The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 06, 1940, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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[HE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
H. P. NI LBS, Kdttor and Proprietor
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FridWyV September 6, 1940
DESTROYERS FOR SECURITY
Tim transfer of lifty dentroyern to
(ircal Britain Is ail unuHual proceeding
11 Is Justified entirely by the
close .< ounut-llon which exists between
British defenses ugulmU Germany and
iIn- sec iirlty of this country,
In this connection, It should be understood
thai the offer of Great' Britain
to make available to the United
c. Hiatus a aeries of air and naval bases
on territory of iho Umpire, in order
to assist this country to prepare adequate
defense, was likewise an tutprecede])ted
development
So far' as wc know, there is no parallel
for the action taken by the two
go vein men t * It Indicates a commit
nli> of Interests between the Ungllsh-1
speaking peoples and augures well
for the peace of the world in the
years to come I
Tho over-age destroyers tliut the
['lilted States makes available to the
British navy were used by fills cuuutry
In the World War. aubesequently
laid up and some of them were recently
reeonwnissioned for use in (he
neutrality patrol .
Kxpcrls say they are too slow to be
of much use to the modern American
bat tlofleot whose speed has been
greatly increased in recent years.
Moreover, the Navy lias modern destroyers,
with more under construction
<ind doesn't particularly need tho
scions with his lists.
A glance at the map will easily
show how Important air and naval
bases in Newfoundland, Bermuda and
Trinidad are to the defense of tills
country. Not only will they enable
oui forces to meet ail invader far out
al sea, hut the Trinidad base will
safeguard th6 southern approach to
the Panama Canal. I
In addition tho base on Trinidad
a!told- an advance point from which
American forces will ho able to update
beyond tit" "bulge" of lha/il,
considered bv strategists one of the
most vulnerable points in the hemlspTiere
li.-eau.-e of its nearness to Africa
Orangeburg Times-Democrat.
CONSCRIPTS MAY BEGIN
TRAINING NOVEMBER 15.
Washington. Sept. 2 -- With thoj
draf' bill through tho senate and now
in the house where It is expected to
pass in a week prospects are that
rim ftn?* trainee* drafted will reach
< amp in about mid-November
The war department had first plannod
! > litd .c! the first group of 7.">,
nun on Ormhor I and to continue taking
tin-Mi until I'Hi.t.Uiu were enrolled
'?> I le,-ember
N > v!i.111_ i in those plans has yet
oil .1T1;! <?1111 < - 11. tun itu- time sclied-|
h.i - : :i iips.-i :i'. '!. Ic'.igi h v .
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operation. H^uc9i If the compulsory
service bill becomes law today, It
would bo in Id-October, according to
that schedule, before the first trainee*
are enlisted.
Each week that the bouse debates
the measure presumably would ad*
vaiue thai date by an additional
week.
Army officials have ostlmated that
two weeks should be allowed after
the training bill become* law, to set
up the machinery to register the men
liable for service.
Thirty days more would be required
to question, examine and class ify*
them and to Induct the first group Into
service.
Officers say that this schedule could
be stepped up In case of an omcigen
cy or an urgent demand from I he
high command. However, they believe
that a period of six weeks is desirable
to permit proper cure in selection
of the men.
If the house debates the measure
more than two weeks, the registration
date might full near the national election
on November 5.
Since It Is Intended that local election
officials would conduct the draft
registration. It is probable that, to
avoid confusion, a reasonable Interval
would be allowed between the election
and the military registration or
the Induction of trainees.
FORT JACKSON HAS
I NEW GROWING PAINS
I Columbia. Sept. 2.- Almost Inactive
I for 2b years now, Fort Jackson, in-ar
l here, today is expect lug growing
pains as It is being called upon by
!h?- national defenso as the training
ground for Southern national guardsmen.
[Hiring the next few months the
camp will see a tremendous increase
in men, might and area.
Now camping on the reservation
are a.OUU soldiers of the streamlined
Fighth regular army division whose
numbers will reach an authorized 8,(*00
by early winter and an eventual
12.000.
Thousands of workmen are now
! swinging saws and hammers to con!
struct for their use a semi permanent
nook in the northern part of the reservation.
a cantonment (wooden
buildings) that will cost millions.
September 10 the first of IS,000
iThirtieth division National Guards'
men will begin reporting from four
Southern states ami they will be
.housed in the National Guard camp
'used last winter by the Sixth division
end more recently by the Eighth.
Some or the guard troops will remain
at their home barracks for a couple
of weeks and the entire division will
not la1 located hero until October 1.
