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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
Thursday, March 23, 1944
BIRTHDAYS AND
ANNIVERSARIES NOTED
The Chronicle Extends Greetings
To Those Whose Birthdays and
Anniversaries Occur This Week.
AROUND THE TOWN
Incidents, Unusual and
Ordinary, Gathered On
Our Rounds.
Maximum prices
Set For Solid Fuels
A. R. P. Youth To
Me^t Here April 2
Babies Neglected,
Survey Indicates
Kiwanians To Have
Musical Program
_Maxjmum prices for solid fuels in
| Laurens and Newberry counties sold
i and delivered by dealers have been
i set by the office of price administra-
LT. JOHN SLOAN who is with the tion, regional office,' Atlanta, the 1b-
Army Air Coips, has arrived safely, ca j board' announces Prints arp as!
TECH. SGT. L. E. BIG&EE, who
has been stationed in Orlando, Fla.,
with the air corps, has been trans
listed: 1 J ternoon and evening of April 2.
High volatile bituminous coals: ra lly is expected to bring to-
Egg and block, lump or chunk coal:' ® et ^ ei a ^ ollt ‘5 delegates from the
Mr and Wlin ine ai ‘ corps, nas oeen irans- t:iuun. cuc«i. . ; 7, : ° the faculty of Joanna schools, Gold-
and Miss, faired to Camp Stewart Ga. MWJta. $9 55; 1.000 lbs.’$5.03; 500 X. R p. chirches"o< Laurens, Spar-'the article added. greatest vil,e ' wi " render a musical program.
Newberry
Cpl. Haul Benjamin, bq,tn or wnom *
arc m fnreian service, had birthdays Lejeunne, N. C., and has been^trans- «erv 1C es.
the 21st ferred to Cherry Point, N. (T^ 7
Kf^th Adair had a birthday l7ues- overseas
cay, March 21.
Today's birthdays include .Miss
Virginia Henry, daughter of Mr. and
Byrd McMillian of Washington, D. C., DAVIS. V. PITTS, pharmacists ‘os $2.64. i tanburg, Greenville and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. S/Me- mate second class, of the navy, now Stoker coal: 2,000 lbs. $9.15; L000 count j es
Million. [on duty with the Marines, has com- lbs_ $4.83; 500 lbs. $2.54. | The j heme for the i ns p irationa i
Lt.. Pauline Benjamin, ANC, and P le !! d n ;V foui ; ^nths course at the Hfi ^ 1 ^" s rn ar ^ aIs0 . s . ei , U P f ° r ' service is “That I Might'Know Him.’*
Cpl. Paul Benjamin. bq,th of whom Field Medjcal Service School, Camp dealers concerning special sales ^and Business will include reports of
t xr ^ j - ^rv.cei | ^ during the church year
i r*nmincr voor m' u k , which closes March 31 and election
McMillan Finney, pharmacists mate Friends of W. DENNY PITTS, of ot officers for the new church y ear -
third class, anA Mrs^ Finney are ob-, The Navy.. son ot Mrs. Nannie A. | mf d f , an Y ^?. ia hU h r 2fIlT .tJl.
serving their first wedding anniver- Pitts, will be interested to know that, where h h k !
sary today. he has been promoted to seaman first ^ actlve P art
Jimmy basque, son of Mr: and Mrs. class.- He is aboard a Landing Ship
Roy Casque, was five years old the Tank somewhere in the Pacific.
21st SGT. HOVEY REID serving with!
Mrs. Marion Nabors will observe a'a medical corps has arrived safelyl
birthday Saturday. j overseas, according to word received)
Mr and Mrs. Harry League have a by Mrs. Reid,
vedding anniversary the 25th. £ T CLYDE S. SMITH. JR., for-'
»,ugene Galloway. «i Jacksonville. mer iy of this citv. recently arrived
l a., lo: nierly a: :h;> city, celebrated
,t biithtiay Suiulay ' ...
StatT Set. Rober! B Holland ob-,
; • \ t'O a bn thiiay March 17.
