The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, October 23, 1941, Image 2
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11,200 SOLDIERS TO CAMP NEAR
CLINTON TWO DAYS NEXT WEK
Division To Consist of 2,600 Motor Vehicles
Traveling To Carolinas Maneuvers Area.
THE NATIONAL SCENE
As Washington Sees It
Official notice ( has been received
here from Headquarter Second Arm
ored division, Fort Banning, Ga., that
11,200 members of the division will
bivouac near Clinton
and November 1.
As already announced, the encamp
ment locations for the' soldiers will
be: No. 1, in front of Oxley’s Whole
sale company; No. 2, in G. L. Cope
land’s pasture just back of Five
Points filling station, and No. 3, at
the armory and to the rear of the
building.
The first column of approximately
during the night October 31-Novem
ber 1, and the second during the
night November 1-2. Each unit will
depart from Clinton about 6:30 a. m.,
for the marieuvers field, traveling
on October 31 1 fjorth on highway 92. The first col-,that belief
Special to The Chronicle.
I Washington, D. C., Oct. 22.—Fol
lowing the invasion of Russia hy
Germany it was believed here that
strikes in defense industries, many
of which were inspired by Commun
ist groups, would come to a quick
end. The fall-off in strikes immedi
ately following the invasion bore out
but recently new strikes
Giles To Head
Christmas Event
Committees Named To
Arrange Santo Claus
Celebration In
December.
ment, for war preparation, will ceas^^'
It does not require an economist to
forecast a slump. Even if our gov
ernment should try to make woiic for
the unemployed, how far would five
billion dollars go to make up for
forty biUions, not to mention fifty or
sixty billions?
We may be concerned about this as
citizens of a' great nation, but we
have an even more immediate inter
est as citizens of South Carolina.
—... ^ I I cfiU attention to what must be
President L. E. Bishop of the I considered by us be-
Chamber of Commerce, yesterday the meetings of the state
budget commission, and shortly after-
Thursday, October 23,1941
to y^ gf
dqjthe land
^‘Behold there come sevt
great plenty throughout ^
Egypt And there shall ulse after
t^em f^eypn years of famine . . . tod
the plto^ shall not be known in Uie
land by reason of that famine fol
lowing; for it shall be very grievaus.”
Well, that was sound economics
and the experience of men in all ages.
The Egyptions prepared for the de
pression in time of plenty. Are we as
wise as they?
.V
umn
area
ond about
on nignway ine iirsi coi-,‘““‘ « annointment nf c r |wiiunission, ana snoniy aiter-
will clear the Clinton-Laurens have flared up in so many places that; Qjjgg general chairman of the ’ the legislature. The money
about 11:00 a.m., and the sec- they are imperiling defense Produc-j “ celebration committee.. state treasury is un-
IQ a m ition perhaps more than at any time
Meals for the echelons will be pro-jSi^*^® emergency program began,
vided by the government at the lo-1 Government officials here, whose
cations where they are encamped. It: Joh it is to keep an accurate record
1,500 motor vehicles will pass through i Peckham, General Staff Corps, G-3.
is expected that the men wiU sleep {of the pulse of public opinion, are
on the ground.
Moving of the division will be di
rected by Lieutenant-Colonel H. L.
’The march route for the road col
umns in South Carolina will be An
derson, Belton, Honea Path, Prince
ton, Laureiis, Clinton. Cross Anchor,
Union, Lockhart, Chester area.
Clinton on U. S. route 76 and state
route 92 on the afternoon of Friday,
October 31. The unit should reach
here, the report states, at about 3
p. m.. and the last unit should clear
by 6:30 p. m. The column will march
as several separated serials by five |
to 15 minutes. Each column will be j Pilots Must Apply
accompanied by an ample number of i _ . .. . '
army motorcycle traffic men who will* lOr Applications
cooperate with city officials.
A second column of approximately
1,100 vehicles will arrive about the
same hour on Saturday, November 1,
and will clear Clinton about 5:30
p. m.
The first column will camp over
night in The locations listed above
Committees on floats, parade, win
dows, and street decorations were al
so named to serve with the general
chairman. Mr! Giles has issued a call
for all committeemen to m^ next
plainly worried over the reaction to 1 Tuesday night, the 28th, at ’7:30 at
these strikes which have been head-1 Hotel Clinton, to formulate plans for
lined in the daily newspapers and on! the pre-Christmas event.
committee, appointed foUow:
tion. These include such strikes as| ^ j. uonts, chairman, B.
the one in the Spicer plant in Toledo, i, ’n xir— t »
makes 70 per cent ol 1 ®
[Ohio, which
The director of the South Carolina
Aeronautics commission is now re
ceiving applications to secure an in-
j Townsend.
