The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 06, 1942, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
Edison's Ideas (io to War
American scientists unci inventors, many of them working in the
laboratories of American industry, will play u big part in helping
to win the war.
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1. Thomas A. Edison, born 95
years ugo on February 11, was
onf of America's greatest inventors.
In addition "to lus famous
lamp . . .
3. Today electric light, electric
power, and radio?to much improved
that Ediaon wouldn't know
them ? are performing many vital
taaka in America's war effort.
2. ... he built the first of
America's electric power systems,
and discovered some of the principles
which other scientists used to
give us the radio.
4. And scientists throughout the
nation, in laboratories like the
G-E Research Laboratory, are
working, as Edison once worked,
to bring victory.
General Electric believes that ita Aret duty As a
good citizen is to be a good soldier.
Genera/ Elms trie Company, Schenectady, N. Y. m??n
8unday Movies For Sumter
Sumter, Feb. 25.?City council paesed
an ordinance last night permitting
Sunday movies in 8umter.
Hours for the movies will be from
2 to 6 p. m., and from 9 to 11 p. m.
The moving picture houses will
open this Sunday for the flrBt time
in Sumter's history.
Sumter is the site of 8haw field,
Army Air corps basic flying school.
Police Chief Die*
Chester, Feb. 26.?Funeral services
were conducted yesterday afternoon
at the First Baptist church at Great
Falls for Chief of Police Frank Williams,
44, of Great Falls, who died
suddenly Monday afternoon of a h?art
attack. Many officers from nearby
places attended.
CLA88 TO PRESENT COMEDY
AT BARON DtKALB SCHOOL
The Junior Clans of the Duron I>eKHlb
high school will present a comedy.
"No ltride For The Groom" lu
the school auditoriuin on March 13 at
S 30 o'clock. .
The audience will laugh. yell and
roar at the unties of the Widow and
the Squire. These two past mlddleUKcd
characters have been bitten by
(lie love-bug. Their whirlwind courtship
and the opposition offered by
their children will cause gules of
laughter.
The characters ot the play ere: '
| Hess Kelby, Johnny Howell; Herbert
1'rindel, James Blackmon; Jolly.
I |ewell llorusby; Sophia Selby, Marlowe.
Burch; Digby 1'rindel, llarvey'
| Lee Maker; Libby X-.lttie, Leila Work[man;
Jloots, Tommy Stover; Salamandy,
Mary Napper; Dot Claiborne,
Margaret Young; Tom Swentou, Mob1
by Smyrl; Prissy Paluna, Annie Huth
Moseley; Belinda Groot, Hetty Horton.
The school busses will operate for!
the evening. Admission is 10 and 20
cents.
P. T. A. Meets
The Huron DeKalb Parent Teacher's
association held Itp Februarymeeting
last Thursday evening in the
school auditorium with the president,
Mrs. C. B. Busbee, presiding.
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Several songs were sung by the
audience. Mrs. Otis Gibson and Miss
Martha Hawthorne had charge of the
devotion.
The minutes were read by the secretary,
Miss Jennie Lyles. After the
business session, the president turuthe
meeting over to Miss Luclle Hewlett,
program chairman, for the evening.
A very Interesting play was presented
by members of the high school,
"Uncle Sam's Defense Bonds". Mittle
Lou Connell, who bought the Arst
defense stamp In school, told why
she bought it.
The social hour followed In the
home economics room, where fruit
was served, games were played under
the direction of MIrb Gertrude
Sweat, chairman of the recreation
committee.
HOW REVENUE FROM
BEER IS GOING
UP...
' AND WHY SOUTH CAROLINA ^
NEEDS THIS ADDED INCOME _
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With war-time priorities and shortages
cutting sharply into other tax
revenues,* South Carolina needs added
income from taxes on beer more than
ever before!
Just look at these figures! While other
sources fluctuated, here is how your
Treasury's income from beer taxes
have increased since 1983 :
193 3 $150,220
193 4 270,294
193 5 350,000
193 6 569,164
193 7 620,678
193 8 622,146
193 9 832,857
194 0 1,125,800
194 1 1,668,000
Since beer was made legal again, It
has meant more than $15,000,000 in
tax revenue to the State ? more than
8,500 honest jobs with an annual payroll
of $8,500,000 - all spent with
South Carolina merchants for food
and clothing and necessities.
Who'd provide these jobs if beer were
not legal? Who would pay the taxes?
Where would the State get this extra
government income?
The brewing industry wants to preserve
these benefits for South Carolina,
and is cooperating to keep the sale
of beer as wholesome as beer Itself.
YOU CAN HELP by patronizing only
legally licensed and reputable places
selling beer - by far the great majority.
Others should be reported to responsible
authorities.
* South Carolina's Tax Commission expects income from gas
and soft drink taxes to drop more than $1,800,000 in 19421
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DOWN TO BUSINESS
i Washington. I). C., Feb. 28.?The
[Office ol Civilian Defense, which re|
cently came in tor a storm of criticism
on account ,of the frills and fur. [
; belowh that characterised many of
[its activities, is being reorganized,
i Gone art) Mayris Chaney, the dancer,
| Melvyn Douglas, the actor, several
lex-mayors who were drawing down
j fancy salaries as Inspectors-General,
and the Know-Your Government Division.
