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i THE CHRONICLE Strives* To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable She (EUntnn Qlbrnnirlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News == Volume LXV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 8, 1945 Number 6 LEADERS ANNOUNCE 10-POINT FOOD AND FEED PROGRAM FOR S0U1N CAROLINA IN 1945 Boy Scout Week To Be Observed By Local Scouts CLINTON LISTED ON PLANNED AIR LINE Lieut. Tench Owens Here From Hospital H A 10-point farming program fori The 10-point statewide food and South Carolina has been worked out|f ee d program is as follows. . . . • ,4 , , j | 1. Make maximum use of available by state agricultural leaders for 1945, 1 labor and equipment on the farm and in order to meet the war’s changing | in ^ community . (Thurs-I ' * needs, County Agent C. B. Cannon | 2. Arrange now for quality planting i ^ contin ^ es through Wednes-I Clinton has been listed for direct has announced. seed. , _ , ,. ' j i a* With “Scouts of the World—Broth ers Together” as their theme, Boy Scouts, Cubs, Senior Scouts and their adult leaders throughout the United j States will commemorate Boy Scout i Representative South eastern Express Visits City To Compile Data. ■ heavy applications. L o ? Z seieccea ior bv Southeastern Air 4 Check farms and home equip- Boy Scout week celebration as well; r° ute Planned oy souineasiern Air as the rest of the year, because there | Express, Inc., an official of the com are unmistakable evidences that in j P® 11 ^ stated yesterday, this year Scouting will find its re-; A survey of the route is being 1 Kanonine is ao- erazine nav ana snane. birth in nation after nation, as fast made and factual data is being com- things, and the shelves | 6. Produce record small grain and as the forces of freedom liberate! piled for presentation to the Cm! 1 1 *'—~ Aeronautics board in Washington.' Director D. W. Watkins of the Clemson College extension service, emphasized that “The South Carolina 10-point food and feed production | ment, and order parts or new equip- program makes plain it is food and ment now. feed that stand in the front lines^ofl 5. Grow plenty of high quality farm aims for 1945. Rationing is ap- grazing, hay and silage/ plying to more in the village store are carrying scanter loads. “Town and backyard gardens and small poultry flocks are needed this year as never before. War at best is a great waster, and that can’t be avoided. It is from the farms that 9. Take care of the land, and for- will come that plenty that will see ests us through without the suffering of| 10. Control crop and livestock dis- hunger in this land." • eases, insects and parasites. „ air passenger and mail service to At- 3. Arrange now for fertilizers for , da ^ h was selected for thisilanta and Wilmington, N. C„ on a them. Scout week marks the 35th anni- corp crop. 7. Produce adequate gardens, poul-1 try, eggs, meat and milk for every versary of the founding of the move- family and conserve for home use. j ment in America. Since February 8, 8. Produce, grade and pack and: 1910, more than 12,000,000 men and market quality products. HOUSE RECEIVES STATE SUPPLY BILL Columbia, Feb. 5.—The legislature opened its fifth week Tuesday on a 1945-46 general appropriations bill with a total almost identical to ap propriations on which the state is now operating. The measure is expected to exceed present appropriations of $20,831,363 but only by approximately $10,000. One large decrease from current appropriations will be a cut of al most $1,000,000 from the state de partment of education’s appropri ation, which annually totals between eight and ten millions. The decrease will be accounted for largely by an increase in revenues from taxes earmarked for the de partment. An anticipated increase of almost $2,000,000 in education funds to meet expense of a teacher recer tification program will be omitted from the bill as it will be introduced by the house ways and means com mittee. Minor decreases will come Tor the comptroller general, the boys indus trial school, the tax commission and the