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7 '! / Thursdoy, December i 11, mi .„ ..1.. . THE CLINTOK CHRONiQLE, CLINTON/ S. C A Privote Citizen Speoks His Mind SPKTATOR COMMENTS. ON MEN AND THINGS Recently two great religious bodies] met in the Piedmont. Over in Ander-, son the Baptist of South Carolina -held their annual convention, while in Greenville the Upper .South Caro lina conference of t^ Methodist church met. Just a few days before the meetings in Greenville and An derson the South Carolina conference met in Bennettsville. These great re ligious bodies of our state are a large and important part of our people de voted to the things which abide through storm and tempest, inflation or deflation, war or peace. The su perficial tians of life, our petty am bitions. vanities and aspirations, look insignificant in comparison with the enduring qualities of the spirit. Nowhere is our liberty more cher ished or more surely safeguarded than by our religious organizations which recognize no master save the Eternal, which teach us to live in love and charity with all men; to accord to constituted authority its due need of respe(?t and deference; but not to cringe before worldly ixiwer; nor bow the knee in suppli- ance save to the Lord of Hosts. The pulpits of our churches are a bulwark of liberty, just as-are a free press and an untrammelled radio. The church is the refuge of all. To it come the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the high and the -r " low,. the sti'ong and the weak. Here all meet upon a common level of sonship; .and with the ministrations of the church all look forward to the call which takes no account of class or rank, but which summons all to join the army of the redeemed as it marches befoi'e the Throne. These great groups meet for no program of immediate interest. They neither advocate nor oppose many matters commonly occupying our thought: they seek first to promote tile kingdom of God and his righ teousness. knowing that all these other things will be added. to do all that we think ought to be done. Drawing on my impressions from the first World war, I doubt if the British can hold their own against the Germans, even if they succeeded in landing in Franc^ in full force and with all necessary equipment. In the first World war the Germans re peatedly won over the British, French, Italians and Russians, with the Japanese on the side of the Al lies, and at the end of three and a half years had virtually won every major engagement, except Verdun and the Marne. And even then the Germans were always able to attack at will at any point on the entire front. Those who want the British to rush over with an army don’t re member the other war. The first World war began in Aug ust 1914, but in March 1918, the Ger mans cut the British Fifth army to pieces and were almost at the Eng lish channel. But for the American help thereafter, together with unity of command, the war might possibly have been lost. Perhaps I am failing to give credit to the revolution in Germany itself. That, more than de feat on the field, brought about the German surrender. Unless the German people back home break under the strain I can’t see how the German military ma chine can be overcome decisively unless five million men are prepared to attack from the west, with tanks, planes, guns and ammunition in quantities almost incredibly great. We are superior to the Germans and can overcome them, but it will take all the men and means we have, if we mean business. Crayon, Lipstick Add Gay Colors To Yule Candles School At Greer For Kiwonis Officers E. Harry Wilkes and Rev. J. Le- Grande Mayer, newly ^ected presi dent and secretary of'i^W Clinton Kiwanis club for the coming year, Christmas candles for gifts or ta ble decorations can be .made at home from bits of discarded cw- dles, and the whole family may have fun doing it. There is no limit to the shape and size of mold to be used. Card board boxes such as salt packages or ice cream cartons are very sat isfactory. The cartons in whi(^ but termilk is sometimes sold are good for the tapered candles. Good re sults have even been reported with fancy gelatin molds of certain types and with jelly glasses. The wick may be fastened through a hole in the bottom of the card board containers, but in smooth-bot- were in Greer Tuesday afternoon and evening for a traihing school foi: the Kiwanis clubs of the 9th Kiwanis division. Harry Daniel, of Greer, the new lieutenant governor of the division. "When the frost- is on the punkini and the fodder’s in the shock” has j been ringing in my ears these mom- I ings. Riley, whom we u^d to read,' knew all about the penetrating^hill of a big frost. ^ tomed molds, it must be kept in place by pouring in a little wax at a time around it, and then allowing it to harden. Arrange two small sticks at right angles at the top of the mold and tie the wick in the center so that it will be held securely in place dur ing the whole process. Common string, the wick from an old candle, or commercial candlf wicking sold at variety stores or in needlework departments may all be used for the homemade' candles. Spectator hasn’t said much about the war recently because he didn’t know what to say. In a broad, gen eral survey