The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 21, 1940, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
Malvern Hill Club Met
The Malvern Hill Homio DemonstraLlon
Club held Its regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. W. D.
Drunson on Friday, May 31. The
president, Mrs. W. J. Denton, presided,
and callod the meeting to order
by singing that grand and favorite
old song "America." The devotional
was rendered by Mrs. Troy Denton.
Our project song for the month,
"Grandfather's Clock," was sung. As
our quilt we started making in February
Is completed, we voted on number
of tickets to sell and price of tickets.
Each member was asked to sell at
least ten tickets. Mrs. W. J. Denton
haa asked Rev. C. P. Blackmon, pastor
of Malvern Hill church to preach us a
sermon on citizenship. She announced
dato for this sermon.
At this tlmo Miss Fewell showed '
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the members a little homo-made cooler
for keeping milk, butter and the
like cool. This Is a very nice and
handy little cooler to be used out In
the country where electricity and Ice
Is not convenient.
Miss Fewell asked the members to
visit some of the government projects.
She mentioned several of these projects
which she had visited and told
1 of the splendid wortc that Is beln
fostered by these projects. We filled
out our record cards for the year. We
then adjourned to meet In June with
Miss Margaret Fewell. The hostess,
assisted by her daughters, served delicious
refreshments.?'Secretary.
, John Cudahy, American ambassador
to Belgium, Is In Berlin to reestablish
direct communication with the state
j department, which have been cut ofT
since May 16.
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Nation's War Strength
Reviewed By Bailey
In answer to uiuny Inquiries, Sena
torJoHlah W. lhtlley, of North Caro- L
Una, has released the following statenient
relative to the defenae policies
of the United Hiatus:
1 have fully supported the President's
standard of aiding the Allies
with "measures short of war." JBy
"short of war" I understand that he
means meusures that do not Involve
us as a belligerent In the war. This
country Ih not prepared to do more
than It Is doing at the present time
either with measures short of war, or
with war measures. Our country has
a surplus of agricultural products and
1 am In favor of supplying these to
the fullest extent as demand arises.
The following statement Is submitted
In order to inform those who are
writing me as to the state of the national
defense:
As to the airplane pilots, we have
only 2,800 pilots In the army. We
are planning to IJft this to 7.QOO, but
the training of pilots will require a
great deal of time. We have In the
navy only 2,602 pilots. We are planning
to* lift this number to 16,000, but
this will require a great deal of time.
In the army, we have only 2,800
airplanes and less than 800 of these
are up-to-date. We plan to lift the
number to 8,000, but It requires a
great deal of time to build a modern,
fighting airplane. Less than 600 of
these 2.800 airplanes are combat
planes of fairly modern design, but
they are lacking In armament equal
to that of the German planes. The
army hopes soon to be receiving forty
planes a month of the best type. Over
against this, we should bear in
mind that Germany today is said to be
turning out 3,300 first line planes each
month and proposes to step up her
production of 6,000 per month.
In the navy, we have * 1,765 airplanes.
We are preparing tb increase
this number to 10,000. Of these 1,765
planes, only 1367 are adequate for hattie
and we have ordered only 734 additional.
We are now producing about 450
first class training pursuit and bombing
planes per month. The authorities
hope that production may be gotten
up to 800 a month by January, 1941.
We now have a capacity to produce
8.000 planes of all types per year. It
is proposed that we shall increase
this capacity to from 30,000 to 50,000
a year, but this will require a great
deal of time in the assembling of material.
expansion of plants and the
production of the necessary machine
tools, not to mention actual construction.
The authorities do not hold out
the hope that we can get the production
up to 30.000 planes a year within
12 months.
As to the navy, we have, as the
president said, probably the strongest
navy in the world, but even so, our
navy is sufficient to defend our shores
on only one ocean front. . It is now
in the Pacific and wo should be well
aware that there may be need for defense
in the Pacific at any time as
well as in the Atlantic. There are
those who think that if we should be
engaged in the Atlantic or in Europe,
we would be attacked in the Pacific.
We are proposing to increase our
navy and the process is going on with
the building of battleships but the
building of a battleship usually requires
four years and sometimes longer
We will not have a two-ocean
navy within several years.
As for the army, we have in the
regular army 298.500 men and officers.
