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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY t3, 1948
Some Leaders Needed
“Governor James Folsom of Ala
bama and Governor James McCord of
Tennessee said the South eventually
would vote Democratic as usual be
cause ‘-we have nowhere else to go’
but they insisted the South would
fight to the end for ‘state's rights.’ ’’
The above is an excerpt from a dis
patch from Tallahassee, Florida, where
the Governors'of the Southerh states held
their anhuaT“cbnTerence last week.
At this meeting the Governors named a
committee to “demand” conce.ssions on
“white supremacy” from President Tru
man.
If all of the people of the South feel as
do'Governors Forsom and McCord, there
is no need of making a “demand” of Presi
dent Truman or of any further agitation
about the matter. If we do not propose to
do an3rthing but growl about the oppres-
.sive measures that the President proposes
to put on us, then we had just as well save
our breath.
As we'understand it the Southern Gov
ernors now propose to go to Washington
with their hats in their hands and beg Mr.
Truman not to put these measures on us
but, if they all feel like Folsom and Mc
Cord. to assure him that even though he
does we will still sifpport jkhe grand old
Democratic party ahd vote foif-him. And
the President will probably think to, him
self what poor weak fools* we are, feel
sorry for us because of our folly, assure
us that he thinks lots of us but that he will
"have to continue to support the oppressive
measures.
If any progress is to be made in this
fight it will have to be done by others than
the Governors or other high politicians.
The average'politician is too timid. He Ls
imbued with that lifelong fear that the
people might not follow him in a break
away and that he would have*to suffer the
consequences if the attempt were abortive.
Once he sees that a majority of the people
are for a break away he will hop on the
bandwagon and'try to become a leader in
it. But until then he is going to stay around
the old home base.
So that we say that some strong Moses
has got to arise from the ranks to lead the
people of the South out of this wilderness
of confusion. He will have to be a man who
doesn’t propose to be a fiolitician, who
doesn’t seek office. He must be bold and
unafraid. A politician can’t be that. .
If the South is going to depend on the
Governors in this crisis we can tell them
right now what the results will be. We
won’t get anywhere, the oppressive meas
ures will be heaped on Us and we will be
expected to like them and go on and vote
the Democratic ticket again and ask for
more insults and more opporessive ►meas
ures.
The South is full Of slaves again. This
time it is full of white slaves. They are
sbw^s to the Democratic party and they
are not being treated anything like as well
by their master as the colored slaves were
treated by their masters in the earlier days
of history.
About Registration
There seems to be some confusion in the
minds of the people about registration this
--year::
The Governors And Truman .
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Commenting on the stand taken by the
Southern Governors at their recent meet
ing at Tallahassee, The State says edi
torially: - .
“Governors of Southern states meet
ing in Wakulla Springs Fla. to discuss
education kept their feet on the
ground on national politics.
“W'hile the executives did not fail
to express disapproval of party lead
ership, and agreed to meet at a later
date ‘to discuss measures to counter
act’ President Truman’s ‘civil rights
program’ they gave no encouragement
to those who would have the South
secede from the national Democratic
party.
“It was the motion of South Caro
lina’s Governor Thurmond that prev-
vailed. It was chosen after, an hour’s
debate in preference to one by Gover
nor Wright of Mississippi calling for
a meeting of true Democrats in JacI#
son. Miss, the first of next month, and
one by Governor Folsom of Alabama
that delegates to Philadelphia go in
structed for a favorite son or not
pledged at .all. We presume Big Jim .
had himself in jmind .as. the f^yorite^
son. '
“It has been the position of The
,, State, and we are pleased that the
governors, so far, have taken the
same view, that it would be unwise to
ignore the national convention. We
can see nothing to be gained by' fail
ure to participate in the Philadelphia
proceedings and nqthing so -far to
( convince us that we would gain any-
' thing by secession.
“For all too long the South, bulwalk
of the Democratic party, has allowed
itself to be taken for granted. It is well -
to let it be known that at long last
the South is going to demand its prop
er goice in national politicos ^f. the
party. Maybe when Mr. Truman real
izes th4t without the South he could
be re-nominated but not re-elected, he
will stop playing so much to the anti-
South feeling in New York, Chicago
. and elsewhere.
“This is a time for cool thinking.
“The governors seem to have real
ized this and to have acted according
ly at their Florida meeting.”
It seems to us that the question of The
State is rather contradictory. It says that
it can see “nothing so far to convince us
that we would gain anything by secession”
and then goes on to sayr
“For all too long the South, bulwark of
the Democratic party, has allowed itself to
be taken for granted. It is well to let it be
kn.own that at long last the South is going
to demand its proper voice in national poli
cies of the'party. Maybe when Mr. Tru
man realizes that without the South he
could be renominated but not re-elected, he
will ^top playing so much to the anti-South
feeling in New York, Chicago and else
where.”
