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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, April 19, 1945
(Cltntnn (EhrfltttrU
Established 1900
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
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will conform to same, rite or foam,
yores trulie,
a holsum moore, rfd,
community leader.
Farm Aid Requested
flat rock, apull the 17.
seeker-terry of agger-culture,
Washington, d. c. . , *
deer sir:
A. R. P. Young
People Meet In Greenville
The spring confereftce of the Cen
tral district of Young People’s Chris-
| tian union, comprising representa
tives from Associate Reformed Pres-
i byterian churches in Greenville, Lau-
1 rens, Spartanburg and Newberry
mr. slim^chance. sr„ is a govver- (countieSi was held last week in the
; ment tennant on the scott farm on Greenville A. ^ P. church with af-
■ the. main ro£d to the county-seat, i ternoon and evening sessions,
guess you remember him —he hasi Officers were elected for next year
been renting from yoii all of 2 years as follows: president, David Tribble,
and says he owes you now only 0 f Clinton; vice-president, Miss Ely-
$2,785.50. he wants his monthly check | nor Bryson, of Woodruff; secretary,
■increased from $125 to $175. his Miss Addie Tingle, of Ora; treasurer,
wife’s mother and daddy have rpoved Bobby Cashion, of Greenville; and
ill on him and other kinfolks are.ex- pastoral advisor,. Dr. J. W. Carson,
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1945
pected.
you alreddy have all of his col-
i latery covered in the general mort-
of Newberry.
Beware of 'Rats'
In any international assembly
to
THE WAR IN BRIEF
mous. There seems little doubt that gag 6 - 50 he will plant a extry aker
Russia will declare war. | or 80 * n P eas and kudzp, and you can
When Russia told Japan it would ! cover that with the new paper, no
formulate plans for the future, care i renew its treaty, the agreement ^ doubt you heard that his good mule
should be taken to have no dele- had a year to go—but it is evi- > died a few days ago. send him anoth-
dent that a treaty means little iL a er mu l e at once, allso feed for same.) ....
certain war is in the offing. It is be- 1 he thinks the goyverment could germuende).
lieved that Russia’s intentions were ” 1016 for him if it wassent tor pol- Italian front: 530 miles (from Men.
discussed in detail at the Yalta con-'ht lcs - ate).
A Dangerous Tendency ference and those in that group prob-1
3 7 'ably know right now wH-at Russia isj mr. chance will lack lb ou. couon| WESTERN FRONT: Great battle
gates from nations which are only
rats which have deserted sinking
ships.
Road To Berlin
Eastern front; 20 miles (from near
Eberswalde, German report).
Western front: 45 miles (from Tan-
Politicians holding office in most
mr. chance will lack 10 bu. cotton
• U I S oin 8 to do - ! seed and 1 bu. corn of having enough I rages along Elbe'; Americans'expand
in.',antes do onl> uhat is demanded With outs i d ers it is just guess j seed to plant his crop, rite or foam B arby bridgehead to 42 square miles
b> tne people w ho aic foolish enough work 0ur guess is that R Uss i a w ill 1 where he can get same, he voted solid an d fight for Magdeburg’s bridges,
t" believe they can get something j QriQri at , QC riormnnv for the Himmerrats at last fall’s noles. — I- _ _ ’
NOTICE OF SALE
Pursuant to an Order of the Pro
bate Court for Laurens County, State
of South Carolina, in the matted of
the estate of John R. Holland, De-
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 3rd day of
May, 1945, I will render a final ac
count of my acts and doings as Ad
ministrator of : the estate of Mary
ceased, I Will sell at public outcry Richey Montjoy in the office of the
to the highest bidder or bidders for j U dg e of Probate of Laurens County,
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cash on Friday, the 20th day of April,
1945, at the late place of business of
the said Johp R. Holland, Deceased,
in store room on the east side of
Musgrove Street in Clinton, S. C.,
between the hours of 10 o’clock A.M.
and noon the following described
personal property of the estate of the
said John R. Holland, Deceased: All
that stock of merchandise consisting
chiefly of groceries and canned goods
now contained in store building on
the east side of Musgrove Street in
the Town of Clinton, S. C., said stock
having been appraised at $1,700.00.
