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1- t Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, July 3, 1952 COMMENT ON MEN AND THINGS By The Spectator I went to Barnwell recently. I had business with that up and db- :ng editor, my handsome young friend, B. P. Davies, Jr. I found him in the “printing office,” as we still say It was a hot day; we tould have cooked pancakes with out a pan: and ive could ha\\e fried ham on the sidewalk pavement. In the hurry to keep an engage ment in Columbia I didn’t tarry to eat; but I wanted quantities of liquid. Please observe Ihe sec ond syllable—“quid”—liquid, any thing wet but cooling. So I asked for a well known pick-up, but without ice. The yound lady at the fountain looked at me in amazement. Without ice? I’ in afraid that was the only impres- sk n I made in and on Barnwell. I called on my old friend, Sena-1 lor Brown, but he was far from | the heat of Barnwell, enjoying thei sea breeze; his partner, young Mr.; Jefferies, greeted me; he is the son] f my friend from Colleton, Sena-| ter Jefferies. I dropped * in on j . ^peikcx-.SQlonien Blatt,, a v friend > f many years Strangely enough Friend Sol was at one'end of his -pacious suite .and I did not see him. h it left a npte. A few minutes later Editor Da- 1 vies’ telephone rang and he said.! “Mr Blatt is calling you.” How j did Mr. Blatt figure that out—that; I would be in the newspaper of- fice? I thought the Barnwell po-, lice had made a report on me as a J -•j?picious-look ng character. I was the only man in Barnwell wearing . coat, so the police might have regarde me as a dangerous luna- j tie. or a murderous Communist.; with foul designs on the great; bpmb plant so near the Capital C ty of Barnwell. I had the pleasure of sitting | vith the Speaker; he is a rea> Carolinian but he has \his hands full of Barnwell just now. Mr. Blatt loves the schools and has worked a quarter of a century for Barnwell s city schools. A quarter of a century! Must be a mistake:] Sol is jbst a young fellow’ and looks as spfuce and spry as his pictures show him a quarter of aj century ago. Of course, I’m too^ young to know, but the Sage ofj Carolina journalism. Dr. William j Watts Ball, and the unquenchable fount of of Carolina history, Mr. Alex Salley—they can speak with authority. My respected friend of Charleston has something on the | "Ball”: he alw’ays has: and I do: not refer to his facility in tossing] journalistic fast anes and curves.] as occasion suggests; nor am l' thinking of the “William" of hisj name, since “William” is not rare among us. What stands out with distinction is ’’Watts" — Wiliam Watts Ball, for “Watts” is redolent of Laurens and Doctor William Watts Ball loves old Laurens and, all the great figures of Laurens, 1 with abiding and cherishing re- 1 membrance. right places; he didn’t want his correspondence to look like a printer’s pie. Know what that is? Sometimes the type is thrown to gether in confusion and a word, say the word “confusion” is print ed “cfnonious”—all jumbled up. I looked in the doors and win- "home Next time you make sandwich- bread which the Legislature holds sions a part of the year I am planning to attend the Na- dows of several restaurants and . . rushed back to Columbia to the j es *°f a Picnic, have your quiet and serenity of the City in|? r ™ s s Pr® ad a * °^ er Wlt ^ «v, A r ses _ butter so the filling won t soak 1 through and try some new and de lightful fillings for variety. Peanut butter is always a favor- tional political conventions in Chi-1 “'•Add to it some crisp and eago as a radio commentator andi"T' b J' d ba ' on ,or v “"' t y. <*»?- newspaper columnist. Beginning | b ' l , ra app e or grated carrots, with the Republican convention iL “me cream cheese on shall send a daily report to radio ba "f «'■•»>, <*'viled ham and stations in Charleston, Columbia. ca ' c , hu P ,or a dehclous s P r ' ad - Sliced bologna is something you’ll have frequently. Team it umter,' Orangeburg, Walterboro, reenwood and Bennottsville. While away, I shall send bulletins i w , ith cole slaw in a sandwich for I seem to have run away from my story of Speaker Blatt, be- ] cause of my amazement at his long service. I wonder if I’m sitting on j the sidelines watching my friends, grow old. ^However, “thereby ] hangs a tale,” as Shakespeare Says. Barnwell is a town of 1900 and expects to enroll 2500 children in sebooh Can you figure that out?. Eleven thousand people have come] to Barnweil in recent months; 1 5000 live in a trailer camp. Mr. j Blatt wonders where Barnwell can] find teachers; and the school is; only one hearache of many head-1 aches. The bomb plant has taken, more than a hundred and twenty-q six thousand acres of Barnwell land (as I recall); and it has caused hundreds to take up their beds and transplant themselves, but it| has brought Barnwell many thous ands, eleven thousand in and near the town of Barnwell. Work com mands good pay, sometimes infe rior work. One gentleman said, in; effect, that he would readily payj well for secretarial service, provid ed the secretary knew the alpha bet and could put the letters in th :■ it’s good texture. Like a hearty sandwich? Com bine chopped frankfurters, baked bens, catchup and mustard for the filling. This is delicious in toasted buns. Chopped, hard-cooked eggs make a good filling when mixed with tc my secretary who is accustomed to my frailties and eccentricities. Recalling the bulletins which made up Spectator ■ while I roamed through California, she has much to disturb her sleep. * * * Our fabulous government spend ing, with confiscatory taxation, j chopped or ground tongue, grated has been felt by even the wage-, cheese, prepared mustard and may- FOR THAT HOLIDAY WEEK-END GET PLENTY OF PEPSI NOW ADD SPARKLE TO YOUR PARTY SERVE earners. I quote: “Since year after year the Ad ministration has steadily imposed higher taxes, engaged in excessive spending and deficit financing, and 1 delicious* since Congress has more or less! *...