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4 THE CHROMCU Strives To Be ^ Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable ■aaac If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLII General Marshall Reviews Icelandic Troops Clinton, $. C, Thursday, September 17,1942 Number 38 SCRAP METAL DRIVE UNDERTAKEN BY LOCAL BOTTLERS _ * To Pick Up Material In Trucks and Give Proceeds To Charity. —— The drive for scrap in Clinton took on new life this week when the Dix ie Beverage company, local bottlers, E. E. Cox, distributor for the Dr. Pepper drink, and H. W. Steer, dis tributor for Pepsi-Cola, “joined hands” with the South Carolina Bot tlers Association and the National Carbonated Beverage industries in ah all-out effort to “salvage thous ands of Urns of scrap metal to keep Ubcle 'Sam’s war machine running full time.” > An advertisement with a picto rial suggestion as to what scrap will do for the Germans and Japs is found o* «otS»*r mtMMi VV*'- Representatives of the three bbt- ling concerns have proffered their services to the local Lidns club sal vage committee, which is acting as a central committee to gather scrap material in this community. The comnltttee thanked the bot tlers and said that the scrap situa tion is a very serious matter. “Scrap metal,” they said, “is needed in huge quantities to keep the mills going and to prevent a breakdown in the war preparations. Here is what the bottlers pledge themselves to do: “We will furnish gratis our many trucks to send anywhere for any amount of scrap metal you can col lect; and our loyal salesmen have volunteered their own time to bring it in. This junk will be sold at pre vailing prices and the entire proceeds donated to the Boy Scouts for their Scout hut” . \ ^ Here is what they ask the'public to do: “Ransack your own cellar, attic, and garage for - anything made of rubber, or'metal (old pipe, drums, valves, furnace parts, toys, batter* ies, lighting fixtures, motor parts, tools, etc.) Collect all you can, then phone us or tell your nearest retail soft drink dealer." Tom Addison, of the Dixie Bever age company, speaking for the bot tlers said they will make special ef forts to gather material in the com-’ munity, and on their premises. A call to any of the three concerns will bring the trucks to haul the metal to the bin on the square. “We are putting our resources at the country’s command,” he said, “and all that we ask is cooperation. We will get the stuff in.” Week Of Religious Education Named By Jefferies For State Columbia, Sept. 15.—Churches throughout South Carolina will ob serve Religious Education Week Sept 27 through Oct. 4. Governor R. ,M. Jefferies issued MARRIED MEN ARE SLATED FOR DRAFT Up To 1,500,000 To Be Colled Unless 18 and 19 Year Olds Inducted. Washington, Sept. 15.—A house conun it te was told today that un less the nation starts drafting 18 and 18-year olds “very soon,” it will be necessary to induct between 1,- 000,000 and 1,500,000 married Ynen. Major General HLewis B. Hershey, selective service director, gave this testimony before the defense migra tion committee. He also said that the demands of the swiftly expand ing army for a steady flow of man power necessitated inducting men suffering from venereal diseases. “The nation is going from a phil osophy of abundance (in manpower) to one of scarcity.** said Hershey on the eve of the second anniversary of the selective service system. 1. The army now is inducting ten percent of the eligible illiterates in each induction station, and would begin October 1 to take in those suffering from veijereal diseaes, probably on a basis of two percent of the nation’s total. 2. In his opinion, “as a better ad ministrator than prophet,” married men with children could expect to be called into service by the last quarter of next year, and perhaps earlier if the quotas of the armed forces are 'increased. 