The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 09, 1942, Image 1
*
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.