the calling vanished, according to the present members, with the clear store Indiana. "This is not to argue the pros and cons of extra pay or limited sessions. Hut it is not amiss to suggest that the taxpayers of South Carolina give some thought to the General Assemblies of the future It takes men of brains. I whatever 'heir lines of business, to handle the affairs of a state intelligently Only men of private Income ( an hoard In Columbia and support their families at home from four to six months for $ 4'>*> South Carolina needs farmers, and small business men as well, in Its General Assembly "A surprising number of the present members state frankly that they will not be candidates for re-election One senator was heard to remark, "The General Assembly of the future will of necessity be made up of rich men and bums *rho have nothing to lose at home." I TWO YEARS?AND NO END IN SIGHT It 1s now JuHt a little more than two yearn since a minor and probably provoked clash at the Marco Polo bridge near Helping sent Japan and China down Into the grim whirlpool of war. Two year* and no end In sight '1 ho quick master stroke that wua to have beaten China to her knees at small cost has miscarried. And a million Japanese,p?ldlore stagger on Into the vast interior of China, victorious but frustrated, captors of a rich prize which slips through their lingers a.s they grasp It. The Chinese deud lie roftlng in the ditches, and the steady stream of Utile white boxes contain |nK the ashes of the Japanese dead trickles back to Nippon endlessly. There are tales of vast slaughters, cities wiped out, hundreds and thous ands mowed down, but the mind caunot grasp thorn. That Is a curious thing about the human mind. It Is only so big A man on a window ledge threatening to Jump off, or even a cat marooned on a floating log, will stir super-human efforts to save the victim. Hut Ihe mass death of thous unds Is so overwhelming that the mind simply refuses to cope with it at all and reinulns almost Indifferent That Is why a single slight Incident trivial perhups In Itself, can reveal the horror of a war when the great panorama fulls to Impress ut all. Such an Incident Is a little one Just told by a correspondent in Japan. A Japanese surgeon, rushed to the Chinese front In the early days of July, 1937. has been through the whole campaign. He has never soeu a hoy born shortly after he loft. So his mind, amid tho grimness of a military surgery, dwells on the little daughter he left behind him. Amid the grinding repetition of horror on horror that Is war, this surgeon writes home to his wife. And with his letter he sends a special page for the little daughter he loves so much. The thing that buoys him up Is the thought of the daughter's laughing eyes uiul endearing hands that will greet him when he returns home. So In each letter from "somewhere near Hankow" comes the special page written to his daughter. But she does not see them. She died last year And the mother, knowing the strain under which her husband is working at the front, has not had the courage to tell him his daughter is dead. "When 1 see his letters to our daughter. 1 think my heart must break," she said Break, stout little Japanese womanheart ! You are only one of many millions, Chinese and Japanese. For that. Too! is war. The toll of war is taken not only among the dead and wound(,,1 it is also counted In broken hearts which never quite heal. A third year of the war In China opens. No end Is in sight. And there will be no end until there are enough broken hearts to cry In a commanding voice. "For what! The State. SUNDAY SPORTS EVENTS ARE OPPOSED IN ROWAN Salisbury. July 14. ?Three more Rowan county churches have Joined In the fight against Sunday sports events in the county. The Rowan Methodist church, the Hark Avenue Methodist, and Back Creek Presbyterian are the latest to* protest against Sunday automobile races, motorcycle contests and daredevil stunts by "suicide drivers" and others. Numerous protests have been made from many church groups, the Pomona Grange and the Sunday school classes. 