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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C
Thursdoy, Morch 20,, 1941
014? Qlltnton Oll|ninirl?
EsUbliihed 19M
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
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NOBODY'S BUSINESS
Bv GEE McGEE
A Trip To Florida ^
We used to think that maybe if
bathing suits were made out of cot
ton instead of wool, silk and rayon,
Jthere would not be any surplus cot
ton in the U. S. in a year or po. But
since examining the Miami Beach
1941 patterns and designs, we have
decided that it doesn’t matter what
Exercises Recall
College Founder
President of Erskine
College Mokes Found
er's Doy Address.
Dr. R. C. Grier, president of Er
skine college, delivered the principal
address at Founder’s day exercises
held at Presbsrterian college in honor
of the founder, the late Rev. William
kisd of stuff they are made of: no j piumer Jacobs, D.D., LL.D.,’last Sat-
producer of the required raw ma- urday morning at 10:30. _
terials will benefit therefrom. Somei * .u.. i * * j ‘
oE them are almost “Forgots" or * We founder of
“What’s the use.’’ Of course we are
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 20.-1041
A Sod Death
The profound sympathy of this en
tire community goes out to Dr. D. J
talking only about women with fine ^ v. tv_ "t
figures. The overweight females atlU prildenT of miomWeU
the institution was paid by Dr. Mar
shall W. Brown, dean of the college.
—are included when we speak of the
things most dear to us that we are
willing to risk our lives to defend.
To most of us, the private home.
wear the Mother-Hubbard patterns.
Woods in the tragic death of his wife ^^ich includes our family, is our
first consideration, and rightly so.
early yesterday morning when her
home was destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Woods, before marriage Miss
Julia Ferguson, was one of the most safety of our private home depends
beloved women of this community, j upon them.
My home state would like to have
a few of the Florida untaxed items
to romp on. As a matter of fact, we
have run out of things to tax up my
Her life was one of kindness and! different in‘Germany and
orphanage. Special music was given
by the college glele club under the
dirrection of Dr. John G. Barden, of
the college faculty.
Dr. Grier, in speaking to the as
semblage of students and faculty
members, issued a charge to the
home way. We can only resort to
We want to protect our community,!taxing the already over-taxqd things
our state and our Nation because the two times instead of one. Soft drinks] e^aract^r
and cigarettes have not yet been exemplified
taxed by the state. Some cities ^he’^/o^^^der’rday exercises are an
™ .annual evenfat’tbe’^o^Te; M.“rc"h “
COMES tHE SPRING FRESHET
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good deeds,Jor her Christian charac- ^^ere the philosophy is just,the income derived from their owni^jg; birthday of the late Dr
ter she was admired and held m the opposite. There the nation is the! water and electric light plants. The;j3j,Qjjg ^ te D .
highest esteem. Clinton is.the richer consideration—the private home 1 t>ondholders get all of the real and| ’
for her having .spent her life here. j^j^^ private individual are dedicated! P^^'sonal property taxes that are col-1 ^ ~
and by the same token, is the poorer, furthering thg interests of the '^®^^®^- I
and the sadder in her untimely j There the people are the ser-
death.
j vants of the state—here the state is
j the servant and protector of the peo
ple.
To pfeserve that status is why the
Honesty Needed Today
.^s we hear today of many ideas!
and plans for promoting the com-■ American people are will^ to de- ffeves “ Lindbergh ''har'wings: He!
mon good, there is one quality of fend the land of the free and the: '
TODAY... TOMOBROW
We ran across a real German |
Bunder in the flesh today. He hailed;
from Philadelphia. He worshipped Dw Hnn RnKincAn
Hitler. He loVed Bob Reynolds, sen-| KODHlSOn
ator from North Carolina. He be-
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—who are dependent upon a reliable i buy a new automobile—but don’t be
. u I c ... V .. • X thought Wheeler was a saint at first,!
char,-.ctcr wh.cb is mo,c vital to the home of the brave ogamst any tor-i knows he's one. He said
lutuieoyhe nation ^an an,v other e'gn attack. That IS why we are now j, ,^nd would gel wiped out in
and needs to be emphasiz^ - That is pending bilhons tor a national de-;^ „ ,9^, j,,,
common honesty, rock-ribbed, un- tense program. I euns are old and worn-out. And fur-
questionable honesty. Our greatest j
’leaders whose memories live in pub-, A DJII TUnf
tic respect had that character of sin- '
cere honesty and personal integrity | ^hOUld Be Killed
above all else. Men believed themj The lower house last week passed
and were willing to trust them with, a bill which would legalize Sunday
the destinies of the nation because
their honesty was so clearly appar
ent.
