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V --ft* f-**' l THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspoper, Complete, Newsy ond Reliable * • • ■ ' , - ; fflltntnn Cliroutrlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the N?ws Volume XU 11* Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 20, 1943 Number 20 103 WHITE MEN LEAVE TODAY FOR ARMY INDUCTION Local Board's Largest Quota Off At 9:30 for Fort Jackson. Number of Married Men Included. B. Hubert Boyd Heads Lions Club To Lead Group Coming Year. Members Receive Attendance Buttons. B. Hubert Boyd was elected Friday evening as the new president of the Lions club, succeeding Dr. H. E. Stur geon who served during the past The Clinton draft board will send y e ®f* . /rTn _ , . .J Mr. Boyd, secretary-treasurer of 103 white men today (Thursday) to| the Citizens Federal Savings and! Fort Jackson for examinations and | Loan association, will assume office possible army induction. The draf-jJuly first. tees, the largest number yet called in' Additional officers elected were: one month, will leave at 9:30 by bus for Columbia. The state selective service board recently reversed its action of not publishing names of selectees until after they have been accepted at the induction center. In line with this change of policy The Chronicle re quested the list for today’s paper and it was released yesterday by the lo cal board. included in the list, the board stated, are a number of married men without children. Also a number of young draftees who have reached their 18th birthday. * The list, as released by the board, follows: Lester Edward Ray, Clinton.' Robert Vernan Ricketts, Waterloo. William Alvin Bedenbaugh, Gold- ville. Olin Hugh Sheely Jr., Clinton. Mack Taylor, Rt. 1, Clinton. William Chappell Lufler, Clinton. Richard Bernard Nabors, Goldville. Don Henderson Boyd, Clint6n. Charlie Nelson, Clinton. Ralph Hunter Quinn, Gray Court. Leonard Thomas Brooks, Laurens. Ira Jones Wallenzine, Goldville. Thomas Edwin Ivester, Clinton. John Adair Willis, Ware Shoals. Willie Lee Rush ton, Clinton. Perry Martin Moore, Clinton. Thomas Fleming Milam, Clinton. Louis Herbert Murphy, Goldville. Horace O’Dell Guest, Clinton. James Tillman Cooley, Goldville First vice-president, Tom Addison. Second vice-president, Claude R. Trammell. ___ * Third vice-president, W. M. Walker. Secretary, Di*. Duncan Felder. Treasurer, R. G. Watson. Lion Tamer, W. Brooks Owens. Tail Twister, Raymond J. Pitts. Directors to serve for two-year terms, W. Roy Pitts and E. M. Tim merman. Song leader, R. C. Adair. Attendance Buttons Presented , In the course of Friday • meeting several members of the club were j presented buttons for perfect attend- [ ance over a certain period. They i were — -- - - button Cadet Unit Gives 'Appreciation' Parade Colors and Guidons Pro- > sen ted By Lions Club and Commercial Body. Air corps cadet candidates of the 39th Training detachment stationed at Presbyterian college on Tuesday evening gave their first parade before Clinton residents gathered especially for the occasion. The parade was given in appreciation of the colors and company guidons presented thej ~ e unit by the Lions club and the Cham- p rogram *which usTered'inTun" CLOSING PROGRAM AT CLINTON HIGH NOW UNDERWAY Baccalaureate Sermon Heard Sunday At First Presbyterian. Class and Graduating Exercises Tonight and Friday ' Night. 