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1 J ti rr' .f * THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy ond Reliable Slip (Elinton If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE Ybu Don't Get the News Volume LXV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 11, 1945 Number 41 Nylons—Ready for the Asking I You can stop dreamlnr about the nylons you are planning to buy. Very soon you can go out and make that dream a reality. This scene is in a hosiery mill In Philadelphia, showing the finished nylons •sided and boxed, ready for shipment. RAINS REDUCE S. C. COTTON CROP BY 35,000 BALES Chaplain Watson Awarded Citation Captain James O. Watson, chap- * c ~4. r - lain U. S. army, has been awarded a A rainy September further reduced . . . South Carolina cotton prospects and citation for meritorious service in production is now forecast at 635,000, France and Germany during the pe- bales of 500 pounds gross weight riod November 7, 1944, to April 24, from conditions on October 1. This 1945. is 35,000 bales or five per cent less Chaplain Watson is pleasantly than prospects a mofith ago and known here by a number of friends. 85,000 bales or 12 per cent below the H e was pastor of Calvary Baptist indication of 720,000 bales on Aug- church at the time he volunteered ust 1. The adverse weather also has f or chaplain service. Soon after en damaged the grade of both lint and tering the service he was given an seed with considerable reduction in I overseas assignment, value of these products, according to) The citation reads; Frank O. Black, federal statistician from this state. , A crop of 635,000 bales would be meritorious County War Bond Quota $763,000 The quota for Laurens county in the forthcoming Victory Loan cam-! paign, opening October 29. will be, : $763,000, it was announced^V^ster-1 'day by D. F. Patterson, of Laurens, | chairman of the County War Finance ! committee. This will be the last of the large [public loan campaigns of World War 1 II and its purpose is to help pay the 1 heavy costs of caring for the wound- ' !eB, of bringing thousands of service | men back home, of maintaining the : still-large military payrolls and (meeting other costs of the aftermath ; of the mbst expensive war in his tory. "The counties ot bouth Carolina have made a superlative record in | 1 the buying of bonds in previous cam- I i paigns, and I am confident their re sponse in the Victory Loan will be an appropriate finishing of the job,” j Christie Benet, state bond chairman, said in Columbia. Mr. Benet, said that even though the fighting is over, ‘‘the job of wind- J ing up the war isn’t anything like finished, and it is as much our obli- gation^o finish the job as it was to, support the war in its fighting stages. | Our government faces an immense, task of financing, and it calls upon Moj. G. L. Cunningham Wins Commendation For Outstanding Service Major George Lewis Cunningham, ! of Clinton and Chesteh was this week j presented a letter of commendation by Major General Phillip Hayes, commanding general. Third Service command, for "outstanding service as command classification otficer and , chief of classification and replace- ; ment branch, headquarters. Third i Service command.” i I The presentation was made by Col. [ John P. Crehan, executive officer of the personpel center at^ FoutGeorge G. Meade, "Md., where Major Cun- tl ! ningham is chief of assignment branch at reception station No. 3. CHAMBER COMMERCE HEARS MEEKS ON POST-WAR NEEDS ' Speaker Stresses Im portance of Diversified Farming and Commu nity Effort by Business Men. The quarterly dmner-rr.ee* ng nf of,Commerce for Oc tober was held Tuesday evening at Hotel Clinton with President R W. Boland presiding Several new mem* REV. HOLMES ROLSTON, D D. Presbyterians To Hold Leadershjp School , r ‘ Outstanding Leaders On Program for Youth and Adults Oct. 14-19. Major Cunningham was stationed at the Third Service command from ^ were ann o U nced and several visitors and returned service men in- September, 1942, to September. 1945. i During this time he was responsible t ’ r ’"duced as guests. ; for the vitally important work of _ -, , , , , , , classifying and assigning all military President Boland reported that he personnel, both officers and enlisted had attended a meeting in Columbia men, in the command area. Under, rec f nt ‘y m ‘ ntprest of a " ew eral super-highway to be built (Jthrough the state with Clinton m- his direction, several teams of men were constantly in the field super . vising the work of classification at! c l i def L i on r .!Ji e j 0Llte . . . . ,, various posts and, where necessary, L - ® Dillard stated tha Mayor training men to do this type of work. P S - had him that Formerly a teacher in the Chester an out-of-town party had called on (high school. Major Cunningham e n-> h,m J uesda y a bus itered the service February 12. 