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fAGfc I?UUH THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE W. P, NtLfcS, Editor and ProprUtor Published every Friday at Number 1109 North Broad Street, and entered at the Camden, South Carolina Poetofllce as second class mall matter. Price per Year 12.00. No eubeerlpllofts taken for less thai> HI* Months. In all Instances the subscription price (a due and p?y?ble In advance. All " subscriptions are cancelled when subscriber falls to renew. Represented in New York by the American Press Association and elsewhere by all reliable Advertlvthn Agencies. We aooept no advertising of a doubtful nature and try to protect our patrons from misrepresentation by Advertisers. No Liquor Advertisements accepted at any price. i Fr\d?y, August 25, 1939 CONGRATULATIONS Mayor F. N. McCorkle and the members of the Camden city couiicll are to be congratulated for their receut action In establishing the office of city purchasing agent?a modern method of shopping and purchasing. The establishment of this uptodatu atld ~t>fc?lnosH like idea means a more orderly program of planning, it Is u far cry from the yld chaotic purposeless Idea that has prevailed, not only in Camden but In many other commit-1 jiltles. They too will realize the value' of such a step and promulgate thoj name Idea. The purchasing agent Idea eliminates the sknptlclsm of assumption that city transactions might be tainted with personal or political favoritism. It placed a city contract In the light of profitable volume and assured payments to the vender and also places upon said contract as an acknowledge advertising value. This paper congratulates Mayor Mc-j corkle and the city council for the very forward step. CAMDEN'S PURCHASING AGENT I Progressive Camden after this, month will do all municipal buying through a city purchasing agent. $?ach community has Its special problems in this Held, but experience in more than two hundred cities lias Indicated eight general principles which make for the success of centralized and controlled purchasing. Public Administration Service defines these principles. which save It) to 1 ."> per cent, on expenditures lor commodius, lu these terms. 1 Centralized authority over purchasing. L\ Maintenance of competent purchasing personnel. 3. Development of standards and ^ specifications to assure the quality of. goods purchased \ Consolidation of departmental, requirements into quantity purchases to obtain lower prices. Stimulation ofjictive competition among bidders. G. Inspection and testing of goodSj delivered to enforce compliance with specifications and terms of orders. j 7. Control over goods in storage. 8. Control over salvage.?Columbia Stale PAY YOUR NEWSPAPER Nearly everything has "weeks"! these days There's cotton week, baby week, dog week, apple week, candy! week, furniture week and so on, more1 than fifty-two of them. There Is no; newspaper week, except that all fifty-: two of them are newspaper work weeks. Just suppose we had a news-j paper p.\y-up-week! Hut since we have, no such special week, it would be a! genuine pleasure if every subscriber io l b.- Herald would turn this minute' to hi* or her label and if it shows the! Mjbscript ion is due. do the logical , 1 ;u;:.-' < i. ! - - : i. I u-> i c.;ect\. tnotie> oi , tier or c:t?h And that would make' us \. i \ h.i tins oft luis.ne-s month of Augu>! W lie.I - t hums are always! "Hull! I'lie I'.a m berg Herald. WHY IS IT? Two dozen persons die when a modern stream-lined Petsel- powered train wr-'iks lti .Nevada, and the a< cldent makes the headlines of every paper in the country for several days. On that same date a hundred or more persons died on our highways, and we hear; nothing of it! But train wrecks don't happen every ' I ?ia>. while a hundred or more persons' dail> meet their Maker as a result of highwav accidents. To be ronl" hot" new s, i; must b?- out-of-the-ordinary. J I'll- i.jiv i- 'hat a hundred deaths a .1 day on our highways is not out-ot t he-ord Ilia: y ' The tram w : c? k will be investigated and e\.