Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ji •, ^, .'-■.? ., ' '■ ’ts I ■ (■< ' f / ■- )0Ky J > ^J ►. * i. I .1 ‘V c IHECHROmaE Strives To Be A Clean Hewspoper, Complete, Newsy ond Reliable If You pon't Reod THE CHRONIQE You Don't Get the News Volume XLI Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 23, 1941 /Number 43 NEW COMMUNITY HOUSE AT GOLDVILLE FILLS GREAT NEED 4 PffiSBYIBiUllS TO SHK simooo Endowment Fund To Be Given Presbyterion College, Queens ond Columbia Seminary. HALLAAARK SHIRT CO. OPENS PLANT HERE City's New Monufocturing Concern Begins Operation With Paul F. Hill As Resident Manager. The Presbyterian synckJ of South Carolina in session last week in Flor-j ence, heard and approved a $1,000,000 endowment fund during j h and N( three educational institutions sup ported by the synod, Presbyterian this city, is office Stssistant to Mr. Hill. The entire business of the Hall mark Shirt company in the past has been done with wholesalers who dis- The Hallmark Shirt company, with home offices at 361 Broadway, New York, opened their -new shirt factory 1 here fhe past week. The plant is lo- , , , _ ^ , fasted the building just off Mus- rnifinff n/a ^ Street formerly occupied by the {tribute shirts under their trademarks, fnnd ■ ^tutz-Hadfield Silk corporation but The company has been purchasing all anH ! vacant foy the past Several years. of their products from manufactur- this month and Nove | Hallmark concern is headed by | ers and reselling the shirts to whole- Paul F. Hill as plant superintendent i salers. When it was decided several collece Queens coUece at Charlotte I general manager. Mr. Hill, who 1 months ago to change their plan of ^ueg , yuTOn TO g has had years experience in the shirt distribution and enter the manufac- N. C; and Columb Th g | manufacturing industry, came here I turing business, the claims of Clinton from Abbeville where he headed a j for such a location were presented similar plant. He became a resident | the New YorW interests through the of this city in July and has been busy i efforts of the Chamber of Commerce, the past three months assembling ma- j Clinton was selected on the condition chinery and getting everything in ■ that $23,000 preferred and common 4 um ha6''bMi Mbitgei mA it honulovaly liiislUiid. fiatiilHi » PMity of library and atte Cbib Hanae at GaUvtlla, raeently nampirted and fannerty naad aa a aebaalhanaa and later as a IbwHiglieiit as a reereatlonal center far cnidayes of the mills. It Mtafcen alaatrtcally eanipped, a banqaet hall with a seating ea- fbelHIles. Students' Meet Held At Coliege Presbyterians Gather Here For Annuol Con vention. New Officers Elected. The two-day conv«ition of the South Carolina PreAyterian Student aseodation held ft Pred)yterian col- Saturday and Sunday, was* at- tanded by 115 students from eight colleges Jn^ the etate. BUI Gulp, P. C. student and president of the associ ation, and Dr. W. P. Jaeebs, praddant of the college, welcomed the dele- 4Saturdliy aftemeton’s program con- sifted of group discuasions on the OMtmes, ‘‘A CluHMian Faces the World Today” and ”A Christian Faeaa the Campos Today.” In the evening an informal banguet was held in Judd bfU arltti Dr. Jacobs as the q;>eaker. Sunday morning at 8 o’clock a communkm atrvioe was held in the First Presbyterian diurdi. The prin cipal aermon of the conventkm was delivered at the morning worship hour by the Rev. W. T. Thompson, D. D., director of religious education of Union Theological seminary, Rich mond, Va. In his most timely im- SYNOD ELECTS 3 NEW TRUSTEES FOR ORPHANAGE At the annual meeting of South Carolina ^od held last week in Florence, three new members were elected to the board of trustees of Thomwell orphanage due to deaths and a resignation. The Rev. J. K. Roberts and R. E. Ferguson of this city, were elected to fill vacancies caus^ by the deaths of Dr. Jack H. lYoung and W. D. Copelai^ ^ (i Mr. Itoberts is now serving his first year as pastor of Uie First Presbyt^ rian church, having^ come here from Gegensboro, N. C. / ,, J Mr. Ferguson, well Imown local urer of toe EttJustriw