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Page Four m THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Slip OUinton (Chrotttrlr r- . - t'..ioaa ^ * Established 1900 HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBUSHING 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, 1879. The Chronicle seeks t ie 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 nqt i of its' correspondents. 'responsible fo? the views or opinions . . MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Exclus/ve National Advertising Representative GREATER WEEKLIES New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Thursdoy, Moy 13, 1948 more-power to deal with national _ i railroad strikes, and the arrogant ;^ e0r 9 e '-OmClSOn, Jr., Lewis also, who may be expected to : Honored At McCallie turn up *soon with another strike threat now that his coal miners' con- I George Cornelson, Jr., son of G. H tract.is about to terminate. Time for^Cornelson of this city, has been elect- avtion is--Icmg over-due wdren union" 1 ized rail employees determined ti' carry their point can ignore the pub- j lie good and create a situation) fraught with danger and disaster to c3 to v ropresent^the senior class on the senate McCallie school, Chatta nooga, Tenn., for the coming year. ^ _ ^ ^ George has been prominent in ac- the entire nation” Congress should tivities of th e school, being a mem- forget politics and remove all loop- ^ er squad and swim- holes in the present railroad labor team. He is also a member of act as a protection to the public wel- Tornado, school paper. fare, heaHh and safety of the Ameri- • . can people. We have too much labor- AUXILIARY TO MEET TUESDAY government. _ ^i The American Legion Auxiliary ' * j will meet Tuesday afternoon, May SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLf 18, at 4 p m. at the home of Mrs. E “The Paper Everybody Reads” |M. Timmerman. Services At Shady Grove Church Sunday Services at Shady Grove Presbyte rian church will be held at 11 o’clock Call 74 For Your Needs. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Srmday morning, -with Sunday school at 10. Fred Dinkins, Presbyterian col lege ministerial student, will speak. For the night services, Rev. L. W. Brown, pastpjpof the church, will be- in charge. The time will be an-! nounced. TO GIVE PIANO RECITAL Miss Blanche ElW Darr, of this city, will be presented in her senior piano recital at Blue Mountain coir lege, Miss., May 17, by Miss Fran- ziska Heinrich, head of the depart ment of music. COMMERCIAL HOUSEHOLD WIRING Electrical Appliance Repairing and Electrical Construction Work Floor Plugs A Specialty ARNOLD M. CANNON 29 S. Owens St. Tel. 245-J CLINTON. S. C , THURSDAY. MAY 13. 1948 The Boy Choristers The sacred concert here Sifnday a:te-noon by the Rotary Boy Choris [of dues by men and. women working ■ for an honest li ving‘make these lead- ! ers rich. Those who line up with the <i.:ec!:on o: UCorge ■ iganized and trained similar choirs. The CIO has not g;ven up their , , organization drive in the South, they •:or the past ax teen years as a boys , , . , , 1 , .... say. But they are forced to admit ,-uo..c sei vice on the part of this or- ... . , ' , . . virtual failure after a two years ef fort. This speaks well for the textile i i oe t no ns tors win toe hearts of workers, we say. It shows that they] everywhere they .ap- j ccmnot be led around by these North- : '£ A Lhcy—a.r.c. an; aUractiv®,—tal-jent agitators who got licked when i gn-up ot boys who sing with o.-t: i understanding.' Those ,who • -t t.nu' ..ut to greet the, young nu.'. ..in.' always feey they -have. . «.t i Ac.i fteci and give encour- : -i. o k : . •.< . c ■ u;.i' K ,.t. talent that is quickly* recognized, th^jr Ivode^ who have made sinister • predictions, only to take a good lick- : to the boys. The Rotary to be commended for their ..i :i iys. and Ug giving their brum year to year a won- np rtun.ty fo develop mbSi- they set out to unionize and control our textile workers. It likewise shows that pleasant relations exist in this area between employers and. em ployees. These thousands of men and women are to be commended for do ing their own thinking and making]’• their own decisions. It is a convinc-j ing sign of a lack of confidence which i mill employees have in CIO and New Theatre for City —; ■ * A news item of general interest in The NoisC-MakerS ‘oduy s paper. is the announremer.. Senator Olin Johnston, Governor : ’y a hl~^ as ' ,een iL '; ^ )r * n e Thurmond—and—a—few—ether offteg^u immeaiate erection of a modern the- holders are fighting President Tru- the city on a choice lot on man'-s civil rights program which' .\ B.vad^trc'et. The owners ut they, like thousands of private citi- ’ u V A '* a ' theatres, Mrs. J. M. zensi. dp not endorse. But most of, mangaei J , Lt-iar.eLYjomig. the noise.you hear comes"from^a~~few; UK i anxious lor several year© office-holders, though no one has - .-c the 'tty a new and adequate heard of their appointment as guard? 'y : use. Due to government ip* ians bfvthe people on national or state' : n :) ‘uut bunding for issues. The Democratic conventicm at *.n',u 'tment purposes they have been Jackson, Missi, just' ended, was “a unubie to make a move. \S ith these t.aiyie affair from reports, a sort of . e.'t .. t:ons lifted less than sixty days march up the hill and back down :htx .now give .evidence of their t ngain, . fa:'::: .:. :.:e'proposal by letting a con- ' '..t expectation of having The recent decision of the supreme court has excited these gentlemen . n. i.-.u.r.g completed and readv for i.. ^ u . . . , , ana others. They have been faithfully I'ccuoanoy by tne first of the.year. , , _ . ., ■ ■ .