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*> v . / v • \ s Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. \ ■ \ Thursday, May 4, 1944 ah? (Clinton dVonwIf 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. As Washington Seesi It [HE HiTIPHtl SCtNE Special to The Chronicle [ which have prevailed during tfye past ! preserve democracy, they will see to | ler’s plan, not theirs. 25 years, many young people have it that this vague institution they But to give these young men their gone; through at least a temporary, have been fighting for becomes a liv- | opportunity to carry out their dreams case of the “isms.” - v . ling, breathing reality and they will of a strong, prosperous and active Those who saw so much poverty fight attacks on it at ..home just as democracy they must be welcomed and lack of opportunity during the hard as they have been fighting them | at the boat with news that there are CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1944 Liberalism encroachments aftd bureaucratic con- --.■-•-i---- trol of the people. The rights of in- Communism. ahd liberalism, when dividual citizens are being'destroyed thought out in politics as we now under our-present form of govern- have itsj.do not mea.n much more than men j < The Uru&pd States has been being liberal with oth?r people’s al to The Chronicle. * | depression and who have gone abroad. Washington, May 2. — Hitting at- throu 8h periods of ups and downs These young men, who grew up at what he teamed the-“smugly opti-1 a U of their lives,''became disgruntled, a time when democracy was only mistic Assumption of assured victory". looked for people and institutions to running on*two cylinders, will come j held by civilians, Robert patterson, | kl ame f° 1 'Uurse distasteful conditions home determined to repair'll and i undersecretary of war, said that thej and . ir > many cases, became eas y; s t, eam ij n e it in the Quickest oossible hardest part of the war is yet to be'prey for those who preached social- st eam ‘ in ^ “ in the P osslble won and that the growing compla-| lsm and communism as a means of t!me - And they wont listen to any Tcency of the people rmffct end. I providing a more orderly control, suggestions for, overthrowing it and ' His sentiments have been’voiced | ov £ r °dr welfare.— by many other military spokesmen I ® u t even through the depression, here who see real danger in the 3 ears, it was easy to sde that most growing disinterest in the war among the people who flirted with these civilians. This disinterest, they point, foreign philosophies either lacked the' out, is shown by the movement of! in g en uity or ambition to try to solve, men away from’ warjotss",'' by de-^heir own problerhs, or were the type creases in enlistments in the armed °f idealists who ache for all the service (including the problem of [ down-trodden and cannot adjust getting women to enlist in the WACs 1 ff iemse ^ ves 1° a world in which dis- “isms” plenty of jobs waiting for them. 1 The only chance for the from now on is if our nation slaps the returning soldiers in the face with signs reading, “No Help Want ed.” That might make them give up even if Nazi guns couldn’t. SAY. “I SAW IT IN THE CHRON- trying something new.. That was Hit-'ICLE.” THANK YOU. money. and WAVEs), by the decrease in the number of victory gardens planned, by increasing talk about postwar* honesty, brutality, unfairness andj 'selfishness seem to run rampant. To the idealists, our nation owes swept byi a jrevpfHtion just as much the war itself, by the growing politi- as Russia, even though the blood has 1 cal-mindedness of congress, by efforts not been shed. , , 'to’put an end to wartime legislation We do not believe Roosevelt ' or 1 such as the wage stabilization act and planning almost to the exclusion ofl a debt of gratitude. They have ex- • posed wrongdoing in both govern ment and business and have demand- any other man in public office is in- the emergency price control act, by*-'*^ ff 16111 ’ m any of them ar^e dispensable. If there is only one per- increased spending of money for lux- i son in the Democratic-party (so- uries, by an increase in the number Misjudging People There ere t many ways, perhaps, pe mle. Many a person u n 1 to oe Quic a • . * called) who is capable of leading the 1 of war bonds being cashed in, by the not pusa ..im-ei: to e !on s na tj on we are to be pitied as a peo- 1 growth of black markets, and by a merely one who does not talk un ess ple r , hundred and one other things whe re lie has Mime a 0 > ‘ 1 >- . ® c Why endorse Roosevelt fora fourth the people take the attitude that the who is always pushing himself makes term ; and there? w not en _ war ig the ba .. and it is time a far less tavorable impression with * thp nrnvUoitn ed reform. But, unfortunately, be- j cause they find so much that is wrong the public than he imagines. Lesson From Small Towns (Hit of the genuine concern which mo.