*, \ assui'.ime given that it won't happen again And nothing will be done about the highway accidents! ?New berry t)bservet*. COMMENT ON MEN AND THINGS t Bj" Spectator) South Caroliiia should advance; today we have a governor who knows business and who understands that, only through production and distribution, saving and investment, can we prosper; and that our need is marji capital. This legislature, too, has been free from demagoguery and is led by some very abler and clear-visioned men. Heretofore the hostile atmosphere of the legislature has been mm i.. 1 MM ; a force to keep out now capital, j Our local and state appropriations?1 I totaling nearly 1100.000,000- - are too ! high. Wo .should re-uppralso every ! spending agency of the state and the I counties to make tune that wo ui o pending wlaely. JuhI aa a great la-t dUBtrial enlerpriBC profits from expert surveys, so might wo usefully survey all our public services, Including inunlclpal!tioa'"and other spendiug units. in seeking for Industries to use our raw products, employ our people und to contribute to the general upkeep of the state and all Its cultural and economic activities, wo may take heart that tho greatest of our raw products? cotton?Is now receiving special study.' Cotton, the basis of our economy ao long, the balance for our foreign trade, wus a principal element lit the foundation upon which was built the spacious culture of the south. Today both the wizardry of chemistry uud the resourcefulness of sales promotion uro working together to pdt the king back on the throne. 1 feel not duly filial respect and love for Charleston, but great pride iu her character and achievements. It Is well to remember that Charleston capital, Charleston merchants, wore ft considerable factor hi making It possible for country merchants to provide an ux or mule, fertilizer and groceries to almost anybody willing to cultivate the land. That there may have been big profits should not obscure the Tact of the great credit risk. That our people, Just after tho war, looked to Charleston is something this generation does not know. Hut high on the roll of service should be put the names of some East Hay merchants. Charleston was not a get-rlch-Qulck town. It was a place of leisure and a place of standards. 1 like to think j of It as a town where men respected tholi' word. Tho greatest tribute to the English, 1 think, Is that throughout South America one gives his solemn binding promise by saying "palabra inglesa"?English work. Tho Englishman's code of honor Is recognized and respected everywhere. That was before Munich. And so with Charleston. We must build for the new era by creating and sustaining an atmosphere of friendliness to Industry and investment. 1 repeat the words?create and sustain an atmosphere of friendliness. This requires of our businessmen that they dellbeiatel} use the power of tho ballot and the Influence growing out of a quickened political consciousness. Along with this helpful atmosphere we must remove barriers. Among the barriers are: The Intangible tax. which deprives us of some desirable citizens of wealth, by imposing higher taxes on dividends and interest than those imposed by competing states; and. we must reduce tax burdens, particularly local tax burdens. At bottom of our trouble is that we rush into all sorts of things which arc beyond our means. A magnificent building may sometimes indicate an unwise ambition more than a piactleal utility of immediate need. Wo are not turning out better men and women front our institutions, nor shall we improve the quality of manhood by going into debt for buildings. 1 do not deny the desirability of these things, but I do challenge the wisdom or lite ttec esslty for some of them. We are tempted to plunge into debt because other people are doing it. I indulge tho fervent wish that some one may lead us into a fresh appraisal of the value of all our acI P ities Such a iiihii must disregard tic clamor of thos,. who wear laoels an I think that the label guarantees genuineness . The greatest advance in recent >ih:s lias come through laboratory j workers The horizon of commerce has enormously widened through 'he quiet labors of the chemists. And we have bandy begun to use chemistry in industry. ()f especial interest to us is the possibility of regaining an ancient primacy through cotton. Various groups are studying new possibilities fox our great staple. The Mellon institute has a stutl of M) research specialists, with 2u0 assistants, devoting full time to general experimentation and cooperating v^ith the cotton research council which employs specialists. 