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• . 7- ■ >Ait TWO 3[l|e (SanAen liOt North Br<Md StrooT Oui^ & C. PUBUSHED IVERY WUPAT Harold C. Booker . . • . Editor DaCosta Brown . - ^ • Publifther SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: All Sobecriptions Payable In Advance One Year — Six Months 1 — 1.50 Entered as Seeond Class Matter at the Post ‘ Office at Camden, 8.. C„ nader act of Concress Maych I, ItTi All articles snbmitted fdr publication most be signed hf the author FRR>AY, AUGUST 6,1948 Tp^Primary Next Tuesday ^It is to be hoped that po <hie will refrain from voting in the primary next Tuesday through fear that it will obligate them to vote for President Truman or the national Democratic ticket.^3‘he»^wilI not have to take an oath which oWgates them to sup port anybody. Any Kershaw county ^roter can partici pate in this election and then vote for Gov- ^ehior Thurmond in November for Presi dent. As a matter of fact it is expected that nearly every one who does participate in this primary will vote for Thurmond and •the States Rights ticket in November. The Chronicle has only one bit of advice to those who vota'next Tuesday and that is they vote for the men who, in their opin ion, can best serve the interests of Kershaw county in the uncertain daya .which lie ahead. For the days which lie ahead are truly uncertain. Here in the South there are two clouds hanging over us. One is the threat of war with Russia and the other is the .vindictiveness of a national administration towards this section. If this administration should be retained in office we would have much to fear at its hands. Fortunately the odds are yery great that it will not be re tained. The voters will see to that The voters unfortunately cannot take care of the Rwian situation , as easily. Ju|rt what will come o.f it no living man can foresee now but even through rose-col ored glaMes the situatibn does not appear bright ‘ » The men who are nominated on next Tuesday and who will be elected in No vember may have to serve Kenhaw coun ty through the most trying en in Its' long history. Don*t Fall In This Trap The treasurer of the national Demo cratic committee, Joe L. Blythe, of North Carolina, who told President Truman a short time' before he was elected treasurer that hie (Truman) would carry the South as usual, is now trying to put across a rather fancy scheme to get some money from the South for the almost empty Demo cratic treasury. According to a Washington story Blythe realizes that nobody in the South ^11 put up"any money to elect Truman but he will ask the.people of this section-^p dig deep in an effort to elect a Democra^lMpate. Why should the people of this section fall for any such trap as that? To begin with the Democratic candidates in the Southern states will be elwted without any trouble. Why should we help to elect “Democrarffc” Senators from Northern and Western states who will vote to put the civil rights program on us? Besides the chances are that the States Rights Democrats will be the ranking min ority party in the next Congress anyway because it appears now that Mr. Truman may not carry over one or two, if he ac tually carries any, ftates. Mr. Blythe will have to look elsewhere for. his money , for the national “Demo cratic" campaign committed The South may be gullible but it will not be gullible enough to fall fbr this latest acheme. Should Be Unanimous The Charleston, Anderson and Green wood county Democratic executive cdm- mtttees Saturday unanimously endorsed Governor J. Strom Thurmond for Presi dent. The Kershaw, Sumter, Orangeburg and Jasper county committees previously had. done the same thing. South CazoMna dmuld be unanimous in Hi eoj^rt of Governor Thurmond and the States.Righhi ticket^ and we believe thati, eome election day, it w«l be practically thgt ^ Hete^b a new angle: Fred McDonald, a Mgro youth* aiq^eared before Judge Lo- ~ nine Rfix la toiliTl]le,/l^., on a diarge {heU of wateriBliiloBa. Jn4go Ifix ruled iSnS the eoariltaltpu foarantees thTe tikM ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘the- Costffressnum Rickards Kenhaw county ihonld, and doubtiws will, give Bepnsenta«H. J. P. Ricfluirda a resounding majori^ in race tor re-elec<* tion in next Tuesday's pnsow. Mr. Richards is a native m this county but this in itself would not justify the county in going ove^helmlngly Tor him. But this, coupled with the splendid reooM which he has made in tha lower house of Congress and the fact that he is today re- gardei^ as one of the most influential Southerners in that body, does make it in cumbent on thi county to give him an mo^ solidly unanimoua vote for re-electipm He is one of the highest ranking mih-' ority members bf the powerful foreign af fairs committee of the Souse. He is prgj^ ably one of the best posted men in the Congress on foreign affairs. He has.made two trips to Europie since the blose of the war to study conditions on the contin^t. We are confident that Kershaw county Will stand, solidly'by this native son who has more th^^ade good.. ^ Rank Hypocrisy ' George E. Sokolsky, whosu’column in the New York Times is syndicated and sold to newspapers all over the country, conies to the defense of the South in its fight against President Truman’s so-called “civil rights" program. As he <loes on any subject about -which he happens to write. Mr. Sokolsky covers the situation regard ing the South’s fight very thoroughly. “Those Northbm Democrats," says Mr. Sokolsky “who make such a terrific to-do about racial discrimination' in the South are generally liars—they will not live in NejTo areas in their cities; they do not en tertain negroes in thein homesfttey do. not hire negro secretaries or clerks, except political ones, which is part of the vote getting technique; they dp not encourage association between their children and negro child^. In a word none of them practice in ;thj^ private lives what they preach for otMrs.’’ Mr. Sokolsky theh discussed the be-, ginning of the racial problem in the South, tracing it back to Thaddeus Stevens’ efforts during the Reconstruction era to “create an unassimilable minority politioal ad vantage.” “The Northern ci^etbagger and his negro’associates*” he says “leftia the Ronth a heritage of bitterness which has con tinued to the present time. Franklin D. Roosevek tried to solve this problem by exporting negroes from the South to the North placing them on relief rolls and forc ing them into industrial enterprise on a quota basis. “The Northerners met the problem by segregating negroes into ghettoes. Make no mistake about that. In the North, the negro is as segregated as in the South, in spite of the lies the Northern politicians tell. Harlem is a negro ghetto; the Bedford district of Brooklyn is a negro ghetto pthe ibuthside of Chicago fs a negro ghetto. The technique employed in New York is for the white to clear out as soon as a negro moves in. If you want to see that process at woid^, you can study it, if you are so inclined, in the East Bronx of New York,” Just two or three years ago, you will recall, there was rioting in Detroit when negroes tried to move into a white section of the city, which bears out what Mr. So kolsky says. “The politicians,” the columnist con tinues, “who are shrieking civil rights are seeking negro votes in the Noi^em cities. They are appealing to prejudice and in dignation and they are fanning the flames of race anta^nism, not because they want to improve the condition of the people in Mississippi, but because they want the votes of the negro in Harlem and South (Hiicago. “This negro question is pitched on a high emotional level and can result'in riots and death. It requires thoughtful and conside rate understanding. It comes upon us acute ly when we dare not have internal dis turbances. Those who have gambled upon it may also have gambled upon the domes tic peace pf the United States." ' The worst enemies the negroes of the South have are the Harry Trumans, the Henry Wallace and other agitators. The bsst friend they Mnre are the Southern White peoplb whoTbave lived among them for mai^ ystrs peacefully, and who could continue to Hve among them peacefully but for the poittieal agitators who are risk ing the domertie peace of the United States in an effort to get votes. MkinaOutlflpd TTmt* h a difinite between Call-' fornis and Florida aa to wkirii prodtaqaa the bigreat lemoss. Wo. thibk wasouH bat ppodneed th« blfgMt one ev^ produced in this couitnr. . aad contrlbata to efrenrtaiar that COM atom tfeer don*! karo voch « ■* JL maa who baa been attaodlng the noriaa for 40 nan and win la A Tary cloao obaenrar aaya thi* 1m oaanot doteot that there baa been mveh duuM^ la Uie kiaalar M^nitm in the laat 26 yean. A loduunlth ouAbt to make a good key man in any orgaotaatiotL The DllK>n Herald makes a plea lor the oonserratkm of the atate’s forests. And that reminds na of'the atory of the” forestry expert who wu speaking one nl^t at a meet* Im In S rural section nrgim wo- tectiott for-treea. “I wonder if there is' a man in this audience who has erer lifted a finger to piroteot oat‘ trees.” he shouted. A meek Uttle man in the rear of his aadie&ee raised his hand. “What hare yon ever done to protoot-oar- trees?” the speaker asked. ”I shot a woodpetiker once,” tbk meek, lit tle maa answered. According to the ^nth Carolina Researrii, Planning and Develop ment Board, South «Carolina now ranks flilrd In the nation in the production of shirts. So there’s Is no exerne for a man in this state not ksaping hls shirt on. "Wild Man 'Reported Seen Iti Florida.”—-headline. Must be a Comnnmist Who can remember the good old days when you ctmld take a fairly nice trip on |60? _ _ ^ A fellow who burns up the high ways will never'set the worid on fira. .A Maasnehusetts man left a large sum of money In his will to be ex- pemed in tiring to. brim about better ralatkms between Uie North and Soath. We know of no better way tt aould be expended than in tryim to bring aboat the defeat of PresMsat Truman*. ^ The Democratic party to one thing that cannot be held together by boMat, SoBwthtng onght' to be done about the cost of liTing. It’s get- tlm aa that by the time a man and wfto pay income taxes, Inatall- meiits' on car and home, buy a few boads, take a few nice trips, eduesda their children, attend' all of tha motball and baseball games. We ivesame the fellow who used to wish that be had a mnikm dol lars most wish now that he had two 'million. The wife of a railroad engineer does not object whmi her husband goes out on a toot. We wonder