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Page Four 1. THE CLINTON CHRONiCLE, CLINTON, S. C Th<irsdoy^ October 30, 1941 altfr (dUnton OllirottirU EstebliilMd l»0t WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and ^bliaher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICXE PUBUSHING COMPANY Subscription Hate (Payable In Advance): One Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nahiree Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. rODAr... TOMORROW By Don Robinson JkODEO—Amateurs New'Yorkers, vdio ffiink of the West as starting on the other side of the Hudson river, are having this belief verified at ^e rodeo in Madi- Millions Of Duke Cash For Corolinas - ♦ Charlotte, Oct, 28.—^The Duke en dowment has contributed $18,512,- 206.93 to hospitals, rural chumhes and superannuated ministers in Uie Carolines since its establishment 16 years ago. The annual year book released to day also disclosed that contributions made to those causes and to four the scope of the losses itiiowed that the level of commodity i>rices had becotne exceedingly vulnerable as a result of the prolonged advance. At the high levels last month wheat Was up more than 75 per cctat since Use start of the war, aiul cotton up more than 100 per cent, while the average price of twmty-eight basic conunodi- ties showed a rise of almost 57 per son Square Garden where a cowboy ^ from New Jersey is among the com-i«*“«*^^ petitors in the bronc ri^ng contest.! amisted 4,500,000 persom to ^ The cowboys, New Yorkers are say- Carolinas, or an average of 281,100 Th< CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER SO, 1941 W;il t^winn I certainty. Likewise deUberate move- The rendulum YVIII ^Wing |j„ents to undermine the free enter- It has become far too true that life | p^ise system upon which the busi- is just one attempt after another to i nation has been success- get something out of the government, j f^ny built, must be stenuned if there The prospects now are that the pen- j jg to be any future for us as a na- dulum will soon swing far enough in i men. Representative gov- connection with those who are get- [ernment cannot be maintained with- ting little, if anything, while they ^ enterprise. Studied efforts to have to finance the large army of, socialize or obtain dictatorial gov- getters. ernment domination over America’s basic industries must be stopped. When they become the patronage ,,, . , ♦ machine of a bureau-ridden central Wanderlust seems to persist as one u of the dominant characteristics ot Sovernment drean^ of a better ftt- I of ours will be indeed idle. The Wanderlust a year. j Special tribute was paid Dr. Wil liam P. Few, president for 30 years of Trinity college and Dttoe uni versity whose death occurred to October, 1940. ing, come from Texas, Oklahoma, NewjtJn^y and places like that. But wherever they come from, they bring a real thrill to Eastern busi ness men who are always talking about ’’taking the bull by the horns” but never, except during the annual rodeo, get a chance to see what that expression really means. The rodeo is probably the moat ex citing event witnessed in New Yoik. Most other spectacles planned to thrill Broadwa^tes have an artificial flavor about them because audiences know ahead of time that they consist of proTessiopals who have perfected their acts and scarcely ever make mistakesrThe performers in the ro deo, however, are amateur cowboys and cowgirls who havQ come from the West in the hope of winning big Answers to American problwns are money prizes in competition with one not found in textbooks, they are ac- WITH THE PRESS Editorial Comment From Variotis Popers. PRACTICAL lilEN NEEDED A voice says that Washington needs more men with practical experience, men who are competent because they have had to fight for their living. le incident is a reminder tiiat ef forts to jack up artificially the price of farm products invite the dangen of subeequeiit eOUai^. Peitmps tt» tBum bloc to congrm woifid answer that high government loan values cap prevent a fall to prices; but that hat never been prov^ to the past, to last week’s mariiet break Decem ber iKdieat to Chicago went right throu^ the goveiniPent loan rate and nearly 10 points below it^The New York Titoes. boys and men. Once we forests and travel^ upon the stream. i Since the forests have practically L. _ vanished and distance has been anni- ^ the wanderer great — government abuses. The No one has yet found a solution to hilated by the motor, is found along the ribbons of con crete and is carried upon his some what aimless travels through the kindness of motorists. Modem civi lization has thus produced the hobo de luxe. end result is always dictatorship for all. Look at the world picture of na tions today. This American future we hear so much ballyhoo about must be found ed on the American present and past —they are inseparable and cannot be “ignored.” It must be founded upon Eggs VS. Cotton a system which has done more for Eggs are scarce and high. One hun-! the common man or