Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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®amiten (Mprimirlf HOt North Brood Streot PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY Harold C. Booker - DaCoeta Brown - - . . Editor . Publisher SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: All Subscriptions Payable In Advance One Year Six Months l.M> Entered a* Second Clue Matter at the Poet Office at Camden, 8. C, under act of Concreas , March l, 187# All artlclee submitted for publication moat ha signed by the author FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1949 Opportunity For Service Walter C. Fisher of Queenstown, Ontario, who was elected president of Lions International in New York last week, lost no time in sounding a warning against forces which threaten “the supporting fiber of the Christian or democratic way of hfe.” He called on the thousands of Lions assembled in New York for the conven tion “to employ the forces of Lionism to uproot the undesirable practices in your community which may have a tendency to become fertile breeding ground for the spores of anarchy.” “Call it a crusade if you will,” Mr. Fisher declared. “Perhaps some of you would prefer to be known as modern vigi lantes. But whatever the name, the only safe course to pursue is that of eternal alertness and intelligent action to make the rnoi>Ffffmpiritual fiber of our coun- tries/€o vibrantly strong that we will be immune to the consuming disease of des potism.” The Camden Chronicle has often thought that all of the great service clubs in this country—Lions, Rotary, Krwanis, Civitans, Exchange, Optimists, Pilots, Altrusans $nd others—could devote themselves to no greater objective than building up a wave of enthusiasm for the American way of life as we have known it in the past and to dedicate themselves to a crusade against those people who seek to destroy this way of life. ' We should like to see the heads of these organizations get together and map out a two-year program on Americanism, to be participated in by all of the clubs. Surely all of them working together would prove a mighty force. ‘ ;. ‘To Help My Patient” Why Editor* Leave Town A news service which sends out two champion boners made by newspapers each week sent out these two last week: “Adjacent to the library is another com plete^ equipped lovatory”—Washington (D. C.) paper. • “Marry your man and make marriage so pleasant he won’t wander off and shshrdluetaoshrdius”—Tennessee paper. Of course in the item from the Wash- a Montana in*ton paper the word ehould have been »£ "STc, lavatory. In the second item the linotype carrying coals to Newcastle, operator hit the w|png key on a word and Going Ahead ningi One blustery March day in 1885, a young doctor of Logansville, Pa., was call ed to attend a 16-year-old boy who had been ill for six days with pneumonia. The doctor, who had been practicing medicine for only one year, remembered the course he had taken in chemistry. He raced to town, returning in record time with an odd assortment of material—test tubes, corks, rubber tubing, spirit lamp, etr. While apprehensive friends and neigh bors looked on, he placed a bucket of water near the patient’s head, rigged up the crude apparatus and carefully mixed the explosive chemicals which he pro ceeded to heat over the spirit lamp. As the oxygen traveled up the tube into the bucket of water, and bubbled to the sur face, he instructed one of the bystanders to fan it into the patient’s face. . The minutes ticked away. Slowly but surely the youth’s pulse grew stronger, his labored breathing easier. The^doctor con tinued the treatment every few hours until late that night when he pronounced his patient out of danger. Later when he was congratulated by his colleagues on his “scientific experi ment.” he replied: “I didn’t do it as a scientific experiment. I did it to help my patient.” Dr. George E. Holtzapple, the young medic in the case, has since been recog nized by the American Medical Associa tion and by the American Therapeutic Society as the discoverer of oxygen the rapy. His crude apparatus led to the de velopment of elaborate equipment for the administration of oxygen, the modern oxy gen tent. One cannot but wonder if this country had had socialized medicine back in 1883 if there would have been a docW inter ested enough in a patient to have gWne to the extremes young Doctor Holtzapple did. We have our doubts! Socialism kills all initiative. just filled it out by jamming the keyboard