The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 16, 1940, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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THE CAMDEN CHROHlOE H. D. NIH>. BdU?r a?< published every Prl da y * b ?? ??9&?*?W? IXs J3f W? the eiibeorlptlon pHo* * can Preee AeeoclaUon end l**!'b*r# ^e til reliable Advertising A*?a0L*,j' . 3T* accept no advertising of A do,ubt<ul, n tare and try to protect.our tTZ mlarepi eeclitailon by Adv,rVi^\? ?ne Liquor AdverReemenU aocepted at an* price .Q *? _ Friday, August 16, 1940 IF ENGLAND FALLS The pattern of Hltler'g promoted world" revolution Hteadlly becomes more clear. It is apparent to anyone that this Is not a war In the traditional sense, la which Germany, If she wins, will bo satisfied with reparations and colonies and economic jm>woi What the Nazis obviously Intend? despite their occasional protestations to the contrary Is the complele and final destruction of the Hrltlsh Empire, which for hundreds of years has held the balance of power In Kurope and a large part of the rest of the world. And following that, If the Fuhrer's astoundlngly frank Meln Kampf Is to be believed, the rest of the democracies will receive alinllar treatment. Nowadays, the only democracies left, save England, are the American Republics. And of the American Republics, only the United States possesses sufficient wealth, resources and potential armed strength to be a serious obstacle to the a ins of National Socialism. Men who were once close to HlMer have been describing what he plana If and when England falls, and the glittering Empire on which the sun never sets crumbles away. They say that Hitler haa no Intention of launching an immediate military attack on the United Slates and the Now World. If he did that, he would be courting disaster?the tacilcal obstacles In the way are gigantic, no matter how great his military and naval power. And Hitler and his high-ranking advisers seem to feel that the U. S. can be conquered simply ahd easily. First planned step, according to the reports, Is to court U. S. good will, by offering us favorable economic ivgreements. This Is designed to lessen our suspicions, and to create public opposition to. spending more billions for national defense. At the same time, i lie Nazi, as quietly as possible, will carry on their economic penetration into Latin America.. Next technique will be undercover work to create dissension within ibis country?to set group against group, race against race, class eigalnst class, and thus to make genuine national unity Impossible. Nazi propaganda chief Goebbels and Nazi philosopher Rosenberg, Judging by their speeches and writings, seem to believe that this can be done with little trouble. Thgy have said time and ugain that the U. S. is ripe for revolution, and only a competent directing band is needed to bring it about when the time comes. Finally, if it becomes necessary, Hitler's great armed forces will attack us - depending largely upon Internal unrest and disunity to make tlu. j,)b of his soldiers and sailors and airmen comparatively easy. I hi- may -outtd fantastic, bul it iii< ; , the Nazi plan, and I'll-J 1, : t<-al;z< s that if lie is to achh vo ,, world ; i-\oTut ioti unprecedented In] hi.-tnt y. h" must have allies It must j 1.1 that to- lias so far been J . \!| -lie. e.sstul ill getting them, j I: w.i- -aid for years that National! Socialism would i e:n<- a cropper, when -,- ran into i's oil atcli foe. comtittil. Hut today ib-rman Kus-i.in H-:.c?iio ate apparently of the bi.s!. ,,-tl s >\i. ; spoki-snn ii have been d?Mount ing the I . s. and England and ;,; a i -1! ithe Keith Italy was a world wa: today she is llltlel's partin :, and Fascist authorities have been extreme!v oulspiile'ii concerning MXIS plans for distnemberlng England and giv ;ng 'he I S a dose of harsh economic medicine Last. Japan ? als > a world war ally seem.-, to nave gone Axis ward whole lmg. The new governin n ' t> pro-Fax ;st. and Id" per cent a:i:i Hcmocta: ic English rights in the, Far Fa-t are h. ing ruthlessly abrogat-1 ed. and Britain bad '<> swallow a hu-l milia'ing p'.ll recently when she agreed .to .lap to se demands to close the Burma Road, principal source of supplier to: beleaguered China. And Japanese F. S relations have rarely been in a worse .