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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 13, 1945 (Ehr (Elintan (Ehranirlr 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. |ing to read, you lose connection, and I over to the union for have to turn back to the page where picketing expenses, it said—“turn to page 84," and sud denly the magazine slips out of your FUEL—Food hands, falls on the floor, and now—! Of course we would need any necessary a tot you have to pick up the periodical more demands than that if we want- i and begin the treasure hunt all over ed to have a worth-while union, but again. TJhLayand TumoVwtV by Don Robinson SHOPPING—Union H. D. HENRY 1898-1945 F. M. BOLAND CLINTON, S. (.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1945 | those show the general idea. 1 And such a union could be just a ! start in a widespread movement up on the part of the public to unionize for its own protection on many) I fronts. r' ,1 Another union, needed right away, i is a United Automobile Users union I to picket the pickets who are inter fering- with our getting new automo biles. Then we should have a United Coal Burners union which would see to it .that we have plenty of fuel dur ing the winter, a Garment Wearers _ , ■. . i union which would prevent slow- Maybe the answer to the Chrisl- ; downs in the production of clothes, — mas shopping problem is to organize'an American Federation for Eating ensued a short breathing spell of' a Christmas Shoppers union. i Regularly, which would handle de- universal peace—one of the few such i — nnrnncp of most unions is to 1 ^. 6 ™ 65 * ooc * anc * ^ truck history—quickly followed by the 1 „ " , , j drivers walked out, and perhaps an Keep the Press Free The U. S bureau of censorship has m , , . . , , r r gone out of business. It is well for current small military contests—the; P revent a g rou P of People from be-• Amalgamated Home Owners union the nation that it has, since its work w hich eventually bring on a was completed. general conflagration. We have ar- Although this was an active and rived at no world peace. What we; powerful bureau throughout the war, have witnessed and thrilled over—is , H. D. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE Federal Loans Negotiated On Real Estate Telephone 121 t "L V*. J ■ J. A. YEARGIN '"t W - • CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR ing pushed around, taken advantage | whose members would refuse to em-; j| it was one of the few wartime agen- ( only an armistice. of and abused. Certainly there is no 1 P lo y masons, carpenters, plumbers i 8 .. . J , . ! and electricians unless their rates are w group which needs such protection: (o a reasonalJ|< , (more than'that large segment of thej — PHONE 423 CLINTON, S. C. 'The more I think about this thing, cics which was built on a foundation; Even before the devastating atomic'^^Q^nnua^tussir^or 11 gifts^ ^ a PP ear to need : American bomb made its appearance the people | iof this earth were determined to' this of complete people. Censorship, for and every other country, was on an entirely voluntary' ficials in Washington to provide one. basis throughout the war. A code of'They didn't tell them how to do it— censorship was issued advising us they simply told them to do it. So National Bank Building ed. Perhaps it would be simpler just'K 1 _ _ - - one big consumer union faith in the „ , - . . .. __ . , to have newspaper have an organization which would' U P ltn hark^^when wou ^ d bav ’e the power to^et- newspaper in the stop war. They told their high of- e ' ei ? re use .j t nueries t e 3 P rob l em s by calling a strike; ‘ clerk answered 6ur polite queries j of all ^ p eop i e ?11 over the country ' with, "Don’t you know there s a war ^en anything happened that any- l on?" But now that peace is here—j body didn’t like. what kinds of news should not be ; the people’s "managers" held a lot published, but we were subject to of meetings and made a lot of. J union tactics no penalties it we violated the code^ speeches and organized a lot of or- Christmas shopping problem. Because newspaper publishers were gantzationsr and now,, we have two FoUowi lhe ^ tterni the of being wars going on—one in China and s & 1 8 ■ 9 1* put on their honor, instead policed, they all took a personal one in Java—while our great peace 1 pride in following the code. And as organization functions not. NOTICE OF LOST CERTIFICATE Stock Certificate No. 63 for one share of stock, par value $100,000, in Masonic Temple, Inc., of Clinton, a result, practically no news which) Now the war in China may seem might have been helpful to the ene-1 far away, but it is a foregone con- my was publishcxi in American elusion that the western powers — | newspapers. including the United States — will i A free press, unsubsidized by gov-j "side” with the Chinese Nationalists,; eminent or private interests is the and Russia—and her satellites American people's greatest protec- the Communists. It doesn’t require a tion. Once it is destroyed, we be- very great knowledge of historical come slaves akin to what we have precedent, or