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•- -4- Pafce Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, April 23, 1953 aJllFffilitrtmt (U^rnnirlp 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 $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— he publisher will at afll times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when ‘hey 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. 'V MEMBER: • SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia tration never gave so momentous a definition of America’s intentions and ( constant readiness to negdia‘e a just 1 cold-war settlement| all down the line. It played with Stalin. The President’s speech is basically, unmistakably an appeal for, peace—an assurance that this nation will respond to every solid move for peace w’hile helping to main tain a free-world’strength against at tack. At the same time it forcibly re iterates for world opinion the test that really counts in devaluating devotion to peace. It is now Russia’s move. We have been feed too long with promises and bluffing. What the President has said with a ring of determination and sincerity is a fine example of that af firmative diplomacy he told the people during his campaign he hoped to .bring to American statecraft. Tennis Tournament Opening Here Today vVith Blue Hose Host The state tennis tournament and ‘seven dual- sports engagements fill the Presbyterian college calendar for the coming week. South Carolina netmen open ser vice this aftemooft in the state tou— nament held annually on the PC courts. The Blue Stockings, paced by Allen Morris, will be favored to cap ture their 13th consecutive cham pionship. The tournament will not close the season for the Presbyterian tennis stars. They are ^scheduled to enter tain powerful Rollins next Tuesday and Furman on the following after noon, both here. Three baseball games are slated for the coming week. The diamond- men, fresh from a one-sided victory over arch-rival Newberry, will jour ney to Wofford today, entertain the Terriers in Whitmire Saturday night and then play host to Newberry once more next Tuesday night. A change in the May baseball line up also was announced.yesterday by Athletic Director Walter A. Johnson. Georgia Teachers, origiAally sched uled (a come here for two night games on May 8 and 9, will be here for only one game—ah afternoon tilt on May 6. Johnson said he had to shift the baseball date in completing final arrangements for playing host to the state track meet on May 8-9. Wofford comes to Clinton’s Lake side Country club this afternoon for the only golf match on the PC sched ule this week. April 30 Final Date For Cotton Loans April 30 is the final date that producers may obtain loans on 1952-crop cotton, according to H. A. Ropp, county administrative officer. Lending agencies handling these loans for the Commodity Credit Corporation in Laurens county are Palmetto Bank, Lau rens, Bank of Clinton, and^ M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers, Clinton. All loans made on the 1952 crop of cotton placed under loan with the Conunodity Credit Corporation, expire July 31, 1953. Farmers e- siring to redeem cotton under loan must do so prior to the expiration date of the loan. CLINTON. S. €.. THURSDAY. APRIL 23. 1953 -jntee Still A Giant Santcc-Cooper with its unlimited iti.a! i wer is a law unto itself, it * 'u-o- a check rein and does as it uses. The senate, the public gathers ■ m its actions, is afraid of this big owatt monster. This was shown . >ain a few days ago when the sen- . ^r from Greenville county had a h ut with Senator Edgar Brown while Abating the general appropriations Senator Morroh lost, as would be • > J peeled. The senator proposed that the South Carolina Public Service (San- e-Coper > Authority be used as a ,-rjrce of funds to balance the budget. :k stated that it Was his understand- i- g that Santee-Cooper had some $4.- 00,000 in surplus or reserve funds, -fn he added, “if there is any agen- < y ;n the state with $4,000,000 in sur- js funds, then so much as be neces- y could be appropi iated to balance budget.” It is interesting to note what hap- • oed. Senator Jefferies, the Santee- <ioper boss and general manager. as silent. Instantly Senator Brown ■.had the floor and made a motion to •.able the Morroh amendment. Then . i senators voted for Brown's motion, >y seventy against it. For the sen- :-‘cr from Greenville however, it must 11 said that he had the inclination and urage to stand up and fight the cliques that have controlling power of hat body. And so the senate flatly cfuses to turn over public power i c '••ds to taxpayers. Some day we hope this firing shot will gain momentum and result in a bridle being placed on this monster. It should be sold and its thirty-five million dollars of taxpayers money tu.