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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1939
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
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WPA Recreation
Work At Lydia
JOANNA NEWS
j WMnncwicMxxMKKKiaciimixilwcM*
A TIMELY P.EMItJDE?.
The WPa pre-school conducted ati Goldville, Nov. 3.—Mrs. Julkm Bo-
Lydia Mills by Mrs. Claude Babb and^^'<^^ returned to tier borne at
Bliss Roberta Cbaney, bas an etv'oll-1 ^^^B^’bown after a visit to Her par-
ment of forty-one, the teachers state. Mrs. W. A. Mooobead.
Last Tue^y night the younger; Bcdkk ’has been sdected as pi^-
ehildren enjoyed a Halloween party *<!*’’* ^ Garden dub at George-j.
at the scout house. After the games town and represented her club at the
they were served refreshments con-*^®''^ annual meeting of the Garden!
sisting of hot chocolate, apples and'^'^^ South Carolina at Spartan-!
peanuts. ' burg, Mrs. W. T. Martin also attended '
On Friday night the Amo Girls meeting. I
club gave a party at the scout house. I Mrs. Allan Barron were I
The feature was candy making. After i called to Savannah, Ga., oni
enjoying games and contests the can- "ccount of the death of Mrs. Barron's!
dy was passed around to thirty-five mother. j
boys and girls, i Mr. and Mrs. George Morse and|
The Girls club will sponsor a chick- j Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Moats and {
en stew at the .scout house Friday j *^“1*" HunnicutJt visited in Green-1
afternoon, and the public is invited. l«*t week. I
Saturday night, Nov. 11, the Hill- * Mr. and Mrs. Estes Campbell and'
Billy Swingsters will appear at Lydia I Mrs. A. F. Campbell of Clinton, vLsit-
Mill school house, sponsored by the,®** relatives here Sunday. 1
Friendly Workers club. A small ad-' Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Braswell andi
mittance fee will be charged. i Miss Lillian Braswell of Clinton, were \
^ a-eek-end guests of Mr. and Mirs. Glenj
Dr. Young 111 In i \ number of B. T. U. members at-'
^ „ 1 ,L S n 1'tended a rally of the organization
\^01llIIlDlo Il08piC&l;held at the First Baptisit church in
♦ I Newberry last Sunday.
Pr, Jack H. 'Voung, well-known | The families of E. J. and H. E.
Clinton business mun. was removed' WiHmgham, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Monday to the C ity hospital in Co- J Purdy ^ attendi'd a birthday dinner
lumbia w'hc'.e he is undergoing treat- Sunday in Ninety-Six given in honor
ment, following an illness of .several;of Mrs. J<An Willingham,
days at his home on South Broadi -
street. Mrs. Young accompanieti himj Home-Makers Meet
to Columbia. I The Home-iMakers club, composetl
iVr. Young’s v^ide circle of friends'of the eighth and ninth gmde girls
here and elsewheiv will ivgret to j and their teacher, Miss Fell, met at
learn of his illness and wish for him the home of Mrs. R. L. Francis on
a speedy recovery. | Thursday night * for their regular
; monthly meeting. After an intere.st
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1939
“CASH AND CARRY UW”
STARTS AS BIG QUESTION
Effect On Trade, Shipping and Other Interests of the County^
Will Be Clear Only After Test of Time.
