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% V 1HE CHRONKIE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspoper, Complete, Newsy and RelioUe Olltntan Qlhrimtrlf If You Don't Read THE CHMNiaE You Don't Get the News Volume XLI Students Pilot Deadliest Dive Bombers Clinton, S. C., Thursday, November 13, 1941 Number 46 SMALLEST COTTON CROP SINCE 1879 SIGHTED FOR $. C. Columbia, Nov. 9.—Frank O. Black, federal crop statistician, announced today no change in his prediction of a month ago of 400,000 bales of cot ton from South Carolina farms. • The sighted production would be the smallest for the state since 1879, and 41 per cent of last year’s 966,000 bales. Black said best yields have been; The annual Red Cross Roll Call realized along the state’s northern' for the Clintori-Goldville chapter got iborder from Anderson to York coun- . vuiderway yesterday and will con- I ties, while central and eastern sec- j tinue through November 30. ‘ tion cotton acreage has suffered most i ^ ^ enthusiastic men from weevil mfestotion and unfavor-1 Clinton RED CROSS DRIVE GETS UNDER WAY Following Breakfast Yesterday Workers Begio Canvass To Raise Chapter's Quota Of $1,500. amamims able weather conditions. and Lydia Mills, Goldville and rural Two of the UnHei States aavy's newest and deadliest dlvo bomb ers are shown fyhif ever Mianii, Via. At the oontrds are stndeat pOota from a O. 8. navy air tratelng etatioa, where pilots for theoe ships receive special tralnlag. Experts say these planes are more em- cleat than riermany's famed Stakha. 1, Honoa Path, Clinton Play Friday Nigirf School's First Homecom ing Queen To Be Cro¥m> ed During Intermission. On Friday night at 7:30 on John son field, Honea Path hi^ school and Clinton hl^ will tangle in their annual football game. Color will be added to the game by the crowning of the queen at the half and Uie fact that the local school band has work ed out some particularly interesting maneuvers for the evei^hig. Presbyterian League Meets At Laurens Fall Roily of South Carolina Presbytery Largely Attended. One hundred and ten boys and girls from the Presbyteitjui diurches in tha counties of Newberry, Green wood, Laurens, and Abbeville met at the First Presbyterian church in Laurens Saturday for the annual fall rally of the young people’s league of South Carolina presbytery. A picnic lunch was serv^ at noon by mem Honea Path has always had one of <*urch, md the af- the better class B teams la upper South Carplina, and the game Fri day night promises to be ooe full of interest from the opening ^T^iistle. *Billy” Willin^am, who was in jured in the Gaftoey game, will be unable to be in uniform, but Cqadi ' Taylor Martin repmts no other cds- ualties. Clinton’s Red Devils are pointing for the fray, and will give a good account of themselves. "" Mayer Ve Crbwn Oueen At the Intermission, the first fea ture will be the routines of the band, members climaxing their perform ance with a Victory “V” from adiich formation they will play the Star- Spangled Banner. AOer the band parade, Mayor P. S. Bailey will crown the queen as Miss Clinton High, I. Seven of the more popular girls of the school have been nomi- • nated by their friends and admirers, and one will be chosen the winner by votes cast ^is week. In alphabetical order, the girls are: Bobbie Jean Carr, Carolyn Freeman, Marcia Gal loway, Peggy Johnson, Ruth Jones, Lois Penland, and Edna Earle Work man. Stump Speeches wei^ made in favor of-teach yesterday morning in chapel, and interest is high in the contest. Boxes have been placed at uptown drug stores so that interested citizens may also cast votes. After this game, only one other re mains on Clinton hi|d^ schedule, lliomwell and Clinton will pUy on Johnson field Wednesday afternoon, Nov^l9, at 3:30., HYDE TO SPEAK TO STATE ^tASONS The grand master of Masons in South Canghna, Jos^;>h B. Hyde, has by proclamation callM the 268 lodg es to the state to meet to their re- qpectlve l\ajOhi Friday evmitog, No vember 14, to consider certain mat ters (k im^itance to the fraternity. TtM& total mambnihip U approxt- mataly’ 18,000. Ibis is the beginning of a aeries ci maettogs that South Carolina Masona eiqpeet to observe; ’TSimul- taneoua Meetings Night,’* a custemi tost has attracted nanon-wide notice among the trataipity. The grand master will broadcast a msssagt ever a statewide hootoq) Irosn 7.'48 to 8:00 o’clodc pm. dtoton lodge No. 44, heeded by V. Parks Adair as worshipful mastar, has made full prqwratlon for this meeting as wiU be seen from* an announoement Msewhera to today’s