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Ir THE CHRONKIE Strives To Be. A Cleon Nevrspoper, Complete, ible Newsy and Reliol If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume Xtl Clinton, Sf C., Thursday, Moy 8,1941 Number 19 mat nMSONWOUD IISEtt.S.lttVY K) Dam ARHS Time Now Right To Deliver Aid To Britain, Secretory Soys. WasRington, April 6. — Immediate use of the American navy “to mak6 the seas secure for the delivery of munitions to Britain" was urged to night by Secretary of War Stimson as a means of turning “the tide df darkness back frbm the Atlantic world.” • / ^ Declaring tiiatf eventual United States security is dependent on Brit ain's winning, Stimson asserted that all that this country has done to ward such a victory “is not suffi cient” because Germany’s “lawless activities” in the Atlantic are imper iling Britain’s lifeline. ALL IN DkAFTTO BE CLASSIFIED BY LOCAL BOARD BOaOBE “If we should allow the present strategic moment to pass until the power of the Britidi navy is gone,” the cabinet officer said in a prepared radio address, “the power of our navy would beocmie merely a secon dary power instead of the decisive and winning power in the world contest.’’ “After providing for billions worth of munitions to carry on the defense of our freedomJ’ he continued, “and vdiile we hold m our hands ^e in strument ready and able to make all these steiM effective, diall ,we now flinch ahd permit these munitions to be sunk in the Atlantic ocean? “Our entire history shows no pre cedent to make sudi' a sum)Osition credible. Neither the government nor people of the United States have ever ^ven occasion to make any one believe that such an act of irrespon sibility and indecision would be pos sible.” The war secretary’s speech was one of the strongest statements for use of the iravy yet made by a mwnbar of President Roosevelt’s official fam ily. It was broadcast nationally by NBC and MBS. Asked whether Stimson had dis cussed the address in advance with President ’ Rogsevelt,. Stephen Early* presidflntial iecretary, told reporters: “1 think you can assume he has talked to the praaHent about it. 1 ki>ow you can.” ^ Stimson compared “the imrestrict- ed submarine warfare which" Ger many is carrying on in the North Atlantic" with Germany’^ sea war fare prior to the World war and said “it was expressly the violation of law and humanity involved in unre stricted, submarine warfare which in 1917 caused the president and con gress to take up arms in defense of the freedom of the seas.” Clinton Board No. 50 (draft) has been directed to proceed with the Immediate classification of aU regis trants, it was stated yesterday by the chairman, R. J. Pitts. A memorandum from national headquarters, sent by state head quarters and then on to the state’s 83 local boards, says “It is desirable that the classification of all regis trants be completed at the earliest practical date." The local board has a registration of 2,500 men under the selective ser vice act, 700 of whom were mailed questionnaires soon after the nation al registration was completed. The remaining 1,600 selectees under this order are now to be classified as rapidly as possible. ' . • It was explained that national se lective service officials are anxious to know exactly where the coimtry will stand on registered manpower by June 30, when the current fiscal year ends, and after which new quo tas for states are expected to be as signed. Also, it is teli^ved, officials c<msider it important to know the condition and types of the manpower registered in order to plan properly iar the next registration. Pioneers To Hold Meeting Saturday 'Living As ClirisHans' fa Be Theme At Greenwood. Dr. Roswell C. Long, of Gtreen- woqd, chairman of reli^ous educa tion in South Carolina Presbytery, has annoimced that the annual con clave for intermediates will be held in the First Presbyterian church of Chreenwood Saturday at 11 am. This meeting, known as the Pioneer Con- J COUNTY 4-H CLUBS MEET SATURDAY AT TRAINING SCHOOL The. annual 4-H Adiievemcnt Day and Ck>imty (Council for Laurens coun^ boys