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Clinton, S..C# Thursday, May 21,1942
retail 'came'
:es in Effect on
1ST All ITEMS
Selling Price of 170
Articles Must Be Posted
Under New Law.
Clinton went shopping Monday
morning under the find price ceiling
placed on retail goods in history.
Stores throughout the city began
complying immediately with the Of
fice of Price Administration by
Voters Must Enroll
For August Primary
Laurens co
ment are sched
for voters who
selves to ball
primaries in A
books of enroll-
to open June 2
to qualify them-
in the,' Democratic
and September.
The books will remjain open
through July 28, after which they
will be inspected and purged pre
paratory to the primary voting. Par
ty rules provide there must be a new
enrollment of all prospective voters
every two Wears, hence every voter
must enroll again this year.
Voters this year will elect a United
States senator, congressmen, a com
plete list df state officers from gov
ernor down, members of the state
house of representatives and a num-
'merchants meet
TODAY TO HEAR OF
PRICE CEILINGS
marking merchandise and posting
signs showing the maximum prices of county and township officers,
charged in March for goods coming j The only offices not to be filled in
under the ceiiin*. Laurens county are state senator,
"V ^ Tho ^ a A nds of , c T e L u * der ! sheriff and clerk of court.
'■ th<» OPA rpffnlations whtrh , havp i
the OPA regulations which have;
been designed to halt the steady rise
in the cost of living.
Following is a list of items requir
ing posting of prices ih the stores.
These do not, however, include all
the items which come under the reg
ulation, but are only' the 170 for
which the posting of prices is re
quired.
The list:
Tobacco, drugs, toiletries and sun
dries—
Tobacco: Cigarettes; smoking to
bacco, in cans and packages.
Packed household drugs: Aspirin
tablets; milk of magnesfe, liquid;
cod liver oil, liquid; castor oil and
mineral oil; witch-hazel and rubbing
alcohol.
Toiletries and sundries: Hand and
toilet soaps; dentifrices (paste, pow
der and liquid); shaving cream;
toothbrushes; sanitary napkins; ra-
zar blades; facial tissues.
Infants’ foods: All types.
Ice cream: Bulk and packaged.
Apparel and Yard Goads
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Number 21
HANS 6IVEN FOR
CLOSING PROGRAM
MARCIA GALLOWAY
Valedictorian
Graduates Honored
By Kiwanis Club
Gin ton High ond
Thornwell Group Heor
Address By Allen.
The Kiwanis club at their meet
ing Thursday evening had as their
guests, the boy graduates of the
Clinton and Thornwell orphanage
high schools.
The meeting was presided oyer by
President E. H. Wilkes, who extend
ed the guests a cordial welcome. Ki-
wanian L. B. Dillard introduced each
of the graduates to the club. , ..
The guest speaker was the Rev. C.! of the co e * e ’ h
F. Allen, pastor of the Goldville nouncea
MARGARET ADAIR
Salntotorian
Mrs. Clifton Adair, secretary bf the - AT ^1 ||flTA|| lilAU
Chamber of Commerce, attended a Al vLInVUn iHUn
meeting in Greenville Monday at
which time price regulations pro
mulgated by the Office of Price Ad
ministration were explained to near
ly 500 business men and women of
the Piedmont section.
President .D. B. Smith of the local ,
Chamber of Commerce stated yes ter- 1
day that a meeting for the city’s j
‘ merchants will be held this after- t ,
'noon (Thursday) at 2:30 at Hptq^f. schools W,n com * 10 a close
i Clinton at which time several speak^ V 7
ers will explain the price ceilings XThe commencement program of
which now apply to practically ev- the* high school will g?t under y^ay, ^
erythiqg the America^ people eat, at Florida Street school Friday eve-
wear and use. ning with the annual class exercises.
All merchants are. invited and' The baccalaureate sermon will be
urged to attend the meeting today; preached Sunday evening at eight
sponsored by the Chamber of Com-j o’clock at the First Baptist church
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Baccalaureate Sermon
Sunday At First Baptist
Church. Seventy Slated
To Finish.
The 1942-43 session of the Clinton
V
Doyle Infirmary
To Be Dedicated
Ceremony To Be Port
of College Commence
ment Program June 1.
.School .
Here Next Week
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Frampton To Direct
Civilian Defense Coucse
At College May 25-29.
merce.