paper. All raeidant Masons whose '^M^MTship is elsewtMire are assured fa cordial welooiiia. ! iir 1.1. UNION SERVICE SET , FQR THANKSGIVING A city-wide unlkm service will be held Prssbytorian church Ttoirsday mmiitof, No^^berF8r At 8:10 to which the general public is tovitedw The speaker will be the Rev. ' J. K. Roberts, pastor of the churdi. The early 8:80 hour has been fixed by the pa^rs to order to avojld to- terfertog with other plans for the day Ydiieh will be generally observed to the city as e holiday. ternoon session adjourned in a fel lowship and worship program. .In toe five group discvwatons the adult advisors and pastors who aided to toe leadership included: the Rev. M. 4* DuRant and Mrs. DuRant of Abbevilli, One Rev. C. J. Matoews K ^ SKtions, wthered at Hotel Clinton ^ por^ 368,000 bales o( cotton ginnrt ,^1^ morning at 8 o’clock tor inthesUtepriortoNov.l, compared I to 818,000 ginned in the same 1940. period. ’ CUNNINGHAM TO CONDUCT SERVICES AT PRESBYTERIAN The congregation of the First Pres byterian church of this city announc- | es the beginning next Sunday morn-; ing of a series of meetings to con tinue each evening next week at 7:30. The services will be led by the Rev. John B. Cunningham pastor of I the Presbyterian church at Cascade,; Va. Though blind since birth, Mr.' . Cunningham has been unusually sue- Washington, Nov. 11. — General cessful as a minister and has had a Cleorge C. Marshall summoned the career of varied usefulness in the nation Armistice ^ night to be on church. His able and earnest Gospel Suard against a “sudden and wide- messages are always helpful and go sp**®nd attempt by the Axis pow- home to the hearts of his hearers. sabotage the United States Through the pastor. Rev. J. k. ' utility and transportation Roberts, a cordial invitation is ex-, industries. tended the public to attend these i Already, he declared, the Axis has MARSHAU WARNS * NATION TO GUARD AGAINST SABOTAGE Army Chief Fears Axis May Attempt To Wreck Arms Plants, Utilities. ■V Riggs Honored Wiih Banquet Citizens and Students Attend Dinner At Col lege Sponsored By Chamber of Commerce. Approximately 300 local citizens and Presbyterian college students gathered in the college dining hall Tuesday evening to pay tribute to Bobby Riggs, national tennis .singles champion and assistant in pubUcity at the college, with a banquet s^n- sored by the locM Chamber of Com merce. Dr. William P. Jacobs, president of ^ ^ the coUege, to toe prtocii»t addresa year by the Clinton Kiwanis club breakfast and for final instructions pertaining to the campaign. The get-together meeting, first of itt'ktod, was presided over by Chair- toan J. H. Pitts, Jr., who raninded those present that America’s national defense efforts at present require a great expansion of all Red Cross ac tivities. • J. B. Townsend, chairman of the local chapter, spoke of the local work of the organization and the calk for assistance made upon it from time to time. The importance of the na tional organization and the humani tarian work it is doing both at home and abroad, was iwinted out by oth er speakers. Harry Wilkes and D. B. &mth, the special gifts committee, reported that they had raised $121.00 in ad vance of the drive’s opening. It was reported by the chairman that W. K. Waits, overseer «of spin ning at Joanna Textile Mills, had already secured 185 memberships from employes in bis department The campaign is sponsored this special services. of the evening, spoke of Riggs as be ing the biggest single means of na tion-wide publicity which has ever come to Clinton and the college. He likened Riggs to the perfect example of American boyhood, fim-loving, carefree, usd yet able to settle down to the serous thtogs that really count to liik viiien toe time comes. Dr. L. El Bishop, president of the Chamber of Cmnmerce, acted as toastmaster and opmed toe program wito ft ^bri|Rf trib^ to the national •MJkWwlUMt UalM «• XMliBVWVi -ft- > — » - — ofSinyiw,*ttirtlev.a ^ •BlWriai.flf- Newberry, the Rev. G. M. Telloctl at Abbeville, Dr. Roswell C. Long of Greenwoc^, the Rev. J. K. Roberts of Clinton, the Rev. J. R. Hooten of Greenwood, the Rev. J. J. Hayes of Laurens, and the Rev. J. A. Wikon of Ware ^oals. The,day’s program was featured wito a discussion- of the theme, “Meetly the Needs of Young Peo ple,’’ divided into five discussions of youth interests, personal recreation, how to secure discussion of your in terests, personal religious living, community projects, and better wor ship methods. Miss Ann Holloway, president, of Greenwood, presided and was assist ed in