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II \ A \ THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (Slip (Ultnton If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LXV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 1, 1945 Number 5 Scouting Helps Insure Peace III Ul 'Be Prepared 1 BOY SCOUT WEEK FEBRUARY g™-14 TH 1945 THE 35 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Over 1,800,000 Members As the United Nations move forward to victory, programs such as Scouting step forward to do their part in insuring the peace. The theme of the 35th anniversary celebration of the Boy Scouts of America from Feb. 8th to 14th is “Scouts of the World — Brothers Together.** Broad Street Methodist To Have Part In 'Crusade For Christ' x Methodists of Clinton are being called by the Rev. J. Henry Kohler, pastor of Broad Street Methodist church, to take part in raising $25, John W. Little Passes At Hospital, Rites Here Tuesday Rules Given On Use Of Electricity \ B. R. Austin^superintendent of the local watej^and light plant, made public yesterday the details of the recent order of the War Production board Restricting the use of electricity r- ' .John W. Little, 53^ died at the Vet- February 1. 000,000 for world relief and recon-, erans’ hospital in Columbia Sundays T , nrHpr nrnhih ,t s r^r^in uses of struction, the first phase of the de-.rtight shortly after nine oiclockjHe nomination’s nation-wide “Crusade entered the hospital last Wednesday u/locil customers as none are for Christ- programot post-war /ast two weeks his cond.tion had water. The orde^ applies to outdoor been critical. GLOOMY GERMAN CITIZEN FEARS WESTERN BLOW With Silesia Gone, Loss of Ruhr Industries Will Mean War is Overland Nazi Game Lost. decorative and display lighting, whiteway street lighting in excess Stockholm. Jan. 30.—Neutrals re vice. ! The local appeal, for which the goal is $2,900, will begin February 1, Mr. Kohler announced. The Metho-1 The funeral services were held and ot h e ' r in um ination not considered cently returned from Germany say dist congregation here is part of. Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock from a b so i u tely necessary. that the average German, gloomy nearly 8,000,000 members of 41,000 the residence on Maple street, with Customers are requested to comply and doubting his own leadership, is churches in the United States who i his pastor, Rev. W. R. Turner, w jth the order and lists the following gripped as much by the disastrous are participating in the four-year, ating. Interment followed in Rose- ^ w hich the use of electricity is possibilities of an American-Bntish flve-fold Crusade. mont cemetery. The services, both at p ro hibited: ^ thrust into the Ruhr valley as he is Expenditure of the Crusade fund | home and grave, ^ eie , Outdoor advertising and outdoor by the immediate danger to the by the regular, general agencies of|^y a ' ar & e c ° nc °y rse “1 ‘ n( - n A- e promotional lighting. —' Nazis upper Silesian ar-enal from the church will provide fbf “feeding man y beautiful flowers banked upon Outdoor display lighting except the Russians. the hungry, clothing the destitute,, "* s g rave silently spoke or t e ove w j iere necessar y for the conduct of (The German Transocean agency and freeing the minds and spirits of, and esteem in which he was e business of outdoor establish- said Saturday night ( that the war the ignorant, the underprivileged, the | by man y 'A 10 j oll \ thc 31111 y ln ments. industries of Upper Silesia had been driven and the dispossessed,” Mr. mournm 6 " ls ' Outdoor decorative and outdoor or-; shut down and “the fate of the in- Kohler said. Three-fifths of the fund Active pallbearers were R. S. Ow- namental lighting. - j dustrial fortress now has been hand- has been allocated for the “rebuild-j ens, R. L. Plaxico, Perry M. Moore,; Show window lighting except ed over to the ((German) soldiers ing and rehabilitation of human life” (Raymond J. Pitts, Alex Henry, W. A. where necessary for interior illumi-. of the eastern, front.") , in foreign countries, nine-tenths in Johnson, Henry M. Young and H. F. nation. Lqss of either industrial area w-^uld war-devastated areas and the rest in Harris of .Columbia. | Marquee lighting in excess of 50 be an irrC parable blow to the enemy i other mission fields. The balance willj The honorary bscort was composed watts for each marque. anc j neutrals report the Germans be used for emergency, war-caused 0 f the deacons of the First Presby- Whiteway street lighting in excess