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I i *•} ► » l; t t* * Thursday, October 30, 1952 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pasje Three Newsmen Predict Victory For ike New York, Oct. 25. — Only the memory of how wrong they were in 194# is keeping most political writ ers assigned to this 1952 presidential campaign from saying that Dwight D. Eisenhower is “in”. Every surface sign visible to re- LEGAL SALE The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. In Court of Common Pleas. P. Silas Bailey, Robert M. Vance, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. D. Reece Williams, Jr., Rose Wil liams Tarrant, et al., Defendants acres, more or less, known as the ( Elmore Place, situate about six j miles southeast of the Town of Clin-1 ton, bounded now or formerly by lands of George Chappel, M. S. Bai ley, public road, and Huff Richard son Place, known as Tract B as per survey of E. R. Jones, Nov. 25, 1891; located in Hunter No. 4 Township. 5. One building on the west side Pursuant to a Decree of the Court in the above stated case, I will sell of South Broad Street, known as at public outcry to the highest bid-. s. A. L. Warehouse building, and is ^ _ der, either in or In front of the Court! located on the property of the Sea- poiters who, since Labor Day, have!House, at Laurens, S. C., on Sales-: board Airline Railroad. Building' been crisscrossing the country with ■ day in November next, being Mon-' occupied, by T. C. Johnson Company. Eisenhowerhower’s and Gov. Adlaljday, the 3rd day of the month, dur-| e. All that lot situate in the Town E. Stevenson’s campaign trains and ing the legal hours for such sales, the of Clinton, containing two lots front plahes would seem to substantiate that predicition. following described property, to wit: ing on North Broad Street, 52.75 1. Lot and building known as the! feet each on the east, and running These are some of the factors Scott Store building, bounded on the back west in parallel lines, the which if they had not been so bad- north by East Pitts Street, 128 feet, northern boundary line is 208.5 feet, ’ ’ more or less; east by Musgrove the southern boundary line is 235.5 Street, 42 feet, more or less; south feet j by other lands of J. A. Bailey and 7. All that tract of land containing estate of F. C. Bailey 128 feet, and 5 V4 acres, more or less, known as the Geb Workman Place, situate about one-fourth mile northeast of would Saying ly burned four yeras ago, have most newspapermen “it’s all over”: First, there is the matter of the crowds. on the west by North Broad Street. , . .. .... 1, 2. Lot known as the Trolley House As someone does in the political, ^ on ^ ^ by Mus _ arguments which rage nightly on | street, 25 feet; on the north .press cars of the . nva1 ^ ^ 1 by Scott Store building, 126 feet; on} McClintock and others, on the east can depreciate the importan wes | by North Broad Street; and by Gideon Leake, south by lands of Eisenhower drawing power. It canj on ^ south ^ lot of George w be said that Alfred E. Sm lth and , Bailey and other lands of J. A. Bai- William Jennings Bryan also drew: ley and estate Qf p c , crowds, and lost, you can say^ ^ Lot fronting on Musgrove Admirers of a war hero and it can | Street on the east, 23 feet; on the' house lot, situate on the north side S cwS mat ^ R«ubl"c» or- by other prop^y J. A.!., West Pitts S.r M t in the Town of “Ike bandwagon” that runs aheacTOf th« south by public Clinton, being bounded on the north ganization does it with the elaborate alley; said lot being subject to an by land of Estate of M. S. Bailey 30 the Town of Clinton, being bounded on the north by lots of Beasley, Noah, i Cicily Copeland, and on the west by public road. 8. Lot of land with building there on known as the Pitts Street Ware- the candidate and distributes con _ easement for foot, horse and wagon I fetti and campaign badges and raises big silver “Ike” barrage balloons. Big Turnouts But, when all that is said, it still does not explain such turnouts as that jn Boston, when a solid mass of humanity—from 75,000 to 100,000 people in a city that voted 69 per cent Democratic in 1948 packed Bos ton Common and stood waiting for 45 minutes for a candidate traveling behind schedule. And' there is the attitude of the crowd. Since Labor Day Eisenhower train reporters have heard the general booed only once. That was in Cam den, N. J., as he rode for three blocks down a street, jammed on both sides with unionized workmen from