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Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, February 18, 19&4 Oltjr viltnton ^lirnntrlr Established 1900 V W'JLSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Puiblish«r HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant - PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription RateTPayan:, (g Advanced ... 0"^ Year. $2.50, Six-Months $1.50 Entered as Second Class Mai! Matter at the Post Office at Clinton* S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879 . Furman Team Claims Two New Records and The Chronicle «eek< the cooperation of its s.ibscribers and readers—the publisher will at all time* appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. TV Chronicle will publish letters of general intero-d when they are not of a defamatory nature Anoftymous communications will not be noticed. .Ljr.Jiie..views. or. opi-^a^-uL-^. t.-nrrespondent This, paper. AMERICAN T CLINTON. S. ( TIM RSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1954 Election Dotes Moved Up Governor Byrnes has signed into law an act which sets the primary and precinct meetings early, the latter being set for the state on February 27. We saw no real ne cessity for pushing the election machinery a month earlier than last year. Those holding office and intending to seek r* election, will have to hustle by the change which should resiiTT in ttro legislators i g Four, apd Erskine, at 16-1. well ahead in the Little Four, have left the seven other quin tets prettv much in the shade. In beating Newberry 149-95 Saturday night, with Solvy scor ing a national major cpllege and I state record of 100 points, Fur- sources, abundance of water and power, man got the most points for any Member South Carolina Press Association, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: TIESS ASSOCIATION '-O.k, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia |—Columbia, Feb. 15 — Turman University’s basketball team, al most outshone by Its star record- - setting guard. Frank Selvy, toas set a couple of new state records itself. Carolina at Georgia Tech, Mercer at Furman Two games Friday put Erskine at Florida Southern and The Citadel at Newberry. Saturday’s five-game card has Furman at South Carolina, Ers- kint at Rollins, Charleston at They were New York, Califor nia. Michigan, Ohio and New health since some 36 million of the nation’s 60 million workers are covered by the federal-state j Jersey. insurance system. The department said the tex- fhe department said 30 states tile, apparel, lumber, wood prod- reported a d{op in’ new claims ucts, shoes and construction in- last week. It said the largest de- 1 dustries continued to account for dines were in Washington, a “sizeable portion of the lay- Newberry, The Citadel at Pres- North Carolina, South Carolina, offs • . and Tennessee. . ‘ Further layoffs also occurred -Five states reported that new in the coal mining, metal, trans- < claims increased 1,500 or more. ‘ portation equipment, chemical, ordnance, furniture, tobacco and . automotive industries. • byterian and Clemson at N. C. State.' Team W L Pel Erskine 16 1 .941 Presbyterian 13 5 .722 _ . Furman — 13 8 .619 Furman., toppmfl ■ tl^ 5.T0tf f>, S- LtmiTTna TT SURVEYING J. R. CRAWFORD CLINTON, 8. C. Phone 3493 Joanna \ Charleston Clemson The Citadel Ntwberry .. 4 4 2 0 splendid transportation and other assets. The testimony of those who have estab lished plants in the state is that South t’arolina is an excellent field in which to j successfully locate new enterprises. Our county has many of these advantages and opportunities which need to be popular ized. and the i?fopdsa1 $f Mr. Bridges if enacted wil-1 no doubt throve beneficial in many ways. •r ^ Jobless Benefit Claims . Decrease, Largely In South quintet in state records, and the game’s total score set another new stati record. Erskine held the former team record, 121 points against North . ♦ Georgia in a 121-63 win Dec. 9, i Washington, ; Feb, 13 1952 *i claims for unemployment insur- Presbvtenan and Wofford, in; f nce propped stfghtty j a 108M04 game in February of last week for the fourth week in ! 1952 thatWt into three over- a row largest decline timos hoV nthpr at I reported in The South and Wash- interested, of course, campaigns and mending their political fences. There is always a feeling of relief by the people when the legislature ad journs. winding tip their business in short order in . , . , . ^ , • i new people, new enterprises C olumhia and gomg home, Lliey ''dl be ^ * F . r , in beginning- their • Jn OU1 ' bounty, and at the Mine time we should have a proper appreciation of the assets that are already successfully being operated in our midst. It is desirable to seek new industrial development, and at the same time it is extremly important that we support and appreciate those plants already established and being suc : cessfully operated here. As we grow in the future there must be home initiative | and confidence, and a good selling job to interest <}tfiers who are seeking new loca tionS in this state. The Bill Should Pass The majority favorable report of a state senate committee has after much de lay-has brought the Right-to-Work bill to the door of the senate. Though it has a mi nority unfavorable report of the commit tee on commerce and manufacturing, the bill has a good chance of passage both in the house and senate if it is not pigeon holed along the way in a committee room. Essentially, the measure prohibits un ion or non-union membership from being a condition of