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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C
Thursday, January 7, 1943
TIN CAN DRIVE
PLANNED IN CITY
Plans are being perfected by the
Chamber of Commerce for a city
wide collection of tin cans beginning
February 3rd.
Housewives are asked to prepare
all cans on their premises for collec
tion by truck and place them on the
curb where the collectors may get
them as quickly as possible.
The tin salvage campaign will be
in effect for the duration. Clinton,
along with all other communities, is
asked to preserve all cans to be used
in the, war effort.
Baptist Hour Presents * '
Dr. R. C. Campbell .
“The Baptist Hour" will present
Dr R. C. Campbell, popular pastor
of the First Baptist church of Colum
bia, in a radio message Sunday morn
ing at 8:30 over an independent
Southern network of 35 stations, as
announced in Atlanta, Ga., by S. F.
Lowe, chairman of the radio com
mittee of the Southern Baptist con-
HASTIE TO SPEAK
TUESDAY NIGHT
.The first quarterly dinner-meeting
; for the year of the Chamber of Com
merce will be held Tuesday evening
‘at 7:30 at Hotel Clinton with Presi
dent D. B. Smith presiding.
! The club will have as its guest
speaker C. Norwood Hastie of Char
leston, president of Organized Busi
ness, Incorporated, of South Carolina,
. with headquarters in Columbia.
This will be Mr. Hastie’s first ap
pearance in Clinton and officials of
the club are hoping for a large at
tendance to hear his address on
' problems of common interest affect
ing the state’s entire citizenship.
vention. His subject will be “The
Sovereign God of the Nations."
These programs can be heard ev
ery Sunday morning at 8:30 over a
number of South Carolina and sta
tions, WSB in Atlanta, and WPTF in
Raleigh.
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AROUND THE TOWN
Incidents^ Unusual and
Ordinary, Gathered On
Our Rounds.
MISS AZILEE LIVINGSTON, a
native of Newberry, and a former
member of the Clinton high school
faculty, now of Savannah, Ga., was
! a guest during the past week of Miss
I0DAY... TOMORROW
By Don Robinson
RESOLUTIONS—Custom
Probably the people of this coun
try demonstrate their very best be
havior of the whole year during the
first week of January.
Making New Year’s resolutions is a
^ o^oSTncho^^Mrja^l" cuatom amon, m.Won, «
to produce record crops and if those
not directly partaking in war work
would at least resolve to accept all
curbs on personal comfort and en
joyment without grumbling about it
This war will probably be won by
resolution. I| is a mental war to the
extent that the side which breaks
down in its determination will lose
and the side which can actually carry
out the most ambitious resolutions
will win.
We are all hoping for 'a break in
the resolution of the German and
Italian nations which will take the
form of shattered morale, lessened
accomplishment in war factories and
revolt among the armed forces of
those nations.
But in addition to waiting for this
Renwick of Newberry were also[ us - We like the idea of turning oyer
guests of Miss Yarborough and en- a new leaf beginning on a date as
joyed the “get-together.” specific as the first day of January.
Friends of Miss Livingston will be Men who drink too much decide
interested to khow she is connected j to imbibe to their heart’s content break, it is even more important that
with the Red Cross with headquart-1 during the Decejnber holidays and
ers in Savannah, Ga., and visits chap- i quiet their consciences by making a
ters in the southeastern division of j tacit understanding with themselves
j the state. After a visit here she at-; that they will “go on the wagin’’ as
we strengthen the morale of the peo
ple of our country and stick to those
resolutions which will make it pos
sible for us to produce more and
fight better than any other nation.
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tended a meeting of the organiza
tion in Knoxville, Tenn., before re
turning to Savannah.
HOW TO FIGURE YOUR VICTORY TAX
Beginning January 1 employers are required to withhold for the
government a 5 per cent Victory tax on the earnings of their em
ployes in excess of $12 a week, $52 a month or $624 a year.
Here are some amounts which will be withheld in various wage
brackets:
Weekly Wa*e
Tax
Monthly Wage
Tax
$ 15
10 cents
$ 85
$1.90
TT~
3d cents
110
2.90
25
70 cents
180
6.40
45
$1.60
220
8.40
65
2.60
270
10.40
100
4.10
340
14.40
Save Your
TIN CANS
Your Government Needs Tin
FIRST COLLECTION DAY—
FEBRUARY 3
A TRUCKLOAD OUR GOAL
DO YOUR PART!
