The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 21, 1942, Image 6
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S C
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FOR SALE — Two milk cows with
young calves. H. J. Pitts. lc
for SALE—Four fresh milk cows.
George C. Adair. / ; Ip
ACCIDENT INSURANCE TICKETS
cost only 25c a day, pay up to
$5,000. S. W. Sumerel. Phone 80 and
$1 ■ 11-4c
FOR SALE —Three used bicycles.!
See Lewis Cooper or telephone!
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FOR SALE—Nice heavy breed fry- j
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nue. lp J
ALL KINDS OF FIREWOOD—Give
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wanted. Pet B. Adair, Phone 390-W.
LOST — Parker fountain pen with
name “Louise Baxley.” If found,*
please notify Miss Baxley, Phone
388-W, Mrs. Clayte Bailey’s resi
dence. If
FOR that graduation and wedding /
gift: invitations and announce-/
ments hand-painted and framed/
r Florrie Burdette, Phone 206-W. If
FOR SALE—Large Spencer sweet-
peas. Beautiful colors. 5c dozen or
20c per 100. Mrs. Eric. Barnes, Phone
242-J. IP
GOOD FEED is a good investment, j
If your pullets are grown out'on
Spartan Growing and Developing |
^ Mash, or Pellets they will pay you j
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today No extra charge for pellets. | — 1 1 ■ .. . ■
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Thursdoy, Moy 21,1942
LYDIA MILLS NEWS
FOR THE WEEK
rtrgtnla Blackwell, Correspondent
BIRTHDAYS AND
ANNIVERSARIES NOTED
The
To Tbooe
Extends Greetings'
Wheoe Birthdays and
Occur This Week.
Charlie Estes is spending the week
in Woodruff with Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Estes. ,
H W. Workman, Jr n of Cross Hill,
and Miss Inez McDonald o& this com
munity have accepted positions with
the Lydia Mills Store.
stiit K 'Su^Hfl 1 iJ rS with eC Mr ^ Pat *y Fowler celebrates a birthday
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. tomorrow, the 22nd, and her par-
. Miss Margaret Lott Adair will ob-
Aefve a birthday May 27.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Timmerman, will
irate a birthday Wednesday,
ay 27.
Rev. and Mrs. Hubert Wardlaw of
klin, H. C., observe their first
wedding anniversary May tt.
celebr
May 1
lRe\
Yrhnl
Gas Storage
Puzzles Law
20.
■What should
do when
relatively large
chil 811(1 Mrs * Frank F. Fowler,
and
birthdays the 27th.
and Mrs.
This photo which arrived in New York from tendon hy clipper,
shows Adolf Hitler as he tried to cheer ep wounded Nasi soldiers. There
can be no doubt that the Nasls needed some sort of encouragement to
keep them lighting and to bolster their morale for the much talked of
“spring offensive," after the many reverses they had experienced in
Russia daring the winter months. Evidently Der Foehrer believed a
visit from him would do the trick.
John Bagwell in Mountvillfe.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Estes and nave
dren of Woodruff, visited Mr. and L. . __ _ ,
Mrs. Rufus Mills on Sunday. ! . B ' L ' I ^ ln * will ob-
- Mrs. Edna Smith ahd children redding anniversary Sat-
were week-end guests of Mrs. Leroy; ura *T> 23 •
Ballenger in Augusta, Ga. I iJohnny Adair, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cufton Adair, has a birthday May 27.
Willard Glenn, daughter of
and Mrs.
>e. year old
n observes
rs. R. W
esday, the
THE NATIONAL SCENE
I of 10,000,000 automobile owners.
; Congressmen from the areas affected
] are receiving many letters from peo
ple who think they are not being
given a fair deal on gas rationing,
although officials here are, in gen
eral, pleasantly surprised that the
Mrs. Bessie Eskew and daughter,!
Miss Annette Eskew, spent the past
week-end with Miss Shirley Eskew
and Johnny Eskew in Columbi$.
