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■* L f THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Ncvfspoper, Complete, Newsy and Relioble 0bf QUmtott ©hronitlp If You Don't Read THE .CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XL Clinton, S. C., Thursdoy, October 3, 1940 Number 40 M. T. 1. W. BAIUY, DUN OF aiNTON PHYSICIANS. PASSES Life-Long end Beloved Citizen Succumbs To Illness. Funerol Held Here Mondoy. WAR BUllHIN BOARD Late Developments On the Battle Fronts CALL FOR 263RD FOR YEAR'S PERIOD EXPECTED JAN. 1 Local Appeal For Bundles For Britain BETTY HUNTER NEW EDITOR HIGH PAPER G FOR COMING YEAR WAR AND PREPARATIONS: Adjutant GeneralJamesC. Dozier Britain digs in for a toi^ winter,.“‘d, Monday that South Carolina’s .setting up food Venters for the home-1««»rd coast artille^ less, removing mothers and children probably Ifrom embattled London, naming al^o^^W i “dictator" to make air raW shelters | ]^ould be a^Kned to Fort Moultrie Isafe and warm sleeping places. New year’s active service. Dr. Thomas LaFayette Walker Bailey, 70, dean of Clinton physi cians, died Sunday afternoon at State Park, Columbia, where he hadd been a patient for the past sixteen General Dozier said when contact- Lions Club Auxiliary Sponsors Drive To Help Victims of Nazi Bombs. The recently organized Lions club adxiliary headed by Mrs. Heath Copeland as president, has adopted as their first objective the sponsorship of local “Bundles for The first issue of The Sentinel, | Clinton high school student publics-. tion, appeared from the press Mon day. ' The paper, which is published j monthly, is headed ai editor this Clinton: y*®*" Betty Hunter, talented. daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John Hol land Hunter. Other members of thej editorial and business staffs are LONDON PREPARES FOR HER FIERCEST WARTIME WINTER !, Emergency Feeding Centers Set Up. 5,(XX Killed In Septeml>er. London, Oct. 1.—London summon- Associate editor, Marcia Galloway; up tonight the best defenses of defense method promised soon. aL**T** . sponsorsnip oi ioc4Ai au* TrvKn m ' brains and olanes steel and concrete _ . , ^ ^ . 4 ^ from Charleston, that althou^ Britain Inc’’ an effort in which they editor, John H. Cranford,j“rains pianes, sieei ana ccmt.reie Submarine warfare hite pirns had not yet been com- the invest and suooort.sports assistant. Claude Crocker; fea- against the pros^t.vely worst war- I^ce with near^ 1(10.000 tons of. shipping admittedly sunk In one; # ♦k- ..»«* -* 1 general puoiic. ture editor, Marjorie Miller; society tirne winter in its 20 centurie^ week, but British say warehouses months. Following a recent stroke his condition had been critical for the past month, the sad end coming noi unexpected to his family and friends. Funeral services were conducted from the residence Monday afternoon by Rev. Walter N. Long, pastor of the First Baptist church, of which already crammed with essentials. mobilization of the unit at the be-» RArHovI®^**o*'« Mary Bailey Owens; assist-,' Even as these preparations went A# *w.. ! Mrs, copeiana staiea yesiero Y feature editor, James Von Hoi- forward the Nazis launched their CinninS of the new vear. i. * J »ni cunoi, o<iiiie» vuu nvn- luiwaiu uir lauiiL'iicu iiicir The Clinton national guard unit photographer, Copeland 125th consecutive nightly raid but it German air assaults maintained with avowed intention' of keeping I London from “catching its breath” j and of ruining wartime production and blockading nation’s necessities. Counter-offensive on Germany and German-held territory continues with new heavy British air blows! a part of the 263rd regiment. Grand Jnry Told To Stand For Law Dr. Baitey war a d«roted member. *" DIPLOMATIC FRONT: Spain de lays formal' alliance with the axis but lion-belligerency "leaves no doiRif of sympathies, with ultimate thrust at Gibraltar considered likely. Japan-Russian non-aggression pact being fosteredTy German diplomacy. Goldville Churches To Be Dedicated Judge Bellinger Hits .Toitdst Compt ond - Gambling In Charge. Sunday Judge G. Duncan Bellinger of Co lumbia, in his charge last week to the Laurens county grand jury at the September session of criminal court, attacked illegally operated tourist camps and commercialized gambling. Opening his remarks with a few in ^e vac^t store room news editor, Ha Curry;'receded—so far as visible and audi- Mclntoshs Shoe Shop where contri- exchange editor, Bobbie Jean Carr;^blc