The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 19, 1942, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
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strian Protection? '
xxl Kmiuwple u Vital
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WISE parents Jtfrt a ?6od example
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habits of safe walking
which will last their children
a lifetime are fostered by
wise parents who ?et good examples
by always crossing at
corners and observing other
safe walking rules.
?AAA Safety9 features
The most dangerous action reportJ
for pedestrians during 1941 in
(outh Carolina was crossing not at
n intersection in 145 accidents with
3 walkers killed and 72 injured,
loints out State Highway Patrol ofIcials
in an appeal for greater pelestrian
care.
Don't walk diagonally across the
treet or cross against the red light
gys the highway patrol In remindQg
the person on foot that he must
onsider the curb line as a danger
ine.
farm families now .
operating 8y8tematically
One hundred and ninety-three farm
families in Kershaw county rre
operating under systematic farta and
home plans which thay have worked
out with assistance of farm and home
supervisors of the FJarm Security
Administration, It was reported today
by B. P. DeLoache, FSA County
Supervisor.
These one hundred and ninety-three
county families are part of the 90,067
in Region ~ prised of the four
southeastern states of Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina and Florida, for
whom plans looking toward better
llviig standards, better Income and
rehabilitation mmT been worked out
in connection with FSA, from July
J, 1941, through April 30, 19^2.
In the Southeastern region, 11,321
plans wero made for new borrowers,
77,877 for borrowers who have been
participating in the program for one
year or more, and 869 who have obtained
loans enabling them to increase
their production for war purposes.
In this county, the number of new
borrowers in the ten-month period
was 28. old borrowers 165, said the
local supervisor.
Mr. I)eI>oache pointed out that the
plans are worked out in consultation
with the low income farmers, and are
created to enable them to make the
most of their farming operations,
while making the most of their living
practices. '
"The farm and home are considered
as a unit," said Mr. DeLoache.
"In the Farm Security program it Is
considered that a good home must
he supported by a good farm, and
that there can be no proper farming
plan unless It is developed on the
idea of proper standards In the home.
"Both farm and home plans create
the basis of careful supervision. They
Provide standards by which the supervision
can be applied and by which
effective results can be obtained. It
is the planless farmer, and the housewife
who fails to live According to
a budget and a system, who comes
I to grief."
Sumter Man
In Auto Wreck
R M. Hildebrand, Jr., of Hagood,
? traveling salesman working dut of
Sumter, was admitted to the Caindeif
hospital early Monday morning suffering
from injuries sustained when
his car turned over at an early hour
ooar RemberL His Injuries are not
thought to be serious. It is said bis
automobile was a complete wreck.
In a 26 1-2 mile stretch between the
atate of New Hampshire and the province
of Quebec, the United StatesCanadian
boundary line changes direction
767 times.
Outstanding accounts created by
the purchase of automobiles will probably
be reduced as much as 80 per
j^nt this year due to decreased new
"nanclng.
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
(By Spectator)
Ex-Governor Ollu 1). Johnston In
the first Ex-Governor to run for Governor
Mince the adoption of an amendment
to tl?e Slate Constitution which
makes a Governor ineligible to re- ,
election. When 1 say that a Governor
is ineligible I am relying on a
general impression, though 1 oau't
find any law against a second term,
even a second term immediately following
the tlrst term. If this statement
surprises you let's read the
constitution. Here it is:
"The Governor shall be elected by
the electors duly qualified to cote
for members of the House of Representatives,
and shall hold his office
for four yeaVs, and until his successor
shall be chosen and qualified, und
shall be re-ellglble. Ho shall be elected
at tho tlrst genorul election held under
this constitution for members of
tho General ABBembly, and at each
general election thereafter, and shall
be installed during tho first session
of the said general assembly after
h)s election or such days as shall be
provided by law. The other _ aLai?
officers-elect shall at the same time
enter upon the performance of their J
duties. Provided, that he shall not be
eligible for re-election.
Most of us are sure that tho legislature
intended to submit an amendment
that would bar, prevent and
exclude any governor from being eligible
to succeed himself, but the
language of the amendment, as ratified.
and as embodied in the constitution,
does not say that. Even
if it precluded a Governor from running
again it isn't clear whether it
intended to bar him forever or just
to prevent anyone from two successive
terms, ei?ht years hand-running.
We need some one to revise the
wording of our statutes and constitutional
provisions. Our constitution
contains many contradictions, all of
them due, perhaps, to lack of editing.
Some of our statutes, and even constitutional
sections would be a reproach
to an eighth grade pupil.
Referlng to section 2 of Article 4,
let me call attention again to the
lack of editingMt says that the Governor
shall be elected "at each general
election thereafter". "VYe have
general elections every two _ years.
