The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 24, 1942, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
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Jt/ THE SKIPPER.
TV Columbia State lust week, editorially
made the statement "Brass
hats seem to outlast bra.ss screws."'
This sratiment apparently resulted
from the disgust of the editor rela-1
jVe to :i lot of team nonsenso that
ft?atur? - >oine of the activities of
,1,'os,. in high places of the navy. The
editor con to state "With ships
bein* -?"k al a Pr?bihitivo rate orf
our "oasts, it. would seem that aver-1
age ability to grasp the situation
would l.a-t- 11 the construction of moro j
or 1,-s-. i m porn ry sub-chasers or sub-1
lmst''o meet tho emergency, lint
the tiaw si-r-ms to have other ideas.!
The hi' - of .specifications must bo
carrifd ?>ut. to tho amount of cop-'
per i:i :!> last screw."
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How ri-ht is that editor. For a
fact, a .-ub-chnser was rejected because
the interior had not boon paint-J
ed in th" proper shade of gray. As
another example of lack of ability to
grasp tli" situation it is stated that
constnmtion of anti-sub boats was delayed
because of a lack of bronzo
screws.'- Now. this was not the fault,
of the contractors. The contractors ^
asked permission of the navy to use
brass screws which they said, would
last at l"ast six years.~ The navy J
gave an emphatic "No". The screws'
must be bronze.
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And every day all along tho coasts
of the Americas ships are being sunk
just Ik-.w.iso we do not have a sufficient
number of sub-chasers.
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Wo havo heard a lot of compliments
rc-lat i\ t" the poetical proclivities
of Pr. T. 15. Bruce, Sr. Doc's patriotic
>loi:.ins anent tho saving of
gas and rubber were really hot stuff.
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Not *;i.it we are jealous of the
honors bestowed upon the gas chief?
far be it from such?but we do feel
in a mood to burst forth In a sloganize
bit of hysteria. For instance now
that the nation is engaged in a con-,
centrat'd effort to reclaim junk how.
about "Don't Be a Punk; Turn In
Your Junk."
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Nope?that isn't original. I think
I heard Bob Crosby spring It.
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Another junk utterance is "It isn't
calied junk anymore. It's the stuff
that victory is made of."
Or how is this? "Junk that will!
Junk Japan."
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Or 'hi-: "Junk ain't Junk anymore.
Junk can win the war."
Yes folks. "Take a tip from your
your uti? k* Skip, Junk will win tho
war."
?
Smart lookingicolored chap talking
to anotl,-r smart looking colored fel-j
hr and saying "Why do you call your,
horse Mussolini?" Other colored fel-;
low replied "Because my horse is a
Jackass."
I Sport Potpourri
BY THE SKIPPER
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oian Masieat one of the greatest
footb i:; players in South Carolina
t-'&iver.si'y history, Is in the Army.'
h develops that Stan sought a cer-j
ta'a hr mch of the service, but this
*as barr?-d to him because of color
blindness.
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Stasir.a'.s departure from the state
University 13 going to be a distinct
'?88 'n many respects and partlcularIy
:ri the gridiron field. He was,:
Without a doubt, all-Amerlcan In footU
ab;B:y execution.
Stasica is a Rockford, 111., boy. DesDte
the praise that was heaped,up?o
hint 1). cause of his football prowh"
never acquired the swell
*Hd. tt- teas modetri to an extreme.
ihink that his fine sportsmanship
was exempt iilml in the remark that
always followed u sensational run
with the hall. Always he could go
over to some member of the squad
who had opened up a hole for him in
the opposing lineup and patting this
player on the hack would say, "Thanks
for the swell blocking fellow."
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Another line sportsman and 0110
of the best radio sport announcers
this writer has ever met, Sig Smith of
W. I. S., is in the Army. We miss
Sig's sport parade very keenly. Outside
ot a few times when we lny^
been away, we have not missed hearing
Sig on the air with his review
of the days sports events, at ll:0i>
p. m. We hope that Sig will go up
the ladder of promotion and before
many moons will ho a major or some
kind of a general. Sig came to W. I. S.
from Buffalo, New York, and is a great
friend of Bill Mayliew, another line
sports announcer who used to broadcast
from \V. I. S.
