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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, June 1, 1950
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' football and baseball. Gambling
1 houses open.
I 5. Political ties spread to city hall,
1 prosecutors, courts, chief of police.
6. Rivals resist gang expansion.
Murders occur ’and remain “unsol
ved.”
I 7. The gang now becomes a syndi
cate and sets up a slot-machine mon-
i opoly. y f
i 8. Syndicate then “muscles in” on
the numbers racket psing “strong
arm” m.en. ,
9. Now in control of city gamb
ling, syndicate spreads to cities in
neanby states.
I
10. Political ties form in eactr
State. Syndicate’s influence is en
larged.
11. Operations become like “big
butions to the coffers of the party
in power.
The investigation now under way
should be comprehensive. It is long
past time for federal action to break
up gambling syndicates and politi
cal corruption linked closely with
interstate crime rings, and to elim
inate the pay-off tie between rack
ets and politics.
CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, June 1. 1950
business.” Vice-presidents run num
bers, handbooks, etc.
12. Leaders soon deny there is a
syndicate: when challenged, say
“Who me?”
Such facts show that there must
be federal action to break up gam
bling syndicates. We were told by
those who advocated legalized liquor
that with the abolition of prohibition
racketeering and crime in this coun-
Clinton 4-H Club
Holds Meeting
The Clinton 4-H club held its
monthly meeting Wednesday at the
Vr>forc QLrmM Ro Infnrmorl 1 3ncl challenging and aifficu’.t period. tr - v wou;cl e n d. What an untrue state-
Voters bhould be In formed j Th0 . e who enter co nege will find it ment - Conditions™ have grown worse
Most of the dailies for years h a ve ! different from hi®h school. every day since repeal. Ask law cu
be e n advocating abolishing t h e
co unty-ta-eour
candidates. The
These young people are confront-
state campaign for.. ,
have onlv one reaJ in = heavy-responsibilities, an uncer-
tain transition period of which none
son lor the change, the crowds are, , * .
j of us can fortell the outcome. It is
, , , , , inevitable that all of us, students and
Tne meeting.' >hou.d not oe aoo - ; g r0W n-ups in the business world—
j.-neh. They are .extreme y imp a main mus j settle down to a period of stab-
and voters. They - give i
forcement officers if you doubt it.
Commercialized gambling makes its
appeal to youth, many of whom get
to betting before they are out of their
young teens. And the history of
gambling proves that its legalization
has invariably increased gambling
! Hization and readjustment ad along. £’ i ' h a "„ lts "tWMUM criminal evils,
opportunity to attend!, he „ with a higher premium And . w , hCTe ,. the Political machine
trom notv on out placed upon e!ti- domlna,e ,t, scena : as .'‘ U5U ? 1I >'
cient service, regardless of what we ,does m lhe '"** c '“ es ’ the »"><«-
attempt. This means that the large ( ^ on P a y -0 ffs are continuous contri-
army of graduates will be confront- J—
ed with problems calling for the best *“
in them, and that whether they go
to school or work they will all want
and deserve—a better world. They
will soon learn that a degree is not
for Candida
the people a
amd ask que>:;ons, and that is exact
ly .vha: they c-noald do. In the pres
ent race for governor most of the
candidates arc speaking in general
■terms and have refused to discuss
state issues. Candidate Pope is right
■when he calls for a discussion of
state matters rather than a dealing
in generalities.
The people should attend the meet- a pass-key to a job today, and that
ings. It is noted that the crowds, are according to the commissioner of la
p-owing and they will continue to bor statistics there are fewer jobs
increase, especially when the candi- for college graduates this year than
dates reach the Piedmont section. any post-war year and that an
Tne voters should see and hear unprecedented number of new grad-
the political aspirants and public uates is competing for them. This
records should be discussed. This is means that those who are lazy or
entirely proper. The people have a lacking in initiative and ability may]
rignt know the record of- those Imd themselves graduating into un-
who have served them in the past in employment.
public office and those w-ho seek to Qur young graduates must not be
nerve tnem in the future. This is not misled, or made to believe that ev-
mud-slinging or criticism, it is an erything will be rosy and bright,
hone.'*, presentation of facts and rec- Biack-letter days are just as sure to
o-d' to which the voters are entitled C ome as red-letter days. There Will
Any cand.date for office should be be ups and downs and disappoint-
wimg to present his views without ments. On the other side there will
evading. It he is not, it is doubtiul be successes and happiness. They
ii it would be sate to honor him with should learn at the outset that the
0 ^-- c - world owes them no living, that
It ' time to stand up and be count- they must make their own way. It is
ert The people have a right to know the tragedy of all time that millions
too truth They have a right to know have lost their self-initiative and
whct ier the Candidates for the U. S. now look to government for support,
senate and governor bow allegiance Government has encouraged and fi-
tn tne '(--vailed national Democratic, nancially supported, suen socialism.
pa :y or whether they belong to the \vc hope the graduates will be
' Dem ■ »tic indsubscri •» 5U . gfuLat whatever they attempt,
to those principles set forth and- 5nc i ^bat their lives will be filled with
nd > - e : rrr t. c state convention two happiness and usefulness. They can
us ago ahd re-affirmed at-the re- ..make a lasting contribution to socierv
cent 1950 meeting. A former gover-*,, thev a; ^ so-minded. But it will
high school under the direction of
Miss Susan Hall, county home agent, 1
and Miss Doris Rhodes, local lead
er.
