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\ t Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, May 4, 1950 i t uJlir (Ultnlott (EljrouirU Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Kiblished Every Thursday By THE CKRONICLE 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 tae cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions ana kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communication* will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its corresjxmdents. j f MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia CLINTON GIRL MAY QUEEN AT COKER < LINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 4. 1950 Attend the Meetings emment,' 205 East 42nd street, New . . , , , York, for a copy of “The Road I ir itinerary for the countv-seat a ] leac j »- j s WO rth more to 1<> ^ounty-se. t campaign meetings the American family at this critical nas been set up by the executive time than ther ^ eve rint . cor " mi ;^ of , the Democratic party jed> e}CC ep t the BibJe. South Carol.ha. J Speaking of free enterprise and! It is noted this year than an added | i nt i us t r i es which the 1 - f i o\iso make.^ 11 optional as to g ove rnment operates in opposition to : whether state candidates attend the iyate business are run at a loss #)'ieetings and address the voters.| in throurn upon the, They can stay away if they cnoose houlfc of heavT burdened taxpay- out they will oe there. | er g; 'phe private industries make the 1 We are told that the attendance in mo t0 , hese losses and tQ me past has been small This is due erate the governmen t, pay for wars ^ o a general apathy on the part of and their aftermaths> pay the sala _ 1 Are We Proud of This? According to 1947-48 figures, S. C. wos SIXTH from Hie BOTTOM in the U. S. in ’ current expenses for schools per pupil . . . FOURTH from the BOTTOM in the U. S. in the value of school property per •5 pupil . . . ...and .. . LEDYHE NATION in the number of mili tary registrants per 1,000 classified as EDUCATIONALLY DEFICIENT Source: SCEA and NEA Research Departments (This advertisement paid for by Clinton Classroom Teachers) * * ' 1 V . . . . PENNEY’S SUMMER DRESS CARNIVAL ‘IS READY WITH THE SMARTEST STYLES IN TOWN! voters. Time is here now when the people need to become aroused and ries of all politicians and unlimited,! unnecessary bureaucratic office- .'tand on a true of cand Tf presen tatives, congress, governor .nd the United States senate. Voters should attend the meetings informed and understand bevond a , ,, , V "j ~ . . y. , . holders, feed us, clothe us, keep half < l,bt exa ^ t!y wh L r e candld ^ es of the world from falling into the all issues, Especially is this hand of the liquida tors in Moscow ' mo: rates for tne house of and giye ushrghest J)tandard of , living ever known on earth. Do we : want to change all this for a lot of , , v'ote-getting promises which can nun ' l fThey should listen. on , v ke J ^ , aj , he , ree en . •' :K , ask hhfhhhs «« candidates , * tem ^ A h Amori _ j! thev -o desire There can be no , . XT . • , . can people go to the iwlls in Novem- < >dgmg when on.re seekers meet . . , . , .. ., . ., , „ ■ ber they should realize that the par- \ 'tors lace to face Candidates can . . . . . . ^ , . , amount issue is free enterprise vs. h ue oehind a microphone at a radio . ,. 11 s|T\ , - . .-tatidii aha race no danger oT prc- - " MISS LILLIAN DILLARD, Coker college honor student, and student leader, will be crowned 35th May Queen of Coker at the campus May festival on Saturday, May 8. A senior at the institution, the queen-elect is a three-time winner of school beauty contest honors, and is president of the college Student Gov ernment association this year. Throughout her undergraduate career she has represented her class in the Coker May Court. Miss Dillard is a daughter of Air. and Mrs. S. G. Dillard of this city. CIO Picks Anderson anting Ihei;- posit,on ' >nti uv in sii'l issuth-. If i: T.-ie people to >ee and hear tiiose ,vho A Washington jiews dispatch re- m ek their suffrage This is no time ports that the city of Anderson has soft-peddling or dodging issues, been chosen as a • battleground for Tiere should be full debate. the fight by the Textile Workers We need to elect tne be;t men pop’- union (CIO) to have certain features . j.e :or n.gn ixasts ot re.-ponsibility, of the Taft-Hartley labor act re- .. d should know the past records of pealed. A representative of the union tno ; e who offer their services to the said a hearing had been scheduled in public. We neei to become informed Anderson because “'we believe we and aroused before we go to the bal- can give complete and invulnerable lot box this summer. reasons for repealing certain fea- tures of the act.” The hearing is Baptists' Firm Stand planned to be held next month. -r!L r The point at issue in the proposed The state Baptist convention of A . , ^ . Anderson hearings is whether any -North Carolina in session the past • t , organized effort is being made to dis- v . t , , 1 ' ° . acc ^ ,‘ a courage union membership among 1 , un , s , ° U A a ne e . Uin ^ h^ithe textile workers there, whether v „?h « W, " St r- Sa e T ,1" ‘here has been an effort to block t-k'ng the firm stand, for wh,ch the , „ rgan , 2ing . and whether any dt nomination is to be commended— . . j j , . , u „ ! , . . , . . daw is needed to protect such organ- tne convention said it was “reassert- • . its cherished loyalty to the^prin- Z T £. bn hi interesting <. jle of separation of state and 1 i a n ,. u ■■ tu a , i, , question, why select Anderson as the < nurch The Baptists will raise tne g.,,- , ^' ,, . ^ , a <■ j _T ,i . , CIO battleground? Senator Onn D. needed funds among their members T , , ■ .