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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, February 26, 195^ Shr (Clmtnn (CljrnnirU Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editoy and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.50 .v 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— the publisher will .at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications 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 the budget to check inflation which i in itself is a form of taxation. A only a beginning. All this is pass ing, and not the least, as some one i temporoary tax cut at the expense has precede us in saying, is the 1 of an unbalanced budget would long night wail of the old steam tend toward more inflation and whistle, sometimes with the tunes more taxes. Once the budget is some engineers learned to play up- balanced, economy is instituted in on therm government from top to bottom rather than extravagant spending —then we vy ill more surely secure never to return. Something has passed from the American scene with the old local, lasting tax cuts. A balanced bud ! get will spell tax relief and that not in the far distant. WITH THE PRESS CLINTON, S. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1953 The Passing Local (Editorial From The State) A story from Washington relates that the gradual disappearance of the local passenger train has con cerned a lot of people for a long time, but “no one has come up with a pat answer on how service can ever be restored.” The article goes into considerable discussion of what it terms the far from simple reasons behind the losses of money on the part of the old “local accom modation.” , We should not begin to pit our ing up well. knowledge and conclusions against! Supervisor Blakely raises a point those of the experts who have cov- 1 EXCESSIVE PRIDE Excessive pride has caused the , downfall of many men in the world- i ly sense. And it has lowered many men in the eyes of God. - j The proud, the selfish, the avari- ; cious do not fit into the Christian picture. Christ was humble and He did not hold out any hope for the man who was excessively proud. The proud man believes, in a way, that he is specially favored and God will look down upon him and relax the rules a little for him. That man is almost beyond hope. Because God has no favorites and He will judge all equally. The proud may pretend to pay homage to God; but' they will go away unwelcomed and unrewarded because they lack the one gift he expects of all—a true loyalty of heart, mind and soul. But the man who kneels before Him with a humble and chase heart He will reward a thousandfold. And for those who have hot even tried to shake off the shackles of pride and sin. He can only turn away in dis appointment and grief. IF YOU DON’T READ THE CHRONICLE yOc'dont GET THE NEWS To Rriid* Mistry of |i t Will Be Different ? nC thl *^ ^ ? ure ® bout . the E ^‘|which we have observed in travel- 1 e red the question. ‘^All we know is ihower Admmistration^it wtll^bi ing m various parts of t ^ e county, that as soon as a good road is built •'He says that during the past two years the blacktop roads have re- cry different indeed from thing the country has known for 20 years. The appointments are excellent indications that the tone of the Administration will be con servative. The top men will be ex perienced, practical and business- ..ke, and will demand results. All r.’ong the line the emphasis will be n more efficiency and economy, for respect for burdened taxpay ers—with less red tape. This is relief to the country that "he Truman policy of government , soon ^oles and generally oy personal friends, political asso ciates and cronies has come to an end. through, the next news you know they have put up traffic lights to ceived severe punishment from control the flow of vehicles. As a heavy trucks hauling pulpwood, case in point, we can with tne and lumber. We agree with his ‘ greatest of ease recall the day when 1 statement. , Joanna was Goldville and there These blacktop toads were not wasn't even what might be called a built for such heavy traffic and are store where Highway 76 crossed the) wearing away under the strain, j lazy lane that led to the mill. You' They were built for normal wear had to turn and go up by the mill! and not a pounding of heavy loads. I to buy an automobile inner tube, i Unless they are properly repaired Yes, we know, all right. Look at! and drainage provided, they will it today. There is a serried rank of busy mercantile establishments all along the way—a long way. There are enough Automobiles in. depreciate under such excessive the Law Enforcement First Sheriff W. A. , Lowery of this county has issued a public warning to bad check writers and says he i> "tightening up” on serving war- :nnts on bad check and false pre- hse cases. His statement appears n today s paper and will be favor ably acepted except by guilty par- i OS. The primary work of a sheriff and his deputies is law enforcement heavy use in many parts of county. Our main highways are this country for everybody to ride, being worn out also by the endless three and a half or four to a car. chain of box-car trucks that tear The number of passengers to each them up day and night. These main keeps dropping all the time. Those highways were not built for such wh o don’t have their owH~~ J t?rfr 1 loads and we now see the result.! stand out on the highways and The same will gradually happen raise their t hum he and portrude to the country blacktop roads, un- their toes. Those who want to pay less they are protected from the their own way only have to wave heavy trucks. ^ ! down a bus, enter and ride on. ^ Of course, the majority of a rail- Still It Grows road’s income is derived not from Fifteen years ago the State De- ( P assen g e rs but from freight, mail partment of Public Welfare was an< ^ express. Now huge trucks nrd adeouhte orotection to the pub- created and financed by state and I lumber along our highways carry- gilfL^^fluat^rotection to , - w«r<»_i.ng freight and produce, .some of Law violators are in tfe th tm are medSnteaffy TaflgefSIi^ nority, and it is to punish such pco- ,old then “ an , - . , 0th . , l t , . . n > that law pnfnrrpmpnt forces measure to help relieve state-wide miners stop at convenient icing sta ountv and citv are necessa’rv T t unemployment-with many peopleK lons ‘ There is-air express and air ' T^ m U ch time of ofWrs is 1 walking the highways unable to frei g ht - Wf ^ lmn S in a chan 8* loo much time of otiicers is ;i must ^ accepted given to this bad check practice,, secure uorK - But it is hard With the oassine and collecting of accounts for loan What has happened all over the from the j^^can seen! of Ute lo =nd “notV“::*ru.in g T ™m,rTdoZs ani --thingpasses with U sponsibility of taxpayers to pay of- nually has become one of the larg- |caUed , iDk with , he ionee f ^ ficers to make collections for firms est expense items in the appropn- j > or individuals who have delinquent ation bill. There is practically no When the lo-., No ,, _ amp nuff _ accounts, and then turn them over unemployment good wages are be-1 ^ and whee2| „ jnt<) tbe to the county to be collected. , mg paid, and the person who wants j it was , he cause of inevltable ex .' I^tw enforcement should be para- work can secure employment The citement . Crowds went down to mount Firms doing credtt bust- report for this county the past year; ^ sta , jon jus , ^ ^ (he ^ ness should do their own collecting shows more than $573,000 given to, come ^ ^ <^0^ There would and not expect salaried county or I the various categories of welfare ^ the mothers ^d the straw-hat- city officers to become a collecting work. The Chronicle claims it has its share of sympathy and human | kindness for the unfortunate, but : with economic conditions such as work t h ey are — we can T see w hy it is necessary that these enormous e ® ls ature ' “ amounts be increased in the toould be killed. It is a move to spec tj ve counties rather than ha\e the legislature pass a hill ^ c j^ ne su pp 0se we are thick- making it permissible for a bank to he aded. If we are there are thous- agency. Would Cut Work Days A bill to set a five-day week for the banks of the state is now before the re- de- ands of others just like us and they say so—they just can’t get it. operate five days a week—instead ol five and one-half days as at present. Should it be enacted most banks would choose Mondaylni . through Friday for their operation, j K 0,0 nce ‘he budget first with Saturday an entire holiday in- During the past year South Caro- stead of a half-holiday as now. This, ^ n ' ans paid a total of $263,641,314 vvould be a great inconvenience to i n federal taxes. Our state by corn- bank customers whose only oppor- parison with many others is not tunity to get their checks cashed or large or rich, and this was a heavy deposited, or to use other bank ser- strain on our taxpayers. How many vices—is on Saturday. With Sat- of us realize that the people of this urday the busiest day of the week for mercants and business firms it ”\U6uId bb not only a big inconven- bined. nation pay more for taxes than they do for food and clothing com- lence, but annoying lo find all banks closed for the day with their employees gone fishing, on vaca ted fathers, with children dinging around their necks and clustered about their knees. They would have their “valises” and box lunch es. There would be excited greet ings with frinedsy meeting those coming home, weeping adieus by the girls whom the boys left be hind them. The baggage would be thrown into the. baggage car. At the last minute a trunk would be found to be unchecked. The train would cough, the whistle would blow and the bell would ring and the train would lurch forward. As it moved out a belated, red-faced pasenger would often rush up, by hack or foot and swing onto the last car on the run, knowing his ticket would cost him more on the train. The rails would rattle, cinders would pierce the windows to lodge in the hair and eyes. Train crew men—just as some weary one was dropping off to sleep—would ap- pearpear in the door and bawl, “TICK-ATTS.” Often there would be questions and discussions about Look at 1951. Total federal, state and local taxes, direct and hidden, for the whole country came to $86,- t:on week-ends, the golf course, or 600,000,000, which shows that the elsewhere. Banks, like the postof- Truman spending crowd had the ( changing cars, i ce, are for the primary purpose of spigot wide open. In the same yean The porter would call stations, at ' total food and clothing purchased ( night swinging through the aisles added up to $81,000,000,000. This 1 with his red lantern, yelling, means that we have reached the [ “Branchville. All out for Branch point where the tax burden is the j ville. Fifteen minutes for supper. serving the public. Five and a half days’ work per week on a daily schedule of eight hours—will never hurt anyone. Whether the banks are for the pending bill, we do not largest single item of expense to, Change cars for Augusta, Atlanta, . < . « * ' % TV^ 111 i A j-vwi ^ wn « 1 t I 'NT T f~\ I A r* t T ^ I * r* * know. If they are, they are mak ing a mistake in our judgment. Our Blacktop Roads County Supervisor Bennie millions of American families, 1 New Orleans, and points west. This whether the money is taken out of our pay envelopes before they reach us, or handed over directly to a collecting agency, or whether B. ! in hidden taxes on everything from Blakely, has submitted a request to an automobile or loaf of bread- Ahe county delegation for an in- the burden is there and the tax col- crease of $50,000 this year for roads lector is there on the job. Who ■and bridges. foots the bill? Many are under the The Supervisor stated in his re- i delusion that it is met by the rich, quest that the increase was need-j-but this is not true. The aver- ed to take care, of the added cost for age man and woman like you who maintaining the enlarged system of read this—pay the tax bill. cai* goes to Columbia.” Every lit tle water tank was similarly voic- iferously announced, in advance and on stopping. We could go on and on. This is blacktop roads in'addition to the increased cost of materials. We were impressed with his statement in regard to the blacktop President Eisenhower wants tax es reduced. So does everyone who must meet the taxpayer. The Presi dent is strong for reduction in reads built in recent years which, proper order. Everyone would like fAcver all parts of the county ex-j tax relief. And it is true that cer- 1 rept in a few remote sections j tain kinds of relief should create • w'here there is little population, incentives and stimulate business. These roads were built by the But in a time like the present the county as fanh to market roads, to! nation’s ruling purpose should be give residents in all parts of the: to balance the budget—reduce the county connection with the main highways. A good job was done and in all parts of the county we have heard farmers express their approval of the program and tes tify that the roads have been hold- national debt. This seems to us a sound position, both morally and financially. It’s as simple as hon estly living within one’s means. The problem comes down to this—we had better aim first at balancing Filling Dirt 1 and Top Soil Ernest E. Cox * Better Known As “DR. PEPPER” Special Buy! TODDLER’S Crawl-Abouts 1.44 Snap-apart legs, good quality cotton gaberdine, pastel colors. 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