Also all the store furniture, fixtures
and equipment consistihg chiefly of
ice boxes, slicing machine, sausage
mill, ceiling fans, automatic scales,
cash register, fete., the same being
now contained in said store room and
having been appraised at $630.00.
VIRGINIA PINSON HOLLAND,
Administratrix of the estate of
John R. Holland, Deceased.
Dated at Clinton, S. C.,
April 9, 1945. 19-2co
THE CLINTON CHKtLMLLt
The Newspaper Everybody Reads
at 10 o’clock a.m., and on the same
day will apply for a final discharge
from my trust as Administrator.
i Any person indebted to said estate
is notified and required to make pay
ment on or before that date; and all
persons having claims against said
estate wilf present them on or before
said date, duly proven, or be forever
barred. ^
L. O. MONTJOY, .
Administrator.
April 2, 1945.—26-4cw. '
Hard of Hearing?
Ourine Home Test
Aids Thousands
Thanks to an aaay no-riak haaring tod,
many thousand* who hava boon. toi»-
porarily deafened now aajr they hoar weH
again. If you are bothered by rinsiar.
buzzing head noises due to hardened or
coagulated wax (cerumen), try the
Ourine Home Method teat. You muat
hear better after making this simple teat
or you get your money back at onee.
Ask shout Ourine Ear Drop* today at
SMITH’S PHARMACY
“The Rexall Store”
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government
that :n the
take on Japan as soon as Germany for the dimmercats at last fall’s poles. EASTERN FRONT - Ten Soviet
lor nothing, is QUt of the way may happen by doing so. he hope you to keep yore
armies on 180-mile front lunge to-
from the
forgetting that in the last analysis ow any day j apan is even a greater' pressent nice job. do you think onions i it <!
the government in its generosity ot dan g er R Uss j a than to the other | would prove to be a monney crop’’! ^ '
Minot COn 1 iso no higher than the Ko if cr» conH n rtArV nf oninn hnttnn
whatnot can n>e no higher than tne A jj^ s R uss i a may therefore be; if so, send a peck of onion buttons I About 1,000 U. 9$^ heavy
resources ot tire people who are gov- | counted to hel crush thc j apa . by fl rst male. ’ | bombers hit targets in Dresden area
* rned nese with her powerful, proven arm-! (and Czechoslovakia.
There is such a marked tendency j es ghe has good cause to hate and mr. chance likes govverment farm. PACIFIC: Superfortresses batter
at present—which has been growing distrust Japan, her t r a d i t i o n a ll mg. b e had a bard time making it j six Japanee airfields on Kyushu j
and encouraged in recent years—toi enemy . ! befoar the govverment taken him island,
look to and rely upon the government j apan has a real beating coming! over, he and his familey used to have , ITALY: Allies press assault arc on
tor hand-outs that our national em-j her way through an aerial onslaught! to live on $30 per month, but uncle: Bologna, hurl shells into city’s out-!
blem may at last have to be changed an d endless bombardments by the' sam told him that was sub-standard,
from the stars and stripe^ to an itch- Allies. We should be thankful for the and they raised him to $125 plus farm
mg hand. The time long’ ago passed, poss jbility of Soviet help to complete tools and live-stocks, they are good
lor the people of the nation to re-; this job in the Pacific in the shortest I to him. he says he means to pay you
turn to the honorable and safe cus-, time possible. jail he owes you in time,
tom of doing what they can to help 1 1 > yores trulie, ^ ■
and stabilize the government and to r\ iir kl nw Procirlont- ho)sum moore^fd,
uur new rresmenr power of attorney.
regard it less as a national benefac
tor.
Hot and Cold
Harry S. Truman, the man who
did not want to be President of the
United States, was sworn into this
high office last Thursday nighf-ilfi-
kirts.
