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Thursday, February 24, 195ft * THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Hpw ?s Born All the Way My Saviour Leads Me A prayer it answered ... and Fanny Crosby writes another hymn ~ Among many characteristics of tbs hUnS fanny Crosby, thro* stand out 8h# always carried a little Amaricaa flag. She either held H la her hand or kept M la her bag and tt was buried with hen when she died la 1911 at the age of M. Though blinded la Infancy, the petite “Aunt fanny'' (she was Mrs. Alexander Van Alstyne la private life) greeted fneads and strangers alike with a cheerful “God bless your dear souL'’ And she never attempted to write a hymn without first kneeling la prayer. So fanny Crosby spent considerable time on her knees. She wrote no lees than ijMO songs So many that critics have said the chief fault with her work lies la that she was too prolific. But none can deny that many "pearls are found among the oyster sheila.'' Under contract for three hymns a week. Mist Crosby was often under pressure to meet dead lines It was under such' circumstances In ISM that All tbs way my Saviour leads ms; What hove I to esk beside? Con I doubt His tender mercy, Who through Ilfs has bean my fluids r OlvIOmST COfTITOfT, Here by faith in Him to dwell! Far I knew, whate'er befall me, Jesus doeth all things wed. to write words far a tone composer W. H. Doane had sent her. But she couldn’t write. Then she remembered she had forgotten her prayer. Rising from her knees, she dictated as fast as her assistant could write, words for the famous "Jesus. Keep Me Near the Cross." But one day In 1874 fanny Crosby prayed score material things She had run short of and needed 85 . even change. There was no time to draw on her publishers, so she simply prayed for the money. Her prayer ended, she was walking to and fre to her room trying to "got Into mood” for another hymn when an admirer sailed. Greeting the stranger with "God bless your dear 'ouL" the two chatted briefly. In the parting handshake the admirer left thing In the hymn-writer's hand. It was 85 . even change. Rising from a prayer ef thank*, blind AH the way my Saviour leads ms, Cheers each winding path I treow, Gives me grace for every trial Feeds me with the living bread. Though my weary steps may loiter, And my soul athirst may be, flushing from the Rock before ms, lo' e Spring of Joy I see. AN the way my Saviour leads me. Oh, the fullness of His level Perfect rest to mo Is premised In my Father's house above. When my spirit, clothed Immortal, Wings its flight to realms ef day. This my song thro' endleei ages; Jesus led me all the way. {Mstributes se TUsUpteS From the Book, “A Hymn I* Bom.” Copyright 1952 Wilcox-Fol lett Co., Chicago, 111. By SPECTATOR... COMMENTS on MEN AND THINGS '+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ i Carolina Recently I had on opportunity to see the results of a great study of traces of Uranium in our state. I hold it as something reserved for we don’t want people to expect great things until further study may offer more substantial grounds for great expectations. Areas where uranium or thorium bear ing materials may be found were located in three Southeastern ttates during a recent search for radioactive materials, by emi nent geologists of the Atomic En ergy Commission. South Caro lina was included in the survey. Survey officials don’t know how much uranium or thorium there may be; only a further explora tion may reveal whether there are sizeable deposits of the t$ro fissionable materials. It may be that more extensive search will disclose more phosphate beds than uranium. These searches have been conducted in the ter ritory of the South Carolina Elec tric and Gas company’s opera tions. Suppose we had signs of gold or oil in South Carolina. We have a gold mine or two, but that has become an old story. We have no oil, so far as I know. My faith makes me imagine a great da; when the stored wealth of our vast swamps will be revealed to our developing understanding of the Great Creator’s bounty. We may not have oil—yet, but there are traces of Uranium in Star In Spartanburg Ice Vogues & life, l < v*' i - I- 1 !■' Mt i ■ M kfm Hfe. < ■ i | miii , v <iy| ■fSS?!fl usIiEB concern about washing dishes af terwards.” As I see it, “Ma”, as the story goes, is at long last getting a break, but “Pa’ ’will still have to work like* a Trojan, because now “Ma” will have more time to “shop.” • • • What about taxes? “A combination of powerful forces is responsible for the cur rent sharp upturn in state and local expenditures, including rec ord high birth rates since 1940, two decades of neglect of gov- j emment-financed capital facili ties, and a growing public de- ! mand for governmental services ! in keeping with a rising saandard of living. Expenditures of state and local governments have soared from slightly over $13.1 billion in fiscal 1946 to around $31.7 billion in 1954, or a two and a half-fold gain in 'eight years, according to fig ures compiled by The Tax Foun dation. During this same period, the debt