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«♦ t* THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete I Newsy and Reliable ffllintmt If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News * % X 4 = Volume LI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 12, 1950 Number 41 A Regular Chronicle Feature Bomb Scares Prove Big Aid To Smaller Cities In U. S. By ROGER W. BABSON ff Babson Park, Mass., Oct. 10—It is an old saying that “every cloud has a silver lining.” Certainly, this ap plies to the bomb scares through which certain big cities are now pas sing. These scores otter great oppor tunities to wide awake small cities. The figures which have come out are showing that the; largest cities have, B«f«r W. B»b»oa p asse( j the zenith of 1 population growth within their cor porate limits. The indications are that many of the cities have had a distinct decline in rate of increase since 1M5, while the suburbs are the greatest winners. This trend against living in large cities has shown itself in other ways. Some banks and insurance compan ies are less willing to take loans on business property in such cities. Some investors are selling out their stocks of the public utilities of these vulnerable cities. Real estate oper ators are feeling the results of the public’s fear of living in these big cities with the accompanying in creased demand for suburban home and business locations. Decentralisation Perhaps the most important fac tor against the big city and in favor of the small city are the official statements of our government that the best protection against atomic bombs is decentralization. Those placing government orders for vital supplies are giving prefer ence to manufacturers who have several decentralized plants. They strongly recommend to those with only one large city plant, that a sup plemental plant be built in some small community a reasonable dis tance away . Only a few weeks ago a bill was prepared for submission to Congress for an appropriation of $150,000,000 to build a temporary "Capitol” about 60 miles from Washington in the hills of Maryland. The plan was tab led by two groups: (1) Senators from the Central West believe that —in an emergency—the Federal De partments now ih Washington should be distributed amongst the safe cap ital cities of the Central Western States which already have the fa cilities for housing these Depart ments. (2) The real estate boards of the big cities—especially Washing ton—strongly oppose any such move for fear of it starting a real estate panic in these big cities. What Tour City Should Do Certainly, this otters a great op portunity to the Chamber of Com merce of every small city. Don’t be content with forming a “Defense Committee”. Also form a “Decen tralization Committee”, to systemat ically canvass manufacturers with plants in nearby big cities to con sider moving to your city, giving them its advantages and opportuni ties. There are several ways to do this but the most practical is as fol lows: COMMERCIAL HOUSEHOLD WIRING t Electrical Appliance Repairing and Electrical Construction Work Floor Plugs A Specialty ARNOLD M. CANNON 406 W. Maple St. Tel. 312-XJ Hold a meeting of your business men and ask each firm to supply the secretary of your new “Decentrali zation Committee” with the names of concerns in large vulnerable cit ies from which they buy goods. Then have these big city firms al lotted to different local business men who will be asked to write on their own letterheads to certain big city firms urging them: first to pro tect their customers by having a plant in some safe small city; and secondly to consider “our city” for such a plant. It is well for big cities to form defense committees; but no such committee will advise its business concerns to move out. True defense [depends upon the activity of decen- i tralization committees of the small and safe cities to urge such mov ing. , #5 MARK OF L UM DURR OUALITV CUT FUEL DOLLARS WITH ATTIC INSULATION D.E.TRIBBLE CO. LUMBER and BUILDERS SUPPLIES Sir,re 1894 Plonc 94 CLINTON.S.C. CALL... TELEPHONE 117 Benjamin & Expert Workmanship CRANE Quolity Materials SIX-INCH SERMON By Rev. Robert H. Harper USING THE BIBLE Lesson for October 15: Psalms 19: 7-11; Gets 8: 26-35. Memory Selection: Psalms 119:11. The Bible has one grand peculiar ity that distinguishes it from all oth er books—it is revelation of God to men in the 19th Psalm we find a comparison between natural law and spiritual law. The will of God pre serves a uniformity throughout the universe. So does the law of God for the soul seeks man’s highest good. Thus the Bible not only reveals the will of God to men; it also shows that through obedience to that will j man can attain unto the highest life. The Bible is mighty in evangeliz ing men. Philip the deacon brought a great awakening to the people of Samaria by preaching of the things that would by and by be included in the Bible as the New Testament. Afterward, on the way to Gaza, Phil ip brought the Ethiopian eunuch to faith in Christ by his interpretation of a passage from Isaiah. The Bible is a great testimony to Christ. Matthew evidently wrote chiefly for Jewish readers. He de sired to show them that Jesus came in -fulfillment of prophecy. Many things in the life and ministry of Jesus he connected with the predic tions of the prophets. Thus does Matthew prove that Jesus came as the long-promised Messiah. So may we read the great Book as our guide to daily living and the record of God’s gift to men in Christ Jesus invited men, as they though in the Scriptures to find eternal life. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 26th day of October, 1950, we will render a final account of our acts and doing as Ex ecutrices of the estate of John Bailey in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a.m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from our trust as Executors. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said es tate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. LAURA BAILEY SHELL and ETHEL BAILEY SNEED, Executrices. Sept. 26, 1950. 19-4cw MORE PEOPLE ARE READING THE CHRONICLE THAN EVER BEFORE! 1950 Cotton Crop Smallest In Years Report Shows Washington, October 10— The South’s 1950 cotton crop is one of the smallest in years—the smallest in one state in 75 years. Unfavorable weather, boll weevils, and the gov ernment’s acreage control are blam ed. A survey brought these reports: Mississippi—Agriculture Commis sioner Si Corley estimates Mississip pi will harvest three-fourths of the last government estimate of 1,20,000 bales. He said the Mississippi crop looks better than it did two weeks ago, but the big worry now is the high moisture content of the cotton seed headed for next year’s crop. Weather and weevils hit hard in some area. Alabama—Federal-state estimates indicate 560,000 bales from 1,303,000 acres. A yield of 206 pounds would be the lowest since 1950. Cotton ac reage this year is the lowest since 1869, and total production is the lowest since 1917. Last year’s crop was 852,000 bales. Georgia—Production is^ indicated at 540,000 bales, which is 11 per cent less than last year. The 1939-49 av erage was 769,000 bales. A probable yield of 225 pounds per acre is 24 per cent above last year, but 7 per cent below the 10-year average. This year's acreage is 1,100,000, which is 28 per cent less than last year’s. State extension service leaders place caus es for the small crop this year in] the smaller acreage und^r the gov-1 emment program; the heaviest in- 1 festation of boll weevils in history; and damage from boll worms and fungus blight. South Carolina—USDA estimated 460,000 bales would be harvested off 863,000 acres, compared with 554,- 000 bales from 1,270,000 acres last year. The decrease is blamed on the acreage drop, with weevils and wea ther other major factors. North Carolina—Crop now estima ted at 200,000 bales, with decrease blamed mainly on weather and wee vils. This would be the smallest crop since 1875. State had 570,000 acres planted this year, compared with 869,000 last year. It was the smallest acreage since 1872. The acreage this year was 178.000 short of the quota allotted the state. 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