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V, V Page Four £ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE mi* Thursday, April 26, 1945 Stje (UlinUm (Ehrontrlr Established 1900 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 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 noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents^ • jib make predictions with—certainty. • How he will succeed will in a large i measure be up to the people of our FINAL SETTLEMENT / FINAL SETTLEMENT pattern as under President Roosevelt. He is also avoiding making any more Take notice that on the 30th day Take notice that on the 3rd day of - , statements thihn necessary to the 0 f April, 1945, I will render a final May, 1945, I twill render a Anal ac- nation. It is important that we get to j press until he gets things more under. accoun t 0 f m y ac ^ s anc j doings as count of my acts and doings as Ad- know what he thinks and how he j control. Administrator of : the estate of Er-' ministrator of the estate of Mary will act under pressure from varied j There is great speculation here on s ki ne Clinkscales in the office of the Richey Montjoy in the office of the groups. But it is perhaps even more what President Truman will do judge of Probate of Laurens County Judge of Probate of Laurens'County, important that we tell him, more voli j eventually. There is talk of a coali- a t io o’clock a. m., affa on the same at 10 o’clock a.m., and on the same ubly than we have Over told any turn r cabinet, but for the present at day will apply for a final discharge day will apply for a final discharge lesident, what we think, what we; least there will be no changes in the from^my* trust as Administrator. from my trust as Administrator, w.mt. what weoppo;.e, and whpt kind .cabinet. There is much discussion on, Any person indebted to said estate Any person indebted to said estate of a country we are seeking after the his attitude toward labor, but since is notified and required to make pay- is notified and required to make pay- w ‘‘r; „ hls candlt, acy for vice president was ment on or . before that date; and all ment on or before that date; and all tte have a new President But we approved by Sidney Hillman, head p e rs0 ns having claims against said persons having claims against said ha\e t.ie same 130,000,000 people of the CIO s Political Action commit- estate will present them on or before estate will present them on or before running the country. We should give ee, it is felt that he is definitely pro- said date du] or be forever said date, duly proven, or be forever hijp qur full support toward achiev-J labor. - - - 1 > ✓ » ing our desired goals. j President Truman’s barred. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 26. 1945 i is no doubt in our, mind that war time restrictions, which have been H. W.* WALKER, ! barred , rise L t0 1116 Administrator. This country s greatest need is a Presidency is probably the most March 28 1945. 2G-4cw’ government of law — not a govern- strange story in American history. * ! 1 1 He did not seek the vice presidency 1 and, in fact, is understood not to have wanted it particularly. The same was true of his election to thei ment of men. We hope Mr. Truman w;iTl understand this fundamental principle as set forth in the Constitu- tiom \- \ it" The Coll for World Peace The leaders of the United Nations | hampering the free action of our yADAftl/'C DIICIMCCC assembled last night at San Francisco people for .four years, will be so fer-i nvDvl/T 3 |/U3!IiL33 to erect the structure of a new world vently attaektkT by the people the organization designed to insure fu-j da y after the Japanese surrender; By GEE McGEE lure peace and security. The eyes of that enforcement will be impossible. the world will be turned on Uhe con- Soldiers and civilians alike, in the ference and Russia, especially. \ i pogf^r era> w iH probably insist on wail be Stalins attitude and de_ ;i ess regulation than we have had in m<inds. lh.' :s question No. 1. 'many years. Fed up with taking or-, Let io hope that these fat-reach- d ers, they will want a good taste off Flat Rock Citizen Willing To Help In Manpower Shortage deer mr. edditor: FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 29th day of May, 1945, I will render a final . . tno . . u a * A account of my acts and doings as ‘ n 1 ® 3 , 4 ’ when h ? Brst en,erKi i Guardian of the estate of Eula Gray *?,. it ’ 1 ' , ,, Blakely, in the office of the Judge of: After semng for some time as a Proba ,'’ o( Laurens Coun , * 10 county judge, he went to Sam Pen-: , , k d ^ / d dergast, head of the Kansas PoUUc.l; “ d^hargefrc^ , machine, and asked for a more lu-i^„ . i : crative job as collector of internal | revenue. Pendergast’s reply is said . person indebted to said estate ( to have been: “The best I can do right * s n °tified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all L. O. MONTJOY, 4 - Administrator, April 2, 1945.