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Thursday, February 18, 1943 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C Page Seven ‘Can’t Win in ’43’ Sgt. Owens Writes Of Battery B, 107th Bn. ^ The Chronicle is in receipt of the following appreciated letter from 1st Sgt. Jesse D. Owens, of the supply division, transportation branch, at Camp Stewart, Ga. THE NATIONAL SCENE As Washington Sees It Special to The Chronicle. Washington, Feb. 16 —The launch ing of the point system for buying groceries, the new shoe rationing pro gram, the manpower regulations re- Ed i tor, The Chronicle: In recent weeks I have r ® ad 4 many quiring that young men either do j letters in The Chronicle about men nece#sary wor k or be drafted into the . jin the far-flung corners of the world plied to the U. S. employment ser vice for essential jobs. It is possible that this regulation regarding men with dependents will be revised by congress, but there is no question but that men in non-essential industries even if they are not drafted for the armed forces, will at least be drafted for necessary civilian work. It is expected that new products will be added to the ration lists each month, as soon as it is apparent that shortages are in the offing. As with shoe rationing, future products to be There is a general feeling here that the new price administrator, has re ceived many compliments for the way he handled shoe rationing—this tribution of the shoe supply to every-! finally enacted, there is no qu one in the country. This indicates a! but that the taxes we pay this new policy, which will probably be | will be more, rather than less followed on many other items, or ra-1 we anticipated, tioning to prevent shortages instead of because shortages already exist. The tax question has become pret ty much of a muddle, but when the smoke clears there is little doubt that we will have taxes deducted from our wages for the last six months of 1943 and possibly beginning March 15. There is no doubt that we all will be required to pay regular income taxes on 1942 incomes on March 15, however. Possibly during the last two quarters of the year we will have to pay taxes on both 1942 and 1943 in comes at the same time. The Ruml plan for forgiving 1942 on 1943 in comes is pot likely to be accepted, although the pay-as-you-go idea will KEROSENE... 12 c per Gallon in me lar-nung corners oi me army, and the new plans for increas- kTo. recei^in* their copies of the local taxation are ample e&ence per. Each emphaized the fact that it .. tough” attitude whith is be-! * ime ’ preventing buying rush- £ .uch . pleasure to read .bout th. £ folks from home—just like a letter * nries thp npw nrlM * administrator has re- from home, they call it. Well, I am' them—in fact, I am right where I requests for voluntary cooperation of being the first important regulation taxes and paying now started, but my appreciation of The people have not been^too success-1 he has put through and the first ra- Chronicle is just as great as that of I ful^-that there are millions of Ameri- tioning order which had not been an- 1 ^ J ° .. /■•one urVin will mn canrin/'AC ll/nAVl i -i i _it a sai — Davtos, farmer O. ibaasador to Baaala, Is shewn ss made a few predictions. He the war will ge Into 1944, that oaee Germany Is beaten "well easily take care of Japan.” Davies believes France as a power will net be able to redeem herself for generations. '* * Court Postpones Osborne Case The case of James Osborne, Jr., charged with murder of Leslie Holmes Quinton, also of this city, was continued until the next term of criminal court* in June, at the gen eral sessions court in Laurens on Monday. Osborne was held by a coroner’s jury in the fatal shoting of Quinton which took place in the business sec tion of the city on the night of Jan uary 2. Later he was released on SI,500 bond. Several eye witnesses testified at the inquest, their state ments varying widely as to what happened before and at the time of the killing. Osborne is represented, it is under stood, by James H. Sullivan, Laurens attorney. any of the boys “Over There.” cans who will make sacrifices when nounce d ahead of time. Although It is chiefly because of the boys forced ^ to do so but wiU not other-i some people, were tipped off about “Over There” that I write this. I ^ se ^ ct of comforts-as-usual. shoe rationing by grapevine meth- will menUon a few things that Therefore, during 1943, mandatory no publicity was given to it ex- win be of interest to all the original regulations will increase greatly and ce pt for a radio “hint” given to the members of Battery B, 107th Sep. for voluntary co-operation people in New York by Mayor La Bn., CA. AA, as well as intereating I will be kept to a minimum, to most of the others and to you peo- ,^ s a resu !