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[fit ** ' • W' : , (Stir (Datndnt (£t|rmttrU 1119 Norm oroad Street Camden, & a PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY and FRIDAY EACH WEEK Harold C. Booker DaCoata Brown • . - Editor - Pnblinher SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: All Snbteriptions Payable In Adrance One Year $8.50 Six Montha .... .... 2.00 ■ateied as Second Ctau Matter at the Peat Office at Caasdea. 8. C. aader act of Coofreae March I. lift "■ —!■ HI ■«» ■ ■- All artlclea eabmitted tar pmbllcatkm moat ho signed by the aathor TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1949 Should Recognize Franco Representative J. P. Richards was on sound ground when he told the Camden Methodist Men's Bible Class last week that this country should recognize the Franco government in Spain. The attitude of this country towards Franco's government is one of the foolish roads that the so-called “liberals” in tnis country have led us down. It might be well to go back and review the conditions which has prompted our relations, or lack of relations, with the present Franco gov ernment After the overthrow of King Alfonso in Spain the radicals got control of the Span ish government and were just about to turn it into a communist state when those peo ple of Spain who were opposed to commun ism organized an army and started the revolution which led to the overthrow of the Reds. Communists from all over the world flocked to Spain to fight in what was term ed the “loyalist” army. The “loyalist” army was partly, if not wholly, financed bv Russia. Lots of "liberals” in this coun try hastened to Spain to take part in the revolution. Mr. Roosevelt, being a “liber al,” smiled upon those who went from this country. But in spite of Russian help and the help of “liberals” all over the world, Franco's army was victorious and the general be came the head of the Spanish government Because of the constant threat of commun ism he has been forced to maintain a dic tatorship. He has said all of the time that if conditions ever became normal in the world he would be glad to retire but under the existing circumstances it has been im possible, lest the Communists make an at tempt to take the country by force. Because Franco's government is a dic tatorship we have never recognized it Tis true we recognized Hitler and Musso lini, both of whom were dictators, and we recognized Stalin, probably the most absolute dictator the world has ever known, and we are even now talking of recognizing the Red regime in China. But recognize Franco? Horrors, no! The “lib erals” are opposed to that. The Commun ist are all opposed to it. During the recent war, Franco never lifted his finger in behalf of Hitler. His support might have turned the tide in favor of Hitler and every effort was made by the German fuehrer to get him to come to his assistance. Now, Spain is one of the great barriers to Communism in Europe. It is one country to whom we could look for aid in the case of a new world conflagration. There is no reason why we should not recognize that country and do it immedi ately. The so-called “liberals” have block ed it long enough. More Diversification Every one who 'heard Governor Thur- mond’a excellent speech at the dinner last Wednesday to the corn contest winners must have been greatly impressed with his knowledge of agriculture. There were many who had probably overlooked the fact that the Governor had graduated from Clemson where he studied agriculture and that following his graduation he was a very successful teacher of vocational agricul ture. Later he got a degree in law and was very successful in the practice of that profession. He was a circuit judge until he resigned to enter the race for Governor. The Governor was giving sound advice, in our opinion, when he said that the farmers need to diversify more. As he pointed out, the boll weevil this year cost the state a staggering sum. Those farm ers who depend almost entirely on cotton suffered great losses. Those who have other money crops have not felt the pinch so hard. As the Chief Executive states there is no reason why South arolina should not become a great livestock state. In some counties much progress is being made towards the production of more livestock and more milk. How It Heine The Poor Communism makes Its strongest appeal to the poor. They are told that it will mean a new life for them.. And it willl They'll have to work harder and have less under it than they have ever had before. For insUnce the Bureau of Labor Sta tistics in Washington has just completed a study of the purchasing power of work ers in the United States and 18 other coun tries. The figures make interesting read ing. Here are a few samples: The average worker in this country works 32 minutes for a pound of butter. In Russia he works 542 minutes. A dozen eggs takes 27 minutes of work ing time in