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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, October 11, 1951 *
Council Holds
October Meeting
The October meeting of city
council was held Monday night,
presided over by Mayor Joe P.
Terry, with Councilmen Ray, Mc
Millan. Pitts, Walker, Wilson and
Craine atending.
H. L. Eichelberger as chairman
of the civic affairs committee of
the Chamber of Comerce, met with
council requesting that it take such
action as is possible to stop traffic
of narcotics in the city and com-
muniy. He also requested that an
investigation be made and steps
taken to relieve vehicle traffic in
the city from the standopint of both
the pedestrian and motorist. He
was informed by council hat both
requests would be given attention..
Alderman Craine moved that
City Attorney R. S. Owens, be in
structed to write Transcontinental
Gas Pipeline Corp., and to the staff
council for the Federal Power
Commission, along the lines sug
gested recently by J. W. Goodwin
Engineering company. Motion sec
onded by Alderman Wilson and
passed.
Alderman Ray offered a resolu
tion authorizing the Mayor and
Clerk and Treasurer to borrow and
execute notes for a sum not to ex- |
eeed $22,000 to pay for the final
estimate and engineering of street
work, this to be borrowed pend
ing the collection of assessments
against property owners on streets
where this work has recently been
done, also to complete the paving
of additional sidewalks already pe
titioned for by property owners.
Motion seconded and passed.
Alderman Pitts offered a motion
that Calvary cemetery and the
First Presbyterian church cemetery
be cleaned at least twice a year
by the city street forces. Motion
adopted. Alderman Pitts also
moved that all whiteway posts and
fire hydrants be painted. Motion
adop{ed.
Red A-Bomb Fails
To Excite Congress
Washington. Oct. 6 — Congress
generally refused to get excited to
day over Premier Stalin's an
nouncement Russia is testitig A-
bombs.
One member of the atomic com
mittee urged a vast expansion of
the atomic program in light of Rus
sian developments, but others will
ing to be quoted said present Amer
ican plans are adequate.
Except in Russia, which heard
about the latest Soviet explosion
for the first time today and reacted
with considerable pride a "so what"
attitude seemed to prevail among
those who had already heard Pres
ident Truman break the news
Wednesday.
No doubt was expressed that an
atomic explosion had occurred and
that Russia was testing new weap
ons. But recent information about
U. S. developments has been about
a huge stockpile, perfection of new
weapons, plans for new uses.
Major Interact
The major interest in Stalin’s
announcement was centered around
the possibility it may lead to an
other great power effort to work
out international atomic controls,
and even this was taken with a
grain of salt. Stalin mentioned such
controls, saying they were being
blocked by the U. S.
Many believed Stalin’s announce
ment was packed with more propa
ganda than facts. What the propa
ganda will lead to remains uncer
tain. But diplomatic sources here
anticipate the next move will be
made at the impending United Na
tions General Assembly meeting in
Paris.
In Washington. Representative
Jackson (D-Wash.) of the joint
committee on at omic energy urged
that funds for atomic energy de
velopment be increased from the
present $1 billion a year to as much
as $5 billion to $10 billion.
He said the second atomic test in
Russia has convinced him that;
country is now capable of begin- ,
ning all-out-war and that it should
warn America it can hold its “com-1
manding lead’’ in the A-bomb field
only by redoubled efforts.
Senators Connally. (D - Tex.), j
Bridges (R-N.H.), and Hickenloop-
er (D-Ia.), disagreed. They are
members of the same committee.
Bridges said he saw “nothing
new" in the Stalin announcement— 1
"We’ve known for a year now that I
the Russians had the atomic bomb." {
He said Congress might look into
our program, and if necessary
speed it up.
Hickenlooper agreed that "there
is certainly nothing new in the
Stalin propaganda ”
"The announcement should not
affect the orderly common-sense
development of our atomic pro
gram." he said. "We should go right
ahead with what's planned and
sound.”
Lawton To Speak At
Holly Grove Church
T)*? Rev. J. K Lawton of this
city, missionary of tne Laurens
and Reedy River Baptist associa- i
tions. will speak Sunday evening
at 7 30 at Holly Grove Baptist
church near Jiere. with the public
invited. Annopncemept is made
that D. E Brown will be ordained
at this time as new deacon of the
church.
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Washington, Oct. 10.—Last min
ute conference committee looks at
the coming tax law, the new postal
rate increase bill, the government
employee pay raise, committee
consideration of the ouster df Sen
ator Joseph McCarthy of Wiscon
sin, further commitee probes into
! use of their influence before the
i RFC by the two national party
Republican national committee and
! chairmen — Guy Gabrielson of the
William Boyle, Jr., of the Demo
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highlights of the week in Wash-1
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Another important measure which
may see last minute action in the j
house is the bill to separate mail
pay and subsidies to the airlines, j
recently passed by the senate. The
house passed a similar bill last
year. Another measure hanging
fire and important to farmers is
the bill providing free importation
of baler twine, passed by the
house and now ready for senate
consideration. At present the twine,
is subject to a 15 per cent duty
which the bill would eliminate.
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Two other measures completed
the congressional mill and were
sent to the White House. One
was the military and naval con
struction program carrying an au
thorization for expenditure of $5,-
864,301,178. However, the funds
have not been appropriated. The
other measure would organize the
Air orce into three major divisions
giving command of the divisions to
the chief of staff of the Air Force.
• • •
There is some expectancy in the
congress that an entirely new ap
proach to the defense of the nation
may be undertaken by the congress
as a result of the recent speech of
Senator Bnen McMahon, chairman
of the joint atomic energy commit
tee, urging all-out mass production
of atomic weapons to equip the
three armed sen-ice*, the army,
navy, and air force, by a six-fold
expansion to perhaps $6,000,000,000
annually.
““] *Senator McMahon said we have
the material and know-how to vast
ly enlarge automatic weapons, in
cluding all sorts of new weapons, to
cost a fraction of present armament
costs and save $30 to $40 million
dollars yearly. Senator McMahon,
at the same time, introduced two
resolutions—one to put congress on
record in favor of his all-out atomic
production program, and the other
calling upon the United Nations to
call a special session to consider
world disarmament and a great
moral crusade for peace.
Another important measure
scheduled for settlement before ad
journment and on the, “must” list,
was the foreign-aid lull and the
task of resolving the differences be
tween the house and senate ver
sion.
In an amazing somersault, sub-
commitees of the senate banking
and currency committee voted to
modify the so-called Capehart
clause in the national production
act. Under the present law, the
Capehart provision permits prices
on commodities to include all in
creased costs of production incur
red between start of the Korean
war and last July 20. The sub
committee went even farther than
the amendment asked by the ad
ministration which would have re
stricted he Capehart provisions to
future price ceilings.
The committee voted on party
lines to provide for ceiling boosts
to cover past increases in “neces
sary and unavoidable costs” and to
petmit further price increases at
the discretion of the OPS for fur
ther costs of production. Senator
Capehart said the amendment to
his provision “takes the heart out
of the Capehart amendment.” The
revised committee amendments
woujd also drop certain import con
trols contained in the national pro
duction act. The meat people also
took a beating as 'the committee
voted to reimpose slaughter con
trols.
• • • •
The pay hike for governmental
workers includes about 1,500,000
persons, and the conference must
thrash out the difference in that
the house provides for a $400 max
imum while the senate bill provides
for a 10 per cent increase up to a
maximum of $800 retroactive to
July 1. j
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