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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE^CUNTQN. S. C.
Thufsdoy, Moy 22. 1941
(flltnt0tt OlliranirU
Eitoblldicd 19M
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
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advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when
tney are not of a defamatory natiure. Ahonymous communications will
not be notiped. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions
of its correspondents. i
spring of 1940. The defense program
costing millions daily, is largely re
sponsible for what has happened in
recent ninths. We had better keep
our feet on the ground, however, and
not lose our heads. Remember the
pedod 1915-18 and the calamity fol
lowing that crazy, abnormal infla-
tioln-speculation spree.
TODAY... TOMORROW
By Don Robinson
NOBODY'S BUSINESS
By GEE McGEE
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.CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1941
I Am An American
What ,does it mean to be an Ameri
can citizen? In the observance of “I
Am An American” Week all native
bom, or by naturalization citizens,
will do well to reflect upon its mean
ing. Especially is this true when we
look across the seas where freedom
no longer exists.
yoUhg college men will be immedi
ately inducted into government ser
vice as a part of the nation’s huge
national defense program.
Flat Rock Briefs
flat rock took the downfall of hon.
hugh Johnson and charley lindenbugg
very quietly, they are hoping for a
few more changes for the better, mr.
holsum moore says you are either
for england or against the u. s.
dr. hubbert green will not take an
other post-graduate coarse this siun-
mer. he is ellie-gible to be called to
is one of the greatest satisfactions
that life offers. Whether we have
I trained to win a race, a degree, a
I promotion, a prize contest, a trade or
Every American ought to realize profession, or enter business — in a
in these days that to be an American
is a precious privilege, one of which
we should be proud.
What is it, to be an American?
It is to be a free man or a free
woman in a free land. | for it.
It is to walk unafraid, fearing no Youth lacks that sense of balance
one, secure in the knowledge that j and perspective found in those who
before the people’s laws all are equal. | have grown older. But youth will
It is to think, and read, to speak j soon learn that there are serious.
The attainment of a long-sought I the army, he is over-age but he saysi
goal, whatever the endeavor may be, j doctors will be badly needed and he
wants to be reddy to serve his coun
try if called upon.
miss Jennie veeve smith was called
to the county-seat last friday to see
word, whether we are rich or poor, j her brother who got ketched with
high-up or low down in the scale of some contraband, she went on his
society — there is always the thrill lbQnd....fQt, .50$. bie is out now and
before us, the challenge of setting up
hopes to stay" out. he told her it was
a worthy goal, and then striving for his sick mule at cedar lane, but
she coulddent see how annybody was
that sick, viz: 54 fruit Jars full.
mr. slim chance, sr., one of flat
rock’s most energetic farmers, says
that he. can’t understand why the
and write freely; to seek »the truth, far-reaching problems to be faced
without hindrance; to breathe the i and that of all teachers, experience 1 govverment wants to cut the farm-j
air of a great, free land that still be- i is the greatest. They must learn that j er’s parrity. it is alreddy too small
longs to the people who inhabit it. I as one must work for grades and ad- j for comfort, he has rote his congress-
It is to be governed under a con- j vancement in school and college. Just i man to fight annything that hurts
stitution adopted by the people,; so one must work for success after-
which they may change at willj, and ward—that the . work Jin school and
under laws pass^ and administered ^ college is mere child’s play beside
by public servants elected by the what lies ahead. To many young
the farmer, dr else make up his mind
to itay at home after this term.
rev. will waite, the pastor of re
people. It is to have a vote in these’ men and women college largely i hober church, has rote a letter to hit-
things equal to any man’s vote. (means four years of social life, playller. what he told him was a-plenty.
It is to look one’s neighbor in the, and good-time. Then they must facet hitler is doing away with all of the
face, be he rich or poor, and to know I a different world when they seek and
oneself as good a man as he. (secure employment.
It is to worship God as one’s con- If these graduates feel they are
science dictates. “educated” at last, they are mistak-
It is to bow to no authority but en. There is no place in the world
those which the people themselves for the man who has “arrived” or
have ordained and maintain. I feels that he knows it all. No, as long
It is to grant freely to fellow- j as we live we must work and strive
Americans all rights and privileges j to go forward. Youth had better not
one asks for oneself, and to expect, be swept off its feet because gradu-
as much from them. ation day has arrived. There will
It is to keep for oneself certain
comers of the rjiind, certain phases
of intimate and personal life, secure
come black as well as red-letter
days. It will be far better to* these
inle and
churches wherever he goes, rev.
waite says he will reap his reward
even if uncle sam has to do the reap
ing. rev. waite is in favor of convoy
ing and a shoting war if necessary,
he says if we wait much longer we
won’t have nothing to fight for.