... to help supplement the vital shortage of tin needed
in producing many types of armaments.
Sponsored By
CLINTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AUCTION
SALE!
FARM IMPLEMENTS
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
BEGINS AT 10 O'CLOCK
At My Form on Highway No. 56, 5 Miles North
of Clinton, 7 Miles South of Cross Anchor
Four Brood Mares, all bred to jack.
Two Mules, 4 and 5 years old.
One Mule, 17 months old.
One Mare Colt, 2 years old.
One good Cow, and one Heifer.
Two Brood Sows, eight pigs e£ch.
One 2-horse wagon.
Plow gears for 6-horse farm (good heavy collars, al
most new).
Blacksmith Blower and Anvil.
Plowstocks and Singletrees, Disc Harrow (mule
drawn), Farm Bell, Mower and Rake.
Corn, Peas, Cottonseed, Barley, Fodder and Hay.
17 joints 12-inch Terra Cotta, 4 squares 5-V Roofing,
never been used.
Dining Room Suit, Bed Room Suit, C6ok Stove, Ice
Box and Kitchen Safe. . .
1939 Chevrolet 4-door Sedan, in good condition.
J. O. BARNETT
soon as the year ends.
Women who realize they are gain
ing too much weight from over-eat
ing tell their friends of their determi-
The big friendly St. Bernard dog! nation to go on a strict diet, as soon
around town with the T. D. as they have enjoyed those Christ
mas and New Year’s dinners which
they know ahead of time will add
more pounds.
And even children, who realize
they are not doing the amount of
school work they should do, postpone,
until the New Year starts, their plan
to buckle down to mbre work and
less play. . ,
CASINO THEATRE
j seen
| Copeland family has joined the army
' ranks and left Friday for Camp
Miles Standish, near Boston, Mass.,
I for training. Tobeau, as the beair-
! tiful animal was affectionately call
ed, was given for service by his mast
er, CAPTAIN C. W. COPELAND, al
so in service at Camp Butner, N.
C.,-and his owners did not part from
him without regret and even a few
tears, we are told. However, they
felt much better after receiving a
| card from a sergeant at Camp Miles
Standish saying he knew they would
| be glad they had given the dog when
they realized he would be helping to
• ease pain and aiding the sick and
i wounded, and would be returned to
I them after the war. Tobeau was
sent on the noon train Friday and
|T. H. Copeland attached the follow-
TEMPORARY—Normalcy
Thus the New Year always' finds
people full of resolve to lead a bet
ter life — to discard objectionable
habits and to handle their responsi
bilities and ambitions in a more ade-
quate manner.—
The day after New Year’s we are
probably the finest, most ambitious
and most wholesome group of people
we could ever hope to be. In addition
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
January H and 12
DIANA ROtERT
BARRYMORE CUMMINGS
I MOMfCTIOM
THE BROADWAY
(CAT FRANCIS
MaBOlB Aa* DIVINE
SELECTED SHQRTS. NEWS.
10c and 30c
Feature begins 2:24,4:24, 7:24,9:24.
10 A. M. Show MONDAY. —
ing card to his crate: Please read: j to our resolve to give up Our bad
“My name is Tobeau. I am on my habits, many people make even more
; way to join the army. I am going 1 important resolutions concerned with
to help sick and wounded soldiers, improving their relationships with
Please feed and water me. I would society and with their families.
do as much for you.
beau."
Thanks. To-
•. Married couples, who have been
getting on each other’s nerves, de-
; cide to make an effort to find new
which 1 happiness with each other. Business
and, executives determine to show more
One Christmas greeting
was prized very highly by MR
MRS. FRED BURNETT was the tele- i interest in the problems of their em-
gram received from HARVEY FOST- ployes. Politicians make an effort to
ER o/ this city, now serving with give better service to the people they
the American forces in North Africa, represent, and men who have led a
wishing them the season’s greetings life of crime probably decide to put
and a happy New Year, garvey, away their burglar tools and seek
and their son, Charles (“Chock”), I honest work.
who is now in the navy stationed at 1 This all begins with the first day
Jacksonville, Fla., were
and very good friends.
classmates
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Benjamin have
received a letter from their sbn,
CPL. PAUL BENJAMIN, formerly
of Fort Devens, Mass., now serving
in Cassablanca, Africa, stating he is
well and safe.
of the year and terminates, for some
irresolute individuals, on the second
day. Other more hardy souls hold
to their resolutions for a week or
even a month—and by that time we
are all about back to normal.
