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THE CHEONICLE
StrlTcs To Be a Clean
Newapaper, Comidete,
New87» and Reliable.
VOLUME XXXIX
If Tm DMn
THE CHBONKLC
To* D.^ CM
the Newa.
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1939
NUMBER 51
WAR BULLETIN
BOARD
Wafl^ngton. — Nazi crew scuittlec
German liner Oolumbue 'off North
American coaat; U. S. Oruieer Tiuoa-
kwaa fkicks up 579 survivors; British
man-of^ar in vinkiitjr of CMumbus
aeen aa cause.
Heiainki. — Russian bombers raid
HcMnki; Finnish ptenee attack Rus
sian troop conoenMsations.
‘London. — Helsinki dispatch gives
NAZI LUXURY
UNER BURNS
U. S. Crniser Finds Columbus
Ablaze. Germans Set Ship
Afire When ftitish Destroyer
Seen, Belief.
London, Dec. 20. — An adnuraky
communique eariy today said the huge
German liner Cerfuinhus ^vas set afire
fcy her crew **on saghitmg one of his! unconfirmed rapoit Rushan battle- ^
majerty’s ships some 400 miies northl®WP ^ Finnish coastal baitter-i
of Bemnida. No further information i»«; firitnh say one bomher shot down
is yet available.” Geaman fighters in Helgoland air'
fight; German aerial torpedoes sink
fishing trawlers, British charge. |
Berlm. — Germans call ‘Hel^land j
battle biggest in history; claim 36
British planes downed. {
Moscow .^Foreign military experts ^
say Russians sending waves of troops
again^ Finns. * i
Paris. — Allied war council decides
to help Finland; French get' glimpse
of 579. jof 1940 war costs, government esti-
The 32,381-ton liner .third largest Imates total at 249,000,000,000 francs
in the Nazi merchant marine, had'(about 15,702,100,000); navy claims
slipped out of Vera Cruz, Mexico,!Nazi mdanarine sunk “recently.”
bu^ Thursday in a desperate attempt I Copenhagen. — Danish reports say
to dude the British fleet and pos-. Russians advancing on several Fin-
sibly reach Eiirope—but her gamble Inish fronts.
failed. ' Lauderdale, Fla. — German
First word of her grim end came,Arauca fi^s haven from
from the U. S. destroyer Tuscaloosa, British cruiser in hut EN'ergla<les
which fla.Hhed that the liner was be-1 harbor,
ing scuttled about 400 miles east of!
Feared British Attack
Washington, Dec. 19. — The huge
German luxury liner Columbus, re-
j>orted to 'have been scuttled to thwart
a British man-of-war which was hot
in her wake, was aflame and sinking
tonight in the Atlantic while an
American naval cruiser performed a
dramatic rescue of her entire crew
Buenos * .\ires. — Argentina
survivors of German
interns
raider
Cape Henry, Va. A British destroyer| L0^19
aas in the vicinity, the Tuscaltsjsa'Spee; wrvckt>d p«icket liattieship i
reported, but there were no signs that ,"iBl burning off .Montevi<leo.
any hostilities had ocrurred.
W^iile dusk gath<‘red aver the ocean
the Tuscaloo.sa hastened to pick up
the (ierman seamen who, it was in-i ElxpCCtCCl
(^et Christmas
was
dicated by word received here, had
puHed away from their craft in small
boata. Terse, matter-oMart nwasages
Clinton is doing her last-minute
»^*PPing this week in preparation for
the observance of OKriotmas Day
by Capt. H. A. Back, saved evsry last
one of the Gaivnans, mchiding nmv
womsn who ware presumad to be
stewardnasa.
Tha Tuscahtaaa then headed for
New York to -land the Gorman ertw
next Monday.
Tha banks, cotton miHs, poat office.
inerrhanU and bualiiaaa firms will be
dooed, arkJi indicatkms pointing to
a qviat, happy Yukaids seaaofi and
a holiday apiric rrlgaing supreme
AND ONCE AGAIN, WE SAY
at ElUa Island. Bahind bar tha akvi^
was bt wkk flamaa. for the Oolumhaa
waa afire fnaa alaea to atom and
srtding la har douai.
