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proval' of Congress. It is' a radical
proposal to undermine our social'and
political order. ,lt was written by
avowed socialists, and after being
killed by thirty-eight e^te legisla
ture^ more than ten ye^ ago, has
now been revived under the leader
ship of Secretary Perkins, It is not a
proposal to abolish child labor. That
has already been done by individual
state action. It is an effort to give
Washington still greater dictatorial
power.
Dallas, Texast—In the decade 1920-.! same decade the value of Texas man-
4.9 percent in pop-{ufactured products increased 50 per
nation’s population i cent while that of the Unit^ States
ulatiod while !
increased lOlf
tiOn
per centT-but in fne! gained 9 per cjcnt.
TYPEWRITER RIBBONS,
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CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1937
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PAY DAY WILL COME
The federal government in recent
yea,;rs. has been loaning millions of
dollars to individuals for the purpose
of saving, or buying new home's.
It has been easy money for those
who have de.sired it, many doubtless
not realizing or believing that a day
of re^-koning would come. But pay-day
ha.s arrived and is finding thousands
unable to meet their obligation to
U^cle Sam. The Home Owner.s Loan
corporation up to the end of Novem
ber, lOSfi, had foreclosed mortgages
t.n »)2,22l pieces of proj)erty, which i.s
just another way of saying that the
fiddler must he paid, and that the
go'.ornnu nt lis now up to its neck in
th«-*real e.state business. -
law, will not me^n that monejj will
be available, immediately because it
%ill “benSiKMsai^ to administer "the
THE INTER-Cip MEET
The annual .inter-city' goodwill
meeting of the Laurens Business
League Clinton Chamber of Com
merce held here Tuesdayvevening was
a complete success. President Dil
lard and those associated with- him in
arranging the program, are to be con
gratulated.
The idea of Jiolding exchange meet
ings between the two clubs was in-'
augurated a year agQ_^ D. C. Heus-
tess, then president of the local of-
ganization, wd has become a perma
nent arrangement. The plan has as
tts-
terms of the law. T^e governor accu- ly and Operative relations between
rately-states the situation, an^ indi- tbe two /organizations and cities they
cates that it will be some time yet 1 *'®P*'®*®nt, a closer drawing together
before the state will be ready to start I business , men, and to know and
with actual distribution of the money. | understand each other better as
No surprise will be caused by the I neighbors. That aim is being accom-
heavy and immediate demand made pli-'hed in a large measure through
for pensions and aid from the pro
posed $2,000,000 social security fund.
The federal government during the
past few years has encouraged peo-'
these joint gatherings which it is
evident are developing a helpful spir
it of good-will and good fellowship.
On such occasions when business
plty^to look for and expect hand-outs
with the .spigot in many instances,
and professional memreiifresenting the
two most important town.s in the
ShinOlS TKOUBLE AHEAD
With .strikes so prevalent itoW. and
Mt-clown - exhibitions becoming more
popular due to the government’s atti-
. wide open. ^It’s in the air, the idea ofj^^^^’^l^y gather as one at the festal
getting something for nothing at the|^^^®''^» realization is brought
expense of taxpayer.s. We have ani^***®*^^y home that we aie all neigh-
idea that the swial security legisla-! bors, and that we should strive to be |
ftion will start another and-still big-!>?<'“<• neigh|)ors. ('lean .conip<‘titive ■
gcr grab-bag. 'competitionUietween towns has its
■'if we are to have such'funds dis-fplHce, and is altogethei- dosirahW
but underlying always there shoui<l
trrbuted as old-age penSioW they
tiHle, the Mue-stion looms to the front' should to that group of people; bf a fair, .sympathetic and helpful
-r-who shall run industi*y? Shall it
be run under the direction of trained
men of long and i^uccessful exjieri^
tnce, men who have earned^their po
sitions in the busines.s world through
initiative, har'd Work and ability, or
.*-halhin(lustry he turned Qvpr- to, pdli-
Jicia!r^ and trouble-makers like Lewis,
eb^e.'sed with an aiubition and deter-
who are worthy and deserving of
such aid. Ntr ot_^^ class, for a'ny oth
er reason, high-prc.s^iure. methods or
political pull, .should be included in
the distributjon. ^Experience in other
states w'^here .such legislation has
been enacted and set irrto motion, has
spirit, a willingne.ss to give and take,j
tA work together,, to unite at)d pull ‘
at)., . _
forward as one for the common in
terests of the whole count^. That
spirit now exisU betweeb (Hinton
and Laurens in a grt*ater degree than
it ever has, and that it prevails. The
already shown that the form of re-j^'broniclo is pleasetT. V These get-to
lief has resulted in political favorit-fK^^^ber occasions thylefore have an
+.+imaii(nv 441 dxuornati.. both industry ism, tc-m?d in some sections as ’Mittle
valid labor? 'Die pi'e.enl drift can only
make for increased, trouble and enor-
niuus lo.'jses in all lines of business.
