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. I I I » '1 r • * THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read tTHE CHRONICLE j You Don't Get the News S' Volume LXV Clinton, S. C., Thursday, September 27, 1945 Number 39 p L Backward, Time in Its Flight WAR FUNfr DRIVE BEGINS OCTOBER 9 Quota for Clinton-Gold- ville Area $8,800. Work ers Named. I. M. Adair Local Chairman. With wartime coins oat of the picture, and standard time in effect befinninc September SO, firl in the photo has a busy time set- ttaf the clock ahead and tryinf to ficure oat if she will lose or gain Woodrow Cnine Case F F “ 0 '~^ S “' Plans are now going forward for | ^he annual Laurens County National! War Fund drive to be made during I ■ the month of October W. A. Moor head, of Gojdville, ts general county (chairman. A- I- (Gus) Mason is (chairman for the Laurens area, and i I. M. (Mac) Adair, chairman of the Clinton area. The counyt’s quoja is $17,000, di- I vided between the two towns and their adjoining areas. Chairman Adair stated yesterday j that the local drive will begin on, October 9, with the advance gifts committee beginning their solicita tions on October 8., Sub-quotas were announced by the chairman as follows: Set For Trial Today And Enjoy Steak Supper UBOR UNREST PEI TO RECONVERSION Government's Stabili zation Policy Facing Big Test. 1 i The Laurens county grand jury returned a true bill Monday morn ing in the case of Woodrow Wilson Craine of this city, indicted for mur- 1 der in connection with the death on June 10 of Percy Lee Brigman, local taxi driver. Brigman’s charred re mains were found in his burned au- tomobile near Mountville June 17. The case was set for trial today ’ (Thursday). Craine is represented by R. T. Wil son, H. S. Blackwell and O. L. Long of Laurens. The state is represented by Solicitor B. V. Chapman of New- berjy, and Solicitor Sam Watt of the Spartanburg circuit. Local Ration Office Making Plans To Close The Clinton war price and ration office, along with a number in the state, will close to the public in the near future, it was learned yester day. The office is being abolished following the recent removal from rationing of several items and others expected to be removed in the near future. According to Chairman R. L. Plax- ico, two of the employees, Mrs. Al- mon Spencer and Mrs. John W. Fin ney, Jr., will terminate their affili ation with the office September 30, and Mrs. Clarence Galloway on Oc tober 15. The office will then remain open until November 20 with Mrs.* J. Will Dillard in charge. On that date the office, and also the Laurens office, will close and the files, etc., will be moved to Greenville area headquarters which is also expected to go out of business the first of the new year. Young People To Hear Returned Missionary The regular farmers meeting of the Hopewell community was held last Wednesday evening at John T. Young’s fish and game clubhouse with a large attendance. W. P. Dixon, chairman of the Hopewell Soil Con servation Pattern community, pre sided and welcomed the members and guests. J. B. O’Dell, assistant soil conser vationist of the Laurens Soil Conser vation district, discussed the soil con servation district farm plan and used an enlarged picture of a farm cut into sections. As he discussed the various steps in writing a farm plan with the farmer 'he would remove sections of the map and replace the section with the proper practice. When Mr. O’Dell finished his talk his map of the farm showed the va rious fields, waterways, woods and pasture in their proper uses. H. A. Ropp, county administrative officer, AAA, made a report on the amount of money requests of soil building practices by the fanners of the community. His report showed that Hunter township has reported their intention of earning the rise of 97 per cent of the money allotted to the township. County Agent Cannon made a few remarks on the future trend of agri culture and the seeding of fall graz ing patches and small grain. J. H. Talbejt, assistant conserva tionist, Spartanburg, was present and talked briefly on carrying out the plans on each farm. Cpl. W. Marchant. son of A. J. Marchant, Sr., was a- guest for the occasion. A steak supper was served under the supervision of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Young, assisted by Mrs. B. M. Dut ton. Jr., and L. S. McMillian, of Clin ton. T. M. Martin and William J. Wallace of the soil conservation of fice, also assisted with the serving. Area quota $8800 Sub-Quotas Advance gifts 1500 General gifts 1000 Ladies gifts ... 500 Clinton Cotton Mills 1250 Lydia Cotton Mills 750 Hallmark Shirt Co 250 All colored gifts 500 Public schools (white). sponsored by Beta club ... 