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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON; & C.
Thursday, ApVil 13, 1944
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Established 1900
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
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Special to .The Chronicle. ;
Washington, April 11.—A bill to in-:
crease the national debt limit from
210 to 260 billion dollars, approved^
by the house ways and mea^is com-!
mittee. will probably be parsed with !
little fanfare, since there seems to be
nothing else to do. In the first place,
the bill does not increase the debt |
j but merely makes it possible for the
! debt to be'increased. In the second I
, n KJ (worthy of the freedom for which ! P^ce, if the President’s request for a'
ne uog INUISOnce i young -men are fitting aij^ dying, i billion appropriation for the fiscal ;
There is complaint about the dog j yea# beginning July 1 is approved, |
. m solo or chorus i as it probably will be, the debt would |
' go over the present 210 billion limit, j
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 communications will
not*be hoticed. This ‘paper is not responsible for the wiews or opinions
of its correspondent^. 8
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[ children wherever they go hither and
■ yon in this old world of weal and
woes. ' E V ' ,/
j yores trulie,
holsum moore, rfd 4
corry spondent.
As Washington Sees It
tary aids the director in setting up a !
program of studies which, the men |
would like to follow; often interced-
FINAL SETTLEMENT ■
Take notice that on the 27th day
jof April, 1944, we will render a final
Beta Club To
Collect Books For
Prisoners of War * ”
| other facilities.
.The Clinton high school chapter; . . nrn „ rarn fnr Ampriran
of the National Beta club, of which! A similar P[ ogram fo* American
Billy Cooper is president is begin- he K Far East f ™ ore the ■ Judge of Probate of Laurens
nine a camoaien to collect books for dlfflcult ’ largel y because of the dis-
mng a campaign^to collect books for tance involved and the fact thal there
j ing with the commandant to provide |
space for classrooms, a library, and ac count of our acts and doings as
Administratrices of the estate of
Janie Leake Neighbors in the office of
; prisoners of war. Books wul^Jje . . , , ,
[cleaned and “screened” locally, 9fid !, r s n0 neutral country contiguous to
will be shipped by the club to th." r ?S an “ Switzerland is to Oonnany
i and Italy. Despite the difficulties,
i WoHd Student Service Fund money
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1944
County, at 4 o’clock P. M., and on
the same day will apply for a final
discharge Horn our ! trust as Admin
istratrices.'
Any person indebted to said estate
i^.notified and required to make pay
ment on or before that date; and all
persons having claims against said
from the United States.Ut is hoped'f late “-j" Pf^ent them on or be-
that the program can be expanded »[[ f>?. du ^ » roven ' or be
in the months to come. * ! lon?ver barred -
Lou Belle’Neighbors,
Alice Josephine Neighbors,/
Administratrices.
i has been used to purchase American
;-books in Japan, and to send on the
J Gripsholm books and ..bther items
1 Officers of the Beta club, to discuss-j—
details of collecting and cleaning the 1 -
) books, met Tuesday night at the
| home of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Harri-
! sop, at whose suggestion the club j
March 27, 1944.—20-4cw.
nuisance in Clinton, fh solo or chorus| _ ii
they salute the moon or the-darkness, LjCOrgC M. INaDOrS
at almost, any hour of the night and
then they’‘turn from their vocal ex-j
(.ruses to the. scattering-of the con-;
tents of garbage cans. If anything'
can be done about it, it ought to be.
A watch-tower—the symbol of a
prison camp.
undertook the project. Plans were
made for further publicity and for;
informing' ^^^tiferested persons as i
, , . T - _ . i to the kinds of books needed. !