a very great stretch of witnessed in Europe. | imagination, to visualize the prob- able results. And they won’t be far away. 20-3t Meanwhile, No Homes Should rent control be continued on newly constructed homes? The National Association of Real Is it better that the managers of the nations of the world should con tinue their old game of chess with our lives as pawns in orders to annex Estate Boards says that builders will a ^ 0 f territory here and there? delay cohstruction of rental homes Q r should we, the people of all na- until the restrictions are eliminated. | ^j ons> p Ut our hig foot down and tell Chester Bowles, head of the OPA, t hem all — Truman, Stalin, Attlee, says that elimination o: restrictions Q e Q au p ei ciuang Kai-Shek, and all would permit builflers to exploit thej^he rest of housing shortage to the hilt. I fare here and now or kindly move) There the matter stands and i aside and let better men take their 1 and a shall meanwhile almost 3,000,000 new places. If we don’t—they won’t, families, temporarily doubling up| first step would be to choose a name,' S. C., has been lost. Issued to J. A. the secofid step to have a strike, and > Coleman January 24, 1924. 'the third step to define what we are| striking for. | I A fitting name (you must have: one that sounds big and important) : might be: “Local Number 19 of the ; | Congress of Federations of Organiz-i W1 ied Christmas Shoppers of the Uni-' | verse.” For simplification, we could; refer to it as the CFOCSU. Then, after a satisfactory period of| picketing all gift shops and depart ment stores, we could get together on a series of demands. them—to stop this war-! 8 lven discounts by the ' basic rate of 5 cents NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGEE with other families, are unable toj tind homes. It would sei*m as if an immediate' answer could be reached, rather than quarrelling and dilly-dallying. Clear ly. Mr. Bowles is right in realizing that some builders would seek exces sive profits if Lhe restrictions were all dropped (there are none in this 1 community). There always have been selfish chiselers—and always will be. 1 But just as clear is the fact that no; ner guess last friday dr. jerry mire man is going to invest his money in; hoggins from up north, he was in building unless he can expect a fair hat rock to help dr. green dog-nose protit on his investment to which he,a case that looked like polio, but act- is entitled. ed like a busted vertebrate of the , Meanwhile, families are beggingispinal collum in mr. slim chance, jr., for living quarters and harassed al-! w ho is sub-conscious. most to death in an effort to secure' ♦ comfortable shelter over their heads.) mr. chance taken ill with a high Mr. Slim Chance Is Still 111 In Flat Rock dr. hubbert green had as his din- DEMANDS—Discounts In order to keep our demands in tune with the type of demands be ing made by other unions, we might consider such possibilities as these: 1. Any union member kept wait ing for over five minutes shall be store at the per minute, be paid for each minute of waiting exceeding one-half hour. 2. Bonus discounts of 10 per cent shall be given on all purchases made by members who risk life and limb by shopping between hours of noon end 2 p.m. 3. All stores shall provide free medical aid to those who receive bruises, black eyes, broken legs, broken arms or bloody noses while competing for merchandise offered at bargain counters. 4. All adults entering the toy de partment shall be supplied with suits of armor to protect them against darts, beebees, rockets, pop guns and other torture devices produced for the amusement of small-size tyrants. 5. Any member who doesn’t find what he is after, after three attempts, shall report to the grievance com- BICYCLES FOR SALE NEW TIRES AND TUBES— Sixes 26x2.125. 26x1.375. 24x2.125. 26x2.125 Accessories of All Kinds. Have Your Bike Repaired ^ Spring Use. for L. L COOPER 49 N. Adair St. Phone 216-M Gray r J ' Funeral Hj$ne Clinton. S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...and... EMBALMERS AMBULANCE SERVICE Phones 41 and 399-J L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mgrs. fever and a red face and a griping' mittee which will threaten the man- Wo Dr»n / f I ilfP b ' s anatorn y a wee k a g°- he had agement with a strike unless the item Wc L/On I LIK6 aecrers no ^ drunk to excess, so his wife said, | is obtained before Christmas. If Major General Patrick Hurley s, t> u t what he had drunk as to the ha- 6. Each store selling Christmas ref • nt resignation blasts result in an ture 0 f S perrits, she do not know, gifts shall set up a checkoff system nr « -tigation American foreign jf j s p 0 ij 0) he will be drug on her 1 whereby it will deduct $2 per week — from each clerk’s wages to be turned g If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get the NF.WS Planning A New Home? If you are planning to build a new home, we cordially invite you to finance the construction through this Asso ciation. Long term loans, convenient monthly payments, ab sence of red tape, a personal interest in your problems— all these features