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Thursdoy, Jonuory 16, 1941 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Edge Seven BIRCH THE MAGICIAN Curb On Powers To Be Accepted Amendments Offered To Fix Time Limit, Nome LYDIA MILLS NEWS FOR THE WEEK MIm Haiel HAnrey, CMTMPMadent Miss—Kathlieen Shaw spent the ^^rWI^A VlAlRfAF^ week-end with Miss Margarine Berry '* ■vlUIVI J in Greenwood. Steps To Be Men Against Selective SPORTS CHATTERBOX TENCH OWENS I Views the Athletic Front F. B. I. To Investigate Those Suspected of Vio lations of Act. 'able to adjust for the error. He must know/how and when to breathe and how to squeeze the trigger. He must be able to fire from a standing poeri^ tion with no support other than the I adjustable strap on the rifle. It’s far from e8.sy but it’s fun and ' extremely interesting once they begfas I to learn. kl A.* T D * A*J Mrs. I. B. Craft has returned to her Notions 10 K6C6IVC Aid. jhome after spending the past three ' - weeks with her mother in Florence. Washington, Jan. 13. — Amend-1 Miss Doris Jackson is spending the ments to the British aid bill reflect-1 week with her grandmother in Union, ing in part at least, the ideas of Wen-1 Mr. and Mrs. Morris Montjoy of crfcS d6.;.; on tho« who are int«, .the house today soon after adminis-1ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Erwin. ..... tration leaders had expressed a will-1 J. M. Tart and O. B. Craft visit- tionally violatmg provisions of the fui invasion of the y Immediate steps will be taken to Home towp boys made good last week as Presbyterian’s varsity bas ketball team opened its intra-state competition with two victories. George Paul, Paul McMillan and Frank Heidt, all of Charleston, fea- utred in the Blue Stockings, success- city by the sea.” ingness to accept some restrictions ed relatives in Florence Friday and selective service act. General Holmes where they defeated the College of on the powers the measure would | Saturday. , B. Springs, state director, said he ChariMton and The Citadel. ’The I give President Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Shumate had had been Informed. THfe CHRONICLE’S want ad rates le per word for first iiiaer- lion; five insertions for the price of four. Minim am charge 25e. Cards of thanks and tribatco of respect. Ic a word, payrble in advance. .Minimum 5Dc. 39-to-36 win over the cadets must After talking with the defeated Re-; as their guests Sunday Mrs. Peggy . have given an extra thrill to George publican presidential nominee by'King and daughter, Gasmelle, and j Paul, Presbyterian forward, who telephone, Representative Simpson,' Mrs. Willie Mae Drummond of New- that the state headquarters for selec-. scored the final six points to pu.sh MRS. D.WIS—Nice nioms and good Republican, of New York, proposed berry. tive service, under the law, is not team out of a 33-33 deadlock. meals. Try our Sunday dinner. that the bill’s grant of authority be j J-R-Cobb and father visited rela- pj^^^ged with the enforcement of the _ Reasonable rates. Phone 38. 13-5p Umited to two years and that the leg-! fives in Gaffney Sunday. gerves merely in an adminis- Presbyterian’s boxers are prepar lislation specifically name the nations' David C. Abercrombie left Satur- m ai> enter the Golden Gloves tour j which this country is to assist with day for Norfolk, Va., where he wiU_frative capacity, revealed that he had nament in Greenville soon . . . Bill loans of war equipment. j enter naval training. _ , been informed by United States Dis-1 Luf ler. Blue Stocking tennis coach, To appear al Florida Street Sehool Friday afternoon and night, Jan uary 17th. ■» FOUNTAIN PENS — SheafTer’s are the best made. Get a new one for the New Year. Chronicle Pub. Co. Simpson, a new member of the! James Shaw of Fort Jackson, Co-j trict Attorney Claude N. Sapp, of the, »s assisting Lonnie McMillian with SALE ROSE BUSHES We are clos* ARMY SPENDS NEARLY FULL SIX BILLION houM but Ion* prominent in national lum^a. s^nt the weekend with, ^ p ,I | the varsity cage squad now Chick ,n* out all Rose Bashes we havn n r that complete tiles o( those suspected “". .1 ^ 'otJSc. Several good with Wlllkle ^ore pr<(sentmg his l Mr. md Mm. a C. H^ls and ^ ^ sent his men against th^e varsity m a varieties Ask tor tree pamphlet on propels but did not »”.