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/ \ ffiECHRONiaE To Bf A Cloan lii^|Kipor, Complete, Newsy and Reliable if You Don't Read THE CHRONiaE You Don't Get the News <\ \ w • Volume XLI 'Clinton/S. C., Thursday, May 1,1941 Number 1$ BATHE ZONE NOT CLOSB) TO U. S. WARSHIPS President Intimates Naval Units Can Enter Danger Areas If Necessary. Washington, April 29. — President Roosevelt said today that American naval vessels were not barred from entering combat zones j and strongly reiterated that American patrols would go as far as may be necessary for the defense of the Weston hem isphere.^ He made this statement at a press conference a short time after Ad miral Harold R. Stark, the diief of naval operations, had said that at some points the patrols were oper ating as touch as 2,000 miles off" diore. The president remarked that that depended on where you tosfs- ured from. At ^e same time, Mr. Roosevrtt told reporters; That he had requested Secretary Jones of the commerce department to institute a survey for the purpose of determining quickly how'many civilian airplanes and of what tsrpes could be bought for the defense of democracy. He hoped a substantial number could be acquired. That there probably would be an announcement soon concerning the transfer of coast guard vessels to the navy, a step taken usually only in time of war. That he was cmisldering price con trol legislation but was uncertain as yet whether tnuAx action would be recommended to cmigress. The president would not say how far the vessds had actually gone, but Stark said tlw patrols had been ex tended considerably to the eastward. .The admiral EQK^e at a defense luncheon of the United States Cham ber of Commerce, and departed from his prepared text to discuss the pa trol question. “I wish I could talk about con voys,*’ Mr. Roocevelt said. "Td like to the tsquator, in both oceans.” Reporters questioned him later about the 3,000 miles figure and_he said that 2,000 miles was probably more accurate. COLLEGE TO CONFER FIVE HONORARY DEGREES IN JUNE Presbyterian college has announc ed it confer five honorary de grees at its 61st cmnmencement exer cises on June 2, following action of the degrees committee of the board of trustees. The degree of doctor of divinity will be conferred upon toe-Rev. Sam K. Phillips, pastor of Arsenal Hill Presbyterian chunto, Columbia; and toe Rev. Harold McQ. Shields, pastor of Gordon Street Presbyterian church of Atlanta. $25,000 SuH Ry In Stokin Wreck Miss Mary K. Wylie Named As Defendant In Case. Last RHes Held For Mrs. Christopher ^ Uaurens, April 28. — lA suit for $25,000, naming as defendant Miss Mary K. Wylie and the Ford auto mobile which she was driving when in a fatal collision with C. Eugene Prominent Lourens Matron Posses After Extended Illness. UURENS SEEKING DISTRICT RURAL HOUSING OFFICE Washington, April 28. — A dc^lega- tion from Laurens was in Washing ton this week seeking to have toe Laurens airport made a part of the notional defense program. They also want Laurens designated as district Funeral services'for Mrs. Elizabeth I J*® Glenn Christopher, widow of toe “ South Carolina, late Dr. A. J. Christopher of Lau- The delegation included: L. C. Barksdale, chairman of. toe f. C. READY FOR STATE TRACK MEET FRK)AY, SATURDAY Eight Colleges Will Send Athletes Here for Cinder Carnival. The stage is all set for the annual rens, were held last Thursday aftfr le . noon at four o’clock from the airport conunission; Ralph'oouth Carolina intercollegiate track Rtokes of MountviUe oh Friday, Ap-1 nedy mortuary with Rev. John J. • T. Wilson, chairman of the Laurens n™®®* on the track of Pres- rll 18, was begun here immediately|Hayes, Rev. J. H. Kyzar and C..B.jCounty Democratic committee, and.bJ^^’ian college Friday and Satur- Three degrees of doctor of laws i after a coroner’s Jury decided that I Bobo, officiating. Interment follow- James H. Sullivan, Laurens attorney.) day, May 2 and 3. The classic will be will be conferred upon toe following: H. A. Reed, vice-president of toe Bankers Tnist company ,ot New York, and formerly president of a theological seminary in Korea. - Benjamin R. Riegel, Chairman of the board of Riegel Paper corpor ation in New Jersey and president of toe Wiure Shoals (S. C.) Manufactur- i^omnpany. Cleveland E. Dodge, director of toe Young Men*# Christian associ ation of New York city, ixesident of the Neel* last Foun^tion, and dialr- man of toe boarc^ of Teachers* col lege of Columbia university. Stokes died of injuries sustained in {ed in toe family plot of the