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J< ■ / ’ ' v > \ "• "! ' ■ *’ T --~- r :" : '~ '■Tr^?fr^ K "Z r 'FW*' THE CHBOWCU Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable > * ,-.- fflltntan If You Don't Read THE CHRONIdE You Don't Get the News Volume XLII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 5, 1942 i v Number 45 aiNTON BOARD CALLS 78 WHITE MEN NOVEMBER 16 Selectees To Be Sent To Fort Jbckson for Army Induction. Local selective service board No. 50 has mailed report orders to *78 white registrants who will go to Fort Jackson, Columbia, November 16 for physical examinations and possible induction into*the army. A number of the men included on this list are already enlisted In some branch of service, but the local board gets credit for their enlistment which is applied on the November quota. The list follows: _ * • ' j Thomas Jackson McAlister, Clinton. Clayton Sylvanous James, Wood ruff. Norman Fey Case, Goldville. Harvey Sease Hawkins, Fayette ville, N. C. > . Huston Sullivan Ervin, Ware Shoals. Clinton Chones Harney, Chesnee. John S. Stevenson, Waterloo. Furman Luther Hughes,’ Burling ton, N. C.' Robert Glenn Carr, Kings Moun tain, N. C. George Henry Comelson, Clinton. Toon Lora Britt, Presbyterian col lege, Clipton. James Pitts DeLorme, Presbyte rian college, Clinton. John Miller Goodman, Mountville. James William Sample, Goldville. Cecil Frank McCoy, Clinton. James Belton Verde, Clinton. Carl Gamer Abercrombie, Lydia Mill, Clinton. Gayal Harrison Ellis, Lydia Mill, Clinton. Henry Lewis Bell, Cairo, Ga. Joseph Clifton Brown, Ware Shoals. Sam Mason Harrison, Clinton. Paul 'James Smith, Clinton. Allen Paul Rushton, Goldville. James Randolph Willard, Rt. 1, Clinton. Author Hillman, Rt. 3, Clinton. Hallie Reeves, Clinton. John Henry Gruber, Goldville. Shannon Eubanks, Rt. 1, Clinton. John Paul Cole, Laurens. James Harrold DeYoung, Clinton. John Harrison Blackwell, Gray Court. Silas Angley Mauldin, Glendale. Claude O’Shields, Rt. 1, Laurens. Jack Cape, Clinton. William George Arrowood, Rt. 3, Clinton. Codell Samuel Moates, Rt. 2, Clin ton. Woodrow Wilson Whelchel, Gold ville. Rhett Milam Abrams, Goldville. Ernest Southerland, Kinards. Auther Shields Holt, Goldville. DeWitt Thrasher, Donalds. James Howard Robinson, Lydia Mill, Clinton. Pierce Donnan Hellams, Gray Court. ' ‘ James King, Clinton. Roy Bell, Honea Path. Lawrence Adger Babb, Gray Court. Carl Edmonds, Clinton. Oscar Franklin Eldridge, Union. Everette Tyler Bryant, Clinton. James William Etters, Rt. 2, Clin ton. Alexander Ross Blakely, Clinton. Jesse Hicks Prince, Pacolet. Clyde Bellue, Rt. 2, Clinton. J. L. Mahon, Gray Court. Henry Watson Brown, Goldville. Leisel Lawrence Copeland, Jr Clinton. Dewey Baskom Bailey, Rt. 1, Clin ton. Dewey Daniel Samples, Clinton. William Coley Campbell, Rt. 2, Clinton. Edward James Bohan, New Haven, Conn. David Eugene Gregory, Clinton. Charles Webb Bagwell, Honea Path. Loyd Eubanks, Rt. 1, Clinton. William Pershing Byars, Goldville. Joe Shay, Clinton. Carl Lee Pitts, Wilmington, N. C. Robert Tyler Thompson, Spartan burg. William Franklin Bailey, Clinton. Fredlee Carlton, Ware Shoals. James Curtis Balentine, Ware Shoals. Edward Paul Watkins, Goldville. Alexander Bell Jacks, Jr., Clinton. Thomas Richard Blackwell, Gray Court Floyd Edgar Brown, Jr., Rt. 3, Clinton. Aaron Eugene Hames, Clinton. Joe Addison Cooper, Waterloo. Clarence Everette Burts, Rt. 2, Laurens. Sterling Adair Pitts, Jr., Clinton, Mrs. L. D. McCrary Is Laid To Rest Noble Clinton Woman Passes At Home. Last Rites Yesterday. Funeral services for Mrs. Janie Lit tle McCrary, 60, wife of Lloyd D. McCrary, were held yesterday after noon at 3 o’clock from her late resi dence on East Carolina avenue. Mrs. McCrary passed away early Tuesday NEW RATIONING BOARD SET-UP FOR THIS AREA Goldville To Stage Big Defense Rally Parade of Civilian Or ganization and Program Planned for Nov. 14. jREPUBlICMIS LEAD HI TUESDAY'S SECTIONS; DEWEY IN NEW YORK A new rationing board to serve the Clinton area has been authorized by the state rationing board and is now .open in the Masonic Temple build ing. Clerks in charge of the office are Mrs. J. Will Dillard and Mrs. Ralph i Holcombe. j ville Saturday night, November 14. &ew York, Nov. 3.