fe^pthat with the Ruhr and Silesia needs in this country. i terian church and Dr. J. W. Davis, j of the amount determined by local go w e the W ar would be over for them Other phases of the “Crusade for : Mr. Little was bom May 19, 1891, public authority to be necessary for i " fhe.se sources said the Allies came Christ” program call for continued and spent hfe entire life in this com- public safety. i close—two or three miles actually-^ education #n and expression of opin-: munity. He was a son of the late Outdoor sign lighting except for: t 0 breaking through the intricate iion for “cooperation among nations | Thomas H. and Ella Henry Little. | recreational or identificatiort signs g ie gf nec i i,ne defenses at Julich two COMMITTEE WORK TO TOP LIST OF ASSEMBLY MOVES 'Mrs. Cager Bragg Dies At Home Near City in the post-war world,” renewed i evangelism efforts with special em phasis ih 1946, education for Chris- ! tian stewardship of ability, time and | money, and improvement of Sunday | school enrollment and attendance. ; “The Crusade for Christ is Meth- , odism’s organized response for as- i suming its part in meeting the unset- ; tied conditions and vast staggering | needs created by the second World {war,” Mr. Kohler stated. “Having | proved its will to live in the face of all enemies, the church is now ready to give practical and spiritual food to the hungry both of its own household and others throughout the " world without distinction of race, creed or color.” Mrs. Lou Anna Bragg, 72, wife of Columbia, Jan. 29.—Committee ac-! Ca g er Bra «*> died Sunda y ni * ht at tivities will take the legislative spot- her home near Clinton after several light this week with preparation of years declining health, a record-breaking $23,000,000 general I The funera i services were held at appropriation hill by the ways and Tuesday afternoon at Mount means committee topping all other 1 u J activity. Chairman J. Morrison Tuten of the ways and means group said the com mittee expected to complete work on the measure this week and have it ready for presentatiton a week from tomorrow. He said tne bill would total be tween $22,800,000 and $23,000,000, an increase over the budget recom mendations of $22,228,000. A University of South Carolina re quest for $750,0000 Jor more land for expansion of its plant, and a state share of a proposed $3,000,000 ex pansion plan for the state medical college will be omitted, Tuten said. ■Two of the three scheduled hear ings of bills of a controversial nature Turner Assists In Installation Service On Sunday morning the Rev. .C. I. Calcote was officially installed as pastor of Watts Mills Presbyterian Calvary church, Walnut Grove, Spar- i church by a commission authorized tanbure county. The services were]^ 301 ** Carolin > P-^Mery. conducted by Dr. D. J. Woods of this 1 The Rev. W. R. Turner, pastor of city, with interment following in the 1 the First Presbyterian church of this church cemetery. A large gathering city presided, preached the sermon of friends assembled for the rites and anc i propounded the questions to the to pay a final tribute. minister and congregation, Rev. C. A. Mrs. Bragg was a native of Spar- Calcote pastor of Aveleigh Presby- tanburg county but had made her church Newberry, delivered , „ . , . „ ,, „ . dfl ! the charge to the minister and R. F. home in this county for the past 4U. ^ * ... . u u years. She was a daughter of the late ^ S. F. and Nancy Gowns Strange. A His grandparents were Chaney and required for fire and police protec- mon ths ago. with only improvised Eliza Little, early pioneer families, tion, traffic control, transportation Volkssturm defenses between them of this section. j terminals and hospitals; or directional and t b e Ruhr. Then, they added, the For the past 15 years Mr. Little or identification signs for similar es- Nazis answered the threat with Mar- had been an etnployee of the Clinton, sential public services, the lighting ^ciu Karl von Runastedt s counter postoffice. Since 1939 he had served of which is specifically certified to offensive w hi C h temporarily relieved as. assistant postmaster. be necessary by local public author- p ress ’ U re Mr. Little was a veteran of World ity. Certification shall be made in jj ow almost daily, the neutrals re- War 1 and served overseas with the writing to the appropriate electric ported. Berlin is calling attention to 30th Division 118th Infantry. He was supplier and need not be in any par- b uge Allied concentrations behind a devoted member of the First Pres- ticular