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/ ■' / ' / .41^. ' •4 , ■» l.^ THE CHRONKIE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy ond Relkible tf You Don't Read THE OffiOWClE You Don't Get the News Volume XLI Clinton, S. C., Thursdoy, October 9,1941 Number 41 Clinton Folk Wait IniVc^in For Guests From Army TlMt 250 soldiers expected from the i ness for the arrival of the uniformed Chester maneuver area to ctmie to Clinton Saturday aftemok>n in convoy for a week-end of recreaticm and entertainmoit hever did arrive, and up to yesterday the community had not'received a satisfactory expU^- tion. Ridiard P. Corrigan, field recre ation representative of die Federal Security agency, was in the city yes terday in conference with Dr. L. E. Bishop, president of the Chamber of Commerce, sponsoring agenc/ invit ing the army guests to the dty. Mr. Corrigan stated that a definite order was issued for the quota of moi to come to Clinton but that he was not yet able to ascertain why the order wite not carried out An army offi cer, ha stated, will be sent here to deer up the misunflerstanding. In the meanadiila, no definite plans have been made fw entertaining sol diers here during future week-ends. The committees in charge of en- tertdnment had compleled their plans and everyttiing was in xeadi- men. Shortly after five o’clock a phone call was received by the Cham ber of Commerce stating that the sol diers would not come, though no rea son for the decision was given. A Square dance had been planned for their enjoyment Saturday night %nd entertainment provided in a large number of homes in the city. The ladies of North Broad Street Metho dist church had provided a delightful hot supper to be served 75 men in the church dining room. Housewives had gone to considerable trouble and expense providing for meals and sleeping arrangefaients, and churches of the city had provided club centers for the guests. Headquarters had been set up at the armeny for regis tration and up-town headquarters on South ftK>ad Street vdiere the young men could assemble. General regret was expressed that the soldiers did not arrive as had been planned. Similarly, Laurens and several other towns in the rec reation center did not receive the gumts they expected. COUNTY TO GET HOUSING MONEY ■ ■» Laurens coimty is included in th< $2,204,000 allocation for a nfral housing program announced this week by the United States Housing authority. Forty-foiir counties will participate in the distribution. Three regions have been set up in the state for handling the project. Laurens city has been designated as headii^^arters for Region No. 1, with Camrles F. Fleming of ffiat city, as chairman. Eighteen counties in the Piedmont area are in this region to Pre» Must^Be Aieri ToAttacks Wiggins Talks On Freedom of Press At Rotary Meet. Batesburg, Oct. 7.—The press can maintain public confidence “only by alert and fearless attacks on any threats to any freedom*’ and not to the free press alone, A. L. M. Wig gins, Hartsville publisher, business MRS. JESSE BOYD DIES IN HOSPITAL MARCHING TROOPS HARD AT WORK IN WAR MANEUVERS receive %900,000. Under the program puuxiwi^, WO.OOO will b. .noc«rt to «ch of Mrs. Ollie Davis Boyd, wife of Jesse W. Boyd, prominent Spartan burg attorney, died at the General hospital of that city on last Wednes day afternoon following a brief ill ness. « Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon from Central Methodist church of which she had been an active member since her marriage in 1909. The services were conducted by the Rev. Fritz C. Beach,, ^ corps maneuvers ip the two Caro- Soldiers Are Cooled Off By Showers After Swel tering Heat. Camden, Oct. 7. — Soldiers of the First army, participating in separate with burial following Here’s All The Dope About The Carolinas Maneuvers Fort Bragg, Oct 7.-—The public re- latiflsw office^ the Ninth Infantry division has Spited below a number of questions and answers Regarding the gigantic army maneuvers of the Carolinas now tmderway: Q. Are the Carolina maneuvers one continuous “war”? A. No. They are a series of short “batOec” or p^lems with a rest pe riod between each phase. Q. Why are maneuvers held? A. Maneuvers are the closest ap proach to the “real thing” in pence time and give the men tba fimnlatad war conditions, l^eryone ii given an opportunity to gain tac- Neal meritstee. Q. Wby ia blank amagyaittoi A. To make the maualwar 'iBWPi i**"li^*>^* A. Casualties are tagged with cards showing their woUnds. They are han dled by the medical personnel in the same manner as if they were actually wounded. Q. Are prisoners treated as in ac tual warfare? A. Yes. Prisoners