The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 21, 1944, Image 12
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON- S. C
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Thursdoy, December 21, 1944
NOBODY'S BUSINESS
By GEE McGEE
Job's .Turkey’s Brother
I guess it’s not too late to tell you
about “that turkey” we had for
Thanksgiving. Well, we found enough
money in the piggy banks around the
house to buy a real turkey; the wife
said—“if we are going to splurge let’s
really, splurge." (You see, we,have
A Reminder of the Nativity
been having
giving .and
turkey).
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chicken-hen for ^Thanks
we. always called her
A friend (°) let it be known that’
he had some line turkeys to sell. We
phoned him that we'd take the big
gest one and the fattest one he had,:
all in one turkey, of course. Two days
before T-day. he sent the fowl up. 1
It cost us eic per pound. (The 1942
price lor turkeys was 35c) The helper.;
at the house plucked the turkey clean
of feathers, hair and hide.
I glanced out of the window at the
time Dora (that's, our cook's name,
*he works occasionally) was holding
the "picked" varmint up by the head.!
I never saw such a sight. That bird
was at least 4 feet and 11 inches ‘
long. It looked like a 1-inch grass
rope with a knot tied in it about the
center. It was all neck and legs. Neck
appeared to be _27 inches long, and
the feet and slender legs 28 inches
long, and the body 4 inches long.
This turkey surely had never eaten
a square meal in its life. There was
not enough grease or fat in it to dot
an “I.” It was evidently raised on
Bermuda grass sprigs or roots v and
it grew to be just like one ... as to;
shape, curvature and food value. I
couldn't eat a bite of that valuable
turkey to save my life. Turkey and
all its trimmings cost a little more,
than twice as much as a first-class
bird would have cost B.O.P.A. (be
fore OPA) Every time I looked at
that cooked. turkey on the table, I
thought of how he looked unfeath
ered.
senators said there was no personal
element involved in protesting
against the immediate approval of
four nominations for high posts in the j
state department, they insisted on
sending the nominations back to
committee to be followed by open
floor discussion of each candidate.
The nominees under discussion were I
Joseph C. Grew, former ambassador!
to Japan, to be under-secretary, Wil
liam Ls Clayton. Nelson Rockefeller
and Archibald MacLeis^i to. be assist
ant secretaries.
It is obvious that-’Mr. Stettinius is
cleaning house -and. although con
gress has no objection to this, it
wants to have a hand in the picking
of the top men.
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The friction between the President
and congress does not seem to have
abated since the election, as indicated
by congress’ insistence on freezing
social security payments at 1 per
cent for the third time although the
President had strongly urged that
payments be increased to 2 per cent
as provided by the social security
ished counting noses again, and esti
mates that the total population of
the United States including service
“i"” lh ,f ™ th ,g° ngres! ls j men and women overseas, is now
about through, and the 79th congress nnn * a.
is more strongly Democratic, this op- M 00 - 000 greater than when the mam
position is expected to be less drastic S census was made in 1940. The total
in 1945. Inumber of people is how estimated
The census bureau has just fin-, to be 138,100,874.
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Contact:
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CLINTON, S. C.
LYNN COOPF.R TOM ADDISON
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Shining brightly as a reminder of the glory of the Nativity, some
1,944 years ago, this is but one of the many outdoor mangers established
during the Christmas season throughout the country. Like the animals
that clustered around the holy manger on the first Christmas, a dog
can be seen on the left, wonderingly viewing the scenes
fled with a plug of brown’s mule.
yore little friend,
slim chance, sr., age 76.
