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i ' wm \' '- ■ / / 7 /' m CHRONiaE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and RelioUe 3bf ffllmtDn fllhrnntrlf If You Don't Read THE CHRONiaE You Don't Get Hie News ¥6Kime XLI Clinton, S. C., Thursday, February 20, 1941 Number 8 / 1 i. J Clinton Battery 'B* Now At Camp Stewart _ Unit Left Tuesday for Yeor's Training At Firing Center Near Savonnah. Big* Crowd Gathers At Troin To Soy Good-Bye. ^ A telegram received by THE CHRONICLE yesterday at 10:30 from Ueut. B. F. Wln- gard<’ stated that the Battery arrived at Camp Stewart at 7 ajm. (Wednesday). He also stated that all the l^ys are well and happy. $3,000,000 Goes In Road ^ogram This Amount Spent On Projects In Laurens County In 23 Years. » ^ Columbia, Feb. 18. — The sum of $2,962,328.67 has been spent on road and bridge projects of the highway department in Laurens county dur ing the 23 years between the incep tion of the department in 1917 and the close of the fiscal year ending last June 30. The Laurens county expenditures The spring meeting of the Laurens j compared with a high of $5,613,837.57 Baptist association will be heldijn Greenville county, a low of $1,- 1 SPRING MEETING FOR BAPTISTS BE HELD FEB. 27 The local unit of the National Guard, Battery “B,” 107th Coast Ar tillery, Anti-Aircraft, left Tuesday at 6' pm. for Camp Stewart near Sa vannah, Ga., to enter upon a year’s training at this new army camp. The trip was made via Columbia to Sa vannah, over the Atlantic Coast Line railway. Long before the train pulled up to the station a crowd of several hvm- dre<f friends and relatives had gath ered to say good-bye to the battery. The college and public schools bhn^ were on hand to play patriotic tunes as a part of the farewelL Parents, relatives and frienSs of the men crowded near the train as the final roll call was made, and while smiles were much in evidence it was noted also that many relatives and moth ers could not hold back their tOaA as they said “Goodrbye” to their sons. The Battery consists of five oflS cers and 87 enlisted men from Clin- tem and Goldvllle. Ten members of the unit were turned down during the physical examination period last week at the armory. At Camp Stewart tiie local unit will Join companies of the 107th from Dillon, Newberry, Hampton and Co- lumbia. In the anti-aircraft division they will be trained in the use of 37-nun. guns firing a 1% inch shell at the rate of 120 per minute. The local boys were reported by officers ag in excellent jeonditioBt.. am' equipped, andwe expe^ to gl^ a fine account of themselves as they have done in past years at their summer training at Fort Moultrie. Major Walter A. Johnson, execu tive with Headquarters Third Battal ion, left Sunday for Camp Stewart where he is now a part of the (AA) unit. Personnel of Unit Members of the battery who left Tuesday evening were as follows: Captain Jack H. Davis, Jr. First Lieutenants Barringer F. Wingard, Casper W. Hallman, .Will ard L. Jones, Rufus T. Dunlap. First Sergeant Jesse D. Owens. Staff Sergeant Ezra T. Spires. Sergeants Sebeski L. Bond, Ray P. Cannon, Harvey L. Foster, Artamas J. Harvey, George M. Hill, Fred L: Ross, Thomas A. Sanders, Vernon A. Trammell, James N. Warren. Corporals Darrold E. Abrams, William G. Duvall, Lloyd R. Foster, Ernest B. Hawkins, C. B; Kirkley, Ralph N. Riddle, Charles W. Robert son, Alvin B. Stone, Alvin E. Tram mell, Wilbur O. Weir. Privates First Class Xilharlton D. Benjamin, Jr., Lawrence E. Bigbee, Carolus B. Davis, Epps B. Davis, Jo- sejA E. DeYoung, James L. Ficklin, Robert D. Holliday, Howard W. Jackson, Willie F. Lawson, Victor W. Mattox, James M. Meadors, William P. Nabors, Talmadge V. Sanders, Walter G. Somerville, William D. Terry, Oscar W. Vincent, Edgar M. Young, James H. Young. > Privates Joseph W. Akins, Leonard B. Bishop, Luther E. Boyett, Forest Thursday, February 27, with the First Baptist churdi of Laumis, ac cording to Rev. J. H. Kyzar, the host pastmr. The meeting mil be ina{^ atlonal in nature, especially during the morning session; the afternoon session being given to an informal discussion of the eoopenitive pro gram which suppcffis all phases of missionary effort. The general theme of the meeting will be “The Gospel, the Hope of the World.” The program as outlined by the committee follows: 10:30—Devotions—Rev. W. N. Long, Clinton. 11:00 —The Objective — Dr. Alva B. ^jangston, Laurens. 11:15—Song of Praise. 