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v r THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pajre Four illjr (Ilintnn (Ehrnntrlr Established 1900 WILSON W HARRIS, Editor and Publisher * - HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistaot PUBLISHED E\ T ERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year $2.50, Six Months $1.50 Entered a^ Second Class Mail Matter at the Post* Oflice at Clinton, S, C., under Act of C on^tress 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. Member: South Carolina Press Association, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION — New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 29, 1954 FHA Groft Uncovered On several occasions in recent years we . , , ■ ... _£ — have expressed the opinion that an open investigation of Federal Housing Admin istration would, reveal corruption and in side manipulating akin or even worse than that shown in New Deal investigations of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the activity of the old 5 per centers and in fluence peddlers and in the Revenue Bu reau and Justice Department itself. Inves tigations now being made, and the dis charge of high-ups on the “inside,” has proven what we have had reason to believe has been going on throughout the country for many years. The order of the day has been “special favors” for which taxpayers must now cough up more money in taxes for illegal dealings under which the gov ernment allegedly has been fleeced out of some $75,00,000 and homeowners out of millions more. These apparent frauds go back into the Truman regime, but apparent ly did not cease with the political change over. These abuses have gone unchecked, alleged frauds have ben revealed in the present investigation in 251 cases with more to come in which builders obtained federal loans for multiple-dwelling units far in ex cess of the actual cost of the projects it self. Homeowners have also been fleeced by roving high-pressure salesmen, and fre quently the building work done has been shoddy. Such devices of sharp practice have been freely used to victimize people of modest homes. It is what might be expected. For it is axiomatic that when politicians are given huge sums of money to spend in the so-call" ed ‘‘national interest” the selling of influ ence, fleecings and graft eventually show their heads and grow and become prevalent and all-powerful. The Spread Of Juvenile Vandalism The city of Greenville is "Witnessing some disgraceful behavior on the part of teen-age groups of that community. Thou sands of dollars in property has been de molished recently by young vandals law officers are having a hard time appre hending. Their behavior sounds like a group of teen-agers out on a rampage. Not only does such conduct show up in Green ville but in thousands of other cities throughout the country it is prevalent. We hear much talk every day about juvenile delinquency with recreation pro grams cited as the remedy. This whole country, in schools, colleges, institutions, churches, civic sponosored clubs and other agencies is top heavy with recreation. In our town here as an example we have play and recreation year round, with many par ents feeling that more emphasis is being placed on sports and a good time than the real purpose of education, in public schools and colleges. The wave of vandalism in Greenville has not been explained. Many of the stu dents when interviewed, as to such con duct say that the reason is “we are not giv en enough recreation.” That is all bally hoo. That city, like many others, has foot ball, baseball, skating rinks, theatres, swimming pools, bowling, tennis, golf, A church picnics, weekly socials, parks and varied other entertainment and recrea tion. And practically all of these recrea tion facilities are available for the chil dren of this entire community, as well as others. And yet many young people cry out that they lack recreational facilities. It is the restless spirit of the present day among young people, they want to make their own form of entertainment which means adventure, a good time, go where they please, intemperate indulgences, with few moments at honfis in leisure hours with their families. And parents turn the car key over to the youngsters and they are out and gone, parents too of- ' ten not knowing where their sons and daughters are or what kind of conduct they are engaged in, or the crowd they are with. But in spite of all this talk and empha sis we see on recreation, statistics show that juvenile delinquency in the United States began increasing 15 years ago and has con tinued to grow in city and hamlet. And don’t pat yourself on the shoulder that it is confined to youngsters of the lowest eco nomic bracket. This is not true, the case now causing concern in Greenville has prov en that many guilty of the rampant vandal* ism come from families in the upper brack- ets socially and financially. Multiplied thousands of arrests are reported each year, with the still alarming number not known who came into direct conflict with the law. Figures show this is a big, alarm ing social problem which concerns every community and every family. The war years and war-made prosperity has con tributed largely to this condition. Wherein lies the blame? Social work ers try to tell us but they miss the mark. One of the principal causes, of course, is the home in which a great majority of par ents are negligent, in both happy and brok en homes, parents failing to assume their responsibility with a firmness and an effort to direct their children’s minds and hands in constructive activities rather than turn ing them loose on the streets, with the re sult that many get into trouble. That no doubt is back of the disgraceful youth per formances Greenville has been experienc ing. Proper examples, influence and disci pline in the home will have a far greater influence with boys and girls than recrea tion enthusiasm or other cures that are pre scribed. Children allowed to do as they please often wind up in damage suits, law lessness, crime and in jail or reformatories. Says the New York Daily News, “instead of the three R’s