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VOLUME XXXVII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1937 NUMBER 51 SPECIAL MEET -C0MES^r04ND Congress Closes ‘*Cioose-Egg’’| Session With Little Done.* Housing Program and Crop CohtrolJFaw Final Enactment , After Holidays.* U. S. Proposes To Protect-Citizens Navv Can’t Leave War Scene «I t At Once and Obligations. Not Disavow Washinjrton, Dec. 20.—The United States jrovernment reaffirmed today a policy of "maintaininjf protection for Americans in the Sino-Japaneae war zone. * Ahswerinjc a letter from Senator ^he 7o% Old Cam[)'Lighter by A. a CHAPIN- PEACF. ST ANIL Washington, Dec. 22. — Congress ended its five-weeks special session^ late today without completing action' Sma^em (D-XJ). who fatm^i the citizens from the dangler zone, Sec retary of State Hull said the pres not .‘seem an opportune 1 on any of President Roosevelt’s leg islative recommendations. The senate passini the housing bill, “Joe-s 66 to 4, the house sent it to confer- i •• • ence and, with these thing.s done,! secretary as-serUxl that the con^^ess gladly coiKlud^ it.s sp^ia g.0vj,rp„.jent long had cxpl*cte<l to session *rid began thinking a j .American .ships and citi- Chrij'tma.''. ... , : zens from the Far East, hut only Some of the departing | their appropriate function is were calling k the gwse-egg ees-.^^^ longer calKnl for.”... sion, because, although much pre-i ^ situation such as now pre paratory work was done, not one of Senator Smathers, ”mnay of our nationals cannot sud- the Roosevelt bills it was called upon' to consider was finally enacted. denly disavow, or cut themselves The wage and hour bill, off from'the past, nor can/ the Am- Hkldenly dis- and re.sponsi- withdrawal of tnx)4>s came Cannon (D- , , .... ..V.... .... ,—.. nor by the house, was reposing in a labor; government committee pigeon-hole, the farm and; ohligatio/is housing bills, approved by both •* branches in different form, were in; ^ ^^^^^nd for the conference suge, pvornment re- , organization and regional planning Ropn^sentative had receiv^ no more than ctimmrttee a radio addrt^s tonight. consideration. 'He charged that the American The congress completed action only carrying on bills to pay the tra\cling ^^e time it was sunk by of the membervhip and the wages off,airplam*s. but was “pro- the pagi's, a bill to lend four P^*"'| tc.cting the property of the Standard traits to an,art ga^icry, one to amen jQ,, convoying their oif the credit union act and a resolution f through the line of fire.” asking the agr^ulture dei>artment Cannon .said the American state what had been done to jyevent the ^j^.p^rtnient' should not be “joining distribution of an elixir of sulfanila- England” in .sending notes to 1 1 i Japan. England’s interesits in Chi- The senate devoted the final da>j„„ excess of five billions of I na are declared, "while the Unit- . 1^ States-cmtld diqtttdate all of the home-building by reducing the ri-^ interests of the American nancing cost. It would do so, among ^ jO to d«^ting the housing bill, a nieas-^„^^j^ he declared. ” while the Unit- *ure- intended to prornote a boom in' .. other things, by catting the present down payment on small homes in half, and cutting intereat and carry ing charges on more elaborate typee of construction. Meanwhile many of the house members were already homeward •bound. The remainder spent most of the day in recess, awaiting the sefMite’s action o« the housing bill. They killed some time listening toj the speeches which from time to time well up within the bosoms of legislators. battleships.” The state department, meantime, waited for results of the official American investigation of the Panay bon>bing. This investigation is being conducted aboasd the flagship Au gusta of the United States Asiatic fleet. The department also waited a'Jap anese reply to this government’s for mal protest at the bombing. Senator Connally (D-Tex), called the the attention of his colleagues to . , , , , . . I apology voiced by Hirosi Saito, .... Hou^ leaders have freely Japanese ambassador, in a radio ad that since last Saturday, when to the .American people last hou-^ing bill was passed there, it i would be exceedingly difficult to pro-j Representative Fish duce a quorum. I (.r.>jyi, declar^ that carrying a na- Because the only wtion arranged, shoulder" might for the week was the formality of .•^ending the housing bill to conference,; » leaders assured numerous that they miglk leave the city with- V^UalCOO a iaOo out fear of missing anything im portant. So when the question of action on the housing bill came up, all factions obUfiogly ahut their eyes to the fact that there was scarcely a quarter of a quorum in the chamber, and acted anyway. Ibe decision to adjourn today came aa a aurpriae. The administration leadership had , intended to stay in seasion until ‘Thursday if necessary to eoaq»letc confumice action on the hMiiiig bin aiMl atnd it to the White Hooae, thaa making k possible to say the session had produced one major enactment. Christmas Masons To Hold Sunday Sovice Campbell Lodge No. 44, Ancient; Free Masons, will celebrate the festi val of Si. John the Evangelist on Sunday evening at 7:30. T he serv ice | will be held at the First Baptist church of this city, with Dr. Charles Haddon Nabers, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Greenville, as