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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE jrhun»d*y^Novemb«^4j^955 (Elmton (E^rniiirlp ExUblkbed IMt PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance) - Ot: 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 its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chnonicle 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, Cnicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1955 First Step "Taxes should be reduced, but the first step is a balanced budget, and every effort must be bent to balance the budget.” That eminently logical statement comes from Con gressman Rees of Kansas. Then he says: “Government employment can and should l>e reduced at least 10 per cent without any impairment of essential government services. In fact, greater efficiency should result.” Here is a goal that Congress and the Ex ecutive branch should go all out to reach— and, in doing that, they will earn the heart felt thanks of the hardpressed American tax payer. Making The Mare To Trot "It is money that makes the mare to trot,” wrote fhe jMjet John Wolcot some two cen turies ago. That has become a classic aphor ism. in a slightly different form: “Money makes the mare go.” American industry provides a wonderful example of this truth. At the end of last year, our manufacturing companies alone represented $175,000,000,000 of capital — which works out to an investment of $12,000 for each of their workers. We will need many more tens of billions to provide good jobs for our growing population. And that meaps that we need to maintain the kind of economic climate which induces people to invest their savings in job-mak ing enterprise. Lifetimes Of Study One thing is sure alout the practice of medicine—it is a field where education nev er ends — where the educational process must go on throughout the physician’s en tire active life. That thought comes to mind on reading the agenda for the American Medical Asso ciation’s forthcoming clinical meeting in Bos ton. This postgraduate education meeting is expected to be the largest ever held, with an attendance of 4,000. About 200 scientific papers and exhibits have been scheduled for presentation. Papers will be given in three lecture halls, offering the physician a wide variety of choice in subjects. Leading sur geons and obstetricians will lx* available for individual problem discussions. Closed cir cuit television programs, originating in a New England hospital, will bring live opera tions in color to the gathering place. More than 50 motion pictures will be shown. And there will be a technical exhibit with more than 150 displays. This is a major event. But in its purpose and method it is certainly not unusual. All over the country physicians meet—on the regional, state, and local level—to discuss and to learn. And their educational pursuits are not limited to formal gatherings. The doctor, as a matter of routine, must spend many hours each week, above and beyond the de mands of his practice, keeping up with medi cal literature. For new horizons of knowledge are always being explored, and light cast in to dark places. Under our free system, doctors do this vol untarily—not because anyone forces them to. And the fruits are found in the fact that we have the highest standards of medical care of any major nation on earth. ] The U. S. Economy Continues To Expand If, a comparatively short time ago, any one had predicted that we were on the verge of a $400,000,000,000 economy (which means that we would turn out goods and services of that value in a year) many would have re garded this as almost unbridled optimism. Yet the other day Dr. Arthur F. Burns, chairman of the President’s Council of Eco nomic Advisors, expressed confidence that we will not only reach that mark but go well" beyond it. And Dr. Bums is a highly regari ed expert, with a reputation for caution w hen it comes to making forecasts. Current experience backs him up—in the third quar ter of this year our production was at the annual rate of $390,000,000,000, far above the same period in 1954. In one of his recent syndicated columns Robert S. Allen described an “inside re port ’ on lousiness thinking made by another top official—Dr. Gabriel Hauge, Administra tive Assistant to the President on Economic Affairs. Dr. Hauge also stressed the magic $400,000,000,000 figure, and said that it will be reached this quarter and exceeded next year. Actual production has been outrunning past government estimates by a spectacular margin. According to Mr. Allen, Dr. Hauge's summary was strongly confident about everything in the economic picture with the exception of agriculture. And this problem. Dr. Hauge is reported to have said, is par ticularly bothersome for political reasons. He added that there is no administration plan for abandoning Secretary Benson’s flexible price support program — that, instead, the