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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, April 23, 1959 »
Mental Malady
An Oregon Conprrewman recently sent an
extensive questionnaire to his constituents
asking for their views on current and pend
ing 1 federal legislative matters. Among other
things he listed,- for pro or con answers, all
manner of federal spending projects.
One of the voters returned the question
naire with a “yes” vote in favor ol each and
every spending proposal. Hut he added a
comment: “If so much money wasn’t given
to federal aid. taxes could easily be lowered.
Let’s all urge more saving and less spend
ing."
Here is a perfect example of a mental mal
ady that seems to affect millions of citizens.
They just don’t seem,to connect ever-grow
ing government with ever-growing costs and
taxes. They seem to think that the govern
ment can do the impossible and give us much
fojr nothing. So long as that blindness is
prevalent, the pressure on the government to
spend, and spend, and spend, and tax, and
tax, and tax. will be virtually irresistible.
Home Away From Home
Burns, Kansas, has a population of only
310. But the Institute of International Edu
cation ha< presented the people of Burns
with its coveted award for distinguished
service.
The award was given for the achieve
ment of the Burns people in creating a home
away from home for foreign students from
all parts of the world. Since 1%4, young men
and women of every race and creed have
Keen welcomed into the homes of the Bums
farmer,' the cabinet-maker, the minister, the
businessman, the teacher. A foreign student
characterized the distinctive character of the
little town in these words: “Bums is on the
way to and from even, - where.”
The first visitors were 10 foreign students
from the University of Kansas. Not only did
they return, but they brought with them
friends from campuses across the country.
In five years. 77 students from 37 coun- ,
tries—Hindus. Christians and Buddhists—
have come to Bums not once but many times. |
The magnitude of thin can be seen in a sim- |
pie statistic—if the city of Waahington, with j
its HOO.OOO pojHilaTion. had opened its hemes
on a cumparalde scale, it would have had ,
l**2,ooo guests from abroad during that time! i
It has been said that “Bums la the small-
rst L\ S community with the biggest foreign
diplomatic service in the world.** Bums de- !
*ervew a salute that can be hoard around the
*s,rld.
19&2.
The Complete
Welfare State
“If lary* infusions of democracy and l* S
a.d were the ««*>. ajtianaUr antidotes to
'<*> kwardaase and poverty that they are often
SAsumad to he mineral-rich Bolivia (pop
t.3im.oooi should be a paradise ....** says
T ft:r K<dr>w.ng the resolution of
manner of *Jlege«t reforms were u
m the country/1nrludtaf the world’s moat
comprehensive «•> unty system. ’Our Bolivian
government took over the country** tin
mines, its major resource The L*. S provided
1129 million .n aid ovur a six-year period—
'more Yankee aid dollar* per Bolivian than
for any other people on earth.”
In the Bolivian welfare state, the worker*
word hardly at aM Benefits to quote Time
again, include “a 13th month’* pay as a holi
day bimua. a 14th month’s pay aa profit-shar
ing. full pay while striking, fixed weekly
over time whether worked or not. a law pro
hibiting firing* and layoffs.** Private em
ployers must pay a sum equal to 60 per cent
of payroll to social security. One manufac
turer has offered, without success, to give his
plant to the union. <
What has happened under all this to the
Bolivian economy ? Income ha* plummeted
downward. Inflation has gone wild—where
the boliviano w-a* valued at 200 to the dollar
in 1962. last January ’* quotation was 11,900.
Apparently all that is keeping the Bolivian
economic wreck afloat is continuing U. S. aid.
Those Americans who think that their
own country can use more and more welfare-
statism might take a look Southward.
Dun & Bradstreet observes: “96 per cent
of all failures in business are from the ranks
of non-advertisers. Only 5 per cent of those
who fail are advertisers.”
How To Lose J
The cold war is being fought on economic
fronts throughout the world, and the bat
tle’s becoming increasingly bitter. Trade is
one of the most powerful of weapons.
We are, as yet, the world’s greatest trad
ing nation. That means, to many people, that
our position in the economic cold war is im
pregnable. However, as President McDonnell
of the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States points out: "We cannot win that war
if we permit our products to be priced out of
world markets by inflation.” He cites the in
creasing sale of foreign products, including
automobiles and steel, in this country and
abroad.
In some circles, there is a belief that infla
tion has been temporarily checked, and that
prices will be stable or virtually so this year.
But that optimism could prove to be based
on quicksand. If. for instance, we are on the
verge of another big federal deficit—which
is certainly possible if not probable — it is
difficult to see how further degradation of
the dollar can be avoided.
1 Trophy To
Bo Awarded Relay
Team At State Meet
Stevenson To
Continue Studies
Of Housmon Poetry
BABSON DISCUSSES
UNEMPLOYMENT
Babson Park. Mass., April 23—Readers must be
disturbed by hte contrary reports from Washington
about the employment situation. One report claims
there are more employed today than were a year ago.
