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r • Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON, $ C. GET TWO-POUND SUGAR BONUS ■ "»■ 1 '■ » Washington, July 6. — Ration card holders will get a two-pound sugar bonus in the July-August period be cause shipments of sugar into the country were somewhat larger than .expected. THE' NATIONAL SCENE As Washington Sees It Special to The Chronicle. Washington, July 7. — The movie like saboteur story, of Germans with quantities of TNT and a list of the AROUND THE TOWN Incidents, Unusual and Ordinary, Gathered On Our Rounds. ed at Fort Jackson July 13. Mr. Hol land is an employe of a wholesale grocery company in Beaufort. He served in the navy, stationed at Charleston, in the first World war. The promotion of HENRY D. DIL LARD to the rank' of captain. Cap tain Dillard, who is 27, is the sdn of Dr. E. C. Doyle, Of Seneco/ Succumbs ; — Seneca, July 3. — Dr. Edgar Clay Doyle, 08, died at his home here Fri day morning at 11:30. He was born December 29, 1873, in MISS THELMA HICKLIN, direc- ThV" extra two rounds mav be i PlacVs'tW*wVre%ched^ed“ to”blow| ^r of religious eduction at the Firet vice as a 2nd lieutenant in bought anv time between July 10 and U P being landed from submarines on Presbyterian church, is spending the months received a 1st lieutenant’s bought anytime net ween juiy iu ana,^ w j month of July at her home in Rich n n i 'V‘i. DUl *r 1 T* Mr ''ocOT« county mi w'm of"thc Dillard ot tw« ol». He «nt*r«d I'r- 'M' Dr OUver M . a „ d M.ry sj? Doyle. His father was a brigade sur- 11 * geon in the Confederate army. August 22* UDon oresentation of cou-l the Florida and Long Islfend coasts, momn ox Juiy ax ner name in xvicn- commission, and was a company entered Presbvterian col- August ^ upon presentation oi cou considered bv manv here t o be burg, and attending, conferences at commander for several months be-;. Or. Doyle entered Presbyterian coi pon No - J- Originally coupon 7 was h f l „ rather than a i arm i n g Montreat, N. C. During her absence fore receiving his captain’s rank. He lf ge in , 18 ?® ® n< L recei Xf <i h |f B : for use beginning August 22. Under ch^rful ratoer than scanning ^ work ^ carried on by js stationed at c Blandirig, Fla^ 1894 u 5f? h * the bonus. No. 8 will come into use,news. For " ^ a ^ s “i MI SS EMILY DILLARD of this city, at present. , to the University of Virginia and lat- leei, tnat xne Germans ao not nave _ ^ er to Belleview college in New York, i the elaborate organization for sabo-i L,- • ! The promotion of TENCH P. OW- u. hie m n in f«87 tage within our country which many From a recent Chester news item ENS to the rank of 1st lieutenant. „ , ‘ . . * have suggested. * ^ is noted a write-uo of a lovely farer T.t Owpne has hon ■intir>r>*H with an “C was a loyal member or tne on that day. July Clearance Sale At Belk's From a recent Chester news item w . ,, is noted a write-up of a lovely farer Lt. Owens has been stationed with an ' He . ... — i It seems logical to assume, spokes-. well party honoring MRS. JOHN infantry division at Camp Croft since 1 J^^byterian 4 c “U5ch and was man here point out, that the Nazis; McSWEEN (formerly of Clinton), his graduation from Presbyterian col-i a . Medical asso- BeJk’s annual Julv Clearance sale i w6uld try to put 6ver such a compli- who with her two daughters, MISSES lege in June, 1941. He is the son always o( fnSSt to t? “ U ’' y ^ *r d **”• ^ S ' ° W ' nS o« buying public, is announced in ’ the: “ i oin J?:*??