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'If' Pape Six THE CLINTON CHRONICLE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1949 church organizations expend upon salaries, benevolencies, new build ings, repairs and missions about one billion dollars per year. The value of the church property alone is esti mated at five .billion dollars and this is constantly increasing. Therefore, I claim this represents an industry that is entitled to at least an annual review equal to that given other bil lion dollar industries. I am not claiming greater recog nition in view of only the proper ty and money involved. The church has made its greatest progress when itx was poorest; the church will lose its greatest power when trying to imitate “big business.” Rather, I have in mind what all legitimate indus tries owe to the churches. In fact, without the churches, great indus tries could not exist. The importance of honesty, industry, thrift and good habits, which all churches preach, is fundamental to banking and all forms of credit which provide the incentive, causing men to work for the general good. The church is the father of faith, without which we could not Government By Hitch-Hike (By Wheeler McMillen. in Pathfinder Magazine The hitch-hiker has be’cbThe a fa miliar feature of the American road side scene. He wants a free ride. The hitch-hiker stands idly by the side of the highway, producing noth ing He protrudes his impudent thumb, begging to be carried. - - He himself has not displayed the energy and industry, nor been will-; ing to put forth the effort, necessary to earn and save enough money to | buy his own automobile. Neverthe- less he wants to ride. So he asks to 1 share.the luxury of a ride with some-, one who has had the fortitude to! earn and save. • • * • Anyone in the U. S. A. can find means to travel from here to there at small cost by train or bus. Another mode of transportations has carried people over millions of miles. It is available to very hitch hiker. although its efficiency seems-* nowadays to be but little known. This method consists of lifting the right foot, setting it firmly upon the ground a short distance in front of the left, inclining the weight of the body for ward, and then of picking up the left foot, placing it on the ground in front of the right, and continuing to re peat the process. Known as walking. 1 this method will transport a person : at the rate of three to five miles an! h.-ur. , No one has to stand in one spot. Nor does anyone have to depend for | transportation upon other people’s) automobiles. Trains, busses and legs can move anyone wprth moving. When transportation is so readily available, why -do the brazen hitch-1 hike.s c nlinne so numerous? * * * * . Ferh.v s this diatribe is unduly se vere Has the roadside hitch-hiker, t fleeted upon the national scene? Has he decided that he is being more h ne.'f than others, more economical; .n 'he use of other people’s property,! nen he begs his rides direct from a ‘i.xnayer? He may have 'considered t ,.t hit 'h-hiking must now be highly • v'pe. table, mas much as the nation’s •n i.'.t -t-m.nen; lofiiee-holders vie with timh other to offer bigger free rides it pabi.c expense. After all. no extra • :m n.strat.ve overhead” is attach- ed : *ne highway beggar’s ride. , * * * * Ownership of an automobile re-’ suits only from a certain amount of; 1. bor, thrift and self-denial. If one can ride without such sacrifices, why l make them.’ To pursue the question- further, what if that kind of reason-; ing became so general that a few million Americans chose to hitch-1 hike instead of to buy cars? At some point, inevitably, not enough owners would have cars in which to carry all the hitch-hikers. Eventually all would have to walk, stand still, or go to work. exist. To preachers, school teachers, and inventors, we owe almost every thing. What About 1949? During the recent world war re ligious interest declined. Our youth could not “tnake sense” out of being taught by the army to fight and kill; and, at the same time, being taught by the church to be kind, honest and constructive. As the government had the power and the money to spend on its propaganda, the church tem porarily was obliged to take a back seat. Since 1946, however, the re turning soldiers have so seen the futility of war that they feel they were mislead by their army officers. These veterans now conclude that their officers were wrong, and that war does not settle anything. The interest which young people are tak ing today in the world federalists movement shows the way the wind is blowing. As a result of this change in senti ment, most churches had a good year in 1948, and are* entering 1949 with the best of hopes. Looking back on 1948 I not only have in mind the great international gatherings at Amsterdam and elsewhere, but such wonderful meetings as took place at tne Cathedral of St. John, New York City, last fall. There, an unknown English rector brought together 10,- 00 people for many nights. It seemed like the old Billy Sunday enthusiasm carried on in a dignified manner with a sane doctrine. I could mention many great leaders, but especially have in mind Father Rex Wilkes'of Grace church, Baltimore; Dr. Lewis of Trinity parish, New York City; and Dr. Stanley Jones, who is now touring the country in the interests of church union. The youth move ment which is holding large meet ings every month in the leading cit ies had a constant growth through out 1948 and also looks fforward in to 1949 with even more power and hope. ■ h ^ - * U. S. To Resume Cotton Shipments To Chino Washington, Feb. 19.—Foreign Aid Administrator Paul G. Hoffman to day ordered that shipment of $15,- 000, worth of cotton to China be re sumed. Shipments have been halted more than a week due to the fighting in China. Cotton shippers, who had feared loss of the contracts, were told by telegram to make deliveries to Shanghai through this month and into March. Harlan Cleveland, director of the China office'of the Economic Coop eration administration, said EC A has satisfied itself that the supply situ-' ation in Shanghai permits resump tion of the cargoes. The suspension of shipping was or dered, he said, because ECA did not want to have large stockpiles accum ulating in China in view of the “un settled conditions” there. 