Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IHCT OIF THE KEY* JtfVM SKIPPED:. How lo"K wl11 s?uth Carolina couquo to permit the barrier of Indusial progress?the unfair punltivo iniago I?w?t0 re,ual? lu effect? i; is true that certain groups jclare that the growing objective to il8 law has been due to the exag?rate?i propaganda in so far as the fluence uud effect are concerned, 1(1 is not disputing the fact that i ,e presence of the law in the Pal-' eitu state has been a most severe ipdieap in the securing of new iniStries. * 1 We have just heard of a suit for iO.000 in punitive damages growing ut of the allegod injuries suffered va boy. who, while wandering about' ji industrial plant walked into some' oi ashes, whore waste had beeu urutul. As a result of this $50,000 unitive damage action, the company perating the industrial plant Is makplans to relocate In North Carona. $ t i "l From our own experience with repesentattves of Industries seeking to ocate n\ South Carolina, we have ound that almost everything that re have to offer carries appeal?for nstance? hospitable people, excellent lirnate. nearness to raw products nd to markets, fine highways, adeuate truck and railroad services, eep commodious harbors and the ike. ? Why. in the face of this exceptional )ackeround. does not South Carolina jet industries? The reason?the punlive damage law. South Carolina perns with the undeveloped resources. There is abundant capital seeking investment, but we deliberately bar the doors ?o industries, that will provide jobs for the thousands who reach manhood and womanhood, by permitting a practice which is of value to damage-suit specialists, but which penalizes every man who carries liability Insurance. In effect we close the door of opportunity to the new generation. We do not argue against fair damages and real injuries. Every man is entitled to the full protection of the law. We do argue against the practice of using the law and the courts to oppress the people who create jobs and provide employment | by investing their capital In the Pal-1 metto state. We want our state to be hospitable and fair in order that others will invest here. * ? I As om- Oklahoma congressman sizes up the g.isoline rationing system, it^ would I." just as fair to tell South Carolinians they can't 'eat -com bread, and *-ar cotton clothes, as It would be to a'.ion gasoline in states with an abundance of the fuel. Congressman Wlckersham of Oklahoma taking issue with another congressman demanding nationwide gasoline rationing, said "If the gentleman's viewpoints were correct, then it would he just as fair to say that the good citizens of South Carolina, with lack of transportation facilities' to other areas, that they could not eat any of the corn bread, or even wear cotton clothes, even though they have ' an abundance of cotton In their own hack yards. We have had many a motor jaunt :n our day. but Sir Thomas took us ?n one last week that was ^ lulu, tint along the east bank of the Wat eree, over almost obliterated highways, ucroas Holds to yiow the place where a Seaboard gonAola car waa loaded with coal had beeu washed almoat an eighth of a mile from the river In 1916 flood, thence to the eud of a road where the old bridge had been and viewing what Is left of con- : crete pierH of same. Grateful to Sir Thomas for the chance to get a jflrst hand view of what la left of the old bridges. Oh yes?noting an old pier out in the river and being told by an old colored chap that It was what Is left of a bridge, the first across the Wateree, which was burned during the civil war to prevent Sherman's Feds from crossing the river. And Sir Thomas picking up the narrative and telling how young southern lads watching i for the advancing Union forces, set fire to big barrels resin and destroying the bridge. j To answer the curious-minded readers as to why these visits to the old bridges? We were preparing a feature story on the five?remember that please?five bridges across the Wateree and what happened to each one of them. It makes an Interesting narrative and wo are getting a lot of valuable information out of The Chronicle flies. * * * Seems the state highway department gave us a new release regarding salvage operations on the old bridge and mentioned that the new bridge just completed was the third to bo constructed across the Wateree. Naturally we were blamed for the error. By the way?we had reason to feel very happy last Saturday evening. Whom do you suppose we met downtown??met and shook hands with and talked to. You guessed?none other than good Jim Caston, Baptist preacher, who has been ill for over a year. Seeing Jim made us feel that Camden is much happier?all of us?to see him again. A real fellow, that man. And believe me?guess Jim found out how beloved he is among our folks. His appearance was the occasion for a veritable ovation of welcome. ROSES aid THORNS || "Dad bust it", roared hlzzoner 'iSend for a safe cracker" said we with a smirk. "A h - of a note" purred the. office cat. ? ? * It all happened when the combination lock on the vault In the city I hall office became stubborn and refused to percolate. Someone put in a call for a mechaajic who with a