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■ ®ambpn (CljrontfU 1119 Norm urood Street , Camdm, S. C. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY and FRIDAY EACH WEEK Harold C. Booker .... Editor DaCosta Brown - . ^ - Pnblfeher SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: All Subscriptions Payable In Advance One Year -— .....$3.50 Six Months 2.00 Entered as Second Claaa Matter at the Poet Office at Camden. S. under act of Consreae . March ». 1879 * All artlclee anbmltted for pohUcatkm muat be eigned by the author TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1950 Lewis Wins, People Lose John L. Lewis has won another great victory, thanks to the Democratic admin istration, and the people of this country (have suffered another crushing defeat'. The failure of a weak Democratic President to act to protect the people and the decision of a judge appointed under the “Democratic" regime seems to have p^it the country at the mercy of the coal miners. The Atlanta Journal, a newspaper which ha? supported the administration in form er years but which at long last seems to be getting "fed up,” has this to say of the strike: "The coal strike seems to have been settled. General agreement has been reach- and it is now believed the 370,000 mem- rs who have indulged in the gesture of sobeying their czar since Feb. 11, will ecome tractable once more pnd^ return to work. • . "A colossal tragedy thus seems to have been averted. The nation will avoid eco nomic paralysis, untold suffering, many deaths of helpless citizens. "For the avoidance of such total calam ity. we may be thankful. "But no thanks are due to the Presi dent of the United States for his refusal to act during the weeks when the emerg ency was acute and disaster certain unless action under the laws of the land were taken. .. , ^ a ^ "The losses which have been incurred by the public, and by the miners them selves, can never be recovered. The suf fering that has been enforced on a help less people cannot be recompensed. "Without detailed analysis of the points of agreement, it may be said that John L. Lewis—the man who in the first week of October, 1948, declared publicly that "President Truman is too cowardly to put me in jail’ and with snarling sneer said ’Harry didn’t care how many men are going to die, digging coal to pay the fine’ —has had his way. "Wage and royalty concessions are not what he demanded, but the demands Were set by (him with view to splitting the dif ference. The public will pay the increas ed costs imposed, and the residential and industrial flight from coal will be accel erated. "On but one point of principle can it be said that Mr. Lewis has failed of his de termination. That is the elimination of the stipulation that miners shall work only ’when able and willing’—a clause which relieved the UMW of any liability for breaching a contract. "However, Mr. Lewis found out last week in Judge Keech’s court that the need of such stipulation is not pressing. His 370,000 miners may strike whenever they feel the urge and Mr. Lewis can say that he asked them not to. — "Coal is a sick industry, but its main tenance in life is essential to the public health and survival. For the present, an agreement has been reached. It is but a momentary stop-gap, achieved after the most humiliating and alarming happen ings. "A permanent plan, a modus vivendi, must be established which w^ll minimize the likejihood of constant recurrence of such national crises. "Surely, our nation is not so senile, so impotent as to be helpless to protect it self." How long, oh Lord, how long, will the people of this country put up with the present state of affairs in this country? .-u ' jrr " Deserving 4t Support The campaign now in progress to raise money for a Negro library is deserving of support, and we feel sure will have it to the end that a library that will meet the needs of the Negro population of pur city can be erected., We bespeak the support of the public in this effort. • • ' The fact that the am on the farm took a terrific ticking lent year is evidenced by the farm receipts in South Carolina totaled $21,800,000 in 1040 while last year they totaled only $12,200,000. The General Assembly The Chronicle expressed thp hope in January when the Gensgpl Assembly con vened that the members ox that body would, in this hour when the fate of the world is trembling in llhe balance, forget prtftfcs and give to their qtate their best and most unselfish thought and that their vote on every measure would be in the light of what is best for the State. It was probably too much to hope that tlii? would be the case. It certainty has proven so. * v Probably in no other General Assembly has there been such cheap displays of polities as in the one flow in session^ The interests of the state seems to come last. Members get up and talk for hours and hours in silly prattle and with no other objdct ‘in view than the ballot box in July. The News and Courier has estimat ed tKat one representative in the lower house has cost the state $5,000 every time he has made one of his long-winded speeches—to which no one listens. - The General Assembly^ to.quote ohe of its own members, has been spending money like drunken sailors. The out spoken economists in the body, like Sena tor Kennedy, have been shunted aside and no thought has been