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/ / nmmn ' I 1 41 Pa^e Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, April 10, 1952 (Eltnton (E^runtrlr Established 1909 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant * Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.00 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. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are 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 CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Truth is, the “little man” is the one who must bear the main burdens of taxation. He and he alone, is being forced to pay for the bulk of the un limited new tax increases. It remains to be seen whether he will continue i to take it lying down—whether he j will continue to let the government ! waste his money by the billions— l while his take-home pay envelope i shrinks and shrinks because of the tax collector. Sn EASTER FASHIONS ■J COMPARE THESE Little League Tourney Be Held Here August 4-9 AIVVAYS HPST QUALITY! WIEKEND VALUES CLINTON. S. C.. THIT'RSDAY, APRIL 10. 1952 Baskin Seeks Re-election William. P. Baskin of BishopvUl; M nator- from Lee County, has sexy-1 president and Russell lor vice- TT147 ri> chnirrrian of tr.e president. Delegates elected at tin Executive Committee of the _De;no- * ratio party of the state L and has done a splendid job. with his feet t n the ground. Two years ago this state under the able leadership of Gov. Strom Thurmonjd, made a sfTone fight for the cause of. States’ Rights. Three other states joined ;n the fight as a resentment against the Truman administration and what if stands for. Had all the Southern states stood with these sour, it is entirely possible that there might have been a dif ference at the national, convention.; At the state convention the cla rion call was. “we will not retreat.” One of the leaders in the fight was Senator Baskin, he was not con spicuously absent as was true of several of the "key” Truman spokesmen. As the state chairman Mr. Baskin has stuck steadfastly to toe platform and principles of the States Rights party. He is now seeking re-election and members * i the state convention who hon- «-fly believe in the fight that bas been made will support him in his race. Another powerful political figure -^hT^laTe; Serratof-Edgar Brown I—wh a t M.-iH th P South of Barnwell fame, has announced against Chairman Baskin, and it is noted that, a few county conven tions endorsed him for the post. Mr. Brown has been one of the states’ strongest New Deal-Fair Deal spokesmen through the years, though now he’s • out for Senator Russell for the nomination. He has i Danny Jones of North Charleston, j at a meeting held during the week at Winnsboro, wa% named state di rector of Little League baseball for the fourth straight year. Clinton was awarded the State Little League baseball tournament for the week of August 4-9. and Rock Hill the State Pony League tournament. The awards were made at a meet- | ing held in connection with an exec- rumors of the possibility of a ‘ deal''' utive board meeting of the South which may be in the making under 1 Carolina Recreation Society. Dates ] which Stevenson would ^-run for for the Pony meet will be set later.. it was announced. Eight teams. mcTlidihg the Rost approaching state convention to the Clinton team, will play in the State national meet in Chicago should Little League tourney, a double be instructed not to make any elimination affair, trades or agreements with the Fair The eight competing teams will Deal crowd. Let’s not sell out to j be decided in district tournaments the machines by the proposal of j that will be completed by August naming a Southerner for the vice-; 2 as follows: presidency. We should not allow ourselves- as Southerners to be healed, wit! the same old ointment. Unless the Democratic bosses give the na tional convention a ticket and plat form acceptable to our way of life With not the slightest tint of -the Truman touch, we should rebel. The fight is not just to get rid of Truman but with other dangerous targets of the Fair Deal—the fight against segregation, corruption that has permeated the administration, federal spending, FEPC, and the varied socialistic concepts of the present leaders and manipulators of the so-called Democratic party. Truman being out has brought about no conversion. He may be expected to take a big hand in the convention, though he may not be out in the front but do his work in a back room. . . do if the gone along with the big spending which he symbolizes, and a deter and high taxing of both of the Deals we have been subjected to fuses to nominate Russell? That we aie expecting it to do. Will we then ignore party labels, or swal low what is dished out fog us as we have been doing the past twenty years? •Though Truman is out of the race, the disease. is still with us District 1 — Greenville; District 2—Clinton; District 3A—Rock Hill; District 3B—Columbia; District 4- Myrtle Beach District 5 — North Charleston. under Roosevelt and Truman. Like Renatoi- Jefferies, of Santee-Cooper fame, Mr. Brown has sought electric power grants to go into competition against private indus try. It was noted that in his county of Colleton, Senator Jefferies was defeated in opposing a resolution against Fair Dealers. Nhturally, on the payroll at enormous salary as kilowatt project he ii for the Fair Deal spending philosophy forever. If Senator Brown is elected it will mean that a “party man” will head the state party and no doubt have a big hand in the selection of the eight presidential electors from this state. Senator Baskin deserves re-elec tion. He stands squarely where he stood two years ago. Let's Not Be Pattycaked The Laurens county Democratic convention was a quiet affair, and from practically all counties in the state there come the same reports. Few resolutions were presented, the principal ones being dissatisfac tion over the policies of the na tional administration, and general endorsement of Senator Russell as the Democratic presidential nomi nee. The recent announcement of President Truman not to seek re- election, no doubt eliminated much of the fireworks that otherwise might have been expected. There should be no soft-pedaling or let up because Truman—has—finally , made up his mind to retire. He is a symbol of Fair Dealism and there are others being "primed” now to carry on his policies and type of administration. Are the people of our state honestly oppos ed to the policies of the present administration or has their opposi tion been almost entirely direct ed at Truman?'