The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 08, 1942, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
HOT Oil IHE KEY) I
Jy THE SKIPPER. |
I at with un .increasing demand
kea. ilie action of Police commlsr
Massebeau lu providing racks
,11(03 along the main drags of
iisiuoss area?It looks as If Cams
going to become bicycle coui
with real gusto.
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good friend Tom accosted me
e street the other afternoon and
he presented us with a page
tl)^ Country Gentleman showing
he world's rubber resources are
n the hands of the enemy, wo
u sense that Tom was thinking
Qis of bike riding.
ever, when he called our atten)
a few lines he had Inscribed
at the top of the page?the seers
out. Here 1h what was pen Japan
controls 1,250,00 tons.
Lilies control 140,000 tons. The
I States consumes annually 700,ns.
That is why you must walk
a bicycle. Down with (he damn
vhic-h we echo a very emphatic
I
m m ?
is an open letter to our good
and comrade Judge Oliver
Oliver: I note by the. paper
an have fixed a minimum lino
and a minimum jail sentence
days for drunken drivers who
raigned before you.
0 has been a lot of talk lately
lout the nation and particularly
ranks of safety first groups
safety, or- "educational safety
gus". It seems to me that It'
ly for nie to suggest that there
e use in talking about safety;
gns unless we get feckless? !
larly drunken drivers ? out!
lehind the wheels of cars and
1 roads as drivers.
much public safety is gained If!
er convicted of drunkenness,
or Imprisoned, continues his
driving privileges after paying his tine
or completing his Juil sentence?
What counts In a caso like.this?
tho particular method of livelihood of
an individual and his family, or the
lives of those who may got in his way
when he is drunk?
National safety records show that
many drunken drivers escape oven
detection so long as they don't actually
crash into somebody or something
and that some 60 to 80 per cent
of them remain on the roads and
continue driving until at last they
Injure or kill somebody.
I can not see that a man who eausually
or frequently is a public menace
by reason of driving his automobilo
while drunk should be allowed
to remain one. Maybe, if these irresponsible
individuals realize that their
license to drive would be taken from
them and their car padlocked against
further use they would not be so
hasty about getting drunk and driving
cars.
I * in my humble opinion there evidently
needs to be a sterner action
against drunken drivers than just a
' $52 fine or 30 days jail sentence.
Definite steps should be taken to keep
them from behind the steering wheel
I and off the roads.
Signed, Tho Skipper
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Sunday Musings?The Japs began
tho war by hitting below the belt
and continue it by hitting below the
j equator?When a motorist finds himself
on the road with his gas exhausted
and his coupons exhausted too,
he'll have to follow the well known
advice of "hire a haul" ? There
is one good thing about a quiz program.
It teaches to a child that
its father isn't the only man in the
world who cairt-answor?simple duesj
tions. Coffee is now useJ~to~mSKB"
a plastic. Will someone explain to
me how is a man ^oing to sleep in
a bedstead made out of stuff that
keeps people awake. Some Jokes have;
whiskers on them, but one that you
can really ride to town on must
have handle bar mustaches. The tes*
lament of tomorrow will prohubly
read: "To ray beloved wife my unused
sugar ratlou and ray four re*
treaded tires; the cash, stocks, bonds
and mortgages forming the residue of
my estate to found a home for retired
bees". So the famous two pant
suit loses its breath and becomes a
one pant. Next we know we'll be
breathing short pants. An Ulster wedding
wish?"may the roof over your
heads never fall in and thOBO under
It never fall our. The swivel chubIs
said to have been inveuted by
politicians*?probably to avoid being
stabed in the back. All 1 know Is that
the hue in my office saves a lot of
shine on my worsted pants. Spring
and Ann Shertdau. This as Don so*
"is 2* mulct}".
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Several comments In the Hoses and
Thorns column anent the attitude of
the chap who is president of Ireland
has promoted some good Irish frieuds
of thine to explain to mo that Im
exactly right In panning Mister I>oValera.
In fact, one of the lai\s writes
one very excellent reply which he
describes as "Paddy SpeukH". It Is
In blank verae so when you read It,
just get into the swing and you'll
love It. All Aboard.
"So 'tis neutral they call ye, me
'sweet little Isle, and they say you're
avoiding the tight! Sure, I'll ask
them one Question this folne spring
like duy. What's wrong wld their
ears an' their sight.
"In our regiments, squadrons and
navies so fine. Is it only tho Smiths
ye find there? Is there not wan Cosson
named O'Reilly Forsooth? Or a
broth of a boy named O'Hare?
"Do the Murphys, O'Briens, O'Kellys
an' all, from Waterford, Cork and
Dundrum; From Dublin and Wexford
and ould Donegal, Bland Idle
and speechless and dumb?
"Faith, political moves are the wonderful
things! So "we're neutral"
sez me with a wink! Yo can lead a
fine horse to water, bedad, but try
and compel him to drink.
"And so two hundred thousand of
Ireland's proud sons ? Joined the
Empire In freedom's groat fight, and
stand with their brothers from Ulster's
green hills. For Ireland, an
Freedom and ltight."
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ROSES aid THORNS ]
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Alderman Clyde Massebeau's bicycle
racks made their appearance oiv the
iiLLUJj. ffntvr^?Y Cyclists took advantage
of the opportunity to UBe
them. ' ~
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Cyclists still continue to disregard
I the request of police commissioner
Massebeau to observe traffic rules
land also refrain from riding on sideI
walks. We expect to be able to say
l"I told you so" one of these days
I when some bike rider Is either killI
er or seriously injured by failure to
observe the traffic regulations.
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I That personable, likeable and brilI
llant young mayor of Milwaukee, Carl
I Zeldler, gave up a $12,000 position
as mayor of that big west metropolis
to serve his country as a Junior grade
I Lieutenant in the United States Navy.
