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* THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy ami Reliable If You Don't Read IDE OROMaE You Don't Get the News Volume XUI Clinton, S. O, Thursday, July 9,1942 Number 28 Contrast in Ancient Cairo funrished by these two vehicles American Jeep car, beiny driven by Master of LonlsvUlp. Ky- thsn this Jeep has andeabtodly Erwin Rommel's mschsnlsed forces have swept towards the Saes. Period For ationing Filing Here Set for To day, Friday, Saturday At School Buildings. Today, Friday and Saturday, mo torists will register for new gasoline rationing as required in the south east area. Plans for the registration have been completed and will start this morning (Thursday) at nine o’clock. Hours for the threq-day period will be 9 fc> 12, and 2 to 6 p.m. at the high school. Academy Street, Lydia and Beil Street schools. The registration will be handled largely by local teachers. Since toe number of teach ers available is limited, the rationing board is making an usgsot appeal to citizens to volunteer. Those who are willing to help with toe work are asked to report today at toe places designated. > Present gasoline ration cArds are AU BOOKS FOR COUNTY ENROLLMENT CLOSE JULY 28 Voters have through July 28 to enroll in the county apd state pri maries in August. Precinct club secretaries are urg ing that voters enroll now and not wait until toe last few days and risk delay until it is too late. Two years ago the Laurens county enrollment was 14,347. In the first primary 9,560 votes were cast. For the voters in toe city proper, the enrollment books are with the club’s secretary, L. B. Dillard. Books for Clinton and Lydia Mills, Gold- ville, Hopewell, Renno, Shady Grove and other clubs of this section are open with their respective secretaries where all who desire to do so may now enroll. ■ ■■ i.ii———■ ■■ .i ■■ DfVvMcFddden Goliad. For Army Duty I THE WAR TODAY Russians admit continued with drawals to new positions in Voronezh sector; Red army in most critical po sition since Hitler hammered at gates of Moscow. r British forces Axis desert army back in Egypt; Nazis harried by U. S. and British aerial blow. Turkish reports say J0,000 Czechs killed since assassination of Fein- structed by the local draft board to hard Heydrich in early June at | report on toe mornings ’of July 18 Prague. jand 21 for induction into the United ♦ {States army under the selective ser- Twenty-four Axis planes destroy- vice system. The draftees will be sent DUET BOARD CUES 56 WHITE MEH Two Groups Leave July 18 and 21 for Army Induction At Fort Jockson. Fifty-six white men have been in- To Address Kiwonions Dr. Dossey H. McFadden of Gold- ville, local physician serving the Jo- to *be*iiMd *until * July '22, 'and oach 1 f nn * . C °T > L Un ‘r!'. punch is how worth six gallons. The! Jp report J° Spaftan- war bond, seal in the upper left-! “I hand comer of the cards also has aminatioh. His instructions further ed in 24-hour span at Malta. Canadian army units and Royal Canadian air force squadrons now stationed in Alaska, aiding ip de fense of that strategic U. S. posses sion. Mrs. P. S. Jeanes Dies In Tennessee — -»»—- Services Conducted Here Mondoy For Be loved Clinton Woman. Mrs. Belle Plaxico Jeanes, 66, died at the home of her son. Dr. Robert P. Jeanes at Manchester, Tenn., on Saturday, July 4. She had been at Manchester for the past three months to be near Dr. Jeanes who is station ed at Camp Forrest in the medical corps. The body was brought here late Sunday afternoon and remained at her residence on West Main street until toe funeral hour. The funeral service was held Mon day afternoon at five o’clock from toe Associate Reformed Presbyterian chur6h with her pastor, Dr. C. By num Betts, in charge, assisted by Rev. C. G. Lynch, of Easley. Inter ment followed in Rosemont cemetery. The services were attended by a large gathering of friends and many lovely flowers were placed upon her mound as a final tribute of love and respect Pallbearers were: S. W. Sumerel, Boland,'W. C. Shetrty, J. Wi-MH- am, J. Reed Todd and Dr. J. W. Davis.' Mrs. Jeanes was toe widow of Perry Simpson Jeanes, Clinton mer chant, who preceded her to the grave five years ago. Mrs. Jeanes was a native of York county but had been a resident of this city for approximately 40 years. Knnprf l stated that if he passed the exami- 0nlv ,. A » rarH , for automobiles lnation he would ^ assigned to duty'She was a life-long member of the Camp Edwards, Mass. Associate Reformed Presbyterian be issued at the schools Truck bus! A petition signed by hundreds of church which she loved dearly, and Sd toid oirVto^ m^ke aSatkm residents of has loyally supported. A woman of beau- to U.