-tale. According to Nipponese authorities, J a; an will pursue le-r "Asia and Asiatics" policy? a policy which Is about as cruel and imperialistic as any In history ?whether we like it or not. I* s protests will not be seriously t considered-. -.1fnd say the Japanese' sword-wavers, the Land of the Rls- j ing Sun will go to war with us if nec-| cssary. So far as Europe is concerned. Japan is solidly in favor of G'r-] man-Italian plans and actions. Aim than naval authorities have, lately -ahl that our navy could desrroy the Japanese fleet In a few^ weeks in open warfare But, Jf weT went to war in the Pacific. the~Atlan-| tic would be wide open to the Axis, and we would bo lit no position to adequately fight Nazi-Fascist economic aggression south of the Rio Grande. That explains why most authorities believe we will do little even If Japan does seize Indo-Chlna, property of totalitarian-ruled France, and the 1 hitch Indies. Moral pressure Is abcut all we can afford to use right now? and moral pressure gets few results j :n the world <>f today If Itrltain is able to survive Hitler's attacks, the pictures will b<> drastics!.v c'!..?iiK?-d The i . S. as a d-'in a 'acy will not if Rnirland l'a!!.>- -t at the pM:ur-- ?.f -I- :n >< :.n > will be inun- aii! ably brighter if Kngland live- - In j dustrial News Rex lew I Dover Marks First Crossing Of Channel Ironically, ? granite marker IDerer corauieroorates the ftr?t crossing of thu English channel by an alrplaue, points out a bulletin from the National Geographic aoclety. Recently thU air pathway, marked out by Louis Hlerolt in 1909 In a crude "open work" monoplane, was followed by the greatest force of Gorman airplanes yet to attack England, and over Dover and Ha memorial waa fought an air buttle In which probably more than 200 British and German bombers and 'fighters took part. "Dover, Juat across the 22-mlle neck of the Engflsh channel from Calais, la the gateway to England and a landmark In English ^history that has witnessed the cavalcade of centuries," say* the bulletin. "In the first World war, the closest port to France saw tiho><?rrlval of thousands of ships and the landing of millions of soldiers. "The chalk cliffs of Dover extend a cherished greeting to every Englishman returning from the continent. ThoBe same cliffs are crowned by the ancient Norman castle?Dover castle ?that has been called "the history of England In stone." Some of Its walls are 24 feet thick, and It has four corner towers rising 96 feet, about 465 feet above the sea. Underground are secret rooms, trap-dodrs, man-traps, tunnels, one tunnel extending Inland 600 feet. "Dover becauHo of Its advanced position, bore a terrific attack during the first World war; from Zeppelins, seaplanes, airplanes, destroyers and submarines. The first German bomb was dropped there the day before Christmas. 1914. In all, Dover had 113 warnings and was bombed and shelled on at least 30 different occasion's, with moce than 200 explosives landing In the city. "Many of the great men of European history have at one time or another passed through the t>ort of Dover. which was the groat port of entry, especially when Calais was under English control. From there Henry VIII sailed to the Field of the Cloth of Gold, through Dover passed the royal suitors for the hand of Queen Elizabeth, and to the same harbor came Charles II at the Restoration. "Many of these historic events are depicted In the modern stained glass windows In the great hall of what was In ancient times the hospital of St. Mary, designed by King John for the reception of continental pilgrims, to the shrine of St. Thomas a Becker at Canterbury. In the old days, travel from Dover to Canterbury and Gravesend was largely by post horse, and by boat themnTTcTTgindon, about 75 miles In all. "St. Mary's church In Dover is reputed to be the oldest place of worship in England, its bricks and tiles, windows and arches, reflecting the varying waves of Influence, Roman, Saxon and Norman. "The harbor of Dover covers 600 acres, a modern port developed at an estimated cost of J20.000.000. Its record in the first World war for the safe handling of men and munitions is largely attributed to Lhe Dover patrol. a service now commemorated with a plain granite shaft rising S.< feet on Letherconte Point." Mrs. Blyther Dies At Camden Hospital Mrs Geneva Stokes Blyther. 