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Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C. Thursday, August 6, 1942 WPB CONSIDERS FILEAGE RATION IN NEAR FUTURE Washington, Aug. 4.—As an al ternative to nation-wide gasoline rat ioning to save nibber, the War Pro- First Cotton Boll Arrives At Office j The first cotton boll of the season was brought to The Chronicle office yesterday. It was pulled on last Fri day, July 31, from the farm of J. J. REDS AND BLUES BATTLE AWAY IN SIMULATED WAR WITH THE SIXTH ON CAROLINAS ARMY CORPS MANEUVERS, | A Private Citizen Speaks His Mind Spectator Comments pn Men and Things He says all this is old stuff-'! submit that it isn’t old stuff, and it isn’t any thing more than idle musing. Of course it is a pity that such dreams may seem so far off. But why dream and dream about the nebulous fu fine. v.-^, j. v . _ Some Negro leaders are very ac- Comwall near here. Mr. Cornwall’s | A t ug ' l” fantr y units and platoons t j ve ^ foying to get into the South prosp 6015 for a crop are exceptionaHy co^p/ny^pa^^g^rifks^^aclUne Carolina Democratic party. The situ- guns, mortars, and assault guns, all 011 1® anamalous in the extreme, forced a crossing of the Pee Dee river | The national Democratic committee ; shortly after dawn today and appar- j s remembered as having gone out of ently started Major General Willis. .. . . „ ,H. Crittenberger's’ Blue army on its ,ts way 10 wm lh ' support of North - 1 wav to another triumph over the ern Negroes. I thought they were be considering a speedometer-check ing plan to “ration mUeage.” Simultaneously a high official of the Office of Price Administration said fuel oil rationing in the East Pof The Slimmer was a “distinct possibility” unless: - , Softball Folds weaker Reds. .deceiving the Negroes. I knew that other drastic steps were taken. Lim- was i earne< j yesterday that the way . itation of gasoline dehyenes as far Sunday school softball league, sched-j wea ”' _ either the Nearoes were being duoed west as the Mississippi was under u | e( j f or the .remainder of the sum-1 Making a river s crossing is rated?. w or them Democrats or* we consideration, he said, to free tank mer had been cancelled and there second most difficult problem * n . southern white oeoole were being 1 k - —'ms mo- games The >«>P. ^ 'hv 8 ' ^ Cheml^oc^ 1 nai^s said the t d , ^ rU ""'" g tor SeVeral ' L UlOM ol winning aide< , and a5etted b , he ovwwhelm . names said the mue . included eight teams. a beachhead on an enemy shore. Yet^^ majority of white ©emocratic cars for hauling Officials w use of their age rationing” proposal before WEB called for the registration of every jy- i i a 11 r*|\/CM automobile and the allocation of a specified number of miles to ea ch pprcpDCMpc through certificates of necessity” is- *"'* sued to drivers. WPB held its weekly session today and Chairman Donald M. said as he entered the session that the board had before it irihe rilruttt" m^“S leadere ’ wh0 i » 1 of these Carohnas maneuvers got taew, we ^o”e of tti once. We South, that the rank and file of our The exercise which, at tfye start, people would maintain a white man’s i under way. The following • notice has been is- ‘wj’i I sued by the Third Assistant Post-' * 0UrM * the Reds holding advanced, D emocraC y at any cost. Politicians' rs aster General: . . ; P 0 ®!® 0° tbe west bank of the Pm‘flirted with the idea of party victory.! i . “Space occupied by mail on planes Dee * officially at 5 a. m., By Mrs. Roosevelt and her associates! . . . ’ and ships serving our armed forces 78 tj 1 * reconnaissance platoon. ha.ve carried cm logically. After win- 1 of mnrnr fnpl WhTn outside the continental United States'which I accompanied into the ac-' ning one fi ght) they started another.! ' 1 “ ‘ wjp, reduces the space for war materials.; t. 10, h * led hy Second Lieut. Donald c 0 tt O n Ed Smith was right in Phila- i»is.inn * use must be made of the space * • Stroop of Glenbrook, Conn., had ( delphiaV He is no Negro-hater, nor, in order that our forces will receive received word that another platoon are ^y 0 f us. He quit the convention the ‘.maximum amount of supplies 1 almost simultaneously with infantry ^ disgust because the invitation to and mail. i from the same division had crossed t he Negro minister was only a po- “V-Mail letters in their original a dam at . the northern boundary of utical by-play. The minister was the meeting broke up, however son reported merely that “ a decision will be made shortly on a savings transportation.” V .LB. tires, working all the time for $1,600; in another office $1,600 pays