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/ * VI Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, August 30, 1945 Stye (Clinton (Ehrontrle 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 $l.00( k W' Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the coope™tion of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times Sppreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will p'-lWish! letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nafiire. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. I are overflowing with surplus money, doorsteps befoar trying to see the Faith must be instilled in business mote in the other feller’s front yard by government before idle millions 1 ansoforth will be put to work. This meanS a CREDITOR’S NOTICE All persons having claims against CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 30. 1945 new confidence and initiative ftre essential for aggressive enterprise.' We must be delivered from a regi-,^ 6 e j tate °J R * ymo " d fl ^ mented economy to a basis of f re e ceased are hereby notified to file the individual enterprise. We must stop S^ duly verified, with the under looking to Washington through con- ar, d those indebted to said pressmen and senators for handouts estate will please make payment and subsidies which spell more taxes. | llkewise - pttt* V^e must have faith in ourselves to MRS. HELENA B. PITTS, produce postwar progress—we must. Executnx, stand on our own feet, with business. ° n ’ ^ o ' large and small, encouraged and al- August 21, lowed to operate under natural eco- i CITATION FOR LETTERS OF nomic laws free {rom government ADMINISTRATION restrictions and handicaps. Controls The state of South Carolina, which are antagonistic to the free County of Laurens, institutions of the country must go; By j H Wasson, Probate Judge: quickly. 1 whereas, George C. Johnson made And equally important, we must' SU jt me g ran t him Letters, of admonish all and singular the kin-'show cause, if any they have, why dred and creditors of the said D. O. I the said Administration should not Rhame, Sr., deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Laurens Court House, Laurens, S. C., on Aug ust 31, next, after publication here of, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to be granted. Given under my hand this 17th day of August, A, D., 1945. J. HEWLETTE WASSON, 30-2cw. Probate Judge. Good News From Goldville ‘UVs It is "good news to The Chronicle gj ve priority to legislation auth- to learn officially that the contem- or j z ^ n g president Truman to reor- nd ,ef- stop building the monument to pub-1 j n j s j ra jj on 0 f estate a: lie debt still higher. It now stands at fects of Andrew J. Johnson. ’jt two hundred and sixty-five billions; These are, therefore, to cite and of dollars. Expenditures must be I a£ j mon j s h all and singular the kin- . _ J __ brought within revenues before cor-j dre< j and creditors of the said An- platcd move of the Joanna Textile gan j ze the executive branch of gov-'P orai hons and individuals may be: dr ew J. Johnson, deceased, that they! Mills company from Goldville to; e rnment which he charges "is bloatr! ex P ected tp make heavy investments. 5 e and appear before me, in the Chicago has been abandoned. | ec j beyond any power of description."! Tax P a y ei l s ’ money has been inescus- Court of Probate, to be held at Lau-j This means that the magnificent The ' government, according to Sen- a b'y squandered the past 12 years. ; r ens Court House, Laurens, S. C., on| plan: will continue at its present lo- ator gyrd, now has 3.000,000 civilian are ' n the midst of changing g e p^ em ber 10, next, after publication cation, giving employment to more em pj 0 y Ces j n ^he United States and 8 ears back to peacetime normal. U.hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, than a thousand people. 500.000 more in foreign lands. There we allow the gears to jam-up wej to s how cause, if any they have, why Announcement is also made of an are 1,141 main bureaus of the federal will be plunged into a long and pain- the sa j d Administration should not exten-ive enlargement of the prop-j government in addition to the regu-■ [ ul depression. If they click smooth- be granted. ti tv to begin in the near future.! lar departments. y between government, industry and, Given under my hand this 25th, l.itc; m. we hope Mr. Regnery will: The senator a few days ago re-, h»bor an era of prosperity is not too da y Q f August, A. D., 1945. ciceute to m> ve hi> big finishing plant newed his urgent request to the Pres-, much to expect. j ( j HEWLETTE WASSON, t;om Chicago to faoldville. Goldville ident to declare a 40-hour week for In this far-reaching transition 6-2c Probate Judge. vl’-oui i them f be No. 1 concentration all federal civilian employees. He stage we need to get away as, far as: po;i:t tv. the large Regnery inter- pointed out that the lowering of the possible from control of business and CITATION FOR LETTERS OF '• *work week of this enormous group totalitarian ideas in government. ADMINISTRATION vv ,. t . dell ., h f ed there ^ t0 be no from 44 to 40 hours per week, and! Look at Germany where all sem-'The State of South Carolina, chmx-e in * he'joanna set-up For the the elimination of expensive over- 1 blance of freedom was destroyed. County of Laurens. iu n- uni people of that com- time entirely would save another This should be a red-flag warning to By J. H. Wasson, Probate Judge: , —For — Moving and Hauling — Call — . LOUIS TRUCKING LINE We Move Anything, Anywhere