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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Tharsday, September 7 r 1950
tThr (Clinton (Chrontrlr
Established 190«
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant
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cence until guilt is proved is now de
cadent.
The members of the third class are
the honest and virtuous. They hold
offices. In primaries and other elec
tions they are the chosen people.
They are numerous. They are the
guardians and baby-sitters of the cit
izens. Government now thinks of cit
Eat a good lunch, not a five-minute
one with the other 55 minutes con
sumed window shopping.
Try to do something interesting
and relaxing every week-end. Be just
as curious about landmarks and rec
reational facilities near your town,
as you were at your vacation resort
W as babes. When the democrats;™' '! way ? ' ook f * r '' n " m
| vote tor presidents and congressmen? ther a ' d ', 0 the M *" J
, they select the good, and once a per-; p ' opl ' Probably leave their town to
'son is in the pay of government;he!' n)oy . vacatlon d ‘ v "- s ;°" a ■" ° r n ' ar
| becomes competent, honest, unself- 50 lru ' es lgate thc pos '
Take advantage of swimming,
bowling and other recreational facil
ities and make an o'.tasion of it just
as you do in the summer. It is a
boring procedure to while away Sat
urday nights partying or dancing and
to look forward to Sundays as a day
CLINTON, S. C., THl’RSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1950
Malik A Flop
The Malik month is over. As Rus
sia's representative at the U. N. Se
curity Council, he was a flop, un
cooperative and defiant we would
say. His chief concern seemed to be
support for North Korea since Sov
iet Russia is the power behind the
North Korean invaders. And with it
.ill he was a big' liar as the record
shows.
ish, patriotic and a saint with charm.
! With this saying, Messrs. Humphreys,
; Douglas and Lehman will surely
agree.
The United States is now a social
ized state. If the Americans shall
; neglect or refuse to “vote right” they
| will have no “social security.”
When all is said, why should Am-
jCrican citizens have more freedom
;than Britons, Japanese and others?
Can any reason be presented that
i they should be considered Capable
of managing their own affairs? The
workers, many of them, hold them
selves unworthy of being trusted with
their wages and really wish the em
ployers to be their agents in collect
ing for their social security and so
ciety dues.
Daniel Boone was an independent
gentleman. He is dead. So is inde
pendence.—The News & Courier.
a habit that you don’t realize how
little it accomplishes for you in the
way of health and beauty.
Cotton Meosuring
Expense A Boondoggle
Plowing cotton under by order of
government dictator is a big joke on
the government this year. Lots of
farmers have plowed it all under
and many just won’t bother to do
anythingr The government has di
verted millions of tax dollars to pay
cotton measurers which ought to
have gone to Korea. They hdve run
about importantly and busily meas
socialist project and cotton measur
ing is as communist as anything
come out of Russia—and, as you can
see, as utterly useless and destruc
tive of individual initiative. It also i
might be remarked that Mr. BolI<^[
Weevil is a more capable economist
than the genius in the Department
of Agriculture.
—The Easley Progress.
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sttebflPur
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tre Hinton
Law Enforcement
The new city administration has
ajb.imcd office and we wish it well.
Thc Chronicle, along with the
dreat majority of Clinton residents,
crease in the price of anything sold
across store counters isn't going to
do business any good.
This country is plagued with spe
cial taxation and double taxation of
many kinds. Our state legislature Ll HOW To Keep
expected to consider a general sales!—, .. . ^
tax when it convenes in January, [The Vocation
which, if passed, will be just another v;| AW I nefinn
tax shouldered upon the public. The HJSling
spenders want more money all the
time to spend. The retail excises are
Isn’t it wonderful what a vacation
conspicious examples and should be| can ^ c>u are rested, happy and
repealed. The emergency that led to
their creation is long over.
Wearing Out Highways
Roger Babson who writes a fea-
content, and yoi^ feel better than ev-
erf But come to think of it, you felt
that way after last vacation, didn't
you?
That wonderful edge we get on
vigor and vitality during vacation
'season is very short-lived. Usually,!
i each tor Th. Chronicle.
eluent The community Thu J haa a ,im " y art “ :l ' in ,oda - v ' 5 paper | ‘a «°° d alter our two weeks
>: par.im.tun: importance
A we'.l organized, alert police de-
on our railroads as an investment. |'*' ,th P a y that we immediately set |
! Mr Babson savs. as the public' 0 - a tal *e on more work and pleas-!
J ’S- * -S B! H! ■! "SR wen knows, that the trucks and* ure - and break down aU Lhal nice ,
V e- v common - V first nett /nH P lanes have an unfair advantage ov- ouoyance we’ve built up
. , mmum.y s firs, need and, er the railroadj and that the com _ Buckle down to retain that vaca-
^ petition is steadily increasing, though glow before another day slips 1
■the burden of developing our coun- Make up your mind to get the.
try has rested heavier on the rail- >ame amount of rest, relaxation and |
roads than any other industry.
How are we to provide adequate
i i-'Kp bud with highways to carry the huge modern
n >: ,i> import- commercial trucks and trarers, is
\ r. m of the a tremendous, real problem. The
y fee; Presiden; enormous trucks are wearing out the
most politically- highways as the motorist quickly
• .r . our.trv ha- sees m
Congress Wants To Quit
Congrt'" a mts to adjourn and g
K
meering. Th:
war,
nu mot
T' uma
minde,
-cfn. t
all the
, gooo food that you got on vacation.!