form; directional or identifi- j u ii c h. “Do not forget the western byterian church and a member of cation signs using not more than 60 f ron t," tty? Koelmsche (Cologne) its board of deacons. At the time of i watts per establishment, for doctors, Zeitu'ng. said recently, his death he was serving as chairman and for hotels and other public lodg-i j n the main, observers report, each of the group. i ing establishments. German is intent on saving his ow i Mr. Little was a young man who{ The WPB said for violation of this e u t he can not help being con- held the respect of all who knew order, the electric supplier may dis-i-sgious 0 f w hat he has lost already, him and the love of those who knew “connect the service and prescribe the; nor forget the causes of his present him well. He lived a quiet, unassum- j conditions under which the service predicament. Therefore, he is look ing life characterized by high quali- may be re-connected, ties of character. Knid and thouf^t-i — ful of others, upright and honest in all relations of life, he made and held many friendships and his passing so early in life brings genuine regret'to many here and elsewhere. The, deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Irene Curlee Little; one daughter, Miss Jane Litle, senior THE WAR IN BRIEF j ing for scapegoats, with thoughts oi revenge. He is eyeing the nearest Nazi party henchmen. One traveler says civil war in Ger many is inevitable. .Informants said they heard repeatedly the grim con • devoted mother and wife, a true friend, and a woman of fine Chris tian character, she was greatly loved by many who are saddened by her passing. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Bragg is survived by four sons: W. E., of Laurens, delivered the charge to the congregation. In the afternoon at 3:30 the same commission, with the duties of Mr. Turner and Mr. Calcote exchanged, PACIFIC FRONT-U. S. Eighth { m ® nt at " at lea " t everyone kno* > .Army troops make surprise, unop- where ^ ls nei 8bbor has stood an i posed amphibious landing on Westl sta ” ds today ,n this war. winiv.rr.r. rmo hrother fh p coast of Luzon, 60 airmiles northwest! Neutrals report that the Germa.i PrinwnnH n of Manila : head ‘"land lo take vlta i! government Itself is divided on th ; nH ’ meceS Subic bay naval base and seal offj^ cou ™ to follow while AdoL p ' [historic Bataan peninsula; cut in be- said ’ ils h ‘ding in a \ii- — • hind west flank of Japanese forces;^ 8 fool s paradise. In tbe heydey o ; retreating before Sixth Army Yanks Hitler s triumphs, it was pointed ou Copt. Carol W. Copeland Now Hospital Patient less than 30 miles from both sides of the Wilhelmstrasse—th** i reported Manila. EASTERN FRONT — Red army thrusts within 73 miles of Berlin, capturing town of Stolzenburg in'. _ . , , . Brandenburg province; Moscow ra-{ fening German resistance daily with Nazi-invented stories of Allied ex propaganda ministry and the foreign ministry—saw pretty well eye to eye. Additionally, travellers report, the Goebbels propaganda machine is stif- Captain Carol White Copeland, who was seriously wounded in action on December 16 in Luxembourg, ar rived last Friday by hospital ship {dio says Russians also less than 50, . at the Charleston Port of Embarka-; miles from Stettin, on Baltic; London tt ‘^ru na i lon and enslavement p»ans. tion along with a large group of estimates 1,500,000 German civilians These informants said that on the other wounded soldiers, and* was re-, and soldiers trapped or over-run by'^ er slde of the s ^ re<?t ' howe\er, are installed Rev. C. I. Calcote as pastor moved to Starke General hospital. I Russian armies in East Prussia; Hit-| P 0 J lt ‘ tldn - s ^ho see that the Nazi of Friendship Presbyterian church.- Mr. Calcote until recently was pas- will Be held tomorrow as the legisla- H. ~ F. D„ and C E. Bragg; all 0 ( :‘ or 0 ' the Presbyterian church at ture opens its fourth week. The sen ate banking and insurance committee will hold a hearing on a bill author izing formation of a non-profit hos pital care plan, and the senate finance committee will hear a farm gasoline tax exemption bill tomorrow. The house judiciary committee will hold a public hearing tomorrow on a bill to outlaw state and county fairs for the duration of the war. Most controversial senate legisla tion is off the upper chamber’s cal endar and its committees, but the house, while leaving many measures in committee, has several statewide bills on its calendar. Goldville; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Walienzine