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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, June 14, 1945
(Clinton (Cl|rontrU
Established 1900
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
Published Every Thursday By
THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY
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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^g&ieral interest when
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not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions
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be the foreman on the gcfring case, j competition and supply was at its
his mind is made up as to the verdict, ] height. ;
but he would consider the evidence, j Even if the Japanese war should
he was foreman at the county-seat < end this year,/Apfice control will be
on a case that tried his brother-in-: carried on ^or^the first year or two
law: he got 90 days f<j>r sellng and, of the post-war era. Whether we like
storing ansoforth. ; it or not, it will probably be at least
♦ 1 • 11947 before we can throw our ration
mr. art square is one of the men j points out of the window, buy any-
that coulld be counted on to serve, thing we want when^we want it, and
tom head would allso make k a good, pay prices, which are set by competi-
juryman; he has had one or twdcas- tive selling instead of by Uncle Sam.
es to go against him, but that was be-! m
foar he jined the rehober church en-} ‘ CONTROL—Inflation
during the revival .in 1943. he is con- oi 0 „i, . .\
siderablv reformed now Black market P nces a fairly
# .accurate guide to the price trends
rite or foam if you can use a flat!^J c V* OUl< L? X S t witl ? 0 V t price „ con -
trol. For a black market actually is
dence in english and send it to thisi
jury and they, would consider it and;
CUNTON. S. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 14. 1945
Con All. You Con
v [er ‘with teetlj” toward the goal we criminals milty
| all desire above everything else—no me cnmi n a is guilty
It is estimated that food canning 1 more war. ) !>
will be just about as popular this ( ♦ . , ]
summer as it was last — and thatj a m t
when winter comes, over 400,000,000 jiAifC WG MGQQGO
rock jury, if they can’t go to ger-, „ , u . u •
manny, you can transcribe the e vi-! an ° utlet f wl ? lch 18 operating without
price control.
But a black market does not ordi-
send you their verdict direct to you.jJVJf* 1 .^ ^ et K as 1 ^ i * k P rices as would be
the undersigned thinks a flat ^ock!^ 81 ^ b y le * It ; mat f 8tores . 1 f Uncle
jury would find over 100 per cent of| ? a ™ d ‘? not ^ n t tro1 ^ir prices. For
th*> rriminaic .nnitv a black market can’t advertise to
i attract customers, it must get rid of
i its merchandise quickly for fear of
j being caught, and it is apt to invite
trcublt4 if its prices become so ex
yores trulie,
holsum moore, rfd.
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jars of home-canned food will be
stored in the closets of -the nation.
In ordeif to entourage maximum
preserving of fond to help'relieve the ^taHbrianism!
.H itt shortage, the War Production
Bnni.d has seen to i{, that sufficient
vntical materials" were made avail-
jb.e to manufacture all necessary
< nming supplies. Enough aluminum,
im are told. has\been earmarked for
prt s.'iire canned to producOj.-630.000
of them thisJH'ear. Sutfici
For Totalitarianism?
There hds been a strong drift in
this country in recent years towards
And unless it is
checked we will see and live under
a cycle of tyranny and impoverish
ment such as other nations have ex
perienced when the individual was
superseded by the state.
The danger of America going to-
^ jars,! talitarian, and it is a real one.
TihkUf
Tdtnoixm)
by Don Robinson
PRICES—Control
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tion from a preliminary estimate of| CREDITORS NOTICE
$45,500,000,000 which was included * All persons having claims against
in the regular budget submitted by the estate of S. Bell Lindsay, deceas-
former President Roosevelt last Jan- ed, are hereby notified to file the
uary, 'contemplating continuance of erffne duly verified, with the under-
the war on the European front. yjfetgned, and those indebted to said
“The amount recommended f o estate will please make payment like
wise.
.1 LEE RUTH GILLIAM,
Administratrix, Mountville, S. C.
»- i May 21, 1945.—14-3pw^<
1946 reflects an overall decrease
25 per cent in the program for tl
fiscal year 1945 which is estima
to total $52,600,000,000,“ the
"Th Said f \*/ ! CREDITORS’ NOTICE
The estimates contemnkrfe main- ...
tenance of an army ■I'e d u c e d in All persons having claims against
strength from 8,320,000 on June 30,, the estate of George W. Bailey, de-
1945, to a maximum strength of ceased, are hereby notified to file the
6,968,000 on June 30, 1946. {same, duly verified, with the under-
Reductions were based on a re-l^H- *»? tho* indebted to Mid
vised estimate of need* as a result of f. s ' ale W,U P ,ease . make payment
the unconditional surrender of Ger- liltewlse -
many. - 7 1 MARY A. BAILEY, Executrix..
