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[ / A Page Two’ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Austin Tells Local Manufacturers Of City's Water Plans ■f ,"* ■ Several Clinton, industrialists, meeting with thfc Board cn Direc tors of the Clinton Chamber of Commeree. Tuesday, heard and participated in a discussion of the noe^s and plans for Clinton's water and sewer system. B R Austin, superintendent of the Clinton utility department, met with the group to explain to them the needs and plans of the city for improvements in the water and sewer system. Outlining a history’ of the Clin ton water system, Mr. Austin said the aged filter plant con structed in 1923 was at that time serving a Clinton population of only 3.000. By 1935 Clinton’s population had increased 25 per cent, and by 1952 the capacity orf the filter plant was approach- ed. In 1953. Mr Austin said, engin eers were hired to make a study of the situation and two plans Thursday, December 6, 1956 were submitted and recommend ed. At present plans call for the building of a new filter plant on the site presently used Clin ton's maximum demand for wa ter in 1952 was 900.000 gaHons and in 1953 went to 1.000.000 gal lons and reached 1,200,000 in 1954. It was pointed out that the city does not make a profit on wafer which is one of the vital products of the city operation. Consid eration was given various types of bond issues for use in obtain ing the new water operation and the revenue type bond was agreed upon. 1 Clinton has reached a capacity- in the‘present water and distri bution system, Mr: Austin said- We cannot grow without irp- provement. A danger] exists from a standpoint of fire and • sanitation under present con ditions if , the property use is expanded. One industrialist expressed the opinion that small industry can not expand here becuase of fac tors brought about by water shortage and other problems. Another expressed the view that his operation would be expanded in the future The lack of proper facilities for the use of sprinkler FOR SALE I y ’ * Hunter Home On Calvert Avenue Nine rooms and sleeping porch. Three complete o •• “i- haths. Stucco construction—Asbestos shingle roof. Inspection by appointment. J. H. Hunter, Administrator PHONE 1020 systems was pointed out in the discussion. The chamber directors were told that the thinking today is to obtain enough water for pres ent needs of citizens and indus-i try and as we grow to take care of the additional as we have the necessity. President Jim Wolfe of the chamber, expressed the desire of directors that present industry should be assisted in obtaining adequate water supplies for their needs and pledged coopreation of the Chambef of Commerce in seeing that those needs are met where possible. PC Meets Citadel - Here On Monday Presbyterian college's high-fly ing cagers will entertain the new Citadel team of former PC coach Norman Sloan here. Monday night. Undefeated in twd starts this year, the Blue Hose have been living up to pre-season estimates with impressive victories over strong teams from the Parris Is land Marine Base and Atlantic Christian college. The Monday night battle, scheduled for 8:00 p. m. in Ue-^ Roy Springs gymnasium, will be the last basketball game before Presbyterian closes for the Christmas holidays. Court action will be resumed on January 7. Presbyterian opened its season last Friday night by sailing over the century mark tp defeat Par ris Island, 100-93. The Hosemen traveled to Atlantic Christian on Tuesday night to ha.nd the host squad its first defeat in 34 starts on the home court by a 93-81 j count Co-captains Dave and j Bruce Thompson set the pace in both games. Forward Dave hit the basket for 31 points and 33 points in the two games, while 1 center Bruce poured in 26 and 24 j points. , WASHINGTON AND " r A A A I I SMALL BUSINESS” By c WILSON HARDER Between three cqrrent facts • definite relation appears. • * • 1. —So far, in three months of this year, business failures have topped 1,000 per month, and In all months the failures have been higher than in correspond ing months of 1955 and 1954. • * * 2. — Yet every recently, cost of living has jumped. # * * 3. — In ef fort to head off inflation. Fed eral Reserve Board has continually in- c. W. Hardsr creased interest rates. • *. • For a Jong time, the nation’s independent 'business, in expres sions of opinion through the Na tional'Federation of Independ ent Business, have warned of these inevitable results unless certain steps were taken. -* * • What have these steps been? There are three that are fore most. -*—*--* v 1.—Enforcement of anti-trust laws. A large’ share of high rate of business failures is due to lack of enforcement of laws designed to prevent a few big concerns from using unfair methods lot competition to destroy smaller competitors. * * • Z.