So, don't you see what a confusion of
language we have?
'It should be the business of somebody
to incorporate amendments so
that they will make sense; Just as
some one should take out a section
which has been repealed by amendment.
That may not sound correct
! but any change in the constitution is
an amendment, even when you strike
lit out
What is the truth about the gasoline
situation? The government is
unfortunate in presenting these matters
to the public. We people of the
nineteen states under gasoline rationing
have been fold that because ofi
transportation difficulties we must be ,
restricted. Others say that the real
problem is to save rubber. As I read
the news from Washington, and hear
oil men talk, neither Is true. Well
now, wh,at about it? Take the two
reasons given. If the purpose of restricting
us is to save rubber, why
not save in all forty-eight states; and
in all parts of each of the forty-eight
states? So, that can't be the reason.
Well, If transportation is the problem
how do we reconcile that with statements
of oil men that we have the
gasoline available and ready for delivery?
A gentleman came to see me
representing a major oil company and
told me that the only reason why he
or his company could not deliver gasoline
as usual is the government's order.
The President and many congressmen
have been In conference about
this. The unrestricted states are resisting
the application of rationing
to them. Why? Last year we were
restricted in our use of power. We
had plenty of power for our use;
but we were restricted In order to
send our power to the T. V. A. In
a national emergency we should make
sacrifices. Well, of course. But why
does not that rule work today with
gasoline t Wnot treat us all alike,
as a nation, as one people, to share
like in prosperity or In scarcity?
I do not argue against the rationing
as it has been applied to us.
There must be a reason for it, but
the plan should be applied everywhere.
If the western congressmen can save
their people from the proper plan
to ration the nation, then our war
effort is too much subject to small
politics. The government ought to
consider a course well before adoptjng
it, but it should then apply It
. to all ajiko- _ - . -.
The most Informative statement
j've seen about the gasoline situation
I read recently. According to it
the people who live In southwestern
and mlddlewestern United States Tear
that<> they are about to be rationed
on gasoline while almost wading In a
superabundance of It. In the production
of 100 octane power gasoline
for war planes the refineries skim
off the more volatile fractions of
the petroleum, leaving great quantities
of automobile gasoline as a byproduct.
We are making, or shall
probably soon make, 100,000 barrels
of aviation high octane gasoline every
day. That means more than five and
a quarter .million gallons every day.
When Britain sends a thousand planes
across the channel she requires at
least a milljon and a quarter gallons
of gasoline on hand. Every one may
guess, but it Is probable that during
the week of the great air attacks,
Britain used not less than 10,000,000
gallons of gasoline in all theatres in
which she fought. That is a great
quantity of gasoline, but it tells Its
own story of building great reserves
for service use. When America does
her full part In the air, the need will ,
be at least doubled.
The fact remains that much of this I
fuel In the middle west Is moved
by tank cars, which, if used elsewhere,
would make the distribution of gas- <
oline more Equitable.
Today factories of the middlewest"
use electric energy generated here..
Either a part of their power; comes'
from North and South Carolina dl-1
rectly, or else, comes from sources J
which, in turn draw on our power. |
Shall we selfishly hold all our power |
here, heedless of the great Industrial I
need of the war movement- That
would be just as logical and Just |
as fair as is the course of our western!
fellow citlzeps. They object to being'
rationed while plenty abounds near
them. But they use transportation to
get gasoline. It does not flow from
the ground anywhere. At every point,
it .requires transportation to be avail-!
able to motorists. Why, then, should j
they go unrestricted, while using the
transportation facilities which would
help our conditions?
The government would do well to
proceed on the ground of broad equity,
treating all citizens alike, so far
as individual cases may be the same.
We do not ask to be exempted; we
only ask that all be treated alike.
Our paval strategy seems to be
to hold ships together so as to oppose
strength with strength. If we
had battleships and cruisers going
about singly, the enemy would pick
off our navy one ship at a time, just
as the British converged on the Blsmark
and sank it. No one can object
to our strategy. And the fleet must
have with it a full escort of destroyers
and planes. But we have, or can
get, hundreds of small pleasure yachts
and cruisers?enough to report on any
submarines patrolling our coaBts, Atlantic,
Pacific and Gulf. In our naval
plans we seem to be overlooking the
great help which capable civilians
could render. There are In Georgetown,
Beaufort and Charleston, for
example, civilians of yachting experience
and adequate seamanship capable
of great service in guarding
against submarines. Why not mobilise
all these men and boats as a home
naval unit, extending the call to experienced
men in every port?