the panel discussion by several members of the group. Annotmeement was made that the presbytery had authorized a pioneer camp to be conducted within the presbytery next summer, and the rally went on record as desiring to secure a camp site and camp for the youth of this section. Announcement was also made of the quadrennial youth convention for Presbyterian youth to be held in Memphk, Tenn., during the Christ mas holidays which several young people of ^ presbytery are plan ning to attand. Big Decrease In G>tton Ginnings According to tlie report of the spe cial agent of the departmmt of com merce bureau of t^ census issued yesterday, 9,906 bales of cotton ginned in Laurens county prior to November 1, as compared \dto 26,- SSFlMlai for the same pertod to 1940. The comparative figures show s de crease of 18,753 bales thus far thk year, the crop being one of the small- ^ to the county for many years. with Mr. Pitts as general chairman. The chapter has been given a quota of $1,500 for its share in the national appeaL “We are planning and hop- itUi to go over the top,’’ Chairman Pitts said, “and we are asking for an all-out support from the com munity because the continuance of the national Red Cross program de pends upon the stxxess of the local chapters. Support for ths great or ganization must be derived through voluntary memberships,” he added. gftnizatkm. Brief talks of appreciation for the publicity which Ri)^ has brought to the city were made by Robert S. Owens, attomeY* to toe absoace of Mayor P. S. Bailey; W. A. Moorhead, president of the Kiwanis club; snd Heath Copeland, preaident of the Lions club. Riggs resiMnded to Dr. Jacobs’ tribute with an expression of app^ cfatidh lor toie banquet and other congenialities which the citizem of Clinton have shown him since he became associated with the college last May. Miss *Mary Hardwick, England’s number one woman tennis player; Mrs. Dorothy Round Little, former world’s woman champion, and Charles Hare, former British Davis i ^ay yesterday men and women could cup player, gave brief talks on their j be seen in all parts of the city so- association with the honor guest in! limiting memberships in a determined the realm of tennis, and toanked the effort to reach the chapter’s set children are invited and urged to enroll through the local chapter to order that its membership when the canvass closes, may be larger than ever before. The complete list of workers cov ering the City, Clinton and Lydia Milk, Goldville and rural sections appeared last week in The Chron icle. The work of perfecting the or ganization has been underway for the past two weeks with everything ready yesterday following the break fast, to begin solicitations. Full pub lic cooperation is asked for the can vassers in order that the roll.call sign-up may oe completed on time and a record membership secured. The canvass is underway with an enthusiastic start. Throughout the Armistice Day Program City Observes Last War's End With Public Exercises and Address. I unleashed a propaganda attack de- ■ signed to disrupt army morale and the “clever methods’* used, he added, have succeeded in upsetting the fam ilies of soldiers and have “misled” members of congress. “We should realize,” the army chief of staff said !n a broadcast on Civilian Defense week, "that the more we, as a nation, influence the course of this war, the more impor tant it becomes for us to protect every phase of our national life against the efforts of the Axis pow ers to deter or weaken us.” The citizens defense corps, he said, will serve “a vital purpose in Clinton joined with the nation Tuesday in the observance of Arm istice day, an appropriate program 1 completing o\jr general organization being given under the auspices of the j for the security of America, and I American Legion post and Legion j am sure that it will exert a strong Auxiliary. In the evening a largely influence in oombating secret and de- attended old-fashioned square dance | structive efforts to divide and con- was given in the armory by the Aux-1 fuse our people.” iliary. The program began a few minutes Marshall said it was not difficult for persons living along the coast to before 11 o’clock at ^ monument, see the need for an air raid warning The line of march Qpnsisted of the — Boy Scouts, R.O.T.C. unit, college and high school bands which march ed to the square playing patriotic selections. Promptly at 11 the fire siren sounded forth as a reminder of the observance. Business houses closed for the short period during which the program was given. The