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i •*V- 7 * THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, June 14, 1945 Darlington Sheriff Dies In Auto Wreck; Former Thornwell Boy Lancaster. June 10.-—Charles A. Grinnell, 40. ^eriff of Darlington county, and Roland W. Dixon, 35, of Route 1. Darlington, an insurance agent, were instantly Killed about 5 o’clock Sunday -morning when their car overturned and burned up. The cause of the accident is un known. It occurred near Flat Creek high school, 15 miles easft of Lancas ter, at >the intersection of highways- No. 9i No. 903 and No. 902. % The Pontiac car, registered in the name of C. A. Grinnell, -evidently PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF GOLDVILLE MRS. CECIL O’DELL. Correspondent and Representative Pfc. William P. Byars of Fort My ers, Fla., is. spending five days here with his rrfother. Mrs. ij. P. Byars', while enroute r to Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Byars of Charlotte, N. C., joined him here.' Pfc. Pete Jenkins leaves Thursday for Fort Bragg. N. C., after a fur lough here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Jenkins., Mr. and Mrs. J. D. O’Dell, Cecil O'Dell and Bud O'Dell spent the week-end in Fort Mill with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Templeton. Jimmie Tem pleton returned home with them tor SENATE VOTES EXTENSION OF PRICE CONTROL Washington, June 11.—The senate Sunday Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wofford tonight approved a one-year exten- of near Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Jer-jsion of the price control act after ry Wofford of Newberry, Mr. and OPA opponents slipped through a Mrs. Herbert Owens and son, Stan-; last-minute amendment which un- ley, of Clinton and Mrs. Grady Spires, i wary administration leaders later Celebrates Birthday ■< turned over three times, wtih Dixon's f -a-pek-i body being thrown out, whil^ Sheriff | ' ,, Grinnell’s body in the car burned be-. Miss Omefa Pdttersoh is spending yond recognition. ' His identification • the ^eek in Clinton with Miss Faye was tentatively made by local oflfi- j Patterson. cers who found his driver’s license j Sgt. S! A. Beasley spent the week of three categories of meat — beef, lamb and pork.. It was approved, 36 to 31, and the Thomas amendment was killed automatically. The senate then rejected, 41 to 26, a proposal by Senator Robert A. Taft, Republican, oif Ohio, which would have required a profit margin for non-agricultural products based on 1939 levels. It was then that Wherry and Ship- stead slipped in their amendment. Before administration forces realized! what had happened, the amendment! Mickey and Tommy, celebrated Mrs.' denounced as "unworkable Grady Spires’ birthday with a picnic flationary.” at Five Mile Drive in Newberfy. ; The amendment, offered by Sena- WflQ flnnrnv „ H thn pvt*™™ art Mrs. Spires received a number of tor Kenneth S Wherrv Reoublican WaS a PP rove ® and the extension act Pi ft* , ' ' , ?t -, Jrf. was sped to the house by voice vote. , of Nebraska,-and Henrik Shipstead, 1 "T ~ ... i Republican of Minnesota, would out- Bane-Hughes Wedding | law any price ceiling*which fails to The wedding of Miss Edith Bane give farmers a "reasonable profT” of Boise, J Idaho,, to Lt. M'ikell G.ion any agricultural commodity. ANTISEPTIC / iQlill)' Cl l /iSf r Hughes of the United States Airi j n effect, it establishes a double Corps of Goldville, was solemnized standard for figuring agricultural in the Epworth Methodist church of p r j C es—the parity formula used to [Goldville June 10 at 5 o clock. j maintain the normal relation be- ... ^ l i The church was beautifully decor-1 tween industrial and agricultural and bunch of keys. Positive identifica-! end with Mrs. Beasley, the former ated white gladioli and pink' commodities, and the new cost-plus lion was made by officers of Darling- Miss Vivian Arthur. and blue hydrangea. 1 J system. It was approved by a 37 to ton, summoned here through a Ma- ■ Oh Saturday Jobe Davenport, Bill irr and blue hydrangea. Miss Carleen Turbeville, pianist, 129 vote. First New General Motors Cars To Be 1942 Models were sonic ring worn by the sheriff and Murrah and Virlyn Davenport were Miss Annette Moorhead, violinist, | ; Administration i leaders bridge work in his mouth. visitors in Columbia. , and Miss Margery Hughes, vocalist,, cbught flat-footedi ' Sheriff Grinnell wasj one of the; M rs Bryce Little and children offP rese v n t ed the wedding music. ^ Senator Scott W. Lucas, Democrat, youngest sheriffs in the South. He Columbia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. j The bride was lovely in a becom-, of Illinois, protested after the Vote was born in Greenville couhty, July j m. Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil ing white street, dress with white that he didn’t know what he was 17, 1905, the-feon of Mrs^Eva Grinnell o’Dell this week. accessories. She wore a corsage of j voting on until it was all over, and the late M4r. Grinnell. At an early Miss Brenda O'Dell was a guest of age, after the death of his father, he Miss Rose Ann Little in Columbia entered Thornwell orphanage in Saturday. i Clinton, where he remained several Mrs. Beatrice Moody and son Pun- grApm, years. In his early teens he began j t i n( spent Sunday with, Mrs. R. L. l red rosebuds. i Democratic Leader Alben W. Bark-! K . VS>K _,..., ev. R. A. Hughes, pastor of Ep-! °f Kentucky, said the proposal 1 duction this year, Mr. Sloap said that wqrth church, and father of, the'had seemed “so ridiculous nobody gr^pm, performed the ceremony, i thought it was worthwhile to debate C* Turbeville, of Gray lit.” making his own livelihood and later^’ebb near Clinton. |Court, uncle of the groom, assisted in! He added that the only liope now came to Darlington to become asso- pvt. Eugene Bowers of Camp But- , the ceremony. * s that the provision will be elimi- ciated with the Southern Bell Tele-! n er, N. C., Mrs. Bowers and chil- aftpr thp rprpmnnv nate d in the house or in conference phone company, a position which hei dre n of Prosperity, are spending the th : vnnnt Pnimil ipft for MvrtlP between the two chambers. He held for 17 years. [week with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Mor-' r p ^ warned that,the measure, in its pres- He later became a Darlington g an . county deputy sheriff and following' Cpl. and Mrs. Frank Farmer and the death of Sheriff Coker several; children of Congaree Field, Colum- years ago he was appointed sheriff, bia, were week-end guests of Mrs. In 1943 he wa$ elected sheriff again Sinqe becoming sheriff^ the young ent form, would be "far more infla tionary” than any of the restrictions previously suggested by opponents and would “create chaos in the ad- cfficer and his deputies ‘have aver- ; Phillips since Cpl. Farmer has been aged at least 1,000 arrests a year. He transferred. ' 1 was a member of the First Presbyte rian church of this city. Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. James Fulmer aq Lila Phillips. Mrs. Farmer and chil- nounce tb e birth j of a son Monday, | mod jtj es a reasonable profit, dren will make their home with Mrs.‘^ une mb, at Hays hospital. | Barkley succeeded in heading off , one restrictive amendment by Sena- Birthdays Pvt. Mack Brown of Camp Butner,, Evelyn Lever has i N. C., is spending a furlough with June 17th. I processors of all agricultural com- Shenff Grinnell is survived by his I his family here. j. t. Franklin has a birthday June' modjties a reasonable profit. 'With, Faces Lifted r Wilmington,. Del., June*-! i. — The first automobiles to roll off the as sembly line of the General Motors corporation this year will be the “1942 models with their faces lifted,” Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., chairman, stated at the annual j meeting. As to prices, the G. M. executive served notice on the public not to. expect a $500 car, but added that the company “would endeavor Ho keep; the price of the new Chevrolet as low as possible.” Discussing the prospects for pro- of the 200,000 car quota established by the government for the final three months of 1945, General Motors would produce about 95,000 cars.; While it would be up to the industry to get its own materials, he said he did not believe there would be too much difficulty in this respect, al- i though upholstery and tires may pre sent something of a problem. At the same time, Mr. Sloan warn ed the public not to look for any of those new sleek streamlined post war models for two years, anyway. When they do come along, however, widow, the fbrmer Miss Katheryn Mrs. Hugh Brock, Mrs. B. F. 1 17th. Wicker of Darlington, and a daugh- ; Sample, Mrs. John Weathers and' • Tdday is t<%;'Miss Dofis Grinnell; his mother, Kathy and Miss Mary Nell Sample; birthday. Mrs. Eva Grinnell of Asheville; a 1 spent Monday in Greenville. Evangeline Godfrey’s tor Elmer Thomas, Democrat, of Ok- | they "probably will contain more of, birthday , lahorna,' ’Which would have allowed lighter metals, such as aluminum and I magnesium. Doors made of these ma- ‘ terials, for instance, would be much easier to open and close, the G. M. I official said.