jBy Turner Catledge in The New Yorklshipping companies might be compen
iTimes.' (sated for. as indeed AdminMtntiofl
I
Wa.shington, Nov. 4.—Now' that
I the Administration has won repeal
,of the embargo on shipments ' of
'.arms and ammunition to 'belligerent
sated for, as indeed Adminiatrmtioil
leaders are now planning in advidico
of the next session of Congress. TH*
several thousand seamen might find
work in other bocupations created by
i nations and has accepted in the bar- the new industrial activities already
'gain a cash-and-carry system of com- gaining headway in the United States
[merce betw'een the United States and the increase of shipping whi<A
all countries at war, an enormous can reasonably be expectted between
interrogation mark imposes itself th® United States and neutral coun-
over the picture of our international tries,
relationships. j The main sacrifice which the coun-
That * mark denotes the question i try has imposed upon itself by its
as to what the United States has'partial surrender of the freedom of
doneto itself, to its foreign trade
and international intercourse in gen
the seas will come more likely, how
ever, through the decreased foreign
leral by this attempt to adjust itsi^i'ade in general wrhich may result
policies to the realities of actual war-j^^'oai the curtailment of the .kmeri-
fare across the seas. Whatever has • can Merchant Marine,
been done will affect not alone the* Question of Benefit
position of this country as .a member! Neverthelees, Congress has met and
decided in advance any issue that
might arise out of the loss of trade
as a result of prohibiting American
THE SPORTS CHATTERBOX
By TENCH OWENS
n fl Clinton high school must football to win
Bell Street, Carver "oTs'inii-st!..'' f'”"' hi.
Play Here Friday'
I of the community of nations, but like-
jwise will influence to a great extent
a domestic situation which had reach
ed a new crossroad when news came sailing into international
on the morning of Sept. 1 that Ger-^ones. It ha.s decided, on the
many s lepons had entered Poland, [record, that w'hatever the sacrifice.
If by its action in adopting the jg to be preferred to the possibili-
~ cash-and-carry provisions of the new-of the involvement of this
iNeutiality Act Coi^ress did not sus- in war through a contiuua-
pend many of the rights of the United tion of the attempted enjoyment of
States as a neutral in the piesent the full freedom of the seas,
conflict, then it seriously misjudged, . ,i ,
the effects of its act. Another question arises, however,
, ... lit is on the oths'r side of the .sacn-
Tv It I ♦ . ur Ificial question: To what extent w’iil
Thoinwell ust^d straight T interest of the authors of the.
From the looks of things at the'abundance ,,,0 nuertwx oi me aumors ot me, American industry be benefited’ by
toucndown Pitiman resolution was veiy clear'.u.. 1 •thin
again forego the pleasure of mating from Duncan high school last week, from the .start. They proposed to' ^^ms ammunitfon and im
iu traditional rival, Laurens high, on Coach Walter Todd’s spirited team ..,,.1 ,iown in a law the rights which of war to the warrinir na
Mrs. Hair Honored gridiron this year Tonight the has one more appearance ‘>» home this country, as a neutral, was will-jtions which are able to c«»me and get
I A surprise birthday party wa.s giv- K®** sally forth on .lohn- soil this season . . The sight of col- to foregti in onler to avoid the'them and take them home in oth^
After a 20-12 victory over Groen- en at the Joanna club Friday evening field to clash with the Roiling lege basketball pla.vers practicing possibility of being drawn into the'
w«x>d, the Bell .Street Wildcats are, for Mra. W. W. Hair. Mirs. Moody ^hool eleven (Spartan- calls that C'linton provides no place j vortex of trouiile. By the “caiTy"
now hard'at work in preparation for'.Johnson wa.s the hostess, with Miss hurg county), in a game w’hich will l*ejfor its high school athletes to play provisions of the mea.sure, specify-
their romaining games. Friday they;\'eH Hamm directing the evening’s stepping stone to the state I basketball. liojf that American ships should give
will play the strong Carver high dev-,entePtainmeiTt championship for Clinton—that is, if,' Furman slipiied last week-end but
en, of Spartanburg, on
than American ships?
That again is a question w'hich
governmental statistics fail wholly
I to answer. Inquiry at the
Bell Street! Mth Hair was orosented a huge P**"* Wilder , we still have a hunch that they might ig,
athletic field at 3:30. This promises basket filled with beautiful gift*. ^ "srang a-gley”! 'lick- Clemson . . . The 1‘. C bohunksln
' .u I • r . .• m answer. iniiuiry at tne various
"iJ* up the bu.siness of tran.sjmrting pas-J , . . .. . ' , , . . ,
o-Vit' 1 i * ^ • I 1 I (Kmartments this week revealed that
Pni .g^.ngiM .s and gwxls to certain liel-l . 1 , •
■this government had no figures* '-*■
to be a good game with t’he jiatron-;
age of the public asked. A small ad
mission charge w'ill be made.