' The White House noted that 2,182,-', . WILLIAM R. ANDERSON, JR.,
000 men will be discharged from the txecuior.
army during the coming fiscal year
cjo Mrs. Geo. W. Bailey,
Clinton, S. C.
1 May 28, 1945.—14-3co '
and approximately 1,000,000 will en
ter it for the first time.
“The budget not only contemplates: ripple BOND Pound Paper, boxed,
financing the war against Japan; ladies size Envelopes to match,
stated, “but it provides funds for chronicle Pub. Co.
throughout the fiscal year,” it was
munitions and equipment to be de
livered through December 31, 1946.
horbitant that its customers turn
against it.
I Black markets are costing the
American public billions of dollars a
year. But the'cost of .supporting them! Heav ' er types of aircraft are financ-
is infinitesimal compared with the ed through June, 1947. Included is
cost of supporting all-out inflation. approximately one billion dollars for
The black market merely gives us int ernational aid requirements (mili-
a taste of what prices would be like tary lend-lease and for relief of civil- f
| if ceiling prices were eliminated. A ians in areas occupied by fdrees.’’
taste should be enough to prove to Actual expenditures of the war de-
.1,,
^ arises from the fake delusion that
jJ-government is blessed with an inex-
* haustible supply of wisdom and cash practically everything we buy today.
any thinking person that price regu-
There is only one reason w'hy we lations should not be ended until our
are not paying skyrocket prices for j econoniv S0ts baik 10 norm al-
ceilings
. - rubber rings, etc., ^vill b
pi''d.nHHi tju reach a new goal
h< me-caniVng. ML , . . • j- , . , ,
xv. K 'vv,t-h ifToptinc for h y stena spending which can be rea s 0 n Is government price reg-
The big hitch, of course, affecting, drawn Qn freely at wi „ It is a dan .
• 1, ’° 01 picsei\ing and canning, ,g erous illusion, a warped conception
tlu sugar shortage. Fruits preserved- q{ democrac y ? the fesuU of which has If ^ weren t for price
without sugar are not good, regard- been a sta g gering g r0 wth of bureau- there would be nothing to stop the
k., of what demonstration agents ic debt and political .domination;of meat, gasoline, sugar and x
u . u~ And quality fruit is essentials a large degree> of private effort . n every other scarce item from soaring : Truman aske( j congress today to _ ro .
^ can 1 B ul a > ,n > , must be destroyed before the future t0 heights out of reach of all bilt thej vide tbe army witb $39,019,790,474 to
ic dnan ce the accelerated attack on
period with all ao lon g as ine su PP*y 01 g° ods ^IJaoan Vr'
vnr fruit which has been cooked . nroblems less than the demand for them, we; *
w.thout sugar. ‘ 0 reoublic became ereat because must have P rice regulation. Yet there I He transmitted th^mrlitary budget
Wise housewives will secure the it has always been a land of indi-' are a PP arentl y millions of P 60 ? 16 * fed , year,beginning July 1,
cnoar allnwpH anrl' * : t.- un with rationine and ceilines. who cauin 6 tor
FORTY BILLIONS
ASKED FOR ARMY TO
NANCE JAP WAR
Washington. June 11. — President
can
voa
“ must be destroyed before the future neigms uui ^ ui an 1
and get back a good one. And can be approached with confidence richest people in the country,
can t properly sweeten and fla- for the reconversion period with all So long as the supply of g
partment, for which the funds Were
requested, are estimated at $49,000,-
000,000 for the current fiscal year.
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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
1 W’est Main Street
Phone No. £
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full allotment of sugar allowed a tid ■ yj d jj a i enterprise. Its people grew WP with rationing and ceilings, who
d( all the canning possible. Food is 1 S j|-Qj^g because they were free and would vote in favor of total elimi-
scarce—and high.
FBI'S Remarkable Job
nation of the Office of Price admin-
new appropriations of
$21,963,093,409, the reappropriation
of unobligated balances from prior
appropriations totaling $8,818,195,-
574, and estimated recoveries from
contract cutbacks and terminations
totaling $8,238,501,500. ...
The total program, a White House'
ri+AWkAMt r ^4.- - reduc- 1
self-reliant. A man who had a good
idea was willing to work to put it 1 istration.
