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Pag ^ . e Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON; S. C. Thursday, June 4/ 1942 tit ©4? (Clinton ^ranirlr Established 1M« WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. . CLINTON,. S. C.» THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 194$ A Voluminous Story We had never begun to compre hend the greatness of Senator May- bank until We read the two column j Washington release at the time he Whe| . e |£ FrCCdO effort will be made by the/tire and oil industry to give to this nation the synthetic rubber it so desperately needs. pecially those in the smallei class, to exist or' operate with a profit. Little business has almost been put out of business from Washington. We will need strong men for THE NATIONAL SCENE As Washington Sees It reconstruction period which we expecting sooner than is forecast by, Special to The Chronicle, our politicians. South Carolina, as an Washington, June 2. — Although example, for the next four years vrm iCongn ^^ officially remain in need the ablest man it can electto se Sonthroughout the summer, since direct the state and struggle with the ^ members are afraid of what the perplexing problems that are sure to! public ^0^ would ^ if they de- - follow. In the United States senate, a there will be a se- onl y feasible way of preserving the and house of representatives men of Hg. 0 f unofficial “coasting” ueriods 1 vast rubber reserve on the wheels the same caUbre, now scarce, will be during the summer to provide time of ^ nation’s 34,000,000 automo- needed—a great army of men like for electioneering * ! biles. The present ration system in Senator Byrd of Virginia, who will it is expected that a mandatory plan will be put through forcing all of us to invest 10 per cent in these bonds. What the new method of gasoline rationing win be after the first of July is still a question, but there is no doubt that it will be more strin gent than at present and may be ex tended to include the whole nation. Although it is true that there is plen ty of gasoline available in some sec tions, gas rationing is seen as the 'stand up and dare to fight waste, i extravagance, useless government agencies, spending for political pur- , poses and an unprecedented debt ris- filed his pledge as a candidate for re-election as United States senator. It made former Senator Byrnes, the state’s No. 1 New Dealer, look like a piker. Rip Van Winkle Was A Lucky Man When Rip van Winkle woke up and wandered back to the old home town, he was neither recognized nor . .... j . remembered. He found his wife'anxious about him Thousands of gone, his daughter married, his na-j ot ber parents are like^us. live village remodeled, and America “One of my friends who is a good mechanic with a family to support, went to get a job • in a munitions plant. Every day we hear on the A citizen of Helena, Arkansas John C. Sheffield—published a com munication recently in The Commer cial-Appeal of Memphis, Tenn., that attracted wide comment and approv al from the public. In part, he said: “My son was bom while I was in France during the first World war. Today he is a member of the United States Marine corps . . . We know he is somewhere in the Pacific. We are independent. He had slept clear through the Revolution! Nevertheless, Rip was a lucky |radio and read in the newspapers man, because \ve d never have known that such men are neec j e( j t 0 turn out about hmi to this day if Washin St or *, f or the soldiers, sailors Irving hadn t written him up. 1 and mar i nes Bid this man was re- Any industry that is contemplat-, fused a job until he could get a un _ mg hibernation from advertising dur- iQn card He could not get a union ing World War II might well consid- card because h e did not have money er the plight in which Rip found en h to b one himself. For after this war even a r ,. Wh c£m , t g American Washington Irying-if you could find icit]zen get a job jn aplant wher e t he one might not be able to bring back government needs workers, without into public favor a once popular having tQ pay tribute to a trade name< ered i a h or leader?” Th. Amt rm. us* in the East has been found to in- l^^ow-down in boU, hou*, ol ^"teeir 0 c^lor “mMy” en -to prodigious heights. We, wlU!' 0 "*”' where “mpsrsUvely unta, "* "" need men who believethe Amwlcin P ortan * such as the one to republic should be restored. i “ r0 , Un, * nl at Coming closer home, in our county m * de 40 consume * 10 - we need as public officials the best aay ** oa • poses other than necessary ones. It is impossible to determine whether the gasoline and rubber problems will become less acute as time goes on, for the reports from FINAL SEfTLEMENT .; Take notice that on the 23rd day of June, 1942, I will render a final account of my acta 4md doings as Guardian of the eatata of HUcptte Inez Dobbins in the office of ike Judge of Probate of Laurens Coun ty, at 10 o’clock ajn., and on the same day will apply for a final dis charge from my trust as Guardian. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims /against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be Dor* ever barred. MRS. CORDELIA DOBBINS, . Guardian. May 21, 1942.—18-4p. men available. It is a good sign | Official Washington regrets that i different “authorities” are very con- when men or women of this-type of-1 sucl1 an important election as the fer their services to the people. ‘ on ® 1° November comes up this year, ij ne shortage is merely a matter of *' The war is all-important, yes. But there is no doubt that both hous- there are other vital issues and prob- 68 w iU have one eye on the ballot box in every move that they make x( i from now to November. At the No- lems we ought to be concerned about, The abolition of state socialism is one of the paramount questions be- ve mber election all seats in the house fbre us. It is the Hitler philosophy.! 0 ^ representatives and one-third of Do we desire tq live in a Socialized sea t s l 11 the senate will be at State or a state governed by the peo- i *take. pie? We stand for freedom of speech, freedom of action. We say it is good for the state that honorable men offer for office. It would have a re- opportunity to campaign, but the, re freshing, wholesome result if every cent criticism of congress over the Ited in recess A month ago It was expected that a general recess, even though a short one, would be declared this summer to give the members of congress an member ot congress from this and X gasoline ration cards resu every other state had the opposition the adoption of the unofficial of an outstanding, successful busi ness man rather than professional politicians. The spirit of apathy pre vailing is due largely to the expen- method. There is much anxiety among congressmen over the elec tion, many members expecting to be flicting. It is agreed that , the gaso- transportation, but proposals for shipping by inland waterways and the construction of pipelines are making slow progress. As for rub ber—each day’s reports give a dif ferent picture of the possibility of huge supplies of synthetic rubber in a comparatively short time—but the win” present thenTon or be^ best analyses seem to indicate that f one sa jd date, duly proven, or be it will be at least two or three years forever barred, before the general public might be SPURGEON W. SUMEREL, FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 25th day of June, 1942, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Executor of the estate of Wm. M. Sumerel in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Executor. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said able to buy new rubber tires. Even more uncertain than this comparatively unimportant problem of automobiles, is the situation in the war itself. Optimistic reports on its progress and hints that it might be fairly well in hand within a year have been contradicted by the Presi Executor. May 23, 1942.—18*4c. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE widely criticized at home for their!dent, who still predicts that it will sive cost of conducting a campaign, j X card stand and for their recenti be a very long war. The public is'not liger It ALWAYS pays to advertise, as The writer has asked a question Poor men, no matter how worthy! action to vote retirement bonuses jin a position to form an intelligent they may be, cannot make the finan-1 for themselves. cial sacrifice involved in a federal I With the election looming so im- or state race. | portant in their minds, members of That delayed accounting day is both houses are particularly worried coming when we must foot the bill, about being called upon to vote for when we must rebuild for ourselves and the world. The clarion call is for strong leaders. “God give us men” should be our prayer. the most successful merchant^ and that millions o{ Africans are ask business firms weU know. • ing foday. Why can’i a man get a /■% /\ C L I 1 i° b * n an in( lustry producing war Ke6p OUT Own bchools equipment with taxpayers’ money, Now comes a proposal“by Dr. John without paying initiation fees and W. Studebaker, United States Com- monthly dues? What answer is there missioner of Education, in addressing 1° t* 13 * Question? How can such a the recent annual conference of the situation be permitted to exist m a American Council On Education - free country? What do constitutional that federal funds should 6e utilized eights mean when a man cannot to lift some of the stress from the work without paying private organi- public schools. lotion 8 ' for the Privilege? This would be another heavy drain W ho is responsible for this out- on the treasury already empty, and, rageous condition. The congress of conlronted with the huge- task of ft- H 16 United States is the answer nancing a world war. It. would mean dominated as it is by labor leaders, another call upon Santa Claus, who 1 • • must by now be headed for the last $tTOng Men Needed r ™ nd ;T i A news dispatch from Washington The federal government and Wash- yesterd stated the anno uncement ington spenders had better devote that Carolina is to have a sen . their energies and all the money they atorial and congres55ional primary can secure from the