drill and punch performed an emergency operation on the vault. The effects of which were negligible. The clang of steel on steel and the rasping purr or the steel drill continued for hours?no result, This corner calling In the afternoon to find Alderman Reb Russell sitting in an aldermanic chair gazing ruefully at the tight-mouthed vault. We still thing our suggestion to send to Columbia for a locksmith would have time and money conserved. ? "Where, Oh where is the little house gone. Oh where. Oh where, can it be?" Ails: "Around the corner, under a tree." And of all things, with the door and counter facing the street. * ? Yes folks?the little war lnformaliuu and defense shanty erected last | I ttw.,, j 1. l | ? ?i mm ! .I ? in mm ~ fall iu front of the pout office and used for various defeuse efforts, has been moved to llroad street- at least, thai is where we saw It last. ? There was a special session of police court last Friday morning with three vuks haled before Jmjg?> Hlce. The vags were reported to have been In the category of loufers and their round-up and subsequent sentencing by the court was pail of the program of police commissioner Massebeau in putting abled bodied men at work ? even if the work was done while affiliated with the chain gung Union. Cross only on the proper signal and live to a ripe old age urges tho highway patrol in reminding that careless pedestrians refusing to - wait for the light or crossing mid-block do not save time. The average time u pedestrian has to wait for a light to change Is fifteen seconds says the patrol. To gain those fifteen seconds. Jaywalkers risk weeks in' the hospital, perhaps death, it was pointed out by the putrol who said twenty pedestrians were struck down last year in South Carolinu crossing iuter* net-Hones against the green light. * Monday morning blues:?Picking up the paper and noting the way tho tide has turned against tho United Nations in the war to save tho world. Across the top of tho State page a series of captions which create a spirit of depression. The Huns defeat the British iu Africa and are now heading for the conquest of Kgypt; The Japs continue to win over the Chinese: The Russian port of Sevastopol tottering, the Japs land ou another Alaskan Island; the Japs shell our west coast and also a Canadian port on the Pacific, while the deadly sub* menace continues to increase its toll of United Nation ships in the Atlantic and adjacent waters. It Is in times like this that we have to brace ourselves and refuse to be down-hearted. The Japs started our mess by putting over a sneak punch at Pearl Harbor. Uncle Sam is fast rounding into condition and before this fight Is over you are going to see some real battling with Sammy putting over (be haymaker in the closing round. Wives of some of the military lads in our midst telling us they are packing up and going north?can't stand the heat. Gosh gals, you don't mean to say you're giving up so soon. This Is only a starter. There are at least three months or more of real warm weather ahead. ? Reason for moving Thanksgiving day to past week end. marked the end of the Stasica-McFadden ballot contest. And pray, what is the answer? Your guess is as good as mine. Sunday was Dad's day. Yep, I've got a new supply of neck tlee and sox now. Nice letters, cards and gifts from all the kids. Gratefully yours. * In line with the campaign to save (?) rubber, a considerable quantity of glass, the result of a box of bottles falling from a car on Broad street, remained on the pavement over the week end. We'll bet a lot of tires got messed up because of this care-1 lessness. a ar Sunday musings:?Hot-whew ! t ! Greeting several score doughboys who climbed out of army trucks near the court house to stretch their legs and visit some of the eat parlors. Disgusted at the messy appearance of a section of DeKalb street between Market and Lyttleton. Wondering what kind of paint was used for traffic marking at the street Intersection. Burns us up when we think back fo the time wasted in getting data from the state highway department as to the lasting product used by the state In the traffic marking. Wondering when the light department will straighten up the standard In front of the court house. Been that way for about six months. No matter how long the war lasts, the next new cars to be manufactured will be 1942 models. Thqy will be followed as soon as practicable by improved versions. WOMEN / /. / db Popular 61 years For Only 10/Now Less than ? yh .J dosa ^use only m directed. TT^ ftt yn miii mini ttnia f> FEMALE WEAKNESS WhkbMakuYw j TbH Narmsl If at such times 1 you suffer backache, cramps, headache, distress of "irregularities," i a Dioauea reeling, so urea, wca.it ?due to functional monthly disturbances?try Lydla B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? It's made especially for-women. and famous to help relieve such . monthly distress. Taken regularly thruout the month ? Plnkham'g Compound helps build tip resistance against such symptoms. Thousands upon thousands benefited I Follow label directions. Worth trytngt i "* ' 11 > . I Let Everybody Know You're Investing 10 Percent of Your Income in War Bonds |M. ? KhEniiiSfj^V The