11:20—^Address—Rev. J. H. Kyzar, Laurens. 12:05—Open Discussion. 12:30—Lunch. 1:30—Budget Consideration. February Term Court Opens Man Loses Case, Pays Fine, Shakes Hands WiHi Judge. Laurens, Feb. 17. — The February term of general sessions court opened Monday morning at 10 o’clock with Judge C. C. Featherstone of Green- Frank B. Roper, of Laurens, was ' named as foreman of the grand Jiury, and dxu-ing the day the batch of in dictments considered included a true bill against Robert Watts, 30-year- old Negro charged with murder in connection with the recent fatal Farewell Dinner Given Soldiers Five Organizations Honor National Guard Before Going to Camp. Members, of Battery “B,” 107th Coast Artillery, Anti-Aircraft, local* National Guard were honored Mon-1 day evening at Young’s spring nearj here with a farewell chicken supper.} Organizations participating to makej the happy event possible were thel Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis j club. Lions club, American Legion, and American Legion auxiliary. | The hall was filled with the boys! of ’18 and the boys of ’41 who left! the city Tuesday afternoon for a! year’s military training with the U. S. army at Camp Stewart, Ga. The oc casion was one of good foods, good sentiments, and sincere good wishes. John H. Hunter served as toastmas- WELCOME the local Legion post. A talk in vdiich he expressed the community’s interest in the young 263,163.67 in Calhoun county, and a total of $133,662,237.13 for all 46 counties in South Carolina, according to the hi^way department’s annual report. The figures included the costs of all highway department road and bridge projects completed during the 28-year ^riod, but not additional projects that were still in progress last June 30 and not finished. Slightly laM than a third of the' total Laurens county road and bridge project costs were financed by the issue of highway bonds. State high way funds provided $649,966.60 of the cost. The county reimbursement plan, whereby the hljdiway department agrees to reimburse the county for both principal and interest payments on road and bridge bemds to be is sued by the counfy, financed $344,- 000 worth of Laiurens covuity pro jects. In addition, however, the depart-, ment assumed the reimbursement of $343,786.30 to Laurens county for cert^ roads and bridges taken into< raaio waf.prs the state highway system after they | by Carlton FpWinn, funds for the had been built with the proceeds gifi having been provided by a niun ber of business men of the city. Capt. soiOKiai HOUSE DBAR OH MONEY 811 Appropriation Measure Given Right-of-Way Over Biennial Sessions. Columbia, Feb. 18.—Biennial legis lative session debate flowed again in the house of representatives today but the stream of talk was shut off for a third time when members set 11 a.m. ye.sterday , for con.sideration of the state appronriation bilL The $13,195,026 money measure, exceeding the current act by $24,000, carried no revenue, but members had j agreed previously to take up the bill ■ on the floor and propose there any j sources of revenue. It was set for special consideration immediately af- Out-of-town visitors are always means ways ter, while the group singing was led welcome at Thomwell orphanage by by Bnic* Gallows-o( GoldvUle. Fol- the rtidl worker, and chUdren^ lowln* the aindtx of a venw of above picture taken at a highway 1 I'*’meeaire “America,” the invocation was of- (sign at the entrance of the institu- fered by F. M. Stutts, a member of tion shows one of the girls, Polly L ^ '*■■ -r' . McLeod of Atlanta, a member of the senior class. Polly is saying to friends from this state, Florida, Georgia, and men of the battery was'made by «l8ewhere—when in Clinton “STOP “ « « — ♦at THORNWELL.” Mayor P. S. Bailey. W. A. Moor head, representing the Kiwanis club, W. H. Simpson the Chamber of Com merce, H. L. Eichelberger the Lions club, and G. W. Hollingsworth the American Legipn, made ^mrt talks | expressing sincere best wishes to! the young men on behalf of their j organizations and the general pub-1 lie. Everything that was said was ap parently enjoyed and appreciated by the members of the unit. A radio was^prsented the battery from coimty bond sales. From the federal government came $342,155.85 in national recovery Jack H. Davis, Jr., the commanding officer, extended the sincere thanks County Draftees To Leave For Camp Third Call In State Requires Local Board To Send 7 Men Friday. funds and $199,104.36 in emergency, of men in return and said all federal, aid funds. kindnesses shown were appreciated by the officers and entire personnel of the battery. Lieuts. B. F. Wingard and C. W. Hallman also voiced their na l«ii mmt fMy-~ orgMU«t—Sergemr^wl" Gwou l»i NEW GRAND JURY NAMES COMMITTEES Monday with Frank B. Roper of Lau rens as foreman. In their first pre in a constitutional refer endum the question of increasing terms of senators from four to six years. O^er speakers used the bill as a springboard for arguments that the legislature should first- enact three other bills ratifying the consti tutional amendments approved in the last general election to create bien nial sessions in 1943. Vemer said he felt “if you hate biennial sessions the house should have four-year terms,” adding, how ever, that he favored biennial meet ings regardless. He and Representatives Gamble and Davis, of Anderson, were auth ors of the six-year term measure. Another'bill by these authors to pro pose four-year house terms was not reached. Arguing that “four and six-year terms are being used by enemies to Represen' and their ad- fifteen rahs for everybody contrib- sentment to the court standingT com- ^ supper and get-together mittees to investigate and keep in formed on coimty affairs, were ap pointed as follows: Committee on education: W. H. shooting of another Negro, Lamar GomeR^ chairman; Plato Roberts and Grigsby, of the Belfast section of ” ~ Cross Hill township. However, trial of the case was postponed until the June term. This was the only homi cide case on the docket for the cur rent term of court. Order Laurens, REJO., Cases heard on the opening day in- M. G. Pinson. County chaingang: O. M. Sit- greaves, chairman; F. B. Roper and Irby Richards. Coimty home: S. E. Martin, chair man; Grady Adair and C. W. Gray. Roads and bridges: R. N. Jackson, eluded a liquor law violation count chairman; J. M. Adams and V. E. against Kirk Malone, white man, found guilty by a jury, after the de fendant had essayed to conduct his own case, but declined to take the witness stand. On being given sen tence of two months or a fine of $100, he brought forth a large roll, ‘paid the assessment, shook hands with the judge and departed as the court admonished in earnest tones, “Quit this liquor business, now, quit it!” Henry Sanders, 23-year-old Negro, was found guilty of assault and bat tery with intent to kill, as charged, in the alleged critical shooting of his wife, Louise, near their home in Cross Hill township last January 7. Apparently recovered from wounds in arm, neck and back, Louise was placed on the witness stand by the state, whereupon the court advised that she did not have to testify against her husband unless she so desired. “Yes, sir,” she replied, “I’s willin’ and ready to tell it all.” And G. Brawley, Jewie L. Brawley, Ben-j Qjjg ^j. other witnesses jamin O. C^pbell, Jewe J. Camp- enough to send Henry to prison beU, Joe S. Caughman, Cecil A. Car- jg months. michael, After hearing a number of minor ■ liam K. Crawford, Willis T. Curry, ] cases, court adjourned sine die dur- m ing the Tuesday morning session. Charles W. Galloway, .Tommy W. ^ Galloway, James A. Gann, Charles R. Griffin, Alfred C. Hogans, Robert B. Holland, Boyd W. Holtzclaw, Jam^s O. Hunt, JuUan A. Hunnicutt, William Y. Jacks, Herman S. Jen kins, Ralph E. Johnson, Oscar B. Kinard, Amon A. Knight, Coley L. Lowery, Horace M. Lowery, John F. Mattox, Sam H. McCrary, Blufford M. Nabors, Winfred H. Norris, Lee R. Owens, M. P. Petty, Ral|^ C. Pra ter, Charles C. Ray, Sidney L. Riser, Dewey D. Samples, Melvin A. Seay, William A. Smith, Artber C. Starnes, Joseph P. Terry, Jr., George H. Baptists Hear Missionary Tolks Miss Pearl Jidmson, lor 16 years a missionary to China, now on fur lough, spoke Sunday morning at the First Baptist church. Sunday evming she addressed the Baptist Young People’s union and Monday after noon at a meeting of the Missionary society she gave an interesting talk on “Woman’s Work in China.” Miss Johnson, a native of Jones- Trumnell, Henry W. Trammell, O. Z.i ville, is making her home in Union Thrasher, Warren O. White. ! with relatives since her return from Chefoo, China. While here rtie was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Webb and Rev. and- Mrs. W. N. Long. PLAXICO CALLED TO ARMY DUTY Tom Plaxico, a second lieutenant in the officers’ reserve quartermas ter corps, was ordered yesterday to active duty effective March 6, to be Dr. Robert P. Jeanes of Easley, son stationed at Camp Blandlng, Starke, i of Mrs. P. S. Jeanes of this city, has JEANES GETS CALL TO DUTY *!