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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.
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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.”)
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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
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