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■V. r V N X . • < ■ )■ , ■ I \ / THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable If You Don^t Read THE CHRONICLE . You Don't Get the News Volume XLIV Clinton^S. C., Thursday, May 11, 1944 Number 19 K PLANS GIVEN FOR CLOSING PROGRAM AT CLINTON HIGH Baccalaureate Service May 21 At Presbyterian Church. Forty-five Slated To Finish. CLYDE 5, LANKFORD DIES SUDDENLY Well Known Citizen and City Employee Passes At Home. Last Rites Yesterday. SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S - DAY \ / In Honor of America's Mothers — They Are Heroes, Too! -A Clyde Saxon Lankford, 47, well known citizen and city employee, , .died suddenly Monday night at his The 1943-44 session of the Clinton; home Qn j ones s t re et. Mr, Lankford ty schools will come to a close oni^^ b een a h osp jt a i patient here and Friday, May 26. . 1 Duke in Durham, N. C., for sev-j The commencement program of the | e ra j recently returned toi high school will open tin Sunday eve- ^j s home an d his condition was im-j ning, May 21, when the baccalaureate p rov j n g jjis death,'which came un-' sermon will be pleached at the First eX pected, was a great shock to mem- Presbyterian church by Dr. C. Bynum, h ers 0 f his family and to his numer- Betts, pastor of the Associate Re-1 ous f r i enc j s . formed Presbyterian church. As has! _ ' . . ,, been the custom for a long period of! Fune ; 4 al services were held yester day afternoon (Wednesday) at 4 o’clock from the graveside at Rose- mont cemetery by the Rev. J. H. Kohler, his pastor, assisted by the Rev. L. E. Wiggins of Anderson, and thj? Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer of Char- years, this will be a union service in which all churches of the city are invited to unite. The graduating exercises will be held in Florida Street school audi torium on Friday evening, May 26. The program will consist of the pre sentation of medals and awards andj the delivery of diplomas to the grad- i leiton. The attendance upon the ser vices was large and the large display of beautiful flowers banked upon his u^riS hoZ'•«*»*«• h «* «»"» class have not yet been announced. " lc e was e . Of the 45 graduates, 18 are boys I Pallbearers were: William Brooks and 27 girls. Owens, Tom M. Sease, P. S. Bailey, The list of prospective graduates ^ Jacobs, C. W. Anderson and was announced as follows: W. Roy Pitts. Mr. Lankford was born in this county on August 25, 1897, and mov- j ed with his parents to Clinton at the | age of five years. He attended the ; orphanage and city schools and took ■ a short course in landscape engineer- 1 i ing at New York university. He was ! connected with Adair Furniture Co., ! and two well known insurance com- I ppanies until about ten years ago when he was employed by the city as superintendent of, streets and Rose- mont cemetery. - Mr. Lankford was a member ofj Broad Street Methodist church and, FARM WOMEN HOLD served it faithfully as a member bfikirrf ■ ki i AIIDCMC the board of stewards. He was a.Mtfcl I IN LAUKulNj World war veteran, serving with the! ♦ 117th Engineers, Rainbow division,' The-May meeting of the Laurens from May 1, 1917, to May 14, 1919. County Council of Farm Women was : From October 18, 1917 to April 28,! held las t Saturday in the agricultural 'STATE MOTHER' HONORED SUNDAY AT THOtiNWfLL STEWART WANTS NO DICTATION IN HIS SPEECH Soys He Will Speak His Own Mind At State Demoratic Convention Next Wednesday. Columbia. May 10—Roach S. Stew- n: 1919 he was on overseas duty and'building in Laurens. ... t . oc -n u j ■ participated in the following battles: The host club was the Wadsworth ^ dtus of f 11611 W1 1 ! 1 be made Luneville Sector, Baccarat Sector, 1 group of this community headed by J“ 1S week, probably chmaxjng _a Champagne front, St. Mihiel salient, l Mrs. Ben Workman as president. | three-day conference of state selec- Argonne and Ardennes. He was an! Each woman attending w-as asked j lv H c servlce dire ctors which opened active member of the local Lions club | to wear a “dress made over or made lo< Z? y .