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Page Four. THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ill? (Elintxm QUirnnirl? EstobUshcd 1M# WILSON W HARRIS, Editor and PubLaher — HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) c - 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 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation ol its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle wiH 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 CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1955 Worthy Of Note Tqo much over-emphass has long been placed on seniority in Congress. Many of its members, both in the House and Senate, feel that since they have been there for years they automatically rank ahead of new members, usually termed as "fresh men.” There are members of Congress who have been there for years and of little value to their constituents. There are oth ers who win seats in that high body who soon show their ability to work, to get things accomplished, and to champion sound policies that benefit the people and guard against unnecessary or dangerous legislation. Senator Strom Thurmond, our junior senator, who recently won a sweeping vicj tory as the choice of the people—made his maiden speech soon after he assumed his seat. That is the kind of senators we need-- if they have somthing to say let it be known and not sit there like a dummy for a year and draw their salary. Too much emphasis is placed on senatorial years of service and ceremony. Senator Thurmond has much to say that is needed to be said and has the courage to speak w’hen he be lieves it is necessan- and beneficial to the country. He believes in working for his salary—in getting results and rendering service. Federal School Aid The President’s message on federal aid to education is far-reaching and expensive. Many educators throughout the nation are heartily for the plan, many others oppose it. Federal aid to schools means federal control, a blow r at states rights. We are opposed to the idea. Each state should do as ours has—provide for the maintenance and building of our schools. There is only one answer — heavy burdened taxpayers foot the bill whether the money comes fron. the state or federal treasury. If from both ends they are double taxed. To make out-of-hand grants from the Federal traesury to local schools under mines and destroys the whole concept of local responsibility. Buildings are import ant. of course, but at the same time we need to give thought to the quality of edu- caton we are getting in return. The fact that the federal government would control this enormous project should in itself condemn the whole proposal. Save The Point System Since the highway department’s point system has been set aside, a new wateredr down version has been set up by the senate w'hch is now under discussion. The system materially helped save the lives of 199 peo ple during the short period of months the law was in effect in comparison to figures for the previous year. While no one defi nite reason can be cited for the state’s re markable reduction in its highway death toll last year, most safety authorities cred it the point system with being a major fac tor in making the enviable record and sav ing human life on the highways. For the first week in January, the week before the legislature abandoned the point system, there were only four highway deaths in the state. Each week since then the toll has been rising steadily as the weekly reports show, going as high as eighteen in one week. Safety on the highways with the death toll rising daily—is the most important problem before us. We need a law that can be enforced without loopholes and that will reduce our highway carnage. The point system has demonstrated that it is a protection. It is set up to protect careful and law-abiding drivers. It is intended to check fast and reckless, or drunken driv ers—who have little if any consideration for the public. The careful driver wel comes laws tthat protect him. The Right To Work Our state legislature, wisely we think, recently refused to strike from the statute books a bill insuring to every individual the right to work without interference. The forty-eight states should have such a law’, though there is strong opposition by labor union spokesmen who say they are out with all their power to repeal existing "Right To Work” laws and to prevent the passage of any additional ones. Do you suppose the men who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution with its Bill of Righs would have agreed to such restric tions stating that before an employer could I hire a man, he would be compelled to join a specified organization arid submit to special assessments? The answer is obvi ous. Seventeen states have found it neces sary to pass "Right to Work” laws protect ing a man’s right to earn a living without joining an organization. It would seem that a man already had the Constitutional right to "join or not to join” without spe cific legislation to that effect, but appar ently that is not true under present-day closed-shop agreements. Additional states are considering such a law pending consid eration of a Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing the right to work |ree of any restrictions. t If we are to remain a free country it is difficult to see on what logical grounds they will base their opposition, aside from pure self-interest. It is altogether possible that public respect for unions will decline as a result of their opposition to the funda mental principle of the "Right to Work.” The current practice under which a man must join a union or go jobless is indefen- a sible. Our legislature acted wisely in re fusing to repeal the "right to w’ork” law enacted last year. The law is alright and should be kept on the statute books. It is one of the major reasons why more new’ in dustries employing labor are now coming into South Carolina than into any other state. BABSON . . . Discusses Merchants, Adver tising, and Telephones By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Fla., Feb. 24 — Merchandising a; the retail level has already passed through three revolutions since 1875. Great Changes Since 1875 Preceding those days there were no mail order houses or department stores, few chain stores (A&P had 50 stores which carried only tea, coffee, and crockery), but many wholesale houses and in dependent merchants. They were doing 95 per cent of the retail business. My father was one of those in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The First Revolution in retailing was brought on by the department stores and mail order houses. This made it unnecessary to vis it several different stores, if you lived in a city, while, if you liv ed in the country, you could shop by mail from your farm. This Revolution was desperately fought by the old-time retailers. The Second Revolution came w-ith the chain stores, which cut out the wholesalers. The de partment stores continued to buy through wholesalers; but the chains bought direct' from the manufacturers. Hence, they were fought by legislation and taxation enacted at the demand of I the middlemen. Discount Houses Now The Target The Third Revolution is now on, being caused •by the "discount houses.” This is an effort to re duce retail prices by cutting out the bureaucracy, high rents, and unnecessary overhead developed by the department stores. But, a Fourth Revolu tion, as a revolt against parking meters, automo* bile congestion, and a lack of sufficient free park ing, is just ahead of us. This is being temporarily met by building new “Shopping Centers.” It is reported that Allied Stores is to spend over $200,000,000 for this pur pose. Shopping Centers, however, will be only a halfway cure. Wanamakers, which was the world’s largest department store when I was a boy, has thrown in the sponge in its fight against automo biles and discount houses. New Shopping Centers Just Ahead Shopping Centers offer free parking and “self- service,” but the high rents may result in higher prices. Anyway, customers who use shopping Centers are more dependent on automobiles than if they patronized the old downtown merchants. In fact, if city officials would treat their bus sys tems fairly, the present downtown stores could continue to give better service and perhaps under sell the new Shopping Center prices. I don’t know. Different cities differ. The next, or Fourth, Revolution in retailing will be forced upon us by the automobiles. Sim ple arithmetic proves that the present race to make the "mostest and. the largest” automobiles, with insufficient increase in highways cannot con tinue much longer. It is true that we are building splendid new toll roads; but very little is being done to avoid congestion in cities and to help local merchants. Otherwise, people may some day cease using automobiles for shopping. These machines may remain in the garage except for trips—as mother’s sewing machine is now seldom used. More Advertising and Telephoning I forecast that this Fourth Revolution will re sult in customers buying from their homes by tele phone, and later by television. Increased newspa per advertising with many more newspaper pic tures of products for sale, supplemented by better telephone service, will become the custom. Peo ple are now sick of hunting for places to park their cars when shopping. People will think of the risk and gasoline costs of driving to Shopping Centers? The time may come when 80 per cent of the shop pers wlil sit at home in a comfortable chair, study the newspaper advertisements, and do their order ing by telephone. Newspaper advertising and telephones are the only cure for present increased automobile con gestion. In fact, I believe the stocks of certain newspapers—which are now temporarily in the dumps—plus stocks of telephone companies, pref erably the wide-awake Independents, are among today’s best “buys.” (Local bankers please take notice!) Furthermore, I am investing my hard- earned money in “United Stores” stocks (listed on ThttridayjJFebrnar^M^fgS SSu! .jrm ROO* MAIMVIili. TfNNfSSff THE. WORLDS. MOST WIDELY USED DEV0II0NAL Gl DE Le! us lay aside avery weight, and the tin which doth to aasily beset us. (Hebrews 12:1). Read t Peter 5:$-H. It was at a meeting of the Alcoholics Anonymous group. Every member there had experienced the awful grip of alcohol. Most of them had had their lives, jobs, and