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?mmmmmu?u~ .. - in ii >1 n. mu THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE ^ ? M. p. NIL 88, ?dltor and proprietor FukUehed ovory Friday at Nuinbor ti(>9 iKrth Uroad 8tro?t. and the Caiiidon. South Carolina }?fj?flf1?j ii iocothI clmti iumII lunltor* JPrlO# P?* Te*rTl OO. No pWorlptlons t?k?o for less then 81* Montfca In all Instanoea th? ubsorlptlon prlctf la duo P*?*! bl? In advance. All /i?MU?or,?>tlo?*? assure r rS,:?uA ssp.^r.^rr price. - :c Friday, gpptember 22, 1839 TO CAMDEN BU8INE88 MEN . Tae city of Camden will be decorat/ ed vvlth overhead banner lluea and flag groups on street light standard* during the week of the Cotton featlvalf The matter of decorating store fronts will be left to Individual merchants and it Is the earnest hope of the Festival committee that all who can will cooperate In this particular. A leading decorutlng Arm has been awarded the contract for the street decorations mid the \bulldlng of the flout for the queen. This company will also look after the decorating of store fronts. A representative of the company will arrive in Camden October 1, with a complete supply of decorations. Cotton Festival Committee. I NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING BEST Despite the appearance of other advertising media, the newspaper remains the most productive channel whereby industry can reach the buying public?and Industry Is fully aware of that fact. A recent survey well illustrates the sustained popularity of newspapers among advertisers. The survey was made by four national associations serving chain stores, and covered 138 representative systems operating more than 33,000 stores, coast-to-coast ?and having annual sales well In excess of $3,000,000,000. During thy typical year covered by the survey, those companies spent more than $55,000,000 for advertising, an average of $1,754 per store. Almost 58 per cent of the money was spent with newspapers. A little less than 10 per cent wus spent on Ivand1411s and similar printed matter, much of which wus produced In local newspaper plunts. Only 4 30 per cent was -spent for radio, with the balance made up of expenditures on miscellaneous media. Breaking the figures down, It was found that drug chains spent 82 24 per cent of their advertising dollar with newspapers, grocery chains spent 56.53 percent and "general merchandise and variety chains spent 51.35 percent. That Is a testimonial to the charetor of the American press. No institution holds a higher place in the esteem of the American people. This is particularly true of tho newspapers serving smaller towns of the country, which are read from "cover to cover" by their subscribers?news, locals advertisements and all. SAME BREW Politics, Indeed, makes strange bedfellows. Back In 1923, writing his book, "Meln Kamph," Adolph Hitler said: "We must never forget that here (in Russia) Is the scum of humuulty. Any alliance between the Reich and Soviet Russia would be the end of Germany."' That was when Hitler needed an enemy t o fight, a sort of bogle by which the German people could be frightened. His new treaties with "tho scum of humanity" show his former contempt for the Soviet and his fear of any alliance with them to have been mere protease. Apparently he has overcome the fear that such an alliance would bo the end of Germany; but wo wouldn't even now be too sure it may not have that result eventually. At any rate, if Sovletism Is the scum, it Is off the same brew as that from which Nazlism was poured. There is ono thing a dictator doesn't have to be and that is consistent. ?Rock Hill Herald. WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO? The Sumtor Daily Item has asked the quest Ion "why some motorists blow and keep blowing their horns when halted in a string of cars by the rod light at the corner of business streets?" The Florence Morning News takes up the question, as a fitting one for citizens of Florence to answer, and taking the cue from them, we also propound the question locally. We don't attempt to answer the question, as neither the Dally Item nor the Florence News would do. The proper answer would not read very well In print.?Newberry Observer. The Civilian Conservation Corps, which Is about to recruit 10,000 replacements, offers