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\ , V , i THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LXV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 14, 1945 fif ’ Commencement Season Closes At Orphanage Program of Interest ’ Ends Years Work. r ,, < Addresses by Dqndy and Grier. Awards Madfei W James F. Lominick Slain By Wife At Home Here % Number 24 Story of Bitter Fight for Okinawa OKINAWA James F. Lominid^, Jr., son otf Mr. Board Meeting Hel iate^, T|hor chairman, Charles M. Turney; secre tary, W. W. Harris; attorney, A. C.i . „ _ _ _ Todd; executive committee: R. E . and Mrs - James F - of New - trguson, W. W. Harris, F. M. Bo- berry, was slain Monday morning by I, Joel S. Morse-fendowment com- his wife, Mrs. Olga Craig Lominick. mittee: Henry T. fyStyls, Henry J. j The shooting occurred at 8 o’clock at Winn, F. M. Boland; auditing com-1 their apartment at the W. M. Me T Turney, Lamar md ittee: Charles stcott barbecue was served oh the Fourteen graduate^, ten girls four boys, of the Tlhornwell orMan- age high school received ^irffltnas Tuesday evening in the final chapter of the 70th annual commencbmen’t I tutiAn on Tuesday, program of the institution. i Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday Millan residence on Musgrove street. There were no ey§ witnesses. Immediately following the tragedy campus Monday afternoon for the Mrs. Lominick 'was brought to, the board of trustees and entire orphan-: police^ department by officers. She ( age family. Members of the board was removed to the county jail at werfe also dinner guests of the insti- j Laurens and In the afternoon was re leased oh. $1,000 bond following aj hearing before Judge Steve; Griffith I The exercises were presided over <j^ e baccalaureate sermon w a s Qf Newberry, by Joel S. Morse, of Abbeville, with the invocation offered by Dr. W. R. Turner of this city. The salutatory was given by Aimee Cothran, the preached Sunday morning at Thorn- well Memorial church by Rev. M. C. Dendy, D.D., pastor of the First Pres byterian church of Orlando, Fla. valedictory by Helen Burnett. Wanda j Special music was rendered by the Elledge read the class prophecy and, c hoir. The president of the institu- Mary Frances Tucker the class will. tion( Rev M A Macdonald, presided- ‘The Bells of St. Mary’s” was sung by a group of music pupils of Miss Luva McDonald. The diplomas were presented by B. S. Pinson, principal of the school, and a copy of the Bible presented each graduate by President Macdon- Dr. Dendy selected as his theme, “Young People Bom To Be King." Man is fashioned after a nature that is Divine, he said, he was made for fellowship, a creature of splendor and dignity. But man has become a Chief Bagwell reported that three shots were fired, one taking effect, penetrating the heart. Mr. Lominick was engaged in the insurance business here. Both he and his wife are about 35 years of age. Officers quoted Mrs. Lominick as saying that the shooting resulted from family trouble. An inquest has been set to be held here this afternoon (Thursday) at 6:30 by Coroner R. I. Burgess. Funeral services for Mr. Lominick aid, a custom followed since the i ness t 0 iniquity, he was made in the founding of the institution in 1875. ( i ma g e 0 f q 0( j jjjg na ^ ure j, as jj een The class gave the alma mater song. | contaminated, he has become submis- Cash prizes and honors were I s i ve t 0 eV jj an{ j selfishness. Continuing, Dr. Dendy said, man slave,^ he has turned from righteous- were held Tuesday afternoon at 5 j f rom t>i e McSwain Funeral home in Newberry, with Rev. R. A. awarded to the following: Valedictory, Helen Burnett. Salutatory, Aimee Cothran. Best ideals and spirit of Thorn- i m ag e ' of Ck)d“ has'be^n iost'but may well, Juanita Hillhouse. Bible award, Robert Grube. Most efficient office work, Wanda Elledge. Monitor’s award, Juanita Hill- house. Poultry award, Robert Grube. Printer’s award, Everett A r m - strong. Electrical and plumbing award, Eddie Darnell. Woodshop award, Horace Blunt. Dairy award, Hugh Taylor. Baby Cottage award, Margaret Sharpe. Members of the senior class were presented several cash gifts from friends here and elsewhere. A list of the highest averages by grades for the year was read by the school superintendent and a cash prize presented several small chil dren who had made the honor roll every month of the school year. The address to the graduates—wts