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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Slip (Olintmt If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 1, 1943 Number 26 CITY SCHOOLS FACULTY GIVEN FOR NEW YEAR Hobson Again Superin tendent. Six Changes In High School Staff. Other Schools Unchanged. RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (OPA) • (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). COFFEE—Stamp No. 24 in war ra tion book 1 expired yesterday. Stamp 25 will be good from July 1 thorugh July 21 „ and Stamp No. 26 will be 1 valid from July 22 through August 11 for one pound of coffee each. FOODS—Blue stamps in war ra tion book two are used to ration pro cessed foods, and the following FINAL VICTORY IS NEAR. ARMY OFFICIAL SAYS JOANNA EMPLOYES GIVEN PAY FOR VACATION WEEK Washington, June 28. Platoon Sergeant Homer L. Owens, The 1100 employes of Joanna Tex tile <Mills, Goldville, will observe Monday, July 5, as a holiday for the w BOA.... a .w.., Assurance Fourth. that the United Nations are rapidly* The Joanna Mills, as last year, wiUi approaching final victory and a not f 0 n ow the usual custom of cloe-; promise that war will be carried to i ng their plants next week to give i Iloose ' e,t for a T d ng t 'Y° olher Ma - . ... t .. . * ^ • * fines capture a Jap machine gun un- CLINTON BOY WINS SILVER STAR MEDAL JONES TAKES POST OF FOOD PROBLEM HANDLING IN U. S. The faculty of the Clinton public stamps are now good for processed schools for the session 1943-44 was [food purchases: announced yesterday by Supt. Pat Japan “in a most violent and destruc- , aU employes a week’s vacation with a ", n ^ n r - tive way” came today from Lieut., Dav . Manaeer W. A. Moorhead gta t- der t r eni ® n . dous hostlle shelling dur ' tive way” came today from Lieut., p ay> Manager W. A. Moorhead stat- Gen. Joseph T. McNamey, deputy ed yesterday. g the S 010 " 10113 campaign, chief of staff. I Instead the mills wiU ^ without Sgt Owens is the son of Mr. and Disclosure of his statements to the j nterrupt j on except for the 5th, with Mrs ’ C ‘ A ' °* ens ’ o{ thls community Succeeds Davis Who Opposed Policies of Administration. Says People Well Fed. Washington, June 29—Judge Mar vin Jones, took over today as war food K L and M which became V alidi senate appropriations committee, ^ employes being paid for their r He 15 “ry^ Jis second four- admin j S ‘ ra tor with a definite indica- H^Hobson whoTtatedTherewill^'on May 24 and will expire at mid-| which recommended $71,500,000,000 week - s work and in addition given) ^ , lion that he believed any shortage H. Hobson, who stated mere wm oe | {or the war d e P artment during the f u n pay {or the usual week ’ s V aca-i, ® vlI \ g re J° , ’ ied on May 2, 1942. His j would ^ on i y re iative for a people some additions before the new y , 8^ stamps t(J become valid coming fiscal year, was coincident tion which is omitted. The distribu-' b 7ah hoJTor h^ hls^ined^rr hlroic he said were better fed lhan ever !will be N, P and Q, which will be with presidential approval of a bill ton 0 f the bonus was made yester- n n gdined Ior neroic • before in the nations history. C Th6°official citation reads: " 1 " The * m "! t can .!** )ple are ^ ating “For conspicuous gallantry and in- more and b€tter than ever before ’ work begins. All of the schools are headed by, ^ from July j through August 7 . the same principals as last yean No] RED SXAMPS _ Xhe red stamps in changes are listed * the Providence, war ration book twQ are ^ tQ ra _ Academy and Florida Street school faculties. Six changes have been made in the high school faculty since the close of the school year in May. Members of the faculty then, who will not be members of the staff for the coming session are: Miss Sarah Abercrombie, A. T. Ferguson, Miss Mary Crawford, C. L. Vaughan, Miss Mildred Gard ner, Miss Louise Johnson. The above vacancies will be filled by the following: Miss Florede Lips comb, Miss Mayme Wasoen, Miss Sara Derrick, L. E. Reeder, C. E. tion meats, fats, oils, cheeses, canned making $33,000,000,000 available to the navy. General McNamey’s optimistic forecast was accompanied by testi- day. milk and canned fish. Poultry, game mony of Lieut. Gen. H. H. Arnold and fresh fish are not rationed. Five red stamps, J, K, L, M, and N, expired June 30. Four red stamps i\ext to be used for purchases of rationed meats, etc., have been announced as: Stamp Valid Expire P June 27 July 31 Q July 4 ,. July 31 R July 11 ....