1942, ‘ n ^e city. The petitioner, if such a iand at the present time he and his ^nch.se is granted, proposes to op- - - erate passenger buses on hourly Army To Begin Releasing 2-Year Men By March A leadership training school an . ........ „ . .. , , ,, r _ . wife reside in Baltimore. He is the us, as it did while the struggles of nouncetj by the First Presbyterian son o( George w Cunningham, of battles raged, to help by lending our ‘ c h urc h for Sunday school officers and near Clinton, and the late Mrs. Cun- money. t s flnisl^ the job. teachers, wlil be open to people of all ningham. denominations. The course will be- letter of commendation read' „ , as follows: :gi n at7p.m. Sunday, October 14, and .. Major George L Cunningham, .continue tlyough Friday evening, the adjutant general's department, for ‘19th. Two classes will meet to give outstanding service as service corn- opportunity for both instruction by mand classification officer and chief P re '* in 8 its enc <>r>ement y .. e pro- Washington. Oct. 8.—EnlisW men lecture and by discussion. These of classification and replacement ,1' f^v’ with two or more years of service in'courses will be taught by Mrs. John branch, military personnel division, ” . ' . th ‘ f 4 h f tiie army will become eligible for dis- L- Fairley and Miss Jane Chamblee. headquarters, Third Service com- . , feanihl** md nf *• TamVcTi watrhanlain fran Icharge by March 20. regardless of A general assembly will be held each mand, from 28 November 1944 to . nri commun^v . . for 1 Point scores. Brig. Gen. Robert W. evening at 8 o’clock in the church 12 September 1945. In the orgamza- y tain), 3-oth Medical battalion, *or Berry asslstant army chief of slalI: auditorium. The speaker will be the tion and direction of the officers, en- the third smallest since 1892 com-I^Kot Hnrina ihe n^r nd 7 for personnel, has announced. .widely known minister and author, listed, and classification sections, Ma- ♦k u . 4 Ana nnn combat opera.ions during the pen d house military affairs Dr. Holmes Rolston, pastor of West jor Cunningham has established a paring with the short crops of 406,000 November 1944 to 24 April 1945, in Me l ° ia 7? e ..r* mimary anairs Preshvtreian rhi.rrh Phar hieh standard of oerformam e Dur hales in 1Q41- 402 000 in 1932 and the itj Wa* committee that this does not mean Avenue presnytreian enuren, cnar- nign sianaara or penormame uur- bales in 1941, 492,000 in 1932 and tne France and Germany Captain Wat- two -year servicement will be lotte. N. C. ing the period of constant change of relatively good crop ot 864,000 bales rendered invaluable service *" erased men bLl Tat mey vol Dr. Rolston holds the B A. and personnel requirements ho exercised „ , , , . , , k ‘“‘♦ ,ear - , hls capacity as a batul.on chaplain start to (low D. D. degrees from Washington and sound judgment, and obtained quali- ^volopmg future prosperity ot th.» The indicated yield is 301 f ^ S" o7ot.he,rm,ona'flret-,n-0rs,7 Leo university and the B D. Th. M.. fled personnel to meet the require. per acre which compares with the the spiritual and also physical wel-, J land ^ B degrees from Union menls Q f this command. His loyalty ncuIt ure- A* we enter the post-war * 3M P0Und . 5 I,,t - 01 wo “ nde ? ^laxfi Simultaneously, the army revealed logical seminary. Richmond. Va. He and devotion to duty have irtapired ^ nWi^Tto^ Wt and the ten-year average of *.80 ^ tireless energy, he brought relaxa- released 235 000 soldiers has also done graduate work in Scot- all with whom he has been associated ‘ p * pounds per acre. ^ at the University of Edinburgh. * and reflects great credit upon him- ^Z^r oT The bureau of the census reports J® 1 ! 