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r THE CLINTON CHRONICLE THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1949 Page Four (Eljp (Clinton (CljrnntrU 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 ol Congress March 3, 1879. The Chronicle seeks l 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 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 York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia of all that is low, undesirable, ugly, dangerous — crime — which never pays. - There is good and bad advertising. Laurens had the desirable kind. SIX-INCH SERMON By Rev. Robert H. Harper THE CLASH WITH RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY. Lesson for May 8: Mark 11:27-33, 12:28-34. Memory Selection: Matthew 7:29. Jesus early came into conflict with the religious leaders. During passion “week this conflict reached a climax.! Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians, and the scribes all had part in the last assaults against Jesus. Tuesday after Palm Sunday was a great day of controversy. Men, evidently from the Sanhedrin, met Jesus in the temple and asked him by what authority he was doing what he did. In answer, he asked about the baptism of John—was it from heaven or of men? They reasoned that if they should say “from heaven” Jesus would ask why they did not believe him. If they should say “of men” they would of fend the people, for they believed John was a prophet. And they said: “We cannot tell." Whereupon Jesus said: “Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things." Lpter the questions of the scribe concerning the great commandment did not confuse Jesus, but brought from Him a summing up of all law in the one law of love—not a new commandment, not an 11th com mandment to be added to the Ten, but the substance of all law. This scribe was nobler than the others. He even praised Jesus for the answer and agreed that to love supremely is more than all burnt-offerings and sacrifices. And Jesiis said “Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.” We wonder if he ever entered it. As for authority, let us find it in the Word of God' and the teachings of Jesus. OFFICE BOOKS—Ledgers, all kind*. Ledger Sheets, Loose Leaf Bind ers, Cash Books, Journals, Day Books. Sales Books, Columnar Pad*. Call 74. Chronicle Publishing Co. Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad St. Office Hours 9:00 to 5:30 Phone 658 CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. MAY 5, 1949 Time for Cool Heods j departments, many Of'which are use- ... . .-''less. Our big waste basket is filled p t L e d a ^?mTaKeSusaU U dS! da ‘ l! '- and thal U true ,hr ° ughou, pe.iod mat mu atlecl us all. direct . (he who i e coun try. Franking privi ly or indirectly. It is a tune that , are costi f. , he goverI f men[ rails tor cool heads and sound mjll , ons 0[ dol , ars Read he Hoover judgment on the part o( employers: , on m department arid employees. Such periods are not new, we have been through them many times before, but certainly it waste. The government is the largest publishing house in the world, it tests run into millions, and much of ciple of supply and demand is get- 1 tir.g back into operation as we will see it in action all along the line l f n °. »"'* ,0 T he oM this enormous amount is carried f, ! dP ™' '"rough the mails as headhead. This is why the deficit is so large. If the tremendous rate increases from now on out. . become effective, readers will pay _ , .’ . ' , ; more, so will advertisers, and the ahe textile industry is being af- level of oublic information will drop fe:ted probably more than any other sh l in a cntical in ou ^ ju.t now Many mills have closed national Ufe Present second _ class down, others have cut their work- e rate . were established in the .ng hours. and s^e^yeev’enbeen irUeres , of general dissemination of news for the benefit of the reading forced to reduce wages because mar of ket conditions. We are going back bUc M pub i ications would be on a sane basis which the country forccd tj close up shop> and hsgher rit'tds Ue will come out all right it subscr jpti ons would work a hardship At* keep ou: up and our .eet Qn subscr i bers And the irony of it < n the ground where they belong. all wbuld be a ^Auction rather than an increase in post office revenue. Another illustration of administra tion economics. Kill This Proposal Down in Columbia, as in Washing ton. the battle cry is spend, get more ^ revenue to meet the bill, regardless Mothers Dov of where it comes from or how heavy ,, , „ , the pinch on taxpayers Millions of people join annually in There has been an agitation some th f observance of Mother * Day time to add an additional one cent which comes next Sunday. It is a to the present six-cents-a-gallon dutiful and appropriate custom to state gasoline tax The senate high- ^ aside a special day on which to do honor to the mothers, those with ways committee has given the pro posal a majority favorable report to as * an ^ those who have gone to their raise about $3,500,000 additional re- r *ward \e-.ue a year An effort is expected to be made to get the bill enacted be Young people do not know it, but the observance of Mother's Day fore tne present session comes to an ^f te * b * 1 '^ It ;, °2 an under end the inspiration of Miss Anna M Jar- The bill should be killed. It means ^ 0 adelphia. who thought another tax put upon the people us'V^ « lea5 J a ? ear son * and would DO the case with the passage daughters should pay a special trib ute to their mothers. She arranged for a special Mother’s service in one of the churches of that city and ask- o: j sales tax New taxes are just ad- c.itional taxes—none are ever re- This proposal to raise the present f d that white carnations be worn by high six cents tax to seven should no:> * ‘‘ ‘‘‘nding the ser.ice. The .reuse a chorus of objection back >dea be autl(ul :tl sentiment, spread home Chief Highway