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American Weapons ! Are Enough to Win "Wur officials in Washington are ready to stand by American weapons, nays the Christian Science Monitor. They don't claim that In every case they're the heat that an* bring bull', but they do Insist that In the past six months they've proved themselves to be of hiKh e%noiinh quality to win this war. Despite all the criticism which has been heard concerning I'ntted States tollll medium tanks. flepl piel i>S, i 1 pursuit plates and bombers, the War and Navy departments ait* ready to stand on the rc?onl only they demand that || be the complete record and that It he Judged bardheartedly. Whatever may have lu < n the. cabu before Pearl Harbor, lie ri Is no one in Washington today trying to palm off Inferior weapons on the armed services. The t'nlied Stales lias b'-ett oil ft war-expectanl basis for only two years; (iermany has been on one for over nine years and Japan tor an almost Indefinite time. Yet. despjto the unavoidable handicap .of an acute lack of public Interest during (be years of peace, the war and navy departments have weapons of extremely blub caliber If it Is right and necessary to criticise the departments when they fall down on the Job, It Is equally so to commend fhein when the opposite Is true. And It Is true today. Let's look at some of these weapons through the eyes of persons In the nationul capital whoso duty it'Is to appraise them Impartially. The medium tank. Perhaps no modern American weapon has been praised so loudly and criticised so severely as the tanks of this series. Writing from front-line, visual experience In Libya, Edmund L. Stevens. The Christian Sclgnce Monitor's North African correspondent, tells us that the first appearance of the 28-ton M-3, of Generul Grant, tank was a body blow to the Army of General Field Marshal Erwln Rommel, since It definitely outclassed the 22-ton, Mark 4 German 'medium tank. It did so despite the fact that It Is the oldest weakest and least efficient of the medium tank series and is now going out of production. It has been argued that, the General Grant was not able to smother the Nazi 88mm. field-piece. It could be argued with greater reason, however, that this should have been done by Allied field pieces and that, in showing greater range and firepower than the Mark 4 German tank, the General Grant hud done all that could bo fairly asked of It. According to the most accurate Information available In Washington, the German medium tank does net carry an 88 nun. gun and Its ?.r? nun. gun Is noticeably Inferior to that carried by the General Grant. On the basis of Gen. Sir Claude J. E. Auchinlec k s present resistance on the El Ahuneln sector, it was poor Allied tactics rather than poor Allied wea poMH which caused the Llbynn debacle. It must also be remembered that later American medium tanks have been so Improved that they nre hardly In the same cateKory with the GeneraJ Grants. They should soou be seeing duty in the Mlddlo East. Medium and heavy bombers: Airmen In Washington freely admit that some of the oarly British criticism of the famous four-engine flying fortress was Justified. Its machine guns did tend to Jam at great heights and Its forte Is high altitude bombing which Is less effective over cloudy northern Europe than It Is In the clearer air of western United States and the Pacific. Yet the facts on the performance of the Boeing Flying Fortress and Its four-englned sister ship, the Consolidated B-24 or Llbvator. can be verified from public communiques and from talk with an experienced Army Air Force officer. The striking power of America's four-engine bombers Is well known, having been demonstrated in both the Pacific and the Mediterranean. What Is not so well known, however. Is that the Flying Fortress and the Liberator are among the best fighting planes In existence. The armoring Is so heavy, their hulk so formidable and their firepower so great that enemy planes now consistently refuse to attack them, even though possessing a heavy numerical superiority. The number of Flying Fortresses and Liberators downed to the number engaged in service is apparently far Iohs than any other planes In the world today, whether Allied or Arts. Little complaint has been made of the American medium bomber? and rightly so. Although It naturally carries a somewhat lighter bomb load, It has a range nearly equal to that of foreign heavy bombers. Although | "hot" to handle because of its abnormally high landing Bpeed, the Glenn L. Martin B-26 medium bomber is one of the most remarkable planes in the world. With a speed of 350 miles an hour, It Is about aB fast as the swiftest Japanese pursuit ships and faster than any but the most recent German models. One of the great surprises of this war occurred during Midway fight when B-26s, which the Japanese knew only as uncatchable high level bombers, suddenly roared down at an incredible speed and released torpedoes from a new and highly secret apparatus. When the Japanese had recovered from their surprise, two of their aircraft carriers were on the bottom. It has been officially although not publicly, stated in Washington that , had there been 100 B-26s at Midway, I not a single ship of the Japanese flotilla would be above the waves today. American weapons are not perfect, but they're good and getting better. West Broadcasts Facts On Junior Legion Baseball (Continued from first page) program and it has been very apparent the writers were in ignorance of tin* facts relating to the situation", said Dr. West. "As outlined above, Sumter agreed to permit Florence and Darlnigton to play a seven game series and go into a series with Columbia. Sumter eliminated Columbia and Florence