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PAQg FOUH . THE CAMDEN CHRONICA H. O. NILK6, Bettor and ProprUUr PubUaliod ?v?ry Friday at Numbar HO# North Htoad Strait, and *' the Camden. South Carolina PoatolTIca a* ist'tmd class roall matter. Prloa par v. Year 12 00. No atiUaorlptloaa taken for less than H?r Month*. In aU InaUnoaa the aubacrlptlon prloa it duf and ble In advance All aubaorlptlona ?ra cancelled when aubacrlber falla to renew. Kepreaented In New York hy the American Preaa Association and eleewhere by wli reliable Advertising Agencies. We accept no advertising of a doubtful nature and try to protect our patrons from misrepresentation by Advertiser# No Liquor Advertisements accepted st any price Friday, April 26, 1940 LISTEN TO THIS A recent decision of the United States supreme conn, lhe opinion being offered by Justice Murphy, the sit down hero of Michigan's sit-down strikes was a knockout to the recent Alabama law which tnude it u misdemeanor to "hinder, delay. Interfere with or injure any htw^itl business by loitering about the' premises to restrain others from dealing with or I being employed by the company." According to Justice Murphy, the Alabamu law was unconstitutional. J The supreme court, as represented by l Mr Murphy, says so. The ruling , Jiolds that people may clutter up the j premises to hinder, delay, interfere | with or Injure any lawful business , when the purpose Is to "publicize the. facts in a labor dispute." In .effect, Mr. Murphy holds that "the health of the present generation 1 and of those as yet unborn," is in vol v- I < (1; and the practice known us pick-; eltlig is "Indispensable with the eftec- . live and Intelllgnel use of the process of popular government." Me Is afraid j that either offense cited in the Ala-! batna statute by "injuring a lawful bus- j lness or taking over Its property by j trespass, comprehends every practical, method by which the facts of a labor dispute may bo publicized." I In other words, the opinion of Mr. I Murphy, to prevent tho American peo- i pie from growing up into a race of sissilied citizens, it ib quite till right to throw bricks through windows, pound the daylights out of man on tin* way to work and take their private property as a ransom for winning a labor dispute. The destruction of property, the treating up of honest workmen, the taking over of private property and the picketing of all businesses which have incurred the ill-will of labor organizations are the tilings which the Alabama law and also a California TnTTirn placed a ban \ipoti "MY. "Murphy says these "practical methods" are constitutional. Youths Leaving Country There must be somewhere In the neighborhood of a half million surveys of all kinds going on in this country. Otic of the latest is that tlie young people are leaving the agricultural villages lOverybody with a teaspoonful of brains without tho Investigation of a high-priced bureau, knew this There are said to be about iweno million people holding federal, state, county, municipal and similar jobs in this country. The farming villages haven't the power and null to land the Heeded jobs, so they go elsewhere to hunt them Slinging butt meat and calico over the counter ha- small (harms. If through high scion!, pulling the bellcord over a tunic is anathema. Calhoun Times. 'hit-ili - It'.'s honey crop was the o r,-i oi i| , u j t )i n a pprox ij>! I'liii tion of :: t.(ion..mo pounds. ggggggB=g=?iiiiiiii i . faogeg? Business Men Will Protest Wage Act *> ? * The Camden chamber of commerce was represented at iho conference hold in tho bail room of tho (,'olunit?la ul Columbia Wednesday l?y Mtfyoru | h u tftlcfctl business men of tho state to protest against th?i enactment of I ho so-called wages and houra art It was pointed out that lite enforceinoni of the provisions of this act will bankrupt runny busjueaji concerns and won hi aln<? result in a heavy loss of utnpioy ineut. 'I he greatest handicap faced by the opponent ft of the bill Is tito pressure that will be levied by lite American Federation of latbor, which lias so strongly endorsed tiio measure. Speakers at the Columbia meeting brought out that the labor organizution was the most powerful single unit in the state and that a majority of the legislators who will be seeking re-election In the future would be reluctant to incur thy ill-will of the laImr group, which would ,un<|uestlona-1 bly be I he case should I hey vote aguinst tho bill. I It was recognised that the business interests have a battle on their hands to kill the proposed 'bill. Because of the fact that the legislature was In session on other matters until a lale hour Wednesday, the hearing of the committee upon the .provisions of the wages and hour act was postponed for two weeks. SCARLETT'S EXAMPLE After reading the book and witnessing. the screen version of "Gone With the Wind." one hardly thought It possible to use the life and work of Scarlett O'Hara as any kind of exampleexcept a bad one?'but there may be a germ of an idea hare. Whatever her faults?and they were legion?the little Irish beauty had one quality thai could have been a great virtue? her capacity for hard work. By dint of hard work and skillful j scheming she made the plantation of ! lata, which the Yankees had destroyj ed. a going concern once again. The I Yankees hit Fairfield county, though ! not so hard aja they did some other sections. But, for the past seventy-1 \ "Ve years, the tariff ami erosion have .done more damage than was ever ! dreamed