The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 15, 1949, Image 8
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Russian-Guided Missiles?
MYSTERY OP “FLYING SAUCERS"
IS REVIVED BY A COLUMNIST
* Since the' “flying saucers'’ wtoich created mueh talk
a little over a year ago were reported seen by Kersnaw
county people, there is local interest in recent develop
ments regarding same. The latest discuMion waa precipi
tated by a flat statement by Walter Winchell m his column
to the effect that the “saucers” were Russian missiles.
A story from Washington, following this statement
by Winchell, said:
The United States air force has
clamped a lid of secrecy on its
investigation of reported “firing
saucers,” which recently ware re
ported to be Russian guided mis
siles.
The air force declared that all
information on the subject not al
ready made public is “classified.
The air force accepted all re
sponsibility for investigation of
the phenomena after they created
a nationwide sensation almost two
years ago. At that time the
USAF said it would welcome any
reliable information on “flying
saucers.” ‘
Reliable information is still
welcome, regardless Of its source
and air force officials said they
would be glad to receive any
pertinent data.
The air force is known to feel
that it is the duty of any citizen
having what he considers import
ant information on the subject to
report it first to official circles.
The Russian guided missile re
port of last week broke a long
silence on the subject, but the
USAF maintained its secrecy. In a
carefully qualified statement, it
said:
‘To date there has been no
tangible evidence which would
support a theory that any inci
dents are attributable to activity
of a foreign nation. On the other
hand, there is no evidence to deny
categorically such a possibility.
“Many of the reported inci
dents have been definitely de
termined to be meleroiogical bal-
COMOTG ATTRACTIONS
Haiglar Theatre
Cor. Broad and Rutledge Sts
CAMDEN. S. C.
Frl.-Sat.. April 15-16
Double Feature Program
—Feature No. 1—
“PRAIRIE OUTLAWS"
Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates
—Feature No. 2—
J. '-- fry
John Wayne—in
"RIDERS OF DESTINY''
Added: “Superman”,*
Mon. Tue*. April 18-19
‘ Special!
Bullet-Blazing Adventure!
SONS OF GOD'S COUNTRY*
Monte Hale, Pamela Blake
Also Warner Pathe News
Wed.-Thura. April 20-21
"SUTTERS GOLD"
Edward Arnold, Mamie Barnes
Also Paramount News
BANK NIGHT
Every Wednesday
loons or natural celeetial phe
nomena. However, there are some
incidents reported by reliable and
competent observers which are
still unexplained.”
It was learned that secrecy has
been imposed for two reasons.
First, any investigation into the
possibility that the reported sau
cers might be guided missiles in
volves investigation of the United
States’ own missile program,
which is in the top secret classi
fication.
Second, the air force didn’t
know just how much it might find
out in its investigation. It is
standard, if not official, military
practica to make such matters
secret. Some observers suggested
that the IjfSAF is keeping the
matter a $tfcret because it doesn’t
know arf^thing itself. I
The air force refused flatly to
expand on the “incidents 'report
ed by reliable and competent ob
servers which are still unexplain
ed.” It was assumed, however,
that one such incident was that
of the airline pilot who first re
ported in the summer of 1947 that
ne saw mysterious saucerlike fly
ing objects. He said he followed
the objects without being able to
identify them.
Prize Is Won By
Mather Student
Hangar Flying
By
For the next
the South Carolina
Club will fly to Charleston,
will land at Scotty’s for break
fast and then go to Hawthorne
for the air show Bevo Howard is
and many of the
My bring their
your plans early.
Dr. Bill Price received a letter
from John Cunningham of Char
lotte, president of the Carolina
Aero Club, inviting the* South
Carolina Breakfast Chib to join
them at Myrtle Beach May 14 and
15. There will be a barbecue Sat
urday night Anyone desiring
reservations at cottages for that
time may get them by writing
‘ am at Cannon Airport,
Charlotte, or writing the Myrtle
BeariPAirtfort. This will not in
terfere with the regular South
Carolina Breakfast Club meet
ings, as we meet the Sunday be
fore and the Sunday following. If
you plan to go, make arrange
ments early.
Last Sunday afternoon Some
one in an Army or Navy plane (I
believe it was a Navy SN-J) made
a nuisance of. himself changing
propeller pitch over Camden at
what was reported to be a low al
titude. It was also reported that
he buzzed low over the ball park,
which was crowded with people.
This is dangerous and reckless
flying, and good pilots do not in
dulge in such cowboy stuff. He
landed at the airport, but I did
not know at the time whqt he had
been doing, and did not get the
number of the plane or the iden
tity of the pilot Anyone who has
such information can file a viola
tion against him by notifying the
CAA at Columbia. In the future
when a plane flies dangerously or
recklessly if I am notified im
mediately I can get the identifioa-
tion if the plane lands here, and
Sunday school at 10 a. m-, with
Edgar Pittman in charte. Evening
worship at 7 o’clock. At this *r-
vice a sound film in color, Jour
ney Into Faith,” the story of our
Lord’s Resurrection will be
shown. Story hour for little chil
dren on Wednesday at 3:90 p. m..
conducted by Miss Kathryn Neil.
mm'-' Chapel al
^ _ Everyone
to attend these services.
World oonsumfrtion at toffee
totals more than 37 mimon 132-
pound bags a year.
In the annual contest in news
writing, sponsored by the Palmet
to Scholastic Press Association,
held at Summerville, April 9,
’49, of
Roosevelt Jackson, ’4s, I
Academy, won first place foe the
article, “Larry Doby Was a
Matherite.”
Other awards went to students
from Wilson Hi of Florence, Burke
of Charleston and to Alston Hi of
Summerville. The best all-round
paper award went to the “Par-
venue” of Burk.
Althea James, Thomasina Mar
tin, and Clemigene Anderson
were delegates from Mather who
attended the conference.
After the business meetings of
the students and the -isdvisors,
there was a general assembly at
which time Nelson Wells of Burke
reported on his recent trip to the
annual Scholastic Press meeting
held at Columbia University
where he and Leon Gibbs were
participants in one of the panel
discussions.
The climax of the program was
an informal talk on high school
newspapers by Tom Hamrick,
editor of the “Summerville
Scene.”
A motor tour of the city was
follewed by a dinner at the Duck
Inn. It was at this time that the
awards were presented.
A talk on the history of Sum-
mervilie ter Camille Washington
preceded the tour.
Relative humidity is the ratio
expressed as per cent of the
water vapor in the air to the
amount that it would contain at
the same temperature if it were
completely saturated.
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take the necessary steps. Pilots
who fly carelessly and recklessly
and have no consideration for
others are known as flying hood
lums, and bear a very pom: repu-
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Pix Theatre
BETHUNE. 8. C.
- FrL-Sat., April 15-16
"BELLE BTABA'S
DAUGHTER"
with
Red Cameron, Ruth Roman
Chapter 8, “Dangers Canad
ian Mounted”—Also Sartoon
Saturday Night Show
"LAW COMPANY"
with
Barry Sullivan, Belita
Mon.-Tuesw April 18-19
"SO DEAR TO MY HEART'
in Technicolor—with
Burl Ives, Luana Patton
Bobby Driscoll
WodL-Thum. April 20-21
"WHISPERING SMITH"
in Technicolor—with
Alan Ladd, Brenda Marshall
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held at
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just
of the most successful In the his
tory of the dub and witnessed
greater SDlfbag activities than
ever before in the history of the
in Caeodesc The 1949 $1,000
. held fctf* kst
was one of the
■nd must sucee
similar event held in _
The 1950 tournament is
to eclipse even tide
ing event.
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