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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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Thursday, January 31, 1952
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Licensees For Driving
Under Liquor Influence
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Special to'The-Chroncle.
Columbia, Jan. 26. — The liquor 1
influence cost 6,767 South Carolina
drivers their licenses during 195J.
The -state highway department
reported today that 224 persons
j Washington, Jan. 30. — While
most Republicans and some poli-! ; cp t u “ cu l " ai persons
tical commentators gauged the! ost i heir hce, ? e 1 s b f^ ause of reck *
Presidential message to the co n- ^ dnving ’. otber ca ^ ses cost
gress as “politically weak” and a i P if ns tbe ‘ r rl 8 bt to drive on
“toned down”_ appeal for' all he ^ .. . .
has asked before, most Democrats!., tbe lcenses ^ ost du ^ ing
and some a ther analysts suggested , 5 „’^ 9 ‘ y , ’ ere SU9 P^ nslons
that it was a “shrewd” political - ^ lvin 8 unaer the influence
•speech. And while the President
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CLINTON, S. C., THl’RSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952
Hotel Crisis Met
The community is interested to
know that the effort made fait
week to sell additional stock in the
Clinton Community Hotel Corpora
tion was a success, and for the
fine accomplishment the directors
i Constitution, and the Bill of Rights
of the United States of America. I
will respect and obey the law in or
der to have security and freedom.
“I will share the responsibility of
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hood, and community; and when
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thanked.
As was pointed out in Thfc
Chronicle last week editorially,
Hotel Mary Musgrove was facing a.
crisis with January 25 as the last
d3y on which to meet the emer
gency. The same report w r as given
at the recent annual stockholders
meeting. In short, a campaign was
authorized to sell $25,000 additional
stock to liquidate an outstanding
indebtedness of $15,000, and to cre
ate a reserve for air-conditioning
and other improvements that could
rint hp made at th? tim** th? hnildr j meiX-are -actively enrolled in over
ing was completed due to a lack of 80,000 different units. Scouting is
funds. The goal was to sell 116 indeed a great asset to the nation,
units of stock at $220 a unit, this May it continue to succeed in in
to provide the needed amount.. It '■ fluencing the lives of countless
^ was accomplished, the stock being more boys as you go “Forward . . .
purchased by Ioc..l stockholders, in-1 On Liberty’s Team.”
dividuals and several business 1 *
firms. This means that the indebt- No 'Mg T00 # Campaign
citizens of whatever race or creed,
in the spirit of the Scout law and
America’s tradition of equality of
opportunity^
^ 1 “I will woirk to preserve our
American heritage of liberty and
responsibility. I acknowledge that
the privileges we enjoy were won
by the hard work, and sacrifices,
faith and clear thinking of our
forefathers. I will do all in my
power to pass on a better America
to the next generation.”
Today over 2,900,000 boys and possibly in March.
^ ^ of liquor, drugs or narcotics means
was more "pacific.” the President a ff SIX mon ^ hs sus P ens i°n;.a recond
still stressed all his Fair Deal pro- 1 ^^ 6 extend s the suspension to
gram somewhere in the message . ^ e j ear ’ a f < j ,ffense deprives j-;
‘ for the record ” tbe dnver of his license for two
lur me recuia. t vears. , £
It appeared likely the President ‘ Twenty-two licenses were re- I’:
had in mind a_ special session of ( vo k eC j an( j 3^ cancelled outright,
this congress to be called some ln addition to cases against li- Ij
'time between the July conventions | C erf S ed drivers, the department said I«
and the November election, at, i' i6 12 unlicensed drivers were ton- I S
which a stern message would be victed of driving while drinking or' $
directed calling for all those “nec-' driving recklessly. * f
essary” legislative acts he asked in
his" Fair Deal Program, also _“for
the record,” giving him a chance
again to stump the nation at the
“whistle stops” and lay the blame
on his Republican opposition in the
congress.
