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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get theT^ews j ^ —— Volume XLIII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 17, 1943 Number 24 Nazi Prisoners in line "for Water RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (OPA) (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). COFFEE —Stamp No. 24 in war ration book one for one pound of coffee will continue good through June 30. FOODS—The blue stamps in war ration book two are used to ration! WATKINS EXPECTS FEED SHORTAGES Hoy, Sweet Pptotoes, and Some Other Crops Can Still Be Planted. Kiwanions Honor Deporting Member DRAFT CALL FOR CHILDLESS MEN The program of the Kiwanis club meeting Thursday evening was ar- T#V 0r ranged in ixonor of Dr. L. R. Lynn, | LLUtl/ a member of the club for the past 20 years, who is soon to leave the city. | The speaker for the occasion was i Spencer, a charter mem- e dub and intimate friend i ynn over a long period of ! iji Clemson, June 13.—The following _ _ processed foods — commercially can- i solemn note has been sounded by Di- j yea r, ^ Spencer stated that he first ned, bottled and frozen fruits and "dor D- W. Watkins of the Clemson ; met D J L ynn in 1910 and expressed vegetables, and including juices, a ll i extens ‘ on s e rv * ce< soups, dehydrated soup mixtures,! New Plan Means Delay In Call of Fathers Until October. Washington, June 14 —The draft- personil regret, as well as for the ing of fathers may be delayed a cou- “In Washington last week I was‘club, that the time has come when‘pie of months.it was indicated today, dried fruits" dried beans" and lentils! inipress*d with the possibility of a these'associations must be severed, as selective service took steps~ to Dried peas are not rationed. 'continuing feed shortage and a strong He gave a review of Dr. Lynn’s ad- speed up the induction of childless These North African prisoners are in a camp near Michaud. Note teats ii of prisoners whttHh totaled 20#,000 taxed ties to the limit. k n 1 — n r wa mmvw II III I BUI | UP,I r ’• W»* O * • * V* »/iC _ _ . _ The only blue stamps now good probability that the Southeast would ministration as president of Thom- men now deferred because of their for processed foods purchases are Kjnot be a^le to import from the Mid- well orphanage and spoke in the occupations. ^ | L, and M., which will continue good west the usual amounts of Com and highest terms of his work and im- yy saying that the lathers' draft I until midnight July 7. Stamps G, H, other grain feeds for our increased provements of the physical plant, w iH begin “at least by the last qua*;- and J expired June 7^ ] livestock production. and as a leader holding up the life t er of this year.” as the supply of REID STAMPS—The red stamps in! “Most of the counties in this state,of the Gospel of Christ before the childless men is exhausted, a selec- up for their water rations kground. The sudden influx feeding and housing facili- CONGRESS BEGINS TAX PUN STUDY FOR It BI11I0IIS Washington, June 15. — Govern mental machinery began rolling to day toward greater wartime taxes, but Democratic congressional leaders gave assurances that no additional burden would be placed this year upon income taxpayers, either indi viduals or corporations. The leaders, in a conference with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau, took a stand against retroactive taxes, and some legislators expressed doubt that congress would be able to raise all the $16,000,000,000 additional reve nues requested by President Roose velt. —Emerging from the conference, Chairman Doughton, Democrat, of North Carolina, of the tax-writing ways and means committee announc ed that a new tax law probably would be written this fall. Significantly, however, he added that the major provisions of such legislation would not become effec tive before January !. Unoer President Roosevelt's rec- ommendatoh that $16,000,000,000 ad ditional be raised in the next 12 months through new taxes and com pulsory savings, federal revenues in the fiscal year beginning July 1 would be lifted to approximately $50,000,- 000,000. The conference in Morgenthau’s 2B NEGROES CAUED FOR ARMY SERVICE Clinton draft board will send duction following physical examina tions. They will go by bus to Colum bia. The list as released follows: Ben Copeland, Clinton. Tommie Nelson, Clinton. J. C Carlisle, Rt. 1, Clintcn war ration book two are used to ra-!had gotten to the point that they had children. “You will always have our t ive service announcement hinted tion meat, fats, oils, cheeses and can-! a pretty good balance