the United States. In Russia, it requires 158 minutes. The United States working time for a pound of beef is 29 minutes; for the aver age Russian worker it is 254 minutes. Pork chops take about 82 minutes of earning time in the United States while in Russia they take about 407 minutes. A worker in the United States works 80 minutes for a pound of sliced bacon. , In Russia he would have to work 465 minutes, or over one eight-hour day. The greatest disparity appears in sweets. It takes just four minutes' work for the average American to earn enough for a pound of sugar while it takes the average Russian 141 minutes. The bureau reported that even in Italy and Austria where food purchasing power was next lowest to Russia, the indexes of workers' earnings were approximately ore- ithird greater than in Russia. Of all the countries covered in the survey the pur chasing power in Russia was the lowest. And yet the Communists are trying to anpeal to the working man of this country to change our form of government, a form of government under which they have the highest pay of any country in the world, and substitute one under which their pay would 5e the lowest. What a pity that every man in this country who favors communism couldn’t be forced to go to Russia and live under it for a year. That would be the most effec tive “cure” that could be administered to him. Your Christmas Tree The City of Camden has offered to treat Christmas trees with a flame-resistant chemical which cuts down the dangecof fire very greatly. This Is a precaution that one could well take. According to the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the Christmas tree is the most dangerous tree in the (world. And the long and tragic record of deaths, in juries and maimmgs—many to Children— caused by holiday fires bears out that statement. Certainly you ought to have a Christmas tree but there are certain elementary pre cautions that should be followed to the letter and kept constantly in mind. It is recommended, for instance, that you buy a small tree—it is less hazardous. It should be placed well away from radi ators, heaters and the fireplace if you have one of the latter. Candles should never be used on the tree under any circum stances. Use only good electric light sets. Don’t use paper, cotton or other flam- able materials for decoration. If exten sion cords are necessary, be sure they’re in good condition—frayed wiring is a potent cause of electrical fires. Never leave the lights burning when the house is unoccupied. Dispose of gift wrappings promptly—they’re a real menace inside the house. Be especially careful with matches and smoking materials. And, finally, get rid of your tree as soon as the needles begin to fall. That means it’s dry and ready to burst into flames. Christmas isn’t far off. It’s time now to make plans for a holiday season which will be safe as well as joyous. And once they’re made, stick with them. Compliment For Mr. Rivers A dispatch from Washington says that Representative L. Mendel Rivers of the First Congressional district will not be asked to submit nominations for census jobs 1 in his district because of bis non-sup port of the Truman administration. This is a distinct compliment to Mr. Rivers—one that he should very greatly appreciate and it should make the people of his district value his services in the Congress more highly than ever. It is interesting to note in a dispatch from Capetown, South Africa, that segre gation was reaffirmed as the official race policy orf the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa when its synod approved a report of the Commission on Race Rela tions. The report claimed that segrega tion was “in actual fact” the policy of most of South Africa's Christian Churches, and Urged that since both natives Euro peans practiced it, “let us also profi With Press prac lit” The dlseorery of a donkey In President Truman's skewer bath room at Key West tke other day brings tP mind tke old, old story which we may have related before In this eohnsn, about the old King who decided one day to go hunting. Summoning hie prime minister he asked him If It was going to rain. “No, Your Excellency,” replied the prime minister, So the King went ahead with his plane and struck out for the hunting grounds. On his way to the grounds, he met a farmer drlrlng a Jackass. “Is It going to rain?” the King asked the farmer. “Yep.” replied the fanner as he drove on. Sure enough Just about the time the King reached the hunting grounds the rain came down in a steady pour and con- tinned for the remainder of the day. The King returned to Ms palace In a rage. He summoned his prime minister, berated him and fired him. Then he sent for the farmer who had given him the right Information with the view of making him prime minister. When the farmer came in, the King asked him how he knew it was going to rain that day- “Well, every time it Is