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Pace Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Ttonwtay, Jaly 14, ll&a QJlff (SUntott (Etfrmttrlf 1M9 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year $2.60, Six Mootb^ $1 .50 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at tbe Poet Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Concreaa March 3, 1870 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subocribers 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, JULY 14, 1955 The Water Situation At a meeting of city council last Thurs day night Mayor Eichelberger told mem bers of the group that the next item of business that faces the Clinton city govern ing board and its citizens was the water situation. He is entirely right. And it is a se rious situation, calling for the best study that can be given. Clinton has water prob lems that must be faced—forthrightly— before a solution can be found. And no half-way measures must be tolerated. The city’s entire future depends upon an ade quate water supply, to say nothing of sup plying its present day to day needs in a quantity that is sufficient at all times. We note that at least 'me town in this area has already begun to put restrictions on the use of water. Clinton had to do it last year. Because of the drought that devastated the Clinton area last year, and in an at tempt to minimize its effect if it should oc cur again this year, city council bought land and built a dam near the city’s pump ing station on Duncan Creek four miles from town, creating w’hat is expected to be an 18-acre reservoir, if enough rain falls to fill it. The water will flow by gravity into the creek, where the pumps can pick it up, augmenting the supply in the creek. City council can only take the lead in initiating studies and plans and recom mend a course of action to the citizens of the community. In the final analysis, it is the people themselves who must give coun cil the authority to act in the matter. In order to give the problem the best thought that the community affords, the council has added to its own utilities com mittee an advisory committee composed of outstanding citizens of the community who will, with the help of competent engineers, study the situation and report their find ings and recommendations to the people as soon as the work can be completed. The study may require two or three months. Our city government has an obligation to the citizens in regard to this important matter and it is gratifying to know’ that council is endeavoring to meet it in an ade quate manner. dium that reaches the greatest number of people at the lowest cost. It is my opinion the newspaper is that medium. I place the news paper at the top of the list because it reaches the local market. All of us are really con ducting local businesses. We may be bound together into a national industry, but our spheres of influence are entirely local. “The newspaper reaches precisely the peo ple we want to reach.” Well spoken, Mr. Peterson! Nothing New To Us A news story appearing in the papers during this week gave an account of a , group of foreign students who were tour ing South Carolina after attending school in Northern states the past year. They were shown over manufacturing plants and other attractions in the “low-country.” Included on their tour were tobacco farms of the area and they were taken to a tobacco warehouse w’here sales were in progress to round out their knowledge of planting, growth, picking, curing, and marketing of the weed. The story went on to say that the for eigners had difficulty in understanding the peculiar chant of the auctioneers. Well, what else could be expected? We up-countrymen have difficulty in try ing to understand some of those low-coun trymen in normal conversation. Job For The States The Chamber of Commerce of the United States finds that “states and local commu nities can better provide for their school needs than the federal government tan.” The reason for that is that the federal gov ernment has a back-breaking debt and is run ning in the red, while most of the states are well in the black. As of a comparatively re cent date, the 48 states had $15,250,000,000 in cash and security holdings against less than $8,000,000,000 of outstanding debt. It’s high time that federal hand-outs to the states for schools or any other purpose were reduced—not increased. And it’s be yond argument that federal fiscal problems will never be solved until there is a resur gence of the traditional American idea that local people and local government should take care of local needs. Tops The List Alfred G. Peterson, who is president of the National Savings and Loan League, has this to say about advertising: “I feel that ad vertising is a very profitable investment. But we should not buy advertising blindly. We should give careful consideration both to the appeals and the media we use. "The medium which tops the list is the me- Revival Services. July 17-24 Af Hopewell Church Revival services will be in progress at Hopewell Methodist church beginning Sunday, July 17, and continuing through the 24th. ' Special music is being planned Can Supply Power California’s population growth has been spectacular. In a single decade, she jumped from the fifth to the second most populous state in