The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 05, 1946, Image 6
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FRIDAY. JULY 5, 1946
WHY NOT BE SENSIBLE?
Now that the “annual” bituminous coal strike is over and
the nation has suffered its usual lose and inconvenience there
from, it might be good politics to prepare sonind and equitable
legisla^n that applies equally to employer and unions.
Our labor laws do not prevent strikes or provide for a
settlement between industry and labor. Their application has
just the opposite effect—^they induce strikes and leave the
settlement to government. The operators must accept the
terms made by the government. Would labor like this pro
cess if it happened to work the other way?
If private enterprise is eliminated by continued govern
ment seizure of private property as a meefUs of negotiating
wage settlements, it will only be a question of time until gov
ernment is the actual owner and operator of our basic indus
tries. Then labor will find itself in the position of industry to
day. Government will be the dominating factor, for it is more
powerful than labor. Labor will do what government says as
has be^n proved in countries where private enterprise is non
existent.
Therefore, if labor wishes to save its independence Jt
must work with industry to save the independence of both.
That can be done by the adoption of methods which put equal
responsibility on labor and management for the settlement of
their controversies, before the public has been so injured it is
willing to see drastic legislative action to maintain production
even at the expense of the freedom of both industry and labor.
ANOTHER INFLATIONARY STEP
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In 1938 a Fair Labor Standards Act established a mini
mum wage of 40 cents per hour. Proposals have been made
for changes in the Act raising the minimum to 66 cents per
hour with further increases up to 75 cents an hour within four
ye^. One natiohal law would apply to every state in the
union regardless of local conditions, type of work or ability
of ^e worker. The Senate passed a bill favoring the increase,
while another bill is under oonsideration in the House.
That the measures are considered unworkable is eviden
ced by the fact that numerous exemptions,are being consider
ed to prevent hardship in, or destruction of, small businesses.
Our country is already cursed with class legislation 'which ap
plies to certain indniBtries or certain individuals while exempt
ing others. It is anybody’s guess who the extended coverage
of the Fair Labor Standards Act will affect, because it in
cludes all employes whose employers are engaged in activi
ties “affecting interstate commerce.” That virtually means
everybody, because a fanner raising a sack of potatoes that
is shipped across a state line is in interstate commerce.
what is the necessity for a change in the existing Act?
It would be difficult to find anyone working at the minimum
wage proposed by the amendments, let alone the old “mini
mum.^ The la w of supply and demand has already taken care
of that situation. Such class legislation provokes misunder
standings, irritation, burdensome litigation, and raises addit
ional barriers against employment It would seem that some
phase of human activity could be left to the judgment of the
employer and ttie employe in the matter of work agreements.
At a time when all the powers of government are suppos
ed to be exerted against inflation, this type of legislation is
another step to drive up the cost of living.
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To Cast
Approzlnutelx 900 poraoM
clislblo to Toto In tUo roforoadum
on markotinr quotac cm ntM.corad to
bacco to be held Friday, inly IS, ac
cording to M. Q. King, chairman of
the county agricnltural eonaerration
committee. The r^erendum was call
ed in accordance with the law, which
proTidea for marketing quotas on flue-
cured tobacco tor the 1S47 crop. How
ever, marketing quotas cannot be in
effect unleaa approved by at least
two-tbirda. of th« producers voting
in the referendum.
Marketing quotas furnish growers
with a method of adjusting supply to
demand and can help to provide fair
prices to growers for the tobaqco they
produce.
At the present time, flue-cured to
bacco growers are producing above
world consumption levels to build up
deplete stocks in foreign countries.
Marketing quotas afford the oppor
HactsviDe Win
Slngfest-Fr^
White Sox 10^
NiaetMn Swate Rattle From
Willows Of The' Sonoco
Sharpshooters
The four game winning streak of
the White Sox. during which they
mowed down Blshopville. Florence.
Sumter and Darlington, was halted by
From The Unde:
'‘Thanks for a new day every n»om-
ing! .
Carol, sapphire, dureopntse and
gold—fingers of light pointing to th»
senith gnd giving to us faith reborn,
and courage, hope, love tho
music of the Sonl!