people to fight- ^ summer created mild excite _ mg the war and crushing he Axis m and b ht ke en' disappoint- machine. The education of the chil- ment to dren of a community is the respon- sibility of the patrons and taxpayers , s . conce m was due to the fact of that community. When we beg for that there are more than a million and accept federal funds for the op- clv i iao employees on the federal eration of local schools the inevitable P a y r °ll. a large number of whom result will be a losing of local inter- "°ld their appointments there and in est in education and a regimented, st 3 * 6 through congressmen and government operated and controlled sectors. They are highly pleased school system from Washington. If when no opponents offer for office we have good sense we will keep a g a mst those who have helped them our schools under our own control to i anc l their jobs. They have an idea care for our own children. that the jobs belong to the ins and ♦ . that no one should have the audacity TU„ D..Lk^- CLto run for senator or congressmen, l he KUDber Shortage or high state offices, who is not a Harvey Firestone, who no doubt member of the political “ring” now knows more about rubber than any- in control in this state, body in Washington, says the Ameri- | The same attitude was shown in can people can forget all about tires, our recent state convention which golf balls, tennis balls, hot water evaded questions of vital concem to bags and anything else made out of the people of the state. That politi- rubber until at least 1944—because cal monster, Santee-Coop^r, for in- there just is not going to be any. 1 stance, championed by Byrnes and The senate committee investigating Maybank, was not mentioned. The national* defense, warned a few days leaders wanted to “hush” everything ago. that there would be no new and everybody. They cried in loud tires for civilian cars for at least voices we must win this war, we three years. The United States to- will discuss no other issues and ho day, the report said, has virtually the would-be officeholder should be en- only present and potential stockpile couraged to offer for office, regard- of rubber available to the war ma- ,less of his qualifications or ability, chines of all the United Nations. The ■ Winning the war in the shortest need of keeping that stockpile intact time possible is job No. 1, we all NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGEE for the armed forces has made it impossible to allot rubber to civilian needs. • Firestone and other tire manufac turers do not hold out th# slightest hope of relaxing any of the rubber restrictions for the rest of this year and all of 1943. Their huge plants agree. That has been given as our opinion in these columns many times. We have said that federal appropri ations or allotments for other than essential parts of national defense needs should be drastically reduced or abolished. The'war, however, is being used News Items From Flat Rock the flat rock high scholl has closed the semester for the summer and the children have‘all retired to their re spective homes to help hoe cotton and set out vegetables ansoforth. a great commencement was hell last week when the end of the session was terminated, rev. will waite preeched the farewell address anso forth. miss jennie veeve smith, our affi- cient scholl principle, made up her mind in the spring to go up north and take a post graduate coarse, but as gass and tires and tubes are un der the w. p. b., she will remain at home and do her bit by not using anny of these war essentials, she mought take a coarse in first aid. she wants to reduce her weight down to 175, if possible. miss jennie veeve is a great favor ite in flat rock, and the citizens, es- pecialy the men-folks, are glad that she will remain in our midst for the duration, she is fine at picknicks and all-day singings, she can get more musick out of the ivories of the or gan or pianno than anyboddy that ever soft-peddaled. rev. will waite has appointed miss jennie veeve as class leader in the sabbath schoils and she will teech the women’s class ever Sunday, and will allso look after the young folks in season, she is a valuable posses sion as to influence and character building and flat rock is lucky to have such a person as she ansoforth. — 1 ^ « f. b. i., cjo o. p. a. ic w. p. b., Washington, d. c. deer sirs: there is some monkey - b iZness go ing on in flat rock, holsum moo re has 2 brand new tires and 2 inner tubes, he refuses to tell the poleesmen where he got same, the rashion- board at the county-seat says they did not sell them to him. he just rides and smiles and smiles and rides, this is not tbe sperrit. the heaviest tax program in the his tory of the country. They realize that no matter what tax proposals are approved, there will be groups which will feel they are befng asked to shoulder more than their share of the burden—and that is going to mean loss of votes. It is clear that the treasury wants action taken on the new taxes before November and fa vors a plan whereby the government would begin collecting new taxes out of; salaries and wages