Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UlfliHinranl IIMJ, "J (PPllsagggBggn Washington, Jun. 12.?The AntlLynching bill wan up proved by the House I bin week and by u vote of 262 to 131 und sent to the Senate where an unyielding Southern filibuster wn? aet to kill it All Southern efforts to amend tin* jneasuro were cruahed under a passive voting combination ^of Hepubllcane and Democrats from the North and Weal. The bill?denounced by Southernera as Impractical unenforceable and unconstitutional and upheld by Its supporters In the antonyns of thoso words?socks to eliminate lynching# by imposing penalties on peace officers negligent In protecting their prisoners from lynch-mobs and by making the municipalities and counties liable for damages. Asserting that last year there were three lynchlngs In the entire United States and 272 murders in New York City one Southern Congressman asked, "Why should we worry with a mere detail, a mere bagatelle?" The United States Government Wednesday extended to other Scandinavian lands its policy of aiding Finland In her struggle against the Soviet Union by granting credits of $10,000,000 to Norway The sum Is to be spent in the purchase of agricultural products, manufactured and other domestic supplies here. The loan follows by exactly one month a similar loan to Finland of $10,000,000 also made by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the | Import-Fxport Hank. It can be used to obtain much needed supplies of agricultural products, such as cotton and ' wheat. It cannot be used for arms purchases, which the Norwegians would need desperately should the Soviet drive against Finland be extended to Norway, and particularly the northern port of Narvik. The Senate this week unanimously, approved the Harrison Resolution. creating a special 24-man committee of both Houses to agree on tax and budget policies within the $45,000,000,000 statuary debt limit. The "super" fiscal study resolution was sent to the House, where it encountered a stone wall of opposition from the leadership A separate Senate survey may be launched if the House falls to act The House Appropriations Committee Inaugurated an economy program of Its own. voting 14 to 11, to limit morally each of its sub-committee to the budget totals for individual department-; and agencies The Ionise Apptiuprjations resolution wa* sponsored by Representative Wood: urn ' 1''utioi i at? of Virginia, loader cl a . economy bloc. The motion phi . ,| m. limit on cuts. I It won't at. -a on,in it tecs to shift ' ridividn i i'> ! ;i maintain the bmluet . filing , h<- tdtal of each to 11 Tin- ';.?* Hanking Committee approve.! I :i:ir -?1.?> the roiippointtnent "! tr. m* :n ? !'.> of the board of dlvetor <0 :ti Reconstruction Finance Cos p' ; a ioti Among them was Sam 11 u> i-.i ?.! ; South Carolina . . . The* ! 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AJJ drug. gittj ? 50/ * WfffflBIJI , " i1?ii~.-i ..i -?4i WOULD SELL AUTOMATICS TO FINNS FOH DOLLAR EACH Washington, Jan. 5.?Oreat Britain was reported toduy u> have arranged to turn ovttr to Finland scores of Royal Air Force war planes, rut her than transfer to the Fiona planes made In, this country for Britain. '1 lie U partially completed Brewster fighting planes which the navy consented to let the Flnus purchase are expected to be ready within the next two weeks ami to be shipped without delay. A proposal to sell 10,000 of the army's new semi-automatic rifles to Finland at $1 each "for experimental purposes" was advanced today by Representative Dingell, Democrat, of Michigan. Asserting that he would introduce the necessary legislation next week," Dingell added: ''It's civilisation's obligation. We can't have a lot of half-breed mongrels, savage Reds, running things." Tho new Qarnnd rtHes cost over $100 each to manufacture In government arsenals. Army ordinance experts have described the rifle as the world's best shoulder weapon. If (rouble occurs suddenly in an engine. it Is not likely to be the carburetor, since changes in the fuel-mixing unit take place very Blowly. Well Thinned Trees Withstand ice Storm Clemson, Jan. 13.?In the recent Ice storm in (ho Piedmont suction of the statu, which damaged thousands of dollars worth of timber, 'those pine stands which wore properly thinned received the least damage, according to M. H. Uruner, extension forester. "Where the young pine timber was extremely dense, and therefore in need of thinning, whole areas of sapHugs were broken down together by u complete blanket of ice," says