*bLS! Applicant who believe ul r l '^ u ' the_prope r , officials | Ulul ChrisUm ctaractor stoong au on asking that Dr. McFadden be given faith, she endeared herself to many U allowed by tte touic bJok m ay d efennent since he is toe only physi- who loved her for her sweet per- apply to the county rationing board 2500*'people serve lts p ° pula " for a supplemental B or C book. But the extra books go only for occupa tional driving and to those who have formed or attempted to form car- sharing clubs. Car owners are reminded that no ration card «csn be issued except up on presentation of a valid 1942 au tomobile registration card. The baste ration book for passen ger automobiles is known as Book A and contains six pages of eight coupons each, entitling toe holder to 48 units -of gasoline for one year (July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1942y. As the refistration will not go into ef fect until July 22 three coupons will be detached from toe first page of Book A. The remaining five cou pons on the first page will be good during toe period July 22-August 31. Coupons on page two are good Only during September and October, and so on. — The basic ration book for motor cycles is known as Book D and com- tains 48 coupons. It differs from sonality and unselfish spirit Mrs. Jeanes is survived by two Dr. McFadden went to Goldville sons, Capt. Robert Jeanes and Capt. last July to relieve Dr. ,W. T. Mar tin for a vacation of several months. Later in November Dr, Martin re tired because of his health and his practice was taken over by Dr. Mc Fadden. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. M. J. McFadden, who recently moved from here to Goldville. Thornwell Fomily To Hove Vacation James G. Jeanes, both of the medi cal corps, United States army; one grandson, two sisters, Mrs. J. N. Quinn of Blacksburg and Mrs. P. M. Caldwell of Smyrna, two brothers, J. E. Plaxico and V. K. Plaxico of Blacksburg. Her son, Capt. James G. Jeanes, is now assigned to foreign service, pre sumably off the coast of South America. A cablegram received late Monday night after toe funeral ser vices. stated that he expected to be Vacation season at the orphanage here for the last rites. He arrived in has already begun with approximate- Greenville by plane late yesterday ly one hundred children now off toe | afternoon (Wednesday) from Miami, campus. The final vacation period j Fla., and came here last night to join will begin July 16 when another his wife for a few days. by bus to Fort Jackson. Group of July 18 The following 28 men have been notified by the board that they are included in the July 18 call: Steve Ezikil Cogdill, Clinton. Elmer Loyd Quinn, Clinton- James Lescp Chambers, Rt. 3, Clin- ■ton. Thomas Algie Abrams, Goldville. Thomas William Lynch, Rt 1, Mountville. Marion Luther Jacks, Clinton. Jerome Carroll Duckett, Rt. 3, Ly dia, Clinton. Charlie Ray Hazel, Rt. 1, Cross Hill. Howard Leslie Hall, Clinton Clyde Ayers, RFD, Clinton.- Willie Shaw Wilson, Rt. 2, Clinton. Haskel Bailey, Rt. 1, Clinton. William Arthur Dunaway, Rt. 1, Clinton. James Walter Cooper, Rt. 3, Lau rens. Eddie Franklin McGinnie, Clinton. Carl Grover Henderson, Rt. 2, Ki- nards. Ralph Hawkins, Rt. 1, Ware Shoals. CharUe William Lell, Clinton. Arthur Davis, Rt. 1, Ware Shoals. Walter Lee Madden, Rt. 1, Clinton. Henry Edward Rhodes, Thornwell orphanage, Clinton. Robert Franklin Ealy, Clinton. Joseph Lawrence Davidson, Clin ton. James Lee Brown, Goldville. Joseph Arthur Canupp, Rt. 2, Clin ton. Gar ley Thomas Thrift, Clinton. John Frankjin Chalmers, Rt. 1, Waterloo. Bruce Home Lothridge, Rt. 1, Ware Shoals. * Bee—4 Q— July 21. - The following additional 28 selec tees have been called to report for duty July 21; George Vincent Woody, Rt. 1, Ware Shoals. Davis Victor Pitts, Clinton. Furman Brown Morris, Jr., Rt Gray Court. Samuel Earl Glazebrooks, Rt. Clinton. Thomas Gprden Oxner, Goldville Davi{l Lovell, Clinton. FDR SAYS U. S. MAY HAVE TO TAKE ALL TIRES 4‘ REV. C. A. CALCOTE Clinton Kiw ALC< ranis club The have as its guest speaker this eve ning, the Rev. C. A. Calcote. pastor Such Move Seen If War Condition Gets More Acute. Hopes Emergency Can Be Avoided. Washington, July 7. — President Roosevelt said today it might become necessary to requisition all the auto mobile tires in the country if war- | time conditions grow more acute, but 1 made it clear he was hopeful that such extreme action could be avoid ed. Scrap rubber collections had im proved. he said, -but it was still ton early to estimate their effect upon the situation. The drive was en abling officials to find out more definitely just what rubber stocks they could count upon, he added, and will it was already apparent that scrap was not a cure-all. Mr. Roosevelt spoke at his first of Aveleigh Presbyterian church of press conference since June 16, ba- vNewberry, and one of the most sue- f ore Winston Churchill’s recent visit, cessful young ministers of the South He seemed rested and refreshed des- .Ciroiina synod. pite the heavy burdens of the presi- Since Mr. Cakota accepted the dency in war time, and in high and Aveleigh pastorate ten years ago its amiable spirits. He leaned back in membership has almost doubled. The his chair, tipped his cigaret holder church has organized five outpost | to its