1 he county commissioners say they have no power to st<>p these program* They have ask : I'd Attorney General Harry McMullan for a ruling. Columbia Police Made Big Capture Camden police officers woro ask lug Wednesday "what color is an AnaIndian license tag'?" Nobody til these part a could toll them. The questions wore prompted because of a telephone call from Columbia police telling them to he on the lookout for an automobile bearing an Australian tag, and hero's what they would have gotten, according to the Columbia Stau of Thursday: "DetBc lives and police engineered the capture of a 24-year-old Columbian i In an automobile at 4 o'clock yealer|<iay afternoon at the Intersection of Heidi and Taylor streets, j "The man. Chief of Police YVllllum H itawllnson said, confessed at police headquarters to writing bad checks totaling hundreds of dollars In fifteen cities. In addition to other activities "Chief Itawllnson said that the case was handled under direction of(tl)otoctlvo C. K. Wescott working with Lieut. L. J. Campbell, Detectives J It. White, W T. Scott and O. I.. Lackey. "Detectives Wescott and Lackey spotted the man's expensive make automobile In Ktjgewood. "They waited for his return while the other officers stationed themselves at Heidt and Taylor streets, near the turn to Two Notch road. "The man was seen riding In another automobile at the streot Intersection and Detectives White and Scott leaped on the running board and arrested the suspect, who was armed with a .32 automatic pistol. "He was taken to police headquarters for questioning and readily admitted the charges against him, officers said. "His high-priced automobile, obtained at Myrtlo Beach, and bearing Sydney, Australia, license plutos, was also seized. He said he got the Australian plates at Myrtle Beach. "At police headquarters where he was questioned by the detectives and police, the arrested man related his activities for the last two months. "Chief Rawllnson and Detective Wescott said the confession covered the following activities and places: | Columbia ? Wrote several bad checks; couldn't remember places where written. I "Lincolton. N. C.?One check for $10 to North State hotel. "Cherry ville, N. C.?Traded Pack aid. purchased In Columbia by another person, but not paid for, for a Mercury. "Cheater?Wrote $5 check at l'urol station. "Greenville?Wrote $25 check for suit of clothes; wrote $19.50 chock at Walter Key's Jewelry store. "Anderson?One check written for lain one check for $25, both checks given manager of Woolworth'a there. "Salem's Cross ltoads?-Check written for $20 given Frank Rogers at Storther's general store. "Greensboro, N. C.?Oave check for J1K.75 at Wright's clothing store for suit of clothes; pawned suit in New York City; atteuded New York fair. "Wrlghtsvllle Beach, N. C.?Wrote $10 check to Mrs. Anderson for cabin. "Ocean Terrace, N. C.? Wrote chock for $25. Myrtle Beach?Wrote check for $10 to whisky store (Murphy Cohen's) Pawley's Island?Wrote $5 check given man at pavilion; also one $5 check, two $10 checks, two $20 checks. ! Conway?Traded Mercury for Lincoln Zephyr at Hunter Motor company. "Williamsburg, Ky.?Wrote check for $19.92 and gave to Hugh Steoley; made good this check; wrote check for $25 at First National bank and cashed It at same bank; drew draft for $300 on Farmer's Bank and Trust I company. Newberry?Wrote check for $5 but got only part of sum. Jacksonville, Fla.?Wrote checks totaling $57.50 in Jacksonville; posted bond on these through another party. The suspect was graduated from high school here, received his further education at the University of South Carolina and other Institutions." News Of Interest In And Near Bethune Hothune, July 1 lJ. Kev. Arthur Magee, of Luttit, lit assisting Kev M. 1\ Holms in <i notion of meetings lu tho Baptist church here The meeting vvll dose Friday evening. Revival services are being held ut IMeattuni Hill Baptist church. The pastor. Mr. Clantoii, 1* being assisted by ltev. Mr. Uavls. of Wostvlllo. Rev C. S. Floyd la conducting u Seven officer* and men were killed Tueeday when their big Caproni plane fell In flames just after taking off from Tablada airport, near Madrid. The plane fell on a fertilizer factory and set It afire, but the blaze was quickly extinguished. mooting Bethany Methodist church. He 1* assisted by Hev. Mr. Woodward. Homecoming day will be observed at thU church Sunday. July 23. The- polio baa forbidding the gathering of children in public plucos lifted Sunday. This privilege is not ox tonal vely used except for church and Sunday school. Friends of Mrs. M. (). Ward regret to learn of her con tin ued illness Ip the Columbia hospital. Mrs. Hattte Heusteas is visiting her son, Clarence He us teas, in Hartsville. Mr. and Mrs. IjouIs Bird and little sou, Jimmy, were gueats of relatives in Greensboro this week. r laie Morgan ,of Spartanburg; and