Laurens i They conferred with officials at I Coach Lonnie McMillian, toe “automobile wreck which was j cemetery. [the war department and the civil! unavoidable. HONE DEFENSE FORCE ORDAHIZED HKE THIS WEEK J. H. Hunter Named Captain. Meeting for Volunteers Next Monday Night. JOANNA, WAHS WIN SATURDAY Ih toe Mid-Carolina textile league games Saturday, Joanna defeated Clinton-Lydia hm by toe close count of 11-10. Abrams was toe big gun for toe Joanna attack, banging out .two doubles and a home. run. Trammell hit a henner and two-base blow for Clinton. Down at Newberry Watts won over Newberry in a well pligred game by toe score of 5 to 4. Games for Satnriay Newberry at-Clinton. Joanna at Watts. ' How They Stavi Joanna .... 2 Watts 2 Clinton-Lydia 0 Newberry 0 • 0 0 2 2 1000 1000 000 000 MARCIA GALLOWAY WINS LOVING CUP Marcia Galloway, associate editor of the Sentinel, s^ent high sdiool publication, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Galloway, was awarded a loving cup for. tot best individual interview of the year at the rc^t banquet ntoich concluded tot aUth South Carolina Scholastic pyeas Aaaociatkm convention in Charleston. The interview, entitled ** 'Leam To Be Good Americans' and ‘Adopt Ma jor Purpose ha Ufa,’ Says Napoleon HIH," appeared in to# Fabruary sue of The SatinM, and won first place in toe Stocy-of-the-Montti con test conducted jointly by the Win- throp Johnsonian and The State, Co lumbia. Clinton’s Home Defense Force, a unit bf toe state set-up, has been or ganized during the past week under toe sponsorship of a committee from toe local American Legion post con sisting of R. J. Pitts, G. W. Hollings worth, W. H. Simpson, H. E. Stur geon, C. F. Winn, R. P.-Chapman, and Lt. Col. A. H. Cummings and 1st Lieutenant H. M. Wilson, of the ooUege R.O.TiC. department. the organization ecaphjWse Bli announced toe following recommen dations for commissioned officers of toe unit: Captain, John H. Himter. First Lieutenant, G. W. Hollings worth. Second Lieutenants, W. D. Adair and T. H. Copeland. A meeting of toe Defense Foirce has been called for next Monday night at 8 o’clock in toe armory. All citizens interested between the ages of 21 and 55 are invited to attend toe meeting, at which time a full ex planation will he given of toe plan. Similar units are be^ organic in a number of tov^ and cities over the state as autoorbted under a bill passed recently by toe South Caro lina general assembly. Under toe bill onhr men between 21 and 55 are eli gible fpr enlistment, with officers In the r^erve corps, nktional guard, anny or naVy ineligible. - Members of the Hoam -Dalenae will serve without pay and will be fumitoed with necessary military equipment, brained to protect local lives and property in caae of inva sion, riots, major disasters, or other wnergencies.' Each company will be composed of four officers and 92 men, toe 60 companies contemplated to have a total strength of about 6,000. The uniforms furnished by the govOTunent will bear toe Palmetto ins^gaia and will be Confederate Officers state that men will be given ranks toey merit and tost no partiality will be shown. The terms of enlistment are for me year with out pay, except whm on duty, and then toe compensation will be the same as that of the National Guard. At toe meeting announced for Monday night enlistment blanks will be distributed. All who are inter ested and wish to enlist are invited to be present. < On file in toe clerk of court’s of-jT. Wier Davis, John C. Davis, Harry fice yesterday was a complaint andjw. Davis, Caldwell W. Wier and PaUbearers were: W. Glenn Davis, Ueronautics ^rd with a view tO| summons for relief in the suit, which is being brought by John T. Stokes, acting temporary administrator of toe estate of toe deceased, his broth er, alleging toaf Eugene Stokes was “driving hit auto on State Highway No. 560 which intersects toe Cal houn highway and was attempting to cross the Calhoun highway into a continuation of Highway No. 560” when stnick by Miss Wylie’s car. Among other things, the complaint allies that Miss Wylie was driving at a “reckless, unlawful” rate of speed, that she did not have her au tomobile under pro|^r control, did not slow down for cross road and intersection signs posted oh toe Cal^ houn highway near the scene of the accident and did not sound her horn. The collision occurred at toe inter section of the Calhoun highway and the “Lisbon road” on the Cltoton- Mountvllle section. Miss Wylie, a resident of Glenridge, N. J., , and a jimior at the University of Georgia, was proceeding