going to rain, the ears of that Jackass I was driving flop over.” the fanner replied. So the King decided Instead of making the farmer his prime minister he would appoint the Jackass instead And that is where he made his great mistake because from that day to this every Jackass thinks he is SntiUed to a government Job. ~ A Detroit tot swallowed a whis tle, and Its parents are now de bating whether to have it operated upon or let is grow up and be come a basketball referee. Whale meat is often served on Japanese dinner tables. accdMing to a newspaper filler. From which we would Judge that a Jap must have a whale of an appetite. “North Carolina Kiwania Club Votes Turkey Into Membership”— headline. We suspect there will be a good many turkeys in its membership before the Christmas season is over. A London paper claims that Britain now has the atom bomb. Since the bomb is not a Joke the British may have been able to see the point. * Counter irrftants—lute Christ mas shoppers. t ' v ** - — e — • <. The new seal in New Zealand is for free enterprise. Government in this country now seems to be a give and take af fair. ▲ woman would rather bo beau tiful than dumb because no mat ter how stupid a man may be the chances are that he can see. Whenever we get hold of a real tough piece of chicken we always think it must be a Ploymouth Roc)l Seeing where some of the Re publicans were objecting to ques tions that will be asked in the census next year made us think of the story of the old fellow who was taking a political census. At one house a greet big, strapping woman answered the doorbell. “I’m taking a political census and .1 want to ask what party your bus. band belongs to,” the census taker asked. “Well, take a look at me— I’m the party he belongs to,” the woman replied. Another one of life’s mysteries to us has always been why there should be a Kansas City in Mis souri. There’s always a lot of talking about balancing the budget. What has become of the bottle of pepper sauce with the little pepper pods in the bottom which used to sit on the dining room table all of the time? “Is our clvllixation a failure?” asks a writer. We’d say It was a killing success. Some day a John L. Lewis strike is going to prove a pitfall for the miners. A dancer always has to watch his step. “Australia's baste wage now is 125 a week,” says a newspaper filler. No wonder that country decided to kick out socialism and go back to the free enterprise system. Speaking of the national debt, brother, you haven't seen anything yet. A writer says that only a worm never worries. And that brings to mind the old gag: All hail the little worm So soft and Boot Kept Secret In U. i. If you’re the baud of an American family, your taxea this year will be more than f TOO. A large portion of this amount, you- may not realise you pay. But pay It you do. Just aa aura as daath— and taxes. Thera are about 11 1-1 cents of taxes in the coat of a tO-cont pack of cigarets, ft.M In taxqs ou a $3.76 bottle of liquor, $$$0 to $600 oa a $2,000 car. The figures are from Newsweek, which says the bast-kept secret in the country today Is the slse of the tax load. - Perhaps no one In your family drinks or smokes. Even so, you will pay $S17 this year, in the form of higher priuss, for corpora tion Income tax. So don’t get the Idea that the big fellows are carry ing the tax load—It’# all passed along to you. Tax collections now exceed the wartime peak, Newsweek's tabu lation shows. In 1946, whan the, United States was fighting a war and paying the salaifee of 11,000.- 000 men under arms, federal, state and local governments collected $522,600,000,00$. This year they’re collecting $66,000,004^00. That fig ure Is 26 per cent of the national Income. It means that, if you’re the average person, you pay one- fourth of your earnings in taxea. And Mr. Truman wants to raise taxes some more in 1950. The “Fair Deal” seeks to create the Impression that the govern ment has to support a good many people, because there aren't enough Jobs to go around. But there would be plenty of Jobs if you were allowed to spend the money the government is tak ing away froiq you. Low income families would spend more money for milk, food, clothing and entertainment. The average family with $700 additional in the bank, might buy an antomoblle, a new refrigerator, furniture. / High income families would have more money to invest in tools for Industries. All spending by In dividuals would create new Jobe The fallacy In the thinking of too many Americans today la that no oqe but the government should be allowed to put money into circu lation.