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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON,, S. C. Thursday, August 6, 1942 Si}? Clinton (Ctjrontrlr Established 19M 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 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. advancement and we are to have a the abominable flies. I saw themllyhoo there is about scrap collection, entirely without heat, and that oil rationing of music. Such broadcasts once or, twice, next they were on the do not compete with professional;crawling on the ceiling of the room music, nor replace it. Most of the face of the clock where I couldn’t hit players are too young to join the them, or had lit on the swatter that Musicians Union if they desired. It I was trying to swat with. I gave up. its success or failure is going to de pend upon the real work which is done on it in eath town and each home. This isn’t a case of finding some deliveries might have,to be refuged to any consumer in the shortage area who did not convert his furnace to coal when he was able to do so. Ickes’s aides said this embraced. CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 194* is unfair and destructive to oppose Flies are what you are going to have little knicknack to throw into the the East’s apartment houses, hotels, the broadcasting of student music,, “down yonder” . . . instead of Are collection as might be done for a 1 business buildings and other com- which is the music of youth, played and brimstone. " - • j church bazaar. This is a case of dig-1 mercial establishments, as well as by the musicians of tomorrow. ^ , gin^ but every knicknack and every 1 residences. Getting back to this man Petrillo, I ounce of all the scrap you can pos-j Mr. Roosevelt, in a message to the who is a politician of the Chicago TARJAItlWltif sibly 187 yoUT hands on — 811(1 doing petroleum coordinator, endorsed the Ed Kelly machine, it is reported that 1 Mil AY I ||M|||f|/(|W | something to get it Into the hands of current program to bring about cml- his salary, expense allowances and 1 Wl/Fl I ■ ■ ■ IVI IVI\I%WT a junkman even if no effort at all is ver sion of oil burners in the Atlantic j other considerations amount to ap- fty FVm Rnhincnn (made by volunteer workers to col- seaboard states to the use of coal or proximately $80,000 a year. The _7 IXWWin * Vfl fleet it from you. country is quick, of course, tq con- , We should think of it in this way: demn him for his attempted control) SCRAP-OLOGY Education * j Every pound of iron you collect may j of the air for those who belong to his i I » ve just finished traveling through st °P 8 Ja P- f German or an ItaUan. union. He will not allow the 138,000 a lot of towns to p^i Every ounc/ you leave lying in the members of his union to record niu-, p j e a bout scrap. . I fields may cost the life of an Ameri- iug^ it^ would putj There is no doubt that practically can s °id4er Some Financial Facts About Our Schools 1°™ ™^ trUSteCS fr ° m C ° Unty merely exercising almost 1 powers which the New Deal a against total re- ( tration has placed at his sic for radio beca it would put j more musicians to work. But /the; every man> woman and ^ ^ ^ I American people have no right to country ^ now conscious of the fact condemn high, Caesar since hp is ^ that scrap iron, scrap rubber, scrap Ir irssnrs* a lted !tin, aluminum and other scarce ma-jOlL IS FORECAST "T; terials are vitally needed. But there 1 is still a lot of confusion about where! Washington, Aug. 1. — The East’s SCARCITY OF FUEL sinking fund. Disbursements disl Last year for the first time in sev- ceipts included 1940*41 claims out—: Ky decisions of the^Neivi* a * ~"T 7*“—— 1 ^ ~ ... . ♦rat years a condensed financial standing June 30, 1941. gS’^ statement on the operation of Hun-,1941-42 claims No^ 1 to 83 inclusive, nQt a wor< i d 0 we hear raised in pro-] er som e junk man is setting rich on ter school district No. 5 was pub- ( $76,372.79, a tota> expenditure of test in congress which is of | lished by the board of trustees. To- $79,138/45, showing an overdraft for; labor un i onSl many of whose leaders! should be taken off sneakers day a similar condensed report ap-! the year of $387.03. Four claims is- are cr0 oks and racketeers. S ° leS should be taken °" sneakers pears for the year ending June 30, sued for disbursements May 23, 1942 When ^ war ^ over we ^ hiad> 1942. The trustees are to be com- to June 30 1942, the closing period of' . . , Kr .