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Pa*e Four GJlfp Clinton C^rnntrlr FnUbltmhrd 1— \ Jab 4. 1M9 — WI1X1AM WILSON HARRIS — Jaoe IS. ISM PI^BU SHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) — One Year $3.00, Six Month* $2.00 loitered as Second Clas* Mair Matter at the Poat Office at Clinton. S. C., under Act of Congress March $. 1879 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature Anonymous communications will not be rfoticed This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents v Member: South Carolina Press Association, National Editorial Association . National Advertising Representative: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION , New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia / THE CLINTON CHRONICLE —i Thursday. July 10, 1958 ——eeoeeei—eeweee——————— * •» • • 4$ • THIS WEEK — In Washington With Clinton Davidson WASHINGTON RACKETEERS 1 Davidson \ ex CLINTON. S. THURSDAY. JULY 10. 1958 Crime Is Crime The FBI reports that last year juveniles under 18 accounted for an astounding 47.2 ]ht com of all the people airested for suph major crimes as murder, rape, robbery, ag gravated assault, and so on. This grim hit of information caused the Wall Street Journal to inquire into the pos sible causes behind the soaring juvenile crime rate. One. it believes, lies in* the in- . reased assumption by the state of respon sibility for children and the consequent les sening of parental responsibility— that is "the schools now undertake to teach things that ought to he taught at home.” And the emphasis-on-the progressive theory of edu cation has undoubtedly undermined .self-dis- cipHne and respect for authority. » The Journal also points to another far- reaching change, in our society: ‘‘Somehow we have allowed the age of a criminal to so ! tip the balance that a'hideous crime by a per son old enough to vote l>ecomes the bewild ered act of an unfortunate child if he is young enough to fit within the juvenile laws. Can it l»e that this attitude of softness is itself an invitation to juvenile crime?” Society, in self-defense if for no other rea son. will have to realize that crime is crime, no matter what the age of the offender, and act accordingly. To quote the Journal again, there will be small chance of improvement in this intolerable situation . . . “until young sters are held more responsible for their crimes and until parents again become more responsible for their youngsters.” The Anti-Government Competition Act How can we materially cut the cost of gov ernment without imperilling or eliminating any activity which the country really needs?; There is one good answer to that all-im portant question. It is this: By getting the government out of tax-exempt business-type activities which can and should be carried on by taxpaying private enterprise. Bills designed to do just that are now* pend ing in both House and Senate. They are known as the Anti-Government Competition Act, and they would direct all the federal agencies to get out and stay out of most bus iness-type activities not specifically author ized by statutes. In a letter to members urging support of these bills, the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Del Rio, Texas, said: “Our free enterprise system depends on you and me. Its very life is being snuffed out by subsidiz ed government com petit ion.” That is not an exaggeration — government has gone into business on a far greater scale than is gen erally understood, and the cost to the tax payers runs far into the billions. Congress could do no greater sendee to the country than to reverse that trend. There is something hidden and far more sinister back of the Sherman Adams vicuna coat sensation than has been put, or is likely to be put, on public display. ■s Compared with the multi-ntillion dollar a year racket engaged in by several hundred professional in fluence peddlers, the vicuna coat and other gratuities bestowed on Adams by Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine are strictly peanuts. Goldfine undoubtedly was follow-* ing what he believed to be a normal practice of getting what he wanted in Washington. Adams was accomo dating a long-time, generous feiend. Both were, to say the least, in discreet. The number of people who make a fat living as Washington ‘‘repre sentatives'’ is not known, but a generally accepted estimate is be tween 5,000 and 6,000. That does not include the 500 or more associa tions and organizations maintaining legitimate representatives of their interests. Many Are Phonies The influence peddlers operate behind the scenes, and they have lavish expense accounts. They claim to “know the right people,” or to be able to get legislation passed through devious methods. Many