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I 1 'i' ■ i i ■ ■ — — Page Four THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C Thursday, March 26, 1942 (Elinton (Etprmtirlr Established 1M« WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY noBoors business 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 they 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. * * president to help re-elect Byrnes to the senate and Maybank as gover- the war, an extra profit for our rural population. And politicians find it nor. The public has seen no denial j difficult to forget politics and follow of that accusation. By GEE McGEE Local Sackers Have Been Biting Again their habitual tactics of trying to get grants for their constituents at the expense of the rest of the nation. But in spite of many examples of continued selfishness, there is a bright ray of hope in the fact that all of these actions are being fought by the public on the grounds that they are selfish. Selfishness, in the e/es of most of us, is becoming an j unpardonable trait. It is rapidly carrying on in the service of man kind. ,, the sood people of flat rock seem the “last ditch” stafle !n this to enjoy being “took in.” our town is countr y. ! frequently afflicted with shysters and, agents of all kinds and descriptions^ and because of the way these so- \ Although the war has not yet been' i called good Samaritans wonf) they' there to any great extent,’ mil- j have the. advantage over the folks at • lions of people already hkve begun SERVICE—Thrills CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH $6. 1942 Japs Not Bright large. last fall a mr. Judkins fom some where up north made a trade with West Point, Mac Arthur made first. acquaintance with the Philippines in j the rehober moonbeaihs to sell stuff It has been our opinion all along He saw the Japanese in ac-|Qunk) and give them part of the that if the Japs were really “smart” tion ^ Manchuria in 1905-06, and | proceeds, the moonbeams did not in- they would not rush into the Aus- was t w j ce WO unded in 1917-18 dur- vestigate what this fellow was to sell tralians. But they now reveal their I in g the world war. When he became, and what it was really worth, all lack of intelligence. | c hi e f 0 f staff he was the youngest they wanted was the per cent so they In Line For Sympathy l man ever to hold that post. No man who ever wore our uni form has ever so completely cap- trusted him. mr. Judkins bought hisself a big . ■ • ■ • iorm nas ever so eumuieiery eap-t —• ' — If every generation is an improve-, tured the American i ma gi na tion as lot of cheap vanilla extract, the imi- ment upon the one which Preceded has D las MacArthur . While his |tation kind, he paid about 7c a bot- d. there are, some generations which of command in the Aus _ ; tie for>. he sold it under the guise tralia region brings renewed hope, of thB^ladi are in line for a lot of sympathy. 'ladies aid for $1.00 and gave An Important Question The labor unions and our legisla tors, if they are wise, might ’very renewed courage, renewed determi- j the ladies aid 15c, and he netted for to realize that there is something big ger and more important to work for than themselves. Even those who have volunteered to ad in local defense work—although they may not yet. have been called upon to sacriflgje much time or to do a great deal of work—have been led by an unselfish urge to give up cer tain comforts and pleasures in order to do something for their community. Women who may have spent most of their working hours pursuing little social pleasures are finding a new satisfaction in spending more time doing things for others. Boys who had become accustomed The basis of all religion is un selfishness and it is impossible that millions of Russians can perform the heroic, unselflslf acts which they are performing today without having a vital religion surging through their souls. In spite of the efforts of Commu nist leaden to push religion into the background, it seems quite .probable that a victory for the Russians will be an even greater victory for God— and that die new Russia, after the war, will be a highly religious nation. nation back home, we must under-' hisself about 83c bottle, anyfooddy stand that he can perform po mir- | could of bought the same stuff any- acle. In his characteristic modest where in flat rock for 10c per bottle, well ponder^this question, What shall manner, he warns against too ea « e ^ it profit you if you gain a full meas- hopes fo an immediate Allied grand ^°^ehole stuff he pammed off was ure of so-called social security for a offensive. MacArthur and his men worth about 10 per cent of what he season and then lose all your liber- must be given an all-out support by.g 01 Ior , fnr epnorntions'’ i the whole American people. Not only! . “ m that, but congressmen, senators, the j we have out-of-town agents ped- idlers ansoforth with all manner of -to spending their spare time in self- No Crime To Fight Certain members of the British non-defense spending in order that parliament became wrathful on ac- every needed reinforcement may go ish pastime are suddenly finding the biggest thrill of their lives in donning a uniform and going into the service of their country. Men in factories, who have never before taken an interest in any ac tivities outside of those of direct con cern to themselves or their families, are feeling a surge of satisfaction as they realize the vital part they are president and administration leaders, , , . ... 