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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, February 21, 1957
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July 4. 1889 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS June IS. 1955
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CLINTON, S. C.. THl'RSDAY. FEBRl ARY 21. 1957
The Clinton-Laurens
Highway
On another page in the Chronicle today is
news that does not furnish much reason for
optimism over tin* future extensive improve
ment of the Clinton-Laurens’highway.
A letter from,Chief Highway Commission
er C. H. McMillan to the county delegation
in the Central Assembly is quoted which
states that the highway will he relegated to
a secondary status after the competion of the
already - started new Creen\ ille - Columbia
highway. This highway is expected to by
pass l>oth Clinton^and Laurens several miles
to the northeast of Clinton.
■When the new highway is completed it
will take considerable traffic off of the Clin
ton-Laurens stretch, wfiich Mr. McMillan
says, will have such improvement as is war-
r a hied, Tia.-HHlTui traffic that uses it after the
new facility is completed.
It is true that the importance of the Clin
ton-Laurens road will l>e somewhat lessened
after the new Greenville-Columbia mute is
built; but, nevertheless, the hazardous traf
fic situation that now prevails will continue
to exist when through traffic is removed.
The tortuous eight-mile stretch will lie just
as dangerous to local traffic as it is today.
Highway ^department officials admit the
poor location anil condition of the road and
we hope that even after the Greenville-Co
lumbia highway is opened the department
will still keep in mind the need for ini prove-
ment of the Clinton-Laurens route.
What the forest Tire losses would be in some
of the counties noted during an excessively
long dry period would be anybody’s guess.
We recall recently hearing a television i>or-
•sonality who makes periodic flights from
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New York to Miami comment, on the num
ber of forest fires and the smoke that hung
over the state as he made his flight. "What’s
happening in South' Carolina?” he asked.
"Are they trying to burn up the place?” Ap
parently so.
What yan be done about the situation,?
Surely,"something needs to be done.
The report states that 73 prosecutions
were instituted and 70 convictions secured
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against persons charged with starting for
est fires during January.
Wadesboro, N. C., Messenger and Intdli-
: "Postmasters . . . “we have noticed
mentioned in the newspapers, have become
fretted by the number of bail-point pens
stolen from post office lobbies since the gov
ernment furnished that kind of writing in
strument. . . . As we recall it, the pens cost
oqr dear L'pcle Sam aliout 14 cents apiece.
That is rather picayunish loot for a fellow
to risk, maybe, paying a $500 fine and also
being jailed for a year just to get something
to scribble with.”
They Fall For It
From time to time prisoners in South Car
olina escape and head North. When they are
apprehended, they put up tales of woe about
how they have been mistreated, or that they
were unfairly convicted, or that they just
don't like South Carolina jails. Officials in
the Northern states believe everything the
jailbirds tell ’em. and the governors refuse
to send the prisoners back.
It happens to prisoners from any South
ern state who flee North. And it happens
rather frequently. And Northern officials
continue to be guillible.
The latest in the series occurred early in
February when a murderer who had escaped
from the penitentiary in Columbia was ap
prehended ip Indiana. The governor of, In-
diana refused to return the prisoner on re
quest of South Carolina officials and freed
him on lamd. A hearing has been set for
March 18. The prisoner escaped last Feb
ruary and was arrested in Lafayette. Ind., in
December. ; — —
Col. Wyndham Manning, superintendent of
the penitentiary, stated that the life-termer
"should have been returned on a simple re
quest of the governor of South Carolina.”
Manning added. “If they want my murder
ers. they’re welcome to. them.” ^
Amazing Loss
From Forest Fires
Most people in South Carolina do not see
the ^monthly forest fire reports of the State
Commission on Forestry and. consequently,
are not aware of the large acreage in the
state that is burned by forest fires^
The reports come to our desk and as we
glapce over them occasionally we cannot help
but be amazed at the tremendous economic
loss the state is suffering from fire damage
to our woodlands.
