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!*X ®ljr (Earndm Ctpronirlr 1119 Norm oroad Street Caarien, S. C PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY ant VMDAY EACH WEEK ' Harold C. Booker - DaCosta Brown - - • - Editor - Publisher SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: All Subscriptions Parable In Advance One Year i —43.60 Six Months 1. 2.00 Entered es Second Cleea Matter at the Poet Otflee at Camden, 8. CL, amiar act of March S, 1S7» All articlee sabmitted for publication moat be alfned br “ the author TUESDAY, JANUAftY 10. 1950 Should Be Investigated . It’s a pretty serious situation wheu the life of a circuit judfe in South Carolina is threatened because he dared to do his duty, as was the case in Columbia recently. The crime situation in Columbia should be thoroughly investigated. If the grand jury hasn’t the funds with which to con duct an investigation the General Assem bly should provide such funds. Or it might perhaps be better for the General Assem bly to have the investigation conducted by the state. There is no place in South Carolina for gangsterism. We must not permit it to get a foothold in our state. JtarjBaB The Island Of Formosa SenatewRepublicans are demanding an investigation of reports that President Truman denied military k aid to Formosa over the objection of United States mili- rtary leaders. It is claimed by the Republicans that the military leaders of this country still con sider Formosa of strategic importance in case of another war and. have not written it off as lost to the Communists. With aid from this countryfeel that it could be saved from the Reds. Formosa is a leaf-shaped island rearing out of the Pacific only 100 miles off the mainland of Asia. On it the Nationalist government of China is preparing for its lact stand against Communist armies which have engulfed almost all of the mainland. that this country would aid them Tn de fense of Formosa because of its strategic value and the decision of President Tru man has left them stunned. It is argued by those who think that we should have aided the Nationalists in the defense of this island that Formosa in the hands of the Communists could endanger the country’s Pacific defenses and give Communism an entering wedge into an area that includes the big American base of Okinawa and the Philippine Islands. Formosa was the base from which the Japanese sent their carrier fleet to attack Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Technically the island is still Japanese territory and will remain so until a formal treaty of peace is signed with Japan. So that this country would have ample justification to have intervened to help save it FVom Formosa, it is only 750 miles to the Philippine Islands, granted independ ence by the United States since the war. It is only 400 miles to Okinawa, which has become this country’s biggest defense out post in the Pacific. It is only 750 miles to Southern Korea, now an independent Re public. It lies but 1,300 miles from the Japanese capital of Tokyo. The Philippines and Okinawa are key points in this country’s defenses in the Pa cific in an arc that sweeps from Alaska to •Japan. ■Obviously Formosa in the hands of an unfriendly power would breach the southern portion of this defense line and, in a military sense, outflank both the Philippines and the base on Okinawa. Formosa is about the size of Massachu setts, Rhode Island and Connecticut com bined and has a population of 6,000,000. It is 245 miles long and 88 miles across at its widest point. It has a good harbor and modern transport and is very rich in nat ural resources. , The Chinese nationalists say they have prepared excellent defenses on the islands and given a little aid by this country they believe they could have successfully de fended it. There are some who believe that Gen eral Douglass Mac Arthur was among the military leaders who urged that we help defend it. General Mac Arthur probably knows more about our problems in the Pa cific than any other man in the nation and certainly his words should have carried weight. One cannot but fear that President Tru man may have made a fatal error in this decision, an WTor that can be compared to some that were made by this country in tiie closing days of the last war, such as wing the Communists to enter Berlin May Be Momentous Year As we enter 1950 a trembling civiliza tion wo/iders if it will be tha yeqr of decis ion. The events of the next twelve months could well decide the future course of the world.. In the United States, the people will have an opportunity this year to register their approval or disapproval of the ad ministration which is now leading us down the road to the welfire state. The con gressional elections this year will be the medium through which the people can ex* press themselves. f * \ In England there will be a general elec- iticn and so in that country the people will •have an opportunity to express their ap proval or disapproval of socialism. The year may see the