.' For our part we are not only opposed to Truman but to all Fair Dealers, a continuation of the New Deal which started the trouble. The endorsement of Senator Rus sell, a good man who has voted against some of the dangerous Tru man proposals, is general in the South. Certainly he is a vast im provement over some other candi dates, and Stevenson especially, who it is now apparent was* hand- chosen by Truman. Reports say that the all-out Trumanites and powerful machines are swinging to Stevenson, the man we expect to win the Democratic nomination The question we need to honestly face and answer is this—Will we vote for a Fair Dealer if Senator Russell fails to gain the nomination, or will we vote independently as Americans rather than blind party followers? Will we put principle . above party? There are already mined fight will develop from now on out to retain his policies and perpetuate his powerful machine in office. — . For our part we are opposed to the mink coat crowd, Trumanism and what it stands for. It is long past time for the people to rise up and put an end to state socialism which is in process of destroying private industry and free enter prise. The 'Little Man' Being Robbed Anyone who uses his brain can understand that our present program of heavy government spending and j with most of the crop in very good soaring taxes is threatening the ef- condition. Unfovoroble Weather In S. C. Slows Crop Planting and Growth Columbia, April 7.—Weather in the last half of March generally was unfavorable for commercial truck crops in South Carolina, the State Crop Reporting Service said today. Cool nights and heavy rains slowed both planting and growth. Most of the snap bean crop has been planted. Lima beans and can taloupes are being planted ani wa termelon planting is expected to start this week. situation as summarized by The reporting ser vice: Asparagus; The small crop is in good condition and moving in light volume. Heaviest shipments will be made around mid-April. Snap beans: In the Charleston- Beaufort area, beans are up to rea sonably good stands. Comparative ly new varieties such as Top Crop, Wade and Contender are increas ing in importance, especially m the Charleston area. ' Beets: Good condition. Harvest started during the last week of March but little movement had taken place by April 1. Cabbage: Generally in good con dition, but varies by areas. Light movement, starting in March, was expected to reach a peak aro mid-April. Cucumbers: Just coming up to stands, but considered in good con dition. Lettuce: Harvest started in the Beaufort are in the last week 4 of March. Prospects continue bright, ficient performance and future growth of the American economy. The announcement that President Truman, the champion spender of other people’s money of all time is not to seek re-election, was good news to millions—but that dqes not mean we are assured an end to New Deal and Fair Deal extravagance and socialism. Another New Dealer and spender which we are liable to have—is not likely to cure the many ills from which we are suffering. What we have been witnessing through many years now is under mining the incentive to work and take risks. It has reduced the abil ity and willingness of people to pro vide venfiire capital for new under takings. It is eliminating opportun ity for the individual and for bus iness. It causes inflation, with con- seqent loss of confidence in the value of the dollar which is now far from what it used to be. It has led to more and more growth and cen tralization of government powers. The rate at which we are travel ing has burdened even the low-in- come groups with a weight of taxa tion which, up to now, was known only in the days of the greatest despots. It is a commonplace to justify the ever increasing tax burden by point ing to the need for a powerful mil itary establishment and for pour- Green Peas: Good condition. Shipments are expected to begin around mid-April. Potatoes: Crop showed some im provement during the last two weeks. Stands are a bit irregular due to some loss by rot, but dam age was not as severe as first in dicated. Strawberries: Good condition, with prospects bright for a good crop. Harvest is expected to start about April 15. Tomatoes: Transplanting started about March 15 and was about 90 per cent complete by April 1 in the Beaufort-Charleston area. Watermelons: Planting is ex pected to begin this week. Intended acreage is about the same as last year’s. _ Gene Anderson Hffrrtn Collision Friends and acquaintances here of Gene Anderson of Anderson, pro prietor of Gene Anderson’s store of this city, will be interested to know he is a patient in the Anderson hos pital suffering a broken right leg injury he received last Thursday morning when the car in which he was a passenger collided with an other on the Starr highway near Anderson. Both cars were badly damaged Boys’ Rayon-Wool GABARDINE SUITS 19.75 Beautiful hard-finished suits for boys and young men. They are handsomely taiiored-H-with the same details found in men’s suits. Long wearing. Crease- resistant. Single or double breasted styles. Rich solid col ors—blue, brown, gray. Sizes 10 to 20. -Jr. Boys’ TWO-TONE SUITS New shipment! Smart! New! SPECIAL! 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