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1; THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Slip ffllintmt Qlhrotttrlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LXV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 22, 1945 Number 12 From Bullets to Bulletins 39 White Men Sent To Jackson Tuberculosis X-Ray Clinic To Be Held Next Wednesday, Thursday Last Rites Held For Johnny R. Holland NATION'S FOOD SITUATION TERMED The Clinton selectiv~service board In Laure 1 ns . l coumy . 1 ‘ n _^^ ' Johnn y R. Holland, 54. died Sun- BV ONE WORD, 'BAD' I has announced the names of 39 white ^' ere , six deaths resulting frorn tu- day night at H ays hosp.tal where he I men who were sent to Fort Jackson berculosis, according to the death had been adrmt ted in the mornihg ! Wednesday. March 21, 12 for final records at the count y court house. after su ddenly becoming ill. The An- I induction and 27 for pre-induction Physicians state these deaths could nouncement of his unexlpected death 1 examination as follows- I have beeh Pervented had the cases came as a great shork to h is family I For Induction ; dtowvw* in earl, stages ot and friends. Patterson Lydia mieci • n * The funeral services were held at ' There are 125 known cases in the 3.30 Tuesday afternoon from the county as reported by the executive home on Musgrove street with the i secretary, Mrs. Pliney T. Whitlock, Rev.^J. H. Kohler in charge, assist- 1 Robert* Boule Duncan, Anderson. wbo are un d er supervision of their ed by . R ev l. E. Wiggins of Ander-! rnelnt officials declared today I Charlie Fitzue Thomas, Clinton. doctors and the Tuberculosis associ-, son .interment followed in Rose-: the nation's food situation ca Arthur William Horton, Savannah, atia J 1 - , , , ' mont cemetery. A large gathering of described by one word—‘ bad." The best weapon or defense is an friends and relatives assembled for And the outlook for many months early diagnosis with a chest X-ray, ; the last rites and the many lovely ahead, they said, is worse, if any- Junior Boyd Mills. Clinton. Ludy Marvin Allen, Waterloo. Carl Andy Allen, Greenville. iGa. Outlook for Months To Come Is Worse Due To Generol Food Shortages. Washington, March 20. Govern- that -an be little Preach bey can't read Eagliih, bat be Joins the iafa^try- men of the 7th army, as they read their bulletin board for latest news of what the other American armies are doing all over the world. One headline tells of B-29s having smashed st Tokyo. CpI. Horace Ridings Killed In Action Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ridings, of Goldville, have been notified by the war department that their son, Ma rine Corporal Horace W. Ridings, was killed in action March 12. Corp. Ridings was recently award ed the Purple Heart for wounds sustained during the Guam cam paign. When his unit was halted by ac curate machine gun fire which was sweeping a strategic valley approach to high ground, Ridings volunteered to move forward with a flame thrower man to destroy the oppo sition, affording cover with his au tomatic rifle as his man moved in to bum out the stubborn Jap defenders. The Marines closed two caves and killed several Japs but not before both had been wounded by hand , he bas protection when he needs it. grenade fragments. Ridings re ", Undoubtedjy he would prefer not to ceived painful cuts about the head need r just as he prefers to sell! Federal Cotton Insurance Offered County Farmers Federal crop insurance puts a "floor” under a farmer’s production returns just as commodity credit loans put a floor under the price, according to Grover C. Roper, chair man of the Laurens County AAA committee. He added that cotton in surance is offered Laurens county farmers for the 1945 crop year. The grower may protect either 50 per cent or 75 per cent of the farm average yield against unavoidable losses which occur between planting and harvest. Applications are being made through the county AAA of- Mack Arthur Hellams, Gray Court. James Clyde Rhodes, Clinton. Henry Harrison Whitaker, Clinton. Cecil Jerue Pitts, Laurens. Hilton Wesley Jones, ^Laurens. Sam Robert Wells, Rock Hill. For Pre-Induction James Ernest Weathers, Waterloo. James Ralph Watts, Waterloo. Spurgeon Jackson Sanders, Lau rens. Brodus Bledsoe, Rt. 2, Clinton. James Gettis Mitchell, Newberry. Claude