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Page Two 1 U. S. Wounded From Tunisia Stretch Legs THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. - r Thursdoy, Februory 25, 1943 At» west country hospital Is England, Enited States Infantrymen and paratroopers are recovering from wounds sustained in battles in Tunisia. Here, out for a morning walk, are six soldiers And two of their Ameri can nurses. RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (ORA) ned fish and canned meats have been suspended for 60 days. { TYPEWRITERS—Rentals of non portables manufactured after 1934 are banned. Nonportables made be- JUDGE JOHNSON, ' HITS INDIFFERENCE OF THE PEOPLE Tells Grand Jury Too Many Allowing Someone Else To Do Their Think ing. Congress Scared. Judge J. Henry Johnson, of Allen dale, charged the Laurens county grand jury during the February term 1 of general sessions court, that “too many of us are allowing somebody else to do our thinking for us. We elect representatives and then seldom if ever give them the benefit of our views.” The following account of his ad dress was reported in The Laurens Advertiser: Declaring that he was inclined to speak on “The Necessity of Think ing,” Judge Johnson said he couldn’t come to that state of mind where he thought there shouldn’t be any public criticism of*things as they are. He recalled that on the morning af-|» ter Pearl Harbor he told a grand jury in Richland county that “somebody Tay-as-You-Go’ An intimate study of Beardsley Ruml, originator of the pay-as-you- go tax plan that would put the pay ing of federal income tax on a cur rent basis instead of paying taxes on income Already spent. Mr. Ruml appeared before the house ways and means committee to give legis lators first-hand information about his plan. . ’ MARCH 15 IS DEADLINE FOR INCOME TAX (Continued from page one) ... ___ r _ _ -.depreciation of buildings, improve- must have been asleep at the switch” i me nts or machinery, and this later turned out to be true, i a court of inquiry having-subsequent-; ly found that everybody had been (Compiled (or information ot The | 1927 ■>"* 1924 , ma2 b !, r „ ent , ed Chronicles readers). i 0 P er “ ns who obtain certificates 1 from their local rationing boards. SI GAR S*amp No. 11 in war ra- ^,^15 0 f portables made between tion book 1 is good for three pounds 1927 and 193 5 may stiU be made on “asleep” except one boy. of sugar through March 15. a g-month basis. Most portables made “Don’t let anybody tell you,” he COFFEE—Stamp No. 25 good for since 1935 also may be rented on the warned, “that there should not be one pound through March 21. same basis. constructive criticism of those from FUEL OIL Number 4 coupon be- STOVES —New coal and oil-fired top to bottom.” The same thing ap-i be deducted only if they exceed 5 came valid January 30 and will be heaters are being rationed. Persons > Pl| e d to compliments and P 1,3156 *, he | r cen ^ ur j ncome good for 9 gallons until Apfil 6. who will use new coal stoves to re-I said, declaring that it is equally hn- over 5 pg,. cen ^ U p a maximum of L«Mes Losses of property from fire, storm, flood or other natural causes, upon which the holder had no insurance, are deductible. ^ Medical Expenses Medical and dental expenses can MONDAY AND TUESDAY. March 1 and l RUSSELL Ml JUKI AHERNEBU if.fVUi SELECTED SHORTS. NEWS. 10c and 30c 10 A. M. Show MONDAY. Feature-begins 2:22,4:22,7:22,9:22. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY. March 3 and 4 "Henry Aldrich, Editor" With JIMMY LYDON, CHARLES SMITH and RITA QUIGLEY. Feature begins 2:00,4:36,7:12,9:48. "Secrets Of the Under ground" With JOHN HUBBARD, VIR GINIA GREY and NEIL HAMIL TON. Feature begins 3:25,6:01,8:37. CARTOON. 10c and 20c 10 A. M. Show WEDNESDAY. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, March 1 and 2 W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM’S "The Moon and Sixpence 1 With GEORGE SANDERS, HER BERT MARSHALL^ STEVE GERAY, DORIS DUDLEY, ALBERT BASS- ERMAN, ERIC BLORE, HETHER THATCHER, ELENA VERDUGO, FLORENCE BATES, MOLLAy/LA MENT, ROBERT GRIEG and flCEN- NETH HUNTER. plus COMEDY. NEWS. 10c nd 25c Feature begins 2:30,4:29,7 30,9:29. AY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, March 5 and 6 GASOLINE Coupon No. 4 in “A i pi ace 0 ji burners may apply to their gasoline books good for three gallons ^ j oca j war pri& and rationing board. until March 22. Value of “B" and “C’’ j BICYCLES—Persons gainfully em- coupons still three gallons. ‘*T=1 and ployed or doing volunteer war work!em citizens might think about are ‘ T-2 coupons good for five gallons. , can q Ua ijf y f or certificates to buy bi-lthe so-called social reforms now be- License number of automobile at cyc i eSi Bicycles also are available to! ing fostered on the nation under the time of gasoline purchase must % be pupils w ho need them to get to and guise ot war measures. “Some of written in ink, along with name of f rom school. Certificates should be; them may be all -tight,” he said, “but obtained from local rationing board. ■ they should be len portant to give credit where credit isj $1 250 for a single person or $2,500 ^ ue - • ' for a family may be taken off. Such Among things he said that South- expense can include hospital bills, treatments, diagnosis and other! charges connected with medical or dental care. Armed Forces , . . 