and girls enlisted in 4-H clubs^ will be held Saturday, Blay 10, at the State Training school, arith the clubs at the institution acting as hosts. The meeting will open at 10:30 a. m., foUoaring the, registration pe<: riod at 10 o’clodc. The main feature of the day will be the girls’ Dress. Review. First prize in the contest will be a free trip to the SUte 4-H Short Course this siunmer at Winthr^ college. Prizes for 4-H boys will be award ed and 1040 certificates presented those completing their projects. State and 'County 4-H leaders will be present for the day. A picnic hmdi will be served on the campus at the noon hour. STATE TENNIS TOURNEY OPENS The annual Palmetto State Intw- oolk^te tamis tournament opened here yesterday and adll centinue dirough Saturday. This afternoon, however, will be devoted to an exhibition matdi by the touring quartet of Budge, Ifiar- ble, TUden and Hardwidk. The 32 varsity singles and 15 dou bles teams represent aU colleges In the 'l^ta except The Citadel Newberry. The seedings, in order, are Fanner and Larson oi Freshyteriao, Hjmn el Wofford, and Brose of the Univer- il^'of South Carolina; and Kerdasha 1^ White of fteirtDytekian, and VljitB and Stewart of Wefford. Farm er is defending tltUst and MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED Memorial Day will be obeetbed by the Stephen O. Lee chapter. United Daughters of the Cmffederpcy with m;)progriate exerclsee Fridv morn ing at 10:M in the Florida Street ll audltmrium. _ Rev. W, N. Long, pastor of'the BaptM <^urcli ai iUa dty, will speaker. The fMblk ii eordU^ to sttesal the enerdsls. clave, will have as its theme, “Living As Christiens,” the chairman will be assist^ by the members of Presbytery’s committee including Bev. J. J. Hayes, Laurens; Rev. C. J. Manhews, Whwheiiy; Rev. J. K. Roberts, Clinton; Rev. J. A. Flana gan, Whitmire, and laymen F. M. Stutts, Thomwell orphanage, and Joel S. Morse, Abbevflle. • Miss Julia Taylor, daughter of Mrs. George W. Taylor of this city, formerly ot the Brazil mission, is president of the PioneMx of the pres bytery, and will preside end assist in the organization of four diacussion groups, on worship, work, play and God in nature.-During the session there will be presentation of the fa mous picture by Zimmerman, “Christ and the Fisherman,” and the theme hymn for the year, “We Would Be Bfillding," will be sung. A' picnic style dinner will be serv ed at the church at the noon hour. The young pioneers who attend this meeting are alao eligible to at tend the intermediate conference to be held in ^is city June 10-17. M0THER'S DAY, SUNDAY. MAY 11 DR. N. R. S. YOUNG PASSES.IN MISSISSIPPI Dr. N. R. S. Young of Brooklyn, Mist., died sudd«ily Monday morn ing at his home. The funeral services were hekl yesterday afternoon. Dr. Young was a son of the lata Mr. and Mrs. Ellhu Young; Mr. Youjw being a brother of the late Henry, George and John H. Yotmg of this city. The deceased is survived by his widow; six sisters, Misses Irene and Qzzie Lou Young of Hattiesburg, Miss., Misses Made, Linda Bell and Mini^ Young, and Mrs. H. H. Hol- iQiWky of this city; one brother,.Wal ter Young of Ab^een, Miss. Upon' receiving the news of the swidaD passing of their brother, the Miieef Young and .Mrs. HoUoway^ left early Tuesday morning for Brooklyn to attmd the funeral aer- vlcea. i«a> mUVB CAREFUU^T SAVE A UFB •O FAB Tins TBAB THERE 6 FATALITIES AUTOMOBOJB ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNT? Lgt*k StriT* To Blakt 1941 a Safa taar Oa tkt HigliwaFS. tlffB dale hMl year, • When God looked down upon the earth And chose to put new blessings there, Gifts from above To show His love*— |-^ And lighten e^hly joy and care, He gave the sky the sun-set glow; Gave fragrance to the lily’s blow; Gave laughter gay To children’s play; And then to every yearning soul, He gave that gift of tenderest worth— A mother. LOCAL STUDENTS WIN HONORS IN STATE CONTESTS Annual High School week was held last week at the University of South Carolina with 1,400 contest ants from all parts of the state try ing for honors in a number of events. Winners from Clinton and Thorn well high schools were: Charles W. Cooper was one of 13 students from 62 who made the hon or list in the junior spelling finals FARM WOMEN IN SPRING MEH, HECT OFFICERS Lourens County Council Awards Prizes In Con tests of Yeor. Laurens, May 5.