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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable . . i. # She (EUntmt (Eltrouirlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LXV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 11, 1945 Number 2 U. S. Army Leaders in Italy Depository Closes Successful Year Stockholders of the Commercial President Outlines 83 Billion Budget Farmers Group To YORK MEMBER Meet January 20 CHARGES BARNWELL RUNS ASSEMBLY Wallace Fails In Effort To Break Control of Committees By Blatt. Officers Reelected. Washington, Jan. 9. — President jh e Clinton Production Credit as- Depository held their annual meet-| Roosevplt groped ahead today into a sociation will hold its annual meeting ling Tuesday afternoon, The-officers | fiscal year that won't even begin un- D f' stockholders in the Clinton high reported a good business year had til six months from now and pulled school building on Saturday, January been enjoyed the past 12 months. A out a “tentative” budget of 83 billion 20, at 11 o’clock, according to Rex 'dividend of 6 per cent was paid to; dollars. Lanford, secretary-treasurer of the | stockholders for the year and $1,500 j This would be a drop of 17 billion association. added to the surplus account. dollars from the present year. This is the eleventh anniversary 1 Its statement as of December 30, You could read the President’s an- meeting of the association, and an ! showed total assets of $825,283.47, i nual budget message forty ways and interesting anTl instructive program ♦ deposits $806,753.02, surplus and un- y°u wouldn’t find a prediction as to has be^n arranged. J. T. McCrackin, Columbia. Jan 9—Efforts by Rep- 1 divided profits $13,793.28. the length of the war. j 0 f Newberry, president of the asso- resentative Wallace, of York, to break Directors reelected by the stock-! Yet the estimates of government. ciation, will be in charge. control of house committees by holders are: S. G. Dillard, W. W. spending in fiscal 1946 evidently are a report of the financial status of Speaker Sol Blatt, of Barnwell, • Harris, H. D. Henry, F. M.' Boland,, on 3 h °P e that Germany will'the association, as well as other in- marked the opening of the 86th se^- ! John T. Young ami j. P. Prather. 8 ive U P some time within the next teresting facts concerning its activi- sion of the general a—embly Tuesday. At a subsequent meeting of the ; l 8 months, because— _ ties during the past year will be pre- Nearly a dozen state-wide bilD. board, the present officers u’ere re-| War spending was estimated at 701 sented by Mr. Lanford. among them purchase of the Cooper elected: John T. Young, president; billion dollars, about half way be-. J. M. Eleazer, extension publicity Rmer bridge at Charleston, mar- H. D. Henry, vice-president; F. M. tween the best and the worst that specialist, well known writer on farm riage control, income tax dfstributiorr Poland, cashier; Miss Margaret Hoi- m '8bt happen. The Piesident told problems, will be present and will jq counties and a bill directed at re- i land and Miss Martha Ramage, book-! con g r ff s . tb. 31 war costs C{ l uld be less bring a message both interesting and ducing delinquent taxes, were intro- ! keepers. Shown as they conferred near the front lineo for new and more powerful blow* against the German forces, are left to right: Maj. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, chief of staff to General Clark; Llent. Gen. Mark W. Clark, assistant commander of Allied forces In Italy; Llent. Gen. Lucien K. Trasoott, commander of the 5th army, and Brig. Gen. Don E. Carleton, chief of staff for General Trnscott. GOVERNORS^ SOUTH CAROLINA-1779-1945 Karl W. Sloan Dies In Safford, Arizona than 60 billions or more than 80. de- instructive to. farmers, pending on various assumptions as’ The Clinton Production Credit as- to the war. duced. Wallace’s efforts to crush what he sociation, which serves Laurens and said v , a , .. Barnwell control” in the legislature aroused tempestuous de bate in the house. Blatt, reelected for Presdmably they would be 80 bil- j Newberry counties, is a cooperative lions if we had to keep fighting on credit organization owned and cori- lal! fronts throughout fiscal 1946. But trolled by farmer-members and hfg flfth consecutlve terin as speaker. News has been received here of iLf„ ^!.u'°i^ S h 13 ^ 65 short-term ^ agricultural loans anr j s en ^i r Fdgar A Brown, of the death on January 3 of Karl W Ransome J. Williams, who took the oath of office as governor Tuesday, January 2, in Mullins, is the 76th governor of the state. For those who would like to survqy the list of men who have filled the office since 1779 and the years of the administration. tentative estimate. The whole budget to finance all types of farming. sioan^of *Safford," Ar*izona ~ M*r.