1 need to put an end to non-essential, schemes to unloose folks from their; playing in the service of mankind. cash, some work with one organize ^ tion and some work with another. count of the loss of English vessels as quickly as possible to our fighters working under the auspices of a in the battle of Java. It ought not to in the Far East. An end must be put be considered a crime to fight after'to overtime pay, with overtime pro- a nation has declared war. Also, un- duction as the goal. Government bu- der modern military conditions it reaus created to meet a depression may not be the part of wisdom to j emergency long since ended—ought wait until all details are favorableito be abolished over-night. All sorts for a fight. |of schemes, the efforts of congress- ♦ men and senators who are out for Inventive Minds Needed p 0 ' 1 '; shou ' d .^ T , h< r , wh0 . “f guilty ought to be retired to private local group, these cheats have the advantage of the local citizenship to start with, we won’t let our local folks treat us wrong; but we enjoy being robbed by outsiders. our ppleesman has asked the pub- lick to look into all of these schemes from him to do so. it looks mighty The inventiveness of our people is Jife The clamor for higher benefits> probably being appealed to more to- bounties ^ hand-outs should go..bad forlflat rock to have to send off day than at any time in the history The dernand for shorter hours, higher ! to some other section of the country 1 I wages, more overtime, less work, j to get folks with sense enough to do more appropriations and patronage I her people, but mr. art square says RELIGION—Struggle As the war progresses, it is apt to appear more and more as a predomi nantly religious war ... as a struggle between spiritual,values and barbar ism. In addition to the Axis nations per sonifying barbarism and the United Nations representng the more spirit- i ual goals, it will include many strug- of swindling, if anyboddy has anny-Jgles within nations and within indi- thing to sell, let them get a permit j viduals in each nation. The “Mr. WE REBUILD BICYCLES We've got the parts and the expert workmen to re pair your bicycle for new usefulness. As long as it’s a bicycle, we're at your service. BENJAMIN’S REPAIR SHOP Phone 117 ' WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING —EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUBUSHING CO. TYPEWRITERS Autherlaed (Jndarwood Dealer. Cleaaiag and repetrtug all Kenneth N. Baker * > INSURANCE Fire - Tornado - Automo bile - Surety Bonds - AH Forms of Property SOUND PROTECTION WEST COST. AT LOl REAL ESTATE B. H. BOYD Clinton, S. C. ' « Dr. Felder Smith Dr. Duncan S. Felder OPTOMETRISTS Specialists In Eye Examinations Office Hours: Dr. Smith, Dally. 4:15 to « Dr. FeMer, Dally, 5:30 to t Phone 29 for Appointanent CLINTON, 8. C. UwiwmmmmnHKwimunn of our country. Americans always have been fa- mous tor their genius in concocting [or state or diarict wlu hcl m )osc rw H i ri o-tmir rr o /H imt o rt rkxi r *■ new machines new gadgets and new ^ war d ^ me (ate 0 , Franc e. services. We have made much of our , . . . The nation has confidence in Mac- .m en ors of the past many ot whom Ar , hur We . everythin* are glorified in the history books of tha( human devoti human Qr^nonl rnilH __ _ every school child. But today, a new kind of invention is called for. When Edison invented the electric light, when Bell invented the telephone, and when Howe in- gence, and, above all; human courage can do—will be done under his lead ership. The responsibility rests heavily vented the sewing machine, these u P° n us as a nation to give to our were something entirely new to the commander and his men that all-out people—things which we did not they *>*\y need in this hour mand because we had never had P 61-1 !