(UlfrtBtmaB ^rrrtinyB
FROM
THE CHRONICLE STAFF
Tha apirk of C'hriatasaa m ia aai-
- ^ Hwa not only in tha haautifully
aartjr sttu>»« ia har douai. . . .ul
Mmd bar aloo a amply Itfe-hoau ^
clemson joins with hosemen
broadcant a wamiag Umt tha beats,
ss wall aa tha Colambaa. ware awn.
ia nangaCion. Tha big Imar, how
to remain n
re long, for off male here un<lt-r
that her oea valvaa bad
opened to makr har founder as fi
aa paoBibW
TW (wlumbas had baaa at V
dwta are cromda buying and earry
Ing gifu to lovud one* and friends
rareiving in return otSar apprarw- ^ . w
lim M 1... Md fr»«lrWp mL, ••^•«««« ri«ht
Glintonians are spending Cbr*slsna* "»* ngs will cpm th*!
out of tbr cMy wvih rslatieee, wfiilr nuwt iaipc.r*a»t If-id w <>
others knvr rtouniod to their h«*ne« g|^ mighty (wmsen Tiger* in < ’o
' belidny
Adair To Head
IN HONORING JOHNSON HERE Boy Scout Work
I-
le=i
at
*
hare ftw
« Hm
Crus from the beginning of the war
ntnng m uw war ^s • - /‘n « «
bad put into that,Christmas Cantata
part hswtMy
boatilittes aa
ermea. When aba Ml
food and fual mnagli far M days. The choir of tha iSrat Frt-sbyto
of
n (Yanbbaan
21. as the rrlabrs* rm f-
Walfer JobffMi's 2^ year a* ( alvii.
7*tse me-tcT begin*
m Johr.^-n, who IS pr^mbly tW to*
dUn^ loved and newt admired c-wrh in
Pnhnetto state, will to putt.ng h^s
Mth edit) « of the fighting Bbw U
wna evident at tb*r,rian church brilliantly rmdered ttosr^on the gridiron aa the lIMd eenaun
New York offices of the North Gar- annual Chriotjnas cawiaila gkjnday epene, and the e-*Uege authot'Ue* are
Lagd 1
af tha
of tha ainhing waa'
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Fr.Jay, top^emhe
Inighli
(lrtA.brr
(may ba filled)-
Ki'day, Ortobe'^ II
Newberry (nigbt).
Friday, Oct-tor m
For Coming Year [
GARNER LEADS
IN TOP RACE
Vice-Presidefit, Witli Hat !■
Riiiff, Pictiired At Cfcief Dem*
ocratic Foe of Anotlwr Tes-
ore For RooBcvett.
Washington, Dec. 17. — PoBtical
[friends caet Vice Pmidant Gsumer
in •the role of the chkf—suid thus far,
:thc only — anti-tlurd term candidate
of the Democratic psnrty today fdlow-
ing.hls announct'ment at Uvalde, Tex-
: as, that .he wmdd accept the preaiden-
tial nomiiMMtion.
Gamee's forty-four-word statement
wa.s generally interpreted here as
I pitting him in the race to stay, wheth-
|er or not Ihxjaident Roosevelt seeks
a third term.
Gamer’s frienda explained, how
ever, that this did not mean the vkso
president was running as an anti-
. Rooseveck candidate. It meant, they
-wrtd, that while Gamer wa.s in sym
pathy with many N«*w Deal objec-
|tive«, he feU that no man should have
a third term.
Thus the quiet campaign which has
been carried on by Gamer workers for
months was expected to -be brought
rr>to the open kmmdiately, aimed
largely at solidifying the eitments
of the party which are again.st Roose
velt. for a third term for one reason
or another.
By stPi*samg that he is the only
candidati' so far who has not inti
mated that he would step a*iide if .Mr.
• Ro«»s*‘Vfh. runs, ^mcr workers were
ksnI to lieliew^ that he might draw
-dnmgth fnrni such candidates as
IMul V. -McNutt, federal s«*curity
aiimini-strator, ami Senator Wheeler,
iKm.irrat, M«»ntana, who have pre-
diritd their camlidqpbw on Mr. Km»se-
vek’s mtinunent.
At offices of Garm*r jhlhu|uyit.s it
was saMl that the vice preaidenl
would enter pnmarie* or permit hi«
name to to conahtered at state con-
ventlonii where Hmru ia no “favorito
aDa.** in atatou aMch have paten-
tml candatotea the tiamer people
were expected to aeek second choicu
ranking.
