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Paso Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, January 13, 1949 (Eltr (Elintnn (EljnmirU 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, 18"9. The Chronicle seeks V ic 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 correspondents. T MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Explus/ve National Advertising Representative GREATER WEEKLIES New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia i — they could live off of fish ansoforth, • , as he would allso borry some fishing tickle to take with .them. i the ladies aid is willing to help them get reddy, but he hisself is a-feared to say annything to the deacons about his november and de- cember sallery. he makes it a rule newer to talk monney in connec tion with his church affairs, onner count of that practice, he and his family have suffered hunger anso forth a great manny times. , his seriftont last Sunday dwelt on givving_ \he tithe, but he did not make it plain exactly when to give same, the collection was verry light, and from the way the mem bers are spending their monney now, there wont be anny tithes left to give the pasture and his little flock of 8. annyway, we wish him a happy new year, but it now looks ’ like he will have to spend his vaca- ' tion at home. *- J 7' a merry xmus and a happy new year, but it now loks like he will have to spend his vacation at home. ( LINTON. S. C., Till RSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1949 The Morch of Dimes Drive ° A f , us ba< * ho ™ re ? Ui : ed f t ° d0 , i The annual March of Dimes cam- pa.gn starts throughout the nation th:s week to continue to the end of the month. C. A. Seawright, of Lau rens. has been named county chair-1 man to head the canvass, and will have a number of interested citizens | associated wiht him from all parts of the county. ^ The need is urgent, we are told, for putting on the greatest drive this 1 year in history because of the record pc’.io epidemics of last summer and tr.e soaring costs of care and treat ment of patients stricken with polio.' The dreadful disease is now on the increase in the United States, we do net know where or how severely it w.ll strike next summer. This an nual appeal is the sole source of funds through which the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis can carry on the tight against polio. This community should do its part generously to help raise the county’s quota for this most worthy and im- oertant cause. Choral Club To Meet Monday After reading the President's federal! '^ le Ch° ra l club will meet Mon government spending program as ad-! evening, January 17, at the high vocated this w'eek before congress, school at eight o’clock. Members and we say that Mr. Truman should be anyone else wishing to join the club the last man in the United States to are invited. be given tax-free salary at the ex-1 — pease of taxpayers. NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGEE HELP WANTED internal revenue Washington, d. c. deer sir: mr. slim chance is bothered about i his income tax return, he do not understand how to return his hog.; she was raised enduring 1948. but; she will not be exposed of until 1949.1 can he charge off her feed ansoforth j and withhold her principle till next year, or will she be a . capital gains matter. he lost a mule enduring 1948. will he be charged off or carried as an asset till the first of the year, he had the distemper, there was no hopes for him after he taken sick, he cost him 125$ cash and he was bought in martch to make a crop with, don't guess he would be cap ital gains, would he? mr. chance allso bought ,,a car. it is used for bizness and a little for Community Apathy We vote that two adjoining areas in an election the past week approved annexation to the city of Laurens. The sections annexed have an esti mated population of 1.500 and Mayor Bc’.t said after the election that Lau rens now has a population that will j ut it well over the 10,000, mark. But the interesting thing about the annexation proposal was the negli- g.b'.e vote. In the areas to be annexed pleassure, but he has had no pleas- the vote was 43 to 38 in favor of the sure from its use to amount to anny-i move, and in the city paoper 29 voted thing, will he be allowed to charge lor annexation to three against. That off the gass he has used for bizness means that a total of only 113 votes and reduct part of the pleassure'gas# was cast in the election by an esti- is a right smart, mated ten thousand population. 1 ——♦ The vote, though favorable, clear- as mr. chance is a farmer. h<‘will iy mdicates an indifference on the have to get his return in by janu-■ p..r! of the people as shown by the wary the 15. this is going to push .'mall hand.u! of votes. That is true him. why are you all in sudi a everywhere now. People apparently hurry about ttte farmers when other have lost interest in public affairs bizness folks can wait tilt martch the DO YOU HAVE PROPER FIRE PROTECTION? Is your coverage adequate? Should you saffer a disastrous fire would your insurance cover your loss? Think this over. See os for all kinds of Insurance, Surety Bonds and Real Estate. We Invite your business. CLINTON REALTY & INSURANCE CO. B. Hubert Boyd Phone 6 Watch Next Week for Our Formal Opening Announcement IN OUR NEW HOME WITH ENLARGED STOCKS OF MERCHANDISE Our announcement will appear in The Chronicle next week. The public is cordiialy invited. Free Souvenirs on our opening day. H'wiiuon's \ j i vn i i i; i* v ^ me “A Credit To AH South Carolina” Corner Broad and Main mmm ■>. ■miiBiiBiBiKBiifl: wb viBiiwramiB I - « I ii from Washington on down to the county seats. It is a bad sign, and d^es not contribute to good govern ment.. It produces minority govern- ment. IV e call the Laurens outcome a common example, of community apathy. And this unhealthy condition :s prevalent everywhere. 