The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 14, 1950, Image 4
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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.
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"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?
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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. • •
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.’’
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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?
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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
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