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Thursday* March 27,1958 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pace Etovi 4 By SPECTATOR.. COMMENTS on y MEN AND THING “Who won the war?” That was a question shouted by “doughboys” over in France. And thereby hangs a tale, as I like to quote from Shakespeare. The Marines are great fighters and the Marines of each generation maintain in full glory all the heroic ^ traditions of their splendid service. The doughboys, however, say that the marines have a publicity service fully as active as the fighters them selves. In fact one soldier scornful ly said that in a well known engage ment the marines lost more photog- <- raphers than fighters. As we have one of the heroes of Guadalcanal in the family I remain enthusiastic but neutral, since there are also sailors, soldiers and airmen in the family.' At the renowned battle of Bel li eu Woods, as I recall, the Marines withstood the German advance and then repulsed the Kaiser’s prize troopers. So great was the rejoicing over this notable exploit that the nation rang with acclaim. So the soldiers, in scorn, would cry out, on seeing a Marine, who won the war? The marines. Then followed a \ lively mixup until IMP’S came up. Then all were a single fraternity for nobody loved an MP. • In the course of time soldiers, ma rines, and sailors made common cause in deriding the HP’s. “Who won the war?” The M. P.’s.” Whereupon the M. P.’s went into action. Recently a front rank soldier of the Asiatic campaign said to me, “Well, what do you know about Guadalcanal?” Did you ever bear that the marines were saved by the army?” No, we didn’t have the pho tographers with us, but we saved the marines.” I didn’t have much to say lest someone should have to save me. r Still I ask what you think of this, as a modest essertion: “MARINES ADD SPACE VERSE TO BATTLE HYMN.” The ony surprising thing is that it took the Marines so long to pro pose this. The Parris Island weekly newspa per notes the space missile rivarly between Army and Navy and sug gests this revision of the Marine Corps hymn: If the Army and the Navy Ever shoot through Heaven's scenes They will find the moon is guarded By the United States Marines • • • Are we going to the bow-wows? Or will the vim and vigor of Amer ica reassart itself with renewed purpose and zeal? Forbes says of this: “Great long-range factors are at work to bring on the Soaring Sixties. Our population continues to go up and with it the people’s needs from babyhood onward. The great post war ‘crop’ will soon begin marry ing, working, wanting homes, furni ture, etc. Today we think in terms of a million new horned a year; in not too many years that figure is apt to be doubled. “As the Presdient pointed out in his economic message, industry now spends billions developing new prod ucts, new things that people will want. The old story of how 50% of Dupont’s income today is form prod ucts that didn’t exist 25 years ago will be repeated many times for many companies in the next few years. In short, a careful examination of all the factors at play provides solid grounds for optimism. Businessmen, looking to the fu ture, would find it hard to justify panicking and a total reining in of their forward plans. The government can spend us out of depression if such an extremity is called for. That this would create its problems for tomorrow no one doubts but that it would be better than a recession of the thirties I think likewise few doubt. That such a course in the event of economic disaster would be taken by this Administration we know. “It won’t be necessary, because a combination of things meet our present problem. ‘.‘With all those factors now at work, and with the knowledge that this administration—any administra tion—would not stand for a repeat of the thirties, individual confidence as well as corporate Confidence is unmistakably present. A man not concerned with short term profits and trading gains, but looking to the future and capital ap preciation, will in the years ahead be glad he invested in securities this year. “DEPRESSION DETERRENTS: “For 1967 as a whole, total output, real purchasing power, and employ ment averaged higher than in 1966, the previous peak Greatest asset of the nation is the resourcefulness, energy and deter mination of the people aimed at achieving a good life. “The Accident That Didn’t Happen!” - because we service your car an eye to YoutSsky- YOU’RE ASSURED OF THIS ALL-OVER SAFETY INSPECTION WITH MARFAK LUBRICATION OOK FOR THISI THIN*? re have your car on spots aa the lift, we check such v i , brake fluid level, etc. t __ leaking brake 1 . .v sidewalls — dangerous 1 — cuts on both smewa , e .nd tail P>P«’ ,eaK * bent l0O “ b0, “' ' ICO “CnkUmy" Drfvfag eed Peace ef MW/ Your Marfak lubricated car gives you that “cushiony” feeling for 1,000 mile* or more. We lubricate it ^ by chart, not by chance. Above all, we’re trained to check your car for tcifeiy aa we service it Service With An iy To Your Safety! GO TO YOUR TEXACO STATION H. D. Payne & Co. PHONE 120 CLINTON. 8. G “Personal income of $343 billion for 1967 was a new record. $16' bil lion (3%) above 1966. “Personal savings maintained an annual rate of $21.4 billion last year. “Farm price supports may be used to bolster this area of the econ omy. “Nearly four million workers are already assured of wage boosts un der long-term contracts. Automatic increases ra^e from 5c to 9.5c an hour in such major industries as steel, alum mum, meat acking, elec trical products, and railroads. “Strength of the banking system with deposits insured and assets sound. “A possible $50 billion highway program of the federal government. “Easing credit by the Federal Re serve-reduction of discount rate from 3% to 2^4%. “A $519 million education pro gram for fiscal 1959. “Actually, with steel capacity up to 140 million tons or more on Jan uary 1, 1958, the achieved operate ing rate of 67% is equal to the out put at a 100% rate ten years ago. “Rqtail sales for 1957 of $1998 billion showed an increase of $8.5 billion over the