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/ I Pape Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, January 3, 1957 ■I hr (Elintnn (H^rnnirlp EsUblUhrd 1900 1889 — WnXJAM WILSON HARRIS — June 13. 1955 July 4. > PI'BUSHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Pavable in Advance) One Year S3.00. Six Months S2.00 "Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C.. under Art of Congress March 3, 1879 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation pf'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 Association, National Editorial Association AMERICAN PRESS National Advertising Representative: ASSOCIATION New York, Cnicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON. S. ( .. THURSDAY. JANUARY 3. 1957 Some Thoughts For the New Year Matt. 14:25, “And in the fourth watch of the nijrht Jesus went unto them, walking on the sett.” Matt. 14:29-31. "And he said. Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. "But when he saw’ the wind boisterous, he was afraid: and beginning to sink, he cried, j saying, Lord, save me. "Anil immediately Jesus stretched, forth his hand, and caught him. and said unto him. O thou of little faith^ wherefore didst, thou ; doubt ?” ; The miracles which are recorded in many passages of the Bible had a profound effect upon those whose lives were touched by them ! because they were done with a calm author- 1 ity and confidence that spoke eloquently of their divine origin. They were a challenge to the followers of Jesus during His ministry as a physical presence and to us today to have faith in God’s Messiah and act accord ing to His word. Jesus did not write His teachings on gold en tablets to be enshrined in great temples | which time would destroy. He wrote them deep within the hearts and minds of living men and women where His message could, not be stamped into oblivion by any sort of ruthless oppression nor worn away by the impartial attrition of time. This is the j strength of Christianity—that it needs no outward trappings. With its message of hope] and concern for the. dignity and worth of each human being, it brings the greatest ; comfort and .burns the brightest within those most sorely oppressed. As 1956 begins let us all pause once more to furbish anew our thoughts of Him who came to build a King- County Auditor Begins Itinerary MLss Jen'rie V~. Culbertson, au ditor today begins her annual itinerany of the county to accept property listings from citizens. The schedule of appearance at various points over the county, to cover three weeks, has been an nounced as follows: . David Glenn's Store (ftenno> Thursday, Jan. 3. 1:30 to,i2:30 p. m. Whitten Village Thursday, Jan. 3, 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Waterloo Thursday, Jan. 3, 2 p. m. to,4 p. m, •' » Lanford Friday. Jan. 4, 1:30 to 330 p. m. Ora Friday, Jan. 4, 4 p. m. to 5 p. m. Watts iMiU Monday, Jan. 7. 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. , Laurens Mill Tuesday. Jan. 8, 9 a m. to 6 p. m. E. W. Abercrombie and F. W. Hellams Wednesday, Jan. 9, 9 a‘. m. to 11a.m. C. G Hrpp and E. H. Reeves Social Security Representative At Laurens Two Days j fice of the State Regional Hous- I mg Authority No. 1 here. ! The authority presently is op- j crating 718 low rent housing un- I its in 22 towns and 18 counties I of the up-state. Occupancy is at 1 95 per cent of capacity now. The new units like the present • . j ones, will be of brick construe The Greenwood district office t j on of the Social Security admlnis- materiallv in nature. However,. The Wall T .* \ Street Journal reports, “Despite their diver gent approach to the question, both speakers found common ground in their concern over the middle income taxpayer.” There is* every reason for this concern. Wei have long since passed the point where the{Wednesday, Jan. 9, l p. m. to 2:30 income tax was of real importance only to the well-to-do. Now the surtaxes start at so low an income level, and progress so swiftly, that the people of moderate means as well as large find it virtually confiscatory. The low- er-inedme groups are hit hard too. The mini mum tax, on only $2,000 of taxable income is 20 per cent and tho surtax starts immediate ly thereafter. It is widely sai(T that the present world i , ri.*is Will had to even (treater military spend] ! R 0 b cr T hUmfwe^csday, Jan. ing by this country, and has destroyed what-,9, 3 p . m . to 5 p. m. ever chance there was for income tax redut- Cfwings Thursday, Jan. 10, 10 a. tions in 1957. That may very well be true. m 10 12 noon ' p. m. Robert Wham’s Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2:30 p. m. to 3 ;30 p. m. W. H. Bolt’s Store Wednesday, Jan. 9, 3:30 p. m. to 5 p. m. Fountain Inn (Wood’s Store) Wednesday, Jan. 9, 10 a. m. to ll a. m. Roberts’ Store Wednesday. Jan. 9, 11 a. m. to 12 noon. Stephens’ Store Wednesday, Jan. 9. 