The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, February 19, 1953, Image 4
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Tha»sdyyv February 19 r 1^53 <|\
Oil)? Qlltntmt (Elirnnirlr
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CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1953
Makes Position Clear
President Eisenhower’s state of
■•.e union message left no doubt as
to where he stands on the many
perplexing problems now confront-
ng the nation. It was hopeful and
laring, the confident prescription
of a specialist long experienced in
dealing with malignancies.
The President said the patient
has been allowed to linger too long
n its present condition. The time
- past for resort to quick remedies
f. the body politic of the world is
4 o be saved. The alternatives, he
a d. are a free and peaceful world
i a slow sure spread of Commun-
-m. The American people f?houId
be grateful that 'the President left
ro doubt as to his choice.
I plied thousands in the various de-
! partments, bureaus and agencies of
i the Government.
Safety Code Needed
To the city of Aiken, and espec
ially to the families who lost loved
ones in the recent misfortune, the
sympathy of all residents of the
state and elsewhere is extended.
It was a terrible, unexpected blast
that killed 11 people, injured oth
ers and wrecked 5 ^ large part of the
business section of the towfi.
The coroner’s jury refused to
blame anyone for the explosion, its
verdict being that the, victims
’ came to their deaths as a result of
an explosion caused by leaking
gas.” A committee from the legis
lature was named to make an in
vestigation which should serve as a
protection for towns and communi-
aries of the general assembly has
been “extra compensation” for long
| sessions or what they call “expense
i money.” This dodge has been de-
j dared by the courts to be uncon-
i stitutional and at last has come to
an end.
Another defense for more pay is
the claim by many members of the
large amount of Utne^hey: must give
to the busifteSs- of the ceiinties and
state. Manjrtftfegations hold regu
lar monthly meetings for the trans--
acting of business, setting them-
’ selves up as “business managers” of
the counties, which openly violates
the Constitution which makes a
clear distinction as to legislative
duty. Members of the legislature
are charged to legislate, not regulate
or dictate—to adequately and fairly
provide in the supply bill for the
needs of the counties and then
their responsibility has been ful
filled. Many members, especially
1 senators—show they do not want
to be deprived of having a hand in
management of county affairs—
they are unwilling to give up or - im
pair their control and patronage
rights. Truth is that control of
'spending, planning and patronage
has been extended to such an extent
through county supply bills that in
most counties a majority vote of the
delegation "“with the Senator con
curring,’ ’is required even in rou-
' tine administrative matters. • This
! gives to senators in many coun-
l ties, complete veto power,, never
| intended.
Members of the General Assem-;
bly for the amount of time they
spend in Columbia are well paid.
Most of them are making little sac
rifice since they are able to carry’
on their duties back 1 home with
minor interruptions. With the
weekly session opening Tuesday at
noon, most of the members are
back in their offices or places of
business by late Thursday.
The majority of members who
voted for the big pay increase did
not mention bigger salaries in their
campaign for election. Had they
advocated such, it is doubtful that
any of the group would have been
elected. We say that $2,400 a yqar
is excessive and unwarranted pay.
How many of its members earn $60
a day back home.'
This attempted grab is a frontal
assault on the state treasury. We
vote against it and at the sarfte time
vote for the bill pending in the leg
islature that would prohibit its
members from electing themselves
to salaried state offices. The “of
fice trapping” should be put to an
eijd.
Hugh Jacobs To Be
Exchange Club Speaker
The local Exchange club will meet
Monday evening at 7:30 at the college
dining hall, officials state.
Hugh S. Jacobs, local business
man, will be the speaker.
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Cleon the Streets
The installation of gas pipe lines ties in the future,
underway in the city for several With this community now in the
veeks, -as would be expected, has midst 0 f installing natural gas, the
t suited in inconvenience to many Aiken tragedy is a timely warning,
-idents, damage to property own- what has been done or is antici-
-v i's who were compelled to furnish pated the public has not been in-
ghts-of-way for the lines. Re- formed. But certainly a full-scale
.iirs, cut-ins and other work has an d coordinated inspection pro-
csulted in considerable damage to gram should be put into effect byj
he streets. The important ques- the city to forestall a gas or other
lion is, when the installation work kind of explosion here. There
s completed—-will these repairs be should be a qualified code inspec-
rode tor to^ inspect and approve-all in-
—.I-it*——thg—d-t-te-h os stallationp to -be -made—m ■ • homes-f
-throughout the city has- resulted in .. and elsewhere tq ^akguard..■against
^.reat amounts of red dirt and mud hazards with checks in residential
hf.ng banked on the edge of the areas to be made periodically or on
- idewalks and property of adjacent the request of residents at any
property owners. Members of the time. All fuels are potentially dan-
crews said the dirt would be need-1 gerous unless properly handled.
