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Thursday, July 19, 1945
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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As Washington Sees It..
THE NATIONAL SCENE
Special to The Chronicle.
Washington, July 17.—A spite fight;
in the house of representatives, which,
resulted in 10 war agencies being de-!
nied any funds for the fiscal year]
which began July 1, is one of the
most stupid and time-wasting exhi
bitions which the house has put on
since Pearl Harbor.
The fight came as a result of a
preliminary tussle • over the funds
needed to carry on the work of the
Fair Employment Practices commit
tee. When it appeared that this com-j
mittee, which is concerned with anti-
discrimination in employment, might'
be discontinued, 'the supporters of the ]
-committee retaliated by eliminating'
funds for other leading home-front
agencies. And although the majority j
of the house had no intention or de
sire to eliminate these other agencies,!
due to parliamentary trickery the
measure was put through without
providing any funds fok them.
If approved, by the senate—which)
every house member knows it won’t
be—the measure would eliminate en-;
tirely not only the FEPC, but also the
War Production board, the War La- 1
bor board, the Office of Defense
Transportation, the Office of Eco
nomic Stabilization, the Office of
Scientific Research and Develop
ment, the Office of Inter-American
Affairs, the War Shipping Adminis
tration, the Office of War Informa
tion, the Office of Strategic Services,
and the Petroleum Administration
for War—at least some of which are,
vitally necess.ary for continuation of!
the war. Except for the delay itj
might cause, many government of-,
ficials would like to see the senate I
register its protests by refusing to
consider the house bill until it is
completely rewritten.
When Mr. Truman appoints a new
secretary of the treasury to take the
place of Henry Morgenthau, Jr., who
resigned, it will be the sixth cabinet'
appointment he has made in his short
time in office. Harold Ickes is now
the only remaining member of the!
original Roosevelt cabinet. And the'
resignation of Justice Owen J. Rob
erts from the U. S. Supreme Court
leaves Chief Justice Harlan Stone as
the only member of that body who
was in office when President Roose-j
velt entered the White House. It is
not expected that President Truman i
will announce new appointments un
til after he returns from the Berlin!
conference.
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In spite of shifts in demands, man
power shortages and engineering dif
ficulties, the United States broke all I
records for war production in 1944,
according to figures just compiled by
the War Production board. Stating
that the output of munitions alone!
totaled $61,310,000,000, J. A. Krug,
chairman of the WPB, said: “In 19441
a flood of munitions poured from |
our forges and foundries, mills, fac-'
tories, and ordnance plants to a
height and at a speed that could |
hardly fail to inundate those who lay|
in its path.” Among the most out
standing production figures for 1944!
were: 96,359 planes, including 16,048,
heavy bombers, 30,889 ships, 17,565
tanks, 152,000 army aircraft rocket
launchers, and 1,436,774 tons of artil
lery ammunition.
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President Truman’s recent order
for the navy department to take over
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant,
where a strike had been in progress
for a month, set the pattern (for what
he will probably do in other cases
where strikes seriously interfere with
necessary war production. The strik
es were told that if they did not re
turn to work these penalties might
be invoked; cancellation of draft de
ferments, immediate induction of
those qualified, refusal of statements
of availability necessary to get other
jobs, and cancellation of supplemen
tary gasoline coupons.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A LIFE!
SO FAR THIS TEAR THERE
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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
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Jap Fleet Refuses U.S. Challenge
As Carrier Planes Raid Tokyo;
• World Studies Big Three Meeting
Released by Western Newspaper Union
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Whea •plnlene are eieretee* In thee* eelamne they are theee e#
Western Newspaper Unlen's news aaalyets and nat aseessarily at this newspaper.!
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For the Week . . .
South Clinton News
MRS. NELLIE McCLENDON,
Correspondent and Representative
visiting her sister in Goldville. Posey DaVis and Mrs. Claud Par-
Mattie and Jimmy.. Overstreet are rish. Each member remembered the
spending the summer in Columbia girls with a gift,
with their grandmother, Mrs. Alma Sgt. Bryant at Home
Lee. Sgt. Eugene Bryant has received a
Vriginia Overstreet is visiting her discharge from the army on the point
aunt, Geneva Brown, in Vaucluse. system. He has served 32 month*
G. E. Godfrey of Laurens, is visit- overseas and was in severa4 Euro-
ing, Mr. and Mrs. Matt v Davis. peans battles He will make h»
. Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Godfrey of home in Florence.
