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ft-'- I THB CHKONICLB StriTw Tb B* a Clf N«w»> ; CiplKa. N«ws7, VOLUME xxxvm CLINTON, S. a, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1938 THE CHRONICLE’S CONTEST COMES TO SUCCESSFUL CLOSE Miss Helen Adair Wins $500 First Prize; Miss Iona Blakely $200 Second Prize; Miss Clara Johnson Third Prize of $100. Final Count of Votes In Sealed Ballot Box Completed By Official Judires ^turday. ton; ch^ third prize of $100.00 in cash, to Miss Clara Johnson of Clinton. .After the prizes were awarded, all candidates who remained active to the Widi the final count of votes polknl finish were rewarded with 20 per cent^ .n the sealed baUot box completed by of the subscription money turned in the official juilires. W. H. Simpson, to his or her account, thus making ev-j F. .M. Boland, and R. L. Plaxico. The participant a prize or commis- Clinton Chronicle’s Big Subscription Winner. Several contestant.s Campaign came to a successfiri close f**!^ to qualify for a prize and were at ten o’clock Saturday night and the « commission of 20 per cent on prize winners were announced Monday' subscription collections, morning after the final count of votes, i Inuring the campaign several hun- .\li votes for the last three days of ^^^ribt'rs were added the campaign were deposited in a^ subscription list and this will sealed ballot box, together with a cer-'b«* of interest and benefit to those tificate of the number of votes polled ^'ho advertise in The (Tironkrle from by candidates up to Thursday, Dec. to w«k to reach the buying 14. Immediately after the closing!Clintons trade area. .hour of the campaign, the official' The Chronicle wishes to thank alli judges broke the seal of the ballot candidates for their splendid w'ork box and made their tafmlatkmt of the {and cooperation during the campaign, millions of votes. {and only wiahea it had been poseihle Miss Heien Adair,’of Clinton, fin-1for every one to win a grand prize. 4<hed with the greatest nisnber of We also wish to thank the judges, votes and won the grand prize of W. H. Simpson, F. M. Boland, and R. $MM>.00 in cash. * I* Plaxico under whose direction and The second prize, $200.00 in cash,'fairness the final count of v»ites was vent to Miss Iona Blakely of Clin-'made. Baptists Plan Special Farmers’ Group To Meet Here Mrs. Mary W. Little Dies In Columbia Evening Worship Hour At First Annual Meeting of ('linton Pro 1 -I Interment Here Yesterday In Presbyterian (’emetery. Was Formerly of ('linton. Baptist i'hurrh To Be l^ed By ('college Students. In keepmg with the annual plan of *h«- Baptist Student union of the Southern Baptist conventnm. the First Baptist church will give recognition to Its college students in the worship semrr Sunday evening, Ibwember 2.'», at 7:$# o’clock. The worship will be conducted by the students themselves and an in spiring program is eaperted to he duct km Credit As.sociation Will Be' Held January 6th. 'Hn- fifth annual meeting of m«*m- brrs of the Clinton Pro«luction Cntlit a.ssociatH»n will be held in the Clinton .Mrs. .Mary \V. Little, 77, dinl at two o’clock Tiav'day afternoon at the home of her daughter, .Mrs. R. M. .McDonald, in (’olunihia, following an illness of several wwks. . I Funeral sw-rvices were high sch<«l auditonum on I-nday, residence of Mrs. McDon- January bth, at 10:30 oclock, acconl.,,^^ conductcHl by the Rev ' . Jackson, I).I)., pastor of the | ^ ^ jiastoi and host, ami the r' ^ ,1 . 1-^ Presbyterianchurch of that city. , y r ^ Beaufort, pi e- tomplete and detailed report* wUI'-n,,. was brought here for inter- be made by the officers of the asao-lment in the family burial plot in the' ing to an announcement by C. W. jj intone, president of the a.ssnciation. s w aaao- rendered. There are sixteen .ludenUt*^'**!