Mrs. Helen Clark of Gaffney visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Clark Sunday.
Mrs. Grover Jackson was the
week-end guest ot Mr. and Mrs. Mil-
ton King in Greenville.
Bo Brown of near Clinton, spent
the past week-end with Mr. and .. ..
Mrs. Hudson Davis. j the devotional. Others taking part
Mrs. Bessie Whitmire of the Hurri-! ^ Program were: Mrs. Cleo
cane community, visited Mf. and Abercrombie, Mrs. Clyde Trammell,
Mrs. William Ellis Sunday. an<1 ' Mrs - Halli e Campbell.
Edward Thomas of Whitmire, vis-l„ Duri ?£ the 800181 ho °r the hostess*
ited Rev. and Mrs. Algie Lawson i M 1 *- Abercrombie, served
Sunday. ! ments of cookies .and tea.
Sam Cauble spent the week-end
Columbia, May
law-enforcement
they come upon
quantities of gasoline, stored away?
The question remained unanswer
ed today, but it keeps coming up>
Sheriff J. M. Sprawls of Barnwell,
telephoned S. J. Pratt, chief state
constable, today to ask if he should
confiscate the gasoline. Pratt had to
reply that he knew of no ruling or
act or regulation under which the
vid Glenn, will be sh ?f co ^ d ^ „ 4
iorrow, and Mr, I John Gregg McMaster, 81810 ra-
birthday Saturday. ^ onm * officer was aaked about the
has a birthday s iluall0n > and he “M, 1 know of
| no ruling for sudi
oday is the/birthday of Robert S. j The Barnwell sheriff, searching
for illicit liquor yesterday in his
nell Timmerman, daughter of^ebunty, came upon 110 gallons of
^'gasoline stored at once place and 50
gallons stored at another.
Ink, Paste, Carbon Paper, Second
Sheets, Ink. Pads, Stenographers’
Note Books, Letter Box Files, Type-
refresh-j writer Ribbons. Chronicle Publishing
Co. Phone 74.
LOST—In business district, brown j W'ashington, May 19.—Compulsory public has accepted this drastic curb
billfold containing cash and check, savings, rather than outright tax- as well as it has.
Reward. H. S. Wallace, 15 .Cleveland ation, may be employed to limit! The price freezing order, now in
Street. '* ‘ Ip’spendable incomes to not more than force among retailers, manufacturers
WAMTFn 'RADins TO REPAIR — 1 $25 ’ 000 a y ear and to collect large ^d wholesalers, is bringing more
W ANTED^ RADIOS TO KLBA1K ar funds frQm pe^g earning protests than gas rationing, particu-
Call for and deUver. Reasonable, ^ ^ a week larly from business groups who were
charges, prompt service. Gall G* _ . . . _ _ , _ ^takeri unawares and Fear thev will
(Simon) Pitts. Phone 267-J. 21-4c! This proposal, introduced m the
— ! house by Representative Gore ofi n °! ^ able to continue in business
WANTED—Red and white oak tim- i> ennessee h as met considerable | unle .? s som f . reb f f .. ls . ^ven. Many
bers. Will pay cash. Will buy in {avor among house m e mb ers who re t ailers P 01 " 1 out that when whole- 1
large or small boundaries or by the ^ inviting much more favor- sa ! ers ^ . ^^^^cturers increased
tree. A. B. Chandler, Mountville, • ab ^g public Acceptance than would Prices during the past year, they ab-
S- C, : n^5p heavvnew taxes. If legislation, simi-l s ° rbed .P art ^ of increases iftstead
SWEET POTATO PLANTS, Tomato, lar to that proposed by ReP^enta-! ° lhe ^ that thev ^fnow
Hot Penoer Sweet Pepper, Egg- tive Gore, is passed, it is not expect-. f nd occause of that they are now
plants and Cabbage. Also Fertilizers, ed -entirely to take the place of new ^^^00 01^^^ E^ect-
Insecticides, Dust Guns and Spray- ( taxes but will mean taxes will not ; e dural, °” °^ b « wa [ e 11 13
ers Blakely Brothers Seed Store, be as heavy as they would have been 641 in 08808 where the hardship is
Telephone 1^8. r ° inerS lr • ’proven to be great, adjustments wiU
borough Oil Co., West Main St. 2p deductlo ns from all wages and sal- j n g kept a close secret by the Office
lc 1 otherwise. .
