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Clinton, S. C., Jhursday, December 19, 1940
Number 51
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DIALCOHNIHAL
RITES ARE HED
ON NATIVE SOa
Bonkpr, Industriolist,
Lowyer and Former U. S.
Senotor Succumbs In
Washington. Funeral
At Laurens.
> Lauxtns, Dec. 15.'— Beneath a
wealth of beautiful wreaths Nathan
iel Barksdale Dial was laid' to rest
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in
his native soil beside the graves of
loved ones in the Laurens cemetery
following funeral services in the First
Presbyterian church.
The last rites for the former South
Carolina senator were conducted by
his pastor, Rev. John J. HaVes, who
read passages from the 93rd Psalm,
the 14th chapter of John’s gaspel and
. closed With. ,a„ recital of the **Shep-
herd’s Song” or 23rd Psalm. Aire^
quested by the family Chopin’s fu
neral march was played by the
^urch organist, Mrs. M. L. Roper,
and the choir sang ’‘Abide With Me”-
and “Now the Day Is Over.”
The services were attended by
friends and relatives from Washing-^
ton where Senator Dial died at his
home last Thursday night, and from
various points in this state and
county.
The funeral party' arrived during
«the morning from Washington and
until the fimeral hour the body was
at the senator’s former residence
here where many local people called
to pay respect to the memory of a
fellow citizen who had achieved suc
cess as an industrialist and in the
political .arena.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jose
phine Minter Dial; five daughters,
^ Mrs. Matthew W. Perry and Miss Re
becca Dial, both of Washington; Mrs.
ilarold O. Smith, Jr., of Bellevue,
, CMUo; Mrs. J. Lawrence Brownlee,
myrningham, Ala., and Mrs. Wessie
liee Williams, Hot Springs, Ark; two
aoos, Ueut N. Minter Dial. UBJf.,
AnzMfToUs,' and Joseph H. Dial of
Mhwnii; and ijiine gn^chiklrcn.
Senator Dial was bom April 24,
litfit, in Laurens county, Jlp son of
Capt Albert and Martiuflwksdale
DiaL He attended Ridimom college,
Vandertiat uahreratty and the law
afhool of the Dnhrenity of Virginlai
In 1813 he married Miss Ruth
^ Mitchell of Batesburg, adio died
tteen^ ye^ lat^. In MKM he mar
ried Miss Josephine Minter of Lau
rens. ^
After beginning the practice of
law, Mr. Dial omnixfid. Jod .was
president of the Ware Shoals Manu
facturing company, Oeorgia-CarDlina
Power company, Laurens Glass
works, Laurens Oil Mill He was
president of the Laurens Cotton
Hihs, Reedy Rivgr Power comp^,
Home Trust company and Su^van
Power company.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
H^D AT COLLEGE
FOR DR. WOODWORTH
Served for 38 Yeors As
Professor of English At
Institution Here.
An impressive manorial service to
the« late Rev. Malcolm Graham
Woodworth, DJ>., was held in the
college chapel Friday morning. The
special service, which was attended
by the student body and faculty, was
presided over by Dr. W. P. Jacobs,
president of the institution. Dr. Dud
ley Jones of the college faculty, read
the scripture and led the congrega
tion in prayer.
John Weldon, student assistant to
Dr. Woodworth, paid tribute on be
half of the student body. Dr. Anthony
W. Dick, pastor of the First Presby
terian church of Spartanburg, and
president of the college alumni asso
ciation, expressed sentiments of love
apt^iatlow body.
Dr. Ahnon E. Spencer, professor
of Greek, dean of the faculty, and an
intimate friend and co-worker of the
late professor gave a short biography
of his life and work. ,
The college glee club joined with
the student body and faculty by pay
ing musical tribute.
Dr. Woodworth, who served the
college for 38 years as professor of
English, died at his home here on
November 19th. A full biograf^ical
sketch of the beloved professor and
citizen appeared in The Chronicle at
that time.
REILLY SAYS CHECK
ACCIDENTS OFF
CHRISTMAS LIST
IPLAN PROPOSED TO
ILEASE OR LEND WAR
With deaths from traffic accidents} CIIDpI ICC TQ
; in Laurens county now standing atl*^'^
three less than for the entire year of'
1939, Highway Patrolman D. E. Reil- {
ly yesterday called on motorists toi
more closely observe safe-driving!
