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i,^T"'f I -/• 7 / THE CHROWOE g Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete,, and Reliable > t. newspai Ne^ c If Yoir Don't Reod THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XL Clinton, S. C., Thursdoy, October 10, ISNO Number 41 BOARDS COMPIEIE DRAH PEAKS K)R MEAT WOKESDAY Schools To Be Used Oc tober 16 For Registering SjOOO Men Within Draft Ages In County. UURENS OPENS CURB MARKET Laurens county’s recently com pleted farm club market building in Lavir«i8 was (^pened Saturday morn ing with a large number of men and women present to attend and take part in the initial day’s program. The new building is a conveniently arranged and w^' equipped struc ture. It was financed through an ap propriation made by the county del Farmers To Hear Of Sweet Potatoes MAJOR CUMMINGS WAR BULLETIN BOARD GAINS PROMOTION Harwesting Demonstro- tion To Be Held In Groy Court October 14. Lote Developments On the Bottle Fronts Announcement has been made by I the war department of the promotion j of Alexander H. Cummings, profes-1 sor of military science and tactics atj Presbyterian college, from the rankj WORH AIR ASSAULT YET HITS BRITAIN AS GERMANS RETALIATE Laurens county’s two draft boards, assisted by Clerk of court Vic R. Fleming, County Superintendent of Education J. Leroy Bums, various school heads from Clinton, Laurens I ALL-OUT AIR WAR — Naiis un- of major to that of lieutenant-colo- loose tremendous night raid on Lon-inel. don; Berlin says 400 tons of bombs, Cummings was assigned to dumped on London in 24 hours ^^e (all of 1937 in the reply to 10-ton British raid on assistant in the R.O.T.C. fl total i^ist of t2 300 Mrs aemonstraxion wm oe new on me lin; thirty London areas 20 c^ers i 1933 began serving as full pro- 1 Graver Roper of Hickory 'Tavern, of MK Moore next to Gray i blasted through night; RAF raids fessor and since that time has been president of the organization, Mrs.'|Court-Owix^ hi^ srt»ol, with_T.;vaslon por^ _ [commandant of the local unit His On Monday, October 14th, at 4;00 m., a sweet potato harvesting demonstration will be held on the Berlin Claims 40 Times As Many Bombs Thrown As British Dropped. s' B. Gfoodman of MountviUe,’ vice-[A. Cole, Rttension Marketing Di-| BAU^S ^MT? — More tojm.|r|ends at the college and in the city.’.n London, Oct. 9.—In the mightiest assault yet loosed on this island fort ress Nazi raiders bombed 80 district? o. D. vjrooamaii or muourviui;, vitc-,— ; 7^' T 4 non r-airman antttr Rumania "ir/'T —. T''"’'*’— V ■'•.m all England last night and early president, and Mrs. R. M. Cain ofiv^ion of Clemson Col^e, m f^ea^n with interest of his pro-j^oday including 30 area.s of the c.pi- TVinitv Ridffo aerretarv The board Th® meeting has been arranged to defend oil fields ,train Rumanians 1 th. cooperation of Preterite -tmt an, kind of war"; Kaals and other points in the county, held meetings in Laurens Monday, mom-’ jing and night, to bomplete plans for registration October 16 of approxi mately 5,660 Laurens county men from 21 throu^ 35. At the confer ences registration places were set up and names listed of those who will be in charge. The county is divided into two boards as follows: District No. 1—Charles F. Fleming, Laurens, president; A. W, Bobo, Gray Court, and J. B. Lewis, Laurens; government agent, James H. Sulli- van^fi^sician, Dt. C. P. Vincent. sists has been arranged iw oeieno 011 iieios .warn rvumanians > fight any * ’ ’ ' ” _ of J E HilL of^ Mount Pleas-! S- C. Gambrell, agriculture teacher | ■chool Hungary and Bulgaria k. , Mf^am^ George Wham Gray Court-Owingi high school, blitzkrieg technique; British-Ruman-j P||||||#y RAIlllCfc Mesdames George count/Agent C. B. Ca^ stated.! ian relations near breaking. r VUIIIMy IKHIIIili Thn,u*h the Farm S«urity Ad-L CRISIS - Chureh.Unj^ , A , 14||, miniatrlSon a new and moderni'*^* Heel UCI. Ij-lOlIl sweM potato houae it beiix erected S«" while British and U. S. tteetef