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V r Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE v Thursdoy, August 23, 1945 iTh? (Clinton (Ehrontrlr Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY 2- __ m Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): f One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.00 * S 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 opinion! * of its correspondents. NOBODY'S BUSINESS GEE McGEE . neutron could slip into an atom, to CITATION FOR LETTERS OF I burst its nucleus and release the ter-j ADMINISTRATION \ i rible energy that laid Hiroshima; The State of South Carolina, i low; whereas a neutron not subject-1 County of Laurens. process CREDITORS’ NOTICE All persons having claims against the estate of Donna Emma Adair, de ceased ,are hereby notified to file the same duly verified, with the under signed, and those indebted to said Sad News From Flat Rock By J. H. Wasson, Probate Judge. Whereas, W. S. Hatton made suit to me to grant him Letters of Ad- j estate will please make payment Rv ftFF MrftFF ed t0 the slowin « d ° wn V3tt WtVJtt . would have no effect. Now that we have learned to use and control the stupendous power j 0 f j^e estate and effects ( likewise. 'i , , of the atom, we cannot help but in < r pw FriwarH Hatton the wedding which was to of benn 0 ,i! 0 ‘ L,ew £ ' aw,ara nauon. I u. 11 a at- r ,» i » *i wonder wn3t tne outcome ot it 3li. ^rp tHprpfoi*p to rite snci hell at the home of the brides moth- •„ . ,,, j, „ .4 tnese are, mereiore, xo cue anu er on main street last thursdav nieht " be ‘ ^ hether d P ut an end i admonish all and singular the Km- tr on main street last tnursday mgm tQ aH war or whether we have C re-! dl . ed and Creditors of the said Lew did not come off; the groom was . . a . ... ,. 0 ,, a,ea ana '-reauors ox me saia newer checked in and they waited . . -iv H^ation ' Edward Hatton, deceased, that August 6, 1945.—23-3c. , will destroy civilization. 15 e and appear before me, in the j Court of Probate, to be held at Lau- 3ZIZIZZZIIZZZZZZZZ CHRISTOPHER ADAIR. > DUCKETT ADAIR. RUTLEDGE ADAIR. Executors. until midnight when the cerrimony was printed for 7 p.m. SIZE—Infinitesmal This business of bursting the nu- rens^Court House, Laurens, S. C., on August 27, 1945, next, after publica- CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 23. 1945 the contracting parties were-distad . _ . . . . . as followers: miss kitty sue moore, c ^ eus a h atom is of course highly tion hereof, at 10 o’clcok in the fore- the youngest darter of hbn. and mes-* ; sc i en tific talk, which few of us can noon, to show cause, if any they dame holsum moore who S p rU ng ho P e to understand - But to our own [have, why the said .^Administration from the famous moores of virginny unsc * en t*fic mind, one of the most should not be granted. ; and mass, the groom was to of benn,things about it is that the] Given under my hand this 13th pfc. john joseph merkins, but he ^*8Scst explosion of all time resulted; day of August, A. D., 1945. Everybody is saying—fillerup. over: must not of got excused with furlow ^ Iom bursting of the tiniest thing try toward the quagmire of state, for his w-edding I in creation. socialism. Britain is headed for so-; — ! Magnifiy the. nucleus of an atom! Did you know that there is a war— cialism as Churchill’s overthrow I no change will be made about the 3 thousand million times, and it is -7 s ; clearly show r s. Will we stubbornlyioncoming wedding except the date. too small to be seen in the most! continue to back to our doom, or will as soon as he comes back to flat rock, powered microscope. Magnify^ The gov-ernment is an outstanding we reverse our course and go for-1 the nuptials will take place by rev. ^ en thousand million times, and, example ot how easy it “is. to be ward toward the solid ground of! will waite. they had planned a hori^ji* 16 nucleus is still smaller than a 1 wasteful with the money of other freedom from political dictation and eymoon to fla., but that wa^allscW* 11 point. people. domination of personal and business : called off and the bus tickets were < T* 1 ® nucleus is.les^ than one-ten-1 affairs. It will soon be too late to ap- cancelled, after foaming all around tb° usan dth the ofHTTieter of the