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0 V % ' ^ THE CHRONICLE - Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy an^J Reliable (Elintmt If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 2, 1944 Number 9 Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens Today MANY KINDS OF TAXES INCREASED 6Y NEW MEASURE Cost More To Use Phone, Travel, Go To Shows, or Buy Number Things. TOKEN RATIONING PLAN IN EFFECT ~ With the advent of red and blue “change” tokens and the use of dif ferent, ration stamps over the United States after Sunday, housewives were reminded by E. H. Talbert, district director of the Office of Price ad ministration at Columbia, that the new red and blue “A” stamps now have a uniform value of ID points each, regardless of the* fact that they bear the figure “8.” Brown and green stamps, which will be used in the overlapping next three weeks, continued to be valued Clintonians and the rest of the na tion will soon be paying more for amusements, luxuries, and transpor tation arid communication services as a result of the new tax bill which! at 8, 5, 2 and 1. became law when it was, enacted last Because not all stores may have week over the president’s veto. j received their supplies of tokens dur- Income tax rates remain unchang-.^ st wee k. Mr. Talbert add ed, with the exception'of repeal of ed - food stores are Permitted to make 10 per cent income credit-. The vic tory tax rate will be three per cent regardless of family status. Here are some things that will cost more effective April 1: Telephone bills will be some high er, since a five per cent tax increase is made on local telephones and also on long distance calls. Telegraph and cable dispatches will be advanced 10 per cent. .Transportation tax for air lines, railroads and buses will be 15 per cent instead of 10 as now. Admission tax will be one cent on each five cents or fraction, instead of one on each 10. This will make 30- cent admissions, which are 33 cents change from the red “A” stamps by using one-point brown Y and Z stamps and to make change -from blue “A” stamps by using One-point green K, L and M stamps. Such pro cedure will be permitted until March 20. Other reminders on the use of tok ens included: Tokens will be given in change by storekeepers only. They will not be issued from local ration ing boards. Tokens may not be exchanged for j stamps, and housewives can receive' a maximum of nine tokens in any j one transaction. OPA’s final advice to shoppers is: Use your brown and green stamps Given Clinton Quota of $12,000 MONEY BILLS BEFORE SOLONS THIS WEEK Large Group of Workers Will Canvass To Reach Goal In Notion-wide . Appeal. Today ^>as been designated as Loses Life In War with tax at present, be 36 cents. Foot- ^ ee P red an d blue for the ball tickets that are $2 will be $2.40 J^ure, as the y must last May with tax. Z0- m Night club and cabaret patrons . will pay 30 per cent taxes on their Another Thomwell Boy bill instead of five per cent. If the ‘ ‘ bill was $20, there would be $6 added for tax. Club dues and initiation fees will advance from 11 per cent to 20 per c?rit"tax. J * Whiskey wil go up 75 cents a quart, beer up $1 a barrel and wines on the average of five cents a bottle as a result of increased excise taxes. Your RED CROSS is at his side Carrying the theme of the 1944 American Red Cro#» War Fund Appeal, and tymbolie of the true service of Red Cross men and women on the far-flung fronts of the world, this reproduction of the 1944 Red Cross poster depicts the Yank soldier, in full equipment, and at his side the representatives of your Red Cross. Columbia, March 1.—The twa bi,?