®" ®***'™''“”* y***'’, ceidetery, a numbi r ' mt ^ - 1 « ■ _ i t . i % a remiereu. iwere wre Msieen w.ui>rnu| , mi’u i —, - — of i .,f Firm Bamist chuieb .itendinwi ***"'* "**^*‘'** “**'**^” be elect-1 from here, I,Jiuren» ami Co- South Carolina and *"** "»»Portant businena wiUnumbia attending the final rrte*. be attended to. according to Mr.' -ereral colleges in other states, and all of diese with one or loro eKeptxms will be present to take part m the service. The public is cordially invited to attend. . The following are the stuiheit' ami rueir respective schools: Winthrop .May I>ic js, K I e a n o r (oprland; I'nnersity of South Caro- Lna Paa* l^rague. Fred Wtbb; Pres- ►«r*^ri«n roHege. AdelaMle Roberts. Newberry, vice-president, the other Mrdred Roberta. l.awrence Hall. IHII- direcTom being ard Boland. Kme-i llipp, Jr., l-^iwin N\*wb»rry; Jack .Mewart: Washington ami Ist- uni- veesity. T«»ni .Martin; Limeatune: .An nie Roger« Bailey; Coker: Klsie .Veighhora; West Point: DiU Klli.<; 4 arson-Newmaa: .Alethea Harnett; •Vorch Greenvdle Junior college: FIiz. abeth Barnett. to. according to .Mr.‘ Mrs. Little was the widow of John Stone, who says K is desired that ev- RarMiolph Little of Ijiurcns, who pre- j ery member be present. |ce<le4l her to the grave in lUlG. .She The kical association servea Ijiu-iwas the daughter of the laU* Dr. J«)b! rens and Newberry counties and for Johnson Boozer and Georgiana (Irif-' the year now ending mmle **40 loans fin Boozer, early Clinton citizens, who t«»talrng ISIW.OOO. pa.sstsi away in 11*00 and DO*.*, re. Officers serving the association are: jqxetively. She was an aunt of W. W. C. W. Stone, president; J. T. McCrack- ilairis of this city. .Mrs. Little, after her marriage, lir. W’, C. Bnrwn,' move*! to laiurens where she i e-ided| H. iHivis, Sr., i'lin- a numi>»T of y«*ars. Following the ton. and F. J. Sl<»an. Fountain Inn. death of her daughter, .Mis.- Ina Lit- The sec'ri-tary-treasureI of the associ- tie, in 1!*2*», .-‘he moved to J olumbia ation IS Rex I^inford. and had mmle her home with her' Mr. Stone '‘tates it is hoped that daughter, Mrs. McDonald, since thatl the attendance at the mei*ting will he time. She was a devotiil member of | the largest in the history «»f thi- as- the First I’rediytenan church of Ijiu-; xiriation. NUMBER 51 LOCK LIKELY ON U. S. POLICY America Will Not Recog^nize Territory Gained By Force of Arms. Action Aatmed At To talitarian Nations. Lima, Peru, Dec; 20.—.A resolution against recognition (tf territory gain ed by force in the Wesitern hemis phere wa.s drafted tcnlay and headed for automatic approval by the 21 na tions represent»‘(l in the Pan-.American [Conference. A sub-committee i»f the committee for organization of peace approved a <liaft of the nieasun*, amalgamating projirts submitted by Brazil, Argen tina, Bolivia ami Honduras with ex- i.sting declarations against such rin:- ognition. The draft was passed on to the pa rent committee for reasling before a plenary session of the conference, pos sibly tomorrow at which it was ex pected to rt*ceive automatic approval. Meanwfhile it b<‘came known that three .w'parate slrafts of a re.solution on continental solidarity and defense were developed yesterday and this moming by Afranio .Mollo Franco, chairman of the Brazilian delegation, and Dr. <'arlos (’oncha of Peru, con- feixmce chairman, after they sounded jout other delegations, j The three versions of the* proposal 'iliffeiisl slightly in wonling la'cause ^ i of difficulty over agreeing as to the Program For (’ongrcs.s ('alls F<»r "“‘‘‘"'"it certain phrases and words HiKKer Militarv and Naval ■ si'giiriilad, means stH urity or safety. Kxpcndlturcs. One <»f the United Stal<*s delegate's * 'said that whatever draft finally wa.s \N ashington, De<‘. llh Pn-sich-nt 2UTt‘|K«sl the measure would In* ciTtairi lioosevi’lt busied hims(i*If tmlay with to repres«*nt an <‘ff*‘ctive merger ijf the prt'paration of a congressioruil | fhi’ idas of .several nations and wouhl program which, thus fur. emi>hasizes not he the proj*Tt of any one nation, the bigger naval and military ex|K-n-i .Menihers of- tin- Wa.'