3. “Eventually,” those in the 18 and 19-year old age bracket would have, to be called and that- step would have to come “very soon” or the large-scale induction of married men would be necessary. Hershey told the committee that a man’s occupation skill—rather than the number of his dependents —would become the major basis for granting deferments from service with the armed forces. “We are rapidly going to the place where what a man can do for his country, that is occupationally, must ! transcend other things,” he asserted. It is upon that point the house committe is now concentrating— how best to budget the nation’s man power to meet the requirements of the services and of essential industry and agricultural production and whether a national service act to regulate, that supply is necessary. Hershey emphasized that the na tional headquarters of the selective service system “recognizes that this war cannot be won by placing every man in the armed forces, but that a proper balance must be maintain ed as between the fighting man on the one hand and material, including food for them and the civilian popu lation on the other hand." , He indicated that the size of the army by year’s end would exceed the 4,500,000 strength announced by General George' Marshall, chief of staff, in Juge,. as this year’s goal. / “That is no longer the figure,” Hershey said. He said that he did not know thfe army’s ultimate size, but said “the actual demand has been upped in PRESBYTERIAN OPENS GRID SEASON AGAINST CLEMSON Untried Blue Stockings Head For Tigertown * Saturday. Game At 4:30. Presbyterian collie’s footba 11 team opens its season against the Clemson Tigers in their new stadium at Clemson Saturday afternoon. Game time is 4:30 o’clock. Coach Lonnie McMillian called his proteges for their first fall practice on September 3 and thus he had only fourteen days of grueling drill before they faced the Frank Howard aggregation. ■But practice time was not the greatest of his worries. Inexpe rience, that coach’s nightmare, hangs heavily over the fate of the 1942 Calvinists. Lost from last year’s SIAA championship team were ten lettermen and two reserves, but the actual facts are darker than that sounds. For McMillian lost his en tire starting team with the excep tion of Joe McNeil, captain and end. To replace last year’s strong first string aggregation, Lonnie Mac will probably put this team on the field against the Tigers: At center, Gene Avery, a letter- man guard who has been converted to the pivot spot. At guards, George Bryan, letterman, and Pitts De- Lorme, a sophomore who has spark led in early season practice. At tackles, will be Doc Query, a let terman, who saw a great deal of ser vice last year, and Tubby Gibson, another letterman. Captain Joe McNeil is certain of one of the end berths, and the other will probably go to letterman Jack Adams. Her bert Rollinc, a last year’s veteran, wUl probably call signals from the quarterback slot Bill Culp, a let terman who understudied June Moore, Jacobs blocking trophy win ner, during his sophomore year, will be in the fullback position. Deida McCommons, letterman, will be one of the halfbacks, and Jerome Norton, playing his first varsity ball, will prqbahly get the nod for the second halfback All in all, the first team should stack up pretty well with the aggre gation that scored two touchdowns against the roaring Clemson Tigers last year. Reserves will be Lonnie Mac’s great worry. But one thing is certain: the Blue 1 HEAVY FIGHTING AS JAPS SEfK TO RETAKE ISLAND Washington, Sept. 15.—The Japa nese have launched a powerful drive to recapture Guadalcanal island— main American position in the Solo mons—but defending forces are countering the blow in “heavy fight ing,” the navy disclosed tonight. Reinforcements have been landed by the enemy whose planes and war ships have intensified their bombing and shelling of American-held posi tions. Marines have been engaged in “heavy fighting” with the reinforced Jap ‘troops since the enemy turned loose its attack the night of Septem ber 12-13. “Details of the fighting are lack ing,” a communique said, “but re ports received to date indicate the Marines are maintaining their posi tions.” American flier%—Army, Navy and Marine—have destroyed 21 more Jap planes during the past five days, raising to at least 154 the number of enemy aircraft shot down since the Marines launched their offensive against the southeastern Solomons August 7.. The communique seemed to leave little doubt that round No. 3 in the battle of the Solomons was in prog ress. American forces won the first rounds—the first was the capture of six islands from the Japs in the in itial offensive of this war; the second was the repulse late last month of a “large scale” sea-borne Jap attempt at re-conquest. am m GETS READY FOR FOOTBALL SEASON Twenty-nine Boys Out For Positions. Wilder ~ Returns As Coach., Twenty-nine Clinton high