THE CHRONICI.E’S
WANT AD RATES
If per word for first inser
tion; fire insertions for the
price of four. Minimum charge
25c.
Cards of thanks and tributes
of respect. ) c a word, payi hie
in advance. Minimum 50c.
V’ery little is known around Clinton laiiored like Trojans this year.lal euiirbut areas as might be ’'’®
Woman’s Club Party 'concerning the Boiling Springs team. *'J*ve a team sprit all their own j,y prv.siti^nt, these *u-,. ^ ® f'®" coiiimenctf
The monthly dub party, under the Coach Aycock will invade Clinton enjoy the tough scrim- thors wrote .and Congress approval,' '
direction of Mrs. Roy O’Dell and her,with a team that has won five and ’”***^®^ against the regulars .. . • Cit- pro|H)Sition that for the duiationj Restrictions Removed
committee, was held in the ladies’ lost two games this sea.son, and has ****’( reaches the climax of its suicide ,,f ^.j,r United States was. Under the President’s proclama-
class room on Thursday night. The gained the right to enter the B class,*‘®)'*****‘*® week when it plays pn^paied and willing to sacrifice the tion, issued in answer to the man-
room, lighted by jack-o’-larrterns, pro- elimination game against Clinton, the!”''k’bty Tennessee . . The teaching very prniciple of frwdom of the seas, dates i>f the Neutrality .Act of IP.,7
vUletl a my.sterious setting for the undisputed B class champs of district water safety and life saving is one. conclusions on which t’.iis step * liixjhihition was set up again*!
spooky games that followed, of which two. Tonight’s victor will remain in '^'Y®"'!was Itastsl were convincing to men ^*^® s(i'l‘'‘Knt from the United ,State.>i
•Mrs. Robbie Francis had charge. the race and will play again soon'®*” ‘'®‘' Cross, m our opinion
Refreshment* of doughnuts, coffee against the champion of other dis-
you to think on these and other set
vices of the Red ('rass and then to
show your sujHiort by joining this
woiHierful organization.
and Halloween candie* were servt*d. tricts in the unner part of the state.
Hostesses of the* evening were the Clinton’s performance in ths* Gaff-
Needlework group. ,ney game last week deserves praise.!
After outplaying their opponents for
three quarters, it must have been
^ . I J- uL. * . heartbreaking for the RvkI Devils to
P«l.nd Ch.n. pir. ,t clut w.. enjoybW ,v,nt. Th. .u- d,,|H.r.„
in
the last moments of the game. Kven I
, p ..w. memories of w'inning over'
autumn leaves covering the w'lmlows, . ^ ^ ,, . ," ,
A 1 I «• -a a .V J mighty Gaffney wou d have been far;
U»,| recpllwtion. of . ti.J
FOR SALE—Fruit and poultry farmif®'^”;' rTu” proti. a inr holding them all even war no .mall I
fa J f ; w *» a^ t »ca wxia vvsiiviiivii t|^ vxa iiixiii
R**d fro*s m our opinion. Dur-:,,,.^. Senators PitUnan, Connally, and '^®'®'> ®“ti-goiies of arm.* and nri-
the annual Roll ( all, we exhort S>aker Bankhead. Tnese included manufacturo.1
.\nnual Ball of Woman's Club
■ - " — “ 1 The annual ball of the Woman’*
FOR S.ALE — Poland China pigs at.dL- , ,
reasonable nrice E Mace Younic In^cfitorium was attractive w’ith black j u ^1.1
jiiat:. r,. iifuiik. ip pU^J, Qvei a touclvlown
^ mnd orange streamers which formed
fOR SALE—One hundred and fifty ^ canopy over the entire floor. With
bushel.s of recleaned barley. R. J.
