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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
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Thursday, April 17,1941
Ollfr (Sltntnn QII|ronirU
EsUbUahed 1900
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
Published Every Thursday By
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of its correspondents.
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BOY SCOUT NEWS
Monday night Troop 111 had their
weekly meeting. The pn^am was
led by the senior patrol leader. Plans
were made for a boxing jamboree to
be held soon to make money for
tents and other badly needed camp*
I ing equipment. Bobby Owens and
I Bobby Turner ..were welcomed as
jnew members. The Scouts had one
visitor, Andrew Johnson.
—JOH]^ PITTS, Scribe.
NOBODrS BUSINESS
By GEE McGEE
LYDIA MILLS NEWS
FOR THE WEEK
CUNTON. S. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 17, U41
The Plight of Itoly ~
As in so many fights, the present
horrible war seems to be a case of
every man for himself, ^ance went
down without any great assistance
from her ally, and one notes with no
heaviness of heart that Italy is trav
eling the same road to defeat and
with a greater measure of justice.
Strikes Slowing-Up
emment to go on i]t will be impos
sible to attain maximum coordina
tion, correlation and output so vital
ly essential to the realizatibn of real
cooperative, constructive effort, and _ _ _
to a full accomplishment for-our-de-^Reeder in Whitoire'sunday.'
fense industries in their effort to
help stop the beast across the seas.
Miss Doris Jaekstm, CoiT«qNmdent
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Williams and
Reba Patterson visited Mrs. SaUie
Dodgins in Ware Shoals Sunday.
Mrs. Sudie Grant visited Mrs.
Minnie Hathcox in Laurens on Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B, Reeder and
funiliy, Mrs. Ellie Reeder gnd Curt
is Jackson visited Mr. and Mrs: Floyd
Mike Lark Asks A Favor of the
War Dopartasent
seeker-terry of war,
{Washington, d. c.
deer sir;
our son, judd lark, hap benn draft
ed and his person hM benn rnnovod
from our midst and he is now incar
cerated a army camp, you will
find judd to be a | nice boy and ho
wiU make you a good soldier, he has
newer cussed, chawed tobacker^
smoked, druidE Ueker to excess, xim
around at night without a efcort, and
he do not gamble or shoot craps.
—
Defense Progran)
We heard Vice-President Henry | Kansas and the federal government
Wallace say in an address a few is .now underway, which will be
nights ago, “foreign agents” are sab-
Miss Nellie Jackson spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. H. Roberts in Union.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack LoUis visited
A Stote's Rights jj'”; ““ ’*• ®“"-
Showdown Needed l James MUchell of Goldville,
A state’s rights showdown between guest Monday of Rev. and
Mrs. Marion Moorhead.
otaging our labor organizations to
the great disadvantage of labor it-
.''Clf. Continuing, he declared, “the
public cannot hold guiltless those
who seize the current situation to
settle ancient, regional, personal and
jurisdictional grudges and in so do
watched with interest, no doubt, in
other states. The issue boiled down
is this:
Milton King of Columbia, was
the week-end guesj of C. E. White.
Quinton Jones of Fort Jackin,
spent the week-end with Mrs. Jones.
pleas rite or foam the head man
at the army camp to Idn^ take good
care of judd. look after his chist
close^. he suffers it right sma^
we,give him some salve to tak* alrag
with him, allso some stuff to make
mustard poltices out of. someboddy
told us that he throwed all of it out
of the train window as soon as he got
two miles from home, but we know
judd better than that.
iv.*. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Holland* and
Ksns&s xids D66n wfirn6u by tn61 „ * e...^
Washington nowers that relief vrants ^ Mildred, spent Sunday in
Washington lowers that reiier grants Greenville with Mrs. W. J. Stewart.
would cease July first unless Kansas; i* '< 7’ "
banned the nublication of relief ex- BumettevOf Fort Bragg, visit-1 next morning,
banned the publication or rebel ex Saturday. ' -
•penditure. The legislature refused to; ^ j i ^ a. * , ,
' Mr. and Mrs. Grover Jenkms and! make judd be careful about what
if he don’t sleep well at night, plese
tell them to soak his feet in hot wai
ter and put a hot-watter bottle on
top of his stummick till he dozes off
in slumber, he had a breaking out cm
his hands; ask tiiem to make him use
his sulphur and lard reggular. if he
wheezes anny, kindly make him tisp
his nose drops, he had the vdieezes
I real bad the night befoar he left the
ing put sand into the bearings of our; provide the legal machinery to
industrial machines.
