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K f Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C Thursday^, October 8, 1942 (Clinton (ElrrnntrU Established 1900 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 commimications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1942 Losing the Wor THE NATION/U. SCENE As Washington Sees It BANK STATEMENT BANK STATEMENT Report of Condition of Commercial Depository of Clinton in the State of South Carolina, aft fthe Close p^Busineae on September 39, 1943 ' Washington, D. C., Oct. 5.—The re bellion in congress against the Presi dent’s request to freeze farm prices at parity, instead of at 110 per cent of parity as provided in the price ] control act, has clearly demonstrated that there is no hope of getting con-; Furniture and fixtures gress to drop politics, even in the Aocr'rc Z r face of national catastrophe. | IUTAL ASSETS $436,151.12 j. Grave doubts as to the ability ofj T - ASSETS United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed 156,800.00 Obligations of States and political subdivisions 35,000.00 Cash, balances with other hanks, including reserve balances, and cash items in process of collection 243,325.12 ..............—............................... .......... 1,026.00 men.To^e'toe S inlSTj' <%>•«* individua^S^. and corporaUon, ...»406,014.95 STn&rZS: STSw rr the, nation during this war have been expressed by many who! TOTAL DEPOSITS , etc.)...... have followed this measure. i 592.75 DELOS L. JAMES i mas” because of the wartime burden I I of the mails and to guarantee arrival. During recent weeks, more and by Christmas of your remembrances I more people in the know have ex-f to those separated by long distance, j : — pressed the opinion that “so far we The post office department has issued , kj atA I OF P are losing this war.” !a final warning to the public to get ' IwINMl. V^. V/r V. Those v of us who do not have af [all packages in the mail during Oc-jOFFICIAL TO SPEAK The most severe criticism of con- J TOTAL LIABILITIES (not Including subordinated obligations gress has grown out of these con- ! shown below) $424,295.65 siderations: 1. Congress used the President’s request for freezing of the price of Capital* CAPITAL ACCOUNTS .$ 2,500.00 8,500.00 cess to the tacts, and hear only the, tober, and under no circumstances, j, r h r XIICCnAY news which official bodies agree to later than November 1st. If you put rlCHL IUCJL/MI i they were permitted to go under [previous legislation. 2. Congressmen from rural areas release, don’t have much way of off your mailing the army does not! - » “ i showedthatthey knowing whether things are looking insure delivery by Christmas, since; Delos L. James of Washington ider the 1 ^ffhoiu brighter or darker we are told, there ate not enough D. C., manager of the Agricultural: and would make no move without >! “ a 'a m ,„ 8 . however, to^have mei. pl^es ,o aecomnro-, ~eM o, o^Co^| 0, «h«e ^ ^ Packages labeled “ChrUlmas Par-!^ STw ‘ ‘.hf^sMeS food as an opportunity to try to j : - - - s.suo.uu ' put through legislation which would j undivided profits 855.47 isend food prices even higher than' such a prominent official as Ralph Bard, assistant secretary of 1 ce^ wm^e'ern^ite^"^^ 5 ^ey i the Chamber of Commerce at Hotel! between congress and the President publicly state that we are losing. ^wj^arcer^an^an^tTimi^ i ^'^ n ^ on on October 13, at 8 o’clock. J during these times, the house of Bard made that statement because | should be lar ^[ th fs and ; A11 members of the club are invited | representatives ignored the cdhse- he thinks the people will ha\e to , ’ oounds 1 to attend supper-meeting and a quences in its determination to a lot more than they have done so weigh not more s “ x „ um ber ot farmers are also expected please [arm leaders in this tar in order to assure victory. He They should be well wrapped ana pWtinn nprinri thinks a lot of us are “whistling in j tied, with the addresses including ' . ' . 4 Congress showed its * disregard the graveyard to keep from facing: full name and rank or rating of ad-j Mr. James was raised on an Illi- ■ r^nip as a whole by at- realitv " i dressee, and the name of his ship or nois dairy farm, was graduated from ; o f P*°P le ^ a > J " ' company but the location shrmld the college of agriculture of the Uni-; X^P'in* <° '"act legislation which. Maybe we are-or maybe if we j mM I versity of Illinois and has been iden- ! although ST some doubtful benefit, are not facing reality, it ,s because, addresses l'««i with many phases of agricul-ilo the farmer would cost the public reality • is kept hidden from us. So. Only three post office addresses ^ , s recog „ izKl au .:from three |o four biUion dollars a long as the American people are may be usbd, Care of the Postmas . . . ,, . aoriPtdtnrai! year in increased cost of living—an TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOVNTS 11,855.47 LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $436,151.12 *« capital consists of common stock with total par value of $2 9 500«00. MEMORANDA On date of report the required legal reserve against deposits of this bank was « 42 429.56 Assets reported above which were eligible as legal reserve amounted to ; $435,125.12 I, F. M. Boland, Cashier of the above-named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the pre- 1 1)651 of my knowledge and belief. F. M. BOLAND. Correct—Attest: J. P. Prather, W. W. Harris, H. D. Henry, Directors. * honestly given facts they can be , ter counted upon to do .something about) Postmaster, San Francisco, .