are treated as in real warfare. At the end of eadi phase they are returned to their units. Q. What information must a pris oner give? A. His name, grade and serial num ber. Q. What is ^e meaning of the red flag fliqplayed by the umpire? A. Oppeeing infantry force may not advanoe against ttw unit where to aecuetom the soldiers to flte iuflsa of war and to aid in um- piripc- Q. What are the Red and the Blue armies? A. The imits participating are di vided into Red and Blue forcee. Members of the Red forces can be identifled by red arm bands, the Blue forces by blue arm bands. . Q. Is any live ammunition used? A. No. Before the first problem a rigorous inspection was made of all units participating to insure that nothing but blank ammunition will be carried. Q. Do the Reds actually fl^t hand to hand with the Blues? A. No. The umpire stops the action before the troops meet. Q. How are maneuvers controlled? A. By Officers acting as vunpires. Q. What is the function of an um pire? A. His real function is similar to that of a baaabaR umpire>-fae calls the hits, strikes and enxMoi.. Q. How can an uknpire be identi fied? A. By a white arm band. His car will be flying a white flag. Q. Who are tlm men with green asm bands? A. Newspaper correspondents “cov ering the “war” or observers. Q. How do umpires control the op posing forossT A. By mesns of flags. Q. Does the white flag mean that one of the units has aurrewlersd? ' A. No. The white flag is fie s^nal f(Mr aU troops to halt mmI Is uaed when the unyiires from both Hdas confer In order to make a decision. Q. What does the blue flag iadi- cata? A. jOpposing infantry may advanoe (against the unit wlim the flag is displayed tecfuiae th^ have lira sur perioiity. n they do so the weaker ttoosm must' withdraw porsaspond- intfy. Q. What do you mean by ire sur pailorityt — ArThedorees having tite moet fire power havA fire auperioetty. Q. What is five pdwap? ^ A. Fire power of a unit is rated according |p the foRowhig aoale Rifle, 1; automatic riU^ 1; .li|!ht ifla- gun, f; heavy aiiachinb gun,‘Tg; 00 mm- moziar, 0; 81 mm. mortar, 15. Q. Are eU the weapone of a uniU In computing fire power? ^ A. No. Only Aose located so that they will pe eble to deliver dffbdlMg fire. Q. Why ie it neciieary lor an taddng forte to have at laeit twiee the fire pewer of the defending. uMt in order to advance against It? A. The defender can dig ia while the attacker must expose himsdf. Q. What effect does the assessment of casualties have on fire power?' A. The fire power of the unit is correspondingly decraesed. For ex ample, if the unit is assessed 'thrse casualties, the fire power'of ihe unit would be three less. Q. What happens tp casualtiaa? the counties to enable the construe tion of modem, low cost homes on family sized farms. With the fundi now made available in Washin^n,; press today, it is expected that the expenditure will be released as soon as detailed plana are submitted and approved. lean Bankers association, here Tuesday night. Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. r Are auperttHrlty< Q. When-dues the umpire display red flag with a vdiite center? A. TO indicate that effective artil lery fire is falling within 100 yards of the flag. Q. How can umpires mark the ef fect of artillery fire? A. By radio communication. The umpire with the artillery unit firing informs the nearest tunpire by radio and he in turn di^lays the red flag with the white center. Q. What is the meaning of the or ange flag displayed by an anti-tank crew. A. Effective fire is being delivered from an anti-tank gun.~ Q. What happens when an anti tank crew with no blank anun.'ini- tion sees a tank approaching? A. The crew points the gvm at the tank and waves an oraiige flag vig orously. If the gun crew springs into action in time the umpire rules the tank out of_actk)a. If not, the gun and crew are ruled out Q. What training can soldiers pos- sR}ly receive from using a dummy anti-tank gun? A. They are tauid^t to be in the Kiwanis Meet At GoMyille Toaiglit Several Clubs Join In Inter-City Progrom. McLaurine is Guest Speaker. An inter-club Kiwanis meeting will be held fliis evening at 7:30 in the attractive new recreation build ing at Joanna Textile Mills, Gold- ville, with the Clinton club as host Clubs participating in the meet ing besides the host club will be Newberry, Laurens, Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson, Greenwood and Greer. An attendance of 175 Kiwan- ians is expected. The program will be presided over by W. A. Moorhead, president of the Clinton club. An interesting program will be presented by a group of chil dren of the Joanna schooL The guest