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Volume XLIV
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 10, 1944
Number 6
V. SPEAKS HERE TONIGHT LAST RITES HELD FOR
JAMES W. CALDWELL
Funeral services for the'late James
W. Caldwell were held Friday after- .
noon at 4 oiclock from the graveside'
in th§ Presbyterian church cemetery
and attended by a large number of
friends who assembled to pay a. last
tribute. The services were in charge
of Dr. D. J. Woods, assisted by Dr.
D. J. Brimm and Dr. C. Bynum
Betts. "j
Active pallbearers were: William
Brooks Owens, J. J. Cornwall, F. M.;
Boland, Henry M. Young, Augustus
Blakely, L. B. Dilard, W. ,C. Bald-]
win, Sr., W. C. Baldwin, Jr.
Mr. Caldwell was found dead last
Thursday in hii apartment oh West
Main street, death being due to a:
heart attack, is believed by the
fahuly that he passed away on Sun
day night, January 30.
Mr. Caldwell was a native of Geor-
FREDERICK TAYLOR WILSON gj a most of his life in this
Frederick Taylor Wilson, noted state. He was a son of the late Rev.
author-lecturer, wiU deliver a lec- ?• c - Caldwell Presbyterian rnmis-
ture this evening (Thursday) at 8:30 ” ter ; a " d Mrs - Hate Pearspn Cald-
o’clock in tlve college auditorium, i we ^' He moved here in 1918 and
His subject will be “The Human Side | since then had been engaged in the
of the Presidents ” i ma 8 azme business in which he had
The Clinton public is cordially in-!^ 6 " unusually successful He was a
vited to hear the address' as the ^ ard w ° r * l ^ r ’ straight and honorable
guests of the college. m h,s business transactions, and a
Mr. Wilson is widely recognizect as: n ? an hi f h ideals ind Christian
an unexcelled authority on American ( character - He was a lifelong and de-
Presidents and the Constitution of voted member of the Presbyterian
the United States and its makers. He
is said to fill more lecture engage
ments than any other private citizen
in America and is a free lance writer
and lecturer. Wherever he goes he
church and there are many who will
learn with genuine regret of his
passing.
The deceased is survived by a sis
ter, Miss Caroline E. Caldwell of
JUDGE JOHNSON
RAPS STRIKERS,
LOW FARM PRICES
Anderson, Feb. 7.—Judge J
Johnson, of Allendale, in a* “state of
1 the nation” address to the new coun
ty grand jury this morning, asserted
'that any man *who goes on a strike
not because of wages or working
conditions, but on account of quarrel
between two labor unions, is a dis-
; joyal, unpatriotic citizen, -and he is
! not interested in the welfare of the
, United States while it is engaged in
a life and death struggle.”
SOLONS SEND
TWO BILLION TAX
-IBILL TO PRESIDENT
Appropriotion Drastical
ly Reduced From Amount
Sought. Wor Spending
Soars.
Washington. Feb. 7.—Congress sent
a $2,315,200,000 tax increase bill to- ■
| He pointed out that iri 1943. more day to President Roosevelt, who had
than a year after labor unions in the asked for $10,500,000,000 and had
United States made a “no strike”^ criticized ^the smaller measure as
pledge, there were more strikes in unrealistic.
the nation than at any -other time. There is considerable speculation
save for two years, since 1919. Last may show his. disapproval by
year, he asserted, there were 3,500 i e ttj n g the bill become law without
| strikes,-or an average of ten per dtKfl.-fafa signature
! SriSt 3 n0 "- 000 "«? and O' 00 ®;- Piled; on' top of existing revenue.
. man our ays. laws, the new bill will increase the
The jurist, who said that he had government s annifal income to an
! returned to Anderson after six and e S t ima ted $42,239,200,000, without
| one-half years, rapped “politics in taking into account such non-fecur-
' high places and paid tribute to the, rin g receipts as payments of the un-
• late Raymond Clapper, who, he as-1 f <>r g lven portions of 1942 income
! serted, had done a great job in let- taxes.
ting the people know what is going „. .. ., _ . . . _ .
! i.r u . r'v.u i » With the government planning to
! on in Washington. Other columnists, , • . . *, n n Ann nn*
1 . . .. *. , .. .. spend approximately $100,000,000,000
also, are contributing to the welfare ^ fV _ ,k.s
of the nation in a similar manner.
*T am sorry to say that many men
jin the year ahead—provided th& war
continues—this means that somewhat
—and women, too — don't seem to
delights his audiences with his wit, Spartanburg, fonnerly of this city,
_ _ «> onH a H n 1 f _ci etor* T f* rVA /^T Aort
and a half-sister, Mrs. L. C. McLean
of Dillon.
charm and eloquence.