In the death .of George M. Nabo sr 'vVhen the debt limit was raised to World Student Service Fund in New' Posters arinouncing further details;
ol the Hurricane section, affectionate- 125 billion a couple of years ago, and j York, for • reshipment to prisoner^. [of tile club’s project will be posted !
in prominent places, it is stated, and i
other information will be given in !
ly khown by many as "Uncle was j ncr eased to 210 billion last’ According to late news received
George." Laurens county has lo$t a j March, there was considerable dis-! from the Student Service Fund,
beloved citizen.-His long, and, usetu j cussion, here about hpw high the debt! thousands of members of the arrqed
Glaring Inconsistency
government tells us to hold
rice>\all- along the !me. It then
s . .td raise postage, rates,
as much to deliver-a letter
neighbor across
a.-. :s n tuned. to m
nia. Government - 0
what it preaches.
and honorable life had been spent CO uld
' ’ held!
The Chronicle. The collection cam-
go without endangering the forces are now in German, Italian, j paign will last about three weeks.
in that community where he nem f manc j a i soundness of our govern- and Japanese prison camps. This or-
i ne
dou n - nr:
pruc ci'( is
charging
to V'.uir
the enduring, Jove and respect of his; ment But ttow there seems to be lit- 1 ganization, which is part of the Na-i NEW TESTAMENTS — A gift that
many personal friends.. - • j tie of this type of 'discussion. The tional War Fund, is the main channel J will be prized by the_ ; relative in
Mr. Nabors was a citizen of a quiet, attitude of more and more experts; for American student: giving for re- j service.' Chronicle. Pub. Co. ,
and unassuming nature. - Little wasps that we have to pay for the war lief to other students and, teachers j —v—— L,
"tke~ street * ever, heard, of him, .he never ran for! anyway, so there is nothing to do who are- victims of war in 17 coun-j
iVlkt to Caiifor-'i public office, he never sought the; but,* close our eyes to the mounting j tries. ■ . . _ vj
light 1 to practice spotlight. He made! no public/ speech-; debt untiUtHe No. 1 job-is taken care As sCon as ' ‘ it was p 0ssible to do !
( es, at Chifmber of Commeice or other l ot They point out that 93 of the 99 we ]f are WO rk among the prisoners,
^ meetings. He lived his life! simply, he; billion requested by the President is
1-, x, 1 i r never ran away from anl obligation, j for war purposes and probably "can-
I nG Value Of rreeaom _ ■ I his influence was always ot) the side; not be- cut. -The only ways left to
The \\ ish that seems to be express-,! 0 f righteousness. Those who knew j slow up the speed with which our
ed most often by American service i him-and had dealings with him, had! national debt is increasing, therefore,
WE PAY CASH
For Good
USED CARS
TIMMERMAN
IR CO.
Carolina Service Station
CLINTON, S. C.
is by taxation and by paring down
non-war government expenses. And
congress has made it fairly clear
to
the World Student Service Fund’s;
committee in Europe was on the job. I
From Geneva they sent to each!
American a package containing aj
sewing kit, two handkerchiefs, a me-1
chanical pencil, writing pads and an;
English - German,." German - English 1
dictionary. Its neutral secretaries
nen throughout, the world is to get 1 f a jfh j n him. His word^ was depend
the war over in the shortest time pos- /able in all things,. He- loved his home,,
sible and then they want to come. his friends, his church, his Master.
home to the same kind of a country His uprightriessNof character and sin-[that it doesn’t intend
they left. They don't wgnt a stream- qerity was questioned by no man. | taxes' before election
lined reg: men ted society. Be to re the ^Many sorrows and hardships came | The manpower problem ■*- that of | oners, establishing direct contact with
" a: uHU ' ua> fteedom, and this s mto his hie but he boie them as ag meeting the -. quotas. .for the armed : the camp leader (the prisoner "of
forces and at the same time keeping; highest rank),, the'educational direc-
The Chronicle feels .the loss - b-f a; enough skilled help in war factories (tor and many of the men. The secre-
true friend in his passing. He was a , to assure maximum production*-.— : — —— —
good man. a Christian gentleman. No® sfems to-have become more acute'
add new j (Swiss and Swedish) have visited
every major camp for American pris
wna;
t l.-e,
At
our men .hope, -above everything . brave, soldier without cqmplairit.
to tin cl when they'return;
higher tribute can he paid anyone. -
v God rest him.
