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* 4 ‘ o r' r N 4 S 1 THE CHNNICIi Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, CovAplete, Newsy and Reliable Shp fflltnlnn (Elirmtirlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XU I Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 10, 1942 Number 50 EXTENSION CHIEF URGES 16-POINT PRODUCTION PUN 'Let's Go Ahead With out Waiting,' Watkins Tells State's Food Producers. MILLS HERE TO PAY OUT $40,000 IN CHRISTMAS SAVINGS Approxipiately $40,000 in Christ- imas club savings checks will be dis- itributed today (Thursday) to several hundred employes of the Clinton Cot ton Mills and Lydia Cotton Mills, it was stated yesterday by W. J. Bailey, ; president of the two corporations. ‘Most fanners know the conditions | The as lar * e tkis , , ^ as usual, Mr. Bailey said, on account and problems that face agriculture, | of the substantial amount being in- and the sooner individuals, neigh-1 vested weekly by employes in war bors, and larger groups take the inir j bonds. tiative to meeting them, the better,” | The savings were made during the 1 Dr. D. W. Watkins, director of the j year through cooperation of the mill Clemson extension service, said yes- management, the employes in the terday, discussing the situation con- plants setting apart each week a share fronting South Carolina farmers. ’ 0 f their earnings. ‘‘Let’s go ahead without waiting for j — ^ others to announce ‘goals,’ with bur 1 _ plans for such farming in 1942 as I aHaII will be possible under the circum- lUliHVl* stances.” Director Watkins’ 16-point sum- rhary of the' situation conTfOTitlng farmers of this state may be briefly stated thus: “We know that the shortage of transportation and the high cost of processing will make purchased foods very expensive, and that more care ful thought than ever should be giv en to producing all the main food supplies required on the farm. “We know that most farm families that do not grow their own home gardens will in all probability suffer in a more or less degree from mal nutrition in 1943. “We know that farm people need not go without plenty of sweets* since sweets can be provided through plan ned production and processing Of sorghum, sygarcane, and honey. “We know that there will be a continued demand for all of the pork, ••meat, milk, eggs, and poultry that cap be produced and assembled in marketable quantities. “We know that there is a demand for beef beyond the immediate ca pacity to supply it, and that in this To Vote Saturday Will Express Themselves In Referendum On Quotas for 1943. Cotton farmers of Laurens county will go to the polls Saturday to cast ! ballots in the annual cotton market ing quota referendum, it was an nounced yesterday by County Agent C. B. Cannon. The polls will open at 8 a. m. and close at 6 p. m. Due to gasoline and tire shortage, the regulations on vot ing have been changed requiring ALLIED TANKS THROW GERMANS BACK IN TUNISIAN DRIVE Rising Air Strength Having Telling Effect. Paratroopers Active. London, Dec. 8.—Fiercely counter- KIWANIS CLUB TO ACT AS SANTA FOR ORPHANAGE FAMILY The* Cflinton Kiwanis club will again this year serve as Santa Claus j for the 300 boys and girls of Thorn- j well orphanage. For several years past the club i has been assuming the responsibility iof providing the bags at Christmas; ‘-•onoon, uec. o. fiercely counter- ;tb add to the happiness of the chil-! a * tack ‘ n 8 allied tanks, with rising tjjj.gjj jair support, have smashed back Axis * 1 . ... . . 