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. Pace Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, May 18, 1950 olhe (ClintDn (Ehranirlr EsUbUshed 19## 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 lae cooperation of Its subscribers and jeaders— the publisher will at all timeo 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 no? 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 ^ ASSOC ! Cooper recommended that the claim , be settled for $53,000, Mr. Jefferies appealed to Mr. Carmody again, and I the FWA appointed a board to in vestigate. The board said the claim should be settled for $55,000. ! Meanwhile, Senator Jefferies al ready had collected $50,0Q0 of the money he said was owed his law ' firm. The $50,000 was paid in six ^ installments between September 10, 1936, and December 29, 1940. On December 19, 1941, Santee- Cooper's board of directors decided that the claim should be settled— instead of for the $55,000 recom mended by the FWA—for $87,500. AMERICAN PRESS New York Chicago Detroit IATION Philadelphia Board of Assessors For The County Named By Governor Members of the board of assessors' for Laurens county for the coming year have been announced from Gov ernor Thurmond’s office: Below are listed those named to serve in this section of the county: Group 1—Walter Ramage, Clinton. Group 9—Lawrence F. Davis, Clin- j ton, M. A. Cannon of Kinards, W. H. Milam of Mountville. # Group 10 (Clinton City)—G. W.! six aldermen, one from each ward, each of whom shall be elected at large by a direct vote of the quali fied voters, l and the aldermen so elected shall constitute th£ council of the city.-. ^ If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get the News WE DO ALL KINDS CF PRIMING —EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. — SPECIAL — ONE RACK DRESSES Cottons, crepes, linens, ’ all sizes Vi-Price MOORED « I f * CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1959 Time To Be Counted In his true-ringing statement an nouncing his candidacy for the Un ited States Senate, Governor Thur mond said: This included the $50,000 already 1 Ho ! U "* s ^ rlh - T u C “P eland paid and an additional $37,500. and , H ' L - / ,dde ‘ b ? u r f* r ' Messrs : . ,, , , Copeland and Eichelberger succeed ' S €n ? tor Jefferies collected the L Davidson and J. H. Pitts. I $3i,5 00 aiso on the installment plan., Gpoup n _^j. D> Copeland, Renno, The fact that the claim was ap- Raymond W. Dean and Mason Young, proved for $87,500 is interesting Clinton enough. The fact that it was paid to, Gr o U p 12-Craig Hunter of Ora, G. the senator s law firm on the install- |M Harlan of and Sam ment plan is doubly interesting. ICompton, Clinton. The income tax on $10,500—which m was the senator’s final installment— bjii ; is substantial. But the income tax on rTOpOScS $87,500—the amount the senator CifV Vote CIlGflGG ' would have received if the claim had — 7 w u ^ been paid all at once—is staggering. I WO TCOrS MCflCC j In his speeches around the state. era! fyundred per cent interest by de- Senator Jefferies speaks frequently A bill has been introduced in the stroying that power-made, bluffing about the “blessings” which Santee- senate by Senator R. T. Wilson pro- 1 group of dictators who have made cobper has brought to South Caro- viding that Clinton’s six aldermen i slaves of their people. _ j iina. Senator Jefferies, as lawyer be, elected at large by a direct vote j There are signs that we are wak- an d manager, has been twice blessed, of the qualified voters. ^ U P* in spit® of Washington poli-} —•phe News and Courier. I It is understood that the bill has The time has come when our peo- tics. All over the country instructive t been introduced upon request of the books and pamphlets are appearing: COMMERCIAL PRINTING City Democratic club following its pie must take sides and stand up and be counted,'if we are going to retain home rule, block the trend toward socialism and preserve our way of life ” A correct, courageous statement. The time for pussy-footing around, and courtmg the dangerous national incredulous public, and many think ing people are beginning to realize in the shops, and so-called “spy j xhia completely equipped combi* recent meeting. If enacted, it will hunts” are driving internal enemies nation Newspaper-Commercial Print-! not apply to the approaching June out into the open where they c*i be \ ing plant can serve yon better. Oar > primary but will be applicable for counted and closely watched. j goal is to give our customers the kind : the next municipal primaries. Reformed Communists are expos-' 0 f service they want—to give Clinton[ Under the bill now on the house ing the horrors of Marxism to a long a BETTER NEWSPAPER. so-called Democratic party for fav ors, is over CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO calendar it is provided that in and for the city of Clinton there shall be* LESTER BATES says: The People WANT: A businessman as Governor who has the ability and experience to marshal the resources of South Carolina and chart a coum of progress and pros perity. they DO’NOT WANT: Reaction that would retard ouTState and depress its economy; our Sutejtojfturn^to^the dark days of promissory notes for school.Utdiers; the issuance of 4 „icript for payrolls, ’and wide-spread reduction of salaries. CANDIDATE Jor GOVERNOR '•A ^0 <1—>4 In « atriM of PbU PoHMcal A4»#rti»tm»nU in which Letter Bate* 4w«vmm what the Moyle want aM da not want ) TUILD A IETTU STATE WITH BATES" t e • 1 t 1 r how close the whole world is to dev- Those who clamour loudest for ^station by the fighting fronts the Truman Democratic” party are Stalin. There is time to stop the office holders principally interested. hordes in the KremUn. It only needs ;n keeping the party in power and: the great awakening which is now holding their jobs. j occurring as indicated by many pres- For our part we belong to the statement signs. Let us hope we can still i Democratic party of which Gov sav e Europe and England and those Thurmond is a champion He is no p art s 0 f Asia which are holding firm.! dodger, everybody knows he stands ^ dor those sound principles endorsed .. g. in the 1948 and 1950 state conven- I HC JlNKG MopS tions. If all Southern states had the The nation’s railroad strike was : backbone to take the firm ~ stand settled Tuesday and striking firemen South Carolina has shown we could on