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The coach of the Florence Junior
League baseball team is all hot and
bothered because his team was not
permitted to play Sumter in the semifinal
elimination round of the state.
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Instead, his team will have to take
on Greenville or Spartanburg an?
from what we hear about those teams
they are really tough. Our hunch Is
that the Florence coach would like
to have taken on the Sumter gamecock
team because he has an idea
that they would be duck soup for his
team. We think that he is a bit doubtful
as to the ability of his past timers
to emerge from the series with either
Greenville or Spartanburg as victors.
ROSES and THORNS |
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Hot nite?Tossing about and trying
in vain to seek the land of nod?Hearing
the voices of a group of merrymakers
nearby singing "Marching
through Georgia". A score or more
of pootches cutting loose with yips
to add to the din. Wishing I had an
air-conditioned slumber room. Drone
of planes overhead. Dousing my dome
In cold water. Getting sleepy. Dropping
Into dreamland as the distant
choristers blend their voices in the
"Battle Hymn of the Republic."
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Sunday musings?Reading the morning
paper and thinking what a dark
picture the war news offers. Noting
that T. D. Kemp says that only the
same sort of miracle that saved Kngland
two years ago, will save Russia
this year.
?
Wondering how long the big bosses
in Washington are going to put up
with a lot of coddling of unions and
other parasites. Making us see red
to think how those socially prominent
men up in Washington made over a
quarter of a million dollars out of
"sales engineering".
Pondering over the gas rationing
ipess and wondering how much effect
the scores of telegrams sent out from
Camden last week to our representatives
in Washington will have. I think
every American is willing to save
gas if it will help win the war, but it
certainly docs seem only right (hat
there should not be any discrimination
in the carrying out of the rationing
plan. It should be nation-wide?
or not at all.
Who's running our nation? That is
a question a lot of people are beginning
to ask as they read of the manner
In which the labor bosses are still
the bosses. A guy named Petrlllo,
who is head of the musicians union,
has ordered his 14,000 members to,
stop making phonograph records. This
act was occasioned by the desire of
Petrillo to force radio stations and
others using records to employ real
live musicians.
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There is one bright spot in this
order of Petrillo, for it means the [
hush hush on the noisy tin canny i
music of the juke boxes.
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What gripes real American.^ is that
one man can raise merry hell with
the entire musical setup in this nation.
We have some of that union
stuff right here in South Carolina,
where a man has to fork over $50 to
get a job?even the job is on a defense
project.
We believe that every laborer
should get his proper wage in order
that his home may be one of contentment
and with his family getting
enough to eat with something left
over to enjoy some of the pleasures
of life. The fact that right now, with
the nation literally fighting for its
life against relentless barbarims,
strikes are taking place almost dally,
is enough to cause us to bring in a
verdict against such unpatriotic gestures.
Assayers reported names of 20,000
prospecting gold miners to the U. S.
Census Bureau in 1939. Many of these
prospectors average less than $10 a
week from their discoveries.
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HE'S IN THE MARINES!?Cleaning his rifle after a clay's work on the rifle range at
the United States Marine Corps' training base, Parris Island, S. C., is Albert Irby, 21, (center
with rifle), son of Mrs. Eva G. Irby, 703 Lafayette Avenue, Camden, S. C. A graduate of
Carlisle Military Academy and holder of a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree
from Newberry College, Young Irby enlisted at Columbia May 4, and is a promising Leatherneck.
Chamber Executive Urges
Broad Program For Year
(Continued from preceding page)
matters pertaining to the progress and
welfare of the community.
"At the present time I have as my
assistant. Mrs. Douglas Ogburn, who
has shown marked aptitude for the
work required.
''I want to take occasion to extend '
thanks to the mayor and xnember3 of
the Camden council, to the police and
fire chiefs and operatives, to all
branches of the city service for tho
cooperation of all has been most cut-J
standing. To the county delegates
and tho board of directors, also a sincere
expression of appreciation. I deI
sire to pay a special tribute to the
fine service rendered by President
C. P. DuBo.se, Jr., to John doLoach, I
to Mayor McCorkle, \V. T. Redfearn,
Joe McKain and others who have'
been of much aid in giving wise counsel
and advice to me.
