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^3 ’k' ' \ . THE CHRONICUI StriTW To Bo'a Qooa Nowo- paper, CoiipleCa. Newer, aad Reliable. . i XTo« Dea*t ReM TH)E( CHRONICLE Too G«* The VOLUME XXXVI CLINTON, S. G., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, ;1936 NUMBER 48 BRITAIN ACTS TO KEEP PEACE Sitting Steady and Determined • To Keep Out of General Euro pean Struggle By Neutrality Stand. Germany and Russia Ready for Conflict. Day Ctf Thanks • • Holiday Here Business To Pause For Thanks giving, With Schools, Stores and Business Houses Closed. London, Nov. 23.—^Maritime Great Britain, determined to keep out of the Spanish civil war and-at-the s^me time guard with guns her right to sail the seas, tonight wrestled with these developments: x * 1. Naval reports that an internal explosion and not a foreign torpedo had damaged the Spanish warship Miguel de* Cervantes in Cartegena harbor. 2. The Fascist general, Fraiieisco Franco’s, failure to reply to rjenewed British questions on what he would .do to protect neutral'shipping. Tjem^ xeaction to a reported, "\VithTh(Fex^ptTdrr^ Today, Thanksgiving — the great American feast day, will be observed here in traditional style with Clin- tonians taking advantage of the vari* ous opportunities .for worship, rwre- ation and diversion which it offers. Set aside as a day of national thanksgiving by a proclamation from President Franklin D.‘Roosevelt, the day w’ill be generally observed in every state and territory of the Unit ed States. Stores, banks, business houses and offices will be closed, with hundr^da of employees at liberty to follow the dictates' of their fancies. The post- office window will be closed except from 9 to 10 THE CpEtONicLE Extends To Its Large Family of Readers, Best of Wishes for Joy and Contentment On — ~ This Happy Family DayT^ MONEY ISSUE FACES SOLONS Aliunni GaAerizri J Here For Day British-Belgian warning they would not aid France if she got into a war Tiy supplying arms to Madrid. Foremost in the anxiety of British officials was the question of just what blew up the, Miguel de Cervan tes—a torpedo from a foreign sub marine as Madrid charged, or some internal explosive. The British destroyer Glowworm Foot hall, -Luncheon ■ Mcctingv^ and Dance Make P. C. Home coming Gala Event. President’s' Thanksgiving Procl^alibn industrial plants, the celebration in j the city will be virtually unanimous. 1 The Thornwell orphanage schools will close for one day only. Turkey raised on the institution’s poultry farm with added dressin’s, will be on the menu for the three hundred chil dren of the home. The city schools! Blue-Hosa-1937 Schedule Given Following is the text of Pre.'^ident Roosevelt’s Thanksgiving proclama- was in the harbor at the time and will have two days off, today and I Ofl^icers tomorrow, while Presbyterian college her commander reported to the ad miralty. Some naval sources said he had wirelessed that- the explosions were mysterious, but that the hole torn in the vessel could not have been ..made by a torpedo. Meanwhile the foreign secrefary^number of students and teachers Anthony Eden, in a speech before parliament, wgrned that the empire would Keep peace by force if neces sary, but that the greatest efforts would be made to avoid any mishaps which might turn into iiiterhatiohal incidents. Britain Hopeful London,' Nov. 28.—^Britain’s deter mined hopesjfor European peace to night shone through darkening clouds of Fascism and Communism rdned" up by the Spanish civil war. Great Britain took, quick neutrality steps to help the storm blow dver without dragging other nations into a general European war closed yesterday not to return to The Presbyterliali'lroHege homecom- tion: ing Saturday was enlivened for the “I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pre.<»ident large number "of returning alumni by|®^ AJnited States of America, , . , , . . hereby designate Thursday, .the 26th a week-end full of planned activity.' November, 19:i6, as a day of the Alumni association national thanksgiving. cheo'n at noon, i “The observance of a day of gen- were elected at was pre classes until Monday. P. C. returning epkreo Presbyterian To Play Every Team In State, With Three Home Games. Legislature Must Raise Cash To Put Social Sec^urity Act Into Operation. Higher or* New Taxes Sought To Finance Program. Colujnbia, Nov. 22.