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Letters To Mimi , - From Her Dad > Dear Mimi; I have spent the better part of thjs week in criminal court. gevpf^ thing* impressed me wiitle 1 eat there listening to teatimony and arguments of attorneys and to tho charges to the Juried by (lie judge. I kept wondering what would happen In given caeca with similar facte of evidence In the totalitarian countrlca of (Sertnuny. Italy, and Japan. Would citizens of thoae countrlea. In moat Inatancea, be given a trial at all? If they were given a trial would they be tried by their peers -or would they be tried by a framed-up political or military court? Would they be aglven the opportunity of council? Would they be confronted by their accuaera? The anawera to these and a hundred other similar questions would be NO! Yet, a poor unschooled negro can come into this temple of JUSTICE In Kershaw county, without the benefit of council, without a supporting witness, and without the help or advice or anyoge* but his poor, ignorant self and lie given a Just trial?yes. an acquittal! Our court was provided, under a democracy of the people, with an able solicitor, an honest and understanding Judge, and twelve fair men picked at random from our own county. This thing impressed me, Had the court wanted to he unfair It hud every opportunity to he so. Even that old curse of race prejudice could have been used against him. Hut Justice triumphed. Few people stop to think how fortunate we are to live In a democracy ?to enjoy freedom of worship, freedom of speech and all of those great liberties of man guaranteed under the Hill of flights in our Constitution. The right of trial by a Jury drawn from our peers, our own friends, our own neighbors is not the lenst of theso great rights. I ha?o heard people suy time and time, again there is no Justice in a court room. No greater untruth was ever spoken; no greater fallacy ever existed. This very courtroom and the Judicial system that has been predicated on It are the very foundation, the very soil roots of our democracy. No greater institution exists in our vast system of government. It Is n great privilege to live In a country where Justice la meted out by your fellowmon. When you see an American court in action you ought to be proud that you are un American ! Love, Your Dad P. S. Another attribute of our American Hyatem la that our JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT has been built on merit. I have just been handed a communication from the Richland County Par Association In which they have endorsed Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger to become an Associate JuBtlce of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. This recommendation has come as a result of his ability and Integrity and of his outstanding fairness. 1 believe that the appointment will bo based on merit?and I believe that Judge Bellinger will be selected. If he Is always as fair and unbiased and as Interested In seeing that justlcl is done as he has been In Kershaw County during this session of criminal court no better choice could be made. 0 ? P = Him mi Marlboro Officer Out of Hospital K r. Modlin, deputy sheriff of Murltvoru county, with headquarters at Itonnattsville, H. C.. was injured In an auto accident here on June 7, and whh able to leave the Cathdeu honpltal today and be removed to hla home. Deputy Modlin, while riding with another officer from Bennettaville, whh driving to Columbia when th.o ac-cldent occurred. The other officer escaped injury but Deputy Modlin whh in {inch condition thut he had to have attention at the local hoHpltal for several weeks. Marriage Licenses Issued At Courthouse| The following marriage IIcoiihos were Issued by Judge N. C. Arnett during* tlu- paht two weeks: Don! llattle llreen ot uundec, N. Y. to Louis Leach of Elipira, N. Y.J Rev. J. E. Hurke preformed the ceremony. I Odessa McLcmon of Darlington, 8.1 C., to t\ W. Olule of Charlotte, N. C.I Judge N C. Arnett officiated. Joan Ester Mitch of Elizabeth, N. J. I to Raymond Edward Tag, hIho of Elizabeth, N. J. Itev. Henry Collins preformed the ceremony. Local Committee Must Take Steps To Save Containers Hecauso the national situation with regard to containers of. "all kinds Is becoming serious, and this Is especially true of the south, only through the salvaging and reuse of containers will It bo possible to carry on uorinal trade according to word received by the Kershuw County Food Committee from the chairman of the State Food Advisory committee. Ik-cause uf ,this situation the meet