- them or known about them before, j ♦ we suckers all like to be stung- by strangers, the moral issue is against us though when a local club or so ciety or organza tion becomes a party to the game of indirect looting. Now, however, a lot of -the inven- _ A ....I— Lions which have become part of our niCC“VrfOOp€r AgOlfl The Future Seems To Be All Over seeker-terry of agger-culture, Washington, d. c. deer sir: your insurance rate on my cotton crap for 1942 is too high and i cuuft afford to pay it if i have to pay for my guanno. it is 20 lb. of cotton per aker on the field behind the barn; that is equal to $4 and as there is 10 daily Ke^are’gofng^to’be temporarily when State Senator 5. M. Jeffer- akers “t this one P atch . 11 would cost taken awa y f™Tu!unle«Tecre-' -s became governor recently due ^ j' 1 b*rcUr. ative genius of our nation is able to the dea th Governor J. E. Harley, : and newer stick another plow in the concoct substitutes for the materials he resigned the position of general j ^uj^ ff wm be chea^ to f^it used in the inventions of the past. counsel of the Santee-Cooper Author-1 Jbe boll weevil with hammer and The best example of how invent-, a sa l ar y °f $10,000 a year. At ors are attacking this problem is the; *bat time Chairman Tom B. Pearce many ideas which already have been tbe Authority stated that William offered to replace the automobile' ^ Wilson, assistant general counsel, tire. Over 2,000 suggested substitutes wou ^ d “ a ct temporarily in the capaci- already have been sent to Washing-! ^ of acting general counsel.” We ton and several are now being ex- ^ked the question then, why the perimented with as possibilities. ' word “temporarily”? There was con- The other day an inventor in New! siderable talk and suspicion over the Jersey drove at a speed of 75 miles state that everything was “fixed” be an hour with wooden tires on the f° re Jefferies decided to turn loose a front of his car. It may not have $10,000 job for one that pays a sal- been as luxurious a ride as one on ar y 0 * $7,500. modern tires, but it demonstrated When asked about Governor Jef- that “our desire to go places sitting f er ics connection with Santee-Coop mr. art square won’t take anny in surance either, the place he put in his wife’s name in 1940, when he bought that big automobile, will be worked by him this year, the field at the back of his cow-pastor will cost him $12 in 3 years, if the govverment is depending on the farmer verry heavy, it-had better insure his craps free and see that he gets fertilizer and sody at once. Hyde” in many of us will be subor dinated to the “Dr. Jekyll.” Out of it all will undoubtedly come a reawakening of spiritual values among the peope on both sides of the struggle and we can anticipate a higher form of civilization wherein greed and brutality and selfishness will be more hateful than evfar before to all the peoples of the world. Religions of all kinds have always been strengthened by struggle. It seems to follow then that the great est struggle in which man has ever engaged will produce a more vital religion than we have ever known/ The only other choice would be thb total destruction of all spiritual force —and it is doubtful if man is capable of destroying that no matter how much he might try. Steel used in vital parts for tear machines—planes, tanks, ships, guns—must be flawless, because America's fighting men must have weapons that are both accurate and tough. i, L The new minion woR X ray S* Defects In the steel show up on built by Oeaeral Electric eaves X-ray film. Therefore faulty precious hour* la finding flaws. It Is rials .are tossed aside > powerfo! that its rays can pierce hours of machining ha before costly have been spent none of us farmers have annything to look forwards to. we can’t get nO- down” mav still be eranted even ,er at a meeting in Columbia Tues- , lurwaiua w-we aown may sun oe gramea even rhairman p parr<1 renlied that where Without walking. OUT °ld tires though rubber tires for private use! aa y- ^airman rearce repnea tnai, disappear entirely i the Authority, has “no understand- ° n our cars ^ e . re wore out be- That II jus one example of what ing” of any nature whatsoever to re-![° ar rasluonmg set m, and of coarse is being done to try to satisfy our! employ Governor Jefferies as its gen- Jf* needs despite severe handicaps. Many i eral counsel at the conclusion of his of the inventions growing out of the, ter m as governor. If there is no un need for substitute materials may derstanding, why hasn t the Autl prove to be better than the original.'ty an attorney as his succes- Others will be make-shift products! sor - Jh® public would like to know. , P eld ia no compost mentis, others win oe maxe snm products ^ rhairman p earre wa c also ! it simply can’t be did planned only for the war emergency. cmairman rearce was also asKea „ But as any popular product goes what was the^status of T th e $130,000 j so mr secker _ terry> some - forth..we have no waggin and no buggy, we can’t haul annything in a Author!