Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS (By Spectator) A prominent aud substantial citizen eald to me recently: "I hear that Washington has put up $50,000 on our aenatorlal race." I had not heard It, nor do I know how to prove or dinprove auch a atatement. . It may be ?surely It must be a myth, but It Would bo well* to run aueh statement* down. Political office con la too much In Houth Carolina. To llluatrato: each candldato for the United Stutea Senate haa paid $1,000 to our State Democratic I'arty; then he will have other thouaanda to spend for travel, radio broadcasting, postage, printing, typing, secretarial work, "etc"., and too often thjo "etc." haa been the costliest putt of the expense. Years ago a banquet was given for a distinguished visitor to our State. The menu was given, Including at the end "etc." Some astute writer, upon observing this remarked: "And it's the 'etc.* which puts the boys unjler the table." There can be no real statesmanlike service if men have to put themselves under obligation for large contributions to their campaigns. A democratic country should not sell its positions pf honor and trust to the highest bidder. . . j,. 0 The News & Courier dissents from Spectator's remark that we take our politics seriously, and amends by saying that we take our politicians seriously. Perhaps our friend "has something there," as we hear nowadays. Certainly we do not seriously discuss Issues, nor allow them to play an important part in our decision, If the race should be between vigorous candidates. Roger C. Peace of Greenville! was a singularly happy choice for the Senate. Mr. Peace Is a man of large business Interests, but his business is Intimately related to the man In the street for he operates two excellent daily papers, a big broadcasting station and Is Interested in a second radio station. No man can manage a great newspaper without being In tlio closest touch with all phases of life. Roger Peace \% a BUcceaaXul man of affairs; au Independent thinker and a thinker of clarity and force. He will represent us worthily and well. Well, It's hot everywhere. You sufferers from the weather-man's blitz, over In Allendule or Jasper. Hampton or Berkeley, needn't envy the follows In the mountains. Nuy, for I've Just been thore and I veiily believe that we low.-eountry people of the swamps have the coolest part of the State. Where Is there any cool weather? I've heard Htorles of blankets beliiK used In AshevlUe and thereabouts, but It wuh Just before I arrived. No man needed blunhets while 1 was there, not even a covering like moaqulto netting could have been tolerated. 1 used to hear about the wonders of somebody's garden or orchard, or watermelon patch?but It was Just before I came ou the scene! Of all the'Illusions, that of chasing ones-self to the mountains or to the beach Is one of the poorest. Whenever you have a pleasant night In AshevlUe you will have goo^l, sound sle^p In Klngstrso. I don't mean anything unpleasant In referring to "sound sleep". Sound sleep can he heard anywhere that mankind can snore. I mean deep, restful, invigorating slumber, is**' ' South Carolina should appeal to industrialists; It Is located within eusy hauling distance of the great markets; It Is a State of many natural advantages; It Is a State of native-born stock, rock-ribbed American people. Nature seems to have given us many attractions which could be developed to our enrichment. The trouble is In ourselves. If we would only Bee that the road to Improvement Is kept open. We, ourselves, are the chief hindrance to the development and enrichment of South Carolina. Edmund Burke, the British statesman, remembered us our friend In Parliament, said he did not kuow how to prepare un indictment against a whole people. But the indictment Is well based. If we have good harbors, rivers and paved highways, marl and lime in abundance, good soil, good climate, good people, ready accessibility to markets?what do we lack? Obviously nature has done so much for us that It is not nature, but ourselves who sleej) with wishful dreaming. Have you ever