The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 27, 1942, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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Friday, March 27, 1942
N?M ? CUs* * hwS ? AHmW ? MUbk
GET REAPY
If ibis country Is attacked, u atari
will undoubtedly bo made with Incendiary
botnba. Tito moat common typo
of these bomba? and the most effective
typo?la light, anuill and safe
for a It enemy to bundle.?. A single
bombing plane can curry 2,000 or
more of them. And each of tho bomba
!h capable of Htartlng a major tiro.
Tho moral of thla la clear: one of
the llrat and moat easelitlal steps
to bo taken in defenae of thla continent
la to perfect our firu dofenao.
London and othor English cities
would not oxlat today If their flre*
fighting , organlzatloua, profoaalonal |
and volunteer alike, had not produced
miracles. Exports uro convinced
thut It la perfectly possible for ail
enemy to reueh and attack our principal
Industrial centers from buses
locuted in Europe and tho Far East.
Here, then, is a real defense job.
Relatively few American cities und
towns have sufficient flre-flghtlng
equipment to deal wilh a big attack.
Relatively few communities liuvo as
yet developed adequate Are prevention
and flre-flghting forces. Tho Improperly
prepared community Is wldo
open to tragedy and uttor disaster.
Th#ro la no time to lose. In every
town, no matter how small, lire-lighting
training should bo given to civilian
groups. Additional equipment
should bo purchased as fuat as "possible.
German lire raids on English .
cities luivo slowed to a standstill for
just one reason: Tho British have
learned to cope with them and rob
them of their terrors. An enemy doea
not wnste materials und energy when
it becomes obvious that the results
obtained are not worth the price paid.
In short, Are whethor it comes
from within or without?can be licked.
It need bold no terrors for an
informed, prepared, equipped people.
Let's got ready.
WILDERNESS TRAIL
It is just three months ugo yesterday
that the nightmare began at
Pearl Harbof, three mouths ago today
that It was recognized by action
of President and Congress. The nation
still stirs uneasily, like a man
half-awake on a morning of disaster,
still half-hoping that the evil thing
is In the dream and not a reality.
Indeed, this people Is not yet fully
awake to this war. Realization has
come to men in contact with tho
enemy: to those who saw their comrads
falling under machine guns at
Pearl Harbor: to those who have
stood the shock of attack on the
Bataan Peninsula; to the men of
the fighting ships and planes in the 1
Far East; to the merchant seamen,
not the least valiant, whose routine <
duties have suddenly brought .them
into awful dangor.
The rest of us the crisis is almost i
beyond the power of Imagination. It I
is hard for us to accept It. Civilized
man is a pacifist. He will not mako i
war if he can rightly avoid it. But our i
paclAsm has its bad side. It makes ]
us close our eyes to unhappy facts.
It leads ua to carry the had habits
of peace over luto war; It causes
Home labor leaders, some employer*
and some farmers to make unjust
demands; lt( permits some legislators
and Home administrators to continue
playing politics; It encourages mtl-|
Hons of us to think selfishly of our
taxes, our motor cars, our sugar, our
precious spare time, at the expense
of the national effort.
We shall have to learn that the
right pacifism of our period does
uot Iguor** the true nature of thla
buttle, but, In more than the Shakespearean
sense, takes arms ugutust
a sea of troubles aud,*^y opposing,
ends' them. The nteuace to all that
we hold precious?to our luxuries
and comforts as well as to our liber-1
ties- Is real. We cannot rub our eyes :
and make It go away.
With this war wo shall return to a
plain pattern of clvllluu life which
wo have not known since pioneer
t linos. We, too, must cross mountains
and prairies, ford rivers, cut
a way through forests. The soil was
uot fruitful for our forefathers until
they had conquered It by blood and
sweat. It will not again bo fruitful
for us until we have conquered, not
Nature, but tho unnatural acts of
man.
Not the covered wagon but tho
tank, the caisson, the battleship and
transport, or tho airplane, is now
our vehicle. Hut we can go forward
hi tho old spirit. We can conquer
peace ror this land, and for other
lands, as onco we conquered the land
Itself. Besides Mac-Arthur strides
Daniel Boone. If wo follow resolutely,
the Wilderness Trail may lead
us into the happy valley.?New York
Times."
