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Sighting Names I For War Planes British Were the Fir?t to IAdopt Title*} U. S. Navy Goe? Dramatic. - WASHINGTON, ?>. C. ? Modern Ha,\ technique of "terror," extend. ) u, the naming of many fighting S o. ^th spilling aircraft, has giv,u.\v signiflahce" to the old quesWhat's in a name?" 'Such titles as Airacobra and Byphoon hint at the destructive Kgsibihties of the warbirds of Kitam," says a bulletin from the ationol Geographic society. The British were the first to Kopt the practice of using symbolm names on a large scale, giving Headline writers the benefit of such ghting words as Spitfires, HurrlKnes, Havoc?, Gladiators, Furies, Mftirlwinds and Defiant^ There is Ke British Buffalo, named for the . Hater buffalo of . the Orient, a batHer highly respected in the animal ;: Ho,-id, but tractable when tamed. Kne individual bombing plane?a HSft to the R.A.F. from a Scottish Hither who had lost two sons in Ktive service?is known as MacRobert's Reply. U. S. Enters Field. I "The United States also has enHered the naming field, with aircraft Kinging from Mars (the world's Rrgest flying boat) to Vengeance (a ^Headly dive bomber). A new AmerKan high-altitude superflghter, now Heported t0 ke manufactured in Harge quantities for the United Kates army, is called the ThunderBoh. I "The American navy ? pushing Kito the background the old letterKid-number identification which Kay grow to a symbol as long as K S B 2 C-l?is going in for equally Kramatic designations. For its flghtr Kr ships the names include Wildcat Kid Corsair. For torpedo bombers K? Devastator and Avenger set the Kne. Dive bombers are the Buc; Kaneer, the Dauntless and the Vin^Hicator. The popularly termed HellKiver has become official. | "Both the United States and BritH*h versions of certain warplanes ! Hnay use the 8ame nam?? as in the ! Base of the Buffalo. On the other i Kand the British Mustang and the HAmerican Apache are different ^Kitles for the same fighter. A still i Knore complicated variation in naming sequence concerns the TomaKulv.:. and the Kittihawk. These Klanes were originally lettered and umbered models of American ; Kianufacture. The British gave hem their present titles as a touch Bl Americanism, the Kittihawk hon^Hnng Kitty Hawk, N. C., where the Upright brothers made their first Blight by power-driven machine in 903. Nazis Have a Jaguar. I "Other countries so far have paid ess attention to warlike names for Bheir air battlers. Germany's Jun ters, Messerschmitts, and Heinkels Bv^re so called because of the original designers and producers, al^ though one streamlined, long-range Bomber-fighter is known as the MesH^crschmitt Jaguar. H "Japanese planes sometimes bear Bides that contrast oddly with their present war uses. For example, one ^Baeii,:! survey and photographic Hm?noplane is known as the Pigeon. Another monoplane, much in use by the Japanese army air corps, is H^be Wild Goose; one of these planes Hmadc a spectacular flight from HTokyo to London in 1937 under the name of the Divine Wind." Ancient Catalogue Lists 7-11 Oil' Jinx Remover CLEVELAND, OHIO. ? Howard I Bejcok for years has collected ocI cult literature, which includes evI erything from instructions con;ernI ing the best way to end a bad luck H streak to a detailed explanation of I how to hypnotize a burglar. One of Bejcek's books is called I "Dr. Pryor's Good Luck Catalogue." "If you want to remove a Jinx and I get good luck, the catalogue recomH trends Jinx Removing Incense, I priced at 25 cents," Bejcek pointed Dr. Pryor said in his catalogue I that the incense was much more effective when used with Jinx RemovI ing Spray, priced at 50 cents. I Especially designed for the .gamI bier was a four-piece kit consisting I of Seve?eleven oil, Dr. Pryor's I Bath Crystals, an Algiers Luck bag and Controlling Powder (nil for $4). A 504-page catalogue published by I the de Lawrence Co., of Chicago, is I in Bejcek's collection also. Before the world ever heard of I Adolf Hitler, this company was sellI ing swastikas?as good luck pieces. H "One is said to invite ill luck, and H bring unto themselves misfortune if H *bcy dare harm or disturb any perI son who wears or carries a swastika talisman," the catalogue warned. H Makes Unique Walking Cane From Used Stamps SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.?It took a lot of time to make it, but a B convict at the state prison had plenI ty of the required time to complete I 6 walking cane mads primarily I from cancelled postage stamps. The stamps were wound sround s I steel core sM laminated with glue, I then turned into a spiral V? a lathe. I The entire product wis lacquered to H Prtfterve the unique, bright color of I "tamps. ^ 'Pasteur Ensyme' New Traffic Cop' for Foods The chemical identification of a cellular "traffic cop." which directs the human