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Paste Four THE CUNTON CHRONICLE Thursday, July 13, 1950 a hr dUinton (EhrontrU Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON. Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY [after five weeks of debate which collapsed at times-because of lack 1 of opposition. It will be remember- Joanna 2 9 should have these spots rubbed with Lydia .... 1 10 lard. Follow with a washing, using Joanna Juniors won one and losl cold water and soap. ed, observers here point out, that i one since last week to remain on top Net curtains will dry better as heavy towelling to press out as much social security has been labeled as but closely followed by Lydia. Each vvell as retaining their shape well water as possibly. Hang in wind to the “most socialistic” of all the re-1 junior team will play fifteen games th pv i drv. by hand. Use soap jelly on ears, arms, and spots which are extreme ly dirty. Rinse well, and wrap in I Subscnption Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.00 — Six Months $1.25 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. The Chronicle seeks Vie cooperatipn of its subscribers and reader^?- the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest wher, they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. __ '$.■ '$1': ■ g' j ; MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia a . . pla3 [ fifteen games jf t hey are slipped on their curtain'de form measures enacted during the j and then the two top teams will have p 0 ’ ies w hile still wet Rooseveltian era. Enacted in 1935, a two out of three game series play- ‘ * . . , , . .,, , the measure has now had 15 years off. Each team in the Midget and . n ea y* V vvoo * en blankets will keep i of experience and “nobody wears a Junior teams in the playoffs may Ae duri 2S warm months if you dog tag,” as predicted by its oppon-; choose three players from any of the rap * n ea v '. y 8 urnrnec i paper and ents. One major cnange was made in the measure. The tax base was rais- | ed from the first $3,000 of pay to the | first $3,600; monthly benefits of some 2.900,000 persons would be increased i by 85 to 90 per cent from an average of $26 a month to more than $48. Maximum family benefits would be increased from $85 to $150 a month. players not in the playoff. seal thoroughly so no insects can | penetrate the package. A small amount of borax added 1 to the water in which linens are rinsed will make them more glossy and somewhat stiff. , t It takes a bit more time, but you’ll keep sheets and towels from having J their edges stretched out of sjiape if you fold them before running RECIPE OF THE WEEK Honey Salad Dressing (Makes 2 cups) 2-3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon paprika V4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon celery seed 1-3 cup stained honey 5 tablespoons vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tcaspbon grated onion 1 cup salad oil I Eligibility requirements are relax- . , ed to brine older workers under the blem ir • vou d “> the ent,re curtaln in Mix dry ingredients. Add hon ey, vinegar, lemon juice and onion. Washing shower curtains is no pro- through the wringer. ,v, * ... em if you dip the entire curtain in Colored fabrics which have had, p our i n oil slowly, beating constant- system with a minimum coverage sudS v ana tnen rinse careiuuy. bpots their colors changed by perspiration i y with a rotary beater. Serve with requirement of six quarters before which need ex.ra care may be rub- stains should be held over an open f ru it salads. death, or retirement at 65. The pay- be 4 W1 t tb a s P on 8 e - Do not twist or ammonia bottle to let the fumes try, ^ roll tax of P2 per cent on each "T 1118 !!l ese . e H rtam ^: i ^ ang unfoid -, to restore the color, worker would be frozen at that level ed ’ in '• he shade untl1 dry -* Stuffed toys which become dirty through 1955. After that the tax’ White washable materials which may be washed for two or three min- would gradually rise to 2 per cent have become stained with grass utes in a machine, or in heavy suds CUNTON, S. Ci. THURSDAY, JULY 13. 1950 The Senatorial Outcome Our comment on recent' important elettiots in the South would be that FIor.da^Lind North Carolina did a good jo| in defeating Pepper and . . . • . . • Graham/But > »uth Carolina struck tu . riied over to P rivate enterprise, beginning in 1956 to 3 and one-fourth ! per cent after 1970. 1 Observers here are now trying to reader determine “what is a 70-group air force?" The compromise legislation A few days ago a representative : from a j° int h ° use senate conference in congress from New York state committee authorized the strength of tie value response. and gets a small If Yon Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get the News urged the post office department be cut in Tuesday's primary with the rc-election of Senator Olin Johnston, «i T:uman. # te who can blow hot and at the same t.me. <( Weighing the well known records 01 tne two men in public life, their the U. S' air force at 70 groups. The senate tried to fix the organization < which* from* the standpoint‘of* effTc- of a 70 - gr o ° o u P a !5 forc ? at 24 ’ 000 air i ; 1 iency. might be a good move. Then craft j )r . 