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r T 1 -,r ^ ■y- i *’.- . V . V 'uV, -■ •' } \ '% -s. Mi >...THE CHRONICLE Strive To Be a Qean Newspaper^^CompIete, Newsy, and Reliable. ffllintnn If Ton Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Yon Don’t Get tbe News. I xam VOLUME XL /\ CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1940 NUMBER 1 HOPE FADES FOR SHORT SESSION Bitterness and Strife To Mark Long-Drawn-Out Term of Rotary Official To Address Club Here On Monday iMorton Hull, prominent Rotarian of Congress Opening Yesterday. Holyoke, Massacbusetts, -will address Major Fight Economy vs'the ainton Rotary club at its Tfgu- Spending. meeting at 12:16 next Monday, ' Janiuu7 8. AMERICAN BUSINESS ENTERS NEW YEAR WITH HIGH HOPES THAT 1940 WILL HOLD MUCH Pinson Assumes Hebn Of Kiwanis FINNS SMASH FROZEN LAKE New President Succeeds Dr. A.' E. Spencer. Other Oflkers and '^T*’’ Trapped By Bombing Ice. I>ose 15,000 Men. Soviet At tacks Turn Into Finnish Vic- F. C. Pinaon on Thuraday evening Committees Named For Year. Major Issues Before Congress: Elconomy vs. spending. Mr. Hull is president of the Henry G. Sears company, wholesale grocers. Experts Take View That Mal-j After the .sudden wave of buying adjusments Which Often Ac-,V1 Cl jj *T i .ders were placed rrght and left on, - - company Sudden Upturns, I the theory that the only certain ef-1»ngO»i^ •« president of the ain-1 Have 'Been Avoided. ifect would be higher price* and H wasKnamda dob for the oomnig year,' - - —^^ 'a good idea to buy, thing* levelledt»uowMMbTjg Dr. A. E. Spencer. “ ■ The retiring presMiervt mad a tones. Moaoovr, Jan. 3.— A Soviet miLiar/ cornmnnkpie is.^ued early today said: ^1 ‘^Nothing important occurred the front. Owing •t aviac connoitenng flights. to on r-nfavorabie New York, Jan. 1.—.American buai-'off somewhat. Proposals to cuib v^er of nation-jin Hoj^ke, preddent of the Southern! ^ Th^ business men began to ask j tailed re^ ^ weather Soviet aiaation made onlv re al labor rdntions board. iNew Eingland Wbdesale Grocers as-1 f ^ i whether goods might not be pibng for *39 to he forwarded Krwams In- _ vsacion mati only Oontmuation of reciprocal tariff »oci*ti<m, and Is director of the idem y than seemed prooaoie a.^p ^ eariy temationnl. ApvnU; of Lhanlu and ap program. ■ munity WeWare league. I few months ago. Broad reinfoTcement of the national' As presid^t of the Holyoke Rotary j First reactions many business club, as a district governor, and as and economists to the autumn Relief appropriations. Amendniehis to wage-hour act. .summer of 1933. The precipitant i preoiation was eatended Dr.. Spencer slump in autumn of 1937 was well re-!for this farthfui and aggresmve lead- membere<l. But orders continued to erahip daring the year. HeLfinki, Jan. 3. — Tbr d'>*c!f>sare that Finnish planes dropped bomb* to -snuudi the are at l.ake Kianta and member of important committees of,»pluige of buying and manufacturing | flow in, not at the rate of the first l The new president, F. C. Pinson,‘friS a wiK>le^ Red* Ri«*ian div...>on n Rotary International, Mr. Hull haS :J^n«re<l uneasinew to frank flurry, nevertilwless at a good p^.jhas served the dub as .secretary fof • whi urohablv was th.