The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 02, 1940, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
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J. L. Graddick Of
Orangeburg Dies
Orangeburg,- July 21. ? Jessie l^ee
(iraddlck, 76, died at his home here
today.
Mr Graddick was bom In Wlnnaboro
but later moved lo Orangeburg.
He had been a member of the Lutheran
church for 40 years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Klla
Spigner (iraddlck and the following
children. Mrs. M. 8. O'Cain and W. H. ,
(iraddlck, Orangeburg; Mrs. Ted
Large, P. L. Graddick and Mrs Harry
Stokes, Hartsvllle; Mrs W S Gaskin.
Camden; Mrs. Tom J. Douglas,
Jr., Wlnnsboro; one brother, John
(iraddlck, Savannah; three sisters.
Mrs Kate Hoy, Savannah; Mrs. Carrie
Poyas, Atlanta; Mrs. Pay Graddick.
Washington, I). C.
During 1939, gasoline taxes collected
from motorists amounted to'1
*sio.i.m.uuu. i niB amount is more
than the total tax revenue (J727,- i
110.0001 collected front all the states'
during 1822.
One Big Inning Was
Enough For Wateree
Thp Camden soft ball it-am manager
utudo one big mistake Monday
afternoon when h 1m team battled the
Wateree team, and It coat him a ball
game,
A change In the lineup in the fourth
Inning not only weakened the Camden
offenae but It put a hole a* big
hh a houae In the defenalve aetup
and in the flrat blitzkrieg launched
by the Wateree after the changea had
been made, the boya from the Kendall
village added six big tuna to
their score and established a lead
the Camden gang could not wipe out. I
Added to this poor strategy on'
the part of the Camden leudera was
&onte weird umpiring on the basea.
The game attracted a big crowd
of partisan rooters and the noise
from the gallery wan deafening at
times. Ixx-al Interpretation of the rules
by Wateree players resulted In several
delays and the game dragged
out until 7: .'10 o'clock.
The Camden team outhlt the Wateree
outfit 11 to 8 blows. Two of the
11 hits were homers, West and J.
Marshall getting the circait clouts.
Kor 'Wateree tDiklnft' gathered a triple
and Reeves a double.
West's homer In the Becond Inning
with two on board scored three runs
for Camden. Wateree gathered a lone
run in the second on Benny Robinson's
single and an infield error. A
triple by Klklns and -a double by
Reeves accounted for a second run
In the third for Wuteree. Camden
widened the gap to 4-2 In the first
of the fourth when a player doubled,
took third on Hundrtck's single
and scored on an error by Reeves.
Then caune the blitzkrieg. With
several changes In the Camden lineup,
the old feeling of Insecurity took
over and the team literally blew up.
The Wateree team batted around but
collected only three hits, all singles.
But four errors were llHted and all
were costly. Wateree scored an
eighth counter In the sixth on hits by
Rlgglns and A. Robinson.
Camden matfe a strong effort to
overcome the Wateree lead but fell
two poilLLS shy. Three singles In the
fifth scored Wilson with a run and
In the seventh Jack Marshall's homer
sent Wilson home ahead to chalk up
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Hull Wins Out
In Habana Effort
Habaita. July 28.?-The "Act of Habumi"
wait unanimously reported by
tlu. peace commission tonight for,
formal adoption by the American foreign
ministers to create an 1 liter continental
"Monroe Doctrine" with machinery
for Its rapid application as
? barrier against any foreign Invader
or land grabbing conqueror.
The document^ which many believe
may become historically as Important
u? the old Monroe Doctrine itself,
proclaimed the marked success of U.
s. Secretary of State Cordell Hull In
his efforts to gain the moral If not
the material support of the other
20 American republics for any measures
the United States might find
necessary to take - concerning European
possessions In this heml%
phere In the Interests of continental
defense.