Kelly Dixon ot Talladega, Ala., !
v. ho in.nit lus home here last year,
v 1’ celebrate a birthday the 26th
Hoh: ,e
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According to announcement by; Washington, March 19. — Warning) The Kiwanis club will meet
M;iss Ann Townsend of Greenville, i tha t in our haste to destroy the ene-| night at 7.30 a { Hotel Clinton
leader of the Central District Young' m y “we may destroy ourselves,” a
PeoplJs Christian union, the spring 1 Woman ’s Home Companion survey
rally of this organization will be held 1 released tonight reported an “appall-
with the Associate Reformed Presby- j in 8 neglect and mistreatment of in-
Prices are as! terian church of this city on the af- : fants” in families of war workers a nd
to-
service men.
Social workers report that infant
neglect cases are increasing twice as
The Music and Good Fellowship
committee, with Julian Bolick as
chairman, will have charge of the
program. Miss Annette Moorhead,
student at Coker college, Hartsville,
and Miss Kitt Ferguson, member of
the faculty of Joann^ schools, Gold
in campus activities.
NEW TESTAMENTS — A gift that
will be prized by the relative Id
service. Chronicle Pub. Co.
article added.^Whilfe the greatest
baby boom in the nation’s history is
in full swing, mothers are destroying
the normal pattern of family life by
going to work in war plants, it said.
Eight million women, a substantial]
■percentage being mothers, are be-;
lieved to have started vtork since
1940.
AIR CORPS STATIONERY, genuine
engraved, attractively boxed.
Chronicle Publishing Co., Phone 74.
WANTED
Ladies to work in the after
noons and on week-ends.
Apply Manager—
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in Sardinia, according to word re
ceived by TfTs aunt, and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Young. I
A Busy Time
THEODORE TODD and BROWN
TODD/sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Todd of near here, who volunteered
Holland’, ot the navy, son ,f or / erv i ( . e in Navy shortly after
md Mr>. T. .Irby Holland. Pearl Harbor, have been together on
v. .11 ob.'t i ve a birthday, Saturday. the same ship since they entered the
Mi- (». \\ Addy- celebrated a service. Th^v are now somewhere
birthday on March 10; her grandsop/i n England. Both were home for a.
a German flag to their pareD.*r as a
souvenir.
WE CAN HELP MAKE IT EASY AND PLEASANT FOR YOU....
IN YOUR FARMING, YOUR CLEANING, YOUR PAINTING, ETC.
■'Sunii
jy ' Bobo, o:
f Spartanburg, hfid
. bm
tiulay on tht
■ 20th: James Addy
XV ill l
■t It'bi ate Ms
on March 26,* iind
Mrs
Algie Bobo i
>f Spartanburg, for-
Yorlv
' of this city,
will celebrate her's
vn th
e 28th.
L:.
Carroll C.
Brannon, ‘serving
.th
the armed f
orces in the southj-
v .C>t
Pacific, and
a former resident
. f thi
s city, had a-
-birthday March 15.
Mrs. Selma Adair received the
• pu/ple heart” which had been
awarded her son, PFC. DARRELL
FRANKS, recently for wounds re- \
ceived during the Sicilian campaign.
Darrell was hurt when he jumped
with his paratrooper outfit and was
a hospital patient for some time. He
is now .stationed in England, and haS|
been overseas for a year. Pfc. Franks
was in the invasion of Sicily and
P.-T.A. To Sponsor
Egg Hunt,
The Pdrent-Teacher association Ital . v ancl h . as k een stationed in Ire
pon-or an egg hunt Friday, land a-ml^North Africa since he left
7. at four o'clock at the First, tiie States.
In the box with the Purple Heart 1
will be 10c each. Prizes are ' ver< ? some handkerchiefs from Ire
land which he sent his mother. -
April
Presbyterian church.
Tick
t y be awarded for finding golden
*-dgs and the largest number of eggs.
I e cream, and ifomemade candy will
Ue sold.
Children of the community are in-
\ .ted to attend the hunt.
