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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
(dlinton ^lirontfU
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NOBODY'S BUSINESS
By GEE McGEE
TODAY... TOMORROW
By Don Robinson
LEGISLATION—OkMMvr
omy and quality. And conversely, a
curb on advertising would mean less
sales, slower .production, higher pric
es, and poorer quality.
Thursdoy, Jonuory 2, l;941
The
feated
▼oorl
UISE—Undetected
'oorhis bill ought to be de
but what is ^ven more im-
I My New Year’s Resolntions . , .
Resolved- That I won’t think hard ^ vicious practice of Uw-making, portant is to do something to end the
nf tho man nr woman who riishoa in whlch the poople are fooled ioto, systcm which makes it possible for
ahead of me and taLr^my Mrking ^“voring legislation in very much the*a biU to gain popular approval by
snace I am off cussine afiafn*^ Hollywood entices. wearing disguise. It makes it tough
' ^ ^ ® I them into going to a third-rate for us voters when we have to look
r, , j mi. . T 11 1- « II 1 movie, seems to have become ex- to sqe if legislation, complicated at
Resolved; That I will have full re- tremely popular in Washington re- its b^ includes a set‘of false whis-
tspect for my state, county, city and c^ntly. ikers.
lira'll ff'tSTmire i^Mhey would Hollywood, if a Greto Gdrto! It w^’t long ag^hat a price-fix-
reduce taxes. I will likewise have due turns out to be a flop, the.^ bill was passed by congress
regard for red lights, stop signs, short
skirts, painted nails—and policemen’s
whistles.
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1941
We Start Another Year
producers wiU play up the fact that'through the same kind of masquer-
Greta Garbo is in it and not say any-1 ading. That bill, known as the fair
thing much about the story. trade enabling act, was thrown out
In Washington, the idea seems to, of congress when it first appeared.
Resolved- That I will quit trying to'^ features some-1 Then it thumbed a ride on the tail-
, reduce expenses of my household: it’ ^^‘"8 everybody wants and min^l ^rd of a bUl that was sui^e to pass,
dent broke all. precedent by his elec-;(.g„'( ^ without a dissolution * other clause which would be. When the president signed that bill
tion to a third term as chief execu- ’ . . .. .
Another brand new. New Year is;tive of the United States,
here, the traditional time to plan, to runner-up position was the
resolve, to wake up, to stop and, (jj-aniatic photograph showing Secre-
of family ties. I will continue to love i 8*'^®" at-1 the price-fixing hitch-hiker jumped
}my ties. (They are mighty nice ties), |out into the open and said, “I’m the
j , o.-r- — I Resolved: That I will not extend
think. Many people do not kriow.^jjj.y s^imson drawing No. 158 credit to the fellow that says he will
what they can do for the reason they ^ national draft. The fall of pay me next week or next Saturday.! Ple of this practice awaiting action
have never tried. j France and the Battle of Oran was i have no more money to lose on such early at the next session of congress.!
Here on the threshold of the new third. These are considered the really guys. (There ought to be a law). .The bill is written by Representative!
year w-e make this resolve which we'big items of news from the battle! • I Jerry Voorhis, of California, who no
will try hard to keep with your help;, zone. In order then came England j
law!’
j Let’s watch yout for hitch-hiking
Right now there is a good exam- legislation from now on.
FINAL SETTLEMENT
I ORDER
J. L. Rentz, Administrator of tki
estate of Mrs. Hattie A. Whatley, ye.
Mrs. Ruth Watts, et al.
Upon reading and filing the foire-
going verified petition and eonstder*
ing it right and proper that the pi^-
er thereof should be granted;
It Is Ordered:
That the respondents, Mrs. Riith
Watts, Harold Doan and Jolm Dof&
do show cause before me at my ^
fice at Laureps, S. C., on the SIh
of January, 1941, why the prayer oC
the petition .should not be granted.
