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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, June 5, 1952
A Regular Chronicle Feature
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS GET
WORST OF PAY DEAL—BABSON
Solution Held For All
Honds To Cooperate
For Common Good.
their present predicament. •
High Taxes Hurt
Worse Than High Cost *
Of Living, Says Banker
; Asheville.— The king-sized bite
which high taxes are taking out of
! the American family’s pocketbook
is more responsible for the strain
directed to take appropriate steps government under executive order
to relinquish immediate posse »sion No^ 10340 of April J&, 1952.
of plants, facilities, ana other prop- “Sincerely yours,
erty of the steel companies, which “Harry S. Jrfumarrr** i
have been in the possession of the ^Sawyer immediately seht tele-
prams to the 51 steel company
presidents that “all instructions
heretofore issued and appointments
heretofore made by me are with
drawn, effective immediately.”
Salaried Workers vs Wag. Earners famil
ies face trying to make fi-
Wage earners on the other hand,; nanc j a i cn( j s me et—than the high'
I through group pressure ■ name.y, ] cos ^ ]i v j n g ( Robert M. Hanes,'
'labor unions have gained gnuim Winston-Salem banker, told men-
Babson Park, Mass., May 30
am much cimcerned + ibout the
r
talking ; bout
i .ness managers, school-
bookkeepers. sales clerks,
a'ld the clergy. T'.iese
have been our
community le aid
ers. They h a v e
fast. During the 1935 39 pcno.l, b ers G f ^he Asheville'Chapter of
manufacturing workers earned. ;o. Society for the Advancement
i . . o >ut $23 per week. Today j 0 £ Management, speaking at a din
u a! i . ;ht of some w*liite-col- they mase about $t>6 per week. ner ^ ere tonight
woikmi T am talking : bout This represents^ an,a increase of ap-j Speaking on the subject, “What
proximately 187 per cent in wage, Busincssm ^ n Are For> - Hanes,
earnings. Now I ( ^ on I t | bcgi udge [ j s p res i ( ] P nt of Wachovia Bank
these workers this increase— not and Trust Company. W’inston-Sa-
at all. They-re not going tp bve^ N c said it is time that ev-j
tor riotously even at $bb. I _im ery citizen of t his country doesj
gkui the> ^ha^’e benefited. ^By w^> ; some ^3^ thinking, not just howl
ing. about taxes. Hanes said pres-
taxes, hidden and otherwise, j
are fast changing the traditional!
Greenville News-Piedmont
CLASSIFIED ADS
mu Sen
For Yon!!
of contrast, however, the most for-
ropresenred much
of what has been tunate college profesor in a rela cnt
host in our com- tively small number of colleges has > _
mu nit ies. To d e-1 received an increase of only 40 per \ morican way of life,
stroy them finan- cent during the same penod. j Taxpayer Ignorant
cialiy is to destroy What I am concerned about is! “The average American taxpay-
an important s e that those white-collar workers in or do esn’t know r how much he is
m e n t o f . o u r our community who. by the nature being taxed—the truth is that he, j
American way of of their training and experience, j no t the big corporations and in- |
life; and that
l.. S er \V. Ksbtoo ijf e; and that If
v. hat is happening.
Middle Class Living Standards
Decline
This is the group of people who
f. m 1935 to 1939 earned salaries
ranging from $2,500 to $3,500. On
ly last, week I talked with a salar-
i( ,1 executive of one company. In
jy 9 h*' was making $3,000 per
. • ,r. R i.scs Since thah tune have
sala:> to $ 1,000. le.
have been our leaders have not I dividuals with high bracket in- j
received the same kind of treat- CO mes, is shouldering the bulk of!
ment as the production line work- the tax load.
er. Docs this mean that the only! “Today, there are nearly 50C,
way to get the problem recognized taxes t h e construction and ma-
is through group pressure 0 If top ter j a l CO sts that go into a new
management does not realize the ■ house. A new spring hat for your
inequities to this group of worker:, Wlfe carr i e 3 150 taxes, the suit you
I am afraid they are inviting dis- are wearing carries llti separate
aster.