—News and Courier. speech, seem to be am staid ef life than of He was referring to the tendency that hu com? ^ os lately to put the emphasis on secertty rath* ygak-WSsir Monnmml handouts rather «h£, & pci wuftibi fxxiumnrc. . H th*! m<»y people seem to ha., lost confidence in their sbffity to solve their own nr^I the federal government to ease tke psth of adversity for them. What« strsnfe sttitade for Americaas! So fir r* moved tarn the tough oearage of earlier geacr^onJ who and conquered the problems of livin* And succeeding Yet s patemaHrifc form of rule \33mately cogfc much more than a loss of aelf-respect on the part of in dividual citizen!. Another danger la that it la leadinv toward “statism”—toward a socialistic society in wfcich everyone mast be polled down to the level of the le> provident It la leading toward an all-powerful central government that will cost so much the taxes needed to support it will make private enterprise all but profitless Never In oar history has there been a greater need for understanding of a simple truth. It Is that the federal government does not create wealth and cannot make gifts. Whatever it hands out must be paid for. It must be paid for in taxes levied on all 1!he people and in the surrender by the people of their freedom. We once sew a little Christmas tree' in a home that waa do poor there was little to eat there. But faith and Imagination triumphed over poverty. A Httle gfcrl brought in a tiny cedar tree from the woods, decorated It with cotton pulled from frosted stalks, • with wild berrleu and paper dolls cut from an old mall order catalog. We thought we had never before seen such a beautiful tree. And so, we honor the Christmas tree, whether glowing with daxtl- ing Tights and stacked with lavish presents, or whether lighted only by the ruddy glow of a fire oa so humble hearth. Christmas trees are all,beautiful because they sig nify the most wonderful day In the whole year.—Anderson * Inde pendent. Three «f a Kind If She false teachings of Hitler and Mussolini had prevailed civil, ixation would have collapsed. It’s a pity their names cannot be eras ed from the pages of history. But there lived a hundred years ago another eraiy man by the name of Karl Marx who preached a false and dangerous doctrine which has become the gospel of the benighted Russians and the creed of the Communists the world over. Marx was a brilliant man possessed of a warped mind and cursed with a vindictive spirit. His impact on Ignorant humanity was so terrific that history la obliged to mention his name at frequent Intervals, it’s a 'pity that he too could not be consigned to oblivion.—Dillon Her ald. The Chrietmas Tree This la the season of Christmas trees—and how we love them all. All Christmas trees are beautiful. Like brides, of course, some are more beautiful than others, but they are all radiant and magical with their lights reflecting all the beauty of the Christmas season itself. in New York’s Rockefeller Plata they have erected a giant hemlock that la 76 feet tall. Its symmetrical branches rise like the spire of nearby Saint Patrick’s cathedral. It glitters with thousands of tiny lights of many colors. This Is probably the largest and most splendid Christmas tree In the world today but is not one whit more beautiful than any one of hundreds that will be lighted in Anderson tonight and every night during tills blessed season. For Christmas trees have a magical way of imprisoning and releasing the beauty that Is Christmas. In them we can dis : cern the faith qf a trusting child, the overflowing emotions of a mother and father as they see their first-born eyes’ beam with happiness over his first tree. The little star that hangs above the topmost branches may wall be In fancy the Star of the Bast that lighted the path of the Wise Men. MILLER'S fw CALENDARS - • *i- -V ' Ws hovs on hand for our many friands and customers « nico supply of cplondart for Hit year 1950 and if you will coll in at the bonk wo will b# vary plod to precant you with one. With oN pood withes for tho cominp year. , , ■ ,dnnl’ ' r ' vKOSkSSiimiMiIkIILim' ) vytxiti THE COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF CAMDEN SS 000.00 For V vrw, special • "'■■■t.r. . Ml- I l Iri" 1>‘/V eJ. „ ■t :■ fTJE V * TT-S ft Due to public demand and to give the working people more time to do their Christmas shopping, Newberry's' announces the following store hours: * so soft and Jtooey, He donjfVoity none. Do h » Do he? Here we are right in the midst of the Christmas shopping dase. Wonder what ths hardware store wblch had a “Use our lay away plan’’ beside a abet gun meant? Green is the color scheme of Christmas and it takes a lot of long green to have a good Christ mas. Senator Graham of Nofth Caro-1 - Una says that John L. Lewis dis- * him. Well we'd say t**< ie credit et us MONDAY, DECEMBER 19th _ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20th _ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 s» IURSDAY, DECEMBER 22nd . DECEMBER 23rd _ SATURDAY# Christmas Eva - / A* n ■: - .OpM Until 9 P. M Nr i %f Open Until 9 P. M. .Open Until 9 P. M. Open Until 9 P. M. Open Until 9 P. M. Open Until 7 P. 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