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£ Poge Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Ttoursdoy, June 25,1942 Ceiling Prices Put On Services ♦ — . Laundries, Undertakers, Garages and Repairs In Latest Order. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF 60LDVIUE MRS. E. O. KAY, Correapmident Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Timmerman and children of Newberry, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Milton BoUck. Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe Clark and son, Jimmy, Mrs. W. G Puckett and Mr. .and Mrs. Warren Clement spent the Washington, June 23. Consumer ■ with relatives in Greer services, a $5 000 000,000 industiy { Mrs. Robert Caldwell and children carried on m 1,000,000 establishments' of Poma j a> visited Mr. and Mrs. W. throughout the country, were placed E Adams Sunday.- under a wartime price ceiling tonight; Mr and Mrs Frank Guyton and with top prices Pegged at the highest f am jiy 0 f Greer, were Sunday guests levels of March * effect July 1. Rev. and Mrs. S. B. White, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Murphy and children, Mrs. Elizabeth Hendricks and John Earle HULL PROMISES ENEMY LESSON WITHIN YEAR > -p- Washington, - June 21. — As the Roosevelt-Churchill huddle on Unit ed Nation war strategy continued. Secretary of State Hull declared to- Willingham, Mr. and Mrs. John;day that “before the end of another Willingham and Mr. and Mrs. Carl year” the Axis powers will have dis- T urner *0^ son of Ninety-Six. covered thev undereatlinAted the Shower For Bride Mrs. R. H. McGee, assisted by Mrs. Mrs Johnny Stroude and dai.„ T . The order covers laundries, under-' ter Tony spe ' t last week with 3L' kers, garages and all sorts of re- j tiyes in N e W berry. covered they underestimated ability of their adversaries. In a message to V. M* Molotov, ,, . T . ., Soviet commissar for foreign affairs, E. C. Abrams, Mrs. Joe Johnson and, congratulating Russia on her first an- Mrs. M. L. Flow, entertained with, resistance to a miscellaneous shower at her home;^ „ brutal ag(rettioD ” ot Nazl on Monday evenmg for Mrs. Forrest 1 Adair, the former Miss Elizabeth Dobbins. * Contests and Rook were enjoyed The ceiling takes ; o£ Mr and Mrs clarence Guyton. / |T\ Mon ^? y e , venmg Mrs -F°Sj many, Hull promised an “ever wid- ** t0rmeT ening stream” of arms and suppUes .. . i.u a. “We are confident that before the throughout the evening with prizfc end of Mother ^ the instigators being awarded Mrs A. B. Galloway of ^ w to pair shops. As a general rule, it cov-; E H Hunnicutt and C N. Fraiiks ers all retail services performed on ! visited the former’s mother in Au- things, such as shoe-shming and pi-! Ga., Sunday, ano-tuning; and it exempts services j Mr and Mrg w N Hunnicutt and peformed on or for people, such as daugh ter, and Mr. and Mrs. High- those of barbers, doctors and law yers. Household repairs done by the job come under the order. As an ex ample, the ceiling would cover a -cn- tract for reroofing a house if the contractor named a price for the whole job. If the householder bought ; the shingles and hired a man to lay them, however, the repair would not come under the ceiling. For seasonable services, the order provides an adjustable price form- in person in' Britain had known for months, but as far as official con- firmation want it had yvnained un der th tightest blanket of censorship. Still prohibited was any mention of the location of the troop camps and the aim or type of units involved. The British Press association said, however, that the troops were sta tioned throughout the country and were “only the vanguard of even greater numbers to come.” Ink, Fatte, Carbon Paper, Second Sheets, Ink Pads, Stenogra Note Books, Letter Box Piles, writer KB>bona. Chronicle Publ C *- Ph "‘- W - • ■ and Dot Adiar. Mrs. John Dayis of Clinton and Mrs. Gene Abrams of Prosperity, won guest prizes. Mrs. Adair was warned of an im pending shower by being called to the door and receiving a raincoat gifts awaiting her. The hostesses presented the honor guest with a piece of silver in her tower of Ninety-Six, spent Sunday with Mrs. E. H. Hunnicutt. Mrs. Rossie Streetman and chil- . .. „ ^ . .. dren, Ray and Jackie, spent last » nd “»£**“*• ‘ n! week with relatives in Greenwood. room she ,ound tub » wlth Garland Streetman is visiting rela tives in Westminster. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Harris and , , , . < son of Clinton, spent Sunday after-l^n pattern, and a pair of silver noon with Mr. and Mrs. White j ca ™ les * lcks ’ .. . .. Tucker I The quests were invited on the Miss Anne Norris of Piedmont, is! lawn where was served - , visiting Mr. and Mrs. Furman Maul- ula based on rises in the cost of d j n ^j r and g q_ Mauldin living since last year. The renter j and j h. Boggs of Liberty, were of boats at a summer resore, for Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. stance, may charge the highest price Mauldin. he charged in the corresponding. MisS Eleanor Quarles of Tfenton, is season of 1941, plus the percentage, v j s j t j n g ber aun£> and uncle, Mr. and of increase in the cost of living be- E q shave, tween then and March, 1942. The, ^j r and Ear i Carpenter of Office of Price administration sup- WarTenville, and Mrs Lizzie Carpen- j j * « « plied a table giving these figures. ter of GraniteviUe, visited Mr. and| were a ward « d the prize for coming Dry cleaners also might use the sea- Mp _ Hni«nnhark Snndav 1 dressed most nearly as they were sonal formula. i Si« Mi^ ^ and Miss’wheh the invitation was received. The order completes the over-all Sadie Moon are attending the Young ceiling program begun by Price Ad- j people’s * conference at Riverside ministrator Leon Henderson April Lodge on Enore e river. 28 with the issuance of the univer-, Liule Eva Jane and Anne EUza _ sal price order covering all com- Howie of Kingsport Tenn, are given understand, how seriously they have underestimated the determination and the ability for effective action of the peace-loving nations, and will have learned that in an aroused world aggressors 'can no longer es cape the consequences of acts result ing in human suffering and destruc tion.” McGees Entertain Y W. A. Group Dr. and Mrs. R. H McGee enter tained the Y. W. A.’s and their guests at a “come as you are” party last Thursday evening. Games were enjoyed after which a hamburger supper was served from a Dutch oven outdoors. Miss Mo- dene Finney and Nathan Brazil U. S. Troops In Camp Throughout Britain London, June 20,—The government permitted the announcement tonight that United States troops now were stationed in England as well as in Northern Ireland. It was a fact that every observant 1921—1ML Hugh L Eicheiberger j ^ man i NEW YORK Professional Insurance Information Furnished Free Member — The NaUeul Aeaedatioe ef Life * Usderwriters* eeeeeeeeeeeMeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeefce mpdities used worn and eaten. The regulatum automatically li- Moody Johnson. ! visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Baptist Junior Choir Feted Immediately after the program presented by the Junior choir of the Baptist church Sunday evening the members were invited to the R. G. Carr’s home on Calhoun street for a censes every firm in the consuming ' '^s Mamie Shaver spent the soc \ al hou J- ]^ ter , , in the evenin * services field and makes violators week . end with her parents ^ Johns . j jeed punch and cookies were served subject to revocation of their license t on ' by Mrs. Carr, Misses Bobbie Jean to do business. , Mrs. T. B. Wilkes and children, Carr ' Ruth Halr and Ruth Stornes ' Much of the 16-page order listed Tommy and Carolyn, of Anderson, services exempted from price con- are visiting Mrs. Helen Bozard. trol. These include professional ser-j Joe and Glenn McGee are spend- vices