the guest speaker. The churches of the city have with drawn their evening services to join with the Masons in this special ser vice. Members of the lodge are asked to meet at the Maaonk Temple at 7:00 o’clock to march to the church in a body, and all Masons,^ whether members of the local or other lodges, are invited to be present. The public, including both men and women, is invked. while a special invitation has been extended to members of the k>- eal^Iastem Star chapter to join with the Masons in the observance of this Saturday—Christmas day—will be generally observed in the city. The banks, cotton mills, postoffice, office.s, merchants and business firms will bt clo.sed, with indications point ing to a quiet, happy Yuletide season, and a holiday spirk poivading the en tire community. The spirit of Christmas is now in evidence everywhere with crowds on the streets and in the stores, buying and carrying gifts to loved ones and friends, receiving in turn other ap preciations of love and esteem, and making final plans for the coming of Santa Claus on Friday night. Many Clintonians will spend Christmas out of the city visiting relatives, while others have returned to their homes here for the holiday season. $45,000 Savings Paid Out By Mills We Send Sincere Greetings Twenty centuries ago a guiding star ... a .star of hope promising much to expectant mankind . . Tied three Wise Men to a lowly stable in the little town of Bethlehem. Twenty centuries, and t?oday, as a world pauses, humble and shot with a glowing spirit of happiness, your newspaper comes to you asking that it may continue in its chosen course . . . tireless and unfailing service to you and your community. It is our wish that THE CHRONICLE, dedicated to the provision of news, and the sponsorship of moral and civic idealism, be penniltcnl to cat ty itilo your homes, not for this one time only, but for an entire lifetime, this same spirit of unselfish service to all. There is no other new's we bring, you that fills our own hearts with gladness as the tidings of another Christmas fill them. We consider Christmas an institution successfully serv ing an inner need, an institution based on old, well-founded precepts, as well adapted* to the needs of today as it was twenty centuries ago, an institution capable of fulfilling an age-old requirement . . . that of joy to mankind. And so, as this year draws to a close, in this spirit and appreciation of the tokens of friendship from its readers and advertisers, THE CHRONICLE extends to all the compli ments and felicitations of the season and wishes for you a Happy Christmas and a Joyous and Prosperous New Year. Presbytqriam Stewardship Meetings Will Be Held In Three Cities In Janu ary By Synod Committee. The chairman of Stcwar<l&hip forj^ example. Agreeing wrth BY PRESIDENT 1‘olicy of “Peace At Any Price” Spurned, However, in Tele gram To fiandon. U. S. Ready To Cooperate To End Inter* national Unrest. Wa.«(hingl«m, I)t*r. 21. —• President Roosevelt serve*! notice on worl<l pow- ew tonight that the United States will not remain aloof frenn interna tional unrest an«l that .it will coojH'r- ate and even lead efforts to restore general peace, cost what it may. The pre.sklent’s views, made known in an exchange of messages with for mer Governor .Alf .M. I>andon of Kan- •sas, 1U36 Repiihliean presidential fan-' didato. Were interpretetl as a warn ing to so-calhnl “hamiit” nations that this g«>vernment rejt‘Cts a “peace-at- any-priee” foreign policy. The mas.sage.s were made public at j the .state de|*artment upon iiistruc- I tions from the White Hou.se after Secretary of State (-onlell Hull ha«l lunchiMl with Mr. Rmisevelt and while the chief exwutive was conferring with Chinese Ainba.ssador W'ang. *The former Kansas gov* rnor re- iterat***! a pl**<lg*‘, ina*le aft*‘r his di*- f**at by the president, to e*»-opei*aTe~ with him towar*! “difficult foreign .situati*»n.s” c*»nfr*»nting th*‘ N**w Deal. He also congratulat***! .Mr. Ro*)sevelt for firmly opposing the prop*>sal by l{**pres**ntative Ixiuis UikHow (Demo crat), of Indiana, nspiiring a natT*)n- al referendum bef*»re war cou!*l !>** declariHl. Lmllow’s nu*a.siire c*>nies up for hou.so con.si<leration in .lanuarj’. “You an<l I both know the Ameri can ptMiple want ptwe, but they want a peace that will enable us to main tain the respi'Ct of the other nations of^tihe^^worldr’ tiOTslon ftantr~ Mr. Roosevelt seiz*Hl upon the mes sage a.s a miMllum >to I'mphasize this nation’s attitude toward world strife, after thanking his vantjuishetl foe for renewal of the pledge which “not only strengthens the han<l of the gov ernment but gives all of our citizens lian<lon that an the Synod of South Carolina, (overwhelming majority of Amerkans Roswell C. Long, of Greenwood, an-1 want peace, the president said that nounced Tuesday a seri**s of three re-! ncvortheIe.sa “throughout our long gi*)nal conferences for Pre.Hbyterian ministers ami one layman from each church for January 17, IK and 11> to be held conswotively in F'irs't Pres every suggestion that ultimate se* curity can be aasur***! by closing our eyes to the fact that whether we like bytcrian churoht*.s of Greenville, (k>-1 ^ large lumbia ami Fbxrence. I-^ach of the |»eopk«. Lhn*e P- m. “A.S suoh,” measure of he sai<l, “we co-operation owe some and even More than $45,000 in Christmas club savings was paid oik