chief game warden’s office. The major increase in appropri ations will benefit the University of South Carolina, with the legislature, the adjutant general. The Citadel, Clemson, Winthrop, the Medical col lege, the State A. and M. College for Negroes, the State hospital, the State Training school at Clinton, the board of health, the forestry commission, The CAB must approve the route! before air service can be inaugu rated. Southeastern plans to connect At- boys have been in Scouting. The, lanta and Athens, in Gerogia, Clin- present-day active enrollment is ton, Laurens, Columbia, Sumter and more than 1,800,000 thibs, scouts and | Florence in South Carolina, and' adult leaders. j Lumberton and Wilmington in North, LIEUT. TENCH P. MacARTHUR BIDS FOR MAJOR ROLE IN DEFEATINGJAP5 Jubilant General Feels His Command Due Prominent Assignment In Final Campaign. General MacArthur’s Headquar ters, Luzon, Feb. 6. — Gen. Douglas MacArthur made his bid today for a major role in the final defeat af Japan. In a formal statement commenting on the fall of Manila, MacArthur made it clear that he considers his job in the Southwest Pacific done and is ready for another assignment fo cused on Tokyo. “With Australia safe, the Philip- ! pines liberated and the ultimate re demption of the East Indies and Mu- OW- laya thereby made a certainty,” he motto becomes 'on to The National Council of" Boy Scouts Carolina, on its route three, with FIRST. of America has just established a! two schedules daily. These will con- infantry, is visiting his parents, 1 said, “our “World Friendship Fund” whichlnect with other airline schedules at g nc j j^ rs Robert S. Owens, while Tokyo’. gives all members of the movement | both terminals. : on a 21day sick leave from McGuire' “We are ready in this vetdran and in the United States an opportunity The local Chamber of Commerce General hospital, Richmond, Va. proven command when called upon, to help in the reestablishment of ;and its airport committee are com- Lieut . 0wens was wounde d in the Ma J God speed the day.” Scouting in countries being hberated piling the survey material. The data, right leg b German machine gun ; MacArthur s brief statement was by the fighting forces of the United the committee states, is necessary to fi “ e on ^ ay 2 8 1944 w hile serving seen here as an answer to suggestions mpmhprc of the local K.wanis club ♦ a- * • ♦ 1 SUpp ° rt the airline firm ’ S contention with the Third Infancy division near, from ° ther sources^-notably specula- members of the local Kiwams club ; The Clinton district will enter into that Clinton has sufficient passenger, Art p na a mdcc couth of Rome tlve st °ries from Pacific fleet head- went to Columbia Thursday to hear the observance of Boy Scout week ma il and express traffic potential to! iust af ; er the iunrtmn nf t he couth’ ' quarters at Pearl Harbor — that his an address by Ben Dean, president of wit h a number of activities planned, warrant the operations of the pro- f” thp! Kiwanis International President Speaks On 'Citizenship' ^ President Joe Delaney and several: pj a ti ons Kiwanis International, before a large The highlight of the celebration will inter-club group of Kiwanians at the b e the father-son banquet to be given Jefferson hotel. operations posed schedules. pro-iern Italian front with-troops in the f" m “ an r d would be »«« Anzio beachhead. He was a patient' thaPh,ri PP ines , ^ ! The statement indicates strongly uc uir lauier—5UU w given The committee ls p an i C uiarly in-i in the Army General hospital Naples, 1 .. V':. rVu L .? u „ 8 ' ...... , ^ the or P hana | e dlnm * h ?l 1 on , T , ue , s -; terested in determining the necessity Italy, until September o( last year that ” ac , A . rthur b * 1,ev f th , c , 1 bnll ; a " t It is tune Amenca accepted the day evening, February 13, at 7:30. of a , ink between c|inton and „d,er when he returned to this country for record ot b,s eontmand entitles it to z—4t 1 u.i.4.. i—-j lerua. 