characteristic jaunty tilt and missions and including its own home' exchanged banter with the corres- enrolbnent in Sunday school, has ac counted for a total Sunday school en rollment of 550 largely through its missionary activities program. ' Local Kiwanians are looking for r ward to Mr. Calcote’s coming thisi pondents. This buoyant mood left him at one point, however, when the reporters questioned him closely on the rubber and gasoline problem and he answer ed with unconcealed sharpness, that evening since this will be the first' was trying to sav4 the nation, not time he has addressed the club. Class 1-A Men About Exhausted j ♦ . , Local Board To Begin Reclassification For Quotas After This Month. A meeting of draft boards of the Piedmont section, embracing ten counties, has been called to be held J rationing as a tire conservation meas- in Greenville on July 15, it was ure and said he still was hopeful learned yesterday. The meeting will that it might be possible to separate j be attended by state selective service the gasoline problem from the rub- officials and is expected to adopt ber problem. plans for reclassifying men in the As for gasoline rationing, he re draft age now registered with local 1 mar ked that if he lived near an oil boards. {well and had a car with good tires The Clinton board has received aland needed it for his business, he Judge Lester Evans,’ kt. 2, Clinton ! ca11 for 56 white men - ,or Jul y> the I would not be able to see why he Ralph Benjamin McCoig Rt. 1 list appearing elsewhere in today’s l should be forbidden to use of the paper. A subsequent call has beefi readily available gasoline. gasoline and rubber. It was at this point that he added a statement that if the war ihould grow worse it might be necessary for the government to commandeer privately owned tires. The nation, he said, was ready to make any sac rifice in this emergency period. There was no discussion as to what provision might be made for the motorist whose car would become virtually worthless at present if his tires were removed or of other prob lems which would arise from such a program. The president reported that no decision has yet been reached on the question of nationwide gasoline 1.! large contingent of toe older pupils will leave for their homes in this state, Georgia, Florida and elsewhere for a month’s stay. Riverside cottage on Enoree river near here will not be opened this summer due to the popular swizn- . . .. . .. , ming pool on toe campus which will to. AT»ok oiUjr to Utotth. coupon, b. enjoyed dally by the children who have no bl-mopthly expunttoo <totw. here The unit value is 40 per cent of the; , m unit value in Book A. The coupon unit value is four gal lons. Baptist Association - To Meet Friday Announcement was made yester-, day by Rev. W. N. Long, superin tendent, that toe Laurens County Baptist Sunday School convention will meet Friday, July 10, at New Prospect church near Laurens, be ginning st 10:30 a.m. J. L. Corzine, state director of Baptist Sunday school work, will bring the mein address and discus sions will be led by the local leaden. Those attending ere asked to bring lunch for a picnic dinner. Mr. Long also stated tost all churches of the county are urged to be well repre sented. 44 FROM LAURENS H. L. Kennedy, secretary of Selec- Board No. 49, Laurens, that his board had or- •4 white, awn to Fort 14-17 for find phy- induetkm NEGROES LEAVE FOE CAMP Twenty-four Negro selectees from the local draft board will leave to day for Fort Jackson, Columbia, to be inducted into toe United States army. Those Included in the call ap peared in lest week’s paper. UNITED STATES before forces. ONDS AND STAMPS Air Reserves Now Open To Young Men Of Community Enlistments in the Army Air Forc es Enlisted Reserves have been au thorized for men between toe ages of 27 and 37 who have been selected by toe Civil Aeronautics. Administra tion for civilian pilot tarining, toe „ . ^ _ War department has announced. Rom, welt.known Gold- C. C. Gles of this city, is Laurens viUe citizen, was one o« the last min- county flight contractor, and Dr. N. entries for the hcAue of repre- G. Whitelaw of Presbyterian col- .-ntotives fron* this county when the lege, is co-ordinator. The college is time lor filing pledges expired at Clinton. Charles Otho Johnson, Clinton. John Poolie Kellett, Rt. 1, Gray Court. Bill Oxner, Rt. 1, Waterloo. Thomas Edwin Baldwin, Clinton. Thomas Harold Crawford, Rt. 1, Gray Court. John Aldine Blakely, Clinton. Claude Harrison Mitchell, Rt. 1, Ware Shoals. John Tom Patterson, Rt. 1, Water loo. William Cullen Balentine, Rt. 1, Ware Shoals. Leonard George Scott, Clinton. George William Fuller, Lydia Mill, Clinton. Herbert Fred Gardner, Goldville. William Oiney Collins, Clinton. Charles Allen Sullivan, Jr. t Clin ton. George Jeff Sumner, Clinton. Wilton O’Dell Bagwell, Rt. 1, Ware Shoals. James Fravis Balentine, Ware Shoals. James Edward Caughman, Clinton. Kenneth Reeves Elledge, Rt 1,‘ Ware Shoals. Wade Bostic Geer, Clinton. John