—The spring meet- Of the 70 students who competed; Laurens County Council ! in junior Latin finals, John W. Mor-*®^ Farm Women was held Saturday ris was among the 14 whose scores Harmony church, the hostess clubs were highest. being Brewerton and Mt. Bethel. The Leaman D. Jones and Charles Er-1included opeh- I nest McCown (Thomwell high) madeiexercLses, music, departmental the honor list among the 18 of 90 election of officers and {students competing in general ence finals. ] Mrs. H. L. Williamson was named^' Virginia Carolyn' Sumerel was’as the new president.'Mrs. J. W. among the winners announced in the .Tinsley, first vice-president; Mrs. senior English contest. [Dutch Cook, second vice-president; Margaret Eleanor Barnett andjMrs. E. A. Curry, treasurer, and Mrs. Chioe Oneida McClure (Thomwell M. A. Wilson, new member of the high) and Virginia Carolyn Sumerel board of directors. A secretary will (Clinton high) made the honor list in!be selected by the board. Mrs. Robert the typing contest. Virginia also won | Cain was named as voting delegate a similar honor in the shorthand con-1 and Center Point-Mount Olive se- test. Mary Bailey Owens was one of the winners in the short story contest. Klwanians To Honor Graduates Boys of Orphonoge and High School Glosses To Be Guests of Club. Following a custom of years past, the Kiwajiis club will have as their 'guests this evening the boy members of the ThorAwell orphanage and Clinton high school graduating classes. (Dinner will be served at Hotel Clinton at 7:30 wiith President W. A. Moorhead in charge of the meeting. ' As an entertainment feature the club has secured the new techni color, film, “This Amazing America,” which has just been produced by the Atlsmtic Greyhound lines at a cost of $75,000. Already exhibited before film critics it has been called the finikt travel film, ever produced. Scores of the most outstanding places and acenes of interest in the United States are shown in th^ ^natural color in the picture, inclumng Grand Cuiyoa, Glacier National Park, Niag ara Falla, the Minnesota Lake Reg ion, scenes in the more historic sec tion of New England, the South, etc. A smell cast of Hollo^ood actors was used in fihning the picture to develop a running stoqr and add in terest. Throu^ the courtesy of the pro- dtacers and Kiwanis club, “This “Amazing America,” win be shown to the Thomwen orhpanage family in their chapel at 6 p. m. Wives of the Klwanians and their friends are in vited to sec the Jilm at this hour. Wheat Acreage To Remain Same Cannon Soys Present Marketing Quotas To Stond. Laurens county fanners, who have planted their present wheat crop in High Rating For Blue Stocking lected for the autumn session.’' After devotional led by Miss Sara Petty and prayer by ReV. J. F. Farr, welcoming addresses were given bj— Mrs. W. W. Wallace and Mrs. W. O. Abercrombie, with Miss Lidie Sloan making response. Pledge to the flag ceremony was directed by Mrs. J. E. Hunt. M. H. Bruner of Clemson, present- College Students' Paper j ed by C. B. Cannon, county agent. Pieces In 'All-American' ! Farm IJvina aa Group. For the first time in its twenty- one years of publication. The Bhie Stocking, Presbyterian college stu dents’ weekly publication, been rated as an “All-American” newspa- per. The announcement came the past week to Tucker Irvin, retired ^tor of the publication and editor of the first semester issues judged by the Associated Collegiate Press critical service, which gave the newspaper the hi^ honor rating. The Blue Stocking was one of six newspapers from colleges with an ewreteneat -el fM-er len to receive the h<mor, the highest rating given except for “Pacemaker," a special distinction given to a select group of “AU-Aroerican’^ papers from schools of all sizes. The paper had never rated higher than second-class be fore. The