The new Doyle infirmary at Pres
byterian college will be dedicated j school
with a simple ceremony as
Plans for the state civilian defense
to be held at
Board Calls 13
For Induction,
White Registrants Go
To Fort Jackson On
June 4th.
t The next group of selectees from
Presbyterian the Clinton draft board — 13 white
of the 61st commencement exercises
on Monday morning, June 1, and will
be open for inspection by commence
ment guests immediately following
the ceremony, Dr. William P. Jacobs,
a part j college May 25-29 are nearing com
pletion, Rev. W. McLeod Frampton
Presbyterian church’, who brought a
timely and challenging message to
the young men. “You arc all actors
Men’s and boys’ clothing: suits, today,” h e said in addressing the
Dr. E. Clay Doyle, of Seneca, alum
nus of the college and donor of the
men—will leave for Fort Jackson
June 4th for final physical examina-
business and sport; overcoats, top-1 graduates. “Will you play your part
coats and raincoats, bu^ness and as you should? As the plot unfolds
sport; trousers and -slacks, Tims, history is in the making in these
sport and wash; men’s shirts, other
building, and Mrs. Doyle wiU be', representatives to the school which
honor guests at the ceremony. Dr S.|k designed to teach men certain facts
, ^ .... ., . . .. . . .lions, and if they pass their exami-
of Greenville, director of the school, j nations> wiU ^ i nd ucted into army
stated yesterday. ; service.
The training school will open onj On June 30, the board will send
next Monday and continue through \28 Negroes for induction.
Friday. Mr. Frampton states that a| Included in the June 4th call are:
large number of the state’s counties! William Haskell Knight, Gray
in the Piedmont section are sending Court.
Isaac Duffey Stone, Clinton.
than formal; pajamas and 'night
shirts, cotton, wool and part wool;
shorts, cotton; undershirts, cotton
knit; union suits; hosiery, other than
pure silk and pure wool; felt hats;
critical times, with shifting sdenes.
They call for the romance of build
ing, serving and loving.” He spoke of
wmr, tragedy end intolerance, the
comedy of pride, boosting and inex
perience. He admonished the young
work shirts; work pants; overalls and^ men to know JAeir .lines, to.famil-
coverals; sweaters; mackinaws; jack
ets, boys’ only; boys’ gloves and mit
tens; boys’ blouses and shirts; boys’
snow suits. * ■ :
Women’s and girls’ clothing: coats,
iarize themselves With conditions
they must confront.
Continuing, Mr. Allen declared,
“the great issue of the present is the
conflict between Christianity and
untrimmed and fur trimmed, sport, paganism, the latter characterized by
and dress; suits, dresses, street and' selfishness. The thing that will count
house; hosiery, including anklets; [ most in ^ struggle is how you
panties and slips; foundation gar- ^ play the game. Play your part in
ments and brassieres; women’s striving for achievement so you may
gloves, children’s gloves and mit- g e t an encore,” he said in conclusion,
tens; skirts; blouses and shirts, tai
lored, rayon or cotton; sweaters;
children’s jackets; nightgowns and
pajamas, other than silk; robes and
house coats, flannel and cotton; chil
dren’s overalls, slacks, sun mils and
shorts, cotton only; children’s snow
clothta * :
an extended illness.
Miss Copeland was known here by
a number of relatives and friends,
having attended several of the Cope
land reunions in the past. She is.a
granddaughter of H. Copeland and
C. Hays, of this city, who is in charge'so that they may train others for de-
of construction, will formally »re-4*nse work.
sent the building to the college and
Albert C. Todd, of Greenwood, chair
man of the board of trustee, will re
ceive it on behalf of the college.
Doyle infirmary, so named in honor
of the'donor, is being constructed by
remodeling Alumni dormitory on the
college campus. Alumni was the old
est building on the present campus
Only the finishing touches remain
before completion of the infirmary,
and it will be ready for use with the
opening of the college’s summer
quarter on June 15.
Joe Willie Wray, Clinton.
Isaac Owens Ray, Clinton.
Robert Lindsay O'Sullivan,
Mr. Frampton said that the faculty ton
of the school would include Major
G. Heyward Mahon of Greenville,
Dr. H. E. Sturgeon of the college fac
ulty, R. W. Arrington of Greenville,
Lt. Col. A. H. Cummings and mem
bers of the R.O.T.C. staff. Dr. B. Gra
ham, HI, Dr. M. W. Brown and Dr.
WTP. Jacobs of this city: Members of
the R.O.T.C. unit at the college and
William Bernard Henderson, Wa
terloo. *
Leroy Blease Hamm, Goldville.
Earl Dorsey Turner, Clinton.