standing for reading, writing and arithmetic, they stand for rowdyism, riot and revolt. One of the biggest and most serious problems we are confronting in cities and towns is juvenile vandalism. ’* * * ’ • The main trouble about borrowing trouble is that you can never pay it back. BABSON . . . Discusses Bombs and Births To Lead Services At Joanna Baptist Babson Park, Mass, April 29—As an introduc tion to this week’s column, let me say that I know- nothing about A-Bombs or H-Bombs. My present thinking has been due to two things: TWO IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS (1) The Atomic Energy Commission has per mitted one of its engineers to visit us in Central Florida and exhibit some of the uranium being produced from phosphate clays. The recovery is very small per ton of clay; but there are billions of tons. This makes our part of Florida an im portant source of urinaum. This should add to the attractions of the stock of some our our Es tablished phosphate companies. (2) The President has made reference to bombs in a recent speech and at his news conferences. This is also significant What is the reason for this exhibiting of our uranium resources and the constant references to the H-Bomb? Then we also have the pictures of the H-Bomb tests in the Pacific, and the various newspaper and magazine articles released thereon. These developments make me suspicious that important news is in the offing. Something perhaps is going on behind the scenes which none of us realize, and it may be announced before this column gets printed. It may be that the President is trying to prepare for -onoh an event. Something Mora To Think About The A-Bomb has been expensive to make. It is unofficially reported that such a bomb may cost $50,000. One the other hand, the reverse may be true of the H-Bomb. After the new plant near Augusta is complete, it may be possible to make H-Bombs for $100 each. I don’t know, and am only reporting rumors. Another story going about is that the new H-Bomb will make obsolete a good portion of the famous Oak Ridge Plant in Tennessee. Very rev olutionary events are pending. The H-Bomb, ow ing to its greater destructiveness at less cost, may be of much more importance than the A-Bomb, although the latter is needed to set off the H- Bomb. Furthermore, this H-Bomb may be a fac tor—perhaps the deciding factor—in bringing about World Peace for the next fifty years. Relocating Our Cilias Two points I am willing to forecast: One is that the H-Bomb will result ultimately in moving the White House Executive Offices, the Senate and House of Representatives, plus the Supreme Court, to the center of the United States. Wash ington, D. C, is now at is peak of importance. It could,begin to decline in population and prestige. Washington real estate may now be a “good sell” The other point is that the various Departments will some day be located in other cities within a radius of 50 miles. The Defense Department will be at one city; the Treasury Department will be at another city; while the Justice Department will be at another. In other words, the nine Major Departments will be in oi£e smaller cities located like satellites about the central city where the Ex ecutive, Legislative, and Judicial roots o# the American Tree are to be transplanted. The only defense against enemy A-Bombs or H-Bombs is decentralization. Hence, factories will also be de centralized. The Central Wist and South will in crease in population and prestige. Real estate in such mid western cities may now be a “good pur- chasa” Recant FBI Notices Added to the events mentioned above, we note the remarkable notice sent out by J. Edgar Hoo ver of the FBI, to be on the watch for heavy suit cases. These may carry A-Bombs and their lead insulations — As a result of all the above, I forecast further important International Conferences which will be aimed to bring about World Pence at least for the life of all living today. These conferences, which started at Geneva on April 26, will diacun China and other Far East problems, as well as Russia. They may even lead to an international discussion of birth control, which is intimately connected with the elimination d war. DR. HORACE G. HAMMETT Revival services will begin at the Joanna Baptist church on Sunday, May 2, and continue through Sunday, May 9. Ser vices will be held Tuesday through Thursday at 10 a. m., and each evening at 7:30 o’clock. Dr. Horace G. Hammett, assist ant General Secretary-Treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist State convention, will be the re vival speaker and his first ser vice will be on Monday evening, May 3. Dr. Hammett is a native of Cowpens. He is a graduate of Furman University, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and received his honorary D.D. from Furman in 1951. He has held pastorates in this state and was pastor of Temple Baptist vmNHAHi ifoni U you’re ttitpicioua of larmitM, <*11 M end wall make a thorough leapectton at your property 11 they're pceeent, we’ll take care o( them NOW and in the PUTURE. 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Wo should like to make this as complete as possible, and are de voting this space this week to a request for our readers to send us information of any 1 suitable subject for one of our articles that they may know of. Give us sufficient information, if you can, so that we can write 160 to 160 words. Your cooperation may result in some statewide favereble publicity for your city or county. PImm pies as as complete data^a possible and the source of your Information.' CAPITAL LIFE KSURANCE COMPANY "FsmaM om FsMt DtStsteft* Semei* ,9.9, Choir Sings Concerts In Chester, Charlotte The Presbyterian college choir presented two concerts ove# the week-end, after returning from the spring tour through North Carolina, Virginia, and Washing ton, D. C. On Sunday morning the choir offered their regular program at Purity Presbyterian church in Chester. A combined concert with the Flora MacDonald choir of Red Springs,- N. C., was given on Sunday night at the Covenant Presbyterian church in Char lotte. 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