The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 23, 1917, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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C-jmiuIcu, S. March 23, 1917.
The construction of the immense
water power plant Just north of Cam
den will mean a tremendous amount of
money turned loose Into the channels
<>f trade In thin section. I'nless the
merchants and business men of Cain
den are alert to have these |>eoph)
do their trading here It will go else
where and the main obstacle In get
ting to Camden Is the fact that we
have no direct roadway from the power
site. Already many small houses have
Imhmi built on the company's territory
and several large houses will be erect
ed at once. Hundreds of laborers are
now engaged In constructing the rail-'
way from LugofT to the power site,
and we are reliably informed that be
fore the work Is completed there will
Ik- several thousand men employed In
that vicinity.
A committee has been named hy
the Chamber of Commerce to solicit
funds for a roadway north of Camden
and we think it worth while that the
merchants give' (literally to this proito
sltion.
A (ieruitin sympathizer in America
today is about as itopular as u dog
full of tleas.?Marion Star.
When Hill Sunday says he i.s going
to "clean up" in New York, we know
exactly what sort of a "clean up" he
exjtects to make-?Columbia Record.
Make a haul.
The New* & Courier says, "It is
hard to keep track of all that is going
on. The sensation of one day is lost
sight of next day when a new sensa
tion bursts upon us from the head
lines."
Clean 1 p Week.
We have been requested b> the
ladies of the Civic League to again re
mind the eltl/eiis that from April 1
to 7 is Clean Hp Week in Camden. Fly
time and mosipiito time will soon be
here again. I/Ct everybody clean up
premises'and have tilings spotlessly
clean in town.. We are sure the city
authorities will <l<< their part in clean
ing out and ^pairing all drains and
ditches and providing kerosene for all
place* where mosquitos are apt to
hns'd. Now is the time to fix up all
screen doors to keep the flies out. Hut
the main tiling is to eliminate all
sources of tly breeding. which means
all filth and rubbish about the house
and yards, and in vacant lots, ms well
:is in the streets.
The annual meeting of the South
Carolina Hankers' ass<?ciatlon is to be
held at Clemson College, June 117, LIS
and The matter <>f co-operating in
the light against the boll weevil will be"
one of the principal matters for dis
cussion at flic annual meeting of the
hankers. Ira H. Dunlnp of Itock Hill
is president of the association.
Notice J. (). I. A. M.
The Kershaw District Council J. <>
C. A .M. will meet with the Kershaw
Council No. r*\ nt Kershaw, S. C., Tues
day night April the loth 1P17. All
local Councils in Kershaw cqunty will
h expected to send delcgates*-one for
eafh ten members.
.1. K. Campbell. 1? C?.
L. W West. R S
IIU New# Any l>ay.
No one can foretell wliut a day may
bring forth now.
II in in the ttlr that more big news
Im likely Ic break any day.
For instance that little fla-h yealer
day sot the nerves of i>eoplo t hilling,
"A revolution in Merlin!" What an
upheave! In the world's history this
will mean!
And It may eome.
No man ean predict It. No man
can deny il Is coining.
That the Aristocratic IHvlne Klght
crowd now ruling In (Jermany will
hMe their hold k??n?4? day. Is certain.
That this <lay ma> he the day: or
tomorrow Is probable.
A horrible aaerllbv In hlood and
treasure has this war cost. And yet
if out of It all there ^merges a demo
cratic and ptirfled llussln ; a demo
cratle and purlfletl t?cnuany; a demo
erg tie and purtled Austria; the
testlhle and horrible Turkish Empire
is ohllterated, will It not have heen
worth It all-?this war? course It
will have been a horrible sacrifice for
the men who have had to die. But
will not their deaths have been in the
,greatest, grandest, most glorious war
the world has ever known??(JreenwooU
Index.
Senator William A. Stone of Mis
souri, was hung in elllgy at Camden,
N. J.. Monday on the occasion of a
Mat; raising over a new srhool blind
ing. The elllgy ls>ro a placard with the
senator's name and the word "traitor"
printed on It.
Thomas II. l'ojie has heen conllrined
as iswtinaster at tJreenvlllc. He will
mitifed David IV Traxler.
Our l'?rt In The War.
Perhaps the tlrst proceeding on part
of this country made necessary by the
sinking of American shipping, will be
the dispatching of a part of the Navy
to the blockaded zone for the purpose
of o|>eiilng the trade channel and keep
ing it open. There Is no other pnuw
tlcal manner of going Into a war with
(Germany. The (ierinan Navy Is bot
tled up and lield prisoner; the (Jer
inan armies are |>enncd in by the
Itrltlsh, the French, the Italians, the
Russians and other Allied forces. It
would he as impossible for them to
break through and get at America as
It would he for the United States to
break through and get at the (icrmans.