Parade:
transmissions for army tanks; the
month-long strike at the Calco Chem-1 wrvi*
leal in New Jersey, which would "“'.''•J-O'
Dr. D. O. Rhame, chair-
have halted operations in the entire
rubber industry if the men hadn’t
finally agreed to go back to work
pending a settlement; and the Rob
ins Dry Dock strike which ^stopped
ten, L. H. Bagwell.
Windows: J. Roy Gasque, chair
man, Aldine Blakely, Mrs. Will
Chaney.
Street Decorations: I. Mac Adair,
chairman, J. J. Cornwall, Heath
work on 17 ships urgently needed by | Copeland,' B.R. Austin, Mrs’. Brooks
tne navy. | Qwens.
Officials in the Office of Production i -
ventory of pilots with their qualifl- , Management, who are responsible for i
Robbers Break In
Goidville Postoffice
the X o--— —^ — xiuii-uciciisE; 9pviiuui|( vwu i
__ujall who desire to joint the defense; were actually at war the governmentibjuion dollars. It could easily be!
cations, aircraft and other equipment
necessary to organize several squad
rons in addition to mechanics, radio
, men. photographers and other^s which
I will be needed to round-out an air
'unit for the state defense force.
1 . C^C. Giles chairman of this district
d ari aviation enthusiast, states
applications must be made by
keeping the defense program going! A Private Citizen Speaks His Mind
at top speed, fear that each strike of ’
this kind weakens public morale.
l,and
that
night,
being
on Mr.
A robber or robbers, bearing
marks of amateurs, attempted to
the Goidville postoffice Tuesday: •, * fru • j i-
the discovery of the break-in by every pilot. The ^mred applica-
made by Postmistress R. g.'b%«bt«med by those who
Carr^when she opened the office yes-interested by calUng
terday morning at the usual hour. | Giles. ■
The robbers used some sort of an! *
explosive in their attempt to hlow^|j|.|.fW|| Foclpv
the safe open. The handle was blown 1 ^ t • L
off by the impact, but not the com-1 Play HafG Toilight
they
There are many in Washington,
including members of the president’s
cabinet, who favor an immediate
declaration of war against Germany
as the only sure way to get our de
fense program into high gear. If we
Spectator Comments
On Men and Things
Twelve members of the United
States senate are fighting to reduce
federal non-defense spending two
precedented, but It is highly flexible;
it comes from a rapid acceleration of
business. Any slowing up In busl- ‘^y by record-breaking crowds. In ad-
ness will be foUowed by reduction
of revenue. If we spend in public ser
vices all this revenue, are we not as
surely headed for trouble as were
the Egyptians, when Joseph foretold.
Greenwood County Fair
Draws Large Crowds
The Greenwood county fair being
held this week is being attended dal-
ditlon to the large number of ex
hibits, tjhieje are..|nany stellar attrac
tions Including shows, rides, etc. The
John H. Marks shows feature the
midway.
The blank must be filled out i would undoubtedly take action to^
prevent strikes, but it is difficult for
bination. Since they were unable to
open the safe, no money or postal
supplies were stolen. No clue to the
burglars had been established up to
last night.
most people to understand why such
action cannot be taken without being
in a state of war. It is clear that labor
groups are taking the attitude that
they will “get while the getting is
good,” whichi means they will prob
ably continue to impede defense pro
duction if necessary, to serve teeir
own ends, until the goveirunmt puts
a stop to it. But when the public has
clearly expressed its approval of
SAY, ‘1 SAW IT, IN THE CHRON
ICLE.” THANK YOU.
Tonight at 7:30 under the lights at
Johnson field, Clinton high will meet ^ ^
Easley high in the annual game of \ stopping all strikes by law if neces-
the season between two well-matched sary, it is hard to understand why
elevens. The local team thus far has president and congress hold back
to its credit one
feats and one tie
victory, three de-
CASINO IHEATNE
IHE BROADWAY .
so against taking such action.
The president has \irged
done. The idea of continuing NYA,
WPA, CCC and some other groups,
as part of defense is ridiculous.
One of the principal handicaps to
thorough preparation for war is that
we still must pamper a lot of pets.
The vast, unsuspected war r^urc-
es of Russia are not sufficient to stem
the tide of onrushing Germans. Now
what have we, in comparison with
the Russians?
This is no time to indulge pet the
ories; if business can’t be as usual,
as all the war economists tell us,
then nothing else here should be as
usual, for business is our means of
livelihood, as well as the satisfaction
laTOr Qf normal human needs.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
October 2f and 28
tom KUMir.«UKi$ Sttim-MatAmiraii
■to IkM • Mm Mw • n«M to MHaMa oam
oWOMaCURTU
plus
“NEWS.” w 10c and 30c
Feature begins 2:00, 4:20, 7:00,9:20.