Monday to several hundred employees of the Clinton Cotton Milk and Lydia Mills. Under the plan worked out by the management of ^e mills, funds are paid in by members of the Ohrktmss club weekly and the savings distrib uted in December in time for the par- tkipating employees, to have'liddition- al money with whkh to do their Christmas buying. In speaking of* the distribution, | W. J. Bailey, president of the mills, I said he hopes to see a substantial increase in this antount next year with a still larger number of em ployees becoming members of the club. MERRY CHRISTMAS GREETINGS Your attentiori is directed to the large number of “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Greetings ” appearing in the advertising columns of to day’s paper. These messages, full of beau tiful Christmas sentiment and ■ appreciation, come from Clin ton merchants and business firms as a means of publicly expressing their thanks to their friends and customers for the patronage given them during the year nerw drawing to a close, to pledge their best ef forts throughout 1938 to serve the public, and to extend the Season’s greetings. Gty Licenses^ Due In January conferences will lH*gin at 4 ..... and close at 9 p. m. ■. , . . The speakers fr*mi outside the sUte Iin maintaining sUn*lards will bi* Dr. Fxlwaixl I). Grantof Rich-!«^ conduct helpful t*. the ultimate mon*l. Va., Dr. H. Kerr Taylor of;»^«»* : .Nashville, Tenn., ami Dr. Hauile H. Train***! observers saw the presi- Pritchaml of Atlanta, hkch of the.se! as further bulwark- gentlemen will .‘fpeak in the afternoon nations fonugn policy which on the ”Stowar<krhip of the Task Be fore U«” from the viewpoint of hrs own work, and at the evening session of “Why we should make a success of the annual every member canva.*®.” Each church is aidted to appoint the local chairman of the EMC prior to these conferences and send him with, his pastor to the conference* nearest his local church. Assmting Dr. Long in preparing for these conferences are: Dr. H. Tucker Graham of Flor ence, Rev. ’R. G. Wkkersham of Walt- erboro. Dr. D. M. Molver of Bishop- ville, Dr. S. K. Phillips of Columbia, Rev. F. T. McGill of Cross Hill, Dr. R. F, Kirkpatrkk of Anderson, Dr. i Flournoy Shepperson of Greenville, and John A. Hafner of Chester. These men are the tkewardship chairmen in their respective presbyteries. According to an ordinance appear- ing in today’s paper, the time for the payment of city business licenses for 1938 has been set on or before Janu ary ‘l5th, with a penalty of 10 per cent applied if not paid on/this date, and with February 15 set as the final payment date without action being brought by the city under section 5 of the ordinance. The btwiness fee for 19.38 for-all forms of enterprises in- the city will be approximately the same as for the past year, it was announce*! recently following pa.ssage by city council of the new license ordinance. Depository Pays' :1937 Dividend Mrs. Gilbert Blakely and Children have gone to Montrose, Ga., to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Simmons. .. The board of directors of The Com mercial Depository at their meeting Tuesday, voted the payment-of a 6 per cent dividend to its stockholdera for the year now cloaing. The direc tors at tbe same time authorized an increase of $1,000 in the surplus fund from the undivided profits account. The Depository was organized in 1934 by a group of local businesa men. Since ite organization it haa en joyed a eteadily growing business, the past year being the most satisfac tory in ka history. 'Their statement shows total assets of $280,408.96, with $269, 904.66 deposits. Miss Rebecca Stevenson is in Ab beville to spend the holidaye with her parents. J has stiffened perceptibly since Mr. Roosevelt’s speech in Chicago last fall in whkh he projected “quarantining” aggre.ssor nations if necessary to maintain world peace. Likewise, it was seen as a move to en*] the im pression among some foreign pow- urs that the UniUnl States is too proud to fight and too busy with eco- nomk troubles to worry about the affairs of other countries. , I>andon’s message was believed to have been inspired by the Japanese bombing of the American gunboat Panay and three Standard Oil steam ers in the Yangtze river. The messages were maele public without comment The president did not comment on the messages at his press conference and said he still was awaiting more offkial reports on the Panay bombing. He said he was grati fied by ttie whole-hearted response from the press and the people toward the policy he has pursu<*d in regard to ithe Panay incident and disclosed - be had received a letter from Frank Knox, publisher of the Ubkago Daily News and 1936 Republican vice presi dential candidate, praising his stand. At the Capitol, however. Represen tative Hamilton Fi.sh of New York, tanking minority member of the house foreign affairs committee, bluntly ad- vkscKl landon to leave “the Repub lican party attitude on foreig^i affairs to members of congress.” He said all house Republicans while support- ing President Roosevelt in demanding full apologies from Japan for the Panay bombing are opposed to the chief executive’s contention in hk Chkago speiich that “We are on the brink of war” and his advocacy of “quarantines” for aggressor powers. Representative Edith Nourse Rog-_ (Continued on page eight) /* -T- \ .w .