expecting that the “pied” line wotfld be taken out when the proof was read. The Chronicle could qualify for one of the champion boners of last week because on the front page there appeared an item •which said: “The blame for juvenile delinquency was placed on conditions in the home of Judge John T. Sloan of the Court of Do mestic Relations of Richland county who addressed the Camden Rotary Club last week.” What was intended, of course, was that the “blame for juvenile delinquency was placed on conditions in the home BY Judge John T. Sloan. We have a book which contains a col lection of errors which have been made in newspapers and whenever we get a little despondent over those which occur in The Chronicle we take it down and look through it. We had such an occasion this •week and here are some which we found in it: . ^ “Miss instructor of vice, sang, “Christian Dost Thou See Them?’.”—Staunton (Va.) paper. Of course “vice” should have been “voice.” “Forty-tight members attended the (luncheon which was prepared by Mrs. ”—Danbury (Conn.) paper, “It is against the law for a woman to ibe a hell-hop in Ohio.”—Salamanca, (N. Y.) paper. “The annual Christmas party at the Asheley street school was hell yesterday afternoon.”—Springfield (Mass.) paper. / “The big Sunday School picnic held Tuesday at the Park was a hug success.”— Overbrook (Kansas) paper. •• “Three children died in a cloudburst near Memphis, Texas, as floods swept that section of the Southwest. Beneficial rains also fell in the Sad’ Angelo area.”—Ban Angelo (Cal.) paper. “Mrs. Jones let a can-opener slip and cut herself severely in the pantry.”—Pitts burg paper. f ' “The ladies of the Cherry Street Church have discarded clothing of all kinds. Call at 44 Cherry Street for inspection.”—Louis iana newspaper. And so it is no wonder that a newspaper editor picks up his paper with fear and trembling after each issue for, verily, he knows not what to expect. And the sad part of it is that it is almost impossibly for any one, not connected with a newspaper, to understand how these slips can occur. Thinkina Out loud oman, suing for r husband threw case of ■Inateac millfoo!” of saying "Thanks a the bureaucrats in Washington want to say "Thanks a billion?” Dr. Frank J. Polgar, the world’s leading hypnost, claims to have hypnotized more than a million people in his life time. Hes a compared to Dr. Frame who has more than hypnotized right now in- North Carolina. Having just returned from a week-end at the beach we agree With that Altoona, Kansas, edi tor, who thinks that praise of our grandmothers who conquered the tough, wild frontier has been offerdone because <r after they never had the nerve to go out under a hot sun, barebacked, barelegged and practically naked all over.” Saving the Country A coalition of Southern Democrats and Republicans defeated the Brannon Social istic farm plan in the lower house of Con gress last week. This same coalition of Southern Demo- carts and Republicans has so far succeeded in defeating every attempt of the national “Democratic” party to put across the President’s iniquitous civil rights program. Southern Democrats have much more in common with the Republican party than they have with the national “Democratic” party. In fact we don’t seem to have any thing in common with it now. See that your live stock and your pets have plenty of cool water to drink during the hot weather. Remember they are en tirely dependent upon you. . We find ourselves in hearty agreement with William Lyon Phelps in his statement that “what this country needg is a mar who can be right and President at the same time. The Arkansas Gazette thinks that we have about achieved an equal distribution of labor in this country, what with 50 per cent of the people imposing the taxes and the other 50 per cent paying .theih. Lancaster is planning to vote on issuing $250,000 in bonds for sewer construction and Batesburg $100,000 to improve its tterworks system. rly all progressive towns are plan- i to go forward. The rapid growth of Camden is ref lected ! in the greatly increased postal receipts which show a gain of 18 per cent for the first six months of this year over the cor responding period of last year. Do your shopping in Cjamden. How’s your television? Women outnumber men 17 to 10 in Germany now so they ought to change its name to Gerwomany. The weather bureau has re ferred frequently lately to “rela tive humidity.” Does this mean, you suppose, that our kinpeople are all met? A professor of biology at the University