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* I J I Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, January 29, 1953 5Ihr Qllintmt (Ulirnnirlr Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): \ One Year $2.'50 Six Mopths $1-50 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., i under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when ♦hey are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous ^on^munications will not'be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia 'It is paying out millions to individ uals for doing what every good I farmer knows he should do for i himself. When the Government at tempts to regulate the market it only keeps the inefficient or mar ginal producer in business aT the expense of the efficient' producer and of the consumer. I Free enterprise should be put back into farming and every other field of business. A planned and subsidized economy destroys init iative to a large extent, discourages industry and demoralizes the peo ple. Secretary Benson has a big job to enlarge domestic and for eign markets so that the farmer will be working primarily to sell his products on an open, profitable market—instead of for a govern ment loan. Early Draft For Young Graduates Seen . " ' 11 1 j Washington, Jan. 27. —Draft Di rector Lewis B. Hershey said today there may be more emphasis soon upon drafting of young men as soon as they finish school. Hershey told the American Legion Security commission there* is a growing awareness that the draft will get young men early or late, and that they had* best get in their 24 months of duty early. He said there are proposals in ex- ■ ■ -! istence to-kghten the reins on men of draft age, and that some are like- j ly to go into effect this year. Hershey also declared he is op posed ,to proposals to extend the re quirements for service from 24 to 36 months. He said “until,we have taken ev ery man who has not yet served, it wouild-ipot be a good thing to extend the penod of service for those who are called.” - • Hershey said the nation must make up its mind soon whether fatherhood is a substitute for mili tary service. He said 1,400,000 fath ers have been deferred and he be ers, otherwise eligible, should be drafted. He also expressed himself in favor .of universal military training “if you mean training men for less than two years and putting them into the re serves until they are needed for ser vice.” Hershey said the draft pool is large enough to provide the men needed for the rest of this fiscal year —through June 30 — who will be called at the rate of about 50,000 a month. He added it is impossbile, however, to predict the size of the forthcoming draft calls. CLINTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29. 1953 Join the March of Dimes More than 90,000 polio victims— the greatest number in history— inquired assistance of some kind in cctaining patient care in 1952. Over 57.000. of these were new patients who were stricken during the year. The rest were carryover patients from the year before. South Carolina was more fortunate than most other states, but still suf fered a crippling toll of 180 cases. Late in the year the National } oundation for Infantile* Paralysis nnd the American Red Cross joined lorces in a drive to collect blood Irom which gamma globulin, a temporary polio preventive, could be extracted. This was the b:g r.cWs in the fight against infantile paralysis during 1952. In tests fi nanced by the March of Dimes, gamma globulin proved to be ef fective in either preventing or les sening the effect of polio. The re po, t. though encouraging., was of v urse. not final. The good news i pie yesterday from New York by . science reporter that a safe new accine against polio has worked m . tew humans, and probably will t large-scale trials on children this summer. This, of course, rais- look for spending to be cut out in every way possible, waste and non- essentials to be curbed. Every ef fort .will be made to balance the budget immediately. Senator Harry Byrd said yesterday that individ uals and businesses are entitled to a cut in taxes and with this state ment all taxpayers will agree. It can be done. Senator Byrd said, “if the people of this country demand it and the rempval of heavy federal taxes now imposing a cruel bur den on both individuals and busi ness”. Wisely he cautioned, that first the national budget, billions in the red—must be balanced, ex penditures drastically cut eliminat ing the necessity of deficit spend ing and increasing debt, v.hich has characterized the exit administra tion The sooner the budget is put in sound order, the sooner tax re lief can come. There is a possibility that the so- called excess-profits tax will be abandoned entirely when the cur rent law expires next June. This tax, most economists agree, is an unfair and dangerous burden on business—and most especially on the smaller business, which is de prived of funds needed for growth purposes. We have faith in the Eisenhower td guarded hopes that spells the death knell of polio a» a cripp.ei . p r0 g rarn it j s the only kind of end killer It is cheering neves p ro g ca n-i that can be trusted to ln.m the Foundation that save this country from bankruptcy, tests of the treatment will be un- na t; on — no matter how wealthy dei taken during the summer. | an( j hQ A y W ell supplied wih resource The annual TVlarctrbrTJimeS drive cs—and no system of Tgovernment is now on throughout the nation can forever survive official cor- Though hot included for an appro- ruption and deficits in.the national pFiation- in the rweitT Community treasury, notwithstanding what ex- hyst 'MUim/ation st,t n p hern Mve —TfuihaiL tne spender o~ ■appeal is the most worthy and ap- all time of other people’s rfconey-— pealing that confronts our people.