The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 29, 1939, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
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Weekly News Letter j
From Liberty Hill
Liberty Hill, Sept. 26.?At the |
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
services were conducted .by Klder
John G. Richards, who read a letter|
from Rev, J. A. Mclntlre, to whom a
call had been extended some time
ago to become pastor of the Liberty j
11111 church, stating that he had been
away from home, hence the delay lu
replying, A definite decision as to
accepting the call has not been reached
?o fgr.
The Preabyterlan church was host:
on Tuesday to the visiting group con-1
ference of Presbyterian ladles In all-(
day session, dinner being served at
the community house.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards, 3rd,
and baby, of Florence, and Prof, and
Mrs. J. P. Richards, of I^ancaster,
were week end visitors In the home
of their mother, Mrs. C. E. Richards. J
K. J. Cunningham, of Spartanburg,
was an overnight guest on Sunday
night of his brother, C. D. Cunningham.
Mrs. E. L. Jones and little son,
Lamar, visited relatives in Camden
on Friday last. They were accompanied
by Miss Jennio Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. George 13. Cunningham
left on Sunday for a visit of
ten days In their old home state of
Kentucky.
Miss Dru Baxley. of Camden, has
returned home after a pleasant stay
of several days with Misses Clara and
Louise Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clements, of
Lynchburg, stopped over for a short
while one evening last week, returning
from Wlnthrop college, where
they went to carry .their daughters,
Annie' Belle and Ix)ttle, to resume
their studies.
Postmaster C. D. Cunningham and
I I I I I I III fci , <1111 II I . 1 JCgggggg?
8. H. Cunningham were business visltors
In Heath Hprings on Friday of
last week.
Little Miss Sue Perry lXeaton, who
has been In Hock Hill and Charlotte
for sometime undergoing eye treatment,
is at home again.
Mrs. T- 8- Hammond, of Lancaster,
was a week end guest of Mr. and
Mrs. H. 8. Higgles, who also had with
them their daughter, Miss Willie I^ee,
a Winthrop student.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pressley, of
Birmingham, Ala., were here last
week visiting relatives. Mrs. Pressley
will be remembered as Miss Charlotte
Wardlaw.
Mrs. James Thompson, of West
Virginia, spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ti. H. Cunningham,
who also had as/'k guest, Burnett
Talbert, of Plneville, Ky.
Jimmy L. Jones, who is engaged in
construction work at Oeorgetown,
spent the week end with his family
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Z.
Hilton.
We are pleased to report that the
library here is again open for the
accommodation of the reading public.
Miss Louise Johnston is the accommodating
custodian.
Miss Sophia Richards, who has for
some time been the popular WPA
supervisor of women's work for KerHhaw
county, has been promoted to
supervise several counties with her
headquarters in Columbia.
L. P. Thompson, also with the
WPA, has been promoted and placed
in charge of different work.
After several weeks of dry weather
we had a very acceptable fall of rain
thruout Tuesday evening and night.
Plant turnips!?C.
Argentina. Brazil and Uruguay have
established a co-ordinated naval pa-'
trol of their territorial waters to safe-'
guard their neutrality.
Wants No War But |
Should Be Prepared
Wyndham M. Manning of Sumter
asserted that "there appear# to be
a practical unanimity of opinloa" in
South Carolina "aa to the neo?*My
for complete armed prepaf^d*
neaa" by the United States but "that
America has no call to pgrticipaU $u
this war as a belligerent."
Mr. Manning* the 1939 runnerup for
governor, aaid in a formal statement
that he had "written to Senator B.
D. Smith and the members of the
South Carolina delegation in congress
giving them the apparent concensus
of opinion in tljja state as I have
I found it from many conversation*
! with men from most sections of the
state and from many lines of work
1 concerning the war situation and our
attitude towVd it. I have also expressed
my own opoinion of what our
policy should be.
"There appears to be practical
unanimity of opinion," be said, "as
to the necessity for complete armed
preparedness. 1 have found no opposition
to this?and this appears to be
I the most complete reversal of public
opinion in this state that I know o .
A few mouths ago there was a wide
difference of opinion as to preparedness
and the policy of the American
legion in which I have always concurred,
was then not popularly ac-,
cepted. Now that policy seems to be
universally accepted.
"There is also practical unanimity
of opinion that America has no oall j
to participate In this war as a belligerent.