the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and the Radio Corpora tion of America. That is a far cry from 1948, 1944, 1940, and 1936, when the obvious and angry hostility of men in work ing clothes was apparent in every factory yard passed by G.O.P. Nom inees Landon, Willkie and Dewey. ~TQITnhg' _ repoffers" Have IriecT*tKe almost-impossible job of checking crowd opinion during these hurried whistle-stop speeches. All have come back with reports of men in over alls who, truthfully or not, say they are switched Democrats who this time will vote Eisenhower. These individuals give “reasons.” Two young first voters in Lynn, Mass., both mill workers, told this reporter they were for Eisenhower “because we are veterans”; somehow that was supposed to explain every thing. In Wheeling, W. Va., a rail road switchman said, “It’s this war, mister; I think Ike can handle it bet ter.” Time and again the answer was* “These other fellows have been in long enough.” The next surface sign is the polls that, admittedly, were so wrong in 1948. On the contrary, the feeling this year is that the professional pollsters know that two successive prediction bloopers will mean they are "out of business” and they are leaning over backwards to be com pensated for 1948 errors and this time be “right.” No Material Change A month ago the Stevenson head quarters attitude was that, "we’re gaining and the polls will show it pretty soon,” but, with only a week of campaigning left, the polls have not materially changed, as yet. • In two months and nearly 40,000 miles of traveling, this reporter nas yet to see a single straw vote or poll that predicts a Stevenson victory. The Denver Post last week showed that Colorado (52 per cent Demo cratic in 1948) is now 55 per cent Eisenhower and 35 per cent Steven son. in Michigan, Massachusetts, Mis souri, Texas, Virginia and Florida the poll results have fallen into a un iform pattern, with Eisenhower ei ther leading or running a close sec ond in states where, traditionally, Democrats win by huge majorities. There is the matter of big regis trations. Ordinarily the past rule has been that a big vote means Demo cratic victory, but this time, though registrations are up, they are not uniform. DR. L. B. MARION NATUROPATH Res. Phone 939 500 South Broad St. from tiie property now or formerly of George W. Bailey over end across same to Musgrove Street. 4. Tract of land containing 92 ^ feet, on the east by bank building of Estate of M. S. Bailey 110 feet, on i the south by West Pitts Street, 30 feet, and on the west by lands of the Estate of M. S. Bailey, 110 feet. Also right of way 12 feet wide and run ning north from West Pitts Street along the entire west side of said building and lot for a distance of 110 feet. 9. All that trace containing 65 acres, more or less, known as the Martin Place, situate in Scuffletown Township, being bounded now or tormerly by lands of Estate of M. S. Bailey, R. Z Wright and public road leading to Musgrove Mill and being formerly known as the old Tan-yard Place. Terms of Sale: Cash. The success ful bidder, other thap the Plaintiffs herein, immediately upon the con clusion of the bidding, shall deposit with the Special Master the sum of ten per cent (10%) of the amount of his bid as a guarantee of his good faith in the bidding. The same to be applied to the' purchase price upon his complying with the term of sale, otherwise to be paid to Plaintiff for credit on the indebtedness. In the event the successful bidder should fail to make such deposit, or should fail to comply with the terms of sale, the said lands shall be re-sold on the same or some subsequent Salesday on the same terms, at risk of the defaulting purchaser. The purchaser to pay for papers, stamps and recording. J. HEWLETTE WASSON, Special Master, Laurens, S. C. Dated this I3th day of Oct, 1952. 30-3cw “DIE FOR ALL YOU ARE WORTH” Hugh L. Eichelberger NEW YORK LIFE MAN 31 Years Experience PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE INFORMATION FURNISHED FREE Member The National Association of Life Underwriters IF YOU DONT READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS S NOTICE FOR PAYMENT OF 1952 CITY TAXES Notice is hereby j^iven that Town Taxes for the Town of Clinton are due and collectible up to December 31st for the year 1952. The tax books are now open at the office of the Town Clerk and will remain open up to and through December 31. A penalty of ten (10%) shall be added if saM taxes are not paid on or before January 1, 1953. The levy for current fiscal year, is 53 mills; 15 mills for current operating expenses* and 38 mills for inter est and sinking funds on various bond issues- outstand ing. W. B. OWENS’ City Clerk. Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...and... EMBALMERS Phones 11 and 399-.1 AMBULANCE SERVICE I.. RE SSI I L GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. M^rs. The Last Republican President’s Administration Gave Us: 5c Cotton, 12c Tobacco, $1.00-A-Day Wages, Busted Banks and Starvation! t mmmm ' wm ' mm Remember The Facts — Be Sure To Vote November 4! ^ America is a big country. At the beginning of 1952- there were 156,000,000 of us — with 7,000 newcomers daily. Feeding that many mouths is a big job—a job that rests squarely on our nations farmers;- r~ We can’t have a healthy people or a healthy economy, un less our farmers prosper. Today they are prospering and we all benefit by it. But it didn’t just happen. It w r asn’t always this way. 1932: Poverty and Chaos In 1932 the average American farmer earned 80 cents a day. The price of wheat was the lowest in 300 years. Corn feU to less than 15 cents, cotton and wool to 5 cents, sugar to 3 cents and beef to 2% cents. It was cheaper to burn corn for fuel in the Midw-est than to try to sell it and buy coal. \ The Democratic Party tackled the problem head-on. The Road To Prosperity Here’s how the Party strengthened America by building up its farm economy: 1. Encouraged farmers to raise adequate supplies. Insured them against price drops that coaid wipe them oat, destroy their produc tivity. Today basic farm products arc supported at 90% of parity. 2. Established crop insurance. 3. Established soil conservation service. Today four out of five of the nation’s farms are included in the program. Almost 78 million acres of farm and pasture land have been restored, protected and im proved under Democratic administration programs. 4. Helped farmers to own their own farms. For 50 years the trend had been the other way—toward tenant farming. More than 2,000,000 farmers have been encouraged to own their farms by loan help from the Farmers Home Administration. 5. Brought electricity to the farm. In 1932 only one farm out of ten had electric power. Today only one out of ten does not have it. The Rural Electrification Administration did the job. 6. Extended farm credit at moderate interest rates so that farmers could improve and expand their prodnetion. 7. Expanded Federal agricultural research. A Great Day for America The results have been: Our farm output has increased 50% since 1932. In 1920 there were only 920,000 tractors on American farms. Today there are 4.100.000. Today there are 2V£ times as many trucks. 10 times as many mechani cal cornpickers and 13 times as many grain combines on America's farms as there were in 1930. * Net income for the average farmer stood at nearly 52,800 in 1951— almost ten times what it was in 1932. Allowing for the rise in prices farmers pay, the average farmer’s income is four times what it wa.s in 1932 and double what it was in 1929—the peak year of Republican prosperity. Farm prosperity has been matched by the rest of oar eeouoMg- People have jobs. Business is prospering. There is money to buy what our farms produce. Increased farm income has sent millions of rural Americans into the market-place to buy what our cities produce. We’re eating more and eating better. Though we have grown hy 30 million people since 1932 our per capita consumption of all foods is 13% higher than the 1935-39 average! Republicans Against the Farmer Where did the Republican Party fit Into this march of progress? Here’s what it did: 1. Reduced the number of commodities on which definite price sup ports was assured. (80th Congress). 2. Reduced parity for several important commodities. (80th Con gress). 3. Reduced price floors by putting in a sliding scale of 60 to 94 per cent of parity. (80th Congress). 4. Prevented the Commodity Credit Corporation from acquiring new storage facilities to enable farmers to get price support loans. (80th Congress). 5. Voted against an improved Soil Conservation Act in 1936. Voted to welch on conservation payments in 1943. The 80th Congress voted to abolish soil conservation in 1948. The 80th Congress voted to cut the program in half. > 6. Voted to kill the farm ownership loan program in 1947. 7. Voted to cut off one-third of the staff of the Rnral Electrifica tion Administration in 1947. 