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Henry Ingle was a standout
Clinton on offense, getting loose
several nice runs.
Copt. Winn Returns
From Korean Service
, Captain Charles C. Winn who
been stationed in Seoul. Korea,
Thursday, November 28, 1957
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the past 18 months, has returned toTj^
the States and will spend a leayjb
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl'
ton F. Winn.
Enroute home, he visited his sis
ters, Mrs. Jack Line, Miss Flor
ence Wjnn and other relatives in At-
i lanta. At the end of his leave he will
has be stationed at Camp Carson, Colo-
for ( rado.
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Now Thank We
All Our God
Now thank we all our God.
With heart and hands and voices,
, Who wondrous things hath done,
*In whom His world rejoices;
Who, from our mother’s arms.
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love.
And still is ourg today. -
O may this bounteous God,
Through all our life be near us,
With every joyful hearts
And blessed peace tb cheer us;
And keep us in His grace,
—And guide us when perplexed,.
And free us from all ills.
In this world and the next.
All praise and thanks to God
The Father, now be given, /
The Son, and Him whq^reigns
With them in highest heaven;
The one eternal God,
Whom earth and heaven adore;
For thus it was, is now, 1
And shall be.evermore.
CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1957
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Caution ... Not Pessimism"
Is Attitude Of U. S. Business
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Not so long ago there seeme'd to be a fair
ly general feeling that this country’s eco
nomic Ixxun was of limitless proportions—
that it would go on and on. getting bigger
and letter, with never an abatement. Then
some doubts began to set in. There were
signs-of a slow-down in various fields of ac
tivity. And the doubts increased when the
big upsurge in business activity - that, ac
cording to tradition, should follow Lalxu* Day.
did not occur. *
In the light of this, what do business and
financial leaders now think? That big ques
tion is given an answer in .the October 4th
issue of U. S. News & World Report, based on
the views of. hundreds of. these leaders
throughout the country. The general feeling
is explained in these words: “They are al
most Unanimous in the opinion that the boom
that started in 1954 ns at an end. None of
them expects a sharp upsurge irl activity
either this year or next. The most optimistic
expect little improvement over current lev
els. Many look for a mild downturn. But none
sees a genuinaTeveAsioa ahead.” The general
expectation is for drops in investment in
plant and equipment, inventory buying and
federal spending. There will ^>e small improve
ment in home construction. And while con
sumer spending will rise, it will not dq^o suf
ficiently to spark a new'boom. i' •
t\ S. News quotes views from a number
ot sources. An economist for a chain of de
part mcnt stores thinks there will either be a
‘sidewise movement'’* of the economy Into
tail over-all decline—one
jteeJ executive is optimis-
his in
dustry, but pessimistic al>out the next two
years. Bankers expect the “softening” in bus
iness to continue and generally feel that the
boom, has grown tired. In the words of a Bos
ton banker: "This double-postwar boom, with
all its accumulated .demands, had to-wear it-
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self out sometime, and I think it’s done that
now.” An Ohio banker thinks; “We-ve over
produced. oyerborrowed and overbought.”
As is to be expected, the forecasts for spe
cific industries vary materially. Everyone
watches the huge automobile industry, which
probably has a greater influence on the whole
economy than anv other. Sales for 1958 are
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put at G.200,000 passenger cars—about the
same as.the ’57 figure. Machine tool orders
are declining, and the capital goods people
are cautious. This has been a comparatively
IMior year for the appliance producers, and
little improvement is expected in the next.
Farm equipment manufacturers, on the oth
er hand, anticipate some lift in sales. Gaso
line sales have not come up to expectations
this year, arid the fuel oil picture is a ques
tion mark. There has been general curtail
ment in the metals industry, accompanied by
price weaknesses.
The just-proposed government spending
program for rocket and missile development
and production has not yet been evaluated.
It cannot help but have a tremendous bearing
on the economic picture in several areas.
/To sum up, in U. S. News’ words: “An at
titude of caution, hot pessimism, seems to be
taking over.” And a great deal of watchful
waiting is now going on.
A Right
And An Obligation
Beginning on October 22, /the McClellan
investigating committe'e changed direction.
