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1. I ♦ft ■ i THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean * Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable i * (Ehrntttrir If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLt You Don't Ge *—r News Volume LXV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 5, 1946 Number 27 ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN MISSING IN ACTION TO CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY! - Two Former Pastors ^To Speak At Morning and Evening Services. St. John’s Lutheran church will I celebrate its 25th anniversary at the morning and evening hours of wor-1 ship next Sunday, July 8. At the ser vices guest ministers will be two for mer pastors of the congregation, the Rev. M. R. Wingard of Greenwood, land the Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer of Charleston. Mr. Mayer will preach I at the 11 o’clock service and Mr. Wingard in the evening at 8 o’clock. I Lutheran services were started in Clinton by the late Dr. James Kinard, father of the present ■ | dent of the Lutheran synod, the Karl W. Kinard of Columbia. \ The U. S. SENATE FAVORS NEW SECURJTY PACT United Notion Aim To Short-Circuit Aggression. With no indication that the bitter Byrnes Named As Secretary o[ State j. Washington, July 2. — The senate, i without a dissenting vote, on Monday 'speedily confirmed the nomination of' James F. Byrnes to succeed Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., as secretary of stat£. ; He was sworn in at 1}' a.m. Tuesday at the White House, j 1 In testimony to the popularity of battle centering, upon American en- their former colleague,' the chamber trance into the* league of Nat, ms approved the appointment by unam- wlH be repeated.-the U S. senate is mous consent less than half an hour after it was submitted by President 'Truman. Committee hearings were . , dispensed with at the request of *\! in ‘ zaaor '' A 't* Democratic Leader Alben W. Bark-1 of . ovcrwh ‘‘‘ m ‘ ng apprrn barr:n scheduled tb consider the tion of the United Nations ratihca- postAj: MAJOR HAROLD L. COBB ley-v Byrnes, a South CaTdliha lawyer who reached the top in all three branches of government, thus was han*ded th^ job of steering the na- ition’s foreign policy along the lines of international cooperation laid | down by the late Franklin D. Roose- unfurseen event Shaped after extended delibera tions by 800 delegate- fr >m 50 coun tries at San Franciseof"'the new r- gahization holds the hope of the w’orld to prevent the calamity of another global conflict even more devastating* than the present one, causing hundreds of thousands of ci- v- . .. t'" A' .. ‘veil and followed by Mr. Truman. , ... Mr. and Mrs. J. ft. ^obb of the fo e senator SUDre me cou- vlhan as wel1 as milltar y casualties luth Clinton commilnity, have re- |. 1 ne Ior " ier senator, suoreme cou 1921, in the Methodist church. Dr.‘.ceived a message from the war de- an< TCinarH ti/ac cifKo T am♦ ♦ w...a ^f«. 3*SO DCCOITICS first service was held on July 21, j South Clinton commilnity, have re-1 ^^^"-^mobdization'^director and costin 8 upwards of one trillion justice and war Kinard was succeeded in the Luther- i partment informing them that their j also ^ ec ^ es in 1,ne for succes-, an work here by the late Dr. A. J. son, Major Harold L .Cobb, has been s,on t0 0,6 Pudency. dollars. Streamlined for decisive action. ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Bowers, who served the congregation missing in action over Germany since Warning Given Of Traffic Deaths Among Children More than 1100 children in the 5 to 14 year old age group have been killed or injured in South Carolina traffic during the past five years, J. S. Williamson, chief highway com missioner, said yesterday in an ap peal for child care in driving. Marion Davenport Back After Jap Suicide Plane Kills 77 On Destroyer until succeeded by Mr. Wingard, who jwas then and still is pastor of Im manuel church of Greenwood. Af- May 18. Major Cobb wears the air medal Mr. Truman announced Byrnes’ the organization is built around the appointment Saturday, soon after he 11-nation security council with the disclosed that Stettinius had resigned S., Britain, Russia, France and to become chief U. S. delegate to,the China as permanent members In the Marion T T. D. Davenport ter Mr Wingard resigned Mr MaveruJ? an S was , gently United Nations Security''coundg? 