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»' / / V % ' .?■ X -•? .M it N The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable ®hp Clinton If Yea Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the New* Volume im Clinton, S. C., Thursday, February 7, 1952 Number S A Regular Chronicle Feature HOMES ARE ENDANGERED BY AIRCRAFT, BABSON DECLARES r dangerous it will be for all con cerned when i^t falls. Moreover, many believe that the bigger planes are more liable to fall. It is not only those who travel in planes who are running the in creasing risk as bigger planes are built. Every reader Of this column, including those who never use air travel, is likewise subject to great danger, as was evidenced in Eliza beth, N. J. An airplane going over your house tonight may fall qn it nothing is being dope a^6ut it. I and cover it with gasoline, causing believe it is a crime* against the i your entire family to be burned up. The Needed Remedy 'Old Man Gravity' Is Blamed for Most Fatal Airplane Accidents. By ROGER BABSON Babson Park, Fla., Feb 4. — Last week you read that 85 people were killed in airplane accidents during the preceding thirty-eight days in Elizalbeth, New Jersey, ^nd yet ie al American people for the airplane companies not to do more to-tpre- vent such accidents. It is true that they can insure their planes so as to get a new one when a .plane is destroyed, but no insurance can re place lives which they destroy. In my humble judgment, their atti tude is all wrong. A few airplane accidents occur from running into mountains dur ing fog or storm. These are being eliminated by the latest modem alti tude instruments and by radar. With good working in- struments and bright-eyed pilots these accidents should no longer occur. Moger W. Bftbita^ The major cause of airplane accidents is tneir en gine trouble or wing failure or some other breakdown which caus es the airplane to di-op to the ground and the gas tanks to ex plode. This throws the gasoline all spark starts the fire and the pass- over the occupants. Some electric engers are all smothered or burned to death. In short, “Old Man Grav ity” is responsible. This means that these fatal acci dents will continue and increase in number and severity as more planes fly and the size of the planes increases. When the airplane companies advertise they have the biggest planes, they do not tell you that the bigger the plane the more THERE’S There is only one means of pre venting these accidents. This is to discover some partial insulator of gravity, although helicopters may also help in solving the problem. Insulators exist for light, noise, fire, air, heat, cold, magnetism, electri city and even atomic energy. The work of the Gravity Research Foundation at New Boston, New Hampshire, is helping to discover a partial insulator for gravity. This foundation believes that the air plane companies could discover an alloy which would partially insu late gravity if they would only Balanced Budget Sought For State In Chamber Program Columbia, Feb. 3. — The South Carolina State Chamber of Com merce yesterday recommended to the State’s congressmen a seven- point program to insure a balanced Federal budget in 1952-53 without new taxes. It also asked members of the South Carolina delegation to “make government economy in the Fed eral establishment a truly bi-parit- san objective during the 1952 ses sion of Congress.” The seven points, which were outlined in letters from R. E. Hen ry, president of the State Chamber, fire: 1. Adopt a resolution just intro duced by Rep. Frederick R. Cou- dert, Jr., of New York which would impose a maximum ceiling of $11 billion upon Federal expenditures for the fiscal year 1952-53,. except in the event of all-out war. This figure represents the amount of revenue expected next year under existing tax laws. / 2. In order to implemenV^he Coudert resolution, apply the kmfe vigorously to appropriations. 3. Refuse to authorize any new spending programs not absolutely . . . , ,, , | essential to the military or defense I ° of this country. ’ 4. Reduce the general level of do so. When a partial insulator is discoverea the exterior of all planes would be covered with alloy. The weight of the plane would then be so reduced that a fall need not cause a fatal disaster. Besides, the plane and contents would be so much lighter it would be much less liable to engine and other difficul ties and hence less liable to fall. Hqw Airplane Companies Reply The airplane companies claim that scientists say it is impossible to discover a partial insulator for claiming that they were impossible, gravity. My