I practices in an effort to better the j
record this year. j
Deaths in this county to date for.
, 1940 were put at 17 as compared to ,
20 for 1939. * 1
Reilly recalled that
Proposition To Be Sub
mitted Next Congress.
Goods Be Returned If In
Good Shape After War.
JUST 6 DAYS
TIL CHRISTMAS
YOU HAD
BETTER
HURRY!
Washington, Dec. 17. — President
six persons j Roosevelt announced a sweeping new
were killed in Laurens^county in|pian for helping Great Britain to-
auto accidents during’ the inonth of’night under which the United States
December last year, adding that “we, government would take over future
certainly want no such record as that British war orders and release the
for this month.” j materials for use abroad on a lease
Calling attention to a state-wide} or mortgage basis to be repaid in
safety campaign being conducted by ■ kind after the war.
the highway department during thej Under the plan, planes and guns,
Christmas season, Reilly said that j for example, would be lea.sed to the
“certainly there is no better way of j British. After the war, if they were
expressing the Christmas spirit than; still in good condition, the British
by sparing others the grief of a traf-^ j would be expected to give them back,
fic accident. Last year 3,540 persoins i If they had been destroyed, the Brit-
were killed in December traffic in: ish would be obligated to furnish this
I the United-'States,-with the rate run i country with equ4v-al«nt weapons-.
• ning higher this year. An appeal is j The president likened it to a man
I made to all to take it easy and help lending a neighbor a hose to put out
j make this Christmas a time of hap- i a fire in his house.
I piness instead of sorrow. j In a long discussion of the proposal
' at his first press conference’since he
I returned from a Caribbean cruise, he
said it was still in the exploratory
' stage and would require time to work
^ out both here and in London.
I He did not go into details about
I the costs of the plan to the United
Inspection Station
Now In Clinton
I, 593 MEN FROM
S. C. GO TO ARMY
DURING JANUARY
Atlanta, Dec. 14. — Fourth corps
area headquarters announced today
II, 008 registrants in the eight south-,
eastern states woukx be inducted into
the army 4uri^ January, for a year’s
military training uoader the selective
service juropfoo.
The'mea will be drawn from Ala
bama, Florid Georgia, Louisiana,
Miasiaui^ Noiifa and South Caro
lina Tenpaasee. '
OC the ll,08t, officials said 8,158
would be white and 2,858 Negroes.
The men wUl be called into service
througbout the month. Exact dates
were not available.
The quota for this state and the
general program for induction and
reoeptioo and permanent stations fol
lows:
South Carolina will supply 1,391
white men and 202 Negroes.
All wiB go to Fort Jackaon tax in
duction. ’Fhm all will be sent to Fort
Bragg ior reception. Afterward the
mtire white quota of 1,391 will re
turn to Fort Jackson whidi will be
their permanent station. The 202 Ne
groes will be q>lit up between Fort
Bragg and Fort Jackson for perma-
Mayor of Laurens in 1887-1891 and
again m 1895, Mr. IMal served m*iy avaiMile.
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years as a member of the state Den-
ocratic executive committee and was
a delegate to the Democratic conven
tion in 1885. He was a member of the
Presbyterian church.
. He was unsuccessful in his first
race for the United States senate in'
1912 but captured the toga in 1918
and served in the upper body from
1919—25. After leaving the senate,
he reentered law practice, maintain-
4bg homes at both Washington and
Laurens where he had considerable
businett interests.
Following his retirement from the
senate in 1925 be took up p^manent
residence in Washington^ In his na
tive county he was held in the high
est regard by a wide circle of friends
who are saddened by his passing.
CANTATA RENDERED
BY CHURCH CHOIR
The choir of the First Presbyterian
church gave tbair annual Ouistmas
cai^tata Sunday evm^ before a
capacity audience. ’'The Manger
was the, subject of the ren-
k
The program begm with a candle
light service by the junior choir com-
poaod of 32 children.
Mtsa Nonie Clark of Spartanburg,
vioUnJgt, played two sokw and Jwo
rthligf tna.
