The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 29, 1953, Image 7
Thursday, January 29, 1953
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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SOUTH CAROLINA SOLONS HIT
SNAG OVER FIRST MAJOR BILL
Columbia. — As expected South
Carolina’s lawmakers have already
begun stumbling over educational
and money matters even though
they’ve actually been working for
just three days.
The case in point is the $12,000,-
000 permanent improvements bill
for state colleges and mental insti
tutions recommended by Governor
Byrnes. He asked that it be given
top priority and it was handed to
the powerful House Ways and
Means committee right away.
The Governor pointed up the im
portance of the proposal by going
before the committee himself to
explain it. It was so well receiv
ed that a group of the members
wanted to push it through and re
port it out favorably the same day.
Wisely, they were asked not to do
so. It would have looked odd for
such a high-powered bill to go to
the committee one day and come
out the next.
Gov. Byrnes lef it with the Ways
and Means group and went to
Washington^ for the inauguration.
And during the week-end* lag some
lobbyists woke up to the fact that
the bill would use a good chunk
of the state’s surplus which they
wanted a crack at. Most interested
was the Municipal Association.
They began to put the pressure on
committee members, and when the
lawm alters caime to work last
Tuesday the bill was bogged down
but good.
The College Try
Behind this is a bit of complicat
ed irony. The proposed act is two
fold; it contains provisions to cut
out the rivalry between the state’s
colleges, and would make direct
cash appropriations to them this
year for permanent improvements,
boiler plants and such.
In the past, state colleges have
played clever games with the law
makers trying to push through
their appropriations. Each school
tried to outdo \he other. If Clemson
asked for $1,000,000 for a building
The Citadel and the University
asked for the same amount just to
keep from being left behind. The
result was that one got oo much,
much.
The bill now before the Ways
and Means committee would give
both the lawmakers and the alum
ni associations a rest in the future.
It would give us a system in which
lor
Washington on Thursday, the con
fusion immediately began to clear
up. He undoubtedly was in touch
with the Capitol during his Wash
ington visit, and Committee Chair
man Charlie Vemer of Greenville
AIKEN TRAGEDY
OF INSTITUTIONS
IS STORY
AND HUMANS
Aiken, Jan. 27. — To many resi
dents of this sand hills community,
the explosion and fire which swept
through five stores cannot be told in
figures—14 persons feared dead and
damage in evcess of $1 million.
It is a story of human beings and
was probably able to give him a j institutions,
thorough rundown of the attitudes, to be recovered was
of the various committeemen. With !that of Miss May W eeks. Augusta
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that information at hand, it would
be an easy job o contact the in
dividuals and square their think
ing away. The Municipal Associa
tion notwithstanding.
The bill will probably be report
ed out favorably this coming week.
Some political notes . . . Look
for the student school bus drivef
investigation to cool off as the sen
ators and representatives keep
turning up evidence favoring the
youngsters’ driving. The most
dangerous drivers are between the
ages of 25 and 40 . . . The Green
ville County delegation may spon
sor a law to force lobbyists to reg
ister and show their expenses
They’re supposed to register now,
but only one is on the books in
the Secretary of State’s office. One
of the supporters of such a bill
thinks it will clear up the public’s
mind that the legislators come to
Columbia to make some mony on
firemen pulled her mangled body
from the ruins at about 6:45 o’cloVk
tonight, some 10 hours after the ex
plosion.
To a great many of the 7,000 Aiken
residents who were here before the
nearby AEC plant flooded the area
with new residents, she was “Miss
May.”
Miss May was .a clerk at .Mc
Creary’s Dry Goods Store, a 79-
year-old institution which was re
garded as this town’s oldest business
establishment. %
Young matrons of today have been
accustomed to sending their children
down to McCreary’s to get Miss May
to fix up “a yard of that lace I looked
at last week, or “a spool of thread to
use on that dress I bought last
spring.” The young matrons them
selves had done the same chores for
their mothers.
For Aiken, Miss May was every
body’s personal shopper. She had
ity for his lobbyist to work. Thirty
days after the session adjourns de
tailed expense statements are to
be filed with the secretary’s office.
Scant Notice Given
Some lobbyists have followed the
law, others have not, and little
attention is paid the books which
are open o public inspection.
In 1951 there were five lobbyists
registered. In 1952 four, and thus
far this year only one has" signed |
tary of the State Municipal Asso-
up; James Caldwell, who is secre-
ciation.
Although one has signed in, sev
eral are walking the corridors of
the Capitol and buttonholing
committee members who have a
say so on bills in GTiich the -lobby!
is interested. ,
But the catch is, the law doesn’t
say who should round them up and
make them sign, and if they don’t
sign who should take them to
court.
Governor's Office
State constables are under the
Governor’s office and presumably
the GoVtrnor coultl dien them to
enforce the law. Teeth could..also
be put in the statute by requiring
the Secretary of State to see that
lobbyists comply.
There would be some difficulty
in the latter solution because in
terms of the law it is hard to iden
tify a man as a lobbyist.
At least one legislator, Rep.
Frank Epp>s of Greenville, is inter
ested in the situation and is work
ing up a bill which would clamp
down on the lobbyists. Contents
of the proposal haven’t been dis
closed.
the side . . . The various proposed °^ e< ?_ at _ t p e _ store to 30
changes to the state’s election law
—to give 18-year-olds and service
men a ballot, and to eliminate the
registration certificate—are pigeon- , ,
holed until a special committee ap- most nt wo, T an . ‘
as one Aiken resident described her.
years. To many customers, she was
more than the woman with short
gray hair and rimless glasses. She
was first a friend, and secondly “the
pointed by the governor gets
through its hearings and recom
mendations.