Judges, all connected with the department of journalism at the Uni- of “Better Farm Living Program” as his theme. Department chairmen reported as follows: Agriculture, Mrs. E. A Cur ry; citizenship, Mrs. J. E. Hunt; ex terior beautification, Mrs. D. Cook; health, Mrs. G. D. Babb; education, Mrs. L. C. Taylor; finance, Mrs. H. B. (]k>8sett; legislation, Mrs Earle Workman; membership, Mrs. W. W. Thompson; music and recreation, Mrs. Harold Wallace; 4-H council. Miss Nell Tribble; religion and wel fare, Mrs. J. W. Tinsley. Assembly singing was led by Mrs. Wallace; Misses Joan and June Tay lor gave a piano duet; Miss Jane Kennedy, two vocal numbers, and a Lanford club quarteL^ Awards to the kii^en contest win ners presented by Miss Portia Sea- brook, Winthrop college, to blue rib bon group: Mrs. Will Irwin, Mrs. J. B. Stewart. Mrs. L. P. Crane, Mrs. Mack Ellison, Mrs. M. C. Waldrop, Mrs. W D. Stewart, Mrs. Z. R. Trayn- ham and Mrs. M. A. Wilson; red rib bon group: Mrs. L. R. Henderson, versity of Minnesota, particularly j Summeral, Mrs. J. F. Da- commended Blue Stocking news;'’*®’ Thompson, Mrs. G. aory vitality, alumni material, news! Cunningham, Mrs. organization, headlines, typography Gray. Thirty-one entered and front-page make-up, the edito- rial page and all aspects of the sports accordance with the acreage allotted page. the mlast fall, may now rest as- Wrote A. Phillips Beedon, chair- sured that approval of the wheat man of the department of journalism marketing quotas in the May voting I at the University of Alabama, on will in no way reduce their present acreage, it was learned yesterday from C. B. Cannon, coimty agent. leave of absence for work at the Uni versity of Miimesota: “For the por tions I’ve judged, I ,think that you He said that he%eceived that infer- have done a nice job.” mation from the state AAA office! Members of the editorial staff of 'work sheet," the usual acreage of: the paper for the first semester were: farmers in the Agricultural Building here recently at which time a com mittee was appointed to investigate rulings that appeared to reduced the present wheat acreages. The instructions under which wheat could be planted without penalty last fall allowed a farmer to plant either 10 acra to each farm ‘Work sheet," the usual acreaeg of wheat on the farm or three acres per family including wage hands, Caimon said. “It is mandatory on the Secretary of Agriculture by Congress to de clare marketing quotas in effect when the carry-over plus the esti mated production of this year’s wheat crop is 35 per cent grea^ than the normal consumption phif normal ex ports. It now appears that on or about May 31 a referendum will be helA to determine- whether or not Tucker Irvin, editor; Charles Mac Donald and John Weldon, associate editors; Tench Owens, sports editor; James MacLeod, copy reader; Bobby Schwanebcck, news editor. Membership prizes went to the Youngs club, Mrs. H. H. Abercrom bie, president, and to Musgrove club, Mrs. W. R. Anderson, president. Account-keeping . prizes, first to Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Crane; second, a tie between Mrs. Kenneth Haselden of Musgrove, and Mrs. M. A. Wilson. Yearbook prizes, first. Oak Grove club, Mrs. J. G. Roy, president; sec ond, Clinton club, Mrs. Harold Wal las, president; third, Musgrove club, Mrs. W. R. Anderson, president. Eden and Youngs clubs received honorable mention. Miss Jennie Coleman, county home Announcement of the rating of j‘^^^"onsiration agent had an active The Blue Stocking for the second se- P*rt in arranging the program and mester will be made next fall. DID YOU KNOW? THAT — Next Sunday is Mother’s Day. the one day in the year dedi cated to the world’s greatest practi tioner of unselfishness—the mother. THAT — the first woman’s church society in Clinton was organized 71 at the meeting she gave recognition to special guests and visitors. 