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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Slip ffilintim (Ehrmttrlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the Newt Volume XLII ON THE NEWS FRONT, ’42 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 31,1942 Number 53 WAR, AND RAtiONING NEWS DOMINATED DURING NATION'S FIRST YEAR OF CONHICT During the past year Americans became more news conscious than they had been since the Na^is invad ed Poland. But as 1942 progressed, the war news for American people became mpre encouraging than during the first three months iof the year. Bataan -tend Corregidor fell to the coasts, their apprehension, and final execution of six. Sports, too, despite the anxiety and worry of the people dd their part in helping Americans over the “rough days.” West Virginia won the national in vitation basketball tournament, beat ing Western Kentucky state at Madi- enemy, but Tokyo was bombed by j son Square Garden. Shut Out won U .S. airmen — all this happening | the 68th Kentucky Derby. National within the month between the first weeks in April and May. The Rus sians held off the Nazis during the year, and put up a heroic defense at Stalingrad. Almost eight months to the day after Yank troops landed in Australia, French North Africa was invaded by American troops under the command .of Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. (“Ike”) Eisenhower. On the first anniversary of the Pearl Harbor disaster, the people were told that the destruction there was far greater than first revealed. Even the Japanese did not fully real- transport plane crashed near Las ize the enormous success of their treacherous attack. Domestic, non-militdry life for Americans during the year was more and more tied up with the nation’s all-out, smash-the-enemy effort. Rationing of sugar, coffee;-volun tary rationing of meat; rising living costs; scarcity of materials; increased taxes announced to begin in 1943; and finally gasoline rationing through League All-Stars were defeated, 3-1, by the American league team. The Cardinals, in four straight wins, won the World Series from the Yankees. The Cards were named the outstand ing team of the year by sportswrit- ers. Disasters took their yearly toll. The worst of the year happened in Boston whert 500 died in a night club fire. Colorado’s worst mine disaster in 25 years snatched 34 miners’ lives. Carole Lombard, screen actress, and 20 others were killed when their Vegas, Nevada. Tornadoes through Southern and Central states killed hundreds and destroyed millions of dollars worth of property. A “tube” wreck in New Jersey, and flash floods in Pennsylvania and western New York brought more death and de struction. Well-known Americans such as actor Otis Skinner, 83; sports an nouncer, Graham McNamee, 53; Wil- A, B and C permits to save tire nib- bur Glenn Voliva, religious leader, ber made up the high spots of civil- ; 72; Dr. Frederick Stock, symphony ian life. j orchestra leader, 69; and Edna . May The “thriller” story of the yean Oliver, movie actress, 59, were just was the landing of the eight sabo- a few of the prominent Americans teurs on the Long Island and Florida 1 who died during the year. VICTORY TAX TO BEGIN JANUARY 1 / 1 / j «—i 1 Employes To Pay Five Per Cent Tax On All Salaries In Excess of $624 A Year. 'WALLACE FAVORS WORLD COUNCIL Four-Fold Objective Ad vanced. Spech Termed By Some As Trial Balloon For FDR Talk. MERCHANTS REPORT BUYING RUSH Business activities in. the city were resumed Monday morning after a Christmas holiday period of three days. ... New Year will be observed as a holiday in the city only by the banks. Local business firms report spen- did business during the pre-Christ mas season with stocks drastically reduced. Seasonal goods were all sold out and regular lines of merchandise heavily depleted. Since shoppers well knew this is war-time with its inevitable limita tions ’on production, a willingness was shown by the public to buy whatever items were available. With shelves now lightly loaded, the big problem confronting retail ers is to get replacements since it is generally forecast there will be great shortages of merchandise during the coming year. RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (OPA) DEPOSITORY PAYS YEAR'S DIVIDEND The board of directors of The Com mercial Depository at a meeting held Tuesday afternoon, voted the pay ment of an