woman than any dred hens will bring in the net in- I other system the world ever knew. If come of seven bales of cotton, and we permit that system to continue to yet this state last year imported more be weakened and emasculated (as is than one thousand tons of eggs and, being done through Washington regi- Georgia twice that amount. [mentation, centralization of power Fifty billion eggs is the goal for and interference)! we wiU this 1942 in place of the 42,000,000,000 without flr^ a shot. And we that rolled from the hen houses this will deserve to lose it-with no one year. Something must be done, wejto blame except ourselves, are told by poultry experts, to pep; * up the supply. I Tiig RgJ Cross At Work another, and the audience knows what will happen. never It’s too bad the hens can’t be pa- ^ . ... , -i Your Red Cross is an important UOTtly told of the fate of the hens of partner in the national defense pro- Europe They all wound up m^ths,^^^^ our soldiers and sailors ago in the stew pots of the German ..... , nn I 1 lation, it makes the rounds night and Going back to those 100 hens e- ^ carrying out. its humanitarian ferred to a^ve a profe^r of the ;^^^.^^ ^ supporting ^bama Pol^echnic institute at Au- You can support the R^ Cross bum, spent four years keeping the, thm.wh irval laying records of 146,000 hens. Here is what he found out: The average production was 169 eggs per hen per year. The average sale price for the eggs was 24.1 oekktg a dozen. The gross value of eggs from 100 hens averaged $330.05 a year. TT»e average price of cotton during tiie period was 9.62 cents a pound. At that figure it required 3,500.4 pounds, or seven bales of cotton, to equal the return from 100 hens. It would seem that such facts and figures would interest more farmers. But they don’t. They prefer cotton— an that government will allow them to plant under a regimented control program which lays down exactly adiat the farmer can. and cannot do. today by joining through the local chapter America needs the Red Cross more than ever before. Help build Ameri ca’s defenses by joining the Red Cross during the membership drive. Enroll through the local chapter. Preparedness for an eventuality has long been the task of the Ameri can Red Cross. National defense plac es huge new burdens upon the or ganization. Help your Red Cross carry on its work by joining the lo cal chapter at once. Two Fine Showings It is noted from today’s paper that the Commercial Bank in liquidation, is paying 'to its depositors a final) dividend of 4% per cent, bringing the total to 98% per cent, only lack ing a small fraction of a 100 per cent dividend. The record made by Conservator H. D. Henry in the face of difficul ties and trying business conditions. recognize these needs by “going over is an excellent one. He is commend- ] the Red Cross during the Last year the Red Cross sped as sistance to 217,000 victims of 149 dis asters in this country. Disaster will strike again this year—when, where and how hard no one knows. But the Red Cross must be ready to perform its errands of mercy. Help tee Red Cross prepare by joining tee local chapter without delay. Our boys at camp ne^ tee Red Cross. We on tee home front need the Red Cross standing by with in stantaneous help. Let’s show that we ed by the state bank board for whatP°®®^ November 11 to 30. he has accomplished, and his record] T ~ ... show.s that the commendation is de- ^ Cross button displayed now means the wearer is doing his part An even better record was made I national defense. Get yours by by the First National Bank, of whichthe American Red Cross B. H. Boyd was president, in the | through the local chapter. winding up of its affairs some timej I ago, the depositors receiving 105 per I Do you want to help save American cent from the liquidation. This rec-! l^ves? Last year the American Red ord has not been equalled or surpass ed by a hand full of banks in tee en tire country. Cross taught first-aid to 577,000 men and women, home nursing to 80,000, water safety to 260,000. Hundreds of thousands more must be reached this year. Help tee Red Cross save Amer ican lives by joining your local chap- The successful liquidation of tee two local banks l^iespeaks well for those who directed their affairs when in operation. The records show teeyjt®*'- were managed by men of ability and' ZZTZT ^ « integrity, without one question ever! More than 5,000 Red Cross nurses raised as to the high business stand-}are on active duty with United States ards upon which they were conduct-1 forces. Thousands more must ed. 