University of South Carolina Libraries
Poge r.v ■ \ .. Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE / ; ^1 Thursdoy, August 16, 1945 She (Elinton (Chrnntrle Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor apd 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 (hey 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. 1 I NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGEE Hitler and Wife Are Thought Te Be Hiding Out Near Flat Rock f. b. i., Washington, d. c. deer sir: • that ha's been made under these three K j programs during the last ten years i as follows: Old-Age aid Survivors Insurance: By the middle of 1945, more than 72 million persons, or two out of three ■ ;in our total population, age 14 or over, have built up some credit to ward bonefits under our federal sys- pendent children.. More than R0 per cent of this totalSvas distributed to states to help care for elderly people in need. As more and more people are covered by old-age and sur vivors insurance, this number will decrease over the years. Out of its experience in adminis tering the act, the social security tern of old-age and survivors insur- board has recoipmended to congress ance. Some 40 million of these are the law be expanded to cever insured, so that if thejr should die to* sickness, permanent disability and please send a f.b.i. officer atom*™™* their Emilies Vould be eli- ;medical care i nsurance ; an d extend- to flat rock our poleesman thinks he f 0 e t0 recei y e monthly benefits or a ec i to include millions not now cov- to nai rocK^our poieesman inums ne lu sum of money Already welllgred bv its nrovidnns mr and mesdame her hitler here, ^ a million mer / and wom ; n , ere d b y Us provisions. night, they were riding in a cap- • • S20 -.jn:..- in n av-. CREniTnns’ * saw last nigm. nicy wtnc r.u*,.* .« a | receiving $20 million in benefit pay- tured zeep and were headed towards raents each month i cedar lane, he had a little black mushtash that looked like a tooth CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1945 CREDITORS’ NOTICE All persons having claims against Unemployment Insurance: About the estate of Donna Emma Adair, de brush and he allso was snehtlyl 3 ? T* 11 ! 0 ? workers are " ow ceas * 1 * are hereb y notified to file the stootd and Ws hai hunTdownovS^ ^ J ° b un der the fed- same duly verified, with the under- 8 P , eral " state unemployment .insurance;signed, and those indebted to said ms eyeudus. 1 programs. Millions more are building TYPEWRITERS AND ADDING MACHINES Sales and Service CLEANING A SPECIALTY Reasonable Charges KENNETH N. BAKER Phone 306 Polio Reported .Here The report of three cases of polio myelitis (polio) in the city should be a matter of public concern to the community and all precaution should ic. ihlldren exert caution. Th£ Chron - , .... „ , , , ■ „ up wage credits that will later make mrs. hitler was a good looking ./ r>„ and sympathy goes out to every be- burnette and seemed xlerry fond of ^ em . g ? 1Q ^ ^ * h , beneflts - B y reaved home in our community. We herr hitler—she leaned over on his |the of 1944 > states unemplojfc- mu>?t never foreet those who were i w rr i ^ er j* i j f ' ment insurance funds were great SSd to make the BUDreme 1 f? 0ul ‘ ier h an J l smlled “!* 0[ ! enough to have paid 71 out ot every sa -nflee “> raake the supreme the h d ^ swash.pka painted on i , 00 workers in covered * iCe ' l" ss : d ' and a ' lsd '?? me K e a , T ^ insurance for the greatest num- Iprinted on it hitler had pleaty of, ber of WMks ided under stale gass; it looks Uke he stands^ in with laws j Public assistance: Through 1944, the federal government had contrib estate will 'please make payment likewise. CHRISTOPHER ADAIR. DUCKETT ADAIR. RUTLEDGE ADAIR. i 1 Executors. August 6, 1945.