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.A IV **>- K f 7' ^ '.-A ••.. -ti) Poge Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE A ; Ttiursdoy, Octobet 16, 1947 ^ ■ •Y ^ ■ - . . .... ■ olhp (Elttttnn (E^rnnirU Established' 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS,* Editor-and Publisher HARRYvXL- LAYTON. Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable Ih Advance): One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.25 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. Tlie 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 corVespondents. MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION ' T Exclus've National Advertising Representative GREATER WEEKLIES New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia j press and other agencies. It i» a war, | i which should be condemned in the (Strongest terms, against the complete.; i freedom of action of the union mem ber and against the American tradi- I tion of the “equality of man.’’ We i must not be fooled by such propa ganda against our own welfare. The voters wrote the Taft-Hartley law. And this same Indignant public ! will speak again next year at the 1 polls not only for its preservation but for further improvement by leg islation of labor conditions as we now have them through the driving, power of powerful czars of question i able motives and character. Birth Announcements NETTLES Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Nettles an nounce the birth' of a son, Charles Copeland, Saturday, October 11, at j Hays hospital.. Mrs. Nettles is the j former Miss Sara Copeland. 5 CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1947 A Community Challenge The campaign now underway to raise $350,000 for an enlarged en dowment fund for Presbyterian col lege is a challenge to the Presbyte rians of the controlling synods of South Carolina and Georgia. Early reports are encouraging and The Chronicle along with thousands of incapable of competing with us eco nomically. No one knows all this better than ; the ill-mannered but shrewd and; heartless leaders of the little group; BLACKWELL Mr. and Mrs. William Blackwell j announce the birth of a son, William! Robert, October 9, at Hays hospital. I Mrs. Blackwell is, the former Missj Evelyn McCrary. ‘ , - CHANDLER . Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chandler, of which controls so many lives. They!^,^ City ^ announce the birth of a know, though they won’t admit it, | s on , Thomas Erwin, October 9, at that they will surely lose out in the j Hays hospital. Mrs. Chandler is the war of survival at present being [ former Miss Amanda Milam of this carried on between American democ- ’ other friends sincerely hopes the goal | racy and glav autocracy.' 'u 1 De over -subscribed to enlarge How can they destroy democracy? I MARKWELL Featherweight Stapler 1 e ;n ’j tu ‘® ns ^ .VX. U;,e u n I Only by wiping it out in the United —it staples and tacks. A need in ev- ( and valuable contribution to the; states H o» can they do this? Only church and state. by infiltrating our labor unions and Clinton being the home of the col- our government—or by force. How can they destroy us by force? They lege, should be proud to have a part m the campaign. We should set an can’t, regardless of what they may example for others to follow. The tommunity has been given a quota of $40,000, canvassing committees have been named and the drive will bei Q f totalitarian creed and de- pushed to a successful completion. All of us, irrespective of denomina tion, have^ a responsibility in this eflort. It**is hoped that at the final think. (How can we prevent this? First, by rounding up all known followers porting all who are even suspicious of such action. Second, by helping the decent Americans in our labor unions to expose their Communist ery office. Chronicle Pub. Co. THE CHRONICLE costs less than 4c a week delivered In your home. Where can yon get so much for so littlef Call 74. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads’* THAYER'S Cabinet Works Phone 318 or 116 CABINET WORK A SPECIALTY WINDOW FRAMES — DOOR FRAMES — BOOK CASES BUILT-IN KITCHEN UNITS — CORNER CUPBOARDS Any and Everything In the Cabinet Line TRIM YOUR OLD AND NEW KITCHEN CABJNETS WITH THE NEWEST IN METAL MOULDINGS AVAILABLE IN STOCK WHEN ITS MACHINE MADE IT HAS TO BE RIGHT V v t " Y a victory dinner there will be a n ' members and hand them over to the enthusiastic over-the-top report. | immigration authorities. Third, by Clinton has been greatly enriched j putting an immediate >1 stop to i the and benefitted in many ways by the; evasive tactics still being employed 1:1 college. It is one of our most valu-; Washington and expelling all Corn- able assets. We should be proud of'munists from government jobs. it And to show that pride we should Fourth, by stopping all Red immi-1 alj join in this community effort tef* gration once and for all.' Fifth, fey make if a success. With an enlarged , accoptmg and recognizing ^the fact endowment the school will be; that when uie Bolsheviks acquire strengthened and better prepared to th*. atom bomb secret, they intend 1 do its definite job in the future for to use it unless they can be mads to! Christian education. Clinton can 1 realize that ju^t thirty minutes af-j then boast even more of the’^Greater ter they take a blast at us w'e will! Presbyterian coUege to come. have unlimited planes on their way — ' to wipe out the majority of their A P KAn a 1 i population. Russia is doing more 1 fOpcr /ViOVc bluffing than anything else. They Announcement is made that for| dun i t w ?.nt wa^r. though they make, 1 the first time taxpayers wdll be not:--i a ^jg noise in the world.