Rev. J. K. Roberts, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, was service, but was “more difficult to convince people in the Interior of the countiy that some of the most serious schemes for destructive ac tion against our interests are possi bilities in toeir midst.” “It seems best to speak very frank ly on this particular subject,” he con tinued. “The government today is constantly on guard against damage to our industries or their products. the speaker. In his timely Armistice but we must be prepared for a sud- day talk he said: ’Today as we^ stand with hearts at attention our *minds sweep back to this day and thk hour of 23 years ago, when a war-weary and hate- sodd audrianty found itself free, November II, 1918, one of the most glorious moments in the his tory of civilized man, for the hearts and hopes of millions upon millions den and widespread attempt at sab otage directed against the entire mu nitions industry, including the criti cal utilities and transportation fa cilities. _ “Jfetotog. be ♦yif" for granted. We should assume that at a given moment wholesale sabotage may te attempted by the far-reach ing organization which has secretly of plain people began to glow and;and ceaselessly been planning for bum with unspeakable joy. The spirit of friendship and good will spread like a forest fire over the face of the earth. “Peace had come to the homes of just such an occasion. “We must be prepared against the confusion that so easily can be cre ated in large centers of population, and we must be organized to look men—peace “at a price, and this we after our people at home in any* will not forget—we must not forget. | emergency, whatever the nature." Back there 23, 24, 25 years ago.l Despite the “seriousness of the thousands of young men who had I possibilities” of sabotage, Marshall left these shores to defend these said he was more concerned over shores knelt in the mud and muck and died for you and for me. ‘Great er love hath no man than this that Axis propaganda methods “which for a long time have been directed against the development of our en- DRIYE CAREFULLY ^YE A LIFE 80 FiU 'THM TIAB TBKRB MAYS BEEN 11 FATALITIES froiE AUTOMORILB ACODENTB fa LAURENS COUNTY Let’s StriTe To Make mi a Safe Year On tke Hlgkwaya. Thk iftto ImI yftftr, 14 quota. THANKSGIVING DAY citizens of Clinton for their contri butions as citizens of the United States to British war relief. Riggs, who holds the English. championship at Wimbledon as well, SET FOR NOV. 20 as the American title, came to the, ^ coUege last spring and since toat| Washington, Nov. 8. — President time has serv^ as traveling pubb-1 Roosevelt has proclaimed Thursday. city ftgent during the summer tour nament play. He regained his nation al stogies championship, which he held first to 1939, to a flnak match with Frank Kovacs of California, at Forest HiUs, L. I., to September. The four tennis stars played exhi- November 20, as Thanksgiving day and asked the American people to observe it with prayers for “a speedy end to strife and establishment on earth of freedom, brotherhood, and justice for enduring time.” It was his third and final setting biUon matches on the coll^ courts I of Thanksgiving a week earUer than before approximatety people, customary. Next year the hobday Tu^ay aften^n. Mrs. U^e de-|^iij revert to its normal last Thurs- feak^ Miss Hartwick 6-0, 6-2. R^j day in the month for the whole na- and Hare were tied at 6-6 in the first i ^on. set when their singles match was! • * ^ caUed to allow time for the mixedi^.- j doubles. Riggs and Mrs. Little wonl^Oea LOOnS KeOGy the first doubles set, 6-1, and lost the For County Formers second 4-6. ^ TAYLOR BROTHERS HELD NOT GUILTY Laurens, Nov. 11. — Mack Taylor and hk two brothers, Edgar and D. AppUcations for “seed loans’^ are now being received at the Emergency Crop Loan office to Laurens, which is at the office of Robert L. Gray, R. P. Henderson, field supervisor for Laurens county, stated today. Eligible fanners vtoo are to imme- B. Taylor, of nMr Clinton, held as i diate need of funds for crop produc- accessorles, were acquitted Tuesday!torn purposes and who have been at the November tenn of gaoerml sas-, uhable to obtain financing from other sources, including production credit associations, may see Mr. Henderson and arrange "to obtain loans which will include the immediate dkburse- ment of sums to take care of their fall expenses, such as, destruction of cotton stalks, planting of grain crops, etc. to additkm to funds which will be disbursed when needed to meet their spring requhemento. KIWANIS