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THE CLINTON CHRONK^E
Thursday, January 24, 1952
OJlfF Clinton (Uhrontrlr
Established 1900
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
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exhaustive survey, of certain institu-' oi impair its operation and useful-
tions in our state since its appoint- J ness for those it has- so well served
ment at the last session of the gen-1 since the day its doors were opened
oral assembly. The committee mak- 1 for the admission of children.
ing the report now before the legis-1 : •
lature consists of three senators, Voice From the Post
three house members, and three ap-j Th( . Greenville (Michigtn) Start
pomtees of the Governor warning that this country may 1
The committee has submitted to perience the same fate that befell
the legislature a detailed report of
its study, of public and private
health in this state and its findings,
conclusions and recommendations.
In making the study the committee
thoroughly inspected the Columbia
and State Park divisions of the
South Carolina State Hospital, the
the Roman Empire, says editorially:
“During the period from about 1000
B. C. to 476 A. D., a city of humble
beginning rose, primarily through im
perialistic conquest, to engulf all or
parts of Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Cor
sica, Spain, Africa, Macedonia and
Asia ^ Minor. This was the Roman
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State Training School located here Em P ir e. ruled over by many famous
ataie i raining i>cnooi locaiea nere, men an( j un( j er vanoU8 S y 8 tems of
CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952
Hotel Mory Musgrove
Faces A Crisis
Hotel Mary Musgrove, owned by
more than 270 local stockholders
of the Clinton Community Hotel
Corporation, has now been in ope
ration for eight months and is
growing in favor and patronage.
There are few towns in (he class of
Clinton in size that can boast of as
modern and well furnished hotel as
we have, an asset to the commun
ity’s busines and civic life, an ac
complishment of which we should
all be proud.
At the.recent stockholders meet
ing they were informed by the
board of directors that the corpora
tion has not been satisfactorily fi
nanced. In a word, it has been in-
munity. The future of the hotel
is bright, its patronage is steadily
increasing, and it is our honest
judgment that if we will all be pa
tient and join in the effort to wipe
out the indebtedness, the enter
prise will prove a success. This
cannot be done in six or seven
months. - It is impossible to open
a new business of most any kind
and put it fimily on its feet within
just a few months. The same is
true of a community hotel.
The Chronicle looks upon Hotel
Mary Musgrove as an important
part of our business and civic life.
We cannot afford to fail in/this ef
fort—we will regret it for years to
come—and suffer—if the property
is allowed’to go on the bloek be-
and three private hospitals in this
Estate for the mentally ill, accredited
by the American Psychiatric asso
ciation, and state supported mental
hygienl clinics. —:
; In inspecting the State Training
School headed by Dr. B. O. Whitten
as superintendent since it was es
tablished, the coihmittee had this to
say in its repohl
“The Training School is clean,
orderly, well managed, well equip
ped and the manner in which it is
operated makes it a credit t»v our
state. It has a population of 1,320
which is approximately 200 more
than its normal capacity. There
are approximately 200 applications
for admission which have been de
nied for lack of space. This facil
ity also is operated on a basis of
insufficient fuads.”
This community, which holds a
high sense of appreciation for this
institution and its work in caring
for and training its large popula
tion, is gratified by its high rating
following the study made by the
committee. The friends of the in
stitution here and in all parts of
the state are proud of its record.
The report includes a large num
ber of recommendations pertaining
to the school here which with other
institutions, is governed by the pro
posed new mental health laws. We
would make this observation. This'
school has been operated in a most
satisfactory manner through the
years in a spirit of harmony and
general satisfaction. If is to be
hoped that no drastic action will be
fore it has had a fair opportunity j taken that might place a hardshio
adequately financed. This is due develop on a sound basis. If
to two factors as was pointed out.
The cost of furnishings, exceeded
what was expected. Approximate
ly $15,000 in subscribed stock was
not paid iqto j the" ^corporation
though the board has been making
a strong effort to make the collec
tions. Most of this will never be
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collected, unfortunately. These fac
tors when the hotel formally open-
ed to the public on April 27, result
ed in an indebtedness of open ac
counts amounting to .$15,000 with
the creditors now insisting upon
and demanding an immediate set
tlement of the ’accounts. The reve
nue of the .corporation from rentals
is being applied each month on*4he
construction loans pending the clos
ing of the RPC commitment of
$125,000 against a valuable piece of
property worth $260,000.
