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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. o. WIHI. Idlt>r ?>?< ff?prUW published avary Friday at ,NttJ5k?? 4109 North Broad Stroat. and anla/art at tha ctmdrn, South Carolina 6a ie<*on<i cIjim mull milttf } ^ yaar 11%. No aubai rlpttona taken tor faas than Si* Motitha. In all Inatanoaa th? aubacrlptlon price la dua and payable In advanca. All aubacrlptlona are cancelled whan aubacribef fella to [ " *?R?pra?antad In Naw York by tha Aroarlcan Praaa Association and alsewhera by all rellabla Advertising Agancias Wa accept no advartlalng of a doubtful nature and'try to protect our patrons fiom misrepresentation by Advertisers^ No Xd^uoa Adv*rUee??e?4e price Church notlcaa publiahad f aa Carda of thanka and notlcaa of talninenta where an admission faa ?e charged will be charged for Trlbutaa ol rea|>ect and obltuarTea will be charged for. All communications inuat be algnao. otherwlae they will be destroyed. Friday, February 20, 1942 aHaw*Mia?l? Wa milieu No* V?a t GMmm FROM PEACE TIME TO WAR Juuuary 31 marked the end of an era. On that day the great Detroit auto factories turned out their last cars. The next day marked the beginning of a now era. The motor plants, working on u 24-hour-a-day basis, begun the tremendous Job of switching to war production. There is a.stilklug symbolism In that change. I he automobile industry is a inagnlflclcnt example of the free enterprise at work to improve the standard of living, and to give the public a better product for less money. Hut the arts of peace must take a back seat now, and the arts of destruction hold the center of the stage. Whul Is taking place in Detroit is taking place in all the other industrial areas of this country, In a thousand-and-one different kinds of Industry and business. The American pro- ' duction machine is unequaled. Its < potential arms capacity is greater 1 than that of all other powers combin- i ed. Hut we are starting to use this t machine at a very lato date. Our ' enemies have a long head start on us. 1 While the democracies were giving ] their energies to bettering the lot of ? people, the total states wuro devoting theirs with ruthless singlo pur- I pose to the creation of urmles. navies 1 and air forces. The most valuable 1 commodity lu this war Is time, und I we must make the most of it, stint- < ing nothing, now. 1 The series of disasters which have," taken place in the Pacific, are u grim JI testimonial to more than 20 years of ; blindness. Inefficiency and wishful ! thinking on the part of this country, ' England?utrd other dwmuv t acles. Bo 1 far as the fighting is concerned, we need have no qualms. It is a fact that J lu every Instance where those troops, have met Axis troops on anything^ resembling even terms, they have emerged victorious. The tiny Dutch navy and air force has inflicted blow after blow against a Japan which is infinitely stronger In every military branch. Empire troops in Malaya took a heavy toll of an enemy which outnumbered them terribly and had virtually complete mastery of sky and 1 sea. A relative handful of Americans and Filipino soldiers under the great 1 General .Ma< .\rthur have held off a ' Japanese army estimated at* more!' than 200,0(10 men?and they have done 1 that wlihalmost no hope of relief or. j aid The tragedy is that MacArthur ! and other leaders were given so little,' to work with. We delayed, we refused ' to read the writing on the wall. wej< practiced business as usual and stilk-|' es as usual, and so the defeats we." have suffered became Inevitable. Now there has been some reorganl-j z.it !<>n in government, designed to give it flexibility and speed. Donald ^ Nelson is using the vast powers ton- ( ferred upon him to cut out dead wood f and clear the way for swift and de- j ? clsive action. Industry is confident t of its ability to do the job. no matter f how long and arduous it proves to ( he. As Raymond Clapper recently j wrote, "I have talked with executives 3f the chief automobile companies and [ haven't heard a defeatist word. They ire making It a matter of personal ind firm prldo to demonstrate that In war production they can astonish the world just as they did in automobile production." That confident attitude extends throughout all