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* j Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE \ tjJljF (Elintxra (C^rantrlr Established IMf PUBUSHED 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 Ac^of (poncress 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. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1955 The Truly Local Advertising Medium “ ‘All business is local’ is still a 100 per cent factual statement,” says Editor & Pub lisher. “The sale has to be made at the local level. It takes the only truly local advertising medium—newspapers—to do the selling job.” Thb newspaper is the running history of its community. Its advertisements are read be cause they appear beside the news and other material that people are interested in. That’s .why, despite the growth of other forms of mass communication, the local newspaper still tops the list. Wrong Notion There is a fairly widespread notion that the growth of big business in this country has been made possible by the absorption and destruction of small business. In 1900 there were 21 independent estab lishments per 1,000 population—hffrf a cen tury later there were 27. And big business needs and supports small business. One of our biggest businesses has over 33,000 sup pliers and subcontractors, most of them small. Another buys goods and services from 21,- 000 independent suppliers. In some lines big business can do a job lest—in others small business is superior. The country has to have both. No Place For Monopoly The production of atomic weapons is a job for the government. But when it comes to putting the atom to work to serve the arts of peace, private enterprise must enter the pic- . ure. ^y.^ 2 > v ? —* Right now private enterprise is building the first commercial scale atomic-electric plant. Proposals for four other plants have been presented by private enterprise to the Atomic Energy Commission. These are pi oneering steps, and initially the power will probably be expensive to make. But it will be sold at regular rates. The electric industry expects to learn from such experiments how to build more economical and efficient atomic- electric projects for the future. There are those who want a government monopoly of the atom—in electric power pro duction and everything else. That attitude is not shared by the men in top policy-making governmental positions. Actually, t*he surest way to prevent progress is to have a monop oly, governmental or otherwise, of anything. The more minds and more resources we can devote to any problem, the sooner it will be solved. The element of competition comes into this too — monopolists can afford to take things easy. Men who work under competi tive conditions can’t. No one knows how soon atomic power will be practical on a really big scale. But private enterprise can be counted on to bring it about in the shortest possible time. Rule Or Ruin Long ago a business-managed, taxpaying electric company sought permission to build a series of three dams in the Hells Canyon area of the Snake river in Idaho, at a cost of $133,000,000. This was blocked by socialized- power partisans, who urged that the federal government spend $388,000,000 of the groggy taxpayers’ money for a single high dam. A Federal Power Commission examiner held the most exhaustive hearings conceiv able. Over a period of a year the pros and cons of the two proposals were debated in minute detail. Now he has made his report. He turned thumbs-down on the high dam. He recom mended that the private company be author ized to begin construction at once of the first and most important of the three dams. Of that develoffment the Portland, Oregon, Journal said: “If this recommendation is ac cepted by the FPC, it means tttat the great struggle over Hells Canyon . . . will come to an end. It means that Hells Canyon no longer will be a political football. It means that we in the Pacific Northwest can get on with the business of providing the power that is the key to regional development.” Unfortunately, that is quite a large-sized “if.” For, as soon as the FPC examiner’s re port was issued, the public power groups in and out of Congress raised their voices and beat their breasts in outrage. These groups intend to have either socialized power develop ment or no power development at all, regard less of the effect on the regions and the peo ple concerned. Theirs is a rule or ruin atti tude. That attitude extends to other proposed, needed, and long-delayed power projects all over the country. It is time that the majority in Congress demonstrated that it will no long er permit national and regional iryterests to be undermined by the socialist ideology. Black Isn’t White The cancellation of the Dixon-Yates con tract, under which private enterprise was to build a $106,000,000 plant to feed electric pow er into the TVA system which in turn would transmit it to an Atomic Energy Commis sion installation, has been ballyhooed as a vic tory for the socialized power cause. The Pres ident cancelled the contract for the reason that the city of Memphis, now a TVA custo mer, decided to build a $100,000,000 munici pal plant of its own and, as a result, TVA wouldn’t need the Dixon-Yates prodution. The ballyhoo, obviously, marks an attempt to make political capital of w r hat has happen ed. It certainly has small basis in fact. The President’s position was and is that federal power systems such as TVA, should not be • enlarged with the money of all the taxpayers when local groups can meet local needs. If Memphis wishes to go deep into debt to build a power plant, that is the business of Mem phis citizens. The Wall Street Journal expressed a view widely held in informed and reasonable cir cles when it said, “Memphis will build its own power plant and no longer will taxpayers from all over the nation pay to supply Mem phis with cheaper electricity. And that was a defeat for those who support TVA’s un warranted expansion. . . .” It isn’t likely that many people will long be fooled by the everlasting efforts of federal power groups to make white out of black and t vice versa. SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING Executive Vice