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/ •V Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ultir (Slinton (HtjrmtirlF Established 1H« PUBLISHED EVERX THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) ....■.■■.■■...■■One Year $3.00, Six Months $2.00 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 Aasociation, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia ■*“ CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 19. 1956 Salute To The Jaycees The Chronicle greets the newly-organized Jaycee chapter and welcomes it as the new est agency that seeks to work for Clinton’s interests. Its members are a group of young men full of vim, vigor and vitality and as they take their places in the new unit they have our very best wishes for success as a club and in every undertaking they may shoulder. There is plenty of work for them to do in Clinton and as they set high ideals for them selves and for Clinton, we are sure the com munity hopes their every expectation will be realized and in their association with each other Rnd work in Clinton they themselves and the community will reap much benefit*. Investigation Needed The more we read of recent happenings in the Marine Corps, the less we are impressed with the methods used in attempting to de velop the nation’s young men into a fighting force. Or probably we should say the less we are impressed with the type of men whose duty it is to train embryo MaHnes. At least those who have made the headlines during the past few days. It is a sickening situation. Whp do these Marine drill instructors think they are, anyway? God Almighty? The tragedy that occurred at Parris Island last w r eek when six men lost their lives when a company of men was driven into a swamp at night as a disciplinary measure by a drill instructor evidently is only one of many such incidents that, seem to be common practice in the Marine Corps..More may come to light. Following up Tuesday w r as a report of a young Marine from Virginia on leave from Parris Island who killed himself rather than return to the base. Life magazine had a picture story several months ago that showed a Marine drill in structor at Parris Island using his “Little Caesar’’ methods on a helpless recruit. We never saw anything less calculated to de velop a man’s fighting spirit than those pic tures exhibited. On the contrary, about all it would develop in the average self-respecting man would be the urge to murder the drill in structor. We hope the investigation now going on into the circumstances of the deaths of those six men will be thorough. No whitewashing is in order. American parents, whose sons are in every branch of service, have too much at stake (to say nothing of the sons) to l>e satisfied with anything less than a true picture of the training methods (and drill in structors) imposed upon those sons. We further hope the investigation will serve to weed out those drill instructors who apparently have come to believe their own propaganda that they are tough guys. Sadis tic would be a better word to describe them. Steven&pn Slipping? Many supporters of Adlai Stevenson must now be wryly recalling that famous line writ ten by Robert Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire: “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men gang aft a-gley.” For, while recent political de velopments cannot be said to have destroyed Mr. Stevenson’s chances for the Democratic candidacy, there is no doubt that the great advantage he enjoyed a short timejigo has rapidly evaporated. As of. March 12, most political writers will tell you, Mr. Stevenson led the other Demo cratic possibles by a country mile. Then, on the 13th, came the New Hampshire primary and the first serious reversal. Mr. Stevenson, it is true, did not personally campaign in New Hampshire, but a strong slate of dele gates, made up of leading local figures, w^s pledged to him. It was expected that this slate would make an excellent showing, even in the face of Senator Kefauver’s personal campaigning. But the pro-Stevenson vote was small—much smaller than was anticipated. The Minnesota primary’ followed — and brought with it the deluge. Here Mr. Steven son had campaigned vigorously. He had the full backing of the state organization and the Democratic leaders. The Kefauver campaign, by contrast, seemed poorly organized and even amateurish. It was felt that Mr. Stev enson should win by a wide margin—two to one or better. The result was a grade-A upset and a stunning victory for the Senator from Tennessee. After Minnesota, Mr. Stevenson’s political star reached its lowest point’so far. Senator Kefauver’s old-fashioned method of campaigning, in which he meets and talks in formally with as many individual voters as possible, has produced results that have con founded political experts. This has aroused some interesting specu lations. The powerful Democratic state or ganizations, for the most part, want none of Senator Kefauver. But they are not likely to want Mr. Stevenson either unless by conven tion time he has demonstrated a real upsurge in public following and ballot support. Thus the stage could be set for the nomination of a comparative dark horse. Governor Harri- man’s name is most often mentioned in this connection. So, to a lesser extent, is that of Ohio’s extremely popular Governor Lausche. > V «. On the Republican side the interest has naturally centered on Vice-Presidential pos sibilities — Mr. Eisenhower, of course, will face no contest for the top spot. Mr. Nixon seems about as certain a choice as anyone can be in the world of politics. His wmite-in vote in New Hampshire was remarkably large. The really big Nixon boost, however, came at the White House press conference of March 14, when the President said: “I would be happy to be on any political ticket in which 1 w r as a candidate with him.” This is regarded as about as strong and unequivocal endorse ment as the President is in a position to give. # Going past the primaries, what of Novem ber? All the polls show that the v President has a wide lead over any of the Democrats named. However, the Republican