Funds were recently made available
by the war department for purchase
of .13,000 additional acres of land adjacent
to the reservation In the east,
giving the reservation a total of 55,oqd
acres of land sufficient for the establishment
of three army divisions
and Ihus a corps. Should a third dtvision
he sent here, and t.hat is likely
in t tie event of further emergency
mobilization, there will be upwards
of Hqi'iTf~soldiers encamped af FoTT
Jackson, five miles from Columbia.
hi- Frank P Graham, president of
til,- i nivri-Mty of North Carolina, denie?.
that untversity officials have op;>.i
,| miii-.ii> training at the school
a:.d -'a'* - :i a - tie* u :ue i .- i' y will
a. ' ,m - -;ieh mining if the eov-Mtim
::' wan?.- it "
To the Public:
i WISH 111 ANN'orNCK THAT I AM NOW WITH
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I West DeKalb Street Camden, S. C.
We h ave a Complete Stock of
Auto Parts and Accessories?
Radios and Bicycles
When you are in need of anything in our line 1
COME TO SEE US ,
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PROMPT AND COURTEOUS SERVICE
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THESE ARE MY JEWELS
RED CROSS NOTES
i Hy Sadie tvenneuy von i'resckow.
Chairman Publicity. Volunteer
Corps American Red Cross
The carnage continues and Intensifies
and the American Red Cross continues
and intensifies its mercy work
In the war zones. Norman L. Griggs,
former United States Bmbassay attache
at Cuba and Brazil, has b-en
sent to London to assist Chairman
Daniel Grant with relief supplies in
the British Isles. Total number of
representatives of the American Red
Cross in Europe now eleven doing
duty in Great Britain. France and Geneva.
Switzerland. Surplus food purchased
in the United States is being
sent for war needy in addition to all
other shipments and now a war-time
Blood Bank" is not only being set up
for our United States national defense
at the request of the surgeon general
of the army, but the American Red
Cross has under consideration a project
to furnish voluntary blood plasma
to Great Britain for the treatment of
war victims.
"Plasma can be kept Indeflnit. !y,
does not require typing and can tie
moved around freely without any
| damage to it. It can be transported
any distance," according to Dr. DeKleine.
national medical advisor of
the American Red Cross, and is therefore
most valuable in times of war.
Blood will be furnished by volunteers
at various hospitals where members
of the research committee are employed
and will be collected and pooled in
largo sterile containers in sufficient
quantities for emergency treatment
ol" the wounded.
In happier vein our "News Service"
ttlsa tells us that, war prisoners can
now receive mail through-the services
of our Red Gross?that tho American
Red Cross Inquiry Service has been
aide to contact the families of the
I Mitch sailors stranded here.
Inquiries were- rushed via Clipper
p!r.ne< mi th" International Rod Cross
at Geneva and answers sent back thru
itp.c na* ioanal R- d (To.--. More
than .".''"CO inquiries one Thousand
v r-kly. Tt7i\?-' 7 ".- lit i > G- tfe'va
fi'tti! !1 states. < mo reply
H i,;.o il " Wilhelm w.i- hilled
a. -. , ?!i.i ,|a\ .it' tic ear Is '.at; was
..I' .I. :i ii, tur is ill r:-hT now Aaoth! ;:11>
and Hans and all : :. rest
: i.; 1 > ail alive "
T!i:; :> ie'.it million AnierUa:;- liave
miui' diat"' Mood tics in Europe This
croup is comprised of those Atneri<an
who either tvere born in Europe
or haw parents of European birth.
Please Send Old Clothes
The production corps of our local
chapter will begin work on making
live' clothing for the children "f tho
schools until the new quota of national
work is received.
Mrs R. B Pitts and Mrs. John Mullen
have shipped the twenty lovely
la> et tes made as our summer rpiota
and thanks ar** hereby 5end**r?-d all
those who assisted in the work and
their continued interest and volunteer
service are requested Mrs Willis
Cantey. Mrs Lula Kelly and M:> Von
Trrsckow met with Mrs Reub-n B.
Pitts last Tuesday and packed the
layettes according to American Red I
Cross requirements
Although Approving. Finds Fault
Rushville. lnd . Sept. 3.? Although.'
declaring "the eountr> will undoubt-j
erlly approve" of Tho Administrat P n's
': .i : <>f d'-s;; o\ tor naval rase I
rivhts In British possessions. Wen!
!1 L. Wiilkie said today it wa re-j
g a P.e P.i'.-idint Roov >' !! "did notf1
1 :u P ".-arj" ! ohtaptlor.'i
O'.g -1 c. i. a pp: i. : ;> r:n ' pnb'
*.rk:r. - .. p:,? luces a'
jingo- ' at garden It J
rakes ho'h God and niati to make a.