—The question, of who will pay the social security bill looms as the largest before the 1937 legislature. One of the first measures to be in troduced.. when the newly-elected chambers convene Jan. 11 probably wttt-bc a resolution to ratify the so cial security amendment passed No- ve m ber^ 3. — Presbyterian college will play the hardest football schedule in its his tory next year as it meets ten of the strongest teams in the South, Walter Johnson, athletic director, lias announced. The completion of ar- rangement.s with the University of to meet grads' eral thanksgiving by all the people is ^ j^outh Uirolina recently makes the to the “old alma mater a practice peculiarly oui' own, hal- , , I I • • ' ■ . Rluo Hose play every South Carolina Many families have planned reun-jwith an active program .climaxed by, lowed by usage in the day.s before tool lege in 1937. ions. turkeys are dressed and ready; the football victory overWofford col-1 we were a nation and sanctioned to go in the ovens this morning, with liege. An alumni luncheon at the col many relatives coming “back home”)lege dining hall brought many of the to break bread on the festive returned to the city late last night for the holiday period. With the wild turkey and bob white hunting season opening tod»y, many persons will spend .the day Jn the graduates together for a business through succeeding years. “Having safely passed through troubled waters, it is our right toi ex meeting at which. Louis W. Jackson| om-gratitude that Divine Prov- k*nt of I .ertain-''| of Anderson, was elected presi^mt of i jdence has vouchsafed us wisdonj and the Alumni association. Eniertain-i courage to overcome adversity. Our ments by fraternities and the Block “P” club ian address by President W. P. Jacobs, and a demonstration by the woods trying their skill at marksman- military, department of the college ship. filled out the program. The usual city-wide. unioru service held on Thanksgiving morning at 10 o’clock will be omitted today under an arrangement of the ministerial un ion. Taking the- place of this morn- service was held last night at North Broad Street Methodist church, with Eh*. D. J. Woods, of the First Pres byterian church, as .the speaker. I^re will be no Presbjrterian col- A telephone survey of Europe i lege football game today either at Although no alumni activify'^was planned for before Saturday noon, many graduates returned to the cam pus Friday or early Saturday morn ing. Shortening of all Saturday class. free institutions have been maintain ed with no abatement of our faith in them. < “In our relations with other peo ples we stand not aloof but make res ing’s service, a union Thanksgiving. .«s and serving an early dinner to the students enabled the Alumni associ ation to take over the college dining hall for. a combination luncheon and At thkt through telephone conversations with newspaper coirespondents in other capitals showed that in some comers of the continent informed persons were not quite so -sure the dove of •peace finally would bring a battle- scarred olive. branch out of Spain. Those who expressed fears the con flict would spread to othe'r lands cit ed the increasing bitterness in Rus sian and German relations, bringing Japan into the European lineup of quarreling nations on the side of Eu; ropean dictators. Implications of Gen. Francisco Franco’s heralded blockade of Barce lona, coupled with the weakness of _his final drive to take Madrid, some observers said, not only threatened to undermine the Fasicst cause in Spain, but endanger all Europe. ’Ilw French fovenunent watched the situation closely as the British government, realising the crisis was more delicate than for months, never theless did not consider events had reached a point requiring direct ac tion. In Berlin the official viewpoint was that tbore would not be another 'Eu ropean war within the next five years at least “Germany, Great Brit ain, France and Italy,*’ a government spokesman said, “are determined not to luive war. “We recognize Franco at this time I>eeiu8€~we~ate definitely convinced he is slowly but surely .getting Spain -rinto^ his banda. Hm rhetorical ont^ borsi of the Madrid government dg- daring Italo-German recognition the Fascist regime as tantamount to home or away, the Blue Hose season having come to a close Saturday af ternoon with a victory over Wofford at Johnson field. With the celebration of Thanksgiv ing over, the community will turn its attention to the approaching Christ mas season, evidences of which are already seen in several stores of the city, heralding forth the coming next month of Santa Claus—the character that all the world loves. Emory and Henry has been .substi tuted for Wake Forest on the Calvin ist schedule, and Carolina was added. There will be three home games, Newberry, t'itadel and probably Mer cer. It is believed that Citadel will be the big game of the-feason for the Hose as they put on their.annual spectacular show in a night -battle. Carolina is playing the Hosemen —F-rom°^hefHot>v-4he"-ftght- -for- ftmds-- to finance the program and for the privilege of moulding it to suit South Carolina conditions^likdv will be fast— and furious. A considerable difference of opin ion among authorities as to the num ber of persons eligible for aid, the amount that old age and other pen sions should