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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Thursday, October 1, 1942 (Eltntnn (E^rmttrlr Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Erttered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. _ " v The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish /letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. ble administrative positions in the War Production board and all oth er agencies of the government. The energy and brains of labor through lits representatives could thus be (utilized for the good of the nation. There need be no suspicion or dis- the^ latter’s grandmother, Mrs. J. H. family reunion Friday with the fol lowing children present: Mrt. Carl Roberts, in Union Sunday. Sybil Jones Qf Savannah, Ga., vis ited friends here this week-end. John Henry Estes of Fort Jackson, spent the week-end with his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mclnville and family of Greenville, were Sun- C. M. trust of labor since its single ob jective is to increase production in : day guests of Mr. and Mrs each plant and in each industgr' Smith. throughout the nation.” i Mrs. Geneva Pea and Miss Mattie In this city however, there is great Morton of Rock Hill, spent the week- suspicion as to labor’s motives in: end with Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, seeking positions comparable to Don- Mr. and Mrs. Matt Davis during aid Nelson’s and it is believed by the week visited Mrs. Mattie Willard, many that such move would end for who is a patient in the Laurens hos tile duration of the war any possi-; pital. ,,bility of stabilizing wages or pre- Mrs. Ludie McMinn of Spartan venting them from increasing to the'hul’g, spent the week-end with her point where they would seriously father, J. A. Mills, encourage inflation. i Mr. and Mrs. Homer Goodwin and During the past week, the various ! '!*‘ ld « n °J On^nvIUe, visited Mr. plans for handling the drafting <>' a men during the coming year have 1 ? n d childmn. Legislators may debate the prob/-! community are called upon for the been a major topic of discussion., -, alif have h ’ lem of price ceilings for a long tim*,j performance of many services to,Many plans have been offered, but ; n ^’ ing a few weeka with her par _ but the prices, without saying anV- contribute to the successful prosecu- because of confusion over the num-j^^ v thing about it. have long had the tion of the war. CUNTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER I r >1942 4- ability to remain our resources. at the ceiling /of The Greeks, we recall, held to cer tain ideals in regard to the true, the good and the beautiful. It has come to pass, however, in modern times that a great deal of the beauty we behold is not true. The following questions have been prepared so that individuals may grade themselves on the performance of obligations to their country. See how you stand! Am I Doing My Part? ber of men available from eaeh age! en £ “ r I a " d M "- ? *: B1*°P and dependency group it is very difc * m" m I n ’?•? ! ficult to determine just how the call Mr ' and Mrs - A * c * Clark will go. It is genrally assumed that congress will enact legislation right after the election to take men in the 18 and 19 year age group and plans 1. Have I offered my services for for calling these men already have the war effort either in uniform or in been worked out. vital work at home? ! Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, di- 2. Have I contributed liberally to war charities such as the Red Cross rector of selective service, has or dered all draft boards to call all available single ir.Vn before any married men aje tailed. State boards were ordered to rearrange There is a great deal more romance, it c than business about the women who or "• u j * seek easier circumstances of life by 3 - . Ha ™ 1 purchased^ war bonds to marrying men who have never dem- ^ Have 1 "cooperated fully in the quotas so that the call in rural areas, conservation of gasoline, rubber and other rationed materials? 5. Have I studied in order to be case of onstrated that they could make a liv ing for themselves. in emer- The Chronicle has never had a ... wider circulation than at the present: n , ^ ^ time nor has it heretofore attained ; g Have T offered to hel^instead the dignity of airplane travel in or-| of crit icizing-members of draft, ra- der that it might be read in England, in Hawaii and in Australia. Many a fellow who places tioning, and other boards that are working toward war efficiency? ! 