WAR—Morale
Many of the resolutions we make
this year will have to do with the
CPL. J. C. PACE who has just war effort—and since they are a new
completed a course at the military type of resolution let’s hope they will
police school,, Fort Riley, Kansas, is have a longer life than the worn-out
spending a few days here with Mrs. i resolutions of the past.
Pace. His friends will be interested It would make life a lot easier
to know he will enter officers candi- during the cominfr year if we all re
date school for military police at solved to play a greater part in the
Fort Custer, Mich., January 16. war program — if factory workers
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
January 13 and 14
"Youth On Parade"
With JOHN HUBBARD, RUTH
TERRY, MARTHA O’DRISCOLL.
Feature begins 2:00,4:34,7:06,9:38.
"Sherlock Holmes and the
Voice of Terror"
With BASIL RATHBONE, NIGEL
BRUCE, EVELYN ANKERS.
Feature begins 3:28, 6:01, 8:34.
“SPORTLIGHT.”. 10c & 20c
10 A. M. Show WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
January 15 and 16
MONDAY AND TUtSDAY,
January 11 and 12
"Underground Agent"
With BRUCE BENNETT, LESUE
BROOKS, FRANK ALBERTSON,
VICTOR KILLIAN and ROSINA
GALLI.
The unsung heroes of this war . . .
in a magnificently stirring epic of
love and adventure . . . every scene
a thrill you will long remember!
plus —
COMEDY. NEWS. CARTOON.
10c and A
Feature begins 2:49, 4:46,7:49, 9:46.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
January 13 and 14
!!■
Mrs. J. B. Johnson has received a
letter from her son, SGT. J. B.
JOHNSON, stating he is well and
safe. Sgt. Johnson who has been in
^service since June, 1941, is serving
[ in North Africa with a machine rec-
!ord unit of the United States army.
j Many friends and relatives here
' will be interested to know that WIL
LIAM BAILEY OWENS, son of Mrs.
Bessie Hays Owens, has entered
Coast Guard service. Billy, as he is
better known here, is a graduate of
Georgia Polytechnical Institute, At
lanta, Ga. Since graduation he has
held a position with the Graybar
Electrical company in Atlanta and
Chattanooga, Tenn. At present he
is stationed with the 3rd Platoon,
Co. 20, Coast Guard. Training Station,
Manhattan Beach, N; Y.
PVT. HENRY E. RHODES, for
merly of Thomwell Orphanage has
been graduated from the Army Air
Forces Technical Training Command
School for airplane mechanics at
Gulfport Field, Miss., and is ready to
take his place on the far flung service
lines of the global war wherever
American planes are based at home
and abroad. He has received a
course of intensive training to fit him
for important tasks in this war. His
training has also fitted hm for a
job in peacetime aviation.
MISS ADELINE BOLAND, daugh
ter of Frank M. Boland, of this city,
has completed training at Fort Des-
Moines, Iowa, in the Woman’s Aux
iliary Army Corps and has been
transferred to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
The Chronicle is sent compliment
ary each week to all homes on the
Thornwell orphanage campus, where
the matrons state “it is indeed a wel
come visitor, greatly appreciated, and
read by the boys and girls.”
would resolve to turn out more'
equipment, if farmers would resolve
Friends and relatives here will be
interested to know that RYAN Mc-
CRARY of the United States Air
Corps, Fort Devens, Mass., has been
promoted to the rank of captain.
Captain McCrary, the son of Mrs. R.
J. McCrary of this city, is a graduate
of Clemson college and has been in
active service for about two years.
• • -i—
MR. OWENS GRATEFUL
I wish to thank my friends here
and elsewhere for your Christmas
gifts, cards and other remembrances.
Please accept my thanks and sincere
appreciation.
For each of you I wish all the joys
of the New Year, and express the
hope that your every wish may be
filled. W. E. OWENS.
