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Cruising Around with < ( I "Skipper" the expression# heard some of the merchants ", irofe?.lon?l ?">? d? uot 1,110 th0 of the One-hour parklug law -hUli will he effective six days of k' week beginning November 1. Jht' ? Thi? business district parkin* prohle.n |-n-t just a Camden affair it i xeueral ov?r tho country and torn all we have heard and read,relard ins the situation In other cities f, VouUl appear that the shop keepers L office folks are in a great meas 1 responsible for the difficulty in ' , ,hev pre empt the parkins i-Jcea for their owu vehicles instead rleaving them open to possible custowers. # # # Kor Instance, we had one Broad 8troer business man tell us last week i that three concerns boasted nine cars rk.Mi in the one block between Broad and Rutledge street and the trouble is, these cars are parked (or many hours at a time. * * This is county fair week and the this year ia oiitatanrilug 111 many particulars. The carnival outfit Is an Improvement for one thing.) The tiro works were outstanding while( the free acta were better than the average. The exhibits In agricultural products cattle, swine, etc. are comprehensive and well arranged. The Mather-Sims football gamej Wednesday attraoted a big following and the game tonight between Cam-: den and Sumter should bring out a. record crowd. } f I Dixie Boykln responded to an eleventh hour request to take over the running of the dog show Thursday afternoon and did a right smart job of i; And speaking of nice jobs well, done, we're, giving Dewey Creed a nice pat on 'the back for some effect-, ive supervision and direction. Of course Dewey had some excellent helpers who did a valiant bit of work All In all the 1940 fair is a good one and those responsible deserve all credit. * * * m Carl LAfthtfoot*, who is taking an enforced vacation at the hospital, was Injured more seriously than what was first believed. Carl fractured two bones in his neck and it is going to be some weeks before he will be able to be out and start shaping up for the polo season. Cheerio old chap. _ J tit* j We want to take this opportunity to urge each and every football fan in Camden to be sure and be present at Zemp stadium tonight. All the repur's from Sumter indicate that the Gamecocks will have the support of; .m army of rooters who are bringing :V iiiuh school band with them. It is you Camden fans to show the people of the neighboring balliwi< i\ :hctL Camden Is with the Bulldogs exactly 100 per cent. Come on. -a -here are 2000 football fans li- i ht-re in Camden and at least noro in tho county outside the cry Gosh, if you all turn out. with :? * b""? or more expected from Sumwiiai a crowd of folks, what a j Charleston Man Saw Traitors Kill Holland The following article was takeu from a recent Issue of the News and Courier, Charleston: BY 8AM A. COTMRAN Small, peace loving Holland, never really believing her neutrality would be violated seriously, dually was the victim of the most treacherous pranks the Nasi Invaders could concoct, according to llorry F. Prioleau, formerly of Charleston, who was in the Netherlands when the blitzkrieg struck May 10. Mr. Prioleau left Charleston for Scarsdale. N. Y.. last night after passing a few days visiting friends and relatives hero. Ho was a guest at t<ho Fort Sumter hotel. An executive of the Netherlands Colonial Petroleum corporation, a branch of Standard Oil, Mr. Prleleau was forced to leave Holland July 1$ after passing some time In that country. lie munaged to leave the county In a special train hearing about 200 diplomats ordered out by tho German government. Ho undertook the special task of secretary to the American minister to Holland, George Anderson Gordon, formerly of Savannah, and joined tho entourage of the diplomats, who represented more than 30 differ-1 ent foreign legations. The special train left Holland the morning of July 16, rambled through Germany, which Mr. Prioleau described as "desolate", thence Into Switzerland, to unoccupied France, to Spain, apd Anally io Lisbon, Portugal. There he boarded the Americau export liner Excalibur for the trip across the Atlantic with the Duke of Windsor and his American bride, the former Mrs. Wallis Simpson. The liner arrived in New York August 10. Mr. Prioleau had returned t* Charleston briefly last summer, but resumed his work in the Netherlands after war had begun. Speaking In what may be termed Mr. Prioleau described the scene of the German attack. He said that on the morning of May 10, he saw countleas Nazi planes from his hotel window near Rotterdam. "The sky was dark with German planes^ but even then, there was no definite sign of attack, he said. "Several times previously German planes had crossed Holland for attacks against France. We didn't know whether it was an attack or