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1 I r • * ■*%' •7 / / i VOLUME XXXVIII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1938 NUMBER 47 CHRONICLE’S BIG DOUBLE VOTE OFFER ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT CANDIDATES CLOSELY BUNCHED AS SECOND PERIOD DRAW'S TO A CLOSE AT 10 P. M. ONLY THREE MORE DAYS TO GO. FOR THESE WE ARE TRULY TMANKr'ii, For Christmas Celebration Dec. 9 Arran^emonts for the welcoming of And the biggest 8i*>scription vote Clrk Pr^rwsirrl offer of The Clinton Chronicle’s^* Ittllo V*U 1 Big Prize Campaign will be over. I ' Promptly at ten o’clock Saturday' night, votes credited to candidates: - for new and renewal subscriptions will take a big drop. j Ever>*where candidates are working] fast—gathering subscriptions and col-jf^e Christmas holi«iay season—to be lecting promises of subscriptions—in arrival of Santa an effort to poll as many votes as ^ ^^us in ( linton on Friday, Dect'm- possible before the closing hour of Dth, are going forward under the this imjwrtant j>eriod—ten o'clock ' *^'1 the ( hamber of ( om- Saturday night, Nov. 26. This is the mcrce. F’residenl .\. 13. Gixifrey of sui)reme voting oi>j)ortunity of the 3he organization, .stated yesterday balance of the campaign, and candi-1 ^’hat a number of merchants and dates who have hopes of being num-' firms have expressed their bered among the honored winners will i interest and cooperation in the cele- - make the most of it. bration which will usher in the city’s What Can Be Done | Christmas shopping season. .Among the men and women who' To head arrangements for the are striving to win the $500 in cash, j Yuletide program President Godfrey the $200 in cash, the $100 in cash, the | has appointed the following commit- $50 in cash, or one of the smaller!tees: prizes which wdll be awarded Decern-j Parade Marshall—Capt. Walter ber 17, the concensu.s of opinion is j Johnson. that getting all the votes possible un-| Float committee—W. R. Anderson, der the present double vote offer is^Jr., lrl)y S. Hipp. the best way to achieve .succc'ss. j Publicity committee—\V. W. Har- Can .Mail Subscriptions ' ris, Hugh Holman. .At the hour of ten o’clock Saturday Booster committee—Roy Gascjue, night the floors of the campaign of- M. Adair. fice will be closed. Those who are on’ Santa Claus cojnmittte—R. L. Plax- the inside will be waited upon, but ico, W. H. Simpson. | Business To I»ause for Thanks- Farmers W ill He Notified As To candidates out of town, however, have p'urther details as to the big gala the F’rivilege of mailing their ^.jn appear in The Chronicle. | scriptions, the post mark serving as ^ the “closing hour.” This gives each m ^ * q ^ I and every person an equal opportuni- liCMf ^SlITS III , ty to work right up to the last min- m nri_* ute, just so they get their sub.scrip-j rClVOIT I fllS iCStlT; tions in the post office or campaign Pastors Welcome INAZIS CONTINUE Methodist Minister; ANTI-JEW DRIVE Union Service Held Sunday Eve ning At Broad Street Church Goebbels Say.s Will ‘Stick To For Rev. \\. R. Rouknight. Gens” On Jewish Policy. Warns England and France To Change Views. Members of all chuivhes in the city’ I ^ 1 I joined together Sunday night atj _ i North Hrood Stroot .Methodist churchl Nov. 22.* i-ropacantla Min- Mn weleoniing its new pastor. Rev. 1 W. K. Bouknight, recently transferred 1^***’^' Josejih (loebbels declared I here lYoin St. Paul ehuix'h in Green-'to some 2,000 propaganda workers of ithe Berlin district tonight that Nazis The service was aitcnilcd bv ;i large . / 1 tflll “.it 1,-L' t.s t lit.:.' J- , congregation. I he pasti>rs ttl the will “.