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Friday, March 24, 1944 ^
THE BRIDGE BUILDER
An old man going a lone highway.
Came at the evening cold and gray.
To a chasm vast and deep and wide,
The old. man crossed in the twi-light dim.
The sullen stream had no fear for him . *
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.
“Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim near,
“You are wasting your strength wjth building here;
Your journey will end with the ending day.
You never again will pass this way;
You’Ve crossed the chasm, deep and wide,
Why build you this bridge at evening tide?’’
The builder lifted hi»^ld gray head—
“Good friend, in the path I have come,” he said,
“There followeth after me today,
A youth whoSe feet must pass this way.
This chasm that has been as naught to me.
To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be;
He, too, must cross in the twilight*dim—
Good friend, I am building this bridge for him!”
MAKES US MAQ TOO
“If the fighting men of Anzio and Kwajalein could see
Miami and Miami Beach now, the anger they bear toward
their enemies would probably turn against their countrymen.”
That is the opening line of an article entitled “Miami Spec-
“tsetr. Tourists Jam Resort In Shameless Display-oT Wartime
Slackening.” The article is printed in Life, an illustrative
weekly magazine, with picture.s to prove the point.j Thfe
spectacle should shock the nation. Acres of automobiles, with
hundreds of out-of-state licenses, many with B and C stickers,
gather daily at the race tracks, where betting is topping all
previous highs. Hotels are booked far in advance. Outrage
ous prices are asked. Night clubs are making more money
tham^er"before." Somefrmes'the marcHihg soldiers turn to
glare at the idle civilians sunning themselves on the*beaches.
This shameless situation is not one for which Florida should
receive the major blame. It is the deluge of northerners
motored to Florida, many with illegal gasoline. Now they
wail that they can’t get gasoline in Florida to get home. Hun-
dreds of applications are rejected daily by the rationing
Inflation-and City
Property After
World Warn
Babson Says Real Inflation
Will Come 1950-1955.
boards in the principal resort areas. The OPA, fortunately,
is standing pat against supplemental gasoline for tourists.
Thousands of autos will have to stav in Florida or be shipped
north by rail. The scene in Floriaa this winter portrays us
Americans at our worst.
PULPWOOD V1TA4. TO RED CROSS
Unless there is a continual flow of pulpwood into the
^mtis,-th# -American Red Cross -wUt ba severely handicapped
in its far flung missions of mercy among Allied service men
overseas. '
The Red Cross drive this month and the Victory Pulp
wood campaign have a similar objective, to help American
fighting men wherever they may be. Pulpwood does its part
by protecting their equipment, medical supplies, and food in
transit to the battlefront. More than 2500 medical items are
packed in paper. Pulpwood makes the surgical dressings and
supplies the blood plasma containers which Red Cross field
men use in saving the lives and easing the pain of the woun
ded.
Every box of food, candy and tobacco that goes to
American prisoners ofr war in enemy territory is packed in
paper-board made of pulpwood. And so is the welcome
Ohristmas package which went to our fighting men by the
thousands la^t year.
Many of us cannot give the service men the personal
attention that they get from the Red Cross. Our job is on
the Home F^ont. Bu^we can make their tasks easier, their
lots more comfbriabTe. We may indirectly save their lives.
PulpwoodVis bur medium.
Contribute generously to the Red Cross and cut pulpwood*
for American fighting men everywhere.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BAR
The bar of South Carolina last Friday honors itself
when it chose as its president Former Senator Roach S.
Stewart of Lancaster.
A distinguished attorney, whose record in private and
public life is one of uprightness ahd forthrightness, Mr. Stew
art is a man whom his fellows may with just pride address
es “Mr. President.” In his hands the finest traditions and
the highfest standards of the legal profession will be safe.
So to him and to that fine group which he hesfds, The
State extends its ■congratulations.—^The State.
Talk of limiting the number of terms a president could
serve as such. When F. D. R. vacates the White House it will
be time enough to .discuss this matter.
People who can see good in others have plenty of good
ness within themselves. And the converse is a timth as well.
People who can see meanness in others havb many vices them
selves that need attention. The first is a virtue, the latter
a sin.
Babaon Park, Fla., March 24—Dur-
InK World War I, price* of city real
estate remained almost stationary;
but between 1910.1920 valae of
farm lands doubled. After the laat
War, we had from 1920-1926 a ffeat
industrial boom and city land prices
Kreatly increased.