~S1 oan , lea JV s .°n that figure The public at large, and especially was a native of this community and! , Th€ President said that “the rate farmers, are cordially invited to be wao 7n vonre nf of actual spending must depend on present at this meeting, was i0 years of age.^ ^ ^^ developments on the battlefronts.” i 52. 1880, having been elected chief jj m p. sioan and Mrs. Mattie Blake-; justice of the supreme court). Thomas B. Jeter, 1880. (Presi dent of the senate, succeeding Simpson). 53. Johnson Hagood, 1880-1882. 1882- 1886. (Reelected for a second the names of all who have be^ri gov- 54- Thompson, emor of the state are printed oelow. 1. John Rutledge, January 9, 1779- January 31, 1782. 2. John Mathews, January 31, 1782- 1783. 3. Benjamin Guerard, 1783-1785. 4. William Moultrie, 1785-1787. 5. Thomas Pinckney, 1787-1789. 6. Charles Pinckney, January 26, 1789-1792. 7. William Moultrie, 1792-1794. 8. Amoldus Vander Horst, 1794-j 1796 Mr. Sloan was „ ....... , , , ..... Mrs. Mattie Blake- Because °f the battle-smoke haze IftH M UrSWFFN ly Sloan, a widely connected family of uncertainty the President PMt-. UK. JUMN MCbWttlN of this community. He first moved, P oned until early spring his detailed REIGNS OFF CE to Oklahoma and then to Arizona, r t Comm f I ndatlons 1 fo f r J ar approp "’ TO D Cr JU KJ UCAITW about 35 years ago where he was atl0ns u ^ " congress he TO REGAIN HEALTH thought 73 billion dollars in w r ar ap propriations will be needed. Barnwell, named president pro tem of the senate, occupy the presiding positions in the legislature. Blatt makes all house committe? i appointments and Brown, in addition | to being president pro tem is chair-i years ago in the wholesale was grocery engaged business. The deceased is survived by his i oot,,i v i wife, the former Miss Lizzie Bishop.,-,.----.- term in 1884 resigned m July,, ’ _ . , , i $13,103,000,000. 1886, having been appointed of Safford ’ and the following; assistant secretary of the treas- i man of the powerful senate finance! committee. “You have control in this state,” Wallace told the house, “control by Barnwell county; control of the pow erful ways and means committee, of I brothers and sisters: Sam R. ury of the United States by i President Cleveland). 55. John C. Sheppard, July-Decem- ber, 1886. (Lieutenant gover nor succeeding Thompson). 56. John Peter Richardson, 1886- 1890, two terms. (Son of John Peter Richardson, 32nd gover nor). Misses -Lidie and Lizzie Sloan, Sloan of Dr. John McSween, former presi The President estimated that “non- d en t 0 f Presbyterian college and now the fl nan c € committee and of all free war spending in fiscal 1945 will be president of Tusculum college of conference committees.” , Greeneyille, Tenn., has resigned the Wallace’s proposal to change House He sent detailed requests for ap-: portion; according to information re- ru i es to S et up an 18-member steer- propriations of approximately the ceived here. I mg committee was defeated when same amount, to take care of those i D r . McSween will spend several Representative Calhoun Thomas, of expenses. I months at Babson Park, Fla., in an Beaufort, successfully moved adop- _ ^ And that brought the total of ap- effort to rebuild his health. The re- tion of last year’s rules. E. B. Sloanof this dty/He* is also' propr J at i° r l s nn e ® t A i !7 ia if d for 1946 P° rt received here is th3 f be is much j i n addition to the reelection of survived by eight nieces and ne _ i This would be ten j better. Until recently he had been Blatt as speaker of the house, James billion less than the estimated ap-, in a hospital at Charlotte, N. C., for E. Hunter, who had been on leave of propriations df fiscal 1945 which is some time. | absence since 1942, was reelected now half over. The record amount of Dr. McSween’s many friends injderk of the house. He was recently appropriations was for fiscal 1944— Clinton unite in wishing for him a! d, sc harged from the marines He ap- near Laurens, Mrs. J. Reed Todd of this city, and W. J. Sloan of Ander son. He was a brother of the late phews. Mr. Sloan is pleasantly remember ed here by a number of friends and acquaintances who will regret to 9. Charles Pinckney, 1796-1798. 