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wmmmmmmmmmmm i* r' V f '(,„'* ^mm % THE CHRONICLE StrlTcs To B« a Clo— Nowo* paper, Coapicta, Noway, aad RoUabie.' VOLUME xxxvn CLINTON, S. C,. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11,1937 If Tm Dn't ltM4 THE CHBONICLB Too Don't Get The News. NUMBER 45 V z ■> JAPAN STARTS DEATH DRIVE G.OOir Chinese In Shanghai Face Sure Doom. Thousands Watch Dramatic Battle \^Tiile War planes Cavort Overhead. No Changes In Pastorates Here Dr. J. Ci Roper and Rev; B; Drennan Returned To Local Posts For Fourth Year. Shanghai, ^ov. 10.—J,apanese shock troops, supported by tanks and bat teries of machine guns, opened a spir ited , attack all along Zahwei creek this morning in an attempt to drive the Ian Chinesf[.,.|,9,?^^s ,f|;om Shang hai. Entrenched behind sand-bagged | barricades in the Nantao native dis-l trict bordering the French concession,! the Chinese, estimated at about 6,000 men, were resolved tp_ resist until death. As the Japanese went into action against the Chinese who appeared tiapped inside a bayonet-poinU‘d cres cent thousands of foreign and Chi nese civilians crowded the streets of the F'rench concession for a view of the battle. ' Sharp bursts of hand-grenades and machine-guns clearly traced the line of fighting along Zahwei creek to ward the Whangpoo river. A prelude to the Japanese assault came earlier when two land mines exploded in the Nantao area and were followcnl by the noisy chatter of ma chine guns and rifU‘s. The thunder ous; explosion of the mines shook hou.'^es in the French concession over a wide area. . j While the vanguar^l of Japanese troops moved into battle, Japanese; ■warplanes^ Toareif (rvprhoad 'bombing t clusters of .stubborn Chine.se defend-; ers w'herever they could be spotted. ! The Japanese al.so reported cap-; ture of the important city of Sung-j kiang, 20 miles south of ^Shanghai on' the Shang^i-Hangchow railroad,, during the night. - It appeared certain the last rem nants of Chinese defenders in Shang hai must be annihilated if they made a last stand. There was no avenue of escape ex-j cept across the Whangpoo river or into the French area where they would be disarmed and interned. The Chinese soldiers, helped by coolies, worked by lamplight digging trenches nad raising sandbag bar riers. Frenc hofficers, however, said they surely were doomed if they should defy the Japanese’s over- whelnriing strength. The withdrawal of Shanghai’s de fenders under cover of darkness Ia.st night toward their “winter line" pro- 'tecting; Nanking, China's capital, was not^ vital blow., to the nation’s de- fens^l^, G^neridissimo Chiang Kai- Shek declared. * He said it would shift the war scene to the great delta lands of the lake region west of Shanghai where China has several strong lines reach ing about 50 miles to Changshu, Ha shing and Soochow. Japanese communiques from north ('hina reported the fall of another city, Taiyuanfu, capital of Shansi province. The communiques .said Jap anese troops occupied the city, the fourth north China province capital to be occupied in the four months of the northern campaign, after 24 hours of bitter street fighting from which not one-Chinese soldier escaped alive. (In Washington, United States Senator George W. Norris of Ne braska urged that con ferees denounce the Far Eastern con flict a.s a Japanese war against China. He proposed a United States boycott of Japanese goods). Japanese troops pressing in pur suit of the (Thinese retreating from Shanghai rounded the comer of the French conceasion and |)a»«ad the Sk- cawei cathedral along Siccawei creek, the dividing line between Nantao and the French area in western Shanghai. The Chinese had dynamited and burned all bridgea across Zahwei creek in the path of the Japanese and had barricade the far skle. When darkness covered the city last night, the exultant Japanese wearily suspended their advance. Both forces appeared fatigued by the 88 days of incessant battle during which the Chinese held out against the combined army, navy and air strength of Japan. Jubilant .Japanese civilians, how ever, rushed across the Siccawei creek bridge into the French concession shouting “banzai!” and waving rising sun banners. They hoisted the Japa nese flag over the Chinese bureau of foreign affairs and other Chinese gov ernment buildings. ^ Dr. J: C. Roper, pastor of North Broad Street Methodist church