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I High Honors Paid Camden Firm by War Production Board I Camden Iron & Metal Company Is* I Awarded Merit Emblem "Yes, Indeed, We're Mighty Proud to Be Thusly Rewarded," I Says Management of Local Concern. j j | ! "We want to pay tribute to the men, women and children - I | of ( aniden, Kershaw county and vicinity, for their outstanding jjj I cooperation in making possible our outstanding defense effort " ij ! Scrip Slaps and Traps the Yellow Japs I Every Pound of Scrap Turned In Means Less Japs We earnestly remind the public that while the regular appointed period for the scrap drive is over, the drive will continue. There remains much scrap metal in and about Kershaw county. Your country needs every bit of it. If you know of any report it to us, I Reminding you that we are proud of Camden, KerI shaw County and our State for the outstanding achieveI ment in scrap collection. Only three communities in the I state received the War Production Board Award ? CamI den was one of them. I A RECAP ON OCR ACHIEVEMENT: We collected, sorted, i| weighed and shipped over 307 tons of scrap metal in SEPTEMBER, That amount of scrap added to 620 tons of new steel will | make 602 77-millimeter cannon, or 100,000 shells, or 2,000 guns, or 13,000 machine guns or 5,000 five-hundred-pound bombs. I We Thank Each and Every One For the Cooperation Given Us I Camden Iron & Metal Co. I . LEON SCHLOSBURG ? ? ______ CARL SCHL03BURG Ait in t t Is Criticism Wise During Time of War: ModnraUd t>? HitD ii CLARK tjanaral Chairman Amarican Economic Foundation A* ilrliulnl br Dr. Itlli Alrxamb-r Slmlhrr* Hurl America't /oremoMl woman lecturer ( elehratetl .iulhitr and on Hconomia ' ommenlator I>K. ALEXANDER OPENS: Where there's smoke there's usually fire Barring willful, unjust persecut.on, criticism almost always has soifto ' foundation. In an enlightened nation Unjust criticism defeats Itself and injures the critic. In ' this world struggle for survival it is proper that American citizens voice their doubts und fears concerning successful conduct of the war. Instead of contributing to national disunity it may well eliminate the causes of disunity providing the criti- , cism is proved unfounded or the condition causing the criticism is corrected Should the people remain silent If political considerations are allowed to hinder the war effort or if Con- i gress risks disastrous inflation to , pamper pressure groups? I think not. Have the people the right to demand an intelligent and workable ! manpower policy? I think they have, ?call it criticism If you will. Honest ; opinion must be expressed, not sop?tpressed, if democracy is to remain ! healthy. Openly expressed public disapproval saved Britain from a compla- I cent administration and saved Britain i Itself. Popular criticism Is far more ' active and effective In England today j than in the United States. The Brit- i Ish press and the British people speak J their minds without hesitation. Since ' this is a people's war the people have ! a right to demand the best possible war management. MR. BURT CHALLENGES. Where there is smoke there is Are, but certainly no such gigantic project as total global war could be adminis- { tered perfectly. Nor is it historically , true that unjust criticism defeats itself. War administrations do not have I time to meet and disprove rumor, j supposition and unjust criticism. Nor j is it Anglo-Saxon procedure to be j held guilty until proven innocent. Space does not permit detailed refutation of Dr. Alexander's charges. They are without proof and appear j to evade the issue. The question is j not whether there is smoke.- There ; always is. The question is whether j you misread the smoke and use it to hamper progress. DR. ALEXANDER REPLIES: Mr Burt has wilifully confused criticism of the war effort with criticism of the Administration. But many loyal j admirers of our Commander in Chief | are genuinely and honestly worried j about the apparent sluggishness of i the war effort. No true American, Would deliberately heckle or ham- [ string any public servant at such a critical time. But anyone whose loved ones face the Axis powers on the battlefield can hardly be guilty of . what Mr. Burt calls "criminal pre- ; judice" if they raise sincere questions os to the quality of our equipment and the nature of our grand strategy. MU. Ill 1( ! OI'KNS: I Hiivf n-v? . heard an intelligent American challenge the dctnoei a*ic right of criticism. The test is whether the critic approaches his ta^k w.th clean hands and a mind devoid of all prejudice. Todav rhi< test is a matter of life or death Nor is it difficult to apply One has only to read between the lines and listen with an inner ear There is room now for only one prejudice; devotion to victory and the American w<jy of life. Unfortunately 95'L of our press, most columnists, at least four influential weekly magazines, and numerous men in public life, are bitterly opposed to the Administration. This is not true of the people themselves. The result is a split personality, a split criticism, which handicaps both our morale and the warefTort. Destructive critics try to win the war while pointing scornfully at the duly elected officials in charge of the war. They even impugn offldaf motives. This, at" best, is mere supposition. At worst it is criminal prejudice. Fair, constructive, criticism based on fact is desirable. But most criticism currently leveled at the Administration is