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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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SC FederahTax
Collections Hit
All-Time High
Columbia, July 14.—Tax collec
tions for the Federal government
were up almost $3,000,000 and hit
an all-time high in South Carolina
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1953, Robert C. Pitts, United States
director of Internal Revenue for
employment (FUTA) taxes — $1,-
688,716.70; and employment (FICA)
and withholding taxes— $109,110,-
178.91.
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 15. 1953
Folio Increasing
The polio season in the United
States begins on April 1. Last week
the 1953 record of the U. S. Public
Health Service showed 3,166 cases
reported in the April 1-July 5 pe
riod or about 15 per cent more polio
than during the similar period last
year which turned out to be the
worst in U. S. history.
There have been serious outbreaks
in Alabama, two counties in North
Carolina, and one county in New
York Estate. It appears certain that
*his year’s polio incidence will reach
a new high.
In this state there have been 35
oases reported, which is about nor
mal, the state health department re
ports. In Catawba county, N. C.,
14,000 children are now being inocu
lated in an effort to stop the growing
epidemic in that area. There is one
bright, hopeful spot in the picture—
gamma globulin, or GG, a blood de
rivative taken from the blood of past
polio victims and rich in polio anti
bodies. Controlled tests last year in
dicated that GG, administered by in
jection, conferred partial immunity
against polio for a portion of several
weeks. \\ ith thousands of children jy weakened in combats; when all the
i thus far given the injections, as yet i vacillating elements have exposed
results are inconclusive, but public themselves before the people and
en promises and lies. t
It was that same voice from the
Kremlin that caused the brutal
shooting down of American and
British planes by Russian war planes
in our allied territory. It was the
same voice from the Kremlin that
has prevented peace in Austria or
honorable unification for Germany.
In order that we may not be de
ceived by fresh so-called peace feel
ers we should recall what the late
Joe Stalin had to say about “peace”
treaties: '
“Treaties embodying fresh group-
in-gs of forces with an eye to the war
are termed Ipeace treaties.’ The sign
ing of them is always effected to the
accompaniment of the pipings of
•peaceful alliances.’ Our preparations
for a war are conducted under cover
of paeans to peace.
“As Lenin has said, a terrible clash
between Soviet Russia and the Cap
italistic states must inevitably occur.
“We may consider that the time
is ripe for the defensive struggle
when all class forces arrayed against
us are in a state of confusion; when
ajl are sufficiently embroiled with
each other and have been sufficient-
health officials are hopeful that GG
will be able to prevent development
of serious epidemics. One difficulty
is that the supply is limted, there is
onlv enough‘on ~ hand for a Wi TltOrt t oa£ ~°
paraded their utter bankruptcy.
.“Always we have a clear and pre
cise aim toward which we strive, for
ie. great merits of common- 1
ism is that nothing is left to chance.”
Some one has truthfully said that
“if America is to be certain of se
curity, .or. even survival, we must
! never forget that though Russian
doses but there are 46,000,000 chil
dren in the age group susceptible
to the disease.
While we have much to be thank- I
ful for that we are relatively free of | tactics ch their objectives
polio in this state, as compared with , * »>
our neighbors on both sides, we nev
er know when an outbreak will start.
This means that we should, parents
espe. ialy of small children—be care
ful and take every precaution
against this great crippler. Health
departments and physicians are giv- j
mg
do not.
We should be> thankful to God
that President Eisenhower has called
the Kremlin’s bluff and let those
high in authority understand that
this country means business, and that
we will not be led up a blind alley
| the public timely warnings and 1 promises or deceptive moves. The
helpful suggestions. It is foolish not Prudent has spoken in language
o be watchful- and on the alert to
act promptly when and if the sem
blance of an epidemic appears.
Our Ex-President
Ex-President Harry Truman, the
spender of all time of taxpayers’
money, has completed a visit to
Washington and New York where he
was entertained by some of his for
mer ‘cronies.’ He has returned to
his home in Missouri where the
American people hope he will live
and be happy and remain a private
nti/.e n.
An amount of drama was witness
ed when an Ex-President was seen
driving his own conveyance back to
Washington just to have a good time,
he said, and of course to put his ear
to the ground and confer with some
jf his ardent supporters during the
'ime he resided, in the White House.
