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P?£e Four E THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, August 7, 1952 iHljp (Elintmi (EljrantrU Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Un published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): Year $2.00 Six Months $1.25 Eniemi .? Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. The C .ronicle seeks t ie cooperation of its subscribers and readers-- the pub:u-her will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they a;e not of a defamatory nauire. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not'responsible for the vie’?, s or opinions of its correspondents. . MEMBER: v- SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia T turn of this century our highest court held in the case of Plessy v. i Ferguson that laws requiring seg- I regated rail facilities were not -m ever that even if General Eisen- probably can find common ground, bower is successful at the polls this! But on most of these issues he must fall he will have a Democratic sen-1 stand up and be counted. A inn ate, and possibly a Democratic' jority of the nation’s business men confliet—with the equal-projection house. The Republicans have 19 believe that the general is the dif- ' clause of the 14th amendment when j senators up for re-election, the ference between the trend towards equality of accommodations was; Democrats 14. But of the 14 Dem-| “socialism” and free enterprise. : guaranteed. j ocrats, nine are from the South or! But General Eisenhower himself “And for half a century the doc-'a pretty solid North’state. While of must figure out what the GOP trine of ‘separate but equal’ has the 19 Republicans, eight are from platform planks mean fof farmers been taken for granted as a self- very doubtful states. and for labor. evident truth. It remained for the Supreme Court to. expose the truth in its notable decisions on higher education and interstate transpor tation. The doctrine on which rests th;' ease for racial segregation is being severely scrutinized by courts and legislatures.” Southerners have heard before Eisenhower needs the so-called | General Eisenhower made onei “Old Guard" to win. He made a I move to placate the vital mid-west noble effort at p£ace by walking when he chose, or at least his sup- aerbss the- street in Chicago to the porters chose, Arthur Summerneld Taft headquarters and offering the uf Michigan as GOP national chair- Cross, has called a general meeting of members for Monday, August 11, at 8 p.m. in the county court house, for the purpose of electing officers and setting policies for the coming year. Mr. Wasson stated that this is an open meeting to transact important business of th£ chapter and he would like for all members and persons in terested v in the organization to at tend. ' olive branch to Senator Taft. On the surface Senator Taft accepted that separation of the races, which* « P l . ed 8 cd Ws. support. No one * doubts the senator s sincerity. But they know to be the only practical way for them to live together in peace and harmony, is a symptom man. And this election might well turn on the midwest vote, since this is" the arena in which Presi dent Truman surprised the folks in 1948 by capturing such states as Illinois. Iowa, Ohio and Missouri. there bre doubts whether Eisen hower can line up the Taft sup- c , n i t. r. porters to present a reasonably that C oes with a certain element oV™#***™ thinking in this country today. A „ the bMlc of te similar remark was made by the GOP Platform adopted at Chicago wife a United^ States^judge m T ° El <*t <>««« difficult to determine the meaning, 1 J- HeWlette Wasson, etiairman of the domestic front Eisenhower the Laurens County Chapter, Red Call Meeting Of County Red Cross CLINTON, S. C„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1952 Charleston and it stirred resent ment throughout the South. That is the viewpoint of Adlai on Stevenson, expressed within this " calendar year, the year in which! he goes before the people of the! United States as a candidate for SAY: T SAW IT IN THE CHRONICLE** THANK YOU The Reason Is Obvious :he madc of the sreat Wcstern President. ’ , ■ vote secured through promises. The A vote for the National Demo- fhc keynote of the recent disgrace- sa me desperate bidding for the farm cra ti C party is to vote to abolish j a. De.v.tK raiK <. onveution was prou- vote is underway, tempting the -facial separation Th the public: pen’y. though the delegates were not farmer with further promises of ^ov- schools. It is notice to'the Supreme mjd if i-*' an artilicial prosperity, They -do not tell - the Court that the people want a change' 1 •rec’y influenced by war conditions farmers that with aid goes another in the “separate but equal” doc-f <1 unprecedented spending. The kind of control which is an assault trine. The submission of Southern c .mpaign song was,‘’Don’t Let Them 0 n their freedom which they should States will be interpreted in the Take It Away.” see. Prices of everything have been! North as surrender on this vital Tn t.-o, Dm Amprit\in peo- and still are high, including farm issue.