Wawonsin, wabout a favorite «on,
tiwaned aa one ef, the chief battle
ground. .Hbortiy after MeNuit f.ttr-
«■- ha<l named aa right-man oenturi-
tre to campaign for a delegatiaa
pinilged to hsm. M'llliam O Carroll.
rhmirmmn. pn*tottd
would go to
H
1.
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ra*
■ms*
•sMng offa
Nrwh*
Ope;
^In the gntbanng twilight ta a largu planniag big tbiags for tba aaaaaa aa
re-^and appfwciative atadtonee. “Ttojall the state and the to'ueh pays trib-
I Music of Oinattnas** waa the sdbis«t ate to a great coach, a clean aporta-
Oh, my God,** aak) Managsr JoM'of the lunditiea. man and a atoding t'hnstian gentlr-
**k*s one blow aft4Pr tba, Tlw choir Ml aad ebaneul waajman whoae tenure of aerviee at one
<kiwr.” hoauMful in appropriaU Ghriatmaa mstHubon ■iiipaaiiia that of all other
A few hours sarbsr, bowevur. an- deeorationa, tba work of Mrs. B. 0.,8ouliMm sthMic figures,
other Gstman Map a frelcbtor ton-'WliiCton. Oemson eollsgs, trsdMioiisl open-
tatively iderkified as tbs Aranes out! The cantata sras given under the di- ing rivals of the Blur Stocking*, tore Macon, Ga
of Tampico had brttar luck, k flod ruction «f Mrs. J. F. Jacchs, organ- gladly consented to Join with the col- Friday. November n
into Port Evergtodes, Fla., harbor a;i8t of the church, with perfset co- lege in paying honor to this man, and R<tck Hill,
jump ahaad of a Ikhish crutov. iordinaiion as a fitting irvirodttclKm have changed the place at which the Saturday, November 16 (H'mvcum
First word of the dramatic end of |to the celebration of Chriatmas. 'annual game la played from (Tsm*on ing) M’afford at dinton.
the Columbus, which occurred onlyj ——— " to Hinton for the first time in his- .Saturday. .November 23- SteNon at
a place not yet deeided)
.Saturday, Oct-tor rg
(may to filled).
Saturday, November 3
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■ M ruA/t. IL < tdair
r, !! •»:■ at v * ' Mm^m. ( R TrummidL
f -.wai: ■ SMoarr. W K. Monts
I Ojw- dsu- r,?aai,iirFJ chairmen. Advanemnewt,
J F Jacobs; toakh sad safety. Dr.
D O kjUMae. Jr.; arganixatim^ H. L.
Fgoe. ::=r--gei’: financw, R. K
The t ita-M (at »f»ia#i«. J. B. Gewiry;
that
♦ G«
d'tjr I . >e ’SI thr t JinUm preuali nt tomvHf chsr-
I . aaaual Hoy .semk artanstically went t*ff oa a hunting
otod or. r by H L. Kiob y.uttttoy with R.*’* Hnimfield.
ctoi,.man. After re- nowpamoa aa many surh repnli-
N* V*—oufc «ff«ers of tbs aftor hamting repiwter* this
yad been hoard, the ffd- ig^nm|g
tto
rtoot^ far
-I
preeidmt
runtfwl
to aslirtsd
tarns as
crrwiy tnw
partiripato
nominatiofi for
no effort to
Tto p 1*1 pie
camJidatr «houid
nr« and cuaven-
hy tow, and I sis-
ail Ihmorrsts will
at
DONTS
Hafety Im WaUliwortI
Far a Merry ('brintBiaM
Er«kinc at
two days after the deatmotion of tha
cornered fwcket battlaship Graf Spec
off Montevideo at H)iler*a order, was
- flaehcd to the world from the Nor
folk navy yard.
Rear Admiral Joaeph K. Taussig,
commanding tha naval operating base
there, reported receipt of a radtograni
from the Tuacalooaa saying the (Co
lumbus was being scuttM. j
Unlike the naval engagement that
culminated in the scuttling of the
Graf Spee, the sinking of the 'CoJum-!
(Continued on page six)
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Work Underway
On Two Roads
Supervisor ’J. A. Guthrie and his
forces are now at work on the road
from I. M. Smith’s place via Mrs.