< d for the ditches to settle, but | The first important step in protec-
this is certainly not entirely true, ition to those who contemplate the j
The ground is pretty well , settled: use of gas is to see that equipment i
new, yet no move has been made*) i s correctly installed and appliances
to dispose of the surplus dirt from maintained in good working order.!
the streets. This should be'done This means that all installations)
by the contracting firm doing the should be approved by a fully {
jcb, and unless they soon begin a competente code inspector befor
general cleanmg-up, the Gas Au- i they are put into use. Let us take
thority or city adm i n i s t r a t i o n ! every advance precaution that resi-
should see that the work is done dents of the community who use
without further delay. There is household natural gas, are never
much complaint heard from all
parts of the city on the delay or re
fusal to put the streets and prem-
-cs of property owners back in the
^ame condition they were found
before the city was tom up.
called upon to experience a fatal
tragedy akin to that of the city of
Aiken.
The Higher Pay Grab
^ The lower house last week by a
narrow margin passed a bill in-
The 'Ike' Example creasing the members’ pay from
There is visible in Washington 51,000 to $2,400 annually to be paid
today a remarkable turning to in twelve monthly installments and
prayer on the part of many public e A ffectl ™ W1 £ the next General
officials. What is most impressive Assembly. If the Senate approves
about this development which what the Uous ,f d ‘ d in 0 vot u in f, the
vhould not be exaggerated, is that increase it will place South Caro-
.t seems genuinely sincere, not i!na ln the upper brackets, since
merely ceremonial. With all the onl > u s f ven 4 ^ ates , na w -P a y
corruption and shady deals that muc ^ for their legislators They
nave been uncovered in Govern- ai * e t | ie a A ge states of California,
• cent n recent vears. it is clear that “ hn0 ^ Massachusetts f Michigan,
^ wruitA o differ- ! New Jersey, New York and Penn-
toi sylvania. So it is evident that the
| majority of the House members,
intent on raising their pay, have
gone out all-the-way for a “grab”
that cannot be justified.
The three House members from
this county, Messrs. Milam, Bridges
and Babb, voted in the record roll
call against the increase. They are
to be commended for the courage
to stand up and vote against an un
justified raid upon taxpayers.
Most of the states have biennial
sessions of their legislatures with
members’ remuneration on a per
day basis, averaging about ten or
fifteen dollars a day, the calcula
tions based on a 40-day session. In
our state calculations of pay are on
an anticipated 40-day session since
the White House now has a differ
ent attitude and is attempting
set a new moral tone.
The principal uimpetus comes
fiom President Eisenhower who
gave his political campaign a
strong religious overtone, and who,
now he is in office, is demonstrat
ing with no surprise to himself—
that he meant it. The first meeting
of the Eisenhower cabinet was op
ened with prayer, and the Presi
dent broke all precedents by pre-
teding his inaugural address with
his own prayer, which he had writ
ten himself and which he delivered
immediately after the swearing-in
on Capitol Hill. - Continuing, he is
beginning all meetings of his cabi
net with prayer.
. Something new, sponsored by the: the Constitution contemplates that
International Council for Christian legislative business shall be com-
Leadership, is the inauguration of p i e ted within that period of time,
breakfast “prayer meetings” in On this basis with the general as-
which the President participates as
well as many leading members of
Congress and this very fact under
lines the receptivity there is for a
religious leadership which the
President himself is now giving.
Washington is the most import-
r<rm place we know for a prayer
.attitude. It is to be hoped it will
•spread among the bureaucrats for
< certainly it will do them good.
President Eisenhower has affirm
ed his own deep conviction that
•free government must be founded
•upon and imbedded in a deeply felt
religious faith if it is to be worthy
and survive. The White House ex
ample should inspire us all to re
ligious dedication, and particularly
sembly members now receiving $1,-
000 per session their pay is at the
rate of $25 per day.
What will the new grab mean if
given final approval in the Senate 7
It will mean on the stipulated ses
sion of 40' da^s that the members
will receive $2,400—or $60 a day.
How does this compare with North
Carolina which pays $600 per ses
sion, or $300 annually, or Florida
paying $700, Georgia $600, and other
states at a similar ratio.
Those arguing for increasing law
makers’ salaries usually use as a
part of their argument that a high
er grade of person will be attract
ed to offer for office and that ser
vice would be improved. In recent
.our national leaders and the multi- ' years the subterfuge to raise sal-
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