\ i j u j i and served three years as a member from something else or tell how long National draft^ neadquarters gave j ran g emen t s f or her of its board of directors. In 1923 he married Miss Lois John son of Whitmire, by whom he is sur vived. Also by one sister, Mrs. P. B. Adair of this city, and three nieces. I Lonny I. Landrum, state home dem- j B n Hershey said 21,500,000 pt He was the son of the late Charles S. i onstration agent, and Mrs. Sara D. allages now are ml-A and added: . Summer Fellowship and Eugenia Gore Lankford 1 DoT-narh rnmmanrlpr nf thp Woman's 1 One of the questions selective ser- ; _ . » / Boys > Arthur A. Adams. James Alvin Bagwell. James Austin Chandler. John West Coker. Charles William Cooper, Jr. Bobby Dean Dailey. „Leaman Dantzler Jones. Clarence Franklin Oakley, Jr. Marion Pope Oxner. John Henderson Pitts, III. Robert L. Plaxico, Jr. Harold Hack Prater. Edgar-Owens Richard Sadler. Thomas Waite Smith. Joe Carl Stroud. Jimmie Alan Suddeth. Richard Edward Willingham. Charles C. Winn. Girls Vivian Alford. Norma Louise Anderson. Edna Elizabeth Baldwin. Betty Ann Boland. Thelma. Bridges. June Marie Crisp. Lizzie Cleo Hooper. Laura Frances Hudgens, i Doris Jennings. Helen Miller Leaman. Eva Jeanette McBurnette. Christine Novella McCurry. Ann Lee McMillian. Nancy Rebecca Neal. *■ Sara Evelyn Noffz. Mary Padgett. Lucia Faye Pinson. Marian Adair Pitts. Alice Rebecca Poole. — Annie Louise Ridings. , - . Ruth Rumph. Elinor Frances Shaw. Jodia Sullivan. Betty Aiken Taylor. Dorothy Ann Wingo. Lessie Catherine Wlyteford. Helen Smith. CLINTON SOLDIER KILLS FIRST JAP - Pvt. Ralph B. McCoig, son oL Mr. and Mrs. B. H. McCoig ot near Clin ton, has been credited with killing the first Japanese at Tanahmerah bay, three days after the Americans started their invasion of Dutch New Guinea, it was stated in information received here from the Pacific area. Summer Schedule At Red Cross Sewing Room Starting the week of Monday, May Receipts $50.00 15, the Red Cross sewing room will j go on a summer schedule and. will Mrs. D. O. Rhame, Jr., local chair-I Tho c k eoiwe music denart- open for work only twice a welk. All! man of the Society for the Control mont is presenting 6 a Targe number who can are urged to assist with the, 0 f Cancer, said yesterday that the ot music studcnts in two recUals this' production work on Tuesday morn-; “Tag Day” campaign was a success, I week in piano , violin and voice . mgs from 9:30 until 12 o clock or on $50 being raised from the recent sale included in the list of performers Thursday afternoons from 2:30 until-in-the city. j is Miss Annette Moorhead, talented 5. At present the articles being made I others desiring to contribute to, violinist< daughter of Mr. and Mrs this worthy cause are asked to com- w A Moorhead of Goldville municate with Mrs. Rhame. i .Mrs. Annie H. Dunlap of Mount- iville, “South Carolina State Mother i for 1944,” was guest of honor Sun- : day of the Thornwell orphanage fam ily. Mrs. Dunlap was recently chosen as the South Carolina mother fori this year from among hundreds of Palmetto mothers whose names werej submitted in a content conducted by, the Golden Rule fbundation through are Lancaster, president of- the i The State of Columbia. South Can lina .Bar a >c ;ation, wa > Mrs. Dunlap^and daughter, Mrs ha> been asked, to keyn- *.e the ^tate Ella Dunlap Nance, were guests for Democratic cc^pvention here May 17, ! the week-end at the Georgia-Beatie told party leaders yesterday that he home. At the Sunday morning deve- would deliver his “own speech" and tional period special recognition twas not one dictated by member of the given to the honored guest whenuhe party. ; acting president of the institution.' Leaders, including Governor Dim 1 told of the high-honor that had come D. Johnston and State Senator Edgar i to Mrs. DunlSp and spoke of he’r as A Brown of Barnwell, fav r a key- the ideal mother, the embodiment of note speech that would emphasize ! the traits most highly regarded in chiefly and almo^’ ex 1 usively ‘ t! j mothers — courage, morale, strength, importance of winning the war. ! patience, affection, kindness, under- Stewart said the itua’; n in whi h (standing, unselfishness and home- South Carolina' finds itself in view- making ability. Recognition was also of the IV S. v-p om* * i- . . ,r, 1 made of her worth a citizen and in the Texas Negro-\ to case, could ! churchwoman. not