__ mended for havnng a complete audit the school year, but not presented to said, other substitute fuels wherever pos sible, and to conserve oil in hotnes where conversions cannot be made. “I earnestly hope,” the president that every citizen will realize the serious uncertainties which cloud our prospects for petroleum supplies on the Atlantic seaboard next win ter. Whatever action he may decide to take, every user of fuel and heat ing oil should face realistically the fact that there cab be no guarantee that he will get enough oil to meet even his minimum needs.” The people are tired of what is be ing allowed to transpire with govern ment sanction^ We are headed for trouble (besides the war) for the made and furnishing some informa- the county treasurer by the trustees tion, at least, to the public. The' as pf June 30, 1942, amounted to schoos belong to the patrons and $3,153.51, the report not indicating taxpayers and they have a right toLwhat the unpaid items cover, know how their money is spent. Ini ' the handling of all public affairs ftalT shows* that the superintendent was , _ . _ . T . . „„ information should be given th^pub-,paid $3,300.00, high school principal . g are P willinfi to give ud all in" lie This applies equally to state, $2,100.00, Academy Street, Florida deMndence ^nd become mere ouD- Street and Providence schools prin- ^ ndence and l>e 5 ome mere pup w /apnArni P ublic ’* patience is worn out by such The salaries list (general fund)j labor bosses. The time for action has county and city, v , The trustees’ statemezb of income cipals $1,540.00, $1,340.00 and $1, and expense handled through the 2(50.00, respectively. High school general fund shows gross receipts: teachers were paid an average of for the year of .$74,132.82. with total $120.00 a month, and teachers in the expenditures pf $71,558.66, indicat-1 grammar schools an average of ing excess oF income over operating $105.00. Total administrative ex expenses of $2 574 16 pense including an office assistant ^ ■ I was $4,820.11./ The report shows outstanding! A study of the statement of re- Mipls' and expenditures handled b payable ol $35,000.00. The through the county treasurers office s , atemcnt £ ' ade in £ c ' rt that shows an overdraft for the year of ^ , A r, $387.03. ' The report reveals that the net op- • ...» NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGEE Afflictions Have Their Compen- , during the past seven years, 1935-42, '■ sations bonds aggregating $37,000.00 havej I didn’t know till a few days ago been retired. In 1935, when the man- what a blessing it is to be almost erating capital account as of June a g eme nt of the schools changed, deaf. Folks accuse me of being able 30 1941. was $1,178.47, for June 30. the fi nanc j a | report (made upon de- to hear what I want to hear, but 1942, $1,837.54. showing only $657.07 man( j 0 f the former trustees) show- 1 that’s an old gag. The “flu” left me in excess of net operating capital for ed $27,500.00 term bonds maturing like that about 20 years ago. Nearly the past year over the previous year. Jan ig 3 7> with a sinking fund al- everybody else who had the “flu” These figures would indicate that ready provided (two years in ad- during that epidemic died, but all it the district’s present annual income vance) July 1, 1935, and turned over is adequate to take care of normal to the new board, of $29,236.80, expenditures only, and that the dis- showing a surplus of $1,736.80 above Thanks to science, I can hear as trict is forced to operate on a nar- the requirement for retirement of wel1 now as any person ought to row margin basis. A disastrous busi- said bonds. < i want to hear in this noisy, boisterous ness year with decreased tax collec-j The report shows total fire insur-| wor l d • 1 hear, so well now I even go tions would result in a substantial ance carried on buildings and equip- 10 prayer-meeting. I don’t enjoy deficit. This indicates that the mill- ment of $126,000.00, and gives a bal- liear * n 8 as much as you think I age of 18 mills is inadequate to prop- 1 ance sheet on several school activi- should, but thanks again to science, I erly operate the schools and make ties funds. It states that-the assessed possible the accumulation of a rea- valuation of property in Hunter di senable surplus from year to* year trict No. 5 for the year was $1,802,- as the records show was accomplish- 310.00, with a levy of 18 mills, ed by the former poard before the In the statement showing the coun- millage was cut. The closeness of the ty treasurer’s receipts and disburse- budget in balancing expenses against ments for the bond retirement fund, income also accounts, in our opinion, receipts are listed at $8,607.65. The