“t"- the Federal Bureau ot Investigation's,''”’* Rose Culture. Blakely Brothers Seed mit the titular party leader to them. Hmin ^n^^otter in Union Sat-. office lor Investigatton. i?™." J™"'®.”’’? Store. Telephone IS8. Ic Harold Erwin of the CCC camp However, in announcing hia general a;pproval of the British aid bill yes- Savannah office for investigation. i n * a r-i . i.- t. u . .Wlltul violations ot the act Sr^R^^ntd^V fW RENT apuruvifti Ul UIC iSriLIMl mu uili jrw *g**v*k* w* ''«***K ■ Kv o ‘ IIUW VUavsilllK UOSIkClMUll ill klUUl'- ... . terday Willkie asked that a time at Goldville', spent the week-end-P . J vMr« nr a fin*, of teaching duties at Harts-1 apartment. Priv limit be included. 'with his narents. Mr. and Mrs. Tom'”™®*^® "®*Lvillo hiah srhool Ho al«n u/iil ynanh Available Feb. 1. Washington, Jan. 13. — The army; Meanwhile Secretary Morgenthau Erwin. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom more than $10,000, or both, it was ville high school. He also will coach' Shamrock five-room ate bath, garage. A. O’Daniel. t£ , mcaiiwimc ocx.ici«ijr g.iiii«ciiuiaii ^ , c j • o i pontcd out by Malor Luther K Brice ' *®®"'^ BIBLES—^We have just what you has contracted in six months. It was• disclosed that the British government J. M. Tart visited friends m Spar-.^j adviser at state headquarters.Spring ... Intramural; will need for the New Year. Chron- estimated today, tor expenditure otj*” »» dollars to tii^ce theItanburg Sunday. ‘'white'OTiy’a'tew "^"^^M'ha'velI””''"* « all set to begin at the col-'ide Pub. Co about 85 per cent ot the M *91 000 - i “Jotmt^ with American Mr. Md Mrs a F.^Hamey and,^ suspected ot "willtul violations" Ii"' k"' ‘r ’I"'? ' ' PANSY PLANTS We can .till tu^: uv o,^ tciii, ui uie ;investment trusts for the sale of an children Ithiel, Helen and B. F., Jr-ti- ... ^ . ranorai .oi/i Coach Bob Wilder, in the last issue siiu rur- 000 congress provided for the year j undisclosed amount of British invest-. and Bud Kirby visited relatives in JJJ *,1 of the Clinton high school Sentinel,' P^nsy Plants in ending next July. ments in the United States. i Hendersonville, N. C., Saturday. Lannnt h*. inrat<aH hv iJ^ni hyxorHc hua advocated the formation of a Block colors, ^irge blooms and good A compilation showed that con- While the' bill, as introduced by Pvt. Melvin Stroud of New Jersey, . . knowledge of the law Th^^ ^® school. We hope ^ Brother* tracts let during the week ended administration leaders, would .permit is visiting Mrs^ Stroud for a few days. J jj.gj investigate such cases article accomplishes its purpose Seed Store. Telephone 188. Ic January 4 amounted to $237,900,000, the president to lend or otherwise! Rev. and Mrs. M. F. Moorhead hadj’[for such a club could have many use- TRESPASS NOTICES—Ready to b« bringing the total to $5,580,300,000. furnish* military suppUes to any na-,as their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. xg,hg.r«. frictions . . . Maipr (Coach) posted on your land. You can sttt These contracts included 11127,500,-1 tion whose defense he considers es- T. T. Dill and son, Frank Taylor,, . violators of the art are'Johnson has been putting in them at the Chronicle PubfCor 000 for the air corps, $4,700,000 forlsenUal tb the defense of the United and R. J. ^ckweU, Peggy Cobb,|wfll in aU “'"® P”'P*-'BABY THirKS-Pon. RreeH, ordnance, and $83,000,000 for the/States, Simpson’s amendment would, Eula DeYoung and Rev. James ration for his new duties in Uncle quartermaster corps. Since January 4 a $17,000,000 or der for artillery material