_ 1 ’be made. *
Representative Gore’s bfll calls for What will be rationed next is bg.
aries covered by the social security of pj-igg Administration for it has
WANTED- Everybody to put scrap act of a basic amount ranging from be g n evident that wher ; announce .
met al m the Pen on the squafe |6 per cent for a single person eani- , m g nts are made in advance it rg.
Clinton Lions Club. ^_tf:ing $1,040 a year to 115 per cent for sults in ^ on that product, as was
DAHLIA TUBERS. Choicer Tubers a niarried^ person earning $6,000 A the case with sugar. But it is expect-
from the Largest Grower in U. s. year - 111 adcllllo n» a second deduction ed that a large niimber of products,
About 40 Different Varieties, Large wo y* d be made on the income re- including foods, will be rationed dur-
and Pompon. Also Packaged Assort-1 mair ] mg lo a Person after the pay- j n g the next few months in keying
ments. Blakely Brothers Seed Store, ^enf ot income taxes. This second ^th Leon Henderson’s plan to have
Telephone 188. lc deduction would range from $60.40 a n 0 f the'public share equally in
- ——— —j—— on 3 ,* ooc" 16 ° f ^ 1 ’ 040 ’ afte / availa b le stocks of a scarce com-
FOR SALE—Good used electric re- es, to $11,326 on an income of $36,- m odity; * . t * »
frigerator, on© year old. Has five- 000. Anyone earning over $36,000 ^ the case with gasoline ra-
year guarantee. Leaving town; must would be required to buy war bonds tioning, much of the future rationing
sell by Saturday noon. O. C. Willis, with all remaining income, which may resxlh from transportation prob-
76 Sloan St. Ip would thus limit the actual retention lems ra th e r than actual scarcity of
BABY CHICKS—Blood Tested Stock, 3 of around commodities. Rather than ship cer-
Pure Breeds. Barred Rocks, R. I. * * ’ _ tain foods from the West coast to the
Reds, White Rocks, Buff Orpingtons, 1 <( / e P r f entatlve Gor f argues ^ at f asl - aod foods iTora ^ e East
White Wvandottes and White Leg- de P endence HP 00 voluntary savings to the West, it appears likely that
h^ Cockerels Also Feeds, Feeders, j s as archaic and inadequate for to- rationing plans will be worked out
Fountains and Remedies. Blakely wa \ 35 rebance °n voluntary en- which will tend toward having peo-
Brothers Seed Store. Telephone 188. bstmt ! nt in the armed forc f/ ^ pie plan their menus according to
though many congressmen fear the the foods most easily available in
■WANTED—A truck driver who can imposing of such heavy forced sav- their own sections. Transportation
furnish work for my 14-ft. Ford ings upon the people, a number and labor supply are expected to re
stake truck, or will sell same at bar- strongly prefer this plan for the post- suit in a good deal more rationing
gain. Inquire at 31 N. Owens St. tf ponement off the expenditure of than actual shortage of products.
"-LOST—Black and white spotted wealth over tax 1 suggestions which Commodities which came from
spitz dog Answers to the name of P ra cti«ally mean the confiscation of foreign lands, and require ships to
“Skippy ” If found or seen please wealth, so far as income made dur- bring them to the United States, will
call 116 or 144 lc ing the war P^od is concerned. probably be most severely rationed. 1
— ' — 1 In addition to his compulsory sav- It is understood that OPA already
GLADIOLUS BULBS. No. 1 Bulbs i ngs tnJL Representative Gore also has compete plans worked out for
in Picardy, Flaming Sword, Berty has introduced a companion measure the rationing of several products and.
