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% Pajfe Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE all?r (Elinton (E^rnnulr Established Iff* WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and PUbUber 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 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise 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 CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1955 The South Mores Ahead The South is rapidly forging ahead as a manufacturing center as all reports show. In this state noted progress has been made in recent years with the locating of hundreds of new enterprises, large and small, which create new jobs and employment for thous ands of people. All over the South this is the story—one of progress and new industry be ing attracted because of the opportunities and advantages offered. This migration to the South is hurting New England mill owners and causing unrest and to a large extent a feeling of resentment. In a recent decision a federal judge ruled in valid the nation-wide setting of minimum wages for textile mills undertaking govern ment contracts. This apparent attempt of New England mill owners to force northern wage scales on southern mills meet the fate it deserved. The government’s policy was wrong in principle. It is another example of government sticking its nose in all kinds of business. Uncle Sam has no business com- ! pelling plants to set wage scales higher than the prevailing rate for their region and high er than scales in effect for competing firms without government contracts. There are many advantages that are at tracting new industry into the South and capital investors have found them out. In the South the cost of. living is lower than in the North where wage scales were unrealistic. Naturally, as New England has been watch ing the enormous move of textile business into our section since the close of World War II, it has been discouraging and in many cases disastrous. It wanted Uncle Sam to step in and remedy the situation. Competi tion is the only sound remedy. The South is offering a warm invitation and multipled advantages to new enterpris es. If through normal conditions and efficient operation Southern mills can produce tex tiles more efficiently and economically than northern mills, that is our good luck and con tributes largely to new r employment. Our new comers should do so on their own volition and without government interference. This is a highly competitive day in all fields of busi ness. Naturally capital wants to invest where labor conditions are good, better products can be turned out, and more efficiently. We can’t ignore natural economic forces. We can’t get away from supply and demand. We are in a favorable position because of many advantages to attract new business to the South and into our own state where we have an unmatched record in locating new enterprises. This helps us all in every way. Honoring Ex-Governor Byrnes A sell-out dinner of 800 plates is announced for the testimonial dinner Saturday evening in Aiken honoring former Governor James F. Byrnes. The colorful event is being given by the Chamber of Commerce of that city in which Mr. Byrnes began his public career. The Chronicle has been honored with an in vitation to be present and join in the cele bration. A political row—w-ithout any ground what soever, has developed over the fact that two dinners are set for the same night, one hon oring Mr. Byrnes, and the other in Washing ton honoring House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas. The Rayburn dinner is sponsored by the Democratic National Committee to raise money for the committee at the price of $100 or more a plate for the next presiden tial campaign. All loyal Dealers are asked to attend and step forth with their hundred dollar check for the treasury. The Byrnes dinner at Aiken is exactly the opposite— non-political, a testimonial dinner in his old “home town” to honor a South Carolinian who has held every honor and position of trust and responsibility it is possible for a man to hold except the Presidency of the United States. It is well known why he was not named on the Democratic ticket as vice- president. Had this happened we would have had him as president rather than the Tru man calamity. United States Senator Olin D. Johnston was invited for the Byrnes dinner but has announced he cannot attend because the din ner conflicts on the same night, and he has thrown in his $100 for the Washington plate to honor Rayburn. In declining the Aiken invitation the Senator was quoted as saying that if he had been consulted, the dinner there would have been changed to another time so as not to conflict with the Rayburn affair. Rufus Gosnell, Aiken business man, who is heading the Byrnes dinner, said that he called Johnston March 21 and asked him with several others to serve on the Aiken invitations committee for the Byrnes ban quet, at which time the Senator accepted and made no mention of the similar testimonial dinner for Rayburn. He says that Johnston did not mention the Rayburn dinner until March 27 at which time the invitations to the Byrnes dinner were out and it was too late to change the date as any one can understand. Senator Johnston informed Gosnell, the ban quet chairman, that many South Carolinians plan to attend the dinner in Washington but their names have not been released. It is known that former President Truman will be at the Rayburn money-raising affair, Adlai Stevenson, Vho