"To all board members I wish to
extend thanks and it is my hope that
the coming year will prove as successful
in the matter of cooperation
and interest as the past several
years have been."
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Weekly News Letter
From Liberty Hill
Liberty Hill. July 21?The Sunday
morning services at the Presbyterian
church were of more than usual interest.
A large congregation, a number
from other places were present,
among them being Chaplain and Mrs.
John Edwards Richards, of Gunter
Aviation Field, Ala., who presented
their young son, Robert Cunningham
Richards for the ordinance of Baptism
which was administered by the
pastor. Dr. R. \V. Jopling. After these
solemn and impressive rights ho
preached an nble and instructive sermon.
The usual song service was
good. John Henry Clements sang a
solo.
Sunday school in charge of Super:
intendent R. C. Jones. L. P. Thompson
taught the men's Pible class.
Prof. A. J. Richards, an old Liberty
Hill boy, who for a number of years
has been superintendent of the Denmurk,
S. C., schools, has been elected
an elder in the Denmark Presbyterian
church. We, with his family
and friends at his old home, are pleased
to note his interest and popularity
in church work in his adopted
home.
R. B. Cunningham, Jr., of Columbia,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
We have been shown a picture of i
Lieutenant William Thompson Mac- j
Lauchlin, M. D., who is soon to be
assigned to Aleutian Islands Government
service?air corps. He is a nephew
of L. P. Thompson and the
Mesdames E. J. and C. D. Cunning- j
ham of our village.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Richards and '
son, Jimmie, of Concord, N. C., spent
Sunday night with his sisters at their
home here.
Miss Mary Cunningham and Mrs.
R. Frank Eskrldge were guests Wednesday
of the Misses McDowall of
near Camden.
Sheriff J. H. McLeod and Kershaw
County Ranger W. C. Perry, were In
our village Tuesday.
The condition of Mrs. N. 9. Richards,
who has been a patient for several
weeks in the Marion Simms hospital,
Lancaster, has so much improved
that she was to come home Sunday.
Mrs. W. B. Fort, who has been
a patient in the Camden hospital, is
better and is recuperating at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Z: Hilton.
Mrs. M. C. Wilson, of Darlington,
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
N. S. Richards on Sunday.
Mrs. R. W. Jopling and Miss Green
came down with Dr. Jopling on Sunday
and attended preaching here.
J. B. Cureton, of Camden, visited
relatives here and went to church on
Sunday.
Miss Annie Mae Cureton, of Bishopville,
spent the week end at the hdme
of her mother. Her brother, John
Belton, drove down for her Saturday
evening.
L. P. Thompson of the SantflKCooper
force, spent the week end at home.
Spencer Thorn, young colored mat),'
whose serious illness was mentioned |
in this column last week, died. Funeral
services were held on Friday at
the second Presbyterian church and
burial followed in tho church cemetery.
His brother, Leroy Thorn, a
member of the U. S. Army, In Louisiana,
came home for the funeral.
Switzerland Is the world's oldest
democracy, acquiring its independence
from the Hapsburgs in 1291 A. D.
Oh Me! 'Twas
Berry, Berry Bad
Frankie Horry, the original thin
man, who stepped into the hull of
fame recently when he pitched a
three-hit ball to give the Merchants'
a decision over tHo Kendall Millers
In the city softball league ruce, was
sent to tho cleaners Monday evening
by tho Instructors.
Tho Instructors combed the slants
of Mr. Berry for 19 juicy swats, a
majority being of the extra base
brand. These 19 swats, mixed with a
hodge-podgo of errors, enabled tho
boys from the flying school to amass
a total of 15 runs, while tho best of
the Mercantile gents could muster
were five.
Hinch, who was on tho hill for the
Instructors, was nicked for 11 blows
but he kept them well spaced.
