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l Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, March 5, 1953 ill?? (Sllintmt (Ehrnntrlr 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 S2.50 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. -• ^ d The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times app^eci^te wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronitle 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 view’s or opinions ofifs^cor respondents. MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLLNA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1953 * asured. I President Eisenhower in refusing' to spare the lives of Julius and Eth- lel Rosenberg, convicted of espion-'l age against the United States, i pointed out that their crirfte “far' exceeds that of taking the life of another citizen; it involves the de- I liberate betrayal of the entire na- [ tion and could very well result in the death of many thousands of in- ! nocent citizens.” *1 As this is written the date of their execution has not been set. It could be delayed by another appeal to the U.^S. Supreme Court. It is general ly believed, however, that Eisen hower’s action eliminates any chances 6f clemency for the couple. If executed i the Rosenbergs will! be the first American civilians to of espionage against the United pay with their lives for the crime | States. 'And it is a certainty that they will be hailed in Communist coun- i tries as martyrs. There has been wide agitation among Communists the world over for clemency for the couple w’ho contend they are inno- i cent. PKXYWROWNMRGJUMSl I at our SEIF SERVICE STORE!. The Overwork Claim The lower house recently passed a bill increasing the members’, sal- To the casual observer the admin- it have the power, they ask. Anyl tstratio ) n ’ s Prosed legislative pro-!I . , , <igram does not appear over ambi-; 1 sensible person in looking at our jtious. -Many have overlooked one - — acci f n1 - a " d *Uling records can un- (item on the agenda that may causel ,.ry from $1,000 annually to $2,400 derstand that carelessness, speed*; considerable debate—or an all-out , to be paid $200 per month. The ing * and driving under the influ- ; —j n the halls of Congress, proposal, properly termed a “grab’’j® nce of intoxicants—is taking aj item is statehood for Hawaii. I on taxpayers, goes to the Senate for j^ 03 '^’ need rigid regu a- ^ nd t ^ e reason battle f nal action. | Uon ^ when there is a^Pfo-ljs practical politics. Hawaii is nor- , posal to curb the speed of motor Only a few of the larger sUtes! ^1-’ *: ^therris : mally ^ epublican 111 national elec ’ -nay huge a remuneration to gen- eflicl ® s on the nignw ays there is (Uons ^ itse j { wou i d n0t cause ,ay so nuge a w opposition on the part of a number t A . , „ rw,. . , opposition vjn i^l assembly members. The aver- of leglslatore age pay is from $600 to $1,000 an- rually. On the basis of the bill now pased by a majority of the House members the pay will be at We have recently enacted a com pulsory insurance law in this state which is a needed step in the right the fight if Alaska, considered Dem ocratic, were not also seeking state hood. The result is, then, two territor ies seeking statehood, one voting Republican and one Democratic, with the President giving his ap- .w'.'.v, ...... proval to the Republican-voting est paid'in the Southeast. Some of for damage their cars may do. The territory—in this case Hawaii. Too the advocates say they are over- P 1-0 ? 61, w ’ a y lo accomplish this, of | muC h hasn’t been said about the worked. If this is true it is because c 0111 ^ 6 - 15 through liability insur- 1 p ro hi em as y etf but there is a feel- nr , -ance applicable to every driver(i n g that Democrats In Congress will - V rate of rutty dollars a day on a d,r « < ' on - bu ‘ “ does " ot «° en ' ; orty-day session, though our legis- P^P 1 ' '‘' ho dr ‘'' e letor* are already among the high- should assure compensation their duties as set up in the Const:- *' h0 gets under the steering wheel;make the issue one on which they tution bv making themselves busi- of a car or truck. In hew York; wi ii make their strength, ness managers of the counties. state 9 ov 13 advocating a ( j n his report to the nation on his Their duty is to legislate and their compulsory liability insurance law tr j p to Europe. Secretary of State -owers should be limited. Demands ^ or auto m°t>ile owners. The other Dulles expressed hope that the next) non their time of which they day in Presenting the proposed f ew weeks will bring “concrete ev-! xak. would end at the close of a measure, he said, “I do not believe j idence” of progress toward a six-! gislative session if they would that , th ere is an inalienable right | na tion European Defense Commun- j ;cp craving power to administer drive a c . ar , 1 ° r a constitutional treaty. • .er county affairs for which duly freedom to kill or maim without His report was startling in that t. iected officials bv the people are responsibility for the consequenc-; t he strength of Europe today is noti icsponsible. < es ‘ 8 ov ernor is on sound w hat the average citizen had be-, ground when he says that compul- ijeved. He said failure to unite “has . sory insurance and compulsory in- so weakened the Western European i/en or Uisrmcnon spection of automobiles are among countries that today no one of them In most of ahe weekly and the most urgent matters awaiting CO uld offer strong resistance to the' monthly magazioes. many . aU_ur>ng J .acUon,_ Our . legislature abolished, Army. liquor color advertisements ap- the inspection law. ! He added that “nothing that the 1 x—hf- petiuiaply uv-the^hope oL ■on-Iws-" enough to make Europe safe if it is divided into rival national camps.” From his observations one is in clined to believe that the next 60 days may decide the eventual fate of Europe and perhaps the entire world. trading more drinkers. That is the driving record to be insured or too 4 tject of advertising, to sell more i callous toward ’ his fellowman to cf the product being advertised. ; take out insurance against the The folks who prepare tne big- i damage to life and property he tour-color whiskey advs are smart may do—then he doesn’t belong on and attempt to convince the public! the road as a menace to human life. that their products are used by j "men of* distinction.” But they I -f' e A den t give us a true portrait of th e ; Let S Move A-Ueoning jejults their product produces— * n proceedings of the March ... * n they are not allowed to be display- meeting of city council reported in ; Makes A Ketum ed in their expensive advertising, todays news columns, it is noted q irj jnrnmp For instance they would not include that Supit. B. R. Austin of the water j _ , the four Michiean men recently and llght department, was author-! Columbia, Feb. 27.