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CRUISIN' ROUND WItH THE SKIPPER I wh?,<w! At this writing exactly 100 ftegreeii over on the thermometer at Km letup's ,hu* emporium. Bet a Booklo tt ^ 106 here iu ,,u' o^loe. ? ? ? I Kvi'ii have to operate the type*| ftriter at 60 per cent speed tor fear letting a hot hox. J Hut getting away from the weatt? I , beat atory of ttfe week to my Kay of thinking concerns one Lord Kabbington, who taklug' up residence I this land of the free and the home Kf the brave hired a South Carolina Kolored chap as a butler. M'lord Lent many hour* In acquainting Zeke Kith his duties and especially stressH, the fact that when company was n the house and he was summoned Ho the reception hall, he was to enter, Lw low and say "My Lord, what will Hou have l". The next day, Lord Babblngton was Hntertalning spine friends and rang Zeke appeared in the doorway of Hhe reception room and" to the Kstonishmcnt of Lord Babblngton and His friends yelled: "My gawd, what Hoes you want now." I Friday afternoon?watching a the Blonds gat tier overhead and praying Hor a darn good downpour. School Bus with about 30 kids pulls ou to the amp in front of the Drakeford ftarage for repairs. Kids piled out and Stocked up with pop * and ice cream. Beveral of them peer in at the winHoi and Dually wander id to get CamHen booklets. I Twilight polo featured the closing ftaine of the season In Camden. The Kstfex Troop won from Camden 6 to ft The sixth chukker was played is he gloom of twilight, a sun hidden Behind a cloud and the fleldl a haze ft( rising dust. For a fact, you could Hardly see the polnes much less the ftaii in that final period. 9 ' The player who was forced to dlsftiount following a hard scrimmage near the east goal wop Major I McOruth. He waa able to resume | play In about ten minutes. I Hundreds of Essex Troopers came | oyer for the game and rooted loudly ^f6r their team to win. ^ . * K*thtrr Llghtfoot watched the game Trout the ringside and really enjoyed It. Carl Is on the shelf as a result of a fall from a bang tall. * * The Invitation of the Legion and the Legion Auxiliary for visiting soldiers to visit the service club in LegIon hall after the game caught the service club group flat-footed. The Invasion' of the club started right after the game and soon the supply of drinks, and the like was exhausted. + * <? ... Wylie Sheorn and Art Clark tell me that there will be .one or more Legion games here next week. The two Legion athletic leaders declare Camden is going to have a mighty sweet team. ? Such being the fact, is there any reason why the fans of this area cannot give full and hearty support to the program. I tell you it burns one up to see a gang 6f flue fellows as our Legion group boasts, take the time to provide Camden with good baseball and then have a measly handful of fans at the games. Let's wake up guys and attend these games. ? The burden of recreation has suggested to the Legion baseball outfit that games be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays, aaMthese days have been left open by^ne softball league just for the sake of Legion baseball. The British ministry at Washington says that English pilots will "likely" be trained at Camden. Nerts?it so happens that the contract has already been signed. But that word "likely" is typically British donee cher know. HIS STATE LEADS IN TRESPA88 LI8TING8 Columbia. May 24.?Maneuver fchts have been granted on 1,266,636 cres of land in eight South Carolina ountiea where the gigantic army naneuvers will be staged in the fall, t was announced tpday by Governor lurnet R. Maybank. The total acreage for the two tates. North Carolina and South Carlina. amounts to 2,248,743. A total f 5.358,000 acres lie within fche manuever area of the two statesys 2,820,00 in South Carolina, and 2,538,000 cres in North Carolina. In South Carolina 6,815 landowners lave granted the maneuver rights, vhile in North Carolina 4,770 have igned the landowners evgTeement.^ According to Major G. Heyward liahon. chairman of the maneuver 'oniiiiittoe for South. Carolina, the lumber of landowners granting the iianeuv^r rights and the number of icre.s <ia;ned up In the eight counties re follows: Chester. 793 landowners, 171,020 lores; Chesterfield, 1,670 landowners, aeres; Fairfield, 544 landowners. 136,228 acres; Kershaw, ,07i landowners, 233,117 acres; Danaster. 699 landowners, 117,957 acres; larlboro. 704 landowners, 106,788 ores; Richland, .996 landowners, 174, 37 .1 :-'sTanJ York, 335 landowners, 8 ">7s acres. Tin- area in South Carolina which rill be used for maneuvers covers ipproximately 4,300 square miles, *hi|e ti North Carolina the area comt>rifes approximately 4,000 square Mile.