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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, October 27, 1949 vEhe (£ l in ton (^rontrlr 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. under Act of 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 CAROUNA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION M - National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949 Dollar Days Again An announcement of interest to the public is Dollar Days set for Clinton for today, Friday and Sat urday. sponsored by the Merchants rtsm*emtmn. Todays rssde of The Chronicle heralds forth the event with attractive store advertisements. Special emphasis for the three it clear that he was asking no one to] withdraw in his favor. “If I become a candidate." he said. “I would ex pect opposition. If I should be elect- ' ed. I would expect opposition,” and then he adds that in offices he has previously held he had “become ac customed to opposition.” Mr. Byrnes has qualifications, there are others who aspire to become governor who have qualifications. It will be good i for the state if several strong busi ness men enter the r&ce, for the state badly needs a political uprising. We are suffering now from state and na tional apathy. No one man is indis pensable, though the Roosevelt crowd preached that for years. I Mr. Byrnes has let the people know he is considering running. His defi nite announcement, whatever it may be, may not come for sometime yet. It is our guess that he will run. [ Retired politicians usually yearn i after a time to get back into office.' Mr. Byrnes forgot many sacred states’ rights principles in -which South Carolinians belifeve when he was closely associated with the late President Roosevelt. His statement' and platform will therefore be await ed with interest in the state. For he I can’t be a states’ rights man and en dorse what is transpiring in Washing a United States senator the coming { 0n with Truman’s endorsement, year is going to cost the American | taxpayer $50,905—and up. This in-' eludes salary for the members of] his office staff. The Congress just ended, voted the senators $3,000 ad ditional. In addition each senator gets another $2,500 a year for ex penses, which is tax free. On no' Florence, Oct. 21.—Three Governor Thurmond Worns U. D. C. of Danger Signals impor- ground of fairness can this raid bezant danger signals” indicating that >da\< is placed upon the dollar and justified. And then there are, soj" a11 not wel l w » th American what it will purchase. The dollar many other things senators get it'P* 0 ? 16 ’’ were described tonight by is hard to keep up with the list. He Governor Thurmond. has more vavlue than it did at this ttnu a year ago, many prices are lower, there is an abundance of ev erything the buying public needs. gets in addition to salary and ex pense money, luxurious office rent free, office help, $105 worth of free The objects of this special event are s t am p S each year outside his free two-fold. First, the merchants aim ma ij privilege, he gets $400 for sta te make new friends for their re- l ti oner y i h e can 250 minutes of *p*-ctive stores and convince the i on g distance or 50 calls—free, and public Clinton is a good town in h e receives a payment of 20c a mile which to trade; second, they desire |f 0 r travel pay at each session of to give all an opportunity to see Congress from his home town to Addressing the state convention of the United Daughters of the Confed eracy here, Thurmond listed the dan ger signals as: 1. A weakening of the will to work. 2. A weakening of civic responsi bility.' 3. A weakening of financial respon sibility. These conditions, Thurmond de-; thou complete new fall stocks. The Washington. And if he wants to J buy., is the gainer both ways. travel free at taxpayers’ expense, he of whlrh Mr* 2n ^ As an added feature, fifty dollars gets appointed on some commutee . F ln and to th( . America „‘ , m cash will be given away Saturday or commission to go abroad to study tem .. afternoon at five o’clock. Details as certain conditions in which he taysj Hc deplored what he called a trend ] to the awards will be found in to- he is wtally interested. They are ^ "look to Washington to solve all day’s paper living in luxury, at your expense pur civic pro blems.” To sum it all up—all roads will even though you are ignorant of ^ lead to Clinton today, Friday and what's going on. Saturday where the $$$ is king. Re-1 One senator who didn’t want his g,ird!. ss of where you reside, you name used—blamed the high sen- are invitud to visit the city during atorial costs on the taxpayers, who the three days You will find the swamp them he said, with daily The Parent-Teacher association of P.