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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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Thursday, December 11.1947
(Hhp (Clinton (Cl|rnntrlp
Established 1900
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant
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Hartley Cites Need
For New Labor Law
Washington, Dec. 9. — Represen ta-
Musicians (AFL).
On the issue o»f “make work” prac
tices, Hartley recalled that Repre
sentative Gwinn, Republican, at New
York, chairman of a subcommittee
tive Hartley, Republican, * of New investigating the building trades, has
| Jersey, co-author of the Taft-Hartley
act, declared today there is a “public
reported that “featherbedding,” or a
would guarantee to individual work
ers the Tight to work on any job re-<
gardless of whether they belong to a
union.
The Taft-Hartley act permits con
tracts under which a majority of the
workers involved can vote to force
•clamor” for labor law changes “and individual union employees, has
| it is the duty of congress to do some- 1 L/ aCt0r i n cost *-
thing about it.” . A bricklayer should not be told
.. - * » • » j *• by a union that he can lay only so
As a first step in that direction, many bricks „ day „ Hart , ey ^
reduction in the daily work output all employees to join the unioh with
in a specified time.
Hartley said the house labor com
mittee which he heads, will open
hearings early next ij^nth on ways
ed.
Another
hearings early next m|8nth on ways , labor subcommittee is si g ned and those
to (a) curt) indust^wide strikes, IJ^ar, late wiU plcase
and (b) prevent so-called “make |
1 Work” practices. ^
. Hartley, whose own bill was con- 1
siderably modified during the wrii-
i ing of the compromise Taft-Hartley (
act last summer, said he still wants
to stop industry-wide walkouts, such
; as those by coal miners, by declar- 1
: ing unions subject to anti-trust laws.
! “It would penalize them for any-
; thing they do that acts as an undue
; restraint on trade,” he told news
men.
19 on a “right to work” bill which
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY DECEMBER 11. 1947
In addition to
chairman said,
Today Is the Day
Today is the big day of their lives
lor thousands o.l .little children who
are all excited over the coming of
Santa Cbus. He is scheduled to ar
rive in the city this afternoon at
•4:30 for his annual visit and in hon
or ol his coming a colorful parade
has been provided with lovely floats,
music and other attractions, the pic
ture to be climaxed with the turn-
in-g on of the Christmas lights which
are as pretty as will be found any
where.
The committee in charge is due the
thanks of the community for its work
in making today’s celebration pos
sible. Such an undertaking requires
tots of hard work and there are al-
‘public clamor,” the
some of the union
is the answer to the present dilem- abuses to be outlined iin a •forthcom- 1
ma. Every intelligent and honest re- j * n § committee report make -ft imper- j
tailer, like every ^similar manufac- ative . that con S r ® ss sd ”
turer, knows ' that price inflation The report will deal with a sub-1
knows that
menaces' the American system of
mass production and mass distribu
tion which has given the highest
standard of living on earth. They are
fighting it with every resource they
possess, but they can’t do the job
alone. High wages mean increased
production costs, regardless of the
commodity, and this ultimately goes
to the consumer. We might as well
be honest in facing the issue.
During the war the great majority
of merchants were honest with their
customers and held prices- as low as}
markets would permit. There were
committee investigation of James C.
Petrillo’s American Federation of
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Phone Call From Santa Claus
Immediately after the Christmas Parade, Santa Claus
will leave a represent tive in Clinton. This representative
will accept telephone messages from parents (without
charge cr obligation) who desire Santa Claus to make a
long distance call from the North Pole to Clinton to talk
to their children. Those parents desiring Old Santa to
telephone their children, please call 436 between the
hours of 8:00 A. M. and 5:30 P. M.