assurance that enrollment in the corps would not entall military service. "We want every mother In America to knoW' paid kvfc aide of Robert Fechnerv thl CtC director, "that If her son Is among the accepted October volunteers, he will not be put behind a gun." COMMENTS ON MBN AND THINGS (By BpaeUtor) la Popeye an old fraud? Have we boon eating great quantities of spinach under a delusion? Perish the thought! Fond young mammas of scientific turn have fed little J Inutile and Millies on spinach iu the belief that they would grow strong like Popeye. lint, as always ' happens, one man of aclettce will throw a bomb at what another says. In my childhood I heard that "abundant feeding" was good for a cold, That Is to say, it is bad for the cold but good for the patient. As a small ,boy I accepted tfebt doctrine and lived up to It scrupulously, regarding it as only slightly less Impressive than the decrees from Sinul. (u fact, when the "table spread" Is tempting 1 still lean fondly to that grund Idea. Whether the harassed futher or a growing boy can openly advocate that "heavyfeeding" treatment for colds Is quite 9tiother matter. Pathology aud Finance tplght clash In a terrific battle. Mut what about Spinach? Can we bribe the young hopefuls to eat spinach under the impression that they will grow up to becomo foot ball stars at Clemson ?Or fast-ball kings llko the great Walter Johnson? I'm going to say right hero that If spinach can produce u foot bull man of Popeyo ability I want to send a few cases or hogheuds to Carolina a couple of weeks before the next clash with Clemson. How about the spinach? it's a wash out, kiddles. You were right all the time; all that Popeye stuff is the bunk. In the midst of our hero? worship comes a man of science, one Doctor Kdward F. Kohman, of Philadelphia, and throws a monkoy-wrench Into the machinery. What does he say? Suys that spinach not only does not supply the useful lime salts or calcium, but tt keeps away from the body of the calcium of milk or other foods. And worse than that, says he "spinach contains too much oxalic acid." According to this same man of science one would do better by eating mustard greens, kale and collards. Mustard greens and collards! Well, ! give me spinach, oxalic acid, Prusslc acid, carbolic acid?or what not. Spectator has hay-fever, or something else uncomfortable and annoying. When Spectator was a real hay man. planting hundreds of bushels of peas for hay, ho had no such hay fever, but now that he Is less haymlndod the ebullient Bplrlts which once made hay seem now 'to make fever. We are all guesaers, usually very poor guessers. Many of our farmers are wondering about the prospect for I a high price for cotton. One man's ' guess Is as good as another man's I may be dead wrong and a thousand miles from the truth, but I have an idea that prices will go up. Here's my reasoning. The big buyers will be Britain and France. Because of submarine menace they will buy for a short haul and along the most protected routes., That Indicates that the United States will be the principal seller. Britain and France will not risk the long hauls from Australia, India, Egypt and-South America when they can get what they need from this country. So, even In the matter of cotton, the dangers and delays of shipping will tend to concentrate I British and French trade In the United States. An Industrialist of wide-spread Interests told me a week ago "The Santee-Cooper development will not bring any new enterprises to South Carolina because the political atmosphere of this State is hostile." Politicians In our State think It Is good pblltics to attack and hamstring business. It may be good politics for a day, but It means that South Carolina will continue to feed only on the crumbs which fall from the table." I Strangely enough. Just before that I gentlemen called on me I had read an I article in a Northern trade Juornal j which said about the same. Let the prophesies I have cited put us on guard My own observation Is that the political atmosphere in South Carolina Is improving, and I have testified frequently to the constructive attitude of the Governor, and the leaders of both the House and Senate, j I am well aware of the energetic efI forts of the Farmers and Taxpayers j Loa^m# an(l of the South Carolina I Fedwfttlon