1 into effect, received encouragement * There may have been some major
and reward, provided 1 he could ac-i m ' s * ake made by that government
One of the most valuable and re-' dually give people something they a 8^Ficy. Rationing of some items may
markable services rendered this na- jneeded and wan t e d. Thus industry have b een handled clumsily. In some i t t t . . , „
non in recent years has been that of was built, employment provided — cases there ma y have be€n more re 8-i ’ re P resenls a
Edgar Hoover and his FBI organiza-■ only way by which it can be built nlation than necessary. In other cases:
non. Espionage and sabotage h ave soundly and permanently. Hard work P r ic<? ceilings may have been sfet too
been de^ilt death olows by this i^gops it going, not government hand- low to encourage maximum distribu-|
agency. outs. Our bountiful natural resources |n° n the available supply. But
Sabotage has been reduced to aj so yj^al to the prosecution of the war, there is no doubt that we would be;
minimum. But it did not end withj^.Qyj d still be buried in The ground the midst of a period of uncon-
the end of the war in Europe. The j for the individuals who were not trolled inflation right now if it were,
FBI is more anxious than ever to|af ra i7to take risS and back up toSse not for OPA.
have the cooperation of the public ^ risks with a lot of sweat, and capital. W hat would that mean2»Well* we
The American people are literally don * k n °w whether sugar^Jould sell
H. D. HENRY
1898-1945
H. D. HENRY & COMPANY
•INSURANCE
STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE
Federal Loans Negotiated On Real Estate
Telephone 121
n reporting any suspicious activities
that may come u^ a new outbieak as > last hope for a better civilization fnr $1 or $20 a pound, but there is no
the Crazy Japanese become more des- j s inconceivable that, with the tra- doub * ^ bat uncontrolled inflation at
ntiate be!ore then] final collapse. dition of greatness which is ours, that * be P resen t time would make thtr
I ar Hoover's FBI has handled we w ju to solve our problems b ^ ack market ** ook bke a bar S a i n sa l e !a
bo
me.e than 19.000 sabotage investiga- py following the same tawdry path
•o-n.- and thousands oi espionage 0 f government idolatry that has de-
\ igilant investigation has un- strayed civilization in a
serious blow.-s to| d j c t a t ors hj p by default.
CARS—1942
large part p r ice control as a government,
A I. , . ! function won’t be eliminated for all;
America will become enslaved it products at the same time. The pro£>-
ir iDt to make a izreater "if i ^ ^ natlonal socialis tic a bl e method will be to keep each pr^-I
11L ‘P 1 10 oiake a greater philosophy of government to go un
o < > u bt ed 1 y p rtw e n t ed
om -w ar program. The Japanese with
the r reputation for trickiness and
sueakine
\
We Have
Tires and Tubes
BATTERIES and
ACCESSORIES
Have your battery charged
while you wait.
Clintop
Service Station
Phone 96 Clinton, S. C.
Gulf Products
duct under control until the produc
tion of that product has reached a j
attempt to disturb our homefront se-, checked and the state become om
em .'.y than the Germans ever did. nipotent and absolute to supersede noint where sunnIv is eouaf to de- 1
But they won’t be able to get far lh e welfare of its citizenry. ' P ° int When? SUPPly 15 eQUal t0 de 1
w.th this nationwide organization m
trained and ready for ils job. The
public whenever it has a suspicion
about an individual or group sjibj^ld
report it promptly to the FBI. V'
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NOBODY’S BUSINESS
mand. And for some products that;
time is still a long way off.
Take automobiles, for instance. By
the end of 1.945,' if all goes well, a
few new cars will have been re-
Yhe World Wants Peace By GEE McGEE
leased. But there is a potential de- j
mand for perhaps 10,000,000 new au
tomobiles. It is obvious that if thej
first 100,000 or 1,000.000 cars were
sold without price regulation, people
doing what we like and getting what ^ ernoon ^he strains of mendolson
we w’ant. / Ion the organ, the contracting parties
■>* Frequently determined or shift- were a s followers: mrs. lillie sue jen-
less people insist on doing only a widow of sevveral years
they like, that is, they insist on , s ^ and j n g and mr a rtie john greene,
self-expression. This works all right a widower of 3 weeks standing with
sometimes until they get hungry, and 5 children.-
then they come down off their perch , . .»
and set about to earn that meal. 1 the bride is the proud mother of
The same condition exists at the s j x \hildren. this merger should
long-drawm-out peace conference in p r0V e a help to all concerned, the
San Francisco. We have a number
In till' old world of ours we, as
individuals as well as groups, usually Wedding Bells Ring In Flat Rock
get what we go after. There is the a quiet wedding was hell' in the who could afford it would be willing
choice that must be made between 'outskirts of flat rock last friday af- ^ pay fabulous prices for them.