1,.,.. ....u rh- d /- i i i i i j 4U major pafticipa11on in further moves obligations and responsibility of lead- The speaker will be Dr. R. C. Long, | citieg on the route T^ is is b eing done further hospitalization, and since then . f i, ership," challenged Presiden Dean. of Greenwood, a well known Scout j through check of hotel registers , ^ he has hee ^ treated at ^ Richmond t0ward the ftnal goa1 ’ Japan ,tself ' We cannot escape this obligation, , leader. Scoutmaster Bruce Galloway j post 0 ffi ce> business firms, institu- hospital. His many friends here will he continued, H we are to achieve of Goldville, will lead the singing, i ti ons , railway and bus transportation, be glad to know he is satisfactorily universal peace. Never was there a j Business men in the city interested In freeing the Philippines, the gen- ... .. eral achieved something for which sa is ac ori y h e worked unceasingly for three time in history that people wanted 1 in scouting are invited to attend the 1 years, during which he spared neither P. R. Crocker, Jr., assistant to the improving. anything so desperately as they want! dinner. Tickets may be secured from j pre * id *£ t of Southeastern, recently i Lieut Owens graduated from himself nor his troops. He won vic- today a final and lasting peace.” R. N. Blackwelder or C. W. Anderson. ! j" 3116 the Allowing statement, Pre- y ‘ second lieutemnt in the tory after vict °ry with surprisingly ■ liminary surveys indicate that South-, mission as second lieutenant in the l smal j casua Ri es * * * “ ‘ ‘ ‘ 1 infantry reserve and was called to | Mr. Dean, an advertising executive of Grand Rapids, Mich., and former newspaper editor, charged Kiwanians in the United States and in Canada with the responsibility of accelerat ing war services on the home front and fulfilling the duties of citizenship in lieu of forfeiting self government. “Kiwanians,” he said, “must clari fy their thinking on international peace problem*. They must build up public opinion so there will be no let down in the war effort." The speaker pointed out that th6 war is costing us 250 million dollars a day. He estimated that total war costs will amount to a trillion dollars, an almost incomprehensible figure. In pointing out duties on the home front, Mr. Dean said that too many Merchants Adopt New Store Hours Effective February 1, a new and uniform schedule of opening and closing hours was inaugurated by the merchants of the city following the circulation of a petition by the Mer chants committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The* action is taken in cooperation with the new WPB order to conserve lights and fuel. Under the agreement virtually all eastern Air Express would be serv- ' a “ u ~ a3 Intimates report that MacArthur ing the public in many ways by put- T,,r '“ 1Q ' M 1 ting its proposed route into operation here. The Civil Aeronautics Board | 4 ' k Se S' ed , ; al «5-°ne year past the regular re- r ■ ‘’v 'J 'Ak i brement ag^-phys,rally , s 10 year. 4 4 .^ V _..V. B ? San .^ u,s 0bls ‘»' ! younger. They say he believe, he ha.- has decided to hear our case within, Calif^ Camp Rucker, Ala., and at-! shown he knows h<JW to fl h( tbe a few weeks and we are hopeful that tended the rifle and heavy weapons [j d • eaBer . B _ h< 4i n _ it will allow us to proceed with ac- eourse at the infantry school at Fort mg ,"w“rd dial end tual inauguration of service.” | Benning before going overseas in Mr. Crocker said Southeastern; March 1944 A year ago he was pre plans to fly it* schedules at 180 miles j moted to first lieutenant, per hour and allow an average of ten minutes for each stop. Southeastern plans to use the 14-passenger twin- engine Lockheed “Saturn” plane for this service, he stated. This airplane was designed by the makers of the famed Lodestar airliner and Hudson PVF. ALEC POTEAT REPORTED MISTING Thus his statement means that he is leaving it to his commander in chief and the American people make whatever use of him and his men henceforth that they may dartre. He is ready to do whatever may be asked of him. His Southwest Pacific command covered Australia, the Solomons, the Dutch East Indies and the Phihp- stores in the business section, with bomber It is nartirnlarlv aHanteH tn ! !