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t THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1940 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. PACE 3EVKN CariUbew Defenses Shonini In Rhn At Casino FrL and Sat ■A ,. way To Panama,” Roveala Story,, of Deftnae Straiafy CmiiariiiK Aromid CanaL In itt l*t«t Issue, “Gateways To Panama,” tb'be seen Friday <and Sat* urday at,* the Casino theatre, the March qf Time has gone bdrind the scenes of America’s Caribbean^ de fense system to present with head PEOPLE YOU KNOW THE SPORTS CHAHERBOX By TENCH OWENS - 1 ^ Chjy lumblin, Jr., left this week March of Tlnle Pictwre, ^iata-^fQj Clemson college, where he will It’s good to be back again after a plinuumt summer, and here’s hoping you had the same. We are ready and be'a student the coming session. I eager for another great football sea- Mr. and Mrs. T. O. McKeown and! gon. Looks like we are going to get children of Blackstock, Mrs. James too. i Moore, and daughter, Fran^, ofj This being the season for platforms Yoric, were guests Sunday of Dr. and. follow the trend but Mrs. George R. Blalock. Friends of Mrs. Henry Suber will be glad to know she is improving following an operation at Hays hos pital, where she has been a patient for two weeks. vary the type and crfTer a five-plank platform on which The Sports Chat- brilliant a record as last year's Champions made. In the first place. Idle Millions Available For Defense Work Washington, Sept. 8.—The national ervoir of skilled labor through train ing programs in the National Youth administration, the Civilian Conser vation corps and the WPA. The NYA program has 68,000 in training; the CCC 300,000 learning defense trades and the WPA 25,000 enrolled in training courses. fifteen play^, the majority of whom > defense commission said today that civil service commission, Hill- were regulars, are lost to the teamj5,.v)0,000 now Idle workers were'"'®” recruiting thousands of through graduation, failure to return available for the nation's defense workers for navy yards, ar- and ineligibility. Among these are; dustries. Ksenals and other defen.se establish- such stalwarts as Shaw, Talmadge' jments. Sanders, Bob Oxley, and Lawrence mission^r in rharee^f the lahor di-' another field of defense per- Ferguson in the backfield, and John, j . .j ^ registered activity, Gill Roble Wilson, 5-o(Tic« .<tra.ted W.O. terbox wiu r«t in the futur.. WeiBr^. ‘"dRu'u* Kin* ^ «np.orn,nt «rvi«.i“ "'■‘I"" hope that our' readw-^Mtituenui fn t^ f^ond place, a^h^edute whichcivil air reserve of pilots to form air awrov^Yn nrseiiic” will'The Chat-, includes such te^s as P^rke^^-, non-combatant auxiliary for terbox attempt factual coverage ofl^y* * Honea Path does particular trade or skill is defense. These fliers, beyond the age Mr. and M«. Russell Uverty and' „ sports.,It will speak freely! "ot tend to induce over-optimUm. compiled for each locality. of military fliers, would be available w«k o. m"labor.inv,nb,r,J Hinm.n «.id,;.o provide infonnation. .ranaporU- island approaches to the Panama,^ ^ l^hl^ an? rSSl'ation of interS anxious for revenge, will be awfully P®*-;. * three-phase progr^ tion. observation patrol and di.saster P. Chapman, Prof. H, E. Stur- a. idisaoDointed when thev tangle withl^®*" nieeting any man-power short-—•.-» *•-- » - canal, key to all U. S. defenses. ‘ 1 ^ Pointing'out how essential to the ”• roin^ uuv geori, canton F. Winn and Dennis Q.i security of the W^rn H^isphere attended a district meeting the copyol ot Lteriean Le*lon hi Greer form the ‘® ,*!lThurtd.y night film pictures the a , ^ ^ Shepard and son, Bob canal, the to the people of Clinton, its purpose: 1. To treat of r«tnarkable skill, un usual incidents and interesting as pects. 