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>• K*. Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S C. Thursday^ February 18^ 1943 To Make Loans For War .Food County Wor Board Will Assist Farmers With Special Crops. LIONS CLUB HEARS CART. WATSON TELL OF GUADALCANAL The Lions clqb had as its guest Friday evening Captain Vernon Wat- ! son, of Laurens, who has recently re turned to the States after a service | of four months on Guadalcanal, the southernmost of the Solomon islands, J The regional Agricultural Credit and scene of warfare against the Jap- j corporation is ready to take applica- anese in the south Pacific. Straight Answers To Straight Questions About Point, Rationing tions for loans on essential war agri cultural products, it was announced this week by Grover C. Roper, chair- Qnestion: WHEN CAN I SIGN UP FOR WAR RATION BOOK NUMBER TWO? Answer: Beginning Monday morning, February 22, you can sign up on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between the hours of 9 o’clock in the morning and 5 o’clock in the afternoon. Captain Watson returned to this | country to be assigned as an instruc- j Question: WHERE DO I GO TO SIGN UP? tor at the marine base at New River, | Answer: Go to the nearest school house. IN. C. He is the son of Guy L. Watsoni man of the Laurens County United i 0 f Laurens, and a graduate of the! States Department of' Agriculture University of South Carolina. Answer: War board. i Captain Watson told of the efforts "The regional Agricultural Credit of the marines in taking and holding corporation, which is supervised by the island of Guadalcanal. His stories the Farm Credit administration, is confirmed news reports from the is- •fumishing additional sources of cred-jland in recent months, indicating an it to help assure maximum produc-| excellent news coverage of the events tion of essential war crops.” Mr. Ro- by papers in the United States, per said. "The new program is not| Captain Watson said that during intended as a substitute for other two or three days in the fall, the suc- sources of credit, but is designed to cess of the expedition was in grave | Answer: supplement such otiher sources where doubt, due to a lack of supplies, in- needed. The fund| are made avail- | eluding planes, and the fact that the j able through Rex Lanford, of Clinton Japs succeeded in reinforcing their Production Credit association, Clin-! army on the island, ton, the loan representative named! But, said Captain Wason, after the by the war board. Collateral for the^ marines had been supplied with the loans will be first lien on the com-1 necessary food, ammunition and modities, livestock, or other items be-! planes, there was never any doubt ing financed, and the interest rate is but that the United States forces ( 5 per cent.” ! would be victorious. ^ r '' Mr. Roper said that in addition to. The captain stated that due to the) the regional Agricultural Credit cor- nature of the ground, tanks were* poration loans, the lending program practically useless on Guadalcanal, Mugsuon. is further extended to encourage the action being confined chiefly to farmers to produce special war crops rifle fire, artillery, and planes. Captain Answer: No. which they would not otherwise un- Watsbn praised the old first World the! Qnestion: WHAT MUST I BRING WHEN I SIGN UP? You must bring: (1) your war ration book number one (sugar i and coffee book) for each member of the family; also (2) a DECLARATION BLANK properly filled out. You can get this blank from a grocery store, school house, or cut out the one in your newspaper. Question: CAN ANY ONE SIGN UP FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY? Answer: Yes any responsible person can sign up. QuesUon: WHAT THINGS AJ£ RATIONED? (1) All canned fruits and vegetables. (2) All frozen fruits and vegetables. (3) All dried fruits (this does not mean dried vegetables). (4) All canned soups, juices, and baby foods. (5) All bottled juices, soups, catsup, and chili sauce. Question: HOW MUCH RATIONED FOODS MAY I HAVE ON HAND WHEN I SIGN UP? Answer:* Each person in the family is allowed five (5) cans of.«ighl (8) ounce size or larger (this does not mean HOME-CANNED fruits and vegetables). NANCE INDICTED; VENUE CHANGE IS ASKED OF COURT Cross Hill Mon Charged With Shooting Woman. Affidavits Filed By Attorrteys. —♦— TOjkRGUE MOTION It was learned yesterday that the motion for a change of venue in the Nance case will be argued at the March term of civil court. Both the criminal and civil cases pending will be considered at this time Judge J. Henry John son ruled. . Laurens, Feb. 15.—Attorneys for Carroll D. Nance of Cross Hill, for mer state senator and one time can didate for governor, on Monday filed a motion for a change of venue fol lowing action by the grand jury in 1 returning a true bill against him for assault and battery with intent to Dry Forces Gain Tactical Victory Commiftee Vote Keeps Bill Near Top of List For Consideration. Columbia, Feb. 16.