MOVIEft—War
Deanna Durbin, Clark Gable, or
any one of a dozm popular movie
idols could quite conceivably have
more to do with whether we keep
out of war or get into it than the
most stirring: speaker in the United
States congress.
Even President Roosevelt would
feel very lucky if he could attract
the audience to a fire-side chat that
some of the leading movie stars draw
regularly to the 15,000 movie houses
of the land—and there is no question
but that the millions of people who
go to the movies each we^ are pow
erfully influenced by vdiat they see
there.
Imagine Deanna Durbin taking a
hart in which she ixunanticizes over
the bravery of soldiers risking tiieir
lives for democracy. Then imagine
her in a picture in which she pleads
for peace and stability and it’s easy
to picture how much she could do
toward stirring emotion in one direc
tion or i^e other.
If Deanna was given a rousing,
band-playing, “Go - out - and - fight -
’em-boys!” part, a million young men
would probably be tempted to dash
from the movie house to a recruiting
station. But if Clark Gable played a
he-man role in which he pictured
war as an uncivilized solution to our
difficulties, he could influence crowds
of men and women to oppose physi
cal combat. j »
The movie industry thus has a ma
jor i^sponsibility in its choice of pic
tures and its handling of war news
this year.
minds off the world problems; sec
ond, to give us pictures which wfll
inspire a greater love for our coun
try by showing Democracy in actkm.
We want pictures to make Uf bel
ter Americana—to make us want to
hend every effort toward the protre-
tion of our country . . . vdiich will
make us deeply appreciate our lot in
life.
And we do want good entertain
ment which will give us the relax
ation we need to cope with present-
day problems.
ADMISSIONS—$«7S,9t$,Mt
Just how Important a part of
America’s enterteinmait the movies
are was measured by the govern
ment in the recent census. Tte cen
sus shows 15,115 movie houses in
the country and the paid admissions
in 18$8 amounted to $873,045,000, or
a little over $5.00 for every, man, wo
man and diild in the country. Elimi
nating the babies who art too young
to go to the movies (if there are any
that young, and Other people who are
too deaf mr too old to e^oy screen
plays, everyone else goes to the mov
ies on an average of once every two
weeks.
Mr. Hays’ office estimates even
higher than that. He says there are
80,000,000 paid admissions a week.
At any rate, it is evident that the
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NOnCE or TAX SALE
By authority of a tax execution
handed me by ffte Treasurcr of Lau
rens County, I have levied on ttie
pmparty hereinafter described and
wm sell at public outcry fbr caA
either in or in front of the Court
House, at Laurens, 8. C., on limiday,
June L 1941, being Salewlay in June,
the JpUowing descrihed property to
wit: '
All those certain parcels and sup-
ilies* of mill machinery consisting of
warpers, made by Shipp Macfatee
J
Co.; 4 winders, ma^ bgr
1e by l^p
chine Co.; 8 frames, ihade oy
Machine Co.; also one larfi box con
taining siqipiUes for repairs ot ma
chinery, consisting of bolts, screws,
connecting links, etc., weii^t about
200 lbs., mmre or 1m. I
AR of which is assA$sed for taxes
in the name of Stutz-Hadfldd Con.,
at Clinton, S. C., and levied <» as w
property of. said corporatkm, their
successors, assigns and others.
C. W. WIER,
29-2C Sheriff.
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FINAL SETTLEWENT *
Take notice tha$ on the 28th day
of June, 1941, I will render a final
account of my acts and doings as
Administrator of the estate of Ma
mie C. VThite in the office of the
Judge of Probate of Laurens County,
movies are a major part of our rec-1 at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same
reational life. Iday will apply for a final discharge
The government breaks down the
amusement dollar spent by Ameri-
from my trust as Administrator.
Any person indebted to said estate
cans to show that 67.4 pw cent of all j ig notified and required to make pay-
of our amusement money goes to thejment on or before that date; and all
young people to take a sensit
against a state to which the people j humble view of past accomplish-
themselves have said “Keep Out!” iments, and turn their *faces with a
To be an American? It is to be a new resolve to that which is lost be-
man, or a woman, before men and hind the dim uncertain curtain of
before God, with the dignity which tomorrow. There is where the true
God breathed into man when He meaning of life lies hidden—there is
where the battle must be fought.
