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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. ' ; 1 Thursday, November 18 # 1943 (Elintan Qtyrontrl? EstebUahed 1H0 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, & C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise sufgestions 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. r 1 ! • \ ./ » ury idea, but it is still trying to fol low in the treasury’s footsteps by groping for tax plans which do not step on the toes of the majority of voters. The tax committee is trying to get around it by approving additional taxes on luxuries and then suggest ing that, instead'Of more high taxes, the money which is needed by the government be raised by reductions of government expense. We are all for that reduction of government expense idea, but, in this stated, and the presentation is being sponsored by the local Chamber of. Commerce. Tickets are how being sold by the sponsors. In addition to the screen show, the 39th AAF Collage Training detach ment at Presbyterian college will stage a half-hour original show, with an accomplished cast of air cadet candidates of the local unit. The Sergeant Irving Berlin of : World War I was responsible for! “This Is the Army,” and, of course,! wrote the music, music that is al-L ( LINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1*. 1943 ation of the average voter. Lf it is true that we will have dan gerous inflation unless both the heavy and light cream are not taken off of spendable income, it would prove of actual financial benefit to the man , of average income to increase his Li • 1 taxes » or at l east to force him to save It All Depends _ I Germany's Losing Hand I his money instead of spending it. There may not be much in a name^ The German hope of a split in the j but the price will vary considerably ( United Nations line-up has been ® Imrtlrctnnri Kflntinif arith^" according to whether the article is ! blasted by the announced results ofjj ..f* . ... called an antique or merely junk. the recent Moscow conference. The ^ i 1 . ——;—, i sit iz ^ >« " « A Mopping Up Squad ^ve a Chinaman s' chance to wm The income tax appears to be the| : case, it seems likely that this sug-; ready famous and loved. He wrote 1 1 gestion is only being used as a sub- one new number for the picture ver- terfuge for avoiding additional tax- sion, entitled “What Does He Look H. D. HENRY ISM-1943 r. M. BOLAND H. D. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE Federal Loans Negotiated On Real Estate Telephone 121 BMWRRWIlRIMmillRRIimimiRIHnMIMMIIIIMMinillMlimnillRRIMWnMHI on it, it would not be difficult for ,him to see that additional taxes moDDinc up squad of the revenue Befo ^ e th f Moscow conference j would be a blessing in disguise, mopping up squau ui uie lt:v '- wuc there were all sorts of rumors afloat 1 realm. If too much of your income ; tQ the efTect that the United States escapes the other terms of taxation ; and Britain were not iQ accord wrth you may re^t assuied it ul11 becomc R uss i a ’ s war objectives. There was the victim oi the income tax. | much talk about Russia making a separate peace with Germany; and It Lacked Color 'there was—as usual—a good deal of Arm.st.ce Day passed last week j surface friction Britain and | ^ ^ would help in without attracting very much atten-; ours • . 1 f th Athantir it all a small additional part of ta n throughout the country because ° n H i the government debt, of war conditions. It brings to us made gdbd editorial stuff for the Ger- SALES TAX — Benefits The purpose of the preceding para graphs is to give support to my be lief that a national sales tax of 10 per cent on all expenditures is the logical answer to preventing inflation government war conditions, n orings u> ^”7,' 1 I cannot help but feel that, if ad- each year grateful memory and ap-j P ® L r . 1 ditional taxation is necessary, as it prenation of those who battled so i tamer o seems to be, the sales tax is the ob- bravcly in World War I to make the'P IO P a £ an a g . i vious solution to many of our na- world safe for democracy. It also; The question now naturally arises:! tion . s financ j a i problems, brings its tinge of bitterness as we'.Will the loss of this hope for a ( ^ sales tax would put the heaviest recall how the politicians bungled breakdown between th6 United Na- burden of taxation on those who be lore, during and after the peace liens—shorten or lengthen the war | spend m0 st money . , . and would conference. It finds us hopeful that It will serve to shorten the conflict, ^ a utomatically tax all of us propor- therc will be another Armistice Day; in our opinion. , _ ' tionately in accordance with the in the not distant future and that it' The German civilian population| qj goo(j s ^e buy. will find nations ready and willing may be unaware of the intense hat-j ^ sales tax would discourage to profit by the mistakes of the past redder all people and thirvgs German,. S p end j n g some extent and would and to hedge with certainty the; but it exists almost to a unanimous ponsequently encourage saving by the smashing victories which our armies' degree throughout the world. When ^ * * * y are winning now. they see how their enemies are clos- — 1 ing in on them what more proof can they ask. They are naturally not in formed by the powers that be of the Like,” sung in the film by Frances Langford. , Happily, it’s a case of “somethmff n4w has been added” and, just'as happily, nothing- has been taken away. The entire accomplished origi nal cast remains. In addition to the army cast, the Hollywood contribution is a lavish cast of players including George Murphy, Joan Leslie, Lieut. Ronald Regan, George Tobias, Alan Hale, Charles Butterworth and Una Mer kel. “This Is the Army” Is a big show and a great show, a full-scale offen sive of high spirits and good cheer! ENGRAVED Calling Cards for army and navy officers. An ideal, useful gift