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4 Thursdoy, February 26, 1942 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C. Page Seven ;> *. # 7 lx -X SUB SHELLING is jap Bluff, CAPITAL SAYS Washington, Fab. 24.—Planes and ships of America’s armed forces hunted the Pacific coast today for an enemy submarine which chose the hour of President Roosevelt’s ad dress to the nation to shell a Cali fornia oil plant in the war’s first at tack on continetal United States. Twenty-five rounds of shells were fired into the oil field A Private CtUsea Speaks His Spectator Comments On Men\and Things Training for Trouble in India at Goleta, near Santa Barbara, last night from the submarine’s 5-inch guns, the War department reported, but the aim was bad and little dam age resulted. As the War department announc ed that air and surface craft of both the Army and Navy had started an intensive search for the submarine, official Washington discounted the importance of the attack. President Rooeevelt told his press conference that the incident was en example of political warfare and that the reaction might be the op posite of what the enemy intended. Sumner Wallet, acting secretary of State, called it a Japanese bluff timed to coincide with the President’s ra dio address and added that “such stunts are hardly likely to have any effect on this country's war effort.’’ No (me was killed of injured and witnesses said the shells struck only one weR. The pumping plant and derrick were damaged but there was no fire. The submarine appeared about quarter of a mile offshore al 7:30 p. m. Pacific war time, and was still on the surface, when darkness shut it from view a few minutes later. The vessel apparently was one of a fleet of 10 long-range submarines which the Japanese were believed to have completed in 1939-40, per haps with lust such missions as the Califorhia raid in view. Rather than cut all state salaries by a percentage, taking the capable and the less able together, why not take a million or two from Welfare as a start? Almost anyone not con nected in some way with so-called Welfare will agreed that this state could take care of the utter destitu- and refinery > Hon which may be found here for a NEW DRAFT LOTTERY JET FOR MARCH 17 Washington, Feb. 26. — Selective service headquarters set the new draft lottery for March 17—St Pat rick's day—and announced that the numbers determining toe order of liability of service of some 9,000,000 men will be enclosed in green cap sules. i The lottery itself will follow in general the procedure of the two previous drawings under the selec tive service lew. Capsules containing numbers wll be mixed, then drawn by blind-folded government officials. The goldfish bowl first used in the 1917 World war drawing again will hold Hie numbers. The man whose numbers will be drawn are those who registered on • February 16, when all aged 20 to 45, inclusive, and not previously regis tered signed up with their local draft boards. Between now and the lottery, draft boards will shuffle the new registra tion cards and numbdfc them T-l, T-2, T-3, etc., the “T" standing tor third registration. Similar sets of numbers will be in the lottery cap sules. half million dollars. Instead of that, instead of relieving destitution, we make poverty a career and even send field agents throughout toe state to work, up “clients,” as they call the public dependents. Jhe only good which could follow Mbrizontal cuts in all salaries would be for half toe em ployees to quit. That would leave about enough to do all the work, if properly distributed according to toe work. The only trouble la that toe best might leave.'However much I applaud the fine stand of my friends of the economy group, let me urge them to initiate their program with deep cuts into such services as Wel fare. And let us remember that the federal government’s activity should relieve us of some other items. l£t us be vigilant lest the war be made an excuse for all sorts of expenses, none of which amount to a row of pins in the national war effort. Ev ery institution in the state should be reduced. We are at war. Do our in stitutions realize that? We cannot buy cars; we cannot buy tires; we are being rationed on sugar; many con cerns are going out of business be cause they cannot get raw products for manufacture, yet notwithrtanding that, we pour money into our insti tutions as though they were some thing apart from ordinary life and its sacrifices. We as individuals, partici pate proudly in whatever self-denial the war may require; others will rise to the supreme heights of offering themselves; but we pamper and pet our state services. Let’s take them in hand and put them on a war basis. Perhaps we can sure some part of e eighteen millions we spend tor schools. I know that will seem like sacrilege. But hundreds of school Even the peace-loving Para! of Bombay. India, feel the call of all- ••t war. Parai wom»n are here shown during an air raid precau'ion drill in the Ind a c»;y. Hear ng steel helmets al their wo.