the nation. Demand for electric power by homeowners, farmers and industry has soared. That demand has been met—by pri vate enterprise. In the postwar period, 1945-54, one California utility installed 2,500,000 kilowatts of new capacity, and spent $1,500,000,000 for expansion of its facilities. In terms of total capacity, the company has almost doubled the kilo watts of the federal plants in the big Cen tral Valley and Colorado River develop ments combined. In all parts of the country other utili ties have met every demand for power— while building ahead for the future. There is no needed project, no matter how big or costly, that private enterprise is unable or unwilling to undertake if it is permit ted to do so, and in the process expand payrolls and tax revenues to the benefit of all. BABSON . . . Discusses "Guaranteed Wage" By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass., July 14—Supposing the principle of some form of the so-called guaran teed wage, or an extended form of unemployment compensation, spreads to a large number of com panies, will most workers really benefit? Illusions of Union Wages Many workers think that somehow or other life can be made secure by legislation or labor union agreement. Higher wages, shorter hours, and unemployment benefits may temporarily raise their standard of living. Most of their vic tories, however, so increase their cost of living that the wage earner would have hltle left at the end of the year were it not for the in ventions of labor-saving devic es. Capital (employers) and wage earners are like two tanks of water connected at the bot tom by a pipe. The pipe repre sents the channels of trade. The water represents income. The Capital Tank is big and holds lots of water. The Labor Tank is smaller and holds less water. Because, however, both tanks stand at the same level, and because water always seeks its own level, the water in both tanks will reach the same level, no matter how much is poured into either tank. This applies to the so-called “guar anteed wage.” ^ , t* L*i'« Not Fool Ourselves If a Labor Union “wins” a strike for a Guar anteed Wage, this is like pouring water into the little tank from the big tank. For only a moment does the Labor Union have the increase in its tank. The benefit soon flows back to the big tank by way of higher rents, higher prices, and greater interest rates. The “water” is constantly adjust ing itself by means of the connecting pipe, which is Trade. So you see the proportion of the money Union Labor retains is not really an increase. There are only two ways to get healthy increases in wages. One is through producing more by working harder and longer. The other is through new inventions and products that cut costs and in crease output. The greatest value of Labor Un ions to the wageworkers is that the Unions force Capital to spend money on research, inventions and advertising—which reduces costs and in creases production. A healthy economy is de pendent upon good business, which is the opera tion of an enterprise profitably and efficiently. To do this the employer must be free to buy his raw materials and labor only in the amount needed and at the lowest reasonable price. Long term contracts should be entered into only if they assure the most economical use of resources. In our private enterprise system, an employer bene fits his wageworkers most when he minimizes his costs and maximizes his returns. We have real prosperity when there are more jobs and more opportunities for more people. What Does Increase Security and Wages? To say that we shall stabilize our economy by a guaranteed annual wage, rather than by the operation of business efficiently and profitably, is to misunderstand what makes our private enter prise system work. It is hard-headed business sense and new inventions that have given us more refrigerators, more automobiles, and more homes. This is the kind of system which benefits wage workers in the long run. The great mass of wageworkers can obtain a greater proportion of the world’s wealth only by increasing their real efficiency by means of their heads, hands, or inventions. To go back to my tank illustration, wageworkers can get a greater proportion of the total water in their tank only by increasing the capacity of their tank—that is, its length, breadth, or depth. As fast as such an increase in capacity (or efficiency) takes place, the water will flow into the Union Labor's tank automatically, and no wealth or power can pre vent it Only legislation which truly increases the efficiency and savings of the wageworkers is sure to make them richer, stronger, and more invinc ible. Thornwefl Boy In Mexico Allen Johnson of Thomwell orphanage, is spending six weeks at Morekw, Mexico, working with the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education helping to establish a work camp there for the natives. Allen is one of a group of young people chosen by the Southern Presbyterian Church for building and establishing the mission. for each service which will be held at 8 o’clock in the evening. Dr. W. B. Garrett a well known Methodist minister in this area, will be the speaker. Rev. J. Leland Rhinehart is pastor of the Hopewell church. Police Department Levies $1,136.50 Fines During June The monthly report of the po lice department to city