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/ THE CMtOMaE Strifes To Be A Cleon Newspoper, Cortiplete, Hewsy ond RelioDle Eht Olltntan If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Ycdiiiiic X L Clinton, S. C., Thursdoy, September 26, 1940 tfumber 39 JOB OF out coun HOUSE ALMOa COMPIETH) 1Q2-Yepr-0ld Structure Used 1ms VYeek After ^ Undergoing Changes. "• <^N|^N'Stoiils T« Join hi AnnouxKiOmt was oiade yester- day that Oebrfe H. Cornelwm of SpartMUBurg, vrW return to Clinton the first of October to accept an cx- ecuUye position with the Lydia Cot ton Mills. Mr. Comelson is well known in Clinton, havtng been connected with the Lydia Mills several years in as sociation with his late uncle, C. M> By W. L.TATLOE ^ his connection with the miU to accept JliriYtT’i 429612'*“"^’ downed; dents, the late Dr. W. P. iaeafas,{ Benin, sept 24.—Low-Hying Brit- Laurens, Sept 23. —The work of executive position with the Spar- *1,: planes heavily bomb Gibral-[ founder, and Dr. L. R. Lynn, who iah planes silbjected Berlin to its remodeling Laurens county's 102^]^^ Snartanburi, which he I*: “ * ^ reprisal, British fleet leaves,! has held the position since 1918. longest air raid lasting almost four court hnuite nearlns com- v.. SZ enon TO L. TATLOR Nitional Pro9i3m 1,400,000 Scouts Unite In Effort To Preserve Policies of Democrocy. WAR BUUETIN BOARD Lote Developments On the Bottle Fronts BATTLE FOR SENEGAL—Brit ish navy# renews shelling of Dakar after Wcond ultimatum rejected and « o . . -T, 1,,^ _ „ reportedly failing in six landing at- Boy^uts of Blue Ridge coi^U government says BaUey. Eleven years ago he ••veredi^^’^JjJ^rs^^S Gr^i^JSIe’ in subinarine, British crui^r his connection with the mill to accept S9 Sithree British planes downed; I near luture win jom wnn , ■WnpU nl»n*s hcavilv homh O hral- THORNWELL FAMILY TO get; holiday Following a custom of long stand ing, next Monday, the 30th, will be observed at the orphanage as a holi day, with a cessation from all adiool woik. The celebration will be Toun- der’s day" of the home, whidi open ed its doors for the admission of children on October 1, 1S75. The In- stitutkA, which will be 65 yean old Tuesday, has been headed during this lo^ period by only two preal- dmts, the late Dr. W. P. iaeofas. BRIIKH JUBMH sen HUS 10 Mins IN FOUK-HOU) RAID -w. Low-Flying Fionas Drop Bombs In Mid-Town. Germons Strafe Englond. midce as sub-' pletion. The newly-renovated I time. His many friends and acijuain- , ^ --j' — foom, now probably one of the mostjta„ees will lein with interest of his om ht^actlve in the state, is t«ing early return to the city. Invigorate our democracy, Mr. Gomelson will bring his young this week for the first ttoe since | undergoing changes and 'improve ments. Judge G. Duncan Bellinger of Columbia, is presiding over the September term of general sessions <x>urt and is expected to dedicate the temple of justice during the ses sions. , • As a WPA project, Will Peden, foreman, the building has been re paired from bottom to top, with a new roof and a modemly designed skyli^t over the court room, new "steel girder supports, hardwood ‘ IRiors and mady other interior and exterior changes and improvements, pfficeg on the first floor have been rearranged and enlarged in several instances, thus providing more ade- jguate quarters for the conducting of official business and caring for all ainds of records. Without appreciably altering the architectural design of the structure, extensions Wiere made to the offices of supervisor and cxiunty si^ierin tendent of education. Ihe walls, ^- aide and out, including the wide and long hallway to the first floor, have been burnished and repainted, great ly enhancing the appearance of the century-old building. Costing approximately $35,000, the court house project was sponsored by ^ lei^lative delation