57. Benjamin Ryan Tillman, 1890-| learn of his passing. $128,000,000,000. We ae still spending speedy recovery. 10. Edward Rutledge, December 18, i 1894, two terms. 1798-1800. (Died January 23, j John Gary Evans, 1894-1897. 1800, and was succeeded by'59. William H. Ellerbe, 1897-1899. that John Drayton, lieutenant gov ernor). (Elected for a second term in 1898, but died in June, 1899). 11. John Drayton, 1800-1802. (Re- 60. Miles M. McSweeney, 1899-1903. elected in December 1800, for a full term). 12. James Burchill Richardson, 1802- 1804. 13. Paul Hamilton, 1804-1806. 14. Charles Pinckney, 1806-1808. 15. John Drayton, 1808-1810. 16. Henry Middleton, 1810-1812. 17. Joseph Alston, 1812-1814. 18. David R. Williams, 1814-1816. 19. Andrew Pickens, 1816-1818. 20. John Geddes, 1818-1820. 21. Thomas Bennett, 1820-1822. 22. John Lyde Wilson, 1822-1824. 23. 'Richard Irvine Manning, 1824- 1826.* 24. John Taylor, 1826-1828. 25. Stephen D. Miller, 1828-1830. 26. James Hamilton, Jr., 1830-1832. 27. Robert Y. Hayne, 1832-1834. 28. George McDuffie, 1834-1836. 29. Pierce Mason Butler, 1836-1838. 30. Patrick Noble, 1838-1840. (Died (Lieutenant governor succeed- All Dogs Must Be Kept Off Streets FARMERS MUST REPORT ON SOIL BUILDING WORK ♦ A graduate of Davidson college and Union Theological seminary, Rich mond, Va., he is a native of Tim- pointed Inez Watson as assistant clerk. Miss Watson had served as clerk during Hunter’s absence. Rep. Marion F Winter, of Berke- All dogs, whether vaccinated or not, must be kept off the streets for! • ing Ellerbe; reelected in 1900 a period of 30 days beginning today, j January 15 is the final date for for a full term). 'and ending February 9, by order of, reporting soil building practices <?ar- 61. Duncan Clinch Heyward, 1903- the city board of health. Any dog 1 ried out during the 1944 AAA pro- 1907, two terms. found on the streets during this pe- gram year, according to H. A. Ropp, i 62. monsville. where his father was one ; i e y country, was reelected speaker of that section’s outstanding business pro tempore of the house; O. Fran'% men. During the World war he was a!Thornton, of York, was named read- chaplain and served in France He is mg clerk, and Rev. T. B Lanham, of a former depatmental chaplain of!Columbia, was reelected chaplain, the South Carolina department of the R e p. Henry Mills, of York. waS elect- American Lejyon. ed sergeant-at-arms,’ succeeding W He saw service on the Mexican Martin Crenshaw, of Anderson, border before the World war and i n the senate others elected with 63. Martin F. Ansel, 1907-1911, twolrlod will be destroyed by .he police; administrative officer of the AAA — * Ttan^tsv^ se^ for. ST department, tt was stated. for L.UMB. county, /.rmen who wjUl ^ ^ c , S' piX *^*^22^22 ?L V f 22SL W 2jE2f* , fr National Guard. Formerly he was. W.lhant McC Barnwell, of X" 1915. (Served almost two termsi bring them to police headquarters resigning five days before the on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each second term expired). ! week between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. 64. Charles A. Smith, January 14-19, A fee of 75c will be charged for each 1915. (Lieutenant governor; dog vaccinated. succeeding Blease). | This precaution is taken due to the 65. Richard Irvin Manning, 1915-1 finding of a mad dog in the city dur- 1919, two terms. (Grandson of ing the past few days and it is not known where the dog had been or how many dogs in the community 23rd governor). 66. Robert A. Cooper, 1919-1922 (Reelected in 1920 for a second had been exposed, term. Resigned in May, 1922).! ♦ 67. Wilson G. Harvey, May, 1922-|Jj mmermQn Purchases January 1823. (Lieutenant;* . , *, governor succeeding Cooper). JlielgrOVe S Garage ' sr*?: ^ ^ , . b - n* payments "will ^e 0 made' 8 tQ 3 those' Ur . McSw «' n h° s tw ° stms m ser-'fharles F W.mt^rl'y."’