The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 08, 1942, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
THIS IS THE STORY Of
CARBOLOY ^
How a Most Strategic Material of tho War-Invented
f in Germany-Was Made AvailaMe to the United Nations
Mors Predous Then Diamonds In War Production
. . . Carboloy is an American trademark
for cemented tungsten-carbide, arv
alloy second oply to dtamonds in hardness,
tnore precious than diamonds as a vital
material in America's war program. It is
used for the tips of cutting tools, and for
wear-resiatant dies. Carboloy is used in
small ?|uantitics; it is difficult to make
and difficult to use ?but it hat never been
scarce in modern times. There is no scarcity
now.
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II. S. Patents . . . Cemented carbide was invented
in Germany ?it Ivrlonged to Krupp
of Germany, and this made all the rear of the
world Krupp's customer. In this country,
Krupp was protected by patent grants from
the United States.
feonosM ttniiW titrtu Wt4opow4ant ftWatt
Nm . * The General Electric Company two
years before this had begun research on
tungsten-carbide and foresaw its importance
in industrial production. Tor immediate use
in its own plants and for easier availability to
others, General F.lectric undertook the long
and arduous negotiations for the American
rights. Limited rights were obtained in 1928,
with Krupp continuing to export the material
to its United States customers?a business
which languished, however, as General
Electric painstakingly developed its own
Carboloy technique. TTtia paved the way for
General Electric to make the United States
entirely independent of Germany for lis
cemented tungsten-carbide supply $$ early
as 1936.
Amiritoa Tool Costs IMf ffeaf of Cannon,.,
.From the start, two totally different businesses
were involved. Krupp originally ex
ported cemented carbides in chunks?and
was unsuccessful. General Electric?and its
subsidiary, Carboloy Co., Inc.?found it
necessary to develop a complete engineering
ami manufacturing service, making various
types of Carboloy equipped tools, training
men in their use, and offering to its customers
a specialized and successful production technique.
For purposes of fair comparison, a'
typical German cemented carbide tool in
19^8 cost 122.26 in tht United States, while
n comparable American Carboloy tool cost
fil.lt.
loss to Oonorol Electric for Many Years?Art
Tought to Industry ... In times of peace?
and 1928 was,such a time?the measure of
success of industrial adventure is to be found
in profit to the adventurer. By such a
measure, Carboloy could not be called
successful. Initial expenses were great. For a
time the Company lost at the rate oS >>000 a
day, and once had an operating deficit of
more than a million dollars.* One of the major
contributing reasons was the continuing high
cost of development, standardization, and
training. In 1936-37 alone, training courses
were given to 10,000 men in industry. Moreover,
six major price inductions were made
in the face of opera tingtbsses, until the standard
tool blank had been reduced in price 90
per cent.
NMl and Parse vsranc#.. . Depression was still
another reason ?labor-saving tools could not
be sold to industry or labor at any price. But
General Electric, wirhdetermination thatnow
seems providential, kept on? increasing its
*Ooer the entire period of its existence up to
January 1st, 194I she total net profit of the
CarMoy Company tons i.fi per cent of sales.
capacity, granting new licenses, condoning
instances of unlicensed production, staying
ahead of its market.
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Yssts , Cemented tungsten-carbide could
easily have been a source of weakness here, as
it was in England, had it not been for General
Electrics policy of continued expansion.
In 1939, the' production of the Carboloy
Company was less than 20,000 lbs.; in 1940,
it was $5,000 lbs.; in 1941, it was 163,000?
and in December came Pearl Harbor. Now,
in 1942, the Company's production is going
at a rate that is 45 times that of only four
years ago.
Britain Dependent vpsn Us ... By contrast,
British companies, which had been content
to continue as customers of Krupp, found
themselves cut off from the vital material
when Poland was leaded. But the General
Electric Com^a . t ^
stantial quantities to British industry immediately
and since then has continuously
filled British orders. It has, in like manner,
filled Canada's requirements since 1936. It is
currently supplying Canada, Russia, and
other United Nations. AH this in addition to
supplying the greatly expanded needs of
American industry.
