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T • '• » '"■ ";•' *1 i. . • •' ' vik; '. - v ' .. . 1—WBaMW] MMBBI'L'M.imMWm ..■I . „t ■ • i "•-'•■ .' ’ ’ r w THE CHRONICLE Sfrivts To Bo A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable j! (Chrntttdp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE ~ You Don't Got Hie New* Volume XU II TEN YEARS Of JAP DUPLICITY CITH) State Department Releases Documents. Excuse Follows Excuse. Waahmfton, Nov. 20.—A docu mented story of ten years of Japa nese duplicity in foreign j affairs and faked friendship toward this country, was made public today by the state department in another edition of papers relating to the foreign rela tions of the United States. • "The Japanse government regrets .... exceedingly” was the constant refrain in official communications from Tokyo to Washinton from 1931 until December 7, 1941, when the Japanse used bombs on Pearl Har bor as substitutes for their well- worn platitudes Of diplomacy. The 1931-1941 record of relations with Japan contained 691 documents, most of them complaints or Japanese answers to complaints by the Ameri can government against acts of Japa nese aggression and expansion. In their answers the Japanse almost al ways apologized. \ The story began with a report from the American minister in China on September 19, 1931, that Japanese soldiers had attacked and surrounded Mukden in the first overt step of the Japanese plot to seize Manchuria. The last document in the 10-year record was dated November 25, 1941; when Ambassador Joseph C. Grew reported from Tokyo that there was a strong implication-that Japanese officials were ignoring carefully pre pared American reports on Japanese interference with United States in terests in the Far East. Consistently the Japanese, as re vealed in statements by their top government officials and diplomats, complained that their true intentions in the Far East were misunderstood. The record showed ,however, that Secretary of State Cordell Hull had what later proved to be an accu rate Understanding of their plans. The secretary was disclosed to have told a foreign diplomat on Septem ber 21, 1938, that: “Since August a year ago I have proceeded here on the thsery that Japan definitely contemplates se curing domination over as' many hundreds of millions of people as possible in eastern Asia and grad ually extending her control through the Pacific islands to the Dutch East Indies and elsewhere, thereby dominating, in practical effect, that one-half of the world; and that she is seeking this objective by any and every kind of means; that at the same time I have gone on the theory that Germany is equally bent on becoming the dominating colussus of continetal Europe.” Japan’s early moves in Manchu ria appeared confusing to Ameri can diplomats in the Far East, judg ing from their notes to the state de partment at the beginning of Japan’s TURKEY DAY TO BE QUIET HOLIDAY City To Paus4 for- Thanksgiving. Union Service At Broad Street Methodist Church. A day of rest and quiet, a day of family reunions, will be Observed to day by Cliatonians in celebration of Thanksgiving, according to a check made yesterday. The Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills will close for the day. The Joanna Textile Mills, Goldvllle, will operate as usual. Stores, banks and business estab lishments will be closed, and 4here will be no mall deliveries, city or rural. The Thorn well orphanage schools will close today and Friday. By vote, the children attended school last Sat urday to get the two days this week instead of one as in the past. Presbyterian college will observe only Thanksgiving as a holiday. The city schools wih have two days, to day and Friday. i A city-wide union Thanksgiving service has been arranged by the Ministerial union for 10 o’clock this morning at North Broad Street Meth odist church. The pastor -6f the church, the Rev. J. H. ftohler, will be the speaker. Today will open a hunting season for practically all hunted wild ani mal life in this section. As usual, many huntsmen are expected to take to the field for the day. LAXITY FORCRIMINALS BREEDS GANGSTERISM Beaufort, Nov. 22. — Holding that laxity in punishment was an invita tion to gangsterism, Judge G. Duncan Bellinger of Columbia charged today that it is the duty of grand juries to preserve and protect the morals and social order in every city, town, ham let and rural section. Addressing the circuit court here from the bench, he continued: "You cannot say that these matters must be left to the officers charged with enforcement of law and that if they do not bring cases before you where the law has been violated, that it is no affair of yours; for if you should take this attitude in cases where you know the law has been violated, and cases have not been brought, you will have violated that part of your oath in which you swore that you will ‘present all things truly as they come to your knowledge?’ The jurist particularly directed an attack against persons who make their living out of law violations. “Those engaged in commercialized vice are the greatest enemy of so ciety,” he said. “They do not add one whit to the upbuilding of your state or county or city; for they will not campaign of territorial expansion at j put forth any effort to make money the expense of China. I in-a legitimate way and turn their On September 22, 1931 the Ameri-, earnings into legitimate channels of can charge d’affaires at Tokyo told | trade or helpfulness. The lawless are this government he was “inclined; biased in judgment and moral vision to think” that the Japanese foreign'and are enemies of every law-abiding office and other branches of the j ing citizen.” • govermnent were “genuinely sur-j He warned against allowing law- prised” by Jhe Japanese army ac-1 lessness to become profitable and de- tion at Mukden. j clared that to place a fine on one who On the same day, however, the! plans and schemes to set up a busi- Clinton, & G, Thursday, Noyembor 25, 1843 Number 47 THE CHRONICLE Extends Tp its Large and Appreciated Family of Readers Best of Wishes for Joy and Contentment On This Happy Family Day. AUIE J. MRIING DIES SUDDENLY Well Known Business Man Claimed By Death. Lost Rites Held Monday. WALLACE COUNTS ON FDR RUNNING Vice-President Conducts Pro-Labor Campaign For Renomination* Allie J. Milling 63, well known Washington, Nov. 20.—Henry A. business man of the city, died sud- j Wallace is carrying on an i/nique denly Saturday afternoon of a heart otuck. H. had been in bi. .ecu.-' campa ‘ 8n ,or "nomination a, vute- tomed health and at his office during j president on the personal assumption j the day. The news of his unexpected j/that President Roosevelt will be a | parsing brought genuine sorrow to 'candidate for a fourth term, this friends and many called at his home to extend sympathy. | The funeral services were held ! Monday morning at 11 o’clock from the residence on Calvert avenue, con- would be of little vote-getting value Although he reputedly has been “scratched” from the race by ad ministration insiders who feel he PUBLIC UNABLE TO PAY MORE TAXES, COMMITTEE SAYS Washington, Nov. 20.—The pow erful house ways and means commit tee, in bipartisan chorus, declared today the public can stand no more taxes and told the administration to cut down spending if it wants to block inflation. The committee said its second war-time revenue measure, calling for $2,140,000,000 in new taxes—is all that “can reasonably be borne by the taxpayers at this time.” The total was only a splash in the buck et to the $10,500,000,000 the admin istration asked to fight the war and inflation. Although firm in its opposition to further taxes, the full committee report hardly went as far as a separate statement by Republicans on the committee who told the adminis tration it must stop its. tax demands. “For too long the over-burdened taxpayer has been the ‘Forgotten Man,’ ” the Republicans declared. “For too long the watchword has been ‘spend and spend, tax and tax.’ ” “The time has come,” they con tinued, “when henceforth the ad ministration, in^ead of insisting up on squeezing more and more taxes out of the public, should at long last be giving some concern to the elimination of unnecessary and wasteful expenditures.” RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (ORA) • ^ ; (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). MEATS, FATS, ETC. — Book 3 brown stamps G, H, J and K valid through December 4. L through January 1. PROCESSED FOODS — Green stamps A, B, and C valid through December 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—8-A coupons good for 3 gallons until February 8. FUEL OIL — Period one coupons MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD FOR THORNWai BOYS AND MRU An impressive memorial service in ducted by Dr. D. J. Woods, assisted by Dr. Dudley Jones and Rev. W. L. Pressly of Greenwood. Interment fol- llowed in Rosemont cemetery. Both at the home and grave a large as- in 1944, Wallace has no intention of accepting their verdict. He is out to prove to President Roosevelt that he represents labor and liberal ele ments in the Democratic party that semblage of friends gathered to pay; must be reckoned with at the next a last tribute and many floral offer- national convention, ings were banked upon his mound, I Thus far his efforts largely have indicative of the high esteem in been confined to speeches in which which