1 p. m. to 1:30 p. m. J. B. Cook Wednesday, Jan. 9, tration announces that Edward G Copestake, field representative from that office, will visit Lau rens twdee weekly beginning Jan. 1. Mr. Copestake will be located j in the court house’ on Tuesday and Thursday of each week for the next few months between the hours of 9:00 a.^m. and 1:00 p m. to assist persons who are retiring and who wish to file ap plication for their retirement benefits, to’assist survivors of de ceased insured workers who wish advice and assistance in connec- tioft with the f filing of their ap plications and others wishing in formation on social security mat ters. The increase in Mr. Copestake’s time in Laurens is made neces sary by the 1956 amendments to the social security act and is an effort to extend the services of that office to the people of Lau rens county. Mr. Copestake resides at 203 Hampton avenue, Clinton, and those desiring to reach him here may call telephone 1^12. tion, one story. All will be fur nished with hot water heaters, space heaters and cook stoves. The offic? of W. T. Bolt, secre tary of the authority, reported the bid opening January 24 will be for the following: At Walhalla, 50 units for Whitejs, and 10 for Negroes. At Central, 16 units for Whites, and 8 for Negroes. At Liberty, 16 units for Whites, and 10 for Negroes. At Fort Mill, 18 for Whites, and 10 for Negroes. At Clover, 28 for Whites and 18 fro Negroes. James M. Hunt, of Elberton, Ga., is architect for the new un its. - , 8:30 p. m. Tuesday in a Colum bia, hospital following severaj years of declining health. He was a son of the late Alex ander arid Emma Reed Owens, both natives of Laurens county, and was a member of the Cross Hill Baptist church. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Bessie O. Boyce of Cross Hill, and Mrs. W. A. Johnsonv of Bolen; one brother, B. Otirens of Lan- drum. Graveside services were con ducted in Libert Springs Presby- terain church cemetery by the Rev* C. B. Rogers at 11:00 a. m. Thursday. IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS But we also need, just as we netxl ultimate tax reduction, an overhaul, of the whole chaotic tax system with its overlappings and other inequalities. The country would be well served by a united drive by labor and indus try—whatever their differences over detail —to accomplish this. Boone, Iowa, News-Republican: “In Nur- emburg, Germany, they have made a sausage 2.000 feet long and filled with the meat of three bulls, five calves and five pigs. That is a lot of baloney.” SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING . * Executive Vice President Southern States Industrial Council dom in our hearts. His teac ing to the humdrum life, dignity to the un fortunate, hope to people who have none and ’courage to those who must do the impossi ble.'This troubled new year all men would do well to remember His outstretched hand and His words to one ‘who was sinking into a stormy sea: “Oh thou of little faith, where fore didst thou doubt?’’ Quite Refreshing We were pleased—though not surprised— Monday morning,at the public meeting of the new county legislative delegation in the couft house at Laurens when Senator Rob ert C. WasSon made a statement that the delegation did not want any more power than it already has. What is more, he said it in about as cas ual a way .as it could have been said. That is all he said on the subject, and let it go at that. And we know he meant what he said. The statement came in a discussion on ap propriations for a certain county office, and” the senator simply stated in a quiet way his l*dief :n ami adherence to constitutional gov ernment: that it was the duty of the delega tion to appropriate funds for the office and the duty of the officer to spe'nd the funds. How different from many senators and representatives in South Carolina who take it upon themselves to do the appropriating and th£ spending (particularly the senators). In some counties the senators have assumed so much power that the heads of the various offices cannot buy a bottle of ink without the senator’s permission. The senators have set themselves up as one-man rulers of their counties—-a dictatorship—assuming powers that it never was intended they should have. Happily. Laurens county has been free of such attempts in recent ^ears. Yes, it was quite refreshing to hear the senator make the statement, which included, of course, the implication that he knows