Take the January report, for instance. A
total of 9,000 acres were burned by forest
fires in South Carolina during that month.
Without looking it up. we figure that is
aliout 15 square miles of territory. And it
happens* al>out every month—some months
pi ore ami >ome less. What a tremendous
loss! ' ,
As we look over the figures it is seen that
fewer fires occur and less acreage is burned
in the up-country. The number of fires range
from none to five or six, and the acreage
burned from none to 30 or 40 in the various
counties. Hut the further we go into the
lower {>art,of the state figures in' both cate-
gorfes .increase.
The largest area burned during January
occurred in Berkeley county, where 1,337-
acres went up in flames. Orangeburg county,
reported 1,064 acres burned, Williamsburg
929, Clarendon 912, Horry 605, Jasper 598,
Florence 500, Sumter 431, Colleton 416.
Laurens county reported three fires that
Burned 22.5 acres.
And January is not one of the dry months.
SENSING THE NEWS
By THURMAN SENSING
Extculir* Vic* President
Southern States Industrial Council
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GOVERNMENT CONTROLS
ARE NOT THE ANSWER ,
The President has called for a 1958 budget of
approximately $72 billion — the largest in our
peacetime history and nearly $3 billion over the
total for 1957.
In commenting on this budget. Secretary pf the
Treasury Humphrey, while insisting he was not
criticizing the administration Of which he is a part,
had this to say, “If we don’t begin taking less out
of this country, I predict we will have a depres
sion that will make your hair curl.” Senator Byrd
says it will produce further inflation and calls for
a $5 billion cut.
Whether we shall have disastrous depression or
run-away inflation is perhaps beside the point and
need not be argued, because the end result of each
is the same—destruction of our economy.^.
And both Mr. Humphrey and Senator Byrd are
right—it is senseless to have this continued upward
trend in spending, when national taxps and nation
al debt are at their present overpowering levels
wnep state a'nd local taxes and state and local debt
continue to go up year after year. Whether our
political leadership realizes it or not, there is a
limit to the amount of taxes people can pay and
a limit to the amount of debt they can bear under
a sound economy.
Now, let's go back a few days prior to submis-
sion of the budget message—to the State of the Un
ion message submitted by the President to the
Congress the week before. *
In this message, the President made an impas
sioned appeal to the people for “self-discipline.”
He ported out that if wages and prices continue to
rise without a corresponding increase in produc
tivity. we shall inevitably be confronted “with an
economic crisis. He said:
In this regard I urge'leaders in business and
labor to think w^ell on their responsibility to all the
A merican people . ^ .
“Freedom has been defined as the opportunity
for self-discipline This definition has a .special
application to the areas of wSgei^and^rice policy
in a free economy Should we pet^tenHy^fail to
discipline oih'selvse, eventually there will be in
creasing pressure on 1 ’ government to redress- the
failure. By that process freedom will step by step
disappear.”
A- far as he goes, the President is entirley cor-
“ lect in what he says—both organized 'labor and
-business management need to discipline them
selves F'or a number of years now we have seen
monopolistic labor unions demand and obtain
wage increases without a corresponding increase
in productivity! we have seen the business man
agement of vital industries give in to these de
mands and pass the increased cost on to the gen
eral public. Both groups have been acting self
ishly—because they are able to do.so—without re
gard for the welfare of the whole nation.
But the President did not go far enough. There
is a third force that needs to discipline itself in
this country—and that is the Federal Government.
How can the Federal Government expect labor un
ions .and business management—or eventually the
individual—to discipline themselves when it sets
them no example’’
Certainly, a proposed budget $8 billion more
than it was two years ago, without any cut in tax
es and without any reduction in debt—and based
on a very uncertain estimate of income—is not
self-discipline. It is setting the nation no example
of thrift and sound managemnet.^It is. on the oth
er hand, the greatest single force in the nation at
the present time that is leading us into serious
depression or continued inflation.