7. Have I sought and collected i around the end of the year. * be scrap iron, rubber, aluminum and golden age in the past and fancies other necessary materials? Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Benny Hill and daughter, Josephine, of Woodruff, visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wells Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rhendell Brown of Mountville, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Overstreet. , Mrs. Bob Allen and son, Mike, vis ited Mr. Allen in Greenville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Snyder and son, Harold, spent Saturday in Spartan burg with relatives. Miss Margaret Nelson and Mrs. Johnny Womack visited Mrs. C. H. Bullock in Greenwood the past week-end. also said that men with dependents | d “ hn B ,b ' e f * ha r 1 * ‘he other than wives and children should 1 w “ l '- e " dgacst »' * pu ; geo j 1 Todd „ I Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Reeder, G. H., Jackson and Curtis Jackson visited! where some married men already have been called, would be slowed down until the rest of the single men in the cities had been drafted. He M: Clark and son of Gaffney, Mrs. George Phillips and daughters of near Clinton, and Pvt. Arthur C. Clark, Jr., of Fort Ord, Calif. On The Sick List S. J. Hunter is ill at his^iome. I J. H. Pace is a patient at the local! hospital. Mrs. Henry Abercrombie is ill at her home on Marion street. * Bob Allen is suffering from a head injury'resulting from an accident in Greenville. He is a patient in a Greenville hospital. Birthdays Mildred Prince celebrates ' her| birthday today. Mrs. Hallie Campbell had a birth day Sept. 25. O. C. Harris observed his birthday yesterday. Mrs! Clarence Blackwell had a birthday Sept. 28. Marvin Neal celebrated his birth day September 27. Clarence Blackwell will observe his birthday tomorrow, Oct. 2. Wood To Preach Rev. B. L. Wood of Spartanburg formerly of this community, will conduct both the morning and eve ning services at the Baptist church Sunday, October 4. KEROSENE... |2c per Gallon YARBOROUGH OIL COMPANY WEST MAIN STREET TYPEWRITER RIBBONS for all ma chines, portable and standard. Car bon paper, rubber stamps. Call 74. Chronicle Publishing Co. be called before the family man. However, it is expected that the . .. • T c. j call (or married men will begin 1 relal ‘ ves . 1 " Inman ® u S day ' ^ he , Harvey Thomas of Bessemer City, that things do not measure up to the first to be called will be men who,^ and I^o Thomas of Gastonia, have working wives and n „ chU . | J-C., spent Sunday with Mrs. W. A. When men with children are Thomas. , 8. Have I sacrificed some of my dren. M Riifnc Milic n nH standard of the old days,.is forgetful p leasureg an( i CO mforts willingly ini called—if at all—they will be ! SDen t the week-end with her sister i (if the fact that lie is growing old and orc je r to further the war effort—and according to age groups and financially, „ . j ame c j n Woodruff ’ that perhaps the change is in him- sh ow a good example to others? status, those under 30 being called Mrs ‘ James Shaw M^s Terrel self and not in that which he is prone, 9 Have j refrained from taking before the older men. James .anaw, Mrs. jerreij to criticize, - advantage of the scarcity of goods'i However, in a recent analysis of „ T~ , , and labor by hoarding or profiteer- the^ situation,—Senator—Taft—said:. . Mi-s ^lovd Fmerv The newspapers are being asked. ^, “An army, of 10,000,000 men should 1nd _ Mr !; to assume added responsibility in the 10 Have j my t axes cheerful- n °t require the calling of any men ! daughter and son fn^aw^Mr and matter of boosting the collection of ly and h^bling - grateful for the 1 over 30 with children.” Representa- M rs Milton King in GreenviUe over 1 salvage for war purposes. It is hoped pr j v jieges I received because I was;five May, chairman of the house - Mmon in Greenville over that as the urgent need for this scrap born in America, and humble be- military committee, agreed with Mr. Murrent and Miss Mary Ivy of Un ion, were the week-end guests of INSURANCE Fire - Tornado - Automo bile - Surety Bunds - All Forms of Property Insurance. SOUND PROTECTION AT LOWEST COST. REAL ESTATE B. H. BOYD Clinton, S. C. WE REBUILD BICYCLES We’ve got the parts and the expert workmen to re pair your bicycle for new usefulness. As long as it’s a bicycle, we’re at your service. BENJAMIN’S REPAIR SHOP Phone 117 jicrasr WHEN A l time, Va-tro-nol’a quick action i from devel- is more lully realized it ma> s f'ii cause of the responsibility I share in Tafts figures and said ^hat an army continue to come in fiom every sec- passing on these privileges to future 9,000,^00“ men could be built up /'A f ♦ /-k r- /-v ♦ 4 4 r- 4 an 1 i A U* A. _ _ 1 1 tion <^f the county so that the steel Americans’’ mills will not have to slow down in, n Have j made eve attempt to equipping our men for victory over|^--^ Ey of the boys who are our enemies. .daily giving their lives on the fields I of battle? ' ■ : . 