has been placed. Navy contracts, meanwhile, showed authorize help only to England, Ire land and members of the British commonwealth of nations, before as sisting any other nation, he explain ed. Mr. Roosevelt would have an increase although they still are | come back to congress for special substantially less than those placed' authorization. by the army. The navy’s total for the week ended January 10 was $39,060,- 071. The sum included $16,000,000 for an ordnance plant at Canton, Ohio, to be built and operated by the West- Inghouse company. When completed, it will employ about 2,000 workers in the manufacture of gun mounts and other equipment. The navy alsd contracted for a $1,673,000 ordnance plant near Ma con, Ga., and for additional facilities for a forging company at Camden, N. J., estimated to cost $3,125,619. In an effort to increase airi^ane production, the navy contracted for Earlier, Speaker Rayburn said he Mitchell of the Junior College, North Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pace and chil dren, Roimie and Billy, spent the to:week-end with Mrs* Pace’s mother, Mrs. Fannie Nelson, in Enoree. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Abercrombie had as their guest Sunday Mrs. Joe had no opposition to a time limit if it covered the foreseeable extent of the emergency. A 60 or 90-day restric tion, he indicated, would hardly do. Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of South Carolina, a leading administration strategist, had previously indicated hia willid^iess to make some con- Campbell of West Clinton. facilities for six manufacturers of engine parts. The navy compilation did not in clude, however, a contract awarded Saturday for the construction of a floating dry dock at Galveston, Tex as, at an estimated cost of $2,254,342. An undisclosed pumber of subma rine .diaaers were ordered by toe navy during the week. Contracts for the hulls amounted $1,597,428. Most of toe other navy orders were for supplies and they, ranged all toe way from $47,000 worth of canned salmon to $525,018 worth of subma rine escape apparatus. cessions. It was obvious that toe adminis tration had resorted to the familiar strategy of asking for more than it Mr. and Mrs. John Cobb spent the week-end with Mrs. Cobb’s mother, Mrs. Lucille Roberts, in West Clintem. Mrs. Rosa Cole and mother visited relatives in Cross Hill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barbee of Clin ton, are visiting Mrs. Barbee’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Smith. William Bobo and mother visited relatives in Greenwood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McClendon vis- probability, be treated with sympa- thoti^x /<nn«iHg>rfifinn Kiit !♦ ia mv iin Sam’s army . . . Chick Galloway has '”® TestecL Also fc^s, Feed- thetic consideration, but it is my un-j . ^ ers. Fountains. Oyster Shells and "wm* S/inTT™ “tel bkteball pl.y.ni to Itelp him pot oH Blakely Brother, S.«l Lking ind?ctmente wlnst thote, "T ' who openly and nagrantly are violat- JUST RECEITOD-Several more ex- 1 lacking just now, but it sounds good cellent used pianos. Mr. Charlie Smith of Clinton, cleans, adjusts and tunes all my pianos. Ask him about ing toe law. — - - “Such obstruction of the nation’s preparedness program at this serious _ _ . an . - time is shameful and should be pun-' Th« rifle team at the college them. Easy terms. The Trading Post, ished. It is not fair to those who are|un<l«r the direction of Sergeant Ster- Laurens, S. C. now serving their year of intensive!*^ Young is carefully preparing for lime SULPHUR for spraying in military training to allow ‘dodgers’ to *^.^**1 **'' I-pound cans and 12 4-pound felt it really needed, so that it might I ited Mrs. McClendon’s parents, Mr. be in a position to bargain some of I and Mrs. John Bagwell, in Laurens, iia proposals away during congres-! Sunday. take advantage of the law. The latter deserve punishment for their unpa triotic acts.’’ ^ INADEQUATE ROAD FUNDS ARE FOUND (Continued from page one) of a federal aid allotment for state for the next fiscal year ?® packages. Also a complete line of matches, the first of which is Febru- insecticides and Remedies. Blakely Brothers Seed Store. Telephone 188. ary 6, in addition to the Fourth Corps area and Hearst trpohy firing, "^e competition is with .22 calibre rifles. Co-captains of the team, which has' this of sional discussion of the leglgjation. j $1.874.371. which is a drastic reduc- return are sophomores David Martin CABBAGE PLANTS. Onion PUnts, Onion Sets, English Peasi Caftots, been practicing regularly in the Na- j Beets, Tomato, Tendergreen, Rape tional Guard armory, are Robert Wy-1 and a complete line of other Vege- sor and W. T. King, seniors in the/table and Flower Seeds. Blakely advanced course of the ROTC. Only i Brothers Seed Store. Telephone 188. other men from last year’s squad to |3JS73,428 wortll'Of addltlonftl'plant '"ChairBum-* Bloom, Democrat, ofpdaughtor, Mildred;-were guests Sub- New York, of the house foreign af-'day of Mrs. W. J. Stewart and fam- f Atmosphene On Sole All Clinton Druggists Atmosphene for Flu and ^Ids is being sold at all drug stores ip Cl^- ton. The preparation which is a cal product, is growing dally in popu larity for the treatment and relief of all cold symptoms. k LANIk SALE The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. In Court of Commem Pleas. Mrs. Lena J. Copeland and Mattie L. Copeland, Plaintiffs, vs. I. Bluford Copelandi J. David Copeland, et al. fairs group immediately began mak ing plans for the committee’s pro cedure. He had hoped to start hear ings tomorrow with Secretary Hull as the first witness. Hull could not ily in Greenville The friends of Mrs. Rachael Mosely are glad to to know she is able to be out again after a recent illness. Mrs. Walter Wells is ill at her attend at that time, however, and the home on Main street, hearings were postponed to Wednes-1 Mrs. Janie Miller had as her guests day. Ob that day, the smate foreign Sunday her mother, Mrs. Mary relations committee also will meet to Crowe of Woodruff, her sister. decide what its procedure will be.. Semator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mitotana, leader of the opposition to the British aid bill, said that while he was “perfectly willing to sell Great BritMn anything we manufac ture in the United States,” he did not want “to finance Britain’s war, or China's or Greece’s war.” “If we start financing one side in every war,” he told reporters, “we will not only be bankrupt, but we will be involved in war all over the world.” Wheeler said 'that Gieat Britain now has at least $7,000,OOO-.OOO of as sets in this country. “If and when Britan has exhausted her: credit here,” he declared, “that will be the! time for her to ask the American people for loans, leased equipment or gifts.” , “The idea of leasing or lending war materials is preposterous,” he contin ued, “first, because much of the ma terial will be destroyed; second, be- Mrs. Austell Trammell, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown, Mrs. Myrtle Blakely and Jean Smith, all of Laurens. Mrs. D. R. Smith of Whitmire, spent the past week with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Holland. AmMif The Sick Friends of Mrs. C. R. Kuykendall will regret to learn she is a pa- i„ ein non tient .t Ih. Baptixt hcpltel, Colum- tion from the annual average amount; Genair Goodyear. Between 15 of $3,122,781,” WiUiamson said, “for!