The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-05
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now plunge into our first chapter on
law enforcement; and we wish to state
II the outset that we do not think
we are smart in what we shall at
tempt to say but are merely express
ing our opinion as we see the situa-
ton, but we are almost conc, tied
enough to believe that if we were to
ask every reader of this document to
mail us card we would get lots of
mail in the next day or two.
Our plan is to write something
about law enforcement of Clarendon
County and to make in a feeble way
some practical suggestions to the pub
nc as well as to the officers whose
duty it is to enforce the law. While
have always tried to refrain from
beng fault finder; always desiring
to be booster, but seeing some
things ana hearing more we cannot be
booster and tell the natural old raw
| truth and the good book saws eve
snail know the truth and the truth
shall make you free" and living in 4
country Of liberty and freedom, we
must let the truth come and the shay
lnGs fall where they may.
| we are heartily in favor Of strict
enforcement Of the prohibition law and
we as citizens, SHOULD cooperate with
the officers of the law and be persist
ent IN running down blockaders and
dt s;roying illicit distilleries, at times
there is evidence of Il great deal of
whiskey in circulation in this coun
ty, SUCH coniit!ons will always dcmor-
tt'Zc labor, cause men to waste their
money and certainly create unhappy
nomrS, therefore let us who really and
Uruly desire to eliminate such condi-
llCnS AID our rural policemen ANA other
peace officers throughout the county
10 be active, energetic and on the
cv"l lasting alert for these violatcrs of
Tic law.
While do not claim to know any
more than the ordinary citizen or
layman about these matters and am
OILY sounding the alarm signal, but
Let US all insist that the officers be
more vigiant and more watchful for
theSe vile Williams and they have ever
been. Even though money is scarce
these peddlers of damnation will be
more active nj this nefarious business.
h"n another mat:cr should be con-
sidcred, | think is the speeding of au
tomobiles. While ] am compelled to
believe that lots of our best people
uithoughtfully and without the least
idea Of harming themselves on any
one else ovcr-spced ard by so doing
many of whom we believe that run at
speed of sometimes forty TO fifty
miles per hour enjoying special and
exclusive privileges turning curves
and corners rapidly and maybe some
times DO not blow signals, thereby en-
dangerlng life and property. And we
believe that almost all accidents or
disasters on the public highways is the
direct result Of highs speeding. If I
am not mistaken it is a violation of
the law in this State for automobiles
to be driven at a greater speed than
twenty-five miles the hour, and when
rounding crooks and curves, or meet
ing vehicles the cars must Slow down
SIX to ten miles an hour and we be-
llcve the law says come to a stand still
| If necessary. We believe if survey
was made we would find that more
people are being killed by fast driven
ears than by railroad accidents. If a
few Violators Of the Speeders were ar
! rested and brought before the proper
tribunal, we would have more careful
drivers and less accidents.
Sometimes we are almost tempted
to believe that automobiles and NOV
ing picture shows, we mean when cars
are used for an immoral purpose and
indecent pictures are aG least wreck
ing homes and producing more immor-
aiIty than good many other evils
combined sometimes we wonder if GER
tain pictures and MODELLING under some
conditions are not incubators of i'm
pure thoughts to say the least, and |
believe that Fathers and Mothers
shudder when they seriously contem-
plate the future of the coming genera
ton, ] should be glad to see the pub
lie press as well as the pulpit crying
out aloud and waving the red danger
flags.
The Rev. Mr. Noland OF Columbia
preached here at the Methodist church
Sunday morning, using as text Ro-
mans first chapter and fourteenth
verse, 81 am debtor both to the Greeks,
and to the Barbarians; both to the
wise and unwisc," Rev. Mr. holland
very appropriately explained that in
the present age we should always con
slider that we owe something to our
Master and fcllowman as we'll as the
Master and our fellowman owes us.
One man made the statement that he
was Of the opinion that about the time
old Paul was writing this cpistlc to
the Romans it was at time some
thing similar to the past. year.
Miss Mable Robertson of Lincolnton,
N. c., spent the weekend with Miss
Anna Wilkie.
Miss Blanche Taylor Of Florence
and Miss Jimmy Smith Of Bishopville
spent the weekend with Miss Mamie
| Hunter. Y
Mr.. J. A. Hunsucker left here Mon-
day for Bennettsville where he has h
position with A. L., r. r. Co.