, , some gougers, of course, and chisel-
ways a few who are killing to givej ing> and black . marke t practices on
their time to make such an occasion | the ^ of many( which opA en ,
a su^ess. We say they a:e due fbej C0Ura g ed Those who were guilty of
appreciation of all, little and old suc ^ practices during the war should
folks. It is expected that several be spotted by the pub , ic , he mer J
thousand will attend the celebration j chant or business firm that held '
sponsored by the Merchants Com-, prices in line> while othere added on
m.ttee of the Chamber of Commerce. all that traffic would • stand due
to
There could be ^no Christmas, of! acute scarcitieSt should not be for _
course, without Santa Claus, the' gotten now He should be given
bearer o: g.fts, good cheer and hap- preference by every ru j e of f a i rness J
pmess. He is always the center of at- j Prices are highi we aU know When
traction at Christmas time. they will come down we do notj
Tne city is providing lovely deco- know , If inflation is to weaken or j
rations in the business section. Mer-
, , , , . grow stronger, we do not know. But!
cnants are asked to decorate their we do know this-inflaUon hurts ev-l
windows and stores to add to the; eryone and is caused by hjgher la |
real Christmas spirit. Customers like bpr costs> higher j c0 hi
to Shop in stores that reflect Christ-, er taxes> higher everything. Price
ms. Individuals, likewise, should control will not solve the problem,
ecorate their homes to give Clinton It wiU only make matters wors „ and
i er taxes, higher everything. Price
ma
deeuiaic uieu numes 10 give v.union wiU only make ma tters worse, and
a.iij a holiday appearance. j a ^ enormous expense to taxpayers
We say today is the big day fori subject the people to some S(>rt
of
the little folks.^and from now on an economic dictatorship in peace-
tney will alk-be excited. Its time for'^j me
all of us to catch the Yuletide spirit.
Let everyone join in to make the
city oright and inviting—and lovely,
CREDITORS’ NOTICE
All persons having claims against)
for Christmas. It will be a good busi-jthe estate of Ira C. Boland, deceased, 1
ness investment. ; are hereby notified to file the same 1
j ~ duly verified, with the undersigned, I
Our Big Price Problem and tb ose indebted to said estate will
It was apparent from the start that; P ^ ease ma ^ e Payment likewise.
President Truman’s program for RATCHFORD W. BOLAND
preventing further price increases
was doomed to defeat because pub
lic sentiment is too strong against a
resurrection of OPA, which is not
palatable to tne American people. It
would have conferred unprecedented
peactime powers on the executive
branch, and many think it would ■
lead to what the President himself i
termed a police state a short time 1
ago.
The proposal is highly dubious,!
and may show its head again with
the convening of a new congress.
Limited control over the American
economy is not possible. Our indus
trial rpachine is an extremely com
plex alfair, and each cog is depend- •
ent in one w r ay or another on the j
rest. One group of workers would ■
certainly not be happy with wage
controls if other groups were free
from them. And to attempt to ra
tion and fix prices on some com
modities and materials while others
were permitted to move in a free
market would produce similar diffi
culties. Common sense would tell
as that if prices are to be regulated,
then the same should be applicable
to wages.
The remedy for present conditions
in America does not lie in price con
trol. It would drive goods into the
black market which would then be
come the real market. It lies in more
production and every incentive to 1
more production. Cutting govern-!
ment expenditures and taxes will 1
go a long way in combating high cost 1
of living.
Government is largely responsible
for mounting inflation. The Roose
velt administration encouraged it
from the day it went into power.
President Truman has followed in
the footsteps of his predecessor. Gov
ernment itself has been one o>f the
most important, and perhaps the
most important, influer^ce which has
pushed prices inexorably upward.
Government cannot attack the price
problem consistently and with clean
hands until it puts its own house in
order. Its fiscal policy alone makes
more inflation inevitable.
The big topic stilT with the public
is high prices, with the retailer un
justly pictured as the villain. The
tru'h of the matter is that the busi-
nes man is as much caught in the
vise of inflation as is the customer.
The retailers have no control over
the prices they pay the processor or
manufacturer. More production—re
placement of shortages with plenty—
and ROBERT I. BOLAND,
Nov. 19, 1947.—ll-3c. Executors.
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