Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cruising Around _ ' with "Skipper" - - - - Kantt who witnessed the polo game Sunday were treated to one of the beat exhibitions of the season. The game, between Town and Country, the second In the Devtae cup aeries, featured some of the heat riding, mallet handling and defensive play offered ou the number one field this yea? m Ancrum Boykln waa fell over the held and led in the scoring beside doing Borne beautiful feeding. Charlie Utile played hie beet game of the year. Hie shots were snappy and farreaching and he was In the midst of all hot action. Llghtfoot played a superb game, as did DuBose, Tupper and Slnclaire. Bates scored only one goal but that counter-meant vlotory for his tonm. Burns showed up well at No. 1 for Town. s , lk>ykjn really shifted Into high gear hi the lust ninety seconds of the sixth chukker. And the way Ughtfoot made the foul shots register was pretty to watch. a - * Speaking of horses?the Camden horse show on March 19, will ofTer horse-lovers a day of rare enjoyment. The show is to be held on the grounds of the Camden horse show, reached by taking -the highway via the overhead bridge.. The show grounds lie between the new Scott track and the number two polo field. * And each day the Carolina Cup classic Is nearer. It looks like an event of quality as well as quantity this year. If the weather man is considerate, it will mean a new high in class and attendance. ? And folks, keep your calendar clear for the night of Friday, March 22, < when Camden girls meet Monetta girls on the floor of the looal gymnasium. Two great teams, about as good as any high school girl squads in the country. And you'll see some fine playing. f Just Thinking?Only when pedestrians understand that the right side to drive on Is the wrong side to walk on, will South Carolina's annual highway death roll be materially reduced. The killing of a member of the state senate when struck by a motorist on one of the principal street corners in Columbia doeB not occasion any surprise to those who have watched the reckless drving that prevails in the capital city. . . . Doing business with- i out advertising Is like winking at a girl In the dark. You may know what you are doing, but no one else does. . Hundreds of Teet "underground, miners In Ida\io came across the fossilized remains of an elephant, which causes us to belleVe -that always and somehow the O. O. P. seems to rise again. , ' - I a "m One Of our winter visitors dropped in to inform this department that he liked everything he had seen .in Camden excepting the garbage cans placed along the curb In the business district. ' * m Have you gone Confucius? ? Ever since Walter Wincbell started the Confucius gag, the whole country has been talking Chinese. ?. Over in the Sheheen meat market on IJroad Street signs greeted the eye (iting that Confucius advocated fish, meat and what not. Said signs were the artistic efforts of George Sheheen who did a good job but looked into Cm wrong dictionary to get the correct spelling of the name of the Chinese sage. ? * Camden had the second largest delegation In attendance at the meeting of business men, farmers and politifnans held at the Hotel Columbia in Columbia last Wednesday. W. F. Nettles, Sr., led the delegation and we want to say that Bill talked right up io the governor when the crowd gathered In that worthy's office. We agree with the. Columbia Free Cress that instead of scenery along 'he highways of South Carolina, we have "slgnery." ... We have always heard England re ferred to as John Bull. Can it be that Adolph Hitler Is "shooting the bull." - (i m m m The Myrtle Beach News rises to say " newspaper can give people all kinds of favorable notice, and firee helpful publicity, but never receive a single word of praise. However, let one single unfavorable statement, whether true or false, be printed, and the wolves will be on your neck." ??- . . Buddy Bond, that versatile and genial young chap who is a past master as an organist, continues to piehee big crowds at the Kirkamod- Sunday evening concerts. Buddy changes his yiugisins so^ dererty eaehweek that interest never lags. The season Is drawing near to an end now and we orgs every music lover to make It a point to go to the Kirkwood Sunday evenings and enjoy the artletle organ programs. < ! * 0 ' ' -' >. jig Don't waste a moment if you iceA your chilt^ .scratching.