stopped Darlington. Then Florence requested a series with Sumter. In as much as Greenville' had still to go" into action, it whs only right Hint Sumter play that team. "It is regretable that Spartanburg had to step out because of tho discovery of the ineligible player on the squad. I do not know how sucn a thing happened, but I do know that if Junior Legion baseball is to continue to occupy the high placo in sportsmanship that we aspire it to hold, those in charge of the teams must be more careful in building their squads. It seems that every year something like this happens. It is really most unfortunate." The Spartanburg incident involves Greene, the outstanding pitcher ,of the SpartAn squad. From a report relative to the investigation of & protest made by Florence. Greene was over the age limit as prescribed by Junior legion baseball rules. In fact the flashy hurler Is reported to he 19 years old. It is further alleged that Greene was playing with the Spartanburg team by virtue of a birth certificate belonging to a cousin. His excuse for his act is said to have been a desire on his part to pitch in order that he might secure a college scholarship. While the youngster is to be commended for his ambition to secure an education, he was guilty of breaking one of the cardinal rules of Legion baseball, that of eligibility, and his act cannot ho condoned by either state or Spartanburg I^egion officials. As stated by Dr. West, his act robbed fourteen other youngsters from a possible chance at the state championship. War shipments from 432 automotive plants, representing 72 per cent of the industry, amounted to >420,000,000 in April or 46 per cent above that in February, according to WPB report? covered in the report were eight large automobile manufacturers, nine truck companies and 140 parts companies. REPORT OF CONDITION OF MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK OF BETHUNE IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 30, 1942. ASSETS IyOiins and <1 i<minis iiu ludinu $12.123 50 guaranteed by John T. Stevens and deposits made ? 41.101.77 United States Goveranient obligations, direct and guaranteed.... 4.950.00 Corporate Bloc ks 1,27a 00 Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balances, and cash items In process of collection 49,iJl 5i Bank premises owioh! $L0tMi00. furniture and fixtures $1.771.62.. 2.771.62 Real estate owned other than bank premises 6,51101 Other assets . 2.4 4.",.50 J TOTAL ASSETS $11)8.766.47 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations..? 67,990.71 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 6.150.60 Deposits of Statics and political subdivisions 4,72137 Other deposits (certified and officers' checks, etc.) 1,182.92 TOTAL DEPOSITS v. $S0,054.50 Other liabilities 350.26 TOTAL IJARIL1TIES (not including subordinated obligations shown below) $ 80,401.76 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital $10,000.00 Surplus 4.000.00 Undivided profits 4,361.71 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 28,361.71 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $108,766.47 This bank's capital c*. nslsts of common atock with total par value of $20,009 00. MEMORANDA JTedged assets (and securities loaned) (book value): V. S. Government obligations, direct and guaranteed, pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities $ 4,960.00 TOT AI j $ 4.950 00 Secured and preferred liabilities Deposits secured bv pledged pssets pursuant io requirement of law 4,069.86 TOTAL $ 4,069 86 On dato of report the required legal reserve against deposits of this hank was 5.274.OS Assets roporusi above which were eligible as legal reserve amounted to $ 49.711.57 I, F. fc. Kerr. Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear ihat the above statement Is true, and that It fully and correctly represent* the trne state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to tfro best of my knowledge and belief. Correct.?Attest: F. E. KERR H. L. Mc PHKRSON, O. W. KNIGHT. LORING DAVIS, Directors. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw, as: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10 day of July, 1942, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. JOHN A. YOUNG, Magistrate. My Commission expires March 2, 1943. As Good As A Mile SUPPLIES MUST GO THRU Is the watchword of the drivers bringing up food, water and ammunition for the troops in the desert battlelines. Enormous convoys of vehicles are needed for the job and they are visible for miles from the air, but the British drivers proceed regardless of bombing. This picture gives a driver's-eye view of the bombing of a convoy. One bomb has just burst ahead and others are whistling down behind and at the sides. If the driver stops for shelter, his truck becomes an easier target and the supplies are delayed, if not destroyed. So. he zig-zags and keeps right on. Chamber Executive Urges Broad Program For Year (Continued from first page) city, our State Senator and house members, county agent, the chairman of the Kershaw county Board of Directors, county Red Cross and county council for defense to hold regular meetings for the purpose of discussI ing matters of community interest. The enlistment of interorganization cooperation is needed to avoid and eliminate duplication and overlapping of effort by suggesting and referring specific projects to the organization or group best suited to do the needed job. "For instance, I believe tnls organization should support the program of the aviation post located here, seeking and taking advantage of all possible opportunities to the end that Camden may continue to derive the benefits enjoyed from the location of this post in our community. "I also believe that we