property To be “> ant, Mountvilks .H, G. McCall, TYlnity Ridge, and Mrs. M. A. Wilson, Hick ory -Tavem. Mrs. Ben W. Hel^ms has been elected market rtian'ager and will near the school prupervy, xuu«i j.” ,• * successful with swwt^tetoes, it is war supplies to China U. S. tells Its citizens to get out of have active administration of the project* 'necessary that disease free.potatoes The board announced tentatively | b® grown, to harvest when ri^ and that the market will be opened for {before frost bites the vines to be business from 8:30 until 10:30 each P^perly cured out in the potato Saturday morning until about I bouse, Mr. Cannon stated. District No. 2—Raymond J. Pitts, Clinton, president; R. G. Carr, Gold- ville, and L. C. Taylor, Ware l^oals; government agent, Robert S. Owens; , physician, Dr. J. W.. Davis. . Mr. Pitts, chairman of district No. 2, stated yesterday that all white citizens in Clinton city will be Mis tered at the local high school, with Supt. W. E. Monts and faculty in charge. All Negroes will be registered at) Bell Street school. At Clinton Mills whites will be registered at Academy! Street school and the colored at Bell Street. At Lydia Mills Whites will register at the Providence school and the colored at Bell Street. In Goldville the registration will be headed by Siq>t. G. N. Foy and his •chool facut^. 'liie whites will enroll qt Joanna school, and the Negroes at the Joanna coloM school. A similar arrangement will be folloYved at Lau- for both white and colored. Wide pubUoity will be given in Thanksgiving, at which tim^ it will start opening on a Tuesday and Sat urday schedule until early summer. Plans are to expand to a fhiw-day week at that time provided the sup ply of home grown produce is ade quate. get Orient while transportation is avail able new embargo halts flow of sub sidized American wheat to Far East. Rev. W. N. Lono of This 'City To Preach Annual Sermon.’ Traffic Accidents Continue Increase Farmers interested in growing sweet potatoes are requested to at tend the hajivesting demonstration.. Prof. " Gambrell wSll have some-i thing to uy about buying crates for those wishing to store potatoes «in the curing house. ]; In discussing the "Better Farm Living Program,” the agent pointed out that a survey was ma^ this spring and summer on 4755 farms of Laurens county and the figures showed that 1986 farms or 42 per County Asked For Campaign Funds Ital. A survey conducted by the au thoritative pr^s association .showed that many di.strtct.s had been struck by 2 a.m. The southeastern coastal invasion path” apparently received the hea- I viest blows aside from London itself j where rescue crewl? and fire engines careened thiough streets lit by the inferno of ground batteries and ex ploding bombs. After midnight the raids on Lon don became intermittent, probably due to unfavorable weather. Only now and then did a lone raider drone Victory Party Quota For 1 Wi Total Through August 355 As Compared With 307 Same Period 1939. Roosevelt .and Wolloce Set At $1,700. Moor head Speaks. The Laurens Baptist a.ssociation will convene its 44th annual sesision with the Durbin Creek church Tues-, day, Octo.be]r.1,5. .beginning at 10 ajn.j ov®'^ the city pui*sued by the clatter- j and continuing for two days, accord-ahfi-aircraff shells, i ing to an announcement by the clerk, j (In Berlin military .sources de- W. P. Culbertson of Cross Hill. The'dared last night that in the pieced- second day’s se.ssion' will be held at I ing 24 hours German airnien hadi an- Harmony church. jswered the British raid on Monday The Tuesday morning program j ot^Lon- calls for devotions, organization, and ** * ***" ‘ ~ ^ three report.