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Senator Claude Pepper of Florida, a member of the convention platform committee and who is. working for a concise statement of Democratic party policy and philosophy seems to express the viewpoint of many lUrasevelt followers when he said: ’^If one administration can achieve what the Preiddent said in 71 words, along with the things that are implied, such as the protection of ci^l rights, that is as much as any admin istration can hope to achieve and that’s as good a platform as anybody can write.” Mr. Roosevelt’s 71 word personal platform was as fol lows: “To win this war ^wholeheartedly, unequivocally and u quickly as we can is our task of the first importance. To win this war in such a way that there be no further world wars in the foreseeable future is our second objective. To provide occupations, and to provide'a decent standard of living for our men in the armed forces after the war. and for all Americans, are the final objectives.” DO YOU REMEMBER? This article is addressed to those over forty—^to those who remember the last war. 1 realized when I went to church early on the morning of D-Day how many there are who remember. My fellow worshippers were all of my own age. 1 felt a close kinship with them because of the reminiscent look ^ their faces. They, too, were remembering, remembering the cost of war in human lives. The South Pacific—Africa—these are but places on the map to those of us who still think in terms of distances. But the battlefields of France are within our ken. The names of the towns in today’s papers are like sta tions on our way home. This we~are going through Is no new thing. It is something we know and remember. “I have a rendezvous with Death.” We remember that cry of youth. We remember the long, black bordered casuaU ty lists that meant the double death of those who went West and to grieving hearts at home. France will always be part of America because of the dead that lie in French soil—soil hallowed anew by the bodies of those who were or should have been their sons. “It’s a long way to Tipperary.” The way to the Tip perary of men’s dreams of home is still long and for far too many that way will never open again. “While poppies grow in Flanders Fields . . .” Can we forget? Alas!—we did forget. We did not pick up the torch. We let the things they died for be tossed around. We undid their work by our bickering. We listened to subversive enemy inspired propaganda. We allowed ourselves to be divided into groups. We ignored the fact that they died as Ameri cans and we tried to sort thehr families and their ehUdren t)y )f|iLi|K>i and background. As one of our newer poets, Leola Harris, said in the New York Sun on MeMorial Day: “With busy tongue, with poison pen, % WiUi malice toward our fellow men. We break the bonds you fought to forge.” - Do we remember? How could we have forgotten the promises we made of a free world—a world made safe for democracy. Shall we again' betray the past? Or will we make of our memories a blazing torch to destroy with its Uames the evil doer and to light the way to peace and happi ness for all the people of all the earth? Will we remember?—By Ruth Taylor. IMPROVED UNIFORM ’INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I cHooL Lesson Court bin Not To Close In Summer Says Mgr. Slade j^irlWho ffike More Than 4000 nblM Is Here Bv HAaou) u unr M rim Uot&j mbU ~ w WMtMB nroocmr. d. d. lMUna« 9t CTik»Mfc DumaiMl for Accounmodartons koqirfrM Hosdnry To -Lesson for July 30 a4-Yoar.OU Margmcrite Stor- aH of Portlamd, Ormttm, b Cyclist L«mm aa« Sgrfptiyt. - MM aad MnrrtskUd kr IMtiaa aSlowM M* GIDEOITS FAITHFUL FEW LX88<»f TEXT-nTadSM T:M. 1S41. aOLDEV text—TMt« It M fMtraim tt Um LtrU to t*M by mtay ft XfT tow.