22 ^ 000 a ‘ r_fra " ie A 0 "!' * the congressman said the bureau- was ad ™ tted m debate-that the term} crats in government departments t * grou P was inexact, that it dilfer- wound have to pay postage. { ed widely according to the type 0 , , , . , ... i aircraft comprising each group. How- It dew.op» tnat the committee on evei . ( house won out and insofar qualifications and character, we ar e i Constitutional Government had sey- as can be determined at this writing 1 d | a 70-group air force can mean most j and mailed out, during 1949, 2,450, 1 anything. However there are some , manpower ceilings such as 502,000 j of the opin: m that the election of! eral of Mr. Gwynn’s speeches printed Governor Tnunnond would better serve the future welfare of the na tion and state of South Carolina than would the return of this "same O :n" to tne senate for another six years. Especially do we think th.s true at tins critical time when the South is repeatedly being stabbed in the back by Truman and others who scruples against using ^ would change our whole w r ay of life, franking privileges. T"* i"’"" We have gained nothing by the out- All of this has an obvious bearing Cl 111 tOfl Little come. on the enormous annual postal defi- — cit. But the mailing figures bear also on another and more serious question —whether many congressmen have not earned their franking privilege | Clinton’s Little Leaguers swamped much beyond the purpose for which! Honea Path Monday niiht at the 00 copies of them at government ex pense under t h e congressman’s ; offi ^ rs and men - in the regular air, franking privilege. When he was re-, fotce; 150 (M)0 in the national guard | minded ot the tiy! he said he had no and 500,000 in the reserves and 837,-; apologies, and there are hundreds of 000 officers and men in the regular other congressmen and senators wno arrny . 600.000 in the national guard 1 !eel just I 16 . does *._t|) e y i and 980.000 in the organized reserve. unlimited Our Election Returns The Chronicle’s staff, ably assisted by several friends, worked hard and fast Tuesday night to give the county ele tion returns. To offer better fa- cil.ties and avoid much traffic noise, the broadcasting equipment was Leaguers Defeat Honea Path nv ’ > ci 'in ; ab c cou ren- n D.r I am be id \c ace • ■i in front of D E. Tnbole m Gary street which en- :<> give an improved ser- rinal outcome could not be until midnight, after the he large Clinton and Lau- > had been completed, tae even.rig bulletins were every few minutes ou .the with Boo Plaxtco and ct i j thi : Twer »utuy leturnslwere checked tabulated as fasGas they could —Yrn fwo long tickets this retjuired several hours work. Complete returns on the county raves arc found in tabulations in to day - ' paper. We especially want to publicly thorns Howland’s Radio Service for ett ig ap a splendid system for the bi ' .ii ii'ting. Also we want "to thank R I- Pi a x o. Miss Elizabeth Nich- S. Y. Adair, R. P. Hamer,'jj ami A i,ne Blakely for their servic es. T each of these friends we ex- temi mir -in ere thanks and appre ciation. In the meanwhile, may we repeat I You Don’t Read The Chronicle, You Don't Get the News.” it was intended. The head of Clinton Mill oark by a 14-5 score.) committee on Constitutional Govern-; Jenkins was thc winning pi tch er. ment told the House committee on (The hitting of Copeland. Brock and loobying that during the Tast four Farmer was outstanding for the' years his organization had mailed bome club About twenty-five boys out somewhere near 10,000,000 pieces . A , ere used bv thc Clint0n club The;ie of literature under congressmen s , amt teams hook up again Friday at frank. That number of commum- 4 >oVlock in Honca Path cations mailed free by a lobbying ciintorf’s Midgets also defeated! organization by courtesy of member, Honea Path Midgets nght before the 1 o. the very body the organization buttle League game. South was! exist, to influence certainly is an dj n4on » s winning pitcher for the unjustified practice and stretches M idge t s the proprieties beyond the breaking ‘ Joanna's Little Leaguers have won' point. It is anothei glaring abuse fourteen and lost six to stay on top.| practiced by many, and is another They have one more game with Ly .! reason why paper remains high. I dia {oday at j oanna . Many such aibuses put to an end in Academy Street has won about Washington would save taxpayers i eigM straight as they continue to millions of dollars annually. ; play i m p rove d ball. * The Little League's regular sched- ends today. The all-stars, con- Ac W/iekincit-rtn Qaac If listing of several players from each WOSiHngiOn JCCS If . . . team, have been working out from | nine to eleven o'clock each morning | since last week. The Little League ( coaches say they have a better all round team than they had last year. The Clinton Little Leaguers were de feated in the state finals last year j by a Charleston team. This year’s THE NATIONAL SCENE Special to The Chronicle. Washington, July 12.