The feeling is that we should ,
arm to protect the civilization which ,
we have Inherited in America; that,,
come what may in Europe and Asia,;
the American hemisphere should be,
maintained aB a refuge for that civilization
ffnd as a foundation upon (
which to improve upon and rebujld ,
the civilization of the world in the
future.
"On the question of amending the
neutrality laws to provide a "cashj
'and carry" policy there is considersj
ble difference of opinion, with, 1 be-|
lleve, aVmajority agreeing with the;
president' that the change should be.
made. My own opinion la that the
change should be made. There does,
not appear to me to be any moral'
difference in selling the arms for war-,
fare to a belligerent Xhan there Is in j
selling the materials from which such,
arms can be manufactured. Of,
course profits should be controlled,
and not be allowed to become a com-j
polling reason to take part in war.,
The advantage of the proposed(
change are evident and there doefl|
not appear to be any firm ground up-(
on which to base the charge that it
is unneutral to change this so-called
neutrality law during the Course of
war. I do not see where there Is dan-,
gov that the change can lead us a
step toward war as the isolationists,
are charging. It is merely a return
to a sane and time-tested system of
international law. from which we
should never have rie\Lated.
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REST IS PRIME FORCE ?N
COMBATTING TUBERCULOSIS
li is more and more evident that
rest is the most important part of
getting well from tuberculosis. During
the past month a number of teen
age students, found last spring to
have signs of early tuberculosis have
been re-X-rayed. This second examination
shows some of the students to
be worse and some to be no better.
It has been decided for the purpose
ot protecting the health of these children
and to prevent the spread of tuberculosis
in the schools to keep
these children out of school until
they are well. losing time from
school Is disappointing to parents as
well as children. Following Instructions
repeatedly given by physicians
and nurses might have prevented it.
Trulv. progress, in getting well from
tuberculosis MM* ihe old saying. "A
stitch in time saves nine."
The Kershaw County Tuberculosis
Association, in every part of its pro!
gram, seeks to protect the health of
each individual in the county, believing
that "No home is safe till all
homes are safe." Their work Is made
possible by the annual sale of Christmas
Seals, which this year will be'
gin on December 1.
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Asia. with its 16.700,000 square
miles, is the most populated continent.
U has more than 954,000,000
inhabitants, or more than half the
population of the world.
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS j
'(By Spectator) j
Spectator advocate* amending the j
neutrality law so that the nation* ot
the world may buy whatever we hare (
to sell, pay caah for it, and take It (
at their owtn rlak. Spectator la no (
"third-termer"; he bellevea that
among the hundred and thirty million* ,
of our people there mu*t be at leaet ,
two competent men, so Mr. Roosevelt (
should not have to deny hhnself the i
thrills of uninterrupted fishing after j
this term.
General Johnson Hagood wrote ..a i
book about our army, and the like. I 1
Intended to skip about ka it, but found J
It so Interesting and informative that <
I read from beginning to end. 1
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Would it be unneutral to sell to England
and not to Germany? Yes, ]
If we deliberately excluded Germany, i
as the President seemed to advocate
at one time. But to allow all nations (
equal opportunity to buy does not t
coin pel us to assume that Germany
cannot take and chrry away what she ,
might buy. i
England and Franoe cannot get mu- ,
nltlons from Russia. There Is an lm- j
mense source of supply which Ger- j
many will develop fully. Russia could ,
say '*Well, here It Is; come get it." ,
But England and France can't get
there. Germany is not compelling ,
Polish factories *-to supply German
needs.
Let us not be war-mongers, nor warseekers;
but let us, at least, not deny
to our own people full right to do
business within our own borders.
The refusal Of Bamberg and Colleton
counties to authorize bond Issues
Is a tonic to those who advocate restraint
In mortgaging the future for
present services. It Id probable that
present buildings and equipment will
be outmoded find more or less unserviceable
before the bonds are finally
paid. That should argue for great
caution In public "bond Issues.
I doubt the wisdom of bond Issues.
Following the World war our smaller
communities and counties caught the
bond fever. Just anything was possible,
If financed by a bond Issue. The
taxpayers of today?with far less income?must
now pay the bills. Our
highway department is having to pay
out large sums, both for principal and
interest, for bonds issued for roads
which have since been rebuilt. Let
that "sink in?bonds and interest are
still being paid for roads which are
not now In use.
Let us congratulate both Bamberg
and Colleton counties. Both projects
'?a new court house for Bamberg and
a county hospital for Colleton were
i agitated by excellent citizens and men
and women of the finest public spirit.