0 " C " g “‘1 tal to 1.350,000 since last May 12. j Dr. Rolston’s book, "A Conserva- self and the military service.” p d ing ethjng for 00 * 161,000 running bales ginned m thej'^g to ^ e ' r S P tua * | Brig. Gen. Raymond W. Bliss, act-'l> v e Looks to Barth and Brunner,” | state to October 1, or about 26 P« rl ^°™ f hi! ing surgeon general of the army, dis- was widely acclaimed by Geological M n : es j|_ T Offer cent of the prospective crop, which P*”^"**U^!. th ^P. !l! S ! cussing release of doctors, disclosed scholars and in 1942 he was invited WniVeiSliy j O vJirer on schedules thrfHighttut the city and the textile communities here and in Goldvtille at'fli .UiW minimum charge per pissfViger., The-.'petition is ex pected to. go before city council at its next meeting for study and con sideration A motion was offered and unanimously adopted by the club ex- to the The club had as its guest speaker G.. W # . Meeks of Anderson, member of the public relations department of the Southeastern Chain Stores coun cil. Mr. Meeks spoke of the need of personal matters within is the lowest ginning since 1929 when ! that the war department last Thurs-,to deliver the Sprunt lectures at Un- Extension CourSOS only 19.5 per cent of the crop was P™ a J^ v e ^ day arrived at a .. firrn schedule” for »on seminary. These lectures were ... C-*.. ginned to October 1. i’h^Uon thu !rh,pv^- dlschar « e of physicians in the Pacific Ge basis for his book. “The Social Here For TeOCherS Compared with last year the re p resentmg t he highest tra-! ,heater in a decis ' on which appar-, Message of the Apostle Paul." This ditions of the chaplain corps, Army of the United States.” is shortest in the Pee Dee river sec tion and poor to fair only in much of the South. Prospects are better in the Piedmont, or upper half of the state, ranging from fair to good for most of that section. Smallest Since 1934 Washington, Oct. 8. — An official Mrs. Chaney Purchases Laurens Property ently overrode Gen. Douglas Arthur. MacArthur had advised that hos- and > s pitals w r ere "swept clean” of key stllT ■ - specialists, and had reQuested re- about the doctrines of Paul, if enough teachers in the county placements. The war department re-‘The book has had a, wide circulation are interested. plied that it would be "impossible”; and ^ as received well deserved ac- Dr. Fred \N. Alexander and Dr. L to meet the request. | claim. - - — —- . Dr. Rolston will speak on the fol- nie t with 28 teachers on Tues- selves. Speaking of agriculture, he said it now looks as though cotton •• out. If agriculture dtiesn't prospe., neither will the business interests of your section. The prosperity of ever/ community is entwined with the farmer, he said. As business men you are interested Mac-‘was chosen for distribution by the The extension division of the Uni- , Theological Book of the Month club versity of South Carolina will offer n in " ea “ d b ^ sin ^ Ss and community considered one of the most [courses in education and music in- growth Mr. Meeks said. There are swept clean” of 'keySimulating and unusual studies ever,struction at Clinton high school this wonderful possibilities i. we wake strong factor in producing prosperity is a diversflied agricul tural program The natural resources the university faculty Ge Piedmont section have hardly A real estate transaction recorded Bliss said nearly 30.000 doctors 1 Dr. Rolston ■W’" '''' Lr • u - mpI W1,n >K nn Tn4.<. been tt,u ched. oe a.d. there .s G< estimate Uiat this year's cotton crop (recently in the clerk of court’s office : will be discharged by June, leaving lowing subjects: —” - — ■— * ' tT,>Ms Sunday — "Salvation by Faith organization. Since so few teachers 111K - Bliss said nearly 30.000 doctors 1 — — ..... --- — — rww*ihiiitv .xrr,™* day, October 2, for the purpose of P°ssiDilKy of cieveh pmen. .n many is the smallest since 1934 raised the I involves the sale of what is known as about 15,000 in the army. The pa- possibility today that growers may The Advertiser building on West tient load should be down to 20.000 Alone. were present, the organization was be allowed another year of uncon- Laurens street in Laurens by Mrs. i or 30,000 by then, he added. Monday — "The Word of God As not completed, but will be carried trolled production. J- H. Thomason to Mrs. Ethel Cha-j He predicted that 3.000 doctors Ge Source of Our^Faith.” forward until Tuesday, October 16. The agriculture department placed ney of this city, for a consideration will be released in October and that! Tuesday—"The Sovereignty of God' an y teachers are interested in Th „ t lk f the crop at 9,779,000 bales, theiof $20,000. Mrs. Chaney, it is learned, j the total number of physicians dis- —Ge Presbyterian Doctrine of Elec- taking courses that will give full col- \ ' ' ' , ‘ ‘ ’ ’ ’ 1 ... _ _ 7! , . . . rrpHit tnu irric a xorK. .Ma'sai Musetts or e.se- But we mu st do our develo ping >urselveg. Mr Meek;, said An M sen - ial need of a