The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 24, 1942, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
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
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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
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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
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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. I
"Our office service has been mil* J
tained at a high standard and th?t I
has been complete cooperation In I
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