we see the desirability of helping Russia; we .see the good which might result from an invasion of France by England so as to divide Hitler’s forces. Most of us armchair strategists see that. What we don’t know is the mass of detail necessary One morning recently I started, out at five o’clock in the morning. I didn’t think much about “punkins”; I was plentifully occupied with how the frost was nipping me. And along the way the dairymen were hauling! off their milk. Say, farming is bad j enough, but suppose you were a{ dairyman? Organized Business, Incorporated, held its first annual meeting here in TRUCKS All wax to be used in a single candle should be melted in the same container, as it is difficult to match colors. Wax crayons are good col oring matter, and some women have used lipstick with success. As the wax cools in the mold, a hole will be formed down the center. Enough wax of the same color should be saved to fill this hole. Lacking enough old candles io make the Isrge ones now so popu lar, tallow candles can be made from these proportions: 10 ounces of tallow, ^ ounce of camphor, 4 ounces of beeswax and 2 ounces of alum. Melted paraffin, which It sometimes used, is hard to dy4 and breaks easily. To make dipped candles, one end of the wick is fastened to a stick or pencil, and the wick dipped into the melted wax for a short time. ■ As many candles as can be fully im mersed at each dipping may be made at one time'. If the surround ing air is cool, it is not necessary to dip the candles p cold water. For a clear bright red candle, it is best not to use such dark colors as blue and green candles in the melting down process. However, very often the layer of color is just on ^e outside, and it can be scraped off and the rest of the candle used. Veterans Camp Elects Officers At the regular meeting of the John J. McSwain Camp No. 19, United Spanish War Veterans, held at the Clinton armory on Sunday, the fol lowing officers were elected to serve for 1942: E. G. Bramlett, commander. M. D. Milam, Sr,, vice-commander. Claud P. Finley, Jr., vice-com mander. E. C. Conner, adjutant and quar termaster. _ . J. L. Chaney, chaplain. J. C. Duncm, officer of the day, Thomas F. Turner, guard. Columbia, recently. There were some notable features, but most not- jable to me was the number of top- inotch business leaders who attend^. • 6 Or«at Truck ingInMl • 18 WhuulboM Lungthsi • 112 Standard Chassis and Body Modolll AND NOW ; POWER ^115 M-MinMt ICONOMKAl POWn, TOO, bMowt ift JoS-KoIm/I o Your Dodge JohJUUod trade will be engineecedf Indlt and ‘^siaed” to fit YOUB Job. It will be'pewerfal, sue neat t economi^ w^ txuedj toe rigto one el s&e neat r*Bvecy en^es to poll yoor looi^ most satbCaetorily. unit will be *%iaed** for toe worie at StiO priced wito tetogrl the lowest'.. • eesy budget tonus! Coom Aad your Doedpe Deafer **KW$ *111 ROIUNO** WITH A-1 SEkVICB MImII* MdlOLLAN-COOPER MOTOR CO. WEST BIAIN ST. — CUNnm, s. c Organized Business has not tried to bring about plans and measures of selfish benefitVto men engaged in business. Its first activity last year was its effort to curtail public ex penditures. It has devoted itself tire lessly to the large, general public interest, instead of to narrow or self ish interests. ' The organization made quite an appeal to the public through the magnetic personality of C, Norwood Hastie of Charleston, who travelled all over the state appealing to busi nessmen and to the people at large to increase the ability of the state to employ its sons. This, Mr. Hastie’ pointed out eloquently, depended on such an enlargement of our indus trial activity as would create more opportunities for our peoiHe. There was something so fervent and so dramatic in Mr. Hastie’s presentation that the business men rallied to him and all others who heard him felt kinship with a rare and generous spirit WE SELL... Horses, Mules, Cows, Pigs, Corn, Oofs, Hoy, Sfrow. WO<H> FOR WEMXMM AND tftOVEM. Wanted: A twe jmr ali briL H.J.PITTS MtMrgcf C^66 ^^^UQUaTMUIS.SALVB.11091 MBQN INSURANCE Fire ^ Tornado - Animno- bile - Surety Bonds • All Forms of Property Insurance. SOUND PROTECTION AT LOWEST COST. REAL ESTATE B. H. BOYD Ointmi, S. C. presided over the meeting '^irhidi was attended by the new presidents and secretaries of the. Anderson, Green wood, Clinton, Newberry, Laiuens, Spartanburg, Greer, Rock Hill and Greenville clubs. TYPEWRITER RIBBONS for aD diiaes, portable and standard. . bon pi4>er, (rubber aiampa. Cdl Chronicle Publishing Co. 8UBSCRIBB TO THB CHROMlCUi ‘ Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. ' FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...andw. EMBALMERS Ambulance Service Phones 41 and 399-J L. RUSSELL GRAY and T. PARKS ADAIR, G«i. Mgrs. BENJAMIN & SONS PLUMBING —ejmd— HEA'TING SERVICE Teleitofme 117 \YE are hunting TROUBLE V Plus Ic state Tax PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO, GREENVILLE, 8. C. >V N \ i 1 L UlllMI.- 'IfWIII'i Thrilling gifts for family and friends! These big'Value Philco models are the season’s fa vorites! Come ^in . . . make your selection now . .. while they last! lUCffK ....Ma sup« y ■attw*"* w SoP«f*** zaAiL t>C nr a»»'**'‘*****«f»». * Maxwell Bros. 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