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\ u— Pape Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949 T ullj? QUinton (Eljrmurlr Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CPHONICLE PUBLISHING 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 noiicetL This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its co • 'spondents. MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Nr a National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION 'i 1 1k Chicago Detroit ' Pnnaaelphia COMMERCIAL HOUSEHOLD WIRING Electrical Appliance Repairing and Electrical Construction Work Floor Plugs A Specialty ARNOLD M. CANNON 406 W. Maple St. Tel. 414-J fOaOTmTU. ( LINTON. S. ( THI RSDAY, MARC H 10, 1949 You Pay For It President Teaman is off on ano.her i \; sens.ve 13-d:iy vacation at his fa-, vonte res >rt, t!ie submarine bhse at Key West. F!u., accompanied by a • tuff The President just a few weeks .go had a bid lark at this same re- I: takes a lot of vacation for the President. And while he enjoys the ne sunshine weather and recreation,: taxpayers stay at home and nard t,> help foot his bill. in Washington are breaking their backs to get on the Truman wagon, and standing up to be counted, the governor is standing firm on his feet which will meet the approval of the overwhelming majority of his con stituency. Congressman Sam Rayburn, the house speaker, is disturbed as one of the President's chief spokesman. He wants the States Righters to come back into what he calls the "regular”: work Democratic fold. At the recent Jeffer- son-Jackson Day dinner he said “to our Democratic friends who went a bit wayward in the last election, there is room enough in the Demo- Senaf r Maybank, of this state, cratic party for all who believe in >vho belongs hi the New Deal spend- the principles of Jackson and Jeff ers. spoke out yesterday against fed- erson.” orally controlled power m Washing- A good joke we would say- Those ton It is encouraging to note that he who manipulate the present so-called at last is waking up to th.s danger. Democratic party do not have a faint What about Santee-Cooper and knowledge of the principles of Jack- dark's Hill, which the senator has son and Jefferson. They stood for the long championed? Where is there a rights of the states and the liberties' business man who would invest a of the people which were destroyed flollar in either of these political- more than sixteen years ago when' kilowatt projects which seek to de- the New Deal regirpe. took over and -troy privately owned power com- placed us under a socialistic, bureau- panie.' 0 * cratic government. Program Laurens Drive-In Theatre Children Under 12 Free First Show Starts at 7:00. RAIN OR MOON See A Complete Show After 10:00 Sees A Threat, At Last Speaking of 1952 11 Cars Too High President Truman, "the champion Automubiles are too high, every- promising man,” indicated a few one admits, including dealers, days ago that he expects another Confronted with this fact, automo- White House oovcupant in 1952. Talk- bile engineers are meeting this week ng t > c >rrespendents about the ex- to consider ways of 'cutting costs, pensive repairs underway, at the Small price reductions recently made White H >u>e, lie said that the second by General Motors are taken to m- Fri.-Sat. March 11-12 MY BROTHER TALKS TO HORSES Butch Jenkins Peter Lawford Edward Arnold C ARTOON and COMEDY Mon.-Tu«s. March f4-l.> BLACK BEAUTY Mona Freeman Richard Denning — CARTOON and COMEDY Wed-Thur. March 16--t7 FIESTA (In Technicolor) Esther Williams Join Carroll Mary Aster CARTOON and COMEDY New Has Been Added To Me 5 !&fo(e Soufh Carolina's Largest Newspaper. ITS HISTORIC! The State Locally-Edited Magazine—the first Sunday supplement in full color to ap pear in the two Carolinas—is now a regular part of The State every Sunday. Because people are {ust nat urally interested most in per sons, places and events that are closest to them, The State Magazine —carrying pictures, stories and articles centering around the reader's own home town and state—has been widely acclaimed as the most interesting and entertaining media ever published in South Carolina. Your subscription to Tha State, Daily and Sunday, will keep you anti your family wall informed on Local. State, National and International events—-and bring you this new feature every Sun day at no additional cost. It you art not a subscriber to The State, may wa suggest that you contact our distributor your town; or, write The State, Circulation Department, Columbia, S. C., today.— in ab ut to ted :iu. - .0 r.t vf’tir.g that new man can Houst :n a!’, in before re- dieate that an intensive effort is un der way to bring about a downward Lend in prices that will benefit j If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get the News M «> .dent added, "We are xed up and I think a move into the White without any trouble." are V ♦V • • ♦ ♦ The statement, if a third term does -how its h ad, is one of interest ‘o ‘he majority of citizens of the U' <. S' .:e> v ho did not vote for r - ' i o<v.ipant ot the "man- s.on. thousands of potential customers as K many avenues of manufacture being explored by designers and en gineers. . i!f Tire automotoile industry is pro-!