8. Voted to cut the budget of the Research and Marketing Admin istration by one-half. Whether you’re » farmer, worker, businessman or professional man—no matter how or where yon earn your living, you’re better off today because fanners are prospering. Which party had the foresight and courage to do the job? You see for yourself. VOTE THIS DEMOCRATIC TICKET! ADLAI E. STEVENSON 'JOHN J. SPARKMAN.' The S. C. Democratic Con vention Endorsed the Ste venson - Sparkman Ticket and Pledged These Electors to it: NEVILLE BENNETT WILTON E. HALL R. B. HALLMAN EDW. K. PRITCHARD ■ E. P. RILEY COLLINS A. SPIVEY MARGARET SUBER FELIX WHEELER r, What Did the Republicans Do About Soil Conservation? They voted against it. tTbe record: 71 . K Means voted to cut soil conservation funds bv nearlv one- half in 1952). What Did the Republicans Do To Keep Prices Down? They voted against inflation controls. (The record: 59% of House Republicans and 51% of Senate Republicans voted against extending rent, price and credit controls in the 1952 Defense Production Act. 79% of House Republicans voted to end all price controb in 1952). What Did the Republicans Do About Better Housing? They voted against low income housing, middle income housing, farm housing. (The record: 85% of House Republicans voted to stop aid to low-rent housing in 1949. 83% of Senate Republicans and 91% of House Republicans voted against more middle income hoosing through long term loans' to housing cooperatives in 1950. 76% of Sen ate Republicans voted against aid to farm housing in 1948). WTiat Did the Republicans Do About Social Security? They voted against expansion of Social Security. (The record: 80% of House Republicans voted to deny Social Security to more than a half million people, to eliminate insurance to the disabled and to prevent increased benefits for each year of contribution). What Did the Republicans Do About Flood Control? They voted against it. (The record: 64% of Senate Republicans voted to cut Hood control funds in half in 1951). W’hat Did the Republicans Do To Keep America’s Farms Prosperous? They voted against a strong farm price support program, (The rec ord: 56% of House Republicans voted this year against continuing price supports at 90% of parity through 1955). What Did the Republicans Do To Help Small Businessmen? They voted against loans to small business. (The record: 35 of 40 voting Republicans in the Senate voted on April 22. 1952, to abolish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Since 1947 this agency has made 19,580 loans to small businessmen. Its record of repayment is 99%). What Did the Republicans Do To Stop Big Business Monopoly? They voted against controlling monopolistic mergers. (The record: 59% of Senate Republicans voted against the anti-merger bill in 1950. This bill plugged up a serious loophole in anti-trust laws, prevented large corporations from making monopolistic mergers by purchasing assets rather than stocks of corporations). What Did the Republicans Do To Stop Communist Expansion? They voted against any help to our allies in 1951. (The record: 54% of House Republicans in 1951 voted to block any help—-military, economic or technical—to enable our allies and friends to strengthen themselves against the threat of Commuism). What Did the Republicans Do To Strengthen South Korea? They voted against military help to Korea in 1949. (The record: 65% of House Republicans voted against sending arms to Korea in 1919). What Did the Republicans Do To Make America Strong and Safe? They voted to cut defense. (The record: 91% of House Republicans voted to limit defense expenditures in 19.»3 to .S16 billions, to reduce our number of new medium tanks from 3,400 to 300, to slow Air Force and Navy readiness by two years). Time after time Republicans in the Senate and in the House of Representatives have voted against measures to strengthen Vmerica— to bring prosperity, peace and security to our people. They voted against low-cost power, against expansion of farm tele phone service, against reciprocal trade and expansion of our world markets; No wonder they’re busy attacking the Democrats. Their own rec ord can t stand a good, honest examination by the American people. Now* you’ve had a look at It Next time you hear a KepuMican speaker criticizing the Democrats just ask him—"What has your party done? What have you got to offer?” -J Political Advertisement of S. C. Democratic Headquarters, Jefferson Hotel, Columbia, S. C., Neville Bennett, Mgr. — W’rite for Free Copies for Friends ) i