The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 18, 1941, Image 1
. NATIONAL DEFENSE ALUMINUM COLLECTION JULY, 21\ TO 29
The Camden Chronicle
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NUMBER 17
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Washington. D., C., July 11-r-An
organization for assuring ample numbers
of skilled workers in expanding
defense industries, if necessary by
transferring them from less important
plants on a priorities basis, is being j
set up this week through the Office of
Production Management. Under the
new program, work of six subdivisions
of the O. P. M. dealing with
labor will be combined with defense
labor activities of Bix governmental
agencies in an O. P. "M. labor supply
branch. It will have the assistance
of 12 regional committees In industrial
areas. Anticipated labor requirements
that the new organization will
be called upon to fill in the next ten
months include an additional 1,418,000
persons in manufacturing concerns,
on the basis of present contracts
alone. And another million to a milJon
and hsftf fcre expected to find employment
in other business activities.
About 800^000 workers in low wage
Industries hare received increases
through Industry wage orders, General
Philip 3. /Fleming, Administrator
or the Wage and Hour Division, U. '8.
Department of LabOn announced today.
General Fleming stated: "It is
a miBtake to think of the Wage and
Hour Law as Just a 30 cents-an-hour
law. The 30 cents-an-honr minimum
wage far all those engaged in interstate
commerce 'or in the production
of goods for fnteretaie*' commerce,
which went into effect on October 24,
1939, increased the wgge rates above
30 cents an hour up to 40 cents an
hour have increased the wages of
about 800,000 workers. Forty cents
an hour becomes the universal mintmum
on October 24, 1945."
1 The largest groups raised by wage
r orders recommended by committees
, equally representative of the employers,
the employees, and the public,
are 300,000 textile workers, 190,000
garment workers, 66,000 railroad
workers, and 60,000 shoe workers.
Training will be given 2,556 Army
II enlisted men next year in automobile
land allied mechanics, the War DeIpartment
announced yesterday. -Plans
I have been made to enroll about 2,000
I men, comprising 10 classes,-In the
I David Raken, Jr., Mechanical School
I of Trade, St. Louis, Missouri, and 500
colored troops will be ^instructed at
lHampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia.
The Government will pay their tuition
fees. While attending school the
men will get weekly report cards inIdicating
their progress. Plans have
been made to keep the enrollment
load on civilian schools uniform durling
the year.
Army Aviation Cadets must have
Ibeen American clltzens for 10 years
|Preceding their appointment to the
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[State Primary
September 9
Columbia, July 16?The state
democratic executive committee vot|?d
unanimously today to order a U. $.
[senatorial primary election SeptemA
committee was appointed to
htudy the matter of how to finance
primary and to present some
[Workable proposal" at 2:80 p. m.
Chairman Winchester Smith appointed
C. Afann of Pickens, W. B. WJfc
of York, LeRoy Anderson, of
Greenville, j. d, Parler of Dorchester
J. Hermon Lightsey of Hampton
to serve on the committee, [
In setting the date for the primary,
committee fixed September 28 for
runoff primary if one were needed.
Holding of two primaries in SeptemJ*r
would permit Governor Burnet R.
ybank to call a special general
action early m October, tyybank
the proposal was ..agreeable to
The governor, who is national Dem- ,
executive committeeman, told
? meeting that when be set August
18 "a tentative date" for the elec- ,
r? 11 his Intention to abide "by j
e w,sh*8 of this committee" and de- ]
" election if aaked to do so. ' *' ,
* Proposal by Senator Edgar A.
own 0f Barnwell to ask the general <
embly to appropriate $60,000 for ;
?pen^| of the primary was ;
i?*! 22"21, AfUr considerable argowet
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New Senator A
"Travelin' Man"
Columbia, July IS?They say of
Alva Moore Lumpkin, who Is to be
South Carolina's new Junior senator,
that he's traveled about the country
and knows almost as many people as
his old friend Jim Farley; Certainly
he will be no stranger in Washington.
He is, for instance, acquainted already
with most of the .men In thu
senate. >4 . .
They tell this one on Lumpkin,
long one of South Carolina's topflight
lawyers, and a federal district Judge
for the last two years:
The Lumpkin cook, a big negro
woman, was late for work one morning?the
first time in seven years.
Mrs. Lumpkin asked what the trouble
* "
"Mah boy, John, he been in trouble
and Ah been trying* tuh find a lawyer
tuh defend him." said the cook.