—Failure of government to put unions under, control of anti trust laws. Thus Big Labor and Big Business combine to make deals damaging to independent competition, and also increase cost of goods to consumers. * * * 3—Failure to provide for an equitable tax set-up so that independent business can hold back eafnings needed for expan sion. Thus, while at one time an independent enterprise ild expand, or weather a st t , c Nan-ir al K« • i of savings laid by from earn ings, today bank borrowings aro necessary. And because heavy bank borrowing alarms FRB, borrowing js discouraged by creating artificial shortage of money. i ' . * * * Thus, after 24 years of patch- work, half measures, expedien cy, opium smoking and general fence straddling, there Is every 'Thdication a showdown is shap ing up in the American politico- economic system. « • • Even the most astute politico or bureaucrat will find fence straddling uncomfortable, and will have to face the issue of the day squarely. There are Just two questions to answer. * * a 1. —Do you believe the tra ditional American free, enter prise system is superior to mo nopoly controlled business? c a * a 2. —If the answer to this is yes. then what are you doing to preserve the free enterprise system? a a a This being an election year, there is great talk concerning full employment and prosperity. Some -say the nation is having it now, the opposition says na tion had it until four years ago. a a a Yet. no one discusses the pres ent apparent brightness in the tconomy on the basis of what is behind_Lt. Is it due to foreign give-away programs ballyhooed ostensibly to defeat communism, ^nd to wars and rumors of wars. Or is it due to an expanding free enterprise system of busi ness at home? " / a a a Perhaps there is only one way to analyse the economic situa tion today. That is to Imagine the result if Divine Power, in a moment of wrath as exercised on Sodom and Gomorroah, should suddenly destroy all traces of Soviet Russia. Is free .enter prise in America today healthy enough to take up the alack? Put Yourself on Santa's When next year's Christmas shopping time rolls 'round, how would you like to receive a nice check to pay for all uifts? It’s easier than you think wht'n \ou save the Christmas Club wav! K m. s. mini 4 siivju. ’CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $625,000 MEMBER - FIDfRAl DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION T“ College Students To Meet In Columbia For Mock Legislature Somv 80 stlidents from 13 col-j leges and universities in South- Carolina will arrive in Columbia Friday for the two-day session of the first annual' slate Student !> Legislature^ , according to Phil Moody, of Aiken and the Univer sity of South Carolina, Vice-presi dent of the Soujh Carolina Stu dent Govermn'ent Association. •s’ * I \ Sessions LL the mock tlegisla- [ture will pe held in the] Senate and House chambers of the State Hou.^e. Each member Stnool has two senators apd, in addiiion, one representative (for every/259 stu dents enrolled. Moody, chairman ofyrtie interim council which planned the* legis lature, 'said that me purpose of the meeting is ’Herpromote inter est in state government and to give delegates practice, so to speak, in expressing themselves in presentation' of bills, resolu tions and the^Jike." Each school must introduce two bills or reso- I lutions pertaining to state or na tional issues. Delegates to the convention will register at 9 o’clock Friday morning at Russell House on the university campus. The first ses sion will begin at noon in the chamber of the House of Rep resentatives. Chairman Moody will give a welcoming address. Delegates will meet in both Senate and House chambers at 1:30 p. m., Friday to elect officers and begin business sessions. Ad journment is set for 5:00 p. m. Joint sessions will continue Sat urday morning and the group will adjourn sine die at noon. Delegates who will represent Presbyterian college at the meet ing are: in the Senate, Lyman Harris and Hugh Burns; in the House, Joel Patrick and Joel Easterling. YOUR i woAmm i PROGRAM -Down on Dames prtfnit r Last Day Today The Ix>w-Do / M-G-M June Allyson* Joan Collins Defray* Am SWui Dec. 6 Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Dec. 10-13 4 BIG DAYS IIGREATESI NOVEL linEN... IX CINEMASCOPE and METROCOLQR M-G-M'i FUN-FILLED GIRLIE SH0W- WITH MUSIC I 41 * Friday-Saturday Dec. 7-8 REPRISAL ^ •- Technicolor Western * With Guy Madison, Felicia Farr and Kathryn Grant COMEDY CARTOON —Coming— “LOVE ME TENDER” •TOWERS OVER All MOVIE GREATSI" —Ntw Yod Mi 1 at "A TRULY GREAT PICTURE I" —to. Angthi Inmum -A SPECTACULAR MOVIE I" —U* Mogotmt •’BRJIUANU" Yofl N«w» ALIVE ON II SCREEN! MIAMOUM KlSUflt iimnn/ aw oawkimss Two Features Daily—3:30 and 7:30 Runs Continuous ADMISSION THIS ATTRACTION 10c and 60c Tonight's Service At Episcopal Church Ends Revival Series A Christian revival that began Sunday night at All Saints Epis copal church on Calvert avenue will close with tonight’-s service which begins at 7:30 The Rev. John A. Pinckney, rector