Leaving, for the time being, its inquiries into
racketeering^and other abuses within the la
bor unions, it has looked into possible abuses
of a kindred kind on the part of management.
This, of course, is perfectly proper and
necessary, and is in accord with the commit
tee’s purpose as defined by Congress. Im
moral practices in management are every bit
as indefensible as immoral practices in the
unions and should be exposed.
However, it will be Unfortunate if the idea
gets around that any employer who opposes
union demands is automatically anti-labor.
Nowadays" the union shop is practically uni
versal in major, producing industry, and ef
forts are being made to further extend it. And
the union shop gives any union dictatorial
and absolute power over workers.
Certainly there is a growing awareness of
the need to curb the monopoly power of,
unions,-to curb the spending of members’
dues’for political purposes decided solely by
union officials, and the,right-to-work law
which.give.i a man the right'to join or not
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i/or freedom, lor plenty, for all
the blessings of home and family ,,
vre say a prayer of gratitude on
this Thanksgiving Day. As we cel
ebrate with the traditional least,
W e are grateful, too, for m<W °' h «
American traditions and lor the
privilege of all to work, plan and
lave for a bountiful future.
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and thexafcbligation to fight for such princi
ples.
Sflmnrit, Miss., Sun: . . the U. S. Treas
ury paT?n$600, million as interest on the $23
billion Social Security trust fund invested in
federal bonds. ... In short, you’ve paid social
security once when you pay your tax—and
you pay mofe on it every time the govem-
ntent pays interest on those bonds!"
next spring, oe-a-
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SENSING THE NEWS
By THURMAN SENSING
Ex«cuiiT» Vic* Pr*>id*nl
.Southern States Industrial Council
KEEP THAT BUDGET BALANCED!
There was a very disquieting note in the Presi
dent's speech at Oklahoma City on November 13, 1957.
It was when he said that Americans “will not sacri
fice security worshipping a balanced budget.’’
Now, there is nothing wrong at all in that state-
merit by itself It is in the implication contained
therein that the disquieting factor lies; namely, that
in order to provide ourselves with security, rt may be
necessary to sacrifice a balanced budget.
What the President should have made clear to the
American people is that that alternative just is not
there. Security can be provided along with a bal-
anced_budgeL if ihe. Administration and the Congress
and the American people only have the will to do it
that way. -
In other words, the President should never have
raised the question of a possibly unbalanced budget.
He should have recomended increased expenditures
for defense, if he thought they were necessary, under
a balanced budget—and then, if it did not turn out
that way. it would be the fault of the Congress and
not of the Administration.
■ In fact, it is to be wondered just which" “Ameri
cans" and how many of them the President was
speaking for when he made this statement, The like-
iihood^us that he was falling into the common error of
so many politicians who claim their own attitudes as
the attitudes of the “American people,” and the Pres
ident probably meant that the Administration “will
not sacrjfic' security worshipping a balanced bud
get" How does he — or anyone else — know what
, vAmericans" will do"’
It is entirely true, of course, that our national se
curity must be “first of all firsts" in this country, as
the President pointed out. But neither the President
nor ourselves must overlook the fact that a sound
economy is a most essential part of national security.
What we are trying to do i$ to preserve a way of life
in this country, from all dangers everywhere, within
‘and without If we allow our economy to be destroy
ed, either by unwise fiscal management within or by
pressure for additional expenditures from without,
we can be quite sure our way of life will go right
along with it—and that without a shot being fired.
There is surely no sense in spending ourselves into
bankruptcy in order lo protect ourselves militarily.
It has been the open boast of the Communists that
they will eventually cause us to spend ourselves into
destruction—and we should never get the idea that
this is not possbile, for it Certainly js. Continually
rising national debt, continuous unbalanced budgets,
continued inflation would all work together to destroy
us. and then the Communists could take over without
any risk on their part whatever. We would do the
job for them
The antidote, of course, is gradual reduction of the
national debt, ranking the necessity for a balanced
budget as an esentigl part of the “first of all firsts,”
and a return once more to an honest dollar. If, along
with ail this, we find it necessary to deny ourselves
certain budgetary benefits to which we have become
over-long accustomed4o, then let us face it. That is
nothing more than,any individual must do under simi.
lar circumstances
If we are presently at \var with the Conununists
—and the President made it abundantly clear that we
are—then let us recognize the fact that there can be
no weakness anywhere along the front line, military,
budgetary,'or other'wise. Let us recognize that it is
a war of attrition, not to be fought and won quickly as
might be the case if we were the aggressor*’but drawn
out over many years and requiring its full measure of
bhftod, sweat, and tears.”