Congress, in appropriating additional
funds for the OCD, made sure |
that they would be properly spent by
ear-marking them for strictly defense
activities, such as fire-fighting equipment.
medical supplies and gas
I masks.
Congress also this week repealed
the unfortunate, ill-advised and misunderstood
provisions of the general
retirement act recently passed, under
which members of congress could
qualify for retirement benefits along
with other Federal employees. Only
seven members of the house voted
against -repeal. This provision should
never have become law in the first
place, as retirement benefits for members
of congress cannot become Justified
in my opinion.
ONLY EIGHT BANK FAILURES
There were only eight small bank
failures In 1941, and the depositors (
were protected under the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation. This
low bank mortality record for National
Banks, was due to several factors:
Improved business conditions
resulting from the defense program;
Elimination of weak banks by Federal
action; Mergers and loans to prevent
collapse of threatened banks.
In 1933, before the present banking
laws. 4,004 state and national banks,
aggregating four billion of dollars,
closed their doors and the depositors
lost heavily. Beginning in 1934, the
government arranged to insure deposits
up to $5,000. Since then bank
failures have fallen from 59 to 8 in
1942. During the 12 years from 1921
to 1932, inclusive, 53 per cent of the
banks of the nation were forced out
of business.
ALLOTMENTS FOR DEPENDENTS
With the demand for manpower in
the war effort constantly increasing,
It now appears that it will eventually
bec(Hne necessary to induct into service
many border line dependency
cases that are now deferred. In order
to relieve as far as possible any
hardships resulting from this, allowance
and allotment legislation similar
to that enacted during the World
War has been proposed. The World
War plan called for the government
allowance of half the Army pay but
not more than $15 per month, plus
$10 for the first child and $7.50 for
each additional child, the total not
to exceed 50 a month, but because of
differences in living costs now as
campared to then the rates set would
likely differ from those in the old
plan. This plan will not be resorted
to, Of course, until the present pool
of men without dependents is exhausted.
SUGAR RATIONING
The Government Printing Office is
printing 190,000.000 War Ration Books,
200,000,000 consumer application
forms, 200,000,000 copies of instructions
to consumers and registrants,
which is the greatest single printing
Job the printing office ever undertook.
The amount exceeds the population
of the country to allow for
books lost or destroyed, for births
over the next six months, and for
possible excess demand beyond expectations
in certain communities.
Later on there will be two registrations,
one for housewives and another
for small commercial consumers.
Sugar hoarders have been advised by
Price Administrator Henderson to
sell excess stocks to neighbors or
back to their grocers before rationing
begins. All sugar in excess of two
pounds per person will be regarded
as "hoarded". Each person will be
issued a ration book containing twenty-eight
stamps, entitling the holder
to about one pound of sugar per week.
^H/GHT
COUGHS
YOUR CHILD'S coughing at night
?caused by throat "tickle" or irritation,
mouth breathing, or a '
cold?can often be prevented by
'rubbing throat ana chest with
Vicks VapoRub at bedtime.
VAPORUB*S poultice-and-vapor
action Joosens phlegm, relieves irritation,
helps clear upper air passages,
thus tends to atop mouth
breathing and a
invite restful m#
skep. Try It I W VapoRus ?
Gov. Harley
Laid Xo Rest
Columbia. March 2, Kuuural acrvice*
for <!ov. Joael>h Bmlle Hartey.
who (lied euddeuly al the eaecut
maneloii Friday. were conducted a
the mansion yesterday afternoon V
the Rev Woodrow Ward
dent of Ihe Charleston district
Mothodist church, assisted y
Kev. J. I\ Dennis of Barnwell.
fMore than 400 people, includ ng
stato officials and othor dlgnttar e .
attended thetyscrviccs. .
The room In which the body lay
State from early Saturday until
the hour of the services was hank
?d with numerous floral l>l?? A
guard ^oThonor stood by the flag"Thf
4"." ng funeral cortege that
traveled To Harnwell for 'eter.uc
cites was escorted by the adjutant
general and hi. staff. Kt.ll military
services were conducted a. the graveside
and taps were sounded as the
coffin wasv lowered Into the grave.
Delegations from the house and
senate comprised the honorary pallbearers.
Two Years Given
For Tire Theft
Klngstree. Feb. 25.-A senlence ot
two years In prison was Imposed yesterday
In Williamsburg county general
sessions court on Van llodgers o
Greeleyvllle for the theft Of an au
tomoblle tire last "January.
The sentence at first was placed at
three ye*rs but was later reduced to
two. "the tire was taken from Lamar
Evan* of Greeleyvllle. It was believed
to be the first tire theft sentence given
In Soutji Carolina.
Five negroes from McCrea were
Klven sentences ranging from l?
months to three years for an attack
on D. C. Cannon of Lake City, special
Florence county officer. The attack
reportedly occured at one of the
negroes homes when Mr. Cannon
went there on official business last
Monday. February 16.