previous year. “Old age pensions have doubled since 1950. Present average monthly payment is $67.35. Unemployment insurance funds available to the lion at the end of 1957. states were an estimated $8.5 bil- “An annual rate of services of some $106 billion shows* a $5 billion increase over the same period for 1956. Installment credit figures reach ed a level of $33.6 billion last year, an increase of some $2.4 billion over the previous year, in spite of the talk of consumer buying resistance. “Manufacturers expenditures for new plant and equipment last year at an annual rate of $37.5 billion kept to the high level of the previous year, actually showed a $1 billion increase. “$44.3 billion in defense spending for fiscal 1956 “Easing of mortgage require ments with resulting increase in res idential housing. “Demands for goods and services of growing population will have to be satisfied. Expectations are that the population figure will reach 200,000,000 in less than ten years, according to the U. S. Census Bu reau. “Business spent some $25 billion on research during the past five years: all this research will even tually achieve new products design ed to stimulate consumer buying, as well as requiring new capital expenditures to produce them.” We may not all agree about this, but I pass it on, for we need a bit of boosting. After we say it all this is the promised land on earth, so don't sell America short. • « • Many of those most active in op posing the so-called racial integra tion are by no means intolerant folk Some of them are just as ready to defend a Colored man’s rights as to guard their own interests I have before me a letter from a friend I have cherished through the years—Mr S. L. Touchberry, of Pinewood "Sam'' is a stalwart Bap tist, a fine citizen, and a devout Christian The letter I wish to quote: “A great many of the laymen of the Baptist churches in the Santee Association have become alarmed at the growing feeling of our churches that integration in our de nomination is inevitable and that we should no nothing to try to maintain our integrity as a'white denomina tion and a white race. Several months ago a group rep resenting almost all of the churches in file Santee Association formed themselves into a Layman's Group and as a result of several meetings were successful in introducing and in passing, a resolution in the meet ing of the Santee Association last fall in opposition to efforts to inte grate the races in our denomination. An effort was also made by this group, with the assistance of a fe* laymen from other associations in the state, to pass a similar resolu tion at the State Convention in Char leston. This effort failed because of the lack of support from' the other associations of the state. We beheve that thu4 lack of support was not due to a Jack of interest in this ques tion. but was due to the fact that few if any, other organized efforts have bene made throughout the state to impress upop our denom inational leaders our feelings about this matter of integration. The Laymen's Group of the San tee Association has secured the Rev. Dr. J. Elwood Welch, one of the stalwarts of our denomination, to speak to our group, and other inter ested members of the Baptist de nomination of South Carolina, at a meeting to be held in the McLaurin Junior High School auditorium, Sumter, at 8:00 p. m., on Tuesday, March 11, and the subject of this talk will be "What Is the Truth About Integration?” Dr. Welch is well qualified to dis cuss this subject, having made a thorough study of the implications of the current effort to integrate the races and we are confident that he will bring us information of great interest about that matter. This is a cordial invitation to you, your pastor, and the members of your Board of Deacons, and all interested Baptists in your church and community to attend this meet ing. It is our belief that from this meeting s movement can grow that will result in puttii^ the Baptist denomination into the business of carrying out the Great Commission and removing it from the realm of politics into which it has recently fallen We earnestly solicit your attend ance and your prayers for the suc cess of this meeting The letter apeshs for itself. If I were a Colored man I should be op posed to racial miring and mingling and jealuos to maintain the purity of blood and the fundamental dis tinction of race. Funeral Services For Barney Williams Held Here On Friday Funeral services for Barney Wil liams, 47, were held at the Gray Funeral Home Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. M. J. Sanders. Interment was in Rosemont cem etery. Pallbearers were Bill Patterson, € W Wooten, J. E. Braswell, Gol- OFFICE SUPPUES At CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Phone 74 ORR ANIMAL CLINIC Whitmire Highway Hours: 8-12 A. M.—1-6 P. M. Evening 7-8 Office Ph. 1623 Res. 1504 DANIEL E. OBR, D. Y. 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MODERN LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE FOR MOM, DAD, SIS, AND SON* 1 UBiRIY 1 LIFE policy ► r' FIm.THIRD ANNUAL as of December 31, RESOURCES Beach $44.888 796 86 Pnbhc Utility Bonds... $17,417,594 46 U.S. Government Bonds. 4^96.114.79 Industrial Bond* 17,178,632.03 AH Other Bonds 5,701,455.58 Mortgage Loans 39,980.973.84 Stocks 3,941,122.80 Policy Loans 5,003,409.39 Real Estate 3,093,791.34 Cash 872,494 84 Premiums in Coune of Collection 1,107,694.80 AllOther Assets 628,332.62 TOTAL $100,110,010.49 STATEMENT 1957 LIABILITIES Policy Reserves 7. $79,794,540.00 Death Claims Due and Unpaid None Installment Claim Reserve 1,496.530 00 Policy Claim Reserve 321.675.00 Premiums and Interest 907.899. 33 Reserve for Taxes 737,037 50 Reserve l T nder .Annuity and Pension Plan. 3,306.920 91 Security Fluctuation Reserve 1,152,000.00 All Other Liabilities (Except Capital).... 297.879.79 Capital and Surplus Funds.. 12,043 127 96 General Contingency Reserve $1,000,000.00 Paid-in Capital 3,000.000.00 Surplus Funds. 8,043,127,96 TPTAL $100.11Mlt« i • • . r it. m. 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