he was held by many. | he has proclaimed the century of Active pallbearers were: Jim Pitts the comman man, has lambasted Ray, Clayte Ray, Jack H. Davis, Sr., “American Fascists,’’ has attacked John T. Young, C. W. Stone, R. E. honor of the 186 Thornwell boys and | Sadl G R Simpson and Dr J.'W girls in the service was held Sunday! u av ig afternoon at Thornwell Memorial church with, F. M. Stutts as master of ceremonies. Special music had been arranged by the choir and patriotic songs were international cartels and his called for post-war government planning ' to guide American praticipation in Mr. Milling was a native' of Green- , world rehabilitation. These are ideas that Wallace has been expressing for a long time— as far back as his editorship of an Iowa farm paper—and they repre sent what he^, views as his. No. 1 mission in life—to stir public opin ion in support of liberal policies His present office gives him a forum wood county, a son of the late James A. Milling and Emma Brooks Mill ing. He was a graduate of Clemson . .. .. . college of the class of 1903, and a sunt by the congestion. An appro- m<OTber ot u,* rirs , p re!bjterian priate musical reading was given by i c h urc h Mrs. Ansel Sinith followed by the| Thirty-m,,. years ago Mr. Milling flag unveiling by two small girls of i located in cltalt<)n to enur th( , whole ! ^ the institution. The flag | sale grocery business under the firm for their expression, and that is one chased with funds contributed for | nan|e o( Mim Crocery cojnpanyi this purpose by the alumni. A beau- jb ,i„ g associated with the late E. G tiful basket of flowers was placed in Fu „ er he ent( . red bul , {S front M the flag in memory of the I und€r ^ same firm name boys ,"' ho h,v ' thu, and successfully operated the busi- far lost their lives in the war, Thom- !neM un , n bi5 He also 3frvtd as Clinton postmaster for eight years, 1920-28. He made and held many friends here and elsewhere who will as DuBose, James Hamlin and Wilton Martin. Mr. Stutts read the roll call of those in the armed forces scattered in all parts of the world. They rank Mr Mil1in V^ from privates to lieutenant colonel. The Rev. Hubert Wardlaw, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Whit mire, delivered an appropriate me morial address. - : The large service flag was display ed on the rostrum for the special service. It has been placed on the wall of the church for the duration of the war. TEXTILE WORKERS TO SEEK PAY HIKE Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22.—The Textile Workers Union of America (CIO) at a meeting here today, agreed to ask for a minimum wage of 60 cents an hour for all workers in the cotton branch of the textile industry, R. R. Lawrence, southeastern regional di rector of the union, announced to night. All members of the textile workers union staff from Alabama and Geor- Mr. Milling’s wife, Mrs. Bessie Tol bert Milling preceded him to the grave several years ago. He is sur vived by three daughters, Mrs. George R. Blalock, Mrs. Jack H. Da vis, Jr., and Miss Agnes Milling, all of Erie, Pa., A. L. and David W. Milling, a half-brother, William Mill ing, all of Greenwood; a half-sister, Miss Emma Milling of High Point, N. C., his step-mother, Mrs. Mort Milling of Greenwood, and four grandchildren. 4TH WAR LOAN STARTS JAN. 18 Washington, Nov. 21.—The Fourth War Loan Drive, with a goal of $14,-* of the chief reasons he wants to keep on being vice-president. - These speeches were undertaken by Wallace on his own initiative and without any prior suggestions from the president. Where they nave contained references to foreign affairs or possible controversial mat-’ ters, they were cleared at the White House. In some cases, however, the president knew only in a general way what 1 the vice-president was going to say. The crowds for most of these speeches have been brought togeth er largely through the efforts of th rr br0 . t i!V^ n £' CIQ UUA uM-k^ur or^uaUoc. gia met with Lawrence at CIO head- ex £,? ed ^ d its goa l; Democratic party leaders have had practically nothing to do with such meetings as those he addressed in recent months at Detroit, Chicago and Dallas. The leaders have shied away from active participation because—as one of them put it—there has been no word from President Roosevelt on what he thinks about Wallace either as a potential running mate or as an administration sounding board. f ^ Wallace himself is in the dark on 000,000,000, will begin January* 18! this - Llke others he doubts that and run until February 15, Secretary j Mr - Roosevelt has made up his mind Morgenthau announced today. i or w *^ decide until some time next The three previous drives raised i s P r * n 8 whether he will run again, more