12. Have I tried to keep up my civic, charitable and religious obliga- men The undertaker and the monument are usually the only citizens who can safely count on a profit from| tions ; refraining from using th e war the graveyard. Those who represent the salt of the earth manage to build b ilities? their owm monuments as they go along and do not care for the orna mentation which may denote the fullness of a maa’s purse rather than the worth of his life. as an alibi to dodge such responsi- 13. Have I used my influence to without calling any with dependents. married men LYDIA MILLS NEWS FOR THE WEEK Mrs. W. P. McLendon, Correspondent Rev. arid Mrs. W. M. Clinton, Mrs. Bagwell Spurlock of of Clifton, men who have been called? 14. Have I supported the president and those in places of responsibility with all my energy and resources? A Club Needed 15. Have I avoided the temptation A man we know has been trying talk, careless speech and the to raise grass in his front yard for passing on of rumors? years. Every time he gets it started, „ school children walk across the lawn and min 1 THE NAT ONAL SCENE So one day he put up a simple sign INF41 Iwllfll, vVklih rc ^ ng .. ,, u - w As Washington Sees It When that didn t work he began J to toughen up his language. His next sign read, “Positively no trespass ing.” When that failed he put a little string fence around his yard which was knocked down the next day. Then he planted a hedge, buried a barbed-wire fence in it and still some of the children trespassed. Finally he reached the solution. He ^ . . „ , . . Mrs. Roselle Farr of Woodruff, Mrs. protect the jobs and families of the T o ttj j , , , , ’ , Ko.>n „oii^9 J- S. Edwards and daughter, Ruby, the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. F. W» , Green of 'Woodruff, visited their daughter, Mrs. Ernest Blackwell, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Brown and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Grant in Whitmire. Mrs. Robert Duncan were called to Anderson on account of the death of their aunt, Mrs. Nan Osborne. Clark Family Reunion Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Clark held a Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS •••And«*« EMBALMERS Ambulance Service Phonee 41 and S99-J L RUSSBLL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mgn. prevent many colds i _ oping....And remember this, when a head cold makes you miserable, or tran sient congestion “fills up” nose and spoils sleep-S-parposa Va-tro-nol does three Important things. It (1) shrinks swollen membranes, (2) relieves Irritation. (S) helps clear clogged nasal passages. Enjoy the relief It brings. Follow directions Mm Ml> , in folder. Y/|-TRO‘HOL Miserable with backache? W HEN kidneys function badly end you suffer e nagging backache, with dizziness, burning, scanty or too frequent urination and getting up at night; when you feel tired, nervous, all upset... use Doen’s Pills. Doan's are especially' for poorly working kidneys. Millions of boxes are used every year. They arr recom mended the country over. Adi your neighbor! Doan spills of Clinton, and Miss Cora Roper of Goldville, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Navy and family Sunday. Mrs. Roselle Farr and Mrs. Mary Nix visited Mr. Farr in Columbia Sunday. Mrs. Cassie Abercrombie and son are spending a few weeks with her! sister in Lockhart. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duncan and children spent the week-en in And erson with Mr. and Mrs, C. E. Dun can. Ed Godfrey visited Mr. and Mrs. i Ansel Godfrey in Laurens the past Special to The Chronicle. Washington, Sept. 29.