The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-01
What Our Community Did For The
War.

In the WnOle WORTH, LileIe is no COM
munity of the same size that did more
70 help win the wal than the Borough
of Penns Grove, and its neighbor, Car
ney's Point.
Like every other patriotic commun-
itv. we sent our full quota Of men to
the front and because of conditions
here, perhaps more than u full quota.
Perns Grove and Carney's Point sent
751 men to fight in the World War.
The bows who went from our own
school were: Oscar Hunt, Fred Craig,
Frank Diver, Powell Craig, Ernest
Johnson, VanDyke Conover, Edwin
Bennett, Joseph Hendrickson, Earl
Slape. Paul Kidd, Evan Walker,
Samuel Turner, Joseph Straughn, Bel
ford Wood, Fred MCGEE, Frank Denny,
Max and Charles Bodine, James Smith,
Willard Claire, Harold Huber, Ray
mond and Edward Hurley. Of this
number Evan Walker made the SUI
preme sacrifice, as you all know. The
men that Penns Grove sent out to fight
the battles of our country did their full
duty. They brought great glory and
credit to the State. They upheld the
glorious traditions of America and
gave us an honor roll which is second
to none. New Jersey, although one of
the smallest States in the area, stands
among the first ten in the number of
men who responded to the call of duty.
Every Red Cross movement was
helped. In the two Red Cross enroll
ment drives approximately $4,000
was raised with a membership of about
10000. The Red Cross work rooms
were always occupied. They furnished
more than 1000 surgical dressings and
hospital supplies, 1900 knitted gar
ments, 470 comfort kits and other ar
ticles, besides the clothing sent for the
Belgians. Magazines and books were
collected and shippd to our soldiers at
cantonments and abroad. First-aid
classes were organized under DR..
Fleming, DIR. Stocks and Miss Bing-
ham. Now a course of vocational
training is offered to the returned SOL
dierS.
Every campaign for raising funds
for the boys in the service vas given
our full support. Penns Groves finan-
cial assistance in the war always kept
it in the forefront of the communities
having the highest percentage of con-
tributions.
The Women's Club of Penns Grove
and the Mothers Club of Carney's
Point did their bit by helping in the
Third, Fourth and Fifth Liberty Loans,
and in the other drives, such as War
Savings Stamps, Red Cross Enroll
ment, the two War Relief Drives,
and in the food conservation campaign.
The records of any of the other organi-
cations would show just as loyal de-
votion.
Every Liberty Loan campaign was
greatly over-subscribed. In our first
Liberty Loan we raised about 100000;
in the second, $50 $1,000; in the third we
received our Honor Flag, containing
two bars, signifying we had gone over
the top in our loan twice. In the
Fourth Loan we raised about $350,000.
In the Victory Loan, which was to
bring our boys home, we raised $500,
$50. Our sum total of all loans vas
approximately $1,000 900. What a glor-
ious success all our loans were!
Besides our money and u men we
have other sources of pride. We not
only sent the boys out to fight the Hun,
but we also made the powder that they
used. Penns Groves contribution to
the war in an industrial sense was n
of the greatest of any community in
the world no matter what it's size.
The great powder factory at Carney's
Point was one of the most vital fac
tors in winning the great victory. We
car take great pride in this factory
because every family did something
to make this great war a success.
Our community, like other commun-
tiles was in the war for four years.
We knew what it was to have thou
sands of men coming here to take part
in making munitions. Thousands of
men learned how to make powder here.
The result was that our community not
only made more smokeless powder
than any other community in the
United States, but trained more pow
der makers, who were able, when the
time came, to go from here and man
other powder factories to help increase
the output of munitions.
Let US consider for a few moments
what this great powder plant has done
towards winning the war. We are
justified in doing this because the
powder plant is a part of Penns
Groves life and many of our boys who
afterwards joined the colors had al
ready done their part in making NUM-
tons in this plant.
The great powder plant at Carney's
Point was for a long time the largest
factory of its kind in supplying NUM-
lions to the European army. 1t fur
nished a total of 1853, 900, 900 pounds OF
smokeless powder to the Allies and the
United States. At the height of its
operations it employed approximately
rs 5000 persons. 1t covered $500 acres
of land and consisted of nearly 1000
buildings.
Smokeless powder, made in such
large quantities here, is manufactured
from guncotton, alcohol and ether.
The total consumption of alcohol dur
ing the war at this plant would make
a train so miles long.
Approximately 600, 100000 pounds
of ether were manufactured here dur
ing the time of the European war. If
properly administered this amount
would have etherized the population OF
the whole world four times.
On the plant were 143 shipping
houses with a Storape c~auacitV of ap-