-ned into the state treasury. In the meanwhile the senate, still tightly hclds its almost unlimited power. Truth is, it runs the state and most of the county governments, and the people back home know it and say so generally. to private cat owners and busses. Only the fast through trains are still receiving a liberal patronage from the public. Yet it is interesting to note that when application is made for the dis continuance of a certain local train Jhere is .instantly a protest raised. Towns and organizations want the trains to continue to run at a loss and without passengers. Down in Charleston the railroads have been ordered bv the Service * Commission to build a union station destroyed some time ago by fire. The Coast line in replying to the order states that if the station is rebuilt, it will be used by only one Deal train, and that the patronage it receives is negligible. Over in Greenwood recently the Southern station in the heart of the town was removed, thereby adding greatly to the appearance and space of the square. Passenger trains long since that used the station have been discontinued for a lack of passengers. Then why make it compulsory to maintain a dead station. Such orders are unfair to the railroads. Women Make Good A successful business woman of Sumter was recently elected mayor rA that city by a handsome majority. T>c town of Dillon two weeks ago < 1< cted a woman councilwoman who ltd the ticket. This week it is noted that the city of Florence elected its first councilwoman who led a field of s<vtn candidates. And so it goes, all < \tr the country capable women are fie irig selected by towns and cities to rositions of responsibility and public tbust. This is as it should be. Woman in t v c business world has made good with her invaluable services in vari ous fields fully appreciated by the i ublic. Many business firms say they ;^>ofei women in 4h»ir offices to do=a= geod job. Why shouldn’t qualified women hold pufclic office? Why do men think they have a monopoly on ability and brain ? More women in government, state and local, and responsible business posi tions, is far more likely to improve efficiency than to be a detriment Cer tainly the interest and ideas of women should be used in the affairs of our schools to which they have always been closer to than men. With our county schools now consolidated into orly tWo diptridts several of the trus tees should be women. Why discrim inate agafact or ignore them? Com petent women in such positions of trust ktid responsibility would not hurt the schools. We would guess to •the contrary they would make a large contribution to school management and planning. Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, our effi cient county auditor, is cited as just one example of a qualified woman rendering invaluable service in a pub lic office. Unfair To Railroads The few local passenger trains still in operation have lost their customers words has put to the new Kremlin leaders the test of deeds. They call for: Their signature to an. Austrian treaty; Their release of thousands of World War II prisoners of war still held by the Soviets; An honorable armistice in Korea followed by political discussions lead ing to the holding of free elections in a united Korea; An end to the direct and indirect attacks upon the security of Indo- China and Malaya; Unification of Germany based upon frfe and secret elections; Full independence for the nations of Eastern Europe, based on the free choice of their own forms of govern ment and including their right to as sociate freely with other nations. Following these evidences of Soviet determination to grasp the great op portunity for creating a peaceful world—and even concurrently—“East and West dould then start hammering out a world disarmament plan that would then make possible the devot ing of much of the cost of arms to peaceful constructive projects.” Such stern words should long’.ago have been said. The Truman adminis- ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY! • BOYS’ SPORT SHIRTS Sizes 4 -16 1.00 NYLON BUY! Someone here, noting the removal of the station and tracts in our neigh bor towns comes forward with the suggestion that the railroads be asked to move the union station in the heart I of our city. It is a stupid suggestion. Clinton is fortunate that it is served by the Seaboard Railway with six passenger trains every twenty-four hours. How could these trains serve us without depot and ticket accomoda tions? Incidentally, Clinton is one of the most profitable ticket points on the Atlanta-Hamlet division. The sale of tickets from here is hardly excelled on the line we are informed. We should be proud we have a union sta tion for public use and that we are served daily by six passenger trains, two of the number fast Comet beau ties. There are many towns that do not know what a passenger train looks like. We are proud of the Sea board’s trains and the fine service they are rendering this community. The Test of Deeds President Eisenhower has answered Malenkov in language he should be able to understand. He formulated, for the American people and the world, a carefully thought out pol icy of the United States toward re cent peace feelers from the Kremlin. With little faith in Moscow dictators he told them to prove by “a test of deeds” that their peace gestures are to become peace realities. The other challenge to the free world (and also satellite countries) to join in a world- aid and ( reconstruction program fi nanced in large part by the savings that would come from real disarm ament, following an end to the cold war and leveling of the Iron Curtain. Thp ProgiHont in unmistakable Extra Value! COTTON Short PAJAMAS —$1.49 — Time to save! Here’s a super Penney Anniversary buy in solid blue, pink or maize crin kle crepe midriff styles, at this tiny stock-up price! Sizes: S, M, L COTTON HALF SLIPS SAVE! Now at Penney’s, super value in cotton half slips! 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