^ Prompt action brings prompt relief. ^ 4^&g?ss2 ^ ^ t iay mites fct llWIW K|| A* hrhisw Qsta, quick, Editor Ball Not Yet Intimidated (Charleston News and Courier) "IN RESPECT OF A PUBLIC TRUST" When "the tumult and the shouting dlea" (they will) those questions will remain: " la the Sau tee-Cooper Authority ataffed with peraona experienced In hydro-electrlo construction, known aa successful buaineaa executives, peraona with whom a reasonable busF neaa man would iuveat his spare money if they were nulling stock in a corporation, store or factory, or are myst of them chosen because they have vote-getting Influence aild political pull? While no one is accusing any person connected with the project of dishonesty, Is or Is not the Santee-Cooper Authority shot through with extravagance and waste? If money la being wasted In this project, whose money la It? la It oils It not the money of the American people? If this Industrial construction la not being carried on with the economy, skill and capability that Duke, Piedmont Factory or other industrial concern would practice,- Is It expected and demanded that a newspaper calling Itself honest should aland by In silence lest some of its friends suffer loss by not sharing in extravagant and wasteful spending of public money by genial politicians useful to other politicians higher up? Is the fact or allegation that waste and extravagance dliaractjerlze government's industrial projects in other states convincing reason that a Charleston newspaper condone them by silent assent when they are under its nose lest some of the newspaper's friends and customers be shared out of profits from the extravagance and waste? Has or has not a newspaper an obligation to Its country, to the American people? If in conscience it have a couvlction of right or wrong, should it suppress the conviction when money for itself or others is the 8 take? When "the tumult and the shouflng dies" those questions will remain. Editors come and go. They are "less than the dust." I*et this,be understood. If the editor of The News and Courier is an obstacle to Charleston, a thorn in Its flesh, he can be removed, Is prepared at a moment's notice to remove himself. He Is not pi^fcared to move from his opinion that Santee-Cooper Authority Is In the main a set-up of politicians without known qualifications to build and develop Industrial plants, that this project Is shot through with extravagance and waste, and these opinion^ he will continue to print, unless convinced that they are groundless, while he occupies a post which he holds to be a public trust. "Others Accuse the Board" I>ast Thursday morning, the following, in a statement of Robert M. Cooper, general manager of the Santee-Cooper Authority, was printed in newspapers of South Carolina, The News and Courier among them: "At the last meeting of the board of directors of the South Carolina Public Service authority a resolution was adopted unanimously, instructing me to make preparations to mdve certain offices of the authority to the city of Columbia as soon as it will be practicable. "it was the intent of the general assembly that passed the 1934 act setting up the authority that the principal office of this organization would be situated at the city of Columbia. "In a prior resolution, the board , m ' i it a991 amm ll'ttliaittl leu lilt? y* VUIVCUJ tw Charleston and Moncks Corner during the intensive period of construction, and these offices were moved on Nor v ember 1, 1938." The board of directors of the South Carolina Public Service authority, which -Is the Santee-Cooper Authority, In resolving that offices of the Authority be moved to Columbia was carrying out "the Intent of the general assembly that passed the 1934 act setting up the Authority ..." Thoso are the words of Mr. Cooper, tfitTgeneral manager. The News and Oourier is not questioning the truthfulness of Mr. Cooper's statement. The News and Courier is not charging that the board of directors of the Authority did not act with Intent to carry out the law. The News and Courier accepts the statement of Robert M. Cooper. It is for others to Impute to the board of directors of the Authority dislngenuousness. If their methods are calculated to conciliate the board, o be It. It la not for The N? wg and Courier to say or to Insinuate that Mr. Cooper did not mean what be said. It is for others to suggest that the board was moved by the hostility of the, press of Charleston wucn Mr. Cooper officially declares thai H* intent was to carry out the law Three days have pasaed, and from his unattended position Mr. Cooper has not budged. ,7~7 li . or . Is not Attack?on . the press charged with accusation against the sincertt^ veracity_ of the board aa stated by flsgfnil tflMUMUr QiifipgrT The ease is . With