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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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In. Hollywood they lay _
are going to go folksy kl
that the f<dks will go q
Christian Scdence MmMm
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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