President Southern States Industrial Council ♦ ee « ♦ ♦* e« #♦ ee *« e« «»#« ««««»«#« #V*«e« *•**«« e« ***««« «• ♦♦♦ ♦♦ V# ♦♦ ♦> «W* THE BIG HIGHWAY PROJECT Most everybody is agreed that we need a vast ly improved highway system in this country. Bui there is one thing that stood out in connection with the big Federal Highway Project that bog ged down and failed to pass in any form in the recent session of Congress — while everybody wanted it, nobody wanted to pay for it! The Republicans wanted to finance it through bond issues outside the regular budget. The Dem ocrats wanted to levy additional taxes on gas, oil, trucks, etc. They were both wrong—and it is a hopeful sign that there was so much objection that both proposals failed. Future generations will be bur dened too much with the debts we are piling up now, without adding to them, as proposed by the Republicans. The poor consumer in this country is already overburdened with taxation. Why pile more on him, as the Democrats in effect proposed to do? , In our personal lives, if we want one certain thing we usually have to do without something else in order to get it. That’s the way of life. Why doesn’t Government realize it? But in this case, as in just about all others, i neither political party proposed economy in cer tain other fields of our national budget whereby the highways might be financed—assuming we want the Federal Government to build them. The amount we are spending on foreign aid—and will apparently continue to spend—would easily pay for the highways. Actually, highways are a state function—and don’t forget this: the money comes from the people in the states;, the Federal Gov ernment doesn’t have any. But if we learn some fundamental truths from the failure of this $50 billion highway project to pass in any of its various forms, then some good will come of it. If we learn that everything must be paid for, that you cannot get “something for nothing” in this world; if we learn that a debt is a debt, whether it is inside or outside the budget; if we are becoming ashamed of passing our debts on to our children; if we learn that we are wasting money in our national budget that could be put to better use elsewhere; if we learn that our tax es are too high now, and should be reduced rather than increased—then we have learned some les sons that have needed learning for a long time. ELEMENTARY. MR. REUTHER We see by the papers that Mr. Walter Reuther, president of the CIO, is disturbed over the pros pect of rising prices in the steel and auto indus tries. He suggests a Congressional investigation. Either Mr. Reuther needs a lesson in elemen tary economics or he is deliberately ignoring the facts of life. If we are to have such a Congressional investi gation as he suggests, it should be coupled with an investigation of the wage raises in the steel and auto industry that brought on the prospect for in creased prices for those commodities. In other words, Mr. Reuther is just one step late. Without increased efficiency and increased production on the part of the workers, there sim ply cannot be a general increase in wages without a corresponding increase in prices. They rise and fall together. That is the lesson Mr. Reuther has either not learned or is deliberately ignoring. We haven’t noticed by the papers where Mr. Reuther has said one word about increased pro ductivity on the part of his CIO members. Is he too, a disciple of the “something for nothing’” cult? James V. Lowe Gets ’ Commendation From Commanding General Receiving a letter of commen dation from the commanding gen eral of Fort Jackson was the hap py experience of James V. Lowe, spcialist third class, stationed at Jackson with th 101st Airborne Division, Lowe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Lowe of this city. The commendation, from Major General R. F. Ennis, praised Lowe JAMES V. LOWE for being selected as “Safe Driver of the Week” at Fort Jackson for the week of July 3 to 9. The commendations follows: “1. This is to commend you on your selection as the “Safe Driver of the Week” at this station dur ing the period 3 July to 9 July 1956. You were chosen from a large group of vehicle drivers who have perfect records for observ ing traffic regulations. “2. You were observed operat- Thornwell Opens Football Practice Monday Morning Thomwell orphanage will hold its first football practice of the 1966 season Monday morning at 10 a. m. There will be two work ing your vehicle in a safe and con siderate manner without being aware of such observation. This indicates that you are conscious of and practive good driving habits and that you are cognizant of the adage that “the life you save may be your own.” “3. Your observation of traffic laws and safe driving habits shows proper respect for the lives and property of others and indicates that you possess traits of generos ity and dignity often forgotten by the person behind the wheel. **4. I am confident you will con tinue to practice the rules of “Safe ty First” throughout your driving career." The commendation was added to by CoL C. E. Brebner, of the Armored Forces, and Capt. Thur man C. Kneece, Infantry. outs a day until school opens. Prospects for this season are rather bright with several return ing leftermen back. In fee back- field Timmons at quarter, Clark at half and Sweet at fullback will be at their regular positions. The following lettermen will return in the line: Lucas, Roth, Bennett, Glasure, Morris, Latty, Daniel, Gray, Sweat and Stewart. Several other boys besides about ten from last year’s championship Midget team will be out for the vgrsity team this season. Thomwell should have around thirty boys on their squad this season. The 1956 schedule is as follows: ( All games 8 p. m.) Sept 9—Belton at Thomwell. Sept. 16—Thornwell at Ford. Sept. 23—Gray Court-Owings at Thomwell. Sept. 29—Thomwell at Green wood “B.” Oct. 7—Lockhart at Thomwell. Oct. 14—Johnston at Thomwell. Oct. 21—Thomwell at Westmin ster. Oct. 28—Prosperity at Thom well. Nov. 4—Open. Nov. 11—Thomwell at Whit mire. ii CHURCH OF GOD Elizabeth St. SUNDAY SERMON SUBJECTS Morning Worship 11:00 A. M. 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