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i, i ®AQE POUR THE CAMDEN CHRONiCLR, CAMBeN, tOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, NOVEMEER 24> 1»44 Sfa Qltie QUmiiUn (ElfronicU 1109 North Broad Street Camden, S. G, • PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY DaCOSTA BROWN ■ - - • - - Pnbliaher SUBSCRIPTION TERMS; All SubscriptionB Payable In Advance One Year 12.00- Six Months 1.00 Entered as Second Class Matter i^t the Post Office at Camden, S. C. ‘ All articles submitted for publication must be signed by the author. Friday, November 24, 1944. THIS THANKSGIVING DAY (1944) Who built this nation, fine and strong? Our pioneer parents who loved no wrong. Where are those parents on this ConfusccbDay? Their Spirits are about us showing us the way. Must we listleswly turn a deaf ear? In our state of Confusion resort to fear? There was no fear in those hearts so true. Why should there be for you and you? God’s given pleasures will not pass away ”ril we ourselves wish for that day. Thoughtless greed, wordly goods to gain Will bring Mankinds’ beat to woe and pain. If we start saying “I” when we must say God On these saints gone before as we ruthlessly trod. Taunted by doubts, restricted by fear 'Those dear ones before us their hearts to tear? God forbid it ever and show us the way Love^} ones gone would have us live today. Calm angered spirits and broken hearts heal, / Bind us ever Father, that to Thee we may^cipg^l. Lily white hands tarnished must be As things not permanent from us fl< T^at purest of hearts purge from the deep And cast out evils no longer to seep. This Thanksgiving Day, we have no fear! Teach us patience Fathcf, and our burdens to bear. May we ever look onv^rd and upward to Thee Where complete loVe abounds we shall ever be Free! —Betty Hoffman Cooper, Among^llers at Quebec was the young Habsburg, Otto, still pretending to the throne of Austria, ^mehow, of late, this has^eem^ even idler than straight un-employinent. The great victory that was accomplished in France was an Allied triumph, not an American demon^ation, regard less of what you read in the newspapers and hear over the air. Paris Impraaaioiw Washlnston, Nor.—^After laarlng Qenerah BUenbower’s headquarters 4iear-VeraaiUds, we drove Into Paris. The outaklrU of the cltjr, where most of the industries were Ideated, had been sfstematically bombed by our planes. Many motor works, such as the Durant plant, employed in the manufacture df motor vehiclee for the German army, bad been almost com pletely wlhed out, but the main part of die city Itself had been little dam aged. We first went to the Majestic Hotel, former headquarters of General Run- stedt, the German commander. The whole magnificent place had been taken over by the American Army General staff. There we spent three hours listening to a general explana tion of the military situation by Gen. Littlejohn, of the Quartermaster corps, Gen. Hawley, Surgeon General of the European area, and hi^b officials of the Infantry, Artillery and Air force. Many things were revealed to us which lack of space prevents my re peating here. Twenty-six years had passed since I had seen Paris, and as we set out on a tour of the city, my first startled impression was that it looked cleaner and brighter, witli the buildings in better state of repair than in 1918. On secontl thought 1 realized that in 1918 Prance had been in the war for about four years, her manpower was mainly on the battle fronts and her war expenditures then had prohibited building and repair in the city Itself. Although a few of the buildings, such as the administration building on the place de la Concorde, had been dam aged by the fighting between German officials and French underground forces, most of buildings and all of the great monuments seemed undam aged. The Chamber of Deputies, the Egyptian Monument, tomb of Na poleon, the place des Invalldes, the Bridges over the ^ SelnOr the Opera building, and the Arc de Trloiuphe were all there intact and well kept. I walked' under the great Triumphal Arch again and passed by the tomb of the unknown soldier, beside the flame that has never gone out since 1918. . It was all like a dream. It seemed that the Germans while dealing out ruthless death to those who opposed them were studiously carqful not to offend France further by defacing her monuments. The French themselves appeared very hap py over allied redemption of their country. The clothing and luxury stores seemed well filled with goods as compared to London, but there was everywhere an evident shortage of food and prices were high. In 1918 the franc was valued at 20 cents, but its present value is only two cents. I talked with many Frenchmen about the plight of Prance. Although probably 80 per cent of the people expressed themselves as supporters of the De Gaulle regime, there seemed to be no general unanimity of opinion in regard to plans for the recotbsfruc* tjon and rebirth of Fr|nce as a great power. I gained the impression that the Communist faction is very strong, which fact. I am Informed, cans^ many Frenchmen of the wealthy dmss to smile on German occupation and support a policy of collaboration with Gernoany. There are about 2(1 politi cal parties in France which was re sponsible, more than any one thing, for Frjmce’s fall without a real strug gle. Unless the people of Prance bury some of their political differences and get together soon under a strong man like De Gaulle, it is hard to tell what the future will bring for that un fortunate nation. I do not want to give the impression that there are not thousands of true French patriots Found in a foxhole, on scratch paper, by Capt. Kornegy, in France—Author unknown. LITTLE TOWNS I like the atmosphere of little towns WJxereJkno-tB Qi jieople gather on the-Btreet Where old men sun themselves on steps and stare And call you by your first name when you meet. The shade trees reach across the narrow way And whisper secrets to .the othei sjde; i And ever tend their, premises with pride. When sorrow comes to anyone housed there ' The whole town beats a pathway to that door To offer solace, food and home-grown blooms, Though those in trouble were not known before. I like the atmosphere of little towns I never think of heaven's streets as gold; Just hometown streets behind a gate that leads To scenes more beautiful as years unfold. x • Kornegay Funeral Home Fair Street ,at Hampton Park ... Phone lOj willing to die for their country. Tkeee, however, have been undemdnded hy extremisU on both the extreme left and extreme right There it • leestm for the United^ State* In thi* French situation. As we left Paris* the next morning to Qy hack to London, I looked down at the beautiful city and the enchant ing rolling lands of the countryside and I couldn't help bat compare the France of 100 years ago—looked up ot and respected by all the world—to the France of tod^, uneerlian and afraid. Mercury Sinks To 26 According to H. -A. Brown, local weather observer and recorder of the temperature reading early Wednesday morning was 26 degrees. This is the lowest reading recorded so far this fall. Boy War Bonds and' Stamj^ . Savior, forgive ov fooiuk Thy gifta await ou|-..aae 08 now the power and the ^2* seek. ^ Just Received ... Anothar Carioad Of ROCK WOO Prepare tor Winl NOW f INSULATE... _ Cotuerve Heat E**®®Aths Free. M.E, FORTE TOYLAND is OPEN / Come to this Land of Elnchantment where all the dreams of the Little Ones come to life. 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