take, and the total state contributionj necessary promises a statistical conflict to lend zest to the issue. Belief grew strong in some official quarters that rapidly increasing state revenues might prove sufficient to finance the initial program without additional taxes, provided state ap- propriatPons for 1937-3K are kept down stringently. Other officials and members^ of the legislature, leaning toward larger es timates of the cost of the program, looked about at possible nt^v taxe.s to bolster the state income. Governor Olin D. Johnston has an nounced that he will veto a general sales tax. He recommended last ses sion higher chain store taxes which. for the first time in ten years. Coach' failed of enactment. Johnson states that be expects to play olute effort to promote mterhalTohar every state college..every season after Club Names Officers D. C.Heustess ClrRaniza- (ion For Coming Year. Asso ciate Officers "Elected. , 'iL i declaration of war has' no practical significance. As for Russia, ^rmany felines to be stampeded into war by sham trials.” (The last sentence referred to tHo . prptested death sentence given E. 1. Stickling, a (German engineer, con- ' vi^ted of plotting to wreck the Kam- ervoo mines in Siberia). (Continued on page m) D. C. Heustess, well known young business man of the city, was elected president of the Clinton Kiwanis club for the coming year at the club’s reg ular meeting Thursday evening. He was prohioted from the vice-presi dency and will succeed W; "RT'^mder- son, Jr., the retiring president. R. E. Ferguson was elected vice- president, and F. C. Pinson was re elected secretary-treasurer. The fol lowing board of directors was elected to serve wi^ thejofficers:. W.,R. An-? dersoh, Jr., B. R. Fuller, “W. E. Monts, Kenneth Baker, G. N. Foy, J. H. Jr., and £^. ,W, T,.lfar^ *nif» new officer! will assume office after the annual celeluration of “la dies night” at Hotel Clinton on the evening of Docember 17th. DR. ’THORNWELL JACOBS ILL ‘’^ Friends here of Dr. Thornwell Ja cobs, president of Oglethorpe univer sity, Atlanta, will be interested to know that be is now convalescing in an Atlanta hospital following a seri ous illness and operation. business meeting at noon tlma Mr.(Jacobs addressed the asso ciation, explaining the progress and plans of the school to the alumni. He pointed out that in spite of increased tuition, the enrollment this year was unusually large 'arid that more appli cations for enrollment had been sent in than could be granted. At the meeting officers of the as sociation for the coming year were elected. Louis W. Jackson, ’28, of An derson, Was chosen president of the organization, Dr. D. O. Rhame, Jr., ’26, of Clinton, was elected vice-pres ident, and John E. Osman, ’33, field secretai^r of the college, was chosen sec retary-trea surer. Jack H. Young, of Clinton, was named alumni trustee, succeeding W, P. Jacobs, resigned, due to his ac ceptance of the college presidency. The climax of the homecoming day was the football game between P. C. and Wofford, played on Johnson field Saturday afternoon. Between the halves of the game a demonstration for the benefit of the alumni was staged by the college military depart ment. A special platoon compost of sophomores marched on the field and .went through a colorful drill routine entirely without command. The ,dem onstration was the first of this tjrpe’ to be sponsored by the R.O.T.C. unit and won considerable praise from the graduates. - Informal entertainments by the fra- teniTfies and a'^dance Sd^turday night sponsored by the Block “P” club fur- niahed the aocial eliemenlt ia the home-? coming program. friendship and, by the avoidance of discord, to further world peace, pros perity and happiness. “Coupled with our grateful ac- knowledgementnf the blessings it has been our privilege to enjoy, we have a deepening sense of our solemn re sponsibility to assure for ourselves and our descendants a future more abundant in faith and in security. “Let us, therefore, on the day ap pointed, each in his own way, but to gether as a whole people, make due expression of our thanksgiving and humbly endeavor to follow in the footsteps of Almighty God. “In witne’sr^whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. this. • , The 1937 schedule follows: Sept. 18—Clemson at Clemson. Sept. 26—Georgia Tech at Atlanta. Oct. 2—Ersklne'at Due West. Oct. 8—('itadel at Clinton. Oct. 16—Newberry at Clinton. Oct. 23—Fumrian at- Greenville. Oct. 30—Emory and Henry at Em ory, Va. Nov. 6—Open. Nov. 13—‘Mercer at Clinton. Nov. 20—<’arolina at Columbia. Nov. 24—Wofford at Spartanburg. BAPTISTS TO HAVE t- — VISITING MINISTER {^siding Elder T’o Speak Sunday “Done at the cT^ o? Vyashinglofl. ^^ming at 11 o’clock the this 12th day of November, ih the ^ Garrett, presiding elder year of our Lord 1936, and of the In dependence of the