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«ll Wj,' iW / / THE CHRONICLE Stiires To Be A Clean ^ Newspaper; Complete, Newsy ^ond Reliable ► If You [>on't Read THECHRONICU You Don't Get the News Volume XU Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 22,1941 Number 21 PASSENGERS ON ZAMZAHUNDB) IN FRQICH PORT To Leave Clintoif Germans To Rdeose Them Shortly. Number Of iWes Reported Lost. Berlin, Wednesday, May 21.—The 142 Americans removed fropi the Egyptian fteamer Zamzam before it was sunk by a German war^p in the South Atlantic probably wiU be released soon and permitted to re- tium to the United States, Nui in formed quarters said early today. AH of the 323 passengers and crew members of the Q,209-ton vessel are safe and sound in “a western French port,” presumably between Bordeaux and Brest, after being landed there from a German merchant ship to whidi they were transferred from the sea-raiding warship, it was an nounced. The Zamzam was sunk in the south Atlantic at least a m<mth ago—dur ing ”the middle of April”—because she was transporting war materials for Britain” from the United States, the official DNB agency said. Asked about the Americans, in cluding 24 young ambulance drivers of the British-American Ambulance corps bound to aid the ”Free Froidi” forces in Africa, an mformed Ger man source said: . "Nothing is known here so far, but we believe all the Americans will be allowed to^ proceed to neutral coun tries.” Many of those aboard the Zamzam were missionaries. (The entire cargo of the Zamzam "is in German hands, unharmed,” having been removed before the ves sel was sunk, according to the Ger man official radio heard in New York by CBS. The cargo included |3S,000 worth of equipment including 20 am bulances, a field kitchen and X-ray traOer, ot the British-American Am- 'bulance corps route for service with the "Free French” forces in Africa). , The survivors were landed safe and sound in the '*wealem Fmch ^ which fluy mrwrtbe ferred from the warship which sank the SSamram, it was stated. The sinking "in the middle of April” ajqpea^ to have occtured shortly after ffie Zamzam left Recife on April 10 for Capetown where it was 'due April 21 or' 23. • An earlier announcement, lifting the month-old mystery of the ves sel’s fate, had told of the rescue of all those aboard when a sea-raiding German warship, presumably a cruiser, sank the Zamzam somewhere in the south Atlantic. Toni^fs new announcement by the DNB, based on infemnation from official German quarters, still failed to clear up the mystery of the whm- abouts of the 142 Americans and 181 others aboard the ship beyond stat ing they were safe m a Nazi-occu pied “western Fnmch port” (The western French port rai^t be Bordeaux m* Bayohne on the western coast of continental France, or ponibly Dakar or Sasablanca on the west coast of French West Af rica). ROBERT P. WILDER R. P. Wilder has resigned his po sition as instructor and athletic coach at Clinton high school to become principal and athletic director of Mount 7Aon Institute (high school) at Winnsboro. }iT. Wilder, a native of Woodruff, came to CUnton s^ years ago as a member of the high school faculty and football coach. Under his leader ship the school has produced strong football teams each year, recently winning both a state and upper state championship. His teams for the six-year period have an average above 750. Mr. Wilder plans to attend sum mer school, aftCT which he wQl move his Winnsboro. He and Mrs. Wilder haye a wide circle of friends in the city who will regret to learn of their de parture, and whose best wishes will follow them to their iww home. Biemial Sesskw Amendiiient Out iNalion To Seek' 'Defense At Home Legislators Agree Death Bell Has Sounded For Hope This Yeor. Million Men To Be Recruited For Emer gency Duties. COLLEGE TO HONOR DR. A. E. SPENCER AT COMMENCEMENT Washington, May 20.