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■ / i N T . v ' i v . | : ' " • r THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON, S C. .■/' , Thursdoy, December 28, 1944 (Hljp (Clinton. Ql^rnmrlp 4— Publu Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and jlisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance):- One Year $2.00 Six MonUis $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 tney 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. / CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1944 31—The peace. 132—The war. i 33—A big time. ; 34—The home front. Happy New Year NOTICE OF TAX SALE WAS I WORTH IT? As Washington Sees It THE NATIONAL SCENE Special to The Chronicle. Washington,'Die. 26. — A preview of what labor will demand during the postwar period was given at the National Labor conference held here! recently where it was unanimously ■ resolved that all states should pass) legislation establishing a rock-bottom i wage of 65 cents an hour, or $26 a week for a 40-hour week. The labor conference, consisting of 1 representatives of organized labor! from 42 states, has, had a powerful Guest article by Roe Fulkerson, editorial writer in The Kiwanis Magazine (December issue). want^to hang around the juke joints, influence in state legislatures in rais-, beey parlors and worse places? These i labor standards and it i$ expect- are^the boys and girls who are going that many of the states, during By authority of a^ tax execution ter Township, Laurens County, South Carolina, containing 112 acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by A. P. Walker, east by H. W. Bryson, handed me by the Treasurer of Lau- 30uth b H w B and , b rens County. I have levied on the p w Bunu . Levied on as the prop- property hereinatter described ami, 0[ Del] S im B ^ d '_ will sell at pubhc outcry tor cash (aultin either in or in front of the Court ' House at Laurens, S. C on Monday ! Terms Sale . Casb Purchaser l0 January 1, 1945, it being Salesday D f stamos and recording January, the following described pay Ior slamps and j^ bABB property, lying, being, and situate in Laurens County, State of South Car olina, to wit: | Tax Collector, Laurens County. FINAL SETTLEMENT . , w’ Take notice that on the 8th day i All that tract, piece or parcel of' J land lying, being and situate in; 0 * January, 1945, we will render a School District No. 16, Hunter Town- final account of our acts and doings ship, Laurens County, South Caro-! as Executrixes of the estate of Mrs. lina, containing 100 acPes, more or Carrie Aull Boozer in the office of iless, bounded by lands now or for- . _ , a ... 1 merly of J. B. Wells, J. T. Cole, Rob- tthe Jud « e of Probate of Laurens [ert Monroe and others, and known. County, at 3:30 p. m., and on the i as the Walker Place. Levied on as same day will apply for a final dls- tc/ inherit the future you died to ve, Jimmy, and ff I am not doing include this provision. . fay share to help them, I wasn’t: Meanwhile, the greatest immedi-j Jimmy Smith was a typical ArneF *7i wor th dying for.- ate problem with labor continues to ran boy. He had never given hi/: . ‘ , . ,- nr1 „ . f 'be that of keeping men on necessary: lather and mother a moments anx~ * ^ h , .iwar jobs. Because we are using up* iety since the day he. was born./He P°- s ^fro ^ifrVHer 8 than von uhll not certain iyP 68 of munitions and sup- went through grade school with/oet- . y th * aster than they are being pro- ter than average marks; in/high , L Mv Kiwanic pinh ^Hnin? ! duced, which could slow up the pro school he made both the footfaul and • J nnHpmrivUpff^H nhil 8 iess of the war » the army has re- the baseball team. He was Resident, ^ h Qa^P' leased thousands of soldiers to take of his class and was voted/he most y V L i h-H Mv Ki^ani? vita i war J 0 * 35 - “For the first time in advantages you had. My Kiwanis aU ._ ,, T u;u the property of Sara Gaggans and j charge from our trust as Executrixes. This charming young daughter of |L UC y g. Austin, heirs to the estate Any person indebted to said estate 19457will*Imend their Tabor’laws**to| » n\*ri«e corporal is aU set to wel- of s H Goggans, the defaulting tax-1 is notified and required to make pay- come the advent of 1945. Judging payer. . ,-niexit on or before that date; and all from her attentive look, she is wait- | ^ | persons having claims against said ing only for the 12 o’clock whistles ! All that tract, lot or parcel of land : estate will present them oh or before heralding the arrival of the new | lying, being and situate in the Town said date duly proven, or be forever year. j of Cross Hill, County of Laurens, and