> rrea^st vlttl* I rendered outstanding service in Ro-1 ^^^P^^isam i.After some setback, oommodity prices j the past eight years and was recent-1 ^ made WashirRgton, Jan. 2. — Adrodnistra- tairy work. t * widely 'held view among stiffened again in December, dy proowted to Che prenidency in rec taon leaders abandoned hope today that the 1940 pre-electiicm session of congress, convening yesterday, might war was made by reliable Monaa, ««!li mambar of Hie I »«=«m>anyin» mj^| f<»™ that burin™ be juat jogiitjon of ki. faWiM pu.'wrriees local Rotary dub will invite “ »*»* Soviet «Ucka nw. Rio- guest to hear the addraes of Mr. Hull. |® nave been k short and comparatively harmon-j^ i”€xp;^ "iig;”that the i ^ *«»• wiU be attended by rspresentative Ro-! ^ jri^rvomUon, they agree. After convening and heairing Mr. i tarians from Laurens, Greenwood,' mAcate any senous accumu- Roosevelt's message, both houses ad-1 Union and Newberry. joumed until Thursday, when it is tehtativeiy planned the annual budget ■message will be submitted by the chief executive, estimating income, expenditures and deffeit for the fiscal year beginning next July. A review of the hot domestic if s which must be settled — amendi..^ . County Roads Put In State Program lation of unsold merchandise. Furthermore, several industries have enough business on their books to assure brisk operations during the early months of 1940. largely- vanished. ■Statistical expert#^'^!'?!::. pointing out, however, that with maintenance of close to the current vohane of busi ness in the new quarter, most of the held by his fettow members. Other ftoem wMi the piesident are: W. A.| ^ < MoorhesMl, vieo-preaidant; W. H.' T**!*^^?^*^ ^ Simpaon, wcrrtary-treasurer. Direc-'** tors to serve with the officma: Dr.'i‘"^* A. E. Bpeneer, hoe Delaney, L, B. the virtual annffiilation of the Russiaa index figures of production may de cline, This is because they are adjusted Didai< W. W.’Harrk. R. L. Plaxico’!*^ dirisi^-^ least l^.OW rtro^. After the excepti<H)^ final quai^r for the normal seasonal trend, that of 1989|i some slackening in the first j jg^ from one month to another, busi- j 1940 term 'had been completed and J. Hubert Todd and R H. Wdkea, Jt. ' rotwrts of the battle be- Preaidetit Pinson stated the roster ^ of committee sesignmenta for taw'****’*’^ *"* nounced in a New Year’s eve eoas- Supervisor J A Gutlaie ha* 'been ^'***'^ would not be surpris-1 ness shows orrly ithe usual seasonal that the |dan of organization pointed advis^ bv the wtaie Wahwav deroLotJ’’^' analysts who look for a re-)increase'or decrease, the index is un-jto a most succesaful year. He an-' Today’s reports toJ<l how the Finn* - , , . , . . ... . f ^ .icessaon sufficient to undermine theichaneed noonoed the conmitteefl as fuUuas ifirst surrounded .some l.QOO Russians of the labor retotacns act, relief ap-,ment of the following four inxJposed i „„ v . . ... 'cnangeo. iriounoea une coujuiiujuls as louowa. i y propriations, the recrprocal tariff pro- additions" to the state system for thej ^ * i , quarter is normally gram, the wage-hour law amendments calendar year ending December 30: Agriculture: B. H. Boyd. Dr W. T.^o" ^ several days a period^of quickening. The federal i Martin, Dr. J. Lee Young. jago. hilled more than a thousand of Few these days are willing to look.©serve imrd immthly index of in-’ Attendance, House and Reception: nng a:ou.id fomri them reluctantly to conclude! ^tk« of r<«d po,iiit on state:,^' ft^'',,^;i,mr'aome'!^ ril'J. Hubert 'fSd.'V.. B. PtiT*.;,”ITij;'’‘he likv. ute l at Mornitvdle and extendiing ,n the second quarter, when i<,ws for an’ idci'ease at crose to H. D. Henry. ' The rmg was «»pcneil. hf>weveT, to that peace between the jiartde* and I route between I/ecember and. Boys and Girls Work: L betwwn filing D^ocratic factions ^ west to state route 39 for a distance jt*© current impetus may have womin©r ©ent woulddiffKult, If not impossible, of approximatdy 1.5 miles beii^ thejoff. 