DOCTORS ON THE ALERT
The National Physicians' Committee
for the Kxtenston of Medical
Service, recently pledged Itsolf to the
prosecution of those throe vital tusks:
First, to use its knowledge, its machinery
and its strength to uld, without
qualification, in winning the war.
Second, to utilize fully its contacts,
its resources, its facilities, its proveu
methods and Ith developed techniques
to the end that basic Issues and vital
principles be kept clearly defilied,
thut morale bo maintained, and that
a just peace may bo won.
Third, to maintain constantly "the
alert" and to be continuously active
In an unlimited effort to preserve for
the medical profession tho independence
and freedom essential to its continued
progress and greatest effectiveness
In public service.
The importance of the doctor in
wartime cannot bo exaggerated. It
Is his Job not only to protect tho
health of the men Mil tho fighting
forces, but to protect the) health of
millions of civilians who flnll be working
longer hours and at harder tasks
than they have ever known.. A weak
und sickly people could nevor hopo
to win a modern war with all tho
effort and privation It entails.
The American people should also
realize how Important It is that our
existing system of medicine be maintained.
"Regimented medicine." or
"socialized medicine," would mean
non-progressive medicine?as tho experience
In many foreign countries
hns abundantly proven. In the field
of medicine, as in ull other fields,
our system of free enterprise which
guarantees Individual freedom, has
magnificently demonstrated its worth.
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"GOODBYE TILL BETTER TIMES"
The bravo and stubborn defenders
of Java are being brutally beaten into
submission behind a curtain of
darkness, which fell when all communications
with tho beleagured island
suddenly failed, leading observers
to believe that Dutch resistance
had collapsed on a wide front.
Tho final message received from
the official Java radio station at Bandoeng,
before it went off the air, will
go down In history as one of the epic
utterances of this war.
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Horo were the announcer's words
before He signed off.
"We are not shutting down. Goodbye
till better times. Long live the
Queen."
All of the heroism and courage and
hope, and a spirit of resistance which
cannot be crushed by the enemy
hordes, are insplrlngly expressed in
this brief farewell message.
-"Goodbye till better times"?What
a challenge to the free people of
America, to the free people everywhere,
in every country which has
escaped Axis slavery, to strike hard
with all the fury that is in them, so
that "bettor times" In Java, in Singapore,
in France, in Hollaffnd, in
Norway, in Poland?in every country
where the lights of freedom have
been brutally doused out?will soon
return!
Remember, Americans, remember
it well, that last picture brought to
us from Java, that picture of American
soldiers, lying in the ditches beside
their Dutch, English and Australian
allies, impotently shaking
their fists at Japanese dive bombers
overhead, helpless to do anything because
of airplanes. Remember, these
youngsters are being slaughtered behind
the curtain of darkness which
now mercifully hides 7kva in her
death throes.?Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.
NOT ENOUGH DOCTOR8
Demands of the armed forces have
created a severe shortage in the number
of doctors available for civilians.
Even then there are not sufficient
medical men to fully care for the
army, navy and other men in uniform.
It. therefore, behooves every ono
of us to cooperate in conservation of
the time, capacity and strength of
the doctors we have remaining. Like
other normal commodities, dotkor-service
is short and should be rationed.
But the only way in which doctors
may be rationed Is by individual understanding
of the problem and fullest
individual cooperation.
Dr. Julian L. Rawls, of Norfolk,
Va? speaking under the auspices of
the Fulton County Medical Society,
drew forceful attention to this situation
and suggested various means by
which the general public can aid in
conservation of the remaining physicians.
/ In the first place, suggested Dr.
Rawls. never call a physician to your
home if you are able to call at his of
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flee for consultation or treatment. A |
doctor, he said, can attend to Ave
patients In his own office In the tlmo
required for the average home visit. I
Secondly, never call the doctor at
night except In case of real emer-1
gency. Three of every four calls
made at night, said Dr. Rawls, are
not necessary. There would be no ^
Injury to the patient by waiting until
morning.
Soon, estimated Dr. Rawls, there
will be only one physician for each
1,500 persons. In rural sectors this
average may drop as low as one to
2,500. Unselfish cooperation Is abso-1
lutely essential If these few doctors
are to be able to care for the needs'
of the entire civilian population in
anything like adequate manner.?At- !
lanta Constitution. I
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Florence Orator
Wins In Contest
David LlvlnAtou Pierce off the Florence
hjgli school was ad judged the
winner of the Area 4 American Legion
oratorical contest held in the
auditorium of the public schools Friday
night.
