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|HO?OHTW?T$]f |j?THE SKIPPER. I I? I " I Have you noticed the little cottage small that has been erected in front of the post office. Cute isn't itf 9 V That will be the keystone location for the gigantic Red Cross drive that is now under way it} Camden and in every other commuriitjr. in this great nation. We understand that the Idea of the little white house came from Mrs. Samuel Russejl and Mrs. John Mullen. Congratulations ladles. All of which reminds us that all of us must glye to the Red Cross to the best of our financial ability. And also good friends, bear in mind that y^ur purchase of defense stamps and bonds will go a long way toward helping Uncle Sam slip the kayo to the axis monsters. 0 0 9 0 We Just received a letter from tba> Tournament committee of the Kiwanis club, embracing the schedule for the Camden Trade District basketball tournament, to be held the last week in January. Our hats are off to the Kiwanis boys for staging this event, for it not only means a splendid sporting program, but it is the right step toward cementing friendly relations between Camden and the people in the Camden trade area. * Speaking of Christmas, well this corner received a real Christmas gift. It was given by the United States army. It sure was swell to have Ben pull in last Friday from Chanute Field, ^ 1U. And if he gets Christmas off from - bis duties at Sfi&w Held it will be a very happy holiday in one man's family. Some of our northern friends, driv- | ing down via No. 1, complained that { the route designation sign at the junction of No. 1 and No. 9 at Cheraw did not have the name Camden thereon. , Which prompted us to communicate i with C. R. McMillan, state highway ( engineer, and receive his assurance j that an arrow designating Camden on , Route 1 would be affixed to the sign , Getting Into baseball?it's about [ three months, a bit less perhaps, be- , lore the Toronto team of the Interna- ] tional league arrives In Camden for a , a five to six weeks training period. ] ( Getting Toronto to locate In Cam- I den for spring training means a lotji to Camden. While the .Harrlsbur visit a year ago left & bad taste in th mouths of local fans, this Toronto out fit will be different. And this come wants to take this opportunity to as! the cooperation of every Camden re sldent In making the stay of the Ca nadlan pas timers here a most pleat ant one. If this (a done, it Is quit certain we will have them back agaii and again. * This writer looks forward to meet lng Burleigh Grimes, manager of thi Leafs, an old acquaintance of W. 1 League days. * t The press is full of the news of th< Red armies pursuing the retreating Germans and one day the headlinei announced that Hitler's 134th divisioi had been wiped out to a man. Unti there are more developments we fee it is too soon to decalre that Russit has defeated Germany. We will ad rait that Russia however, was the first nation to halt the Nazi. Camden may never have an air-raid scare in this war that is now raging but that does not mean that ever] man, woman and child should not b< drilled in what to do if the emergencj does arise. ' Listen folks, if you have reachec the end of your imagination and can'i possibly think of what to buy youi friend for Christmas, there is stil time to go to the post office and gel defense savings stamps or bonds. * Speaking of that word defense, wt think Bill Stern, famous sports commentator, has a swell idea in having the nation get away from that word defense and change it to offense Yes, sir, to say "Kershaw Counts Council of Offense" sounds better tt our way of thinking. see Oh hum! There is one thing can be said about Napolean and that la that he got to Moscow. . Franklin D. Roosevelt Is measuring up to the task as a fighting president. He seised firm hold of the reins from the moxqent war came. That makes him a leader whom all can accept with enthusiasm for the great task fit hand. What a beautiful wedding thg? was it Grace church last Saturday when Betty Boineau became a .bride. It ioes not seem that four years ago Betty used to bring snapshots of Uamden scenes to use In our publicity. , Now she is married; Time narches on. [ SPORT'POTPURRI r (By Skipper) Who says one can't do two things 1 at once and do them well. ^ * ? I>ast Sunday Beck Russell and yours I truly did Just that. We sat In Moul^ trie Burn's gas buggy, tuned In on the Bear-Giant world title footbalP game and watched the polo game?at the j same time. What those Bears didn't do to those i Giants. Ouch. 37 to 9. And as the sports announcer said "We are seeing ' this afternoon why this Bear machine Ut the greatest football team the world bas ever known." 