| has been doing and telling us the In our , own county and community) past eight years. funds from the national organiza-j tich’'have helped many victims i ni f^ n k c n f RnffA r hospital treatment where thev are OF DUFFcr Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson and President Eisenhower hospital treatment where they are unable to obtain treatment else where. County Chairman J. Hew- lette Wasson, reported last week that $7,000 was received last year from the National Foundation to help carry on the wmrk in this county. on the domestic front, besides be ing confronted with the budget and taxes, are confronted with the question of farm price supports. , The new secretary has a big job -?h,s ,s a campaign through mau'^ ST tree "stS'rs ;:r ■ f ° i ^- ments in which we are asked to Arnencan tanner. '53 Tax Returns Being Taken By Old School Districts Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, coun- I ty auditor, states that 1953 tax re- | turns are being taken by old school | districts rather than the new num bers 55 and 56, which embrace all ! schools in the county divided into two areas for Laurens and Clinton. | Miss Culbertson pointed out that her books are set up for the old school district system in the county and that the districts are still legal tax units although they are not used now for school purposes. The boards of assessors in each dis-i trict, she said, are still in office and review the returns. Automo-1 bile license plates are still being issued on the basis of the old dis-j tricts, she said. She asked that taxpayers in making their returns by mail bear in mind to use the old school dis-| tricts rather than the new. She said that blanks are avail- , able to property owners here at city hall, The Chronicle office and* at the Citizens Federal Savings and ! Loan association. They will also! be available at the city clerk’s of fice in Cross Hill and Gray Court,' the only other incorporated towns: ’ in the county, j T ; Scouts To Hold Family Banquet j Boy Scout Week activities wull I i begin in- February -in this county | I with a family banquet for the • whole" “scout family. t tnis city, j district chairman, states that “Fam ily Night” will be observed with a banquet in the Presbyterian college dining hall on Friday, February 6, at 7:30, and that tickets may be ob tained from W. C. Baldwin or any scout leader in the community. ■ The program will be put on by the scouts and climaxed, by Bond Thomas, Wattsville troop member, j receiving the Eagle award. National Boy Scout Week is set for February 7-13. drop our dimes,. JL P. Wilder is chdiman for the Clinton area, with A big spending problem for a long while was potatoes, just one several co-chairmen to assist him. ! on N° w Lne $64 question This fight against polio which be- ** a butter glut with the Govern- comes more encouraging, depends men t buying butter daily at a cost upon the voluntary generosity of 5650,000. The support program millions of Americans. As we give on ends on March 1 and \vc help to conquer the dread dis- n 16305 that Secretary Benson must ease and provide immediate care ac * v ^ se President whether to Inr those who are stricken, We continue the present program at will be speeding the day we all'^P per cent parity. There is also hope, when all of us will be free Question of other controls from the fear of infantile paralysis. w hich expire this spring with It is a call to open our hearts which | man y legislators opposing any re- The Chronicle commends to all its newal. PTA Executive Board To Meet Let’s look at butter now under the price-support program. Since last November the Government has been buying up butter until now it President Dwight D. Eisenhower |' ac q U i r ed 37 million pounds at has entered upon a four-year term i an expenditure of over $25 million, as President of the United States, i with the purchase still going on. It is reported that 20 million pounds has been bought in the first 20 days of this month at a price of 90 per cent of “parity”. This is just one of the many multiplied spending reasons why we are told expenditures cannot be decreased. Butter producers are placing on the market at the present high price far more butter than they can sell and as a result millions of pounds are being sold to the Gov ernment. It is the same old story of buying, destroying and giving leaders and the general public. Our New Leader the transition being smooth, with- out ostentation. In assuming the oath he entered immediately upon -iis tremendous, task carrying with it the awful power and responsibil ity that accompanies the office of president. It is well for the coun try that he has selected a strong team to help him, lind that he knows how to delegate authority to his assistants. We will not have a one man” show in Washington. In his inaugural address Presi dent Eisenhower called upon A meeting of the executive board of the Florida Street School PTA will be held this evening, Thurs day, at 8 o’clock in Neville Hall on the Presbyterian college campus. All officers and committee chair men are asked to attend. County Shrine Club To Met Here Feb. 3 The Laurens County Shrine club will hold its next monthly meeting at Hotel Mary Musgrove on Febru ary 3 at 7 p.m. Members are asked to make reser vations with George L. Phinney of Laurens, or Hugh L. Eichelberger of Clinton. All Shriners are invited. the nation to proclaim anew the j a way potatoes to boost the price faith that "rules our whole way of f or i a rge growers. The butter sur- hfe—faith in the dignity of man p i us j s jyg ] ar g e iy to the refusal and his inalienable rights. It set 0 f housewives to p>ay the present forth in clear terms the attiudes high price, with the sales of mar- end principles which would guide The- new administration. The American people realize the jnportance of the change in office that was made quickly and with- garine which sells at a much low er price—mounting from week to week. Government figures show that from 1935 to 1942, the per capita consumption of butter drop out mishap. It was a long past due peij from 16.J pounds to 8.*7 p.qunds, change and this newspaper wel- with margarine jumping up from jorpes it for we have faith in our 2.9 pounds to 7.T pounds. It means new leader and what he stands for. That dairymen are beirig liurt by His policy set forth in the recent j this growing competition due large- presidential campaign met with j ly to housewives seeking a product the overwhelming approval of the fnore reasonable in price for their people who were demanding a tables. Government has no busi- change after 20 years of New Deal- Fair Deal blundering, wasting, spending and corruption. Time will show what President ness in the butter business and should get out of the market. The Production and Marketing Administration is one of the most JEisenhower’s program will be. We expensive agencies of Government, mi SEE OUR COMPLETE SELECTIONS Valentine’s Day is almost here so remember those you hold most dear J. C. THOMAS JEWELER ‘‘It’s Time That Counts” SAVE! 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