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Pape Four / THE CLINTON CHRONICLE viltf? (Clintmt (Clfrnntrlp Established 1H« July 4. 1889 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — June 13. 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Raie (Payable in Advance) * One Year $3 00, Six Months $2.00 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Po*t Office at Clinton, S C., under Act of Congres* ‘ t March 3, 1879 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at ai: yjmet appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature' AnoriyffibU^ebnuimnli’aUtyns will not be noticed This pap<*r is not responsible ^or the views or opinions 'of its correspondents Member: South Carolina Press Association, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: a AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION — New York, Chicago, Detroit Philadelph.« (l.INTOV S. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1»57 These Things Make Men Strong The schools are in session again through out the country. This in itself may give spe cial interest to a talk which Samuel B. Pet- tengill. a former Congressman and a well- known writer on public affairs, made some time ago before the Cum Laude Society of the Vermont Academy. Mr. Pettengill’s theme is that the essence of life is struggle. He takes a dim view of that commonly-held attitude which causes parents to try to make life easier for their offspring than it was for them. And he takes the dimmest possible view of what is gener ally known as the welfare state, with all the expensive buffers it attempts to place be tween people and adversity. He says: “In re cent years, society has gone ‘nuts’ on the pusillanimous cult of ‘security’, guaranteed by government: in short, a nation of para sites. The illusion of the age is that people can vote themselves rich. It is a superstition that-‘social security’ depends on the promises of politicians, not on the character, compe tence and courage of men. It is a fable and a fraud that the out-put of society can be great er than the in-put of individuals." (/loing on from this, Mr. T’ettengill feels it is woefully wrong when, for example, labor unions say, in effect, to their members, “Take f it easy. Do no more,than enough to,-stay on the payroll." And he is deeply concerned over the fact that young people, in applying for their first jobs, often ask such questions as these: “When will I begin to draw a pension? How many coffee breaks in a day? How many paid holidays? If I worked more than 40 hours ... do I get time-and-a-half?" Mr. Pettengill cites the point of view of a number of distinguished men who exalted struggle above almost everything else. One is Emmanuel Lasker, for many years world champion at the most difficult of all games. chess. Lasker, -who had shown brilliance as a mathematician and philosopher, was asked why he had given so much of his-life' to this game. He answered: “The chessboard is a svmbol of life—of all-life. The essence of life * * is struggle. Take struggle out of chess, or out of life, and what is left? In chess I have found happiness.” Mr. PettengiU’s own advice to parents follows from this: “Don’t take struggle out of your children's Jives.” A famous Americari is also qLfoted—Pres ident Theodore Roosevelt. His philosophy was described in these words: “I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.” And his wish for himself was: “Let me wear out, not rust out.” His appeal was always to the strung side of men—never to the soft and the weak. • - To quote Mr. Pettengill once more:-“Avoid struggle and life becomes" sterile, vapid and meaningless. Our mental hospitals are being tilled with thousands of neurotics, many of whom feel inadequate to meet life’because they were protected from taking the dump— in childhood.” He ends his talk with a. verse from a poem' of the frontier: "I dream no dream of a nursemaid state- "That spoons me out my food. "No. the stout heart sings in its strife with fate, - -*-V - • - “For the toil and the sweat are good.” have,the right to a job in his trade in either case. Third, he would have the law forbid strikes agairist the public health, safety and wel fare: strikkes designed to compel political action, and strikes conducted with the aid of criminal violence. Mr. Richberg, in short, is for a labor policy, based in law, that would safeguard the legiti mate interests of all—the worker, business and industry, and, most important, the Amer ican people„as a whole. Lions Governor Visits Clinton Club District Governor Vic G. Chapman, of Anderson, paid an official visit to the Clinton Lions Club Fri day night and was guest speaker at a meeting at Hotel Mary Musgrove. Governor Chapman addressed the club on the aims and ideals of Lions International and conferred with the officers and board of direc tors following the meeting. Left to right are Bryan Coated, secretary; R. S. Truluck, zone chairman; Mr. Chapman; W. P. Jacobs, president; and J. A. Orr, treasurer.