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Pajre Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ulljr (Eltntnn (EhrantrU Established 190« WILSON W. HARRIS,’ JEditor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.00 j Six Months $1.25 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C, under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. The Chronicle seeks Ue cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice.* fThe Chronicle will publish, letters of general interest when they ar.e not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. MEMBER: , SOUTH CAROUNA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia i people’s choice—but that of the poli- 5tot6 Cotton i ticians who give us a choice between! si i”. i th$ two men they have chosen. TheloTOUp MQK6S I mess we have been in. now for alsgcn pi rumber of years is due. to the abuse! ''J** * IOnS of the convention system. It is amaz ing what the American people will take—lying down. l. Thursday, February 21, 1952 Columbia, Feb. 16. — The state cotton committee will continue to function in 1952_along the same lines as in 1950 and 1951, members decided-yesterday at a Jefferson ^ hotel meeting. County agricultural committees Morals In a Deep Freeze Mr, Truman’s budget, nbw’ pend ing in Congress, is described by the - President as pared to the bone.’ Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, an! throughout the *tate" will"again "be expert on Federal fiscal matters.! as k e d to appoint county cotton says the budget actually is ‘'over-; comm j ttces to help bring about in _ ; laid with fat” and should be cuti creased yielcls per acre and to fit (immediately by $8.6 billion. . j cotton tproduction into a balanced As Sen. Byrd points out, Mr. [ system of farming. (Truman continues defiantly on hisi Through these committees ef- j spendthrift course, and at the same forts will be made to keep individ- time exhorts the American peopleJ ual farmers informed as to approv- to save, to exercise self-denial, to go without things they are ^ccus- | tomed to. “When Mr. Truman- declines to make political sacrifices by curtail ment or suspension of unnecessary [rhaimj^an of the committee ^t yes- activities,” Sen. Byrd adds, “it is — ——» impertinence to ask citizens to ed practices in cotton production including insect and disease con trol, D. W. Watkins, director of the Clemson extension service said. Mr. Watkins was re-elected — , -fr— : terday’s meeting attended by rep resentatives of agricultural agen' cies from groups and commercial organizations concenied with cot ton production in the state. The committee also heard a re port on the 1951 cotton program and panel discussion on chemical weed control. Plans for this year’s program were also discussed. Youth Rally For ‘ Baptists March 2 At Newberry Church Final plans are being made for an Associational Youth Rally of ail Bap tist young people in Reedy River as sociation on Sunday, March 2, begin ning at 3:00 o’clock, at the Hunt Me morial Baptist church in Newberry. It will be led by students from the Baptist Student union of Fftrman university. Students will visit the following churches for Training Union and evening worship: Newberry First, Whitmire First, Hunt Memorial, Glenn Street, West End, Fairview, Bush River and Joanna, Some 35 students from Furman are expected to attend and visit various churches in the evening. Every three months some special service is conducted by the young people of the Baptist churches of the area. A capacity crowd is expected tr. attend this important meeting, of- ficerj state. - Dr. W. W. Adams VETERINARIAN 614 Mu strove Street Phones: Office 958 Residence 991-W Clinton, S. C. CLINTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1952 Mob Terrorism The FBI has suddenly smashed mto night-riding terrorism in the Carolinas by arresting ten former Ku Klux Klansmen on charges of kidnapping and flogging a white man .»nd woman. The group, including a deputy shefiff and constable, were *■ rounded up shortly after dawn in a southeastern North Carolina county. The work of the FBI will bring general satisfaction to people of tin 5outh who do not approve the Klan out rather look upon it as a symbol of religious intolerance, racial hatred ..nd lawless mob terrorism. Any or ganization’ is dangerous that masks .ts identity behind hoods and robes make deep sacrifices in their daily 1 living. Do as I say, not as I :—i do.’ is his^public fiscal policy.”’ || fees. The deal was this. A Washing- Do as I say, not as I do. ThaFt-j-j ton lawyer and associates put up expression, truly, embodies much i $101,000 ofMheir own money, bor- of what is basically wrong with; rowed $9,705,000 from an insurance the,Truman administration. company to begin buying eight war surplus tankers from the old govern ment U. S. Maritime commission. Three million was made from the deal. i Another example. An Egyptian cotton broker grossing $16 million at The Americans are required to pay more and more income taxes. But Mr. Truman manages to work things out so that he gets, in addi tion to his salary, $50,000 of tax-! free “expense money.” The Americans are told to con serve manpower. But the govern the expense of the U S Department ment which now ^ 2 ,400,000 ci-1 Agriculture ..will doubtless bring | nr . mavrnllQ antonHc in. , . | vilians on its payrolls, intends to, congressional investigation. j ncrease tbat number to 3,000,000, under a pretense of self-righteous morality. forth The broker, acting on inside infer-1 a ^ an ann ual payroll cost of $10 mation just before the Agriculture | b iiii 0 n. Most of the 3,000,000 will Department suddenly decided to buy; “vote right” in November. Egyptian cotton, cornered, 17,500j' The Americans are told to help ., , ■ , , , . , . bales and cleaned up, the report ^ prevent inflation Bnt the Trum and rides in the darkness of night piirveni iw-i.anui.. dui ine irum - •• • -* i states. | administration makes inflation in- Somebody got an inside tip at the; evitable by reckless spending and expense of taxpayers. Every day now by increased debts which debase . , _ _ something rotten or questionable is 1 the currency. JUQQCS lOO tOSy uncovered in Washington. The Americans are told to wipe Unprecedented crime and defiance ' ♦ out gambling and vice in their j v: law is spreading all over the coun- I*, Jul onr , c Pnniman+sifi/\n i communities. But the big-time: try at an alarming rate. In this state * vieani Ixcyimenraiion ! gamblers have “influence” within the same is true, .read the newspa- Congress must decide soon what to the administration and the five- ers and you see how cheap human, ^ about one of-the hottest issues in per centers, mink coaters, deep ,;fe has become, how law violation triis election year — Universal Mili-j freezers and crooked officials have Lecomes more rampant as shown by, l ar y 1' ra * n i n S (UMT). It is an issue political connections with the he congested court dockets. One of the reasons tor this deplor-, ble condition is the great number *' a ^, e <- ic f that has been urged by many, and White House itself, equally .opposed by many — for -the f —r-l—sen?pn-es ,, hping giv.m Do as I say, not as I do. —The News & Courier. | Congress would do well to heed 1 • , ■ , - t jhe word^ of General M : -Arthur CARD OF THANKS by many of the judges. Lawyers rep- 1 . , 4 4 , ^ mac/Arimi, t tak thi nf p Vn rpcc;mr resenting their clients plead for an- °' 8ht months a S 0 in discussing this 1 take ^ ls means of expressing Jtseming men uieius, picaa lor an st c r, Iooos .,i c-pn the ereat Gon thanks and appreciation for the ' '' n ' ^ lc * Pr0p0Sai - Sald the great Gcn_ many acts of kindness extended me n rr* *1 i I ~—— ‘ * *—*—“ ~ — - ------- - rTTTaTi Our greatest detriment to stopping crime is the dishing out of shortened. e 5 nergency u tha u r lac€s ‘ us now - and sentences, for which the judges are 1 lhcn on what has resulted, and what responsible. il I were considering it (UMT), thati dur m8 my recenTHTlTiess -by--xela^ ...— t lds and ne ig bbors —E. L. HOLLAND and the parties placed on probation.; ” wai 77 nd “ g et ' ' t h ro 7 gb “the tives ’ fiends and neighbors SUUMMONS FOR RELIEF exists then, I would sum up the The State of South Carolina, facts and make my decision.” i County of Laurens. The present .selective service law Court of Common Pleas, provides for drafting men as needed I ALICE GRACE ADAMS COOK, until July, 1955, and it can be ex-j against Plaintiff, tended then if necessary. UMT is not DARRELL PHILLIP COOK, Defendant. of taxpayers money is Harry Tru-j essar y * or a strong defense. It pro-, TO THE DEFENDANT above man .of Missouri fame We agree that I* 0565 a permanent and^ d r a s t i c ! named: while he* is guilty largely because of! change in our American way of life, j YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED The Guilty Spenders The accusation is general through out the nation that the person re sponsible for high federal spending * emergency legislation and is not nec- his socialistic programs, d e f<e n s 'eT^ * s > our opinion, an unnecessary waste and extravagance which is be- Snd dangerous program of regimen- ing revealed in all branches of the ! l at i°n and indoctrination. The ap- service—still all of the blame