™. ; th !L C “ y - JT ; ,P ^ FresDyten«. advertising columns of today’s pa-i within this county to carry on sabo- 1 Tenn., where he has accepted the per. The sale will continue through i OI ? an . ex * e i the month. ; it is alarming ' Bang-up bargains for thrifty shop- made to spreai pers are announced in ments, giving the many customers this popular store an opportunity to buy now and save. iive scale. Although presidency of Tusculum college. The :o have such efforts hostess, Mrs. A. H. Aiken, had se- destruction and ter- lected place cards for the 12 guests church, and trustee of Presbyterian When LIEUT. SLOAN TODD leftj Colle g e Clinton. He recently contrib- 1 ast week for his army assignment at uted fundg to convert alumni dormi- Fort Huachuca in Arizona it feU to tory a t this institution into Doyle his lot to have a day and night atop-; infirmary off visit to his uncle, Karl W. Sloan,! ail Hpnar-t f ror in our country, the quick round- in patriotic colors in recognition of ^ ^ 11ctnmrc nf up of the men involved and the fact Dr. and Mrs. McSween’s two sons, in Saftord Arizona ’The latter is a Surviving are.his wife, Mrs. Mary that th€ Axis bothered to plot such a LT. ALLEN McSWEEN ol Fort; iJr*JV -JL!! Cherry Doyle, and > brother. Dr. Wffl Birth Announcement Mr. RUTHERFORD and Mrs. C. E. Rutherford, in aanora, Arizona, me latter is ai p.. brother of Mrs J Reed Tndd mother i Uherry Doyle, and a brother. Dr, complicated plan indicates that the i Jackson, and BILL McSWEEN of the j 0 f Li eu t # Todd. Recently, when the ( FBI has done a notable job of con-j air corps, Chico Field, California, Spanish War veterans were meeting Funeral services were held Sunday trolling activities of enemies within; who are in the service of their coun- in the city, it was the inquiring re- afternoon from the Seneca Presbyte- our gates. I try. Mrs. McSween was presented an porter's pleasure to meet W. J. Sloan! rian church, conducted by Rev.. A. E. It is by such methods of deduction! exquisite gift of lace. of Anderson, who was here for the that much of the news has to be ar-i “ 73 , . . convention. When we inquired, “Are rived at here these days, since news Of interest to relatives and friends you nlaXed to Mr . Sloan in Arizona?” of enemy aetjons within our country, hbre isjhe approaching visit of MISS his reply was> ., He . s my brother Thursdoy, July 9, 1942 Harris and Dr. W P. Jacobs of Clin ton. _ 44,810 Registered In 18-20 Year Unit Columbia, July 7.—Selective Ser vice Director Holmes B. Springs an nounced tonight that 44,810 South Carolinians between 18 and 20,years of age enrolled during the fifth reg istration. These youths brought to 539,000 the total registered under selective service. The state’s ,1940 .population was 1,899,804. j Charleston's 4,840 led the coun ties in the last registration and Greenville was second with 3,310. Spartanbuig was third with 3,175 and Richland ranked fourth with 3,019. TYPEWRITERS AND ADDING MACHINES , Sales sad Service CLEANING A SPECIALTY KENNETH N. BAKER as welb as news of battles, of ship MARTHA PHILLIPS, daughter of you know him?” “Yes, sir, he has of Wilmington, N. C., formerly of this losses an{ j of p roduc tj 0 n are released Mrs. R. E. Jones. Miss Phillips, sec- been a ~ V alued Daid-ln-advance^ sub^ erty. announce the birth of a daugh-| on ^ when the aut ho rl Ue S eonsider! retary in the United State, engineer- of ““r ^avorite newroaMr' ter J o Anne. July 4. Mrs. Ruther- th " news t0 be 0 f no value to the ing .service, has been stationed with ^r yean awTLeh ^ ford, the former Miss Edna Holland, e Under the new Department a unit in Trinidad since May, 1941, h °. s'bSrintTon he Mnds uTTbritf is spending some time at her home 0[ War Information, headed by El- 1 this being her first visit home in more note whTh we alwavraDDroeiate ” mer Davis, however, it is believed the than a year. She is flying from Trini- public will be kept a'little better in- dad to Mexico City and will arrive • formed as to what is going on, al- here about July 15. [PEACH CROP ! though much news must necessarily • here. Candidates i Announcements continue to be withheld. I MOORE'S DRESS SHOPPE was Figures on our production of war awarded the Amercan Legion trophy supplies—very encouraging figures— for the best window displays for the were given to newsmen recently, the month of .June. This is the second most outstanding one thing released consecutive month for Moore’s to FACES ONE OF BEST SEASONS We, the undersigned, hereby an nounce ourselves as candidates for the offices over our names and pledge ourselves to abide by the rules and results of the Democratic primary. Columbia, July 4.