'March. !D. C. Heustess, J. B. Ouata. '"*‘^tain. J short atreteh of road from the Teague 1 a .rood manv. however, face thatl guch a normal seasonal e^ansionl Claasificatwn and M«nb««hip B. Dttlard, SoVut reinforcements to reach , the lake. Then the Finns surrouoded ‘‘I’m afraid it is ^ng to be_a con-jpl^^^^l»J^u^ns-Cro9S HilLhigh-| period with out misgiving. Unless | in the first quarter, which soime feel'L. Pkxico, ’TlbomweM Dunlap, J. the Reds again, and eK up machine . I . V. -Ii 1 «• im iiiwv i^uaiirtTi, wiiivii lyvjiiiivr jctti iucu.,,™.|,, ». H. JfUn* OH the AoTOS. troversial session, sighed Senator'way to MountviUe. j buying is checked by son* shock to ©an scarcely be expected after the'Pitt*, Jr., D. B. Smith. ^ tibe night the Fiona Barkley of Kentucky, the Democratic j Section of road from point on state!confidence Chat cannot now be fore- gp©©tacular quickening of the paatJ BusTnea* Standards, lanrs and Reg- **bgan thetr attack and when the Roa- floor leader, after a series of confer-1 route 39 at Gross HiW and extending j seen, contanuance of expansive force*, I qxjg^rter, would only leave the index ulations: R. W. Wade, R. L. Plaxico, *••«* toied to reArent they foond tiha ences, including one with President |in a northwesterly direction to U. S. they think, can be anticipated. unchan^. 'D. C. Heustess, W. D.’(Jopeiand. ’ way cut off. Roosevelt. "I don’t see any chance oflroute 221 at Waterloo, for a distance; First is itthe effect of war. While' ! Ini^-dub Relations: E. H. Wilke*,' days Russian tanks circled getting aiway earJy, He said session probably would continue until the national political oonventkuw, whk^ ordinarily come in June, but which may be held later thiB year. AU this represented an abrupt about-face on the part of administra- tkm ’leaders. For nK>n|h« th^ had versies to a mininram, with the dual puTpoee of having a united nation face the war abroad and a united Democratic party face the politioaJ battles at 'home. Oroas Hill Springs. Extension to Waterloo by Harris of present state route xxf approximately 4.6 miles, from siqjpJies of moat commodkiee are am-| x)*© imderiying strength of current'Jr., John H. Hunter, W. D. Copeland, the lake, attempting to protect the pile, and runaway price rises have been avoided, it is noted the effect of war would seem likciy to have at 101 at Reeves gin southiweeterly tojl^tt « *uttaining or a finwHig ixrflu- U. S. route 76 at or near Princeton «»ce on prices. If that ia true, it may for a distance of approximately mkea. 61 be expected that buyers wvU continue to r^eniflh stocka, and in some lince northwesterly to stake route 80 at to buHd then up tt> tnore comfortable A second important factor is the busineas, in the vi<,w of many, may I Kiwanis Education: W. E. Monts, n^rooned on the ice with khetr be traced to the fact that leaders ini Dr. A. E. Spencer, W. H. Simpson. equipment —heavy gun*, truiia both industry and government were! Music and IVogamn: W. W. Harrie, and field ktkriiens. quick to apply the teachings of past’ihaiie* P. Sloan, J‘. L. Mayer,* Einaily the Finns sent for the experience. |John H. Hunter. boinhing phnea. ’They blasted grest Warnings against the dangers of runanvay prices ware sounded on sU to eatercisa rtstrsWit. A period sff ex- . cited speculative buying, they were Sandy Sprite church and school foriP***'^ industry. EXecti^jtold, ooidd only nemilt in bidding up . a distance of approximately 7.2 mile«.'P<»^ in urn has been oonsis^y (prices to levels which could not bei ^jpcational Guidance: G. N. Foy, G.! The F^nns, homever, m ^ .breaking aH past records, and the supported, in view of the ample sup-'W. HhlHi«ewiorth, W. E. Monte. <» have taken a great PabMe Afltere end Pridietty: Dr. L. **>*“ in the ice and Soswt truck*, E. BialMp, R. E. Ferguson, W. A. c»»non and am tomMed into the MntiThsaij, F. M. Boland. ^wator. - UodaprirHegad CMM: Pr. P. u| U/khev Uteer