Swfily com<* peny and an elder to toe ritst Pres byterian church. Mr. Roberts and Mr. Ferguson be come members of the executive com mittee of vdiich W. W. Han^is is chairman. Dr. L. R. Lynn, secretary. Henry T. Mills of Greenville, was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of C. G. Rowland (d Sumter, due to advancing years. Mr. Mills is a successful Greenville busi ness man and officer in the First Presbyterian church of that city. He becomes a member of the institu- Death Claims Beloved Woman Funerol Seirices for Mrs. Fannie Benjomin Held Tuesday At Longston Church. Mrs. Fannie Duvall Benjamin, 88, widow of Ludy T. Benjamin, died Sunday afternoon to the Hartsville hospital following a lengthy illnmi The funeral services were Tuesday mmming from Langston Baptist church near hex% of atoidi she was ‘ a life-long VMinbos. toe Rev. J. A. Maitto and Bav. the were attended by a large number el people from this community uid else^^diere who gatoered to piy their lest respects. Thebaautiful and nu merous floral tributes were added proof of her extended friendtoip and influence. Mrs. Benjamin was bom in this county and lived the greater part of her honored life in the Long Brandi section. She was a daughter of the late Chestley W. and Ruth Blakely Duvall. She had made her home in recent years with her son, John C. seminary, Dlecatur, Ga. Dr. W. P. Jacobs, president of the college and director of the campaign, explained the need for endowment at the three institutions. Dr. Hunter B. Blakely of Queens, Dr. McDowell Richards of Columbia seminary, and D. W. Robinson, Jr., Columbia attor ney, and chairman of the special committee, spoke in support of the campaign. Other members of the committee are .Hall T. McGee of Charleston, Rev. Roswell Long of Greenwood, Rev. A. W. Dick of Spar- tanbiu^,' and R. E. Henry of Green ville. Under the proposal, 70 per cent of the funds rai^ will be aUocatcd to Presbyterian coUlge, and 15 per cent each to Queens and the seminary. Announcement is made that the cam paign will get under way officially with a rally meeting of ministers and church workers at Presbyterian col lege Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Dr. R. C. Long of Greenwood, a member of toe synod’s committee on Chrbtian ethtoation, has announced that Presbyterian pastors of Souto Caroltoa will exchange pulpits Sun day, November 2, as a part of toe syn^-wide effort. Under the ap- profved plan, 84 ministers will ex change pulpits on this date and prehdi sermons on “Christian Educa- tk», Its N^eds and CMijectives. The arrangement is being made, he said, to give the congregations fresh ap proaches to this important field of the ^totreh’s work. readiness to begin operation The building has been put in ex cellent condition for the new occu pants, affording the employes, mostly young women, ideal working condi tions. The plant begins operation with fifty employes, practically all of whom are local residents. A few ex perienced employes are connected with the business to teach the young women in the art of shirt making. Sixty modem, brand new machines have been installed and are now in operation. All machines are electri cally driven with individual motors, equipped with separate lights, and have a capacity of 5,000 stitches i>er minute. The first week the plant op erated 200 dozen shirts were manu factured. As the business grows and additional machinery is added, the plant will have a possible capacity of from 1200 to 1500 dpzen shirts per week. This will necessitate the em ployment of from 200 to 250 women. > and enjoy a large volume of business. Y«. lu Ilia 111^1, «iiu^.- ^ members being Henry J. Winn of ptessive Greenville, and A. C. Todd of Green- the young people to “seek freedom.’