The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 30, 1948, Image 4
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, December 30, 1948
(Flip CElintnn (C^rnntrU
Established 1900
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant
Published Every Thursday By
THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Subscription Rate (Payable In 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, IS^g.,
The Chronicle seeks t ic cooperation of its subscribers and readers—
the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly
«advu The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when
they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will
n >t* be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions
ot its correspondents.
. MEMBER:
SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
Exclusive National Adyertising Representative
GREATER WEEKLIES
Chicago Detroit Philadelphia
Ne..v York
CLINTON. S. (' . THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1948
The Chronicle Has
Another Birthday
Here we are again facing-a-brand
New Year. What an exhilirating
thought!
We salute 1949—which means that
THE CHRONICLE is a year older.
..hi we hope wiser. The date on next
week's papei i inge fi «n V >1-
;me XLVIII to XLIX. Number L
\n:ch signifies that the publication is-
the eve of entering upon its 49th
\ta. It has been ptibh^bed under
•- present management and owner
s'. ,p lor 33 years.
What HN9 holds for us and for
; '0 we do n know. This much we
to know—this new year gives us 365
blank pages to be filled in. What will
we write on those untouched pages?
What will the future tell? No one
knows the answer. This new year is
ne about whic.i there is much spec
ulation and uncertainty Many econ-: wishes , for each o{
ornists and others are telling us we
have already entered into a reces-
s.on to be followed by a depression.
There are certain signs that this
prophecy is true. It is a year we
daily newspapers, has been added
for the new year without cost to our (
advertisers m preparing their adver
tising lay-outs.
We have a definite responsibility,;
also, to our employees, the men and
women who assemble and write the!
news, who set the type, run the:
presses and do the many other ex
pensive jobs involved in the pro
duction of a newspaper and com
mercial printing.' Our combination
newspaper-commercial printing plant j
enables us to serve oik- customers!
better, to give the town a better.
newspaper at lower cost to advertis-l
ers and subscribers. The diligence,i.
loyalty and faithfulness of* these!
employees with us for a long period
of years is responsible in a very;
large measure for what success The
Chronicle has achieved. And so to
all four groups—readers, advertis- 1
ers, commercial printing customers,'
employees The Chronicle is indebted
a New
Year filled with happiness and sQc-
' cess.
It is not amiss as we face the new 1
year to turn from “shop talk” and!
vember in both veteran and non- j
1 veteran categories, with veterans’'
! initial claims on a statewide level in- i
| Creasing from 1,995 in October to |
2,545 filed during November. Non-1
j veteran initial claims climbed from .
! 6,709 for October to 7,659 last month.,
Veterans’ self-employed claims show-
! ed a decrease from 1,246 filed in Oc-;
tober to 1,107 in November,
i General increases were also re
vealed in continued claims made last
month, with 21,681 non-veteran and!
8,065 veteran continued claims filed |
during November, as compared to 1
19,563 non-veteran and 7,251 veteran
f during the preceding month,
At the Clinton office, however, de
creases were shown in November 1
claims for non-veterans and in vet
eran self-employed claims. Veteran
self-employed claims dropped from
49 filed in October to 35 during No
vember, and non-veteran initial and
continued claims fell from 158 and |
485, respectively, in October, to 119
and 402 during November. Veteran |
initial claims filed at the Clinton of-
five increased from 30 filed during'
October to 46 Ipst month, and veteran
continued claims rose from 74 in Oc- !
tober to 135 in November.
The Clinton office of the commis
sion serves all of Laurens county.