His message on the Presidents of
the United States has been enthusi
astically received wherever delivered.j RgV. J. SheltOM MoOSC
The public is invited to hear him
.this evening as he makes his first
appearance in the city.
This is National Boy Scout Wepk, the 34th anniversary of the found
ing of the organization. It will be observed in the Clinton district, as in
all parts of the country.
More than 1,600.000 Bey Scouts. Cubs and their adult volunteer lead
ers will have a part in the observance. Since 1910, more than 11,4000,000
American boys and men have agreed that^-“It’s Great to be a Seoul!"
To Be Installed, Sunday
COUNTY BAPTISTS
J he „ Re y- K in be MEET FEBRUARY 25
officially installed Sunday, February!
13, at 7:30 p.m.' as pastor of St. John's
_ , . , , „ v- i «/ i The spring meeting of the Lau- Laurens, Feb. 5.—Fire of undeter »,.v* .1. wwx. • -
u heran c urc . e ex • ^ ■ rens Baptist association will be held mined origin did an estimated $35,000 reason for this, he said, may lie in wd * no l° n fi er be allowed the 10 per
Kinard, president of the Lutheran at the . First Baptist church of Lau- to $40,000 damage here Friday night the fact that most Southern union cent earned income credit in com-
Synod of Carolina, wi e as_ rens on Thursday, Febr-uary 25. The about 9 o'clock when the grocery and members have names such as “Jones, P llttn K the normal tax, nor will they
sisted in e service y e ev. f 0 n 0W j n g program has been an- farm supply store of the Laurens Smith, King and Brown, while north l> *' flowed to deduct for tederal ex -
iton C. ar o n erson, P resl " nounce{ j by the officers: JJonded Warehouse was burned. o-f the Mason-Dixon line about* half / 4 -* 86 taxes have^iaid.
ence 0- j j ;00 _^ Devotion led by Rev j Q Ralph W aldrep. manager of the-of them begin with X’ or Z'." . The victory tax, which has bejn a
SUPPLY MEASURE
TO CONFERENCE
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House Demurs At Big
Increase In Money Bill
By the Senate. -
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Columbia, Feb. 8.—The general as
sembly failed to agree today on a
record-breaking general appropri
ations bill and ordered a six-pian
free conference committee to draft a
compromise measure."
The committee was expected to M oose had served as assistant
begin work tomorrow on the bill p as t* or of Resurrection church, Air- wm ,
which totaled $21,162,765 when it g Us t a , Ga., and for four years as pas- 1 “Echoes from Promotion Commit-
left the senate compared with a ^ or 0 f a i ar g e rural parish at Chapin, tee," Rev. J. H. Byrd
LAURENS BLAZE
DAMAGE $35,000
less than half the expenditures will
. . be met out of current income
realize that we are engaged in a war .
for our existence,” the jurist assorted. Here is where the additional f ixes
Commenting upon strikes, Jufige will bite
Johnson said that in many cases the! individual income and victory tax
unions were after wage increases pay^fs. $§64,900,000
1 that are justifiable, but he added Corporations. $502,100,000
, that all of the matters should have Highef excise tax rates, $1,051,-
j been ironed out through “compulsory 300,000.
! a rbitration.” Postal .rate increases, $96,900,000.
| He declared that leaders in Wash- Congress took its final .action on
.j ington have frequently "bungled the tbe house bill by adqpting, first in
khandling. of labor matters,” adding tbe house, then in the senate, a joint «
that this was especially true in the copferenco committee s recommenda-
recent threatened railway strike. tions on the perfected form of the
He added that South Carolina la-1 measure,
bor had set “an example to the na- Effective in the 1944 <ax year (al-
tion” in that not over three strikes though not for 1943 returns due next
have occurred in this state.” One month), individual income taxpayers
dent of the Piedmont conference
the Lutheran church. ,
Mr. Moose was called as pastor of ^ atson
St. John’s church by the congrega- ~
, tion in December and he has “been in Rev. W. N. Long
I Clinton since the first of the year. ] Special music
He is a graduate of the Greenville! .. The Pastor and th^Lost. "^ev. J.
city schools, Newberry college, and . H .
received his bachelor of divinity de- '. cm a ' v
gree from the Lutheran Theological, /The County Church and
seminary in Columbia. Before .ac-1 Work, Rev. W. S.-Grooke.
cepting the call to jSL John’s church] 1:00—Lunch.