*. July 31 S July 18 July 31 GASOLINE—Coupons No. 5 in “A” book now good for three gallons; they that by next spring the army air force will be the most powerful as sembled by any nation and will have superiority in the air in every the ater of warfare. Outlining plans for the construction of 74,000 combat planes during the fiscal year beginning next Thursday, including 36,000 bombers and 38,000 fighters, Arnold emphasized that by early next year the United States will have “superior forces, both in num ber and quality, against every enemy Graham Elected Full Professor At Newberry College Bishop, Miss Alpha Hammond. Miss ! expire on July 21. New “TT” gasoline I ai l° , ^ e which we , w i 1 L be 0 PP° 3ing ” ’KTo+t:** irin/Aiav hoc Kaon nHHari ns 5 . • , . McNattiev conceded the word rao- Nettie Findley has been added as music teacher and band leader. The schools are headed for the second year by Pat H. Hobson as superintendent. Miss Frances McKee is secretary. Following is the list of teachers for the respective schools with their hpme addresses: High School R. P. Wilder, Clinton, principal. Miss Rosa Mahaffey, Clinton. R. M. Burts, Jr., Honea Path. Miss Eloise Miller, Pauline. Miss Florede Lipscomb, Gaffney. Miss Harriett Minus, Greenwood. Miss Mayme Wasden, Louisville, Ga. Miss Irene Hipp, Clinton. Miss Sara Derrick, Leesville. Miss Louise Baxley, Mullins. L. E. Reeder, Cross Hill. C. E. Bishop, Kinards. Miss Alpha Hammond, Ratesburg. Miss Nettie Findley, Honea Path. Providence Miss Margaret Blakely, Clinton, principal. Miss Clara McCarrell, Travelers Rest. Mrs. R. W. Wade, Clinton. Miss Lou Belle Neighbors, Clinton. Miss Jane Goodman, Newberry: Mrs. Sally Franz, Lexington, Va. Academy Street R. E. Mabry, Pendleton, principal. Miss Mary Long, Newberry. Miss Elizabeth Nelson, Clinton. Miss Nancy Young, Clinton. Miss Elizabeth Copeland, Clinton. Mrs. Mollie Donnan, Clinton. Mrs. Nene Workman, Clinton. Miss Odetta Mauney, Clinton. Miss Mary Johnson, Clinton. Miss Kate Milam, Clinton. Florida Street Ellis P. Stockman, Newberry, prin cipal. Miss Lily Yarborough, Enoree. Miss Ella Little McCrary, Clinton. Miss Nancy Owens, Clinton! Miss Elizabeth Ford, Clover. Miss Agnes Davis, Ciinton. Mrs. Earl Workman, Clinton. * Miss Irene Workman, Clinton. Miss Elizabeth Boland, Laurens. ration coupons for commercial motor vehicles will come into use on July 1, replacing the old type of “T” coupon. McNarney conceded the word “rap idly” might be an overstatement, but added: Local boards began issuing the new! * In training and equipping of TT” coupons about the middle of our armies and getting them ready June. Any “T” coupons left over on July 1 must be surrendered to an ODT district office or to a local war Prof.J Bothvyell Graham has been elected full professor of Latin and German at Newberry college, and will enter upon his new work in Sep tember. Prof. Graham is well known here where he possesses a wide circle of friends who will be interested in the announcement of his new work. For a number of years he was a member of the Presbyterian college faculty in the departments of Latin and Ger man. For the past 18 months he has been a member of the faculty of the Junior college of Augusta, Ga., and trepidity while a member of the First he f ld * and added ’ hat Marine division, during action against P? 1 "} enougl ? em P^.zed m taUc enemy Japanese forces in the Solo- 1 shorta « e f s - “ e sa,d th *^ ,^ 0U d mon Islands on November 3. j942. i be food for a healthful d»et When the advance of his company or the < * urat,on - ‘‘As war food administrator I ex price and . rationing board not later than July 5. SHOES—Stamp No. 18 in war ra tion book one good for one pair of shoes through October 31. SUGAR—Stamp 13 in war ration book 1 good for five pounds of sugar, became valid June 1 and will be good until August 15. Stamps 15 and 16 in war ration book 1 also may be used to obtain sugar for canning. They are good for five pounds of sugar each and will remain valid until October 31. Persons needing more sugar for canning should apply to thair-idtal war price and rationing boards. The maximum allowed for canning is 25 pounds for one person. TIRES—Owners of passenger cars and commercial vehicles using tires smaller than 7.50 by 20 may get their casings recapped with reclaimed rub ber camelback without applying to for combat, we have made enormous progress in the past year. We have now committeed to act, in concert with other United Nations, a rather large force. “Our operations in the Pacific have turned the tide of Japanese advance into a gradual withdrawal toward their home bases ... It is our inten tion to bring the war home to Japan in such a manner that the whole em pire will feel its full impact in a most violent