*nd 20 boys have been out for team the last ten years, and I have rea-' Practice. son to believe that the administra-! Last year the team, which was tion in Washington expects the states j P*‘obably the best in the school’s his- to take care of all defense roads and received small block Ps j(6r also roads considered important from i freshmen) and medals to a military standpoint with state funds be worn on their military uniforms, augmented only by this reduced fed- Recognition of rifle competition as a eral aid. ^ i minor sport and the awarding of “The new federal aid allotment]to the top men kad added provides only $234,787 for secondary much to the interest in the team, or farm-to-market roads. It can 'I^^re is no freshman team, as the readily be shown how inadequate j lirst-year men. are eligible for the this will be. • '.varsity. “The sUte will match this money t Firing a rifle is not as simple as dollar-for-dollar, giving a grand to- »t may seem, even under perfect cen tal for farm-to-market roads ofjditions. It takes steady nerves and $469,5’74. There are forty-six counties I plenty of practice to hit the center TYPEWRITER / RffiBONS For All Make Machifiea, Standard and PnrtaMa. — ADDING MACHINE RIB BONS ADDING MACHINE PAPBS CaH 74 ' Chronicle Pub. Co in the state. If each county were given an equal share it would amount bia. We wish for her a speedy re covery. Mrs. Willie Stroud is ill at her '“’Mte.'uateDrvte'L ill at her home ^ of the little bulls-eye which becomes a mere dot at 1,000 inches. One must know his rifle perfectly; he must be county, or enough for the construe- lamiliar with the “touch” of the trig- tion of approximately one mile of ®nd must know whether it fires road. 1 n*' sightly high “All of this money could easily when aimed correctly, and shouldvbe Defendants. Pursuant to a Decree of the Court/cause only second-hand junk will be in the above stated case, I will sell j returned, and third, because anything at public outcry to the highest bid der, either in or in front of the Court* House, at Laurens C. H., S. C., on salesday In February next, being Monday, the 3rd day of the month, during toe legal hours for such sales, toe following described property, to wit: All that lot, piece or parcel of land, lying, being and situate in Jacks Township, County and State afore said, containing one thousand and sixty-five (1,065) acres, more or less, being known as toe Duckett Place, bounded on toe ".north by Enoree river, on toe east by what is known as the Jones land, and on' the south and west by what is known as the that is returned will be returned in peacetime, when it would be of little use.” • He said that one section of the ad ministration bill, authorizing the "proving and testing” of “defense ar ticles,” probably would permit the administration to send 'Andean avi ators or sailors abroad to test newly- made planes and ships under battle conditions. 1,046,069 Chevrolets Sold During 1940 on Church street. Jimmie Cobb is ill at his home on “m/S'' eST'‘Barltee is 111 at h«r '•«*«■ in puraly rural araas mother’s home on Church street... to training areas or airports for na tional defense and then none would be left for constructing secondary or Mrs. T. G. Smith is ill with flu at her home on Chiurch street. It can, therefore, be seen that if sec- i ondary or feeder roads are to be > constructed, it will be necessary forj 666 COLDS Mrs. Jesaia Maa Owans U ill with|“>f ‘h'f, construction Bu. solely with state funds.’ TO RELIEVE MISERY OF UQUID TABLETS SALVE NOSE DROPS COUGH DROPS Try “Rttb-My-Tiw”->a Wendcrfu) Liniment FOR SALE House and Lot On Holland Street. If interested, apply to B. H. BOYD Clinton, S. C. ABBoanoement Dr. W. S. Brook, Enlistment Secre tary foi* the State Baptist Convention, will speak at the Lydia Baptist church Sunday, Jan. 26, at llo’clock. The public is invltod to attend. Birthdays Wister Owens observed his birth day Wednesday, January 1. Nancy Neal was fourteen years NOTICE ! Notice is hereby given that the un- i dersigned intend to file with the Sec-' retary of State of South Carolina, on | January 23rd, 1941, a declaration and I petition for the granting -of a charter' of incorporation under the laws of the State of South Carolina to Clin ton Lions Clilb; toe said corporation to be incorporated as an eleemosy nary corporation; to have its princi pal place of business at Clinton, S. C old T^ur^a^Jm. 9. . land t obe engaged principally in the Betty Jo McDoi^d observed her. ^ non-profit service and Detroit, Jnn. 1.