Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i.. ■'4' »/■ I SSIL£iSSSSM!SSSSM&H9BUSIiIL£SSiSH£SM^MS&&&!M 4> p. RICHAIIM— tCoBtlBiMd- frdip flnt pAgt) i~} :’< 'W koM la or^ to bur la the United Statea Wbfa Ae Britisli Mcured the Joan tnm the Unltod SUtea they M^ood to tho free oonrereion of POaads to doUan anywhere in the world, thiaUnc that time-honored confidence in thf pound would pre? ▼«»t a ra* to donan. if Britain hoafht hoof in Arfentina with pounds, tho Arsontinlans coukl ez- chaafo those poands for dollars with which they ooold bay maao- factored artldes la the United BUtes. There was, of coarse, ad- rantage in this arraacement ■ for the United States. The main trouble was that the British mis- Jigured what would happen. Brery- body was demanding dollars snd getting rid of poands sterling. It was Just like a ran on a small town bank. So only a few wesdm ago, after advising the United States of what they Intended to do. the Brit ish stopped free emiTaiplon of the FOR . To Settle The Estate Of M. M. Evant House and Lots—Reasonable Price LOCATED EAST HAILE STREET APPLY SHANNON REALTY CO. Sawage Bnildinf Phone 277 pound to doUara Tho United Suites Treasury officials agreed becaose convertibility was draining away from the British the entire amoant of the loan we had let them have. All of the loan but 1400,004,000 was expended and that now has been frozen. While the freeze order has tem porarily relieved the British. 1: has had serious repercussions in ether European countries. For instance,. Italy and a number of other con tinental countries of Europe had considerable pounds sterling with which they intended to purchase goods to reinvigorate the economy of their countries. The -end of pound-dollar conversion put them up against it because now they can only use their sterling for pur chases in England and England has not the manufactured items tt sell them. These countries are now pleading with the United States to do something about converting their pound credits to American dollars so they can purchase need ed Items in the Unjted States. What is the rem^y for all this? The British contend rightly that it is inerbased exfibrts' and favor able trade^ balance, and they are driving their people Tor it every day by exhortations and .threats of oblivion. But Britian is old and tired and her machinery for pro duction is worn out and her re serves are pated. It must be remembered too that the physical damage to Brit ain's capital assets, during the war. was enorsBoys. Hundreds of thoos- uods of iMBiss and buUdtags were destroyed by bombing. was widespread damage to harbors and millions of tons of mOTchaat ship ping were loet. More important than physical damage, however, was war Imposed under-mainten ance of indostrial facilities, many of which were out of date before the war, and t^e deferment of re- paini and renewal of Fallway^and other transportation equipment. All of this had serious effects upon production capacity and efficiency of British itents and equipment which are the mainstay of her ex port trade. Coal is the heart of the British production problem. Before (he war, Britain's principiU export of raw material was coal, of which she prodnoed 240 mllHoa tons per year. Of this, more than'100'hiil- lion tons was exported. Today, she produces slightly over one-half of •he pre-war tonnage—not enough for her own. requirements. All of the experts agree, therefore, that Britain must mine and export more coal or her industrial capacity otherwise mast be greatly increas ed if she is to reach again a favor able trade balance. There are several basic reasons for the lag in coal production. In the first place there is a glaring shortage of up-to-date machinery, being gradually dissi- It has always been the contention of the British Trade Unions that labor saving machinery would put Britain’s coal miners out of Jobs. The result is that antiquated meth ods are being used. It is note worthy, too, Uiat evqn before the war BrltMi coal mine operators only returned to the mines In the form of nepr machinery and other improvements 25 to 30 per cent of their profits while United States coal operators annually return 00 to 70 per cent of their profits. The present labor government Is planning to tacrease employment in the coal mines to 750 thousand by the end of the year as a eondl-|wi!I be Jaat suffleimit'matf OB tj*. tkm. for meeting't^iJt47 prodac-^for tbe rate of Indamrhil predoe- blind can efOclentiir^LS^^ “^loallllon tona.|tloa fanned in tbe 1047 econoartejanda of ditfer^t. ittaiaed, there|sarvey. |C. ■'Slate Employ^^ tkm target of Even if this goal is attained, \19S7 Ford Sedan 91939 Chevrolet the NEW SAVAGE SPIN DRl %1942 Ford Ton, 2»Speed Axle Truck ml941 Ford Coach % 1932 Chevrolet • And Others SUN SCIENTIFIC ENGINE TUNE UP ^ • COMPLETE MANBEE FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND WHEEL BALANCE Day Ph. 613 WRECKER SERVICE Night Ph.8SS-W [SEE 9 MELLICUAMP-MAHONEY /iM. =7=MDT0R5—= ^ko4<^ 613 • • • ,S .C ALL WORK GUARANTEED Hosi^ Bargains ANKLETS . . 