Notes From The
County Agent's Office
By C. B. CANNON, County Agont
"TRe college couRT issue bonds
permanent improvements such as
buildings. But the bonds woul<|
have to be backed by tuition fees.
It would mean the schools would
pay their way instead of looking to
the Legislature for a hand-out.
Thus, no more competition for
money.
A second section of the bill
makes cash appropriations for per
manent improvements this year.
In the past, that item has been car
ried in the big state appropriations
bill. But in line with the aim of
“no competition,” it was included
in this bill.
The curious part of the situation
now which finds he bill stuck in
the Ways and Means committee is
thus: The committeemen have
agreed to the principle of “no com
petition” and think it is a wonder
ful idea (it takes them out of the
squeeze from alumni), but they
are stalled on the second part be
cause they are undecided as to
which college should get how
much. They are apparently snared
by the traditional competition
which they are decrying!
Their predicament could have
been solved easily. Presidents of
the state colleges agreed and en
dorsed the bill before it was pre
sented. The governor told the com
mittee that, and if the members
wanted to check o nit all they had
to do was ask the various instiu-
tion heads.
With Gov. Byrnes’ return from
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Welcome and thanks to those on
our Honor Roll this week:
MRS. ELLA McCALL,
City.
BOBBY JOHNSON,
BOBBY PlfcRCE,
FRED BODIE,
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CREOMUCSION
FOR CHILDREN
This morning about 8 o’clock, Miss
May went to work as she had always
done in the store around the corner
and two blocks from where she lived.
It is believed she was alone in the
store a few minutes later when the
blast occurred.
Another employee had stepped out
on the sidewalk to instruct a painter
working in front of the store.
Meetings On 1953 Farm Problems The '' Jones ®“ trlc Ca s ; orL ’
C. G Cushman, Extension Dairy! h “a
o ■ i’ + t iv/r c_v«-«vi^f- t„ Tv ' s \vcis next door dnd the
Specialist, L. M Sparks, Jr Ex- behind Miss May crumbled too.
tension Cotton Insect and Disease! Framlc attempts t0 Mve her _ she
Specialist and L B. Massey Exten- W a S still conscious - failed as the
tension District Agent of Clemson | bricki s[ecl and timber
College Extension Service, are to I ped hor whi , e her fris , nds work ^
take part on the program during bring her ou , |he fir( , spread and
other sections of the wall weakened
in the blast began to tumble. They
had to leave their friend alive—and
alone.
the farmer’s meeting in the audi
torium of the Agriculture build
ing, February 3, at 10 a. m. Timely
agricultualr problems will be dis
cussed as confronting farm people
for 1953.
The meeting is open to the pub
lic for white people only, as the
Negro agricultural agent ^’ill ar
range for Negro farmiersr^
The county agents of Laurens
county have arranged community
meetings following the county
wide meetings and will lead dis
cussions on the agricultural situa
tions as they appear at the begin
ning of 1953. At these community
meetings, an educational, free mo
tion picture will be shown.
S. C. Gambrell, Agricultural
teacher, Gray Court-Owings, and
W. E. Sims, Agricultural teach
er, Hickory Tavern, are cooperat
ing with meetings of theif com
munities. The meetings to begin
at 8 o’clock and are as follows:
Gray Court-Owings high school,
February 3; Youngs comrm|nity
center, February 5; Hickory Tav
ern high school, February 6;
Greenpond community center, Feb
ruary 9, and Mountville school,
February 10.
Livestock Producers Hold Meeting
James T. Addison, president of
the Laurens County Livestock Pro
ducers Association, has called a
meeting for February 2 at 7:00 p.
m., at the Hopewell community
center, near Clinton, to discuss ra
bies among dogs and foxes that
can be costly to livestock produc
ers.
Dr. Lee of the State Health De
partment, Columbia, is to be pres
en stew will be served. The meet-
delegation has been invited by Mr.
Addison to attend. A dutch chick
en sew will be served. The meet
ing is open to all types of livestock
producers and it is hoped a large
crowd will attend.
In adjoining counties notices
have appeared in newspapers of
outbreaks of rabies and efforts be
ing made to control the spread. The
loss of one animal by the disease
would take considerable profit out
of a year’s income from livestock.
As to the loss of a human life or
the treating of^ji person bitten by
a dog or fox with rabies, money
value is not considered. All ef
fort should be used in preventing
the spread ofr rabies. •'
Lobbyists
Ignore S. C.
Registration
Columbia, Jan. 24.—South Caro
lina law requires lobbyists and
their employers to register and
show expense of their activities
during legislative sessions, but few
of them do because the law has
baby teeth.
A violation of it is a misdemean
or, punishable by fines from $25 to
$100 or up to 30 days in jail. But
the statute doesn’t specifically say
who will enforce it and as a result
most lobbyists don’t pay any at
tention to it.
The men who are paid to try to
influence legislation and their boss
es are supposed to sign up with the
Secretary of State. The employer
is required to show written author-
AIR-CRAFT ALUMINUM
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U/t Timt Gsln arc guaranteed for life
against tag. warp and unsightly red rust.
OATS $I»S FROM 4 Fin TO U FKT
Send for (ompJtlt dttoilt snd prittt
Farmers Feed
& Seed Store
Phone 1025
, FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 3rd day
of March, 1953, I will render a
final account of my acts and doings
as Administrator of the estate of
Judy Elizabeth Smith in the office
of the Judge of Probate of Lau
rens County, at 10 o’clock a. m.,
and on the same day will apply for
a final discharge from my trust as
Administrator.
Any person indebted to said es
tate is notified and required to
make payment on or before that
date; and all persons having claims
agains said estate will pesent them
on or before said date, duly prov
en, of be forever barred.
JESSE J. SMITH,
Route 1,
Sui Mile, S. C.
January 2T, 1953. 19-4c
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Also
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