^ of the regulation pro- pie who are there at home. For when I viding for the drafting of married toe next issue of The chronicle | between toe ages of 18 and 38, comes off toe press and goes into toe whether they have dependents or not, homes of toe folks at home toe day unless they get in essential war in- YARBOROUGH OIL COMPANY WEST MAIL' STREET MRS. JULIA SIMMONS PASSES AT HOME Mrs. Julia E. Simmons, 64, i^ife of H. A. Simmons, died Friday at her home near Renno after a brief illness. will be Thursday, Feb. 18. That is the date of the second anniversary of the departure of “<3ur Outfit” from home. *r • Our outfit is now “Over There.” True it is that I am no logger a part of toe 107th, but that does not alter my feelings for “that oloSgang of mine,” for, after all, a maq can’t for get so quickly and especially after such a long and faithful association with a bunch of men. T was one of the original members of toe 107th, then the 263rd. When we arrived in camp February 19, 1941, there were six original members Of the organiza tion. I will give their names and po sition at time of organization of “Our Outfit’ and then toe names and posi tion on arrival here in Stewart two years ago. At toe start we were 2nd Lt. Jack H. Davis, now Captain; Supply Sgt. Rufus T. Dunlap, now 1st Lt. (he joined few days after organisation); Mess Sgt. Casper W. Hallman, now 1st. Lt; Sgt. Barringer F. Wingard, battery cler, now captain; Pfc. Jesse D. Owens, now 1st Sgt., and Pvt. So- beskie L. Bond, now motor transpor tation sergeant. Sgt. Bond had a slight break in service, but came back to us in plenty of time to “make dustries, thousands of men have ap- Guardia. Therefore there was a very limited amount of stocking up before shoe sales were frozen*. Shoe rationing was not put through because of an acute shortage of shoes but in order to assure an equal dis- be put into force. Many congressmen, however, do not favor forgiving 1942 incomes. The treasury, it is believed, sees an opportunity to increase gov ernment income considerably this year by taxing both 1942 and 1943 incomes at the same time even though they would agree to a reduction or postponement of some of the 1942 taxes. Although many plans will be con sidered before a new tax program is INSURANCE Fire * Tornado - Automo bile - Surety Bonds - All Forms of Property Insurance. SOUND PROTECTION AT LOWEST COST. REAL ESTATE i B. H. BOYD Qinton, S. C. She was a naitve of Saluda county but had made her home in Laurens county for the past six years. She was a daughter of toe late John B. and Matilda Edwards Hazel. Mrs. Sim mons was a member of Broad Street Methodist church. Surviving besides her husband are eight sons, B. E., F. A., John, H. A., J. B., J. H., J. W., and M. W. Sim mons; four daughters, Mrs. Clyde Smith, Mrs. B. E. Smith, Mrs. John Wallace and Mrs. Ben Shultz; four brothers, J. H., C. F., A. L., and Ben Hazel; three sisters, Mrs. Maggie Timmerman, Mrs. Clara Reams and Mrs. Irene O’Bryan. - Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at toe residence at three o’clock by her pastor, Rev.j J. H. Kohler. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. In Memoriam MRS. MARGARET ADAIR HAYS On June 18, 1942, God in His wise providence, called to His heavenly home our beloved member and friend, Mrs. Margaret Adair Hays| She was toe daughter of James Wil liam and Elizabeth Little Adair and was born on the old family planta tion near Clinton, moving here in 1879. A popular and attractive girl, she grew into womanhood loved by young and old alike. Mrs. Hays, known to so many as “Aunt Maggie,” spent most of her life in Clinton. It was here she united with the Presbyterian church and was always a faithful member. In the days of the Ladies Aid society she was ready to answer any call to duty and was a leader in every good work. As the years grew apace this interest was maintained in the circle and auxiliary. On account of ill health, Mrs. Hays was confined to her room much of the time in her last years, but her light still shone. "She gave of the fruit of her hands and let her own works praise her in the gates.” She was always doing .thoughtful things for others and her bright cheery wel come was given to all who came. When the great day of the Lord shall come and He shall gather in His own, may her circle be unbroken. “She has gone to a place remote from pain and death, Where all is peace, good will, and Joy, With God’s Heavenly light thereof A City of Gold without alloy.” AUXILIARY,* FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, By Mrs. George A. Copeland. SAY, "I SAW IT IN THE CHRON ICLE.