—A Clemson ex tension service official said today the South Carolina peach crop faced one of the best seasons in many years. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, July 13 and 14 Lombard c/a<* Benny FOR AUDITOR : ROBERT C. WASSON MISS JENNIE V. CULBERTSON TREASURER T. LANE MONROE SAM M. LEAMAN SUPERVISOR ROBERT L. TEAGUE BENNIE B. BLAKELY LANDER B. STODDARD JOHN H. WHARTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER E. FRANK ANDERSON - J. HERMAN POWER J. A. GUTHRIE by the President himself when he 1 keep the cup, since they were also said that during May the United winners for May. ^ States produced 4,000 airplanes for! ' • ...... .. war purposes. This was followed byi MR. and MRS. CARLISLE NEELY Tom A Cole, chi^f of the services h statement by Oliver Lyttleton the sons, Robert and Joe, are now marketing division, said that the crop | Donald Nelson of England—who, up-, occupying their handsome new home promised to be “slightly less” than* Ion his return to London from the on Walnut St. Mr. and Mrs. Claude the more than e.XHH) carloads last United States said that the United It. Trammell and children, Alan and year but predicted that prices would ' States is now^S^ays ahead of schS- Beth, will move to the residence on keep well above the 55 cents a bushel 1 . ule in production and.that combined Oakland~street formerly occupied by bottom price reached last season. British and United States production Mr. and Mrs. Neely, as soon as re-| “The high prices of fruits and the is now considerably ahead of all Axis pairs on the dwelling are completed, scarcity of bananas should keep pric- production, including that of Japan., , ^ tip,” Cole said. “Also, more atten- Mr. Lyttleton also predicted that the J- ROWLAND BLACK, ^caretaker tion is being paid to vitamins and -, ships being turned out in the United ^e Goldville CCC camp, will ob- people are being urged more than i States shipyards will soon outnumber serve his 70th birthday in the near ever to eat fresh fruits and vege- the sinkings by Axis submarines. 1 future. Mr. Black has never missed tables.” • i wm, CHARLES COBURN ANNE It is agreed here that the most se- voting in a primary election since he) Movement of the Golden Jubilee SHIRLEY and JAMES CRAIG rious handicap to production is scar- became 21 He is again enrolled and variety has ended in the Sandhill and Feature begins 3:27,6:00,8:40. cities of raw materials so that official states that he expects to elect the ui d g e sections and Hiley Belles are ’ mm 10 Km ~\n0T 10 JE SELECTED SHORTS. NEWS. 10c and 30c Feature begins 2:17,4:17,7:17,9:17. 10 A. M. Show MONDAY. MONDAY AND TUESDAY. July IS and 14 'The Volley Of the Sun" Based on the story by Clarence Budington Kelland. With JAMES CRAIG, DEAN JAG- GER, SIR CEDRIC HARDWICK, LUCILLE BALL, TOM TYLER, BILLY GILBERT, ANTONIO MO RENO and PETER WHITNEY. plus CARTOON, “The Ice Carnival.” “ARISTOCRATS OF THE KEN NELS.” NEWS. 10c and 25c Feature begins 2:40,4:39,7:40,9:39. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, July 15 and 16 "Unexpected Uncle" i being marketed from Golden Jubilee peak is there now. expected in PROBATE JUDGE J. HEWLETTE WASSON peach variety, Elberta, will be ready. SUPT. OF EDUCATION J. LEROY BURNS ■ Washington is giving great attention right men to office in August. to the problem of collecting all pos-i . jsible scrap from the people. A new! News of interest from men in ser- campaign to collect iron and steel vice inc l ude: > l from every home and factory is now i transfer of BILL WADE, who underway and government officials recently volunteered for army ser- are making new plans for the collec- v ^ e ’. f rom Fort Jackson to j^ght tion of additional scrap rubber. The training school, Keesler Field, Miss, hastily conceived plan to try to get sa ili