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Page Four . 3 * - f THE CLINTON CHRONTGLE, CLINTON, S. C. Thursday, August 5,1943 Utyr (Clintnn QUirnnirlr Egtoblbhed WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.00 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of i^ subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper i^ not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. CLINTON, Si C.„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 194$ TL« si Dote i°f the operation of the schools. The The bcattermg KatS trustees are to be commended for The resignation of Mussolini may; f urn j s hing some information, at least, be taken to indicate that the rats are to p U bu c -phe schools belong to beginning to desert or are being p a t ro ns and taxpayers of thei forced from a sinking ship. district and they have a right to know how their money is spent, whether economically or extravagantly. In the No Sympathy Now The sadness connected with this handling of all public affairs full in war is not being greatly augmented j f° rma tm n should be given the pub- by the complaints of those who were be. This applies equally to state, somewhat indifferent when the) county and city, church buildings of other nations ''Meet the People.. (Kach WMk In this apa and word portrait oc a tea wm bo General. Henri Honore Giraud vssa • *1 am surrounded by a hundred German tanka. 1 am destroying them one by one.” e Thus wrote General Henri Honore Giraud, ns die French nation crumbled before the on slaught of the once mighty German army in 1940. Giraud was captured and. es is his custom, he escaped. The tall French General has become famous for his numerous escapes from the Germans and for his intense hatred of France’s enemies. e In World War 1, as a captain, he was cap tured and recaptured before he managed to return to France. e As commander in chief of 300,000 French troops in Africa and > co-president of the French committee - on national liberation, Giraud appears to be a clear headed French hero whose main objective is to rout the Axis. During a recent visit to America he told a press conference that: e ”1 can give you the pledge that France will be at your aide to liberate the Pacific from Japanese domination even as she will remain with you to build a peace that will be lasting and just but also realistic.” — - . .V8r.r were being demolished by the Ger mans. plot of land had planted a fair-si^ed ; Victory garden last spring, the dif- , , - Acuities of feeding this nation would The statement gives assets of the b solved district as $246,633.84, with $236,- 287.17»of the amount invested in land, buildings and equipment. DROPS—Important All of those “ifs” are of the drop- Unwonted Gangsters Liabilities are liste<bpas $36,505.48, | in-the-bucket variety. They are re- As the war has progressed there showing excess of assets over liabili- viewed here to re-emphasize the fact has been considerable speculation ties (in buildings, etc.) of $210,128.36. that it actually takes very little on among observers as to what haven of This would indicate that the district’s the part of each of us to achieve refuge Hitler. r-H+««fnes, Goering,' financia l affairs are on a sound basis.'some major national goal, r Goebbels and others of the Nazi It is noted that the district has a I During the war it has beCn appar- gangsters will flee when they see | i° w bonded indebtedness of $30,000, fent that some of us think the little they are licked to death and must due annually. This reveals that, we can do is of such minor impor- dash somewhere in an effort to save lfor the past twenty-five years the tance that it isn’t worth the bother, their own necks I bonded indebtedness has been cap-; If a house-wife reads of the enor- For a while it seemed that Turkey! abl * ha " dle<1 and a " ade ? aat f si, > k - i ” ou f n< ? d cans ’ she ia **** ‘° would be the place ot escape. But it ; ?‘" k . i ; allso. she devotes her spare time to wellfare work and knitting for rus- sia. she has bought one bond and 5 stamps up to going to press, she do not smoke in publick, but wears shorts when she trains the scholl youngtins in ather-letics ansoforth. yores trulie, mike lark, rfd, corry spondent. doesn’t look that way now, for be fore this war is over the Turks may be definitely lined up with the United Nations. Then many thought Hitler and his gangsters would flee to Ar gentina as a haven. Now they are tive delegation took over the man agement of the Clinton schools in might contribute each week as being such an infinitesimal part of the de- 1935 and this was followed by a new mand that it isn’t worth bothering board of trustees and general shake- with. up in the teaching staff, the former! But actually, the only reason we trustees turned over to the new can still get food in cans, and the probably looking in anotheTir^-i ^, $2 *’“ 6 ‘ 0 i" practically ma-1 oply reasonthe army can b. supplied lion. They might decode on Spain, but! •"«* tcrm bo "^ and a sinking fund with tts needs for cans, is that mil- ' > that would be an uncertain bet. It is alread >' p , rov ,‘ ded “ ,b ! ab sbowed a , 1,0, ! s °' house n wl '' M , an : both ' r ' n f >° too near the center of the hotbed ofl s ' ,rp ! us °< abp °s< *M00 above he intake this inflnitesima contribution, , . . ■ ro fnr requirement for retirement of the each week. Each contribution is just ulTf 'Lfnol? lnterna 'l bonds. To the late C. M. Bailey and a drop in the bucket-but enough! ’ I Dr. T. L. W. Bailey, and B. H. Boyd, drops will fill any bucket, no matter j W here will they fiee when the Al- ^ b j s district is due a lasting debt of how large, lies bring them to their knees? There gra titude and appreciation for the ex-i We need to keep that in mind con-! is no place, it would seem, for these ce n en t financing of the schools under i stantly, as we are asked for little murderers surely no country wants their supervision for a long period sacrifices to help win the war. They ;of years. 1 rtally will help. Our war program It is entirely probable that the Ger-; According to the condensed state- 1 depends on the cooperation of all of man people themselves, when they nient, the district had a gross income j us—and the little things become very finally come to their senses, will in-,f or year 0 f $77,640.21, an increase big things when multiplied by our fiict the supreme penalty of death on 0 f $3,000 over the previous year, whole population, their leaders a penalty which they Against this income expenditures are -m all so richly deserve. listed at $72,142.81, giving, an excess „ . "TT of income over expense of $5,497.40. ‘VOLUNTEERS—Whips Still GivinQ Orders ' This would indicate that the dis- * ar ’ government h as man- Labor leaders still seem to be giv- t f ict has lived within its income tor, ^ for COOper ' ing orders to the President. As things t* 1 * y ear * This surplus of $5,497.40 ^ In Germany, if more pulpwood was needed as it is here today, Hitler would probably issue an order that now stand, they have told him that wd l be used taxpayers infer, for op- they will forget the “Little Steel For- era h n g expenses for the new 1943-44 mula,” which freezes wage adjust- y ear - Th® taking over by the state ments at 15 per cent above what they of the cost of the full nine months; every fanner spend three days cut- were in 1941, unless he does some- term instead of eight as in the past,'ting wood and would provide a se ttling to bring the cost of living wil1 relieve the district of paying | vere punishment for those who didn’t down. salaries for the ninth month. The re- obey. There are none of us who would P° rt showing a monthly cost of more! But in this country we don’t be have any objection to Washington *han $7,000 for the operation of theilieve in getting cooperation by threats. So instead of ordering farm ers to cut pulpwood, a big advertis ing and promotion campaign will be doing something to reduce living schools, exclusive of general admin- costs, but labor leaders are the only istrative expense of $5,530, means ones which would use an “or else ...” *h a * *he expense for the coming year _ _ type of threat. Its a good thing, for of P a y in 8 teachers will be reduced, carried on to appeal to the patriotism example, that our farm leaders and luhy by $7,000. Paying all the cost | of farmers and to explain to them business men aren’t of the same va- °I transportation of pupils relieves | how it will help win the war of each riety as labor leaders, or they might; M 16 district of further expense. The; of them will harvest a crop of wood, threaten to stop the production and recen t general assembly made these 1 This method ^may be slower and manufacturing of food and other reduct i° ns and authorized added less productive, at first, than the Hit- commodities unless they got better^d 100 1 responsibilities in order to af-ler method. But in the long-run, as prices. I° rd relief to the districts. From these the importance of this contribution spreads, our farmers will undoubt edly show Hitler, once again, that a Vitamins Arrived Too Late To Save Unde Joe Every time I near or read anything about vitamins, I worry about my poor Uncle Joe. You see, Uncle Joe knew nothing about vitamins, calories and b-plus. He lived to be only 94 years old and then laid down and died a natural death. How I do wish he could have had some vitamins:. I am sure that he would be with us to day if these wonderful things had been available to him. Uncle Joe’s eyes became somewhat bloodshot when he was only 88. Vita min “B” would have cured that trou ble. At 89, after an extra heavy meal he always had a slight pain in his stomach. Vitamin “C” would have relieved him of such annoyances. At 91, poor Uncle Joe thought he had the palpitation of his heart. What he needed was vitamin “A,” but his doc tor knew nothing about vitamins. He had to eat only such things as corn- bread, buttermilk, chicken (fried and stewed and pied), rabbits, squirrels, beefsteak, ham, eggs, quail, vege tables and soups. Oh, how I do wish they could have bought some vitamin pills for him. When Uncle Joe was coming into his 92nd year, he had a frightful headache for a.few weeks. It sapped his vitality more than words can tell. Vitamin “D” with a few calories would have made