-: government and business lead- c:> feel for the welfare of this coun- •he postwar-period, is growing dorse him for life with the proviso to get back t5" normal, peacetime liv- ! that Eleanor will assume the office ing. as his. successor r NOBODY’S BUSINESS 1: v m recognitien .d the need for the kind 0y GEE McGEE vi deep cdpperation which has long, t ha: acten/'.d the activities of a small «*«i^^»**i*^^* * wn. . | . The Last Call Country i people know that' they govverment draft board, must often rely on each othei s help \v3shingt0n, d. c. m time? of hardship and trouble, and; deer s i rs; just so. it s now apparent that a| m y husband'is in 4-f. plese trahs i To combat such attitudes, army, t navy and war production leaders are pointing out that the nation faces a manpower crisis greater than any ex perienced so far during the war, that ! there is grave danger of inflation un less our national spending spree ends, that the threat of food short ages has in no way been lessened, and that invasion plans may be im- apt to develop a form of madness in which they decide it would be best ■ to scrap everything our nation has built and start all over again with one of the widely advertised cure-all “isms.” STREAMLINING—Jobs One of the most worthwhile things this war may accomplish will be a united determination among our peo ple to,make democracy work as it has never worked before. When millions of young men have been going through hell on earth to! ANNOUNCEMENT FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 22nd day of May, 1944, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as periled unless the people in this Ej^cutrix of the estate of John C country get back the spirit they had , n n (r,™ I after Pearl Harbor. large nation :> -dependent on the com-, f er b ; m t0 i. a ; me an d the,children j or men wbo m bmed strength ot all its people. • can ' t him up anny longer, he iobs f or tbe an Mr. Donald Nelson, chief of the won t work but he can tight, that is— Urging congress to pass a draft law to assure 1.400.000 replacements must be taken from war armed services this year, tight Dominick in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 3 o’clock p.m., and on the same day! will .apply for a final discharge from! my trust as Executrix. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay- i “ ’ representatives of ‘the navy, army War Produc.ian Board, has lon 0 been jf b e is hemmed up. he complains of mar itime commission issued a. 1 . , , , , ,, arwnitDanrMi[^d^>cat^>f .real na- r ooray-tism, but it never hufts him s t a tement in wl^ich they said - ‘'False! 1110111 on ° r be - ore tbat date; and all _ - * statement in wnicn mey saia. r i persons having claims against said | ta.nal unny He has, made one moie after the sun goes down, call him at public -interpretations of what' are! ^ t r \ on ‘ j, ,H P forward^ t he appointment of a onC e. and if you want to send him [, nly local victories on the perimeter j forfsaid dateduW nrnvTn nr Z mm man adv;. ry board on the prbb- t0 italy or elsewhere, it’s ok with me. f [ h enem i e s’ strongholds may in-^ 0 ^' 1 ^ 1 ’ d y provtn > or be kins ot reconverting our economy to m . . , . ., , ♦u>, lc t i ever Ddrred -• ....... V, . T'V.. . r.r.m. deed imperil \ ICtory whtl>, \\e th.l >., T.llla S Dnminir'lr TTarmii be- for- imperil he makes like he supports the w*ar. at tbe foe's heart. Someone must nir.ee inciucies rep ! 'e se n ta t ives o ti a - but the 2 ^. ar stamps he bought en- ! s t ep . up to the bench, the lathe and )nr. management,- heavy industry, d ij r j n g lbe ^ ast drive was with mon- t he desk of every war worker who iistribution. consumer groups, agn- from my willie's pig bank, he leaves to finht for his country.” .1 peace-;.me ba?.-. This advisory com m;ree includes representatives of la bor , ney from my willie s pig bank, he, i ea ves to fight for his country. iu..uie. P-bhc opinion icsearcheis Rshes every-day, that is, if hd can i n spi te of their pleas for a ,na- and tmancie: s. get some body to dig his baits and tidnal-service act, it is not considered The problems of changing our carry him to the rivver. when he likely that congress will pass speh a geared-to-war economy back to one ketches anny fishes, he always sells measure. This was indicated when keyed to civilian life will be numer- them and buys beer, he is bodda- tbe house military committee recent- oas' and complex. But the only pos- ciously no account to us. ! i y dropped consideration of a bill, to sible solution for them will come :rom just such a group 5s this a b j s age j s 30 bu t b e looks younger, committee said that such an act group aware of the varied needs of b e has. newer abused hisself by^eemed unnecessary because the great all the peopae. and a group working wording, his hands is as tender as./tT majority of 4-Fs are in war jobs al- ior a harmonious and balanced ad- 0 id-style sirloin stake, the only time ready, many news analysts here feel justment of those neecj^. , he puts out energy is while eating that congress; because of political Lula S. Dominick Kanning, Executrix. April 19, 1944.