of San Francisco says that a two-year study reveals that one of the most popular miscon ceptions about bats is that they are mad at people. “Bats don’t care about people,” he said, “yet their prime enemy is man.” What sort of bate is he talking about? That California man whose wife has left him eight times on! to return each time within a wee! must be getting sort of dis couraged. Commenting on the policy of large industrial organizations in encouraging their employees to own their own homes, a Writer says owning his own home in spires a man to become a better citizen. Yes—a fellow will fight lots harder for his home than he will tor a boarding house. Saved The State Kenmr .. , A. W, Holman, Columbia at torney. was instrumental in sav- XgAe state of South Carolina many thowf of dollars by pursuing his court action to de clare extra legislative pay uncon stitutional He deserves the thanks of the state tor persist ing in the face of many dis couragements until he finally won a decision of the court Under the court’s decision, every legis lator who resecived the $700 sal ary grab is liable by suit for re- __ owned itan ^ The erans maintained that it was built witn me nnanciai assistance of the city and state and that it received a tax exemption that m amount to a saving of $50,000,006. And what is the state in which Jim Crow of negro veterans is ap proved by the highest coUrt? It Is not below the Mason-Dixon line The state is New York, abd the housing project is situated at 14th street and First Avenue, in New York'Oly/«^<leea» Tai| Courier. Wish the It cooling off period for" section. rovide a is entire Timeghave changed! A boy used A carry a tress of his girl’s hair mtmmck of his Watch. Now a woman carries a strand of her husband’s hair in a locket not be cause he is dead but because his hair has long since been gone. We a newspaper Quotes a minister as saying that there are too many people in this old world who are on friendly terms with the devil. And that reminds us of the old lady in church who was seen to bow whenever the name of Satan was mentioned. One day the minister met her and asked her the reason. “Well,” she re plied, “politeness costs nothing and you never can tell.” A wingless chicken has been perfected. Now if they’ll just per fect a backless one, too, we may order fried chicken occasionally when we go to a public eating place. At the University of Washing ton a professor of psychology by the name of Edmund E. Dudeb thinks that music will cut down the rate of accidents if it is played while the employees are working. Funeral mUsic, we presume! Lots of people in this country still keep their money between the mattresses, according to a writer. Which just goes to show that the banks need to do more advertising. A girl without hef make-up is sort of like a fish hook with the bait off. Attorney General Tom CMlark is against “bigness in business.” As a matter of fact “bigness” is something with which the Attor ney General is not very well ac quainted. The American Labor Party has designated Congressman Vito Marcontonio as its candidate for Mayor of New York: The .in iquitous constitution under which we have to live now made it im possible for the party to nomi nate Joe Stalin. the money e voluntarily returned r^i WPA Star Dead to the state treasurer. President Truman thinks In addition to the money thus actually saved the state, Mr. Hol man is responsible for the suc cessful court fight which outlaws extra pay in the future, and he thereby saves the state many more thousands. Mr. Holman has received total fees of $210, it is stated, which is small pay for the amount of work he did in behalf of the people. The News and Courier makes the point that as Mr. Hol man was conducting a court ac tion which should have' been handled by the attorney general, at least $1,000 should be taken from the attorney general’s office appropriation to pay him a fee. —Bamberg Herald. should start out on another we ing spree by pouring nine dollars in public works for the spend- billion Trade Al Home At the risk of tiresome repeti tion in these columns, in our ads and in the literature we mail out with our bills and remittances. The News and Herald again re minds that local citizens should always try first to buy goods and services in Fairfield county, be cause the home-town merchant, mechanic or professional man merits the consideration of those who live in his area. A direct corollary of this prem ise is that the home-town mer chant should ever strive td give