delivered by Rev. J. Calvin Grief,, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Columbus, Ga. He urged the graduates to live unhampered lives, to master their inside self, and to ex press themselves on the higher level. He pointed out the importance of choosing the narrow way that lead- eth to life eternal, the importance of avoiding the broad way that leadeth to destruction. The heart of Chris tian religion, he said, must be re nunciation of self in favor of the will of God as expressed in Jesus Christ. Mrs. Copeland Honored A complete surprise part of thG program was the presentation of a beautiful silver pitcher by the or phanage to Mrs. Ruth Copeland, a member of thff executive staff. Mrs. Copeland for a long period of years has been connected with the orphan age, during which time she has ren dered valuable and unselfish service. The presentation was made by Presi dent Macdonald. Board Meeting Held The annual meeting of the board of trustees of the institution was held Tuesday morning with Vice-Chair man Charles M. Turney of Raeford, Fla., presiding in the absence of Chairman T. E. Simpson of Darling ton. The meeting was attended by 17 members from the three controlling Synods of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The annual reports of the presi- Goodman officiating. Interment fol lowed in Rosemont cemetery. The deceased is survived by his has turned to the follies of his own j widow and a "20-months-old child, way and is a creature of evil. The Sandra Gale; his parents; two broth ers and five sisters, Robert N. Lomi nick of Greensboro, N. C., John D. I JAPS PLAN SUICIDAL LAST-DITCH STAND Enemy Desperate As , Yanks Draw Closer To Home Islands. Long of Newberry, Mrs. S. J. Mc- Watters of Durham, N. C., Mrs. Earl! J. Rowland of North Charleston, Miss! Farm Slaughterers be regained by those who live like sons and daughters of God. Though. L om j r u C i t of Spartanburg, Mrs. A. F. His image has become marred, it can | Pugh of Prosperity, Mrs. Dorothy be restored. i In conclusion, Dr. Dendy empha sized to the graduates the importance of being born to the Kingliness of Rebecca Lominick of Newberry. Christ. The marks of a Kingly na ture are to be true to thyself; to serve thy fellowmen; and to do the will of God. Live, he said, lives of; w ltc *. c:|*» RafnrA | ll | w 1 splendid devotion, determined alwaysi*’*^! ■ Uc DciOic July I to do the will of Him who is perfect. Class Play Given On Monday evening members of the senior class presented two enjoy able plays in the chapel. Graduating Class The graduating class was composed of the following members: Wanda Elledge, Ella Jane Sharpe, Mary Frances Tucker,’Mary Conrad, Jua nita Hillhouse, Helen Burnett, Helen Crowell, Nellie Kennedy, Aimee Cothran, Emma Stevens, David Col lins, Robert Grube, HoracS* Blunt, C. L. Roberts. As the terrific fighting sa Okinawa drew toward its close America coanted the price and to wad It high. Startling was the announcement of losses suffered by the navy off the Island. Snlclde attacks by Jap planes caused constant trouble for the U. 8. fleet units attempting to supply the marines and army fighters on the Island Itself. High navy officials de clared however that 99 per cent of the snlclde planes were shot down be fore reaching their targets. Above map shows principal dates in the progress ot the fighting for this important stepping stone to Japan. County Behind In E Bond Quota Ryan Lawson Named President Lions'ttnb Kiwanians Hold Inter-Club Meet Here ! Dwight F. Patterson, chairman of* Ryan Lawson, young farmer of the i the War Finance committee for Lau- Hopewell section, was named presi- I rens county, announced yesterday dent of ^ L,ons c ‘ ub for , tbe co 1 m ; » , . . . , _ , , mg year at a meeting of the club that against this county s E bond Friday evening.- quota txf $400,000, the latest official; j » reports show sole of $236,178.75. 