panic, the. anrvivar* VMb, J. A. Ghenthnm, Dr. U R.,'*«»*»t to fight then way off the Lynn. | broken m. They refused to surrender. ~ ’ re reparted number of 'That presidential politics, with it*![V|]*g^ OAlllC amount of conatniction. Rail- power companies are platmii^ a si^ plies. Then 'would come a shirap in ever deeply-seated antagonism, 'wquld, dominate the session was obvious to-j day from the nature of the conversa tions between the newly-returned law makers. Many said this subject, with | it* allied third-term question, was] foreimost, and would overshadow most ipncea, buying would atop, and bosi- • J _ j roads also are in the market again would agai-n be in the toils of a ^l£tllll6Cl By L^CHUl equipment. j delation from which it might take ^ Another is the cootinued idethora | some time to recover. of idle funds. After its early weeks. Buyers evidently were quick to Viakkig Sack: B. L. Kit», Dennis pntoneni and iarre stores of equip- Q. Sowers, Rev. J. L IhiyeT. 'wwt, uielading 27 guns, eleven —~ ^ tanks, two armored cars, tour anti cs 179 77A ancraft guns, hundred.’’ of trucks and • MyiJvV OLAlw o horses, a doaen fteld kitchens and Share Road Funds , in declining health for some time. of the is.sues on the session’s pro ^p-am. I Funeral seryices weie held Monday As a preliminary to the opening noon at 2 o’clock at Lydia Mills session Mr. Roosevelt called to the White House the Democratic leaders Mrs. Sallie Blkckwell, 80, widow of! . , the late C. F. BlacloweM died at the'*'^ Europe flailed to disturb heed, for after the first flurry, com-' local hospital Sunday after bentf ^ money market, and high gradejmodity markets quieted down. Pricesj “ tivmendom push w the Karriian iath- bonds are back close to record prices, have stiffened again here and there, Waahangten, Dee. 30.—Sooth Oaro- mlJ^, to the south, to c:-ack a fbur- Whether any considerable flow of . but in an orderly manner. (Ima will receive 82,172,330 as its week stalemate. private capital into industry for newi It is also notable that England and!•*»**’« ^ federal funds for highway Seven Red diviaions (about 106,00« development can be expected in face]France, recalling the mflationaryjhnproveroent and grade croeaing men) were reported concentrated on boom in prices in 1915 and 1916, were' «H“«>*hion dortog the fisoad year be- the isthmua. quick to put their economies^ under1. Federal Works. Icy bliszards checked war ta the control, and organize their buying in Adtoiniatrator Jaha M. Oanandy dis- anr, k-adtog to UBoffscial reports thjk a manner to avoid bidding up prices, .rioeed today. imany Rubmm bombers had been Regular federal-aid highwaym in the; forced down in Finnish territory. Fin- Baptist obuiuh with Rev. B. L. Wood, ^ L J ^ ofnciating, and a large number ofl*.^ , • -Mudin* G..W,;.nd j “ ^ .».a- ■who 18 in the race for the presiden-1 fo P®y » l®»t tribute to one who was j tial nomination. The president went'admired and loved by all who were I, jgjpr with them the main points he pnvileg^ to know her. Hitermentj iFk *a ' 'Palmetto state were apporikmed $1,- ni.sh fire wea repotted to have downed expect* to make in his annual mes- followed in Rosemont cemetery here. IVlASOlllC v/lllCCfS L/^pOSltCHTy A AyS 528,126, while or feeder seven Red phmea. sage to congres*, which he is to de-| Mrs. BlackweU^s a native of Bar- ! roads, received an nllotineot of |199,-1 Sma.slted by air bombers, large livii in persons to a ^nt session ofibngton county, but had made her HIAinCCl rOf 1 CAT j 1 CAT S L^VlClCnCl 321. FVir elimination of hamrds at'areas of Tvihn, hteliMii niggimt ia house and senate tomorrow. 