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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, March 1, 1951
01 hr (Elinton (EhramrU
Established 1901
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant
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2 Juries Needed
At Inquest In
Newberry-Laurens
Newtoerry, Fab. 26.—A dispute
over the line between Newberry and
Laurens counties necessitated the
services of two coroners, and two
juries empaneled by those coroners,
to hear the testimony and decide
how George H. Boozer came to his
death.
The man was fatally injured 1 on
the morning of February 8 when, ac
cording to the testimony of witnesses
at the inquest, he attempted to trans
fer from a pick-up truck on which he
was riding to a lumber truck which
was traveling behind t,he pick-up.
The accident occurred on route 56
in the Belfast section. According to
testimony of Gus Cannon of that sec
tion, there has been a dispute for
many years as to whether the locality
of the accident was in Newberry or
Laurens county, although highway
signs indicate that Boozer’s body was
in Laurens county.
Coroner R. I. Burgess of Laurens
and Coroner George B. Summer of
NeVberry presided, at the inquest.
Sheriff C. W. Weir of Laurens rep
resented' the state in the absence
of Solicitor Hugh Beasley.
The two juries took little time in
deciding that Boozer came to his
j death as a result of his own negli
gence.
The trucks involved in the acci
dent are the property of R. E. Neel
The truck on which Boozer was rid
ing was driven by T. C. Neel and
the lumber truck by Robert Good-
I man.
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Taxable Property
Shows Jump In '50
Taxable property in South Caro
lina jumped from $512,299,518 to
$551,623,402 last year. State Comp
troller E. C. Rhodes said that taxes
including school district taxes, as
sessed for last year amounted to
$81,345,649A4 compared with $26,-
995,084.70 in 1949.
Lauren county had total taxable
property of $11,245,710, against $10,-
622,340 in 1949. Total taxes assessed
last year amounted to $502,702.
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CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1951
After the Youngsters
The brass hats are renewing their,
pica for the 18-year-old draft and
say that pegging the induction age
at IS 1 * would be inconsistent with 1
national security. They have dropped
the 19 year proposal.
As we have said before, the high-'
ups are determined to make the
youngsters do the fighting while the
adults stay at home.
A Unique Hotel
An advertisement by Hotel
Churchill in San Diego, California,
contains this startling statement:
“No liquor sold, no tips.”
How different from most hotels.
In the large cities practically all of
them operate bars and sell liquor
from which it is reported they de-
jjve enormous profits. This is not
drue in the small towns for which
many patrons are thankful. But
wherever you go, to the small or
large hotels, if you don't tip you
are not likely to get the service
you expect, and to which you are
entitled.
This is a unique hotel we say.
:it deserves a liberal public patron
age.
Gamblers And Sports
The revealed basketball scandals
in New York should shock those
who love clean sports and show
the need of a clean-up in that sec- j
tion, or anywhere else the evil of
gambling is contaminating sports.
Five basketball college players
were arrested for accepting bribes
to throw game^, and there have
been similar exposures before in
baseball. It is a tragedy that the
oiofessional gamblers are now ply
ing their trade on young college
• athletes. Penalty for such dastard
ly crimes, for players and gamblers,
should be sure and heavy.
The colleges, especially the large 1
universities, are all-out for bask-|
•etball from which they are making'
large profits. This shows the great*
danger of commercialized sport, i
basketball, baseball or football. Too
much emphasis is being placed on
winning—the old theory that games
are enjoyable and fine training, ev
en when you lose—has largely
been discarded.
The latast New York scandal has
■disgraced the guilty players and is
a reflection on the college that will
not help it. It should be a warning j
to colleges, large and small—to j
keep their athletics closely super
vised and to guard that the spread-
.ing evil of gambling does not gain
-a foothold.
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rpng Red-j
Amprira
When Freedom Dies
A number of Junior Chambers of ;
•Commerce in a southern state re- j
cently inaugurated a “Democracy
'versus Communism and Socialism
Week”. The object was to tell the
people about the inherent dangers
of communism and the creeping so
cialism which is insidiously par
alyzing our economy and under
mining our freedoms, with each day
given a name of its own. The coun
try is top-heavy on “special weeks”,
many of them with a commercial
appeal, but if one with the above
purpose can serve to arouse some
of the people at least, it should not
be ignored.