employment. The principle of an individual citizen’s right to hold a job, wTiether or not he belongs to some or ganization or union, should furnish little ground for argument, and not be allowed to die behind committee doors by political m ane.u vers—or pressure. The bill affects every citizen .in the state in the light of new industries moving South, with many states now having right- to-work laws to put them in a favorable position to compete with other states for new industry. New enterprises, headed by successful business men^jwilLhfi sure, to give preference in selecting locations to those states in which a Right-to-Work law is in effect. We believe in freedom for all. a man’s right to work whether he holds a union card or not. It is his inal- —tenable rfghtr————— and Furman’s total 212. Newberry was 244 Selvy now holds national rec ords for the most points in a var sity career, the highest season ington state the, Labor Depart ment reported today.. It said, however, that new job less pay claims still were 82 per cent above a year ago. __ The department said „ 364,490 and career average probably the new unemployment claims were most field goals and free throws filed during the first week in in single games, and others all of February, a drop of 13,000 from All indications point that 1954 will be a good year for the fellows who hustle. For the bench-warmers, it won’t hand out any special favors. Babson Says . . . ' r- s Gives Four Reasons. For Confidence By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park. Mass., February 13. - Wm'.c SO many forecasts for 1954 are discouraging, I give four more reasons why I cannot be so fearful as are many economic writers. Take a lonk at them and have faith in your country and your future. More Money and More People In the first place, people have money to buy. which, of course, are new state records. Erskine, Furman, South Caro lina and The Citadel improved their w’on-lost percentages last wetk, but the others fell slight ly. In other ^ames Saturday night The Citadel won its second of the season, 75-70, from David son: North Carolina beat Clem son, 72-56: and Presbyterian wal loped Wofford. 99-69. < This week’s 13-gamt schedule for state teams opened Tuesday with Wofford at Furman, South Carolina at Clemson and Bel mont Abbey at Erskine. Frskinc’s only loss was to Bel mont Abbey, a team it has beat en once.' Newberry was at Presbyterian yesterday in the only state game. Thursdav will find South FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 22nd day of April, 1954, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Executrix of the estate of Pearl Brigus Crawford in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 19 o’clock a. Partisan Tactics In Action The temptation is always prevalent, especially in election year for those on the outside seeking to get in, or those already in primarily interested in retaining their well-paying jobs—to become partisan, both congressmen and . senators, hurling all sorts of charge’ and untruthful at- tacks. Both parties use smear tactics w’ith manv politicians refusing to keep the cam- paign on the level of decent, responsible party contact. The Republicans charge, and properly so—the Truman, administra tion’s failure to act effectively against Reds in government. The Democrats have resorted to playing up fears of a depres- sion, and sad to say, there are unscrupu lous politicians who are willing to foster a slump and blame it on the Administration now in power. There are those prominent in the New Deal camp who are seeking to talk the country fntn a dcprossion for thelr own political gain They predict the dreadful prospect of a business collapse and a vast army of unemployed They are peddlers of gloom when we should all be united, regardless of party—-in spreading the gospel of confidence. Their basic philosophy in predicting a 1954 depres sion is to condemn the Eisenhower admin istration and say that the government should do everything^^They do not men tion, and hope the people will forget—the incredible mess inherited from 20 years of Derpocratic misrule, extravagance and squandering of taxpayers’ money by the New Dealers. I repeaL-What 1-have *aid before—’the top 59 per .' m. and on the same day will ap- cent of our families have readily convertible sav- Pb’ f° r a final discharge from mgs amounting to a staggering $'i7 billions.” 95 my trust as Executrix, per cent of all families probable have more mon- Any person indebted to said > y m savings accounts than ever before; It true estate Is notified and required to th,at installment debts on cars, refrigerators, and ! make payment o nor before that television sets have increased during the past l!> date;,-'and all persons having Tndnth^ hut thovp m-n nnur hpinf»- reduced. More- j elaims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. JEANETTE CRAWFORD ’ CHAPIN, 12 Elena Place, Belleville, N. J. Feb. 5, 1954 4c-w-Mk the previous week. The total compared with 468,- 878 new claims during the first week of January—the highest since the end of World War II. The new claims volume still was larger than for any compar- able' week of the post-war pe-' riod, however. It was 4 per cent above the corresponding week of 1950. This was just a few months before the start of the Korean war and at ♦he peak of the 1949- ; 50 recession. The department also reported thvt the total number of persons claiming unemployment insur ance in the last week of January rose for the 10th straight week to a new total of 2,128,100. This figure, which includes both old and new