Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. " . * 1 Entered at the post office at Barnwell, S. C., as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months .90 Three Months .50 (Strictly in Adrancn.) t. ■ ■■■ = THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1932. “Germany Paying Goethe Homage.” '/—Headline in The State. "Germany Paying Creditors Money” would be much more to the point. “To be or not to be’* nude on Chica go beaches in an effort to acquire *un-tan seems _ to be the burning question in the Windy City at the present time. Harrelson, Marion. Hodges, .Greenwood. Jeffries, (<oUet0B. Laney, Chesterfield. Long, Charleston. Riley, Bamberg. Searscn,. Allendale. ~ Sims, Orangeburg. : Spearman, Pickens. Stuke«, Clarendon. Ward, Georgetown. Weeks, Dorchester. West, Abbeville. Williams, Aiken. « - , McCall, Marlboro. Taylor, Lexington. That’s the bunch that plugged your real eestate for additioal taxes. Put this in your scrap book, aS yov^ may need it in the future, when blundering around trying to place “the golden spenders.”—Calhoun Times. ____But just YOU try to cut out a political jr;b or reduce anybody’s wages 1 'or discontinue a bureau or eliminate or consolidate a few com- ftiissibns, 9 nd then the whole civilized world goes into an ecstatic pandem onium rage' ’('and says: “Stay thy hand.” An office-holder ha- too many hangers-qp to attempt to do what he think* best. This mdstly tru e of every State’s legislaffire, therefore, I’m not talking about my own. :: Nobody’s Business A man in Michigan was convicted of having a pint of gin in his home. He was a fourth offender which under the laws of Michigan, required the imposition of a life sentence. This was later commuted by the governor to an indeterminate sentenc e of .from Ttfc to 15 years, which i* now being ■erved. And the best that the United States government could do with A1 Capone was to sentence him to a few years for income tax law viola tions. Freedom of the Press. By Gee McGee. ! It’s No Better Here Than Hereafter. ..,.A fairly respectable man drop ped in to see me the other day for the purpose of buying something on credit that he could not possibly pay for, and he and I both knew this to be a fact. I deeply sympathize^ with all con scientious legislator*, and there are many of that type. They have a real task ahead of them. Our country is broke and they know it, but they don’t know how to make a move to help a tax-payer. Cutting down on spend ing will have to be don e sooner or later; they might as well face the fact?.—and appropriate only just so much money as they can honorably raise. < The depression caught them with too. any bank notes and ^ too little credit; they’e got to learn how to tun things on a cheaper, cash basis. That’s all. r Thf.« man felt" like he wa s practi cally down and out, and his analysis was nrft fat from wreng. Whpn times were good h e was good. He strained his credit for a few necessary luxur ies, such as Fords ^nd Radios and other instalment incrimination*—an;J that was the beginning of his end. The End of a Peffeet Vacation. - Last night my first wif e and I decided that it would be mighty nice to make a week-end trip to Florida, as we had not taken a vacation of any kind since the Republicans passed the tariff bill, we felt that this trip was an outing that we were entitled to. We went to bed making plans. Up in Greenville County last week the grand jury made a presentment reflecting upon the conduct of the sheriff’s office. Upon motion of de fense council, Judge M. M. Mann is sued an order suppressing the pub- licat on cf the presentment in the newspaper, “on thje gjqpnd that it is of an evidentiary character and the publication at thin time may be pre judicial.” The presentment, h wever, was An<l ho r( . m bled on: “It might not fl'ed as a public record in the office he so bad y-u think to be laying of the clerk of court and the Green-J j n the rold, cold ground. No taxea ville Observer, a weekly newspaper t o pay. no family to feed, no 1 poli ticians to hear snort and b!:.w, After we beth reached the con clusion that we could not, trade with one another he bejuin to talk of his own free will an«f accord, and* here’s about what he .said: “Well, McGee, I’ve decided that it must be mighty fine to be dead. Think of the worry and trouble a dead man escapes.” published by George R. K<tester, vet eran editor and publisher, issued an extra edition for the purpose of pr? enting the Rruuntm* 0 * to the public. In an editorial, Mr. Koester calls upon the South Carolina Press Association to meet in extra session and “determine to take action to see whether or not Judge Mann exceeded his powers.” The Judge's order was eoVraordi- nary. to say the least, and coming at a time when the taxpayers are dis- no worries ami no troubles. If there’s anything worst* than l>eing out of a job, in debt, half-naked and sorter hungry. I’d like to know what it is." 1 tried to argue with this fellow, but he didn't seem to be bothered My valet came in and awoke me abnut 8 o’clock the following morn ing and informed me that my bath j was ready. I was carried into the I hath-rcom und given a good tub-bath, i then a nice, rejuvenating shower and a rub-drwn was administered. He was an^unu-ually expert valet on this | occasion. 