based on political or economic prejudice. While much of this prejudice may be unconscious, how can anything based on prejudice be wise? DR. ALEXANDER CHALLENGES: I'm afraid Mr. Burt classifies criticism he likes as constructive, and criticism that he doesn't like as destructive. This division is artificial and meaningless, for all criticism is destructive or constructive depending upon the attitude uuth trhich it is received. That is far more important than the attitude with which it is given. Public servants must expect criticism. It is the crucible in which programs should be tested. The suspension of criticism virtually means suspension of the right of free speech. I don't think Mr. Burt wants that. If vigorous criticism can clear up the confusion of bureaucratic pyramids and hasten our victory over our wicked enemies let's have more of it! MR. BURT REPLIES: I. on my part, am afraid that Dr. Alexander has once more and finally evaded the issue. Criticism should be judged on the record of the critic. If the critic has always been unfriendly there is at least a reasonable doubt concerning the constructiveness of his intentions. These obstructive critics know that they are not going to like the acts of the Administration before they even know what the Administration is going to do. Starting with this false premise how could their criticism be anything but destructive? Honest constructive criticism cannot be based on preconceived notions and false pr^tnises. Names Under Picture The names under the picture in the Camden Iron and Metal Company on thin pa Re. reading from left to right are John Kabon. member house of representatives; M. (1. Kins, with Selective Service Board; C. V. Massebeau, city councilman; W. C. McCarley, county agent; Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jr.. chairman Salvage Drive; Leon Schlosburg, co-manager Camden Iron and Metal Co.; J. E. McKain. councilman and mayor-pro-tem; F. X McCorkle. mayor of Camden; R. H. Leminon, Fairfield county agent; Henry Taylor, Chief of War Production Board of North and South Carolina: L. M. DuBose, Inspector War Production Board; Carl Schlosburg. co-manager Camden Iron and Metal Co. Weekly News Letter From Liberty Hill Liberty Hill. Oct. 27?At the Presbyterian church Sunday morning the services were conducted by Elder E.1' J. Cunningham, reading from Marhew chapter 26. for the scripture lesson, and reading a sermon by Dr. Sprouse. Sunday school was held at the us- 1 ual^iunir in charge of Assistant Su- I n^rintendent W. E. Cunningham. A i ,, rally day" offering was taken and a very liberal amount was collected. Announcement was made that next Sunday communion services would I be held?having been postponed from last Sunday. Mrs. John O. Richards Is visiting her daughters. Mesdames John Roddy and Chester Frances In Rock Hill. Mrs. T P. McCrae and daughter. Miss Virginia, spent last Friday with Mrs. J. B. Bankhead, sister of Mrs. McCrae. in Chester. L. P. Thompson spent the week ! end at home and on Sunday he and ; family v.t tr. r.cc his brother-in-law , : and sister. Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Mc- j Lanchlin of Chester. Rev. Mcl^anch-J lin has been in had health for some m??n?hs. This popular minister has many friends here who hope that he may regain his good health agaJn. i .Mr and Mrs J. E. Hunter, of Mul-j lins. were week end guests of the ' formers uncle. X. S. Richards, and other relatives here. Fred Cunningham, who is working , in Savannah, visited his father, Are j warden W E. Cunningham over Sun- ' day. E. L. Jones was a business visitor in Camden on Monday. Miss Csllie Jones, of the Columbia I school faculty, returned to Columbia | on Sunday after spending several days at home. 1 I?-A_ Parry, grand Juror, and IL S. Hipcins. of the petit Jury were att?ndinp rnr.r; In Camden Monday. Miss Lucy Clements of the Easley school, and Miss Willie Lee Hlggins. of McHoo school, spent Sunday at home. Miss Phoebe Richards, of Greensboro, N C.. was visiting her parent*, Mr and Mrs. N. S. Richards, on Punday Mr. and Mrs Charlie Pressley. of Savannah, were Sunday guests of Mrs. H- J, WardlA?, ft*, ; Camden Bulldogs Win In Big Way (Continued from first pagel that the Bulldogs were the superior aggregation. It was not until near the end of the second quarter did Orangeburg register a first down, the only one of the half. And it was only in the opening minutes of the secmid half that the visitors really showed any offensive, mtiking two first downs to roll down to the Camden 3f> yard line where the attack hogged down. The game was featured by good, clean play on the part of both teams. Jack Boykin side-swiped Brodie, the visitor's all-state tackle of 1941, injuring the big fellow so badly he had to he taken to the hospital. Boykin, a lightweight, runs like a scared rabbit and in trying to evade the enemy tacklers. side-swiped two of them and both went out like a light. Camden's first score came in the early part of the second quarter when Billy Waters, a real Cecil Isbell that evening, passed to Jack Boykin In the end zone. Waters then passed to Barker to add the extra point. The second touchdown came toward the end of the same period when Waters tossed a 40 yard pass right down the center of the field which was taken by Boykin over his left shoulder and he raced 20 yards into pay dirt. Again Waters passed to Parker to add the conversion point. The third score came In the final quarter when Jack Boykin traveled 20 yards on a beautiful