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TH£ CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C
BIRTHDAYS AND
ANNIVERSARIES NOTH)
The Chronicle Extends Greethifs
To Those Whose Birthdays and
Anniversaries Occmr This Week.
PARKER DEATH IS
TERMED ACCIDENT
Coroner's Jury Gives
Verdict In Bird Hunt-
Trogedy At Laurens.
^—“ I Allan Suddeth, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Laurens. Nov. 30. — A coroner’s B H . Suddeth celebrates a birthday
jury, sitting here Monday, declared December 6.
as accidental the death of O. D. j Mr§ w G Coker observed a birth-
Parker, prominent local salesman, day November 25 institution fifteen
wh0 was ,atall) ' shot by h,S br0ther ' Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Holland have f urkeJrs for j^! Thankssiv t ^, __
a wedding anniversary Monday, the ner Another gift of which the boys
at Thomwell are very proud are a
in-law, John W. Bolt, while the two
were bird hunting Thanksgiving day.
AROUND THE TOWN
Incidents, Unusual and
Ordinary, Gathered On
Our Rounds. ,
Thanks to the generosity of W. C.
HUFFMAN, owner of a turkey firm
near Newberry, the children and
personnel of Thorn well orphanage
dined “sumptuously" on Thanksiv-
ing day. Mr. Huffman, who was for
merly connected with the orphanage,
fine
din-
Sheriff ^W. Wier had said that j Mrs . w. B Tribble observes a number of rabbits donated by DR
he did not think an inquest was nec- j birthday Saturday,
essary, but that he and Coroner R. I. j gara Pitts, daughter of Mrs. Jimes
Burgess thought it best to have one pitts, will be four years old .tomor
merely as a* matter of record. There
was no doubt but that the tragedy
was accidental, he said.
Mr. Bolt went on the stand volun-
S. C. HAYS.
Of interest to relatives and friends
here will be the promotion of WIL
LIAM B. BUFORD to* the rank of
first liuetenant. Lt. Buford, the son
row.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Eargle have a
wedding anniversary December 8.
Katherine and Hugh Eichey>erger, j of Mr and Mrs G F Buford of near
tarily and rceited how the _ accident daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. **•! Clinton, is a'graduate of Clemson
occurred. *■’ |L. Eichelberger, have birthdays the: co iiege. In addition to being assistant
"Dewitt and myself had just shot 7th and 8th, respectively. ! commandant of cadets of the 64th'
into a covey and Rilled two or three,” j Mr. arid Mrs. E. E. Wells jkrill ob
he testified. "They flew up over a serve their wedding anniversary De
SUBSIDIES SOP TO
LABOR, FARM CHIEFS
TBL SENATE GROUP
Washington, Nov. 30. — Farm or
ganization spokesmen denounced
food price subsidies today as a dis
guised, inflationary and unjustified
wage increase for labor and as a
brake on the farm production they
are designed to eflcourage.
The farm leaders, Edward O’Neal,
president of the American Farm Bu
reau federation, and Albert S. Goss,
master of |he National Grange, pre
sented their demands for an end to
the price cutting payments before the
senate banking committee.
Almost coincidental with their tes
timony, the broadest consumer price
program yet adopted was implement
ed with the announcement that the
Defense' Supplies corporation will
Sanitary Inspection
For Eating Places
Thursdov. December 2„ 1943
Mrs. Melesse R. Morris
Dies Near Here
E. T. Ammons, director of restau
rant and hotel .inspection for the
state health department, is working
in the Clinton area in conjunction
with the Laurens county and city
health departments. .
Following the inspection eating
houses will be graded A^or B, with
a conditional grade of C, good for a
Mrs. Melesse R- Morris, 83, died
at an early hour Tuesday morning
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
W.' E. C^udell, in the Shady Grove
section near, here after a brief ill
ness.
Mrs. Morris was a native of Geor
gia but had been a resident^of Lau
rens county since 1831. SheCjvay a
member of the Methodist churthr^
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Caudell; two brothers, G. W. Joiner
hedge row and I told Dewitt that I
would walk up that way and for him
AAF FTD, Camden, he is ‘ < P” squad
ron tactical officer, chemical warfare month. 1
officer and summary court officer.
subsidies on wheat to hold down the
price of bread. The cost is estimated
at u nb more than $9,000,000 a
* »*
r
cember 6.
