The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 01, 1943, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
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Hello, good friends of Camden and
Kershaw county: This la the time
,,i Christmas and New Years, not
I jUvt a time for the exchange of inuii-ii.il
Kit'ts, but more a time for the!
, mIi ihc- of good thoughts and sin,,
tv w ishes.
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l .i-t Friday we celebrated the annj\,-rsiii
y of Christ's birth. The
world is gripped In A terrific atrug
Kj,. u it too much for us who are
,,i home to try to meet'each other
halfway in an effort to make this one
,.i the most harmonious holidays in
I history so far as our personal relaI
lion-hips are concerned.
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In us get rid of petty, selfish, env-otiN
thoughts towards others. Let
I u? >:ep bickering, shutting ourselves
I and others out of the only kind of
happiness that is worthwhile. We
an started on a road where more and
mure we will be cut off from mateI
rial tilings which we thought we
louldti i do witliout. If we fail to
huiid good relationahipa with those,
about us, then indeed we will be poor.
I Those who quarrel and harbor bit-]
lei* i.-elings will be the poverty
-nuk- ti persons of these wartimes. ,
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Tin-re is still time for those who
I art- estranged to become reconciled
before the holdiays end. The best
Lie. 1 can receive is to know that
those who road this column are do-:
I :tu: 'heir best to make tills a season
r- t onciliations.
To the WAAC'S, WAVES, WAFS,
I WlltKS. WASPS and WOWS, now
add file WEEDS.
This newest group of wartime "alphabet
women" stands for the Woman's
Emergency Engineering Drafting
Society, organized at the Illinois
institute of Technology In Chicago.
The elder sister units, of course,
are the Woman's Army Auxiliary
Corps. Women's Auxiliary Volunteer
Service, Women's Auxiliary Ferrying
Squadron, Women in Radio Electric
Service, Women's Auxiliary
Special Police Service and Women's
Ordnance Workers' Organization.
Many of the 167 WEEDS are at
work in war plants in the Chicago
area and others have not yet completi-d
Illinois Tech's war training
program in engineering drafting
which is tuition free, with costs underwritten
by the United States of'
In of education.
All the WEEDS are determined
and tenacious.
"Tin* Axis won't exterminate us,"
: hey say.
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Do you know your ration guide?
If nor, read on and learn all about
rh- regulations governing the rationing
of sugar, coffee, fuel oil, gas and
' ires
Sugar?Stamp No. 10, good for pur1
hast- of three pounds of sugar to
.January 31.
Coffee?Stamp No. 27 in "sugar
book " good for purchase of one
pound of coffee, expires January 3.
Fuel oi]?Coupons marked Period
' good for 10 gallons, valid to Dec
ruber 20. Coupons marked Period
- also good for 10 gallons, valid to
January 27. Change making coupons
good at all times. Serial numbers
must be written on all coupons by
< "nsumers.
Accumulated deficiency between
mean temperature in Nfllwaukee and
,;5 degrees for first 17 days of current
;v day fuel oil heating period, 842
degrees normal, * 619 degrees; last
your, huiuo period, 6G0 degrees.
Gasoline- -Fight No. 3 stumps in
basic A books good for purchuse of
32 gallons through January 21. HutIonlng
boards still working on applications
for extra gasoline. Huch B
and (' book coupon good for purchase
of four gallons.
Tires?Tires must be Inspected at
authorized ipspoctlon station by January
31. and every four months thereafter
for A book holders and every
two months for B card holders.
Truck tires and the tires of C card
holders must be inspected, every two
months or every 5,000 miles, whichever
comes first.
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And in a week or so. you may
have such items as butter, meats,
cheese and the like on the ration
list.
-Did you know folks, that on December
21, the Western Union put a
stop to the sending of holiday greeting
messages. The step was in accordance
with an order from the war
communications board directing telegraph
companies not to accept Any
messages of greetings, felicitation
or congratulatoins if they originate
within the country for some other
point in (he nation. The rule would
not ban greetings by wire to the men
in the armed service outside the continental
United States. The BWC
also ordered the discontinuance of
all non-telegraphic, services, such as
errand service.