Arnold Madden, Rt. 1, Clinton. which records the smallest infection; flowers banked upon his mound at- thing. and makes prdper treatment a sim- ^ es ^ ed the esteem in which he was! They emphasized that no Ameri- ple matter. ! held. lean is in danger of starving. But ci- X-rays may be secured here next Active p a ii b earers were C. H. Me-! vilians are entering their period of week according to the following Crary ^ Henry Hunter. Sidney Bry- scantiest rations in recent history, schedule:. i son, I. Bluford Copeland, Clayte Ray, | Shortages of almost every major food Wednesday. ^ Iarcb 28, at Pres- | j oe w LeakeSmd Carl Chaney. | may be expected to continue until non it nn „ ‘*,4 * „ j ! Mr. Holland had spent hi^ entire after the next harvest season. Short 9.30-11.00 College students and ijf e j n ^is community where he was; supplies of meat, dairy products. teachers. 11:00-12:00—High school girls and teachers. known and admired by many: sugar and fats and oils probably will friends. He was the son'Of the late' continue beyond that time. ,onn,o.. e on. „ v. „„John Blufford and Sferah Hunter! Herearethelatestmajordevelop- 12 .00-12. 4 5—Thomwell or Phanage Holland of county . His church ments on the food front: girls and teachers. affiliation was with Broad Street! L Civilians must expect a 12 per 1:30-2:30 Clinton Oscar Daniel Howell, Clinton. ,. . . . Boyd William Eubanks, Rt. l.Clin- ton. William Rufus Webb, Goldville. Alvin Leezell James, Greer. Charles Theodore O’Dell, Gray Court. high A Thomwell boys school and 2:30-3:30 teachers. 3:30-4:30—Thomwell girls. 4:30-5:15—General public. Thursday, March 29—-Clinton Health flee and its authorized agents and Clinton, must be made before April 10 or be fore the start of seeding, whichever is earlier. . ‘‘Every farmer who takes out a crop insurance policy benefits from it,” Mr. Roper points out, “because Andrew Jackson Sams, College Park, Ga. Furman Luther Hughes, Eastpoint, Fla. John Peter Schumpert, Saluda. Colie L. Blease Brown, Lydia Mill, Clinton. Curtis Rufus Oswalt, Goldville. James Rufus Tumblin, Simpson- ville. Doice Benton Small, Honea Path. Claude Lee Smith, Clinton. James Paul Weathers, Waterloo. C. M. Caldwell, Honolulu, T. H. Gary Johnny Lewis, Ware Shoals. Robert Neely Bigham, Rt. 2, Clin ton. Thomas Claude McCoig, Rt. 1, Center and Hallmark Mfg. Co. 9:00-10:30 — Employees Hallmark 1 Mfg. Co. at shirt plant. 11:30-1:00—White people, at Clin ton Health center. 2:00-3:00—Students of Bell Street school and teachers. 3:00-4:00—Food handlers. 4:00-5:00 — Midwives, prenatals and Negroes. Clinton Captain In Battle Of the Bulge' n Capt. Joe F. McMillan of this city, was a member of the unit that pulled Methodist of this city. For ; several rent cut in meat rations during Ap- years past he had successfully oper-j HI. May and June. Allocations for ated a fancy grocery business on! that period will be at the rate of Musgrove street. ' |115*,pounds a year per person—30 Mr. Holland was twice married, pounds less than 1944 and 10 pounds His first wife was Miss Floride Cole | less than Americans averaged during of Cross Hill, who died som^ years j the 1935-39 peacetime years, ago. Four children of this union sur vive: - Corporal Thomas Coleman 2. House Republicans warned that President Roosevelt must clarify the Holland of the army, overseas, Sgt.! administration’s policy on foreign James Rutledge Holland, of the air food shipments before he can have corps, overseas, and Sgt. Robert R. 1 their support. Representative Thom- Holland, of the army air corps, also overseas, and Mrs. Carl E. Ruther ford of this city. His second marriage was to Miss Virginia Pinson of Greenwood, who, with one son and one daughter, sur vives him. These children are Joe S. Holland and Virginia Ann Holland. Other survivors are a grandchild; two brothers, T. Irby Holland of this as F. Jenkins of Ohio, chairman of the house Republican food study committee, said there was a “wide variance” in reports of the food sup ply in Europe. Sinc£ Mr." Roosevelt has the facts, he said, “he ought to give them to us.” 3. Representative Willaim D. Leb- ke, Jr., of North Dakota, charged that the president had a rosy out look on the food situation because city, and L. S. Holland, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.; and three sisters, Miss Janie j "he is being