Let a copy of this petition and oiv
der be served on the respondenti b$r
personal service thereof and if pec^
sonal service thereof caimot be IMmI
let the said Rule be published in IVg
Clinton Chronicle, a weekly pap(^
published in Laurens County, ttt
three issues immediately preceditW
the date set for a hearing herein ilA
let a copy of said Petiiion and Order
be mailed to the said respondents ftl:
their last known address.
J. HEWLETTE WASSON,
Probate Judge, Laurens
County, S.C.
Laurens, S. C.,
Take notice that on the 7th day ofi
Resolved: That I will sit idly by doubt has dropped in on neighboring'January, 1941, I will render a final
‘The CHRONICLE is resolved that heroically carrying on under bomb- ^ and let my competitor cut my throat. Holljrwood often to see how things
it will untiringly strive to,be a better the Italians find a hard, rocky| While he is severing my jugular, he are put over out there,
paper every week of the year, that j road pi Greece, Britain gets United [is likew-ise severing his own jugular.' The glamour, or front, for the bill
we will bring you clean, constructive, States destroyers, Antonescu rules ((Misery loves company, and plenty' is a proposed tax on billboards,
wholc.some, informative new.s, and, Rumania, the British retreat from |of it: the kind of competition we are; Representative Voorhis knows that
that we will serve our generous and. Dunkerque, Russia pays for victory, enjoying today is the cut-throat i there are a lot of people who don’t
patient and appreciated family of land the execution of fifth columnist.. kind). | like billboards. He knows that garden
readers the very best we know how. j What will be the “big” news story j ♦ (clubs and women’s organizations are
Wc have made considerable improve-(of 1941? It may be an open declara-; Resolved: That I w-ill continue to i always protesting against them. He
ment.s to our plant in the past few tion of war by the United States. God Ipay until death do us part all of the knows that legislation to curb bill-
months which enables us to produce; forbid. I money I can rake and scrape on ac- boards is popular. So he writes a bill
a better and more attractive paper. ^ j count—of the wages and hours, the featuring a $l tax on billboards.
We have other plans to put into cf- yi //■ ‘iil- Annin [social security, the unemployment,! That $1 tax won’t curb billbqjards,
feet that will make it possible for us I nG LIlTIG DOX Myain state and county, the city and'and the collection from it by the gov-
1(^ serve you still more efficiently in
The''Little Box" Again
_ . .. _ . With the beginning of another year federal, the school district and thetemment won’t amount to a drop in
the future. We will keep before our The Chronicle, as for several years license and the stamp-on the bucket so far as the treasury is
eyes the star of Hope, with confi-^ past, continues a practice of carrying i luxuries, and any and all other agen-' concerned. But there’s another glam-
dence lliijL.jye.are marching forward its little warning box, usually on the i gjes that tpiy future crack^poLmight i our appeal tj^ed- up with the revenuer
to s{Ul better days. (front page. . 'think up to help destroy my business.'It will be contributed to our defense
And so ending ’40 and stepping out The caption of the box is, “Drive j please tell Bradstreet I am fund. It will help to give us *8 few
into the unspoiled, untried ’41, all of i Carefully—Save A Life.” It is given j through!) (thousand dollars of the many billions
us engaged in making THE CHRON-1 prominence each week in the hope. » j we need.
ICLE pau.se to wish for our subscrib- that it will warn drivers of cars and. Resolved: That I will listen morej
account of my acts and doing as Ad
ministrator of the estate of W. Cyrus
Bailey, deceased, in the office of the,
Judge of Probate of Laurens county,
at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same
day will apply for a final discharge
from my trust as Administrator.
Any person indebted to said estate
is notified and required to make pay
ment on or before that date; and all
persons having claims against said j
estate will present them on or before i
said date, duly proven, or be forever
barred.
WM. J. BAILEY,
Administrator.
Dec. 6, 1940.—2-4c,
CURE—Purpose
But now let’s get lo the point of
Mr. Voorhis' bill. The billboards are
ers, advertisers, patrons and friends trucks to be careful, cautious and j and taijj less; eat less and sleep more;
—a New Year filled to overflowing j courteous, and that all will give their ^^ay nice things about folks or not say
with all good things, and free from i support to this campaign to make the at all; avoid folks who would cough
sorrow, anxiety and misfortune, [coming year a safe twelve months on or sneze in my face; laugh at old (the thing you’ll hear most about, but
1 the highways of Laurens county and jokes I’ve heard before, even if 11 the real story is in another clause
. ^ J 1^1 w u I •. .throughout the state.