been to Georgetown, the city of five rivers, and a great bay loading to the ocean? Have you seen the magnificent harbor at Port Royal 1 Have you seen the bay at Charleston, Just seven and a half miles from the open sea? Well, how do we use our ports? Very little. The people of Houston, Texas, dug a canal sixty miles long, to make Houtson a port, and today It Is the second port in the United States? What would Houston have done with such a wealth of water as we have at Georgetown, Port Royal or Charleston? Many don't ship their stuff by Charleston, nor receive their freight by that route! Even some merchants of Charleston receive their freight through Norfolk! How, then, shall we develop either our State or our port f Norfolk wasn't made a great shipping base by Vlrginlahs routing their goods through Philadelphia. We have the business, but send it away from Charleston, thus crippling our State, our port and ourselves. Think of the spirit which made Houston a port; then think of the patronage which makes that sixty mile ditch the second port of the United States! Texas isn't growing richer merely because of great resources, nor yet because its soil is favorable to fruit production; Texas is growing richer because of the attitude of the people. So, our trouble Is In ourselves. Then we can remedy the trouble. That is encouraging: We can do what others have done. Some men think we do wrong to point out our defects; they think we merely exaggerate and advertise our Imperfections. That Is not true; Investors know all about us; it is our own people who don't know. We are making progress, however, as our people understand the problem. We must create and sustain conditions favorable to profitable Investment. To get down to cases, as the man In the street expresses It. we must make our State hospitable to business; we must act fairly and sensibly in matters of taxation and working conditions instead of advocating all sorts of measures merely as vote-getters. What would any man think of the business policy of this State ? With a deflicit of two millions in the making. no responsible official was willing to use the authority of law to prevent that deficit. Then, when the threat of war stimulated production beyond all ordinary levels. and by that means added to the State's revenue enough to prevent a deficit, we Immediately play more politics by adding two million dollars to salaries, theroby starting Another two mllllion lollar deficit. What sort of business : s that? That isn't business at all; i hat is vote-getting politics, and is I :>orn of the spirit which makes this 1 State appear reckless. If we pitch i >ur public expenditures on th$ basis i >f unprecedented war production, 1 ehat will happen when all this war < fever cools and we settle down to normal life? Ig It easy to reduce salaries, or curtall expansion? No, a policy of sound management would be to spend prudently and to pay off debts with surpluses. As long as the government of the state Is merely a political game we shall have political power buttressed by public appropriations. There are some things we can advertise proudly, and should do so. I recall and repeat the observation of Mr. Tom Pearce a year or two ago. He remarked that he had lunch in one of our largest hotels during our peach season, but was served canned peaches from California! That suggests something. When I lived in the Ridge country four years, including old Edgefield, that was the peach country. Today Spartanburg has become our peach county, though Chesterfield. Lexington, Saluda. Aiken, and Sumter are peach counties. I am told of peach shipments from Lancaster county. Do our people know that South Carolina produces as fine fruit as can be found anywhere? I)o you know about our apples? Some years ago Dr. J. L. Mann, the charming gentleman, then superintendent of the Schools of Greenville, came to Columbia with a bushel of apples from his farm in Oconee. The Doctor was not a fruit salesman, but as a fruit distributor he was a great success, all his delicious apples disappearing In short order. We could become a peanut