During the depression the total of
all incomes in the United States fell
to about $66,000,000,000. We had
dreams of $80,000,000,000, but the total
for 1941 was $92,100,000,000, and
at the present rate it is expected to
reach $109,000,000,000 for 1942. That
is the record for all time. According
to the figures, each one of us. Bhould
be doing pretty well; the figures show
that each one of us must have nearly
a thousand dollars, each man, woman,
child, white and colored. A family of
father, mother and six children would
have an income of $7,000 a year at
least. But, the statisticians often beguile
us into idle dreaming. Throw
your shoulders back, put out your
chest and strut into your local bank
and see if the banker recognises you
as a man of big income, say $1,000
jpiead. No, sir; I fear to try that. The
banker is almost sure to overlook
our new importance as monled men,
for bankers never move more tban
one foot from firm old Mother Earth.
A banker can go into raptures over
music, or whoop and yell tumultously
at a ball game, but he never shows
enthusiasm over loans without security?and
he doesn't mean social security.
But if he has read about our
wealth (statistical stuff, buddy, that's
all) we'd better stay away; he might
call the loan after reading the paper.
Rembert Girl
Reported Kidnaped
Rural police officers and highway
patrolmen were searching today for
an automobile said to contain two
men in uniform and a girl reported
kidnaped by them from Rsmbert. The
girl was identified by Sheriff Mabry
as the daughter of Heyward Chandler
of Rembert and from an informant
It waa learned that she was about 16
years old. The alleged kidnaping was
said to have taken place in the business
district of the town about 60
yards from the Chandler home. A
witness said that the mother, who
was with the girl, tried to prevent her
getting into the car, but . that she
was pulled in by the men and taken
off toward Camden.
The girl was thought to have made
plans previously to go off with one
of the men in the automobile, the
witness added.
Tho car was described to officers as
being a blue Plymouth with a New
York license and two fog lights.
' At Rembert it was said that the
men were thought to be from Fort
Jackson. The girl's name was given
as Rosa Virginia.?Tuesday's Sumter
Item.
final discharge
Notice is hereby given that one
month from this date on July 3, 1942.
1 will make to the Prpbate Court of
Kershaw County my final returns as
Administratrix of the estate of Mrs.
Anna Smith, deceased, and on the
i?n? date I will apply to the said
Coort for a final discharge as said
administratrix.
| DOROTHY S. HEATH,
Administratrix.
Camden, 8. C., Jnne $, 194$.
Mortality of males is higher than
that of females at almost every ago.
Farming For Victory
Stresses Food First
Clemson, June 18.?"South Carolina
(arm people are fully aware of
their Important part In the war aad
they are putting their farms through
a conversion program as fast as their
resources and the season will allow,"
Director D. W. Watklns of the Clemson
Extension Service said here today
discussing the Farming For Victory
program.
"It .takes a year to make even
a small change In farm plans because
most crops require the use of the
land for one season and once started
must be carried through," Mr. Watkins
continued. "But in response to
the government's request, our farmers
have changed their production
plans so that they will produce more
livestock, milk, poultry and eggs, oilproducing
crops, and gardens."
Enlarging upon the relation of good
gardens to the war program, Director
Watklns said: 1
"Gardens are Important in peacetime
(and many people knew It and
always had good gardens. But an all-1
out war Is not to be won by a nation
in which a large percentage of its
people are slowed down and always
feeling poorly' If not actually sick. The
business of keeping all hands well
and strong to do what must be done
Is now a wartime duty. Now the best
scientists In the world have shown
without a shadow of a doubt that the
fresh vegetables that come from a
good garden have diuch more to do
with our day-to-day health and vigor
than was imagined even 15 years
ago. And I am glad to see more gardens
in South. Carolina this year than
ever before.
"Farm and city people should do
.more canning this year than .ever before,
not filling all the cans with one
thing, but following a budget that
will give the family a variety all the
next year. Until home needs are lip*
plied, every can of good food put
up this summer will release a can of i
commercial food for our men in arms
and those men of other nations who
are fighting with us, or will create
the equivalent in fighting strength
at the home front."
LEMOCO CSl
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STEEL WORKERS BOOST WAR BOND SALES BY USE OF POSTERS
At (be Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant, Bethlehem, Pa*
Workers at the vast steel plant
of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation
at Bethlehem, Pa., whose purchases
of war bonds are being encouraged
by the means of giant
posters, at present time are
96.3 per cent buyers of war bonds
by means of payroll deductions,
it was announced yesterday by
Eugene O. Grace, president of the
company.
Purchases of war bonds by employes
at all plants of the corporation
have virtually doubled in
tbe last three weeks, bringing the
number of buyers to 137.000 out
of 215,000 persons on (he payrolls.