But may I point out that 99 per cent
of all our public debt originated
' through the efforts of the very finest
1 people?
( Germany is fighting an undeclared
. war on Poland and has about absorbed
that country. Undeclared wars are
the fashion. Japan Invaded China and
| Is waging war there without a declaration,
or even a cause; Italy Invaded
and absorbed Abyssinia without a dej
deration.
It Is said that the trouble between
Germany and Poland had its roots in
the Treaty of Versailles. That will
.serve as an excuse, but does not explain
Japan's invasion of China nor
Italy's seizure of Ethiopia. Ivor would
this account for Germany's absorption
of Austria. Nor Indeed can we lay
I to the Treaty of Versailles the annexation
of Czechoslovakia by the
German Reich.
The Treaty of Versailles was a
harsh treaty Imposed upon a people
who had yielded to a ruinous armistice.
England and France did not observe
the spirit of that treaty; France,
?specially, disregarded a lot of it,
but even at that Germany suffered
less from the World war than either
England or France^^.
! In saying that England and France
did not observe the spirit of the treaty
I do not mean that the Germans
did; nor can I imagine anything in
that treaty that was harsher than the
Germans would have Imposed If the
tables ha<l been turned.
President Wilson Insisted upon incorporating
the League of Nations In*
j to the Treaty because he thought the
terms were too severe and he hoped
that In a time of greater calm the
victorious powers might use the
League as an Instrument of adjustment.
In violation of that, and In
j repudiation of the general spirit and
promise, France built up the mdst
powerful army in Europe and occu>led
part of Germany'* territory. Beore
Hitler's era that was nettled.
Hitler disregarded the treaty and
ook various steps in open violation
?f it; paid no more indemnity and
>rganised a great army^mjJ air force.
Let it be rememberec^OTt nb Gernan
towns were destroyed during the
var, nor was Germany in any way
lespolled. France suffered the loss
>f towns, factories and more than six
lundred thousand homes.
What is at the bottom of the German
movement? Japan and Italy ware
pith the allies during the World war
ind gained territory through that association.
Tet they are today with
Germany and moved by the same impulse.
What is it? What does each
want? Territory so that each may
have all the resources to become selfsustaining.
Germany annexed Austria which Is
German. How soon will Hitler absorb
Hungary, which' was united to
Austria? He wants Poland, on the 1
theory that a part of Poland belonged 1
to Austria. He wanted Csecho-Slovakia
and pretended to be the champion
of the German element there. He
probably hopes to get Lnto Rumania 1
and reach the Black Sea. So Germany
would touch thp Baltic and the 1
Black Seas and the Atlantic. Perhaps
on the west she' might take Belgium
or Holland, or both. Quite an imperial
dream more ambitious than that ;
of the Caesars.
France and England are not fighting
for Poland, although Poland was
re-created a Sovereign state by the
Treaty of Versailles under the Inspiration
of President Wilson. They are
fighting for peace, for the peaceful
enjoyment of what they have and for
the quiet routine of ordinary living.
No man could be happy among us
if several men banded themselves together
and seized whatever they wanted.
After a while all of us would bej
compelled to Join forces in order to'
quell the turbulent menace,.. That is
what Hitler Is today?ra predatory
spirit preying upon weaker nations.
England and France are fighting, then,
for the peace of the world?selfishly,
no doubt, but truly. If I Joined my
neighbors in tracking down some dangerous
character I should decidedly
have a selfish interest. But that same
interest is the reason for maintaining
police departments.
What Is our part in this war We
have no part?yet. I earnestly advocate
a change in the neutrality law
so that any nation may buy what she
will here and move It at her own
risk. That is not unneutral. Russia
can sell to Germany. She may be as
willing to sell to England. If Germany
cannot buy from us because
she can't transport her purchases,
neither can England transport from
Russia.
During the world war only ten per
cent of our sales to the allies was
for munitions; 90 per cent was for
such supplies as we ship today. But'
we must not deceive ourselves: Ger
nany will be Juat aa ready to sink
ihips carrying food and fuel as sh?
vlll ships carrying powder and canion.
1 think we should prepare to take
sare of ourselves. The surest preparation
would be to permit the munifacture
and sale of everything to
my nation tfcat can buy\ Then our
udustrles will be prepared for our
leads, if we should need them.