^Califor- them. The Farmers' Rights ma, and “Care of the Postmaster, New Orleans, La.” There is no limit on the number State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of October, 1942, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. S. MARGARET HOLLAND, Notary Public. My bommission expires at will of the Governor. ' economics amount almost equal to the increas- , .. ied taxes to be paid next year. Mr. James will discuss some of the Althoug h these criticisms have many far-reaching changes which | been leveled at ess from many .„ have come about in recent years and i s()UrceSi anyone who listened to the of packages a relative or friend over- now appear to be real barriers to thCi de b a te on this controversial measure, Any charges that the farmers of seas may receive. However, not more ' var . e ^ or l and to agricultural and cou j d see ^ be f arm bloc “had a| .. the l nited States are not pariotic, than one Christmas package may be business security. case.” The case was this: the supply T , ,. . .. . based on the fracas in congress over mailed by the same sender to the Mr. James has had an opportunity 0 f farm labor is becoming danger-1 $64 * 9 ®5 8 ® . overdrafts ) * 818,916.50 Parity prices should be nipped in the same recipient in any one week, gov-j to closely observe the relationship of| 0 usly scarce. The ranks of farm oth g bonds notes S and d d P e 0 bentur^i UbdlV1S10nS Report of Condition of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers of Clinton, in the State of South Carolina, at the Close of Business on September 30, 1942 bud right now. ernment has announced — with par-i agriculture to the national economy j i ab or are being thinned both by men | Corporate 'rtocks For the American farmer is prob- ticular care urged in the selection of and will pass on such information as being called into the armed service Cash,-bahmces with other banks including reserve balances ably the most patriotic species of gifts. he has gained which will be of inter- mnra lucrative —j ___u t* : c. a, citizen we have in this ..country—and Time is short. November 1 will 6 #* and * ie ^P t * ie mem bers-to be- ever since the war started he has soon be here and passed. This means 0)016 better informed concerning the 29,423;0fr— 2,116.00 and by men seeking more lucrative jobs in war production industries. • — J — ”Cj wuy and cash items in process of collection 1,066,977.99 Real estate owned cthey than bank premises'. ’ 28,024.35 To keep men on the farms it will be; Other assets .......artss—rr. -— 7 500 00 been putting in man-killing hours to'~ that parc'eis’ musf be preparedand i viewpoint of im Po rt ant business and J necessary to raise farm wages and' ' . ' bring food* production to an all-time mai i ed dur i ng the next three weeks agricultural interests in various sec-| the farmer must get higher prices in J TOTAL ASSETS „...$2,020,959 84 ! tp avoid disappointment. In spite of labor shortages, result-1 T .., , ing from selective service and fromL K L<?ts not ^rget “pur boys from farm help going to the cities for eas- ^ community. Wherever they may lor unrl tho , be . and Under WhateVCF CirCUmstanC- tions of the country. es — “a box from home” will thrill | their hearts, give them happiness and help ease the hardships of waging 1 JUDGE MANN GIVES CRIMINAL ELEMENT WAR-TIME WARNING The time has come when the “crim inal class” must be put on notice that ier and more lucrative work, the farmer has achieved a notable rec ord this year — and he probably is much more deserving of wearing an Army-Navy “E” than are many of, war * m ■ the war factory workers who drop tr j r tl n 1 their tools the minute the whistle; rrOCOOITl 0l Tn6 Pf6SS blows unless they are assured of time A and a half for overtime. A rNCeleSS Heritage The farm lobbyists in congress may Every state in the nation is joining the law will not trifle with them dur- have made it appear that the farmer!this week ,in the observance of Na- ing war times, was the theme of a is out for all he can get out of this ;tional Newspaper Week to empha- forceful charge made to the Laurens war—but it should be remembered, size that the American newspaper is county grand jury last week by that it is the lobbyists and not the one of the bulwarks of American de- Judge M. M. Mann of St. Matthews farmers themselves who are do.ing mocracy — one of the safeguards of before he delivered indictments to the shouting. " “Americanism as we know it. And it the jurors for their consideration. Organized labor has been demand- is not only a safeguard, it is a safe- If the war continues, he said, from ing—and getting—special favors and guard which- belongs to* the people time to time the able bodied man- protection from congress ever since, fh ems elves. hood of the country will be put in the present Washington administra- 1 "Freedom of the press,” like the uniform and some of them will be order to pay increased, wages. All analyses of the situation are: LIABILITIES in agreement that the farm labor ! Demand deposits of Individuals, partnerships, and corpor- problem is acute, but there are few! ations $1,409,818.94 outside of congress and the farm Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 96,921.98 lobbyists who see higher food prices Deposits of States and political subdivisions.... 