W- WiHiam* and an< * i Laurens, visited Mr. and Mrs. Matt ♦
Mrs .J D. Hairston and Mrs Helen Davis Sunday . ;f : B lrthday ,
Caldwell of Charleston visited Mr., Mr Lucile Abercrombie visited M r ,' r £ Whitmire had a bir 4 h-
and Mrs E. W. Shirley m Seneca ; Mrs Broadus and Geneva Aber- day j ul y' ,5^ hltmire had a blrth
Friday. Mr. and Mrs Shirley and| bie in Laurens Sunday F . y v ‘ ... . . ; . .
, returned M and Mrs Forrest Benjamin j hir ^H a v r T” W celebrate ^
and Misses Sallie Ann and Stella bir , hda * Jul * 20th -
Duckett of Laurens,..^were Sunday Wilson Barnes celebrated a birth-
guests pf Mr. and'sMrs. Jesse Duck-,^ 3 ^ Wednesday.
e tt. Sgt. Ernest Prince will celebrate
Miss Erline Tinsley of Greenville, ^‘- s bi^hday July -4th.
Clifton Lee and children
^vith them for a visit.
David Satterfield, S 2c, of Camp
Peary, Va., spent the, week-end with
Mrs. Satterfield and mother.
Mjrs. David Satterfield and son,
Jerald, have returned from a visit
is spending a few weeks with Mr.
> her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fate, and Mrs. George Andersoq.
j Crocker, in Winston-Salem, N. C.
Misses Bernice, Catherine and
Belle Nelson spent the past week-
fheir mother, Mrss. Minnie
end with fheir mother, Mrss
Nelson, near Clinton.
Pvt. Thomas McCoig of Camp
{Croft, visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. McCoig, during the week
end.
Mr.’ and Mrs. J. S. Navy and chil-
Friends of Pfc. Marion Lawson Will
be interested to learn he has arrived
in New York and is expected home
soon.
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Birth Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Overstreet ah-
notince^the birth of a daughter July
16. Mrs. Overstreet is |the former
Miss Maybelle Gregory.
Marion EJallard will celebrate her
birthday July 23rd
Mozelle Nelson celebrated a birth
day July 17th.
Yvonne Bennett will have a b'irth-
day-July 18th.
Elaine Bennett will observe her
6th birthday July 20th.
Mrs. Pauline Lawson cflebrated
a birthday July 13.th.
Barbara Ann McCravy will cele
brate a birthday July 28th'.v
Rothie Robinson will celebrate a
birthday July 22nd.
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U. S. FLEET :
Another Challenge
Supplemented by land based fight
ers and bombers, more than 1,000
carrier-based planes of the 3rd Fleet
attacked Tokyo. Showing his con
tempt for Japanese air and fleet
power, Adm. William F. Halsey is
sued a list of ships taking part in
the action and invited Nips to come
and meet in battle. This was the
beginning of big scale operations
against Tokyo. Former attacks were
limited to 500 or 600 or less planes.
The carriers launched the mighty
procession while standing a few hun
dred miles off the Japanese coast.
Future daily raids will continue with
number of bombers and fighters
reaching 2,000 or more.
BIG THREE MEET:
Six Weeks for President
Accompanied by a staff of advi
sors, numbering ^00, including the
new secretary of state, James
Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman
arrived in Potsdam to attend the
long-planned Big Three meeting. In
Europe he was joined by General of
the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower and
the joint chiefs of staff.
The President will be away from
Washington at least six weeks, at the
conference, visits to London and in
spection of American troops in Eu
rope.
Germany to Pay
The Big Three power reparations
commission sitting in Moscow has
taken, as the foundation of its nego
tiations, 20 billion dollars as the
total value of compensation to be
exacted from Germany. It is not
expected that final division of this
sum will be allotted until after th
Big Three meeting in Potsdam
OVER THE TOP:
Bond Quota Doubled
The goal of the seventh war loan,
14 billion dollars, was almost dou
bled as final tabulations were made
on the closing date. Henry Morgen
thau, retiring secretary of the treas
ury, made the announcement in his
"valedictory” speech.