of this city; seven grand children, and two brothers, R. N. and S. L. Strange of the Walnut'Grove community. Benson, N. C. Lutheran Synod To Meet In Columbia On Tuesday, February 6, the Evan gelical Lutheran Synod of South Thurmond Opens Law Office Here Harry R. Thurmond, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Thurmond of Greer, has opened an office here for the prac tice of law in the Jacobs building on East Carolina avenue. Mr. Thurmond served six years in f He was transferred yesterday to ler in broadcast tells Germans “hor- 1 S’inie is lost. Lawson General hospital in Atlanta rid fate is in progress in the east to- Returning travelers say that the for further treatment. ; day,” but says will be “mastered in c . anfui '‘ on of thought on the W ilhelm- Capt. Copeland’s wife, his parents, the end.” ! strasse about what is best for Ger- Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Copeland, and WESTERN FRONT — ?irst and many abi0 has sev P* d down 10 the brother. Heath Copeland, went im-1 Third U. S. armies move forward onjP^P ®' , mediately to Charleston to see the more than 40-mile, wide front in Bel- 1 Swedish correspondents reported returned officer. Captain Copeland gium, Luxembourg and across Ger- diat Berl1 ^ now considers itself in suffered a severe head injury by, man frontier; to south, French First the very / ront a J ea ’ and tra\eler« fragments of a shell, and other com- army crosses Colmar canal in south- ' ,rr ‘ wn 8 from the German capital plications. Members of his family *rn Alsace. said evacuation of women and chil- report he is bright and improving, ASIATIC FRONT — Japanese of- 1 cn began today. though he will doubtless be a hos- tensive in southeast China rolls into evacuation is likely t<> be slow, pital patient for some time. His many Kukong, provisional capital of Kwan- the tr avelers said, because of a short- friends here unite in wishing for him tung province, takes Chenshien, 80 uf railr oad rolling stock, needed Federal Tax Man To Be Here March 1-3 Federal income tax returns for the calendar year 1944 are required to be filed by every citizen or resident of the United States (including a minor) who had $500 or more gross - - ., • 4u * /• j a speedy and permanent recovery. Carolina will convene in Ebenezer the marine corps in the twenties, and K church of Columbia for a three-day was in the Nicaraguan campaign session. “This legislative convention l gainst Sandino. He later served four Veterans' Offlclol of the Lutheran church meets with {years with the National Park service, /-ML the knowledge and approval of the!of the Department of the Interior,, 10 AdOreSS vJUD ODT,” said Rev. J. Shelton Moose,' during which time, he worked on the | miles south of Hengyang. by the army to transport troops, and because of lack of housing elsewhere Road To Berlin , 111 Germany’s interior. EASTERN FRONT: 73 miles (from The Berhn correspondent of the Stolzenberg, Germany, by Russian nt ’wspaper Aftonbladet sent throu*k announcement). thie Nazi censorship a dispatch slat* WESTERN FRONT: 310 miles ing ’ “ lhe atmosphere has suddenly pastor of St. John’s church of this P a i* service regional publication,; The meeting of the Clinton Kiwan-‘ (from Linnich-Julich-Duren area) changed- Berlin is holding its breath . . ! a ♦ o t •* t a ** U Jr. 4 1 . L. O ...111 U. r. J MAvTCl/. ... J ... Yr» a. »» income In 1M4. The period for filing I ha „ million memb ers. Dr. Franklin J 3 *"? 1 " ^ Geor6c H Davis in c °- The Croatan Courier.” He is the is club on February 8 will be ad- ITALIAN FRONT-544 mileT^from Jnd etching the East." author of “A Leatherneck’s Day,” a, dressed by Felix W. Goudelock of R eno r i V er) => 1 Berlin newspapers appeared as sin- -lau-.F-* » *: r._i sbeets f or fl rst ^ me today, carrying more editorials exhorting the people to fight to the bitter end. A Swedish engineer wbo arrived here today said he had seen no at tempt to move machinery from war factories in the Berlin area, biit other city. R. W. Boland and J. D. Boland, to- . . , , . , ?ether with Mr Moose will co as book of verse about manne corps; the Veterans Administration, Colum- - rorirocontativoc fmm ’ Tnhn’c bfe ’ and sev e ra l short stories. Mr. I bia. The committee on vocational The convention will bring to the »t«lr r» ♦/%*•! t **■*> ^ ‘ A ♦ % ^ ^ J ^ | ^ Credit Association state the highest ed Lutheran Church „ years which numbers about two and one- r s the Unit at sta te Park sanatorium while pre- meeting, with Mr. Goudelock as the i. c . i* • w Wnh