— The News and Courier, if they will honestly face the procTucts, with—favorable—markets . m n.ieiji mil see why the Fair Deal ahead for years to help supply the . ~ ~ «— j- >ses don't want to take away deep!enormous demands for which war! AS Washington 5C6S It . the power to punish enemies would seem that federal crutches and; THE NATIONAL SCENE By WALTER SHEAD ::eezes, mink coats, 2,500.000 federal conditions are largely responsible. It, O', oul favor friends, to send troops controls could be laid aside, for in' noimd the world anywhere Harry the end controls go with subsidies Truman wants to send them, and the and handouts. If government at-! privilege to “tax and tax and speed tempts to hold up prices the inevi- The chronicle. .t*;d snenri. anrt-ekvt and elect.” ‘ -table- result :s mat production must ^ Washington,^ August 3.^ Taxpayers understand how the fa- be h ' e]d dovvn to avoid surpluses. The ul r. iid millions ut the trough don’t While to be molested, or have taken away.” farmer/and all of us are better off iro ^ his Colorado hide-away, he probably pondered tne bridges he Little League Tourney Clmton is again host this week . tlie ihampionship series of the uth . Carolina Little League. The nv. eld opened Monday with T-playing schedules. £ach. day, a f e championship game set K:. iay after the final partici- ■ •- .tic selected in today's-meets. Aiu-i haltimg :-4t- 4>ut for the top tie. the winner will go to portPa., for the national bon ..-ta- i i « !d- .:■ 'j'< ir ir-r* ; ar w :h the local Little Leaguers * 01 nment * hosts because of the excellent playing facilities and housing ac-1 ^ Sensible MOVG anj - whta there arc open tree markots. ] , bef h b ex-| | All ot us understand that the farm-1 pectc . d , 0 wm , he votc ot thc pe0 . or has special problems and there is pi e in the November election, general willingness to extend limited First how can he he al up the government aid at least for experi-1 woun< j s inflicted bv Republicans mental and informational services, U p 0 n Republicans at the Republi-! and ft) provide a floor under prices can national convention. While n bad times. But an end should.be Senator Taft has, on the surface,! put to making a political football out offered his wholehearted support to of farm prices, which hSs also hUp- the General, many of the SehaTofs 1 oned in wages through-labor union top echelon are still smarting un-: demands. The farm is the great fort- der the trampling they greceived at ress. of individual lil>eriy and inde- the hands and feet of Uw- Eisen-T. oendence. It should be kept that way hower forces at Chicago, rather than depend on subsidies. Second, in the Eisenhower camp Good farmers should use their initia- itself, there must be an under-! b?oe-fd iff Tclyirrp-cirr'standing before •the Grneidl ear!'r~g r o " I to the people, for it is a matter of , record that Eisenhower swung I away from his original managers, commodations for the youngsters it presenting the eight teams pro vided in the college dormitories. Senators Lodge, Duff and Carlson,) An Associated Press dispatch a few professionals in the Tomi days ago from Omaha, Nebraska, Dewey camp headed by Herbert’ | Brownell and others. These party wounds must be his first consider-! Entertainment for the guests is be- ; sa * d - „ ^ , inc nr vided bv the-city recreation I ‘' A grpup of Omaha Negroes today. t . T . - * u u , j *u comm is-ion, Chairfbertk. o f Com-(sought legal help to keep a white^ n ca , nnot - behealed ; v tbe ,. r ^, and others—family from moving intu Uieir’TJfe-' r ' nri,ll,lw * f * The Little League idea has be- r dominantly Negro neighborhood, come popular and is spreading in: “A protest petition signed by 17, many states and communities. It is Neighborhood residents was turned Wl i xCf. a a fast growing youth movement led over to Public Defender Joseph M. by adult counselors and coaches. Lovely with a request for legal help Clinton is glad to welcome the en- i n the matter. tough sledding. * Then too, there is the isolationist chain around his neck * if there is any semblance of a Republican land slide, for any such trend would ning teams, whoever they may be. thusiastic youngsters. Local fans “We don’t haye* anything against will be pulling for the home team,; them said Mrs Lue , la Blakston. one of Ohfo J Kem o/M^sowi' McCar ejpeoanv. Best luck to the wm- ot he petitioners. It jus, wouldn’t; .“^^"WSsin Butler of NeSs- work out. Everj thing has been k a am j others w’ho were in the Taft . * 4,* peaceful and - quiet and we wantl earn p, as Cain of Washington, Ma- A I imely Urgonizorion it to stay that way. We don’t want lone of Nevada, and Watkins of -\ groi p of Americans, business 1 to live fighting all the time. There Utah, executives, professional men. ar-jare too many children in the neigh- chitcetw. engineers and leaders from: borhood. other fields—are united in an or- 1 “Lovely said he would seek an an- A later dispatch said that the fam- 1 w f thout influence. For Senator Taft ily moving in the area had changed k® k Mr. Republican and its mind. A wise decision. i llkel y wil1 head th , e Republican We think this group of Omaha Ne- P ol,c y committee to determine with Here in Washington, the politi cal experts predict that with these senators back on Capitol Hill, ganization recently perfected which swer to the problem but reminded Eisenhower would be in much the| ba^ been named the National As- that the law frowns on discrimina- same position as President Truman] f^r the Preservation of .tion.” I has been with the 82nd congress— Fret Enterprise. Its puruose is le- gitimate and proper, and it should spread and encircle the nation to t o m b a t creeping socialism for which the Government is largely responsible. The private competitive enter prise