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THE $tm CHRONIOE trives To le A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable he (Ulintmt If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 11, 1943 Number 45 HnUSUYSNUI GERMANY WILL FIGHT TO BITTER END Admits Bombings Add Much Suffering. Makes Boasts and Threats In Broadcast. / London, Nov. S.-^Adolf Hitlor vow ed today the Nazis would fight fa natically to the end, and, admitting some persons in Germany wanted an Allied victory, warned he would ite- sort to mass executions to prevent a home front collapse. Flanked , by Nazi party bigwigs in a Munich beer cellar, Hitler in a bel ligerent, somewhat boastful, speech broadcast by the Berlin radio, de manded loyalty above alL He aimed sharp threats in many directions but marked the sharpest toward his own home front. “I know that I demand the appar ent impossible from the battlefront,” he asserted, “but this almost impos sible must force a decision in our favor.” In the speech, which took just short of an hour to broadcast and marked the anniversary of Hitler’s abortive beer hall putsch o< 1923, the Nazi dictator apparently took a stab at whipping up new national courage, when he declared: “Everything is possible, but that I should lost my nerve is impossible.” The Berlin radio said Hitler was between Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering and Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler as he spoke, and -described the scene as one resembling the old time National Socialist party rallies, complete with flags and martial music. Hitler challenged the Allies to NIPPONSFACE DISASTER 1 IN SOUTH, SEC. KNOX SAYS Washington, g “disaster” ing Nov. 9.—Japan is fac- in the South Pacific as COTTON ESTIMATE SHOWS DECREASE Washington, Nov. 8.—Killing frost during October in North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri and Texas caus ed some reduction in cotton produc- •/ mult of steadily mounting dam- Uon ^ agriculture department said 'FAMILY DAY' SUNDAY AT FIRST BAPTIST BALL PRESENTS 4 RARE BOOKS TO ’COUNTY LIBRARY iy warships, Secretary of age to the Na He cited the damaging of six heavy ooo bales:" This is A drop of 36,000 Knox said today. cruisers by carrier-based bombers and army planes which “caught the Japanese by surprise” in Rabaul har bor. 1 “To lose six neavy cruisers right now for the Japanese is nothing short today in announcing an estimated, ing at 10 o'clock 1943 cron for the country oi 11,442,- “Family day” will be observed during the Sunday school hour at the First Baptist church Sunday morn- from the October 1 estimate. Last year, production was 12,824,- 000 bales. The average for the pre vious 10 years was 12,474,000 bales Dr. W. W. Ball, of Charleston, a native of Laurens county and editor of The News and Courier, has recent ly donated to the Laurens County li brary a number of rare books of direct interest to South Carolinians in general and to Laurens county people in particular, it is announced WAR WILL REACH CLIMAX IN 1944, SAYS CHURCHILL A patriotic program will be pre sented and a roll call of service men who sure members of the church and Sunday school will be made. Families j by the librarian' have been requested to sit in groups ( included among the books are the _ as they enter the auditorium for this, following . , , a c i /i*. The indicated yield is 253.4 pounds | special part of the program. Thpy S "History of Kershaw’s Brigade,” w^lrrhu^hillwa^the AlliS _ _ _ of lint cotton to the acre for 1943—I will be asked to stand when thei b _ Dicke rt ; Minister Churchill warned the Allied of a disaster,” he told a press con-1 well above the 10-year average of name of the service man or men "History ’of a Brigade of South | natlons Tuesday aRainst the prese from their families, is called. During the morning Mrs. J. B. Johnson of this city, will be present ed a six-star medal, representing her Greatest' Sacrifice of Life By U. S. and Britain Con Be Expected, He Soys. Must Brace for Shock: f, /prii ference. j217 pounds but below the record “They’ve been sending down light'yield of 272.5 pounds in 1942. forces and have been losing a lot of light cruisers and destroyers and now they have lost a pretty big percent age of their heavy cruisers. “If they don’t look out, they’ll be very short of these vital craft when they want to go to sea with their whole fleet.” Knox added that because of the battering attacks of Allied forces the Japanese “haven’t been sending big transports” into the area, but have been using small freighters and barg es. “We . have sunk, damaged or strafed, in the last 10 days, over 100 of them, many carrying troops,” he said Reduced production in the four states due to frost partly was offset by increases in Georgia, Mississippi, | six sons in the service. The presen- Louisiana and Oklahoma where the 1 tation will be made by Senator O. L. crop is slightly better than was ex pected last month. Ginnings to November 1 totaled 9,061,252 running bales, the census ers of the county bureau reported. A year ago ginnings totaled 9,713,354 bales. Long of Laurens, who, on behalf of the state, has made a number of four and five-star medal awards to moth- „ .. . „ „ . whispering campaign of an early easy Carolinians Known F^st as Gregg s, ^ OV er Germany and told them and Subsequently as McGowan s, ^ for heavy , easualties wher> Brigade, by Caldwell, „:the climactic assault is made-on Hit- ^r^ e H.