of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry. To these constant j workers for state-wide results I would j adji the Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade and Service Clubs. One good item which came to me recently was that one big industrialist. who for years would not consider South Carolina, is coming to this State to look over the field becauso the recent legislature showed a friendly spirit toward business and investment. Ix;t the Congress amend the neutrality law so as to permit sales of anything that may be bought In this country for cash and carried away by ' the purchaser. Many reasons may be assigned for that: Our own trade Is worth developing; Nations too poor or too peace-loving to prepare for war through dedl cation of their major effort to manufacture of munitions should not be thrown upon the meroy of war-mong1 ers; ' In our own defence, while the world Is ablaze, our munitions plants Should be expanded so as to provide fpr our needs In the event of emergency; Gradual development of our manufacturing facilities now would prevent over-expansion In a crisis; Sales on the cash and carry basis would not be one-sided. If, for example, only England and France might buy In quantity from us the Germans do not hesitate to buy from every neutral nation within reach of them, while seizing the Immense munitions plants of Poland and Skoda; Germany can buy here, too, either, in her own name, or through Norway, I Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Russia and Italy. If the United States had not bought munitions and airplanes from the French and British during the .World War our American army in France might have had to attack the Germans with walking canes and cappistols. of course 1 am exaggerating, but without the supplies purchased from England and France the A. E. F. could not have gone Into battle. I hold no brief for England and France. Of course I hope they will wipe the earth up with Hitler; but I am thinking primarily of ourselves 1 when I urge that we bring all our war | manufacturing facilities up to maximum efficiency. Such things *an't i be done overnight., A lot of trouble can be done in six months; a \bt of ships can be sunk; a lot of blood spill* ed; but this country cannot be geared for war In six months. So let's get started. Start up all our plants and sell their, products until we need them ourselves. Probably every school district in the State, and every state institution would accomplish as much for the public if the buildings had cost about a half of what was actually spent. Not every merchant houses his business in a brick and marble palace, but our public buildings are built on a plan beyond the means of the people. Years ago our fathers and grandfathers rebuilt this Stale, following the Civil War. I have thought kindly and respectfully of those men; have thought of them as men of heroic stature. But we are a much brighter lot today. Those men had simple, even childish Ideas about debt. They planned and worked along modest lines. Old plodders that they were, they worked hard and cleared the fields and reared families and bought Lheir farms through narrow ignorant, oldtlme skimping and saving and hardliving. Now look at the progress we've made. We have splendid public buildings?thousands of dollars ol bonds outstanding; we have lost the place the old gentlemen bought and paid for when a dollar was a dollai and hard to ""come by," but we have bought it, of another again?and l^ave a nice mortgage on it; and we hgve put a new roof on the house and painted the place?on Government credit; and we have bought a car through the "finance company" and are buylnj clothes on the Installment plan. So our little State operates on the same plan. If we had the resolu^lor to reduce our State, County and Mtutl clpal budgets at least thirty perceni nobody would know the difference ix twelve months. Railroads Very Important. The American people pre resolved to stay out of war, but even widespread hostilities confined to Europe would put a heavy strain on bur railroads to meet both commercial demands and additional precautionary measures of defense. According to a survey by the Kaliway Age, ' the , carriers' equipment Is In no such shape to meet an emergency as In 1014. In the ten rears preceding they had been acquiring an annual average of 3.600 new locomotives and 170,000 freight care. In the last ten years the corroapomllug. figures have been 402 and 48,000. 