In the light of new reports of guerrilla
resistance to the Jap. it would
appear that the conquest of the Phillippines
is all over but the conquest.
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notice that a new order of the
Office of Price Administration requires
boarding houses to keep a
record of all foods served in December.
Gosh, that certainly is awful
for it means the breaking down of
hash.
Friends and neighbors, we certainly
have had a heck of a time the past
year^ About the most complex and
utterly complicated mess has been
the rationing program. And we want
to talk about that just a wee bit. My
objection is not ta rationing, but to
the complexity of its administration.
I know that we all believed in the
rationing, not a bungling, bureaucratic
rationing but an effective workable
rationing. We are all eag?r to make
sacrifices but we want these sacrifices
to be genuinely effective.
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The theorists in Washington have
pdoven to be misplanners rather than
planners in the ma|t?r of regulation.
If business brains had been in Washington
six months before Pearl Harbor
our war economy and production
would have been organized and there
would not have been any bottlenecks.
At a recent meeting of a group of
leading lumbermen of the nation one
of the officers in speaking of the rationing
problem and also the problem
of the long-winded questionnaires on
this, that and everything: "Let the
government please get rid of those
Phi Beta Kappa boys with the long
haft and get some orders written
that we can understand."
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At another big gathering of fuel
dealers, a senator who was present
and who heard one fuel dealer assert
that If a family is out of oil and
hasn't any oil coupons, he wes going
to give them oil regardless of the
consequences, and he added. "I don't
think any jury in the land would convict
us, do you Senator?"
"My theory," replied the Senator is
"that the government has no right
to ask any person to freeze to death."
child's laxative
your child should
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laxarttr* QSva him on* h* wftl
probably anjor t?ki*g~MpUaa
b? tatting Byrup of BlaokDraught.
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Tat aftaeUta.
Follow labal DtraeWoaa
Relief At Last
For Your Cough
Creomulslon relieves promptly because
it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe
and heal raw, tender inflamed bronchial
mucous membranes. Tell your druggist
to sell you a bottle of CreomuLslon with
the understanding you must like the
way It quickly allays the cough or you
are to have your money -back.
CREOMU LSION
For Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
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YOUR DENTAL I. Q. I
i?) American Dental Association V.
Q, Will a set of artificial teeth
last u lifetime or is a new
plate necessary in case of gums
shrinking, etc.??I). It. W.
A Artificial teeth should not be
regarded as ending all dental
troubles; nor should dentures
(plates) be expected to last indefinitely.
They should be examined
by the dentist at least every two or
three years. If they no longer tit
properly, they should be rebuilt or
replaced. The use of denture adhesive
powders and attempts to reline
dentures at home are to be discouraged.
These make-shift measures
give but temporary relief and
cannot correct the causes of denture
instability. Furthermore, they may
be distinctly harmful. Loose dentures
(plates) irritate the tissues,
causing the gums to become sore.
Prolonged irritation from an illfitting
denture may be dangerous.
Qllow was dentistry done in the
olden days before 1849? ? K.
T. J. C.
A The beginning of dental art
was the same as that of general
medicine. Early Egyptian, As- j
Syrian, Greek and Etruscan history
record its crude but painstaking
practice. Write to the American
Dental Association for more com
pk'to information on this fascinating
subject.
C hildren should be taken to the
dentist when they are 2'? or 3 years
old and at least every six months
thereafter. In addition, children
should receive special dental attention
when they reach the a^es of (i,
9 and 1 '2 because at about those
atfes they "cut" their important first
permanent molars and their equally
important bicuspids and second permaftbnt
molars.
Send Questions with se'.t-addressed. stamped envelope. to American
Dental Association, 212 East Superior street, Chicago. III.