n f> °f pB. BOTHWELL in the nation’s supply of scrap rub- GRAHAM for foreign service. P r -| . T ... , , ber between June 15 and jjne 30 Graham, son of Prot. and Mrs. Both-. August 1942, I w.U render a f was not nearly as successful as it wel1 Graham of this city, sine# eft- account of my acts and doings had been hoped' and a i_ Tistinv a few weeks aeo in the navv. Executor of the estate of Julia H In Old California" o _ - v ~ with John wayne, binnie the Spartanburg area next week..The BARNES ALBERT DEKKER, HEL- li ai a n nd h 20 P when e ^» n ^ ** PARRISH, PATSY KELLY, and 15 and 20 when the state s principal gixjAR KENNEDY. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 7th day of final as A. Feature begins 2:00,4:33,7:06,9:44. 10 A. M .Show WEDNESDAY. 10c and 20c GAME WARDEN A. B. JACKS W. M. (BILL) BURTS M. A. CANNON 4IC.4A a.. u a new drive to listing a few weeks ago in the navy, collect rubber is now being worked has been stationed at the marine hos-. Ferguson Woods m the office of the nilt _ pital at Parris Island. | Judge of Probate of Laurens County, vote' The transfer of BILLY DICUS, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dicus, from the marine base at New River, ! out. The reeprd time, the record , and the record appropriation for the ! army’s new aporopriation bill, indi FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, July 17 and 18 WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, July 15 and 18 . "Bullet Scars" ~ With REGIS TOOMEY, ADELE LONGMIRE and HOWARD da SYL VIA. _ Feature begins 2:00,4:23,6:46,9:09. "Raiders Of the West" With BILL “Cowboy Rambler” BOYD, ART DAVIS, I-FF POWELL, and" VIRGINIA CARROLL. Feature begins 3:00,5:23,7:46, and 10:09. plus- cates the willingness of congress to, N. C., to foreign service. HOUSE OF REPRESEN- \ TATIVES WALTER L, MARTIN CHARLES L. MILAM JAMES H. SULLIVAN CHARLES F. BROOKS MAGISTRATE Hunter Township at Clinton . J. H. SEAY c. h. McCrary SiiTTm? okay expenditures of any amount of money for war purposes. In five hours, with a vote of 352 to 0, the house passed a bill tp provide $42,- 829,003,067 for the war department’s needs during the coming fiscal year. This one bill is more than our entire cost of World War I and brings the The promotion of THURSTON GILES to the rank of second lieuten- at 10 o’clock a.m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Executor. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all ant. Lt. Giles has been in service since persons having claims against said January, 1941, with a medical unit estate will present them on or before from Laurens at Fort Bragg, N. C.,! said date, duly proven, or be forever later being transferred to Camp barred. Blanding, Fla. For the past three months he has been attending an of- total appropriations for this war to ^ cers ' training school, armored di- over 200 billion dollars. i vision, at Fort Knox, Ky., and is now The problem of paying for this spending a ten day leave here with gigantic expenditure remains unan-; ^ rs - Giles and his parents, Mr. and ■ swered and, although the new taxes ® 4rs - G. C. Giles, awaiting assign- j iwill be very high, they will only ment. make a slight dent in our fast mount- 1 , TECH. SGT. JAMES K. HATTON, ing debt. The ways and means com-! formerly of Pendleton Field, Oregon, mjttee of the house, after months of ^ ias been transferred with a bom- j deliberation, has finally written its barrdment squadron to Davis Mon- proposed new tax bill, which,, al- than field, Tucson, Arizona. He was though it calls for taxes much higher among six of his squadron selected than have ever been paid in this -f° r a special course at an airplane country before, is over billion factory in Seattle, Wash., for instruc- short of Secretary Morgenthau’s. re- tion in connection with the servicing j DAVID JUNKIN WOODS, Executor. July 7, 1942.—30-4t. it n KEROSENE... 12 c per Gallon YARBOROUGH OIL COMPANY WEST MAIN STREET SELECTED SHORTS. NEWS. 10c and 30c Feature begins: Friday: 2:24, 4:26, 7:24, 9:26. Saturday: 2:41, 4:57, 7:13, 9:28. “GANG BUSTERS," Chapter 3. 