claims, was almost double a year ago and was higher than the correspond ing week of any post-war year except 1950 when the total wa.s 2,371,000, the report said Tiie unemployment c’aims fig ures are considered a'significant index to the nation’s economic te ^-jouth INDUSTRIES AND COMMUNITIES GROW UP TOGETHER With faith in the future of the South —and Columbia and South Carolina In particular — THE STATE and THE COLUMBIA RECORD, South Caro lina's largest newspapers, located in Columbia, South Carolina's largest and capital city, are in the process of erecting the beautiful newspaper building pictured above. - It will be occupied about July I, 1954. When completed it will be one of the most modern and best equipped newspaper plants in the country. Important new machinery has been purchased, in- ''‘■jding an B-unit Goss Headliner press and the latest stereotyping and mail ing equipment. Know the facts each day!! Subscribe to The State, South Carolina's largest newspaper. Learn from The State each day about happenings in the political, sports and financial world. You'll get all the facts plus sixteen pages of lead ing comics and the only locally-edited Colorgravure magazine in the Caro lines, when you have The State deliv ered to your home. Contact your local -distributor to order your sub scription or write to Circulation Dept., The State, Columbia, S. C. To Advertise Our County Representative Justin A. Bridges has introduced a bill in the lower house to cre ate a planning board for Laurens county to promote apiculture, commerce and in dustry. Under the ^rms of the bill a com mission would be.named by the delega tion, commissioned by the governor, to ad vertise the advantages of the county to the outside world. Its purpose is to work for the develop ment of the county, and judging by results obtained in other communities in the state, the commission would have an opportun ity of adding to the progress of the qpunty. in many ways. South Carolina has much to offer new enterprises, large and small, and no state in the nation is forging ahead faster than ours.. We have many advantages, climate, dependable labor, wealth af natural re- over money invested in these durables cannot -be written off as "gone”. Homes are always a good investment. So long as one is employed, money invested in a home may be as good a reserve' as cash in a bank. In short, potential buying power ne^er was greater. Second, our swiftly rising population—-with a record four million births in 1953—is creating a vast number of new wants that must be satisfied. Ten years from now we may have hvty million more m our population' than we did at the end of World War II. Take all the wants and needs of one individual and multiply by fort> million and you will get some idea of what Q staggering im- ! pact the increase in population alone can have on our economy for some time to come, provided /it is of good character Population aloite is not en ough: people must have good habits, sound faith, and useful intelligence. Liberalized Republican Thinking Third, the liberalizing of the thinking of our present Administration should help hold our economy high. For example, it has reversed itse’f on its hard-money policy: credit has been eased Tax relief for both the individual and business is already underway. This Administration is pre pared to go further with higher minimum wages, reasonable aid to the farmer, useful public works -projects, and broader social security benefits. Fourth, the millions of warning words and the current skepticism of the future may furnish a considerable element of psychological strength. There is little question but what skepticism has keep many a businessman and consumer from over-stepping with regard to future commitments. The pessimistic forecasts may themselves prevent real trobule. Comparing 1954 with 1929 During the past few weeks I have ben reading the newspapers and magazine articles published in 1928-29, preceding the last depression. I find very few warnings. Herbert Hoover had just been elected President and he had chosen an able "businessman’s” Cabinet. In fact, directly after his election the stock market shot up 20 points. Nearly all -the business, and financial prophets were then bullish. Hence, people were not then on their guard Yet, they should have been warned before it was too late. If warning had been given in 1929 as it has now been given, the great 1930-33 decline in building, textiles, clothing, leather, and automo biles would not have been so severe. Recall Your History After every war, our county has had a let down. This was true after World War I. Earlier, the same pattern had followed the Spanish-Amer- ican War. Ah even more severe reaction set in after the Civil War. Yet, most economists say that it is now nearly ten years since Worljl War II and we have had no readjustment of our contin ued prosperity. But, is Wbrld War II at an end? Or, may we now be in World War III? What is the economic difference between a “hot war”’and a “cold war"? I do not pretend to know all the answers, but I do ask these pertinent questions. > After every period of inefficiency, waste, and unrighteousness, there 'must always be unemployment to punish us for our sins. But has this time come yet? Business and employment for the first half of 1954 could still be at a high level. So—take courage! The “boom” may not continue, but the future is still bright for families who will work hard and use any idle time to study and to build up physical and spiritual health. 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