—26-4cw. THE CLINTON CHRONICLE The Newspaper Everybody Reads now, Harry, is a United States sena- torship.” In the senate he did not ing deliberation; with a spirit of unity and that as resuR there may come a peace agreement. Civilization cannot stand another w ar like the one now encircling the v old. Out i f this chaos and death mud come a permanent world peace will be marked t } lls freedom and liberty we have .which has had a hard time getting ' , ‘ bring much attention to himself dur- in respects to the manpower bill . * ,. . . _ . ing his first two terms and was re elected by only 7,000 votes in 1940. ,a as a |bem ffghting a terrible war to pre- thru congress mr. slim chance, jr ; . ^ achieved con-' dm able se rve. ■ , .'?ys he is willing to except a war job siderablc (ame a , |„ adar th . persons having claims against said I estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever; barred. LOWRY M. WILSON, , . . , . . . . . isiderable fame as leader of the sen- . Guardian if he can be boss of the project he isi . ... _ * ... , Aoril 10 1945 17-4cw . . . _ . a t e war investigating committee andi^R 111 ’ LVV - put on. he is not much for manual . . . ... L ^ .last year was voted by Washington WE WILL PAY YOU CASH FOR YOUR USED CARS Call us or bring your car for a grease, wash and lubrication job. Billy McMillan Sinclair Service Station West Main Street . Phone No. 2 labor; it hurts his spinal collum. it is' * , , . . . u.-ci ilex, o ic nnt correspondents as the man, next to| not The outeo: me of the conferenee af- feets us all Let us pray fervently that C’uxi m ay give to the delegates <h all nat; ns the wisdom, un'der- standing an i courage to do His will. More Byrnes Talk "If” is a big word. Well, “if” it had hard to make a man work who is “V"* u'T ^ ,t been for President Roosevelt- in favor ot voluntary labor. Th'nt ^ Ro ° r s % elt ’ ^ h ? kn h ew mOS } e able, astute Jimmy Byrnes would | ^ a r, Except fqr h.s work fervently have become President of the United mr. art square is one man that no. ° CO ?? mitteL ’ bac kground to the delegates States instead of Truman on April body has ever got anny work out ofi uou .^' ai v secm to ^ ake J 11 /” > m the President suddenly died I except his wife, if he is drafted to' P™*?' 1 "' I'n^hBut, although he: rm Springs. . : labor, you will have to send her, S»‘‘<= senate, the vice presidency be vice-presi- along to see" that he puts out. when ! and now the presidency, without i All-Powerful Government More ai trv and dent and went to the Chicago con- 1 she says ‘scat” to him, you can bet • seek . in S ar >y of those offices, there is] . ention last vear with a yJargeftloc yore bottom dollar he scats without an i n crea smg feeling here that he .L trx hi. n xx-hinyx h„t nc crxrxn chyx nnt Will.do all Tight. He IS Considered the ; d more are men in indus- votes pledged to his candidacy, a whine, but as soon as she is out voicing a tear But wben be go t to the big show he of sight he stages a set-down strike. igriculture ; type of man who w-ill readily admit, ^ his weaknesses and who will pick, mr. bert skinner says Jje read in men to work with him who have the! mat the stage is being set foi total was turned down cold when the government domination of basic pro- p resident wa s reported to have told , . ..... ..... IT ... „ ^ duction activity in the United States. b j m to g et tbe 0 f Sidney Hill- the paper where the european and a bihties he lacks. Unlike Piesident The farmer sense it. just as he man, CIO head, and this he couldn't jappernees criminals of war will be • Roose ''’ elt > W'ho concentrated govern. enses changes in the weather. The do because it was a Hillman-con- handled in a proper manner, he mental P®wer 1& his own hands, industrialist senses it, the merchant t ro iie d convention and neither the senses it. banking senses it. the elec- south Carolinian nor Henry Wallace trie industry has definitely felt it. was acceptable to this boss. The transportation sees it growing in va " Southern delegates were as helpless rious branches of that industry, and | as y OUn g babes. As a result, upon the many lines of business are aware President’s green-light signal, Tru- of pressure that makes private oper- man was named as his running mate, ation constantly more difficult. ; Th e President also went over wants to know if the u. s. war crimi- Rres4derR T I [ uman W * R probably shift nals will be taken care of in a Rke. res P°^ S4b4bbes *° th° se whom he manner, he insists that we have had c o nsider s most capable of handling j a large number of within-borers that I tbem - 1 have hurt the cause. ° ne of the