39. 11Antiorh section died at the ( amilea hospital at 1.11 u 1 uesd.iy moi'lii it u after an illness of four weeks. She \*as born in l*ce county, the daughter of the l.ite Mr. and Mrs. John Stokes and was a number of Marshall Methodist church. Funeral services were held from Cedar Creek Baptist church Wednesday. afternoon at 3:3b. Interment was in the church cemetery. The Rev. John T Littlejohn. S. B. Colyer, Roy Neil uivd Dr. A S. Uickeee officiated. Surviving are her husband. I. B. Blyther; an adopted son, Patrick Arrants of the Ant loch section of Kershaw county; two sisters, Mrs. Edgar Hill of Sumter. Mrs. C. C. Nicholson of Columbia, and two brothers. Henry Stokes and Robert Stokes of Columbia. John Id 11 lard Ashley. 32. was killed Tuesday when lhe airplane he was piloting crashed near Clarksvllle, Tenn. Sumter Officers Take Cotton Thief -- Atbertur" BUloH, Sumter ^county Negro farmer* was arreeted Wednesday morning by Sumter police offieera ou a charge of the thefj of thirteen bales of cottpn from various cottou buyers of Sumter. Elliott arrested last January 16, ou the charge, Jumped his bond Just before court jmnveued and T?ad been searched for ever since, according to a statement of Chief W. C. Kir^n this moralug He Implicated ICreddle Johnson, Negro employee, pf the cotton platform, who also was arrested, and both are being held In Jail pending the next term of sessions court. Albertus Elliott, Chief Klrveu stated. Is well known te local ^fflcera as a bootlegger, and officers have arrested him on the charge a number of times. On one occasion they had considerable trouble with him. Chief Kirven said. Chief Kirven arrested Elliott on Jauuary 15, 1940, on Mannlug pvcuue shortly after a stolen balfc of cotton had been sold at the cotton platform. At the time Elliott denied having stolen the cotton and he was placed In Jail. He secured Mr. 8. K. Nash as his attorney, who arrangod bond through Mr. George I). Shore, as bondsman. A week before court convened Elliott skipped out and could not be located until about 5 o'clock Wednesday morning he was located In a house of a Negro, Haynos, on Branch street, where Sergeant Carrigan and Officers , i R. L. Alsbrook, W. H. Strange and Robert Hearon found and arrested him. On questioning, Chief Klrveu said Elliott confessed to the theft of the thirteen bales of cotton. All of them : had been sold to D. M. Dew & Sons, except two bales to Albert Aycock, i Well known local cotton buyer,- f-hlef [ Kirven said the cotton had bodn atol- i en from the platform and belonged to local buyers. Elliott implicated Johnson, who worked on the platform. Johnson after much questioning. also admitted the thefts, It was stated. According to the Chief their method of operation was for Johnson to strip a bale, or sometimes two bales, of all tags early In the morning, place them on the edge of the platform where cotton off the wagons were placed, cut a gam pie which Elliott would take up to sell, to tho buyers. After weighing the cotton. Elliott would get the ( heck and he and Freddie Johnson would split the proceeds. When arrested In January Elliott had on his person $153, part of which was given back to the cotton buyers. j After Elliott had been arrestfd the first time his cotton record wag looked up In the AAA office and It was found he had been allotted two and one-half acres of cotton, with an average of 198 pounds per acre, and a yield of one bale weighing 320 pounds, yet he had sold that bale and the thirteen others. This morning Chief Kirven received a check for ten dollars from Mr. George I). Shore to be divided aS a reward among the four officers who had made the arrest of Albertus Elliott in appreciation for their efforts. ?Sumter Herald. ARMY SILENT ON PLANS FOR NEW MONSTER TANK Washington. Aug. 9.?