The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 12, 1940, Image 7
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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 ' ‘ ^
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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.
: , —
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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
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Three entirely new /mas.of cars—
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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.
Then you'll know why we say/Tt’s
Another Big Year for Pontiac!”
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