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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C
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' 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.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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Clinton,
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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.
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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
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WEST MAIN ST. — CUNTON, S. C.
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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 ,
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