—The com promise rent control bill as sent to the President doesn't amount to state tournament will be held in much. It continues controls for six Florence months and permits local govern ments to extend them for another six months if they wish. As a matter ! of fact, according to all the precepts It Works Two Ways Fi uv rehabilitation of Europe, the 0 f f ree enterprise, the rent controls • ' jn - v otder section of the s hoiild be ended, but for the admit- 1 a:in °t lpt? obtained by mere- t ed evidence that if they are ended : "_ i: ;*-l ou ‘ dollars, e v e r y ren f S w ju g0 up which means that 1..1, person must understand, the basic cost of living will be given * Uih . hddi 11 ttilion can i)6 ofotaincil another boost, n > b\ neiping to place the needy Among the measures sent ib the ; i '' - on a sound and productive vVhrte House for signature are bills » ri .miv basis This was the idea of, con tj n uing the national synthetic i 1 ^‘ ar3 ^ 3 ^* then secretary of rubber program for two years; one s.a.c. .‘.non the basis of his plan was to provide for reorganization of the !)!'. laid down. I army to abolish the cavalry, one of < >ne o. the major economic prob- the traditional and romantic branch- -ems of the world is that our exports es of the service, and a bill which n >.\ a: exceed our imports. Under eliminates or softens most of the . u'( conditions, the gold and dollar j per^ities for violation of the Hatch .'.edit' of the nations flow toward' ac t. ‘ Jr >r ‘ 0! e,. And soon, as happened in Both chambers of the congress ' n =‘‘ rK ’ * :ie money j ust runs 0U L ■ hurriedly passed a 15-day extension .in : no a cnses inevitably follow. 0 f the draft act beyond June 24 which International trade is a two-way ^33 the expiration date. And in the '.it *.-. If we are to sell abroad, with- meantime the senate passed a bill u. impoverishing our customers, we calling for a three-year extension of ini', buv i.-om abroad. Something the draft program in contrast to the . O'emoiing an even balance of trade two-year extension voted earlier by mj'. oe rea.hed This is, as every- the house. So conferees will attempt ,e rlOA i; an exceedingly difficult to justify the variance of time and problem. The adjustments will be ot her differences many and hard. But in the long pull. It ap pears that’ the tax act, which or ■ s ‘ l vatlon ^ or those na- ^33 approved by the house ways j: is tne . on, A.n .1 look to us for leadership and means committee and which pro- i ic ci'.'i'.ance e^en as it is the only ( vld Q S f or a piiii on or m ore slash in " f a -’ 1 7 Tient tne military alliance exc t3 e taxes and an increase in cor- o. tne Western world A country | pora t lon taxes, will become a par- ‘ nnn is economically hungry can- tisan battleground before it gets not oe string militarily. through, if it does get through, the resul. °. ne Marshall plan con g re s S The Republicans are in a v e a.oiued what is now happening q ua ndry. They Want to approve the in Korea by sending our com modities and avoiding a shooting war in Europe. The Marshall plan no doubt has saved us thus far from excise tag cut—.but at the same time they want to protect their friends in the upper corporate income brack ets, that is those above the $167,- another vvar And from the selfish ( qoo income brackets by defeating the point o view, a breakdown in inter- corporate tax provision, national trade would have the most 1 Only two Republican senators, serious adverse effect on our own Cain of Washington state, and Hugh emp.oyment and production, and our Butler, of Kansas, voted against ex- tvonomy as a whole. tension of the social security act. , Butler described social security An Abuse That Should End For an enormous amount of paper being wasted, government is respon sible It’s multiplied agencies flood the country, including the newspa pers, with useless releases that cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Much of the material is propoganda of lit as a “crazy maze” and Cain said it was '“complex beyond endurance.” But paradoxically nobody put the “so cialist” tab on the social security measure which extended the bene fits to about 10,000,000 persons and doubled the benefits to about 2,- 900,000. Vote was 81 to 2 and came Florida Street Midgets are still out in front in their league. The Midgets will play fifteen games and the two top teams will play a two out of three games series. Standings Through Monday Won Lost Florida Street 11 1 Thornwell 7 3 Academy St 7 3 ... the letters suit. Then many readers of THE CHRIS TIAN SCIENCE MONITOR tell 'he Editor how much they enjoy this daily world-wide newspaper. "The Monitor is the most carefully edited news paper in the V. S. . . * " Valuable aid in teach ing . . .* "News that is complete and fair. . . .” "The Monitor surely is a reader’s necessity . . ." 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