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r Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, £ C Thursday/ AprH ]6,1942 (Eltntflti (E^rnnirlr Established 19M WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance); One Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mall Matter at the Poet Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible lor the views or opinions of its correspondents. | country, spreading seeds Of hate, dis sension, prejudice, racial animosity, and general destructive doctrines. How much longer are we loyal Amer icans going to stand for these things? (P.S. I know a good way to stop this , stuff, but they say it’s against the law in a democratic country). Mr. and Mrs. Claude Willard. Mr. and Mrs, C. C. Albert also visited Mr. and Mrs. Willard Sunday. Mrs. Kate McDaniel sprat the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Justine McLendon. Hazel Sherril of Clinton spent the week-end with Miss Nellfe Ruth Campbell. '• Gladys Cole of Greenwood, was the week-end guest * of Mrs. Lena Puller. * f Mr. and Mrs. C. S. James and Mr. and Mrs. David Smith of Greenwood, BANK STATEMENT BANK STATEMENT CLINTON, S. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 1«, 1! Strong For Style As for the people of moderate means, they will never get rid of the rush and hard work of life until they become normal in their desires and are willing to accept and use things that wll do just as well although through the apon, the block- is master of all bring Hitler to his use of that classic ade—and today Hitli Europe, and exploit sources. At the beginning Russia, too, placed her hopes on defensive posi tions and saw them destroyed by the invader. But when the fine Russian We are at war, but parking space is still hard to And. We are at war, and realize that tires and gas are on the way out, but we ride right on. We *re at war, but Ipbor strikes _ ^ when it feels like striking. We are at visited Mr. and Mrs. Rufus on war, but millions of people and thou-1 Sunday. Mias Annie Huff spent the week end with Miss Ruth Barton in And erson. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Huey of Green ville, visited Mrs. Virginia Greer Report of CowUUon of Commercial Depository of hi the Mo of South Carolina, at tho Clooe of - - . ~ : - T - - ApM A IMS' Loam and discounts United States Government Obligations of States and ASSETS tions, direct and guaranteed sands of firms are using the war for purposed of making money. We ; at war, but we have thousands Quislings-at-heart on our government 1 payrolls. they may not look so good. The ma- J troops took the offensive the legend jority of us attempt to keep up with the Joneses. We seem to have more of Nazi invincibility shattered. Stalin has carried the war to the Germans, use for style than for brains, or ati jie has demonstrated he is a smarter least we use it more. The Plight of Italy A correspondent to the London Daily Mail on the Italian front stated in a dispatch yesterday that Premier Mussolini was found in a state of “complete prostration” when exam ined by a specialist. After the inter- We. are at war, yet skunks are say ing that we are fighting for England. We are at war, but Nazi-ists whisper that Russia will soon make a separate peace. We are at war, but thousands of fairly de^nt people continue tp W t* 18 * our Allies are not helping us. We are at war, but most of us feel that we have done our part when we buy a few defense bonds .. . and we buy them because they pay inter est and are a good investment. general than Hitler, he is the only m&n yet who has stopped this mad man on land. Had it not been for the wonderful fighting of the Russians, it is not hard to conceive what would ^ m., be “ °“ r pU ‘ h ‘ l °"‘ h^rcoR°u, h “us' LYDIA MILLS NEWS FPR THE WEEK Virginia Blackwell, Correspondent before now. This country and Britain must change their views and follow the example of Hitler and Stalin and the view of II Duce, the specialist said he j aps we are to ^ save< i from an had lost all of himself 3,1(1 1 j ncreas i n g se ries of debacles to which no longer was able to manage h» af- we and our AUj es have been subject- fairs as director of Italy, which now ^ don ' t need p Ursu it planes, are reported in a chaotic condition. w hich are primarily instruments of That is what we predicted months i defense. Rather we need what the ago would happen, and now that the | Ford and General Motors plants are Hitler coat-tail swinger has flopped, producing—a high proportion of long- nobody will especially care or join ini . range bombers and dive-bombers, shedding tears, One country has-certainly lost the war. That country is Italy, which which are entirely Instruments of of fense. We are going to win this war, and sell Trammell, Sunday. James Verden of Whitmire, was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fuller. Mr. ‘hnd Mrs. Cecil Lanforc^, of Whitmire spent Sunday with Mrs. Alma Harvey. Mrs. Fannie Nelson and daughter, of Enoree, visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pace on Sunday. Sunday. Bill McLendon end son, Wayne, and Cecil McLendon visited H. G. McLendon