The offenses of tho instructors was
an early ending affair, the flyers running
in some 9 runs in the first two
stanzas. Tho Mechanics failed to show
up for their game with the Highs,
and tho game went to the latter team
by a forfeit score. As a result of the
Monday games, the instructors pulled
up to within a game and one half
of the leading Kendalls, while the
Merchants dropped into a tie for
fourth place honor with the highs.
Whether the Highs or the Merchants'
will get into the playoff series is predicted
upon the Tuesday evening encounter
between the Instructors and
tho High school team.
The abrasive hottenstone, is produced
only in the state of Pennsylvania.
Many Auto Drivers
Fail Examinations
Over 73.000 drivers have applied
for South Carolina driver's license
during the twelve month period be?
ginning July, 1041, with 41.500 drivers
successfully passing the required
examination and being approved for
j license Issuance, announced A. W.
[ llchlou, Director of the Motor Vehicle
Division of the State Highway
Depart luent,
!? 31.530 or forty-three per cent of
those examined were rejected upon
tirsl appearance for operators license
during these twelve months, but Dl?
rector Hohlcii pointed out that nearly
nine out of ten of tlittsn border-line
drivers who were rejectetVoh the first
test, improved their driving ability _
i imni^ii rv<mi > im |'i (li t i\ u (uiu nuiu
ublo to moot the requirements when
reexamined. It Ih clearly evident,
added tills highway official, that good
llceiiMO-exaniinalIons actually do raise
tlu* quality of inexpert driving.
.... Lack of proper understanding of
traffic laws and regulations with failure
to study the driver's handbook
accounted for the greatest number of
't eject ions with 20,925 drivers disqualified,
Over 7,000 drivers needed
further improvement in skill behind
the wheel before license issuance could
be approved, and 2,229 npplicHUti
were rejected because of poor vision,
needing eye correction to provide for
safer driving.
(Examination records reveal that 14,
217 of the drivers examined sine*
July 1. 1911, wore "out of state" mo*
torlsts moving into South Carolina
and applying for the privilege to operate
a motor vehicle hero. 35,492
applicants werq^ new drivers uevor
licensed before.
Seventy.live per cent of the applicants
tested were white drivers while
19,000 or twenty-flve per cent were
colored operators.
The chief and obvious aim of South
Carolina's modern driver llconslng
system is to prevent unlit drivers
from endangering the rest of us and
forces border-lino applicants to improve
before they are .entrusted with
the use of a powerful und potentially
dangerous machine, said Director
Hohien, adding that the alroady-provcn-successful
techniques used In examining
in this state are more important
now than ever before to prevent
accidents In the conservation
of vehicles and tires as well as manpower.
FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given that one
month from this date, on July 27,
1942, we will make to the Probate
Court of Kershaw County our final
return as Administrators of the estate
of W. T. Pitts, deceased, and pn
the same date we will apply to the
said Court for a final discharge as
said Administrators.
J. D. PITTS,
J. R. PITTS,
Administrators.
Camden, S. C., June 26, 1942.
The largest known star, Ras AIgethl,
or Alpha Herculls, has a diameter
of 690,000,000 miles, according
to recent measurements. Antareu,
previously the largest measured star,
has a diameter of 450,000,000 miles.
Trampling with the forefeet Is the
method most commonly used death
to an enemy.
War Research
\
In war the advantage is on the side with the best weapons. The work
of scientists in America's research laboratories, developing new*
materials and new equipment, means a lot to our fighting men.
1. It takes years to build up and
equip a large, organized, and able
staff for research. Fortunately, industry
did this long ago.
3. History repeats! In the lastf war
"wireless*' wai developed for military
needs?to become, with peace,
a giant broadcasting industry.
2. Long before Pearl Harbor,
laboratories like General Electric'*
were serving their country?solving
technical problems of war.
4. So it will be this time. Research
will help to win the war, nnd its
many wartime diacoveriea Will help
to build a better future.
, General Electric belim* that It* first duty as a ?
good cltlzon fa'to b* a good soldier.
Genera/ Electric Ctmptmy, Schenectady, N. Y. **.,4 m