families almost ruined by drink. One of the things that caused me to wonder was the phrase heard many times: “I am an alcoholic." When I asked one of the members why they said “I am" instead of “I was,” he replied: “Every day I ad mit I am an alcoholic. The temptation was still there. Only by ad mitting that I am an alcoholic, and then trying to live sober one day at a time, can I keep sober. And I could not do that unless I had God’s help, His spiritual power.” Likewise, each of us needs to remember that we are sinners. We may not be alcoholics, but we have our temptations. It is necessary for us to keep ourselves humble before God. Each of us must seek His help each day to keep from falling into sin. Even the best of us is a sinner in need of God’s presence and power. PRAYER Father, help me to live each day to close to Thee that, though tempted. I may not fall. May I see that as long as I am in the flesh I will face temptations—and will need Thy strength to overcome them; through Christ, our Lord. Amen. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Although sin will beset me, God will help me to keep from sin ning today. Lawrence Sherwood (West Virginia) two sets of slip seats, to add to old fabrics by rotation. “Feeding” furniture depends on the type of gloss desired. Graham says there are two basic types of polish which help to preserve the wood. Most collectors of Ameri can antiques prefer a dull finish, which calls for polish with an oil base. English collectors, how ever, prefer highly polished pieces and most English furniture has a high luster from years of using a wax base solution. “Whether you want a soft, dull finish or high luster, there’s no substitute for plenty of elbow grease,” Graham said. He advised against use of polish on loequered or gilded furniture. Dusting with a dry soft flannel will preserve the appearance of these pieces. Ceramics can be washed with tepid water and mild soap. To clean metal objects—pewter, sil ver, brass and copper—use one of the good commercial polishers, unless the objects are blackened and corroded. If such pieces have undergone extensive deteriora tion, better just leave thm “as is,” h advises. WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING—EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUB. CO. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 22nd day of March, 1955, we will ren der a final account of our acts and doings as Executors of the estate of Ella Adair in the office of the Judge of Probate of Lau rens County, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from our trust as Executors. Any person indebted to said es tate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persona having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. CLIFTON ADAIR, WATTS ADAIR, Executors Feb. 21, 1955 4c-w-M-17 1955 LICENSE NOTICE All 1955 City Business Licenses are due and payable through March 1 without penalty. A penalty of 10% will be added on all licenses not paid after March 1, 1955. City Clerk and Treasurer Expert Gives Proper Care For Antiques Williamsburg, Va.—Proper rest and feeding are as important in the care of antiques as in the cafe of children. That information comes from John Graham, curator at Colon ial Williamsburg, whose job is preservation of the priceless 18th century furnishings in the exhi bition buildings here. Museums display valuable ar ticles under protective glass cas es and in air-conditioned rooms away from dust, sun and moist ure. But the Williamsburg build ings retain their “lived in” ap pearance. Windows hung with two century-old fabrics are open. Tidewater Virginia’s bright sun light and damp air drift in to fade and weaken the woolens, silks and cottons and dull the pol ish on the cabinetwork. To preserve the furnishings, Graham “feeds” the furniture and leather articles and “rests” the aged fabrics. The same loving the New York Stock Exchange). A company has recently organiz ed a new’ corporation to profit from this coming Fourth Revolu tion. treatment applies in preserving your own antiques, he said, al though “resting” as Williamsburg does it may take a little extra work. Window curtains, seat covers and rugs are cleaned and stored periodically in dark, dry places. Colonial Williamsburg has two sets of curtains for each room. During summer when all win dows are opened, reproductions are used. In winter, the originals go back up. The side chairs have SPECIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Home Fried Steak Rice and Milk Gravy Green Salad Hot Biscuit Drink 60c CLINTON CAFE Complete Water System GOULD’S PUMPS Let Us Give Our Estimate for a Water System For Your Home 1 Year’s Free Service With All Our Equipment From V4 H. P. to 5 H. P. WE FEATURE FAMOUS NAME BRAND PUMPS—PEERLESS, MYERS, GOULDS—AMERICAN STANDARD PLUMBING FIXTURES OUR ESTIMATES WILL BE REASONABLE - SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL HEATING EQUIPMENT —RETURN THIS COUPON TO US— I would like a FREE ESTIMATE for Water System for my home. NAME ADDRESS Natural Gas Appliance Co. 107 S. BROAD ST. PHONE 600 • There is no question about the service of this fine professional phar macy. 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