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> Pace Poor THE CLINTON CHRONICLE (ZUfr (Slintmt (E^rnnirlf EctaMkhed 1»M 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 $2.90, Six Months $1.50 5 Entered as Second Class Mall Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress ^ March 3, 1879 i it'fUl The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at 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 Aasociation, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia ipcrRoom OOM MASHVUt TINNfSSH CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 2«, 1954 Schools To Open As Usual .. The public schools of the state will open new sessions next week just as in the past. This n^eans that for the present ses sion at least the schools will operate in ac cordance with the state laws which re quire segregation which from every angle is best for both races. Since the final de cree of the Supreme Court is yet to be handed down school work will be car ried on according to the present pattern of pupil classification and assignment with no upset in the tranquility of the schools or the children. What will be the course to follow with the opening of schools a year hence is not known. In the meanwhile leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have been calling for and demanding now an end to segregated schools in line with the spirit of the mo mentous political court decision. This rac ial drama is loaded with dynamite. Re gardless of the opinion of nine robed judg es a court decision cannot abolish segrega tion, tradition and customs overnight for which only a small minority are clamor ing. The Cost Comes High How much do you tnink it costs to gi^e the average worker in American industry —a job, that is to provide the machinery, materials,, working space and many other needed facilities? An authoritative sur vey places the figure at about $12,000 per worker—and in some industries it is manv . I times that. Where this enormous amount of money comes from rabid labor leaders and trou ble agitators do not stop to consider. Well, the answer is easy—the money that pro vides the millions of jobs comes only from two sources—industry’s profits and the savings of individuals and institutions in the form of stocks and bonds. These buy the tools that make high employment and high wages possible, and give every Amer ican who so desires the inalienable right to work for the support of his or her fam ily without union interefernce or domina tion. Much is heard of the importance of la bor, and rightly so. for most all of us are laboring people. But there is another equally important side of which too little is heard—the importance of the investor who furnishes the tools. Hotel Forking Problem The Francis Marion Hotel, Charles ton’s finest, has recently been purchased for more than a million dollars by Texas insurance executives who immediately an nounced an extensive modernization dur ing the next eighteen months. One of the number of changes listed in their policy is free parking to guests of the hotel, courtyard and coffee shop, with call-for and delivery service of automo biles to the doors of the hotel on a no-tip ping basis. This is quite an innovation and will prove a great convenience and drawing card to guests of the hotel who resent the forced tipping practice every time one turns around. At many of the big city hotels a dollar or more is charged for a night’s parking of an automobile, and then the driver in making delivery ex pects a tip. This has been a big contrib uting factor in hotel competition with mo tor edurts. At' hotels and many other places as well, there are too many hidden charges. The Charleston hotel has an nounced a new’ policy that will appeal to the traveling public. Clinton’s new* community hotel has the drawing advantage of ample free parking space in the rear and front for the con venience of their guests without the tip ping nuisance. Folse Charges In The Air The controversy in the current squab ble over the administration of Winthrop College should come to an end. A com plete study of the Peabody report should be made by the board of trustees, as will be done, and steps made to inaugurate changes that are necessary in the admin istration of the affairs of this splendid in stitution that has made a large contribu tion to the training and education of thous ands of young women as it will continue to do in the future. A small group of the Winthrop Alum nae Association have used every oppor tunity. to undermine the college because of their dislike for the present administra- j tion. From where we sit the executive board of the association is responsible for keeping the controversy alive though by a decisive vote several months ago it fail ed in an attempt to gain approval and con fidence of its program. This is taken as a . clear indication that the great majority of Winthrop Alumnae do not approve of the actions of that board or the continuous ef fort to stir up unrest and agitation. When an Alumnae group gains too much power, w’hether in a college or high school, results are not always wholesome and beneficial. In athletics there often results scandal. It is unfortunate that the controversy has brought into it utterly false impres sions and rumors. One of these false im pressions is that Winthrop is no longer an accredited college and of course the feel ing is that such loss of rating affects grad uates of the college in their desire to do graduate w’ork. If the real facts are given this rumor is completely false. Winthrop is a member of the Southern As sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the same association in which Presbyterian College and other institu tions hold membership. It is the only ac credited agency for academic standing in this area, with membership in this body accepted by all the leading colleges and universities in the country. This means that Winthrop ranks with other institu tions in the matter of being accredited. The rumor show’s what gossip will do. Personal desires or animosities should be forgotten with a full and final state ment by the board of trustees. The small dissatisfied Alumnae group should then throw away their grievances and unite in a forward effort to make Winthrop a still greater institution. An Alumnae group must not dominate the policies and prog ress of an institution. BABSON . . . SUGGESTS NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO BUY By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass., August 26 — Have you been waiting to buy a new car, television, fur coat, or outfit for the children. If so, now may be the best time for some months to come. Where We've Been Commodity prices began their long decline in early 1951, but it was not until much later that the consumer began to feel the effects