producer on a large scale, and* If I may sa yso facetiously, we hare enough politics to "consume the crop. > SPECIAL NOTICE TO LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE USERS Never before in history have our long distance switchboards been so busy. Long distance calls this year have already far exceeded 1940's record-breaking average,and the volume grows greater every day. Industries with vital defense orders and booming Army and Navy posts are relying heavily on long distance service. In addition, calls from the general public have increased by leaps and bounds. Despite our ''all-out" effort to meet these rapidly expanding demands, our facilities are at times operated at near capacity. Occasional delays may be expected on some long distance calls. "Hold-the-line, please" service is not always possible. To relieve the situation we are engaged in an expansion prooram costing millions of dollars. Many thousands of miles of new long distance circuits have been placed in operation this year, and more are on the wav. Additions to many switchboards have been installed. Others are being set tip as fast as they can be secured and our men can place them In operation. But manufacture and installation of telephone equipment takes time, and defense priorities are making it increasingly difficult to secure essential materials. Long distance telephone users can do their part in this present emergency by avoiding as much as possible placing calls during the peak long distance hours of 9 to , 11 a.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. The understanding and cooperation of those we serve will be most helpful and will be genuinely appreciated. , SODTHERF) BELLTEIEPHODE j BHD TELEGRAPH COfflPflBil < . inodarosatis < ?mm ?? | Seaboard Exhibits First Au-Forestry Train [ The flrat all-forestry train In the South is being opmUd by ths Swbosrd Railway on an exhibition tour along it# entire 4,900 miles of rail In the States of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Over fifty stops are scheduled on the 00-day tour. The exhibits show the benefits that accrue from the forests, and the damage caused by fires. The V. 8. Forest Servioe, State and Rstension Forestry Departments an* Associations are cooperating in the operation. SEABOARD FORESTRY TRAIhl | AT CAMDEN TUE8DAY The Seaboard Forestry Train will be at the S. A. L. Passenger Station In Camden on Tuesday, August 2d, according to Charles A. Glllett, Industrial Forester for the Seaboard Air Line Railway. The exhibits and free motion pictures will be open to the public from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p. m? standard time. The exhibits are interesting as well as ^educational, and everyone is urged to visit the demonstration train and view the exhibits. The theme of the exhibition train is "Southern Forests are Vital to Southern and National Welfare". The first exhibit car shows the importance of forests to every class of person, and the second car shows the damage causpd-ity^Xcresj^ftrOs, and the necessity^af protecting the forests against this enemy. The third car la.- for showing of free motion pictures and for lecture purposes. Camden is one of fifty stops which the tTaln will mafce on the Seaboard System, operating in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The train will be operated through October 25th. , The demonstration train is operated by the Seaboard Air Line Railway in cooperation with the South Carolina State Forest Service, the Extension Forester at Clemson College, and the United States Forest Service. Plan to visit the train early and present any questions which you may have to the foresters accompanying the train. CITATION State of South Carolina County of Kershhw , By N. C. Ar'nett, Probate Judge: Whereas, Pearl King made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of E. B. King These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said E. B. King, deceased, that they be and appear before me. in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, S. C. on September 4 next, after publication hereof