Mrs. J. Clarence Copeland ,willi
to hang around there. I walked to,celebrate a birthday the 5th. | 0ther important December events,
the other end and he was 40 or 50 j Manning Jacobs will have a birth- | j n Edition t 0 Christmas, include:
feet below me A bird u P' cla ^ ^ -n k ! discovery of the South Pole/lJec. 14,
through the opening and I shot at Mr. and Mrs. A. O Daniel will ob- igil Wilbur Wright’s first airplane
the bird I did not see Dewitt until serve their wedding anniversary De-, flight December 17, 1903; first day
of winter and shortest day of-the G oss > countering administration ar-
cTi i ♦ o vr\v f Ka CO A/l AAA AAA A
Goss, appearing before the com
mittee in person, urged congress to
open the way for “increased produc
tion” on farms by letting prices rise.
“Food will hold down prices—not
law,” he said.
he hollered. When I got to l\im I cember 8.
found him practically on his knees Martin Scott Driggers, son of Mr.
in a crouched position." | and Mrs. W. B. Driggers, will be one
After reciting his unsuccessful ef- year old Jhe 'fth,
tort.- to move him he continued. “I Jimmy Anderson, son of James E.,
got some help from Mr. Hill and i Anderson, will be six years old Sat-
some young men that worked for urday.
year, Dec. 22; Woodrow WilSon’s
birthday, December 28 (bom 1856).
Bolt and Wilson around here. I asked
Mr Wilson and this young fellow to
stay there with the body until we
could get a doctor and if they could |
be of any help to him to^do it. We;
^ tie to the hospital for- aid and
notified Mr. Prince (deputy sheriff) |
Birth Announcements
Friends and relatives will be in
terested in the following news about
men in service: CAPTAIN NED S.
HAYS, Strother field, Winfield, Kan
sas, is taking a special course at the
] student officers detachment, Bryan,
• Texas. . . . Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Lopez
guments for the $800,000,000-a-year
subsidy program, contended that the
way to take off inflation pressure is
begin,.tomorrow pxymen|_J$f miller i av atory facilities. Bacterial treat
ment of eating and cooking utensils
will be checked by laboratory tests.
When neW grades are issued, they
must.be displayed conspicuously at
all times, the health department
states.
Preston To Conduct
Clinic At Goldville
Dr. J. M. Preston, connected with
the state health department will con-
duct a case finding and follow-up
to let farm prices keep pace with de- tuberculosis clinic ip Goldville today,
mand and siphon off excess cash' ® ecem ^ >er . f roin 10 a. m. to_12, it
limited time only to allow -a place
falling in some particular to correct | and L um joiner,
the fault. If the condition remains The funeral service waa held
uncorrected, the place will be closed,| terday afternoon ^ ^ joelock^at
according to the inspector. ! wi th Rev. James B. Mitchell offid-
A new type of inspection report is | atin g interment was in the church
being used, and a ledger sheet will! cem etery. f
be kept for each establishment. Strict 1
attention will bq paid to cleanliness
of premises, building equipment,
health of employees, water supply,
lighting pnd ventilation, toilet and
through taxes.
O’Neal, whose prepared statement
was filed fly W. R. Ogg, legislative
representative of the Farm Bureau
federation also denounced the claims
of subsidy advocates that repeal of
the subsidies might break the chief
dam against inflation.
,have received word that their son,
.. ^ ™ t £ e u ! PVT - ROY s - LOPEZ, has landed'
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Speake an-' fplv r na i an H untH nn infant™
and they got an ambulance and wentjnounce the birth of a daughter, Re-j unit y pJn? jamfs FDWTN VAR 1 He asserted U* 11 bureau of agri
nut there. Wv all got there within a becca Louise, Friday, November 26. BOR quq H has beeh transferred culture economics‘figures show con
at Hays hospital * ; from Nashville, Tenn., to Camp
| Breckinridge, Ky. . . . WILLIAM N.
nr j nr r» uu a j • a I BOBO, son of Mrs. W. N. Bobo of
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Adair of Her- ...
i-v„uf . this city,, who is stationed at Eghn
mosa Beach, Calif., announce thC r,- ,j ^ v ^ A
was stated yesterday by Mrs. Pliney
Whitlock, county tuberculosis nurse.
Dr. Preston will bring the mobile
unit from State Park and take
X-rays. The clinic is made, possible
by annual TB Christmas seal sales. 1
wheat, intended to reflect 100 per
cent of parity.
SAY, T SAW IT IN THE CHRON
ICLE.”
‘T8AW 1
THANK
YOU.
PROIECt YOUR ROME FROM
TUBERCULOSIS
BOY aai USE Christmas Stab
minute or two of each other. I real
ized he was dead but at the same
Time there was nothing to do but to
try and do something."
Answering a question from a juror,
he said that he never saw Mr. Park
er until after he went around to him.