Forbls Morgan, of Mulllns, spent the week end with their mother, Mrs. Eva Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Kelley, F. C. Keliey, Jr., and Anua Belle Kelley, of Elizabeth, Tenn., have been spending awhile with the former's mother, Mrs. Ixnilae Kelley. MIhh lxtplse Ortman, of Anderson, arrived Saturday to take up her work as teacher of home ecouomlcs. W. K. Watson and family, of Prosperlty, moved into their new home recently, occupied by M.'F.' Helms and family. Mr. Watson succeeds J. C. Foster, who was superintendent of the schools here for fourteen years. Miss Beth Terry, who has been visiting here and In Florence, returned to iter home in Quitman, Ga., Monday. Mrs. Corbott, Miss Anderson,, and Messers. Tiller, Wllsoiuand Shaw, of | Mayesville. were visitors here Sunday. Mrs. J. G. Richards and little daughter. Kay, of Florence, wore visitors In the homo of Mrs. M. G. King Wednesday. J. W. West, of Kershaw has taken over the liquor store, which was owned by Mr. Cook, of Kershaw. Carol King spent several days in Durham with his sister, Miss Luree King. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Easterling, of McColl, were week end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Best. Tracy Stackhouae, of Bishopvllle, was a week end visitor here. < Mr. and Mrs. Mayo DaviH, of Perry, Ga., were guests in the home of the Loring Davis' during the week end. I I Miss Salina Parker, of Camden, is| | visiting Miss Eugenia Parker. Invitations have been received here to the wedding of Miss Harriet Stevens to J. H. Croxton, August 1, in Lancaster. Miss Stevens is pleasantly remembered here, having spent several years of her childhood with her parents, Mrs. Stevens and tho late W. M. Stevens. Wants?For Sale FOR SALE?Six room house, North Broad street; six room house, Mill street; five room house, York street; six room house, Lyttleton street; five room house, Hampton street, Apply Shannon Realty Co., Telephone 7, Camden, S. C. 17-19 sb. FOR RENT?Rooms furnished or un furnished, private bath. lleason.Ki rent. Address 407 l>t>Kalb atr-u.^ Camden, SJ. C. l6 ' FOR RENT?After August 1. ?tx rc house, close to business seott<v?> a7 ilrebs P. O. Box 2to/, Camden jj n 17 sb LAND FOR SALE ?One hundred acres, three miles south of Hothune one mile off of No. 1 Highway. Ten acres cleared, balance woodland Price, $200.00, easy terinB. Addre*. | P. O. Box 650, Cheraw, 8. C. 17-22?k FOR 8ALE?One six month's old R*i 'Nrrler puppy? Apply c. L. Fouu Camden Cbrqnlcle Office, Camden 8. C. * FOR 8ALE?Two cows, one fresh and one beef type. Also oats and ha* W. A. Kdwards, R. P. D. No. 1, \ve,t; vllle, 8. C. 16-18 pd FOR 8ALC?One German police do* About grown. Apply to W. H. Hadcliff. Route 2, Hox 97, Cassatt, s c 17-19 CURTAIN? STRETCHED?At reasonable price, all work guaranteed. Address 904 Campbell street, Camden 8. C. 36 tf* LOST?Wedding ring, yellow gold Ininside, white gold odt^lde. Initials T. I). H. to R. C. R., 1-2-23 engraved Inside. Reward and no questions asked if returned to Chronicle offlee, Camden, 8. C. 15-17 pd. WANTED?To buy twenty-flvo loads well-rotted cow manure. Address N. R. Goodale, Jr., Camden Floral Company, Camden, 8. 0. 17Bb LOST?On Camden-Coiunibla highway, July 1, black hut box containlng boy's pants and shirts. Reward If returned to Mrs. Fred Delllnger, 528 Jones avenue, Waynesboro, Ga? or Miss Sallie Alexander, Camden, 8. C- 15-17 pd. FOR RENT?On August first, modern five room bungalow on I-aurens Court. Address Lewis L. Clyburn, Agent, Camden, S. C. 19Bb LOST?Two pointer dogs, one male and one female, both liver spotted. I .eft home Sunday, July 2. Reward If returned to Donald Campbell..at--Camden, S. C. 16-17pd FOR SALE?One flve-galted saddle mare, about nine years old. Priced to sell. Address B. T. McNeeley, Route 5, I>ancaster, S. C. 15-17pd INVESTIGATE?Duo-Therm oil heaters. No ashes, no soot, no flres to build on cold mornings. Made in sizes for one or six rooms. H. E. Beard, Camden, 9. C. 44tf 8HOE8?For anoe reoulldlng and repairing call at the Red Boot 8hop, next door Express Office, 619 Rutledge street. Abram M. Jones, Proprtetor, Camden. S. C. 9sb FOR SALE?Four hundred and thirtysix acres of land four miles south of Camden on Sumter highway. 8ee or write H. S. Zeigler, Estill, S. C. 15-18sb GAS FOR COOKING?and water heating, available everywhere with Essotane gaa service. Phone 437 H. B. Beard, Standard Oil Company, Camden, 8. 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