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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, May 1, 1952
Oil)? (Clinton (Chrontdr
Established 1901
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant
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concerned over the oceans of acci
dents, with thousands being maim
ed or killed than we are lor sales
| tax revenue, the building of more
J school houses, and uhprecedented
: money spending. We need to be-
! come alarmed.
Russell Would
Restore Faith
In Government
If your range ha^ alumninum
burners, wipe with a damp cloth
after each use. For burned foods,
use a metal cleaner. Chronium
burners should be cleaned with a
damp cloth also.
Enameled burners on gas ranges
need cleaning as soon as any food
spills on them. If allowed to re
main, it becomes difficult to re
move.
A soft brush is best for cleaning
CLINTON. S. C.. THl'RSDAY, MAY 1, 1952
The Mounting Slaughter
On Our Highways
We agree with the general public
"ara'>f:c""steps"musT"^^ ta&en
put an end to senseless,
reckless speeding, and
d; jvers on
must be provided by law by the
legislature and the highway
pprtment.
vkL
i St. Petersburg, Fla., April 28.—
Sen. Richard B. Russell today the coils on an electric range. In
promised as President to ' restore the closed units a damp cloth or a
| confidence in government” if he 1 brush are indicated, never some
has to fire a department.” 'sharp instrument,
i Russell is seeking Flcrrida’s 24 If food spills in an oven, try to
i delegates to the National Demo- j get it out immediately with a pan-
cratic convention and is running! cake turner- or a similar instru-
against Sen. Estes Kefauver *of Ten- ment. When the oven has cooled
' nessee in this state’s May 6 presi- scrub with brush and use scouring
dent,ial primary. powder. Leave the oven door open
The Georgia senator referred until dry, so that no burned food
1 without naming the newspaper to odor or cleaner odor will remain,
an editorial by the St. Petersburg Freezing unit pans and trays
Times, which endorsed Kefauver. from the refrigerator should be re-
Russell said “this newspaper here moved and washed in hot soapy
de- asked ‘why throw away your vote water then rinsed well. The same
j at the convention’ ” by voting for applies to racks and shelves.
The inside of the refrigerator is
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Potato Pancakes O'Brien
(Makes 8)
1 egg, slightly beaten.
3 tablespoons flour.
1-4 cup milk.
2 tablespoons each, inmeed on
ion, green pepper and pimento.
Salt and pepper tp taste.
2 cups (firmly packed) grated
raw potatoes.
Mix e^gs and flour until smooth;
stir in milk; add remaining ingre
dients. (Peel and grate potatoes
just before adding to batter to pre
vent their darkening). Drop mix
ture in circles (1-4 cup each) on
well greased griddle. Bake over
medium heat about 5 minutes on
each side, or until potatoes are,
tender. These are delicious with
pot roast or with ham or bacon
and eggs for breakfast.
Elizabeth Sets ,
Coronation Date
London, April 28.—Queen Eliza
beth II, today set June 2, 1953, as
her coronation date and thus set up
for her subjects a week of social
activity and royal pageantry that
left them popeyed with anticipa
tion.
A brief announcement from
Buckingham paladb said: ‘The
queen has been pleased to appoint
Tuesday, June 2, 1953, to be the
day of her majesty’s coronation.
Russell. -
that speeding is the . Russell said if he should happen best washed with cool water in
e of the largest percentage of 5 ™* to be nominated, 'you can trust which one tablespoon of borax or
, me as well as Sen. Kefauver in: baking soda has been dissolved,
d k 1 ! bi ^ bwa - v acc idents. These power- releasing Florida votes to some Rinse with a clean damp cloth and
run en anc i p 0 t en tiai death dealing! other nominee.- | wipe dry. This all helps to cut
the public highways. —rer-mr:— —-jH—Sharpest words today came' from -dowrrodqrsr
^ ^wo:rpOTTs1?rTfur hands of speed a mar , Russell. 1 —
Returned Missionary
Addresses ARP Group
Mrs. W. T. Mulcay, who with the
Rev. Mr. Mulcay served as a mis
sionary to the Belgian Congo, was
the guest speaker last evening at
the Associate Reformed Presbyte
rian church. They are making their
home here while Mr. Mulcay is
completing studies at Presbyterian
college.
Following the service * 5 social
Hoifr was held for Mrs. Mulcay.