is wanting the'next presiden tial nomination, Governor Harriman of New York, G. Mennen (Soapy) Williams of Michi gan, Herbert Lehman, Walter Reuther, presi dent of the CIO, and other prominent so- called Democrats will pay their one hundred bucks for the privilege of a seat. In this state, State Senator Edgar Brown has announced that he will go to the Rayburn dinner. A perfectly natural announcement to expect. It was unfortunate that there was a con flict in the two dinner dates. The Aiken friends, joined with many others from all parts of the state, are voluntarily honoring Mr. Byrnes in appreciation of his long and honorable public service to the state and nation. The fact that Senator Johnston ap parently got his wires crossed and had to make a second decision is no fault of the Aiken committee on arrangements. The Byrnes dinner hasn’t got a thing to do with politics at all. The Washington dinner is po litical in its entirety, a fund-raising, political pow-w’ow. Senator Thurmond will come to Aiken and join with fellow South Carolinians in honor ing Governor Byrnes. To say that the Byrnes dinner is a slap at Rayburn is nonsense. It is an opportunity to pay public tribute to South Carolina’s most distinguished living son. The conflict of the tw’o dates is sheer co incidence—that the two events fall on the same night doesn’t make any difference. BABSON . . . Discusses A Real "Gold Mine' By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass., April 14—This week we will forget the stock market and consider some thing much more important, namely, somfcf very valuable brain power which is going to waste. I have in mind especially the BRAINS of some of the so-called “physically handicapped.” 1.000.000 Wheel Chain, Crutches, and Canes There are 165,000,000 people in the U. S. I es timate that about 500,000 of these are handicap ped from polio and other diseases; 1,500,000 are living disabled veterans from World Wars I and II; over 1,000,000 are crippled from accidents; and about 150,000 are totally blind. There are many more suffer ing from total deafness and even inability to speak. These add up to 3,150,000, of which at least 1,000,000 have not the op portunity to make full use of their inherent talents. Although they have pretty much been supplied with jobs of a kind, these 1,000,000 have not—as a rule — such jobs as will enable them to use their BRAINS as they would like. This especially ap plies to those in wheel chairs and on crutches be cause—quoting an employer: “A wheel chair messes up the routine of the office or factory.” In these days of keen competition management fears anything which might interfere with the flow of products or sales.. ■ • Money Versus Opportunities The situation is becoming worse every year due to increasing automobile accidents, of which 36,000 resulted last year in deaths for which there were total awards of perhaps $400,000,000. Some will say that the non-fatal accidents and even polio can be offset by insurance, as are certain veteran incapacities, but there is no insurance which gives new limbs, new eyes, or even a fair chance to use one’s brain. Yet, our brains are our most wonderful and valuable asset. It is not more Government money these physi cally handicapped need but more opportunity for creative intellectual work. Remember that in the above figures I am not including any medical or emotional mental cases. I am interested here in those who have distinct talents. Although the many unselfish agents and counsellors of the Fed eral and State Governments are doing excellent work with the funds available, they deserve much more help. Let Us Sava Ovar $2,000,000,000 Par Yaar I estimate that of the above groups, one million adults are today able to use fully their brains and talents. However, much of this creative brain power and special talent is being overlooked. This is unfair to the nation, as well as to these people. Just think, with one million of these brains now idle, 8,000,000 working hours are lost daily, o r more than 2,000,000,000 are lost each yeai> Based on only one dollar per horn*, this means a loss of over $2,000,000,000 per year. To understand what the loss of these one mil lion adult workers means, consider any city of about 3,000,000 population, such as Detroit, Bos ton, San Francisco, or Pittsburgh, any one of which has 1,000,000 adult workers. This means the loss of as much creative brain power as is now engaged in the entire production work of one of the above cities. In saying this, I include bankers, merchants, professional men, as well a$ wage workers. Eleazer's New Book 'Our Land Is Our Life' Comes From Press Columbia—(Special)—.Coopera tion for conservation is the theme of J. M. Eleazer’s newest book, Our Land Is Our Life: Conserva tion of South Carolina’s Natural Resources, which has just been brought out by the State Depart ment of Education and is now be ing distributed to the junior and senior high schools of South Car olina. The book is a result of the in tense interest of members of the South Carolina State Ouanber of Commerce in the proper use and conserving of the natural resources of the state. Three years ago the conservation committee of the or ganization called together experts in soil, water, forest, wildlife and mineral conservation and evolved the plan of publishing a simple, concise survey that would prove interesting and practical for teach ing in the high schools of the state. Specialists in the various fields were called upon to send in facts and information about