1 1 About 100,000 bales were involved. More than 10,000 bales were afloat when the cut-off was ordered; ECA considered diverting them to Japan. The rest was ready for loading. The shippers had been assured that ECA, in any case, would protect them against loss even though it might involve ECA purchasing the cotton itself for eventual shipment to Europe or elsewhere. The agency several weeks ago halt ed wheat and flour shipments to China when the entry port to Pei ping and Tientsin, the major wheat consuming areas, became inaccessi ble. Harbar lighters at the port of Taku Bar had been confiscated by Chinese Nationalist forces in their battle against the Communist arm ies. County Library Had 5,416 Borrowers During Past Year Special to The Chronicle. Columbia, Feb. 22. — The Laurens county library had a total of 5,416 registered borrowers during the 1947- 48 fiscal year, according to the fifth annual Veport of the South Carolina state library board, which was pre sented to the general assembly this month. The report also reveals that the Laurens county library, under the direction of Mrs. Phil D. Huff, had a bookstock of 15,446 books during the fiscal year, and a circulation of 150,- 767. The Ibirary, which serves a pop ulation of 22,139. had an income for the fiscal year amounitng to $8,081.76. The source of support during the 12- month period was appropriations plus $500 in state aid. The amount spent for library salaries was $4,650, while $2,600 was spent for books. The annual report of the state li brary board states that 1,195,823 of the 1,899,804 persons in South Caro lina had public library service dur ing 1947-48, as compared to the 1,- 185,785 persons with library service during the 1946-47 fiscal year. The bookstock of public libraries in the state increased from 821,378 in 1946- 47 to 907,766 during the past fiscal year. -The total public library income rose from $456,173 in 1946-47 to $526,187 in 1947-48. If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News The HORMBL GIRLS If government keeps on increasing the tax burdens of the productive in order to give more free rides in housing, education, health and busi ness subsidies to the less productive, > >meth:ng of the same sort will t vent a ally come abvut. Whatver gov- e nment gives it also takes. Govern ment itselt has nothing to give. All the free help” government passes out doesn't look so free to those who ■ hive to earn the money that'law- pas.'ers give away. It has been said 1 at ley that no ( P e.'.dent ever promised-so much to s many as has Mr. Truman. If so, ve has followed the political fashions the times, when no candidate ever seems to be heard promising econo my. urging se!. r -denial and prudence, or exhorting the people .to achieve .ndependent self-respect. Neither Mr. Truman nor other can- ci.dates can be blamed much, since the business of candidates is to get elected. If candidates correctly guess *hat they can win by appealing to the h.tch-hiker vote, the reflection at .east falls upon them no more se- . erely than upon the increasing numbers who would rather ride free than to.earn their own way. ^VvVv V\ M'Y////,/, Iff * ff/'// \\H\vMy with PRIZES' prizes; prizes; on HORMEL DAY... TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Between 10:00 and 11:00 Every hour the Hormel Girls’ Corps is in the food stores they give away valuable prizes including: Whole Hams • • • Quarter Hams • • • SPAM • • • many other Hormel Good Foods. BABSON'S LETTER (By ROGER W. BABSON) Bubnon Park, Fla., Feb. 18—When reading the newspapers or maga- z.nes the past month containing the reviews of 1948, I have found no re ference to churches. All other sub jects—such as railfoads, manu'actur- mg,. merchandizing, shipping, etc., have been fully reported, but I find no reference to church news. Certainly the churches 6f each community are not neglected by their local newspapers. These newspapers give more free space to the church news than to any other group. Most newspaper owners are church-goers themselves, and they realize the im portance to their communities of the churches. Furthermore, most of the intelligent reading public attend some church and are interested in the news thereof. Why then do I find all other “in dustries” reviewed in detail by the large city newspapers without any reference fo the church industry. Perhaps it is due to the ignorance or neglect of those who write up re views of these other industries. If so, these men should be awakened te what is going on in the religious world. Religious work is not only moving, but it is moving in the right directon. Tihs was not always true, but it is today. Church Industry Thefe are abtiut 200,000 church buildings in the United^ States. These churches have an aggregate member ship of about 60,000,000. These do you wta d TRI26 ? A MEET THEM AT YOUR GROCERY... Hormel Girls will be in your favorite food store on Hormel Day . . . with valuable prizes that any family in town can win. HERE'S ALL YOU DO... Look for this Hormel Day sign in your favorite food store Take a picture of a Hormel Girl—which you will find on the pad attached to this sign. The girl whose picture you get becomes your Lucky Hormel Girl. Put the picture of your Lucky Hormel Girl in your purse. Take it to your food store on Hormel Day while the Hormel Girls are in the stores. (The hour and day will be shown with the picture of your Lucky Hormel Girl). THEN ON HORMEL DAY HERE’S WHAT TO DO... f Take your Hormel Girl’s picture to the food store where you got it—sometime dur- • ing the hour shown on the poster in your food store and also shown with the picture of your Hormel Girl. 2 ' If you find and identify the Hormel Girl whose picture you have, she will give you • a certificate good for a valuable prize—redeemable at your own food store. ). i HUNDREDS OF VALUABLE PRIZES... GET YOUR LUCKY HORMEL 61RL PICTURE TODAY! THIS OFFER OPEN TO EVERYONE...NO PURCHASE NECESSARY Look For One Of Ut In Your Food Storo - Because ••• * The sooner you find one of us—the bigger the prise. If you are really lucky, you will be the first to find the Hormel Girl whose picture you have, and you will then get the first prize she holds. She may be one of the 12 girls holding a Whole Hormel Canned Ham as first prize. / If she doesn’t have a Whole Ham, she’ll have a Hormel Quarter Ham as first prize. The other prizes she will hold—to give to anyone who finds her after the first-will be in this order: SPAM... HORMKL ONION SOUP... HORMKL ’ LITTLK PORK SAUSAGK . . . DINTY MOORK BKKF STKW . . . DINTY MOORI CORNED SKIP HASH ... DINTY MOORI SPAGHETTI A MEAT RALLS . . . HORMIL VIENNA SAUSAGK . . . HORMEL POTTED MEAT. GEO. A. HORMEL t CO. Y Austin, Minnesota