1 he , otton tevttle institute is concerned with problems of wider demand for manufactured good,s; and numerous individual chemists also are at wot k. We may remember that a great gevernment laboratory for the study of ! agricultural products of this region i will operate in New Orleans, devot' ing Its primary studies to cotton. A new organization has boon ! launched by five groups?cotton pro' ducers. gtnners, merchants, crushers 1 and warehousemen. It Is called the | National Cotton Council and has headi quarters In Memphis and a state organization in each state o? the cotton "Tfrroup This organization purposes toj Work for tho removal of discriminations against cotton and cotton byproducts. Work for the removal of dlscrlmlna tory freight rates. Seek new uses for cotton and its1 products. Stimulate domestic consumption by' constant promotion. Will this program accomplish anything? Let us study each of the four, objectives. Certain organized Interests have re-' sorted to political means to fight our cotton by-products. A rider was added to the national appropriation bill hist year forbidding the sale of cotton i seed products in government hospi-' tals. The compact, well-organized dairy interests sponsored that. It illustrates that mere excellence of quality isn't sufficient today; nor is there a free market based on choice. Cotton producers can only prevail agafnst political means by use of stronger political means. That calls for organization and constant effort. The same bale of cotton when shipped from Charleston to the north costs more than if shipped from the north to Charleston. Freight rates used to be contrived by legerdemain, out should be open and above board today. It is said that cotton makes an ex( client base for roads. That is under study now. Cotton stalks may be used for wall board. Greater emphasis is now being put on the use of cotton for industrial textiles. Tires consume 750."UO bales of cotton a year. Waterproofing, fire-proofing, and rodent-proofing Involve an enormous market to be cultivated. Our great country is itself the greatest market for our products. If the orange growers can ship perishable fruit 3,000 miles, and banana importers can bring that highly delicate fruit 5.000 miles and put bananas Into the hands of all school boys?how is it [done? We have been persuaded by resourceful promoters to drink orange Juice and eat bananas. Astute, constant promotion achieved that. We see pur ladles responding to suggestion* the name of the "mode, the . ' "vogue", or the stylo." Brown stockings and white shoes*? an utter incongruity?sprang from style. So the bathing suits take off the raiment In the name of style. Ladies adorn the seascape, and landscape, too; the gentlemen looking more or less like grizzly bears?all In the mode. An approach to a vastly larger uso of cotton goods, then, will follow a subtle approach through devising new modes, new methods of popularizing cotton goods and and new styles using cotton. 1MR. AND MRS. FINLEY HOME AFTER TRAIN TRIP TO THE WE8T "Well, all I can say after looking at twenty six slates and three Canadian provinces, Is that South Carolina Is mill a pretty nice place to live." The words are those of Solicitor W. O. Flnloy, who returned to Yorkvllle haunts with Mrs. Flnley this week, after they had made an 18,000 mile trek across the face of this nation, and tuklng In part of the realm of good King George. The trip, which was made by rail, lasted twenty-eight days -averaging better than a state or province a day. Asked how the California sun compared with the Palmetto state sun, Mr. Flnley replied: He and his wife went to San Franclsco~?nestled far out west by the Uoldeu Gate?to visit Mr. Finley's brother, .John C. Flnley, who has been living there for a number of years The trip west took Mr. and Mrs. Flnley first to New Orleans, then to Dallas, Texas, up through Denver and the Heckles and over to California. After visiting In the Sun State, the genial solicitor and his wife journeyed up the Pacific coast into Vancouver in ltrltish Columbiu. From there through Albert and Saskatchewan provinces and down Into tho United States again by way of North Dakota, which Mr. Flnley describes as "forgotten country." IIo said that "traveling along 1 was lucky to see a house every two or three