How is Mr. Truman going to be made
to realize that “wit)iout the South he could
be renominated but not re-elected” if we
do not state frankly and openly right now
that we me going to secede from the party
if it continues to advocate the obnoxious
measures which Mr. Truman has proposed ?
He certainly is not going to “realize it”
if we keep saying that we are not going to
secede? He will know that we are just talk
ing, like we have done in the past, and that
no matter what he does we will go to the
polls in November and blindly vote the
Democratic ticket again.
All who wish to vote in the referendum
to be held on the establishment of the com
mission-city manager form, of government
will have to register at the city hall when
the books of registration are opened there,
for that purpose.
Those who wish to vote in general coun
ty or state or national elections will h^ve
to register at the court house. The books
of registration there are open on the first
Monday and Tuesday of each month.
You CANNOT qualify to vote in the city
manager referendum by registering at the
court house. You CANNOT qualify to vote
in general elections for state, county and
national offices by registering at the city
hall. You have to register at both places.
It’s a funny world. Everybody has been
^moring fpr lower prices and yft when a
about
Needed Legislation
There will be very strong sentiment
among the masses of the people for thC'
passage of legislation which Senator R. M.
Kennedy says he will seek exempting from
state income taxes some portion of the Fed
eral income tax.
As Senator Kennedy says it is unfair, if
not unconstitutional, to tax a tax. That is
A man pays taxes on money which he does
not even get his hands on because it is
withheld. Is it right to pay a tax on an
income you do not get?
The poor taxpayer certainly needs a
break, from some source. If the Federal
govemnient 4s not in position to give it to
him surely the state^ government is. '
Hospital Tag’Day ■ ^
Saturday is tiag day for the Camden Hos
pital and it is-iioped that the people will
respond generously. The Woman’s Auxil
iary of the hospital which promotes this
event each year has ^ne a marvelous job
for the hospital and aeserves the thanks
and support of the public generally.
We will all have an opportunity Satur
day to show our appreciation by contribut
ing liberally^
GIVB ’EM BOTH BAKREIS!
By COLLIER
With 'The Press
We Are in The Bag
This Is aational election year,
but Vhere Is one block of votM
that does no^ hare to bother the
Republicans or the Democrats In
the South our rotes wer^ decided
by the CfU war 80 years ago. We
do not «oo8e to ebirnge.
The femocrats know tha they
cive our vote, no matter!
think of the party or its
and the Repablicans know
on’t get it. So that is all
in advance. When the
make their plans and offer
inducements to get votes,
don’t have to Include the
, That is fixed.
du’d the worm even think of
turtlng? We doubt It.—Bamberg
Hifald.
ThlnkinqOutLoud
a small farm. "Well, Uncle J
I’ll make you a deed to the fa:
now that It’s been paid for,’’ tie
real estate man told him. '"Bosf.^
replied the old Negro, “If it’s
de same to yoti, I wish you’d
me a mortgage to de place.’’ W
surprised read tor proteelted
Uncle Joe didn’t know the dlper-
ence between a deed and a labrt-
gage. “Well, mebbe not,” saldMh®
old Negro, “but I owned a fern’
once and I had a deed and dejbank
had a mortgage and de bank got
de farm.”
p|iysical Education fs Vital
Physical education Is beglpnlnf
receive greater attention In the
ubllc schools and leading educa-
ors go so far as to say that the’
bealih of school children should be
placed on a par with their mental
deyelopment.
^e emphasis la not misplaced, j
Wills the achoola of Orangibnrg,
coiuty have shown signs of real-
isht the vital importance of prop-
physical development for pupils,
flia surface has been scratihed,
hot cultivated, and there exlrts:
»8t ppom for a more comprehra-
ive program. j
The present concept of physical 1
ducation goes much further thanj
producing athletes and embraces
i'l^ll means of building healthy bodies |
tor healthy minds. It Is Intended
to offer supervised athletic rppor-
Innities to every boy and girl In
•he school system, by which they
will be encouraged to participate
In games and acquire tbef ull bene
fits that flow from competltlye
rports.—^^Orangeburg Times and
Democrat
'The weather keeps the weather
man guesalng.
The forgotten man of today is
the Southern white Democrat
We don’t know why the papers
are making so much ado over it
because it is not an unusual thing
to see corn going down in this
section.
A North Carolina basketball
team had 46 fouls called on it the
other night. Must have been try
ing to win the game by foul
means!
The crying need of the world
today is for protection for the ma-
Joritlee from the minorities.
Who can remember when the
average dog you’d see on ’Xhe
street looked like a dog?
It Is good to note that the agri
cultural program for this year
does not call for an increased
acreage of wild pats.
Another pleasant little pastime
while waltinsr for the remainder of
your breakfast some morning is
wondering w-hat that cereal you had
just eaten was originally.
