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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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Established 1900
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CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 29, 1954
FHA Groft Uncovered
On several occasions in recent years we
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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.
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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
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in h It Over!
TOUR STATE AND MINE
F JR SOME MONTHS now
this column has been written
on “Sonth Carolina Firsts”
or outstanding features of our
state. This has proved very in
teresting and we have had a fine
reaction from readers over the
state.
It t* our purpose to continue
this series for an indefinite
period, covering not only “firsts”
out outstanding features of the
state or things in which South
Carolina leads the nation.
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.'
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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.
REFRIGERATOR ODORS
Frequent washing of the re
frigerator is important to pre
vent odors. A small saucer of
sir-slaked lime set in the bottom
of the refrigerator will absorb
odors of food.
SOAP
If cold soap is being made, add
1 tablespoon each of powdered
borax and ammonia to the dry
lye before adding the water.
The soap will be better.
INOORPO RATION
NOTICE ES HEREBY GIVEN that
there will be a meeting orf the
subscribers to the capital stock of
TEXTILE BOBBIN WORKS, In-
CQRPQRATED, a proposed cor
poration to have its principal
place of business at Clinton, South
Carolina, at the odtfices otf Cecil E.
White, Attorney at larw, 106 North
Broad Street, Clinton, South
Carolina, on Wednesday, May 5,
1954, at 11:00 a. m., for the pur
pose of organizing said corpora
tion. Notice is further given that
immediately thereafter, applica
tion will be made to the Secre
tary of State of South Carolina
for the issuance erf a charter for
said corporation.
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