11 palre tor •i.0^1, reguljr 28e value. For fnfantii girle^ or ladies. Cuff tope, aa- eorted eeloro. LAOISr HOSE . . 4 polrfl for $1,00. Me value. Choice of eemi- sheer eeowiless riyeiif or full- eeawi eervlee weight eotton. Fall ehadea. MEN’S COTTON SOX t pairs for $1,00, tSe value. Medium weight, lent style or ehort-elas- tie top. Assarted oelers. BIROBEYC DIAPEftt . . $2A6 per deMMi. FIrel suaWly, £7x17 hemmed, In sanitary stalsd paekagt. MEN’S DRE$8 SOX . . 5 pairs for $1.00. $Se valus. nns rayon, long styls or short slastic top. Assorted oelors. Hosiery are slight Impsrfeets. Please etste sizes wanted. Satisfaetion QuarantaeJ No cod’s We Pay Pareel Post SOUTHERN SALES CO. PO Box 20t$ Dspt. 3-L Knoxville Tennei •'f REPORT TO THE PEOPLE OF CAMDEN On the Operation of the Water and Light Department Foi some time since accepting the position as Superintendent of '’the Water and Light Department of the City of Camden about one year ago. It has been my desire to make a report to the people of the city a^ut the operation of your Municipal Utilities. In this report it is my intention y bring out a few pertinent facts about the Utili ties not generallf Known and understood by many citizens. 'The Water Works planV was built 83 years ago for a much small er community than the present modern City of Camden and little or no expansion of'the capacity of the system has been done in the past quarter century. < When the present Sewerage System was built some years Kgo. much of the area east of Mill Street was left out of the City system for the reason that it was below the fall of the sewer lines between the city and the Wateree Ulver and such establishments as the Sou thern Cotton Oil Company. Thomas and Howard, The SoiUhem Rail way, and many others were left without any sewerage facilltlea pro vided by the City of Camden. « Just before the war the present administration, I understand, de cided to Invite Industry to Camden, and. of necessity, expand public utilities. War conditions caused virtually all expansion of facilities to cease, but. tho population Increased rapidly and present utilities soon becams very Inadequate. Soon after the war the lata L. P. Tobin, former Superintendent of the Municipal ITtlllties, began a costly, but timely and necessary expansion of the city water and light facilities. It was found that on many residential streets water was being supplied through pipe lines encrusted by great age and wholly inadequate to give fire protection. Since it was impossible to bring new Industries to Camden with out adequate power, water and sewerage facilities, the former Sup erintendent of Municipal Utilities started extensive expansion and rehabilitation of our entire water, sewerage and electric system. A little more than a year ago two new large Industries were in vited to locate in Camden, namely, The Jaclyo Hosiery Mills (about one fifth of the plant has now been erected) and the Supreme Pro- ducta. Company, which Is one of the largest meat packing plants qf_ the State. It was evident at once that If Camden was to have ibeee large new industries and enjoy ultimately a tremendous pay roll in crease, a costly expansion of our water, light and sewerage facilltlee would be Immediately necessary. It was first thought that we would be able to turn the sewerage from the Meat Packing plant Into Pine Tree Creak, but Injunctlooa by property owners were threaten ed, the city was faced with the costly Job of installing a sewerage pumping plant and pumping the sewerage from the meat plant up hill for about a quirter mile unto we could obtain gravity flow to the river. Next I wish to enumerate some of the projects that ware found to be absolutely necessary more than a year ago if Camden was to' expand to meet its growing needs, have adequats fire protection, comply with State Board health requirement# and have adequate facilltlea to offer new industries when invited to looate^lrara: (1) Build Sewerage Pumping Station near Supreme Products Plant adequate to pump 700 gallons a minute. (2) Build new high capacity power line along the entire South l^-Olde of the city with aeceasary coatly enlargement of the DeKalb Street Snb-Station. ' (3) Build a 15 Inch sewer line approximately 2 miles long from the Sewer Pumping Station at the Supreme Products Plant to the eviwHng sewer outfall leading to the Wateree River. The excavation for this asww line In many places more than 10 fL deep. (4) BmUd new sewer line north from Sewer Pumping Station to East DoKalb Street along Elppendon Street and^tend Weat on De- Kalb SMMt ta«rder to serve the Southern Cotton Off Oimpaay. ThomM and Howard. Myers Motor Company and other estaUleh* meats kotwoen tbe Sonthmn Railway and MIU Street. This seVer line now eorrea the eovCh aide of the city, which haa never had sew erage (kcnitiaa, and aMkei seweragt facilities available for any in- dostry dooirite to k>cate on the South side of the city. (f) S inch water line to Jaclyn Hosiery Mill on Columbia touA. »***y<i heavy duty power line to Jaclyn Hosiery Mill. ff) Boilr aoeded sewerage service hod to be oonetructed on the iciuf Street 800 ft. York Street 071 ft. Cbewnlnc MO ft, l4fceview Mmet iO# ft, OsOiOMare St 400 (t, IMr 400 ft. Upton Ooort $00 ft (7) Fire protection along North Broad Street brtween Chernut and Green Streets has been non existent. It was found necessary to lay a new eight inch main along tbis entire distance. ’ On November 30. 