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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, November 19, 1959 Crime In The Smaller Communities The headlines have carried account after account of juvenile crime in New York, Washington, and other great cities. Murder, rage, theft, assault, attacks on the police— these have become almost commonplace. But the people of the smaller communi ties of the country need not congratulate themselves that they have escaped the full impact of the juvenile crime problem. In deed. the FBI reports that arrests for major j crime last year increased almost twice as much in communities of under-25,000 popu lation as in those with oyer-25,000—12.6 per n nt as against 7.1 per cent, to be exact. There is no single cause for the soaring juvenile crime rate. But certain major caus es can be pinpointed. One is excessive codd ling of teen-age., criminals. Too often, the juvenile thug is turned loose after a figura tive slap on the wrist. \ net her is parental irresponsibility. The vi’> ( f 1 hiladelphia. which, according to Newsweek, "probably is most successful at the moment in curbing its teen-age crime” has taken aggressive notice of that fact. When a teen-ager is convicted of crime, the parents are fined and even imprisoned. The result, in the words of the chief of the city’s .uivenile aid division: "Rarely does a boy or g.rl whose parents have been subject to court action show up as a second offender . . . our juvenile crime ... already is more than 9 jK-r cent lower than* last year.” There is a hsson in this for every community, big or little, with a juvenile crime problem. 50 Per Cent Sales Tax What would you think of a 50 per cent sales tax on an absolutely essential commod ity, which most American families must use every day? ' Maybe you’ll say that such a tax would be impossible—that no lawmaker would vote for it and public opinion wouldn’t stand for it. If so, you’re dead wrong. A " Beats Greenbrier 26 To 0 For Upstate C Title Presbyterian Men To Hear J. T. Cox “Other Acres of Diamonds” is the title J. T. Cox of Greenville has given to his talk tonight (Thurs- Mrs. J. R. Hurley Gray Court—Mrs. Mary Douglas Hurley, 42, died suddenly Sunday at her home on Rt. 2. Gray Court. Mrs. Hurley was a native of Lau rens County and a daughter of the Rebecca ruff; and a brother, George Doug las of Gray Court. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. at Warrior Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. R. H. Hughes and the Rev. Roy Russ. Burial was in the church cemetery. day) before the Men of the First lafe jou- Rouelas aru i Fullback Gordon Timmons led Presbyterian Church. The group c r owd er Doue^f the 'Diomwell Gophers to the Up- will hold its regular supper meeting state Class C High School cham- m the church at 7:00 p. m. pionship here at Johnson Field Thursday night, defeating the j Two Coins Too often, labor unions have favored pub- 1k electric power development. But now the attitude of some lal>or officials has changed. For example, a while back a Senate sub committee held hearings on a big river pro ject in California. The point of controversy was whether the federal government should do the Whole job. using everyone’s tax mon- ey for the purpose, or whether the electric installation which is part of the project should be built by a tax-paying utility at no cost to the taxpayers. One witness represented a local of the In ternational Brotherhood of Electrical Work ers. a major union. He said this: ‘‘To con sider the issue in its simplest terms, federal subsidized power is a great boon to the min ority who are receiving it, because the great majority are paying for it through their tax es, but the members of the paying majority are going to have to get along with less food, less comfort, less entertainment, less sav ings. less schooling for our children, a lower ■standard of living and increased taxes so that preference customers can get cheaper power than we receive.” Other labor officials have made very sim ilar -tatements on many such occasions in late years. They also have pointed out that their members generally get better pay and other i»enefits when working fair private en terprise as against socialized enterprise. This simply retlects the fact that no one can real ly bargain on a fair and effective basis with government. Government is boss. ” We pay for socialism in two coins. One is money. The other is far more important^- freedom. Plastic Bags— Menace To Children As cool-weather clothes are brought out of storage this season, coverings of plastic bags again become a