James Earle Furr, Clinton.
William Arthur China way, Clinton.
Coy Max Gillespie, Ware Shoals.
Harold Nabors Copeland, Clinton.
; by the pastor, the Rev. Walter N.
| Long. As has been the custom for a
: long period of years, this will be .a
union service in which all churches
of the city will unite.
* The graduating exercises will be
(held in Florida Street school audi-
! torium next Monday evening, at
which time medals and awards for
the yCar will be made. Supt. W. E.
Monts . will deliver diplomas to the
graduates and following a custom of
the past two years, no guest speaker
will appear on the program. Mar
cia Gallo Way will be the valedicto
rian, and Margaret Adair, the' salu-
tatorian. The president of the class,
Carolyn Henry, will also speak.
The time of all three programs
will be eight o’clock, with the public
cordially invited.
The following forty-two girls and
twenty-eight boys will be candidates
for diplomas or certificates, it was
announced yesterday by school au
thorities:
Bey*
Bruce Abrams (Goldville), Cope
land Blackwell, David Boland, Av-
Clin-j ^7 Bridges (GoldviH*), Robert Can
non, J. B. Cranford, Billy Cummings.
Richard Foster, Johnny Fuller, Hol
lis Cause, Charles Hairston, Wat
Henderson, Lloyd Huntington. Roy
Jackson, Jack Johnson, Milton Mi
lam, John Mimnaugh, Stanley Mitch
ell, Carson Nabors (Goldville), Bill
Poag (Goldville), Frank Ramage,
Rufus Sadler, A. M. Shumate, Jr.,
Elwyn Sturgeon, James Von Ho lien.
Billy Willingham (Goldville), Henry
Miss Chorlene Copeland
Passes In Arkansas
News has been received here by
relatives of the death of Miss Char-
other than silk; shirts; binders;
sleeping garments; coats, cotton,
wool and part wool; snow suits;
sweaters, sunsuits, cotton only.
Yard goods: cotton yard goods;
rayon yard goods; wool and mix-
Former Clintonian
Passes At Columbia
James Edward Baker (transferred
a representative of the American to Local Board No. 50 from Local
Red Cross will' also participate in Board No. 4, Charlotte, N. C., for in- Young, Edmunds Yeung, William
the school. duction).
Those attending will be housed and; - 1 ^
Jed «t the college wtd in the Health Clink Here
‘“j^rtwe^itreet, work, dre» and 0 ' J - Clarence Copeland of this
i cuy.
Horace I. Horton, 83, of Columbia,
died Sunday afternoon, at a
in that city after an illness
eral .jftionths. The funeral services
were held Tuesday morning, with
burial following in Elmwood ceme
tery.
Mr. Horton was a native of An
derson county, the son of Charles
Elijah and Louise Rice Horton. As a
of local citizens, the director said.
The following program has beeni Each Tuesday
announced: v ^
Monday P. M., May 25 | Mrs. J. D. Witherspoon, codntji
Registration and organization. In-,nurse with the Laurens county health
hosnitai sectors: Mayor P. S. Bailey, Dr, department employed by the state , "‘ ta Fr \ n 7
of sev- ^ aco ^ s » Major Mahon, J. K. Roberts,’ board of health, will be at the health ^ 0 ^ v 1 .^ ’ Carolyn* Freeman, Mar
; and school officials. : center in Clinton above the fire de-! c,a ^ ja ^ owa y» Bvsly 11 Gardner (Gold
Young.
Girls
Margaret Adair, Mary Frances
Barnette, Virginia Blackwell, Mil
dred Burgess. Bobbie Jean Carr
Goldville), Rudy Craine, Ila Curry,
Vada Lee Dickey (Goldville), Kath
ryn Dicus, Fay Duckett, Faye Fran-
(Goldville), Juanita Franks
May 26
sport shoes for men, women and
children; infants shoes; rubber foot
wear.
Many Foods Affected
Food and household sundries:
Meat: fresh beef rib roast; chuck
steak; top round roast; rump roast;
chuck roast; beef liver; ground round
steak.
Pork: loin whole roast; rib end
roast; loin end roast; best center cut
chops; bacon, ham, whole, half or
sliced; salt pork.
Other meat products: cook or
smoked ham; frankfurters.
Canned fruits, vegetables and juic- dar
(Continued on page eight) , , the
Her father, John Copeland, a na
tive of this community, passed away
several years ago. She is survived by
her mother, Mrs. J. W. Potter, and
several brothers and sisters.