At—the—stockholders—meeting—a-
motion was adopted instructing the
oirectors, with the help of several
designated stockholders, to launch
a campaign to raise $25,000 in ad
ditional stock • units of $220 each,
the amount to be used in liquidat
ing the open indebtedness and as a
reserve for future improvements.
The board has been busy the past
two weeks in pn effort to raise the
money and while some progress is
out business men will arouse them
selves to the challenge the money
can be raised. If through a spirit
of indifference they refuse to give
their support at-this crisis, the
property will be sold to pay the in
debtedness and close the construc
tion advances made by three par
ticipating banks. We are hoping
this will not occur. We urg£
our people to arise, to this emer
gency in the name of Clinton.
The opening of this modern com
munity hotel of small .stockholders
generally speaking, represented # a
progressive step of which the com
munity had a right to take ap un
derstandable pride. Though there
were obstacles and problems, those
who had faith in the project work
ed hard until the dream was real
ized and the building erected. It
now stands as a community center
on it or cause in any way public
misunderstanding or ill-feeling, les-
, sen the esteem in which it is held
government. Rome experienced one of
the earliest forms of democracy. Still
the empire was beseiged with civil
strife and foreign wars.
“Still Rome grew in culture and ed
ucation. Commerce and industry pros
pered. And, as the republic grew cor
ruption crept into the government un
til it thwarted the efforts of the em
perors to reform it. Municipalities
lost their local jurisdiction and the
whole country fell under an elaborate
bureaucracy, controlled for the most
part by the militanr. Propertied claas-
es became responsible to the state for
collection of taxes and performance
of public services, as did the mer
chants. Farmers were reduced to
mere serfs. The whole civilian popula
tion became subjected to specific
public obligations r as the government
made a futile attempt to support a
great military and civil establishment
which it felt necessary to maintain
the empire.
“In the end, what had once been
a large, progressive, far-reaching do
main fell under the burden, while
trade, industry, agriculture and pop
ulation declined.
It has been shown over and over
that history repeats itself. We need
to analyze our own Republic right
now and the dangerous road we are
traveling. We can, almost visualize
the rise and fall of the American em
pire. Rome went to its doom; unless
we find a new course and leadership
and put an end to corruption and
centralized control in our own govern
ment, it is entirely possible that we
may come to the same collapse and
disaster. Past history should be a bold
warning to us as a nation and as in
dividuals.
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January 25
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COPELAND’S
MEAT MARKET
Posey W. Copeland, Prop.
W. Pitts St. Phone 46
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for business, civic and social meet
ings and functions, and attracts
many people to our city who other
wise would not know there is a
Clinton. Our strategic location
will draw a large patronage from
far and wide, as has already been
demonstrated. With this financial
tfhsis confronting us—which is a
relatively small one if we will all
do our part as public-spirited
being made the results have not b us j ness an( j professional men—the
been as expected. The point now
has been reached when the money
must be raised within the next
few days or the creditors will take
steps to protect their interests
which means that the propert will
go on the block for sale, if this
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happens it means a big loss to the
stockholders and will be a reflec-
hotel will be a success and will
stand for many years to come as a
monument to the broad vision of
our business leaders, a cooperative
spirit such as is seldom found in
cofnmunities this size.
We are at the crossroads. If we
fail now, a project that has been
brought almost to a successful
tion on the city that will kill , conclusion — will have failed.
community efforts that may be
launched in the future. It will set
the town back for many years to
come. It seems to us that the sen
sible, sound move for stockholders
to take is to subscribe for addi
tional stock as a protection against
what they already own, and as a
community effort to save the hotel
for the present owners. The time
for talking is past, it is now time
for action.
t The directors are calling upon all
public spirited‘citizens of the com
munity to join in raising the need
ed funds. If one hQndred stock
holders will subscribe one unit of
^additional stock (as a number have
already done) the financial problem
can be met, the hotel saved. The
appeal , is being made to our people
by the directors who have given
liberally of their time in the effort
—to come forward at once and do
a big thing for the city and com-
Stockholders can’t afford to take
this gamble. We join with the
board of directors and others assist
ing them in making the stock so
licitations in impressing upon the
community the seriousness of the
situation 1 —to be willing to make a
small sacrifice if necessary, to have
a part in saving Mary ^Musgrove
for its stockholders. In short, this
money must be raised now, or the
stockholders' are the losers. This,
we sincerely hope, will not be al
lowed to happen. .
Will Clinton rise to this emer
gency or will we throw up our
hands and quit after bringing this
fine achievement to its present
promising status?
Training School
Given Good Rating
The Chronicle has read a report of
the Joint Committee on Mental
Health which has been making an
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