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Pare Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 1, 1955 iHtfr (Elmtnn (fitprontrlr EsUbUshed It— PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) Or s 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 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. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1955 The Christmas Parade Clinton will have its Christmas parade to day—and it will be, as it always is, a red- letter day for the children. The many-color ed lights along the streets in the business sec tion will be turned on, and several trees in the area will be lighted for the season. It will be a happy occasion for the community. A new departure for the parade this year will be the presentation of the Christmas story in the floats entered. Only floats that have a part in developing the chosen theme will be in the line. Much thought has been given to content of the parade this year and we think the people will respond to the effort and at least applaud the idea. The very first float will tell the story of the reason for Christmas and each succeed ing one will be a scene in the drama, with the final one the modern day application of the celebration. Churches, clubs, schools and institutions are cooperating in staging the event. The pa rade may not be as long as some in previous years, but w'e are sure viewers will recog nize the quality w-hich it has been sought to weave into the celebration. The Federal Government And Aid To Schools The White House Conference on Education, called by President Eisenhow'er, got under way yesterday. It is likely to run into some rough sailing before it adjourns, since it will face some controversial issues. Delegates to 18 of the state conferences preliminary to the national conference took a stand on the question. At several other state meetings it was discussed without rec ommendation. Of the 18 conferences, a dozen approved federal aid, but almost every one of these tackled it from a different direction. Some declared for federal aid of any kind, some only for construction assistance, some for federal funds “without strings.” Some approved it in principle “for other states if they need it.” In Utah sentiment was so violently against any federal aid that delegates traveled to Washington on state mopey rather than ac cept federal transportation allowances. In New York the committee drafting the state conference report overrode its chair man. former Secretary of the Army. Kenneth C. Royall, and called for a wide range of fed eral school assistance. Royall submitted a separate report referring to what he called the clanger of federal control. A New York congressman, Republican Ralph Gwynn, attacked the idea of federal aid Monday night in a TV program as “a pure phony, one of the worst,” He said it was based on the idea of “taxing the rich states” to support poor ones and that this was “ut terly deceptive.” Sen. Lister Hill (D-Ala.), a long-time fed eral aid backer, said on the same program that federal help is necessary because of “differences in wealth (among the states) and because the federal government ... is taking 75 cents out of the tax dollar.” Legislation now before Congress calls only for federal aid for school construction, not for operation, teachers’ salaries or purchase of books. The conference w'as called by President Eisenhower nearly a year ago to dig out “the information with which to attack these se rious problems” in education. It will take up six main points: school aims, organizations, building needs, faculty needs, financing, and public interest in education. It is not known, of course, just how far the conference will go in recommendations it will make for federal aid to education; but it appears to us that every avenue is closed by constitutional provisions whereby the fed eral government can become involved in state school systems, except in outright gifts and loans. The making of grants (gifts) to the states is a procedure that will be opposed by a ma jority of the people, we think, because of the danger of the federal government eventually assuming control of the schools. That leaves only the loan feature which can be enacted into law by Congress. We see no objection to those states that wish to do so borrowing money from the federal gov ernment for school construction, if the mon ey is available and there are no strings at tached. However, South Carolina has recently em barked on a tremendous School construction program to cost in the hundreds of millions; and if South Carolina can do it without the aid of the federal government, any state in the Union can do it. Any state that is unablfe or unwilling to assume the cost of educating its children needs to re-examine the services it endeavors to render to its citizens and eliminate those which are of less importance. Kingman, Ariz., Mohave Miner: “Nothing serves as a better barometer of the condi tion of a community or a state than its news paper. Many first impressions are made by the community newspaper and it can either promote or detract from its area.” Bedford, Ind., Daily Times-Mail: “We firmly believe that mosUof the people in the United States are fundamentally consena- tive, because most of them have something to conserve—a