^ on missions. This will be fojilowed with the annual sermon by the Rev. Walter N. Long, pa.stor of iztratfon eantara and Uh boards an- nootioa that school teachers will be on hand to assist in the work. It is expected that fully 20 minutes will be xMuired to properly fill out one of the questionnaire .blanks. Every thing will be in readiness, the Iwards state, lor registration next Wednes- ^y of all men in the county falling within the new law. RegiatratiMi Plaees Named The following registration places, with those to be in ^arge, have been announced by the boards. Registra tion Yvill begin at 7 ajn. and close at 9 pjon.' — DISTRICT NO. TWO Hopewell Precinct All white at (white)—Stewart Brown. All colored at Wadsworth school (colored)—Richard Buford, Hugh Bonds Workman. MonntvIUe Precinct All white lind colored at Mount- ville school (white)—Mr. Abercrom bie. G. H. Watts, S. J. Hunt, J. S. Wlnebrenner, T. E. Coleman, school faculty. Peplar Springs Precinct *A11 white and colored at Poplar Springs school (white)—GuyElledge, T. C. Taylor, E. A. Pitts, A. K. Hughes Eleanor Wright, Nell Simp son, Lucile Wright. Mt. OUve Precinct All white and colored at Mt. Olive school (white) — W. E. Washington, Sara Cooper, Oscar Gunter, Mar garet Cooppr,, Mrs. Lewis Jones. Mt GaUaghcr Preeinct All white and colored at Mt. Galla gher school (white)—H. E. Martin, Walter Martin, Roy Godfrey, Mrs.i Traffic deaths for the first eight months of 1940 are 16 per cent higher in number than they were for the same period dne year ago ac cording to a summary released by. the State Highway Departmmt yes terday. The total through August is 395, as comparsid with S07 iataUUas ^ draiiv Kgr |tt>ffo*igh.iiMI jnoaitH Of August accidents Tftolted in 46 deaths. Of the persons killed 12 Yvere drivnrs, 19 passengers, nine pe- destrians, and six were riding bi cycles. "Unless every driver in the state makes it his personal responsibility to avoid accidmts, it seems that the 1940 traffic toll will surpass all records in number and severity,” said Wortham W. fMbble, acting' traffic engineer. "We must remember that winter weather conditions make cau tious driving even more necessary.” Reports to the department show that the increase lias in four types of accidents:—collisions .involving two more motor vehicles, collis- Wa^r^rth 'schooHio“? Yriiicla and^icy^ train crashes, and mishaps m which cars or/trucks ran off the soad or overturned without striking aif/ oth er object. ' Through August, 107 have died in non-collision accidents, 100 in crash es of two or more vehicles, 99 in pe destrian accidents. "This is a dig- tinct change from the trend of the last two years,” said Mr. DibUe. "Up to 1940 the leading cau^ of traffic deaths were, in order, jpedes- trian accidents, qon-collisions, and crashes of tivo or more vehicles. "One significant fact continues to hold true. Most of the accidents in volve driver violatixms. In August this figure reached 78 pier cent of all accidents. farmers will produce suffici«it pota toes for their home needs this year. Speaking of the various townships, Mr. Cannon reported that 41 per cent of the farms in Sullivan township have no sweet potatoes; Dials 31 per cent; Youngs 30 per cent; Scuf- fletown 44 per cent; Laurens 48 per cent; Waterloo 44 per cent; Cross fell 43 per cant; Hunter 54 per cent; and JaeJa 47 per cent. In his remarks about the future outlook tor sweet potatoa as a crop, Mr. Camion added that ha saw no reason why the crop should not be expended since many of the county farms do not suf^ly their own needs, not to mention local mar kets. "You know there is a big dif ference in so-called sweet potatoes as compared to quality sweet potatoes. The buying public demands a quality grade.” At a Democratic rally held in Lau cent of the county farmers have no rens last Friday, a Laurens county i^^® Baptist church of this city, sweet potatoes this year for home [“Victory Campaign” for Roosevelt U® the afternoon oral reports and re- need. He fitiirther stated tha\ only j and Wallace was formally launched.!Ports on education, mini.sterial edu- 1541 farmers or 32 per cent of the { Qounty Chairman Ralph T. Wilson I ®®tion, orphanagp and Baptist hos- presided over the meeting and stated' P^tal will be considered, its