New Year Resolutions
• ask thls question, ‘'Will Clinton go
T? • m bnng / e3djus . ,me " ,s - to:ward during the next decade?"
t . mplex problems, and opportumties That ls an imi)ortan , questlo „ and
con>enati\e one thal can ^ answe ,. ec j b y nt> out _
... ,L. tv, ... <• 1, Siders or magic hand. It must be an-
.. e pa.t of all. V\e swert{ | v,y business men and in-
' , : L 1 a , l0ge!h , er w ‘ h teresu of this community ol which
...r p!a>. aid a determination to The Chr0nicle „ .... ...
make this a better and happier com
munity. The avustakes of. the
call :or caution,
vpe, understanding, initiative
work on the part of all.
is a small part. Are
we to drift along in a complacent
-year attitude, or wnth initiative *nd wise
' ‘ll 2 T Vj ' , “ ind l a '' a bold Planning go forward in the march ofj
'• ew c-flenH^ a nH t T ^ M? 3 1 egress. Clinton must grow or fall!
fh, vt?- , ^ ^ ' n an 'i^k. It cannot stand still. Compe-i
a ,; a ! U [iv e T ia i AS 3 f COmmCn n tit,on around us is too keen.^ We!
m-ke h. -CnMln r I*’ we W:11 musl as a united people pull and,
^ •here Sn ^* uld * n S work together, and The Chronicle
“ “, D " • e 'y er Pi^^IIs, dis- stands ready to do it* part. We re-'
The 1 CVnn • b- i j aflfirnl our faith and confidence in!
f , on -..e ha 3 a .wa>> iveenly the community and its people, the
f v t i 1 -' responsibility to the common-: finest m the „. nld ^ P (
• > it is privileged to serve. A news- ^
paper is a peculiar institution, dif- 1
ierent from every other type of busi- Gets l 000 000th
ness. It is a community institution!.— • « # _ _
dedicated to service. Service must! I eleprtOne, ToilcS 10
come first, if the publisher is honest,! p P< »ci^o«f
above money and everything e lse.' rreS, . deat Ul1 ^ ,rS *
Inis newspaper is not supported by ; ~ ^ ’
many triends and customers be- Burlington, N, C., Dec. 16.—Wil-
cause the publisher needs the mon- I,arn J - Alamance county to-!
ty. \ou support the home paper b.icco faimer, today receisod a dou-1
oei ause you feel it giv'es you full surprise. A ,elephone mitnlled ini
v a.ue to: your m tney, and adequate hii- home tuitied out to be die l.000,-
1 000th added by the Bell systen ini
ruril areas since th« war. and with!
it c ime a long dista.ice com’eiiiation!
with' President Harry S. Trimim in;
Washington.
W.th ,.the ac.chtion at these million
telephones there are low more than
2,300 000 Bell system telephones j
serviig rural areas, 65 per'cent mare
than an V-J da:y.
Having the nulliontln telephone ut-|
stalled in his txane was. not entirely;
Is Drinking
Destroying
Your Home?
Are YOU losing the love
of your family . . , the
respect of your friends *
because you can’t curb
your craving for drink?
Is each attempt to quit
drinking a failure no
matter how often or earn
estly you resolve never
to touch another drop?
ALCOHOLISM CAN
BE OVERCOME
The amazing tried and
proved method followed
by specially trained phy
sicians arid nurses at
Alco-Haven purifies the
blood stream and re
moves the alcoholic poi
sons. Treatment is di
rected towaird restora
tion to full health, rather
than the usual “sober
ing up” methods.
'W’&Kda,)* NK BOOKLET
in pimm em*4ope
ALCO-HAVEN SANITARIUM
OeUpAom 2-4465 ■pavoi'Hufhr
E05 E NORTH ST GREENVILLE. S-C
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ervice to the community, standing
f >;■ those high and fine things that
, u;:; must for good citizenship, i
We say that The Chronicle’s first,
obl.gation is not to - itself but its
>ubscribers, advertisers and custom-
A newspaper is no better than.
'be town :p which it is published. |
Never lose sigiit of that truth, or be
deceived into thinking that editors
make newspapers. They con’L
Readers make newspapers. The . .