No man, or little handful of men,
is big enough, wise enough, skillful
enough to run a nation of 130,000,0001 the Laurens county delegation voted
persons single-handed. There are against the measure and this is to
many men wise enough to take coun- their credit.
sel, able to distinguish between The senate military affairs corn-
movies and commercial sports “in
counties where the U. S. government
has established and maintains per
manent or temporary army forts, na
val or marine bases.’’ Members of
sound advice and unwise counsel,
and honest enough to take the course
which will best serve the nation, re
gardless of whether it is the popular
course or not.
A Misued Word . ^ ♦ vr
What does the word Liberalism! '^s favor to provide
mittee has announced that a public
hearing on the" bill will be held at
3 p.m. March 26.
On' all such issues there are two
sides and always much argument pro
and con. When the proposal was be
fore the lower body there were those
thermore, our help to the Allies is
worse than nothing. Stalin is the only
man in the world who knows any
thing at all, except, of course, Herr
Hitler. After he finished his spiel,
we told him that we would sell him
BIRTHRATE—Decline
For years statisticians have been
trying to get us excited about this
country’s declining birthrate. They
have predicted that unless somethihg
is done about it the United States
will some day be about as populated
as the North Pole.
But with most of us, such theories
go in one ear and out the other. In
fact, when we go for an automobile
our interest in the few animals he I ride on a nice Sunday afternoon w?
had referred to so lovingly for ex-1 think that there are entirely too
actly nothing, and that he was evi
dently living far away from his
rightful home, Germany or Russia.
He hated Senator Pepper worst of
all.
mean? It is a good old word which)®® claimed, prop^ recreational
has in recent years been givin a nex?, spldiers. Others argued
meaning, especially by politicians. I opening wedge to
Indeed the words “liberal” and ‘-Ub- breaje down the morals of ^e state:
eralism” have taken on so many new 1 is another
different meanings, depending upon commereialw Stmday and
who uses them, that'it is almost nec- ‘^ea that the prime mov-
essary to ask a man for his particu-i ^ts passage are not soldiers
lar definition of “liberalism” before stationed in camps. But there are
The weather in Florida is ideal for
use by a lazy person, and that’s all
of our crowd. We sleep and relax,
and then we eat, and have to relax
all over again. If we could under
stand what those Cubans and Mexi
cans are saying on the radio, we
might enjoy the radio occasionally.
They (these furriners) rule the air
in this part of the country. The parts
of the dial they are not using are full
of static.
many people in America
Ever since thla country was taken
away from the Indians the popula
tion has increased every year. It will
automobile to get to work.
Transportation, and that means
mostly automobile transportation, is
now the third most important item
on the average American’s spending
list. It is out-ranked only by expen
ditures for shelter and food.
When an industry is that impor
tant to us we should make every ef
fort to keep it operating normally.
It would be ridiculously short-sighted
to disrupt our leading means of
transportation as part of a plan to
strengthen our defenses.
MODELS—Changea
It looks as if there may be no new
models of autpmobiles for 1942. To
turn out a now model requires new
machine tools and dies. Machine tools
conthiue to do so for a few more i dies are the big problem in de
years—and then the decline will be
gin.
After studying the figures on it I
can see why there is reason for alarm
—particularly in the cities. The most
recent figures show that, if present
birth and death rates continue in the
cities, the urban population will de
cline 24 per cent in one generation.
fense production. I’hey are difficult
and slow to make, workmen skilled
in making them are scarce and the
demand for them in defense indus
tries is greater than can possibly be
supplied.
Therefore, while the ^continued
production of automobiles ^ consid
ered essential to keeping our eco
beginning right now. That means, if no^iic system in order, the produc-
it continued for 100 years, a city!^^®*' new models would seem to be
which now has a population of 100,-!®*^ extravagance.
It looks like these Florida girls
have started a new way to fix the
hair, meaning their own hair, not
mine. I-haven’t any. If this is really
000 would then have a population of
around 25,000, unless people migrat
ed from rural areas.
a new style, it’s going to be mighty
entering into a political discussion.! who say that the state cannot j tough on the permanent wavers. All
And most automobile manufactur
ers agree. Joseph W. Frazer, presi-
den'
In the rural areas the birthrate has ^^®* pdblic won I object if no
declined over 10 per cent in 10 years, I whatsoever are made for
but it is still great enough to supply! cars and has indicated that his
disappointed either, if, when :^ou buy
a 1942 model, it looks exactly like the
1941 edition.
CITATION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION
The State of South Carolina,
Laurens County.
By J. Hewlette Wasson, Probate
Judge:
Whereas, Isabel Pitts made suit
to me to grant Hubert J. Pitts and
Raymond J. Pitts Letters of Admin
istration of the estate and effects of
James M. Pitts.
These are therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said James
M. Pitts, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held at Laurens Court
House, Laurens, S. C., on April 3,
1941, next, after publication hereof,
at 10 o’clock'in the forenoon, to show
cause, If any they have, why the
said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of March, A. D., 1941.