school boys last week began practice under Coach R. P. Wilder for the coming football sraann The first game prob ably will be played with Chester Friday night in Chester. At present, however, because of transportation difficulties it is not certain that the game will be played. Coach Wilder, who has returned to ‘One of the Boys’ a proclamation today setting the recent months,” and added that, on week aside for rehgous observance and urging “all citizens with their families to renew their allegiance to the churches of their choice and seek that containing religious instruction and worship which shall establish in their lives the spiritual founda tions of freedom.” , Clinton after a year’s absence to as- Stockings will be game, hard fighting I sum * the duties of principal and underdogs in the struggle, and they! coac ^’ Hi* Clinton Hi team, will give a good account of them- selves. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons - Have Five Sons In Notion's Service Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Simmons, of the Renno section, have five sons and a son-in-law in the service of their country. Two sons are in the navy; Frank, 38, who is chief signalman at the naval training school at Urbana, 111., has been in the navy for 22 years, and Marvin, 20, the youngest son, who recently enlisted is in training at the naval station at Norfolk, Va. Serving in the army are Pvt. Joe Simmons, 32, stationed at Camp Welters, Texas, and Pvt. Julian Sim mons, 29, is overseas, having sailed from New York some time ago for foreign service. Sgt. James Sim mons, .23, of the United States Ma rines, has been in the Pacific area since March. In addition to the five sons in ser vice, Mr. and Mrs. Simmons have three other sons and four daughters: Victor E., Henry and John Simmons of Palmetto, Fla., Mrs. Broadus Smith and Mrs. Clyde Smith of this city, Mrs. John Wallace of Whitmire, and Mrs. George Shultz of Chicago, whose husband is in the navy. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons are natives of.Saluda but lived in Florida for sixteen years prior to moving to Clinton six years ago. They now re side on the farm of the late Dr: E. F. Taylor in the Renno community. Mrs. Simmons before marriage was Miss Julia Hazel. Clark Gable stands Inspection nt •Ulcers’ candidate school In Miami, Fla., as Ltont. CoL Nelson looks •rer Clark’s rifle to sco that every thing Is In seder. Gable, movie Mol of thousands sf American girls, de cided to enter the army and work for n commiootoS the hard way. COUNTY TEACHERS MEET THURSDAY First Session of Year To Be Held In Laurens September 24. The first 1942-43 meeting of the Laurens County Education associa tion, composed of teachers of the county, will be held Thursday, Sep tember 24, in Laurens, it has been announced by officials of the asso ciation. FIRST SURPRISE BLACKOUT TERMED 'VERY SUCCESSFUL' Few Minor Violations Reported. Warden Cautions Citizens. Clinton’s first surprise blackout last Wednesday night was very suc cessful, police and civilian defense officials stated. A few minor viola tions were reported but no prosecu tions will be made, according to Rev: J. LeGrande Mayer, commander of civilian defense. ■, Acting on advices from the state interceptor ( command headquarters in Columbia, the city was piunged into darkness for more than haM^ an hour. • Sirens began wailing shortly before 9:30 o’clock and the all-clear sounded at 10. Aircraft were heard pssing over the city shortly after the all clear, but it could not be determined if there was any connection between their approach and the blackout. This was the second blackout for the Clinton area. The first, during July, was announced, several days in advance. R. E. Sadler, chief air raid warden, stated that in several homes the oc cupants were absent but left lights burning and the doors locked. It is suggested that all lights be exting uished when residents leave their homes, for it may be necessary to break in to turn out the lights. Citizens are also cautioned not to smoke outside when a blackout is in effect; and also if they are riding in cars when the signal is given, to im- The meeting will convene at 4:30, ^. - at the Laurens high school and will m ®diat*ly pull over to the curb and extinguish lights, staymg there until the barfs of what information he haid, “ if I should plot a curve, It would be somewhat startling.” The policy of the selective service headquarters in tapping deferred groups of manpower, ha said, would be to take first the single man with secondary dependents, then the mar ried man with no children, then those with one child “And so on down.” State Constable BOARD OFFERED BRIBE Spartanburg, Sept 15.