of them are 100 per cent phonies. At an example, a few yeara ago we knew a lawyer who had nothing to do with getting a new tax formula adopted, but who looked over hit list of clients the new formula would help and billed them for up to $45,000 each. He collected. In more than 20 years of close association with congressmen and administrative officials wc have knowh only a handful of govern ment officials who would yield to influence. The vast majority resent efforts to influence their actions. « ('•ongrrms Should InvcNtigute Congress has spent millions of dollars investigating all kinds of business and labor racketeering. Numerous committees have held extensive hearings, both in Wash ington and across the country. Some of their findings have made headlines. But some of the worst racketeer ing in the country goes on right under the noses of congressmen. Many of the influence peddlers are known to the congressmen, al though not favorably. These racketeers operate within the law, or at least within the shadow of it. Quite a few former congress men have become Washington representative^ who legitimately sell their intimate knowledge of how Congress operates. The practice of selling influence is far more widespread than the re latively innocent giving of gratuities. Most of the latter are simply an ex- - pression of appreciation for hocest performance of duty by a govern ment official. There is need for some code of ethics, however, which public officials can follow as a guide in accepting entertainment and gifts from those with whom they deal in the performance of their duties. partmmt at ( Union High School July 7 nnd I. Mrs. Roily Bannister, plained the purpose of the was to acquaint each officer and chairman with her duties and re sponsibilities in the organisation Luncheon was served at midday In the afternoon each chairman worked on committer activities for the coming year. • 'V Burnett Dies Near Joanna Joanna — Funeral services for Johnnie R. Burnett, 15, who died Friday night at his home near Jo anna after several months of ill ness, were conducted Sunday at 4:00 p. m. at the Joanna Baptist Church by the Rev. J. B. Mitchell and the Rev. Allen Wertz. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers were Furman Camp- t>ell, Donny Devare, Brantley Bish op, Donny Brown, Wayne Crouch, Julian Adams, Jimmy Johnson, J Jerry R of J. L. Abrams, D. V. Wright. Jr„ Dr. D. H. McFadden, L. Z. Willingham. Billy Nabors, Walt Rice. Norman Case, J. &. Me- Minn and Ansel McMinn Surviving are his parents,- Mr. and Mrs. James R. (Margaret Hughes) Burnett of near Joanna; a brother, Tommie Burnett of the home: his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burnett, Sr.,‘ of Clinton; Ralph Hughes of Joanna; and Mrs. life. Ida Fowler of Texas He was a native of Lai ty where he spent hii He had attended the Jc _ and was a member of the ninth grade at Clinton High School. He was a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burnett and Mr. and Mrs ^red Burnett. Jr., of Clinton. r ■—— ' IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE * YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phono 74 BARBECUE HASH \ ' Saturday, July 12 READY AT 8 A. M. DAVID GLENN WHITMIRE HIGHWAY Funeral Services For Mrs. Holland On Sunday Afternoon Work Break The folkiwmg memxirandum wap written hv a frustrated buaineaa man who thought hi* employe* weren't woriung a* hard aa they might “Due to imTcaaed competition and a keen ilnure to remain m buaineaa. we find it necea- %an to matitute a new polKT-EFFWTIVE IMMEDIATELY! “We are aakmg that auenewhere between starting and quitting time, and without in* fringing too much •*» the time uaunDy denot ed to lunch penod. atory toiling, coffee f reak*. re*t period*, ticket aelling. the re- hashing of veaterdaya TV programa. and dimuaaion of engagement nnga. that rmpk>\ e try to find some time that can be set a*Hie and known a* WORK BREAK/ "To some, thia may seem a radical turn. But we honestly believe the idea great puasibilitiea. It can conceivably be an aid to Steady employment, and it fie a means of assuring steady While the adoption of the 'WORK BREAK* plan ia not compulsory. w * hope each will fmd time to give it a fair trial.” Beaver Falls, Pa., News-Tribune: “Gov ernment financing is puzzling to the average citizen under any circumstances. It is espe- ^un^al service* for Mrs Mattie rmlly difficult trying to figur, out how uxe., £ could be cut. more billions spent and the temoon at 5 $o. ronduoted b> the Rev! H D Taylor aad the Rev George H Hodges Burial was in Lees ville rhllP , K v nurvn j Mr* Holland, the widow of Tha- ma* Hampton Holland died at 11 70 P ni , Saturday at Blalock Clinic after *everal years of de clining health and a mtcial of three Budget