—18-4c. The Private and The General . After reading Ckn Dwight. .1 or scratching his head, he had not considerations, will try in every way ought to have benn in 3-f to begin to avoid passing any additional ! with.- the board ought to have in- “draft" legislation because of the CITATION FOR LETTERS ADMINISTRATION The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. By J. Hewlette Wasson, Probate j Judge:. „ , , , *,aWhereas W. B. Tribble made suit I draft 4-Fs for war jobs. Although the t 0 me to grant him Letters of Ad-| ministration of the estate and effects | of Warren A. Blakely. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and" singular the kin dred and creditors of the said War ren A. Blakely, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the : Court of Probate, to be held at Lau- vestigated his night life, call him possibility that it would be unpopu-1 rens Court House Laurens S C on [the latest story abbut soon befoar^i lose my temper. lar with the public. (May 29, 1944, next, after publication D Eisenhower, one yore friend, Since most everyone is in agree-; bereof at in tbe f orenoon> could paraphrase another famous ' - dinah moore. ment that the needs of the armed ser-1 10 causej jf any tbey bave wby ’ American's signature, "William Allen vices must be filled, it seems evident | tbe sa j d Administration should not White of Emporia. Kansas,” to read*! the undersigned “was asked to that drafting of fathers over 26 will j be g ran t e d. Dwight D. Eisenhower of Abilene, transmit this letter to the local draft again have to be speeded up if con-j Given under my hand this 27th iKansi^ board, but he thoueht best to send gress refuses to pass any “draft la-! day o{ a J: HEWLETTE WASSON, J. P. L. C. I. holsum moore, rfd. Black Wednesday This’ day of all jlays has been my worst. It is raining, and it has been raining for 7 weeks, and I'm a farm er. It’s cold and the furnace is out. We were called to breakfast and there we sat for twenty minutes waiting for waffles but the said waf fles had stuck to the iron. Another batch of waffle material was made and it stuck also. “She" tried toast and it burnt to a crisp. The coffee percolator wouldn’t let As long as there are great leaders coffee drip back into the bottom, who, even witlj the enforced rank- s0 we drank water. It was 9 o’clock consciousness ot the military life, are an d 1 was due at the office at 8 [iifficient.y humble to do such a gra- o'clock. After the breakfast effort 'Os. board, but he thought best to send gress refuses to pass any orau ia-j day of April, A. D., 1944 A young a r force mechanic; Pvt.' it direct to headquarters in washing-; bor" legislation. The only other pos- W.liter J. Thorpe, recently walked | ton. if you want dinah’s husband sibility is for the War Manpower jj_2 cw into general headquarters in London,; took up and hell for the war, plese ‘ commission to teSt its power to draft! anu .aid casually that he would like rite or foam, he ip my flesh and blood labor without .further legislation. t<> see the general. Military aides in but i do not want him hell out for’ ’ ♦ ~'~ the oil ;te were considerably startled 1 that. "* when, a te.v- r.inutes' later, General! yores trulie, E ?_nhuwcr stepped out, and escorted! the young man nto his office. They c.iattvd lor a while about home do-, pig. and people. Then the private a ked -for a note to show his born- rade... and Genera! Eisenhower wrote: "Dear Thorpe: I'm'delighted that as a fellow citizen of Abitene. Kansas,* you called at my office to see me to day. ■ Sincerely, Dwight D. Eisenhower.”. That kind ot simplicity has made American democracy a living thing. NOTICE OF SALE State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. J Notice is hereby given, That pur- ! suant to an Order of C. H. McCrary, Magistrate for Laurens County, S. C., in the case of Town of Clinton, S. C., plaintiff, vs. R. Ralph Lowman, Mrs. 1 Ltflie Lowman, and one 1940 Stude-| baker Champion Sedan, Motor No. 66720, defendants, I will sell at pub lic outcry a't the place of business of C. W. Cooper’s Garage in Clinton, YOUTH—Democracy s - C * od the 5th day of May, 1944, The generation which has grown a t 11 o clock A. M., the aforesaid up in this country between the first World war and the second, has seen democracy work only under emer gency conditions. Following the last war there was first a postwar adjustment period in which our economy was very much out of kilter. Then there was a pe- cio us thing, we do not have to fear j found that the plumbing was out ri °d of almost overnight prosperity which was built on a very shaky foundation. After that came the busi ness depression and unemployment which made our way of life appear to be a decidedly uninviting one. And finally came the years when war shadows again hung over world and moved closer and cl until they finally engulfed us^ During all of this peruxj/tmr gov- Studebaker Champion Sedan, Motor No. 66720, to the highest bidder for cash. B. M. DUTTON, JR., Magistrate’s Constab] for Laurens County S. C. Dated at Clinton, S. C., April 17, 1944. 