—^Legislative dry forces gained their first parliamen tary victory today on a roll call vote in the ways and means committee, 19 of whose 40 members are among co- ! authors of a bill that would return the state to prohibition. Unsuccessful in their attempt to set a definite date for consideration | of the bill by the commiftee, its dry | members mustered enough strength I to vote down a proposal by Represen tative H. G. Senseney of Charleston, that would have put other measures ahead of the dry bill. The committee adjourned on mo tion of Representative W. Clyde Gra ham of Florence, before the bill could be considered further. Before getting into the prohibition question the committee reported fa de rtake. These include soybeans for War Springfield rifle, as really an ■beans, peanuts to-be harvested and-effective weapon, picked; Irish potatoes where farm! Th6 captain stated that one of the >goal is three acres or more, sweet po- chief reasons for the taking of so tatoes on \£rtrms with goals deter- few Jap prisoners was they didn’t mined, tomatoes, snap beans, -lima have the time to capture them, indi beans,' peas, carrots for processing or eating, of course that it was easier sale fresh, cabbage, sweet corn, ta-’and quicker to mow ’em down than ble beets for processing only. to take them as prisoners. He said “Ordinarily,” Mr. Roper added, the Japs’ desire to live was as strong “borrowers will be liable for the en- as that of any other soldiers and the tire amount which they borrow stories of their committing suicide i whether or not the particular crop rather than be taken prisoner was 1 financed wilb repay the debt. How-; exaggerated. ever, if a farmer undertakes to pro- He told of a humorous incident, ■duce any of the specified special war where a marine sergeant paid a Jap crops his repayment obligations will prisoner a huge sum of money each be limited. He will sign a special day for doing some work. The ser- form of note limiting his obligation gent arranged with a military police- lo repay to the value of the crops man to "relieve" the Jap of the mon- produced, provided he has complied ey, and the sergeant, used the same | with certain requirements. This in- money in paying the Jap the next} eludes a finding by the county war day and the next, and so on. The Jap board that he used the money ad- never did see through it. vanced for producing the crops for ^ which the advance was made; that MASONS TO MEET FRIDAY he diligently applied principles of Campbell Lodge No. 44, A. F. M., good husbandry to the production of will hold a regular communication the crops; and that he has applied the Friday night at 8 o’clock. F. C. degree full proceeds of such crops to the re- will be conferred. All members are payment of the advance and such urged to be present, amount was insufficient to pay the - A. G. Arnold, W. M. debt in full.” l V. P. Adair, Sec. I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS RATIONING Question: WHERE CAN BUSINESS.. J Answer: (1) There will be a mass meeting in your community this week. You can find out when and where this is to be. (2) Listen to your radio and read your newspaper to find out about this rationinr business. (3) Go to your local rationing board or call Clinton telephone 82 or 151. I BUY RATIONED FOODS DURING THE WEEK OF; have formed or expressed an opinion FEBRUARY 22-27? because of the publicity given the above case and because of the activi ties of the defendant in politics in Laurens county during the last sev- ! era! years* because of his activity in the trial of prominent cases in Lau rens county, because of his opposition to the New Deal program and his close association with textile execu tives in Laurens county who, had labor disputes and labor troubles in their plants, as well as other reas ons set forth in the attached affi davits.” The motion was signed by Black- well, Sullivan and Wilson of Lau rens, and W. H. Nicholson, of Green- kill in connection with the alleged a senate to sat shooting of Mrs. J. H. Coleman near,® 00 ; 000 of , an anticipated $8,000,000 Cross Hill last November. state svnplus, to be used in retiring The motion alleged that the de .state’s bonded debts pie biU also fendant could not get a fair and im-: woul< L repeal the state’s one mill partial trial in Laurens county, based; P5n f)erty t f x ’ tlie approximate $378,- on affidavits “that many of the pros-j 000 a " nua ! revenues from which are 'pective jurors in Laurens county used * or ^ ebt rerv* 06 - QuesUon: WHY DO WE HAVE POINT RATIONING? Answer: We must feed our soldiers and sailors Who are overseas and we must help feed our allies. Question: IS THIS A FAIR PROGRAM? Answer: It is. Because every person, rich or poor, will get