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r Poge Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 1 C ^ ik Thuts^, December 18,1941 aJl^r (illmt0n; Qti|roni(lr EstobUshed 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBUSHING COMPANY - Subscription Rate (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 tney are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. lean people should be told the truth.| billiard parlor and the jail, and the and the deserved action taken. The, citty hall and the barber ^op will policy of Woodrow Wilson, our all close for,^ 3 days. , matchless leader in World War No. 1, needs to be followed. Each American citizen has a right to his opinions and an equal right to Strktly Confidential deer mr. edditor: , FIRE DESTROYS STILWELL HOME The home of Mr and Mrs. K. S. .. - j it j * 1 the foUowering information is verry exprea them as regards the so you wlU kindly keep of govemm^t to recrat years. We,;; ^ „ tar as a newapaiKr mah: have exercis^ that r«ht and •«»^,can keep a secret, and ttat ia notl the srae privUege to every mdiyid-j ^ ^ ual. That is what makes our nation .. -u-nce sr has a ne^w great-and sate. But tor the present,' y,; „avy he has JiSt recall a at least, we must forget everything, „ ‘ ^ else and come together whole-heart- iggia^d he is Stilwell at Silvorstreet in Newberry county, was completely destroyed by fire last Friday night The blaze was discovered about. 10 o’clock in the kitchen and was then far beyond controL Practically all of the house hold fumishinga were destroyed, as was the anudeehouse at ttie rear of the residence. Mr. and Mrs. Stilw^ are tiie par ents of Miss Gladys Stilwell for sev eral years a popular and capidile m^bM- of the Clinton high i^ool faculty who is pleasantly known here by a number of friends. y 8W««K»im« M MII WMICiMtM M || MM tUIXIIWgll WfiKimMfifiUKIttlfilWfiBMda 'TT" —o-—" ■ Iceland, ne is on a big submarine cdly lor this conflict Everyone of (censored), its nime Is (cen us from now on mmt recognise his,^ ; (cen»>red) decks natiSr ‘"'‘‘''“‘'“‘‘f "''itociuding the poop. CUNTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1941 The Underworld There was a time, considerably re moved from the present, when the underworld was thought of as con sisting of the sordid, poverty strick en, fearful and harassed elements of human life. Now, it is a section of sex-iety which possesses great politi cal influence, controls large masses of wealth, dictates its terms in many transactions with the law and has made the word “gangster” synony mous with power. The Cause of War A sad feature, among many others, of the present world war is that its origin, sorow and destruction may be traced back to the national greed and personal .selfishness of a com paratively small group of men. The war lords of Germany, Italy and Japan, through their disregard of human rights and their ambition for power are bringing a baptism of blood to the rank and file of their own countries without their consent and have spread calamity among the peace-loving nations of the world. jlay the infant Jesus, they laid the • precious gifts which their caravans jhad brought. It was the paying of j homage to an innocent little Child. It is peculiarly fitting that Christ- mcis should be, above everything else, the children’s especial day. What parent does not rejoice on this the greatest of all celebrations, in laying gifts at the feet of the little ones as the Kings of the East laid theirs at the feet of One whom they recognized as the world’s Saviour? j The Child was King in Bethlehem. 1 Now for a season, the Child is King again, and all the world lays treas- j ure at his feet. Those of us who are i older should never forget this. If we j do, Christmas will lose much of its i beauty and meaning. Neither should i we overlook the truth that the child I of today will be the man or woman j of tomorrow. We know that the child will grow into something different, but into what we cannot pull back the curtain to foresee. Yes, the child is supreme at Christmas-time. We should delight to pay homage and lay gifts at the feet of the children at this glad season. While there is 'no need of losing), ' . , ^ ^ . our heads or going into hysteria over' nafn^ (<^- the situation, we must understand h^has char^ of 5 tor- it is our job to destroy the enemies' hisself now seeking to destroy us. Japan, alreddy sunk 5 suto^ines near asked for it. Now they will get it. j (censored) and captur^ 2 more wd Nothing has really been changed! them ^ by the actual declaration of war ours and towed them Into reja- against Japan, Germany and Italy.