fpr father, husband, brother or friend. Ask to see samples. Chronicle Publishing Co. Phone 74. Only Making A Show Our government may very plaus- j atrocities which are driving these ibly be accused of preaching economy i enemies blood mad. Soon they will and practicing prodigality, of making 1 realize they have nothing to gain by a false show of fighting inflation, continuing the fight. It is only natu- while it feeds the fires of inflation ral that their leaders will attempt by granting the greedy demands of 1 to persuade every living German that labor unions and maintaining a wage his or her li(e may be forfeit, to the scale‘in government industry which vengeful soldiery of their enemies if is Qiti of all proportion to the ability! their country ,is invaded and con- of the workers and the service ren-1 quered dered. " There are a great many things this fools have been buoyed up by the country needs. Standing at the .top is undoubtedly much advertised hope the need of more politicians and of-l of an Allied split. They have been lice holders who at some time in told that by sustaining a delaying their lives earned a living. action they will win the war on the m ■ — • political field if not on .the battle- purchase of war bonds. A sales tax would be the ultimate of pay-as-you-go taxation, which most of the people approve, and could be so enacted that it could be called off the day the war ended. A sales tax would mean slightly higher prices but it would mean that our additional payment for goods would not just be absorbed in an inflationary whirlpool but would be helping to reduce our government debt. And, perhaps most important of all, a sales tax would make all of us BENJAMIN & SONS PLUMBING ..Antr... HEATING SERVICE Telephone 117 WE ARE HUNTING TROUBLE »««ICKr.*HKIttnCKI>XMK8tKHKKKXX« _ , _ field. With this hope gone, and with DOn On Wfiothcr Reports only a mounting death list among For almost two years newspapers sons anc j brothers to look for- and radio stations have been severe- 'y ard ^o-will they decide to turn ly restricted in the reports they have leaders ove *; *> the justice of been permitted to give out regarding ); heir en ® mi ? s and th ere by to the weather. It was felt that weather; cushion the resentment towards reports would be of great benefit toi th< : I ” ael 'f e * as a peo ??|®* the enemy if they were planning A11 of these possibilities summed attacks on this country. i U P ^ ean " that on ^ V" 1 ® c K an te “ m whether the war has been brought 1 .. There f or 5’ V 16 s rece, ’ lt closer to a conclusion; but we know lifting of the ban on weather reports now tbe history-making confer- clearly indicates that our war leaders ence Qn Moskva river has done now consider attacks by enemy more {or the general rnorale of the planes to be a very remote possibil- united Nations than any major vic- ity. The weather bureau has realized; tory yet won on the field ^ battle; that weather information is ot great and j t has c i earet |. the atmosphere importance to farmers, ship captains more t han the most optimistic had on inland waterways ^and to aircraft 1 hoped What all the United Nations operation in this country. But until . are fighting for has now been clearly now me need oi many civilians for j de fi ned weather intmination has not been Germany got so cock-sure of vic- considered g.eat enough to offset the danger of supplying vital informa tion to the .enemy. 1 i he L GerrT l an J wh °_ a L re i so very much aware of taxation that we wotild demand investigations of government expenditures and insist that this tax money be used to the best possible advantage and not squandered by our nation’s only re- inaining rich uncle—Uncle Sam - . tory that she relaxed in the early days of the war and “took on” Russia in her spare time. Look at her now— and that man Stalin. What can she i-iom now cn the enemy can learn about the weather in this country if'hope for? they want to — but there is little m chance that they will have any use Joi this once valuable information . ■ now. The enemy is too busy fighting r/\fViW TAkJAni\Alif of! our planes in their country to |IJ|1AY 11 IMrllr If I IW spare any tor raids on ours. They; ,VI/MI “ " * f I rr rr This Is The Army 1 At Casino For Special Premier Tuesday Night All Proceeds for Army Relief Fund. Air Cadets To Put On Stage Show. “This Is the Army,” the army’s own musical show that was so great it had to be put on film for the whole world to see, will be at the Casino theatre Tuesday night, the 23rd. Two performances will be presented, the first beginning at 6:30 and the sec ond at 9:00 o’clock. The entire pro ceeds will be donated to the Army Emergency Relief fund, it has been hi their hands full. 6v Don Robinson BILLIONS — 80% If 80 per cent of the nation’s spend ing money goes to people earning under $5,000 a year and 20 per cent Our Postwar Plans Have you a postwar plan for your home? That may not seem an important question, but actually the plans of. goes to those earning over $5000, lamily groups may be the answer to'whidi group is it necessary to tax whether we will have a serious de-1 in order to cut spending power in pression or widespread prosperity af- j half, as seems to be necessary to ter the war. (prevent inflation? For what happens arfter the war Or, to put it another way, if a will depend upon what we want to total of 100 billion dollars is paid buy in a hurry, what we have the i to the under-$5,000 group and 25 bil- money to buy and when we intend lion dollars to the over-$5,000 group, to buy it. where must further txation or forced If the automobile manufacturers, savings hit hardest in order to re fer example, were assured that they duce spending power to the estimat- could sell two, three or four million e d safety point otf $60,000,000,000? INSURANCE Fire - Tornado - Automo bile • Surety Bonds - All Forms of Property Insurance. 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