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Stockton, Kan.. Rooks County Record: “There is no doubt about it. A quarter doesn’t go as far today as it used to .unless you hap pen to drop it on the sidewalk." Liberal, Kan., li#ily Times: “Awareness an., J^aily water Vup of the lack of water Supply in the U. S. today is in al>out everybody’s mipd. However, if you think we have troubles now, ti on down the road, say two decades hence. It is estimated that by then America’s water supply will have to be doubled." Jurors " 1 For Criminal Court The jury commissioners on Tuesday drew two panl& of 18 jurors each to serve for a term of criminal court in Laurens slated to begin on November 11. Three holdover jurors will also serve for the week. Judge T. B. Greneker, of Edgefield,-will preside. Judge Greneker is also presiding over a two-week term of civil court in session this week and next Jurors for the criminal term Grange Chumley, Lydia Mill; Austin Stephens, Gray Court; W 1. Smith, Cross Hill, H. S. Jenkins, Joanna; Clyde Moore, Laurens City;-William Hedgepath, Laurens Mill; Morris J. Crump, Laurens City; F. T. Ridgeway, Hickory Tavern; James Simpson, Joanna; John J. Reid, Laurens City; George T. Abrams, Hickory Tav- ern; Haskell Graydon, Laurens City; C. D. Benjamin, Jr, Long Branch; J. C. League, Ora; Wil liam W. Westmoreland, Lanford Station; H. E. Blackwell, Shady Grove; James W. Crawford, Hope- well. Also James Mahaffey, Brewer, .ton; Robert Jester, Joanna; Billy Ray Wilson, Shiloh; Jim Hugh Austin* Cross Hill; Martin H. Wil son, Shiloh; Clyde Willis, Owings; James E. Coker, Lydia Mill; J. W. Crowder, Gray Court; W^ M. Mc Millan, Clinton City; toy Hughes, Gray Court; W. W. Lollis, Jones’ Store; W. O. Hueble, Goldville; M. J. Tinsley, Brewerton; Samuel J. Manley, Youngs; James O. Thompson, Renno; Lloyd Norris, Jr, Laurens City; James W. Bag- well, Hickory Tavern; Bobby Vaughn, Laurens .City. . Holdovers: Sam Curry, Laurens Mill; James E. Milam, Laurens City; F. F. Fowler, Clinton Ciyt. Polio Clinic Set For Bell Street Schools Polio clinics will be held at Bell Street High School Friday, Nov. 1- and at Bell Street Elementary School Mondaj^Noi? 4, it has been announced Jay Miss Rebec c a Speake, secretary of the Laurens County chapter of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis. - All children are urged "to take these pracautionary shpts. Those who have not had their first shot must have written permission Thursday, October 31,1957 from their parents. Second and third shots will also be given to those ready for thehi. IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phon* 74 REPORT OF CONDITION OF Newberry County Bank GoMVItTe Brsnclr Of Joanna in the State of South Carolina at the close af business on October 11, 1957. ASSETS Cash, balartces with other banks, including reserve balances, • » and cash items in process of collection *. $ 62,403.71 Loans and discounts (including $77.21 overdrafts) 213,181.98 Furniture and fixtures ; . 3,868.85 Other assets ... > A 301,218.37 r $580,672.91 TOTAL ASSETS . .' LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations $299,345.93 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 261,691.86 Deposits of United States Government (including po^al savings) 1,631.25 Deposits of banks .. • 7,500.00 Other deposits (certified and officers’ checks, etc.) 247.14 TOTAL DEPOSITS ‘ . T $570,416.18 TOTAL LIABILITIES CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Undivided profits TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $570,416.18 $ 10,256.73 $ 10,256.73 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $580,672.91 I, T. C. Tindal, Manager, of the above-named bany, do solemnly affirm that the above statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief. T. C. TINDALL CORRECT—ATTEST. J. T. McCrackin, Walter Regnery, J. N. Beard, A. W. Murray, Joe M. Roberts, S. C. Paysinger, W. C. Huffman, Directors. State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, ss; Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th day of October, 1957, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. GlilO. W. RODELSPERGER, Notary Public «?- Terre Haute.’lnd., Tribune-Star: Though the mythical ‘average’ American can buy almost 50 p.ef cent more consumer goods than he could buy in 1929, inflation could play hob with the figures. It already is putting a painful squeeze on some people, and in some degree it is affecting all of us. Inflation, far from being a vague threat, is a real danger that can gobble up our economic advances un less it is kept under control.’’ A Clear And Present Danger So one can truthfully call Dohald R. Rich berg an enemy of labor. He has been one' of this country’s leading labor lawyers. He was prominent in the New Deal and once head ed the NR A. He was co-author of the Railway Labor Act, which ihany labor spokesmen re gard as a monument of its kind. This gives significance to a book Mr. Rich berg has written—a book whose title makes its point: “Labor Union Monopoly: A deaf and Present Danger.” Mr. Richberg goes into full dotail in tracing the growth of this monopoly, and then offers a three-faceted proposal for curbing it.