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Clinton. S. C.. Thursday. December 6,19S1
Number 49
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THE BES.T STATE
ON THE BEST ROADS/
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Large “welcome” signs are being placed along the South Carolina
borders on 20 main roads by highway maintenance forces. Chief Com
missioner Claude R. McMillan of the state highway department said yes
terday. All of the first 20 signs are expected to be in place early in De
cember. * ,
The signs are eight feet long and six feet high. Dark green reflector-
ised lettering on a white background, and a gold soroll around the words
“South Carolina,” make the signs easily visible for a good distance. The
exact wording reads: "Welcome to South Carolina. See the best state on
the best roads!” The slogan was chosen after careful consideration of
numerous suggestions from newspapers and interested citizens over the
state, and reflects the sentiment of many of the suggestions.
UN Casualties
In Korean War
Total 108,621
Paris, Dec. 3—The number of
reported United Nations casualties
in the Korean war today totalled
108,621. This does not include the
212,544 casualties suffered by the
South Koreans as of their last re
port in June.
The Pentagon estibated that
Communist North Korean and
Chinese Communist losses through
October 13 were 1,402,504.
Of the total announced U. N.
casualties, 16,805 were killed, 78,-
644 wounded, and 12,361 missing.
The difference is accounted for by
the failure of some nations to
break down casualty figures and by
the fact that some counted as miss
ing or prisoners have since re
turned.
The United States total of 100,883
makes up 93 per cent of total U. N.
▲ Regular Chronicle Feature
Babson Disscusses Causes
Of Nation’s Unemployment
Babson Park. Mass., Nov. 30.—
Every manufacturer, retailer, and
consumer is affected by market
Movements. This especially applies
to a consumer whose family de
pends upon the employment of its
father or other members. There
fore, whether you own a business
or a share of stock, or are depend
ent on a job, you should be much
interested in the business cycle,—
and what causes business to im
prove or to decline,
t Th* Influence Of Debt
The changing indebtedness of
families, business concerns and
governments - at-
war. is the appar
ent factor bausing
the long-term “ups
and downs”. When
people are freely
making install-
ment purchases,
business improves
and more jobs at
higher wages fol
low. When, how-
k«f«r w. Bebtca ever, people re
duce their instalment purchases re
tail trade declines. Then inventor
ies pile up so that retailers are un
able to meet their bank loans.
Hence, they reduce their purchases
of new goods.
This causes manufacturers to
lay off help, which further reduces
consumers’ purchasing power. As a
result, the country heads for a de
pression. During depressions every
reader of this column suffers. As
voluntary increases in indebtedness
stimulate business, so forced re
duction of debt hastens a decline.
It would be unwise to say that we
are now heading for a depression;
but it’ is generally believed that
casualties.
The British total of 3,073 an
nounced by the war office October
31 represented 343 dead, 1,024
wounded, 1,097 missing, and 609
known prisoners. The war began in
June, 1950.
Other casualty listings
France 152 dead, 172 wounded,
14 missing, total 338.
Canada: 106 dead, 130 wounded,
four missing, total 540.
‘ Australia: 140 dead, 451 wound
ed; 13 pilots missing, total 604.
Philippines: 45 dead, 164 wound
ed, 67, missing, total 276.
Colombia: 50 dead, 126 wounded,
total 176.
The Netherlands: 69 dead, 128
wounded, three missing, total 200.
New Zealand: 15 dead, 41 wound
ed, two missing, total 58.
South Africa: 23 fighter squad
ron pilots missing, 43 aircraft lost.
The latest United States figures
showed a total of 100,863 casualties
since the beginning of the conflict,
of which 15,323 were killed in ac
tion, 72,952 wounded and 10,856
missing.
The latest figures for Belgium-
Luxemhourg, Turkey, Greece and
Thailand are those reported last
October 31.
Belgium-Luxombourg: total cas
ualties were 83, with 18 killed and
65 wounded.
Turkey: Total 1,920, with 458
killed, 1,170 wounded and 282 miss
ing.
Greece: Total of 312, with 86
killed and 226 wounded.
Thailand: Casualties were 135 as
of last June.
No figures have been made pub
lic on Ethiopian losses.
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business is now on a plateau and
the next move will be downward
with much unemployment.
Importance Of Entertainment
Although the superficial factor
of the business cycle is debt, yet I
ask: WHAT CAUSES THE PUB
LIC’S CHANGED PSYCHIC AT
TITUDE AS TO DEBT? Why do
people some years do a lot of buy
ing before any change in wages or
prices occurs, while in other years
follow a reverse policy without ap
parent reason? There is some basis
Spiritual, unseen cause for this
changed attitude. Here is where
the psychologists claim that they
have the answer; namely, in the
moods or desires of people. But
again we ask: What changes htese
moods and desires? It certainly
seems that such changes must be
due to what people read, hear or
see. »
My feeling is that the news
papers, magazines, radio, movies,
theaters, and television (and per
haps churches) are the factors
which change people’s psychic or
spiritual moods and determine
their actions. Yet, we find there
are times when, even if all these
factors unite to influence public
opinion, the people refuse to be
lieve them. Hence, the material
published or broadcast or shown
on the screen and stage is of little
use unless the people are ready to
believe what they read, hear and
see. It is fairly easy to get pub
lishers, broadcasters, film makers,
and theater operators to agree on
a propaganda policy; but if the
public thinks this is only propa
ganda, then it is of no use. Only
when these material forces arouse
the spiritual forces of the people
are they effective.
Opportunities For Many
Real opportunities exist for those
who will make impartial studies
of this problem for their respective
communities or industries. This
will require months of research in
public libraries, studying the ad
vertisements and articles of news-
pa^ers and magazines, the movies
and theatrical reviews, including
comments on radio and television
broadcasts. (The latter, of course,
have been only recently a factor.)
This material should be studied in
conjunction with past business
cycles to learn the correlation be
tween the spiritual and the ma
terial. These public libraries have
the answer, and the librarians will
be very glad to aid Chambers of
Commerce and Trade Associations
in such research. One of these li
brarians suggests that the style of
women’s clothing should also be
considered!
Such a study could be of great
value to everyone. It might solve
the employment problem and en
able us to make better forecasts of
what is ahead. Such studies could
certainly help these “vendors” of
public entertainment /to at leqst
STEADY business conditions, em
ployment and prices. Changes from
employment to unemployment are
what cause heartbreaks of manu
facturers, retailers, wageworkers
and investors.
Dr. Fred E. Holcombe
OfflM Hmh M* t* fcM
100 Sooth Brood St
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