of by General Sherman. However, by dint of hard, intelligent work, coupled with the cooperation of a national administration which at long last is sympathetic, Fairfield can be made a going concern ponce again, too. Certainly, it's worth ja try.?WhinsborotNew and Herald. ' - _____ { Darlinngton Tragedies ...... j luanlta Sanders. Tour year old ne|gro girl, was drowned late Monday at j her home in Society Hill, according | to coroner J. H. Kistler, when she fell I into a slop barrell. j Grim tragedy stalked Into the life of five year old James Franklin Wat| ford, of Darlington county on Sunday j afternoon at 3:30 o'clock when he was I shot and severely wounded in the I head by I-ouise Carter, of the Black i Botton section. The tiny boy was j Bravely wounded while playing in his j home feel from where the Carter ; woman lived where she aimed the pisj tol at I.iGlla Mae Watford and Peggy . V\atford, all whites, w^o were standing in the doorway of their home.? -iilaiTsviUe Messenger. Camden Lady Loses Sister Miss Kuphomia Whittredge passed away early Thursday morning. April 3... at tile home of her sister. Miss ; Olive W Whittredge. FunertAJL vices will ho held Saturday aftep|^^H -?t five o'clock at the residence^* .Miss Olive W Whittredge. Camden Maintain* Watch On Solon* The C?mden~andrKershaw County Chamber of Commerce, a? well ft* other organizations of a similar, nature all over the ataie, have their eyea on the general assembly at Columbia In reapect to the bill to repeal the lux on intangibles. So far the e^uatUm with reapeot to this bill Is moat favorable. The *?? ate has already passed a bill providing for repeal and the house haft also paaeed u bill providing for repeal, The only difference between the two hills la that the house btU jtrovldea that the effective date be December 31, 1940. while the senate bill provides the effective date as of January 1, 194?. j . . The chamber of commerce has been Informed that the annate - bill has passed the third reading In the house with an amendment to make the effective date December 31, 1940. and that this bill goes to the senate where it is reported the author of the aenale bill will move for concurrence in the house amendment. Thla action was* expected to take place thla week, in which case the bill wlU promptly go to the governor for signature. It Is stated that the governor is prepared to sign it promptly. . ! The Judiciary committee of the house reported out a bill restricting punitive damages. It Is stated that seven of the committee were opposed, while live were in faVor. The bill is now on the -house calendar and may bo reached any time. 'I he chamber has been advised that the time is ,pow propitious for representatives of chambers of commerce and other organizations to urge the members of the house to support this legislation. The Camden chamber of commerce has already taken this action. The chamber of commerce Is inclined to tho belief that it is going to be difficult to secure action on this matter at this session of the general assembly. but believes that the chambers of commerce, of the state can lay a background which will insure prompt action at the forthcoming session. >'* < Paid In Pennies ' There Is a farmer of Orangeburg county who ought to be sent to the legislature or congress. He would be an oddity however, in either camp, where not only dollars, but millions of them are considered. This fai met pnid his considerable fertilize bill with lf>0 pounds of pennies that he had saved up. Maybe he would be better placed in a museum than In either congtess or the legislature.?Calhoun Times. To Meet With Cassatt Church t Luther A. Moore, president of the Lee county singing convention) announces its 175th session on Sunday, April 28, at 2:15 p. m., at Cassatt Baptist church, situated about eight miles west of Bethune on Lnited States highway number one. A special invitation to all fingers and a warm welcome to all. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday. April 28. the services at Bethesda Presbyterian church will be as follows, with A. Douglas McArn. as pastor: Church school with a bible class for every age at 1? a. m. Morning worship with prayer, anthem and sermon at 11:15. The public Is cordially invited to attend these services.? ? "FAT-BACK" HALL CAPTURED BY OF.FICER8 AftttfcflJ^ong chase of ten miles ithrough thtofc woods and swiropa Pariington colinty officers on Monday captured James Hall, negro, alias Fat-Back" Hall, wanted by authorities in Philadelphia. Penn.. for the slaying of l^eRov McDaniel. The' man was killed on March 31. 1340. in.the city of Philadelphia in a street fight by Hall. Jimmy Johnson was -xalso wounded in the brawl. Hall was arrested at Doveavllle while walking in a field after officers had pursued him from the Auburn npntlnn f>? iliC COUnt}' 1G DoVrS Viiio. The prisoner told officers here on Monday afternoon that he will not fight extradition and it is expected that Philadelphia officers will come to Darlington for Hall at once.---Hartsvllle Messenger. General News Notej Reliable sources from Bucharaet state that Itumania and Russia have reached a tentative agreement to retire their armies 10 kilometers (6 1-4 miles) fcpm their common frontier. President Roosevelt Is "spring vacationing" at his winter home. Warm Springs. Ga. He plans to cut his vacation short. however, "if another country is invaded." A British warship, believed to be the 4,850-ton cruiser Dispatch, UTO ported to be in the Carribean ya?: the Panama canal, escorting' New#?