■^tick to tlu'ir gaits ’ on the .lew- icity \vt'T\* sejitetl on the rostrinn anti i'h iiroltleni. special music choii. ' \\;is rciulcretl by the 'fhe meeting, fii'-^t 1,.')(;() anti-Semitic of a series of tiemonslration.s Hr. li. IL Lynn, the tililest minister j seheiUiled during tlie next ftwv months, in the city in jioint of service, j'rcsitl- \y.jj; ii,.],) Germany preparetl to t'tl. Prayer was ttffered by Kcv. C. ^ economic anniliilation of the ! Bynum Betts, and the Sm ipturi* read-' .|(>\vs, a poliey which al*p(‘ai i‘d to be ling given by the Rev. W.’N. liong. [ilriving a wedgt' de«‘per lietween her Hr. 1). J. Woods wolcimied the newt and thnn' great nations—the United I pastor in behalf of the ministerial states, France and Britain, i union, and expia*s.sed his pleasure in ,Speaking in the Kmll Oimra house, I the privilege of joining with the!, MethmiisLs for the invasion. Ml , i City Will Relax Crop Referendum For Turkey Day! On December 10 Goebbels coupled his attacks on Jews with yesterday’s debate in the British Bouknight in a happy vein hou.so of commons, when Germany’s .sponded briefly to the welcoming I policies were criticized, and warned: marks UTore preaching the evening j ..jf English want to conclude a semion. _ j binding friendship with the German ^ ' peojile, they shoiilil not make thi.s friendship depmident on inner-iio'iti- cal German cireumslances.” Earlier in the day Gennany had re- iceived a IHiited Stati's note asking I foi mal assurances tliat ileei'ci-s oust- John L. Young, Farmer, Passes giving and SchtMils Clo.se. Un-. 19.‘19 Allotment Before (loing ion Service At Rapti.st Church! To the IVills. At 9 O clock.^ ! Fartmus of tin t ified office by the closing hour. Each Subacription Uounta Thv thounan^ of extra votes to be Hi(?hwav Department gained on each subscription during! ‘ the final hours of this imfxirtant pe riod rtfay serve to make victory easy. Each si<)scription earns more votes Satunlay than it will Monday and you can’t tell, one subscriyition cretlited at th<‘ close of the period may he the de ciding factor in the final count. .All sub,sciiptions turned in count on $1H clubs, anti each club gives 100,000 \X)tes in addition to the tlouble votes on each sub>eriplion over one year. Neatly every candidate exptvts have a big u port .'^atur<lay night. <’ainli<lates who will put forth their best efforts tiuring the remain- t’‘*^liFig yiar. ing hour.s of this im|X)rtant period Sawyer assertetl: will find it an excellent time to gather llupewell ('itizen Succumb.s To'. , r i ! mg .lewsifrom (lei nian oiisiness would I WO \\ eeks Illness At Hos- not apply to .Amei lcan citizens; anti pilal. Funeral Here Friday. inftirnietl (luaiters had admitted the — ~ I pressure on .lews hail greatly alieti- •lohn 1.. doling, M>, well known .jf,.,] Freiuh sentiment cttiidiicive to a faniit'r of the Ho|)t*well section, died “j,,, mort* war” accord with I’ninctr * ho.spital last Thursday I ,^-1, ^vilh Britain. county will be no- afternoon following a critical two , , it • . 11. I 1 be behavior of .Jewry itstdf iii Ittllt allotment in weeks illness. , • , ,, , , 1 . • 1 (lermanv coniiiels a ^weeping and of the voting Hectuiiher 10, I’H'leral stu vices were held I-nday afttM'iiotm at .’t.IJO frtmi the gravesidt* in the i’resliylerian ctmietery ami ctm- of'' ** 'll governess-like tutelage,” he said of to their Thanksgiving—tht* great .American fea.st day, will he observed here in RpHncflnn of M^arlv Half «i„rp! traditional style with Ulintonians tak. 