CHINA: Chinese reach railway city
of Suiping, threateping strategic Pei-
ping-Hankow rail line.
SOUTHEAST ASIA: British ad
vance through rich oilfield region of
central Burma.
COTTON PRICES FOR
l nited States Senator Olin D. mediately following the sudden death j PERIOD 1900-1944
Johnston writes the Anderson Inde- | 0 f Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In his
pendent that he is a “prohibitionist.’ first official pronouncement the new
Released by the South Carolina De
partment of Agriculture.
Prices for years 1923 through 1930
It was commonly reported in the President pledged prosecution of the
senatorial race last summer that war to a successful conclusion and ___ ^ w
Johnston had the backing of the li- carrying on the policies of his pre- are average for the year. Others are
quor people in the state, wholesale decessor. \ prices paid as 6f December 1 for each
and retail.. And it is recalled that Truman was elected to the U. S. i year,
when a Baptist minister in North senate from Missouri in 1934.'He 1
Charleston made a protest to the won the nomination for vice-presi-;
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Charleston city and county law offi- ert E. Hannegan, when Byrnes of
cer> could not enforce the liquor this state, and Vice-President Henry
laws, he and 'his’’ constabulary staff a. Wallace were by-passed,
couldn't do anything to improve the Since assuming office President
situation. And reports from Charles- Truman has made a favorable im-
ton say that he did nothing, that in- pression upon Congress and the
toxicants by the drink, in violation American people. His address to Cbn-
of the law. continued to be sold. gress, dealing with the serious prob-
Johnston knows how to blow "hot lems of the hour, carried with it a
and cold" at the same time, especial- ring of sincerity and a pledge to do
]y in election years when he is seek- his duty faithfully for the benefit
ing office. not only of the nation, but the whole
world. His address showed courage,
Fiahtina Over Peace 'foresight, fearlessness and determi-
^ nation. " —
*The arguments which preceded the Truman’s record shows he is a
build public confidence in the theory discharging the crushing responsi-
that the nations 'ftf-ThTr world i can bilities suddenly fallen upon him. He
hereafter get along as one big tamily. (aces his task in a spirit of humility,
The bickering over how many recognizing his limitations, and does
vote- each nation would have in a not pose as one who knows it all.
world governing body made it clear This is in his favor. We believe Tru-
th:.t most of the leading nations will man will make a good President —
dimand all of the power they can safe and conservative, pursuing a
po sibiy get It also indicates that it middle-dl-the-road policy. He has
i> .going to take super-human diplo- asked in humbleness that the Amer-
macy. in any world organization, to ican people pray for him, for unity
kt op any nation wheih doesn’t get and cooperation. He should be given 1
what it considers a square deal from the help and support of all Ameri-
seceding from the organization. Prin- cans at this critical time. He has
cipal attention at the conference made a promising start. He is a self-
ought to be centered on the forma- 1 made man, facing the supreme test
tion of a world organization which | in his life. We hope he c&n rise to it
might conceivably be able to prevent: —above partisan politics. <
.future wars rather than such prob- | ■ „
lems as boundary lines. (
We should stay out of arguments
and avoid fighting over peace.
He Died for Peace
The news flash last Thursday af
ternoon of the unexpected and tragic
death of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt at his Warm Springs cot
NOBODY'S BUSINESS
By GEE McGEE
Year
500-lb. Bales
Price Lb.
1900
10,123,027
. 9.2
1901
9,509,745
7.0 |
1902
10.630,945
7.6 !
1903
9,851,129
10.5
1904
13,438.012
9.0
1905
10,575.017
10.8
1906
13,273,809
9.6
1907
11,107,179
10.4
1908
. 13,231,799
8.7
1909
10.004.949
13.9
1910
11.608.616
14.1 i
1911
15.692,701 ..
8.8 !
1912
13,703,421
11.9
1913
14,156,486
12.2
1914
16.134,930
6.8
1915
11,191,820
11.3
1916
11,449,950
19.6
1917
11,302,375
27.7
1918
12,040,532
27.6
1919 1
11.420,763
35.6
1920
13,439,605 ........