community like C 71in- on is small business enterpr ■ises smallest since a part of the 1934 acre-! plans to remodel thqf building and I charged will reach nearly 14,000 by tion." lege credit towards a bachelors de age was plowed up under an agricul-[move her Laurens dress shop to the the end of the year. Wednesday—“Every Man His Own K ree - o r earning credit that will ad- . , , tural adjustment administration pro- street floor in the near future. Mrs.] The army earlier had announced P nes L ’ vance their certificates, this is an , . ‘ . \“ . gram designed to reduce a price- Chaney also operates Chaney s Dress that 10,000 dentists and 40,000 nurs-[ Thursday—"The Principle of Reli- excellent opportunity. A teacher may 1 Shoppe in this city. depressing surplus. This estimate is 247,000 bales less | ^ than was forecast a month ago. Pro- i . • Cl * duction last year was 12,230,000 bales LUTTlGronS C16C1 and the 10-year (1934-43) average isil p or Year 12,293,000 bales. red it by one after- Henderson At Home On Navy Furlough The fall meeting of Piedmont Con ference of the South Carolina Luth eran synod was held last week in Whitmire. William Raymond Henderson, i The followihg officers were elect- Began THlS Week es, along with 30,000 doctors would 8i°us Freedom.' cam four semester hours cr« be discharged by July 1 and that Friday—"The Government of the taking courses which meet one „ t . 25,000 nurses and 3,500 dentists Church." j noon each wefrkHfir 24 weeks. Those ..V would be out this year. Mrs. Fairley, -ipf Richmond, Va., ^ho are in.erested are asked to noti- Berry said the point system will "’ill give a course in children's work, P- Anderson, Jr., superintend- be abandoned when the critical scorei u ^Gg materials and methods for par- en t the Clinton public schools, be- drops to the level which would make ents and teachers of boys and girls f °re October 16. all two-year men eligible for release, m the children’s division. Special • emphasis will be given the nursery C*. A *1 LI and beginner's department on Sun- JPOG MampS Available day and Monday evenings; the pri- p or Discharged VeterOflS where. To acquire them requires wise planning, work, and faith of business If you are expecting these to "just happen" you will be hard men. thing War Fund Drive CMM, of the navy, is on furlough from the Pacific area, where he saw service in the Philippines at Leyte, Guam and at Okinawa. Prior to his duty in the Pacific he was stationed at Panama for more than a year. Henderson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Henderson of Kinards. He returned home from Guam in a navy plane, and during the flight one of the plane engines failed to operate, but he< arrived safely at Honolulu where repairs were made. Henderson is visiting relatives and ed: Rev. J. Shelton Moose, of this city, president; Rev. M. R. Wingard,' imary department ion Tuesday and Wednesday evenings; and] tl)e junior Servicemen leaving the Mr. Meeks suggested that the or ganization secure experts to >tudy the needs and possibilities of the com munity. Get together — push what you have. In closing, Mr. Meeks said your prosperity is so closely bound with the farmer that you should find ways to work with and help him He cited statistics showing the low per capita armed farm ^ ... | The Clinton-Goldville War Fund department on Thursday and Friday forc es ma'v V)bt a in".'hoe ration stamns rnnViV. L Bofan^of’thr^ritv^'e^tflrv-' ai!d 1 driVe W ' th 3 g ° al ° f $8 ’ 80 ° g0t under eveni " gs ' .. Mrs F ?!^ ey ‘, s considered frorrt a ny'ration board in the United ere, Boland, of this city, secretary, and i way wee |{ with I. M. Adair as an authority on children’s work, with Sta{es rather than having to walt ased income means larger buying power, he said. J B. Counts, of Greenwood, treas- general chairman. ” ' ' ” ” "'i teaching experience for many years untirtheirreturn’home! T/cording To! Residential and business districts m Ge children s division and a moth- war p r j ce and rationing board r of the community have been organ-,er with family experience. Up t0 n0w they have been requireti Synod Names Trustees ized and committees announced last Miss Chamblee assistant director to apply t0 thel „ home boards for week to make the canvass All will be of religious education in the Presby- ^ two s hoe Istamps to which they ' insrilUllOnS rlere given an opportunity to give to the terian synods of Georgia and South are entitled, ^nd many servicemen . , fund. The campaign will be pushed