—Thomas E. Members of the board are: C. W. j The rally will begin with a parade Dewey, 40-year-old native of Michi- moming following a critical illness: Anderson, chairman, R. L. Plaxico, i from the club house to the Joanna gan who came to New York City to of the past severaf weeks. Her pas- | Frapk E. Miller, J. R. Cobb, E. B.! school, where there will be addresses become famous as a rackets prosecu tor, Rev. J. K. Roberts, was in [Pinson and P. B. Mitchell of Gold-1by several prominent men of the Ci-1 tor, was elected governor of New in balloting Commander D. J. Buchanbn, of the Civilian Defense corps at Goldville, announces that a rally and parade of the organization will be held at Gold ville Saturday night, November 14. Election Closes 20-Year Reign of Democratic Party In Empire State. Norris Trails. Rev. J. K. charge,; assisted by a former pastor,! ville. Mr. Anderson formerly served i vilian Defense corps in South Caro-! York state -Tuesday Dr. D. J. Woods. Interment followed on the Laurens board and will be re- SANTA CLAUS TO COME FOR ANNUAL VISIT ON DEC. 8TH D. B. Smith, president of the Chamber of Commerce, stated yes terday that Santa Claus will make his annual visit to Clinton on the af ternoon of December 8th. The an nouncement will be received as “thrilling news” by the hundreds of kiddies of the community. A “Victory Parade,” not as elabo rate as in the past, will be staged in honor of the distinguished guest. Be cause of government restrictions, the usual lovely Christmas lights will be* omitted this year. Committees have been appointed by the sponsoring organization to perfect plans for the celebration, with L. E. Bishop as chairman. James P. Sloan To Enter Navy School James P. Sloan, of this city, has been accepted as a volunteer in the navy and ordered to report next Tuesday, November 10, to the mid shipman’s school at Chicago, 111., for a four months course in preparation for commissioning as an ensign and assignment to regular duty. Mr. Sloan, who is a son of Mrs. E. B. Sloan, is a graduate of Erskine college and received his master’s de gree at Tulane. In 1940 he offered for the house of representatives from this county and was elected on the first ballot, after which he resigned as a member of the local high school faculty. He did not seek re-election in the past summer’s primary since he had accepted a position as pay master with the Joanna Textile Mills, Goldville. Mr Sloan’s two brothers, Eugene, a student at Erskine college, and John, a student at Presbyterian col- ege, have enlisted in the army air corps and expect to be inducted into service in the near future. 800,000 MEN ARE OVERSEAS. in the Presbyterian cemetery. The services were attended by a large number of relatives and friends, placed there by a new member. The new board will receive indi vidual rationing applications for all with many lovely flowers placed residents of this section of the coun upon her mound attesting the love ty. Chairman Anderson stated yes terday that all business pertaining to rationing must be transacted at the Una,, and the presenting of arm bands which overwhelmed his Democratic and esteem in which she was held. Active pallbearers were: F. M. Bo land, W. H. Simpson, T. D. Copeland, George W. Copeland, J. Hamp Stone, Ira C. Boland, Henry M. Young and Alex Henry. Mrs. McCrary was a native of CUnton where her entire life was spent. She was a daughter of the late Tom H. Little and Ella Henry Little, members of widely connected families of this community. Mrs. McCrary was a sincere Chris tian and Ufelong and devoted mem ber of the First Presbyterian church since childhood. She was a woman of many friends, loved by all who knew her for her graciousness, unfaiUng gentleness and many other fine quali- "office on South Broad street. No re quests will be received or considered individually by members of the board, he added. METHODISTS OF UPPER S. C. MEET AT CHESTER Chester, Nov. 2.—The congregation of Bethel Methodist church of Ches ter will be busy for the next ten days making final plans for entertaining the twenty-eighth session of the Up per South Carolina Methodist con- to those who have qualified to re ceive the awards. A short demonstra tion of the handling of bombs will be given before the speaking starts by a group having studied the work, opponent. Attorney General John J. Bennett, Jr., who was endorsed by President Roosevelt. <■ By his victory, Dewey ended 20 years of Democratic leadership in the assisted by the first aid corps. A band Empire State and set himself up as will be secured to lead the parade in a prominent figure m the 1944 presi- which all divisions of the, defense dential picture. corps will march. i Bennett, a native of Brooklyn, con- The Goldville Civilian D e f e n s e ceded defeat at 10 p m E . W T > council consists of Mr. Buchanan, 8nd shortly afterward former Demo- commander W A. Moorhead, R. H.