Looking Into The Future
I taxes. In some instances, invisible
; taxes account for more than thiT
Perhaps the one consoling factor cost of the product. This is true
took out insurance policies fi# the white-collar worker is that; on every ton of coal you burned 1
which would pay $500 per year to-j commodity prices and federal taxes; to heat your home last winter, ev-
w.ird each chilas education The will probably not increase further ery gallon of gasoline in your car,
cokege to which he planned to in 1952. This, however, is small and the pack of cigarettes in your
- 1 •d his children then cost $950 1 encouragement for a substantial! shirt pocket right this minute. For.
; t r year. Today the charges are block of our most-, solid citizens, a family which has an annual in- 1
$1,500
—Wittr-inflation — and increased
t. \es. this man cannot afford the
tduration he had planned for his
children without going into debt.
It this segment JlU- our popula
tion whose bank accounts have
shrunk, who have been forced to
cash in war bonds and insurance
po’.cies — not for television sets
ari new cars—but to pay the food.
1 othing, and shelter bills. Yet,
*' ixecut.ve is probably getting
, v above what the average’ read-
1. of this column receives. !
Here's What Happened *
The 1935-39 $2.500-a-year male
■ bool teacher would need much
more today to maintain his 1935-
39 living standards. How- many
school committees have raised
their teachers as much as they
should 0 The result is that our
teachers have constantly had to
pull in their belts for the educa-
■ t-r-TT—of- their—children,—hnspitali-
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| On the other hand, all should real- come of $7,500, hidden’ taxes on
ize that raising wages is not the 1 these earnings will total nearly!
cure for the disease or the answer $2,000, while meeme taxes on- this^r
to the problem. Too many u nit** l same amount are about S900.
collar workers have lost interest in , The Biggest Job
their work and are trying to do as “The biggest management prob-
little as possible rather than as lem in the world faces each of
• much as possible. Only when em- you today the problem of
plovers and all their workers fo : the management of the government
get themselves and again earnest- of this nation. Government be- :jt
ly cooperate for the good of e\ery- | longs to those who take an inter- S
one will the inflation problem be ’ est in it, but each us of has the ^
solved. further obligation of making ounn- k
^ — terest in government felt. We 9
must be . . . . or hastily become S
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RE - ELECT HUGH BEASLEY
39,000 Words In
Court's Opinions
On Steel Seizure
. . . . active and effective partici- |t
pants in government. 1 ®
“Businessmen know that if we g
put too heavy a financial burden ,5
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Washington, June 2.—The S'i-| t » n our ability to maintain military |§
prerre court poured out approxi- strength. We heartily endorse the g
mately 39,000 words today in de- recent action by the House in cut- j?
livenrg its (pinion in the -steel u n g the proposed military budget:]
case. __ for 1953 and limiting military
Seven of the nine justices elect- S pendnng in the next'fiscal year.j
ed ttr^tato-tbom-views the bis- to $46 billion. Businessmen' also g
ON HIS RECORD!
legal question.
ration, and their old age. This c x *, » or
p ains whv there is a shortage of' 1 ^ 111 . , . . _ ,
uachers ' Those teachers tvhuse ,n .?_ re< ! u,red two hours and 33
c laries have increased most are
the young college instructors, who
have had an average rise from $1.
500 in 1940 to about $3,000 today
— an increase of 58 per cent.
This unfortunate situation is not
'.vhully due to inflation. Some of;
utes.