- wheel-barrow, as we have no wheel- 1 barrow, toting heavy stuff to and RUSSIA—Surge In Germany and Italy*, where re ligion has until recently been an im portant part of the life of the people, the attempts to smother it will even tually lead to rebellion. History shows many efforts which have been made to kill religioiis beliefs and substitute the worship of a state or a man, but it has never worked for long. There is an indefinable element in the human make-up which is quickly starved without religion—and man has always overcome anything which interferes with satiating this hunger of the souL In Russia, where an effort has been made in recent years to stifle the re ligious beliefs of the people, it is ex pected that all opposition to religion will be swept away by the glorious struggle the people of that nation are For Only 10/Now Less thee off the market, we can count on thejclaim which Governor Jefferies has j ^ nt cmnrt ^ii/aga.nst the works progress admims-fr^ ~~ d Q^ IQf-M-warmers. rrrctThat hundreds immediately begin mulling over the formula for a substitute and will find tration for legal servic^i/ans"*'/! f 1 ®* P ul us »“ the debblt sidc 01 was. • This claim is sWl pendin*. it | S' 0 ",»• J® tr * 40 W npvrpr h~>n something mebbe to live on, an answer to many of the problems has never been adjusted lo the satis which are caused by shortage of ma- faction of all concerned. terials. It will be recalled that some time ago Mr. Jefferies presented a bill to the Authority for about $180,000. Not ThlS Man MacArthur able to pay such an outrageous claim When the flash came last week that an d save its face, the Authority, then General Douglas MacArthur, hero of headed by Maybank as chairman (a the three months old battle of the Upited States^ senate aspirant) de- Philippines, had arrived in Australia juiced it by about $130,000. The sta te take over the supreme United Na-! tus of this contested amount is still tions command in the far Pacific,' pending, according to Chairman there came a thrill and feeling of re- Pearce. If Jefferies is entitled to this lief and encouragement to the entire, fee for his services “?,” it should be nation. For, both in congress and the' paid. Neither the federal government administration leaders, there had nor state Authority should be indebt- grown a diminishing confidence for|ed a dollar to the chief executive. make but as for craps and stuff to sell, we can’t do it. we have no labor, no vehickles that will roll or run, no guanno, and no nothing, good-bye, i will see you at the poorhouse, if i don’t go broke too. 1 yores trulie, • v. mike lark, rfd. f 9 5i months past due how badly we had been defeated in three months of war. No sooner had the hero of Bataan landed before wildly cheering thousands were greeting him in the belief and hope that he is the man to crush Japan’s far-flung invasion armies. When the new supreme commander stepped off the train in Melbourne was the best news since the start of the war in the Pacific, This man MacArthur is recognized as the most successful land com- in the United States, possess- brains, ability, cool courage and a fighting spirit that has gained for him the admiration of the world. He was born in Arkansas, Jan.'26, 1880 —born to his job. His fattier, Lieut. Gen. McArthur, commanded, in the Scouts. A top man of his clam at Inbarrassing po- TODAY... TOMORROW By Don Robinson sition in discharging his duty The more one studies Santee-Coop- er, the more it is realized that it is an extravagant, political project op erated by a large group <ft highly paid politicians. It was their inten tion to get a bill through the legisla ture just before it adjourned to au thorize its expansion by acquiring $42,000,000 worth of' private utilities in the state. The general assembly*is to be commended for failing to act favorably upon the proposal. Their craving for control over the state's power supply is loaded with danger ous possibilities. This gigantic politi cal octopus should be stripped of power rattier than expanded. By the way, when Santee-Cooper 1^ was authorized several yean ago it Philippines, organised the Philippine was stated in a syndicated feature article that it was approved bj the In our nation, where we boast of complete.freedom of religion, a ual look at the way we live clearly et that shows that many of us interpret freedom as freedom tons religion. A lot bf us, in recent yean, hire been living pretty self-centered lives. We have watched out for our own interests and our own pleasures, have concerned ourselves at little possible with the problems and strug- of the gles of the rest of the people. Now we realize that our selfish in terests must be made secondary to the common good. We are having a difficult time to part company with thorn selflsh. in- terests. 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