barred. i State of South Carolina, containing MRS. M A. HUNTER, NcW Year’s Day Ante* i one and 5 2 ' 100 acres, more or less, _ MRS. C. A. DANIEL, popular boy in school. When he graduated, college to study law so go into his father's off, happy, laughing, nor to his family and club is helping the churches to help this war,” said Senator Lister Hill,, " ent “ius all in these troubled times . . . In ? ctin 8 majority leader of the senate celebration of New Years on and bounded by lands now or for-i Dec. 11, 1944—4-4c. dates the Sirth 0 f ^ s - the " ort K h -'= Susan Y Simpson on the south, by Pliri&t Viv 4,^9 Wars street on the east, and on the west! ^IirKl D) 40^ ledrb by lQt o{ Mrs M E Grant. This be ing the lot No Executrixes. hat he could short, Jimmy, my Kiwanis club isi “we are approaching a situation in 1 described in deed| of Jno. M. Cannon, Trustee, to M. S. e He was a ‘“• 7 w which Americans troons may die be-l J anuar y 1 began in 452 B. C., and Bailey, dated Oct. 18, 1907, recorded boy—a joy ^ r . k, " g ™ n p y ff ^^ cause our production failed to keep therefore, contrary to logical reason-; in the office 0 fthe clerk of Court .in loved by every' died to P reserve - and lf 1 am not lP ace with their needs” 1 in «- had nothing whatsoever to do Book 2 3 at Page 108. Levied on as al , , , / .,1 ?u y r 'gbt in there pitching with them, ! pa £ e one in his little tow^, particularly the! th ° n r F 6 ’' ^ pretty blonde whh lived across the j jng for 'm afraid I wasn’t worth dy- To replace the soldiers who havei with the birth of Christ. the property of W. J. Bailey and M. ; been released to speed up production,; one to school with; S Bailey Estate, the defaulting tax-1 ■* 1 The ancient Roman calendar be- d;aftboaMrwmTep“up F inducUon”ofi «•" ‘ n -,. and with -, the ">»«*«» payers. 1 March: there were ten months, the , last six of which were named Quin- A11 the righti title and mterest of tilis, Sextilis, September, October, R P Spearman in and to all that Timmv looked at it as the bie adven- (this war and ever y other war is that diately to end deferments of men! Npyember and December-or the , tract( piece or parcel of land lying, lure He enlisted at once made offi-^ ta * ces awa y our youngest, our lwdo i eave their war jobs without; xi!. ; being and situate in the town of Cross >treet and had gone IU seuuui wiuij lUian uuaius Will aie^. 111UUV.1.1U11 ui him ever since Icindergarten. | ** ^^es a mighty good man to be imen between 18 and 37. Gen. Lewis TVien ramp /war In common with wort ^ the * oss °* a dne y° un 8 B. Hershey, director of selective ser- rhen came Avar. In com n I like yours. The saddest thing. about; v j ce has ordered draft boards imme- most healthy/husky boys of his age, ... * , ^ rv . hor tViat y ice ’ , has . order f d draftboards imme . . .strongest, our bravest — and ung and came out a lieu-; behmd the fellows like me. \ cers tra tenant. In ^ue course he was s .hjPPe d j ri g ht now , f rom this time forth, that! who leave their w leaves | p erm j ss j on Saying that it is increas ingly necessary that all registrants TYPEWRITERS AND ADDING MACHINES Sales and Service CLEANING A SPECIALTY Reasonable Charges KENNETH N. BAKER Phone 306 Jimmy, I give you my promise ' between 18 and 37 “participate to the l full extent of their abilities either in inM-^lnn and stonned* a^German bul- 11 am ® oing to s0 live in ’ and for ' this |the armed forces or the civilian war ef ms oromisfag voung Tife was lblessed land of ours ’ that that splen -1 effort," General Hershey’s order to nuffed out instantly did young life of yours shall not havC| dra ft boards said: “When an occupa- .-niined oui insiamiy. 'been sacrificed in vain. Jimmy Smith died for that intan-! m glble thing we call the North Ameri- , i an way of life. He died for liberty. He died that you and I might con_ P||C||jpCC tinue to have the things we have al- livDwV I J DUJIIiLJJ ways had and don't always appreci- _ — — — . . — __ ate. In brief, Jimmy Smith died for t5y ott MCVjkt me. I wonder if I was worth it. , Jimmy Smith died for me, a per-| flat rock, december the 15. son who doesn't think very much deer mr. edditor: about all the blessings he died to let" the undersigned, hon. hol s ulft me retain, and who doesn't appre-' moore, would like to have you use j tionally deferred registrant leaves the employment for which he has been 1 deferred, he shall be classified into a ! class immediately available for ser-1 | vice.” * * * * Crop Insurance Chop insurance, which was aban- | doned last year, has now been reviv- !ed by congress to a limited extent ' and studies have been approved to and Tenth months