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QJlje (Eambrtt (CljrmUrU. 1109 N. Broad Street Camden, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY J NO. M. CANNON Editor SUBSCRIPTION TERMS : All Subscriptions Payable In Advance One Year ^i'aa Six Months Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Camden, S. C. All articles submitted for publication must be signed by the author. Friday, July 9, 1943 IS THE LEGION ANTI-NEW DEAL TOO? Roane Warning, National Commander of the American Legion, speaking at Columbia on the eve of the twenty-fifth annual convention of the South Carolina Department of that organization said in part: . . so-called master minds of politics, steeped in foreign ideologies, have built a patchwork of bureaucratic directives with which they seek to put class against class, business against labor, race against race. . "This pattern of modernistics is to the average American without meaning or design. Too many of our people in the stress of war seem somehow to (have forgotten that this government of ours was founded my men of wisdom and judgment?yet today some of the dreamers?have become imbued with the idea that the Constitution which down the years has steadfastly stood as a bulwark protecting the weak ^ from tihe strong?can be changed, abrogated and even destroyed simply by an onward proletariat march. ". . . Only a short while ago the Vice President of this country was quoted in a speech saying: 'The people's /revolution is on the march, and the devil and all his angVls cannot prevail against it.' Commenting on the remark of Vice President Wallace, Mr. Waring said: "I hope that was thoughtlessly said . . ." In another part of his address he said: "Thank Heaven, Congress has at last awakened to its responsibility and is now fulfilling its obligations to this constitutional government of ours by passing legislation necessary to meet our war needs. Ours is still a constitutional government whether we are at peace or war." The Chronicle can read only one meaning into these remarks that i\vexe taken directly from the National Commander's prepared address. And that meaning is that the New Deal "crackpots" will not have the support of the American Legion nor will that organization of World War Veterans support any such administration for a Fourth Term! We believe that unless drastic steps are taken promptly we are well on the road to a socialistic or communistic tform of government with a dictator set up under the New Deal. We believe further, (however, that with the organized support of such organizations as the American Legion any such attempt on the part of power-drunk New Dealers can and will be forestalled. > GENTLEMEN OF JASPER The following resolution was handed to the press from the Jasper County Democratic Committee: "Whereas, the South has always been the mainstay of the Democratic party, and "Whereas, in recent years the national leaders of our party have departed so from its policies and principles that it can now be recognized only by its name, and "Whereas, the national Democratic party is using the name, which is almost sacred to Southern people, to hold them in line and at the same time, carrying out principles and policies that are detrimental to the South. "Therefore, be it Resolved, that we hereby call upon the Southern leaders of our party to issue an ultimatum, in no uncertain terms, to the National Democratic party and the national administration demanding that the policies and principles of national administration that are detrimental to the South be abandoned and upon their failure to heed, that our leaders take whatever steps that may be necessary, regardless of ihow drastic, to lead us out of this intolerable situation. "Resolve Further, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the governor, lieutenant-governor, speaker off the house, state chairman, and all members of Congress from South Carolina, and that a copy be given to the press. It is apparent that the majority of Democrats in the South are unhappy about the whole situation. Since the gentlemen of Jasper have asserted themselves it is likely that similar expressions will come from other quarters of the South and especially South Carolina. This bears out our belief that something drastic will take place in the South between now and next summer. Whether it will be the birth of a third party or an organized opposition to a Fourth term we are not in a position to say yet. Whatever it is The Chronicle hopes that the people of the South rise up and assert themselves; demand that socialism and all of the BBPPB?aatxsB^mm, r-?? other "iama" be taken out of our government; that free enterprise be allowed to ,. proaper. , Now ia the time to demand an adjustment of freight rates, equal distribution of industry and the correction of other economic inequalities that have deterred growth and expansion in the South. Congratulations, gentlemen of Jasper! We are looking forward to other thinking groups following suit. POST-WAR PROSPERITY Speaking over the "Wake Up America" Radio Forum recently, Dr. Alfred P. Haake, noted economist and lecturer, voiced such a wealth of sound common sense regarding planning for the post-war period that for the benefit of those who missed