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7 Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, November 8, 1956 ullfr (Ultnlnn (CljrDttirlp July 4. 1889 Established 1900 WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS June 13. 1955 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable ih 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 r^ad&s—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are rtot 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, Cflicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON. S. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1956 4- Mr. Lanford Retires News was annoumfcd during the past week of the 'retirement of Rex Lanford as secre- - . a tary-treasurer (directing head) of the Clin ton Production Credit Association. Mr. Lanford came on the Clinton scene 23 years ago when he organized the Association in the fall of 1933. Those of us who are old enough to remem ber it. will recall those doys—the tail end of the worst depression this country has ever known. Credit had dried up, especially for farmers. They could not secure money for fi nancing their operations. It was to provide money for the use of farmers that Production Credit Associations were formed. The government supplied the capital. Mr. Lanford saw the need for such an Association in this area. He took the lead in the organization, with several other farm ers, and has directed operations of the Asso- , ciatjon since. Borrowed government capital has been re paid and stock in the Association is now wholly owned by its member-borrowers. Its capital structure is adequate for its business and net worth has reached an exceedingly respectable figure. Mr. Lanford. while continuing to live on his farm in the Waterloo area, has made /pleasant contacts in Clinton throughout the years, and there are many in Laurens and Newberry counties (area served by his'Asso- ciation)' whose best wishes go with him as age and the state of his health force hipi to. relinquish his position! , The First To Be Fired Is a minimum wage law a sound way to help people in the bottom-earning brackets? If you think so, an article by Bettina Bien, in The Freeman, may give you another slant on the problem. The article states: rt If the minimum wage rate is set higher than the market rate, it hurts the very person it is de signed to help—the lowest producers, and hence the lowest earners. The first to be fired, when a new mihimum w r age rate is set, are those who cannot contribute enough‘to the market to cover the cost of their wage.” The barometer of earning power must be productivity—which is the measure of the worker's value to the employer and to the public. No law, no matter how T well inten- tioned, can'cancel out that fact. ,Riverton, Wyoming, Ranger: ‘‘Increased reliance on the federal government for ser vices of every description has led to higher income taxes. These taxes have finally risen to a level where people are encouraged to cheat a little if the opportunity arises. The result, we fear, is a general weakening of the moral fiber of the great American peo ple.” SENSING THE NEWS B, THURMAN SENSING Executive Vic* PrMidval Southern State* Industrial Council CHURCHES AND THE RIGHT-TO-WORK Many members of . the Protestant churches of this country have been greatly disturbed in recent .wars by the tendency of their official bodies to devote much of their time and attention to legis lative and economic matters rather than preach ing the gospel. Such members believe that once the fundamental principles of Christianity are in culcated into the minds and hearts of the people .—and it is the duty and function of the church to see that they are—then these other matters will take care of themselyes. Our nation may not have been founded by Di vine Guidance, as some would almost have us be lieve. but it was certainly founded on the funda mental Christian principle of individual freedom, the right of the individual to guide'his own destiny and choose his own future, the guarantee to the in dividual of certain rights which could not be taken from him, by his government or by anyone else. • One of these rights—and it is a right that is fundamental to our philosophy of government and Slam-Bang Harvesting Is Killing Our Seeds An article in the November issue of an agricultural and livestock publication put out by the Atlantic Coast Line Roilroad caught our eye the other day. It had to do with a subject stated at the )iead of thus piece.