Wray Is Called
For Army Service
Joe W. Wray, science ins
the local high school, is inc
the draft call of the local
where he was agent for the C. N. A
L. railroad for several years. In 1906
he was made trainmaster, moving
from here to Columbia, and he held
the position until his retirement in
1929. His wife, who before marriage
was Miss Jose phone Boggs of Pick
ens, died In 1919. % Mr. Horton is
pleasantly remembered here by a
number of business men and others
who will regret to learn of his pass
ing.
The deceased is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. R. C. Philson of Co-
Tuesday A. M.
7:30—Breakfast.
9:00-10:30—Organization of Civil
ian Defense — Major Mahon, R. W.
Arrington.
10:45-11:15—Aircraft Warning week
.center in Clinton above the fire de , .... . ... . „ „ v ....
partment on Tuesday of each week “il-
for any kind of immunization. It, re<1 ^ a y e * (Goldville), Carolyn
The county health department con- j ! Ieni 7 Al P e Nancy Johnson,
ducts a venereal disease clinic at the I / on ^f ’ Jones Jean
health center in the city hall each 1 ^ on ’ Sarah McCrary. Byrd Mc-
Tuesday morning at 10 M lllia "' Meadors, Omega
on
young man he moved to Clinton ^TO^T-Aeri^f^mbardment patient, attending.
o’clock, with an average of about 45
—Lieut. Col. Cummings.
Tuesday P. M.
1:00—Dinner.
2:30-3:00—War Gases, Identifica
tion and Tests—Dr. Sturgeon.
6:30—Supper.
(Continued ou page two)
Dr. Hays To Receive
College 'Gold P
, Dr. S. C. Hays, local physician and
lumbia, and Mrs. Brent A. Latimer sur geon, has been selected by a spe-
The National Defense council, the
U. S. Public Health service and the
American Medical association rec
ommends that all people who have
j not been vaccinated against small
pox in the last ten years be re vac
cinated, that everybody be immuniz
ed against typhoid fever, and that
all children between the ages of nine
months and five years be given diph
theria toxoid to protect them against
diphtheria.
Since February the Laurens
Monroe, Evelyn Neighbors, Lois Pen-
land, Elizabeth Riser, Dorothy Rob
inson, Margaret Simpson, Helen
Stewart. Rebecca Todd. Betty Trib
ble, Helen Turner (Goldville), Mar
tha Vaughan, Mamie Willard, Edna
Wood, Gladys Willingham (Gold
ville), Edith Wright. Amy Young.
SOUTH CAROLINA
FARM PRICES UP
BY 71 PER CENT
„ . . . ... The general level of South Caro-
, al H 1 _ : depa !777 ^ Jfillina farm prices rose six points dur-
of Birmingham Ala; one son, Thad|cisf coiimiittee' II/--— ~ 11-,
E. Horton of Columbia, a sister, Mrs.; college alumni association to receive i cs 477 persons vaccinated, and 13
Frances Horton Emerson of Gaines-1942 “Gold P” award as '
ville, Fla.; a brother, E. C. Horton of j.'aiumnua 0 f the year.” The'
June 4th. Mr. Wray, a native of Ce-1 Canton, N. C., and five grandchil- nouncement was made yesterday by
artown, Ga., has been a member of
faculty for the past two years.
Ill INDIES IK INVITED TO ATTEND
DC CHRONICLE'S FREE COOKINO SCHOOL
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* As announced last week, THE CHRONICLE’S FREE Cooking School
dren.
26 t: T ph 2n CU ?, 1CS ’ immun 7 ng 2 , 148 >ng the month ending April 15 and
r**' 30 8maUpox vaccination elm- at 17l nt of the 1909 _ 14 aver _
™ive cs, 477 persons vaccinated, and 13 age was 71 ints
theitoxoid clinics with 94 treatments for of l941 accordi * rnink 0 . BlackT *
«n-; the prevention of diphtheria. ! federal agri cultural statistician.
infillV all rrwYrlitiAc cHnu/cw!
College Graduates
To Enter Army
Sixty-nine per cent of the young
men in this year’s graduating class
at Presbyterian college will receive
officers’ commissions in some branch
will be held on Wednesday/Thursday and friday. June 8, 4 and 5 in the!®*. *** United States armed force*
at 3 o’clock 1 following graduation on June 1.
Dr. A. W. Dick of Spartanburg, pres-
lident of the association.