'borne here for some time. , She was ^ ] j railroad grade croaaings, 8^44.883 aouthwestam FfaiaiKl. lay in aaokiiv After the conference, Barkley told,* ^ regular meeting of j The board of directors of ’The Com-j were earmarked. .oonfusioB, the reeuk of yesteTdajps reporters, he expected the message tojObur^,_bCT affll^ion being in Swift i CanipbelJ Lodge No. 44, A. F. M., the'roercial Depoaitory at a meetii^ on 1 ~ Iraid. deal largely with foreign affairs, and'Grew Baptist churob in Darlington. officers were elected to'Tuesday, voted the payment of a 6! DR. YOUNG AT HOME i All day long, said a Finnish army to take the f'orm of a report to con- ,county. [serve during the year 1940: percent dividend to its stockholders | jy,. jjj©jj jj Young returned to )ujj ’<^‘*n'nunjque, IhissiaB legions eupport- grt 83 on wh^t the administration has j The deceased is survived by three done to preserve the neutrality of son*, W. F. iBlackwell of Florence, L. i the United States, and exert its in-jG. BlackweU of Columbia, C. J.j fluence for peace abroad. IBlackwell of this cky; two daigrhters,! With Barkley and Gamer at the' Mrs. Bessie Atkinswi of Florence, and White House were Speaker Bankhead * Mrs. Rosa Shaver of Greenville, and Representative Rayburn of Tex-j as, the majority letuict' of the house, i who has declared his support for Gar-, KING HURT IN FALL T. TW n»ny W.»b of B. L. Kim, .ill .ith to know tlmt 1i. offered pajn- Rev. R. D. Hughe*, master. V. P. Adair, senior warden. Wm. J. Davis, junior warden. F. M. Boland, treasurer. R. L. Plaxico, secretary. T. C. Johnson, Jr., senior deacon. C. A. Davis, junior deacon. J. G. Simpson, steward. R. P. Ghapman, steward. W. T. Putnam, tiler. 0. Frank Hart of Columlita, general • annoi^ injuries Tuesday when his foot secretary, was present and installed ^ ’^slipped and he foil down the stairway the newly elected officers. He also in- V home. In the fall he suffered a 'ducted into 'office 'officers of Magnolia broken rib and other injuries. He is!Lodge No. 355, of GoldvUle, theW *"uteTlSI^*5tbe Darticmant* were'"^ confined in 'bed at his residence monies taking place at a joint meot- R organization*. ^ 11, vim w »<» jjjj, comfortably. I harmonious to the pomt-'of jovlauty.! Bankhead said that m ttie group en- for the year just closed. The direc-;*,^^ ^ere yestenUy afternoon from'^ ^ tanka near 1^ Uvajam oa tors at the same tone authorized an | Columbia hospital where be has eaatern firoat, but the defendtsTs increase of 81,500 to the surplus fund ^ been a patient tor the paat two weeks.'^ **** from the undivided profits account,wheih tone he underwent a se-• reaeWng t>opeohagen mid bringing the capital and surplus ac-; rious opemtion. His many friends count to 88,000. b© mterested to know that he is "'*^ menacing a di- ’The depository, since’its organiza-' satisfactorily recovering and wish for ** Soviet troops which tion in 1934, has enjoyed a steadily him an early convaleacenoe. - been out off from their coromum- growing business. It* statement as of j ^ cations in taa rear and that * major December 28th shows total assets of bIlL ABRAMS TO (XILUMBIA appeared to be shaping 8306,272.10, with deposits of 8295,-, u-u a» u. . thenei. qY7 48 * Abrams,-who ha* been cofmect- The I'lnn* reported their anti-air- Tk^’ I 1.1. Funerpl Home bare for ©ruft forevs sttoted the new year wvdi The annutistockhoW^ meetirg of ,the past two years, left Sunday tor ^ dcf%^ against bomber wt- rte corporatio^iU be hold on Tue*- Columtea whime be ha* accepted attacks and had ahot down seven of the day, January 9tti, at 4 p. m. 'rimihu- wkh the McCormick warplmsea w*a-h tad conc^ ^ ^ Funeral Home. - " tmied tb«r ateack on Turku. Mr. .\bnwns m succeeded at his for- A I C/d f’i tered, Mr. Rooeetrrit grtetod them with a broad grin and beg^ singing ’’Happy. 