consist ing of Senator Charles A. Cromer, Hepresentatives W. T. Bolt, C. L Milam and R. C. Wassoq; the board of county commissioners, J. A. Guth rie, supervisor, Lander B. Stoddard and John H. Wharton, coimty com missioners. Tkif is the third time the original building, construct in 1838, has WAR ON WINGS—RAF sinks I four German ships in spectacular of America, has been received I council, which has jurisdict' I the scout movement in Cl I The program, according tb Dr. R. iC. Long of Greenwood, president of son and mother, Mrs. G. H. Comel son, here to make their home. • • ^ Coui^ To Have Two waft Boards > Three Clinton Men Komed. Awoiting In- structloiis As To Duties. Governor Maybank has announced the personnel of the 85 local draft boards which will handle, national conscriptiofi in South Carolina. Liaurens county will have twojy^^^'s, scout officials point out, have boards, according to the appoint-j shown that three out of every four ments made Saturday by the gover-jhoys of scout age intensely desire to nor. Each board will consist of three jbe^e scouts. The number of ex members, a government attorney and isting troops has never been lar^ Meetings throughout the disWct 1 GRID GAMES AHEAD have been held durii« the ^"stTWeek «y bombed, particularly Brest; hun- WlkW VMTIW at which time the national program Jr®?* of German planes s^e ar was adopted. I" *o««*** i ^ heavily damaged in reprisal tor! rele^ by Dr. Jam^E. Westj^ef Heidelberg; British; scout executive of the Boy S<^ute German craft down to'; ^ their four; London under 18th suc-i ‘ ^ cessive ni^t of air seige. j AXIS—Germans say Rome-Berlin axis ‘*will continue fight on all fronts Schedules for Clinton Teoms for Remoinder Of Seoson. Fresbyterfaa Cellece^Vanily ^ September 27—RoUins at Clinton, the cowcll. TnVolvwlfte'^ngthen-ioot only militarily but also diplo- October 5 — Western Kentucky m^rs above ine of every individual troop, cub matically and poUUcally, regardless Teachers at Bowling Green, Ky. pack and ^ior scouting imit States stand; America October 14 preparation for whatever service op-j and potential-^ir-■ berry. ^i^nities lie ahead. New groups I ®<^ Ciano-Von Ribbentrop <5on-| October 18—The Citadel at Sum- will be organized, enabling more boys to become scouts and thus in creasing the number of those trained for "service. Test surveys through the (hours early today, dropping bombs in mid-town despite the heaviest anti-aircraft barrage yet thrown overhead yet. One fire glowed in the sky toward Moabit in Norihwestem Berlin which is a region of factories and workers’ htmies. Authorities did not estimate the number of raiders, but insisted few succeeded in penetrating the city’s outer defenses. Millions huddled in shelters un derground heard the savage defense batteries pounding and the hum of physician. District No. 1 for the county con sists of Charles F. Fleming, Laurens, president; A. W. Bobo, Gray Court, and J. B. Lewis, Laurens; govern ment agent, James H. Sullivan; phy sician, Dr. C. P. Vincent. District No. 2—Raymond J. Pitts, Clinton, president; R. G. Carr, Gold- ville, and L. C. Taylor, Ware Shoals; government agent, Robert S. Owens; physician. Dr. J. W. Davis. Members of the boards were ad- enou^ to met the membership need. TVrops are being urged to recruit to full strength of 32 scouts if the available leadership is adequate to the responsibility. In some cases this will mean the addition of one or two trained adult leaders. While scout training has always ben Slimed at preparing scouts to be participating citizens, equipped tor effective service to their home com munity and the nation, whatever the occasion may be, new emphasis is Ihe draft is to be appointed this .week, ttuB govarnor stated. The e|i- UDdergone or enlarge-^ tireiMMh1MnreM|rof me state iKMurds placcd on thc emergencr ser- vised of their appombnent