purpose. He was followed by W.j Wednesday's program include.s re- A. Moorhead, local manager of Jo-'Ports on Sunday schtwls, B. T. U. anna Cotton MUls, Goldville, who work, W. M. U. work, promotional had been designated as the keynote | committee, public morals, religious speaker for the occasion. Mr. Moor- Mterature, ministerial relief and oth- head made a brief address in'which he laudad President Roosevelt and his administration. He declared it is important that a Democratic con gress be retained ter the ntason that _ the president’s hands would be tied Alva B. Lan^Mom joppo^Uon. party er matters. Conducing the two-day program will be die election of officers for the following year. The sessions will be presided over by the moderator; Clinton, Newberry Play Hwe Tonight Evenly Matched T^ms Meet Under Lights In Second Honte Go bqc tiyes should tiwy gain the ascendnn- cy after th4 November election. Mr. Wilson stated that the county has been given a campaign quota of $1,700 and that each club precinct was being asked to contribute cer tain amounts toward the attainment of the assigned goal. * Laurens city was given a quota of $334, Clinton city $213. Other club' assignments in this area are: Clinton > mills $154, Lydia mills $60, (jroldvillei $97, Hopewell $15, Long Branch gl3, Renno $15, Mountvllle $21. ' . Howard Cooper, of Laurens, was named as county secretary and treas urer. — Final Date Set For AAA Farm Program Fanners Must Comply For '40 Soil-Building Practices By Nov. 30. don 40 times the 10 tons of bombs which fell upon the reiih’s capital). This new and tremendou.s bom bardment of London started early last night as the peak of violence to yesterday’s raid.s by bombers which fl#w so high as to be unseen, their explosives filling many a street with tragic debris and leaving civilians dead in the litter of ancient build ings in the center of the city. During the first hours of the night attack hundreds of German bombs and incendiaries fell and there were more civilian deaths. A child was killed and several peo ple injured by a single bomb toat smashed a number of houses; in an other borough there were imdeter- mined casualties in a group of work- ime. The Clinton high school Red Dev ils, after stomping Union 21-0, are awaiting the invaziem of. Newberry high school here • tonight at John son Field at 7:30 o’clock in what is expected to be one of the most in teresting games of the season. The Newberry Blulldogs. have won three MORE MONEY FOR LAURENS AIRPORT 0^ \ Farmers qf Laurens county were 1 reminded this week by County Agent ' Cannon thj^t November 30 is the {closing date for carrying out soil-i building practices 'under the 1940 AAA Fiirm Program. This means that farmers participating in the AAA program must complete soil building practices by this date if they expect to receive credit on this A Washington announcement thei^®®^® program past week stated that a pending bUll , ” ° county con- i tinuc this year to carry out a broad of soil-building practices, and by so doing made a substantial games and lost one to Anderson, would appropriate $30,000,000 and authorize $50,000 in additional con- P*^ gram tractural obligations to start work on approximately 200 airport projects to be designated by the war and navy departments. The Laurens airport, known as contribution to the nation’s agricul- toral preparedness, Mr. Cannon said. umci uancuca m a nuwi are vitally concerned today (echoed all about the horizon, with strengthening the defense of our | Pr^m various metrojpolitan a continuing series of falling bombs, rescue workers fought to clear the wreckage and pull out those who had been imprisoned. Many .streets were thick with glass. A steady procession of German raiders, apparently in pairs, came up the Thames estuary toward London. They dropped high explosive bombs and showered incendiaries in the river and in fields along its 1 banks. In London proper one bomb struck in ^ street shattered a number