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A \ o 4 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday. December 11, 1958 Law-Abiding Citizens Have Rights Kiwanians Hosts To Ladies Tonight No Cause For Cheers Reports now indicate that this year’s fed eral deficit will probably be well below the <12 billion figure that was forecast until re cently. The reason, however, isn’t that gov ernment spending is declining. It is, instead, that the upturn in business activity and per sonal incomes are raising tax revenues. A reduced deficit will be good news. But it shouldn’t lead to any cheering. At best, the government will go into the hole by billions. That means more national debt. That means more danger of inflation. That means ever- poorer chance* for tax reduction. If the next Congress continues the spend ing sprees of its predecessors, we’ll keep light on moving toward a further debased currency and ultimate national bankruptcy. It’s happened all over the world. It can hap pen here. ( lermont, l-Ta.. Press: ’’When Lenin wrote his book on Communism, one line in that book was all powerful: ‘We shall force the United States to spend itself into destruction’.” In the new of President William A. Mc Donnell of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, “The first order of business in the next session of Congress should be the I»a.v>age of labor reform legislation with enough teeth in it to run the goons, gang sters and racketeers out of the labor move ment." He described the defeated Kennedy- l\es bill as "merely a slap on the wrist for union lalior racketeers and goons when it should have been a punch on the jaw. . ..” —1— Secretary of the Interior Seaton says: “In the years ahead more dams must be built, and they will be; more water must be im pounded. and it will be; more acres must be put under irrigation, and they will be. . . . And the greater the measure of non-Federul co-operation, the more local and state and nonpublic organizations which continue to get into harness and help pull the load, the bet ter and faster that job will be done. That’s just plain sense! In reclamation as in recrea tion. the Federal government cannot and should not bear the whole load. In the first plate, it is a hod too heavy for one branch of go\ ernment. Second, wherever Uncle Sam’s dollars go, his control follows. . . .” “At no other time in history has it l>een more imperative to establish order and peace in the world than it is tod*£r-Man always has possessed the capacity to destroy himself. Today, he possesses the capacity to destroy ^ the world. He has the Responsibility to formu late, interpret, and enforce laws not only to shape the future of mankind, but also to in-, sure his preservation.” This was said by J. Edgar Hoover, Direc tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in an address before an American Bar Asso ciation meeting in Los Angeles. And the fu ture of the human race, he went on. was never more jn jeopardy than it is now—be cause of the powerful’ lawless conspiracy which is world communism. Mr. Hoover cites a recent study showing that over a period of 38 years the Soviet Union has agreed to nearly 1,000 treaties, and has broken its word to nearly -every country to which it has given an assigned promise. At the same time, world communism has the potential to destroy the free world—and in Mr. Hoover’s view, this . . can be traced in large measure to the lawless subversive and espionage activities by communists in our uwn and other countries.’’ Communist agents are at work in the United States. They seek knowledge of our technological and scien tific developments and they take advantage of every legal technicality to nullify our se curity precautions. They attempt to foster the myth that the Communist Tarty is a leg itimate and independent political party — w hereas, actually “. . American commu nists are an integral part of the international communist conspiracy which was born in tyranny and which has been nurtured by tyranny.” Mr. Hoover poses a question: Are we pre pared to meet the communist threat? As he sees it. to be prepared, “our nation must be as representative of law and order as world communism is lawlessness and disorder.’’ Here we seem to be registering a dismal fail ure. Since 1&50. for instance, crime has in creased four times as fast as the population. The estimated annual cost of crime is $22 billion-—or $128 for every man, woman and child in the country. To put it another way. crime costs $1.11 each year for every $1.00 spent oh education—and for every dollar we contribute to churches, crime costs us $12. Mr. Hoover touches on the grave prob-j lems facing the law enforcement agencies. Under our system, society must be protect ed from the criminal, but, at the same time, it must not encroach on the rights of the in dividual. Protection of the innocent iff a fun damental legal principle. But, he feels, fre quently "emphasis"is placed on the rights of the accused to the obvious exclusion of the rights of law-abiding citizens.’’ Here he adds: “Carried to extremes, this tendency can ac tually infringe upon the freedom of all indi viduals—of society itself." He cites exam- .. . * pies where criminal convictions have been re versed fpr'absurd reasons. In one instance, the indictment of a man for drowning his wife and child was dismissed because it did not specify the kind of liquid in which they were drowned. In another case, the indict ment of a hitchhiker for stomping a motor ist to death was dismissed because it failed to state that the murderer used his feet "with his shobs on.” As Mr. Hoover sees it: "The.final respon sibility for protecting the innocent rests upon our courts. However, some courts, in dis charging this responsibility, seem to be guided by a tendency to be overly solicitous of criminals. Misapplied leniency adds to the already serious problems in the administra tion of parole and probation. It also aggra vates the rising problem created by the crim inal repeater.” PC Professor Publishes Article Dr. No!or. Carter, chairman of the chemistry department at Pres bytenan College, has another article tivities of the Clinton Krwanis Club * <l " " ' v.'