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Tape Four f THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. Thursday, October 29; 1953 511]? (Eltnlnn Uiliruntrlr 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— 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. ' t * MEMBER: 'l SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia CLINTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1953 Sob-Story Programs Henry L. McCarthy, New York Commissioner of Welfare, recently railed the television and radio pro grams of appeal for needy cases "a return to the outmoded concept of street-corner tin-cup begging.' Scoring the “sob story give away programs," he told welfare work ers that families trekked to Thornwell To Play Prosperity Tonight On New Field Here Thornwell will play Prosperity | tonight at 7:30 in their homecoming game on their field under the new : lights which have recently been in- i stalled. This is the first game to be played on the field and a large croWd is expected. During the half-time the Thorn well Queen, Miss Violet King, will be crowned. This will be the first queen crowned on the field. Although Thornwell has not had ■ such a fme record'Thts season they are determined to upset the two- touchdown favorite, Prosperity team, which plays in Class B com petition. The following boys will probably start for the orphanage: RE. Charles Nalley; RT, Fred Dunkinson; RG, Sammy- Roth; C, Ben Brockington: LH, Howard Lu cas; LT, Donald Ward; LE, Millard Daniel: QB, Peanut Dowdle; WB, Kenneth M e r s h o n; BB, Mack and progress—and everything Sweet; FB Capt John D owdle . which makes for more and better jobs, and higher living standards for us all. That’s why this taxation is a problem that affects everyone. We all are victims of a punitive pol icy. The game starts at 7:30 p. m. '' f ■ -I ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY! END OF MONTH CLEAN-UP Thursday - Friday - Saturday LADIES’ Halloween Carnival At Shady Grove New A Hallowe’en carnival will be held at the Shady Grove school at Bonds Cross Roads on Saturday! Judge Race Looms The retirement the first of the York from far places in order to get year of one of the associate justices evening, October 31, at 7:30 on *he programs, and that the great f r0 m the supreme court of this state A program of entertainment for majority of them were turned away creates a vacancy that is expected, young people and adults has been- from the studios and became a burr as is always the case—to precipi- planned, with games, food and sing-j den on that state’s welfare depart- tate a real rape in the general as- ing. Prizes will be awarded for the mi tvt i sembly. best costumes for boys and girls. E.en the small fraction who ap-! Already several members of that The carnival is sponsored by the pcaied on the programs, he added, foody have been mentioned qs pros- Shady Grove Presbyterian Youth got only minor and temporary help pective candidates for the vacancy. Fellowship. Also several circuit judges are men- , •, tioned as interested in a promotion to the high court. The legislature, in the filling of offices, being recognized as a BABY'S SHOES By sandpapering the soles of the toddler’s shoes before they are worn, you can prevent a few slips "closed shop,” may be -expected to and falls. elect one of its members. Citizens! L j which did not solve their basic oioidr-ms. though it did their chil- •i- :: -iic harm of “exposing them t( th* pi.h.-i Lia/o as the object of hi .-olieitation." With the pie valent idea through out the country of getting some thing for nothing from goverhment outside of its membership are eli- it taxpayers expejise, in the small gible to seek the post, but there are communities as well as the large not likely to be candidates. Re cities, it is well that this increasing gardless of how able a lawyer may exploitation of human misery on be and how large a contribution the air be exposed to the public. ,he is qualified to make to the su- i Certainly there is no legitimate preme court bench, they know they ■ room for dramatizing the needs of haven’t a chance of election. The 1 our fellowmen from time to time, cards, no doubt, are now being in order that the public may be stacked and the real race that looms kopt aware of the continued need will find one of its members elevat- for its charitable support of the ed to the bench for long years until 1 welfare 1 agencies now receiving and ill health or retirement age result distributing millions of dollars in m his resignation, prosperous years. Human The retiring „judge will receive i^hnuld have the^ attention ^of all of f rom taxpayers $7,200 annually for the rest of his life. No.wof-der a large number of legislators always •have their eyes on this juicy plum. Many lawyers, no doubt, sefek legis lature membership with the hope that the political lightining willi st; ike with a judgeship in their fa- ! us, of course, but not help to arouse morbid interest. Certainly there is nc need for exploiting misery. The Actaean Book Club The Actaean Book club of this city celebrated its Golden Annivef- «« -siiry Friday with a lovely luncheon y or * election to some ,other of- meeting. Organized here fifty years ago. by a small