yon, Gentlemen. Take the roodr*. ~ ""V: r lilt' - ' i/ FLORENCE PAPER THINK8 PROJECT IN GOOD HANDS (The following editorial appeared last Friday's Issue of the Florence Morning Star, published by Melvln Purvis and edited by J. H. Zelglor.:) Governor Maybank, the daddy of the great Suntoe-Coopor project, could do naught else in the face of the charges made by the deposed Mr. lrby than call for the Investigation of its operations to date. That was the only thing to do to clear the good name of Gentleman lk>b Cooper and the flue public-spirited members of the Santee-Cooper Authority who have without .recompense of anyreort given too much of their valuable time to this progressive undertaking. The charge made by Mr. Irby of unbusinesslike and wahton waste If true should have been reported by him months ago and not on the day he was flred. He was getting paid then to do his duty and help the project all he could. If he had the best interest of the state at heart as claimed In making his serious charges, he would have refrained from whispering In the too-willing ear of the "Old l^ady of Broad Street," all that calumny, knowing that the News and Courier had through Its editorial columns lambasted In and out of seasou practically evbrythlug the Administration has tried to do for him, (u continuous Job-holder beneficiary of the New Deal) and for the millions of others left high and dry by tho Hoover depression. He should have known that they would play-up the story for ten-times what it was worth and that such publicity was harmful to the project and all the flue men who had labored so hard to restore the most backward section of our state. Knowing the high-type chairman of the Authority, Tom Pearce, as we do, and knowing his acknowledged ability as one of the best business men in the state and knowing the effort that Governor Maybank put forth tp, get him to sacrifice his far-flung personal business interests to serve his state without pay in directing the Santee-Cooper project, we know that any Investigation undertaken will be unable to find one.thing wrong. The other members of the authority were also chosen . . . take Dave Witcover, of Darlington, who represents our district; no one can question Dave's innate business ability. Look what he did to the old State Fair after assuming the presidency of that organization. There Isn't a man In the sixth district that knows Dave Witcover, but what would trust him with anything he had. cj Another -thing about the SanteeCooper project that Is not generally known, the government keeps a dally check through its own engineers and bookkeepers on how and where each dollar is ftpent. _ The tales about fabulous salaries can't be true because they have to be sanctioned by the Interior Department and Mr. Ickes is pot going to O. K. any salaries on any side-project of the PWA in excess of his own. / Most folks Just wanting to be critical lose sight of tho fact that a great portion of -the money will be spenti on the two big dams and both of these have been let to private contractors at stipulated bid-for sums. These contractors have a stipulated time within which to finish their Jobs and are working three shifts of men on WPA rolls, but of their own selection and paid by them out of the contract price. They can't afford to go to sleep on the Job or permit any or graft?to- creep- in. They mean business and if you don't believe it take a motor trip to either of the sites and be convinced that the project is moving tremendously and stupendously onward to a successful culmination. Mistakes in personnel have been, and will be made. No doubt the authority realizes now that they made a mistake in the selection of Mr. Irby and hence his dismissal. The human equation can upset many a well-laid plan. Others may get flred as the project gets older and incompetencies begin to show up. f Ther hes a beenelcdeanud?gdad There has been a decided lack of political influence in the awarding of the Santee-Cooper Jobs. Ask any supposedly political leader in the state how many jobs he has been able to obtain for his friends and the answer will be nil. All applicants are referred to the National Re-Rmployment Agencies and have to await their call for the Job they are best suited to, and even these have been I ? ? v. ? m I it;w ana iur uetween, iui ao above the private contractors hire and flre their own men and they are doing the major portion of the work. All the WPA workers called on the Tffir have to first pass Investigations as to their need for the work and then only for the rough work of clear ? - - . . ?l lug the lands