."Then why didn't you go to Mr.
Alva and ask him to defend him?"
The cook's eye bulged.
"My Gawd, Mis Lumpkin, 1b Mr.
Alva a lawyer? I thought he wuz* a
travelin' man!"
Lumkin likes people, and he likes
to keep in touch with things. He is
friendly, genial, easy to know and
one of the mosf easily accessible men
on earth.
Says Mrs. 8ara H. Cornwell, whoj
has been his secretary for the last
seventeen years:
"The reason we get so many things
done around here is that he's always
in touch with everythnlg. He sew
everybody who comes in to the
office."
At fltty-flve, he Is stoutlsh, squarefaced,
bald, and industrious. He rises
early^ftpd to work early. And
%e gfcfts home at what he calls a
"reasonable" hour?'that is about 6
P. M.
He likes to hunt and fish, and play
golf. He admits he hasn't had much
time to play golf ^nce he'B been on
the federal bench, but?well, he'B taking
bis clubs to Washington with
him. "
Smoke?
"Well", he says, "I used to smoke
four packs a day, but rather-than
worry about whether I was smoking
too much, I quit altogether."
Lumpkin, appointed by Governor
Burnet R. Maybank, is giving up his
judgeship to serve six months or less'
of the unexpired te/m of James F.
-Bynresr- newly appointed supreme
court Justice. ^Upder the law, Governor
Maybank could not appoint a successor
to Byrnes for longer than six
months.
The governor has announced that
he will call a special election for
August 26 to fill the rest of Senator
Byrnes' unexpired term, which continues
until January, 1943.
Why?the question arises?should
Judge Lumpkin give up a federal
Judgeship to serve so short a term In
the senate?
Well?
An Interviewer asked Judge Lumpkin
If he were an isolationist.
"No", replied LumpkJn, "I'm not an
Isolationist?but I've been one for the
last two years, as a federal Judge."
That maybe, is one reason.
More seriously, though, Judge
Lumpkin says it is with the greatest
relufclance that he leaves the bench,
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Aluminum Needed
National Defense
The nation is appealing to all its
citizens for their active assistance
for the first time since President
Roosevelt'B declaration of a full
national emerg?bcy May 27, 194L
The nation needs aluminum for
planes and other vital items in its
defense program more rapidly than
existing facilities can produce It.
Therefore , the people of the nattpn
have been asked toiionate all used
aluminum ware that can be spared
from their household without being
replaced. All aluminum will be used
exclusively for national defense.
Plans are going forward tor the
drive in Camden and Kershaw, county
which is scheduled to continue until J
July 29. The Boy Scouts end the
women's clubs in Camden are cooperating
In the drive; and our home and
county demonstration agents are '
taldhg plans for the collection over
the county^ A wire bin
placed on the comer near the poet
oWloe to receive the aluminum m
Is collected. So if no
bu on th? corner of M.to Street.
Work of Red Cross
In Foreign Fields
(By Smile Von Tresokow)
The local chapter ot the American
Red Cross extends lta assistance to
those who are conducting a campaign
for donations of used aluminum
ware. Red Cross chapters throughout
the nation 'are cooperating with
various Rational' organisations in ft
house-to-house canvas and collection
of used aluminum ware which can be
spared without replacement.
The following news items appearing
in the American Red Cross News
Service ok July 14, reveal In part
the tremendous work being done at
this time:
"With athletics playing an important
role in strengthening the morale
of soldiers and sailors in Undle Sam's
growing forces, the Red Cross is add*
lng to its service to the Army and
Navy by providing $1,000,000 worth
of sports equipment to meet a lack of
funds available for recreatRm.
?"Immediate* delivery of millions of
quinine tablets and thousands of
doses of atrabrlne Is being planned
for Yunnan Province . in southern
China where serious malarial conditions
are raging. A great deal of
the medicine will be taken along the
lower stretches of the Burma, long
a malaria sone.
"The American, Red Cross was
thanked for its war relief assistance
to great Britain in a message from
Field Marshal Sir Philip Chatwode,
chairman of the British Red Crosij,
He expressed ^appreciation for 'the
extraordinarily * generous way" it
which "oft-repeated" requests foi
supplies had been answered.
"Tons of flour and other foodstuffs
have been ord^rqd to feed 250,000
refugesB In Egypt whb have fledT t?
escape enemy air raids.