— I SuuM 14:S. Man power ia said to be the secret of victoiT. Our natioo ia concerned about the shortage of man power in critical manufacturing centers. The armed forces are calling for mora and more men and women. That wfll all make it a little strange to study and teach the laa- •on for today, for here is the story of a crucial military campaign in which the leader, Gideon, was Udd by God to cut down his forces. This happened again and again, until ha had less than one per cent of his original force, which was none too large, humanly speaking. What singular thing was going ooT God was at work and Ha did not want Israel to look to the arm of flesh, but to Him. Three questions are raised and answered in this interesting story: L Qaantity or QaaHtyr (7:4-7). The Lord is looUng for man to do Hta work, but He cannot use men who are afraid or careless. This was the lesson Gideon learned, and It applies to our day as welL ?^en Gideon started out he had 32,000 men (Judg. 7:3). Not willing that they should glory in their own strength and knowing that many of them were cowards at heart, the Lord told Gideon to let those who were afraid, go horns. When the mob had left there were only 10,000 left How sad it la that so many ara ‘Ttarful and afraid" (v. 3) when it ooBMS to gofatg into battie-fM tho Lord. They shig cheerily, “Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross; let couraga rise with danger," etc.; but when the bombs of Satan begin to fall. Or the bugle calls for an advanca into the enemy’s territory, they have dis appeared to places of comfort and safety. What good are such sd- dfrnJ,The I^rd told Gideon to sand them home; perhaps the church slMjtld do the same. tne sec A vlflitor bftck froin there reports bftseb&ll easily the most popular pastime in Alaska, where games are sometimes called at half-past October on account of darkness. VANDALS BREAK INTO CLUB HOUSE AT THE BALL PARK (ContlQued From Tint Page) the field because while on a recent visit to Sumter to attend a ball game, Camden sport followers passed the Sumter high school football field and Observed that it was as attractive qs a lawn In a park. The attention of SupL J. Q. Rich ards was called to the condition of the bleachers and also the several sectioDS of fence which have been wrecked. Mr. Richards stated that it was Impoeslble to secure any lum ber to _replace_thft deatroyad sections of the bleachers but that he would see that end sections were removed to secure material to repair the major part of the bleacher section. It ia. qoitAaiartato that work on the playing field will be started in a week or so, aa the football seasod la only about two months away. Britain’s Red Croas agrlcultucal fund haa raised 114,000.000 in four years. Notice To Farmers ★ ★ ★ ★ I will pay yoii $6.^ a unit for your Pulpwood, stacked on any county road in Kershaw county. Contact me for speciHcatiohs . before cutting. ★ ★ ★ ★ L W. BOYKIN, n Camden, S. C. ^Then came the second test wfal^ appears in our lesson. Those who took the comfortable and easy way to drink (v. 6), were not alert aiKl ree'dy. Down wmit the number to 300; but these were men who were ready to obey, who were alert and courageous. The church needs to learn that large numbera art not tba answer to her problema. God ia Interested in numbers, be sure of that, but He is more concerned about quality th^n quantity. Lat ua more peo- vrtK) are^fruly regeweted into tibe ehureh, and'noElast more peo ple. n. Man’s Fewer er Ged’s Power? (VT. 16-18). Strange aa waa the plan for re cruiting, the plan of battle waa even more unuauaL Llghta, broken pitch ers, and trumpet blasta are hardly the accepted weapons of warfare, nor does the method sound like mili tary strategy. This waa no time for questions, for logical arguments, for the usual organLmtion of war, for now God waa about to work. He was ready to show His power quite apart from the ability of man, and He had « right to work aa Ha would. Wise and blessed is the church which knows that there comes a time when the thing to do is to put plans aside and let the L(tfd work. No.one will question the value of organization and proper church “machinery," but we need to ask ourselves whether we have not be come so organized that we impede the work of God, ' Observe on the other hand fliat it waa “the sword of the Lord and of Gideon”—not Just the sword of the Lord. God is ell-powerfuL We must not hinder His glorious working. But He works through men, do not forget that! He used Gideon, and He Gideon’s little band. , God’s power must sccomplish God’s work, but that power