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* \ rr t ■ / ■; ■; S'' ■>■' -Vv.; t;,; }■;'¥S ■ ;S PAGE TWO THE CUNTQN CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 3. C. / ^ THURSDAY, MAY 8«, 1940 DEFENSE of DEMOCRACY Editorial, The New York Times Last week the Senate in two stJc- cessive days passed without a single dissenting vote two bills appropriat- TWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESDON By LYTLE HULL tHE DEFENSE PROGRAM The excitement, at the moment of this writing, is slowly dying down. tion brought on by starvation, and despair. But only as a powerful po sition to help in a situation which CASINO THEATRE MONDAY AND TUESDAY^ June 3 and 4 “Rebecca” With LAURENCE OLIVIER, JOANjing the tremendous total of $3,300,- Americans who last week visualizedj may otherwise become hopeless and FONTAIN, GEORGE SANDERS, JU-1000,000 for the War and NaY^y de-| Hitler on the steps of the White I beyond redemption. DITH ANDERSON. partments in the coming fiscal year. I House within a few months, are be- Squabbling among ourselves and As skillfully as a scalpel in the ^Within a week, in other words, the ginning to realize that he still has a trying to make someone else the hands of a great surgeon, tlys pic-' .Senate had held hearings, debated j long way to go even if he wins goat is not conducive to the swift ture from Daphne du Maurier’s novel tliese greatly increased appropria-, in Europe j cooperative action which we now of the same name lays baie the tis-‘tions requested by the president ^d excitement, however, has had plan. There is, at the moment, a sues and exposes the workings of its passed them. by i^lf, thisj^^ beneficial effect; it has'appraised tendency on the part of some to place characters’ minds and emotions. step gave remarkable evidence of American citizens of the fact that the blame for our present predica- It is, first and foremost, a crafts-1 the unity of the nation in its reso'j this country is woefully unprepared ment on the shoulders of the presi- for a big defease program, and one certain way to make the effort .suc cessful: First: It will provide military and naval and, to some exIiMt economic, purity for this entire iMHnisphere. Second:' It will provide. employ ment for millions. Third: It may really “save the world for democracy” when the pres ent struggles in Europe and Asia begin to disintegrate into hopeless chaos. j And co-operation is the u ay to ac-t Trees more than 100 feet high are cpmplishment. I found well north of the Arctic Circle. (Incidentally, it will relieve the at-, mosphere of the fetid but far from sta^umt breaths of those various “fifth .c^umn” enemies of mankind. Tt will still the ceaseless chatter of our now bold communists; it will quench the bellowings of the btmd- ites; it will hush into frightened silence the puerile prattlings of the . ;)arlor pinks; and it will put a dam- t ’)er upon the itch for idiotic and inimical isms.) man’s picture, and one long to be lution to improve its defenses, as remembered for"* its * adroit blending i well as a demonstration that in some of the component arts of the motion respects democracy in a crisis can picture. . act with the vaunted speed of totali- •News." 10 A. M. Show—MONDAY. 10c and 25c WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY. June 5 and 6 ‘One Million B. Ci” tarian countries. to absorb tremendous punishment J dent. With no knowledge of where where abroad; and would even have | it has gone, these people are ex- to absorb tremendous punicshmentl citedly accusing him of having wast-i at home before it could stop a pow-1 ed seven or eight billion dollars buy erful nation, or combination of na- j ing a few dozen anti-aircraft guns. But this action‘by itself is no moreitions, which was foolish enough to a few hundred airplanes and some than the first step that it is neces-j invade this side of the world. I top heavy warships. *ary for us to take. The prospect is still far less promising than one would like to admit that the further steps which are vital will be taken U] The principal reason for rejoicing j This sort of talk is ridiculous and at this awakening is that we will j harmful. A careful study will dem- be prepared (or should be) to assert onstrate that we have the finest fleet . an overwhelming power for good,) at present in existence and a little at all or taken with