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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (Eltrmttrlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News i j Volume XLIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 14, 1944 Number 5CL FORMER ESTIMATES FOR REDUCING OUTPUT are Clamp Down On Manu- facture of Civilian Goods Ordered. Where only a few months ago con tract cancellations — pr cutbacks — were a growing concern to the gov ernment, now increased war poduc- tion is the big problem, what with the changing conditions of war call ing for greater output. Not only have these conditions changed present schedules, but they also have tended to materially alter production plans for the Pacific war after Germany’s collapse, with the government now figuring on only 15 to 25 per cent decrease in over--all output after the Nazis’ defeat rather than the 40 per cent once estimated. Despite the tremendous war pro duction of the United States, dwarf ing that of all other countries, the pressing need for vastly greater sup plies of certain military items has been dramaticaly brought out by re ports from France that shells have been rationed on the western front. The need for more and more shells is one of the examples of the chang ing conditions of war. Whereas the earlier stages of the fighting in France placed emphasis upon tanks, anti-tank guns, and other weapons for combat in the relatively flat na ture of the countryside, the German retreat to the Siegfried line, with its strong and deep stationary defenses, called for the use of heavier muni tions to batter down the stout forti fications. New Plants As one phase of the drive to sup ply heavier munitions to General Eisenhower’s armies, the government has planned the expenditure of $500,- 000,000 for new plants for manufac- As Washington Sees It THE NATIOHU SCENE be kept in the coldest spot, in the house? These answers will prolong that permits a certain amount of aMr to circulate under the pot. A saucer filled with small pebbles or coarse | the pleasure your friend has with ashes or charcoal can be placed un-jyour gift. der the pot. This prevents the plant* One of the most satisfactory bul- F1NAL SETTLEMENT . Take notice that on- the 8th day of January. 1945, we will render a final aocount of our arts and doings as Executrixes of the os 1 ,te of MrV Carrie Anil Boozer- in the office, of feels really dry. Then remove all excess water immediately from the saucer under the pot. With begonias they like south and east windows. MRS. M A HUNTER, MRS. C A DANIEL, Dec. 11, 1944—4-4c. Executrixes. THE CLINTON CHRONICLE The Newspaper Everybody Reads Subscribe To the; chronicle Your Neighbor Does Have a “Coke”=Merry Christmas 51 plote (2860 Rtfttr?* '/7mN Better Buy a New Ford BATTERY For Quick Wintur Starts Don’t start the winter with a worn- out, run down battery—you’ll only invite trouble. Let ua check your battery scientifically according to ita plate area and tell you how much life ia left in it. For All Mokes of C ors If you need a new battery, get a dependable Ford battery. They come in five different eiree; fit ell makee of cars and thay’ra big, pow erful, heavy-duty type* that start your car quicker and outlast ordi nary battarias. WRITTEN WARRANTY Every Ford battery we aaU carries a , written warranty covering replace ment or adjustment. Our battery stock is ample now—but don’t emit too long. See us today I from standing in stagnant water. ; bous plants for the indoor garden is Special‘to The Chronicle. j jf the plant is placed in its pot in jMharyllla. Put each bulb in a pot only n f Probate of Laurens Washington, Dec. 13.—Isolationism a Jardiniere, this'should be large) | wo l ;ir Ser than its diameter. (-. ount y 3.3^ p m and on the turing mortar shells for the infantry. f or the United States has suddenly, enough to allow some circulation of i ^ W1 * as * several years. j same •day will apply for .1 final dis- Moving quickly to cope with the,5 ecome a dead issue. As we look air around the pot. Standing water) The begonias all do ( well under any, f rom our trust as Executrixes, new production crisis, the govern-* over the - list of new congressmen,' should be removed daily. .conditions and will bloom all winter.