The combined declaration and resolution
called the "act of Habana'V-f
companion to a convention which requires
ratification by two-thirds* of
the nations to become operative ?
makes It the right and duty of one
or . more American countries to aot
| In any cmergeucy to prevent other
foreign powers from gaining a foothold
in the American colonies of
vanquished European motherlands. j
This, lu effect, means that the
United States would be assured id
advance that the other American republics
would approve of steps taken
under the Monroe Doctrine.
The patient, persuasive Secretary
Hull called the peace commission
back to a late night Besslon (10:30
p. m.) to pass on a Colombian
amendment to the previously approved
convention establishing detailed
machinery for the administration
of any European colonies taken
over by American republics.
This amendment would restore a
provision In the original draft advocated
by the United States for a threeman
commission actually to minister
uny colony taken over.
But the major task which Hull aet
for himself has been accomplished
already with the peace commission's
actions.
Adopted by ,the plenary session of
the conference tomorrow Is regarded
as only a formality.
At trie same time the economic
commission approved a report embracing
positive measures to fortfy
th< American economic system by
making the republics sufflcently independent
of foreign markets to scorn
any attempted dictation of trade
terms or methods by foreign powers
An ailthoratlve source said the
"act of Habana" would provide that
if any American nation considered
danger to a European colony Imminent.
immediate consultations would
be called to make measures for an
'administrative" protectorate over
the colony, provided there was agreement
that It was under threat of
outside influence.
This source said that, lh**-- main
part Wt the agreement embraces a
compromise on Argentina's insistence
(hut the question of mandates depend
on the will of the European poss^
sion in question but that it does not
require a plebiscite or other form ot
referendum.
A night committee session was called
to iron out a few apparently minor
phases, but members said the draft
represented strong accord, and could
be laid beforethe conference for normal
action quickly.
United States Secretary of State
Cordell Hull announced that the commission
agreed unanimously on a program
which combined several viewpoints.
Smiling broadly, l^eopoldo Melo,
Argentine delegate whose country,
some observers thought, might balk
at the trusteeship proposal. commented
:
"With our work here we have put
ourselves on a strong Juridical basis
which 'means that tomorrow we can
confront any situation with strength."
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Summerall Thinks
Danger Is Close
Charleston. July 30.?Warning of
Impending perils to America which
he said would come sooner than most
people think. General Charles P.
Summerall. president of The Citadel
and former chief of staff of the United
States Army, today urged Americans
to take advantage of every opportunity
to learn how to protect their
country.
"Any man not conscious of the dangers
which threaten our country today
is not thinking and Is not perceiving."
General Summerall said.
"Here in Charleston perhaps you
think It Is somebody else's business,
somebody else's war But you will not
think so when bombs fall on your city
and they Inevitably will. There's loss
time than you think "
To convince housewives that the
city haa a water shortage, police of
Tokyo. Japan, are escorting banda of
women to view the almost-dry city
reservoir.
WALLY DtMAHO* ?****
POSITION FOR THE DUKE
Wallls Simpson can't bring herBelf
lo accept the obloquy of that Babam-,
tit) Islands' post, tossed to tho Duke
of Windsor. 8be baa refused to budgo
Wlusor. She ban refpsed tq budge
from 8paiu until she has received
definite assurance that he^ exiled royal
huaband will be given a full-fledged
ambassadorship in some country
worthy ot bia line?preferably the
United States.
That's the reason, it, was learned In
New York from sourcea close to the
Spanish government, why the 'Windsor
have shown such a great lack of
hurry In coming to this aide of the
Atlantic, following the Ihtke's appointment
two weeks ago.
At first, the royal couple were reported
to be coming here by air clipper.
l?ater, It was stated that British
destroyer would take them?with all
their baggage- directly to Nassau.
Hut from all accounts today, they
were still In Spain?with Wallls firmly
resolved to accept defeat In a
bitter diplomatic chess?gaine that
-has been raging for three weeks between
the Windsors and the British
foreign office. ..
This diplomatic struggle was launched
by the resolutely ambltioua Wally
on June 25. in Madrid, when the
Windsors ended their flight from
France by dining with Sir Samuel
Hoare, British ambassador to Spain.