13.9 |
1921
7,953,641 ...♦.
16.2
1922
9,762,069
23.8
1923
10.159,671
28.7
1924
13.627.936
22.9
1925
16,103,679
10.6
1926
17,977,374
12.5
1927
12,956,043
...1... 20.2
1928
14,477,874
18.0
1929
. 14,824,861
16.8
1930
13,931,597 ...
9.46
1931
17,095,594
5.66
1932
13,001,508
6.52
1933
13,047,262
10.17
1934
9,636,559
12.36
1935
10,638,391
11.09
1936
12,398,882
12.33
1937
18,945,028
...' 8.44
1938
11,944,340
8.60
1339
11,815,759
9.10
1940
12,564,988
9.90
1941
10,741,589
17.00
1942
12,819.506
19.00
1943
11,427,000
20.00
1944
(est.). 12,320,000
20.30
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Farmer of Flat Rock Will
Organize
flat rock, apull the 17.
tage brought genuine sorrow to the seeker-terry pf the treassure,
American people, and to freedom- Washington, d. c.
loving people of the entire world. j the farmer's of flat rock want to
At home, across the,waters in prac- ogger-nize a farmers union based on
ticaily all parts of the world except the john 1. lewis c.i.o. formula, they
Germany and Japan, this sorrow and!are reddy to vote on a strkie without
feeling of irreparable loss was ex- a new contract, they want 40c for
pressed as millions paid silent trib- cotton and $99 per ton for cotton-
ute to the nation’s first citizen who seeds, they will ask for a contract to
spent his life in unselfish service for kivvef their demands,
humanity. i •
The work and ideals of President' on ever bale of cotton the farmers
Roosevelt will live on and his mem- Produce, they will expect a royalty
^ry will be an inspiration to millions ^ 10c per lb. on corn they will ask
wno admired him. He served his ijc per bu. on wheat they must have
country in faithfulness and high de- 20c t P«; r bu - t hls royalty will go into
votion in one of the most critical pe. a fund to educate the farmers wives
nods* in the history of the world. ; and children, ' keep them supplied
President Roosevelt was indeed a! W1 * b medisons, soft drinks, lipsticks,
war casualty. His life was sacrificed rayon dresses and other need cessi
on the altar of liberty. It is a tragedy
that the tremendous influence of this I
great man has been removed on the
very threshold of the day when
America and the world would most
benefit by his unfaltering devotion
and able leadership in building an
enduring peace structure for the fu
ture to bless all mankind.
Eyes On Russia
People are guessing about when
Russia will actually join the war
against Japan.
The potentialities of Soviet par-
ticipatioa in the Far Eastern conflict,
now that Russia has denounced her
neutrality pact with Japan, are enor-
ties. and 3c on ever egg the hens lay
and sell.
they will expect the govverment
to grant them for portal to portal pay.;
that is—from the bedside where they <
sleep to the field where they work
and milk their cows, this to be add- '
ed to consumers’ cost like the coal
royalty, they will expect the govver
ment to furnish tools ansoforth for 1
farming and milking.
I ^
plese see the sennate about this at ]
once, newer mfnd bothering the I
congress.^ the purpose of the sqnnate
is always to undo what the coAgress
does, send us papers like miss per-
kins used on john 1. lewis and we|
fVER CLIMB
A TREE?
Jackie Wilson, age 8, did
and it cost his father ex*
actly $439.45! A branch
broke and Jackie fell, 1
breaking bis arm. The bills
were for hospital, doctor
and nurses. A Student’s
Accident Insurance Policy
is just what is needed for
school*age boys and girls.
S. W. SUMEREL, Agent
Jacobs Building—Phone SS
CLINTON. 8. C. *
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For crying out LOUD Cuthbert!
... the man didn’t mean that, when he said our floors
would take a lot of punishment if we used
DAVIS of Baltimore
Floor Finishes
Industrial Supply Co., Inc.
CLINTON, S. C.
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