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jn% Poge Four (SI;? (SUntott OlliranirU EsUblblMd IM# WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE’PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $1^0; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general Interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its corresp<mdents. THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C. * * • , 'ii • # ♦ * ‘ , NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGee TODAY... TOMOmOW More and Better Pork for the Sooth I seeker-terry of the agger-culture, By Don Robinson' Thursdoy^ Fobruqry 27, 1941 I Washington, d. c. VNEMPLOTEl>~<,llM7t For the last ten years it has been anybody’s guess just bow many peoip pie there were out of work at any* particular time. No actual count w'as made until CLINTON. S. C., 'THURSDAY, FEBRUARY *7, IMl February Birthdays While February, which leaves us tomorrow, is the short month of the calendar so far as days are concern ed, it certainly is long on birthdays. Few months have given to the world such an iflustrious group of men and months period there had not been an automobile accident death in the deer sir; mr. slim chance, jr., has benn turned down by ^ the draft onner march, when the census takers j coimt of 2 flat feet”with falling ardi-:TOunted every nose ini ers, and 1 weak eye,'and one nearly^® United States — and found out; deaf ear and a shoilness of breath.imany noses were,J)eing| he is now back home and is plan-j*®P^ ^ grindstone and hoWj ning to go back into the farming and; people were looking for work.' stock raising game, he has choosed to! government adding machines grow pigs, hogs and swines instid y®^ finished the huge Job of cotton and wheat ansoforth. he has! Setting exact totals, but vdien the rented the lucas place wh'ich is owm- \ figures are available here is ed by the govverment already, it in-1 what they are expected to show: hairted the land from sam lucas Seekmg work 5,110,270 county and that no accident of any when he bought 2 cars, dhe for his- consequence had occurred thus far this year. Diligence of law enforce ment officers in the county and an seif and one for his wife, he could not own cars and'land both, so he decided in favvor of cars. On public emergency . work 2,380,082 Those are the figures for last March, however. Since then many of those seeking work have found jobs in defense industries. So, by the time increased safety consciousness on the, chance wants to know if the- . „ ♦Ko Fif^ credit by | gowerment aid department will fur- the final figures are released, they women as will be found gracing the the officer for the fme showing thus i„jgjj ^ ^ started I will already be out-dated and the 28 days of the shortest month of the far maintained this year. ' ..... ... entire year. I off with, if so, kindly send him 6 . extent of the unemployment situ- Since the year 1913, seven hun-jpoland chinna’s and 2 rhode island ation will still be anybody’s guess. These noted people have occupied,; dred thousand human beings have, reds so’s he will have a mixtry to or are occupying, as conspicuous j been killed in automobile accidents i offer the publick. allso send some places on the .stagfe of time as any in the United States. Besides, the in-' feed to keep them a-going till‘.his mankind has ever known. It would .<cem that those of February birth have a little greater opportunity of winning fame than those born in' WOMEN—Jobs Did you know that, in this coun- jured, many permanently, run intO jnabors crops are large enough for j try, there are three times as mapy several million. Last year 34,5001 him to let them run out on where | men working as there are women? traffic deaths occurred in the United i they can root for a livving. he willj That census figure surprised me, inesses States, 476 of the number being in Hook after them and slop them his-[because in so many businesses the .'Ome of the other months at least., this state. In Laurens county last [self, and allso see that they don’t, women seem to far putmimber the Two birthdays in February of great year there were 17 deaths from high-‘ketch anny hogg disseases from any-[men. But .in our biggest factories Americans even the world remem-1 way accidents. j boddy. ' most of the work is man’s work— and that’s wherp the bulk of em bers—Lincoln on February 12th, and: What horrible figures, even worse Wivshington, February 22nd. And than war. Every man and woman! jf you prefer to furnish him with ■ Ployment is these days, then there, is St. Valentine’s which, who gets behind a steering wheel i gome other stock of pigs, you may' There are over 37 million women ' the children look forward to with should remember this record by so and select what you think islin the country who don’t try to get an interest akin to that of the Christ-1 guarding against speeding, reckless-; best for a democratic community he'j best for a democratic communfty. he' jobs. The great majority of them, of would like to raise 50 hogs per year, j course, do housework out the gov- hut has benn informed that if hejernment doesn’t coun; them as part mas season. : ness, carelessness, drunken driving. And while speaking of birthdays, and disregarding of traffic laws, we” remind you that dates appear in Our record for two months of *41 _ _ _ The Chronicle each week of many has one black mark. Let’s do pur [ "ises only 25 that you will pay him! a house, cooking the meals, raising people in this community. ; part to keep the figure where it is j 5$ for all pigs not raised over his' a few children and doing the wash- sets his parrity at 50 and actually of the “labor force.’’ Taking care of Bradford, Cambridge, Oxford, Hamp ton, and hundreds of others. Tills fact gave Mrs. Barbara Spen cer an idea. Mrs. Spencer came over here from England last summer, ttid ever since die’s wanted to do some thing to jcfiglljr h^ that stricken nation. Now she’s doing a grand job of It, through the organization she started called “Namesakes Town Commit tee, Inc.’’ The idea is to persuade tiie people who live in a town here, which is named after a town in England, to help the people in that Englidi town. 'Mrs. Spencer finds out ^r^tothlhis are needed most by the various towns in England and reports to the namesake towhs here. Tl^, in ti|m, wprk out a plan to fill those needs, for clothes, food, blankets and oAer necessities. By helping the people in name sake towns a closer bond is being built up between the English and American communities. FINAL SETTLEMINT Take potice that on die 26tii day of March, IMl, I will raider a account of my. acts and fifttegy as 4d- miniStrator of die estate of Dr. & Tf- Taylor, In the <Ake of the tvOf* of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o'clodt a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge ttom my tr^ as Administrator. Any person indebted to said es tate is notffied and required to payment on or before that date; and all perB<His having claims against said estate will present dMm <m or beCore said date, duly proven, or be foiover barred. E. C. TAYLOR, ^ ^ Adminiftrator. February 14, 1041.—18^p. FINAL 8BTTLEBIENT FINAI/SBTTLEBfENT Take notice diat on the OTth day of March, 1941, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Administratrix of the estate of J. Rhett Copeland in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a. m., and (m the same day will apply for a final discharge; from my trust as Administratrix. | Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and aU persons having claims against said estate >^111 present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be fore\ er barred. BEAUFORD COPELAND, Administratrix. February 20, 1941.;—20-4cw. Take notice that'mi the 28tb day of March, 1941, I will rmder a finsl account of my acts and doings as Administratrix of 'die estate of W; D. Glenn in the <rffice of the Judge of Probate of Laurens Coimty, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my tnud as Administratrix. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment pn or before that date; and all/'^ persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly Tproven or be forever barred. AMANDA G. JOHNSON, , ^ Administratrix. F^. 13, 1941.—13-4C. But going back to February, in ad- for the remainder of the year. dition to Washington and Lincoln, ^ many others of world renown were — , . , 1 1 wi born in this month including Fritz! I CQITIWOrk N66d6d NOW Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Sidney La-' The role of labor in national de nier, Charles A. Lindbergh, Dwight fense (every spending project is now parrity. if you want to cut that down to 20, it will be o.k. by him if you pay the 5$ per head as per parrity. it is a good thing for hitler that L. Moociy, Charles Dickens, Charles listed under this head) is a topic Lamb, Thomas A. Edison, Peter, which is .causing much thoughtful b®rn-fighter. he had already made Cooper, Charles Darwin, Galileo, Su-1 discussion. And while labor’s best san B. Anthony, James Russell Low-( friends agree that it, no less than ell, Frederick Handel, Emma Will- i capital, must make sacrifices in the ard, Victor Hugo, Henry W. Long- emergency, we still see walk-outs, fellow. strikes, rows and confusion which There are many other famous per- is retarding the defense progrdln. sonages whose birthdays come in. Well, what is done .about it? Noth- February, but these names are allying. recorded in history in some never-; This country cannot afford, and to-')e-forgotten capacity. A Dangerous Trenci The seeds of fascism and state so- plans to ambush hitler and mussy- lena the next time they hold a meet ing at brenner pass so’s they can agree on just how fast the i-talyans should run from the alleys, send the shotes ^ind rite or foam. ing puts them under the statistical classification of non-workers—wives’ opinions notwithstanding. And speaking of wives—^the census shows that there aren’t enough to go around. If every girl in America had a husband, there would still be 256,- 412 men left over. Husbands, it would seem, aife becoming a drug <m 'the market. Meet Mr. Hobom Moore, Long- ^ Distance Weather Forecaster De Luxe mr. holsum moore is predicting a long, dry sunruner, he has benn the far-off weather forecaster ever since (should not tolerate, industrial tie- ups, while labor leaders and manage- I ment wrangle and get nowhere. Pro- tjnnot be deliberately ciabsm are being