Thus, the story^of^Carboloy does not end
in "too little and too late." Like manypreviously
untold stories of American
industry, it continues, a sturdy find inspiring
example of public service born of
private enterprise, and characterized by hand
work, ingenuity, investment, research, risk,
and courage?a familiar pattern on this side
of the Atlantic. General EUctrie Company,
Schenectady, New York,
GENERAL A ELECTRIC
Project For Free Wood
Washington, May 2.?Congressman
J. I'. Richards, Fifth District of South
Carolina, has been notified by the
Federal Works Agency, Work Projects
Administration, Washington, D.
C? that \?PA Project No. 165-1-33-267,
in. the amount of $t?, 1bus been approved
for Kershaw county, in and
near tlie city of Camden.
This is to cut wood lo bo distributed
as fuel, free of charge, to needy
persons, and perform appurtenant
and incidental work.
'I'll is project is sponsored by the
city of Camden and is eligible for operation
at tlie discretion of the Stato
Work Projects Adlmlnistrator, L. M.
Plnckney, Columbia, S. C.
(lermany is using tanned rabbit
skins for belts and handbags, being
short of cowhides.
Bike Riders Will Be
In Dutch For Parking
To rack or not to rack. And from
present Indications It seeinw to be
a case of not to rack.
I3ut police commissioner Maasebeau
says that bike riders who Ignore the
racks along the sides of the streets
and leave their two-wheel steeds
leaning against buildings or the. curb,
will be warned only once?and then?
bingo?a line.
Tuesday afternoon the police commissioner
and a newspaper writer j
were eyeing with much interest some'
seven or eight bikes that were either
against the walls or lying on the side-j
walk on itroad street between DeKalb 1
and Rutledge, while three bike racks
stood waiting to give service.
"We'll give them u few days grace i
to get accustomed to using the racks" |
said the police head "and ufter that i
we will tag them and let them ex-,
plain to the recorder why they refused (
to obey our orders." j
Another matter wherein the hike
rider is the party airiug a grievance j
involves yapping dogs. Several com- I
plaints have been made whereby peopie
riding bikes have been followed |
by one or more dogs which snap at
the feet of the pedalers.
Many of these dogs are of the
homeless mutt class and should be
disposed of if the city intends to enforce
any dog ordinances.
One bike rider, who believes in
safety first, has armed himself with
an ammonia pistol and promises to
make it Interesting for the canine
that snaps at him when he ped&ls
along.
Orchestra Leader
Ordered Interned
Columbia, April 30. ? Hans (Johannes
Josef) Schwieger, until the
outbreak of tho war with Japan di-'
rector of the Southern Symphony Orchestra
here, and three aliens from;
Charleston faced confinement for the1
duration of hostilities today after !
V. S. District Attorney Claude N.
Sapp announced the attorney general's
office had ordered their internment.
The Charleston aliens were Hllde-'
garde Settles, niece of Albert Arth,'
convicted in World War 1 of taking
partx in protecting the German captain
of the steamer Leibenfields, scut-1
tied in the Charleston harbor; Henry j
Eugene Hirt and Eugene Vogle de'
Longe.
Sapp said the internment order did
not mean any of the four had been;
found guilty of overt acts against the
United States, but did establish the
government's convictions that liberty
for them would be detrimental to
the safety of our nation. 1
Schwieger was taken into custody!
within 24 hours of the Pearl Harbor'
attack December 7, and except for:
hearings before the eastern South'
Carolina district alien enemy board
here, has been detained at Fort Scriv-J
en, Ga. Sapp said the conductor hadi
admitted aiding Nazi propaganda
campaign in Japan prior to his com*
ing to the United States several years
ago, but no connection with the German
party since that time was found.
If you averaged 20 miles to a gallon,
you could make 2,444 round trips
to the sun on the gasoline consumed
in the United States during 1940.
Double-Purpose
Laxative Gives
More Satisfaction
Dont be satisfied Just to relieve your
present constipated condition. Meet
this problem more thoroughly by
toning up your Intestinal system.
For this Double-Purpose, use Dr
Hitchcock's All-Vegetable Laxative
Powder?an Intestinal Tonic Laxative.
It not only acts gently and
thoroughly, but tones lazy bowel
pnuscles?giving more satisfaction.
