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Page Four I THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, November 29, 1956 ijll?r (Ulintmi UlUrunirli EsUblltihrd 1900 July 4. 1889 — WILIJAM Vni^ON HARRIS — June 13. 1955 PUBLISHED EVERY 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 March 3 S 1879 C.. under Act of Congress The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscript ;> and readers—tne publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice The Chronicle will puolish 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 opin.tons of its correspondents Member: South Carolina Press Association, National Editorial Association ' National Advertising Representative. AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York, Chicago, Detroit Philadelphia C LINTON, S' C.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1956 The Left-Wingers Seek To Take Over A group ot a half-dozen noisy left-wing Democratic senators joined last week in is suing what they called a “Democratic Decla ration of 1957." and it is about what would be expected to come from them. The group is made up of Humphrey of Minnesota. MoNamara of Michigan. Douglas of Illinois. Murray of Montana. Morse and Neubergef of Oregon. Any policy advocated by these Senators can be counted on to be anything but ration al. ancjJfnacceptable, particularly by South erners and conservative Republicans in the Senate, a coalition which has kept the coun try on a fairly even keel since the latter days of the Roosevelt regime. These left-wing Democratic senators have come up with a 16-point list of legislation which they advocate and say they will intro duce in the Senate, beginning with the first day of the session opening in January. Their chief plank is civil rights legislation which they hope to put through by changing the' Senate rules to do away with the filibuster. The filibuster, which allows opponents to talk unwanted legislation to death, is a po tent weapon that has been used on many occasions in the Senate, principally by South erners, to stop obnoxious' legislation aimed in their direction. But it is a weapon that can be used by Senators from any area who wish to bar from enactment any laws they fee! are not to their best interests. It has even lR*en used by some of the group named above, including Morse and Douglas. They did not hesitate to resort to the filibuster when it served their interests. And if it is done away with, the time may come again when they would give their right arms to get it back. It can work 1 oth ways. As for Southern senators, they will never give it up: that is. all except Kefauver. He will give up most of the principles for which Southerners sta i^i. These self-anointed paragons of virtue in the Democratic party talk as if they are the Democratic party. Don’t they realize that not one of the states from which they come supported the Democratic party candidates in the recent election? How can they assume for the Democratic party when ’refused take care of the needs of the United States and Europe with the world’s present tanker ’fleet.” As a matter of national policy, we could not indefinitely provide Europe with oil out ( f .out* own continental resources. However, this statement provides vivid proof that the American oil industry is capable of meeting an incredibly high normal demand for oil— ind, if necessary, meeting a great new emer- /ency demand at the same time. Presbyterian Gains Impressive Yardage But Get Few Scores Even with uniforms put away for another year, Presbyterian col lege football fans still^ pondered how a team could churnf out so much yardage with so littjp vor-lp. p ing to show' for it. The Blue Hose, closing their ten-game season with a 0-13 Thanksgiving Day loss to Neto- Purchasing Agent The housewife is the purchasing agent in most American* homes. So every producer and seller of goods'must be vitally concerned with what advertising medium she finds most influential when it comes to making out her shopping list. The Illinois Consumer Analysis recently conducted 5,000 interviews in 15 Illinois mar kets in which this question was asked: “What lunn of advertising do you, find most help- the" arm ful in buving general merchandise?” The answers were: newspapers. 50' i>er cent: tele vision, 8.5 per cent: magazine. 