Jury Holds Negro
For Axe Slayings
Spartanburg. Feb 28.-A coroner's
jury last night held Jesse Jones, 19year-old
negro, responsible for the j
brutal axe slayings of two aged Spar-,
tanburg county couples and recom-,
mended that he be held for "further
investigation."
The negro, Sheriff Sam Henry said,
confessed that he slew the.two couples
and robbed them.
Both the crimes were committed
within a period of ten days. First,,
Columbus Petrie, an aged farmer. (
and his sister. Ida, were slain at their ,
home-early in the morning of ,Feb-j
ruary 15. Last Tuesday, night "J. H.
Hughes and his wife were slain in
their home in the (Ilendale section.
The Sheriff said Jones formerly
worked for Hughes as a cotton pick-^
er.
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Commissioned As Lieutenant
Charleston, S. C., March 1. Daniel
Jordan Carrison of Cherokee Hill
Plantation, Camden, S. C.. has com-j
pleted a training course at .the U. S. |
Navy's Supply Corps School at Haryard
University, and has been com-j
missioned Lieutenant (jg) in the U.
S. Navy.
Lieutenant Carrison was included in
a class of 261 officers who completed
an intensive five-months' course on
February 27.
Cut Timber Wise]!
For War Demand I
To help timber owners to Mll ?
timber wisely in meeting warifij
jnaiulH ami have developing tru??l
to meet the predicted poat war q?
county farm agent W. (\
offers farm woodland owner? J
hints on cutting timber
It is Rood business to sell ?
mature timber now, provided
good stand <>i young, growing |WH
> is left.
| lief ore cutting, know what I
have and what its value is.
Avoid "lump sum" sabs whlcfc?
uully call for a minimum d!a??
limit. Instead, mark with pain?
trees for cutting, and cut oo ?
basis.
Stipulate cutting rules in wrM
contract.
Specific plans for assisting |?
owners in cutting farm timber?
being worked out by the county u?
! and the foresters of the Clomsoo^B
| tension service and the State F?
try Commission.
Mather Eagles Will
Over Tomlinson I
Mather academy's Eagles deft?
a lighting quint from TomlinsoniM
of Kingstree here Friday night I
a score of 22-20.
The score favored Kingstree ]?
at the half but the Eagles rou?
dominance throughout the last I
riod. Alexander, a Mather aci|fl
sophmore, brought victory to hlsifl
mater when, with the score ft?
locked 20-20 ^nd only seconds t??
dropped the ball Into the bottoslfl
bucket for the winning two point?
Harley Granted I
Pittman Clemency I
Columbia, March 2.?The late 0?
J. E. Hhrley, who died Friday,
ed clemency to eight convicta be?
he died, the executive office A
today.
R. G. Pittman, who with his vfl
was convicted on a murder chu?
was among those granted clemetfl
The Pittman8 were sentenced to?
from Sumter county in July 1?
They were charged with the mur?
of Dr. E. M. Davis, Mayesville J?
sician. {
Pitt man's sentence was commo?
to expire December 31, 1942. I
CADET IRA JONES CONTINUE?
ON WAY TO AIR SUCCESS?
Aviation cadets of Cfiass 42-D it?
Army Air Corps Basic Flying 8dfl
at Shaw. Field, Sumter, finished tifl
basic flight training on St. Valenth?
day, and on February 19, were I?
on to advanced flying school! fl
Moody Field, Valdosta, Ga., for
engine training, and to Spence ft?
Moultrie, Ga., for single-engine
ing. ;
In this class is Cadet Ira 9?
Jones, III, son of Mrs. Mary
Clyburn Jones, of Lancaster. He)?
been sent to Spence Field for fB^I
flight training.
Cadet Jones was , graduated.I?
Lancaster high school in 1936, (
received his bachelor of arts dej?
from the University of South Qfl
Una in 1940. He is a member of
ma Alpha Epsilon social frateril?
At Shaw Field he was made *
det Wing Captain.?Lancaster N?
So prevalent are men fro? 1
Southern States In the United S?
Marine Corps, that it has been m
gested the official tune of the
be changed to "Dixie".
AUCTION SALH
at KERSHAW, S. C. J
SATURDAY, MARCH 7I
At 11 A. M.
On the Above Date We Will Sell the
D. R. STARLING FARM I
The 284 acre? In the farm will be cut Into small
you can buy what you want. Thla farm has two houses.
located about Ave miles from Kershaw, Just off Georgetown
You know that farms "are going up In price, because we mBS
! more farm products to help win the war.
Now Is the time to buy one at your own price. Loek_thlij
over and be at the cct-e."" ?
AT 2 P. M. jH
We will sell a good house and lot Just across the *r*e* t.*, I
the Baptist church. It is one of the best locations In Ke*ens~3
! Look this property over and attend the sale. There to no t*
Investment than real estate. FREE
CASH PRIZES
Easy Terms ? Band CmW^rt |r?
CAROUNA AUCTION COMPANY M f 1
A. A. FURR, Auctioneer