'U’xt year’s crop cimtiol program.!^' Keduction Ol ISearly Hail Mnce . , . . iFami Agent U. 13. f annon has an-l , . , , , Last Year Noted. Says Chietl","' "•''■‘"‘w I, II,. sa„l that thi» pnH...,lur..|''''‘'';;:! ‘ties for rivreation and diversion, and ^yii] .sm-ve to eliminate any cause ftiri . ' it si 11 lan i '<•< > p.,,ijHnientary criticism in l^ondon. citv. A large gathering of frnmdsi .. i , ^ ' I hey say; in the last fivt swift sollllioll,” Go( bliels as.sel'ti'd. “The German nation totlay no long er will put up with interference and woi'Ship, which it offers. idissutisfaction that might have exist-' 1 Uolumhia, Nov. 20.—The chief high- Iway commissioner, Ben .M. Sawyer, said today rhe business rtvession ap parently had cau.setl a reiluction of nearly oneshalf in the number of new 'automobile# and trucks in South Caro lina. In a statement, .Sawyer .said regis trations for the license year ended Octohi'r .‘31 showed 1 1,H26 new pas- sengiT motor vehicles, conqiaicd with 2ti.627 for the preceding y»ar.7*' '**'*"’ ^ .New truck registrations totaled 1,-' I nion .Serxke Planned i:3K. compared with 7..'..V2 the pie-; <’ity-wi.le union M-rvice arrang.sl by the .Ministerial union, will he helil I at the First Baptist chiiix h at nine It appeal's that the business re-! *'^ speaker thi- morning ' I -u I* .1 assembled to pay then last tribute, , u n i i in. TimIhv Ixonir a Ii-l'hI holiday under when farmers voted on i . n ■ . . you have handled the .lews ba<lly. iiHiay, m iiig a ii k«i nuiiiiM.v umn i * , . , ami manv lovely flowii-s banked upon;’ pr(K:lamalion is.sued by the president ‘he program before they were in- . .r i , i..,,.. .,.ii .i.n ...... ycar.s th. “But .lews still iwissfs.-; 6(1 per cent of the United States, stores, hanks. 7<‘nne<l as to their allotment. li^.Vi^rwhu-lV'the P-erlin’s real estate, .lews'cv.m now ami busini'ss establishment- will la*' The county agent was in Columhiaj ' 'Hiwn capital of approximately S.OtKI,- HiKi ousirn.s t sioiiii. unit in., win m i lu i Activ pallbeai ei s were: < larence , j... ...u....... ...k. , t-i * shut, ami there will be no mail de- 'he ,msl week wiih Uurens . ,' . „ (KKi.OlHi marks That liveries • farm data upon wbich the st«te office I ‘, • ’ ‘ ‘ means the C.erman jieiqile, lu-cording .The Thornwcll on»hanage schools|«ill Dx the individual «*h.tment.s. ^ ^ I to their percentage of tin poiailation. Kuliscriptions, and b<*come one of the of the last real contemlers in the race for the reduction in rich array of prize#. Any candidate who up to now has the nuniU-r now automobiles and n<*w trucks pur-'‘^‘-'‘' church, chaseil by the peojile of South Uaro-I rhere will will close for one day only. ’''e work i.- completed, ! The I’ity schooL will have two days Mr. ( anmm -aid, the farmers will .off, tmlay and tomorrow, while I’res- he notilied a- to their allotment for byti'iian colh*ge closed yesterday not la.-.-es until .Monday. •••■ explained tliaf present regula tions for I'.Ul'.i permit unlimited ta\- fns* production within the allotcd m'reage. In fin- referemium Hecem- her 111, the farmers will decide wheth er abovi’-qiioiji production in I'.i.'l'.i on excess acreage should be taxed, rile bal- be y,.a, cau....,l » 'I;'- ““''V, t„ Mr. „f iiastor of North Broa<l Street .Metho- , ^ , , lot.s have not been prepared as yet. n„ cll..