and destructive way.” had been reelected to head the same language department for the coming |nmaf1 Re-eleCted year. The Grahams plan to move to Newberry the latter part of August for their future home: was held up by close range fire dur- j ing our assault on hostile positions P 60 * to d° ^be best job I can with at Guadalcanal, Sergeant Owens tbe tools at hand,” Jones said as he rushed forward with two other Ma- took the oath of office to succeed rines to capture a 37mm. gun. Under Chester Davis. tremendous hostile shelling, he sue- His statement was accepted as evi- ceeded in destroying the gun crew dence that he went into office with- and putting the weapon out of ac-|out any enlargement of the powers tion, thereby permitting the remain- which his predecessor contended were der of his company to complete its insufficient to meet the responsibili- objective without undue losses. His ties of the post. # heroic conduct, maintained at great! Davis’ resignation was accepted by risk in the face of grave danger, was ] President Roosevelt yesterday after in keeping with the highest traditions long discussion of Davis’ bid for more of the United States naval service.” authority, particularly in relation to 1 prices, and a direct disagreement over the administration’s program Lakeside Head Farewell Service Honors Dr. Lynn A.WftU attended union farewell ser vice was held Sunday evening at the First Baptist church in honor of Dr. L. R. Lynn, who is retiring today as president of Thomwell orphanage after holding the position for 25 Furlough Now Is Two Weeks of subsidies to roll back food prices to the consumer. T _ _ Jones’ assignment to the food post J. H. Inman of Laurens, was re- was taken as assurance that the price elected president of the Lakeside lssUie W ould continue to be a para- Country club at the annual meeting mount one in food policies, since he ■ I? ^f. Ce » .... 'brings to the office a long record as C. W. Anderson of this city, was a SU pporter of Roosevelt measures. * elected vice-president, and the fol-. ... . . . . inu>in« in Another indication of food subsi- The promised extension of fur-i 1 owing * m addltlon to ^ he officers, suDoort came meanwhile from louehs for men newlv indurted into! were elected directors: B. A. Dukes, , came * meanwnue, irom lougns ior men newly inducted uiio _ P the Capitol where senate and house the army is now in effect, with a^-2’C a ^ pb ^ U ’.S :baS ’_ F l Fle *"“ g conferees were attempting to iron out period of two weeks granted frc... ... ... the time of induction until reporting Ada t ,r _ for active duty, it was learned yes terday. Furloughs of three weeks are ex pected to begin for South Carolina inductees within the next few weeks, as some states are lengthening the furlough period effective July 1. The longer furlough is designed to benefit the registrant who may have business affairs to wind up before years. The special service was ar- ranged by the city Ministerial union ; reporting for duty. their local war price and""rationing of which Dr. Lynn is a member, and j Furloughs for men inducted into differences between the two houses At a* subsequent meeting of the !on ™ asures Prohibiting such pay- directors Carl Davis was re-elected ments - secretary. In view of the war situ-! Senate conferees said the effort to ation, the directors ordered the club reac h a compromise on the measure, operated on a month-to-month basis. | for extension of the life of the Com- • modity Credit Corporation (CCC), appeared . hopeless. They said the Bank Chartered For Whitmire committee likely will try to salvage enough of the measure to extend the life of CCC, which expires tomorrow The Commercial State Bank of Whitmire was granted a charter Mon- Two of the five senate conferees, boards for certificates. A driver with {was presided over by Dr. C. Bynum the navy are unchanged, remaining day by W. P. Blackwell, secretary of ^ ^ , b y , ^ a .T.T’ Jtrr? a mileage ration of more than 240 miles monthly is entitled to new Grade 1 casings when he needs re placements. Certificates for tires and tubes may be used at any time con venient to the holders. Fred F. Fowler Claimed By Death / MEETING TONIGHT TO CONSIDER STORAGE PLANT News was received here Tuesday night of the death of Fred F. Fowler at a hospital in Washington, Pa., fol lowing an operation. The funeral ser vices were held yesterday. Mr. Fowler, who is pleasantly re membered here by a number of friends, was a Clinton resident dur ing the period 1907-15, at which time he was connected with the Farmers Mercantile company. Since leaving here he has held a position with the Pennsylvania Power company, with headquarters at Washington. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Sharpless Fowler, and one son, Frank F. Fow ler, of this city. Betts. Special music was furnished by the glee club and a quartet from the 39th Training detachment at Presbyterian college. Dr. D. J. Woods spoke in appreci ation of the work of Dr. Lynn as president of the orphanage, minister and citizen. He spoke of the four square man as described in Psalm 15 and compared Dr. Lynn to such a man, one who is upright, a truth at one week. Anderson Resigns From Ration Board Collie W. Anderson, of this city, has resigned as chairman of the Clin ton war price and rationing board, effective yesterday, after serving as a member # of the board for the past state The concern canitalized at in case ot disagreement on the bills, s<yO nnn a honir le 8i slation wil l be introduced allow- $50,000, proposes to operate a bank 1 ■ „ , , , .. ,,, , . . under South Carolina state law,, and m * '^ ds ,or ro ! lb 1 ? < *. s already lists as officers. C. C. Hutto, presi- (nr dent; John F. Clarkson and John W. Hipp, vice-presidents; Mildred H. Eason, cashier. 18 months. Mr. Anderson stated in speaker, a just judger and a good 1 resigning, that he could not give the dealer. Such a man walks uprightly before his fellowman and God, he said, speaks the truth in his heart, is consistent and sincere. He told of his close association with Dr. Lynn for time needed for the work. A successor to Mr. Anderson had not been announced yesterday. It is understood that the appointment will be made by the state defense council Thomas To Open Repair Shop A special mass meeting has been I j c XhomaS( manage r of Hamil- called for tonight (Thursday) at the high school building beginning at 8 o’clock. The meeting is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and has ton's jewelry store since it -opened here four years ago, has resigned the position, effective yesterday. In a commercial announcement in the past 22 years and extended in i upon the recommendation of H. L. behalf of the ministers and people of Eichelberger, chairman of the local the community sincere best wishes to Dr. and Mrs. Lynn as they go else where. Dr. Lynn, in response, expressed his appreciation of the service ar ranged in his honor, and spoke of the delightful, helpful fellowship of the ministry and churches of the city. He council. I Federated Forces Elect Officers and proposed for coffee. They said sentiment * in the senate, at least, had changed since the subsidy pro hibition was voted Saturday. Senator Wagner (D-NY) retired from the conference, saying he op posed the anti-subsidy provisions and I could not support either the senate or EUROPE: RAF, in great strength, | house measure. Senator Radcliffe ON THE WAR FRONTS blasts industrial cities of Cologne 1 (D-Md) replaced him. and Hamburg, Germany, in continu- 1 The new food administrator is the ing campaign of “city-by-city” razing third in seven months. Davis, a of German war industry. Planes con-, St Louis banker, was called in three tinue mine-laying which London has i months ago to settle earlier differ- announced has caused sinking of at| en c e s within the administration. Pre least 400 Axis ships since war start- , viously Secretary of Agriculture ed. More 'planes shoot up railway Wickard had been food administrator. targets in Nazi-held France. ~ MEDITERRANEAN: U. S. Flying Jones, former chairman of. the house agriculture committee when he Fortresses strike deep into North was a congressman from Texas, said Italy to smash port of Leghorn 160 h* would gear his administration to miles north of Rome. Other U. S. th ^ ld « a ol a ‘fair return" to farmers, planes strike airdromes in Sardinia, relative to other price levels. At a meeting of the Laurens Coun-| RAF Wellingtons from North Africa mrrv manv nr^iniic u/ith /-» sn ah _a WMStr "• "1STORES TO OBSERVE carry many precious memories with j morning. Rev. C. 'F. Allen of Gold- i d _ le ’*u V l aS __f!?f!. ed ..5f > y. nt «_ cba ^! nar ! !