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* \ . / c THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Vt.' • . | 3k (Eltrttmt ©brnnirb If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 23, 1944 Number 47 Bible Reading Program Sponsored By Ministers » 4 The American Bible society is pro moting a nationwide Bible reading from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The Ministerial union of Clinton is pro moting the campaign in this com munity and it is hoped to have all citizens of the town and surrounding area join in the reading. Thirty-three chapters from the Bible have been selected to be read i in the thirty-three days from Thanks giving to Christmas. These chapters were chosen from a nationwide can vass of ministers and chaplains who] were asked to submit a list of chap ters that 'they thought would b^ most helpful in times like these. The list of chapters is as follows: Thanksgiving, Nov. 23—Psalm 103. Friday—John 14. Saturday—Psalm 23. Sunday, November 26—Psalm 1. Monday—Matthew 5. Tuesday—Romans 8. Wednesday—I Corinthians 13. Thursday—Psalm 91. Friday—Matthew 6. — Saturday—John 3. Sunday, December 3—Isaiah 40. Monday—Psalm 46. 1 Tuesday—Romans 12. Wednesday—Hebrews 11. Thursday—Matthew 7. Friday—ijohn 15. - - — Saturday—Psalm 27. Sunday, December 10—Isaiah 55. Monday—Psalm 121. Tuesday—Philippians 4. Wednesday—Revelation 21. Thursday—Luke 15. Friday—Ephesians 6. / Saturday—John 17. Sunday, December 17—Isaiah 53. Monday—I Corinthians 15. Tuesday—John 10. Wednesday—Psalm 51. Thursday—Psalm 37. Friday—John I. Saturday—Revelation 22. Sunday, December 24—Psalm 90. Christmas, December 25—Luke 2. Bookmarks containing the above list of chapters have been printed by the American Bible society and were given out at all local chuches last Sabbath. Included with the book marks are some suggestions on “How to Read the Bible.” In case you didn’t Let Us Give Thanks H is'dir' tKe prelepvaiioii of ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ cot wq of lif© frora tit© Ustmctioro v/M.bxmJm: y Forest Fire Control Crews Organized Farmers Organize Farm Bureau Unit; Davis Is President r X Shaw Madden, county forest jjanger, is now busy completing or- j ^ ganization of forest fire control crews "T , throughout the county. Last year 31l . . . , . ... , lcrews consisting of three to five me „,elected president of the Ljurens l each were organized. Mr. Madden is | County Farm Bureau unit jt the or- working in sections not organized [ «-' n ' 2 ‘' tlonal n , las, year. He has a goat ^ 5 „ lun . j af ernoon^ ,n « e Agncu turat btn d- teer crews to cover the county. ! _ *’ ... . , . Gray Court, was elected vice-presi- The following named persons are :dent and w p Dickson of the air> _ jerew leaders in their communities. I ton-Wadsworth community, secretary I S. J. Hunt, Lisbon: A. P. Fuller, j an d treasurer. Mountville; P. W. Finley, Rock Farmers from various sections of School; J. T. Hollingsworth, Cross coun ty attended the meeting and Hill; C. R. Turner, Buzzard Roost, s h owef j much interest. H. O'. Long. J. Q. Smith, Cothran Bridge, J. T., gjiverstreet, member of the board Hill, Rabun Creek; F. T. Smith, Tip directors of the South Carolina Top; Frank Whittaker, Reedy Grove, p arm Bureau,* presided. J. N. Jones, Jones Store; Harold Man*. „ . . _ , , . ... e* r\ Robert Coker, president of tne tin, Martin s Store;iH. O. Abercrom- , j j # bie Mount Bethef; L. C. Knight. d'^ussed .th» n«d > Hickory Tavern; Oscar Bolt, Trinity »?™>. people organizing throughout Ridge; P. H. Harris. Dials Church;| th<! °< lh< “ V”""* H. P. McGee, Mount Pleasant; T: Edd Moore, Sagetown; Stewart O. Brown, States. David R. Hopkins, executive secretary of the state organization. Hopewell; John Boyd. Little River:. C«U»»b.a. also spoke .n the interest E. Frank Anderson. Musgrove; T H. ot ‘ he "« wl nf S, ”‘ ;h Camltna farm- Holland. Long Branch; W. Brook*..»” »W>«mg a Farm Bureau. Blakely. Sandy Springs; W. T. Blake- A state convention of the orgamza- ly, Ora; W. E. Patterson. Lanford; tlon Wll > be held m Columbia at 10 F. . T. Manley. Young School: Alvin a^nr>.