“Weather Increases Phone Calls”
—headline. Well, of course the
people Just have to talk about It.
Speaking of the high cost of liv
ing there is a little ditty now go-{
ing the rounds which says:
“The saddest lament
Of any BPQUse;
‘I must have more
Money for the House’ ”.
That Western surgeon who offer
ed a free appendectomy to the per
son suggesting a suitable name for
his hospital has a keen sence of
humor. .
r _ _
It’s awfully difficult to let go
of your fare when you are having^
your picture made. j
Most cities are badly crowded*
hut there is room for Improvement
In all of them.
If this country keeps on giving
something will have to give after
a while. '■ i
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“Life is like a see-saw; some men
are always going up and some al
ways coming down.” says a writer.
Yes—and that reminds us of the
story of the aviator who had to''
take to his. parachute because ofj
engine trouble. On his way through 1
snace he met a man floating up I
“Hey, have you seen an airplane
going down,” the aviator shouted.
“No,” replied the other man, “have
vou seen anythlag oT a bolter gotag
upr
When .one eats foods noow that
do not contain vitamins, he la eat
ing jnst for the fun of it.
'The only hope left now Is the
'whispering hope.
If there were only some way for
the Southerners to keep President
Truman and the Northern Dema-
crats from knowing that they are
Just bluffing!
The/ weather we have been bar-
*ng for the past few weeks is In
keeping with the announcement
pccorded Henrv Wallace’s candi
dacy for President.
A new story tells of some re
markable predictions that have
heem made bv a blind man ou^
Weel, which have come trne. Which
Jnn goes to show that a bllnBYniit
can be a leer.
Se^ng where many farmers
hava wortaia#t on
City Considering
N^ew Parking Meters
The Camden City Council is de
bating the matter of replacing the
present parking meters, wiiicll a
continual problem to the police de
partment because of frequent »er-
V Icing and replacements, with
metera of a inperior type
VISITS EDINBURGH
Bernard B. Branham, seaman,
second class, USN, son of Linder
E. Branham of Camden, wUlted
Edinburgh. Scotland, when the
light cruiser USS Spokane paid a
courtesy call to the ancient Scot
tish capital.
Doable Taxation
Every person who makes enough
money pays incomes taxes to our
uatioipil government He Is allowed
to have certain deductibns such as
Jegtlmate losses, money spent on
medicines, hospltadizatlon and on
doctor’s bills. Money given for
charitable purposes is also de
ductible. That is all very fair, we
believe.
Several days ago we received
income blanks Bor use in making
out our state Income tax. A slip,
printed In red ink, Informed ns
that our great state of South Caro
lina does not allow a person to de
duct medical expenses. We already
knew that we could not deduct the
amount paid for federal taxes. Just
say. tor instance, that we paid fed
eral Income taxes on’ $5,000 Nipd
that the taxes amounted to $6O0.
We will have to turn around and
pay our govemmept taxes on that
five hundred dollars that we paid
to the federal government.
Some members of our state leg
islature would make income taxes
o u -v m mi- /-ii. -1 feders.V government de-
oUD8Cn06 To Thd Cnroniclo dnetlble when making out stare in
come tax blanks. They wogp ]
silow hospital and medical u
be dAdudted Just as they ars k-
ed when making out fedsrn!
come tax blanks.
We uUdersland, th( _
those mrationed tai the pa
above are In a mlnoiitv aod
we will continue to pav tstel
top of taxes.—Lee County *
senger.
An Unjust Tsx
Southern representative in
Ington should give their unai "
support to the measure to
the federal tax on oleomar
Oleomargarine Is a prodsal
cotton seed oil, and Is th#!'
competitor of dairy butter, u 1
good substltnte, and since
price of butter has increawfl
almost prohibitive levels th"
mand for oleomargarine has
creased.
This tax. which works oa
principle of the protective
was Imposed some 12 or 15
ago at the request of northen'1
eestem dairymen, and hu
tne farmers of the South
of dollars exclusive of the
It has cost consumers.
Even Representative
sponsor of the bill to repeal^
tax, says Its purpose Is to
arm the dairy trust.” He co_
that the “tax has been nsa^
dairy producers to bar
tfon and charge excessive
for butter."
Why this unjust tax was
imposed on oleomargarine ori
It has not been repealed may]
explained by the fact that
less of rebuffs or injustices'
’Solid South.” oould Alwkyi
coanted upon to go along
party, wbiM% the North sal
the voters wv not hesitate ts i
from one party to the other.
However, a new gener
taking over In the South,
recent years—particularly,
the close of the last war-Ahe]
t;cal rumblings have been
and more frenent.
It imrty leaders continus te I
the South too ranch for
these rumblings are likely to j
velop Into a political psrtbn
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