— — -———-—— — It brought forcibly to mind, that with all the new machinery and methods developed in any industry there come with them new problems that must be coped with that have a bearing on the economic welfare of all. One such problem is l>eing faced today by farmers, states Dr. R. P, Moore, professbr, UesMiiYb of Crop Stands, at N. C. SUte-Col- K ibe lege, who wrote the article published by the railroad. ' PC Development Program Reaches Point Near Goal More. Than-$73T/373 has been subscribed to the Presbyterian College Diamond Jubilee Devel opment program to date, Presi dent Marshall W. Brown an nounced today. And as almost daily reports come in from regional campaigns in various sections of South Caro lina and Georgia, the.total moved steadily closer to the established goal of $750,000. It is expected to be reached within a week. Two regions came through with additional reports on Monday night and one on Tuesday which advanced the progranv“by more' than $22,000. r The Columbia area, encompass ing most of Congaree Presbytery, pushed its total to $67,315.25 from 453 subscription^ Monday and moved within easy striking dis tance of its $70,000 goal. A fourth and final report meeting is sched uled for November 19. Upper Hramony Presbytery re gion, centered in Sumter, brought its drive in that area to $12,788.50 from 98 gifts at a second report meeting last Monday and then turned all effort toward achiev ing a great response by the third report next Monday evening. Athens Presbytery held its third report meeting Tuesday night and built its contribution to $9,370. 50 from 148 gifts. Meanwhile, Bethel Presbytery and the Lower Harmony region around Kingstree intensified their solicitations this week to ward report meetings in their respective areas this Thursday night. Bethel Presbyterians reported $32,698 from 304 subscriptions at their second report meeting last Thursday, and Lower Harmony brought in its first report to the tune of $3,3T0 from 29 gifts. Students Appear On TV Program ' A group of Clinton high school boys and girls were guests on WLOS-TV station, Asheville, N. C., Saturday, October 27, on the program called 'Ten Top* Tune. The program is presented each Saturday at 4:00 p. m. on chan nel, 13. The group was invited to be on the program again on Saturday, November 10, at which time the host, will give a party in their honor after the broadcast. Included in the group are Miss es Thelma Braswell, Linda Bras well, Hilda Holmes and Ruth Butler, Bobbie Thomas, Billie Cranford, two members of the Four Kings Band, Alan Trammell and Jake Rasor, and Kenneth Thomas. Panel Discussion Program For PTA The Novembei; meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association of Florida Street school was held on Tuesday evehing with the president. B. F. Wingard, presid- irig.' ,W. R. Anderson made an nouncement of a lay meeting to w held at the high school on Monday evening,. November 19. P. M. Coble, secretary-treas urer of the South Carolina Edu cation Association, will be the •guest speaker and will give vital information on the public school condition in South Carolina. After a brief business session the meeting was turned over to the program chairman, Alex Cruickshanks, Jr. “Discipline in the Home and School” was the topic fo the panel discussion con ducted, with Mr. Cruickshnaks as moderator. Mrs. J. P. Rowland, Mrs. J. B. Arnold, R. E. Martin and ,Hugh S Jacobs, as panel members. Attendance prize was won by Mrs. Claude Lawson’s fourth grade. Mrs. Jasper Rowland was winner of the door prize. Council Passes . (continued from page 1) bid for a new motor was $461.12 'by Plaxioo Motors, Inc. The commit tee considered the age of the ve hicle and traded for the recondi tioned motor from Chandler’s gar age. Motion 'by Craine, seconded by Wilson, to re-open a railroad-street crossing at Holland street was op posed by Boland, Layton, Pitts, and Sloan. A financial report for two months, September and October, was read by City Clerk and Treas urer W B. Owens, showing re ceipts of $84,564.57 and disburse ments of $84,602.92. It was pointed o^it that 'payments for several pieces of equipment for various departments of the city were in cluded in the disbursements, funds for which were already on hand and allocated. Council ‘was reminded that- the sale and use of fireworks in the city limits was prohibited by a re cent ordinance, and request was made to again mention the mat ter in news reports of the meet ing. The ordinance bans the sale and use of fireworks excepting sparklers and roman candles. Council also asked that it be stated that the charge for answer ing a fire call out of the dty is $100, and tfye distance to be trav eled is not more than one mile beyond the city (limits. Mayor Joe P. Terry presided ov er the meeting, and all eouneilmen were present. Parade And Game Bell St Homecoming The Bell Street high school an nual homecoming parade was staged on Friday afternoon pre ceding the game with Clearview, of Easley, at the Presbyterian college stadium that night. The parade was led by Ruby Lee Taylor, who was crowned “Miss Bell Street High, followed by several bands and floats from the local schools and business firms. > Winning floats which were judged on originality were: First place, Tommie B. Sturkey; sec ond place, Midway Elementary school; third place, “Miss Home coming”; and honorable mention, “Miss Bell Street High." Judges were J.