The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 01, 1942, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
Help Men Prove
U. S. Citizenship
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WPA Trace* Clue* That Show
_ . Many Worker* They
Are American*.
LOS ANOKLES. ? True stories,
strungcr than tiu^ fanciest fiction,
are unfolding*^daUy in offices of
* * the Works Progress administration
,> where hundreds of eager workers
* seek help in proving they ure Americans.
From yellowed newspaper clippings,
frayed baptismal certificates
ami other long-neglected records,
parents are finding long lost children,
brothers are learning of sisters
thoy never knew existed and
others are discovering dramatic
events in their lives for the first
time.
H. Russell Amory, Southern California
administrator for the WPA,
explained that proving citizenship is
an important part of the agency's
program in getting workers back to
private employment.
It is essential to have proper certificates
of birth before obtaining
jobs in defense industries, to winch
most of the rehabilitated WPA
workers are going, Amory said. In
searching for these certificates,
clerks have uncovered hundreds of
comic, tragic and dramatic facts,
he added.
Murder Story Helps.
From a certified copy of an old
newspuper, which one WPA clerk
found, a man read for the first time
about the murder of his father 35
years ago. The story also mentioned
surviving children and dates
of their birth . . . aiding the man
in procuring his birth certificate.
Another man, learning he was an
illegitimate child, found his mother
living, happily married and with
four other children. The WPA worker
didn't identify himself.
"What's the use?" he said. "It
might benefit me in a material way
for a short time but it might wreck
the happiness of a nice family."
A brother and sister, adopted by
different foster parents, were united
when a southern California WPA
worker unearthed their relationship.
In another case, a man discovered
he was two years younger than his
parents had told him. This improved
his chances of a job.
Amory said that many people
never knew, until proof of their
birth was required, that they were |
born abroad. On two cases, he said,
children born abroad were brought
to the United States by foster parents.
They had to become naturalized
since the law prohibits claiming
citizenship through foster parents.
Lost Citizenship In War.
Several persons, born in the United
States, found their enlistment in
the British army during the period
prior to April 6, 1917, had lost them
their American citizenship.
"An average of 100 persons a day
seek our assistance in clarifying
their citizenship problems," Amory
said. "Nearly all of them have been
offered work in one of the many aircraft
factories in southern California
but they can't get the Jobs until they
prove they aren't aliens.
"To date we have helped approximately
7,000 persons establish their
citizenship by birth. From old letters,
family Bibles and a wide variety
of odd sources we get suitable
proof of birth.
"There are no set rules for obtaining
this important evidence. Each
case is a problem unto itself and
success of the search is determined
mainly by the resourcefulness of
trained personnel in this department
of the WPA."
British Bachelors Outdo
Women in Buying Clothes
LONDON. ? Bachelors are the
heaviest users of clothing coupons
under the British rationing scheme,
with unmarried women running them
a close second. From returns issued
by the board of trade for the
first 19 weeks under the rationing
plan it was found that bachelors used
30 coupons and unmarried women
29.
The survey shows that a majority
of the people bought sensibly, and
the idea that women had borrowed
coupons from men has been proved
wrong, as well as the idea that parents
spent their coupons on their
children.
Eleven per cent of the men and 6
per cent of the women?mostly elderly?spent
no coupons.
Mpn of 18 years and over spent
27 coupons and women of the same
age spent 2(5.
Boys and girls between 14 and 17
years spent 27 and 25, respectively;
married men and women, 26 and 24,
respectively.
He Sells Hi* Toys to
Buy Defense Bonds
SALEM, MASS.?Thirteen-yearold
Robert Share bought a $25
defense bond with odd-jib profits
and liked the idea. J
But odd jobs were srarce. So
today he sold his electric train
($10), ice skates ($2) and a lesser
toy (50 cents) to raise funds.
"I've still got more toys," he
said. "What I need is customers."
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British Sea Fortress
T?K UNfTED NATIONS have a hard-hitting asset in this 35,000-ton British battleship. H.M.S. "Duke
or York, here seen firing with all ten of her mighty 14-inch guns while heavy seas break over her
forward tujrets. For additional hitting power, she has sixteen a.25-inch guns, four "Chicago pianos"
(multiple pom-poms), and four aircraft. The aircraft are launched by catapult and are manned by
Britain's intrepid Fleet Air Arm. H.M.S. "Duke of York" is one of the newest of Britain's battleships
taking its place beside the growing two-oq?an navies of Britain and the United States.
Kershaw Burial To
Be A Shrine
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burial area. At the street end of
thin walk a alga denoting the historic
burial place would be affixed
to a standard ao all tourists in pitasiUK
might see It.
Commissioner Sheorn declared thut
the rehabilitation program of the
Kershaw burial lot is not the only
one ho has tin contemplation. He believes
that the area in which the
grave of Agnes of (llasgow, also a
point of interest to tourists, should
be given considerable attention.
