The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 11, 1941, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
\ ' CITY OF DOVER j
Often Bombed and Shelled It l? site
of 'Peace-Scene Poem
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Washington, D. C.?By an odd-twist
of human event*, one *>t the world's
great poems embodying the ideal of
peace and calm has its scene at that
point on the English coast where the
German* hare made some of their
most thunderous and devastating assaults.
' The town of Dover, in addition to
incendiary and high explosive bombings,
has recently suffered its heaviest
big-gun bombardment since the
fall of 1940, with shells reported falling
in the city at the height of the
attack at the rate of one a minute,
points out a bulletin from the Nation"ftrXPOOgraphic
Society.
Yet It was of Dover Beach that
Matthew Arnpld wrote his famous
poem that begins?
"The sea is calm tonight,
The tide is full, the moon lies fair ^
Upon the Straits?On the French
the light.. . Gleams,
and is gone...." ,
Dover, as the nearest English port
to hostile forces on the continent, was
also an important German objective
during the first World war, the bulletin
continues. Between December,
1914; and the last -months of the war,
it was raided again and again by airplanes,
seaplanes and Zeppelins. It
was also bombarded by surface, and
submarine vessels from. the sea.
However, while considerable property
damage was done to the city and
a number of people^were killed and
wounded, the earlier attacks by the
Germans were slight coinpared with
the vall-out" destruction of today's
high-powered machine warfare.
~ For- example, accounts of bn^dayiight
raid on Dover in March, 1919/
mention the dropping of only a dozen
bombs by four seaplanes. Three
months later, during the first moonlight
attack on the city, one man was
killed and six persons Injured. The
largest number of bombs which fell
at one time was 42. In all, property
destruction was estimated at less
than $150,000.
In February 1918, one of the final
assaults by sea on any coastal point
of Britain was directed against Dover.
A submarine raid which killed one
child and Injured seven other persons,
it lasted from three to four minutes.
, So effective was the work of the
famous Dover Patrol, which protected
cross channel traffic between Great
Britain and France, during the Worldwar
that one report of an active sixweeks
period showed more than
21,000 merchant ships, besides men of
war and auxiliary craft, had madp the
crossing safely. Out of this number
'only 21 were lost or badly damaged
by the enemy.
In normal times Dover is one of the
busiest ports of England. Located at J
the narrowest stretch of the Channel,
it was parttdOTarly popular as offering
the shortest route to the continent
for passenger and cargo traffic. Passenger
sleeping-car service by train
ferry was a special convenience which
had been Inaugurated in 1936 between
Dover and Dunkerque.
Thru Dover came much of England's
imported butter, egpd, poultry,
and other food supplies from Europe,
as well as Paris fashions.
With a peace time population of a*
round 40,000, Dover normally does a
little manufacturing of Its own, chiefly
in shipbuilding supplies, rope and
sails and various ships' stores.
Whet bees started a honeycomb la
a control box telephone service in a
Connecticut town was disrupted.
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By Spectator
Any farmer needing rain might
apply to Spectator. He has had
plenty and to spare.
Just aa I indicated a short time ago.
the weatherman has lost his sense of
proportion, or else is the sort of neu*
tral who helps the boll-weevil, Just as
th? United States is neutral in this
war. but leases and lends seven bll*
lion dollars, while giving hundreds of
millions in other guises. The
weatherman being counected with the
New deal naturally hands out things
with a liberal hand. When he dished
out cold he seemed to think that we
lived in Alaska; when he handed out
heat, he must have thought that he
was dealing with Braill; when it
came to drought, he was so dry that
Bishop Smoak of Colleton endorsed
him, supported by Brother Arfleld of
Newberry and Brothers Ketchin of
Wiunsboro; aud when It comes to
raiu! Oh, boyt Methinks he is a
wayfaring man turned Baptist, and,
like most converts, iuclinpjl to be
over-sealou*. At any rate, now 1b the
time to forth a society of the Stalwart
Amphibians of America, every member
of which must keep a cauoe lashed
to the front porch and be practiced
in the management of it
A successor to Senator Byrues may
be appointed before this number of
Spectator appears, but there is much
speculation over candidates who will
appeal to the voters. Spectator has
assumed that Senator Edgar Brown
would run for the Senate and that
Colonel Wyndham Manning would
run for Governor. Ex-Governor Olin
Johnston is quoted as saying that he
will run for something. If Colonel
Manning should enter the race for the
Senate, that would upset many calculations.
Really it would clarify the
situation if Mr. Manning would
declare that he will run for Gpvernor
and not for Senajtor, though Mr. Mam
ning is under no obligation to speak
until he cares to do so.
Our physical requirements for army
sqrvlce are ridiculous. We see about
u^obust men who engage in work or
play, but can't be accepted by the
army. An absurdity which ts so bad
as to be laughable is the case of a
professional baseball player of the
Boston American League team. This
man, recognized as a star in the big
league, has a batting average of .319
against' big-league ^pitching. That
average Indicates" that he Is a stw
batter. In order to be a star batter
in the American League one has to
have quick perception. True this
man wears glasses; but any man, with
glasses pr without glasses, who can
make an average of .319 in the big
leagues could see much more quickly
and accurately than ninety per cent
of the men accepted.