Dr. Hitchcock's Laxative Powder
helps relieve Dlsxy Spells, Sour
Stomach. Oaa, Headache, and that
dull sluggish feeling commonly referred
to as Biliousness, when caused
by Constipation. Use only as directed.
IS dosts for only 10c. Large
family Use 25c. Adv.
AUTRY AND STAR CAST SURE TO
GET CHEERS FROM LOCAL FANS
The announcement of a forthcoming
Gene Autry western is always a
welcome bit of news to local fans.
Among the forthcoming attract'ons
booked into the Haiglar Theatre is
Gene's latest on his Republic contract,
"Heart of the Rio Grande," which
will show there for two days starting
Monday.
If the film is as picturesque and
colorful as Its title, it cannot fall
to ring the bell, featuring, as It does,
a supporting cast of names such as
Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie,
Edith Fellows, Sarah Padden, Joe
Strauch, Jr., William Haade and
Pierre Watkln?not to mention the
great Autry himself.
The story places Gene as foreman
of a ranch ? the "Smoke River"?
and as such he Is pledged to protect
the Interests of the owner, Mrs.
Forbes, who is the salty widow of
a sea captain.
*
A group of girls from a swank
eastern school, under the chaperonage
of their teacher, attractive Alice Bennett
(Fay McKenzie) come west to
spend their summer on the raqch.
One of their number, Connie (Edith
Fellows) is a spoiled and precocious
youngster whose only standard is
money, and who habitually rides
roughshod over all who attempt to
Interfere with her hating her own
way. Unwilling to go to the ranch
In the first place, she proceeds to do
everything In her power to make life
so miserable for her schoolmates and
her host at the ranch that they will
be glad enough to see the last of her.
But Gene, sdelng that she Is Innately
a nice kid at heart, sets about
to Improve her disposition and her
sense of sportsmanship, and the ensuing
complications provide most diverting
screenfare.
Ixird Ironside, British soldier, who
weighs over 250 pounds, Is privately
called "Tiny" by the troops.
A radio telegraphic convention
adopted SOS as a call for help In
1912, but the letters do not stand for
any words.
Weekly News Letter
From Liberty Hill
Liberty Hill., May 6.?At the Preabyterian
church Sunday morning the
supply pastor, Dr. R. W. Jopliug,
based his sermon on wordB found In
Luke 24, "The Thief on the Cross",
or life lifter death. To man, so gifted
here, there must be a life after death.
Christ said to the dying thief, "this
day thou shall be with Me in Paradise",
and "Christ was seen by many
after he arose from the tomb, before
the ascension". Dr. Jopllwg treated
his subject in a very learned und
interesting manner und was heard.
with pffeasuro by a good sized, audience.
Superintendent R. C. Jonos conducted
Sunday school exercises at thb
usuul hour. A collection was tasen
for Thorn well Orphanage.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K.Heirt, and family,
of llishopville, were Sunday guest
of the Misses Richards at the family
home. They also had with them
for the day Prof, and Mrs. J. P. Richarde,
of I^ancaster, and other relatives.
Mrs. Chester Frances and children,
of Rock Hill, are guests of the former's
mother, Mrs. John G. Richards.
Miss Hilliard of Heath Springs was |
a Sunday guest of Miss Willie Lee
Higglns.
Mrs. A. C. Cureton was a Saturday
visitor to relatives in Chester.
Miss Righton Richards, principal of
the Fort Mill school, was a week
end visitor of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. S. Richards. Mrs. Richards
who haB been sick is now much better.
R. C. Jones, N. S. Richards and
G. R. Clements were in Camden
Monday attending the county convention
as delegates from the Liberty
mil club.
Of special interest in political circles
and the general public of Ker|
shaw county was the card in The
Chronicle last week announcing that
Senator M. M. Johnson would retire
from official duties at the end of his
term and would not be a candidate in
the coming Democratic primary next
summer. Senator Johnson has been
popular with the voting public and
his official record is unique, and we
believe with out parallel in the state.
