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I CASH LOANS I |$50 to $500| I ON I YOUR CAR I * LOANS AND REFINANCING CONFIDENTIAL I SERVICE I # I IStogner Motor! I Company I 11111 Broad Street I PHONE 210 _ I RICHARDS DEFEATS GUAM ITEM Washington. D. C., February, 1940. Congressman J. P. Richards, Fifth District of South Carolina, last week on tho tloor of the House won his tight aguinst Congress Including funds for harbor Improvements ut th? l?laud of Ouain, which has been Included In the Nuval Appropriation bill, amounting to around one bllllou dollars. "Guam is six thousand miles West of Cultfornla and about 3,800 miles west of Hawaii," he said, aud "If th? United States Navy establishes this outpost, which is In the midst of about 1,000 Jajpanese-coutrolled Islands, it would make our nary extremely vulnerable In case of trouble with Japan. Congressman ' Richards took the stand that, as the United States has grunted the Philippines their Independence, effective In 1946, there could be no object in fortifying this small Island, and that such action would huve a tendency to Involve us in the Pacific with Japan. In the course of his speech Richards said he had no sympathy with Japan nor the Japanese Government. He strongly criticised Japan's policy of aggression against China, and continued that "If Jupan does not change her policy of aggression and mistreatment of American Interests In China there is grave possibility of Japanese-American trouble in tho future." He further took tho position that whether or not wo have war with Japan, the fortification of Guam is uot a sensible proposal. He, also, contended that Guam could not be defonded against I ho Japanese and the Japanese would take It and then say to us, "If you don't llko it, come get us." National pride would force us to attempt to defend th? Island and that would mean the war being fought In Japanese territory, with everything in her I favor." J Tho Guam Item was eliminated by a vote of 123 to 114. BEJFORE PURCHASING Flower, Garden and Field Seeds SEE OUR LARGE ASSORTMENT We carry only Fresh, Reliable and Tested Seeds High in Quality and Full of Life. Authorized Distributor of Seeds T. W. WOOD & SONS FERRY?MORSE SEED COMPANY S. N. NICHOLSON 934 Broad Street SEE? COLE'S ? Cotton Planters Corn Planters Fertilizer Distributors -At-BARRINGER Hardware Co. before buying your Farm Machinery. We also carry a COMPLETE LINE of REPAIR PARTS for Cole's Products. Why The Finns Always Succeed If you want to know why the Finns] are successful In war, as in peace, and why they pay their debta to the United States, read the following from the pen of Hudson Strode in] The New York Times: In Finland the strauger senses se-l cvirity and fair dealing straight off. Even in the cities he feels 40 neces-] alty for bolting \ioor?, and above the] Arctic Circle It 1s an unwrlten law] that doors be left unlocked, for In win I ter nights the difference between a| locked door and one that open# quick-1 ly may mean the difference between] death und life to a freezing traveler. I The oft-told tales of found purses I being nailed to frees and retrieved by their owners mouths later are uotl exaggerations. A Finn cannot see why people] pruise a man for anything as natural] as honesty. In regard to the famous I war debts to the United States, the I Finns think it is pointless to mukel such a fuss. "Is it such a wonder,"] they ask Americans, ?if I repay the] money you havo lent me. We did not intend to keep it of course." I The Finns are relentless against boasting and prententiousness. They do not encourage "personalities"! among their compatriots Theyfjftre apt! to discredit all 'chiefs," and particular-] ly those who rise too fast. I itich men's song are not pamperedl In Finland. Their fathers train them! for the business of meeting life. "Nol tennis courts are allowed at our! country place," the well-to-do son-inlaw of Jean Sibelius said to me. "Myl boys can play tennis at school if they] like. At home in summer they are in the fields with the laborers at 7 o'clock every morning. They wdrk until the laborers quit In the evening,] and the boys get the peasant's point of view." . : "Don't they ever get a vacation?" l| asked. "Oh, yes. The 19-year-old one is on vacation now. He's helping to build anti-tank fortifications near the Russian frontier, fitting the granite boul-< tiers into the holes." History has taught the Flnn^in the brutal way which Is her own not to hurry needlessly. Finns do not like haste, but they always arrive in time. An old proverb says, "God made time, but man made haste." The Finn often conveys the Impression of being phlegmatic. When It Is necessary, however, he can hurry. The Finns are grounded in their folk-ways and cling to customs that reach back a thousand years. Yet there is no nation today