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THE CHRONIC^ Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, ^Newsy and Reliable 1 If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 3,1942 Number 49 SANTA CLAUS TO ARRIVE TUESDAY AT 5 P. M. U. S. SETS RECORD FARM PRODUCTION GOALS NEXT YEAR Wickard Outlines Pro* gram for Nation to Sup- Food for War. ply Washington, Dec. 1. — Stating that the greater part of the responsibility for supplying United Nations war food needs rests with American farm ers, Secretary of Agriculture Wick ard outlined today a 1943 farm pro duction program calling for the larg est output in history. The program set up production goals for individual crops and live stock, dairy and poultry products which are designed to provide a pool of food greater than this year’s rec ord production. The goals placed greatest emphasis on those crops and livestock products most essential to the war effort. In general, the goals called for more meat and milk, more poultry and eggs, more of the vegetables high in food value, more com and less wheat, more peanuts for food and vegetable oil, more long-staple cotton and less short-staple cotton, and more potatoes, dry beans and peas. “The 1943 goals,” the secretary said, “represent the most crucial and important task our farmers have ever been asked to perform. The role of American food in the war strategy of the United Nations puts the fanner on the front line and dictates the trends of our 1943 farm production program." Wickard said the goals represent “minimum requirements” of this country, its anped forces and the lend-lease prograrmJBe ss^d military and lend-lease d&lirements Mrs. C. t Bailey Passes Al Home Beloved Woman Sue- • cumbs To Illness. Last Rites Monday. Mrs. Lydie Leake Bailey, widow of Clayton C. Bajley, died Sunday night at her home on North Broad street following a period of declining health. Her husband preceded her to the grave on June 14, 1939. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the residence conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. H. Kohler, Interment followed in the - Presbyterian church cemetery, A large concourse of friends gath ered for the last rites. The many beautiful floral tributes gave evidence of the esteem and love in which she was held. Active pallbearers were J. W. An derson, Hubert Todd, John T. Little, Julian W. Coleman, R. C. Adair, and William Anderson Of Greenville. , Mrs. Bailey, who had lived her en tire life in this community, was a daughter of the late Capt. William J. and Susie Little Leake/ one of the county’s widely connected pioneer families. Mrs. Bailey was a devoted member j of the Methodist church and pos sessed many fine traits of character. She was a gentlewoman of strong) Christian qualities, devoted to her family and home, and there are many to whom she endeared herself through her graciousness and her kindness, to join with the family in mourning her death. The deceased is survived by one brother, Thomas H. Leake of Paris, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. E. W. Stone of Union, and Mrs. C. E. Moody of New York and this city, and a neph ew and four nieces. To Pay City Annual Visit... Citizens Federal Pays Dividend iremeflts were expected to take ^Sburth of the es timated 1943 ioo^Mitput. "Furthermore, S th$ United Na tions’ offensive progresses, we shall have added responsibility of furnish ing food for the people in the coun tries freed from the Axis yoke,” he Local B. (j L. Associa tion Declares Usual 4 Per Cent. . A dividend for the six months pe riod, June 30 to December 31, on the basis of 4 per cent per annum, was authorized by the board of directors of the Citizens Federal Savings and Loan association at their monthly meeting held Tuesday night, and rs announced in the advertising columns of today's paper, payable December 3L PARADE PLANNED FO HONOR CITY'S DISTINGUISHED GUEST • -f ♦ Boys and Girls To Line Streets To Greet Him. Event To Usher In the Christmas Season. Santa Claus, really and truly, is coming to town. Jn a flash to THE’ CHRONICLE yesterday he stated he Would arrive in Clinton on Tuesday, December 8, at 5 o’clock, and iriVtleS all boys and es of shares, investment and savings. The Citizens association has served this community for the past 33 years and through this long period has en joyed a large volume of business and made it possible for hundreds of fam ilies to become home-owners by building, buying or refinancing. It is a home-owned and operated associ- ; ation with all accounts insured up to $5,000.00, and is headed by the fol lowing officers and directors: B. H. Boyd, president; J. P. Pra ther, vice-president; B. Hubert