reverse play, carrying the ball to the 3 yard line before he was downed. Mullen then plunged over to score. The effort for the extra point, a kick,' failed. Camden threatened several other times during the game, twice passes frofn Waters just going off the tips of Boykin's fingers. The Bulldogs were just a few feet from a touchdown when 1 h e flrat V> o 1 f on The several hundred loyal fans who refused to desert the team because of th- Sumter and Lacaster defeats, really saw a splendid exhibition. The 'earn*played the best hall It has dished up this season While it is true that there were fumbles on ,the part of both teame, theae can be excoswl as the ball waa unusually sllpp**-? and the boya were over-eager. It la hoped that If the team pl*J* I here again on November 13 there M be a big out turning of the fana at this writing there are no nM*?? bom? game? actually listed. althouiPJ November 13 and Thanksgiving date# for home game#. Informants dealing with the plans for the I of the football season will beW*J I In another column of this *****, The Chronicle. ?-?JiajM Blasting operations west I cheater. Va., brought to light I specimena of 11th tf turtle# a?? I WniHiniin 11 mil A r m victory Tax Bl Washington, Oct. 26?The Tres^i^B^ has raised its estimate* oq ths i2^Bfc tier of persons affected by the i!m^b' live per cent Victory Tax on gr0|1T]^B comes. The lutest figures k that approximately 49.800.000 peruifl will have to pay the levy on sUa^Ei come eimve $18.fit) it week or lihBu year. The tax becomes effoctlveli^Bitf uary 1. 1943, and persons recs|2| salaries and wagos will have uSB ducted by their employers from thd pay checks. A person in busioei|2| himself will be-allowed to deduct 3 expenses of producing his lncotte^^?r arriving at the figure subject to t^Bu Victory levy. This is the first time that iueoa^BJ11 taxes will be collected at the souhJ Employers will be required togS^B each employee a yearly stateinej^B/ covering collections and will tran^|^Vr copies of the statements to the ooQt^V tors of internal revenue to be as basic Treasury department cords. Tax payers will not make rt^B? turns for the Victory Tax until lH^B1 and there will be no reference to t^^Bf tax on the regular income tax fortaj^B" soon to be distributed for UBeJojT^Bij Under the Victory Tax plan, per cent of the tax in the case married persons, 25 per cent for gle persons, and two per cent each dependent, shall be returned the tax payer after the war. 'rheaM^ credits may be allowed currenihlj however, If they are used for the pi?^V ment of premiums on life insuruci^P in force September 1, 1942, the ment of debts outstanding on tk^B same date, and the purchases of Bn]?B ted States obligations. I The lowering of exemptions for thtH. regular income tax is e*pecte^J^Bj result in more than 35.000,000 t*H; turns on 1942 income, with probaM^V 27,200,000 of these paying taxes. OBtyH" about 26,000,000 returns were maftjH? on 1941 incomes, and less than 000,000 individuals paid income tan^H It is estimated that the taxes put >|t^B effect by the 1942 Revenue Act vOiH. produce annually between $24,000, 000,000 and $26,000,000,000. This winter's chief concern fpr uiB] counted millions of persons throogk-^B out the earth will be food. Next ytaf^B the problem will be graver. The Nu^H boast that Germans will live wd^^B though the rest Of Europe starve cU^B only strengthen the determination oflj the allies to drive the invaders froti^B the rich food lands they have coi^B American agriculture is playing tfi vital part in the fight for freedoaM We have sent close to two blllMH! pounds of grain and cereal produdiM to the docks for dispatch to tkH United Nations, about n billMH pounds of pork, nearly a bilUCM pounds of fruits and vegetables, stxfl i hundred million pounds of lard, UlH| ot her foods in staggering amount** including hundreds of thousands c<B pounds of concentrated vitamin pro-B We are helping to feed our lfintB lease allies as a primary measure winning the war. We give our figbkS ing men the best possible diet fwB the same purpose. Even such a cobmS paratively minor item as frozen foOOfJ for our armed forces runs to hmjB 'amounts ? six hundred thousan* pounds of frozen fruits and vegeU* hies a month. ( These unprecedented demands our food stores, together with aljl tional income at a rate of $116.0W* 000.000 a year, account for the strWB controls which we have had to P^H placed on food prices. War Spending Since the beginning of the flscj* year July 1. governmental ex peso* Hires have totaled more than $?* 000,000.000, with about eighteen W?*B lions going for war activities, and is estimated that spending for ?? entire fiscal year Of the last total government expendltuiwB amounted to only $14,000,000,000. Army Holidays B The policy of granting furlougjB and passes between ThanksglvwM and New Year's Day will be greatUB restricted by the Army this year. WJB retary of War ' Stimson baa nounced. Grate Fires Are Black-Out Problems (Continued from first page) ...1* That there Is need of a remappWl of the defense area in B whereby a change of the Pre8< aB installations might P'ov? fective, was quite clearly bro g as a result of the alr" f* ? areijB stances were reported "* ^B throughout the city where ^B of the siren did not reach indoors b homes. Whether the sirens c' ^B re-located to get full coverage ?| sound or whether more powerf^JB rens are necessary will c0infnjB ed by a check of the reports co^^b from the various districts. B "^"Ib