'forces which penetrated one of their I The bass Will contain oranges^ap-1 Tebourba portions, • a communique l P m k m . and ... r , a ‘ 3 S c.7 h 7 announced tonight as the Allies held I will bear the greeting, “Merry Christ-I mas from the Kiwanis Club” and will, d * . - , , , „. • . the roads to Bizerte and Tunis, go to the large family on Christmas; morning for distribution. The Morocco radio, quoting what it called an Allied—headquarters communique, said a large-scale tank battle was still raging in the im- rhediate area of T£bourba, “the r%, suits of which are not known.” The official communique issued | here reported the destruction of five | more Axis tanks and the loss of Last Rites Held For R. P. Ferguson, Sr. ^ Former Clinton Resident Passes In Spartanburg. Interment Here. an equal number of Allied planes an SANTA WELCOMED BY BIG CROWD Santa Claus came to Clinton Tues day afternoon at 5 o’clock for his an- YOUNGSTERS TO REGISTER DEC. 11-31 j said “our light bombers and fighte 1 gave good support to our troops in I Vie forward areas," indicating the Allies are swiftly developing air dromes near the front. “The enemy attack in the Tebour- Richard P. Ferguson, Sr., 71, well known resident of Spartanburg for ; 30 years, died Saturday at a Spar-1 ba area of December 6 penetrated : tanburg hospital after^a long illness, j one of our positions yesterday,” the Mr. Ferguson was connected with; communique said. “Our armored the National Oil company for a num- units delivered a strong counterat- ber of years. ! tack. During the night the enemy Funeral services were conducted withdrew.” Monday afternoon at a Spartanburg, The Morocco radio said new Al- parachute detachments have Clinton draft board Nc*r*50 has announced that young men who mortuary by Dr. A. W. Dick, pastor ii ec | nual visit. In spite^of the extremely bave become jg years of age since t ^ e First Presbyterian church. In- been dropped behind enemy lines in cold weather, the distinguished vis-*-. registration will register at terment serv »ces were held here in Tunisia to disrupt Axis communica- itor was greeted by hundreds of chil-1 _. 8 ‘. . 8 \ _ .the Presbytrian church cemetery by tions and it also reported new Al- ither for or against the continu ance of marketing quotas in 1943. Under the act, each farmer in the cotton belt is alloted so much of his staYe' the "development* ^f**pastil through the use of lime and in some only one committeeman at a box to, - - _ .. . . _. . i.u.i hold the referendum. Farmers are dren and grown folks, too, who j their o™ 6 during the period Dec. Rev . w N pastor of the First ij e d air bombardments of Reggio in crowded the streets to extend him a; 11-31, and at the following additional Baptist church, of which Mr. Fergu-, southern Italy and Bizerte, Sfax and big welcome. .places: j son was a member. ’ * ' Souk-El-Arba in Tunisia. The parade was headed by the; C. A. Wadsworth’s store, H. W., Active pallbearers were Reginald Farlier rennrts said Alli^ u/pV,. Mr Cannon urges all farmers to go h ‘8h school band, followed by school l Walker s Funeral Home, Jones’ Store, I Tanner, Leo G. Hughes and Spencer b ., a tj nir off reoeated Axis stabs “ ,he ^ — vote electi0n - B ° y SC ° UtS and ‘ he C0 ' le6e “ p Ri Sa^nd cTydo l Lan^oid : “ 81 " ns > “f in T-, s ,a wh- . ... . ‘ y . * ^ .they must remain on the defensive of this city, John Lake of Laurens,! tl . . .. . , o a n; i untl1 the hour when they can hurl asked to vote at the place most con- 1 venient to them in their respective I communities. cases phosphates is basic to most kinds of livestock production. “We know that cheap roughage, such as comes from pearl millet, kud- ru, lespedeza, peavine, and other types of quality hay, are basic to beef or milk production. production. If a grower plants more than his alloted number of acres in cotton, he is penalized so much per pound for th& excess cotton he pro duces. This year the penalty was eight cents per pound. The following voting places and managers for this section of the ] county have been announced: Hickory Tavern school house. TJie board announced that those We know that there is more rea- j. H. Bell’s Store, Renno-^Job D. son than ever for producing home supplies of such crops as com, oats, wheat and rice. “We know that there will be de- Copeland. Joanna Mercantile Co., Goldville— Richard F. Buford. Clinton, second floor National band Santa, because of the tire and gas shortage, arrived in a decorated sur rey drawn by a horse. After marching to the square groups of children, white and col ored, assembled at the monument and sang familiar Christmas carols. , week of Dec 18 . 