north ensoute to Chester to visit her aunt, Mrs. R. M. Strange. The ^drivers were the only occupants dC their respective can. Mr. Stokes was ca^ed by un identified persons in a car bearing a Maryland license to a Clinton hos- ^pital where he succumbed the next morning. Miss Wylie was dismissed after receiving first aid. A warrant of attachmmt taken out by John T. JStokea here Monday was MKTvcd on Mias Wylie rep- aseantattviie of dmef-HmAt Meter company, where Miss Wylie’s car is stored. Those testifying at toe inquest were Patrolnum D. E. Reilly, who investigated the acetoent; J. Ed Clary, who estimated damage to the Wylie car at $325; Miss Marie D. Stokes, sister of wreck victim; Mills Hunter of Greenville, Stokes’ brother-in-law. J. B. Lewis served as foreman of the coroner’s jury. The suit was filed by Babb 8c Babb, attorneys for toe plaintiffs. Blackwell, Sullivan 8c Wilson are lo cal attorneys for toe defense. Royston Wier. Mrs. Christopher died last Wed nesday evening at 6 o’clock at toe Laurens hospital where she had been critically ill for several weeks. Mrs. Christopher was toe dau^ter of toe late Dr. G. Wash Glenn of Newberry county and Mrs. Martha Wier Glenn, who was a member of t^e well-known Wier family of Jacks township. Sheriff Caldwell W. Wier is a cousin. Her father dying while she was yet a girl, she spent much of her early life wito her Wier kin and with her sister, toe late Mrs. W. Watts Davis near Clinton. About twenty years ago she mar ried Dr. Christopher, who died a few years later. Since that time slxe had resided in Laurens, where of recent years she has'been the matron of the rest room in toe court house. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. She is survived by a half-sister, Mrs. C. O. Gwin of Covington, Ga., and a number of nephews and nieces of this community, besides more dis tant relatives. Lake Open For Fishing in May Regulations Given CoHcemifiii FiibiBa At Buzzoro Roost. having the Laurens airport designat- j under his leadership, al- ed as vital to national defense, ai^ | crowd of specta- with a view als^ to having some ac- j "rom all parts of to state, tivity of the national defense pro- Eight colleges and universities gram located at the airport. [over the state will be represented. At toe housing authority, they re-f®U trying, to oust the state cham- quested that Laurens be namedof two years’ standing, Cletn- headquarteiY for one of toe three (Colleges to participate will be districts into which toe state will be P* C., the University of South Caro- split for purposes of administration ^bia, Furman, Clemson, E r s k i n e , under toe rural housing program. Newberry, The Citadel and Wofford They pointed out that Laurens coun- college, ty is almost in the center of one of Track fans attending toe two days’ the proposed districts. JOANNA MILLS GIVES BONUS TO ALL EMPLOYEES- $50,000 Paid Workers Employed By Plant for Post Year. \ County Tax Books To Cl^ Today DID YOU KNOW? B '—toe late James S. (Jim) and L. W. C. Blalock of built the Gc^viUe Manu facturing company plant in 1902, op erating an oil aoill, gin and yam mUL That the coneem^waa later sold to a group of bankers and business men . . __ K- Of Cohimbia, tbs name batog chang- Acout^ to an ammincao^t oJ ^ ^ Ranna Cotton Mill **** BBuona Manufact^rliiff com- mlle<tioo of cotmiy a^ **jy*^4 pany waa purdmaa# and a large «rtrict texm will ctomiodiy, May 1W4^ flrat After today the t p«r oeot pen alty will be incraaaad p Sevan iwr osnt with the Aill penw oosta goiiH into eOect, the traaaurer stated. Ploy At Mountvitie FH^y Night y The junior and aanlor dgsMa. ot toe kfountviUe high school win pra- Mnt a play, “Htelitoir'i Daughter,” May avaniag at $40 n’alocil in tbs atiditoriuim Tite p«bUe is la* to attend. Stewart Hartehora, H. W. Hade, E. L. Durgin and saaoclates of New York, the nama of toe firm be- ‘ing changed to Jteuma Cotton Mills, for Mr. Ha^s wife, lOsi Joanna Hartabom before marriage. , In the fall of 1936 toe W. H. Reg- nery interests of CnUtego, purchased the inteeeste td the Harttoonis. The name in 1989 was changed from Jo anna Cotl^ Mills to Joanna Textile Mflla eonmany. The miUs, among toe moat modem and attaaettva in tbs Soutii, <^>arate •0.190 aptedks.and l,Ut0 Jk)oma. NAZI CONQUESTS Adolf Hitler’s annies, now in pos session of most of western Europe, have brought under control since toe Austrian anschluss of March, 1938, territory about "equal in area to 17 states in the United States, the Pana ma Canal Zone and the Island of Guam. Occupied territories and the states they compare wito, are: Austria—^Pennsylvania. Belgium—Delaware and Maryland. Bulgaria—^Kentucky. Czechoslovakia—Virginia. Danzig—Ctenal Zone and Guam. Denmark — New Hampehire and Vermont. France—^Texas (x). Greece—Alabama. Holland—^MasMchusetts and Con necticut Hungary — Indiana (not formally occupied, but permits passage of Ger man trdops). Luxembourg—Rhode Island. Norway—^New Mexico. Poland^M<mtana. Rumania—Arizona. Yugoslavia—Oregon. (x) The total area of France is about 212,700 English square miles and Texas about 262,400 English Greenwood, April 29.