sign.s indicated—before midnight. copy reader, Virginia Sumerel; re-j Some Londoners left the air raid porters: John Pitts, Lindy Harris, I shelters and hurried homeward but John Coker, Robbie King, Pegiy: others, unwilling to believe that Johnson, Amelia Payne, Rosl3m Ca-Uhere would not be a resumption of son, Ann Blakely, Byrd McMillan, j the attack before dawn, remained Betty Tribble, Margaret Caroline j under cover, Hipp; typists, Mildred Arnold, Agnes} They were right, for just on mid- butions io clothing and money will be received to provide England with sorely-needed medical supplies and equipment and with clothing for both civilians and fighting men. “We here in the Clinton chapter are going to do everything in our power to further this humanitarian work,” Mrs. Copeland declared. Fuller, Kat Howard. Business staff: Business manager. We’ll knit aird-'we’ll raise fundx^ Jane Tilttle; assistant business mariSP to equip base and field hospitals rapidly being filled in England with victims of Nazi war-machines. “Like other Americans in this drive, we’re convinced that the best way to defend democracy is to help Britain cairy on against the axis powers. I hope all other persons in this area who feel as we do will rush j support to us at local headquarters ger, David Boland; circulation man ager, Mayer Johnson. Battle Likely Over Supervisor's Office A complimentary references to the re- on Musgrove street.' •Methodist and Boptist Dedicatory Exercises For Morning ond Evening. Two handsome new houses of wor ship, Epworth Methodist church and jtate. cently remodeled court room. Judge Bellinger entered into a forceful Mrs. Capeland further called at-| tention to the urgent plea of Mrs. discussion of lawlessness. He. de-! Wales Latham, national president,' dared that he was not familiar with|t^3t every moment counts and that! conditions within Laurens .county, j assistance in ever increasing am- i Reported That Guthrie May Refuse To Give Up Office To Teague. night a new wave of raiders ap proached from the east and the anti-aircraft "barrSi^e ”~wa.s resumed with a mighty roar. Shell splinters fell in the streets of East London. Then, the Nazis withdrew toward the southwest, instead of continu ing on the accustomed route to Cen tral London. The raiders in their brief a.ssault had dropped bombs in a North Lon don suburb, but no casualties were ! reported. A few had come in by the northwestern route; most of them I had entered over the Southeast and ! Southwest coasts. I Official estimates of 5,(100 persons ■ killed and 8,000 wounded in London That Robert L. September--c<^p8red with 1,075 DE. T. L. W. BAILET The paktor was assisted by a former piastor and close friend of the fam ily, Rev. Edward Long of Greenville, who paid tribute to the fine quali ties xind > Christian character of the deceased. The services at the home the GoldvlUe Baptist church, are to be dedicated Sunday with appro priate exercises to which the public is invited. Former pastors have also been invited for the occasion, as well as Rev. W. B. Garrett, superin tendent of the Greenwood district. The Methodist church is headed by Rev. T. B. Wilkes as pastor. Their dadicatcMry exercises will take place beginning at 7 o’clock in the evening. Rev,. C. C., VatJghn is pastmr of andi^* Baptist* chvirth where the sperial exercises will be held in the morning at 11 o’clock. f Both of the congregations have a ^ IjSuroris li but that he had certain convletions j punts cannot be rushed across the'Teague, nominated in the E^mMrat- wounded in Augiust which had been gained through his ocean too quickly. Time is all im-iic primary for county supervisor,' ^ urgency to the gigan- observations and experiences overlportant in this emergency hour of)may yet have another battle on hisj^'*^ task of defense which must be need. hands before he can secure , the of-1 . “A single gauze bandage may be flee has been indicated by recent' parts were fitted into the the means of saving a child’s or a reports that J. A. Guthrie, incum-j of London s defenses to- fighting man’s life,” said Mrs. Cope-,bent, may attempt to keep his seat,^®f' . . . , j ... . ,•>* land. - under an appointment by Former!^’-Admira S.ir Edward Ratchffe Experienced knitters who wish to'Governor Johnston. 