| crat j c chairman James A, Farley. McGee, W. E. Bragg, and J. D. But ler. The Civilian Defense corps is headed by Commander Buchanan, assisted by C. F. Allen, executive of ficer; J. D. Butler, controller; Floyd! Pitts, chief of police; Walter Reg- • nery, chief air raid warden; W. E. Bragg, chief of fire department; Fred Bragg, chief utilities officer; Bruce/ ference with its 350 delegates, which ties. Her whole life was one of kind-j convenes a t 7;3o p. November 11, ness and thoughtfulness of others, i A rrn j s tj ce a t 0^*^ w jth gish- both in deed and word. She leaves ! op w T Watkins of Columbia, pre- many who will cherish her memory, siding bishop of the two South Caro- and who join with the family in ij na conferences, in charge. The opening night Bishop Watkins mourning her death. Besides her husband; the deceased is survived by two daughters, Miss Ella Little McCrary of this city, and Mrs. Robert P. Kapp of Columbia; two brothers, John W. Little of this city, and Ed P. Little of Greenwood; and one grandson. Washington, Oct 31.—Armed forc es of the United States overseas now total 800,000 men, it was disclosed today in an exchange of correspond ence between General George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, and Admiral Ernest J. King, commander, in chief of the United States fleet. The figure was included in a letter written by Marshall extending Navy Day congratulations to King. Marshall said that the army’s men were “deeply grateful for the skill ful seamanship that has escorted 800,000 of them safely across the submarine-infested waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.” In his reply, King referred to close cooperation between the army and the navy at Bataan, Midway and in the Solomons. • Fuel Oil Ration Dates Nov. 5 and 6 . . Columbia, NoV. 2.—Registration for fuel oil rationing for dealers has been set for November 5-6, the state OPA said today. Dealers will .be required to regis ter the capacity of their storage tanks and their inventories as of Septem ber 30. v Consumer registration will follow, and kerosene consumers will register after that. Fuel oil consumers will be able to purchase until November 23 by promising to turn over coupons after that date. Mrs. John Yarborough Passes At Enoree Funeral services for Mrs. Andralla Buchanan Yarborough, 68, were con ducted Friday aftenoon at the Yar borough Chapel Methodist church, Cross Anchor, with Rev. J. B. Hipp officiating. Mrs. Yarborough died Wednesday night at the home of Dr. C D. Hannah at Enoree, where she had made her home several years. Mrs. Yarborough, a native of Geor gia, was the widow of John Yarbor ough, who passed away a Jew years ago. The latter was a brother of Miss Lillie Yarborough and C. D. Yarbor ough of this city. Mrs. Yarborough was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Victoria Cobb Buchanan, and had served as a trustee of the Yarborough chapel for a number of years, and was one of its devoted and useful members. c.“. 8 nd r Mr E n w“'g^! 'S POSTPONED will lead the devotional services fol lowed by the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. The Rev. L. E. Wiggins of Ander son, for several years has been sec- cretary of the conference. The superintendents of the various districts will give the reports: An derson district, L. E. Wiggins^ Colum bia district, J. R. T. Major; Green ville district, E. R. Mason; Rock Hill district, J. W. Shackford, and Spar tanburg district, W. L. Mullikin. Members of the various boards and commissions will arrive November 11 when special meetings will be held that afternoon to prepare re ports on conference. There are 35 pastors in the confer ence who have served on their pres ent charges four or more years. Three of these are district superintendents, but since the law bf the church al lows them to serve as long as six years continuously no changes are expected in the districts with the ex ception of Dr.. W. L. Mullikin, who has served six years in the Spartan burg district. Since his tenure of of fice has expired he will be sent to some other appointment. Galloway, chief of transportation; R. H. McGee, chief medical officer; William Niver, chief food and hous ing officer. The rally wjll begin at 8 o’clock and all are invited to help make this a big occasion for the defense work in Goldville, officials stated yester day. Last Rites Today __ For Earl Buzhordt R. Earl Buzhardt, 37, of Denton, nomination was accomplished over who sponsored Bennett’s nomination, ovfer the opposition of President Roosevelt, also declared Dewey the winner. “Congratulations