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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, January 19, 1950
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New DeaP'Saturated through and will run in the Democratic primary,' $87,500,000 to 500,000 World War If
through with politics and tho build-j equit^eatjo^election in South Car- veterans today as a start in the pay- 1
ing of big city voting machines. Dur-^ olina, > —■ ment of the $2,800,000,000 Gl /insur- '
ing his firlst eight years in office | In announcing his ance dividend.
Roosevelt's administration . cost horne here, the former cabinet mem- This v. as more jhan twice the an r ,
some $67,560,000,000. The grand to-, ber said he would not express a pref- ticipated drib? mailing r:*e of , 200.-
tal which covers more than 150 erenc for the election of apy eandi- 000 checks. It represented an accu-
years of. our history,, through .1940, date for any office. Wl>en he an- mulation of several days'of advance
was $179,620,000,000.1 ; ' nounced last fall that he was con- ^epwratioo*.
Reader’s Digest leavbs out the ex- sidering running for governor, spec- 1 Th e government hopes to complete
.traordHTary expenditures of the.Nation arose whether he-would at- the dividend payment for the most
World \yar II years—1941-45. It’tenipt to line’up a ticket. ; part by next June 30.
then ’ lists^—President Truman’s Byrnes said again that he would FINAL SETTLEMENT
spending from the 1946^ fiscal year not be a candidate for president or Take nc>tice that on lhe 26th day;
to .the end of September 1949. It vice-president under any circum- Q f January
JOHN F. NORRIS
ACCOUNTANT
Bookkeeping Systems, Federal
and State Income Tax Returns
If in need of my services please
get in touch with me before March
first — booked up solid after that
date.
Office 303 Maple Street
Phone 460-M Clinton, 8. C.
adds up to .over-$191.000,000,000— stances. For a time he was the lead-
nearly $12,000,000,000 more than all ing candidate for the Democratic as GuVrdlari' of the estate of Esther
his 32 predecessors-spent except for yice- P residential nomination at the Louise Johnson in the office of the
thel 41-45 period. ^11?" L 0 "’ ,? ‘‘ in Judge of Probate of Laurens County
This shows the way the nation' , ° e vv c ls _ es of Presl dent a ^ jq o'clock, a. m., and on the same
has gone on its spending spree for rhp ‘ j iuma u received da y will apply for a final discharge
which taxpayers are paying, ! U p„„ M r. Roosevelt's deMh vff.han ' T T my trua - 1 al Gu ‘ r<iian :
^a year later.
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CLINTON. S. C., TH1 T RSDAY, JAM’ARY 19, 1950
March of Dimes Drive
i Truman is a symbol of expansion
i of the welfare state—of handing ou
'something for nothing, with, pres-J
sure groups - getting what theyiol IflSttronce
(want, and wuth office-holders of PI|p r L c Mnilor4
both parties falling in line. The l V ' neCICS /V10ll ^ q
results are huge deficits unbalanced | Washingt Jan , 6 _ Thc (edtra ,
budgets and a mountain of debt nment m an im
built almost to the sky. The Ameiv ,
ns->
Any person indebted to said estate
I is notified and required to make pay
ment on or before that date; and all
persons having claims against said
estate will present them on or before
, said date, duly proven, or be for-
jever barred.
MRS, GERTRUDE JOHNSON I
Guardian.
Dr. Fred E. Holcombe
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CALL 74
FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES
lean people need to become arous-
industry to expand the market forjed over this serious situation which,
.the very product that lies at the root will ultimately lead us to bankrup-j
Residents of Laurens county, as 0 f ev ii Every citizen should | tcy if not checked. There is no bal-
wrl. as every other county through- Drew Pearson’s recent expos-| ance between what is. raised and
what is spent, and all of this is
transpiring in a period when our na
tional income is near the highest
in history. It is a reckless picture
of weak political leadership in
out ’^ c na ti on ' ai " e this week opening ures iiq Uor industry is
: ie 1950 drive for the March of gaining a strangling hold on the
. :me> Every dime contributed will coun t r y and has reached the point
very a
Vo*’.