^November 29, it u a> announced C. Cook, Greenpond; C. A. Patten, Cook’s Cross Road. Mr. Madden states that he is meet- . ing with fine cooperation in the or- ! ganization of crews. Hugh B Workman and W. P. Dickson were nominated as'delegates to the meeting. Mr. Long stated that 43 persons had joined the Farm Bureau unit in . Laurens county, and that he thought From October 23, 1943 to April 8, a i ar g er number would join in the 1 1944, 20 fires were checked, covering near f uture . a county unit is entitled 1300 acres of woodlands. Each volunteer crew to one delegate to every 25 members is given a or fraction thereof. In order that dele- Organization Set Up For Seal Sale Drive Scout Leaders Plan Year's Work Robert D. Lynn, chairman of the, The monthly dinner meeting of the Clinton Christmas Seal committee,, Clinton district. Boy gcoutsf was held has announced the completion of the'Monday evening af^Hotel Clinton with Chairman J. B. Hart, presiding. committee which will assist the Lau- Tom Durham, newly appointed as- Quiet Thanksgiving Expected In City —... A day of rest and quiet will be ob served today by Clintonians in cele bration of Thanksgiving, according to a check made yesterday. Stores, banks and business estab- pump, rakes, and other toois com- g a fg s anf j alternates would be avail- monly used in fighting forest fires. ;able w i tho ut calling an additional Laurens county crews received 33 meeting before the state convention, pumps in recent months, and 20 were j n case a sufficient number join the received a few days ago. Also 144. or g an j za ^j on four delegates were rakes and other fire fighting tools nom j na ^ d as f 0 u 0Ws: r League, have been received. j Clinton; J B. Speake. Goldville; Mar- j At this season of the year, fires are cua § Boyd and Elmore G. Bram- , easily started by careless use of lette Laurens. C. B Cannon, county i matches and burning leaves raked j-jggp^ was elected as temporary sev- | from yards. Each person, in the coun- re t arv to the meet ins | try as well as in town, should check I y —. ^ | roofs of buildings to see that leaves;^ ■ •« y aa ’are kept from the valleys or gutters!\A|f|jp|’C I A HfWP 1 of buildings where sparks might start, JYIUICI I U I lOfC Residents should not depend en- Thanksgiving Feast tirely on these volunteer fire crews J m just because they are organized in, Atlanta. Ga.. Nov. 20—Traditional the various communities. It tb® Thanksgiving dinner for the Amer - can soldier—turkey with all the trim - get a copy you might keep the list| rens c oun ty Tuberculosis association | s j s ^ an ^ scou t executive* oF the Blue! bshments will be closed, and there! duty of every true American citizen as printed above an* join m the na- i. th j j cam p a ign to raise funds Ridge council, was present and offer-I will be no mail deliveries, city, or i to help control forest tires, says Mr. min’s- will be served at army pos‘; tionwide reading . .. . . .L figh t tuberculosis, ed his full cooperation to the dis-! rural. Madden. Not every person will have and camps in the seven Southeaster-! It is interesting to note that a joint, to tignt tuoercuiosis, l trict in its work H The Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills a water pump or rake in fighting tire resolution has been introduced m the! Serving on the ^committee are: R ls f r0 m ’several comminees ! of this city, and Joanna Textile Mills. but they can use nature’s “old house and senate of the United States Mrs. Hamp Stone, mail seal sale were beard ' ~ 1 congress designating the period from, chairman and treasur e r; Mrs. George Thanksgiving day to Christmas each 1 states Thanksgiving day, 4nd the -.