for very Utile work; sometimes it seems to be decorative for the most part. What we ifCed'in this country is to break the shackles put on us by law t u re ? U Let's sUr7 riiht Tere^ Whit; ^regulation. We need to enjoy the about fair pay? What is fair pay? i right to^ be men, uncoddled, unpam- Can you understand why a clerk 1 P ered ^ ust men • should receive $100 a month while’s! share-cropping farmer may be lucky to receive half as much? Can you explain the justice of one man’s $10,-' 000 when an abler, more useful man receives $5,000? Or a still more use ful man may have $2,000? I know that these inequalities are man-made, but they are deeply r ingrained into our way of living. l! could tell of men who get out county papers,/ who spend six days at the work, Who write and write and write, who read and read, who solicit busi ness, who read aU the proof, who run around trying to get all the news and then must help get the paper out. Well, what is that man entitled to? Has he a right to fair pay? He works harder than most men of the commu nity. What is fair pay? Even in sala ries there is no shell thing. Not even in salaries paid by the state is there anything like fair pay. In one office of the state are righer employes, dig ging into books, checking over fig- No. NATUROPATH 1 National Bank Bldg. Telephone $7 CLINTON, S. C. OFFICE HOURS: 8 to 12 AJML 1 to 7:S6 FJC. in Eagle Pilots Now In German Prisons form, or on micro-film, occupy con-'the effective combat area, siderably less space than correspond-j The bulk of our company , operat- ence of the usual type and Army ing' farther south under the com asked to offer the prayer because to was a Negro and the politicians mped to capitalize that with North- . wait r> i t rwri :Planes carrying mail outside the mand of Capt. B. M. Bailey a hard- em Negro voters. I think it was con- Loncion, Aug. . HA* 1 0 j, United States give V-Mail preference working, efficent officer only three temptible. In the first place we make 'V. ,~ e ™ y A ' nod b , in '^ r ’ _ 0 : over all other classes. V-Mail micro- years out of West Point, had its first sport of Almighty God and in the Webb City, Mo., and RCAF Pilot f;i- _ _ Officer R. D. Ga., missing after sweeps over north France last month,' are safe in over all other classes. V-Mail micro- Qt t ho 1 films are now being sent to and re- men on their way over the rock-! second we deceived the Negroes. The bhuman, &tatesD ^ 0 ’ ceived from our armed forces in the strewn, turgid stream in assault boats Negro minister offered the prayer, ^British Isles, Egypt, the Middle East less than two hours later. j naturally; he could not, as a minister, ern trance last montn are sare m | and Faf East Hawaii> ' Australia and . Soon the Blues were fanning out refuse. • German prison camps, they nave w- jot^er points in the Pacific. in every direction, up and down the Now come Negro men of this state Postmasters of offices which have river bank, knocking out an armor-! and asked to be accepted as mem- formed friends by postcards received' tod ' lv , ., . already received V-Mail letter sheets'ed scout car and a jeep, and taking bers of the Democratic party of 4he Skinners comrades in the second,^ p risoners as their first real state . I By 11 a. m. the reconnaissance, The governor of Alabama objects company had landed its first jeep, or to a clause in the contract offered by bantam, by means of an assault ferry a defense corporation because it and when this corresp mdent had to would compel the state to accept all return to maneuver director head- the federal rules of procedure. 1 | !quarters, the outfit was well on the! I used to ask “What is a Demo-! way to bring its hard-hitting scout crat?” I’m one, of course, and ninety- 1 DO YOU have a husbana, son, broth- j Washington, Aug. 4. — The War cars to the east bank. five per cent of my acquaintances er or friend in the army, navy, air Production board today’ ordered Aided by fuH light bomber sup- are; but what distinguishes a Demo or marine corps? If so, sgnd him a manufacture of typewriters stopped port which w^ opposed by a Red crat from anybody else I’m having box of Military Stationery with the October 31, except for a small num- air force consisting only of observa- trouble to see. Friend, perhaps you! insignia of his branch of service. In ber to be produced for the govern- tion planes, these advance forces had can tell me. The first thing you say| gift boxes. $1.00. Chronicle Publish- nient by the Woodstock Typewriter as their next Vnission the application will be wrong and so will the second , , 1 « , , ... • ! and other offices as