55 to Graduate. high school commencement ber of Commerce. day evening with the annual baccal- PEGGY JOHNSON Valedictorian EDNA EARLE WORKMAN Salutatorlan MORE CADETS ARRIVE IN CITY MAJOR RATTEREE KILLED IN ACTION During an “officers front and cen-; aureate service, will be continued ter” formation the handsome flag this evening (Thursday) with class was presented by Dr. H. E. Sturgeon,, n ig ht exercises in the Florida Street president of the Lions club, and thej sc jjool auditorium at eight o’clock, guidons were presented by Roy Gas- j The exercises, always an event of que, president of the Chamber of ‘ interest to graduates, their families Commerce. ; and friends, will be in charge of Following the presentation the 400 j members of the class. The following cadet candidates, divided into four j program has been announced with {squadrons of three companies each,Uhe public cordially invited. (under the command of Cadet Wing Processional—the class. t Adjutant M.-U. Nestinger and Cadet ! ;Wing Commander Louis B. Nelsen,! went through the parade maneuvers in an acceptable manner, with- the : T. Heath Copeland, five-year I , *" o her contingent of 80 pre-fl.ght Major Milbum K. Ratteree, a grad-, • in; I. M. Adair, B. R. Austin, Dr. " r,ved « Pcecbmian col- , uate of Presbyterian college was killed! /‘^"omahon f an Felder, J. W. Finney, Sr„ J.i leg ' Thursday, 0 rece.vc their tram- in action in North Africa on April “gfi^X &g i mg in the school of the army air 24, according to information received ! corps 39th college training detach- here yesterday in an official telegram ^ent. tfrom the war department by Miss The new arrivals will replace a Ruth Farrell, sister of Mrs. Ratteree. colors and guidons flying. Previous to the parade a unit of B^Hartf 'clyde"S."Lankford*,Iftyan 1 in * in ** scl ?,° o1 ° f the ^ a K ir ;24, according to infoimation received Lawson, Harry C. Layton, Carlisle I corps 39th college train,n 8 detach- here yesterday in an official telegram Neely, R. J. Pitts, W. Roy Pitts, T. J. Copeland, Claude R. Trammell, and W. Brooks Owens, six-months attend- -— ■- -— ~u uy ms wiuuw, u«. i . Frances Farrell of and C* iamber Commerce, and oth Pa., who made her Welcome—Jim Crawford. Song, "Auld Lang Syne”—the class. Class History—Roslyn Cason. Song, “My Buddy”—the class. Class Will—John Morris. Song, “Drink to Me Only With Giles Flying Thine Eyes"—the class, flew jiver the! Class Poem—Annie Lou Boatwright. Song, Pack Up Your Trobules”- class. -the signal the beginning of the parade.. The demonstration was witnessed by about 1500 local people, including! Alma Mater. group of like number who left re- Major Ratteree, a native of Augusta, 290 children of the Thornwell or-j Flag recessional, assisted by the cently for Nashville, Tenn. after Ga., is survived by his widow, the; ^ embe rs of the Lions club .junior class. completing their training here. They former .Miss Frances Farrell, 0 f, and J?' am ^ er .P^ ^' ommerce, . a P d ot ? 1 “ > Class officers are Jim Crawford, j were moved to their new . post for ( Wilkes-Barre, home here, for four years while a t-1 occaslon - on strict 1 tending Presbyterian college, and an Captain Carl M. Turner is ance buttons. Capt. Jones Speaks The club had as its guest Captain |more advance d training. Willard L. Jones, a member on leave T he newcomers went with the armed forces, who spent, q uaran ^ ne as soon as arrived 1 infant, daughter. several months in England and m w hich is expected to last two weeks. | Maior Ratteree entered active ser- North Africa as an officer of the, . Major , e " ler *? acll ^ e ? er former Clinton National Guard bat- 1 — . . c , i /*• i viqe immediately after his graduation uiipQppy OPFKIC AT tery. Captain Jones returned from Training School GlH and was stationed at Fort Bragg, NURSERY OPENS AT Prophecy—Jean Copeland. er Clinton citizens invited for the president; Anita Cassanova, vice- ij (president; Frank Simpson, secretary- corn- (treasurer. manding officer of the training de tachment. Africa several’weeks ago and, afteri\4/*_ *\/i p: n Awnrsf a tour of duty at Camp Davis, N. C., ” T r,n **WUiU has been transferred to Camp Stew art, Ga., for further