and respects the division of power and duties of the various elected officials in constitutional government. • And it was no more—nor less—than what would be expected from the senator. Where Labor And Industry Agree Industry and organized labor seem to take an attitude in common toward the federal in come tax as now'constituted—they both re gard it as discriminatory and unfair. Speakers at the recent National Tax Asso ciation convention included a tax attorney giving the viewpoints of the National Asso ciation of Manufacturers and^the <thief re searcher of the AFL-GTQ. Bpth attacked the income tax in forthright terms. As was to be expected, their particular critichftns varied I , MONOPOLY U NIONISM IS LABOR DICTATORSHIP The three major dangers facing this country at the present time are war, inflation and monopoly unionism. Of these three, war should be consider ed the least dangerous—•mainly, because we do not now have it while the other'two are presently with us ' Either inflation or monopoly unionism can even tually destroy our economy, and we can be, quite sure that once our economy is destroyed, our way of life will go right along with it—and that with out a .shot being fired. . •. : . Actually, inflation and monopoly unionism are closely akin, At least, inflation feeds on monopoly unionism, and the end result of both if carried to their ultimate conclusion would be to destroy our. economy and our way of life. • - . ’ \Ye are now seeing on the national scene* a good illustration of the labor dictatorship that is con ferred by monopoly unionism. This is the case of the longshonemen’s strike. For several days, this strike closed down all sea ports from Portland, Maine, to Brownsville. Texas, and strangled the import-export business of the nation. It is true that the government secured a ten-day injunction, under the provisions of the Taft-Hartley law, which forced the union to order itsrmembers back 'to work. It is also true that un der the same provisions the injunction has been extended to a maximum of eighty da<ys But what if the strike is not settled during this eighty day ‘cooling off’ period? The answer is that the union, if it so chooses, may again close down the seaports, from Portland, Maine, to Brownsville, Texas. In other words, the Taft-Hartley law does r\ot alter the union's monopoly power. Under the labor law of the land, it was perfectly legal for the long shoremen’s union to shut down the entire seacoast, thus disrupting our economy and endangering our national safety. Under the Law it will be entirely legal for the union to repeat this process after the eighty days have expired. All of which should serve to highlight the neces sity for strengthening the Taft-Hartley law. Cer tainly,- in the interest of fair play and a sound economy, the union should be just as much sub ject to the anti-trust laws of the nation as anyone else. As it is, we have seen entirely too many instances where industry-wide bargaining and monopoly unionism have resulted in a virtual labor dictar- torship, wherein the union bosses have ignored the general welfare and the safety of the nation in an effort to strengthen their own power. This has happened in the case of the coal-mines, in the case of the steel mills, in the case of the railroads and in the case- of other national unions controlling indus tries which are vital to the nation’s economy. The anti-trust laws are good laws. As much as any other one thing, perhaps they have been re sponsible for the great difference between the enter prise and progress of the American industrial sys tem and those of other industrial nations of the world where cartels and monopolies are either government sanctioned or government operated. Our law-makers recognized many years ago that competition is the life of trade and the basis of 1 progress, that it results in lower prices, in better products, in an increased standard of living for 1 everybody. Industrial and business monopoly is therefore forbidden by law. But what is true and what is right for business and industry is also true and right for labor unions. It is not right that labor unions should be -permitted to commit acts without restriction that if committed by others would result in fines and jail sentences. If one company owned all the coal -mines of this country, for instance, it would not be allowed to close these mines in an effort to get an increase in the price of coal or some other economic concession which it desired. Neither should one union have the power to close all the coal mines— or the steel mills, or the railroads, or the shipping lines, or anything else. Gray Court Thursday, Jan. 10, 1:30 p. m. to 5 p. m. Mountville Thursday Jan. 10. 