—Here are a | e ^ d few recent newspaper headlines: , Mrs E ’ w Shirley of ^ “Aluminum Strike Threatened.” | spending a few days with H. W. Wil-' “Strikes in Pennsylvania Coke ij ams an( j family. / Field Threaten War Production.” Bud Brown of -near Laurens, was “Rail Wage Dispute Goes to Me- the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. diation.” Hudson Davis. months of 1942. There were strikes in 728 plants. The board minimizes the importance of these strikes, pointing out that less than 3 per Those were all in one issue of a sat in the window each morning and 1 newspaper, typical of the unrest when a boy touched foot on his grass i which still exists in war production he went shouting out of the house | work and which still is interfering wielding a big club. Now he has a.with maxipuim output, nice green lawn and the children' A recent report by the War Labor walk on the other side of the street. I board states that strikes in war in- Somehow this story reminds us oLdustries caused a loss of 1,130,678) the rubber situation as we read about man-days during the first seven the rubber shortage and still see hundreds of cars being used for non- essential purpdses. Signs, and mes sages, probably won’t improve the situation. Mr. Henderson needs a big cent of all war .workers were m- dub. | volved, but an analysis of the re- pbrt shows .£hat the condition is alarming, due particularly to the fact that strikes are now on the in crease rather than on the decrease. The board admits that there was a temporary lull in strikes during January, following Pearl Harbor, but that since then the number of hours lost by strikes has increased greatly. In January, according to the report, there were only 31 s'trikes, only 13,000 workers involved Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Alford and Mrs. G. E. Bishop visited Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cranford in Charleston last week-end. Mrs. C. M. Smith visited her daughter, Mrs. Earl Barbee, in Gold ville the past week. \ Mr. and Mrs. Jim Coleman and children visited Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Brown In Conestee Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Harris visited Guessing About the Draft It is pretty hard, based on the al most daily conflicting reports from Washington, to determine just when each classification of men will be subject to selective service. But all the stories you read on this subject are what might be termed “guesses based on fact.” The facts included figures on the speed with which the army is able to handle new men at present, the plans for ? nd T 4 ®’ 000 u man-days of work lost speeding up induction in the future, I ^ uly ’k™ ever > there and the size of the army we will ^ 81 ’T T\ involved and finally need to win the war. j 234 000 man-days ost. The best guesser, however, should! !t 15 ^ ^^ ^ be General Hershey, in charge of se-} £ r oops the CIO and the AFL lective service-and he admits pre- on . } he sdrface at , 1 f a ^ t - hav * been dictions he makes are merely good to PJ^nt strikes and many of those which have been carried on have been called over the objec tions of fhe national labor chiefs. But is also true that innumerable strikes, in industries such as steel and shipbuilding, have been prevent ed only because the War Labor board has insisted that the employers give in to the demands 'of the workers. The national union leaders are demanding more power in the direc- at the * tion of war production. Phillip Mur- end of the fiscal year to determine! ray, president of the CIO, and Wil- guessing. His guess is this: The 18 to 19 year group will be taken as soon as it is legally possible. The married men with children will not be taken until the last quarter of 1943. The draft of married men without children will begin by Christmas. Taking Stock Business houses “take stock” the succes of their operations for period. Individuals, too, would do well to check up on their accom plishments and activities as citizens. Especially, now, during this, critical war period, when our nation and the \vorld are faced with a situation the seriousness of which has not been equalled in history, the people of this liam Green, president of the AFL, have told Donald Nelson, head of the War Production board, that a representative of labor should be given power equal to his. In a resolution passed by the CIO it was stated. “Men and women from the ranks of labor must be placed In responsi- THE MOTORIST'S NIGHTMARE is becoming teglay’f real ity. More bicycle riders on the highways, more risks of costly accidents and lawsuits. More than ever you need Automo bile Liability Insurance. We Sell Hospitalization Insurance. S. W. SUMEREL, Agent Jacobs Building—Phone SO CLINTON. 8. C. Sellin Out Stock of Western Auto Associate Store COMPLETE STOCK MUST GO At 25% to 30% Discount! This Store Will Be Closed Thursday, October 1, But Will Be Open for Business Friday, October 2 / » Here is a chance to buy your Christmas Toys at a saving. Many items which we offer you at this reduction are no longer available for the duration. WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE Clinton, S. C. — Archie D, Clark, Owner