2:00—Devotion, led by W. A. Buld-
The jurist also rapped the unfair 5 P 6 * - tent, levy with certain credits
varying with family status, becomes
store, Estimated his firm's dapiage
Practicing Practical Stewardship,”Uround $34,000 or $30,000. Sam Flem-j attitude of Washington in the matter
ing, owner of the building, estimat- °f farm prices. “They say up there a stnusm j per cent tax on mdt
ed his damage at about $8,000 to that farm prices must be held down,!' 1 ^ 1 mcome above .$6-4 a year.
$10,000. Partial insurance coverage but everything else must go up. They j ^The corporate excess profits ta'
was reported in both cases. The fire must 'hold the line’ of farm prices, rate rises from 90 td 95 per cent, th*
was first discovered in the feed and hut everything else advances,” he exemption from $5,000 to
said, v $10,000. Rates of credit for invested
capital are lowered percentagewise.
ing. Firemen prevented the blaze Reach GrOWCIS Hold The heavy new excise tax increases
from spreading to an adjoining brick 11 1
structure housing a quantity of cot- MCCi 1(1 LOUTCIIS
ton.
Its seed department and spread to other
parts of the frame and metal build-
will take effect March 1 i-f the bill
becomes law by February 19 They
crack d'»wn heavily on a long list of
so-called luxury items and on arti-
“Chetking On Our Goals,” Dr. A.
B. Langston.
Dr. Charles F. Sims will speak at
that the. fire may have been c;puse
fective wiring.
the First church on the night ot '^ Bojley's Bank HaS
measure totaling $19,592,131 approv-^ The public is invited to attend the
ed by the house. j installation service, at which time
The senate finance committee had Mr. Kinard and Mr. Clark will de-
approved a money bill totaling $19,-: liver brief addresses. The fathef of
435,100 but a free-spending major-1 Mr: Kinard, the late Dr. James D. 23rd at 7:30., All churches are in
ity in the senate>upped the total by Kinard, conducted the first Lutheran' vited to be represented at these Another Birthdov
$1,727,665 in a week of debate. : service held in Clinton in the Meth-1 meetings. ~ ‘ , __ ^ ^
Senate members of the free con-: odist church. ~
ference committee were Senators ] — —
Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, chair-j | nrftmo T#iy
man of the finance committee, L.! InCOme I OX
and railroad tickets, which never
have been considered deluxe affairs
The rate on hard liquor shoots up
from $6 fjpr'100-proof gallon to $9
Fire Chief *Henrv Williams said • ^ statewide meeting of interested ; . - h . h lIh -.
ed peach growers was held in Laurens 1 . and sej\ lets, sm h as l.ght bulb-.
la-st week with T. A. Cole, of the
extension marketing division as
chairman, and W. H. Stallworth of
j Spartanburg, secretary. i _
T. A. Crib of Spartfmburg, mana- Bter » now taxed $7 J barrel - w * 11
ger.-of the South Carolina Peach carr y ^ Rates t,n wine • ri -' ie sharply
Growers association, L. D. Holmes of Matrons of cabarets and night clubs
M. S. Bailey & Sbh, Bankers, of Johnston, and D. L. White of McBee, mLlst pay q. 30 per cent treasury sur-
{this city,-the oldest banking institu-: were selected to have their names cha , rge onutheir bllls -
I tion in the epunty, observed their 1 submitted to the Office of Price Ad- Ii ' urs . jewelry (with a few exeep-
Agent Coming
Marion Gressett of Calhoun, and
Howard McCravy of Spartanburg.
House members of the committee A u s d ep U ty revenue collector
probably will be named by Speaker win ^ at the ^ office in Clinton
Sol Blatt tomorrow. March 1 to 3, it has been announced
The senate adjourned after an 18- 1 frord Columbia I
minute session, but the house took | F e dera i income tax returns for the
part in a radio program urging th e j ca i e ndar year 1943 are required to
purchase of Fourth War Loan »bonds: be . fi j ed by s j n gi^ persons who had
To Give Training Tests
At High School
^ | entered upon their 59th yeir- of un- ministralton qs representatives of the *‘ on - s com * under .1 20 per cent retail
The Third Army-Navy College broken service to. the communitv. 'commercial nearh irmwer® m the levy. The tax on admissions to
58th birthday on February/1st and ministration and the War Food Ad- / ims) - i u KK a «e and toilet prepara-
entered upon their 59th year 1
on Wednesday, Maroh. lj^ 9 : 00 A. M.,’j n 1926 of the’founder, banker and Commenting on the meeting, Coun- 1 The tax on railroad, bus. airline
will be administered at the high manufacturer, W. J. Bailey became ty Agent C. B. Cannon said that the ' ind boat Lcktts rises to-15 p>cr cent.
