The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 16, 1940, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
War Adds Odd
Words to Talk
Language Habits ' Affected
By Conflict, Survey of
Speech Reveals.
WASHINGTON ?Bombs unci guns
of tho European war hove jolted the
language habits of this nation s
"man-in-the-street" even though he
lives safely 3,000 miles from the
front, u survey of popular speech
here reveals.
Strange foreign words, and curious
English phrases chat he never
heard until last September already
are a part of the average man's
speech because lie is "bombarded'
with them daily in his newspaper
and in speeches he hears.
"Blitzkrieg"?the German word
for lightning war?Is one of these.
It is on the lips of nearly everyone
to describe any swift thrust or surprise
victory in sport or business.
Even children play at "blitzkrieg."
In Latin-America it is translated
"guerra relampago."
To the Germans it means the type
of thrust made into Poland to smash
or paralyze the enemy with an overwhelming
force of airplanes, tanks
und other swift instruments of destruction.
'Blackout' Is Common.
"Blackout," the word to describe
total darkness in cities on defensive
against air raids is another popular
new word.
"Lebensraum," the German word
which denotes the resources and
land for which the Reich lead^s
say they are fighting also lias been
popularized.
There are few other ??erman
phrases in the current war speech,
however.
French words are absent because
of relative quiet 011 the Maginot
front. Most of the popular words
are from the English, either new,
or revived from nearly forgotten
times.
"Trojan Horse" is one of the last
class. It refers to the ancient wars
when Greeks captured Troy by secretly
infiltrating troops into the city
inside a statuesque wooden horse (
which the Trojans supposed was a
prize of war. %
"Safety zone" which describes the
300-mile wide ocean belt drawn by
the American nations around the
continent from which they hope to
bar any belligerent actioTJ7~is also
new and widely known.
"Combat zone" is another term
which has grown out of American
reaction to the war. It is purely of
United States origin because it refers
to the sea zones in Europe from
which United States ships are
banned in the hope that they will
thus avoid being sunk.
'Total War' Introduced.
"Total war," which means a nation
employing every agency in its
power without restriction, to win a (
war, also has been popularized recently.
"Leaflet bombs," "war of nerves,"
"air-raid warning," "all clear,"
"scuttle," and similar words also
have just come into popular use.
Some of them are revived after virtual
extinction as applied to earlier
wars.
Another class of new words describes
new war materials such as j
"magnetic*" mlhes/* and "balloon
barrages." but these arc still rather
technical and not especially com- 1
mon in use.
"A phrase left from the RussoFmnish
war which still has much
popular c urrciicy is "ski-patrol," re- 1
lerru.g to small groups of men on
skis who intercepted enemy attacks,
usually !ambush. The word is
used S' 1 hii'y t.> denote dat .i^g action.
ir. edit,cult cu cumstanec.r.
Ship's 'Bad Luck' Hawk
Placed in London Zoo
LON 1XW e "had luck" ; t : e
grci.e fa',. . ! i> -< .ed when ike Jo; u
rn.se l.ucr "Vnaair.i Mara ,-unh
by a :r.t:\e has I rch -pi.H i d \n the
Lend, n zoo. The hawk had alight*, d
hungry at. i exhausted on the -.hip as
the Vessel steamed north toward the
English channel Saki, the stew- ,
aid, fed ti e hawk and gave her M.cl- .
tor. ll'.s shipmates pleaded with
In in to release her. "She u.ll bring
bad luck." they said. So Saki released
the. hawk, which soared j
high and vanished. Next day she
was t ack, and S,.kt would not let her
go. W nen the no. r struck the mine
Sak. n ik the bad with hunt into the ;
lifeboat and turned her over to j !
members < f the crew of the Bea- '
versf rd, hound fir London. .
A Bird in Hand Worth
Federal Man's Attention
NEW ORLEANS, LA. ? Vincent
Matassu kn \\ s now that a bird in
the hand means no goes in the cage.
Matassa was :r* . : under $500 bi nd
for holding a 1 . e mocking bird.