Santa Claus Letters
deer sandy claws:
plese fetch my wife a nice metal
wash-tub and a good scrub board,
onner count of the war. she can't get
holt to such utinsels ansoforth. leave
these on the pi-azza. i will be sattis-
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Sales and Service
CLEANING A SPECIALTY
Reasonable Charges
KENNETH N. BAKER
Phone 306
deer old sandy:
plese fetch me a box of gun-hells,
a pint of pre-war white lightning. 2
bottles of beer, and a pair of good
brass knucks. i have took all i intend
td take off of bert skinner.
your devoted friend,
archie ball skinner, age 63.
sandy deer:
i want you to fetch me a “b” gaso
line coupon book and be careful not
to get fake or county-fit coupons,
my brother, ike, is now in the pen
onner count of them, i need 50 gal
lons worth of same.
as ever and ever,
art square, age 64 ^
my darling sandy claws:
excuse me for bothering you, but
the undersigned is in dire want, plese
fetch her a cartoon of cigarettes: as
you know everthing, you will know
my favor-rite brand, also bring along
some 32 cattridges: my hen-house is
being vissited by a prominent nabor,
and i desire to save my poultry, law
or no law. devotedly yore little girl,
dummy ann moore,
foam no. 23-1-m.
As Washington Sees It
THE NATIONAL SCENE
Special to The Chronicle.
Washington. Dec. 19. — Ever since
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., was named
secretary of state to succeed Cordell
Hull he has been setting off political
fireworks, which have centered inter
national attention on our state de
partment.
Greatest international excitement
was caused by his statement, made
within a week after his appointment,
outlining our policy in regard to the
setting up of governments in liber
ated countries. In clear-cut terms,
Mr. Stettinius strongly disapproved
of any # of the United Nations taking
part in influencing the type of, gov
ernment to be set up in those coun
tries and stated that those decisions
should be left in the hands of the
liberated people. He indicated that
he favored this policy even in Italy,
although he was more concerned
with the countries which had not
fought against us.
Mr. Stettinius’ views clashed with
those expressed by Anthony Eden
of Great Britain who insists that
England has a perfect right to influ
ence the set-up of the Italian gov
ernment and who has defended the
activities of England in influencing
the government set-up in Greece.
But, although there appear to be
strong differences of opinion between
Mr. Eden and Mr. Stettinius, there
is'no reason to believe that these dif
ferences cannot be worked out ami
cably. Stressing the importance of
this. Lord Halifax, the British am
bassador to the United States, said:
“There is no single thing more im
portant for the world’s future than
Anglo-American understanding. I am
convinced that while we shall have
our arguments and our differences—
it would be a dull world if we didn’t
— there is nothing on which with
good-will and a readiness to under
stand each other’s position, we shall
not eventually be able to reach set-
tlemen, or at least agree to differ
as friends.”
While Mr. Stettinius’ international
views have caused the most conster
nation in Allied countries, they seem
to be generally accepted here as be
ing those of the American p«ople and
their legislators. But there has been
considerable argument in Washington
over changes in the state department
which the President proposed on Mr.
Stettinius’ recommendation. Although
WISHING YOU
t MERRY CHRISTMtS
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H HAPPY NEW YEAR
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OF THE YEAR!
It's here! The BIG DAY! Thot one doy of
the year to which each of us look with eager an
ticipation. It is the doy when all of us, ot least
for the moment, can relax ond enjoy the fellow
ship of loved ones and friends.
We enjoy our friends oil through the year,
it's true, but there's something about Christmas
that mokes it stand out as the one doy of the year
when the cares of the morrow are forgotten in
the spirit of cheerfulness that is evidenced at
Christmastime.
And so, os we gather with our loved ones,
our neighbors and friends, let's receive comfort
ond happiness from the thoughts of courtesies
and frieridly acts of kindness which we have en
joyed during the past year. And on this BIG DAY
of the year, please accept our sincere good wishes
for the days of next year.
TO THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN THE U. S. SERVICE FROM CUNTON AND
THIS COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU MAY BE LOCATED, WE SEND SIN
CERE CHRISTMAS GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR.
CITY of CLINTON
P. S. BAILEY, Mayor
D. C. HEUSTES8, City Clerk and Treasurer
BOARD OF ALDERMEN:
Hufh C. Ray, P. D. Adair, J. F. Jacobs, F. M. Boland, Joe P. Terry, J. W. Hedspeth