-f f fiod this year By mail A tie amounts 1 t ih - v owe in faxes.' Heretofore, they — 1 »» , ».» have been required to wjnte >r call 106 VOtCrS Wrote at the treasiier’s office to secure the XllG LOW 1I..0 naaiion. ^ ^ . { John L. Lewis as everyone would This will os an iniVovation ru tne expect, is stubbornly fighting the; county and one that should have been new Taft-Hartley Act. He doesn't! inaugurated .ong ago. Tne excuse ijk e this law or any legislation that has been that it cost money. So does applies to organized labor. A section it take money for taxpayers to pay 0 f the Act requires before J* union their taxes. It will require addition- may use the National Labor Rela- al office work and printing and post^jQnsf board's machinery for defense age expense, of course, but why hold against unfair employer practices or back this service when the county f 0 r certification as bargaining a'gent, has plenty of money flowing in all of its officers must file affidav- from varied state sources to be spent its that they are no4 Communists or as the delegation directs. . Communist sympathizers;' Lewis the | In the business world it is proper dissenter, opposes this requirement 1 to mail out statements. The same and is liable to “break" th^ 4ct itself! is true of a County or City. It is a to assert a dominant leadership over! service and information taxpayers all of American labor, have a right to expect. Why is the Taft-Hartley law? Be-, I • ■ I ' cause in November, 1946, the Amen- *No Liquor Shortage can people elected a new group of! The Citizens Food Committee see- ^ressmer, lor the purpose, princi-1 pally, of creating some sort of legis- eral days ago requested the nation’s' [’“X’ u u J . \ .u ' distillers to close down Tor 60 days P u 8 of to save 10.000.000 bushels oi gram, ‘"dtess -e nd nationally des ruet.ve. Alter much arguing, and with, re- w "f are ^ Lewis and his associates. It had luctance, the Committee reports that , ' . . , the majority of the manufacturers ^. en "^“ed by the majority of, will begin a 60-dav wmskey-mak.ng ! abor onion members, that this war. , . u. zo . , , fare was not being carried on entirely hohday at midnight, October 25, t, ^ ben * save sorely-needed grain ior Europe. , ... „ . . 6 , Y All but three of 39 large producers ca,e l tb f “ mon membership Was j ' if~ was .o. responsible along with an indignant ’ 1 ~ public for the November revolt at the polls agairfst men who had made agreed to the shutdown ported. The distillers kicked of course, and , , . put up- the objection that a wo-'^rmi tZ ^ PrCm a ft! w, month slop order on the use of ail ten m,lllon worlrers an<l the arblters grains would work too great a hard- of the lives of 130 million other free Americans ship on their industryi But wheriU . they were requested tq fall in line e ‘ ec ‘ ed con * re f P assed with the conservation program they) 1 . c w lc ’ 0 a * rea * e ^ eal ’ r.j.j au_a t w..YI weakened the power (as should be were reminded that itfiey (have huge reserve stocks already on hand, es timated at from 468,000,000 to 525,- 000,000 gallons, and that counting w-hiskey, brandy, rum, gin and neu tral spirits, reserves have increased about *100,000,000 gallons over last year. No one - need become disturbed over the distillers short shut-down period. They have enough liquor on hand to let all who so desire get drunk several times. The Bluffing Russia There can be no Pan-Slavism while Democracy exists in this country, and unless the dictators of Russia ere able to eliminate our forms of govern ment over •herp and take us under their benevolent wing—as they have so many others—their own elimina tion is merely a matter of time. We don’t believe 160 million Russians (that’s all there are left we are told) are going/to live forever in fear and humiliation when they realize that the rest of the world does not. They are fools if they do. And, they are done) of those few l^bor czars who held the well-being of this nation in their hands. This law also gave back to the ordinary member of uniop labor the constitutional rights to which he was entitled and released him from a condition which was ac tually endangering his freedom; But the great czars of labor don't intend to be deposed. Those* men have become accustomed to obedi ence from the rank and file of la bor. Opposition to their dictates meant “flnjs” for the “common” union members and political “finis' for the office-holder. They have been aided over the past fifteen years by the New Deal government in ac quiring their every demand, no mat ter how radical or harmful to the public. * | So these few men and their im mediate . entourages have "declared war on ail those members of congress whom the people put in office to pass the law which deprived them of their un-American hold over the des tinies of all the people. This war *a being carried bn openly through the PLENTY OF WATCHES at THOMAS’ Yes... theyVe coming in fast — to add to an already extensive stock of these famous watches you hear so much pbout — on thfe great national broadcasts - in national magazines — from your friends. You're to find the style that suits your taste, your budget. Come in for yours. You n$ed byf to open an account to become the proud owner 6f a/fine watch. 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