blg Questions debated ^ ! here is how he will make out in con- 1 ferences with Churchill and Stalin. dr. hubbert green says if the gov verment. will send him 5 or 6 tame T be probable answer is that he will If we continue in the direction we Byrnes’ head when he picked Stet- german prisoners to help on his farm, n °t take them on single-handed, as tire moving until bureaucratic de- tinius as secretary of state to sue-, he will let a dozen tenants go who President Roosevelt did. but will sur- iruinds arc finally made that industry ceed Hull. Harry Hopkins is credited listen for the noon and 5 o’clock 1 round himself with authorities on the cannot comply with, those who would persuading the President to 1 whistle all the time, the war labor, sub j ecds f° be discussed and share have government becorrfe all-powei ; make this appointment. j board mought get them to work the limelight with them ful over business and individuals will Bvrnes publicly expressed his de- some, he can’t, we have plenty man-! Ever since the last election there to retire as war mobilizer last!power—the trubble with it is—it en-| ba ® been a feeling of fear, in many sire ay. Private enterprise has failed lovernmen: must take over." December but was persuaded to stay 1 joys short hours and loafering more government circles, over what would N’<> one ha; more to lo>e before the on. Early this month he resigned and 1 than it does the sweat of its brows ka P p ^ n __ R ^ es ‘ dent Roosevelt died, powerful gov- returned to his home in Spartanburg, > ansoforth. onward march of al eminent than the individual taxpay- he saidi for a^^i^ncled rest. Four er. Wherevei government dominates, da y S after his arrival upon the un- the individual becomes a slave to an eX pe C ted death of Persident Roose- offufal aristocracy. He finally loses ve n be was called back hurriedly to his liberty when a "benevolent des- Washington to confer with and ad-1 pi ti'in feed' him with a gilded spoon v j se t be newly sworn in President! Truman. Washington ^reports then and now yores trulie, holsum moore, rfd. lor which'he has to pay. A Few More Drops of Gas Will we get Flat Rock Learns of the Big Three Vote Tragedy there was a right smart of excite-! ment in fiat rock last week when it say that Byrnes is to be-! was learned over the radio that russia come the No. 2 man of the Truman | and the united states each.had 3 votes administration to replace Secretary : while great brittan had 6 votes, it has more gasoline after Stettinius i newer benn the policy to let a man 1 ends in Europe? President Truman, following the vote but one time in this section, and r is yes ’—but the extra Byrnes conference and the latter’s it puzzels us how these big 3 fellows | A il! get will probably be return to this state, announced that! are wanting to vote 3 times. br '*- "there are no plans for him (Byrnes) optimistic estimate we. now j n the administration set-up.” made by Petroleum Ad- This arouses speculation as to what lakes is that civilians- w m happen in the future. Will Stet- ai iels more per day. tinius be handed a pink slip to give But already that fear has almost van ished and is being replaced by con fidence that we will not be delayed in reaching our goals of victory and a lasting peace. I FOR Good Mimeographing — Use Royal Blue Stencils and Brite Sten cil Ink. Chronicle Publishing Co. we th*. lighting Tile an.-w quantity we vt ry smali The rrio.'t have heard- mmistratur w.I! gel ih'n.noo At p: e.'ent. civilians average < : 547,000 barrels daily. If Byrnes be called upon to play second ! wbo are complaining would compla Mr leke- .' right—we would get an fi dd ie for the man he was sacrificed R each of the big 3 nations had 2 So. it for at the Chicago convention. Will votes or 5 votes or no votes a.tall. mr. holsum moore says the big 3 j will have won the war when it is | finally winned, and so far as he can: s£e, they should do all of the voting are getting-an his important post to Byrnes. Will 1 on certain mattais. most of the fellers jarrels daily. If Bvrnes be called uoon to 'olav second I wb o ace complaining would complain iroximate increase of 36 r 7 i are getting two gallons of gas per Byrnes accept the cabinet appoint- , the y like t0 find things to fuss about. ence. ‘•‘i ‘t VOl week at pr- 'ent, this might be in- m ' en t if offered him? ** ' j as to it being a secret about these crea. eh to almost three gallons. ) Politics is a queer, uncertain game.! votes, that don’t make anny differ- Lut ho.de:- of A coupons may Admirers cf “Jimmy” will watch nn: even get that much increase. For with interest to see what happens, trie OPA ha.; found that there are one thing is certain — if President many holders of ' B coupons who Truman decides to appoint Byrnes, do not now have enough gasoline to (he move will be opposed by thei sbm chance, who was running for ; carry on necessary war work. Hillmanites. 