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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C Thursday, December 2, 1943 I uty* (Clinton (EtjrnnirU Estobllshed ItM 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 Clan Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and 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. ' J - - ’ w * 1 sugar and gasoline, but only about half of what we actually eat each day is' composed of those items. Hun dreds of things are running wild that ought to be “ceiled.” Three Strikes and In Well, we got the coal strike settled all right about four weeks ago. We that from now on congress Will dras tically cut or vote down appropria tion measures of all kinds. The great demand for an end to farm subsidies grew out of this same wave of econ omy in congress and will possibly lead to drastic wage-control legisla tion if the labor unions are able to put* through their ntfw demands for won’t have any more trouble at the' increased wages to be paid out of icoal mines for a long, long time. As .tax money. a matter of fact, we Jink everything Although the majority of members go along smoothly till late in 0 f congress seem to oppose die con- »Hmnrv . farm subtidieBj there is will I December, or mebbe up to February. ) 1944. As soon as the miners decide ■ that they can’t eat their dinner in 15 'minytes. Mr. Ickes will have to go right back and pay tham for eating. CLINTON^ S. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1943 We Should Begin At Home The most popular political pastime today is planning a new postwan might And themselves and their fam- world. 1 who are concentrating their efforts upon retaining for life the jobs they now hold and without which they ilies with smaller incomes. These are But before the United States can the millions of “bureaucrats.” They take any great part in such a world, it will have to set its own out-of- order house in order. Large, continuing production is the only basis for financing our govern ment and maintaining adequate liv ing standards and a feeling of per sonal^ security. In the Uriited States, under a private enterprise system, living standards reached a world peak and provided real independence and security for a greater population than in other countries. So, while planning the postwar world, our planners might as well get down to earth and consider prac tical plans for encouraging expansion or private enterprise at home. Only a policy of moderate taxation are the folks who supposedly weave spiderwebs in which the liberties pf the people are to be enmeshed. They have their leaders — theorists who According tp statement made by a Capitol policeman, the miners will get pay from gate *to gate both go ing and coming, and nothing will be deducted from their pay envelopes except the time they lose while de vouring their caviar, baked ham, broiled steaks, pound cake, and pos sibly a few Manhattans to wash the down m a hurry. If the O.PA. ^ps working on my meal ticket, my ler-eating time can be cut from minutes to 5 minutes. ed feeling on whether they* should eliminated immediately, for it apparent that the termination of subsidies would result in increased food prices to the consumer. The problem is admittedly complicated, but seems to boil down to a choice of meeting the increased cost of fdod production through the taxpayer or through the food consumer. Under the present subsidy plan the middle and high income group is actually paying for part of the food consumed by the lower income group. Meanwhile, what might be termed a “ration point subsidy”—the decis ion of the Office of Price Adminis tration to give extra meat ration points to housewives who turn in • > mv NOTICE OF TAX SALE By authority of a tax execution handed me by the Treasurer of Lau rens County, I have levied on property hereinafter described and will sell at public outcry for eash, either in or in front pf ..the/ Court House at Laurens/S. C., on Monday, December 6, 1943, It being Salesday in December, the following described property, lying, being, and situate in Laurens County, State of South Car olina, to wit: All that lot, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate in the Coun ty of Laurens, State of South Caro lina, near the city limits of the City of Clinton, bounded by the Hebron church lot, being the identical lot purchased from Jack Pitts and Sallie Nance by deed recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Laurens County in deed book 49, at page 16, by Missouri Hannon. \ Levied on as the property of Mis souri Harmon, the defaulting tax payer. All that lot or parcel of land lying. The raise granted to the mmers, I much-needed kitchen (at. h being; Sn "“t thrcity cffntoT con-' think they must serve as watchdogs 80 we he ^ r > is only $1.87 V4 per day | watched with interest. Washington, taining one acre