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'<hi i ‘‘v. ^1 li 11 M PAGE FOUR TH^AMOE^CHROJIICUEj^^CAJIOfNJgUTH CAWMM^^FglOAY^ECtMi«R1^ (Ulie CHamdra QU;ronUb 1109 North Broad Street Camden,- S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY DaCOSTA BROWN Publisher SUBSCRIPTION^' TERMS: All Subscriptions Payable In Advance One Year |2.00 Six Months 1*00 Ehitered as Second Class Matter at the Post OlHce ‘at Camden, S. C. AU articles submitted for publication must be sifned by the author. Friday, December 15, 1944 SWORDS SHALL TURN TO PUOWSHARES Now the day of Hope is dawning For opr dark and saddened world; Soon will be a bright, new morning With the flag of Peace unfurled. Earth’s Gethsemane is passing; J’rom the tomb where dead Peace lay. Stones are rolled away, and rising Comes a Resurrection Day. Now mankind shall wide awaken. Stabbed in spirit by th,e cry— Evils triumph; lest ye hearken, Right and Truth they crucify. Hughey 6. Hinson Is Given Summons The death of Hughey George Hin son. age 69 years, came as a shock to his many friends and relatives vhen he died at the Camden hospital, .Friday afternoon, December 1, after an lllneM of five weeks. He had been In 111 health for some time. but had been seriously sick for four weeks when death came. He was a lifelong farming resident of Kershaw county, spending the first 33 years of hl^ life In the Flint Hill section of the county, where he was a member of the Flint Hill Baptfar church for a number of years. * The remainder of his life jvas spent in the Beulah and Antiochf sections. He lived and died an upright and honest citisen of his country. He was loved and held in high esteem by all who knew him. He leaves to mourn his death^ his widow, the former Sarah Shaylor'and the following children: Pfc. George E. Welch Convalescent Hospital, Day tona Beach, Fla.; Jesse H., Sallie B.. Charlie D.. Hughey E., and one grand son, Thomas Lee Hinson, all of Cam. den, route 1; two brothers and three sisters, J. H. and E. A. Hinson; Mrs. Hattie H» Hinson and Mrs. Bessie Cooke, all of Camden, and Mrs. Bel ton Branham, of Westvllle, route 1, also a number of nelces and nephewa Funeral services were held in An tioch church, where he had been a member for 21 years. Services were conducted by the Rev. J. B. Caston and the regular pastor of Antioch church Interment followed in the church cemetery. The floral tribute was many and beautiful. Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased. Oor War With Japan The Sixth War Loan marks a new turn in the war both on the fighting and the home fronts. It points our tremendous, war effort definitely in the direction of the Pacific. During the first five war loans Americans were primarily thinking in terms of beating HiUer. Let U8, then, go forth from battle With the torch of Faith held high; With the bAlm of Love for healing; All life-giving Hope supply. Soon the swords must turn to plowshares; Warring nations turn to peace; Lead this crusade, O my Country! Till the powers of hatred cease. —Frances Burnett Swann ON THEIR TOESr You have to’ hand it to those folks up at Lancaster. They are on their toes and are not missing a trick in preparing for post war construction. Not only is the home town of Congressman J. P. Richards, Jr., going to have a new court house and jail, but they will also boast of a modem bus terminal,. The bus terminal is to be constructed by L. S. Williams on a piece of property he has just purchased and which is 170 feet wide and 300 feet deep. Buses will enter the termi nal area from one street and depart on another. Thus will be eliminated the congestion and bottle-neck conditions that prevail when buses cannot leave the street when reaching a terminal—such as prevails on East DeKalb street in Camden. The court house and jail is to be built directly across the street from the Lancaster post office building. It has a frontage of 300 feet. There are numerous projects that Camden might be thinking of in connection with post war construction actiyitiesi^ The city needs a community building, it needs vastly improved .sewage disposal facilities, just to mention a few. The county likewise should be alert to the possibilities offered by the post war program. If the agricultural oppor tunities offered in the county are to be stimulated, arrange ments should be made to sponsor an annual county fair. And ^ in that connection the fair grounds are in need of consider- ' idHe renovating and additional buildings. There are many other projects that might be mentioned. But the big question that should be under consideration right now is—are we seriously planning for post war upbuilding?