In last week's issue of Time maga
zine a picture appeared of COM
MANDER D. J. BRIMM* JR., “chauf-
fering” King and Queen Langlan,;
rulers of Majuro Island in the Mar-;
ENGRAVED Calling Cards for arm? ’ Shalls< which the American forces
and navy officers. An ideal, usefu* have recently acquired, in an Ameri-,
gift, for father, husband, brother or! can Wp. Before the 'jeep ride the
friend. Ask to see samples. Chronicle nav y men § ave a party for the royal
Publishing Co. Phone 74.
Your soldier or.
sailor relative or
riend will ap
preciate one of
these Sterling
Silver Identifica
tion-Bracelets.
Beautifully,
strongly made.
$3.95 up ‘
Engraved Free
family.
J Commander Brimm is-a son of Dr.
D. J. Brimm of this city. He is com- |
mander of Acorn 20 Seabees and has!
1600 men in his group. Planes* tanks, 1
ships, jeeps and horses are all used!
in his outfit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pack have re
ceived a message from their son,
JOHN WILLIAM PACK, seaman 1
first class, stating he has arrived in
the States after 28 months of sendee
in the south Pacific. He is stationed
in Bremerton. Washington, and ex
pects to arrive home about April 1
for a visit.
Emil Ludwig, nationally known j
biographer and lecturer, was a recent'
visitor at Winthrop college. After ad-!
dressing the student body he was in- 1
terviewed for The Johnsonian. JEAN
LAYTON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs/
H. C. Layton of this city, with Mary
Neal of Florence, had the distinction
of making the interview and their
picture appeared in the college pub- '
lication. Jean is. studying journalism
and is outstanding in many, college)
activities.
J.C.THOMAS
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WATCHMAKER
A FAU MIGHT
COST-you 11.000
if you should fracture a
leg or suffer some other
serious injury. Would you
have to pay hospital, doc
tor and other bills out of
income or savings? See us
about Accident Insurance.
S. W. SUMEREL, Agent
Jacobs Building—Phone 80 ,
CLINTON, S. C.
♦
MISS CAROLYN HOBSON, daugh- I
tec*, of Mr. and Mrs. Pat H. Hobson
Of this city, has been elected secre
tary of the boarding student council
.at^jueens colllege. Charlotte, for the !
COUNTY LAGGING
FAR BEHIND IN
RED CROSS DRIVE
A total of $12,163.71 had &en re
ported. yesterday as raised in the
, Amencah ‘Red Cross V^ar Fund quota
of $28,500, it was announced from
headquarters office in Laurens. This
indicated that less than- half of the
quota has been subscribed. -
Several rural communities had ex
ceeded their quota, according to the
, figures given out.
Laurens city, exclusive of the in
dustrial areas, had gone over the top
by turning in $6,515.85 on a quota
i of $j*000. I
Cyn toy city, exclusive of the in-
! dustTWareas here and in Goldville,
1 had reported $3,872.88 against a
; quota of $5,000. I
! , Communities reported through yes-
] terday were:
Bailey $ 68.05
| Brewerton t 83.25
Gray Court 377.50
Hickory Tavern 121.54
Laurens City 6,515.85
Laurens Colored 41.00
New Prospect 38.60
Ora y ... 73.40
Trinity Ridge 77. 130.00
Warrior Creek 96.00
Youngs i . 105.50
Eden : *.... 66.00
Shady Grove 30.50
Oak Grove ..j. 36.00
Clinton 3,872.88
Clinton Colored 34.64
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SUPS
See us for your SEEDS, PLANTS and SPRAY MA
TERIAL. We have an extensive stock and can supply
whatever you need.
~ SEED CORN—LESPEDEZA—COTTON SEED
Repair Your Machinery!
Repair four old Planters, Distributors and Turn
Plows—very few new ones will be available this spring.
We Have the Full Cole Line
— and Repairs
Walking Cultivators, Drag Harrows, Dixie Boy Plow's,
Oliver B. C. 13-10 and Goober’s Long Climbing Plows.
