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»AM TWO TNK CAMOSN OMOOtllOtlt OAMOHi tOimi CAWOLIIUW WODAV, MAY H 1f« t 'Ti , }: i ; -if S[l;r (Sambra OUirattick * 1109 Nortk Broad Street Camden, S. C. I PUBUSHBD EVERT FRIDAY Harold C. Booker - DaCosta Brown - - - . Editor - Publwher ^ SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: All Subscriptions Payable In Advance One Year - |2.60 Six Months Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Otflee at Camden. 8. C^ under act of CocRress March 8, 1879 All artipleo submitted lor publication must be signed by the author FRIDAY, MAY 14, 194d Hero Of Bataan Speaks Declaring that “no man in this country suffered more because of the lack of pre paredness,, except possibly myself, than General Douglas MacArthur”, General Johathan M. Wainwright, the hero of Bataan, urged Congress last Friday to bring General MacArthur home because the„ “enemies of the United States” seek civil war and revolution in this country. In his letter to Congress, General Wain wright said: “He (MacArthur) knows only too well that the present enemies of the United States and our world desire first to accom plish their objective of ^the destruction of our constitutional democracy by means of resolution and civil war. Their last resort only would b^ real war from the land, sea and air. / ~ “There ij^ no officer in the United States aimed forces whose experience in any de gree equals that of General MacArthur. Why does the Congress of the United States mit order General MacArthur back to tes tify before it and give the country the bene fit of his vast knowledge and these domiiji- ant all-consuming necessities of today?” General Wainwright’s letter probably threw the parlor pinks of this country'into a fit because somehow or other they have come to hate General MacArthur. Perhaps it is because they know that he is the giant figure which may stand between them and world domination some day. General Wainwrigh^isn't a politician. He is interested only in the pFeservation of the country for which he all but gave his life in the early days of the war with Japan. The gallant stand of the Americans or. Bataan under his command was an epic. The Bataan hero now sees that the Com munists are trying to destroy the country from within or so weaken it that it will be easy (prey for the Russian army and air force when they move in f<H* the kill. He is probably disgusted that we are continu ing to send supplies to a country that is certain to be our enemy soon! He is probably disgusted that we are continuing to allow^ne enemies of our form of govern ment to work openly to destroy it and to throw us behind the Russian iron curtain— a f.ate Which would be worse than death to the avenge American freedom-loving citi zen. . A' Preparedness Necessary Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes told an audience in Bamberg coun- - ty last Friday that “some soldier of the Red Army or our Army or the British Army with a nervous trigger finger may cause an incident that may lead to war.” Mr. Byrnes declared that he did not thjnk Stalin wanted war at this time, but he added: “I believe Hitler did not want war. He wanted to dominate the world without war, with war only is’necessary.” - , “Reluctantly,” Mr. Byrnes continued, “we have been forced to conclude that the Sc\iet Union is determined to continue its policy of expansion in the effort to domi nate all Europe. We. have no assurance it will be content Ao confine its control to Europe.” Mr. Byrnes then-made an eloquent plea for pr^aredness. “We must realize,” he said, “we cannot now rely upon Britain and Prance to hold an aggressor at bay while we re-ann. We must be prepared even if it means sacrifices.” Mr. Byrnes was speaking soundly. There should not be a moment’s delay in making reedy. Every one who loves the American way of life and w^te to see it perpetuated should see this. The opening game of the Palmetto Base ball League 'season, will be held next Wednesday night and it is hoi>ed that there will be|a tremendous turn-out on the part of the people of the city. Some public spirited men have put up the money to keep Cam den in tiie league and they dceeire the backing of the people of the oity. Baseball offm a ^leiMld i^attime for hot summer evoninga aiid%» etiy #oakl mlm It If It didn't have ft. . . It Can't Happen To Uo ' A story from Bryan, Ohio, in last Satur day morning's papers said: “Fourteen-yfear-old Arvin Arthur ' Ingle, &yan Junior High School ath lete who was chosen as “king” for the annual eighth grade dance tonight, did ^ot attend the ball. “Instead he was in custody facing possible murder charges in the gun shot slaying of a middle-aged Bryan couple from whom he had vainly tried to borrow ah automobile with which to take his 'queen' to the big event. “Young Ingle who'played football .and basketball on his school team, con fessed that he killed Mr. and Mrs. John Gabriel, 67, after hours of gril ling. Sheriff Nowman.A Barnes said the boy’s story was believable only be cause the bodies of the victims had been found. • , “The boy was turned over to au thorities by his father, Keith Ingle, because he wanted police to find out how his son happened to have an au tomobile. The father had not been aware of the slayings., “Mrs. Gabriel’s body has been found in a ditch outside of toWn a few hours before.. Officers who 'went to the Gabriel home found Gabriel lying on the cellar stairs with a bullet in the head. He died last night. “The boy was quoted as telling offi-. , cers: ‘They made me king of the school dance and I wanted to take my queen in an automobile.’ ” The average father and mother when reading the above article probably said to themselves: “Well nothipg like that could happen to us—our children are not of that type.” In Charlotte, N. C., there had been many in:^tance8 of thefts by young boys. Most parents as they read of them probably said: “Well that couldn’t happen to us— our boys are not of that type.” Among those who probably said this were the par ents of the four boys of very prominent families w'ho were later caught in some very bold thefts. One of them was the son of a minister. Certainly he and his wife :oukkneve^ thought that I'this^coi happen to UR. Deserved Prm^ At i,he Mem^al Day exercises in Quak er Cemetety^unday afternoon, John K. de- Loach took occasion to thank Mrs. E. C. vonTresekow for her 'work in arranging these exercises each year. This praise is highly deserved. Mrs. vonTresekow is a moving spirit in the observance of Memorial Day each year an.i in the preservation of Southern histoty. She is intensely loyal to all of the best trm- dlHons of the South and of the nation. The exei«isee Sunday wmre very sp> l>r3priate and a tribute to her plansiog. ns IN TBB SKY Bj COLLIgR >• r r K n: 'LL TAKE pBHOCI^ACy RI6MT HERE, IHth The Press EARTVI 1 ThinkhiqOutLottd FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover, who is great ly alarmed at the wave of juvenile delin quency which is sweeping the nation, very frankly says that the blame rests with the parents, who because they have failed to dicipline their children. This view is con curred in by others, including some of the noted psychiatrists of the country. Hitler's dentist says be is posi- tlTe that the Russians are now in posseuion of Hitler-s Jaw. May be so but Mr. Stalin Is no Samson and we are not Philistines. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if this old world should suddenly wake up and find that it had been having a terrible nightmare? According to a magasine article, FraqlKltn D. Roosevelt was a great admirer dl Col. Theodore Rooeevelt whom he called "Coualn Tbeo.” Perhaps that accounts for his hav ing so many theo-ries. People who travel by air say the most dangerous part of an air plane trip is the taxi ride to the airport May Meeting Of Scout Committee Members 'of Kershaw district, Boy Scouts of \merica, beld their May meeting in Henry Savage's of- rice,Tharsday, May 6 at 7; SO p. m. Those present were Chairman Reu ben Pitts, Jr., Oeorge Mickle, L. E. Smith, A. C. McKain, Light Boan and Gray Kearse. Camping and Activities Chairman L, E. Smith reported that Troops No. 64, S8, 80 and Senior Outfit No. 53 had been on one or more over night camps since last district meeting in April. Oomlng event dtoenssed at this meeting were Kershaw * district scoots to participate in Memorial Day program in Camddn on Sunday, Msy 9. Council Wide Scouteta Round table Ladiee night at Camp Barstow Saturday night. May 8. Council Summer Camp at Camp Barstow opening date June IS. Kershaw district scoutmaster training coarse two more meeting Monday nights May 10 and 17 and an oremtght camp on May 22. Fails In The South * Two years ago CIO isanched a program to unionise sonthem tex tile workers, but according to head- qnarters their efforts have Called and the program msy be abandoned. Reason: CIO has not been able to get enough members to make the organisation effective. At the time the movement was started The Herald expressed the opinion that it wonld not succeed. The South is the only section of the nation that still is largely; An glo-American. Agents tent abroad in the last half of the 19th cen tury to induce Immigrants to come to the United States exaggerated the advantages of the North, the Mid-West and the West and at<the game time circulated the report that the South was merely a land of savagee, alligators and mosquitoes. Even today those false statements persist in certain sections of Europe. Naturall, when the tide of immi gration beenin to flow into the U. 8. the South was by-passed by people who sought their fortunes in the New World. - That is why the larger portion of the population of the South is com posed of descendants of the early settlers and the Anglo-American blood strain ib so strong. Real Americanism is deeply root ed in the South, and its natives are not easily led or controlled by outside influences which . try ' to change its way of living. In other-words, the people of the South do their own thinking— and as a rule they think along lines that are safe, sound and conserva tive.—Dillon Herald. Dependence On The State The tendency is decidedly on the increase for the state of South Carolina to support’ the county gov ernments. About |12 million will be turned over to the conntieq by the state treasurer under the terms of the current appropriation bill. We are not at all sure that this is for the best interest of the coun ties. Big handouts from the state, of coarse, relieve the county of much of its taxee, but we doubt if the state collects its taxes aa eco nomically as the counties do, and in the long run Oie people probably wwe taxes tkaa tr lovlee. ^ ^ kjUoeatlon which means thsTu^wl ~Uect heavier and to meet the conntw»?y**l Rm/ money eni»S24i a <^k from CoiuwkTi^ to collect a local l^g2%i ties are getting of big 8urpiu«eiT* 1^ comn^. Neither the counties should b. ey-maklng buslnem. collect noagh to pay emment and no good bnalnesa demands onable surplus should at aU times to meet extS^* *®“*'‘**lJ' speaking. ^ ty treasunr ha, it needs for current etSS!?! uho^ time to giy, a reduction in levlea L, that accumulates as inflation should be m of ^1tLJ ald.