at-; Some peopie^go to bed early be- ply the brakes. Congress should wake for the suspected groom without fa- orn ' and ^ nxay contain 384 pro- cause they hav\ toiled long or are —; vorable results, everboddy went * ons and electrons combined, as does: lazv. and others in order that they! — 1 home. ' the nucleus of the atom of uranium, may rest up for their next fishing Lnhftr nnrl Cnnif-fll • ! used in the atm i c bomb - . mrs. moore is completely upset. Explosion of one uranium atom ” of ' she had rented kitty sue’s room for gives off 200 million electron volts j Th >e who are inclined to criticize wag f s ’ and aIways w nas - ue relieve ?5 wee k ) as s h e was expected to of energy or po^-er. In an atomic a tanner for -pending his Satur- employees should be paid according live with the g room ' s farther and bomb, some astronomical number v ay afternoons .n town ought to to their ability and services. We do molher who own a i nt rust in a 7-! of these atoms explode all at once, think about the afternoons the town not believe in, or practice, chiseling. room house wjth the t) U ii d i n g and Hiroshima is the best evidence we Ue have a proper respect and a P- ; loan she will not be able to take ihave at present of the result of such prec.atipn for labor. We belong to, care Qf her r and he was rote an explosion, the laboring class ourselves ''"' 4 J. HEWLETTE WASSON, 23-2c J. P. L. C. if aspirin oesers f Salicon Tablets HOTH//VG SAFtR. , NO 0ICAR0ON AT t Of SOOA N (.COE O - We Have , Tires and Tabes BATTERIES aid ACCESSORIES Have your battery charftd while you wait. Clinton Service Station Phone 96 Clinton, S. C, Gulf Products trip. man might spend in the garden—but doesn’t Can't Repress Him and have worked all our life to earn an honest living. There is joy and sat-' It is hard to repress the versatility isfaetion for the man who does an! a politician. You will find him at honest day’s work. All labor^s hon the next day to get his bed and board elsewhere. For Sale: Snakes flat rock, aug the 17. GOOD—Evil We are placed in a position of en- | ormous responsibility by this new achievement—greater than has ever 1 been faced beforb—to find means to 1 t ne time condemning^r^hat he calls orable, regardless of what the j° bl deer mr ed ditor the tendency of ca ^ y ^ may be - the undersigned would like to get use reason instead of force to settle 1 b u k to the horse and bufggy age and There should be the closest co- p hel jn sellin g SO me nice hard-i mternational disputes, to check ag-| m a iew months he lusters an inves- operation between labor and capital. bitj snakes t0 the snake cuU in gression beforeL it starts, and to' tigatjon of the machine age with a When the two tight or attempt to virg ^ ny who have to use snakes in • remedy the socVl and economic evils! vww to ascertaining how harmful it take advantage of each other the their re , ion he has a where that bring on War. has Wn to labor. , , ine '; ltable reS J ult J; there are dozzens of all kinds of! In the hands^of a dictator, thisj oufd undoubtedly bej enipV 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 Smaller Bulletin Board confusion and dissatisfaction. Both snake including rattlers, vipers, great power wo' have a responsibility to discharge. and mockersons and gua rter used in an atterrtpt- to control the Since rationing began The Chron-I, ^ nfortunately ; blghly organized ^ worid. In the hands of the people since rationing oegan, ine union : i abor in many instances continues to _ Q f icle has regularly carried on its f r °ut, d j sre g ard .no-strike pledge, is a democratic, peace-loving na- he will sell the above snakes f.o.b. tion, this new-found energy can grad- page for the information of its read- Hndi ” new wavs of aD Di v in2 its ne w 11 seu ine dD<ne sndKeb ’ u J ♦ ^ ' erl a condensed OPA bulletin board. 1 Sjoneest ^ flat rock at 25c P er runnmg foot: tb ‘ s U t ally . be ada P t t ed t0 cause su u cb a , srrongesi weapon economic lorce rmVo a in fnra ^otiior starthne revolution in hvini* that it Hundreds of housewives have ex-> a g ainst employers. It is using such pressed their appreciation for this; dev j ces as mass sickness, work slow- service Several have said. “I cut itl d(U .. ns . ind r ef,,c a i to stav on the lu lu<; LU ‘ 1 ’ uul cvc ‘ lu,,c a Yu""' ««t Of .he paper every Thursday •>“ him -.