should use every effort to promote factors essential for the successful location and operation of industrial plants. "Promote the use of areas designated as public parks; encourage and aid the authorities in the elimination and removal of immoral or disorderly elements that may be found to exist in the community; encourage and foster desirable and satisfactory race relations; encourage and foster a spirit of goodwill between the business and professional interest of the city and those in our trade area; encourage hospitality and courtesy to armed forces passing through or stopping in our area; encourage agricultural activities; continue the giving of information to tourists and visitors regarding points of interest in the city to the end th.it they may bo influenced to remain in the city a longer time; encourage all members to accept the local chamber as a means of securing any desired information; maintain a rooms, apartments, and housing register for lodging purposes; and continue to havo available for distribution, attractive printed folders descriptive of Camden and the various points of Interest therein. "During the past several months this office has been approached in a number of Instances relative to taking some action whereby workers on WPA projects could be utilized for work on farms. After considerable correspondence with the Works Progress Administration leader in Columbia. I wish to submit a report which I believe covers the situation very clearly. In effect it is that all workers on WPA projects are required to be registered with the United States employment service and it la the recommendation of the federal and state Works Project Administration agencies that farmers apply to the United States employment service for labor working on WPA projects. If such labor is referred by the United States employment service and refuses to accept the work, the employment service immediately reports the matter to the federal works agency to the : Works Project Administration which makes an Investigation. If the person so referred to is qualified to do the work offered and the farmer offering the labor is to pay the prevailing wage paid by the farmers in the locality in which the work is orfered for the type of work offered, the WPA Worker who has refused the work is immediately removed from the WPA rolls and dismissed from the project and cannot be reemployed by WPA so long as provided employment is available to him. Further investigation disclosed that the WPA list has been greatly reduced in the past several months and those remaining on It, are, according to my information, not qualified for any vigorous work. Many of them are of advanced age, and some are crippled. "1 would like to touch briefly upon the housing conditions in Camden. Kvor since the air post was established here there has been more or lean of a scarcity of suitable apart! meats, homes for officers and worl*'ers of the air post. The condition has gradually become more acute and early last fall we communicated with our representative In Washington with the request that Camden bo designated as a defense area in the hope that, tills would result In a building program. Wo received a letter from Senator Mayhank to the effoct that he had discussed our problem with tho ! federal housing administration officials and that they had Informed blm that a survey had been made in Camideu and the survey showed that our situation was not acute. NN o again wrote to Senator Mayhank and called I his attention to tho fact that had such a survey been made it had been accomplished without contact with either the mayor, the officers of tho air post, or of this office, three units greatly interested in establishing better housing conditions in Camden. Wo asked the Senator to furnish us with the name or names of the persons making tho alleged survey. Our letter, according to Senator Maybank, was referred to the housing administration and shortly after we again heard from Senator Maybunk to the effect that another survey, which had been made, resulted In a finding that the housing situation was acute and that the administration was recommending that Camden be^lassed as a defense area. This was later done. The housing administration has appointed me as director of the emergency registration office for this city for the duration of the defense program. My service is to be given without compensation from the government. The Job of the office Is to make an effort to see that all existing housing in defense areas Is put Into Immediate use; that remodeling and rehabilitation of outmoded structures be urged; and that a record of all available accommodations in houses, apartments, and rooms be maintained. 'lOne of the problems we have encountered in our program so far Is the fact that many people who bave homes or apartments for rent are reluctant to accept families with children. ThlB has occasioned considerable embarrassment and has taken much time In seeking to place families wherein there are young children. "Outstanding in the work of the Chamber during the past year, If I may so stafteT~h^s been the operation of the publicity unit and also the public service feature. In the matter of the publicity activity in the midsouth area, we send news releases to the Columbia State, Charlotte Observer, Charleston News and Courier, Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald, Anderson Independent and Tribune, Florence News, the Orangeburg Times and Democrat, and the Asheville Citizen, all morning newspapers; the Columbia Record, The Charlotte News, the Greenwood Index-Journal, the Rock Hill Herald, The Sumter Item, and the Monroe, North Carolina Journal, all evening newspapers; the syndicate news service coverage