by te^ wi«.» arm nrimmriiv gram and have expressed their will ingness to serve. A state director of jiktot profcfam and thrice oomer- stones Were placed in the structore— 1838, 1858, and 1911 being the re conM dates. September 21, 1911, or 29 years isnr /^i ADA AIICTIKI ago, marked the last cornerstone ex-t MUJ 1 liv erciaes, which were conducted by the Masons, with R. A, Cooper as master of ceremonies. The address of the occasion was made by the late J. T. HJbhnson, congressman from this dis trict. Palmetto lodge No. 19, A.F.M., bad been granted a special dispen sation to lay the stone, and other will gather in Columbia for an in struction school before the draft con scription date of October 16. RITES AT CROSS HILL Anderson, Sept. 19.—III tor a long period pf time,- Mrs. Clara Mills Aus tin, 71, well known resident of Cross Hill.i and mother of Mrs. C. H. Young of Anderson, died Wednesday , ^ At the Anderson county hospital lodg^ were offici^ly represented, Including Laurens ^ge 260, at ^u-j of rens, Cam^^U, Clmton, Schoder, j Robert Alexander Austin and Spent Gray Court; Breweiton, Waterloo; greater part of her life in Cross vice corps. These are primarily groups of senior scouts in every part of the nation trained and equipped for emergency service calls. They will ifli turn aswat tn training their youdger brother scouts in the emer gency service program so that ‘ulti- mjstely cfvery scout will be prepared. ' In the 30 years the movement has flourished in America, seeuta^ have rendered effective aid in tornadoes, earthquakes, floods and other catas trophes. WILLIAM M. MYERS PASSES AT HOSPITAL ^ Tracer bullets streaked into the Newberry at iMirsting shrapneL hut ap- ' parently none of the attacking planes was brought down as they Hew in ferences. iter. icessantly over the city. FAR EAST—Japanese occupation' November 2 — Mercer at Macon,I Searchlights were usied sparingly forces resume advance against re- j Ga. sisting French; n French aupiorities say situation one of “extreme grav ity”; extent of fighting and resist ance not clear.* in November 8—Erskine at Rock Hill, j Wallace. Princeton, in addition to craft members from Greenville, Po- maria and Donalds. . In the Cornerstone, which had been prepared under the direction of H. Hill where she was actively identi fied with the religious and civic life of the community. She was bom and reared in Lau rens county, the daughter of the late B. Hum^rt,_ wunty su^rvispr, were Nabers and Mrs. Anna MeSwain Naberr. She was for many years a member of Liberty Springs Presbyterian church of Cross Hill. She was a (jharter member and one of the organizers of the U. D. C. pt 'Cross Hill. Woodruff, Sept. 24.—William Mur phy Myers, 72, died at General hos- pitaL^jartaaburg, Tuesdjay.^ijtpjTiinjg after a week’s illness. Mr. Myers, a prominent farmer, spent most of his- life in Laurens voted dry. county, having moved to Woodruff^ several years ago. He was a member of the.First Baptist church. Funeral servides will be held from the Highland Home church near Stale Drys Exhort Legislators To Act Wont Prompt Action- For Statewide Prohibi tion Approved At Polls. Columbia, Sept. 24.—Drys of South Carolina assert^ today that the 1941 general assembly should be prompt in enacting a “streamlined” prohi bition act in view of the. advisory wet-diy referendjLun last month which went decid^ly wet .A statenoenl^bi^iied .after the first meeting of the executive committee of the Federated Forces tor Tem perance and Law Enforcement since the vote declared. “On August 27 out of a t6tal vote of 319,727 in the statewiide referen dum, 189,361 citizens voted dry, which was a majority of 58,995. This victory gladdened our hearts be yond measure. The trend of public opinion is unmistakable. “When our state voted wet in 1934 by a majority of only 24,531, the next legislature lost no