- Major Mahon reported that "onI-,ty Maneuver Directors in each four.fy had successfully organized rarious. county units to assist in louring tiie maneuver rights from he landowners and predicted that he tot.ti South Carolina acreage ivr.iii.! i,? successfully secured before Inn- 13, when a final report must be nade to army authorities. APPROVES PROJECT FOR ' CUTTING WOOD FOR NEEDY Washington, May ?Congressman J, P. Richards, Fifth District of S6uth Carolina, has been notified by the Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration, Washington, D. C., that WPA Project No. 1G5-1-33-267, in the amount of $8,982, has been approved for Kershaw County. This is, in and near Camden, that cut wood is to be distributed as fuel free of charge to needy persons and perform appurtenant and incidental work. Publicly and privately owned [property. The type of work authorized herein may be conducted on privately owned property for which proper agreements are to be obtained. This project is sponsored by the City of Camden and is eligible for operation at the discretion of the State Work Projects Administrator, Hon. L. M. Plnckney, Columbia, South Carolina. Six Army Fliers Die Rains, S. C.?Six army fliers lost their livps when two bombing planes creased and burned near here Monday after colliding in mid-air. One of the occupants leaped in his parachute but he was so near the ground it failed to open and he died on the way to a hospital at Mullins, near here. Witnesses said the two planes were last in a formation of six, apparently flying north. They were believed to be from Fort Benning, Ga. The four leading planes continued on their way. The maneuvers will, be held in the area between Fort Bragg and Fort Jackson during tne months of October and November, the period for which the maneuver ^permits are being secured. The government will recompense landowners for any damage done to crops or property as a result of the maneuvers. Major Mahon said. Ortyh?un" ! ^ Ixtra rv? p , 8 Jlxtr^IISSJ Beat the crowd* to your favorite vacation spot?-go now, go Orerbound?for more fun, for fete nvoeeyj N On* Rd. On* Rd. Way Trip ? ~~ t? way Trip Cha?!ton 1.85 3.35 8avannah . 2.50 4.50 Myrtle Bfch 2.30..4.15 Wilmington 2.90..5.25 Hen'aonv'le 2.70. .4.90 Jaek'vllfe . 4.35 7.86 BUS TERMINAL Rhone 249 KBZHEED | J ; . ~~T"~ " ~rr? > 1 *' ^ "?~~TT^ ?~ ! Washington, D. C. May 23. 1941Legislation which would give th? Maritime Commission authority over shipping rates, cargoes, and opera* tlons ot American merchant vessels headed for the Senate Wednesday after passage on Tuesday by the House. By terms of the measure, the commission would be authorized to Issue warrants to both United Stutes And foreign ' vessels entitling them to priority in loading, discharging, lighterage, buukers, overhauling, drydock and repair facilities, in return for compliance with conditions imposed by the commission. An amendment by Representative Oliver, Republican of Muine, to .prohibit the commission from sending any American vessel into the Red Sea provided the only controversy. Hp contended thut giving the commission such authority without first providing for protection was equivalent to a manade foi^ murder and tho Congress is being asked to be a party to it. Committee Chaiman Bland replied that Representative Oliver's proposal was in reality an amendment to the Neutrality Act and that no provision of this bill requires vessels to go to the Red Sea. o <4| The Ways and Means Committee of the House is still holding meetings every day to shape up the new tax bill. Defense expenditures are mounting, and the money must come from somewhere. The Federal Government is already employing nearly all the major forms of taxation, and employing them heavily. To raise more money by taxation, therefore, requires I increases in present forms of taxes, and a reduction in present exemptj ions to bring in n\ore taxpayers. The major taxes apt to be increased are i the income tax, personal and corporate; the estate and gift taxes, and |The miscellaneous sales Idles. Let us glance at one of thes principal sources of revenue. ?*i The income tax is generally regard* ed as one of the fairest forms of^taxation, since income is a good register of the ability to pay taxes. Although the income tax rates were sharply increased just last year on the brackets above $10,000, the rates on indomes below that figure were not greatly changed. The exemptions were lowered by 20 per cent. For more revenue, the normal rate might be decldely Increased; the exemption from sur taxes (now $4,000, plus the personal exemption- and credit for | dependents) might be lowered; and the surtax Tates from $6,000 to $150,j 000 or thereabouts might be raised. L The top surtax rates, up to 75 per I cent, are already about as high as they can be made for maximum productivity. .Moreover, it has been I estimated that if all persons receiving $10,000 or more were allowed to keep only $10,000, and were required to pay the Treasury the balance, a total of only 2 billion 321 million dollars additonal would be raised. Hence, if the income tax is to be made to produce considerably inj)re revenue, the increases in rates will necessarily affect the lower Income brackets. At the same time, the tax exemption now accorded to the interest on some" municipal, State, and Federal securities ought to be eliminated for the future, in order to improve the equal operation of the tax and to eliminate r.' _ . ' " that last avenue of escape from surtaxes. The corporate tax rate now stands at twice the figure employed only ten years ago, and the