1 - security council’s hands lies the pow was called tf tL work in IMQ The' dec ° rated by Ma J° r General Elwood Byrnes will undertake Wmi as- ?£JL 0 disputes, apply economic was calien iu ine in ine ,R. Quesada, commanding general of' s j £nment verv soon He wi n Bo . hei pressure 4o—bear upon potentia. si cSe P d Mr’ M W J .r atd° n enSS ‘ ^ Ninth Tactical Air Command. SSST^ Three"' co^ncc t TruJbL.n.akcr. and. ,f n.,es,ary. I upon the D^tora^n Januarv ^ lhe D * stin « ulshed Flying Cross serve as the President’s right-hand call upon the international air. nea c” Tlv-Tf lv. -u ,:i forheroismor extraordinary achieve-| m an during his crucial tajks with and kround forc e to suppres- any . Davenport, Fie. aon ofM* ^ ehureh endeavors ,o !ment in aeria, flight. Major Cobb's | ^Mmitter Wmston Thur^m ^flressor. .port ot the Kinards com- “ r . ve > h ‘'‘T 0 f which ‘‘'f »•»>«•: squadron was the first to he oper- and premier Joset Stalin Mr. Tru- The str strength of the organization’s . j • • i T and the church at large. There is no 1 nteH nn a F^rpriph sir fiplH oicn » . . 11 . % mumty, escaped injury when a Jap; ind ebtedness on the church property ’flew the first combat missron bv l C ? binet Ch ° lC J attended secunty council also is its weakness, suicide plane crashed into the super-; and the congregation is now engaged |filter planes on D^day H^ has com conference and is thor- i since any one of the Big Five, or five structure of the destroyer Hazlewood > »n a campaign to build a parsonage, on which he was serving. The plane Forty-eight of these youngsters 'exploded, killing 77 enlisted men and LoUfCnS County * were killed and over 100 injured by 0 ffj cers aboard the ship. LibraFV To ProtfiC motor vehicles last year. . u • *u e* * ' U U . , j x . Marion is now back in the States \/„| <1 „| % | A The commissioner pointed out that a f^ er spending two years in the Pa- ▼aiUODIC IxCCOrOS teachers have said goodbye to their c j^ c a ]tj 0ard thj s vessel and has seen pupils for the vacation season and jact j on in the Tarawa, Gilbert, .... . . the rate of accident exposure for Marshalli p e i e ii Ui and Philippine en- ty bbrary, at a recent meeting pleted 122 missions. Clinton Post Office Advanced To First Class On July 1 oughly familiar with the administra- of the smaller alternating members, | lion’s international dealings. The can veto decisive action. Since the President is expected to lean upon U. S., Britain. Russia. France and him heavily at Berlin. China will command ifie - major in- Barkley, in asking immediate con- fluence in the postwar world, how- firmation, pointed out that “we’re ever, there is littler likelihood that without a secretary of state.” t the smaller nations/ themselves will Republican Leader Wallace H. I stand as a block on any question be- chlidren is increased with the closing of schools during the months of June, July and August. “Boys and girls will be spending many more hours each day out of doors,” Mr. Williamson said. Not only in a California shipyard will the school child be oigtid* more during these summer months but tiny tots of pre-school age will be out to absorb the sunshine and bene fit from playing with other children. “This means that those who drive automobiles must exercise more than ordinary caution when in residential sections or when a child is observed near the roadside. Every motorist has had * occasion to hope that his car will 1 , never be the striking force banging death to a child in the gagements. When struck, his ship reso ! ut ; o " s designed to preserve The trustees of the Laurens coun-j Effective July 1 the Clinton post Wbit e. Jr., of Maine, asked that the'fore the security council, thus leav ing, adopt-I office advanced f rom second class to r equest be met. He said Byrnes’ r 1 ing principal responsibility to the Big had joined the Third fleet to carry| and P. rotect the material in the South the war to Japan’s doorsteps. iCarolma room in the central ibrary Marion hopes to be home soon on i at u Lau 4 , L ens 1 ’ T2S* room set as,d « leave while his ship is being repaired wh f n buildin * was ^ ^upied first class, according to Postmaster R.; ° rd °f public service leaves no L. Plaxico. The new fatin the calendar year Five. Possessing none of the powers of the security council, but constituting Employment Service To Help Place Workers The expanded employment coun seling program of the U. S. Employ ment! service, now being established in the local employment offices, has as its primary objective the proper placement of workers during the war doubt in the minds of anyone as to 4- durin* bis su P erl} Qualities.” 