Plow Stocks, Handles and Parts.
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BEST PRICES
IN TOWN
ON FEEDS
—STARTING MASH .
—LAYING MASH
—GROWING MASH
, —SCRATCH FEED.
—HOG FEED s
—DOGT FEED
—DAIRY FEED
—SWEET FEED
—FEED OATS
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Check This List
For Your Needs!
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Back Bnds — Plow Lines
Garden Rakes — Cotton Hoes
Manure Forks — Bush Hooks
Post Hole Diggers
Horseshoes — Collar Pads
Shovels — Hame Strings
Trace Chains — Horse Collars
Bridle Bits — Spading Forks
Sand Screen Wire
Field Tool Handles — Guns
Mail Boxes, Porch and Rural
Blind Hinge Set — Axes
Hoes — Shovels — Scoops
Aluminum Paint
Sash Cord antF^Pulleys
Mattocks — Picks — Spades
Roofing Cement
Garden Hose Potato Hooks
Pokers — Tongs — Shovels
Stove Pipe — Elbows' —
Dampers
Heavy Water Hose
Paint and Varnish Remover
Barn and Roof Paint
Awning and Canvas Paint
Trash Burning Heaters
Portable Grates, 18” and 24”
Galvanized Smooth Wire
Heavy Milk Cans
Wooden Pails „
Leather Horse Collars
Locksets — Butts — Hinges
Egg Baskets
Flexible JSIass Wire
Roll Roofing — Screen Wire
Log and Well Chain^
Lanterns — Roofing
Cotton Rope — Xcut Saws
Pressure Canners
Ironing Boards and Pads
Mops — Floor Brushes
Feed and Water Troughs
Braided Electric Wire
Weatherstrip — Putty
Liquid or Paste Floor Wax
Shellc Substitutes
Masonry Waterproof Paint
Step and Extension Ladders
Wallpaper Cleaner t
Cabinet Hardware.
Tie Out Chains — Hammers
Asphalt Shingles
Hardware Cloth — Lanterns
Window Glass—Grass Shears
Hand Saws — Garbage Cans
Plumbing Supplies
Metal Feeders and Water
Fountains
Garden Plows
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WE HAVE THE MANY
THINGS YOU NEED
Steel Wool — Dry Mops
Wet Mops — Furniture Polish
Old English Wax
. Glass Cleaner — Brooms
Galvanized Buckets
Wallpaper Cleaner
Scratch Remover
Venetian Blind Brushes
V^all Brushes—Paint Cleaner
Garbage Cans
Wool Dusters—Scrub Brushes
Floor Paint — Wallpaper
Floor Varnish
Get Your Garden
Started Now!
We Have Complete Stock
Garden, Lawn and Farm Tools
Spade Forks, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75
R akes 85c* $1.00, $1.25
Potato Hooks $1.25
Small Tools .. . . .. 15c, 25c, 35c
Manure Forks ... $1.25 and $1.35
Post Hole Diggers $2.25
Pruning Shears .... $1.00 to $2.75
Sherwin-Williams
PAINTS
NONE BETTER ANYWHERE!
Including the Famous
KEMTONE
Miracle Wall Finish
$2.98 Gallon
One gallon does average room!
HAVILAND
CHINA
In the lovely Apple Blossom
Delaware Pattern .
Will Contribute Immensely To A ‘
Well-Appointed Table . . . ' .
Delight Your Guests!
CUT CRYSTAL
STEMWARE
In the beautiful Romance and
Oradea Patterns
, $1.00 Piece
Lea Cut — 35c Piece
IRONING BOARDS
Sturdy — Well Finished
$3.75
IRONING BOARD COVERS
$1.29 and $1.75
SPRAYERS
$4.95 and $5.95
Hand Models:
25c, 50c, $100
Geo. A. Copeland
Serving This Community Since Horse and Buggy Days — 1891 . .
Phone 61
STEP LADDERS
Metal Reinforced, All Sizes
$3.50 up
Son
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