than $50,000,000,000, and each| In the meantime, Wallace is betting quarters and discussed wage increas-! The treasury head said state war es in these two states in conformity, f “ ianc |2 g committees have been with the recent action of the national strengthened and expanded, and mil that the President will be a candidate and is shaping his course in that di rection. executive council of the union: j lions of volunteer salesmen will car-Temperance Group “This most poorly paid group of,^ th f campaign to every individual, UqIJ. f u prp workers has not received wage in- investor m homes plants •'O'OS MCCr Mere creases anywhere near the amount necessary to meet the increased cost of living. They are clearly and justly investor in homes and throughout the nation. American minister^ to China re ported to Secretary of State Henry ness in violation of the law was do ing no more than licensing his un it. Stimson that he thought the' lawful activity, forceful occupation of southern Man- j “I aim convinced that light sen- churia was “an aggressive act long planned and one decided upon most carefully and systematically put into effect,” and that signatories of the Kellogg treaty should so construe the incident. enriching himself by overriding the In the period of early Japanese, law that such of this kind will be attacks on Shanghai the record was; made to respect the law.” full of bitter complaints by this'* On the other hand, Judge Bellin- government against violations oflger said he had “the greatest sym- tences for those who make their living out of violating the law will never stamp out lawlessness . v . It is only by the imposition of such sentences as will discourage one from Major emphasis will be placed on Laurens County Temperance the $5,5°0,000,000 quota for individ-| committe€ hfcl <i a meeting here Tues- entitled to a minimum rate of pay of | ua * 1, D y riI l® the P 6 ™** ^ rom Janu-, l T lorn ‘" g at ^ Raotist vaiio tnrouen januarv a worm mi 60 cents an hour with appropriate 1 ar ^. ^ ^ February 1 only sales to church ^th a number of ministers, vana mrougn January j, worpi 1U j ncreases in a u waae brackets » io W _ individuals will be reported to the gallons a unit, with most coupons mtreases *n an wage Dracxeis, law trea ury g j * other non-bankinv ..nit. ooxk , rence said in explaining the new otner non-oan King worth several units each. | , , I investors will be included in the re wage demand. Red Cross Room Closed For Holidays ports beginning February 1. Berlin Admits Great American interests and of equally eloquent assurances frptn the Jap anese foreign office that there was no intention whatever of interfer ing with the rights or interests of any foreign power in that area. pathy for one who for the time be ing loses control of himself and vio- ates the law, but as soon as he real izes what he has done shows that he is sincerely regretful of his mistake.” He said he also empathized with Then followed the reconi of Jap-'“one of immature yean who runs anese withdrawal from toe League of Nations and her military and economic penetration of China, al ways to the tune of complaints from this government and excuses and ex planations by the Japanese. The report contained a special sec tion of the Japanese bombing of the American gunboat , Pan ay on the Yangtze river in December, 1937. After that incident, which the Japa nese said happened by mistake, Jap anese Foreign Minister Koki Hirota expressed the “fervent hope that the friendly relations between Japan and the United States will not be affect ed by this unfortunate affair.” 11 i, ——■ Post Office Closed All Doy v The local post office will be closed all day today in observance of Thanksgiving, R. L. Plaixco, post master stated. There will be no city or rural deliveries and no service at more than ever we have greater use the stamp and general delivery win- ! for the probation system to save the dows. youth.” afoul of the law.” “I place upon him such a sentence that will not only detar him from creating like offenses and as a warn ing to others, but I endeavor to make that sentence such as spill pot cause that youth to become broken in spirit. I impose a sentence that will give him the opportunity to make amends for his act and to be reha bilitated *o as to make a better citizen.” “For many years before this state had adopted a probation system,” he said further, “through my experi ence in handling of juvenile delin quents as probate judge of Richland county and from my experience sev eral years thereafter on the bench, I saw that through such a system the young boy brought into court could be saved from traveling farther down the road of crime and given the opportunity to thereby make a good