"Nearly one hundred Americas
physicians who received degrees it
British. Medical schools will sail it
July for volunteer duty In Great
Britain,"
Should an emergency arise, the Red
Cross has announced that Washing
ton could immediately have First Aid
Stations manned by some 2,500 vol
unteers. The Washington undertak
ing is one of the first to be completed,
although cities and towns
throughout the nation are at work to
provide First Aid detachments ~foi
use in time of emergency.
Man Uses Gun 77
To Kill Self
Frank S. Hensley, aged 27, died
instantly at his home six miles
Southeast of Camden early Tuesday
morning from the blast of a singlebarrel
shot gun placed to his right
ear.
The wound is said to have been
self-inflicted. The young man had
gone into a barn nearby and seated
himself on the floor, where the shot
was fired.
Sheriff J. H. McLeod and Coroner
Ed Lee went to the scene and at the
request of Hensley's father no Inquest
was held. 4
Young Hensley was borp iu Pensacola,
N. C.? June 3, 1914, and was
the son of S. S. Hensley ajnd the late
Mrs. Hensley.
He had been residing in Camden
for a number of years where he was
associated with his father and brother
as a fruit and vegetable vendor.
His funeral was held from Antloch
Baptist church Wednesday morning
at 11 o'clock with the Rev. B. S.
Broom officiating. The burial was
in the church yard.
Water Mains To
Woddward Airport
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At a meeting of oity council on
July 15, the Mayor aqd City Council
unanimously passed a resolution to
extend a six inch city wat?r Tine on
Federal Highway No. lTo the Woodward
Airport, thereby serving the Air
School and all residents on Highway i
Ho. 1- 7
This will be a WpA project and the
cost of the pipe and fitting# to the
sponsors will be approximately $11,HHT
The Air School Is to Tiy
their proportion of the cost as advance
payment on their water bills
and in the event more than f2,000
worth of water is got consumed by
the School during its' existence, the
city Is to refund any amount over
|2,000 paid by the school as advance
payment on water bin.
The WPA office has already appgov
Richard Speaks <
Before Kiwanis Club
Congressman J. P. Richards In an
address to the KtwanlS' club last
Tuesday spoke on the subject, "Is
Democracy Safe J" ^
"Democracy Is like a prise-fighter,"
said Congressman Richards, "they
both have to start from the bottom
and work . up the hard way. They
bare to endure hardships in order, to
appreciate victory.
r*^he American people will soon be
piR to the real test as to whether
they can survive under real pressure
as England is doing today."
In his talk, Congressman Richards
pointed out that we, the American
people, will face a graver situation
th%n we are now facing, and he wondated
if we could go back to the
horse and buggy days and still keep
our "freedom of speech" and "freedom
of the preoa," together with our
ideals.
"After America had created her
form of Democracy," said Mr. Richards,
"other countries In Europe and
elsewhere stasted forming thefr governments
based on American prlncl.
pies. In France particularly, their
forefathers gave them a new set-up
, la government after the revolution?
: bksed on a Democratic feeling adherent
in the majority of men and woi
men in the world today. There was
, nothing wrong with France's Maginot,
I- Hue nor with her army, but the "apple
was rotten at the core" She was
defeated from within. Her Democ;
, racy couldn't eurvive. A prise-fighter
{ after obtain tug the crown, sometimes
> relaxes in bis training and is defeatad
by a ranch poorer fighter than
, himself."
i He toW the club that America i^eed
ii never fear Invasion from without as
long as she fights to preserve her
! Democratic ideals established by her
L forefathers.
l He went on to say that the real
- problem will come if we face a Hitlercontrolled
Europe* The , United
I States ooiildn't possibly produce ma.
tefials, paying high wages that we are
[ accustomed to, and cope with the
. Nasi machine producing materials
; with her slave labor. Our South
, American neighbors especially, will
i buy goode where they can obtain a
, cheaper price, and by doing so, will
. swing towards Germany. "This," he
commented, "will be the real threat
to America."
An Inspiring talk, Mr. Richards, and
| the Clnh Invites you to meet with
them again.
The clu^ was happy to welcome into
Its membership, Bill Fishburne, of
whom It is Justly proud.
Beauty Pageant
At Theatre Tonight
Camden's loveliest young ladles are
to compete In the Beauty Contest
now in preparation and to be held at
the Camden Theatre Friday, July 18.
The winner of this contest will repre^
sent our city at the State Pageant
in Charleston where she is heralded
the Queen of Camden and competes
with representatives from all other
key cities In South Carolina for the
honor of "Miss Individual South Carolina".
