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T ' i $ Pape Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, February 12, 1953 Xhr (Elintnn (Ehrnntrlp Established 1900 WIT^SON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY On Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): Year $2 50 Six Months $1.50 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— :hc publisher svill at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly < ivice The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when '.hoy are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will ,o; be noli cod. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. MEMBER: ' SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOC LA. TI ON t National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Weeks Moves To Get U. S. Out of Business Washington, Feb. 7—Secretary of Commerce Weeks today made the first move by the new admin istration to “get government out of business” by offering to sell or lease government operated barge lines of the Inland Waterways Cor poration. The corporation, an agency of the Department of Commerce, pro vides barge service to shippers in the Mississippi-Misouri Valley and along the Warrior River in Ala bama. The announcement by Weeks said it is the only such ser vice in these areas which takes less than barge load shipments. Weeks said he would welcome offers to lease the barge lines to tndivduals or groups with intent to purchase or to sell the facilities outright because, in his opinion, “some of the corporation’s activi ties are in direct competition with privately owned barge lines.” “Operations of the federal barge 1 line is the type of federal activity which could be better performed by private enterprise,” the new secretary said. “This is nn in stance in which government should get out of business with resultant savings to the taxpayer.” The secretary has been author ized by past congressional actions to sell or lease the government barge corporation. The authoriza tion, however, provides that the purchaser or lesseemuSf agree to provide continued service substan tially like that now being given and as a guarantee of this to put up a bond or other insurance per formance. OFFICE SUPPLIES Complete line, all the little items needed for the office CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Phone 74 Classroom Teachers To Mold Health Meet The Clinton Classroom Teachers association will have a regular meet ing at the Clinton high school Feb ruary 19 at 4 p.m. At this time, Miss Maisie Bookhardt, supervisor of health education of the department of education, will be with the group for a brief discussion and a film, "Healthful School Living or Envi ronment.” All teachers and patrons interested in this program are invited to be present. CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1953 'fields it at a very high level, and that by such action—a heavy drain Dollar Days Again Today Friday and Saturday are on ^ whole system of production ol.ar Day., in Clinton a.*, w< - and distribution can be eliminated. • een fr-mi today ., paper, u. a whole philosophy on which umber of merchan s pai icipauig, controls are predicated is inimical m the event sponsored by the Mer- ; tQ free enterprise and all our tra _ chants association. ditional freedoms. We must get During the three days a special away from the all-powerful upper- -■mphasis will be placed on the dol- state which has dominated us for ,ar which u» now regaining some tbe past twenty years. The funda- <d its lost buying power. What it, mental law of supply and demand will buy will be greatly enlarged i s a t i as ^ be given an honest ior the trade days. chance to operate. Dollar Days mean that the buyer s the gainer in both ways. To sum all up—all rojds will lead in this; Jirection with business firms ex- Up in Greenville county there ending you a cordial invitation t » are more than a dozen candidates make Clinton your shopping center. If you are smart and thrifty you The 'Grab' Game Up in Greenville county will not overlook the opportunity announced for the General Assem bly to fill two vacancies in their 'd the “dollar days” news in today’s delegation. One of its members r-aper. elected the past summer for anoth- ^ ei two-year term was recently Too Many Pie-Seekers dectcdbythat body to take a job , V , . with the Public Sen-ice Commis- President E.scnhowcr wants a si0 „ tw0 vacancies t0 .,x cut. So does every other, tax- (jl|ed b , he General Assemblv la recent years the policy iimd running , form< botnl d: i een to further incease rather nan cut down But if taxes are to to form, places went to two of its members.; Not only is this true in Greenville ! reduced the budget first must cou bu , jn othe ^ Members- e balanced, or else it will still be will off&r for the General Assem- ut of line by billion, of Adlars. bl . thc count and state the s government that takes in $60 bil- election, and resign .on and spends $70 is encounw. g , hclr , as soon a3 the ca , -nfiat.oi; What must be done-,s ,, h(ni stnkes and ,hey land a ’ ,h ? n „ a ;,f state job. These special elections .