, .
Income Shows Gain,
made him “only a little lower than
the angels, and crowned hii^ wjth,
glory and honor.”
That is what it is to be an Ameri- , ri • ■
can. That is the ideal to which we|lnrlatiOn LoOmS
need to dedicate ourselves. j If you are keeping up with the
** Joneses—that is Mr. and Mrs. Aver-
Tho PiiKlir Wnnfc 1^8® American Jones —you are en-
ine rUDIIC yvanrs Ij j income” today
The Truth ■than ever before.
Four vacancies were recently re-! many people this may not be
Play BaU
the baseball game betwixt flat rock
and cedar lane which wag hell last
satturday p.m. on the local diamont
ended in a verry big row. Mud lark
was on the mound for the hornets,
sam slick tossed for the bees, every
thing moved along very smoothe till
the empire called Joe green out on a
long fly. nerby spectators say slim
chance ketched the said fly on the
secont bounce and they teamed up
on the empire and stopped the game,
he was sent back to the bat where he
struck out.
ported on the state board of public
particularly poticeable, but if the
welfare to be fllled by elections in
the general assembly.
The public was told there was no
swarm of candidates for the posi
tions. Who ever heard of such a
thing? Well, the reason for the scarc
ity of applicants was that members
of this board receive no stipend, that
it meets at intervals with a $10 p>er
day diem for expenses. A few days
thereafter the public was informed
that Dr. James C. Kinard, president
time was called out when a home
run was hit by the bees, the ball was
' lost for 15 minnets. willie steele had
found the ball and hit it, but he was
saw when he done so, and the ball
was retrieved, the h'ornets had to
borry the bat which belonged to the
bees in the third ending; they broke
unemployed who have been put to i their bat on a foul to the center-
work, the factory workers who have
had their wages increased, the farm
ers who are getting more for their
produce, and the defense workers
who are working overtime for Uncle
Sam all pooled their weekly income,
they’d be able to buy more things
HAYS—RespoxsU>iUty
Will H. Hays, czar of the movie in
dustry, is fully aware of the impor
tant part motion pictures play in
molding public opinion, a$ indicated
by the following excerpts from his
recent annual report:
“The responMbilities imdertMc^
by the indvistry on every front of to
tal defense demand greater vigilance
than ever at the dykes of self-regu
lation . . .
“In the present emergency we have
the organization, the machinery, the
will and the means to maintain our
public respcMisibiliBr from the social
as well as the artistic staxulpoint. . .
“In the emergency that faces us
today the universal entertainm«it of
the screen is a definite element in to
tal national defense . ....
“Much of our entertainment must
supply not only relaxation, rest and
renewed vitality, but faith and con
fidence in our future and inspiration!
for the difficult days ahead . . |
“There is a vast backgroimd of I
beauiy and interest in the continent
to the south of us, against which
background features may be made.
Such pictures are bound to bring us
closer together ...
“The motion picture is an instru
ment of universal entertainment,
widespread information and common
inspiration; therefore the leaders of
the industiy, in this crisis of events,
face an unparalleled opportunity for
service, and a heavy and continuing
responsibility.”
movie theaters. It also shows that we
are today spending 30 p«r cent more
money in movies than we did in
1935.
This amazing increase in the popu
larity of movies can be attributed
solely to one thing—the greatly im
proved caliber of entertainment
which the movies are offering tis.
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persons having claims against said
estate will present them on or te-
fore said date, duly proven or be for
ever barred.
G. F. TEMPLETON,
Administrator.
May 20, 1941.—12-4c.
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field. Judd simkins was ketched slid
ing first base backwards towards the
home plate, but the empire made him
put it back where it belonged and he
plugged it down with a stob.
the pitcher pitched a bean ball at
than at arjy time on record. That | arthur Jones but he dodged it and it
proves our opening statement. In- j struck the empire on the chist and
creased income is largely responsible • knocked him down, he got up and
for this, but another, major contrib- called it strike two, but it was the
uting factor is that prices of goods
first ball that had benn pitched in
that ending, as noboddy noticed this
but the score-keeper, it went with-
df Newberry college, had consented . . . , . ....