~ money measures' on which legislative adjournment annually hinges and by whose speed of enactment other leg islation is. generally paced were ex- -it.ck.ofr d w* for the owning of the pected to hit the floors of both hous- > annual Wa r- Fund und Red Cross es this week, the eighth" of the ses- campaign in\ Laurens county which ' s ‘ on - has been given a quota of $2^.500 Newest of the two bills is a $672,- Of this amount, the Clinton;Goldville 830 deficiency appropriations bill, area has a 4uota of $12,000.' half of whose total is de\oted to •The cminty's goal represents an current teachers salaries. It was bob- inrrease Y , ver Jast y< j ar duc to the tailed by the senate last Thursday, tremendous increase in demands ito reach-the house today, where upon thf Red Cross for services to. i extra pay expense money for leg- arm( > d forcesA Some ninety per* j islators is expected to be an issue.; cent total collected in the na- | The senate omitted the expense tjona , g oa i of $200,000,000 will be money. _ devoted to'such services. In the deficiency appropriations Those -services in the armed forces i measure is an item of $40,000 to sup- include blood p i asma co llection>, ! plement the salaries of county game packing food for prishners of war. | wardens. Revenues from sales of the operation of club and recreation hunting licenses have fallen off Gen ters throughout the world, the ' ( sharply in many counties, and the recruiting and assigning of army and item of *$40,000 is to supplement na.vy nurses, the making of surgical Word was received here yesterday that Flight Officer Bishop Parrott, a former Thornwell orphanage boy, was killed in action in India on Feb-. PRE-INDUCTION CALL FOR MARCH j The Clinton draft board has re- | money on hand. Most counties have dr e Ss j n g S( knitted articles, and kit but one game warden; several have ba g s anc j f ur hishing of hospital two and three; Charleston has four sun rooms and Florence five. Maximum salary ' A 4 • , 4 . w _ allowed a game warden is $150 per ^ Con ^ s . - are made throuf * ^ month. The state game department 9 ros f b t tween service ^n and their said revenues were down 40 per cent i* mi ies ’ ' n numerous other ways due to ammunition scarcity/ , ‘families of service and ex-service The record-breaking $21,000,000 general state appropriations bill for ceived a call to send 127 white men by to Fort Jackson March 13-14 to take Lieut Lt. James W. Reid Killed In Action Announcement was made Saturday ^amiias had U ‘ for' three^preWous i do Ha r contributed in this ..campaign, r the war department that First ,,,^1,,. / | with the 90 cents of each dollar go- service men are assisted. When one considers that the peace- 1944-45 wa sex pected* To‘be* retried j tim f^ unct * o ns of the Red Cross are out of a free conference committee 5™t every James W. Reid of wee j ts j v»im HJC !7V ctruis ui cavil uuuiir go , . , , „ . Principal house-senate differences ! ng t0 ^ arm «; * ervlces ’ thls 1 ,4 ^° ruary 16. While the details were nht j their pre-induettqh examinations. was included in a list of 124 United cornm j t t ee was ca ii ed upon to onger a ro ca ^ ut a war ca 0 ‘* given, it is believed by members of j This is another callhlhder the new States soldiers listed as killed in ac- - settle were prohibition — sought by state. ^ - Operators of bowling alleys wilL t* 16 f am ily that he was killed during ; re g u i a tj 0 DS which is for the purpose ^ on ' n ^ European area. bouse killed by the senate—and ^ ^ v\ right, of Laurens is. the pay $10 more per alley aqd of pool! an air ra ' d - - ^ I of building up a “pool” of men for Lieut. Reid was the son. of Mrs. additional old age assistance appro- ^ ountv general chairman. C. W. An- tables will pay $10 more per table. I News of the young man’s death) f u t U re calls. They will only be ex- Minnie M. Reid of Laurens, and the pr jatitons — passed by the house, l ‘ K,rs " n . • Fur coats and fur trimmed articles came f ro ^ a sister, Mrs. Pauline P. amined now and the number physi- late S. C. Reid, who served Laurens eliminated by the senate, will cost 10 per cent more. A coal.! Nay of Wadmalan Island near Char- ca iiy fit for service ascertained. Those county several years as sheriff, and 7 During the past two weeks consid- costing $300 will have $60 added for ‘ es ^ on -': Bishop-was a fine lad and accepted have three weeks or longer, also headed the Clinton police' de-^eration of a proposal in 'the house tax instead of $30 as now. Luggage, ! was h?