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* _ 4 ' \ I Jiw **i **** »y »w »*»»1 mi** I>|**»W** *>!»«»* Jam* *****««» THE CLINTON CHRONICLE f Thursday, June 8, 1950 <r*~' r POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAYOR I hereby annouaee myself a can didate for Mayor of Clinton and pledge myself to abide by the npsults of the Democratic primary. R. E. WYSOR. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Mayor of Clinton and .pledge to abide by the results of the city Democratic primary. JOE P. TERRY. The friends of L. B. DILLARD hereby announce him as a candidate for Mayor of Clinton, subject to the results of the City Democratic pri mary. FOR ALDERMAN Ward One I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 1, subject to the results of the city Democratic primary . H. D. RANTIN. No Accidents In County for Week : r- j out of the fbg: there is no need to : build parallel transmission lines; and those lines will not be worth any- . Special to The Chronicle, j Columbia, June 7.—Highway ac cidents totalling 113 took place in South Carolina during the week ending May 27th, according to a re port of the S. C. State Highway De- i partment. The accidents caused the death of eight persons, and 54 others were injured. Drivers licenses sus pended in connection wit hthe ac- ' cidents numbered 127. 1 None of the accidents were re ported from Laurens county, which was one of the ten counties of the state to be free of accidents for the week. Seven drivers licenses were suspended in Laurens county during the week. thing to the Coops. Regardless of all | the history cited by everybody, the Coops can now get all the power I hereby announce myself a can- d.date for re-election as Alderman in Ward 1, subject to tfhe results of the Citv Democratic primary. HUG-H C RAY. Ward Two 1 hereby ann >unce myself a can didate for Alderman m Ward 2, and pledge to abide oy the results of the Democratic primary. R L. PLAXICO. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 2. subject to. the results of the city Democratic primary. S. A. (CHICK) PITTS. I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election as Alderman in Ward 2, and pledge to baide by the results of the city Democratic primary. L L COPELAND, SR Ward Three I hereby announce myself a can didate for Alderman in Ward 3. and pledge to abide 4>^the results of the citv Democratic primary. HARRY C. LAYTON. COUNTY COMMISSIONER I hereby announce myself a can didate for County Commissioner for i Laurens County, and pledge to abide iby the results of the Democratic pri- mary. WILLIAM J. (BILL) HENRY. I hereby announce myself a can didate for County Commissioner for Laurens County, and pledge to abide ; bv the results of the Democratic pri mary. E. F. (ED) WATTS. 1 I hereby announce myself a can didate for County Commissioner for Laurens County, and pledge to abide by the results of the Democratic pri mary. JAMES CARSON KANNTNG. I hereby announce myself a can didate for County Commissioner and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. Wt- LYLES STONE. H I hereby announce myself as a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the results of the Dem ocratic primary. CLYDE G. JONES I hereby announce mysel: a can didate for County Commissioner for Laurens County, and pledge to abide by the results of the Democratic pri mary. J. ALGIE SIMPSON. 1 hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election as Alderman in Ward 3, and pledge to abide by the results of the City Democratic- primary. BILLY McMILLAN. Ward Four I hereby announce myself a can didate for Alderman in Ward 4. and podge to abide by the results of the City Democratic primary. W. M. WALKER. I hereby - announce myself a can didate for Alderman, in Ward 4. and pledge to abide by the results of the C.:v Democratic primary. ARNOLD M. CANNON, 1 hereby announce myself a can- d;u te for re-election as Alderman in Ward 4, and pledge to abide by_ the results - of the City Democratic primary. LYNN W. COOPER, j FOR SI PT. OF EDUCATION I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election as Superin tendent of Education for Laurens County, and pledge to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. J. LEROY BURNS. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By Spectator Sitting here in the lower part of they want at low rates without mort- the State, sixty five miles from the gaging anything, without borrow- clash of arms and heavy firing by ing anything. I repeat, I know the the Power Company and Senator people are not. interested in -its” Edgar Brown. I have tried to boil and “buts”; they want somethin 0 to- this controversy down to its ele- day . ments. With the sun 'bright and the The R E.A. is either being used, or morning delightfully crisp (as I is gladly promcjtmg the hope of con- wrife this) I look up from the news- trolling power. We know that it is paper strife and offer these obser- one of the Washington bureaucratic vations: I, We, the 'people, are not approaches to Socialism, interested in a history of hearings in all this our Governor and our and wily strategy. We are not in- two Senators have passed the buck, terested in the strange arrangement There is a threat of Socialism; and by which ten Co-ops became one we should not hook up Santee-Coop- Central Co-op in order to borrow er with a Federal power plan of So- millions of dollars in order to build 1 cialism. lines that certainly will compete But let's keep our minds on the with the existing power lines and real point: we need and can use all the power Company which is a the power in prospect: we need a South Carolina enterprise, incorpor- program of cooperation for the de- ated by our State, taxed heavily by velopment of the State, our State and regulated by the Stated I resent the remarks of R E.A. Mf. of South Carolina. j Wickard and of Senator Brown, at The origin of this Co-op business least on one thing: Menopol es. Tne is very clearly a device of Senator gentlemen insult our intelligence in Brown to promote the business of raising up a scarecrow called mon- Santee-Cooper. Of course everybody