COUNTY AUDITOR
TO TAKE RETURNS
Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, county
auditor, will begin taking 1943 tax
returns on Friday, January 8, with
the itinerary continuing through the
27th, according to* an announcement
from her office in today’s paper.
The auditor’s dates in this section
include:
Clinton Mills, Monday, Jan. 11,
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mountville, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 10
a.m. to 12 noon.
Lydia Mills, Wednesday, Jan. 13,
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Renno, Thursday, Jan. 14, 11 a.m.
to 12 noon.
State Training School, Thursday,
Jan. 14, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Goldville, Thursday, Jan 21, 9:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday the 22nd,
2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Clinton City, Wednesday, Jan. 27,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Chronicle To Carry
1943 ^oca-Cola Advs
The Greenwood Coca-Cola Bottling
company has renewed their advertis
ing space in The Chronicle for the
year 1943,„the first advertisement of
the campaign appearing today. This
well known concern is sole distribu
tor in Clinton for the popular bot
tled drink and is prepared to serve
the trade with the most modern ma
chinery and excellent service.
Coca-Cola advertising has appear
ed in The Chronicle during the past
several years and the distributors
state they are well pleased with the
results obtained. The people of this
community in continually increasing
numbers are drinking Coca-Cola,
“the pause that refreshes.”
SELECTED SHORTS. NEWS.
10c and 30c
Feature Begins:
Friday: 2:18, 4:18, 7:18, 9:18.
Saturday: 2:32, 4:50, 7:08, 9:24.
Timber" ~
. With DAN DAILEY, JR., LEO
CARRILLO, ANDY DEVINE, MAR
JORIE LORD, EDMUND MCDON
ALD and WADE BOTELER.
Feature begins 3:34,6:09, 8:44.
"One Thrilling Night"
With JOHN BEALL, WANDA Mc-
KAY, WARREN HYMER, J. FAR
RELL MacDONALD and BARBARA
PEPPER.
Feature begins 2:18, 4:53, 7:28 and
10:03.
LAST CHAPTER of “PERILS OF
THE ROYAL MOUNTED.”
10c and 20c
10 A. M. Show THURSDAY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
January 15 and 16
"Heart Of the Golden
West"
With ROY ROGERS, SMILEY
BURNETTE, GEORGE “Gabby”
HAYES, RUTH TERRY, WALTER
CATLETT, PAUL HARVEY, BOB
NOLAN and THE SONS OF THE
PIONEERS and THE HALL JOHN
SON CHOIR.
Enough Action to make a Western
. . . Enough Fun to make a Comedy
. . . Enough Songs to make a Musi
cal, and a good story with Romance
{to blend them all together to make
i a Musical-Western to please the most
' discriminating.
plus
COMEDY. CARTOON.
“PERILS OF NYOKA,” Chapter 7.
10c and 25c
Feature Begins:
Friday: 2:49,4:43,7:49,9:43.
Saturday: 2:19,4:13, 6:07,8:01,9:55.
10 A. M. Show SATURDAY.
WAR STAMPS ON SALE AT BOTH THEATRES
Dr. Barden To Conduct
Goldville Services
Announcement" is made by Rev. S.
B. White, pastor of Epworth Metho
dist church, Goldville, that Dr. John
G. Barden, head of the educational
department at Presbyterian college,
will conduct services at his church
Siunday morning and evening at the
regular worship hours.
TATIONERY—Every boy in service
will be happy to receive a box. We
ive just what he will like, plain or
ith the insignia of his branch of
ervice. Chronicle Pub. Co.
speak for the pleasant, happy things in life ... all the
things we necessarily now have less of. You know...
tires, radios, gas, fuel, food, fun, leisure and all the like.
In Its own way, your bottle of ice-cold Coca-Cola is almost
a casual symbol of such pleasant things.
‘Everybody eagerly accepts wartime restrictions. We'll have
the good things, again, someday. But now it’s work harder
and fight, too. We've got a tough war to win. And no matter
what anybody is doing to help (this doesn't go for fight
ing men) nobody is doing Ms full share if he's not buying
U. S. War Bonds and War Stamps regularly. Are you buy
ing them? Are you buying your share in Victory, and in the
good American way of life?”
SOCTISD UNDO AUTHQMTY OS TM COCA-COLA COMPANY SV
GREENWOOD COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.