Ing of the Camden and Kershaw County Food Committee to be held i Thursday evening, July 1, at 8:30 i o'clock at the Court Inn, steps will be taken to promote the elimination of waste and the salvaging of all possible containers in this area, Th<? local committee feels that this Is vital In maintaining the food supply, as containers are vitally necessary in which to move food from the produeer to the distributor. It. 10. Itobb, chairman of the State Food Advisory Commit too has sub mitted a plan of campaign for consideration ot the locdl committee. This plan will cull for the organization of a container salvage cnqipaj&n i sub committee. This sub committee I will be the real planning, organising and stimulating body behind the local cnmthilgn. * ; \n A community container salvage drive in Camden should bring out thousands of crates, baskets and other wooden containers now In homes, farms and In storerooms. In some communities boy scouts and other civic and patriotic groups have taken over the collection of the containers as a means of raising money. It Is pointed out that many bushel baskets, crates and hampers are doing service as waste baskets or are just gathering dust In basements. WORDS OF THE WI8E . . . The great end of education Is to discipline, rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather than to fill it with the accumulations of others.?Tyron Edwards. The greatest glory of a free-born people Is to transmit that freedom to their children.?Havard. The secret of success in life is for a man to he ready for his opportunity when it comes.?Disraeli. Health Dept. Warns On Chicken Yards A pronouncement from the Health Dept. thin week warns people having chicken* against Infringing upon the righth of neighbor*. While the state code which require* that chicken coopa mu?t be at least 600 feet from a residence in Opt being generally enforced here, the local Health Dept. haa taken a Htand agaliiMt chicken yard* being located In cloae proximity to dwelling*, and particularly the dwelling ol property of an adjoining neighbor. The Dept. also call* attention to die tact that chicken pons or yard* inuht he kept clean and in a sanitary condition at ail time*. . The notice from the Health Dept. conies at a time when chicken pen* and yards are mushrooming up about the city, due to the high cost of meats and the rationing restrictions. McCorkle Talks To Young People Mayor Francis N. McCorkle was the speaker at a meeting of tho young people's organization of the Lyttletoo Street Methodist church last Sunday evening. "The right of tho youth of our land to continue to live the American way of life is being challenged by tho dictator qatlons" said the Mayor. "So long as our nation is governed by the fundamental laws of right and Justice based on tho principals of a Christian religion, no 'isms' will find a fertile field In America. "The Churches and schools should stress, now as never before, loyalty to our government and our flag. No nation or group of nations will ever overcome the United States of America so long as we have the loyal American citizenship that Is exemplified in our nation today. "As long as the churches and schools of our nation continue to build the right kind of character in our American youth tho Statue of Liberty will remain a beacon light of hope to oppressed people throughout tho world." Law s which require teachers to rake an oath of allegiance to the Constltutlon of the United States evlst in 20 states of the Union. u " ifl Kershaw County Civic Council By Maurice Clarke I Early In the month of January, of > the present yoar, after a starUiUK out, break of Juvenile delinquency, a meetlug of representative of all the ser ' vice organizations of the city and oth' er iutereeted cltlsens wan held to the public school auditorium to consider i thai steps should be taken to prevent future outbreaks. The initiative In culling this meeting was takeu by he public Welfare Department of the county and especially by Mrs. W. L. Salmond. the exequtlve officer of that '^aT'a "meeting held lu Richardson Hall of Grace church a week later, an organization was formed to be known as "The Kershaw County Civic Council " The writer of this article was elected its first president, and Mrs. W. C. Salmond, its secrotary. The Executive Committee consists of these two persons, plus tha obfttrman of such committees as ipuy< be thought advisable. At present the are those on Education, Recreation, Juvenile Delinquency, Disadvantaged Children, Scouting and, Finance. Inasmuch as very little has appeared in the