2 4, and thpse reach- It was the city’s first Christmas mg the specified age between Nov. 1 celebration in a number of years and Dec. 31, during the week of without the familiar decorative lights Dec. 26-31. Those becoming 18 after and floats, their omission this year Dec. 31 and for the duration will being due to war restrictions. i register on the day they attain their rpe ooara announcea tnai mose and C. A. Dixon of Roebuck. V 7 who reached the registration age be- A native of Laurens county, Mr. t k r^n * weight of men, tween July 1 and Aug 31 are to reg-! Ferguson was the son ot the late 1 ta "^- a . rt ‘‘‘ e ,7.. a r d - m0! ’ t . ^ purtant reg ister during the week of Dec. 11-17, John A. and Margaret Waters Fergu- inclusive; those attaining the age be tween Sept 1 and Oct. 31 during the planes against Axis positions. .. , , The German-operated Vichy radio TnY' Was educat ^ d ln the Chmon said a fierce tank battle in the To- schools. , . ^ . ao A*. w bourba sector was progressing Before going to Spartanburg. Mr. th h its third d ™mn»1nH a tf. P " ln , a 0 ’!!' s ‘S ns "'“'■nuni that Gen. Bernard munity and later owner of a hard ware business at Woodruff. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Effie Gore Ferguson; two daughters, Mrs. mand for all the livestock and live- Bank building—^Stewart O. Brown, stock products that can be produced E. Frank Anderson’s Store—Bryan with locally produced feed grains, A. Goodwin, hay, pastures and forage. Sandy Springs School—M. m: Poole. Voting places for other sections of the county have also been designat ed by Mr. Cannon’s office. ‘We know that we have not in many years produced sufficient quan tity of high quality U. S. No. 1 Puer to Rico sweet potatoes to meet the demand, although ordinary run-of- the-field, nondescript, ungraded va rieties are always a drag on the mar ket. “We know that there is a great need for expanding the production of 1 all such crops as peanuts, soybeans,; and cotton seed; and that cotton seed carries the means of producing more meat and milk through the utiliza tion of meal and hulls. “We know that good farming prac tices such as growing legumes, cover j d a ^ s ~ crops and terracing will now pay! ' r» better dividends than ever. Ip. rv L C II “We know that peanuts will be de- I t^ICK rUllCr s i, rcd J n if- e <luan , tities , on acc °“?‘!Wins Promotion of reduced importation of vegetable 140 NEGROES IN JANUARY CALL The local draft board has received a call to supply 140 Negro selectees on January 8 and 9 for induction into the army at Fort Jackson. The quota will be sent in two sections on these L. Montgomery of the British Eighth army was about to resume pressure on the eastern lever of the "nut- The event was sponsored by the 1 18th year, or on the day after Sun-;James E. King of Spartanburg, and craiKtr A X1S In Africa hay or a legal holiday if their anni- Miss Cecyle C Ferguson of H^nlet, “ It aJk “ | versary falls on such a day. ! N. C.; three sons. H,chard P. Fergh ^ “ I . . . r~ :i on ’ , Jr ; Ralph Gore Ferguson of; „ was regaK)ed . here as [.kely that •Ministerial Group , Tr '*; ,li r wou t ' d b V **»- 1 Holds Service - ! W. Ferguson o, this city, and G. " ^ ^ “ Chamber of Commerce. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE NOW UNDER WAY BY MOOSE ORDER Wade Ferguson of Spartanburg; two Rev. Russell W. Park, pastor of the s * s ^ ers ’ Mrs. T. D. Lake of Laurens, Thomas Barksdale of HIGHLIGHTS OF The Goldville Loyal Order at Prcsbrterian church ^ Lak( , c an d Mrs Moose is now conducting an mten-, an cnurcn ai '-uy. r ru.rJ i ir k j a k. ■ r> sive drive in an effort to increase was . the f”* 1 speaker on Sunday,GreenviHe. Three grandchildren also: US MANPOWER their membership from 100 to 150. gening at the First Presbyterian; survive The campaign will end January 1, of- Vl e Ministerial club of, ficers stated yesterday, with indica-i| ke colle Ko held its annual installa tions pointing to a successful con-■ ,< ’ n . , , i Mr. Park was made an honorary oils “We know that cotton and tobacco will be our main cash qrops in 1943 and that practices by which success ful farmers make large yields will be the best to follow. “We know that the government wants