Sale of all classes of bonds totaled
26 billion, 313 million dollars. The
"E” bond quota of four billion dol
lars was almost attained, a mark of
three billion, 976 million being
reached. This was the issue that was
intended particularly for "small”
buyers. <
Total sales to individuals amount
ed to eight billion, 681 million dol
lars, surpassing the eight billion dol
lar goal by a wide margin. Pur
chases by banks, insurance com
panies and other financial institu
tions accounted for the rest of the
bonds sold.
PHILIPPINES^
A Great Record
The Filipino people ^re fully capa
ble of governing themselves, Gener
al Mac Arthur told the members of
the Philippines congress in Manila.
Their combat record, the general
went on, is the best assurance that
they can handle their peacetime af
fairs efficiently.
He said that he was "fully con
fident that the American people will
do everything within their power
to assist you to your national des
tiny." The occasion was the formal
presentation of orders making the
general an honorary Filipino citizen
and a lifetime field marshal of the
Philippine army.
MORE SHOES
As a result of army order cut
backs to become effective in Sep
tember, there will be an increase of
3,000.000 pairs of civilian shoes per
month.
The council based their hopes for
a more generous issue of civilian
ration coupons on an increase in the
supply of sole leather.
The industry was given a 60-day
period to prepare for increased pro
duction to meet civilian require-
dren visited Miss Sarah Fuller in
'Greenville Saturday, and also Mrs. Discharged From WAC
Roselle Farr in Woodruff Sunday. P't. Glayds Medlock of Walla With The Sick
,i| Mrs. Mary Kelly and Mrs. Helen Walla, Wash., har received an hon- „ prman _ ,. . .
Mk* 'Goings visited Mr. and Mrs. Rex."fable discharge from the Womans ' d-mr/th. r!l J •' ‘21 ‘ I
Crow in Woodruff Sunday. Arm, Corps after six months ser- iu n^dmnrg he pa., w.x.|v
L Mrs. Eda Ballard of near Honea vice. Mr. and Mrs. Medlock will •* "> •«
w* r-v /-»wv* r\ i *-> } i r> ♦ /~vr\ OH . I vi > H S >. 1*01. t .
{ M rs. J R. Mosier is ill at her home
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Wilkes of And-1 Discharged From Army Ka Vx n
.1. i j „ Mrs. Pauline Lawson has been ill
erson were the week-end guests of Cpl. George Simpson, son of Mrs. . , p
j Mr .and. Mrs. G. H. Jackson. | L. L. Simpson and the late Mr. nome on pme street.
■ Mr. and Mrs. G H. Jackson visited Simpson, has received an honorable
! relatives in Inman last week discharge from the army after four
Mrs. Yred Gardner of Newberry,' years and four months overseas in
Dutch amphibious forces made and Mrs. Clint McCoig of Green-, Hawaii, Guadalcanal, Northern Colo-
two new landings on the north shore, wood, spent Thursday with Mrs. T. mons anc^ the Philippines.
of Balikpapan bay to loosen Japan’s G. Smith.
The American public is responsible for forcing U. S. war vela to ride p a th, is visiting Mrs. Minnie Harvey, make their home Jn Clinton.
uncomfortable day coaches, as pictured above, says Undersecretary of f 0 a few weeks
War Robert Patterson. New regulations bar civilian use of sleepers on
short trips.
PACIFIC ACTION:
In Borneo
last grip on Borneo’s vital oil. * j Mrs. Clarence Dunaway and chil-
Opposed by determined Jap small Iren and Mrs. Geneva Passmore and
Surprise Party Given
The beginners Sunday school class
arms fire, the Dutch landed on'children of West Clinton, were Sun-i honored little Elaine and Emily Ben-
Teloktobang and Kariango penin- day guests of Mr
sulas, completing encirclement of Longshore.
the lower Balikpapan bay. | E. M. Dees of Pineville, N. C.,
is visiting . Mrs. Tracy Dees this
In China week
By capture of Tayu, head of the Tracy Dees, S. 1c, of New York,
mercury ore . mining region in is spending a leave with Mrs. Dees
Kiangsi province, Chinese troops and children. »
severed Jap communications with Mr. and Mrs. Walt Kirby and Mrs.
