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Thursday, September 28, 1950 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE t PaRe Three s AN ORDINANCE An Ordinance to levy annual taxes ugon the taxable property ..within tne Town of Clinton, South Carolina, for the year 1950, for the purpose of meeting current fiscal expenses and to provide for the payment of bonds and interest on outstanding bonds of the Town of Clinton and to provide sinking funds for the retirement thereof. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN COUNCIL ASSEMBLED: Section 1. That a tax levy of fif teen (15) mills on every dollars worth of property, real and per sonal, not exempt by law from taxa tion, within the corporate limits of the Town of Clinton, be and the same is hereby levied for current expenses and to defray public expenses of the Town of Clinton for the current fis cal year beginning on January 1st, 1950, and ending on December 31st, 1950, and to meet current indebted ness contracted by the said Town for general corporate purposes. Section 2. That over and above and in addition to the levy of fifteen <15) mills as hereinabove provided in Section I of this ordinance, a levy of tflirty-eight (38) mills be and is hereby made on every dollars worth of property, real and personal, not exempt by law from taxation, sit uate and within the corporate limits of the Town of Clinton, and the same is hereby levied for the purpose of raising taxes to pay the Interest ac cruing on outstanding bonds of the Town of Clinton and to create a sinking funds to be used in the re tirement and payment of said bonds they mature; the excess, if any, to be used by the Town Couneil for general corporate purposes. Section 3. That the Clerk and Treasurer of the said Town of Clin ton shall enter said levies and assess ments up the books of said Town of Clinton and receive said taxes. That the said taxes herein levied •bail be paid to the said Clerk and Treasurer in lawful money of the United States of America at the of fice of the said Cle^t and Treasurer on or before the thirty-first day of December, 1950. Section 4. That on all taxes and assessments, or any portion thereof, charged against any property or par ty on the books of the said Town of Clinton for the current fiscal year and due to the said Town of Clinton that shall not have been paid on or t*fore the thirty-first day of De cember, 1950, the Clerk and Treas urer of the said Town shall proceed to add a penalty of ten (10%) per centum on the Town Duplicate and the said Clerk and Treasurer shall proceed to collect the same; and if the taxes, penalties and assessments are not paid on or before the first day of March, 1951, next thereafter, the Clerk of the said Town shall issue his tax executions directed to the Chief of PoUce of the said Town of Clinton against the property of the defaulting taxpayers according -to law and It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police of said Town to en force the payment of the same in the manner prescribed by law. Section 5. That all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. DONE AND RATIFIED by the Town Council of the Town of Clin ton, South Carolina, in regular Coun cil assembled and the Corporate Seal of the Town affixed this the 4th day of September, AD. 1950. JOE P. TERRY, Mayor. Attested by W f B. OWENS, Clerk and Treasurer. 28-2co 4 Any typ« of Hand and Power LAWN MOWER Sharpened the factory way Brine tn your lawn i and kata II akatpiad «* •tjr precision maehina. Al work dona qulekly and M- eurately. Tour mowwr wfll cut Uka new. ▲ Urn min utes hart will savo you hours la tha suxM cox SEED CLEANERS Phone 293 — Florida St < FOR QUICK PLUMBING REPAIRS cC * CALL... TELEPHONE 117 Benjamin & Sons E up ort Workmanship CRANE Quality Materials COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By Spectator Why should American men carry almost all the burden of the Korean tangle, when the real threat is the spread of Communism throughout the world? A few British soldiers are now on the field but the brunt of .the war falls on us. Of course most 'of the expense falls on us. Since 1917 the whole world has depended on us. Something could be done to lighten our burden: we could adopt the sug gestion made by Winston Churchill and offer arms to those who will supply manpower. We are afraid to re-arm Germany an Japan: I am more concerned about saving our American men. I do not like to indulge in twad dle or half-baked measures; nor do 11 wish to lend myself to any form or ( degree of hysteria. Our need is man power; the British lack man-power. Although America provided most of ! the men for the European battles, I Britain was already drained deeply of her able-bodied men. Since Communism threatens to en gulf all Europe, as w el l as Asia, like .a gigantic tidal wave sweeping over ’ thing, we have two problems of to day: to stem that tide in Asia and to build military forces like a great dam in Europe to hold it in check. We cannot count strongly on Bri tain, and we really can’t expect much from France and Italy. Are, we, then, i to fill Europe and Asia with Ameri can boys? That is trying to swallow too big a bite. What shall we do? We can get a million men from Japan and Ger many—trained, hardened soldiers. Are we afraid of a half million Jap anese in Asia and a half million Ger mans in Europe? Well, we aeem to face fifteen million Hussions, ready to sweep over either Asia or Europe What is there to face the Russians? The French, Belgians end Dutch? Let’s stop dreaming and think in terms of reality: The powers of Western Europe can’t hold beck the Russians unless we send millions of men across the Atlantic. With the threat of Russian agres sion so great we might use our brains to devise a means for using the man power of Western Germany and Ja-j pan, without inviting a fresh upsurge iOf their military arrogance. Is that beyond the human brain? It doesn t se«m so. America and Britain could provide most of the arms, while us ing the manpower. That was Church-1 ill’s cry In the Second World War:| • “Send us the means to fight with; we have the men.” Weil today they j have more means than men—and little enough even of the means. But, ; looking facts in the face, we are pre paring to supply the men and the means; and, as we are now operat ing, a larger demand will be upon us for both men and means than was made during the Second World War And it costs incredible sums of mon ey—$400,000,000,000—and torrents of American blood. Our problem is to avail the cause— the cause, not ourselves—of the avail able men of Germany and Japan, without promoting a fresh spurt of militarism in either country. That