2. To emphasize the value of par- disappointed when they tangle with! the 1940 Red DeviU. i®*®* as the defense industries ex- Tl»n.w.ll high KhMl; ThornweU, *‘“ *' “ * *^^ - ment-industry cooperative program' (relief in the event of emergency, Wilson said in a statement. too U well und« way with j^Uml- ^ nary traini^ for toe a^roaching vocational training program season. Walter (Yankee) Beeman has * * returned to his old post as coach of reaching U. S. ! by, spent* Tuesd^ in Columbia with ticipation in sports, this strategic area. It shows how the ^ i „ _ this strategic n^ion is spending |3530i make the Panama canal and its ap- l^hooSo to'ber sister, Mrs. G. S. Green, and Mr.j 3. To uphold and encourage such | the Thomwell team in order to re- Tbe coirimission is building a res- Green w 1 g -lui-. How Mr, and Mrs. B. W. Gibson and ent U. S. bas<M in toe Carib^n^t ^ and Mrs. J. W. Shealy Guantanamo bay, Puerto Riw, a i jttio vimintain urf>rg guMts Sun- Islands — are being toe Virgin strengthened Ttructedr and new ones con- Of these military assets, Puerto Rico is shown as the keystone in the Caribbean arch of U. S. navy bases 'which evhen finished will extend from Florida to the coast of South Amerifcg.' 1 Equal in strategic importance, toe film gi;aphically points out, are t^j ^ Caribbean colonies of Great Britain, of Little Mountain, were guests Sun day of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shealy. Mr, and Mrs. W. E. Falls and chil dren were'lH^elby. f^. G.V Monday for the funeral of Mr. Falls’ uncle, Thomas Wilkins. Miss Mildred Whitten, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. B. O., Whitten, will leave this week for Columbia to con tinue her studies at the Foster school Todd who signed to ^ and indomitable spirit. * enter the army. Lx,. . 4. To expose and condemn cases ofj jodd whose long football career situation looks fairly bright, but poor sportsmanship and underhand j and experience under Coach Walter, methods. {Johnson well qualified him. as a 5 To propose and advocate possible coach will be missed by ThornweU. Todd whose long football career It took Coach Johnson 25 years to bring Clemson to Clinton for a improvements iii toe athletic pro-1 However Beeman. though not a better T?ffgrhac*k ^ara,-policy nr facilitiM of local in-J^siach by prpfe^ipn,_ loves the game ^ its lair defeated Of cmirse it’s Perhaps a swift glance at the three I, deal'ol playiiig experience. ' !iexTvL‘'^t and a’areat' i^'l lootball squads in Clinton, already; About 32 boys are seeking, places on of thP stirring up to^ dust in preparation] on the Thomwell team, and pros- ?, jntTn^n^ nlv for their first games, is an appro-jpccts are for as good or better team u:’ y.g,i_hratp hic^wpntv fifth nnni*^ priate way to begin: ithan last vear. Onlv four first-string celebr^e his twenty fifth anni- VI ~evi,t ana 104 oiuivt;. Ipriatc wsy to begin. luian lasi year, uniy rour iirsi-siring Mrs. Agnes Kern had as her guestsf CHnton high school: Coach Bob-players are missing from last year’s Caribbean cotoniM of Great p g McEIhin-j Wilder, evidentiy a firm believer in-.eleven. Wrth traditional Thomwell France, and Holland.Jtoe future Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. the old adage, “toe early bird gets)spirit the players are taking the bus- tus of which IS a raattor oi daughters. Misses Agnes the worm,” is completing his fourth iness of developing into a good foot- than last year. Only four first-string vprvarv at P r Coach Bob'players are missing from last year’s ' ‘ ^ nPEWRITER RIBBONS For All Make Machines, Standard and Portable. ADDING MACHINE RIB BONS ADDING MACHINE PAPER CaU 74 Chronicle Pub. Co Henrietta erson of Adair and Miss Doris Adair returned Tuesday to their home in Washington, D. C., after a visit to relatives here. Pointing to tlw future, film to foHowii^ Clinton girls have returned to Wintorop college to re sume their studies: Misses Elsie ! counts a lot. rencem to the V.