The fpllowing program was given
by club members. Call to order, Mar
garet Lawrence. Song, entire group:
devotional, Pat Braswell; roll call
and minutes, Connie, Burts; program,
Hilda Holmes. Willette Asbill, Kay
Yeargin and Jimmie Lawrence gave
a skit on safety.
After the program instead of the
demonstration there was an achieve
ment program. Miss Hall judged and
graded all oh the project. The win
ners will be notified later.
This was the last meeting until
next September. The club will go to
camp and attend other summer ac
tivities.
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present governor are seek- require hard work, vision, courage,
no- and
ing •.ne United States senate. W nat self-improvement, self-discipline and
is ::h pardon record of the two men determination. Unless they have de-
They 'nou.d be told to the citizens, ve ) 0 p e d these qualities in high school
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turned loose or whether court sen
truce.' have been respected.
Wne e d.d the candidates stand in
19-18'' Here is the record. _
Olin D. Jonnston, the 1 11 p.m.
‘•Democrat,” stood for Harry Tru- The Gambling Craze
rnan - Congress distressed at last over the
James F Byrnes, candidate for alarming rise in crime, is out after
governor, was conspicuously silent the big rackets in a two-way drive
and in spite of pleas refused to fake through legislation and investigation,
a stand with
Ftr.te-’ Rights
South Carolinians for
G >vt
or
J Strom Thurmond was
the State ’
Right' candidate for prei-
ident aga
n?t Harry Truman and
carried his
'tale by a vote_of 3 to 1.
He d.d-not
dadgg or try to play hot
imd cold ,
at the same time Thur-
mond and
his charming wife were
snubbed a'
tne presidential inaugu-
ration. 'Mr
Johnston, his opponent.
v. no; in
uibed.
T.id r .c >p’e should study records,
risk questions. Only an informed citi-
A senate investigation into organ
ized crime is underway in gambling
rackets now flourishing all over the 1
country including the state of Mis- 1
souri and the rotten Pendergast ma
chine that put President Truman in
the United States senate. The anti-
gambling bills are designed ’to put
a check rein on i.legal horse-racingsi
gambling and slot machines. This
investigating committee is' sure tu
find that local political corruption
is linked closely with interstate
zen.'hop should go to the ballot
crime rings, intent .on protecting and
Dux. expanding gambling profits. Edgar
m Hoover has repeatedly warned tne
— ^ American people of the spread of
Big Crop of Graduates | crime, gambling, robbery and im-
May and June are graduating morality. This investigation Con-
months for universities, colleges and gress is launching should extend to
high schools throughtout the land, every part of the country, exposing
It is estimated that 500,000 college what is going on, and showfhg the
graduates will be seeking jobs this People the effect of gambling on
spring, and that another 1,200,000 society, on individuals, our economy,
high school graduates will receive an d morals which are sinking to a
their diplomas. This shows the big- low level as statistics on this gnaw-
jness of commencement time. i n 2 problem show.
In this community the commence- The current issue of The United
ment season is always one of interest States News and World Report car-
with appropriate closing exercises at ries a very comprehensive story on
the college, city, orphanage and United States crime rings and pre
colored schools. Next on the calen
dar will be college commencement,
followed by the orphanage closing
program.
Thousands of boys and girls are
graduating from high school. It is
estimated that of the 1,200,000 that
240,000 will go on to college, about
200,000 of the girls will quickly mar
ry, and the balance, 760,000 will seek
employment. School officials say
that another 600,000 drop out of
school and college annually for om
diets th^t the senate’s investigators
will find:
“Big-shot gambling cartel divides
up the United States. Each ring has
its own territory to work. Others
stay out. Political ties, pay-offs, etc.,
oil the machinery, keep things going
“Organized 'gambling, a $10,000,-
000,000 racket, still is growing. And
that’s only one department of the
crime industry.”
The magazine then shows how the
house of crime has grown, present
ing the piqjdre in 12 different steps
reason or another.
We wish to congratulate the sen-j as follows:
iors upon their graduation for it is i j 1. Dry law repeal ends bootleg-
day they have keenly looked forward ging profits. Racketeers move into
boo and will always bring back fond horse-race bets,
memories. They will never travel j 2. Gang starts buying immunity
the same road again. They now by paying off policemen, contribut-
reach a turning point in their lives,
and whate er their plans, whether
they seek employment or go further
■with their education, they will be
called upon to step over into a new
ing to politics.
3. To protect its bookie business,
the gang acquires a racing-wire
monopoly.
4 Bookies start taking bets on
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