-The Army maintained strict secrecy tonight regarding the details of a new monster tank which Is to go into production shortly at the Baldwin locomotive Works in Philadelphia. Officials evidently felt that any information regarding the design of the "land batlAhlp" might prove of value to some foreign nations. They were displeased by the faot that news of tho $5,6X9.725 contract with Baldwin for production of an undisclosed number of the tanks had slipped out in a routine list of contract clearings made public by the national defense commission. It was assumed tho Army's new heavy tanks would resemble the 70-ton giants which have been credited with playing an Important part In the German break through of Belgium and French defenses. The I'nlted States Army Is already building light tanks of about 12 tons each and medium tanks of nearly 20 tons, but It has hesitated In the past to build huge land battle-wagon* of 50 tons or more. One of the reasons for this hesitancy was that many hlghwac bridges In tho United States would not. support such weights, but defense commission officials have said steps are b?-lng taken to strengthen 2.0"0 bridges on strategic highways. CARD OF THANKS We take ihiii way to express our thanks to the many friends of Cam i?-;i and rural routes for their sympa'h> and assistance during the ill;u-sh and death of our dear mother.? S;cio|i Eliza Sparm Missouri, of ? s-n ten S C; Alice Sparm Hayns ( and Brothers of Brookhn, New Y... k 21 pd. Built in 1174. the race course at Smith field. London, England. Is the - on record. < Athletic Training Keeps Marines Fit Dally and routine tasks keep the U. 8. Marines busy for a part of the day. but athletic contests also are an Important part of their training. "Some men who apply for enlistment at th<* Columbia City Hall are Interested In this feature of our service," says Sgt. H. K, Tluklepaugh. "We explalu to them that the Marines follow a program of sports comparable to-'the programs of any college or university in the country. "Often they*overcome the handicap of envlfonuidlit," he says polutiug out that while boxing aud wrestling are the chief pastimes aboard vessels of the fleet, every battleship has Its baseball or football team. Aboard ships they rig up nettings fo prevent the ball front belug baited or booted over the side, and they come ashore for practice and to play naval or civilian teams when the opportunity permits. Kowiug Is a real strenuous sport in the Navy. Marines and- bluejackets disdain tho slim racing shells ordinarily used In rowing events, for they know what It means to pull a heavy whaleboat through a choppy sea iu an effort to win the topmost honors of the fleet. Tugging at the oars for a full mile in one of these grueling contests is enough to test the heart'and courage of the stoutest uthlete. No wonder the chief prize for supremacy iu - naval athletics Is called the "Iron Man." Basketball, swimming, field and track events win favor In the service, and even such routine affairs as gunnery exercises and rifle competitions develop a keen spirit of rivalry and sportsmanship. Every naval craft Is proud to paint an "E" on Its smokestack as a symbol of excellence in gunnery, while every year the marines wlu dozens of trophies, medals and prizes for their skill as riflemen. Arrest Five In Theft0!)! Truck Darlington, Aug. 14.?Five arrests were made today in Darlington county, near Hartsvllle, in the big hi-jack rase which occurred August 6, on the Jefferson highway, when Robert Hocnsley. young white man of Cherryviile, N. C.. driving a truck owned by the Carolina Freight corporation, and containing 14.000 pounds of uress goods, valued at $4,000, was held up and robbed. Arrested In connection with tho case were John Houck, Charlie Goodson, George Benjamin Jones, Robert Brewer, all whites, and a Negro named Edward Jackson of the Auburn section of this county. The white men are all charged with hl-jacklng, and are under bonds of $5,000 each and the Negro is charged with having stolen goods In his possession, and Is under a bond of $1,000. The men were placed In the Florence jail today and will be tried in the next term of court. - Officers stated that- the case was now completely cleared up and that ihe stolen cloth goods had been restored to the rightful owner, the; Hartsvllle Print and Dye Works. The investigation was conducted by . the Chesterfield officers, Darlington county officers and members of the Darlington and Hartsvllle police department. Because of tho threat which tho holdup men made to the driver ofi the truck on his life tlie investigation was a long drawn out affair and one on which tho officers have boon working since the crime occurred. The driver was threatened that If he told the officers that the hi jackers were black and white that his life would be in danger. The guns used in the holdup were