-hington dele- ditiiies and proposals for an expan- gation |>ointcd out tlhat the re.selu. sion of thi* s«K'ial ms-urity system. ; tioii on non-nvognit ion of terrilt*ry In addition, legisla-tion to help the'guimsi by force would net tie the railroads out of their present .sorry' hands of the Whitt H<*u.s«- and state finaiK-ial plight and a puldic health departnu-nt on “territories conqu«>red program, directed at im-reasing the by Japan and Italy if the future i nation’s ho-spital facilities and provid-| should make «uch n*c«»gnilion expe- First Pn>ebyterian church. Florence,! m.sl,cal care for low-income dient. lanuary 18, the Ri v. H. Tucker (tra-l***‘*‘" "'***‘' applkabk- to chief exi-cutive’s list. the whole worhl it would have for- He discussiHj the defense situation' hidden perhaps rei-ognition of such tialay with liouis Johnson, assistant acquisitions as .Sudeteiiland by (kr- sirretary of war; ('hairman Fsiward i many. The measure covers territory J. .N’ohle and RoU'rt. Binkley of the|gain(si in any of three ways: force, civil an oiiautk-s authority, ami Au- threat of foiec or undue pressure by hrey Williams, defiuty administrator t he Presbyterian Men Plan Meetings Roosevelt Talks On Defense Plan (IreenwiMKi, Iks' eight men’s mjiss 1*1. — .A s«*ries of ims-tiiigs in the in terest of the whole pi'«*grani t>f the .'^lulhern Preshytr-rian church, to Im‘ coiiductid in .lanuHiy umler the aus-; pice.s of the stewanNhip cimimitteei of the SyiKMl of South ('an>liMa, was arimtuiiciHi here t<slay by Dr. Roswell l<oiig, chuiriiiun «»f thr* nmimittee. Th*‘se meetings, authorizisi at the '(Vti^HT meeting of the syntMi at (’o- hcld y**ricr- ^jj| follows: Westminster chuix*h, <’harIe.ston, I January 17, with thi* Rev. (!. A. .Nick- D. R<-v. H. Tucker (tra-i U., iw.stor and preaiiling of- ham, ficer. F'irst IVi'!4>yU*rian church, Sumter, the Rev. J. .M Wolls, D. D., pastor, and the Rev. J. B. .Mack, of (leorge- town, pn*s1ding. j Arsr-nal Mill Presbyterian church,! Columbia, with the Rev. S. K. Phil- Iips4^). D., pastor and pn-siding of fice* I F’irst Pieshytei lari church, (Iieen j wotsi, Rev. R. <’. l/oiig, I*. D., pastor.I of WP.A. They dis-liiied to ili.sclose details of thr* conference. .Meaiiw’hile, howev»T, Senator -Xd- ams, Colorado, a iHiwerful memher of other methiMis. .Mix'tings of committees and snh- coinmittres were held in all corner^ of the conferem-e hall as the deleg-ates s|M-edisl consideration of scores of pro- the senate appropnations committee, j»s-ts to weed out those having no and the Rev. F'nsI T. .M<'<iill, of Cross Bill, presiding officer. First Pn*s4*yterian church, Ander son, th»* Rev. R. F’. Kirkpatrick, D.l».. pastor aisl presiding officer. Fhrst Presbyterian church, Spai- Ia^Ne|■ted that coiigri-s.s thought to balancing the el than to an expensive gram. , ■’.My iinpiessioii is that iKs ii veiy Idieral with the Ina\y in the past,” he said. should give budget rath- defense pro chance of adofution and to get accept able projMs-ts for the next plenary session. we hav<“ army ami you •If Board Meets Jan. 5 To Pay 1938 Claims In an advertisement elsewhere in this paper Superxisor .A. Rhett Mar tin calls attention to the annual meet- .njr of the Board of t'ounty ('ommis- sioners on January .*> when all remain- .n(r claims for the year Ii*38 will be passed on. Mr. Martin urges that all such claims be filed in his office on the holidays I*eceniber ‘24 through 2*1, or t*efore the ias: day of the year. ‘and Itecember 31 through January 2. PAfiEA.NT .AT RE.NNO On Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Renno school heuts*-, a Chn.slmas {lagean: entitled. "The Guiding Star,” will be pres4-nted by the children of the community. The pubi'ic is cordial ly invited for thi.