it . on the air, we would like to quote a part of it here. The learned Doctor was right "on the beam" when he said: "The idea that government can plan people into prosperity is not new. Common sense is all we need to understand the Weakness and futility of government planning. Let's suppose I were the government economic planner for all within the hearing of my voice. I could keep you employed, all of you, but you would have to give me authority to tell you when and where you could work. You would have to let me fix wages and prices, and finally give me the power to punish those who refused to conform to my plan. You would ihave to keep me in office, because government plans take a long time; and I would remind you every four years that you must not change horses in mid-stream. I would use TERMS to create emergencies and then use the emergencies to get more TERMS, so that you might never get rid of me. That would be the end of the two-party system. And it would be the end of your freedom, for you would have traded your birthright of liberty for a mess of pottage called security. "Even aifter you ihave given up your freedom for the supposed benefits of the government plan, the plan and the planner cannot be trusted. Suppose there is a mistake in the plan. Then the entire economy suffers. On the other hand (and that is because, of course, all the.eggs are in one basket), suppose all the millions of business concerns are operating under separate individual planning. If one of the planners makes a mistake, his concern suflfers a loss and has to pay for it, but not the rest. They could not all be wrong at the same time. Each of them would be striving to please customers instead of politicians?and there is a difference? and the planning would be profitable because it gave customers what they wanted. "When government guesses are wrong, the losses can be hidden in taxes, which in turn have to come out of wages; and that is where I would have you as a government planner because you could not know how good or bad my plan really was. I would only have to fix the figures so they showed a profit, and the losses couild be subsidized out of the taxes that you paid, but did not know what (for . . . "What we need for post-war prosperity is full civilian production and employment. We already have the technological skill and capacity. We have the genius of experienced; business management and the skilled labor needed. The best contribution which government can make is to release the flood of waters of individual initiative which, under our competitive enterprise system, is primarily responsible for the enormous progress we have made in our national standard of living. "Of course, there must be planning, but the best planning is thaf which is done on the job by the person responsible for getting the job done when that person is rewarded by profit or penalized by loss for the kind of planning he does. Let individual initiative have full play and we can renew the growth and development of prosperity which was arrested by the sophistries of government planning into prosperity. Let government maintain fair play among competitors under our Constitution and Rill of Rights?discourage monopoly in government and labor as well as in business,. protect private property against confiscation?and we can have genuine and durable prosperity after the war is over." THE ARMY HOUR How many of our citizens listen to Army Hour every Sunday afternoon over W.I.S. from 3:30 to 4:30? Surely every Red Cross Worker should. Renewed inspiration for our work, a feeling that no such trifles as heat, weariness of the flesh, monotonous work or the sacrifice of pleasures are worth a "tinker's dam," when compared with the personally narrated experiences of our boys on the far flung battle fronts and in hospitals and camps and in the news from every theatre of war. Neither heat nor cold, snow, rain nor desert sun and wind and discomfort keep them from carrying on to Victory or Death. With deep humility we should pledge ourselves anew to carry an in our little way until Victory is won and our Johnnies come marching home "with their shields on them." In this the natal month of the greatest democracy, let us swear renewed allegiance to the Star Spangled Banner and say from our hearts even though through "sweat and tears"? "The Star Spangled Banner, Oh! long may it wave ! O'er the I^and of the Free and the Home of the Bra?e!" OH, YEAHI W^O// LOOK AT ME'l 3s JVlAK& IT CARD OF THANKS i Mrs. A. L. Nix and family wishes to take this opportunity to thank the / Southern Aviation school and all the k friends for the thoughtfulness und , kindness shown them during the tragic death of her son, Robert E. Nix, Instructor. I ] "Boondoggle" Is Scene of Festive Evening Gathering Mr. and Mrs. Reuben B. Pitta and \llss Pitta entertained at a beach party at their attractive summer lonie, "Boondoggle," on Hermitage Lake Monday evening, aome hundred guests accepting the Invitation for an pvenlng of unalloyed enjoyment. Oblnaeae lanterns, colored lights ind lghted tapers added an Interesting air of festivity to the cottage and grounds. A buffet dinner was served under the pines early in the evening while later a display of fireworks set off from the bathing platform at the end of th'e long period offered thrills and enjoyment to climax the affair. Late in the afternoon quite a number of the guests arrived to enjoy the delights of a bathing and swimming party. The affair was one of the most picturesque in Camden in some time. Annually the Pitts entertain in this manner and the event is eagerly anticipated by a wide coterie of intimate friends and acquaintances. The dinner was served from a long table, attractively decorated in the national colors and which was set in a glade under the tall pine trees. WAR STAMP CORSAGES More than a hundred girl graduates of a Roxbury, Mass., high school wore red and white graduation gowns they had made themselves, with corsages of blu%. war stamps. 