} "^vik. our boatwasi^ (censored). Suppose Germany had won (which i • we have never believed could hap-1 chance’s nephew allso said that pen) and controlled Europe from!he had charge of 7 depth guns, he Land’s End to Siberia. Suppose Itelyisays he has seen grease and oil and had won and been allotted spoils 1 german helmets and heavy imder- under Germany domination covering \ wear and smokestacks rise up out the Mediterranean area and much' the water where he shot his depth of Africa. Suppose the deceptive Ja-1 charges: this has occurred 9 times up pan had won and controlled the j to last thufsday when he rote, whole of East Asia and the Pacific, j - ' ♦ What would have been the posi-t mr. chance’s nephew says that I tion of the United Stgtes in such a, submarine got away, it was a big H. D. HENBT 18M-1M1 r. M. BOLAND H. D. HENRY & COMPANY , INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE Federal Loans Negotiated On Real Estate Telephone 121 wmiHiawaasawwHHKwaKiiHsiiiiiannanawawimiHciMinaanawBaaiMtWB situation, facing hos{|i|S, aggressive dictatorships on every side? Obvious- one. the capting on it was herr hitler hisself. he could tell by the small ly life would have been impossible;'mustash he wore, he could see it impossible for the nation and impos- i just as plain thru his spyglasses, they sible for every person in the coun-! did not give chase, his torpedo boat try. War would certainly come, and come under circumstances less fa vorable than those now confronting us. Not a single^ ally would remain but Canada and perhaps Mexico. Panama would be untenable. South destroyer was so full of prisoners it was lapping watter, and they took no chances, they had to run (censored) knots per hour. Some Don'ts for Christmas Here are a few don’ts for Christ mas, recommended by safety author ities, that need to be practiced at this spscon: No Accidents For Christmas 1. Don’t give small children toys involving alcohol, kerosene"or gaso line engines. They may tip over and set the house on fire. 2. Don’t permit small children to run, electrical toys without the su pervision of an adult. 3. Don’t {permit small children to use toy movie projectors without us ing safety film which bums slowly. Ordinary film burns explosively and gives off smoke and fumes which may cause death if inhaled. 4. Don’t use candles or light extra fires without being extremely care ful, especially in regard to candles on trees. 5. Don’t wear inflammable cos tumes, especially Santa Claus beards, without fireproofing them. 6. Don’t use inflammable orna ments and evergreen decorations. I plese don’t let sen. wheeler and America would quickly gravitate irito j nye and charley lindenbergh the harids of Pacific and Atlantic die- know about this, they Would include tatorships. j it in their proper-gander and turn it This would me^ that, alone and i ovver to the “america first” club, and hopeless, the United States would jojjn 1. lewis mought order another have to fight that last desperate fight; strike if he thought roosevelt was JOHN DEERE TRACTORS and IMPLEMENTS THAT WORK THERE’S A JOHN DEERE QUALITY IMPLEMENT FOR EVERY FARMING PURPOSE J. R. CRAWFORD CUNTON. 8. C. Sant’Q.CIaus If you think there is any doubt about there being a Santa Claus, look at the expression on the faces of the people who are walking down the streets with their arms full of mysterious packages. If you are doubtful, go into some of the stores where gifts are being sold, watch how some of the most tired clerks brighten up when they help you choose a gift and note how they seem to enjoy working in a place which is filled with people looking for gifts which will naake others happy. Santa Claus may not speed through] the air drawn by eight tiny reindeer, I but the spirit which he represents— the spirit of giving—pervades the air around Christmas time and gives us our annual lesson about there being more pleasure in giving than in re ceiving. The joyful feeling which abounds! around Christmas time comes from' the excitement of thinking how^ pleased Aunt Fannie is going to be! with that new thingamajig, how Ju nior is going to shout with glee over getting the truck he has been begging for for months and how even Dad, in spite of getting the bill at the end of the month, is going to look happier than usual when he opens that pack age with a new, warm bathrobe in side. It is always hard to put your fin ger on a feeling or an inner spirit. It’s difficult to find words vdiich de scribe it adequately. PePrhaps that’s "Why, for hundreds of years, we have personified the Christmas spirit with the jolly character of Santa Claus. Believing in Santa Claus really emnes down to believing that it’s fun to give—that there is a Christ mas spirit which makes Christmas