*• Mr. Plaxico, who is a urell known young business man of the city, has been connected with the State Train- ;ing school tm: the past four and a " half years as busmess ixianager. ^ been ordered, effective March 5. to begin a year of active duty as a first lieutenant in the army medical corps, to be stationed at a Tennessee camp. Dr. Jeaqes is attadied to the Green ville medical unit. Shealy. Jail and courthouse: L. C. Taylor, chairman; Tan M. Ray and C. M. Curry. Auditing: Clarence Martin, chair man; G. W. Washington and J. C. Cannon. RURAL CARRIERS MEET SATURDAY The annual meeting of the Rural Letter Carriers’ association and La dies’ Auxiliary of the Fourth Con gressional district will be conducted jointly at Broad Street Methodist church Saturday morning beginning at 10 o’clock. I The two organizations will hear an address in the morning by Con gressman Joseph R. Bryson of this district., Following the dinner hour M. B. Camak, superintendent of the Ware Shoals schools, will. be the guest speaker. The full program for the meeting appeared in The Chron icle last week. draft act. The list released dresses, follow: James Bledsoe, Goldville, thanka I No. 131. Hillard J. Hitt. Order Henry Wade Milam, Mountville, Order No. 144. °*^^*°”* L .r . , Grady Holland, Ware Shoals, Durmg the speeches Legionnaires r.f.D. Order No. 174. served the artillerymen cigars, cig- V.’ ’ - «-• arettes, candy and chewing gum. ' r r \ The tables were decorated with j groups of American flags in the cen ter and in red, white and blue col-| ors. The appropriate decorating for | the occasion was the work of Mrs. i Raymond ' Pitts and*^ Mrs. Thomas' Seven white rygirtrants from Clin ton Board No. 50 will leave Friday] 10 o clock forjdef^ai biennial sessions, Fort Jackson and induction inti*) the i tative Brailsford of Orangeburg ap- ^^5 * yearts service under the p)ealed to the house to “defeat these resolutions and we’ll take the strong Heath Copeland. ^ With the singing of “God Bless America” the farewell party came to an end. JOINT KIWANIS MEETING HERE est weapon out of the hands of the enemies of biennial sessions.” He and some other speakers ex pressed confidence that the voters would overwhelmingly vote down the four-year and six-year terms. While being questioned by Repre sentative Taylor of Spartanburg. Brailsford told him: “You’re aiming at killing biennial sessions and I’m aiming at passing biennial sessions.” ; “That’s a matter of opinion,” Tay- Laurens,,lor shot back. “Be ye judged by your acts,” the Orangeburg man said. Taylor then told Brailsford “you have no right to accuse me of sub- of Chester Virgil William Barnes, R.FJD., Order No. 197. ( Willie Fuller Motes, Mountville, Order No. 199. Substitutes Also Named The board has named the follow-1 terfuge. ing four for replacements in case any; Representative Grant of the selectees are turned down on said “I don’t think this resolution physical examinations: , j should be used to hold up ratifica- Andrew Franklin Fee, Ware tion of biennial sessions and finally Shoals, R.F.D., Order No. 240. Ben Tillman Brooks, Mountville, 1 Order No. 254. The Laurens and Clinton Kiwanis clubs united in an inter-city meet ing Thursday evening at Hotel Clin- ..ioa. , — . President-W. A. Moorhead extend ed greetings of welcome to the visit ors. The response for the Laurens club was by D. F. Patterson, vice- president. The speaker for the evening was Rev. McLeod Frampton, Jr., pastor of the Third Presbyterian church of Greenville and a member of the Ki wanis club of that city. This being Mr. Frampton’s first appearance in Clinton for such an occasion, his Ki wanis address was greatly enjoyed; by the two clubs. ’ I kill it. ... I say a member fresh from the people is better qualified to pass upon matters the first year George Truman Abrams, Ware i than when he has been down here^ Shoals, Order No. 266. 