—One out of tne lour >Micnigan men recentiv connec- ev ery seven South Carolinians filed sentenced to life imprisonment for a state income tax return for last 1 of 7 In S. C. killing a gasoline station attendant, ^ on with damage to the citys utili after a night of “wild drinking”; tles insulations due to the installa- 1hey admitted. And this is just one tion of a gas system in the city, the of millions of violations in all parts details of which property owners of the country caused by the use, know little. Mr. Austin was fnr- j of intoxicants. year, more than three times the number filing in pre-war days. The state income tax director, F. D. Beattie, reported that 300,1 ither instructed to see that the | 000 state income tax returns were I streets are cleaned up by the crews | ^ d ® d „^ aa ^ .^, ear ’ 35 com P are d to installing the lines. Such action should have been The People Ignored ! TT 6 ‘‘"'h h h. iner^ was because .here The Senate of South Carolina . actl0n should ^ ave now more South Carolinians lust week defeated a House approv-j^ ^ to'noU tha^ at last Wlth more money in their P^kets. t J resolution asking for a state- , ^ , | State income tax laws have not wide constitutional convention., ere 15 0 some ing . 1 changed since 1941 except to S:nce the end of World War II it, Complaints show that considerable allow more and bigger exemptions, h;.s killed such a move four times, damage has been done to curbs and | although federal income tax has < ther on the floor or by'smother- broken walks. This co n d i t i o n i increased and broadened to :ng it in the judiciary committee,; should be remedied promptly and include more taxpayers, which has long been labeled as a properly, with the city holding suf-1 Some 29,000 returns have already graveyard for much good iegisla- lic i en tr reserves from the contrac- come in this year, Beattie said, and tors to meet all expense involved, the mails are getting heavier everv Property owners should demand day as March 15 gets nearer. t.on. It was not a vote to call a con vention, it was pointed out by those that they be reimbursed for dam- voting in the majority, but to let a 8 e done, or repairs needed. And tr.e people vote oh it. We have reached a dangerous point when a The Chronicle Gets Good Rating certainly a general street-cleaning is needed for they are now in a de- Irr.al! handful of powerful senators 1 plorable condition with red mud can deny the people of the right' and dirt banked Upon the streets to vote on a question, whatever the an d on private property that long .-sue may be. It smacks of de- ag0 should have been moved. The ^ Nance of the people’s wishes and contractors should be made to do Q aro jj na p ress association, Zell F. J-ghts. *ke if they wont then the, Mabee, head of the School of Jour- « It boils down to this. A vote of C1 t. v should meet the responsibility.: a ^ Florida state University,.:* the people to amend the Constitu- There is no excuse for allowing the|j udged a recen t contest during the Under the auspices of the South ::on doesn’t mean a thing in the streets to be in their present con world unless the majority of the, dition. Senate see fit to let it pass. The j ^ people know our Constitution has .. been amended, patched up and ^ fa Woshinaton Sees It . . . " “nyTearT.ha.'ThtsTjHf NATIONAL SCENE come an out-moded sort of hodge-1 ■■■» liHllwIlMk •JVLIfL podge. — The Senate has shown over and 1 over that it is unwilling to yield its gr:p regardless of what the people may desire. They are unwiling to r;slc a convention by a vote of the Washington, March 4.- i -President Eisenhower’s administration made its second big step back to free- market economy by scrapping fed eral price controls over thousands people because it might diminish 1 0 f items, including eggs, poultry, its power, thereby giving to the soaps, gasoline, crude oil, newsprint counties a greater measure of home and all rubber products, rule. The dominating group in the Senate is all-powerful. The Killing Goes On There is opposition on the part of some members of the general as sembly proposals to reduce the hazards of automobile driving, and this seems inconceivable. The com mon every day slaughter on our hi£iways is due to several causes, one of which is speed. Many de siring to buy an automobile want speed first, how fast will it go, does This move has long been advo cated by many economists and leg islators who contend that price controls have outlived their useful- | ness. This doesn’t mean, however, that the, move has the unanimius approval of Washington. There are many who are watching with scep ticism, if not with actual alarm. Their great fear is runaway prices. There have been a few price increases, but nothing to become alarmed about. There may even be further price increases before a lev eling-off and final stabilization is fall months of a number of entered weekly and semi-weekly newspa pers. The results were announced at the recent institute, with each publisher receiving from Prof. Ma- bee a general estimate and rating of the paper. In commenting on The Chronicle the judge wrote, ‘it is a neatly ,printed and well put-together pa per throughout. This newspaper will compete with all papers sub-1 mitted typographically and in other ways, too, on equal terms.” South Carolina has a number of excellent weekly newspapers and the competition in most of the con tests was pretty tough. But The Chronicle he|ld up well with the best of most of them. In his closing comment he said, “news is well done, good coverage, stories and contents well written.” a PIMPLES?? GOOD MeGETS DRUG STORE It’s easy to shop at this one-stop Modern Food Store. You can make your selections at leisure, no need to hurry or rush—no parking meters or tags to worry you. Plenty of free parking space. 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