10 A M.. Show MONDAY.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
October 27 and 28
"Ringside Maisie"
With ANN SOTHERN, GEORGE
MURPHY, ROBERT STERLING,,
VIRGINIA O’BRIEN, “SLAPSIE
MAXIE” ROSENBLOOM and JACK
LA RUE. .. —
You can take Maisie’s word for it
when she says, “All my other ro-
mcinces were preliminaries. Boys, this
is the main event!”
plus
groups to use all of the mediation
machinery lof the government before
^ resorting t^ strikes and even William
! Green, A. F. of L. president, has caU- j ‘xo the otoere.
|ed upon every member of the feder-( Congress might omit them from
ation to “stay on the job and keep ^ the budget
Every CCC boy ought to be in the
army, navy, marine corps, or back on
the farm—and that applies more or
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY.
October 29 and 30
"Out Of the Fog"
With IDA LUPINO, JOHN GAR
FIELD, THOMAS MITCHELL and
EDDIE ALBERT. (
Out of the fog-bound shadows ofj
the bay a dramatic hit Is bom! f
- plus
“HEDDA HOPPER’S HOLLY
WOOD.” “NEWS.” 10c and 25c
Feature begins 2:19, 4:19, 7:19, 9:19.
No morning show.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
October 29 and 30
til
.it
'Bowery Blitzkrieg
With LEO GORCEY, BOBBY JOR-
“RIDERS OF DEATH VALLEY,” 1 PAN, HUNTZ HALL, WARREN
Chapter 5. I HULL and CHARLOTTE HENRY,
“BEAUTY AND THE BEACH,” I Feature begins 3:01, 5:25, 7:49, and
with JOHNNY LONG AND HIS OR- 11011
CHESTRA. Color Cartoon, “HOOLA |
BOOLA”. 10c and 20c
Feature begins 2:49, 5:02,7:17,9:31.
9:30 A. M. Show WEDNESDAY.
'Thunder Over the
Prairie"
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
Oct 31—Nov. 1
With CHARLES STARRETT,
CLIFF EDWARDS, EILEEN
O’HEARN and CARL SHRUM and
HIS RHYTHM RANGERS.
Feature begins 2:00, 4:24, 6:48, 9:12.
Extra Added Attraction!
BEGWNING—New Serial
"Sea. Raiders"
With THE DEAD ENDS KIDS and
THE LITTLE TOUGH GUYS.
9:30 A. M. Show THURSDAY.
10c ahd'20c
defense production going at full blast
until the enemies of America are
soundly defeated.” But these pleas
for voluntary cooperation seem to faQ
on deaf ears.
Even the Daily Worker, Commun
ist newspaper which had heretofore
(favored strikes backed by Commtm-
ists, has urged labor to stay on the
job. In. an editorial that newspaper
said: “Anything that interferes with
production of needed war supplies
can only help Hitler and weaken the
defense of the United States.”
Many congressmen feel that freez
ing of wages, coupled with freezing
of prices, is the logical answer to the
situation, but most of them are un
willing to take the lead in pushing
such measures. More and more in in
formed quarters here we hear the
view that a declaration of war will
be sought, rather than remedial leg
islation, as the only ' satisfactory
method of getting immediate action
to remove the monkey-wrewhes
from our defense machinery.
Congress continues to show no hes
itation in voting unlimited appropri
ations ffor defense production, its
puss}rfooting attitude being confined
to legislation which would antagonize
groups of voters, such as the large
labor vote. The house passed the sec
ond lease-lend bill, amounting to
about $6,000,000,000, by an over
whelming vote of 328 to 67.
This, incidentally, is the first major
bill passed by the house since the be
ginning of the emergency, in which
the vote has broken through party
lines. For the first time, the Republi
cans lined up with the Democrats in
supporting an administration-spon
sored bill, even on favoring aid to
Russia, which was expected to be a
bitterly debated subject. It is hoped
m Washington that this vote indi
cates a greater unity in congress and
that “pMiy’’ will play less of a part
in future legislation
Our people are strangely inconsist
ent; vdien we draft men for military
service, at great sacrifice, sometiflaes,
we have no moral excuse for pussy
footing about anything or coddling
anybody.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
. Oct. 31—Nov. 1
Gunman From Bodie
It
Pr»m TltoaMT caaWir
KAY FRANCIS
JAMES ELLISON
■•MKIttTfl'KtlMlI
With BUCK JONES, TIM McCOY
and RAYMOND HATTON.
Featiue Begins:
Friday: 2:00, 4:24, 7K)0 and 9:24.