all found today and officers stated here late today that most of the suspects had previous criminal records. Officers, said that the stolen goods were recovered in tho barn of Edward Jackson, Negro in the case. The goods were found eoilcealed beneath a quantity of hay in tho barn in the Auburn section of Darlington county. Officers said here today that the cloth was loaded in Hartsvllle about 5 o'clock on the afternoon of the crime and tho truck then went through McBee and one and one half miles on the Jefferson highway the driver was stopped by four white men. He was taken from the truck and tied up and tiis life threatened. The men then got on the truck and left the scene of the crime. During the past week end Florence police officers found abandoned at be cotton platform there what later developed to be the stolen machine. The case^ is said to be one of the most daring events to come up in Daflngton county as the youthful driver of the truck tfuripg the holdup was led to a tree and later released by the hi jackers. They returned to the ocene of the crime during the night ind released their prisoner. a ? 1 ? ' * * The United States has an annnal output of 500,000,000 cans of dog food, j %'. Two States Count' 35 Storm Dead , Atlanta. Aug. II,*?Hurricane-batter* ed coast* of Georgia and South Carolina counted at least 35 dead today a,ud millions of dollars of1 proportT damage as neaMiertualcy returned tq the stricken area. '? The Hed Croeb reported from Washington that 26 negroes were killed ou St. Helena (eland near Beaufort, S. C., Sunday la the 80-mile-au-hour hurricane that swept out of the Bahamas, aud eight other uegroes perished on nearby Ladles Island. Two person^ died at Savauuab, Qa., as the stprm swept that city. One CCC boy^ was missing on Huntlug Island, near Beaufort.- 9. C..~ Governor Burnet B. May bank of South Carolina said Beaufort county appeared to have been hardest hit. At least 200 homes were deetroyed In the county and maajr others damaged. Maybank/ said Bfed< Grow aid. chlorine and food were needed for storm refugees iu that area. The city of Beaufort and Parris Island, a marine base, were severely damaged, the governor reported, but loss of life appeared confined to nog-' roes of adjacent islands. Beaufort remained without .power or communication lines early today. Water waist-deep flooded streets of the business section. Docks were smashed and all except one boat In the harbor sank. Nat C. Wilson, Red Cross official at Charleston said a survey indicated no large amount of major damage in that city. There were no deaths and few minor injuries, he said. Damage to Industrial plyits In Charleston was estimated at $500,000. The Fort Sumter Hotel on Charleston's famous battery was damaged extensively. Russell McGowan, Charleston attorney, estimated property damage would approximate $1,000,000 at nearby Folly Island, the worst hit In the Ch&rleston section. Insurance adjusters estimated damage at Savannah would total between $850,000 and $1,000,000. I City officials estimated damage at Beaufort at more than $100,000. Wind which attained a top, velocity of 68 miles an hour iii Savannah wrenched roofs from buildings and smashed plate glass windows. A crew of 600 WPA workers moved into the city to clear debris and hundreds of falloa trees. T;,o om.il o cwcvouu area irom iirunswick, G-a., to Charleston was affected > to* some extent by the storm. CLAU88EN COMPANY WILL HOLD JOB8 OPEN IN CASE OF WAR "Clhussen's will give to all of its employees a position equivalent. to or better than that which such employee now has upon return from service for the period of the emergency in the military or naval forces of the United States. When plant managers of the Claussen's plant, read these words in letters they received today^from George F. Claussen, Sr., president of___the baking firm, they hastened to assure all employees that each individual's job with Claussen's would be waiting for him, should he leave the company to join either the army or navy under the emergency defense plans. Rising to the need of the hour to declare himself in the fullest way possible for complete cooperation in the emergency military defense plan of the nation, Mr. Claussen told his plant managers in his letter today that positively no Claussen's employee who is called to the colors will have to worry about his Job when he returns to civilian life. Indeed, Mr. Claussen goes even a step further and informs them that a better position Is likely to be waiting for those who must do their patriotic duty for their country. CARD OF THAN 1^8 " The family of Mrs. Lizzie Wilson, who died July 31, desire to extend their heartfelt thanks to thoso-who offered help and sympathy during their bereavement.?Thomas W. Wilson and Family. NAVY OFFERS G00~0 bTT*? A? WELL AS MUCH TJ H M,i"ruUin. t'lty H*l| Building, duots of flftaen first wSfiS B ?b. HfeAludsr of th? gu*l These first eullstmenU ??1 tnafle from young men of g0Jw a# ?