—^A drive to Columbia, May 20. -r- Legislators agreed today that the death bell toll-! recruit a million or more volunteers ed distinctly, if quietly, this week ini to man the home defenses in any, ^ j the house of representatives for any!wartime emergency tonight became: distinction of havi^ Dr. Almon Edwin Spencer, dean of the Presbyterian college faculty, will be awarded a special parchment scroll at the annual commencement exercises June 2nd in recognition of fifty years of contim^d service. Dr. Spencer came to Clinton in 1891 to -become professor of Greek and French at the college and has the BRITISH CONSULS ORDEe TO LEAVE NEAR EAST POSTS Levant Statei Request Removal. Nazis Set Up 20 Air Bases. Beirut, Lebanon, May 20, — War hope-of ratifying biennial legislative one of the first objectives of thel*“ awpicmas issues by me college j took a firmer grip on French-con- session amendments to the constitu-' newly created office of civilian trolled Syria and Lebanon today. tlon this year. .fense. pus is named for the beloved educa- By a roll call of 52 to 38, the house, toda}r w 1 , ^ . j lof who has made an outstanding | ’ Authorities of those Levant states Officials obviously Expected «,contribution to the institution for the o^'dered British consulates closed and continued until the 1942 session a large proportion of the men to come century resolution by Representative Vallen-!from the vast reservoir of young, Line of Orangeburg to pry out of the;physically able manpower known to! %/r g|\ judiciary committee three senate- the draft organization as Class 3-A \| ylJiU approved measures to insert in the!—men given a deferred status be- constitution the amendment approv ed by the general election voters last year. cause they have dependents to sup port. Plans are that the men shall be The resolution was pending on the organized and trained to the task calendar for days before the final of protecting life and property in vote was reached. The house, without their localities, in coordination with ado, adopted the motion by Repre sentative Mellette of Clarendon which apparently sealed the coffin on biennial sessions for this legisla tive year. Representative Brailsford of Or angeburg had fought hardest for the effort to loosen the measures from the committee. He had reiterated his oppositkm to the views of Represen tative Taylor of Spartanburg and others that the house should not act on the bills until the senate disposed of the house-passed bills proposing constitutional referenda in 1942 on the question of increasing house terms afrom two to four years and senate Wms from four to six. Brailsford held steadfastly ... ... - X ... .. Says The Laurens Advertiser: port” by a German merchant s^ to the throughout to his contention that the justified. Taylor argued there was no need for haste as the house could await the smate actirni on the other bills and yet have time at the 1942 session to ratify the biennial session amendments. He and many other house members had clung to the view that the representatives would be shorn of mixdi power and senators’ influence would be increased if no movement were initiated to extend terms. Under the current two-year house terms, representatives would attend only one biennial session. COUNTY AIRPORT MAY BE USED IN WAR GAMES Leas ot life Feared New Yoric, May 20.—^Radio station 'WldC^ reported tonight its London correspondent said in a rikortwave broadcast from the British capital that "Berlin’s report of no loss of Ufa in the sinidng of- the Zamzam is ut terly fantastic.” Thes London corres>ondait of the New York station is Johannes StceL The correspondent added, "It is quite likely that mort Americans lost theirIMvee in the sinidiig of the 2Sam- zsm than in the Lusitania during the 'World war.” Without giving the aource of his information, Steel said "the facts are that a neutral ship on an errand of widely publicized First Army ma neuvers between October 6 and De cember 1 was seen as a possibiUty here yesterday by L. C. Bariodale, Laiirens Business league secretary, who said that a request from R. C. Mansfield, assistant adjutant general at Fort Jackson, for permission to use die airport has been granted. Barksdale said that he did not know just bow many planes would be stationed here during the maneu vers but added that he was exp^- ing more definite information freun army officials b^ore the war games start Mansfield’s letter requested per mission, to make minor excavations and space for pitching necessary tents, adding that the port woxild be restored to its original condition af- tmr the games. It was also stated that the portions of the airport used in the maneuvers would be roped'off in order not to interfere with normal activities. ^ the Home Guard units already., es tablished in many states. Their re sponsibilities would include the i»o- tection of public property, and such key military objectives as ihdustrial plants and bridges, preparation and readiness to serve as firefighters and to offer physical resistance to the bmnbing of strategic points. The office of civilian defense will, however, have many more adminis trative duties than this. It will be expected