will appeal to you. Come in and discuss your plans with us—without ob ligation. We are ready to help you become a Home-Owner. x <-*4 m. EDERALoAVINGS [AND LOAN ASSOC IATION Telephone No. 6 A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909 41 y. Read The Chronicle-Your Neighbor Does Fpill'aiBliailllBIIlBllIKIKIIBIIlBIIIlBIIBtllBIlllBirHniainilllHilllBIBillBIIIIBIillBlliailllBIIIIBIIilBIlllHClIBIlllBliaillliailllBIBIIllBIIllBIlIHllllBllllI ind dr.ilorrutic personnel — and un-.h anc } s from now on. co't ring at least a part of the truth—| his barbs should be well-received by; th( American people and may do; go<>d. Following hia resignation as am- biosador to China, the doughty gen-i eral said that he hoped he wouldn't be pushed too far “because I know the names, (h e numbers and the places where we have supported ide ologies that are in conflict with those we asked our men to fight and die j for ' President Truman and Secre- dr. hoggins made a thorough ex amination of his hart, livver and oth er organs and stated that they sound ed almost normal, but there seems to be a wheezing in his left lung, but it could be stopped up with some thing he et, which \vent down the wrong channel in hii throte anso- forth. . f the consultation fee was 25$, plus expenses, mrs chance told dr. hub- i.iiy Bvrnes quickly deny the charge, u er ^ g r een to go ahead' and pay dr. would be expected. % 'hoggins and that she would pay him for years now there have been, j 3ac j c as soon as mr c hance died; he [ charges of secret diplomacy. Butj^ a; . a n j ce i nsurance . if he do not die, during the war, for security reason ' > i ; dr.’ green will lose the whole thing the public was more ioi bearing. But j Us ^ as ^ as a i wa y S . done with the war is over now. even if Presi- : ^ em dent Truman and congress don’t! 4 know it. We are still drafting young | Tire Recapping. Battery Charging. Firestone Batteries.. Radiator Boiling. Car and Truck Repairing. TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. Phone 119 Gary St. I I men. What for, the people would like, to know, unless it be the expectation ; and planning for World War III. Now that the war is over, the air should be cleared. The people are inquiring. What is the truth? Is it impossible to secure it? If General Hurley can support his (ores trulie, S^bolsum moore, rfd, corry spondent. Something Ought To Be Done About It A large number of magazines now adays remind us of merchandise, cat alogues. You begin a story on page 8, read about two-thirds of a col- open charges that our foreign policies (umnt theh d o as they say —turn to have not been in keeping with our p a g e y ou turn and turn and then turn back after passing 65 “ads” 24 pages not numbered at all, you finally of reading m ind the piece you reading. Evei|y other page has a strip atter. ideals, he will be doing the Ameri can people a service of inestimable value by taking the stand before, a congressional committee antt telling the whole truth. If the state depart ment can stand up under investiga tory tire, it is to be commended. | \y e w i s h the magazine ifolks would Put an end to secrets, if there be all of their pages, with and such. Secrecy begets suspicion in all without “ads,” and if they could put public affairs Put the cards on the a little bit more of their regular read- table and tell the truth is the only j n g matter closer together, as far as safe policy for a nation or individual pages is concerned, it would make it to pursue. And in the only one that pays. end it is the Time To Put Our Big Foot Down The echoes of the War To End Wars were still rumbling in the last days of the year 1918, when the Poles and Ukranians initiated a new era of warfare which continued without cessation—in one part of the world or another—until August 14, 1945. Eighteen wars, large and small, were fought, culminating in the most de structive conflict of all time. Then easier on the eyes, the temper, the disposition *and the imagination. * We think some magazines are pop ular because you read ’em just like you do a book, page after page, no skipping, and all pages are number ed. We suppose the arrangement of “adds,” all mixed up with-the read ing matter, is intended to force a guy to read the bad: some of them are as good as the “ads.” Well, reading “ads” is not stories. Having hunted for two or three minutes for the article you are try- IT'S CLEAR SAILING as long as nothing hap pens to upset your course, but an accident, fire, burglary or other loss may throw you off finan cial balance. Why not let this agency check your insurance protection? S. W. SUMEREL, Agent Jacobs Building—Phone SI CLINTON. 8. C. Liliiiill BEDROOM SUITES LIVING ROOM SUITES . . . $59.00 up i .. BREAKFAST SUITES ... $29.50 up CONVENIENT SOFA BEDS . . . $19.50 up COMFORTABLE MATTRESSES $15.00 up ODD METAL BEDS, COTS . . . $9.00 up • ODD LOT OF DINING CHAIRS Attention! i u This furri|ture wa* used jV to furnish the ANDREW JACKSON HOMES at Fort Jackson Sold At Lowest Prices ■ i *v 6 ill > MORRISON FURNITURE COMPANY , CLINTON, S. C. WE SELL THE BEST FOR LESS f V.' * 1' 4 ''iY y • . 4