misinformed" by Draft into Bastogne shortly after the start | Holland, Walterboro, Mrs. Grady Director Lewis B. Hershey. Lemke, of the Battle of the Bulge. His 101st Shuler, Richtex, and Mrs. Palmer who is pressing for a congressional airborn division was completely sealed from outside help. When the Germans demanded surrender, act- Calvert, Union. Also two half-broth ers, W. I. Finney of Clinton, and J. H. Finney of Union,; and one half- division commander. Brigadier t sister, Mrs. T. R. Holland of Clinton. General Anthony C. McAuliffe, an- and face. Prior to his enlistment in July of 1942, he was employed by Joanna Textiles. He was graduated from Clinton high school and was a mem ber of the football team that took all-state honors in Class B division in 1939. Besides his parents he is survived by one sister, Cadet Nurse Louise Ridings of Columbia, two| brothers, Pfc. Dorsey Ridings and Lewis Rid ings. Men's Bible Class Names Officers' his production for a higher return than the CCC loan rate. The way, it seems to m$, is that the farmer with a good production record can’t lose on crop insurance. It will pay him when he needs it and when he doesn’t he can afford it. “Most of us have suffered our stiffest financial jolts either when prices were high and we had nothing Edward Earl Jones, Beaufort, N.C. William Earl Gregory, Clinton. Festus Kinnain Harris, Laurens. Red Cross Fund Reaches $7,643.38 Up until noon yesterday Red Cross campaign workers in the Clinton- Goldville area had reported a total of $7,643.38 against a quota of $10,200. During the week the Joanna com munity, Goldville, reported $2,240.50. — — . Reports from the Clinton and Lydia ilOlst Airborne had completed an-i evening p ^ tor a jP es “ 1 1 sage on “The Cross.” On Easter Sun- swered “Nuts!” The defense was to attack con tinuously. At one point, the ammu nition ration was 11 rounds to a gun. No planes were able to break through low ceiling to bring support and supplies. There were too many wounded for the medics to handle Presbyterians To Hold Pre-Easter Services Pre-Easter services will be held in the First Presbyterian church be ginning Wednesday, March 28, at 8 investigation of the drafting of young farmers, said Hershey and other officials apparently think that “men who don’t know the difference between a cow and a mule can take care of a dairy herd.” The senate war investigating com mittee i is investigating the entire problem of food supply and will u- sue a report in a few weeks. The paradox of scarcity in the midst of plenty—explained by the enormous non-civilian requirements. Mills communities have not yet been'other chapter in its historic march croiJ insurance to protect against the one situation now and CCC loans to guard against the other.” “Cotton crop insurance eliminates failures and near failures from the farmer’s budget,” Mr. Roper said: _ _ A . , „ . | “Naturally, any farmer will be bet- T °m E. Addison has »«" | te r off il he never collects a cent president of the mens Bible class. on his [cderal msurance con _ of the First Presbyterian church for . . . ailco f . . . to sell or when prices were too low ■ n^de. Chairman C. W. Anderson and we had lots to sell. We’ve got as ^ s a ^ committees to complete their canvasses at once and make their final reports. New Management For Tea Room But seven days after the encircle-| ocock Wlth a preparatory cmnmu-1 ^jjj dary) lend-lease and relief food ment, the battle of the Bastogne j *] lon message by the pastor. Thurs-, p Urcbases bave been draimng 0 ff 25 pocket ended. A corridor had been evening there he a candle- per cent of the supply. Thi< established with our own troops. The j |y gb ^.^^' 0 4 I ^ ITluni t 0n s ,, r \! ce '„ percentage is due to go up in the next three months. A quick look at major food items shows this supply picture ahead: Butter — Civilians will get only 80,000,000 pounds of butter a month during April and May. compared with 82,000,000 during the last two through the battle of World War II. In addition to participating in the battle of Bastogne, the 506th para chute infantry regiment played a I day there will be a sunrise service !at 6:45 a.m. at Johnson field, Pres byterian college. At 11:15 the pastor will bring the Easter message, and major role in the success of the Nor- ® OC -n C u Sunday evening the ser- , jnandy and