^J. Cornwall, Howard Smith and Otis Young. During the game halftime per formances were rendered by San ders high school of Laurens, Bry son high school band, and a lights-out performance was given by the BelD St. band. Captain William Gilliam and Co-Captain Ernqst Little crowned Josephine Kinard, a junior, “Migs Home coming." The score was a tie, 6-6. Lydia Methodist Church To Exhibit Bible History Film The second ^section of a sound film which traces the origins and development of the Bible, entitled “Our Bible—How It Came To Us,” will be shown at the Lydia Meth odist church on Tuesday night, Nov. 13, at 7:30. The pastor. Rev. E. A. Wilkes, invites the public to see the film. Xo tho*e who 80 bravely defended pur eauae on IaR<* sea and in the air * •. may we pause pay hon ored tribute, 90 riehly deserved. May each of u* firmly, re solve ever lo maintain America** free way of life for which they fought. * night Deposit — safety deposit boxes Bank of C* Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 2% Interest Paid On Savtnr* Account* Semi-Annually CONSTIPATED.. HEADACHES... Chiropractic has helped many with this condition. Consult a Chiropractor about YOUR condition. r Phone 1401 for an appointment H. Dawson , Dr. Moore had this to say: “The tremendous mechanical speed Jtnd power under the control of the American farmers are rapidly and efficiently trans forming the raw materials of .our soil, sun shine, and air/into feed, food and fibers. V Planting seed was not mentioned above, be cause this same speed and power as used on far too many seed production farms, are literally bruising, fracturing, weakening, and killing the important life of an excessively high percentage of our otherwise high-qual ity planting seeds. “Too many sources of potentially good planting seed of even our superior crop va rieties are being mechanically transformed, at time of harvesting, processing, and con veying. into a mass of injured and weakened life which deteriorates rapidly in storage, is very susceptible to diseases and performs un satisfactorily under field conditions. This type of injured artd weakened life is impos sible to improve or to remove in cleaning. The seriousness of mechanical injury is being overlooked by a majority of seed producers. “Too many lots of seed continue to show unmistakable evidence that the adjustments' and operations of the combine or other equip ment were performed by persons ff either un familiar with precautions needed for the preservation of Seed life at its highest pos sible level; or who are actually unconcerned aliout seed life.” n i .. From An Elder Statesman In the view of Herbert Hoover, “the great est issue in America and all mankind is the encroachments of government to master our lives.” That single brief sentence says more than a hundred windy political speeches—or tor tuously phrased partisan platforms designed to offer all things to oil men. Those who, look to government for doles, for favors, for special privileges, for cradle- to-the-grave security, will find that govern ment will demand the death of liberty in re turn. Then *we will have the security of the prison. ’ ‘ nght-to-work. 4 the right of the individual-to-get and hold a job and make a living for himself and his family without being forced to pay dlies for the privilege of^doing so. This is the right of free dom versus the doctrine of compulsion.-or slavery. That is why the closed shop—the requirement that a man belong to a union before he can get a job—has been made illegal under the Labor La^ of the land That is why seventeen of our states have passed right-to-work laws making compuls- sbry unionism in any form illegal. This, of course, includes the union shop—the requirement that a man join a union within a specified length of time m order to keep his job. This is a devious back door device by union leaders to force compulsory unionism upon workers that they are not allowed to go through the front doprand use. It is per mitted under the law in those states that do not have right-to-wprk laws, and when once made ef fective. like all other forms of compulsory union ism, gives the labor bosses absolute control over the lives of the workers. • Therefore, if we live in freedom in this country rather than compulsion, we would demand that the Labor Law be strengthened to forbid compulsory ^unionism in any form. But now along comes the top coordinating body of the Protestant churches in this country—The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A.