of this city, for the past three years, was returned to this charge on Sunday by the Upper Conference at its clos ing sessions in Newberry, presided over by Bishop Paul B. Kem. The Rev. B. S. Drennan, pastor of Bailey Memorial and the Lydia Mills church for The past three years, was also i*eturned to his fourth year as signment. ^ The Rev. E. S. Jone.s, who has just completed two years on the Kinards circuit, with his ivsidence at Gold- ville, w^s re-assigned to the same work for the coming year. L<x*al Metjhoilists’ wjll be interested in the assignment of several of their former pastors. The Rev. 0. M. Ab ney was transferred from Ridge Spring in Columbia district to Swan sea; Rev. W. A. Fairey was trans ferred from Hone a Path in Grcen- wvxhI district to Sinipsonville in the Greenville district; Rev. H. 0. Cham bers was returned to Clemsoh” college in the Anderson district; and the Rev. I.- E. Wiggins was returned to Main Street church in Greenwotnl. Another fonnCf''"f>astor, the Rev. Heni'y Stokes, was continueil as a member of. the superannuate li.st. Presiding Elder Reappointed The Rev. W. B. Gariett was ^.re assigned for a third year as presid ing elder of .Greenwood district, in which the Clinton churches are lo- catwi, .\ssignments for the entire district follow: Butler, L. C. Turbeville. Clinton: Bailey Memorial and Ly dia, B. S. Drennan; Broad Street, J. C. Ropor. Edgefield-Trenton: J. D. Holler. Graniteville, M. K. Medlock. Greenwood: Grendel, C. L. Harris; Lowell Street, Cambridge, W. F. Gault; Main Street, L. E. Wiggins; Greenwood circuit, J. W. Tomlinson; W. Troy Boggs, junior preacher. Honea'Path: J. E, Edwards. • Kinards, E. S. Jonea. ~ Langley, J, P. Bya^- - : ' McCormick, M; E. Derrick. McKendree, W. C. Kelly. Newberry: Central, T. C. Cannon; Epting-Oakland, W. H. Lewis; O’Neall Street, M. M. Brooks; Newberry cir cuit, G. T. Hughes. Ninoty-Six: O. A. Jeffcoat. North Augusta, A. N. Brunson. Elconomists Talk . ^ ■ jD ver Business - Recession Canvassed At White House Conclave. Reduce or Expand Is Question Now. NOTED BRITON MASSES AT SEA J. Ramsay MacDonald, Former Prime Minister of Great Brit ain, Dies On Liner Off the Azorei^. Had Brilliant Record. Washington, Nov. 8.—^Whether the govemment should reduce or expand its expenditun- to ovorcome the cor- g rent rw^sioif became a paramount l>ohald, who ro.se through labor’s question in the capital tonight, ranks from Scottish jioverty to be- lYo.sident Roosevelt calltHl in his come thrice prime minister of Great foremast spender, Harry L. Rppkin.s, ‘ suddenly tonight aboard and three government economists l'OL\nierica Ship bound” for South discuss general mmomic conditions Alastair MacKinnon, MacDon- Phocnix.: C. W, Brook well. Plum Branch: Foster Speer. SaliKla: J. K. Walker. Ware Shoals, Hodges: W. F. Hedge- l^th. Warrenville: J. L. Jett. Waterloo: D. W. Keller. President Lander college: J. W. Speake. “ Professor in Lander college, J. P. 1‘atton. Holman Appointed School Trustee ami th,-ir rolation to tho budgot andl^ij.^ r.x-oivml nowa by ra . , J'u uf the di'ath of Britain’.s fir.d; la While thev At7.»r.> {■nn'iTliinilTiE.' fiht-'- they situation, Sivretary Morgenthau of the treasury di.sckxsinl that he would “HELP US To HELP OTHERS ’ The annual roll call for Red Crtwui members starts today, November II, Armistice day, and continueft through Thanksgiving day. Mrs.. John H. Hipp Passes At Inman Former Well-Known Clinton Resident SuccumbH To Illness. Interment Here Friday. Mrs. John H. Hipp, 82, wife of the late John H. Hipp of this city, died last Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. W. Gibeon, in Inman, following an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted at the home of her daughter Thursday afternoon by the Rev. J. K. Allan of The—body It was learned yesterday through the office of the superintendent of education that George W. Holman of this city, has been appointed by the j county board of e<lucation as a tru.s- tee of the Clinton city schools to fill a vacancy that sihceTT. L. Eichelberger, appointed the first of J uly,. declined to serve. At the July meeting of the county hoard Eilwood Dillard, E. D. Craig and Mr. Eichelberger were appointed I as trustees for a period of two years. , Two weeks later Mr. Eichelberger de- was then brought here to the home of her dau)^^^^er, Mrs. W. C. Shealy, where aTinal service wa.s held Friday morning at 11 