attractive red, white and blue window sticker, pictured above, ia the new yardstick of patriotism in the V\ar Bond drive throughout the nation. With the slogan, ^Everybody every pay day, ten percent," sweeping the country, patriotic Americans on the home front are rallying to their Government's appeal for funds with which to help finance the war. The home which displays the "ten percent" sticker is doing its share toward Victory for America and the United Nations. The stickers are being distributed through local War Savings Chairmen. u. s. Treasury ptparttnmt I Sport Potpourri by the skipper | From where we are Bitting It looks < hb if the Florence Legion base ball i team will make a strong bid for the I state championship. The way that i team has kicked around the other Le- < gion squads in the past several weeks i puts It in a class by itself. Sumter and Columbia offered feeble reals- I tance to the Florence offensive and < went down under sloopy scores. We 1 have yet to hoar from some of the < teams in the western part of the state, i particularly Spartanburg, and wo have a hunch that it s going to take a smart 1 outfit to trim the Florence Legion < group. (( k That heavyweight title flght (be- < tween Corporal Joe Louis and some s aspiring heavyweight candidate will I not take place for some time. Iho^l Army has definitely gone on record to the effect that Louis must complete his basic military training forthwith. The St. Louis Cardinals are right on the, heels of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National league. At this writ,ing, the Dodgers have a lead of 4 1-2 games. The good wishes of Camden baseball fans will be extended to Jim, Farmer, the big Sumter lad who is to make his debut with the Wilkes-( Barre Barons of the Eastern League. Farmer, last Saturday, signed a con-, tract with the Eastern League team manager. If the big lad mhkes good with the Pennsylvania gang, he may land on thd staff of the Cleveland Indians. Farmer has been outstanding as a | high school and legion team pitcher. He has kept Sumter high and the Legion team among the top notchers by his dual ability as a pitcher and a hitter. * t Farmer Joined the Wilkes-Barre Monday. It Is expected that he will be used only as a relief pitcher the greater part of the present season.1 Farmer is eighteen years old and weighs 195 pounds, and has made a lot of friends by his fine work as a pitcher as well as a fine fellow. , . With Camden out of the picture so far as Legion baseball is concerned, local interest is excited In the performance of Legion teams in and about this area. Florence appears to have a real powerhouse, the team having won all lj? games to date. Darlington came into the picture this week and according ?to the versatile sport publicist of that bailiwick, expects to take everything in stride. Columbia, usually with a good team, is not bo^ not this year. Greenville should get into the ^finals as the team has shown a lot of promise so far this season. Great Falls, with a team in the field, isn't doing so well, taking a 16 to 9 licking from Greenville recently. I Folks, do you remember R. M. Gifford, a real horseman, who years back used to take part in many of the equestrian events, especially races, fUNMind hdte? "Bob" as he is known to all his old friends in these parts is ?f years old but he Is still "ridln' em" up around Greenville. A recent Issue of the Greenville News carries a fine picture of Bob mounted on Lady Killarney, a great mare and an entry in the Greenville horse showheld last week. Bob always rides Lady. Killarney and in five years has won 360 blue ribbons in various shows. Preserve Health Advises Springs Columbia, June 23.?Calling attention to the fact that nearly one-third )f America's physicians, dentists and nurses are on their way to the armed forces, Brig. Gen. Holmes B. Springs, itate Selective Service director, urgsd the public to protect Its health \b a contribution to the war effort. General Springs pointed out that the state and nation faced the risk of 3pldemlcs and serious production time osses through Illness unless each Inlivldual took extra precautions to jafeguard his health. "Many of those whose life work Involves the protection of the health sf the civilian population are already langerously overworked," General Springs said. "Now, while every production hour counts and tlmo is so essential to our war effort, It is of extreme Importance that the Amerlcnn tiome maintains Its good health. "In addition, the boyB now serving In the armed forces are constantly worrying about the welfare of their friends and families at home. If Illness, whether It be of an epidemic i nature or not, visits the home, the boys in the services will worry. Protect their morale by protecting your health." General Springs revealed that a nation-wide crusade, endorsed by Surgeon General Thomas E. Parran, Dr. Morris Flshbeln of the American Medical association, and other heiilth and medical authorities, would begin the last of this month and will stress the Importance of personal health m the war effort. He announced his endorsement of the program today In the interest of all Selective Service registrants and their families