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» Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, January 11, 1951 01 hr Gllintmt (C^rnnirU Established 1H« WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription 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 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. , MEMBER: SOUTH CAROUNA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia comes ahead of defense. A nation with millions depending solely on the government—a status we are fast approaching—has no energy to con sider defense. It is doiibtful if any such realiza tion has come here yet to cause more than temporary worry. The emer gency the president proposes is a compromise emergency. Although the defense need may be tragic, he has no idea of cutting ofif the millions for the G Three Land Sales Held At Laurens CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1951 Hpr ^ervirpq Annreciated i* 35111011 and of the two party sys- ' n 5 r ^5 rV,C ® 5 M PP reC,aT ® a tem which are the very foundation The Chronicle desires to publicly 1 cf any c ’ emocracy >• express its appreciation to Mrs. Joe j The ^ r . n be no question but that ^ compbe.l who has -been associated t - iere are m im ons o{ people in this | realize the confusion to the youngster w,:n us for the past 18 years as our | countr> . who have no Confidence ( f acin g death S koIU y0mgsier whatever in our present leadership 1 is he dying for American imperial- An announcement from County Agent C. B. Cannon indicates that Laurens county farmers will receive less soil conservation money in 1951 than in 1950. A total of $112,000 will be allot- ed through the P.M.A. office this I. school assembled around; y ear on 'the basis of 143,000 acres of garages all over the nation. He has i cro, P la hd, compared with $121,000 for no idea of suspending the school, i 65 -^ acres last year, lunch for the duration. i Farmers may beg n signing up for There is doubt that service men’s s0 ^ building allotments on material organizations would listen to cur- now ’ ^ r - Cannon said. Applications tailment of the G. I. education ohm, shouW be made as s°oh as possible, which we all know is to a great ex-! as they will be handled on a first tent merely a subsidy, often a dole I Many children and parents would j cooperate to return to a box lunch; or lunch at home, but the veritable i army of school lunch employees I would raise a national howl. These are just suggestions as to the meaning of the administration’s; statement that we must not sacrifice' our social gains. It seems to many | difficult to reconcile the building of a $3,500,000 negro tenant project in Greenville, right in the face of the alleged emergency. Place against this determined position of both congress and president to abandon no par: of the social spending, and you can Can 74 FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES come, first served basis. The county P.M.A. committees have made recommendations to the state committee as to practices to be Goodyear Tires and Tubes BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES McMillan Service Station Sinclair Prodacta Phone No. 2 used in 1951. Mr. Cannon declared that few changes are expected in the program as followed in 1950. Gray Funeral Home Clinton, 8. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ■„— - -’-..and.- EMBALMERS AMBULANCE SERVICE Phone* 41 and S99-J L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR. Gen. Mgra. JANUARY correspondent and representative for tm West Clinton community. We ;’,Y ,•» i, i. regret that effective to<iay «die is in „ nredirament in u-hi-h 15 ^ or °^ d a 2 e P 011 ' giv.ng up the work and her successor I mg P red,camen ! whi h fmd|sions, family relief, and a socialism ..nnounced. - '.'rs. Cam^ibc’.l rc r '.*rd of The Chronicle ourselves now, faced as we are with little less obnoxious than the Russian . ,, ... ——Mho greatest conflict In our history, variety? The absolute refusal of the holds the highest it-is this situation which, we say, administration to slacken the pro- organiza-1 calls for clear thinking on the part tic n. and we have been fortunate to; of the best brains, this country af- her In her work she has al- 1 fords ways been Luthful, fair, trustworthy arc! considerate at all times. From a imall list of readers she has help ed oui’.d up a family of several hun- w<n subscribers and has been an as set to the paper. We hate to give htr up but we would not do our duty without publicly expressing our *T..t tude and appreciation to her for . loyalty and fine services gram of waste poses us a question. It any rfl.ee-bolder or any oartv. If. in order to restore confidence and assure ufe Icadrtship in this hour risis. it becomes necesstry to rt 3f move uny office-holder, from top ra. Still In The Saddle Tic genera! assembly is in session a,, n confronted with an unpre- <■» > ntod appropriation bill. Tax- p. ..frs arc told Uiere must be multi- c i«d millions in revenue, but not a wo;d in regard to reducing expenses, | bottom, or to strip him of nis p l r.. ugh a serious war is now on in’this *nould be done Korea Agitation by some of the j Our nation is faced with a fight high spenders is for a general sales for its life. The time for playing tax with living cost increases unpos- politics has past. If we don’t cast e»: upon the people, and sdded ex- every other thought save that p* r.se and work for merchants as tax; of preserving our country. *-e may ec ectors Taxpayers should rafusc to »oon have no country. It is up to the taxi this additions! Sax lying down Congress. It is our last hope It is noted that Mr Blatt of Bam- • The loud call today is for states- urll lam*, has been elected speaker manship on Capitol Hill, in the White o: the fiouse by an overwhelming House and the State Department vet* and that Senator Edgar Brown. The hour may truly be much later a Is# of Barnwell fame, was elected tb*n the American people think atoate president pro tarn ^ This means that Ike so-called - ■ —'- rtM- i. MU in ih< «i. Worship Of Golden Calf has its complete answer all written out and proved in actuak event. It Any solution of the situation must is *° complete an answer in its close come from the Congress which, after similarity of detail, it is startling, all, is the governing body of this That answer is in Gibbon's great country. Surely there are enough book “The Decline and Fall of the men in it who place country above ! Roman Empire.” Social Security party and who are willing to do to collapse when military de-1 whatever may be necessary in order f ea * > s ignored. to restore confidence among the pec-! • pie of this nation, let the cost; be!