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Pace Four THE CUNTON CHRONICLE Thursday, August 2S, 1>&5 (Utfr (filintott (Chrnntrlr Established IMS 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 ita 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 Aasociation, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 35, 1955 We’ll String Along With The Ladies From time to time in recent days we have seen communications from readers in news papers and magazines raising objections to the practice of giving feminine names to hur ricanes. While we haven’t thought much about it, off-hand we can’t think of any objections to the practice. Betty, Connie, Diane, Edna, Frances, and the others to come sound just as well to us as their masculine counterparts: Bill, Clar ence, David, Eugene, and Frank. On second thought, we think they sound better. They have a certain lilt that is not possessed by the male versions. One could, almost with out half trying, put those feminine names to music. Not so with the men’s names. Then, too, in thinking of those intrepid airmen who find and plot the courses of the hurricanes, we must consider the matter from their viewpoint. Why, the romance in their lives would be practically eliminated if male names were used as designations! If they were sent out to find Bill, George, or Joe, the task would be almost prosaic. Gone would be the spine-tingling sensation and nervous expectation of a rendezvous with Diane or Frances. The boys would simply continue nonchalantly chewing their gum and run into Bill or Joe lumbering around out there and radio back to base, “Well, here he is.” Then, too, there would be no wondering where he would strike. Old Joe would simply blunder into the first place available. Now t with Diane or Frances the story would be entirely different. Those flyboys would be alert. They would be ready to take advantage of and exploit any favorable situa tion provided by either Diane or Frances in their changing moods. Their courses would be watched closely, for, like Diane the other day, she or her feminine companions w’ould twist and turn and dodge, slow up, or stop al together. w’hile settling upon a course of ac tion. If the lady chooses to be gentle and agree able. all well and good. The boys will have a pleasant interlude. But if her temper rises, and, gathering her skirts about her, she turns on her full fury, the boys had better get out of there w’hile they can! Appropriate or not. let’s continue with the girls’ names. At least they’re a lot better than the one referred to in Acts 27:14: “But not long after, there arose against it a tem pestuous wind called Euroclydon.” culture’s ability to produce this vast amount of food and fiber. But production is not enough—we must have a sure, American- controlled means of getting the cargoes to the nations across the seas. And that means that the farmer—like all the rest of us—has a very great stake in protecting and strength ening the American merchant marine. This is especially important now. Efforts are being made to repeal or modify the so- called “50-50 law” w r hich provides that at least 50 per cent of government-financed car go going abroad must be shipped in Ameri- can-flag vessels if they are available. This law is certainly eminently fair to foreign- merchant marines, in that it gives them the right to carry half of these cargoes. It is, in fact, far more liberal than the laws of most other maritime nations, which commonly se verely discriminate against merchant fleets flying flags other than their own. And it is necessary to the health of our own merchant marine—an institution which authorities from President Eisenhower on down have described as vital both to the national de fense and the peace-time economy. Farmers would do wrell to remember what happened prior to our entry into both World Wars I and II, wdien foreign ships were with- drawn from commercial trade at our ports. The resulting lack of shipping space had a devastating effect on our overseas market for all commercial products. Only the Amer ican merchant marine can assure continued access to overseas markets for American products, whether of farm .or factory. Cause For Pride Men who have been associated with the railroads in great and difficult undertakings usually have the highest praise for this vital industry. An example is Major General Yount, chief of the army’s newest technical service, the Transportation Corps. He recently said: “. . . cooperation between army and railroads is very meaningful to us . . . because we are concerned with the same problem—the effi cient and economical movement of men and material. “During World War II, the United States railroads handled 97 per cent of all organiz ed military travel and 90 per cent of all mili tary freight. The Military- Railway Service, which was composed almost of railway in dustry reserve units on active duty, was re sponsible for the railroad operations in twen ty foreign countries. “These figures serve as an obvious testi monial to the army’s indebtedness to the railway industry. They also serve to.point up a record of achievement of which the railroad industry can be justly proud.” This achievement was madfc under an ob solete system of regulation which treats the railroads as if they still had the near-monop oly they possessed long ago. It is certain that still more outstandingt records of service to the military and to the civilian population would be made if the railroads and all other carriers were given a freer hand to compete for business and to make the most of their particular capabilities—as has been urged by the Report of the Presidential Advisory Com mittee on Transport policy. The Farmer Needs Our Merchant Marine The Farm Bureau Federation has stated that we need a continuous program of agri cultural exports totaling at least $4,000,000,- 000 a year for the next several years. There is no question of American agri- SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING ExscuHt* Vic* Pretidcnl Southern States Industrial Council SOUTHERN WORKERS NOT SUBMISSIVE' TO LABOR BOSSES It is nothing new for the South to be charg ed with ■pirating" industries from other sections of the country, but a recent broadside by the American Federation of Labor gives the charge a peculiar twist by giving some new reasons as to why industry moves South. In addition to the old complaints about free land, special concessions of various sorts and mu nicipally constructed plants, the AFL is bitter about some other ‘•lures" that pull industry south ward. These, it says, are a combination of “sub standard" wages, a ‘‘submissive’’ work force, and “an atmosphere openly hostile to unionism.” As to “Sub-standard” wages, the wage differ ential has now practically disappeared between the South and other parts of the country in most major industries. There are good reasons for that which remains. In fact, there has always been a good reason for some wage differential— it costs less to live in the South. Ask anybody who has