Where Is the fjerman army which
could be spared for the "invasion" of
America we hear talk about? (Jer
tnany has not so much as a regiment
of soldiers that could be spared from
the job In which the whole of the
<icrman acuty Is now engaged, and!
e en If It had, there would he the Im- I
possible task of sending an army over
here and landing it. Her Navy is1
absolutely powerless to make a move, j
so tills country Is not menaced by eith-|
cr (icrman soldiers or itcrman ships.
The war problem, so far as (Jnlted
Stativs participation is concerned, is
narrowed down to a single proposition!
of the submarine. IVrhafw some of
these highwaymen of the seas may
find their way over to these shores,
but they would have no resting phut*, '
no base of defense, and would Is* en
tirely at the mercy of the United
States torpedo fleets and coast de
fenses. They might come, but they
would never return. So much for the ;
"Invasion" feature. There is nothing
left but th?? contract for keeping open
the lanes of commerce and establish-1
ing and maintaining the freedom of
the seas. For that purpose the United
States may send warships to js>lice j
these lanes. It may send some of
its merchant vesels under convoy of 1
armed ships. If It comes to a forcible!
opening of the ocean lane of commerce '
It is to be ex|H.'cted that tin? United!
States will pay its toll in lost ves-j
^els -that It will feel the sting of
the torp<?do and the bite of the sub
marine?but in the end it will till
Ik contract. It will clear the barred j
zone of these agencies of doHatioe and 1
open the way for its ships of com-'
inercf.
We cannot ^eo where there will j
be a chance for any active partici
pation on part of the United States!
Army. Itcyoml purely domestic ser- j
vh-e it is likely to see none. I'erhaf* (
It would Im* better, to the end that
It would serve to bring the war to an I
The Car With More Miles At Less Cost
Upkeep Cost Reduced To A Minimum
All the Convenience of The Higher Priced Cars
without the Greater Cost.
If You Want a Good Car, Buy a
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??arllor coitclusifyi, thut the particlpa
tIon of this country In the war could
hike on (i more active form than 1h
probable, Tho changing events of the
cast ft' v wcckx "have Indicated that
thoro will ho no call for American as
sistance In tho trenches of tho Kurchj
l>oau battlefields. our work Is to bo
confined to iho guarding of our hojue
shored, to tho dls|>crslug of the sub
marine fleet and to lending every
llnanelul aid and moral support of
which tho country may he capable to
Great Mr 11 ti I ii and tho Alllea. Tho
submarines have so far had a helpless
enemy?If unarmed ships may he so
regarded?1<? play with. As a mat
ter of course iininx of those subma
rines have he ?u weld. to the hottoui
by lUltlsh gunner!-, :?uf of that we have
had small account Wo believe that
when the rrilted . States begins opera
tions In the barred xoue a different
sfrtry from that which has Immmi ho
Inng carried In the news|iapers will
be told. That the l'ulte<l States Is
going to begin these ofierutioiiM can
no longer be doubted. It Is tho only
course left to this Government.?Char
lotto Observer.
NAVAL RKCKl irt) WANTED.
Officer I'rges Parents Not To Dissuade
Youths From Joining.
The Chronicle Is In receipt of the
following letter from O. F. Cooj>or, U.
S. Recruiting oil I cor for South Oaro
llna, with headquarters at 209 Meeting
street, Oharh>ston :
"At this critical time In our national
life It is of supreme importance that
tho Navy-?"Our First Line of De
fense"?lie recruited up to full strength.
Twenty thousand men are needed linme
dlately to p'rojierly man the ships al
ready built or noarlng completion.
"I regret to have to state that tho
most serious ohstacje we have to over
come In securing recruits in this state
is tho objection of tho parents. Some
parents not only use their Influence to
prevent their sons from enlisting hut
in many cases refuse to sign the age
! certificates required, even when the up
j pllcant is of proper age.
i "The need of our eouiitry for more
men for the Navy is urgent and should
Im; given, first consideration by all Amor
leans worthy of tho name.
"Furthermore, the safety of the
country demands that the present high
morals of our Navy be maintained.
In other words we not only need more
men but these should be of tho high
est typo. To accomplish this, all par
ents, teachers, ministers and other
leaders of community thought should
bo urged to Inculcate In every young
man the love ?>f country and the sub
lime beauty of service to that coun
try and the personal nature, of this
service. Such service cannot bo uelo
gated to. our neighbor. No man ha
il right to sit hack and bemoan the
unprepared state of our country wltli
i out first doing his utmost to help pre
pare. If disaster overtakes us the in
dividual and more especially to the
leaders of public thought will go the
lions share of the blame. Arouse pub
lic sent linen t to the necessity and the
battle is half won.
