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Page Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C. Thursday, July 1, 1943 WEST aiHT6H SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS MRS. JOE CAMPBELL, Correspondent and Representative Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jackson and wood, Mrs. Charles Galloway and Carol Jackson of Columbia, spent Mrs. John Flow of Goldville. neveral days with Mr 1 , and Mrs. D. G. Mrs. R. C. Carley of Laurens, is Jackson recently visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Medlock and chil- Ellison, and Mr. Ellison, dren, George Medlock and J. H. Can-1 Mrs. T. B. Cranford and children non of Greenwood, visited Mr. and spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Wm. Cannon recently. J. H. Cranford in Chester recently. after undergoing an operation at the local hospital recently. Furman Samples, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Samples, is ill. Friends of Mrs. J. W. Fowler will regret to know she is a patient at the Greenwood hospital where she un- Special to The Chronicle, derwent an operation yesterday. THE NATIONAL SCENE As Washington Sees It ^f r ' ounc Births Dunaway and Mrs. D. L. Dunaway an- Washington, June 29.—The biggest feather in the government’s cap, so far as war activities on the domestic front are concerned, is the marvelous production record of industry. But, nounce the birth of a son, Rogers j although the government leaders Mrs Jesse Harmon and son, Tony, : Mr. and Mrs. Joe Purdy of New- ! Henry, June 23. Mrs. Dunaway is,naturally use these production fl*- •“u.. ’ s' - * r t 'ures with a boastful “look what we of Saluda, are spending the week berry, visited Mrs. Purdy’s daughter, ; the former Miss Emma Lawson, ■with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mrs. Walter Spiers, and Mr. Spiers, Cannon. Monday. Pfc. r Rufus Handback of Camp Miss Estelle Arnold is visiting m Butner. N. C.. spent several days with J^onv^le, ^ Danvi „e t j June 18. Mrs. Samples is the for. Va., is visiting her parents, Mr .and j rt ' er Miss Nannie Lou Simpson. Nelson the OP A, expects to keep food prices from rising by the use of subsidies, the house of representatives showed its strong antagonism to this plan when it voted, 180 to 106, to discon tinue the subsidy plan. This vote was in the nature of a revolt by the house, since the President had made it clear that he was all for the subsidy pro gram. The President had said that even if subsidies cost $2,000,000,000 it would be cheap compared with the cost of rising prices. However, the suggestion that bil lions of federal funds be handed out Samples Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Samples an nounce the birtn of a son, Bobby Joe, Mrs. Handback recently. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence and children visited Mr. and Mrs S. Bailey at Mountville Sunday R. er Mrs. West Gregory. Mrs, W. P. Thrift of South Clinton, spent Saturday /with Mrs. Minnie Card of Thanks I wish to thank friends for the kindness shown me during my ill ness, also for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. R. C. Oxner. did” attitude—any fair-minded per- : to keep prices in line came at a bad son must admit that it'is industry and ■ — for it followed immediately not, government which is responsible j upon the heels of the passage of pay- for these amazing records. as-you-go taxation and the demand , The President can take credit for 1 of the treasury for a large new tax laving picked the right men for the!bill- The public has made it clear to rar production job—having appoint- its congressmen j that it will not tol- its attitude on this if there is much of a drop in the voluntary sale of bonds when pay-as-you-go deduce tions from wages begin. The treasury hopes to sell at least $28,000,000,000 more of bonds this year but fears that it may fall in reaching that goal if there is any let-up in the regular purchases now being made by the majority of people. SAT. **I SAW IT IN THE CHRON ICLE.” THANK TOU. td outstanding industrial leaders who lad proved their ability to perform production miracles, and having pick- them without regard to their poli tics or their opinion of the New Deal. Jut, unfortunately, the