who will be vitally affected by such a program. The general pointed out that there arte five general health rules which will be stressed during the campaign and urged every South Carolinian to abide by them for his own protection. The rules are: eat right, observe regular hours of rest, visit a doctor once a year, observe cloanlness, and relieve oneself of daily worries through daily recreation. Thomas C. Haile Dies In Nashville Thomas Cureton Halle, 56, wellknown planter, sportsman and former Boykln resident, died at 9 o'clock Monday morning at Nashville, Tenn., where he moved 12 years ago. He was the son of the late T. C. and Mary E. Boykln Halle, and was a member of the Church of the Ascension at Hagood, where funeral services were conducted at 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. Al Chambllss. Interment was in Quaker 'v cemetery here, Mr. Halle, an alumnus of Clemson~ college, was unmarried.. He la survived by two sisters, Mrs. H. M. Mas- 'j tard, of New York City, and M?as JMary Halle, of Boykln. * je '/ ;?rr - - - -^--risarVfc 44ip*.-. . Joffrliev* TEtk fi Misery 0/ WjB CRX 66 liOMXtAMJIXSALVS. MOM MOM LEMOCO (T??lV PAINT V&537 PRODUCTS \ 0jg7 Camden Hardware 6 Supply Company lUfUHinGibn ^ Ami II ML BY 1 yd mJsSSm Our Way Of Life Washington, Juno 22. ? Additional changes in tho lives unci Uublts of the American people may ho expected during (ho next few months, according to (ho War Production hoard. Food, clothing, t transportation, and housing are tho four principal fields In which now restrictions and now developments are planned. For many mqnths specialists have boon working to determine tho noeds of the civ* (Man population and how best those noeds cun bo fitted Into the war * program;( and the changes to come will be based on these studies. Food It Is not suggested that there will be any danger that this country will lack a sufficient supply of stuplo or that, vital elemeuts will be missing from our diet. Hut some of our eating habits will havo to be revised. The rationing of sugar already has brought ihe war to our tabloB, and shipping problems have made such things us coffee, tea, and hanauas less freely available than they oneo wtro. Some of our fishing areas aro beiug closed by tho war, and this may affect our fish supply. Our allies must be helpod, too, and this diverts some foodstuffs. Tho War Production hoard suftgosts that you don't hoard or overbuy foodstuffs, avoid wasting any kind of food, out fresh fruits and vegetables as much as possible to cut down the requirements for tin cans, and try to get locally grown foods which do not roquire transportation. Clothing It appears now that the rationing of clothes may be avoided this year. But thoro will bo less wftol available, and the military need for wool may bring about additional minor changes in styles. Leather also la expected to' present a problem later, as demands for shoes for tho armed forces will bo great. T ransportatlon The gasoline situation Is now an old story. And additional restrictions on travel and transportation undoubtedly will havo a broad offect upon our dally lives In the months ahead. There will be less and less riding and fewer trips?we will have to dispense with our deslros for changes of scenery. Housing , Many people who want to build new homes will not be permitted to do so while the war lasts. And great care will be taken to see that all possible living space Is utilised in the so-called defense areas. Compulsory billeting of war workers In private homes has been resorted to In Borland, but I hope this will not be pecessary here. Young 8o!d!ers Indications are that there will be no request for the calling of 18 and 19-year-old boys into service for the present. The War department feels that young men without family responsibilities make the best soldiers, but it Is hoped that such young boys will not have to be called unless It is felt absolutely necessary. Big Bombers The more you hear of this war, the more respect you are apt to feel for the land-based bomber. To a landbound layman's eyes It looks as If the real answer to our enemies' threats is the fast, far-ranging, high-flying, heavily armed and armored cruiser of the air, with its deadly bombslght, Its power-turned turrets and Its teamtrained crew. The great four motored flying fortresses and liberators, carrying their own defenses, look like the medicine that Japan needs. To say nothing of Germany, which already has felt the bomber's sting A great advantage of the bomber is the fact that it can be delivered air anywhere in the world and doesn't take up vital ship space getting to the firing line. Rubber Undersecretary of War Patterson says that the success of the campaign to raise scrap rubber Is a military necessity and that the ' Army already has had to cut its rubber consumption 25 per cent. Lend-Lease About 5,000,000,000 pounds of farm products have been delivered ^to representatives of the United Nations for ieuu-loaoe shipment, the department of Agriculture reports. The total cost of the products bought by the Agricultural Marketing Administration and delivered to shipping points since the program began .In Apr#*, : 1941, has reached $651,529,000.v