United S-at* - C misSio.-.er R H. I
Carter Jr : ' that he v.oh.uv.
the nigra*.. : turd treaty ... by be- J
me t'uui'.'t w.tn a teathereu friei.cJ
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Dogs Once Fair Game in
Colonial Massachusetts
BOSTON. ? Bogs were unr.r d
f;..m Nantucket find Duke counties
.r. Massachusetts 2U0 year- ago. The
colonial law ruled that a; y canir.es
found :n those counties might be j
killed, with no action allowable j
ncams' the person committing the j
act. I
Edisto Beach
Demolished
Orangeburg, Aug. 12,?A. J. Urygo,
a Wo guard at Ed la to State park between
Charleston and Beaufort, reported
here today that all except ouo
residence on the ocean front of R-dlsto
bland beach had been demolished
hy yeStorduy's tropical hurricane.
(;r> go. a alar football player at
the I'nlveiHlty of South Carolina, said
there were no reports of casualties,
however, beach resident* having gone
Inland several hours before lite situ nt
hit.
Every house on tlu? beach was damaged
to some extent, Grygo said, and
the State Park was completely wrecked.
persons returning from storm Isolated
Charleston last night said Charlestonluns
generally llad prepared for
u much heavier storm than that
which lilt the seaport.
A correspondent of the Orangeburg
Thip-s and Democrat said that winds
of around l"0 miles an hour had been
expected by some. The gale reached
a?maVlmum velocity of 76 miles an
hour
Several persons who attempted to
reach Charleston by automobile today
reported that several roads leading
into the port had been cut off by
water.
Reports reaching here staled huge
waves washed uver the wall "along
the famed battery and flooded three
or four blocks In the downtown section.
In this area the streets are
lower than the seawall.
At Cnlon Station, farther uptown
hut adjacent to the Cooper river, several
streets also were inundated.
There was a steady drizzle and
winds of from 15 to 20 miles an hour
in this area today.
Pawley's Hit
By Hurricane
Georgetown. Aug. 12??Four barges
loaded with pulpwood *ere Jammed
against the $750,000 Lafayette bridge
over the Waccamavv river here today
as a result of yesterday's 50-milo
an hour wind and rain storm.
Pawley's Island. Georgetown's nearest
beach, appeared to have been the
heaviest hit in thts~ection. At least
;b> beach collages xvero demolished
by the luigo waves.
u- ui hriumi iiiti bur, imeu w.jtn ooats
loaded with pulpwood for mills here
and with pleasure craft, was battered
severely but early reports revealed
no loss of vessels although several
were damaged.
There were no casualties In this
area.
Telephone communication with
Charleston, 60 miles southeast was
still impossible early today.
The storm washed over a large portion
of Pawley's Island and ato away
a number of the huge sand dunes
that have stood on the beach for
years.
The low-lying exits to Pawley's also
were inundated by the huge tidal
waves and all streets and roads were
heavily, damaged-.
liveiy person known to have been
hi Pawley's had departed before the
oi-nnt of the storm hit the sector and
>ui casualties were reported.
Property damage was expected to
i nit high. IniweviVirtual!) every
building on the island was damaged
io miiiic ? Men: if not demolished.
CONSCI ENTIOUS
Kansas Git)--A Kansas City I,limit
r Coinp.tM) received o 1> ::<r from a
72-y ear oh! man who said he owed
f 17 for Lumber purchased I years
He said he had "no way to iuako
i iwng but a < ow and a few chickens
as; * 1 have d bills standing on; and if
the I>e:ir Lord will lolp me collect
K.ein 1 can pa) >o.J $1
Idle company's offer to can -1 the
debt was refused. All offer to >elllo
for $'t also was refused. The at count
was settled for $7.
Personal ret k.t ssiiess, individual
legiigetn e. and self indifference
aase most highway accidents.
t'harlie Chaplains new movie will
e i a I led lb-- t.l Tea t Dictator," his
toil) wood, Cnl.. studio discloses. The
a ire "makes fun" of Adolf Hitler
tad .'its brother dictators of Europe,
'hupluin burlesques Hitler himself.
A Gentle Laxative
Good For Children
Most any child who takes this
tasty laxative once will welcome it
tho next time he's constipated and
it has him headachy, cress, listless,
with had breath, c.nted tonga# or
little appetite.