It is good for the country that this j
that can be understood and will
stand uncompromisingly on those
principles. Russian tactics and ob
jectives do not change. President
Eisenhower knows this better than
any other American military man.
Propaganda By Deeds
President Eisenhower’s offer to
dispatch immediately some $15,-
000,000 worth of food to East Ger
many, if the Soviet Union will per
mit, is meritorious from several
points of view. It recommends
itself on the ground of simple hu-
maneness. As the President point-
ed out through our charge in Mos
cow, it has always been a part of
our way of living to try to relieve
distress when we can. In this case |
we have the food in abundance and;
have authentic reports of the dis
tress. The Soviet Union may not
permit us to be generous toward
turbulent and controversial figure the-Germans, but the offer is our
has passed from the picture. The
country couldn’t go on under hjs
leadership at the spending rate pf
‘be past eight years. Our national
debt which is now close to $263,000,-
000,000, stands to a large extent as
■i monument to Truman. One can
not begin to take in the staggering
figure. It could be paid off if each
and every family in this country do
nated $5,874. That is our heritage
from a series of wars, coupled-with
waste and financial recklessness in
socialistic government. The Ex-
President says he is harppy and has
nothing to worry about. Naturally,
since he has unloaded the “mess” on
President Eisenhower, who is fight
ing against extravagance, a cut in
government costs, and a balancing of
the budget which ran in the red over
nine billion dollars for the current
year. It is not Ike’s deficit.
It is a relief for the American
taxpayers that Mr. Truman has pass
ed from the picture, and is no long
er able to build the monument to
debt still higher and higher.
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The Same Old Russia
pon’t get excited over the recent
so-called peace offensive from Rus
sia. It may materialize, or it may
-’■ove only a false balloon. It was
e voice from the same Kremlin two.
f years ago that suggested nego-
10ns for an Armistice in Korea,
it vas the same voice from the
din that has vetoed those nego-
i.. nis each time that a possible
settlement was in sight. Who can
have any confidence in Russia, brok-
national character.
This gesture also has the advan
tage of a really sound bit of propa
ganda for the free world. The im
portant thing is that it is propa
ganda of deeds, not words. An ac
tual shipment of food to East Ger
many would do ‘more than a hun
dred broadcasts to show our con
cern for the welfare of those who
are in virtual imprisonment in
their own country by the acts and
policies of the Soviet Urilbn. It is
a friendly gasture, likewise, toward
Chancellor Adenauer and his gov
ernment in West Germany, since he
called President Eieenhower’s at
tention to the urgency of the need
with a dignified appeal for aid.
The quick and genuine response
that was given should be helpful
to our friends in West Germany.
It has been pointed out that the
Communists are on something of a
spot. If they let the food come in,
and thus acknowledge the need for
it, they will have suffered a sharp
contradiction of their claim that
they bring prosperity to those who
endure their rule. If they refuse
the food they will have taken a
step that will further harden the
German resistance to them. Of
course, the Kremlin can refuse the
food with the announcemeht that
the Sovit Union is fully able and
willing to come to the Germans’
help. But unless the help is actual
ly forthcoming the hungry Ger
mans will know how to appraise
Such a claim. Meanwhile, we are
in the satisfying position of having
offered to do the right thing and
of having placed the responsibility
South Carolina said yeste(rday.
The total collections in the state
amounted to $266,404,980.88 corn-)
pared with $263,411,838.44 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1952.
A decided boost in income tax! Tent Meeting
collections, by far the largest single u , , . ^
the overall increase during the past Tie Id m VJty
fiscal year, Mr. Pitts said^ •
The breakdown of 1953 figures
was as follows: Income tax—$145,-
732,473.36; stamps, including distil
led spirits, tobacco and miscellan
eous stamps—$1,952,453.94; miscel
laneous taxes—47,674,625.67; distil
led spirits taxes—$246,532.30; un-
A series of gospel services are be-
i~ig held here in a tent located on
corner at East Ferguson and Mus*
grove streets each night at 8 o’clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend these services
conducted by E. C. Hammond of
=s===KS=s==ls==siBea
Larhar, and R. Saunderson of Green
ville.
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DILLARD FAMILY REUNION
The annual reunion of the T. J.
Dillard family will be held August 2
at Mineral Springs near Laurens. All
relatives and friends are asked to
come and bring a picnic dinner.
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