—In accord ance wito the provisions ‘of an act passed by the i^eral assembly and signed by Governor Maybank on April 3 fishing for gaipe fish will be allowed in Lake Greenwood (Buz zard Roost) during toe month of May with specific regulations as to the number and’size to be cau^t. The act reads as follo\vs: “That it shall be unlawful to take The Joanna Textile Mills company of Goldville yesterday distribute a bonus amounting to $50,000 to all employes of toe company as of March 31, 1941, the closing of the .fiscal year, it was announced by W. A. Moorhead, resident agent. “This mill shares toe profits with its employes, and in-addition gives them a week’s vacation with pay each year, the first week in July,' said Mr. Moorhead. Yesterday’s bonus went to all em ployes who have been connected with toe mill continuously for at least one year. Also included in toe distribution were former employes whose year of employment may have been interrupted by a call to army service. The Joanna events will witness a total of forty- four separate events in the freshman trials and finals, and varsity trials and finals. The meet will begin at 1:30 o'clock on Friday afternoon and will pack eighteen running events into a period of three hours, as all freshman races aro completed and varsity trials are held in the high and low hurdles, the 100 and 220-yard dashes, and 440- yard run. During toe same three hour span, all freshman field events will take place and varsity trials in the pole vault, the high jump, the shot put, the broad jump and the discus will be held. Saturday afternon will present the closing events feattiring the varsity finals in all races and divisions bear ing toe customary dash of color in toe opening parade of athletes, toe victory ceremonies for each event, and the presentation of the cham pionship cup to toe victorious team. Saturday’s “finals meet” will be gin at 2:00 with the pole vault, 2:15 will mark the opening ceremony, and -a4-8(36 the rtmnlng events wiO gin. According to schedule, one run ning event will take place every fif- I teen minutes from two o’clock four-thirty. to 8 S. C. COUNTIES TO BE USED FOR . MANEUVERS frogpi toe waters more than five bass I Chicago, 111. and not more than 15 other kinds of J Moorhead, the resident mana- people with _ ^ —, $20,000. The company manufactures! Coluinbia, April 29. — Governor window shade cloths and is owned | Mayba^ announced today that the by W. H. Regnery and associates of Army, commanded by Lieut, the Western Shade Cloth company, Gen. Hugh A. Di-um, would conduct game fish to any one day and it toall be presumed that anyone having in his or her possession to and around or upon said lake a larger amount of game fish than is provided lorj hereto has been guilty of violating toe provisions of this act, provided further that not more than 20 game* fish including toe five bass and 15 other game fish shaU be caught to any one day by any one person. “That it shall be unlawful for any person to take and bag a bass less maneuvers to eight North Carolina and eight South Carolina counties ii^ October and November. The governor, in a statement he ger has been engaged in toe manu-, . facUffin* business In Goldville for MI jreare and is held In the hitfiest re-1 authorued by ^””a> gard by the people ol th.*^Joanna WAR BULLETIN BOARD German bombers heavily assault English southwestern city believed to be Plymouth; parts of that port than ten inches to length and other | ordered evacuated because of Im- game fish less than six inches in mense destruction to previous raids; length from the waters of said lake. | German guns hurl shells across chan- The measurements shall be from the i nel into Dover area; British and tip of the head to toe tip of the tail. German planes dog-fi^t over chan- “It shall be unlawful to sell or of fer for sale any game fish caught fr(»n the waters of any artificial lake having an area of 10,000 acres or below; nel and speedboats clash British air force raids Brest Russia