service. N. C., with an infantry regiment be fore leaving for foreign service in the fall of 1942. He has many friends JOANNA MILLS Bertha Shuler, a member of the here who will be saddened to learn; An attractive nursery is now open Captain Jones told of several ex-! State Training School 4-H club, has ( of his tragic death. Orland Bradford Craft, Columbia, (the service. periences in North. Africa, including, received aV P“? ^ memorizing five :r" ,a " ng 10 C11 ” um boys ^ 'tebMrs Beamce sSn, ™aueXiCoptpin Holcombe Here One amusing incident concerned * e c ' ub T aent Bertha’s name to Roy Owens, a-member of the local J* Joh n son . stat ® battery. After a bombing raid by the | ® lub lead ® r , who awarded the pm. Germans, on positions occupied by thei Bertba wdl al f r ^® ive * y ! a ^ s ^ b ; Clinton battery, a high British officer ?® n P tl0 " to the National 4-H Club was surveying the damage, and in N ® w ^ b< * ause she has wntten Maurice Manning Woods, Ware ; ^ course of his rounds asked Roy, a, ?^ le abc Shoals A ««»»» I WIIlL.il Will John Paul Joiies, Clinton. James Byrties "Ouzts, PendleWfir 1 William Robert Elledge, Honea Path. John Alfred South, Ware Shoals. Irby Watts Ferguson, Clinton. article about her 4-H club an work .and ready to receive children of the Joanna Textile mills community ;six years and under, Monday through Friday, according to W. A. Moor head, resident manager. Miss Luna Grant is in charge of From South Pacific T - ! — the nursery, which consists of twelve Captain William Ralph Holcombe,, heds- in the modern rest room for 411VW , of the army air corps, who has been'e^jidren. The room has white tables ; j^ ayer on active duty in the South Pacific | and sma n benches where meals will| Salutatory Edna Earle Workman. Marshals:. Ruth Rumphj Ann Mc- Millian, Billy Cooper, John Coker. Graduating Exercises "• The graduating exercises will be held Friday evening at 8 o’clock in Florida Street school auditorium with R. P. Wilder, high school principal presiding. At this time medals and awards for the year will be made and ^iplomas presented members of the graduating class. The following program has been announced: Processional—the Senior class. "America” Carey). Invocation — Rev. J. LeGrande area, arrived Sunday to spend a three weeks leave with Mrs. Holcombe, the (former Miss Joyce Pitts. -Jimmie Tinsley, Clinton. Carl William Nix, Baton Rouge, La. Lewis Wilford Bailey, Laurens. Chester Bryan Holland, Clinton. Clarence Eld ward Davenport, Wa- laughter from the Englishman. terloo. I Cecil Avery Stewart, Clinton. James Nettles Griffin, Spartanburg. Wade Hampton Adams, Greer. I^wis Braughton Calvert, Gold ville. Alvin Grady Smith, Clinton. James Edwin Yarborough, Clinton. Edwin Thompson Cunningham, Spartanburg. (Sind- be served. At other times the tables' p iano: -Rustles of Spring’ and facilities will be used for games|j n g) Amelia Payne. Address—Jim Crawford, class pres and other activities. Outdoor play- who was standing nearby, “Well, sol-' r 1 **™ W111 . a PP ear in ^ State 4 ’ H ! dier, ‘What do you think of it? Roy; ^Harriett F. Johnson State' Captain Holcombe, a graduate of grounds are also provided. 1 iHent replied. Sir, it s a hell of a way to, ^ b leader has supervision 0 f 1 Presb y terian college, and Mrs. Hoi- The nursery has been provided at Awarding of medals and recogni- make a living!” Captam,Jones said' ieaQ —* nas supervision 01 b e went to Hickam field, Hono- considerable exnense bv the Jnmni'*- u- 01 m , d ' d ^ t-ama-ir the music memory work and gives:, , V \ . , consiaeraoie expense oy me Joanna tlon 0 j ac b le vements. the remark brought forth explosive the pins and subscriptions - Julu, in September, 1940 and were Mills to add to the comfo rt and satis- Valedictory—Peggy Johnson. The five songs learned are: Ameri- tb f re a £.