Snow, Dr. Bennett, Debonair, Prim- calling for the freezing of wages and an announcement is expected soon^
rose, Princess, La Paloma, Maid of the freezing of farm prices at par- on the rationing of one of America’s
Orleans, Minuet and Recovery. Also jty. Both of these measures are inmost popular food products.
Rainbow Mixture. Blakely Brothers keeping with the suggestions made ^ - —
Seed Store. Telephone 188. . lc by President Roosevelt recently, al ~ ninlrine Kevnoter
ROTENONE DUST. Don’t let the in- though the President didn’t give his . bi
sects ruin your garden Use Rote- views on taxation as against compul- rOf 310(6 UeiHOCrOiS
none Dust, the non-poisonous, highly j so ^y savings. T
effective remedy. We also have Black . Under Representative Gores sav-
Leaf 40, Evergreen, Red Arrow, Trio- 1 i n £s pl an , the bonds and stamps giv-
gen. Sulphur, Calcium Arsenate, Ar- en i n exchange for payments from
senate of Lead, Sprayers and Dust income could not be cashed in until
Guns. Blakely Brothers Seed Store. afte f the w ar * exce P t ^ cases ol ne—
Telephone 188. • lc cess ity. They would also bear not aside for the duration of the war . . .
more' than 1 per cent interest. The all controversial issues.”
collection would be handled through In his short extemporaneous speech
the present social security machin- which lasted only eight minutes,
grove Street. See Copeland-Stone ery.
Co., or Heath Copeland. tf 1 Many congressmen are hesitant
— T i about rushing through this or any and ammunition than they are in j
FREE! If excess acid caused you pains, other plan for what one senator calls; need of speech-making.”
Stomach Ulcers, Indigestion, | “rationing of money” until the pub- Dinkins was elected temporary
with his mother, Mrs. Betty Cauble.
Misses Stella and Sallie Ann
Duckett, Mrs. Velma Wilkes, and
Edward . Thomas visited Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Thomas near Clinton Sun
day.
Mrs. Willie Mae burton spent the
week-end with her brother, Cecil j
Morgan, in Chester.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Neal and Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Neal visited Mrs.
Lillian Wood in Lockhart Sunday.
Ithiel Harvey of Shepard Field,
Texas, has returned to camp after ,£
spending two weeks with his parents, I
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harvey.
Roy Wolsin spent the past week
end with his father, W. D. Wlson,|: :
in Rock Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson visited
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Smith on Satur
day
Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Godfrey of
Laurens, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Matt Davis.
Miss Virginia Chaney spent the;
past week-end in Mountville with
Miss Ina Cole.
Edward Williams and Leon Aber
crombie spent the week-end in Sene
ca with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Shirley, j
Sam Earle Fuller of Fort Jackson,'
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fuller on
Sunday.
Benny Strickland of Norfolk, Va., f
visited Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Fuller
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Brown, Sr., and
daughter, Miss Eloise Brown, spent;
last week-end in Newberry with
relatives and visited Mrs. Herbert
Brown, who is a patient at Newberry
hospital.
!» ^
Illness
Mrs. John Sloan is ill at her home
on Marion street.
Friends of Granny White will re
gret to* learn that she is a patient
at Hays hospital.
Mrs. Bill McLendon and Virginia
Chaney have been ill the past week.
_ Miss Hazel Harvey is ill at her
home on Main street.
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0
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Publishers—Printers—Stationers
Phone 74 •
OFFICE FOR RENT — In National
Bank Building. Store room on Mus-
of
Columbia, May 20f—Mayor John
G. Dinkins of Manning, delivering
the keynote address of the biennial
state Democratic convention, yes
terday urged delegates to “brush
Dinkins said, “In this time our peo
ple are more in need of food, tanks
Heartburn, Belching, Bloating, Nau- lie has recovered from the shock of president of the convention, an of-
sea, Gas Pains, get free sample, Udga, other rationing—particularly the ra-' flee which carried with it the privi-
at Kellers Drug Store.