With those utterances we heartily
agree as do a great majority of the
America npeople.
The Chronicle would favor no law
prohibiting the organizing of labor.
change the Constitution. Publicationbe verry
of expenditures is a constitutional
requirement in Kansas (as it should
be in every state) and can be re
scinded only by an amendment.
The implication of the Washing-
It has the same right in this respect ton order, reports state, has added
Goldville with Mr. Jenkins’ parents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Blackwell
and ^n, George, Jr., of Newberry,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G.
C. Mclnville.
Mrs. H. W. Williams and Mrs. A.
light and composed of ham and eggs
and coffee and about 6 biscuits, and
possibly a quart of sweet milk, make
him keep his head combed, we nev-
ver could make him look unshaggy.
he ought to shave twiste a week, but
as capital.
We stand, and always'luel to the resentment’ ol Kansas he »<>"’* do that
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley, in
Williamston.
Mrs. M. F. Moorhead spent the
week-end in Florida.
Miss Margarine Berry of Green
wood, and Miss Maudeline Wockl of
Lancaster, were week-end guests of
Miss Kathleen Shaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Mansel Bridwell on
joy, who is a patient at Worionan
memorial hospital in Woodruff.
Lem Francis of Goldville, spent
have, tor a square deal lor both la- | against federal control, and why
bor and capital. We are ready to'shouldn’t it. An uprising resentment
admit there may arise conditions and in all states is the only way in which
circumstances under which a strike | the country will ever become un
may be justifiable, but such cases i shackled from bureaucratic and dic
are rare. There is a better, more, tatorial policies to which it has been
profitable and legal way for settling subjected the past eight years. A
labor grievances for both sides. Cer-, group in the Kansas legislature be-
tainly there should be no strikes or;lieve that now is the time to settle 'i”
lockouts in defense industries in such! once and for all, whether Washing- ^ ' Mon -
an emergency hour when we need to! ton is to run state affairs. They say
be working day and night for a rapid ■ that year by year the federal gov-
increase in pr(^uction to aid-Britain. | ernment has encroached on local ad- I
We hold that no individual or >inistration, and although the legia-1
group should seek to take advantage, lature in that state, as well as oth-1 daughter, Eve
of abnormal conditions to force jers, has enacted weK^e laws to fit
changes in business relationships | the Washingtbn pattern, resentment
that couldn’t be achieved in normal*has mounted. If the government car-
times— ries out its threat Kansas will lose
That no man should be forced to ,$400,000 a month in federal^ relief,
join a union in order to hold his job, Regardless of bumper crops in all
as has been the case in the construc
tion of army camps throughout the
country. That no man who wants to {industry geared at high-speed with
work should be driven from his job' factories amd plants running day and
by strikers. [night—the grab bag relief expendi-
Madam Perkins, so-called head of tures of the New Dealers go right
the labor department, has taken no'ahead without retrenchment, the
action“^n spite of violence, assault'load growing heavier each day up>on
and killings, but says that “medi-' the taxpayers’ shoulders. The perj “VTAV
ation machinery” is adequate to set- capita public debt now amounts to j ^ waiu« rornnKaii ’
tie such disputes. $420, or $1,813 for the average fam-' t^ampneu.
President Roosevelt has the au-|ily in the United States.
Mrs. Eugene Harrison and dau^-
ter, Wyondola, are spending the week
with Mr. and Mrs. George Pressly
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Robinson and
parts of the Unit^ States of ^ daughter, Jane, of Gre«r, spent the
^rts Of the unit^ btates, of billions ^eeij.en(j J. A. Robinson. ’
being spent on defense pro)ecta» of
Mrr. Sanders r/t Union, to apnd-
irig the week with her son, Roy
Sanders.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Stroud of
Laurens, spent the week-end with H.