increasingly sown',he le^s" em°lent'^orkman“ A^d no I in this country. There is a never-end-! loneer does the nublic fif it ever t^er homed, so holsum says, ing political pressure, especially from; (iid) approve a ^legislative policy summer time will Washington, to make the individtiaj , vv^hich in effect, starts with the more and more subservient to gov-1 preimise that the manager is always ernment j wrong and the worker always right Free speech, free press, freedom of'in industrial disputes, worship, are wrapped up in free en-1 The tragic experience of France terprise. When any people succumb | contains a hard lesson for America to the lure of political coddling and, —one that Madam Perkins and oth- give up their right of private action I grs in Washington had better bestir (as we have been doing in recent i ^heniselves to understand. In France, STATISUCE—Impenonal While I was analyzing the cold, statistical records of' unemployment, a man came in to see me about a job., When the census takers checked him they marked him down as “unem ployed.” Thereafter he became just one little digit, under that hc^d, in idil de- FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 3rd day of March, 1941, I will render a final j account of my acts and doings as Administratrix of the estate of P.M. Pitts in tile office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens Coimty, at 3:00 o’clock P. M., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administratrix. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and aU persons having claims agsd^ said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. ESTHER H. PI’TTS, Administratrix. Jan. 31, 1941.—27-4CW. . SPECIAL OFFER Good Heoaekeeplng, 2 years far 84.00. Cosmopolitan, 2 year# for $IJi0. JAMES W. CALDWELL “Yow Magaslns Bian” the census bureau’s statist partment. If / it hadn’t been for him the figure on those “seeking ah)rk”j woulo be 5,110,269 instead of 5,110,- 270. come 30 days earlier this spring than j he wasn’t interested in figur^ usual, he decided this question when! on employment. He said that during he saw a katy-did on a apple tree his year of being unemployed he last friday. she had brown eyes and green legs:, that’s what he went by. hadn’t felt that he had gained any solace from the fact that there were a lot at others in the same boat. mr. moore predicts a 45 day: Now, however, he is getting pan- drowffi enduring the month of July. [ icky over reports that the natiofiTs everthing except poUiticians will al-1 huge defense program has the em- vearsl we then take the first sten . u 'T -’imost dry up. craps wiU be set back i ployment problem pretty well Ucked. toward socAuL fascLm, 'toUbUr- uTminuSt-^i i ' tho’ IS ^'”oS^r,“ r--— . . • . . ,, until me lasi minute ana mat wasi^Qjj begins to open and fodder gets;the fact that a lot of others were ' out of work when I was,” he said, “but Fm plain scared now when I hear that everytxjdy’s getting a job ianism or whatever you wish to call one of the big contributing factors I of the nation’s incredible military reddy to pull, frost will bite both of We are already on that road—goy- weakness Politics' namnered me ^^®'^ destroy nearly ewrthing ernment doine what the individual ’ ^ papered tjjg ^rnment doing wnai me inaiviauai worker—and politics thus made de-la- j.., autumn and I’m atiD adrift.” ha.s done for himself, with govern- j feat inevitable ' auxumn,, ^ ment cotiperation and protection, for! This does not mean that the work craps wont mature as in the past 150 years. ' er early faU; the drovtih will keep past years er is to be exploited. That is a prac-’fjjem from growing into manhood. The same excuses for greater cen-, figg The Chronicle has never used! There are plenty of others who we. will have a little snow in tralized governmefit, greater bene-1 j^j slightest degree against its fits to and control of the people, (employees, nor do we endorse or up- martch according to mr moore and were the inducements offered to the hold in anv wav those who are eniltv lO rnr. moi^, ana m i^.ses in everv Eurooean rountrv I / r ■ * !. I heavy frosts, followed by big dews md.se!^ in every cornopean country i of unfairness toward or exploiting I be the order of the davs and where free speech, free press, free-, loKor It simnlv means that all far-1 me order ol me aa^ ana dom of worship and free enterprise tors fn our soc^ty must give up spe-| "bf ae'^cotto^ b^Us wil/ b^^Waller "'"wfhad beTer'see thThandwriting P«vileiies-that no man can es-' this year than ewer and only .9,876,- pervision and clerical work-but that tL wall handwriting cape the neces.sary sacrifices. That 131453 bales,will be produced as com- ' ' ' ' ' 'he vdll. |the first step toward security—arles-!par^^"":5;;tth 12,350,000 last year, son both labor and capital must learn counting round bales and square bales as two bales each, there wont must feel ttie same way as this man. The ans'vcer for most of them is that skilled workers are the ones who are in greatest demand, that factory workers m general have gone back to work in drov«, but vdiite collar jobs haven^t npeifed up at the same pace. They probably will, since greater production means more su tin Misplaced Ambitions A large share of the personal un- —now. happiness in the world comes from' I |/^MC HFAR misplaced ambitions. Young people'rlCMlV try to make their way in the world NAPOLEON HILL at occupations for which they have ca/ITMIMF' no natural talent. They can never 1 » l\ I U A T CycNINO make a real success in such fields, will be a secondasy phase. Right now all attention is centered on getting all of America’s machines humming. be ' anny boss apples in the south j AUTOMOBILES—^Treasures this summer: a new betsy-bug will ( Lift the hood of your automobile ! eat all of the blossoms up in may. | and youTl uncover a veritable treas- 1 ♦ 1 ure-chest of hidden precious metal^! 