‘ d in'the highest esteem when before they are called. Practically all partment as chief for several years/i thifl all teachers in the state be re handbags, wallets, and so on, will b e' a P u Pi‘ a t fh* orphanage. He is sur- 0 f the selectees in the quota will be The young officer was a nephew' Of certified, for'the purpose of assuring up-five .per cent. Jewelry will be up| v * ved by his widow who resides in, married men, it is understood, since Mrs. R. L. Bailey of this city * . . . . 10 per cent. • New York, his mother and four sis-.-the single and 18-year-old group has Deed Recorded Electric light bulbs will have a 20 t;ers w ho bve in Charleston and Co- been exhausted for some time. Cards'^.. p . per cent* tax instead of the present;‘ um b‘ a - . for the men included in the March; VMintOn KCOlty five per cent. I Tl 16 death of this young officer C all have been distributed by the lo- ~ Postagq^rates will be changed ef- brings thfiJcnown list of Thornwell ca i board, fective March ^6. First class local | casua ^‘ es ' n *be war to four, the j During February 84 white men mail will be three cents an ounce !°*ber three being Wilton Martin,, wen t sen t up for examinations. instead of two cents, but no change Thomas DuBose and James Hamlin, j ^ A gold star will be added to the ser- ( UCDCUCV PAI I FOR vice "flag hanging in the orphanage ^ rv/iv church to the memory of Officer i an equitable basis of. pay, had left the free conferees at a loss as to what appropriation to make for teachers’ j salaries. Adoption by. the house of I the proposal, w'hile in no way bind ing on the conferees, gave them the is chairman of the Clinton area, and W. A. Moorhead heads th • Goldville area. The city has been divided into w’ards for the campaign which of ficially opens this morning- (Thurs day). Chairmen for the local inst.-, tutions and rural communities of this section have also been designated to direct the drive. Ward chairmen in the city* are; Ward one, Mrs * Jack W Anderson; ward two, Mrs. W Rov Pitts; ward According ,o ,he records in .he S^l'Se SllSTS^’ "h-i. He..h CoJeUnd? ZZ f»rk of rnnrt s offioe in I-anrpne nno n ' le " t^e possibility Of some 16- » t. » j_i. j Parrott. Auxiliary Asking For Old Records Members of the American Legion Auxiliary are making a canvass for old discarded phonograph records. will be made on out-of-town marl Air mail postage will be eight cents an ounce instead of six cents as now. Money orders, registered mail, in sured mail and C.O.D. mail will all cost more, depending on value. Three matters of legislation that caused much debate in congress re sulted as follows: Social security taxes—The present rate of one per cent each -on em ployer and employe continues thru 1944, instead of doubling. Informational returns — Non-profit organizations, including labor unions, must file informational returns cov ering receipts and expenditures. No , taxes are to be' levied against such returns. * War contract renegotiation—Pres ent authority made to expire Dec. 31, .. • ^1944; provision made for appeals, to DATIOKIIKIfi ROARH be made by contractors to U. S. tax * I V/lx I IxO DOAIVIS court if they object to renegotiation j BULLETIN (OPA) conclusions. , ■ Miscellaneous administrative pro visions included Exemption of mus- tering-out pay for servicemen from income takes, and elimination of pen alty for underestimating 1943 income tax where return was as much or more than 1942. Washington, March L—Major Gen eral Lewis B. Hershey, director of se lective serviee, today ordered review four, Mrs. Tom Addison; ward five. clerk of court’s office in Laurens, one of the largest real estate deeds of ce !i‘ 1 ,1°” P Ia h- . \j rs . C. W. Coo per recent months was recorded last The closeness of time on which the Thornwell orphanage Mrs Dennis week when Frances B. Brooke of two ■oa^r bill wUl b» w«dy lor «c-1 Lexington, Va., and Fforence B. Ad- ^ ^ ams of Atlanta, granddaughters of wSive d^ts I^^dent wou?d by Galloway; I^dia Cotton Mills. J W. J. Bailey of this city, transferred Z legislative days. Precedent would R c b b- State Training school Dr to W. P. Jacobs, also of <his city. a see , the <*»*>*** bill go to a free " I™!"