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Poge Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Small Reduction Made In City Tax Levy The Town of Clinton tax ordinance for 1943 appears in today’s paper as adopted by city council on Sept. 13. The ordinance calls for a total of 37 mills, divided 12 mills for current expenses and 25 mills for interest Workers Needed For Surgical Dressings v The making of surgical dressings, under the direction of Mrs. T. E. Ad dison, has been resumed by the local Red Cross production committee. The rooms in the library building are open four afternoons a week AROUND THE TOWN Incidents, Unusual and Ordinary, Gathered On Our Rounds. Thursday, September 16, 1943 RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (OPA) Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pack have re ceived their first letter in six weeks | ul“i' from their son, JOHN WILLIAM 1 PACK, United States Naval reserve, (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). SUGAR — Stamp 14 in war ration book 1 is now good for the purchase of five pounds of sugar until Novem- Stamps 15 and 18 are worth five who is in the South Pacific. He states Pounds each for home canning until Last year the levy was 38% mills. from two until five o’clock, and two and principal payments on outstand-, nights a week from 7:30 until 9:30. ing bonds. • i Instructors are: Tuesday after- This is a reduction of 1% mills. I noons, Mrs Addison and Mrs. H. E. he il fine and his *rouD is trvina to same date. iSturgeon; Tuesday evenings, Mrs. H.i“ e 18 Iin * ana ms group is irymg io * i M. Young and Mrs. R. E. Jones; do 8 * ood ( but hard ) i 0 * 1 driving, BLUE STAMPS —Blue stamps in NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS i Wednesday afternoons, Mrs. Zee Me- the Ja P s out Quite often we write a man apd j erhoons mJs W P Jacobs and Mrs i Friends of PVT. B. B. BALLARD; Stamps U, V and W will, be valid the letter is returned marked “Moved, teri^oM. Mr^w^ Jaeons ana !will ^ interested to know he has.yntil October 20. They are used to left no address." This is an open vio “ niion anH Mr^ T T PeVke' landed safel y in North Africa. Pvt. 1 purchase processed fruits and vege tation of the selective .service law, ° Mri n o Rhame Ballard is attached to a military po- fables. any anyone failing to give the local ’ i lice unit and was stationed at Fort ' RED STAMPS — Book two red board his change of address when Jr - an ° Yn -hT"e state that few Jackson before leaving for foreign stamps X, Y and Z are good until he moves is liable to prosecution. hn :,2 * fhic and ~i, service. He writes that soon after October 2. Red stamps are good for R. J PITTS, Chairman, n ( th^ rnmmunU^ he 1 « nd « 1 he ch *" c « 1 u Po n ^ FoSimcto. shortenin*. butter, * cheese, U s r iLSe an e^”«o eive a few hTurs - rest Adair »' “V in » Re<MW canned meat, and canned- flsh. each week L this work. More work- ^ a ‘ io “ ^ o0 . d ‘. GASOLJNE-A-« coupons are now era are need if the Clinton quotas are v, l , 2it r c 3 If UoM „ . hsa fiiisnH Inn timp Clinton whom Sgt. Adair had seen SHOES—Stamp No. 18 in war ra- since being in North Africa. tion book 1 noW good for one pair of tion. The Office of Price administra tion only supplies the point values and prices for the different grades. Under the local price panel at the war price and rationing board 25 food stores are listed as sellers of meat. It is hoped that compliance will be 100 per cent. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, September M and SI 6CO'.'- Local Board No. 50, Clinton, S. C. I 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 Contracting No Job too Small, Plenty too Big. J. R. Crawford Clinton Information For The Consumer About the gayest pair seen lately were MRS. T. C. JOHNSON, SR^ i and her grandson, THAD III, of 1 The Office of Price administration while he was here with his mother in Clinton is attempting to keep mer- recently for a visit. It was hard to shoes until October 31. Stamps are interchangeable among members of the family only. . • TIRES—Owners of passenger cars Charleston • out for a bicycle spin and commercial vehicles using tires iaa.Wiv-"- w c& smaller than 7.50 by 20 may get their casings recapped with reclaimed rub chants and housewives informed as, tell which was the happier of. the her camelback without applying to to ceiling prices on all commodities. 