4 ti Byrnes is ex P e ct«d to make some an open forum for influencing public ~~ —-—. D. 1 iL * en far-reaching Changes in state depart-j opinion, the organization’s general and in it was placed the library’s col-1 pa “ a . ,qa a 1 m * nt organization. He probably will assembly of all the United Nations lection of books, pamphlets, papers _ e _ g QS f nan IOr • not ma * e them known, however, un-1 will have the right to dMcuss prob- fixT Other Items relating ib the cul- 1 * ** or * til he returns from Berlin. lems relating to international peace / said that the new rat- | ^ plain talker himself, it is believ- ing involves an advance in salaries ^ he wi n choose his inner circle ad- of the postmaster and assistant post-i visors not for their knowledge of pro- advancement. < master, and an increase in the box, toco^ but for sound, straightforward Right to discuss problems relating rentals. He listed the renial mcreases thinking. te international peace was one of ture and history of South Carolina in general and Laurens county in particular. The resolution adopted by the trustees provides, among other and human welfare and pass resolu tions and recommendations for their as follows: Boxes formerly 60c, now' and during the period of demobiliza- „ , tion and reconversion of industry in street. Even though we may be in jthe postwar periodt D R S hands, the right and a youngster is hit by j^ ca j mana g er sa j d yesterday, the car we are operating, it will be a things, that none of the material in the South Carolina room may bei^c; boxes formerly 75, now $1.00; U n |l mnr L C'nnrom taken out of the central library;boxes formerly $1.00, now $1.50, and v -°Y Cern building and that users shall register| boxes formerly $1.50, now $2.00. Pays Dividend their names in a book provided fori Under the new congress-approved bill granting general base pay in- never-forgotten tragedy. Parents must also stress the importance of care while walking and playing.” Calling driver and parents notice to the fact that already during the first four months of this year 41 children have been struck down in traffic, bringing death to eight and The new program, which supple- that purpose. A special book plate has been provided by a friend of the library so that each book, map, pa per, or other item may be properly marked as being part of the library’s the privileges won by the general assembly, principally embracing the smaller nations, in the closing ses sions of the San Francisco parley jOppoed bitterly by Russia, this right The Hallmark Shirt company of affords the general assembly the op- creases to postal workers, employees j\j ew York city, operators of a plant portunity to help formulate organi- ol the local office will receive salary j n tb j s e j ty bas maded tt) ,i oca i stock- zation policy by enlisting public sup- mcreases. In addition to receiving holders a dividend check for the first purl through the expression of views, time and a half for overtime, em-^alf of their fiscal year ending May In addition to political action, the ments regular placement services of [South Carolina room historical col-|P lo y ees Wll l receive a 20 per cent in- 31 The dividend is on the preferred new organization provides for the the employment agency, Mr. Shands lection. ( crease under the provisions of the stock of the corporation to tMe usual legal adjudication of disputes througn stated, insures a more effective; The material in the South Caro- bill. Persons earning more than amoun t 0 f $3.00 per share. I a work? court, modeled after the one' matching of jobs and men. It is ajlina room is being arranged by sub-j^000 a year ^will receive a straight Letters to stockholders, signed by established by the League of Nation^ 1 Burton K. Woodward, Jr., treasurer,: Like the old court, the new one process, Mr. Shands said, whereby I ject groups to facilitate its use. Works increase of $400. present and potential qualifications j of South Carolina authors and poets of the applicant are