* will be no skimpy helpings. The master menu, which is used a guide in all mess halls. was re re- i company, Goldville, will operate as liable weapon—the pine top. It is The matter of securing a field usual on their regular schedules. preferred by some people to a rake u B ucj tu Blalock bond sale chairman; Mrs. executive to give his entire time to* The Thornwell orphanage schools or pump, but care must be used in i eased by the quartermaster. Fourth year as a nationwide Bible readmg, chairman- F the Laurens-Clinton-Newberry dis- will close today and Friday. The city beating out the tire so as not to Service Command, and .pec,ties 100 k„ • ,* . , ! HU f ? olman ’ P Ub t llC1 y u Cha,rman ’ ^’itrict was further considered and the schools will also be closed for the, spread it to a new area pounds of turkey for every 100 men. The bill is now pending before D. Lockman, industrial chairman; Pat lan heartil endorsed . Committees two days. Presbyterian college will C. A. Fox, district forester, and hVgomg to be a busy day for the committees of the house and senate,, r Hobson, schools chairman; and W. f rom ^e three districts have been observe only Thanksgiving as a holi- Paul Bowie, district forest ranger, army cooks, as they are not going and it is hoped that it W ,ll be re-^ Goldville chairman . | name d to ascertain the cost of the day. - j Spartanburg, were in the county last to starve the boys for breakfast. Ju,t ported out and acted upon in time ( ^ T , , new set-nn and rennrt hark at an A city-wide union Thanksgiving wpek assisting Mr. Madden in forest t o whet then appetites for the big nationwide campaign this year. - - — — - - “ beCn arranged by the ^ , «' d at noun ' ,he *•« b “ to be of value in connetcion with the; Chairman Lynn has announced; sef-up and report back at an - arranged by the work. that thp Plintnn and Goldville ouota ear *y date to the officers and com-, *' er ' Ice nas Qetn arrangea oy tne . . ^ at . . .. - nn q mittee workers. Ministerial union for 9:30 this morn- 1 A number of attractive posters se rved this breakfast menu: Oranges nas oeen set at ( r , KQ . TWQri nt „, lt . i n g at the First Presbyterian church ha ve been placed in public buildings (one orange per man) dry cereal and several schools throughout the fresh milk f r i e d‘eggs. pork sausage! county, giving valuable information toast , butter, marmalade, coffee on forestry. The public is requested) It - S to b e a day of feasting and the wz — •**6 Mavfleld Sam Snelerove and J H j schools for leaders. is cordially invited. to take pamphlets from the display moss sergeants will feed ’em again at Whereas fresh evidence comes daily) M ay ed, i>a g |. The following committee was ap- Many are expected to spend the, containers and read them. night, just like thev hadn’t had a of the strength, courage, and comfort S P“ S - rnmmittee for' Ported to bring in nominations for day hunting, though there is a gen-i Nev er before has so much interest belt-bustin’ meal at noon For supper found in the Scriptures by the men ^ a n- officers for the coming year at the' eral scarcity of ammunition. been shown m the care of timber have: assorted cold cuts, sliced and women of our armed forces; and The resolution reads as follows: Joint Resolution Designating period from Thanksgiv ing Day to Christmas of each year for Nationwide Bible Reading Mr. Lockman has announced the i Chairman Hart spoke of the out-! ing at the First Presbyterian churchy following committee for the Clinton! look for the district’s Scout work for Tbe Rev. J. Shelton Moose, pastor of Cotton Mills sale drive: J. J. West, i ^ coming year and emphasized the; St. John’s Luthe^n church will de- Marion Sanders, Roy Holtzclaw, S. G. importance of leadership