>,♦ D ♦ 7 f ™ *4■ ^ubLir mules ana me rniup the excention of Hruv stores will pomber - it is particularly adapted to. Pvt. Alec Poteat, son of Mrs. Mir- pines. Any further progress north Clemson college public service ac-1 persons in every community do not tivities, the state aeronautics cbm- take the trouble to vote in local elec- mission, and an aid fund for crip pled children also getting increases compared with current appropria tions. The bill will be $1,500,000 under the $22,228,000 recommendations of the state budget commission, princi pally due to the teacher recertifica tion salary omission. A bill to have the state purchase the Cooper river toll bridge at Char leston for approximately $4,000,000 will be up for action in both houses. 4-H Boys and Girls Receive Awards Soil Supervisors tions. “Too many of us,” he said, “have been engaged in ‘nickel’ patriotism. We have been taking a free nde,U 0 |J lulpp*i nn while others have been doing our! r,u,u work on the home front. “Being a citizen of a cSL'saE'y nfghlTIt " rvi “ , iam H Poteat of thia city, baa been ward or eaatward would bring hint The Dublin’s attention is riirooteH S g ‘ . reported missing in action in France (into territory included in Admiral tothe anno^cemenffoundinj^av^s I 4 Th ? ‘ SatUr , n has 3 hi * hwin 8 fea J smee January 13. 'Chester W. Nimitz’s supreme Pacifiic t atyp two ^ ture that makes for easy loading and] Notification from the war depart-j command. p p p g ' 1 unloading and allows a wide fi^ld of ment was received Tuesday by his -" ^ — visibility to all passengers, Mr. mother. passengers, Crocker said. It has a gross weight of 13,500 pounds and a top speed of 240 miles per hour. Pvt. Poteat entered the service in i June, 1943, at the age of 18. He was with an infantry unit and had been! THE WAR IN BRIEF l TRo r anronc Qoii Favorable action of CAB would 1 overseas only four weeks when re-: EASTERN FRONT. Russians storm democracy I !»<“"<* a !f contact j ported mining. H« ta a nephew of: across Oder river on 50-mile front Being a ciuzen oi a aemocracy, vation distric t supervisors met last: ^ith 69 other cities over Hp 4 5917 V R H7r 7f Thi= ;itv is the most difficult job of all. We, ;week w Rh ^e county agents and J. mi Ip RmitHpactom ait. n*.t,irr.v1r ir, _ as leaders in our communities, must emphasize the responsibility of citi zenship.” Mr. Dean was introduced by Sam D. Bundy, of Tarboro, N. C., Caro- ! lines district governor of Kiwanis. Laurens county 4-H boys and girls 1 enjoyed a rally meeting Saturday morning in the Agricultural building in Laurens at which time prizes and certificates were awarded to a large March of Dimes Canvass Raises $1,344.38 Chairman H. L. Eichelberger stated yesterday that he wishes to thank all who assisted in the March of Dimes number from clubs in the county, and campaign in this community. Espec several interesting talks heard per taining to the work of the organiza tion. *— - Geneva Culbertson, Maxine Han- vey, Betty Spoon, Clarence Dicker- son, Lawrence Kuykendall, Clarence ial attention is called to the fine job done by the Girl Scouts, as well as to the Cub Scouts. Half of the money raised will remain within the county to aid needy polio cases. The following amounts were Kuykendall,*Andy Penland and 1 raised James Dickerson of the Long Branch clubs received awards. Susie Bryant, Bessie Cromley, Eth el Mae Edwards, Alma Pritchard, Myrtle Tidwell, Dorothy Tucker and Sadie L. Wells of the State Training school girls’ club, received certifi cates. $313341 Recommended For Training School The state supply bill for 1945-46 as recommended by the ways and means committee and introduced in the general assembly Tuesday amounts to $20,842,421. Included in'the bill now before the house for consideration is an appro priation of $313,341 foi' the State Training school located near Clinton. Their appropriation for the past year was $295,437. The budget commission recommended $300,000 and the ways! and means jeommittee $313,341, an increase of $13,341 above the com mission’s recommendation. Cotton Ginnings Show Increase^ 