« special program. tie <'hristian ({ualities that cmieared her to a wiik* circle of friend.s who ing for more. We must save some I, I thing. taidiurg, th<* Rev. .\. W. I>ick, pastor. , . , . , .. .with th.. K-v. KI.Mirmof lh-"> ythinK lh..y .sk, Ihi-y rens, a woman of many fine and K*-n- f;r,.fnvill*n pr»*siding. ' *” congress ask-| I’urity Presltylenari church, ('he.- ... . . , . . iDr, the Rev. John .M(Sw«s-n, D. ... . ,, , ... will learn w-tih sadness of her F»k.HS.! ^ presiding. reveahsi that .. 3 . . ' Dm-U»r Ding said the committx-e had, plamusl to address a .Surviving are one daughter. Mrs. ■ s,M*akers at each pla< e the i‘ «"*’'‘«a»r'’ t" cotigrcsw on the R H. .McDonalld. three sons. Roy A. li li ..f "'‘vui ity act asking that it Is Little, Job H. IJttlc and .1. Randolph This announcement followed quick ly upon the publication of rcconimen- CANNON’S DFFM’E ’TD CLOSE The office of County Agent C'. B. Cannon at l.aurcns. will be closed for Little; two grand.soiis, Roy .A. Little, Jr., and J. Randolph lattle, Jr., all of Columbia; one si.ster, .Mrs. R. S. Thomp.son of Walhalla, ami a number of nieces ami ncphew.s. JUDCaS’ REPORT Wc, the undersigned, who have been .-ciecte*! to act a.s judgc.s of ’The Clinton Chronicle Circulation Campaign, certify and state that we hare this day made a careful check and count of the vote.s ca.st in the Ballot B«»x, and fiml the winners to be as follows: Miss Helen Adair Miss Iona Biakeiy Miss Clara Johnson F’IRST PRIZE—$:>(I0.00 SEX'OND PRIZED—$200.00 THIRD PRIZE—$100.00 18,648,89.5 Votes 16,6632268 Votes 6,260,542 Votes Winner of Special $‘25.00 Extra Prize—^Miss Iona Blakely. PRIZE VOTE BALLOT WLNNERS ^ovember 28 throagh December 14, 1938 Miss Helen Adair .. Miss Iona Blakely . Miss Clara Johnson Miss H^en Adair (Ballot Box Special) 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 We furtber Hnd the Candidates whose names appear above re ceived Um number of votes given opposite their names and are declared of their respective positions as set out. Signed: S. L. PUUUGO, 'W. H. SJMFSON. F. M. BOLAND, W. 1S«8. _ Mission Workers Expected This Week pa.stur .and John A. llafruT presiding. ' l)<K-tor l/ong said the conimit-U-e had ehoseri a.s .>4|M‘akers at each pla<-e the U<‘v. (’. I*ari»y F’ulton, D.D., of .\a-h- , . . ville. Term., executive K.x-. etury of I I foreign rni.s.sions, and Dr. William P. JiU'olei, president of Presbyterian col- lege, (’liiiLoii. Other six-akers who will liresent briefly th** syno«l ami preshy- , , , , ,, Uery ta.sks will h.* chosen from aiming"’''’", tn the voluntary m.inhers .*f th.* various,‘ l"•..portl*.n ..f ..ur coimittei-s. F^ach of the meetings will 1<*ni|d..y.*<l popiilati..r. h**gin at 7;.■{<) uml cl<»se at 9:30 p. rn., ami .-very Pr**.shyt<*riaii layman in th** -tat** will 1m* invite*!. Depository Pays 1938 Dividend The )>oard of dir**<*tors *>f Th** Com- ni**reial m*|M»sitory at th**ir im*«'ting Ttu'.sday, vot.sl th** payim nt **f a 6 jmr e**nt divi<lend to its -tiK*khol*l*rs for th** y**ar n<»w closing. Th«* ilir*'ct*>rH at t.h** sam** tim** anthoriz***! an in- ciea.-** of $2,')0tl in th** suifilus fun*l from the iimlivide<i profits account. KmpIoye<*s of the D**i»ository wer*» vot.sl a bonus for th** v**ar by the .latK.ns of the s.K-ial S4x*urity advisory ;„,,,,,*<*iation .*f fh. ir -**rvice* council proimsing th** ultiniat** cxtcri- sh**wing ma.Ie. The D**po.-itory, -inc** its organiza tion in P.i.n, has enjoyed a -teadily growing husin**s.s. Its report a.s of Dcicniher 20th -how- total ass«-ts *>f $2TtI,H 1 with $2t>8,1'.*!{.k7 <le|Misits. The K**v. Richard is. .Anderson ami .Mrs. Antlcrson, who have been en- gag«*d in mi.s«ionary an*i durational j work in (iuaU'mala, C entral .Am**rica,' for 32 years, arc expccte.l home this: week for a furlough of .several Momlay will Ik* generally o>serv**d months. They plan to arrive at ^’’^y ■f'hristmas. on Christmas F^ve day Clinton Plans Quiet Christmas Waterloo on Christmas F^ve day to I p</stoffioe, offices, m**r- ,spend Christma.s with a -on-in-law'‘-•^ants and business firms will Ik* and daughUT, Mr. and Mrs. Nileswith indications pointing to a 'a During the day, .Mr. Roosev**.t talk ed ov.