between feed sincere good wishes and love wher- that the calling of men with children ned fish. Poultry, game and fresh production and feed needs, and some ever^ you go, fish are not rationed. Five red stamps which may be used during June for purchase* of meats, fats, oils, etc., are: Validity Expiration * Date Date J May 23 .... . June 30 K . May 30 June 30 28 L ......... June 6 June 30 on M June 13 June 30 in- N June 20 June 30 GASOLINE—Coupon No. 5 in “A” book good for three gallons but must last through July 21—four months in stead of two, as was case. * SHOES—Stamp 18 in war ration he said to Kiwanian might be held off as much as two of them even exported a lot of feed- ( Lynn. ! months beyond the date last men- stuffs. But the vast increase of live-j Dr Lynn in response spoke of his tioned officially, August 1. stock and poultry for war needs has j long and pleasant association with! Selective service issued revised in- grown faster than the corresponding the club and personal relationships structions for preparation of replace- production of feeds. Therefore the which he said would be missed. He ment schedules by employers which, prospective continued shortage of spoke briefly of his services at the when approved by state selective imported feeds presents a real prob- orphanage and commended the Ki-, service directors, set up time tables lem here at this time. wanians for the spirit of interest and for replacement of draft-eligible “Indications are that farms have made larger plantings of feedstuffs, support always the institution, manifested toward workers in key posts so their induc- esp'ecially at the tion will not hamper production. but hardly enough to take care of Christmas season. The new instructions require that the increased numbers of livestock! At the conclusion of his remarks, schedules filed after July 1 must pro- and poultry for the year ahead. It is^. A. Moorhead in behalf of the club, v ‘^ e * or re l ease °f occupationally de- n in-.1°° l 3 *® now to P^ot more of certain presented Dr. and Mrs. Lynn a lovely f®r r ®d childless men between 18 and formerly the' things. But every effort should be silver pitcher as a parting gift and 25 years old within six months unless made to increase such things as hay, token of esteem. Mrs. Lynn gra- th® 1 * - jobs are exceptionally impor- sweet potatoes, and temporary griz- ciously thanked the club for the re- tant 10 the war effort and extremely Willie Hill, Clinton. Ton^ ifi^nr^nrfiT'naip '* a very real situation that faces the ily would always hold a warm place belief th Robert Rudolph Williams,- Gold- 18 ’ Som * i livestock farmer, not only here, but m their hearts for the Kiwanians. Wl11 ** delayed was strengthened by types of shoes are not rationed. ; all over the country ^_ t he needs for Miss Elizabeth Lynn, daughter of Dr. testimony before a house committee SUGAR—Stamp 13 in war^ ration f ee( j s ^ u ff s have grown faster than the and Mrs. Lynn, was also present as _ * many of the more Jhan 2.800.000 I a special guest for the occasion. ing crops that can still be planted. It membrance and said she and her fam- difficult to fill. The belief that the fathers draft ville. Booker T. Kilgore, Laurens. Eddie McBeth f Spartanburg. Tommie Howard Graden, Honea Path. Wallace Young, Pittsburgh, Pa. Elliott Rice, Jr., Detroit, Mich. Ulysses Satterwhite, Goldville. James William Murphy, Ports mouth, Va. Daniel Williams, Rt. 1, Clinton. Wilson Shands, Philadelpha, Pa. Douglas Blakely, Clinton. John Henry Cunningham, Peters burg, Va. O’Dell Sullivan, Cana, N. C. Willie Owens, Rt. t, Clinton.. Cleveland-YWnsrg, Rt. 2, Clinton. Willie Fred Moultry, Richmond, Va. Amos Payne, Jr., Rt. 3, Clinton. Willie Wade Coleman, Laurens. Joe Hill, Waterloo. Ralph Darnell Garrett, Orangeburg Leroy Kinards, Clinton. K. C. Ferguson, Rt. 3, Clinton. Bernard Hatchet Calhoun, Lau- book 1 good for five pounds of sugar, production of it.” became valid June 1 and will be good| m until August 15. Stamps 15 .and 161 in war ration book 1 also may be|AlltO StOITipS ArG used to obtain sugar for canning. They are good for five pounds of sf sugar each and will remain valid until October 31. Persons needing more sugar for canning should apply to their local war price and rationing boards. The maximum allowed for Now On Sale Fishing Ban Is Lifted At Buzzard Roost men previously rejected for physical reasons may be inducted because standards are now liwer. The testimony was given by Se lective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey at an appropriations hearing last month and was made public to- Collector of Internal Revenue