short of a racket.” Many of the de
serving poor have been victimized by
unde.serving applicants. In one state
it was estimated that 20,000 persons
w'ould qualify under the program with
the federal government matching the
state dollar for dollar. Hardly had the
IMPROVING TRAFFIC
The ('hronicle i.s glad to note action
being taken by the city administra
tion to impVove traffic condition.s injtimg {qj. receiving applications there
the business section of the city. The j been announced before prospective
converting of Mu.sgrove into a one-^ pj^naJoners ]:^esented • themselves in
way street is a great help rn direct-j(i,.oves. The expected 20,000 figure
ing traffic and relieving congestion [quickly pas.scd 95,000, and so the
-Thfry^ enable
us to throw to thi/discard, jealousies
or prejudices o/ niisunderstandirigs,
and to unite im unselfish service.
It was a ^iqe group that came down
from Ixauren^. “'THeir visit is appre
ciated and/ will do u.s good, and
with gemline pleasure we will look
forward/to a return of the courte.sy
in May^ on their part. Laurens busi
ness ^iien are a group-pf which that
should be proud.
SPECIAL PURCHASE VALUES
CURTAINS
Large Selection, both Plain and
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Flowered Patterns
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Prices:
90c to $2.S0
Clinton—Two Stores-^Laurens
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in that area. The stop light in the
eerilei! of the town should prevent ac-
e llenl^ and relieve congestion there,
story goes. Governor Johnston^s state
ment indicates already before the dfs-;
trihulion machinery is put into’'Ope;
atioa that'there t is-to be a heavy d
-niund in this state. Social .sw*nM y
an I cs|>('ciallj' aid'fhrough traffic.
.'.'I < ffort.s to strengthen traffic
laws and traffic patrols should meet ] ^yin i,e one of the most difficiil
u.Ih the-puhlic'.s ai)i)roval ii^cooper-lm,us the state has ever tac
Ji‘: .I''-diould ai)pearu)(fiMvers’I hoped that only t^
sen.'e of reason, fairness and* cour-
are in actual need, ,wilh() , support
s of all k^imls I j^hfe to care dr them in
I their did age, will be aded as re-
’ f -y. S'aft4y—pl•e^,•aulion
10 I ring about reductunia. in traffic
deaths a'hd accjdents should be cm-j j.jpi(.uts of the fund,
phasi/.ed. .And the. public should be
made to comply ,with_ such Tegula-
tions, both in. the business and reid,-
<U*iUial sections where there is (lan-
gennis .speoiling on tho part of some
who disregard the law
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(LAMULING BILL KILLED
The lowei* hou.se last week rejected
a hill to legalize paii-mutuel race
track betting in this state proposed to
laise s(H’ial security funds. The auth
or of thi* meia.sure argued that reve
nue from legalized gambling would
pnsluce from $800,000 to !i;i,OlM),000
..anmiaTly, which was ju.>it another'ex
aiT^ple of much of the extrav
and loose talk indulged in by cciyliin
members of that body.
The spectacle we have is thjift of a
group of men seaivhing for/revenue
't(V foot the huge .>KK'ial styiirity ex-
{tetise the .state /(s nowy assuming.