BfEET TODAY The annual election of officers and directors meeting of the Kiwanis club will be held thk evening at 7:30 at Hotel Clinton. skms court here on toe charge of killing Willard Cantrell on Septem-i her 7. Taylor plaaded guilty and admit ted that he shot Cantrell to self- defense wito a kiotgun after Can trell fired at htoa and hk brothers. The case took half a day and toe verdict was returned to a few mhf- utee. iHenry Carson, of near Clinton, was acquitted on a directed verdict on a charge of statutory rape. JONES TO PREACH AT DtJNCANn CEEEK Dr. F. Dudley Jones will conduct services Sunday afternoon at '2:30 at {Duncan’s Creek]Presbyterian church, near here,* oEleas announced yester day. - a man lay down his life for his. tire defense program.” friend.’ We shall never forget them.j His daily mail, he as.serts, reflects Not only because they died, but be- such “German scheming" because cause of that spirit which made them “letters come from families who are willing to die; the spirit of man at, about their boys in the his best—valiant, unselftsh^^ and sac-; army, who have been led to believe, rifleial; the spirit which has always | for instance, that the soldiers lack lived m the hearts of noble men; the; food, lack proper shelter or medical spirit which must ever live and be i attention. They come from members more directed—not against men, but of congress who have been similarly against the common enemies of man misled.” —niisunderstanding, hate and the in- As an example of “seriously dis- ordinate ambitions of those who turbing" results sometimes gained by would enslave their fellow men. propaganda, Marshall cites events “So this moment is dedicated to. that occurred last summer. He re- the memory of those who went forth i called that popular interest in army and did not return and to those loved | matters, stirred by debate on the ones who were left behind and for | draft extension bill, was at a peak, whom the years have been so long.land that equipment, living condi- In this moment are gathered up the i tions and training of the troops “were prayers of countless multitudes of the subject of widespread discussion people over the earth who are be seeching the Almighty for another and publicity.” “In vthis connection,” the army and final Armistice—for another and' chief said, “I. wish to read an ex- final peace which shall mark the end {tract from th% instructions issued by of all human strife and bloodshed,, the German minister of propaganda when never again shall taps be:j^gt April: ‘It is more effective,’ these sounded- uver new crosses row ohnnstructions state, ‘when the Araeri- row. Locol Baptists ^ Attend Convention Rev. W. N. Long, pastor of the First Baptist church, will return to day from Anderson where he attend ed the state Baptist convention. He addressed the state mtokters con ference at its opening session on Monday can press provides propaganda for our mill than if we do it ourselves’.” “Now what happened last sum mer?” Marshall continued. “The de bate was^ on, the criticisms of our good faith and judgment were na turally frequent and the more un favorable reactions of individual sol diers were broadcast Mass desertions were reported to threaten the army in Octol^r,” As one result, Marshall declared, comments and conclusions “seriously Mrs. Long joined him last evening i P^^J^dicial to our interests” appear- for the^tocm Seminary banqlStied Lat" American newspapers. Mrs. E. J. Adair and Mrs. S. W. “But the cleverest move to capital- Sumerel ako attended the session of ^ ^ golden opportunity for the convention yesterday. Grid Gaines This Week LIONS TO MEET FSIDAT The Lions club will meet f^day evening at 7:30 at the Lions Dep on highway 56, it has been annoimced by offldak of toe club. Cltatoa High Nov. 14, Friday — Honea Path at Clinton. ^ ' PreabyterlftB CoUegtL Nov. 15, Saturday — Wraordat Spartanburg (varsity) 2:30.^P ' Nov. 15, Saturday—P. C. at Char leston, The Citadel (freshmen).' RsmiHb Las| Week Clinton High 0, Newberry 39. P. C. Varsity 21, Erskine 0. sabotage was a rumor skillfully planted among the men to National Guard units that a large number of soldiers, more than a thousand, had deserted en masse from a certain regular army division. “The men had been fed this par ticular rumor because such an oc currence in the regular army was indicative of a general breakdown in discipline. The actual fact in this matter was that the division in ques tion had one lone desertion in the j^Tiod referred to.” Mrs. dNj. Brimm has returned from a visit of several days in York and Sharon.