Blue Hose Lead
South Atlantic
'cratic l-eader Rayburn and Rejire-•'^f'ffiig all the way from rifles
isentative Wadsworth of New York,^*^ howitzers; grenades, tsMiibs, ti>r-
iwho in turn made th«*in convincing l>**d<H*s, mines, tanks; armore*! vehic-
ito Congress. Those conclusions were *®'^' J'**' ves.std.s, aircraft of all (khs-
j that the wanton destruction of ®ription and aiicraft parts, bombing
! American ships and American lives in I‘oi-'*ui» gases and high ex-
the years belwetm 11M4 and l‘.U7 was
ithe thing that <lragg<“<J thi* coun-' Under the terms of the new meaa-
jlry into tlie disastrous World War, ^*'® proclamation will cease to
Pitt* Store.
tfc
and home, west of Clinton.
Gaskill, RJ-’.O. 1. Box %.
R.
With victories over their two clos-^
est comjHdKors safely tucked awray
In Grid Race'*''d » American manufacturer*
waw* j ^.,11 be free to idiip these material*
to any place in the world, subject
Hut now that this question has ^^® liufiitAtions of the cash-and
S. . fMt. the merUhouiht of whlth uuuM '"'. ,rtll.-.l l.y UTi«..ail.ble muiori. ‘•“"‘y nailriction.._
‘p , been ridicuM not many year, “"t'' 't"' '''“l lie., Ihe .,ueeti„n e,a. to what _ .
— I of the school house in which they ^ ' college Blue .Stockings appear to have . • ma-tuallv has aiven un so RaII Xrfc rilv/A
SALESMAN W ANTED—Good nearby could romp and play. Mr*. E. J. WH- , a head »tart toward the South Atlan-'. ^--rifice mav In? descilin'd OlTCCl lO OlVC
Again, steady leawi'encc Ferguson conference title after Friday’s
games. j Ninety Ships Affected
.Securely entrenched in first place xhe departmeivts in Washington
Rawleigh Route now ojien. If will- lingham, Mr*. Floyd Osborne and
ing to conduct Home Service business'Mr. Jeff O’Dell entertained the group f“KKfs to the limelight with his alert
while earning good living, wrrite im-'and furniitfied a "witdhes’ well” from interception and rutd^ck of the Gaff-
mediately. Rawleigh’s, Dept. SCK-27-: which they fished all sorts of noisy, P**" < Union touchdown.' similar (i
45, Richmond, Va. 2:t-4p 1 »p<K,ky gift*. •" intercepted j.ass in
The refrewhment booth wa« sug- ®*'->«®r k^nie accounted for six
Glee Club Program
to 0 victories over
are unable at this time to answer. 1
phone 1H8.
ing orange regalia, served the hun
__lgry, thirsty crowd until closing time. imjwrtant chore of punting to
On .Vlonday night, November 13. at
OglethoriHf and Newberry, the Pres- -pht. cx|>erieiK'e of several months un-ij';^ rt*^*"**^m1nr'*
byterrans were idle the jiast wtH*k- rf^r the new law will lie requiitnl to'*^ *’"** “ , .“u ^
• , rr V . . M 'gram IS under the din'Ction of tn-
music department and admi.ssion wi'I
be free.
T)m* jirogram ir composed of f >Ik-
Both the Indian* and the Petrels the provocations which might 'nvidve, jj^Te will also Ik-
of familiar spiritual ..
gr^ vnirsiy crowo un-t.i citing duties That bov is orovina to be have mauled the Krskine crew in con- it in the European conflict.
