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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE jrkuradgr^«e«aib«M5^965 Sljr Qlltntnn (E^rnnirlr Established 19— PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY TOE 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 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 RepresenUtive: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION - New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1955 Still Problem Of Local Communities The White House Conference on Educa tion got a great deal of publicity both be fore and during the sessions. But not much has been heard of it since. One wonders whether it was worthwhile; whether it could be worthwhile. The need for more schools and the need for more teachers had been evident for a long time, years before the conference was ever thought of. But those points were about the only ones on w'hich conclusions were reached, except that the problem of educat ing our children was one that local commu nities must solve. However, Congress may do something about helping with a school construction pro gram. This newspaper thinks that* any as sistance to the public schools along this line should be confined to loans to the states—to be repaid over a period of years. There must be no outright grants. The conference, however, probably served a useful purpose in that national attention was focused on the problems facing the schools and the need in all parts of the coun try for increased facilities. It might be the instrument through which sentiment in the various states will be crystallized to bring about improvements and enlargements. Another Damper To Republican Hopes His physician’s “slow down” order to Pres ident Eisenhower on Saturday, it seems to us. is about all the Republicans should need to set them casting about for another candi date for the Presidency. What the doctor implied, of course, was that the President is still in no condition to carry the multitudinous burdens that the of fice forces upon him. His staff must con tinue to relieve him of as many duties as pos sible. The stresses and strains that the Presi dency impose even on a man in robust health are terrific. And a man with a heart ailment doesn’t get well — well enough to run this country. Millions of people in this nation would like to see the politicians whose fortunes de pend on the President offering again as a candidate quit trying to force their wishes upon him. We think Mr. Eisenhower will make up his own mind in his own time, and will so inform the country. And we don’t think his answer will be favorable. Standing On Their Own Feet The Holbrook, Arizona, Tribune-News—a paper which is published in a region where livestock is a major crop — recently ran a straight-thinking editorial about the agricul tural situation. It said: “Today we’re tre mendously thankful . . . that we live in a sec tion . . . w’here Americans still attempt to stand on their feet and ask little from any one in their efforts to make a living except to be left alone as much as possible. . ,. “Our father went broke in the livestock business. We don’t believe he w r as unusual in this country, but he never blamed anyone for it in our hearing. It w'as ’just the times,’ and he died with a measure of pride and dignity we have always been proud of. “Livestock business at present cannot be said to be encouraging, yet we have yet to hear anyone in our territory that wants the government to do something about it. And we hope they never will. “The best way to solve surpluses of pork, wheat, cotton, potatoes, butter, or whatever, is to produce less—and quit asking the gov ernment to bail them out with tax money contributed by everyone, including them selves.” These may seem to be harsh words. Yet they are based in the granite of logic. Sooner or later, we will have to return to an agricul tural economy based upon production for consumption, rather than for storage. Mean- while, the livestock people deserve warm con gratulations for their independence of spirit. You Can’t Win $64,000! The radio-TV program, “The $64,0o0 Ques tion,” has received on enormous amount of publicity. And here’s a fact that most people may have overlooked—even though a con testant answers all the tough questions, right to the end, he can’t possibly win $64,000. He’ll get a perfectly good check for that amount, of course. But—assuming he is a single man earning $4,000 a year—the check w’ould have to total $448,711 before he’d have $64,000 to keep for himself, free and clear. Why? The answer is: The federal income tax. It goes up so far and so fast that it be comes virtually confiscatory in upper brac kets. A man who does take the long chances and wins the $64,000, actually gets to keep about $25,000—well under half. A & P Employees To Shore $2,500,000 Employees of The Great Atlan tic & Pacific Tea company through out the country will share more than $2,500,000 in pre-holiday compensation this year, it was an nounced today by Ralph W. Bur ger, president of the food chain. Every employee with as much as six months' service will receive a part of the annual fund voted by the company’s board of directors. Distribution is scheduled for De cember 17. The amount to be dis tributed this year is $200,000 more than last year’s compensation. Sunday School Party Tonight The Fidelis Sunday school class of Broad Street Methodist church will have a Christmas party this evening at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Lewis Pitts, teach er. Mrs. J. B. Speake will be assisant hostess. The group is helping an under privileged family instead of re membering each other with gifts, and members are asked to bring food or clothing for boys, ages 10 and T. girls four and under one. Seventeen States Lead