given by many of the members to the poor old taxpayer back home who is struggling to make ends meet. " Right now the Assembly seems to be entering upon an^era of deficit sending. Even members who have been sound in tticir thinking in the past seem to be break ing over and are demanding mflKons for their pet institutions. There is a "let’s eat, drink and be merry" attitude prevail ing. * South Carolina has been noted in the past for the soundness of its state govern ment financially. It has netted the state much. Are we Ifoing to break over the traces and follow in the path of the na- *Uonal administration? It is not too late yet for 9he better judg ment of the members to assert itself. Let’s hope that it will but the record of the assembly to date is not one of Which it can be proud. i aQutioud The Mean Wau L Congressman William M. Colmer of Mississippi, who led the Dixie fight against the FEPC^ told the Mississippi General Assembly last /week that the national Democratic party was trying to stay in power by arrayfng race agairst race and class against class. "All of tbit race agitation—the arraignment of the negro against the white man, the Jew against the Gen tile, the foreign-born against the na tive American—unfortunately is the result of those presently in charge of the Democratic party," said the Con- The Pascagoula, Miss., congressman, who was chairman of the Southern Demo cratic steeling committee opposed to the civil rights program, told the. Mississippi legislators that "the South is the whipping post of the nation" and added: "It is be coming the target of these schemers in their purpose to garner sufficient negro votes in doubtful states so that they might continue in power.” Can there be any lower, more despicable way for a party to try to remain in power than by stirring up strife—negro against white man, Jew against Gentile, foreign- brim against native Americans? And yet, according to Mr. Colmer, who is one of the ablest Southerners in Congress, that is What the Truman party is trying to do. And we in South Carolina are being asked to return to that party. What do they think we are down here? A group ot crazy people? Mr. Colmer concluded his speech to the Mississippi General Assembly by declar ing that “even our more enlightened North ern brother is now becoming aware of the fact that the true friehd of thft negro race is in the South. The intelligent Southern negro has long been aware of that fact." It is our belief that not even Thaddeus Stevens of Reconstruction days, was a greater enemy to the South than are the present national Democratic party leaders. Of Which We Are Proud Speaking of (high school basketball Korshaw county has a perfect right to be proud. The Camden High girls’ team won the Invitation Class A and AA tournament in Camden and the Midway girls’ team won the Greater Eastern Carolina tourna ment in Timmonsville. Both teams are to be congratulated on their fine feats. Incidentally the Midway team which has made sudh a fine-record does not have /the benefit of a gymnasium. It is under stood that efforts are being made to se cure one and it is hoped that some way mly be found to provide one for that school ■/ ■ ► Ws "7. jsc To Hold Revival Meeting Here Paul R. Becker, former pastor •f the Springrale Baptist church, will conduct an Old Time Revival meeting at Malvern Hill Baptist church on U. 8. Highway No. 1. be ginning Mnrch 12 and continuing through March 19. . Rev. Becker, who is now attend ing Southwestern Seminary In Fort Worth. Texas, will lead in goapel — . n _ . Hr. • i preaching and reriral singing, and We know a man who he* a nm«r | ^ crow( j is expected to at- anfl tend the services. Services will begin each even ing at 7:30, during the week of the revival Malvern Hill church is located on the highway across from the Camden Airport. —■«; ———r Camden Open Is Won By Steve Duda, Camden Country club pro, matched his 70 which he shared with Clarence Owen of Martinsville, Va., on Wednesday with another 70 Thursday to win the |1,000 Camden Open Golf tournament with a score of 140. Owen took a 74 in Thursday's 18 hole play and ended in a second place tie with Jules Boros of Mid Pines, N. C.. each listinr 144. Jim Gantz of Morganton, N. C., Was fourth with 145, cutting his 74 of Wednesday to a 71 Thurs day, while A1 Smith of Winston- Salem, N. C., who shot 76 Wed nesday. went the route Thursday in a 71. Three amateurs reported cards Thursday, Hairy Welch of Salis bury, N. C., with, k 76-76—162; Posey Isely of Martinsville, Va., with 77-76—183, and Lieut. Don Bryan of Fort Jackson, 82-76—157. Scores of the professionals fol low: Steve Duda; Camden; 70-70—140; Jules Botos, Mid Pines, N. C., 72- 72—144; Clarence Owen, Martins ville, Va., 70*-74>—144; Jim Gantz, Morganton, N. C... 74-71—145; A1 Smith, Winuton-Saiem; N. C., 76- 71—147; Don Dunkleberger, Cher- ryvllle, N. C., 76-73—148; Luke Barnes, Charlotte, N. C., 73-76— 149; Leeter Reynolds, Rock Hill, 77- 73—150; Joe Cheves, Wades- boro, N. C., 7W4—1P0; Avery Beck, Raleigh, N? C., 74-73—160; Dave Tinsley, Charlotte, N. Ci, 74-76— 160; Melvin Hemphill, Columbia, 76-74—160; John Spence, Colum bia, 76-76—162; Harry Welch, Salisbury, N. C;, (Amateur) 76- 76— 152; Cole Moes, Bassetts. Va., 78- 76—153; Matt Mowe, Aiken, 76- 77— 153; Posey Isely, Martinsville, Va., 77-76—153, (Amateur); Jack Helms, York, Pa., 