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CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1954
Begin practicing to write it 1955
though it’s hard to do.
Well, here’s a Happy New Year to all
our readers.
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There are all kinds of New Year resolu
tions, but the best are those that are kept.
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How did you like the present your wife
gave you and let you pay for?
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Now, altogether, let’s make an honest
effort to pay our Christmas bills.
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No, you can’t tell by looking at the
beautiful car how many payments are past
due.
A wide-awake man never waits for old
man Opportunity to knock—he meets him'
with a glad hand at the front gate.
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Different folks have different ideas.
Some men, for instance, go to church be
cause they are good. Others think they
are good because they go.
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We move at a rapid pace. Before the
old year ended, fashion makers had spring
frocks on sale and advertised-in New York.
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With the New Year there will be dis
appointments, hardships, failures, black
letter days. JTist remember that its noth
ing against you to fall down flat; to lie
there is disgrace.
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Some people have a horror for gum
chewing, but it is far better than chewing
the rag.
Happy Season Passes
Christmas—the season of happiness,
good cheer and generosity—has come and
gone. For this community it was a happy,
quiet, enjoyable occasion with family din
ners and reunions the order of the day.
Local merchants reported lively holi
day buying with record crowds on the
streets and in the stores until late Christ
mas Eve night.
The city had been attractive . and in
viting since the arrival of Santa on Decem
ber 2 for his annual visit at which time
overnight it became a lovely “Christmas
City.’’ The decorations brought happiness
and spread Christmas spirit, and commen
dation from many visitors in the city and
passing through in all directions.
A spirit of generosity was in evidence
by several organizations, business concerns
and individuals who remembered many
unfortunate families with gifts to add to
their needs and happiness./ That is the
true spirit of Christmas. There were needy
children who w’ere made happy with toys
and other things because of the interest
and generosity of others. There would
have been a feeling of emptiness had ev
erybody been interested only in their own
happiness.
All in all it was a happy occasion with
no tragedies to mar the season.
A New Curtain Goes Up
Tomorrow we tear the last sheet from
the 1954 calendar and begin a brand New
Year. This means that a new curtain goes
up, an important turning point with new
problems, opportunities and responsibili
ties.
The beginning of a New Year always
calls for resolutions to be noted on crisp,
fresh pages of a new diary. Many people
say making resolutions is nonsense and just
a bit silly. But we don’t agree that making
new resolves is an idle pastime or waste of
time. It is a fine, healthy, helpful idea, we
think. We all understand, of course, that
human flesh is weak, but new resolves and
a determined effort to carry them out will
do us all good in all relations of life. Life
is a two-way road—the things we hope to
do, and the things we hope not to do.
And so the challenge is before us as we
face 1955 as one with hopes and promises
and with a determination that we will
strive hard to make the grade whatever
our hopes may be, and not become discour
aged when we stump our toes but rather
get up and keep going in the forward di
rection.
Truth is any day in.the New Year can
be calendared for new resolutions.
We Start Another Milestone
With today's issue of the paper The
Chronicle starts another milestone and to
morrow will begin its 55th year. The pa
per was established in 1900 and has been
owned and directed for a long number of
years by its present ownership and staff.
The front page headmast next Tuesday
will change to Volume LVI, Number I.
As we confront the new year we are
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community and are grateful to each one
who has contributed a large or small part
to the growth of the paper which has en
abled us to offer expanding service, a bet
ter newspaper, and made posible the se
curing of enlarged floor space for the
plant. We have made mistakes, of course,
but we strive to make our mistakes stand
out as a bold challenge to us in the future.
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This newspaper re-dedicates itself to
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part. We re-affirm our faith and confi
dence in this community and its people.
We say Happy New Year to each of you.
THE EVERYDAY COUNSELOR
By DR. HERBERT SPAUGH
Again I repeat by request some “Do’s for the
New Year:
Keep non-skid chains on your tongue. They
may save you from crashing into someone else’*
business. Always say less than you think. You
won’t learn much talking. Cultivate a pleasant
voice. How you say a thing often counts for more
than what you say.
Make promises sparingly and keep them faith
fully. Your word should be one of your most val-
uablei assets. Tell the truth. One lie calls for an
other; in the end you will be caught, and it will
be the wrong end.
Watch your work and not the clock. A long
day’s Work make* a long day short. A short day’s
work shortens your chance of getting ahead.
Mind your own business, and in time you may
have a business of your own to mind.
Don’t do anything that will hurt your self-re
spect. A man who will steal for the boss, will
steal for himself. He knows that, if you don’t
Be polite to your family and your immediate
business associates. Those closest and dearest to
you deserve the most consideration, not the least
Never pass up an opportunity to say a kind or
encouraging thing to or about someone.' It never
hurts you, and it always helps the other fellow.
You may be surprised to find in'the end that you
helped yourself.
Show interest in others. Let everyone you
meet feel that you regard him as a person of im
portance. The best way to get others interested
in you is to be interested in them.
Be cheerful. Learn to hide your aches and
pains under a anile. Few care if you have a head
ache, earache or rheumatism.
Learn to keep your nose out of other people’s
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Utah, and vicinity; but. I forecast
it will spread in a limited way to
many other states and even to
“offshore” property. It could ex
ceed the gold rush of . 1849. An
other demand will be for wood
lands which can be bought for a
few dollars per acre.