^ ’ tion’s endowment committee, the oth-1 Benjamin,-in Hartsville ... Mrs.'Benjamin was a gentlewoman of the old South. Her kind, sweet per- wood Allan tees had expired, were re-elected for three-year terms by the synod. SET FOR NOV. 11-30 He said that a man is fre^ who dis covers the laws around him and builds his life about the laws. “Every one of us,” he said, “serves as an ideal for some other person, even though we may feel that no one cares about us. God always cares. We must do vtoat we ought to do, and in > 1941 ROLL CALL Christianity we like to do what we ought to do.” The Rev. Lcland Edmunds of Ai ken, was the principal speaker Sat urday afternoon. Several well known ministers of the state assisted in the group discussions. New officers of the associatkm were elected as follows: Ed Brooks of Clemson, president; Miss Emily Dill ard of this city, Wlnthrop college student, vice-pr«tident; AWa CotMitt- i^hall of the University of South Car olina, secretary; Miss Julia J(tonaon (ff Lander coQsffe, publicity chair man, and Prof. B«& Qoodale of Ckm- aon, faculty advlaer. ,sonality and fine Christian character F. Lide of Elloree, Joel S. jmade het greatly loved and admired Morse of Abbeville, and A. C. Todd i by many, all of whom will learn with of Greenwood, whose terms as trus- j sorrow of her passing. The deceased is survived by four sons, W. J. and Carlton D. Benja min of this place, L. G. Benjamin of Darlington, and John C. Benjamin of Hartsville. She is also survived by twenty-eight grandchildren and sev- ClVtt.'COURT TO CONVENE MONDAY The October term of common pleas court will open in Laurens next Mon day, the 27th, with Judge Philip H. StoU of Kingstree, presiding. The following jurors by townships have been drawn to serve for the first week: Laurens: E. A. Baldwin, E. F. Cog gins, Cam Bagwell, B. T. Bishop, James Ftdier, Luther Mimms, Hu bert Byrd, and P. W. Th<xnas. Hunter: A. P. Rushton, J. M. Craig, C. F. Dimnaway, Jr., Charlie Bull, Fred L. Ross. Waterloo: J. L. Fennel, Jr., J. H. Wharton. Sullivan: H. -Wa^n, Claud Mahon, Ben T. d)dildress, A. C. Vaughn, R. Jeff Owings, Altert Sullivan, B. E. Reed, C. R. ^bb. Dials: Robert L. Peden, W. W. Willis, F. L. Owings, Geqrge O. Thomason, B. E. Satterfield. Scuffletown: O. C. Tumblin, L. J. The plant la beghming wlto tiie manufachire of one type of popular priced shirts. The four shirts distrib uted by the company bear the nation ally known trademaric of Hallmark, Hallcraft, Hallpmt and HaUtex. The mill is Ming operated on a 48 hour wedcly basis, five days. Ray Todd is in, charge of the cut ting department Gredy Simpson is If eutfir 'ln fhJe Sepiurtment, Mrs. Edith Strom is forelady in the sew ing department, Mrs. Jessie Mae Lee White is forelady in the laundry de partment, Harry Wayne is the plant machinist. Miss Dorothy Workman of The building is ideal, he said, one of the best adapted for such an enter prise in the whole country. “We have received a large number of appUca- tiona for eqmJoyment, he stat^ and as fast as the new help learns the trade, we expect to enlarge:* the num ber‘of emi^yea of the plant. A “welcome and good* wishes” ad vertisement addressed to the ^all- mark mai^geiDant and employiti and signed by a large number of C^ton business firms, appears on page 7 of today’s paper. Copies go to all con nected with the planCwith the pub lisher’s compliments. TWO SYNODS TO ' HOLD '42 MEETINGS IN CLINTON ♦ 'The Presbyterian synod of South Carolina at its closing session in Florence last week, decided to hold its 1942 session in this city on Oc- DR. THOMPSON SPEAKS ON THE "CHRISTIAN HOME" The Rev. W, T, Thompson, D.D., head of the department of religious education at Union Theological semi nary, Richmond, Va., was the guest tober 13th with the First Presbyte- speaker at the First Presbyterian rian church as host. church Sunday evening. Dr. Thomp- Plans have been completed also son was in the city as one of the for the holding of the annual meet- principal speakers on the program of eral great-grandchildren. Two daugh-1 Riak^iv ■ T M fi M n * Cross Hill: G. D. Nelson, A. Mason The American Red Cross annual {tfre. Mrs. Irene Gay and Mrs. Estelle roll call for members in the Clinton- Cunningham, preceded her to the Goldville area, will be launched No- ] Krave several years ago vembtr 11 and continue through No- McLeod Uilalied 0 Mooresville fOstor Y Friends hwe of the Rev. Cliff H. McLeod, who for the past Mveral months