1 Garth Russell Evans—noted for quirk grave were attended by a large gath ering of friends frenn here and,else- the convic- “1 am dominated by Ui ti<m that the majority of our citi zens believe in the enforcement of law and order,” he said, “not spor adic enforcement or ,the enforce ment of certain laws, but the en~ forcement of all laws. “The minority. group is engage in the violation of law for the sole purpose of enriching themselves in practically every county.” Lawles«ie« begets lawlessness, he continued. If we say that laws can’t be enforced, we admit' that we are incapable of governing our selves and become subject to be ing the slaves of others. | ’The English people are the most} When interviewel last week, Mr. j f j*.”*^*”* ,fquick action w^ "'If'!* Guthrie said that he had “no com-} Londons air raid shel- for Britain headquarters or withjment to make as yet,” but promised Sleeping accommodations and members of the organization who that “I shall make a statement later, j principal pi^blems. volunteer their services are asked to get in touch with the local Bundles will tell them in what way they earn law-abiding nation because the masses are taught love for law and hi,h .bout hi, $18,000. Of this amount which he was he d in ^n^ity Lio 000 was given by W. H. Beg in which his ent re I f s nery of the Joanna Textile MiiUs j justice from chil^tiod. AcUve pallbearers wer^ S ML j company, in addition to a kite for the .<1 am not condemning all tour- remaindeY-bf the camps,” he told the-jurors. ^^® “Those operating within the law and W. R. Anderiw , , ... (hershi^. ishould be protected from those n^. Honoraryj^llbearere, with, The Baptist church cost $20.000,Uhich serve as gambling houses, the active paUl^arers, men^rs oL^th Mr. Regnery also contributing j asgignaUon points, or permit the the family and other friends made up|i0ooo the nmount and the Iock-, gale of liquor” the funeral proce^ion were: deacons tion. The congregation raised the Turning to the so-caUed number^ of the First Baptist church, city and additional $10,000. t? be>of assistance. Officers of the sponsoring ebapter besides Mrs. Copeland are, Mrs. John Otentry, vice-president, Mrs. Roy Gasque, secretary, Mrs. R. G. Watson, treasurer. presenting my position in detail.’ Clinton High Opens Home Season Friday He neither denied or confirmed the reporto that he would seek to hold the office. Mr. Guthrie was appointed su pervisor following the death of the late A. Rhett Martin. The question of whether the appointment was to last until the next primary or dur- 2. The mother-and-child removal plan was extended to the 14 Lon don boroughs hardest hit by the German attacks. 3. All adults with no vital reasons for remaining were urged by Spe cial Hopsing Commissioner Harry Willink to leave. Red Devils To Meet 4. Food Mini.ster Lord Wooltoa ing the remainder of the unexpired' emergency feed- j portion of Mr. Martin’s term wasj^ '’® brought up last summer and thei®'^^® homeless, “Onicial assurance.s ’ were new defense system ctjmbut the 5. county physicians, and several life long friends of the family. Dr. Bailey was bom on August 9, activities. “The greatest Mr. Regnery of Chicago, whose gmerosity made possible the erection of the new buildings, will be present 1870, in the Rock Bridge section near I sm^ffay gt the opening services of here. His parents, were William,both churches toigipE a shorijnEUad* Franklin and Agatha’Fraitces Waike‘r|^3ge pf congratulations and encour- Bailey. As a lad he attended the pri-!agement. W. A. Moorhead, local mary school in this city and his in-, will also have a part on termediate and high school educa-jthe programs. tion was obtained at Clinton academy Charles W. Fant, architect, And- and Waterloo high school. lerson, and Walter Guest of C. M. Arriving at the age of young man-[Quest and Sons, contractors, are al-fof 3 ‘big shot’, hood. Dr. Bailey matriculated in theigo expected to be pre^nt for the medical department of Grant univer-jspeeigi occasion. sity, Chattanooga, Tenn., from which ^ he graduated in 1893 as president of| kjij 4 I OCPC IKI hill clM*. Later he oursued five Dost-1 LWCO Iri racket, slot machines, and tip boards] he remarked that grahd jurors in his class. Later he pursued five post graduate courses in Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York. At the conclusion of his medical other counties had sponsored the ac tion which in numerous cases af- coward,” he de clared, “is the man who willfully and to' enrich himself violates the law—operating under the cover of darkness until he feels that he developed into and has the power ! county executive committee a.sked, . Attorney-General Daniel for a ruling ] ^ jin the matter. Following the receiptbemg developed to c ,, , ,, , — tof a letter from the atlorney-gcn-1 night attack.s. Union Undor Floodliont'S eral and a conference between Mr.i During daylight today four Ger- ■ ‘ — - - - Daniel and .J„5u!t?