NOBODY'S BUSINESS
B, GEE McGEE
present the-feeling that free-
(l.iin is. in deadly peril hangs, over the
bad.' Si-id. m,. if ever,, in the history
-t-t-r the country, have the people:talked
.so much of freedom,, while never
iia- their freedom been, so restricted
,..nd ;n surli daj-igeroqf being lost. To
day the eicergies . ©f every thinking
j'U.-on ought, to be devoted to pre-r
serving liberty..
Competition depends on. freedom,
jii.-t as does the privilege of attend- ; ■ ■ -- ,
mg the church of pur choice. Yes, i
ji!a;n. unadorned freedom is our mokt; Flat Rock Haas A Patient In
precious possession. We need to The Hospital
watch, guard, and fight against: dr. hubbert green taken mrs. slim
Washington bureaucracy taking it chance, sr., to the hos-pittle the other
away from us. It has already gone a ; day and she, will be there for a week
long way tn that direction. or more. the hos-pittle ! rote fnr.
» - - - .chance that his wife had a complica-
Before and After 1 tion of diseases as follows: ‘’various
In The Congressional Record. o°co°genous cutaneous infections, due
House naep 11do Februarv d 1944 l to staphylopcoci, impetigo, echthyma,
r“aS„ 3 pustular acne, vulguras,
onen the eves of every taxpayer in '‘h fected ’ eczema and elected seborr-
open tne eyes oi every taxpayer heic , dermatitis, and ar.etrialfolli.culi-
Amenca: . .
The people in America‘demand a m
after the undersigned corry spon-
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO„ j
Clinton, S. C.
Notice is hereby:given, pursuant to:
resolution of the Board of Directors!
\ of Industrial Supply Company,
adopted the 15th day of March, 1944, ;
„ _ ,,, , , , j that a special-meeting of the stock-!
President Roosevelts statement thatj holders of said corporation will bei
tieie were very tew men under 26 | be j d j n - tbe 0 (jj ces of the corporation!
who were indispensable in war t a c-| at Clinton , South Carolina, on The}
tones but all of them were mdispen- 2()th d of A ril< 1944 at four |
sable -on the-battle field, J 0 > clock) P . M-> for the following pur _!
But immediately following ah- j poses- - 1 •
nouncement of the plan hundreds of I i; To pass Tipon and accept or re-l
protests were received from mdus4 ject a resolution of the Board of Di _!
rectors of said corporation that it-be!
completely liquidated and dissolved;
than ever. Due largely, to public pres
sure against sending fathers to war
while nbn-fathers and .single men
were excused from the draft because
ot their work in war factories, a plan
was worked out to draft men under
26 ho matter what their work status
.might be. This was in line with
HOME
THE STARTING POINT OF “FOOD FIGHTS
FOR FREEDOM”
tries which said their production
would be definitely impaired if the
skilled men, under 26 were taken
away from them. As a result, the war
production board suggested a test
plan under which young men in the
eight most essential industries would
be deferred if they definitely could
not be spared. The industries includ
ed as most essential are: landing
craft, synthetic - rubber and 100-
reduction of Federal expenditures. I-t
T an b( g accomplished Ty^e^ucing Jhe dent rearf tQ him the hos _ pittle ’ s dog- t ^
expenditures oi exis^^partments, nosis of his wife * s tru55le , he said he! oc t ane gasolm e, high tenacity rayon, corDOration to take all action
by abolishing useless Commissions,. did nQt have much hopes’for-her re-i radar ec l ul P me nt, certain types ot fj
in the manner required by law,, and
that the assets of said corporation be;
distributed to, the stockholders in
complete cancellation and redemption!