But the Administration ignores any responsi
bility on its-own part for cooperating wiht organ
ized labor and business management in exerting
self-discipline. And now the President comes
along in a press conference and warns that the
government may, ultimately, be forced to control
wages and prices unless business and labor exer
cise restraint. . ,
Government controls are not the answer—not
in a free nation. Government controls are always
the solution of a socialist government. ' The peo
ple in a free nation should never be threatened
- with government controls; instead, the government
should cooperate with the people in producing a
sound economy. The budget should be drastically
cut.
IN MEMORY OF
DR. THORNWELL JACOBS
Author. Editor, Po*t
He’s gone—the best friend we
ever had?’
Your friends cried and said,
“How sad.”
We miss you but we do not real
ize
That you will not come back
when skies
Are bright again with ‘ warm
sunlight
And dogwood blooms like snow
at night.
How wonderfully occult were
your powers
who wrote and designed that
card of ours!
Presaging death—yet you were
gone
Before we saw it on Christmas
mom
You loved people, birds, and
garden flowers,
Patience, you learned from the
deadly fires . >
Of pain; wisdom and a great se
curity
From fear,.made you serenely
free
\
May you, who conquered in life’s
duel,
Commend us, when in this cruel
World we falter—when we need
Hope and faith that you might
deed
To strugglers.
Two Anderson Men
Head PC Campaign
In Final Region
Two outstanding TAnderson re
ligious leaders will head Presby
terian college’s Diamond Jubilee
Development program in Peid-
mont Presbytery, President Mar
shall W. Brown announced today.
They are: the Rev. W. McLeod
Frampton, pastor of Anderson’s
Central Presbyterian church; and
Douglas C. McDonald, Anderson
businessman who serves promi
nently in civic and religious af
fairs.
Dr. Brown said they will serve
as co-chiarmen of this campaign,
which represents the final drive
Then—-may “rosy pink.and lark
spur blue”
Be a dreamer’s dream fulfilled
in vou.
—SUSIE RABBf-
Fountain Inn, S C
Chest Members
At Charlotte Meet
George Massey, secretary-
treasurer of the Comfunity ChesJ
of Clinton, and local chest Ifadgr.-
will go to Charlotte, N. C., Tues
day for a meeting of the Presi
dent's* Advisory Committee -of
Carolinas United.
Carolinas United is the two-
state organization through which
the local chest works to coordi
nate plans for fund raising and
distribution of funds to the va
rious participating agencies of the
various Community Chdsts in the
."yea ,
Harry Arthur, of Union .is
president of Carolinas United.
MIDWAY
DRIVE-IN THEATRE ,
Clinton — Joanna
FRI. & SAT. FEB. 22-23
Double Feature—Color
THE BOUNTY
HUNTER
RANDOLPH SCOTT
URANIUM BOOM
DENNIS MORGAN
SHORT
SUN.-MON.
FEB. 24-25
First Run—Color —-
MOBY DICK
GREGORY PECK
Also SHORTS
Sunday Nites Only Show
Starts 8:30 Sharp
of the current Diamond Jubilee
program. During the past 16
months, 23 regions throughput
South Carolina and Georgia have
cnoducted campaigns that have
raised more than $654,000 for
Presbyterian college.
Dr. Frampton, a PC alumnus,
has been pastor of the Central
church since 1950. Prior to that
he served as minister to the Pur-
dty Presbyterian church of Ches
ter and to Greenville’s Third
Presbyterian college.
McDougald is an elder in the
Anderson First Presbyterian
church and an active civic lead
er of the community. A graduate
of Emory University, he owns the
McDougald Funeral Home of An
derson.
President Brown, in announc
ing the leadership, said the cam-
paign is scheduled to get under
way in Piedmorit Presbytery
early next month.