^.. f„„ll,«lll lh»l I L , 1 .1 Ol ti .. voting against the tax on exeess ai-re- btH*n accepting promises ami who will.hna—a rixluclion of nearly one-half production is tantamount to vol- “go after” those promises will find <’'*mpared wil-^ motor vehicles| *11 ihe^^sea* crop program, coopera tion then being voluntary. On the other hand, he said, with the tax vot- those promises will find <’'*mpared with new ..... . the remainder of the week a real pro-, Pi"Thas.sl during the prweding year.,«»”;' Met-on university m iluctive one in the matter of votes. 2H4,lliH motor vehicles of all kinds | ^ osuig garni. ami \V. U. HolMltim Ml. doling’ wav Imiiii in thi^ sec-’ tion, a son of the lat<' Mart Young and -Mrs. Kllie .Anderson Young. Foi | piai'fiea'ly lll> entile life he was ell g.'ige.i in fanning. Alw.iys Iniglit. affable, and kind in dis|i<i itiun, lie made many fi iemH who'i egai de.l liim. Iiiglily, ami who will legiet to learn of his pa.vsing. The deceased i ; .-ui lived liy two brothers, E. G. and .1. G. Young, both of this jdai’e. I 10 Seniors Play ’ Last Game Today ought to liave marks (.‘.pln.mi I,(MI(I,(MMI 1. but tile Geiniaii jM-ople pos-o.^.s only 2<MI,(HMI.(MMt,<l(MI marks (.ssn,(KMi,(;(M),(M)(t) of the na tional Wealth. "That means .therefore, that the .li-w- still have nian.igeil to keep the four ami one-half tmiev more of Get- man wealth aftei five ami a halt years of national socialistic govern- mi nt. "One eaniiot teach certain sc,-tions abroad coni'erning tins (ine-tion, above all not the .lewish public. "In .New York, for example, then* aie 2,miu,(Ml(l .lews. How slia.l one convince them that (iermany is right. Bootit Your Faxnrite (autimiobiles, trucks, trailers andj -Many families have planned reun turkeys are di»*ssed and ready; ♦ ^ 'One does not, have to wonder, tlieie- The I'reshyterian colleg,- gridders' f,,,.,. ,j„. react ion from New Those who are going to ImkisI their niotorcycles) were registi’red for thj* i'’ii-• '^*.*!*'^ *1 confined to those Beaeh, Ma., where they will playijr favorite along the road to victory license year ending October .31, 111.37, H) go in i ovin.s, wi farmers under the volunteer program. Stetson university today in the la.'-’ do the candidate of .their choice 2H 1.1I64 motor vehicles of all kinds '''‘‘.s coming hack h^ume to break _ ^— -game of the season. The vquad is i for ihf* license year■ fe.'^tue hoanl. A num- •d out Ix-nefit payments, loans ami left Tuesday by bus where for Haytomr Y(,rK. Besides New Nmk is not .Aiiier- will ' This is an her (»f students and teachers return- Local Folk See .'ed to the city la.-t nig'ht for the holi- can the most giKnl b.v giving their sub- were wription before Saturday. If you ending Getolxr 31, l'J.3H have promised a sub.scription, you ease in total registrations of ap know you will keep your promise, and fourth of one per ‘‘‘Y P‘• ifx- if you want your promise to do your cent. j The city will take on the attitude favorite the most good, make it good • ‘’f ® deserted villagi a. with hundred.s now. Get in touch with your favorite DR. GRAH.AM, III 1 of local folk leaving this morning on I elsewhere, viewed the Neaboard Air I excellent shajie for the battle, Coach .lohnson .said. « , • Ten men will end their college foot- iNeW Locomotive ban eans-is in the Stetson game. —— I'hey are: Captain Robert Bo.swell, 1 jj, Hordes of iitsiple from Clinton and tackle; Jimmy Hennard, back; Walker, Eurthei •Ariti-Siinitism i> alive in all peo ples. Th<‘ .lews themselves awaken it. “It is not mil fault that the .Jew ish (luestion today is the theme of world discu.s.vimi. 'I'he .It-w- have brought that on through their own indicating the .Nazi pies- candiilate and give it to him or her,| bring it to The Chronicle office, or mail it, and it will count. The more GETS AI*I*()INTMENT^^^''^*^ trijis or ideasure jaunt.s 1 points in and about the state. F.vans, tackle; Walter Tmld, gimnGjsure would coiitinm iebnllev.