'He had my pretty gray: suit and all acr mpainments laid out j and I was aeon dressed. And did I lock go d? You said it. ONE cf our six maids came in and announced that b:akfa*t was being served. My wife and her 1 2| maids had finished her toilet and had preceded me—a most delightful! menu was enjoyed immensely by may family. There were so many servants ! arid waitresses and butlers *tandir\g arcund, I felt embarrassed when my grapefruit squirted into my right eye. After getting 8 cr 10 suit-cases ready—the maids and butler and about jny references to the hereafter! ccok and waitresses did all of the —that is, the over-heated region ami the pearly gates. He said that he expected to rise on judgment day and For a limited time and in limited amounts, 1 will pay on the Dollar _ - >r r*ar - • - *--- —*- * . i gy . - • - ' - - for Bank of Western Carolina deposits • * assigned to me. Cash paid for assigned deposits. Frampton W. Toole, Atty. Aiken, Hafers Building South Carolina gus cutting is progressing nicely, with prices,as high as $8 p^r crate. March 29, 1930:—We ar; having p'aying unusual intere*t in th? con- body else) to be saved. He hosted at duct of public affairs it smacks too 1 firo-and-hrim-stone eternity, much of “star chamber proceedings” . The People-Sentinel is nt pa-sing |... .**Yes, air;, what this country needs npen the guilt or innocence of the | j 3 tt big war, light wine, a nd heavy officer in question, but it cannot be beers, a democrat f r president, lower successfully den.ed that the people ta\es, and free school books. I guess have work, however—we proceeded to the autrmobile#—which were waiting dark and gloomy weather and every- without—that is, without us. I ob- 1 one i* pessimistic.. March 29,1931: then have a chance (along with every-' served cn stepping into th P French | The .wvather has been ideal f r the veranda that my Rolls Rryce had I P as t ten days, and the crop- ar.* be- * * iirtr at iii/tu I mit'.'vs a legal and moral right to be I’d better amble al.ftg. The old lady tke facts concerning the effi-, want# me to help her with the wash- been placed for the use of my child and myself—and the dcoiman and the chaufftur—of course—were to occupy the front seat. given cial conduct of so-called “public ser rants.” Judge Mann’, order strikes reason why 1 wish I was dead.” at the freedom of the pre*s not only (to use the phraseology cf President Wilson), but at the liberties of the peopl e as well. Good, clean govern ment cannot survive in “dark and noisome dunge ns.” Judge Mann’, order perhaps de mands action on the part of the State Press A-scciaticn. It likewise demands action on the part of the public. The matter shuul be carried into the courts—to the very highest tribunal, if necessary—to determine once and for all whether or not a circuit judge—any judge—has the right to turn off the light, on public affairs. In the meantime, we congrautlate Editor Koester and the Greenville Observer. 1 Our Pjerce-Arrow was to take 4 of my wife’s maids and 2 of my valet* ani an extra’ sofa pillow. I d n’t :ng and ironing, and that’s the main t know why I noticed them leading the sofa pillow, hut I did. The truck car “The Golden Spenders.’ Mr. R. E. Mrcse Paid Me a Visit. It has never been my desire, purpose or intention to write or say anything that will hurt anybody’s feelings. I don’t like to be personal, but mebbe I am occasionally and don’t know it. It is a habit of most folks to “pick” on the legislature. I do it myself, but never mean any harm by it. I glanced over a paragraph I wrote about 3 Weeks ago—rafter it came out in print and it didn’t sound at all like me. No one said anything to me about it, but it was a bust. But I wa* embarrassed. —cur C-rd 16—was ^packer! full of traveling bags and ether parapher-' nfl'ia^—including my 6 bags of golf sticks, 3 shotguns and several pola addles. We got started without a hitch, and ,1 don’t think I ever saw a hap pier beginning of. an undertaking, jily wife wa, simply beautiful in the- dress -he had paid $1000.00 for the day before. We had nert driven but about one mile when my wife punched me in the shortribs and said “Geegrls. (That’s what ?he lovingly calls me) Wake up and stop having that fit.” And I woke up and stopped accord ingly. . Folks, ain’t that a terrible dream for a fellow to pull eff who “The names of the twenty-two sen ators who voted or were paired for the bill appropriating $10,103,939.00 (they were published in The News and Courier yesterday) ?hould he printed in golden letters and circulat ed in every voting precinct, school district, cress roads, ward, township, crevice and cranny in South CaroMna. “They are the golden spender?. “Where is the gold? “Their name, should be household words in South Carolina. “The children should be required to rnemorize the list.”