A OOOa New Tear naDir l Our record for the year ending
A business man said to us yester- Tuesday was not quite as bad as that
day. "I hate to take stock and am of the preceding year, but it is a
can’t laugh as loud as the teller
laughs; make my present stock of
old out-moded clothes last for the
duration of the war — unless it be-
That clause, down near the end of
the bill, reads;
“No deduction of advertising ex
pense from gross income shall be al
lowed in computing taxable net in-
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alw ay.s. sun y w’hen the lime rolls black one nevertheless. During 1940 , Hornes against the law to look like _^_, ^
around. ^ there were 1/ deaths in this county [that; and, last, but not least, I will! Advertising expenditures of.
While a great many people may ^ as compared to 20 for 1939. This pay my debts promptly and renew (less than $100,000 are exempted.
feel that way about taking inven- means that at the end of every 21 (my notes on time, and smile and _i i— —j_ ...liu P ►
tones, they are important to find out days of the year one person was-smile and smile—if possible.
ju.st how we stand as the old year killed in an automobile accident in' ♦
departs and a new milestone is en- the county. This tabulation includes! Free! Free! Free!
tered upon. , only fatalities and gives no record of| whole country has gone pre-
It is a queer habit, when you st<^ those who were injured. In compari-ij^j^^j^ crazy. Nearly everything you prbfit of $100,bOO, but has spent
-this thing of cast- son with many counties, our figure carries a coupon or a prize of ,$300,000 during the year on advertis-
some kind with it. It looks like you .ing, it must pretend that its profit
can now send in 10 of any kind of has been $300,000 and must pay taxes
This clause has nothing to do with
billboards. It applies to all advertis
ing— advertising in magazines, over
the radio, and in newspapers. It
means that if a company shows a
to think about it
ing up our accounts at the end of is high, while in a number of the
each year and making high resolves larger counties their heavy toll has
to be better in the days that lie far exceeded ours. (wrappers and 15c and get a nice 10cion that amount.
ahead. . * 'Y.® ^ s^n the final fatali-jpj^j. y^^ tops! The purpose is to stop big adver-
But with all its queerness, it is a ty figure of the highway department manufacturer and he tisers from spending big amounts on
advertising.
good sort of habit both for the busi- for the entire state in 1940 In .1939 gg^^ y^^ ^ ggj something that
ness man and individual. We are all there were 3,412 accidents, 476 killed, iy^^ don’t especially need, provided,
inclined, the Good Book tells us, to The National Safety council a few* j course, th^ you enclose only 25c ADVERTISING—Cart
become backsliders, and unless we days ago estimated that American jj^g t^pg ji^jg oj. ^ jj.g. Qn first thought $100,000 might
often remind ourselves of‘our ideals, traffic deaths would mount to at l®»st i gQyyjg|jjjj.jg nothing till you stop seem enough for plenty of advartis-
we are not very likely to get close to 34,500 this year. This figure was al-,j and think, which none of us ever doling. But when it is measured against
them. I most 2,000 higher than the total
We are on a puzzling sort of vpy- 1939, when 32,600 persons were;
a^, and much of the time our des- killed.^ “WUh average^ mcreases of, j \yant to make a few suggestions[a large company to spend. $100,000
tme( " . -
the job that advertising attempts to
do, it is an insignificant amount for
fed landfall seems to be in a stage from 5 to 8 per cent for every geo-|^g g^j. poultry raisers, fanners and'spent to tell 131,000,000 people at^ut
of doubt. Where we are going, what graphical region, the traffic death • ycgg^gj^ig growers. They will have'to la product means an expenditure of
lie.s ahead, no one knows. It is be- picture for the first eleven months premium-wise if they expect to one-thirteenth of a cent on each per-
cause ol such uncertainty that we of 1940 was black in every part ofjggn t^gir wares. For instance, an egg i son for a whole year. No matter what
need, like the traditional recourse of the country, the council reported, ggn^r ought to advertise that he will'kind of advertising a company did, it