W. P., Game Warden Sydney A. Lee last day. He said adoption of lower physi- Bowers has announced that auto use we ek received a telegram from Chief cal standards by the navy might post tax stamps in the denomination of Warden A. ’A. Richardson pone the induction of men with chil-. $5.00 were placed on sale in all post which he interpreted as lifting the dren. canning is 25 pounds for one person, offices and offices of collectors of in- ] ban on game fishing in Lake Green- McNutt testified that by the end of TIRES—Owners of passenger cars'*® 1113 ! revenu ® on T hurs< * ay ’^ une * 0 ' wood (Buzzard Roost) during the this month, the armed forces will and commercial vehicles using tires 1 Th ® s* 3 ™? 6 wil1 evidence P ayTnent . 0 V month of June. The telegram read have 9.200.000 of the 10,900,000 men smaller than 7.50 by 20 may get their'*! 1 ® * 3X * or * he fl 8 ® 3 * y® ar b®8i nn i n $,“Season for fishing month of June, they plan to have by the end of this casings recapped with reclaimed rub ber camelback without applying to their local war price and rationing boards for. certificates. A driver with office was attended by Doughton,, rens. Chairman George, of Georgia, of the) James Albert Bobo, Rt. 2, Clinton, senate finance committee, Senator Byrd, of Virginia, and ranking Demo cratic members of the house ways and means committee, Representa tives Cooper df Tennessee and Dis- ney of Oklahoma. ... Thomas Heath Copeland, recently There was no discussion during j n d U cted into army service, left Fri- the conference of the amount or ( j ay . f or p ort Jackson, Columbia, from Heath Copeland Called Into Army July 1, and must be purchased on orj no tify newspapers.” 'year, and that after next December before that date. The stamps will be ^ action Q{ the slate c ward ! inductions into the army may be re- senally numbered, wllbe ,gummed I en followed a request made of him 'deiced about 60 per cent on the face and will have, provis-1 by legislators from Greenwood, Ab-I However, both McNutt and Her- a mileage ration of more than 2401 lons on th ® back for entry lhe beville and Laurens counties that the ! sh ®y 83141 ^a* before the war ends miles monthly is entitled, beginning 1 mak ®. model, serial number and state ban be llfted {or that mont h t it was the “8 r ®at majority” of physically fit May 1, to new Grade I casings when! 11 ®® 115 ® number of the vehicle. explained by Representative James fathers may be in uniform, he needs replacements. Certificates; Mr. Bowers said that, to guard h Sullivan. Recognizing that drafting of fath- for tires and tubes may be used at ! against loss or theft, it has been sug- Under a state statute the lake is ers ls inevita b 1 ®. the selective servee any time convenient to the holder. manner” of new or additional taxes, Doughtoh said, but the parley caused a renewal of speculation about the possibility that congress will consider proposals for a federal retail sales tax. The chairman, long-time foe of the sales tax, said he would support such legislation “only as a last resort.” Some members privately discussed the possibility of raising more reve nue through higher income, excise and luxury taxes. It was expected that any increase in excise taxes might become effective immediately upon enactment this fall. where he will be given an assign ment. Mr. Copeland has been associ ated in business for several years Lieutenant' King Is Crash Victim Lieut. Warden H. King, Jr., 23. of Hartsville, was killed last Thursday in an airplane crash at Goodfellow field, Texas. Lieut. King was com missioned in the air corps October 9, 1942, at Kelly field, San Antonio, Texas, and was an instructor at with his father, T. D. Copeland, of j Goodfellow field. He was killed while the firm Copeland-Stone company. INFANT SON PASSES The three-day old infant son of Lieut. Dillard E. Boland and Mrs. Boland died Monday afternoon at the local hospital. Commitment rites were held Tuesday morning at the grave side in Rosemonf cemetery, with Rev. W. N. Long and Rev. J. Le- Grande Mayer officiating. WPA Closes Office To End State Operations; 116 Million Spent; 60,000 Once On Payrolls instructing a student on a flight. Leut. King was to have been mar ried June 12, two days after his tra gic death, to Miss Bibette Wells, of San Antonio. Funeral services were held in j Hartsville Monday with cadets from Shaw field serving as active pall bearers. He is survived by his father; two brothers, Pink King of Hartsville, and a twin brother, Aviation Cadet Clyde King of Santa Ana. Calif.; and gested that, when aBixing the stamps, closed , 0 flshing durmg the natruct.cn, issued