of these two governmen tal units more than doubled to around $33 billion, and is headed sharply upward. When state and local taxes are added to those of the Federal Government, the total is over $90.5 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1954, or more than 30 per cent of national in come, as against less than 12 per cent in 1929. Past experience has indicated that the critical limit of taxation is about 25 per cent of national income. Where, then, is the money com ing from to finance the mount ing demand for state and local services and facilities? First of all, it is well to realize that none of the governmental units has any magic source of income. Gov ernment spending comes from taxes or borrowings upon which interest must be paid. In conse quence, there is strong competi tion for revenue among the va rious governments. The pressure for funds has been so great that the lower levels of government have been provided financial aid by the higher units. In the fis cal yfcar 1953, the Federal Gov ernment distributed nearly $2.9 billion to state and local govern ments, while state aid to local governments that same year amounted to about $5.4 billion. There is a scramble for funds, with the overlapping of levies on the same sources. These data on the current sources of tax collections evi dence the broad range of items now being taxed. Personal in come taxes are levied in thirty- one states and three hundred or more local units, but the Federal Government takes 96.9 pr cent of all the revenue from this source Corporate taxes are col lected in thirty-three states, but 96.5 per cent of the total comes under the Federal levy. All states impose liquor Uxes, but 83.4 per cent of the total goes to the United States treasury. Death and gift taxes are assessed by forty-seven states, which in the aggregate account for 21 per cent quor, and tobacco now constitute more than half of the unit selling price of these products. Further more, more than 475 taxes are assessed on the cost of materials and construction of a house, while even men’s suits are re ported to be subject to 116 dif ferent levies. On a new $2,000 car delivered to a resident in Michigan, there are taxes of $555, or 28 per cent of the retail sell ing price, according to computa tions made by the Automobile Manufacturers Association. On a $3,500 income, a family pays $1,- 055 in direct and indirect taxes, or 30 per cent; and on a $15,000 income, 41 per cent, according to estimates by the Tax Foundation. Despite the fact that taxes have been imposed on the American people to the critical limit in re lation to national income, and that double or triple levies have been made upon many of the principal sources of revenue, ag gregate government receipts have fallen far short of meeting expen ditures. The governments, in consequence, have been forced to run heavily into debt. Total pub lic debt—Federal, State, and lo cal—at the end of the last fiscal year, June 30, 1954. was in excess of $300 billion, or five times as much as in 1939. During this same period, gross national prod uct increased less than four-fold. When debt increases at a faster pace than the value of all goods | and services, the currency is di luted, with consequent shrinkage in the purchasing power of the dollar, which has already shrunk nearly 50 per cent in the last dec ade and a half. Obviously, cur rent governmental outlays are beyond the means of the Ameri- an people. Strenuous efforts must be made to bridge the gap between outgo and income. The time has come when hard choices must be made on the spending of taxpayers’ money for governmental services and facilities, as all revenues come from a common pool." President Calls For Daily Prayer By All Americans Washington — President Eisen hower said Sunday night that recognition of God “is the first and the most basic expression of A merocanism.” He appeared on a filmed tele vision program sponsored by the American Legion, which is con ducting a “Back to God” cam paign aimed at encouraging regu lar public worship, daily family prayer, and religious education of youth. “Each day we must ask that Almighty God will set and keep his protecting hand over us so that we may pass onto those who come after us the heritage of a free people, secure in their God- given rights and in full control of a govmment dedicated to the preservation of those rights,” the President said. “I can ask nothing more of each of you, of all Americans,” he said, “than that you join with the American Legion in this cam paign. IF YOU DONT READ THE CHROWLqi E YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS Phono 74 Irby’s Mea MUSGROVE STREET Market PHONE 489 Smoked BACON ib. 25c Hot Dog WIENERS ib. 35c Pure Pork SAUSAGE ... .. ib. 45c Pure Pork LARD ib. 15c Hot HASH pt. 60c SEE rs FOR YOFR BUTCHERING AND FREEZER NEEDS CLINTON ABATTOIR IRBY FERGUSON Ma‘s revolt, or the revolt of mother is the heading of a Na tional daily paper in telling of frozen meals. It all seems to indi cate that dad will find mother visiting mornings and afternoons, since she can serve a