inlles." The country around Seattle, Mr Flnley said, was "beautiful." Taking In the trip as a whole, Mr. Flnley commented that "now I know .why It Is so hard to pass a national law to tit the nation.' Here in the United States we have four or tlve 'countries,' and a law that fits oyo section cannot quite so easily fit another." Probably tho-most Interesting item of his trip, or so a reporter gathered from hearing him relate his trip, were the "Townsend $3U-Uvery Thursday meetings" In Southern California. "Most of tho people who want the every Thursday, are from tho 'dust bowls' and from the looks of things, they've got pretty nearly enough 'power' to put through the measure next time It comes up." He said these "dust bowlers" were called Oakles and Arkies?from Oklahoma and Arkansas, the states from whence they originated. But summing up the whole trip, Mr. Finley is "happy to be home again." ? Yorkvllle Enquirer. People give for many different reasons. but seldom out of the goodie ss of their heart. : News Of Interest In Ami iMear Bethune Bethune. Aug. 23.?Q. B. Klujt, solp Confederate survivor In Kershaw rount y. Ih at tending the reunion In Trinidad. Colorado. Mr King Is accompanied by his grandaou, James Ki,l?- - w Dr. C. E. Braswell and (amliy have returned from a trip to New York and the World's Fair. launder Helms Is with his parents here after being In camp in Anniston, Misses Cecelia King; and Harriett Mays spent the week end at Kdleto Island beach. . , Miss Kate Tlelnis Is visiting relatives In Sandford. N. C. Mrs. Lee Mays and children, of Florence, were guests of the C. U Mays family Sunday. v Mr and Mrs. C. B. Mitchell and little daughter, Martha Jane, spent Sunday In Spartanburg with relatives, n, Miss Impulse Oilman has as her guest this week her mother, Mrs. Emll Ortman, of Anderson. Miss Harriett Mays was hostess Wednesday with a kiddy party In honor of her house guests: Misses Lillian and Mildred Muys and Louise Belch. Interesting contests featured the evening In which prizes were won by: Misses Jeari Bethune and Gerry Davis. | Lillian Mays was awarded a prize for wearing the most appropriate costume. Stick candy, Ice cream and cake were served the kiddles. Miss Mary King left Saturday for Ninety-Six, where she la to teach in the public school. MIsb King Is attending a two week's study course. Miss Mary Melton, of Bennettsvllle, was a week end guest in the home of Dr. E. Z. Truesdale. I^ee Morgan, of Spartanburg, spent last week with his mother, Mrs. Eva Morgan. 7 Mr. and Mrs. John Neil McLaurin were week end guests of the J. N. McLaurlns. Miss Gerry Davis is visiting friends In Sumter. Miss Norma Richardson, of Florence spent Sunday with Miss Harriett Mays. Miss Elsie Coker. of Dasley, spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. D. D. Clyburn. Miss Mary Brannon, who is nursing at the Veteran's hospital, in Columbia. spent the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brannon. Mrs. L. D. Robertson is visiting her son. Hamilton Thomas, in Hartsville. | Miss Carrie Yarbrough is visiting in Cope and Columbia this week. Mrs. James King is visiting her father, G. E. Parrott. in Bishopvllle. Mrs. G. E. Brant, of Holly Hill, spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. M. O. Ward, who Is still very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Osburn Graham and daughter, of Baltimore, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Daisy McLaurin. Rev. C. S. Floyd and family are ^ visiting in Washington. D. C., this, week. 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Graham, of; Lynchburg, were guests of Mr. and. Mrs. Morrison Graham last week. | Mr and Mrs. Josh Smith, of Moncks ' Corner, visited the P. N. Smiths this week. , , i Miss Doris I^ane is visiting relatives ( in Timmonsville. W. T. Ratcliff and family have moved into their new home in the western part of town. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. | McDowell. Jr.. are living in the home formerly occupied by Mr. Ratcliff. A three act comedy, entitled "Sunbonnet Jane -prom Sycamore Lane." will be presented Friday evening in the new gymnasium at 8 o'clock. Proeeeds will go towards the completion of the log cabin back of the Presby-. terian church. i Members of the 1937 high school! class held their reunion at Pocallo Springs. Friday evening. Quite a number attended and enjoyed a swim and picnic lunch. Miss Clara Hough, of Camden, entertained her high school class of 1928 at the King-Davis hotel Saturday evenin8 < 1 Mr. and Mrs. Loring Davis and daughter. Rita."9p'ent the week end in the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. Davis returned Monday. Mrs. Davis and her daughter remained for a longer stay in Chimney Rock. Due to the early opening of cotton, tlie gin began regular work here Monday. Baby Abandoned Darlington, Aug. 17.?A Darlington county mother today abandoned an infant girl, only four hours old, a short distance from the highway near Dovesville. The baby was found by Dorothy James and carried to her hoiiy&f? The woman noticed the deserted baby while walking near the highway and immediately went to the infant. The baby was wrapped in a blanket and was very much alive apparently none the worse for having been deserted so early in life. Darlington county ofTlcers were immediately no tilled and an investigation begun of the case. The local welfare office is making an effort to And a home for the baby. Officers stated early tonight that they were without any clues whatsoever as to the identity of the baby. York To Stop Horn-Blowing York, Aug. 22.?Unnecessary blowing of automobile horns here, a practice that is said to have been on the increase for several years?must stop, it has been decreed by the town authorities. Mayor J. Q. Wray, taking cognizance of the senseless din raised by the horn tooters, has instructed the police to bring before him persons guilty of this practice. The penalty for the offense, prescribed in an ordinance enacted In 1922, is a fine of from $1 to $100, in the discretion of the mayor. Next to bow-legs, a girl's worst handicap Is a sense of responsibility. r f Twenty-one persons were Injured I Sunday In New York city, when a aubway express train Jammed with passongnrs from the beacli, was derailed and crashed into a brick switch tower at the Ocean Parkway atation, near j Coney Island. Speeding into the etaI (Ion, the express struck an apparent 1 faulty switch 200 feet from the dwltch tower. Two fears caught tire after the crash, adding to the terror of those packed In the sU-oar train. Until recent tlme?, it wan & com I mon belief that lUhtnlng hurled dowu I thunderbolts. | SUMMONS FOR RELIEF State of South Carolina County of Kershaw (Court of Common l'leas) A. K. Mcl-aurln, Plaintiff, against Ainio Kllerbe, Bessie Mixon and Fred : Ellerbe, Defendants. sTo The Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and reQuired to answer the complaint in ' this action, of whicji a copy is herewith served upon you* apd to serve a copy of the answer to said complaint J on the subscriber at his office in the City of Camden, 8. C., within twenty (HO) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the I plaintiff will apply to the court for | the relief demanded in the complaint. HAROLD W. FUNDKRBURK, Attorney for Plaintiff March 8, 1939 NOTICE To The Defendants: Amle Ellerbe and Bessie Mixon: Notice is hereby given th$t the original summons of which the foregoing is a copy and the original complaint in the above entitled case was duly filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County on the 23rd day of March, 1939. HAROLD W. FUNDERBURK, Attorney for Plaintiff | 22-23-24sb. TAX NOTICE The tax books for the collection of County and School Taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1939, will be open from September 15, 1939, to December 31st inclusive without penalty. When making inquiry about taxes, please state the school district number in which you live or own property. The following is a list of the total' levies for the various school districts: Sincerely yours, C. J. OUTLAW, Treasurer Kershaw County, S. C. DeKalb Township Mills School District No. 1 45% School District No. 2 41 School District No. 4 39 School District No. 6 41 School District No. 25 25 School District No. 43 25 Buffalo Township School District No. 3 ..39 School Dlstirct No. 5 23 School District No. 7 25 School District No. 15 23 School District No. 20 v....31% School District No. 22 43% School District No. 23 31% School District No. 27 37 School District No. 28 25 School District No. 31 31 School District No. 40 48 School District No. 42 23 Flat Rock Township School District No. 8 37 [School District No. 9 37 School District No. 10 22 j School District No. 13 26 School District No, 19 37 I School District No. 30 25 School District No. 33 37 I School District No. 37 37 Schoql District No. 41 37 I School District No. 46 29 [School District No. 47 23 Wateree Township | School District No. 11 28 i School District No. 12 39 School District No. 16 24 School District No. 29 34 School District No. 38 23 j School District No. 39 32 I Wants?