This title is so named because
of the merits upon which the winner
is'chosen; being as the title indicates
poise, grace and individuality. Beauty
of face and figure have their due importance
j bat a are not the primary
qualities for consideration in selection
.of the winner.
Tiny Tote and specialty entertainment
numbers Vfjll also appear on the
program in separate contests. Judges
for all contests are selected from out
of town in order that there be xlo '
possibility of partiality being shown .
contestants after the contests ars
held. Names of winners will appear '
in this newspaper.
The young ladles and tots pprtlcl- '
pating In the contest will be as follows:
Girls?Misses Frances Hammond, 1
Eunice Jordan, Frances West, Sarah 1
McLeod, Jane Campbell^ Betty Har- 1
rin, Virginia Myers, Sarah Harvin,
Patsy Trantham, Marjorie Creed, (
Edna Moseley, Beatrice Oliver, Jane i
Trjuatham, and Jnanita Stokes, t
Tata?Patsy Cox, Helen Chewning, t
Patty Outlaw, Jean Moore, Carolyn <
Ann Rush, Jane Knates, Jean Alice
Chsemtng, Conine Raley, Betty Lou j
Ralfc MAucy Jean Truesdale, Patsy t
Haynes, Dorothy Fogle, Martha <]
Haynes, Betty Ann Powell,. Jane Gas- \
kin. Fay Holland, Jackie Moore and j
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Old "Landmark (
Totally Demolished
(Hy Sadie von Treaokow)
The past few days have aeon the i
total demolition of un old landmark t
known to past generations us tlK? 1
"Ciplea house," on lower Fair Street, i
at one time one of the most impor- 1
tunt sections of Camden. * \
The street recevled its name from j
the Fair Grounds at its southern end. 1
According to Historic Camden, a curious
old commission fouud among i
ancient probate records in Charles- i
ton, Issued October 28, 1774 in the 1
name of George the Third by the <
Grace of God, of Great Britain, '
France and Ireland, King, Defender I
of the Faith" ik the key to the name I
of Fair Street. This commission
reads:?"Whereas, it will greatly ,
tend to the Benefit and Advantage of
the Inhabitants of the interior parts
of this Province, if Fairs were to be
held at and fit proper places whereto
the said inhabitants might Resort
to sell or purchase horses, cattle
hogs, etc., which they either want
or have to dispose of. And whereas,
Joseph Kershaw, Mr. Ancrum and
Aaron Loocock who are the Joint proprietors
of the greatest part of the
said town of Camden have given and
surrendered up unto us, our Heirs
and Successors forever a Piece or
Parcel of ground situated on. the
East side of Fair Street in the said
town of Camden, etc., for the use
and purpose of holding a Fair there.
An^ being desirous of contributing to
the Ease and Emolument of our loving
subjects In our said Province of
South Carolina, do grant unto (the
said gentlemen mentioned above) as
tenants in common and as* Joint
tenants full power and absolute
authority to proclaim and hold 2
fairs in each year forever thereafter."
These Fairs were to "be holden" in
April and November of each year, the
first to be held April 1775. The owner
of the house, Lewis Clples, an
Englishman (1775-1865) who amassed
j a considerable fortune, owned a large
j plantation between Granny's Quarter
and White Oak creeks on the way
to Liberty Hill. From this j>Jace the
granite for DeKalb monument in
front of the Presbyterian church was
quarried. Mr. Clples married Sarah
Adamson, but having no children,
they adopted Sarah, the daughter of
Ebenezer P. Nlles, to whom they
left their property. She married
Colonel Artemus Goodwin of Fort
Motte and left one child, Ellzabethv
afterwards Berwick Legare. Dr.
Legare was for years a successful
dentist here . and later moved to
Columbia. We children always called
Mrs. Goodwin, "Auntie Goodwin".
She and "Cousin Bessie" lived for
years in the old home now destroyed,
known as "the Ciples house." Dr.
Legare's office was a small building
at the extreme southern end of the
lot. The original house was two
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Dummy Cannon
Used at Camden
(R. E. Grler, in Columbia State)
Russians claim that Germany is
using "dummy" tanks in its invasion
of that country. One news dispatch
was that of some 20 "tanks" in a
sector, only one was a real tank, the
others being trucks covered over with
canvas to resemble tanks. A machine
gun was carried on these dummies
to make the deception more effective.