the mariner, to look at the stars and The report further revealed that ru-jgjyg g nice frying-size pullet if an! couldn’t attempt to tell 131,000,000
remind ourselves of our charted ral accidents can be blamed for the i ggg_ggjgj. send in 10 egg shells | people about its product with such a
cour.se. ; larger year s toll. It stated the aver- 35^ qj.^ jg gggg farmer wants! ridiculously small per capita expend-
Regardless of scientists telling us'^ge increase in traffic deaths was 3 more roasting ears (in season) 1 iture, ^
that resolution-making is all “hum-'P®,*^ cent in cities, against 9 per cent could tell the world that he willj Instead, if it attempted to get along
bug.” it is well to formulate plans rural areas. gjyg j^jg rattlesnake watermelon on an expenditure of $100,000, it
and “take .stock.’ Have you worked This appalling figure 34,500 deaths; streamlined stripes) if the would have to limit its advertising
hard and well, or have you drifted ought to stand as a danger signal corn-on-cob customer will send in activity to the cities where it could
along without trying, expecting a warn the driving public. lonly 2 bales of shucks and 6 cobs, reach the biggest number of people
gox ernment or some other sort of All over the land safety experts pjgg 4Qg That ought to produce re- for the smallest amount. In the coun
handout or subsidy to keep you go- 3*'® doing all they can in a deter-; '
ing'.’ Have you! been honest and fair effort. to protect, human -life.
in your business, or have you cut the '^'b® rest and this is something that Take a turnip seller for instance:
corners when you thought you could n®®ds to be repeated over and over he should advertise that he will give
get away with questionable methods? up to the motorist and pedestrian, away absolutely free of charge, 2
try towns it would mean we’d stop
Tiearing about new products, and new
developments, so far as advertising
is conc'emed.
Actually, whether the bill passes
Man to Man...
I wish to thank you for past patronage and
extend to you an invitation to moke this your
store in the future.
It Was 33 Years Ago
... that I left J. A. and P. S. Bailey, Merchants,
and started trying to serve the ond Boys
of Clinton and this community. Eoch year hos
given me greater pleasure, because each year
has brought me new friends and new custom
ers. I
TRUE SERVICE BUILDS
FRIENDSHIPS...
I count ray friends and customers my largest
ossets. Sincere good wishes for every doy in the
New Year.
L B. DILLARD
Have you been a giMid citizen? All ■ Safety workers and organizations,' gjgg g^ggl pgtg^ggg if ^he turnip buy-' or not, most companies couldn’t af-l
of the.se questions and many others state and county patrols, insurance ^yjn send him only the roots and ford to cut down their advertising!
just as important that might be asked' newspapers and other af- tops clipped from a dozen tur-j expenditures to l-13th of a cent per
-furnish a good starting point for a f^iated groups, are attempting nips, and 10c of course. The cash isi person. Instead, they’d spend more
New'Year’s resolution. i through educational campaigns to ai^-gyg sent along to pay for the than that and pay taxes on it. But
And above all else we need to every motorist every day w'lth present that the guy is giving away, they’d spend less than they do now
understand that we have been put on 1 ® of warning. They can jg^g cantaloupes, as an example; if —and that would mean just one!
this earth as men and women to ^^®*' helpful advice but they can t the producer will offer 5 full-size thing. Prices would go up. For the
sejve a purpose that is greater than'®.^" your ears and eyes if you de- cantaloupes for only 25c and 10 ad-(primary purpose of advertising is to
ourselves. If we ever lose faith or bberately insist upon being blind and ditional 5c cantaloupes for 50c, an' increase consumption to the point
touch with the truth that man is a ^bey can show* you the road to gxtra cantaloupe will be given to the .where mass production can be most
spiritual being, then regardless of —but they can t make you take individual consumer provided he, she efficient—to the point where a pro-
OWN YOUR
how much or how often we plan and
resolve—it will do us no good.