Immediately, the problem of what to
do with the Windsors tyeeame No.
2 headache of the British government
and second only to the war Itself.
The former King Edward VIH asked
his old friend Hoare for his advice
about the Windsors' future
course. Hoare, former secretary for
air in " Chamberlain's cabinet, and
classed by many as an appeaser suggested
that they go back to England
or accept the best ambassadorship
the government would offer. Wallls
agreed, It Is said, but of the two alternatives
she expressed a preference
for the return to England as a face;
saving Climax to the love affair that
cost her husband's throne.
Hoare forwarder the request to Edward's
brother, King George VI. The
King immediately consulted Prime
Minister Winston Churchill, who was
known to have been friendly to Edward
bo in oerore and after his abdication.
Churchill, however, had more
pressing problems than when he helped
his friend and sovereign draft the
'woman I love" abdication speech of
December 11, 193S. In the first place,
Windsor's work as a liaison officer
in France had displeased the army because5
of his defeatist attitude toward
German military might. Secondly, the
Duke's return to England .where he
still has a popular following, might
give new impetus to circles in favor
of appeasement.
Churchill passed the buck to the
British foreign office. A blistering objection
to the Duke's appointment as
an ambassador game bounding right,
back.
Declaring, in effect, that the Duke
had chosen exile, so let him stick to
It; the foreign office reviewed Windsor's
carelessness, when installed as
king, .at Fort Belvedere, in allowing
Important foreign reports to scatter
all over his office and to pass Into the
hhnds of the then German Ambassador,
Joachim von Ribbentrop; of dashing
about Europe, consulting head3 of
states without notifying the foreign
office either before or afterwards, and
often giving personal interviews.
The foreign office flatly declared
that the Duke could not be trusted to
observe either the "discretion or discipline
which are the first requisites of
the service." Churchill was stymied.
It was Hoare, deft mediator of many
other political impasses, who miraculously
thought of the Bahamas post,
far removed from the confidential reports
about Europe and especially restricted?for
the Duke's benefit?
against wartime Junkets in the United
3tates.
It was O. K. with Duke. But they
forgot Wallls.
Good Negro Passes To Beyond
Edward Blandlng. who has been a
familiar figure on our streets for the
parfty forty or more years, died in a
Columbia hospital Tuesday of last
week, after an Illness of several
months.
Blandlng was known to all as
"Punch" Blandlng, and for years operated
a one-mule dray, doing odd
chores for the public, plowing gardens,
preparing lawns?planting many
vacant lots In Camden, for the upkeep
of his family and mule He, at
various times, served as Janitor for
ihurches and private business houses.
He?was thorough and honest and had
the respect of both races.
Up until his recent illness he had
been self-supporting?owned his own
home on Clyburn street and owed no
one. He wa/5 always trustworthy and
obliging.
feoldflsh frequently chanage color*.
A scarlet Ash may turn to silver; a
silver specimen may turn black; and
a black may tutm to goM.
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Weekly News Utter
From Liberty Hill1
Liberty Hill, July 31.?Former Qovernor
John <1. Richards. who
couslstantly earnest and active opponent
of the sal$ itod use of, whislf*
ey and wine a? j|.Coverage, accepted
an Invitation aome time ago, aud went,
to Union on Sunday to make an address
on the cause of temperance.
Governor Richards contributes liberally
of his time and means for the
advancement of the prohibition cause
in the state and nation. It does not
take a close observer to see that conditions?police
records, drpuken drivel's
on the road, cpppty whlsk^jf and
wine bottles on the road aide, und
around churches and '''(lUid/'.*plgpes of
public gatherings?are much worse
now than when more roaLjiSsjf&m were
placed upon the ea^^jCFWfiRFI and.
liquors, '\'.j
Miss Louise Johnston, popular and
punctual HbrSitap. ^treye,,, and Mrs.