4 : , _ ■ Besides the regular personal ex state in which automobile is obtained from local rationing board. ■ they should be left for the individual emptions, servicemen are entitled to tered. on back on each "A, "B and- SHOES—Stamp No. 17 in war ra- state to decide whether they want 1^6 0 ff an extra $250 if they are sin- “C coupon. Name and address of don book one can be used to pur-(them or not." He mentioned the anti-gi e and $300 if married, owner must be written in ink on back c hase a pair of shoes through June i poll tax measure as one of the re-J of each "T coupon. 115. The stamp must be torn out of J forms that the social minded are try- TIRES—Holders of Ration A cou- the book at the time of purchase in ing to foist on the South, a few lead- — „ , — : 1 — n ' ers up North claiming that the poll tax is used to keep the Negro from voting., Contributions Contributions made to charitable, , .. . . . , 4 . , - -- _.i_ , • • .. . .. „ religious, scientiflic or literary organ- pons must have tires inspected by the presence of the person selling or ers Up North claiming that the poll tQ jg cent 0 j ne ^ j n _ OPA on or before March 31. Holders delivering the shoes. If you buy shoes tax is used to keep the Negro from come are deductible of B and C coupons must get first in- by mail, the stamp may be detached voting., r 1 n vn Tw S’ spection by February 28. and sent with the mail order. Stamp “There is not a word of truth in! t/an 11 *^9 rorms WAR RATION BOOKS —Ration No. 17 is transferable among mem- it,” he said. “The poll tax has been Farmers >are given a chance to me book 1 is being currently used for bers oT a family living in *ihe same, in effect in this state for over a hun- j ret urns andmake payments on the purchase of sugar and coffee. War household and related by blood, mar-Idred years and in some Southern cas “ recel P^' or accrual t>asiS- ration book 2 is being issued this riage or adoption. For example, par-istates since prior to the Revolution.! If the farmer chooses the cash ba- week. Rationing of canned goods ents may use their stamps to provide Only of late have the reformers sis, he figures (1) the amount of cash starts March 1. ? extra shoes for their children. If abound out that it kept the Negro from or the value of merchandise or other WEDNESDAY and / March 3 and 4 "Mummy's Tomb' With LON CHANEY, DICK FOR- AN, JOHN HUBBARD, ELYSE KNOX, GEORGE ZUCCO and WAL LACE FORD. , Feature begins 3:01,8:24,7:47, fcnd 10:10. "Prison Mutiny" With EDWARD NORRIS, JOAN WOODBURY and JACK LA RUE. Feature begins 2:00,4:23,6:46,9:09. plus lapter 10c and 20c 10 A. M. Show THURSDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, March 5 and 6 voting As a matter of fact,” he contin- CANNED GOODS — Rationing of person needs to buy shoes and has no commercially canned, bottled and stamp No. 17 in his immediate fam- frozen fruits and vegetables, includ- *ly which he can use, he may apply ing juices, all soups, and dried fruits to his war price and rationing board man ought to be allowed to vote who under the point system iwill’ begin * or a shoe purchase certificate. Cer- ,is not willing to pay as much as $1 Monday, March 1. Retail sales of locates (or the purchase of men’s a year for the many privileges he en- these foods were stopped at midnight rubber boots and rubber work shoes 1 joys in this great Country of ours.” Saturday, February 20, and will not must be obtained from rationing He then referred to the new reve- be resumed until March 1. Registra- boards. , nue^jnpasures in congress. “That is tion far war ration book two began —• another thing you might write your Monday and will continue through Husband of Former congressman about,” he said, Men- Saturday, February 28. Sales of can- property received from the sale of j livestock and produce which were \ ued, “I am beginning to wonder if a j raised during the taxable year or prior years; (2) the profits of sales from livestock or any other items which were purchased, and (3) grpss income from all other sources. On the accrual basis, gross profits are obtained by adding to the in ventory value of livestock and pro ducts on hand at the end of the year 1 with FAT O’BRIEN GEORGE MURPHY IJANC WYATT •JAdUC COOTOt • CAM. ESMOND SELECTED SHORTS. NEWS. 10c and 30c Feature Begins: Friday: 2:32, 4:30, 7:32, 9:30. Saturday: 2:00, 3:53,5:46,7:39, 9:32. Down On the Great Divide" With BUCK JONES, REX BELL, RAYMOND HATTON, MONA BAR RIE and ROBERT LOWERY. Feature Begins: Friday: 2:00, 4:26, 7:00, 9:26. Saturday: 1:30, 3:58, 6:26, 8:54. "Foreign Agent" With JOHN SHELTON and GALE STORM. Feature Begins: Friday: 3:06, 5:32, 8:06, 10:32. Saturday: 2:36, 5:04, 7:32, 10:00.' plus ——, “PERILS OF NYOKA,” Chap. 14. 10c and 25c 10 A. M. Show SATURDAY. Save Your Tin Gins for Next Collection ' Resident Passes ! tioning the efforts of some in con-; the amount received from the sale of ' gress to exempt from the payment of | livestock and products, and other in- ; income taxes all those earning less come as from hire of teams or ma- George P. Williams of Fairmont, than $2,000 a year, he declared, that | chinery, etc., during the year. Against SCOTCH CELLULOSE TAPE, luliy transparent, seals without water \ Th^Ch^nfcle^Pub Co N.