could be done in organizing their men in units not larger than bri gades, or divisions, at separated points, and without larger grouping except with Americans and British and French, under American com mand. Have Germans on an over-all General staff, but no vGerman Gen eral staff . The Germans are remarkably, able to think and plan and execute; no soldier would deny that. Instead of pink-tea diplomats, in endless conferences and bickering, we need a clear-cut plan that will stand the strain of war. Let us see clearly: it is war that threatens the world, while the diplomats build a house of cards to serve as a fortress. "The Doctors of America invite you to Come On In", says a big ad vertisement, addressed to the busi nessmen of the United States. What are the physicians spreading as a feast to' tempt the businessmen? Have the physicians waked up? Have they become alarmed? Is there something to fear? Or, are the doc tors of medicine seeing spooks? Could the doctors get relief by com pounding a strong injection of pen icillin, streptomysin, Chloromycetin and aureomysin? When we who call on the physicians receive a loud call from those great benefactors we can not resist the temptation to pres cribe for the gentlemen of medicine a strong dose of their own physic; and we fell the urge to tell them that a few days rest in bed and nothing fit to eat will cure all the trouble. What are the doctors afraid of? Perhaps I’d better clear up a point: these “doctors” of medicine, the well known “M.Da” we tell our troubles to, often in the wee hours of the night, when all the world is in deep slumber. No doctors of literature, or doctors of science, or doctors of law invite us, but the tried and true “MD.s”, who listen to everybody else’s aches and groanings but have little time t* proclaim their own troubles. The physicians are alarm ed because they fear our Nation is moving toward Socialism. The physicians say in their ad vertisement: “The medical profes sion's $1,000,000 advertising cam paign is designed to tell every Am erican the truth about State Social ism and the truth about the achieve ments of our voluntary medical care system. The campaign affords a splendid opportunity for business to tell its story, too." That is nice of the doctors, but bvuinawmen have been telling the story for fifteen years.” Businessmen have also been fighting in Congress and in the courts, as well, all these years, while not only Social ists, but Communists, too, havii had the eager ear of our Administration in Washington and a strong support in Congress. But we welcome the doctors, even at this late hour. Per haps the doctors are the fresh shock- troops come on the field- of battle just in time to put the enemy to rout. Jast as the Duke of Welling ton prayer that either night should halt Napoleon, or Blucher’s army should come with fresh help, to hold the line, so businessmen rejoice that the great medical profession throws its strength and influence in the war against Socialism. The physicians graciously invite businessmen to join them: it is the other way: businessmen are already} in the fight; and they are footsore and weary; now let the doctors join the businessmen who have tried to keep the Government from driving the power industry from private ownership. Control, regulation, by the Governments, State and Feder al, has long existed: now Government ownership is the program. How about this, gentlemen of medicine? Are you ready to join the businessmen who I are no wunder attack by our Wash ington Socialists? The Washington bureaucrats mean to take over the practice of medi cine, just as they mean to own and j control all the power business: they will crawl into other fields of bus iness, too. The occasion calls loudly for a united front, against a common enemy. Physicians are great public ser vants. In all climates; whatever the, hour; whatever the conditon of time or tide or weather; whatever the cir cumstances, their gentle ministra tions are the nearest to the healing hand of the Most High. The public will take note of the threat to that intimate relationship of physician and patient. THE CHRONICLE Completely Coven Clinton's Trade Aren for Advertisers There Is No Sobotitate for News- Advertising End Of War Is Sighted (By FRANK TREMAINE) Tokyo, Sept. 25—The end of the Korean war appeared to be in sight today, three months after the North Koreans poured across the 38th par- ! allel and 10 days after United Nations forces went over to the offensive with their landings at Inchon. The only thing that can save the North Koreans from defeat is Rus sia, or Chinese Communist, inter vention. High militaey sources be lieve neither will risk it. Russian intervention on behalf of the North Koreans would set off i World War III. Military men here believe Russia is not yet ready toj challenge American air power, de-! spite the superiority of Soviet ground I forces, in quantity and possibly quai- ity. They also believe Communist Chi na will not throw away its chance to win a seat in the United Nations, which intervention in Korea certain ly would mean at this time. But many young men will die or will be mangled in the heavy fight ing still raging in the stench of Ko rea’s muddy rice padies and dusty highways. Measured In Weeks General MacArthur has forged the hammer and anvil of victory and military men now measure the war in weeks, not months. Some informed sources look for North Korean collapse between the anvil of Maj. Gen. Edward M. Al monds’ 10th cojrps in the north, in two to four weeks. They could be wrong and if tha Communists can extend the war into the winter months, it might drag on. Reports from North Korea, through a source which has proved reliable in the past, said Premier Kim II Sung and his advisors are under pressure to seek peace. It was believed, however, that Kim and the highest members of his gov ernment will flee North Korea to a Communist heaven before the sur render, leaving that distasteful job to subordinates, who may not be liable to answer to a war crimes court for their conduct. UN forces must capture Seoul be fore the peace bid can be expected. They may have to complete the mil itary job of trapping and annihila ting the North Korean army before peace can come, although the North Koreans undoubtedly hope to save some of it, preferably north of the 38th parallel if they can maneuver it. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Dear Ladies and Children: Would you like Something for Nothing????? COME IN TO DAY. Simply sign your name and address ONCE a week at Moore's Clinton, 2 Names will be drawn each Saturday evening. 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