on your election,” Bennett wired Dewey. “I wish you a most successful administration.” At that hour, returns from 2,- 933 districts of the state’s 9.327 gave Dewey 702,778; Bennett 462.826 and Dean Alfange, American Labor Party candidate, 114,120. Dewey was even ahead in traditionally Democratic New York City. * Dewey’s conceded election broke a 20-year span of Democratic govern ors in the pivotal Empire State and put the 40-year-old former racket- buster prominently into the 1944 presidential picture. Bennett’s candidacy was endorsed by President Roosevelt, although his N. C., a native of Newberry county, the chief executive’s opposition. From the tune returns first started pouring in, the 40-year-old Dewey was ahead and in New York City and former resident of this city, died late Tuesday night at Duke hospital, Durham, N. C., where he had been a patient since Saturday. Mr. Buz-!* 16 was never worse than a very hardt had been in declining health c lose second up to shortly before for several years. Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon (Thursday) at four o’clock from Greenpond community church in the upper part of Laurens county, with Rev. J. H. Kohler of this city, in charge. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Buzhardt is survived by his wife Mrs. Thelma Surratt. Buzhardt, Bennett conceded when Dewey went into the lead there. Fifteen minutes after Bennett sent his telegram James A. Farley, for mer national Democratic chairman and now New York State Democratic chairman,' also conceded in this statement: “At this moment, the returns are not all in, but it is evident from SCRAP DEADLINE of Greenville, and several nephews. 'Flag Service' Sunday At Baptist Church ✓ Announcement was made yester day by Rev. W. N. Long, pastor, that a flag service will be held Sunday morning at 11:15 at the First Baptist church, honoring its 38 men and one young lady now serving with the armed forces of the nation. An ap propriate program has been planned, and as the name of each man in ser- Due to the large amount of un weighed scrap yet to be reported, the deadline for schools to make re and two children Patsy and Ronnie, 1 ^* ures at hand that Thomas E. Dew- of Denton; his father, B. M. Buz- 1 e y is e * ect€<1 ® overnor - hardt, of Newberry; two sisters,IMrs. are hvmg in a democracy. V. J. Livingston of Newberry, and | c *^ zens °f the state of New York Mrs. Roy Smith of Charlotte. N. C.; I have spoken. It is our duty as citi- and five brothers, T. R. and James zens °f this great state to extend H. Buzhardt of this city, Boyd Buz-1 our congratulations to Mr. Dewey, hardt of the United States Marine i and wish for him a most successful corps, B. P. Buzhardt of Lanford, adm ‘ n ^ stra t lon - This I do. and Rev. John H. Buzhardt of Char- Earley led the fight for Bennett s lotte, N. C. Laurens and Clinton Play Here Friday Night nomination over U. S. Senator James M. Mead, who was President Roose velt’s choice for the Democratic • nomination. House returns were eagerly await- ; ed. as possibly revealing the extent high 1° which public opinion is support- ~ A Carolina newspaper salvage contest has been extended until December 1. This announcement was made last Friday by J. M. Blalock, chairman of the South Carolina Press associa tion’s salvage contest committee. He urged that schools expedite the weighing of the scrap and make their reports as soon as possible. The deadline was originally set for last Saturday, but up £0 last 300 of the more than The Laurens and Clinton school football teams will play here mg the Roosevelt war policies. ! ports for credit in the recent South on the Presbyterian college field Fri- i moderate swing to the Republicans day night at 8 o’clock, it h^s been ! was expected. announced by school officials. Otherwise, the day s hot contests This will be the second game be- found youthful Raymond S. Mc- tween-the two teams this season, the Keough (D.) holding a narrow lead first being won by Laurens by a lover Senator C.. Way land Brooks, in score of 6-0. an Illinois race .for the senate Most Both teams had previously sched- of the returns were from Chicago, uled games for this week cancelled a Democratic stronghold. Brooks and the return meeting between the was counting upon the slowly tabu- two teams was arranged to round out ’ lated down-state vote to return him the season. - ! to the senate. —. 