today provided the vehicle owner should dampen the monUls 0( A , and j The Order h “' , m ' n ,n ^ ,s class ; h 'V“ rt ? om *; wmdshteld rather than the adhesive (rom the warden raeans that ted Iron, replacement ^hedules be side of the stamp This method has „ shln be done on th( . lake cause they were safeguarded by pa- been recommended to keep the stamp • _ Tlir ,„ ' . „ . ternity deferment, be listed on such intact upon the windshield. As an ad- » r -j schedules filed after July 1 unless ditional precaution, it has also been p ' the proposed deferment would ex- suggested that each motor vehicle ^ ' pire “before October 1 ” owner should make a record of the BusidCSS Moil Called Officials said the new limitations of serial number which appears on the — . - . deferment of childless men specified use tax stamp in the event the stamp rOr Aridy berVICG ; those aged 18 to 25 because few men should become lost. j } that young are likely to hold jobs so Every owner of a motor vehicle! L. Kinard, of Laurens, a mem-important that they can not be re- which is used upon the highways ib®r of the firm of Maxwell Brothers i placed. should call at his local post office or ^ Kinard, operating furniture stores, Replacement schedules may request at the office of the internal revenue collector and secure a $5.00 use tax stamp and affix it to his vehicle on or before July 1, the collector said. ON THE WAR FRONTS in Laurens and Clinton, was among, occupational deferment for listed key a group of Laurens selectees sworn! men for periods ranging from two in last week as a member of the months to more than a year. When United States army at Fort Jackson, state draft directors approve them. Mr. Kinard was president of the Lau- they stamp their approval on forms rens Chamber of Commerce and ten-!to be sent by the employers to local dered his resignation because of his draft boards asking deferment of induction. each man in accordance with the The Laurens store, an announce-, schedule. LONDON: British bombers pound ment stated, will be under the gen- The local boards have authority to Germany for fourth night in row, eral supervision of G. C. Maxwell of refuse deferment for any man. even hitting war industries in the Ruhr, Augusta, an official of the Maxwell though the state director has approv- ■ . M R , ...if „ . j valley, while swarms of lighter planes firm operating in a number of tow’ns ®d it. but in practice they seldom do. S ' sey R ' mg Adams »!bombard Nazi-occupied zones from and cities. The store here continues The boards must review within six with E. Harry Wilkes as manager! 'months each deferment they grant. mm but they usually grant renewals to men for whom longer deferment is °* r*! [ar ! SV !) 1 - e ’ . I Holland to northern France. i Lieut. King was a grand-nephew! „ .. of B. L. King of thi, city. Mr and « 0 " E:: radio, reporting Mrs. King and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. a bi,ttle had h**" raem * 'or three quidate the WPA last December, th there were 8,418 persons employed on projects. The last of the laborers was released April 25. Among the thousands of projects the WPA constructed 10,092 miles of highways, roads and streets, installed 11,699 culverts, built 553 riew schools, 42 new auditoriums, 66 new gymna siums Columbia, June 15. — The work - projects administration ended oper ations in South Carolina at the close of business Monday. The agency, which administered a program involving an expenditure of $116,000,000 in the state, passed from the picture as the last two employes, Lawrence M. Pinckney, state admin istrator, and his secretary, Ruth Ru bin, closed the doors to the office. Pinckney and his secretary have been the only employes of the agen cy since May 31 when all others of the administrative personnel left the payroll. Project operations ceased in April, but a skeleton administrative force was kept on for the final details of the liquidation program ordered by President Roosevelt. At one time during operation of the agency as many as 60,000 per sons were employed. The WPA program included per manent improvements for the state, counties and municipalities such as _ school buildings, hospitals, armories j ing roomSj distributed thousands of and similar buildings. toys j» or nee dy children, provided In a summary of the agency’s op-1 nurses training, and operated library^ erations, Pinckney said that a total recreation and writers projects. of about $116,000,000 in federal funds | ‘alone had been spent in the state' of which about $102,000,000 waa used King were in Hartsville Monday for|J ays 4 in D a triangular area between Malta. Bizerte and the Scilian coast, told Italians to stand by for an Allied invasion. Moye Added To Cadets'* Staff Ben R. Moye, who graduated from awmornuns, oo new gymna- ships, including a destroyer, re- is 12. and 140 other recreational | *!