respectively. Nu- I Hill in the County of Laurens, and ma added two months, January and state of South Carolina, containing February, placing the former at the 23acres, more or less, bounded on beginning of the year and February the north and west by lands of W. at the end. In 452 B. C., February , h. Bryson, on the south by county was placed between January and j highway from Old Cross Hill to Mud- March: thus establishing the order lick, and bn the east by lands of of months as of today. The ancient Mrs. S. L. Crisp, calendar year did not correspond to Also two lots, pieces or parcels of; the solar year and by the time the | land lying, being and situate in the! days of Julius Caesar^ rolled around ]town of Cross Hill, in the County of the actual and calendar equinoxes j Laurens, and State of South Caro- ! were months apart: a situation which j lina. Lot No. 1 fronting 25 feet on j Caesar set out to remedy. I state highway No. 392 and running Caesar’s astronomers and calen- back therefrom a distance of 75 feet, dar experts fixed the calendar year more or less, bounded on the north at 365 days—and because they esti- ; by lot of Masonic Lodge, A. M. Hill cin’e him and his supreme sacrifice, your little bit of influence to get him Let's think about it. The very fun- on a hunbarking oaks committee the mated the solar year as of 365V4 'and J. D. Witherspoon, on east by determine the best ways of extend- days— a « extra day was to be add-1 state highway No. 392, on the south ing such insurance further. A new ® d every fourth year. This Julian 1 and west by McSwain land. Lot No. BENJAMIN & SONS PLUMBING •••And**# HEATING SERVICE Telephone 117 WE ARE HUNTING TROUBLE How women and girls may get wanted relief measure provides protection who rule over us. Have I always ex- them what to — — r ^ - ercised tfas right? Have I always which do not seem^Wbe right around t ^ re U P t0 ^ P er cent of the average gone to the polls on election day and the corner. “ yield of a farm in the past. ca.-t my vote for the best man? Or | The bill provides for studies of the have I stayed away, or have I mere- as to peace being nearly here:;! 165 * wa y s t° handle similar types of ly voted for the man selected by the about 6 weeks ago flat rock set up insurance for growers of corn, beans, politicians to represent my particu- its program for p-day. rev. will waite loa * s ' k )ar i e y> rye, tobacco, rice, pea- lar partyhad alreddy rote his sermont for the nu * s ’ soybeans, sugar beets, sugar How about the bunds to buy the occasion, we all were to meet at the tao ®’ P°^®4u®s, citrus fruits, hay and guns and the ammunition that Jimmy church if peace took place enduring ol fi er agricultural products, but it is and ten million other Jimmies need? daylight before 9 a.m., and if it taken not ^ at insurance will be pro- Have I really bought as many as I place after that, were to enjoy peace ^ * ded * or an y °i these crops during could afford'.’ Have I made the least till 7 p.m. that night, and meet at the 1 ^45. ^ ^ bit of sacrifice to lend my govern- parsonage and do our rejoicing, these m * * * U* men! the money to prosecute this plans were forgot when germanny . Cigarette Shortage war. or have I bought only as many hell out so long. i The cigarette shortage, which has as I considered a good investment -♦ j forced many smokers into “rolling for me. and held out an equal this corry spondent, if he meets their own, is now the subject of which has passed congress calendar was effective, by_decree 2 containing ! acre, more or less,' \from functional periodic p*in protection for growers of of Caesar, on January 1, 46 B. C. i bounded on the north by Adam, damental of this North American next time it meets, so far, this com-' wheat, cotton and flax. It provides ; ActaaUy, the earth goes around Simpson lot, on the east and west by way of life for which Jimmy died is mittee has benn composed of royalty that there must be 50 applications' ihe sun 10 365 days, 5 houra . ^8 mm- lands now or formerly of R. D. the right and the duty to vote. We and big head-line folks, they need a'from each county to make the insur- otes - aod 48 seconds, and by 1582 Nance, on the south by old county blessed people can and do select those man from the comnaon folks to tell ance effective in that county. The in- f ne . J Y lian calendar _was 10 road. _ . _ _ i do about the peace 1 sura nce covers damage by acts of na- days behind the sun. Pope Gregory i Levied on as the property of R. P. XIII remedied the situation by or-| Spearman, the defaulting taxapayer. dering that the calendar play leap as r me, and held out an amount to buy the luxuries and the