12p-7-2
ATTENTION, LADIES! 100 -Calling
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with engraved plate. Modem design.
All for $3.50. Chronicle Publishing
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
EMBALMERS
Licensed Era balm ers. Complete
Day Phone
94
Night
24. 25S or 25$
CUntun,
S. G
tioning of gasoline in the East and i lege of making the keynote address:
Northwest which, in a fortnight, has “I fee! on this occasion we are not
completely altered the living habits; so much interested in the great Dem-
ocratic party as we are in the effort
I to win this war in an all-out offen
sive ...”
DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A LIFE
SO FAR THIS YEAR THERE
HAVE BEEN
O
FATALITIES
from
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS
in
LAURENS COUNTY
Lot’s Strive To Make
1942 a Safe Year On
the Highways.
1
it-
. f
Applause interrupted Dinkins
when he referred to President Roose*-
velt and the late President Wilson.
A few minutes later he shouted em
phatically, “We want to continue this
war until Uiere are no Berlins as we
know Berlin today ... The high
j ideal of South Carolina Democracy
at this monlent” should be winning
of the war.
Watson of Columbia, were elect
ed temporary secretaries of the con
vention on a motion by J. W. D.
Zerbst of Charleston and on a mo
tion by Senator Sawyer of George*
town, O. Frank Thornton of Cioyer
was elected reading clerk.
TO CHECH
B. F. Harvey
B. F; Harvey, 51, died suddenly
his home on Jacobs street Tu<
afternoon.
He was a native and^lifelong resi
dent'of Laurens county and a mem
ber of Princeton Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mat-
tie Douglasrlarvey; three sons, Mar
vin Hanrey of Clinton, Private Ithiel
ey of Sheppard field, ’ Wichita,
n; two daughters, Helen Harvey
and Mrs. Margaret Harris of Lau
rens; and his mother, Mrs. Lawrence
Craine.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Lydia Mill Baptist church Thurs
day afternoon at 5 o’clock. Rev. Al
gie Lawson and Rev. R. D. Hughes
will officiate. Burial will be in Cal
vary cemetery.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brown of
Whitmire, announce the birth of a
son, Joseph McS\ya*n, May 13. Mrs.
Brown before marriage was Miss
Agnes Owens of Gray Court. Mr.
Brown was formerly of this com
munity.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Patterson an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Linda Elvia, May 10. Mrs. Patterson
was formerly Miss Rosabell Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. Albie Martin an
nounce the birth of a son, Douglas
Winford, May 15. Mrs. Martin be
fore marriage was Miss Lottie Cole.
Birthday Party
Peggy Ann Satterfield was honor
ed with a birthday party at her home
to celebrate her fifth birthday. Re
freshments and games were enjoyed
by the group. Fifteen friends were
invited for the occasion.
W. M. 8
The Woman’s Missionary Society
held its regular meeting at the Scout
cabin Thursday evening. Mrs. Paul
McCauley, president, presided. Dur
ing a hnriiw session Mias Eloise
Brown wfs elected G. A. leader. The
society decided to send a farewell
gift to one of the members, Mrs.
Mansell Bridwell, who has recently
moved to Honea Path. Mrs. W. J.
Dabbs was in charge of the program
topic tor the month, “Think on These
Things: . Whatsoever Things are
Lovely.”
Mrs. C. R.
Greyhound is maUnf every effort to atrhtcii its
hold all the travelers who want 4b —h*
ends—but yon can help ns ease the
all, don't do tmnacaaaary traveling just
you do travel, go on a mid-week day if
the wajrto maks each bos seat wark fan.
seat-space far nan in uniform (ihsrsfr ai
them now!)-and far
to.
of
well in advance,
And by all
money yon
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