- First, he believes, the ^anti-trust laws should be extended to make the creation and exercise of monopoly powers by labor unions unlawful. In other words, the unions would simply be placed in the same legal position all other groups in our society. ~ * Second, he urges that Congress declare compulsory unionism a form of “involuntary servitude,” within the definition of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. This would amount to a national “right to work” law, under which a man could ^’oin a union if he so chose or refuse to join if he so chose and SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING Executive Vic* Pr*tid*nt Southern State* Industrial Council >**.»a|******»* ***♦»**** eaea * * * * a****^**-.**-»*>♦**• • * »• • • NEEDED: A SECOND PARTY Looking ahead to the presidential election in 1960, there has been considerable comment recently about the.need of a Third Party.’ Nor is this comment con fined to any one section of the country—it is nation wide. As a matter of fact, a great many third parties have already been started, ranging from just a few people in certain cases to many people in others. Which all# means, of course, that they are not third parties; they an- sinxply splinter parties. Each of these splinter parties wants all the other splinter par ties to combine with it and do things its way. This is not what We need The nation of France has foundered *on splinter parties. Our constitutional repubhean form of government has operated tradi tionally and* rightly on the two-party system Thai is the way it should be „ The trouble, though, is that we do not now have two parties Wt have two organizations calling them selves by different na mes-j-Democratic and Republi- . can—but they are no longer distinguishable as sep arate parties. As a matter of fact, there^js a great deal more difference within .the parties than there is between the parties. The need is for two parties that you can tell apart, that give you a choice. Therefore, if we are to have a two-party system, either the Democratic or the Republicart organiza tion must fade out of existence and give away to a Second i’arty '—a party that gives the.voter a real choice between radical and conservative views. Nat urally, the political leadership of neither the Repub- -bciuii. or -Democrat.-, w ants this to Jiappen to -the.ir or ganization That's the way they make their living. This attitude was brought rather vividly to our at tention during a conversation we had recently with a distinguished Congressman, a gentleman who has done a good job as chairman of on£ of the important Congressional conunit.ees. When we mentioned thpt it seemed the only possibility of giving a conserva-' live voter a choice in the 1960 election is a strong Third Party’ movement, which we hoped might eventually result in a real Second Party' that would absorb either the Republicans or the Democrats in the course of time and leave us again with a real two-party system, this Congressman objected. He summed up his position in this comment, ‘‘My father always told me the way to get rid of rats was not to bum down the barn." We were glad to haveTum agree that there are rats in the bams, but that did not seem to us a satis factory answer. We made this observation; . ."Over here in one place is the Democratic bam. Over here in another place is the Republican bam. They are both infested with rats. For at least twenty- five years, those in each bam who are opposed to rats have been trying to get rid of them—Jaut every .time they get rid oLone rat, two seem to jump in his place. There are now more rats in each bam than ever before. Since, we canndl seem to get rid of them, why not walk off and leave them? “Why not go over here in another place and build as nearly as possible a rat-proof bam. All those who are anti-rat can repair to this bam, and let the rats have the other two barns. Eventually, there would be no need of two bams filled with rats, and the rats could save money and time and organization troubles by till gangingdogether in one barn. The abandoned bam could rot down and‘there would be two parties left—the Rat Party and the Anti-Rat Party. If this is not done,” we concluded, “it seems to us there is nothing ahead but a Rat Government, which is the same as a totalitarian Government—and it makes no difference whether this government is the rule of the dictator, the planned economy of socialism or the regimentation of communism, we would have lost our freedom just the same. In either instance, we would have only a one-party government—whkh is not much different from the way it is light now." We do not know whether we made much impres sion on this Congressman or not—but we sure con vinced ourself! / So eudvanced it leecvea the rest behind! ♦ * On display for ths first ti ms today Is s car that stands apart In any company. It is vary low, vary daring, bssutffulty proportioned. Its unusual sursnsss of handling and control reflects ths Istsst snginssring advances. To own H Is a new adventure. Swept • Wing 58 by IXJDGE COOPER MOTOR COMPANY 211 W. MAIN STREET — TELEPHONE 515