-cpmn\ittee of the,®"’’^'} plane.s were reported ofliciaUy county executive committee, that '^'’ been shot down in what the body voted to place the office in'^^ home security ministers The Clinton high school Red Dev-j the recent primarie.s, .calleci several abortive attacks on Six candidates for the office en-i'^*^.® England. Three Brit- Johnson Field. ils, after two straight defeats by Parker, 8-6, and Greenville high, jtered the primary in which, along plane.s were acknowledged mis.s- 39-0, are awaiting the invasion of I with three others, Mr. Guthrie was|'"f. fwted their removal or curbed their ion high’s Yellow Jackets Friday! eliminated., on the firiit -tiaiint mi, — - how( [the run-off Teague was nominated'®*®’"'®''®'’ admittedly by over'®^*^®* ^®*®^ ® point near ; coast, causing some 'There has been considierable j speculation among jxilitically mn-1 New intensity of the German war reached Lon- the Welsh injurie.s and mghT'at JohnsonlTeTd at 7:36. The Devils will be out for revenge, i over Lander B. Stoddard while the 'Jackets will try for their 200 votes, third straight victory. Rumors drift over from the Jackets’ camp that „ , they are stronger this year than in scious local residents recently as to ®®® disclosed, meanwhile, years past. Be Moore, who graduated i what the outcome of such a situa ' con-! , from Presbyterian college last spring, I tion would be. If only one person suffered in|is m his first year as coach of the) such cases, he added, it might be Union team. IklCU/ DATDrtl iiCivI all right but the wives and chil-1 The local boys, coached by Bob‘~tVv rAI KwLMtlN DECIDING TILT dren from whom bread and meat wilder, will be ready and waiting is taken must be protected. j when the Jackets roll into town. ^ . Laurens defeated Joanna here Sat- preparation toe young physician re- aftembon in the Mid-Carolina turned to Clintim for the practice of | jpggue baseball championship by kis profession. For a perl^ of flvejtj^g 10.3 purman Braa's There are many other phases of law enforcement, the judge said, and that it was his 'duty, and that of toe solicitor and officers, to see that all laws were enforced justly years he WM associated with toe 1^ I ninth broke up an ridi or poor. ‘O'd. thre. men tor all-et.te berth,: !*> p”"*" I'’"' thb^'c^'1"«»><»“<>»» “ ym* Uin Charles Burnett, a speedy tt-iple^ 'deciding game of toe play-off se- them. It does not end with threat back: Rufus Kina.^lar end.IBn to all people, whether white, black, will be out about four weeks.' Clinton will be without the services of Harvey Foster, star end, who broke a bone in his ankle last week in practice. Foster, one of the out standing defensive ends in the state, ASSIGNED COUNTY with the admiralty’s announce- I ment that merchant shipping losses in the week ending September 23 .were 19 Briti.sh, three allied and [five neutral ve-ssels of 159,288 tons, .about three times the weekly aver- »: i^ge. I , rr u Speculating oh thi.s sudden spurt, Laurens. Oct. 1.-Two new high- informed sources said it might be way patrolmen have been aligned pure luck or the use of French and to the Laurens county area, thus m-^Italian submarines as commerce creasing the forces to three, headed} raiders. by D. E. Reilly, who has operated] Nevertheless, they said, “We must This year the Devils are boosting prepared tor these ihings.- and w: J'^"*''!lr'eclared that, in view of the pre- lous success of* convoys m filling munity. Being of a kind imd s]rm-.fj|^ pathetic nature, he bound people to himself by his personality and un- , selfish devotion to toe duties ^of hfs profession , , [threat back; Rufus King, stellar end, i warehoues to overflowiiit handing’ down indictments to the — nuevei.,,.’IOfficer Reilly, while i Dr. Bailey was a public spirited ber of Commerce will be held Tues- cltizen, always interested In his ng-,4gy evening at 7:30 at Hotel tive community. His contributions of|t(m with aU members invited to be hseful citixenship were diversified pi^esent and valuable, toiutoing the educa- , ' ~ court. You must see that all laws Club MeeH Tuesdoy 1 art administered, also.” The October meeting of the Cham- criminal. Judge Bellinger concluded, must be made to real- and Alternate Captain James Rhodes,|p“7roukan Pace outstanding guard. — - ” ^4ered serious. f» « Along with these three boys ®*'*l2!