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\ uwmm Pafe Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE \ (Slinton GUprattirlr BttabltaM 19p9 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 $2.50, Six Months $1.50 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879 1 1 lj| —„ , , ■ , Ml, — The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wist? 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 Thursday, October 7, 1954 CLINTON. S, C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954 The New Council Acts The news columns of The Chronicle, as in the past, will carry reports on all month ly and special meetings of city council for the information of taxpayers. City au thorities should always understand they are not operating their own business but that of the public. There should, there fore, be the fullest information given tax payers as to whether their corporation is being efficiently or inefficiently operated, economically or extravagantly. In the nandling of all public affairs, state, coun ty, city and schools the people should be fully informed with no evidence of se crecy. Public servants should understand that secrecy begets suspicion. In accounts of council meetings by the new administration several actions taken deserve to be commented on. With the induction into office of the new mayor and council several motions were approved as reported in the minutes. One was the adoption of a motion to discontinue fur nishing free telephones to a large number of city employees which amounted to quite a substantial sum during a year. City em ployees, like those connected with private or corporation businesses should be inter ested in their positions sufficiently to pro vide phone service to better discharge their duties. It is noted that the city now has a Re corder to preside over police court. This is a wise decision in our judgment. The person whose duty it is to preside over court against law violators should be re moved entirely from politics or ground for any pressure or charge of favoritism. This is an extremely important position, in fact a well organized, efficient, courteous, hon est and fearless police department is the most important department of city gov ernment. Parents are interested foremost in a clean town, a law-abiding citizenry and a desirable community in which to Brown's Loyalty Appeal i Strom Thurmond has invited Senator Edgar Brown to meet him in public debate on the issues in the present campaign, the v two seeking the post of United States Sen ator for a full six-year term made vacant by the recent death of Senator Maybank. Senator Brown refuses to meet Mr. Thurmond to discuss issues of vital import ance. That was expected, for the Barn well man of fame qualifies as a “refuser.” He refused to enter a primary, he refused lo allow the voters of South Carolina to have a voice in the selection of the senator who is to represent them in Washington for a full new term beginning next Janu ary. Mr. Brown in his refusal talks about his loyalty to the Democratic party and his approval by the National Democratic party leaders (so-called) in Washington. He drags in other questions which have no connection in the world with the high handed way in which he grabbed the nom ination. There is only one issue—the right of the people of the state to select their own officeholders. Mr. Brown loudly proclaims his loyal ty. That is all ballyhoo in an effort to per suade the people of the state to vote for him who was hand-picked by his small ban of 31 executive committeemen when the Constitution provides that Senators shall be elected by the people. He grab bed the silver-platter nomination and the people are, and should be indignant. Loyalty to whom? Mr. Brown says party. This means party put above princi- l»le. Loyalty to what and whom, we ask? Loyalty to Mr. Brown, he means. Are we to be herded like cattle to vote for a man picked by ring politicians? Its’ all bunk. The voters of South Carolina pledged in the primary to vote for Senator Maybank in the general election for the United States Senate. Mr. Maybank is dead. Vot ers are obligated to vote for no one for the office, and any person with an ounce of sense ought to understand this. The law provides the voter a way to register his protest against the autocratic way in which Brown fe seeking the post without a vote of the people. Strom Thur mond is the answer. Mr. Brown has labeled Thurmond as an opportunist. He is wrong there, he was the political opportunist with an or ganization quickly in action before the funeral of Mr. Maybank. He won in that area by a small, powerful machine, pledg ed to stand unmoved though the heavens fall—for Brown. live. In the naming of Henry M. Young to this post, man* of character and integrity has been appointed, long experienced in law enforcement before retiring from ac tive duty. A Recorder’s court should al ways be conducted on a high plane with fairness, courage and impartiality. In the re-organization proceedings by the new council it was reported by Council man F. M. Boland, Jr., who heads the po lice department committee, “that city po licemen were paid as well or better than those in nearby towns.” Policemen should be men of ability, character and integrity, and in our opinion the personnel of the lo cal force is far above the average. Its members should be paid adequate salaries upon which to live and support their fam ilies, and all required in return to render the type of conscientious service to which taxpayers are entitled. Their salaries should be comparable with men holding responsible positions in private business, avoiding the necessity of policemen or oth er city employees holding part time jobs with which to supplement their income. It is noted that action is to be made in collecting delinquent taxes and the pay ment of water-light bills promptly as due each month. That makes sense and should be done impartially upon all alike. Through the years there has been too much laxity in this respect. Another proper action taken by coun cil we think is putting an end to contribu tions by the city to eleemosynary institu tions. This puts a ban on all gifts to va rious causes by the city. City officials have no right to give away taxpayers’ mon ey regardless of what the appeal may be. In the city’s financial condition it certainly is not in a position to allow Santa Claus raids of spending on its treasury. Also, a practice of spending taxpayers’ money in improvements on private property'cannot be justified—and should not be allowed.