paper about the activities of these committees, many interested people have asked. "What* has happened to this organization, was It just anohter flash in the pan, a burst of enthusiasm which has now petered out, leaving the night darker than It was before?" The answer is very simple The organization has not petered out. On the contrary, it has been meeting regularly and its committees have been carefully exploring the needs, possibilities, and opportunities for service in our city and county. We have met with a great, many difficulties and disappointments. So many in fact that at times we have been tempted to throw up our hands in despair. Take the matter of finance. The Finance committee (Mayor MeCorkle. H. G. Garrison, Henry Savage, Jr., and U. N. Myers) prepared the following conservative budget: t Opening and operating a camp at the 4-H club $300.00 Transporting children to swimming pools 100.00 Playgrounds 300.00 TOTAL $700.00 Letters were sent out to nearly all the organizations represented at the original meeting, asking for contribu- i tlons. Up to the present moment (June 29) the response has been as follows: Red Fez Club $ 25.00 i Grace Episcopal Church 25.00 Jewish Temple Sisterhood .... 10.00 Camden Chronicle Youth Fund 200.00 i TOTAL $260.00 No organization like this can func- : tion in a financial vacuum. It takes < money to buy playground equipment, 1 etc. However, with even that small amount in our treasury we are about to make a beginning. By recent action of the Mayor and Council permission has been given to l use a designated area of Hampton ? Park as a recreation center. The < Recreation Committee under the lead- ' ership of Mr. C. T. Baldwin, chairman, i and Mr Lindsay Pearce, co-chairman, ' are making plans to put a sample pro- i gram into operation, the details of ( which will be announced shortly in i the paper. The Committee on Disadvantaged Children is also making 1 plans which will probably be announced at the same time. The Committee <>n Scouting has I already done some splendid work. ' Two more new troops for colored boys ' have been formed and fine new lead- ' cis have been found for the troops I for white boys. It is hoped also that help can be 1 given towards some playground equip- J ment for a center to be located on the 1 Jackson school ground. i No* The Kershaw County Civic < Council has not petered out. but we i cannot do 4for the young peoplo of < our community the things that we want to do unless we get m<rre financial help thau has been received i to date Children are the best Investment of any community. Send your contributions to Kershaw County Civic Council. F. N. MeCorkle, treasurer. DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES (Continued From Page 1) i violation of the liquor law. Defendant pled guilty and was fined $200.00 and placed on probation for three years, j M. C. Johnson, charged with house breaking and grand larceny. Defend- . ant pled guilty and was sentenced to serve three years. I John Wesley Knox, charged with housebreaking and grand larceny. Defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to serve six months and placed on two years probation. There are several cases to be tried as The Chronicl^ goes to press that are not covered^in the above list. It se>ems apparent that this session of criminal court will adjourn sometime today (FTiday). WHY ADMIRAL YAMAMO* TO HATED THE U. S. Death of Admiral Yarnlmoto rec*jb? low the Japanese naval leader , ad he would dictate the termi <* [ peace In th,e White Houee. WW! V'amamoto hated the United SUtdM is revealed In a feature article In tw? luly 4th issue of The American Weekly I The Big Magazine distributed with tMB BALTIMORE . I SUNDAY AMERICAN A?k Your Pester To Reserve Labor Beware ofl The Kilgore Bill! I /fcr (Jeortsu P?ck U In a recant editorial ^ .Cmuden ChrouJcltt ifl alderabto adyerse eommem\l? d|, Kilgore BID (?.702) rJ, abo?t jH1 feforrod ,0 ? ?? a proJV?l,^B tive measure to kill in,. gore huploes Inventors. *'* *21* rhia radical measure u,i the West VlrglX^SeU' ^Wj of all Its confusS* verblaaV ,S?"8 the socialization of Industrial E2?W and of the technical resmir United States; would **2**1 reaucratic controls'which w?i? mine and destroy the found, u*? our country's Industrial Jul ^ would destroy rights and ? em^H that have been Inherent in can Patent System since its meat and which have contrnf^W much to this country's pro^^T? If such a proposal as ?h ^ '4 Hill had been written into lj? Jjjd time of the birth of 0ur r? 