The Way Much is heard of civil liberties these days, and properly so. Great questions concerning the rights of political, religious and racial minorities are being debated. There is re newed emphasis on such basic rights as the free press and free speech. The courts are being called on to establish far-reaching precedents. Yet there is one right of which we hear less than we should. It is one of the most vital of all the rights. And that is the right to work, free of coercion by either employers or employe groups, free of the necessity of join ing any organization and paying dues to it. No one any longer denies the right of a man to join a union, if thai fs his desire. But • • the principal unions, driving for the closed shop, deny that a man has the right not to join and still earn his livelihood. The closed shop is incompatible with every principle of individual freedom. And the union shop dif fers from it only in unimportant degree. Seventeen states have abolished the closed shop by law. and affirmed the right to work.) This is not an anti-union movement—if any union is able to organize 100 per cent of a company’s workers, on a free and voluntary basis, it is entitled to do so. It is, on the other hand, a movement designed to end a form of tyranny as indefensible a.-' any exerted by employers in the far-off past. SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING Ex*cuiiT* Vic* Pr*tid*nl Southern States Industrial Council KreaagaqtttttxxKRHKWKKMWRMiiwicincicyttx:?::::: PIGS AND AUTOMOBILES The price of pork has reached the lowest point in a number of years—a wonderful thing for con sumers—and that’s everybody. But the hog rais ers are complaining mightily, so Uncle Sam steps in and buys $85 million worth of pork products for school lunches. Because the school children | should have pork for lunch? No indeed. Ac- l tually pork is not a desirable item for school lunches—but it’s in abundance, the hog raisers are complaining, so feed it to the kids and make 'em like it! This business of government price supports is a vicious circle. The government begs and bor rows money from all the people to buy from part of the people stuff it does not need, at prices high er than anyone else will pay. It does this so that these particular people may operate at a profit and continue to produce more goods that the gov ernment does not need but feels forced to con tinue to buy at prices higher than anyone else will pay. It shows what happens when the gov ernment starts meddling with the law of supply and demand. And, actually, if this principle applies to one segment of our economy, it should apply to all segments. For instance, it seems likely now that there has been an over-production of automobiles by the automobile manufacturers—and the deal ers are also complaining mightily. So why should n’t the government step in and buy automobiles to furnish to students to get to and from school— so the dealers will make a profit—so the manu facturers can continue to make automobiles that the dealers must take anck in order to continue to make a profit, must continue to sell the sur plus to the government? There’s a good deal of difference between the price of a pig and the price of an automobile—but the principle is the same. And this same principle applies to any other product one might mention. If we are to keep any sort of a free enterprise economy in this country, if we are to respect the rights of the individual and have any regard for the welfare of the whole people, then we must quit government price supports and allow the law of supply and demand to operate. "DOG BITES MAN" CONFERENCE It is hardly worthy of the news columns to re port that the recent White House Conference on Education wound up with a plea for more federal aid for schools. It just is not news when a dog bites a man. It would have been newsworthy if the Confer ence had ended with objective recognition of the needs of the schools and at the same time recog nition of the fact that the federal government has no money with which to provide school aid that the states do not provide in the first place. But professional educators—and this Confer ence was so stacked that it was controlled by pro fessional educators—simply will not admit, that it is the responsibility of the local communities and states to provide themselves with the kind of edu cation they need, that to provide it in any other way kills initiative at the gross roots and turns control of the schools over to a federal bureauc racy. It was nothing less than hypocritical on the part of the Conference to include in its final report a statement to the effect that the delegates al most unanimously opjJbsed any federal control oyer educational use of funds in state school dis tricts. Regardless of what anyone may say, fed eral aid gives the federal government control over the public school of the nation. It is entirely logi cal, and has been so ruled by the Supreme Court, that the federal government has the right to con trol that which it subsidizes. If the federal government wants to help the states the best way in which it can be done is by reducing federal taxes and leaving the money in the states so that they can help themselves. He Will Be Here Thursday and Friday From 5:00 Until 6:00 P. M. GIFTS FOR THE FAMILY.i. GIFTS FOR FRIFNDS L • * ^ » * •. ». * • * • % _ • • # ^emi 1^ # * * * • • <9 . SM..* a ^\/e 7fo?e/ Argus Cameras Paper Mate Pens Cutex Manicure Sets Seaforth Men’s Toiletries “Evening InVarle" by Bourjois Sylvanla Photoflash Bulbs Jcwelite Dresser Sets Williams’ Men’s Toiletries Remington Electric Shavers Hundreds of gifts to fit overy Christmas budget! ASK FOR OUR FRSS GIFT CATALOG Young's Pharmacy ‘Your Old Reliable* Clinton, S. C. 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