"There are other places of historic
value in this community which we
shoved Look after also", said MY.
Sheorn.
The Kershaw family were of distinct
England origin and history recites
that three brothers, Joseph, Eli,
and William were the sons of Joseph
Kershaw of Sowerby of Yorkshire,
' England, and came to America about
middle of the 18th century. So far
as can be ascertained they settled
in Charleston and William became
a merchant, continuing in that busi-^
ness until his death in 1785. During
1 the revolutionary war, ho was a
J brigade major in the Continental
Army.
Locul luterost attaches to the life
of Joseph Kershaw, who was admittedly
the founder of Camden and the
individual for whom the county of
Kershaw was named. When ho first
set foot in America, Joseph Kershaw
set forth to find work and his first
employment was that of a clerk In
a Charleston store. Later he was engaged
in business of his own. In 1758
he came to Pine Tree Hill, which
later became known as Camden.
It was under his direction that,
following the prestige of wealth and
influence which had come to him
through his patriotism and business
acumen during the revolutionary war,
lie became the leading man of this
district. It was under his direction
thai the wilderness about Pine Tree
Hill was planned to become what
is now the city of Camden.
Philanthropic and generous to an
extreme, lie gave land for the erection
of places of worship, not only
for his own. the Episcopal church,
but also the Presbyterians, the Baptists.
and the Jews.
He also gave to the city of Camden
fivo squares for parks, they being Kershaw
square, erroneously called Rectory
square; Hampton park. Seaboard
park; Monument square; and
the area comprising the square at
the intersection of Bull and Broad
streets.
Prior to the revolution, tlie ferry
across the Wateree river was chartered
by him and a man mimed Samuel
Wyly, and it was upon land on
the west side of the river that ho
sought to found another community
to be called "Westerham .
His career as a legislator, a soldier,
| nnd an administrator of state affairs
in this district was outstanding. Ho
was a thorough patriot and during
the revolutionary war ho suffered
many sacrifices in time, talents,
wealth, aud even liberty. When tbe
British captured Camden he was'
made prisoner and with his brother
Eli. was taken to British Honduras,
and later to Bermuda. At the end of
the war he returned following exchange
of prisoners between the j
British and American armies. Joseph ,
Kershaw was nuirrtod In 1763 toj
Sara, the daughter of Daniel and ,
Sophia Miithls, early Quaker settlers, j
Colonel Joseph Kershaw passed'
away on I>ecemb?r 28, 1701, at tho^
age of sixty-four years.
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Most experts agree that tires
should be criss-crossed, for maximum
wear, about every 4,000 to
5.000 miles.
Specific Cure for T. B.
May Be 'Around Corner'
A specific chemical cure for tuberculosis
may be "around the corner," |
as the result of notable scientific ad- '
vances listed by Dr. Kendall Emerson,
famous tuberculosis authority,
in a special interview.
Dr. Emerson is the managing director
of the National Tuberculosis
association which has made total
endowment of $40,000 this year to
distinguished scientists for research
in the cause and cure of tuberculosis.
Among the scientists co-operating
with him are Drs. F. M. Feldman,
H. C. Hinshaw and their colleagues
at the famous Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
Minn., who have made the
most important discovery from the
viewpoint of a chemical cure for tuberculosis.
These doctors have used the newly
prepared drug promin in attempts
to destroy the germs of tuberculosis.
Last October they announced
that promin saved guinea
pigs infected with the germs which
produce tuberculosis in human beings.
All animals not treated with
the drug died.
Now, according to "unpublished j
j reports," available to Dr. Emerson,
the treatment appears to be effective
even in uman beings.
In a number of cases of "pleurisy,"
that is pain in the chest and
other symptoms that go with it,
caused by tuberculosis infection, the
administration of promin gave surprisingly
good results.
Tips for Gardener
If you are a beginner gardener,
here are some do's and don'ts that
will simplify your work and pay dividends
in flowers and fruit and foliage.
As a starter select a few essential
tools, with others to be added from
time to time as their need is shown
or your purse permits. Essentials
are a spade with a square edge for
digging, a long-handled shovel for
moving earth about, a garden rake,
a bamboo one for leaves, a hoe and
a trowel, and at least 50 feet of garden
hose.
All tools, after being used, should
be cleaned and rubbed with a dry
cloth before being put in the tool
shed. This will prolong their usefulness
and they will give better service
if kept clean.
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Shiras Was First
George Shiras III, a trustee of the
National Geographic society, made
the first flashlight pictures of wild
animals in their natural habitats. His
famous "Midnight Series," established
the beauty and accuracy of
camera and flashlight in big-game
photography, and won highest
awards at home and abroad.
