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i \ \ l. Pape Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, January 17, 1957/ (Ht?? (Eltntnn (C^rnnirlr EsUblUhed 1900 July 4. 1889 — WIULIAM WILvSON HARRIS — June IS. 1955 PUBLISHED E\T:RY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year S3 00. Six Months $2.00 Entered a* 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 Association, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York, Cnicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17. 1957 Getting Something Back For Our Money As a nation we are famous for giving. Usually, when we give, we don’t expect to get anything back. But now we can give and get through the March of Dimes. What we get is protection against the greatest cripp'ler of mankind — paralytic polio. It cost the March of Dimes 17 years of re search and $26,000,000 to perfect the' Salk vaccine which provides that protection.. We Americans gave that money. So far. so good. But the dark shadow *>f polio hasn’t vanished entirely. Before that happens, two big jobs must lie done: ' Job No. 1. Get vaccinated. Even-body un der 35 should be inoculated. About 45 mil lion of us have been. About as many haven’t. If your next door neighbor has and you haven't, polio, can still blight your world. YOU alone can prevent this. Job No. 2. Give to the March of Dimes. No vaccine can help the 80.000 Americans already crippled by polio. They need iron lungs, wheelchairs, braces, crutches, doctors, nurses and special care for years to come. That's the second big job for 1957. This one is up to you too. , Two big jobs U> be accomplished by a two- way action—giving and getting. Y’ou give to to the March of Dimes; you get your inocula tion—and security against a merciless crip- pler. Do l>oth jobs now. combined pay less than three per cent of fed eral income taxes. All-out federal power development on be half of the Northwest or any other section of the country could be justified only if thfere were no other way to get the job done. As matters stand, taxpaying private enterprise and local groups are completely willing and completely able to carry their full share of any needed project—as their enthusiastic response to the {partnership concept has dem onstrated. And whenever the people have l>een asked 4bout this concept, in a clear-cut way without mixing in political personalities and, unrelated issues, they have strongly en dorsed it. Views That Deserve Attention Cuts in the highly progressive income tax rate would probably ’produce more ■ rather than k i ss revenue, by stimulating invest ments and s{>eeding the nation’s economic growth. That is one facet of a statement sent to a House subcommittee on taxation by It Can Be Done—But! We. frequently hear people in- public life advocate tax reduction on the one hand— and huge new government spending pro grams on the other hand. Actually, both proposals could .be under taken—by such expedients as an extreme “soft money’’ policy and by turning loose the presses that print the currency. If that should happen, what would the re sults be? Secretary of the Treasury Hum- phrey answered with these words: “This ... is.the policy of deliberate inflation and must result in a return to a budget unbalanced by several billion'dollars, with all of the infla tionary pressure that it would create.” Then we’d have more dollars in circulation, but * each of them would become progressively less valuable—and if the program were car ried to its logical end, would become worth less. SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING Ex*cuiiY* Vic* Pr*sid*nt Southern State* Industrial Council the Chamber^ of Commerce _of the .United , States. , ' A similar belief has been expressed by Ernest G. Swigert, president of the National Association of Manufacturers. In hi's view, normal economic growth, By providing in creasing revenues to the government, would FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION Both the Democratic and Republican platforms in the 1956 cahipaign contained planks pledging federal aid for school construction. Apparently, such a measure will be vigorously pushed early in the 85th Congress—and apparently, too, backed by the majority membership of both parties. , , .• - uiu j-'j i Any such measure should be blocked—and ex- make possible reductions in both individual - for what it ^ Actually SU ppo rt ers of Con and corporation income tax rates without adding to anyone’s tax burden. The Chamber’s statement said that across- the-bbard reductions could be made even in a jieriod of high defense -outlays through a sound program of controlled spending and liorrowing by the federal government, plus the increased revenue from a fair and rea sonable tax structure which would not be a deterrent to individual initiative and invest ment. r Views such as these certainly deserve the careful attention 1 of the Congressmen who will desil with possible changes in the tax laws this year. If more money is left in the hands of the people, then more money will go into investment and into the channels of trade—and that in itself will be strong stimulant to the government’s tax take. Mercer Here Friday; Blue Hose Winning Streak Is Halted Another high-scoring basket ball game is on tap for Presbyte rian collego\ fans here Friday night, if the previous meeting be tween the Blue Hose and Mercer is any indication of what to ex ; pect. When Mercer invades Leroy Springs gymnasium at 8:00 p m- that evening, it will find a PC team keyed to avenge the p>oint- heavy overtime defeat of 110-112 suffered at the hands,of the Bears in Macon last week. This encounter also began a reversal in PC fortunes. Before going to Macon, the Hosemen had rolled undefeated over four straight opponents, but since that time, the Presbyterian quintet has lost two more games while winning one. Victory number five for the season" came at the expense of Wofford, 78-64, here last Satur day night—a successful opener in Little Four competition. But a Virginia invasion of the past sev eral days found the Blue Hose bowing to Virginia Military In stitute, 94-87, last Monday night, and then takihg a 68-86 count at the hands of Washington and Lee the following evening: After the Mercer 'game here Friday night, the Presbyterian squad will travel to Newberry on Saturday pight for its'second Lit tle Four battle of the season Semester examinations, then, will mean a seven-day intermis sion in the schedule, with play to be resumed at Georgia Teachers college on January 28. Exam Scheduled For Clerk Position At Joanna Post Office The fifth U. S Civil Service Re gional Office, Atlanta, Ga., has announced an open competitive examination for career or tem porary appointment to the posi tion of substitute clerk in the Jo anna post office. Applications will be accepted from persons who reside within the delivery of Fne post office named or who are bon fide pa trons of such office. Applications must be received or postmarked on or before January 30. The beginning basic rate of pay is $1.82 per hour. Applicants must have reached their eigh teenth birthday on the closing date for acceptance of applica tion. This age limit does not ap ply to persons entitled to vet‘ eran’s preference. Necessary forms and further information may be obtained from the postmaster at the Jo anna office, or from the Fiftn U. S Civil Service Regional Ol- fice, Peachtree-Bakier Building. 