has made this country great, it is the foundation upon which the American way of life has grown and succeeded. When once the right of free speech is gone, the rights to private property, the right to run ones own business, the right to sell one s own service without gov ernment bureaucracy and domina groes was entirely within theib rights in protesting against a white family moving into their neighborhood and we believe they are entitled to the protection of the law. And we add this—file action of the Omaha Negroes is further proof of the fact that people of both races are happier and get along better under segregation based on fairness. If at tempts to break down segregation Pon—then" we are at our end’s row. I succeed, both races will lose and suf- these senators the program of the Republican party. There is every indication, how-i Dk in h it Over! This has been the road of the New Deal-Fair Deal leaders for the past twenty years. We are still on this dangerous road and our only hope is a change of administration that has become the victim of its own obesity. _ Bidding for Farm Vote With a militant., hard-fought presi dential campaign confronting the American voters in November, there may be expected a full discussion of issues over which the people are con cerned. The Democratic nominee has an nounced that his campaign is going to be run from Springfield and Chi cago, and not from the White House. The Republican campaign has an nounced its headquarters will be in Washington with General Eisenhow er’s new staff in full charge., The big bosses of both parties will be the candidates themselves, they have announced separately and positively. Many facts and issues will emerge as campaign plans are being formu lated rapidly in the two camps and organizations are built up. Both party platforms are top heavy with promises affecting the public from the cradle to the grave. The object of course is to get votes on the theory of seeing who can promise the most, the same tactics President Tru man used four years ago when his election was largely due to the sweep fer harmful results. This applies es pecially to the school question which has been exaggerated and over-em phasized, much of the talk unfortu nately coming from white agitators. Stevenson on Seporation Many persons are speculating over the views of Adlai Stevenson on race relations. Southerners are concerned about his attitude to ward the pattern of separation un der which white and colored peo ple now live in harmony. Public schools have operated in the South under the doctrine of “separate but equal.’ That doctrine is challenged by legal action now pending in the Supreme Court of the United States. Gov. Stevenson’s views on “sep arate but equal” public facilities for the races are a matter of rec ord. They were voiced Jan. 21 in an address before the National Ur ban League, xcerpts follow: “We are brushing aside the ra cial myths which have neld us fast . . We must destroy the lingering myths that gnaw at our vitals be cause they are gross imperfections, because intolerance is spiritual sickness, because it is a contradic tion of our profession of faith m liberty and equality, and because it is an ugly enemy weapon ...” “Democracy is color blind. At the Our slogan contest will run through the entire month of Au gust, and announcement of the winner’s name will be made the third week in September. A check for $250 will be presented to the successful contestant. A $100 check will also be given to the newspaper in which the winner read the advertisement. Simply write your suggestion on a postal card, together with the name of the paper in which you read this ad, and your name and address. Then mail it to: Capital Life and Health Insurance Co.. 1845 Assembly St.. Columbia, S. C. Any person may submit as many slogans as desired, either on separate cards, or more than one entry may be written on the same card. Every person in South Car olina. except Capital Life em ployees or members of their im mediate families, is eligible to en ter the contest. A slogan should not contain more than 10 words, but there is no limit on the length of" the phrase or sentence. Watch this space again next week. PRESIDENT CAPITAL IJFK AND HEALTH INSURANTS COMPANY COLUMBIA S C A ^Ood example of the growing industrialization and economic progress of the South is this new DuPont synthetic fiber plant at Camden, ’South Carolina* MUSIC to Southern ears! The hum of busy factories, crowded stores and streets. The ring of saw and hammer. And more than 26 million telephone calls a day! Jbere’S-another cheerful-sound—58,000: Southern Bell men and women busy provid- V ing you and your neighbors with the most - and the best telephone service in Dixie's his tory. Service that’s vital to the Nation’s de fense. Service that keeps you in touch with others 24 hours a day .. . speeding your business . . . enriching your home life. TELEPHONE growth is a striking ex ample of progress in today’s amazing South. During jhe 10 years from 1940 to’ 1950, the South’s growth in telephones was more than twelve times its growth in population. In the first 6 months of 1952 alone, we added 149,250 new telephones. Southern Bell Tele phone and Telegraph Company. SOUTHERN PROGRESS AND TELEPHONE PROGRESS GO HAND IN HAND 9 Cut food Costs WITH THE NEW Save money. *. stretch your food budget... serve better menus... with this new Philco Freezer. 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