The duiir loft and chancel was
beautiful in apprtmrlate Christmas
gecorations and effdblive lighting, the
Woric of 'Mrs. B. Q. Whtttn.
The cantata was given under the
direction of Mrs. J. F. Jacobe, organ-
m of die churrit, with perfect co-
eedinatioo as a fitting intsoguctian
Id the celebntion of Ghrtttmaa. Sar-
: eicas in the other churches of the
omitted and the large con-
jeegation mjojed thoroughly the
^^rcfram, '
FARMER MEET IN
LAURENS TODAY
The annual meeting of the Laurens
County Soil Conabrvatlon associatioo
will be held^ at 5:45 pjn. this after
noon in the agricuttural building it
Laurens, to be followed by a lunch
eon paid for by the members. J.' W.
Tinsley of the Trinity Ridge commu
nity, is president of the association.
H. A. Woodk, agronomist of Clem-
son college, acid Ernest Carnes of the
Spartanburg conservation district,
will be guest speakers.
Christmas flay At
Hurricane School
Pupils of Hurricane school will
present g i^, “Heigh Ho, It’s
Christmas,” bn Friday evening, De
cember 20, at 7:30. The public is cor
dis^ tqvited.
DBITB CABSFmXT
SATB A UFB-
88 Fir TUg Xonr Hero
Hfye Been
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AUTOMOBILB
Acemnm
In
LAURENS COUNTT
Lct*g Strhre Te lUe
1940 • Sttfe Tenr On
. Um, Uglrwajrs.
Officers Named By
Laurens League
Dwight Patterson To
Serve Business Body As
New President.
Laurens, Dec. 16.—At a postponed
session of tiie Laurens Business lea
gue, the cjectiop^^d qfficem lor.ltil
were namecr,1Dlis^t F: Patterson be
ing elevated from vice president to
the ofHce of president; and G. Miller
McCuen elected as ^ vice president.
The new president and vice president
will become ex-offkio membrs of the
board of directors who were also
chosen as follows: J. Leroy Bums,
L. H. Taylor, C. P. Fleming,’T. P.
Townsend, R. L. Konard and R. E.
Babb. Townsend and Kinard ere new
board members.
Mr. Patterson, the incoming presi
dent, who will take office in Janu
ary, is cashier of'the Palmetto banJr,
and is active in the church and civic
life of the city. Mr. McCuen, a Lau
rens attorney, is also identified with
other civic ^anizations, and is cur
rently serving u secretary of . the
Laurens Kiwanis club and chairman
of the county tuberculosis campaign.
Mr. Burns, the retiring president,
was given a rising vote of thanks for
his constructive leadership, after he
had made brief remarks in appreci
ation of the cooperation accorded him
during his term of office.
The directors reelected L. C.
Barksdale as secretary for bis 19th
consecutive year. Incidentally, it may
be added, Mr. Barksdale’s predeces
sor, W. R. McCuen, served as secre-
taiy 19 annual terms following the
organization of the commercial body
37 years ago.
COUNTY gTnNINGS
STILL CLIMB UP
Cotton ginningt in Laurens county
prior to December 1 from the 1940
crop totaled 31,467 bales, it was an
nounced by M. W. Sanders, special
agent of the bureau of the census of
the department of commerce.
This ccm^iaTed with - 24,779< bales
ginned from the 1939 crop for the
same period last year, a» inctcaaa at
6,688 bales. It is reported tha« the
ginning still is not ended.
MILLS TO CLOSE
FOR CHRISTMAS
Several thousand Laurens county
textile woricert will receive a two-
day Christmas holiday next week, it
was learned yesterday.
The Lydia Cotton Mills and Clin
ton Cotton Mills will close Monday
night for Tuesday and Wednesday,
wnna Textile
Farmers Elect '41
AAA Committeemen
■t
Leaders Nomed For
Year. Jack H. Davis
Gives Up Post Held
Four Yeors.
Laurens community / and county
comnitteeaBcw were elected last we^
to assume office the tirst of January,
County Agent C. B. Cannon stated j
yesterday.
Jack H. Davis, Sr., of Clinton, com
pleting his fourth year as chairman
of the county committee, did not of
fer for re-election due to his own
farm^ interests demanding more of
his time, he ^tcd. Speaking of Mr.