* have compel? wreath grade or better. *5 Iflod mentally and phy8l 4n7? age limits are from 18 to 31 I f- The navy offers aervic,'J In UilNy-thrlw dlfiorent pay ranging from $t>o to ?,' mouth plus retirement benefit!? twenty years of active Servj*W thirty-thf.ee rates are cowprfc? seven in the seaman bmnch/JB 11? Ihe artificer branch, f0Uf j? engineer branch, five in the ,? branch, two in the commissary J? ami five in the aviation brand I rgted men receive pay rangin.? $21 to $60 per month. I Upon enlistment In the r s B recruits are transferred to the | Naval Training Station. Norfolk? where preliminary training u I ! for a period of from eight to t? weeks, During the training perB cruits 1110 glvou the opportuiiJB i applying for service schools mi? ed at the training station. Upon? pletlon <?r training, or graduation? jone of the service schools recrui? I usually given leave home before J assigned to one-of the ships? I U. S. fleet. ? i The London Exchange Telegrai? porta that many Japanese wifl land transports have been sightefl ling southward from the Jan*? owned Island of Formosa. Their? sion is not known. ? Wants?For Sail NURSING?Graduate nurse dtfl hourly duty. Miss Christie? Phone 306-J, residence 422 1? | ton Street, Camden, s. C. ? FOR RENT?House on westi? |? High land-A venue; House in? * condition. Price $20 per 1? Call W. L. Goodale, PhoiH? . Camden, S. C. 2Mb? STORE FOR RENT?Formerly? pied by The Wateree Jdesie? Possession vgiven immediately.fl ply to Electric Service Cob? Joe Machado, 926 South Bros? Camden, S. C. FOR SALE?'Nice lot pure Bishop strain, triple A., barred? cockerels, for breeders, 5 m? old. $1.25 to $2.00 each here.^? W. M. Shannon, Boykin, S. C? 21 sb. ? i-uio kok SALE?Have two lots east of Camden that I will? cheap for cash. Address or cd? W. Clinton Moore, Camden, SC? WANTED?Work in oS/ce or sM Have completed btfstoess cou? Address Miss Annie Edna Ca? Route 1, Westville, S. C. 21? WANTED: An ambitious girl to ? beauty course and do extra lab? tory work for one half of the till? Wonderful opportunity for 4? party. Write Sumter School? Beauty Culture, Sumter, S. C? WANTED?To 'buy soveral .bun*? acre8 of land. Address D. J. Or? Camden. S. <3. i? L08T?In Knights Hill section,? dog, dark back, brown legs, ty? of tall white, one moon eye, tea? Xhlwerif to name of "flf*. Aw? formation as to her wheroli? notify Gus Hayes, 1610 Cuq? St., or phone 207-W, Camdeaj? receive reward. 1? CURTAINS STRETCHED?At rd? able prices. All work guars? Address 904 Campbell Street? den, S. C. 3? SHOE8?For shoe rebuilding fl? pairing call at the Red Boot? next door Express Office, 6114 ledge street, Abram M. Jonei,? prietor, Camden, S. C. GOOD RAWLEIGH ROUTE an? in Kershaw County. Dealer hfl joining Locality in Lancaster 0? ty making sales of $75 and mcr? many weeks. Exceptional oppof? ty for man between 25 and W? car. Write Rawleigh's, Dept. ? 20-204, Richmond. Va.?lM* ? FARMER8?Allls-Chalmers T*1? give most power per dollar ed. We <trade for surplus produce. Low overhead, J? prices. No overage or cad? charges on time deals. OnM? cent. Full line power-tF^B equipment. Power units. i&? Harvester Combine^ hammer? Free literature. Green Raw? & Implement Company, 81IJ? Street, Phone 9273, Columbia,"? June 28pdtf! I CLAUDE THORNTON 1 i in person?The Champion Pistol Shot of the Wortf 1 j ?Handles Six Pistols at One Time | j SENSATIONAL! Murderers, Outlaws, G-meo i <( j6e louis I presidents i I FIFTY WAX FIGURES 1 I fl I All of the Leading Outlaws an#^Gfcngsters! I j 6 North Carolina and 10 South Carolina Killo**^ I j Don't Miss Thil Unusual Display-1?A Lesson in Cm*?* I Proof That CHIME DOES NOT PAY! 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