^' S * CeM,0n ’ ■«'= European fortress in .944 by Gen. Johnson Hagood; . “Histories, Stories and Legends of ^ iat fate ^ u * y ear > he told an audl November Is 'Christmas Mailing Month' - Mrs. Beulah Goodwin Dies At Home Near Here Mrs. Beulah Goodwin, 78,'widow _ ,, . ^ , a, , of the late O. P. Goodwin, a former Delivery of the annual flood of Ladens county senator, died last South Carolina,” "by E. C. McCants; “The Invisible Empire, the History of the old Ku Klux Klan,” by S. F. Home; ence in thf* London Mansion House, “will see the greatest sacrifice of life by the British and American armies, and battles far larger and more Tie nav, serrefr, also asserted ... . . ...... , prolonged illness. will be an impossibility — unless . _ . ., „ . always a serious problem, “will be that a “conservative survey” of ac- more than a problem this year-it tions in the south and southwest Pa cific in the last 10 days “warrants a statement that the Japanese are in a more critical condition than they have ever been in before in this area ... it is no longer a question of holding their outpost positions at the lowest possible cost, but is one of actual survivaL” Harold L. Cobb Gets Captain's Ronk Friends of Harold L. Cobb, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cobb of the Lydia 4* j %*% ITiiwww* onH AVA *» u. xv« V-'UUU ui une i^jruid ^ pen ® S SP°??4«f I ?!^ v tr - rOP u’ wi ii Mills community, will be interested declared th a i‘ 4 « they try it wiU to kn(yw ^ his otion to the rank be seen whether the reserves we have been keeping in many fields are a sign of weakness or prudence.” The Nazi chief acknowledged re verses in Russia and, referring to Allied bombings of Germany, said “the sufferings of the German people through this bombing are enormous.” promotion of captain. Captain Cobb, who at tended the University of South Car olina before enlisting in the army air corps, is now stationed at Bluethan- thal field, Wilmington, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Cobb have three other sons in service. Lt. Robert H. Cobb,' a graduate of Carolina, is also Christmas mailings are made largely in November,” Postmaster General Frank C. Walkerhas warned. “Transportation facilities are bur dened to the limit with war mate rials and personnel, and the postal Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Rocky Springs Presbyterian church The Story of Reconstruction,” by tl ] an Waterloo or Gettysburg Robert Selph Henry. * . wi l ( 1 be . . ... ^ In commenting on the “History of! For a11 b,s ® laorny forebodings, Kershaw’s Brigade,” the librarian however, Churchill said he regarded said that this book should be of much'^ hour “as at once more hopeful interest to Laurens county people as and more s f irrint ’ than any through so many men from the county fought; which we have passed. The Rus- under Kershaw in the “Laurens j sians * he declared, had inflicted Briars” under command of C apt. i f 0 Hltler 8 war , ^ ach,n€ ‘ that John W. Watts. It was from this 1 may wel1 P rove mortal - brigade that the Laurens Uv D. C. 1 chapter took its name. . , Seal Sale Campaign mer R Mstor. T ' McGiU ^ a ^“iBcgins Tomorrow pastor Pallbearers were nephews: Edwin, service ha S Ven. mori tHah 31,000 ex- perienced employees into the army and navy,” Mr. Walker said. “The only solution to the Christmas prob lem is: Mail in November. Mark your ham, Wilmer Abercrombie and Tal- madge Patterson. the late E. Y. and Martha Duvall p:«eT s ,"D:No76^Unt-,Tchnsi: Cunningham and aixnt all her lile inaa" -hiat ia the only way to avoid 1 " L t ure "? eounty^ She waa a loyal A meeting of Christmas Seal sale workers and directors of thl Laurens County Tuberculosis association will .. _ __. . _ , . . .. be held at the Laurens community -T? hall this evening at-7:45, it has been announced by R. L. Plaxico of this disappointment on Christmas day not only for many civilians but also! «* r*"*^** intne air corpe, Lake Charlea, La. ever long this war lasts, we shall never capitulate. We shall not give in at the 11th hour. We shall go on fighting past 12 o’clock.” “I can support and lead the Ger man people,” he said. “I can say that whatever may happen at the end, victory is certain. “If Germany breaks under the strain, I would not be sorry for it It would not deserve any better