"This duty should be cheerfully in
formed by each on* without thought
I of reward. Fortunately, however, in
i the ease of our Navy, the reward Is
fully commensurate with the servioo.
i This feature should bo given careful
consideration by all parents truly in
terested in the welfare and advance
! merit of their sons.
! "In addition, it is the patriotic priv
ilege of every mother and father to
teach their boy that his first duty
is to his country, for by enlisting now
Ik* may help to safeguard his jw>s
torlty for all time. In addition lie
l honors himself and tlicm by offering
his service whether it be accepted or
| not. It is therefore epparent at this
time, that whoever, from any cause,
| attempts to dlsuado any young man
from offering to serve his country as
| suines a grave responsibility, for en
listments now. may prevent invasion
and ruthless destruction of pro[>erty
and lives. Quick action now may pre
vent war and in case of war being
I unavoidable, would put our lir-t lino
of defense, the Navy, in a position to
use its full potential strength against
any possible enemy.
"It is urged and requested that you
publish at least part of this letter.
Its imi>ortance can scarcely be over
estimated as the fountain head of pa
triotism a pilars to be threatened by
the action of thoughtless parents,
friends and guardians."
j Even as Judas Did.
Thirty business and professional men
! <>f Jonesboro. Arkansas, this w<?ek sent
I .10 pieces of silver to Senator \V. F.
Kirbv. in rebuke to his stand in the
j senate, opposing President Wilson, and
| fteeompanfed the coins with the follow
ing letter:
"Herr Kirby: Feeilnc that if .Tmlas
I sen riot cjirni'il his, so have you, we
In the Kaiser's name herewith enclose
.'50 ji?f silver, and have added your
! n:iine to the heroic list, uf those who
I have worked for der Faterland?von
! I?rel. Von Horn. l>ernber>r. Herr Stone.
Herr LaKollette. Herr Oronnn. Her von
Vardaman. von i)er Works. Herr Cum
.mill's. Hi-rr von Klapp and Herr von
< ?)'(i.u in.i is. nnd her rest. I'tif Weider
i en
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at. I <? i f >rfhuith furnish him with
the :>? e>.>;irv affidavit.? Spartanburg
T '; r::?!
Stop,
and Listen
JUST A MINUTE
The problem of making our farms self-sustaining
of raising Food for Man and Feed for Stock at home
is so important, so far-reaching that we frankly don't
see much chance of making farms in Kershaw Coun
ty permanently profitable unless it is properly solved.
Your cotton money is going out of the county in
enormous quantities right now because we have not
learned that profitable farming hinges on this one
thing probably more than any other.
The best test of your farming ability is: Do you
make your farm Self-Sustaining?
To stand the test requires forethought, well laid
plans, business sense. It requires that we shall make
Past Mistakes into Present Helps.
There are two classes of farmers in Kershaw
County this Spring, classified by reason of their
thinking and planning for this year?
The First one thinks to himself:
"Cotton s going to be mighty high jnext Fall, at least
18 cents per pound. Every Bale Possible This Year if
ever in our lives. Let's put that field where the oats
A t
were killed in cotton. We can work a little harder ana
handle it all right, if it doesn't rain too much."
- The other one says:
"Boys, our stomachs first this year, then our pocket
books. Guess- if this farm can make Its Own Living this
year we can use our cotton money next fall to Pay Debts
or Start Saving Accounts as the occasion demands.
Which class is the biggest in this county and to
which do you belong?
Let's measure the price of cotton not in cents per
pound but in terms of what necessities it will pur
chase. Look over these figures and see if its high
measured that way.
The purchasing power of a bale of cotton at $60
Spring of 1914 is here compared with a bale at $90
now:
1914 1917
Hay 4 tons at $15.00 3 Vi tons at
Corn 80 bushels at 75 62 bushels at ...
Oats 92 bushels at 65 106 bushels at ..
Flour 12 barrels at 5.00 8 barrels at
Lard 600 lbs. at 10 409 lbs. at
Salt Pork . .. 500 lbs. at ~ 12 450 lbs at
,S\veet Potatoes 92 bushels at . 65 64 bushels at ...
Irish Potatoes .66 bushels at 90 221/2 bushels at
$27.00
1.45
.. 1.45
. 11.00
... .22
?. .20
.. 1.40
4.00,
Depend On Us to Help Any Way We Can.
Bank of Camden
Bank of Bethune
First National Bank
Loan & Savings Bank