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I r The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable If You Don’t Read The Chronicle . You Don’t Get the News Volume Lm Clinton, S. C., Thursday, April 24, 1952 Number 17 High School Band Presents Concert -*1 prospect of having “so many fine youngsters on the Presbyterian col lege cajyipus for the day.” He added: “Presbyterian college has always given its wholehearted support to ward encouraging better junior and high school athletics throughout the state. I predlpt this meet will be as successful as the rjumerous other tournaments and meets that have been held here in the past few years.” Draft Board Seeking Addresses If you know the present address of the registrants listed below, please contact Local Board No. 30, City Hall, Laurens, S. C t . Office hours are from 8:00 A.M., to 5:00 P. M., Monday through Friday. Robert Lee Gray, Postoffice, Clinton, S. C. Ernest Junior Gilliam, Stonewall Street, Clinton, S* C. Robert Leake, Rt. 2, Box 288. Clinton, S. C. YOU CAN ALWAYS GET A BARGAIN at the WAREHOUSE Clearance Morrison Furniture Co. Now at 107 N. Broad Street Say "I Saw It In The Chronicle'' — Thank You! The Clinton high school band, under the direction of Harry Bouknight, presented its annual concert on Fri- J day, April 18, at 8:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The program consisted of varied types of music, entertaining for both young and old. Marches, overtures, chorals, popular pieces, and school songs were included. In addition to selections played by the entire band, | two soloists, Kirk Lawton and Tommy Cooper, were presented. Members of the band are: Clarinets, Kirk Lawton, Tommy Cooper, Marie Watts, Maudie Young, and Shirley Hedspeth; cornets, Roger Poore, Robert Henry, Judy Bouknight. Wilson Barnes, Sam Leaman, Jr., and William Coats: saxophones, TOartha Wilson, Joan Johnson and Marjorie Mills; baritone, Margaret Lawrence; trombone, Trotti Pruitt, Kathleen Dees; bass, Leon Hedspetlv drums, William Cromer, Mike Cassanova, Oran Nabors. A Regular Chronicle Feature BABS0N SAYS TRUMAN GIVES NATION FEELING OF RELIEF Thinks Business To Improve Now That He's Not Running. Babson Park, Mass., April 18. - As my readers know, I have thus far been pretty blue about the prospects for business up to elec tion time next November. But. as I told you in my release on unem- iplojyment la$t Iweek, President iTruman’s decisi/on |to pull out of the [race has cfianged my outlook. I feel [more op t i m i s t i c |now’ Feelings Control Statistics When I was a •boy in Gloucester, R*ger W. BebMa Massachusetts, m y father ran a store. He often told ey people have in the bank that me: “Roger, it isn’t how much omn- makes them buy merchandise— no sir, it’s HOW THEY FEEL!” That was good advice in 1900, and it is still good. Just take a look at what’s hap pened in the last yeai # . You will remember that the bureaucrats and were warning the nation that a new wave of inflation was just ahead— the brain trusters in Washington that there soon would be big short ages again. That was only twelve short months ago. Did these short ages show up? They did not. Why? Because the people who do the buy ing decided to save more and buy State Track Meet Here April 26 less. The government statisticians could measure inventories, but they couldn’t figure out people’s feeli ngs! Everybody Feeling Better In my opinion, business and the public have both been holding back from making decisions and buying until after the elections. Now, however, with the President mak ing his historic ‘shall not run” de cision, all that is changed. There is a widespread feeling that nearly all of his possible successors would be more kindly disposed to busi ness. A feeling of relief has spread through the country from one end to the other. Now, this feeling is npt some» ipt thing you can measure in black and white. You can’t put it into a graph. But, it is the kind of thing that will make a man go out and spend a little more money than e would have before. Just a month ago he may have told his wife that “there’ll be no new car this year.” Today, however, he may feel that things aren’t so bad after all and say: “There is enough in the bank for a rainy day; so, with election prospects looking brighter, why not now enjoy the new car?” This should cause currently high inven tories to be pared down. Swing To Right There is another important possi bility that should not be overlook ed. With President Truman out of the running, every effort will be made to pick a candidate behind whom the whole Democratic party can unite. Now, the? big bulk of Southern Democrats happen to be Fishing Tad SEE ftrf four FisUni Ucme M?.. Come la . .We Got'bn WINNER OF WEEKLY $3.00 PRIZE BOB HOLDER 601 Jackson St With 2 Lb. 12 Ox. Bass HAVE YOU REGISTERED? COME IN TODAY! »—rO Cox Home & Auto Supply Fishing Headquarters More than 500 boys and girls are expected to jam the Presbyterian college track for the South Carolina Recreation society’s fourth annual state track meet on Saturday, April 26. Walter A. Johnson, PC athletic director and meet chairman, an nounced these divisions for both boys and girls: Mite—12 years and under; Midget—14 years and under; and Junior—16 years and under. The action-packed meet will start at 10 a.m. and continue through the day, with more than 30 events sched uled. Representatives of the Recre ation society from throughout South Carolina are expected to attend. A large array of citations have been lined up for the victors in this colorful pitting of track talents. Rib bons will be awarded the first three place winners in each event. Medals will go to the contestant scoring the most number of points in each of the six divisions. And a trophy will be awarded in * both boys and girls brackets the city or recreation de partment compiling the most num ber of points. Johnson, in announcing the meet, said he was greatly pleased with the very conservative. If they are to be appeased and “kept in line,” it is highly necessary that the Con vention nominate a team that will be conservative enough to attract full support from the South—like Russell, Kerr or Stevenson. So the Democrats don’t look so for midable to business as they did a few weeks back. What about the Republican's? Well, to me, it is pretty hard to see any candidate outside of Eisenhow er or Tkft. It doesn’t seem likely that the Convention will be foolish enough to pin its hopes on some “dark horse” that may fall down in the big race. Businessmen gen erally would feel pretty good right now if they knew for certain that a conservative is to be in the White House next January. Thu*! sizing up both the Democrats and the Republicans, it looks to me like a swing to the right! More Spending Right Away! Finally, the Democrats know that if business is good and the voters are happy next November 4, they will have a better chance to win again. You can bet that their “smoke-filled rooms” are already busy mapping the strategy for keeping things humming right up to polling time. They may have lost heir leader, but they haven’t lost their sense of direction. Already we have seen the gov ernment granting permision to the military to award contracts to “job distress” areas. It isn’t far step from this to finding other reasons why defense spending should be stepped up in the months imme diately ahead. 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