more alert to new Ideas. The Finns are not afraid of experiments. They were the~flrst to try but prohibition. Some of their schools and hospitals and co-operative shops are so replete with modern equipment they seem to belong to future decades. Their factories and laborers' houses, often designed by their foremost architects, are calculated -to beautify' the district as well as to be models of dffclency. Though Finns are not big talkers, they can be excellent conversationalists. And they can be eloquent with passionate apj?eal when something that matters Is at stake?something that touches their patriotism. Patriotism Is the Finn's real religion. The Finnish passion for education and self-Improvement is another kind of religion. The Finns feel a responsibility to uplift themselves and their fellowman. There are more university students in Finland in proportion to the population than in any other country In the world. There are more books published annually per capita. They savor living In their own peculiary way. A man of Infinite patience, a Finn can be passive with the utmost calm. Yet without any prompting, he seems to know when It Is his cue to act. And for all his cool-blooded rhythms and serene, poker-faced appearance, there Is something dangerous in his make-up to be mightily feared if it is loosed. He himself does not fear death or destruction. When a situation looks particularly dangerous or grim, the Finn laughs and says, "Oh, well, nothing fiercer than death can come of It." Ancient Editions Of The Holy Bible Clinton, S. C? Feb. 3?Dr. Daniel J. Brimm, professor of Bible at Presbyterian college, has a copy of the third edition of the Ietln Bible printed in 1480 in Venice. Tho book is set in a two-column] page of attractive but nearly lncom-' prehenslble small Gothic type. Someone, probably a monkish scribe, long gone to dust, has painstakingly painted the initial letter In each chapter In red or blue. Dr. Brlmm also haa a set of the "Republican" edition of the Polyglot Bible, published by Brian Walton in England In 1657. This set contain* the text of the Bible in the Samaritan, Chaldaie, Arabian, Persian, Ethiopian, Greek; and the Latin Vulgate tongues. . I 4*1 ^ T-r Weekjy News Letter From Liberty Hill liberty Hill, Mar. 5.?Friday'? Issue of th? Lancaster New a carried the following account by It? Heath Springe correspondent: I .ant Thursday evening a recital was given by the inuslo department of the Heath Springs schpol under the direction of Mrs. T, P. McCrae. The following students had part on the program:: Barbara ,Robertson, Etta Ruth Marshall, Willie Xiene Williams, Leslie and Frank Stover, Betty Hammond, Nlerae Truesdale, Frances Wy-! lie, Mary Frances Mills, Betty Caskey. Carol Bridges, Bobby Jean Mobley, Mary Mm ma Hendrlx, Jo Katherlne Bridges, Daniel Hinson, Onie Cole, Caroline Threat, Mary Ellen Knight, . Bernlce Hance, Elisabeth Williams, Ned Threat, Melba Blackmon, Teresa Caskey, and Margaret ^Hinson. Also chpruses were given Dy the second ana third grades, sixth and seventh grades and the high school. Mrs. McCrae of our village, seems to be qu|te popular with the school' officials and patrons of the Heath Springs school, this being her second year in charge of the music department of that institution. Quite a number of our citizens were Camden visitors last week. Among those in the county seat were Mrs. H. S. Higgles, Mrs. F. B. Floyd, Mrs. J. H. Clements, Miss A. H. Thompson, Mrs. R. J. Wardlaw, Jr., Mrs. 8. H. Cunningham and daughter, Miss Adella. Mrs. R. C. Jones and daughters, Misses Louise, Jennie and Annie, were Great Falls visitors Thursday. I Mr. W, D, McDowall and sisters, ofKnlghts Hill, were visitors in the home of Postmaster and Mrs. C. D. Cunningham on Thursday. Mrs. J. M. Jennings, of Winnsboro, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Q. Richards for a few days; 1 I Miss A. K. Thompson leaves Tues-| day for a visit Wtyh her slsterr and brother-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. A. M. MacLauchlin, of near Chestef. J. W. Todd, Jr., Mr. Calllson and I Miss Bettie Richards of Laurens, were I visitors here Saturday. Several of our citizens were in Columbia last Friday to see the Ballet Russe at the Township Auditorium Those attending were Mrs. John G I Richards, Mrs. T. P. McCrae, Miss Virginia McCrae, Mrs. L. P. Thompson, and sons, Pat, Jr., and John. Mrs. Thompson and sons remained over the week end with relatives. John G. Richards, 13rd, of Florence, was here last Thursday to see - his mother, Mrs. C. E. Richards, who is I sick at home. He also took advan-| tage of the trip to do some hunting. I Misses Clara and Louise Johnston] were shopping visitors In Lancaster on Saturday. i Miss Ann Thompson, music teacher] In West Columbia schools, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, 1^ p^ Thompson. - ? J Charles Mack, student at the South Carolina University, was hdre on Sunday. He lived here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mack, several years ago, and has many friends here who were pleased to see him again. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clements and | daughter, Louise, and some lady] friends stopped here for a short time on Sunday evening, returning from] Wlnthrop College where they went to] see Lottie Clements who was sick in the infirmary, but is now improving. ] BOYS FROM DeKALB PROVE j TO BE 8URPRISE IN GAMES The boys' basketball team of the Baron DeKalb school proved to be the surprise team of the tournament held last -we?k~iir -Shrarmerton. The tour-] nament was composed of teams from Class C schools of the fifth high school district which consists of Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Darllngtn and] Clarendon counties. The Baron DeKalb boys, though small of stature? twelve df the fourteen out'for basketball being In the ninth grade or below ?entered the quarter-finals as a result of a bye in the first round?then defeated Hlllcrest high school 20 to 16 to reach the semi-finals; survived that round of play by whipping a team of big fellows from Plnewood, 19 to 18. Reaching the finals with Baron DeKalb was the strong Summerton team. Here again the kid team was considered to have little chance of holding down the score. Instead, however, the game proved to be' a real thriller and with five minutes of the game left to play Summerton found themselves trailing Baron DeKalb by two points. Further play saw the score tied. Tied It staged until a Summerton forward In making a dash for the basket was fouled by a Baron DeKalb player, yet made the t and the free shot awarded for the foul. These three points proved sufficient with Summerton freezing the ball for the remaining seconds of the gamo and defeating Baron DeKalb 17 to 14. The Baron DeKalb girls were somewhat unlucky In drawing Elliott as their opponent for the first round of play, the Elliott girls having been conceded to be and proving to be one of the two strongest teams In the tournament. Supimerton girls defeated the Elliott girls by a few~points in the final game of the tournament COURT RULE8 ROAD FUND8 CANNOT BE DIVERTED There can be no diversion of highway funds to general state purposes under a 1939 act, the South Carolina supreme court ruled last Tuesday, because revenue "collected for a specific purpose" canno t be diverted "to entirely different purposes."^ The act providing for diversion of $J,000,000 to the state treasury was declared "Invalid and unconstitutional" and both a proposed *1,546,000 bond Issue and $454,000 cash transfer were permanently enjoined. /^??i.8eqll0,a trMS' found only la California a few years ago, hare been transplanted and are thriving In At>?England, France, Italy, Japan. New Zealand and Switzerland. " "" J-~ -TT . % Lj li' k NaxJ Adrpirala Expect Defeat . 4 If Fritz Sternberg, writing in The American Mercury, knows whereof he writes, Hitler's admirals expect defeat however they are boasting of Germany's might on the sea and in the air over the sea. German admirality officials, Mr. Sternberg says, admit the inferiority of the Nazi navy and warn against the disastrous outcome of a conflict with Britain's battle fleet1 They warned Hitler against his war [with Great Britain. j From the lessons of the World war, i Admiral Wilhelm Prentzel drew his conclusion that Great Britain would again succeed in its blockade against Germany. "The British blockade re-j suited in, the complete cessation of( Germany's overseas trade while that of Britain was hardly touched by lihe1 operations of the German High Sea| fleet The German navy was unable^ to halt transportation of troops and supplies for the Allies. I , Mr. Sternberg reminds. that at the. time of the signing of the Anglo-Ger-' man naval treaty, Germany was still, denying the possession of any subma- j | rinos, but that immediately after the ratification of that treaty "there appeared as if from nowhere twentyfour brand new 250-toq German TJ-j boats, despite the prohibitions of the Versailles treaty. The Germans ap-, peared to have sixty-ose' und?H craft when the war with Great tain and France began. The Brflfl and the French have 'been reda^H the number of U-boats steadily. *| The German' navy can harass,^? cannot hope to vanquish the BdH on the high yeas. The Nazi lacks capital ships and the loi^H the Admiral Graf The Germans, have inflicted d?^B on British shipping, but it has fl a heavy price for .It The Bi^H have not done much damage to man shipping for the reason thstfl preponderant majority of Ger^H merchantmen are in port, not to show themselves on the trade routes. 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