Ross Quits. House Roce received for 59 mert for August, the list not yet having been compiled. R. J. Pitts, chairman of the local board, stated yesterday that the sup ply of 1-A men will be practically exhausted after the July call. There are not enough men left available, [he said, for the August quota unless there is a reclassification. It is ex pected that instructions as to the pro cedure will be given at the Green ville conference. Under the present classification, 1-A includes those without depend At the war production board, of ficials who have consistently favor ed gasoline rationing as a rubber saving device would make no com ment. Meanwhile East coast motorists were asked to discontinue immedi ately all nonressential use of gaso line, regardless of the amount they were entitled to on their ration cards. A joint statement by the war and navy departments and the petrol eum coordinator’s office said that “driving as usual” by motorists in ents; 2-A those who have been given t the ration area was preventing war deferment; and 3-A married men or others with dependents. HOLIDAYS at college Presbyterian college students ob- rved Fourth of July holidays be- Saturday morning and con- uing through Monday. ♦Kto ■prui^ruring for UlO COtUTBC. JUD* 39th. :/ Interested parties in this branch of f After returning to his home Mr service are requested to communicate Ross notified County Chairman R. T. j with either of the officers. . | Wilson Tuesday night by special de- The course covers a period of eight livery letter that it was “impossible weeks ground instruction at the col-. to make the race,” his reasons not lege, On call to active army duty,[being given. .With his withdrawal' men so enlisted ndky be given such there are four candidates in the house assignments as instructors, glider pil- ! race. 'j ots, service pilots or ferrying pilots.! Mr. Ross, a former resident of this Mr. Giles stated yesterday that a [city, has been employed by the Jo- class of ten is npw completing the' anna Textile Mills company for a number of years. 4 course and it is hoped that a class of a similar enrollment may be started next Monday. He will gladly furnish any information desired, he stated. Chamber Of Commerce' Meets Tuesday . The Chamber, of Commerce will three times as formerly. The meet- hold its. quarterly supper-meeting ings are being held at the board’s of- Tuesday evening, July 14, at 7:30 at fke on East Main street in Laurens Hotel Clinton, with alhmembers Iik at 2:30 pm. on Mondays and Thurs- vited to attend. days* Rationing Board . j Meats Semi-Weekly Announcement is made that the Laurens county rationing board is; now meeting twice a week instead of Lt. Long, Laurens Army Flier, Killed In Action June 3 First Lieut. Langdon Dwight Long, of Laurens, reported Monday by the War depart-, ment as missing since June 3 in the Far East, was killed in action on that date, according to additional information re ceived Tuesday by Senator O. L. Long, the father, from a member of the young lieuten ant’s squadron. No details were given in the message. Lieut. Long was a graduate of The Citadel and joined the United States air. forces two yean ago. In May past he pi loted a big plane to the Eastern war theatre and the family had received one or more letters from him following his landing in India. He celebrated his 24th birthday on the day he was killed. Resides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Long, Lieut. Long is survived by a sister, Miss Elise Long, senior at Furman university, and one brother, J^ck Long. workers from obtaining fuel for es sential transportation. McFadden Resigns As B. & L President At the monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Citizens Federal Savings and Loan association held Tuesday evening. President M, J. McFadden tendered his resigna tion which was accepted with regret by . the board. Dr. McFadden ^ has served the association faithfully as president for the past ten years, but due to his recent removal from the city asked to be relieved of the duties of the office. A letter of appreciation of his services Was ordered prepared to be signed by all members of the board and forwarded him. The board elected B. H. Boyd as president to succeed Dr. McFadden. Mr. Boyd’has served the association as secretary-treasurer since its or ganization in 1909. B. Hubert Boyd, assistant secretary-treasurer, was elected secretary-treasurer succeed ing his father. In addition to the president and secretary-treasurer, other members of the board of directors are: J. P. Prather, W. W. Harris, W. A. Moor head, S. W. Sumerel, D. C. Heustess, T. D. Copeland and T. Heath Cope land. * - . Hurricane Plans Special Services Special sei*vices"at Hurricane Bap- tisttist church near here have been announced to begin on the evening of Monday, July 20th, which the res idents of the community are invited to attend. The Rev. W. N. Long, pas tor of toe First Baptist church of this city, will do toe preaching dur ing. the special week.