-k they remove "casualties" ii.ni a “uembed” buiidint to place* oi k-.c.v. -""ii WE REBUILD BICYCLES We’ve got the ports and the expert workmen to re pair your bicycle for new usefulness. As long as it's a bicycle, we’re at your service. BENJAMIN’S REPAIR SHOP Phone 117 ' V "WHAT’S £000 FOR A COLO?' / _ _ has a “favor- ks M remedy, bat the best conn- 'tolds.” vagy greatly. dare fori •rets yours.'boti’t take any icesl Got the sdvice of Htsd |kess otl-p"mpily! riis» MB- __ you for f|lUng. WANKliff each farm machine and list the need ed repair parts on the back of this card. The next step is to order there repair parts from dealers without delay. Because of the unusual demand for tMchen have beoi called to mUiUrr eervic. end hund«d. of other, »«. ^ tSTS *o. Many of the thine beto* Ul«ht £je to connerthw wtth of ~ r 1 " f ,po ?T* 7? ,' oul S'SdtorSewn equipment end other be omitted, giving full work to all Farm Equipment Repairs Urged Cannon Says Keeping Machinery In Good Condition Is Vital. Since farm machinery in good re pair will be as important as guns and tanks in winning the war, all Lau rens county farmers who have not already done so are urged by Coun ty Agent C. B. Cannon to buy or or der needed repairs for their machin ery at once. All farm operators in the county have received informa tion card No. 61, “Check Your Farm Machinery Now for Needed Repairs.” The first thing to do is to check over! into the Auxiliary, she was on the She was a devoted Bible Student and an excellent Bible teacher. I am sure we have been impressed, as we visited her, how often we found her reading or studying her Bible. She always taught it in her circle, and more than once, has taught it in our week of Bible study. Her goodness to, and interest in, the Negroes wes unusual She put her words into deeds in her attitude toward and her dealings with them. This was a rather conspicuous trait because we see it so seldom. She carried her religion into her dally life. She was a doer of the Word and not a hearer only. Her per sonal sorrow and afflictions toe bore with a beautiful Christian faith that was an example to all who knew her. In toe last few months of her life her sweet cheerfulness and unwaver ing faith were marvelous. Although toe knew her condition, I think never once did she complain or burden her friends with her suffering and anx iety. To those of us who knew her as a friend, her place will not be filled. She seemed to have a talent for friendship. The old and the young were drawn to her. In this audience I daresay there are many mothers whose children felt as, close to Mrs. Martin as they did. In my own fam ily it would be impossible to say which of the three generations loved her most. She was thoughtful, helpful and EDWIN C. STUART DIES IN FLORIDA Ctohea A. K. r. In Neath weeks have folowed, the shock has become dull, but our loss seems no less. It is hard to think of Clinton without Mrs. Martin, for toe had so closely aligned herself with its in terests and activities. Until recent years toe was always interested in civic affairs, taking a working part in improvements in town and school sound in counsel, a true and loving and deeply concerned about the prog-; friend. Emerson once said that a ress and growth of anything that friend is a gift from God. Surely we would make Clinton a better town, here feel this was true with us and She came to Clinton as a bride in we not only thank God for her life | 1903 and immediately began work in and influence in our town and the church. Having been a daugh- church, but we are grateful that He ter of the manse toe had many privl- gave Mrs. Martin to us as a friend. leges and experiences that fitted her, — — for her Lord’s work. There seemed NOTICE OF LOST CERTIFICATES Chester, Feb. 24. — The death Edwin C. Stuart, 89, president of Bon darken, N, C., Asaociate Re formed Presbyterian church assem bly grounds, at his home at Bartow, Fla., Saturday, has been reported here. He was one of the pioneers in the founding of these religious grounds. A wealthy man, he gave liberally of his funds to the advancement of the religious activities of the Asso ciate Refbnned Presbyterian church and to other worthy causes. Mr. Stu art had been president of Bon dark en since 1922. He gave a $10,066 water plant to the assembly grounds. The establishment of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church in Florida is also said to have been at tributed to his financial efforts. Ha began financing A. R. P. missions throughout Florida and they gradu ally grew into strong and well-sup ported A. R. P. churches. A. R. P. members here stated that he will long be remembered for the wonderfully constructive work he did at Bon darken, making it one of the outstanding religious assembly grounds of the nation. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at 11 o’clock at Bartow. to be no call from her church that toe did not answer willingly, cap ably, and acceptably. In 1918 when the Missionary and Ladies Aid Societies were changed on fundamental subjects. There is no virtue in spending the money merely for the sake of spending. If we lose a man really worth $156 a month we need not pay $150 a month to some one whose capability would be amply rewarded with $75. It seems a bit strange that some of us are patriotic and full of zeal—for a good salary—though we boys to the army for $21. The war may serve many useful purposes, one of the most useful Be ing toe simplifying of our mode of living. Let us learn to walk, to drink water occasionally, to dress sensibly and economically, to spend a few evenings at home with books, instead of headlines, to eat plain food, to take the frills out of schools and col leges, and dedicate them to serious work. Let us stop being so soft, self- indulgent, indolent and extravagant labor-saving machinery. “There are many good hours of service left in old equipment if it is given a chance,"says the county agent. “County farm machinery deal ers and repair shops are ready to help farmers put their equipment in condition to get those added hours of service.” The local farm machinery repair call our and maintenance campaign, under the direction of County Agent Can non, is a part of a nation-wide pro gram so that needed food can be pro duced as an aid in national defense. Why worry about inflation? What is inflation, by the way? If a gov ernment prints paper money, without limit, all prices will go sky-high. Or if a government issues floods of pa per money without proper redeem able value, or without 6 backing of something of real intrinsic value, people will lose faith in the value of the money and raise