* gian and Danish ships bound for the West Indies. Amos Charles, 100-year-ald Ada, Oklahoma, resident, Haw fljed suit for a divorce and says he plans to mprry again. His petition charges his wife, Charity, 80, abandoned him three years ago. ^ Ivord Wool ton, British food minister. states thai the German invasion of Norway and Denmark, has made a considerable alteration necessarf in Britain's food supply arrangements, but adds "at any rate for the time. being It will not affect our rations." Palmetto League Starts Play Soon Camden, the father of the Palmetto state baseball league will be watch* ing the newspapers to read about the games played In that oiroult this season. ? * r The amateur loop which originated In the office of the Camden bureau of publicity and which saw the light of day last yepr when teams of Qamden, Sumter, Kershaw, Lancaster, Chester uiid Hartsvllle played through a hectic season. Is in the Held again this year, but with several team changes. " The 1940 edition has Sumter, Florence, Orangeburg, Klngstree and liartsville. with a sixth team yet to be n^med. Play will be started next month. S. Fred Rlchey, Vho led a Harte? ville teatn to the pennant In the 1989 season of the Palmetto loop, has been named as president of the league. A* 0. Rurnb, of Sumter, Is vice-president} W .A. Thompson, of Surater, acting secretary and, treasurer, while the directors are J. C.-^pce, Orangeburg; Karl B, Harris, Florence; T. U King, Klngstree; (Hugh T. Stoddard, Sumter; and B. Fred Richer, Hartsvllle. Four games will be played each week?two at home and two away from home. Players may be drawn from a 30 mile radius of any town. Each team is permitted ie carry 18 players including a player-manager. In order to provide well-balanced competition the league has adopted a rule whereby prior to June 86 if a team is weak, the manager of that, team may petition the other teams to allot one. two or three players from other teams to the weak sister of the loop. ' ^ Harstvllle will play home games on Tuesdays and Saturdays; Klngstree, Thursdays and some other day excepting Saturday; Orangeburg, the same and Florence Wednesdays dnd one other day excepting Saturday. Sumter will play night ball and can play any two nights of the week, but not on Saturdays. Rapist Sentenced To Electric Chair York,* April 19.?'A general sessions court Jury convicted Will Lowry, 18, a negro, yesterday on a charge of raping a young white woman. Special Judge C. E. Daniel sentenced him to die June 14. The jury deliberated an hour and 20 minutes. _ During 1937 England consumed 500,000,000 British-caught herring, gt a cost of $20,000,000. Thursday Holidays To Start Next Week The following merchant** will Inaugurate the mid-week half holiday# for the months of May. June, July and August on Thursday, tfa/ Bud. All stores will closo avsty Thursday at 1 o'clock to remain closed, the re-' m&luder of the day. C. V. Massaheau, Lewis ft Christmas, A. Bheheen. Grocery and Market, <H. F. Evans of the Home Bteres. 0. L. Shealy, Bhealy's Market; ' Lee; Camden Food Shop;'both Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Stores; Dallas Lee. of Rogers, Inc.; R. <L. Mo Cask 111; both of the S. H. Rosa Stores; F. Slveheen; S. ,"N. Nloholsou; {Rutledge Street Grocery; Boykln MoCask 111; Luke Raley; Burns ft Barrett Hardware Co.; Barrlnger Hardware Co.; Economy Auto Supply; Carolina Furniture Store; Camden Furnlturek Company; W. F. Nettles ft Son; Western Auto Store; Goodale Jewelry Shop, Heyrakn's Jewelry 8toity?,:and The Hoffsr Company. It Is expected the Barber Shops will arrange their schedule before the end of the week. A11, dry good stores, 6 and 10 cents stores and specialty shops will not inaugurate the, half day closings until the first Thursday In June. "? 11. hw. min in. i i,i iff* TO HOLD-ANNUAL 8E8BION rim The- thirty-eighth annual session of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union, of South Carplk&?'*wtll convene at the Citadel Square Baptist ohurch, Charleston, April 30, through May 2. The opening sessions will be held Tuesday evening and the closing Thursday morning. 1 Among the list oL speakers, will be J>r. J. B. Lawrenoo, of Atlanta; Miss Iua Bell Graves, of Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Irene Harley, of East St. 'Louis; Mrs. C. D. Creshman, of Hermitage, Tenn.; Mrs. W. W. Lawton, a Chinese missionary; Dr. Charles A. Jones, of Columbia., , Officials To Observe Holiday* Clerk of Court James H. XNyburn, announces that the various county officials will observe the Thursday half holidays during the months of May, June, July and August. All those who have business with court house officials please bear this half holiday In mind. German authorities say they know nothing, concerning rumors circulating in Amsterdam that, the German liner Brenien has beerf^ sunk. Such reports, they said, whre "tenaciously spread by the enemy to bring a reaction from us." : . ^ Reserve Officers Hold Modi The Camden chapter of Org Reserve Officer* held their H weekly meeting last Thursdoj nlng in the Camden high school o'clock. Capt. F. N. Culler, hd Reserve C. A. S. <C. Jackson, In tor for the evening, had for his Ject "The Regiment and Batttll Attack." All reserve officers | vited to attend the meeting ( Thursday night. First Lieut, ft Stanton, is chapter preside^ Captain F. N. Culler, is chgjfef . r^tdyjr. ?-r" * ??????? Tungsten makes up 18 per e l the weight of- popular highspeed steel. 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