to advise and assist in the ENDS FRIDAY Program For High School Includes Class Night, Sermon and Groduot* ing Exercises. The 1940-41 session of the Clinton city schools will come to a close Fri-I day. The closing program for the high school will open Friday night with class day exercises in Florida Street school auditorium at eight o’clock. The program will be in the frame of ■their staff.s removed, while Britain’s I RAF settled down to a steady bom- jbardment of German-^used airfields and the Nazis themselves COnsolidat- jed their hold on the routes to th« j battlefronts of Iraq. I (Dispatches from Ankara said {German ground staffs were trans forming more than 20 Syrian air fields for possible use as offensive bases against the British. The big airport at Aleppo was reported func tioning as the chief refuelling point for Nazi warplanes enroute to Iraq, while Nazi technicians and eqtiip- ment arrived at other fields by iir from the Dodecanese. “Surplus” French military supplies were said be moving into Iraq by motor to formulation of all civiUan defense « “talking newspaper” with Harold measures, to work closely with state and local governments, to train civ ilian auxiliaries, and stimulate na tional morale. Announcing the establishment .of the new agency today, Presidmt Roosevelt simultaineously appointed FioreUo LaGuardia,. the dynamic mayor of New York, as its head. He will receive no salary. Mr. Roose velt said, and will continue as mayor. But in New York, there were in dications that this might not be the whole stoi^ It was disclosed that LaGuardia would ccxne to Washing ton tomorrow, and it was said, make an important public statement deal ing with the mayorality situation. On Thursday, it was added, La Guardia win issue a second state- R>ent on the new defenee chairman of the labor, and manufactures committee, assert ed today “there was no question but what the house’s action this week killed any chance of making biennial sessions a fact this year. I think if we could have biennial! ANGEOTWEEft OF THANKSGIVING FAILED, SAYS FDR Pitts, president of the class, presid ing. Betty Hunter, assisted by Vir ginia Sumerel, wiU act as editor of the newspaper and introduce the heads of the various departments. The class historian, Johnny Na bors, will read the history; Violet Browning, class poet, will give her poetry column; C. B. Sharpton will take the role of a prophet; Charles Ross, sports editor, will read a col umn of accomplishments for the class; Banna Piaster Martin will give a gossip column; Kathleen Howard will furnish a society editor feature, and the class will in the form of an advertising department, will be read by Jane Little. The honor students of the junior class will serve as marshals. Several songs will be sung by the class, di- the president, are: Mac Finney, vice- president; Henry Etta Young, secre tary-treasurer. Jack Barnes is presi dent of the student body. The baccalaureate sermon before 481 the graduating class will be preached Washington, May 20.—The sessions it would save the state |200,- j states aga^ will celebrate Thanks-1 Sunday evening at the First Presby- 000 to $300,000 a year by eliminating i giving on the traditional last Thurs-1 terian church by Rev. |L. P. McGee, salaries every other year for legisla tors, attaches, engrossing department employes, the big cost of printing and in other ways^ “It would be a wholesome thing, General Assembly Opens Meet Tonight The 81st annual session of the Gen eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, U. S., will opoi this evening at Mcmtreat, N. C. Dr. Frank C. Brown of Dallas, Texas, moderator, wiU deliver the opening sermon. (^oRunj^oners' from South Caro lina Rreibyterj^ to the assembly are: Rev. A. G. Anderson, Greenwood, Rev. E. F, Oettys, McCormick, Elders Joel s. Morse, Abbeville, axid J. N. Goordon, IXmalds. WT80E HEAPS CLUB Robert Wysor, a senior of CoU^ Park, Md., has been elected presi- I dent , of the International Relations mercy has been sunk by a Geiman,c|„b coUto for tha coming raider and that many American lives were ImL” • —-I — (IMIOM, IJQUIU uluiMrs losas The fast Joanna taam met ita first defeat of tha saaaon Saturday adien defeatad by HMrbtmr at Nawtieny 8 to 6. Newbarry tNincfaed hita In fha second and fifth innings, with six] home ruM hr Caldwell and Brown faaturing the game. i Watts Mill cut loosa with a five-, tun rally in tha alnth timing and de feat^ Clinton 9 to 7. CUntmi want of tha vtidting fehib by aeoring six ntiu til tiM sbMi timing, only to have Watts clinch tha victory with the big ninth inning spree. | flaasai tar latwiay . Clinton at Hawbarir^ Watts at Jeanaa. T Joanna tifntts .... ..... ..y Wawbarnr .... .. ClMton-Lydla .. W .... 