1 Spotty returns from Michigan Crhnnlc showed Senator Prentiss M./Brown, Jtngais JCI Democrat and floor manager for the Back Opening Hour recently enacted anti-inflation bill, r ■ 9 trailing in his struggle for relection vice is called his family will be re quested to stand in his honor. The i hight only ... __ service flag with its 38 stars and one 5 t 0O0 schools of the state had report cross will be displayed in the audi-1 ec j. The amount of scrap metal and torium where it will hang perma-, rubber collected by the pupils was ne £L tly - far more thaft was anticipated. The public is invited to attend the, ^ special service. Incomplete Bond re For Month Big Increose In Cotton Ginned Figure t^or Month ] A tota i of 1604 9 bales of cotton 1 „ . was. ginned in Laurens county prior According to H. Douglas Gray, of to October 17, as compared with Laurens, county bond sales chairman, ,8 231 bales for the same period in bond purchases in the county for the 1941> Marvin/M. Sanders, special ° f 9 ct ? ber amount- agent of the department of com- ^ against a quota of.merce, bureau of census, reported $93,400. The total figure for the en-; yeg^^y tire month has not been announced. I The increase showed a gain of DRIVE CAREFULLY . SAVE A LIFE SO FAR THIS YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN Rev. Sam Hughes Installed As Pastor Dr. L. R. Lynn and Rev. C. E. Piephoff were in Greenville Sunday evening to assist in the installation of Rev. Sam M. Hughes as pastor of Dunean Presbyterian church. Mr. Hughes, a graduate of the orphanage and college, until recently was a chaplain in the U. S. army. College Alumni Elect Officers WHITE CALL FOR DECEMBER LOWER j 7,818 bales. Kiwonis Club To Elect Officers The annual eleqtion of officers meeting of the- Presbyterian college Alumni association was held here last Thursday in connection with the homecoming celebration. L. A. McCall, of Florence, was elected president for the coming year, succeeding Rev. A- W. Dick, of Spar tanburg. Rev. J. K. Roberto, of this city, was elected vice-president, and Fred Allen was re-elected secretary. H. L. Eichelberger was r*-elected an ; alumni member of the board of trus- ' tees for a three-year term. 1 **■ 1 The annual election of officers and I The December call for white se-1 directors of the local Kiwanis club lectees from. Clinton draft .board No. for the year ’43, has been announced 50 is decidedly lower than for the for the evening of November 13 at past several months, it was learned Hotel Clinton. E. H. Wilkes is the from office officials yesterday. (club’s retiring president. I The December call is for 30 white, * men to be inducted at Fort Jackson C mn || V/rt+o Pncf on December J2. The November, ma,, VOre v - asT , quota was 78, October 90. % Negro Call Heavy ! The call, for 60 Negro selectees for 1 the month of December is She hea- 1 viest yet received by tiu: board. They will also go to Fort Jackson on De cember 19th. In City Tuesday In the general election h#ld Tues day, only 33 votes were cast in the Clinton city box. Reports on the re sults of other precincts in this sec-, tion were not available last night. It was learned yesterday from the Ahead was Circuit Judge Homer let- office of Supt. Pat H. Hobson that Kus 1 ’ 0 - Republican, the one-man the Clinton city school^, effective No- Brand jury who y dealt such blows at vember 16, will open daily at 9:30 corruption in Jhe Detroit area, instead of 8:30 as at present. Thej Ghio voters gave Republican Gov- closing hour under the new schedule ei nor John W. BricktV a growing will be 3:35 instead of 2:35. margin over former Representative ——* - 1 ■ 1 ~—-—— John McSweeney, seeking to shoul der Bricker away from the state's helm. Bricker men had been hop ing that he would make a good show ing. thus increasing his stature as favorite son presidential timber in 1944. In New Jersey. Albert W. Hawkes. tmeoteum manufacturer and former president of the United States cham ber of. commerce, took at least a momentary lead over the incumbent Democratic senator, William H. Smathers, Hamilton.Fish, the Republican rep resentative from New York whom both President Roosevelt and Wen dell L. Willkie tried to retire to pri vate life, had a slim margin over Ferdinand A. Hoyt. Democratic and American-Labor nominee. Up in New Hampshire’s granite hills. Senator Styles Bridges, Re publican. took a re-elei tion lead over Francis P. Murphy, long a Republi can but not a Democrat. , The result of the collective ballots was the election of a new house of representatives, a third of the senate, (Continued on page seven) y FATALITIES / from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY Let’s Strive To Make 1942 a Safe Year On - * ’ S the Highways. ' X —y4- This date last year, II