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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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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
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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.
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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-
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