RVK GK.\5S for Gr«n of the moat impo^nt coga in »««■«. which, on impor, itiv.,. |■,..lim.n.ry ..tim.u.. pi-cM-ntod by ror,l,.lly it.v,t.al r„
anil P«tur^ Tim Ideal »ithe d.n*,rog. Clinton offenae. ‘f"* “'“t * official, dorm* conanlera-,^ j ^
Grass. Onion Sets, Flower Pots, In-i®***®. . rw# « . . u * » *u * decided edge in the foi-thcommg tilt.'tion of the ca>»h-and-carry act mdi-1 , , .
aecticides, Vigoro, Soda and lui l:_- Rut fans from the Piedmont section ;cattsl that more than ninety Ameri-j
Meal. Blakely Brothers a<eed .Store. R®**. ^^ know that Erskine can do more in an'can flag shijKs, with a gross of more
----- Alma 0’I>ell -had the thnll of com-• r^k, and that Red l>ev,I line deserve. ^ ^ carefully than «00.0(>0 tons, would have to be
^‘■"•’laid title plans than any other team ukc. from the .seas under its terms.
Telephone IHH. Ic Alma 0’I>ell had the thrill of com- trick, and that Red
— - ipleteJy selling out.
PLAYER PIANO BARGAIN! Instead) The music of the dance, planned by
orf reshipping to factory, $700.00 Mrs. E. G. Kay and in charge of
Player Piano, like new, can be had for Etoy Caldwell, gave much pleasure to
unpaid balance of $43.65 remaining the dancers.
on contract. Write at ance to Edgar! The costume parade, this year, was
O. Netxow, (Department of Accounts),
4743 North Sheffield Avenue, Mil
paring the ^ ! in bhe .South. C-oaoh Johnson apd his They indicated further that an esti-
Chatterboxing boys know that, and they are sjiend-! mate<l total of from 8,.500 to 0,000
T)M5,Blue Stockings swing into ac-''"« f”' the seamen were employwi on passenger
waukee, Wisconsin, who will advise
where piano can be seen. Kindly fur
nish references. 12-2p
FINAL SETTLEMENT
and cargo vessel.s which might be
defeat foroed theroumler to susjM'nd tHTvice.
tion against Erskine'* Flying J- Jeef
lareeiv made UD of chiidren 100 walk-'t<>*norrow in Due West. A P. C. vie- • P^ytenans ^ ^ . , u , o
la.geiy made up c dre . expected, but one never knows, I (?*' ,»*®®®nd Place, Rut this is only part of w’hat Sen-
will resolve into a lively battle be- ator Barkley decribed as the great-
ing before tihe judges.
Forty aduks ranging from a baby
to cavaliers and belies, added color
to the occasion.
The judges, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
does one? If one did, there would be; . l
no point in playing. Nevertheless,j and^Newl>^',^and est sacn^
we’ll take the
touchdowns . .
Blue Hose by two
have defeated Erskine, and
Also, tomorrow thelf^*!"*,
both have ties with Wofford on the
a spirited fight it should be. Both tion to stay out of war.” The loss toj
We Finance
AUTOMOBILES
— o —
S. W. SUMEREL
Jacobs Building
. Galloway, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Delaney. ri«’®»bman aggregations of the twoi^" '
Tkke notice that on the 5th day of 1 j m Henrv McGee selected the psrhools maet here on the gridiron. „
and afii-s. nenry seiecieo uiet^ ^ ^ Conference sUndings through Sat-
Decen>ber J will render a final •^' foHownng as winners
count of my acts and doings as Ad-1 Adults — First prize, men.
Guy
ministrator of the esUte of John ^ gtreetman; ladies, Mrs. Streetman;
Young, deceased, in the office of the
Judge of Probate of Laurens County, j XpoUie O’Dell.
at 11 o'clock a.m., and on the same m
day will apply for a final discharge j Hitler is already having his trou-
fnom my truat a* AdministratcH-. Wes in CTzeohoslovakia. The Czechs
Any person indebted to said estate' apparently don’t appreciate being
Coach Lonnie Mac’s boys probaWy, ^ , ,,
will revel in a real game after scrim- ** follows:
maging the varsity during off weeks!