■ # » » . , f t Johnston is a native of that county ins.ead of looking to Washington for , . . , . a . _ ^ „ / - . c u., n , rnu ■ . . aild he ls opposed to the Taft-Hart- :ree hand-out. Their action put an , . , . aU ... , y ley act and has the public endorse- NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC Section 14 code of ordinances of the City requires ail motor vehicles to pull near the closest curb and stop for a period of three minutes, or until the fire alarm has stepped sounding. It will be greatly appreciated by the police depart ment and the fire department if the general public would,, observe these rules and regulations. Anyone wilfully violating this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and will be punished according to law. ^ B. B. BALLARD, * Chief of Police,’ eri Term controversy. ment of CIO in his race for re-elec- Tne principle of separating church A , . , -n u , , , , , f tion. Anderson countv, too, it will be ii:. i late has been weakened consid- , , . ... „ . a , , , , remembered, along with Spartan- e.ably in recent vears. Many churcn , . , , ® . , , , , , .j burg county, voted against the States institutions are ready to accept alf . I Right candidate and platform two idy to accep they can get, either from state or federal, funds, or in the shape of free oommoliities. Tho>e who are thus guidy nave outstretched hands to- a. a . P v-m: fe- I Washington for all sorts of t' and services It is the same ait as-that now advocated by ;v. especially in the teaching pro years ago. Does this have any bear- 1 ing on the selection of that county! for concerted efforts, the public is asking. Textile workers have a perfect right to join CIO if they so desire, i Equally, they have the same right to ^ stay out if they so desire without be-’ u -of accepting federal senool • „ ., . / ... , , ... , , n- , , . . , mg threatened with the loss of their . .i.eh ultimately will lead to fed-— ? .. ... , . or-.: control and regimentation. We commend the Baptists for their courageous stand. They have set an •example all other church bodies should emulate. They have shown a ■desire for local initiative and respon sibility for their membership, for an jobs. Whether textile manufacturers in the area selected are guilty of at- 1 tempTtng~to block union organizing we do not know. Our guess is that they have not, which is generally true all over the state. It’s a weak prop the organizers are standing on. Labor organizers selected the independence of state authority. It 0 .. , . .. - took backbone to make the decision. ?° utk “ ». h , un ' m * S round for the expansion of their unions. But they guessed wrong, for little but fhe action shows a strict adher ence to the traditional Baptist prin- _ . , , , . ctple ot separation ot church and i: ri, ? re5S h . a5 b « !n mad ? 1 " thelr h or - • p.j, ganizing plan because they have been *tate. Tnis great denomination made . . history and will be strengthened in many ways in its work. able to fool very few people. South ern workers can see no benefits in _ i unionization and are unwilling to . r T C • i* pay tribute to the kind of unsound Uur March lo JOClOlISm [leadership that has closed down fac- Come November, we will have tories in the East, leaving thousands ■“enjoyed*'’ 18 years of ‘’rule" by the of people unemployed and hungry, so-called Democratic party—with the And these employees in our textile slight relief given us by two years of industries know that their wages the congress we elected to save the compare favorably with jobs in simi- nation from the savage abuse of John lar industries in other parts of the L. Lewis and some others of his like, 1 country. all menaces to the American people. ; We want more industry in the What as a voter is your opinion of South and our state. Strict unioniza- Iheir stewardship? And how much tion, intermittent strikes, slow- longer do you think our system can downs, sit-downs, exorbitant de- continue to function under the man-[mands by the unioneers in the East agement of men who seem to know and North have served to help drive so little about the simplest funda- out industry. That is exactly what mentals of business? ;our textile workers should guard In the opinion of many students of against here. And they should not economics, there is only one answer blindly trust union leaders in nu- Xo our present progress—socialism. 1 merous industries who have been Jf you believe in socialism, vote for shown to be dealing close to the Rus- Xhe men who are permitting this sian Communist party line, if not country to be driven into it. If not, actually members of the Communist vote for their opponents. That is your party. responsibility as an American dti- i If workers in Anderson wapt to 7.en Jae fooled by glittering promises of But you won’t know what your high-paid organizers, that is their candidates stand for—or have stood privilege. They will regret it if they for—unless you study their records, do. In our community and county we and you won’t really know what so- hope our people will use their heads cialis’m means unless you look that and not allow themselves to be ex- up. You can find out a lot about so- ploited. But the question still bohs, cialism in America by writing to up — why was Anderson picked by • WEDDING INVITATIONS • ANNOUNCEMENTS • RECEPTION AND . CALLING CARDS We have the very latest distinguished Invita tions noted for their correctness and smartness. Also Printed Invitations of the highest quality. IT WOULD BE A PLEASURE FOR US TO LOOK AFTER YOUR REQUIREMENTS i ■’ -I Chronicle Pub; Co. 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