'This is a record of ^ch every]be enroUeU m tee comtog-Tnonths. citizen of tee community should feel i ^ camps wjd ^ justly proud. There are" many banks . closed of which this cannot be said. Clinton has been hard hit, and is military and naval hospitals need tee finest nursing care we can provide. _ Every person in this community can stiTrsuTferinf 7rOTn“tee 'clostog of'help by joining this American organi- these two valuable banking institu-1 tions. The Chnmicle repeats what it has said before—neither of banks deserved to’ be closed. the Destroying From Within This country needs to underitand that tee future can have no meaning, save in its felatioa to tee past. It is stupid to talk of freedom and justice of tomorrow—and disregard them to day. We cannot win this war by building a gigantic military machine to defend us from,, invasion from without, and at the same time permit our liberties to be progressively de stroyed from within. Don’t let t^, Washington theorists focfi or misled you. For example, a peace-time federal debt of irearly fifty billion dollars fexclusive of ten toUloo already tor the war emergency) is anmething that roust be taken into coDsiderrtieo before intpUigent plans for tee fOtfirc can be laid with any The Red Cross campaign against the ever-rising toll of highway fatali ties is waged today 3,000 highway first-aid stations from coast-to-coast and 4,000 mobile units. Help tee Red Cross wage this battle against ’’sud den death” on the road. Wear tee little button on your lapeL The vital Red Cross assistance to soldiers and sailors of America has more than doubled in the past year. You must help maintain these ser vices for ’’the love of America.” You can help by joining tee Red Croas during tee annual membership cam paign Nov. 11-30. , WRES’TLING—Steers By far tee most exciting event at tee rodeo is the wild steer wrestling contest. In case you haven’t seen one, this act is as simple to explain as it is dangerous to perform. A wild steer, with blood in his eyes and horns teat look sharper than daggers, comes rushing full speed out of a pen. A cowboy tears after him on horseback, gets alongside of him and suddenly jumps from his horse to land with his arms firmly around tee steer’s horns. If he lands right—teen it be comes a question of matching his brute strength against tee steer’s in wrestling tee steer to tee groimd. It’s a tough wTMtle, but tefr experi enced cowboy usually iirtos. But if ike lands wrong on the juiUp — if the steer gets loose—then it becomes a matter of scrambling out of the way before tee steer can turn on him and gore him with those dagger-like hoims. Many a cowboy has been killed to this dangerous pastime of tee We^ But it is an excellent demonstration of the American type of sportsman ship, as compared with bullfighting in other countries. For to bfUlflghting, tee odds are all'gainst the bull, but in steer wrestling, tee animal scarce ly ever gets hu^ It’s tee cowboy who takes all tee chances while the animal^just goes through a sli^t discomfort. AUTRY—^Rogers The star of tee rodeo this year, according to tee program, was Gene Autry, famous cowboy of screen and radio. But according to tee applause of the New York audience. Gene was tee one let-down in tee show. The most enjoyable part of his act, tee applause showed, was when his two beautiful, spirited horses rehised to* jump throu^ hoops put up for teem and, instead, trotted out of tee ring leaving Gene twiddling his thumbs. The audience had come to see cow boys and to teem Gene was simply a Hollywood glamour boy whose pic tures don’t appeal to teem and who showed no signs of cowboyishness except for being able to make a smart horse do| somt; r^arfcablfc dancing. And New Yorkers^gave allitee credit for that to the horse. There was an interesting compari son between New York’s attitude to ward Autry and toward teat other famous cowboy who made good in Holl^ood—Will Rogers. During the evening I attended it was announced teat Mrs. Will Rogers was in tee au dience and she stood up to take a' bow. The applause was greater than for any act during tee evening. New York loved Will Rogers as did people in every section of tee coun try. Hollywood never changed him, or the people’s love for him. PHOTOGRAPHS—News The rodeo is definitely a Western thriller, but several Easterners did themselves provul in tee arena; name ly, tee news photographers. Ordered by teeir newspapers to get thrilling action pictures, several pho tographers, witik large cameras and poidcets full of flash bulbs, were to tee arena hrom tee beginntog to the end ot the ^ow facing wild bulls on^ minute and bucking broncs the next. Their game seemed to be to get as close as possible to each animal when it was acting up most—and many of teem turned to snap pictures on the run while being chased. The photographers were a leading topic of interest and excitement throughout the show and more than one piece of Camera equipment was destroyed by a bull before the eve ning was over. It was tee general opinion of the audience that one of tee cash prices should have been put up for the most daring act of a news paper photographer. The photographers wanted pictures and more pictures, because the rodeo offers their annual oj^jortunity to give Eastern newspaper readers a taste of the West. When the out standing performers of the great open spaces gather together wltiito the confines of one New York building —that’s news. quired in the school of experience. What this voice says is truly said, but