hw been aaiistant to the pas tor of toe First Presbyterian d&urch of Moores^e, N. C., will be inter ested to know he wes instelled Sun- dey as regular pwtor. He succeeds toe Rev. Robert A. White who has torved toe diuidx for toe paid twenty years. Mr. McLeod, e native of Ocala, tie., is an honer gredueto of Areaby- fKien college of this city and Co- Theoloflcel eemhiuy if De- Rtpr, Ge., from which he went 'di- to toe MooiyevlUe flMd, as svp- peator. He is toe ohly bretoilr of Hugh Holn^ of this city. Homecoming Sundoy At Duncon't Creek As previously announced, next Sunday will be obaerved at Duncan's Oredc Pnipbyterian church near hne as homecoming day. There will be morning eqd aftmxxm servicee, wito dhmer on toe grounds daring the mid-dey intmmission. All friends and farmur membere of toe diurdi are tovited. vember 30, it was announced yes- teardey. The drive this year is being spon- scaed by the Clinton Kiwenis club, with J. H. Pitts, Jr., at general diair- man. Mr. Pitts is now selecting com mitteemen to serve during the mem bership campaign and will soon make compl^ annoimccments aa to the organizatiem. DRAWN AS JURORS Hugh Bonds Workman and W. D. Adair have been drawn as petit Ju rors to serve at the Greenwood term of federal court beginning Novwaa-^ ber 3. DRIVE CAREFULLY / SAVE A LIFE SO FAR THIS TEAR THRRB ^ BAVB BREN 10 FATALITIES firoBi AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY Let’s Strivs To Make 1941 t Safe Tear On - the Highways. IMs iaia last year, IS Funeral Rites For A. C. Mills Sutton, Marvin Newberry, Oct. 19.—A. C. “Judft” Mills, 57, ot Kinards, died Satnrdw niitot at toe local hospital after ^ toort iUnra. “Ju<^e” Mill^ u he was j k. Wylie of Chester, in connection known in Newbe^, had many | ^ automobile accident sev- Men^ r**?_"* «ri«ved to learn Of j,ral months ago on toe cUnton- Hill, H. P. Cromer, Youngs: W. O. Rhodes. Jacks: J. A. Whitmire. Several cases are listed on toe docket, including Ross D. Yoimg vs. Hymen Luray; three cases of Mar garet Johnson vs. Belk«McKni|tot transferred from Newberry county; and estate of Eugene Stokes vs. Mary ing of the synod of Florida here at the same time as the guest of Thom well orphanage. The synods will hold their business sessions separately, with joint evening meetings ih the orphanage chapel. City To Ho VO New Dress Shop Moore’s Dress shop, with Mrs. Perry Moore as proprietor, will open for’business in the near future in the building re^ntly vacated by J. B. Frontis, Jeweler. The store room is now being painted and attractively re-arranged for the occupants. the Presb3rterian Student association in annual convention here Saturday and Sunday. Dr. Thompson was greeted with a large audience, the congregations of the. First and Associate Reformed Presbyterian church uniting for the service. A number of out-of-town Presbyterians from other churches were also in attendance. Dr. Thompson delivered a master piece sermon on the subject, “The Christian Home.’’ Throughout his thoughtful message he emphasized the importance of the home and the responsibility of parents, declaring that family training cannot rise above family life. If the family fails, he declared, the church, state and school his death. The past year ha waa iv the race for county commissioMr and for a number of years was a cW dealer in toe city. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at 3 o’p^k at Shawwi Methodist church at Kinards, con ducted by toe Rev. T. B. Wilh^ as sisted by toe Rev. Julian B. Hannon and the Rev. A. T. Usher. Infoniwnt followed in Baxter Memorial ceme tery at Newheny. Surviving are hia wife, Mrs. Annie Mae Guinn Rills; toree sons and three dauitoters: Arthur W. MiUa, Clinton; Edward Mills, Washingfon, D. C.; Martin Mills, Atlanta, Cku; Mrs. Pauline Wooten, OdtuaiHa; Mra. EUsn Miller, Newberry, and Mlag Ruth MUls, Kinauds; torM sisttzs: Mrs. Pat Stockman and Mrsi Cald- weO Franklin of Newberry, and Mrs. Ctorlstine Dmninlek of Prosperity* also four grandchlldrapi., 45 Laurens Couitty Glrb At Wintlirop Forty-five girls from Laurens county are enrolled at Wintorop col lege