We knew Carl Zeldler as a young
law student at Marquette university.
I He succeeds Dan Hoan as mayor and
I Milwaukee took him to Its hqart. Sam
J Latimer, editor of The Columbia State,
met Zeldler at the last national LeJ
glon convention, held In Milwaukee,
and Sam cannot say efiough in praise
of himi
Zeidler's action ought to be an inspiration
for other public officials,
especially some of those who do not
I have to give up a fraction -of what
the Milwaukee mayor did.
j Cyril Harrison was talking hoss
stuff one day last week and he told
J me a story about an Irishman who
Joined a cavalary regiment. Mike was
[being shown the rudiments of how
[to ride a horse and he was having
| a rough time. The bangtail did his
| best to unseat Mike. In some manner
the horse managed to entangle a hoof
iln one of the stirrups. When Pat naw
[this he yelled: "Begorra. If you're
[coming on, then I'm getting off".
i BRIDGE HEAI)S '
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(Dy Skip)
Youth truly wa* somewhat embarrassed
when wo offered General Jim
DoeIoi' our office eclesorti to cut the
red, white, and blue ribbons on the
Watereo bridge laal Friday. All because
Alderman Lee Little who should
have a pinkerton detective, noted that
the said scissors wore of a German
make. So General Jim. proudly drew
a pair of Ainerlcuu-made snippers
from his pocket and severed the ribbon.
Was our i'aco red? Well, those sclshw*
have been, in the Chamber of
Commerce office for nearly six years
and we believe that we have removed
the Nazi influence. Anyhow, they are
rather dull.
The appearance of twelve big
planoH from Shaw Field over the
bridge during the dedication program
was thYilling to all.
The Sarstleld lads should feel quite
cocky following the shower of compliments
offered by the distinguished
visitors. Mayor Marshall of Columbia,
Stan Williamson of thu highway
commission, Secretary uf State
niackwell, in fact every ono, declared
the steaks were just about the ilnest
they had evor tasted. ''Wish 1 had
known about this place before" said
the highway head.
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Many of us felt deep regret bocauso
of the fullure of Dob Kennedy to uttend.
Dob wired us that ho had to
change his plans lu regard to coming,
but sont the best of wishes to all.
Dob did such u fine job In getting the
bridge program started that he should
have been on hand to have a tew
bouquets passed to him.
The flyers of the Southern Aviation
school, not to be outdone by
their more-advanced brothers from
Shaw Field, roared over the bridge
and staged a few acrobatic tricks to
the satisfaction of tne spectators.
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A chest of praise to the state police,
county cops for their tine cooperation
In policing the bridge and
handling traffic.
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Some of the lads In the official
party were of the opinion that the
old bridge should be allowed to remain
In place until after the war,
In tlf8 eVent that enemy planes might
^wnatraie inland In an Invasion and
blow up the new bridge. HowevefT
Stan Wiillamsoir - pointed out that
tlio damage to one of tho stool spans
of tho old bridge, caused by u collision
but woe n two army vehicles
during tho fall nianouvora bad requlred
considering shoring with timbers
under that section ami In tin* event
of u flood, tills Hhoring plus some
of tho steep section might bo carried
away and cash Into tho new bridge.
For that reason It was deemed best
to remove tho old bridge as soon as
possible.
Because of the freezing order 011
asphalt, the new Black river road
will not be top surfneed for some
time, according to the highway commissioner.
Neither will any asphalt
repair work be done to tho streets,
controlled by tho highway department
In this city.
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Wo wish to correct a wrong Impression
occasioned by the story of
tho bridge dedication as written by
a visiting newspaper reporter. Tho
dedication program was arranged and
supervised by tho Chamber of Commerce
upon the request of Mayor
F. ,N. McCorkle and W. T. Iledfoarn.
Tho dinner was given by the city and
county Jointly and not by the Chamber
of Commerce.
And l^elleve me folks, It was a .real
dinner with Stan Bdbln supervising
the affair with the skill of a DelmonIco.
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Incidentally, the famous eatery got
Wt of g00d adygrtlslng out of the
affair, as a majority of the* gueBtf
had never been in the Sarsfteld.
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- Friday afternoon and l^te into the
evening hundreds of cars rode over
the new bridge, the occupants expressing
their admiration won*
derful structure.
Robert Vaughan
Dies AfteHMness
Robert A. Vaughan, 82, retired
farmer and mill operator,\diod at tho
home of his daughter artff son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. A, E. Watts, live mllea
northwest of Camden ut noon Tuesday.
Mr. Vaughan suffered a full several
weeks ago in which one of his thighs
was broken, and owing to his advanced
age he novor recovered- Ho
had lived his ontire life near whore
he dtod. He at ono time ownod and
operated Vaughan's mill as u flour,
grist, mill and ginnery. Tho site of
the mill is now known as "Chancefield
riuntation."
Ho Is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. A. F. Watts, of Cuthden, and
Mrs. Lawrence It. Man, of Fort Worth,
Texas; ono brother, James English
Vaughan, Sr., of Atlanta, (la.; nine
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mr. Vaughan was a membor of tho
Springvale Baptist tchurch and his
funeral services wore hold Wednesday
afternoon from tho Ebonezer
Methodist church near RabOn's Cross
Roads. Iutermorit was In the churchyard.
FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given that one
p month from this date, on May 18,
i 1942, I will make to the Probate
Court of Kershaw County my flnkl
return as Qiferdlah of the estate oi
Julian H. Burns, and on the same
date I will apply to the said Court
for a Final- Discharge as said
- Guardian.
HENRIETTA B. BURNS
Guardan
Camden, 9. C? April 17, 1942
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