excess profits tax Is still further increase in tax burden, of large proportions in some cases. Nevertheless it is unlikely that the rates on individuals will be raised without a coincident increase in corporate rates. The excess profits tax will no doubt ultimately be sharply ihcreased.Before that occurs, however, it needs careful thought and revision, for it is now very Elglf. There are also too many cases of severe inequities under the present provisions. For example, the tax is notably discouraging to young, rapidly growing businesses. Federal employment in the District of Columbia totaled 167,081 at the end of March, an increase 5,524 or 3.4 per cent, during the month, the Civil Service announced this week. The War and Navy Departments reported a combined increase of 2,693 and the Office for Emergency Management gained 947. Other increases occurred in the Justice and Treasury Departments and the Veterans Administration. The Commerce Department reported the largest decline, due to a reduction of several hundred in Census j Bureau personnel. In Memphis, Tenn., a wife uses a pair of handcuffs to guard her morning milk. She ' fastens one side of the cuffs to the porch at night and the milkman slips the bottle In the otiier side and snaps it shut. The sparrow is the costliest alien that North America ever admitted. School Exercises At Baron DeKalb .1 ^ ^ The graduation exercises of tho Huron DeKalb High School, WestvlUo, S. O,, wpre held Tuesday evening, May 21. The program featured an address by Verd Peterson, State Supervisor, of Agricultural Education, who dealt most ably with tho economic Implications of our preaeut inter national troubles. DA>rcaa Owens delivered a Salutatory on "The American Economic System". Marie Holland gave tint Valedictory dealing with "The Amerl- . can Government." The program included two numbers by the high school Glee Club, "Finland la" by Sibelius, and "The Path Leading Down to the Htver" by Steinet. Superlntedent Cyril B. ltusbee read a list of pupils who were receiving honor certificates and a list of those receiving certificates for perfect attendance. The members of the Junior Safety Patrol were also awarded certificates. Tho music medals, awarded annually to those pupils showing most progress in music appreciation. were presented to I Camilla Owens. Hetty Jo Faulkenberry, and Joseph Stover. Calvin Walters received the Agriculture medal for having carried on the most satisfactory programs of agriculture work. Pins were also awarded tho valedictorian and salutatorian, Following the delivery of diplomas, Chalmers Honrsby, president of the graduating class, presented to lite school a set of platform flags as a gift from the 1941 class. The pro-j gram was concluded with tho slng-l lng of the alma mater. Platform guests were the members of the board of trustees and the county superintendent of education. Those receiving diplomas were: Iva Mae Baker, Maebelle Blackwell, Roy Gaskln, Marie Holland, Chalmers Hornsby, Dorcas Owens, Rachel Peach, Polly Ray, Ben Truesdale, Laura Ruth Waltes, Eldrldfle Watson, Jesse B. Watson, Margie Workman, and Nell Young. Sea Power Proves Decisive Factor "History shows that tho decisive factor tn all groat war invariably has been sea power." wrote Hear Admiral Clark II. Woodward, U. 8. N., recent* ly. Think back over tho major con* 11 lota of hiatory and you'll realise tho truth of that. When Drake's fleet destroyed the Spanish Armada, he eliminated one of the greatest throats to English security and aafety. When Nelson broke the buck of French ecu power at Trafalgar, he assured Napoleon's ultimate defeat. Japan, under the brilliant Admiral Togo, made her* self a world power to be reckoned with when her fleet routed the Huaalan navy at Fort Arthur. And in World War Number 1, It was the British fleet, under Jelllcoo, which forced tho Gorman navy to bottle itself up in port after the battle of Jutland, and ho made it possible to tighten' the blockade which proved to be one of the decisive factors in that sanguinary conflict. Sea power has always made world history?and it Is for that reason that a number oP military authorities tend to the belief that Germany's great successes on land, Important as they are, cannot win the war for her no matter how far they may be carried Germany's air power is today tho host In Europe, and.lt will bo at least a before British-American production can really rival hers. Her arm les are supreme, in size, in. equip tnent, and in generalship. But Germany has no Hoot in any "way com parable to Britain's. The submarine is a dangerous weapon, but It is extremely limited, and it has been pro ven time and again that sufficient surface power is superior to undersea power. Italy had a large fleet st the start of the war, but it proved sadly deficient in fighting quality, and a large part of it has been destroyed. German shipyards have been held to a minimum by British air raids on Kiel, Hamburg and other ports. British sea power Is tremendously strained. Her ships must police ev ery ocean In the world. They must attempt to bring her merchant Bhlps home with the supplies that are needed to feed her