79,111.97 as a solution to' this situation. It' (certified and officers’ checks, etc.).....*. 448.92 has been pointed out by economists; TOTAL DEPOSITS 586,301.81 that an increase of 10 to 15 per cent ' „_ AT T TAnTT TfPTr , 0 / * • 1 . ,, ,,, . - in farm wages would still not b e j T0 . TAL ¥4 BILITIES < not including subordinated obligations enough to attract labor back to the| farm and that the only real solu-j Capital shown below 1,586,391.81 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS „ — _...$ 20,201.40 Subordinated deposits* ‘379,798.60 Undivided profits ..........1. 34i658.03 tion took office. The farmer is en- words liberty and democracy, have taken across the seas. That means,, believed he had the power to en titled to justice — and even special been heard so often by generations of he continued, that those that are left consideration—like others. (Americans that they have lost a lot have got to be “tough” with those -9. of their fire. We in America don’t who would not abide by the law. • C J * ;know anything but freedom of the; “You must bear in mind,” he said. Welcome, jynoo press, liberty and democracy. We’ve “that the army does not desire to fill On behalf of the community The had them for generations, we should its ranks with the criminal element Chronicle wishes to extend a most! be sure that this heritage is protected because the army men want men cordial welcome to the members of'and preserved. Too many people are [who will be brave and trustworthy.” Therefore, he said, the criminal class that is rejected for army service will have to be dealt with. “I am not go- tion will be through the Man Power commission which must work out a plan for drafting farm help. As a result of this clash between | congress and the President, ^ it is TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 434,658.03 expected that the President will be- j ! come more and more hesitant about TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $2,020,959.84 taking matters to congress and will MEMORANDA Assets pledged to qualify for exercise of fiduciary or corporate powers, and for purposes other than to secure liabilities $ Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to requirements of law $ On date of report the required legal reserve against deposits of this-bank was ! $ 107,164.25 Assets reported above which were eligible as legal reserve amounted to $1,066,977.99 exercise all of his war powers to dictate future programs. The Presi dent made it clear, before asking congress for this legislation, that he the Presbyterian Synod of South I apt to yawn at the words and then Carolina who are to gather in our pass on to the funnies or sports page, mid'-t next. Tuesday for their annual: It’s not that Americans do not ap- meeting w ith the First Presbyterian preciate their freedoms. They appre- 1 ing into details. You have your own church as host. [ date them more each day as they. common sense and can see the situ- It is a disappointment that the read about the encroachments from ation as well as I can, but I want meeting of the Florida Synod, sched-! Washington upon individuals and them to know that the county and uied to be held here at the same time business, and the wiping out of free-1 state is not asleep.” on Thornwell’s historic campus, hadidom in all other parts of the world. 1 He called on the citizenship to co- to be cancelled on account of the But at the same time, it’s hard for | operate in the enforcement of the tire and gas situation. anyone to become emotionally arous-1 law. “If we fail,” he said, “we break To the ministers and laymen who ed over something he has never been 1 faith with those boys who are de- will be here for Synod — we bid a without. ! fending our liberties on foreign hearty welcome. Our gates, our j For comparison, imagine the ex- shores.” homes, our hearts are throwm wide j citement there would be in Germany: Judge Mann also spoke of the open to you. We have had the honor if the newspapers came out with money-grabbing spirit in the nation several times before of entertaining headlines announcing “Freedom of! as our soldiers are risking their lives the Presbyterian brethren, we have' the press,” It would cause cheering 1 for liberty. “I am ashamed of what many of your kith and kin with us.! in the streets, expressions of fear on I they think when they read in the As a matter of fact, since the only j the faces of the people would turn newspapers of their homeland how two Presbyterian institutions in the)to joy and there would be nation state are located here, Clinton may j wide celebrations, properly be termed a sort of mecca! To all people freedom is a precious for South Carolina Presbyterians. (thing. But it is the people who are We hope that the approaching ses- suddenly given freedom after years sipn will be both profitable and en-'of bondajge who feel the full force of joyable, and that your coming will jits meaning. prove a blessing to our community. If our freedom of the press was p and do us good. You are representa-! suddenly extinguished, democracy 1 fives of a great church, a growing and all the oth^r freedoms it stands and influential denomination, ready (for would immediately disappear, to take hold and work for the Mas- We would be left in the dark as to ter. Any community should feel hon- what