• 1 the National-- Foundation :o1 where its influence is now • felt in
Those who speak for
Intantile- Paralysis. It should-not berp 0V ernqient
necessary to remind our people of
the importance of liberal ly ; support -
Mg this national organization in its
tight Jo combat polio. We are told
the great need of funds since the
expense is enormous in fighting a
olio epidemic similar to last year.
the industry of course, claim that Washington’ and emphasizes in the.
since the manufacttrrr^arrd sale—0fT~ff5np s t terms the need of a new j
their products is lawful, they have; ancJ SO und leader for the pr ’ ’
the right to use any means they de- cv 0 f t h c United States. W<
esideh-
e must
sire to increase their sales. That ist have a house-cleaning in Washing-
not true, for liquor is a tolerated
product as shown by the regulating i
ton.
It’s up to the voters.
We are hoping that residents of] and requiring of license by govern- 1 D L
f ur city and community will respond ; ment for its sale It is controlled ’ ByrnCS Makes
"^r'rifisJd •n e the PP cou-vv a in ^ ause Z 1 is dangerous. And society! Expected Announcement
• • rdlsea ine coun.> in me q as a c ; e ar right to control it fur-, _ r ^
c emams hore, while the other {her in the public interest as its for- 1 For Governor
halt goes for research, for emergency bid g the - 'i ndiscr i minate S ehing of! ^
relief in epidemics, for Vreatment^and narco hcs. [ Spartanburg. — Former Secretary'
1 The liquor people are spending °f State James F. Byrnes, wartime
Lc. us remembe: ias. summer and millions for advertising'to win new 1 ass ^ s f an f president,’ has re-entered j
i.ieismnd ‘d a - " e ne '°- know drinkers. especiSllv among vouth If i politics at. ,0 to run for governor of
-where an epidemic may strike.-All vou look at their * attractive adver - South Carolina.
' ' u> ! ' nou d gladly ha\e a par: in dements -one would think that hap- His candidacy, announced Satur- •
. ,i o.i...e agam-.t tno Grea, Cnpplei. pjness, health and .prosperity came|day night, comes after service also,
Ae commend mis to .oe gen- ,f rorn jhe use of intoxicating liquor. I as supreme court justice, war mobi-,
,:>• of all our people.
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They do not depict a true story
in
lization director When he was refer-
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Byrnes Announces
As was expected, 'James
Byrnes has announced^Jiimself a
candidate for Governor of South
Carolina in this summer's primary.
So CaF ThrSb dther candidates
a'so entered the race
Several months ago The C^aron-
n e predicted that Mr. Brynes would
run for governof*for we saw signs
their advertising. If they did, they ’ rc d to as "assistant president^ to
would show that deaths, murder; ac- Franklin D. Roosevelt, and U. S.
cidents. broken homes, poverty and senator and representative,
all sorts of' crime are the things) speaches during the last year
that the use of intoxicating beVer- fi as charged that the Truman ad-1
ages produce. •
ministration's spending programs I
could turn the nation into a el tare!
Extra
Bre
rayaqa
ales Al
nt Truman
All Records
j state. But he made clear tha^m op
posing centralization of po’wer in i
Washington and calling for states!
rightsmd was not just hitting at the
All people who think are alarm- Democratic administration. He said
mat several political balloons were ed over the unsound.""extravagant, he meant Republicans, too.
be.ng sent up by a few politicians unprecedented spending of Presi-1 Byrnes said there is plenty of time
and others as a. "feeler of. public Truman,—the champion dispen-! before the Democratic primary set
sentiment. It seems now that the ser 0 f a u times of othe» people’s for July 11 to express his views on
movement has been expertly hand- rn 0ney .- • , (South Carolina problems. Three oth-
led. and the announcement did not ’ ' ticures were reeentlv rnm ' er candidates have announced they
come unexpected. Thousands are inese uguies wue lecenny com- -
asking, "Why does Mr. Brynes at his* P 1 ^ T. Flyn, from His-
r.ge, and having^ held the honors he ,ollca * Statistics of the L. S. (Cen-
has, want to get back into politics sus Bureau) and U^&Treasury Re-
nffer a two years retirement 0 Mr. P 01 ' 8 - They', were reP^ntc d ^from
Byrnes says he wants to be of serv- Reader s Digest- ofVQpcem
ice to the people of his state. Tha* ! Here ar e two columns of figures,
i- what all candidates say. In his One gives the amount spent by each ,
formal announcement he did not our 32 Presidents from George
.-ta*e h.s views orf state problems. Washuagton to the end of Franklin,
He will do that later, he said. There Roosevelt’s second administration. |
are many important issues affecting The other gives the amount spent;
t ne people Iff the governor’s race,, by President Truman since his in- ,
and :n the United States senate race, auguration up to December 30, 1949.