—’The second great est sales year in toe history of Chev- Kerns land, a^ property of to« First rolet was announced here today by Natiohal Bank. Terms of Sale: Cash; toe sqccess ful bidder, other than the Plaintiff W. E. Holler, general sales manager, with toe report that a total of 1,046,- hereln, immediately upon the con clusion of the bidding, ehaU deposit with the Clerk of Ce^ the turn ot five per centum of the amount bid as a guarantee of his good faith in the bidding. The same to be append to the purdiase price upon hie comply ing with the tenna .ol aale, otherwise to be paid to Plaintiff for credit on the indM>tedness. In the emt the suecesefol Udder ehould fail to make audt depoeit, w should fen to com ply with the terms of aak, the said lands shall be re-aUd on the sMne or some aubaaquant salesday on. 016 same tarms, at risk of the defaulting purchMsr. The pnrdiaser te 'piy.lhr' papers, stamps end rasording. ^ Y. R. njEMlNO. 069 new Chevrolet passenger and commiercial cars were retailed by .dealers during the calendar year 1940. This figure represents a gain ol 32 per cent over 19^, he said, when dealen sold at retail a total of 791,- 886 hew cars ’and trucks. Chevrolet sales topped toe preced ing yeer in all departments and were second only to 1M6 in company his tory, Mr. HoUer said. Used car sales totaled 1,000,072, an increase of 11.7 , ,, , - ,, ,operation of a non-profit ** hi»r Organization. Esther Johnson celebrated her| ^ will be a meeting of toe parties in terested in the office of Robert S. birthday Saturday, Jan. 11. Ronnie Pace was six years Sunday, Jan. 12. old On OIONIER OAVS huge NIRDS of •UFFALOIS FREQ.UENTIY PElAYCO TRAINS aOSSINe THE WESTERN riAlNS. OVSTiNAtE STRA66ifRS WIRE SOMETIMES CHASED FROM TNI TRACK WITH HOT WATER FROM THE LOCOMOTIVE .T Mrs. Etta C. Estes Mrs. Etta Cothran Estes, 58, wife organization of said corpor at toe home of her daughter, Mrs. Owens, Attorney, Jacobs Building, Clinton. S. C., on the 23rd day of January, 1941, at ten o’clock in the forenoon for the purpose of complet- ^ar cent ovar 1839, when daalera sold units. New and used car faif combined were 1,956,041. Tmck sales, Ukewiaa, showed a edketlmtial gato daring the yeer, the report khows, totaling 197JK)9o an ad vance of' 11.9 per cent over the 17^- 099 aoU duitog 1939. Dated Jam, 19,19H^-i9-ef c.c.ap.iFp.B. Mumeutm to jum cBBomcui Tke YhverNe Paper In C. S. James, following a brief Ill ness. She was a native of Greenville county and was on a visit to her daughter at the time of her death. Funeral services were held at Co lumbia Baptist church near Prince ton at 11 o'clock Monday morning where she bad been a member since childhood. The services were con ducted by the Rev. Raymond Pinson, the Rev. W. A. Baldwin, the Rev. Benjandn < Davenport and the Rev. Markm F. Moorhead. Interment fol lowed in the churdi cemetery. In additimi te bar husband, aba ia survived by two sons and eiitot daughters, James and Arthur Eetea, of Woodruff; Mrs. C. S. Jamas, Mra. Jonah Brown, Mrs. Rufua MiUs, and Mrs. F. W. Grean, of Clinton; Mm. Danial Smith of Omenwood; Mrs. Johanie end Ifirs. Sim Chria- H. L. EICHELBERGER, TOM PLAXICO, P. S. BAILEY, Corporators. Dated at Clinton, S. C.. this 15to day ol January, 1941. Ico tian of Gresmville: Mrs. Judson Bar den, of Winnsboro; three brothers and one sister, John T. and Broad- us Cothran of Clinton; C. A. Coth ran of California, and Mrs. T. M. Martin of Williamston. AVERAGE FREIGHT TODAY HAS 10 FERCENT MORE CAPACITY THAN THE AVERAGE FREIGHT CAR OF WORLD WAR 0AYS(ffi8) CASH BOOKS CHRONICLE PUa CO. T4 About thirty cents of EVERY RAILROAD «X 90UAR eOC$ 10 SUPPORT PUBUC SCHOOISLTHUS FROVtOlHO SUTftOfNT FUNDS TO EDUCATE APPROXIMATfLY LBOaOOO BOYS AND 9IR1S EACH yiAK. HMncunoHW dl'