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I I Paare Foot THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 7, 1950 (Clintmt (Elirnnirlr EsUblUied 19M WILSON Wl HARRIS, Editor and Pubiiaher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year |2.00 Six Months $1.23 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C, under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. The Chronicle seeks Ue cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when 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. \ . ■■ — —— I,! - MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia 4 CLINTON. S. Cw THURSDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1950 A Big Success When Santa Claus arrived in the < 'ty '.as: Thursday he was given a rousing welcome as he was greeted by several thousand who lined the rtreets in advance to sec and wel- < nme the distinguished guest who is .‘till the world's most beloved char- ..cter and none of his popularity wanes with the years. Mr. St. Nick was jolly and happy as usual, and i*. goes without saying that he thrill- < d many little folks who will be liv ing m expectation from now until h<s return visit on Christmas night. The parade was tfel! arranged and • .rccted by the committee in charge. To use a rjperlative term we would say it was the best we nave ever had, the longest, most colorful and beau- tilul, and appropriate to the season And to add further to the accum- p.'ishmcn: the crowd ww happy ana rrrderly with not a single incident I ccvurring to mar the celebration. Ill was truly an event of which the Mer chants Asaociatioo has just right to, be proud The floats, the high-step-j ping bands the carols, the lights, all' contributed to make the festive oc- ramon a red letter event The police itcpertmcr’ did an excellent job in* dtrecUrvg the Lxw of march and traf-i fk 1 The idra of a Christmas parade ap- prsl* to little children, of rourae, iT..»re than otner\. but to ail, young nnd kdu.ts. it h*a its faacmaUoo and t* s mean* of apreadvag the Chritt- m*> spirit And it also udief« in the he! day and preclatmi O r.tor. a« * gavl town in which to trade, m.th the tatchstrtng on the stepped their count up to 20,000. Spartanburg hit the jack pot. The Herald reported that 150,000 persons witnessed the parade. The Greenville Piedmont commenting on the report said the population of Spartanburg county as shown by the recent offi cial census is 147,888. How could that city of 40,000 population pack 150,- 000 spectators into the parade route is the $64 question. That means that more people were in that city for the event than are included in the entire boundary of the county. That was some feat, we would say. Most of these estimates figures are highly exaggerated, of course. Clinton had an excellent parade a few days ago. We heard one gen tleman say the crowd was about 20,000, another said 15,000, and some one else 10,000, and so the gueasers go , We are no professional at guessing or anything else. But venturing an estimate we would say the dty'a pa rade was witnessed by about 8,000 people, and that to be reasonably accurate would mean that every man. woman and child In the city, at well as a large number of specta tors from nearby areas—witnessed Santa's triumphant entry into the city for his official visit I: a a* a fine 'Heorstioa, me lovely kV.i co itriiMiting tn tne picture of '3u*> and b'UMiliJ bring renewed , of u» *' The Christina! - «of) *• p,Yr<AA4r4)£v •V, a Juki say mat tne parade wn* c Beit k\er* for lbe rajoyment Windows THI A Tole Millions o praplr are now viewing store window* with their Christmas d« rotation* and merchandise And ir our city r.-owd are trying their lura :n the Treasure Hunt.** These lovely windows ail aver the 1- id feature Cnristmas g>fL for loved «jm . of c nirae. They are deigned t* interest itidomers in buying goodi If you like A-hai you see, and i nuder the p-ire fair, jrou probably w.i: go into *.f hcs and become eu*- li mers If not. j-oull move on to -•.or*, uial nicets jrour needs t* tu r Beyond that, fioviever. the show window is i*uuut ao good a visual ex- i nplc of how thi» country works as we can find We pride ourselves, and justly, on our magnificient system of ma>s production, which has given us <• vast abundance of goods of all k r.ds, which provides much of our «rnploymcnt. and which has helped i' i- v c our living standards far beyond that of any other major nation. But remember this, mass production would be impossible without mass distribution. The goods from the factories must be moved swiftly, ef ficiently. and economically, into the hands of the people who use them. That is the job of the retailers. Visitors from abroad are always amazed and disbelieving when they see a typical American shopping center, whether it be on Fifth ave nue or Main street in a small town. They are so a;ed to a subsistence standard of living, an economy of scarcity at home, that they believe it to be a universal state of affairs, f ree enterprise, as exemplified by fne shop windowr., and many oiffher ways, shows them how wrong they are. American business can only re main great through free enterprise and initiative to work and grow •without government interference and domination which leads to Socialism and Communism. A Useful, Foir Low The big labor bone* have been fighting with the aid of PTewden: Truman, to abolish the Taft-Hartley law unop it wma enacted by congress Their chief fight with unlimited mon ey in the recent election was waged m Ohio to defeat Senator Taft, au thor of the bill They loot, and pro- iwrly so. because more snd more working people are beginning to re alise that the law Is their fnend and not enemy that it has many bene fits and protections for them. Rather then abolish this law. both parties should get behind it, forget politics If It is possible, and join in improving the measure by eliminat ing its imperfections. What we all should be interested in is the best labor-management relations possible based on non-partisan lines. One party should not stand as the cham pion *of labor against the employer and the other as the grand alliance of business and industry against the working man. The law should be based an fairness to all concerned, and there is no other basis that jus tifies its existence. Whatever correc tions are needed in this useful law) should toe provided. The law has been misrepresented! by its opponents. Truth is, it has proved to be a new Bill of Rights- for the American working man, busi-! ness and the public as well. Here are some of the rights it hasj given to the working man which ho should be interested in preserving; 1. The right to get and to hold a job. 2. The right to express an opinion on union matters or with regard to union leaders or to refuse to join a strike without fear of losing his job. 3. The right to be free from union threats and violence. 4. The right to oust an unsatisfac tory union. 5. The right to strike for every le gitimate purpose that he has had un der our laws for the last 100 years. 6. The right to be free from ex cessive and extortionate initiation fees. 7. The right to know how much money his union has, what is being paid to its officers, and in general how his money is being spent. 8. The right without fear of re prisal to support any candidate for public office. 9. The right to settle his own griev ance with his employers. 10. The right to have his union free from communistic control—or from the control of racketeers and extortioners. 11. The right to bargain in a craft union. 12. The right to have his union really represent the interests of the workers, instead of "dealing under the table" with the employer, as frequently happens. 13. Ttje right to hear what his em ployer has to say on matters vital to his interests. 14. The right to join or not to Join a union Police Department Thanked By Committee And Charlotte Visitor J. J. Cornwall, chairman of the recent Christmas parade in the city, has sent a letter of appreciation for the Merchants association to Chief B. B. Ballard and members of the police department, for their help in hand ling the parade and splendid direct ion of the heavy traffic. The department has also received a letter from Dr. George D. Page, Charlotte physician expressing ap preciation for courtesies extended him. "As my family was passing through your city recently,” he wrote, "we were stopped by patrolmen be cause we were exceeding the speed limit. They were very courteous in introducing thmselves and after talk ing with the officers I felt more like 1 had been welcomed than repri manded. I know of no »way a city can better impress visitors than by having this type of gentleman en forcing your laws,” he wrote. Safer Cough Relief When new drags or old fail to stop your cough or chest cold don't delay. Croomulsion contains only safe, help ful, proven Ingredients and no nar cotics to disturb nature's process. It goes right to the seat of the trouble to aid nature soothe and heal raw, ten der, inflamed bronchial membranes. 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