1*1 Even a I lOVing for the Increased' capacity of modern locomotives and cars, declines of 87 and 78 percent in the renewal rates for the two classes of rolling stock represent a serious discrepancy. It la estimated that If hostilities should baoouio general in Europe, demauds of traffic on American railroads would Increase mote than 30 percent. It would be necessary to add 2,400 locomotives and 800,000 freight cars. Congress' lack of concern for the railroads might bear bitter fruit. The railroads are not only "the keys of Industry" but a Vital branch ofnptional defense. They must be keh{ strong and fit, the same as ti^e army and navy. This factor was not stressed at the recent session of congress, but it Is one that cannot safely be ignored as our Nation prepares to repel any threat to its peace and prosperity. I Rameses II, of Egypt, had the largest family of which there is record. Two hundred children were in the family. Inscriptions mjude by their father mention 111 sons and 50 daughters. ' mmmmsmmmv Ht 19 AN AMiNIOAN He 1* an American. He hear* au airplane overhead, and If he looks up at all does so iu curiosity, uelther In fear uor !u the hope of seeing a protector. < " His Wife goes marketing, aud her purchases are limited by her needs, her tastes, her budget, but uot by decree. ? He comes home of au eveulug thru streets which are well lighted, Dot dimly In blue. - ' He reads his newspaper And knows that what It says is not eoncocted by a bureau, but an honest, uutrammeied effort to present the truth, i He has uever had a gas mask on. He nas never been in a bombproof shelter. I His military training, an H. O. T. O. | course lu college, he took because It I excused him from the gym course and It was not compulsory. | He belongs to such fraternal organI izatlous and clubs as he wishes. He adheres to a political party to j the extent that he desires?the dominant one, If that be his choice, but i with the distinct reservation that he | may criticize any of its policies with all the vigor which to him seems proI pern-any other as his convictions dictate, even, if it be his decision, one which holds that the theory of government of the country Is wrong and 1 should be scrappedj He does not believe, if his party Is out of power, that the only way In which It can come Into power Is thru a bloody revolution. He converses with friends, even with chance acquaintances, express^ ing freely hiB opinion on any subject, without fear. He does not expect his mall to be opened between posting and receipt, nor his telephone to be tapped. He changes his place of dwelling, and does not report so doing to the police. i He haB not registered with the polico. He carries an identification card only In case he should be the Victim of a traffic accident. He thinks of his neighbors across international borders?of those to the north as though they were across a | state line, rather than as foreigners? | of those to the south more as strangI ers since they speak a language different from his, and with the knowl| edge that there are now matters d# difference between his government and theirs, but of neither with an expectancy of war. He worships God in the fashion of his choice, without let. His children are with him in his home, neither removed to a place of greater safety, if oyung, nor, if older, ordered ready to serve the state with sacrifice of limb or life. He has his problems, his troubles, his uncertainties, but all others are not overshadowed by the Imminence of battle and sudden death. He should struggle to preserve his Americanism with its priceless privileges. He Is a fotunate man. He is an American.?Exchange. HAIL, BAMBERG COUNTY We want to go on record as offering our heartfelt congratulations to Bamberg county and to Calhoun county, the only two counties In the state free of debt. Since Bamberg county is in a sense nearer home and a much closer neighbor, we are more famfliar with the situation there. Last week, the people of the county voted down a federal grant to be coupled with county money for the purpose of erecting a new court house. Bamberg folks figure that the old court house Is good