P. McClendon.
Ed Campbell of Greenville, spent
Mrs. Carolyn Burden and daughter,
thority as commander-in-chief of the The threat upon Kansas is that if! ^
armv and navv to declare a state of I relief expenditure figures are nub-
army and navy to declare a state of; relief expenditure figures are pub
emergency and lake over industrial i lished, we’ll take all relief from your
Claude Crocker of Winston-Salem,
plants necessary to the execution of!state. That is now the practice all|ter,\Vrr”DTvid^LuSfield?^an^^
the defense program. He has the I over the country, keep the people in j A n:,i rriwiror
power to control strikes already, the dark when they ask how their' - ’
granted him in the lease-lend bill.’money is spent. Privacy in federal,|
What must happen before the situ- state, county, city or school financial'!, , and^Mr*!
ation becomes serious enough for j affairs breeds suspicion, and rightly'Lawson.
him to act? . so.
Industrial disputes in Great Brit- * This is a glaring example of what
ain for the year 1940 caused a loss ’ has been going on—of how each state
of 940,000 working days. By way of j has been regimented into a “small”
contrast, the Bureau of Labor sta- j New Deal under the domination of
tistics in Washington has just re-' the “big” New Deal in Washington,
ported that a total of 1,000,000 man-' It convinces those who use their
days was lost by strikes in this minds to think that the reason this
’s mother, Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mahaffey of
Arcadia, were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Prince and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shelton and
Harmon Alford spent Simday in
Charlotte with Mrs. W. M. Vaughn.
Mrs. Shelton remained for a weeks’
visit.
country in the short nonth of Feb-' country is in such a sofry economic A ^5 Ellis^spwnt
ruary past, with the situation prob- lix is because there IS jtS too much I Copeland near
ably worse for March and April thus' government. Everywhere one turns, | • Marnaret and Izelle Press-
far. This compared with an average one finds some sort of political man- , s Marga ei and izeile Press
lor the five years 1935-39 of 828,701 agemept. and political management
man-days of idleness because of > costs r^ioney. It has cost the people'
strikes in the month of February, 'of the United States during the p^t'v Miller and -Josephine
^hr-present administration has six years so exorbitantly that the j Woodruff
been so closely allied with “key” (federal debt passed -the $45,000,000,- ^
political leaders and bosses in the 000 mark before we got to the de- h
great city industrial centers it has j fense spending program which is to ^ Biancne
been unable, and in most instances, | raise this amount by many billions,
has refused to act swiftly and stern-' Such spending has killed the spirit
]y when labor troubles have arisen. [ of industry, hardihood, fortitude, res-
These leaders have been taught tojolutibn, frugality and thrift on the
believe that strikes, lockouts, or sit--part of millions as taught and prac-
down “parties” will be looked uponjticed by their ancestors,
by the powers in authority with tol- j We have gotten nowhere through
eration rather than condemnation, multiplied new-fangled economic
This attitude is responsible for what panaceas. What does it all mean?
is happening over the nation today, j Too much government and political
If there is to be defeat of the Ger- i centralization of power in Washing-
man enemy, things necessary to aid ton by which each state is subjected
Britain and Greece must be made as to orders from the high seat of
speedily as possible and rushed to spending. We have too long sat idly
their aid. This cannot be accom- by and allowed this travesty of de-
plished with plants closed down, - mocracy to grow from bad to worse,
holding-up millfons of dollars in de-iAn awakening such as is now break-
fense armament contracts. T h e ■ ing loose in Kansas is needed nation-
American people, fully awake to the
Miller spent the
week-end with Mrs. Myrtle Blakely
in Laurens.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sumerel are
now making their home in Wood
ruff.
he always waited till satturday night,
you will oblige us by looking after
our poor judd. he will possibly be a
major or a genneral ere long.
yores trulie,
mike lark, rfd,
corry spondent.
Goat Getters
1. The guy that will tell you the
same old joke every other week and
do all the laughing himself.
2. The man Vho eats onions or
garlic or sardines for lunch and then
tries to transact business with you
on a face-to-face basis.
3. Picture shows that bore you
with long previews a week or so
ahead of the coming feature, plus
about id minutes screen advertising
that you have no interest in.
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Our 32 Year of Service
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NOT STONE AND MARBLE!
NOT MULTI-LOCKED VAULTS!
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NOT GRILLED WINDOWS!