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Roses
and
Thorns
Roses, oh so many of them, great
big American beauties, to Bernard
Baruch, whose million dollar gift to
a block of relief societies that are
operating in America for the aid of
.distressed peoples in Nazt-occupied
lands, made him the nation's leading
Santa Claus.
j Camden people were proud of Bernard
Baruch, because he is a native
son of this community For it was
in the dwelling now occupied by the
1 Ivy Lodge, that Bernard Baruch was
born.
Christmas of 1942 must have been
i the best Christmas in the life of this j
great philanthrophist. Not because!
this giant among the self-made men
of this country got loads of presents
from loads of people, although he
should have received them by the
trainload from appreciative people all
across this broad land of ours. Ru'.
because, instead of receiving, Bernard
Baruch did a lot of giving. We believe
that Bernard Baruch wished
himself a real Merry Christmas.
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Makes Me Mad |
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Remember that Friday when they
stopped selling gas in the Eastern
Seaboard states? Rembmber what
troubles you had that day as you
realized that the tank of your car
was about empty and when you
hustled to a filling station to get aj
supply, found many cars lined up,
waiting their time at the pumps?
And remember how you sort of .pcay- [
ed that the supply in the tank wvould
hold out until you got your three
gallons?
Let me tell you the story of some
Might instructors over at Owens field,
Columbia, who because of a lack of
gas were all hot and bothered as to
just how they were going to be able
to travel to and from the field and
their homes. The Instructors were
still worrying at noon of that big
Friday when a twin-motored bomber
roared Into view and came down on
the field. When It landed, two lieutenants
got out and reported they
were frjom Langley Field, Va.; to
deliver {o a Columbia lady?imagine
it folks?^xtiny puppy! Around the
neck of the pootch was a bright red
-j-ibbon and In the knot of the ribbon
was a sprig of holly. The puppy was
a gift from some influential d6nor
who had arranged de-luxe delivery
with a military escort.
After all, the round trip froa
I^angley field to Owens field and return
con/wmed only 300 gallons o!
gas. Just think folks, one Bl-8 bora
ber, two lieutenants, 300 gallons o
gas?all for one tiny pup.
Don't get excited, says an avlatloi
expert. The flight officers must keej
in practice by taking flights acrosi
country. What do you think, folks?
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|A Letter to John)
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Dear John:
The 1942 holiday period is just
about to close and believe mo old
chap, it has been really a history,
making period for all of us here in
Camden.
Christmas 1942 here in Camden was
a war Christmas. So many of our
line young men of the army. navy,
the marines and the flying corps. The
Joy and happiness of greeting these
lads was mingled with the feeling of
pride that we felt toward the boys
who did not come home, but spent
Christmas on the fighting line.
I don't think I ever felt so impressed
at a Christmas service as I was
when I attended the midnight service
at Grace church and saw so many of
the boys from the fighting forces
there in uniform?-some with their
parents, others with their sweethearts
or wives and others as guests
of friends. I'ershaps 1 prayed a wee
hit harder nnd sang a bit louder?
for I too. had reason to feel a lot of
pride in the fact that my own boy
was there beside me clad in the togs
of the flying corps. I know that many
other dads and mothers felt Just as
I did.
Of course there was a tinge of sadness
and regret mixed with Christmas*joy
for me, for only three days
before, an only brother had passed
on. It's quite impossible to find words
that can express the feeling that
comes when you realize the last brother
had joined one's father and mother
beyond the veil.
Well, Camden merchants should
feel a great spirit of elation over
[the fine holiday business of the Yule
[season. It was a record-breaker, dei
spite the war and its restrictions.
The weather man was not very considerate
for he sure dished up a miserable
brand of weather for the entire
week. Saturday afternoon he
really crept out of the clouds and
smiled, chasing away the blue and
'driving temperature up to a springhike
degree.
I Sunday I attended the dedication
of the shrine at Grace church and
{was so glad that there were so many
people present at such an Important
'service. There are over fifty names
J of parish members now in the armed
service of the present war, while
in a separate panel are forty-one
names of parish members who served
in the first world war.