lived in both places! As to a “submissive” work force, there is no question but that the type labor available in the South has been a factor—but only one of several equally important—in bringing industry to the South. But it is not because Southern labor is “submissvie" in the way the AFL interprets the word. A few years ago the National Planning Asso ciation made case studies of a number of indus- t tries that had come south. In the case of labor, it found that the answer was that labor was more efficient in the South, was willing to work harder, was agreeable to giving an honest days’ work for a day’s pay, was more cooperative in attaining the goal of more production at less cost—which should always be the common goal of labor and management. As to being “openly hostile to unionism,” that is about the greatest compliment that could be jkaid Southern labdr—the way unionism has been conducting itself in the South lately., Actually, it is an untrue charge, but it is true that in the case of a number of strikes in the South recently labor bosses have brought in trouble-makers from other sections of the country to conduct campaigns of violence against both property and person of those workers who stayed on the job and on man agement. Decent, law-abiding American citizens simply do not act this way, and while the unions may disclaim responsibility as much as they wish, the simple fact remains that such violence is anarchy, and only happens when a stride is going on. It is well that the workers in some parts of this country still place respect for the law of the land above the demands of their labor bosses. In fact, it is to be suspected that the real complaint on the part of the AFL is that Southern workers are not as "submissive” to the labor bosses them selves as they would like for them to be. AUTOMATION In the 1830’s people in this country were wor ried about what the development of steam power would do to employment; some even went so far as to suggest mothers have fewer children since the proposed use of steam would do away with any possibility of jobs for them. In the 1930’s much of our great unemployment at that time was blamed by many people on the advent of technocracy. In some parts of the coun try they even passed laws forbidding the use of steam shovels and made them go beck to wheel barrows and picks. Requiring use of teaspoons and toothpicks would have made jnore jobs! Actually, there is not one single instance in history where a great technical gain has not in the long run caused more employment for more people. Cotton Farmers Are Warned Against Underweight Bales Cotton farmers are warned by Clifford H. Hardy, Benneftsville, executive secretary. National Cot ton Ginners’ association, to beware of underweight bales of cotton. Hardy has called to the special attention of growers in the Caro- linas, Virginia and Georgia the fact that cotton bales that are sub standard in that area will be pen alized more severely during the coming season. For many years the American Cotton Shippers association has been making every effort to en courage the cotton farmers to mar ket standard weight, bales and it has now become necessary Jo en force a ruling adopted in 1952, Hardy pointed out. For the first time in many areas, the cotton farmer will be penaliz ed financially for underweight bales. Most other cotton states have had more severe penalties for sev eral years. A definite ruling has been re-affirmed and adopted by the cotton merchants and shippers in the Southeast. Notification has been received by all cotton merchants from mill buying offices that the following penalties will be enforced, effec tive Aug. 15, 1955. Light Weight Bale Rule, effec tive on all compress receipts dated on and after Aug. 18, 1952, was adopted for the Southeast follow ing the rule of the Memphis Cot ton Exchange. In delivery of cotton under these rules, bales weighing under 435 pounds must be penalized as fol lows: (a) For each bale weighing less than 435 pounds but not under 400 pounds—Penalty $1. (b) For each bale weighing less than 400 pounds but not under 350 pounds—Penalty, $2. (c) Bales weighing less than 350 pounds may be rejected, but if ac cepted must be penalized S3 per bale. (d) The following exception to the penalties outlined above is made: Where a purchase of 20 or more bales average 495 pounds, or more, there will be no penalty on bales weighing 350 pounds or over. The exception must not be counted on too heavily to help you as there is very little assurance that your light weight bales will be sold in such a quantity ship ment, Hardy added. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 26th day of September, 1955, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Administrator of the estate of Ina Vance Pitts in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens county, at 10 o’clock a. m. and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administrator. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said ! date, duly proven, or be forever ' barred. CLEON P. RYKARD. Admr. Estate of Ina Vance Pitts. . Aug. 22. 1955 4t-Sept. 15 Kindergorten To Open On September 1 At Fresbyterion Church The Presbyterian kindergarten for four and five year olds will begin the seventh year session Thursday, September 1, at 8:30 with a capacity enrollment, ac cording to the director, Mrs. Jas per T. Rowland. Mrs. Harry Net tles is assistant and Mrs. Carlton Winn, treasurer. A two day orientation period will be observed with half of the children reporting Thursday and half on Friday. Parent* have been mailed letters of instruction as to which day 'for their child to re port. Hours Thursday and Friday will be 8:30 to 1030. All children will report on Mon day when the regular schedule 8:30 until 1<1:30 will begin. All parents who will have chil dren in kindergarten this year are asked to attend a meeting at the Presbyterian church Tuesday eve ning, August 30, at 8 o'clock. Merchants Attend Conference, Senator Wilson Speaks Here The Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Mer chant left Tuesday for Florence where they will attend the South Carolina Methodist conference. On Sunday morning, Senator Ralph Wilson of Laurens, will be the guest speaker at Broad St. Methodist church. There will be no evening service. The Merchants will return the early part of next week. Bonk Employees Enjoy Outing Employees of M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers*' their wives and husbands enjoyed an outing and steak supper on Thursday eve ning at the Mary Lou Ranch. Steaks were broiled on the outdoor fireplace and served with other picnic foods. Cro quet and other games were play ed during the evening. CNILMEN LEAD CHARMED LIVES There are many ways that children can be in jured at play, at home and at achool. That’a why •very parent should buy JEtna Student* Accident Insurance which provides money to pay hospital and doctor bills. A lot of protection for little cost. S. W. 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