industry. One of the most difficult Jobs for he immediate future will bo to mobilize small factories for war work. It is much onsier to produce the peace-to-war transition in gigantic !nlustries with their great staffs, endess facilities and vast resources of -apitul. knowledge and talent. I3ut these great plants can't do the whole job. There are thousands of small plants in this country which can make needed parts, and which possess mawhich muHt be utilized. Past efforts to do this were ineffectual. Now a new division has been established by Mr. Nelson to deal with the problem and much Is expected. Some think that even one-man ships will be drawn into the vast plan of total production. There will be no unemployed soon, save for a scattering of unemploya-; i)les. The army will he doubled in! size, and that will mean that 4,000,-j 1)00 or more American men in the! prime of life will be serving in uni-j form. Plans are on foot for putting women to work in Jobs that used toj >o done entirely by men?driving! rucks and taxis, performing minor1 industrial operations, and the like, six months from now the problem will >e how io find enough workers. This inns program will require the use of very pair of capable hands iu the onntry.? Monroe Enquirer. Camden Agog Over "Socialite" Story (Continued from first page) I leveral names were mentioned as hose of the probable brides. How-j ver. the Camden News Service soon Unpolled the wholesale speculation ' >y announcing that Llbby was mar- > led to a lady from a Pee Dee town.} The Chronicle refrains from calling | ler name) here iu Camden on Jan-1 . I uary 13. by Rev. A. Douglas Mo Am, of the Presbyterian church. Libby ' gave his full name as Frederick L. 3 M. Libby, age 27, of 619 Hollywood Drive. Jersey City. N. J. The bride * gave her age as'38 and stated she ' is a widow. 4 According to the Charlotte story, f Ldbby will be returned to Camp ^landing and will have to stand trial >n charges of desertion and lmperlonatlng an officer. Mackey Gets Life For Killing Wife (Continued lrom first page) Sentence of twelve months imposed, but sentence suspended pending good behavior. Henry Fletcher and George Tucker j plead guilty to using motor car with- i out consent of owner. Three months each with sentence suspended. George Gainey plead guilty to a charge of aggravated assault and i battery and drew a six months sen- j tence. The sentence was suspended | upon condition that he not get into1 any more trouble under two years. Lawrence Williams plead guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to serve two years. Williams took an! axe and split the head of Homer Green open. The killing occurred in I the lower section of Camden. Doth' parties were negroes. James B. Blackmon, charged with J , striking vehicle and failing to stop I and render aid was found not guilty. ' Thomas Reynolds, plead guilty to theft of livestock and was put on a five-year probation. Reynolds was a young negro. | Byrl Smith and James Crewell plead guilty to a liquor law violation, j' Crewell paid a fine of $100, while Smith got four months suspended. | James Chestnut, alias Shorty Ches- ( nut, plead guilty to a charge of priv-j lly stealing from the person. He re-, eeived a sentence of four months. ! i Eddie Lee Jackson plead guilty to a charge of seduction under promise j of marriago Sentenced to pay a 1 tine of $100 or serve three months. ' Sentence suspended on condition that lie pay prosecuting witness $.'15 by March 15, 1912. Thomas Chestnut plead guilty to assnul tand battery and drew a sen-i1 tence of thirty days. Willie Magill plead guilty to charge 1 of assault and battery with intent to kill and will serve fifteen months. James Curry and Johnnie Williams ' were charged with breaking into the j Roxy Cafe on DeKalb street. They j stole a considerable sum of cash { which was recovered. It will cost them fifteen months each. ^ News Events In and Around Bethune Hethuue, Feb. 18.?Mr. and Mm. H. K. Moyers and children. of Columbia, were Sunday guest* of Mr. and Mrs. 1-ee lllllon. M N Harmon, agriculture teacher, has been called Into service. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon left Saturday for Fort McClennan, at Anuiaton, Ala, where he will attend au officers training school. World* day of mayor will ba observed in the Methodist church Friday afternoon at 4:30, under the direction of Mrs. M. F. Helms. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Davis and aon, Donate, of Charlotte, were week eud guests of Mr. and Mrs. l<orlng Dsrli. J. M. Clyburn. Jr., of Fort Bragg, spent the week end here with bis parents,* Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clyburn. Robert Bethune King and Charles Bfcrry. of Shaw Fluid. Sumter, were guests of relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Jack Davis, of Birmingham, Ala., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mays, last week eud returned to her home Sunday. Miss Drucilla Ratcllff, of Wlnthrop college, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, W T. Ratcllff. Miss Ratcllff was accompanied home by two of her college mates, Misses Mary Dressel and Margaret Hazelton. Nell Ratcllff, of Clemson. also was the guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ratcllff. The Pleasant Hill W. M. U. held its regular meeting with Mrs. John Catoe Friday afternoon. The president made an Interesting talk on Peace. During the Bocial hour fruited jello with sweet crackerB were eerved. The meeting was dismissed with prayer. Mrs. Eugene Huckabee and children, of Camden, spent the week end with Mrs. Huckabee's mother, Mrs. Beanjce Hilton. Mrs. Huckabee's home was destroyed by Are Friday afternoon. Thomas Kirkley Dies Near Cheraw Choraw, Feb. 11.?Thomas Kirkley, 63-year-old farmer, died at his home near Cheraw Monday night after a short illness. He had lived in this community all hie life. He is surviyed by his widow, Mrs. Minnie Hammond Kirkley; four sons, Dan and Robert Kirkley of Cheraw, and Jack and Charles Kirkley of Chesterfield; three daughters, Mrs. Earl Rainwater and Mrs. Willard Caulder of Cheraw and Mrs. S. J. Fustaino of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. A. F. Warden and Mrs. F. M. Lavina of Cheraw and Mrs. C. C. Padgett of Camden; his mother, Mrs. Martha Kirkley. and several grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon from Mount Olivet church by the Rev. A. H. McCarn and the Rev. H. J. Wood. Soldier Likes Home Town Paper Down in Guantanamo Bay. Cuba, there are two Camden boys who are serving in the Marine Corps. One is Lieutenant Alvin S. Sanders, and the other is Lieutenant W. R. Gettys. Both are in the same unit of the corps. In a letter to the Camden publicity director. Lieutenant Sanders states that the best reading that he and Lieutenant Gettys have is "The Chronicle", their home-town paper. The Chronicle", by the way, goes regularly to Lieutenant Gettys and upon its arrival at Guantanamo Bay, Is eagerly read by the two Camden soldiers. Says Lieutenant Sanders in a letter ;o the news service, "I never realized until reading The Chronicle what a comforting pleasure a home-town paper can be. Next to letters from my wife who recently had to leave when the station was evacuated end etters from my mother and father, he home-town paper Is the best readng I can hope for. I realize that I im a little presumptuous, but I hought you might enjoy a sort of mtlsfaction in knowing how much ve enjoy the paper." In the letter to the news service, Mr. Sanders encloses payment for a rears subscription to The Chronicle. Zemp And Dial To Secure Rights 1 (Continued from first page) orders to safeguard farmyards, gardens and similar areas. In the event of damage to land, cultivated areas or property during the proposed training, prompt attention will be given claims addressed to the Rents and Claims Officer, Fort Jackson, S. C. General Thompson, in his letter, assures the landowners that continuous use of the land Is not contemplated, nor will troops be concentrated in tliese areas for protracted periods. It is desired to make provisions only for occasional exercises and maneuvers to meet the needs of varied units which are being organized and trained in South Carolina, the landowners are advised. Endorsement of the plan for acquiring additional training areas in the eleven counties is also made by Major Mahon, director of the South Carolina council for national defense. "Our council will be very glad to cooperate, just as we did during the recent maneuver period," Major Ma hou declared. Already letters