^'colunfbl. who P oUer to make their reports later Vlce ’ £ apt A1 en McSween ’ chaplain, chaplain, and Zed Hope, of Richland. Mr Ronn states their reports later, Capt william C. (Bill) Me- sergeant-at-arms ‘ Farmers who have constructed' in the European theater Th « Proposed that four cir cuit judgeships be filled tomorrow after the joint assembly heard the governor’s address, but the house terraces under the 1944 program should report the estimated number of feet of terraces constructed along Chamber Enjoys with the report of- other practices gi ; i carried out, Mr. Ropp said. To date, MUSICOI program only about one-half of the farmers 1 failed to concur. Judgeships open thu year and the present judges are fifth. G. Duncan Bellinger; ninth, W S. Sease, of the county have made reports to! The quarterly dinner-meeting of H. Gnmball; seventh. T. the AAA office of the practices car- the Chamber of Commerce was held, and 10th, G. B Greene ried out. I, April 7, 1840; succeeded by B. 68. Thomas G. McLeod, 1923-1927, ~ « ried out. Farmers who have bought Tuesday evening at Hotel Clinton Rep James Reid, of Greenville. K. Henagan, lieutenant gover-| two terms. Announcement is made in today’s lime and legume seeds for cash »re with a good attendance. In the ab- ^ a .£^5. bl ‘ to conlrol nor). 169. John G. Richards, 1927-1931. | paper by E. M. Timmerman, owner asked to bring their bills of sale sence of President Tom Addison Roy ^ ar "' ag r ^ i '" th n e 7 8 , ta ^ The ^easure 31. B. K. Henagan, 1840. 70. Ibra C. Blackwood, 1931-1935. I of Timmerman Motor company, of i with them when making their reports. Gasque. former president presided. a ^ aitl ? g P**' 32. John Peter Richardson, 1840- 71. Olin D. Johnston, 1935-1939. the purchase of Snelgrove’s Garage All reports are to be made by the The meeting was featured by a etuecn the time the license 1842. (Nephew of J a m e s I 72. Burnet R. Maybank, 1939-No-' on Gary street adjoining D. E. Trib- farmer, or another interested produc- sacred musical progrum rendered by obtained and the marnage cere- Burchill Richardson). 33. James H. Hammond, 1842-1844. 34. William Aiken, 1844-1846. 35. David Johnson, 1846-1848. 36. Whitemarsh B. Seabrook, 1848- 1850. 37. John Hugh Means, 1850-1852. 38. John Laurence Manning, 1852- 1854. (Son of Richard Irvine Manning). 39. James Hopkins Adams, 1854- 1856. 40. Robert F. W. Allston, 1856-1858. 41. William H. Gist, 1858-1860. 42. Francis Wilkinson Pjckens, 1860- v 1§62. (Son of Andrew Pick ens). 43. Milledge ’ Luke Bonham, 1862- 1864. 44. Andrew Gordon Magrath, 1864- 1865. (Arrested by the federal government, sent to prison and deposed as governor). vember 4, 1941. (Resigned to gp to United States senate). 73. J. Emiile Harley, Nov. 4, 1941- 1942. (Lieutenant governor, succeeding Maybank; died February 27, 1942). j 74. Richard M. Jefferies. 1942-1943. ble company. * | er on the same farm, or by the farm- ^ Joanna quartet of Goldville, with Mr. Timmerman moved yesterday! er’s agent, in person at the AAA of- Mrs W t A Moorhead as piano ac- mony, | Governor Williams said last week j he would sign a marriage control measure if enacted by the assembly No provisions for health controls were included in the. bill, but vio- j tutors would be subject to fines rang- R. L Plaxico, reporting for the in & from $25 to $100. i merman Motor company has been The local ration board office will Clinton Electric Freezer and Lockej du ^ at X h a ,"L r 75. Olin D. Johnston, 1943-January; purchased b y Harry Nettles and Ar- be closed Tuesday, January 16. as ! Cooperative, stated that 95 per cent dU \) d * h * uuld tjl! u P" n ^ - ■ ■ ■ be attending an |0f the equipment has been received st>ue highway commission to pur- i i op a mootino in r:r*<>ntnii» land installed. A compressor is yet c ^ ase the^ John P Grace Memorial Charleston and in the future will specialize in fi ce - general automobile and truck repair- . m ing, and handle new and used cars Ration Office To and accessories. If*I I 1 £ The Carolina Service Station busi- n-iOSC JOnUOfy ID (President of the, senate, sue- n e ss formerly operated by the Tim ceeding Harley). ! merman Motor company has been companist. The quartet is composed 1 of Bruce Gallow : ay. Charles Mur- , phy, Irvin Stroud, and Otis Mur phy, and was enthusiastically re ceived by the club. 76 2, 1945. (Resigned to go to; n old Dixon. United States senate). Ransome J. Williams, 1945— H. D. Rantin has returned from rza int l min vji trt 11 v iiitr. r - , . x.. ; . . The gas and tire panel will meet !