be “glossed over " Mrs. Dunlap graciously responded The Lancaster lawye ! and said she felt unworthy of the position t< honor bestowed upon her. “I am the representative of all the mothers," •she said, and she told the children,to always' appreciate and love their j mothers. Mrs. Dunlap spoke of her attach ment to the orphanage through a i long* period of years. “My husband tati°n as keynoter offered was named Thornwell,” she said, party regular^ remained t j "and I have a . son and grandson but a group of anti-fourth term for rbearing the same name.” Roosevelt Democrat- ca ed Stewart While here Mrs. Dunlap attended ‘ n *° a conference on the keynote ! \vorship services in the morning at speech. Stewart said he had told I the First Presbyterian church and at them the same thing he told the gov- ; Thornwell Memorial in the afternoon ernor — T won t read any man She was extended a most cordial wel- speech- I will make my ow n.' come by the children.-and stidf of .Meanwhile there was a definite workers of the institution who felt mov « afoot to name an uninstructed honored to havd her as their guest. delegation to the national convention Mrs. Dunlap will go to Fort Jack- —that is “uninstructed for Roosevelt” son, Columbia, for Mother’s Day. as party regulars put it. where special recognition ceremo- Until Stew.art balked on the typo nies in her honor have been arranged. °f speech he was to deliver, this ap- Washington, May 8.—A policy an-; §h e wd i arrive at the post in time P ca red to be the lineup to the state nouncement establishing the draft attend a special service at the convention. post chapel at 11 o’clock at Which! Keynoter—Stewart, time she will make a short talk to Permanent president—State Sena- the soldi^er-congregation. She will tor J- D. Parler of Dorchester.! j make a tour of the post and be shown Chairman of the state executive ! other courtesies during the day. Ar-j comm 'tte«* — Winchester Smith of visit to Fort Barnwell. Governor . week. Johnston called ? a “talk" after he hud b I 1 'political situation a- it state. Whether Stew d< : write h:s own speech eo< lined -ton last irt sn for told that Ow- ent : v- rted t h' e nation to the invi- by the be seen. DRAFT POLICY ON OLDER MEN TO BE ANNOUNCED she had worn the dress.” no bint of the natuie of the new pro- , j ackson are j n charge of Maj. Wiley The meeting was presided over by ® ram speeded to take some of the | Deal, post chaplain. Mrs. H. L. Williamson, county presi- uncertainty out of the draft handlings dent. Addresses were made by Mrs, ’ o^or^rnen. But^ Maj. ^Gen. Lewis} Jq^g Little Wins DcLoach, commander of the W’oman’s ' Mr. Lankford possessed a wide cir- j Field Army for the Control of Can- cle of friends who will learn of his eer. passing with genuine regret. He was Other features on the program in- a young man of many admirable eluded the flag salute led by Mrs. traits of character, kind and thought-; Beulah Patterson, a welcome address ful of others, devoted to his church, | by Mrs. Hugh Bonds Workman of the family afifl Rome. He occupied a i Wadsworth club, and response by warm place in the affections-of his; Mrs. Festus Curry, loved ones and frieuds and there are! T be entertainment feature was a Miss Jane Little of this city, a in view of! member of the junior class, at Win- I throp college, Rock Hill, has been vice must decide is whether it is wise to keep so many men alerted—if one can use a military term present calls,” . There were indications that the 1 selected to rece!ve experience and national draft call in June will be j Naming m home economics this sum- substantially lower than the number; 111 ^' to be called this month. The May' The opportunity is presented under total is estimated unofficially at be-' a fellowship w.iuh enables girls to ; attend a two-weeks Christian leader- A majority of the delegates to in state convention are uninstructed by their county convention and antr- fourth term men already have claim ed 160 votes of the total of 340 on the convention floor. - Eugene S. Blease, of Newberry, former chief justice of the state su preme court, mentioned as a possible successor to Smith as chairman the executive committee, -aid he h i i no ambition to till any office within , the Democratic party. - However, Blease. alwuvs 'Ut.