time in re pealing the prohibition law and establishing the legal sale of alco holic‘liquors Thievery county in the state, although 19 of thes^ counties the defense. Th alarm lasted hours and forty-seven min- November 16—Wofford at Clinton j ^t®®- There wre no immdiate re- (homecoming). j po^s of damages. November 23 — Stetson at Ocala, I D®»<lly battles over England pia. 1 cost the British twenty-one plan November 30 — Oglethorpe at At lanta. P. C. Sept. 27—Clemson at Clemson. Oct. 12—University at Columbia. Oct. 19—Werfford at Spartanburg. Nov. 15—Newberry at Clintcm. Nov. 22—Erskine at Due West. CUa laa High Sept. 27—Greenville at Greenville. Oct. 4—Union at Clmtcm. Oct. lOH-Newberry at Clintoo. ' Oct. 17—Laurens at Clinton. Oct 25—Easley at Clinbm. Nov. 1—Gaffney at Clinton. Nov. 8—Greenwood at Clinton. Nov. 15—Honea Path at Hone a Path. Nov. 28—Thorn well at Clinton. . Sept. 27—Woodruff at Woodruff. Oct. 11—Greer at Greer. Oct. 18—Newberry at Clinton. Oct. 25—Union at Union. Nov.l—Duncan at Duncan. Nov. 7—York at Clinton. to Gennany’s five in the unceasing continuation today and tonight oLAA “full stimgth” raids on bomb-bat-I^B tered London, authorized Nazi^^ sources declared. i Already, the Germans said, they ;have set in the heart of the British capital “tremendous fires visible from the FYench coast 90 miles away. Famed Piccadilly circus and broad wharves along the Thames were lii±- ed among the targets in raia throughout last night and this morn ing. Since July 10, the Germans as serted, 50,600,000 pounds of bomba have been hurled on British targets; 6,000 factories have been damaged, 1,400 of them in the London area; nae-fifth of Britain’s electric power and gas plants have been deetroyed or badly damaged; $600,060,000 M- damage done to food and other store houses; and hundreds of miles of railroads hit. On British ports alone, they said, 17,000,000 pounds of bombs have Nov. 15 Ware Shoals (place not [fallen in 200 attacks, and there have determined). Nov. 22—Epworth orphanage a t Columbia, 'Nov. 28—Clinton at Clinton. been 700 raids on British airdromes. Parity Applications I r Now we expect the legislature of 1941 to be equally prompt to heed. a dry majo,rity which is more than I twice as large as the wet majority | of ifi34. With such a mandate from' Barksdale this morning (Thursday) the people, there should be no un- at 11 o’clock, conducted by Rev. C L. Boyter, Rev. J. H. Simpson and Rev. W. D. Hammett of Easley. Survivors are his wife; two daugh ters, Mrs. J. E. Tinsley and Mrs. Ed- nrmert cjiner aenosiis in uiei ^tineral services were held from 1 jiam Hugh, Edmund Anderson, P. M., tablrt inctod^ c^oTete lists I Liberty Springs church. Cross j. y., W. M.. Jr.. James and Ralph tablet mclud^ I Hill, Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock. Myers- a step-s^n Early McNair- state, county and city officials; a;™. Anni^hv in a«noi- # u « nv n# Wiciativp art nmvidini*' ^Appteoy, in associ- four half-sisters. Mrs. Annie Hen py 01 me legisiaiive aci proviomg .. ... .. „ u«nrw PtmcIv a i:_ r, gar’Alien Poe! Jr.; seven sons, Wll-> wise legislation to replace the pres-[ deposited different articles assem bled tor the event. These included the same Bible and several silver poins that had been recovered from the original stone, laid in 1838, and found located in the southeast cor ner when workmen had begun the] lill project. Other deposits in the' new of '-"'“■yidrix. Mrs. Amrlix Brown, Misses'South Carolina will bo tho first of The Laurensvill. Herald, me " l^ure^ A^«dlj,r, m. CUnton wifh^eihews*^*! ' ""'a in* « «‘ive pallbearers and The State, a photo of the old txxrn Han Formers To Receive $175,000. Work in Four Townships Completed. reasonable delay in outlawing the ^ entire alcoholic beverage within our County Agent C. B. Cannon has commonwealth. mailed notices to farmers