before turning them in, whether iron is of any use if It’s rusty —and a Poosevelt today that “there can be, no guarantee” that they will receive MONTS home bolu sufficient fuel oil next winter for adequate warmthf At the same time, Petroleum Co thousand other minor questions ordinator Ickes predicted that many which naturally arise when the of these homes may experience days whole country is faced with a new undertaking of this kind. In another month, most all of the questions will probably be adequate ly answered. With the President, his cabinet, half a dozen other govern ment agencies as well as leading na tional industries are all behind the scrap campaigns, there isn’t going to be much time wasted in giving us all a thorough education in scrap-ology. We’ll have plenty of opportunity to The W. fi. Monts home on Wood- row street has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jacobs of this city, who plan to occupy the resi dence in the near future. FINANCIAL STATEMENT • - HUNTER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 AS OF JUNE 30, 1942 . (Condensed from audit made by John M. Palm Co.,‘ Greenville, S. C.) ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ASSETS ,A~ , learn what to do with what scrap if; Cash and claims receivable $ 4,501.98 we are willing to read and listen. j Cash in bond retirement fund 1,621.21 j Inventories—Fuel, janitor^Suppiies, etc 2,007.49 Land, buildings and equipment .* 233,869.17 did to me was stop up my ears. can tune-put disagreeable things, such as—from 2 to 7 dogs barking at one time in our neighborhood, or the howling and screeching xd the radio, or the wailings of a politician who doesn’t want to work for a living. ♦ \ out. If a peddler wants to sell me something I don’t want, I cut him off. If .4 babies are crying at some If a guy tries t& tell me the same for the heavy turn-over in the teach- payment of district bonds and bond j°ke the 75th time, I simply tune him mg staff, especially in the high school coupons amounted to $5,714.44, leav- and with principals. We are contin- ing a cash balance as per treasurer’s ually losing some of the ablest teach- records of $2,896.21. It is stated, ers in the system because the local however that the district has an kind of meeting, I tune all of them salary scale is npt as high as in other accrued coupon liability of $1,275.00; out but one: I like to hear one baby towns and cities. This condition is which reduces the balance available cry. The foots that rush to my office li.'tble to continue for the present, to apply on bond maturities during. al 75 m.p.h. with plenty of back-fir- Now is no time, in The Chronicle’s the year 1942-1943 to $1,621.21. | >ng to boot don’t bother me: I tune opinion, to increase school, city, m them out too. I do worry, though, county or state taxes, and we know’ • c I i how they en j° y wearing out their that taxpayers generally feel the All OutragCOUS bpectacle |tires and wasting their gas. saipe way. With the enormous federal picture magazine “Life” of last 1 ^ taxes being levied upon individuals week carried a full length portrait ofl Cats that keep other folks awake and business, it is highly essential James Cae^r Petnllo heS of the! at don’t bother me. The gnaw- a a \- - _ 1 1 * I i rx rt ** msxiioA ic* o os* a VOLUNTEERS—Help In a country town I talked to a farmer who admitted that he probab ly had four or five htmdred pounds of scrap iron out around his bams. He said he was perfectly willing to turn it in and he didn’t care whether he got paid a cent for it or not. But he hadn’t done anything about it and here’s his explanation: “I’ll give ’em the stuff, but nobody will come and get it. If I’m going to pick it all up and take it to town, they’re crazy.” He didn’t say who “they” was in this case, but I presume he referred to a handful of patriotic citizens in town who were struggling, against heavy odds, to make a local salvage committee function. His reaction is a natural one. There are plenty of us who are willing to give away the old stuff we don’t wlant anyway. But that’s not very much of a sacrifice. We’d be glad to give away the junk even if there wasn’t a war on if someone would come and clear it out of the place. That’s not the kind of cooperation which is going to win the war. But to win the war our soldiers have to go out looking for Japs, and t on the home front we must all go out Total assets Jfune 30, 1942 LIABILITIES $241,999.85 Accounts, payable— County Treas.—General fund overdraft $ 387.03 County Treas.—Trustees’ claims unpaid ^ ... 