cannot P® 3 * comes from military leaders as be placed upon the President The :an answ <?r to the threat of war. But U. S. house, members ^nd senators td is is not true—look at nations that must always be given a big part of have’ compulsory military ^training, fhc blame. The billions that have! What did it accomplish for them? been ponreri years by the New Deal and Fair Deal for every conceivable scheme have been appropriated by these represen- tatives, and they are still at the same Trick with few exceptions. They dish out the “pie," they make the appro priations. We have said often before, we need a general house-cleaning in j Washington all down the. line. m L—_ Truman's Sacrifice Chatter sure tactics from certain sources which would subject youth at a younger age to the dangers of mili tary life, the absorption of the indi vidual into an official machine, and the exposure to demoralizing influ ences. The People Have No Choice The Democrats as well as the Re- publicans — face the prospect of a President Truman, the champion hotly contested race for the 1952 spender of all time of other people’s; presidential nomination. The Repub- bf..! 5 W i 1 ! i _ ng ,- t _° ™ ak ,!. a ! lican hopefuls have already shown their hand. One Democratic senator has had the courage to definitely state that he is in the race. But the big puzzle still is President Truman. . C acrifice and run again for re-elec tion if it will help save the country and the so-called Democratic party now dominated by machine politics. Can you imagine the President having the audacity to use the word • saenfice’^when he has lived since) jng to get him’ make"an “announce ment. Now he says he will make his and required to answer the Com plaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the subscribed at his office, 106 North Broad St., Clinton, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof: exclusive of the day UI bULil ScivlLc, allQ II yOU lall IO all* swer the Complaint within the time aforesaid the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief de manded in the Complaint. CECIL E. WHITE, Plaintiff’s Attorney. Dated February 18, AX)., 1952. To the Defendant above named: Take notice that the Summons in the above entitled action, of which the foregoing is a-copy, together with the Complaint attached, was^ duly filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Laurens County on the 19th day of February, 1952. CECIL E. WHITE, 6-3cw Plaintiff’s Attorney. lit still has not said whether he will ran or not run, with pressure grow- entering office in luxury and extrav- 1 oganc-e at the expense of taxpayers? His fortune made in office is now re ported at $250,000 if he decides to jetire this year. Where is any sacri- lice? His personal fortune has been amassed largely from his $100,000-a- ycar salary, a $50,000 tax-free ex- decision not later than April. His na tional chairman, about whose past transactions there are some ques tions—is asking his chief for an an swer by the end of this month. We expect him to offer again, truth is— he is already running and his repeat pense account and a $40,000 annual e d talk on the question has become boresome. travel allowance. But that is just part of the big take-down. He gets a full-time personal physician, a den tal clinic, a private airplane, a pleas ure yacht, and a big retinue of Much emphasis is being placed on presidential primaries in various states, which amount to little. Who will be nominated at the national SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Evevryoedy Reads” chauffeurs, butlers, maids and aides i conventions by the two parties is of to wait on him. He is the gentleman j W j de concern, especially to the ma- who tells us we must sacrifice, work chines in power now, and the sev- U prevent inflation-! for which gov- ua i m nii 0n people on Tederal pay- ernment is responsible) and pay rolls. The people have little say in higher taxes, which unless checked the final selections. When we read will soon reach the confiscation in the newspapers that the Demo- tlRtS Yow Ustd lira Art Worth More When Yoo Boy Now T'lresfon* TIRES point. His talk of the sacrifices he makes is all sham—pure hypocrisy. Inside Tips Make Profits Every day now brings a new reve lation of graft, inside tips, or shady transactions in government. Senate investigators set out yesterday to discover how a group of public fig ures ran a personal investment of $101,000 in surplus ships into a pflofit _ of 3V4 million dollars. The depart-j and patronage in the smoke-filled nent of justice has been asked to! 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