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\ ! I .* - / 4 Page Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, September 12, 1957 Col. Todd Attends Army Waftottege v Lt Co) Walter B Todd, son of Mfs .1 Kt'«'d Todd, of Clinton, is at tending o ten-mo,nth coarse at the Army War College, Carlisle Bar racks. Pa. WASHINGTON AND "SMALL BUSINESS’’ By C W 11SO N HASPFR . i I T. COl WAITER B. TODD ('olonel Todd is one of 200 senior officer' undergoing training at the arm;. > highest educational institu tion T<ic colonel arm id at Carlisle; Rarraiks from an assignmentln An kara Turkey He is a graduate of Presbyterian College Dislrict Meet For. Farm Bureau Set For Clinton Tuesday - t»te^ht|»"wwkers of -)> ceonty Farm Bureau.' in the Piedm ait sec "M" 1 ! ‘0 sr,i|th' ‘’arelma »ill meet in Clinton. Tuesday to plan a joint membership drive. C R Workman, of Kirumls. vice-president foC this district Of the South Carolina Farm Bureau, announced yesterday. Mr Workman said that the 15 counties are joining together this year in special week-long drives to coordinate their efforts in renewing! and getting new members of the 1 state's largest farm organizations, j Meeting With the group will be Woodrow Lutrell, Southern field rep resentative of the American Farm Bureau Federation and E W. e Brooks, organization director of the South Carolina Farm Bureau. The meeting is scheduled at 7:30 p m at the Mary Musgrove Hotel From three to five membersdSip; workers are expected to attend from each of the following-counties: Ab beville, Anderson, Cherokee, Ches ter. Edgefield, Greenville, Green wood, Laurens. McCormick, ‘New berry. Pickens. Saluda, Spartan burg, Union and York. Ever since the Supreme Court decision ordering a divorcement between General Motors and Du Pont. many readers have wiritten asking questions. • * * —It Is small wonder that surh in- qulries have come in. Obviously, both of these ' organizations have huge pub lic relations or-k, ganizalionswhoj have been tn-j spiring publica tion of many viewpoints at odds with the court's deci sion. Other writ-1—_ - , C. W. Harder ers have writ ten along the same lines. * * * \ But fact remains there was ^ big issue involved heref* best re viewed with strict objectivity. * * * - Perhaps this issue was best expressed by Sen. O Mahonei when he said, "A handful of stockholders (ISG major holders of of all C.M common stock 1 are rulers of an economic state with revenues greater than^ the revenues of alt but five of our political states. Such power as this is changing our entire econ omic system; changing our rela tions with one another; our rela tions with government. • * * “Aftethef sidelight of‘the was given about a year : the time of the now fa • - v. dealer revolt,” when the m.lv; ribnt dealers who actual \ i uut the automobile business, revolto i against autocratic powers v-ed against them. - * * * Much has been made of the fact that for a mere million. DuPont secured of GM sto; k which has netted them billions In profits over the years. \ et that is not the real issue. After all. there Is no vice in bigne's. nor in growth, nor in protits. X4ti '-tl ivamv - -t I'-i-:' i !=■ ' - The real issue is the intent of this transaction. • • • As p^int manufacturers, and makers of other materials need ed in making cars and other ve- hicles. through this stock pur chase which delivered what Is tantamourit to controlling inter est, it was desired to sew up^this business on all exclusive basis. • • • - Thus, w hefT-one corporation can secure aiv exclusive market for' its products to another cor poration which makes, about 50', of all cars sold. SO'/ of all loCo- miitives, controls largest taxi firm in the nation, and was even, until Justice Dept, forced signing of a consent decree, controlling the use. sale, and resale of equip ment used in motor bus lines, a bad situation develops. • » * There has long been an Amer ican proverb against putting all the eggs in one basket. Obvious ly, this DuPont-GM empire had bei ome so big. and so vital to the American economy, that in event of a national economic emergen cy, It could hg. necessary fir gov ernment to spend tax money to keep it from collapsing. - • # • — In addition, such empires. , whi,n they control so much, are a c nstant threat to maintenance of free political institutions. * * * -In other words, aspiring dicta tors nevrrs-get to tirst base, if economy of a nation is spread among many Independent enter prises. They can only get to po- li.ir il power when economic pow er is ( oncentrated in a few hands, ♦ * - * T ; < • • i< no d mbt DuPont' i ki - line automotive finishes. * * * Put if competing brains and 'kills art* given an equal oppor- tun v to bid for the business, perhaps even finer paints will be developed.