Holland campaigns. It] VICL ^ 'y 1 be brought to a^elose with | months and HO.OOO.OOO pounds dur- took part in the fall of Carentan and an Ea - stei ' cantata by the choir. Mem- j j ng same p eriod i a s;t year, later liberated Eindhoven, in Hoi- he ™ and ,/ ne 1 nd ^ are cordia1 ^ in land. It twice took the measure of Vlted to attend these services. the new church year beginning April 1. Other officers are W. M. Walker, vice-president; W. C. Baldwin, sec retary; D. D. Copeland, treasurer; Dr. A. E. Spencer, teacher; Hugh Holman and Pat H. Hobson, assistant teachers; J. Isaac Copeland, song leader; and Virginia Gray, pianist. Major Holcombe To Supervise Air Base Major William R. Holcomb has taken over duties as supervising ol- fleer of the Coronaca air base, re placing Maj P V. D. Kadanka, who has been assigned elsewhere. Major Holcomb-, a native of Geor gia, has been with the Greenville air base since his return from over seas duty two years ago. Mrs. Hol comb is the former Miss Joyce Pitts of this city. tract because that means he has ob tained at least fair yields. It’s an opportunity to plan and plant with the hope of a bumper, crop, and with the comforting knowledge that, from a standpoint of returns, you can’t have a real failure.” Effective Monday, the Clinton Tea the elite German 6th parachute regi- | • Room is.now being operated by Mr.! ment in attaining victories in France' Turner Conductinq and Mrs. W. T. Kanoing ot this city., and Holland; Services In Greenville Mrs. J. M. Adair is no longer con nected with the establishment. RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (ORA) Brown Attends'- . R. 0. T. C. Meeting Chickens — Supplies will be vir tually non-existent in city markets throughout the country. Civilians will eat more eggs than ever, but supplies will fall short of the de mand. Potatoes—Will become increasing- Rev. W. R. Turner, pastor of the : ly scarce during the next six weeks, 1 First Presbyterian church of this, particularly in the West, mid-West ;city, is the guest speaker this week j and South. Prospects for the spring Dr* Marshall W. Brown, president a * the evangelistic services being I crop, due on the market by mid of Presbyterian college, was one of held a t the Third Presbyterian church April, are good, however. (Compiled to date for information'll college presidents who attended. in Greenville. The services began*, Milk — Will be more plentiful as of The Chronicle’s readers). |a conference at Washington last;^ as t Sunday evening and will con- production increases seasonably. PROCESSED FOODS: BLUE. week which was called by the war‘tinue through next Sunday evening Marketing restrictions probably will Lt. Sam Anderson Reported ^Missing STAMPS: X5, VS, ZS, A2, B2 nbw , department to plan Mrs. Sam Anderson received a valid, expire March 31; C2, D2, E2, ROTC training. ■message' from the war department F2, G2 now valid, expire April 28; Presbyterian college is a senior for post-war Monday stating that her husband, i H2, J2, K2, L2, M2 now valid, expire Lt. Anderson, has been missing in June 2; N2, P2, Q2, R2, S2 now valid, action over Germany since March 2.(expire June 30. Lt. Anderson, a fighter pilot with! MEATS AND FATS: RED It is announced that the Rev. M | be relaxed. C. Patterson, pastor of the Greenville Fresh vegetables — While supplier church, will occupy the pulpit of the, probably will become more plentiful. the 8th Air force, went overseas the STAMPS: Q5, R5. S5 now valid, ex- annual U. S. army inspections. The _ _ * » «■ * o vap r t _ a'; • _ • a r\ x-'vrw* ROTC institution which has had its First Presbyterian church here next transportation difficulties may hin- unit adjudged “Excellent without ^ unda y morning in the absence of [ der their movement to market, recommendation for change or im-j^ r - Turner, provement” for the past 20 years in | " first of this year. He was reported missing on his first mission. Mrs. Anderson, the former Miss Margaret Baker, a graduate of pire March 31; T5, U5, V5, W5, X5 college is continuing its ROTC pro now valid, expire April 28r Y5, Z5. gram through the present war. A2, B2, C2, D2 now valid, expire THE WAR IN BRIEF WESTERN FRONT: Third U. S. army captured Worms, battles into June 2; E2, FF2, G2, J2 now valid,! CANNERY TO OPEN Thomwell high., school, and little oxpire June 30. ! The local canner y w ni be 0 p e n w daughter make their home here! SUGAR: Stamp 35 new good for ne xt Tuesday, the 27th, to can chick- Mamz and storms mto and beyond while he is overseas. * jflve pounds, expires June 2. ens for overseas. IL lis asked that ^ a ^***"^ a utern, German casualties in DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! 