Davis, Mr. Cannon expressed |^u-
inc rejpet over his withdrawing as a
committeeman. “Mr. Davis is a man
of open mind and ability, fair, impar
tial and conscientious in all hi&. de^
cisions,” Mr. Cannon added. The
agent paid similar tribute to other
members of the committee.
Listed beiow are the names of of
ficers to serve during 1941 by town
ships, and given in order as chair
man, vice-chairman, regular mem
ber, first and second alternate.
County committee: Grover C. Ro
per, Wallace L. Martin, Thomas R.
Auto and Truck Owners
Hove Until Jon. 13 For
Inspection of Vehicles.^
All owners of automobiles and
trucks which already bear the second
pefidabTue and yellow inspectibh'ap-'
proval are cautioned that although
I this sticker will be recognized as
!good until April 30, 1941, it is ex-
States, except to say that this coun
try had sufficient money to do it.
Stressing that the best defense of
the United States is to aid Great
Britain, he declared emphatically
that his proposal would not take this
country nearer to actual participation
in the war.
The plan, or something like it. he
said, would be presented to the new
congress. But he said it involved no
changes in the neutraliity act or the
tremely important toat they secure |which forbids loans t#
debt-defaulting nations.
The president described his objec
tive broadly as the elimination of the
dollar sign in connection with help
for and pukwtitulkm of a gen-
tleman^s obligation.
Refusing to be drawn into a dis
cussion on where the title to the
goods would be he asserted that was
something for the lawyers to work
out. The United States, he said, was
not likely to get into war for legal
istic reasons.
the new black and orange first period
1941 sticker while an inspection sta
tion is in their county, because oth
erwise they will have to drive to an-
otlwr county for inspection to avoid
prosecution on May 1, 1941.
In a statement regarding the ap
plication and enforcement of the ve
hicle inspection law, A. W. Bohlen,
director of the motor vehicle division
of the state highway department,
said that although most motorists un
derstand that cars and trucks which
J . J- » -.i- J' Meanwhile, as the intensive new
do not display either the first period;
IMl or thi,socoiul period 1*40
er noi bein* stopprt b, the''”' »' •h*
state highway patrol and their own-
The Joanna
pany.
plants for
GoMviUe, will
for iWsday and Wadneaday.
Mills
cloae
com-
tbelr
Colsdn Wins Wysor Medof^
Cadet Private Steve Colson was
awarded the Vyaor raMal at the
best-drilled cad^ in the college
freshmap ROTC class by Lieut CoL
A. H. Cummings at the regular bat
talion rtytew this weekl la addition
‘to the iratfuttan 'MMal/ I4a|ii ^3oL
E. Wyaor, fdnhMrty
givat awards amwially to the bsM-
drilled squad' aoBbast company
ers being prosecuted, there has been
some misunderst^ding about the
status of vetTicles' which' display' the
1940 certificate.
“In the case of a county which is
served by a portable lane, if owners
who have the 1940 sticker on their
vehicles do not secure the first period
Navy Knox announced the award of
contracts for forty additional de
stroyers costing approximately |253,-
384,875raiid for an «ttension of ship*-
building facilities at an estimated
cost of $8,300,000.
As a move to expedite construction
in certaiff cases and achieve similar
ity of design, the navy also an
nounced that contracts for seven de
stroyers and two cruisers previously
1941 sticker before the station leaves ___ _
coy5>y they Uve, they, announced had beep c'aneVued' and
will be put to considerable trouble, transferred to other yards,
and inconvenience/’ Mr. Bohlen said. as to whether it was possible to
Davis, John S. Madden, Dewitt T. after May 1, 1941, such de-l'^p^^ yp present war production,
Davis, C. B. Cannon, secretary, H. A. • linqi^t owners will be Uable to im-. president Roosevelt said it depended
Ropp, treasurer.
Cross Hill: Charles R. fhirner, Wil
liam W. Watkins, William O. Noflz,
Arthur A. Workman, Joe M. Cole.
Dials: Fred S. Stoddard, Thomas
W. Barksdale, Milton S. Woods, By
ron V. Gray, Roy W. Curry.
medite prosecution, and in most cas- j entirly on the particular item in-
cs no inspection sUtion will be setUolved and that the task was one of
up within a convraient distant, keeping everlastingly at it.