the most pleasurable season of the year. Urgii^ that South Carolina motor ists “give a gift of courtesy” for I Christmas to fellow drivers and pe- 'destrians, A. W. Bohlen, director of I the motor vehicle division, state (highway department, point^ out I that during last year’s holiday sea- :son more than 400 motoring acci- i dents were reported and 68 persons jwere killed in the month of Decem- ! ber, which should have been the hap- 1 piest month of the year, j Director Bohlen further pointed out, in his appeal for extra motoring icare, that each Christmas a swollen , traffic toll brought sorrow into count- I less homes. Holiday exuberance, drinking, earlier darkpess and bad weather combined with the holiday season rush makes Christmas time a danger time. I This is a warning and challenge to jail motorists from our highway de- 'partment for care and caution and courtesy on -the highways. The Na tional Safety Council likewise is ap pealing to motorists and pedestrians everywhere alike to cut the appall ing traffic death toll that usually comes with the holidays, recalling that last year more than 3,500 per sons were killed in the December traffic. This terrible carnage on the high ways should cause all drivers to be careful, to observe these two'iron laws: If you drink, don’t drive . If you drive, don’t drink. For pedestrians there are laws too: Don’t jaywalk. - . Don’t ignore traffic lights. Don’t try to outspeed an auto mobile.' Sensible, timely suggestions these are to protect human life. If every body will just use- a little common sense this year, Merry Christmas will have a better chance to live up to its nalne. for what was left of its natiopal ex istence, provided, of course, that there was then any fight left in us unsapped by the totalitarian influ ence which would probably under mine us from within. Today,we have allies. We have the great British empire, with its world wide peoples and resources. We have the powerful Russian army and de termined people, the only one thus far which has been able to stop a Hitler land offensive or crack his boasted invincible war machine. We have the rising Chinese people whoi have been struggling against Japa nese aggression for the past four years. We have South America on our side. We have strength and ad vantages our enemies will never be able to match. So if this horrible war had to come, and after the dastardly attack of Ja pan it is increasingly clear that It did have to come, better that it should come now. It may be that years of bitter struggle, sacrifice and toil lie ahead. Nobody knows wheth er it will be a short or long-drawn- out struggle, though it is our belief that its duration will not be so long —with complete victory for the Al lies. But at last the die is cast, the chips are down. We know where we stand. We know there is only one thinkable course; to go forward to ultimate victoryp no matter what the cost, our very national existence be ing at stake. As American citizras we must stand together as one in na tional unity for better or for worse, come what may. We most realize as never before in our lives that we are what we have so often pro claimed — “One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for alL” keeping annything from him. yores trulie, mike lark, rfd, corry spondent. BELL STREET SCHOOL PRESE^ITS PROGRAM NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGEE This evening (Thursday), Dec. 18, at 7:30 o’clock, the Bell Street school home economics department and glee club jointly will present a program. The first part of the program will be a play and fashion show, “Happy Days,” presented by the home eco nomics department, showing the completion of a imit of work. The second part of the program will be under the direction of the glee club: Part I—Cantata, “The Awakening” by Trueman Baines. Part II—“Christmas Through the Ages” (a sjrmposium of Christmas carols). Sc«ie 1, the First Christ mas; scene 2, ^man; 3, Russian; 4, French; 5, German; 6, Dutdi; 7, English; 8, Chinese; 9, American. The {MTogram is free. We wish ev ery COLORED and WHITE friend to come and enjoy the program. We have appreciate your cooper ation and sacrifice and this is for you without cost. We shall reserve seats for white friends upon request. Music committee: Viola E. Hairis, chairman, Willie F. McMorris, and W. R. Harley, members of the school faculty. J. T. W. Mims, PrincipaL CAR INSPECTION STATION IN CITY Now It Is A Fight For America Christmas Is The Chilcfs Seoson The season of the year is here again when the chiklr«i are the most inqportant members of the family. Christmas .is essentially their cele bration. That is as it should be, with the grown-ups taking a back