fate. But this will never happen. . . . The fight for Germany has made me what I am.” The entire speech, his first to the German nation since the fall of Italy, carried an obviously defensive note— an apparent effort to answer reports of unrest in the reich, reports which have been coming from neutral capi tals with growing frequency. Hitler averred that only the Nazi party was holding the German nation together, and demoded that party members “must bring to reason the unworthy and, .if necessary, destroy him, because there is one thing which is beyond doubt and that is that this i* a war without pity.” In a sarcasm-dripping reference to the recent Moscow tri-power parley of the United States, Britain and Russia, Hitler said: - “They set up committees to study the shape of the world after the war. They would do better to think out how to shape their own world at present/ 1 Aviation Cadet Paul W. Cobb is in training at Yale university, New Haven, Conn. James Edward Cobb, of the naval air corps, is stationed at the technical training center, Jack sonville, Fla., and holds the rank of seaman, second class. Mr. and Mrs. Griggs Return From Alaska Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Chandler B. Griggs and small daughter, Helen Adair, will be interested to know they have recently returned to the States from Anchorage, Alaska. They arrived here yesterday for a visit with Mrs. Griggs’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Frank Adair, and other rela tives. Mr. Griggs holds a position in the Civil Aeronautics administration and has been transferred from Anchorage to Washington, D. C. Enroute here they visited Mr. Griggs’ relatives in New York. member of Rocky Springs church. The deceased is survived by eight for' miUions'o'f mem^'rs'of'the'armed' i hildr ', n ^ R , Ea , rl °' r S £! rt *^ r f’ R ' forces who are still in this country. E. a,r Charleston, E Dex of Colum- There is another reason tor shop- "* a ’ f' Knoxville, Tenn., Bryan pin* and mailing earUer than ever A - and M.ss Qrene Goodwm of Lou- before. Retail stores are short-hand- ”"?■ Mis. Mabel Gwxlwin of Spar ed. Purchasers can avoid shopping in i lan " ura ’ Mrs- Senn of Orange- crowded stores, long waits fir ser-!"'“*• ‘«° " r "“>' rs “J.. 0 ?* vice, and other inconveniences of Cunningham of Clinton, R. T. late shopping if they buy now. They will also doubtless have a better choice of merchandise than will be available later. Captain Lutz On Sick Leave Cunningham of Laurens, and Mrs. R. L. Green of Atlanta, Ga. Warns of Hard Fighting London, Nov. 9.—Prime Minister Churchill soberly cautioned the Al lied peoples todity against relaxing in hopes of an early peace, and, predict ing that 1944 would “see the climax of the European war,” he said that both the United States and Britain must fee prepared for real sacrifice of life. In his first speech since the Rus sian armies smashed Hitler's line along the Dneiper river and his first city, president of the association. , . . . .. ., Dr. W. Atmar Smim, president of ? ,nce ac ' ord was " ach ^, *? the AU the South Carolina Medical assoc.-! at M 1 osc ° w ' Churchill foreseeing ation, will be the guest speaker and, t * rma "J’ s . “unpraeUM rain, de- ^ 1 clared that he regarded “this hour as at once more hopeful and more stir- * ring than any through which we he Junior Red Cross^ Roll Coll Drive his subject will be “Modern Treat ment of Tuberculosis. Dr. Felder Smith, chairman of the . . „ county seal sale, will begin the cam-i ha ,Y T e . P® 5561 *' .. .. paign by announcing his committees' is reasonable assumption, tonight. The work of the association conUnued ’ ^ U unles \ ^ ma J e is entirely supported by the annual i some .™ lstak * m strategy the Christmas Seal sale. | ye * r 1944 W,U see the chmax of ^ The program of the Tuberculosis war ’ . . association has included the follow-! some happier event occurs ing projects during the year: l on which we have no ritht to count Monthly X-ray clinic »t Laurens hospital, industrial X-ray clinics, mobile unit from state board of health for two X-ray clinics, pneu He reiterated his old charge that Britain was the prime mover in the war, and invoked the Bolshevist Plenty Of Coffee, Soys Rotion Board The national coffee supply is plen tiful and there is “absolutely no chance” that coffee will be rationed again, the district rationing director wax-quoted as saying a few days ago. The statement was given out from Columbia, it was said, in view of the fact that consumers may have bogey, saying, “Whatever sacrifices i gotten the impression from Ration we have to bear.now, they are not Book No. 4 that coffee might be ra te be compared with what we would have to bear if we lost this war.” Hitler said he was happy that his friend, Benito Mussolini, had been “rescued” from Allied hands, declar ing that Mussolini “had done every thing to make his