* Only free and above hoard competition keeps prog- gri-'S from stagnation. No one h.i' a monopoly on brains. Executors Refuse $300,000 for 1900 Acres of Fuller Land Laurens, Sept. 5—An attorney for an unnamed client bid $300,000 for around 1,900 acres of Laurens Coun ty wood and farmland here Monday hut failed to get it—The executors of an estate being settled raised the bid by $100 and kept the land in the hands of the estate It is reported that the executors had a higher pri vate “bid. The sale was held , in settlement of the estate of the late A P. Ful ler, of Mountville Actual acreage involved is 1,951.8 acres, less 43 9 acres sold as a separate tract The court house where the auc tion -was held, had about as many people present as are usually there on a circuit court day. The c^wd included heirs, relatives, timber dealers from several states and onlookers. Bidding was spirited un til near the end, sometimes in thousands, sometimes in hundreds. The first hid was for $50,000 by Thomas A Babb, who later bid the $300,000 . The auctioneer, E. G. Bramlett, didn't catch the first fig ure and asked him usa it $60,000. ‘‘Oh, that will be all right," Mr. Babb said, and that was The-first sisting of lots around Mountville, the succdsnful bidder was Miss Ruth Stokes, of Mountville, one of the heirs. Her bid was $14,000. TTie sale was advertised as sub ject to the acceptance of the exec utors. Prior to the Fuller sale, Walter E. Dunlap, clerk of court, sold a house and lot in the city of Clin ton for $4,008.72 to O. L. Long, at torney, the only bidder. The sale was made in the case of Citizens Building and Loan Association ver- sus Adams. C a flip Breeding Meeting TonigHT A meeting of the Laurens County Artificial Breeding Association will hh held in Laurens tonight tThurs-, day» at 7:30, it is announced by Harry League, of Clinton, president' of the group The meeting, to be held in the Count y Agricultural Building, has been called for a dis-' cussion of changes in the program which is now getting underway The meeting tonight follows a session at Clemson College on Sept 6 on the same subject winch was attended by a committee from the Laurens County association. Those at the Clemson meeting were: Mr League. D Eugene Brown, Bailey community; Ed Copeland, Clinton; Jack Adair, Milam Road Section; W Hance Finley, Mountville; and » C~B -Cnnmm. County Agent 'Each cooperative breeding association 'in South Carolina was represented at the meeting All dairymen in the county are invited to attend the meeting in Laurens tonight, whether or not they are members of the association New Gaims Increase At Employment Office Initial claims for unemployment compensation showed a slight in crease for the week ending August 31 at the Clinton office of the South Carolina Employment Security Commission, it was stated in a re port of the commission Claims filed for that week to taled 27, which was an increase of four over the previous week The report showed that a total of 242 persons were receiving unem ployment insurance through the Clinton office during the week end ing August 24, a decrease of eight Trom the previous week. official bid J. T. Hollingsworth, of Cross Hill, farmer, saw mill ope rator and real estate owner, jump ed it at one time to $200,000 and dropped out some time later. Around the $225,000 figure a man in the back of the court room, who never identifii*d himself, got in the picture and stayed in until it reach ed $250,000 Attorney Babb staying in all the time* In the meantime Clyde T."Franks, bidding for the es tate. got in the bidding and remain ed to the end , On the "last and final call." the property was knocked dgwn to Mr Franks as executor for $300,000. The other executor, John T. Stoke*s, of Mountville. sat nearby and fluent ly conferml with Mr. Franks. In the sales of the 43.9 acres, con- Claude Crocker Chairman of 1957 'Maid of Cotton' Claude Crocker, of Clinton, was name-dchairman of the 1957 Maid of Cotton committee at a meeting held recently in the Agricultural Building. Mrs. Bailey Williams, of Laurens, was named vice-chairman, and Mrs. Eula Bolt, of Laurens, was reelected secretary-treasurer. The National Maid of Cotton Con test is sponsored by the National Cotton Council of which pie South Carolina Textile Manufacturers As sociation is’ a member. John K. Cauthen, executive vice-president of the South Carolina Textile Manu facturers Association, Columbia, is in charge of the state program of the Maid of Cotton contest. The national council is composed of the nation’s cotton farmers, gin- merehants, warehousemen, n e r s, spinners, and cotton seed crushers The Maid of Cotton contest is for the purpose of promoting the use of cotton. The ladies entering'the contest must be unmarried, between the ages of 18 and 25, inclusive, and have been borrt in a cotton growing state. If bom in a cotton state oth er than South Carolina, she must have been a bonafide resident of South Carolina since before Janu ary 1, 1957. The contestants will be judged on three counts, beauty, personality, background and training. They must be at least five feet, five inch es tall. Clinton Jaycees will sponstu* the contest to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 in the ballroom of Hotel Mary Musgrove. Girls interested in entering this contest can qoniact Mrs. Eva Land, Clinton, Miss Nellie Osborne, Lydia Community Center, Mrs. Fances Warner, Joana, or any member of the Clinton Junior Cham ber of Commerce for further infor mation or application blanks. IF ITS GOOD MEAT AT J. R. Crawford SURVEYING CLINTON, S. C. Phone 3493 Joanna Feather your nest The easy way • Save by mail Mail your check or money order to us with your name and address. Your money goes right to work and saves time as well as money, LAURENS FEDERAL \*«J SAVINGS & __ LOAN ASSOCIATION W. Main St. Lauren* S. C. GOOD PRICES YOU WANT STOP IN AND SEE US TENDER SAILSBURY STEAK 1 ' 2 ii>*. 89c FRESH WHOLE PORK SHOULDER ib. 39c GRADE “A”—2-21/* Lbs. FRYERS "T - each 85c FREASH MEATY Pork Ribs —ib. 49c ECONOMY CUT Pork Chops ib. 59c ALL MEAT BOLOGNA . 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