Hayne Workman’s to connect Route
56 whioh is under constniotion by
> the state highway department. Work
by the county forces is also under-
ifty in kmpcxyving the Belfart road.
Merry Christmas
Greetings
Your attentkm n directed to
the large number of timely
“Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year Greetings appearing
in the advertising columns of
today’s paper.
These messages, full of beau-j
tiful •Christmas sentiment and
appreciation, come from Clin
ton merdhants and business
firms as a means of publicly
expresspg their thanks to their
friends and customers for the
patronage given •them- during
the year now drawing to a
dose, to pledge their best ef
forts through 1940 to serve the
public, and to extend the sea
son’s greeitings.
tory. \ lie land, Fla.
Already plans are being made to (*oach Johnson states that one, and
make this game the grewtost sporting possibly two bther schools will be
attraction in the Palmetto state in a<Jde<l to the schedule, but ba.s not
J1940 with the college, the Alumni as- indicatid which ones are bi-ing con-
isociation, the Athletic association and sidered. ILiwever, since Dglrthorpe
leading sports figures of the .South is the only meinlier of the South .ki-
preparing for the celebration more lantic conference not representeil, it
than nine, months prior to its hap- is a fairly safe liet that the IVinOs
pening. 'will find a piuce on tto* P. C. line-up.
K A Hill, (; N. 2^. J. B Ouau;
publmty, iL L. Phixtoa.
Talks w-rv atode by W. A. Moor-
toad. (kildvdie, and Rev. C. K. Doug
las «ff ScBTca. a nwanber of tbs cxeru-
Uv* board of Bius Ridge council,, Here are a fow “dont’s** for (Tirirt-
.Vinit Kxorutjve O. B. Gorman and *»•*», rveonvnended by safety autbori-
Asaakani Scout Executive R. M. <*ul-,ties;
vrr of GreenviUe, gave the group
some inetrurtive advice and informa
tion.
Farmers Name i Rufus King Gets
AAA Leaders
Ckiunty and community committee-
Trophy Award
Rufus King, end on Clinton high
1. Don't give small children toys
involving akwhol, kerosene or gaso
line engines. 'Riey may dp over and
set the liouse on fire.
2. Don’t permit small children to
run olfvtriral toys without the -up«*r-
vision of an aduK.
3. Don’t penmit small children to
I use toy n»)vie pn>jectors without ua-
The I-au'ens f’county .Medical so-ling -safety film which burns slowly,
civty held its Decimber merting on{Onlrnary film bum.s explosively and
.Monday evening at Hotel (Tinlon with gives off simA<> and fumes which may
the president, Dr. F. K. Sbealy, ofjCau.se death if inhak’d.
this city, presiding. R. T. Wilson,! 4. Don’t u.se randies or light extra
member of the laturens bar, made an fin^s a'ithoui being extremely cane-
Medicos Hold
Meeting Here
addn-PS on “.Medical Jurisprudence,”jful, esiKvially m regard to candles on
and a technical paper was read by itrees.
Dr. Jack 1). Parker of Greenville. ( 5. Don’t wear inflammable coa-
. . A * * u I. u 11 . of b/wn gueats were Dr. Oc.ltunKC, esjavially Santa Claus bearda,
men to administer the 1940 AAAjSchools championship fooUmll team, ^ Wilkinson and Dr. Tom Brockman without fireproofing them.
program were elected during tlie'was on Tuesday presented the Monts!of Greenville. 6. Don’t use infiammabie ornaments
weric. E. A. Adams, Cross Hill, blocking and scholarship trophy. Tbe(
,and evergreen decorations.
ATTEND ALUMNI MEET
Jack H. Davis, Clinton, and Wallace presentation was made by the donor,
L. Martin, Gray Court, were re-,W. E. Monts, superintendent of the
elected by acclamatiion without oppo-' schools, with the student
akion. AHemate county conwdttee- sembJed for the occasion.
men named were Grover C. Harper] Lart yegr the award went to Wal-jgusta, Ga., held in that oky Monday
and Earl R. Blakely. ter Carter. jevening.
/body
Dr. L. R. Lynn and F. .M. Stutts of
as-|the orphanage, attended a meeting of
SCHDGI/S TAKE HOLIDAYS
The city echools closed yesterday
jthe Thomwell .AJumni <^apter of Au- for the OhriatouLS vacation period.
The Thornwril orphanage schools
will chMc today for the bolidaya.
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