o*clock, conducted by Mr. Allan, assisted by Dr. D. J. Woo<is of thia city. Interment fol lowed in the family burial ground in the Presbyterian cemetery. The ser vices here and in Inman, wore attend ed by a large gathering of friends who assembled to pay their last trib ute to one who was lovwl and highly regariled by those who know her. •Many lovely flowers bank<*d upon the grave gave added evidence of the es teem in which the deceased was held. Pallbearers serving here were: Alec Henry, John W. Little, Aldine Blakely, Gus Burton, J. Will Dillani, J. A. Chandler, Hugh Eargle, J. D. Boland and W. J, Crews. John de la Howe Dormitory Bums Estimated Damage More Than $170,000. All Children Saved Without Injury. , McCormick, Nov. 7. — The main building of the John de la Howe school, eight mile's from Mot'ormick, which housed approximately 220 students, was completely destroyed Sunday night by a‘fire which started in the basement. All of the children escaped without injury, but the com- bind efforts of the McCormick, Gr^»h^ Mrs. Hipp .waa-a native of this community, a daughter of the late Thwxlosia McKittrick of Newberry, and George , Prophet Blakely of this county, both members of pioneer fam ilies of the state. She was married to John Henry Hipp of the Long Branch section, who prece<lcd her to the wood and AbbeviHe' fire departments, handicapptHi by an inadwiuate ‘water supply, failed to save the building. The blaze, however, was preventwl from spri^ading to other buildings on the schtxd grounds. Ohief J. O Patterson of the McCor^ mick fire department said that the loss was estimatiil at close to $2(M),- 000. .Jle said that a quantity of the furniture and lK*d<iing in the school was saved, but that the children ha<l lost most of their clothing. The fire was said to have starte<l in the wood shop in'the Iwsement of the building where there was a quan tity of lumWr stored. The blaze was b<*live<l to have been causeiJ by a short circuit in the wiring. Miss Wadelle Brabham, secretary to the Ke.v. E. S, Gettys, superintend present his views on adilitional “pump priming” outlays in a speech on “spemling” before the 1-it‘ague of Po litical Sedence in New York Wwlnes- day night. Askt>d at a prt'.ss conference what he thought of pix>posals by Some per sons that th»‘ government increase its spending in an effort to end the business slump. Morgenthau .said he would diseuss that in his sinayh. Since the rwenl stwk market de cline. si'veral schools of thought have developed regarding next year’s work relii'f outlays. Some have argued that further curtailment of WPA expendi tures wouhl contribute toward the balancal hmiget prinlictnl by the presiilent for the next fiscal yi^ar, and thus increase husines.s A*onfidence. Othejs l4av4‘-conttmded that cuts In relief outlays this year rixluccd the public's purchasing |H)wer Ix'fore bu.s- iness was ready to take up the slack, and that spemling should be contin- uml at prasent levels if not increased. Stephen T. Early, a prt>sidential 'Secretary, told n‘porters that Mr. U(K>sevelt from now on would be giv ing prime attention to the buBineas and financial situation and its effect on innployment, the 'budget and re lief. Putting this policy into immediate effect, the president: 1. ('alle<l the conference with WPA Administrator Hopkins j^d these economists—Ijeon ;Hendcrfw>n of WPA, Isa<lor Lubin of the labor depart ment’s bureau of labor statistics, and I-aughlin Gurrie of the federal re serve board. 2. Talked with' J. I>avid Stern, newpaper publisher, who told report ers afterward dhat the administra tion had put the brakes on credit “too 1 too quickly;—— — 3. Conferred with Edward F. Mc- . ... T)or prime minister. The man who was horn the son of Scottish farmer and spurned an Grady, former assistant .stxretary of lalxir, an(1^ Secretary Roper. Roper said he gave the chief executive a running report on business conditions which, when considert‘<l with the com ing special se.ssion of oongrests and earldom only this year, diinl aboard the steamer Reiha del Paoifico at 8:45 p. m., apparently of a heart at tack. Prime Minister Neville Chamber lain recciv('<l news of hi.'J ileath short ly after addressing the lord mayor’s banquet in the |(iujl<lhall, the occasion at which only a year ago iMacDonald sufferisl a sudden collapse. The Innly will be taken off the ship at Bermuiia, where it is <lue Novem ber 15, ami returned to England. The 