25,000 ACRES DEVELOP£D THROUGH CONSERVATION PLAN According to D. F. Laurens, chairman of Patterson of the district’s years ago—June 30, 1870,-as a'ben- supervisors, complete con- evolent agency of the First Presby-1 concerning approxi- tcrian church. It was known as 25,000 acres of farm land in ladies “sewing society" with the fol- j Laurens county have been developed lowing officers: Mrs. S. A. Phinny, I operation of SUMMER. CLOSING BEGAN YESTERDAY I The usual Wednesday half-hoUday for the summer season began ywter- day with a Uurge majority of mer- ^unts and IwsliiMa-finoa of the city entering Into die agreemeift. The closing period will eemtinue through the mondis of May, June, July and August, excepting the date of July 2. The cloeing arrengement is made primarily to give a holiday to the employes of die respeedve firms. An advertiaanofet appearing in to day’s paper signed by a large num ber of huslnete ffms adcs the hearty co-oparadeo of the general public in fcarrylDg out the agreeinent with the eligbtest inconvenianee to dieir eue- tomers. CLUB MEETS 1UBBDAT The May dinner meeting' of the Cbembipr ^ Commerce wiU be held next Tueaday evening at 7:30 at Ho tel CUnton. The redring president. Dr. L. E. Btehop. has been rc-elcctdd for a second year vmich begins with this lueitlnf the wheat marketing quotas will re-: Presidrot; Mra. Maj^ Jacobs, secre- main in aff#srt Tn raa* tha ounta i * Mrs. J. T. Craig, treasurer. THAT—May 10th, the second Sat- main in effect. In case the quota is voted to ronain in elfe<^ then farmers who planted above 10 acres “Anniver of wheat would be given x wi acreage allotment which would be much smaller than his usual acreage of wheat Then if the farmer had planted on his fann wheat in excess of his allotment be would be pen alized 50 emits per bushel times normal yield for the farm times the excess acreege. Also he would not receive any cotton parity nor conser- has been cleared im and the farmer vation payment Now this matter Is permitted to have the wheat acre age that he received notice of last f^,” Cannon stated. wheat' yeaw was a red- ! letter occasion in Clinton. The ob servance was started by the Sunday school of the Presbyterian church in 1864 and continued for forty years until 1904. The day was marked by special exercises thst brought great crowds here in wagons, buggies and Operefto At MoantYille School .The Mounville elementary school will present an operetta. “Peter Rab bit,” in the MountvlUe school audito rium Friday night. May 9, at 8:30 o’clock. The operetta is adapted from the story ol “Peter Rabbit,” by Beat rix Potter, and is composed of about fifty characters. The p^lic is invited to attend. the Laurens County Soil Conser\a- tion district which—was estabhshed a' year ago. On these cooperating fanrn ap proximately 2,000 acres havi? been tractor terraced; 215 acres have been treated for unproved pastures; ap proximately 500,000 loblolly pine trees have been planted and 275,000 kudzu plants (550 acres) will hav’e been pitted by the end of the plant- ing season which is now being on excursion trains from Columbia, * Newberry, Laurens and elsewhere. THAT — Ben Beasley, colored, is the oldest man in Clinton. Ben has reached his 91st birthday and is an upright, honorable citizen, holding the respect of all who know him. THAT —The Baz4c of Oarings in this county, holds the distinction, as shown by its statement, of having more cash on hand than the entire amount of its deposits. This is These practices^ are in addition to many other conservation practices which have been established on Lau rens county farms during the past year. Developing a complete conserva tion plan is the first step in bringing about actiud conservation on the land, Mr. Patterson pointed out. Soil conservation service technkians as signed to the district assist fai'tners unique record, one that can be equal-1 led by few banks anywhere in thf whole country. BANKS TO CLOSE M. S. Bailey fit Son, Bankers, and the Commercial Depository will be closed Saturday, May 10. in observ ance of Memorial Day, it was stated yesterday. \ MAT QUEEN ATTENDANT Miss Grace Martin, daughter of Dr, and Mrs. W. T. Martin of Goldville, was one of the freshman attendants for the May Queen annual festivities of Converse college on Saturday af ternoon. /