him like new in no time. But the doctors were still giv ing nothing but medicine for sickness, and Uncle Joe was the goat. Had he been on his “vitamins” during the last few years.of his life, he would now be visiting his dear nephews in stead of lying in the cold, cold ground. He would of have been 123 years old ths coming next Thursday had he of had vitamins. It is sack so sad, to think that dear Uncle Joe failed because science (and racketeers) had not discovered this great life-saver and life Extender. Sleep on, Uncle Joe—and take your rest: the doctors didn’t know what was best They dosed you plenty with what they had, if they’d of had vita- mns you would have been glad, as well as up and about today. Federal Levies Approach Limit, George Says (Continued from page one) be made in gift and inheritance taxes, and similar specialized levies, but suggested that these would not great ly increase the total yield. George said he saw no immediate prospect either for> a federal sales tax or for compulsory savings—both pres ently opposed by the treasury. He added that the congress would insist on “reasonable exemptions” fof food, clothing, shelter and drugs if a sales tax were suggested by the treasury, and thus even a 10 per cent levy would not be likely to raise more than three or four billions. “Next year being an election year, there will be no tax act,” said George. “The forthcoming 1943 tax act cer tainly will go on for all of 1944. Cer tain provisions already have been predetermined. These are: (1) Indi vidual and corporate income taxes will not be retroactive, and (2) any changs or increases will be effective only from and after January 1,1944.” SECOND^SHEETS, Carbon MD^SI evmtei Typewriter Ribbons, Ink and other * Office Necessities. (No clip* or rubber bands for the duration). Chronicle Publishing Co. Phone 74. Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...and.~ EMBALMERS Ambulance Service s Phones 41 and I99-J L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mfiu. FINANCIAL STATEMENT HUNTER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 (Condensed from report of John M. Palm, C.P.A., Greenville, S. C.) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF ALL FUNDS June 30, 1943 ASSETS Cash on hand and in banks I 1,197.83 Cash in general fund—County Treasurer 4,522.88 Cash in bond retirement fund—County Treasurer 3,701.81 Inventories—fuel, janitors’ supplies, etc 864.35 Land, buildings and equipment 230,287.17 Total assets $240,633.84 LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS •Accounts payable—Insurance and miscellaneous ..... ; -...$ 030.48 Bond coupons due and outstanding—June 30, 1943 875.00 Loan from Laurens County Sinking Fund .: - 5,000.00 School district bonds—due $5,000.00 annually 30,000.00 It is still a mystery to most of the I ac ^ s > it would appear that all dis people in this country why labor has tricts in the county are in a position such a strong influence over the t° reduce levies. With the reported r ^ President and certain senators and : sur Pi us .°.I this year, together with ! untary methods in a free country congressmen in Washington. The an- the additional state aid for the ninth .than by using a whip SW er is—politics. month not heretofore received, it! ^ The American people long ago de- wou l d appear that the district will j cided it was time to stop saying “Yes, |! lav ^ luhy $12,000 less in taxation to sir” to Lewis and others of his kind ra * se I° r the coming year than last who get what they want whenever y ear - they make a demand. , 1 Because of the excessive federal . taxes now being levied oh the people, Wont Hilt I ilro tliA Ckoon and the announcement daily that they Went Uut Like the Jheep are to mount still higher, The Chron- “Better to live a day as a lion thanjicle holds that there should be re- a hundred years as a sheep.” trenchment back home all along the Benito Mussolini had that motto! line. Taxpayers feel the same way miss j ennie veeve smith has lived struck on anwltalian coin. It was the we hear them talking every day!| in our m i dst going on ,22 yr., but she School districts, municipalities and 1 is not a na J ive - she waa borned and county should lower taxes now when rared in g®orgy and was educated in MdNTOSH'S SHOE SHOP We are doing business at the same old place. 34 MUSGROVE ST. lot more can be accomplished*by vol- NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGEE Biography of Miss Jennie Veeve Smith of Flat Rock philosophy by which he lived throughout a revolutionary career which saw his ascension to absolute their income amply justifies such ac- power in 1922 and his sudden andjtion. The county delegation has al- dramatic fall almost 21 years later. ready acted and is to be commended Mussolini, who had lived the life of the lion, went out like the sheep. | And with his going there came an end! ■ ■ 1 faTS bluffer as die ! TODAY . . . TOMORROW tator of Italy was a severe blow to Hitler, psychologically and militari ly—but to the remainder of the world it was good news—and a welcome omen. The war is not over because of what happened in Italy, but it is Bv Don Robinson the common schools of that state, at tended the normal colledge 1 yr. and 3 months, then she hibernated to the state which she has adopted as her own. she has a first grade certificate to teech in our scholls and she can teech annything from ciphering to Julius cesar miss smith has, newer benn mar ried, but she has had manny chances to do so. she owns a cat and a dog and a bicycle, and says she do not INSURANCE Fire - Tornado - Automo bile - Surety Bonds - All Forms of Property Insurance. SOUND PROTECTION AT LOWEST COST. REAL ESTATE B. H. BOYD Clinton, S. C. . Total liabilities :.;..