^ens ^atrof April, 1917, when U-boats took eight ottier toughie, including "Hor-jR,;,^^ 3.. 'f by 1 their heaviest toll of British drip- :t that traffic ac- ney” Cranford, halfback, and John to this "'®'- n,,Dyf«,>K.e.ir rh.«ne> 1 ®f. *" area show a compar- j-hanforien, representing 600.000 tom^ tienal, religious and commercial wel fare of toe people whom he loved to < serve. He was a charter member of Clintim Lodgei. No. 84, Knights of i Pythias, and a member of the local* Masonic fraternity. Fdr more than* twenty years he served as a member Of the board of trustees of the Clih-| ton public schools and UberaUy gave ' of his time and interast to tois work; ior the community*s children. He' / aerved as a member of toe board of ^ ^ b«Blth fpr twenty yeaxs. Be was also an active member of tlM» La«i«ns': County Medical society and the state aaedleal association which he served district councillor. Duiring his alr !j most half century of ministry. o2. healing he gave freely of his services, to the needy and suffering and help-) ed brighten many sick rooma with, words of ’cheer and happy encour-j agemeni. His religious affiliation was with the First Baptist church v^$ich ^ 'served as chairman of the board deacons. He was an earnest Chris- (Coatiniiad m m» two) DBIVB CAREFULLY SAVE A LtPB- So Far This Year Xl^ert HaYf Been 13 FATALITIES fraoi AUTOMOBILE ACCIUENTS fai LAURENS COUNTY LeCa StriTc To Makf IM a Saf^ Yaap Oa tlw Hlfliwaya. lids date last year, IS ize that law-abiding people are in|Mimnaugh, quarterback, the Devils’}:,^' torrea*#. tn iha i —1 w .. ... . ... , aoie increase, according to the state-! bottom, j control and not commercialiized backfield “twins" who are both first vice. 'year men and doing a fine job run- P. C. lows TO ROLLINS ELEVEN nine, blocking and tackling. Eskew, halfback. Smith and Ross, CNUlUl S!inCI .SAFETY CONFERENCE tackles, Finney, center, Bridges, MFI D AT OVIl IF rKtODT lERIAN guard, and Shaw, end. will be the ILLC other starters Friday night. The Rollins Tars of Winter Park,l_, Fla. took the airtaiw. here Friday THORN WELL WINS ildfht to overcome a hard-fighting Ihesbyterian college eleven by 20 to 17. Making eleven first downs to ’five for. the Blue Hose, the Tars I were in command most of the way [and displayed a sparkling assort ment of forward and lateral passes. OVER WOODRUFF The fast Thomwell orphanage hi^ team defeated Woodruff high in •TKa. day exerci.se.'^ will be pre- •1^*♦K**K^*^*i Sunday at’ the First r ‘^^™5“''lPre,byteriao chui-ch aud a world- conference Tue^ oonununion »!ivlcc held. The m tee ijteool Mdltori^ at Gold- Sunday Khool exercises u ill begin at •JL ™ .Uditu, urn, al U,ch R f P"™'-' are Invited ic. present 'or baptLvm The exercise. ;sr- freshments and special entertainment Woodruff last Friday by the scorei! of 20-18. In toe third period Mc-jIlli’J“„,?!..? .*il^®^®^’_^!:'PromotiofYs. Preceding the preach; i Ervin Is Editor I College Pa|>er Donald, quarterback for Thornwell,'^^‘“7^X^"“J’*2^x\**'“*y‘^"^f“®,service the session will meet to i - reeeivid a punt on the 50-yard line I ‘b' ceive mdnbers. and behind. <ast-foming _interfer-, The Blue Stocking, weekly student ence, raced across the goal for the^j,:_- local’s third and last* touchdown. i ^ Thomwell thus far has won both, publication at Presbyterian college, games played. Greenwood and. Woodruff high. Their next game wil la headed as editor for the coming year by Tucker Irvin of Washington, Ga. Chariee MacDonald Little Rock, and John Weldon of Biahopville, are aaaociate nditora, Tendi Owens of this city, sports editor, and Allen Feiienden of Atlanta, Ga., busing manager. be with Greer in Greer on October nth. Grid Games Thi^Week Doctors' Wives Ordering Roses .t Presbyterian CeHege-^Varstty October 5 — Western Kentucky Lieut. Lykes Henderson of Fort Benning, Ga., spent the week-end * Teachers at Bowling Green, Ky. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S.I Clinten High ■ Henderson. | Oct. 4—^Unlon at Clinton. The Women’s Auxiliary of the Laurens County Medical Society have launched again this year t'neir sale of roses for the benefit of the auxiliary’s student loan fund, ac cording to an announcement by aux iliary officers. A considerable sum, it w’as stated,- wasr realized from last year’s sale. 7 4.'