-ly. Ha.s Henderson, guard; Trigger! s<-hwaize Koriis, organ of the Idack- , Hr. Bothwell Graham, III, has re- you pay, the more votes you will give ceived notice of his apjiointment to your favorite. the public health service with the The race i.s not yet won, ami no ony rank <»f first lieutenant, has a big advantage *iver anyone else. j^j. (j^aham is the son of Prof, and, Effort, courage, determination ami r Gi-aham of this city. He fin-i ,„hn Erixlerick Horioh 77 native the strength of character not to admit Rreshyterian college in of'I.aure ’ ’ <k«feat to smoeone who i.s no more medical work at the ' J. F. Dorroh Dies At Westminster to Line railway’s new .streamlined loco- Lykes 'motive and insiH*<'ted the train of six ftiu.h, hack; .S'horty Horne, back; uniformed .S.S, prophe-i.-d "aiiiiihila- miMlerii .steel emu-hes it pulled while Reynolds, back; .lininiy Bmith, ’ ti,,n’’ wou I be in .-tor*' fm the Ger- on display*liere Sunday fm- fifty min- |,aekf and Have Carson, guard. i man -lew imild lie sink to the crimi- utes from ULIO to 11 a. m. All who' i ^ desired to inspect the train were 10,751,00(1 HALES 4a*atmn -ai t might lim onm a lealilv. GINNED HY NOV. 11 capable than yourself will pull you I’niversitv of Viiirinia Effective He-’t, 1 u • II- . • . I ..... ■ . through and make you the big prize 771 7. u . ''‘‘^'minster' ,,ra..se from the hundreds who .saw it.lH.. cember 1st he will be stationed ■Wi'inner. Uniti*<] States Marine hospital on The leaders of today may he trail- Island, New York ing in the list when the final vote.s =- are counted. Therefore, it is wise for every candidate to put forth his or her best itffort until the time arrives to determine who is gaining or losing in the matter of votes. County Fanners ; Get Half-Million Laurens county farmers have re ceived since Oct. 24, a total of $271,- 430.19 in payment of three-cent cot- tou subsidies, according to C. B.. Can non, county agent. Added to $234,- 535.55 received and distributed last .spring to county growers, the total ^ggregsites more than a half million dollars. Turkey Day Gridiron Games Novsberry vs Oglethorpe at New berry. f P. C. V8 Stetson at Daytona Beach, Fla. CJemaon vs Forman "at Cknison. MR. MERCHANT Christmas is just around the corner. There are thousands of Chri.stmas shoppers in your trade area who are starting their holiday buying, and will be attracted by your messages in THE CHRONICLE. Now is the time to start and go after your share of this Christmas bu.«ine.«8. The cheapest and most effec- ■ tive advertising known is News paper Advertising. Placed in the home new.spaper, your store message is read by all members of the family. If you don't get your share of Chri%tmas trade your com petitor will. Begin now and talk each week to the people of Clin- tion’s trade area through— THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Rceda” «hown throiig’h thi* modern chair ear, dining car, parlor car and i)ulhnaMS.| The liH-omotive, con.sistirig of three \Va7JTingtoTi7 Nuv. 21.- The cen.-ius ns county but for many years' s.-ction.s which are detachable into bureau repmled today cotton of thi.s a resident of Greenville, died la.stP2,(MK) hor.sepower'^uriits, elicited much year’s growth ginned prior to Noveiri- , ,14 totaled 10,751,758 running after several years of declining The train is said to he one of the hales, counting 112,510 round bales three large.st diesel-electric locomo- as half hales arnl excluding liiiters, I He was a son of Hr. J. E. and Mary tives ever built. compared with I 1,1117,111 running 'Saxon Dorroh, who moved to Green- .About a hundred people made a trip bales ami 2.')7.Ht;i round bales last ville from this county, and was a on the “Orange Blossom .