his or her share. In point rationing every person is on the same level. AROUND THE TOWN Incidents, Unusual and Ordinary, Gathered On Our Rounds. B. ELLIS, who recently received the promotion to his present rank, will be interested to know he was one of twenty-five members of three bomb ers who destroyed planes in the South Pacific theater of war, according to a War Depart- SCHOOLS TO CLOSE FOR RATION WORK Columbia, Feb. 13. In a joint statement to South Carolina teach ers, school principals, and superin tendents, Governor Olin D. Johnston and State Superintendent of Educa tion James H. Hope requested the suspension of classes in all state schools during the week beginning February 22 “for as many days as necessary to get the new war ration book into the hands of all our peo ple.” I “Your government needs your help, wood, attorneys, and was laid on the • and calls on you to distribute war table of Solicitor Hugh Beasley, who j ration book two,” Hope said. “This is is being assisted in the prosecution a hard task, of fundamental impor- by O. L. Long, of Laurens. The affidavits were 21 in number and covered 25 typewritten pages. /#■ FOR TWENTY YEARS three Japanese I’ve found ADLERIKA satisfactory.” ' (H. B.—Mich.) When bloated with gas, annoyed by bad breath or sour ment release received at the CoTum- i stomach, due to delayed bowel action, bia Air Base. Friends and relatives here of ROB-. ERT W. BENN will be interested to! MRS- E - STOUDEMIRE, the know he has been advanced to the former LT. MILDRED YOUNG, rank of lieutenant colonel. Lt. Col.! daughter of Mr. ^nd Mrs. Rex Young, Benn, formerly of Orlando, Fla., is -who was recently married has volun- try ADLERIKA for QUICK relief. Get it TODAY. SMITH’S PHARMACY. tance to our country at war. “With approval of the South Caro lina state board of education, we ask that you suspend classes in the week beginning February 22 for as many days as necessary to get the new war ration book into the hands of all our people. “Each day devoted to the issuance of this book will be considered a school day. Only the schools can per form this tremendous task.” CASINO THEATRE THE BROADWAY serving with the army in the Panama - f^red for foreign service with the, — j Canal zone. Mrs. Benn, the former , A mer ‘ can Nursing Corps, Army oL Miss Janie Lois Lynn, daughter of the United States. Mrs. Stoudemire Dr. and Mrs. L. Ross Lynn of this Wl11 re ta,n her maiden name for the, city, is completing work at the Flor- duration with her address. Lt. Mil- ida Woman’s college, Tallahassee, for dred J. Young, ANC N-727586, 57th lan A B decree station hospital, APO 4015 K, % I —• | Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Included among the nine students, ~ ^ _ who made honor reports at Limestone MRS. ZEE McLEES and MISS, ' college for the first semester of the SALLIE WRIGHT will leave Sunday 1942-43 session was MISS ANNE f° r a several weeks trip to Florida. KEITH, sophomore, of this city. /To They w |ii be guests of Miss Mary an honor report, a student Dillard in Columbia and must earn a majority of As on all MONDAY AND TUESDAY, February 22 and 23 BRIAN DONLEVy HE’S ROUGH VERONICA LAKE SHE’S orwAMin m LADD MONDAY AND TUESDAY. February 22 and 23 A/xi/nc^ixik.ir* r*nr\k/ii 'WRECKING CREW With CHESTER MORRIS, RICH ARD ARLEN, JEAN PARKER, JOE make SAWYER ESTHER DALE and EVE LYN BRENT. Action hits the pace that kills . . . and chills . . . They’ll wreck any thing! A Skyscraper ... A Heart- breaker . . . or Each Other!! • ’ plus s@> COMEDY. CARTOON. NEWS. 10c and 25c Feature begins 2:43,4:42,7:43,9:42. courses taken. will leave Monday for Jacksonville, Fla., where they will visit with their brother, R. BENJAMIN & sons • r PLUMBING ..juid... HEATING SERVICE Telephone 117 WE ARE HUNTING TROUBLE Institutional Users Register In March Instead of applying to rationing boards for their March allotment of coffee and their March-April allot ment of sugar, South Carolina insti tutional users will receive coffee and sugar allotments for both March and i April when th£y register between i March I and 10 with their ration boards, it was announced yesterday by the state Office pf Price adminis tration. - SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLB SELECTED SHORTS. NEWS. 10c and 30c MARCH OF TIME—“NAVY AND NATION.” Feature begins 2:31,4:31,7:31,9:31. 10 A. M. Show MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, February 24 and 25 "RHYTHM PARADE" With GALE STORM, ROBERT LOWERY, CHICK CHANDLER, CLIFF NAZARRO, MILLS BROTH ERS and TED FIO RITA and His Band. Feature begins 3:04,5:20,7:36,9:52. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, February 24 and 25 "TWO-FISTED JUSTICE With JOHN KING, MAX TER- HUNE and DAVID SHARPE. Feature begins 3:32, 6:05, 8:38. The . promotion of OLIVER F.; to Miami, to spend a few days QUINN to the rank of sergeant re- their son and nephew, ROBERT cently at the army flying school, Ros- LEES, and to attend the gradu well, New Mexico, will be of interest exerc i ses 9 n March 3, when he to friends here. Sgt. Quinn, the son receive his commission as a of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Quinn of this! lieutenant.. Sgt. McLees has bee city, has been in service since Feb-) tending the officers candidate s ruary, 1942, and has the distinction, the army air corps, intelligence of having nine first cousins also serv- j department. in g- — Many what it housewives is to slice 1 have forgotten: wi H be interested to know she n ru JUNIOR ARMY With FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW, HUNTZ HALL, BILLY HALOP and 1 BOBBY JORDAN. Feature begins 2:18,4:51,7:24,9:57. “OVERLAND MAIL,” Chapter 6. 10c and 20c 10 A. M. Show THURSDAY. to seeing sliced bread, know nothing about the 27th to enter her n else. One lad, JIMMY MONROE, age, work the first of March. Miss Pa three, son of Mr. and Mrs. James G. jtbe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Monroe of Latta .(his mother, the;Pack, is a graduate of Clinton h former Miss Elizabeth Blakely, is a sc bool. and has been employed native Clintonian), happened to no-!Chaney’s Dress Shoppe for seve tice a loaf of unsliced bread and years. . asked the cook what it was. When: * told, he asked “Well, what makes it all stick together?” >#/ "SCATTERGOOD SURVIVES A MURDER With GUY KIBBEE, JOHN ARCH ER and MARGARET HAYES. Feature begins 2:00, 4:l(f, 6:32, 8:48. 10 A. M. Show WEDNESDAY. 10c and 20c FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, February 26 and 27 I MBon^cosmio 4tTh*ir NEWEST Fvi-liftl i WHO DONE IT? mdL II, .1 IWwIJ jVVmOT SELECTED SHORTS. NEWS. 10c and 30c Feature Begins: Friday: 2:40, 4:35, 7:40, 9:35. Saturday: 2:00, 3:55, 5:50, 7:45, 9:40. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, February 26 and 27 CHEYENNE ROUNDUP" With JOHNNY MACK BROWN and TEX RITTER. , Feature Begins: Friday: 2:00, 4:20, 7:00, 9:20.. Saturday: 1:47, 4:09, 6:31, 8:53. 'THE BOOGIE-MAN WILL GET YOU" With BORIS KARLOFF, PETER LORRE, (Miss) JEFF DONNELL, LARRY PARKS and MAXIE ROS- ENBLOOM. *' Feature Begins: Friday: 2:57, 5:17, 7:57, 10:17. Saturday: 2:46, 5:08, 7:30, 9:52. plus “PERILS OF NYOKA,” Chap. 13. 10c and 25c 10 A. M. Show SATURDAY. LT. ELBERT JONES, of this city and Camp Rucker, Ala., has been promoted to first lieutenant. He is the son of Mrs. Nancy Stilwell Jones and the late W. E. Jones and has many friends and relatives here who will note with pleasure his advancement. Lt. Jones graduated from Presbyte rian college in the class of 1941 and has been in service a year.' BIRTHDAYS AND The Chronicle Extends Greetings To Those Whose Birthdays and Anniversaries Occur This Week. Cpl. 14. Clinton’s first tin can casualty was J. Austin Chandler has a birthd Mrs. G. A. Burton, who cut her tomorrow, February 19. thumb preparing a can for the sal- Lt. Dillard Boland and CpL J. vage collection. The wound has heal- Boland, sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. ed nicely now and Mrs. Burton says Boland, will observe their birthda if every one of the cans will only do,Tuesday, February 23. as much damage to the “Germans, February 24 is the birthday of M and Japs’ she’ll feel repaid for her Gary Holcombe, efforts and injury. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitlock v observe their wedding annivers: tomorrow. Mrs. Clifton Adair will celebrate .Save Your Tin Cans for Next Collection PVT. LOUIE A. WEBB, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Webb, Route 2, Kin- ard, has been graduated from the birthday the 21st. Army Air Forces Technical Training Command School for airplane me chanics at Gulfport, Miss, and is ready to take his place on the far flung service-lines of the war. February 22 ; is Kenneth Baker Jr. the birthday sary Monday, February 22. Mrs. R. F. Blakely has a In the “Story of -the-Month con- February 22 test for high school papers through out the state, an article by MISS ROSLYN CASON, of this city, entit led “Vaughan Urges Victory Gard ens,” appearing in the Sentinel, Clinton high school paper, was awarded fifth plage in the news story group. , The many friends of MAJOR DILL the 24th. Sunday is the birthday of Mrs. and J8th, respectively. * ^ | SKRIP tics 15c. Chronicle Pub. Co. /a * BELK’S NATIONAL SEW ad SAVE WEEK February 20 to 27 ; Fresh Savings for Your Home Sewing Washable Printed j French Crepes 69c Yd. Beautiful printed rayon Crepes in gay spring colors. Be smart—make it yourself. Print Seersucker 49c Yd. So easily washed — no press ing. New novelty prints, floral patterns, dots, stripes and checks. Choose now from a fabric-rich collection. Spun Rayons 59c Yd. They’re smart, colorful pat- terns, gay and cheerful. 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