^ AUho^ me, Margaret Kern of Greenwood, %eek of practice with some 35 en- ball team seriously, islands are still under toe pro^tion ^ ^ and! thusiastic footbaUers. of toe .BrUlshnrets strongest Misf T ' dies j^uadron, toe U. Anderson, and day have to assume full *^pnn»l-i'^.. bility 'for keeping aggressor nations * from gaining a foothold in the Carib bean, especially now that France and Holland are under the Nazi yoke. good which always' cloaes that any German blow at the ’ West Indies may be directed first at 1 France’s possessions such as Miur- i tiniqUe and French Guiana. Most startling of toe revelations in tbe ‘ film is its story pf toe notorious ■ French penal colony at Cayenne, I French Guiang, .and Devil’s Island, where rumor has it that Hitler plans Mo establish his first base on Ameri- a. 4^ I ew can soiL. Already there are signs ofT* Jctonson, ttorotoy Workman Dorothy Edwards, Dorothy and Ida Crawford, Margaret Jitonson, and Elliott Dob bins of Goldville. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Tiraanons spent Sunday in Spartanburg with Mrs. Timmons’ parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. unrest ampng the thousands of con victs and ex-convicts who constitute the most dangerous, ready-made fifth column in toe Americas. : , — THE CHRONICLERS AD RATES THE Cl WANT le pet werd for first isscr- tion; five* inscrtioBS fer the price ef fov. Minimsai charge 25Cx Cards of thaaks and tribaCss of rcspoct, Ic a word, payrUe in advanco. Mhiinmni 59c. Mrs. G. A. Burton and Mrs. W. C. Shealy spent Tuesday in Columbia. Friends of Miss Katherine Bryson, who has been a patient at 'tod focal hospital, will be interested to know she was able to be moved to the home of her aunt,' Miss Irene Work man, during the week. Miss Emily Ferguson, member of ithe Chesterfield school faculty, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R..E. Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bailey had as their guests during the past week, J)r. knd Mrs. Charles W. An derson of Welfare Island, N. Y., Rev. and Mrs. Russell Birchard and chil dren of Guatei»iala,^ntral Americs; and Rev. and Mrs. Oacar Birchfield, missionaries to Peru, South America Mrs. Wilson Tisim of Estill, is spending the week with her mother, Mrs. A. P. LitUe. Lawrence Ferguson, son of Mr. and Mrs. dl. E. Ferguson, will leave to morrow for Waynesboro, Va., where he d^ill enter Fishburne Militai7 school as a student. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. M. A SPECIAL Until Noventber 10 —. American Magazine, 2 years, $3.50. (James W. Caldwell. CaU 276. FOR SALE — 20-gauge Remington . automatic?'28-lnch barrel modified. One year old. I^ot less than fifty times. $25.00. J. B. Frontis. Ic FOR SALE — Two thoroughbred black female cocker spaniels, 2 and 3 years old. $5.00 each... See. ...B^BmnetLwf Ware Shoals, formerly of Henry or Carolyn I^ry. STOVE FOR SALE —Ashley wood heater. Used one winter. Mrs. A. B. .Godfrey. Phone 254-J. Ic It.'..- Ipjtois city, wiU be sorry to know that Mr. Bennett has been quite ill at the home of Mrs. Bennett’s sister,* Mrs J. P. Caldwell, in Greenville for the past ten days. Farmers Enjoy Barbecue,Outing * Stockholders and friends of toe Clinton Production Credit associa tion gatoered last Friday for a summer meeting and free barbecue. The enjoyable event, which was Beginning their firet se^n as a Presbyterian college: With Blue clhss 'A' team, the Red Devils are, stocking supporters" retieved to ii tockling what is probably the tough-^hat Coach Walter Johnson has not est schedule in the history of the been called into military service school. Ten games await them this ’ through the National Guard, a squad fall with toe first, Parker high in of .41 players