- Taxpayers should inform themselves on the operation of their city government. Only in ^his way can they know whether a good or poor job is being done by those they have elected as city officials. NASMVHli TfNNnSIt THE WORLDS MOST WIDELY USED DEVOTIONAL GU'DE No man comath unto tha Fathar. but by ma. (John 14:1$.) Road Luka 23:39-43. Recently a young man came to see me. Holding out a New Tes tament', he said earnestly, “From where should I read to find peace and rest? I cannot sleep for my sins. The Lord is far from me; I cannot get nearer to Him." I showed him the text, “I am the way . . and other texts about forgiveness through Christ. We prayed together. He prayed: "Thank you, Lord. You have prepared the way. Even to me You have given permission to walk in it. Thank you. Help me to walk with You and to help others to walk.” Before he left, he said, “'Riank you. You have shown me the way! I have rest now.” Without Christ, can man come to God as loving Father? No, never. Jesus shows us the only way to God as Father, when He says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life.” He takes us to the Father. He opens our eyes to know Him. He makes it possible for us to enjoy living with God because of the life He gives us. There fore, Christ says, “I am the way . . .: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” PRAYER Haavanly Fathar help us to Ioto Thy way: to lova Jesus Christ our. way to Thee, and Thy way to us. In this love, let us live, yat not us but Christ in us. the Christ who has taught us to pray. "Our Father who art in Heaven... Amen. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY I will help someone to Christ today. Phillip Amin (Egypt) BABSON SAYS . . . GREAT IMPORTANCE OF MAKING A WUX By ROGER W. BABSON New Boston, N. H., Oct. /—Everyone should employ a lawyer and make a will at once, and re read it once each year. Over 70 per cent of those who die each day leave no will. Inquiry shows, however, that a large preentage of these care less people have some property. When they die without a will, this property usually goes to some one whom they don’t want to get it. To Many Smiths. Browns, and Jonssos Making a will is especially important if your name is Smith, Brown, Jones, or some equally popular name. (If you have any doubt as to the number of people having your name, just refer to any large city telephone directory.) If you hap pen to own a house when you die, your family may get hundreds of letters claiming relationship. Probably the Probate Court will throw out most of these claims as fraudulent; but some may be left whom your family must “buy off’ before a clear title can be given to the real estate or the stock or bond which you own. I am much trou bled by the fact that the number of stockholders and Government bondholders are increasing so much faster than the WILLS are being written. The Great American Lottery Each year about 500,000,000 are paid by insur ance companies for the 40,000 people killed in au tomobile accidents. Most of those killed leave no WILLS, yet they get ‘‘awards” of from $10.- 000 to $20,000 or more. What persons would you like to have receive jour part of this $500,000,000 in case you should be killed? It depends upon the laws of your state; but the chances are it may go to “relatives” whom you never saw. Hence, before you take an other auto ride, you should make a will stating to whom you want this award to go in case you do get killed. I forecast the time may come when states will not be allowed to issue auto registra tions of hose 21 and over unless the applicant swears he has made a WILL Fires. Hurricanes, and Other Casualties Every up-to-date corporation and employer carries liability insurance to protect workes and c us tomes. You do not need to be in an automo- bile to get accidentally killed. I se by the news paper that about 90 New England people were killed by hurricanes this past month; none of these people had any warning. Many more are burned to death each week somewhere. Perhaps you are included in some Group Life Insurance Plan. These plans pay, regardless of how you die. You do not have to be killed in an automobile or any other kind of accident inorder to get such an insurance award. You may die from pneumonia, polio, heart attack, or some other trouble which comes on suddenly. Wills Are Not Expvnsiv* For some foolish reason, most people do not like to visit a doctor, dentist, or lawyer, unless in pain or some other toruble. This is all wrong. These men will treat you fairly. And this surely applies also to lawyers whom your bank recom mends. Concessions Due British 'Sight’ EDC Substitute By Hanry S. HaywAd London is feeling a cautious hope that the delegates gathered here for the nine-power confer ence on German rearmament and western defense can soon devise a successor for the Euro pean Defense Community plan. But such limited optimism is tempered by a grim awareness that the objectives of the