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i r « ♦ i ♦ i f t Pape Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, July 5, 1951 Qllir (Eltntnn (EhrDntrlr Established 1900 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 Si* Months $1.23 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C, under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. 1 ; —— The Chronicle seeks lie 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 CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia CLINTON, S. THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1951 in a large bowl. A Korean war vet eran, Pfc. Francis R. Finley of Phil adelphia, mixed the earth samples. Said Clark: “This native soil will commemorate the unity of oi^r; peo ple that was first achieved at this place.” The jubilee celebration began sol emnly, impressively, at a tiny Jewish graveyard, Mikveh Israel Cemetery, where colonial patroit Haym Salo mon is buried. Salomon was a major financier of the American revolution. He gave his entire fortune in the struggle for liberty, died bankrupt. In the evening 48 torchbearers, flanked by state flags lighted the huge freedom torch on a 20-foot py lon. U. S. Circuit Court Judge William H. Hastie, a Negro, posed a sobering thought: “Todaywe desperately need the renewal of faith and the refreshing of spirit which comes from the con templation of what was done and what w r as risked here 175 years ago. For in- w»r"time too many are con fused and even cynical about the stt-uggle for human freedom, x x x “Freedom is never wholly won. It is a continuing process. It involves unending struggle. We work for the day when resort to arms will no longer be necessary to advance the cause Of freedom.” Clinton's Legion Loses to Greenwood (By SAM OWENS) Clinton American Legion loses to Newberry and Greenwoood gains victory for top. Out of the six clubs Clinton and Greenwood are the only two who can win the district title. Clinton leading the league mostly during the campaign made its big fall as they lost to Newberry Friday night. Clinton and Greenwood are now tied, for top with each having record of 8 wins and four losses. If Clinton could win from Columbia and go on to win from Whitmire and Green could be winners over New berry and Eau Claire the last game game and it will be between Clin- of the year would be the deciding ton and Greenwood. I wish Coach Burnett and his club all the luck to be district winners. SAY “I SAW IT IN THE CHRONICLE” SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” CALL 74 FOR YOUR PRINTING AND OFFICE SUPPLY NEEDS • Goodyear Tires and Tubes BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES McMillan Service Station Sinclair Products Phone No. 2 3 since our brave forefathers fought and established it as an honorable nation of free and honest men. There are many factors contrib-l uting to our sad plight. Raiding the federal treasuryx stands out as one of the chief reasons for the breakdown of morals in the coun-j Today and every day from now try. j on for years to come—you will be paying a 3 per cent sales tax on practically everything you buy. It's just another tax added to the already heavy load taxpayers are carrying. New taxes are added each year, none are ever removed. The price of living in South Carolina went up 3 per cent July 1. You will see this sign everywhere you go as merchants become state lax collectors. And remember that this new tax was placed upon you by the legis lature without your consent—you were not told in advance what was Mild Court Sentences A few weeks ago the wife and infant son of a Methodist minister of this county were instantly killed in an automobile collision on the Newberry-Laurens county line. A Negro was arrested later, after flee ing from the scene of the wreck, and admitted he was the driver of the death car. The case was called tor trial lasti week at Newberry and an indict ment handed down by the grand jury charging the Negro with reck- . , . less homicide. He plead guilty 0 * P u * ll P on you in new debts anc j was sentenced to serve five ami new taxes. ^ years at hard labor on the public _ _ . _ works of Newberry county or at Forty Betore Country the state penitentiary. However. Even the f England Socialist government is beginning to real- the court ruled that upon service of twenty months of the sentence, i/e that the inclusion of Spain in I balance would be suspended the western defense set-up is a tbe driver placed on probation matter ot importance to their own;- or ‘ ,ve years, protection. Their opposition is Wrecks on the highways are in- based mostly upon the fear of wid- ‘'•"casing daily at an alarming rate, ening the breach already existing Many of the collisions are resulting m the Labor Party and thus “giving ] ,n deaths, and often times those the Conservatives a better chance w b° are killed, as was reported in of re-election. It’s another case of case, are innocent of any law placing Party before countrv—and violation. More certain -nd longer that habit isn’t confined to the; sentcncc forms, for both white and British alone. colored offenders guilty of reck- The British Government, as cv- ^ ess or drynken driving, are need- etyone knows, is purely socialistic ^ f° l' e lp break up the heavy car- - a condition which, according to na ge of life on our public high- mest students, is just one .»tep re- wa y s Short sentences, followed moved from Communism. France commonly now by the suspension sets up obstacles to admitting good parts of the sentences — Spain, but at long last, France and 15 a H top common. The courts Britain are beginning to appre- have become entirely too lenient ciate the strategic value of the air, w *fb law breakers, and sea bases of Spain, of her im- * pi riant position on the map, and of Hard On Small Business the fact that she has two million xt . ... , , . , trained soldiers ready hod willing No w 0 " e ,n a position of high res-, to fight the Russians—if thev have 1 P ons,b,1,l >; m Washington seems to the arms with which to fight. But| k 1 now ,t ’ but wh ,^ n the government our President says he is against the ,cIarn P s down all-out controls on manpower and materials. small inclusion of Spain in our defense program, though the Spanish them- * Ives are far more friendly to us than toward the European nation. Our policy, to say the least, is one of stupidity. business, not big business takes the worse end cf the beating. Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor company, recently pointed, this out as a spokesman for big business. He realizes, he said, “that certain controls are needed because of the armament program.’’, To this we will agree so far as such A Grapevine Rumor Several days ago there was a printed rumor in the press out of restrictions pertain to the war pro- Columbia that Rear Admiral Nor- gram, but tie problem of inflation man Smith, president of the Uni- will never be solved by govern- rcrsity of South Carolina, would ment controls. The way to beat in-! resign to De replaced by Donald S.: nation is with production. In the Russell of Spartanburg, who held first two years of World War II, responsible top administrator po- Mr. Ford said “ 16 per cent of the! sitions during the Roosevelt ad-! so-called small business men of the ministration. Admiral Smith de- country were forced to shut up mod the report when questioned, 1 shop under a system cf all-out and Mr. Russell did likewise, say- controls." There will be. in all mg that the position had not been offered him or discussed with the trustees. Admiral Smith, about whom we probability, a heavier liquidation! rate than was true in 1942 and 1943. That’s not because there’s nothing for small business to do,! know little, was appointed piesi- but because small businesses are I dent of the university during the less able to withstand the strang-! term llin Johnston was governor.; ling grip of controls. He is a brother of Winchester What do we see in Washington? Smith, a member of the so-called Only uncertainty, confusion and Barnwell ring, and the general bungling. Big business has a chance to stagger along and make the grade. But the small business can’t. It’s time the dreamers in Washington came down to earth. opinion expressed after his selec tion was that the appointment was political and that politics had infil trated into the university. Grapevine rumors unconfirmed. say that Smith is on the way out : ■ a ft I and that Russell will replace him.| AIflAnrAftC llOrljirD While w* know nothing of whatjUvUGlU has transpired or what is to hap-jf* • a ■ pen-it is our guess that the report |T6&d0m AflAIII will prove in the near future to be ,vvuv,,, true Politics move in a slow, 1 mysterious way. Philadelphia, July 2.—America re- • turned to the spirit of 1776 Monday it's A Sad Story with a re-declaration of independ- , j en ee and a re-dedication of freedom. ■ Thc *f h '« ton A naming (rwdom torch srmbol- “ •' “it 10 a " A ™ nCin the occasion. pie who believe in good govern- ; . .. J ment above reproach. It is a story "* t, h 0 7 rid . e ’ ^ur-day pubilee of of corruption, immorality, winking! /J™*?*!™ 1 ' 5 *? °f thealgrdni, ct sore spots instead of eradicat-! ^ the ^ration began Suit ing them, inefficiency and extrav-1 day historic city centered, agance. It has reached such a low Independence Hal. and the point the comptroller of the na-j - . . , tion only a few days ago made a Thousands visited the hall, touched j plea for more honesty and more hell. Other thousands heard Tom morality in government. History ^ ^-** rk * associate justice of the U. & shows how many nations have fail- Su P rern e Court, procla’tm the declar-, »d and decayed because of corrup- i ation has been and still is “an act of lion in government. . leadership for oppressed peoples ev- And yet we have the spectacle of «7W'here.” , f so'"* of the high-ups in the Tru- was ^h* chief speaker at a r administration clamoring for ‘ hallowed earth” ceremony in In- ai. her term for the man who has dependence -Square. Soil brought brought the United States to the from the Revolutionary War shrines lowest level it has ever reached the original 13 states was placed He doesn't stand alone ••• " * Fast, Accurate Telephone Service is Vital to Civil Defense Warnings of approaching planes, coming from air raid spotters ot , military radar screens, are flashed over networks of Long Distance and local telephone lines to Filter Centers. Telephone reports are quickly charted on Filter Center Maps. Then Air Force interceptor planes are alerted. Rescue and relief work, too, are directed by telephone. This is but one type of the many special telephone networks serving government and military forces to help protect our Nation. This great and growing telephone system was built to serve America in peace. But it is just as ready to serve in any emergency. The value of this nationwide telephone network was never greater—never clearer—than it is today. —. 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SOUTHIRN BILL TIURHONI AND TIIIGRAPM COMPANY CURRENT RATE OF DIVIDEND 3% LET US HELP YOU BECOME A HOME-OWNER STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association Clinton, South Carolina At the Close of Business June 30, 1951 ASSETS First Mortgage Loans $1,788,271.36 Loans on Savings Accounts 10,574.82 Real Estate Owmed 7,840.11 Investments and Securities 352,494.00 * Cash on Hand and in Banks 79,409.05 Office Building and Equipment, Less Depreciation 38,903.09 LIABILITIES Savings Accounts - $2,067,785.52 Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank.... 50,000.00 Loans in Process 39,757.89 Other Liabilities f 231 27 Specific Reserves ......1. 156 23 General Resenes $68,010.25 Undivided Profits 51,551.27 "119,561.52 $2,277,492.43 $2,277,492.43 Member Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Each Account Insured Up to $10,000 Home Loans — Insured Savings Invest With Safety, Profit and Convenience / OFFICERS DIRECTORS B. Hubert Boyd, President J. P. Prather. 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