0 FAR THIS YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN 2 i FATALITIES -v from automobile accidents in .AURENS COUNTT >t*s Strive To Make 1945 a Safe Year On the Highways. This date U*t year, 9 Lt. Robert Tompkinson Wounded Second Time Lt. Adeline Boland Promoted To Captain Local friends and relatives will be interested to learn of the pro motion of Capt. Adeline Boland, WAC, to her present rank from that of first ^lieutenant? SHOES: Airplane stamps 1, 2 and he nmnerlv nreT^Ved /and Saar durm g P ast six days estimated! Capt. Boland is stationed in Char- 3 now good. ; brought to the c^Tne^y by P 12 o’clock, o leston where she has charge of a FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 cou- m EASTERN FRONT: Soviets; take recruiting office. She has rapidly • pons from last season, period 1, 2, 3. 1 ^ Altdamm, suburb of Stettin; Nazis advanced since entering the Wom- ! 4 and 5 coupons from this season— KIWANIS MEET TODAY say R ed arrn y opens gigantic attack en’s Army corps as a private in Sep- Mrc w t Conform 0 1 all valid for 10 gallons each. The regular meeting of the Ki- against Baltic port itself. temben 1942. She received her com- from h rVT t ‘GASOLINE: A-14 coupons h-ve wanis club will be held at Hotel AIR: U. S. and RAF warplanes mission at Des Moines. Iowa- Capt Tnmnkmenn ° ''* x P ired - A_15 coupons become valid Clinton this evening at 7:30, with strike U-boat yards, oil refineries Boland is a daughter of F M Boland woSe^’action f„ t5fe suburbs of to da y-March 22 through June 21! 'President Joe Delany presiding. | Cologne on March 4. He was shot' i through the leg and the bullet grazed i the other leg. He is now in an army hospital in Paris. This is the second time Lt. Tompkinson has been wounded, the first time being in Sep tember in the Siegfried line in Ger-' many. He is with the Third Infantry! ! division with the First Army under General Hodges. This division was j awarded the Presidential citation in 1 December for its meritorious work in the battle for Duren. SYNOD MEETING OMITTED The Spring Conferences of the Lutheran Synod of South Carolina will not be held this year due to regulations of the ODT. EVERYBODY READS THE CHRONICLE" The favorite family newspaper in the homes of Clinton and adjacent rural areas, Lydia and Clfrton Mills, the Joanna commu nity at GoYRville, and hundreds of men in the service scattered all over the world. ^ . " i ? We are now accepting a number of new subscriptions due to revisions In our mailing list JUST IN CASE you are not a subscriber—add your name to our list today. We’ll welcome you to our family of more than 12,000 readers each week. The cost is less than 4c per week for the paper delivered in your home. All subscriptions payable in advance. Have the Newsy CHRONICLE in Your Home. of this city Special Services At Head Springs Church and railroad centers; slash at Nazis tin the Saar. 1 SOUTHEAST ASIA: Ancient and fabled t!ity of Mandalay falls to British after 12-day siege. PHILIPPINES: Americans drive toward two airfields and capital city A series of .special preaching ser- of Iloilo on newly-invaded Panay vices at Head Springs Associate Re island. j formed Presbyterian church near PACIFIC: Japan admits American Mountville, will begin Friday eve- air attacks against homeland cause, mng, March 23. it has'been' an- even greater damage than heaviest nounced. Services‘will also by held raids on Germany. Saturday morning and eveninjg and ITALY: Italian-based A 11 i e d : Sunday morning and afternoon The bombers, in most powerful assault | evening services will be at 8:30, this year, pound communications in morning services at 11, and the Sun- nor4h Italy, Yugoslavia and Austria [ day afternoon service at 3 o’clock. CHINA: Chinese troops attack The guest minister for the services near three towns along Canton- Hankow railway and three more towns along north-south highway. will be -the Rev. Leon McDil) Allison of Iva. 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