‘sjiecial” to year, and 10,767,110 and 22.'),57.') for b(K)kkeciH r in a Greenville bank for Greenwood as guests of the railway | 1936. many years. jeompany. , - - ■ ^ -, . He was an uncle of Dr. J. VV. Davis I ~~1 an(l John D. Davis of this city, both Irophv DStnOUCt Here Dec. 6th of whom were pallbearers at his fu-t ‘neral Friday in We-slminster. .| I Immeiliate survivors are his wifi*,' ♦ .— .Mrs. Ellen Thompson Dorroh; a fos- Sports writers, coaches, officials ter daughter, Mrs. .Mary T. Bums of and football player.s of South C'aiD-l Kershaw, and a brother, A. R. Dor- lina and Southern and Southeastern | roh of Washington. ^ conference.s will assemble at a dinner ♦ here Tuesday, I)i*cember 6, at Pres- hyterian college, at which time win- ! IHr CliftrC L^CpftrLlllCllliners of the Jacobs blocking trophies j 1^* honored. L/lSpCTISCS v0^UDD*vO| The awards are presenteii annually j ^ I by Dr. W. P. .Jacoks to the players in j A total of $6|655.58 in as.sistance I the state. Southern apd Southeastern' j checks w’as paid out through the wel-' gridiron circuits who excel in inter-j I fare department during the current j ference and best exemplifies sports-j I month, according to an announcement; manship and team play. I yesterday by. Mrs. Mabel B. Little, ^ : director. ' SPOKE IN GREER i 1 Of that amount $4,499.45 went to Walter A. Johnson, director of ath-i 757 old age recipients, $1,688.92 to 123 dependent children cases, $397.94 to 18 unenfployed family heads, and $160.17 to 18 blind cases. letks at the college, was the principal speaker Monday night at a banquet given in Greer in honor of the high school football team and coach. j DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFEJ 6 DEATHS from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS In LAURENS COUNTY 1938 Let’s Strive To Make This a Safe Year On the Highways. Thia date last year, 7. The iv<‘» . ,y di'i l.irt'd the .IfW.-; .-^umi would <‘xl. I ist what ia|iilal th«‘y pos- bfi'i I'c impiivi'.’i-hfd and in a staff (d* ■■-miiplftf fliminatiun from Gfi’inari I.u-.” “.And if Wf, as will jirovf nocfs- s:"y, font' tlif lifii .Itws to take care (if their ‘poor’ racial brothi rs, they will sink altogflhf." into criminality ■ ill accordance with their very in- ^-tinet.-x.” I»as .'si-liwarz Korjis said. "I'lit no one 111cds belii've that we 7-ould wateh thi.s development calm ly. The German peojdc have not the slightest deside to allow in their coni- miinity hnndreils of thousands of criminals, who not only safeguard their existence through crime but also want to obtain revenge. "... In sueh a .stage of develop ment we would face the .sheer neces sity of rooting out the Jewish under- woild just as we used to root out criminal elements in our land or or der; with fire and sword. "The result wmuld be the actual and final end of Jewry in Germany, it.s very annihilation.” ^ The press continued to as^sail both the United Ktates and England as failing to solve Germany’s problem I of getting rid of her Ji-ws. I Although a r fomial French-German j aCtord was said to have been delay- led, Adolf Hitler and Robert Coulon- dre, new French atnbassador, ex- ,changed friendily assurancefi when Coulondre presented his credentials tx> Hitlei at Berchestgaden.