0ther off ' cerl a > th « This leaves a balance of $163,821.25 time were: Farmers in South Carolina who slaughter or haue animals ri»£j-i to * sold i( ^ u 1st Vice-President. W. Roy Pitts. remind- its £ bond quQta 2nd Vice-President, B O. Whitten Because of the manpower short- 3rd Vice-President, Harry C. Lay age and the few remaining days left tered for sale as meat were ed today by OPA District Director E. H. Talbert in Columbia that they must obtain a class 3 slaughterer’s permit by filing a simple form with * n campaign, it is physically im- their war price and rationing board possible for the volunteer workers before July 1, even though they may; ca ^ personally on everyone in the not be slaughtering until next fall or winter. A class three slaughterer, he de fined, is a resident operator of a farm, county “It is necessary,” the county chair man said, “that our people meet 4his obligation to our government and to ton. Tail Twister, J. J. Cornwall. Secretary, L. W. Bullock. Treasurer, R. G. Watson. As U. S. forces draw closer to J i- pan and this country redeploys its impressive military machine for an all-out effort against the enefiny in the Pacific, the Nippinese are organ izing then; limited resources for a ' desperate last-ditch stand. Last of the Axis powers, Japan has undertaken to build up ia fanatical defense even as huge fleets ol B-29 Superfortresses burn out its great industrial centers, and ,U. S. ground and naval forces push closer and-— [closer to the flaming home islands. Against the overwhelming array of thousands of American airplanes, masses of the latest war materiel and 10,000,000 U. S. soldiers and sailors, the enemy has moved -to organize all of his comparatively slender material resources and make the utmost use of his cheapest commodity—manpower —Mjen backed into his comer. V V InHa particularly strong strategic position after Pearl Harbor following the capture of the lush oil, tin, rub ber and metal resources of the South I Pacific, Japan's early advantages 4 'have slowly deteriorated as» U. S. i naval might cut one overseas com munication zone after the other, and U. S. ground forces took over many Conquered areas. Now', with the Japanese maneu vering against the much feared inva sion of the Chinese coast, and Chiang Kai-sheks troops preying upon the enemy's flanks in China itself, the Nips’ overland supply route from the Indies, Malaya, Thailand and French IndoChina is alsp threatened with !severance. j With its long-range supply lines shrinking and increasing pressure be ing applied to its Chinese holdings, Japan's home industries have been increasingly fired by the huge fleets of B-29s, with more than 86 square miles of such teeming centers as Na goya, Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka in smouldering ruin. Destruction of Japanese cities has been especially figeat because of the establishment of many small shop; in homes and residences for the pr, - duction of parts for big assemb / plants. An integral part of the -eni. Lion Tamer, C. W. Cooper. Directors to fill expiring terms: H. my’s war machine, these places ha.e D. Payne and B. R. Austin. The new slate will assume office July 1. | come under bombardment. Far behind the U. S. industrial^ despite the steady buildup of its who sold not more than six thou- our fighting forces by going to the Guests of the club at Friday’s meet-1 economy for over 100 years, ami sand pounds of meat, resulting from nearest issuing office now and pur- L teams of Clin- lacking the abundance of American slaughter of his own livestock, last .chasing whatever amount they pos- school and Pres5ytenan col . 1 material, the enemy’s plans for hold year I sibly can. lege. ing out call for a strict supervision Those who sold no dressed meat | bought all the bonds they can afford* D .. , . ■ ^ , m x , to buy are asked to buy additional! Buttons for perfect attendance dur-1o* both material and manpower ami ones. in 1944 may register with their ra tion boards and obtain a permit to A largely attended inter-club di-!™/! 161 U P to 4 400 Pounds this year; visional Kiwanis meeting was held here Tuesday evening at the armory. Dinner was served for 138, with all nine clubs in the division repre sented. O. B. Cannon, of Newberry, lieu tenant governor of the division, in troduced the speaker foiy the occa sion, Sam Bundy of Tarboro, N. C., governor of the Carolinas Kiwanis district. Governor Bundy made an interesting talk on the work of Ki wanis International, with special emphasis on the activities of the Car olinas district. Motor Vehicle Tax Stamps On Sale Motor vehicle tax stamps are now on sale at the Clinton post office. Every car is expected to display the new sticker which is priced at| but no permit is required to dress meat for the farmer’s own home con sumption, from livestock he has j raised, Mr. Talbert observed. Simple forms for reporting sales will be sup plied to famers when their permits] are issued, he added. | 14 1 tvs ISO l atlt-lividllix: UUl *1 ~ »»»«•»» ing the past year were presented to utilization of the fanatical spirit The situation is critical." said Mr. ?