Mr. Brunei. "In thinned stands, on the other hand, where the trees wero well spaced, those trees that were bent over usually did not lean ugainst others and carry them to the ground, as in the case of the unthinnod stands." Mr. Bruner suggests that In order to avoid another serious Infestation of bark beetles, which was prevalent In many sections of South Carolina last summer "HTid fHtt; all landowners should cut the damaged, bent, and fallen trees for fuelwood. Otherwise, these trees will provide an excellent breeding place for bark beetles. Soap never should bo used on white silk unless It tlrst is disolved in water. v HEAT WAVE KILLS FIVE; LAY8 SEVENTEEN LOW Duenos Aires, Jan. ll-^Pollce guarded Ice plants from Hiigrjrbon- i sumere and the heat wave toll rose to eight today as the thermometer touched 08 degrees on the sixth day of a heat wave. Five more persona died today aa a result of the high temperatures, and seventeen others are In serious condition. More than a score of persons storm'" ed one ice plant In protest against the rising of the price of fifty pounds of Ice from the equivalent of twenty cents to $1.25, and thereafter police posted guards at the plants. None of the rioters was' arrested, however, police excusing the attempted Invasion on the ground of shortened tempers due to the he&L . Several1 persons received treatment for cuts and bruises after the fight. | Although Australia is about the size of the United States it now has less than 7,000,000 people, 1 1 ' 1 Giant peanuts, with kernels larger than the entire shell of previously known varieties, have been discovered la Brazil. . 4' > I Soviet Russia has 10.000 newspapers, with a total circulation of more than 37,000,000. i i Arm* To Finland and Sweden London, Jan. 5.?Britain was said authoritatively tonight to be sendlug arms and munitioiis to Sweden in ad* dition (o aiding Finland. A BritishSwedish trade agreement recently was concluded, it was recalled and it was believed that the negotiations involved the question of military supplies. , '^0% The flret post office in the United States was established in Bgsuttm in 1689. > ^*7 Navy Yard Busy Philadelphia, Jan. 6.?Mora workera are employed at the Philadelphia navy yard how than during the peak daya of the world war, the commandant's office announced today . The yard has ,18,594 men building vjubipe and aircraft. Top employment during the world war waa 18,156. M * 11 1 Ottera, such. expert awimmera that they can catch salmon, do notf know how to swim until their mothers teach them. ; - . . - .t- , ' ' " " A " , ; 7 . _i ' ~ ' T \ ?* f SAVE WITH SAFETY o CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE - > u & A . * .... .. v* . . . .. First Federal Savings & Loan Association OF CAMDEN, S. C. v SAVINGS INSURED UP TO *0,000.00 1 1 11 lU.lHIMI ? '! I PIMI .I |l| I IIIMIIiyW I I I I ^ " I : We made this statement on the Air ?j . .. now we repeat it in print t I ' ^ ! / 4 4 A GOOD MANY confusing things can be said...in fact sometimes are said...about gasoline. The important thing, however, for you to * remember always is to buy the product of a company in which you have the utmost confidence ... a company whose avowed policy is to manufacture and sell only the finest products that skill, science, and great resources make possible. "This is the policy of Gulf. Its gasolines, Good Gulf and No-Nox, are today greatly im proved over what thfcy were even six months ago . . . just as six months ago they were even j better products than they were the year be- , ' fore. All this is done as a matter of course, and r-r-**"* | it is the result of forever keeping pace with every known means of product improvement. "With Gulf the policy of constantly im- N proving the quality of its products is a pledge ... a pledge that you motorists will find maintained whenever you stop at the Sign of the Gulf Orange Disc. J J x*"- *- " " C ' . .1 ( Now ,.. new ... improved ^ ' THAT GOOD GULF ^ ... a regular-priced motor fuel that 1 compares favorably with many ' higher-priced gasolines. Because it's v refined to meet the specific needs of J the locality in which it is sold, That f Good Gulf Gasoline gives complete satisfaction in power, mileage, and ^ smooth, all-around performance. \ * GULF NO-NOX ... a Buper-fine fuel that no regular* grade gasoline?regardless of the claims made for it?can touch for anti-knock value. No-Nox gives lightning-like starts . . . permit# more rapid acceleration... deliver# smooth, knockproof power under al? normal driving conditions. oil) gulf oil corporation