of St. James Episcopal church, Greenville, has been de veloping the theme, “O Lord, Re vive Thv Church. Beginning With Me." On Sunday* evening the Rev. ,\Ir Pinckney spoke of the need of men and wom^n to be spiri tually •-en.sitive lo the'will of God in their lives, to first seek God’s w’ill and then go forth to do His will. Monday evening’s sermon Used the text from Job 24:3, "Oh that I knew where I might find Him,” to bring out the question of what kind of God are we really seek ing. In tonight's sermon, based on the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin, the subject will be God’s concern for each individual. The subject of the concluding evening will be man’s response to God's concern and love for us. The text will be the parable of the prodigal son. The congregation will partici pate in the Lord’s Supper as a fit ting climax of man’s response to God’s love. The Rev. Clyde L. Ireland, priest-in-charge of All Saints, in vites the public to the service to night. County Farmers Get Fish For Ponds Farmers in Laurens county got 82,000 bream for stocking 51 farm ponds on Wednesday, according to J B. O’Dell of the local Soil Consrevation Service. The fish were supplied by the Fish and Wildlife Service hatch ery at Orangeburg. The ponds stocked vary in size from 7 of an acre to 5 acres. Thev were constructed during the past year by farmers cooperating with the Laurens County Soil Con servation district. In many cases these farmers were given financial aid by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in the con struction of their ponds. Thornweli Opens Basketball Season Thprnwell high school opened its basketball season last Fri day night at Little Mountain and lost a close double-header. The following make up the girls’ team at Thornweli: Bar bara Shaw, Alliene Dodgins, Jane Wofford, at forward; Linda Ham by, Patricia Vaughn and Jero- line Stewart at guard. Some of the promising substitutes are; Jean Burris, Betty McMurray, Mary Frances Bell, Harriett Hud son, Nancy White, Shirley Har rison, Lillian Cookson, Linda Blair and Audrey Shaw. The boys’ team comes from the following: Millard Daniel, Jimmy Clark, Maxie Gray, Jerry Sweet, T i m m y Mdrris, Bill George,,• Raymond Powers, Gor don Timmons, Johnny Cookson, Wayne Lewis, Billy Hines, Eu gene Humphreys, and J. L. Dock- ins. Nora Lee Dodgens is manager of the girls’ team and Johnny/ Gray is manager of the boys’ team. Donald Ward is the clock operator. Mrs. Harriett McCord coaches the girls, and D. S. Tem pleton coaches the boys. Jerry Stewart is coach of the Midget boys. The schedule is as follows: Nov. 30—'Little Mountain there. Dec. 5—Pomana there. Dec. 7—Hickory Tavern there. Dec. 11—Ford here. Dec. 14—Gray Court here. Dec. 18—Bush River here. Jan. 2—Bush River there. Jan. 4—Honea Path here. (Boys only) Jan. 9—Pomaria here. Jan. 11—Silverstreet here. Jan. 15—Hickory Tavern here. Jan. 18 — Honea Path here. (Boys only) * Jan. 23—Whitmire here. Jan. 25—Gray Court-Owings there. Jan. 29—Whitmire there. Feb. 1—Silverstreet there. Feb. 5—Ford there.’ « Feb. 8—Little Mountain here. Districts 2 class C tournament will be held in the Thornweli gym during the week of Febru ary 11-16. Clinton High Play Basketball Games Clinton high school will play its first basketball game Thurs day evening in the new high school gymnasium. The. boys’ game will begin at 7 o’clock against the Palmetto high school, of Poize:, one of the .strongest teams in upper South Carolina. The girls’ game with Palmetto will follow This- will be the frist tune in history of Clinton high that their team has played in its own gym nasium. CLI STROKE-SAVER ACTIO* Why »—fc... whmm mm atr*** Mms J|| • Suction Control • Floor-n-Rug Tool • Reel-Away Cord Decorator Styled fitt DUtOMSTtATNM DOUBLE GUARANTEED: • S-ycar P*rtorm*nc• Guaranty a $20.00 Trad a-in Guarantaa $49.95 Burriss-Harrison Co. FURNITURE — APPLIANCES CEDAR-CREST Work Shoes S5.00 to SI 1.95 L. B. DILLARD BIG CHRISTMAS DANCE FOR EVERYONE • Good Clean Entertainment • Refreshments Will Be Available Time: Friday Night, Dec. 14th 8 O'C LOCK TILL Place: Clinton Armory ADMISSION: 73o PER PERSON MUSIC BY THE “6” KINGS Market Quotations Of Local lntere»t Quotations of local interest. (Courtesy of Wolfe and Addison, Investment Dealers.) Bid Ask Amer. Marita . 46^ 47% Col. Stores 26 27 y 4 Gen. Amer. Oil 325 33% Haloid 45^ 48 Maule Indus 3% 3% Lone Star Steel . 20 21% Texas Nat. Gas 59% 61 Unit. Amer 3% 4 Unit. Inc 10:37 11.27 Ace. Fund 11:85 12:88 Centennial 8:28 9:05 Science 10:59 11:27 Canada 15:39 16:73 McD. Aircraft 39% Supplied by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane at 3:00 p. m., Dec. 4, 1956. — «' ' — 1. IF YOU DO NT READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS We have a wonderful selection of Shirts in whites, solids and stripes,. Made of cotton and dacron and cotton. Styled by Manhattan. Sizes 14 to 16. 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