United States of America the IBlst- “(Signed) Franklin D. RoosevelY’ Whitten Heads Medical Group At the annual meeting of the Third District Medical association held re cently at Greenwood, Ur. B. O. Whit ten of this city, superintendent of the State Training school, was elected president for the coming y^ar. Dr. F. S. Chance, also a member of this institution’s staff, was named as sec- ;4retary. ■ The association voteiL to hold its meeting next October in Clinton at the Training ^hool. of the Greenwood district, will occu py the pulpit of North Broad Street Methodist church. Mr. Garrett is quite a favorite in Clinton and will be heard by a large congregation. Immediately follotving the sermon the first quarterly conference of the new year will be held. All official membtis of the church are expected to remain for the business session. At the evening service CHffLMc* Ivcod, ministerial student from the college, will occupy the pulpit of the church. MRS. HUNTER QUITE ILL INSTITUTE GPENS . HERE MONDAY The Christian Culture institute will beil'in at Bailey Meniloria] church at 7 o’clock next Monday evening, ^eel much concern 80. Two courses will be given, “The Marks of a Christian,” to be led by Rev. E. S. Jones of Goldvill^e, and “Development of Personality,” by Dr. J. G. Roper, pastoF of Broad Street The Rev. W. N. Long, pastor of the Blacksburg B^tist church, will be I Methodist diuroh. the guest minister at the First Bap- Young people between the ages of tist church here Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock worship hour. He will also speak at Sunday school* at 10 o’clock. The congregation is cordially invited to be present, ——— 16 and 24 are urged to take one of the courses, which are given free for the entire Clinton area. All young people who are interested are invit ed to attend. Mrs. Claudia Norris Hunter, a member of the State Training schpol stafrnijf viiorkers, is critically ill at the school’s infirmary to which, she was removed by ambulance Sunday eveninif! Mrs. Hupier. has. been con nected with the institution for the past thirteen years and ranks as one of its most valuable employees.* Her friends in the city, as well as on the over the outcome of her illness. MOVES BACK TO CLINTON Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Johnson have moved hack to Clinton during the past week after being residents of Newberry for the past thirteen years where Mr. Johnson was connected with the JohnSon-McCrackin firm. Mr. Johnsoh returned here to accept n position as a member of the State Training school staff. New chain store hills m«y Ik* of-» fered at the coming session, along with another highway reorganization measure and bills to establish civil service for state employee, a state police system, a parole .system, more liberal regulations for motor truck ing, and a definite statu.s for the state rural .electrification authority. The State Federation ^f Textile Workers has announced a seven-point legislative program, including a 35- hour week; increased benefits under the workmen’s compensation law; au thority for the governor to close mills where more than half the workers I strike; and legislation to prevent transportation of strike-breakers from one county to another. Representative John D. Long, of Union, has a proposed constitutional amendment to return the appointment of state highway commissioners to the governor, undoing the action of the 1936 legislature in taking over their election. - ' ^ Rep’-esentative Ben Adams of RTcli* * land has announced that he is work ing on civil service legislation, and Senator-elect M, E. Abrams of New berry,, is chairman of a joint commit tee studying the nepd for a parole system to rehabilitate released con victs. • - 4^ Retention of the state’s balanced budget, established in 1934, will fig ure in all fiscal discussion and legis lation. Requests for 1937-31? appropri ations, filed with the state hildgvK commission, indicate tha^ higher pric es have prompted a demand for an increase of some millions over the 1936-37 appropriation of $8,500,000. ' If the allotments of state agencies and institutions can be held down, prominent legislators said, there may be sufficient funds for social security from present taxes, — Estimates of the cost of the Pro gram varied sharply. J. U. Fulp, com missioner of the temporary state wel fare board, placed the total ot $887,- 907 provided present welfare expen- ' ditures can be counted in. * Senator Henry. Sims Orange burg, a leader of the soqal security movement in the legislatOTC, estimat ed the initial cost at about $1,600,000 a year. J. K. Bfeeden, executive director of the Farmers and Taxpayers league, put it at a minimum* of, $3,323,000 a year. ‘ .■><> THIS BIG FAMILY WILL ENJOY THANKSGIVING TURKEY DINN ER TODAY. WITH “BIRDS" RAISED ON THE IMSTITUION’S POULTRY FARM. « • ,Bl