9 The polo game was a humdinger 1 as well.' The affair passed off very 1 happpily but it was connected directly with several near tragedies. Those lads from Yale, especially Williams and Flint, who were to play the ?sllowjacket-Mulberry game were in an ' auto accident- near Fredericksburg, 1 Va. All five lads were badly shaken up, ; cut or bruised but fortunately escaped - serious consequences. Williams was able to play but Flint did not get <nto uniform. And right on the field of play, in the third chukker, Ancrum Boykin and i his pony put on a head-over-heels act, ' as Announcer Ralph Chase termed it. Ancrum rolled free as the pony fell and with hooves flying, rolled over several times. It was forunate that neither horse nor were injured. Ralhp Chase was at the mike at 1 tfeetpolo game'and the good old chap was right ther with blarney and chatter. Again we say we are glad that Art Robinson is to be assigned to aid us in the recreation and sport program. We expect to get a league of basketball players started soon. * Paging "Maggie" McDowell and Peggy McGuirt. How about getting up a girls' team ladies. Think it over. a a a Getting back ~to polo again?that Paul Revere ride by Bubber DuBose' in the third period was a honey. Bubber went the full length of the arena, out distancing the Yellowjacket riders and carrying the ball right down in frorit of the Jacket goal. There he made his goal shot and the ball plunked right into the fact of a goal post and rolled away. Tough chuck Chawley. We hope that when Camden gets its first air raid and blackout test that dome wilful people will not regard the matter too lightly and thereby Incur trouble for themselves. ? t Full details and instructions as to how to observe the air raid or black, out regulations will be given by the IJtilltieg, aud Protection committee iu sufficient time to educate the people us to what they are to do. There will will be uo excuse accepted for failure to comply with regulations. This nation is at war and the sooner the civilian population realises that their routine-otjlfe must be subject to certain disciplinary requirements, the better off they will be.' / X We suggest complete cooperation In the blackout and air raid program. J ? * * g By the way, the reckless motorists e are getting away with murder In dis regarding traffic regulations these r days. We hope that there will never k come the time when this description i- might become literal. ? m ? 1 often wouder why it is that time e saved in getting over a highway is a prixe<Kmore highly than time saved by any other moans. Is this time deemed so valuable used for impor. taut purposes? Excepting the errand 9 of doctor or fireman or one hastening I to the deathbed of some loved one, the few remaining minutes gained by traveling at 65 to 75 instead of 45 to 50 3 miles an hour are usually just "killed". ? The start might Just as well have been ) made a few minutes earlier if one had i to be at a certain place at a certain 1 time, or a little less loitering might 1 have been ddhe'^htfn stops were i made for refreshments. The more we - read of traffic deaths and Injuries, the t piore we are convinced that a large share of them are due to a mistaken value placed on speed and what It acI compllshes. E ' 0 I EEBaagjED i ? America At War Washington, l>?c. U?On Monday the House and Senate with only one dissenting vote accepted the challenge Of war frotn Japan. Today with no dissenting vote accepted the challenge the challenge from Germany and Italy. Thd war now encircles the globe and pre are in it to the hilt to win?we must win for ourselves and for civilisation. 10 The American people, despite their efforts to maintain peace, are faced once agaiu with the challenge of war ?a war wantonly and treacherously begun by Japan, hand in glove with Germany and Italy. There can be no doubt that full responsibility for this breach of peace iu the Pacific rests with Japan, upon the shoulders of this fanatical nation. History holds few parallels to the record of treachery and deceit which has attended the maneuverings of Japan during the past decade. ' From the hour of the assault on China, in 1931, the Japanese have taken unscrupulous advantage of the decency of other peoples. The desire of the Western nations for peace and their long-enduring faith in honorable methods to maintain it have been seized upwi by Japan as instruments for self-aggrandizement. While encroaching step by step upon the rights of others, Japan has sought to mask her real intentions by false pledges of good faith. Netiher can there be any doubt that the urging of Hitler and Mussolini caused Japan to strike when she did. it is the familiar totaliarain pattern? get in the first blow through lies ahd deceit. The picture, now revealed, shows that for weeks Japan has been making aggressive naval moves in the Pacific on the one hand, playing for time on the other by keeping up?the pretense of diplomatic negotiations with this country. That we have suffered a seridus blow, there is no doubt. Our Pacific fleet has suffered great damage. Neither is there any doubt that some one somewhere was asleep at the switch. We have been told so long by Naval Authorities that Pearl Harbor is Impregnable, that our great naval base there could not be surprised, that we believed It., We know better now. That Is water under the bridge now. This disaster may prove a blessing in disguise. Now the AmertcaV* people realise that wo not only have a treacherous foe in the Pacific but a powerful one. No American will need to be told of the magnitude of the stakes involved, for it is clear that our future as a free Nation for many generations to