A newspaper carried two big headlines
recently. One said the Russians
were beaten; the other said the Germans
were crushed. Unfortunately
both can't be true. But wouldn't It
be fine if both headlines were truef
Wren Nests In
Shipping Case
Hamptoh, June 28?A wren wasn't
secretive as to where she built her
nest at Lena. ?The
bird flew into the building of
the Tanquary Honey Farms, Inc., here
some weeks ago and built a nest in a
shipping package In the middle of the
floor. The package has not been
molested and now five tiny wrens
have hatched to be viewed by the visitors
in the building.
The mother wren flies in and out of
the building with no concern for those
present.
Qardsn Notes
This la the period of the year whoa !
our gardeus Are to be enjoyed and j
there ?re not many duties that are
pressing. However It la a aeaaou
when dally putteriug'ia of great value.
Today we waut to liat a few little Joba
that ahould be attended to.
T^ere la a lot to be done to the
roset every day. Cut the flowers
daily, leaving two leavee of the atem
on the plant for more flowera quickly.
Remove black spot. Once each
week spray with copper compounds
or dust with sulphur to. prevent and
cure black spot, Keep the beds cultivated
to conserve moisture to kill
weeds and to hold any rains that
might fall. Roses should be fertilised
once each month with a very light application
of a complete plant food.
Since roses prefer a slightly acid soil
give the beds an occasional fertilisation
with cottonseed meal.
Many people put away their tools
after the winter pruning not realising
that the growing season is the beet
ktime for shortening branohes. In the
spring all the old wood that has blossomed
should be pruned, and the cutting
out of dead wood and undesirable
branches shduld go ou all summer.
In our gardens where so many
plants of many. kinds, of different
heights and spreads, are- crowded together,
that require artificial pruning,
sanitation, stimulation and training.
Cutting for sanitation means taking
out all diseased and dead branches.
Pruning for stimulation means the
removal of weak and distorted
branches which gives the plant additional
strength for new growth. Training
refers to the methods of securing
the desired shape, natural or artificial.
Some want a smooth, clipped shrub
or tree. Others like the foliage natural
but thicks This Is. done by
shortening certain branches In order
that more twigs may bo induced to
grow, making the branches much
denser. It is called shearing and Is
done every year in nurseries to make
evergreens more compact.
The reason for pruning must
determine' how it is to be done.
Plant perennial seeds now for
blooms next spring and summer.
When seeds are sown In the summer
It Is good practice to cover the
seed bed with a piece of wet burlap
to keep the bed moist until the seed
germinate. In sowing seeds take care
JMt. to sow too thickly. -- Fine seed
may be mixed with sand to sow them
more evenly In the row, sowing two
or three times as much sand as there
are seed.
The perennials that should be
found In every garden are: columbine,
delphinium, hollyhocks, pyrethrum,
white candytuft, canterbury bells,
clove pinks, physostegia and veronica.
Another one of our favorite perennials
is Nterembergia hippomanlca
and It la certainly appropriate for
sunny,' dry locations,
Pull up a few weeds every day. It
is a whole lot better than having a
weed attack on the garden monthly.
In the first place the weeds will be.
pulled up before they get too set. In
this manner, if the work is carried on
occasionally the weeds are not liable
to get ahead of you. .Elisabeth JBaum,
to get ahead Qf you.?Elizabeth Baum,
PULPWOOD INVESTIGATION
GET8 UNDERWAY
Columbia, July 5?The first meeting
of the Pulpwood Investigating Committee
appointed by the Legislature
of 1941 was held yesterday In the
office of the President of the Senate
in the State Capitol.
All members of the Committee were
presont which includes Senators
George Warren and J. D. Parler,
House Members Morrison Tuten and
Winchester Smith, and State Officials
Commissioner of Agriculture J. Roy
Jones *n.d State Forester H. A. Smith.
Senator George Warren was elected
Chairman,
A program of procedure was tentatively
adopted which Includes Investigations
Into the activtioe of wood
producers representing mills, pulpwood
contractors, public agencies, and
the general public. It was emphasized
that Insofar as practicable all poopie
interested in pulpwood production
would bo given an opportunity to be
heard.
The State Forester was instructed
to secure doflnnite information as to
prices being paid in other States and
the second meeting of the Committee
was set for July 16, 1941, at which it
is expected that representatives of two
pulp mills will be heard.
The function of the Committee, as
outlined by the Joint Reaolution of
the Legislature creating it, is to investigate
prices paid for pulpwood in
relation to Increased raluea of manufactured
products, the cutting practices.
of the various companies, and
the methods of buying wood with reference
to alleged unfair practices In
such purchases.
ROXY CAFE
camden, 3. c.
REGULAR dinner FOR TODAY SOc
80UP: Mom# Made Vegetable, Clam Chowder or tomato Julct
Cholco of out meet?
Roast Chicken With Dressing
Roaat Frsah Pork Ham with Brown Gravy
* Roaat Sirloin of Beef with Qravy
Fried Spring Chicken *
Fried Freeh Sea Scallopa with Tartar Sauoe
Broiled Sirloin Steak
Deviled Orabe with Tartar Sauoe
8oft Shell Craba with Tartar Sauce
, Breaded Veal Cutlete with Tomato Sauoe
Fried Freeh Shrimp In Butter
! Freeh Shrimp Salad
Fried Freeh Sea "trout
Baked Cured Ham with Potato Salad
The Above Dlnnere Served with Vegetable#
French fried Potatoee, Au Gratln Spaghetti, Lettuce and
Tomato Salad and1 Steamed Rjce
DESSERT: Ambroalie Jello
DRINKS: Coffee, Tee, Sweat or Butter Milk
WC8TSRN SIZZLING STEAKS
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