J. HEWLETTE WASSON,
27-2c ' J. P. L. C.
WE DO ALL KINDS OP PRINTING
—EXCEPT BAD
CHRONICLE PUBUSHING CO.
To the New Dealers the word largely: morality into the people
means socialism — seeking for a so-1 ?^^®^ morels
cialized state * 'legislation, we can raise rather
The term liberal im a political sense'^^an lower standards, we can uphold
comes from England, where it has' ^h®" tear down the noble tra-
long meant a political philosophy ^‘tions of our forefather which have j entirely, bulges out on each side, and
which not only recognizes the rights 7®®^ cherished to this day. The Sab-j encases the face so it looks like a
that they do to it (from a casual
glance) is run their fingers through
it, muss it up, scatter it round, and
leave it just so. It hangs kind of
loose and at random, hides the ears
of minorities but tolerates the ex-
pression of their point of view. It is
been turned into a holiday rather
not, as many seek to think or tell us,; ^ religious day. It has been
the opposite of “Conservative.”
highly commercialized, when it was
pretty little flapjack leaning up
against the inside bottom of a frying
pan.
Lately in America the term liberaL to man for the purpose of rest
is coming to be used as meaning the religious obrerv^ce. We can t
minorities therpselves and their com-! Fourth Commandment,
mfin antipathy to any philosophy men have been attempting
which respects the rights and prin-1 for ^o thousand years,
clples of any group that disagrees ^7® t^®ve moving pictures,
With them. The word is becoming'
synonymous with “radical” or other If may natural-
both city and country with popula
tion increases for a few more years.
After that comes the decline—un
company will not make any. The
New York Automobile show, which
has been held every year since 19()0,
less, by that time, the city people re- j ^®®j called off to discourage any
vert to normal child-raising or invent
' major changes.
a population producing machine.
FARMING—Sport
■ Looking into the future is fun,
even if you look, at it through thef
eyes of a fake fortune-teller. But it’s
most thrilling to me to look at it
through the eyes of a smart scientist
So don’t feel unpatriotic if you
W. J. BENJAMIN
SERVICE STATION
Standard Products
' Cara Washed aad CraMri
Your Buiiieaa Appndatad
Another somewhat noticeable
change is—the Florida dresses ap-1 who really holds sqrge of the keys
pear to be about two inches shorter which will open the ^oors to thfe
than the “yp home” dresses, and
goodness they are short enough for
all visible purposes. I have seen more
knees since I left home than I ever
saw in all my life up to 1929. And
years ahead
Dr. Francis J. Curtis of the Mon
santo Chemical company is such a
scientist—and he did some predicting
the other day that will make most
such terms now often heard used by exacted that certain “business | they ain’t bad looking either. Japan) farmers want to live as long as Me-
certain croups in high authority interests” will begin to clamor and | need not worry any more about her thuselah, if necessary, just to get a
Thus every Communist speaks of' privileges in other silk exports. It will take twice as
him^tOf as.™a. . "Liberal” and scornsi ‘^°"^"'Hmties. %artanburg,,..for, in-]inuch silk as 1929 to make a pair
eny expression of such true liberal- ^^ose long enough for 1941, but
ism as would recognize that those^ camp, will affect other sec- they have just about climbed their
lions and ■" a_j .. _
who do not agree with him still have
hurt that city in many j limit. And, folks—women are going
a right to hold and express their , . • xi. ! wear silk hose as long as silk
opinions. That sort of “Liberalism” If The Chronicle had a voice in the worms spin.
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usually undertakes to challenge the vote against the pro
honestv of anv one who holds a dif- tull and work for its defeat. | Clothes fit more loosely down here
ferent point of view iuphold Christian than up ybnder: this refers to both
There is much loose use of the! ideals, to place before men and women, but we are talking
word on the part of political parties 1 people, especially young boys and primarily of the latter. The garments
and their candidates. To be a mem
ber of a minority group is not in it
self Liberalism. To denounce every
other group and-attempt to deny !
girls, a proper respect for the Lord’s Must sort of hang on and take their
day. The Sabbath was intended as a course. You’ve seen these inside-the-
day of rest and worship. When we
attempt to turn it into a man-made
them equal rights with all others is; commercialized day we are seeking
house clothes-drying racks? Well,
just add beauty, poise, swing, lustre,
chewing gum and cigarettes to the
the essence of what might be callediPurpose for)rack, and you have a Florida belle
which it was created ' ^ ’ ‘
‘Liberalism.
It is wise to bew’are of any man,
party or clique which undertakes to
deny to any minority, whether racial,
religious or economic , the equal
rights guaranteed to every American
citizen by the Constitution —.even
TO PLACE WORKERS
ON DEFENSE JOBS
jThey say down here that the rich
I girls dress poorly and the poor girls
I dress richly. You can’t always tell
! about an egg by looking at its shell.