^ ° utb !: e f k the f wa ^ faction of working mothers employed) Presentation of diplomas — Pat H. ca—4 verses; America The Beauti- aft ® r which Mrs. Holcombe returned (by the company. A light lunch will i Hobsoni superintendent of schools. ful-4 verses; Caroline. 4 verses; Star \° he " bon ^ h^c. He was later trans- be served in the mid-morning and) Alma Mater> Spangled Banner, 3 verses; For the fe £ red the Soutb Pac ! fi ^ war f one (dinner-at noon at a small charge to] Beauty of the Earth, 4 verses. | where he remained on duty untH his ] mothers of one dollar a week, the Bertha Shuler is the first 4-H club rec f nt , turn to fhe states At the ( management has announced. ON THE WAR FRONTS Aleutians: U. S. troops established positions on Attu island and advance girl in Laurens county to receive the 0 . f on Japanese entrenched along rocky .“V” pin in 1943. The memory work expects to receive a new assignment, ridge. Enemy resists stubbornly* with: is open to every 4-H club member |P r a , t bably vvlth a tIdinm ° unit in tbe j rifle and machine-gun fire. Aleutians: United States 'who will memorize the five songs and forces sing them before her local leader, i Blue Stocking Retains Rating Augustus Bluford Davidson, Clin-' force j from ma j n defense posi-'4-H, or her home demonstration Day J P Hnnfpn n. ^ ivev. j. is. nooren tion on Attu island taking jagged agent. ridge after fierce fighting. Americans, j • converging from two sides, move t ol Coe Tn Return To nip off eastern promontory of island. (_ , . a i» Caucasus: Germans huri tanks,| Presbyterian College planes and artillery fire at Russian lines around Novorossisk ip fruitless effort to break siege. Other attacks and counter-attacks flare in Kuban valley. Mediterranean: Nazis officially rec Benediction—Dr. D. J. Woods. Recessional—the Senior class. Fifty-five to Graduate The following 20 boys and 35 girls will receive diplomas: Boys: Chris Adair, Jr., John Adair-r Hoyt Anderson, Lewis Bagwell, Jr., Bobby Boyce (Goldville), Fred I For the'fourth time in its 23 yearsi Bragg, Jr (Goldville), Billy Buchqn- |of publication, The Blue Stocking, an * Pringle Copeland, Thomas L ox, ! weekly newspaper of the Presbyte-i J'™ Crawford, Frank Dailey, Howie j rian college student body, has been j Bawkins, Davis Ellis, John Morris, rated an “All-American” newspaper.|Louie Nabors (Goldville), Halsell wood, announces that he has accept-j. Announcement of the honor came Roberts, Arthur Scogg in, Frank Simp- ed a call to the pajstorate of the Firstly t be s t a fl this week. The paper was a 00 - Bruce Stewart (Goldville), Per- Accepts Florida Call i The Rev. J. R. Hooten of Green- ton. Lill White Bullock, Clinton. Claude William Grady, Clinton. Alexander Baker, Columbia. Herman Dock Thomas, Lydia Mill, Clinton. Lewis Anderson Young, Cjlinton. John Lutfie Watkins, Laurens. Hardld Wood Sanders, Rockeway, Oregon. Richard Young Pitts, Ware Shoals. Henry Middleton Hunter, Clinton. Walter Lee Floyd Madden, Ware Shoals. Donnie Eugene Womble, Clinton. Dex McKinley Nelson, Laurens. Westera Europe: RAF bombers'at the college for several years, re-j^ P astor Ior z °y ears - Closing ExCTCiSCS At Ira Caldwell McCarley, Clinton. pour de struction on southern Ger-( signing several years ago to become I . r ' ° oten J’ a graduate of Er ' ki . •ii u* L LJ11nton. J ^^j pounding (ministration in tl^is state He vi ^ d > ~ ' membered here having served the) ' Lee Earle Blackwell, Donalds | London- Ho use of Commons told membe? o^Limestone coUege 6 Sty Assoc jate Re formed Presbyterianl Final commencement exercises of CJaude Lee Crawford, Honea Path.!