10 a. m. to 12 noon. J. R Coker’s Store Friday, Jan. 11, 1 p. m. to 2 p. m. - Mt. Olive (Cooper’s Store) Fri day. Jan. 11, 2:30 p. m. to 3:30 p. m. Martin’s Store Friday,‘Jan. 11, 3:30 p. m. to 5 p. m. Clinton Mill Monday, Jan. 14, 9 a. m. to 6 p, m. Lydia Mill Tuesday, Jan. 16, 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. Joanna Wednesday, Jan. 16. 9| a. m. to 2 p. m. Joanna Thursday, Jan. 17. 12 noon to 6 p. m. Clinton City Fridac.", Jan. 18, 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Lowell Watkin's Store Monday, Jan. 21, 9 a. m. to 10:30 a. m. Princeton Monday, Jan. 21, 11 a. m. to 12 noon ; L. C. Taylor and Johnnie Balen- ! tme Monday, Jan. 21, 2 p, m. to 3:30 p. m. . Clifton Balentine’s Monday, Jan. 21, 4 p. m. to 5 p. m. To Open Bids For Housing Projects Laurens, Dec. 29—Bids for con struction of low rent public hous ing units at Walhalla, Central, Liberty, Fort Mill and Clover will bo opened January .24 at the of- Dovid Reed Owens Dies In Columbia « * Cross Hill Dec. 28—David Reea Owens, 77 of Cross Hill, died at VIS, Vo* con g«l rh« CASH yoo n**d h«ra to pay Oiom Chrlctmos MIU and hoV* sow* Uft ov*r to lok« advantage of the taring* of the January Sola*. FAST . . . FRIENDLY LOAN SERVICE fidelity Loan Co., Inc. 201 West Pitts St. Clinton, S. C. Phone 1690 County Delegation (continued from page 1) I ment and material and that the equipment be marked with ap propriate lettering, denoting its ownership by the ebunty. Rep resentative Dobbins made a mo tion that-such be dpne in order-to keep down false accusations when, work is done in the eounty by others with similar machin ery. After further discussion, Representative- Sloan moved the question be put and it was unani- imously carried. No action was taken on what /types of work should or should not be done with county forces on private property. This subject was left open for further study and determination, as was tKe question of what to do about county work camps—whether, in the process of improving condit ions, it is better to have one or more establishments. Representative Culbertson act ed as secretary of the meeting. He is sceretary of the delegation. TF YOU DONT READ - THT CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phone 74 MIDWAY DRIVE-IN THEATRE Clinton — Joanna John I Mimnauqh Santa was great when he left those wonderful pres ents. But if we ever catch the guy who came down the chimney the next night and made off with them ... Question: Does .Santa carry ^ theft insurance on his pres ents ? Wm. J. Bailey Ins. Agency M. S. Bailey & Son Banker* Blag. * Phone 1246 ' January Clearance NOW ON JACKETS - SWEATERS - SHOES CLOTHING - SPORT SHIRTS - HATS GREATLY REDUCED! Broken Sizes — But Values Galore! ALSO.-r- BOYS SHIRTS -SPORT COATS S-SP< /AND JACKETS/AND SLACKS •* * Sizes 10 to^ZO PRICES SLASHED! • . _ _ 4 ■ ' ! . ’ . • . . " -' —-Sales Cash -— Alterations Limited ^ Adair's Men's Shop ‘For the Man Who Cares’ 1 FRI. & SAT. JAN. 4-6 Double Feature • Color CINEMASCOPE THE LAST FRONTIER Victor Mature-Guy Madison Robert Preston BOBBY WARE IS MISSING First Run Arthur Franz Short—“Harebreath Finish” SUN. & MON. JAN. 6-7 Double Feature COLORADO TERRITORY Jo*I McCrae-Virginia Mayo'' CAPTAIN BLOOD Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland Short—‘The Simple Things” / ; STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THp Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association Clinton, South Carolina At the Close of Business December 31,1956 ASSETS First Mortgage Loans $3,507,209.96 Loans on Savings Accounts 14,791.13 Real Estate Owned 5,512.60 Investments and Securities ’ 431,970.00 Cash on Hand and In Banks 110,796.35 Office Building and Equipment, Less Depreciation 37,060.02 $4,107,339.96 LIABILITIES < Savings Accounts $3,562,793.70 Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 150,000.00 Loans In Process 13,844.90 3.00 1,000.00 * Other Liabilities .. j. Specific Reserves General Reserves $329,142.24 Surplus 50,55^ 12 379,698.36 $4,107,339.96 Member Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation $100,444.13 Paid in Dividends to Our Investors in 1956 CURRENT DIVI DEND RATE 3% • . * * Home Loans-Invest With Safety, Profit and Convenience-Insured Savings OFFICERS B. Hubert Boyd, President J. P. Prather, Vice-President J. Sloan Todd, Secretary-Treasurer Mr*. Henry Hunter. Amt Sec.-Trea*. federal Sayings jAND LOAN ASSOCIATION J. P. Prather J. B. Hart T. D. Copeland J. W. Finney, 8r. DIRECTORS R. H. McGee T. Heath Copeland B. Hubert Boyd J. Sloan Todd A CLINTON INSTITUTION SERVING CliNTON PEOPLE FOR 47 YEARS INSURED]! % V i