350 ADMIMSTRATIQft BITLDING—Pictured is the administration build- in* of the Stale Traininc school near here which recently completed its 25th year of service. From a humble beginninc on September 14, 1920, It has grown into a large and attractive village now caring for 973 boys and girts. Dr. B. O. Whitten has served the school as superintendent since it opened. A special article on the institution’s 25th birthday recently appeared in The Chronicle and several daily papers in the state. Local Business Firms To Change Hours When Time Changes 42 Million Dollar Road Building Program Approved For State The Merchants committee of the The state highway department last Special to The Chronicle. } Already well under lay, the great ♦.ask of reconversion, wTtF~itir prom ise of full employment in postwar America, is threatened with delay by impending strikes in major indus tries of the nation. With wage increases heading up the unions’ principal demands, the governments whole stabilization program for the transitional period to normal peacetime production ; hangs in the balance In an effort to held down costs until supply begins to counter-balance demand, the ad ministration has decreed the main tenance of the 1942 price level and : retained broad wage controls. Caught between industry’s reluc tance to grant pay increases under fixed prices and labor's insistence upon retaining high wages, the gov ernment was faced with a first rate economic problem with far-reaching political implications. Having de clared that nothing should stand in the way for speedy reconversion. President Truman was committed to solution of what might well bec-une the most.' difficult of h:s domestic tasks. Though the United States Steel Rural contributions Goldville area ! Mountville Cross Hill Committee chairmen have announced as follows: Advance gifts—T. E. Addison. Business district- der. • — — — rr — -— o*. * i k waavra a 1600 ed t* 13 * new business hours will be- $42,000,000 postwar road program demands for a $2 a day raise to the 250 come effective October 1 when the for the state of South Carolina which most basic of America's heavy mdus- 350 change from Eastern war time to was proposed in 1944 as part of the i tries, supplying the principal mate- bccn Eastern standard time is made. The Congressional federal postwar high- rial for a wide variety of durable announcement to the public appears way act. goods, the unrest in the automobile ! in todays paper. j *j' be program, which was discussed nnanufacturing centers provoked the All stores excepting drug and gro- during a two and one-half hour most immediate concern. -R. N. Blcakwtl- W1 j] a j 8 30 am on Mon-‘closed meeting of highway commis- Even before the United Automo- F. D. Residential area—Mrs C loway. Clinton and Lydia Mills Lockman. Presbyterian college — Kenneth N. Baker. Thornwell orphanage—Mrs. Dennis Sowers. State Training school—Mrs. J. R.i Sloan. Rural areas—David T. Pitts. day, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, sioners, will be officially presented Workers (CIO) announced their E. Gal-i an (j c i ose a t 3 30 p. m . an( j adopted at the next meeting of determination to fight for a 30 per Stores on Wednesday will open at tbe commission, it was pointed out cen t wage increase by the novel 8:30 a m. and close at 12 noon. Gro- la*t week by C. R McMillan, chief [" eans of production stoppage in the cers will open at 8 ajn. and close at highway engineer. biggest pace-setting company in the noon. 1 1 The federal aid program to be as- :r j ustr y* Ford 50 000 em- Saturday opening hours will be sisted 50 per cent by state funds, will. p . f,y f** f* a r * sult of strikes in the and close at 5:30 p.m. , involve the construction of necessary p ^ nls , important subcontractors Grocery stores on Monday. Tues- bridges, roads and city streets! " planning its new bargaining day, Thursday and Friday wll open throughout the state and will get un- et 1 signed out the great General Motors corporation, since GM supposedly sets the wage D. R. Bedenbaugh. Goldville, Cross Hill. Mountvill G. N. Foy. at 8 a.m. and close at 6 pun. Their der way “as soon as possible. Saturday hours will be a. m. and close at 7 p.m. Colored—K. F.. Johnson and Rev.( a m nriH . appro pattern for the entire automobile in- Locol Lions Attend ^^.tt^- M^^^c iLourens Chorter Night Spencer. during rta closed afternoon session. dustry Armed with a $4,000,000 jrar the secondary federa aid system ehest> the UAW threat * ned to halt better known as the ’farm to mar- productlon cnm Ietel in GM planU ket” road plan This plan will consist while permitting full-scale output bv f the low-cost construction of prin- C()|n pe mors . ^ not on , K fipal secondary and feeder roads in All committee workers who will T . he newly or g aniz *d Lions club eluding farm to market rural roads, assist with the canvass will be se ' n Laurens heId its "charter night" rura l mail routes and school bus witn the canvass will be se- ^ last week Wlth H 0 Har _ lected by their chairmen. | mon , £ Lexington, governor of D,s- High School Pupils Deferred From Draft . . 00^ « 1 • » . »• 1 . Roads to be constructed will be tnct 32C of Lions International, as from a hst of ^ 46 coun . guest speaker. The exercises were presided over by Ryan Lawson, pres ident ol the Clinton Lions club, spon sor of the new chib. ties in the state.