“ h**" • dd “ l to the 38th Training . * • » J ' _ . DRAFT CALL FOR JULY IS SMALLER has The Clinton draft board RUSSIA: Artillery duels enliven ceived a call for 19 white selectees lingrad and Rostov fronts and Red to be sent to Fort Jackson on the armies crush Germafh 'tank drive 23rd. This is the smallest quota as- aimed at four villages in Orel sector, signed the board for several months. WASHINGTON: Twelve more Jap- The July call for colored draftees buildings; built 26 hospitals, 294 dor mitories, 43 armories, and 50 stadi ums with a seating capacity of 74,- 645; landscaped 3,067 acres of road-r sides and parks, drained 47,153 acres of land, built six new wharves and repaired eight others; camouflaged 10,720 squares for national defense, planted 2,290,000 trees and 178,467 bushels of oysters, constructed 10 airports and two seaplane bases, and installed 106 airway markers. In the service division the WPA detachment at Presbyterian college United States sub as physical training instructor, and has entered upon his work. While in marine in Pacific. BEIRLIN: Nazi air force and ground college he participated in various defenses put on alert for another big sports and won several honors. Father's Day Program At baptist Church formation of Allied bombers, prob ably U. S. Flying Fortresses, which swept across English channel today. AUSTRALIA: U. S. Flying Fort- resses and Liberators drop 60,000 pounds of explosives on Japanese base at Rabaul. The Fellowship class of the First Baptist church Sunday school will , J . present a special Father’s day pro- Mnnr* Tn trained thousands of families with its gram Sunday morning. All members _ . . _ housekeeping aid, provided school of the Sunday school wiU assemble Training Center lunches in 41 counties, made millions in the^uditorium at 10 o’clock for of gannents for the needy in its sew- the program before going to the class rooms, officers state. for wages for WPA workers. Approx imately $14,000,000 of the expendi ture 'was charged to non-labor costs such as materials, equipment and rental. Pvt. Perry M. Moore, recently in- i ducted into army service at Fort -I Jackson, has been transferred to the Finance Replacement Training cen ter at Fort Benjamin Harrisdn, Ind., to begin basic training in finance. Upon completion of an intensive field Those who failed to make applica- program he will study army pay No. 3 Book Not Available Now LEAVE FOR ARMY Friends of James Smith and Joe Frank Price, who graduated last week tion by June 10 for ration book No. 3 methods. are advised not to do so now. On and! Prior to his induction Mr. Moore after August 1 the local war price was proprietor of the Clinton Invest- from Thornwell high school, will be interested to know they left Monday When Pinckney was ordered to li- Jackson. for induction into the army at Fort and ration board will receive such ment company, with offices in the applications, it announced yesterday. National Bank building. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! SO FAR THIS YEAR THERE HAS BEEN O FATALITY from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY Let’s Strive To Make 1943 a Safe Year On the Highways. I suggested in replacement schedules. Although all "essential'' employers ! may file the schedules, selective ser vice headquarters said that only re " about 6,000 had done so, listing some thing over 3,000.000 employes. The instructions included this ad vice: 1. "Generally speaking, those who will be replaced first will be those m, occupations having the shortest training and replacement time." 2. "Due consideration should be given to previous and existing pe riods of deferment.” 3. Where men are equally replace able, single men should be listed for release before childless married men. and the latter should be listed for re lease before fathers. 4. When men of the same family status are equally replaceable, they should be “listed for replacement by order (draft call) number with the lowest order number first.” This date last year. 6 Mason Heads Laurens Body A. I. Mason, vice-president of thg Laurens Chamber of Commerce, be came president of that organization last week due to the resignation of R. L. Kinard, who was called for army service. Mr. Mason is a Clinton boy, £>opu- larly known here by his friends as “Gus." He is manager of the two theatres in Laurens and is a sdn of MrsrD. W. Mason of this city.