- Is the City, the County, the Chamber of Commerce preparing to take advantage of post war possibilities? Douglas Barfield Heads State F. F. A. DouKlaH Barfield, of the Baron Dor Kalb Chapter of the Future Farmers of America, was elected president of jtbe State F.F.A. association at its an nual convenflon December 8 and 9. The convention was held at the Dents- vllle P. F. A. camp. Douglas attend ed the convention as a special guest' .to report the proceedings of the Na- TTbnal F. F.-A. convention' held in Kan<-~ sas City, Mo.. Oct. 9-10-11. Due to the illness of Kershaw county’s dele gate. Douglas acted as alternate dele gate. Young Mr. Barfield also received his Farmer's degree at this conven tion, the achievement of which re- qnires that the individual must hare a high scholastic standing, be a re sponsible and capable leader in the chapter, represent the chapter in some content (Douglas won the State F. F. Aj contest last year), be enrolled In agriculture at least two years and have a substantial earning from his supervised practice program. Douglas had a pupil's labor Income of |660 for the two year period. In addition one la expected to be familiar with the state program of work and the na tlonal F. F. A constitution. One also must know parliamentary procedure. Now our government asks us for a loan of 14 billion more dollara of which five billion dollars must come fFom individuals. WhyT Haven’t we nearly finished off our so-called Number 1 Enemy? Can Japan hold up our powerful war machine very long? Your son, brother and friend in his Pacific foxhole wouldn’t raise such ^estions because they are up against realities, not day dreams. Tliey kill Of ar^ killed. They pray every waking moment for a shy-darkening cover of friendly planes. TTiey thank America for giving- them the finest, medical care in the world whra their reiH dezvous with destiny in a Pacific jungle is at hand. 'Riey know the war with the Japs is just beginning. • Here are some other Pacific realities so that you will under stand why there must be a Sixth War Loan and why it is absolutely necessary that it be a success: The Allied Military Command has estimated that it will take years, not months, to lick Japan. Japan’s present army numbers about 4,000,000 with 2,000,000 more men available and fit for military service who haven’t been called up to date. Another 1,500,000, between the ages of 17 and 20, are not yet subject to the draft. The Jap Air Force is growin^g. In addition to millions of native workers, Japan has a potential slave force of 400,000,000 conquered people. 50% of Japan’s labor force ii made up of women. Another 25% boys and girls under 20, the balance men. The Jap workday is twelve to sixteen hours with two days off a month. The Jap cannot leave his job, change it, or strike. The highest daily wage equals about three Ameri can dollars 30% to 7^ erf which goes to taxes ^d comxralsory savings. The Jap, as our men in the Pacific know, will fight to the death. As far as the Jap is concerned, the outer Empire—and the men who defend it—are the expendables. The Jap will fight the Battle from inside the inner Empire. The Jap believes that we shall weary of war t(X) easily and too early. In the invasion of France, supply ships had an overnight run to make. In the coming Battle of Japah, ships in the Pacific will have long-reached round trips that often take five mohth9*to make. These realities are worth thinking about before you keep your home front rendezvous with a Victory Volunteer. Perhaps yoif will feel that the national personal Sixth War Loan objective— purchase of at least one extra $100 War Bond—-is entirely too small for you. The better we face the realities confronting our forces in the Pacific the quicker the whole bloody business will be over wad Uie sooner we will welcome lH>me-our fighting men. That s •a American reality to work for with aU our dollars and our sweat. Wood Family Are Contributors To The War Effort TRIALS OF NEWSPAPER MAN The editing of a newspaper is no small job. There are almost endless details which require editors of weeklies as well as dailies to take time-out while performing one task to give attention to another. One of the details of editing is the reading of news papers oi fellow publishers. Each week editoi*s “shake hands’’ and renew acquaintances by the perusal method. The average editor of a live weekly, for instance, often reads fifty to seventy-five other newspapers each week, an average of about ten ^eh day. . - Eirilors somehow lilTe to “smell the ink” of brother pub lishers. Whether we like, or dislike, what others are writing or pubJiiilucg:^liere.i9 a definite Aod iMiviau^ to print-' cr’s ink after it passes through presses of our honorable con temporaries. It’s this variation or variety which appeals to editors. , So reading scores of newspapers each week becomes AH editor’s hobby. ' For example: In the edition of the Lexington Herald, published in Lexington, Ky., on September 11, appeared this four line classified ad, under a Special Notice headline: “I don’t want any Vance generation to attend my funeral when I am dead. Respectfully, George N. Vance.’’ Editors learn how the other half of the world lives by reading the diaries of other towns and cities. These diaries are our newspapers, dailies and weeklies, published at the cross roads and in big centers of population throughout our native land. Our newspapers reflect the past and point out to us the trends into the future.—The Mullins Enterprise, Lugc^f Couple Have Six Son* In the Service Now. There is a colored family residing in Lugoff township, across the Wateree from Camden, where the spirit of patriotism runs high. For Richard Wood and bit wife, Ann*, hare six sons who are in the uniform of Uncle Sam. Thrqe of them are overseas and are in the thick of the fighting. The other three are in training camps in the States. Dess Kennedy, well known Camden barber, whose wife is closely related to Richard Wood, states that all of the boys are rathusiastic over thefr soldiering Job. James W’ood is a corporal and is now somewhere in France, Pfc. Hoi- lice Wood is in Belgium, and Pvt. Horace B. Wood, who derved seven months in the Sonth Pacific after years of training in this country, has been given an honorable dli-charge, Mrs. L E. KiHdey Dies At Kershaw Mr*. L. B. Klrkley, who would have been 70 year* age the 29th of thta month, died at her home in the Gates’ Ford section last Friday after a short fllnesa. Mra. Klrkley was bom and reared in the Oatea* Ford section df fhii county, being the oldest daughter or the late Mr. and Mra. Alex Brown She te survived by tne foUowinr children: Mrs. J. Wesley La^ford ^ Ridgeland. Clyde H. Kh-kley of Biah opvllle. F. E. Klrkley ot Clemson etrt! lege, J. B. Klrkley of Ruffin, and Cecil Klrkley of Kershaw; three brothers and four sisters, L. S. and B. A. Brows of Kershaw, Vf. J. Brown of Live Oa^ Fla.. Mrs. E. R. Mason of Greenwood Mrs. C. M. Kanney of Charlotte. N C.. Mrs. C. T. Lane of Greenville, aid Miss Scotta Brown of Charleston. Funeral serrlcea were conducted last Sunday by her pastor, the Rev W. F. Baker, assisted by the Rev. i||.' Smiley of Bisbopville, at the Shiloh Methodist church. Intennent followed in the churchyard'. 'The pallbearers ware Jack Youn* A. C. Young and O. R. Crow, church officials, and Elliott Mothershed, R R. Horton and John Bowen, neigh bors of the deceased. The profusion of flowers showed the^ eateem with whleh. she was heir in the community where she had snent her life. Mercury Hits A New Low Reading Weather Recorder H. A. Brown le- ported Thursday morning that the low temperature reading as checked at 7 o’clock was 17 degrees above xero. This is five degrees lower than the preceding low of 22. re’ported t week ago. end will return to his home here. S.2-C Herbert Wood is at Norfolk, Va., Pvt. Grady Wood la at Camp Lee and Pvt. Lessley Wood is at Indlao- town Gap, Penn. In addition to the six boys in the service the Wood family has one other son, 16, and seven daughters, for • total of 14 children FOR SALE HARDWOOD Sawed, and ready for the Fire. Will be delivered in one four-cord lot*. Phone 2402 Heads Scout Troop ^ Troop 30. one of the olUeef Boy Scout troops In Camden, sponsored by the Bethesda Presbyterian church, has l)een reorganized under the leadership of their new Scoutmaster, R. R. Mack” McCarty. Perry McCoy is the aaiUstant Wooutmaster. The troop committee is composed of Rev. Doug las A McArn, M. G. Muller, W. U Ooodall and Donald Morrison A Gift .For These Long Winter UNSPONSORED RADIO As the singing commercial tightens its hold and the commercial announcer becomes daily more insistently hearty, there comes news of possible relief in the.future. A group of humanitarians has proposed three frequency-modulation channels after the war which would broadcast programs free from advertising. “Subscribing” listeners would* support the venture at the fee of a nickel a day. Now we don't object to the radio commercial except as we look into the future. But the vista there rather over whelms us. We foresee the singing commercial taking over the entire field of vocal music, with opera librettos written to the glory of Sudsy-Suds, and the praises of chewing gum or dog food sung to the music of Schubert or Stephen Foster. We envision the announcer molding the speech of a new ’ generation until conversation becomes a thing of frenetic declamation, with pear-ehaped tones replacing the soothing mttmble. Maybe the nickel a d|iy would be cheap. A Harvard chemist promises that the man of tomorrow will live to be 180 years old. Er—is i^ safe to give old age pensions to young roues of 65? Evenings They all appreciate some thing to make their eve nings sociable and cozy. Just Received., Shipment of Sturdy CARD TABLES $3.95 Camden Furniture Co. PHONE 156 A.