6.7 per cent: i adio, 1.1 per eept. The newer media serve their purpose and are here to stay—but nothing can supplant or equal the local newspaper in the esteem and interest of the public at large. ~ t r i r i n r i n r ~ n n nr t r/r r i r i r > i >■p< i < i» » > > > i r i r i i i 11 r i i i i »«%••«»••« ,• • SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING Executive Vice President Southern States Industrial Council * * * #•«••••»•••«« »« THE CONSERVATIVE SOI Til Now and iht one fac r.ame.v berry, wound up with an unim pressive four won-six "lost recor Statistically, the Presbyterian fo- fense roared with power on pa per— a total of 3.128 rushing and passing yards, averaged 313 yards per game—ibut this attack force averaged only two touchdowns each game. Ground action produced 2,350 of these yards, or 225 per week end. And six Presibiyteran backs individually posted rushing gains of more than 200 yards for the season. , . Halfback Ken Webb, Of Decatur, Ga M led the way, adding 139 yards in the final game to increase his total to 624 yards from scrimmage, an average 5.6 yards-tper-carry. Halfiback Gene Butler, of Conway, followed | with 324 for a 4,8 aver age, and fullback Eddie Brocken- brough, of Charlotte, had 342 for a 3.8 average. Fullback Billy Nal- Man smi-ti - 7 that the .shouting ar..i the tumult is over dust of the ole. turn campaign has settled, : stands out even more clearly than ever— that tn f e South, as a region, is the most alive part o{ the nation. » ■people in other parts of the country as- ht- South: oven t-aiteo it dumb on the part ioUfh, ‘for voting solidly Democratic all dur- \Yw Deal and Fair Deal days, especially ne South the st’.me time claimed to be lu speaiv their o: the : i n^r the when ; couser\ What had tt mem be nunded members ffom other parts of the country, down' the. road to so under ;ts : labor aove. ti\ e in Its thinking. these people overlooked is tne fact that ot been for the coalition ol' conservative ; of Congress trom the Sorth with like- w »ul i in.vc gone just, as far ali.tn as did Great Britain leiii. t .rthi/r ley, of Central, came next iwitlji 295 and a 4 4 average; halfback Raymond Johnson, of Whitmire, posted 262 for a 4.9; and halfback Tony Benson, of Chester, with a top average gain of 6.3 yards-per. carry, accumulated a total of 219 yards. Blue Hose passing added 778 yards during the season, mostly on of quarterback Felder Cook, of .Charleston. He complet ed 42 of 85 attempted for 552 yards. Ten passes went to end Ted Leahy, of Atlanta, for 186 yards, ten to Webb for 142 and eight to Butler for 96. Butler led the team'scoring with 42 points, followed bv Webb with 37. Newberry, in scoring its shutout victory in the season finale for both teams, retained possession of the Bronze Derby and also acquir ed the game football to take to e bedside of their seriously in jured teammate. Quarterback Steve Peterson has been hospitalized for the -past three weeks with a broken peek Presbyterian fumbles played a key part in the Indian triumph. Not only did they set up both Newberry touchdowns, they also helped to throttle a Blue Hoje running, attack which rolled for 310 yards from ^rrimmgge during the afternoon Two of the five PC tumbles re- • qoyerect by Newberry were jnslde the Presbyterian 36-yard line, the first on the 36 early in the first period and the second on the 30 at the start of the third quarter The Indians took~5df , antage of'each to move the short remaining distanc es for touchdowns, Quarterback Terry Dukes sailed around his left ertd for three yards and the initial score, and halfback Tyler Dulford plunged two-yard? through center' Reedy River baptists Plan Training Union •M 1 Night On Dec. 4 Final plans are being made for the Reedy River Associational Training Union “M” (Mobiliza tion) night to be held at the West End Baptist church, Newberry, on Tuesday, December 4. at 7:30 Special music presenting the hymns for 195T will be given by Eugenia Byars, Diane Price and Joyce Pruitt with Ethel Rowe as accompanist. Congre gatdonal singing will be led by Rev. C. O. moreux. 'he inspirational address on t)le theme, “Serving the Lord hrist,” will be brought by Dr. ack Flanders, Jr., chairman of the. religion department and chaplain of Furman university. Dr. Flanders is a native of Lit tle Rock, Ark, and a graduate of Baylor university and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. During World War II he was a fighter-bomber pilot with the U. S. Air Force. A goal of 350 in attendance has been set by the churches. Tags for admission will be given in the local churches. Following the address by Dr. Flanders, thirty-minute, confer ences livill be led by the follow ing: General Officers — Betty Thomas; Adults—-Rev. Fay Lan- ford; Young People—Mr^. James Mitchell; Junior and Intermedi ate Leadership—Millard Wallace; Nursery, Beginner and Primary Leadership—Mrs. Philip Duckett; Junior Boys and Girls—Mrs. Clif ford Smith; Intermediate Boys and Girls—Leonard Sligh; Pri mary Children—Mrs. Carl Bag- well; Beginner Children—Mrs. George Way; Nursery—Mrs. Gro ver Farmer. All churches in Reedy River association are urged to clear their calendars of activities for “M” night. .suites wR-used *to support their ' Poril fhw know that the only own 'cahdfdates states that supported their candidates were six Southern states and one border state? Why fiot jet the states that ean deliver the goods vail the tune. the measures pj-oposeu ay '1932-4-952 wiTc -tts-tecf rmt All Saints (continued from page 1) lege. In 1948 he became rector of St. James’ Church. Greenville. Mr. Pinckney is active in the work of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina and civic activi ties in Greenville. The theme of the revival will be carried out each evening with the following‘topics: "In the Be gin n i n g"; “From Where to Where"; “What the Church Means to Me"; "God’s Concern, andt Man’s Respons^.” The Rev. Clyde L. Ireland, priest-in-charge of All Saints church, stated that the public is invited to attend the revival ser vices. Two Thompson Boys Named Co-Captains PC Basketball Squad It will be the Thompson boys of Indiana—no relation except in the way they pour in basketball shots — leading the Presbyterian college cagers this season. Forward Dave Thompson, of Frankfort, Ind., and center Bruce Thompson, of Michigan City, Ind., have just been named co-eaptains of PC’s 195-57 basketball team by a vote of their teammates. .. Both players are seniors yvith three seasons of high-scoring" var sity competition behind them. Dave, wtoo stands only six feet tall, averaged 24.5 points-per-game last year and led the natioq in scoring for a brief- period toward the start of the season. A shoulder injury hartipered his play some what thereafter. Bruce topped all other scores on Presbyterian’s great point-produc ing machine on record last season. He averaged 28.7 points-per-game over the long 27-game route and kept the quad rolling with his Consistent ‘ play. Quick reactions propelling his 6 foot-4 inch frame also make Bruce the squad’s lead ing rdboond expert. As Dave and 6nice Thompson lead the talent-loaded Presfeyterian cagers in quest of new laurels this season, they also will be intent upon re-writing the PC .record books for individual performances. Exchange Club Has Ladies Night Banquet . Monday evening the Clinton Ex change club held its annual Ladies rjight banquet at the Presbyterian college dining hall. Several dried . arrangements, combined with yellow gladioli and other fall flowers were used to decorate the hall. Wyman Shealy, Sr., president, presided and introduced presi dents of other civic clubs and theq- guests, also Mayor and Mrs. Joe Terry. Entertainment for the evening’s program was furnished by the Three Kings, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Moss and fam ily, of Greenville, who performed several song and dance numbers. FOR SALE. Pitts Home—311 Florida Street 8 ROOMS—CLOSE IN—DEEP LOT • —SEE— DAVIS V. PITTS Hamilton’s offers you your choice of a veritable shower of Christmas 1956 diamond values ... the widest choice in our store's history. As you know, diamonds are a good “buy'* at any.time and that is especially so this year. Priced reasonably .. . within \ your budget. Come in, very soon, and we'll demonstrate just what we mean. Friendly terms— as little as $1-00 a week—and we'll hold your choice, on our Icy-away plan, for a small deposit. Nin Sf 0/r Blue Nile Diamonds HHlcrest Watches SPECIAL Excellent Law The Portland Oregonian has .published a letter from a reader, Walter F. Buse, which says: ‘‘I have been reading the Taft-Hartley law, and from the standpoint of the labor ing man, 1 think it is an excellent law. It pro tects the laltorinif man from the businessmen who want to exploit labor, and from the la bor leaders who just want |)ower and money for themselves. "I am a strong believer in labor unions. They are a necessary part of our American economy, but they should be organized from the bottom up and not from the-top down. . . . The lal>oring man himself should have the right to say where the money should be spent. It should not be spent for power and political ambitions of its leaders.” Just what logical argument can there be against this position? If We Had To The productive abilities of the U. oil in dustry is one of the economic wonders of the world. These abilities are well highlighted in an interview conducted by U. S. News & World Report with the head of a major American oil company which cfperates on an international scale. Europe requires 3 million barrels of oil a day, of which 800,000 go to the Mediterran ean via pipeline and the remaining 2.2 mil lion barrels travel through the Suez Canal. The “oil leader was asked this big question— w-ith the Canal closed to traffic and Europe no longer getting those 2.2 million barrels a day from the Middle East, how much of the loss could we make up and send to Europe by tanker? The oil man’s answer was this: “We would have to step up production in this country by about a million barrels a day—a little less than that, possibly. We would hav^ to in crease production in Venezuela. We would be able to get a little bit out of Canada. On that basis’—and wrhout converting the ‘Little Inch’ pipeline back to oil from gas—we could inc adriiinistriitioli fnxii ‘irnfr. tmoth^r-Trnri 'tun ed.' any urcjiast .1 .student .ot politics would realize tdaiTnis itatement is not open to argument. And it s-nould not be overlooked, either, that it ; took a great deal o( courage for these Democratic Cong •vssmcii from the South Jet vote against their own party leadership It took no aourage tor Re