training, bver the special sermon. The public the Lydia Cotton Mills was also an nounced by Mr. Lockman: J. R. Cobb, Whereas reading the Bible will riot only bring faith, hope, and courage „ . . ,,r to millions of people now disturbed Hairston, W. C. by doubt, uncertainty, and fear, but ^ Neal such a widespread, thoughtful read ing of the Scriptures will effectively repair the moral character and spir itual ideals which form the necessary foundation for an enduring democ racy; and Whereas it behooves us at home to keep faith with those on the fighting fronts by a steadily increasing devo tion to the sacred truths and prin- coming year next meeting: G. N. Foy, R. L. Plaxi- Ashby Galloway, J. H. Von Hollen,| co . Dr. D. O. Rhame, R. E. Ferguson Davis and' anc * Pev ’ Walter N. Long. W. K. W&its announced that the HoneO Path NipS sales committee for Goldville would f*!* . U:«L IQ 13 ! be: J .M. Rowland, T. M. Boyce, R. L-lintOll rllQll, I £>-I J L. Boyce, W. W. Waits, C. N. Franks, O. F. Murphy, Bill Dees, E. J. Will ingham, Rolfe Clark, Cecil Montjoy, Fred Bragg, H. M. Willingham, J. D. Butler, D. j. Buchanan, L. E. Prater, School Children Give In Red Cross Drive During the recent Junior Red Cross t‘ m ber is cut on a selective basis, drive $167.89 was contributed by school pupils of the city. i.Amounts land as a cash crop. Hundreds of car cheese, potato cakes, left-over vege- loads of pulp wood have been mar- tables, bread, butter, coffee peanut | keted from this county. Farm wood- butter | lots should be looked upon as valu- A nd here’s what they’ll have for ; able land it can be valuable if the that Thanksgiving dinner: Honea Path high’s Stingarees edged contributed by schools were: Florida out Clinton high’s Red Devils, 18 to Street $40.20, Academy Street $44.25, 13, ffere last Thursday afternoon on high school $63.44. ( . Johnson field in the semi-final elimi- THE WAR IN BRIEF WESTERN FRONT -Six Allied armies crumple Nazi defenses along entire 400-mile front: capture metz and Belfort; penetrate Belfort Gap to the Rhine: gain in northern Rhineland and drive toward Saar’s Grapefruit Juice Roast Turkey with Giblet Gravy Sage Dressing Mashed Potatoei String Beans ■ Corn Cranberry Sauce Lettuce with Russian Dressing Celery Olives Pickles Hot Rolls Butter Pumpkin Pie Coffee Apples, Tangerines. Candy, Nuts g. n. Foy, i. l. Delaney, a. b. Gai-! nation s ame for up-state class "B” Virginia Henry Named loway, F. W Frady, Miss Mildred 1 fo °1 ba 11 h °5 10 *‘ s - Qs-Liss/tl Annual Rr>7ard and Mrs W W Waits Honea Path made 14 first downs Editor jcnool Annuo I ciples upon which this nation was a1 ^ “ rs v to 12 for Clinton. Fleming sparked; - — founded: Therefore be it I nnwe r to nrevent the snread of Honea Path’s scoring by crossing thoi Virginia Henry has been selected Resolved by the Senate and House; u ^ mir P “test double stripes twice. Copeland and 1 as editor, and Fay Pitts, assistant vital industrial centers, of Representatives of the United; • needed in the nrosecution Timmerman did the scoring for Clin- editor, of the high school annual. The EASTERN FRONT—Soviets tear States of America in Congress as -1 nftheJar’’Mr Tvnn s a )d ‘‘The ton and Stutts ran over an extra Clintonian, to be issued at the close’another gap in German line riorth- New Jersey DUVS sembled, That the period 'rom] of ™ e c^oiina TubercSlosls associ IP 0 ^* - of the school year. | east of Budapest, capture Eger: pow- CCAA / A/ __ Thanksgiving day to Christmas - 0 f i South ^Carolina Tuberculosis associ erful offensive on Baltic front- each year is especially designated for f tlon ba ® ^ or y ea J s wa g e d a relent-, ^ | ^ , , . , , , ported. re- Standard Oil of New Jersey Buys $500,000 War Bonds order 1 * ess ba ttte against one of the worst Nationwide Bible reading, in . . , , . j . that “in God we trust” as an ex pres-iF 