flows out to the world through yielded an^ obedient men. Arthur Slade,, manager of the Court Ion, who is managing the Ben Mere Inn at Lake Snnapee, New Hamp shire, this summer, has. announced that the demand for rooms at the Court Inn this summer has .made necessary the postponing of the snm- mer closing date indefialtely, *‘n fact” said Mr. Slade in a letter to The Chronicle, ”we may close only from Sept. IS to October 16.” Mr. Slade went on to state that it would be necessary to close the Court Ian for several weeks during which time renovating will be carried out throughout the building and on the grounds. Mr. Slade has received letters from many prospective winter gnests for the 1944-46 season. Practically all of die gnests of the past several years have made reservations for the com ing winter season. The Brooklyn baseball group, here nezt month to cpnduct the baseball school for boys at the local park have reservations at the Court Inn. Many boys who will be here for the schooling program Bave also made In quiry regarding reservations for that period. The New Hampshire hotel that Mr. Slade is operating this summer is finely located on an elevation over looking the waters of Sunapee Har bor. It is a large building with broad piazsas and rooms with big open fire places. The hotel has many pleasant parlors, social balls, a big dining room and a fascinating cocktail lounge. All vegetables are from the carefully cultivated gardens of the Inn. The Inn boasts of a well balanced recreational program featuring tennis, golf, bathing, canoeing, sailing, flsb ing, all kinds of acqustlc sports, pool, billards, shuffle bovd and table ten nis. Lake Snnapee Is ten miles long and three miles wide and Is the highest lake in the New England states, being 1103 feet above sea level. It is com- Margn'eiite StovalL «xe 34, of Portland, Oregan, who is on her way from her west coast home to Port land, Maine, pedaled into Camden Friday afternoon, with the speedome ter on her bicycle reading just 4,116.7 milea. Marguerite’s first contact In Cam den waa with Police Officer Joe Mc Manus, who was on duty at Broad and EtoKalb streets when the red-headed, freckled-face sunburned Marguerite pulled her bike to the curb and ^ m Team Standing Offkinl Tfcrnmgh J^ Team ' ^ Cduabla Camden | I' Florence c * Sumter : I Cheraw ••♦. 4 | iMuntur ;;;; j 4 Marguerite le an Interestto. aooaUty, even If tooMwhat^ doz. We suggeat that Caai^ pU put ”Two Wheela aadTSSJ* their must list when ' pubUahed. * pletely surrounded 1^ high hills and Ihb mouhlaTBs and' the sfibres are wooded with forests of pine and hard wood. There are no marshes anjrwhere In the area. OJPA. injimetion Against Guion Haa Been Settled m. Eonaliic ar Standing? (w. 19- 11). Thm anemv “ran and cried and ‘‘OPA’s suit for an Injunction against Louis I. Oufcm, a dairyman and milk distributor of Camden, doing business as Camden Dairies, has been settled,” the OPA announced Tues day. The aettleraent waa based on an agreement by Mr. Guion to conform to the OPA regulation fixing the price of milk, and in compliance with this agreemenL Mr. Onion has reduced the price of his milk to the ceiling price, “The suit which haa bean pending in the United States District Court at Columbia began with OPA’s re quest for a preliminary and perman- ent injunction to req^e Mr. tluion to conform with OPA regulations in the purchase and sale of milk. The preliminary Injunction was denied and the question of whether or not a permanent function should have been issued had not been heard by the court at the time of the settle- ment fle^ 'fife s^orcTof the Lord and of Gideon had put them to rout. Well may the enemies of (3od be terror- stricken when He begins to work through His servants. AH this was done "by fi^," for we And Gideon's act of turning "to flight the armies of the aliens" list ed among the exploits of faith (Heb. 11:34). Now, see what Gideon’s host was doing while the enemy ran (v. 21). “They stood every man in his ^ce.”" No "need-ter frantic hurry with them, no fear, no exciteinent. God works that way. Remember the children of Israel at the Red. Sea? The water ahead, -usd Fhn- raoh’a host to the rear. What to do? “Fear ye not, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord." (Ihood. 