—Mrs. E. B. Tate, of Gaffney, was charged, with offering a $100 bribe to a draft AbromS Named board official in art indictment re turned in federal court The indictment charged Mrs. Tate with offering the bribe to Chairman H. C. Moore of Local Board 18. She allegedly sought to have Moore recommend the discharge or release of her son, Benjamin E. Tate, from the armjtr According to unofficial information from Columbia, Gov. R. M. Jefferies has named T. D. Abrams, former county peace officer, as a member of the state constabulary to begin his Henderson Scores Food Price Rises Washington, Sept 15.—Price Ad ministrator Leon Henderson t61d the Senate Banking Committee today that stabilization of farm prices, and wages and salaries, was immediately necessary to avert the “disaster” of inflation, “as deadly as a bomb and as treacherous as the Japanese.” “The danger of such extreme in flationary increases in the cost of living as to jeopardize our entire war program” is at hand, Hender son declared in a statement. the “Red Devils,” to the state cham pionship three years ago. • On the team are six regulars who played last year: Chris Adair, .Bobby Sanders, Bob Dailey, Gayle Ellis, Fred Pitts, Gary Martin. The following boys have prospects of making the team: Tommy Cox, Howie Dawkins, Pringle Copeland, Wyman Shealy, Carl Windsor, Paul Arnold, Billy Cooper. Other hard-working newcomers scrapping for the team are: Earl Wood, Earl Smith, Lonnie McMillian, John Hunter, Virgil Simpson, Joe McKee, Dime Bozard, Pope Oxner, Brooks Copeland, Walter Morris, James Reynolds, Jim Hall. Ray Boyd, John Ervin, Clinky Winn, Bruce Stewart. POWELL GUILTY MANSLAUGHTER IN ABRAMS CASE Greenwood, Sept. 15.—A criminal court jury tonight convicted J. S. Powell, 23, former textile worker of Belton, of manslaughter in connec tion with the death of Raymond Abrams, 28, on the Hodges highway near here last January 3. The jury deliberated an hour and a half. Judge M. M. Mann postponed pro nouncement of sentence pending ar guments tomorrow on a motion for a new trial. C. • E. Pridmore, 22, Pelzer textile worker who was indicted jointly with Powell for murder, was ordered de^ clared not guilty by Judge Mann af ter a motion by his lawyer on the grounds that there was insufficient testimony to involve Pridmore. Abrams, a textile league baseball player here before working in Pel zer, was found dead in a wood 200 yards off the Hodges highway nine days after he had been reported missing after an automobile trip from Pelzer to Greenwood with Powell and Pridmore.' He had on only shoes and socks when the body was found. The underclothing had been burned and his coat, trousers and his open knife lay near by. be featured by an address by James H. Sullivan, Laurens attorney, and recently nominated as a representa tive to the general assembly. Mr. Sullivan’s subject has been announc ed as “A Teacher’s Part In the De velopment of Life.” The invocation will be by Rev. J. J. Hayes, pastor of the First Pres byterian church of Laurens. An en tertainment program will be furnish ed by members of the Cora Cox Mini/* cluh of Leurona* A business session will bring the meeting to a close. Officers of the association are: Mrs. J. D. Copeland, president; E. M. Alewine, vice-president; J. Le roy Burns, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Copeland is principal of the Renno school. Mrs. Alewine is su perintendent of the Cross Hill school, and Mr. Bums is county superin tendent of education. « ■ ii Mrs. Elizabeth Copeland Turner Dies In Newberry Newberry, Sept. 15.—Mrs. Eliza beth Copeland Turner, 84, died early Sunday morning after a long illness at the home of her brother-in-law, J. W. Earhardt, Sr., editor and pub lisher of the Newberry Observer, where she had made her home for a number of years. Mrs. Turner was the daughter of DIEPPE CASUALTIES Ottawa, Sept. 15.—Canadian cas ualties in the Allied raid on Dieppe last month totalled 3,350 , dead, wounded and missing, the depart ment of national defense announced today. the all-clear is heard. Chief of Police Lewis* Bagwell stated that the auxiliary police are to be congratulated on the speed with which they assumed their as signed posts and discharged their duties. SMTE DEMOCRATS CONFIRM NOMMEES O Williams Declared Win* ner For Lieut. Governor. Laney Hits Wet Group. Columbia, Sept. 15.