—Wall Street Journal. I brother. Ernest, and a sister, before marriage, Miss Robbie Grinnell. LOOSE LEAF BINDERS for business checks. Economical, handy and easy to use. Chronicle Pub. Co. ' FARM LAND FOR SALE! Rolfe Clark has a birthday June He offered a substitute whiclv fe- stricted the provision to processors PRESCRIPTIONS and SLIDE-RULES ... • Oolv the trained specialist can gain the utmost service fromaslide rule. And trained specialists are required, too, to compound exacting pre- scripuons. Don’t take chances with sc important a matter. Bring vour pre- scription here, wnere highest ethicai standards are main* tained; where quality phar maceuticals and only skilled pharmacists are employed. )■ Smith's Pharmacy The Rexall Store 4 Kf IrfSlRlPfiUN is Mrs. Joe Purdy’s Mr. and Mj^,Walter Wright and 9th. son, Junior, who leaves for the Navy ( June 17th Thursday, were we^k-end guests of i birthday. Mrs. Marion' Hamm. j Mrs. Thelma Foy has a birthday Mrs. Ray Surratt and children,, tomorrow, June 15th. Marian and Clarke, of Baltimore, Joan Reeder has a birthday on Md„ are spending this week with June 19th, and Mrs. Frank Reed- , Mrs. Surratt's mother. Mrs. Marion er’s birthday is June 16th. | Hamm - Emmet) Thomas will celebrate his | Mr. and Mrs. F. G. McHugh and birthday June 16th. jchildren of New York City, N. Y.,; Elvin Stevens of the Merchant | [ Mrs. J. S. Kell and daughter of Try- | on, N. C., were week-end guests of ! Dr. and Mrs. Boyd. Johnny Mc Hugh of New York, who has been ; spending the week with Billy Boyd, TRACT NO. 1—275 acres, 140 returned to New York with Mrs. acres in cultivation, 40 acres ofi McHu sh. pasture, balance in pines and). Miss Betty Ashley of Greenwood, cedar. Two tenant houses. Be-p"'; L ’ tween Clinton and Laurens Mrs . Bobby Jean Plott and Miss Near County Home. Price, $20 Gladys Willingham are attending Tuesday per acre ’ ' W ^ r ^ SU ^ mer T Se !‘ 00l i ; u „! Mrs. John Gaskin Were co-hostesses. TRACT NO 9 acre* kih 30 Df MrS ^5 ltnaan and 1 Twenty members were present. 1 KAt 1 N(J. -—2dO acres, lob | children, Pfc. and Mrs. Charlie Girk ( The aU arterlv renorts were made acres in cultivation. 100 acres Ih and Peggy visited Mrs. Gary Martin durinE the b usiness P hour wire divided into six different and Mr s- Cicero Wheeler in Green-.j Mrs Cecil O'Dell gave L an inter esting program on “Juvenile Delin quency.” ■ ■ Marines, has a birthday today. Mrs. Sara Starnes Feltman cele brates her birthday June 16. June 18th is Barbara Dickey’s birthday. Maxie Brown will celebrate his g birthday June 15th. W. S. C. S. Meet The Woman’s Society of Christian Service met with Mrs. Ed Hunnicutt evening. Mrs. Lib Hair and BELK'S Re member Dad On His Day June 17th pastures. Eight-room colonial wo ° d Monday house with electricity. Good barn, 4 tenant houses, 2 wired weelt aa a amp aw s ! The hostesses served sandwiches, with electricity. This place is' Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Galloway andP and cookies - suitable for cattle-raising. Near ' '' schools and churches, on pavecL road. Price, $25 per acre. children had dinne;* Monday In Betesburg with Rev. and Mrs. M. K. Med lock. Elvin Stevens of the Merchant Ma IN MEMORIAM ■ ■ ■ ■ GIVE HIM SOMETHING TO WEAR Make Dad Happy With A STRAW HAT $1.49 to $5.95 Light, cool, featherweight and ventilated styles. Gen uine panamas, cocoanut and other fibers for hot weather wear. In memory of Lula Ann Dominick, | TRACT NO. 3—343 acre*, 100 Tines, is visiting his family here for; 'j 111 ® daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. § acres in cultivation, balance in|* If” <*•)»• I The Starnes family has received 1944. She \*as bom May 20, 1942. S pulpwood. Two tenant houses, r\ u word through Bud that he is in ai l>oth with electricity. One barn. Texas hospital. Pvt Crawford A precious one from us is gone, Price, $15 per acre. I Starnes has been overseas over two TRACT NO. 4—309 acres, 160 years. A voice we loved is stilled. Her place is vacant * And it never can be filled. ,.. .. OA . | Mrs. Cecil Farmer is spending a acres .n cultivation, 30 acres in Iew days with c , Farmer at ch forgotten bottom and balance m pasture, Po.nt. N. C. wTen at timis S,e, us smile and timber. Three tenant houses, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Abrams and Little do thev know the hurts and good barn. Five miles from!