to the landowners : asking their cooperation in permitting the uso of the land are being mailed. Enclosed are tho letters from General Thompson, the proclamation of Governor Harley, the indorsement of Major Mahon and a form for the landowner to fill out and return to ; the Itent8 and Claims- Officer, Fort 1 Jackson. Permission for the use of the land for five years is requested. .April 1 Is the deadline for the completion of securing the maneuver rights of the land. The money that has been spent for boon doggling in the past few years, ] if spent for war planes would have given this country the best air fleet in the world; but that's water over the dam. And yet boon-doggling is going right on, in slightly changed form, perhaps, but in greater volume than ever. And if it Isn't stopped, America Is not only going to be defeated, but the country will be hopelessly broke.?Chester Reporter. The area of the Dutch East Indies is about one-quarter of the area of continental United States. REPAIRS ' I We carry a large stock of RE- ! PAIRS for FARMALL TRACTORS, ! and all other FARM IMPLEMENTS j that we sell in this territory. BUT, we urge FARMERS to place orders with us AT ONCE for RE- ; PAIRS that will be needed this SPRING. Whitaker & Co. Telephone Four Rutledge Street F O R SAL E . Attractive Dwelling in Good Location offered at 30 per cent discount for quick sale. Small down payment, easy terms and low interest rate on Balance. LEWIS L. CLYBURN, Agent CAMDEN, S. C. TELEPHONE 62 AMAIINB AMEIIEA NORTH WOODS SUPERMAN THE MYTHICAL GIANT LUMBERJACK/ PAUL BUNYAN, AND BABE, HIS FAMOUS BIG BLUE OX, STILL STAND ON THE SHORES OF LAKE BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA ?AS HUGE STATUES. HOME GROWN AFRICAN LIONS AT tL MONTE. CALIFORNIA, THERE'S A FARM WHERE THE ONLY LIVESTOCK RAISED IS LIONS. THEY EARN THEIR LIVING AS HIGH-SALARIED MOVIE STARSI FIRST 81ACK GOLD AMERICA'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL OIL WELL WAS DRILLED AT TITUSVILLE, PA. THE GASOLIME PRODUCED FROM THIS OIL WAS CONSIDERED A WORTHLESS BY-PRODUCT AND WAS THROWN AWAY I FAR MORE PEOPLE CAW TRAVEL OW FAR LESS RUBBER, METAL, FABRIC AMD FUEL PER PASSENGER WHEW THEY GO BY GREYHOUND SUPERCOACHES RATHER THAW BY PRIVATE MOTOR CAR.. PNEUMONIA I PNEUMONIA is t?rm disease - ' that develop* quickly. Pnau* mania doee not always fellow Influenza or a cold, but lowered resistance may five pneumonia terms a better opportunity to lay hold. Pneumonia Is an infection resulting from the pneu* nioniu germ, In the lobes of the lungs. Because, almost entirely, this pneumonia germ is combatted by a substance manufactured in the body to resist this poison, maintain bodily resistance during winter months. If below par physically, consult your physician, for underlying organic diusea. Healthy, full-blooded, nourished bodies rarely contract pneumonia, so the chief method of prevention is to keep up the blood count and bodily resistance, get plenty of rest, stay away from those who have "flu," colds or pneumonia and avoid allowing the body to become chilled. The Treachery if PNEUMONIA calls for constant supervision of a competent physician, and experienced nursing. <*1. wBHmiiiig pufscfitpiions is rut fnosi mipomt prot of our susikss THIS IS Mi 28 Of A SERIES "TELLING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DOCTOR" A FEW SOUND TIPS , ON WAR TIME TRIPS! "Save War Materials" "Every trip you teke by Super-Coach instead of by car you'll be saving two gallons of gasoline out of every three! You'll also be making possible similar economies in metals, fabrics, and rubberf* v "Avoid Wear on Tires" "Go easy on those tires of yours ? go Greyhound whenever business or relaxation calls you out of town. It assures extra life for those precious tires you can't replace ? and for your car!** "Travel in Mid-Week" "There are no 'priorities' on travel for relaxation! But you can help to avoid unnecessary crowding by traveling during the mid-week period whenever possible?leaving extra seat-space for soldiers and war workers bver tfffc week-ends." "Save for Defense Bonds" ' One-Way Rd.-Trip , CHARLESTON ........ 2.0? 9.79 SAVANNAH 2.70 4.S5 CHARLOTTE 1.20 UtO MIAMI S.10 1M0 WILMINGTON 3J20 J MO _ Plus 5% Federal Tax _ BU8 TERMINAL ' NwHi Nt GREYHOUND mmmmmm u**m mmmmtm