’ ‘ Without price control, a car which
sold for $1,000 in 1941, could easily
sell for $5,000 if we relied on the
laws of supply and demand.
But the OPA, by price regulation,
intends to' keep the price of these
new cars in the neighborhood of 1942
prices. The prices will be slightly
higher, to allow for increased pro
duction costs, but increases will be
closely controlled. Thus, even thei
new wife, with her experrience on brs * 8 rou P to get new cars will payi
of determined delegates who find it liwing off of nearly nothing, which * a price for tbem which >s in line with
much easier to do nothing to bring |i s a u ^er first husband left .her, will the P rice which would be paid if
about a real world peace than it [be a blessing to all 11 of the ’chil-
wouid be to buckle dow,n and try to, dren) and her old man is able to
understand and work with the other, them in good form: he owns
fallow. ! a nice little stoar.
Individuals and nations have their'
like- and dislikes. That is why it will a s the bride was liwing in a rent- I
be impossible to draw up any sort ed house, she moved her stuff and
a peace that would suit all of the na-; 0 ff_ S p r j ngs to her husband’s pallatial
tions *and their peoples. It can t be 4-room house on axton street, it was
done. There are those in the United, indeed a happy wedding for all con-
Staetes who will rejeeft the entire cerned. rev. will waite performed the
plan, because it does not place Italy, nuptials and the groom handed him
or India, or Cuba, or Alaska on the a n ice new one dollar bill for his |
same plane as the United States, or work (easy money).
for :-ome other reason. / I ♦ - •«
The original Constitution of the mrs. greene, the new bride, has al-
United States was not acceptable to a reddy priced a good secont-hand car
majority of people. The framers a nd she expects to have it running -
knew that it would not be. But they freely within a few days, she says
Cngtd its adoption—as a move in the s he kno\fs she will have to get the
right direction, and sent through manny things she needs before she
amendments in the form of the "Bill has benn married too long, so she has
of Rights." Two of these were reject- i took time by the four-locks and is;
ed by the state. Rhode Island reject-, fixing up herself with clothes and!
ed the entire Constitution in" the be- , her house with new things that the
ginning. jo.p.a. has not crowded off of the mar- 1
The same may prove true of the^et. manny happy returns to both I
diait of a Francisco peace char- of them.
OF COURSE. XX' ARE ^JTTOU WANT
TO CONTINUE TW VW..-30Bt SJRE
XX) m PMTKTED those kaxo
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A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ‘
B. H. Boyd, President J. P. Prather, Vice-President
B. Hubert Boyd, Secretary-Treasurer
B. H. Boyd
S. W. Sumerel
B. Hubert Boyd
J. P. Prather
W’. W. Harris
W. A. Moorhead
T. D. Copeland
T. H. Copeland
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ter if all the ppwers fail to agree.'It is
too much to expect this final docu
ment to be perfect, it may have to
be changed from time to time, just
a- our Constitution has been changed
by amendments—but with rhore hon- j Washington, d. c.
‘est effort on the part of all of thej deer sir:
people of all of the world, it can be plese consider letting a petty jury
holsum moore, rfd,
corry spondent.
Flat Rock Offers To Help
war department, N
made to endure as a guarantee for
freedom and justice for all men and
nations.
The world is hoping that from
these San Francisco deliberations
there may come a way to prevent
war and bring peace and security for
all the people—that it will be a start-
from flat rock set on some of the cas
es against war criminals in germanny
ansoforth. we can furnish 12 men,
good and true, to set on anny jury in
anny coart hell annywhere that they
can get .to.
mr. slim chance, sr., would like to
WHEN YOU STEP OUT
a' burglar may step in. He
may steal your v^Juables
and make a shandies of
your place, but there** one
thing he can’t take away
from you—the protection
of an ./Etna Residence and
Outside Theft Insurance
Policy. Do you have: one?
S. W. SUMEREL, Agent
Jacobs Building—Phone 80
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(SAY, THAT'S GREAT I) / 7
• ••ah American custom lands in Brussels
In Flemish, it's vriendelijkbeid. In American, it’s the plain, every
day word Jrintdlmta. Everywhere your Yankee doughboy goes, it
comes (tom his heart in a good old home-town phrase, Hava Cokt.
Yes, the pans* lhat refreshes with ice-cold Coke becomes an ambassa
dor of good will.,, the old home spirit carried across the scis.
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