menace to children. An electrostatic charge may be generated by fricti >n from handling the bag. The youngsU r. while peering through, is apt to have the bag literally grab him through the electrical attraction to his face. The child cannot tear it. Death by suffocation may. re sult—as it has in tragic instance after tragic instance during the past year. The bags should never, under any circum stances, Ik? used for make-shift coverings for pillows, blankets or mattresses in baby car riages. playpens or cribs. The child should never be given the op- portunity to handle one of these bags. That means that when they are removed from clothing, they should immediately be shred ded, or tied in knots and put in a tightly cov ered disposal can. The bags can prove as lethal as a loaded gun or a bottle of poison—and should be so treated. Surviving are her husband. James R. Hurley; three daughters, . . | .. , . . , • um suav mum aeieaune me i 1 ^ C ° X USeS * S 30 ob J ect lesson Miss Mary Ellen Hurley, Miss Pa- Ihe federal tax on gasoline has just notch- Grmibrier G^en Dragons 26 0 I'" hlS 1 P r ?** nt * Uon on combatting ^3 A nn Hurley, and Bonnie Lou ed up another cent per gallon. And this Timmrn* srnreH tun tn.i/*h/Wn e ,l ^ venile d ® li n q uen c y a miniature Hurley, all of the home: three sis- . n . , , nmmens scored two touchdowns loom which he himself constructed lers o,,#,... 1 aneston awl Mrs means, reports the American Petroleum In- and passed for another while he from some four tons of odds and lie Owens of Grav Court ar^ stitute, that the combined federal-state U vy j P^ l nd * ranging from parts off,a Model Mrs Allie Ruth RlC hards of Wood- has been pushed bevond 50 per cent of the ^ ! J; pp ^ h,s 1)0101 totaI t0 r Ford to hairpins. The loom was — actual retail price of the gasoline itself in n^ constructi(>n - begin- avocation, his regular work being as ‘ . . • ; * .1. * . Timmons first touchdown came nmg some 20 years ago. a gate guard at Union Bleachery. _< states. And the motorists of other states , n the early minutes of the game in 1955 Mr. Cox formed a corpor-, Since then his audiences have been ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ t w v .1 1 _ vt .1^1 .1^- j ,. ^ ^ Jhe 10 to ation to advance his activities, these expanded to include church, school, club, and hospital audiences, as average, the gasoline taxes, all of which are;°b max 80-yard drive. John Den- including personal appearances i, v the rnnsiimer have hit the 47 ner niS the ,onf!es, Sain, streak- with the loom before prison groups ]UKi b> he consumer, have hit the 4i per ing for 30 yard* Quarterback John- in this and other states. ce nt level. I he average state tax is six cents jny Cookson ran the extra point. It was a desire to he , p men in aiul the lederal is now four. Iimmons passed to Harry Me* jail wbich started Mr. Cox on his Here’s another comparison: Gasoline is al- ^*ster for the second TD on a play ^^—— .• t-fi-i . j u 1 tQat covered 40 vards The drive most five times »s stiffly taxed as such lux- on th( . J J uiies as diamonds and mink coats. The Oophers tallied two more How long is the gasoline using public, touchdowns in the fourth quarter. I which means practically everybody, going to Howard Higginbotham hit pay dirt: hold still in the face of this kind of tax treat-. i, 0 ^ ds oute ^ ax a drive that started on the Thornwell 35.1 Bobby Wickham made a beautiful 30-yard run during the drive. Tim-; mens passed to McAlister for the extra point. Timmons scored the last touch-1 down when he went off tackle and raced 65 yards with four minutes remaining in the contest. Johnny Gray, Captain Marvin Gus Folk and Autry many as five in a single week. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE PHONE 74 ment Babson Discusses World War III Possibilities On the ocean—en route from Russia to the United States. November 19. As 1 write this, my last report i while on my two months’ trip. 1 think my American Brown provided the defensive spark readers will be interested chiefly in my idea as to f° r die winners McAlister caught the probability of World War III in our time. three passes and picked up 80 yards THE DOVE OF PEACE P ' Cked Up 125 Everywhere in Russia you see replicas of the I spark ^ carr,es fo "Dove of Peace.” In restaurants it appears on the j frosting of your cake, in stores it lis printed on the wrapping paper, land it also appears on postage jstamps; while the children in the (parks are encouraged to feed the| Jdoves that fily about. Every speech ] ■emphasizes that Russia is for j (peace while the United States is an- jxious for