in Columbia last week- rad. • » Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson of Lau rens, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Sjnith. Mrs. C. F. Roberts of Laurens, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. John Cobb. Misses Stella and Sallie Ann Duck ett spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Benjamin in Laurens. The Ducketts, Mrs. Benjamin, and children, Myrna and Carolyn, attend ed the funeral of J. Harold Smith, Jr., in Greenville Sunday.. Ed Godfrey was the week-end guest of his daughter, Mrs. Matt Davis. Friends of Matt Davis will regret to know he was called to Spartan burg Saturday because of the ill ness of his brother, Eugene Davis. Cash, balances with other and cash items In process of eoUection Furniture and fixtuxto .$ l,400.b® .. 116,8004)0 .. 35,0004)0 Including reserve balances. TOTAL ASSETS 241,485.67 1,026.00 $395,71147 LIABILITIES .c Demand deposite of individuals, partnerships, and corporations... $356,666.48 i» - iit mr—-if.— 26,586*74 Depod Other < ts of States ind political subdivisions., deposits (cert L DEPOSITS ts (certified and officers’ checks, etc.).' TOTAL Other liabilities Z >••• •••»« ■•*«••• e •••**** •• .4384,054.80 80147 50.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated obligations shown below) CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $384,10440 Capital* ~ lus Un<! profits — / N TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS... 2400.00 8,500.00 60647 1140647 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $395,71147 *This banks capital consists of common stock with total par value of $2,500.00. • MEMORANDA. On date of report the required legal reserve s this bank was against deposits of Assets reported above which were eligible as legal reserve $ 39,46847 amounted to ..$394,685.67 amounts to - little more now than a | j n our opinion it will not be a long German province. At the present drawn out job. But we will win by time, Italians are permitted but carrying the battle to the foe to wage ounces of meat a week, 1-5 of a pint offensive war on a big scale. We will of milk a day, and 2 Vi ounces of but- ^ never win unless we change our tac- ter a month. Even oil, basis of Ital-ltics and substitute this kind of war. ian cooking, is limited to half-a-pint Look at the Axis. They have effec- W. ML 8. Meets The Woman’s Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Bert Aber crombie Thureday evening. The top ic for discussion was: ‘'Whatsoever Things are Pure, Think on These Things.” Those taking part on the Mrs. W. H. Mahaffey and children program were: Mrs. W. J. Dabbs, ' Mrs. C. R. Kuykendall, Mrs. Mansel Bridwell, Mrs. Algie Lawson and Mrs. Hailie Campbell. The next meeting" Will be held at the home of Mrs. Cecil McLendon. per person monthly. Mussolini’s Ger man friends are literally bleeding the country white of foodstuffs and other supplies. . This means that the Italians are on the rocks. And they deserve no ( pity. lively and to a most damaging degree —demolished all past concepts of the potency of defensive warfare. He Did A Good Job At the April meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce held Tuesday eve ning, Dr. L. E. Bishop ended twO| years of service as president of the organization. Keeping a Chamber of Commerce alive is always a difficult undertak ing and requires a leader who can interest others and is in a position, NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGEE Happy Days Will Soon Be Here Again miss jennie veeve smith has an nounced the on-coming wedding of her baby sister, sudie lou, whose nup tials will be held at the county-seat and willing, to give liberally ol hii '"during the early summer, she is 32 time in promoting its activities. That ! ' cars ,. 0ld , h a ? T aT" 7 a ifSn H sweetie that she had m spholl 20 President Bishop has done in giving a good deal of his time and thought, without remuneration, of course. During his two consecutive terms he has constantly displayed a patriotic, unselfish spirit that contributed ma terially to the betterment and pro gress of the city and conditions lo- years back, his first wife passed on long, long ago, and the secont one got a divorce from him for incompati bility ansoforth. he seems to be a good ketch: he has a ford with 4 good tires on same. miss sallie veeve smith gave a cally. In fulfilling the responsibility . “ ' *1! i * # • , v, u„ shower at the boarding house last fri' which fell upon him ne did a good , „ - ,• ■. , . . ... . . . , 0 day for sudie lou, but it did not ram job, and deserves the thanks of the . . , . , , . but a few drops, she says she lost monney on it. miss jennie veeve C ]^.'