1946, Just before I took charge of the Water and Light facilities, the Auditors-Report showed Capital Expendi tures during the previous period of $64,908.24, which represented ad ditions to the Water and Light property. . At the end of the fiscal year of the city, April SO, 1047, the Audi tors report showed Capital Expenditures, additions to water and Lght property of $96,870.50. To finance this expansion of our facilities, in May 1947, we sold Revenue Bonds in the amount of |176»000.00 — 013,184.06 is stil! re tained to install a Booster Pump on suburban water line to Alfport Since the last Audit, April 80, 1047, the cost of absolutely neces sary expansions of the Water. Light and Sewerage facilities has amounted to approximately 160,000.00, not financed through the First Bond Issue. As stated in the first part of this report, our Water Plant Is ap proximately 33 years old and was built for a much smaller commun ity than our present population. We have had the most competent ^gineers available, to inspect our Water Plant, settling basin and supply line from source of wat er sqpplx. Tbe recommendation of these gentlemen Is as follows, for immediate and urgent cpnstruction: New supply line from source of water supply to plant must built now—Approximate cost |26,000.00. Enlarge settling basin at water plant—Approximate cost 222,- 059.00. To fail to do both of these before next summer would mean a serious water shortage. Enlargement of the DeKalb Street Elec tric Substation has become a pressing necessity, requiring the in stallation of new transformers, oil circuit Breakers, and new Regu lators. City Council authorized this purchase two years ago and the equipment has arrived. The cost of the regulators, circuit breakers and transformers for enlarging the DeKalb Electric Substation will be 127,941.00, In order to complete the expansion program of our Water, Light . and Sewerage system it is necessary to sell an additional Iss'je of $125,000.00 in Revenue Bonds. * These addUtons to our system will make it possible to offer ser vice to any tyj^ejndustry^ that wishes to locate in Camden and pro vide sewerage segrice to many areas that should have been provided years ago. This will make the total outstanding Revenue Bonds of the Wat er and Lights Department amount to $300,000.00, the entire amount of interest and principal to be paid from earnings of tbe Water and Light Department and no part of the cost added to property tax. The question is often asked/; What becomes of the dollar I pay Into the Water and Light Department? We have picked a typical month to show as ah exhibit:. \ . Total Gross Receipts—all sbnrces 120,635.25 Pisbursements: Pay Roll $5,261.61 Street Lights ,..f. 696J4 Water Plant Power 928.81 Cash turned over to City 4,600.00 Bond Interest and Redemption 1.168.41 Bond Fund 260.00 _Power Bill (Carolina Power & Light ) Co.) 5,995.26 ‘ ' CIX)THES FOR MEN WHO WEAR THE BEST r 18,786.62 Amount retained by Water 4 Light for supplies ..$.1448.63 If (^maen is to grow, It’s Utilltlea must grow aud keep ahead of lU needs. Unfortunately, but little rehabilitation 4ork haa been done. ^t^.Camden’s Water, Light and Sewerage system la recent years. If the city is to progress, its utilities must be .expanded ahead of Its ne^s and ^ell maintained If we are to Ihwke new people 2nd new industries to make their homes here. Because of the amount of money the Water and Light Depart ment turns over to the City TVeazurer, Camden enjoys one of the Ibweqt Advalorem Tax rates In the state. The City could not oper- ^e on a naill levy of only 36 mills were It not for Me help received from this department. . ^ It la my Intention, with the hrtp of our loyal employees, to give Camden one of the finest and most efficient Water. Light and Sew- fc**.!*** vaHons services are ^°iU^lar Mse^^*** ^ comparablo to service charges in cities I wrviqo to our patrons, it will be a pnvflege for me to help you in any way. Respectfully aubmitted. « U a HARDIN/ SUITS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY Tailored with an Executive Air Fine fabrics Fine Workmanship Good looks that last is what you get when you buy a suit here. Sturdy, soft wools cut for pre cise fit—tailored to hold their shape. Makes no difference whether you're tall, short, thin or stout, it's (tir job to fit you — and we do. t Satisfaction guaranteed. Come in now and ' ^ select your new suit. With shipments arriv ing every day. we're reasonably certain we can suit you. < Hoom oi NationAlly Adwtrtiaed MorchBrndiM Don’t Despair! , 24-Hoiir Wrecker Serrice '■■I I I I I I I I I ►WRECKS REBtftT AOTO^BODY and FENDER STRAIGHT- •AUTO PAINTING WPEL AUGNING and BALANCING We Don’t MAGNIFY Your TroubUo- WE FmD THEM AND FIX THEM Myers Motor ComiMuiy day phone 47 EmI IrriBt NIGHT fnone