^ a P raid on Darwin, Australia. Allied NEXT MONDAY AS lhe V™" 8 year; Rev- David ^ Jap ^“^7, of all denominations. tary. Dr. and Mrs. Lynn leave today for; - ■ ■ ' ♦ — will Montreat, N. C., where they as its object the consideration of a today’s paper Mr. Thomas announces co\d storage locker plent in Clinton. ^ he will open a watch and jewelry County Agent C. B. Cannon, of re p a j r sbop in cRy ^ ^g^,. spend the summer, after which they Cadet Quartet At will make their home in Orlando, Fla. 0Qpf Church Felder Elected Laurerw, and Engineer Ke|ly Rust of ^^.g Xbe vacan t store room on Officer the J. B. McCrary Construction com- a JiCJie Wiilwcr . . aaa. West Main street formerly occupied pany, Atlanta, will be present to dis- by western Auto store, has been cuss plans for the proposed plant, President Eoy Gasque of the Cham- leased and will be remodeled and The cadet quartet of the 39th AAF I training detachment at Presbyterian ]college will render special music on* Sunday morning at 10 o’clock for the! say mounting fury of Allied blows in FOURTH HOLIDAY Pacific may signal opening phase of new campaign as navy cites 13 U. S. A large majority of the stores and At a meeting of the South Carolina adult department of the First Bap- Optometric association in Columbia tist* church Sunday school. The quar- ber of Cotnmerce stated yesterday, ^ness. 8 ^ ^ ^ ° f the past week - end * Dr - Duncan s - tet is under the direction of Cadet R. L. Plaxico is chairman of the special committee. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have made DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! Felder, of this City, was elected sec- Jack Andes, retary and treasurer of the organiza- Residents ot Clinton end the sur- To p reoch M egate from the state association to the Bailey Memorial Church national association meeting to be held in Chicago July 10-15. rounding communities are invited to ^ll ^ontTnue^.make Laurens ' was selected as official del - attend the meeting A special invita- home in ^ city . , tion is extended all farmers in this| — area to be present, it is stated by those in charge of the meeting. District Chairman Named For Lions Full Cqpacity At Pioneer Camp ! The Presbyterian pioneer camp for ,boys and girls in the year age group I Rev. J. S. Gray, assistant professor Mrs. Felder Smith, who also at- Q j Bible at Presbyterian college, will tended the meeting, is retiring presi- preach at Bailey Memorial M. E. dent of the auxiliary to the associ- Church, South, Sunday morning at ation. , 11 o’clock. The pastor, Rev. W. R. Quinn, is conducting a revival in raids from Kiska to Solomons It b^n^rh^s o? the „ >■ wnVc.oso Jap ships sunk or damaged by U. S. Monday , July 5, (or ^ '^ebration S dttccta. „ 4 4 iof Independence day which falls on RUSSIA. Ominous quiet continues Sum| ^ ' to hang over whole Russian front. | The Ljr(lla an(t clinton CoUon Milla of this city, will close Monday for the observance. The Joanna plants at Goldville will also close for the day. No special celebration in the city has been planned. Several nearby barbecues have been announced and large crowds are expected to spend the general holiday on fishing trips and other recreational outmgs. - A special advertisement bearing the qames of a large number of busi ness firms appears in today’s paper pertaining to their closing for the Fourth. The attention of The Chron icle’s readers is directed to the an nouncement. of 12-14, opened Monday at River- ConQTGQOtionS To o«a st/'i+torfA viAOv* VtA**A f\v\ I ^ Springfield. Henry C. Schatz of Parr, district side cottage near here on the orphan- * -. . - - C-ni-oc governor of District No. 32-C, has age property, and will c o n t i n u e | UniTG rOr jerYICGS Horace Payne Named ennounced the complete list of zone through Saturday morning. i — — li Price The staff directing the camp was) The congregation of Thomwell Me- LOCQI v-Ommonucr officials for the district, naming _ . i a a ,,, *a ... ,4- K Harmon of Newberry, as chair- announced in last week’s paper. The morial church will unite with the, ♦ man of Zone B. Rev. C. F. Allen, of Goldville, the First Presbyterian church for It was announced yesterday that Lion Harmon is secretary-treasurer director, stated yesterday that .all morning worship services beginning Horace D. Payne has been named of the Newberry Lions club and a facilities are filled to capacity and]next Sunday. The arrangement, of^- commander of the local civilian de member of the board of directors. ( that there is an abundance of red i fleers state, will continue through the fepse corps. He succeeds the Rev. Comprising Zone B are the New- mud on the hill leading from the .vacation period of the next several J. LeGrande Mayer, who resigned berry, Clinton and Union clubs. highway to the cottages. 1 weeks. ' • several months ago. 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. This date last year, I Post Office Be Closed Monday The post office will be closed Mon day, July 5, in observance of Inde pendence day. Postmaster R. L. Plax- ico has announced that the general delivery and stamp window will be open one hour from 10 until 11 a.m., and city carriers will make the morn ing delivery. There will be no r Y.D. service.