Chronicle is published for them arul ^ ' SUI P r ' ls c f° Mr. Pace. In fact,.. 5he i
-t gives us real gratification that'^ tde ^ wne men aaticipatod ■ the
their number has substantially i n „; event and arranged ceremonies which
creased du-ing the years. To all a f|''‘ ere a ‘‘-etnded by U^-S. Seitator J.
you we \-wee our appreciation for{^ e * v *^ e B rou Sbton Jaori Govarnor-
your support, interest and coirfi-; E ect ^ err Sci-h-f/of North Caro-
\>c pledge to give yot. an. !. ina ’ as wed 39 re^ioruil and state
even better newspaper during 1949. ; ^ ai J n arrd telephone
Readers come first, always, uid! ’be long listanc*: convtfl’sation
tney must be secured and heli Lf( V; ‘. tb President Truma i was a sur-
n.ulation is to be maintained. 11.is• ,M !t’ e ' ^ na ^ or Broughton placed the
u: responsibility to give you a good,i tu '‘ ar;d made Tbe^introductioc.-
ne.v y family newspaper, clean fidm ;
:: h' to back, the kind you will ’vel- Steady Increase 111
c me in your home for weekly visits. ’ . , 7 , — T .
Th.s we will honestly strive to do. Unemployment Claims.
And while readers come 'tirst— Dnr\r<r+c>A R«>
there are ; definite responsibilities, n-e J'^P 0r ^ ed
owe to others. First to our adver-! . r, on , e .
tisers, for without them we could' _ t Dec.. 29. (Special to
not pay our bills and stay in busi-!T he ChTomcl<?A
ne«s. it is our job and responsibility! rise ,:n . . „ . .
to give to these advertisers a full ^curred m jS-Aith Carolina during
coverage of the local trade area,, in the raont b «f
city, textile centers and rural
A
le'iel of
slight general
unemployment
tne
November, according
' to a statemenf this week by/ James
comSSSes. We can honestly ^y| ea ^ u tiye dlrecturof the
are discharging this respon-]' outd Caroling Elmployment Security
advertisers 1 < - orn:rnssi o r >.
Hotpoint
Choose One of These for
Ihe Home for Christmas
—Ranges
—Refrigerators
—Home Freezers
—Disposalls
—Dishwashers
—Electric Sinks
—Washing Machines
—Ironers
—Cabinets
—Water Heaters
You May As Well Have
the Best
HOME
SUPPLY CO.
Next to Bailey’s Bank
Phone 423
For Almost
33 Years...
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Happy
New Year!
Our sincere hope is that 1948
has been a good year for you
and that 1949 will be even bet
ter!
that we
sibility in
offering our
he largest circulation in our history!
with the paper going into 80 per cent
of the homes ol the community and
being read by thousands of your
prospective customers. It is our job j
to help merchants and others sell
goods, to bring customers into your
places of business. This relationship
to advertisers is, of course, a
business affair from which each
benefits. It is the result of a rela-j
tionship by which commerce flows,
from a skillful blending of good mer- [
chandising and effective advertis-’
mg. We esteem the friendship ofj
our advertisers- and we anticipate
with pleasure a continuation of the j
same pleasant relations in the years
that lie ahead. In our mechanical
departments, both the newspaper
and commercial printing, nqw equip
ment s being added to serve our
customers more efficiently, A large
and complete sehior advertising
mat service, same as used by manyi
Initial clainas increased dwvig No-
MclNTOSH'S
SHOE SHOP
Send Your Shoes To Us for
Best Materials and
Workmanship^
Backache
For quick eornfarttn* help for Backache,
Rheumatic Paint. Oetttn* Up NtghU, strong
cloudy urine. Irritating paaaaget. Leg Paint,
circlet under eyea, and swollen anklet, due
to non-organlc and non-syttemlc Kidney and
Bladder trouble*, try Cyitax. Quick, complete
aattafactlon or money back fuarantood. Ask
druggist for Cyttax today.
VVE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING
—EXCEPT BAD
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