. . . Beli Street lost a close football!
game to Anderson last week, but that!
old fightirig spirit was.there in super-i^'®1’^**P®
^ ! Erskine
is notified.and required to make pay
ment on or before that date; and all
persons having claims against .said
«0tate wrM present them ott o*" before
said date, duly proven, or be forever
barred. ^
JESSEE G. YOUNG, ;
Adm. Estate of John L. Young.'
Nov. 3, 1939.—30-4CW. ^
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WHY Suffer From Colds- |
For quick
relief from
c<dd symptoms
take 666
Liquid—Tablets—Salve—Nose Drop#
saved from the menace of libenty.
666
COMMUNITY
FUNERAL HOME
Clinton, S. C.
FOR COLORED PEOPLE ONLY
PhoM 319
Rav/H. W. Walker, MaMger
DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A UFE!
So Far This Year There
Have Been
15
FATALITIES
from
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS
in
LAURENS COUNTY
LeCs Strive To Blake
1939 a Safe Year On
the Highways.
Thia date last year. $
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POSTOFFICE TO HAVE
HOLIDAY HOURS
METIOMSI MIMSTER
CONTROLS COHGREOATMN
It if such a simple matter to end
simple coughs by purchasing
Mentho-Mulsion. I, too, suffered
with a bad cough until I tried
Mentho-Mulsion.”
If you ar^ suffering with a
cough due to colds or exposure,
buy a bottle of Mentho-Mulsion
Teacbes Members How to Stop
Coughing in HU Church.
The local i;>08toffice will observe
Holiday hours on Saturday, Armi.stice!
The Upper South Carolina Metho-^D^y^ Nov. 11. No carrier service will
dist conferwee closing at Lancaaterjbe rendered on that day, Postmaster
■Sunday nigfvt, elected the followingjR. Plaxico said yesterday, either
'delegates to the Cieneral conference by City or Rural Carriers. However,
Jto be held next April in Atlantic.the stamp. General Delivery and car-
City, N. J.: Irier windows will be open one hour
' Dr. W. L. Mullikin, Spartanburg; .jn the mocqjng and one hour in the
R. F. Morris, Greenville, and W. B> ^afternoon, the morning hour being
Garrett of Greenwood. Dr. H N. Sny-jfi-om 9:45 to 10:46 and the after-
!der of Spartanburg, O. Roddey Bell noon from 4 to 5 o’clock. Carrier
of Lancaster, and W. D. Robert* of patrons, af^ iwell as gpeneral delivery,
Columbia, were elected lay delegates, j piay call for mail during those hours.
! Delegates to the jurisdictional con- Special attention is< called to the af-
ference were elected as follows: Cleri- ternoon open hour, this hour has not'
cal, Dr. J. W'. Shackleford of Rock been observed on holidays - in the'
Hill, C. E. Peele of Columbia, J. R* T. past, the postmaster stated. <
Major of Columbia and L. E. W’ig-j Attention is al.so called to the* factj
gins of Greenwo<^; lay, J. C. Holler'that package delivery will be made
of Anderson, C. P. Hammond of Spar- as usual during the morning hours.
.anburg, Mrs. J. P. Byars of Langley,^
and L^oy Moore of Spa^rtanburg. We Do All Kinds of
The Rev. George W. Lelious, of
C' iumbus, Ohio, knows the dan-
-.w' • of spreading disease germs by today, and if the first dose or two
' n inno'.:ent cough and therefore | does not convince you, ask your
:n 'de llie following statement: druggist for your money back.
kVe want you in church every
.day, but don’t come suffering
’i a cough due to a cold when
Mentho-Mulsion is recommend
ed, sold and guaranteed by
good druggists everywhere.—adv.
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in
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going
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• The delegates to the general confer-
jenee alao will okttend the jurisdiction-
'al meeting.
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