Farm workers mi
grated to city In.
duBtrlal lob_s at that
time and farm
‘ivityofiT lyyyoti.i A nm
resulted in a tre-
is no pressing demand for new city
space which in turn would absorb land
ralues and lead to a land boom.
Basis For a Real Estate Boom
A population rise might boom city
real estate.' However, the nation’s
rate of growth, and particularly urban
population, has Ueen falling. The
trend to the suburbs should liArease
after the war. Improved transit faci
lities may result In suburban Uvinf
out-pacing residential growth in the
cities.
Red Oross Notes
Sadis K. vonTrasckow
Mr*. W. D. Grigsby^ chairman of the
War Timd Drive in Blaney. reporta a
very sacceasfnl campaign. Mr^. Grig^
by, Mr. Blckley. the superintendent
of schools, and every man, woman and
chUd in BUney, deserve great credit
for the aolrit and sincere end^vor
that is apparent by the results of the
drive. They have already raised 688
toward their goal of |100. Since the
above was written, Mrs. Grigsby has
reached her goal of fioo.
It was decided at a '•committee
meeting of the leaders of the drive
that the best way to raise their volun
tary quota was to present a movie at
the school. This was handled by Mr.
Blckley and was highly successful,
netting the Red Cross $52 to which
was added 614, donated by the teach
ers. Mrs. Grigsby, denied herself the
pleasure of seeing the picture, and
WelUmanaged cities with ^flcient
traffic controls, bandy subways and
honest assessments may see a rising
demand for city homes. New do
mestic conveniences and an increase
in domestic employees may help cities
regain their popularity. City real
estate has been so long depressed
there may be a natural swing In the
other direction, but I now see no con
vincing signs thereof.
After the War
Individuals concerned over the na
tional debt and over the value of their
savings, now totaling 650,000,000,000,
may- be drawa-to tangible 4>roperties.
This Is now noted In the demand by
city dwellers for small' farms. City
real estate may follow in turn. Much
depends upon the people’s attitude to
ward Inflation. As a part of the in
flationary process, city real estate
may again boom, but John Q. Public
hag noj yet been frightened.
I, therefore, now foresee no boom in
either city or farm lands directly fol
lowing the war. If, however, you
plan to build a home in the suburbs
of some city after the war you may
well buy your land and make your
plans now. Otherwise, perhaps you
better, wait uqtll the postwar slump.
Anolber thing: Although inflation
should sometime help the price of all
real estate, yet during the next few
years inflation will be only gradual
as it has been during the past. It
will take a violent inflation scare to
boost real estate prices and such may
noUcome until 1950-1955.
while it ■was belSK showu, ^
from house to hooae
tributions for the Red Croesi*
In 1X2, all of which ah^
grand -spirit of community
tion exists ia Blaii^.
25,000 TUgoslav refugee*
ed from the Adriatic coast w^
ed by the American Hed
will be resettled by the BrltlA
Drawing, painting, clay ^
pottery and book binding in ^
arts and skOls shop at WaUw
hospital aid couvalescent servW
The Camden Civilian Def^'
asked the Canteen A. R, C. ^
try out th^fate sent by the
shops for reclamation for govi..
use. The Hjitor corps will ^
fats wnd'take them to the
rodm-
LOST
Saving pass book T, No.
Federal Savings 4b Loan
Camden, S. C. In thirty dan
make apiriication for dupiicat*
l-4p James Ptesti^
NOTICE
There is a city ordinance m
horseback riders using the ci^
walks. Those caught riding oa
are subject to a fine before
er’s Court.
j City of Caate^
All official docuhaents foL
were bound with red tape, glria^
to the popular expression for^*
official procedure.
HEAD GDI
Misery Fasti
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because it doM three Important L_
It (1) shrinks swollen membrauri
soothes irritation. (8) helps desrr
clogged nasal paasageo. And sol
wonderful relief I .., And re
if used in time, Va-tzo-nol
helps to prevent
many colds devri>
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mendous slump in
the value of farm
land and lower
crop prices.
During World War
II prices for city
rents have increas-
ed about 8 percent;
but with prices of agricultural pro
ducts nearly 90 percent above prewar
levels, we again have greatly inflated
land values. Will history repeat,- or
reverse, the relative position of farm
and urban property?