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See how tfie regular use of Chilean Soda corrects acidity and maintains favorabltr
pH (left). Fertilizer used at right contained no sodium
and you'll choose
CHILEAN NITRATE OF SODA
B ■i iii-f it- a natural fertilizer, and eirryltody knows a natural-fer
tilizer i- an extra gtuwl fertilizer. Extra good for crops and for the
land. t<>o; not ju-t for today, hut for the years ahead as well. Chilean
Soda i- a rare natural cntnliinathfci of nitrate nitrogen, sodium and
minor elements. It- extra values distinguish it from other nitrogen
fertilizers, account for its remarkable efficiency, for its beneficial effect
upon soil fertility and the production of fine crops.
The effectiveness of a nitrogen fertilizer for top-dressing and
side dreeing depends almost directly on the proportion of nitrate
nitrogen it contains. In Chilean Soda,', the nitrogen is 100 pet, cent
fast-acting nitrate—ready to work as .soon as you apply it, rain or shine.
But that’s not all. Chilean Soda has sodium and minor elements, too.
Sodium destroys soil acidity, substitutes for potash and calcium when
necessary, increases the efficiency of nitrogen and helps plants make
better u-e of other plant foods.
W here the soil is too acid; where potash is deficient or
where the available phosphate supply is low; where the rrop
needs quick help; or where one or more of the minor ele
ments is lacking. Natural Chilean Soda has no equal.
F.xperieme, they *ay, is the best teacher, and 100 years of consis-
tenth satisfactory experience with Natural Chil
ean Soda have demonstrated that there
nothing to compare with it for your top-
dressing and side dressing requirements. i|[
you have any questions^ we urge you to try it;
if only in a small way to begin with, and see
the difference for yourself. You’ll find it is
the most economical and efficient nitrate
nitrogen fertilizer you ever used.
This Way*-
-fir longer last!
A trained ipedalisc will give your car’a
chassis a complete lubrication check. Our
lubrication chart for your make and
model car tells where and how often to
give the chassis Marfak — your assuranca
.**. of smooth, cushiony driving. Onca
' on the lift, your car’a underside is
also inspected for muffler and
. tail pipe holes, tire cuts and
other possible trouble
makers. Drive in for
Marfak lubrication.
STOP IN AND SEE YOUR
TEXACO DEALER SOON
H. D. Payne & Co.
Your Texaco Distributor
Laurens County
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LOOK FOR THE
BULLDOG ON THE BAGI
Hotel
Mary Musgrove
Buffet
Supper
Sunday Feb. 24
6 to 8 P. M.
$2 oo Adults
$1.25 Children
COME AND BRING
YOUR FAMILY
—AND FRIENDS -
fifth freedomTwo Fords
Who says you have to be
independently wealthy to enjoy the fun
and independence of two Fords?
Fact is, you can own two Fords for the price of one
expensive car. And Ford has features this year that
even have the higher-priced cars taking note*.
Take styling: No matter which of Ford’s 20 new
models vou choose, you’ll get a car that’s completely
new, with the stunning Sculptured Look that gives
Ford the Mark of Tomorrow.
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No other car on the American Road can touch
a Ford. Proof? A stock model ’57 Ford averaged
108.16 mph for 50,000 miles at Bonneville, Utah.
Choice? Ford gives you your choice of not one,
but two big-car sizes. There’s the Custom and
Custom 300 Series, over sixteen luscious fee^Qtg|q>'^
Or you can choose from nine even longer Fairlane
and Fairlane 500 models, over seventeen feet of
pure dreamboat. There are 20 new Ford models ...
all styled with the Mark of Tomorrow.
And look at the choice of power. Beginning with
the new Mileage Maker Six and going right through
the series of V-8 engines you can get your own brand
of sizzle, including a Thunderbird 312 Super
charged V-8 that delivers 300 hp and a 270-hp
Thunderbird 312 Super V-8.
And all of this is at low Ford prices. No wonder
the swing is to two Fords this year!
Two Fords
are easy to swing
(Com* in and lot us prove it)
BALDWIN MOTOR CO.
? "North Broad St. — Clinton, S. C