190.62 Joanna Textile Mills, J. B. Hart, chairman .... $ 376.00 Clinton Cotton Mills, Claude Trammell, chmn. Clinton Public Schools, Beta Club, sponsor- 121.65 Casino and Broadway Theatres, H. L. Strick- Und, Chmn 343.00 Lydia Cotton Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Gallo way, Chm 69.97 Boxes and cash • 58.02 Joanna School, G. N. Foy, Chm 34.99 . mil e Southeastern air network in ^ B. O Dell, assistant soil conservation-| North Carolina, South Carolina,! lAmDC Cl C/~TCPk ist, to discuss soil conservation pro-j Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis- JALUBb tLtL I tU j Those attending the conference | ^ul’d Tring^he^U^’inU) muchTlos- ^ ^ COTTON GROUP were Dwight F. Patterson, Ryan; er air CO ntact with other air lines ! Lawson, J. G. Roy, and H. O. Aber- j spreading out over the country and trTrtomc^SpartalbX" #< dto -1 o 1 'P««» «J «»« . ! Presbyterian college, was'elected ex^l t “''>- d ‘ rert “" attack against last Ger- Kudzu and^peS/za 8 ' sericea are j comntmee'Lpibng JbeTed” I ecutive directM of the Ameriaa " C«‘* TiT "A , RoOT “T* the two legumes the supervisors areVd information to be tiled with CAB ton M “ utortMr,r » assocla ‘'°'' *>* «“» S ; Thlrd lhrllsts one and * I to within 30 miles of battered Berlin; | Konev’s First Ukraine army sweeps jup six Nazi strongholds on 12-mile 1 drive into Silesia on west bank of Oder; Nazi radio warns panic-strick- ! en Berliners that fall of city is im- Dr. W. P. Jacobs, well known busi- m ‘ nen t- ness man of this city and president of WESTERN FRONT Yanks launch board of directors in session Monday mde s deeper on eight-mile from, in Charlotte, N. C. Announcement i ^ merican F'rst^army pushes to half was made that he will assume the 1 3 mi te Siegfried line permanent ‘newly created position on March I. forts. 4 ( 000 London based war plane* i Dr. Jacobs succeeds W. M. McLau- P ound smoking Reich communication ; rine of Charlotte, who recently r e-| centeis and railroads. I sjgned after serving the association PACIFIC FRONT In bitter hairt- ; as secretary-treasurer during -the te“ band fighting in flaming Manila, pushing. The supervisors went on \ j n brief form. record as being in favor of offering, m prizes to the 4-H boys and FFA boys for the best acre of kudzu planted! PresbytCfionS To this year. A committee was appointed q . f* to look after the prize money. rUf v/fl v^OITipQign i Approximately 515 acres were for Comp Riverside planted to kudzu and 1,000 acres r m in^ c^uity^acTo^dTnTto Mr/Can- ' ^ Th , e Presby ten®n church of South ; ‘ T he announNment of the direc-1 he3rt o ; clty; airmen blast Gorregidm Carolina presbytery, embracing the torate's decision was made by Har- 13Ild infantrymen probe Manila bajr — : counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, rison Hightower, of Thomastno, Ga,| side of Bataan; Fourteenth air force ' Laurens and Newberry, have inau- president, who said the association’s' abandons two Cbines e air bases 11% gurated a campaign to raise $10,000 headquarters will remain in Char- KianKsi P rov » n ce; British drive (m* i for needed improvements to the lotte. | Mandalay in Burma resisted fanati- ! young people’s camp at Riverside, !p r . j aco bs is president of Presby- cally b y Japanese, near Clinton, owned by Thornwell terian college, owner of Jacobs Press,! i past 18 years. iYanks trap Jap suicide garrison m RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (OPA) (Compiled to dat^for information ! 0rp 5 an f age ' The camp is badly in, executive vice-president of the Print Miss Virginia Sumerel of The Chronicle’s readers! H need of new buildings and equipment cloth Group of Cotton .\lanufactur- r* j- . kA . ppn F n vcT™- th u tram,ng of the youth of the ers and bf the South Ca ? obna Asso-j Studies Church Music A9 R9 n cbbrcb - . ciation of Cotton Manufacturers. ^ STAMPS. X5 Q5, Z5, A2 B2 now a special committee has the cam- Dr. Jacobs stated following his Mlss Virginia Sumerel. of this city, valid, expire March 31, C2 D2, E2, p a ig n in charge, with county chair- election that he was not ready to who received her B A degree from S’ ?o 2 ”° W t o V t d o’ expire ) .