home, insurance policy’, farm, personal property among the tangible things, and certainly all of us want to conserve the system of government and private enterprise which has created this high standard of liv- • *» ing. Dillon Herald: “A dollar is worth only as much as it will buy. As the price of commodi ties goes up the value of the dollar goes down. As wages increase, there is a corre sponding increase in commodity prices. Like wise, as wages decrease and buying power diminishes there is a corresponding decrease in prices. This is due to the proper function ing of natural economic laws. Man-made laws never have and never will be able to change these laws. And so how will it profit labor if wages are increased say 15 per cent and the cost of living rises 15 per cent? Eco nomists who try to argue otherwise are merely throwing up a smoke screen to con ceal the real facts.” SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING Ex*cuiiT« Vic* President Southern States Industrial Council 7 HE RESULT OF INTEGRATION Whatever advantages and benefits the Negroes gain should always be attained through their own efforts and ablities. not by legislative or judicial fiat. That is not discriminating against the Negro. The same observaton applies to all races. From all appearances, it would seem that the Supreme Court of the United States and all those who support its integration ruling are determin ed to be what they call “right*' even if it destroys the nation Apparently, it has never occurred to them that they might be wrong. So the integratiomsts leave out all question of individual ability and racial characteristics and apply compulsion in their place. It is already beginning to appear that this at titude is the worst thing that could happen to both races, is the worst thing that could happen to race relationships. The chances are highly in favor of the result that should integration be forced upon the nation, as the Supreme Court has ruled it should be, all the people of all races would find out that none of them actually want it. Already we are seeing an indication.of what happens from forced integration in Washington, D. C. Twenty years ago, 64 per cent of the pupils in the schools of that city were white and 36 per cent Negro. Now the situation is exactly revers ed—64 per cent Negro and 36 per cent White. Thousands of white families have moved out of Washington to the suburban areas of Vriginia and Maryland. The white families with children are leaving the city. The Negro families with children are moving in. The Negroes have taken over the Nation’s Capitol. This has not been ac complished through any ability on their part; the Courts and the Congress simply left an unnatural vacuum in the city and the Negroes moved in. Another thing the integrationists seem to wil fully overlook is that there is no question of right involved in integration, it is a question of force. Everyone in his right mind these days believes that members of all races should have equal rights. No one in his right mind believes that these rights should be upheld through forced inte gration. Not if he has the future welfare of his nation—and all the races that compose his nation —at heart. UNION DUES FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES The question of whether labor union bosses have the right to spend for political purposes part of the money collected from the union members in regular dues is one that is supposedly settled by law but one that is not settled by practice. The union leaders either get around the law or they ignore the law by going right ahead while awaiting court decisions. They “get around” the law by claiming they spend the money for “edu cational” purposes and not in direct political ac- tvities. They spent $2 million this way during the 1954 campaign and they expect to spend a great deal more dumg the 1956 campaign. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, raises the pertinent question, “Aren’t these funds in reality union dues, being converted to poltical use?” He further observes, “No person should be forced to donate to any poltical party or po litical fund in order to keep a job as a member of a union or other organization.” Since direct poUtical activity is banned by law for unions and corporations, this question should be settled and soon. It s not right to use dues paid by union members in a political manner with which, the union member may not agree; it is also not right to allow the unions to continue political activities of this sort while forbidding corpora tions to do so. Or, if he law can be got around by the “educa tional” subterfuge, then the corporations would do well to protect the interests of their stockhold ers by engaging in some “educational” activity themselves. Mayor Makes Report (continued from page 1) as to their department’s relation to the budget. Every depart ment operated within the budg et and several of the deepart- ments closed the year with sub stantial surpluses. During the past fiscal year your town officials vigorously pursued the collection of past due taxes and current taxes (over 96% of 1954 taxes have been collected), and all business licenses which together with oth er income for services to the Town fo Clinton amounted to $440,268.40. This showed an in crease of $] 