|-: ceeding cautiously over a transitory £* period between a seller's and a buy- er's market, which they recognize. 8 Tne President's comprehensive wel- jL The Red Cross Colls Ti e American Red Cross is calling up n this community, along with fare prugiam which is nothing short,»" of socialism, also enters into the!». problem and if approved, tremendous millions in others, in its annual drive for funds. The rc ponse. winch should be gen- fre.i.i. - purely voluntary. What you contiibutc is a gift to help a great nvan.za non it.- work for human- . : tne na .on '60.000.(10(1. The ra. hi-. uc ’ es. ne g >a! is set at uganization must : y nn its services, equipped at any '. tn swing into “ human misery :’. i wiien the call will pile if additional » taxes upon an industry that has a iy direct bearing upon the livelihood of « one-seventh of the country’s fami-iy; lie*. And the uidustry is confronted with its annual marathon wi’Ja the United Automobile Workers, CIO, a ways seeking wage increases. All.t-J of this enters into the transitievn pe- j!j entered. I: LOOK! a genuine a w’ll aut y. 1 ::i .u: • ngnes but a priv- nul the industry ha- The li.gh prices have slowed down sales, with cars of all kinds becom- . .g mare plentfful each day. Cars are now beyond the economic reach of a large share of the industry's po- :: tential market, giving evidence that manufacturers are pricing their pro- .ve.r:ng ducts beyond buyers’ ability to pay.: ,o do our When a car can be purchased tin a ♦ ♦ ♦> • * • # # * No Big No»se Heard i '■ » h J in L Lewis, who is a ^ c : tae American people, has ' b ! c e of "blues” the i . * i.r >nths because of the tuH winte: ; it JC monthly payment plan with pay ments that are reasonable, there will be plenty- of buyers. When payments «!• are stepped up to $7.5 or more monthly the great majority of pros- f. pect.ve buyers are driven out ot the K market, especially is this true now ft when vve are in a gradual economic t-t weather. There has been icveling-ofT period. For we had bet-;:': ’ :tnt - v t-ua! - 5he piles have grown' ‘ er be honest and recognize that the,’* because ot tne weather, cou- .• competitive, or buyer's markat is .v:*n oth°r increased tuel com-. here in full force. 3 • ,1; , i,nc i ’he added fact that we The principal reason for present : been suffering from strikes j t - a; - prices is labor cost which has j| h uniil the Talt-Hartley labor* been mounting from year to year, wa* passed Avere Irequent 'oe- , steel prices is another big factor.,;^ ences. J Manufacturers know they must face Tne big boss had bis 69th birthday situation and that prices must a :ew days ago but it passed off be reduced because the falling used- *'• without any big display or fireworks, car mar ket is gaining momentum, J]* the ev ent being mildly observed by . which is evidence that cars are be- j*{ most of the 'nation’s 400.000 - coal coming more plentiful, and at prices miners controlled by his union, who W hich are expected to go .dewn. lost a day’s pay to honor their chief. J Automobiles, generally speaking. Since that fearless Washington judge are no ^ a luxury but a daily neces- ( clipped Lewis' wings his power has s i t y f or millions of people. The dt?- i waned with the approval of the ^ manc i exiS b5 but the industry must. American people Why should we be re( j uce p r i ces or bie great majority NOW! (Mor* B«a4lx AaUaUkti* Wu|M •m4 la th« CafaUaaa thaa all mH aataauUo Waahor* aa»Ma«4.) . . for Hit firtf Hint This Amazing Offer! A GENUINE BENDIX WASHER FOR ONLY • • • • 39 BENDIX automatic PER DAY1 « a n u: forced to tolerate a czar: of buyers will content Ihemselves and get glong some way with thair ! old cars. The industry has a big problem it must solve, for it is in- No Compromise Time The political balloon that was sent, VT*’ I « r 11 ls 4 ^ , a reported conference to be evitable that adjustments must be', up held in Washington seeking a sort of, [Ti.lL compromise on the States Rights is sue did not get very far. In fact, it died a-bornmg. Governor Thurmond refused to be sucked in on jhe proposal. He issued a strong declaration for the princi ples for which he stood in the recent presidential campaign, principles ini which South Carolinians believe as; shawm by their action at the ballot, box. It increases our admiration for, a public official who has the courage; to stand for his convictions and puts , them above patronage and hand-outs. ^ This is no time for compromising fundamental issues affecting the lib erty and well being of the states and of the people of the nation. While some of the South Carolina officials HEAVY AND FANCY GROCERIES We Deliver H. J. PUTS STORE ~ Washer v* ' •r FOR ONLY S 189 95 WITH YOUR OLD WASHER T H E E A S I E S T T E R M S I N T O W N p I ft ft :: « ft il I ft 1 Phone Us Today! FREE DEMOSTRATION! SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHKONICLB - ‘The Paper Everybody . . • ( . T. E. Cr Sons CLINTON, S. C. *> 1