WE DO ALL KINDfc OF PRINTING
—EXCEPT BAD
DR. L. B. MARION
NATUROPATH
Res. Phone 939
500 South Broad St.
I
which means the daily loss of life
jn automobile wrecks on the high
ways of the town, county, state
ard nation.' What do you read and
ste as you pick up your daily pa-
— . .. o
-1 i .
Nearly two.million casualties..the
■verst automobile accident toll in
hutory* for Inytyveur
Abr record, according to the Travel -
ciInsurance companies.
Traffic deaths last year totaled
^7 100. an increase of 1000 over the
r )0 mark. The injury count soar-
CHRONTCLE PUBLISHING CO.
Gray
Funeral Home
Ciinton. S. C.
funeral directors
...and...
EMBALMERS
Phones 41 and 399-J
AMBULANCE SERVICE
L. RUSSELL GRAY and
V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mjjrs.
a man who introduced
maniacs too-often mean accidents Sen. George Smathers (D-Fla.)
or deaths, and usually to innocent! Smathers said Kefauver had yot-!
. ! ed against several measures aim-
persons who are obeying traffic ^ e( j investigating communism in
laws and regulations. i the U. S. Kefauver was in the,
i House then, Smathers said. , |
Another prime factor in the! Among the measures, Smathers i
alarming number of automobile added, were those appropriating
. i. .v, j , money to the Un-American Activi-
" recks 15 the dangerous and com- ties comm.Uee and making the
mon^ practice of mixing alcohol and ' group a continuing committee.
gasoline. For this pidYal^nce the. Ku^selT saicUa majority of Dem-1
ocratic senators have said they will
sta.c is .arge.y to,blame to a large support my candidacy" and 'thati
extent with a legalized liquor store two—Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-
operated on ahnos, ever, corn er I
city and village primarily to pro- for” Kefauver.
Douglas spoke for Kefauver in
are saying in
cuce revenue. We
to 1.962,600, more than 160„000 , . t . , .
reality, the more hquor the state
t r 1950. the report shows. ; , , , , . .
sells and the more people drir.ic—
More than 13,000 persons were
Orlando today.
Miami,
April 28.—Florida news-'
revenue we Will have,' bcbcv y Florida's May 6‘
preferential primary will give
'VH -.nH 570 non ini-irpr) Let picicicnudi _prunaiy wijt. give
—cd und 0.0,000 injured last year• wtTtTbur pubhc schools cited under - Georgia’s Sen. Richard B. Russell
1 •' c * nvers who were exceeding the the law as the p rincipa i benefac- his first primary victory over Sen.
ipeed limit. Excessive speed was tor from thi.; enurf^ nf rovpnno ww' I 7 stes Kefauver °* Tennessee in
‘ 0l * ‘ 11 t s,Jurce p i re\enu^. Wc ( their quest of the Democratic presi-,
and away the most dangerous are hypocrites, to say the least. ^ dential nomination,
hazard in driving last veaf. „ 4 , . , . , The editors picked Russell to,
, . , But what are we going to do with s tep out in front in almost every |
More t.ian 11,000 dnvers under t he drunken drivers who get out part of the state outside Dade coun-
25 years of age were involved in on the highways at a hi h rate of Jy (Miami), in his first popularity |
h‘.al accidents and 416,000 more i n SD eed and hurt nr kill enmonno nr ! CSt s;nce entered the 0emocl£t -j
speed ana hurt or kill someone or ic race. The concensus was that |
personal injury accidents, the Gg- ( often several persons? There is 1 Kusse11 would get 55.2 per cent,!
vies reveal i, ! Kefauver 41.7 per cent with two I
■ onl > one P 1-0 ^ 1 - answer. Revoke pc)litlcal unkn o wn s from Miami'
Pedestrian deaths showed a slight their licenses, convict the guilty getting the few remaining votes.