Let me cite the amailng story of
he World war. Although our country
was a belligerent for nineteen months
*nd spent billions of-dollars and really
sent twQ million men to Franca
not one American cannon was fired
by an American soldier In France, exsept
a few natal cannon; and not one I
American plane was flown except a
few observation planes. Shall we get
>ur industries geared to possible ro- I
ijuirements in ^ world at war; or
ahull we dream about resisting at
tacks, or defending ourselves with I
good intentions and eloquent words? fl
Russia haa Invaded Poland. She I
says the purpose is to protect the mil- I
lions of Russians there. Protect them
from what and from whom? Russia I
was mobilized and her armies were I
ready. The invasion appears to be
a trick agreed upon with Germany.
As I see it, England will have to do fl
all her buying In this qountry and con- I
voy the shipments, leaving most of I
her navy to hunt down submarines.
Smith Elaborates I
Neutrality Views I
Washington, Sept. 27.?Senator E. I
D. Smith, (D-SC) elaborated hiB po- I
sltlon on neutrality revision issue I
in letters to persons who had written I
him about the matter. ^ I
"If the neutrality law is to be
changed to the cash and carry p\ah",
he wrote, "this plan should be made
rigid and unchangeable and not subject,
to any shaper form or manner I
to anyone's discretion, and subjaoi M
only to such changes as a congress m
may do In a regular session see fit 1
by a majority votb to determine.
"I mean hy cash and carry that any
nation should put the actual cash
down and send its own vessels to
carry its purchase, without any responsibility
on the part of the United
States after the purchase has been
made and the means of transportation
furnished.
"It would not take a great deal of
time nor a lengthy bill to write these
provisions.
"If we are to change the present
act so as to allow any and every nation
to purchase supplies, there must
not be given any discretion to change
the rigid provisions of the bill.
Under the present con<fltions, If
such a measure cannot be agreed upon
I am in favor of the present act ,y
remaining as it is."
At least 227 persons lost their lives
in !?e United States during the prolonged
Labor Day weekend?178 in.
traffic accidents, 45 Ln drowning and.
54 in shootings, falls, suicides and.
miscellaneous accidents. ,i
PRESCRIPTIONS COMPOUNDED
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VKfc The freihneu of our drug*, the expertues* Of our pharmacists?means that you and your v
- '>\\r doctor can depend on our prescription compounding meeting all specification* J*-.- 0 <: ^ ,
Zemp's Drug Store bothpkesckhtiow stokes City Drug Company
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B' MONTH EN D Q
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BUY NOW! SAVE?PRICES RIGHT! HERE ARE A
FEW ODDS AND ENDS THAT WE MUST MOVE AT
ONCE. DON'T MISS THEM THEY ARE HOT
VALUES!
LADIES SATIN GOWNS
Uulies Satin downs of printed and plain Satin. Nicely made. i
Special price, each '
$1-00
SATIN PANTIES
An odd lot of Satin Panties and
Rayon Knit Slips. Broken sizes.
A whale of a bargain
50c
SNOW SUITS
Hero's ;i timely bargain Cold
weather ahead Have the kiddies
ready Snow Suits of solid color.
Melton ati unheard of value!
77c
WOMEN'S SHOES
Wo tin.' uk Novi'liv Straps and
Tii-m that .nr worth much
morr Nut th. v arc odds and* ends
so th?* price Is loss
$1.98
| DRESS LENGTHS
Rayon Crepe Press Length*?
enough for a dress in h nit.
Colorw. Pink. Blue Brown. Yellow
Value?plus
89c
MEN'S OVERCOATS
Men! Here's your chance to
save plenty. We have about 15
Men's Overcoats. Odd sixes. Get
a tit and you tiet a bargain.
$10.00
OUTING PAJAMAS
Hoys OutlnK Pajamas. Twopiece
type Si/es N to 1?> A drastic
reduction on this Item. Hut
they must be sold
44c
MELTON JACKETS
Mrn's Huiivy Weight Zipfper
l.ii k" i- i W'.mv much higher. Math*
of all \yoaJ iheoked Melton. Spe<
ia! vain-'
$1.95
PANELS
Cushion 1 lot Marquesetts Pant-Is,
2 1-4 yards long. 42 inches wide.
Colors. Cream and Peru
67c
WE HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK of WINTER MERCHANDISE
WE'VE EVER SHOWN and NEED ROOM,
SO ALL ODDS and ENDS ARE PRICED VERY LOW
TO CLEAN THEM OUT.
J.C. PENNEY CO.
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