^ casualties in No rth Africa and i at Gaffney before going to Atlanta. , chu . rch i ° f th ' s f cUy as past “ r f “ r sev - 1 the Mountville high school were held one of seven from colleges through-! r y Lee Swygert (Goldville). out the United States with an enroll- 1 Girls Doris Baldwin, Mary Barks- ment of 500 or less, to receive the [dale, Ann Blakely, Annie Lou Boat- John Warren Finney, Jr., Clinton David Wright Garrett, Laurens. Hoyt L. Burroughs, Charleston. John William Wren, Waterloo. Clarence James Ray, McColl. Dorsey Lee Ridings, Goldville. Charles Cecil Coker, Ware Shoals. Robert Stephen Oxley, Clinton. William Booker Campbell, Clinton Roy James Stockman, Clinton. Frank Lester Trotter, Goldville. Jesse Wilton Whitfield, Clinton. B. F. Davenport, Fountain Inn. Tullie Edwin Blackwell, Goldville. James Robert Burnett, Goldville. Jesse Roy Wilson, Fort Mill. James Houston Reid, Rt. 2, Clinton Claud Garrett, Laurens. Dr. R. L. Coe, for the past year a! Presbyterian church of McIntosh, member of Oglethorpe university fac- I Fla., and will leave for his new work ulty, Atlanta, has accepted a position, in June . with Presbyterian college as associ-^ Mr. Hooten has been principal of' distinction. The award is for the pe- wr '£ht, Roslyn Cason, Anita Cussa- ate professor of social sciences and, Leslie school in Greenwood for 23 riod the latter part of last year un- nova ' Frances Clark, Jean Copeland, ognize rumors of impending run-out will enter upon his duties the next (years and in addition has served the 1 der the editorship of Ben Hay Ham-' Emil y Copeland. Hazel Ellis (Gold- with hasty reassurance to Italy that quarter early in June, Dean M. W. Hopewell, Lebanon and Bethiah met of Allendale. jville), Catherine Flow (Goldville), she will not be deserted and left to;Brown announced yesterday. Presbyterian churches in Abbeville! (Martha Foster, Ann Foster. Mary fight alone. ( Dr. Coe was professor of education ( count y as pastor for 20 years r*l • C • a. (Francis (Godvvlle). Bernice Gfaves, Westera Europe: RAF bombersjat the college for several years, re-j Mr Hooten , s a Kraduateof Er _ vJOSIIig tXerCISGS At (Essie Hedspeth. Mildred Holland, Peggy Johnson, Robbie King. Jewell Imembered here having served the| j Lanford, Sara P ranees Lawson, t aro- lyn Murphy, Mary P ranees Rowland (Goldville), Amelia Payne, Dorothy Pinson, Virginia Sharpton, Kathleen ! Middle ILast have been triple those | The Coes have a number of friends j suffered by Britain since Italy en- (who will be interested to know they f tered war three years ago. are returning to Clinton. Mrs. Coe; Australia: Prihte Minister Curtin before marriage was Miss Evie describes Jap torpedoing of hospital Shands, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ship as act of “wanton deliberation.” | W. H. Shands of this city. j Notes that ship clearly marked with; ♦ lights and red cross; and enemy noti tied of vessel’s mercy missionl eral years before going to wood. Captain Jones Returns To Camp Stewart Red Cross Ships 129 Garments Lufler To Enter Army Service G-n- on Tuesday evening, with members ^ (of the graduating class m charge of grove ; Ruth SoUth Julia Taylorf me program. Doris Thomas (Goldville), Frances , D ' P i 0n ^ S l , Were n7 ard< i? u , Uldrick, Jacqueline Wter. Edna Earle lowing: William Delma Bishop, Irene w . ’ M Workman Bryson, Frances Elizabeth " ^ 9 i Carter, Nellie Faye Chapman, Jo- Caotain Willard L Jones of this se P h Boyd Coleman, Lillian Austin The baccalaureate sermon was captain Willard ^L. Jones of was Egt H or j s Blanche Jacks Irene preached Sunday evening at the First Oa y ' SSrTUSSd V,vta ” MlGee ’ E ' ,el y n Grey' Millcr. Presbyterian church by the pastor. \^ Clayton Dr. J. K . 1.