Midweek Closing
Program Gets Jolt
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company, however, adopted the policy
and made It work and we are convinced
that It is a sound policy.
"In view of the company policy,
which, of course, our store in Camden
must comply, wp have found it necessary
to keep our stores open six days
a week in order to arrange our program
so that each employee may have
one full day off It Is not practical j
or desirable to the employees to give t
them two half days and we believe :
that the vast majority ot our patrons |
appreciate our policy of keeping |
jottr stores open six full days a week)
J Instead of five and one-half days so j
| long as our employees are enjoying
jthe benefits of a full day off."
The chamber of commerce upon rejcelpt
of the above letter Immediate- '
ly notified the various mercantile bu-1
heaus of the merchants association]
and while there has been no definitestatement
from any of these groups,
opinions expressed by individuals in-1
dicate that oatside of professional of
flees and hardware stores, all business
In Camden will observe a slx-day-a
week program. t
The announcement was made by a
representative of the three hardware
stores In the city that these stores
were prepared to go ahead on their
Thursday afternoon closing program
and that the break-down of the general
plan by reason of the failure
of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Company store to close would in no .
way effect these hardware stores,
which are the Barrlnger, Burns and
Barrett, and the Camden Hardware
and Supply company.
Yellow Magnolia
Now In Bloom
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The sweet swelling Sweet Hay, ,
which Is the meet widespread m?m- ,
her of the Magnolia family hi South
Carolina, as well aa elsewhere hi the
south, 1h now hi bloom. The beautiful
white Ojuyvera staud out agulnat the
light green upper surfaces of
leaves or the gray under surfaces, i
This true is coiiiiuonly found 011 Hat
land or in molat hollows throughout
the greater portion of the state. The
wood is used quite extensively in
basket making and it is of a creamy
white color. The wood is also used
to a limited extent for furniture,
particularly kitchen and dinette furniture.
Right now the rare Yellow Magnolia
la also in bloom. This tree was
lost for almost one hundred years
but was rediscovered near Augusta.
In 1939 it was also discovered near
Columbia, when Mrs. J. I). F. Mouts'
curiosity was aroused In seeing a tree
covered with yellow blooms in her
pusture. She examined it and called
her son's attention to it and he carried
specimens of the leaf and fruit
to "The State" where it was turned
over to the State Forest Service for
identification. , Subsequent
publicity disclosed that
other trees were to be found 011 the
Nichols' farm near Reaver Dam creek,
in Newberry county. Mrs. A. H. Maybin
of near Whitmiro has also discovered
some of these trees growing
thirty yards from the Newberry-Mayblnton
highway in a hedgerow between
the National Forest lands and
lands of Mr. F. H. Whitney.
?The Yellow Magnolia's flowers are
approximately' two Inches wide and
the petals are almost two inches long.
Instead of flattening out, the flower
has a depth of approximately one
and one-htjilf inches, the petal? ml
creamy yellow and the flower IoqS
very similar to (hat of u Yellow
lur or Tulip Poplar, but It doee^J
have any red In It.
A party of Interested persons, cetl
slstlnK of l)r. W. C. Coker, relebrahM
botanist of the University of Nofttl
Carolina. Dr. C. Coker, founder t<
the University of South Caroll3
Arboretum, Fitz Hugh McMa*i3
of Columbia and Asslstunt State For.
ester, C. H. Schaeffer,, wont to tkfl
Nichols' farm to examine the tr?S
and also visited the Monts' farm jB
miles from Columbia near thp illtv..l
section of the Wlnnsboro nrnl
wood roads. They exahilntxl the ftufl
and obtained specimens of twiti!
leaves and flowers for future s^udj.H
Any other person who finds' a Yifl
low Magnolia in bloom is asked fcfl
drop a card to the State Forester
South Carolina In order that It
be identified and its location recod^l
ed inasmuch as this little known tr*fl
Is quite rare and if it is not IdqJ
titled and protected, there is danger
that it may be exterminated.
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Umbrellas are supplied free .fcfl
patrons by a theater in Madrid
case of rain.
, Bethune Organize, I
Bethune, April ? M. Q. KJ
was re-elected president of the iwl
crattc club for Bethune precinctJ
a meeting held here thin
Job# A. Young wiih elected vl.-o ^^B
ihtnt; LorlngDavU. executive a^^B
ru It tee man and ('. c. l'utn
The following were named dcZfl
Kates to the forthcoming county cmB
vent Ion to be hold In Camden: Le^S
Hilton, W. A. MeDowall, Hr? & |B
Cordon, John A. Youhr, c is
W. C. JOIIOH, ('. t.lUdlllM, J, ;
m. Clyburn, M. (5. King, m. m.
1). T. Yarborough Hugh Oliver, J. J
Crawford and Oi C. Pate.
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