1 Shaw Field Is Mecca of Many 1 For Big Air Show I WH8Tj?*m.W BmJL** I open house siren by the taurf mm lug school Sunday afteruoo^M^^B treated to an afternoon of thrm.W8r,B entertainment. lIlrUU It is estimated that the cro?s . I bered at least 30,000 people 7? ?5*B so large that the entire pereomL^B required to fak. o?r<, o( the, '!*? section of the state was remL Thousands of Private "aj^1*! ovidence and scores of army , *B brought youthe of fiy|,lg aL ,Uck?B many points for the purpose V^B Ing them oU the idea of avlutto,, "^B ears. It was a recruiting generous dimensions and should J*M duoe excellent results *? j They inspected the planes Cn tw* ground, and they saw them In In the sky. There were gllHtehin-T1? tie cub trainers and advanced traw'B and two-engine bombers and a Im I Fortress and a Consolidated n iff* tor) and many another tZ now employed to spread destntSM over Italy and Germany and |2H Islands occupied by Japan ThUv the transports, and they W6r? !H mitted to watch the ground crenfl service the nlanes and send them* their way. <%hey saw highly gfnSM Pilots put the smpll planes tfiSSB fancy formations and stunts XM watched dummy parachute dronnilSH and a lot of other kinds of nlnH which goes into the training S . young American before he is sen? !.,* Combat. 1 The party was probably the hM>* certainly it was the most unusuILB outdoor event ever staged In ok* state. The weather man coooeraSB providing a light blanket of ctouSM which shielded the throng from XM I sun most of the afternoon but narad gathering in enough force Jor mjJB It was like a huge picnic, with rffl I gates open and every Shaw fmjH J soldier, from Colonel R. c. W Bleu.1 ley, the new commanding offlXfl down to the last buck private glrteH a hand to make the crowd comfwtM able and to provide for Its entei&liLfl ment. Colonel Blessley himself rtfl corned the home folks . In brief ZH marks, and Gov. Olln D. Johnston ?^B there to link the offices of civil roi!H I eminent with those of the milihur^H The event marked the lnauguratii^B of a new systepn fit showing boyi ril flying age just what the Army oH I force has to offer, and the 17-27 olds who went to Shaw Field mait'H I have been impressed. Shaw is a modern and beautiful base vhttH ranges over no-telling how many raiH of the sand lands 35 miles from 0?H lumbla. Mile upon mile of flat ntr^l concrete runway give the base one the best take-off and landing flel^H in the country, and back of the rt^H ways the camp spreads through ti^B low pine forest, where admlnlstrafiB buildings, barracks, hospitals artful other housing have been phuted I modern but still picturesque pattern ^B Grass grows on the harm, andH I hedges and flowers and ahrobbery^B I border each yard. I If the air force is competing against B other branches of the service ftffl young fighting men, . Colonel He** ley's post took a long lead in South* Carolina last Sunday, for his recrSB lng party was tops in every respect He had something to show the yoof^l men and their families, and he it* ed it to them in style. And his gfl ture was one of magnificlent gok^B will toward the people in whose nitf* I the Army has pitched its campi. J B TEACHER8 II A shortage of teachers is by the Office of Education which(H 11 ports many teachers in rwraTfl^^H munities, one out of four, bars dfl and in cities, one In ten. A shortV^H I of between sixty to ninoty thoowrf^B is expected this fall. * Subscribe To The Chronick I THE BIGGEST THING i IN THIS STORE : I # The "Reliable Prescrip- , tions" emblem, pictured below, does not occupy a great deal of ( space. Yet it is, in many respects, tne biggest thing in our store. Dig in the meaning it conveys to our customers and to our professional friends. This emDiem symbolizes our selection as one of the outstanding prescription pharmacies in the country; an establishment which is specializing in careful compounding, skilled service, fresh, potent drugs and fair prices. We invite you to ask your Physician about our expert service. DeKalb Pharmacy MAYBE POOR VISION MAKES YOU FATIGUED Few people realize that eyestrain j can produce an over-all feeling of exhaustion! 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I SUN.; MON. and TUEVl JULY 11-12-13 I Betty Orable, Cesar Romero l? Oeorgo Montgomery "CONEY ISLAND" , I Filmed In Technicolor^ I WEDNLESDAY," JULY !< j I A heart warming etory of the N? front army? "THUMBS UP" M | With Brenda and I THURS.-FRI., Jul 1 ??rjB I Charles Laughton-Maureen "THIS LAND IS MlN?*B | "SUBMIT? NEVEtf^