—23-3c. be taken by parents and city officials;q School'TinailCeS ;. ea ; mt the possibility of an epidem- V ur ^CHOOI rinuntCh " E'peciallv should parents of small | A condensed financial statement of the o.p.a. ■ ■ j Hunter school district No. 5 released: (mMcleTnot qualified to by the board of trustees, appeared in our P°^ sman these ’ uted weI1 over billion doUars t0 sr t ..k a- a public health official. But The Chronicle last week. It gave ; r ^ in S ^f h b S J n h f you all to the states Jo help finance their assist- - kn -w that-wherever polio a P:! send 1^ a gerrand rifle" - he is for 9™. ^oups: the ; i ,teard , r isk h,s old f to1 ;? afl ? t ■ • , ' t . •• “ht n.u\ nre^suie; id*. ■ 4 . , he got their jeep number, alls© a de- I: : ,i t y ntTicials'.and, board of The statement was taken from the * f ' THE CLINTON CHRONICLE The Newspaper Everybody Reads We Have Tires and Tubes BATTERIES and ACCESSORIES Have your battery charged ^ while you wait., Clinton . Service Station Phone 96 Clinton, S, C, Gulf Products. needy old, the needy blind, and de- CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION 1 loci there the slightest pub- audit as of June 30. Since its publi- a Linger then the safe and sensible cation the publisher of The Chron-• as soon as yore agents arrive, telli™ e State of South Carolina, t.n w.mid be to close all public icle, as a patron and taxpayer, has, them to foam j.j in daytime and 2-j. Count y of Laurens - u..th»r:np places for children. If read the entire audit report and pre- a , njght and the poleesman will be By J. H. Wasson, Probate Judge, .vetmod .tdw-.ible by health authori- sents from it additional analyzed in- with th e m p r0 nto. he has had some 1 Whereas, W. S. Hatton made suit : is -he oponint; of the public schools formation and figures that should be exper i ence hisself ^ith furriners who to me to grant him Letters of Ad- .vht ulri be p"vtponed. There is plenty known by the patrons and taxpayers have escaped and he can be counted ministration of the estate and effects : r.e ..head tor school days. We of the, district. The schools do not : on his wedges while hu These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kin-, dred and Creditors of the said Lew Edward Hatton, deceased, that theyj be and ’appear before me, in the. Court of Probate, to be held at Lau-j rens Court House, Laurens, S. C., on August 27, 1945, next, after publica tion hereof, at 10 o’clcok in the fore- hunting hitler of Lew Edward Hatton ruvtf understand the hurry belong to the trustees or county d c ~ 0 ^ be 2 $ per day in ad- t : -th.-'is t ' open in hot August. board of education—they.-belong to , vance ’ • F.oonts -hould take every precau- the patrons and taxpayers of the dis- ' yores trulie, ta.n ..rai safeguard for their children, trict who make their operation pos-| holsum moore, rfd. Tht Chronicle feels it our public ; sible. Taxpayers have a right to' ^ duty to give this warning. know how their money is spent, • whether economically or extrava- [ gantly. Likewise, they should be H. D. HENRY 1898-1945 F. M. BOLAND H. D. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE Federal Loans Negotiated On Real Estate Telephone 121 There Are Two Sides To the 1^. ^ wv. Question Abolish the Draft j fuliy informed as to the type of work deer mr. eoditor: Munber.v of the senate military beTng.done in the class rooms of the why do everboddy pick on noon to show cause if any committee have joined house schools. This is more important than | roosevelt for borrying monney? he : have ’ why the said Administration weak “ ioKouid not be granted. Given under my hand this 13th afla dtmands for an immediate end of the/finances. Ten years ago when the did not deal with babies or > shou i d not be granted selective service act following Ja- schools were torn to pieces and lings or idiots: he made his trades ‘ Given unde r my pan’s surrender. The committees areJhrown into “politics” the Southern with the biggest and best brains in d of August A D ‘1945 right. The drafting of young men' Association of Secondary Scho.ols and the whole country, they let him have j HEWLETTE WASSON should stop as soon as the President’s Colleges then rated the high school the monney: they evidently investi-! 23 2c J P L C ' peace proclamation is given to thelasNo. 1 in the state. What is its rat- gated their sepperate security, and j, ’ wt rid. ■ , * n g now, is its work up to standard considered the investment a good Demobilization must proceed. of|or below, patrons have been asking one. t (»urse. m a careful and orderly way'-several years. In the handling of all • by the army and navy. But discharg-1 public affairs, schools, city, county the fellows who let elliott have all -hould be stepped up on an en-iand state, full information ought to of this cash do not seem to ,be both- largtd scale, especially for the young be demanded by the public. Secrecy ered about it, but the public is talr- imn who have seen overseas ser-Jn public affairs begets suspicion. ling it verry