of shop fronts. In one bar a number of customers were injured. > For the first few hours there hard ly was Jl minute when attacking planes were not overhead. At times they dropped bombs at the-rate, of foiiT or five a minute. Observers at coastal points said that for the first time in night at tacks, the raiders were coming in groups of 30 or more, then splitting up to sneak inland. Other bombs dropped upon areas already hard hit, and London’s inner circle of anti-aircraft artillery joined the outer batteries in u hovll which sec- 7-0, while the Red Devils have won one and lost two, their two defeats being by toe powerful Greenville eleven and Parker’s Golden Tornado. Clinkm is paced in the backfield by Captain Charles Burnett who is Barksdale Field, is list^ to receive ^® county ®S®ot said. "In tions news offices telephoned the un an additional $15,000 at some future time, the dispatch said, has already received large federal appropriations for its field which was recently officially opened. this regard we are fortunate in that*report; "They are getting it If South Carolina is to experience j one of the state’s leading contend- a reduction in traffic accidents alljers for an all-state berth. Burnett drivers will have to learn to obey!is so far this year Clinton’s high such simple rules as staying on the! scorer. In the line the Devils have right side of the road driving at a [ in Rufus King an able end. Last METHODISTS FUN SPIRITUAL DEFENSE Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 7.—A reasonable speed toeing cautious at | year he was the Monts Blocking j to Methodist congregations in Laurens ^®'^® abundance of food and heavier than ever.” fi^r now, and our farms ace cap- ^ clar that an extraordinary able of producing plenty for future number of raiders were in the at- I AAA conwrvation pro-1 through the brief light of pam hM pven m the opportunity I falling flares they - !to overhaul and improve our ‘farm!,oads of detonation .factories until they are able to sup-'^.endiaries. I ply any anticipated requirements.”} ; Among the most important soil-jpAwxpp ucAnC y improving practices carried out this} rtAIVlAtJlC riCAt/a dropped great b<»mbs and in- th®'J[!fn‘^x^lFUTURE FARMERS been the following: applying Walter Martin’ Mrs Hewlette Was-P«z*tog properly.” 1 Trbphy winner, which is given to j united SUtes to observe Wednesday,,^" M«rtin, Mn Hewlette Wm ] outotanding blocker each | October 16. as -spiritual defense ceding summer | Ekem PMdaet 'students Plck Holidov »>“ '■J' Eken Pieelaet All white and colored at Center Point sdiool (atotte)—J. F. Burton, J. F. OtJeU C. L. PfaHUps, Julia Hen derson. TfiD Tap Fweinct n— All white end colored at Bethel Grove school (white)—Fleming. Smith J. E. McDank^ W. R. Sims.l Mrs. A. J. Allen, Mrs. Carl Hew. * Hiekory Tkvem PrseiMt All white and colored tt Hickory Tavern hi|^ school (white)—Grover Roper, Marvin Pitts, M. L. McDan- itl, Mrs. Gray, school faculty. {City schools Presbyterian coUegi students have Coach Wilder has rounded out a selwted ^turday, October 19, fori hard fighting eleven with only three their 1940 football holiday. The holi- regulars and a nhmber.of new inen.i day will follow the P.C.-Citadel I The local team has a few injuries land Bishop Charles C. Selecman of game to be played in Sumter on the but they expect to be able to face'Oklahoma City, Okla., chairman. The Clinton chapter of Future 417 U7 me i i__ J, J „ , 7 . ; 4^ urmers of America held their first church’s commission on evangelism.; tting forest ,nweting of the year at the high A communication signed» by Dr. j Harry Denman of Nashville, execu- Form Women To Hold tiv, mcretmy of commimion. p^|| SolUfdoy lOth. All white and colored at Princeton' school (White)—W. I. Fremnan, Wis- tar Cooper, George D. Babb. Mary Jbe Parson, SybeUia Milam. Mt. Bethel Frseinrt ' AH white and colored at Mt. Beto-t al’sdtool (white)—Dorothy Latimer,! Pitts, Fate Davis, J. C.