- k Hu Sf rt „ B# ^ Crook*. °' ' he t’**"’*** , u Patterson "but there is time left in' John W ‘ Flnnc >'- R ) ,an Lawson, W. Despite the (allure of Heinrich which to make our E ’bond’quota “j** Pl, “' C. Layton. Brooks Himmlers "volksturm" in Germany, the people of our county will respond G ° yrie L Simpson and Ar-; Ui« Japs have announced steps for to this urgent appeal. S. C. Peach Crop Biggest On Record Washington, June 11.— may harvest more peaches this year than ever before. The department of agriculture’s crop report today estimated the crop at 78,243,000 bushels. That beats the previous record of 77,846.000 bush Windshield Stickers Not Now Required i respon c ^j e Clark. | the organization of similar group*. Named as representatives otf tke such as the students' defense corps club at a state meeting to be held in and tbe agrarian militia. Approxi- Columbia June 9 were the new presi- niately 20.000,000 students are sup- dent and secretary. Lawson and Bull-! P°sed to Ifc especially trained to help ock, and Heath Copeland. R. J. Pitts, > meet an y invasion of the homeland, and Carol W. Copeland. The meet- 1 w *th the farmers comprising an m- Windshield stickers “A.” * B," “C” i ing, an abbreviated stifte convention, 1 terior resistance force, or “T” indicating the type of gasoline will be held from 2 to 6 o'clock Tues- ; tbe same time, recent decree.; rationing held by car owners need j day afternoon. The U. S. i no longer be displayed, it is announc- : ed by OPA district director E. H. Talbert in Columbia This action cause of the use of endorsed, serially numbered ration coupons. "The new Capt. Morgan Returns was taken, he said. be- To Presbyterian Colleae ise of endorsed, serially i ^ * | have given Japanese employers vir tual military powers over their help ito provide for the most efficient uti- j lization of their time, especially :n j bomb-ravaged centers. In this re- jspect, all state laws governing hours, rest periods or other regulations hav)e els in 1931, and is far ahead of the.n, wi ii not mean more gasoline for of mi i, tarv science fnH ?nH n a P other muve smacking strong- 10-year average of 57,201,000. ! a lj “B” users, he pointed out. Only commandant of the Reserve Offuerl * ° { ^ irnmlerism ’ the Ja P s have tak ' The report added that in South; those ”B“ ration holders whose es- Training Corns nmt rVni ^ml r P en strong sU?ps to crush any mani * Carolina, Golden Jubilees now areh Se ntial occupational driving needs n el Paul D Strong ♦?” festatlon s Pacifism, not only acting moving from the mid-state area,'exceed their present "B” allotments retire ’ reienuy against open-faced peace sentiment. ,» ot1T JO present _ $5. After July 1, according to post Hil ey’s should start about June 15, j will be eligible for the new increase.: Captain Morgan, who is a native * bUt alS ° st ‘ eking to check any devei- ♦$,! and Elbertas June 21. Marketing willfie asserted. llf , , w‘ nat1 '; e ' °pment of it by compelling, the re- begin at Spartanburg, the state’s Eligible .holders of "B" rations need University"^ Tennessee^ser’ved ^tem- b’J’t'iHc 6 Jy a "* P ropa 8 Jn ^ a droppe-l have no concern over their expiration' porarily in the same port d?r£ Col- ** ( * r SretSy ^ ' dates, he explained, because addi- onel Strong’s illness w , t L _ . f ,, p y tional rations will be computed from Colonel Strong has been professor 1 in th T ^ of the communications tables provided by OPA. so that all of military science^ and Oct,0. ^ ^ eJ^nT' "? <,ustnal <*««* 1- applications will receive their full college for three years. He was re- StS. |S2L T’TT e 0 ?^ allotment of gasoline- after June 11. called to active service from retire- L2-u,na r ? h> ' T he '‘ regardless o, the expiration dale o, ~«hc beginning fhe present mZ^utVe ( war. He and Mrs. Strong expect to ricultural transport. Hence. 5:000 - tax stamps has been placefl on dis- | n State Last Year BULLETIN (OPA) RATIONING BOARD Final statistics show that South j - Carolina farmers grew 864,000 bales their present rations, of cotton last year. office officials, the collector of inter nal revenue will tag cars which do, . . 