body's utilization of food along the smooth atad efficient roud respiration instead of the energywasting detour of fermentation, was announced by Dr. Kurt G Stern of the Yale university school of medicine. Without this strategic biological substance, Dr. Stern declared in his address at the meeting of the New York section of the American tmerntcni society, each adult would have to consume the daily equivalent of 10 loaves of bread. Dr. Stern and his research associates, Dr. Joseph L. Melnick and Delafleld DuBois, named the newly identified substance the "Pasteur enzyme" in honor of Dr. Louis Pasteur, who in 1001 discovered an antifermentation effect while carrying out his experiments on yeast and the fermentation of beer. In the cells of the human body fermentation converts sugar into lactic acid instead of alcohol. A possible new insight into the chemical riddle of cancer was hinted by Dr. Stern in recalling the discovery several years ago by Dr. Otto Warburg, Nobel Prize winner in medicine, that tumor cells are especially active in fermenting sugar into lactic acid. He suggested ^ that this might be due to a shortage of the newly identified Pasteur enzyme. "In spite of the fact that some tumor strains can derive all the energy they need from respiration," Dr. Stern pointed out, "they may form as much as their own weight in lactic acid per day, provided that they are furnished the necessary sugar." A sufficient supply of the Pasteur enzyme, he argued, might prevent this diversion of the ' normal food supply. Hair Returned to Normal With New Acid, Claim "Silver threads among the gold"' are being turned gold again through daily doses of para-aminobenzoic acid, newest publicized member of the vitamin B family. The hair of grey-headed men and women as elderly as 69 years has been turned back to its normal shade in over 30 cases at Boston City hospital. Success in 300 other scattered cases was reported^at a recent meeting of the American^ Chemical society. The newly identified antigray hair vitamin is fouDd in yeast and liver. Para-aminobenzoic acid is used in synthetic form and costs only around 10 cents a pound in large quantities. It should, however, be used under a physician's guidance because: When the 100-milligram daily doses required to restore hair color are given, blood pressure, in some instances, may be raised slightly. Despite this possible disadvantage no toxic effects of paraaminobenzoic acid have been observed. The antigray hair research has been conducted by the Warner Institute for Therapeutic Research and the International Vitamin corporation of New York city. Best-Seller Diamond Ethel Bernstein handles a million dollars worth of diamonds a year. She is a buyer for one of New York's wholesale diamond dealers, and is one of the few women in die United States entrusted with large-scale buying of the costly gems. Twenty years ago Mrs. Bernstein began in a routine office job, fell in love with the sparklers and worked her way into the buyer's chair. Now you can see her any week-day with a black-rimmed loupe (magnifying glass) screwed Into one eye, twirling the diamonds in her steel tweezers, above a big white paper square. She never touches with her hands a stone she is inspecting and buys only in the morning in a clear, cold north light. Best-seller diamond of all time, she says, is the round engagement solitaire. Popular Pilots Most popular men in Britain are the ferry pilots who never fly a plane across the Atlantic without stuffing their pockets full of silk stockings for the girl friends. Of the 6,000 persons questioned?about evenly divided as to sex?only 260 bought overcoats, about half the women and half the men bought stockings and socks, respectively; only 20 per cent of the people txxight underwear (miners bought more underwear than anyone else); about 10 per cent of the men bought suits, another 20 per cent bought pants only and the men under 60 went as wild as the girls did on stockings ?but the men bought ties, scarves and shirts. Portuguese Monarchy The turn of the Twentieth century marked the downfall of many monarchies in Europe. In Portugal, however, where the revolution of 1910 expelled Alfonso and the royal family for all time, the ascendency of the monarchial | line in 1640 is still celebrated. The stamp issued in 1940 to com! memorate the 300th anniversary of the monarchy, bears a likeness of L fCing John IV, duke of Braganza. As leader of the patriotic party, the duke succeeded in 1640 in expelling the Spanish usurpers and making himself king, after the country had been 60 years under fee yoke ci Spain. A. _T Ofacial U.S.<7*?aiut4f SOUTH CAROLINA WAR BOND QUOTAS FOR JUNE WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1.?Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, today made known June War Bond quotas for the 3,070 counties in the nation to all State and County War Savings Staffs. The June quota for the State of South Carolina is $3,351,200. The county quotas, based upon a substantial increase over May quotas, are expected to reach ten per cent of income when tlie nation goes on a billion-dollar-a-month War Bond basis in July to help meet the war cost. "Everybody, every pay day, ten per cent," is the battle cry throughout the country. You can buy War Bonds at your Bank, Building & Loan Association, Post Office and at many department stores. Quotas bv counties are: O Abbeville, $19,000; Aiken, $53,300; Allendale, $8,300; Anderson, $220,600. Bamberg, $14,300; Barnwell, $10,400; Beaufort, $22,600; Berkeley, $16,500. Calhoun. $17,200; Charleston, $541,200; Cherokee, $40,200; Chester, $33,800; Chesterfield, $20,300; Clarendon. $12,800; Colieton, $28,300. Darlington, $71,300; Dillon, $33,200; Dorchester, $30,800. Edgefield, $8,000. Fairfield, $19,700; Florence, $128,100. Georgetown, $34,300; Greenville, $318,200; Greenwood, $79,400. Hampton, $12,200; Horry, $46,500, Jasper, $4,900. Kershaw, $34,600. Lancaster, $35,200; Laurens, $00,200; Lee, $22,100; Lexington, $31,300. Marion, $23,200;. Marlboro, $32,200; McCormick, $6,500. Newberry, $48,000. > Oconee, $43,700; Orangeburg, $66,800. Pickens, $43,700. Richland, $451,500. Saluda, $7,600; Spartanburg, $295,200; Sumter, $87,700. Union, $34,600. Williamsburg, $21,600. York, $130,100. V. S. Trtasury Utpat tmint State Itinerary ? Is Announced Columbia, May 28.?The county-to county campaign junket by candidates for state and federal offices in this summer's Democratic primaries will open next Tuesday at Lexington. The deadline for filing pledges and paying entrance fees for all offices is noon Monday.After the opening, the tour will recess until June 29 when campaigning will be resumed. It will end here August 21. During the state Democratic convention efforts to do away wtith the political Junket were sidetracked by committees and never reached the floor for debate. Contests are scheduled for the governorship, one seat in the United States senate, seats in congress, as well as for all state offices filled by the electorate. Morning campaign meetings will be held at 11 a. m. and afternoon meetings at 4 p. m. The itinerary announced by State Chairman Winchester Smith of Barnwell follows: June 2, Lexington; June 29, Edgefield; June 30, Saluda, morning, and McCormick, afternoon; July 1, Abbeville; July 2, Greenwood; July 3, Laurens; July 6, Aiken; July 7, Barnwell, morning, and Bamberg, afternoon; July 8, Allendale, morning and Hampton afternoon; July 9, Orangeburg; July 10, Calhoun. July 13, Kershaw; July 14, Lee; July 15, Darlington; July 16, Florence; July 17, Marion; July 20, Sumter; July 21, Clarendon; July 22, Williamsburg; July 23, Georgetown; July 24, Horry; July 28, Lancaster; July 29, Chesterfield; July 30, Marlboro; July 31, Dillon. August 3, Fairfield, morning, and Chester afternoon; August 4, York; August 5, Cherokee; August 6, Union; August 7, Newberry; August 10, Spartanburg; August 11, Greenville; August 12, Pickens; August 13, Oconee; August 13, Anderson; August 17, Dorchester morning, and Berkeley afternoon; August 18, Jasper morning, and Beaufort afternoon; August 19, Colleton; August 20, Charleston, and August 21, Columbia. The Morgan breed of horses was named for a little bay stallion, Justin Morgan, which was foaled a century and a half ago. It is the only individual horse ever to have a breed named after it. Due to wartime shortages, pelicans in the London zoo have been taught to eat meat instead of fish. FORMER COMMERCE 8ECRETARY HONORED BY ASSOCIATION Dillon, May 27?The Southern Commercial Secretaries association, at Its recent annual meeting In Atlanta, honored Secretary E. I. Roardon, of the Dillon chamber of commerce with a distinguished service award for more than tw^hty-flve years continuous service. The certificate of award reads: "The Southern Commercial Secretaries association presents this distinguished service award to E. I. Reardon In recognition of more than twenty-five years as commercial and civic organization executive, and for continuous devotion to . unselfish causes. For generous assistance to fellow workers. For substantial and lasting contribution to the field of community service." , Mr. Reardon was for a number of years secretary of the chamber of commerce at Sumter and was largely Instrumental in helping Sumter county be the first county in South Carolina to put over a hard surface system of roads. After leaving Surnter he came to Camden and served m the secretary here for a number of years where he helped in many ways to further Camden and Kershaw county's business interests. One of his favorite expressions was "step on the gas and let's go^" but that will have to go by the board now. He made a many friends in Camden. x Missing Man Returns