The thinking here is that Presi
dent Traman will be a sure candi
date for re-election, and he has
said he will announce his inten
tions prior to the GOP convention
opening in Chicago July 2,
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Despite the personal popularity
of General Eisenhower, his reluc
tant admission of his Republican
ism and his firm declaration that
“under no circumstances” would he
ask for relief from his present job
in order to participate in any pre
convention campaign, have put a
crimp in campaign plans of some of
his backers. Despite his statement,
there is a persistent rumor that the
general may return to this country,
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edness is being paid this week, and
plans are underway for. the air-enn-1 ” resid ® n t Truman is still
ditioning. As a result the corp ra-; P°htical riddle with a divided
tion now has only its $125,000 moi t-i 0 ? 1 ™ 0 throughout the nation as
gage loan from the RFC at a rate | to whether he will offer again for
of 4 per cent, this being the origin- re -^lection. What his plans are is
ji nronosal aonroveH hv thp r-k- I still his secret and when asked re- , ,
when the bo«rd o< tliroetow at Press c 0 „ f e r en c e s P an. tor ettntmued foreign aid, for
thnrized to proceed with (he J?*?” ““““."'"J*?.!" • ;
Some see in the President’s dis-!
satisfaction with the present agri-1
cultural law and his call for less I
costly measures to carry perishable'
: products, a renewal of his insist-1
nee for the so-called Brannan plan, j
although he did not mention it by
name .•
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Indications are that, since this is i
a presidential election year, this.
congress will be another “spending” 1
congress and that more money will I
be appropriated for the defense
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■fe^aion of-the building. The prop-' he ‘ r<$porters artfully, tng- “Indications also point to a Ye- j
tlv inrut.*mnri-|We are still of-the opinion that the newa ^ °* P ri ce controls, a determin- 1
eitv, excellently located and nviti-1 are ,stui oi 4-ne opinion — .. . . .. . ■ .
ern in detail, has a conservative ' will be persuaded by; elm,nate the_ Cape-,
replacement valuation of $275,000.
As was pointed out at the recent
stockholders meeting approximate
ly $15,000 in subscribed stock is mis means mai me political pic-;"Y"’ 'Y’"
Still unpaid The directors have ture for 1952 is unsettled with the 1 W1 “ get through.
’authorized that every effort bo ‘ cast of characters not greatly ^ other domestic
made to. collect this stock'for the I changed. But the entire Presiden-i , , successful is doubtfpl al-
corporation. i tial outlook hinges mainly on two } oug ^ was evident that both
The board was confronted wdth great uncertainties. One is Tru-1 hou .^ and senate leaders'are in op
ine ooara was conironiea wim nther ic-th* nnpctmn i position to any general tax increase
an emergency, act.ng for the stock- Ge^al Etnh^wer who!»" individuals. There may be some
certain groups and city machines i ^ ar ^’ amendment and the “Her-
to put his hat in the ring for an- 1 lin g” amendment restricting the
other trial.'v : present law, although the chances I
This means that the political pic- fT 6 that .Y, ery t * gbten ^ ng of ,
I the act will get through. ^
What other domestic legislation i
THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDAY
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holders—that had to be met. Addi
tional stock had to be sold to pay
the indebtedness or the only ' al
ternative was for the property to go
on the block for sale. The direc
tors' first concern was to save the
.property for the stockholders, to
get the hotel established on a sound
financial basis as an asset to tjio
community’s business and civic
is available to tVie Republicans this
time, will make an active cam
paign. It is hardly likely that the
General or anyone can walk away
with the Republican nomination
without making a fight for the
honor. It would seem necessary if
he is to head off Senator Taft in
the contest for the nomination, the
life. There were several out of* 0hio senator ranking as one of the
town parties who were interested ! men in public service today,
in the hotel and offered to make a While Mr.’ Truman ts evading
loan contingent on .taking over its Questions one Democratic hopeful
operation. This would, in our ^ or nomination, Senator Ke
lt i have spelled a complete j fa uver, has broken his silence and
loi 4 'to-st^Aokholdfcfl^/siid it was over announces himself as a
this" possibility tiadt The Chronicle
was vitally concerned. We want
It appeared a new probef, was
about to get under way, this one
into the security exchange -corn-
candidate for the Democratic presi
dential nomination. It is enaour-
the hotel owned by Clinton'people 1 aging to note there is on e member
as was the understanding from the ° *he party, at least, who has the
outset—to stand as a community c 0 u r a g e t o sttjp out and offer
accomplishment with a bright fu- a £ a inst Truman while the latter
ture. This, we are sure, is the sen-! a P parently * * s attempting to keep m j ss j on ^ t ■ io vear : px
timent of all who had a part in! the ^ ay °P en for Kefau- the 18 * year
making the hotel possible. : ver ha s won for himself a national
To all who participated
campaign, those who feold stock n _ . . ^
' Democrats are not expected to line
up behind him.
