The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 20, 1942, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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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.
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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 '
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