1 two, he sat contentedly in th® has-1 their local war price and rationing It is the responsibility of the mer- ket looking inquisitively around at boards. A driver with a mileage ra- chant not to pay more than the ceil- everything and everyone while she*' tion of more than 240 miles month- mg price to the wholesaler or pro- pedaled along enjoying the extra! iy is entitled to new Grade 1 casings ducer and he is allowed a reasonable passenger. when he needs replacements. " “B” mark-up, and the retail price mustj * book holders good for up to 240 come within the ceiling price of alii Friends of REESE YOUNG of this m iles a month are entitled to Grade commodities within that" store. The;city, who is stationed at Fort Knox, 3 ure replacements. “A” book hold ceiling prices are posted in all stores, Ky., with a tank corns will regret to | ers are not eligible for any kind of the office states. iVnow he has been a patient at the j tire replacements. It is the responsibility of house-! s * abon hospital there for the past six FUEL OIL—Period 5, ten gallons wives not to pay more than the ceil- weeks suffering a back injury re- ing price on any , commodity and not .eeived in practice. He is improving to accept any commodities without hut will remain there for treatment. I depositing the proper kind and num-, HOWARD WATKINS of this ber of ration stamps. The merchant . PFC - HOWARD WATKINS of this will furnish the customer with the city, serving with an engineers hat- ' ceiling price of any commodity in talion in North Africa says he has until September 30. Period 1 (new) until January 3. PRICE PANELS—Price panels bf Ivs MONDAY AND TUESDAY, September M and SI ■ "LOUISIANA . PURCHASE" In Glowing TECHNICOLOR! Starring BOB HOPE,, VERA ZO RINA and VICTOR MOORE, with IRENE BORDONI, DONA DRAKE, RAYMOND WALBURN and Those Louisiana Lovelies—the Cream of the Crop! $ * No rationing on jam! JAMed with JOY! . . . JAMed with JIVE! . . . JAMed with MUSICAL DELIGHT! Music and Lyrics by IRVIN BER LIN!! An Encore on Happiness. plus COMEDY. 10c and 25c LATEST BATTLEFRONT NEWS. Feature begins 2:24,4:24,7:24,9:24. LATEST BATTLEFRONT NEWS. SELECTED SHORTS. 10c-30c 10 A. M. Show MONDAY. Feature begins 2:40, 4:35,7:40,9:35. local citizens are now all war price and Price clerks are available to give re tail merchants individual service on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, September 22 and 23 "CHATTERBOX" With JOE E. BROWN, JUDY CA- Tell' his store. . Ian added score to. settle with the {ceiling <jmce regulations. Consumers 1 If any merchant sells or offers to Germans. One day when the mail ma y report ceiling price violations sell any commodity above the ceil- came he had finished reading his to these price panels for action ing price, that store should be re- beglI V on ported to the Office of Price admin- THE CHRONICLE, when a Ger- istration. Any report made will be ") an 88 camo. over dropping bombs. held in confidence by the clerk of P ne landed s .° £ los ® the paper was j try, and a compliance survey is being the office. i ! 3 0wn ! ian _ ds . a ?, < ? Tl, 0 , ^ m !._ I made - Price panel volunteer assist- iow operating in, rationing boards. ] NOVA, ROSEMARY LANE. Feature begins 2:00,4:37,7:09,9:41. 'WE ARE THE MARINES' The price panel board consists of } ion P iec t es ; ^ onl y 111 e ff f ts on S Gary Dillard. Goyne L. Simpson,! h‘m he states, was a period of near- ; Aldine Blakely. Mrs. H. M. Young deafness and anger. and Mrs. P. M. Pitts. Mrs. R. N. „j —✓ — , Blackwelder is clerk for the price Grade, point value and price, must A Factual Story of the Part That PRICE PANEL NEWS—Price vio- ! the Leathernecks Have Had — and lations of retail meet 'regulations ( Are Having—in the Making of His- have been increasing over the coun- tory 1 Feature begins 3:29, 6:01, 8:33. CARTOON. 10c and 30c 10 A. M. Show WEDNESDAY. ants are enlisting the cooperation of merchants. Only the cuts of meat listed on the ration point and price ( charts may be sdld by any dealer. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, September 22 and 23 'THE MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR" With JOHN LODER. ELEANOR PARKER, BRUCE LESTER. Feature begins 2:00,4:01,6:02,8:03, and 10:04. "SALUDOS, AMIGOS" A Walt Disney Cartoon Feature In TECHNICOLOR. Starring DONALD DUCK, GOOFY and JOE CARIOCA, Feature begins 3:01, 5:02, 7:03,9:04. plus “THE VALLEY OF VANISHING MEN,” Chapter 6. 10c and 25c FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, September 24 and 25 ROY ROGERS trigger panel board. Birth Announcements son, DAVID, of New York City, are be mar k e d on each piece of meat dis- guests of Miss Georgia Brooker and pi aye< j f or sa i e The grading is re quired by the War Food administra- Miss Norma E. Hallett at their home and at the State Training school for a few days. Mrs. Hanson will be remembered as Miss Charlotte Leep- BOWMAN er ’ at one time a socia l worker for | Mr. and Mrs. Victor Bowman ot Thornwelk Orphanage Mrs. Hanson Macon, Ga.. announce the hirth ot a is now on the s aft of the New York daughter, on September 7, at Ogle-, s ' h °o 1 Social_Work_ infirmary, Macon, Ga Mrs. i DR d MRS WILLIAM P. Bo^tnan before marriage was Miss JAmBS hari their euest th _ Dast Neiie Lottis daughter ot Mr. and ^OB^had^aS R ,heir ^esM^past : s- ; ‘ 0 18 ° 13 y- ^ Camp Croft, a native of Kansas who ^ ” has been in foreign service and HOLLAND 'roomed with their son, LT. HUGH S. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Jack- Holland an- JACOBS, for about six months after, nounce the birth of a son, George lbe y j e ^ states. He was wound- Copeland, at Hays hospital, Monday, ed j n service in Tunisia and return- September 13 Mrs. Holland was be- ed here to recuperate. [fore marriage Miss Carolyn Cope- land, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Friends and relatives were delight- Copeland. ed on Sunday evening to see PVT. HEATH COPELAND when he passed through Clinton. He has been sta tioned at Keesler Field, Miss., and , rens, announce the birth of a son, was transferred by train to 'Charles Earl, September 9, at the quartermaster training school at I Laurens hospital. Mrs. Couch is the 1 camp Lee, Va. former* Miss Olive DeYoung of this! —! ^ city. | ——————— FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, September 24 and 25 COUCH Mr.'and Mrs. James Couch of Lau- Little Damage In Glass' Works Fire At Laurens I Laurens, Sept. 12. —Oil waste spread over the Laurens Glass works caused an outburst of fire here to night which was extinguished in ap proximately 45 minutes. Little dam age was reported. ! It was thought at first that the fire was going to cause a consider able amount of damage and as a pre caution, the Greenville and Clinton BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES NOTED The Chronicle Extends Greetings To Those Whose Birthdays and Anniversaries Occur This Week. WE PAY CASH For Good USED CARS TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. Carolina Service Station CLINTON, S. C. plus ACllCi; NORTH ATiAMTlC MONO HASScY-AlAN HAlf ssssi f LATEST NEWS.’ 10c and 30c Feature Begins: , Friday: 2:00, 4:08, 7:00, 9:15. Saturday: 2:14, 4:35; 6:56, 9:10. // Beginning— Daredevils Of the West With ALLAN LANE, KAY AL DRIDGE and EDDIE ACUFF. COMEDY. SELECTED SHORTS. 10c and 25c 10 A. M. Show SATURDAY. Feature Begins: Friday: 2:49, 4:49, 7:49, 9:49. Saturday: 1:30, 3:36,5:42,7:48,9:54. T oday Pbnniy merchandise is fashioned to meet cur* rent wartime wants and needs All along the line ■we have made service our keynote and usefulness out aim—Penney’s values have taken on new mining in war- You’ll find things you roally need I At Penney’s you pay only for intrinsic value, not for tin seen "extras”—at Penney’s you pey for what you get, and what you gas is the best the market affords. Tomorrow’s birthdays include flrfrs. R. E. Poole and Ray Pitts. * Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Burton cele brated their wedding anniversary uout.uu, u.c -*—**- September 11 fire departments were called to the, £, icc .scene. • • FREE! TO BOND BUYERS Alf^ersons Buying War Bonds at the Bond Rally To*, night (Thursday) Will Receive . . . TWO FREE PASSES to “Presenting lily Mars” Playing Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17 and 18 At THE CASINO Purchaser of LARGEST BOND will receive A Pass Good for Two Weeks At Both Theatres ✓ BACK THE ATTACK WITH WAR BONDS! CASINO AND BROADWAY THEATRES Miss Frances Lee Pitts observed a {birthday yesterday, Sept. 15. Mrs. Metta Stone has a birthday the 20th. W. J. Crews has a birthday Sun day, .Sept. 19. Today is the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Young. Mrs. J. D. Jeanes, Cooley Nabors and B. R. Austin have birthdays 1 Sept 22. Lou Jones Cornwall, daughter of Mr .and Mrs. J. J. Cornwall, will be two years old tomorrow, Sara Frances Copeland, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Copeland of Renno, has a birthday Tuesday, Sep tember 21. • September 21 birthdays include Mrs. Bill Milam, Miss Dorothy Stutts and J. J. Cornwall. u 1 Hallmark Company Buying War Bonds The management of the Hallmark Shirt company is heartily cooperating with their employees in the Third War Bond drive opening today, as will be seen from an announcement by the firm in today’s paper. The company has notified its em ployees by letter that they will in vest an equal amount with them for the week of September 25th up to 20 per cent of the payroll for the period. Ten per cent has already been set aside for purchasing boiyis, and the additional will be in pronortion to the amount invested by th«r em ployees, officials stated yesterday. SAY. 1 SAW IT IN THE CHRON ICLE." THANK YOU. ALL-WOOL CASUAt SLIPOVERS Warm, classic -style to wear with wits, skirts or jw slacks.^turdy woolln bright colors. Sizes34 to 40. GIRLS' •'SLOPPY" SLIPOVERS Soft, warm blends of wool and rayon. Bright'col- a Oft ored favorites with pugh-up sleeves, crew neck. 8-16.’. MEN'S CLOTH FRONT STYLES Jacket-rtyle with woven herringbone doth-fronl and ww A A trimmed with ribbed knit lor sturdy warmth. © BOYS’ WARM COAT SWEATERS Rugged interlock knit in handaome two-tona stripe m no front models, solid color trim. Practical |«