- each of which has GM see its own market open to in vasion by other companies, but it would also be left far behind in tun ing up production for the race in the prosperous postwar period. While GM reportedly was singled out for the so-called "blockade," the submitted an estimate of population, UAW preserved its strategic position area and mileage. The estimated tig- by also preparing to file strike no - _ . . • a / 1 •* * t. ure for additional roads in all coun- t.ces against Chrysler and Ford The two Laurens county selective A number of Lions from nearby t , es is 4 1893 miles< a total whlch , olher * wo grea t pricers m [he ,n rvice boards have been notified towns were present for the occa- - u nn . . . , ■ t . a " * d producers in the in- service that the induction of high school stu- s *on. dents may be postponed under cer tain conditions. Upon request, a high school stu dent who entered high school before The young people of all denomina tions in the city will hold their fifth Sunday union service at the First Presbyterian church Sunday eve ning at 6:30. The meeting will be presided over by Lucy Thomas, president of the young people’s organization of the First Baptist church. The guest speaker will be Jack W. Vinson, Jr., who was bom in China and whose parents were both mis sionaries in China. His father was killed by the Chinese people when Mr. Vinson was a small lad. Mr. Vin son for three years was a Japanese prisoner in the Philippine islands and gained his freedom only recently to return to this country. Announcement is also . made that Mr. Vinson will speak Sunday morn ing at 11 o’clock at Jhornwell Me morial church. ^ Presbyterians To Hold S. S. Training School A leadership training school for Sunday school officers and teachers has been announced by the First Presbyterian church to be held Oc tober 14-19. A course in children’s work on "The Home and Church Working Together In the Religious Nurture of Children” will be taught by Mrs. John L. Fairly, of Richmond, Va., well known in the Southern Presbyterian church as a leader and teacher. The Clinton club was repre sented by: Ryan F. Lawson, presi dent, L. W. Bullock, secretary, E. M. Timmerman, tail twister. I. M. Adair, 0 P* n Tom Anderson. C. W. Anderson. more his 18th birthriav mav h* deferred i*^- ® Arnold. P. S. Bailey, Hubert various until h.. *7.^ h!,h Boyd. Archie Ciark. C. W Cooper. lh< " r opinions otj South Carolina's era. including the great United SUtea schll un tl he dt£Ln™ stS T H Copeland. Robert Crook,. P"1*>*<' mier-regtonal highway Steel corporation scnooi, until ne di.contmues such . GaUoway j 3 Hart Dr p rank system. In asking a $2 daily wage increase. h?^;v° r F Hicks. W. C. Neely. Wm Brooks . Quite a number of routes, already ^ J-’SW otied the wartime earnings will not be scaled in the actual pro-'dustry. 8 ram - As the powerful UAW maneuvered During the highway commission’s. for a 30 per cent wage increase, the morning session a dozen or equally powerful United Steel Work- official representatives from e rs squared off for a decisive fighf counties in the state aired with 86 of the industry's top produc- birthday, whichever occurs first. A college student who entered his course of study prior to his 18th birthday may have his induction postponed until the end of the se mester he is attending at the time of his orders or until he discontinues his course of study. A student wishing postponement of his induction should write a letter Owens, Lewis Pitts, W. Roy Pitts, Dr. George R. Blalock. Carol W. Cope land and Dr. B. O. Whitten. Officers Named By County Peach Growers have been suggested to"' the body industry, claiming that both during which the subject has been so-called "hidden" and declared pro- discussed. Four, in particular, how- fits approximated two billion dollar^ ever were presented. f°r the 1941-'45 period. Of the total. Local Delegation Attends USW said, 800 milium dollars were A delegation from the local Cham- "hidden" in the form of accumulated ber of Commerce attended the meet- reserves, excess provisions for de- | ing, advocating a RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (OPA) super-highway preciation and depletion, accelerated At a meeting of the Laurens Coun- route from lhe mountains to Green- amortization of wartime facilities, w ty Peach Growers’ association held ville - thence by Laurens. Clinton,, and large set-asides for pensions, to his draft board when he receives ; recf , nl j y at the Agricultural building Newberry, Columbia, Orangeburg to Countering the USW demands, m- orders to report for induction. l in L aurens> 3 oss Templeton of Ow- Charleston. Two new highways in dustry officials declared that any ings, was elected president; Craig tb e state have been approved by the substantial wage • increases would Hunter of Ora, vice-president; and federal highway commission though have to be met Vy, raising prices. Rex Lanford of Waterloo, secretary- appropriations have not yet been wh ich, in turn, would affect the co.