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f THE CHROMCIE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable ®hp ©lintan (El|rDntrlf If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume III Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 5,1951 Number 15 A Regular Chronicle Feature BABSON MORE AFRAID OF ENEMY IN UNITED STATES THAN OF RUSSIANS By ROGER BABSON Babson Park, Fla., April 1.—De spite the heartbreaking casualties of the ill-fated Korean campaign, I have not been worried about the temporary success es achieved by the Russians. I am confident that the Chinese tide will turn permanently in our favor if President Truman avoids war with China. I have been in the forefront of those who for some years have recognized that our country would one day face a Com munist danger I do not. however, believe that this Chmeee threat is by any means the greatest danger facing the nation Korea has us. rudely to be sure It has in aU its ugly nakedness duplicity, and its threat to our fu ture and to the peace of the world. At loot, even the moet stupid of our V* 1 government and national life and undermining character and values. Communism, as Russia practices it today, is no revolutionary idea, j Actually, it is just plain imperial ism based upon a system of slavery which is as old as the human race, i We must not long sit quietly by are not so completely sold on the ™ thou j Preaching more cormncing- v J ' ly, and practicing more faithfully, the basic principles of our own American Revolution. One of these is that every family should—for in surance—have some land to till somewhere. bureaucratic trend in government. I like to think that, in addition to laying bare the evils of the Soviet system, the Korean campaign has also focused some attention on “the enemy within” our own government structure. But, I am not so sure even now that we recognize fully this enemy which is eating our sub stance through loose fiscal policies, make-believe money, unfair tax structures, excessive government spending for non-essential purposes and various inflationary subsidies. Keeping our Economic Freedom j profram to raise >50.000 for the As I see it, the final answer to | Carolina Baptist hospital on the Russian challenge is a better; Mother’s Day: opportunities which must be met, therefore, we recommend that a special effort be made in 1951 on Mother’s Day to raise $50,000. Whatever amount of money the hos pital receives from Mother’s Day and the cooperative program will be used in reimbursing the hospital for charity work and, therefore, make it possible for the hospital to transfer the same amount to the building fund. . . .” .This report was adopted by the convention. Baptists of State Asked To Contribute $50,000 To Hospital • Baptists of Laurens county have been called upon by the State Bap tist convention to participtae in the faith and a fuller way of life. De spite its organization and the huge sums of money spent by its support ers. the Communist Party has been unable to gain any substantial foot hold in our nation Why* Because here we have a better faith than a fuller way of In Moscow or any of her MteUite luiwtrtaa the A special committee of the Bap tist convention recommends this goal for South Carolina Baptists after reporting that the hospital is now "facing Its supreme opportuni- ttes which must be met’* Funds received from the Moth er’s Day offering! and the pro-rata •retire *• POT Bailey's Bank To Run Series Advertisements On South Carolina M. S. Bailey Si Son. Bankers, is beginning this week a series of ad vertisements on true facts concern ing South Carolina which should be of special interest to everyone in this community. 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In this connection, figures were read that showed in recent years the club had given about $8,999 to various causes, which included: $€,5kf to the eity recreation commission. $999 tor medi cal and surgical fees for hospital cases. 1350 for an eye-testing machine for the local schools, in addition to the usual substantial sams for eye examination and fit ting glasses for needy chil dren. and $200 for high school band uniforms. i >■ p i rs4» ir uaU rrcii