Mt.il-h j
SEEMS IT'S THE SEASON
FOR SNAKES - - AND YARNS
|
Atlanta, Ga.?It seems to bo th?
season for snakes?so with that warning
here ar? the latest news flashes
from the snake war front: i
At Tuscaloosa, Ala., J. M. Spencer
told a spine-tingling story of the biggest
snake yet In those parts; a snake
that survived pistol bullets and had
to be killed by a pointed stick driven
through its head. j
Spencer said he was sitting under
a high rock bluff when he heard a hissing
above him. Thinking it was a squirrel.
he glanced toward the trees nearby
but saw none about. Then there
was a thump, and a huge rattlesnake
dropped on the ground within two
feet of his foot.
Spencer said he jumped across a
I cypress log and ran around the pond.
[ Hut the snake took to the water and
swam toward him. So he got a .38
calibre pistol out of his car and fired
the only two cartridges in it at the
snake. Roth struck, but the snake
camo on.
Spencer said he backed away, picked
up a stick, whittled an end of it
sharp and pinned the reptile to the
ground, hammering the point through.
The snake measured 70 inches, almost
six feet in length. It weighed 36
pounds and carried 21 rattles in its
tail. -Then
down at Albany, Ga., J. P.
Champion told about the snake at Gintown,
relaying the yarn frankly as
second hand information for which he
could not vouch personally. It seems
j this rattlesnake swallowed a rabbit.The
bunny dinner made a bulge In Its"
imnmy, Then on the other aide of:
the mesh wire fence, the snake saw
another rabbit. Without going through
tlie fence, it seized its prey and
swallowed.
Yep. the boys who displayed the
nine.rattles taken off a snake declared
the twin bulges paused by the swallowed\rabbits
haiT irapped the snake'
right in the wire fence, wheye they
kilb-d it easily.
Now up in Hart county, Georgia.'
hey say rattlesnakes are* rarely seen. ;
Hut Solan "Reed brought one to Hart-;
well that crawled into his front yard.'
First Solan bounced a rock off this
rat;l<-r slowing Ills flight until Mrs.
Solan appeared with a shotgun. The,
lead snake was four feet long and '
carried five rattles.
Farmers' Calendar
For September Jobs
County Agent W. <3. McCarley reuiln<U
* farmer* that thore are many
important Jobs needing attention In
September. Some of the moat Important
he Hats ure;
Agronomy?Use winter cover cropa
to grow your next year a fertilizer.
Quality in ginned cotton will pay;
pick clean, atore dry. gin carefully,
and top your market. There are phoapiuyua
reserves left In your cotton
fields; plant small grains and make
use of them. Now is the time to secure
limestone?under AAA grants if
possible. Prepare now for a permanent
pasture next year.
Horticulture?'Keep strawberry beds
free of weeds and graaa. Set some
selected now plants. Plant spinach
seed in late September for winter and
spring use. Sow turnips up to September
20, Japanese Foiluge and Soventop
for greens, and White bigg for
roots. Keep fall garden crops well
cultivated and fertilized. Sow seed late in
September for "frost-proof" plants.
Agricultural engineering? It Is not
too late to build u trench box silo.
Clean, oil and gtore cultivating machinery.
Get mower and rake In good
condition for cutting hay crops. If
rat-proof grain storage buildings are
needed, get plans through county
agent's office. Pick cotton clean and
dry in order ft) get better prices.
insects and Diseases?in the coastal
section discuss with the' county
agent early stalk destruction for boll
weevil control. Plow under tobacco
stalks ant\ other crop refuse to destroy
feed and Immature stages of insects.
Remove dead and dying orchard
trees and limbs and burn them to control
Insects. Knock off all diseased
rruits after harvest to aid In disease
control. Prepare to troat small grains
for smut control or plant smut-resistant
oats. Requeen bees. Repel acrewwonu
flies with piuotar oil and kill
maggots with benzol. Plant oats to
produce feed on. wlreworm-lnfested
land.
1 General News Notes
The Tokyo newspaper Asaht reports
the Japanese Salvation Army has decided
to sever all connections with the
London organization, changing Its
name to the Salvation Corps.
President Roosevelt acclaims Henry
A. Wallace's acceptance address as
a "grand speech, splendidly given before
an appreciative nation," in which
liyj running mate has made "a glorious
start."
A military tribunal at Lyons, France
has sentenced five persons, including
a woman and a wounded war veteran,
to prison terms ranging from 15 to 18
months, for listening to Moscow radio i
broadcasts.
Any Mexican citizen who has aj
complaint against the administration^
! of President Cardenas, can get it off
his chest in a 20-word telegram without
charge, the president's office an-,
nounces. Telegraph service in Mexico j
is a government monoply.