That which happMied yesterday
cannot possibly be changed toddy and
not one Uves who can teU Just yrhat
will happen tomorrow. But today is
^r»_ours to use by grace of Ood as
bur hopes, experiences. Inspirations,
a hard-hitting Sonoco outfit from
Hartsville Tuesday afternoon at the'tolemnces. Ia^™. wisdoms and under
*****°’* ***** **^ a 10 to 6 d®-,"‘^JJt*of”the*very unhappy people
Hartsville slaughtered the offerings'll i^^„rHrl^nt*^\eiUeI^am**°<nd* in
of Luther Taylor for 19 hits, one go- tbe r J^l^nt ywtertays ind in
ing for ^three bases and six for
doubles. 'That Taylor was forced to
take the beating handed out by the
wai^ clubs of the
I he fact that Manager Artie Robinson
runlt7Tt“adj“iii7‘thr8‘Mipl5r*to''m‘^‘t moundsman avail-
demand.
“Any person who has an interest in „ ,
the 1940 crop of flue-cured tobacco as • J . "O®® ^nchlng
able
The garni
their fearsome tomorrows.
Tegterdays of Joy and tomorrows
of promise are the blessings of those
dd.“: rto how to llTO noM,
their todays.
Happy is he whose soul is so clear
that he can look back upon his yes-
tm^ys knowing that, though he may
was a slugfest, even the
some
four wal-ib*ye failed, he has done the best in
me crup oi iiue-uiireo iodscco M. r — ^ _ hla nnmmr ta brine iOT and security
^ 4. _ J_ .*.1 »1 •• TtlATl *H£?sJ?lle‘*s7artlng°h?rtw,^^^ hir7eirow°m^h“The*'Almlghty asks
entitled to vote in the referendum,”
Mr. King said. "However, no person is
entitled to more than one vote even
though he may be engaged in produc
tion of flue-cured tobacco in two oc
more communities, counties or
states."
Mr. King explained that.~if market
ing quotas are approved, individual
acreage allotments will be continued
In 1947.. Individual acreage allotments
for 1947 will not be less than ,80 per
cent of the 1946 allotment for any
farm which has grown up to 75 per
cent of its allotted acreage in any one
of the past three years. This allot
ment may be Increased any time up
to March 1, 1947, by the secretary
of agriculture if the supply and de
mand situation warrants.
If quotas are approved, loans at 90
per cent of the parity price will be
available. Loans or other price sup
ports cannot be made available on
the 1947 crop if growers disapprove
quotas.
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Sumter Juniors
Down Camden 15-10
By defeating the Camden Juniors at
Sumter Tuosday night 15 to 10 the
SuiHTer Jtlhlor team Is assure<f'oT~at
least a tie in the district round robin.
The Gamecock boys can lose all
their remaining games and finish in
a dead heat with Hartsville. If they
down the Hartsville team in a game
scheduled for Friday night the title
will be theirs.
The Sumter Palmetto leaguers did
not do so well against Kingstree Mon
day night, dropping a one-sided affair
23 to 10. Sumter listed 12 errors dur
ing the fncas.
More than 500 girls from all parts
of Munster, Fire, recently applied for
positions as air passenger service
helpers.
Mrs. Nannie Owens
Of Westville Dies
Mrs. Nannie Owens, 84, died at the
Camden hospital Tuesday evening at
8:30 o’clock, following an Illness of
five months duration. She was the
wife of the late J. J. Owens, who died
in 1917, and a daughter of the late
George Peach and Rebecca West.
She leaves four sons: Archie of Co
lumbia; James of Tampa; Irvin of
Key West, Fla.; Fred Owens of Cam
den; three daughters: Mrs. Hoyt
Bruce of Gastonia, N. C.; Mrs. Her
bert Watson and Mrs. EM Lewis of
Route 1, Kershaw, also a number of
grandchildren and great grandchild-
ren.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day, July 4, at 4 p. m., at the Bethany
Baptist church at Westville, Rev.
C. A. Quinn of Westville and Rev. J.
B. Caston, of Camden, officiating. Bu
rial will be in the Bethany cemetery.
Grandsons will act as pall bearers.
DAILY VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL AT TRINITY CHURCH^
The Daily Vacatimi Bible school
will begin at Trinity Methodist
church Monday, July 8, and will con
tinue through Friday., July 19. The
children and youth of the community
are invited.* The time is 4:30 p. m.
to 7 p. m.
man, Hartsville starting hurler,
the hill after four runs had counted. more.
Lefty Leonard, the Sonoco hurling
ace, then took over and cecked the
batting onslaught of the locals, giving
up but two scratch blows in the re
maining six and two-thirds innings.