Kukong, rail center, 125 miles north Curtis Jackson visited Mr. and Mrs.
of Canton. 'Milton King in Greenville Sunday
and Mrs. Clyde nett with a surprise party Tuesday
at six o’clock at the church. Elaine
and Emily are to leave soon to make
their home at Thornwell orphanage.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Nothing Serious
Wrong with Many
Hard of Hearing
If you »r« temporarily deafenrU. bot-
narad by ringin*. bulling head noian
due to hardened or ca>eruUue<i wax
(cerumen), try the Ouriae Home Method
tact that ao many nay haa enabled them
te hear well again. Yoa maat hear better
after making thia simple home teat er
you will gat your money hack at on
▲ah about Ouriae Sac Dropu today
SMITH S PHARMACY
“The Rexnll Store”
In liberating Liuchow, Chinese
troops also scored new gains along
I Envelopes!
There is No Scarcity in Our Plant
Mrs. Helen Caldwell of Charles
ton was the week-end guest of Mrs.
both the Liuchow-Kweilin highway Paul Taylor.
and the Liuchow - Hengyang rail- Mrs. Neil Ballew has been visiting
road. ^ er son ’ Cpl- Floyd Ballew, in St.
MEAT OUTPUT: j Mrs. Margaret Worthy and daugh-
Cote n Rnnst ter visited Mr. and Mrs. Troy Hath-
Lreta ci uuum CQX [n Greenwood the t week _
A first step towards increasing end
meat production and equalizing dis- ^rs. Edward Knight and son are
tribution was taken by the new sec-!
retary of agriculture, Clinton P.) _
Anderson, who outlined the require-
ments which must be met by small j f
slaughterers seeking to get from
under quota limitations and ship
ment of non-federally inspected
meat over state lines.
Rep. Stephen Pace (D., Ga.), who
succeeded Anderson as chairman of
the house food committee, promised ™
that the committee will continue to
keep a vigilant eye on the food situ
ation. Next to the armed forces, he
said, comes the American people’s
claim to American-produced food
products, except where shipments
must be made to "meet the calls of
humanity.” Mr. Anderson had pre
viously stated that European de
mands are in for a "stiffer examina
tion.”
Certificates will be issued for
slaughterers permitting unlimited
slaughtering and interstate ship
ment. ^
CONTINUED TROUBLE:
On Labor Fronts
Loss of the closed shop provision
and retroactive benefits was held
over the heads of the New York
Newspaper and Mail Deliverers
union by the WLB, in an effort
to end the strike which deprived
New Yorkers of their newspapers.
Two Fort Wayne, Ind., papers, the
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette and the
News Sentinel, were tied up by
strikes.
Strike action against eight inde
pendent Chicago radio stations was
called off by representatives of the
Radio Broadcasting Technicians
union (AFL) following a confer
ence with station officials. Both sides
agreed they would leave settlement
of the dispute to the WLB.
In Detroit a walkout at the Dodge
truck plant offset a return to work
of 824 Graham-Paige workers. One
thousand persons were sent home
from the Dodge plant because of a
strike pf 11 paint sprayers who had
been getting 15-minute relief periods
each hour and who, according to a
Chrysler spokesman, wanted 20-min
ute periods.
Sixteen thousand five hundred CIO
United, Rubber Workers were on
strike at Firestone at Akron, Ohio,
and the Goodyear Tire St Rubber
company, employing 16,700, was op
erating under navy supervision. The
navy took the plant over after a
20-day strike.
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SOAP FAMINE
Increased domestic buying of soap
has resulted from suggestion by Her
bert H. Lehman, United Nations Re
lief and Rehabilitation Administra
tion director, that ratipning of soap
be started.
The emphasis placed on the
world’s tight soap situation has
brought about critical shortages in
many sections of the country. Man
ufacturers state that there is very
little that can be flone to increase
available soap supply and nothing in
the way of substitutes is available
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