10c and 20c 10 A, M. Show THURSDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, July 17 and 18 Haort Of th$ Rio Grande With GENE AUTRY, SMILEY BURNETTE, FAY McKENZIE, EDITH FELLOWS and The Jimmy Wakley Trio. Gene brings you action .. . exciting rescues . .. romance and several pleasant songs, one of which is the very popular “Deep In the Heart of Texas.” v Plus EDGAR KENNEDY in “Inferior Decorator.” “LIFE OF A THOROUGHBRED.” “DICK TRACY vs CRIME, Inc.,” Chapter 8. 10c and 25c Feature Begins: Friday: 2:45, 4:40, 7:45; 9:40. Saturday: 2:15, 4:10,6:05,8:00,9:55. 10 A. M. Show SATURDAY. WAR STAMPS ON SALE AT ROTH THEATRES \ s i of bombers. Sgt. Hatton is the son of i' J. K. Hatton of this Ui A mre than ever SUMMER is fun...but it’s hard on lighter color, more fragile, more easily soiled clothes. But we’re here with a special Summer Cleaning that’s more difficult and ex pensive for us, but a boon to you! SIR) BUR CLITICS i Clmuig Man’s Suit Summer Cleaned Plain Dress Summer Cleaned ROYAL quest. The new bill would increase pres- ^ r - 30(1 ^ rs ent taxes by enough, to bring in about, cit y- 6 billion dollars in additional reve- LT* IAWRENCE HALL, of Max- ( nue. It is probable that income taxes we H Field, Ala., son of Mr. and Mrs.; next year will be collected in part C. H. HaU of this city, is instructing by payroll deductions, but this sub- in defense schools and demonstrate J ject still is being debated. There will the uses of gases in his work probably be many changes made in with the chemical Warfare service, the measure before it goes through | Recently he was teaching a Class of the house and senate, but it i* nS «>-«!» “d referrtnj to the demon- expected that the amount will be in- *tration says, “It wasn’t so bad hav- creased to the figure requested by ing 200 .girls crying on my shoul- the Secretary of the Treasury. | de ^;l , Meanwhile, efforts to stop excess- SGT. GORDON PAINTER, son of ive profits from being made out of Mr, and Mrs. L. R. Painter of Bur- war P production are getting result, jlintfon N. C., formerly of this clty ? and are reducing production costs certainly travels in fast company, considerably. DoSld Nelson reported According to an item in a Burling- that 750 million dollars of excessive t°n P*P*r he stated in a letter to a HANGERS ARE SCARCE . ... doe to se much metal being required for ear war effort.. Please retum as many Hang ers as received wtth yew Cleaning. Please Don’t Forget BUCHANAN'S n MILITARY and VICTORY . STATIONERY JUST THE THING FOR THf MEN IN SERVICE \ State* profits had been returned to ernment by renegotiating edntracts and successful efforts- to limit profits friend there that General Jimmjt Doolittle had visited his camp, Key Field, Miss., and Painter acted as on new contracts have been carried chauffeur in the official car tor CLEANERS, Inc, -k Phone 77 w 60* HOLIDAY TOLL LOWEST FOR YEARS Violent death took its lowest holi day toll in years over the two-day Fourth of July week-end, with only 338 reported lost as against a 828 [fetal for toe three-day celebration o< ftoe Fourth last year. Gasoline rationing on the populous eastern seaboard, war plans operat-j; eveywhere over toe holiday and : fireworks restrictions combined to men accidental d**** 1 ^ ' f * * SAY. 1 SAW rr IN THE CHBOM- ICLE.” THANK YOU. " general and three colonels inspection of the camp. The feansfer of LT. NED S. HAYS from Randolph Field to a newly ee* tablished air Add at Waco, Texas. This is probably a glider trsinini school. Lt Hays has recently com pleted a course for instructing in gliding at Twenty-Nine Palms, Cat The promotion of FORREST ADAIR tp corporaL Opt Adair, the ami of Rhott P. Adair, is attached to a signal corps unit at Patterson Ffeld, Ohio. H. rfOLLAND, son of Mr. T.R: Hollhhd, Of who has made his homo in for toe pad 20 years, has boan for active army duty by toi tive service board and will bo