The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, February 21, 1952, Image 4
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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
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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
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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
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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! T he politicians use their pow-
investigate whether the deal was le-i er t0 ted ‘he rank and file whom they
gal, whether federal taxes were ( ,an v °te for. It all means that our
avoided, and what arrangements j citizenry has practically no voice in
were made for brokerage and other' th e chpice of a president. It is not a
crat’c machine will nominate Presi
dent Truman if he wants to ruq,
Democrats who want and are de
manding someone else resolve th.
something should be done to give
them a voice. The same is true of the
Republicans when they read of
pledges being made for Taft, Eisen
hower and ethers. These national
conventions are political maneuver-
ng shows, \yith trading for pledges
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