delectable | o r th ° totafYrom this'so'u'rce as against 79 per cent by the Federal Lovely Shelia Hamilton, who is married to the male lead. Ron Priestly, and Is honeymooning on her current tour of the United Stale*, to pictured above as sh* will appear in the Ice Vogue* of 1955 which opens at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium March 8 for a five-day, six-performance engagement. She has been starred in ice shows in Europe and on the continent. This is her first American tour. The advance sale* of tickets has already start- ad at the auditorium box office. All seats are meal in a very few minutes “The home labor-saving revo lution has come a long way in the past decade, with the swift rise of the dishwasher, the automatic clothes washer and dryer. Now’ a product is being rolled out in ever-increasing volume The com plete frozen meal ready to thaw, heat and serve. The scene at plants around the country is one of busy activity, much of which ordinarily would be taking place in your kitchen. Select cuts of beef are being roasted in ovens, 2,500 pounds at a time. Succulent beef gravy is bubbling in 150-gallon stainless steel kettles. Moving down two assembly lines are compartmentalized al uminum trays. Into these trays white smocked women are plac ing weighed portions of the sliced beef and pouring gravy over it. They are also adding slices of browned potatoes, servings of 1 cooked peas and corn O’Brien topped with pats of butter. At the end of each line an aluminum foil cover is crimped over the top of each tray. Certain Self- treatment Should ‘Worry you, Zoo. . . Powerful and effective, many new drugs can produce remarkable results, likewise, much damage can result from improper use or overdose. Dangerous immunities can develop. Permanent injury con be done i life can be endangered. 4# For good reason, there are restrictions on the use of penicillin, Chloromycetin, certain sulfa compounds and other drugs without the care and prescription of a physician. When your health requires it, consult your Doctor. He will prescribe these new and potent remedies when he feels they ore required. • Mcu£±e ^ DRUG STORE llii Government. The Federal Government col lects about 75 per cent of totil taxes, leaving only 25 per cent for state and local governments, as agfpnst their 66 per cent ir. 1929. Taxes on personal and cor porate income contributed about 82 per cent of all Federal tax reve enue and 62 per cent of the grand total taxes collected by the three governmental units. The major sources of state rev enue are from motor vehicles and fuel, which provide 2T per cent of the total; the general sales tax, around 2- per cent; and taxes on personal and corporate income, about 15 per cent; or a total of 63 per cent from these three sources. With the Federal gorvemment and States tapping practically all that th traffic will bear from so many different sources, the local governments are forced to rely heavily upon property taxes, which furnish 84 per cent of total revenue. Property taxes consti tute a rigid cost that bears down heavily on the taxpyyeers, par ticularly in time of poor business. The completed dinners are 1 Thees taxes are levied on a plant then rushed to a wind tunnel! even though it is closed down, where a chill 30-mile-an-hour and on a home even though the breeze and temperature of 42 de grees below zero quickly freeze owner is out of a job. In some cities the property tax is so high the cooked food to rock hardness, as to be virtually confiscatory, The dinners are then packaged in individual cartons with attractive cellophane overwraps They are noaf ready to start their journey, via the super market, to the home frozen food cabinet. When Ma wishes to serve dinner, she need only remove the wrappings, pop the aluminum tray into the oven causing deterioration in values, and, hence, a shrinkage in the tax base. Unles the burden on property tax is relieved, many cities face bankruptcy. ’ An analysis of current tax sources reveals that to pile on ad ditional burdens may lead to di minishing returns. For instance, and heat for 25 minutes—with no in many states taxes qn coal, li- W'.yX 1 v v-wiv-Xv .V.VtV.V* .W.W.. «V.N DRUG STORE MIGRAINE HEADACHES & MENSTRUAL DISCOMFORT Corrected By Chiropractic A young married woman 26 yean of age came to our office complaining with severe, constant migraine headaches which she had experienced for the last four yean. She also suffered with severe menstrual pains requiring her to remain In bed from 2 to 19 days every month. After a complete Chiropractic examination In this office a series of treatments was started. After 4 months ef Chiropractic care, she found complete relief. Her condition has not returned and she has been dis missed as well! If YOU have any Health Problem call now for a consultation with— DR. J. W. JONES, JR. Chiropractor 702 E. Ferguson St. (Prather Circle) Phone 608-M Clinton, S. C. Special Price! Van Camp's PORK & BEANS 1-LB. 37 sreciAL mice? rkdcatb cmkkn a white NO 303 CANS LIMAS 2 SPECIAL MUCK! 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