—or perhaps ever—while another report says there
arc more unemployed than a year ago. Probably both
of these claims are correct. It is easily possible, ow
ing to the natural growth in population and to other
factors which I will now enumerate
FOUR REASONS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
(1) Manufacturers, retailers, and labor are pricing
themselves out of business Most investors put all the
blame on labor; but each group wants more and tnes
Dr. John W. Stevenson, chairman
of the Presbyterian College English
department, has received a grant
A 40-inch trophy will be awarded Trom the Southern Fellowship'Fund
in memory of the late Walter A to complete his study of the poetry
Johnson at the state intercollegiate °f A. E. Housman this summer,
track and field meet in Columbia on i He already has done a consider-
May 9. able amount of research on Hous-
A plaque bearing a likeness of man and has had two previous ar-
Johnson and the trophy will be tides on the poet published in the
awarded awarded the winning relay South Atlantic Quarterly,
team. Dr. Stevenson has been a member
The relay event of the state meet of Presbyterian College faculty
wifl be designated the Walter John- slnce ^- except for one year dur-
son Relays and members of the win- ! ng taught at Millsaps Coi
ning team will have their names en- 1 e ^d®^ the English de-
graved on the big trophy each year., P artment f o r the past year.
Dr. D. S. Pope, chairman, and
David G. Ellison of Columbia, have U >mmunity WSpel
been named on a committee to se- Singers To AppCOf
cure contributions for the trophy, j ^ c ommwity g^, singers
Dr. Pope s address us 1116 Mender- wil , appear , n a big two hour Gos .
son ^ ou a. p^j Concert at the Joanna Pentecos-
Johnsort, who died last July, was tal Church Saturday evening, April
for 43 years head of the athletic de- 25. All singers and musicians are
partmem at Presbyterian College, j invited to attend. Rev. C. J. Sex-
and was founder of the state track ton, pastor, states that other talent
will also be there. The program will
begin at 7:30.
meet, which, until last year, was!
held at Presbyterian.
Junior Legion
Baseball Plans
Getting Underway
Plans for the Junior American
Legion baseball began to take shape
this week with final arrangements;
being made to secure and get into
shape the Clinton Mill baseball park 1
as the home field of the Clinton
Juniors.
Through the generosity of Joanna
Cotton Mill officials, the Joanna
park has been used in recent years
as the home base for the Clinton
team. This year, however, activities
will be transferred to the Clinton
field
to raise prices or wages to secure Legion officials expressed appre-
additional money Finally, the pub- ciation to the Joanna officials for
lie buys fewer goods, which re- allowing use of their baseball plant,
suits m retailers laying off clerks CUnton ^ ^ ^
manufacturers lay mg off worker, ^ ^ their k ^
It is a merry-go round, wnth all fity officul# Monday nijfh(
groups to blame to make power available for light-
(2) Government imposes taxes for ||)g
defense, social security, old age, , „ ^ „
pension, farm and foreign m*. A *° ° I ut shor, '> ,or aU
road building etc The* taxes make h^r^trdJ U mor LegM* player* to
meet with their coach. Dan Kirby
U*f»r W
everywnr mj»j ana wr unronsriuuk
ly take it out on labor by reducing the number of ° °* nna
our employee* P »* expected that this year's team
i» F«m,n import, ***
• , _ the tram that went almost all the
Low wages m Germany Italy. Ja«*n. and other „ y , Mt )PJir out a p, a ,.
countries enable these nauou* to expart to ns all uif orth Greenwood, the team that
sf manufactured products at low prices which went to the national finals
em manufacturer' caanot meet THu it even
| the foreign manufacturer* pay the import du
taw Yet we dare not raise these duties for fear these
nalio— w id rea*e to be mtr tllire and turn to Rus-
<aa E»er> store in your city is rarrymg
ed gaod* When yon boy them you ore putting
imenrafi wage workers out of a yob Yet oe
buy these good* or K
•e will |wte a »
<«l Man*
Fofher Of Resident
Posses In Soludo
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rnly April 7
Henry
ied *ixk
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at Sail
tide
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Funeral
Thursday,
Spring* B,
krttiees were held on
April f. at the Richland
ptist Church by the Rex
to hire
at very
>>ailai
and Rev H L
low ■ ages or are
These change i
and
throw wage
i'r*'
or markets
of emi
IMPLOYMEVT
n - age wueksr He
J L Pi
Hoexrr
Mr Padgett waa a retired farmer
and rattleman and was active in
remmural) and rburch affair*
He ta surxivsd by k*a wife. Mat
tie
Padgett, and three Chd
Mr* Joe Mr Darnel at this
at QS • nfyi Ernest W. t of Batesburg and
for kii * Henry of Mobile Ala. and five
grandcbsktrefi. two sisters. Mrs
Fred Nettles, of Orangeburg and
Mr* Lambert Matthew* of Bate*
to logtsiate
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FOt B WAY* TO 1MRLW
111 I bebrxe in the Amenran wi
fair and mtriltgrul Unfor.unately
on M-odrr know* that la bold hi*
ooo SO per year, bo must get wage
member* Tku be does by
in bis threats to i mgil yen by the
*oie* TV moot hetpdul dung C
that all strike vote* shall be by me ret
The U S Justice
by
When
do to either to raise price* or to
mg coots As a mult certain » _
thrown out of work Might it not be fair to
period of time—agreed upon in
prices are raised or any employees discharged’
411 rely the -stockholder* should be willing to
..me temporary sacrifice when they vote for
consolidatloas.