annual 6 per cent divi dend to its stockholders as of De cember 31. The depository, since its organiza tion, has enjoyed a steadily growing business. Its statement as of Decem ber 23 showed total assets of $519,- 124.44, deposits 504,278.05, surplus and undivided profits $11,271.56. The annual stockholders meeting of the corporation has been an nounced for Tuesday, January 12. Rev. Matthew Lynn Goes To Houston, Texas Friends here of Rev. Matthew Lynn will be interested to'learn that h<> and his family are moving today from Brownsville, Texas, to Houston, where they will make their future home. Mr. Lynn for the past six years has been pastor of the First Presby terian church at Brownsville. He has accepted a call to be associate pastor of the First Presbyterian church at 1 Houston, of which Dr. Charles King is pastor. The Houston church is one of the largest in the general assem bly of the Southern Presbyterian church. Mr. Lynn is a son of Dr. and Mrs. uate of Presbyterian college and Un ion Theological seminary, Richmond, Va. Since his graduation he has suc- cessfuly held pastorates in Charles ton, W. Va., and Brownsville. (Compiled for information of The Chronicle’s readers). COFFEE—Stamp No. 27 in war ra tion book No. 1 good for one pound until January 3. Stamp No. 28 will be next to be used. A person who was 14 years old at the time of his registration for war book No. 1 and is now 15 years old, is not entitled to use book No. 1 for coffee. ^ FUEL OIL—Coupons marked “Pe riod 2” still valid for 10 gallons; good until January 23. Consumer cannot now use coupons marked “Pe riod 1”; expired December 26. GASOLINE—Gasoline coupon No. 3 in “A” books good for three gallons until January 22. Value of “B” and “C” coupons now set at three gallons. “T-l” and “T-2” coupons good for five gallons each. MEAT—War ration book No. 2 will be used to ration meal and other commodities, and in order to obtain book 2 it will be absolutely necessary for you to have book 1 in your pos session. If you do not have book 1, apply for it at your local rationing board by January 15. Book No. 2 will be distributed sometime in February. TIRES—Tires on trucks, taxicabs and other commercial vehicles must be inspected by OPA-licensed in spector by January 15. Tires on pass enger automobiles must be inspected in same way by January 31. ' SUGAR—Stamp No. 10 in war ra tion book 1 good for three pounds until January 31. HEATERS—In order to purchase new coal or oil heaters, one must se cure an application from the local war price and rationing board and be issued a certificate to make the purchase. KEROSENE—The personnel of the local rationing board and many vol unteer workers are renewing kero sene rations for cooking and lighting. These coupons will be mailed on or before January 1. BANKS TO CLOSE M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers, and The Commercial Depository wil be closed Friday in observance of New Year’s day, it was announced yester day. *43 City Licenser Due January 15 City business licenses for 1943 are due on or before January 15, with a penalty of 10 per cent applied if not paid on this date, and with February 15 set as the Anal payment date without action being brought by the city under section 5 of the ordinance regulating licenses. The ordinance pertaining to all types of businesses appeared in The Chronicle on De cember 17. TELL IT TO THE WORLD The first rule of salesman ship is that if you have any thing to sell^ don’t keep it a se cret. TelFif to the world! That, in Clinton’s trade area, means to advertise it in THE CHRON ICLE. Every week this paper goes into the homes of the resi dents of Clinton, West Cinton, Lydia Mills, Goldville and the rural sections of this commu nity where your prospective 1943 customers reside. The More People You Tell, the More You Will Sell!. The most successful Clinton firms in 1943 will be those who through effective advertising tell the buying public each week what they have to sell, the values they have to offer, the service they are prepared to give. Boland Assumes Helm Of Kiwanis New President ond Officers Installed. Organization for Year Announced. Frank M. Boland, cashier of The Commercial Depository and one of the city’s well known business men, has been installed as president of the Clinton Kiwanis club for the coming year, succeeding E. Harry Wilkes. At the conclusion of the last De cember meeting of the club, the re