Any Tim^ Marvin Lollis, Elizabeth Street Phone 402-J / man.men rnun.tv The Chronicle holds .gnest n : cciation. Joanna Grow aid and a' sense of the S2.000.000.000. President Truman ap- America, ap. proved the recommendation and ef- — Greater. —^ Lives Saved The atomic bomb. Winston Church ill declared, saved the lives of 1,000, fective September 9 has ordered all federal departments and agencies to: ~ ~~~ return to the basic 40-hour week. A |JADAfty r f P||C||JCCC few' v weeks ago at Byrd’s suggestion nvDvl/I J UUjinLJJ the tyveek hour had been reduced _ s*rr la frofif 48 to 44 hours, the order sav- By VjL t MCott ing lanother $2,000,000,000 for tax- — Britons, payers of th^ nation. With the heavy, 000 Americans and 250.0p0 by making invasion of J-ppan unnec-' procure of war gone there is no rea- Mr. Slim Chance Discusses the t .-wiry, , son why these employees should con-1 ( Atomic Bomb We should thank God we escaped tinue to draw time-and-a-half over-1 mr s ijm chance says he is glad th:> slaughter and that this all-pow- time. With government and private ^ a ^ ^he' u. s. govverment perfected Whereas, D. O. Rhame, Jr., made isuit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the estate and ef- j fects of D. O. Rhame, Sr. These are, therefore, to cite and j CLIP BOARDS—Well made mason ite. A handy office need. Paper j Clips, the handy little office item. ! Chronicle Publishing Co. c. ful weapon capable of wiping out business under the wage-hour law, t be adorn bymb and dropped them on civilization was reserved for our na- this means a 40 per cent wage m- tion to be used in driving the scourge crease. of war forever from the face of the The American people are willing t j. d to pay taxes for essential gpvfern- — ment expenses, but they are tired of I Teacher Shortage jappan.tye fclaims to have studdied a right snlart about splitting the adorn, so’s it would create havoc, but he newer got verry far along with his . . , , . . experiment, he says he thinks he split ! ■being socked to provide hundreds of a adom one tjme and u scared himl thousands of unnecessary employees . so bad, he stopped foolirtg with same. according to mr. chance’s, opin- T t re i- a shortage of teachers all with white collar jobs. The war is < \er the country due to the war and over. other conditions. Thousands of young The time has long passed for a . # , , ... . . . women engaged in teaching resigned streamlining and simplification of the lon 0 ea om um ’ 1 ‘L* ♦ the t.. enter the WAC and the WAVES extravagant federal government. The: ze "" f s ? me were . , - tiler government employment to vast machine is grossly over-manned,., e ? jappaan.^i w , ^ ,, have a part in the war program, there is duplication and over-lapping Other thousands entered the business in most of the agencies, with endless world because of the manpower red tape, regulations and regimenta- shortage. Others left because of the tion which confuse and annoy the questionable recertification law in American people, this state with its political and racial As we start back on a post-war aspect- Young men employed in period economically, government it- sehools were drafted into the ser-..self is the first place where retrench- \ ice ment should begin. President Tru- Th.' big exodus from the profes- man has already ordered a number sum to other fields of activity has of wartime agencies no longer needed produced a heavy teacher shrinkage, to close shop. Other bureaus, alpha- With the war over thousands of betical agencies, commissions, etc., young women will be discharged will also go as we move forward to tn m the service within the next six effectuate economies in government, month.', while federal agencies with This is unwelcomed news, of! which other large numbers are con- course, to the great army of over-! nected will be abolished or drastical- paid, swivel-chair bureaucrats who 1 ]y reduced because the\' are no long- have b.en planning our national rock er needed Others in private business economy according to their own ideas will be released to make places for and blueprints. As dictators they I returning soldiers, though many island in two and • one side would fall into the pacific ocean and the other haff would fall into the chinna sea ansoforth. he thinks that’s the inicest way to treat, the jappernees. mr. chance used to fool with dyna- 1 ^ mite, so he says—but ever since he g tried to blow up some fish in the | rivver and got blowed up hisself, he y has not monkeyed much with explo- " sives. he thinks he has a cuzzin that : J 1 worked on the adom bumb in ten- g nessee, and that mought explain how | it happened. We Have Tires and Tubes BATTERIES and ACCESSORIES Have your battery charged while you wait. Clinton Service Station Phone 96 Clinton y S. C. Gulf Products 1 It’s For You! e VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II . . . ALREADY DIS CHARGED, OR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. LOANS TO VETERANS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A HOME . . . UNDER THE G. I. BILL OF RIGHTS, PASSED BY CONGRESS. Veterans of the war (and their families) will be interested in knowing that we are ready to discuss loans under the above Act. Such loans, with a partial Government guarantee, will enable returning servicemen! and women to buy, build, or repair a home. We cordially invite you to come in and discuss your plans with us. There is no obligation. It will be our privilege to serve you. Each Account Insured Up To $5,000 r 1 . tr EDERALoAVINGS jAND LOAN ASSOCIATION Telephone No. 6 A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909 iri Politics Hot In Flat Rock the political pot is biling is biting in fiatjS . the elecktion for 5 citty fath-ji comes off tuesday week, somejj mud-slinging and a little bit of fist- j ■ jn have attempted to‘regulate‘everbody' ^ting^s^ taken^place.