their cho sen subjects, and J. M. Eleazer, nationally known farm columnist of South Carolina, was selected to gather these contributions togeth er and edit them. The State De partment of Education realized the significance of the plan and secured a special legislative appro priation to provide copies of the book to the teachers in the junior and senior high schools. The book includes chapters on conservation of soil, water, for ests, wildlafe and minerals and two other chapters dealing with the great importance of intelligent conservation and with its appli cation in the teaching of the sciences, the social subjects, and literature. It is profusely illustrat ed with pictures largely furnished by the agencies specializing in the various topics. The jacket and cloth binding of the book feature an air photograph of a farm with strip cropping, woodland and pond. At the end of each chapter de scribing special aspects of con servation, there is a number of suggestions as to how the facts may be used by pupils and teach ers. The book also includes a read ing list and information as to how movies and other materials deal ing with the silbjeot may be pro cured. Besides the federal and state agnecies contributing to Our Land Is Our Life, a number of private individuals and professors, both at the University of South Caro lina and Clemson college, assisted in the making of the book. Arrangements have been made with the printer, the R. L. Bryan company of Columbia, to have ad ditional copies for sale to individ uals, book stores and organizations at $1.50 per copy, plus 13c for postage and sales tax. Proclamation Given Soil Conservation District Week Whereas, today in the United States more than 13,000 farmers and farm land owners administer the affairs of 2,660 soil conserva tion districts in government units as subdivision units of states. ' Whereas, within the boundaries of these districts are about one and one-half billion acres of farm and ranch land occupied by nearly five million fqrms and ranches. Whereas, that is more than 90 per cent of our farms and ranches and something like 86 per cent of the nation’s agricultural area. Whereas, all this has taken place in less than two decades. WlJereas, such a record challen ges any known movement of local administration. Whereas, these soil conservation district supervisors and coopera tors have done an outstanding job with technical assistance from the Soil Conservation Service and oth er agricultural agencies of plan ning and applying soil and water conservation on their farms. Whereas, this effort should bej commended and continued to con trol erosion, conserve our remain ing acres and renew production strength in the land Whereas, there are more con sumers but no more land, and population is continuing to in crease at a phenomenal rate to the extent that by 1975 there will be as many more people in Amer ica as aU the people now living west of the Missiasippi river. Whereas, 136 per cent of our population live on the land but all live from the land thus making soil and water conservation every body's buidnea. Whereas, this roeene that more attention will have to be given to fertilization, mechanization, elec trification, and soil and waiter con servation to increase production per acre and per man year to in sure sustained abundance for our rapidly increasing population. Whereas, wastage of our natur al resources either by neglect or destruction robs society of its rightful potentialities for better living. Whereas, conservation is an at titude which must permeate the nation and the world if natural resources are to be appreciated and wisely used. Whereas, in its broadest sense, conservation is a way of life, in volving processes that are social and ethical as well as material. It is not alone something to do; it is something to feel, to live. Now, therefore, X, Hugh L. Eichelberger, mayor of Clinton, in cooperation with Soil Conserva tion District Supervisors of the Laurens Soil Conservation district and in cooperation with the other 43 soil conservation districts in South Carolina, proclaim the yeek of April 17-24 as Soil Conserva tion District week in Clinton and urge teachers, preachers, ^business men, newspapers, radio stations, farmers, and all other individuals, organizations and groups to join in the ohaecivaBoe of appreciation for the fine done by the Laurens County Soil Conservation district and the 1,- 650 other soil conservation dis tricts in America and to encour age continued emphasis to the vi tal and important job of soil and water conservation to insure sus tained abundance for this and fu ture generations. HUGH L EICHELBERGER, • Mayor of Clinton. ■ State Is Ready To Administer Polio Vaccine South Carolina is ready to ad minister Salk polio vaccine to about 160,000 first and second grade pupils as soon as the vaccine is received, State Health Officer Dr. G. S. T. Peeples said Tuesday. A certificate signed by the pa rent of the child to be vaccinated will be required, he said. Clothing Needed For Children _ ^ An appeal has been sent to the local Red Cross office through of ficials of Bell Street school for colored children who are unable to attend school because of in sufficient clothing Anyone having clothing which will fit the following age children ace asked to please contact Mrs. Irby S. Hlpp, home service officer: Girls ages 16, 10 and 9; boys ages 12 and 9. There is also a four- Thur8^y^A^M4^955 months odd baby in the needy family. 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