.S * C .the th nwTpa P ^V h nex a t n wMk e bl“wUt club and community. The election of D. B. Smith, promi president, insures continued activity on the part of the club. His person ality, his energy and monday and satturday, so everboddy loyalty, his aa " ° u * ,or the P lans and J date of the cerrimony. sudie lou has v e f ), hL an . d ^ leeched schoU: she, being the valuable assets to one occupying the youn6est chiMi did no , hav ' e „ c| J ance presidency of the Chamber of Com merce. Congratulations to the. retiring president and to President Smith who takes up where his predecessor left off. Air Offensive Wo r Our Only Hope to go tp colledge like misses jennie veeve and sallie veeve did. there is a ‘‘little church around the corner” at the county-seat: sudie lou wants to h^ve the knot tied in it. she : has benn informed that all weddings: hauo'hpnn holt fhprff of Arcadia, were the week-end guests of Mrs. S. L. Prince. * Clyde Staggs of Virginia, visited Mrs. Virginia Greer on Sunday. Miss Nellie Jackson rad Donald Jackson spent the past week-end in Greenville with Mr. and Mrs. Milton King. Mr. rad Mrs. C. J. Blackwell and daughter, Virginia, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kellett in Newberry Sunday. Mrs. Woodrow McLendon and daughter, Brenda Jean, are spend ing this week in Camden with Mr. and Mrs. Furman. Holcombe. Ralph Harrison of Whitmire, is visiting Roy Blackwell this week. Mr. and Mrs. - W. P. Thrift and family visited Mrs. Minnie Turner the past week-end. Miss Amber Eskew was the week end guest of Miss Ruby Ayers in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. O, C. Harris, Mrs. Dora Harris and Carl Abercrombie visited Mrs. George Luddie in Bath, and also friends at Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga., the past week-end. Mrs. J. H. Womack of Columbia, visited her mother, Mrs. Mary Fuller, during the week-end. Miss Annette Eskew spent the past week-end in Columbia with Miss Shirley and Johnny Eskew. Mr. ancf Mrs. Lee Caldwell and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Johfi Bagwell near Mountville Sunday. Mrs. S. J. Todd spent the past week-end with her daughter, Miss Ruby Todd, in Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Holcombe and Walter James of Tucapau, visit ed Mr. and Mrs. Charlie James Sun day. Mrs. Sam Hairston and Mrs. Louise White are visiting their parents in Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hairston rad children of Greenwood, visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hairston Sunday, J. B. Neal, who is stationed at Fort Jackson, Columbia, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Neal. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shelton and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Vaughn of Char lotte, N. C., spent the past week-end I, F. M. Boland, Cashier of the above-named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, rad that it fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief. F. M. BOLAND. Correct—^Attest: W. W. Harris, J*. P. Prather, H. D. Henry, Directors. State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of April, 1942, rad I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. S. MARGARET HOLLAND, Notary PubUc. My commission expires- at will of the Governor. Birthdays Bridwell has a birthday Malvena today. Inez McDonald will observe her birthday tomorrow. Myrtle Prince will celebrate her birthday April 19. . Jim Bailey has a birthday the 24th. M. C. Smith will observe a birth day Saturday. Floyd Fuller, son of Mr. rad Mrs. B. T. Fuller, will be six years old Saturday, April 18. Mildred Blackwell celebrated a birthday Tuesday. • Illness Evelyn Moseley is ill at her home. Mrfe-Mte Kirby is improving from a recent illness. Earle Abercrombie has been ill the past few days. Miss Lula Lee Neal and Bruce Neal are ill at their homes. Miss Nettie Carson remains se riously ill at her home on Main street. In Hospital Grover Kirby is a patient at the Laurens hospital. Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hunter cele brated their 44th wedding anniver sary April 10. . Report of Condition of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers of Cltnten, In the State of South Carolina, at tho Clooe of i Bnstnoao on April 4, 1942 949,485.58 62,86040 29,425.00 2,116.00 ASSETS Loans and Discounts (including $5,936.07 overdrafts) I Obligations of States and political subdivisions Other bonds, notes, rad debentures Corporate stocks .- MrTT . [ ^ ^ Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balaiinces, and cash items in process of collection... 592,891.03 Real estate owned other than bank premises 28,02445 TOTAL ASSETS 41,664,802.46 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, rad corpor- t ations —._—.— —....—$ 897,477.58 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 94,220.46 Deposits of States rad political subdivisions 83,750.64 Other deposits (certified and officers’ checks, etc.) 176,350.26 TOTAL DEPOSITS $1451,79844 Henry Ford, America’s No.. l auto- 1 have stuck and the contracting par ties have done well and lived happy ever afterwards ansoforth. rev. will mobile manufacturer, states that waite will tie them up; he is her local within a short while now his plants pasture, her prospective husband will be producing war planes at the runs a nice filling station now, but! Worthy in Charleston - Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hunter and fam ily visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hunter in Charlotte. N. C., Sunday. Herbert Worthy of Norfolk, Va., spent the