at dunbarking oaks, will insist, first:! severjd investigations here. The Fed unnecessary things of life? that germanny be disarmed, and hit- erid Trade commission is investigat- Jimmy, the more I think about it, ler sent to Warsaw fori treatment. ‘ n S it to see ii there is’ any violation the less certain I am that I was second, all war materials in ger-' °f an tit r ust laws, and a senate corn- worth it. ' manny be destroyed ,and goering sent m *ttee has been holding hearings on How about my income taxes? Have to greese for handling, third, that the problem. Indications are that it I paid to the last dollar without germanny be permitted to have as will get worse before it-gets better, secret evasion of mind in me what-imanny blacksmith and bicycle shops,'but W. G. Finn, assistant chief of the ever? Have I thought of this war in and such like, as she wants, if him- terms of dollars and cents instead of ler is turned over to the Czechs for in terms of happy young lives blot- j internal analysis, and fourth, all of ted out° Have I grouched about how my land, denmark, norway, and italy to government is wasting tax money ; be used as they see fit. and how it is grinding the taxpayer ♦ down unnecessarily? Have I thought' germanny should not be permitted tobacco division^ of the AAA, said that the shortage would probably be eased before vpry long. He said thei the war scoundrels be sent to hoi-' s b° r f a g e was caused by the necessity of filling up “long distance pipelones” t<*- the fighting fronts. He added, "Once these supply lines have been filled and the armed services have more of my pocketbook than I have to ever manufacture anny weepon j reestablished the reserve stocks they thought about the brave young men more dangerous than a pocket-knife.; ar e necessary at supply depots who are fighting to preserve my op- we .should not loan her no more'here and abroad, the cigarette shor- portunity to keep that pocketbook i monuey to make war with, as to jap-I a 8 e should be eased considerably.” filled? [pan, ju^t) let the boys who are still However, others testifying before God forgive me if I have commit-; alive from corregidor pass sentence !t h e senate committee anticipate at ted these sins! ' Ion them (all of them) and execute! least somewhat of a shortage for the frog and the intervening days be tween October 5 and October 15, 1582, were lost forever. In order to prevent repetitions of the sun running away from the cal endar and vice versa, Pope Gregory j decided that a leap year should be ; omitted now and then: hence only | those years divisible by four—ex- j elusive of years numbering the cen-1 turies—should have 366 days, and ! the century-marking years shall be , leap years only if divisible by four after the ciphers have been omitted, j The Gregorian calendar has been officially adopted in most countries | of the civilized world: however, 1 many creeds and peoples still cele brate their religious and traditional | festivals in accordance with ancient calendars. Pre-Christian Roman inaugurated the new year by offering sacrifices | to the gods, exchanging greetings, j and bestowing gifts. During the; early Christian centuries, New Year’s festivities persisted and be- | came so boisterous that the faithful were forbidden to participate there in. After December 25 had been es tablished as the day of nativity, the church made January 1 a religious festival honoring the cfkcumcision of Jesps: the day being tnus observed in the Roman church smee 487, and in the Anglican churcm since 1549. All that tract, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate in Hun- IFASmiN UPSETS ww Salicon Tablets ^5/ Aort/z/vc; saffk , HO BICAX0ONATt Of SODA NltDtO- Cardui Is a liquid medicine which many women eay has brought relief from the cramp-Uke agony and ner vous strain of functional periodic distress. Here’s how It may help: 1 Taken like a tonic. It should stimulate appetite, aid diges tion,* thus help build re sistance for the “time’* to come. 2 Started 3 days be fore "your time*’. It should help relieve pain due to purely func tional periodic causes. Try CarduL If it helps, you’ll be glad you did. « CARDUI ag a«a taect pm»«ctk>i»s T. C. Johnson Company Plumbing, Heating, Electrical Contracting Telephone 4-J or 381 Electrical Appliances Repaired Our public schools iu both Canada! the said sentences theirselves, as they duration of the war because of the! Botl'l Game Feature of t A. 1 T ▼ . . 