enough for them. When the county was first formed 4D years ago, the people did not go Into debt. They raised as much caBh as possible for the erection of a court bouse and jail, and what was not paid for in cash was underwritten by the town of Bamborg. These bonds were paid off a few weeks ago. We believe in progress and think a new court house would be very fine; but we glory In the spunk of the people who will not go Into debt and mar the record of their county. Hail, Bamberg?the pay-as-you-go county.? Hampton County Guardian. DO DROP IN. :: 3 i Chicago ?Mrs. Margaret Sullivan . was taking a nap when suddenly from ; the living room of her bungalow came i an awful racket. [ Plaster cracked, laths snapped, the - chandleller crashed and through the , ceiling tumbled A youth of about 18, ) landing on the floor, also the seat of i his trousers. He was scrambling out of the mess, when Mrs. Sullivan arrived at the , doorway. "Excuse me," he said, "I r guess I'm In the wrong house," and ried, in a cloud of dust. ' It Is estimated that the motor ve1 hide traffic accidents happening dur lag 1998 cost the motorists of the I United States 1760,000,000 in wage r- lots, medical expense and overhead cost of insurance, plus another 9750,000,000 for property damage. Anti-Nazi Leader Slain On Street . Bucharest, Sept, 11?Prime minist?v Armand Callnescu was shot^and killed today while driving in his automobUe in one qt pal streets. -x -The premier, fcnibWfctai' thW 'strong man " ot Rumania tor his suppression of the pro^iahl ^taon ipprd organisation was shot at 12:80 p. in.?6:20 a. m, Columbia time?from another au:rbUvTWwr-Me h" At this point; wHwrthO aseooUted press correspondent apparent!/ started to give further details of the assassination, the telephone oonnection betweeu Bucharest aud Copenhagen was broken. The Rumanian government radio announced the agaaaslnatlou. Baltimore Orioles to. Train At Aiken Baltimore, Sept. 2<K?General manager Johu Ogden, manager^eleot Tommy Thomas and Charles H. Knapp, Jr., member of the advisory'board of the Baltimore Orioles, will leave Sunday for Aiken, S. C., to investigate the possibility of the international league baseball club's training there next spring. * CHANGE IN TRAIN 8CHEDULE8 ANNOUNCED BY 8EABOARD.,,LINE Norfolk, Va., Sept. 21-A-Effectlve northbound September 23, the Silver Meteor Is to leave Miami 8:00 a. m., and St. Petersburg 10:20 a. m. every third day, arriving Washington 6:40 a. m. aud New York 10:56 a. m., it la announced by the Seaboard railway. This change is to be effective up to and including December 1. (Seaboard's Diesel-electric powered sleeping car and de luxe coach limiteds, the Southern States Special, and Cotton States Special, daily trains out of New York, are running two hours faster than last fall to Florida, the Mid-South and to Atlanta-Birmingham. The Robert B. Lee is leaving New York daily at 6:15 Instead of 6:30. No change In the running time of the New York-Florida Limited Is announced by the Sea-N board. It will continue to depart ffom' New York at 9:45 p. m. All times are Eastern Standard Time. Seaboard's trains operate from Richmond to Washington over the R. F. & P. and from Washington to New York over the Pennsylvania railroad. From Ear To Eye. Pittsburgh?The telephone girl at the -office of a machine company thought she was being kidded when a caller asked for a Mr. Joseph Ey. It sounded like this: 'Ts Mr. Eye in?" "No, I'm sorry, but he's out. Any message?" "Oh, no?Just tell Mr. Eye that Mr. Ear called." The caller was Joseph lrr. Kids. Bedford, Ind.?Tqfcree young brothers came here to help Waiter Burton Wicker, 90, celebrate his birthday. They were John, 80, Aden, 85, and Cole, 88. I The eggs of sturgeons are not taken for caviar when the female is ready to spawn, but at an earlier period, when the roe is hard. A large female may yield as much as fifteen gallops, or 2,400,000 eggs. Because the sturgeon Is such a valuable prize, It Is becoming very rare. Terry Pin'a Tipa on SINGING By FREDERIC A. BIRMINGHAM Consolidated feotvfos. Inc.?WNU Sorvko. SONG gladdens the heart as nothing else will, except maybe a forgotten five-dollar bill in an old pair of pants. A - ^ Some women can sing like a bird. But, on the other hand, a pelican can eat a raw fish. If it comes to a showdown, you can buy Ash cheaper than diamonds. "T Singers are assured of a long life span, on account of easily bringing help during fires or if acCfdfehtylly pushed into a welh f rf,r' 'J Only long practice makes an opera singer. It. is. only by careful schooling that 00#^ learns in whet localities it is all to bellow as oudly as he pleaij*_ Faraier-M^J N, P.