at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Admnlstratlon should not be granted. Given under nv hand this 20th day of August Anno Domini 1941. N. C. ARNETT, Judge of Probate, Kershaw County Weekly News Letter From Liberty Hill Liberty Hill, August 19?At the Presbyterian church Sunday a large congregation wap in attendance at the morning service which was conducted by Elder L. P. ThompBon-Trthe-suppllT pastor being away on vacation. Our village has a number of good singers and the musical part of the Sunday morning service seemed to be unusually good. Quite a number of people from other places were in attendance. Mrs. J. W. Todd nad son, J. W. Todd, Jr., and other members of her family of Laurens, were Sunday visitors in the home of tyer parents, Governor and Mrs. Johil G. Richards. Mrs. Paul E. Jones and daughter, Mary Edna, of Kershaw, and Mrs. I. B. Small and daughter. Mary, of Heath Springs, spent Monday with relatives here. Rev. W. E. Bost, Pastor of Beaver Greek BaptiBt church, with Mrs. Bost,( and their children, and' Rev. Mr. Stroupe, who was assisting in the , meeting just closed in that church were entertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. -Hilton, who also had as guests during the week and Sunday, L. C. Powers, of Heath Springs; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jordan, and three children, of Lockhart, Sam Truesdale, John Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Hilton and children, bfrs. Mary Jones, Mrs. Margaret Clarkson, and Miss Henrietta Johnson of Camden. Twentytwo people were dinner guests on Sunday. Misses Minnette Boykin and Drue Baxley, and Mrs. Sally Boykin, of Camden, were visitors during last week of Misses Clara and Louise Johnston. Miss Virginia Sauls, of Manning, is spending the week wtih her grand parents, Governor and Mrs. Richards,. , and her cousin, Miss Virginia McCrae. J. B. Curetoh, popular Camden citizen, spent the weekend among friends and relatives at his old home here, who, are always glad to feel his friendly hand grasp and hear his pleasarit voiee. Congressman J. P. Richards was here on Tuesday to see his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Richards. We were truly sorry to hear of the death of that popular citizen and county official Coroner, J. Ed Lee. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Broadus Bradley at their home one day last week, a son. The young gent has been named Broadus Bradley, Jr. Mr. Bradley is the faithful and efficient tower watchman for the Kershaw county fire protection association. Miss Lillian Agnew has returned to her home in Charlotte, after an i extended visit with Misses Clara and I Louise Johnston. Mackey Jones Company is having 1 their ginnery put In reidhiess for the I approaohing ginnery season, but fron#* t appearance, and report, the cotton' < crop in our section will be vqry short, i Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cunningham of < Decatur, Ga., arrived Tuesday lalght . for a visit ot his brother, postmaster I C. D. Cunningham, and E. J. Cunning- 1 ham. He has for many years been business manager of the Agnes Scott College of Decatur. He if always a i welcome visitor to his bo/hood home i here. 1 The annual dally bible school is i now being held at the colored Presby- ? terlan church. The attendance Is i usually good at these meetings. Rob- I ert James, an experienced Sunday ? school and church worker, is assisting 1 in the exercises. Arthur Hancock, well thought of 1 colored man, native of ibis plgce, but < for many years now a resident of Rock Hill, was here Monday, with his daughter, Margaret Pickett, of Cam- < den, looking after the graves of reia- 1 tivee in the church yard here. Arthur 1 is now sexton of Oakland Avenue ' Presbyterian church. Rock Hill. J '"7 ' ,r~^* ? i Two-thirds of the motor accidents j in the United States occur between 1 sunset and sunrise, when only onethird of the driving taken place. Nobody's Business Written far th. Chronicle by <*? McQee, Copyright, 192?.. FLAT ROCK HA8 TWO REAl- PQ? LOVERS in her environment -mr silent knight, one of flat