This is a small army, but it is good
as far as it goes, but is wholly inadeouate
cornnareH with the aire Of dcdern
armies now engaged in war. We
could not spare 75,000 men for war in
Europe.
In addition, wo have a National
Guard of 251,000 men and officers.
The National Guard is a trong organization.
We have in the Reserves?
men and officers, 192,000.
That is to say, in the army, the
National Guard and the Reserves, we
have a total of available fighting force
of less than 750,000 men and officers.
Compare this with, the newspaper
statement of today that In the German
line of battle In Prance there are
two million znen.
As for tanks and combat cars, we
have only 603. As for anti-aircraft,
we have only 463, hardly more than
sufficient to defend two cities It
costs from $40,000 to $60,000 to build
on?- anti-aircraft gun. In field artillery,
we have only 235 guns. Of antitank
guns, we have only 228. Of semiautomatic
rifles, we have only 40,000.
The foregoing will indicate that we
are totalis unprepared to engage In a
ssar at this time.
For those who consider that we
might ?cnrt our civilian sons to Europe.
let me say that the rule is that
it requires not less than six months
of intensive training to make a good
soldier of a civilian. In the World
war, we called for recruits throughout
the country, but they were not
placed in the battle line until sixteen
months after we had entered the war.
That is to say we entered the war the
first week In April 1917, and onr soldiers,
other than those in the regular
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exluta for young men between the
ages of 18 to 81 who are mentally
and physically qualified, The United
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learn a trade, travel and further your
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army, were not engaged in combat
until July, 1918. Sixteen months were
required to train and equip them, and
we never did equip theiu, but depended
upon the Allies.
If we -propose now to send our sons
we should understand that we cannot
prepare them for the Held of battle
within six months, and cannot equip
them in less than a year.
The foregoing facts speak for themselves.
I am without reservation for the
whole program of National defense,
including that portion of it intended
to get rid of the disloyal elemeut in
this country, and, of course, including
the expansion of industry and pjunts
with a view to producing the guns,
the planes, the ships, the tanks and
equipment that may be necessary. I
do not think it prudent for this country
to get into the war as a belligerent.
We are utterly unprepared
and one may look abroad and see (pr
himself what it means to go Into a
modern warfare unprepared.
One should consider that the Allies
are just as short In man power as
they are in mechanical power. The
newspapers report that on the continent
of Europe, they are outnumbered
more than two to one. 1 am opposed
to sending our boys to fight In Europe.
I respect the views of those who are
urging us to get into this war, but I
am asking them to inform themselves
on the subject of our utter uupreparedness
at present and our incapacity
to be well prepared within twenve
months. And I may add that we may
be spared involvement in this war as
a belligerent. All of us must know
what It means. If we do not, we can
look abroad through the newspapers
and see for ourselves, but under any
circumstances I think It ought to be
universally agreed that we cannot afford
to get into the war now that little
or no good would accomplished
and we would certainly run the risk
of indescribable evil.
As to matters of strategy, what articles
maybe sold, what shall be re
served for domestic defense, how far
the United States may wisely be committed
to a situation so grave, I consider
that grave deference must be
given the expert authorities, the staffs
of the army and navy. They know
a groat deal more than we do, and
they are experts.
Weeklu News Letter
From Liberty Hill !
Liberty Mill. Juue 18?A Urge audience
attended services Sunday morn- j
lug at the Presbyterian church, conducted
by Elder John G. Richards.
A special feature of the church music
wah two selections by John Richards
MeCrae. of New York City, who arrived
here ou Saturday for a Ylalt of several
days with hie parents and grand
parents. He will alng at Wlnthrop
College on June 26, and is also to sing j
at the First Presbyterian church lii
Sumter while he Is in the state.
Kev. John 1$. ltlchards, a rising
young minister,' who since finishing
his studies hus held a pastorate at
Waynesboro, Ga., has gone to Corinth,
Miss., where he will be pastor of the
First Presbyterian church in that city
?said to be a strong city church.
Kev. Richards Is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. N. S. Richards, and has many relatives
and friends who are pleased
ut his rtlpld rise In his chosen field of
work, where his energy and ability
will have more room to expand and
grow in usefulness.
Mrs. H. S. Higglns and daughter,
Miss Willie Lee Higglns and Miss
Adella Cunningham and Vernelle
Hammond were Columbia visitors
one day last week.
Mrs. A. C. Cureton and sons, Ellison
and John Belton, were visitors
last week of her father, Rev. J. E.