people great, hap py and strong and, in addition, let them participate in the big decision.” Promising vengeance against Brit ain, Hitler declared that “whether our enemies believe it or not, our day; of vengeance will come, and since we cannot reach America, there is a state very near us^Which will pay dearly.” ! He said “Germany’s enemies have become modest, and what today they are claiming as victories, they origi nally snubbed as operation of -no im portance.” The fighting in the east. Hitler said, was the most severe the Germans have faced. “Here, however” he added, “the enemy’s last aim to force the col lapse of the German front will not be reached. The last battle will bring die decision, and it will be won by the people with the greatest per sistency.” On the subject of home executions, Hitler said, “There are indeed a few individuals also in Germany who may believe in the enemy's victory, but when thousands are falling at the front, no one would hesitate to hand (Continued on paga six) tioned again. Groy To Preach Rev. J. S. Gray, of the Presbyte rian college faculty, will be the guest Captain J. R. Lutz, medical officer for the 39th army air force training detachment since its establishment here in March, is a patient in the Greenville army air base hospital for an operation. Captain Carl M. Turner, com manding officer of the unit, stated yesterday that Captain Lutz had been given a sixty-day sick leave and would return to his duties here when he recuperates. Mrs. Lutz is main taining their residence here. First Lt. Jacob Brickman is serv- L n u e . ^Ja„ Ca , p r; Ifiwonians To Hold tive of New York, came here from; LouiCS Night Friday the Nashville, Tenn., classification! center. and the hand of Providence is di rected by some crowning mercy, then 1944 will see the greatest sacrifice of life by the British and American The annual Junior Red Cross Roll i mothorax clinics, tuberculin ^,' a f “ d call drive began Monday under the ; fered every Saturday morning wMl L fouX direction of Miss Margaret Blakely, health department to food handlers,' ..5^ principal of Providence school, and and known contacts, 7th and 11th . th _ tT mt „ d Ki H . . will continue for two weeks. Each' grades in county schools given tu-1 U, ‘ U "^ t child in the city schools is asked to! bercutin tests and positive reactors e n^T.lL repd J > ? f the Unlted contnbute something for the cause. | onered an X-ray. Miss Blakely stated yesterday thati thirty Christmas boxes for children Qnn't UsC in other countries have already been I _ w shipped. This year, as in the past, StOITipS m b(K)k 4 members of the Junior organization* States. British and American man hood— true brothers-in-arms — will rise to the attack and grapple with their deadly foes.” Of hopes for peace he said: "A great many people speak as if ....... . . , I * • | the end of the war in Europe were wdl make and repair toy, and i»r- Atlanta. Nov 7.-Regional Tiead- ^ar I hope indeed that they may form other tasks to help the needy quarters of the Office of Price ad-|p roV e right ... We should, however, and underprivileged. i—- Pastor, Delegate Attend Methodist Conference Rev. J. H. Kohler, pastor of Broad Street Methodist church, and Joe W. Leake, a delegate, are attending the 29th annual conference of the Upper South Carolina Methodists being held November 10-14 at Main Street church. Greenwood. The Kiwanis club will hold its an nual “ladies night” party Friday eve ning at 7:30 in the Bush River ! schoolhouse near here. A turkey din ner will be served the members, their wives and friends by the ladies of the School Improvement ‘associ ation of that community. At the con clusion of the dinner a program of interest will be presented in the au ditorium. Announcement is made that the party this year will be an infor- mal affair. Appointments will be read Sunday ministration said today it has re- be foolish and blameworthy if we ceived reports that same food buy-: allowed our plans and actions to be ers through error are offering and -based upon the prospect of an early some grocers accepting blue stamps collapse in Germany, in ration book *four. "There is danger in anything which The OPA said that these stamps— diverts the thoughts and efforts of half-sized and illustrated with a 1 any of the Allied Nations from the sheaf of wheat—“are not to be used, supreme task which lies before them, until February, 1944, in connection | namely, that of beating down into with the new coU-like plastic tokens dust and ruin the deadly foes and afternoon. Mr. Koliler is completing i J f* T T L P f his second year as pastor of the local v.006fS I 0 I 0K6 rQlT In Laurens Parade year as pastor church. The Rev. H. L. Kingman, pastor of the First Methodist church, Winns- boro, will be the guest minister at A squadron and the band from the Broad Street church Sunday mom- ^ K c ° lle * e Trammg detachment ^at ing at the worship hour, Mr. Kohler! colle ? e has ***" 1 ™ ted stated there will be no vesper ser- by tbe Amenc * n L«g lon and Cham- minister at the First Presbyterian vice. The Youth Fellowship group church on Sunday morning. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! SO FAB THIS TEAK THERE HAVE BEEN 3 will meet at 6 o’clock as usual. FATALITIES fron AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY Let's Strive To Make 1943 a Safe Year On thie Highways. This date late year, t Receive Letter From Son Reported Missing Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Vincent, of the y) roBram Clinton Mills community, have “ part in an Armistice day parade there this afternoon. Aviation student Joseph Wateski, a veteran of the war in the south west Pacific as an aerial gunner, will be interviewed by Cpl. Wilbur Bums of the. 39th staff as a part of the which will be used as ‘ration change’.” Every blue stamp from ration book tyrants who so nearly subjugated the entire world to their domination. I. am myself proceeding on the to both consumers and stores when these stamps become valid later, the OPA said. [our so used now will mean a loss assumption that the. campaign of ' '1944 in Europe will be the most severe and to the Western Allies the most costly in lives of any we have yet fought, and we must all brace . ourselves —for that task and strain every nerve for its successful accom plishment. KATTONTNG TOAKD BULLETIN (OPA) i (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). MEATS, FATS, ETC. — Book 3 brown stamps G, H and J valid through December 4. Clarence Eugene Fooshe Passes At Hospital Clarence Eugene Fooshe, 56, ef Coronaca, died in the Veterans’ hos- Stamp K valid November 14ipjt a i i n Columbia Saturday morning through December 4. i following a long illness. PROCESSED FOODS Book 2 The funeral services were held ceived a letter from their son, Pvt.! _ . ##• t* Ned O. Vincent, who was recently P0St0ttlC6 10 QJOSC reported missing in action in the'r A* r\_.. North African area. The telegram ror ^rmiSriCC UQy from the war department to his par ents stated he had been missing since September 22, and the letter just re ceived was dated October 17. 36,114 No. 4 Wor Ration Books Issued The postoffice will be closed today in observance of Armistice day, R. L. Plaxico, postmaster, stated yesterday. General delivery and stamp windows will be open from 10 to 11 a.m. One city delivery will be made in the blue stamps X, Y and Z good through November 20; book 4 green stamps A, B and C valid through Decem ber 20. SUGAR—Book 4 stamps 29 valid for five pounds through January 15. SHOES — Book 1 stamp 18 and book 3 stamp 1 on “airplane” sheet good indefinitely. GASOLINE—6-A coupons good for 3 gallons beginning November 9 and expire February 8 Sunday afternoon from the graveside in Bethlehem cemetery in Coronaca, conducted by the Rev. W. H. Benja min and Rev. T. L. Bryson. Mr. Fooshe was a son of the late Willie Warren Fofeshe and Mrs. Me lissa Franklin Fooshe. He was a member of the Baptist church and until his health failed was a regular attendant. He was also deeply inter ested in the civic welfare of his com munity. He was a resident of this FUEL OIL — Period one coupons | city a number of years ago. valid through January 3, worth 10, In addition to his wife, who before gallons a unit, with most coupons' worth several units each. » ciiy aeuvery win ue maae in me w q I T U IJ morning with the rural delivery | YOUlig r60pl6 10 Mold i omitted Conference Here A total of 36,114 No. 4 war ration 1 . ^ books were issued in the county at Red Devils Ploy \lc riiirmc? thf* F city and county schools during the recent registration period. The new No. 4 books will be in use for two years. Of the total registration, 21,982 Lost Home Gome Clinton high football team will meet Laurens high here on Johnson books were issued from school sites field Friday night te 8 o'clock. This in the upper part of the county, and will be the last home game of tfee 14,132 from the lower part season. The Young People's Christian un ion of the Associate Reformed Pres byterian church at their conference last week at Head Springs church near Mountville, voted to hold their spring meeting next March in this city. Miss Betty Tribble of this city, student at Erskine college, is vice- president of the organization. marriage was Miss Margaret Parrott of this city, and who now resides here he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. A. Mason of Newberry, and qpe grandson; thife sisters and two brothers. Miss Lula Mae Fooshe, Miss Nita Fooshe, Mrs. L. E. McCrayy and Willie Jtylarvin Fooshe, all of Coro naca, and A. T. Fooshe of Gray Court. BANKS TO CLOSE TODAY M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, and The Commercial Depository will ob serve today as a holiday in observ ance of Armistice day.