week-end with Mrs. SAY. “I SAW IT IN THE CHRON ICLE.” THANK YOU. For Only 10^ Now Less then d 1* rate of one thousand a day. You had when it dries up, he will sell waiter- better have your aviators ready, he mellons and canty-lopes and eggs in is reported as saying, for we will soon season. hayfi mass production of the.needed machines. That is good news. this wedding will come as a sur prise to manny gossipers in fiat rock. General Motors Corporation issues 1 they have allways said sudie lou was a statement showing their mass pro- j too old and too ugly to get married, ductiqn of war materials such as avi-, but she pulled a fast one and took tion engines, Navy Diesel • engines, them to town, her husband is a pros- tanks, guns, airplane parts and am-! perous widdower with only 5 chil- munition. Other manufacturing plants dren, but one of them is big enough are being operated entirely on war to cook and wash, everboddy will production jobs to out-produce our wish them many happy returns on Mrs. rtuth Connell of Plant City, Fla., visited Mrs. Herbert Worthy Sunday. Bobby and ^Virginia Chandler ~b7 near Clinton, visited Izell Pressley Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Land of Green wood, were the week-end guests of Axis enemies. All of this is good news—what the American people have been waiting to hear for months. this eventful occasion. mike lark, rfd, corry spondrat The ■ Treasury department changes j We Are At War .. . But— the name of defense savings bonds | We are at war but some erf our and stamps to war savings bonds and government agencies are still running stamps. This means we are now asked to buy Victory stamps and War bonds and the change will have a strong psychological appeal with the public. The point has now been reached in this blundering War when we are beginning to realize that victory be longs to the aggressor—to the nation or nations which carry the battle to the enemy. Hitler and his Axis have around in circles. We are at war but many anti-New Dealers are still abusing and accusing. OUT Presktent. cation of Rupture and no matter how We are at war, but htkhdreds of so- called loyal Americans, npw in office, are playing politics. We are at war, but we permit cer tain newspapers, mouth-pieces and head-gear of and for Hitler, to stir consistently followed that principle. | up strife, try to disrupt our govern- Theirs is the most daring plan of mrat, headline lies and features cal' warfare in the history of armed con- culated to destroy confidence in our flict and they have gotten results, leaders, our country, our finance^ our France pinned her faith on the Magi- defense and offense plana. We are at not line which her military leaders ^yar, but we allow “free speech**, to said was impregnable—and today she is a beaten, starving, slave nation. England, not noted for aggressive warfare, at first thought she could enemies brat on ruining ua. Wa We at war, but thousands of known agents of Japan and lowed to run rampant RUPTURE Shield Expert Here Again E. J. MEINHARDI, widely known Expert of Chicago, will personally be in Spartanburg, 8. C., at the Cleve land Hotel, Wednesday, April 22nd, from If A. M. to • F. M. iUy. MR. MEINHARDI says: The Mein- hardi Shield a a tremendous improve ment—well known for producing Im mediate results. It prevents the Rup ture from protruding in 10 days on the average re gar ardless of size or lo- hard you work or strain. It has no leg straps. (No, Surgery or Injection Treatments used). Mr. Meinhardi has been coming here for 15 years. He has thousands of satisfied customer*. Caution: If neglected — Rupture may cause weakness, backache, con stipation, nervousness, stomach pains, .etc., or sudden death from strangu- flatfcm. Men having large Ruptures which have returned after Surgical Oper ations or Injection Treatments are also invited. When all other* fail- see MEINHARDI. He will to demonstrate to you out charge. (Only men invited.' only. ^ a dose sa only as directed. Dr. Hitchcocks LAXATIVE POWDER Dr. Felder Smith , OPTOMETRISTS Specialists In Eye Examinations Office Bean: Dr. Smith. Dally, 4:15 te 6 Dr. Felder, Daily, $40 to 6 Phone 29 for Appointment CLINTON. S. C. MwnninttHHMmiHnitMHiMWHiiMmi TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated obligations shown below .41451,79844 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital .i... 20,201.40 Subordinated deposits 379,798.60 Undivided profits 13,003.52 / TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 413,003.52' TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS - ..$1,664,802.46 MEMORANDA Assets pledged to qualify for exercise of fiduciary or corporate powers and for purposes other than to secure liabilities... $ Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to requirements of lavr .......w.........."........................ — On date of report the required legal reserve against deposits of this bank was $ Assets reported above which were eligible as legal reserve amounted to ............. ............................... $ 62,860.50 63,030.94 83,857.10 592,891.03 I, R. C. 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