4 ..M 2 .„. 2 L 1 2 2 4 Pet. 800 $00 400 990 DlUVB CAREFUU.T SATE A LIFE SO FAA nns TEA* mu HAITI BEEN b FATALfTIES AUTOMOBILB ACCIDENTS IB LAURENS COUNTY Ltt*s Birin Tt 1U$ lf41 a Ssft^Totr Ob Um HigiDrtyB. Ihto date hwt yanr, 9 . , ^ ^ , I The change will not occur ifntil to let toe private citizen and busi-. year, however, so calendars, nesses k^w two ye^ m advance I football schedules and sales cam- instead of one year what their taxes! day in November because, in the pastor of North Broad Street Metoo- words of President Roosevelt, ad- di»t church. Special music wiU be vancing the date failed to accom- offered and, as has been toe custom plish its purpose. • ifor a long period of years, this will change will ^ • union service in which all trucks and more than 2,000 Syrian natives under French-trained officers were reported to have crossed the frontier to join Iraq forces fighting the British). Suppression of the British consul ates was announced as a reprisal for British bombardment of Syrian air dromes. Misso airdrome, near Da mascus, was attacked again this morning by two British planes. As for the operations in Iraq, a coRununique received here from Baghdad reported repulse of British forces in the^ Basra area and on the Western Iraq front, and destruction of 30 British armored cars by the Axis-reinforced Iraq air force. The communique said losses in men and material were inflicted on toe British on the southern front, where Iraquis, reinformed by irregu lars, successfully attacked British po sitions and took prisoners. It added that two gunboats bombarding Iraq positions from toe Persian gulf were driven off and one was damaged by .law) arUUcTy«^ ... (Authoritative Iraq soitrces in An kara said their ranks were being augmented by volunteers from So viet Russia, Afghanistan and Iran (Persia). Thejr described toe Soviet volunteers as‘ pilots, aviatiori me chanics, aviation technicians, tank drivers and mechanics. The same sources asserted that the population of Soviet Asiatic districts includes some 25,000,0<)0 persons of Moslem origin who sympathize with the Iraq cause. „ , .paigns will not be thrown out of would be. They could grange their ^ has done budgets accordingly and would not be eternally worried about what the legislature would do. State and coun ty taxes would be known two years in advance with biennial sessions be cause supply biUs for the state and counties would have to be enacted] churches of toe city will unite The graduating ekercis^es will be held in Florida Street school audi torium next Monday evening, at for the last two years, Mr. Roosevelt | time m^ls Md awwds for wlU proclaim toe next to toe lastly® f^ made. Supt. W E. Thursday in November fo be Thanksgiving Day. That will be No vember 20.f When he announced in August, for two-year periods instead of one year; COUNTY SCHOOLS WIN 32 PUCES 1939, that he was advancing toe date, toe president said retailers wanted the changes because they figured business would be better if toere were a Umger interval between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Be sides, he said. Thanksgiving had no,t final In toe recent annual High School i ^ Week contests held in Columbia ^ November. which 1,500 students competed from ^ check was made on toe econo- all parts of toe state, students from j five Laurens county high schools‘Mr. Roosevelt told his press donfer- won 32 of toe 397 places.* commerce de- Laurens hiito sdiool took top place i *'®^ found that a majority for the county with 17 wins, ClLntoni®^ retail stores agreed that the shift high came second with seven, Ford|*»®«* «®d« difference in their 'and Thomwell'hl^ three each, andi®®!®?