'New Tear to to the tone of the ’’Happy song. JBankhead added that ”1 aaw • more afFeetkmato, htotksrly igroeting in by life,” than that betifton the presfdent «id Gamer. ' The leglriotors awaited t#e dent’s address with miaglad'feMnge of foreboffing and eagerness. ’Tbars is OMich talk of an hisutence viBfm oeon- ^ omy. There are also reporta that fai. ^drawing up ttie estimates, Bfr. Boot^l ..v«At has olaahed the fignreei to thal ' bane» iooiodfaig appr(^>riatioQk to be pnoposei ior proje^ which 1^‘ve, in baen aongreesBonsl iKUjWlHi fltedhm y Wold tfo Httfcs surprise hi ^ ton if aongMoo, as it did" ultiniataiSr votod _f|dderablF ' hig#*^ t)»n ^sevalt ptoiwesa. TeU It To The World Mrs. . rtf BIfi wigi a recent ffwat '«f Mrs. and Mrs. Oaogga T. Sp The first rule of salesmanship Is that if you have anything to .sell, don’t keep it a secret. T«H it to the world! Thnt, in Clin ton’s trade area, mean^ to ad vertise it in THE CHRONICLE. Every weric this paper goes in to the homes of tids oommunll^ where your prospective 1940 customers resids. ^ The More Pw^de You Tell, Mm Mors Too WiU SsHI iks moat aueeessfol GUnton f%as in IMO wBI ht those wito .tbpoagh afleotiva 'advseiieing the hoying publk saA rMk what Dm7 have'to ssM. witeea tbsy have to offer, - ^ tte service <iwy are prepaswd to fha. Business Census Started Tuesday Orphanage Fhi po.,,™ b, a Is On Decline The flu epidemic at the orphanage which has been underway tor the past Enumerators began ' their work i^wo weeks, was reported yesterday as Tuesday on the 1940 ^ better, with the achoob re-ope^ following the holiday period. During manufacturing census in the Fourth congreesional district, it was an- tihe epidemic as 'high aa 75 casea were nounced by Walter S. Wingo of Spar-ic^red for wt the Lesh infirmary, tanburg, district supervisor of 4hejtjj<>u^ ^ oeriooa illnesses. It was stated yesterday that The district comprises Spairianbmg, there are now about 80 active oases Greenville, Union and Uurens ooun- ** the hospital and that conditions lare dsiHy sitowing improvement. The supervisor «aM the businees ^ and manuflsaturing census sfaooid s* « ^ • « be confused with the popobttkm cen-1tiOllClAV a APlOCi Comes To Close sue whioh is scheduled to begin in! April. Also Included in the popuia- ition census will he surveys of farm ing and houahif. i bacij books Monday morn ing for the students of the GItoton city schools, tolKming a ten-day va- MOVBS H18 OFFICE . Dr. J. W. .Dkvia, vsril known local pfiyaieiBn,' has asomd hda ofRoe ioto the rooasa fomia^ 'oceopied by Dr. T. h. W. BaMey In the rear <ff tiie Oommarcdal Depodtory buBding. cation during the Christmas season. Presbylsrian coHege opened its doors TneHay morainr vBmh studsnto > met period. foBowiiv the hoMay DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A UFB- M o-rt, County Auditor To Take Returns So Fir TIus Yeor There Has Bees O FATALITIES AUTOMOBILE AGCIHRNTS li LAURENS COUNTY Let% Strire To Make 1940 a Safa Year Oa the HifiMraTB. ; A Taking of tax ««tam.<i for 1948 wdl , begin by the aadMor’e olRoe on Jaa«- ary 9th and conttirae through the aoth wttk all scctkaiu «f the county visited during this period to Marik taxpayers. TW atatitar’.s dates in this section tneiode: ^ Ohnton Mills, Thnnday. Jan. lick. ,9 a. m. to 4 p. BBL . , CMwton Friday, Jan. 12th. 9 a. m. to 4 p. aL t" Lydia Mill, Mmday, Jan. l.'nh, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. j Gukhrite. Turaky. Jan. ItJih, 9 a m to 4 ^ m. ^ GoldViUe, W«dn«9t.lay. Jan. 17th, '9 a. m. to 4 p. os. i S. W. Oeaa'k, Thursday, Jaa, ISsh, •10 a. Bi. to 11 Rcmio, IMuraday, noon to 1 ;S0 p. m. Jan. likh. 11 Mr. and Mra. Mariod Maheehi cf and Mra. W. H. Roberts. v« “iiV ntofftf'-if \