' Occasional changes of scenery and'
i normal recreation throughout the!
year are other factors that contribute
, to beauty and mental health.
| Instead at picking up every stray
: evening invitation that comes your
r\e
i:. v i
■ inks, talk' and plays politics'The truckers say they pay large
‘ime The 1952 election is thc |
issue with him
. _ _ .. . ■ way, make a rule to get eight hours
traveling over the country.t . , .
,. _ * I sleep unless a late date is important.
uxV a “nd thxt",. ('rue (cv'erybodt| Bu ; f*»'< *“ up
InPPBWue 1 *.!! h,m |d.ies). however a, we have MidSe! l>ocaPS ' ,ou c,n U “ *"
Wlth another war °n our hands. br ^ akdo ^ n / >f °“ r “ nder ”*1 a^wxl leuurely breakfast just
po it.es >houid t>e forgotten and pork-j tho b‘S vehicles can bt seen by an>- ^ ^ ^ vacation. Don't gulp
barrel nandouts ended \5e should °‘ ie Wl e > C5 idown coffee and toast while your
be more concerned for the young are told by those who are sup-.eye, are to the clock, and don't
men fighting and dying in Korea, posed to know, that it cost 22 P*r make your only exercise dashing for
nnd congressmen
Congress needs strong shots to
cure the adjournment fever with
which it is stricken
than in the re-election of senators t cent more to build highways that wit!
stand up under truck pounding than
those built for private vehicles alone
A reported study made in the state,
of Pennsylvania indicates that it,
cO'ts $4,900 a year to maintain each'
mile of pavement used’ by trucksj
and only $350 to maintain highways,
over which the trucks do not oper
ate.
The situation has been further
complicated by the fact that some;
truckers have apparently made a
policy of disregarding legal weight
limits, and have sent their vehicles
out carrying loads which literally
murder the highways.
In any event, the cost of building
and maintaining the highways seems
to have brought on severe headaches
the bus or train at the last minute.
A Political Appointment
PrC'idcn! Truman has appointed
M.iyor \V: hum O’Dwyer of New
5’ >rk, as ambassador to Mexico The
mayor resigned am;d a great send-
off from thousands of fellow citizens
lo accept the new post.
The appointment smacks of poli
tics. a? do all of those made from the
White House. The position is a im
portant one, intended to create the
be.A of relations between this coun
try and Mexico The new appointee
we would say is a weak appointment
lor the ambassadorship.
is a smart politician. He has no dip-, . 4 * vi- *
„ , in most of the states—the big trucks
lomatic training or experience and . . .. ... *
K are largely the cause of i$. The ques
tion which must be answered is
I whether the trucks are actually pay-
_. — . . ing a fair share of the enormous ex-
I ime ror Action pense. A good many experts have
It was reported yesterday that a come to the view that the trucks
12th arrest has been made in the aren’t doing that now. and so, as a
probe of the disgraceful Klu Klux result, all other taxpayers and mo-
Klun fracus recently at Myrtle Beach torists are indirectly subsidizing this
that left a robed policerffarr dead, commercial business. And all the
Sheriff C E. Sa^er of Horry county while they are wearing out our pub-
has included Thomas Hamilton, self- lie highways and furnishing an un
styled grand dragon of the Caro- fair competition to our heavily taxed
linas KKK in the arrests made and railway systems,
says he will continue the sweeping
probe in which Governor Thurmond
has given his whole-hearted sup
port. The sheriff has shown forth
right courage in handling this vicious
uprising which shows the atrocious
lengths to which kluxensm will go.
Those guilty of this flouting of the
law should be apprehended and vig
orously prosecuted. There is no place
in this state for those who with their
heads covered with white sheets,
would take the laws into their own
hands.
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These Taxes Should Go
Sentiment in congfess on eliminat-
ln The Socialized State
Great speeches in the United
States senate by Messrs. Humphrey,
Douglas and Lehman, advocarting
withholding taxes on dividends, to
gether with the law requiring em
ployers to withhold a part of the
wages of employes, inferentially di
vide the American people into three
classes. •
Class No. 1 is composed of tens of
millions of persons incompetent to
take care of themselves, who would
spend themselves into starvation or
go to the poorhouse were not their
Dr. Felder Smith
Optometrist
Laurens, S. C.
126 EAST MAIN STREET
South Side TubUe Squ&ro
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ing the retail excise taxes on various
kinds of commodities has been on employers required to save for them
the increase. Now that the Korean
war is upon us, there is likely to
follow a slow-down in the effort.
These taxes, as we have said be
fore, should long ago have been abol
ished. They were imposed as war
measures, not solely to raise more
revenue, but to discourage the man
ufacture and sale of non-essentials.
The war has been over now five
years, with another looming on the
horizon.
This law is return toward those days
when workers had masters.
When colored people were slaves
in New York, New Jersey, Missouri,
South Carolina, Texas and other
states, their owners provided social
security for them, supporting them in
sickness and in old age. These slaves
were properties. All the people are
now in a state of semi-slavery.
The government of the United
States now masters the workers,
Those who have stood for the re-I compelling employers to be its col-
lention of the tax say that it only
applies to luxuries, which is not true.
What is a luxuary is a matter of in
dividual opinion. The imposition of
a special tax on rail, bus and air
plane tickets is not a luxury. Travel
is an every day essential.
These retail excise taxes have hurt
the sale of items to which they ap
ply, running up as they do to 20 per
cent, and it doesn’t take an expert
to understand that so large an in
lectors, or sub-masters. The people
are not trusted to handle all the mon
ey they earn; much of it they never
touch, see or smell.
The second class consists of em
ployers and upon them government
looks with suspicion. It would have
them watched, convicting them of
intending to steal and holding that
they must in advance prove them
selves not guilty of fraud and per
jury. The old presumption of inno-
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