nations primarily concerned are in many instances at cross purposes. The cautious hope stems from a conviction that the powers in volved cannot permit a second setback to western unity and European defense of the mag nitude of the French rejection of the European Defense Commun ity. The consequences of failure to reach agreement of some sort here are described in advance as appalling for western Europe, the Atlantic community, and even trans-Atlantic countries. Balancing this is a recognition that the conflicting forces that culminated in rejection of EDC have not been changed but rath er have intensified during recent weeks. Demands Tangled So intertwined are French and German demands, plus Brit ish and American preferences, that there probably is no pat so lution that will appeal tc all. Only by sizable concessions on all sides is a workable formula likely to emerge, it is felt here. The French, for example, have banked heavily on the hope that Britain now will agree to com mit itself formally and to a greater extent in Europe. Pre mier Pierre Mendes-France is ex pected to demand a British con cession in the form of a min imum guarantee of forces to be maintained on the continent. This hope, trankly, appears empty to observers who are con vinced that British policy has not changed since EDC’s demise —and that this country is un likely to move any closer to Eu rope than it was prepared to un der EDC. This may be a pity, but it ap parently is also a fact. An un usually long editorial in The Times of London, Sept. 27 sum marized Britain’s relation to Eu rope with cognancy, but was not accompanied by any sign of of ficial action. Pointing out that Germany and France both “look to a Brit ish contribution to give confi dence in the equation,” the edi torial adds: “However neat a pattern emerges, the London conference will be a horse deal and not an act of statesmanship if nothing better can be accomplished.” Declaring the only possible policy for European nations to day is unity, the newspaper clearly labels Britain as one of the nations involved. ^Morally, culturally, and geo graphically, Britain is now a Eu ropean power,” it says. “In this jet age of the hydrogen and rock et bomb, the whole of north ern Europe is the Low Countries so far as Britain is concerned.’’ Responsibility Stressed While admitting Britain’s de sire ever has been to remain aloof from Europe’s troubles, the Times states, “always there has been a Louis XIV, a Napoleon, a Kaiser Wilhelm, or a Hitler to prove it must be otherwise.” It bids Britain play its “full part” at the London conference rather than contrive a “hashed- up makeshift.” Another example of the diffi culties confronting the foreign ministers of Britain, the United States, Canada, France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hol land, and Luxembourg here is the American position. Rightly or wrongly, the United States is regarded as so dismay ed at the setback to its policies in Europe that another unsatisfac tory attempt at solution might precipitate a genuine crisis, such as a Washington decision to turn its back on European defense— however gradually that might be put into effect. Agonizing reappraisals thus are by no means limited to the United States/ All nine powers are in relatively the same fix. Nor are the other eight likely to allow Washington to use agon izing reappraisal as a weapon of pressure against them very often. Barbecue Supper By Church Saturday The Little River - Dominick Presbyterian church will give a chicken barbecue and pork hash supper on Saturday, October 9, from 5:30 until 8:30 o’clock. Pro ceeds from the supper will be used for improvements in the church. Tickets may be pur chased in Clinton from Joe Liv ingston and at the church on the day of the supper. Every reader of my column has a savings deposit with some bank. These banks want to help you in many ways, without charge. If you have not made a WILL, go to your bank tomor row and ask your banker to rec ommend some lawyer who can make a will for you at a fair price. You may know some law yer yourself; but if you should, be sure he knows how to make legal WILLS which “hold water” and canot be broken. Temporoary Wills Helpful If you are not ready to do this immediately, I have arranged with the Non-Profit Educational Information Center here at New Boston,^- H., (not “Old Boston” which may be bombed) to send you, for Two Dollars, a blank form for a Temporary Will and other information. This blank form you can fill out in a few minutes and have witnessed by three neighbors at no expense. Later you can take this to your lawyer for a re-write when you think of some addition you may wish $o make. But don’t wait too long to take some step at once. Next week may be too late. At least, send for a tem porary WILL now; it will serve you until you do go to your law yer. ANOTHER *** CLINTON, HOME GETS LENNOX COMFORT H>«Us wMrfM and furnace-tending chorea will nevar bother the family hrinf here! A new, automatic LENNOX warm air furnace take# over! Modern com fort—fuel-aavine economy—noiee- lees heating make living a new pieaeure in thie home. Why deal yee, too, arrange to mod- erniae your heeling? Come in or call us. Let ua show you what LENNOX Aire-Flo Heating can do for you. Ksnas con 5# tufty arranged Arthur Benjamin Gary Street LENNMi* Chamber To Hold 'Ladies Night' The Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual ‘ladies night’ banquet this evening at 7:30 in the ballroom of Hotel Mary Mus- grove, with President Dan Yar borough, presiding. The National Chamber ani mated cartoon movie, “It’s Ev erybody’s Business,” will be shown, the picture 'depicting the story of the American business system. 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