* h * snake ^ “ they.thmughou, the world carry it in my purse as valuable m ent, strikes or lockouts which shopping information. greatly retarded our war efforts dur- It will be noted that the "bulletin" ; n{ , nast four vparc . -- * — — — , , . . .... is smaller in size today, due to the , labor too often overlooks the fact fel ' er ^ obtains tbe snakes f °r r , the arpe^oL whUeTA^had^n^Jen ending immediately following the that a int can be reached where cult, plese nte or foam the u'nder- ^ a man l^e H tler tt would un •peace announcement of rationing on it can demand more than industry signed, and he will get a shipment on ^ b ^ n ’ 1 Toe^live T gasoline, canned fruits, vegetables, can give. It overlooks the fact thatl short notis h ! d ° not think the 1 the world “ t0 enSl3Ve l^l uaand^ stoves. Some food certain of its practice . cost it pub- evrment ought to try to stop the th ^ 0 ” d p ^ u wU1 ___ get itf^Wilrrontinue for a while i, r . 0 , W , H win if it r.^ntin,,^ it. snakes from biting folks who want pray that it wil never get into the hands of a nation which would dare to use it for evil pur- would make a 10-foot rattler fetch startling revolution in living that it 2.50$. mr. slim chance used to belong ma y mean that we will be able to to the snake cult, but ever time a make the standard of living soar iroughout the world. had to turn him out. Every nation must realize that ^ this weapon, in the hands of Ameri- if you will get in touch with the cans ' w ‘^ be used to spread free — For — Moving and Hauling — Call— Z' \ LOUIS TRUCKING UNE We Move Anything, Anywhere Any Time Marvin Lollis, Elizabeth Street Phone 402-J rationi^gifWill'Tontinue for a while i lc good will If it continues its ores- snakes from bitin g folk s who want .vet to make possible a fair distr.bu- ent 8 p, )licy as ‘ we ," t e mp “ to sh“t «« »<• •>« ansoforlh. tion of certain scarce commodities f rom wartime to peacetime, it 'will. looses until supply and demand meet. They W j nd - up bke ^e individual who snakes are verry plentiful around H ’ will be lilted without delay. Presi- kiIled the fabled goose lhat laid the flat rock this year, we have a man opEXS Alxo PARTS STORE dent Truman states, when the situ- 'g 0 i de n egg. In our new. fast-moving who do not be,on S to the snake cult . A lmon C Soencer has onened an " tlon t * ases day on the domestic front, labor and but he’sees red and green and black automobUe ‘ D J rts and Still on the rationed list foi civil- capita i must work hand-in-hand to- snakes enduring his sleep crawling busm $ . M • e urn- are the following commodities: gether if disaster is to be averted. i° n the ceiling over his bed - but they at ine under the name of The Snenee meats, fats, oils, butter, sugar, shoes and tires. And these should be elimi nated as soon as there is no longer a shortage. No Peacetime Draft The Chronicle has before stated its opposition to conscription in peacetime as advocated . by army, administration and other groups. Tht p: oposal would make our young’ men war-minded in calling for a The Merchant's Big Job Rationing for the merchant has been a real headache. The burden has been upon him and not OPA. The announcement of the end of certain rationing was sweet music; to his ears. When the other items come off the list merchants will feel that a difficult task, and heavy bur-; den has been lifted from their shoul- 1 ders Now, with the end of tjje. war and have newer bit him up to now. holsum moore, rfd, yores trulie, snake dealer. a ntinuous year of compulsory mili tary training for every able youth C,,V1 v ' ai a ‘ , ' J sometime between the ages of 17 and the Problein of reconversion a major; 20. Tjhlxuy ciAidl (umoxxmo Don Robinson ; ating under the name of The Spencer company. 