-.come fa, every dollar Congress c0 . ; . wh)ch taxpayers mU st ,. ppropr Mtf*, .-ds a, <tnis .s done taxes can be cut. Farmers, . business . There is only one way to put an men at>o. erK j to th;s ug i 'p rac ti C e—pass a -roups, veterans, state and local law makl of its mcmbers in .- rovemment officiate and orgamaa- eUgiWe receive an ap p 0 , ntment - ',ons w-ith their hands fetched to a sta , e Job durl he term of of . out, want government spending re- (ice m w1tich th . were elected . nuced except when ,t cuts into h,s SlJch a bjn 0( cours has a ^ •wn pet project. More often than chance of pas3age . :>ot, when sorme pmposed reduction _ . , . . :n spending will cut into what ^ Practice of electing its own 'hey consider their share of the pie, members to judgeships commis-, ney howl to high heaven. Con- f‘ ons and other offices has become .ressmen and senators aiding in the common order of the day when -etting an ^^ppopriation or grant for tne , ^‘slature is in session and u project back in their states rush election* are on the docket. nto print and say, “see what I got 11 1 J s . J the Procedure and the candidate without house or senate ior you,” as though providing th? funds. were membership, regardless of his qual- IT . , . ifications, training, ability and Here one tag reason why to- charartcr doesn ., have a chancc days federal bill averages $1,389 For this reason outalders have for each and every American fam- about . d offerj (hejr ser . ily-and why that family s share vices because i{ , h are wel , m . of the nationa debt is $5,650. 'nte (ormed know they cannot point is simple. The drive for w-in against strong pressure, lob bying, vote promising and -corn- economy in government must begin at the grass-roots It must begin ^Ytments on lhe inside There are w.th an overwhelming public de- , hose who run for state 0(fi witb .-.and for economy regardless of th<; h o( omotin their own whose ox ,s gored, and regardless se , fah interests b b< .," elected to of selfish interests and special pnv-! job th want When a judge neges. Only then will the iles or retire a member 0( the mous. unprecedented budget be GeileI . al Asiemb , ts th lum nalanced, our giant mountain of , , public debt reduced—and relief While we do not expect it to hap-, come to the taxpayers who must an anti-trapping bill should be j foot the bill. Controls To End More than two years ago Presi dent Truman imposed his post- enacted. Public sentiment is in fa vor of it and should demand such action. Such bills are introduced almost every year only to meet their death. It is notgd that a group from the Greenville delegation this week proposd such a bill. It would Korea freeze on prices and wages, and since then our economy has b e our g uess that somewhere along changed considerably, but Truman the line it w m be killed as in the «»w-. a ♦ y w 4 w, w, ars 1 r-uT 4 4 A A W M *'• a * 1 .a A '• a refused to take action and left the - rlecision and its political conse quences to the Eisenhower admin- .stration. President Eisenhower has order- all wage and salary controls abolished as no -longar necessary and. has acted wisely. We are to get away from attempted regula tion of prices by government and put an end to the attempt to stabil ize prices by an order from a pollti- k :al bureau. -Tbe truth is that businesses, with few exceptions, have been just as much the victims of inflation as have consumers. Controls have served to confuse the inflation is sue and that’s about all that can be said for them. They have placed heavy finandaal and adminstrative > ourdens on all kinds of enterprise, : and that hurts the consumer along uhth the others concerned. It is ' *he part of wisdom, we think, to : get rid of thebi and start fighting inflation at its sources, of which the primary one is the long-stand ing financial responsibility of the . government ' This means that many expensive ' agencies will be abolished to help reduce the heavy tax load and na tional debt taxpayers are carrying. , it means that no controls emer gency exists, that there is no scarc ity of anything, production in all past. If it reaches the senate it will be pigeon-holed and the selfish practice continued right on by which legislators are chosen in variably for state offices filled by the General Assembly which truth- j fully and properly can be termed as a “closed shop”. It is a case of| “you tickle me and I will tickle you,” yet in all fairness to the citi zens of the state it cannot be claim ed that the legislature has a mo nopoly on intelligence and ability. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 3rd day of March, 1953, I will render a final account of my acts and doings 1 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, Six Mile, S. C. January 2T, 1953. 19-4c Penney’s ALWAY S FIRST QUALITY! 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