of all their capital stock, and that
said liquidation be completed as soon
as possible, but in no event later
than December 31, 1944. ,
2. To authorize the^proper officers
Bureaus and functions, and by con-
i covery, he said he diddn’t know she
soli da ting many activities of govern-,^ aU of them terrible diseases! ' he } ^'es ^ and tubes,
ment. — Franklin D. Roosevelt, . - -- ... . ■ i cprrpt
Brooklyn, November, 1932, when he
wanted to be Elected. President,
aircraft, submarines, certain types of i and execute a11 f? a P ers and documents
and an unnamed! necesteary to e ft' e <-’tuate the complete’
After
(Taxes collected under New' Deal)
Fiscal Year
1933
1*934!
1935
1936
1937
1938 »
1939 .
1940
1941
• 1942
1943 .
1944
’ Total
Net Receipts
2,080,000,000
3.116,000,000
3,800,000,000
4.116,000,000
had a idea all along that it was | secre t weapon,
nothing but the 7-year exzema. dr.) H is expected that others will be
green says her malady is not as se- j added and the final result will prob-
rious as the dog-nosis might make! a t>!y be that the most essential young
one think. | men irt most war industries—provid-
.. ; ing they have a skill which cannot
it come on mrs. chance about 6 j easily be replaced—will be deferred
months ago and she first, thought j until replacements can - be. obtained, i
nothing of it as it looked like pizen-.. It was pointed out by the, WPB that
ivy. she rubbed it, with lard and; 27.4 per cent of all engineers in air
craft work are under 26 and that the
-’ ( !-c’?nn’nAn! sulfur and everthing alse that any-
industry would be seriously handi-
D’OjpJ f U’f JO - h^ddy suggested, after it got verry
.-’I, -' ' f mucb worse, dr. green was called in. capped if that large group was sud-
5"ku ,01)0,0 M) be treated her ma a while before she denly drafted.
7,607,000,000; > j
12,799,000,000 | P ^ ed ° n '
22.282.000,000 mri c hance has the love and sym-
41,186,000,000 ;. pathy 0 f evver bqdy except his 2 sons-
S118,422,000,000 | j n _i aW- they do not seem to be wor-
• "Despite this terrific tax. burden, i r f ed and are hoping for the best.
liquidation and dissolution of said
corporation.
3. To transact such other and fur
ther business as may properly come
before said meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors
of Industrial S'up"pIy‘' Company, Clin
ton, South Carolina, this 15th day of!
March, 1944. T .
Attest: J. H. TODD, Secy. 13-4c
R. E. FERGUSON, President.
The war manpower commission
and the WPB will undoubtedly work
together closely to see to it that’es
sential war production isn’t harmed
by the drafting of young men, bht at
the same ti^me the draft of men in
the national debt has increased from Lf y 0U know* what i mean. they this grouo will be increased imme
$22,000,000,000 To $174,000,000,0001 ne vv er ■ ' ” • tnis group wifi be increased imme
since 1933.”
got along verry well endur
! mg her visits TcT their houses, we
! will keep her friends advised thru
yore little paper.
diately.