opoly. There are certain natural lemembers that Santee-Cooper tried monopolies. A power company is to buy the South Carolina Elec- one. Do you want the streets'and trie & Gas Co. and a Government roads cluttered up with poies and man was in Columbia ready to pro- wires? Do we build railroads at ran- mote the scheme with a Government dom? But a bad monopoly is an vn- loan; the Legislature-of South Car- terprise that is un:'e;ul:.ted. uncon- olina knocked that in the head. Then trolled, dominant and domineering, the Santee-Cooper tried to buy The If ther-e be the seed of monopoly il South Carolina Power Compapy of is in the Scntee-Cocper, sureiy. Charleston and failed in that. Our Senator Brown enjoys what we South Carolina Supreme Court may call a monopoly, ^hougn naming (Creech case) and the Legislature has been said abo'ut it. If a group have stood in the path of the plans of men should apply for a charier of Santee-Cooper. Now can. it be to operate a bank in'Barnwo'.. they that this new arrangement, this con- would quickly lind the St te Ba-id tract with the R.E.A., is just another of Bank Can:. 1 w uid move to get around our Legislature bank is enough for Bainwe.l. Sena- and our Courts? tor Brown is a powe-lu* a .d pro - As I said, the people are not in- perous banker in Bar terested in a long history of nego- speaking of monopolies, I ha • ' tiations. What is before us today? a part for live ye.. sr. e for; to When a farmer buys his fertilizer establish a aank. The Senator ought he isn’t interested in a long his- to know. to. all i.i>n.ede t.rs ..v .s tory of fertilizer: he wants to know alert to a.l that happen a : i.e the price today, delivered on his must know farm. seem to have monopolies. I want to bring again one point So the Government na> a fice—a monopoly, but one which is j serving ug well. Suppose we had, three postoffices in one town. You- never would know which one had misplaced the check you were ex pecting, would you? We have a partial monopoly in the , bus business—and properly so. Over certain routes a bus line has an ex clusive franchise, a monopoly; other wise it could not afford to provide service. I am glad that the House cf Representatives has appointed a Committee to investigate all the pow er business of the State. Let’s build for the future on solid foundations of good will and cooperation; but, .list, let’s get the facts. Houss Vote Given On Revenue Raising Tax Measures Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad St Office Hours 9:00 to 5:30 Phone-fiM Special to The Chronicle. Columbia. June 7—Before ad journing- untid last Wednesday the House o; Representatives held a ser ies of advisory votes cn measures suggested by the House ways and means committee to provide for ap- proximately $6,000,003 ii: revenue. * e only roll call votes held in con nect.cn with the advistory votes we.e .. vote on the proposal to in crease the tax on beer and a vote id c a vend the increases approv ed To the ,.ee conference committee. By a vote of 43 to 35 the House voted against killing a motion to e c i 'end an additional four cents tux on bear. Representatives Cul bertson. Milam and Wasson of Lau- r ts ty votesL with The majority o: .c : il the motion. The proposal wu- „m 4 those-approved by the ...use. I -v- 55 to 12 the House n?: nu • recommend the revenue ...' ... .. measures to the free con- .c.c.ice . nm.tlee. 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GREGORY. 1 hereby announce mysef a can didate for Alderman in Ward 5, and pledge to abide by the results of the ' City Democratic primary. ROY THOMAS. 1 hereby announce myself a can didate for Alderman from Ward 5,1 subject to the result; of the City i Democratic primary. CARL CAMPBELL. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I hereby announce myself a can didate for the South Carolina House of Representatives from Laurens County and pledge to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. TENCH P. OWENS. I hereby announce myself a can- didate for re-election to the House of. Representatives Xrom Laurens-- County, and pledge to abide by the results nf the state Demo i itic party.- CHARLES B. CULBERTSON I hereby announce''myself a can-, didate for re-election to the House of Representatives from Laurens coun- 1 ty, and pledge to abide by the re- 1 suits of the state Democratic primary. : ROBERT C. WASSON I hereby announce myself a can-1 didate for the House of Representa- 1 tives from Laurens county and pledge myself to abide by the results of the | Democratic primary. JUSTIN A. BRIDGES. FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election as Magistrate of Hunter Township at Mountville, and pledge to aibide by the results of the Democratic primary. R. EUGENE JOHNSON. I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election as Magistrate at Clinton, Hunter Township, and pledge to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. SAM McCRARY. —I-*- ... g •••• Look at the FDN pie missing! S URE, we know—a car is a "ne cessity” these days. A modern family "couldn’t get along without one.” Or so you tell yourself. / Come, come, sir! We know, and so do yoiL-the real reason you got the new-car fever—and the kind of car you are hankering for. Yo, Ward Six 1 hereby announce myself as a , candidate for re-election as Alder-! man in Ward 6 subject to the re- _ „ , , . ... suits of the city Democratic pri- Laurens County and pledge to abide _ Kxr ♦ho roc.iilfc» rvf t h o Tin m r»r * r n 11 r» rtrt — FOR AUDITOR I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election as Auditor for mary. JAMES CRAINE. I hereby announce myself a can didate for Alderman in Ward 6, and pledge to abide by the result of the City Democratic primary. MARCELL (NUB) BARKER. FOR TREASURER I hereby announce myself as by the results of the Democratic pri mary. JENNIE V. CULBERTSON. GAME WARDEN I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election as Game Ward en of Laurens County and pledge myself to abide by the results of the a Democratic primary, candidate for re-election as Treas- 1 GARVIN B. 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