has been practicing Greenvilte, only eight days off. {twice a day for nearly two weeks. You can depend on Coach Wilder,; qj course it’s a bit early yet to be beginning his sixth year h^re, to de-' making intelligent predictions about velop a smart team that blocks and p|.ospects for the team,'but as we see tackles well, but no one expects as'jt one fact stands out: June Moore Three entirely new lines .. Btmy one a ^Torpedo**! Your choice of a Six or an Eight in any model Prices begin just above the lowest □ WHY not keep your money at home by giving your 25-monto contract subscriptions ! to * your home-town agent. See James W. Caldwtflli FOR SALE—Lot and two buildings on Musgrove street, lot on Adair street, several lots on Florida street. 24-acre tract of land on Adair street, brick warehouse on Broad streft. J. P. Prather. 10-6p —<t— BABY CHICKS. Barred and White i attended by a large number of farm- Rocks, R. I. Reds and Buff Orping-! ers, was held in a grove on the high- tons. Pure Breeds and B.W.D. Test- way mid-way between Clinton and ed. Also Feeds and Siipplies.* Blakely| Goldville. After the program of the Brothers Seed Store. Telephone 188. | morning, a bountiful barbecue w;as served by those in charge of the af- FOR SALE—Thrashed oats 50o bu.jfair. in lots of 50 to 1,000 bushels. Good] ^ '— seed or feed oats. At my bam ati LONGk 18 GRATEFUL Renno. W. J. Adair. 12-2cj In a feeling of humility and grati- ' - i tude, I desire to extend to my frimds 5i» i'j ■ k.' ■ FALL BULBS. Impmted and Do-! mestic Grown Tulips^ Hyaciifths, Daffodils, etc., about September 25. Place Your Order Early as toe Sup ply Is Limited. Blakely Brothers .Seed Store. Telephone 188. ic LOST—Cameo pin, brooch dlyte,' on Friday either in Belk’s store, or : between store and my residence. Re ward. Mrs. Eric Bames, Belk’s De partment Store. Ip RYE GRASS. The Ideal Grass for ' Green Lawns and Pastures All Winter Long. Also Turnip Seed and Cabbage and Collard Plants. Blakely Brothers Seed Store. Telephojae I>8. FOR SALE —LaConte Ifoars. Jpst right for pickling and preserifos. Mrs. Tom Wier, near Tip-'Top Ser- vlce sUtion. Ip PANSY PLANTS. Place Your Orde^ Now for Super Swiss Giant Pan sies. Large Flowers, Long Stems and Beautiful Colors. Blakely Brothers Seed l^re. Telephone 188. , Ic .GOOD RAWIflGH ROUTE avail able in Laurens County. Dealer in adjoining locality in this county 'making sales of $T5 to $104 mwy weeks. and supporters my sincere thanks for the. handsome vote you gave me on Tuesday in my race for the senate. I am profoundly grateful to you for the confidence you have reposed in, fid. . I pledge my besi efforts to work at all times to uromoXe the interests of all parts of the county in a fair and honest manner. O. L. LONG. « . FROM MR. lilARTlN 1 wish to express my appreciation to the voters of Laurens county for toeir support in Tuesday's election. I am deeply grateful for this expres sion of confidence in me and am fully mindful of toe ^responsibility of the position which I shall try to fill to the best advantage of toe people of all sections of the county. WALTER L. MARTIN. 666 MALARIA fai 7 days mad relieves Raw] ^pBichmond, Vf Exc.ption.1 ■ndrfiO symptoms UrMdff », Dept SCI-27-204,T ^ * ^ $f.4p Tty **Rttk-My- |r IN THE GREATEST YEAR ia its history, Ponciae presents its greatest line of cars— the 1941 Pontiac “Torpedoes”!' Three entirely new /mas.of cars— every one a "Torpedo‘d—and evefy- model offering you a choice of a Six or Eight engine! And they*rt -led by a new De Luxe '^Torpedo*- any new car buyer can afford! ^ -Bigger? Yes! More powerful? Yes' Easier to handle? Yes! More comfortable? Yes! Yet they give you the same record economy that made this year’s Pontiacs such a sensation! ^ See these new Pontiacs today. 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