71-year-«Id former priim* min ister with his daughter Kheila sailed la.st TTiur.silay for South .Xmerica in search of wliat he called “the most (‘lusive of all forms of happiness— rest.” He had planned to visit Peru "ahd Chile and “to return when I have had emmgh of it.” The day after he departiHl, his suc- ^e«sor, Ir^tanley Baldwin, now Earl Baldwin ami also retired, paid trib ute to MacDonald in a public aildrcss, saying, “I never feel that Mr. Mac- Donld haa had credit given him by the country due for services he ren dered it in 19.31 and in the years im mediately succeeding.” iln 1931 MacDonald formed his third government, a coalitioq cabinet said then to have been niNcessitated by a national emergericy. Many, of MacDonaM’e lifetime as.sociatw in the labor movement and in his first two labor governments broke with him, and he became bitterly hated by the I.abor party. MacDonald resigniHl and turned over the premiership to Baldwin in 1935 after a critical depression pc- rioil had strained bis health. His daughter, Lshbel, who accom- - panitMl her-father to W^hington In 1929 when be and Ib*esident HooVer held their famou.s- “log-sitting” con ference at Rapidan, Va., said no ar rangements ha<l been ma<le yet for the funeral. MacI)onald’.s visit Jx) IliKwer paved the way for the liondon naval con- other factors, was hopeful. — ■^rence in 1930 which re,sulted in the cHned to qnatlfjr and no announce-1 Mrs. Hipp spent seven years gravo-4n—1922^-^fter bpr-huahand’s jthe classrooms-of the-sohool—or-in ment has been niade since then by the I board as to an appointment to fill the {■place. Mr. Holman moved to Clinton from Spartanburg four years ago and until four months ago was employed by the Clinton Cotton Mills. Following the death of P. S. Jeanes in June he bought the Jeanes confectionary store on Mu.sgrove street and since then has conducted the business under the name of The Holman company, j Besides Mr. Holman, other trustees of the district are: Eilwood Dillard, !C. N. Maundy, W. C. Oxley and E. D. ■Craig. The terms of all five will ex- jpire in June, 19.38. with a daughter, Mrs. Oswald Cope land of Newberry. Several years ago she movc*d to Inman to make her home with her daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Gibsoii. Mrs. Hipp was well known in Clin ton, her old home, and leave.s many friends who will mourn her death along with J the bereaved family. She was a woman of beautiful Christian character, a lifelong member of the Presbyterian church, and possessed many excellent traits of character. Mrs. Hipp U survived by three daughters: Mrs. Oswald Copeland of mt 'of rth[e^SchSoL*^saTT‘that”ffie fire occurred while the Rev^ Mr. Gettys and the larger boys were attending church an<l that the girls and smaller children were unable to cope with the flames. Chief Patterson said that the chil dren were being cared for either in private homes in McCormick and Ab beville. The John- de la Howe school, in its present form, was establi.'ihed in 1918 by act the legislature, taking over the properly of ^he Frenchman, l>r. Jean de la Howe, emigre, judge and counselor for Huguenots of South fCarolina, as an agricultural and me chanical school for the training of normal dependent boys and girls of the state. The property comprises 1,840 acres, 1,000 of which is virgin forest. Meanwhile, James A. Farley, as chairman of the Democratic national commitU*e, took up th<‘ cudgels once mon* a^inst business critics of the administration. .Speaking in the na tional radio forum of the Washington, Stfei‘, he called them “trernbling capi tal i.spts,” "It would s<*eim that men so situ ated woubl bi' at pains to instill con fidence irustead of dis«<iminating fear.” Farley declareil. “If they think some of the taxes are too much, or some of ^ho tax mea-surcst too dras tic, the way is open to them to put therr ^ase before congr(>R«. They ought to know that no congn*ss will ingly imp<k.ses greater taxes than the n(*cessity of the Country demaniLs.” , HONORED AT COKER Miss Pllsie NeighiKirs, ilaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Nrtghbor.s of this city, and a istudent at Coker college, Hartsville, is one of six newly pledged memiliers of the Math club of the col lege. Eligibility for membership in this academic club is won by a dis tinguished scholasitic record in math- ematicH and a ri^quired balanced rec ord in all colbsge work. Miss Neigh