^ The service »as Capt. Jones, after an overseas as-1 Simmons, Muriel Teague Smith. attended by a large union congrega tion, with members of the graduating class occupying reserved seats in the front of the auditorium. The invocation was offered by Dr. Bill Lufler, tennis coach at Presby- terian college, will report for army ^‘gnment of several months in Eng- W , TH - TH |j. R . TiOV koAttn T ■ iduty at FoA Jackson. Columbia, to’ “"d and North-Africa arrived here ; W ' TH ™V* TIO ’\ BO * R " Shipment was made during the day. * or a 15-day leave of absence the Friends of Mrs. John W. E week of 129 garments recently com-| Lufler came to the college in the] middle of March. |^*. wlU b ® ‘nterested to kno Rnhfr . rt5 Xhe Scripture lesson was v^iauu P leted at the local Red Cross sewing fall of 1937 as tennis instructor. As-} “ <:a P t - Jones originally went to bas _ a ^ pte ? a OCal read by Rev. Walter N. Long, and Arthur Weatheraby Strickland, r o om - Included in the shipment,were suming his duties here, he has pro- Cdm P Btewart in February 1941, as war P nce and ationmg boar^i. p rayer b y Dr. L. Ross Lynn. Special music was furnished by the choir, and a solo by John C. Andes, mem- Ware Shoals. J. L. Spoon, Gray Cburt Kenneth Grin Buchanan, Goldville. Herman Crocker, Goldville.* James Alvin Culbertson, Ware Shoals. James William Craft, Clinton. William Alton Hughes, Ware Shoals. * Silas Tandy Moore, Jr., Clinton. Toy Taylor, Panama City, Fla. Frank Allison Chaney, Clinton. Johnny Ralsie Jenkins, Goldville. Charles Bernard Windsor, Clinton; John Wesley Nelson, Clinton. Robert Lee Cannon, Clinton. Frank Earl Childres, Mountville. Henry fclartin Wortey, Clinton. James Melvin King, Chesterfield. 77 girls blouses, 32 v-neck sweaters duced a championship team for the | a member of the staff of the local for the army, and 20 mufflers for the last five years during which period National Guard battery. He has serv army. 94 WHITE MEN CALLED FOR JUNE The Clinton draft board has re ceived a call for 94 white seleg^ees for the month of June. The men will his teams have played against the e d as a battery officer, assistant ad- (best netmen in this part of the coun- j j titan t, and adjutant. try. His teams have won 95 matches against only three losses. Presbyterian Men To Meet Tonight The Men-of-the-Church of the First Presbyterian church will hold be sent to Camp Jackson, <Columbia,! the^r regular supper-meeting this on the 3rd where they will undergo evening af 8 o’clock. The guest examinations preparatory to induc tion into the armed forces. speaker for the occasion will be the Rev. James S. Gray, formerly of The May quota, which leaves today Montgomery, Ala., a new member of for the induction center is 103. the Presbyterian college faculty. New Scout Troop Organized At Lydia A new Boy Scout troop, composed of 25 boys, has be^i organized at Lydia Cotton Mills with Rev. C. F. Allen of Goldville, as scoutmaster, and S. L. Oakley, Jr., assistant scout master. The troop committee is composed of J. R. Cobb, S. B. Neal, G. C. Par rish, W. E. Johnson and J. H. Von Hollen EVERYBODY READS THE WANT ADS If you have something to sell, don’t keep it a secret. If you are in the market to buy something, let it be known. If the stores don’t have what you want, don’t give up. USe an inexpensive WANT AD in'THE CHRONICLE. The cost is small. Through this- mediutn “you can sell anything you have to offer or buy what you desire. - ber of the cadets detachment at the college. Dr. Roberts selected as his text, Luke 23:33-34: "There they crucified Him . . ; Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do.” These verses he said, show how Jesus changed that whole scene, transforming that moment of total defeat into a moment of complete victory. Jesus made the best of the worst. ' Dr. Roberts urged the- graduates that though in diese days you do not have the power to determine what life shall do with you, you do have \ (Continued on page eight)