speaker of the occasion will be W. M. McLaurine of Char lotte, secretary-treasurer of the American Cotton Manufacturers as sociation. Mr. McLaurine is a Ten- nesaean by birth, a graduate of Pea body coUege, Nisfiivilla, Tom., and did graduate woric at the Univarsity Dos twinty ym*-: taught adbodl, his last lour years at teaching being at .the Georgia School of Tedmology, Atlanta, as head of the department of Industrial Man- agemrat. He served for two years as secretary of the Cotton Manufactur ers association Of Georgia, and since 1927 has held his present position with the American Cotton Bianufac- turers association. Mr. McLaurine is a forceful and interesting speaker and will be heard .ydth interest this evening by the large group of Kiwan- ians from the ninth division. he said in a prepared address before a meeting of South! Carolina Rotary clubs, “is that adkile it has been Jealous of its own free dom, it has not been equally zealous in fighting threats to other freedom. “A press which does not constant ly riae to the defense of the freedoms of the people cannot expect the peo ple to rise to the defense of its own freedom.” Guests at the meeting, devoted to observance of national newspaper week, included officers and the exec utive committee of the South Caro lina Press association. Wiggins, asso ciation vice-president, was intr^uced by S. L. Latimer, Jr., of Columbia, president of the asaociation. Harold C. Booker, association secretary, pre sided, as he is ixesident of the Ro tary club. Wiggins, publisher of the Harts ville Messenger, a weekly, said that freedom of the press must live in companionship with freedom of speech, freedom of religion and free dom of opportunity. Destroy any one and the others perish.” He asserted that “ff the public has confidence in the integrity and inde pendence of the press and believes in its usefulness and value to so ciety, public opinion will maintain the fr^om of that press and see that it is neither imposed upon by government nor by the pressure of special interests. Public opinkm is the court of last resort and can re- vorae deciaiont of courts or legisla tures.” Wigittes said the duty of the preas Unas, enjoyed some relief from the I Mrs. Boyd was the daughter of the j sultry heat of the week-end as scat- “PrMiciKiv ohuf n* Mr. • and Mrs. J. T. Davis of.^ered showers fell yesterday in vari- I Newberry county and a sister of theious parts of the 6,000,000-acres ex- late Tom P. Davis of the Hopewell t ^rea. section near here. Her husband, who some spots the ram was suf- is known here by many, was reared j ficient to turn the heavy clay dust of In the Hopewell community, a son qfj the rolling hill country into sticky the late Mr, and Mrs. W. D. Boyd, mud, but reports available here did He is a brother of B. H. Boyd of this city. In addititin to her husband, the deceased is survived by three daugh ters, Miss Marion D. Boyd and Mrs. George Withers, Jr., of Spartanburg, and Mrs. Blynn E. Scott of Macon, Ga. Ciintoii, Laurens Game FridaY Rival Teoms To Meet Here Under Light At 730 Tomorrow. The Clinton hi^ Red Devils will (lay. not indicate that it caused any dif ficulty to the trOopa. In the first corps area of the Ches- ter-Winnsboro region, the only one of the three exercises underway in which there arc troops on both tides, advanced units of the Red and Bhie armies continued in ontact, with some evidence that the Red advanced forces had been driven back. The Red army is represented by the Eighth division of Fort Jackson. It is confronted by the remainder of the corps, consisting of the Ninth division from Fort Bragg and the Thirtieth from Fort Jackson. Starting with their main forces 18 to 20 miles apart, the climactic phase of the practice battle, when both armies will be in action, was not ex pected to be reached before Thurs- meet their long standing rivals, the Laurens Tigers, here Friday ni|^t at 7:30 under the lights on Johnson field. This game, always one of in terest to football fans, is expected to draw a large crowd. The local team has lost two games and won one thus far this season. Laujrens has suffered two defeats with no wins. Clinton will pit Cranford, Captain Mimnaugh, Fuller and Bridges in the backflekl. The line will be built aimmd $immons, Adair, Willingham and EUia. The two teams are reported as right place At the ri^t time. Then, tod, they snU leam to forget their paycholoikal fear of tanka. Q. How does a plane “bomb” troops? A. amsll paper bags flBed wiffr flow are dropped (similar to the bags filled with water In evidence at laiffe jcoDventioos). ^ How are planes identifled? _ A. Rads Bad cross on bottom side yMr of the of