—News gild Courier.* „ NOTE: Here is the list again of those who voted for the extra robber tax upon your farms, your homes, resF estate: it-Gor. Sheppard, of Edgefield. Ard, Williamsburg. Grcneker, Edgefield. Anderson, Hon Jr. Samr, DiUoA. S’ Hammond, Richland. ' . What I said had no reflection whatever on any legislator, and I am sure none of them took it that' way. Most of them know that I ain’t right j last servant quit in 19 and 30 ? bright in my writings and usually forget or forgivp me. I must have had a bad liver that night when I let my typewriter say that some cf them were ‘like myself, boneheaded, and that wasn’t nice, because they ain’t. The trouble with u? fellows around heme ^9—we drin^t know ex actly what a legislature is up against. We criticize them possibly f:r things their predecessors did several years ago. It.j,3. hard to correct poli tical error s and mistakes; tdo many folks "are^concerned for the good of the country. ^ , Most of us can’t understand why a legislature won’t reduce the ex penses of ramiirrgrtBF'Sfate Thsfeacf has nothing to ride in except an old 1927-Essex, afrd his clothes not fit be sent to the pressing club—and hi* HOPOCATRUC By G. Chalmers McDermid. of forever trying to raise more taxes. If a cotton mill wants to cut wages it simply cuts them after a weeks notice. Other business concerns do likewise when they can’t find .the money to continue a certain'%ageI ing in a small way (1929). Aspara * 4 ■ 7: •’ l ~ Now that spring is with us again and we’re all settled d-wn to the new crop, let’s think back over the past few years and see just how. dose to normal crop dates we are now. -In looking qver my note book for 1929 and 1930, I find such records as these:—March 19th, a few optimistic cuke planters are getting their seed into the ground. ’Several pea crops I have noticed are beginning to set a few blooms. Tomatoes are taking root nicely. “SweeT potato'” planTa^lre in~~p5or shape generally over the whole early potato- ^section. Irish potatoes are breaking ground nicely and in a few ca^es almost a perfect stand is up ginning to look good. And we thought 1932 had all the tough luck and ^everything, while the teal facts are that from a crop stand point, we’re just about where w» al ways are towards the end of March. That cold weather we had recently partly*'ed many a vegetable crop, but our mil w’inter made "gamblers” cf us all. * The freeze* put a very different as pect into the ccttcn situatrn. • I den't know what government reports will show as to boll weevil activities new, but I’ll bet many million weevils had their plumbing di-jcinted last week. Less weevil* mean more cotton, so look out Mr. Cotton Farmer. Make mere cottsn pet acre, but don’t make as many acres. Fertilize your smaller cottcn acreages with complete ferti lizers, to, get maximum returns per dollar invested. We are all glad to hear of the as sociation of the S. C.. Packing Cor poration at Fairfax with the Birds eye people. Their process of quick freezing of vegetables for the East ern markets is quite a step forward for Palmetto State farmers. We congratulate the management upon having secured the services of this corporation, and we congratulate the Birdeseye people upon having the foresight to put up South Caroli na vegetables. You farmers who have been using the cannery can make good yields, but it’s up to you to make quality yields this year, and you can’t make quality yields unless you have the right soil types and the right a- mounts of properly balanced plant foods. r . Why not make a real study cf your, soils this summer. Try oui various crop** on various soil types using different kinds of plant foods, and don’t just lock the crops over and trust to your memory next season. —Kfep a rio«*Mnr:“on ~s6fr types, plant foods, temperatures and rain fall, cultivation method* and insects information down if lots better able March 29th:—Garden peas are moV- to temember things thap is the man who just trusts to membry* tat This company is serv ing abou! 2,2t(0 rural customer, from 341 miles cf rural line* built along highways and roads cf the section of the State in which it operates. The**e lines have brought c nvonience and comfort and happiness .to many homes and. firesid:*#. L. A. MAGRAW, President. NOW A Wonderful Electric Range Offer YOU CAN COOK WITH ELECTIUCITY WHEREVER YOU LIVE! THE UNIVERSAL RANGE Pictured above is only '$109.75—Lees $10.00 trade in allowance or.old range 75 leaving net cash price in this offer— afaf . But Right noW is the time to order your electric range. While “this special offer is in effect you can give yeurself the lasting pleasure of electric cooking at an unusual saving and oh easiest • * * ' terms. Let us tell you about el ectrig cookery and cur ^Special offer NOW! SPECIAL EASY TERMS IN THIS OFFER Only $5.00 Down $10.00 ALLOWANCE FOR OLD STOVE 24 MONTHS TO PA^ BALANCE. ' _ * ’ ' . ' ' - - Come in—Phone—or Write. Our Representative will gladly call nd explain tht* marvelnn^ vVfttrii* m .