16 ™ 165 of mankind. Its work,, which, sion of our national life may hold s new and vital meaning for all our citizens. Thornwell, Wore Shoals In 13-13 Tie Game Friday Thornwell Orphanage ended its football season Friday by playing a highly favored Ware Shoals team off its feet on the opponents’ home! through W5 (book 4 ) now valid at field, only to have the game end in tO points each. G^od indefinitely. financed by the sale of Christmas Seals, must., be continued.” RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (OPA) ■ (Compiled to date for information of' The Chronicle’s readers). ‘PROCESSED FOODS: Blue A8 a 13-13 deadlock. Craig made Thornwell’s first touch- MEATS AND FATS: Red A8 through P5 (book 4) now valid at down on a 75-yard run after taking 110 points each for use with tokens, a short pass from Pease. In the third Good indefinitely, period, Roberts scored the second! SUGAR: Sugar stamps 30, 31. 32, touchdown from the four-yard line. ] 33 and 34 now good for flve p 0unds The entire Thornwell team played an! eac h indefinitely inspired brand of ball, with Craig at end playing a brilliant defensive CANNING SUGAR: Stamp 40 good game. This was the fifth game for Thorn well this season, and their record shows two Avins, \»e tie game and two losses, which isSiot a bad show ing when one considers that this year’s team had to be picked from a group of 14 boys, nine of whoih had never played football before. for five pounds canning sugar until February 28, 1945. * SHOES: Airplane stamps No. 1, 2, and 3 valid indefinitely. 1 FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 cou pons from last year and Period 1 coupons for this season now valid. GASOLINE: A-13 coupons good through December 21. Thanksgiving Greetings THE CHRONICLE Extends to Its Lorge and Appreciated Family of Readers Best of Wishes for Joy and Contentment On This Happy Family Day. PACIFIC—Navy announces loss of The Sixth War Loan drive :n Lua- 10 U. S. combat vessels; Tokyo re- county received a boosester - ports series of raids by U. S. war- day when $500,000 worth., of bondi i planes, including double assault on was purchased by the Standard Oil Manila area and attack at Tarakan, company of New Jersey in South , off Borneo. Carolina, it was announced by J. H PHILIPPINES—U. S. troops re- Grettette, field supervisor. duciq£ Japanse defense points near Of this amount. $5,000 will be cred- ' Limon despite torrential rains which ried to theLaurens county quota, slow action. AIR—Allied bombers attack *syn- jthetic oil sources and military tar gets in Germany; strafe troops and -pound communications lines on western front. ITALY—Germans recapture Monte Fortino, dominant hill position south of Fazena. CHINA — Japanese continue ad vance toward Kweiyang. major U. S. airbase; Chinese, driving to open this opportunity to invest in the fu- Ledo-Burma road, capture Mang- ture of our country shih. | SOUTHEAST ASIA—British rriop ^up on west bank of Chindwm river; Tokyo reports strong air attack on j installations at mouth of Sittang ’ river in southern Burma. which is in keeping with E 5SO s pol- icy of making its purch; ise s c if war bonds through the communit ie: > in which it operates. Th,** 1 the ;ixth pinch; ise of $500,000 mat ie in s Oil til Carolu ria by the Standan \ Oil c *om - pany 1 >f New Jersey. ■ th, is $500,000 is part >f , LI war bond purchasing progru rn b. y our com pa ny that is nation- \vi de. said Mr. C Iressette. "and we A ipp te< rial * Virginio Gray Wins School Honor Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Wilson of Jack sonville, Fla., former Clinton resi dents, were visitors in the city Mon day. A Virginia Gray, editor of the stu dents' newspaper. The Sentinel, has been chosen “student of the month" at the local high school, a plan in augurated recently by Principal R. P. Wilder. ' 3 / i