Citizen. . . . Juvenile delin quency is on the increase and now A joint conference of representa tives of textile workers from all sec tions of the country will be held in Washington December 11, to perfect |N n n a r n • i plans for putting in motion the wage I 9° **y KQIO The Red Cross sewing rooms will! policy which has been adopted. Law- ! • be closed today and tomorrow in! rence said. ' observance of Thanksgiving and on j Saturday as usual. Regular hours will KIWANIS DATE CHANGED be -resumed on Monday, those inj The regular meeting of the Ki- laymen and ladies present. The Rev. A. D. Betto, secretary of the S. C. Forces for Temperance and Law Enforcement, brought an en couraging report and outlined the work of the organization for the coming year with special emphasis on desired legislation. 1 Mrs. Graves L. Knight of Laurens. London. Nov. 23. — The German Rev. Walter N. Long of this city. charge stated. wanis club scheduled for this evening A shipment wjis made last week, has been changed to Friday evening, of articles completed here, including j Nov. 26, on account of Thanksgiving, eight quilts for refugees and a num-! A musical program will be present radio said today that Berlin was and Rev. A. C. Holler of Laurens! bombed last night by Allied aircraft were named official delegates to the returning to the attack on the Nazi ‘.state convention to be held in Colum- capital which was heavily pounded bia early in January. S W Sumerel last Thursday night by the RAF. of this city, was elected secretary of “A great deal of damage’’ was ad- the group. The rmieting was presid- mitted by the German broadcast, over by the chairman. W. W. Har- ber of knitted garments for men in ed under -the direction of Mrs. Leila! w h* ch the raid was made by r is of this city .. . - - 1 , . w i i ■' the armed forces. Johnson. MR. MERCHANT- CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE! Christmas is just around the corner. There are thousands of Christ mas shoppers in your trade area who have already started their holi day buying, and will be attracted by your messages in THE CHRON ICLE every Thursday morning. Now is the time to start and go after your share of this Christmas business. Our advertising department is ready to assist you with helpful hdliday illustrations. The cheapest and most effective advertising known is Newspaper Advertising. Placed in the home newspaper, your ^tore message is read by all members of the family. Newspapers from other cities coming into Clinton daily are filled with advertisements seeking the patronage of your prospective cus tomers. If you don’t get your share of Christmas trade your competi tor will « Begin now and talk each week to the people of Clinton, Clinton and Lydia Mills, Goldville and the rural section of this community through— * THE CHRONICLE The Papes Thai Is Read By Yew Prospective British bombers. Earlier, telephone operators in p r I Stockholm had reported communica-j ^•▼HigSiOli tions to Berlin were cut because of RosSCS At Home an air raid on the Nazi capital ^ The raid was described as a “big; Robert Edward Livingston. Sr., 59, 1 terr ? r att,ck by P ern j an prop*-! died last Wednesday afternoon at his l ganda agency international informa- home in the Busk River section turn bureau, this being the usual Nazi description for heavy, destruc- ,were jheld Itive assaults from ® ie Bush R lv *r Baptist church 1 The agency said fires were left p r ‘ day A af i er ?P? n by hls .^ burning in the capital. Rev A. T Usher assisted by Rev. “This heavy terror raid.” the ter Keller of Fountain Inn, and agency said, “caused serious damage v McKrttricl1 of Whitmire, in many districts of the capital, es- Livingston was a son of the pecially in the worker’s section. Loss- Iate A an d Eliza Livingston. He es were caused among the civilian was a well-known farmer of New- popillation.” berry county and was active in com- The broadcast said the capital’s ronnity and county affairs. He was fire fighting squads began battling chairman of the Newberry county the flames started by the block- Agricultural AAA committee and busters while the attack was still chairman of the gasoline ration going on./ board. He was organizer of the — ? Bush River high school and had j Mrs. C. B. Griggs and daughter, served as chairman of its board of Helen Adair, are spending some time' trustees since its organization. He with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. was a member of the Bush River Adair, while Mr. Griggs has returned Baptist church. 1 to Washington to resume his posi- j Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Sunie tion with the Civil Aeronautics ad- Johnston Livingston, and one son, ministration. Dr. R. E. Livingston.