^ pnl 28; I men in each of the four counties, make an announcement in regard to Presb ytenan college, ls enrolled in H2, J2, K2, L2, M2 now valid, expire Members of this community are: Rev., the presidency of the college, though the department of churcITYnuslc of MEATS AND FA Cub Scouts, T Den Mothers, Chm 35.10 Girl Scouts, tyrs. Frank Fowler, Chm. •F - k i • V- 1 v. J l VA V, 11V. J A. VilXw t I 1 1 I t ^ 1 t_/ Ug I 1 * — - B M B B V W C. F. Allen, Newberry, chairman;! the Charlotte report stated it was! the Southern Baptist Theological TS: RED Rev. H. 3- Fraser, Abbeville, vice- assumed by textile industry leaders seminary in Louisville, Ky. STAMPS: Q5, R5, S5 now’ valid, ex- chairman; Rev. H. G. Wardlaw, that he will relinquish the office ! M ‘ss Sumerel is thp talented pire March 31; T5, U5, V5, W5, X5 Whitmire, secretary; G. A. Burton, ^ ; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Surn- now valid, expire April 28; Y5. Zi. Clinton, treasurer; Rev. C. A. Cal- I erel - A2, B2, C2, D2 now valid, expire cotje, Newberry; Rev. W. R. Turner, jpcnCCr 115.03 j une 2. * Z .Clinton; Rev. M. A. Ma’cdonald, Clin- Killed In Action SUGAR: Stamp 34 now good for J“ n: Dr R c - Long, Greenwood; * r five pounds, expires February 28; Wdsofi, Ware Shoals; R sgt Lynwood F’. Spencer, son of $1344.38 Census reports from the depart ment of commerce show that 20,995 bales of cotton were ginned in Lau rens county prior to January 16 as compared with 18,869 for the same period last year. NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS Due to changes and discon tinuances, THE CHFfoNICLE can now accept a limited num ber of new subscriptions. All subscriptions are payable in ad- r vance since we are Hmited in the use of newsprint by order of the War Production Board. New subscriptions will be promptly entered in the order received. stamp 35 now good for five pounds, ^• Er '' rin > Eab i‘ en f £ : J W - Nickles, M rs Carroll Speqcier pf Washington, expires June 2. rVf if/ 44 S,\z Todd ’ Greenwood;; has been reported killed in action in SHOES: Airplane stamps 1, 2 and 'Y,, H * France -Lmuar? 7 3 now good. J? llle K r ’ Whdmire : . /Mrs .' C - F A1 ten, Wllh the seventh army. FUEL OIL Period 4 and 5 cou- M, ^ s Vlr g inia Gray Clm-i Sergeant Spencer FULL UlL. .Renod 4 and o cou ton. County chiarmen are as follows: lived Red jCross Quota For County $29,200 C. K. Wright of Laurens, chairman was servfiig for Laurens county of the annual Red Cross Roll Call, has announced tha*: for this year's drive in the in Columbia for several yea^s. will be $29,200, an increase of *700 over last year. Of the total sum ^ ..^.4,. 444, w,.,,,- ©Itected in the county, he said, 55.8 Mrs. W. H. Milter, Newberry. ! ton frtenrts wiilT^ ber cent * l)es to the national head- : A-14 coupons good The campaign will continue through the death of hii brother. 'quarters and 44.2 per cent to the h 21. March. There are 40 churches and 1 1 ■ ny. j dnd his* family the quota pons from last season, period 1, 2. 3, j. M . Nickles, Abbeville; Paul Gal- ! Hels “a brdtherTof'Carro^Sp^cer 4 and 5 coupons from this season— lant Greenwood- R M Frwin T m Z , y . , arrou ^P^ocer. a ii for in Da iinn« \ V.f who formerly resided here. His Clin- 40 all valid for 10 gallons each. GASOLINE through March \j over 5,000 members in the presby-' tery. The chairman of the commit- MEET TODAY county. TAX MAN COMING An agent of the South Carolina 1 tee, Mr. Allen, will speak in a num- tax commission will be in Clinton on ber of the larger churches during the February 16-17 to assist income tax-; campaign, and other members will payers. He will be located at the be busy in the churches of the ter- Commercial Depository. Iritpry. HOME FROM HOSPITAL The regular Kiwanis club meeting Friends of James Dominick will be will be held this evening at 7 30 at' interested to know he has returne4 Hotel Clinton. The guest speaker will be Felix W. Goudelock, of the Veteran’s Administration, Columbia. home from Greenville where he un derwent a knee operation at General hospital. • £