soOn as the eight e I QUa IOn f 00 ^ 6 ^ V y 1 , Joy -sheets are received should give wide haul \ ^ .I'* 5 ?! k h 'i k y WaS Publicity to the V-Mail service, phoned to them. It had been uncer tain whether he had survived after being forced to bail out on July 1. Shuman bailed out over norther France on July 23. Typewriter Making Is Virtually Stopped DO YOU WISH TO BUY OR SELL REAL ESTATE? SEE H. J. PITTS ■ 4 •* ,. • I am offering 4 lots for sale at Eastlyn near Log Cabin. Also 160 acres, 7 miles from Clinton on Whitmire highway. Now is a good time to buy or sell real estate. If you have city or country property you wish tp place, on the market, list it with us and we will find you a buyer. • RJ. PITTS LIVESTOCK AND REAL ESTATE Clinton, S. C. ing Co. Phone 74. HANGERS ARE SCARCE . . due to so much metal being required for our war effort. Please return as many Hang ers as received with your Cleaning. Please Don't Forget BUCHANAN'S Phone 28 company. of sufficient pressure on the enemy —so where are we? a i Production of portable typewriters to force his artllery beyond the range Two great principles were set forth was shut off July 31. of concentration on the river. by our fathers: white supremacy and Under today’s order, production by This operation would clear the way a low tariff. For years we thought of the major typewriter companies be- for engineers to begin their bridge the Republicans as opposed to both tween July 1 and October 31 is lim- construction—a medium pontoon to and we became red in the face and ited to 12*4 per ; cent of the 4 total accommodate even the armored di- hot in our language as soon as we number of standard typewriter! bill-! vision’s tnedium tanks the type the thought of a Republican. Well, look British yn Libya and Egypt dubbed what has happened! Our Democratic the General Grants, [party is the party in power. It has At this stage it seemed that the had all the government—presidency,! Blues with an infantry division in congress and supreme court — for the south to match the armored di- some time. But what has it done | stock, 111., will be allowed to make vijsion in the north, would be able about the tariff? You tell me, farm- a maximum of 22,701 nonportable to keep driving into enemy territory ers. You still SELL at WORLD pric- typewriters between July 1^ 1942, and thus bring a decisive solution es and BUY at tariff-protected prip ed by them to customers last year. WPB officials said the quota rep resented a" cut of more than 60 per cent in the 1941 production rate. The Woodstock company at Wood- and June 30, 1944. SAY, “I SAW~T IN THE CHRON- ICLE.” THANK YOU. tit the problem. DIICE WARNS OF 'IDLE DREAMS' ON 2ND FRONT MONDAY AND TUESDAY, August 10 and 11 , •// MONDAY AND TUESDAY, August 10 and 11 "The Tuttles of Tahiti With CHARLES LAUGHTON, JON HALL, PEGGY DRAKE, VIC TOR FRANCEN, CURT B O I S , FLORENCE BATES. es! And about the < Negro! Do I have to ask? Haven’t you read the papers? And this is the Democratic party of ; you and me, the party of Wade 1 Hampton and Ben Tillman, the party j of our fathers. - I There' are enough men from ' r the tj e , . . A I South in congress Jo speak out. Have SwJtzerLand, Aug. 4 An you heard any loud noise g^ut this? , unheralded speech by Premier Mus- No; ^ took part in ^ vic ' t and ;solmi to warn against “idle dreams , are afraid to stand for thei / about a second front was disclosed ple on a vital matte ; for fear £ey to< : ay ' . „ . . . may be barred from the pie counter. Musfco in flew to Gorkia, in north- If j know our people they have eastern Italy near the border of Slo- not chang ed ( nor are they willing to yemo, July 31 and made one of his lbarter the principles of the South for famous balcony speeches from the ;a mess of tta staff headquarters there after confer-1 m ences with his officers on measures ^ Congressional Record seems to to keep order in the Italian-occu-j t eU us that in Washington all those JOE E. LEWIS DICK F0RAN [INEST TtllEX SHEMP HOWARD JIVIN' JACKS AND JILLS SELECTED SI-JpRTS. NEWS, -t 10c and 30c Feature begins 2:45, 4:41, 7:45, 9:4-1. 10 A. M. Show MQNDAY. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, August 12 and 13 Scattergood Rides High" With GUY KIBBEE, JED PROtJ- TY, and DOROTHY MOORE. Feature begins 3:26, 5:57, 8:31v--f "A Gentleman After Dark" With BRIAN DONLEVY, PRES TON FOSTER, MIRIAM HOPKINS. Feature begins 2:00,4:31,7:02,9:33. — r plus , SELECTED SHORTS. 10c & 20c 10 A. M.-Show WEDNESDAY. . This one’s for fun, for offset to the realism of today’s world and its eco- "of ^Yuotrslavia , .. . .. . *'nomics, for relaxation in the misad-! “Th e i aw j n i ta i y wd i ^ anplied in f l ! de .