each wing; Bhisa—white cross on' bottom Hde of cadi whig: umpirea— AO maridag. Q. Eow <h> tzoo^ know ttiat a brbSty has heea dastroyed?' A. Umpires place a guard at the bridge to inform troopa. g. Do the engtnaers actually da- 1 Osatfakush aa 9i«a ate) DEFENSE COSTS SOON TO TAKE 18% OF NATION|S INCOME Washington, Oct 4. — Estimating that defense spending would reach a rate of $2,000,000,000 a month in the spring, budget Director Harold D. &nith predated today that defense expenditures out of tte treasury will io^ $18,000,000,000 this fiscal year, or $135 for every person in the country. “In the near future,” he said, “de fense costs will take 18 per cent of the national income.” This estimate was 82,500,000,000 hidier than a similar calculation he made a few months ago. He said the incresss was due to fsstnr defense factory construction, higher prices on wotam items, and new appr^iriations. The reo(^-breaking figwe—larg er than defense costs in the peak World war—did not in is “Wiffi statalam running riot throughout die world, the ^ackwa^ oa America is running strong. Fan ned by groups and indhriduals both in and out of govemroent, these qpaiics from abroad may kindle fires that will consume our Heritage of freedom in America. At the conclusion of Wiggins’ ad dress the Rotarians and their guests arose to the toast proposed by G. Hesrward Mahcm, Jr., of Greenville to “a free press and a free people.” “The sentry at the ouqpost of the war of freedom is the free fress. Its vigilance, its courage, its energy in identifying the enemies of liberty and laying down the gauge of battle may determine the outcome of the contest.” , Representatives of a number often clubs joined Batesburg-Leesville Ro tarians in observing national news paper week, highlighted by Wiggins’ speech. ~ may be expected from the opening kickoff until the end. Lau- it DSIVB (UNOTUIXT "~TAVi A BO mtm HAVB f TATMlTlfS LADRENS COUNTT Lit’! I’o Mtkb 1941 a Sal# Yaar On the Ui^wiya. u chide Mxnit $1,000,000,000 to be spent by the Britim and $1,500,000,000 to be disbursed by federal Imding agen- des^jslr defense wotk and materials iiTlPM same yaar. The fiscal year wiU'end June 80, 1948. Taking all budgetary items. Smith eetimatsd the treasury would qpend 884,881,000,000, take in 8n,008«000,- 000 in taxes and oUier revenue, and have a deficit of $12,583,000,000. ’These totals coaspare with last year’s ometeDiisres of 411,710,000.000, re- 0^ of 87.807,000,000 and dafiejt of 88.108.000,000. The budget director calculated that about 81»OOO,OOO,0OO of the expected revenue woiOd come from the new tax bQl, and the remaiiMter tmn old tax laws; The new tax measure was Md to ndat IIAOO.000.000 • ^ , but was expaetad to fall short Fr^y Greenwood 00 tetemarti in the first year because ‘Oiesnwood (ni^t). Pieshyterlaa CeUege CVsrsIty) Oci 10. Friday —The Citadel Sumter (2A0 PM.) ReeaMa Lart Week (Hinton High 8. Union 2. ThomweB High 24, Woodruff 7. 13 WHITE MEN CALLED BY BOARD Clinton draft board No. 50 an nounced yesterday *that thirteen white men adll be sent to Fort Jack- son on October 16 for induction into army service. The selectees included in ^ October quota are: Joseph Ryan Vaughan, Ware Shoals. Jack Edward Holland, Ware Shoals. •(George Franklin Brown, Clinton. Ernest Matthews Turner, Kinards. James Porter Elledge, Hones Path. Wm. Herman Nabon, Clinton. Wm. Herbert Moore, Clinton. Joseph Cullen McDaniel, Clintqn. Jones Watts Terry, RFD, Laurens. Wm. Brooks Glw^ (Hinton. Olgx Vernon Hair, Goldville. Fred Stanley Glezm, Clinton. William Clyde Moore, Rt. 2, rens. Tea Room To Open In City Soon CHurpenters began remodeling work Tuesday on the large store room building in the hotel block which will j enemy, be converted into a modem and at-^ tractive tea room to be operated by Mrs. C. D. Yarborough and Mrs. G. R. DeShields, operators of well- known boarding houses on South Broad street. The store room which has been vacant for some time, was formerly occupied by Anderson’s 5c and 10c store. The building will be remodeled and painted throughout, a new kitch- built, private and public dining rooms provided, rest rooms added and other improvements made. The owners of the property, the Misses Young, Mississippi heirs to the John H. Young estate, stated yester day that they hope to have the re modeling job completed by the first of the month for the lessees. The Red mission was to hold and defend a ridge nmning through Ad- ger, a tiny village south of White Oak on the ipain Chester-Winnsboro highway. Tactical officers here said the first corps exercise was somewhat unus ual in that Major Gmeral Charles F. Thompson, commaitoing, did not disclose