seriously, he’s not the vice With Germ/ny and Japan de- The report gives assets of the dis- first guy that thought he had hooked itatei. it doesn/make sense hoard- trict as $242,727.41. with $233,794.89 a big fish and found out later that million meti in the army. Brass of the amount in land, buildings and it was an old shoe, he mought have inu hats in office must go. End 'War Time' Now equipment. Buildings owned include out-smarted the monney lender, but the high school. Academy Street,; they do tell that he put his cards on Florida Street. Providence and Bell the table and the men accepted his Street (colored). jcollatery in good faith. Congress has been called to cut its Liabilities are listed as $23,006.61,' vacation short and reconvene on showing assets over liabiities (ini it looks like elliott woiilddent be, September 4 to act on major issues buildings, etc.) of $219,720.80. This, a batl 8 u y for the seeker-terry of the ra w affecting the American people, would indicate that the financial af-' treasure: when it comes to raising With a .stupendous reconversion pe- fairs of the district are on a sound monney, he could possibly do* so liod just ahead—now is no time for basis and that the schools closed the without bond drives, he is hereby) vacationing and travel sprees all over year without a deficit, income ex- P ommernat ^ c *- someboddy ought to tht .vorld by our law-making repre- ceeding expense by only $573.52. I jump on the big bizness who sold sent; lives. The bonded indebtedness of the , a11 of these lemons to elliott. all he < me of the first acts of congress district is only $20,000 and is being did was borry some monney to pay with the war over should be the abo- paid $5,000 annually. This reveals f° r tbe sut ^ be bought. 1 1 n Of "war time" and going back that far the past 35 years the bonded ^ [ standard time. Since February 9. indebtedness and sinking fund re-| mr- aid square says that he do not, Jvks have been running quirements have been capably han- fbink polliticks had much to do with j conserve electricity, died by the trustees of the district tb ese deals, and that they were cold- li'd. \\ e were also told the responsible for the building program bonded transactions, he says he the duration only, as authorized from time to time by doesn ^ suspose elliott made anny tine shift has accom- taxpayers. I monney by helping his friends lose j ..shed much In residential homes According to the statement, the a l 0 * same - more power is consumed year round district had a gross income for the yores trulie, Ucviuse -if this drastic act of con- year of $93,102.37, an increase of holsum moore, rfd. cress. The country will be better off $4,287.89 over the previous year 1944. w:' h everybody back on the $ame In 1943 the district’s income showed Ten Years vPrOQ TO 111 sUtiHiiird time basis. There is nd'rea- an increase of $11,174.27—revealing - - - - 9 s 11 h r delay in making the change, an increase in income for the past "Li^^r u^iv er. ! two years of $15,462.16. Against this $4,287.89 income -gain of the past 1" .-tnndurd time. 19-12. 'Ur vl oaks 1 ;t:i h.’.ir f.is t to t v. e were to! d. We chv.ngc was for We daub; i f the Of Social Security Thank God for Peace friendly H igh ethical standards do not shut out an atti tude of genuine friend liness. That’s one reason so many persons like the atmosphere hereabouts! Next time, come to this Prescription Pharmacy. Smith's Pharmacy The Rexall Store \:w HFSCRIPTiON 1 Don’t Pay Rent WE ARE READY TO HELP YOU' OWN A HOME It is almost impossible to build a home now ... so, if you want a home and can find a suitable one ready built, find out how much it will cost and come to see us. We’ll be glad to help you finance it on a low monthly payment plan, which quickly reduces principal and interest. De tails given without obligation. Each Account Insured Up To $5,000 cut. Federal savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Telephone No. 6 A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909 fice, yesterday reviewed the progress August 14 marked the tenth anni- year, expenditures are listed at $92,- versary of the social security act 528.85 against $84,847.46 last year, an Through this legislation, old-aga andj Tht skid news the world has ea- increase in operating expenses over unemployment insurance systems) ctrly <t>vaited for the past four years tbe p rev , ous year of $7 681.39. This have been established for millions of — Du unconditional surrender of J a " ls hows th a t the trustees are spending American workers. Provision has pan- came early Tuesday evening to, considerably more money in the op- ’likewise been made t assist state bring great rejoicing to millions of eration 0 f the schools and that no ’P ublic assistance programs for the people The Chronicle had been ex-) reduct j on in | evy m be expected 1 need y old < th e needy blind, and de- pec ting the “flash" since the fall ofi by lax p ayers . 