* ^ nv p erson indebted to said estate ment radically modified its policy of 1 an( j note the absence of many old-f A plant potted in a pon-porous ^ e - v thrive better if neglected a bit j s notified and required to make pay- permitting the resumption'of civilian I timers who became famous for their container without a bottom opening because they can not stand over- men t on or before that date; and all goods where labor and materials | j[ SO j a ti on i s t stand, it is evident that should have a good inch of drainage water ‘ n 8- ^ 'persons having claims against said were available. ; the people, in the election, made it material at the bottom. Large peb-N Geraniums are another plant that | estate will present them on or before Not only did the government ban i cr y S t a i clear to Washington that they bles, broken bits of pottery or good- resent too much water. Give them 1 said date duly proven, or be forever such production in so-called labor. are opposed to this stand. sized nibbles are good for this pur- plenty of water when the top soil barred, shortage areas where important war j With this clarification of lhe p3pu . ; pose. - output has lagged, but it has reserved, lar yiew there is liule chance that . If you are sending a plant to a the right to review the record of war pregident Rooseve i t wi n meet the friend it’s a good idea to enclose manufacture in other sections before * ssional objections to a close simple suggestions regarding its care. authorizing civilian merchandise. In kni f league o{ nations whlch wood-' Should it be watered from the bot- such sections, permission would be ow wilson experienced in 1919. Un-1 tom? Does it like lots of sun’ How granted for production of clv ‘ lia n: d btedly there will be differences much water does rt need? Should it goods only .1 war output ,s on sched- i , lni * n , he senale over ule, there is a surplus of labor, or < . „ . . , ■ „ anv lac in military manufacture is set_up of any int ernational organize- i any lag in military manulacture is tj but jt seems certain that we; not caused by shortages of workers. ... „ . . . • , Where essential war nroduction Wl11 agree to play an act,Ve part in i .. . , , p , ja league of nations, will be willing; continues to lag, the government has . 6 .. ■ . ■ ’ ■ . nreoared to take drastic steos to steo I t0 P art,cl P ate in an international, preparea to taxe drastic steps to step H f d wiU give our re up activity, with labor directed from) . u ^ ^ less imnortant nlants and materials resentat,ve ’ ,n whatever body is set less important plants and materials power to make decisions with- priorities applied to check competing p ’ ^ . . aDDr oval of congress work. At the same time, agencies out geUm g ine a PP roval 01 congress. were ordered to look into the oper ations bf war factories with a view toward possibly increasing their mil itary output. ' 7 ' As a result of the dramatic empha sis on the production problem, and the government’s corrective pro gram, the situation is materially im proving, War Production Board Czar Krug said. New workers, he said, are entering war plants in encouraging numbers in Chicago, Detroit, Cleve land and Philadelphia. Retain Controls What with the alteration in the government’s plans for contract can cellations—or cutbacks — after Ger many’s defeat, war workers released from arms plants within six months of victory will approximate only 2,000,000 compared with the 4,000,000 previously estimated. As a consequence of the expected continued high war output for the war in the Pacific, government agen cies are looking toward the retention of many of the controls that other wise might have been dropped to speed up the reconversion to civilian goods to absorb the unemployed. In the first place, it_was said, the government may maintain many of its manpower controls, to keep work ers in essential industries and pre vent their departure for civilian fields, with the hope of solidly estab lishing themselves for the postwar period. To assure the continued" orderly flow of materials to war plants for smooth output, it was reported, the government may retain many of the 300 orders it considered scrapping when Germany falls. Instead of being permitted unlimit ed production of automobiles and An analysis of the new senate shows that 14 senators who opposed) lend-lbase were up for reelectiorr and | only five of them won—several of, those five winning by a very close margin. ’ Lend-lease was one of the chief issues on which congressmen had to take a stand either for in ternational cooperation or for iso lationism. The defeat of so many of those who opposed this measure sig nifies the public’s disapproval of their philosophy. The new house of representatives is much more Democratic than any one predicted it would be before election. The Democrats now have