-r the trouble- of th** railr()a«ls with two key int*mlM*rs of a (*omniit- t**t* which !- now pr**|)aring a report on th** -iihject fur th** iin-sidejii. Th**y wer<* t arl Gray, vie** ehairinan of the Union Paeitic, and (leorg** Harrison,, ehairinan of th** Railway I.,ahor Exec utives a.-.-iK*iation. Barn.siiii told r**i)«irt«*rs that the committ**** was hard at work getting ;th<* r<*poi t tog**th**r and hoped to have, it in the pi.'sident’s hands by the enil City Licenses Due In January Clark. The Anderson a happy reunion *iuiet, haJi»i>y Yuleti.le season, an<l family will enjoy holi.lay spirit pervading for the Christmas th<* entire j of th** month. Harrison said he I not know whi*th**r .Mr. Roosevelt .\c(*or<ling t*» an ordinance apjK'ar- ing in totlay’s pajier, tin* time f*>r the payment of city business lieen.ses for 19!{9 has 'he**n set on or hi*fore Janu- ■ith, with a |K*nally of 10 per did e**nt applitsl if not paiil on this date, with F.ihruaiV L") set as the final ^ season. One of their son.s, Dr. Charles -Anderson lives in New York. Three brothers of tJhe Rov. Mr. .Anderson are residents of Laurens, the Rev. W. Ray Anderson, Louis Anderson and N. J. Anderson. Another brother, Jack W. Anderson, and a si.ster, Mrs. Geo. Presbyterian college olo8e<l Satur-! day, the public schools yesterday, and' the orphanage schools will close to day. The spirit of (’hristmas is now in evidence everywhere with crowds ! jilanning a nie.s.sag** to congri'ss on date with*>ut a<*tion lK*irig I this <iuestion, hut elsewhere there |by the city un*i**r section o of were in.lications that the president f^e ordinance. would make rt*commen*lation.s on the ^ husines.- fe** lor 1939 for all j forms of enterprises in the city will he apiiroximately ih** .same a.s for the suhjix't. Duncan W*)rkman of Clemson, is on the streets and in the stores, buy- spending th«* ho.Ii<lays with his mother, ing and carrying gifts to love<l ones Mrs. .Nene W<fakman. W. Bailey, are both residents of this,afid friends, and making final plans; 'for the coming of Santa Claus Satur- ^ I day night. Many Clintonians will • * w « * ' speWd Christmas out of the city visit- iJOlUlSlOH Is iVlVlIll {ing relatives, while others have re-^ ; f J II 1 iturneil to their homes here for the Un rederal J0D|holiday season. M'ELDON JAMES BACK HOME Wel(k>n James, Greenville reporter who has been around the world aftid helped cover the Sino-Japanese and Spanish civil wars for several months for the United Press within the past year and a half, is back at home on leave, and is being given a warm wel come by hia friends. Mr. James is a great-nq)he1r of Ifiss Carrie 'Mitchell of Hris dty. ^ past year, it wa- announced recently follow'ing passage by city council of the new license oi<linance. j Washington, Dec. 19. — Governor Olin D. Johnston returned to South (Carolina tonight after a lengthy sur prise conference with President Roose- jvelt. 1 The governor was non-committal about the possibility he may receive a federal appointment. **We talked about the past and fu ture.’* Johnaton jaid, declining to eoanneiit fuKher. MERRY CHRISTMAS GREETINC^S Your attention is directed to the large number of timely “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Greetings” appear ing in the advertising columns of* today’s paper. These messages, full of beautiful Christmas sentiment and appreciation, come from Clinton 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 now drawing to a close, to pledge their best eflforts through 1939 to serve the public, and to extend the sea8on*s greetings. L