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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...
HEATING
SERVICE
Telephone 117
WE ARE HUNTING
TROUBLE
her
June 26th.
Charles Gregory was six years old
Sunday.
Jerry Huey, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Huey, was two years old June 21.
BELK’S Our Store Will Be Closed MONDAY, JULY 5th
VALUES FOR THE 4tll
ENJOY A DAY OF REST AND COMFORT IN SPORTS CLOTHES
J. R. Crawford
Clinton
SMART, COOL
JUNIOR SHEERS
S3.98
GIRLS’ COTTON
SHEERS
$1.98 to S3.95
•
They’re smart, tubbable
and good-looking. Select
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Pretty new styles, and
practical.
CHENILLE
SPREADS
$2.98 - $3.98
Smart colors to brighten
up your bedroom.
NON-RATIONED
PLAY SHOES
$2.95 to $4.95
Hundreds of pairs to select
from. Save your coupon. Be
comfortable in a pair of these
smart play shoes.
Among The Sick
Friends of Mrs. J. T. Ellison will be
glad to know she has returned from
the Greenwood hospital where she
was a patient and is improving.
Jack Wright, Jr., is ill at his home
on Jackson street.
Woodrow Crain is a patient at the
Baptist hospital in Columbia.
Mrs. Paul Johnson continues ill.
Mrs. Ruby McCoy of Liberty, for
merly of this city, is recuperating at
her hom^ after being a patient at
the St. Francis hospital, Greenville.
Mrs. West Gregory is improving
These cool cottons are serviceable
and good-looking. Newest styles.
Summer treasures—these crisp, ser
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FLACK DOT
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$2.29
Crisp, cool, comfortable for summer
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RAYON
SLACK SUITS
$3.98
Beautifully tailored, bright smart
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SHEER 7
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$1.05
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Can Now!
Wartime Sale!. '
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TOWELS
29c
Big thirsty hand towels,
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DRESS
LENGTHS
$1.67 each
Printed spun rayon Dress
Lengths, 3V& full yards.
Beautiful patterns. Sew and
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REAL COMFORT!
SPORT SHIRTS-98c to $2.98
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f FOR COOL HEADS
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~ 98c to $2.98
Every one a winner for style and
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. WHAT A PRICE!
SWIM TRUNKS
98c
Cut a handsome figure in these smart
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