1 issue—the merchant still stands in a President Truman has stated pub- 'vj'h heavy responsibility. I licly that he ,s opposed to universal iff* 1 , 1 Patton progrMW military training and the idea of a , is.n u nni [e:i sa ^ J 0 I first atmoic bombs ever perfected, regular peacetime draft. ! l"! “^ P .l nd „ e . nt li the world enters upon a new phase, BOMB—Frankenstein With the dropping on Japan of the Whatever his plan, which he expects S “ n y a mea " s ,0 mdlS ‘ to present to congress soon. It will i trlbut , lon m “ st accomplish the end- not be compulsory. The President. the 8°ods into the in our opinion, is right. And a bill b ? nda «I tte^nsninw. We speak __ __ ^ to end the present draft law imme- we are ^ have a reDemion' > Und r erii at present ' only ,0 a ,ew men in th' diately should pass. The war is over. . p * United States, Great Britain and Conscription .n peacetime is a f 0 " s T ptl0n ' n°t over-capacity, was. Canada threat 6f war rather than a guaran- H ar ; a . y e n ° r t b great ] Of course this secret cannot be disaster. As we reconvert we go on a j seller’s instead of a buyer’s market. The big job ahead is selling. peace plan, is absurd. Soldiers con-! I " stead , ot Sovernment handicaps train—H and Hriiiad ,„h and ted tape, the wide-awake, effi TYPEWRITERS AND ADDING MACHINES Sales and Service • CLEANING A SPECIALTY Reasonable Charges KENNETH N. BAKER Phone 306 the ultimate end of which no man can foresee. The closely guarded secret of their construction and control is known, tee of peace. To proceed with the creation of a military^ nation when we have just established a world stantly trained and drilled and. ■ , ... . , , . hardened for war always want be ? gwe ^ fight. possible encouragement in order that There are those who vigorously i k ' an compeWiom efficient buying .rxrxcr. a kM.nima fKo and selling methods and honest ad vertising may provide the consumer with the widest variety of goods at oppose a tutting down of the present enormous army. It means the demo tion of many high ranking officers. kept indefinitely. Scientists the worlcT over have been working on it for years. Germany came perilously near beating us to it. Hitler, in his blind hatred of the Jews, lost out when he made life in Germany intol erable for talented non-Ayrans, such as Einstein and Dr. Lise Meitner. His loss was our gain. Dr. Meitner fled to Sweden and took with her secrets that might have won the war tSp big army boys, it apj^ars, vA-jli lh f e ^ P° ssible ™* a nd a return ^r be. defeated in their peace-time draft .ff'-‘ C „ e ^ I Enrico Fermi, Italy’s foremost plan. Thpy should be. Let’s put the -7 f . g - h . . , y ^ ars ’ physicist, showed how easily a slow emphasis from here on out on peace ^ , uccessfdl merchant m the days ^ -not making soldiers of our young that lie ahead will have to hustle to. n J get business. Customers will not be. begging for merchandise much; Time To Reverse There is no better brake on infla- There is a story told about a mule tion than the mass distribution of that belonged to an old Italian fruit merchandise by manufacturer and peddler. His mule was "a hard-head- retailer to produce volume sales and ed, contrary animal, and for no lower prices. This is essential to re good reason would balk, or back at conversion. the most inopportune times. One day after loading his wagon SCHOOL TO OPEN with fruit at the dock, he gave the The Bush River school will begin mole the go signal, but with no re- its 1945-46 session Thursday, August suits. In spite of all his pleadings and 30* at 9 o’clock. Friends and patrons pushing and pulling, the stubborn are invited to attend the opening animal would not budge; Finally* it started to back, and the peddler could not stop it. As the wagon ap proached the edge of the dock, the old man clung to the reins to pre exercises. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends and 1 neighbors for their expressions oft vent impending Catastrophe 1 , but to kindness and sympathy shqwn us 1 no avail. The mule backed into the during the illness and death of our! bay. dear mother, Mrs. Lizzie Young. We! The old fruit vendor watched the deeply appreciate the faithful ser- sad ending. Then, wiping a tear from 1 his eye, he muttered, “I hope you got your satisfy.” Here is a lesson for us. Here in the United States, almost every impor tant law enacted in the past decade has, like the mule, backed our coun- vices of Dr. J. Lee Young. Miss Lillie Young. Mrs. W. E. Neighbors. E. C. Young." THE CLINTON CHRONICLE The Newspaper Everybody IF . . . you want to sell to get the most money for your car— IF .. . you want to buy to get the most car for your money— See Giles Chevrolet Co. 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