war. Even our guide ask- ' led us "why” the United States is so (anxious to fight Russia—and why , 'Communism cannot be allowed to help the Russian people without hurting the United States. We are unfairly represent ed as a very warlike nation. The Russian newspapers carry stories of how we i fought and destroyed native Indians who once owned so much of our land They relate how we "stole” Texas. New Mexico, Arizona, and California from j Mexico, which was their rightful owner. The main ! American news in the Russian newspapers is about! our treatment of the Negroes in Little Rock. (I am told that this has let up some since Mr. Khrushchev | has returned to Russia. They now talk about the | "Spirit of Camp David.”) IURKEY SHOOT LAURENS COUNTY WILDLIFE FEDERATION Wednesday, November 18th Posey Copeland Farm Highway 56 — 2 P. M. Tuesday, November 24th Mary Lou Ranch - 2 P. M. Amazing reception, volume and clarity with this mighty mite! Plays lor spectacular ly long time on single tiny battery. Fill the room with sound yet it's small enough to keep in purse or shirt pocket, You'll believe it when you hear it. Hurry in Genuine Leother CARRYING CASE, Private Listening Earphone and $"595 Battery for set a* Blue Nile Diamonds Hillcrest Watches K*r«r W'. Bftbton DESTROYING MOSCOW In case World War III should be started either by Russia or by the United States, which latter I be-1 lieve could never happen. Moscow and other Russian cities would be destroyed, as well as New York and various other American cities. Whoever might start or even win such a World War III. Moscow would be destroyed whether or not we could destroy the big steel plants and military centers in East Riissia and : Siberia. 1 am sure Mr. Khrushchev does not now want Moscow destroyed. It is a wonderful and beau tiful city, the “pride and joy of his heart.” The foregoing should prevent World War III from coming now. However, this does not mean there may never be a World War III after Mr. "K” dies. When talking with prominent Russians, 1 insisted that Com munism and Free Enterprise could peacefully coexist in the world, as do the Catholics and Protestants who once were constantly fighting each other. The Protes tants. when they got into power, cut off the heads of the leading Catholics; while the Catholics burned at the stake the leading Protestants when the Catholics go*, into power. I know well about this as my own an cestor. the Reverend John Rogers, was the first of these <n he executed by the Catholics. THE RUSSIAN ANSWER The Russian leaders answer this by saying that "intelligent people are now realizing that religious differences are unimportant” and are gradually be ing eliminated. On the other hand, they claim, the conflict between Communism and Free Enterprise is economic and fundamental. They believe that co existence of economic differences is impossible and that one system must ultimately be destroyed. They believe that Russia is continually getting stronger through self-sacrifice; while the Free Nations are constantly getting weaker through luxury and easy living A WARNING TO AMERIC A In short, lam hoping that the United States. Great Britain. France, and the other Free Nations will have a great spiritual and economic awakening. We can not go on watching the stock market and following the latest styles of dress and entertainment. We must make our religion real, our politics unselfish, and we must educate our children to sacrifice. It is not enough to say that Communism cannot win as it does not believe in God today. It can believe in God tomorrow, and then what? In conclusion—we cannot continue leading our pres ent artificial lives and getting softer, while Russia continues to concentrate on fundamentals and grow stronger—for perhaps twenty years or more, but not forever. Hence, we may expect peace for another generation. Further more, countries should care fully watch China, which could be a deciding factor as to when the fatal day will come. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1959 eljp (Elintmt flUjnmtrlp Establiriied 1900 July 4, ISM — WILLIAM WII^ON HARRIS - June 13. 1955 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) Out-of-County One Year $3.00. Six Months $2.00 », One Year $4.00 Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of iu 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 noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. Member: Sooth Carolina Press Association. National Editorial Association , | National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York. Chicago. 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