* He must have just stepped right
ADAIR
birth of a daughter, Penelope, om
November 24. Mrs. Adair is the for-!
sumer food prices would have to rise
only $1,300,000,000 to achieve a “fair”
return to farmers. That, he said,
would be only about 1 pier cent of
the total consumer bill for goods and
services.
The bread subsidy program pro-
Field, Fla., has been promoted to the
•nuaii is me iui- rank cor Poral. Before entering
mer Miss Mary Merryman of Los vides payments, beginning December
out as 1 got ready to shoot," he said.‘Angeles, Calif., and Mr. Adair is the! u ‘ ' ‘ T L of 14 cents P er pushel on all wheat 1
The coroner’s jury went out to the!son of Rhett P. Adair of this city. ??*%**?
scene of the tragedy, which was
—about two rirules' from - the city, and
A ™ lias voiupitieu ground in the Paciflr con^t nr** rmd
course of training in the quailci- ^ Iollowing schedule for wheat
TODD Th'i*'' e round outside Hard
viewed the surroundings before ren- Major and Mrs. Walter B. Todd! ana 18 ' lauo ” ea at nelc *' Au " | wheat 16 cents, durum wheat 6 cents,
dering the verdict. 'announce the birth of a son, Walter! “ usta ’ S'®' it® s Pf n 5 t* 16 week-end; soft w heat 5*6 cents.
Mr. Parker was a member of the Blakely, Jr., Monday, November 29, t r ® ^ a vr rf”^ " ' To complement the program, OPA
First Methodist church and a very at the Laurens hospital. Mrs. Todd' f ar ! ms ’ 7°P®: j is preparing ceiling prices for all
popular citizen. , is the former Miss Rosemary Alex- 1 * and ■ Y 1 - ^wAKD FERGUSON ;
lander., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.j ls ,m P rovm8 satisfactorily after an;
ENGRAVED Calling Cards for army Paul Alexander of Laurens. Major appendix operation at a station hos-
and navy officer^. An ideal, useful Todd, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Reed
gift for father, husband, brother or Todd of this city, has recently been
friend. Ask to see samples. Chronicle transferred from Camp Gordon John-
Publishing Co. Phone 74.
jston, Fla., to Fort Jackson.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
December 6 and 7
i4 STOW OF LOVETIME
/ft WARTtMEL
Mm
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
December 6 and 7
"THE RAINS CAME"
pital somewhere m the Caribbean
area on November 19. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ferguson, have
received a letter from him since the
operation, and were pleased to get
first hand news through the surgeon
performing the operation, who was
in Augusta, Ga., the past week-end
and called them.
SGT. ALBERT FORD, JR., who
has completed a course in radio and
•aerial gunnery at Sioux Falls, S. D.,
and Harlingen, Texas, arrived here
Friday enrqute to his home in
Georgetownf Mrs. Ford; the former
With MYRNA LOY, T t Y R O N E,j Miss Louise Coe, who is spending
POWER, GEORGE BRENT a n d some time with her parents. Dr. and
BRENDA JOYCE. „ I M \ s - ? /r oger ^ Coe, and grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shanfis,
The story of the regeneration of; accompanied him to Georgetown for
a woman amid earthquake, flood and 1 the visit with his parents, Mr. and
pestilence in India. Always a solid 1 Mrs - Albert Ford, Sr. After his fur-
‘ lough he will report for flight duty
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MISS ANNETTE MOORHEAD,
who observed a birthday November
30, enjoyed a splendid celebration
with a house party at her home in
Goldville over the week-end, but
the nicest thing of all, she said, was
the gift of a gfand piano from her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moor
head.
The Chronicle is in receipt of the
following card from WYMAN SHEA-
LY, SR., chief shipfltter, of the navy,
who is somewhere in the Pacific:
With FRANK rttpk tttnf r>TT I How is everything in Clinton?
1 Surel y do miss all my friends, but
we have a job to do and I want to
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try here. Best regards.”
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Workers Needed By
Local Textile Plants
The U. S. employment service of
the war manpower commission has
job openings in the mills Ulroughout
the county. All types of Workers are
needed, Mrs. Clara Bell K. Shands,
manager of the local office, states.
Experienced workers who are not in
the labor market, or those who have
never before worked, are asked to
inquire at the employment office lo
cated at 16 S. Broad street, this city.
Lining up on the production front
is one way to help win the war, the
commission says.
City Water To Be Cut Off
10:30 PM to 5 AM Tonight
According to an announcement
from the city water and light de
partment, the city water supply will
be cut off tonight (Thursday) from
10:30 o’clock to 5 in the morning. All
residents are asked to prepare for
the period in which no water may be
obtained.
Supt. B. R. Austin stated the stop
page was necessary In order to make
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Adair street.
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