Chief Justice Vinson’s dissenting
opinion was the longest, running
about 14,000 words. He was joined
in it by Justices Reed and Minton,
who did not write separate opin
ions.
the troubles are due to the school |., Justi « Blac J; wrote
t» achers and parents themselves. ! “J' “""J 101 ? abou V 3 - 300
They have failed to instill into the! words - '"eluding the appends.
youth a love for work and a desire
to be of real service. Our com
munities are now suffering from
th;-; neglect of fundamental train-
Perhaps the school teachers
are themselves partly to blame for
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Their read- f a vor substantial reduction in the
huge amount of civilian spending 1
here at home.
Can't Last Forever
“Businessmen are for military
aid to our allies, but -we feel that
no nation can stay on a dole con-1
tinuously without suffering an un-1
derminmg of its initiative, its self-
respect and its productive capac
ity.
“Businessmen strongly advocate
a balanced federal budget. Only in
times of all-out war or extreme
emergency should federal expendt- •!»
tures be allowed to exceed income. I g
“You have heard the phrase #
“A little inflation is good for the g
economy.” That is just as danger-j#
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ing that a few shots of narcotic. J.t
are good for a high school student.
It may be a wonderful stimulant
for the moment, but the
quences can be disastrous,
the obligation of government,
business, individuals and every
segment of our society to work to
gether as a team in holding the
;.ne of inflation.
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Washington, June 2.—President •>
Truman used only about 50 words *♦
to order the nation’s steel mills g
returned to their owners! ;§
Shortly after the Supreme Court g
ruled that his April 8 seizure of £
the industry to avert a strike wasjg
invalid, Truman sent this letter to £
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer,
who has been technical bo-s of the
mills:
“Dear Mr. Secretary: >
“In view of today’s decision by
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Dr. Fred E. Holcombe
OPTOMETRIST
Offices at
200 South Broad St.
Phone 658
Office Honrs 9:00 to 5:30
HUGH BEASLEY
IS A GOOD SOLICITOR
. Born near Lavonia, Georgia, 1904, paid expenses at Furman University by delivering
The Greenville News at Judson and Dunean Mills. B. A. and L. L. B. (Cum Laude) de
grees from Furman 1927-1929. Lawyer at Abbeville 1929-1930 and Greenwood since
1930. 13 years active service and experience as Solicitor.
Volunteered U. S. Navy 1942. Active duty 3 years,
serving with Amphibious forces in South, Southwest
and Western Pacific aboard Destroyers as Fighter Di
rector Officer. Awarded nine battle stars and Bronze
Star Medal with “Combat V” decoration. HUGH
BEASLEY IS NOT ASKING YOU TO VOTE FOR
HIM BECAUSE OF SERVICE RECORD but as infor
mation that he has done his duty Voluntarily sfnee he
was not engaged in a vital defense job.
. Hugh Beasley is a £odd Solicitor and has ably pros
ecuted all cases fairly ami vigorously. He has PROS
ECUTED and not PERSECUTED. He has been HARD
on the CRIMINALS^-TIe has given equal, courteous
consideration to ALL PEOPLE in Court. He has been
careful to see that the person without money, influ
ence or lawyer receives the same kind of Justice and
Courteous Consideration as the influential or rich.
He has no paid political workers and is personally carrying his campaign direct to the
people so that when re-elected, he will have no political debts to repay at the expense
Use the experience and proven ability of Hugh Beasley by Voting for and Reflect
ing him as your Solicitor as shown by the following record for the past four years:
LAURENS COUNTY
Number cases called for trial
Pleas of guilty
Photograph of Hugh Beasley and
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Directed verdict of not guilty mostly at the request of the Solicitor because of"
insufficient evidence to sustain conviction
473
351
Number of cases tried by jury '.
Verdicts of guilty by jury
Verdicts of not guilty by jury
EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Number of cases called for trial
Pleas of guilty
15
107
83
24
1388
102,4
30
Directed verdict of not guilty mostly at the request of the Solicitor “
insufficient evidence to sustain conviction use
Number of cases tried by jury
Verdicts of guilty by jury ;
Verdicts of not guilty by jury ^
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