is said to have banned tran sit of all war materiab across USSR; more within game Zone No. 2 and,Germany had been reported obtato- any and all illegal fishing devices supplies from the Pacific area sudi as traps, nets or other contrap-: via Russian railways, tions shall be confiscated and de-1 British troops still withdraw from stroyed. Any person violating toe provis the counties as Richland. Kershaw, Fairfield, Chester, York, Lancaster, Chesterfield and Marlboro in South Carolina, and Union, Anson, Stanly, Montgomery, Moore, R i c h m o , Hoke and l^tland to North Caro lina. The statement was issued after a conference of the governor and Gen eral Drum here. The army officer left after the conference by plane for a similar meeting with Governor Broughton of North Carolina at Ra leigh. Approximately 400,000 men will participate in the maneuvers to start October *8 and continue through No vember. Corps maneuvers are to pre cede the full army exercises. BETTY HUNTER WINS I Greece by sea but Germans say they, VALEDICTORY HONOR are last closing all eicits; dive-: «>astlto? to at-! Betty Hunter has been named misdemeanor ^ *aUJ)e p^ishedltack all transports. |the valedictorian of the Clinton high as by a fine of not less than $10 nor, British say sandstorm helping them ■ school graduating class in May, with more than $100 or by imprisonment*. iMig.u-bvg.gg .ggygygg., «g^„.. in hoW off German-Italian units stalled [an ax’erage of 95.41. , ana Avxas aoout migiian nAnn ic klAkiCI\ square miles. More than half oflBAISD NAMCl/ by G«- TAX COLLECTOR than 30 davB." i®* Salum, Egypt; British air loitej Second place and the salutatorian “““ I hits Nazi air troop transports at Be-, honor was won by Virginia Suxnerel nina; fall of Dessie in Ethiopia traps | with an average of 94.75 per c«it 2,400 Italian and native troops. mans approximate 1,000,000 square miles, about one-thiitt the area of continental Oblte^ Statea More than nO,000,000 persons live to the territories takoi by the Ger mans while in toe same given area to toe United States there are a little more than 39,000,000. British faU of Oeimany also holds soma islands, occupied alter the France. Jones Homed On Regbtrotion Boord R. Fleming Jonec of Laurens, has been named a member of the county boerd of registration, vice W. T. Crews, deceaa^, according to an an nouncement from Columbia. Mr. Johnny Martin of Watts Mills, whoaa appotaftment to succeed Mr. Crewe was announced some time ago,- did not accept the office. Otom* members of the board are P. B. Bailey of Clin ton, and Mn. Gladys Ray Cook of Owingk Acc<»xling to official announce ment, R. A. (Gua) Babb will be ap pointed Laurens county tax coUaetor as i^vlded for to a specfiil legisla*f tive act recently passed by the coun-' ty delegation. Senator O. L. Long, spe^esman for toe delegation, has mada the an- nounceme^ to' connection with toe new tax-qoUecting agmey. Mr. Babb has been connected with the tariff’s office for several years as bo<dckeep- * er and delinquent tax collector. Un- (ter the new arrangement he wiUr have a separate office in the court house and devote full time to the^^. collection of unpaid tax bills, hither to handled through toe sheriff’s of fice. . * DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE 80 FAB THIS TEAR THERE HAVE BEEN 6 FATALITIES tnm AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS hi LAURENS COUNTY BUTS TODD HOME The home of Mrs. Morgan Todd of Simpsonville, on East Carolina ave-| mw, has been purchased durtog the' week by R. J. Htte of this city. The prcqpcrty was purchased as 4n invast- inent, Mr. Pitts stated. Let** Strive Th Make 1941 a Safe Year On the Highways. nda date last year, I 93J1 92.03 r I The four students wito next high est ratings are Jane Little, 93.87 i>ar cent; Banna Piester Martin. 92.83 per cent; Kathleen Howard, per cent, and C. B. Sharpton, per cent. Honors for the graduates’ night are: Lawyer, Charles Ross; pro phet, C. B. Sharpton, Jr.; poet. Vio let Browning; historian, Johnny Na bors. Harold Pitts, president of the class, will (Dreside. class Sportsmen Called To Discuss Game I Game Warden M. A. Cannon an nounced yesterday that he had called A meeting of all sportsmen in the I county to be held at the court house next Monday evening at 7:30 to dis- icuss restocking and protection of I game in toe streams and lakes of the j county. Mr. Cannon said that menY- |bers of the delegation are being in vited to attend and that he hoped all [sportsmen interested in the preser- jvation of game and fish would at tend. ^ % \'