We can win the war if in the waging of it we ob
serve the sound economic principles which have
made us a great nation. We cannot win it if we lose
our respect for a balanced budget. That respect is al
ready entirely too weak and has been for all too long.
Associate Reformed
Presbyterians Hear 7
Dr. Grier At Dinner
Describing the “new look” on trie
Erskine College campus along with
a new look in ambitious planning
and academic progress, Dr. F. E
Grier, president of Abney Mills and
chairman of the board of Erwin
Mills, was speaker at a dinner given
by the Men of the Church for the
entire Associate Reformed Presby
terian membership and guests on
Friday evening, November 22, at
the church.
Treasurer of Erskine College for
the past 36 years. Dr. Grier is still
serving in that capacity and. on the
Board of Trustees of the college. He
cited growth in enrollment as fast
as the college can accommodate 1
additional students. With a present
enrollment of 446 in the undergrad
uate school and 24 in the seminary,
the. college looks forward to accept-
ing six Ijundred students as soon as
the immediate building program is;
concluded. - ,
Long range plans call for even
tually joining the tw’o campuses
(Men’s#arid Women’s) with needed
buildings occupying the area be
tween. Options are now being ob
tained on desired property. Fund
raising campaigns among alumni
and friends have been highly suc
cessful in obtaining money so that
Erskine may forge ahead toward its
goal of becoming one of the best
colleges of its type in the nation.
Dr. Grier commended a Clinton
ian. R. L. Plaxiee.-fof his excellent
work on the Erskine College Board
of Trustees, especially his wise and
tireless, efforts as chairman of the
Buildings and'Grounds Committee.
W. Blakely Tribble, president of
the Men’s class, presided at the
dinner and welcomed the guests.
Miss Margaret Blakely responded
on behalf of the ladies of the church
and other guests. The invocation
was by Dr. C Bynum Betts, pastor
of the church, and Dr. Grier was in
troduced by R. L. Plaxico. „ In
’effarge of plans for the dinner were
A B Blakely, chairman, R. L.
Plaxico, Jr., and Earl Rj.ce
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Clinton High Closes
Football Season With
Loss To N. Augusta
Clinton High School, playing off
game rajned out earlier in the sea
son, closed out its 1957 football
schedule Friday night with a 19-0
loss to North Augusta.
The contest, played in miserable
weather and on a, flooded field, end
ed a so-so record of five wins and
six losses for the Clinton Mfed De
vils.
The three touchdowns and an ex
tra point racked up by the North
Augustans all came in the last half"
Larry Baynhem went across from
two yards out for the first score in
the third period, to wind up a 63-
yard drive. Robert Walters’- 12-
yard run accounted for the second
counter early in the fiOal quarter i
in a 48-yard drive. Bud Kenworthy i
got away for 39 yards on the final
marker in the fourth quarter, 'niel
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start using
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J. C. THOMAS,/*^
•It’s Time That Counts”
CLINTON
JOANNA
Harrisons Improve,
Late Reports State
Mr. and Mrs. E E. Harrison,
Clinton residents who were injured
in an automobile accident on High
way 76 at Joanna in the early
morning of the night of Thursday,
November 14, have shown improve
ment jiuring the week, according to
reports.
They are patients at General Hos
pital in Greenville.
They regained consciousness, and
friends who visited theip during the
week state they conversecf with
them.
The Harrisons were on the criti
cal list at the hospitalfor more than
a week following the^accid&t, both
sustaining multiple injuries. Mr.
Harrison had head and chest injur
ies, while Mrs. Harrison had head
injuries, a broken arm and leg, and
dislocated collar bone.
Mr. Harrison is a partner in Bur-
riss-Harrsion Furniture Store here.
CLINTON, S. C.
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