a majority greater'than at any pe riod since before the 1936 election. Thus the fights between the house and the President, which have been so prevalent during the last two years, will probably end. Of course all of the Democratic members are not supporters of the New Deal, but as has been proven in the past, many of the anti-New Deal Demo crats will go along with their party on all but the most controversial issues. The number of women in the house continues to increase as it has in each election in recent years. In 1945 there will be nine women members. They are: Mrs. Helen Douglas (Dem.) of California, wife of movie actor Melvin Douglas; Mrs. Clare Luce Booth (Rep> and Mrs. Chase G. Woodhouse (Dem.) of Connecticut; Miss Jessie Sumner (Rep.) and Mrs. Emily Taft Doug las (Dem.) of Illinois; Mrs. Mar garet Chase Smith (Rep.) of Maine, Mrs. Edith Nourse Robers (Rep.) of Massachusetts, Mrs. Frances P. Bolton (Rep.) of Ohio, and Mrs. Mary T. Norton (Dem.) of New other essential civilian goods, manu-1 jersey. All of*the Democratic mem- facturers may be restricted to mere' necessary replacements. Even the vast construction indus try, which was looked upon by many to establish the foundation of a post • • • adding refreshment to holiday cheer The spin! of Christmas is friendliness—a time to get together with friends and family. There’s a whole story of hospitality in the three words Havtm “Gtit”,—three words that express a friendly spirit the whole year ’round. Yes, Coca-Cola and the pause that refreshes are everyday symbols of a way of living that takes friend liness for granted. ftOTTUD UNDE* AUTHOifTY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY a Greenwood Coca-Cola Bottling Co. V wi l : “Coke” r Coca-Cola It*« namralfor popular na Co acquire tnerully abbrevia tion*. That’* why you I Coca-Cola callcii ‘X oka” W. C. Baldwin Motor Co. If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get the NEWS bers, except for Mrs. Norton, were elected for the first time this year. J. A. Krug, new chairman of the War Production board, recently warned that production of some war boom with the pent-up demand: ertiical war materials continues to for housing, and the planned exten-! i a g behind schedule. He mentioned sion of manufacturing facilities, may be held under strict control. As one observer put it, behind the more conservative planning for the Pacific war lies the determination of the military not to be caught short production of heavy tires as one of the major difficulties. Mr. Krug when asked about reports of pro duction of civilian automobiles of fered no encouragement that this might be started in the near fu- on munitions and other curuently ture.. The chief difficulty in pro- critical war programs. WE PAY CASH For Good USED CARS TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. Carolina Service Station CLINTON, S. C. CONTRACTING GOODYEAR TIRES ! BUILDING MATERIAL PAG — PITTSBURGH PAINTS JOHN DEERE TRACtORS AND IMPLEMENTS THAT WORK J. R. CRAWFORD . PHONE 10 CLINTON, S. C. H. D. HENRY 1898-1944 P. M. BOLAND H. D. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE Federal Loans Negotiated On Real Estate Telephone 121 URMRMRBRMMMMMWWWMaiiaiMMMRIIRWMBRRRMRRRRWWWMMnHHMMI duction seems to be manpower and plans are being made to decrease production of some items in order to release manpower for increased output of vital materials. The items on which production is not keeping up to schedule are said to consti tute less than 10 per cent of the products being made for war use. HOUSE \HOME By MARY E. PAGUE House plants have but one mission —to be decorative. But our own bliss ful ignorance in the selection of a plant may defeat this purpose so that we shrug off our failure with the ex cuse ^at we have no “luck" with house plants. Given the right plant and a baric understanding of the essentials that make for good growing conditions, every house plant will fulfill its mis sion. As to the choice of plants for win dow gardening:.The majority of flow ering plants have but one blooming period each year. The beautiful speci men you buy at the florist’s shop was taken months ago by the gardener, cared for and stimulated until it is in full bloom. The gardener has controlled the conditions of soil,, temperature and moisture regularly and systematical ly, and has undoubtedly told the flor ist all about the care necessary to keep his stock fresh and healthy in the shop. Ask the florist about water ing temperature and light. 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