$ 30,505.48 Surplus—Excess of assets over liabilities - 4 210,128.36 Total liabilities and Surplus $246,633.84 1 *Note—$409.02 of unpaid bills due by the Cannery not included above as it was thought they would be paid from future contributions rather than from cash on hand for general purposes. STATEMENT OF GENERAL FUND INCOME AND EXPENSE Year Ended June 30, 1943 INCOME Revenue paid to County Treasurer—By State Treasurer, taxpayers and aid agencies - 4 77,708.71 Miscellaneous income a 207.50 ’f'otal .............................................................................. Less—Amount allocated to Activities Fund for night class instruction A 77,976.21 336.00 Gross income .$ 77,040.21 EXPENSE General administrative expense $ 5,530.02 Operating expense of schools: Hi^pi School......... •• ............. ............................................. 19,407.02 Academy Street School 13,522.48 Bell Street School 12,838.29 Florida Street School 13,020.12 Providence School _y. *7,744.88 Total expense $ 72,142.81 * I — Excess of general fund income over general fund expense $ 5,497.40 Note:—A copy of the audit is in the office of the Superintendent and each trustee has a copy. Any interested citizen 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, Secretory., J. R. COBB, , C. E. GALLOWAY. G. A. BURTON. “IF”—Solutions L — —. eac ^ farmer in this country'see anny need for a husband, as they much closer to a conclusion. Eternal wou l d spend three days between now i give her all the trubble she can stand. Vigilance is as essential now as al- and tlie e ^ d th® y ear harvesting a! she is a member of rehober church, Dr. Felder Smith Dr. Duncan S. Felder OPTOMETRISTS Specialists In Eye Examinations Office Bouts: Dr. Smith, Daily, 4:15 to 6 Dr. FeMer. Daily, 9 to 6 Phone 29 for Appointment CLINTON. 8. C. ways. But the skies grow brighter cro P tinaher from his woodlands, each day. When the Allies quit their j t * ie threat of a serious pulp paper defensive fighting a few months ago s ^° rta * e would be overcome. plays the organ, sings in the quire, handles the red cross drives, rites a and began a real offensive in the southwest Pacific, the tide began to rapidly turn. Consult your geography. You will see that the Germans, the Japs and the Italians are being thrown back on all fronts. But Germany is not beaten, you hear many people say. No, but she will be—and we don’t believe it will be lortg before Hitler will go as did 11 Duce. School Finances A condensed financial statement on the operation of Hunter School Dis trict No. 5, released by the board of trustees, appears in today's paper. The statement, taken from an audit as of June 30, past, lists assets and liabilities, income and expense, but does not go into an itemized account letter to a soldier ever Sunday, keeps If all the housewives of the country : batch at the boarding house, doing would turn in every tin can they are in the habit of throwing away, our tin problem would be nearly solved. If all of us would spend 10 per cent of our income for war bonds and stomps, the wartime financial prob lems of the government would be pretty well under control If each household would contribute a pound of fat to the fat drive each month, it would take care of our needs for munition-making and for soap manufacturing. If each motorist would figure out how to cut his gasoline consumption down by as little as one gallon a week, it would do a great deal to ward ending the fuel problem in the East and would also ease our rubber crisis. And if each family which has a her own cooking ansoforth upstairs. miss jennie veeve, that’s what ev- verboddy lovingly calls her, has been in charge of the flat rock hi for 20 yr. she has made a great suckcess in her field, she has offered to serve her country as a wave,and a waac. but it has newer choosed to call her to the collors. she is 5 foot 10 in her stock ing feets and weighs 183 lb. at pres- sent. she had her pitcher in the news paper last fall for being the healthi est person in flat rock. miss smith do not remember when she was homed, but recalls that it was in June she remembers the smell of sweet flowers and blackberries, she has some verry wealthy people who live up north, their names is smith When Your Back Hurts * torn the / I * La ~F Are You Interested In Home Loans! -• ■ * * •' The desire to own one’s home is fundamental and universal. If financing your home seems complicated and too expensive, ask about our home loan plan that oper ates like paying rent. 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