•Communists and socialists wear
many false faces, and are infiltrat
ing by millions into this country.
And history shows that when gov-
■ernment controls enough things, it
becomes communistic or socialistic
automatically, whether the people
want it or not. And then freedoms
are lost. That is the dangerous road
we are now traveling.
A week such as this should be
♦observed in every part of the na
tion in the hope of arousing the
public. A socialized state vitally af
fects individuals, big and small
business alike. For as we move on
toward a war economy, the danger
*otf control simply for control’s own
•sake becomes ever greater.
The present situation will help
give communists and socialists and
Iheir fellow travelers an opportun
ity to use thi& crisis to promote their
♦own ends.
We need to be aroused to the
menace. A lethargic public should
understand that power always cor-
rupts, and absolute power corrupts
absolutely. Then freedom dies.
The Red Cross Calls
The annual Red Cross drive
throughout the nation begins today
and will continue throughout the
month of March. Goal for the drive
is 85 million dollars. During the
past year the Red Cross spent more
than 17 million dollars for its work
with the armed forces and 14 mil
lion dollars for its aid to veterans,
which are only two of its many
services. Six million dollars was
spent for work in disasters in this
country.
This section of the county, des
ignated as the Clinton-Joanna area,
has been given a quota of $3,500
with John B. Jordon as chairman.
Canvassers have been named and
an organization perfected for the
solicitation for funds. The local
drive will open March 5.
The appeal of the Red Cross
should not need to be emphasized!
or endorsed to the public, for its
record of service entitle
the support of all. A strong
Cross means a stronger America,
and with the present Korean war I
situation its call for relief service!
will be much greater than in peace-j
time: Its numerous tasks include
providing large amounts of blood
plasma for instant use, training J
20 million presons in first aid, in-i
structing- 100.000 women to serve'
as nurses aides, teaching home nur-!
sing skills, and recruiting volun
teers for local defense units. The
most recent service is the blood
bank program from which 91,000
units of blood are conducted each!
month.
This means that all of us are
asked to support the Red Cross in
its work, an'organization that many
times in its history has demonstrat-|
ed its effectiveness in meeting na-j
tional emergencies. It means that 1
Laurens county has a responsibil-j
ity and privilege. It means that all
of us are asked to do our bit to help
keep the organization geared and!
prepared for action, day or night, ■
whenever and wherever the emer
gency call comes. It is kept going
only by voluntary gifts. Let us join
hands therefore and help this com
munity raise its quota.
Anti-Third Term Wins
It is good for the country that 36
states have voted to ratify the
Amendment to the Constitution lim
iting future Presidents to two elected
terms. Nevada became the final
state necessary to take such action.
The Amendment will bar any man
except Harry Truman from having
a third term in the White House
since he is now serving the first term
in which he was elected as presi
dent. He became President upon the
death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
While a large number of states
were jumping on the bandwagon to
approve the Amendment, the South
Carolina senate was wrangling over
the proposal on third reading, the
opposition being led by a small
group. Senator R. T. Wilson of this
county voted for the passage of the
Amendment and for this we com
mend him. In our opinion he voted
right and as his constituency expect
ed him to vote. What happens now
so far as this state is concerned does
not matter. The minority group of
that body should end their dilatory
action, however, and ratify the
Amendment. The state should go on
record as definitely opposed to a
perpetuation of any man in this high
office by the building of large polit
ical machines and an indefinite con
tinuation of the New Deal-Fair Deal
policy of taxing, spending and elect
ing.
President Truman has been in of
fice long enough, and the big ques
tion is how much longer can the
country stand this calamity. He is
likely to offer again if he thinks he
can win.
A strong case can be made out for
limited Presidential tenure as we
follow the sound tradition set by ear
ly executives in this office. We did
not have the indispensable argu
ment for a third, fourth or longer
term until the Roosevelt New Deal
regime assumed office and broke all
past tradition from Washington’s day.
The record of the past sixteen years
shows the danger the breaking of
past precedents has bought and how
it leads to ingrained political power.
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