(31 Both aging employer* and wage worker*
should take advantage of Social Security and gladly
retire from active work when reaching sixty-fi\e roprssrntalirr has been announced
years of age The simplest method of decreasing un paui L ^ Greenville. I
employment would be to reduce the legal work week carolna state chairman of
to 35 hour*; but this would result m more foreign
imports and ‘the cure would be worse than the dis- ^SO is a federation of voluntary
ease ” Ptease note that I include the older officer* agenci ^ through which the Amer
of corporations as well as the wake workers To re- people as . sls t in serving the
duce unemployment among the younger K™ 1 !*. : social, welfare and rec
more of them should be sent to college. reational needs of men and women
(4) Let me close by saying that the basic diffi- uniform. USO secures its finan-
culty is that both employers and wage workers are c j a i support primarily through
in "cold wars" with other nations. These economic united Funds and is a participating
wars will be settled fairly only when all groups are agency of the State Budget Plan of
willing to "give and take.” Employers, wage work- (; arf »|inas United. Laurens County
Mr sad Mr* Charlie
McDunsrl Mr and Mr* Hamp Me
Darnel. Mr* R C. Stewart. Mr*
Mack Poole. Mr* Leroy
and Mr* G B Goldsmith
R. C. Adoir Homed
USO Representative
The appointment of R. C. Adair,
executive viee-pce*xient of M S.
Bailey and Son, Bankers, of Clinton.
as the United Service Organizations
MIDWAY
DRIVE-IN THEATRE
The Largest & Finest”
Clinton, S. C.
Last Times Tonight
Tony Curtis—Janet Leigh
—in—
“The Perfect Furlough”
In Cinemascope & Color
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Double Feature Program
Hit No. 1
Could He Kill 5 Murderers
In A Hurry?
Also Hit No. 2
Miss Hallett Will
Study Special
Education Program
Dr B. 0. Whitten of Whitten Vil
lage announces that Miss Norma E.
Hallett left recently for New York
City to be in consultation with di
rectors who work in special educa
tion. Her trip to New York is for
the purpose of making preparation
to supervise a work shop for teach
During the past ten years,
enrollment in Smith schools has
grown at the average rate of 10,600
pupils per year.
KEEP UP YOUR
HOMEf-UARD!
With you out of the pictuvo
... would your widow be able
to keep your home? Or would
the mortgage be too much to
handle? There’s an insurance
plan that costs very little,
yet, pays your mortgage in
full if something happens to
you. It’s Life of Virginia’s
mortgage redemption plan.
Call me for facts and figure*.
T. C. RAY
Phone 395-W
or
R. F. LONG
Phone 1317
(’all Us For Facts and
Figures
THE LIFE
INSUMAfUCE COMPANY
OF VIRGINIA
ers of special education in the pub College will sponsor the program be
lie schools of odr state. Winthrop' ginning June 8 and ending June 26.
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ers. and consumers must all be willing to abide by
the Golden Rule rather than use force; strikes are
only legalized wars. Also, all of us must be willing to
fight the liquor evil, which is one of the causes of un
employment.
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 23. 1854
Ull?? (Clinton (C!?rnntrlp
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Jaty 4, 1881 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — June 13, 1865
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Carotins Prera Association National Editorial
supports USO through the Commu
nity Chest of Greater Clinton.
CUnton accepts its fair share quo
ta as a home town responsibility in
recognition of the 711 men who are
now serving in the Armed Forces
from Laurens County.
Mr. Adair said on his appoint
ment, Though USO is not in opera
tion in our community, we still have
an obligation to meet wherever our
men and women go. These 267 clubs
must be kept open.”
Austin Promoted
Wirti Insurance Co.,
Replaced By Rhodes
J. M Austin, who has been dis
trict manager of the Clinton dis
trict of the United Insurance Com
pany, has been promoted to Division
Manner with headquarter* in Co
lumbia Mr Austin, a native of
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