^nda visited Mr. and Mrs. P. L. At- * Clinton. Price, $20 per acre. TRACT NO. 5—146 acres, 100 acres in cultivation. Five miles . „ That one’s smile hides all the while, taway in Whitmire Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Hunnicutt 0 l |Thank God her slee P les s nights are Ninety-Six, were Sunday guests of over, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunnicutt. | Her P ains she wil1 feel no m ore, For she is gone to be with Jesus . .. •, f Mrs. E. G. Kav and son Fdrfv arp For she 15 6° ne to be with Jesus trom Clinton, 4i/> miles from 5 re rm Hpavpn’c PtPmaiiv hriirht chnrp r_„ldvillp Throp tenant i s P end >ng a few days with Mrs. Kay’s 0n Heavens eternally bright shore. Mr. and Mrs. J, T. Dominick and Son. Goldville Three tenant houses,! parents> Mr and ' rs Robert Cok ; r s | two with electricity. One barn, in Williamston. Mrs. Kay’s brother’,! Price $4,000. Milton Coker, who has been a pris- TD \r'T vn c cn oner in Germa "y for several months,! LEGAL PAPERS —Note and Mort- TRACT NO 6 — 75 acres, 50 „ at hom^ eage , Crop Mortgagei B m of Sale, acies in cultivation, balance in ♦ (Title Real Estate, Mortgage Real Es- timher. Two tenant houses, both ' , Morton Hamm Home tate. Chronicle Pub. Co. with electricity. Near church 1 s \ Sgt - Morton Hamm, son of Mrs. and school. Between Clinton and; n f 15 home for a fur lough following his arrival in the ; states after being a prisoner of the Germans in Austria for thirteen months. Sgt. Hamm is well and happy to be here. He reports to t Miami Beach., Fla, when he returns.' ■ I Goldville. Price, $3,000. A. L NEIGHBORS Clinton, S. G. R. F. D. No. 1 When Your Back Hurts - And Your Strength and Energy Is Below Par It may be caused by disorder of kid ney function that permits poisonous waste to accumulate. For truly many people feel tired, weak and miserable when the kidneys fail to remove excess acids and other waste matter from the blood. You may suffer nagging backache, rheumatic pains, headaches, dizziness, getting up nights, leg pains, swelling. Sometimes frequent and scanty urina tion with smarting and burning is an other sign that something is wrong with the kidneys or bladder. There should he no doubt that prompt treatment is wiser than neglect. Use Doan’i Pill*. It is hettaato rely on s medicine that has won county wide ap proval than on something less^^vorably known. Doau'i have been tried and test ed many years. Are at all drug stores. Get Doan t today. Doans Pills Birthday Party On Wednesday evening Mrs. C. W. I Chandler entertained with a party honoring her daughter, Virginia, who was celebrating her fifteenth birth day. ■ Thirty-five guests, were invited to help celebrate. Virginia received many lovely gifts. Mrs. Josephine Young of Clinton, Ted Ellison and Fred Coleman assist- ' ed Mrs. Chandler in the games and serving of refreshments. Card of Thanks • To our friends everywhere may, we take this opportunity of thank ing each one of'you for the flowers,! cards and every kindness shqwn! during my illness. Your prayers, sympathy, thoughts and every concern during our pe-1 riod of anxiety over Morton’s miss- i ing and being a prisoner were ap- 1 premia ted so very much. We are glad to have you rejoice with us in his ^iome coming. We pray God’s richest blessings on each of you. Mfs. Marian Hamm and family. ■ > / kl -■ c 4- j Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS .. .and... EMEALMERS AMBULANCE SERVICE <■, Phones 41 and 399-J L. RUSSELL GRAY and ’ V. PARKS ADAIR. Gen. Men. -fi May we suggest: ARCHDALE SHIRTS $1.88 They’re smart in style, tai lored to fit, sanforized shrunk. In - smart stripes, solids and whites. Sizes 14 to 17. BONAIRE ^SHIRTS $1.48 Quality-made Esquire SOCKS 35c — 3 pr. $1.00 Longs and shorts, some with elastic tops. Whites, pastels and dark shades. Sizes OVjj to 12. Cheney, Botany, Wembley TIES $1.00 and $1.50 All quality brands ’in color ful new summer patterns. He will appreciate one of these. Give Him a Pair of Smart SLACKS $3.98 to $7.50 Cool as a breeze — these lightweight slacks in v fay- on, sharkskin and # other weaves. Plain and pleated fronts with zipper closings. Many smart shades to choose from. I Give Dad Comfortable, Soft HOUSE SUPPERS - $1.49 to $2.98 IF... you want to sell to get the most money for your car— IF . .. you want to buy to get the most car for your money— See Giles Chevrolet Co. Sales — Service Phone 26 Dad will love a phlr of these soft, comfortable Slip pers. In tans and blacks. Sizes 6 to 12. ■ ^ Another Shipment of DISHES... 5fi to 35c each Come early Thursday morning for choicfe selections. Thousands of pieces to select from—Cups, Saucers, Cream and Sugars, Dinner Plates, Bowls, Fruit Dishes, Platters. Many beautiful patterns to choose from. i mwmrtm t t