for the lake sites. They tell you that llob Cooper h? a political parasite, that his entire llfo I has been spent In the enjoyment of political sap. This Is not true. Robert M. Cooper conducts one of the biggest farms in the slate at his huge estate at Wlsacky. He has for years been a statewide distributor of a famous line of farm tractors and Implements; he was president of the Chilumbla chamber of commerce, a body of leading business men In Columbia at the time of his selection to manage the Santee-Cooper project. The association of cotton mill executives offered him a salary far In excess of what he Is now drawing to join the legal staff as public relattous counsel. That offer, we understand, still holds good and would no doubt be quite a relief to him from his present arduous duties but Bob Cooper Is not the type to quit under lire. His record as Internal Revenue Collector, his first governmental appointment, was an outstanding one, and remember a great deal of business and executive ability Is needed In Jhat Job. We are quite Hure thut after the smoke of thlB uncalled for calumny has cleared that quite a fow who have joined In the senseless howling will feel roundly ashamed of themselves land fervently thank everyone from (Mr. Roosevelt on down who hud a helping hand in creating an industrial and scenic paradise out of ft ''Hell Hole." Florida.the Bahamas, and the Mediterranean supply most of England's sponges. Annually, $140,000 worth are purchased from tho Bahamas alone. Met at Hanging Rock Tho zone meeting of tho Methodist Missionary societies in Sumter District met for an all day meeting at Hanging Rock church on Thursday, March 6. Miss Susie Bridges presided over the meeting. "Welcome" was given by Rev. B. G. Murphy. Respouse was by Mrs. LaDell Stover. A playlet representing missionary clinic was presented by the Kershaw society. Most Interesting talks were given by Mrs. T. B. Bruce, of Camden; Mrs. B. G. Murphy, of Heath Springs, and Mrs. W. E. Durant. After business session a delightful dinner was served by the hostesses. ?Contributed. HERMITAGE LAKE COMMI88ION MAKES REPORT OF RECEIPTS As the Hermitage Lake Commission is a non-profit organization The Chronicle 16 carrying this report In Its news columns free of cost. "At a recent meeting of Hermitage Ixike Commission It was voted to reduce the monthly charge for Kershaw County individual fishing permits TG $1.00. All other rates remaining the same as previously published. According to the treasurer's yecocd the fQllowing; Is a list of, 1930 permits carried over Into 1940. George West, $5.00, W. F. Nettles, Sr., $5.00; W. F. Nettles, Jr., $5.00; C. T. Shlvar, $5.00; J. C. Boy kin and Family, $7.50.; Gus Belos, $5.00; Chris Belos, $5.00; F. W. Lachicotte, $10.00; T. Lee Little, $5.00; C. G. Kornegay. Permits Issued since January 1st, 1940, are as follows: Don Mackey, rental, $25.00; Harvey Clarke, rental, $25.00; W. H. James, rentab, $25.00; R. B. Pitts and Family. $12.00; W.F. Nettles, Sr., $7.50; W.F. Nettles, Jr., $7.50; M. G. Muller, $7.50; J. J. Itauch and Family, $10.00; Jack Mathls, $2.00. TRI GAMMA CLUB MEET8 Miss Nettle Leese Ogburn was hostess to the Tri Gamma Club on Tuesday of last week. The meeting was called to order and the. roll called. Plana were made for making money for the club, and after further business, the meeting was adjourned to! the dining room where refreshments j were served. School Improvement Association The Pine Grove School Improvement Association held its annual mooting Tuesday, March 12, In the school auditorium. The meeting was called to order by the president. The scripture was read by Miss Mlttlo Gladden, The lord's prayer was repeated by all. The roll was called by the secrotary. Business was discussed and then Mrs. llarnett gavo an Interesting talk about the lunch room and garden, Delicious refreshments wore served by Mra. Bodle Bran hum, Mrs. Lucilo Kelly, Mrs. Maud Kabon and Mrs. Vesla Branham. _ CAUGHT LARGE FI8H 7m A party of three fishermen were more than pleased with tho results of an afternoon's fishing whon one of tho party lunded a largo rock flah Saturday, Dr. Carroll Drown was ^||i able, by bkiuuu handling of his rod i and reol to land a 13 pound rock To date, the flah la still In cold storage, whore It 1ft being kept for A while.?Walterboro Press and Stand- . T;'ard. , " . ==g _ IH1IUHE?gM L-I?wumiai.Luo?-uum-jj-m,1 ...n,<... w ; NORRIS V-T-Slj Exquisite Easter Candies ' .' * ^i~wg?jw Wide assortment, beautifully packaged for your WIFE, SWEETHEART, DAUGHTER, MOTHER. 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