simply a wholesale violation of the country's neutrality." Mr. Prioleau said there was little doubt left when the planes began circling. One plane swooped low and dropped two bombs. It was the beginning of the attack. It was the cue for the legions of fifth columnists to come from hiding and fight Dutch soldiers In the street.s He said tljat although he had seen no parachutists dropped, Minister Gordon, whom he lauded for his tireless efforts in evacuating Americans, had seen several 'chutists floating downward for the attack. Reports that Nazi soldiers had tricked Dutchmen by being completely outfitted with Dutch army uniforms when they landed were no exaggerations, Mr. Prioleau said. He added that it had been reported authoratively that In some sections, the Nazi soldiers 'dropped into communities dressed as Catholic A little bird from Rock Hill says the Bearcats would like to got another shot at the Bulldogs. What a "natural" for a post-season tilt In early December. Only this time the Bearcats would not be so lucky as to play to a tie with the scrappy lads of Camden. ?? i ' 1 ] Replies to Brltloh Mayor l-aat week thli paper quoted a rad* Ingram from the mayor of Cheater-, field. England, to the mayor of Chesterfield, 8. O.. V. 8. A.. <x>wilally referring the fact that one of the fifty destroyers transferred from thle country to Great Britain waa uaiued Chesterfield. Mr. J. A. Welsh, Jr., mayor of Chesterfield replied: "Your sentiment* txwdlally reclprocated. May our gallant namesake be privileged to atrlke telliug blows for civilisation."?Chesterfield Advertiser. priests and as women. Adding to the confusion and the trickery of the Germans were the fifth columnists who long before had established arsenals In various sections of the country and spread Into the streets the moment the attack started. Mr. Prtoleau said that there was no evidence of the highly vaunted German "secret weapon", a nerve gas. He pointed out that there had been no report of such a gas, and that gas was Impracticable In Holland due to high winds. Five days after the attack. the bewildered Hutch capttulatI ed. but left very little material of military value with which the Nazis could wedge their way Into France later. Nearly all the Dutch planes were shot out of the air by the Germans, hh said. Ho confirmed a recent Associated Press story which related the lone night raids from England of a former J Dutch aviator. Mr. Prioloau said that this Hollander and another, both for-; "iner commercial pilots, hatT determlned to bomb their native land as long as the Nazis occupied it. Mighty they carry out their raids, dumping tons of explosives on the land where they were reared. J j Despite two previous threats against the neutrality of the Netherlands by the Nazis, the. Dutch still almost re-| i fused to believe they would be lnvad-l led. Mr. Prtoleau said. There was a crisis in November and a secondary crisis in January, and thousands of German troops were massed at the border. Then tension, as Mr. Prioleau put it, "was so thick you could have sliced it with a knife. Ho depicted the painstaking efTorts of the Dutch to study their means of defense and particularly their means of preserving their neutrality. The people were vastly pro-British, he said, but despite this, they did not hesitate to take pot shots at trespassing British planes on their way to upset the Nazis at home. The Dutch anti-craft fire brought down two or more British planes. Even if they never expected any invasion from the British, and hoped the i British would conquer, the Dutch government went to extreme pains and expense simply to make gestures of complete impartiality. An example of this pointed out by Mr. Prloleau was that the Dutch dug trenches on their western shores, signifying they were prepared to repel any landing paity the British might send. For some weeks prior to the attack, the Dutch had anticipated to some extent the mode of approach of the Nazis, however. They had learned from t/he Norwegian campaign. Every airport field, golf course and cow pasture was piled high with junk in an effort to prevent the German troop planes from landing. The Nazis nevertheless accomplished their objective by landing the parachutists, who in turn cajyured the airfields and cleat ed them sufficiently for plane landings. Mr. Prloleau said that "the-moment the fields were cleared, German troop planes started coining in like express I trains." He said that one plane followed another at a dangerous closeI ness. Some crashed on Ute landing fields. I He visited Rotterdam, a fine bus tling commerce city, two days after ^ the Germans had riveted their attack against it. He said of it: ~| ' "I have never seen anything so devastated. Everything was leveled. There was a water shortage, a short! age of food, refugees clotted the streets and