effort will be made to safeguard and strengthen it. Nothing is more dangerous than long- range forecasting, of course. It would be a foolish man indeed who would state cate gorically that the U. S. economy can go up and up ad infinitum. But it is a fact that we made the transition from active war to peace without the big downturn that many thought inevitable. The comparatively mild post- Korean decline was brief, and since then, with few exceptions, the indicators have l>een rising. Newsweek recently listed a few of the good signs. In September construction total ed a record $4,000,000,000. Employment hit a peak for that month of 64,700,000. As of a late date, manufacturers’ backlogs of orders were 10 per cent al>ove a year ago. And in dustries of all kinds are undertaking and planning huge expansion programs. * Finally, in a recent speech. Vice President Nixon listed “elements of strength which assure further progress.” He emphasized that our recent expansion has come pri marily through activities of private rather than government enterprise; that it is based on the normal foundations of peace rather Season Tickets For Eight Presbyterian Home Games On Sale Season tickets for the eight home games to be played by the Presbyterian college basketball team are now on sale. The home schedule beg ins Tuesday, December 6, against Belmont Abbey. Tickets for the eight games are now being offered for $10. and may be purchased at the follow ing places: McGee’s Drug Store, Howard’s Pharmacy, Young’s Pharmcay, Sadler-Owens Phar macy, Adair’s Men’s Shop, and L. B. Dillard’s. Regular admis sion for each game is $1.50. Wal ter A. Johnson, athletic director, said. v A section will be reserved for season ticket holders, Johnson said, on the left of the court on entering the gym. Home games are: Tuesday, Dec. 6—Belmont Ab bey. Friday, Dec. 9—Pheiffer Col lege. Thursday, Jan. 5 — College of Charleston. Saturday, Jan. 7—Erskine. Friday, Jan. 20—Mercer. Saturday, Feb. 11—Wofford. Wednesday, Feb. 15—Newber ry. Saturday, Feb. 25—The,Cita del: Game time is 8:00 p. m. The Blue Stockings play 13 games away from home. John Wesley Film To Be Shown At Hopewell Church Dec. 4 The new motion picture “John Wesley” is coming to Hopewell community to be shown at the Hopewell Methodist church on on Sunday, December 4, at 7:00 p. m , according to the pastor. Rev. J Leland Rinehart. The feature-length film is in the new Eastman color and was produced by the Radio and Film Commission of the Methodist Church in cooperation with J. Arthur Rank. only to Methodist churches dur ing the initial period, the public is invited to see the picture at the Hqpewell church. Work Begins On New Gulf Stotion The Gulf Refining Co. began work last week on its new service station at the corner of N. Broad and Florida streets. Grading of the site has been completed and construction of the station is now underway. W. G. King and Sons, local builders, have the contract for the work. Brown Appoints Faculty Committees Dr. Marshall W. Brown, presi dent, announced this week the faculty committees for the cur rent academic year. The men named to the various commit tees of college activity are as fol lows: Absence — Adams, chairman; Cruickshanks, and MacLeod. Academic Advisory — Belling- rath, chairman; Carter, Glover, Jones, Fraser, Lindsay, Martin, Patte, Stevenson, and Campbell. Athletic — Harris, chairman; Baker, Hammet, Johnson, Martin, and Smith. Discipline — Whitelaw, chair man; Anderson, Porter, Smith, and Stump. Graduate Study — Stevenson, chairman; McIntyre, and White- law. Guidance — Thayer, chairman; Ballentine, Jones, and Martin. Fraternities — Baker, chair man; Erwin and Hay. Library — Glover, chairman; Carter, Craig, Jones, and Toole. Placement—Bellingrath, chair man; Adams, Fraser, Gray, and Hay. Student Activities — Hammet, chairman; Campbell, Cruick shanks and Patte. Subscribe To THE CHRONICLE PHONE 74 PC Basketeers At Indiana City For Tournament Presbyterian College’s basket ball sharpshooters will open their 1955-56 season in high gear with the City of Richmond (Ind) Thanksgiving Basketball TpUr-, nament this week-end. The Blue ; Hose tip-off tourna ment action this Thursday night when they engage Centre Col lege of Kentucky in ^ the first game of the three-day meet, cage outfits from six states have Altogether, seven fast-moving been lined up for this annual small college- tournament. Be sides PC and Centre, the com petition includes: host Earlham College and Manchester, both of Indiana; Hope College of Michi gan; MicNeese State of Louisi ana; and Southwestern of Okla homa. The Blue Hose, under new coach Russ Murphy, will be shooting this year to keep pace with last season’s best record in history. That mark stood at 20 victories and only six defeats. A veteran team is back, with five lettermen in the starting lineup, including Guard Bill Toole, the captain of last year who has been reelected to lead the