0,008.99 for 1955 over 1954. During the fiscal year 1955 the operating expenses for the Town of Clinton amounted to $294,- 825.39 whereas for 1954 the ope rating expenses for the Town of Clinton were $328,783.89. This was .a savings of $33,958.50. In addition to the expenditures referred to above there has been a permanent capital investment within the various departments of the Town of Clinton during the past year in the amount of $62,192.57. On September 1, 1954, there was cash on hand in the amount of $7,828.33. On September 1, 1955, cash on hand was $40,070,- 68. A fireman’s fund amounting to $5,397.43 has been carried in the general fund. Since this fund is controlled by a state law, and is not expendable by the Town of Clinton, it is recommended (and we are in the, process of do ing so) that we place this amount in a special fireman’s fund and take it out of the general fund. There also exists a liability of the Town of Clinton which has been existing for about eighteen months in the amount of $4,301.- 00 which the Town collected for deposits due the Ciinton-New- berry Natural Gas Authority. These funds are the prpoerty of the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Auhtority and will be paid December 1, 1955. This will leave a cash balance of $30,376.00 which is in the pro cess of being handled in the fol lowing manner; $15,000.00 has been paid on the floating debt which has been running for many years and this leaves a balance of $15,000.00 due on these notes. The other $15,000.00 has been used in purchasing some much needed equipment for the various departments and the painting and repairing of our two water tanks. Beginning September 1, 1955, through efficient and coopera tive operation from every de partment we have been able to give the employees of the Town of Clinton a reasonable increase of wages and salaries. The lastj raise or increase of wages that the employees had was June 1, 1950. In addition to the above we have secured a group hospital and life insurance plan for all employees of the Town of Clin ton. Respectfully submitted, H. L. EICHELBERGEK, Mayor PC's Choir Begins Annual Tour Of Georgia Sunday The Presbyterian college robed choir will begin its annual fall tour of Georgia this Sunday as one of the highlights of a full concert season. The tour begins in Atlanta's Gordon Street Presbyterian Church and ends with an appearance in the First Presbyterian church of Marietta on December 11. Altogether, Director Edouard Pa tie has scheduled 28 concerts for the 1955-56 season. In addition to the Geogria trip, he plans to take his 32-voiced organiation on a spring tour into Florida and on week-end appearances to various cities in South Carolina. All per formances will be before Presby terian church organizations. The Presbyterian college choir, long recognized as one of the South’s finest collegiate singing groups, began its concert season on Nov. 20 with appearance at Mayesville and Sardinia. The re mainder of its schedule: Georgia tour (Dec. 4-11): Dec. 4—Atlanta’s Gordon Street Pres-; byterian church (morning), Co-1 lumbus’ First Presbyterian church j (evening); 5—Carrollton Presby terian church (evening); 6—Dal ton Presbyterian church (eve ning); 9—Gainesville’s First Pres byterian church (evening); 11— Marietta's First Presby t e r i a n church (evening). Jan. 8—Clinton’s First Presby terian church (morning), Foun tain Inn Presbyterian church (eve ning); Feb. 5—Greenwood’s First Presbyterian church (morning), Spartanburg’s Second Presbyte rian church (evening)'; Fefc. 19— Easley Presbyterian church (eve ning); March 4—Charleston’s First Presbyterian church (morning), Columbia’s Shandon Presbyterian church (evening); - March 18 — Darlington Presbyterian church (morning), Chester's Purity Pres byterian church (evening). Florida tour (April 8-J5): 8— Gainesviile’s f*i«* Presbyterian church (evening); 10—Sarasota’s First Presbyterian church (eve ning); 11—Bradenton’s First Pres byterian church (evening); 18— Orlando’s First Presby t e r i a n church (evening); 15—Brunswick, Ga., Presbyterian church (morn ing), Augusta’s Reid Memor al Presbyterian church (evening). April 29 — Greenville’s First Presbyterian church (morning), Greer’s First Presbyteriar. church (evening). Garden Club Council SponsorsDecorations The Garden Ohib council is sponsoring decorating of homes in the Clinton area for the Christ mas holidays. Three ribbons, Ted, white and blue, will be awarded in each of the foliowring three classifications: Most appropriate, most original, and best all around. Judging will be done during the Christmas season, the date to be announced later, by out-of-town judges. Judging will be done from the outside only, officials have stated. Clinton Bonks Pby Christmas Savings Christmas savings club accounts in Clinton banks paid out this week or are in the process of be ing pai d: - M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, paid $144,129.54 Friday to those who accumulated finds during the past year. The Bank of Clinton is return ing funds to customers today, as is the Newberry County Bank at Jo anna. IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOtl DONT GET THE NEWS PHONE 74 ANNIVERSARY SALE BURRISS 202 N. Broad St. HARRISON CO. 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