Jt rease as well as injuries. parties and give them stiff jail or . ”Z .*
The report shows that Saturday penitentiary sentences. Finds for *" QUrenS J°Giety
•vis the most dangerous day of the such offenses should be imposible. Adopts By-LoWS,*
■ .eek to dnve. More person^ lost Another factor entering into the Elects Officers
thur lives during the hour from 6 present deplorable and unsafe situ . | t
to 7 P . m., than in any other hour.; ation is the growing t e nd ency of The seconTmeefing of the Lau-I
injuries hit their peak two hours t he judges in our courts to give ren s soc > e ty was held Monday night |
cvrHc, from 4 5 p m . APd what is calted ., uspended sontvn-
ugh. per cent of last >ears ces * cn con victions in the court for 60 persons of Laurens county con-1
iital accidents occurred on the op- a jj types 0 f violations Read a ‘ nections P resent - J °hn W. Crpws, j
cn hichwav i r , !• (Columbia attorney, presided,
cn nignuay. : column of court proceedings in al ; Mrs. Charles B. Elliott, chairman
vVe cite these authentic figures mos t any county and what do you the planning committee, read the
to show that something must be j see ? Conv ic tio ns, ordering the pay- ^TJ^ee’s proposed constitution
acne to protect human life on tne:j ng 0 f « a light fine with a term to
highways. Several people have
by-laws and they were adopted
unanimously. She also read the
committee’s nominations for offi-
| cers and those persons were elect-
serve. and then the sentence sus-
L.d to us in recent weeks, “we are pended and the gui|(y put “unanim'ouS’y.
s.mot: afraid to get out on the [0n probation. Many of them, it Officers elected were: John W.
highways.” and there is just cause appears are never sentenced at ,u.: Crews, president: Miss Will Lou
f.. thie alarm t, , I Gray, vice-pr«sident; Dr. Isadore
_ w How can we hope for law enforce-1 Schaver, second vice - president;
7Ve stand aghast when we read of ment and pun ishment for the crim- ; Mrs - Charlie Foster, recording sec
, , . . retary; Mrs. C. B. Elliott, corre-
inal when so many judges are sp0 nding secretary; Dr. Dick Fuller
handing out sentences that amount
to no punishment at all. What is
terrible airplane crashes taking
hundreds of lives. We feel the
same way when we read and hear
j out men being killed in Korea.
Yet traffic accidents fake more
lives in this country in one year
than have been lost in Korea to
and Mrs. J. B. Frazier, archivists;
Eugene B. Sloan, editor; Thomas I.
j Swygert, treasurer; Job Little,
a fine of a hundred or two hun- j membership chairman, and Mrs.
dred dollars for a bootlegger, if in! Bara Bolt Owens, social chairman.
Miss Will Lou Gray, head of the
South Carolina Opportunity school,
spoke briefly on the advantages to
the payment of that fine he es
capes jail punishment. It’s mere
m airplane accidents since ^ ch icken feed. Suspended senten-!!* de H v ed from this new Qrganiza-
' " r ' e 1 use com * | ces and generous paroling and pro- ( important role it could play in pre-
re:ally. We are witnessing a bation grants are dangerous. Judges i servin g im P ortant record s of family
hway slaughter tha, should eon- j should be fair , o( coursc . but tirm talks of hi5torfcal na
it.n and alarm every law-abid-1 and not too easy and soft
.. g Crt.zen of the nation. fbe carnage on the highways is
«Vh;.t are w r e going to do about du e tp speeding, recklessness* dis-
rne present condition? We have j regarding traffic regulations, and
i.iricd about it far too long, and drunkenness. To stop this kill-
„cne nothing drastic. ■ j ng of innocent people we must! ward this end.
A ho is responsible for what we have stringent enforcement of all
safety laws and more patrolmen on
ture were made by Mrs. Sara Bolt
Owens and J. Harvey Witherspoon.
Under the newly adopted consti
tution, the aims of the society are
to promote fellowship, collect and
preserve historical documents and
cooperate with other agencies to-'
There are sev
ere witnessing?
eial,
bJy of the respective states. In! i s hment. And the
including the general assem-^ the highways and then sure pun-
persons who
be placed upon lawmakers due to
the laxity of traffic restrictions. In
then get behind a steering wheel
as a dangerous menace to human
the first place the specu limit must ijf e must be made to understand
be reduced, then highway inspec- j that when caught driving under
lions of cars and trucks should bz the influence of intoxicants a jail
provided -by law again (it was stu- 1 sentence is the only alternative.
pjd for the legislature to abolish For the present alarming condi-
that law when in effect), and in <he tion, and >one that grows from bad
third place more patrolmen are' to w’ors e ^aily—indifference of the
needed on the highways. The public is responsible, in a large
number should be doubled or treb- measure. Public sentiment must
♦
led to increase safety on the high- become aroused and demand dras-
ways. * These added safeguards tic action. We had better be more
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