Commissioner ^P ,dI >'- and th f second Sunday m told the senate committee that the V 3 * w « a * r « ed u P° n as a suitable department needed the extra reven- date. The day is now observed ue to continue its farm-market road ^ iri> ughout the l Mted States, in Canada. Mexico, South America, and some of the islands of the sea. It is a day that has shown it has heart ;. locram Tne folks who spend oth- • r people’s money are always in favor of increases rather than re- . . . , „ , men: An increase m the tax ,nterest f °! a11 cIassc , 5 - race*, creeds. ire would oe detrimental tc Ot the state native and ^reign born, high and . !r our gas tax is already one Ij u *' u nch i n u d P 001- * sco ^ er and he highest m the country. Not churchman The international, growth i.n y .i e we paying six cents tax, .ii: add.tiunal federal tax of one . r.d a half cents. It would seem that A . mt has been about pe " on ' The custom of w ^ r ‘ n S a of the idea can be attributed to the heart and living inteiest it possesses for almost every home and every white carnation was modified so that a distinction might be made between those whose mothers were dead. :m -.tfuration pom : v;,. bed < road needs should* be provid- ou: present revenue. It i no time to increase this tax. The flowers are worn by the moth- I copie sh *uld make themselves crless and red flowers b y the others card .n Columbia. Gasoline is not a observing "her day we should luxury, it is a every day necessity appreciate the fact that no love in the carrying on of business. The 50 genuine as that of a mother, spenders snould take cognizance of,^ er understanding never runs out, this fact. an d her patience and love is exhaust- m . less. The tragedy is that so many A -|- L -p , D men and women so often forget or A I hreot 10 rh6 rrGSS neglect her. And to those who have A bill s pandmg in congress pro- gone from us, we should revere their posing drastic postal increases in memory in loving appreciation of second-class rates that will place what they did for us to lighten our daily and weekly newspapers and burdens and guide us aright. magazines in serious jeopardy. Like-J wise, 'hould t pess, it will substan- p- I tia’ly raise the subscription price of, 9 jiuir L.u5l WccK publications, especially in the rural Laurens and Clinton made the sections. The proposal is a serious front page last week in big style, threat to the American press. It is They were two much-talked about said the bill was prepared under the towns because of the publicity—en- sponsorship of the post office de- tirely different—they were retreiv- partment which the records show is ing. extravagantly operated with an an- Here at home the big headliner nua! deiicit of millions of dollars was “Tojo”, a heavily loaded sus- If this sw eeping proposal passes as, pected fugitive, who was captured advocated by postal bureaucrats, it by the law and is still held in jail will mean tbat many Americans will for further investigation and federal be deprived of many of their pews- charges. Certainly, from what he had papers, magazines and other periodi- in his possession, his irttentions were cals from which they derive much everything but good. His kind, and information at a nominal cost. The there are thousands of them all over weekly newspapers and national this country following the crime magazines would be the hardest hit.' racket—should be put behind Jgpn If so miich free material was elimi- bars and kept there as a protection nated from the mails and the depart- to the public. We made the front page ment put on a sound business basis, i with “Tojo” we say, but it was a there would be no necessity to fur-, poor sort of advertising. i ther raise rates. We are willing to Up at Laurens it was different. A pay our share. We ask no favors. We ^charming young lady had gone to seek no subsidy. We do not believe, the Charleston Azalea Festival and in government subsidies for any | was crowned its queen. When she group. They are wrong in principle.' returned to her home town, the city If the post office department needs, turned out en masse to give the 171 more money, its services should be year old high school beauty—Miss modernized, and an accounting sys- Evelyn Hazle—a royal welcome to tern set up that will show just what which she was entitled. With grace the^department is spending to carry and poise she accepted the welcome second-class mail. It does not know and expressed her appreciation in within $10,000,000 what it is costing a most gracious manner. It was “big to carry second-class . mail. There! stufF’ and put our neighbor town would be a possibility of a balanced, on the map as ,i Tojo” did down this budget if the mails were not flooded | way. Their coveted honor represent- with free mail from congressmen, 1 ed loveliness, charm, and refinement, senators and multiplied government Ours was an individual suspected Mothers Day Fashions Nylon Bras by LOVABLE 1.00 Lovable’s all nylon bra ... a bra that “Mom” will enjoy wearing all through the summer. It ia so light and comfortable ... so easy to wash, dries so quickly. Sizes 32-38. White only. Nationally Advertised Cotton Dresses Slightly Irregular Reg. 8.95 - 10.95 6.oo Slightly irregular cotton dress es in those famous classics that mother will enjoy wearing any where, any time. Soft cottons in tissue ginghams, woven cham- brays and -many other fabrics in soft pastel solids and stripes. Sizes 16-20. Slips by • Perlcrest • • Corette • Carters 3.98 Beautiful Sheer 1.00 Sizes 8Vi - 10Vi Nationally advertised slips in rayons, satins and Carter’s fa mous run-proof rayon-jersey. Styles to choose from that you will enjoy giving as well as “Mom” will be glad to receive. Either plain or with dainty lace trim. Precious walking sheers . . . that do so much to / flatter your legs* add the finfel touch te your cos tume, in beautiful summer shades . . . Misty Mauve . . . Spicy . . . Rhumba . . . Jaunty. You Can’t Beat Value!