Following in the footsteps of his fai
ther, Hon. Henry T. Johnson, he
| served in the South Carolina House
of representatives and then moving
out of the state, he was elected to
the State senate of our sister state
of North Carolina, where he served
one or more terms, returning to
his native state and county, he was
soon elected to represent Kershaw
county in the house of representatives
again, and later to the Senate,
his term expiring with the convening
of the next general assembly of
South Carolina. Senator Johnson has,
been a 'popular official and ftf jH
can boast a more varied $ai (tffl
ful official career and still be clpfl
as a young man. We, with hie hotfl
friends in the county regret that c^H
dition of health and other coniMfl
tlons have made it neceestfffl
him to retire, at least for the pfl
ent from the biennial round-tfl
Kershaw county voters.
David Baum Is g
On Honor Roll I
David H. Baum. local
Colonial Lite and Accldeut ltJ|
company^ vu a guest at a I
sales meeting held at the Wa^ J9
ton hotel In Columbia last bS
nut 1111 111111;nin a . "J?
fifth-year anniversary conl*fJS
Mr. Baum was one of the J
receiving uu expenulvu
and pencil set.
Approximately thirty represegM
from every section ot the
present at the meeting whkhfl
presided over by Ashley C. J
Jr., president ot the Palg|tt|9
Insurance company. Mr. Banal
others attending the ualea
were entertained at a ehlcketj
cue on the grounds of the
club Saturday night. He aat'fl
other out ot town represeatil
were guests ot the company gB
Wade Hampton over the week qfl
The Colonial Lite, and Accidafl
surance company was organiufl
licenced In April, 1937, and Ayw
this year marks a completion* gfl
years of operation. I
M. Horton I
Of Kershaw Dies I
Kershaw, May 4. - Minor.B.|fl
ton, 71, died at his home in theflM
rock section of Kershaw county (fl
Monday morning.
He was a son of the Ul|^l
Levy and Harriett Catoe HonM
Mr. Horton had lived in the (I
munlty for a number of yeariM
was highly respected.
He Is survived by his wldov,fl
Lizzie Munn Horton, and It fl
dren: Mrs. T. W. Sullivan, Huh
R. Moblejr and Miss Grace EM
of Bethnne, Mrs. Bpofford HuUfl
Pngeland, Jason ^Thilbert, Clifl
Clayton, and Clarence Hortoidfl
thune; Leonard, Thomas aafjH
Horton of Angelus; also six Infl
T. Lee, S. N.; John and Burwll M
ton of Kershaw, C. N. and W.bM
ton of Jefferson.
Funeral services were MM
Mount Plsgah Baptist church dH
o'clock Tuesday morning vfttfl
Rev. Cletus Blackmon, pastor <ffl
Baptist church at Bethune, offltM
ing. Interment was In the efefl
yard. * >fl|
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STATE THEATRE
KERSHAW, S. C.
FRIDAY, MAY 8
"HELLZAPOPPIN"
Martha Raye ? Hugh Herbert
Misoha Auor
SATURDAY, MAY 9
"GAUCHOS OF
ELDORADO"
3 Moaqulteers
SATURDAY, MAY 9
Late Show 10:30
"NORTH TO THE
KLONDIKE"
Brod Crawford ? Andy Devlne
Lon Chaney ? Evelyn A'kers
MONDAY and TUESDAY
MAY 11 and 12
"HOW GREEN WAS
MY VALLEY"
Roddy McDowall ? Walter Pldgcon
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
"FLY BY NIGHT"
Nancy Kelly ? Richard Carlson
THURSDAY, MAY 14
"APPOINTMENT
FOR LOVE"
Margaret Sullivan?Charles Boyer
also
"Menace of the Rising Sun"
(ADMIMION:
Matinee, 20c; Ma
Children 20c My MM
WOMEN
Popular 61 years
jMon. & Tue. May IS?19^
LUM *nd ABNER
! "Bashful Bailors'*
HAIGLAR
A ENDS TONIGHTl?1 ' '" fS
I "A Gentleman After Dark" II
With Brian Donlevy ? Miriam Hopkln# j/'
From Six to Sixty They Will All Be Singing
"Deep In The Heart of Texa*"
Htak tiki 5/ftg
DEEP IN TH(
HEART QF TEXAS
- The Most Popular
m Wester* Hit State
t "South Of The Border!"
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