1 Before the war our nation con- o sumed 1.750,000 barrels a day. 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Pot Sale By SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY enduring the last elecktion which was hell in flat rock last july, mr.; office on the c.i.o. ticket, tried to get some of his friends to vote for him two or three times, but the mannag- 1 even though we get a slight increase, 1 IV!QKe5 M OOOU JIG IT ers told them that they .were entitled we still won’t have one-third of the; President Harry Truman, who un-' to onljr one vote, and it might be gasoline we had "in the good okf’expectedly had crushing responsibili- that yalta ought to of givven the big days." tiesrio fall upon his shoulders two)3 only one vote each. And as the gasoline supply be-! weeks ago, has made a most favor-, ” 1 comes slightly more plentiful, it able impression upon congress, re- the san francisco conference will, looks as though the tire situation will gardless of party, and the American ' probably decide how hitler will be: become more serious. All the signs people, as a man of good sense. ( hanged, shot or starved to death, and; indicate that this is not the summer The new President has shown a what should be done with his ges- , for planning any kind of a motor fearless leadership as he has tackled, tapo followers, and hirohito will like-| trip. vast unsettled problems of war and; wise Yeceive his sentence, if that’s peace. He has asked for a close co- j what the conference is for, it should ; ^ i J J operation between congress and the not be hell, nearly everboddy knows freedom and Urders .White House and this has been what to do with these war criminals A determined effort is being made pledged him, both by Democrats and and over half of the folks would like to enforce ceiling prices which puts Republicans. He has asked for a t° have the pleasure of disposing of the responsibility upon both the mer- spirit of unity and harmonious rela- the critters ansoforth. chant and consumer. We must obey tions on Capitol Hill—which has been orders because of scarcity of certain conspicuously lacking in recent years, items, the tremendbus demands to ThQ name “President Truman” still help win the war and as a protection sounds very strange to the American against sky-high prices. As long as people who had become so used to the supply of anything is consider- using the name “Roosevelt.” The ably less tharv the demand—and if people do not know President Tru- people have money — rationing and man. Mr. Roosevelt, on the other control are necessary. The people hand, was known to every man, wo- Special to The Chronicle, who patronize black markets weaken man and child. We know his policies, Washington, April 24.—Just as rel- the rationing programs, but with cir- domestic and foreign, and his think- atives, who may have been at odds cumstances as they are, we are far ing and planning regarding the post- with one another for years, are better off with a weak program than war world. brought together by the death of a we would be with no program at all.j But President Truman? Will he be member of the family, so has official- We must follow orders for the time a liberal New Dealer, or a conserva- dom here temporarily become united being whether we like it or not. But tive following a middle of the road by the sudden death of President the growing public impatience with | course? Will he advocate a bureau- Roosevelt. Petty squabbling, and: rationing and regulations of all kinds. cratic government with all sorts of; even major differences, have b&n J should act as sufficient warning that;socialistic schemes? Will he be able relegated to the background while: the people will refuse to be regi-|to lead our nation to a lasting peace? f leaders of all parties and all govern- ] mented just as soon as the war emer-; Will be be Sable to carry the war to; ment agencies ask themselves, “What gency is over. And the people un- a rapid and successful conclusion? can I do to help?” doubtedly will be quick to decide for Will he take a firm stand against ex- 1 During the short period since the themselves when an emergency no j travagance and waste in govern-j q res4dent s death there has been a longer exist WE PAY CASH For Good USED CARS. TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. Carolina Service Station CLINTON, S. C. As Washington Sees It. . THE NATIONAL SCENE ment? These are some of the ques- vlpry noticeable attitude of greater A lot of officials in Washington | tions the American people are asking cooperation in government. Count- —and rightly so. * • J less conferences have been held. 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