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:^.-:' '•: ■■■^' ■' .,;■-i; '■-■ * ■ •. ■ ^' ■ f;- - I ' //■ / Thursdoy, September 18/1941 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C Po(|c Sevcif iy> VmH IHE KESS ' Editorial Comment From Vofious Papers.. PE^-FIXING PUZZLES Every responsible observer agrees that a certain amount of government al price-fixing is imavoidable in war time or in the defense of economy the United States is entering. But the problems and pitfalls pf price-* fixing are Ululated byi the propos als now being put forward. On the one hand, there are those who urge that the quickest and fair est method is either to freeze all prices at their present levels or to place a uniform ceiling over all pric es. The difficulties wltii such a pro posal soon become apparent It can not be adopted at all, for example, in the case of imported goods, the price of which the government can not control. Yet these goods enter as raw materials into the cost 6f pro duction of American goods, so that allowance must be made for them. Moreover, in the price structure at any given moment there are always internal discrepancies and vinstable relationships that it would be both PERSONAL Jaa sN it foifiasal I dcmt Maine you for getting mad at my basing. evaiything’a nang to be O. K. from now on. . I'll bake 3roa a diffMent cake svery day, if you want me to. I Powder 1 eaa qm any t ledpe.... I don’t have to ' woi^about the different quan- . titiee required fpe^ types . of bald^ powder. \nth Bum- ford I juti use the amount the redpe calk for—and I get per fect results every time. Better flavor, richer cn^, and moister crumb. Come baiek and seel UK. Sendb for new booklet, oontainii^ dosens of bright ideas to improve your bak^. Addrem: Rumford Baking Powder, Box B Rumlon^ Rhode Island. THE NATNIUL sew As Washington Sees It LYDIA MILLS NEWS fOR THE WEEK Mrs. MUian King. Carraspondant unjust and 'economically injurious to j Special to The Chroillcle. freeze. is a wage or price that for special reasons is uhduly de pressed. Here is a wage or price too low to insure the necessary produc Mrs. Earle Barbee and daughter, Brenda, of Clinttm, are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith. -WT children and Mrs. Floyd Emery and were week-end guests of Mr. Mrs. J. L. Rhodes near Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Benjamin and family of Laurens, visited Misses Washington, Sept. 17. — Govern ment. circles here, are stilL buzzing with talk about the charges of Mar- _ tin Dies, chairman of the house com-* tion of some Indlipensable’article or,mittee on up-Amerjean activities, in ^ service. The advocates of universal'.which he accused Leon Henderson,! Sallie Ann and Stella Duckett Sun- price freezing or a general price ceil-' head of the (Mice of Price Admlnis-1 day. ing declare that these particular cases [ tration and Civilian Supply, of Com-1 Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Patterson and can be dealt writh when these condi- munistlc sympathies and affiliations, family, Ray Cauble and daughter, tions are shown to exist But this Mr. Henderson’s office has been Margaret and Mrs. Betty Cauble vis- may ultimately force Qrt government given broad powers to fix. prices and ited Mrs. Bill Cauble in Salisbury, into thousands of particular decis-,regulate the distribution of goods—IN. C., on Sunday. ^ ' | powers which would not be given to j Mrs. Alma Harvey and family,! the government except for- the cmer-1 Mrs. Minnie Harvey and dau^ter, j gency and the problems of the de-; Maude, were visitor^ of Mr. and fense program. Many here recognize, Mrs. Cecil Lanford near Whitmire' that the powers given to Mr. Hender- j Sunday. | son’s office, although hecessary for] Mr. and Mrs. Milton King, Missj the present, are basically opposed to Nellie Jacksem and Earle Jackson our democratic way of living. There fore any hint that the head of this office may have Communistic lean ings, whether true dr not, is fright ening to those who already fear the control that this office has over busi- i(ms. On the other hand, if we reject a general price stabilization and say that each price is going to be dealt with “on its merits,’ we abandon any fixed point of reference for the gov ernment’s decisions. If we disregard the status 9U0 for huge and integral elements in the general price struc ture, and say that certain prices must be pushed, down if they are “too high," and other prices raised in the interests of “justice” or to give this or that producing group “a fair share of the national income,” then the government must set up its own judgments against, those of the ketTM^ am quickly Iom lUell In ■ himKll with hppeless tangle of ethical and eco nomic puzzles. Experience also shows, unfdrtunately, that'in most such cases the government’s decisions are finally guided by political rather than by ecOTomic considerations. Price or SEE IT! DRIVE IT! The New DODGE For 1942 FOR BEAUTY, ECONOMY, QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE NOW ON DISPLAY COME AND SEE IT TODAY RIcMillan-Cooper Motor Company West Main St. Clinton, S. C. i D. E. Tribble Co. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ••• and ••• EMBALMERS Licensed Embalraert, Coeiplete '% Modem Equipment • Day Phone 94 Night Phones 24.'259 or 255 Clinton, 8. C. visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Linder and Mrs. Helen Kendricks in Spar tanburg Sunday. Mrs. Marion Eller of Union, was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Jackson and family. Frances McDonald has returned to In his charges Mr. Dies said: 1^®*" home after spending several «T u J i. ... ! months at Fountain Inn. "Lcoo Hende^ to „„ j, „ ^taj^BSia nd t ilamily of Fountain-Inn, were guests who are, by their own pubUe Mr. and Mrs. C. M, Broome Wed- strangers to the American way. Thej^^^^^y ness. committee of which I have the honor to be chairman has learned that Communists specialize in the pene tration of government agencies wher- wage advancea arelound to bd moat.‘"J “* yigllanee n«Uary wheim-erfthe largest blocs | “'em Tmtan horse taeties. of votes exist. This is the basic ex planation of the pending type of price-fixing bill which eifempts wag es and also makes an exception of agricultural prices, calling for 110 per cent of a mythological “parity.” T submit tlmt tetrhi the facts which I have preaente(f herewith in the form of undisputed documents are enough to bring about the immediate sever ance from the govemqient’s payroll of Leon Henderson, Robert A. Brady, _ g J..., Tom Tippett, Dewey H. Palmer, Mil- The problems of price-axing would EdTsW Mid E. J. Lever. baffle a convention of economic gen- i iuses juid saints, not to speak of or dinary congressmen—The New York Times. Mrs. Frazier Lominick and children of Laurens, visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill McLendon Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Dav^ and fam ily visited Mr. and Mrs. G. E. God frey in Anderson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. James were visitors in Lowndesville and Fort Jackson the past week-end. Eva Mae Ellis visited Mary Sue Copeland near Clinton'yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harvey and j daughter, Helen, and Mr. and Mrs. {James Harris of Laurens; were visi- “If and when these persons are re- tors in Aiken Saturday. moved frcrni their respective posi- Friends of F. E. Holcombe, for- tions, I shaU be glad to cooperate merly employed at Lydia Mill store. PLUMBING lTING :viCE Telephone 9268 WE ARE HUNTING TROUBLE MWinniMinKiniwnnnnnaiiitancnnnnnjMinnimawMinlKwnicnnnnnwMinnN B. D. HENBT ItM-lNl r. IL BOLAND H. D. HENRY & COMPANY ' INSURANCE . STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE Federal Loans Negotiated On Real Estate Telephone 121 nMJWS BNEST! with the administration in bringing to light similar facts concerning oth er employees of OPACS, to the end that this country ihay be defended against its enemies within as well as without” Hendenon Denies It Henderson has flatly denied he is a Communist or would employ any Communist Mui^ congressmen here believe that Mr. Dies’ charges will finally bring about a showdown on the ru mors of Communists in our govern ment which have been heard period ically for several years. Many of the charges in the past have come from Mr. Dies’ office, but never before has he'-directly accused a man in a posi tion as important as Mr. Henderson’s, whom this column has referred to as one of the tou^est jobs m Washing ton. It is believed that thf results df investigation of these charges will result in one of two things: (1) a clean-up of Communistic sympathiz ers in the government, or (2) a ter mination of Mr. Dies’ activities. In other words, if the charges should be foimd to have some foundatimi, Mr. Dies will have such strong backing of public opinion that every charge he makes will be acted upon, but if the charges'are found to be without foundation, he will be considered merely an alarmist and no one will lisleo to