** THANK YOU. . WSMWMWEHRWWMRRIIWRMMWMWRRR toe grade.” But now, after two years, we arCj all over the world from home to i who-knows-where. At home there is! Bill Terry and a lad by the name of Hogan, and scattered to the four cor ners of the globe we find the rem-' nants of the boys of out outfit, ex cept the few that are still here in Camp Stewart, and it is this bit of information that I know will interest the men who left the 107th a-w-a-y back in “41.” I am still a 1st Sgt., attached, unassigned, to the supply division, and on special duty with the transportation branch. Words can hardly express toe gigantic job being done by that branch of the service, but “our men” all over the world! gives one a fair conception of what it is doing. There is freight, express and baggage to be handled for these men (and others) and that is where I come in. Next there is Corp. W. G. Duvall, who is now a Sgt. in toe Pro visional Guard company. Next, we find Corp. C. B. Kirkley, known in college circle as “Kirk.” He is now a Staff Sgt. in the finance department. And toe last to mention is one who is now on the heels of his brother— 2nd Lt. Washington W. Davis. For the benefit of the boys “Over There,” I want to mention a few of toe selec tive service men who were in the 107th, and are still here or back here: Pvt. George L. Thompson, now a Corporal, in toe same company with Duvall; Pfc. Francis Grant, now ort toe same special duty, and a Tech. Sgt.; toe special duty man with the range-photographic section (I can’t recall his name)—Ah! I thought of it—Beasley; Miller is still with the M. P. detachment; and the last to mention is 2nd Lt. Bob Newman. When I read of the boys of “My Outfit,” some already veterans of this war—wounded and back in “God’s country” it makes me wish I was with some of them somewhere—just anywhere. If we were still as we were when organized I’d bet my mess-kit on our ability to knock any particular rivet out of a Nazi battle- wagon six miles off toe coast of Charleston. But toe tempo of this war demanded that Uncle Sam put the best into anti-aircraft, so naturally, toe 107th, under our esteemed and beloved Captain W. A. Johnson, was selected as one of toe batteries to “keep ’em flying,” and I wind up in a branch of the service that means “keep ’em rolling.” I guess that’s about all, so now I’ll practice the forbidden art of plagiar ism and say: Goodbye now. I hope you have enjoyed this as much as I have enjoyed bringing it to you. 1ST SGT. JESSE D. OWENS, Supply Det-^-SuppIy* Div., Section Onfe, Camp Stewart, Ga. Feb. 14, 1943. Dr. Felder Smith Dr. Duncan S. Felder OPTOMETRISTS Specialists In Eye Examinations Office Hews: Dr. Smith, Daily. 4:18 to • Dr. Felder, Dally, • te • itment Phone 29 for CLINTON, S. C. illlWtlilM6IBriC9SXRR}BMS}MM6NRmCK Set the urge TO HELP PURSE „ • . " ur* • If It Has Been Your Custom to Drive to Clinton to Do Your Shopping YOU CONTINUE TO DO SO SECTION IV IN OPA GASOLINE RATION ORDER 5C STATES: Family or personal necessity driving for which no adequate alternative means of transportation are available IS PERMISSIBLE. (a) Driving for the purpose of essential shopping is PERMISSIBLE. This would include obtaining necessary food and medical supplies. There Is nothing in the regulations banning Pleasure Driving to prevent your making your accustomed business trips to Clinton. And after you get here and have done your necessary shopping or attended to other business, your time is your own until you have to return home. You can visit an eating establishment, go to the movies or other places before driving back home, but NO EXTRA DRIVING MUST BE INVOLVED. or pleasure. The principal purpose of your trip, the order states, MUST be to do essential buying for yourself or members of your family. You cannot drive to town just for or primarily for entertainment You can drive to Clinton to get the things-you need. We invite you to come and assure you of our readiness to serve you. whatever your needs. We invite your business when you are here on shopping trips. We will do our best to please you with our merchandise and service. > SMITH’S PHARMACY The Rexall Store—Phone 101 o o A. & P. FOOD STORES Where Economy Rules BLALOCK’S GROCERY AND MARKET BELK’S DEPT. STORE Cash Your Shoe Ration Ticket With Us Phones 156 and 157 o— o -o PRATHER-SIMPSON FURNITURE COMPANY BUCHANAN’S Service That Pleases “The Home -Makers” o o MOORE’S DRESS SHOPPE Clinton’s Newest JOE’S ESSO SERVICE Prompt Service—Phone 128 o —-o MAXWELL BROS. & KINARD Keep Up the Homes We’re Fighting For ROYAL CLEANERS, INC. Beautiful Dry Cleaning—Phone 77 CHANEY’S DRESS SHOPPE “Talk of the Town’ J. C. PENNEY CO., INC. A Cash Purchase Is A Cash Saving HOME STORES Where the Dollar Does Its Duty DAILEY’S CASH GROCERY -o Quality Groceries At Economy Prices CASINO AND BROADWAY THEATRES LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR SHOPPE Ella Adair—Phone 129 Good Pictures Always JAMES PITTS STORE PITTS SERVICE STATION AND COAL CO. Men’s and Boys’ Furnishings o o CITY SALES CO. Phone 75 Good and Bad Furniture r Y J