more or less bound- fnr thi» hundred and thirtv million extra,, not counting over-time, Sun- planners are busy thinking up other ^ b y lands now or former^ of W for the hundred and thirty million citizens of the. nation—these are the would-be dictators who tell us either openly or by implication that we cannot avoid anarchy unless we are regulated by a centralized, paternal government in which the/ themselves days legal holidays, birthdays, and July 4th. We have not learned how this raise will be distributed, but a truck driver near the Union Station told us last week that it was not so that John L. Lewis would get $1.50 haye a large finger and are drawing) ^ lis ™ ise : ff c . t 0 ^ salaries far in excess of the services ^ lsn ) wont get but $1,48 of it Funny how folks love to teH lies on Mr. Lewis. ways by which ration points might be used, in place of dollars, to put some of our shakier war programs back into working order. they are capable' of rendering. The bureaucrats believe the coun try will collapse unless they get con-! After getting the coal mine strik- trol of its people and of its destinies. | ers > troubles settled, the government is not looking for more than 1145 and it Such is the belief of the Socialists. after the war # will encourage individ- Now we can call Socialism anything j ad( j^tional wage demands, ual initiative. Exorbitant taxes add j we lik®—fh 0 Germans call it Naziism,) n^g^t start with the railroad work to the price of goods, depress em ployment and deter investment and risk-taking. We had better clean our own house first. " The Subsidy Fight The administration’s food subsidy program, ordered killed by an over whelming house vote, -now goes be fore the senate banking committee where opponents have warned they will fight any attempt to salvage sub- the Roosevelt administration calls it New Deal — but under any name it smells the same and means the man agement of our liberties by a party of human beings—not gods. If we were a people who had al ways lived under the iron fist of autocracy we would naturally be more pliable. But We are not, and it is almost incongruous to even imag ine the American people, or the Brit ish, allowing a handful of high-mind ed—or of sinister human beings ob- ers, and then Little Steel and Big Steel will haye to be taken care of. Next in order will be the industrial workers, then the several hundred porters and red caps and motormen and, last but not least, the farmers will make a demand for a raise. They will be the 1144th to get anything, and then they’ll get about 45c in the neck, and will be forgotten again as usual -sidies as a price control aid. Farmj sessed with a passionate desire to organization, spokesmen have d£- Tru i e _ t elling them under penalty of nounced the proposal as a disguised,; death or imprisonment what they inflationary and unjustified wage in-: should or should not do. We author- crease for labor, and as a brake on! j ze jt j n wartime, grit our teeth and larm production. ; swallow a great many'lhings solely Under the subsidy system govern-; f or this reason—but we would pul- mcnt moneys are paid producers to: verize it in peacetime. We are fed keep increased costs of production | U p on bureaucrats anc i regimentation. fr«m being passed on to consumers,, u n iess a halt is soon called the dis- the plan to cost about $800,000,000, satisfaction and resentment of the this year. Those sponsoring a con-j people may lead to pulverization tinuation of the system argue that lS quads the expenditure of $2,000,000,000 in u ^ ^ yet t(K) late to block the As Washington Sees It Clinton Resident Passes In Hospital James V. Williams, 64, died Friday night at the Laurens county hospital after a three weeks illness. He was a native of Georgia, but had been a resident of Clinton 15 years. He was a member of the Methodist church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hulda Wallace Williams, three daughters and a son, Mrs. A. L. Hol ley, Mrs. I. B. Rice, Mrs. R. E. Ar- rowood and Fred Williams, also a brother and a sister, D. N. Williams of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Vada Ev ans of Atlanta, Ga. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Leesville Methodist church near Clinton. Interment was in the church cemetery, with the Rev. E. A. Smith in charge. E. Nash on the^east, on the south and west by lands formerly of Gideon Leake, on the north by public road, and being the lot conveyed to Chrtg Moore by M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers. Levied on as the property of Chris Moore, the defaulting taxpayer. lands formerly of W. J. Fleming, on the east by Spartanburg and Laurens public highway, on the south hj lends of W. T. Blakely and L. B. Blakely, on the west by lands now or formerly of L. P. Blakely and W. J. |1eming. * cm as the property of Mrs. Jones, Joe Martin and otk- to the estate of Robt. Hr and Miss Talulah Fleming, the defaulting taxpayers. . / All of two lots of land lying, be ing and situate in the Town of Ren- no, Laurens County, S. C., being all of lot 19 and the southeastern half of lot No. 3 as shown <fti a plat the Town of Renno made by E. Jones, surveyor, Oct. 8,/1890 Lot 19 bounded by lands of John BeO, Miss Minnie Ray and Mrs. John Bell. The half of lot No. 3 is bounded oh southeast by lands of David Cope land, on the south by Bell street, on the west by lot of the Bell Co., on the north by alley. / Levied on as the property of Mrr. Rush Nabors, James Hollingsworth and others, heirs to/the estate of Mrs. Beulah Hollingsworth, the defaulting taxpayers. / / / Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for stamps and recording. R. A. BABB, Tax Collector, Laurens County. All that tract, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate in Lau rens County, State of South Carolina, containing 28% acres, more or less, known as the Robt. H. Fleming home-place, bounded on the north by SAY. 1 SAW IT IN THE CHXON- ICLE.” THANK YOU. TYPEWRITERS AND ADDING MACHINES CLEANING A SPECIALTY KENNETH N. BAKER IN . spread in this country of the phil osophy that political officeholders should “run the people.” But unless that philosophy is blocked, the power subsidy payments would be a c^ieap method of avoiding inflationary dangers in higher prices. Opponents of the plan argue that subsidies merely transfer food costs ..... , • u j , .... . .. that Mussolini once wielded over the tax bilf where they^uld be assess- i people of Italy under ^ term “ Fas ‘ Id agam" S ^ anee with the amount of food they | the power of officials who control the consume but in accordance with abil- j ity to pay. They also argue that sub- j g overnment ownershio sidies would regiment the food in- ( ^ ^ to o^Tour eves to the dustry. break down historic price' We ^ °, u eyes t0 1 . the differentials and reduce food Produc- tion vitally needed in the war pro- J ean aestruc tion of individual liberty and oppor- basic industries and the natural re sources of the United States under er ^T:' • „ 0 .tunity. The taste of official restric- This is not a price-inflationary fi — i fight alone for the whole question IHE NATIONAL SCENE Washington, Dec. 1.—The spending spree, on which the government started in 1932 and which has been gathering momentum ever since, ap pears to have reached a definite turn ing point as both representatives and senators, applauded the demand for economy made by the house ways and means committee in its report on the 1943 revenue act. Although the senate will undoubt edly change the bill considerably, it is not expected to make changes which, will materially enlarge the amount approved by the house group —only one-fifth of the amount asked by the administration. For many of the members of the senate have made it clear that th6y heartily agree with the statement of the house com mittee which said: “The conclusion of the committee was that maintenance by the gov ernment of the proper pyschology, and freedom from fear of inflation tions we have experienced as a war on ^ art °* ever y is _ | considerably more important than the AIR CORPS STATIONERY, genuine engraved, attractively boxed. Chronicle Publishing Co., Phone 74. WE PAY CASH tor Good USED CARS TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. Carolina Service Station CLINTON, S. C. has become involved with political "““f'' 3 ' is „ but a ,?T ple Zl absorption o! current maneuvering for 1944—pastime No. .. bureaucrats'dnmina^ In thp rnan° ‘ power throu g h additional taxes. j 1 of the present administration. a ge me nt of our future industrial- “The committee is firmly convinced i What is a subsidy? According to Dolitical structure ' that the Prop 01 * psychology can be) Mr. Webster’s dictionary it is “any p ^ [maintained only by strict economy in gift made to aid another financially”, i ^ ‘ ~ ** * —or “a government grant of money to aid or encourage a private enter prise that serves to benefit the pub lic.” What we need to guard against: /-»rr a a ___ , is letting our congressmen legislate DV GEE McGEE subsidies which are limited to “aid- ing another financially.” That kind of subsidy is synonymous 1 with char- 'Paging Mr. O.-P. A. ity—and if we are going in for out- Washington, D. C.