includes the Associated Press, tho International News Service, the United Press, the three leading news syndicates in tho world. Radio outlets list WIS, Columbia; WBT, Charlotte, WCOS, Columbia; WSOC, Charlotte, WFIG, Sumter; and also during the winter sport season we had the radio stations at Florence, Greenville, Spartanburg, and the new station ways at Charlotte. Weekly papers which receive a weekly release include the Pageland Journal; Calhoun Times; St. Matthews; Walterboro Press and Standard; Wlnnsboro News and Herald; Lancaster News; Hartsvllle Messenger; Darlington News and Press; Clinton Chronicle; Pee Dee Advocate, Bennettsville; Chester News; Lee County Messenger; Chesterfield Advertiser, and Aiken Standard and Review. "The public service feature embraces a wide scope of activity in mimeograph service. As a matter of fact, we have extended this service to every activity in Camden, which, among other units, Includes the Red Cross, the County Council of National Defense, the Junior Welfare League, the Home Guard, the Recreation defense unit, and many others. Typing and addressing of envelopes has also been carried out. These activities are offered on a non profit basis, the service being gratis with the recipients paying only for the stencil, paper, and other material utilized In performing the work. ' "I am free to admit that the publicity program and the mimeograph I service has been a source of real pride to my office, and we have been the recipients of mnch praise and commendation from the news syndicates and newspapers receiving the publicity service and the various organisations which benefitted by the public service feature. "I might state briefly that despite the falling off of the traffic in tdwr UU and alghtaaaliiK routing bureau has frequein , ""B for routing service. "Through the medium of lho ? I Una Motor Club, we receive ^? curate report on all highway. <J ?B Htute and mldaouth, nu.8y *Z? listing all detours and highway^ ditlonH. Beyond this area We a few days, provide a routtn?*1 where in the United States or r?!? "I wish to ad viae that rcPrewJ Uvea of the National Housing A ? have called at my office, t\m (*t0[? cuss the accommodation pro? second, to Investigate ih0 ho aituatlon from the standpoint of neaa. As a result of the latter dlL!? aion, wo are assured of thy Coa#.*? Hon of a group of thirty new homH? "The office or the Chamber of (Zj meree la not engaged In the re.iJ | tate bualneaa. By reason of the oral tion of a defense area and cgtakiu? ing of housing accommodation ZH flee here and the subsequent apnnJB ment of your secretary aa director same, we Hat all houses, apartaJ? and rooms, maintaining a card ipj M of samo. "This housing accommodation lj al the service of all new-coiner^ p^? ularly defense workers. There U J fee charged and the government d?3 not provide any financial aid In i? operation of the office. ! "Through the personal contact vttl J. T. Dally, In charge of the til dustrlal department of the Seabo? railway, we have maintained cootie? with possible Industrial projects b.1 volvlng location of new industries hi or near Camden. Mr. Datly has betil a frequent caller to this office, uji I know from my conversations via I him and from his cooperative attitofcl In the past several years, that he ? vitally Interested in locating morel? dustriee In this community. Tv? years ago Mr. Dally brought repr?? entatives of the Viscos company htr? with the idea of interesting them hi locating a plant in this area. In coal pany with Mr. DeLoach, who v? then president of the Chamber, vi| visited qB number of possible location! In this area, but were unable to find? a sufficint artesian water supply ta? meet the requirements of the contes.1 plated plant. Later the project vul completely abandoned because of tb?? war. This was due to the fact thill the management was entirely of? British affiliation. I "Recently, a party from New Jersey! who was seeking an area where ha? could safely figure on freedom fora| labor disturbances, was In conference! with this office and was favorably! impressed with a suggested locattoil and also the living conditions here.! He has made several visits and It! Is my understanding that his plan oil moving equipment from two or three! small plants In North Carolina to thill area, la temporarily halted became! of transportation difficulties. "Relative to the winter program for! 1942-43, Harry D. Klrkover has ex* I pressed the opinion that pursuant to! any unexpected request of the govern-! ment, he believes there will be many! horses In training here next season! and for that reason anticipates thi! carrying out of an equestrian program.! "It has been the purpose of your! secretary to conduct the affairs oil the office ih a dignified and lntelll-1 gent manner. We have been minding! at all times, of the fact that the ol-l flee represents the community. W?l have sincerely endeavored at all time! to give our bebt efforts In all matter* I that weuld tend toward the forward! progress of this community. "In conclusion I would like to polntl out that we have a good recreational! program now going on with five team?l playing in the softball league, two I being from the air post. j "We successfully secured the To-I ronto club of the International leaf4! to come here I or spring training Mdl I feel certain the same team will *1 with us next Marph and April, P*0* I riding the pro teams do not decH4 I to eliminate a spring training P**! gram in the south. I "8everal large meetings, includW I one contention were held in CarnP"l during the year and. this office Par^ I clpated in the securing of theee later In cooperating during the tl?4 I the meetings were in session. 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