population and arm her fighting forces. That Is why British hop?8 are today pinned to ? considerable extent on the American navy. British strategists are confident that the full participation of our Navy would assure ultimate German defeat.. The American Navy Is the largest and most powerful in the world, according to such authorities as Admir al Woodward. Five years from now, If plans go according to schedule, it w4U also be the fastest navy, and will be Infinitely more powerful. And It is the one branch of our fighting services which Is ready to go to war right noW, if the call Is made. Admiral Woodward believes that If we went to war the Job of our Navy in the Atlantic would be fourfold. First, we would occupy and defend all Atlantic islands on *the "other side", both to forestall their seizure by the axis, and to strike at Invaders moving out from Europe. Second, we would blockade\ ports on the Spanish and French V^est African Coast. Third, we would cooperate fully with the British navy in convoy work. Fourth, we would have to keep largo forces about the Panama Canal to defend it from attack. In the Pacific, a flett would probably be based at Singapore, to keep an eye on Japan. American naval officials think relatively littlq of the Japanese navy, and are certain we would have little trouble In defending ourselves from Hawaii to the mainland. I A number of authorities feel that ^Jlltler would have tatcen a far toughb yfr line with us long ago had it not been for the'American Navy?that he wants to avoid actual war with us because h6' fears that the unlimited participation of our flett would turn the scales against him. It is certainly true that his blockade of England would be made Immeasurably more difficult if our destroyers and cruisers wdre used for convoy work. Our entry into the war would more than double the sea power which the Axis must face. There are reports that Hitler may shortly take over what is left of the French navy?Admiral Darlan, Number 2 man at Vichy, is- notoriously pro-German and has a deep hatred of England and everything English. If that happens, Hitler will be greatly . strengthened?the French cruisers would make excellent raiders and could harrass Britain at many exposed points. And in'the meantime, high British officials are becoming franker and franker in intimating that the cause of the democracies may be lost unless this country sends its ships in with their guns roaring. I v Mrs. Chewning Of Greenwood Dies Green wood, May 22?Mm, Berntce Chewuing, 65, died at the home of her daughter. Mre. K. F. Fletcher, today after one daya illness. Funeral service* wore conducted at tho homo Friday afternoon at 2:80 by her pastor, Dr. Charles F. Slma of the Flrat Baptist church. Intermont was in the . Camden cemetery. The Kov. Rryoe Herbert assisted In ser'vlfort at the grave. . Mrs. Chewnlng was the daughter of the late Flotchor Sparow and Mr*. Frances Davis Sparrow of Camden. She had heen a resident of Greenwood for Ave yoars. | Surviving are two sons, J. F3. Chewnlng, San Diego, Calif,: Sam Chewnlng, El Centro, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. C, R, Mnsaebrau, 1 Camden; Mrs. Inez Hinson. Columbia: and Mrs. Fletcher: two brothers, 11. K. Sparrow and L. J. Sparrow, and one sistor, Miss Nollio Sparrow, CamI den. LETTER FROM GLASGOW . TELLS OF WAR CONDITIONS 1 Mrs. Sadie vonTrcscow Is in receipt of a letter dated In Glasgow, Scotland, April 23. It is from a cousin of hern and (ells briefly of war. conditions in that city: i "Just a not?? to lot you know that we are all well and carrying on with a smile, under probably tho most amazing conditions in all history. "Clydesldo has suffered considerably from the blitz, but that matters not?although the loss'of life is deplorable. We have Just hoard today of tho surrender of part of tho Greek army.. THWMJh to tho help of America, Canada. New Zealand and Australia?and with our own efforts, we shall win the last battle for sure. I do not say this in a spirit of bravado. We are prepared to suffer anything i and for as long as may be necessary { ?to assure final victory. "All of our immediate relatives ^avo* wicgpe/i?apart from the Iosb of windows and ceilings. For that we are grateful. "I am dictating this letter after 9 p. m, In my office. We may have a raid any time, but we can only take them as they come?and see what happens?and how we can get our own back and a bit more. We are working at enormous pressure owing to moat of our male member* of the staff being in service. Please accordingly excuse brevity. "With very kind regards and best wishes, I am yours very sincerely, 'John Kervan McDowall" *'| buy everything .^gkfrom homefolks'* "SIDE-DRESSING CORN with Arcadian, The American Nitrate of Soda at 100 to 300 pounds per acre adds 10 to 20 extra bushels to my yield at a cost of about 20 cants per bushel. I side-dress with Arcadian when corn is about knee-higher.'*^ ?* "Arcadian is good Soda. Experiment Station tests prove there is no better Soda. And Arcadian Is made by homefolks right here in the - 4* South. I want Southern Industry to grow. 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