team again. Here’s the start ing lineup: Forwards Dave 'Thompson and Arnold Stone. Gbntpr Bruce Thompson, and guards Toole and Charles Sloan. ful 18th century evangelist and educator. Mr. Rhinehart explained that while the film is being released . . It brings to the screen for the than the crisis demands of war; and that our fir^t time the dynamic and color-] prosperity has a broad base, with 76 per cent of the total income going to labor. These and other factors led him to say: "With this solid foundation, we need not fear for Amer ica’s future. As long as we are not panicked into doing things wrong, as long as we avoid the panaceas—the economic pep pills with the awful letdown—and as long as we remain true to the economic principles which have made America great, we can face the future) with courage and confidence.” IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET Tt!L NEWS PHONE Suits Reduced JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS Drop in and get yourself a new suit for the Yuletide, We are reducing these suits in time for Christmas. We have all of the new char- tone®—charcoaj, char-green, char- brown, oxford grey, light greys, tight blues. All the colors you could imagine. Flannels and wor steds. Sizes 34 to 46. Shorts, longs and stouts. Don’t pass up this opportunity. Two pairs pants. .95 39 Regular $45.00 Value— Johnson and Ditts Shop Men's Telephone 807 #• SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING Executive Vice President Southern States Industrial Council AGRICULTURE SANITY In his annual message to the 34th Annual Con vention of the Tennessee Farm Bureau, on Nov 15, 1955, at Nashville, Tcnn., President Tom J Hitch made a sound profession of belief that not only agriculture but all segments of our economy would do well to heed. He said this: "I believe we must maintain our freedom and the opportunity to make our own choice if we ever get out of the fix we are in. Whatever is done for agriculture must be done within the framework of our Constitution and what we call the American way of life.” Mr. Hitch cited individual freedom as the “magic ingredient” that releases the energies of the American people and enables us to produce more goods than any country in the world. He continued: “America still is the Mecca to which millions who live in poverty and slavery would like to come. There is no reason why we should sacrifice any of our freedom for temporary security.” It is too bad that more of our agricultural lead ers do not have the courage to make this public profession of their belief in our traditional way of living. It is especially unfortunate that our po litical leaders will not do so. Mr. Hitch recognizes that American agricul ture is in a “fix.” In fact, most everybody recog nizes that. But very few of them, including our Congress, are willing to recommend getting out of that fix by returning to American free enterprise. The trouble, of course, is that we have gotten sc far into the “fix” that the solution is bound to be both painful and difficult. But under our pres ent system of handling the problem it is getting worse—and will continue to do so. Just like a neglected cancer, the patient continues to get in worse shape and eventually cure is impossible. As Mr. Hitch points out, the temporary secur ity is not worth the loss of our freedom. Until ev erybody concerned recognizes this fundamental truth, the fix we are in will grow progressively worse. GOVERNMENT MONEY” One of the strangest notions that can pervade a people is that the State has money of its own— and nowhere, perhaps, is that notion more firmly fixed than in the United States. This is in face of the fact that is £s very clearly evident to anyone who will just stop a moment and think that there is no such thing as “Gov ernment money.” But we continue to get excited—as individ uals, as communities and as state govemmnets— oVei^receipt of federal aid in any of its forms. We persist in considering such aid as “something for nothing”, as largess, as manna from Heaven. This attitude is particularly noticeable in con nection with the various “social security” meas ures which have been foisted upon the American people. In these various schemes—pensioning, in surance against sickness, accident, unemployment, etc.—everyone is told that the government pays so much into the fund, the employer so much and the worker so much. What is the actual truth? The worker—that is. the individual—pays it all. He pays his own share outright; he pays the employer’s share in the increased price of the things he buys; and he pays the government’s share in taxation. He pays the whole bill. That’s the only way it can be done. And when one thinks of the bureaucratic brok erage that is included in this arrangement, he readily realizes that this is just about the most expensive form of “security” he could possibly buy. 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