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s' Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thuraday, Septeiber 29,1959 (5^ Clinton C^ronirU Established IfM PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) Oi J Year $2.50, Six Months $1.50 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act oi 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 L. New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1955 Has Its Hands Full It is a cardinal, yet often forgotten, prin ciple of free and representative government that the government should not do for the people what they are able to do for them selves. Private enterprise—which means tax- paying enterprise, financed by private sav ings—is not only able but eager to undertake any needed and practical project anywhere in the country. The government and the taxpayers have their hands full in taking care of jobs which only government can do. It is up to private enterprise to take care of all others. Two Kinds Of Equality It looks like the old and obviously good idea of paying people according to their ex perience, skill and productive ability, is back in style. The idea of economic leveling, which started in the New Deal days, resulted in pay raises on a cents-per-hours basis across the board. This benefited the kwer paid, less possible amount of competition. Foreign sys tems discourage competition. Still Pioneering Is private American industry ready to take costly risks, in order to pioneer new scientific worlds and to search for new knowledge and techniques? Senator Anderson, chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, writes that as recently as last Jan uary the Atomic Energy Commission did not believe that American industry w’as ready to proceed with atomic power reac tor design and construction without gov ernment financial aid. He added, “What has happened since .... is American in dustry’s best possible answer to this ques tion,” and pointed to plans by various util ity copipanies which have applied for li censes to build reactors. He also said, “I had hoped, and still hope, that the power- reactorJicenses granted by the Commission will be free from interference or restraint skilled workers much more than the expe rienced and capable people in higher wage brackets and tended to draw’ the two ends of the wage scale together. In 1950 we began to get back on the track, as the trend shifted to percentage wage rais es which result in the increase being a pro portion of current income, instead of an ar bitrary dollar-and-cents figure. This is good news for America and everybody in it. People have different capabilities and you can’t change that, so the best thing to do is recog nize and take advantage of it. Our country was built on the idea of main taining as much equality of opportunity as is humanly possible. The alien and destructive idea of equality of economic status should be buried deep and forgotten. It could build nothing but national mediocrity. 44 Without Due Process Of Law” The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld that state’s right-to-w’ork law. The decision noted that compulsory union membership w’ould in some instances “compel support, fi nancial- and otherwise, of policies which an employe might dream objectionable from the standpoint of free government and the liber ties of the individual under it.” Then it added, “To compel an employe to make involuntary contributions, from his compensation, for such purposes is a taking of his property without due process of law. “An employe not only has a right to work, but he has the guaranteed right to have his earnings protected against confiscation against his will.” The 17 states which have passed right-to- work laws have simply affirmed that every man has the privilege of joining or not join ing a union, as he chooses, and that neither employer nor union official has the right to infringe on that privilege. What valid argu ment—in law or in moral principle—can be used against that? The Mass Idea The head of a leading food processing com pany recently heard a speech by Dr. Geof- ! frey Crowther, a distinguished English eco- , nomist, in which the European concept of > business responsibilities to the public was the topic. The executive summed the gist of the speech in these words: “Dr. Crowdher said that in Great Britain, the idea of mass production and greater volume at lower pric es w T as abhorred.” It’s pretty difficult for any informed American to understand that kind of reason ing. For, as the executive also said, “In Amer ica the fiercely competitive business system seeks more and more goods at low’er and low er prices.” We see that at first hand when ever we go shopping. No matter what we are after, whether it is a can of beans or a suit of clothes or housewares, every merchant with the item in stock is doing everything in his power to attract our trade. He tries to sell at a lower price than his competitors, to offer better service than his competitors, to dream up more compelling advertising and promo tions than his competitors. For in retailing, as in production, the mass idea is the big thing. Initiated by the chains, and subse quently adopted by other merchants, it is based on the proven principle that it is bet ter for all concerned to sell a large volume of goods at a small unit profit than a small vol ume at a large unit profit. Here is one of the main reasons why we have so far outdistanced the old world in raising living standards and in bettering con ditions. Our system encourages the greatest on the part of the government.” AEG Chairman Strauss says, “Ameri can companies, and groups of companies, in various parts of the United States stand ready, as of now, to build six commercial atomic power plants with a total capacity of 765,000 kilowatts and have them com pleted within the next five years, at a total cost of nearly $250,000,000. Some of these groups are prepared to pay the entire cost out of their own pockets .... even though atomic power plants .... are not as yet economically competitive with convention al plants.” This development is not surprising. Pri vate enterprise was responsible for pio neering past achievements in the electric- power field. It is eager to do the same kind of job with tl)e atqm and in the pro cess create gigantic new sources of tax revenue for all levels of government. SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING Executhr* Vic* Pr*tid*ni Southern State* Industrial Council FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE It is reported that the disastrous floods in the eastern part of the country this summer will cause to be introduced m the next session of Congress a Government Flood Insurance measure. While we should alw-ays be sympathetic to such disasters—as we are, witness the $10 