-T. A. Will Meet iTuesdoy Evening latch-string on the outside and val- heavy mail requiring increased of-[Florida Street school will meet Tues- u.'s galore offered you will be in- fice forces and stenographers. Who ^ a y evening. November 1, at the is responsible for this condition he school at 7:30 o'clock. Tom Pope, of cites? Largely the congressmen and Newberry, will be the guest speaker, senators themselves who during the ter.'sted in stay away. You can't afford to It Was A Big Day whole New Deal period have en- Last Friday. Homecoming at couraged the people back home to Presbyterian college, with a full ruri ^ a shington for every con- program arranged, drew thousands ceivable project, hand-outs and jobs, of people t . the city from all parts The money comes out of taxpayers of the state. We estimated there Packets, and for these federal aid wen fn m eight to nine thousand Projects we are paying far more people at Johnson Field, with ful- than would ^ true lf we accepted tv 2500 automobiles which required our own '“cal responsibilities. This the ...liege campus and all the res-, enormous bureaucratic, centralized id. streets in that section of Federal Government we have built th. town for purkmg. ! U P ,s expensive, but our senators T, . Alumni enjoyed a S peK:iar and con »{ rtssmt ’ n art> not d,sturbt ‘ d . program fot the day. with many Fo use a common phrase* they are coming back to their alma mater for s, U in K on to P of the world . the occasion The big feature of • coin Presbj terian-Wof- Qp BymCS Head Cold Stuffiness *£i/£ir£OMseams! For almost instant relief, put a few Vicks Va-tro-^ol Nose Drops in each nostril >-««i Va-tro-nol works !>v* Several months ago rumors came ford u.io:. in the evening witnessed ; J : . ; * 1 Z rrt~ I ,ro *" Kver.1 parts ot the .state, es- '* '•''f ‘ , ipecially Columbia amt Greenville, a .• lid sight, with splendid or- „ .. , . ... , . ’ i . a.. there was a likelihood that oei pt. vailing and everybody James F Byrnes would be a candi- grt.tt spuds Both teams tou 6ht; date for governor in the 1950 elec- ' ,r ‘ ’ r m 1,1 ■ u Woffo d’s t,on ' ^ he Chronicle remarked then was wotlorus f . f •. , ,. ___ . r Si DROPS of the day of coui victory by a one-touchdown. Coach Ixmnie McMillan and his team made a great showing and have nothing to feel bad about No team can win all the time. It s like life— there are victories and defeats. Life is that way. and always will be. that it took the “rumor” as a sort of, political balloon sent up to feel out sentiment. We predicted then that Mr. Byrnes wbuld run. * A statement was recently made by Mr. Byrnes, who had been si lent, that he was “seriously con- | sidering" running for governor in 1950, and this brought forth much comment in the state, especially from politicians. In our opinion, though Mr. 1 Byrnes has not yet said so, he is now running, his “considering run- j ning” statement is tantamount to i Why Is This Necessary? It is noted that Miss Margaret Trumun. daughter of President Har ry Truman of Missouri—Pender- gra.-s farm—is on a concert tour in Neith Carolina to gain valuable ex-jan announcement of his candidacy, perieme as'a public singer. His statement was primed just be-! Wht n she arrived in Charlotte a fore the State Fair when political few days ago she was accompanied currents always begin to move, by five secret service men. Their Mr. Byrnes is a distinguished job (they don't talk much) is to [South Carolinian, and has held watch Miss Truman while she’s sing-,many high offices in government at ing and while she’s not singing, or!taxpayers expense. He has spent riding <>v while she’s just sitting, most of his life in public service around talking. They are quiet, and is one of the few men who has dignilu d and stay in the back- served conspicuously in all three ground reports say even when they branches of the federal govern- are standing between her and thelment. If he enters the face, as is general public. It’s their job to now expected, he will no doubt be guard the president’s daughter a strong contender, and certainly whether she’s in Washington, Mis- by training, experience and ability he is well qualified for the post souri. in a parade, in Charlotte, at Davidson college or wherever she may be. That raises this question, why is should he be chosen by the voters. Since Mr. Byrnes is now a “may be” candidate, all sorts of rumors it necessary that a young concert [ are in the air, and many questions singer be guarded day and night by are being asked. Where does he five secret service men? Surely ] stand, will he run as a States there can be no suspicion that she Righter or an administration sup- would be harmed. And this quest ion also, why should the American taxpayers through the federal gov ernment he required to furnish such expensive protection to a young women who happens to be the daughter of the President of the United States? Everybody in Wash ington loves Santa Claus, and ov erworks him. You pay the bill. Highly Paid Senators When we are to'd that a congress man or senator gets only $12,000 a year salary, that is not a drop in the bucket as to their total remun eration. We are told this week that porter? If he enters the race, he 1 will be compelled to face this ques tion s<|uarely because the people are going to know how they are voting next year. Senator Olin Johnston, who is seeking re-election, is going to be put squarely on the spot also about the time the precinct clubs and county conventions meet. His expect ed opponent, Gov. Strom Thurmond, is no straddler—the people of South Carolina know where he stands. Several announcements for gover nor by good men have been made. Will these gentlemen still run, or will they be frightened and withdraw in case Mr. Byrnes announces? Mr. Byrnes in his public statement made * U HOT SPRINGS AT HOME You can receive the same treatment, and better than Baden-Baden or Arkansas, or what have you. Our rooms are fully equipped with instruments of precision, same procedure as Baden- Baden. NOTE WELL—Many believe that the influence on paralytic and other ailments is due to some inherent potency, or ac tive principle in the water. NOT SO. 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