1 small grains will be less bountiful 1 Only, unless you’re an expert at . than usual, wheat will have the rust, [ metalurgy, you’R never be able to whereas they might have been very j oats will be et up with smut, rye will Napoleon Hill, for the past several i head but there wont be anny grains successful in other occupations. A1 months a special lecturer at Presby- in them, and barley simply wont ma- Jarge percentage of boys and girls i ten an college, will speak before the ture big enough to cut. mr. moore find them. That they are there, although in minute quantities, is testified to by a metalurgist of the Ford Motor W. J. BENJAMIN SERVICE STATION Standard Products Cars Washed sad Greased Tour Besinesa Appreciated For Sale By SADLEE-OWENS PHARMACY TYPEWRITERS Authorised Underwood Doekr.- (Hceninf and repairing aU siskee, reasonabk chargea. Kenneth N. Baker Phone IM FOk PERSPIRING FEET nil STADRI LO^N At Tev Ilraggiet’s tSe Dr. Felder Smith . Dr. Duncan S. 'Felder OPTOMETIU8TB Sperialiets fa Eye Examinations Oflke liovK • Dr. Snsitli. Dally. ^15 to f. Dr. Felder. Daily. t:39 to 6. Phoiie 29 tor Appointmait CLINTON, a a JOHN DEERE TRACTORS and IMPLEMENTS ! THAT WORK THERE’S A JOHN DEERE QUALITY'IMPLEMENT FOR EVERY FARMING PURPOSE J. R. CRAWFORD CLINTON, 8. C. I hx9KXKnKiatmmmnt9nmminnwxtmnmiimsitsmmmx$imaaessisk t in college are misfits and would be ‘ Lions club on Friday at Hotel Clin- figgered this out by watching the red 1 company. He says ttiat there are sev better off spending their time other- |ton at 7:30. Mr. Hill is a lecturer and author who has collaborated with wise. Educators and psychologists tell us Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison, John they have developed highly accurate; Wannamaker, Edward Bok and oth- methods of testing the aptitude of 1 ers of equal caliber in the field of boys and girls, a?id when their ad-j industry for the past twenty-five vice is followied those who accept it 1 years. are likely to find their life-work not* His first work was published in only satisfying but remunerative. 11928 under the title of the “Law of Those who disregard such guidance 1 Success,” in eight volumes, now rec- often find themselves in the position ognized as a philosophy of American- of square pegs trying to fill round' ism. Mr. Hill’s most famous volume, holes, which can’t be done. i “Think and Grow Rich,” published Much of the blame for the world’s in 1937, has consistently remained a unhappy square pegs can be laid to 1 “best seller” in the United States for the doors of parents, whose, ambi-jtlic past four years, tions for their children take no ac-' Mr. Hill is now associated with Dr. count of the child’s capabilities, or William P. Jacobs in a joint under lack of them. Many a first-rate' lading designed to publish and dis- farmer, artisan, engineer or business tribute the philosophy of individual ants; they back-back ipto their holes instead of going in head-fir^, as has been thetr custom in normal years, mr. jmoore saw a ground squirrel last friday; that foretold heavy rains in may and June and crops want be put in till so late the July dzowth will ketch them, everboddy had better save their govverment checks and eral aaetals used in every Ford which are more valuEA>le than gold or sil ver, such as iridium, palladium, plat inum and rhodium. In addition, gold and silver are used, along with doz ens of other precious metals. It may give you new respect for the old bus if you keep thinking about this. Even if you can’t ever stretch them out in the face of these I actually see thes eprecious metals, fore-casts, that’s about all they will it's a comforting feeling to know, as get from the soil this year. - yores trulie. mike lark, rfd, coery spondmt. man has .been spoiled to make a sec ond-rate teacher, doctor or lawyer. The '"Little Box" Changes achievement on a national scale. The little motorist “warning box” carried by The Chronicle from week to week changes this morning from “0” to “1”—the same figure it stood on this date a year ago. The death of a CCC youth from injuries re ceived in an automobile crash Satur day night in Dials township was the first fatal traffic accident in Laurens county this year. It is singular that the first casual ty occurred just four days after Po- trolman D. £. ReUly of this county had stated that for the past five FOR SALE DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT ON SOUTH BROAD ST. If interested, apply to B.H.B0YD CUBton, 8. a WALKERS • FUNERAL HOME Clinton, S. 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