band of interested women, the club has continued through the years and has meant much socially and intellectually to its members. Organizations often spring up and die, but not true At a recent meeting the Tanda with the devoted band of members Camp Fire girls elected the follow- whr. have composed its member- ing officers: sh:p During the fifty years the club has functioned many of its mem- fice filled by that body. Tanda Camp Fire Girls Elect Officers Don’t buy auto insurance blind! Let your own comparison prove the greater value of Allstate’s protection and service. Allstate, the auto insurance company founded by Sears, Roebuck and Co., is nationally famous for its • New ea*ier-to-undert(and policy • M added benefits at no extra cost • Special low rates for farmer* • Nationwide claim service MAIL THIS COUPON NOW1 L. ' ir >• A \ frnpt King Aparts. Apt. B-4 (..non. „ r President—Judy Adair. Vice-President—Anita Ellison. Secretary—Joyce Simmons. Treasurer—Joyce Jones. Scribe—Sandra Davis. The group attended “open house” at Joanna last week and enjoyed a bers have answered the last call.t It was apropnate that this group of departed friends be remembered in a silent tribute. • ‘ It noted that Dr. Fronde Ken-i tour of the mill. In addition to the nedy was the guest speaker. Dr. leaders, Mrs. William Davis and Kennedy, long connected with the Mrs. James Ellison, Mr. and Mrs. teaching profession, came to Clin- j Hugh Ray and Mrs. Grady Adair tor fifty years ago as a small girl accompanied the girls. ■with her parents as residents. .She ^ was a charter member of the club - . _ , c . . and spoke of its early days and re- batting KCCOrd Straight < cited many interesting reminis- Xhe Anderson Independent, com- rencts of the early Clinton days, its anting on Xhe end of racial sepa- peopie and institutions. j ration in the < caf eteria at the e congratulate the club upon charleston Naval Base, remarks: reaching its Golden AnnivecsapcJ “Nothing of this kind was tried .And it is not necessary to add that during the RooS e V elt Administra- it has made a large contribution to tj ons the cultural and literary atmos phere of the city. u; Without obligoh’on, ofease send me rates and Ml detdilslan Allstate Auto Insurance. Wqrhe_ Address^ City— A ' .State. I You’rm in Good Hands with 'ATE INSURANCE COMPANY founded by Srars, Roebuck and Cs.. A wholtv-owr-^d r'b.'l.arj o( 3«ari, Roebuck of>4- Co.. W't*i Jiieti 3»<i «•*: • -»s •Kt ord luporot* from carent ic'i’r a' *. -oir* O fc c« CMcogo, III. The Main Tax Sufferers "President Truman didn’t seek to intermingle the races at Navy Yard eating places. “It remained fo,r President Eis- The Chamber of Commerce of the enhower to order the end of segre- Uruled States recently pointed out, gallon At the Navy ]Yard . . .” m a statement prepared for the The News and Courier like The house ways and means committee, Anderson Independent, opposes the that while 3-D i- the newest thing forced mixture of races in eating I in Hollywood, its an old story to places. But the record should be millions of burdened taxpayers. set straight. These taxpayers are investors President Roosevelt, by his Exec- and help keep the economic ma- utive Order No. 8802, prohibited, thine running. They are people "discrimination” in the employment 1 who put part of their savings in the 6f workers in,defense industries or stocks of thousands of corporations by the iGOVERNMENT. This set at d thus make possible employ- the whole pattern for what has fol- men* for tens of millions of other lowed. people, as well as themselves. I President Truman ended separa- Here s how 3-D taxation works, tion of the races in the armed forc- First, t>ie investor must pay a tax es. Long before President Eisen- ar whatever he earns—which in- hower took office, whites and Ne- cludes the money he later uses to groes were eating in the same mess buy his stocks. Second, the cor-1 halls and sleeping in the same bar- poration in which he invests must racks. pay a tax on its earnings before it. Under President Truman, the can pay him any dividends. Third,; government successfully backed whatever he gets in the way of, legal action which required many dividends, is taxed again. In short,' white graduate schools to admit Ne- FOR YOUR DOG ^eceuMc the investor, man or woman, pays r ats income tax on taxed dividends i j* taxed savings. That this is a gross injustice ev eryone knows. But the investor’s interest is the smallest factor in volved. In the long run, the main sufferers from such- punitive tax gro^s. The Truman administration also backed action to force all pub lic schools to mix the races and to force EVERY SINGLE EMPLOY ER in the country to mix the races. While Fair Dealers in the South accuse Mr. Eisenhower of being pro-Negro, Fair Dealers in the policies are the American people North accuse Mr. Eisenhower of as a whole, including you who read being anti-Negro—since he would these lines. For when we discour- not support the FEPC. The Fair age investment in enterprise, we Dealers can’t have K both ways at -discourage, industrial expansion once.—The News & Courier. DOGS LOVE THE RICH MEATY FLAVOR OF Spartan DOG FOOD 5/10, 25 and 504b. tizos. 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