our government was doing, 1 the radio,” he said, “but the song is ored to entertain such a body. , what was happening in foreign coun- going to prove a boomerang if the We want you to have a good time tries and what fate was in store for American publicv'does not wake up while here. Our people stand ready, us. We would be guided in our think-! and-show itself worthy to be blessed.” to do all within their power to make i ing by rumors and lies instead 6t by you enjoy your stay. There can be j facts. We would be propagandized no doubt, then, of Clinton’s pleasure 1 into doing whatever the government in having you as our guests. With I wanted us to do. We would have no keen anticipation and pleasure we look forward to the coming of your 65,000.00 67,814.77 people are bartering to see how much money they can make out of the business of this war.” . He likened the present avarice for profit to the time “2,000 years ago when the greatest mortal who ever lived” was crucified on the Cross while soldiers “bartered” for his gar ments. He scored the delays brought about by such selfishness “while bur boys are over there.” “We hear ‘God Bless America’ over distinguished church group. Let us say that for next week, at least, we* are all Calvinists. And we add in all sincerity that the gourd hangs by the side of the well—tljat you are welcome, thrice welconrie. Don't Forget 'Our Boys' If you have a husband, brother, nephew, cousin or friend in foreign service (regardless of the branch), be sure to see that they are on the “re ceiving line” to enjoy a Merry Christmas from their loved ones back home. This means “Mail Early for Christ- appeal to public opinion. We would become slaves. It isn’t a pleasant picture, but it is the picture of most countries in the world today. We don’t expect it to happen here. But it can happen here if our people continue simply to take our freedom for granted. The way we can prevent it is to arm ourselves mentally against any such eventual ity—to be prepared and ready, when any move is made, within or with out our country, to curb the free press—to “shoot first.” TYPEWRITER RIBBONS for all ma chines, portable and standard. Car bon paper, rubber stamps. Call 74. Chronicle Publishing Co. Hubert Owens To Go With Fire Department J. Hubert Owens, for a number of years manager of McDaniel Vulca nizing Works of this city, has accept ed a position with the fire depart ment of the city. He will assume his new duties October 15. Mr. Owens succeeds John M. Ray, resigned, who is now with the Coun try Market. LIONS M£ET TONIGHT The Lions club will meet tonight at 8 o’clock at the'club house near here instead of Friday night, officers of the club state. The meeting date has been changed to enable members who wish to do so to attend the foot ball game Friday night. force food price freezing without legislation. It is therefore natural to assume that in similar instances in the future he will refrain from referring to congress matters on which he can act without congress- sional approval. Plans for winter rationing are now being Worked out by the Of fice of Price Administration and it is expected that several additional items will soon be added to- those on which rationing already has been announced. The rationing of meat came as somewhat of a surprise in a year when the country had produced more meat than at any time v in his tory but the demands of^ the army and of other nations, plus the in creased purchase of meat by the people of this country, made a de gree of rationing seem essential. The 2Vfe pound-per-{jerson ration actually is equal to the amount of meat which the average person in this country usually eats, but dur ing the past two years the con sumption has increased by a pound per person. The rationing, there fore, is merely expected to get con sumption back to normal. The rationing of gasoline—plus the national speed limit of, 35 miles 11 per hour—has been expanded to the whole nation entirely as a move to preserve our nation’s rubber supply, a large proportion of which is on the wheels of the automobiles. It is ex pected that this rationing will last for at least two years, and is apt to become stricter rather than more lenient as the war goes on. In the East, the rationing of fuel oil is causing considerable alarm, the average householder with an^pil burner still being uncertain jjist how much oil he will get and bow much he will need. The greatest problem in this situation is one which can’t be answered by the price ad ministration or anyone else. That is: Will it be a warm or a cold winter? I, R. C. ADAIR, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief. . R. C. ADAIR Private bank—no directors. ' - - v State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of October, 1942, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. RAYMOND J. PITTS, Notary Public. . My commission expires at the pleasure of the Governor. TYPEWRITERS AND ADDING MACHINES Sales and Service CLEANING A SPECIALTY Reasonable Charges KENNETH N. BAKER SM The letter L stands for Lending-—aur busi ness through 33 years — lending money for building, buying, remodeling or refinancing homes. * WE ARE READY TO HELP YOU BUY A HOME. Investigate our plan now; without obligation, of course. Each Account Insured Up To $5,000 EDERALoAVINGS |AND LOAN /A$3OQLjjtTION Telephone No. • '*. A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909