council, submitted by Chief B. B. Ballard, showed $1,136.50 in fines levied on offenders by Recorder Henry M. Young. Total days on county road work amounted to 210. Of the amount collected, drunks contributed $549. Five offenders paid $308 for driving under thq influence of intoxi cants, and 21 paid $241 for drunkenness, One was suspend ed. Next largest amount levied was $155.50, for speeding and reckless driving, paid by 13 of fenders. One was suspended. Eleven were arrested for dis orderly conduct, $115 collected, two suspended. Other offenses were: four for fighting, $48; one for gambling, $12: operating auto without driver’s license, two, $24.50; pet ty larceny, nine, $89.50, one sus pended; other offenses, one, $5 Twelve were apprehended for investigation or on suspicion. Violating parking laws, 229, j who paid $138.00. Davenport Wins $150 In Future Farmer Contest Ted Davenport, Clinton high school member of the local Fu ture Farmers of America chapter, has been announced as one of the five district winners in the annual individual FFA contest in South Carolina. Ted will get $150 with which to pay his and his teachers’ ex penses to the national FFA con vention in Kansas City. E. B. Few is the agriculture teacher at Clinton high school. The purpose of the contest is to develop an incentive toward improving the diversified farm ing program and develop leader ship ability in farimng. Contest ants are judged on the basis of their complete Future Farmer program. The awards will be presented during the annual state FFA con vention ?t Clemson college now in progress. Hearing Set Today On Uniform Milk Purchasing Plans A hearing on uniform milk purchasing plans in Zone 1 will be held this (Thursday) morning at 10 o'clock at the County Health Department, according to an announcement by the South Carolina Dairy Commission. The hearing will be held for the purpose Qf receiving informa tion concerning a statewide uni form milk purchaaing plan for all distributors receiving milk from producers, a production incentive plan (“base” plan), and producer settlement period, sHiich must be established by the commission. Invited to the hearing are all of the milk distributors in Zone I and all producers who ship to the distributors located in Zone I and other interested parties. Zone I includes the following counties: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Pickens, Greenville, Oconee, An derson, Abbeville, McCormick, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry and Union. Everyone attending this meet ing will be given an opportunity to be heard and to present any information which might be per tinent to the subject under dis cussion, the announcement said. Jacobs Officer Of Printing Industry ♦ V William P. Jacobs of this city was elected vice-president of the Printing Industry of the Caro- linas at the annual meeting held last week at Blowing Rock, N. C. George A. Moore of Charlotte was elected president. A dinner dance and presenta tion of organization awards con cluded the convention Saturday night. Henry F. Simpson Dies At Lourens Laurens, July 11 — Henry Fletcher Simpson, 70, Rt. 3, Lau rens, died at 7:00 p. m., Saturday night at the Laurens County hos pital following an illness of one year. Mr. Simpson was a native of Anderson county, a son of the late James and Maggie Gunnels Simpson. He had lived in Lau rens county for the past 18 years and was a farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Cannie Morris Simpson: one sis ter, Mrs. A. E. Spearman, Lau rens. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday at 2:30 at Kennedy Mortuary by the Rev. R. H. Hughes. Burial was in ML Pleasant cemetery. Subscribe To THE CHRONICLE Request Meeting Bluebirds Comp Fire All Blue Birds of the Petaga district are requested by Mrs. Joe Land to meet at the Clinton Mills community building Thurs day afternoon, July 21, at 3:00 p. m. The Camp Fire girls are re quested to meet on the same day at 5 in the afternoon. County Is Represented At S. C. 4-H Comp Tow girls and two boys rep resented Laurens county at the 19th annual State 4-H conserva tion camp at Rock Bottom near Pickens on July 5-8. They were Jimmy Armstrong of Gray Court; Mattie Lee Wylie, Whit ten Village; Grady Lewis, Thom well; and Mary Martha Bryson of Mountville. Approximately 120 people, in cluding 4-H members from the entire state, extension workers and instructors attended the camp. Field trips, panel discussion? and lectures were given on con servation and certain times each day were designated for recrea tion. On Wednesday the entire camp was taken for an all day field trip by chartered bus through the Blue Ridge moun tains. Each evening vesper programs were presented by the members. Miss Wylie took part in the demonstration and reports giving an account of “My 4-H Canning Project.” Miss Bryson served on the committee in charge of pub licity of the camp, and was also elected as an alternate junior counselor. The camp is sponsored by the Federal Cartridge Corp., with Dr. Charles L. Horn as president, and the different counties along with the Clemson Extension Ser vice. For the past two years Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph of South Carolina has helped to defray expenses for the training camp. 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