leaders of I erate higher /taxes if it sees tax mon ey being waited/ And every congress man knows that the only people who favor subsidies are those who get a share of them. The fact that it is going to require Mrs. Emerafft Jacob of Greenwood > T^ rn er spent the week-end with her parents, j Leroy Patterson, Cpl. James Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cooper. Tanner of Fort Jackson spent the Mrs. L. M. Evans spent the week-1 week . end wi th Mr. and Mrs. John. m-hH.v. 4r . i innnn * - end with her sister, Miss Myra Coop- Campbell Birthdays / /most other war agencies were chosen, 10,000 to 15,000 more employees in er in Greenville. . j Mildred Scott is spending the' Today is Hubert Hughes’ birthday.(because of their pohtics, and politics the treasury to handle pay-as-you- Mr and Mrs. Nick Nelson of Rock week with relatives in Woodruff. ; R- C. Oxner had a birthday June^s therefore playing an increasingly; go taxes also does not set well with Hill spent the week-end with Mr. Mr and Mrs O’Dell Gregory, Mr.,23rd. .important role in wartime activities, the people when they know that they and Mrs. Jim Buzhardt. and Mrs George Price, Jr., and James Russell Gray Wilson will be six. Some of the more gloomy of the | are about to bf «ked for more tax Mrs. Bessie Whitmire of the Hurri- Cresweli attended a birthday dinner years old Tuesday. | newsranalysts here fully expect many money. Although a new tax bill will I Dewey Oxner will be ten years old;of our leading war agencies to fall to,undoubtedly put through before the' Wednesday. ! pieces. They think that the Office of I end of the year, it seems likely here Fern Hardman celebrated his | Price administration has become an : that congress will first insist on a lot MclNTOSH'S SHOE SHOP We are doing business at the same old place. I 34 MUSGROVE ST. cane community, spent several days g j ven i n honor of C. W. Gregory at with Mr. and Mrs. James Dunaway L ake View, near Chester, Sunday, the past week. ; Miss Geroldine Cooper and Mrs. Mrs. J. L. Arnold and Miss Carrie y y Southerland spent the week- birthday Monday. Bell Evans spent the week-end with Mrs. Arnold's son, Pfc. James Arnold, in Quantico. Va. Misses Gerry and Audrey King of end with relatives in Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rollins and daughter, of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cameron and children of First Quartermaster and Mrs. L. E. Wood left Tuesday for Jackson- June 19th. Laurens, spent the week with their Columbia, spent the week-end with grandmother. Mrs. Harriett King. Mr. and Mrs. O. R.' Rollins. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Heatherly had as I pvt Maxey Richards has bCCn their week-end guests Mr. and Mrs. transferred to Fort Bragg, N. C Richard Blackman and daughter, Nancy, of Lancaster Mrs. R. M. Spiers and children of Ninety-Six, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Spiers Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Word and Mrs. E. M. Reed spent Sunday with Mr. and ^rs. F A. Reed in Whitmire. William Wier of Charleston N av y Yard was the week-end guest of his I have W. C. Spiers will have a birth day July 4th. Mrs. J. H. Barnett will birthday June 30th. Mrs. D. L. Dunaway celebrated her birthday June 20th. Mrs. Florence Lawson celebrated her 64th birthday yesterday. Mrs. O. T. Thomas had a birthday office of such confusion and political!of government economies before it battling that it will soon explode and j w jn vo t e f or any jncrease. that prices and distribution of food) The treasuTy ^ SAVE! BY PAINTING Pittsburgh Paints P & G Paints John Deere Tractors and Implements That Work Richtex Brick Atlas Cement Cumberlite Mortarmix Concrete and Clay Pipe Celotex Roofing Sheet Rock and Rock Lath Linseed Oil Leptyne and Turpentine Water Mixed Paints Paint Brushes Sand and Stone Glass Yemason A Wood Preservative and Stain Hammer Mill and Cutter Contracting No Job too Small, Plenty too Big. ville, Fla., after spending some time with Mr. Wood’s mother, Mrs. Ora Wood. „ Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sparks had as their guests last week their son, Cpl. and Mrs. H. W. Sparks, of Pendle ton, Va. Mrs. Annie Waters and grand- sisters. Mrs. David Word