tiring president turned the gavel over to the new president. A vote of thanks and appreciation was extend ed President Wilkes for his services during the past year. Mr. Boland, the new president, has been active in Kiwanis work for sev- |eral years as evidenced by his ex tended perfect attendance record. In assuming office he invited the help and cooperation of the membership, after which he announced the com plete organization of his cub for 1943, [together with committee appoint- 'ments. * Mr. Wilkes, retiring president, au tomatically becomes vice-presidenj.. The Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer has been re-elected secretary-treasurer by the board of directors. 'In addition to the officers, the fol- owing will compose the board of di rectors: John G. Barden, Ratchford W. Boland, Joe Delaney, two years; Kenneth Baker, J. Isaac Copeland, I. M. Smith and J. Leland Young, ; one year. The committees appointed for the new year by the president are: Agriculture: B. H. Boyd, Walter Dunlap, I. M. Smith. Attendance: S. W. Sumerel, D. Q. Sowers, G. W. Hollingsworth, R. D. i Lynn. | Boys and Girls Work: R. E. Fergu- i son, W. C. Shealy, C. B. Betts, j, Classification and Membership: R. L. Plaxico, J. Leland Young, E. H. Wilkes, G. N. Foy. Program and Music: J. I. Copeland, ‘R. W. Boland, W. A. Moorhead, J. G. iBarden. Vocational Guidance: Hubert Todd, Pat H. Hobson, M. L. Robertson, H. G. Prince. Underprivileged Children: T,. B. i Dillard, L. E. Bishop, J. Lee Young, L. R. Lynn. | Kiwanis Education: W. W. Harris, Kenneth Baker, F. C. Pinson, J. H. Pitts, Jr. * . j Pqblicity and Public Affairs: A. E. Spencer, J. K. Roberts, D. B. Smith. Inter-Club Relations: W. H. Simp son, Julian H. Bolick, J. H. Kohler, ! Joe L. Delaney. Business Standards: D. C. Heus- tess, Walter Regnery, H. D. Henry, J. C. Thomas. House Committee: E. H. Wilkes, R. W. Boland, Kenneth Baker. L. W. C. Blalock Passes At Home Lifelong Resident of Goldville Community Taken By Death At Ripe Old Age. L. W. C. Blalock, "SS, long a resi dent of the Goldville community, died at his home last Thursday after noon after an extended period of de clining health. The funeral services were held UNION PRAYER SERVICE HERE FRIDAY MORNING The federal revenue act of 1942,! Washington, Dec. 29 —Vic^-Pres:- the most staggering tax bill everjj^nt Wallace's proposal for a world passed by a congress of the Unit^ri^j. ounc jj ^e war to direct a States, will become effective tomoi\ , . . . . . row (January 1) when Clintonian5\ P ,ann ' d Slobal economy was viewed will begin paying the new Victoryk' n s 00 ’ 1 *’ congressional quarters today taxes. ,as possibly a “trial balloen“ for Pres- The Victory tax is to. be collected ident Roosevelt’s address to congress by employers on employe salaries in on January 7 excess of $624 a year Employers Wallact who was known t o have must Ale returns every three months consulted wilh lhe p^ent while along with their social security re- preparing his speech, said in a broad- turns at the internal revenue office cast commemorating lhe birthday of in Coiumb 13 .. Forms on w'hich the Woodrow Wilson last night that the V-Tl returns are jto_be filed will be new freedom for which Wilson was m ,f de .! Va i lable ,?l empl0ye . r l i ^ “the forerunner of the Roosevelt New after the first of the year, it has been Dea , of ,933 and the worldwide new !l"^"^: a . n .^ d !. f„!L m l ar . u_!l?! democracy which is the goal of lhe social security report form now being Nations m this preserirTtrug^ used. ' gle.” Not only will taxpayers be paying .. Xhe task of our generation -the jout a sizeable sum in Victory and generation which President Roosevelt mcome taxes but they are also going once said was a -rendezvous with to pay more for certain commodities destiny ” _ ^ so to organize human and services through the new excise a fy airs n o Adolf Hitler, no pow- taxes. This will result in the cost of e r-hungry warmongers, whatever iu49 K ddWm< ' ing 11 more from the tb eir nationality, can ever again 942 a ^ era ge- punge the whole world into war and bloodshed.” Wallace said. I Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of 1 Montana, promptly commented that the people of this country must put a stop to “bureaucracy and regimen tation” or face the prospect of losing A union prayer service, sponsored their democracy. ;by the churches of the city, will be Some senators declared