o a . ^ temporary con- j out question, when the pitcher for
And then a few days later there dition, in fact we think it is. First, (the bees balked, 2 runs were walked
came another development. When, because the American people have in. allso the man on third base was
the states almost $14,000,000 freejnot begun to pay taxes in proportionicalled back to secont as he took 2
conference report on the general ap-, to ^hat lies ahead for us all due to bases on a balk, at the end of the
propriation bill appeared in the | governmental borrowing, spending I sixth quarter the score stood 47 to
house the discovery was made that | extravagance during the past j 83 in favvor of the hornets,
it contained a provision to pay the eight years. Now we face the serious
new chainnan $2,000 annually in- j g^d unexE>ected necessity of raising [ A fist-fighf took place on secont
stead of the present per diem basis billions for defense when we are al-! base betwixt hirem cheap and dock
ready loaded down with a public debt i hubbert. the runner stepped on the
the like of which the people have 1 baseman with his heavy shoes and
never had in the nation’s history. | mashed his foot a right smart, that
These higher taxes will be coming j caused the first lick to be struck,
through shortly with the beginning j everboddy on both sides Jined in the
of a new fiscal year. But at this mo-1 fight, including the 15 fans, when
upon board meetings. The item was
eliminated by the house, and rightly
so. We make no personal reference,
or mean no reflection upon the gen
tleman in question. It is the principle
of which we speak. If we are to con-
tinue^ giving away taxpayers’ money | nient when we are merely talking ■ things quieted down, the empire had
for the public welfare department about sacrifices, we are still enjoying • went home and the score-keeper had
(established for an unemployment nigny good things of life. In the sec-(got his wrist spnmg when he struck
emergency long passed) then itjond place prices are expected to go the outfield, so the game was called
would seem that those who are in- higher, in fact they are already on by the ketcher. the score was some-
terested in this work for the unfor-.the up-climb, which means we'fire thing like 145 to 100 in flat rock’s
tunate would be willing to give their i dangerously headed for inflation, favor, according to the centerfield.
services rather than have politi-[ ^bich spells a general pripe spiral,
cians from year to year applying for 'pbe disastrous and costly experience
the place because of the salary. Qf yje World war will never be for-
There is a vast difference between gotten by this generation. Now with
public-spirited humanitarian service I another war, congress is trying to j
and commercialized patriotism. The raise prices by Jegislation, which;
people as they are told of men and means that a “grab” is on with corn-
women who are giving their services modity markets shooting up. A gen-!
to this cause or another, should atjeral price inflation of this sort willj
the same time be informed whether i result in the demand of labor for|
it is a free, voluntary service for hu-! higher wages. This, in turn, means j
manity, or Just another Job created j that if farm prices and labor con-j
for somebody with a lucrative salary tinue to go up the whole price struo-.]
to be furnished by taxpayers. ture of everything will mount up- j
' There shouldn’t be the’ slightest ward. .And then when the European
s'ecrecy in the administration of the naess is over we are likely to face a
“humanitarian” agencies set up in ghastly depression period that will
make the experience following the
last war look like play ball. What
this country positively does not need
is a hysterical inflation wave against
a normal price basis and supp^^
The figures on “real inc<Mne” which
W. J. BENJAMIN
SERVICE STATION
Standard Products
Cara Washed and Greaaed
Yonr Biudaeas Appreciated
the state, and yet controlled from
Washington. ' ‘
Youth And the Future
May and June, commencement
months, are upon us. In the next few j means purchasing power available to
weeks thousands of high school and
college seniors the country over will
be given their diplomas — their cer
tificate of accomplishment. It will be
a happy occasion for many of these
young people, while for others it
will mean an interruption <m: prob
ably complete change in Uieir future
plans sinre the great majority of the
buy regularly needed goods and ser
vices, is compiled eadh month by the
bureau of industrial service, based
on figures supplied by half a dozen
reliable sourees. Their last figures
shw that wage envelopre now con
tain $1.24 for every dollar Umj con
tained a year ago, Uiat sal«7 dweks
are 15 per cent highMr than in the
TYPEWRITERS
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Cneaniag and repairing all
reasonable chargre.
Kenneth N. Baker
PROPAGANDA—^In^dralkm
There is the danger in these seri
ous times that movie producers will
misuse their potentialities for influ
encing public opinion.
It seems to me that the Hays of
fice, which has so successfully curbed
crime pictures and sexplctures, and
which apparently realizes the pres
ent responsibilities of the industry
should devote practically its entire
effort this year toward keeping prop
aganda off the screen. .
Instead of propaganda, the mov
ies can perform a two-fold service
during these times: first, to give us
entertainment which will take our
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