'JK instead of our Patent System tlon could not concei^&j vanced to scientific and i2' V leadership. |f-8ucU ^ adopted as recently ?? Ju8( f,n?d ago, this country could not h??? the parade of the nations in |2 A> velopment of tho automnJ. radio, the airplane, niechaidSji frigeratlon or air-conditioningJB men is. * ,<!W ?' "?W i&B As we view <hi8 Kilgore Bill uK Is enacted into- law, the AmJ* workingman will be the greatSfSHr ferer thereby, .The nation Ual'W. ing so largely on American nZ? genius to. evolve the gadgets ??!S! Industries to produce in fhe n? tl? readjustment period, thus the slack and preventing widesttL^K unemployment . , Ju8< ns ?urely as night follow. uB day the abrogation of private rights and the vesting of the ^2? In a Government agency, as - ""M" by the Kilgore bill, will destwHHZ incentive for the inventive mLW this nation to function for the SjMr of every section and class ot 7m 1 population. a" of ow*1 ?V>V4mittedly, there are some'thiJ ' wrdng with our present patent! But surely (he remedy all patents over from private *^K bureuacratlc control. The remedy li?V rather In carefully surveylJ Patent system, to discover war* ,S means whereby it can provide mIIKi greater service in stimulating the i?K ventive genius of our people in erohB Ing inventions, and in furthering ZB prompt utilization for the good. yuoi#^^ President Roosevelt took a lonxitn^E In the right direction in 1941 when h?^B set up the National Patent Plaoniii^^B Hoard. The membership of this Board! Is made up of distinguished non-^B partisan experts recruited from Gm^H' eminent, industry and university ft^B Charles F. Kettering is its chairmai^R ?a wise chdice. We have erery con-H fidence that this Board Gtirt* de-? pended upon to do a "bang-op* job. One of these days this Board tfll^^B make its report and constructive Tec-^B omniendations to the Congress. We ^B are willing to wager that none ot^B Hose suggestions will contain eveajH the remotest hint that patents rlgfctf^H should bo taken away from IndlvMo-*^! ?ls and private industry to be turaef^H ">ver (o tho Government as proposti^B in tho Kilgore Bill. " As aforesaid, the workers of thk^H j ountry have most to fear fromtht^^w Kilgore Bill?the most to lose if i^^! becomes law. We find it hardtota^B lieve that tho Congress will cb^^B ven close to approving such ?fnirtive piece of legislation, but it^H I 11 ways well to play Hafe. We eq^B "Jest, in fact we urge, that enflB worker write his two Senators Ill's Congressman to vote No obhI^H -rore s Bill to kill Incentive and foriH ' hapless inventors?if for no reason than the very selfish one thwl^H Jver the period of American histoid? j most of our inventions have beeil evolved by working men. One battle worn does mot whs Jjf a war. We've get teegher jtA H times ahead. JBf I ! Buy More ] War Bonds For Fn?dom'i Sofc?| - ?1 M , I Do you own a Truck? J J That's all you need to get into this vital war industry. ONE of the things Uncle Sam needs most right now is pulpwood. Pulpwood has many y wartime uses. Many that you think of right away, | like paper containers for food, supplies and am (munition. Many more*^ you wouldn't think of, like rayon parachutes, smokeless powder and I cellulose surgical dressings. ? Production of pulpIwood is now recognized as an essential war in dustry. If you can help, your government urges !j you to do so. Cut pulpwood on your own land, or make an arrangement with one of your neighbors j who may have woodland and not be able to cut it. Get in touch with the dealer listed below. He will give you prices and specifications. If you need help in getting an increased gasoline ration j to handle this work, or || draft deferment for -I yourself or one of your 11 men, he will tell you how to go about it. ' j See him today. Get1 started as soon as you { can. Uncle Sam needs I that pulpwood. ii A Message from Donald M. Nelson Chairman, War Production Eodrd "If every one of the more than 3,800,000 farmer* in the 17 pulpwood producing state* were to devote three extra day* in 1943 to cutting pulpwood, we could overcome the threatened 2,500,000 cord shortage with wood to *pare." | WE PAY OUR DEALERS TOP PINE PULPWOOD CEILING PRICES jj j IF YOU HAVE PULPWOOD TO OFFER, PLEASE CONTACT: , j; L. W. BOYKIN, 2nd ! BOYKIN. S. C. JOHN J. HOOD W RIDGEWAY, S. C. For Information on Forest Management Practices See Your County Agricultural Agent, Local Forester, or jj Communicate With Us. i West Virginia Pulp Sc Paper Co., Charleston, S. C. Pi 1 a P A P- iP' o < 1 ^**LaiMilmMj "*? c j^HSiKy< ' .. 'fy-COi Imutmtcrty.ll.t. | FrtackUtf Itttltr: Pepai-cm, Bottling Co, Cilirt^