* , .. rr* r . boasting o: their New Deai admira- i ne-v are fu.filling tneir response- , , , r . .. ^ , turn for years and praising the ad- • Tne word . a’ m:or ■ ne community-'ft theatre praising ministration because of the hand outs dispensed from Washington at neatre vv... be the ^ast «he expense of taxpayers, and an- architectural design and • nounced by wire through the spend- amply large to accommodate ;n g an ^ electing years by congress- ne mjv.e-going public without the men and senators as though they u ‘ standing in lines or wail-, were putting up the money .for ail • •' : repeat’ shows.- lew' sorts of projects, many, of them un- ;—U...- :.Uli.—C-any. W.l—aa..ve a ^III^I anH Iinnt^pgja-y ••Spp . j;hal I <• : dtrn and attractive theatre got for you,” fhey have loudly pro-, ’ ! ; Clinton, in the near future. •’.aimed back in their district* and i . C : ,nicle congratulates the [states. This has served them handily • n :he:r willingness to give; m election years. c. y uetter and enlarged enter- From whence cam* this civil rights: kc ' iacihties. That the venture decision? From the .supreme court, a reed we hope apd expect. Who composes its membership, with 1 •vc udd that such an amuse- much of its prestige and respeat by .’ne:,: center is fortunate to have a the American people gone? Nine 1 ung man of the calibre of Mr., judges a n seasoned and experienced 'lu.iKg as its directing head. - politicians—who have been appoint- * ed by the Late Roosevelt and Presi- The CIO Flop dent Truman, his protege. And they 1 Ihe efT *rt of the CIO during recent, a:e ao ’ Republicans. lV . hs t, unionize the textile mills] Johnston, Thurmond and some of r the Siuth has been a complete!* 1 ^ cooperating nyisemakers should, do- and the thousands who are em- ! ' ace *^ e facts and the Luth, and not p-.ved in this industry are .to be! Iose that shirts. It is a mighty good C.mmended for .standing gn then , idfca kee P on e’s feetKm the ground. ,;-,vn cet and doing their own think-! U is so easy to forge*, ing. Announcement' was made twoi ~ ^ ~ yea a ,o of a public cajnioaign with] Rail Strike Banned uiTices for organizers opened in the] The railroad strike which wuld South'. These highly paid officials ( have paralyzed the nation’s business, began to make their boasts and pre- was called off at the last minute dictions, statements that w r ere utter-' Monday night. Spokesmen few the ly untrue and circulated to arouse' striking unions said they f “would prejudice and unrost. As an example, I comply with the restraining jrder” a disappointed assistant to the d,rec-iby Judge Goidsborcugh. This is the tor of the unionization campaign said [same fearless judge who fine'i John at—a reegnt convention. "We are L. L^wis $20,QQ0 and the United faced with violence and * religious Mine Workers $1,400,000 faiytat call- ‘ bigotry in the South.” Then he add-1 ing off a strike quickly enough a few ed. "There is going to be bloodshed,: weeks ago. And when Judge Golds-] there will be people killed in the borough issued the injunction the South before our drive is ended.” ] strikers knew he meant business and. The question naturally arises, who agreed to abide Ber his ordkr. They is going to sfart the “blodshed” and showed good sense, who is going to be responsible tor The three brotherhoods ordering • people killed” in this organization the strike represented engineers, ftre- membership drive? It will not be the men and switchmen. They demand- 1,800,000 unorganized textile work- ed a 30 percent wage increase with ers in the _South who are drawing, a minimum rise of $3 a day and good wages an,d are contented. It is (changes in many rules that meant significant that of these 1,800,000 additional pay. Negotiations and me- men and women workers in‘ textile diation failing. President Truman is- plants in the South only 15,000. have i sued an order to put the railroads been enrolled in the CIO during the under government operation with U. past two years: That shows what a S. Army Secretary Royall as boss, flop and miserably poor showing the The President acted wisely, there • high-ups” have made. was nothing for him to do except If a man or woman desires* to join take drastic action to avert a nation- Here’s good news! Yes, so big is the demand for quenching goodness every time! Now you can world-famous Canada Dry beverages that now enjoy them all... all your thirst desires! Just they are being bottled locally. Of course, the look for the Canada Dry shield...it’s youf guide to the finest beverages money can buy. Ask for same special processes, laboratory control meth ods and strict standards that have made Canada them—at your dealer’s—today! Dry synonymous with quality apply here. Every step in the bottling of these delicious beverages is carefully supervised... to bring you thirst- <r " Plus tax and deposit a union that is her privilege, if we still have a free America left. But they should not be coerced or intimidated to line up with these] Northern groups under high pres- be done at once.’ It is clearly indicat sure or'threats of intimidation. Rabid ed that a new and larger responsi- labor leaders put their own interests bility is upon congress for strength- first. The pouring into their treasury ened laws to give the government wide tragedy. What will happpji now? Railroads and employees will be called upon to settle Ihe controversy. It should RETAILERS: Place your ordw new for all lour Canada Dry Seven ages... Your requirements will receive prompt and courteous service. CANADA DRY BOTTLING CO. of Clinton t 300 Enterprise Street Phone 99-J