-! WUliam A. Woods. i Alma ailbertson. PreehMt All whites at Renno sdiool (white) Copeland, David Ctopeland, | James M. Ct^elaad, Mrs. J. D. Cope- htod. Mis. Mattie U Simpson. All coloind at^Renno colored school —W. E. BMl, Tan M. fUy. AB whltas at Bhgdy Qrove sdtool (iHittt); all Nngroet at Grove (colored—D. T. PIttf, Joe W r — (GomUnnaiff en page tom) DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE- So Fa# Thia T«ar Tharf Hayc Been 13 . FATALITIES fhNR AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY Let*a StriTt To Make 1940 a Safe Year Oli the Hlfliwajra. mi date la# yeari 11 the invading Bullldogs with the ex-[cited the date as that “set apide for ception of Harvey Foster, an end,'registration'of millions of young men I for the defense of America ' who recently brolw Ids ankle. Jschot)! on Wednesday night. I After a brief business OCTOBER REPORT CUTS COTTON CROP The Laurens County Council of Farm Women will hold their regulffr fall meeting Saturday at the Lanford j It adtied the plea that all‘church-^Methodist church, beginning at 10:301 ies remain open that day to-join “In'®*™- Dinner will served on thej I praying for a spiritual awakening} ®f}5* ® patriotic ^program pre-, in America.” • • - .session, [plans for the coming year were dis cussed and the 'following officers elected; President, Frank Ramage. Vice-president, Jack Johnson. Secretary Gary Martin. Treasurer, Frank Dailey. Reporter, John Adair. Advisor of the chapter is F. Washington, Oct. 6.—Ito® agri' CINCINNATI REDS culture department reviaed doYvn-i^.kj rcDICC T 1 ward today in Its previous estimate WI IN JCKlCj, A-1 of this year’s cotton production. I . —* " On toe basis of October 1 condi-' Cincinnati, Oct. 8.-^Big Buck New- tions, it forecast a crop of 12,741,-. som, Hartsville, S. C., hurler, failed 000 bales or 31,000 less toan was!Tuesday as he attempted a feat only - , - - - . M. sented, officers state. The welcome I King, agricultural teacher at -the address will be delivered by Mrs.;high schooL Meetings are to be held Roy DeShields, president of the Lan-1 twice a month, ford club. j — ^ Guest speakers for the day wiU be; DEI I CTpCCT I AIIUFKIC Mrs. Landrum Sellers, state councilt ^ * ACC I , LMUACIxa president, and Miss Juanita Neely, MEET HERE OCT. 15 district home demonstration agent, i indicated at the beginning of Sep-, five pitchers have ever accompUtoed , tember. [in a world series—'that of winning j |«aniAC ThiC WAAir The 1939 cro^ totalled 11,817,600; three games. Cincinnati’s Reds got|vllll Vfllllvj 11113 ffVvR bales. [to Newsom for two runs in the sev-; The October report showed the enth to gain a 2 to 1 victory overt crop to be 72 per cent of normal!Detroit in the seventh and final} compared with 74 per cent Septenv-1 game for the world’s championship ber I, and ptoced the indicated yield' • Presbyterian CoUegc Varsity October 11 — Newberry at New- at 250 pounds an acre compared- with 294.7 last mtmto. New crop ginning|^ through Oc tober 1 were reported at 8,924J)94 by the ecnsqs bureau, ognpared wito 6A82J)66 tor the same period last SUMEEEL STILL ILL W. M. Suznerel is still quite ill at Hays h<MH>ital where he bu be«a a patient several wedu. His many friends will be glad to learn that his condition yesterday was reported as improving. berry (night). Presbyterian College Freshman October 12—University at Colum bia. CUnten High October 10—Newberry at Clinton (night). TbemweU Rtgh October 11—Greer at Greer. ! After witming their first conier- jence game from Seneca by a score iof/12 to 7, the Bell Street Wildcats j (colored) will tackle the Sandeiu •high Tigers of Laurens on Johnson field Tuesday night Oct. 15, at 7:30. The game promises to be one of I the most exciting to be plac ed in Clinton this year with a large ' crowd expected. * Coaches Taylor and Hurley are in charge of the Bell Street team. Bell Street is asking a liberal pat ronage of the public for the game, for which a small admission wiU be (toarged. ‘ V ■• > .'■V-i’' \ \ ■3 1