5 long enough to be taken in by the Sam Charlie Hughes, Clinton, I various departments.” R.F.D. 1, Order No. 285. j Of Verner’s measure. Grant said Seven Fitwi Laurens ‘ similar porposals had been rejected Latrfehs Board No. 49‘'wnr alsb^Tn other states ah3"^f““we submit send the following seven men to Fort | this to the people they’ll kill it five, Jackson today, February 20; jsix to one. Chester Garfield Fulmer, Jr., Route' “Wl;iy not say six-year terms for 1, Laurens; Bartow Traxton Brown, the house and 12-year terms for Route 1, Owings; John Lewis Ball,}senators?” Qrant asked. “Why not Route 1, Laurens; James Robert say once in office we would never FEDERAL TAX MAN COMING A deputy collector from the office of the collector of internal revenue will be to Clinton Saturday, March 8, for tne purpose of assisting tax payers with the preparation of fed eral income tax rettums for the cal endar year 1940. The agent while here will have headquarters at the post office bul^jiing. Bobo, Route 1, Laurens; Sam Julian Mack, Route 1, Cross Hill; Fred Gray Gambrell, Route 1, Laurens; Rossie Christopher Gahan, Laurens. YOUNG NAMED TO HEAD THEATRES go out?” Representative Horne of Richland argued that longer experience, as proposed for senators in the bill, was “worthwhile in any line.” “The people have voted for bien nial sessions. I say give them bien nial sessions but I say give it to them the way, that will best suit -J. Leland Young of this city, has them,” Home said, been named as manager of the Ca-j Representative Morrah of Green- jsino and Broadway theatres, sue- ville assert^ that “it seems to me ^ j ceeding 'the late O. I. Sheely. Since that too much emphasis is being James P. Sloan, of this city, a!the latter’s death the theatres have placed on the legislative experience member of the Laurens county dele-^been in charge of A. I. (Gus) Mason, in Columbia insteikl of what could manager of the Laurens theatres. ■ happen with money under their Sloan Named On Special Committee gation, has been appointed on a sub committee of five from the social se curity committee to study proposed changes in the unemployment com pensation law. Mr. Sloan, it will be recalled, jidvocated several changes in the law during his campaign for election last summer. Write A Letter, Win $5.00 THE CHRONlCliE will award $5.00 Free to the man or woman, boy or girl, who writes us the best letter during the month of FEB RUARY on this subject: “Why I Prefer To Trade With A Firm That Advertises” Send your letter in before the last day of the month setting forth udxy you are a reader of The Chronicle. The publisher will select what is considered the best letter, award $5.00 to the author, and publish the winning communication. Get busy today. Send your letter in any time during the month. THE CHRONICLE, from time to time (during the year, will offer similar prizes. owned by the same interests. Mr. Young, who has already en tered upon his new position, is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. Lee Young and is a well known and popular young business man of the city. For j the past few years he has been man- 'ager of Young-Copeland Poster Ad vertising service. In his former position Mr. Young is succeeded by William Brooks Ow- control back in the counties.” A four-year term would make it “twice the time to get rid of undesirable legislators.” RAIN MUCH NEEDED IN COUNTY NOW Laurens, Feb forecasts for rain 16. — Almost daily the past several ens, another highly regarded young days have been disappointing to business man of Clinton, who for [farmers and truckers in this area, several years past has operated the because there were only very light Carolina Service station on East Car-, showers—not enough to aid in ger- loUna avenue. I ;Rev. Moorhead Leads Study Course minating oats and other grains so\^'n this month and last. While a great deal of spring plow ing has been done, the fields need moisture now to facilitate further preparation and to start off pasturage Rev. Marion F. Moorhead, pastor areas. All water streams are report- of the Lydia Baptist church, is this ed low because of the continued win- week conducting the annual stiL»dyjter drought which is also affecting course for the Baptist Training ,union, local and farm home wells and other of the First Baptist church. sources of water supply. The situ- The study coUrse book taught by'ation is not acute, of course, yet it is Mr. Moorhead is “More Than Mon-[quite unusual for this section. ey” by John B. Freeman, stale sec- ♦ retary of Tennessee. Other members TO CLOSE SATURDAY of the church are Invited to attend these helpful and inspiring lessons which are being given at 7:30 each evening this week through Friday. / M. S. Bailey and Son. Bankers, and the Commercial Depository will be closed Saturday, February 22, in ob servance of Washington’s birthday. V*’’' ■ ■'iu .‘•f