nf paring for the bar. For the past two speaker. HoS Splendid Year h . U . rC . h years he has been averted w.th .he income tax returns for the calendar year 1944 began January 1 and ends at midnight March 15. All income tax returns must be in the office of the collector of internal revenue, Colum bia, or in the hands of a deputy col lector before midnight March 15 in order to avoid liability for penalties. A deputy collector will be in Clin ton March 1 to 3 for the purpose of assisting taxpayers with the| prepa ration of their returns. He will have headquarters at the post office build ing. 1 n ■ , Mrs. Tom Robertson III In Chattanooga Friends of Mrs. T. G. Robertson of Chattanooga, Tenn., will regret to know she is critically ill at her home at 1150 Highland drive. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and their daughter, Mar garet, are former residents of this city where they are pleasantly re membered and have a number of relatives. C. Fry, the newly elected president of the church, and Dr. W. H. Greever of Columbia and New York, will have prominent places on the pro gram. “Encouraging reports of the synod’s institutions and various boards are lumbia. Hitler Reported On Eastern Front Tour London v Jan. 29.—The Mosrow ra- The Clinton Production Credit as- l sociation held its eleventh meeting of travelers told of seeing boxes of rec- : stockholders here Saturday, January ords being moved from administra- 20. tiun buildings in army trucks and ,1 Rex Lanford, secretary-treasurer -aid there were rumors-that the Nazi (Comoiled to date for information ° f the assf * iati °n. reports that a sue- government was moving to southern n# Th«» rhr rpariprc) cessful and entertainifig meeting was Germany of The Chronicles readers). hekL A large number of members of Thei /has been RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (OPA) Cannon Addresses Kiwanis Club expected to be heard and consider- dio said today that Adolf Hitler had B* S’ OS and ^ ation w.U be given the problems e 3 " 3 "je '- 1 ** fr “ nt .(Book 4) now valid at 10 points each. Cracki „ t president of the association, east and th, c.m.lructafn of defen-e, which face the i^urch in the unme- t tion tour to acquaint himself with the JBlue stamps H2, J2, K2, L2 and M2 presided ili •n oun t th,- , itv Volk be Mr ' Cr 'Se a ‘b“ attributed°it*s info'r- ^ ' Mrttanford gave a fult report as ?Lr guaidlb’un^can Moose said. _ to ^ ^TSt Bed R*. to the ye«-s operations which show- dritiing and .v,., king on the defenses. p. „ S5, T5, U5. W5, X5, A2, B2, C2 and ed the association in excellent, tinan- they said. er 1 ' D2 (book 4) now valid at 10 points cial condition, with reserves now jl)ne tfave+rr '.ud “the refugees are each for use with tokens. amounting to $45,530. badly dressed for the weather—Lhe SjUGAR: Sugar stamp 34 now valid Three directors were elected: J F. temperature in Berlin m Lhe last few for 5 pounds. Sugar stamp 35 becomes Hawkins of Newberry, J. R. Craw days has been ab< ut v ix below zera f-alid tpday. t ford of Clinton, and E J. Sloan pf StifHe^Ieep irrinakeshift rooms built shops Aimlanp Niw 1 2 Founta in Inn. Other directors whose out of the ruins of, bewbed houses. The time for paying county 1944 ^ 3 ^ va P d p ' . terms did not expire are J. T. Me- Others walk the streets because they x ,a_. „. , J ^ < Crackin of Newberry, and Jack H date not he down outdoors in the FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 cou- Davis, Sr., Clinton. , cold. Others just plod 2 Per Cent Penalty The Kiwanis club had as its guest On County Taxes speaker Thursday evening O. B. Can- j non, of Newberry, lieutenant gover-; nor of the ninth Kiwanis division taxes with one per cent penalty ex- which includes the Clinton club. Mr. Cannon, who has long been active in pired yesterday. Effective today, February 1 the P° ns teom last year and Period 1, Kiwanis work in the Carolines dis-1 penalty will increase to 2 pec cent 2 and 3 coupons for this season now trict, spoke on Kiwanis education and was heard with interest by the mem bership. for the month. To unpaid taxes in va ^ ld at 10 8 a W°ns each. March a 3 per cent addition will be GASOLINE: A-14 coupons made. through March 21. valid n, h '-' rig Subseqqent to the annual meeting rind shelter m the countryside." of members, the directors met and re-elected Mr. McCrackin, president;| 'Mrs. Thomas Hollis of Augusta. Mr. Davis, vice-president, and Mr. Ga.,, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Lanford, secretary-treasurer. , Mrs. H. D. Payne.