14:13). Perhaps the word ia coming to us just now—Trust God rather thim the power of mani Stand still and aee what He will do, for ffis own gloryl qaired' wheite she could get a hite eat Officer McMaans obliged with the information and then chatted with thfe girl ter several minutes before contacting the Chronicle office with a request for the Skipper. Marguerite was bell-bent to get to Ralei^. N. C., Just as soon as pos sible for she bad less than |3.60 in her pocketbook and would not reoelTo any more cash from home until she reach ed the North Carolina capitol. where a remittance would be awaiting her. Thinking to help the girl get by on; the 13.60 an interested party offered to pay for her dinner but the offer | was declined and Marguerite ended np by taking over a booth in the Roxy cafe where she proceeded to "fill up.” I The girl rides an English. made' bicycle and believe it Of not she; negotiated the 82 miles between Co^j lumbla and Camden in a little over! two hours. She says she averages' 14 to 16 miles per hour. She told os that the best time she has made so far on her jaunt was 87 miles in 8 hoars and 60 minutes. She hopes to complete her Portland to Portland trip in SO days and if so, will have spent jost three and a half montha on the road. She plans to spend the winter at Portland, Maine, writihf of her trip from west to east via the southern route and nezt summer -rill return to her Oregon home via a northern route. She will then com plete her book which Is to have the title "Two Wheels and a Dame.” The Oregon misli, who looks mort like 17 than 24, said that her trip' over the 4,000 miles had so far been pleasant although she admits to hav ing encountered several unpleasant experiences., She sleeps whenever night catches'h^i and many times has slept in a haystack or in a clump of bushes by the roadside. In a fewi instances she had difficulty in con-1 vtneing small town police that her trip' was legitimate and In on^ In stance she WBi haid as a Nasi spy. Marguerite is far from being on-, patriotic. As a matter of faq^ she haa two brothers overseas. She herself tried to get In the WACs but was turned down becanse of a knee Injury she siutained some years ago. This Injury has not interfered in any way with her riding her bicycle 4,000 miles. Her trip so far has led her from Portland. Oregon, down the west coast by way of Pasadena, thence through the southwest by way of Banning, CaL, to Hobbs, New Mexico, and thence through the Guadalupe canyon out to the Texas plalna. Part of this route so far waa through desert like country. From NevT Mexico .ah« headed for New Orleans and thenca to Pensacola, Fla., thence to Jackson ville, and up U. 8. No. 1, which she will follow through to Portland. Maine; She has spurned many offexa of a "lift” The only time she did not ride while on her trip was at Mobile, where she bad to have her bike taken through the Bankhead tunnel on a bus. Bicycle rUleni are not permitted in the tonpel. Marguerite is fire feet two Inches la height and weighs about US lbs. She worked In a bank for five years and then went to college. But college did not appeal to her aa she did not feel she iras doing her bit for her country. The% she went to work In a shipyard as an electrician’s helper. CMIIING ATnua^ Haig^Biealie Comer Broad and Rutledft Ik; FRIDAY mad SATURDaw JULY 21at niid Wildest Town In ths Wild ROD CAMERON in “BOSS OF BOOMTOWIF with Fuzzy Knight—Tom Tytol Vivian Austin' 1 Alee enether thrilling chspiir g “Captam America** And Comedy MONDAV and TUES^ JULY 24tli and 25tk I That Aldrich Kid’s Back in ml Dog-House “HENRY ALDRICH PUl CUPID** with Jimmy Lydon-yChes. InMl John LItel—Olive BUksnty Diana Lynn Also Lataet WoHd News WEDNESDAY-THURSDAN JULY 26th and 27lfc * “THEY LIVE IN FEAT, with Otto Knigerw-Cllfrord 8ev«i| Pat PnrHeh Also “Great AJaikan And Paramount News Matinee 8:16 P. M. Nl^ 7:8Da:ll P. m. State KERSHAW, S. C FRIDAY, JULY 21 ’THE OKLAHOMA KHPj Jamee Cagney and Humpbrqp. Bogart SATURDAY, JULY 23 ‘THE TEXAS K1D»* Johnny Mack Brown SAT. 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