* ir ^ e the J >e 6 ir m in 8 are ventures of a family which makes an in unrelenting. manner against those J or gj” the 6 others 6 who wSe^at one ’ that eirla nt tha ^itllTie d rawing gSwemment^pay 1 We that side of the frontier, dispatches have a great of career le to Switzerland quoted him as declar- whose career ^ drawing government & 25c ing: 1 10c indolence^ — plus — . CiOMEDY. NEWS. Feature begins 2:26, 4:26, 7:26, 9:26. j “There will not be a second front' • " ' here any more than elsewhere in the' CDNESDAY and Till RSDAY.l world pay. W^DN l // I .// August 12 and 13 Butch Minds the Baby With VIRGINIA BRUCE, BROD CRAWFORD, and DICK FORAN. ‘The Axis and the rri-partite pow- i ers have ih their ! for victory.” hands the means S oard, in Hi tat mankii > nine rigl The National Resources Planning its report for 1942, tells us mankind everywhere is entitled rights, all of which must be guaranteed by the victory over Ger- His was the second reference by ma ny an d Japan. Vice-President a high Italian to a second front in Wallace is quoted as hoping that ev- recent months. When the Prince of te ry child may have a quart of milk // Feature 'begins 2:00,4:39,7:18, 9:57. Piedmont assumed command of arm- a day> as a result of the war. "{scope From Hong The ’ nine rights are not the rights • With LFO GARRIII O don tfr ^ 1 g 1 ^ danger of our American patriots; they didn’t rY . A Nrt v rtFrmr’ D ° N ^ ER * |° f an AUied attack ’ • have much more than one right. That 8:57. -1 W th«7 «- plus “GANG BUSTERS,” Chapter 7. ^ 10c and 20c 10 A. M. Show THURSDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, A must 14 and IS V 1- .. .j .'.v*-.vs• • • •.•/ ■ Mk*._ ,.mr£0U iwunmnH WM ZVCC0 SELECTED SHORTS. NEWS. 10c and 30c Feature Begins: Friday: 2: 38, 4:38, 7:38, 9:38. ‘ Saturday: 2:91, 5:05, 7:20, 9:39. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, August 14 and 19 "Home In Wyomin' " With GENE AUTRY, SMILEY BURNETTE, FAY McKENZIE, OLIN HOWLIN, CHICK CHANDLER, JOE STRAUCH, JR. Gene indulges in some very fancy ridin’ and ftghtin’ and sings in his usual agreeable manner, “Any Bonds Today,” “Thinking' Tonight of My Blue Eyes,” “Tweedle OTwiU,” ‘Twilight In Old Wyqfnjn’ ”, and the traditional and popular “Clemen tine” x plus COMEDY. SPORTUGHT. “DICK TRACY vs CRIME, INC., Chapter 12. 10c and 25c 10 A. M. Show SATURDAY. Feature begins: Friday: 2:43, 4:40, 7:43, $:40. [' Saturday: 2:13, 4:10, 6:07, 8:04 and 1 10:01. r,.-, iiiii ■ — ★ ★ WUat'ljou t&uql/Utfk WAR BONDS. ★ ★ Summer Clearance SALE! All Summer Merchandise Reduced These Prices Will Give You Big Savings for Now and . Next Summer. ALL TROPICAL SUITS Reduced $19.75 (Regular $25.00 Values) One Small Gropp of All-Wool Medium Weight TWEED SUITS, reduced to .. $16.95 Summer Wt Trousers Reduced $8.95 values now $7.50 $6.95 values now $4£5 Others reduced to $2.95 and $3.95 SPORT SHIRTS Long and Short Sleeves $2.95 values now $2.45 $2.00 values now $1.65 One large group, values to $1.35, now $1.00 - SPORT OXFORDS Reduced ercised that right from early morn until dark. This planning board as serts the right to work, to fair pay, to adequate clothing, shelter and medical care; to security, with free dom from fear of old age, to personal growth and happiness; to rest, rec reation and adventure, etc. A dls- Barbed wire used by Uncle Sam’s tinguished critic speaks of the nine fighting forces is vastly different rights as bunk, though good reading, from that used on American fax^ns. Florsheim $10.50 values, now $8.95 FREEMAN 17.95 and $8.75 valuta now $6.45 SPORT OXFORDS, values to $6.45?and $615, now $4.95 SPORT OXFORDS, values to $5.50, now $415 One Large Group tfords reduced to $2 (These are values up to $5.00) Army and Marina barbed wire la much heavier and the barba, abool three inches in length, are more vicious than ordinary barbed wire. WAR STAMPS ON SALE AT BOTH THEATRES The Marine Corpa pays fifty cants for each twelve yards, er 36 feet of this specially manufactured barbed wire. The Army and Marine-Carps needs thousands upon thousands of for defensive warfhre. Your base of War Bonds «d Stamps will tasuro sufficient quantity tor of your wages is every pay uay* Are you entitled to wear p “target” lapel buttes? Yea are If yea are investing at least tan percent ef yew* in come In War Beads every pay day. It’s your badge ef pa- trtot*«^i. BARBECUE Tip-Top ,, Service Station Saturday, Aug. 8 75c-. J. L. VOted Summer Weight Arrow SHIRTS, reduced to.. $1.95 $2.25 and $2.50 values SUMMER Palm Beach, Arrow White Summer Towne Shirts, $1. ALL SALE PBICEJ) C