Jones of Chester.
W. Z. Hilton paid a visit to relatives
1^ and near the capital city last week.
V K. C. Jones, Jr., of Lancaster, prdmI
lnent Knight of the Road, and ardent
and active disciple of Isaac Walton,
spent the week end in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. JoneB,
Senior.
Mrs. V. W. Clarke, of Camden, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John G. Richards.
Mrs. R. C. Jones and daughters,
Misses Louise and Callle, and Mrs. E.
L Jones and Rev. and Mrs. F. A.
Drennan visited relatives at Mayesville
last week. They went to the
Bland gardens and lakes and other
places of interest in that delightful
I section of the Palmetto state and reI
port a very pjeasant and interesting
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards, 3rd,
and baby, of Florence, spent Friday
until Sunday with his sisters, Misses
Lizzie, Sophtyr(>and Lai Richards at
their home here. They also had with
them on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Heriott and daughters, Misses Carolyn
and Suzanne.
T. P. McCr ae. of San tee-Cooper project
spent Sunday at home with his
family.
Mrs. O. W. Deaton, of Rock Hill,
was a visitor in the home of her sister.
Mrs. J. H. Clements on Sunday.
She came down to see her little
daughter. Sue Perry Beaton. Accompanying
her was Miss Clements, who,
as a member of the Winlhro>p College
band, attended the New York World's
Fair and saw many interesting ti
wonderful things; ~
During the thunderstorm last ?m
lightning etruck the big oak tree
the back yard of the home of R. (
Jones, exciting the family, but dota
no other damage of account.
Misses Rlghton and Edith Richci
and Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Drennan u
Mrs. E. L. Jones have been at Mpf
Beach for some time enjoying the n
breeze and sunshine of that popa)
resort. E. L. Jones and M. B. Wl
llams of Camden went down on 6a
day but returned in the evening,
John E. Vincent
Injured Mondq
John E. Vincent, former ptdbSN^fl
at Kershaw, and at present emjtejyjH
an a chain gang guard here, waspib-B
fully injured about 10 o'clock Mesiijn
morning while directing the operatkfl
6T duffip trucks on the ehaflrrJ
near the Belair section of the conxtM
It is understood that he was accidM
tally struck by a truck. The ext(d
of his injuries have not been &K?fl
tained as we go to press. He wiffl
carried to the Marion Sims Memorial
Hospital here shortly after the injow
was sustained.?Lancaster News. I
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SATURDAY, JUNE 23
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oooo Facts That Concern You ?^^1
AN OPEN FORUM OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
H ftllHTIftM. WHY deed
I THE BEVERAGE OF MODERATION?
I QUESTION: DO BEER AND ALE
REALLY AID THE FARMERS?
QUESTION: JUST WHAT ARE BEER
AND ALE MADE OF?
QUESTION: HOW MUCH DO BEER
TAXES CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST
GOVERNMENT?
QUESTION: DO BEER AND ALE
MAKE JOBS FOR WORKERS?
QUESTION: HOW IS THE BREWING
INDUSTRY COOPERATING WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS?
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AriSW^ni ovcHmn dwi aicoaoiic cw
tent is low. Temperate, moderate nations of the
world...end their people...prefer b^r.
ANSWER: Since re-legalisation t^?e brewing
industry has bought 26,000,000,000 pounds
of farm products. That has helped farmers.
particularly during the depression years*
ANSWER: Beer is made by a natural fermentation
process .. . from mahed barley and
other grains, hops, yeast, water. Nature makes
beer. The brewer makes it (food beer (sad ale).
ANSWER: Beer contributes $1,000,000 a
day... $400,000,000 a year...to help P*7 ***
costs of government... local, state and federalEverybody
benefits from this contribution.
ANSWER: Beer and ale have already made
a million jobs. This employment is wide-spread
... all over the country. More than 100 otker j
industries benefit from beer and ale.
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ANSWER: The Brewing Industry is actio*'
ly on the side of law and order. A "self-reguls^
tion" plan to eliminate retail abuses has already
been put into effect in a number of states tocooperation
with law enforcement authorities. Tnfs
plan is being extended. We would like to tell
you about it. Write for an in terse ting fr*
booklet. Addreas:. United Brewers Industrial 0
Foundation, 19 East 40th Strest,N?wTork,N.T?__^
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