rock'# charter cltlzons, is a great lover of dogs, him and his wife have ? Hogs, he claims the 2 hound-dogs and the onfacur-dog (used for rabbits in season) as his own personal property, but mrs. knight is owner of the other 3 dogs, her's consists of a lap-dog and a fiste to keep chickens out of the kitchen and back pi-azza and a spitz dog which sleeps on her bed in. day-time and under it at night ?mrs. knight has to hire a little boy at clO per hour to exercise her dogs by leading them around thru town? her and mr. knight divide their old-age pension checks with their dogs J and get along o. k. she gets 8$ P?*] month and he gets 11 per month froml the wellfare. they are mighty good j to their dogs, they feed them on can-1 ned dog food which costs ^nly clO a can. this leaves them enough froml their income to feed theirselves fairly well, but some times they have to I pinch mighty close on their own food I to make buckle and tongue meet, but the dogs newer have anny room toj complain about not getting enough toj eat ansoforth. | ?mrs. knight says she newer feeds the dogs on table scraps, it is not a ballanced food, stoar-bought dog I food has plenty of callorieB and vitlmlns and other stuff to keep the can-1 ines in perfect health. If they find I that they can get their wellfare raised J a little, they will take on 2 or 3 more I dogs. mr. knight thinks he would I like to own a dutch-hund dog; these I dutch-hunds are about a dog and hair and some times two dogs long and! are swung verry low. they make! nice pets and lie down on yore feet and keep them warm in cold weather. I ?rsome of the knight's children have benn trying to get theif parrents to raise a pig or two, but they say that they are not willing to do so. in ihe j first place, they would have to give up a dog or so, and in the next place I ?their wellfare checks is too small to keep hogs with, if the fedderal I govverment will come to their rescue I with about 10$ each per month extry, I they would consider a hog and poss-1 ibly a cow, but they cant' do nothing about it now, hogs is more trubbleli than dogs. FOR BED-TIME READING ONLY j ?the highway department has benn I asked to eliminate the bad curve int the road betwixt cedar lane and flatj1 rock, everyboddy who tries to maker it at over fiiO m. p: h. jlp , J i green's opperatlng roopi or in the hoe* I spittle at the county.$dJt. or ip JaiLl jr. green and the hos-spittle will fight Ianny mov? to d? away with thWj curve, and the undertaker says he will | carry the case to th# suppreme coartj^ If anyboddy triee to make anny I ( changes whatsoever at that pint |< ?our undertaker has made a fairly I good livving because of that curve, |j now known as "dead man's bend." hep Bees no reason why he should suffer I, a financial loss because certain fools I, drive too fast. dr. green feels the h same way about it, but he alnt talk* 11 Ing. he set 4 Jaw-bones, 2 knee-caps, , 4 spines, 7 ankles, 3 hips and 7 skulls last year by reason of tfts curve, mr.j. slim chance says *that place ought ] to be re-named "paradice , here I. < come," "the last leap." 1 ; "-j ?mr. art square has suggested to the < county board to build a nice lake \ where the crook is In this curve bo's \ folks wontjr#t. kffiud <* httjt so bad i when they tail to make It. the wab \ ter wonlddant be^ deep - enough to-1 jrown them: that would beat the I rocks and the big gully all hollow. 1 there have benn 17 care iwpossssssrt i sndurlng the pant month# at thi# I curve. When a feller has a there, he rarely ever pays anyy *<* Attention to hla vehlckle: he leaf6f '(fl all to the creddlt companny. ?mr,. bnrlte browning ^rbo owni land aroah>d |>b dorrs proper says if'H o. k. by hiyi to mka no chaos** baa sold a right smart of scrap *<* rrom the h** ^ a few coins and tMnXets after e?di so-called accident he will charge highway a glee sum to straighten rood. you see, it will ruin his pastor, he hae no cow now bet >* It CM?t to Key one ?U it ? not only a square bend; it Is sB?MB Mind curve. It has certainly bees * monney-making invention for eerWte folks. M Notice of Domoemtic Prinur* Election 'y;! 