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Reasonable Charges, f
KENNETH N. BAKER
Phone 306
What Total War Means
Three months ot 1944 are already I -
gone—the year earmarked as one of] * Green-Moore Nuptials
decision. It has been freely predicted:I.. a . wedding of wide-spread intrust
that "44 would-bring the war to a | was hell at the parsonage occupied by
close, with its destruction, death and rev. will white who performed-the
suffering. ,It should be the prayer .pf ,ceremony that entered into life-long
every'man and woman, boy amUgirl,! (i hope) wedlock of miss betty sue
that such a miracle will happen: green and, will holsum moore, pfet of
that victory will soon come, ' j flat'" rock and camp wheeler. The
In spite of confusion, inefficiency bride being the darter of- mr. and
and fourth term planning, we have mrs/hubbert green^was given away
made marvelous progress in' arma- with pleassure by him who enter-
m.ent production. Tanks, guns, sup-l ed hanging on his left arrh verry
.plies, airplanes have been turned out! limp. k '
m ■ unbelievable' quantities,. .These “ *
were made possible by the produc- this is The culmination-o| a court-
tive. genius o! free enterprise. ship- that lasted from the first thru
Biit in spite of these accomplish-; the eighth grade in the flat rock high
merits thus Tar, the tragedy 'is' thati seholl. they both quit at the sahie
'thousands of our voung men must time, she taken,)Mp beauty shop work] Christian people to subscribe enough
d ; c to meet tV’ c 5, T’ep°e of the die- and he entered the oil field in behalf! 1(3 -enable our school authorities and
0 S p eeci i - r n a k \n c ; a nd playing ! oI oil of n. j. ^ until he was called to I committee to secure her -appoint-
Continuing Bible
Teaching In the Schools
A year ago the Christian people!
of. Clinton but their hands in their |
pockets to 'draw out enough to se-1
cure a well trained Bible teacher for |
all pupils who elect the Bible!
courses. ^
This teacher must meet’’all the re
quirements of the school authorities
, and also show a knowledge of The
Bible which meets the approval
of a committee representing the
ministers of our churches. j
Miss Wood was chosen for this]
position; the work of her first year
has been encouraging. We believe
its results justify our appeal to you
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taior.'
-Jiplitics will not win. this war..They
the colors) last december gone, by men I for the year 1944-45.
only retard it. For too long they have'/uncle sam to^ defend our country,
been out of place. .Those of us at'
home are making small sacrifices
compared to the millions
This Bible , instruction in our
schools is spreading all over pur
the happy couple spent half of country. J-t is an endeavor to sup-
in our Their honey-moon with his grampa at i b ler n e nt-—hot to displace—the effects
armed forces. The Washington spend-j Cedar lane and the qther half with
ing crowd hasn’t begun to compre-! parents of the bride in flat rock, be-
hend the meaning of the word sacri
,fice. They are living in luxury,
drawing large salaries, and are all
fat and well fed. )
We don’t know yet, but jt is irtevi-
table that we soon will fearn what
total war mdins, though we—wdl
never feel the impact of bombs on
.our cities.
Strikes, taxes, subsidies, machine
politics, inflation—they are the pre^
lude to the storm. They will bring
cur leaders to their senses — let us
hope.
fore’ he left for the war, he fixed up
papers so’s his lovin little bride will
get 50$ per month, this will ad1i a
right smart to her comfort, she gets
25$ a week at the beauty parlor.
the bride wore a going-down-town
dress and a corsage of pretty peach-
tree blossoms and a shoes and hoses
to match, pfc. moore wore his uni
form with a few stripes on same fur
nished by his deer mother, but they
were removed by him when he got
out of sight of her. the good wishes
We at home have yet to prove of devoted parents follow these deer
of our homes, Sunday schools, and
churches in this most important of
all lines of instruction.
We urge all our former subscrib
ers to respond again. And why
should not the rest of you join in,
thus distributing the burden. And
some of you people in nearby com
munities who send your high school
children to Clinton might well heed
this call.,' >
R. L. Plaxico- is arranging for
the canvass. If the canvassers do
not find you, send your contribu-
bution to him or to your minister.
The Ministers Committee, ^
By D. J. Woods. '
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poison the system and upset the whole
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Symptoma may be nagging backache,
persistent headache, attacks of dizziness,
getting up .nights, swelling, puffiness
under the eyes—a feeling of nervous
anxiety and loss of pep and strengths
Other signs of kidney or bladder dis
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too frequent urination.
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et. Use
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These are the four calls to action bv America for those
of us on the home front—V-gardens v less waste, sharing
willingly, giving up ration points, paying no more than
top legal prices. ' ’ '
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