*-. “.I 001 - 1 conference, and be -reported out lot about two-thirds of an acre hav- I of occupational deferments, particu-,, wh k i probably ...on the final day of the ses- scobs & company building on East sion. in accordance with a warning by President Roosevelt that induction; are lagging at a time when “crucial The records will be made into new j campaigns are imminent, ohes and forwarded to the boys in J In a memorandum to Hershey and service overseas and in camps in the War Manpower Chief Paul V. Mc- states. Anyone having records of this- Nutt, Mr. Roosevelt said: kind are asked to call Mrs. William G. King or Mrs. George Watts Cope- landi * (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). PROCESSED FOODS: Green K, L, and M stamps (book 4) expire March ^/Carolina avenue, for a consideration * of $34,000. Accompanying the deed was a bill of sale involving the same parties conveying to W, P. Jacobs all fix- B O. Whitten; Hallm»ik Manufac turing corporation, E. B Ginsburg. Business district. D, B Smith; spe cial gifts committee. H. Lf Efchelber- ger. R. N Blackwelder is publicity chairman and is directing the adver tising for the campaign „ r , oo » u . , J■ T W. Mims, Rev. H. W. Walker On February 23,, Ash Wednesday, and Clint Wadsworth will head the Lutherans Observing Year's Lenten Season “The situation is so grave that I feel that the time has come to review i all occupational deferments with a view to speedily making available | sta ^ ed - personnel, required by the armed, . • ‘"Ha/hey immediately forwarded BeUer Farm Living the President’s memorandum to state| Certificates Awarded selective service directors with or ders to review cases of all registrants | c . B. Cannon; county agent, Thos. tures, supplies, machinery, presses,, . , stock in trade and all other goods, . ”™ n s .Lutheran church of this drive among the colored people of and chattels in the building. The con- began the church year season of the community. * ) sideration»in the bill of sale was not, ^-‘ er, E celebrating the Lord s Sup per. The pastor at that time began a series of sermons on the general'Sub-jn Uni tj es Shealy Re-elected To Head Doctors 'iri.Wi ■:! V /.. The following have been named to serve as chairmen in nearby com- I ject of “Prayer.” and at each Sunday^ Shady Grove- David Pitts " vesper service from now until Eat- Renn Mrs David Copeland er he will speak on a part of the Mountville Mrs Ella' D Nance. Lords Prayer. The time is 7:30 p.m. Qak Grove- Mrs Evelvn B!ack- Durmg the week between Palm Sun- jyeR ; . f day and Easter. Holy Wet 1 ^- 1 vespers L. Siryip- trojnlS to 37 who have occupational; w/Morarirassistant dir^rnr'of c'lem- will be conducted each e^n’ing'TtThe d ® arIin * ton Mr ' Ma,t “* son extension service, and Miss Jua-, Church. These services are informal Kimrris n v v . nita Noely. ai.xistant state home dem- and-the public is c4wdnl!v invited to m /• 7 ever, that particular attention shouldionstration agent. Winthrop college. 1 attenci. 1 - y ~ - Musgrove School drs Tom Price 20. Blue A8 Ihroilgh E8 (book 4) now . oft ,, , auenu. , - Lone Rrmfh M. R l*,„, f. a .! i . d »* M> PQtote adl. for use with t b he B President - s statement thkt agri- Sl'Kin" 22 f,!"" Baitejr Srhcl commun :y Mr. At the monthly meeting of the Laurens County Medical society' held Tuesday evening at thd Clinton Tea wS"e-elecL K pre S sS f°or mecom-' *°°* pounds. Expires was re elected president tor me '“"J March 31. Sump 40 good for 5 lbs mg year. Dr. D. O. Rhame, Jr also unU i February 28. 1935 of this city, was elected vice-presi- tokens; expire May 20. « MEATS AND FATS: Brown Y and Z (book -3) expire March 20. Red A8, B8, C8 (book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens: ex pire May 20. (Red D8, E8, and F8 become valid March 12; expire May 20 Y * oVn-Ar. e . o/v /u t and * ts P rice ‘ n men and floods. SUGAR: Sugar stamp 30 (book. K the Presidents statement nat agn- |Farm Living certificates last Friday pastor of St. John’s church, speaking Brown culture and industry should/ release t o families Of Laurens county who of the psychology of Lent, says that y B - rn * n younger men for military service .produced at least 75 tier cent of their • : thc human mind seems to work best * D c c The President s memorandum