-poken many who will long cherish his mem- ] playlet by the 4-H club of the Barks- i tween ^ 50 ’ 000 and 1 Jb‘ s s hip C amp ° i j_,. *t ■;_ , , ure may be pared to 125 firm nevt La,,1 e ory. dale-Narnie school. to 125 00(1 next sm ^ ‘•' an, P operated by the American Comping Committee Named For Scouts month, adding to speculation that the Youth Foundation and located at Special Prayer Hour Today At Baptist Church that they will not | through the summer. Sidney A. Lee Out For Sheriff The monthly meeting of the Clin-1 ^ ty - wlde tt prayer ™ eetir ! e ^ l11 ton district Boy Scouts will be held 1 ? u e h £ ld th ' s aft ernoon (Thursday) at next Monday evening at 7:30 at Ho- | Fir ." Bapt,st 4 c b urc b at 6:15. The tel Clinton. All disrtict scouters and! b , e11 , wlB r ‘ ng , 3 6 ’ and prayer Wl11 ' r scoutmasters are expected to attend i 5 ’' 1 , 1 at 6- ! 5 bv last until i. . | ^, lJl ^aui^ua ia the meeting. | f ^ ayer ,s tP be ^ cred in bebalf I first county candidate to off icially "^‘ outstanding girl The district has appointed a com- of the cross-channel invasion that no ;innnnn ,.„ ff>r in thic and freshman classes forthcoming pblicy announcement 1 M |n ' vva< -' 3 ' Muh., on Luke Michigan will assure men over 26 in essential! Fl f. % ! ous to tb , 1 ‘ s tra ‘ nin K- M LSS Little work that they will not be called *’ lU be a membe i* 6{ a lar « e « rou P of . home economics majors studying, do- j ing research work and visiting mdus- ! trial concerns for two weeks in St. | Louis, Mo. All expense^ for the trip j are paid by the Fellowship fund. Each year members of the home in his views, said th at wl ule he ha 1 a "very friendly f • i ’ :. z for Mr Smith . I no r. i i idle vi e he should be re-elected to the • of! 11 re of state cHairman." Blea-e said he'did believe any man holding public . IT ice should be named chairman o f the • executive committee. Smith is .. mei liber of the public ! .service conum ission . elected by theK-general enu ■ ly The state chairman should be ffee ( >f any pol.- of w.^ l *“V , n U V 1 ‘ a ‘ ‘T announce for office in this summer’s mittee on camping activities compos-’ ‘ >u 1 ^ 1 1 begin soon. All citizens 01 | pnmar y He throws his hat in the ed of R. N. Blackwelder, W. A. Moor- | le community are invited and urged rjn g toc j ay as a candidate for sheriff, head, W. W. Harris, L. E. Bishop and! °rru pitsen • . as w-ill be seen from the announce- J. H. Hunter. It is planned to hold a! ^ P rayer meetl "g 18 he ' n 2 s P on - ment column. scout catnporee soon after the closing 1 fP red by thc '?°lV cn s auxili aiies and | ^ lr Lee is Wc j] known j n tbe coi jn- of the city schools. , the pastors of the various, churches ty havmg servpd several ' years as Sidney A. Lee of Laurens is ^ economics staff-at Winthrop select the . | — in the junior al entanglements affecting ‘ m to a public office,' nrs own Blease to receive the fellowship. Their choices are based on scholarship, leadership and character Miss Little,is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W Little of this-city. Maj. Adair Receives 'Purple Heart' Award of the city Concer Tog Day Miss Moorhead To Give Violin Recital '' a* game warden. His friends wdll learn of his announcement with interest. College Sjtudents Have Vacation China Missionary To Speak Here Sunday )’cl( On Sunday morning at 11 Dr. Harold 11. Snuggs will speak the First Baptist church. Dr. Snugg has served for many years as a mis k, at mba ~V are to be used in hospitals, and help is needed if the quota" is tp be com pleted by the end of the month. Expert knitters are also needed, as Clinton’s quota of turtle-neck sweat ers requires 18 more to be filled, while the glove quota is short by 80 pairs. Wool may be secured at the Red Cross headquarters on the days and at the hours stated above. Those who cannot call on those days are asked to phone Mrs., H. E. Spencer, 349-W, to make arrangements for getting the necessary materials. Paul Knight Wins In Essay Contest Paul ^Knight, student at the Lau rens* high school, was awarded the $25 war bond offered in this county by the South Carolina Bankers asso ciation for the best essay on soil im provement. Knight was one of 39 contestants who subrtjitted