balanced all at one time. SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING Southern Methodist Training Day For Clinton F. H. A/s The officers and committee mem bers of the Clinton F. H. A. chap ter met in the Home Economics De MIDWAY CLINTON. S. C. An Unsung Hero A medical missionary named Roy C«.n>ell i* one of the unsung heroes of America. Everybody should know about him. but few have ever heard his name. In the spring of 1967 Dr. Cornell was prac ticing in the new Seventh Day Adventiat mis sion hospital he had helped to construct in Benghazi. Libya. This was the realization of a dream he had had since student days in Seattle—the dream of serving mankind in Africa. Fearing that the missionaries and their children at Benghazi might contract paraly tic polio (the native population had a high de- FRI. & SAT. JULY 11-12 Double Feature GUNFIRE AT INDIAN GAP WHk VERA RALSTON aa4 I ANTHONY GEORGE First Run la C ii Mem to be ronfiiMd to the leodenhip of liucal pony—os to Jwt what pnttgate will do for me. Pint, the idea wot to rebuild the world from the ra\ag« of the Second World War with American do! Ian. Then it was to gain friends and influence peo pies, to strengthen allies in a common defense ogams! communism, to win the cold war—which at times is | not so cold. Then—and just lately—the main idea. seems to be that we must continue to borrow at least $4 billion a year and increase our debt by that amount and give the money away in order that the money may perhaps be spent here and thus sustain i what seems to be our slipping economy. Our political leaders tell us we must continue to do this or our economic condition would worsen ra pidly, that millions of American jobs depend on what Miss Roddy Crowned "SLAC” Queen Mtas Mrs f. L Roddy «f of t ’'tRg, the Southeaster* Federation of ^ Syrian Lebanon Clubs of As Florida ia the 50 tcatants in Orlando during the « end. She Danny TO CATCH A THIEF HIN.-MON.-Tl'ES. JULY 13-14-15 A HATFUL OF RAIN Fint Ron With EVA MARIE HAINT and DON MURRAY In Cl WED. A THI R. JULY 19-17 ARTIST AND MODELS Plan Cart noon nnd Short* EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT IS CASH NIGHT gree of natural immunity) Dr. Cornell order-j we borrow to spend on foreign aid. If, say, the jobs ed a shipment of Salk vaccine from the Unit ed States. When it came he discovered that it was one dose short. - * Somebody at the Banghazi mission had to forego vaccination. Dr. Cornell decided that that somebody should be himself. * On May 19, 1957, he was stricken with acute paralytic polio. He lost even the power to speak or breathe and was kept alive in an iron lung. ‘ Last summer*he was flown to the March of Dimes-supported Northwest Respirator Center in Seattle. Though hia dream of serv ing mankind has turned to^shes, he is still unvanquished in spirit as he makes the gruel ling fight to recover whatever muscle power t here may still be left in hia body. , You do not have to make Dr. CorneU’s de cision. Today, in America, there ia enough Salk vaccine for everybody. You can get pro tection against polio pnralyaia without hero ism or pan> and at of four million American workers depend on $4 bil lion in foreign aid, as is claimed, why not triple our foreign aid and wipe out all unemployment in the United States? Why not give away $40 billion in dol lars and goods -each year and create untold prospe rity in this country? How crazy can we get? The inflation facing us in the years as a result of our increasing debt, our deficit financing, our artifi cial “easy money” policy, our "give away” andL “wet nursing” the world policy, our attitude of demand ing welfare state benefits for which we are not wil ling to pay, is terrible to contemplate. Under such policies, inflation is sure and certain, and neither the nation nor its people can, escape the penalty. i We have heard at times (jfver the years, and will no doubt continue to hear at times, that the danger of inflation is no longer with us, but without a com plete reformation in character of our political lead ership—which is extremely unlikely—such a state ment will simply not be so. The reason such reforma tion is unlikely is because government, as such, as Thomas Jefferson pointed out in our early days, is that cannot be trusted, it must always be the control of the people » people of this country lost that central mi im KEEP ABREAST OF WORLD NEWS # TUNE IN TO WPCC EACH MORNING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY — for — WORLD NEWS Brought To You By The OH COMPANY At 7 JO TREMENDOUS July Clearance Continues Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. SAVINGS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! Going On Sale 8:30 A. 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