those of doctors, dentists, law- j n g ^ w ith their grandpar- yers, architects, authors, or enter- ents in Belton. tainers and personal services such as Mr and Mrs F H Praiv and those of barber and beauty shops and daughter, Shirley ' Anne, of Green- bath and masseur establishments. ! yille, and J L. Craig of Fort Jack- Services to commercial or Indus- son> spent the week-end with Mr. trial users, ^hich are covered by the and M rs. C. J. Craig You Can Still observe a birthday Birthdays Bobby Thomas will birthday June 29th Jimmy Clarke has a June 27th. Mary Campbell observed a birth day" yesterday. Wallace Osborne will have a birth day tomorrow. uniyersar price ceiling, also are ex- Miss Sara Eargle and Mrs. Joe! eluded. Also exempt are services Johnson have returned from a visit Sherrill Spires will obseve a birth day June 27th. Grady Spires will observe a birth day June 27th. Mr&, Helen Thomas observed a of an employee to an employer aAd with friends in Washington, D. C.,' celebrated a blrth " or common carriers and public uUU- and lndian Head, Md. I a K ir thrt n v ties; the charges of newspapers, mag-j M iss Dorothy Clark is attending . Audrey L y° ns observes a birthday azines, broadcasting stations, theat- summer school at George Washing- morrow res, insurance underwriters and out- ton University in Washington^ D. C. door advertising operators. j , B ev g. B. White is attending pas- tor’s school in Columbia. Mrs. T hit ht‘ S “TeSS ‘U 6 week With her ! Juella Vaughn wHl have a daughter in Columbia. j Mrs. Gene Abrams and small son lb H bd n ^ J wnlln 2 g 7 h 3 m wiu observe a of Prosperity, are spending the week „ j ,, ra r au ibirthday tomorrow, with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Abrams. . w c arter had a birthdav Tues- Mrs. Zell Edwards of Perry, Fla., ^ W> Carter had 3 birtbday lues spent the week-end with Mr. and y ; L> Frands observed a birthday A Vegetable Laxative For Headache^ Sour Stomach and Dis a y Spall* whan caused by Coo* •tipation* Uti only aa directed. 15 doses for oaly 10 cents* Ur. Hitchcock's LAXATIVE POWDER When Your Back Hurts" And Your Strength and Energy la Below Par It may be caused by disorder of kid ney function that permit* poiaonoua waste to accumulate. For truly many peopla feel tired, weak and miaerable when the kidney* fail to remove excess acid* and other waate matter from the blood. You may auffar natrine backache, rheumatic pains, headaches, dizziness, retting up nights, leg paint, swelling. Sometimes frequent and scanty urina tion with amarting and burning is an other aign that aomething is wrong with tha kidneys or bladder. There should be no doubt that prompt treatment la wiser than neglect. Use Doan’s Pill*. It is better to rely on a medicine that has won countrywide ap proval than on aomething leas favorably known. Doan’* have been tried and test- ad many rsara. Are at all drug atoraa. Get Doan* today. t Doan spills Prevent 'ft'sste hy Canning Suaimer fruits and Berries hmEXTM WM far this pafesml Take all of your sugar books ho your local ration board. Without removing any stamps frbnr your books, they will an* able you to get EXTRA SUGAR for canning and preserving. Your grocer will then fill your allotment with Mrs*. Ervin Norris. Mr and Mrs. H. G. Boyce and son, Kenneth, spent the week-end with relatives in Sumter. Mr .^nd Mrs. J. B. Allsbrook and children of Sumter, are visiting rela tives here. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Floyd and children spejit Sunday with rela tives in Silverstreet.; Miss Mary Francis spent the week end in Charlotte, N. C., with her sis ter, Miss Faye Francis. Miss Betty Douglas Ross of Green ville, is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ross. Misses Agnes Tinsley, Sara Os borne and Lib Franklin spent the week-end with relatives in Columbia. Miss Fannie Copeland visited her sister, Mrs. G. W. Addy, in Clinton over the week-end. Mrs. O. B. Willingham and chil dren of Brevard, N. C., are visiting relatives here this week. Mr. and. Mrs. Ed Jones and daugh ter, Louise, and Mr?. Otis Lewis spent the week-end in Pinevilie, N. C., and Fort Mill. With The Sick Mrs. Clarence Guyton has been ill several days. Friends are glad to see Mrs. E H. Hunnicutt out again alter several days’ illness. Mrs. Cliff Tucker is a patient Newberry hospital. Mrs. Harvey Price is undegoing treatment at Newberry hospital. Mrs. G. F. Blakely has returned home from Hays hospital, Clinton. Mrs. Marion Smith has returned yesterday. - Mrs. D. J. Buchanan will observe her birthday tomorrow. J. D. Butler had a birthday Mon day. Millard Murphy has a birthday today. Ervin Norris will have a birthday tomorrow. Mrs. Sloan Rowland observed a birthday Monday. Master Wayne Murphy observed a birthday Tuesday. Jerry O’Shields has a birthday Satuday, June 27th. No Lottery Planned For June 30 Class County selective service boards were notified yesterday that there would be no national draft lottery for the 18 and 19-year-old youths and those who have turned 20 since the last registration who will regis ter on June 30, but that they would be assigned serial and order num bers according to their respective birthdays. None of these registrants under existing law can be called into mili tary service. i i Spanish Wo &t i End. Annual ar Veterans Meet . E [ R Y. (Continued from page one) Patriotic instructor, Mrs. Mamie Chaney, Lanford. Conductor, Mrs. ^Nalla - Welsh, from Newberry hospital where she Spartanburg underwent an appendectomy. A Mrs. J. W. Carter has returned to her home from Hays hospital, Clinton Card ef Thanks ' Mr. and Mrs James Fulmer wish to thank their friends for the kind- Columbia. Bennie Assistant conductor, Mrs Parks, Fort Mill. Guard, Miss Dorothy Lewis, Flor ence. Assistant guard, Mrs. Mae Fetner, Columbia. Secretary, Mrs Florence Shillito, ness shown them 'during the illness of Mrs. Fulmer and, their son, Eddie On Sunday afternoon v there will be a community singing at the Ep- worth Methodist church at 2:30 o’clock. The public is cordially in- viWJ. Birthday Dinner On last Sunday Mrs. H. M. Will ingham entertained at dinner honor ing her husband, on the occasion of hit birthday, and also honoring Rev. James B. Mitchell. The dining roan was beautifully decorated with sum mer flowers. The giMvta included: Rev. and Mrs. JatnesB. Mitchell, Treasurer, Mrs. Clara Martin, Co lumbia. Chief-of-staff, Mrs. Josephine Blade, Columbia. Parliamentarian, Mrs. Rosa C. Tate, Iva. Reporter, Mrs. Buena Hutto, Or angeburg. Musician, Mrs. Ella DuPont, Co lumbia. » v BUY FURNITURE ON EASY TERMS ' . * . ' . 1 ■■ i ' ^ . T To correct any misunderstanding concerning INSTALLMENT . BUYING of furniture Maxwell Bros. & Knard wants you to know— 1. Accounts Already on the Books Your present account with Maxwell Bros. & Kinard continues as originally arranged. 2. Installment Terms You con still buy furniture for 20 per cent down and the bal ance in weekly payments, over a period as long os 12 months. A few items require a larger first payment. For instance a $54.50 bedroom suit, the actual down payment is only $10.90 ' —and the $10.90 can be divided into 3 or 4 payments by our Lay-Awpy Plan. Purchases under $6.00 are exempt, Terms $1.25 weekly. . . , r f • ■ * * 3. Charge Accounts Your charge account is welcome and is payable on the 10th of the second month following date of purchase. 4. Lay-Away Nan You can use our lay-awoy plan .which provides for futdte de livery, and enables you to build up required first payment at ; your convenience. *3 WHILE CERTAIN REGULATIONS ARE NECESSARY, YOUR GOV ERNMENT HAS NO DESIRE TO LOWER THE STANDARD OF AMERICAN ROMES find Maxwell Bros. & Kinard gfauUy cooperates to* the fnOeet—abiding by the regnlations and helping yea in every poeeible way to aeqaire year hwaediato and fotore needs in Hoate Furnishings. 1 V m “KEEP UP THE HOMES WE ARE FIGHTING FOR**