as soon as possible. Although the, committee in charge is still putting the finishing touches on a proposed tax bill, it seems like ly that exemptions will be decreased and the small and medium income groups will be called upon to pay at least double the tax they paid this year. It may work out so that 10 per cent of salaries and wages are de ducted at source for tax purposes, the same as is done with social se curity, and the amount paid in this way will be deducted from the amount the taxpayer figures he must pay next March. In addition to greatly increased taxes, a forced savings plan for buy ing bonds may soon be put through. Whether war bond sales will con tinue on a voluntary basis will de pend largely upon the amount of sales between now and the first of July. If the average wage earner puts less than 10 per cent of his earnings in bonds during that period, opinion on this subject, since so much „ information regarding the progress of war is being withheld. , But it is generally agreed in all circles which do know what is going on that we should expect the war to last for several years and make our preparations' based on that expecta tion. - • ’ TO CHECK HAVE YOU A SINCERE^ DESIRE TO BE WELL AGAIN? Then why waste any more jtime jn vain wishing. Be in earnest enough to do something about it. Others are regaining their health. Why don’t you? DR. LB. MARION NATUROPATH No. 1 National Bank Bldg. ___ CLINTON, S. C. Dr. Felder Smith Dr. Duncan S. Felder OPTOMETRISTS Specialists In Eye Examinations Office Honrs: Dr. Smith. Daily, 4:15 to 6 Dr. Felder, Dally, 8:80 to 6 Phone 29 for Appointment CLINTON, S. C. plese send 2 under-kivver men to are working day and night producing]by many to promote the doctrine,of|flatjcock at once and check up on tires, treads, insulating wire and any-'state socialism under the guise of 1i1L ~ ‘ * * ■” —— 1 -* 1 - A — thing else needed by the army, navy I war emergency. Every pork barrel and air force. 1 raid, pet political- projects to put The American people know now i government in competition with pri- that somebody in Washington went vate enterprise, the thousands of job to sleep in handling the rubber situ-1 appointments and bureaus, are under ation. Now our only hope is synthetic the guise of war emergency. Most of rubber which, from all reports, is aithe projects as carried in the pend- slow manufacturing process. Very'ing billion-dollar rivers and harbors great progress, TioWever, has been'bill would never be finished before made in increasing the wearing abil ity of synthetic rubber. According to W, S. Parish, president of the Stan dard Oil company of New Jersey, rubber substitutes developed as late the present crisis is past, and will use vast quantities of material and manpower now indispensable to maximum war effort. When this war is over (we expect as 1940 would deliver only 200 miles i it to be of ahofrt duration) we will to gass, everboddy filled up to over- of service. New synthetic rubber may —' * ’ * - - - - now deliver 10,000 miles at speeds of not more than 35 miles per hour. It will be a long time, judging from these reports, before much rub ber is available for anything except be confronted with serious problems that will require the best brain and business judgment of the nation. Then the vast task of reconstruction must be started. Then plans of this world for the future must be made, vital use. So the wise mqtorists will!based on the hope that ways can be take the best possible care of their cars and tires. Likewise, the com mittee’s report warns, the United States army must exercise the same care as “civilians” in the conserva tion program or the armed forces might flfid themselves -disastrously hampered by the rubber scarcity. Let as hope that a high-powered found to make international and prosperity real and permanent, instead of temporary and illusory. Then we will be in dire need of pub lic officials with the character, ability and backbone to remove from busi ness the many restrictions and ham strings that make it impossible for the great majority of busiae—as, es- the above, he Went off one night on 2 rims but he returned back the next morning with the 2 new tires afore said. he is equal to a sabby-tour: annyboddy that will take advantage of our war like he has ought to be took to law and put on a penalty. mrs. slim chance, jr., ‘seems to have all the sugar she wants, while looking into holsum moore about the new tires, they mought see mrs. chance’s sugar, if she has plenty, why does yore corry spondent have to do without it? ancer me that as flowing befoar the regulations of control set in and they are all riding to their hart’s content, the scarcer gass and oil and tires get, the scarcer parking space is. when the f. b. i. comes to flat rock, plese disguise them as tax experts, and let them see the poleesman first there are so manny tax experts, no- boddy will pay anny attention to them except the tax dodgers, and they can work their way around, holsum moore is a slick guy, and you tell that that he is not dangerous: just a slick. 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