for toe 1941-42 session. This fact was shown in a recent study of ratroUment at the coUege, and reveals a l^radual increase of Laurehs coun ty giziB at Wintorop for toe four years. fo'1938 there were 34, in IfSt there wne 39, and in 1949, 48. Mountville highway. Methodists Plan Conference Meet The annual meeting of toe Upper South Carolina Methodist conference will be held in Greenville November 13-16, with Bishop W. T. Watkins of Columbia, presiding. Entertainment for toe del^ates will be provided in Methodist homes of toe city. Broad Street Methodist dlurdi of this city* will be represented by the pastor, Rav. L. P. McGee, and lay delegate, John B. Gentry, with Eu gene Hitt as alternate. The new firm will carry a com , ,,. ^ . plete line of ladies’ ready-to-wear^ remedy the failure. America’s that will appeal to feminine buyers, i need today, he said, is Mrs. Moore, who has had several Christian parents to the core, years experience in the ready-to-wear business, left Monday for New York where she is now purchasing a com plete line of fall merchandise. She plana to bold a formal opening in about two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Moore moved to Clin ton two years ago from Rock Hill. PIGEONS ON DUTY WITH MANEUVERS Hoffman, N. C., Oct 22. — The pigeons—1,200 of them—^have arrived _ on the Carolmas maneuver front and Mr. Moore beads toe Clinton Inyttt-to fo ment company of this city, wlto of- * themselves with the area. r. ■■ stock in the corporation be sold lo cally. Such a campaign was launch'^”' and carried to a successful comple tion early in July. The Hallmark company is headed by Irving W. Porter, president; Aaron J. Hein, vice-president; Burton K. Woodward, Jr., secretaJT-treasurer, all residents of New York city. The ccanpany bears trademarks that are among the oldest in the nation and distributes its products from Maine to Texas and from Florida to Ore gon. Locally subscribed stock has been used to put into effect the com pany’s plan to acquire, equip and operate the new factory here. The company has a bri^t future before it and has never failed, of ficials state, to pay regular 6 per cent preferred dividends. Supt. Hill, when interviewed yes terday, said he Was delighted with the progress made thus far and ex pects the plant to rapidly develope 0rid femes This Week Clinton High Oct 23, Thursday—Easley at Clin ton (ni^t 7:30). Thornwell Oct. 24, Friday—^Union at Union (ni;tot). Preabylertan CeUage (varsity) Oct. 24, Friday—jChmp CJroft at Clinton (ni^t 8:00)J ^ , Raanlla Laal Wfsk ThomweU 0, Laurou 8. ! Clinton Hi|dt 0, Grtotwood 0. P. C. IS, Newbury T. floes in toe National Bank building They have recratly erected a home on Maple street. Gjiloge Group In Chester Sunday They are encamped near here. It is the only tactical pigeon unit in the United States army, the 280th Signal company from Camp^, Clai borne, La. With this fresh utot come to join Lieut. General Drum’s First army are twelve officers and 117 en listed men, ahnoat all of whom, ev«i cooks and chauffeurs, were expert \ \ A / toe morning service at Purity Pres byterian church in Chester on Sun day. The college glee club, under the direction of Dr. John G. Barden, will also take part in the services. UON8 TO MEET EAELT It has been announced by officials of the Li<m8 club that the meeting Friday evening will begin at 7 o’clock in order the allow members an op portunity to attend the P.C.-Camp CYoft football game. ^^Members are requested to bear in mind the time, of toe meeting, which ia a half hour ^earlier than usual. \ life. The currait army system uses mo bile lofts to train the birds to return to the particular loft rather toan to a Axed geograptwal point. This per mits their use with a moving force. Hawks, the pigeon’s deadly enemy, already have scouted toe lofts in the Hoffman pines, but the officers of the ^^gOth are ready for them. Falcons are not used, but 16-gauge shotguns do the work. And there are some swell shots hereabouts. f Mrs. Henry Bayon of Chartoston, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Bits. Jack H. Davis, Sr. ^•4