♦hfn in fncnnci.. be ' filed by singld Persons who had school, Supt. P. H. Hobson, stated, president of the institution and has] growers only wish for a'fair and just L " ral teUphme
and then nvolved itself in mconclu-j a gross income of $500 or more and A leaflet of general information 1 serv ed since then in "this capacity/ ceiling price. J V come un i. , the
sree debate over a proposal to set by married couples who had a com-j which contains an admission-identifi-1 other officers are: R. C. Adair, cash-! — —
up a . six-man tobacco commission bined gross j ncome of $1200 gr cation form may be obtained at the i C r; Goync L. Simpson, tJler; R. G in
wh!Ch would seek ^ equitable prices j more Also any ,^3^^ person who* high school. This form properly fill-, Watson, bookkeeper. Mrs. A. W. '-Gening ->Ugor Is
for South Carolina s Hue cured to-1 bad g gross j ncome 0 f $624 or over, ed out will admit to the test.^tiidents Brabham and Mrs. Donald DuBois Provided By OPA
between the ages of 12 and -1 ttt-'arre-erof^jcj^Jn the bookkeeping and « —-
or anyone who was required to file
a return for 1942.
bacco.
The house was blocked fr,
mediate consideration of a [ resolu
tion by Representative Braaford ^ . »/ ,
York calling upon Presidenr^loose-, jenOte VOteS
<er\ ice will also
15 fx'r cent rate-
long distance charges will be subject
to 25 per cent.
The new pi»tal rates take effect 3rt
days after enactment. The charge
for joWil first class mail will rise from
elusive who are high school graduates stenographic departments.
or who will be graduated by July The bank still occupies the same fruit
Housewives who wish to can early “ U) 3 ct ' nts ' ^ Ir m, * d ft'™ 6 t
now
may obtain five extra cent * ^ ^S5’/ and in-
veil to publicly announce he would Aqdjnst ProhibitOll
accept the nomination for a fourth! 3 -
term.
haT i nn™heTthfteTorthi n feSu-i appropria,io " sbal,oretun '» hestate ? al f s '. ?>« oMninatloii to dwlpiod|.ndiaBual. safety deposit baUT*',.M«>- *n yr-i-
tion and more tha^T 10 other ^0.0- t0 P r °l 1 il , ' t i on . . lfe*5L*? apt.tude af,d general n „ minil] early fruit, such a« ^wherrw wUl and ““W'MgMtMtWWhichdo Ml
non ana more ..man iu omer ,repre Senator 0< l. Long of this county knowjedge required for the program. Their published statement as of soon be ready for canning. “ ^ u ~
was included in the ntnembers who of college training and all qualified! December 31, 1943, showed total as-* n— - - —
i vot6d gainst killing the amendment, students arc urged u> 4he of $‘EM5.795$1,5«;-
stopped automatically, . At the time of the test each candi- 652^49.
1,1944. Intent to-.take the test location in which it opened, though pounds of sugar by using sugar stamp su red a*nd CO ft ch;-irg« ^ will .i-ivance.
: should be made knpwn immediately the building has been completely re- No 40 from bonk j 4 OPA has in >l^ ong W1 th money order feet
i to high school officials in order that modeled and modernized, and pre-• nounced. - ’ + j The bill seti aside a eduled
^ - !' the necessary test supplies may be. se nts a very attractive appearance. The stump wall remain valid for l! ub >’« >* > * -0 • u -y pay
By a vote of 28 to 17, the state ordered. 'jit
an.
finrij ana This action was designed primarily
The^ stamp wall remain valid for ,,
Reoresentative Powers of Charles-1 4. u , ^ j------ It offers complete banking services canning sugar through February 28, rou tax holding the r .te tW,gho U t
tnn ? S1 to hif fUt In nit t t ' . senate last Thursday tabled an The sam^ examination will be and features fire and theft-proof '1945 - - VJ“1 at- 1 per ccnt-c.Kn on/m. ; -.loves
™ "nAiUrtUZ! amendment proposed to the general taken bv both Army and Navy candi- vault- facilities, offering firms and This action was designed ^nmarilv ai / V m ^ k) - vt : /
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rep re
sentaives supp>orted the objection.