Funds must h^ pi'oviihid somehow,
sonio’omly musy be soiled. Advocates
of the bill wore willing to completely
di.siii**gard the ques
tion if.the jiropo^l carried the pos
sibility of bringing largi* revenue into
the treasruy. Vve are already in the
liquor busine/s. they reasontd, now
let’s legalise the gamblinjg busmess.
And this jiK‘compli.shcd, wiiat next will
IT SHOUj-D NOT PASS
Here i.s^ the p^posed child 1 labor
amendment to'^ American Con.sti-
tution. It is sliort, but far-reaching,
giving to CiWress and.our VVashffig-
lon bureau^atic government control
over Am^can youth. Read it for
yourself:
“St tion 1. The congress shall
the power to limit, regulate,
a I prohibit, the labor of persons
eighteen years of age.
“Section 2. The power of the
several states is unimpaired by
this article except that the ojK'r-
ation of state laws s'halk be sus
pended to the extent nt*cessary to
give effect to legislation enacted
by the congress.”
-Th is is the amendment the New
York assembly overwhelmingly re-
fu.sed to ratify last week despite re
peated appeals of Governor Lehraaji,j
and President Roosevelt for. its pass
age. Ixiaders for it have indicated!
they have no intention to quit fight
ing for the measure even in the face
qI' the decisive ^le^at administered
in that imp9rtant state
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twci\ty-five states registered on the
affirmative side for the bill, with
be .satM^oned ? There are other evils .
and yi«^s that. gi'Pen the state’s legal ®I®ven more needed. The amend-
appi>
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val, will jiroduce large revenue^,
isi_ being .sold, -mawy 4idyecates
the law .say, to raise reventie for
,ur .schools. The Chronicle refuses to
endorse such reasoning. To the con
trary, we aiv oppo.sed to educating
our children, with profits from the
liquor business. It’s a shame and a
reflection on our state and people,
that we have stooped 4o such a de
grading level.
The lower house is to be congratu
lated for the stand it has
ment’s friends could afford to lose
eight states of th^. ninettpen in which
the legislatures were to be in session
this year, South Carolina being im
in
cluded'in tlte list. To date they‘have
lost'four—^North Carolina, South Da
kota, Texas and New York. Mean
while they have gained three—Ken
tucky,' New Mexico -and Kansas —
bringing the total ratifications to
twenty-eight. States in which legisla
tures are to ‘be in session during the
taken y®*’' expected to give consideration
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LUXURIOUS IRTlRIORt Tallorti
upholatory, awnitolt^ww«f«m
trim and Inttremaot ponaL
SI|INCI» OPtRATION EaSliik^
against legalizing gambling and
thereby refusing to put the state’s
approval upon another wropg.' ^ id
to the amendment are: Connecticut,-'
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Mary-1
land, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ne-
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lAtY-ACTIOUWiTYW^m Ycji MORE MILES m OALLON Owimts
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MdriMIOSO CONVRMENCtS Bal-
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JIWDESION lt*a om
most distincHaa oarat
to the credit of this county^s three braska, . Rhode Island, South (Carolina,
representatives in that body that
they voted against the bill. They are
to be commended for their stand.
JUST AS EXPECTED
Governor Johnston, in a statement
this week, said that his office had
been ^swamped with requests from
all parts of the state for i^psions and
otbn relief,** since action began in
the legislatura on the new aoeial.se-
eority bills. The governor predicted
tiult a free conference between the
boose and senate will be nepsaary to
xnack an agreement. Wkh such a com-
praaifee agreed opoa, aad the gorer-
<• 4gnature attached to the new
Tennessee and Vermont.^ It is now
unlikely that the movement will gain
sufficient impetus to win eight more,
states. t
When and if this amendment," first
launched fourteen years ago, rsaches
the South Carolina legislature, it
should be killed because it is unneces-
s^y and loaded with dangerous pos
sibilities in that it malcM possible in
terference with* parental control of
children. It is a drastie raghnentatioa
of private lives, the handing over of
45,000,000 of our boya and girls undar
eighteen years of age to the control
of Washington, where any aoft
bor by youth would be .«<i>oject 1
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