Boyd, secretary-treasurer. Board of direc tors: B. H. Boyd, S. W. Sumerel, J. P. Prather, W. W. Harris, W. A. Moor head. D: C. Heustess, T. D. Copeland. Heath Copeland, and B. Hubert Boyd. Orphanage Receives Endowment Gift Thomwell orphanage of this^city, is in receipt of a gift of $5,000 from Mrs. Thorns Chason of Donaldson- ville, Ga. The gift is specified for the institution’s endowment as a memo rial to her late husband, Dr. Thomas Chason. Lost Rites Held For H. H. Harris Funeral services for Hubbard H. Harris, vice-president of the Dixie- Home Stores, were-conducted at th«? Dr. Marshall W. Brown, dean of _ -- Presbyterian college, is spending the SPOKE HERE LAST NIGHT i evening at the First Presbyterian week in Memphis. Tenn., attending Rev. John B. Cunningham, pastor! church. Mr.’Cunningham conducted a the meeting of the American Associ- of the Presbyterian church of Cas- series of special services here last ation of Colleges. He will return to cade, Va., was the guest speaker last year and is pleasantly remembered, the city Saturday. said. “We shall need to use our food ghandon Presbyterian church, Go to rehabilitate the people in these j i um bj a , on Saturday afternoon by the countries so that they will be able r C v. F. Ray Riddle, pastor, join us in the war against the ag-T M r . Harris died unexpectedly at gressors. We must not^ fail to keep Columbia hospital Thursday af- faith with these people.” i ternoon after a short illness. At the same time, Wickard an- j j^ r Harris, a man of unusual busi- nounced a farm price support pro- qgss ability, was associated with R. E. gram which pledged his department Ebert in founding the Home Stores, to, “so far as possible, work out and w hich later combined with the Dixie maintain a price policy during the stores to form the Dixie-Home chain,' year which will give maximum as- w ho operate a store in this city, sistance to the production program. | fhe deceased is survived by his i Included in the program were specific, w j ( j OW) Mrs. Martha Murray Harris; price support figures for many major one daughters, Mrs. Thomas E. Ad- commodities. In general, the depart- dison of this city; a nephew, two ment promised to support prices at brothers and two sisters, levels not less than 90 per cent of (Parity prices have been described Quinn Returned by agriculture department economists Pncfnrnfa Hero ’ as those which would be fair and 1 ° rqbTorqre^nere equitable for both farmer and con-! The Rev w R Quinn pastor Wickard said he realized that farm- lBal1 ^ Memorial church for the past era would have great difficulty in f' a , r - ^' s P as ' oratc reachine the oroduction coals because last ^ the South Carolina con- of^lvlruge^^abdr^hrrm rnachirrery 6 '-cnee. Methodist E. Church, South, fertilizer and other supplies, but he' 1 " aes ™ n at Bowman, promised that his department would!, Mr « u,nn h f? made many friends do all within its power to help alle- dur ' n S , h '; r , esldence here and gen- viate those shortages. eral satisfaction is expressed by h.s He said the department was , or J congregation upon his return, mulating a farm labor program in-j " "' eluding (1) the shifting of workers Geo. C. Gambrell from non-essential crops; (2) the re- D ■ Akk *11 tention of essential key workers on rOSSeS in ADDeVIlie farms through changes in draft de- ; .. • ferment and employment polices of| Mr- and Mrs. E. J. Adair were the selective service, system; (3) |called to Abbeville Saturday on ac- transportation and training of work- count of the death of their brother- ers freni surplus areas for year-round »n- law, George C. .Gambrell. The fu-j work in more diversified production neral service was held Sunday after areas, particularly dairy regions; (4) noon, conducted by Rev. G. N. Tel- transportation of seasonal workers to ford, pastor of the First Presbyterian work m the harvest of specialty church. crops; (fl^use of high school youth I Mrs. Gambrell before marriage was during the summer; and (6) use of Miss Mary Meadors, sister of Mrs. volunteer city people to aid during Adair. ^ • _ critical harvest seasons. | \ Wickard said also tha^ the depart- Blackwdls M0V6 ment would grant loans and provide _ ^ ... technical assistance to help small IO orCCflVlIIC farmers increase their output. i — ♦ .—r- —I —1_ “Because we cannot waste labor Mrs. Copeland Blackwell has join- and acreage and scarce production ed Mr.’ Blackwell in Greenville, supplies on crops of which we-al- where they will make their future ready have large supplies,” Wickard home. Mr. Blackwell has held a phar- said, “we are asking for less \vheat,, macist position there for some time less short staple cotton, and less of‘and they are now residing at 222 E. the vegetables that require the most Talulah drive. Their 1 many friends extensive use of labor, transportation here will regret to learn they have an^ other facilities in relation to, left the city, their food value/” . j • — A* farm prices, the secre- Spanish Veterans To Meet Here Sunday CLINTON BOY PROMOTED TO COMMANDER OF FLYING SQUADRON Boy Scout Meeting Here Postponed The J. J, McSwain camp, United Spanish War Veterans, will meet at the Clinton armory Sunday, Decern- The Boy Scout merit badge show ber 6, at 2 pm. for election of offi- and court of honor scheduled to be jeers and discussion of. other business held here On December 4, has been matters. John A. Mayer of Pomaria, postponed and will take place some-, the department senior vice corn- time in January, the committee bnmander, will attend the meeting, rep-, arrangements Announced yesterday, resenting the state department girls of this community to be on hand to greet and welcome him. * Discarding his automobile because I of the tire and gas shortage, the vis itor from the North Pole will ride down Broad street and through the city’s business section in a decorated surrey drawn by a horse assigned to the job of bringing the Old Saint to the city. The usual motor driven floats and thousands of softly-glowing lights that have completed the holiday pic ture for several years past, are omit ted this year because of war condi tions and restrictions, but boys and girls, and grown-ups too, are urged to be on hand to see Saint Nick. The usual prizes for floats and windows are also omitted. Formation of the parade will be started at 4:30, to begin the line of march promptly at five. Units of the parade follow: High school band. Clinton and Thomwell high pupils. Santa Claus. Boy Scouts. Presbyterian college band. Horse-back riders. Negro school students in wagon to sing carols. Buggies, wagons, riders. The big attraction, of course, will be Santa Claus in his special convey ance. In his honor children will gath er at the monument to sing Christ mas carols. The event is being sponsored by | the Chamber of Commerce, the spe-' •ial committee consisting of L. E. Bishop, chairman, Mrs. B. F. Win- gard, J. C. Thomas, W. H. Simpson, R. N. Blackwelder, I. M. Adair, Al- |d;ne Blakely and Roy Casque. De tails will be found in a page adver tisement in today’s paper. A special page message bearing the signature of a large group of well known Clin ton merchants and business concerns also appears in today’s paper, invit ing the public to make their places of business headquarters for Christmas buying. These attractive advertise ments should not be overlooked by The Chronicle’s large family of readers. For the celebration, everybody from everywhere is invited. Must Write For Induction Stoy Fighteen and 19-year-old youth ) who have entered the last half of th ‘academic year of any high school o similar institution of learning will b required to submit written request for postponement of induction if the, wish Upf complete the semester n which they have entered. Brig.-Got Holmes B Springs, state solectiv service director, has announced. Springs said there was a pqssibilit; that some ’teen-age registrants wouli be called in January to complet army calls for that month. Requests for postponements Miouf be. accompanied by supporting evi d nee submitted by a school princi . pal. he said Citizens Purchases Additional Bonds The bo^ird of directors of the Ci zens Federal Savings and Loan as: ciation at their monthly meet: Tuesday evening, authorized the pi chase of‘$8,000 series F war savii bonds. With this new ourchase, 1 association now owns a t >tal of $15,( bonds in this series. The purcha the directors stated, was made as investment and to coop* rate with 1 government in the pres* nt sales ca paign being made among build and loan associations. Whitten Addresses Medicol Group Pictured above is Capt. Dill Ellis (left) of this city, and Lt: B. B. Moore.of San Antonio, Texas, pilot and co pilot, respective'y, of one of the enormous bombers that have been blasting the Japs from an advanced Cnited Nations air base on New Guinea. They are fanning the hot 'little number whose figure adorns their plane. (Passed by censors). Friends here of Capt. Ellis, a West Point graduate, will be interested to know ho has been promoted to Com mander of hts flying squadron of over 300 men now engaged In oomhai. ' Dr. B. O. i Whitten, superintendent jdf the State Training school, was es- ' sayist at the Novemher meeting of the county medical, society held at the Laurens County hospital last Tuesday evening. Dr Whitten read a paper on “Mental Discuses in Chil dren."