'''DBe..,of tho largefll.jcrowds of tho
season was on hand to Witness tbe
batfest and they saw Camden play a
neat defensive game, registering but
one error. And they also saw that
once-in-a-lifetime spectacle of two
Camden runners seeking to occupy
one base. Fortunately the smiles of
dame fortune were on the Sox for
both runners were safe, the man on
third reaching home on a beautifill
slide.
The game also had its moments of
brilliance. Benny Robinson who per
formed the unheard of feat of whiffing
,three times redeemed himself by
making one of the most sensational
stabs of a long drive between center
and right in the fifth frame when he
raced over a hundred kttd'fiftyr feet
4o grab the ball out of the air with
his gloved mitt Hayes staged a simi
lar stab of Register’s long foul drive
into the left area in the seventh.
The line score:
Hartsville 10 19 3
Camden 5 6 1
Batteries: Chapman. Leonard and
Sullivan; Taylor and Cox.
Happy , is he who ^ks forward to
the morrow with the hope of helping
'hi^dfaig
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his
The siWBOrtea «(
are i^ dlscori ta Ufa •
The needleM fears <if
morrows aiw Its oalopi
omeso add unbeara^
groans and holses.
Is he who tim,
of yostorday and a?
and noises of ttnicsiU
harmony todar-for th«u^^
musician." ” k i
WATKIN»-H.Eg^
, Of interest to their
was the marriage of Mim
kins to Winfred Leak, oa jll
Conway. "
Mrs. Lesh Is the loniy
daughter of Mr. and Mrs
kins of Cassatt. She attmi
University of South Cai^ih^
the past -year has been
Bolivia, N. C.
Mr. Lesh is the son of ^
Mrs. Fred Lesh of Bolivia, N c I
i^ently retnmed from ovw^i
vice in the ETO.
Immediately, after the cs
couple left for their weddiaT
Virginia and upon their rstn i
making thetr home in BoBvia^,
’About 8,600,000 Pessengsrs nit<
Seaboard Air Line railway
to avMwge 289 people per traia.
'The Seaboard Air Line raUway has
about 300 cabooses in service at aU
times.
CURRENT TO BE OFF
SUNDAY FOR HALF HOUR
Our patrons are notified that tbm
will be an inteiriiption of the electric
current Sunday, July 7, from 3 p. m. to
'3:30p.in.
Mumcipal Utilities
Just Received
A Large Aasortment of
Enamelware
Crocker:f
J. PAUL ROSS
932 BrMd Street
To the Public... ,
Following our usual custom we publish herewith a financial
statement as of July 30,1946, and also as a matter of interest and
comparison, we also publish our statement of the same date
last year.
Once again, as in years past, we sincerely thank our friends
for the patronage which this bank is favored with.
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NEW CARS
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Are Hard To Get
Auto Prices Going Up
...80 make the old car take care
of your motoring wants for
some time yet.
If Ws appearance you want—
If you want to have your auto
look Spic and Span, like New^
Financial Statement
" , June'30th, 1945
ReMNircea:,
Loans and Discounts $ 305,311.41
Bonds owned by Bank:
U.S.Govem- . ~
menta ....|1,428,400.00
state and
Miunici
pal 137,900.00 1,666,300.00
Other Assets
Documentary Stamps
Furniture and Fixtures ....
Cash and due from Banks
1S,000.00
443.62
4,293.65
637,237.36
12,681,685.93
Capital ....
Surplus ....
Undivided
I^ofits ..
UabOitiest '
60,000.00 I
60,000.00
26,772.08 I 126,772.08
Deposits:
Savings 613,64^-62
Check- ‘ o ^
ing 1,891,265.33 ^404,813.85
12,681,686.98
Finaiuanl StatonMit
JuMSOth. 1946
Loans and DiiKOuhte .....
Bonds owned by Bank:
•U.S.Govem-
mento ..|2,012,550.00
State, Municipal and
other
bonds .. 171,100.00
382,280.51
Other Assets ...........
Documentary Stamps —
Fumibure and Fixtures ....
Caidi and due from Banka
2,188,660.05
8,600.00
64i88
4,288,W
687,06U5
$3,211,488J0
Capital ,...$
Bu^lua ....
Undivided
Profits ..
Reserves ..
LiabaHfasi
60,000.00
70,000.00
20,086,92
6,000.00
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146,086.92
Deposits:
livings $ 668,116.62
Check
ing 2,402,886.06
8,066,462.68
$8,211,488.60
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Repair and Paint Job.
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