Carolina, will give a course in Chris- w b D sorn e jtme have needed the the annual meeting of the Pres The U. S. supreme court on Mon- and is Gat the first report tian worship. The course will be foo d stamps in War Rational Book 3 bytena n Symnl of South Carolina Clinton To Augusta Route Is Approved day affirmed an, interstate commerce commission order granting Smoky friends in this community and also (Mountain Stages, Inc., a permit toi in Texas. Upon expiration of his fur- operate between Clinton and Au- lough he will report to Charleston gusta, Ga. for further duty. ( Lutheran Pastor Heads Ministerial Gjoup At a meeting of the City Minisv terial association held during the | week, the Rev. J. Shelton Moose, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran church, t was elected president for the com ing year. Dr. C. Bynum Betts, of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian! church, was named treasurer. MORE POINTS FOR FATTS Effective immediately, rethil meat dealers will pay four red points for each pound of used kitchen fatsi turned into them, it was announced yesterday by the local war price and rationing board. Previously, retailers paid two red points per pound for used fats. In so doing, the court refused to review regular efforts of the Caro lina Scenic Coach lines to obtain the same territory. SHOP THROUGH ADS . . . It will pay you, Mr. and Mrs. Consumer, to read carefully the advertisements appearing each week in THE CHRONICLE. They tell you where to buy wisely. Shop in the advertising col umns first—then in the stores. THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” will be ready to be announced next open to adults and youth alike, and have received week. , is designed especially for thost who r< x mn vpH — ’ | lead worship. The class will deal wjth ’ change Revenue Office To Open In Laurens Roy L. Cecil, of Columbia, on Washington orders, has established attend the school headquarters office in Laurens of the internal revenue serv ice of the treas ury department. Several invest igat- tors, according to Mr. Cecil, will be (connected with the office, which will serve Laurens, Greenwood. McCor mick, Abbeville, Saluda. Newberry, Fairfield and Union counties. th$ book with shoe be ^ d in Columbia, several trustees were elected and re-elected ^ in ^e ruling OPA a '' of the boards of Thorn- fundamental relationships, to God in officials state' liberalizes the shoe well orphanage and Presbyterian col- worship; the elements of worship and ration regulations, as a special ser- le ^ I how to understand, appreciate and v ice to veterans who mav not return ° n the or P ba nage board T—Br ,use.m services of worship ’ ho me immediately, after discharge Jones of Columbia, and L W Per- The public is ^cordially invited to hut who are getting back into civil- rin Union, were elected to suc- ian clothes. cted M. F. Ansel and Allan F. Lide, ! deceased RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (OPA) Young People To Hold Rally Sunday (Compiled to date for information (of The Chronicle’s readers). MEATS AND FATS: RED (STAMPS Al, Bl, Cl. Dl, El now good, expire October 31; FI. G4, HI, -:J1, K1 now r good, expire November The young people ol South Caro- 30; . U ' ***• J* 1 ' F ’ 1 ' CJ 1 I j f> “ • la Presbvterv will hold their an-l«P ,re December 31; Rl. SI. T , Ul, VI now good, expire January 31. SUGAR: Sugar stamp No. 38 now, good, expires December 31. SHOES: Airplane stamps Nos. 1,' 2, 3, and 4 now good. < lina Presbytery will hold their an nual fall rally next Sunday after noon at Little River-Dominick Pres byterian church near here. Delegates from all churches in the presbytery are expected to be present. A LETTER FROM HOME . . Do you have friends or rela tives residing elsewhere who are interested in the Clinton ; l happenings? ' If so, send them— THE CHRONICLE "Just Like a Letter from Home" Costs Less Than 4c a Week F. M. Boland. Joel S. Morse and A. C. Todd were re elected for four-year terms Dr W R Bar ran of Columbia. W D. Tyler of Florence, c.id W P. Ja cobs of this city, were amed as new members of the board f the college Members re-elected wt-e W J. Bai ley of this city, A J Thackston of Orangeburg. H M McLaunft of Wedgerteld, and ).' V Stnbhng of Seneca. i Synod also named* Dr M W Brqwn, president of Presbyterian college, as a membelof its standing committee on educ^mn. Rev. A. S. Hutchinson of Atlanta. Ga., is visiting his daughter and son- (in-law. Rev. and Mrs. J H; Kohler. f \ \ A * 'i’ r 4i» z ~