in tee main experimenters are managing national affairs. Practical men like William S. Knudsen are not given sufficient powers. The inex perienced interfere with their efforts to carry on competently. One calls no names, but the country knows who are tee leaders among tee experi menters and what they are doing. A man of wide practical experi ence, like Mr. Baruch, gives advice teat falls on deaf ears. Mr. Baruch has done a citizen’s full duty in con sulting with tee president every time he has been invited to tee White House. With practical men in full charge of defense work there woqld be co ordination. It is no secret teat co ordination is lacking now. In its stead there is a friction which seriously re tards the machinery of defense oper ations. Impractical men who would experiment constitute a lux\iry the American people cannot afford, but these men continue to hold teeir j places of power and to interfere when they should be cooperating for the commqn good.—^The News and Cou rier. COMMODITY PRICES The decllhe in conunodity prices last week was a sharp reminder even in a period of inflationsfty influ ences prices can fall as swiftly as they rise. Grains tvunbled 6 to 10 cents a bushel, tee latter figure rep resenting the maximum drop per mitted in one day. Cotton fell $3.50 to $4 a bale, and a long list of leaser staples suffered severe losses. The Dow-Jones index of futures prices showed the biggest single day’s fall since it was started eight years ago. The immediate occasion for this collapse to commodity prices was the ominous news from abroad, including tee Russian'reverses and tee increas ingly warlike aittitude of Japan. But POLAND IN THE WAR There are many reasons to believe that there will soon be heavy fighting in Norte Africa. One of the best is teat tee Poles have been sent into Tobruk. They were ordered to the beleaguered city only a fortnight ago and already Cairo reports them to action beyond tee outer trenches. No nation ever seemed more thor oughly crushed than Poland to 1939. Yet wherever there is still a battle- front tee Poles show up. In their own land they fought with desperate fuiy. Despite tee German program of ex termination, Polish irregulars are still fighting there. Only the other day they captured and burned a German supply train on its way to Russia. In France exiled Poles fought side by side with the Fitoich. A third of their army escaped across the ChanneL Polish mountain' troops helped to drive tee Germans out of Narvik b^ fore tee British abandoned the Nor wegian campaign. A Polish army corps now guards tee Scottish beach es and a second corps is being or ganized. A vetertm.Polish air force has proved a scourge to the Ltcto- waffft jphe nucleus of a new Po] navy came like ifiioct ships out Biiltic. Ten tiwusand flighting filtered down through the BaBcans to join the Brlthh to Africa. Three k^nn- dred thousand Poles released from Russian prismi camps are gathering to the Urals to march as a new army against ttw Owrmans. Halfway aosuss the worlfl, to Cartlsda, more PMhh troops are being egulimed United Statiis, EvOnrattK _. may have to the field a ioroo as big as that destooyed by the Ger mans two years ago. These uneoMiaerad Poles have made themselves a symbol of the to- dmnitable national wilL If ever k ttkf tion -by sacrifice and court^ earned the right to rewirrection it is Poland. —The New York Times. JlFFY-25<: SilI»JEB.OinENS raAIMACr BENJAMIN & ^N!S PLUMBING HBA'UNG SERVICE Telephone 9268 ' Wfe ARE HUNTING TROUBLE " s* gttRKRiCnWiBCtiimWgWWmmHgWHHWggRItlIRgICRWIRgtHIHRRWWgKMIHIgl JOHN DEERE TRACTORS and IMPLEMENTS THAT WORK THERE’S A JOHN DEERE QUALITY MPLEMENT FOR EVERY FARMING PURPOSE J. It CRAWFORD CUNTON. 8. C. RADIO REPAIRING CGMPIATB LtNE bf TUBES M. BOYD OWINGS (At City Sales Co. INSURANCE Fire - Tornado - Automo bile - Surety Bonds - All Forms of Pr(H>erty Insurance. SOUND PROTECTION AT LOWteST COST. REAL ESTATE B. H. BOYD Clinton, S. C. WEDDING Invitations and A n - nouncements. Engraved or Process ed Printing. Prices most reasonable. Complete sample boeda may be taken, to your home for toq;wction If de sired. Chronicle Publhlhtog Co. AMERICAN HOBIE JAMES M. CALDWELL .$L$$ .$$J$ ctintii NOTICEJFOR PAYA\ENT OF CITY TAXES Notice is hereby given that Town Taxes for the Town of CTlinton will be due and ooUeetaUe between October Ist and Novemftjer 16th, for tiie year 1941. llie Tax Books 'Will be opened for the ooUe^n of taxes at the office of the Town Cleric on October let, and will remain open each day thereafter, Sunday excepted, up to and through November ISrii. A penaKy of ten (10) per cent will accrue on all taxes not paid on or before Saturday, November 15th, whidi penalty will be in force through Wednesday, December 31st, after which an additional five (5) per cent penalty will accrue. ♦ • The levy for current fiscal year is 88Vi mills; 12 mills for current operating expenses, and 26^^ mills for in terest and sinking fund on various Bond Issues out standing. D. 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