post-war held at Broad Street Methodist program makers should be' chary church Friday mdmifig from, eleven about drafting a detailed blueprint to twelve o’clock. This call to prayer for the peace until they know wbat is to all who will come to the service, kind of governments and men they The program will be divided into, will have to deal with at the confer- four separate parts of fifteen minutes ence tables. each, consisting of scripture reading, Wallace said that “obviously the prayer and hymn. This makes it pos-1 United Nations must first have ma- sible for all to come for one or all chinery which can disarm and keep parts of the service. .disarmed those parts of the world Prayer will be made for the church, which would break the peace.” the country, the armed forces, and) He added that "we must make for the early cessation of hostilities absolutely sure that the guilty lead- ^ ! i n r e H n r J " f e t?4v^n r at C T from ! and comin * of a real and ri *hteous e rs are punished, that the defeated fhP P* 806 ' 11 is sincerely h6pe ^ that a11 nation realizes its defeat and is not he Goldville Baptist church with a Christians who ^ will permitted to rearm. r g f a 8 t a HtYc m Th°i ^I^rP^ P wtre n L f n r avail th ^ selves of 11118 opportunity: ' ,The military disarmament will HnrtPH'hv^thP^Pv lVmps R Mitch’ of meetin * for P rayer on the ftrst day have to be backed up with psycho- Tu'^sl Rev“c F. «•* i disarmament—supervision or Alien of Goldville, and Rev. Ray An- at least inspection, of the school sys- derson of Laurens, The body was es.. tijp \A/AD CDFMvITC ,, s '» ’ r rm jny an apart, o an placed in the family mausoleum at ON THE-WAR FRONTS <•» f <*' « Possible the diabolical Goldville : . ■ n. work of Hitler and the Japanese war Mr. Blalock was a native of Union| Russian troops capture Kotelnik-1 lor ds in poisoning the minds of the county, a son of the late James S. j ovski, 90 miles southwest of Stalin- young. and Martha Jenkins Blalock. As a gnid, in effort to reach Rostov on the Also necessary, he said, was “ma- voung man he attended Furman uni- Sea of Azov and trap a million-man chinery for preventing economic versity and for several years was a German army stalled in the Cau- warfare, resident of Greenville. He married. casus and before Stalingrad. Miss Banna Piester of Newberry : Clash between British and Japa- „ m ,, countv, who preceded him to the nese units at Rathrdaung in Burma, *n cases of disputes, Wallace grave* several years ago. only 25 miles north of Akyab, inch- said - ‘ And a n international court Mr. Blalock's father owned ap- cates to military observers that Gen. presupposes some kind of world proximately 6,000 acres of valuable Wavell’s Indian army is closing down council, so that whatever world sys- land in the Goldville section of the! firmly on that strategic city. Japs de- tern evolves Will have enough flex- county and produced about 2,000' Drived of valuable base from which ,b,llty to meet changing circum- bales of cotton annually. Upon the to bomb India. I stances As they arise, suggestion of his son, an oil mill was Morocco radio says second contin- built at Goldville and later a yarn gent of American troops has landed 3 ,500,000 Men mill to convert the cotton of his plan- Dakar, French West Africa, and _ _ /■* II j I tation into yarn. In 1902 the Goldville ha s occupied airdrome there, across 10 06 Called Into Manufacturing company was organ-I Southern Atlantic from Brazil. Service In 1943 ^ “Probably there will have to be international court to make decis- «rv ice sources rate of 250,- ized for this purpose. A few years:' President Roosevelt confirms re- later the combined business was re- 1 P 01- * 5 that General Charles de Gaulle, * organized and became the Banna Fighting French chieftain in England, ' Washington. Dtn- . The new Manufacturing company, being nam- ‘s coming to the United States soon; year U ‘ H br ‘ 1 '* ta ^ v f< the io * I ed in honor of Mr. Blalock’s wife.! reveals trip has been postponed "l ore than 3.500.0(H) m, n 18 through Mr. Blalock soon thereafter retired ; twice. ; 37 years edd selective i from the manufacturing business and Allied troops withdraw from hill f^unate at me aver.ig since 1906 has had no investment or six miles northeast of Medjez-Tl-BatT to 300,000 a month - been connected in any way in the on road to Tunis “after inflictmg se- T '^ and l9 ; yea ^ lds compM- management o( the