About the most important event
John, since I wrote you last and up
to the present writing was the wedding
of my son to Miss Alolse Buckley,
which took place Tuesday at
Kamscliatka, the winter home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Buckley. If I do say
so, It was a beautiful wedding and so
many relatives and friends were on
hand. Kamscliatka was exquisitely
trimmed for the afTair and the bride
?well, she was lovely. I sure am
proud of my new daughter. Some of
the boys kidded me before the wedding
about being nervous?as if I
were getting spliced. You see, I have
sort of become acclimated to weddings
as I had taken quite an active
part In two others?when my daugh
ters were wed.
iielp Them Cleanse the Blood
of Harmful Body Waste
' Your kidneys are constantly filtering
waste matter from the blood atream. But
kidneya sometime* lag In their work?do
not act aa Nature intended?(ail to remove
Impurities that, if retained, may
poison the system and upset the whole
body machinery,
j Symptoms may be nagging backache,
persistent headache, attaclcfe of dizziness,
getting up nights, swelling, pufflnees
, under the eyes?a feeling of nervoua
anxiety and loss of pep and strength.
Other signs of kidney or bladder disorder
are sometime* burning, scanty or
too frequent urination.
Thera should be no doubt that prompt
treatment is wiser than neglect. Uae
I Dean's Pilla. Doan't have been winning
nsw friends for more than forty years.
They have a natlon-wids reputation.
. An recommended by grateful poopUUm
| country over. Ask your sd#Wsrf '
Ic the Maintenance ol Social
Galnt Weakening the War
E?fiort:
Modal "too t>>
mil) G. ClAKK.
(>?n?'ol Chairman
Am?ilcan ItonoroJc
Fountlalion
/.? <l< 1?n
Atiolplw Mrnjoii
V/m hn? ju?t com/tlelal a nationwide
tear bond-scllinn trip t/teukinn
to outre than ttne million worker*.
MK. MKNJOU OPENS: 1 have seen
most of America in the last sixty
days and the terrible urgency of our
danyer has led me to step out of role j
and speak as u critic of the war
elTort. America's danger is "social
gains as usual." When war was "short
of war" President Roosevelt told the
people they could have both gups
und butter. As a result the majority
of the people still believe they can. .
The abundant life is still mofe im- >
portant to the average American
than an abundance of weapons and I
lighting men. I
America has not gone soft We
would still prefer to die on our feet
rather than live on our knees. But '
our actions don't show it, simply be- |
cause we do not realize the terrible ,
peril of this war Wo can follow
either France or England. France
carried on "social gains as usual" j
and is now in chains. England sub- ;
stitilted "blood, sweat and tears" for ;
social gains and won the Battle of J
Britain.
The answer lies with the Presi- |
dent By declaring a moratorium on i
all special interest activities, man- j
agement, labor and agricultural, by ;
making everything secondary to v:c- ;
tory Mr. Roosevelt can unify and
galvanize America into the greatest
home-front fighting force in the
world.
DR. FAIRCHILD CHALLENGES:
Mr. Menjou has been peculiarly unhappy
in his choice of countries to
prove his point. England has for decades
been one of the most advanced
countries in the world in social gains,
and far from relinquishing them as
a condition of winning the war she
has extended and fortified them. Witness
Sir William Beveridge's recent
proposal for guaranteeing a minimum
income to all members of society.
Consequently, when the English people
felt themselves misled by those
in power, they had sufficient faith in
their country to fight. But In France
the gestures in the way of social
gains had been too feeble to counteract
the betrayal by the leaders.
MR. MENJOU REPLIES: English
labor accepted its responsibility to
Britain. After the Dunkirk disaster
workers literally slept and ate next
to .their machines. In France, however,
when Hitler smashed through
the Maginot Line, French labor was
still on a 40-hour week with two
hours for lunch. France was betrayed
by demagogues telling the people
they could maintain social gains
without losing the war. No one wants
labor to give up its rights?but merely
to do an honest day's work every
working day. Authorities agree that i
from 20 to 30% more production
could be had without a single hour
of additional work Strikes, stoppages,
slow-downs and unnecessary
absenteeism endanger victory.