On April 1, when the company
launched a drive for 100 per cent
participation, only 70,000 workers
were purchasing bonds through
regular payroll deductions.
fourteen plants of the company
have scores of 80 per cent or better
at present, led by the Leetsdale
Fabricating Works, with a
perfect record, and the Ranking
Fabricating Works with a 99 per
cent participation. Of the major
plants Johnstown comes first with
98.3 per cent, fol' wed h" Be'Me- |
quarries are 94.1 per cent signed
up; the Lebanon plant, 92.8 per
cent; the Lackawanna plant, 87.8
per cent, and the Steelton plant,
88.6 per cent.
In the New York area the shipyard
at Fltty>slxth St., Brooklyn,
1h 86.6 per cent represented and
the Staten Island shipyard, 84.S
per cent. Other good scores are
S3.1 per cent at the Preston Mines.
82.7 per cent at the Willlamsport
plant, 81.1 per cent at the Sparrows
Point, Md., steel plant and
80 per cent at the Sparrows Point
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Help Them Qmbm the Bldod
i of Harmf?al Body Wa?t?
( Your kidney* arc constantly fli twins
waste matter from the blood stream. Pot
kidney* *omettmse lag >B their work- * do
not act a* Nature intended?(ail to remove
Impurities that, if retained, may
poison the system and upset the whole
body machinery.
Symptom* may be aaulm backache,
persistent headache.attack* of diastases.
getting ap nights, welling, puffiaem
under the eyea?a feeling of aervoaa
anxiety and loss of pep end strength.
Other eigne of kidney or MadderdJo'1
order are sometimes burn lag, scanty or
too frequent urination.
There should ba an doubt that prompt
treatment Is wiser than neglect. Dee
Dees'* Pills. Den*'* have bean winning
new friends for seem than forty yearn.
They have a netlon-wide reputation,
j Ire rnmdtmwdri by grateful/??P*? the
country over. Ask yon/ MtfUw/
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Keep On Fighting
In Victory Garden
June in no time to let up lu the
tight for a successful and protttuble
"Victory Garden", says county agent
W. (\ McCnrley, who remind* gar.
doners of the need to protect the
mowing crops from posts and to provide
for late summer and fall vegotables.
Three protection suggestions the
agent makes are:
? Mexican bean beetle control.?DuHt
with mixture containing rotrnone or ?
cryolite. Kotonono la UHely to bocomo
scarce, and cryolite Is recommended
as a substitution. It should not bo
used on snap beans after pods begin
to form, to avoid tho harmful residue.
These mixtures are usually found with
local Meedinen, properly diluted for
use. ltutonono is a non-poisonous iusectlclde.
Spray with 1 13 pounds of undiluted
derris dust to 60 gallons of
water as often as needed, or 3 pounds
of undiluted cryolite to 60 gallons of
water.
Tomato fruit wArm control.?Apply
polKon bait when the first fruit sets
and at weekly intervals until four
applications huve been made. Mix
bait with 9 pouuds of corn meal and
one pound of culcium arsenate and
scatter lightly over the foliage.
Get a copy of Extension Bulletin
102, "Garden und Truck Crop Insects."
Suggestions for later crops are:
Make successive plantings of corn
?Stowell's Evergreen, Country Gentlomen;
bunch beans ? Bountiful,
Strlnglesa Green Pod; pole beans ?
Kentucky Wonder, McCaslan.
Sow seed of Georgia or Georgia
Southern collards. One ounce of seed
gives about 1,600 plants. Sow in early
June for fall crop.
| Sow seed of Succession and Lata
Flat Dutch cabbage. One ounce ol
seed gives about 1,500 plants. Sow
In Jane and early July for late fall
and winter.
Sow seed of Marglobe (wilt raslatant)
tomatoes. One ounce of seed
gives about 1,500-2,000 plants. Bow
BeCd now for transplanting In July.
One Killed Result
Of Manning Storm
Manning, June 16.?A woman was
killed by a falling tree and power
and telephone lines were knocked
down when a two-hour storm, combining
tornadlc winds with thunder
and lightning, hit Manning Saturday
afternoon.
The woman was fdentlfled as Ernestine
Curtln, who was said to have j
been walking from her home Into
town when the falling tree crushed
her. Coroner C. M. Tblgpen said an
inquest would not be necessary. ^
Women who depend upon cosmetics
to flatter their individual personalities
will take note of the prospective
regulation of' toilbtrles and cosmetics
and the materials used In their manufacture.
Clean Up Property
i All parties owning vacant lots that
j have become overgrown with weeds and
j brush are hereby notified to have sapie
! cleaned up at once. v
j Section 56 of an Ordinance of the
j City of Camden requiring the cutting of
I weeds reads as follows:
j "That all owners of unoccupied
j premises shall cut and remove therefrom
I all weeds before the said weed bloom or
I ripen.
"That anyone violating this section
j shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor."
I By order of the City Board of Health.
Donald Morrison,
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