1 or it will send the seeds from 5 or 10 duct can be sold at the lowest pios-
What Is Big News?
it.
i This war,AS yours. By you is meant cantaloupes back to the seller with(sible price.
! every man and woman who drives a 5c in coin. . You have probably read dozens of
1 car or truck. It should cause you I ^^ examples of how advertising has re-
^ _ I grsve concern as an individual over The spud grower needs help. He ■ duced prices. Puncture-sure automo-
What is big news? The query is^'the appalling destruction of human 1 should offer to trade a nice ‘ green-. bile tires used to cost $25 to $40.
oft€‘11 asked of newspapermen as to bf® caused by speed, rfecklessness, 1 and-gold potato bug inbedded in Now punctur-proof tires cost less
what means they take in determ in-[ ca*’®l®ssness and the increasing prev- beeswax for the eyes of only 25 (than $10. Advertising made mass
ing the really big news. There is alence of dangerous drunken drivers spuds, provided—as you have already production possible. Mass production
rc'ally nb set plan for determining it,'Oi’t the highways with liquor stores guessed—that the buyer enclose with; meant a better product at lower cost,
no lint* which can be drawn. It’s jUst tbeir convenience located every, the potato eyes (just referred to) the The same formula applies to radios,
that the new'spaperman through ex-^^®''’ ihiles throughout the state, sum of I5c. Don’t get the idea that it automobiles, electric refrigerators,
perience in handling items knows the' Thousands of lives would be saved by don’t cost something to catch a po- canned goods, or most anything else
minute he sees a story whether it is fbe observance of these two iron tato bug and mash him into a pretty, you can think of,
really big news or not. H you drink, don’t drive. If little cube of beeswax. If the manu-| There’s no'’doubt in most people’s
What is big news to one may be you drive, don’t drink, facturer gives premiums (or rather minds that advertising leads to econ-
trivial to others. A young woman will H’s a war, we repeat, a never- sells ’em) with everything, why,
«;a> the account of her marriage is ending fight to protect and save hu- should the farmer not do so, too?'
the big event of all. That business is man life, the other feUow, your fam- (p. s. Don’t fail to give your name
moving upward sounds best of all ‘lies anc9 friends, or maybe your own and address). j
to the hard-nressed business man of self.
naiu p ^ subscriber-friend As Laurens county citizens let ns SPECIAL UNTIL FEBRUARY 14
resolve to do our level best to keep Woman’s Home Companion, Amer
takes control of a steering wheel.
ANNUAL MEETING OF BfEMBERS
recent years.
said to us recently that the most im
portant item he had ever read in his
“favorite newspaper” was the an
nouncement of the birth of his first
grand-child.
Each year the various news agen
cies about this time list the ten big ,
news stories of the year; that is. the( The annual meetir^ of the mem
ten which in the opinion of the of- here of the Citize^ Federal ^vings
ficials are really the headline news L^ Assoclahon of Clinton,
items of the year. The election of J":' election of directors
President Roosevelt to a third term, and for the ^ansaction of any other
(after he drafted himself at the i^®
cago convention) is considered by the|held at its ol^ m ClMUm, S. C., at
Aviated Press as No. I in the ten 12 o clock, P. M., on Wednesday, Jan-
great news stories of 1940. The topi nary 15, 1941.
position was given because the presi-! 9-2c B. H. BOYD, Secretary.
the figure for ’41 at zero. This is a ican Magazine and Collier's—all three
timely challenge to every one who 14 months for $4.75.
JAMES W. CALDWELL
CaU 276 Clinton. S. C.
NO’nCE TO STOCKHOLDERS
The regular annual meeting of
Stockholders of the Commercial De
pository of Clinton, S. C., will be held
Tuesday, January 14, 1941, at 4:00
“O’clock p. m., in the office of the D^
pository, to elect directors for ensu
ing year, and to transact such busi-
ness as may come before the meeting.
H. D. Hezury> Vice-Preaidefit.
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