15. but if mr chance can get his mule and hog sepper-rated. he \*ill; go ahead with his return ansoforlln rit-f or foam. y»»res trulie, ; holsum mooce. corrv sivmdent rfd. / TELL US \ ! YOUR. CAR I YOUR | TROUBLES Flat Rock Is Growing a aew firm has openeri up for? TUn C | bizness in flat rock. It will selSi nC rresiaenr S joiory ready-made toorrebstones on the in- President Truman, who, if he has stallmanf plan, they will out yore h.s way with congress, will lead the name on a toonvstotie for e71 per country to the borders of bankrupt- letter, and the more you «y about; (v. proposes to increase taxes by four yore casseased lo»ied ones, the bet-; billion dollars. The same New Deal ter it viil be for them. policy of spending and electing we -— 1 have witnessed the past twenty they have rocks that will suit alii years. . purses, some of teem are nade out I The President has asked congress of grannite and •sime of ‘■hem are' for speedy increases in-.the salaries made out of marbles, but they have; of cabinet members and other top- some •*/ their own manufacture flight government officials. He said which is made out of saned and ce- in addressing one of his political ad- Tr.ent. they are cneaper than the! visers that it is difficult to obtain and other kinds, but will last f w-revver | held able men for positions of great- and devver, so he* says. est responsibility in the government; ♦ , service because of the salaries. He is this new enter arise is axpeckted ; advocating substantial raises for to' do. a nice bizmiss. thers are lots i heads and assistant heads o>f govern- of folks who should patter-mze them 1 m e n t departments. Increases all and leave suitable marker^ to their! along the line is the slogan. The peo- loved ones. they will sell on 5$| pie know full well that top officials i down basis wiht 2.50$ per week upj u. government are chosen not for to 100$. those costing over 100$ | qualifications or ability, generally to 100$. .those :ustins tver 100$i speaking, but through political influ- each will have To be financed with, cnee and our spoils system. And let 1 one-third down and the ballance at i a member of congress be defeated by i the rate 1 ©? 10$ per week. - - the voters and a place on the gov-' ^—— eminent payroll is .usually made for they will take papers on every-, the "lame duck.” j thing they selL. if a corpse dc> not A prop’osal also looms for the Pres- pay for his momiment as per agree- ident to be given a substantial in- ment, it will be remosed anii the crease in salary. The chief ^executive lettering will be chisseled off and now gets a $75,000-a-year salary, I while it will make the stone a little f plus perquisites that cost the taxpay- bit thinner, i? will be- sold at only I I m I i i I ! W£ DO • j GENERAL \ V REPAIRING i V«. S££ US .«•»»* COOPER MOTOR CO. West Main Street Phone 515 i i ■ 1 An Enlarged Printing Service For Our Customers... .i ers. multiplied thousands of dollars, a small reduction in price, tlie new enterprise will be located in the-j same place where the all-niUe fill ing station folded up last month on-! much creddicki Those who advocate the pay hike say that about $35,000 of the salary goes to taxes and come forth with pro posals for boosting his income either, ner count of too through a salary raise or a big tax- trade. free expense fund which is nothing ^ but a subterfuge. If the President’s Rev. Will Waite Is Hopieg For A salary is to be raised it should be Yacatten done outright. There should be no rev*, will waite, our local pasture, effort to dodge or evade or show him will be giwen a vacation by his preference because he hplds this high , church members enduring the holi- office. His salary, like 1 -that of every- days, they are not planning to go one else, should be taxable. Let him enywhere as yet. he is a feared that pay his taxes like everybody else, they worit pay him his sailary until let him feel the pinch of high taxes dbout januwary the 5, like they done he and his predecessor have advo-! last year, and then that would be too Is Drinking Destroying Your Hone? 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? 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No job too large or too small, and if it cannot be handled in our plant we have a con nection with a large printing firm that will enable us to promptly and satisfactorily take care of your needs at standard prices. We have also just added new type faces to pro duce more attractive Printing. Other new equip ment has been purchased for our Commercial Print ing department and will be installed in the near future to further enlarge our service. Th is combination Newspaper-Printing plant is now equipped to efficiently serve your needs, ad vertising, commercial printing, office supplies. We are prepared to serve your Printing wants, large or small, to turn out quality work with a long experi enced and competent staff. Your Printing business placed with us will help us to give the city and com munity a Better Newspaper. We ore happy to announce this Better and En larged Service for our customers at standard prices established by the Graphic Arts Industry. CALL 74 YOUR BUSINESS APPRECIATED ■ i ■ cated, like everybody else. Congress did an unfair, and we would say disgraceful thing, when it gave its members financial relief in the form of a $2,500 annual tax-free expense account. Congressmen, sen ators, and the President should pay takes on their entire income, as all late to go away. if rev. waits could borry a big trailer, they could all go in same to the ile of pams, which place he says he has often heard of but has nev- ver benn able to vissit, if he could arrange to spepd his vacation there, CITY SHOE SHOPT Pitts Street Expert Shoe Repairing Clinton and Goldville S. D. Dawkins & Sons ■ I i ■ ■ i H V ■ ■ Chronicle Publishing Company PultluheM.—Pniniete—StalianeM. '■ ' i > * * ' ' • * * * \ % • • - - — f * • leUpltOH* 7* ' : : Glutton, S. C.