*OaUya, well knowa ^ dairy farmer end h?*a of ^ d!j Springe dairy has been named m W*rt?Ayor of (be city of n.mdoa J Cotton ^festival week by Mayor ? 9 McOdMe. T F 9 The farmer councilman J t>?o city oouucH are L. p. Blfmey; W. A. Boy kin, 0f Bayfcfc. ifl C. Jones, of Liberty Hll,; j. \y o.9 M, of K<Wi?0W. and M. a, Khxr9 Bethune. 7 ' . 9 The chief of police for festltM <ul will be D. G. MoLeod.of Hlao?. 9 brother of Sheriff J. H. McUod'J Kershaw county. CONOMY IMMAITIVK ~ FOR NATIONAL OepliiJ ?? It la announced that the e0TQ| 1 ment plans immediate further steil in building up tbft,.national detenl in order to insure the terrlto^S curity of North America. The tun! for instance, which la now at 85 n! cent of blue-prl^t strength, u to! brought to full strength, and a la! number of old war vessels are to 3 recommlssloned to not as patrol ?hi! American waters. , V This means hundreds of mlllio|l for the taxpayers to pay. it tB an i! pense whloh the bulk of the peopj! think necessary and Justified. a9 it will be up to the next congietsfl decide whether 'the expenditure ! public money will be confined to b! cessary functions of government, ntS as national defense, or wasted ae ?! have seen it on tax eating exp*! meuts. ? Certainly there are luuumerab]! cases where the cost of governme^l can be cut-?cases whore the very effl flciency of government would be l|! proved by economy, such as takli^l the government out of competitic! with private business. It is time to cut such uncalled to! expenses, to that there may be oufl ney, without inoreased taxes, for afl tlonal dofonae. More increases In oi! incredible debt or in our staggerin! tax load, are the greatest danger tfl national seourity and independence.! UNIVERSITY QET8 GOVERNMENT PILOT8 TRAINING 8CHOOll Columbia, Sept. 18.?A flight school! for training civilian pilots will be es! tablished at the University of Sotitb! Carolina this autumn by the Civil Ae>! ronautic Authority, Chairman Robert! H. Hinckley Of the authority Informed! President J. Rion McKlsslck ot tbi! University today. The program calls for igffal training to prepare a student tot ifl private pilot certificate of competoifl cy. A limited number of studeittfl will be accepted for this tratnhgfl Each will receive 72 hours of grom! schooling given at the University nil from 35 to 60 hours of flight inotrMfl tion at the Columbia Municipal dfl port Ground school subjects will includifl history of aviation, civil air repkj tions, navigation, meteorology, puifl chutes, aircraft and theory of flllWfl engines, instruments and rftdlo aflffl and forms. ~ M Expenses of instruction wtiU^H borne partially by the Civil Asrosl^B tics Authority, partially by the itifl dents. ? The number-of passenger art! volved in fatal accidents since 1M' increased 21 percent, while tneoi^H ber of trucks involved in faUl ??* dents has dropped 29 percent. Wants?For Sale I NOTICE?To our Oermetics patrj! . in Camden. You may now otfl your Dermetlcs direct^from tbef^B trlbutor. Address Dermetlcs butor, 322 Shandon Street, bIa- 8 c. ' , *(f!M FOR 8ALE?One Frigidalre, OmJ lera Kitchen Cabinet, One Fjot?T Four-Burner Oil Stove with JJJfl Cheap for Cash. Apply EUlWT Camden, 8. C. ?Kfl FOR SALE ? The Matheson Wfl an^ about teifacfea of land erty Hill. If Interested write1 or Mrs. John Croxton, route * shftW S C FOR RENT?Apartment for rent* bedrooms, kitchen _ and batn. "j private. Furnished tor unfurnn"* Apply 1602 Falrjbtr^t, phono vm Camden, 8. C. ? ^ FOR 8ALE ? One Shulta uprJJfl Piano. Good as new. At ? TB gain. See it at 1602 Fair ?*m Phone 222-J, Camden, FOR SALE OR RENT?One S? house and one five-room. at Dusty Bend. Apply ?. i* "jT dale, Westville, 8. C. J*Jfl CURTAIN8 8TRETCHE1*?Atj??^ able price, all work ^a^TUM - dress M4 Campbell street, ^ g ? |B INVE8TIQA*Brr-Duo-Therm oiJJB ers. No a?*es, no soot, no fl build aa cold B. sixes for one or six gfl ' Beard, Oamdem, S. tt ti<|Mgaa street Abram M- AtRM . jcietor. a ? f -- li ' 'IffiHlH