*CB8CRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE what they may to office-holders o»-[ “T* 1 * Paper Everybody Reads" party The country anould come ahead cf, THE CHRONICLE C ompletely Covers Clinton's Trade Area for Advertisers There Is No Substitute for Nows- dlc to exert political power and docn- j ration. The general assembly, senate and he use. is tied ti#itly to the Barn- 1 wt-.; line-up It (From The Easley Progress) From the number of worried in wants no change. hear dally, it would seem rtgarriless of what the people think cr ;*y. There is a common expression in Ccumbia regarding the legislative— “You must clear it through Barn- V. t that posrfbly some ultimate good may come from the military disas ter the United States has met. It 1 has at least caused a few- to think where our course may be leading The Progress has constantly main- tained that a nation looking only for social gains for the individual at the! expense of the government could not stand. The whole appeal of the ad No Unity In Congress The eighty-second Congress was tnin rhis week amidst an atmosphere ministration for five years has been nr uncertainty, disharmony and de-j to the individual’s comfort. This is t.-tusing .nublic confidence in that sweet music to those to w-hom the body. ■ On the serious international comforts are promised. It is She same Kd.cy confronting the nation, there old Golden Calf of the days of Moses. I is wide disagreement. There is a The English government, losing all, fiu-’k conviction that the news from its proud posessions and power, ac- labio-ad is going to get still worse be- tually maintains that social security lore it gets any better. There is a " — DAY... AND NIGHT! Our full stock of nattonsUy known sickroom supplies assures you of the best for a speedy recovery. For sickroom needs call 1. McGEE’S DRUG STORE Phone No. 1 group in Congress, led by President Truman, dedicated to a continuation of the New Deal, and at a time when unity is extremely important, it is practically non-existent. There are no clear goals, positive leadership is lacking, and all of this further ag gravates the situation. The social and reform legislation that has char- acterized the Fair Deal during the past five years, should be buried once and for all, and an end put to ex travagance. We are confronted with a war. Louis Bronrfield, a columnist of national reputation, puts his finger on some of the issues confronting us, in his column this week he said : “At a recent Democratic political dinner in New York City costing $100 a plate, there was much talk about unity, about bipartisanship, about support of our leaders. Indeed, the talk seemed to b 600 " 1 ® toe wail of distress. I think it could be stated itumeStly that there is nothing more desired by the people of the United • States today than unity plus some definite non-political policy both at home and abroad, plus leadership tfrom men in whom the people might have faith. "We have none of these things at a period of terrible crisis and it is not the fault of the people save inso far ac they elected as President a man of no background, of narrow political views, cursed with the qualities of -fttRybomness and Vindictiveness who has made more bad appointments of cronies to positions of great import ance than any President in the his tory of the United States. “To (fate bi-partisanship in for eign afSairs has meant simply that a 1 It tie clique of men around Truman I Report of Condition of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers Of Clinton, in the State of South Carolina At the Close of Buxine* on December 30, 1959 ASSETS Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balances, and cash items in process of collection $1,155,175.93 United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed.. 461,000.00 Obligations of States and political subdivisions 1,352,244.65 Other bonds, notes, and debentures 58,690.00 Loans and discounts (including $4,506.57 overdrafts) 3,003,430.72 Real estate owned other than bank premises 9,108.38 Other assets 11,863.07 TOTAL ASSETS $6,061,512.75 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corpor- atKMis .........................................................................4,906,962.77 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations, 42,219.21 Deposits of States and political sttxhvisions 276,064.26 Other deposits (certified and officers’ checks, etc.) 6,955.47 TOTAL DEPOSITS 45^22^01.71 Other liabilities 42,636.45 TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated obligations shown below $5,364,638.16 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital* - 4 500,000.00 Surplus - - — 100,000.00 Undivided profits 86^674.59 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 686,674.59 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 46,051,512.75 •This banks capital consists of: First preferred stock with total par value of $100,000.00 Common stock with total par value of $400,000.00 MEMORANDA Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and for other purposes - $ 476,000.00 I, G. L. SIMPSON, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief. G. L. SIMPSON. Cor rest—Attest: R. C. Adair, Robert M. Vance, Geo. H. Comeleon, P. S. and Acheson has formulated one c£s- j state^of South Carolina, County of Laurens, u: astrous policy after another and then I Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of January, 1961, and I demanded that all the opposition. hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank, lack them up. This same group has E. E. HARRISON, Notary PUblk. aefced lor the abdication of the op- 1 My commission expires at the pleasure of the Governor. CLEARANCE SflLE! JOANNA STORES JOANNA, S. C. BEGINNING THUR., JAN. 11th. 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