that need to be discussed. Our peo-.Look at the record:
pie should begin asking questions Washington
and demanding direct answers with- Adams
out dodging or compromising.' We Jefferson
need, as we have said before, a pol- ! Madison
Jtical revolution in the state. : Monroe^"
Mr. Byrnes is a man of ability, im--Adams
legrity, and wide experience. Dur- Jackson-
ing the past forty years he has held Van Buren
many high and influencial offices. Harrison & Tyler
He states that he has become con- Polk*
cerned over the trend of political Taylor & Fifmore
events. We are glad to know he has Pierce*
at last become disturbed after fbl- Buchanan
lowing the New Deal in its hey-dey Lincoln
years as one of its .chief spokesmen. Johnson
The things the Roosevelt-Truman Grant
legime has^advocated and forced Hayes
upon the gouth especially, have Garfield & Arthur,
brought us to our present alarming Cleveland
condition. r ' Harrison
—— Cleveland
The Longer Bill t^RooSUit
An interesting event of importance Taft ....
$ 34,088,486
34,262,668
72,424,289 j
L 176,473,964
147,237,899
65,427,017
152,969,968
122,325,242
108,904,678
173,477,220
179,631,529
255,154,244!
272,933,490
3,252,380,410;
1,578,557,645!
2,253,386,743 I
1,032,268,037;
1,027,742,757'
1,077,629,089
1,412,315,899
1,441.674,174!
2,093,918,514 1
4,655,450,505
- 2,799,211,845
46,938,260,143;
6,667,235,429
18,585.549,115
15,490,476,636
67,518,746,001
took place the past week when pub- Wilson
* hearings were held bn the Lang- Harding
t-r -enate bill by the Senate Inter- Coolidge
stale and Foreign Commerce com- Hoover
m ttee in Washington. This pending Roosevelt (8 years)
bill wuold prohibit all liquor »adver-!
fisements in interstate commerce. A TOTAL $179,620,113,645
similar bill is ponding, in the house,; Spent by President
inti oduced by Cong. Joseph R. Bry- Truman from fiscal
son of this district. ^-^year 1546 to Sept. 30,
Dry force* from all parts of the ^49 j $191,081,394,191
country turned oiit for the hearings v Think This Over
and to launch a fresh attack on al- 32 Presidents in 156 years -
spent $179^20,113,645
cohol.c beverages. Standing room In
the huge senate office building was
at a premium it was reported. Strong
opposition will be heard of course,
by opponents of the proposal.
The Langer Bill is a replica of the
Capper Bril. It would eliminate all dornc<s tjQ issue we f ace today,
liquor advertising from interstate , n lhc ear , dav (odt . ral nd ..
eomroeree. The committee handing , amounted , 0 peanuts c „ m p are d
the bill is headed by Senator Edwin t , . , ir „ „
1 President in less than five years
’has spent $191,081,394,191
We see from these figures that
the cost of the federal government
in peacetime is the most critical
C. Johnson. Those who favor its ” ‘ ‘ T Ia “ i
Washington and Adams each spent,
passage are urged to write. letters ..... t.oA-n.nn t-l.
10 Chairman Johnson, to' Senators a »ttle more than $34,000,000. Lib- (
Maybank and Johnston of this state, ^ oln l had a ^ ° n h ‘ s J® 1 !
and other members of congress. Such ^ tota ed on y $3,252,000,-
sentiment from “back home” will 000 -. Thereafter expenses went down
lie of incalculable value before and aga ! n - ^
after tKe bill is repotted out from f »rst really big budget came
'the committee. ^ .. with the first world war and the
There is a strong demand for thi?
passage of the bill. The deplorable
liquor situation throughout the coun
try calls for action that will improve
this national problem and strike at
the multimillion-dollar efforts of the
Woodrow Wilson administration—
nearly $47,000,000,000. Again ex
penses dropped with Coolidge and
Hoover.
Then came the depression, Pres
ident Roosevelt artd the socialistic
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