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I'i tun in nil ocon oioitl nod tttciof <* ential.
Chalrinmt. Ih'/tl. of Sociology,
(.rnduolr School of S. ) . I fiiwriilyt
1)11. FAIKCHILD Ol'KNS; Underlying
this whole controversy is tho
fundamental fallacy that social gains
are achieved at the expense of production
Evei since the beginning of
the factory system in England this
notion has been used, sincerely or
dishonestly, to oppose evory improvement
in the conditions of the working
classes Business has insisted that
it could not survive them, whether
they took the form of prohibiting the
labor of six and eight-year-old children
twelve and fourteen hours a
day of the compulsory installation of
air brakes and automatic coupling on
railroads, or the legal protection of
working women.
The facts of industrial history, on
the contrary, prove that these gains
have been accompanied not only by
an unprecedented expansion, in total
output, but also by an increase in individual
productivity.
All informed observers agree that
the enormous industrial achievements
of the past year are due at least as
much to labor as to management or
finance. Who can believe that these
workers would be still more devoted
and efficient if they were deprived
of their sense of social security, and
were haunted by the fear of unemployment.
and of poverty in old age?
MB. MKNJOU CHALLENGES: Dr.
Fairchild's contentions are true but
irrelevant. As a Union founder and
member 1 heartily endorse labor's
rights. But rights involve responsibilities.
apd for victory we simply
must have more production. We can't
get nny more machines. We are actually
losing industrial manpower.
Most of labor is doing splendidly.
But on a modern production line a
handful of shirkers can hold up an
entire plant. Grievances can be settled
without work stoppages, conferences
or any other weasel-word for
strike.
If labor exploits its peacetime
rights in wartime it runs a grave <
risk of losing them completely.
DR. FAIRCIIILD REPLIES: I agree
with Mr. Menjou that we must win
this war, and that we shall need
every ounce of manpower we have to
do it. But manpower is not a constant
flow that you can turn on and
off like an electric current. Our social
gains represent a century of
effort to mobilize manpower by dignifying
and strengthening labor. President
Roosevelt has recently pointed
out that examples in England and
Germany prove that a working week
of more than forty-eight hours does
not increase production, and leading
American industrialists have already
begun to ask for a restriction of
hours in order to prevent the exhaustion
of their workers.
Yes John, as I look back over the
dnya since I wrote you last, a great
deal has happened. My brothers
death?Christmas and then my son's
wedding. Next week John, I will
have something to telK you about the
Kirkwood, the country club and some
other interesting news.
Until then and with best wishes
for a very happy and healthful New
Years, believe me
Always faithfully,
Skip
NOTICE
Any persons shooting, hunting or
otherwise trespassing on my lands,
or making fires, or permitting flreB
set by them to run or burn thereon,
or pasturing thereon or removing
therefrom any trees, wood, straw or
Hhrubbery, will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
B. F. ROBERTS
Route 6, Kershaw, S. C. 41-43p
T. B. Roberts Dies
In Hospital Here
Kershaw, Dec. 29?Tillman R. Roberts,
42, of near Kershaw, died In
the Camden hospital Tuesday mornr
inK- He had been in declining health
for several months.
He lived in the Buffalo section of
Kershaw county and is survived by
his parents.
Funeral services were conducted
from Buffalo Baptist church at three
o'clock Wednesday afternoon by the
Rev. C. R. Griffin. Interment waa In
the churchyard.
Men are djinf for (ho Four
Freedoms. The least wo can
do here at home is to buy
War Bonds ?10% for War
Bonds, every pay day.
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I Penalty To Be Added I
I A penalty will be added to all ?. I
I UNPAID CITY TAXES I
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; I for the year 1942, beginning January I
1 1,1943. Pay now and avoid penalty. I
I LOUISE W. BOYKIN, I
, I City Clark, City of Camden, S. C.
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