111 In pursuance of the Rules of tl>* Democratic party, notice is hereby given th?t a primary election win be held at the yarloue voting preclncu In Kerehaw county, South CaroU#. on Tueaday, the second day of 8$*. tember, l#41. for the purpose of no*, lasting a candidate for the office of United 8tatee Senator for itomh Car. ollna. F .'7^ Voting plaoee have been and managers appointed for\thdW. eral clubs by the County OannjlE# ae follows, the manager laBt^fia|nAi| being also clerk, unless otht+^JJ | specified: Managers of Eleotlon NA Abney?J. K. McCasklll, I,ewi9 Dease, Caesar Gaynor. Vote at Kir*, ley's Store. ' Anttocb?D. K. Stokes, Lee Da* 1b, James McKenzle. Vote at School I House. Bethune?Baron Lee, J. M. Clyburn, F. M. Arthur. Vote at Town Houw. Blaney?S- W. Hose, D. (J. Dixon. Miss Allle Rose. Vote at Bailey'* Store. Buffalo?Ira B. Catoe, W. P. SowtSl, C. W. Holley. Vote at Mt. pi8gab School House. Camden No. 1'?'L. T'. Holland, 8tan? ley Babln, F. M. Mayer, Wylie Sheorn. Vote at Court House. Camden No. 2?R- M. Kennedy, 3rd, Boyklu Hhame, G. T. Little, Vote at St. Mary's Hall. Charlotte Thompson?A. V. Smith, Dave Roberson, Arnold Workman. Vote at School House. Cassatt?L. L, West; T. M. Water*, Landy Laney. Vote at StOTe at Ca* satt. DeKalb?T. A. Rabon, J. H. Hatting, C. W. Etters. Vote at Baron DeKalb School. - - ri Doby's Mill?A. E. Kennedy, Hri* Bailie Koon, Walter Koon. Vote at Campbell's Gin House. Gates Ford?D. A. West, L. 8. Brown, Amzle Gardner. Vote at Gates Ford School House. Harmony*-C. H. .Wilson, Ira Stock-1 man, Talmadge Branham. Vote atfl Banham's Store. Hermitage?Early Munn, Ezell Kel-B ly, Spain Player, Evelyn McCUin. I Vote at Blackwell Station. fl Kershaw?J. A. Whitley, T. C. Jones, W. R. Taylor, L. K. Yarbo-B rough. * Vote at Taylor's Store. B Liberty HilMlclb Clements,HZ.B Hilton, N. S. Richards. Vote at ClfrB ment's Office. . .* Lockhart?C. W. Jordan, D. T.B Peach, J. J. Brown. Vote at Jbatoh* Store; _ ' Lugoff?Luther Jones, Victor waii* St., H. A. Rabon. Vote at RActfm Store. , Mt. ZIon?R. Sk McCoy. Arthur* ltrown, Jesse Brannon. Vote at Htl Zlon Club House. Ned's Creek?8. R. JohD8on,tW. L Seegars, John Gardner. Vote, ItB Ned's Creek School. H Oakland?J. H. Watklns, T. H. Mc-* Laughlln, W. H. Wooten. Vote HI School House. B Pine Tree?Carl Stokes, W. F.B Langley, C. L. McGuirt. Vote at Mid-B way School house. W Rabon's X Roads?J. E- Jachton, R. I A. Jackson, A. J. VanLandlngbam. I Vote at Rabon's Store. Raley's Mill?W. P. Rodgers, J. fc. I Mangum, Henry Thompson. Vote Raley's Mill. , * . B Roland?Lim Bowers, Lee Spearam otlH West. Votb at Barfleld Stove. B Salt Pond?John L. Gettys, R. I*B Moore, Clyde Boykin. Vote at Do*|J ?y's Store. * Sandy Grove?P. K. Outlaw, C. CJ Cobb, W. S, Stokee. Vote at Centrre School House. ?jjM Shamrock?Binnie Johnson, C. tl Blackmon, L. J. Baker. Vote at B?kB er's Store. Shaylor's Hill?C. E. Hornsby, KB M. Drakeford, G. T. Catoe. Vote Shaylor's Hill. f^B ' Swift Creek?J. W. C. Boykin, A. Boykin, B. C. Truesdale. Vo1&9* Truesdale's Store. Three C's?J. M. Croxton, D. Coats, S. W. Barfleld. Vote at School* Twenty Creek?Horace Rabon, M. Gladden, J. G. Gardner. Vote ?( Hinson Store. Wateree?J. E. Campbell, W._*-* Marshall, H. E. Munn. Vote at munlty House. Westvllle?T. F. McDowell, JoMiU* Anthony, L. C. Clyburn. Vote at P?Po]ls will open at 8 o'clock a. ?-.* and close at 4 o'clock p. m., eicept\ fl Camden No. 1 and Camden No. * Hermitage and Wateree. at wwc H precincts polls will open at 8 oclpcx* a. m., and close at 6 o'clock p. ? One of the managers from each clnct is urged to call at the cowr* court house on or before Saturo August 30, to be sworn in anJl* ceive ballot boxes, tickets, all neccw* sary blanks and chlb nap- : fl J. tax* Q?rrii ' m County CbatmOa A. W. HUMPHRIES, * . Secretary R B New paasengpr ear raglatraUoaaJjB 94 principal cities for the drat If ^B of July showed a gain of 22.23 P* cent compared to the same period 7 oar. .^B Lowest temperature ever recoro m in the United 8tatea was 66 degnjj* below zero, in Yellowstone Park, o m February ft, IMS* _B