the necessary when the European war finally is de-; looking backward will show that this fullness and promptness. cided one way or the other. Most [fleet would be even more powerful if our representatives in Congress had been instructed by us to allow I the American ^ple ^^e unalterably opposed to in- LANDIS, and LON CHANEY, JR. his message that they must recasti foreign wars, but few “firJinnv (rPt Ymir P^^^^-lwill object to our country lending y tion. true. The Arnen-jg helping hand toward a sensible With ^MAY ROBSQN, HARRY can people, in fact, must recast Ibeir j affairs of a stricken DAVENPORT, MARGOT STEVEN- thinking about their whole economy. • particularly as that settle- SON and HARDIE ALBRIGHT. ’ •GREEN HORNET” No. 2. 9:30 A. M. Show—WEDNESDAY. 10c and 15c We can no longer afford to fritter profoundly affect the wel- our energies and waster our resourc- r?' •es. W’e can no longer afford, if we ever could, boondoggling, waste, po- ' litical subsidies or the misguided type of legislation that discourages on 'shackles production. We must raise' our production to the maximum FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, June 7 and 8 “The Blue Bird” In Technicolor! fare of our own country. Human nature is the same the world over. In your town, the man you go to, see if you are in trouble is the “biggest” man whom you know. You may have other friends the president the even greater funds for enlarging it—for which he has continually asked. The president has been the out standing advocate of preparedness, but every time he opened his mouth, some, fine fellow accused him of wanting a big military and naval force for the purpose of getting us into war in Europe. No—it is not the president who f IRST OMt HORGt thin RU NORM Ut Nerf* fcodi)i5cir-fadktwic>Mloii«.yiwMy>i mmrw» Uimmpdam m mipm jiMJ9i>i[> b !l II ironias. whiter, hM awir JL We must learn, and quickly, to mob- more, but just the [is to blame; nor is it the congress, olize and concentrate our man powerman form is we—the people whose wishes W11, QHini FV TFVIPT F QPPiMt- materials at the points wher«i^^'^*‘;f a"*?. ^ ^ congress mi^t and does obey.j most. We have got toP‘°" would^act the same way.|but cant obey if we are so unm-j B\INGT0N^ NIGEL BRUCE. GALE j lesson that what is spent Great nations do likewise. It isiterested anl lackadaisical that we !•! If^rf • d« Ml* C«»kliif —JB bdMi Rhi mi llBCtrie ruqpM for all PImm ... to sdMtilc SONDERGAARD, EDDIE COLLINS.,, „ .. * f • *u for one thing cannot be spent for See the great fire in the Green Forest'- The Land of Memory where soother, that the men an ^ taken for one thing must be taken I normal urge of human nature, j haven’t even the energy to enunci- "materia'ls• makes sense. If the United]ate those wishes. So why not forget 'States maintained a /huge fleet in all about this feature of our troubles p^ple never die*-The Land ot the =“>d Future, a kingdom in the cloudsi The if they l^ted a standing army ot two million men; if we had an air force which would insure this whole hemisphere; we would certainly be secure against interference from Power &*og« cooks clooocr, casior. ctoapor. Soc to Spoad Wdls. Saa aiao toa Sopar Coooaotrator Gas kaage. In bomars aaaa faal...its Kaiacto Platas Sara heat. '’** Philippines: 1898-1946.” “A Door Will Open.” - “News.” 10c and 25c Palace of Luxury, where nobody f au- I rnu a auiaikeep sHcrcd political cows, pays for anything! The trees that I . . come alive — the cat and dog that There is no evidence that Washing- talk! See all its spectacular wonders!' learned this lesson. Con- The MARCH OF TIME unanimously voted biUions the MAKLH OI- TIME -- The ^ That is necessary. 1 But the a leaning problem of our -( budget has been treated virtually as if it did not exist. No strong voice has been lifted to demand economies (o otiset huge defense appropriations. ^ To vote more money for defense—es- , pecially when taxes are not even mentioned—is politically popular. To I vote either for taxes or reductions in expenditures in other directions de- mbnads foresight and courage. They!’ without, and would probably be the means of savii^ Europe from some desperate political and social condi- gang up” with our president and with our congress in a united determination td make this entire hemisphere so unquestionably secure from any conceivable combination of social or political adventurers that fear on that score will cease to be a factor. There are three powerful reasons SEE NOHOi BEEOfE YOU BUY! > Broadway Theatre .MONDAY AND TUESDAY, Jijne 3 and 4 “The Man From Dakota” With WALLACE BEERY, JOHN HOWARD. DOLORES DEL RIO, DONALD MEEK and ROBERT BAR- RAT. Two men and a girl challenging adventure with guns drawn! South ern beauty shares strange fate with Yankee fugitives behind Richmond’s battle lines! Dangerous love, split- second escapes, thrill upon thrill," in a land gone mad with war! “Artie Shaw and His Orchestra.” Cartoon, “Busy Bakers.” In Old Natchez.” “News." “ 10 A. M. Show—TUESDAY. 