related to pre-! have been placed in one group. Oth- injury to ‘33 “othe^ Mr7 wilTiam“son vai } in & occupational requirements er groups comprise genealogical sub urged drivers to be doubly alert tol and conditions, to the end that the jects, books descriptive of homes, the increased dangers of child vaca- 1 a PP lica nt is assisted in making an gardens and various phases of South tion season. John Somerville Wins 4-Year Citadel Scholarship John Somerville, a graduate last month with high honors at Clinton high school, has been awarded the Ann Jones Gary four-year scholar ship, at The Citadel, Charleston. The scholarship, for which graduates from all high schools in the state are eligible to compete was awarded John for his outstanding scholastic record and athletic ability. ’ John is the son of Rev. and Mrs.! W. G. Somerville of Cross Hill. Mr. | Somerville is pastor of Liberty Springs Presbyterian church. appropriate occupational choice. Employment counseling is dis tinguished from placement activity in that its purpose is to assist an applicant in choosing or adjusting to a vocation, rather than to select an applicant for a specific job opening,” the local office manager explained. Applicants desiring information as to the employment categories may obtain same by applying at the local office of the U. S. Employment ser vice. Carolina life, church histories, biog raphies of South Carolinians, college P° st ™ aster 's base salary iS| Stated that the first half of the year 1 Possesses jurisdiction only in cases $3,600. A 15 per cent addition for[fl as very satisfactory. The com- where interested parties have agreed Saturday overtime work (growing out of the 48-hour week) will bring the salary to $4,140 per annum. The finance service window will continue to be open during the same and school histories, general histories 1 hours as at present, the postmaster Chamber of Commerce To Meet Tuesday stated. Nothing New In of South Carolina with sections of books relating to the Indian, provin cial, Revolutionary war, Confederate war, Reconstruction and First World ip* . 1 war periods. There is also a group of UNgiTIOn UeOth books on South Carolina economics and social subjects. Several of the most popular books are the first cen- The~Tibrary ds^endeavoring to col lect and preserve local historical ma terial for the use of present and fu- The regular quarterly dinner meet- I *M re patrons. _ ing of the Chamber of Commerce will BULLETIN (OPA) RATIONING BOARD be held on Tuesday evening, J^ify 10, Membership Directory at 7 30 a. Hotel Clinton, with a.l ^,^ ^ Members June 17. Sherjff s Wier and deputies are continuing tWeir investigation but Akrnmc klrtw W‘tk have made no statement in regard to INOW Wlin the case Laurerrs Mortuary ,* members invited. A special musical Jpxpgram will be presented by DuPre 1 RKame of Furman university faculty.! Miss Iona Blakely, secretary of the j , ; Chamber of Commerce, states that a Citizens B. fir. L. Pays Usual Dividend (Compiled to date for information Special Services Held of The Chronicles readers). fa gyjf, Rj ver Church PROCESSED FOODS: BLUE ^ STAMPS T2, U2, V2, W2, X2 now Special patriotic services were held j valid, expire July 31; Y2, Z2, Al, 91. ; Sunday morning at the Bush River Cl now valid, expire August 31; Dl, Baptist/ church and attended by a El, FI, Gl, HI now valid, expire Sep- i ar g e congregation. Both the national tember 30; Jl, Kl, LI, M1,?N1 now ’ and Christian flags were presented to valid, expire October 31,. v t . •' the church by the YWA’s. The names MEATS AND FATS: RED of the men in service were read and STAMPS K2, L2, M2, N2, P2 now their families recognized. A special valid, empire July 31; Q2, R2, S2, T2, j program of music was presented by U2 now valid, expire August 31; V2, the chgir. • , R2, S2, T2, U2 now valid, expire Sep- I . tember 31; Al, Bl, Cl, Dl, El now j valid, expire October 31. [ Friends of William (Bill ) f Abrams, will be interested U» kmyw he has accepted a position with/the ~Xen- ^ . „ . , „ . ned y Mortuary in Lauredkiapci en- The Citizens Federal Savings and., tered upon his now wat*\fhe first of « lon >an association paid its usual semi- the month. For the past several years n1a - v dra ' A ’ on a< much, a> ono-:h , i business guide and membership di- 'annual dividend on the basis of^Q^&ir Abrams has be#iY eohYiected with