more long staple cotton and that this is a specialized type of farming not suitable to poorly super vised cotton farms. “We know that to meet the farm machinery shortage, it will be neces sary for farmers to share available equipment on a neighborhood basis. “We know that the farm labor sit uation is already acute and there is no prospect of return to prewar con ditions for the duration.” Dr. Lawrence S. (Dick) Fuller was[ promoted from major to lieutenant- colonel on November 9, according to officials at Stark General hospital, Charleston, wfiere Colonel Fuller is now stationed. elusion. Officers of the lodge are: W. M. Sharpe, Past Governor. J. S. Rowland, Governor. G. N. King, Junior Governor. Leroy Rushton, Prelate. J. M. Rowland. Secretary. J. E. Thomas, Treasurer. Rolfe Clark, Sergeant at Anns. J. I. Hollingsworth, Inner Guard. J. L. Feltman, Outer Guard. E. R. Prater, Trustee. E. F. Rowe, TAstee. G. W. Senn, Trustee. J. M. Ross, Installing Officer. ! lifetime member of the club and I several new members were given 'certificates. President Tom Dews, a 'senior, presided. Other members of SMALL WHITE CALL FOR JANUARY REGULATIONS Washington, Dec. 5. — President Roosevelt's executive order on man power contained 13 points, as fol lows: 1. The war manpower commission The Clinton draft board has been..shall consist of a chairman and one the club are: seniors, Jim Jones, Jim-, n ot*h®d to supply 28 white selectees i representative each of various gov- : my Nowell, and Bobby Schwanebeck; I for the January call. The men will ernment departments. • junior, Cecil Brearley; sophomore, go on the 28th to Fort Jackson where i 2. The "functions, powers, duties, ! Russel Park, Jr.; new members, Wil- they will undergo examinations loolc-: personnel, records, property and | liam Cox, Bob Hall, Bob Hays, Billy ing to army induction. The Decem- ^Kryder, J. N. Reid, and Fred Smith, her call is for 30—to go on the 12th. — ♦ ! The chairman of the local boardicymmission. i stated yesterday that the January 1 3. The secretaries of war and the quotas, both white and colored, will navy, consulting with the commisi ion | be made up largely of young men in chairman, Paul V. McNutt, shall de- the recently authorized 18-19 and 20 termine each month the manpower The second annual Carolinas Bowl ^ ea T S r o u P. 1 requirements of the armed forces and funds” of the/selective service system are transferred to the manpower Jacobs To Speak At Bowl Banquet the mm The Moose order owns and oper- football game will be played at the hoard was notified by wire ates Mooseheart on the banks of the Sirrine stadium in Greenville next Monday of the new Washington or- Fox river near Chicago, 111. The in-! Saturday at 2 p .m., with the line-ups c er P r °h‘hiting future induction into ^ stitution, representing an investment consisting of the pick of senior stars °f men over 38 years of age. 18 to 38 are halted, of over $17,000,000, is both home and from seven colleges in the state, in-l. e . se . * lve servdce ^ aw un til now 5. Insofar as prosecution of the war McNutt shall furnish throbgh selective service. . 4 Voluntary enlistments by men Colonel Fuller was graduated from ^ '^T^rf ldr ' n ° f C '“ — the University of South Carolina with cea ea Moose memDers - a B.S. degree and from Johns Hop- {has included men up to 45 years of, requires it, all war workers shall be Rationing Board Appeals For Helpers The Clinton rationing board is ap pealing for volunteer helpers, as it has been swamped with all the re cent rationing. Those who will help are asked to call at once at the of fice in the Masonic Temple. Employes of the board are Mrs. J. Will Dillard, Mrs. Ralph Holcombe and Mrs. Almon Spencer. Evangelist To Speak At Bailey.Memorial Conference Evangelist Rev. A. E. Smith will occupy the pulpit of Bai ley Memorial church Sunday morn ing at 11 o’clock. The pastor, Rev. .W. R. Quinn, ex tends a cordial invitation to the pub lic to attend the service. kins Medical school with an M.D. de gree. He also studied at the Univer sity of Paris. He practiced medicine in Paris, France, for about 20 years, serving also as chief