275 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlan ta 3, Ga. The Truth About Partnership The theory that’ political upsets in the Pa cific Northwest were clue to widespread op position to this Administration’s electric power policy,- with its emphasis on the part nership idea of development, is vigorously disputed by Raymond Mpley. “There’is plenty of evidence,” he . writes in Newsweek, “that the people of the North west are not opposed to ( private investors sharing the burden of developing hydroelec tric power in the Columbia Basip. . . . Not a single referendum in any county in Oregon since 1940 has voted for public power. Dur ing the recent campaign a poll taken in Washington indicated a 3-to-l preference for partnership. In another survey, in the State of Oregon, voters listed public pow:er only fifth among six issues.” Then Mr. Moley makes a still jnore im- jxtrtant point in these words: “But the case for local and'j>rivate participation in further hydroelectric projects' jn the Northwest should not rest merely Upbn the preferences of the states immediately concerned. There is no valid reason in morals or natipo^„£ol- icy why the 40-odd other states of the union should be taxed for. the Northwest when there is available plenty of private investors’ capital to bear a share.” In the past 10 years’, he adds, about 40 per cent of all Congression al appropriations for hydroelectric projects have gone to the Northwest—even though the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho 'stitutional government—which leaves education to the states—and believers in states’ rights cannot support federal aid to education for a number of reasons. ‘ . ■ In the first place, regardless of what some may say. federaUaid gives the Federal Government con trol "over the pubic schools of the nation. It is en tirely logical, and has been so ruled by he Supreme Court, that the Federal Government has the right to control that which it subsidizes. Nothing worse could happen to the educational system of this country than to have its control pass into the hands of centralized bureaucracy. In this connection, it is worth noting that the official voice of the Communist Party in America, The Daily Worker, is pushing strongly for federal funds for schools. If the other organizations tak ing a sifrular stand, such as the American^ for Democratic Action, the AFL-CIO, and the Nation al Education Association can get any comfort from being associated with this group, they are wel come to it. But the communists are smart enough tc know, if these other organizations are not, that it is much easier to. infiltrate and subvert central ized education than it is to infiltrate and subvert education completley controlled by the 48 states of the union. In the second place, federal aid to education is Simply another illustration of the whole fallacy of federal aid Under our Consitutiona] republican form of government, the Federal government has no powers not granted \o it by the several states. Neither does .the Federal Government have any money that , does not come to it from the people of the several states. , How, then, can the Federal Government help • the states when it must get the money to help them from the people who live in those states? Not long ago, the Governors of the two richest states in the union, New York,and Michigan, de clared they must have federal aid for several pur " poses,‘one of them being s c h co 1 ^construction. Where will the Federal Government get the mon- ey with which to Tielp these states? Well, where else can it get the money except from the other 46 states, including the two supposedly poorest states. Missssippi and Arkansas. Surely these proponents of federa) funds for schools cannot believe their claim that local sfelf- ernments can retain complete independence and control of their schools under any such system, cannot believe that if the various states lack the resources needed for their schools that the money can be furnished by tl^ Federal Govemmnt. No, ij is simply an effort by the advocates of centralized government and federal control to get their “head in , the tent”, knowing that once.it is in. local self-government and local responsibility and local independence would sooner or later com pletely disappear If the Federal Government wants t« help the States, the best way in which it can^be done is by reducing federal taxes and leaving the money in the states so that they can help themselves We all know that the Federal Government could greatly reduce taxes-if it orfly had the will to do so. The Hoover Commission had pointed out many savings that would make this possible. Actually, any need for federal funds for schools has never been proven—because it cannot be prov en. Nor has it ever been proven that the states cannot provide the schools they need with theii own -money. And we all know that it would be much cheaper for everybody concerned if they did! / 8**r* Bt« N*w Catalog )v*t off tft* -waiting for yow won’t you •top In soon and ••• our now catalog ** jvat meny Saoi Phone 1680 130 Musj?rove St. :: | • * i.t :: 3 JANUARY 17-24 Take a Tip from Ben Franklin . . Be a Steady Saver! “Little strokes fell great oaks,” Franklin said. And small amouts, saved regulary add up to a lot . . . sooner than you think. See for your self. Save here and keep saving! Bank of Clinton Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 3% Interest Paid on Savings Accounts Semi-Annually Dr. Thayer Addresses Montreat Students and Faculty Lost Week Montreal, N. C.—Dr. C. K. Thayer, director of the guidance center of the Synod of Soutn Carolina and a professor of psy chology at Presbyterian college, Clinton, spoke to the Montreat college student body last Thurs day on the theme of Christianity. Dr. Thayer said to the group, "Christianity is d personal alleg iance to a person called Christ. It is a devotion to a leader un seen but not unloved or un known.” The faculty of Montreat college heard Dr. Thayer speak on the general subject of the purpose oi college training later in the day. ‘ instruction is the math job oi a college, but it is not the only task. Personal growth and prep aration for citizenship and home living, vocational happiness, abil ity to use leisure well, to Ibake wise choices, to live well with others are the deeper aims oi college training. “Math, foreign languages, ana history and science are means but not an end in themselves,” sain Dr. Thayer. “There is no one answer to the problems facing education. 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