^and^some - thi> gmup m.ty oc expected to hold and everything, with taxpayers pay- gun ' to !‘ ng 15 then present positions in which they ing their fat salaries. They are more dates ha\e ca “ e d eac have made good. Then with the col- powerful than congress. It is time for thing from hitler to a the candy- other ever-j yellow dog leges getting back on a normal basis a house-cleaning, there will be larger graduating class- Government must be saved and re- es to augment school faculties. All | turned to the people if we are to this added up means a return by produce for peace. There must be an many teachers to their abandoned; end once and for all to the bureau- profession. The result in another year crats’ daily mandate to the people— most likely will be a teacher surplus, you can’t do—you mustn’t do. There The present situation is working a 1 must be a general over-hauling of real hardship on schools in small government if our future security is towns and rural^communities. Teach- to be safe. ers’ want adv columns are filled in Unless bureaucracy is crushed it newspapers from every section. Many will crush us. schools in* this large group will not —— be able to open with adequate facul ties. There are two principal reasons for this conditions—first, the major-j Since the end of the war, sweeping ity of young women who usually orders have been rapidly coming out ansoforth. mr. holsum moore, who is seeking || a seat in ward number 4, stands for the conviction of war criminals, the dissipation of germany, the destruc tion of jappan, lower taxes, more fatback and less waste in the local govyerment. he wants the pressent mayer to turn his son off as citty clerk. Don't Jam the Gears teach only a ployment in few years prefer em- the larger cities and of Washington to speed reconversion and start long-restricted consumer towns which provide social and oth-| goods flowing into civilian channels, or advantages the small communities Other restrictions will soon be re- cannot offer. The other compelling moved to get industry going at full reason is higher salaries. The schools speed to avoid mass unemployment in the larger and wealthier districts end solve its problems without gov- offer supplemental salary scales the: e rnment assistance. It is a big job smaller districts with lower property,we now tackle, this changing over valuations are unable to pay. Teach- from war emergency production to ers, like employees in all other work, a high level of peacetime production, are interested in salary increases., The country is fortunate that Presi-i Unless something is done to relieve dent Truman realizes the seriousness this situation there wijl be fewer and of the emergency and is an untied: weaker schools in the small commu- man of action and courage. n , j , , , ; Industry is the child of supply and AH of this has produced keen demand It must be iven the school competition. The employment si al {or ^is important economic ; of teachers has become a bidding transition pe ri od if our millions of contest, with superintendent bidding men comi out of the service> against one another. School authon- and other mlllions from closed war Ues offer a teacher ten, fifteen or; lants are t0 find profitable employ- wenty-five dollars a month more t We owe our serv , ice men much than she is receiving. This means they should come flrst This is a tremendous problem we ; mr. art square is running on the!' i sen. wheeler flatform. he is in -favor of icy-lation. he wants germanny to work out her own plans, he will fight the pease treaty, he* believes the pressent mayer is a socialist, and says laval and petain diddent get a fair trial, he wants hirohito and his white boss drove into the ocean where it is over their heads. the other candy-dates don’t seem to worry a&out the local or furrin goverments anny. what they want is to be eleckted so’s they can clean up flat rock and sweep around their own continuous resignations, as school heads everywhere will testify. Con- confront—one that will test govern-. tracts or agreements in the teaching , mdustre, business, labor, ag- protession now mean little-,( any- rlculturei individuals - all ol us. it 1 ing ‘ will require speeding-up reconver- d as s* ' ' sion to produce peacetime goods and Bureaucrats Must OO jobs. It is a task that will call for Had the U. S. senate been com- patience, cooperation, intelligence, posed of fearless, straight-shooting wise-planning and a fearless stand men like Harry Byrd of Virginia for against strong political influences and the past ten years, taxpayers \\^>uld pressure. From certain groups and not now be weighed down with a i agAicies there will come resistance debt such as no nation has ever known. Billions was saddled upon the people when there was no war. Senator Byrd, almost single-hand ed, has waged a relentless battle against waste and extravagance, but was overpowered by the New Deal to needed changes. They will kick, but this opposition must be defeated if we are to quickly and successfully emerge from a war world of scarcity to a new world of peace and plenty. The three banks of our county, as well as those of this and other states, Imprinted Christmas Cards Place Your Order Now X? 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