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-r ^ Pape Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1949 Ulfyr (Hinton (Ehrunirlr Established 1900 \ • WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE 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 v* aen they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New VorK Chicago Detroit Pnuadelphia country. There’s easy money, many crooks are saying, let’s go get some of it, and that they are doing by cracking safes, bold holdups and oth er kinds of stealing. In this state amendments have re cently been made to the parole law which shorten the period of time be fore convicts can apply for parole, and long termers are given a chance for shorter sentences if the parole board so approves. The matter of pa roling and' pardoning is altogether too common, and is creating a lack of proper respect for our courts on the part of law-abiding citizens who do not approve what is going on. Those who defy the law and society should be made to serve their sen tences after they are convicted by juries. The way of the criminal is all too easy. It should be made cer tain and hard. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1949 If'c Plonn I In Timo and $50,000,000 in 1947. In this Santa Jib uean-up I ime 'hand-out, for which the consumer As all Clintonians know, this is pays, 28,444 commercial potato grow- (. !ean-L p, Paint-Up, Fix-Up Week ers w ere listed as eligible to sell po- for the community with all citizens j { atoes » 0 government under the invited to join in the drive spon-jpj.ogj.am_ Up to last month the gov-i .wired by the city authorities. I ernment had paid an average of| There are many reasons why the $5,457 to such farmers for potatoes riean-l p campaign is a fine idea.: which could not be sold on the mar- I oremost is the fact that the general a » government-guaranteed health and welfare of our people de- price. Which means that government tends upon wholesme surroundings i s j n the "tato” business, as it is in ^rising from good clean living con- almost every other type of business, ortions. When you eat Irish potatoes, don't Dirt and mess pile up easily. The cuss the groceryman because of p urpose of clean-up week is to open their price. Just understand that as t ur e>es to make them conscious of you eat you are helping pay a two tne need of cleaning up. The cam- hundred million dollar potato bill t uign is worthwhile, we hope it will saddled upon you by the federal gov- no good. ernment as buyer. And President ^ Truman tells us he is for lower food n..r r r\rryn \A/^ u a pnces Food is high because govern- Uur Lrime Wave ment makes it so. Edgar Hoover, able head of the' ^ } B. I. and a public official for whom D . . tne American people should thank PotrOnOQe JODS (iod. is alarmed over the widespread Congressmen and senators hold < : crime in all parts of the country, ' patronage'.’ dearer to their hearts Fne job of Mr Hoover and his vast than anything else. The reason is network of detective devices is to they like to reward those who have • ght for the apprehension of crimi- “gone to bat” for them politically, na,s as a protection to society, and are always ready to strengthen Tneir s is a big job, with thousands their organization which is needed of bandi.s. %eggmen, and murderers as each election year rolls around. .•eng the law into their hands and this state there is now much defying authority and the rights of talk and concern about federal pat- ! others. Biow.ng safes open and hold- ronage. It is reported from Washing-! • g up peop.e at the point of guns , ton that Ashton Williams of Lake i.' icported in tne press daily. City, national Democratic commit- 1 This new crime wave started in teeman in this state of the Truman . '.‘46. folloAing the war. In 19^6 crowd, is going to Washington irv the ■ here were 1.685,203 major crimes next few days for a conference with, < ommitted in the United States. This Democratic yarty officials. The big 194i and 1943 to 1.686,610 question now’ is who will choose the rew • tTensC'. \\ c are told tnere are. with census workers in the state, a power' the passing of each day, an average that the congressmen want, gener- 1 ot 211 cases of aggravated assault, ally speaking. These jobs have be«nl 44 of. rape. 21 of murder, 15 of lar-.cleared through local congressman ceny, 1.032 of burglary. 