We have not seen an old model, ...
car since we left home except a few i *.4^°^
which bear a Florida tag. Tourists
from exerywhere have come down in
glimpse of the world he pictures.
.For in the future, sayS Dr. Curtis,
farming, as we know it today, will
be a sport rather than labor—a sport'
like hunting, fishing, rowing and oth
er such activities that we now go in
for for fun but used to pursue be
cause our existence depended upon
themj
The raising of food, Dr. Curtis pre
dicts, will gradually peMMnto a fac
tory stage where ther|Pwill be no
guess-work, mostly machine labor,
no worry about the size or quality
of crops, no fear of floods, drouth or
frost, and positive knowledge about
what each seed will produce. Labor
will be confined to controlling farm
machines, working hours will 'be
short, health foods will be so abun
dant that sickness will be a disgrace
and all sorts of new entertainments
will be devised to occupy the long
hours of leisime which the farmers
1921—1940
Hugh L Eichelberger
NEW YORK LIFE MAN _
19 Years Experience
Professional Insurance Information
Furnished Free
Member — The National Association of Life
Underwriters.
_ _ _ In the next twelve months thou-
though it has been badly abused in j sands of additional ■workers will be
recent years. required to carry on the defense pro-
Ijects of the nation. There will be ajnew vehicles, and it looks like most
j strong demand for machinists, me-: of them were bought for cash. We
. _ ^ .1 chanics, carpenters and other skilled gathered this information from the
The word “home” has a lot of dif- j labor, as well as common labor. j fact that none of them seem to have
ferent meanings, depending upon | “Every worker entering a new job i a mortgage on them that weighs
The Meaning of Home
where we happen to be when we f should apply immediately for a so- them down on one side or the other,
use it. . cial security account number card if) like our own installment plan, for
An American traveling in a foreign he does not already have one,” de- j instance. Our mortgage has settled in
It all sounds like a bed of roses
for the farmer. And the interesting
thing about it is that Dr. Curtis isn’t
just dreaming. He’s basing his pre
dictions on the exp^ted results of
problems which scientists are now
striving to solve.
country speaks of “home” and means
America. A citizen of South Carolina,
visiting a distant city in thi^ coun
try, refers to “home” and thinks of
the section of the country in which
he lives. A resident of Clinton, when
in a nearby town, speaks of home
and means this particular commu
nity. And finally, when one of us
drops in on a neighbor, we mean the
particular house in which we live
when we refer to “home.”
Home thus expands or contracts in
the scope of its meaning in relation
to our distance from it. But in the
words of that all-familiar song, “Be
it ever so humble, there’s no place
like Home.”
But all of our homes—our nation,
oiu state, our town and our dwelling
dared Miss Martha Pressly, manager, the left rear wheel: it’s two inches
of the Social Security board’s office [lower than the other side. ''
in Greenwood. The age of the worker
does not matter. He needs the card
even if he is under 20 years old or
over 70.
Many women may replace men in
stores, offices and factories. Women
in commerce and industry must have
i a social security account number
card, just the same as men. The age
of the women does not matter. The
fact that she is working in some
store, office or factory or other plAce
of business where her employer is
required to report her wages to the
government determines her need of a
social security card.
Social aecurity account number
cards may be secured from any field
office of the Social Security board,
llie office serving the county of Lau
rens is located in the Hodges build
ing in Greenwood.
Answers To Quiz
1. (b) is correct.
2. Austria, Czecho-Slovakia,
Poland, Denmark, Norway, Ru
mania, Luxemburg, Belidum,
France and the Netherlands.
(c) is correct.
8UBM
TO THE CHRONICUI
AUTOMOBOLES-oDefense
Some patriotic-meaning Amertcans
who want to see the defense program
go ahead at top-rate speed, have sug
gested that automobile manufactur
ers atop making cars for private use'
altogether and concentrate on planes,
trucks, tanks and tractors.
If it would speed defense, the ma
jority of people would agree to sudi
a program, even thou^ it >irould
mean great peraonal sacrifice. But
actually any such plan would be an
irreparable mistake.
liie automobile industry is one of
the main pillars of today's economic
system. Last year its sales totaled
over |5,000,0(K),000. If, this business
suddenly stopp^, even temporarily,
it would dlanipt the lives of miUknis*
of pertpla ilndudlng the large farce
newly employed defansa werhere
THE MONEY IS READY
To Help You Build or Buy
The Home That You Want
Monthly payments like rent take care pf interest and
princip^ to bring you debt-fr^home oiwnm’ship. Get
fuU detaiis withmit obiigation. C^i^it us today.
SPRINGTIME IS BUILDING TIME
Each Account Insured Up To $5/)00
EDERAL5AVINGS
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