there was a terrific stench. From the special train Mr. Prloleau saw only a glimpse of Nazi Germany. He described the scene as being one of almost complete desertion. There was hardly a man to be seen, and even only a few women and children. Switzerland had begun the process of demobilizing, since by then the pressure had been relieved. The people of unoccupied France I seemed completely broken to Mr. Prloleau. It appeared to- him that their entire world had collapsed beneath them. There was an amazing scarcity of food In Spain, and the country appeared to be considerably run down. He ascribed this to the Brltsh blockade and to the recent civil war. Portugal remained the only country prospering in the face of a continental upheaval. Britain, In the opinion of Mr. Prloleau, ha? about a fifty-fifty chance of licking the Germans. They are by no means defeated now, he saicj. Mr. Prloleau expects, to settle at Scarsdaie .for some tUosh?but anticipated going to Sumatra in the Dutch Indtes. i > - - - * Wtsii - i"' ^jjilTViii 1 I COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS , (Hy Specialot) Fifty years of service to Methodism, to South (Ntrolina and to humanity Is the record of Hoary Nelson Snyder. Years a go ho was tho hrllllant profossor and pleasing speaker, carrying a gracious personality and luminous thought from the mountains to t>oa. In recent years, while still the charming speaker on any occasion, he has become one of the sages to whom the State looks for counsel. With all deference we cannot permit our Methodist brethren to exercise ?n exclusive option to Dr. Snyder, we claim him for the State, and he becomes of those who are enshrined in the hearts of huntatrity. Spectator, a Iluptist, never knew Dr. Snyder as narrowly sectarian, on the contrary, he has always boon a towering figure among us. albeit gentle and modeHt always. . Dr. Snyder, through Wofford College, has been a great minister In the Master's service, but from tho pulpit and platform he has been us a guiding light which shlneth more and more unto the perfect day. There arc four obstacles which work against our State In trying to persuade industries to come here: the pultive damage practice, 'annual sosslons of tho Legislature, high local taxes, both county and municipal, a disposition to-*soak the corporations. All these obstacles to our development are man-made and can he removed. From the English wo Inherited as .uur Jaw all. the old legal doctrines wthlch were in effect there until these States became Independent. Among the practices was one called Exemplary or Punitive 'Damages, hy which a man who is sued might he chargfed not only with actual damages, hut because of certain fraudulent elements he might also he required to pay extra damages for punishment or to make an example of him. In tho course of years this matter of damages for punishment or to make an example of one has grown in our State so that regardless of any fraud or peculiar circumstance requiring an example the platntnfT will lank for both actual and punitive damages. What has that to do with us? Well, if a poor man hits someone with his car the person who is hit will do well to get the five, ten or fifty dollars necessary to cover loss, but if that car had been owned by a great corporation or a man with a little property there might have been a suit for $50 as actual damages and $1,000 as punl-l tlve damages. The vice of our practice is that however innocently one may have been at fault the wealth or even small means of a man may excite some lawyer and result in verdicts entirely out of proportion to the merit of the case. And if the defendant should he a big corporation all sense of right, Justice, equity and proportion is sometimes thrown to the i winds. This kind of practice Is not | common among the members of our bar, but It Is too frequent at that. Consider the case of a big corporation, It must operate through Individuals, 'oftentimes our friends and neighbors. Usually when it injures some one it Is the act of our neighbor who works for the Corporation. So far as he is concerned we would ask little or nothing: but If his act can be charged to the corporation then the hill for damages swells enormously. If a corporation be sued for fifty thousand dollars it can never tell whether the jury will say fifty thousand or five thousand. The full amount asked for hangs over the corporation like a note in tin4 bank. The practice of our State scares away investors. We should not let a few lawyers fatten at tho expense of the development of the State. No one should object to fair damages for Injuries sustained; but the practice of shaking down a man or an enterprise is a prostitution of justice, as well as an obstacle to the growth of the business of our State. Annual sessions of our Legislature running from t January until