—representing some 30 communions comprised of more than 35 million members, authorizing the issuance and cir culation of a booklet among its constituency en titled. "Union^Membership as a Condition of Em ployment.” The National Council denies any position in this pamphlet on the right-to-work laws, either for or against, but the unions have gleefully seized upon the statement as a direct attack upon these laws, and have headlined a story upon the state ment in their, various labor papers under such titles as, “Church-Council Assails Right-to-Wreck’ Laws.” Careful reading of the National Council state ment reveals that the labor papers are fully justi fied in interpreting, the statement in this manner. Space only permits one illustration, of which there are many: While the statement says, “not only do we evidence Christian concern for those who do not wish to join a union, but also ior those who do wish to join and maintain a union”, on the very next page it says, “However, it is the opinion of the Executive Board of the Division of Christian Life and Work that union membership as a basis of continued emplyoment should be neither required nor forbidden by law: the decision should be left to agreement by management and labor through the process of collective bargaining.” After reading the latter statement, one may well ask. Where is the concern for those “who do not wish to join a union” mentioned in the first statement? It is simply not there, and the whole tenor of the statement is in the same manner. This elevation of group action above indiviidual rights is the philosophy of socialism and communism. As someone has well observed, “The Council’s ac tion makes one wonder whether it thinks the in dividual is saved on the basis of what he does indi vidually, or is saved by group action.” The real question is. Why should the National Council of Churches issue any such statement at all—with or without approval? Ji - John L. Mimnaugh Overheated furnaces, chim ney fires, oil or gas furnace explosions, all add up to much greater fire loss in winter than in summer. Can I increase my dwelling fire insurance now to cover full ‘ replacement'value, for only alxiut $1 per- $1,000 of in surance? Wm. J. Bailey Ins. Agency M. S. Bailey & Son Banker* BlOf. Phone 1246 now kind of Ford « s - ly * (...and that goes, double!) New Fmrlan* SOO over J 7 feet long The low-priced '57 Fords come In 2 big sizes * Here are two new ways to go BIG! Choose one of Ford's distinguished Custom or Custom 300 models—over 16 feet long. Or maybe you want ’em even bigger! Well, the elegant Fairlane and Fairlane 500 models are over 17 lovely feet long! They’re the biggest cars Ford has ever built! There’s a big power choice, too! Silver Anniversary V-8 engines* and a new Mileage Maker Six. MIDWAY DRIVE-IN THEATRE t Clinton — Joanna FRI. & SAT. NOV. 9-10 Double Feature 1 ONE MINUTE TO ZERO Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth FOUR GUNS TO THE BORDER Rory Calhoun, Walter Brennan Short ‘‘From A to ZZZ” SUN.-MON. NOV. 11-12 * . ^ 1st Run—Scope Color CANYON RIVER George Montgomery Marcia Henderson 1 Shorts “Gym College” ’ “Plutos Playmates” Coming Soon—Watch For It! “Rock Around the Clock” It's up to 9 inches longer, os much 0 os 4 inches lower, America's first big low-priced car. And here's why it’s the best buy on the market today. Beneath Ford’s look of tomorrow is a new “Inner Ford.” The lower, wider, contoured frame allows all passengers to sit within its side rails. New springing takes the bounce out of the roughest roads. For your comfort, there’s even more inside room! This new Ford body is built for keeps! There or* 5 oil-new Station Wagons, tool 9-passengers, 6-passengers, two-doors, New Custom 300 over J 6 feet long ,four-doors . . . and every one is a dreamboat for calling, a spacious cargo carrier for hauling. They all have that. sculptured look. They all feature the new ‘‘Inner Ford” advances. They all have Ford’s new wrap-around liftgate for easier loading and better vision. And they’re yours at low Ford prices! •A fteiml tro-kp TkumUrbtrd Sit Suptr V-i infifU armlabU at txtra eoM. Alto, •xtrakyh+tr/ormaru-t Tkundtrbird Sit Suptr V-S tnfitu <UitnnnQ up to tU kp. \ Big is a low-priced word in the 57 FORD JT4 HI BALDWIN MOTOR GO. ; North Broad St. — Clinton, S. C. v