-For Sale I LET US GIN YOUR COTTON ^ I many years we have gluned the I tou of Kershaw county au,| I best of sample. Give us trui I The Southern Cotton oil Com,*?' I Camden, S. C. 22-24 ?? I NOTICE?All watches left ttt c r I Trapp reualf, shop will be u I not celled, 191 ln 14,11 daya?Mrs n I T. Trapp. Cemdeu, 8- C. 2.^' I LAND FOR SALE? One hundred I acres, three miles south of Bethune I one mile off of Nd, 1 Highway. Tea I acres cleared, balance woodland I Price, 1100.00, easy termB. Addrsu I P. O. Bo* 660, Cheraw, 8. C. 17-21,b I WE BUY COTTON 8EED--Sell your I cotton seed to us and get a good I price. The Southern Cot tou oil I Company, Cajjfcdeu, 8. C. 22-24 ?b I APARTMENT WANTED?One unfum. I lshed four room apartment wanted I Address P. H. Wilson, Manager I Hose's 6 and 10 Ceht StoYe, Cant-1 den, S. C. * 21-23 pd. I FOR BALE?Two milk cows. On? (0r I $65. other $86. Address Albert RIq.-I son, Camden. 8. C. 22pd I CURTAINS STRETCHED?At reason. I able price, all work guaranteed. Ad-| dress 904 Campbell street, Camden, I 8. C. 36 tt I FOR 8ALE?Forty acres, two miles I from Camden. Fine for suburban I home. Stream. Pond-site, Fire- I wood. Some good buildings. Write I "Owner," care of Chronicle, Cam-1 den, S. C. 22tf FOR SALE?Gullet gin system out-1 fit; a forty-horse power Frlck en-1 glne In good condition; ouo revolt lug hydraulic press, uses oil or I ter; one good suction fan; shafts and pulleys 6J all sizes; pair Fair. I banks eeed scales for Inside gin fl houBe. Will sell cheap. Address J. I H. Small, Koute 1, Heath Springs, I 8.?C. 21-22 pd FOR EXCHANGE?-Nice, modern Ze- I nith Radio. Fine condition, will I exchange for bees, poultry, pigs, farm products or implements. Write "Radio," care of Camden Chronicle, Camden, S. C. 22tf LET U8 GIN YOUR COTTON?For I many years we have ginned the cot-1 ton of Kershaw aounty and given I best of sample. Give us a trial. I The Southern Cotton Oil Company, I Camden, S. C. 22-24 8b. I FOR RENT?On August first, modern I five room bungalow on Laurens I Court. Address Lewis L. Clyburp, I Agent, Camden, S. C. 19sb I MEN WANTED?For Rawlelgh Routes I of 800 families. Reliable hustler I should make good earnings at start I and Increase rapidly. Sales way up I this year. Write today. Rawleigh's, I i Dept. SCH-20-B, Richmond, Va. 22pd ? INVESTIGATE?Duo-Therm oil h?t- fl ers. No ashes, no soot, no fires to H build on cold' mornings. Made in H sizes for one or six rooms. R. & 1 Beard, Camden, S. C. Gtl FOR SALE-?We have left only 200^B bushels Abruzzi Seed Rye. Firjjfl year from Coker seed. We oflrBB this extra nice quality at $1.20 ps* bushel. Apply to Camden Fura>? ture Company. Phone 1j6, Camden,? g q 22-2 4pd SHOES?For shoe reDulldlng and r* fl pairing call at the Red Boot 8hop, next door Express Office, 619 Rut-? ledge street. Abrara M. Jones, Pro prtetor. Camden, S. C. ?,D fl WANTED?A compound microscope,^* I in good "condition and reasonable.? Joseph M. Robinson, Bishopvtlle. S. | 21 pd GAS FOR COOKING?and water heating, available everywhere wife* Essotane gas service. Phone 487 ? H. E. Beard, Standard Oil Company.* Camden, 8. C. **** PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT J I Dr . J. H. Thomas, after being la I t New York City for two weeks attend ing the World's Fair and the Nationu* l Medical Association, wishes to infom? his patients that he has feturncd an | resumed his pratlce at 933 Bro? ? Street, Camden, S. C. ^ j ! COTTON GINNING! South Carolina has more rough I ginned cotton than any State in H the Union. j It is our hope to give the far- I mers a very fine sample in order I that they can get the highest mar- I ket price. I | We have the latest modern gin I machinery, Mitchell extractors I and a dryer. Also a very compe tent gin crew. ?I Your business will be appre- I ciated. The Southern Cotton Oil Co. I *' . ? -t:,.,.;- -^1^9 * ? -1< *i i