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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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CHURCH OF GOD
Elizabeth St.
SUNDAY SERMON SUBJECTS
Morning Worship 11:00 A. M.
Eight Purposes Of A Divine
Healing Ministry"
RADIO REVIVAL HOUR—
WLBG—2:30—3:00
Evening Worship 7:30 P. M.
'The Tormenting Demon
Of Fear"
E. D. JOHNSON
Captain Craig
R07C Instructor
Capt. Richard S. Craig has been
assigned to the ROTTC Instructor
group, Presbyterian college and
has already begun his work there.
His last assignment was an ad
vance artillery course at Fort Sill,
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