issue between Premier* Tito of Yugoslavia, the man who would not bow to Moscow, and the Krem lin brought to a head. Tito has become the symbol of dissension inside the tightly organized Communist world. Moscow has called him a “fascist beast" and Tito has referred to the Muscovites as “counter revolutionary.” Moscow called for a re volt in Yugoslavia but Tito apparently has remained securely in the saddle and as the New Year begins apparently is radiating confidence, bolstered by support and the prpmise of more from th* Western World. in Germany the situation remains rather critical. The allies have set up a govern ment in West Germany which is anti-com- munistic. In east Germany the Russians have set up a Communist government. In China the Communists have captured the government and ihave been recognized by Great Britain. Two worlds now face each other with nervous suspicion, in the West across Ger many’s Elbe river, in the East across the China Sea. One can well wonder what 1950 will bnng. It may indeed be the year of great decisions. * / Rom boit Nows Interested In Mr. Byrnes Says the very highly esteemed News and Courier of Charleston: “A dispatch dated Atlanta, in The New York Times last Sunday (we are reprinting it), saying that Former Secretary of State Jame* Byrnes is now looked upon* as a certain candi- date for the Soulli CarbKSa“5b^ernbiri ship in 1950 on a State’s Rights plat^ ’—fdW trhnportant ThinlSna Out Loud — j ▲ Ylsttor to CftmSon on Nov Tear’s Ero sold that the New Year welcome in Camden war about the tamest he had ever seen. Well. Camden Is over 200 years old and hoe seen more New Years come than moat cities. They are no not* elty hero. According to a newspaper filler, the sere woe Invented 1,600 year* ago by a Hindu mathematician. That was Just the luck of a poor old Hindu—to Invent nothing. The world Is •till round dehpite the fact that most people say It le in the worst shape they have ever seen it. When a fellow playe the fool he has no chance of winning. A medical writer sayi that man passes through 11 ages: (1) milk; (2) milk and bread; (3) milk, bread, eggs aid spinach; (4) oat meal, bread and butter, green ap ples, all-day suckers; (5) Ice cream sodfs and hot dogs; (() minute steaks, fried potatoes, 'coffee, ap ple pie; (?) bouillon, roast duck, scalloped potatoes, creamed broc coli, fruit salad, divinity fudge, demi-tasse; requefort cheese; (9) two soft-boiled eggs, toast, milk; (10) crackers and milk; (11) milk. Love never turns to bate in the cose of a man who lovoe only him self. It’s all right to have fast friends provided they ore not too fast v Who can remember the good old days when a report would get out In school every now and then that some boy had "boogers” In his head? There must not be any cafeterias In Europe because the people over there don’t seem to know how to help themselves. A newt story tells of the death of a hermit In the Osark mount ains recently. He wandered oat of the woods and saw an automobile for the first time. The trouble is he didn't see K soon enough. An Ingrate is never great. SC Every time a man gets in the dog house, he sayi to klmeelf, "HI be dog If I ever fcet in here again w -> - -t *ZB&tzOszzt ItI.ceai .bttL >b *‘ stomacha linger on. < Mr*. Lester Walters of Colum bia apent tha holidays with her mother. Mrs T. W. God bold Mies Bfneater Robinson of Man ning was the guest lost week of air. end Mrs. Thomas Moore, Jr. Mr, and Mrs. Alva Bradley and children have returned to their home in Charleston after spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bradley. Mrs. Wank Baker visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crumpler in Jack sonville last week. Gene McLeod, Norman and Wil liam Shuler and George Sanders have returned to Clem son College after spending the holidays at their respective homes. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Jennings and son; Marlon, of Sumter, visit ed relatives here Monday. Mr. ahd Mrs. William Vinson, Jr., and son, Danny, visited relatives in Camden Tuesday evening. R. H. Delk of Charleston visited Mr. and Mrs. Knute Delk list Wednesday. Frances Emanual and Carl Eman- uol, Jr., visited John 1. Moore in Joanna last Friday. Mrs. Carl Emanual, of Boykin, entertained for dinner last Thurs day Mrs, T. M. M^ore, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. John I. Moore, of Joanna. Mr. and Mrs. Knute Delk and children visited Mr*. Charlie Delk and Mr. and Mrp. Andrew Cone in Charleston last week. Mr. and Mrs. John I. Moore and son Johnnie have returned to their home in Joanna after spending the holidays with Dr. and Mrs. T. M. Moore. inp Mr. and Mrs. Furman Baker qffKe Fort Bragg are guests a few days of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Kerfoot Kenny and daughter, Peggy, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. William Montjoy in 8t. Mary, Ga., also vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crumpler in Jacksonville. Mrs. Alice Jackson, of Horatio, visited L. S. Vinson Monday after noon. Mrs. Mattie Sanders, of Kitchall, was the gueet Sunday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McLeod. Dan McLeod has returned to P. C. after spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McLeod. Mrs. T. W. God bold and Mrs. Lester Walters visited relatives in Camden and Bamberg during the holidays. D. J. McLeod and Mrs. William Ogden and eon, Billy, spent Christ mas day with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gibson, in Easley. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brown, Jr., and son were dinner guests Sun day of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brown, Sr. Miss Ethel McLeod, of Bennetts- vllle, was the guest the past week of Miss Adell McLeod. Those who attended Miss Ida Reames funeral in Sumter last Sunday were, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Reames, D. J. McLeod, T. J. Brown, Who WiD Have To File Income' Returns Jai 15 Many Inquiries are being receiv ed at the office of Collector of In ternal Revenue at this time as to which taxpayers are required to file a declaration of estimated in come; an amended declaration of estimated Income,, or completed In come tax return for the year 1949 on or befor* Janaary li. In order to try to clarify, the confusion, W. P. Bowers, Collector of Internal Revenue, has issued the following statement with reference to the matter: No person whose entire Income la received from salary where there has been withholding daring the year will be required to file an In come tax return until March 16th. If a person who hoe hod no withholding from bis income dur ing the year 1949, such as doctors, dentists, lawyers, minister*, merch ants, filling station operators, etc.. he should have filed a declaration of estimated income on March 16, 1949, estimating the amount of tax which would be due for that year. If he has done that and has paid 80 per cent of the amount of tax which Is found to be due before January 16, he will not have to file his completed income tax re turn ontll March 15. If he finds that he is due more than 20 per cent additional from that estimat ed, he may file an amended dec laration of estimated income on or before January 16 Instead of the completed return. If he has filed declaration of estimated income, will have to file either a dec laration of estimated Income and pay 80 per cent of tha tax due before January 16, or file his com pleted Income tax return. In the case of pertot • who re ceive 66 2-2 per cent of ' .Mr gross income from farming oporatkma, their completed Income tax returns will have to be filed by January SI. This is a change from last year's law when such returns had to be filed by January 15. If a farmer Is not going to be able to file hie completed return by January 31, he must file a dec laration of estimated Income and pay 80 per cent of the tax hy Jan uary 16. However, he hoa the privilege of waiting until January 31 and file hie completed return then. ' Since January 15 falls on Sun day this year, returns may be filed on January 16 without any pen alty. CAMDEN HIGH— (CoaMnuad From Pate One) of opportunity to tek* shots but th* boll refused to drop after tantalizing rim roll, tog. On the other hand the invad. ers had Lady. Luck smiling g» them all evening and many their shots bordered on the sen. sationaL The scores: ' Boys flam* Olympia 41 Camden li F—Huff (11) — $ Kerr F-Buraett ($) — Dixon C—Martin (7) Kemper _ G-Rkhtie (3)^ Mahoney (0) G—Merritt Cox O) Subs—Olympia, Stirgeon; Cam. den, Hayes. Coaches—Lit Durham, Olya, pia;; Camden. IW Kelly U3L —Cossody (1 Frye (0) (2) : j a Taylor (0) Caulder (O) Subs—Olympia, Norton (5) Hallman (9), Yarborough, Moist Elkins, Jaco, Huff (iTTcamdeJ <2), My«x Hoiglar. ^ »-^o6by Giles, Olym. pia; H. A Small, Camden. Referee in both games, Arthur Robinson. - France’s first launching in La Ceyne area since the war was the recent one of the 2.000-ton Vllle de Marseille, to carry 980 passengers on the North African ran. I «i Tt has especial importance because f it is an expressfon from Atlanta, not from South Carolina. The Byrnes po sition in political affairs is of national importance. “The dispatch proceeds that “many Southern Democrats will join the State Righters" in seeking the Democratic nomination of ftymes for president in 1952, and “failing in that an effort would be made to make Mr. Byrnes a States Rights candidate on the general election ballot." “Candidacy' of Mr. Byrnes, on a States Rights party platform, in 1952 probably would cause the election of the president to go to the national house of representatives. “It is not unlikely that a States Rights party with Byrnes its nominee wouWcarry Northern and Western states, such as Maine, Nebraska, Colo rado, Vermont, Kansas, Iowa. “The States Rights party is a party of clearly defined, tested principles. It has not vacillated, is not turning and twisting, in the manner of the “Dem ocratic" and the Republican parties. ‘The country seems to be interested in Byrnes.” The News and Courier is eminently