publican members of Congress from other parts j of the.country to vote against Democratic admin* ! istration sponsored measures during those years. But the Southern Congressmen were voting the eonvirtions of the people they represented, thereby placing the welfare of the country above the wel fare of the party. This is a standard against which every member of Congress would do well to meas- ure-himself whenever his own party admini’stration proposes welfare state measures. Any student of history can understand why the ; eople of the tkouth continued to vote the Domo- ticket during all the years following the War Between the States -but any student of pohti'cs can also readily point out that all during those years the South remained faithful to -the funda mental conservative philosophy of local self-gov ernment and freedom of the individual. These principles must be maintained if we are to avoid the centralize^, government of the welfare state—and there is every danger that the political leaders of both the major parties will reach the conclusion, if they have not already done so, that it is this centralized government-welfare state philosophy w'Hich they must espouse if their party is to attain office or remain in office. It is for this reason that the attitude of the South becomes even more important in the years ahead. That the South will remain true to its historic ideals, however, is pretty well assured by its past and present actions. It is true that the only states carried by the Democratic party in the recent elec tion were the seven Southern States running in a semi-circle from Missouri to North Carolina. But it is also true that the Republican vote in these states was heavy, and that the States Rights vote— which is the most conservative of all— was con siderable in some of them. But what is even more amazing to anyone who understands the traditional adherence of the South lo the Democratic party is that riine of the sixteen Southern States ranging from Texas to Maryland, inclusive, voted Republican on the national level. And, another thing that should by no means be .forgotten is that many ol the Democratic Congress men elected from both the seven states and the nine states will be as conservative as any in Con gress during the coming session. Who" was the vote heavy in these seven states for the national ticket of the Republican and why did nine Southern States vole Republican so far as the national ticket is concerned? It is in the answer to that question that is revealed the real conserva tive philosophy of the South; namely, that by comparison the national" Republican ticket was con sidered more conservative than the national'Demo cratic ticket, Again the .people of the South placed their principles aibove their traditional party alle giance and voted accordingly. The people of the South are simply not going to vote for any national ticket backed by such liberal left-wing organiza tions as the ADA, the CIO-AiFL, the NAACP. etc. —and politicians of both parties should remember this. fur the other talley. ThfBlue TRKc'mbUhted ‘ threat ufter threat, only to be slopped •Seep in Newberry territo/y—twice "ti the 15 yard line, onqe on the 34 and .once on the 12. Property Sales (continued from page 1) : erty owners involved was made. Property Assessed Sale Price Value Pet. S 5.500.00 $ 420.00 7.6 1.925 00 150.00 7.9 8,000.00 370.00 4.6 4,250.00 280.00 6.6 8,500.00 410.00 4.8 12,500.00 420.00 34 6,000.00 290.00 4.8 3,217.20 460.00 14.3 1,420.00 690.00 49.0 7,759.00 800.00 10.3 1,000.00 80.00 8.0 2,220.00 400.00 18.0 10,485.00 810.00 7.7 1,800.00 200.00 11.0 6,000.00 370.00 6.0 $80,576.20 $ 6,150.00 The prices at which the 15 pieces of property, about equally divided between urba and rural property, sold on the open prop erty market in Laurens County School District 56, are given above. To the right of these sales prices, the assessed values for taxation purposes are given at the time of sale. In the rigfit hand column, the percentages of of the assessed value to the sales are listed. A study of these fig ures will show that the percenU ages of the assessed value to the sales price rims all the way from 49% high to 3.4% low. All 15 pieces of property sold for a total of $80,576.20, while the total assessed value was $6, 150.00. Therefore, the average percentage of the total assessed value to the total sales price is 7.6%. While the examniation of the record of sales and the assessed values on the 15 pieces of proper- act picture of the wide variation ty is not sufficient to give an ex- and inconsistency in tlje assess, ments of values to properties for taxation purposes, it was stated, it will still give some idea as to the wide variation in the values at which properties are assessed. ITTC YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS ; Phan. 74 4995 COATS 45 oo COATS 3995 COATS 3495 COATS 2995 COATS 25 oo COATS SPECIAL 38oo SPECIAL 36oo SPECIAL 32oo SPECIAL 28oo SPECIAL 23oo SPECIAL 19.oo MURRAYGARBER CUNTON