-.t treasurer. * made for their construction. a wide variety of durable goods Those attending from here were using the metal If the $2 daily were Rally Day Exercises At Presbyterian S. S. An organization committee was Next Sunday at 10 o>lock. Rally appointed consisting of the three " Boland. C. Anderson, J. H Number of Men To Get Army Release . Several hundred men from Lau rens county have been in the army longer than two years and will be eligible for discharge late in the win ter when it is expected that the point system will be dropped. This estimate is based on the num ber of men handled through the two draft boards, white and colored, by nductions and enlistments in the va- iious branches of the army. It was announced from Washing ton this week that late in the winter the point discharge system will be dropped entirely and two years’ ser vice will make a man eligible for discharge. (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). MEATS AND FATS: R.ED STAMPS V2, W2, X2, Y2, Z2 now valid, expire September 30; Al, Bl, Cl, Dl, El now valid, expiae Octo ber 31; FI, Gl, HI, Jl, K1 now valid, expire November 30; LI, Ml, Nl, PI, Q1 now valid, expire December 31; Rl, 91, Tl, Ul, VI become valid Oc tober 1, expire January 31, 1946. SUGAR: Sugar stamp No. 38 now good, expires December 31.) SHOES: Airplane stamps Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 now good. Day exercises will be held by the elected officers and W. G. McDaniel, F:Ui>. Jr., Tom Addison and L. V> Sunday School of the First Presby- C. B. Cannon, county agent. Laurens, < -” l>op€r terian church. All departments' in the and E J. Poole. Enoree. | ^ school, and also the Rock Bridge and- A. E. Sehilletter. extension horti- LutHcrOfl Men To wiRjinite for the culturist, Clemson college, was pres- The tfer Bethany outposts — special program. The meme for the ent and discussed fertilization, prun- Meet Here Sunday day will be "Keep the Bells Ring- ‘ng, spraying and new peach varie J ing.” - 'ties. Pitts Stock Bought By Greenville Man Clinton Girls On Winthrop Paper Staff granted, it was said, the expense of producing one ton of steel would' jump $6. Pacesetter Tor the industry. U S Steel corporation’s present average hourly wage rate stands at $1 15, with two out of three workers earn ing over $1 per hour. t .u d .u u j / .v "'h'le the developments in the au- The Lutheran Brotherhood of the tomobile and steel ndus-ies over shadowed all other strike threats, the (Continued The stock and fixtures of ’.'lines Piedmont district will meet at St. John's Lutheran church of this city on Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Dr. John L Yost, president of the Lutheran seminary, Columbia, will >n page seven) Kiwonions Meet Tonight City Churches Plan Union Service The usual fifth Sund® union ser vice will be held at the First Pres* byterian church Sunday evening at 7:30. Dr. C. Bynum Betts, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, will the speaker. GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE OR TO TEACH? If you want the Clinton news —have THE CHRONICLE fol low you. Its weekly visits will be'“like a letter from home.” Student’s and teacher’s rate $1.50 for the school year. THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” Marcia Galloway, of this eivt, is , . . . a * n 1 _ , , «dft»r of The Johnsonian. Winthrop SU „ e ? t , At Bush RlVCr SchoO Pitts Store, advertised for p'lohc sale ♦ j . . i. m ^n are invited by the Brotherhood last Wednesday, was purchased for s ' u f nl to heir Dr. Yost. J made its first appearance of the 1945-1 1946 college session this week Jean Layton, also of this city, is an editorial associate on the paper. $1,500 by A. M. Smith of Greenville. Mr. Smith also rented the building and will open "The Army Store" sometime during October, handling a complete stock of men’s wear. County Tax Books n October 15 Whitten Buys Farm Near City Opei Thornwell orphanage has sold the farm known as the Dillard place to According to a notice appearing in Dr. B O. Whitten of this city The The Chronicle today, the time for the farm, comprising 200 acres, lies on opening of the tax books of Laurens the Calhoun highway between the county has been set from October 15 property of R. A. Steer and Lloyd to December 31 without penalty. The Adair. general county levy is 17 mills. Hun- ^ ter school district No. 5 has a levy Friends of George H. Ellis will be of 18 mills, making a total of 35 sorry to know he continues quite ill mills. , i at his home on Calvest avenue. MR. MERCHANT People have money to spend —and are spending it. You can get more and more business by regularly advertising In THE CHRONICLE —the paper that goes in the homes of Vlinton City. South Clinton. West Clin ton. Goldville and the rural sections comprising Clinton's trade i rade area TKE i CHRONICLE 'The Paper Everybody Reads’ The Kiwanis club will hold regular meeting this evening at 7 30 at Bush River sehoolhouse. A barbe cued chicken dinner will be served the group by the ladies of Lhe School Improvement, association of that community. Brown To Address Laurens Club Women Dr M. W. B- , president of Presbyterian 'collegt will be the guest speaker thi . ev« ' ng at Lhe first fall meeting of the Wednesday club insUaurens. Opening, u series of stud ies on the general theme, "Russia In Review,” Dr. Brown will speak on the subject, "ImperiaLstic Russia.’* \r