34. COMMERCIAL- FARMS.
These have suffered a decline in
price as a result of the slump in
agricultural prices and farm in
comes. Unless more will be done
politically for the farmers next
year, I forecast that the recent
decline in commercial farm pric
es may continue during 1955.
Subsistence farms on the fringes
of larger cities should hold up
well in price as migration toward
the suburbs continues.
35. VACANT LAND IN CITY
AREAS. With-the exception of
parking lots, city vacant land
should experience a continued
slow reduction in price during
1955; but no marked changes in
suburban vacant land, except for
land anywhere suitable for park-
parking. I am very bullish on
ing.
36. BUSINESS PROPERTY. I
foresee little hope for improve
ment for such property in the
larger cities during 1955. Busi
ness property in the suburbs has
not been inflated, and therefore,
will not be vulnerable to declines
and high taxes.
37. INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.
The construction of new indus
trial plants gives every indica
tion of continuing to mark out a
downward course during 1955.
I forecast that the brightest spot
on the construction horizon for
next year is the prospect for in
creased municipal construction—
schools, hospitals, etc.
38. RESIDENTIAL CON
STRUCTION- The building of
new homes has held at very high
levels during 1954. Although I
expect the trend of new home
prices to be downward during
the year 1955, they will still per
sist at very high figures, at leas*,
during the first half of the year.
New homes will continue to be
the choice of purchasers, even
though older homes give better
values.
39. TAXES. The Eisenhower
Administration has clearly rec
ognized that expanding business
and increased exenditures for
plant and equipment are the true
sources for rising employment
and more jobs. I forecast a con
tinued aim during 1955 will be
to have taxes aid business—and
thereby help employees to more
and better jobs.
40. INCOME TAXES. I fore
cast there will be no further re-
iief, in 1955, of the double-taxa
tion feature on dividends or of
the 25% capital gains tax. Fur
thermore, corporation income
taxes will not be permitted to de
cline as scheduled next spring. I
forecast that, unless business
slumps more than I anticipate
during late 1955, there will be no
reduction in personal income tax
es next year, except to correct
some technical errors. Any re
lief for the individual “small”
taxpayer will be saved until the
election year, 1956.
41. POLITICS. The really big
political news in 1955 will not be
made by the laws that will be en
acted, but by the tremendous
preparations for the 1956 presi
dential campaign. Those who
claim that President Eisenhower
is at heart a liberal and will g»t
along well with a Democratic
Congress should remember the
lessons of politics.
42. WORLD WAR HI. In my
opinion, the initiative in interna
tional affairs still rests with Rus
sia. The Kremlin is not yet reedy
for an all-out attack and no ona
in the West wants World War
III. Malmkov is now pushing a
“Peace Offensive.” I am refer
ring here to thq year 1955—over
the long term, I still feel that a
major holocaust is inevitable, but
I forecast no World War in 1955.
43. FOREIGN AID. Our for
eign efforts during the year will
continue to aim at plugging the
leaks and building new dykes
against the flooding tides from
the East. I forecast we will work
hard to build up Europe with
Germany as the core; but Russia
will make spectacular gains in
teh Far East, particularly in In
dia.
44. FOREIGN COMPETIT
ION. As Germany rearms and
the Brussels Treaty Organization
goes into gear, I forecast further
improvement in Europe. Com
petition from European manu
facturers will, however, intensi
fy. Reciprocal trade deals will
be pushed. I would not be sur
prised to see a decline in our ex
ports in 1955 and an increase in
imports.
45. CHURCHES AND CHARI
TIES. I forecast that the spiri
tual awakening which started in
1954 will continue into 1955 with
an increase in church members.
This is a very important sign.
Gifts to charities will also in
crease, due to the more liberal
allowance on taxes, up to 30%,
provided 10% goes to churches,
affairs. Inquisitiveness has spoil
ed many a friendship. Remem
ber our most intimate friends
and ( dear ones deserve a certain
amount of privacy.
Avoid low-rating a thing be
cause you don’t possess it. Re
member Aesop’s fable about the
fox and.the grapes. Jealousy is
a good indication of a little mind.
Pay no atention to ill-natured
remarks about you. So live that
nobody will believe them. Don’t
try to be anything but a gentle
man or a gentlewoman. That
means one who has consideration
for God, man, and all His crea
tures, and whose life is governed
by the Golden Rule.
ThnrwUr, D«c«mb«r M,
schools, or hospitals.
46. TRAVEL AND SPORTS.
I forecast that more money will
be apent on travel and sports in
1955. This is becoming an im
portant new industry and should
especially benefit Florida, Cali
fornia, Arizona, New Mexico, the
Great Lakes Region, New Eng
land, and the Northwest
47. NEW METALS AND AL
LOYS. Next to air-conditioning,
I expect great growth in the use
of new metals and alloys. I fore-
cast the rare-metals stocks will people between 18 and 22. This
be sought in 1955 as were the oils means a greater demand for
in ISM. clothing, college education, and
48. ADVERTISING. I fore- especially for new school build-
cast business spending in this ings.
field Will increase further in 1951 50. CONCLUSION. Develop
It not only is the salvation of in- Faith, MediUtion, Health, and
dividual businesses, but is the Good Works, with more attention
best stimulant for national proa- to your family — to create re-
serves for real trouble which will
49. POPULATION. I fore- come some day. GO TO
cast the population will continue CHURCH!
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