In aecond place whh Heywgrd yuuth
of the Edmunds high school of Sumter
and in third, was Edward B.
names, Jr., or Marlon. <Colncidentally
all three of the spealc^
era had choaen for their prepared offering
the aubject "He Loyal America:
Your Constitution Liven".
Pierce was the flrat speaker and
represented District No. 13, No. It
in turn by Dames, who was winner
in District No. 14, Each of the speakers
took from 10 to 12 minutes in
their preparod effort and later followed
with a few minutes dessertation
on drawn numbers of the ten articles
of the Constitution. Pierce drew
Article dealing with the right to keep
und beur arms; Smith, article 6, dealing
with the rights of persona accused
of crime; and Hatpes article
9, dealing with the rights of citizens
in a general way.
The program, under the direction
of Commander Johu Mullen of the
Leroy Helk post of the American Legion
and was intelligently and--ably
handled. The Judges were Dr. Maurice
Clarke, rector of Grace Episcopal
church in Camden; Attorney Henry
Savage, Jr., and Attorney John K.
deLoach. M. M. Reasonover, Legion
adjutant, was timer and Rev. Henry |
Collins of the Lyttleton Street Methodist
church was monitor.
Pierce will Represent Area 4 In the
final contest to be held at Coker collegt
at Hartsville next Friday night.
During the program here Friday
evening, Mrs. J. M. Gandy gave a
number of pleasing piano selections
and was accompanist for the singing
by the contestants and audience of
"America" and- "The Star Spangled
Banner".
Due to the short notice of the local
legion had to prepare for the
event and Inability to publicize it sufficiently
the attendance was somewhat
small. However, the excellence
of the efforts of the speakers, the
fine manner in which the affair was
presented, and the splendid demonstration
of young American manhcod
as evidenced by the skill and ability
of the speakers was well worth thi
Interest of all present.
.Promoted to Corporal
PrlvAe Bruest W. Wstkius, 0f c*e
HttU. has been promoted to corpm
In the Anti-Tank Company of Soun
Carolina's own 118th Infantry, it *a
announced by Captain Undy j
Haines, adjutant of the Palmetto rep
lment at Fort Jackson.?Sunday's ^
luuibia State. .?-&
Ingalla Dog It
Champion Of Show
<Continued from first page) ?Miscellaneous;
Won by Cosalu,
Mrs. A. H. McCarthy; second, suter
vou Dixie, A. H. McCarthy; and third,
Peggy, owner not listed.
Puppies; Won by WeBley, owned
by Mrs. A. D. McArn; second, Uru?*,
owned by Mary Louise and Dlau?
Hyan; and third aud fqilrth, ix>inter
pupples, owned by Lewis Newklrk.
Boy kin Spaniels: Won by Denny,
owned by Louise and .^om Ancrua;
second. Widgeon, Mrs. pwjght pert,
ridlfo; third, Turk, Lt. Commander
Shannon Heath; and fourth, Mickey,
Mulberry Plantation.
Donors of trophies for tho show
wore: H. D. Kirkover, Bolivar Doykln,:
W. R. BonHal, J. ty. C. Boykln, David ]
Williams, G. T. Klrby, F. M. Ilhodea,
C.v C. Whltaker, Jr., Mr, and Mrs. C.
G. Moller, Dr. A. Whltaker, Mrs. Mol.'
lie llobiusou, Mrs. W. IL Cartwrlgh^Mrs.
Buckley, Mrs. McKeo Graham,
and Mrs. Waltou Ferguson.
Cadet West Goes
To Washington
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course In consultation with the state,
department at Washington, basing
It upon the requirements of that
pa'rtment and upon the program of
graduate work In the leading universities.
Cadet West went to Atlanta last
week, where with one representative
each of Ave other Institutions In the.
entire Southeast, he was Interviewed,
by a representative of the Nationali
Institute of Public Affairs. So far
as it is known, he Is the only onei
of the six so far chosen. -i
Colorado had a tuberculosis death
rate of 60.7 per 100,000 of the population
during 1939. ?
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