million Red Cross Relief Fund which was oversubscribed—ask ing the Government to take care of them is simply one more illustration of the dodging of responsibil ity that always rests upon free people in a free na tion. What sort of insurance can the Government pro vide that cannot be provided by private enterprise? The answer is—none, except subsidized insurance. And then it is no longer insurance—it is subsidy and dole. There seems to be no end to the tendency that has developed in recent years to call on Govern ment to take care of all our troubles instead of de pending upon ourselves. In one of our large states recently, w*e have seen the spectacle of the Governor calling for Federal Drouth Aid in the northern part of the State and Federal Flood Aid in the southern part of the state —all at one and the same time. We may assume, of course, that those with good crops in other parts of the state were receiving high Federal Price Supports. If the Federal Government is to enter the field of Federal Flood Insurance, then by all means we should have Federal Earthquake Insurance, Fed eral Grasshopper Insurance, Federal Hurricane Insurance, and Federal insurance to cover all the other disasters to which mankind is subject. If we expect to retain the way of life that has made this nation great, we had better get back— and soon—to the philosophy of President Grover Cleveland who, when appealed to for Federal Drouth Aid, turned it down with the concluding words, “. . . the lesson should be constantly en forced that though the people support the Gov ernment, the Government should not support the people.’’ It is nice to get help—and when charity is needed, the people of this country have never failed to respond. But when we go beyond the field of charity, it does people more good in the long run to stand on their own feet. That is the way this nation was built; that is what has made this nation strong. Whatever insurance can be equitably written, private enterprise can write it. Whatever cannot be equitably written is not insurance, it is social istic dole. MINIMUM WAGE INFLATION It cannot be emphasized too often that infla tion is still with us—and will remain with us until we drastically change our whole attitude toward national finances and national legislation. Neith er can it be emphasized too much that inflation is one of the surest ways to destroy a nation, One of the major factors conducive to contin-* uing Mid increasing inflation is the guaranteed minimum wage. The first session of the 84th Congress increased this guarantee from T5c per hour to $1 per hour, effective Mar?h 1, 1956. It is now being openly proclaimed by labor leaders and Congressmen sympathetic with them that an ef fort will be made in the second session of the Con gress to up this guarantee to $1.25. The guaranteed minimum wage is a device to fix wages by politcial action rather than base them on the production of the workers. In oth- re words, whether the worker actually produces in correspondence with the guaranteed minimum wage, he must be paid this wage anyway—if em ployed. If he cannot produce to justify this wage and is therefore dismissed from employment, he then goes on relief and is supported by those who are still working. The result is inflationary in either case. Bailey And Vance To Assist With College Program Two Clinton men have accept ed important roles of leadership in Presbyterian college’s forth coming $2,000,000 development program. President Marshall W. Brown has announced. They are P. S. Bailey and Rob ert M. Vance, both trustees of the institution. Bailey is serving as chairman of the advance special gifts com mittee. Vance will direct the campaign in the home territory of Laurens and Newberry coun ties which is scheduled to open the development program imme diately following the Convoca tion. Jane Todd Named "Miss Hi Miss” By Clinton High Seniors Jane Todd was selected Miss Hi Miss for ’55-’56 by the mem bers of the senior class who con sider her outstanding in scholar ship, character, and personal at tractiveness—qualities necessary in a student to be chosen for this honor. Jane, a very versatile student, is editor of the Sentinel, home room treasurer; president of the Journalism club; and member of the Beta club. Numerous other honors were received by Jane in past years including: freshman class president; vice-president of the sophomore class; secretary of JHA, and “Miss JHA” during her sophomore year; secretary of the Student Council; secretary of the Beta club; program chair man of the Future Teachers club: Junior Marshal, and placing in Senior English at the State Men- Senior English at the State Men tal Contest during her junior year. All Miss Hi Misses for ’55-’56 will spend a week-end at Win- throp college as guests of the college during the spring. Spec ial entertainment will be planned in their honor. Jane is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Todd of this city. OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Phon* 74 Thomwell Downs Gray Court-Owings Thomwell Orphanage romped to a 59-27 victory over Grey Court- Owings here Friday might as left halfback Clark led the way. Clark ran for three touchdowns of 15, 45 and 76 yards and ran 35 before latenalimg to Bennett who went 15 yards for another six- pointer. Bonnet passed to Gray for 35 yards and another Thomwell TD. Halfback Brown went 50 yards for another, fullback McSweet went 50 yards on' a pttchout for another, and second string fullback Lucas galloped 55 yards off tackle. Glas- ure went 25 yards around end for a touchdown. Gray Court-Owings scored all its touchdowns on long passes thrown by Carroll Gray, quarterback. Chamber of Commerce (Continued from page one) ing the drive could not have been successful, he said. In winding up the drive, Cur tis said he would like to give credit to the following men un der the leadership of J. J. Corn wall, president, who worked to fulfill the dream of an enlarged and more active chamber in Clin ton: R. E. Sadler, Charles Johnson, Gary Holcombe, Ferd Jacobs, C. W. Hogan, J. R. Cox, E. N. Sul livan, John Mimnaugh, Browning Goldsmith, A. A. Ramage, Jr., J. A. Orr, Browning Dicus, Fred Holcombe, Bill Abrams, Reese Young, Tom Baldwin, Van Jones, J. B. Arnold, Bob Black, Bryan Coates, B. H. Boyd, C. H. Leon ard, M. E. Milam, Tommy Hollis, Wyman Shealy, Bill Shields, Ce cil Wilson, Lewis Pitts, R. S. Tru- luck. Bill Corbett, Thurston Giles, H. E. Payne, Wm. P. Ja cobs, Scott Hart, Carl Chaney, Charles Young, W. G. King, Jr., Hugh Jacobs, H. L. Eichelber- ger, Leland Young, Tench Ow ens, M. D. Milam, Jr., Jimmy Von Hollen, Davis Pitts, Joe McGee, Milford Smith, and Howard Smith. If there are others who worked and are not listed, thanks are to them also, Curtis said. 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