seat. To enthrone and pay homage to the chil dren on Christmas day is not only otxnmemorating the birth and rev erencing the Child Miu> was bom of Mary in the long ago, but it is ele vating the child of t(^y to his or her proper place as future citizens of our country. Nearly twenty centuries ago three Khigs came out of the East, guided by a shining star, aeeking the cradle ol a new-b^ dUkL They followed the star to Birtlilehem, and tiMBre, .he- Itere the manger in a stable Where The die is cast as we enter World War No. 2. The line-up is clear-cut, the United States and her Allies ver sus Germany, Italy and Japan. It is no longer a war of the At lantic or Pacific. It is now a world war, a conflict between righteous ness and unrighteousness. In this battle Hitler, Mussolini and Japan will be defeated. The Japanese, long obsessed with an ambition for world domination—will be given that good sound beaming they have needed for a whole generation. They will pay for their assassin attack upon this nation whidi has always bem their friend. When war starts debates and poli tic must stop. Americans on this issue must have but one attitude— we are a united people. Those of us at home have resixm- sibilities akin to thoM at the fr<ml We must do our part by furnishing the money and supptNrting every ef fort made to back-up our army and navy. Likewise, there is a government responsibility that must discharg ed to the people, yre want and are entitled to the trum. Let there be no more deception, playing of politics, spending and wasting money on ncm- essentiaU that have not the-remotest connection with national defenee. Secretary Knox has rendered the na tion a service in giving the people the official story of the tragedy of Pearl Harbor. While he admita the Navy was “asleep,” there is satisfac tion in the account of the courage and heroism shown by the America forces in their counter attack. Presi dent Rooaevdt has appointed a five- man board to invesUgirte vdiat hap- poied on that fatal Stmday, Dseem- ber Ttfa. If there was rinMtance, blunder, or incompetenoe, Ihii Asms Big Plans for the Holidays Have Been Made In Flat Rock it appears from currem gossip that flat rock is going to be a verry duU place enduring the xmus holidays. mr. and mesdame holsum moore will spend xmus eve and 2 days with her aunt at the county-seat if pos sible. they are looking for a invite every mail. mr. art square and familey will vissit in cedar lane and will not re turn back until the new year, he has a ritch uncle who lives there. rev. and mrs. will waite have noti fied her mother not to come over this xmus: they are planning to go to n.y. or somewhere else. miss jennie veeve smith and her twin sirter, sallia veeve, will make a tour of florida by buss and will sse miami and the east coast if monney holds oui. the poleesman.has asked for leaf of absrace for the entire xmus sea son. he sajrs there won’t be nobody left in flat rock to arrest, and why should he stay here. A highway department inspection station is now operating in the city on North Broad street, and it is an nounced by E. L. Fly, supervisor of this inspection district, that the sta tion will remain in Clinton through January 19. Semi-annual inspection of all au tomobiles and trucks is required by law, Mr. Fly said, and all vehicles which do not bear the first period, 1942, stickers should be inspected and approved while the station is ^still in tite county. McMILLIAN HEADS CAROLINA COACHES At the annual meirting of South Carolina coadies held In this city re cently, Coach Lonnie S. McMUlian, head director of athletics at Pre^- terian college, was' dtected president of the association for the coming yeaf. Jules ’Carson, Wi^ord college coach, was elected aecretsry-treasur- er of the group. . FIREWMKS yore corry spondent has benn in vited down to tile state canpitol and he will vissit the gowernor and the penitentiary ai^ the various attrac tions in the nabbrhood. he has manny friends th^. slim chance, sr., and his wife and 7 children will take a trip to the army camp where 3 of their boys art. tb^ will not come home for xmus as tli^ hold big jobs there on tim k.p. and; can’t wk off. ■■' notice: the nbtt offis and .the dqpot and tiM alLow gaifiii tiw aalr He sot hot-spot mod tho Mik» This Stoni HflBdqaarian for CUdSTMAS fHeworks Wo hIto a Largo Variety ILLPfrTS SIOK .i.- HOME LOANS WITH NO COMJSINO RED-TAPI^ Prompt, friendly, personal service. ComH. us now for help with year housing problem. / We make kmg-term loans to buy or build, remodel or repair, or re>finaiice existing home mortgages. START NOW—OWN YOUR OWN HOME BEFORE NEXT CHRISTMAS! 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