City Booms and Current Trends
Booms are usually preceded by a
rise Ip the sales prices of existing
buildings. This stimulates new build
ing and is followed by a demand (or
vacant land on which to build proper-
SOUTH CARCaiNA
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ties. There results an over-supply of
homes, apartments, stores, 'hotels and
offices. Rents fall and new construc
tion no longer becomes profitable. The
demand for land drops and sales
prices fall. This is the real estate
cycle.
In 90 percent of 280 cities, real es
tate prices have risen about 12 per
cent In the past two years. In Chi
cago. it is reported that apartment
buildings increased in sales prices
about 6200 a room from 1936 to the
middle of 1943. There has since been
a further rise of 10 percent—15 per
cent.Notwithstauding rent cbhlfbt.
New York has seen a rising price for
apartment buildings. In Boston, there
is a great demand for these properties
at prices well above conservative val
ues. In Miami, for similar structures,
prices have Increased 25 percent—35
percent in the last three years.
What About Vacant City Land?
There baa been very little price In
crease in vacant city land during
W^rld W'ar 11. Postwar demand for
suburban borne ^Ites has Increased
slightly the price of land near some
large cities. The fear of inflation has
helped the sale of small farms but not
jet the sale of city property. Tn'tuoet
cities the assessed yalue of land has
not been sufficJently deflated from
the peak pricey of the 20’a to warrant
Interest.
It takes a generation to recover
from a collapse In city real esiata
such as occurred In New York froog
1929-1932. Improved real estate—that
is land with buildings—still sells at
prices below the reproduction cost,
less depreciatiop. Hence, no income
Is left for the land. As a result, thera
Heretofore considered a creature of no interest what
ever to the chiropractor, it now develops that congress has
a spine.
We would just like to hear what Robert Quillen’s Aunt
Het would say about the neighbor who calls in the evening
and gives^elowdown on the other people in town, especially
when hos^ having a pleasant evening and the visitor
poisoned it all by her gosBip scandal. ---
^ Great News for
Asthma Sufferers
A Real Expectorant That Loos
ens Thick, Choking Phlegm
Spend 45c today at any koo<! dni)j store
for a bottle of Huckley’n CAN.VDIOL
Mixture (triple actliiR). Tonight at bed
time pour youraelf a teaapoonful, let It
lie on your tongue a moment, then
swallow slowly. Feel its instant ^wer-
ful effective action spread through
throaL head and bronchi.al tubes.
Starts at once to loosen’thick choking
phlegm making breathing easier.
Ko claim ts made that Iluckley'e Is a
cure for Chronic Rronchitis or Asthma
hut sufferers often And Buckley's
<JANA£>(OLf Mixture (the largeHt sell
ing cough medicine in all Canada) eases
' ing SMsms and loosens up that
‘ileg
phlegm which seems to clog
Sha-tebes and makes breathlhg Sfm-
euIL It helps many to get a better
night’s reaL IVk* good advice — try
Buckley's'tonight — satisfaction guar-
snUsd sr monay back.
OsKALM FNAWMACV, Flums f8
Maybe'you’ve never had to call the fire
departoent — maybe you never will.
But it’s a mighty comforting thought
to know that it’s there, ready night and
day to save you and yours from one of
man’s most^^acherous and terrifying
enemiea.
f
The heroic work done by fire fighters
in so many of tke towns and cities of
our Allies, which have been showered
with incendiaries and- explosives, is
drama itself. The job Of ou|* own fire
men right here at home in South Caro
lina may be less q)ectacular but it’s no
less important—particularly to us. Yet
most of us give little thought to this
vital safeguard of our everyday life—
xmtil an emergency comes along.
There are 321 men in South Carolina
whoae full-time jab is the protection of
lives and property of the citizens of this
Statf. Th^ are the regular firemen—
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but there are hundreds more who are
ready to do their share at a momenfa
notice, the volunteer firemen. ^
To all of these valiant men, we of the
Greyhound Lines pay sincere tribute.
We’re proud of these fcllow-citixens—
thankful for them, too. And we feel we
have at least one thing in common with
thenL The3f’re fighting haid to improve
the safety recoitt of our State and so
are we. In these tense and busy days,
we feel that Greyhound, in providing
safe, convenient transportation between
Ais community and its good neighbors,
w also playing its part in making South
Carolina a safer, Appier place to live.
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