answer is that when I The Babson Institute has the third or better than the government. „ ' 7. Continue efforts to reduce waste in Federal operations by adoption of the economy recom mendations of,the Hoover commis sion and other official survey agen cies. Mr. Henry urged that Federal spending fbr the fiscal year 1952-53, in the absence of all-out conflict, be kept within bounds of revenues anticipated under present Federal tax laws “as a first requirement for a sound national economy in our cold war against Russian Com munist aggression. At the same time he asked con gressmen to “reject decisively any move to increase the staggering tax burden now imposed upon the American people, a burden which under existing laws is expected to exact about one third of the peo ple’s income” The State Chamber president add- edr “As a result of the govern ments refusal or failure to reduce excessive and unnecessary spend ing. Congress passed a new tax law last fall, the third within a single year, to take nearly $6 bil lion from the American people in additional Federal ta^es. “The time has come when all of us should remember that the na tional income was earned by and belongs to the people of the United States, and not to the government which they created. It is time for the government to . stop taking larger and larger shares of the people’s income through taxation and to begin taking serious steps to live within the large tax income it already has acquired ” Here’s refreshment^ • i. ■ # real refreshment grant-in-aid programs to state and local governments, in accordance with the proposal made last year by the joint committee on economic report, of which Sen. O’Mahoney (D-Wyo.) is chairman. 5. Critically review and reduce, wherever possible, Federal subsi dies^of eyery nature. 6. Take the government out of business-type undertakings which private enterprise can do as well as was a student at the Massachusetts taught that it would be impossible to use commercially heavier-than- largest collection in the world of I n s t i t u te of Technology I was‘Sir Isaac Newteiv’s writings and we believe that if he were here today he would agree that gravity could air machines. Professors taught us ; be partially overcome. I ask every that only balloons and dirigibles would be practical. Scientists have discouraged many great inventions in use -today, reader to take, an interest in this problem because some airplane may fall on your house tonight and bum up you and your family. Attention— Young Men and Young Women Businesa training pays divi dends for life. Secure your training for a business career at the GREENWOOD COL LEGE OF COMMERCE. New classes in all business courses storting March 3. Write for in formation regarding complete luii: t nsfcfc.k. / k « « y»y * Greenwood College of Commerce Greenwood, South Carolina v >C»**'• »»»•**. »v* ' tvS-r ' «i £ YiT »'v*iC >V *,« n y ,r ' - Thirst keeps score, too. It tells you when it’s refreshment time . .. your taste tells you what to choose. aonuo UNDER AUTHORITY Of INC COCA-COLA COMPANY IT GREENWOOD COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. O 1932, THC COCA-COLA COMPANY NEW SIGN S in town cQRmfpy^ ' tf&oct- r*~ ^ Farmers Feed & Seed Store :4! *v, mtM (MOWS—Mora po.pl. Ipra front Hi. Ctodtaritoorri flp« onv othef brand of ttauMrv and 1 DELIVERY SERVKE—on regular routes. Just call us for your feed and farr^suppty Sneeds. CUNTON — PHONE 1025 v A m EEEDINC ADVICE —let us help you with your poultry and live stock feeding and management problems. FURUIA SANITATION WMCTS- a a weemeer I* help ■ » THE RALSTON PURINA COMPANY Proudly Welcomes This New Purina Dealer to the Growing Checkerboard Just as the Checkerboard Trade mark stands foY quality products and top feeding results — the Checkerboard Sign on this new store in Clinton stands also for quality and extra service. r* You’ll ^ find here the complete line of Purina Products. You’ll find friendly folks ready to serve you. But you’ll find th6m ready to do more than just sell you Purina Chows. ‘At their disposal is the feeding and management informa tion we’ve learned at our famous Purina Research Farm and Lab oratories. They $re ready to help you with your poultry and live stock feeding and management problems . . . large or small. Purina is proud to welcome this nfcw store in Clihton to the grow ing family of more than 6,000 Pu-‘ rina Dealers serving the farmers and ranchers of America from coast to coast. Donald Danforth v President mt . ■ CHICK THIS! OTHIR SIRVICIS IAIY CHICKS MUITRY AMO DAIRY EQUIPMENT FERTILIZERS SEEDS—GARDEN SUPPLIES FARMERS FEED & SEED STORE CUNTON — PHONE 1025