—I found anoth- right charity the people ought to er nice little eating shoppe last night NOBODY'S BUSINESS i government expenditures, through effective price control, rationing and wage control.” Taking the attitude that the amount of taxes asked by the President would “threaten . the liquidation of the middle class in, America” and’ would kill the goose that lays the! tax eggs,” the committee approved 5 tt.J INSURANCE Fire - Tornado - Automo bile - Surety Bonds - All Forms of Property Insurance. SOUND PROTECTION AT LOWEST COST. REAL ESTATE B. H. BOYD Qinton, S. C. When You Are Ready...ACT! t . . To buy a home takes very little actual cash under Citizens Federal mortgage loan contract. You might be surprised how little that is. Come in and get acquainted with our loan program that makes it possible for you to eventually own a debt- free home with no more expense than is required to pay rent. We are not so much concerned with what home you select or where it may be located. Rather, we are primarily interested in a plan that makes it possible for you to buy it now. i Ask for«details — no obligation. * Each Account Insured Up To $5,000 * 4 ederal Savings (and loan association Telephone Ne. 6 - i * A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909 decide for themselves who is going to that the O. P. A. has never heard of. be the beneficiary. Subsidies of any kind are hand outs, to which The Chronicle is op posed. They are devious and evas ive tactics, filled with politics and in our juudgment bear a close con nection with the nation's voting pow- -ar. : The regular 5c soft drink that sells all over the world for 5c—baseball and football parks excepted—fetched a dime. Apple pie was the same old price, 10c per slice; the only trouble was they had made 2 Alices out of additional taxes totaling $2,140,000, , 000, but strongly indicated that this was definitely the end of increased taxation. And the committee made it clear that from now on additional revenue must be raised, not from the taxpayer but from the govern ment itself, through reductions of unnecessary and wasteful spending. A general sales tax, which it was some committee members more slices, that’s all, meaning 2 prices. fight with many brick-bats thrown on both sides. We need to get away from the idea that every time gov ernment approves a hand-out it is' The biggest swindle was in their doing us a favor. We need to stand litte 5c hunks of ice cream: you get on our own feet a|id stop looking a small 5c wad for 15c. It must have for Santa year. Claus every day \ in the Our Liberties Endangered In time of war the citizens of a Democracy like the United States or Britain must subordinate certain lib erties to which they have been ac customed, in order that the com bined energies of the nation may be concentrated into one powerful strik ing unit. Just as an army, made up of numerous divisions—which in turn is made up of thousands of individ uals—must operate under one direct ing head to function efficiefitly, so must the diverse forces of a nation be funnelled into one united effbrt. All good citizens with an ounce of intelligence understand this necessity and are willing that it shall be en forced, and submit to such drastic action. And then when they witness what is transpiring they begin wor rying about whether or not they will ever regain the liberties which they believed they were handing over to their leaders, in temporary form only, because of the war. There are .great numbers of, men and women employed by government been what you’d* call 50-50 jee cream, too—50 per cent water and 50 per cent skimmed milk that possibly had never seen a cow. The hamburgers were still 10c. They had done noth ing to them except to cut the size of the bread-roll by 50 per cent, and reduce the meat (boss? search me.) about 60 per cent, and the onions they put on their hamburgers could have been used as sewing thread. Everything else in this joint was proportionately high. Hie girls put their lip-stick on their foreheads. They wore (heir apron strings around their necks. Their hose went out of sight: they had to be high. The cash ier sat on a stool not less than 5 feet high. The dimple that should have been on 'the waitresses chins was be tween their eyes, just north of the nose. They even wore 2-inch-high heels on their shoes. The price ceiling covering this “shoppe” was evidently above the roof. The only low thing I saw there was the actual overhead ceiling of the building—it was only about 8 feet low. The O. P. A. has done pret ty well with lard, meat, flour, coffee, one slice, thus cutting the pie into eighths instead of quarters; but they 3 felt "by The controversy now in, the open j had been careful not to raise their j would do the most to help prevent may be expected to be a hard, bitter j prices on the pie. They were making i inflation by putting a direct tax on “ spending, was understood to have* Deen killed by pressure from thle ad-( ministration. But it is possible that it may yet be revived again by the senate. Debate on the tax bill, which in cluded the insistence of so mapy members of congress that govern ment expenses be reduced, indicates Kidneys Must Work Well- For Yoa To Feel Well ' t4 hoofl •vary day. 7 days arary weak, navar stopping, tba kidnaps Altar vasts mattar from tha blood. 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