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/ ■4 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday. Drcnubrr 10. 1059 The I&sue Of 1960 A hurh standard of living based on a pro ductive private economy cannot permanent ly exist in a country dedicated to a projrram of inflation. Multi-billiondollar budgets be came commonplace during World War II. and in the years since, spending has gone on to a stupendous rate, as though a dollar were, indeed, hardly worth the paper it is printed on. It may in fact become worth just that, in the view of many experts, unless we as a nation face up to the fact that the public purse, even when replenished with tax and debt dollars, is nearly empty. The warning signs are up. The t’. S. Treas ury is paying 5 per cent to borrow short term money. Whatever its foundation, we are con sidered now to be in a period of boom pros perity. Yet there is scant prospect of balanc ing the Federal budget of some ?79 billion. That’s plain evidence that Congress has Ipsf any coordinated control of tax. debt, and spending policy. The outlook for any period of recession when tax receipts fall and po litical pressure for further spending is great er, is frightening. These are the conditions. Yet 1960 is an election year, and already many politicians of every political stripe and party rank are beating the bushes from one end of the land to the other with promises of ever greater public spending. That kind of a politician is dangerously be hind the times and it’s urgently important that the people demonstrate their knowledge of that fact. Upon such action will depend our chance of remaining free citizens of a strong and sol vent nation. Campaign oratory* to the side, that’s the overriding domestic issue of I960. of the U. S. factory worker is 2> 2 times ^hat j Christmas Seal of his Soviet equivalent. The magazine says: “So the Khrushchev problem boils down to this: inefficient farm ing. meaning a limited supply of workers for other jobs ... a shortage of modern equip ment. as well as manpower, for nonfarm pro duction . . . low productivity of the work Children Selected Allison Stump of the Red Hose Bluebird grou was selected to rep resent the little girl on the 1959 Christmas Seal and Lawrence I,ee of the Cub Scouts the little bov dur- force . . . defense needs that strain the country’s capacity to produce.’’ Capitalism, with its competitions, its in centives. its freedoms and opportunities-for has done more'goqj’things for more peo- than any other system ever devised by man. „ Mason Is Sentenced * To Life Term (Continued from page one) automatic and found the two men mg the Current Christmas Seal cam and Mrs. A. B. Stump and Law-! pnign rcac* is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 ti j .u • . L. H. Lee. Jr. They made their first appearance in the Christmas parade on Decem ber 3. Allison is the daughter of Dr. Mfice supplies At CHRONICLE PUB. CO. an. pie ; lying on the ground with Crain on I top of O Shields pinning him down He knelt beside the two men anti ••tapped’' O'Shields on the head with his pistol At this point, he said, he heard the sound of a shot, but that he didn't think the shot had come from Ills gun for, he said, he never car- ried ho weapon with a cartridge . in -the chamber. He said, however, Time forecasts that during the last quar-jthe clip of titeiautomatic was load- ter of this vear the U. S. Economy . . will id. . - iwss a long-a»alt«l milestone ta. ahead and examining schedule.” We will be producing, earning, , lu . p ^ (ol found a ^nt cartridge One out of every eight adults in this coun try is now a shareowner in American cor porations. spending and investing at the rate of $o00 billion—half a trillion—a year. This works out to the production of about $11,000 worth of goods and services for each of the coun- trv’s 45 million families. Babson Discusses In What Cities To Buy Land Youthful Lawlessness An FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, dated October, 1959, signed by J. Edgar Hoover, says: “One of the most shocking developments in our present American society is the vol canic upheaval of youthful lawlessness. Long indifferent to the problem of juvenile crime, the public now stands appalled at the spec tacle of rampaging teen-age criminals. This tragic consequence of public apathy is now at a crisis and calls for an all-out counter attack against vicious young thugs. “Blazing headlines of torture, sadism, mur der, and gang warfare toll the depredations of teen-age menaces. The black figures of crime statistics present an even more dole ful account. In 1958, arrests of juveniles un der the age of 18 increased 8 per cent, while arrests of adults rose 1.8 per cent. Alarming ly, not only the frequency of youth crimes but the savagery of these offenses is mount ing day by day, year by year. “Action against this youth menace must not be delayed. Past public ignorance of the problem, misguided sentiment for the 'ten der age’ of these lawbreakers, and the fal lacy of economizing in the quantity and qual ity of our juvenile courts must be abolished. It is imperative that the American public stand shoulder to shoulder with the under manned and overburdened law enforcement authorities in combatting the youth crime attack. “It is my firm conviction that the all-out campaign against these flagrant young crim inals who commit serious crimes must in clude publishing their names and crimes for public information, the ready availability of past records for the information of appro priate law enforcement officers, and finger printing of these young lawbreakers for fu ture identification.” Long Way To Go During his American visit, Soviet Premier Khrushchev made it clear that one of his primary goals is a Soviet economy which will out-produce that of the United States. And the intimation was that this will be accom plished in the foreseeable future. If the Premier is correct, he w*ill have pro- i duced a miracle of the first water. U. S. News &. World Report has summed Up comparative