3,153.51 Lowe ic Campbell—Football supplies 40.00 Loan from Laurens County Sinking Fund 5,000.00 district bonds—Due $5,000.00 annually 35,000.00 Total liabilities, June 30, 1942 $ 43,580.54 Surplus—Excess of assets oyer liabilities : 198,419.31 Total liabilities and surplus $241,999.85 STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPANSE “GENERAL FUND For Year Ending June 30, 1942 INCOME Cojinty Treasurer, approved claims $ 68,735.96 Miscellaneous fees, tuition and rentals 396.86 ^n from Laurens County Sinking Fund 5,000.00 Gross income $ 74,132.82 • EXPENSE Lo looking for ways we can cooperate.! Genbral administrative expense $ 4,820.11 Why shouldn’t that farmer gather up' Operating expense high school 21,698.99 and take his junk to town rather ( Ope] ating expense Academy Street School _ _ 12,325.24 Opei ating expense Florida Street School 121398.50 Operating expense Providence School ; 7 030.57 ting expanse Bell Street School 11^709.66 ting expense Defense Shop program L5T75.59 than demand that some unpaid vol unteer pick it up? ENTHUSIASM—Wolcott In Coatesville, Pa., home of the Lukens Steel company, has been demonstrated the kind of 100 per cent cooperation which is needed to make this scrap drive really worry the Axis, Being the leader of the national effort to collect scrap iron and steel, Robert W. Wolcott, president of Luk ins Steel, decided to start the ball rolling in his home town. A salvage committee was formed and proper that taxes back home be Musicians Union, and said to be the; 1Ilg T o1 a m ° use * not a menace at reduced to help make funds possible highest p aid un j on official i n the I f/ 1 ; 1 d ° n 1 sle€p Wlth my " arness on - with whic h to meet these federal tax-| United states. •- • | When I go to a party where every- es that have already become exorbi-I Petrillo now faces the United i body 15 telking at the same time and tent, and may be expected to go still ; States government in litigation. The' a11 . ° f u tb * m n °i hi| \® 1 s i mply hi-her during and after/he war. | attorney general’s office has asked f wlt . ch ka ‘ b f° dle off T and The Chronicle has reviewed the; the federal court for an injunction I try think of pleasant things. Just complete examination report * and to restrain the American Federation lrnagm ®. ow it x S to havei man y months ago and a campaign presents therefrom the following con-i of Musicians (A. F. of L.), President automatlc ears that can be controlled was conducted to coUect scrap from densed figures for the information of Petrillo and other officials from fur-j by a tiny button Bet you wish you patrons and taxpayers of the district, ther enforcement of an order prohib-|'y ere ea > too—don t you. That is, The balance sheet (all funds) iting members from making records' ea sonle imes - shows total assets of $23fk247.25, di-|for radio stations, juke boxes and vidfd cash in, bank $217.08, accounts,other public purposes. When the; r> •civable (trustees’ unpaid claims) hearing is over it is our guess that I $3,253.51. school inventories $2,007.49, this union czar will win, as he has every home. When the campaign was over, the results showed a collection average of two pounds per person. Mr. Wolcott and the local commit tee weren’t satisfied with the results, so a second campaign was started to land* building and equipment $233,-1 always done in the past. . 869.17. j As an example of Petrillo’s power, bouse is a big house, but the two Liabilities include accounts pay-1 the National Music camp at inter-j in S 0681 * 011 c b° se to enjoy them- able. overdraft, on county treasurer’s lochen -Mich.; has been broadcasting se l v es in the re ar sleeping-room- records $387.03, unpaid trustees’ 1 its programs for 12 years. A young P° rc b where I decided to take a lit- claifns not presented to county treas- lady t of this community, Miss An- ' tle na P last Sabbath afternoon. ’otal operating expense *.... * $ 71,558.66 Excess of general fund income over operating expense—$2,574.16. ' NOT A copy of the audit is in the office of the Superintendent and each trust* e has a copy. Any interested ciUzen who wishes to review the audit in detail may do so by calling on either the Superintendent or any of the undersigned trustees. , W. C. BALDWIN, Chairman. R. L. PLAXICO, Secretary. C. N. MAUNEY. C. E. GALLOWAY. G. A. BURTON. urer $3,153.51, loan from Laurens county sinking, fund $5,000.00, bonds payable outstanding $35,000.00, mak ing total liabilities against the dis- nette Moorhead, is a student at the school this summer. Several weeks ago when the camp opened it was announced in advance that their pro- trict of $43,540.54. This