Syrup of Rlnck-P nucht is a tasty
liquid nonpar . > tie farr-. us
BLAC'K-DHAl t:The principal I
ingredient is t - t e in both
prod :rts; h- ; a;: tone to lazy
bowel mi. Tne
Syr.p's flavor appeals to 1
most c!..': , a-.;,'given hy the j
simple <; re.-tv its action is
usually g ?ih..t thorough, nomember
Syrup < f iLiack Draught i
next time. Two sizes: 50c and 25c. [
Spend Million
~ Daily on Navy
Construction Outlay Now
Reaches $26,000,000
Every Month. . ^
WASHINGTON. ? The United
Stutes is spending more than $26,000,000
a month for construction in
its unprecedented peacetime drive-*
for "a navy second to none," and
in 1041 will be spending at a rate of.
more than $1,000,000 a day on new,
warships.
According to official navy department
figures, an averuge of nearly
$20,000,000 is being spent each
month on machinery and tonstruction
costs. Armament, armor and
ammunition is costing another $6,500,000
monthly.
Next year these monthly expenditures
will be increased to $24,500,000
and $7,083,000, respectively.. And
when additional shipbuilding, facilities
already authorized by congress
are completed, this rate will be accelerated
further.
Near.the close of 1939 the United
States had about 80 vessels under
construction in government and private
yards. Eight of these were
battleships and two were aircraft
carriers. In addition, 33 destroyers,
16 submarines and smaller numbers :
of other craft were in various stages
of construction.
Regular Costs Not Included.
These expenditures are for new
ship construction only, and do not ,
include coste for maintenance of the
fleet, its bases and personnel.
According to recent testimony of
Secretary of the Navy Charlas Edison,
there were more than 67,000
civilians employed in government
navy yards alone.
Of the battleships under construction,
two 35,000-ton vessels, the
Washington and North Carolina,
costing about $65,000,000 each, are
scheduled to be launched this
spring.
The vessels were started in 1937.
According to Edison, these ships
will be equal or superior to any
"contemporary" warcraft ill other
navies. However, Edison has said
that if these ships were to be laid
down today, there would be many
important changes in their design.^
Despite the sharp increases in
naval costs in recent years for the
construction of vessels of this and even
greater tonnage, indications
are that there will be no slackening
of naval expenditures in the near
fuluic. Nuvai ornciais leel that the
United States n$ longer can depend
upon any other nation for support,
but must have a fleet capable of resisting
any foe or possible combination
of enemies. i
Stark Presses Building.
In testifying before a congressional
committee recently, Chief of
Naval Operations Admiral Harold
R. Stark said:
"In view of the rapidly changing
alignment of European understanding
and alliances^ and the existence
of agreements as to community of
interest between nations of Europe
and Asia, I consider it essential that
the United States take immediate
action toward a positive assurance
for its security, and this without dependence
upon assistance from any
foreign power.
"I therefore desire to stress again
that our approved naval building
program should now proceed as rapidly
as shipbuilding facilities available
permit, and it may even be
necessary to augment them."
Hankow Paper Published
In Cave to Escape Bombs
CHUNGKING.?Probably one of
the world's first newspapers literally
to "go underground" to be safe
from aerial bombardment, the English-language
Hankow Hera- i here
has announced that it will suspend
publication for two weeks this month
while having its machinery installed
in a bombproof dugou'.
Taking advantage of the winter
months, which in Chungking are so '
perpetually overcast and f"ggy that
air raids are impossible, the Herald
has blasted out a roomy "cave"
in the side of one of the lulls on
which Chungking is situated. In this '
retreat It will from now on publish
its daily edition, secure from worry
of destruction by Japanese bombs.
Chairs Back, but Boss
Who Banned Them Isn't
IOLA, KAN.?Iolans now probably
never will solve the mystery of a
certain office manager who spent
four years here. He's been transferred
and the office is "back to
earth." But the first thing he did
when he took over, four years ago,
was to banish all the chairs. He
placed stilts on the desks. He did
ull his work, typewriting, bookkeeping.
writ.e.g. and all. standing up?
and never expla.r.ed his aversion to
chairs.
Recites Constitution at
69 and Wins Citizenship
COLUMBUS. OHIO ? Reciting verbatim
and without pause the Constitution
of the United States, *i9-yearr
Id Mrs. Dnrir.ka Buracn, almost torn
hy de. f, was o: n of ltyO persons
cr r.stitut r.g ti.e lurgett c..< s to be
granted citizens!-,ip p* crs o the history
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