U. S < wartime military .est.u - rectory of the organization is now per cent per annum July 1 on all j. VV. McCormicK, Morticians’, of Co- li^hfmmt. officials recently prelWtel available for members desiring such classes of shares, investment and'sav- lumbia. He information. SUGAR: Stamp 36, good for 5 lbs., expires August 3L SHOES: Airplane stamps 1, 2 and 3 now valid. New shoe stamp be comes valid August 1. ITJEL OIL: Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 valid for 10 gallons each. Period 1 coupon (new season) unit value, 10 gallons. GASOLINE: A-16 coupons valid through September 21. City Takes Two Days For Fourth | The Fourth of July holidays yes terday and today (Thursday) are! being generally observed by local business Arms. The two mills here clo&d down Saturday night for the entire week. The Joanna Mills, Goldville, closed Tuesday night for the remainder of the week. A WELCOMED GIFT W Do you have relatives or friends who are Interested in Clinton and Clinton people? If so, send them THE CHRON ICLE—“Just Like A Letter From Home.” List the subscription now. The cost is less thah 4 cents per w’eek. Single copies available at office. Abrams of this city. is a son of Mrs. Estelle ‘The Favorite Family Newspaper” , V-/ Have the Newsy CHRONICLE in Your Home All Subscriptions Payable In Advance Thirty-six Cars Peaches Shipped From County Thi^ty-rsix cars of commercial peaches have moved by rail from the county thus far this season. 1 The_ heavy Elberta crop will get underway about July 10 or 12. ac^ cording to the weather. The dry hot weather is damaging the crop, or chard owners state. Under provisions of the orgamZ- tion’s charters, the security coun shall determine the extent of nu mber nations shjijl, furVush for : execution of decisions? 1 , To be made up of the chief* of stu of the Five; the genera! sta’! the intetftLVu >nal peace force also a (Continued on page two) State Training School Begins 25th Year On July 1 the State Training school began its 25th year of work. Since its establishment here by the state in 1920 it has been headed by Dr. B. IO. Whitten as superintendent. It has a population of approximately 1,000 people. L- An Announcement THE C HRONICLE pUnt did net close yesterday, the 4th. in order that the paper may go to our readers this morning on time. The plant Hill be closed to day and Friday to give our ferre two holidays The office will open Saturday from 8 to 1*. j + v ■ ■ 't pany has been expanding its oper-' to accept it rulings in the mtexpre- ations, he said, into the field of men’s tation of a treaty or international law- pajamas and boys’ sportswear in ad-|°r questions of a breach of an ob- dition to men’s dress and sport shirts i l‘gaUon and the payment of repara- which it has been making in the past.jtions. Further, the court is to furnish Mr. Woodward stated that their le gal advice to the security council plants are operating to capacity on o r other organs of the organization army and partially on civilian goods.! after open hearings of all the nations ! No trouble is expected, he said, in concerned. reconverting 100 per cent to civilian In the event that one of the par- lines when the time comes. jties to a dispute failed to abide by The company's condensed financial the court’s decision, the injured party statement shows total assets of $239.- could take up the question of judg- There were no new developments _ . yesterday in connection with the [761,15. liabilities $44,376.24. and sur- nient with the security council, with sus of Laurens county made in 1790 [death of Percy Lee Brigman, taxr p i us $93,428.91. Preferred capital disposition of the case then depend- which shows the names of the heads | driver of this city, whose charred re-! stock outstanding amounts to S100 - >ng upon the unanimous consent of of families living in the country at 1 mains were found in his burned car 000. common stock outstanding*^? Five and the majority of. the that time. near Mountville on the morning of $1,956.00. r , rwhole group With the French delegate calling it the keystone to the whole organi zation. the international air. sea and ground force \o be made a\ ai!abi *, for use in suppressing aggression’ ranks as the first of its kind in h.*- tory. ■ - To be under direction of a general staff, with branches in different re- the international peace fo.r; »