in Cross “We are ready to aid our l®8‘sla-1H*”* Banter, Jacks and Scuffl^^n ^ ^ tprs in working out construcUve aud | * celebration of “Walter Johnson” day. wisP iPffislation tn fhm nrns-' to headquarters in their communities veteran now beginning his 25th Great Crowd Here For Walter P. C. Coach Receives Plaudits On Anniversary. Clemson Wins Easily. Clemstin’s Tigers struck hard and often here Saturday and crushed the Presbyterian Blue Hose, 38-0, in the first football game of the sea.son for both teams. The game was the high spot in the ent liquor laws. This new legisla-j*® applications for fJarity Puy~;ypyj. yg athletic director at the in- .... . . . . r ' in tho dUlieilC UireClOF dl lOe IQ lion will have to be worked out un der the provisions of the 21st. amendment to the U. S. constitution. Mr. Myers pleasantly known in Clinton by many friends and ac quaintances. Until moving to Wood- ^ * J w • - *u.vi Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. court house a postcard Of*™* Sidney Crouch of Clemson, and Mrs. picture of Andrew Johnso , his young of Anderson; two brothers, run several years ago ne was a weii and tailor s go^. .^luo^ - j gamucl Marvin Nabers of Sumter, l known fanner of the Bethany church “ two sisters, Mrs. David Leonard oil i.uJlewide nature under that amend ment. “A number of our thoughtful lead- (Continued on page six) ments. Notices to farmers in the oth-i- er five townships will be mailed in the near future, he states. ••• VMA# V. VV* m M • •» • W V TV ^ ruff several years ago he was a well; BIG DECREASE IN COTTON GINNED (Continued on page eight) Population Of U. S. Is 131,409,8S1 J?Ha':^wero.“"- “i AMERICAN LEGION THORNWELL VICTOR OVER GREENWOOD TO GIVE SUPPER Florida Goins 27.9%; Nafion As Whole Up or- The local American. Legion post will meet Thursday evening October 3, at 7:30 in the Masonic temple. Carlton F. Winn, ^commander, states that member and ex-service men are cordially invited to attend and be supper guests of the organi zation. Mr. Winn asks those expect- The hard-driving Thornwell phan^e hi|0i school team defeated Greenwood High in Greenwood Fri day night as they punched out a first 1€T Im Tam Yamtc I quarter touchdown ip the season’s fatk®* Mr* winn asks ui^ expe^- wHiy / /o len TeOrS. opener for both elevens. The score attend to notify either L. H. was 6-0 J I Bagwell R. P. Chapman or TlKiinas A large crowd saw the Thornwell Owens* the committee on arrange- line rise up time after time to rtop;“'®nt»* * the Emeralds’ suig^ and keep the' A number of officers and out-of- home team tor most of the game ‘ toum visitors are expect^ to atto^, deep In its own territory, and a including Cecil Moms of Greenville, quartet of backs kept the Greenwood depiu-tment commander; R. T. Falrey WMhington, Sept. 21.—The census bureau announced tonight that the population of the United States on April 1, 1940, was 131.409381. This was a gain of 7 per cent since 1930 —the smallest percentage Increase In any decade of Amriesn histoiy. The 48 states and the District of Columbia reported 8.634,835 more reslteits than they did 10 yean ago, but individual states^had widely dif- ' fering stories. • By psteentages* Florida gained ihe fast^ of the states, 273 per cent, while South Dakota lost the most, 7.5 . per cent The District of Columbia, wfadre the numbr of government woricers lus doubled, oub;>leced all the skatts with a S6J gain. la.Fgctit^’-Maftbm California . BaM^tVb iiegt' and Kan- aas losttta i6ast».iI3i». stitution. Between the halves a brief cere mony was held to homir Johnson, In discussing the signing of appli- j Prof. H. E. Sturgeon of the col- cations Mr. Cannon stated that com-| presiding. Governor B. ,R May- pi iance work on farrns in four town- gpoke in praise of Johnson and ships is finished and as stwn work. Others who paid tribute job IS completed in the other town- jjy and gifts were; Dr. R. F. ships fanners will be called to sign!p.