indicates an grams would be broadcast on Satur- excess over liabilities (in land and day afternoons. With a number of buildings) of $195,706.71, with total!her friends and* relatives seated and| and w£de through my eyes. I dozed liabilities and surplus of $239,247.25. ready to hear the concert, the an- The statement of application of nouncement came that their pro funds (general) shows revenue and grams had been barfhed from the air financial assistance received for the by Petrillo because those who wfere year ending June-30, 1942, amount- to appear did not hold union mem- ing to $83,482.82, divided gross in- bership. • This, of course, was a big come $74,132.82. loan from sinking ! disappointment to the camp and to fund S5.000.00, bond retirement fundjmany friends and relatives through- (Jan 1, 1942 maturity) $4,000.00, out the country who were especially equipment purchased $350.00. Appli- interested in the broadcast. In spite cation of these funds included ex- 1 of strong oppe^ition to tlie ruling, the pense $71,558.66, additions to build-!order has held'all the summer, ings and equipment $7,265.09, reduc- j Another example is that the Unit- .tioq of bond liability $4,000.00, net ed States Army bands cannot play excess of operating capital $659.07.. j over the air or elsewhere off an army Two Flies and Their Victim ' Two flies ain’t many flies to be in one big house. Most everybody has I bring in the scrap which was missed that many flies in the house. Our on the first drive. The second cam paign also brought in two pounds of scrap per capita. . Still dissatisfied, the committee really rolled up its sleeves and went to work. It made the third junk rally a gala occasion and got everyone in town all steamed up about it. This third campaign was going to show what could be done—in the first two, it was agreed, the people had just been fooling. For this third campaign every home and every farm was canvassed. The people had their scrap ready and got it to the proper spots. When the count was taken it was found £hat the tonnage this time averaged 35 pounds per person, or 140 pounds {jer family—almost nine times as much as the other two collections com bined! I can’t sleep so very well at night much less in day-time. And I can’t sleep at all if a fly finds it necessary to zoom over my head and light on my nose and crawl across my mouth The trustees’ statement of income and expense shows that the district’s funds for the year totaled $74,132.82. Of this amount $73,735.96 Was reve nue paid" to the county treasurer, with minor fees and* receipts from students amounting to $396.86. The expense divided by schools (as shown post unless and until President Pe trillo of the Musicians Unon gives his copsent. Such consent was re fused a few days ago to an army band which had come to New York city for a deserving benefit perform ance. Did you get that — our own army band went to New York to in the condensed statement in to-'play in this benefit but was denied day’s paper) amounted to $71,558.66/the privilege. Sometime ago. when with excess of income over expense of $2,574.16. A study of the district’s receipts and disbursements through the coun ty treasurer’s office shows total cash available for the year of $78,751.42 from aid agencies, state aid, delin quent taxes and penalties, county taxes collected for current year, and the Spartanburg high school band was invited there to play it was re ported they met with the same re fusal. The question naturally arises as to whether the air shall stay open to school music and other programs, or whether it is to be controlled by Pe trillo’s union for their own selfish off to sleep and possibly had been in the afms of Morpheus 30 seconds when both of the aforementioned flies lit on my forehead and began to right-about-face. I woke up so mad I wanted to murder every »fly in the world. I got the fly swatter, but nary a fly could I find. I pulled a paper across my face and undertook 10 finish my nap. In about 1 minute and 13 seconds the 2 flies were goose-stepping on my nostrils. I grabbed the swatter again. I saw one of the varmints resting quietly on the candelier, so he was out of reach. The other fly was .no where. ider I tried six times to snooze, two flies always waited till I nearly asleep, then they from hiding and lit oil some spot of my anatomy. I hunted pests 10 minutes for every 3 sdbonds I slept. I sat and waited and wgtehed with swatter poised for the but unless I made-like I was ing, the flies stayed away . and consequently I never struck. 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