°^ til® Poople.— Britaln'a Proposed Chea|, Ths'' British house of m. has voted to abolUh carttJl ment for murder, if ^omes law by appro„i^ house of lords, hanglng^f* posed only for offenses sm nation such as treason S* •It has generally beeT/ that Britain was able to t murder rate as low ash cause of the promptnew ui4 ness with which the deatkii was handed out in offeiiM!S nature.. ^ *■ If murder la removed m capital offense Ust It will - to be seen what effect it nt on the homicide rats. Thsm* is to try the plan for 01^ only, after which actim i' t^en In accordance vkh perleoce of this trial pwki er this proposal will ksm | psychological effect nysn m and potential criminsti hi question. But It seean km aseuma that a five-year tm carry the same effect as a ■ ent change.—The State. 9Hope-Skyl In. Hollywood they lay _ are going to go folksy kl that the f<dks will go q Christian Scdence MmMm Sonsofiopal Solo — Tits Wook On y TH'S CC'U*’0"t WCRri-> >.. 2 STMAMUMpB PlltlltS BALL POINT PEN WITH A 1A YIAR WBITTHI •VAIANTII ‘ Coaltow now but i been settled n m dolxm 4ots of If tie cosmIHke t ed me would be id) ^ellew Bass In Antoma When frost comes, bess move from the shallow into deeper water to do most of their feeding. It is necessary to follow them to get the best of eutumn flthing. CM*t fO 1 VBARS WrmOlfT MnUJHB b m mmrn kMNT to ttw f I esM fee mast _ •im. mm't ImNl iMtoat erytat. MiIms I It ; ptosllr htftil, »€to| tap. LwAt UktaNMlMl H ^yvar wriciM fMrwSN. kha wSm MM tSc ntn. gany. DbKALB pharmacy racing bad not idle. See That They Go - In last week’s Chronicle there was a story to the effect that Capt. R. E. David of the local National Guard unit had been noti fied that the local unit will be expected to take part in the field training camp wnich will be held at Camp Stewart, Ga., July 4-18 and that* it was very important thot every member should attend. The local unit is in the ainti-aircraft out fit and it is not necessary for us to point out how important it is that this unit have possibly get. With the international situation being what it is we do not know the house nor the day when these men may be needed. This being true it is hoped and believed that loi'al employers will gladly cooperate to the limit in letting members of the com pany attend the camp. Fine For Camden It is an exceedingly fine thing for Cam den that the campaign of the Community Concert Association ended so successfully. This means that the city will have three concerts next fall by some of the best ar tists of the country. This will bTa wonder ful addition to our entertainment program and will add prestige and distinction to the city. It has truthfully been said that good music & a necessary factor in the artistic growth and development of the country. We congratulate Mrs. Warren Harris, who so ably directed the campaign, and all of her assistants on its successful outcome. What do women do who do not have their husband’s imperfections to growl about find to growl about? We are approaching the busy season of the year for chiggers, weevils and mosquitoes. The college boys will soon be back with the kin they love to, touch. Who can remember the old daya when youngitera had to wait and eat at the second table on the oc casion of a big family dining? You can take two dollars in American money to China and be a millionalra. But who wants to be a millionaire in China? '.Houae Committee Hints Return In jaty Mfwiths*' headline. That will permit candi dates to make their usual , speeches this year. It’s getting more and more diffi cult to stay here. avS A sports writer who has seen quite a number of Kentucky Der bies says he always has a touch of nostalgia on derby day. Wouldn’t bostalgia be a better word. When the head of a family has- an ache it is a headache. There has been a very general readjustment of wages but the wages of the sin remain the same. ’‘A woman slyaya has the Jast word,” says a wrtter. And that reminds us of the story of the lit tle boy > who was stopped on the street by an elderly lady a few days after bis father bad died. ‘*Wbat were your father’s last words?” asked the inquisitive old lady. ”He didn’t have any; ma was with him to the end,” replied the lad. High top shoes are said to be coming back in style. Has the world started on the long trip back?.i •When you get to be 90, you don’t know how much longer you can hop around,” said Joe Leppla, of Appleton. Wisconsin, observing his 90th birthday recently. You’ve prob ably heard the story of the fellow who Went Into a liquor store and asked for some sqnirrel whiskey. The bartender told him he didn’t have any squirrel liquor but that he had some’ "Old Crow," which he thought he would like. The caato- mer paused'and replied: "No, I don't want to fly—I Juat want to hop around a lltla." » BcisMlsts are pxosled by queer walling. growHng and screaming souwli coming Brans tka waters in certain areas. It oned ta be tkat yoa «aaM get away from wailing, growlink and snrenniliig by taking a taa trip bat aew It seenM you k*t mtm anonpB Sm war aow if j wa«W Is WBlimc. aHMaMM ai koxdlag. toa. CARTON OF COCA-COIA TOCARRYH » . 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