cor rect in its belief that there is a very strong and growing sentiment for States Rights all over the nation. if the States Rights ticket had entered the picture earlier in the last campaign it would have made an even stronger show- in? than it did, and we consider that it m.ide an exceptionally fine showing at that. The saddest feature about the last elec tion was that states like North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas didn’t fall in line and vote their principles. Instead they played politics. > Perhaps by the time of the next election these states will (have repented in sack cloth and ashes for their mistake and will join with their other Southern States as well as with States in the North and West and voteTor States Rights. Commenting on the statement of Gov ernor fecott of North Carolina that he wasn’t in very high standing at the South ern Governors’ conference because of his views. Editor Bradford of the Fort Mill Times says ho imagines the North Caro lina Governor stood out at the conference like a hog pa* would in a flower garden. Oat la Balcolm, 111., a loose flew through the window of an automo bile bitting the driver eb hard the impact killed the gogse. And It probably caused the driver to have goose bumps. r ■ ». * V* A writer say* that fifty years ago there were people iu some sections of the country who had never seen a mirror. And that reminds ns of the old, old story a( the country men who had never seen one. When In tavji.qne day he walked Into a store and picked one up. Looking into it, ho thought to him self that the picture of the man was the very Image of his old fath er. He asks* the merchant how much It cost, the merchant told him and he bonght ft On the way home he would constantly look at it and reflect how much the pic ture looked like his old father. Then he happened to think that his wife didn’t like his father so he decided he had better take the thftag out to the barn. Every morning he’d fco out to the barn, take up the mirror and reflect on the likeness of his fathsr. His wife got suspicious of his frequent tripe to the born so one day when he was gone, she went out to in vestigate. In rambling around she picked up the mirror. She, too, had never seen one before. Looking Into it she exclaimed, “Ah, so -this is the old hag he’s running around with. Is It?” The writer of a column for wo men says that every huiband ought to remember his wife on her birth day and that he should also take some note of the wedding anni versary because these things mean much to her. And that reminds us of the old ditty: "A husband is the kind of man Who drives me to rage;. He can’t recall my birthday, But always knows my age.” The average beggar has had it tough this year because the money he has gotten hasn’t been worth as much. <- elite Brown and Mrs.'Walter Young. W. H. Harlee, of Florence, Iriait- ed Gene McLeod several days last weet' 1 !*? Dr. and 1 Mrs. T. M. Moors aid son. Manning, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore, Jr., were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs Bob Moore at Horatio last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith, of Georgetown, were guests last week of Mr. end Mrs. E. A. Bradley. Miss Lela Brown, of the Ash- wood faculty spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brown, Sr. Miss Elisabeth James, of Sum ter, was the weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bdd God bold. Mr. and Mrs. Howard James and family, of Camden, visited Mrs. Edd God bold Tuesday afternoon. Italy hopes to improve govern ment efficiency by spending $10,- 000,000, just released for the pur pose, on office equipment, research and experimental instruments. wK'i'j Angola, Africa, has opened s X mile railway extension from the eastern Terminal of its line, at 8s da Bandelra, and eventually ex pects to connect It with the rail lines of South-West Africa. TRESPASS NOTICE ~ NOTICE—Any persons hunting, or otherwise trespassing on the lands of W. L. Goff, or making fires, or permitting fires set by them to run or burn thereon, or posturing thereon or removing therefrom any trees, wood, straw, or shrubbery, will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 93-58p W, L, GOFF Notic« of Shorolioldtn fvieering Notice is hereby given that s regular meeting of the sharehold ers of Tha Commercial Natlosal Bank wUl bo hold in the Dim- tor’s Room In The Commercial National Bank on Broad stmt, Camden, South Carolina at 10 o’clock, a. m., Tuesday mornlsg, January 10, 1960. 67-Me Henry G. Garrison. Vice-President A Secretary. Notice To Debtors And Creditors All parties indebted to the es tate of Nero Reed ore hereby notified to moke payment to the undersigned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present (hen likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. 47-Oe NORA REID Executrix Camden, S. C., Dec. IK -it* HAIGLER THEATRE—Thursday, January 12 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER 1 VIHERt DOES THIS OOORV^ EEftD? /7