how many members of the feminine portion of our audience ever had a shingles hair .cut?' , < Henry Wallace seems determined to leave hto Marx on America. We see where <Hie writer says that anythlm which parents may not have learned through exper ience, they can now leant mm their children — WithTSe A Writer says that college youths are going to have to cut down on their expenses or many of them will have to drop out. And this reminds us of the atory of the self- denying father who asked hto son; “Son, can’t you cut down on your college expenses—they are almost ruining the family?” To which the son replied; “Well, I might pos sibly do without any bookji.” Some people i^ust find It diffi cult to start wearing clotheg again when winter comes. A bridegroom out West tried to get married with a dog license, showing very clearly what sort cX. life he expected to have to live. A writer asks the editor of a medical c<riunm if phlebitto to Vof Why Ffless Art Migfc Before he became chtef adviser to President Rooeeyiitt the Ifke Harry Hopkins was a |2S0 a Mouth social aecority worker is New York Mate. He ngmst have been a maa of remarkably stronr per sonality. Ha sold the FresMstot on tha Mea that the aatien ^eswld spend its way back proQMrity^ That was tha begtaning aC tha MO biUiott dollar debt tbat kaaga over tha nation ilka a haavy bla^ cloud. Unlass a miracla happraa, great graadchlldrea tha jrassnt generation will ba paying tha debt oft ’ If ^e *‘pump priMtof” hadkatep pad whan anough-money had bean put in circulation to revlva indna* try tha Hopkins theory would have been eoudd, bbt when pigs get to a trough they will fight for peeltlon until all the swill is gone. Many people wonder why a |10 bill has ao little purpbaaing valna It melts sway like the morning mist. It is became ipen^Kte cheap and iwices are high. Before the New Deal staited its spending orgy the circolating med- 30 it had rta^ to 28 billion dol lars which amounta to an average of J189.95 for the eetl|natad 14( million Americans. It is an elementary principle of economics that as the volume of clrcalating madinm increaaea tha value of the dollar declines and prices rise. The only way to restore piioea and wages to normal levels to to decrease the clrcnlattBg medium, but this neither party will do nn- til the pork barrel becomes empty. —Dillon Herald. caused by the bite djlea. “Some p^ple are Just natural born traden.” says a financial writer. And tbat reminds m of tbb story of the farmer who, to crease bis small Inoome, made corn tlrooms during the winter. One prospective customer, a merchant, offei^ to buy a quantity if the farmer would take half of hto pay ment In cash and the other half in merchandise at cost. The farm er accepted the offer. Tha atora- keeper counted out the cash and asked the farmer to select mer chandise for the other half of hto payment to which the farmer re plied; “lil take the other half in brooms. I know Just wbat they cost you.” ’* ' ' Third Shirt'State South Carolina has become the third largest, producer of men's cotton shirts. This news, hearienlng and re vealing, was carried In our tosua at Wednesdgyl For tlve five-weak period ending April 5 (latest figtres from the (federal bureau of the cenaua) this date turned aut 91,700 dosen shirts, or' 1400.400 indlvldaal garaants. Only'Penhsylvanla and Naw York now surpass South OroUna in out put In attaining third placa, tbto state supplanted New Jersey. ^ Many of these shirts are made in small plants. Ornment factories in South (torollna have grown from about eight plants In 1940 to more than' 100 now.' An<L they include various items, shirts ^being ''<mly one of the fields in whhA we have developed a sixeaMe infhistry. Sooth CaroUnais going forward. Its payrolls are increasing. It to coring tha deficit which has so loag czlated due to tmport- rw than pmdueta.- Ta OuSjS ^ apectoisIJS? . got vndarwsy. pouad for requMtir^- houafng and imu!?*** H plain erideneTS^S!^ hla poUctos upon ^ theary Mat If ? JT ^ Wanaca for IxMU of Idaho. wt, .«*!.* ft^toadlng hto tli« Oongrees. PriSSS^^ sued exacutlve to prevent a&y whatiioever or pned forces a^vSTi Playment of the OoSnJjB are vote-eattoias tha oplnioa of ▼Iwiu. will count UnSTi TOtsCT who hate irg Aa^e electkHi shaiM the Fraaident sad ku *®*^**^ are attemwH«, Henry for the votes of atowg ■o-called doubtful , If the Southeni mm" through their DemocSi parties; repudiate mTi cast their votes fw Thurmond sod WrlchL i ^Me.'at least, that ti- Ucket wUl poU more votes than the TjuMa Orangeburg Times k ] NOTICE TO AND CREDITS v-AlI parties indebtsi to M i of Ralj^ Nesblt SbsMoB by notified to make psTautI nnderslgned. and on psrtial having claims ogsint ttoi tate wUl present then duly nUtoted, within ths i acribejl by tow. CHARLES J. SHANNCX,] Camden, 8. C., Jnlyit; FINAL D1 Notice to hereby gtm u month from this dote, ts 18. 1948, Jennie C YMA make to the .probsto Gout i Shaw County her fiml ni, Ezeentrix of the estate d] S. 'Whitaker, decsssed, odi same date she will aiMj •aid Coart far a Bui i said Executrix. N.C,j JaiMjil. Camden, A (X, JIdr nl 7hC^ ... “.a , If" -1 P- if 'fl Tile Newi and Courier, Chariegtoii. laps liiat if Botiiiiif on the atstota booki to FtotoiBt a iflilte wan toosi baeonlBE a •ealwiinf.** See (f-today ■ ■■ ^