present- Joanna vere casualties on the enemy.” while in « thoir registration t m- nth will Textile Mills corporation. .Allied fighter planes, streaking clear comprise perhaps ha! these in- Mr. Blalock was a devout and lib- across southern Tunisia, blasted and d “ cto f l *- If , L h ' s ™ l ' JO " : tams - eral member of the Goldville Baptist s «d fire to Axis troop and supply the other l.oO.OOO. mo" ofUss, will church and took an active interest in trucks near Libyan frontier. .be childless married ,n - ; ,r the its work so long as his health per-, Japan's isolated forces on Guadal- ^[ M ’ ° men < ye.us 'mitted. He gave liberally to the erec- canal reported to be suffering severe- . 1 avalla ble fl>r oiilit. service has lion of the new Baptist-and Metho-' iy from starvation and disease, hav- now been virtually ex-austed i dist'churches at Goldville. He was ,n g bet * n without fresh supplies for The armed forces w have to at- idevoted to his friends and was al- : six weeks. j;"" their planned jdn - th of 9.700.- ways kind and thoughtful of others. 1 £ nd of Hawaii’s year of total mili- 00 "‘ men '* iuw officer anktby the He possessed many admirable traits tar y government predicted following *; nfi 0 ‘ i ' I ^ t yejr exclusively !of character and endeared himseR i conferences among the President, from 1,000.(HH) tp ”2.1'" 000 men in to many who are saddened by his; Gov. I. N. Stainback of Hawaii and 5 u> •f'-through-J • agt bracket, and passing. | officials of interior, justice, navy and that bracket has bee; tapped for ! Mr. Blalock is survived by one army departments. Military govern- most of tbe 6 1W),000 < more men sister, Mrs. M. E. Browning; a niece! n^^t instituted during Pearl Harbor novv m ranks. A str*-uth in ranks and nephew, Mrs. W. A. Dicus and ! aWack. ^ 1.500.000 for the a'-ny. 1,500,000 James L. Browning; and several! ^ ■ f0r . 1 ™ Z 00 ’ 900 f r the marines grand-nieces and grand-nephews, all; r L I T ‘/\ v 300,000 for the coast guard is of this city. Schools To Open planned by January 1, 1944. NJavf lul/xn/Jsvu Starting next month as a general JMCXF rViOnaoy rule, draft boards will begin calling up an accumulated pool < : some 60C - Cotton Ginning Figures Double Foreign Mission 1 Conferences Planned } A series of foreign mission con ferences are to be held in five South Carolina cities January 3 to 7, under the auspices of the Presbyterian syn- ^ work Tuesday after a len day ; A total of 21,953 bales of cotton were ginned in Laurens county prior to December 13, the report showed as ! released yesterday by the special \ county agent of the bureau of census. As of this'date‘1941, 11,188 bales had been ginned, this latest figure | showing ginnings about doubled over a year ago. Mrs. William Bailey Owens joined her son, Billy, and Mrs. Owens, of Chattanooga, Tenn., in Atlanta, Ga„ for the holidays. the Clinton" city schools will re- 000 to 900,000 men no* 18 or 19 open next Monday morning at 9:30 years old .and each month thereafter after the Christmas holiday period. I about 100.000 more * 1. .pass their « Presbyterian college will also re- 18th birthdays and tv subject to sume classwork next Monday. classification for servkt , The Thomwell orphanage schools m _ Hostie To Address Chamber Of Commerce The regular quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Cwnnvroe will be held on Tuesday even.ng. January vacation. od’s committee on foreign missions. The cities included are: Columbia, January 3; Charleston, January 4; Florence, January 5; Rock Hill, Jan- Watch Night Service Gary 6; Greenville, January 7. a * n l ^ L Greenville and Columbia are most At rreSbyteNOIl v*nUrCn convenient for the churches of South ♦ Carolina presbytery, Dr. D. J. Woods, Tonight (Thursday) at 11 30 12. at 7:30 at Hotel Cl a:on.' presbytery’s chairman, stated yester- o’clock, the Fellowship group of the President D, B. Sin th annou»s d ^ay. First Presbyterian church will con- yesterday that C. Nmwo d Ha.-*tie, of ^ duct a watch night service to say Charleston, president, Organized Miss Martharene and Miss Marion farewell to the old year. Members of Business, Incorporated will be th Pitts were guests several days this the congregation and their friends guest speaker for the ».ccan6n. Mr : week of their uncle, Ralph Adair r are invited to attend the special ser- Has tic will speak on “Good Citi_en- iand Mrs. Adair in Macon, Ga. vice. ship In Our Town an*' State.'*"’ v