To Home j Waynard H. Parker, young Sumter insurance agent who disappeared Saturday a week ago, leaving his automobile at the Claydon Lowder store on the Columbia highway, apparently was a victim of amnesia, Sheriff George C. Mabry said this morning. The man returned to his home here early Tuesday morning, the Sheriff reported, and statements made by him indicated that he could not remember anything about having left. Parker told biB family that he regained consciousness in Richmond, Va., several days ago, according to the sheriff. He went from Richmond to Roanoke, the sheriff quoted him as saying, and from there caught a ride back to Sumter. The insurance agent, who Is married and has one child, lives at 216 Pear street, Sheriff Mabry said.? Sumter Item. I JOIN THE ATTACK ON TOKYO, . . YOURSELF! Every person in America may not fly over Tokyo, but every one's dollars can help produce the bombing planes that do I j You, you, you, can join the attacks on Tokyo by saving at least 10% of your pay in War Bonds?by joining your company's pay-roll savings plan today or going to your local bank or post office and buying War Savings Bonds?at least 10% of your pay?every pay day. ? Remember you can start buying War Bonds by buying War 8tamps fok as little as 10c and that you get a $25 War Bond (maturity value) lor only $1S.7$. - ? V. S. Trmtmry DtfmUmtmt g.,1 I Mil I . i????mmimmmmrnm i . m i 11*1 Bethune Schools Have Their Finals flethune, June \ On May 28 tlit* seventh grade had their promotion exercises with Willie Esther Rati lift as aalutatorlan and Moth Holly as \al edictorian. lnunodiatoly after their exercises the senior class had their class night program. Tressie Mae Davis was historian; Catherine Cole read the prophecy; Hetty Hammond gave the will; Mn?dcu (Jatiulchael was in charge of the statistics, and Sara Cordon gave a recitation. On Friday night the final graduation of twenty seniors and two post graduates took place. Sara Cordon delivered the valedictory; Tressie Mae Davis, tku salutatory and Hetty tiumjiiond read a paper on the activities of the school for the past year. Sara Cordon received the scholarship, history und Header's Digest award. Tressie Mao Davis received the citizenship award. Nell Kelly and Eva Jo HtUeliff and Irene Jones were awurdad prizes for making the best dresses in the home economies work for tho year. The following pupils were chosen as marshals lo servo as ushers during the commencement due to their high scholastic record: Myrtle Cor hit t, hh chief marshal; Eva Jo Hatcllff, Wayne Hlackmon, Nancy Horton, Bunny Hammond, Hazel McGee, Orcn Fletcher, Margaret Braswell, Joyce Fowler and Evelyn Parker. The bus drivers were given certificates by the highway department for their splendid work on the tests. The following students roceived diplomas or certificates: Cyrel C. Baker, Jr., Henry Cornell Baker, Lawton Baxley, B. W. Best, Jr., Johnsle Elizabeth Bethune, Marsden Beverly Carmichael, McNeil Clyburn, Jr., Catherine Cole, Wilbur D. Copeland, Bessie Lee Corbitt, John William Davis, Tressie Mae Davis, George W. Elmore, Leroy Galney, Sara Elizabeth Gordon, Burnett Columbus Hall, Margaret Elizabeth Hammond, Alva Horton, Sara Margaret King, Olln 8. Thompson. Post graduates?Betty Best, Mary Nancy McLaurln. 19 CHARGED WITH SHOOTING DOVES OVER BAITED FIELD Anderson, May 26. ? District Attorney Oscar Doyle said today that bench warrants charging a number of , prominent South Carolinians with violating the migratory bird treaty act of 1918 were being sent to the eastern federal court district of the state for service. The warrants were issued by Judge C. C. Wyche of Spartanburg, resident judge of the western district, after Doyle had filed an Information with the court alleging that the defendants shot mourning do^eB in McCormick county over a field baited with wheat. Mourning doves, it was said, are migratory birds and are protected by the migratory bird treaty act. Doyle said the defendants were: Claud N. Sapp, U. S. district attorney for the" eastern district; Henry H. Edens, assistant district attorney; W. P. Bowers, collector of Internal revenue; Fred D. Marshall, mayor of Columbia; W. P. B Black well, secretary of state; F. E. Grler of Greenwood; R. C. Pitts, Johri Cain, Joe Anderson, H. A. Smith, W. D. Tinsley, D. D. Bell, Nat Turner, L. C. Grice, M. L. Burton, A. R. Heyward, E. M. Timmerman; Richard E. Broome and I. C. Harrison. Doyle explained that most of the defendants were residents of the Eastern District. The trial normally would be called at the. next term of federal court in this division of the western District, which would be at Greenwood in November. However, if any of the defendants desire to plead guilty, they may do so anywhere at any court term or before a judge at chambers, it was explained. K. D. McCaskill Dies in Hartsvilie Hartsville, June 1. ? Funeral