* Cross HUl two. The list of winners! president smilingly admitted for the local ‘schooU has already ap-j^®^ the experiment was unsuccess- peared in The Chronicle. Fresbytorians Ekcf Additionol Elders ful. At a amgrtgational ^meeting of the Fint Presbyterian church Sunday morning foltowtiig the worship hour, the folfowlng additlmud ciders were elected:* M. M. Freeman, Dr. M. W. Brown, R. C Adair, Frai^ E. Miller, T. P. Copeland and W. H. Shands. With tBe exetption of Mr. Freeman, all of the electees are members of the church's board of deacons. Mr. Freeman, before moving to Clinton, wu an elder in the Shandon Presby terian dmrch of Cohimbia. A congregational meeting will be held next'Sunday morning to elect additioi^ deacons. Goldviile Boy Given PromoHon DR. J. M. RAST NEW PRESIDENT UNDER COLLEGE graduates and following a custom of the past two years, no guest speaker will appear on the program. Miss Betty Hunter will be the valedic torian, and Miss Virginia Sumerel, toe salutatorian. The president of the class, Harold Pitts, will also speak. The senior class is composed of 71 members, 41 boys and 30 girls, the list having been published last week in The Chronicle. The time of all three programs will be ei^t o’clock with the public cordially invited. Kiwanis Clubs Join In Rally Division Meet Held In Lourens With Governor Furr As Speaker. Martin T. Coleman Dies At Abbeville Martin Teague Coleman, 72, died) at his home in Abbeville last Thurs day night after being in declining! j health .for some time. The funerkl I by President Du A challenging call to Kiwanis to accept roles as citizens, fatoers and patriots in the defense of America against the menace of totalitarianism by Carolinas District Governor Ray A. Furr of Rock Hill, featured the annual dinner rally meeting of toe ninth divUion held last Thursday evening in Laurens with the Lau rens club as host. A large delegation from the Clinton club attended the meeting which .was attended by 125 Kiwanians and the presidents of all clubs in the division. The lieutenant governor of the division presided. Music for the occasion featured services were held Saturday 'after noon from the residence, with Rev. B. L. Kilgo in charge. I Mr. Coleman was the son of James Finley Colonan and Liavinia Teague (foleman of Coronaca. Pre Jlhame of the Greenville club, and selections by a sextet from the Cora Cox Lucas Music Study club of Laurens under the direction of Mrs. L. S. McMillan, with Mrs. John K. Taylor as piano accompanist. Others He is survived by his widow, Mrs. ^”i!**Tj****T ^®* Hannah Hemphill Coleman, several sons and dau^ters, grandchildren, brothers and sisters. John W. Cole- Greenwood, May 20.—Lander col lege trustees announced here today that the Rev. Jeton Marvin Rast, DJD., of Columbia, had been elected president of the institution to suc ceed Dr. John W. ^^ake, president since 1932, who will retire June 1. Doctor Rast, now editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, will] take up his new duties immediately upoi^ toe retiranent of Doctor Speake. The* latter is retiring be cause of his health. Since 1936 he has h4m editor of the church publication at . Cohimbia. man of this city is a brother of toe deceaMd. MeHiodist Leogue Sponsors Pie Supper On Monday evening the People’s league of Broad M^odist church, under the leader ship of Miss Made Davis, sponsored Young Street a pie supper. Proceeds from toe sup per will be used to send a delegate His DJ3. degree was confarred upon to the summer assembly at Lander Sgt. Fred L. Roes of Clinton Bat tery B, 107to Cfoast Artillery, Anti- Aircraft, now stationed at Camp Stewart near Savumah, Ga., has been commissioned as a tacond Ueu- tenant, it has been announced by of ficials of the uaiL Lieut Boas Is a < son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Ro« of Ooldville. him by Wofford. Closing Pr^rom At Hurricane Tonight The annual commencement ckaing program of the Hurricane school, near here, will be givm this evening in' toe schoolhouse beginning at eight o’dock. The ixiblic is cordiaUy in vited. college. Greenwood. Hurricane Teachers Are Re-elected Waldrep, Mrs. Miller Brown and Mrs. R. T. Wilson. Mrs. McMillan and Mrs. Taylor played a piano duet. The address of welcome was made by Rev. John J. Hayes, president of the Laurens club. The response was given by President R^. B. Burgess, president of the Spartanburg club. The invocation was offered by Prof. O. B. Cannon of the Newberry club. The meeting was described by Governor Furr and District Secre tary Herb Hennlg of Darlingtoa. as one of tha best held this year in the Carolinas district. ^ * ' Mrs. J. A. Lester of Newberry, principal, and Mrs. Tom Milam of this city, have been re-elected as teachers of toe Hurricane school for the coming year, the trustees have announced. BACK FROM SCOUT MEET President R. E. Ferguson «of this city, chairman of training; J. A. Gr^am,' Greenwood, chairman of organization and extension; W. A. Merritt, Greenville, and Scout Exec utive O. B. Gorman, all of the Blue Ridge council, returned Sunday night having attended^ toe annual meeting of the National Council, Boy Scouts of Africa, held at Watoington. D. Cj May 16-17. r. f; ■.i \. A\