f ood and feed requirement in 1943 whpn it a R. E. Fcrau$On dent, and Dr. J. L. Fennell of Water loo, was re-elected .secretary-treas urer. Dr. M. B. Nickles of Laurens, was selected to represent the society at the state meeting to be held in Co lumbia in April. Dr. R. H. Ariail of Laurens, was chosen alternate. It was announced that the March meeting will be held in Laurens with Dr. B. O. Whitten of this city, super intendent of the State Training school, in charge of the program. SPOK£ HERE SUNDAY The pulpit of the First Presbyterian church was occupied Sunday morn ing by the Rev. Morris D. Warren, pastor iot the Presbyterian church of Oak Hill, West Virginia. The guest minister next Sunday morning will be the Rev. J. S. Gray of the Presbyterian college faculty. quartermaster corps, -statu ned fJt more than a year in the Caribbean for canning until February 28,' • Stamp 18 (b ° 0k ° ne) Valid memorandum indefinitely. FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 cou pons (10 gallons), expire September 30. GASOLINE:. A-9 coupons (3“ gal lons) expire May 8. , make a fresh beginning in the prac Hershev told selective service chiefs ' ^ r ' Can f non thdaewhb h tjce of readmg; Um is a time nersney loio selective service cmeis y e { returned their si^rf&d enroll-• for oraver for nuipt cpif-pvamma that "replacement.schedules should me „t ca^ls for 1944 to d“ so at once, tion, for learning the hidden' truth “'VI “ w " h be considered for such revision as ^ — inborn God anS "urselte, U™ ,s C “ Uur » ^ lrave CorpT Lawren« may be required with the President s Local Firms Endorse In the February issue of the of-,... _ i • ficial publication “Selective Service"! TT QT rlind UriYC T- 1944 WAR FUN P □ Hershey already had warned that there must be “eternal vigilance” to the end that “no deferred man re mains deferred one day after he be comes replaceable, or one day after the demand for his services has been reduced to a point where they no longer are critical in the war effort.” He told local dra^t boards that the tiri^e was past when the public \yould accept deferments, particularly Ferguson, stationed orp at Camp 7 Lee. £ of ‘L t T prwed : Va - a ^° j° In ^ familyMor a few ure of Lent amounts to a spiritual davs this wwk . °i the remS Ferguson met of. our lues. We , take them away in S t. Petersburg. Fla., and they re- * r his parent* A cooperative page advertisemenl world and , glve thenr ) ^ turned home Saturday Mr Ferguson signed by 41 local business firms'ap-r., ' .. . , rom suth 8 P er,od went down to bring Mrs. Ferguson pears in today’s paper.'Is is an ap-j 0 g an ^ ra ^ er ’ 7 e come P re ‘ bapk, from a several weeks stay in peal for a whole-hearted support on E ared * nd read y for the g ^ a t white ' Xay l “ LETS GIVE the "part of the community for the Red Cross War Fund drive which officially opens this morning. The appeal, is made by the listed firms in the interest of the war effort of! and to help aid America’s ~dri\je for young men, except for the most criti- j victory. Your attention is directed to cal reasons.— ; this special message appearing on ■“The army and navy need men,” page seven, he. said. “The calls must be filled. Easter day.” that city. Afiderson Buys Bailey Property Methodists Change Hour of Service They will be.”. Friends of H. M. Geer will r to know he is confined to his • on account of illness. me Mrs. Grady Adair and Miss Flor- 'enee Adair spent the week-end in Petersburg, Va., with their husband and brother, Pvt. Grady Adair, who is stationed at Camp Lee. Beginning Suqday. March 5. the C. W. Anderson of this city, has time for the evening service of Broad purchased from the estate of the late Street Methodist church will be Mrs. C. C. Bailey the property at the changed, according to the pastor. Rev lower end of North Broad street, con- J. H Kohler. sisting of the Bailey residence and a Instead of the fiv£ o’clock vesper second dwelling and lot adjoining the service, an evening service will be property. The Andersons plan to oc cupy the Bailey residence at an early date. held at 8 o’clock. Youth Fellowship will change their tune of meeting from 6 to 7:15. * ,