of medical services for the American hospital there. He was knighted by the French government for his services. Colonel Fuller returned to America shortly before the fall of France and entered the army on April 1, 1941, with the rank of major. Clerk of Court Sells Clinton Property Craig, of Clemson, selected as the a ® e ' state’s best blocker, will receive his _ award from Dr. W. P. Jacobs of this. Barely 13 Million Bales city, the donor, when the latter | s Fina | Estimate the latter makes 'the principal address at the banquet after the game honoring Clerk of Court V. R. Fleming at players and coaches. December sales day on Monday, made the following public sale at MRS. BOLAND LOSES FATHER nnn . . , , the court house: * Friends of Mrs. RatchfoVd W. Bo-' we, « ht M. S* Bailey & Son, Bankers, trus- land will sympathize with her in the A th th ^° H 11 e y t tar i tee plaintiff, vs. Jacobs & Company, death of her father, James Dey. 1 nnn Inc., defendant, sold to R. T. Wilson, i which occurred Friday in Natchi- ^i‘" d . at attorney, for $20,000, divided $15,000; tochcs, La. Mrs. Boland will return halM 10.744.000 i •c . , ! „ ^ L ^ . .. . . i bales last year, and average pro^luc- rhired through the United States em ployment service, and no employer ^ shall retained worker who may be needed more urgently in a more es- 1 sentral occupation, i 8 Training programs of the army Washington, Dec. 8.—The agricul-. and navy and the WAACS conducted ture department estimated today that in non-federal institutions shall con- this year’s cotton crop totals 12,982,-; form to McNutt’s regulations. 7. McNutt shall issue orders neces sary to carry out the directive, take steps to prevent and relieve hard ships and inequities and establish Col. Fuller is a native of Laurens, j machinery and equipment, a brother of Mrsr Jack H. Dav», Sr, of near Clinton. for building and $5,000 for furniture,)to her home here the latter part of i the week. procedures for appeals. 8 McNutt may act through such such Presbyterians Give To Thornwell The Thanksgiving offering of the First Presbyterian church to Thom- well orphanage amounted to $710.42. The amount was divided: Men's Bible! class taught by Dr. A. E. Spencer,: $560.50; Sunday school, $65.28; con-; gregation $84.64. $73,828.75 BONDS SOLD A total of $73,828.75 in war bonds were sold in Laurens county during thegfirst three quarters of November ending Nov. 23, according to infor mation from the office of H. Douglas Gray, war bond chairman. Christmas Will Soon Be Here “SHOP EARLY” IS THIS YEAR’S SLOGAN TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. Read today’s paper and the next two issues for Help ful Christmas Gift Suggestions. Shop the advertisements in this newspaper first — “Know Before You Go”—save your time, tires and gas. THE CHRONICLE ‘THE PAPER EVERYBODY READS” tion in the. ten years 1931-40 was officers and agents "and in 113,109,000 bales. manner as he shall determine.” 4 The indicated yield is 275.1 pounds! fL Other—executive - departmehtsT to the acre, compared with 274 9 subject to appeal to the President pounds indicated a month ago, 231.9 shall take such action as McNutt pounds produced last year, and an • "determines necessary to promote ; averci^i of 215.5 pounds in the ten compliance with the manpower or-. years. , der. City Schools To v Close December 18 10. McNutt shall appoint a man agement-labor committee and con sult with it. ! 11. McNutt shall be a member of i the board whtyh advises' James F. The Christmas holiday season for Byrhes as economic stabilization di rector. 12. All ! pupils of the city schools will begin ion Friday, December 18, and continue until January 4. The Thornwell orphanage schools prior orders ' conflicting with the new one are njade to con form. All prior selective service rul- will close for the holidays on thejings shall remain in effect except same date and reopen on the 31st. where they ‘conflict wth the order •• or except as McNutt may later Miss Clyde Smith, Mrs. G. A. Black change them, and Mrs. J. V. Edwards were visitors 13. The order takes effect Lmme- in Greenville Saturday. v diately.