'* The Democratic leaders of 15
increase in other forms of taxation.
As a matter of fact, the inside view
is that President Truman mav not
even ask for any great tax increase
in his budget message.
In this congress, the line-up is
231 Democrats, 201 Republicans
and one independent in the house;
50 Democrats and 46 Republicans
in the senate. Elaitiqn of Senator
Styles Bridges of New Hampshire
as senate GOP leader by a vote of
26 to 15 represents, the split in the
senate Republicans with the 26 for
Bridges in the camp of i Senator
Taft for the presidency, and the. 15
supporting Senator SaltonstalL of
Masscahusetts s in the camp of Ei
senhower.
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' reputation in his investigation fight
in tne a g a j nst cr i met b u t the machine
and those who joined in helping
meet the emergency by purchasirig
additional stock—we extend don-
gratulations. It was a fine demon- oiidwestern states are forming a
stration of community cooperation f aolid bl( * to get Truman to run
in action. It was a case of being I ^°r, anot ^ er term. They hope he
confronted with a crisis and mak- W1 ^ run; they want him to run;
they are setting in force political
ing a response that
top.”
went over the
A Code of Living
In these days when the evidence
points to a widespread weakening
of the American moral fibre, with
major crimes- climbing faster even
than the increase in population, it
is encouraging to note that a great
moral force in America is growing
even stronger.
forces which they believe will be
successful in drafting their idol.
And if Truman does not run, these
leaders want to put into his hands
such decisive control of the Chica
go convention as will place the
mantle on his own choice for nomi
nee.
Senator Kerr of Oklahoma, and
President Truman say * that the
Democr ats (so-called) can win next
year. Since no enthusiasm has
The Boy Scouts of America cele- been shown over Mr. Vtnspn of the
brates its* 42nd birthday during Boy , supreme court, said to be Truman’s
Scout week. February 6 through 12. j first choice if he drops out, there
It is an occasion wh^n we can pause is a new star rising, Senator Kerr,
and consider its mark on the youth He Wants the President to run
of the nation. Since 1910, more than , again, but if the President’s decis-
nineteen million American boys ion is to try for the senate from
Missouri—then Kerr is hoping the
political lightning will strike in his
direction. The Oklahoma senator
has a record *bt New Dealish and
Fair Dealish which if elected would
mean a continuation of what we
ha* ? e been experiencing. The fight
in this presidential election, the
most important in the history of
the nation—should be clear-cut
and not a “me too” affair. The
Chronicle is opposed to Truman
and the nomination and election of
any Fair Dealer, regardless of
name or party. If we don’t get a
house clefning in Washington—
we doubt that our economy and
and men have been influenced by
this Scout oath:
“On my honor I will do my bestV
'•‘To do my duty to God and my
country, and to obey the Scout law.
“To help other people at all tiipes.
“To keep.myself jAysicaily strong,
mentally awake, and morally
straight.”
For Hs young men members,
known *as Explorers, the Boy Scouts
of America has this dedication
pledge, which could well be adopt
ed by all Americans:
“I will live the Scout oath and
taw. I will be familiar with the
Declaration of Independence, the
r
is(ence of the EC.
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Another attempt may be made at
this session for an over-all budget
bill in this congress, instead of the
five or six separate measures which
is usually the case. The Natioria:
Committee for strengthening Col
gress has. again-called the lawmak
ers’ attention to the fact that it is
still operating under obsolete meth
ods and has not solved four basic
problems under the reorganization
get. One is lack of proper organi
zation, lack of responsibility, fail
ure to control money and misuse of
time. For instance, in the house
alone, it takes about one month of
time for roll calls and quorium
calls. Electric voting machinery
would cut this time to a minimum,
according to the national commit
tee.
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