services for kenneth Daniel McCaskill, 64, were held from the BroVn-Penningtpn Funeral home at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning. The services were in charge of the Rev. W. Roy Phillips, pastor of the Methodist church. Bur ial took place In Magnolia cemetery. Mr. McCaskill died suddenly early Monday morning after an extended illness of several months. He ~wai born in Cassatt, Kershaw county, and moved to Hart8vllle several years ago A member of the Presbyterian church he was a son of the late J. B. and Isabella Bethune McCaskill of Kershaw county. \ Surviving are-three sisters, Mist Christine McCaskill, Mrs. John MeDonald, Hartsvllle, and Mrs. C. C Price, Vidalia, Ga.; two nieces ant! two nephews. The Mekong river Is the eleventh longest In the world, with a length o 2,500 mllee. r Stopping from between parked oars into the roadway mentis injury or death annually to thousands of per* sons afoot, points out Highway* Ptttrol officials who remind that last year seventy-seven pedestrians wore struck down in South Carolina coming from behind parked cars with twenty-seven killed and fifty Injured. The first step into traffic is the most dangerous says the Patrol adding that 76 per cent of pedestrians involved in motor vehicle accidents are struck before they even reach the center of the roadway. The most commou action of pedestrians noted in all accidents In South Carolina lust year was crossing not at an tersection while the second most common action reported in pedestrian injury and death was coming from between parked cars or some other obstruction. Beattie Not To Ask For Re-election A. J. Beattie, comptroller general of South Carolina for 18 years, said yesterday that he would not be a candidate for re-election at the state primaries. Mr. Beattie said that he had other plans in mind but did not care to divulge them at the present time. He said that he planned to serve the remainder of his present term, which expires In January, but might begin his other work prior to that time. The comptroller general first .entered in office In 1924 after having previously served as senator from Kershaw county. Prior to that he served in city council at Camden, his home town. State of South Carolina THE PUBLIC SERVICE^ COMMISSION, COLUMBIA. NOTICE ^ IN RE: DOCKET NO. 2047^The ~ application of H. C. Summers, Jefferson, S. C., for a modified Class D Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to render motor freight service over irregular routes \ti truck load movements as follows: i? FERTILIZER AND FERTILIZER MATERIALS: Between points and places in Chesterfield, Kershaw and Lancaster, and between points and places in these counties and points and places in South Carolina. COTTON IN BALES: Between points and places in. Chesterfield, Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster and Marlboro Counties, and between points and places in these counties and points and places in South Carolina. COTTON SEED, COTTON SEED MEAL AND COTTON SEED HULL8: Between Hartsville and Kershaw. 8. C., and points and places In Charleston, Chesterfield, Kershaw and Lancaster Counties, 8. C. MICA: From points and places in Chesterfield, Kershaw and Lancaster Countlee to points and places in Charleston, Chesterfield, Kershaw and Lancaster Counties, 8. C. ORAVEL: From points and places In Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties, 8. C., to points and places In Chesterfield County, 8. C. OIL AND GREASES: From CharJesleston and Jefferson, 8. C., to points and places In Anderson, Chesterfield, Darlington, Greenville, Greenwood, Pickens, and Spartanburg Counties, S. C. COAL: From KershaW and McBee, 8. C., to Jefferson, 8. C. TOPAZ: From mine near Jefferson to points and places in South Carolina. LUMBER: From Jefferson, 8. C., to points and places in South Carolina. LIVE8TOCK: From points'" afcd places In Richland County, 8. C., to points and places in Chesterfield County. BRICK AND OTHER CLAY PRODUCTS: From points and places In Marlboro County to points and places in Chesterfield County. SHOWS AND CARNIVALS: Be. tween points and places in ' South Carolina. L TOBACCO: Between allmarket i points and places in 8. C. I GRAIN: From points and places In Chesterfield County to points n d ' places in South Carolina. A public hearing in the above en* I titled matter will be held In the Com-' mission s Office, 315 Wade Hampton State Office Building, Columbia, ^8. C., at 2:30 P. M. BWT, Wednesday, . June 10, 1942, for the purpose of de-rf termlnlng the requiremetftai of public . convenience and neceeelty la the i premises. 'J i r; -*gg W. W OOODMAN, Director, Motor Transport Division. 7? __ " i The center of the rattlesnake pod- 1 f ulation of the United States Is isot la the west, bat la the east. I Pedestrian Protection? Frequent Accident (^um fjjjP KEEP FROM BETW?k M / I K <?&ISS / i ia