June keep all the business Interests In fear for until the General Assembly adjourns It may at any moment?and especially In the final act known.as the Free Conference Committee on the General Appropriation Bill?enact some requirement or Impose some tax which will hamper or hamstring the business of the State. Forty-two states have bi-ennla! sessions, including North BYRNES DECLARE8 WILLKIE 3TUOENT OF "MEIN KAMPF" Washington. Oct. 2? Senator Byrnes (IV80) said tonight that Wendell h, Willkic In his Cleveland speech "again attempt* to place responsibility of Munich and dismemberment of Cseohoalovakht on President Roosevelt" and "stubbornly sticks to hie inlsrepresenlatlon." In a atatineut issued through the national committee of Independent Voter* for Roosevelt, Hymen recalled Willklo'e "ill-starred atatinent In Jollet two weeks ago" on the subject and commented: "Apparently ho and his advisers have become disciple* of Moln Kainpf which declares that any mis statement told often enough sooner or later will be believed I Carolina. Oeorgla and Virginia, but) we keep things stirred up six months in the year. Twice the people have voted for bi ennial sessions, and twice the Legislature has Ignored the popular demand. Our State taxes are not notably higher than those of other States, which Is hardly an argument for new business. If we could tell the world that our taxes are lower than others we should have a talking point. It is the local unit -county and city? which Is so drastically out of line. We have piled on services and the State has contributed to the counties, assuming heavy obligations of schools and roads hereto/ore resting on the counties. Hut the counties have |m-lh>aed on real jQftlfttfiL Jmrdona of tax a: Mon which make our state an uninviting field for investment. The hostile attitude of some lawmakers has made it seem that nothing but a foolish and narrow political claptrap determines our regulations concerning business. The membership of the recent General Assembly was a bright and wholesome exception. Indood, the people of the State nre awake to the dangers of persecuting enterprises and will act decisively when given the facts. | A friendly atmospherev among all classes of our people Is a surer guarantee of fair treatment than any other lnfluouce, and It exercises a wider appeal than any other In making Industry ohoose our State. ? "Bishop" Smoak of Colleton will not be in the Legislature next year? which may bo lucky for the Bishop, but regrettable for the State. Colleton hail too many good men at one time when W. W. Smoak and Jesse I). Padgett ran In the second race. Excellent men and deserving of endorsement as they were, how could the county elect both to one seat? Probably old Colleton tfhould have elected both and given each a half vote In the House. The Bishop is a mighty 'fighter and loves 'his State; Mr. Padgett if a retiring man of great usefulness and steadfast purpose. Mr. Smoak. who* edits and publishes a reniarkablo County paper of only one defect, Is one of the crusaders for Prohibition and Education and is always found either in the lead or in the ranks of every forward movement. Though his presence and his voice will be missed, he has a powerful medium through which his county and his brethren of the quill will know clearly whore he stands and what he thinks. What about this country of ours? is it worth defending? Sounds like a foolish question, but let us look into It somewhat. Several weeks ago I gave some figures showing a few of the |>olnt.s of superiority of this country over Germany. Another comparative study has come to my attention which may prove informative. Tho study includes the tTnlted States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Belglum, Italy and Russia. Boyond a doubt the comparison W much more favorable to us now because France, and Belgium are overrun by German troops and Italy, as well as Germany and Britain, are feeling the pinch of war. Statisticians do not hesitate to break down figures into the farthest detail, so I mention some studies of the relative purchasing power of tho people of the nations When applied to bread, beef, butter, coffee, and potatoes. How many pounds of bread, beef, butter, coffee and potatoes can the average factory worker buy with the wages he earns in one hour? Starting | with bread: In our country 7.5 lbs. Great Britain 5.2 lbs. France 5. lbs. Belgium 4.9 lbs. Italy 2.8 lbs. Germany 2.5 lbs. Russia 1.9 lbs. No wonder we look like a nation o millionaires to some Europeans. Now In tho matter of beef: United States 2.1 lbs. ? Great Britain - 1.4 lbs. Germany 0.9 lbc. France . 