Consequently they will have to drive
to a point several miles away for in
spection, or stop operating their ve
hicles until ^e station returns.
Hunter: Hugh B. Workman. Law-1 Therefore, it is urged that all ve
rence F. Davis, Stewart O. Brown,
Jim W. Miller. Richard F. Buford.
Jacks: John L. Adair, William T.
Jacks, John D. Copeland, Andrew C.
Young, D. Dugas Copeland.
Laurens: Earle R. Blakely, John S.
Madden, John W. Tinsley, Marcuses.
Boyd, Wm. R. Traynham.
Scuffletown; Bryan A. Goodwin,
DeWitt T. Davis, David M. McClin-
tock, Wilmer P. Abercrombie, Ludy
J. Blakely.
Sullivan: William F. Hellams, Jas.
D. Wasson, Herbert O. Abercrombie,
George D. Wood, Jess A. KeUett.
Waterloo: Joseph B. O’Dell, Robert
G. Sr^th, Sam E. Williams, Robert
L. McPherson, G. T. O’DeU.
Youngs: James T. Manly, William
hides,whether they have the second
period 1940 sticker or not, be put
through the inspection -when the
Earlier, Secretary of State Hull
disclosed that he was counseling de
fense commissioners and other of
ficials to greater effort in speeding
up production and it was , learned
that his advice was based on predic
tions of high American and British
officials that a crucial phase of the
safety station is within convenient. war would come in the next three or
range. ’ I months.
The inspection station now located President Roosevelt, in opening his
on Broad street in Clinton will re- explanation of what he described as
main at that location through Jan- brand new plan, said that in the
uary 13. The station is not srh«»diil«M present world situation there was
to make any other stops in Laurens | absolutely no doubt in the minds of
county during the present inspection 1 an overwhelming number of Ameri
cans that the best defense of the
United States was to help Britain
defend itself.
period, but will move to Fountain Inn
on January 14.
The station will be closed Decem
ber 23, 24 and 25 for Christmas holi
days and also on January 1.
SCHOOLS CLOSE FUDAT
T ut 1 The city schools will close tomor-
D. Lomas, Hosea M. Cook, Frank M. | m ^ Christmas vacation oe-
Jones, date F. Butler. t-nristmas vacauon pe
MASONS ELECT NEW
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
CampbeU Lo<U« No. 44, A. F. M.,
at its regular meeting Friday eve
ning elected and installed the follow
ing officers to serve for the ensuing
year:
V. P. Adair, worshipful master.
Wm, J. Davis, senior warden.
A. G. Arnold, Junior warden.
F. M. Boland, treasurer.
R. D. Hughes, secretary.
T.'C. Jolmacm, Jr., senior deacon.
S. A. Pitts, junior deacon.
Wm. R. Strange and J. G. Simp
son, stewards.
W. T, Putnam, tiler.
riod, to reopen on January 6th.
The orphanage schools will also
close tomorrow.
DR. YOUNG BETTER
The many friends of Dr. Jack H.
Young, well known Clinton • busmess
man, will be glad to know his condi
tion yesterday was reported as con
siderably better. Dr. Young for the
past week has been critically ill at
Providence hospital, Columbia.
AQBNrt OFFICE TO CLOSE
The county agent’s and AAA of-
licas will December 24 and 25
tor the holidays, C. B. Cannon stat
ed yesterday.
IHE CHKOMCU WU BE PUBim
NEXT WEEK OH TUESDAY EOR CHBCEHAS
THE CHRONICLE will go to our large family of readers next Tuesday
instead of Thursday as usual The paper will be printed Monday night for
distribution early Tuesday morning in the city, mill villages and rural sec
tions. The change is made on account of Christmas Day falling on Wed
nesday.
This will be an appropriate Christmas Edition to be read in hundreds of
homeS| on the glad day. Its advertising columns will be filled with “Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year Greetings” from local merchants and busi
ness firms as a means of publicly expressing their thanks to their friends
and customers.for tbq patronage given them during the year now drawing
to a close, and to pledge their best efforts to please during 2941.
Rerarvations for space have already been made by a number of firms.
All who desire a Christmas message in the Edition are urged to notify us at
fxact because of the change in the day of publication.
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