A baiTding and Loan
—IS ITS PERSONNEL
4. The imitation car driver who
backs out of his parking place with
out looking or giving a signal and
incidentally busts your fender: if you
are there, he’s sorry; if jrou ain’t
there, you never know who did it
5. The chronic politician who grabs
your hand and gives it a wrench and
a shake every time he sees you.
(Who invented this hand-shaking
business anyhow?)
6. The business man who ought,to
know better who says: “I seen him
last week, or I haven’t saw him In
several days, or I had came in before
you got there, or just between you
and I, or just betwixt I and you, or
he eats a right smart.”
7. The radio annoui^r who re
peats his advertising statement over
and over and uses 10 minutes to talk
shop and gives you three minutes of
entertaining program. oughi~to|v:
make it at least a 50-50 short).
8. The shimp wl coughs or sneez
es in your face and then apologizes
by saying: “Please excuse me, I’m
just getting over the flu; this is my
first day up.”
9. The public speaker who yells at
you with half of his speech and whis
pers at you with the other half.
With The Sick
Friends of Mrs. Marian Neal will
regret to learn she is ill at her home yourself
on Main street.
Mrs. J. A. Mills is seriously ill at
her home.
Mrs. W. W. Williams is confined
to her home on account of illness.
10. The friend who is going to
you next week and the bupa on
street who wants a dime to buy |i cup
of coffee and If you give him the
dime he gets a schooner of bew . .
when you really ought to have had
11. And several other folks that
have certain habits that we know
better than to refer to: I try not to
offend kinfolks.
Birth Annoanoement
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Poole an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
TYPlEWEnSERg
menace of Hitler, want to see that
tax money is wisely used to produce
results—that both capital and labor
do their part to translate the billions
we are preparing to spend into air
planes and artillery and fighting
ships. The wisest industrial and eco-
,Saturday, April 12. The little girl
^ssue has been named Janet Carolyn
settled as to whether there is any|
longer such a thing as states’ rights. i W M ■ S Meets
The New Deaters (spenders) pop I jhe Woman’s Missionary Society
the whip, the senators, congressinen regular meeting at the home
and public official of the res^tivelo, Mrs. L. H. Campbell Thursday.
AatlMriaed Undenreod
CleaBing mmi repalriaf att Bake
rcaaonable dtorgeei
Kennetli N. Baker
PhMelM
states dance to their music. That is
naturally to be expected. If Wash-
nomic statesmanship is vital. Speed, ington puts up the money they are
efficiency, economy and honesjy are'going to say how, when, where and
the essentials of the hour. by whom it Is to be spent The
America’s capacity to produce is [same will be true if the dangerous
limitless — the American genius for j bill before the legislature in Colum-
achievement has proved itself toojbia is passed seeking federal aid for
often in other crises to be doubted!our public school system. Once we
for a single second how. And that
genius must be freed of the political
shackles that have been welded onto
it in recent years.
Common sense will tell us<that the
rearmament program has been seri
ously delayed and handicapped by
the series of strikes which began
last fall’ and' have continued to the
present If such are allowed by gov-
put our schools under Washingtem
dictation, once we take their money
—the inevitable result will be their
operation under federal arbitrary
regulations. We had better stay out
of the political New DmI po^ bar
rel and retain the control of our
schools. For once that ia lost com
munity interest and siqgXNrt ia gone,
and our children will sitfer.
A number of members took part on
the program, the subject being,
“An Urgent Gospel Challenge To
True Discipleship.” The next meet
ing will be held with Mrs. W. J.
Dabbs.
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Birthiaya
April 17 is the birthday of Inez
McDonald.
Mrs. Mansel Bridwell will observe
a birthday on April 20.
Malvenie Bridwell will be five
years old April 20.
James PolsOn will celebrate a
birthday Ajtfil 23.
FUNERAL
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The Favarite Fager In Otetan Jmm
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A Bailding "and Loan
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A 'Bailding and Loan
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A Bnildinsr and IxNui
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A Building and .Loan
—IS ITS FACILITIES
A Building and Loan
—IS ITS CONDITION
The steady growth of this S2-year-old home-owned
reflects the manner in which it has so efficiently served Its mv-
tngs and borrowing members since its organisation.
lAVINGS
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