five major rail systems were or- put to an end much that the Truman dered back to their jobs immediate- crowd would force down our throats, ly. The striking Brotherhood of Lo- Yes, it’s time to stand up and be comotive Firemen and Enginemen counted for States' Rights and local even showed the American public se.f government as against Wash- the courtesy of recalling set up pick-: ington control and regimentation of let lines. j states, to light for the fundamental. The firemen demanded a second pr.nciples enunciated by Thomas! fireman on diesel engines, one to ser- Je:ferson. and followed throughout' vice the units, the. other to stay in!' the years by the true Democratic I the cab with the engineer as corn- party of our state. pany. Two firemen are absolutely : unnecessary, the railroads answered, A *.L n• w . since even one has little to do but; Afiorner BIQ vacation Ihelp the engineer watch dials and] President Harry Truman, the track, signals since diesels heed at- world’s champion vacationist at tax-’ tention only after thousands of miles. 1 payers expense, has brought fo an Two firemen, the railroads said, end his 6.400 mile across the north- would be pure “featherbedding” — i era tier of the country. He made payment for wopk not done, provid- morc than fifty what he called ing for additional jobs not needed. “Whistlestop" speeches using the Two Presidential fact-finding "boards' same technique he used on the tours friendly to labor rejected the demand which won him the Democratic nom-: for an extra fireman, saying in its million in 194tl It was the same b.g report that the demand was “devoid “1 talk claiming credit for every-1 of merit.” th ng and promising everything free i The railroads refused to grant the to everybody. At one stop he even expensive, unnecessary request. Soi had the audacity to tell his listeners, | the firemen lost and this will meet ' I want to balance the budget as^with general public approval. There,! much as anybody else does”. And must be an end sometime, some-! that in the face of a big unbalanced, where, to unreasonable organizedTa- budget, more debt and more spend-' bor demands. The firemen had a j > . ! weak case, and their threat and strike 1 When the President boarded his ( was looked upon as a device to make elaborate special train at Washington , work where no work exists. The rail- j he said he was off on a non-political roads are being hit hard by compe- | swing around the country. That word tition, enormous taxe$, and their la- • non-political” was coined so that bor and operating costs v have sky- tne taxpayers will defray expenses rocketed since the war. They must! o! the trip. Everybody knows that j meet this competition by improving was an untrue statement, everybody efficiency, reducing costs, and unless even including his inner Democratic j they can succeed there won’t be jobs lair Deal supporters knew the trip for engineers, firemen or other em- wa s ^-political junket. He went out ployees. principally to campaign for a Dem-i The country is fed up on .. fea ther o.:auc congress that would follow bedding”—especially in government. him ana at the same time to repair - his own political fences for 1952. ^ It \yas the .start of his campaign to | D| . - « x# win re-election to the Presidency. On DlGSSinQ rOr JGiiGriGS the trip he still strongly advocated ^ all the danger jus issues he has been* The books finally have been closed demanding Congress to pass, several on State Senator Richard M. Jfeffer- of which are insults to the South. j ies’s $185,000 claim against Santee- The President is a master politician Cooper. The claim was settled for and reported having a big time $87,000, and the taxpayers have just while the rest of us stayed at home P 3 *^ his ?inal installment, and worked to help pay the freight Th e $87,500 is in addition to the for the mule train. The American *$15,000-a-year salary which Senator people would like to know what thu, J^fcncs receives as general counsel ■ non-political” swing in sixteen an d general manager of Santee Coop- states cost them. Blit they will nev- er - It also is in addition to the salary er be allowed to know. Vacation never ends for the Mis sourian. Exciting Nows for Every Mon and Womdil'nn this Area ! TERRIFIC Pm SLASH on £XCEPTI0(t»U Y FINE WATCHES! he receives as a state senator from Colleton. Senator Jefferies’s claim against Santee-Cooper- dates back to the Wo Aro Aw/iLonino 1930’s, when he was one of the prin- tt e Mic MWUKcning jcipal advocates of the federally fin- 1 A vital transformation, one which, anced hydro-electric project. The believe it or not, may mean life or senator, at that time, kept repeating death to many of us, is taking place that South Carolina would benefit in this country. Americans—at long greatly from the project.- 4 It was last —are beginning to realize they largely through his efforts that tne‘ are in personal danger. (legislature approved Santee-Cooper. If they become fully conscious of It soon developed that not only this fact before it is too late, our des-1 South Carolina but Senator Jeffer- tiny will be assured. For even if in^es would benefit. He submitted, in! the meantime we throw away all; 1939 or 1940, a bill for the work done ' chance of saving Western Europe, ( by his jaw firm for Santee-Cooper through our incredible ‘strategy” in during the years 1934-38. relations to Spain, there is no method The bill was for $150,000/ i known today by which this nation— That seemed high even to the New if prepared and protected against ag- Deal. (That * was before the Fair gressors and government socialism— Deal). John M. Carmody, then feder- can be conquered. | al works administrator, sent back the We are not expecting war. But, I bill and asked that it be itemized, naturally, if we sit still and allow, Senator Jefferies perused his books, Russian troops to invade us through! and this time found items totaling Alaska, or if we permit their sub-j $185,000. He submitted a new bill marines to atomize our coastal cities of $185,000 to Santee-Cooper, which and their long distance plane* to de stroy our inland cities, we could be brought to our knees. But if America wakes up in time, we can be able to return any Russian attack with sev- sent it without comment to FWA. Mr. Carmody promptly returned the bill to Santee-Cooper—of which Mr. Jefferies himself was at that time the general counsel. Santee-