463 of auto i n the past and they axpect some thefts and 150 of robbery. Conditions consideration this time The issue’ are bad is putting it mild, and that was raised when congress voted ap-1 such a crime wave is sweeping the proval of funds to financa the census’ country should be a matter of con- recently, which the taxpayers back, cern to every law-abiding citizen, home will pay. Should a depression come, and un- The “Fair Deal” Democrats have employment increase, there will be started their campaign to chastize further increases in crime of all those who supported the States' kinds. It means that our law enforce- Rights canse in last fall’s presiden- n:e*it departments of all kinds should tial election. Representative L. Men- be enlarged and strengthened to del Rivers of Charleston, said a day t.-ht crime and defiance of law. For or two ago that the head director of this deplorable condition government the census told him “he was in-1 IS responsible to a large extent by strutted not to confer with me on encouraging short work hours and census jobs.” The congressman said! idleness. The promise of easy money that the director told him he had been! without work that comes from gov- instructed to get his. recommenda-! eminent i.- a dangerous doptrine and tions from. Ashton Williams* chair-' man of the South Carolina Truman' Democratic party, if you know w’hat that is. That raises the question, why [ should Mi Williams be designated as the patronage dispensex for the state? Why would any man. want the job? Congressman Rivers says he does- ■ n’t care that he has been ignored in m nes crime. Hospital Waste The report of waste, extravagance and duplication by the Hoover com- n.i>s. in should be read by every A me.' an Taxpayer. It is an eye- i ner a blistering indictment of •* “““j; the matter. Sail hj a MauS. state ! !«“ ®t the ,1!dc: ' al 801 Righter, "I will take care of my in- nme.;t. The re; .at tne .eule — .v iorl, as an example, says Truman administration is enlarging the government mo terests. I have no remote thought of compromising my principles for a mess of political patronage.” That’s plain language that cgn bg. under- om; ipitai system at a cost up «0 you hear no such talk fir- 1 o man .subprograms!^ congrcssmen and scnatars , . i rr- w i ^ i clIAU b t-IJ u ‘ this state. Those who believe in the. 1 i.einment ha^ .0, 0 emp- 8tatej . Rights principles will not sell. . .cs hospitals, but is pin out or eum p romise> nor wil! they ex J party or Ttuman Democrats. Of ! n. ng becis f rt.me;medical program, the report i "one ot the worst overlaps wastes and inefficiencies in the St 0 p Paroling what 1 got you.” is a North Carolina parolee, paroled; two years ago after serving 17 years Government ond Pototoes “ r f Ik™ HTs«mTafL c S| Housewives complain about the to serve, he told officers, high price of food, for which gov- j That properly raises the question, 1 ernment is largely r e s p o n s i bi e why was the man paroled? Had he through subsidies and its method of been kept in jail where he belonged, supporting prices. .• j he would not be running all over the Let’s look at potatoes as an exam-1 country with burglary tools as a pie. Some farms obtained an average dangerous citizen, of more than $20,000 for surplus Records show that about 70 per 1948-crop potatoes sold to the gov- cent of these parolees go right i^ack' eminent under its grower price-sup- into crime, probably hardened and port piogram. This figure was dis- more dangerous than ever. This closed by the secretary of agricul- practice of pardoning and paroling ture in a report which said the total helps break down respect for law cost of the 1948 support program for and makes the way for the criminal this crop already had approached easier. Light sentences to law offend- $200,000,000. and some of last year’s ers, frequent suspended sentences, potatoes still remain to be bought, pardoning and paroling are respon- Similar potato support programs cost sible to a large extent for the unpre- the government $90,000,000 in 1946,; cedented crime wave sweeping the MCINTOSH'S SHOE SHOP Send Your Shoes To Us for Best Materials and Workmanship. LOOK! LOOK! Win $50 Bond and Season Pass 4 * ' ' '• Name Clinton and Lydia Baseball Teams Suggestions: —Clinton Rockets —Lydia Sluggers —Clinton Bombers —Lydia Rebels Dr. Felder Smith Optometrist Laurens, S. 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