Scott Hamiter > connected . With library
work in ckmdfm|- "obseiwed" at
Winthrop College. 0^1 . Thursday last.
They were aceomphntpd by Mrs. J. H.
Clements and Miss Mary-Cunningham,
| who' speh't tlie day In J- ' *
Miss Virginia McCrae who was attending
a house party in Montreat,
became ill last week and had to return
home. She Is better now.
Misses Adella, Mary and Sarah
Cunningham, and Miss Annie Rlghton
McCaskllL attended the movies in
Lancaster on Monday evening.
Young Marlon Wilson, who has been
spending a while with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Richards,
has returned to his home in Darlington.
L. P. Thompson, of Sant^e-Cooper,
project spent Sunday at home.
McCleary Cunningham is visiting
his cousin, Billy Cunningham, In Columbia.
Robert Elder of the SC's section,
was In our village last week assisting
C. D. Cunningham, Jr., in cotton acreage
measurement for the government.
L. A. Perry was a business visitor
In Camden on Monday.
A party was given - on Saturday
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Jones, honoring the 15th birthday
of their grand son, Bobby Hall,
iue rouowing young rriends were invited
to help enjoy the occasion: Pat
and John Thompson, John Belton
Cureton, Billy Hlgglns, John Henry
Clements, Tracy Hammond, Jr., of
Lancaster, and Jane Hlggins. Bingo
and other games were played and
delicious refreshments were enjoyed'
by the young guests. |
Little Sue Perry Deaton, who had
her appendix removed at a Rock Hill
I
hospital last week, was getting along s
nicely at this writing.
A pleasant episode! On Sunday at your
correspondent was sitting In the i
shade trying to keep cool, while the
mercury stood at 94, young Bobby"
Hall, who, with his sister, Mitt s
Louise, is spending some time withi
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R.j
C. Jones, came up and said, "here'ai
a piece of my birthday cake, anf^
some loe cream." I enjoyed the eroam
and delicious cake very much and ap-'
preciate the kind act. Thank yon
Bobby!
j On Saturday evening a coupe, own-J
ed and driven by James Wilson, and
a touring car by a son of Allen Mo !
Dow, were In a collision In front of."]
W. E. Cunningham's home. Both cars 1
were right badly torn up, and j
Robert, James and Leroy Thorn, rid- I
ing in Wilson's car were painfally hurt
and were carried to the Cantdtl, '
hospital The accident occurred ontk
old country road near Liberty OTL-'Jg
All of the parties are. colored.'
Tests have shown that carbon monoxide
gas Is present In m earn rati 8 quantities
In six of every 10 automobiles
now on the road, ..
Predicts His Death!
Almost To A Day I
Duun, N/'C., July 27 ?Carson c I
HiiVIm, who woujkl have been tio year, I
old August ??, had been telling ht? I
friends a strange story for nuny fl
years. ^ \ . \
j Twenty-fly? years ago, Juries used!
to say. he beoame^esperately in W|tk fl
1 typhoid fever. He thought he
going to die but he didn't want t0 I
ho he prayed the Lord to spare his'
I The lx>rd answered him. Surlei said I
and told him he could live hut be I
wouldv^ave to die before he roaebed I
About a year he made funeral ?r. I
rangements with an undertaker, ft, j
L. Croqiartle, Jr., and with his paator. I
Death, he told them then,v|roul<l co?a J
In July. 1240."r fl
j Last week Surles went out to the ]
cemetery and ?leaned his grave site,
Then, for the last few days, he has 1
been away from his Job ut a filling
station, telling everybody good bye. M
"1 have an agreement with tboa
Lord", he said. "1 must die soon."
This morning he told Hussell Godwin
that "my ' t1m6 has ebme." Ho ?
went home and died.
1 Dr. J. R. Robinson said ho couldn't I
tell exactly what caused 8urlos' deatb J
but it wasn't suicide.
So Undertaker Cromartie will bury I
Buries tomorrow In the grave ?lte?
that Surles designated a long time 1
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