the problem to his staff until 6 pjn. yesterday. In the second corps maneuver tak ing place to the south of Wadesboro, N. C., toe hypothetic^ Bed enemy is represented by flags The corpa proper, commanded by IlhXir Omsal Llwd F^sitinliMI. was given the problem of defending Wadesboro against a planned attack by the Reds and of covering the con centration of the remainder of toe First army in its assigned bases. As night approached Fredenhall’s Blue arm^, with the 29th and 44to divisions lorming it smain line, arae m contact with a supposedly superior The other Blue division, Pennsylvania’s 28th, was expected to make a night motor march of about 25 miles to be in position for a coun terattack. The sixth corps, made up of to* 26th division of New England na tional guardsmen and commanded by General Karl Trucsdell, was ad vancing west from its base camp near Norman, N. C., with the object of seizing an enemy supply base at Charlotte. It was un^r orders' to take up a defense line tonight in an area a few miles to the west of Nor wood, N. C. Luther E. Martin; Cross Hjll, Dies Recruiting Officer Pays City Visit Grid Games This Week F. L. Tate, chief U. S. N., In charge of the naval re cruiting office at Spartanburg, was ! in Clinton this week while on an in^ spection tour of his area. He held a conference with the publisher of The (Hironicle, who is serving as naval editor in connection with the naval recruiting campaign now being car ried on in toe southeastern states. “Th«re is a wonderful opportunity in the navy now for young men seek ing to leam a valuable trade,” he said, and urged young men to send in toe enlistment coupons appearing weekly for a short time in* The Chronicle. He also called attention to a re cent announcement that Nqpomen between the ages of 17 and 36, single and of good character, can voluntari ly enlist in the Naval Resarve, Clan V-6, as men attendants toird clan, te tern uwafl teg In fneama tax col- ScoH'f Stort Hera Has New Manoger t N. Starnes, formerly of Chicago, nL, hat raplaced P. M. (Hurr, as man ager of toe local Scott’s five and tm cent store. Mr. Carr moved this week ^th his family to Birminiflieni, Ala., wmnre he has been transferred by his cicknpany. Mr. and Mrs. Starnes and their sniall son are occupying a resi dence on Florida street. * CUntni High Oct. 10, Friday—Laurens at Clin ton (aii^). mgk at at UONS TO BiEET EARLY Tfte Lions club will begin its Fri day evening meeting at 6:45, It has been stated by officials, to allow members who wish to attend toe Clinton Hi^-Laurens football game, which starts at 7:30 on toe college field. Cross Hill, Oct. 5.—^Luther E. Mar- ton, 53, died Sunday after a two weeks’ illness at the Greenwood hos pital. Funeral services were held from quartermaster, Icross Hill Baptist church at 4 pjn. Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Byrd, assisted by the Rev. D. W. Keller and the Rev. James A. Ratchford. Interment followed in the Liberty Springs church cemetery. Mr. Martin had been a life-long resident of Cross Hill and had identi fled himself with both church and conununlty activities. He was super intendent of 'the Baptist ‘ Sunday school for several years and had served toe town as mayor. He had been engaged in toe mercantile and farming interests in Cross Hill all hi^life. ' - Surviving are his widow, Mrs. So phia Abney Ifiartin;. his lather, the Rev. J. A. Martin, and the following sisters and brot^rs: Mrs. Maude Noffz, Laurens; Mrs. Bill B^itchell, Cross Hill; Mrs. R. C. Jones,, Bam- l^rg; B4ri. W. H. Bryant, Richmond. with pay starting at $21 a month and! Va.; the Rev. J. Guy Martin, Spar with tion. opportunity for rapid promo- Mrs. lom Wollace Now With Belk's- Mrs. lone Wallace of Laiuens, has accepted the position of cashier with Belk’s Department store of tl^ city and entered upon her new work this week. The Wallace family expects to move here within the next few days. Mrs. Wallace was director of the NYA home for girls operated here until recently on Academy^. street. She made a number of friends and acquaintances then who will be in terested to leam of her return to the tanburg; W. Paul Martin, Green wood; E. G. Martin. Cron Hill; Rau- ton Martin, Lauuens, and several nieoas and Mgihews. Stedetifs Gven Holfiiloy Sohirdoy ♦ Presbyterian college students have selected Saturday. October 11, for their 1941 football holiday. The holi day will follow toe .P.C.-Citadel game to be played in Sumter on Fri day afternoon. CLUB MEETS TUESDAY The October meeting of the CHiam- her of Commerce will be held Tues- city and connection with this well-[day evening at 7:30 at Hotel Clintoo, known firm. | it is announced. '-.A'