° He received, he stated, before the . pei . , ^ ldg V nnrfav aftprnnnn at 2-.tn installation is completed and the at 3 cc '' t °f $$4,150,000. (Lieutenant governor, succeed- Knoxvillp, Tenn., where he spent a Monday afternoon at 2:30 instead 0 f m* 13113110 '? ls completl ing Johnston). ! ( e w days with jbis daughter and son-, the regular time on Tuesday due to 1 P' ant rt ’ ad y He put i Delegation Goes To Columbia in-law, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Dow. the office being closed. The Laurens county legislative del egation, composed of Senator O. L. „ . _, __ . Long and Representatives C. L. Mi- 45. Benjamin Franklin Perry, June- j am> Walter L. Martin and James H. November, 1865. (Provisional Sullivan, left Tuesday for Columbia governor appointed by Pres.- for the opening session of the gen- dent Johnson). 46. eral assembly. The four representa- James Lawrence Orr, 1865-1868. 1 jj ves were a n re-elected in last sum- (Deposed by act of federal congress reconstructing the; Southern states, General Can-* t u * by acting as military governor Mlla '"' “ 0 “ nt , v ‘ lle ;. 15 ,he 0 i des, until a new government could membc, ; °' lhe d<!le * at,0 ";,?':’ Ce he 15 be established). now entering upon his litth two-year mer s primary. In point of sevice, Representative 47 Robert K. Scott, 1868-1872. (Elected under the new con stitution; inaugurated in July; reelected in November, 1870). 48. Franklin J. Moses, Jr., 1872- 1874. >' 49. Daniel H. Chamberlain, 1874- 1876. term. Merchants Resume Wednesday Closing The Wednesday afternoon closing i discontinued a few weeks before 50. WadV'Hampton, 1876-1879. (Re- Christmas, has been resumed and the elected for a second term in Pj an w * d continue without interrup- 1878; elected United lStatesj tion untd next fa “ senator and resigned in febru-1 Merchants and business firms ask ary, 1879; succeeded by W. D. the cooperation of the buying public Simpson, lieutenant governor), in observing this closing period in 51. William Dunlap Simpson, 1879- order to give their employes a half 1880. (Resigned in September, j fiay holiday each week. # NOTICE JO SUBSCRIBERS Under a revised order of the War Production Board, newspapers are limited ; in their use of newsprint, which means that subscription lists are “frozen.” The paper shortage may become still more acute. This means that our subscribers must keep thfir subscriptions paid in advance. Notice of expiration will be mailed in advance'and unless renewals are received Vie subscription will be discontinued to conserve newsprint. 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It is also unportant that we be kept in formed on all changes in addresses, THE CHRONICLE is now read by the largest family of readers in its history. It is “Like A Letter From Home” and costs less than 4c a week. in operation, i the date to bje announced soon. A ! public opening will be arranged, he I stated, in the near future. RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (ORA) Marriage Licenses Decline Sharply The number of marriage licenses issued in the county during 1944 showed a sharp decline over those in 1943. according to figures reported yesterday by Miss Isabel Fuller, at the judge of probaU>'s office. The total for 1944'was 457 as com pared with 561 for the previous year. (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). PRCXTFSSED FOODS: Blue X5. Y5, marking a decrease of 104 Z5, A2, B2, C2, D2. E2,j F2 and G2 now valid at 10 points each. The figures for June and Decem ber. u-sually two of the favorite nup- MEATS AND FATS Red Q5, R5, tial month' were as follows: June S5 T5, U5. V5. W$ and X5 now valid H>43. 62; June 1944. 3ti. Dec. 1943 , 58; at 10 points each for use with tokens. Dec. 1944. 60. SUGAR: Stamp No. 34 good indert- The l >eak over tht ’ two years was nitely for five pounds. All other sugar ^ eac Hed in May 1943, with a high of stamps cancelled. ,9 * .• SHOES: Airplane stamps Nos. 1, 2 and 3 now valid. FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 cou pons from last year and Period 1. 2 and 3 coupons for this season now dXirmg December a total of $217.- valid at 10 gallons each. 43 was collected in county taxes, GASOLINE: A-14 coupons valid according to Treasurer T Lane Mon- through March 21, 1945. i^oe. of a possible total of $276,264 69. ^ This leNha balance of $58,557 26 tv) Mrs. Myrtle Hunter has returned be collected and against-which the from a visit to her son and daughter- first penalty of one per cent for Jan- in-law, Mr. amf Mi*. Herman Hun- uary is now applicable, the treasurer ter, in College Park, Md. 1 said. Increase Shown In Tax Collections