1 pendent children. ^ Germany three months ago. The fa- Operating expenses by schools is Martha Pressly, manager of the m.tica! Japs were hopelessly def e a t _ 1 listed' High school $27 520 44- Acad- Greenwood social security field of- ed but didn’t have sense enough 0' Street , $18,028.16! Bell’Street, know what they were donfrontmg.) $16>710 27; Florida Street( $ 1 3 illl . 64; Tnc devastating power of ^ the atomic ; Pr0Vldence school (Lydia) $11 bomb and the entry of the great Rus- -jgg jg n T \ eant lhat lb<? er \ d General administrative expense Uowd W ar II was just around the amounte d to $5,760.19, including sal- comer -that the terms of the Pots- superintendent and office as- nam dec arauon would be accepted. ^ sistantt p 0s t age( supplies, telephone, The >ma 11 concession of allowing t* 1 ® traveling and .miscellaneous items, figurmead emperor to remain wil ;The superintendent’s salary is listed in no way weaken our unconditional in the audit ag $3 600 According to surrender mandate at Potsdam. Hiro- ^ chairman of the board, the new hito can. and under Allied force, no tsuperintendent’s salary is placed at doubt will oe a useful peace force $4>00Q annum The t show£ . in Japan and the keeping df the pup- ian avebage monthly high school jict meant an earlier end!of hostili- leacher scale of an average t.e.~ and the saving of thousands of. o{ $130^00 in the grammar schools, lives. That should be our first con- and an aV erage of $2,550 for the ct T" . , , , • principals of the high School, Acada- Let us all wffh profound gratitude my Street and Florida Street Sa , a _ and piaise thank God for this glad r j es j n tbe colored'school averaged hour of jub.lation-the day we haye |about $90 00 per month Total sala . ' been hoping for since Pearl Harbor.',-^ f or tbe year amoun t ed to $77,- ! And in all our rejoicing we need to 251.11, an increase of $7,612.59 over realize that we go into a new world ig 4 ^ with heavy responsibilities as we | Thb condensed published state-' shift gears from war to peace This 1 ment did not include school activi . should be done as fast as possible. | tj es fund, book rental, canning, lunch And as fighting ends around thej room athletics etc world, let us hope and pray, that it, de t a iied information is given means a permanent peace. Somehow ) for the benefit of patrons and tax- we feel that war Js now outlawed payers of the district. It should be lor good. This is a day for thanks and re- dedication— we should thank God read closely and understood as we face our future school problems. for peace. Millions of parents and GRAY TO PREACH relatives will soon be united with loved ones. All eyes and hearts are set for these happy reunions. But to those who have lost sons, husbands and brothers is this terrible war the ending means Utle. There is an emptiness with them that can never be replaced. The Chronicle's heart' The pulpit of the First Presbyte rian church will be occupied Sunday morning by Jhe Rev. James S. Gray, members of Presbyterian college fac- ulty- THE CLINTON CHRONICLE The Newspaper Everybody Reads BETTER TAKE A good loo;: at your property and its contents. Just total up ■ what you have, then fig ure what it .would cost you to replace it at prft~ ent high costs. Better see us now about increasing your Fire Insurance. S. W. SUMEREL, Agent Jacobs Building—Phone 86 CLINTON, 8. C. Illlllillllllllll Personalized Stationery Distinctive, personalized Stationery imprinted with your name and address in ( blue or black ink. J RIPPLE BOND or SHADOW STRIPE PAPER . - ENVELOPES TO MATCH s’. Fine-textured paper, ladies’ and gent’s size, name beautifully printed on both. 180 SHEETS PAPER (Two Bpxes) „ 100 ENVELOPES $2.85 s PL£CE YOUR ORDER NOW. ALLOW TWO WEEKS DELIVERY. MAIL ORDERS, ADD 10c. Chronicle Publishing Co. Stationery Dept. Telephone No. 74 Clinton, S. C. f, 4 4 *