and Miss daughter> j 0 Anne DeYoung, of New- Marie Weir. berry, spent the week-end with Mrs. Mrs. Coy W’ilson and little daugh- j£ ay Burrell, ter, Cayia Lynn, formerly of Kansas; Wallace Phillips of the navy, Bain- City, Mo., are making their home bridge, Md.V is visiting his aunt and with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fowler on unde> Mr and Mrs John Edmonds. Jefferson street. Mrs. Donnie Robertson and chil- j Fred Galloway of the navy, Bam- dren o{ Spartanburg, visited Mr. and bridge. Md„ visited his parents, Mr. MrSi victor Mastin recently, and Mrs. A. G Galloway, on a nine-, Second Lt George M. Brown of day leave recently. Mr. and Mrs. Fort Benni Ga ^ recently visited Galloway had as their guests Sunday si$ Mrs< V ernon Guest, and Mr.| Mrs. Tommie Galloway of Green- Q U est i Pfc. Marshall King is stationed at Nashville, Tenn. Pvt. Marvin Tucker of Fort Knox, Ky., spent a ten-day. furlough with; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester! Tucker, recently. . Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Lowe, Mr. and ( Mrs. Grady Arnold, Mrs. Lewis King! and Orin Davis were visitors in Co-i lumbia Wednesday. | Pvt. and NA-s. Joe Trammell and children of Spartanburg, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Few the past week. I Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sparks spent Sunday with Mr. Sparks’ sister, Mrs. Boyce Bullington, and Mr. Bulling- ton, in Union. Miss Anne Foster spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. J. B. Foster, in Gaffney. Mrs. Hester Ward and daughter of Lancaster, Cpl. Clarence Meadors of Camp Forrest, Tenn., were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Meadors last week. Mrs. Henry Russ spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Jess Reese and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Russ near Clinton. Misses Ruby Smith and Juanita Russ spent last week with relatives in Easley. Mrs. Estelle Lydia and Miss Eliza beth Lydia are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Claud Petty in Spartanburg. Miss Grace Edmonds visited Mrs. Janie Mae Vincent in Athens, Ga., recently. Bobbie Cox of Greenwood, is spending two weeks with his grand parents Mr. and Mrs. Grady Cox. Mrs. B. B. Neal spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Ivey, in Ware Shoals. Joe Terry, Sr., spent Monday with his sisters, Misses Sue and Bea Ter ry, in Greenwood. Mrs. Grady Arnold, Mrs. L. L. Copeland and daughter, Margaret Ella, and Mrs. George Cato were visitors in Spartanburg Saturday. Grady Oxner of Greenville, visit ed Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Oxner, Sunday. Mrs. Lula Neal of Greenville, has returned home after visiting her son, and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neal. Steve Neal is spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith at Salem. Mrs. Furman Davis.,and grandson, Pat Lowe, spent last week in Spar tanburg with relatives. Pvt. Harold Copeland of Tennessee, is visiting Mrs. Copeland this week. | Curtis and Carol Heath of Green ville, are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Seay, v^r j Mrs. C. B. Smith, Mr. ahd Mrs. Thornton Meadors and son, Harold, Miss Mattie Whitlock, Joe Strickland and Mrs. W. P. Sumerel spent Mon day in Union. Miss Anne Foster celebrated birthday June 24th. Maxey Joe Hedspeth was years old June 23. Melbie Woody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ovell Woody, was two years old yesterday. Roy Cannon had a birthday yes terday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry King celebrat ed their 28th wedding anniversary a | and merchandise will get entirely out of control. They predict the days are numbered for the Office of War In formation and are encouraged in this viewpoint by the refusal Of the house of representatives to provide funds for OWI’s domestic operations. And they say that the food agencies have so bungled the handling of farm problems that the people will de eight ; mand drastic changes in the person nel and operations of these agencies. Although Prentiss Brown, head of savings although StlH it 1 opposes forced s apt to reverse BENJAMIN & SONS PLUMBING ...and... 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