^ip president of Clemson; Presi- their applications. He further pointed, dent W. P. Jacobs of the college; out that it will be necessary for al^Loui;. w. Jackson of Anderson, pres- parties interest^ in the crop to be jdent of the alumni association. Rev, ; present and sign for a particular. g Woodson of Starkville. I farm. Landlords receiving standing Miss., a member of Johnson’s first A report released yesterday by M.jor ca^ rent cannot sign tenant ap- team in 1915; J. C. Coleman, alter- W. Sanders, special agent of the bu- Pbcations, he added. captain of the ’40 team; Harry rcau of the census, shows Ihht 1,922' The total amount to be paid farm- MeSween, president of the student bales of cotton were ginned in Lau-'ers of the county in parity payments body, and Cadet Lieutenant Colonel rens county from the crop of 1940 will be $175,000, ^d. J. Ross, top ranking officer of the prior to September 16, as compared] -m |Clemson military corps. with 7,547 bales tor the same period,NAMED FAIR JUDGE j In the mornmg prior to the game last year. The heavy decrease of, c. B. Cannon, county agent, has a parade was staged from the c-ollege the ing crop is later this year and pick- not so far advanced. supporters on tenterhooks. liie green-clad eleven could amass only two firat downs, one In each half, while H^pmwell was rolling up nine. of Columbia, department adjutant, and Dr. Joseph W. Hudgens of Tay lors, district commander. 5,625 balM is due to the fact that j been selected to serve as one of the plaza up Broad street and through officials in judging the agricultural, the business section of the city. The products of the Spartanburg county Alpha Lambda Tau fraternity mtob fair to be held October 6. J first place with the best float. - 1 The big celebration ended with a “Johnson Day ball” in the armory in the evening. The five to six thousand spectators attending the game was the Ivgvst crowd ever assembled in Clinton. Ilotned Kiwonis Director J. Isaac Copeland has-been elected a director of the Greenville Kiwanis club for the coming year.,Mr. Co^ land, active for aeveril yean in Ki- wanla Is Ubnriap at Fqrman ui|hfefimy. '«hd th# soib ol Mk. asid Mrs; V. D. dbpelfiQid qt kbis city. Ldurens Hospital Gets $19,619 For expansion Announcement was madk yester day from Washington of a WPA grant of $19,619 tor constructing in addition to ^ Laurens county bas- pitaL The aUovatkm baa been ab- prove4 bjTvtbe ftete achhinMig^ and forwwdad tn Watfiiiaggp Bn- final uBHnfal. r.'t' , ■ .1 • LONG TO ADDRESS KtWANIANS TONIGHT The Clinton Kiwanis club will hold its regular meeting this evening at 7:30 at Hotel Clinton. ' The club will have as its guest and speaker, Rev. Walter N. Long, pas tor hf the First Baptist church of this city. Mr. Long will address the Klwanians on the subject, “Citizen ship and the Problem of Pnapa TRAINING SCHOOL GETS WPA GRANT In several WPA federal allotments apiffovad in Washington Tuesday, $I379l was included tn emlsCruct a racDMitlonal center at the State TrprthM|i achoil near hire. - Gtmig Away To Col^e or To Teach? If you want the Clinton news —have THE CHRONICLE ftd- low you. Its weekly viaits will be “like a letter from home." %>ecial student’s and teacher’s rate of" $1.0Q tor nine months. List your subscription today. The Chronicle FARMERS TO VISIT DILURD CATTLE FARM Today at 10 o’clock ail farmers of the county inteirested in beef cattle, good pasture and herd management ,are invited to meet in front of the . Joanna Mercantile company in Gold- . ville and drive to the farm of SC C. Dillard where one of the best Here* ttord t>Mf herds in the state wfitt be t observed. J. R. Hawkins, exIaBskm 'animal husbandman of Clenuw col lege, and C. B. Cannon, cotasly will be present to make a few marks. I.