- T-he flret move of a. -uew?civiL-d.ia-4obediance
campaign against Great
Britain, for refusing to grant India
immediate independence has begun.)
Defying the government's ban against
organized drill by volunteer societies,,
volunteers of the all-India congress
have begun daily drills.
The house merchant marine committee
has approved bills to tighten
up citizenship rtfrjluiremonts for ownership
and manning American vesOne
bill would require vessels
engaged in the coastwide trade, or in
the whaling or other fisheries to be
wholly owned by I'nited States citizens.
Fifteen Join Navyl
Fleet Seeks OtheJ
Fifteen young men from ^
Couutles surrounding Columbia vfl
been accepted for firat enlist^/?
ih.> United States navy at the n, I
recruiting station, City Hull
Columbia. Those accepted have cB
transferred to Raleigh. N. (3
the maiu recruiting station ior
district is located, for formal niJ
meat in the navy. Fou^. of the
Columbalns who attended Coln-J
r?ity schools,
Those accepted for enlistment J
iCaldwell Thonvas Cook, 32 lu rJ
wood drive; Henry Beech iktvu i>fl
Rosewood drive; Edward Lewla G?J
boll, lill Victoria avenue, umj
11am4 Broadus Jennings, Rout? 2, B
lumbla; Nathaniel Gay Anderson,'(B
Muii; David Pioknfty Leopard, Jr? jJJB
berry; Henry A bis Cothran, N'evS
ry; Wiley Smith Black, Ulntql
David Wesley Dukes, Uowtmv J
James Meredith Cameron, sahjS
Jacob Waltor Kelsler, Loesville; feB
ert Lewis McMurray, WhUmire; ijfl
dall Winfred Grandy, Wugener; qB
Thomas Bodeubaugh, Prosperity, S
Thaddus Nollle Hair, Elko.
The quota of first oulistmenUJ^I
the month of September has uot^B
assigned, it Is anticipated thu^B
will be large in view of the ur,B
naval bulldiKg program. The oil
training station, Norfolk. Va., Is bell
expanded to take care of the tfll
tional number of first enlistmentsB;
quired to man new ships of the I'B
ed States fleet. Men who now eo^|
and show themselves capable
willing to absorb naval knowlejB
may expect rapid promotion In tfl
na"Vy of the United States.?ColualH
Farmers To 8hlp Hogs
The Kershaw County Farmers' I^B
change will ship a car of hop^B
Wednesday, September 11. W|
begin loading at 8:30 a. tu. Wufl
have f. o. b. bids as we have bill
the pust. Please tell your
about this shipment, says W. C. Ij^B
Carley, the county agent.
Wants?For Saie B
FOR RENT?Unfurnished apartmefl
In desirable location, consisting B
two rooms, kitchenette and prtafl
bath. Phone 395-J, Camden, 8. cH
FOR RENT?Partly furnished apufl
. ment. Four rooms and bath. jH
modern conveniences. Apply lfl
Lyttleton Street., Phone 168-S
Camden, S. C. JfttB
GINNING?We are ready to gin yoiB
cotton. We have a modem gfnner^B
equipped with Mitchell extractoj?
and a drier. We also have a coc?
petent gin crew. Your business wjfl
be appreciated. The Southern C^B
ton Oil Co., Camden, S. C.? 22^K
WANTED?To buy several .hundi^B
acres of land. Address D. J.
Camden, 8. C. W^B
CURTAINS 8TRE.TCHED?At reudj
able prices. All work guarantwM
Address 904 Campbell Street, Ci^B
den, S. C. 3lf
SHOES?For shoe rebuilding aodflB
pairing call at the Red Bootflj^B
next door Express Office, 61$ tfl
- ledge street, Abram M. Jones,.
. prletor, Camden, S. C. ^fl
PAY TOP OF THE MARKET-^B
Southern Cotton Oil CompnN
always pay the top of the
for cottonseed. Your buslne*fB
bo appreciated.
FARMERS?AUis-Chalmers
give most power per dollar H
ed. We trade for surplus
produce. Low overhead,
prices. No overage or cvjJH
charges on .time 4Ta^s- ^n7
cent. Full lino power-art^
equipment. Power units. All-cj
Harvester Combines, ha miner
Freo literature. Green HarriJ
& Implement Company, 81a MM
Strict, Phone 9273, Columbia. &W
Juno 2Spdtf fl
THANKS 1
To The Voters 1
To the people of Kershaw Coun- I
ty, I take this means to express to you
my grateful appreciation for the vote ~
of confidence you gave me in my re- _ I
cent re-election to Congress. I
. J AS. P. RICHARDS -I