This may be true or merely an in- '
vention of the Russiana. '
But Germany Is setting no precedent
-in such deception in war. time.
In fact, she is merely taking another *
page from American history'
I>urJng the Revolutionary war, the '
itory goes, a British colonel with his J
rorce, constructed a small fort near J
Camden and seemed determined to
aold it against all .comers.
But Col. William Washington, headng
a small American force, had his
deae about attack. And he didn't J
rant to lose any of his men.
Pine logs were to be had for the t
fitting. Some half dozen of these, e
tripped of branches and painted black t
o resemble cannon, were swung beween
wagon wheels by the Amerl- t
*ns. .
They were rolled up some distsmce <
torn the fort, care being taken to lei %
he British see what was going on.
Phe British officer, not caring to have t
da fort blown to bfta and his men i
[filed, surrendered. So the dummy 1
'ana en worked In that
ffc*et hoping the Raaelans wont be j
***** m the e
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Committees Formed
Defense Bond Sale
State chairman Jamea H. Hamnond
of the Defense Bond and
Stamp aalo for South Carolina, with
kV. J\ Bowers, atate adminiatrator,
net in the office of J. Team Gettya,
Ivorahaw county chairman, for the
;>urpoae of explaining the work and
(ettiiiK the bond and Jeal Bale under
way.
Mr. Hammond explained that the
atampa and bond? were not only a
good Investment, but it made the
buyers of these stamps defense mlndwl.
The speaker also said that it
was unfair to the boys being called
Into service, if the people were not
behind them one hundred per cent.
Mr. Bowers offered suggestions to
the committee whereby the sale of
the stamps and bonds could be Increased.
Among these were that all
schools should be visited and get the
children interested; all civic clubs
should be visited, Including all women's
olubs, American Legion and
auxiliary; present the sale of bonds
and stamps to any conventions held
in city; try to have industrial plants
advance the purchase price of some
and have them on sale at plant; try
to have employers or a large number
of employers to purchase the stamps
and have them available for their
employees on each pay day?the average
mtn not having the time to visit
the postofTice for this purpose. The
plan is not to sell one bond to the
individual and quit, but to have a
continuing eale. One bank in this
state has put into effect a plan called
"Buy a Bond a Month Club." Another
plan which has been successful is
in having merchants and other advertisers
insert' in their advertising
some reference to buying these
bonds.
The Government, through the sale
of these bonds, is anxious to bring
home to the people the fact that this
country is confronted with a real
emergency. The officials at Washington
appear to have the feeling that
the average 1 citizen of this country
does not realise the true situation as
it is today. In other words, this is
an educational campaign as much as
it is a campaign for the sale of bonds
and stamps.
Many people are asking what they
can do to assist the Government in
this emergency. Thin Is ' a plan by
which all citizens, rich and poor, high
and low, men, women and children,
can participate in. As you know, the
stamps commence at ten cents.
The Government could secure this
money through banks but they want
every person in the country to feel
that he has a part in this country's
efforts to build up Its defense. In
other words, human nature Is such
that when an individual feels that
he has a financial interest in something
he takes more Interest in. the
othpr affairs pertaining to this thing.
It is the opinion of the Government
that this will arouse as much interest
as any one thing that could be done. ,
The Government does not ask any
one to give money, but merely asks
that they lend the money with full
faith and credit of this Government
to use as collateral., In addition to
this, a reasonable rate of Interest is
being offered and the bonds can be
cashed In for their purchase price
plus accumulated interest at any
time with the required notice given.
If these bonds become worthless, the ..
money in the banks and in the pockets
of the citizens will be worthless
because the Government is backing
both the money and bonds.
' After this war is ended and the
tremendous defense prograpislows
lown, there will inevitably b*. % recession
in business. If people will
ulopt this plan of saving they Will
>? building np for them a "nest egg"
or this inevitable depression and St
he same time will be helping their .
Government. ^?
This plan of saving 'will have a
endency to prevent inflation which
ias rained so many countries. There
s no question but that there are
nore people at work than formerly ind
that wages' are higher than
ormerly. If the people go on
'spending spree" by purchasing an
ypea of luxuries it is bound to toj
srease or inflate the costs of such
om mod I ties because prices are eltrays
governed by demand. If. the
people are educated to save through
his plan, it can readily be setfE tjfci
re will be helping to IH'fltjpt 4irftatr
Chairman Gettys haa named the
oDowlng cltitans throughout the