77-76—153; George Case, Charlotte, N. C., 78- 76—164; Rodney Warner, White, ville, N. C.. 77-77—164; Joe Zar- hardt, Winston-Salem, N. C., 76- 78— 164; Lt. Don Bryan, Fort Jack- son (Amateur) 8P-T5—157. - Thursday’s play was under a sunny sky bat in a temperature that ranged from near freezing in the morning to about 38 degrees in the afternoon. The high gale of wind which caused scores to soar on Wednesday was minus Thursday. housa complete in every detail modern In every respect except that there is no government loan over It. “Denies There la Racket In Jnke ee”—headline. It see me to us that is aD there is in them. As we read of the proceedings of the Hbuse of Representatives in Coluasbla we find ourselves won dering if some counties '.didn’t, Q- •end their men to the wrong place| v© 1^1100 in Celumbia. Just to show you the state of confnslon that exists in the world, an dlderik negro man was found walking alW the road the other day pulling's; ions rope. When asked what he -was doing, he re plied: “I don’t know boss. I is so confused dat I don’t know whether I have lost a mule or found a rope.’’ " ‘w» ■ • Be it said to the credit of some people that they live. ’There is a terrific shortage of houaea in Bolivia, according to a press dispatch, so there’s no use to go there looking for one. King Phillip IV of Spain, was seen to laugh only three times in his career, which just goes to show that some serious error was made in patting him together. It’a a funny world! Some cities qpre complaining of the factory amoka nuisance while other cities are clamoring for more factory smokestacks. -JL. Who can remember the good old days when all we had to argue about waa the tariff? An astrologer predicts that there will be a woman president in 1966. The most astounding part of this prediction is that there will be a 1968. There have always been extrav agant people in the world. For Instance they put two ‘Ts’’ in llama? . That Clhxten hen which laid an egg with two completely separate’ apartments, one containing the yolk and the other the white of the egg, has made the first great improvement that has ever been made in (he egg. A safety expert warns household ers to be exceedingly careful abqpt having gasoline in the home for cleaning purposes. Which brings to mind the ditty: “There waa a young chap named McComb, Who waa cleaning his pants in his home; ,, He used gasoline— * That’s the Mat that was seen Of McComb, or his pAnts, or his home.” * Where there’s a Will there’s usu ally tvfo or three girls after him. You're getting off on the wrong foot when you step on somebody’s toes. The papers have made much ado over the fact that a Vancouver man alept so soundly that he never budged when a robber entered his hotel room, ransacked it and made off with,$111 from his pants pock ets. That'a nothing—the people of this country are sleeping while their libertkM are being stolen from them. A writer says that alcohol will fill a person With delusions of ob scurity, gr&ndeuivand remorse. And that brings up the story of a man who was hanging around a rail road station and who became en gaged in a conversation with an other man. He inquired of the traveler where he was going and was told Dallas, Texas. “I’ve got a brother in that town,< Mister," he said, “and if you happen to run up on him tall him that t am In very destitute circumstances and would appreciate a,little financial assistance.” He tofd such a tale of woe that the passenger, feeling sorry for him, gave him a dollar bill. The man went away and pur chased soma liquor and was soon back in the station Iq an inebriat ed condition. Seeing the passenger still fn the station (his train was several hour* late), he walked over Jto him. introduced himself and 'again Inquired where he was going. When the traveler again told him he waa going to Dallas, Texas, the drunk replied: “You know, Mister, I got a brother in that town and if you see him, tall him that if he ever needs anything, just let me know as I get plenty of money.” The intoxicated man left again and about three hours later, his small bottle now empty, Had soberness returning, ha again entered the railroad station. The train waa very late and the passenger waa still there. The now aobar man, remorse coming on, recognized his benefactor. “Say, Mister, yon are going to Dallas, Texas, aren’t you? Well I’ve got n brother out there and if yon see him. please don’t •ay anything about seeing me,” he asked. Who canhemember the good old days when nil of the heat families had horses and buggies? — The girl who waits for the man who la just right often gets left Another on* of life’s mysteries la ] why a man nets like ha Is yon a tavon whan the money iNMlsn Rise Stevens Concert At Sumter Postponed The Rise Stevens concert sched uled for Tuesday night, March 14 in Sumter, has been poripowri to Tuesday night, March 28, at 820, the secretary of Sumter’s Com munity Concert Association an nounced Monday. Many Camden were making concert thre ^ ments with * of TZSSFli to Sumter secretary The CamdWiJS* concert of the March U sudtm baritone. )ft —^ forward t/T Sumter assoqa- as one of the ukiwg plans to attend jthe throuA reciprocal 1 with the Si * MILLER'S For Liimbor uo*o» •* The sure motor oi It’s fer you! For that new sure feeling when, you drive! 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