.ul Districts for the past three journals ot his field. Some 200 persons are expected to attend the annual Ladies Night fes Jim Teeter Accepts Georgia Scout Post James Teeter, who has been field Scout executive in the Laurens and at the American Legion Home this Thursday night. Included among the Kiwanis wives and other special guests pres- Babson Discusses Surrendering Freedom For So-Called “Security” Babson Park, Mass , Dec. 11—As I look back ovet my sixty-odd years as a voter and try to interpret the Democratic landslide of the last election, which happened whBe I was in Africa, I am forced to this conclusion: The average voter today is more interest ed in seeking “security” than he is keeping “free dom.” Now the only real security which I have been able to discover is spiritual security. This is confi dence in one’s God and in oneself so that, come what may, one can, and will, not only survive but meet competition successfully. So the thing that disturbs me most shout the present wholesale desire for secu rity, particularly in a time of plenty, is that it sug gests a senile civUizatioa, not the youthful, fearless men that made this naboo great. The Democratic landslide was a tremendous rebuff not only to the present administration's p a y • a s • you-go" domestic policy, but also to its foreign aid policy. The vot ers seem to be saying, “We want peace, but we are unwilling to sac rifice for it.” Our fathers knew w w. that freedom peace were con ditions that had to be cultivated by each generation. Life, for our forefathers, was full of hazards. They were in danger of being scalped* by the Indians, were often cold and hungry and without material comforts; but they were free men. Today we are slowly, but certainly, surrendering those hard-won freedoms as we move in the direction of a welfare state. SOAK THE RICH! Subsidies and guaranteed "womb-to-tomb” eco nomic aids of every variety have to be paid for by someone Uncle Sam has no mystical scource of rev enue. Money for your unemployment security or old age pension comes out of your pocket, not Uncle Sam's. He has no pockets, and if he did, I am afraid they would be full of holes' When you put a ceiling on a man’s earnings by taxing his initiative, man tends to destroy those financial sources that built our great educational institutions, hospitals, research centers, and libraries You then begin to scare away private risk capital because the return is just not worth the risk. Then government steps into the breach to subsidize those projects which private capital for merly undertook. This means that more money has to be collected from your pey check in the form of taxes Furthermore, as government takes on these re sponsibilities. it also assumes control over them TTius, the individual, little by bttle. surrenders cer tain aspects of his freedom in exchange for what be thinks is security In my humble opinion, it then becomes but a mat ter of time before national bankruptcy sets in; in that event, ail of our economic legislation may not be worth the paper the laws are written on. It may not happen in your Ifietime, or perhaps even in your chil dren's life span; but it can happen sometime. The history books will look back upon such a period as an era of economic leaches. I have long said that the next sizable depression will be brought about by or ganized labor’s over-reaching itself. While we should be grateful for labor's watchful eye, we should at the same time be concerned about strikes and about any of labors' actions which result from its being exempt from the Anti-Trust laws. OUR FOUNDING FATHERS \ Our founding fathers expressed their freedom in terms of responsibility. Each, indeed, was his brotn- er s keeper Men were close to one another. If there was a fire, they had to work together to put it out; If roads were to be built, the building became a com munity project; and the laggards were chastized by their nei^ibors. One trouble today is that the average citizen has become so far removed from community responsi bility that he has really lost touch with democracy in action. Too often the average man gives little thought to much of anything beyond the evening TV pro grams. It is almost as if he were unaware that free dom in our U. S. A. is fighting for its very life. years, has accepted a post in Geor gia. The announcement was made by L. L. Stanley, Blue Ridge Scout director, of His article on “Tho Rearrange ment of the Sterfeoisomeric Cam- phorquinone-3-Hydrazones'’ appear ed in the October issue of The Jour- \ Council executive nal of Organic .Chemistry. Previous/' reenv ‘** e - papers by the PC professor have been carried in other sciemfie pub lications. Dr. Carter's research (or this la test article was supported ih part by two grants, one from the South Carolina Academy of Science and the other from the Southern Fellow ships FFund. Carol, Candle Service At Thomwefl Memorial Sunday evening, December 14, at 7:90 at ThomweU Memorial Church a service of carols and candles will be given by the junior and se nior choirs under the direction of Mrs. J. P. Johnson and Mim Luva McDonald. The Christmas message will be brought by the Rev. James S. Gray of the Presbyterian College Bible department Kindergarten Party To Be Held Dec. 18 The Joanne Baptist kindergarten Christinas party .for children ad parents will be held in the Irindw- garten room on Thursday after noon, December IS, at 5:90. The nursery will be open for chil dren under three. The kindergarten win close De cember 18 for the holidays and re sume schedule on Monday, Jan. 5. Effective Nov. 30. Mr. Teeter is serving as a field executive in Che- haw Boy Scout Council, Albany, Ga. lie and his family are living in Tif- ton. Ga. Mr. Teeteif, who made his home in Clinton, "did a good job with the Blue Ridge Council, and there has oeen growth in both districts since he came here,” Mr. Stanley said. SAM D. ROANE, JR. cot for the occasion will be three officers of the Carol!nas District of Kiwanis International. They are: Sam D. Roane, Jr., of Greenville, district governor-elect; Dr. R. C. Alverson of Greer, division nine lieutenant governor-elect; and Dis trict Secretary - Treasurer Herb Hemvig of Darlington. A. C. Young, president of the Clinton club, said that an interest ing musical program is planned for this occasion. Selections by two groups of Presbyterian College stu dents and by Miss Theda Subiett will be followed by an interval of dancing. The Newberry College quintet will provide dance music unti midnight. LOSE MOTHER Mrs. James C. Fuller, mother of Mrs. W. R. Gambrell and Mrs. 1 Ben Maukhn, of this city, died sud denly at her home in Fort Mill on Tuesday, November 29, after a long period of declining health. - LUNCH WITH US - II A.MBI’ROERS — CHEESIBl’RGERS Chicken Salad — Ham Salad — Boiled Ham Ham, Lettuce and Tomato — Egg Salad Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches SOUPS (All kinds — COFFEE — HOT CHOCOLATE After Lunch See Our Well Displayed OF ALL KINDS CHRISTMAS WRAPPINGS, RIBBONS, GIFTS, Etc. Visit Qur Baby Department— Gifts for the Tots! 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