equally as good service and value as 9any other dispenser of like wares anywhere. Given the ad vantage of proximity to his custo mers, he can, as a general rule, do this if he keeps his eyes open and his mind alert. However, it is bet ter in the long pull to pay a little more at home than a little less abroad. The compensating factors »g are too numerous to list here but anyone may figure them in jig time—if he will. — Winnsboro News and Herald. N. Y. Papers Please Copy Last Tuesday, the highest court of an American state ruled that a housing project was within its rights in barring negroes as ten ants. The court, turning down three negro war veterans who sought to be admitted to the housing pro ject, said the “legislature delib erately and intentionally refrain- Womr lew fii^ 2-wty help for «M praklm What to do for womaali oldest problem, functionaS monthly paint Many a girl and woman baa found the answ ta Ciumxfc IMrajr help. You aee, Csiouz may make things lots easier for you In either of two ways: (D started S days before "your time” and taken as directed on the label, it should help rallies functional periodic pals; (2) taken throughout the month Ilka a tonic. It should improve your appetite, aid digestion, and thus help build wp resistance for the trying days to coma. Caisux Is pre pared and scientifically tested. It you suffer “at those certain times*, get Cauux today. next three years. This he said in his recent message to Coni would take up the jBick in ployment which “might” come. The president would spend the country'into prosperity, although he was now talking about a de pression after his administration had spent $177,000,000,000 since the war. This is no time to be appropriat- for so- vesting their •f^omen f* BETHEipASi J ChJ!i Do «9 | se jSBH and sermon at ** IMTS Fe—^ Adults ai o jq . cordteliy invite The Roman bai B x». c. had a head rings around ha ing huge sums of money f called “pump priming.” Wc no revision of the late WPA—of leaf-raking and boondoggling. That distasteful hand-out experi ence ruined many people who lost their initiative ana self Clinton Chronicle. -respect.— Bamberg Buys A Mill Citizens of Bamberg have over subscribed the capital to purchase a textile mill in their town which plight have been shut down had they not bought it from the out- of-tOwn owners. As The News and Courier already has remark ed, these investors are public- spirited citizens today, when there is a gamble on profits, but if they actually collect dividends somebody tomorrow may accuse them of selfish grabbing. Well, let them accuse. The News and Courier hopes the investors make a handsome profit. The more dividends they take in, the more successful their enterprise will be and the more wages and taxes they will be able to pay. The News and Courier is a be liever in investment at home. It TOWLE—1 fjiahem.1 and HEM STERLING 1122 . F. D. GO 231 { M E. DaKalb H Concrete Pavemei your best investmi in Roads ■ET7THEN a state’s principal roads us ti W of portland cement concrete, higln funds are conserved because concrete ra are long-lived and economical to msim Ask your public otidak CONCRETE ROM PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCOB — A business man thinks that sky writing will become a popular way of advertising in the larger cities although it is a very expen sive one. And this reminds us of the story of the little New York youngster, more accustomed to man-made wonders than the marvels of nkture, who was treat ed to a vacation in the country. There he saw his first rainbow.. The attitude of the child, as he' gazed upon the gorgeous phe nomenon, was one of wonder and perplexity. “Mother,he finally exclaimed, “it’s very beautiful. I ed, “it’s very mmiaKd THE HOUSE OF THE WOK BnulforJ The Bradford’s plan caU*; rooms, a kitchen-dinette c and a living room. AU ** house openinto thebedroo lowing privacy in drculsj* Closet space is arnpleifl ford. There is a coat closet i vestibule. There fo • a general storage closet mtb there are wardrobes in each bedrooms. Overall width of The Br? feet The THE GRADFORD has its entrance vestibule in a location which permit? this house to be placed easily with its narrow side to the street. This plan is ex pedient for a narrow lot. v *. main body oftb 40 feet by 24 f£t ^*1 square feet with 1«,1M cub * For further j*#****^' BRADFORD. Call 954. U* Building Supply Co. W. con furnish all or any port of Let ut help you plan your now home quality of our materiol and workmanship including the p* |*ur pretest* your