4 . not carry the stamp and a $5 fine; main area - a week to 10 da y s lat * r , . i4 , I will be exacted, plus the price of the — ^ dent and committees were read and t Meow Colton YielH adopted, and stall workers elected A „ otlce ot , he new , ssue 0 f the '-OttOn 11610 for the coming year. The auditor’s financial report show-j ^ of‘the^po's't office.” ed the past year, financially speak- 1 ing, one of the most satisfactory in ! the institution’s history. For the past three years it has operated without a deficit, with a substantial cash bal ance on hand. The report showed gross income from all sources for the year ending; December 31, 1944, of $183,892.04, with operating expenses of* $142,- 735.84, an excess of income over ex pense o«f $41,156.20. Endowment fund investments in bonds, stock in cor porations, notes and mortgages, real estate and funds in hand of designat ed trustees was listed as $425,326.17. Plant assets, buildings, campus and equipment were given as $904,729.55, and total assets including endowment $1,480,340.46. During the year $7,- 157.09 was spent on repairs and im- The pound yield per acre in Lau- the War Price and Rationing board, Fla rens county was 322, with a total ( together with applicant’s mileage yield of 23,900 balqs. ' record, he said. Applications should be mailed to, make their home in St. Petersburg. OO0.000 bushels of surplus rice have (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). PROCESSED FOODS: BLUE! STAMPS N2, P2, Q2, R2, S2 now valid, expire June 30; T2, U2, V2, W2, X2 now valid, expire July 31; Y2, 2, Al, Bl, Cl now valid, expire; August 31; Dl, El, FI, Gl. Tll now; valid, expire Sept. 30. MEATS AND FATS: RED STAMPS E2, F2, G2, H2, J2 now] valid, expire June 30; K2, L2, M2, N2, P2 now valid, expire July 31; Q2, R2,' S2, T2, U2 now valid, expire August provements. Recommendations of the 31; V2, W2, X2, Y2, Z2 now valid, j executive committee and president for other improvements and addi tions to the plant when conditions make such possible, were approved by the board. Dr. T. E. Simpson presented his resignation as chairman of the board. Joel S. Morse, of Abbeville, was elected as his successor. Other offi cers re-elected for the year are: Vice- expire September 30. SUGAR: Stamp 36, good for 5 lbs., expires August 31. SHOES: Airplane stamps 1, 2 and 3 now valid. New shoe stamp be comes valid August 1. FUEL OIL: Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 valid for 10 gallons each. GASOLINE: A-15 coupons valid through June 21. ‘The Favorite Family Newspaper” DON'T OVERLOOK THE WANT ADS Everybody reads and profits by ’em If you want to SELL. Bl Y. RENT cr FIND something, this; is the most effective and inexpensive medium you can use Rates are low —results high. Terms C ash. If You Can’t Find It In A Store . . . Try a Want Ad Have the Newsy CHRONICLE in Your Home AU Subscriptions Payable In Advance Joanna Employees Given Pay Hike been scheduled for collection for dts- ; tnbution in the populated areas, with farmers allowed to substitute wheat, • corn, German millet or dessau gras;, i Symbolizing Japanese defense preparations, the enemy has laid in creasing emphasis on suicidal Hying ’ tactics, already felt in continued Announcement was made yester- heavy raids tin U. S. shipping in the day by Vice-President W A. Moor- Okinawa area. head of Joanna Textile Mills. Gold- Following announcement of effort; ville, of an increase of 5 cents an to perfect suicide plane technique, the hour in wages for all employees of Japs then revealeti that every navy the corporation, effective June 4. pilot will be ordered to crash against The raise is made by reason of the an Allied warship. "If this tactic i; approval by the Fourth Regional War successful.” it was'blandly said, “vu - Labor board of the company's v.olun- tory is assured . . If otherwise, tho tary application to the board for navy will have many heroes for ou wage adjustments, j- shrine.’’ ’ The pay boost will hike the mills’ Besides suicidal plane attacks annual payroll $150,000. Mr. Moor- against U. S. military targets, the head stated More than 1.000 persons enemy threatened to dispatch piloted are employed by the mills. balloon bombs against the American " mainland, with the present pilotless ; Miss Agnes Davis left Monday for balloon bombs now landing on the , Boone, N. Q.. where she is attending west coast being used for experimen- : summer school at Appalachian State tal purposes. In recently revealing Teachers college. J (Continued on page seven) ,11 • ~r