hkar— —— ^— The danger of anti-American ac tivities in our government at a time when the government is spending billions tq preserve democratic gov ernment^ at jany cost is a danger which cannot be passed over lightly. The president has made it clear that we will go to war if necessary to preserve democracy and congress is in no mood to permit any threats to 'our form of government from within. Bagla Tax Savtag New By the end of the month the new tax bill will become' law and the people of this country will begin pay ings the largest taxes they have ever paid. It is expected that the bill will be rushed through since pressure is being brought on congress by the people to let them knpw rl^t now what their tax payments are going to be next year. With income tax peymwits due in six months, it is ob vious that KHne people are going to have dilHculty in making their pay ment unless they start saving for it now. And most people, congressmen say, are postponing putting money aside for taxes until they know how much the taxes will be. Tne treasury department, in working out its plans for the coming year, is also anxious to know as soon at possible just how much revenue it can ex pect to get from taxes. The president's re<pest for addi tional billions of dollars to be added to the previous seven billion voted for lend-leR|S9 aid gives the treasury new financings problems and it is ex pected that in additi(m to extra taxes more pressure will be put on the public to buy defmse bonds and stamps. The sale of defense bonds now to tals about ona biUton doUus, whi^ th# treasury depertmint considers yitisfactory B view of the fact that sales have-not been pushed to the eirient the Liberty boni^ were In the war. It is believed that several fltore in aalaa could be made if n wen-directed campaign is start ed m arouae the public to buy them. Sales already have been considerebly stimulated by making stamps avail able in all retail stores end many of the stores have devoted part of their advertising to inidbing the sale of stampe. BUBBBR STAMPS • AO 8iaaa--'Qalek Service CHRONICLB PUBUSnNO 00. ..MORE THAN 50,000 STRONG wall be Interested to know he has accepted a position in a Camden store. Birthdays Sdpt. 13 was the birthday of Wil ton Lanford. Today is the birthday of Houston Ellis. H. W. Williams has 'a birhtday Sept. 19. Announoements The Jolly Girls club will meet Fri day at 4:30 at the club house. Hours of Service Change The services of Lydia Baptist church on Sunday evening will start earlier. Trtie B. T. A. will begin at 6:30, with the worship hour at 7:30. With The Slek Mrs. Addle Crowe is suffering a painful leg injury. Davis Ellis is ill at his home on Main street. Mrs. Posey Davis is home after being a patlenf at Hays hospital. Mrs. George Pressly is out again after being ill for the past two weeks. Alien JCjrby and Elbert iPace were in a car wreck on the CUnton-Green- wood highway Saturday evening, but friends will be glad to know they are recovering satisfactorily. ' Oreeu-BiMkweU Of interest to their friends and rela tives is the marriage of Miss Agnes Green and Ernest E. Blackwell, both of Lydia. The oeremo^ was per form^ by Rev. Ralph Hughes *in Clinton. After a short wedding trip the couple will make their home in the community. wiD "stand the gaff ” an yovr job, taoi W. J. BENJAMIN. SERVICE STATION Standard Produets Can Waabsd aad Gnaaai Tour Barrii SAT, “I SAW IT IN THE CHBON- ICLE.” THANK YOU. [They fit the /ob, save money and lost o long, long time • ToaH iiM<l gMgIify»lmat trucks that enu tmko during the long pun nhoud... trucks that wBl givu extru service^ «xfr« dcfoadakility, dxirm long lift. Buy trucks that jit your/ok—trucks duit aru poir- erod and "sised* for your Job. Buy tka H§kt Dodge Jeh-Bmied truck to haul your loads. Dent delay! Nme's the tiuM to dlsnsDi haal* ing needs. We’ll serve yea well —wUk the Dodge Joh-Maiod trucks te fit gomr jeb — with dependable used trpdu — and with r^abti, reaseaably priced truck service, us ing genuine factery parts! CeuM la and ever year hauling prsMenni . . . tedayt nets AND srconcATiONS suufcr to cmangi without notici McMILLAN-COOPER MOTOR CO. WEST MAIN ST. — CUNTON, S. C. ■r IIU«MUMaUMUMUMMMaKUMauaMMUUUMIWtMUUMMMDtMMMUMMMUMUM«UMMMSrtWS*t«wtuswtit«<iiM«mtMttMitpfya»7^.yint THE FIRST annual LIVESTOCK WILL BE HELD AT THE UNION COUNTY s Livestock fern—September 26 BEGINNING AT 1 P, M., DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME 4 ALL TYPES ANp GRADES OF CATTLE and HOGS WILL BE SOLD , ->11 ,j» li,-. ,