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THE CLINTON' CHRONICLE
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Thursday, December 15, 1949
THE CHRISTMAS TREE !
Timely Tips on How to Make Light- :
• ing the Tree Easier and Safer
The old-fashioned, candlelighted'
Christmas tree, its ornaments bril
liant with reflected light, undoubt
edly was a thing of splendor—and
of potential tragedy, too. Today
Christmas trees* ‘are just as flam
mable; but with electric^ lights, the
hazard of a tree's catching fire can
be reduced to a minimum, if you
will take a few simple precautions
to guard against short circuits and
electric sparks, and, of course, if
you keep flame from any source
away from the tree.
Inspect your tree-lighting sets be
fore trimming the tree. If the insu
lation is worn or damaged, so that
bare wires are exposed or may be
come exposed when the set is in
service, or if the sockets are cracked
or broken, discard the set It is mis
placed economy, to gamble on repairs
that may not be adequate. Check
the condition of your extension cords
too. and see that they are long
enough to reach easily from the
convenience outlets to the lighting
sets. Do not connect too many light
ing sets to one outlet. Be guided by
the instructions that may come with
the sets. See that all the bulbs hg. t
Keep several spare bulbs on hand,
so there will be no disappointing
bitch when you come to the tree-
lighting ceremony.
Spare bulbs, of course, must be
,of the right kind to fit your sets. t
Tree-lighting sets are of two dif
ferent types. With one type—the '
‘ series'’ set—if one bulb burns out,;
CREDITORS’ NOTICE
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ceased. are hereby notified to file the
same, duly verified, with the under
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likewise.
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HowTo Relieve
Bronchitis
Creomulsion relieves promptly b«c«u»e
it goes right to the scat of the trouble
to help loosen and expel germ laden
phlegm and aid nature to soothe and
heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial
mucous membranes. Tell your druggist
to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion
with the understanding you must like
the way it quickly allays the cough
or vou are to have vbur money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs,ChestColds,Bronchitis
all the bulbs go out and you have
to test each individually to find
the defective one. In the other
type—the “multiple'’ set—each bulb
is lighted independently, like your
house lights, so it is a simple mat
ter to find and change a burned-
out bulb. Bulbs intended for series
sets are not interchangeable with
multiple-set bulbs.
Do not use indoor sets to decor
ate trees, .doorways, etc., outdoors.
Outdoor sets are constructed quite
differently from indoor sets, to pro
vide for the more rigorous condi
tions of outdoor service.
In buying tree-lighting sets, it is
good insurance to choose only those
that meet recognized safety require
ments. To bo sure of this, always
look for a label on the set stating
that it is listed by Underwriters’
Laboratories.
The problem of a tree’s dryjng
out and dropping its needles untid
ily can be overcome to a consid
erable extent by this simple method:
Cut off the butt end of the tree di
agonally at least 1 inch above the
original end. Then stand the tree
in a container of water, and keep
the water level above the cut sur
face during the entire time the tree
is up. If you buy your tree several
days before setting it up, start this
treatment a? soon as you get the
tree horiie; keep it in a cool place
until you are ready to trim it.
This treatment works best with
trees that have not been cut too
long and still have most of their or
iginal freshness. With fresh trees,
it has the virtue, too, of reducing
the fire hazard. The trees will burn,
of course, if they are ignited acci
dentally; but they are less likely
to burst explosively into an uncon
trollable blaze.
As a last precaution, take down
your tree soon after Christmas is
past—the sooner the safer. Don’t
dispose of it where small boys will
be tempted to make a bonfire. Give
it to the rubbish man, or cut it up
and burn it safely in your back
yard incinerator.
As Washington Sees ir . . |
pected to go along wholeheartedly.
If they do not, as Admiral Den-
feld refused to do, then the civilian
heads of the military establishment
have no alternative but to oust the
admiral from his post. That should
be the last of it. But apparently
the Navy is still aggrieved.
Despite the fact that the new An-
derson-Gore farm bill boosts farm
support prices some 6 per cent, farm
income will be off, as compared with
other years, in 1950. Some experts
! figure that farm purchasing power
will be down as much as 15 per cent
next year, and that the lass of pur-
next year, and that the loss of pur
chase bf farm machinery and other
durable goods. Farmers have caught
up on farm machinery needs the
past few years of high income,- as
well as on reductions of farm debts.
So if there is a drop in farm in
come, the farmer is 'in better shape
than ever before to absorb the cut.
Some insist that because of the con-
’ tinued demand and increased con-
i sumption, the fanner will fare
‘ about as well next year as this, in
; spite of surpluses which appear in
jthe offing.
j For many years some members of
; congress have taken the position
that the large appropriations made
for self-liquidating projects in the
fields of reclamation, hydroelectric
power dams, irrigation and for loan
purposes, for which the government
is repaid at interest, should not be
classed in the budget as govern
ment expense. These members
maintain that these funds, all of
which are repaid to the federal trea
sury, should be put into a revolving
fund.
The point is, if these appropria
tions were taken out of the federal
budget, it would not take much fig
uring for the congress next year
to balance the budget without a tax
increase and end the so-called def
icit spending.
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THE NATIONAL SCENE
Special to The Chronicle.
Washington, D. C.—The navy still!
has a chip on its shoulder. An al
most brazen mockery was seen in the
round of parties for Adm. Louis |
E. Denfeld, fired from his post as
naval chief of staff by Secretary of|
the Navy Francis P. Matthews.
Opinion in Washington is th3t i
Admiral Dertfield and his cronies,
whether they are right or wrong in
their stand on national defense, cer-'
tainly did not have a leg to stand on
in refusing to obey orders from
their civilian superior or obeying |
with thumb in cheek and spreading
their refusal on record before con- ''♦.j
gress. I §
The Constitution provides for
civilian control of military forces,
with the President as the comman-
der-in-chief. And it was. in effect,
the President giving orders, 1 when
his second in command, Secretary
Matthews, gave Admiral Denfeld •.»
his erdprs—orders which the ad-
miral protested before congress.
No military organization can com- ♦♦
mand respect without discipline. An
^nalagous situation would be
If Admiral Denfeld ordered the cap-
tain of the battleship Massachusetts
to report tq Pearl Harbor for man-
euvers and the captain demurred
and declared that strategically he
should report to Guam, not Pearl
Harbor, that the good of the country
demanded the presence of the Mas- ♦>
achussetts of Guam. And he demur- »!•
red and protested unt.l the admiral,
a little red faced, would demand $
he obey h:s orders. And the captain, ;j
still protesting, would complainingly £
obey, but would carry his grievance
to a congressional commitee. lit
Admiral Denfeld would be the
lirst to demand court martial of the £»
captain for such tactics. j-I
No one has questioned Admiral i.i
Denfeld's patriotism nor his since:- j-j
ity, but ob.-ervers here now are t?
que tioning his attitude, even for the
new post which he has been offer- it
ed, and which at this writing he has,,:
not accepted.
The question of national! defense
is determined by the top men in
all branches of the service. All
problems are worked out in the
war college, and close to 200 tech-
. nicians and experts in the military
1 establishmens take part in these
decisions.
Alter a program is drawn up it
: goes to the chiefs of staff where
| it is studied before a decision is
I reached in conjunction with the sec
retaries of the army, navy and air
force and the secretary of national |
defense. Every one has his say, but l,;
once a decision is definitely made!
and the secretary of defense has giv
en his approval and the orders are
issued, then as military men the
admirals and the generals are ex-
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Christmas...
IS JUST AROUND
THE CORNER
It’s time to start your Christ
mas s h o p p i n c . Let THE
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help yon each week. They are
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