Saturday: 1:30, 3:57, 6:24, and 8:51.
■plus
LA KING.
“MUSIC A LA KING." “THE
TANKS ARE COMING” in techni
color. “NEWS.” 10c and 80c
Feature Begins:
Friday: 2:25, 4:31, 7:43, 9:46.
Saturday: 2:49, 5:03, 7:16, 9:29. *
Blonde From Singapore''
With FLORENCE RICE, LEIF
ERIKSON and GORDON JONES.
Feature Begins:
Friday: 3:02, 5:26, 8:02, 10-JM.
Saturday: 2:50, 5:17, 7:44, 10:11.
10 A. M. Show SATURDAY.
10c and 25c
Ml
LATE SHOW FRIDAY NIGHT — 11:39
lit
'SING ANOTHER CHORUS"
With JOHNNY DOWNS, JANE FRAZEE, MISHA AUER, GEORGE BAR-
BIER, IRIS ADRIAN, WALTER CATLETT, tod SUNNIE ODEA.
A cleverly made musical comedy that romps through sixty-foiur minutes
of swell entertainment
Also CCHIEDY^ v 10c tod 25c
The order issued by the Supt>ly,
Priorities and Allocation board, curb
ing both public and private construc
tion throughout the United States,
cames as a si^rise to most of Wash
ington and is causing major prob
lems. Estimates of the numbv of
people who will lose their means of
livelihood as a result of this move
range from 800,000 to 3,000,000, but
whatever the exact figure, it is clea]c
that a termination on construction
will iiave serious repercussions
throUk^ut the country.
The SPAB order aids all building
which is not for defchto purposes or
which uses any toPi’^ciabls amotmt
of metals needed for defense Indna-
tries. Just how far this will go hi
stopping building of private homes
has not been finally determined, but
it evill' definitely interrupt iHxqprains
of building of schools, post offices,
apartment houses, bridges, roads, etc.
it is expected that it will seri
ously interfere with home develop
ment programs except in areas where
small homes are urgently needed to
house defense workers.
Mr .and Bfrs. B. B. Snelgrove, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. ftielgrove aM daugh
ter, Rose visited relatives in AugustSf
On, Sunday.
A few years ago I read some fig
ures on our condition which may not
be true in equal degree today, but
are too nearly true for us to feel
proud.
Before repeating the figures^ I re
peat that we could rebuild South
Carolina with the money we have;
and we could greatly improve our
condition by supplying our own
needs. Perhaps you recall a little cal
culation I made. If 1,000 men of
South Carolina would invest $1,000 a
year in this state, that would make
possible a million dollar industry
every year. We have thousands of
men who have an extra thousand
dollars. If 100 men in a small coun
ty would invest $100 a year, that
county could have a $10,000 industry
every year. Three or four $10,000 in-
diistries would make things hum in
most of our towns. And surely this is
not a dream df riches I have. We may
be exploring the nation for gold,
while acres of diamonds are under
our feet.
We buy from other states millions
of dollars of butter, meat, flour, feeds,
lard, cheese, etc. All this we could
produce here.
It was said a while back that 17,000
farm iamilies grow no vegetables,
80,000 grow no wheat, 20,000 have no
chickens, 48,000 hi^ve no cow, 14,000
grow no corn, 24,000 have no hogs.
Now that is pretty bad, but many of
those who vary their products, have
not a sufficiency, 33,000 have not
enough com, 97,000 have not enouto
wheat, 63,000 run abort of milk,
47,000 havoi’t chickens enough, 54,-
need more vegetables. Many
When we talk about diversifying
agriculture we might find a msiricet
here, for we buy so mudi ifrom other
states which co^ bf produced here.
One thing we have not solved: mar
keting the fanners’ surplus. Time af
ter time we are urged to diversify
our crops and to “lay off cotton.”
Well, wltoi the farmer produces oth-
er things, can he sell thtoi? I know
fanners will have com to selL There
is no market If you have hay—ttiere
is no demand. Cotton, tobacco and*
hogs can be sold, but very little
In 1919 the cottem crop was wortii
about three hundred million deJTaw.
At that time our state qn»opriated
$3,892,683.78; in 1941 the cotton crop
Is worth about $35,000,000 and tha
state is spending at leaat |MJ>00|000,
received from the taxpayers.
Year after year i^e^ pleaden
point with great shame to dur low
cost i>er pupil—and all that; but wa
rank very low in individual income
In the United States!
Congress has within two years au
thorized expenditures equal to the
total income of all the pe^^'of ihe
United States a taw yetn Wlto8
war ceases aU the biqinM gptot Itm
by foreign oouotri^ md 4
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