10c and 20c WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, June 5 and 6 “Charlie Chan In Panama” - With SIDNEY TOLER, JEAN RO GERS, LIONEL ATWILL. MARY NASH, SEN YUNG, KANE RICH- IVIOND. “Over The Moon” In Technicolor. With MERLE OB- ERON, REX HARRISON and LOUIS BORELL. “Valley of 10,000 Smokes.” 9:30 A. M. Show—THURSDAY. i 10c and 15c J FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, | June 7 and 8 | “Heroes Of the Saddle” With ROBERT LIVINGSTON, RAYMOND HATTON, DUNCAN RENALDO and PATSY LEE PAR SONS. Those gallant buckaroos, “The Three Mesquiteers,” are ridin’ the range again! Shootin’ and fistin’ for justice and decency. An action thrill er for action lovers! "ZORRO’S FIGHTING LEGION” ' No. 4. Cartoon, “Harvest Time.” “Bows and Arrows.” Comedy. 10c and 20c NEXT WEEK— • DR. KILDAIRE*S STRANGE CASE ” "BLACK FRIDAY," with BORIS KARLOFF. PRATHER-SIMPSON ^ FURNITURE CO. ‘‘THE HOME MAKERS” CUNTON, 8. C. are not being shown. A^ striking illustration of the in ability or unwillingness of the poli-* ticians to recast their basic thinking came in the passage by the house last week, by a vote of 354 Yo 21, of the $1,112,000,000 relief bill for the next fiscal year. Even this does not represent the real size of the re lief appropriation, because the $975,- 000,000 for WPA can be spent in eight months. The plain facts is, however, that we can no longer af ford the hybrid WPA system, which provides neither normal employment nor sound relief on a basis of family need. It is fantastic that, in the face of the present crisis, we should still be inventing projects to “give em ployment,” when the task before us ought to be so appallingly clear. The Federal government should be ar- tanging for the indirect employment or the direct training in defense work j of those now on WPA who are fitted for such work .or training; it .should! take care of the rest by setting up a cooperative Federal-State system of direct relief on the model of the old-age assistance program ...We can deceive ourselves for a long time about money matters by printing bonds and other promises- to-pay which look like money; but we cannot add to our available sup-1 ply of men and materials for nation al defense by printing facsimiles of them. If we remove the artificial barriers to production, our defense needs and our normal needs together will provide employq|ent for the men, machinery and capital now idle. If we are to maintain our present living standards and also arm our selves to the extent necessary, we can no longer afford to dissipate our great potential strength; we must direct it to the points where it counts most. HARRIS IN DILLON W. W. Harris, publMier of The Chronicle, after several wedu’ ill ness at his home here, left tilie past week for Dillon, yrhere he will spend about ten days resting and re cuperating. Mrs. Harris and daughter, C(Mr- nclia, accompanied him to Dillon, where they are at the hcrnie of Mrs. Harris’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bethea. Friends of Mr. Harris wiU be glad to know his condition is mudi hn- proved and that he expects to re turn to his office in the next few days^ REALfiSTATE FIRE mod UFB INSURANCE LOANS FINANCED ON REAL ESTATE B. H. BOYD Tci^hoae No. 6 Ginton, 8. C. A strolling fiddler gave Paderew ski his first lesson on a piano. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice diat on tiie Sth day of June, 1940, I will render a final ac count of my acts Md doings as Ad ministratrix of the estate of Mrs. Fannie Kelley, deceased, in ^ of fice of the Judge of Protete ot Lau rens county, at 10 o’clock ajn., and on the same day wiU apply for a final discharge from my tnist as Ad ministratrix. 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