bors is a .sophomore this year at Co ker and her friemls will learn with interest of the excellent record she is maintaining. liOndon naval treaty. He ris-eived a warm nception everywhere he went in America. One of Macihinald’s last comments of a |»olitical character was the asser tion he could not Indieve “this war talk,” a statement that Inire out his years of ardent pacificism. Bidore sailing he said he was fecl-^ ing fairly fit but that his eyes trou bled him. “I don’t see as well--as. I ustsl to," he saiil, but added he inten<led to “think seriou.sly” aliaut writing aa- ambitious hook on his turbulent i)o- litical life. j MacDonald’s promising ]M)Iitieal ca reer was gravely \threatene«l in 1914 when leader of the growing lalwr party he opposed the World war and was bitterly denounced as a traitor. , Despite the, setback, he continue<l his rise and in 1924 became the first laiibor prime minister. His government was of short <lura- tion, but later he rotuEnesf to head a second labor cabinet. Following the financral crisis of 1931 he accepted the laite King George V’.s invitation to form a national government, a step w'hich led Ijalnir to denounce him as LUTHERANS PLAN SUNDAY SERVICES School Insured Newberry, Mrs. W. C. Shealy of this! Columbia, Nov. 8.—Secretary F. C. city, and Mrs. Gibson of Irmian; two 1 *^bin-son of the state sinking fund sons, Irby S. and Mac B. Hipp, both commi.ssion said today that the build *^8 Week’s Menu ' On Gridiron ■ of this place; one sKster, Mias Mattie 1 Blakely, who resides near here, and la brother, John T. Blakely, of this city. On account x>f the death of Mrs. Wingard’i father in Mississippi, the pastor of St. John’s Lutheran church of this city, the Rev. M. R. Wingard, has been absent from hh pulpit for the past two Sundays. Mr. Wingard will resume regular preaching services next Sunday morn ing at 11 o’clock. At t^ia time a con gregational meeting has t>een called, with a full attendance of the «nem- barihip raQueatod. 1 Thursday, Nov. 11 j Erskine vs Catawba at, Salisbury, i N. C. Friday, Nov. 12 Wofford vs Wake Forest at Wake Forest, N. C. Saturday, Nov. IS Furman vs Clazolina at Columbia. Clemson vs Florida at Gainesville. The Citadel vs V. M. I. at Lexing ton, Va Erskine va Newberry at Newberry. Dreabyterian college ia idle tiiia WWK* CLEMSON MEN TO MEET All Clemson college men in the county are invited to attend a meet ing in the Communi^ hall at Lau rens on next Thursday night, the 18th, at 7:30. A dutch supper will be serv ed, and during the evening moving pictures will be showm of the recent Clemson-Army, and Clemson-Tulane football games. Miss Margaret Brice spent the week-end in Greenwood with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Btriee. ing of the John de la Howe school destroyed by fire last night was in sured with the commission for $110,- 000 and the contents for $1,000. He said that a sprinkler .system wa.s being installed in the school structures which would have prevent ed the destruction of the building. TO SPEAK SUNDAY Dr. Henry Wade*DuBose, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Spartanburg, will speak at the; First Presbyterian church this city Sun day night at 7:30, with the piAlic in vited to attend the service. Dr., Di^ Bose comes at the invitation of the Ministerial club of Presbyterian eol- lege. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! 7 DEATHS from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY 1937 Let’s StriYe To Make This a Safe Year On the Highini7>- the 'betrayer of their cause. Stanley Baldwin then became his chief lieutenant and finally his .suc cessor. After leaving No. 10 Downing rtreet MacDonald .stiiyinl in public life, however, as lord president of the council and as a result shared duties in connection with the abdication of Edward VIII last year and the coro- i>at1on of George VI. I^ast May he gave up his office and wa« offered a peerage hut declmed the honor saying he had always been a mian of the i>euple and desire*! t*.» rt^mdin so: I^tcr he remarked he hardly could expect his north country friends, who had always call<*d him ‘Jamey,’ to call a natH^e of Lossiemouth, Scotland, ‘MiTiord.’ ” TO GET HOLIDAYS Dean M. W. Brown of the college haa announced that the student body will be given November 25-28 for the annual Thanksgiving holiday period.-* lbs. D. M. Douglas of OoTumbia, is the goeet of Mrs. C. M. Bailey. 7 ^