essays. By virtue of his success, he will be en titled to enter the contest for the state prize of $75. RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (ORA) Ration Office To Close May 16 Major Archie S Ada |hlot of the - EightTrA'i: Fortress "Merry On." ceiwd the Purple He. Thetus C. Odom, at a mony at a heavy in England i The citation w. Students at Presbyterian college sionary to China, and was repatriated \ i,, began a vacation period yesterday to some weeks ago.along with a large continue until June 5. number of other ’ missionaries and Announcement was made that dur- nationals. Since his .return from ing the holidays the library .will be China, Dr. Snuggs has been in con open daily from 8:30 to 5 p.m., except slant demand by churches, civic efubs Saturday when it wil close at 12 and other organizations. A cordial noon. Sunday hours will continue invitation is extended to the public from 2 to 5 p.m. ! to hear him. mi u thi' city, rve Flying .vently re- from Col. h’ary cere- Iment ba,e 'mom, in Nu to Major L'd while " u k .>n Europe." The local War Price and Rationing ... ‘board will be closed all day next , ( £° m E2 ed ^°, f ate f ? r informatlon Tuesday, May 16, to allow the staff of The Chronicles readers). and board members to attend an OPA PROCESSED FOODS — Blue A8 t district meeting in Greenville, it was through. Q8 (book 4) now valid at, said at the board offices yesterday. 10 points each, for use with tokens. Good indefinitely. MEATS and FATS: Red A8 through T8 (book 4) now valid at 10 points each, .for use with tokens. Good in definitely. ' SUGAR: Sugar stamps 30 and 31 Seven Negroes Leave For Army Induction The following list of Negro selec-v tees have been accepted for the army (book 4) good for five pounds in- an< ^ reported to* Fort Bragg, N. C., definitely. Sugar stamp 40 good fori Monday for induction: five pounds of canning sugar until February 28, 1945. SHOES: Air plane stamps 1 and 2 (book 3) valid indefinitely. GASOLINE: 10-A coupons valid May 9 for 3 gallons and good through August 8. \Villie James Wilson, Troy, N. Yi Bennie Lee Dowdy, Goldville. John Willie Griffin, Clinton. Joe Hunter, Philadelphia, Pa. Versey Sims, Greensboro, N. C. Cleofus Bailey, Clinton. Johnny Shands, Rt. 1, Clinton. SUBSCRIPTION NOTICE. All friends and relatives who are sending THE CHRONICLE to those iq the armed service ’must keep the subscriptions paid up if they desire the paper to he continued. We do not send- statements to men in the armed service. . Please check on the date and if the subscription has expired let us have renewal. Due tp curtailment’ of paper and other materials, all subscriptions must be paid in advance." THE CHRONICLE "The Paper Everybody Reads” Ration Board Members To Be Club's Guests The program Uv the Kiwahis club meeting this evening at 7 30 will be in charge of the committee on War time Citizerrship and Men in Service of which Haynie Prince is chairman. Members of the locijl ration board will be guest's of the club. State OPA Director K. H. Talbert and other members of the org be present and have a part on 'the program. Certificates qnd awards will be made to employees of the .local office, it is announced. "for won participating m , military object \ the release said Major Adair, .who was recently promoted -from the rank of captain, is the son of Mr> H J> Rantm of thi> city. H;s wife, Mrs Miriam M Adair, resideswith her parents in Laurens. Prior to-entering the AAF m July. 1940. Major Adair was a student at the University of South Carolina. Free Clinic For Pre-School Children A free clinic for pre-school ch.l- dren will be held at Florida Street school on Thursday. May 18, at . nine o’clock. All parents with children {anization w:ill also ^school in the fall are urged to bring their children at this time when a physician, nurse, an.i dentist will be present to examine the children'and to give the smallpox vaccination. Other immunizations given it the parent yo de fo- ; will be FELDER RE-ELECTED s ; ros ; ( Dr. Duncan Felder of this city, was This program is being carried out ! re-electeg secretary of the South through the sponsorship of the Flo:-* I Carolina Optometric association at a ida Street Parent-Teacher associ- recent meeting held in Columbia, ation.