leadership is cautioning against overconfidence. The memory of 1948, when Governor Dewey looked an absolute certainty until the votes were counted, remains sharp and bitter. Belk's Observes (8 Years Of Service . With Founder's Days % Forty-six employees w*ill be waiting at Belk’s Clinton store today to serve its customers when it opens its doors to a nine-day jamboree ot values s a 1 u t i n g Southern progress and honoring the principles of good store keep ing laid down by its founder 68 years ago. (t The Clinton store is joining others of the more than BOO in the system in presenting Founder’s Days April 19 through 28. The Clinton store, opened in 19—. has beeh under the man agement of D. B. Smith for its en tire history. Throughout the year? it has progressed, adding new de partments and enlarging old ones from time to time through several remodelng and ienlargng pro grams. Following a practice of grow ing their own executives, promo tions to responsible position come from within, the Belk system. Those showing particular prom ise are recommended by the store manager under whom they serve to attend classes held under the executive development program at the Charlotte buyng office. Here specialists in the Belk sys tem present the basic principles in store management and the many different phases of mer chandising. ’ Founder W. H. Belk, used to say that every man is the architect of his own fortune and there is plenty of room at the top but the bottom is crowded. .Mr. Belk started hs first store .n Monroe, N. C., at the age of 26. The business grew and prospered, new stores were opened, and to day the Belk system is recognized as one of the leading merchandis ing organizations in the South. Thursday, April It, 1956 Summer School At Presbyterian College Opens On June 12 Summer school at Presbyte rian college will open on June 12 this year, Academic Dean George C. Bellingrath announced today. Registration is scheduled for that day, beginning at 9 a. m., and classwork will begin on the fol lowing morning. The eight-week session will extend through Au gust 11. Dr. Bellingrath said classes will meet^iaily six days each week, ^ith a maximum of nine hours granted for the summer work. A total of 23 courses in ten depart ments will be offered at this ses sion. 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The integration decree handed down by the Su preme Court of the United Statse on May 17, 1954, was wrong both in conception and execution. The court threw aside all judicial precedent and based their decision on sociological and psychological textbooks written by socialists and left-wing sym pathizers. It attempted to usurp the power of the Congress and amend the Constitution of the United States by judicial decree. In doing so, it attempted at the same time to overthrow the customs, tra ditions and principles of a great region of our country. If this decree, therefore, was any sort of a bless ing, it was certainly well disguised! Several things have happened since that fateful date, however, to make us think the handing down of this decree could "just possibly be a blessing in disguise. Mainly, it has awakened the people of this land as never before since the foundation of our nation to the meaning of States Rights and the Constitu tion. Our whole constitutional republican form of government is based on the principle that the states reserve unto themselves all rights not spe cifically delegated to the Federal Government. Our founding fathers realized, whether we do or not, that this was the only protection the people could have in protecting their freedom from an all- powerful centralized bureaucracy. It is much eas ier for those who would overthrow our form of government to subvert and infiltrate centralized government than it is to go into forty-eight sep arate states and do the same thing. This awakening of the people—not only-in the South, but in all parts of the country-^is of ex ceeding value in itself. If the people^nly realize that states rights must remain inviolate if we are to preserve ourform of government and our way if fnis Spring Is Here! And if you want Paints or Water Hose. 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We have seen within the past few days an illus tration that this may be happening—and in an en tirely different field than segregation. This was the ruling by the Supreme Court that the State of Pennsylvania could not enforce its own sedition laws/ that the state laws had been^pre-empted Tby federal laws.- The people of Pennsylvania imme diately rallied to the call of states rights ancTcalled on/all their sister states 4 that have anti-sedition laws to join them in the rally. It is now proposed that all the states call a joint meeting to devise ways and means to void the decision of the court, a decision which abrogates the rights reserved to the states. It should become more clear as the days go by that states rights apply not only to segregation and sedition, they apply to all matters in which the states retained the right to manage their own af fairs. It should become more and more clear that if the Constitution is to be amended, it must be by lawful process, not by judicial fiat. There are at least two other results of the Su preme Court integration decree worthy of serious consideration. In the first place, the leaders of the merged la bor unions arbitrarily took it upon themselves to support in every Way the integration decree of the court. This dictatorial disregard of a large seg ment of their membership in the South has caused dissent and disruption in organized labor. The local unions in the South have directed bitter words of protest to these national leaders; many of them are threatening to form a Southern Federa tion of Labor. It has brought unionization of the South to a standstill. That is a good thing* In the second place, as illustrated by the plan proposed in Virginia, the integration decree may result in a rebirth of good educational practices in this country, a return to the fundamentals of edu cation instead of emphasizing the froth. 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