~C,’ "formerly" ofTMuflms' 'dYed’at this was just another effort to relieve; this, the farmer deducts the value of loc. ana zac. ine i^nromcie ruo. 1*0 Duke hoS p ital February 17, follow-1 labor union members from the pay-, livestock and other products he had ^none /4. ^ j ong d i ness ’ iment of these taxes. “Just another^at the beginning of the year and the SPECIAL His widow, the fdrmer Miss Ansie matter of policy looking toward the | cost of livestock and products bought Good Only Until February 15. Kirven of Sumter, was forirrierly a j e i ec ti 011 °( he added. Collier’s Weekly, Woman’s Home member of the Clinton high school, Scoring the labor policies of the Companion, American Magazine— all faculty and is pleasantly remember- country as causing the high cost of for 14 months, $5.00.- A saving oLed here by a number of friends, fhe war, he said that the war is cost- which amounts to 13 per cent on the during the year, The income taxpayer pays two tax es, surtax and normal. The surtax, $3.10 over single copy price. See JAMES W. CALDWELL He is also survived by a son, George m® four times as much as it ought Perry, and a daughter, Deann. Ser-i to - ^ now a man in W county who vices and interment were in Mullins. ! cou !^ n * make $35 to $50 a month ii\ first $2,000 of taxable income, is paid ...You can spot it every time A game has to possess an extra something to have such widespread popularity as howling. That’s true of a soft drink. Coca-Cola had to be good to become the best-liked soft drink on earth. Choicest ingredients and a finished art in its making produce in Coca-Cola a drink that stands apart. Notice how you never tire of ice-cold Coca-Cola. Its taste never fails to please. And Coca-Cola more than quenches thirst. It adds re freshment. Makes any rest-pause, the pause that refreshes. Enjoy it whenever you can. ‘ • - ~ before the taxpayer deducts the earn ed credit exemption of 10 per cent ordinary times now drawing $25 a, from the amount bn which he must It’s natural for popular name* to acquire friendly abbreviations. That’s why yon hear Coca-Cola called Coke. Both moan the same thing... “coaling from a single source, and well known to the com munity”. ■ Youth (alee CocaCola high In its schedule of recreation. Pure, whole, some, taste-good refreshment, it’s the justright companion for i day for one day of work on Sunday. *And yet those boys out on Guadal canal island are fighting under all i sorts of dangers and discomforts at $50 a month and don’t get anything extra for overtime.” But, labor in the pay his tax. The normal tax of 6 per cent is paid after the 10 per cent ex emption has been taken. FINAL SETTLEMENT 0 ......... 4 . 4( Take notice that on the 17th day South, he added is showing the rest of March 1943 j wiU render a flnal of the country how,'to behave. “You don’t hear of strikes and lockouts I down here.” | He warned the country against j “cleverly disguised” schemes to cur tail the freedom of speech and of the account of my acts and doings as Administrator of the estate of Wil liam James Benjamin in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a.m., and on the .... .. . 4 . .. same day will apply for a flnal dis- press. When they are lost, he said, charge from trust as Adminis _ dictatorship has arrived. . ' trator “And then,” he said, “you have got . ' . . . . to think about the peace which is to 1 . j rson . in debted to said estate follow after the war. You will have! 18 n ° t,fied and required to make pay- to bombard your representatives and i ment on ° r before that date, and aU I see to it that Japan is reduced to|P e 4 r80ns * avin * c 4 la 4 i w ms a * amst v 8aid ' about a 10th rate power and that 681316 wlU P 1 ^ 86 " 1 on or I Germany is never allowed to build up its military machine again. Some | people are going to argue that we i must not be too severe with them I because then they couldn’t trade with said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. ALICE B. JONES, Administrator Feb. 16, 1943.—18-4c. us. If we let them off, the first thing | BIBLES—Full assortment, all size*. you know they will have another military machine built up again.” Communism also came in for his attention, mention being made of a certain leader in Washington “with-1 out official position,” who chooses! her associates among communists. He closed with a plea for friendly ! relations between the races in the: South. “If we have any racial trou-i ble in the South,” he said, “it will be: because of meddling by, social re- J | formers in the North who have po-, J litical axes to grind.” “If they will just let us alone,” he said, “we will not have any trouble. ! I count the colored people as my friends^nd I want them around me, but thfey. must not be led astray by their so-called friends.'And they are not all Republicans, either.” prices and types. Chronicle Pub lishing Co. 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