*• v u gon^along with .this. ^ ^ many are of the opinion that no s onnaise. Like raw vegetable fillin? Chopped cabbage and nuts with grated carrots and mayonnoise are V # ;-y .as.w—w......s .v..xv:.;. .: SBShMSk.v.j. -jk .Ivc — tfSiKWr:. AuuminBMMiiiMM I Beyond the Call of Duty effective method of forcing a re turn to sane taxation, sensible spending and a complete release of the power and energies of a Free Enterprise System can be found other than the adoption of a Constitutional Amendment of the kind proposed by this Association. It might be well to consider for a moment the history of Ancient Rome and the glory of the Roman Empire. To evaluate this Roman Civilization we will quote from the brilliant volume of Will Du rant. He wrote. ‘Tie rising cost of armies, doles, public works, an expanding bu reaucracy and a parasitic court; | the depreciation of the currency,' the discouragement of ability, and. the absorption of Investment capi-j tal, by confiscatory taxation—all | .these, conspired lo sap .the material; bases of Italian life, until at last j the power of Rome was a political ghost surviving its economic death.' ‘Loans were made to farmers, industry and business by the gov-1 •» ernment. Taxes were laid upon 5| every product, process, sale, ex- §£ port, or import, even upon graves § and burials; and ' additional as-! 8 sessments were levied from time to jl time, in kind from the p<x>r, in li- turgies from the rich. From Au- S gustus to Trajan the country pros- pered; after that zenith it suc-lg cumbed to the discouragement and exhaustion of endless tribute and taxation and the lethargy of a regimented economy.’ Gibbon, in this 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’ also tells |S how Rosne was able to keep the wmrld at peace and to provide law *•: and order for five centuries until 8 she was finally conquered, not basically by the outside foe that overran much of the Empire, but by her own huge army of corrupt tax gatherers who sapped the strength of the people, broke down g respect for law, and rooted out what there was of public moral ity.’ some pickled relish to make it tart and elicious for a good filling on Vienna bread or crusty rolls. 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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has a line up that includes: “Scaramouche” (in technicolor), with Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker and Janet Leigh; “Lovely To Look At” (technicolor), with Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton and Howard Keel; “Ivanhoe” (in technicolor), with Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor; “Mr. Congress man,” with Van Johnson, Patricia Neal and Louis Calhem; “The Merry Widow” (technicolor musical), with Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas. Twentieth Century-Fox will re lease “Lydia Bailey” (in technicol or), with Dale Robertson and Anne Francis; “Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie” (technicolor musical), with Jean Peters and David Wayne; “Les Miserables” with Michael Rennie and Robert Newton; “What Price Glory” (technicolor), with James Cagney and Corinne Calvet. Paramount will have 11 features in color, including: “The Greatest Show on Earth,” “Son of Paleface” with Bob Hope and Jane Russell. Al so the latest Martin-Lewis comedy, "Jumpin’ Jacks.” Warner Bros, will have “The Win ning Team” (baseball story, life of Grover Cleveland Alexander), with Ronald Reagan and Doris Day; 'The Story of Will Rogers” (technicolor), with Will Rogers, Jr., and Jane Wy man; “She's Working Her Way Through College” (in technicolor), with Virginia Mayo and Ronald Rea gan. From Universal will come, among others, “The World In His Arms” (in technicolor), with Gregory Peck and Ann Blyth. Because: He has a good Court Record; He is INDEPENDENT and Not As sociated with Any LAWYER; He has Experience and Ability; ; He is Fair and Courteous to ALL; He has Represented ALL THE PEO PLE. HUGH BEASLEY IS A GOOD SOLICITOR SOUTtMftM MU. TBJPHON1 AND TBJGtAPH COMPANY OFFICE SUPPLIES an II fer Hm CHRONICLE PUBLISHING OO. \ Born and reared near Lavonia, Ga., paid expenses at Furman University by deliver ing The Greenville News at Judson and Dunean Mills. B.A. and L.L.B. (Cum Laude) de grees from Furman. 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 Director 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 information that he has done his duty Voluntarily since he was not engaged in a vital defense job. Hugh Beasley is a good Solicitor and has ably prosecuted all cases fairly and vig orously. He has PROSECUTED and not PERSECUTED. He has been HARD on the CRIMINALS. He has given equal, courteous consideration to ALL PEOPLE in Court. He has been careful to see that the person without money, influence 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 of Justice. Use the experience and proven ability of Hugh Beasley by Voting for and Re-elect ing him as your Solicitor as shown by the following record for the past four years: LAURENS COUNTY Number cases called for trial 473 f it P O f U1 it jP .......... ............................. ................ ............................ .......... ....a.................. Directed verdict of not guilty mostly at the request of the Solicitor because of insufficient evidence to sustain conviction J. 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 351 15 107 83 24 1388 Pleas of guilty * 1024 Directed verdict of not guilty mostly at the request of the Solicitor because of insufficient evidence to sustain conviction Number of cases tried by jury Verdicts of guilty by jury ; Verdicts of not guilty by jury 30 384 261 78 f eM*