Under parliamentary rules the
house was^ ‘
from considering the resolution and
it was sent to the judiciary commit-! .. - . ^ _
t« RATIONING BOARD
,»At an afternoon committee session' pi 11 1 CTIKI (OPA)
a sub-committee pom posed of Rep- DULLLMN
resehtatives L. K. Legee of Charles
ton, T. Pou Taylor of Richland, and
Charles Cuttino of Sumter, was ap
pointed to revise Bradford’s resolu
tion. It will be submitted to the full
judiciary committee later.
date will be given a choice of service
preference, but taking the test does
not obligate the candidate to enlist in
the service., -i
(Compiled to date for information Scout Leaders To
of The Chronicle’s readers). Mppfr MnnHov
PROCESSED FOODS: Green G, ,V ' eeT MOnaa y
Spectaf Speaker
At Kiwanis Meeting
H/and* J stamps (book four) expire
February 20. Green K, L and M
stamps (book four) expire March 20.
MEATS AND FATS: Brown V, W
State Lutheran
Brotherhood To Meet
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The State Lutheran Brotherhood
1 will hold* its fifth annual convention
in Trinity Lutheran churcl
ch, Parr,
a.m. to 4
An organization meeting of the ] oday J Tbur ^ day) ' 1 ™ m
Clinton district. Boy Scouts, will be P m ; » ^ Schatz, president of he
held Monday evening at 7 o’clock at ^ ^
Hotel'Clinton. The meeting will be The theme of ahe donven-
and X sUmps (book three) expire;j n charge of J. B. Hart, newly elect- l! on w . ll , 1 . be Forwa rd rh Missions.
February 26. Brown Y stamp (book ed chairman, and will be attended by ? n f th< L pr '[ na '7 ohJ^Lves of the
three) becomes valid February 13. scout officials of the Blue Ridge B |' oRierb ood is^ to create a
The Kiwanis club will , meet to- 1 SUGAR: Sugar stamp 30 (book council, Greenville, of which R. E. a " ^ congregations in
night at 7:30 at Hotel Clinton. ' (lour) good for five pounds. Expires Fergusoji of this city is president. „ Carolina con g re g‘ff>ons
The speaker will be Dr. John W. March 31. 5 lbs. lor canning good; At the meeting the work of the ^ j Shelton Mnn«- n^tnr
Harris of the Presbyterian college until February 28, 1945. year will be outlined and the newly of g John's Luther m c hmch will
SHOE§: Stamp 18 (book one) valid named chairmen instructed as. to ! V ; n ^; ' <-huuh. wiU
indefinitely. * i their duties. will he a dutch sup- !' 311 *-™ 1 ine (
FUEL oiL: Period 3 coupons (40 per affair, with the business session
gallons), expire Februay 21. Period following the dinner.
“ facultj*, and head of the Beta club
Miss Hannah Leitner, of the Beta of
fice in Spartanburg, assistant na
tional secretary of the club, will also
be present and assist with the pro- 4 and 5 coupons (10 gallons, expire
September 30.
GASOLINE: A-9. coupons (3 gal
gram.
The program - committee will have
charge of the meeting.
HUNTING SEASON EXTENDED
Wr-R. Moore, county game warden,
stated yesterday that the hunting
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cauley spent
the week-end in Whitmire with the {season had been extended through
Iona) valid February 9, expire May 8. latter’s parents. February 15..
DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A LIFE!
SO FAR THIS YEAR THER£
' HAVE fetEN
O
FATALITIES
from
AUTOMOBILE
XCCIDE4NTS
in
LAURENS COUNTY
Let’s Strive To Make -
' 1911 a Safe Year,On
the Highways.
have to pay income /taxes neverthe
less will have to fily; annual financial
-tntrrrtcnts With thc'Ue.1 SuTyrTiiuTer
terms of the bill. j. . •
Lengthy and at fifties fiery contro
versy over revision of the war con
tracts renegotiation act was settled
peaceably by adoption of a -cries
i^fcaf -inunjlinents which I’ndei-secre
tary of War Patterson said would bo
acceptable to the army
Next December 31 is set as the
termination . date for renegotiating
contarcts. although the President' is
given six months leeway on the date,
to meet developments. Renegotiation-,
not closed out by mutual agreement
between the contrac.tur an^ the gov
ernment may be appealed to the tax
court of the United States It'will be
up to the new war contracts price
adjustment board whether to exempt
from renegotiation contracts for stan
dard coiftmeFe+at--articles.
This date'last year, 0
'TO SPEAK SUNDAY
The , guest minister at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing will be the Rev. Merle C Patter
son, pastor of the Third Presbyte
rian church irt Greenville, and a
graduate of Presbyterian college. .
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