In making the announcement,
.President Dick stated that Dr. Hays’
j outstanding work as director of con-
! struction of the new Doyle infirmary,
as well as the able performance of
his duties as physician and surgeon
was the basis for the award which
will be presented at the 61st com
mencement exercises on June, 1.
high school auditorium. The sessions will begin each afternoon
Admission will be free, no tickets will be re
quired, no reserved seats for anyone.
the school will be in charge of Miss Kathleen
Crbw, noted lecturer and home economist of the
well known Spry Kitchen at Cambridge, Mass.
time-saving and thrifty methods of cookery. This
will be a golden opportunity for women to learn
during the war emergency period, how to con
serve food and to gain new ideas and tested reci
pes for main dishes and desserts that are whole
some, delicious and economical.
In addition to the food prepared and other
gifts N 10 valuable baskets of groceries and house
hold supplies will be.awarded each day.
All ladies in Clinton, Goldville and the sur
rounding rural areas are invjfed to attend the school A special invitation
ia extended to The Chronicle’s family of readars to be present
A w«"»»hT of local firms are cooperating with The Chronicle in sponsor
ing the event. Next we* a special Cooking School Edition of the peper
His edition since it will carry full details covert
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Twenty-eight students will receive
commissions as second lieutenants in
the R.O.T.C. as a result of their mili
tary training and will go on active
duty within ten days after gradu
ation.
CUHTOH, JOANNA
EASY WINNERS
P. C. Military Unit
Rated 'Excellent*
Presbyterian college’s military unit
has received an official United States
army rating of “excellent, with no
recommendations offered . for any
change” for the 13th consecutive
year. Dr. William P. Jacobs, presi
dent of the institution, has been in
formed by foe war department
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander H.
Cummings ia professor of military
science and tactics at the college,
Dr. Ellis A. Fuller
To Head Seminary
Friends here of Dr. Ellis A. Fuller. w#.,. VA/ .., .
of Atlanta, will be interested in the WllDUm Withdraws
announcement—that—he—has
elected president of the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary at
Practically all commodities showed
slight to moderate advances and with
l the exception of wheat, rye. and hay,
all are above the pre-World war No.
il average. Lint cotton at 20 2 cents
per pound on April 15 was the high-'
.est since . July, 1928, and cottonseed
In Mid-Caroline league games Sat- at $58 per ton the highest since July,
urday Clinton Mills easily defeated 1920. J
Buffalo here by the score of 14 to.0. j Cowpeas were $2.50 per bushel
Down at Goldville, Joanna tri- compared with $1.30 last fall and the
umphed over Riverdale by the decis-1 highest since the early ’30s.
Ive score of 13 to 3.. , AH meat animals advanced slightly
Qaaisa far Satarday and were the highest since the early
Riverdale at Goldville. 20s. Hogs averaged $11.90 per hun-
Clinton at Union. • dred pounds live weight at local mar
kets, beef cattle 18.20, veal $10.50,
and lambs, $8.30. .
. , , - _ , Eggs were down seasonally but
Alderman Race .chickens advanced slightly However.
\ — ■♦ ■■ ■ | both were at comparatively high
Timiiaviiu K* .nrrrrHinr rv Perry L. Wilburn of the Clinton April levels,
n Mills community, has informed The| Dairy products advanced slightly
MouBwuie, !r„7,‘! hd ? wn ’.t? *: and ^ ^ ^
and 5Sks as one of ttS^omiSSit ^ 7 PoWer ^ nn0UnCeS
ministers of his denomination. For city P r,thar y. Upon hw request, hf* p
several years past he has bald the v from the candl ' P ° r Commissioner
pastorate of the First Baptist church “**•• column today
Of Atlanta.
and Major Walter C. Guy it his as
sistant The inspection was conduct-
ad reoantly by Captilh Fran M. Farr
of Clamson college.
Lions To Nome Officers
The Lions chib wilt meet Friday- their May meeting
evening at • o'clock at the clubhouse,
it is announced by officials.
A full attendance is requested
since officers for the ensuing year
will be nominated and alidad.
____ J. Herman Power, who was elected
KJNARD SPEAKS TONIGHT county commissioner two years ago.
The Men-of-the-Church of the announces today that he will be a
First Presbyterian church will hold candidate for reelection this year.
this evening at Mr. Power said he had tried to use
7:30. The guest speaker will be Dr.'good business judgment in the in-
fiHVBlimflB
James C. Kinard, president of New
berry college.
Men of all churches are invited,
with a dinner price of Site.
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terest of the county and had cooper
ated with other members of the
board in giving the county a sound
financial administration.^