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'X ■ Page 9(] ' i THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 22, 1949 p/ ^leiqh <^utt sj mi mmB [jorj im... v ADAIR’S MEN’S SHOP I. M. ADAIR We're just making a last minute check to make sure that we overlook none in our sincere wishes for cheer with the coming Holiday. IRBY HOLLAND GROCERY AND MARKET SLOAN STREET I IL lL ](ZZI[ □□□: ZICZK j W1i« I* Tbif Mm? i Why, everyone knows that it's old St. Nick himself, and it's time ogoin to begin to notice thot os olwoys. the old fellow brings with him joy. end cheer for the Christmos season. May this 1 ' Christmos be one of lolly remembrance for you^ #' • ' •* *» . tfea. /I. Copeland & Son HARDWARE if.'. . 4 *• u. As Washington Sees ir . . rHE NATIONAL SCENE Special to The Chronicle. Washington. D. C., Dec. . 21—Indi cations are that the food ; and agri cultural organization of the. United Nations will turn down the presi dential and congression aloffers of i headquarters in this country. Ap parently there is some leadlhg opin ion within the organization to occiu- oy some vacant and elaborate build- . ings in Italy. President Truman in his address ■before the organization said work of FAO Pitted in with the objectives of his administration and “the whole br&ad effort to raise living standards and achieve greater freedom for all mankind.” He said the work of FAO also was in line with the objectives . of our own department of agriculture to increase production of food stuffs "nd o‘her f arm commodities and to , see that those commodities reach those who need them. Important to the coming session of the 81st congress convening in January is the trip of Oscar Ewing, federal security administra tor, to various European countries to learn first-hand how social secur ity programs are working in those countries which have them. Ewing 1 '’nnoiin''ed he would «tudy the work- in? of national health insurance in Great B itain. > ,In the meantime, the American Medical association is planning a new campaign to defeat federal health insurance and asserts that i universal health insurance is not ; needed because private insurance [companies can do the job. Before 1 leaving for Europe, Ewing answer ed this argument by declaring that only 69 per cent of group insurance premiums and only 39 per cent of individual premiums go for bene fits to be insured. Of course there is a mountain of 'conjecture over the resignation of David E. Lilienthal as chairman of the atomic energy commission. It seems assured that the President will not make a permanent appointment in recess but will wait until con gress convenes before naming Lilien- thal’s successor. There is some con jecture that, since Lilienthal gave as one of his chief reasons for re signing that he could engage ih pub- i lie discussions and take p&rt in pub- ; lie affairs with more freedom, he might return to Wisconsin and run for the senate against Sen. Alexand er Wiley who is up for reelection in 1950. It will be remembered that, al though Lilienthal is not a native of Wisconsin, he started his law prac- ! tice and his public service in that 'state as a member of the Wisconsin public service commissioo, where he was serving when President Roose velt named him to the TVA board in 1033. Economists are concerned over the ; rapid fire rise in consumer credit debts since controls were removed several months ago. Latest figures indicate that before year’s end the consumer credit debt likely will top the 17 billion-dollar mark of which more than 10 billion is owed on in-^ stallment purchases. And the aver-! age carrying charges on installment purchases reaches up to about 22 per cent a year. This 1ft billion dollar j installment lokn figure is nearly ■ twice the pre-war total. Although isome of the leading economists say ethe country can stand another three or four billion dollars in consumer credit before the danger point is ! reached, members of the federal re serve board, including Marriner Ec- j cles, are concerned over what stands at the end of the credit picture. Add to the 17-billion-dollar debt picture another 19 billion which is : owed to the banks and construction firms for construction of houses and buildings, not much fo which was ‘ for cash. Sen. John C. Sparkman of Alabama, chairman of a subcommit tee on the economic report, who re cently released figures showing that nearly a third of the nation’s fami lies, some 10 million were earning less than $2,000 annually, says the next congress must do something about the raising of national income. He says the annual income must reach the 300-billion-dollar mark as evisioned by President Truman and that to reach this figure, some congressional action is required j 1 row. He says his committee hopes : to agree, on some program to up the income of these 10 million in the lowest income bracket. The United States chamber of commerce is urging public action to make effective the recommendations of the commission named by Presi dent Truman and headed by Herbert Hoover for streamlining the execu- j ! tive departments of the federal gov ernment to eliminate waste and ov erlapping functions. Suggestion For Neot Decoration You don’t have to be an artist to paint shadow pictures with light. Here’s an intriguing suggestion for a decoration that takes a minimum of work.- Use one of the commercial “San ta with sleigh and reindeer’’ cutouts now cfo the market. Floodlight it with a 150-watt projector floodlight. For a perfect. shadow picture, the arrangement should be carefully {positioned so the silhouette falls on ia plpin area of the. house,. V We offer our customers s complete J-ln-1 Service -r Advertising, Com* in can supply oB 3 CHBONlCLE FUBUoma co. ’H .1 ac ■** '■ *4 * , -v ' V &*• " ' W ' 'N ^ ■ .L'< fetcene Nothing reminds us more of Hit holidays than o Christmos scono # whtthor It b# on# of « wintor landscopt, o * ■ • . * roaring fireploco, or shildren ploying with bHght now toys. i Christmos reminds us of woll wishing, particularly to tho people whom ws enjoy serving • « « our customers. So we say to you with real appreciation. A HAPPY CHRISTMAS SEASON. Bank of Clinton <wuL Quit SjLOJxm.. We are hoping that every ope of you enjoys the happiness of Christ mas and the holiday season. We wish to express our thanks for your pat ronage, your goodwill and your friendship, and hope we may serve you throughout the future years! < Maxwell Bros. & Wilkes Irie Phone 257 Clinton, S. C.