0.8 lbs. Belgium 0.7 lbs. Italy .T. 0,5 lbs. Russia 0.5 lbs L_ I-lT. " T-7 .' -f .. Farm Yard Lights Are A Great Aid Yard lights leason the number of accidents on the ' farm and also discourage thieves and prowlers who rely on darkness tq conceal their activities; suggests County Agent W. C. MoCarley, who advises that every farm home with electricity should have one or more yard light* as a convenience In doing the chores. Yard lights, the agent suggests, should be placed near the center of greatest farmstead activity. Kach light should be mounted at least 15 feet above the ground on either a pole or on a butldingvyHho location for the light should he Tqge of trees or othor obstructions that would prevent the light reaching the deslrod area, For the greatest convenience yard lights should he controlled from at least two plucea which require the use of two 3-way switches, one located at the house and the other at the barn, With such an arrangement the lights can he switched on wthen leaving the house to light the arm between the two buildings and turned off upon arriving at the barn, and vice versa. Homemade yard lights can be constructed at very nominal cost by using a wash pan as a reflector, the agent states. Plans for constructing such a light are gvlcn in Rural (electrification Circular No. 3, "Rural Electrification Activities for 4-H Club Members and Others". This circular may be secured from county farm and home demonstration agents or the agricultural engineering division of the Extension Service at Clomson College. One Hour Parking After November 1 (continued from first page) Another traffic change that has been made In the past week was the restoring to operation of the stop and go signal lights at Hroad and Rutledge streets. This was done after several month* of experlmetntntion without the control lights, when it was found Chat the threat of accidents was so much In ovldence that traffic control was necessary. The one-hour parking regulations in the down town area will mean that some of the business and professional men wbo have been parking their enrs lit the zone will have to make use of space at the i-ear of their .establishments or park on side streets. The present yellow and black signs on the light standards which proscribe one hour parking on Saturdays will bo removed. The police stale that the published announcement of the one hour parking regulations for all days of the week excepting Sunday will be sufficient notice to the public. REPUBLICANS We desire to get in direct communication with all REPUBLICANS, ANTI-NEW DEALERS and ANTIj THIRD TERMERS in Kershaw county, and adjoining counties, in order to supply them with official guide voting tickets or ballots for the coming general election on November 5th., and any other information desired by the voters. Our ballots in Kershaw county will be headed by C. F. Pendleton for congress, and followed with the only authorized and official REPUBLICAN Presidential ! Electors for Wendell L. Willkie, as follows: J. Bates Gerald, George Norwood, Mrs. John E. Messervy, Marion W. Seabrook, A. M. Morris, CTBC fluffin, A. N. Sifford and W. B. Daughtrey. Casting your vote for any other ticket, will be throwing your vote away as it will not be counted in the regular Willkie column. Address your letters to: SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY P. O. Box 425, State Headquarters, Sumter, S. C. 7 V -~.r." /?..* T VACCINATED PIGS GO TO MARKET Dead Pigs Stay at Home Now is the time to vaccinate against CHOLERA. It will cost on* |y a few cents per pig if you buy your U. 8. TE8TED SERUM AND VIRUS from DeKALB PHARMACY. | A complete stock under refrigeration at att tim. 8yrlnges, needles, bacterln and All animal Vaccines. DeKALB PHARMACY. Camden, 8. C. Telephone 96 / - - " * WHAT'S 1/044* TELEPHONE SCORE? -t r - rMob? people realize the business and social value of a pleasant telephone persona lity, and a seemingly - - gruff or hasty manner is usually just thoughtlessness. Since this seems to be the age of quizzes, how I about a short one on some points of telephone usage?, Do You Talk Directly Into the Telephone? j The proper way to use the telephone for best results is to hold the transmitter dj* rectly in front of the lips while you are talking. Do You . Speak Pleasantly? Remember...it may be your best friend or your best customer. Greet him as pleasantly as you would it you were face to face. Pleasant ... t: people get the most fun out of life anyway. Do You Hang Up Gently? Thoughtlessly slamming the j receiver may appear like an act of discourtesy to the per- j son to whom you have been ! talking. You don*t mean it, of course, but it may leave j the wrong impression. Do You Talk Naturally? Normal tone of voice it best. Whispered words arc indistinct. Shouting distorts the voice and may make it gruff and unpleasant. * Many, many timed you form your impression of people?and they judge |3 ! you?by the sound of a I voice over the telephone. Southern Bell Telephone " ~~s Atii>Telegraph Co., Inc.?- ?