4-2co I lor the-. continuance al our philoso- 0 j order, so ti locked the bathroom, phy of living. We need more Eisen- j then began to hunt for my hat: it bowers. j was j os t f or keeps—never did find it. — My raincoat was at the office. Too Why Not For Lifo? much dampness prevented the old The county Democratic conventions ca . r tl ^ rorn start ‘ n 8* So I decided to W rl 1 K held 'in the state Monday attracted * • m 'little attention. Most of the* counties l fra ntically phoned the plumber: voted to.*seqd ymnstructed deldgat^s he said try t0 get a man up to the national convention and theie {Here one day next week,” and this ernment was constantly ^prescribing j | veas a general coolness manifested was Wednesday, mind you! We tried I new medicine to 'ti'y' to bring our, j toward as fourth term for President jg start a fire in the fireplace to drive (.country back to normal. A lot of the 1 Roosevelt, Laurens county was one a vVay the cold, but we had no kind- medicines proved to be more danger-j of the .-three that endorsed Roosevelt hng. Our 4-page newspaper didn’t, ous than the original disease, some for re-election. , be j p muc h. Went down to get some improved the condition of one group*k The Uhronicle does not approve^j-nore coal and found the basement of people but complicated the prob-y*^ sending instructed delegations eitheo an kle deep in water. The gas hot- lems of another group, and most of*_ to the state dr national convention. w*ater heater had gone out. 1 the medicines never approached the Such action means that tlje delegates are hog-tied as was the case four 1 finally gave up and hurried years ago with the delegation from through the inclemency to my office, this state to the national convention. I was “shy” two girls and one jani- Personally, we would not go to a tor. The doorknob on the front door political, church, or any other kind fell off and kept me and the public BENJAMIN & x SONS PLUMBING •••And*** HEATING SERVICE * v Telephone 117 WE ARE HUNTING TROUBLE of convention “instructed” as to how to vote. If we could not use our own judgment, common sense and vote our convictions, we would not accept electiqp. Delegates g»ing to convefi- out. I ordered 4 emergency items from the hardware store: they had one item and were looking for the Others in June. I caught cold at 7:30 and it’s, bad now at 9:30. My Teet tions, state or national, should be j are wi?t, my head and throat are free to vote as they please on the 1 dry, and my blood pressure is al fourth term and all other questions. We do not subscribe to the now com mon practice of the “machine” in power- placing a haltfr around the people’s neck ana a ring in their nose. We believe in individual free dom of thought, we are opposed to most busting out. Oh, such a day! And it’s just good started now. OFFICE SUPPLIES —All the little things needed to expedite work in the office. Chronicle Publishing Co., Phone 74. root of the disease but acted only as a temporary tonic. While all of this repair work was going on, the new generation which was trying to adjust itself to our way of life had great difficulty in deter mining what that way of life actually was. The clear-cut vision of democ racy pictured by our forefathers had been patched up in so many places that*it was hardly recognizable. And to many young men and women, who were born during one war and reach ed maturity when we were again taking up am\s, our twentieth cen tury type of democracy has .therefore never been too appealing. BLAME—Isms Because Of the chaotic conditions Miserable with backache? W HEN kidneys function badly end you suffer a nagging backache, with dizziness, burning, scanty or too Freouent urination and getting up at night; when you feel tired, nervous, aH upset... use Doan's Pills. Doan's are especially for poorly working kidneys. Millions of boxes are used every year. They are recom mended the country over. Ask your neighbor! Doans pills I wish to announce to my friends, former patrons and the general public that I have returned to the city and have resumed the operation of my business. I' am located in the building opposite The Chronicle office re cently vacated by J. 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