1 r-* i A A. i Cl ▼ 1 ur » r\ r* ^ ^ . - - - A. 1 ' - and the United States are turning out see fit. thousands of boys„ like you every year. Jimmy. If I was worth your dying for, then it is obvious that I should help those teachers and those) schools to keep up the standards 1 which produce your kind of boys and) the kind of girls that pretty little! blonde sweetheart of yours is. Have I worked actively with the 1 Parent ^Teacher association and co-! operated with the principal yores trulie, hon. holsum moore, rfd. greatly increased consumption. i The Big Questions of the Day 1— The cigarette shortage. 2— The cigarette shortage. 3— The cigarette shortage. 4— The cigarette shortage. 5— The good whiskey shortage. 6— The fair liqudr shortage. and ' 7—The liquor shortage. teachers to guarantee that our chil- 1 8—The gasoline shortage. 1 dren will continue to enjoy the bless- 1 9—The gasoline shortage, ings of educattion? Have I watched 10—The lack of parking space, to make sure that the taxes for school; 11—The lack of parking space, purposes are not diverted by politi- 12—The scarcity of auto tires, cians, and that our teachers’ salaries 13—The scarcity of auto tires, are to some extent commensurate 14—The absence of good girdles, with the fine work they are doing? 15—The absence of all girdles. Jimmy, if I haven’t done this, I was 16—The absence of good hose, not worth dying for. ' 17—The scarcity of good looking Another of the fundamentals of our North American way of life*is the right to trial by jury. When I have been summoned for jury duty, have I done my duty or have I lied and evaded, used political pull and friendships in higlv places to escape an onerous obligation? Then, too, Jimmy, there are a lot of boys and girls in my town who haven’t had the splendid home back ground you had. They are the kids who seek away from home the fun and friendship they cannot find with their own folks. Have I done all I could to cooperate with the agencies set up to keep these boys and girls happy and busy so that they don’t hose. 18— The lack of sufficient seats at the movies. 19— The lack of sufficient seats at the movies. 20— The busy 'telephone lines. 21— The busy telephone lines. 22— The rarity of bus and train ac commodations. 23— The rarity of bus and train ac commodations. 24— The crowded hotels. 25— The crowded hotels. 26— The “missing” good candy. 27— The lack of chewing gum. 28— The crowded beauty parlors. 29— The crowded beauty parlors. 30— The foreign policy. RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (ORA) (Compiled to date for information of The Chronicle’s readers). PROCESSED FOODS: Blue XS.'YS and Z5, and A2 and B2 (book 4) now valid at 10 points each. Good indefi nitely. All other blue stamps can celled. MEATS AND FATS: Red Q5, R5 and S5 (book 4) now valid at 10 points each for use with tokens. Good indefinitely. All other red stamps cancelled. l SUGAR: Stamp No. 34 good indefi nitely for five pounds. All other sugar stamps cancelled. CANNING SUGAR: All sugar stamps and home canning certificates cancelled. SHOES: Airplane stamps No. 1, 2, and 3 valid indefinitely. * FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 cou pons from last year and Period 1,| 2 and 3 coupons for this season now valid at 10 gallons each. New Years Since 1916 Since 1916 the Rose Bowl football game has been played annually on New Year’s day as a cofeature of Pasadena’s Tournament of Roses. The championship team of the Pa cific Coast conference invites an Eastern contender selected from t mong the teams which have made le best records during the autumn playing, thus making the game one of America’s outstanding intercolle giate sporting events. A Good Resolution One of the New Year resolutions that would mean increase of happi ness in many a family is this: Not to speak of mistakes which make no difference. How arguing over nothings mars the home harmony. An erroneous opinion may need cor rection, but what possible difference does it make whether Aunt Jane came to dinner Tuesday or Wednes day, or whether it rained Friday or Saturday. Everybody Sign Why not have somebody delegated to draw up a set of good resolutions GASOLINE: A-14 coupons valid for us all and just have us sign through March 21, 1945. ENGRAVED Calling Cards for army and navy officers. An ideal, useful gift for father, husband, brother or friend. Ask to see samples. Chronick Publishing Co. Phone 74. them? New Year With Hindus Among the Hindus the first day of the year is celebrated with sacri fice to the god of wisdom. II RESOLVE TO "OWN YOUR HOME IN 1945 This Association is ready to help you buy or re finance a houfe, or build as soon as building restrictions are lifted. OUR DIRECT REDUCTION LOAN FLAN MAKES HOME OWNERSHIP EASY. \ Full information without obligation. 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