prices. But we are not in danger of that. What is the danger? That our prices will rise from the desire to reap fortunes and heavy profits; or because all the items of cost rise. Wages have risen enormously and that has compelled some price advances. Our govern ment should have taken some inter est in swollen wages, instead of try ing to curb the fanners. All, in fact, should have been held in check, but equally and fairly. But now the whole matter is simple: let the gov ernment ration all articles, as it is doing with tires; then fix the price. We need not look scholarly and talk in abstruse terms or recondite con cepts: the problem is clear and toe solution is simple. What we need is decision. ~ Extension Courses At Bell Street School In order that toa undergraduate colored teachers in the surrounding communities ef Bell Street school maF have an opportunity to further prepare themselves to meat toa high est possible requirements for certi- flcaHon as set up by toe State* De partment of Education, courses have bean offered by J. Leroy Bums, County Superintendent of Educa tion, toe offices of certfication and the State- Super visor of Negro Edu- catkm of toe State Department of Education; the Education Department of Allen University; and W. Edward Monts, Superintandant’eA the CUnton city schools. Coursese in English and American History are being conduct ed. v The Stem Department of Educa tion will pve due credit for the IN MEMORIAM MBS. JULIA FEBGUSON WOODS Resolutions adopted by Auxiliary of First Presbyterian Church: During the year 1941 the Auxiliary of The First Presbyterian Church has been sorely stricken. God has trans planted to his Heavenly home many useful members. The first call came in the early dawning of March 19th when we heard of the tragic death of Mrs. Julia Ferguson Woods, wife of our recently retired pastor. Hers was a life from early childhood of sacri fices for others, but a loving sacri fice. From a large family with the exception of one toe saw them all pass on, but was able to say “The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away—blessed be the name of the Lord.” She led a quiet but most useful life working for the betterment of all causes in Church, Sunday School and day schools, giving her time gladly in Red Cross work. When ever the call came she was ready, saying “Here I am, send me.” Not only with heart and hand did toe help, but she gave liberally of her means. We who are calleld to mourn her loss can but rejoice at the happy re union Brito loved ones in toe libmi above, knowing that her work on earth is completed and she was ready for toe more abundant life. She-had found the peace of tranquility in the valley of the shadow of death, peace at the greeting of Jesus at the gates of pearl and peace in the rest that remaineth for the children of God. MRS. MARE BARNETT MARTIN When we heard of Mrs. Martin’s death Sunday morning, November 2nd, we were shocked and had i feeling of irreparable loss. As the committee to work out plans and draw up the Constitution for the new organization. She had a thoughtful, logical mind and in her thnking went to the bottom of things and formed her opinions from facts, drayring her conclusions after thinking the subject through. She was a conservative thinker as well. This made her in valuable on any board or commit tee. Much of toe foundation on which our local Auxiliary is built is due to Mrs. Martin’s thoughtful, con structive work and good judgment In the Auxiliary she held many places of honor, and was on the Ex-1 ecutive Board almost ev^ry year af-l ter its organization. It was during her presidency that our new church, was built and we all remember how she studied the plans, especially of, the Sunday school building, and her interest and concern in selecting and 1 buying the carpet for the church. I Perhaps her most vital interest in' church work was in the Sunday' school. Until only a few years ago* she always taught a class, generally i of young girls. Through her help the : OF DEPOSIT Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will apply to M. S" Bai ley A Son, Bankers, Clinton, S. C n for duplicate certificates of deposit for the following, said certificates being issued on the given dates. No. 9210—Richard Stutts, $17.00, dated 9-26-35 for 1 year at 2Vk%. No. 9211—Dorothy Stutts, $12.54, dated 9-26-35 for 1 year at 2H%. No. 9879 —F. M. Stutts, $100.00, dated 4-25-38 for 1 year at 2%%. No. 9391—Jacobs Centennial Fund, $93.55, dated 5-1-38 for 6 months at 2%%. The aforesaid certificates have been destroyed or lost F. M. STUTTS. SAT, ”1 SAW FT IN THE CHRON ICLE.” THANK YOU. TO RELIEVE MISERY OF 666 COLDS LIQUID SALTE NOSE DROPS COUGH DROPS Try "Rab-My- Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS BALMERS 41 L. RUSSRLL GRAY PARRS ADAIR. Sunday school strengthened. grew and was The classes began Saturday, Feb ruary 21, 1942, at 10:60 a. m n and will continue for twelve (12) conq ssevtive Saturdays with not lass than (75) minutes per dam interested may even toem- of this opportunity and should not later than Saturday. 28, im. T. W. MIMS, Principal. WOMEN! Modern facts 4 s 61 years use CARDUI WORLD WAR NEWS Each Morning By Subscribing to— “South Carolina's Progressive Newspaper” * 'w . * * • Every issue filled with accurate Local, State, National and International news that gives a liberal education day by day to every member of the family. Dozens of doily educa tional features. Sports ond EIGHT 41G COMIC PAGES EV— (| *** 'ERY SUNDAY. Where else can you invest a few pennies a day and obtain so much that is needed by every member of , v » . -V the family? World conditions are changing almost over night Not only new history but new mops ore being mode. & THE LEGISLATURE AND CONGRESS ARE IN SESSION * * h a Warid war. 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