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Poge Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE , Thursdoy, March - 7,1946 (Thp (Elititnn (Chranttlt EsUbllshed 1900 ,E PUBLISHING COMPANY lT'puWi!h CC Icu'is i Surplui Property .-i he 1 hi^iwayp 1 A Call for New mus y 600 i^ non ' i .•onsidorotc. »ndis tote Leadership ./ourTmin'S*' hSi-^utTS. mc' ^Ihc community' : , R 'P or ^ Jeep coAmg^ou^ot^Co- ,^ s hc sel , ^ Jess than^SOOi . weens. v.-ua oapp ........ Farmers Warned Fire Damages — -..~. M a ,be j Shaw M>ddt „ „„ vl " ap ‘I ranger, stated yesterday Is new! ,OUI1 daUons are now undei he RedCross a which fs rec-j Smj> h Carolina s. cerulniy Jefferies. -kedf with the sentiment'ot a tew days ago. When his add: aiority ot the voters defied.!was completed, the president of i forces in that body have re-^ association said that Mr. Wiggins o allow a vote on the prohi- been mentioned frequently for gov- ^oMheliquor'lnterMti'ln the applause that Mr*Wiggins was' crything else by the legislature to.ability and training for the gov ovide additional millions for ex- ship. It he could be drafted and ivagant spending through an un- ed to office it would be a God-s ecedcnted state appropriation bilKSouth CaroUna.^We need a^stat ion has succeeded in securing such!power muit be broken up and de- NOBODY'S BUSINESS % ; By GEE McGEE ex ^r, ,n farmers, in fact, everybody best thinkers, says th name of fairness, with Sanu pressldent truman's f handing out the dough at the wonderfullest flatform c ; s 'rr e rfor high. work something li also^appliw to the Judiciary^ ^ wo’rt'i/eamstMd'Stop” 1 ooiSi UP | pay U; passers-by in a pet shop window, accidentally broke the window. You may not have a monkey, but there are plenty of other ways your windows may be broken. Insure them with Plate Glass Insurance. S. W. SUMEREL, Agent Let's Face the Facts About HOME BUILDING In the confusion created about the short age of homes in America, one. point stands out clearly i.^ YOU CANT BUILD HOMES WITHOUT . MATERIALS! Lumber and building material dealers and contractors obviously have a vital interest in obtaining materials for home building. They report, nevertheless, that* such ma terials are not flowing through the yards; that they have not been able to get them. Therefore, the Government's HH priorities offered to enable veterans and others to ob tain homes, are simply home hunting licen- s its wartime con! policy of adjust- it will neither be discouraging production of needed home building items. Here, for example, is an instance of OPA action that has resulted in increased pro duction. AFTER 6 MONTHS DELAY, OPA granted a 4'; to lO'I price adjustment that allowed 125 of 400 closed brick and tile plants to reopen. This price adjustment al lowed these plants and 400 others that had been operating, to hire needed labor. As a result, in the next quarter production rose 85%. But in hardwood .flooring, siding, plywood, millwork, and construction lumber, OPA clings to its wartime formulas. Instead, OPA follows the unrealistic policy of allowing premium prices to mills for producing lum ber for such things as EXPORT TO FOR EIGN COUNTRIES, and for items that were needed in wartime industry. Today's question is not essentially one of price control—if there were plenty of homes, no price controls would be necessary. The important question is one of production and manpower. So far, OPA and Government officialdom in general have contented themselves with controls, allocations and pbiotity systems which at best can do nothing but juggle an insufficient supply of bulldihg materials — and at worst, delay and retard production, and the employment of manpower. Homes will not be built in the United States unless the Building Industry builds them. Whether they are. labeled “Public Housing” or "Private Homes,” the same ma terials, the same labor, the same building industry will build them. Production can be un-blocked by the re moval or adjustment of OPA’s wartime poli cies. But such a realistic approach cannot be based on a philosophy of lack rather than a philosophy of abundant supply for peace time prosperity. The lumber dealers, builders and contrac tors stand ready to build or rebuild America. But it is up to the people to demand that the way be cleared for the production of mate rials for homes. Any government program that does not FIRST remove the obstacles blocking pro duction of materials will simply add addi tional difficulties to the problem facing the D. E. TRIBBLE COMPANY CLINTON, S. C. ■ The Machine That Has Charged... 3,600 BATTERIES In 1939 a machine built to charge batteries in 30 minutes was placed on exhibition at the World's Fair. Realizing the . . .time this machine would save thousands of motorists, we de cided to purchase one. This was the first machine introduced in Laurens County. Since then this machine has charged over 3,600 batteries. Thitts sufficient proof a quick charge abso lutely does not damage the battery. This work is done.in about 30 minutes without removing the battery from the cor. Fifty per cent of batteries are damaged at the expense of the customer through its removal from the cor, having them charged the old way. We have just purchased the latest and most up-to-date Battery Analizer and Charger. - We are open from 6 a.m. to 2 o.m. to give you this quick and efficient service for— Only $1.00 JOE’S ESSa SERVICE