—The state Democratic executive committee in a seven and a half hour sesion to day declared Ransome J. Williams, Mullins druggist, and insurance ex ecutive, the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor and E. C. Rhodes of Columbia, the nominee for comp troller general in the November gen eral election. Williams defeated George K. Lan ey of Chesterfield 74,411 votes to 73,588 on the basis of the official tabulation of the second primary last. Tuesday. Rhodes led D. A. Smith of Columbia 86,835 to 59,599. 'Laney, in a brief statement issued during the meeting, said that he was defeated by “the liquor interests” and “the political machine in the late Elbert Turner Copeland and Charlotte Ferguson Copeland of Clinton, one of the pioneer families! Charfeston,”' and added that “that of Laurens county. She was bom ] machine has never been whipped.” February 17, 1858, and since child-i The only issue in the race,-he said, hood had been a member of the was wet or dry, and the drys were First Presbyterian church of Clinton. Funeral services were held Mon day morning at 11 o’clock at the graveside in’ the Clinton Presbyte- Irian cemetery with interment there. ! Rev. J. K. Roberts, pastor of the “caught unawares and did not wake up until it was too late.” The committee in its final action of the day adopted a report of a five-man committee which recom mended changes in the party rules First Presbyterian church, had and the statute laws relating to charge of the services, assisted by primaries. Rev. C. A. Calcote, pastor of Ave- leigh Presbyterian church of New- i berry. Principally the statute changes would take out of the code control of party.affairs. Proposed party rules She is survived by one step-son, ■ changes concerned clarification of and four step-daughters, a number i rules governing contested elections of nieces and nephews. | and the use of the absentee ballot. Mrs. Turner had a number of rela- the last meeting of the committee lives in Clinton, among them being Another sub-committee named at Mrs. A. M. Copeland, a sister-in- J to study party finances recommend- law; and several nephews and nices. ied that the party pay half of the Mrs. C. B. Betts, Dugas Copeland, money due poll managers and clerks L. D. McCrary and R. E. Copeland. * from the senatorial primary in 1941. '* I The payment would amount to about Laurens Boy Gets | $5,191, and the balance would be Commendotion Award / centered paid at a later date. Heated arguments centered on contested elections in Lee, Charles ton, Berkeley, Colleton, Aiken and Graves Edwin Owings, of Laurens’ was among 18 enlisted men of the j Greenwood counties., navy commended for meritorious service when ships on which they METHODIST MEN TO MEET served as armed guards were tor pedoed, the navy department has an nounced. No details of Seaman Owings’ ser vice were given. ■ * Wor Bond Quota For September $93,400 is the war bond quota for Laurens ‘ county for the month of September, according to H. Douglas Gray, of Laurens, county chairman. The bond quota was sent Mr. Gray by W. P. Bowers of Columbia, state administrator of the War Savings staff. BOLT GOES TO NEWPORT W. T. Bolt, who holds the rank of The Men’s club of Broad Street Methodist church will have its regu lar meeting Wednesday evening, September 23, at 7:30. A chicken stew will be served by Louie Thorn- ley at his residence on Florida street. Members are invited to come and bring a -prospective member. —* i lieutenant, junior grade, with the [naval reserves, left Sunday for the DIVES INTO POOL, 1 naval training^ station • at Newport, COMES UP IN OCEAN R. I. Lt. Bolt is a lawyer by pro-j Miami Beach, Fla., Sept.. 15.—Ed- fession and formerly represented the wa rd Knox, 14, dived into a swim- county in the state legislature. LAURENS BOARD GETS CALL * Laurens Selective Service Board No. 49 has received a call for 99 j the large drainpipe, white men to report Octobor 1, it is swept into the pipe, and the current stated by H. L. Kennedy, clerk. J carried him throogh R. ming pool hei?e—and came up m the Atlantic Ocean 200 yards from shore. The pool was being cleaned and the grating had been remove<f from Knox was