in the mar ketplace. As the spiral of the decline gathered momentum, the downward adjustment in busi ness got underway just about a year ago. Pro duction cutbacks were ordered. Tens of thous ands were laid off. Overtime schedules were cur tailed: Business slowed down its buying of raw materials; consumers pulled in their belts and cut back spending. We have had a year of uncertainty. Some economists expected the business dip to bring a drop in wages because this is usually the pattern. But this didn’t happen except in a few instances. While the physical volume of business declined about 10 pe cent compared with last year, prices fell only about 1 per cent on the average, while wages continued high. Where We're Going What does this mean, now to you? It means that in general the downswing in prices which commenced in early 1951 may have about run its course. Retail prices, for the next six months or so, will probably go no lower. So, if your’e wait ing for a further decline in prices to buy a cher- shed article for which you have been saving, you can be reasonably safe in buying now. Some prices, such as for metals and textiles, may seek higher levels during the months to come. Bar ring crop failure, I forecast that farm prices will sag when this year’s crops are in. Food ought, therefore, to be a little more reasonably priced. However, these savings for you will, I expect, be offset by increases in rent, transportation, and other cost-of-living components. Several factors support my reasoning: (1) The anticipated increase in second half business ac tivity will probably spur some raw commodity price levels, which in turn will be passed along to you in the price of the finished product. (2) If international tensions continue to deepen, there will be a definite threat to some imports and a subsequent bolstering of some “American made” markets and a probable finning of prices of such products. (3) The liberalized credit policy of the Eisenhower Administration will tend to halt de flation, and may once again encourage inflation, which means price rises. Is This Good For You? My personal reaction to the recent credit stretch, freeing more than $1.5 billions for ex panding bank loans and investments, is mixed. This policy went into effect at a time when short term money rates were approaching record low levels and when bond prices were not far from historical high levels. Our Government was unwilling to take a chance on a decline in credit and money supplies in the months to come. By making money more plentiful and cheaper, it also hoped to encourage business. This is usually the forerunner of in flation and higher prices. This particular action, coining when it did, has a strong political tftige. Remember, elections are not far off. mi woo'.DS M 9S T USED DEVOTIONAL GU'DE Let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:18. A. S. V.) Read Luke 6:38-45. In our daily lives, we are touching other lives. We cannot shut ourselves off from other people. As the dew forms upon the ten der herb, in such a quiet way also our influence becomes known to those around us. “Is he a Christian?’’ a young man asked me concerning another. “Yes,” I answered. “I have never heard him say very much about religion, but I am sure he is a Christian. Why do you ask?” • “Well,” said the young man, “I thought he must be. We work in the same factory. I have been watching him closely. He is so different. He always has a smile on his face. He never complains. He does his work cheerfully. If someone gets into trouble or needs help, he is always the first to lend a hand. Everybody respects him and has a good word for him.” How important is our daily life! What we say may have influ ence, but what we are and what we do are even more important PRAYER Oh Lord, help us to live in deeds, rather than in words. May we so live that others will take knowledge of us. that wo are Thy children. In the name of our Redeemer, who taught us to pray. “Our Father who art in heaven . , . Amen." THOUGHT FDR THE DAY Is Christ speaking today through me? Sidney Davison (Ontario) wages, once again prices will lie sure to rise. One of the very good signs in our economy is the sharp in crease in the recent competitive ness of both manufacturers and retailers This was needed in the field of sales because many of the old-timers who really knew how to sell in the pre-war years have since retired, while j many youthful salesmen and sales clerks have never learned how to sell because they have seen no real competition. Com petition is good because it brings with it a better product for less money and with better service. IF YOU DO NT READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS Phone 74 Gordon Club Annuol State Convention Is Held In Charleston At the recent executive board meeting of the Garden club of South Carolina, held in Colum bia, announcement was made by Mrs. P. D. Meadors, president, that the next annual state con vention would be held in Char leston April 13-15, 1955, with the Chraleston club as hostess club. Mrs. Fred S. Poulnit is president of the club end has appointed Mrs. Ellison A. Williams local chairman for the convention. Mrs. Dewey Johnson, Green wood, is state chairman of the convention. Plans for three outstanding projects in state garden club aims were approved by the ex ecutive board. The conservation clinic held annually in August at Clemson college Farm and Home Week had the full support of the state garden club. A sympos ium on horticulture and land scaping is again planned in cor- ordination with the University of South Carolina in Cbhimbia for January. The goal of at least one junior garden.club sponsor-; ed by each garden club in the state was approved. Recruiting Sergeont Here And Lourens Sfc William Potter, Jr., U. S. Army Recruiting Sergeant for the Laurens-Clin ton area, has announced he will be on duty five days a week at the city hall building in Laurens to interview and assist any young man in terested in the U. S- Army- He will be at the city hall all day on Monday, Thursday, and Fri day and until noon on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sgt. Potter will be at the post office in Clinton ond Tuesday and Wednesday af ternoons. Sgt. Potter says the reason for a permanent office in this area five days a week is to save young meh 'the inconvenience of having to go to out of town re- TfcffMMT, iMwt at. 1»H cruiting stations. Sfc. Potter stat ed he will be gla4 to asist any one at any time in natters per- Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offlcw at 200 Sooth Broad St. Phone 058 Office Hens 848 te Id# J. R. Crawford SURVEYING CLINTON, 8. C. S48S J« WE HAVE THE VERY CHOICEST LOT EVER Thoroughly Reconditioned and Tuned te International Pitch. 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