come will be decided by the results of this war. Nor will it be necessary to stress the weight of t,he burden that we will have to carry. In attacking us, Japan also has attacked Britain, the Netherlands and the little kingdom of Thailand. We may expect that Russia's Siberian forces likewise will enter the war on our side. But the mere fact that allies are numerous should not be permitted to blind us to the truth that the major share of the fighting in the Pacific will devolve upon us. Britain and Russia already are heavily engaged against the other end of the toalltarlau Axis. Thailand is a negligible factor in a military sense, and the Dutch forces In the east, while brave and able, are limited in strength and cannot be greatly supplemented. For these reason* we must look primarily to our own efforts for own salvation. Victory will not be easy and we could make no greater mistake at the outset of the war than to fall into the belief that Japan will prove to be a ;weak opponent. Despite her other involvements, her national energies have been directed primarily toward War for many years. She la as ready j as she will ever be. As to Hitler and Germany, we face j the most powerful war machine the world has ever seen. Armed* to the hilt Hitler seeks world domination and American troops must meet him on the battlefields of Asia, Europe, and Africa. We are not yet prepared, we only have a small army, but Justice and liberty are on our side. .. Our gigant|c war strength has not yet been tapped. There is strength in unity ind Americans are now one unit. It ?^mpmmm? i t jwill take saerlflce to win and to that end wo must, If necessary, pledge "our fortunes, our lives and our sacred honor". Christmas J Washington, Dec.?I wlBh for everyone In the Fifth Congressional District a happy Christmas. May* the New Year bring to you happiness, and prosperity. May war clouds hovering about our homos be soon dispelled by victory and peace. The House and Senate have both been working over-time this week in the hope that Members can get home for a few days at least during Christmas week. Both branches have had under consideration extension of the Selective Service Act. The major differences of opinion between the House and Senate is whether or not boys between 18 and 21 years of age should be drafted. The House passed the bill recommended by its Military Affairs Committee, which placed the minimum age at 21 years and the maximum at 44. The Senate bill makes all men eligible to the draft between the , ages of 19 and 44, The differences are now being discussed by conferees, and I hope that the conferees will get together on the House Bill. In view of the fact that we can get millions of man-power even from the 21-36 years bracket, it is haxd to understand why the War Department would want to draft these younger boys who have not completed their education and have not developed into manhood. Of course, if the time comes when the nation needs them, they will have to be called but we cannot train and equip now the men already registered for the draft. General Summerall, President of The Citadel, said in a telegram dated December 18th: "Strictly oppose drafting boys under (Please turn to page six) poo^foandnta,/ Her children grown up; she has time to enjoy Ills, but she's Worm out Irons year* of work. Old folks often have finicky appetites end may not get the VitaminBl KMtron they need. Pleasant-testing VINOL, the modem? tonic, combines these and other valuable ingredients. Your druggist has V1MOC. DeKALb PHARMACY ??? I I II. I I II I JOY TO ALL Blow, bugles, blow I *TU New Year again, time to be jolly, time to renew old cq??lntMcet, time to make new friend** May " 1942 brine a fulfillment of yonr ambition*, new prosperity and Inerca*ii>C Imp pin em. May It mark a truly great milestone la your life. wrt?Cri$ OUTLOOK SHOP d?HERE are many words In the j) dictionary . big words and little words . . . words with tha splendor of royalty, words with the brilliance , of diamonds, words as pretentious as the sweep of a , peacocks train. *" i There are homely words, too, end between home foflcs like ourselves these ere the ones we choose to carry our simple New Year message to you. Many thanks for your kindness, end every good wish for a Happy New Year. [ CAROLINA MOTOR CO. S. C. CLYBURN, Manager Phone 210 ' Camden, S. C. r j ^, .J. - - ' ' > - (u loads ophappwessJ? ^ to all ... ^ ys' ^ >" 1 ?P I Just a timely and friendly greeting to lot you know that we wish for our friends and customers a whole shipload of good things?spiritual and material ?for 365 days. High thanks we owe I you. And high thanks we give. God bless you and keep youl ?. _ M-K COFFEE SHOP RING out the old! Ring in the new! There's a warming of the heart as the New Year dawns. Eat, drink and be merry! SSStettT For yonr friendly patronage dor- 1 ing the past year we thank yon sincerely. It is the wish of every- - ?J? . member of this organisation that , J yon may find 1942 filled with good things ... new horizons, greater prosperity, and greater joy in livh?. HAPBY NEW YEAR! ^Uli , THE CAMDEN FOOD SHOP - - .... J..- - p riup ' - - ' >yV? ; " i ' ', i l > i "i i ' ii^im ' - , : ml i > 94