data, based on official sourc es, concerning pay and output here and in : the Soviet Union. Highlights: Average U. S. factory pay is $4,700 — in Russia it is about $1,000, based on buying pow*er. The average American fanner pro duces enough for himself and 20 others, with much to spare as the huge farm surpluses prove —-while the average Russian farmer produces enough for himself and only four others, with nothing to spare. And the output Babson Park, Mass.. Dec. 10—There are various tests for selecting the right city to buy land for a new supermarket or apartment house or merely for an investment. One test is population growth; others are the tax rate, water supply, and—very important— the condition of the schools, the churches, and the character of the people. THE FLIGHT OF MOST CITIES Although we are now in a period of prosperity with wealth increasing rapidly, yet we are not using this wealth to improve our daily living | We certainly have not provided the I mobility for our citizens which good business and good health deserve. Our streetcar lines are going into bankruptcy; our railroads are giv ing up passenger business; our roads are overcrowded with private ears and trucks. Therefore people are moving to the suburbs while still working in the cities, creating an impasse in mobility within the cities. All of the above means that the best cities in which to invest money are those which have widened their roads, provided ample parking space, and are mak ings trucks deliver and pick up at night. .Although our present prosperity is due largely to the automo bile, it is this very industry which is revolutionizing our cities, and crumbling real estate values. We owe much to Henry Ford, but I wish he were alive today to help us out of this dilemma MOTOR AGE PROBLEM The automobile has given us new freedom; but, paradoxically, this industry to which we owe so much is also threatening to strangle us all and make us live and work in city caves. Yet the biggest part of the transportation program has barely started. The huge roadbuilding program will not only change the fact^ of all cities, but will set the location for new cities These may be very long and narrow, with very wide streets for autos. In the rear may be streets meant wholly for trucks to pick up and deliv er merchandise; while our sidewalks will have two stories and our stores two “ground floors." No city should be blamed for getting into the pres ent messy condition. The New England locality in which I am writing this column had its streets laid | out by cows 300 years ago. These cowpaths were gradually widened for ox wagons, then for horse-and- buggies. Most cities have inherited today's problem. But. oddly enough, most city residents do not own autos or get very upset about the congestion, so city planners find it hard to get recommendations adopt ed. TRAFFIC PROBLEMS CAN BE ELIMINATED It is hopeful that cities are beginning to study the traffic problem and are employing traffic engineers Newspapers are joining the demand for a solution which will restore the prestige of their cities and not leave them manufacturing, business, and living slums. Cities have long been conscious of water pollution, and most cities have pure water today. Some are con cerned about air pollution but are just awakening to the importance of proper zoning, and the develop ment of parks, forests, and conservation projects. Al though we have only 50 people per square mile, com pared with Japan’s 620. yet traffic conditions in Ja pan today are better than in the U. S. Better living and transportation conditions would justify increas ing taxes; people would accent a higher tax if they got more for their money. CONCLUSION In view of the above, the wise investor in real es tate is giving much more attention to traffic condi tions, parking space, and road control. When one builds a new home, the value of the house declines from year to year; but if the city has proper traffic control, the value of the land will increase year by year. This is something city newspapers as well as real estate agents should emphasize. I believe in re viving the old city centers, with proper traffic regu lations. The new shopping centers may be fads which are now at their zenith. Chambers of Commerce. Boards of Trade, and Merchants Associations should therefore give their primary thought to improving the transportation and parking facilities of their cities. They should reme ber that their task is not to keep things as they but to forge ahead and prepare for the great changes which are already in progress. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1959 ultie (Elintnn OUpmtirl* EstebU*ed 1900 July 4, ISM — WILLIAM WDSON HARRIS - Jane 13, IMS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year $3.00, Six Months $2.00 Out-of-County One Year $4.00 T Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readm — the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chrouide 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 correspcndent*. South Carolina Press National Editorial Association A. AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION .*... New York. Chicago. Detroit, Philadelphia in ihe chamber. •‘1 couldn't believe my gun had fired that shot," he said. “I can’t explain how that cartridge got into the barrel.’* He said when he examined his pistol the safety was still on: He admitted talking to officers on the way to the sheriff’s office in Laurens and that he had told them that ‘‘if my gun did it, it was an accident." Asked by defense counsel David Sloan, Jr., if he had been drinking on the night of the shooting, Mason said he had not had a drink in four or five years,” because of a heart condition. He said he did not say a word when he went outside to the strug gling men, but he did admit the possibility of his having said, “Lord, what have I done?” imme- drtely after the shooting, as a state’s witness had testified earlier. He said it had appeared to him that the sound of the shot had come from “somewhere else.” FIRED BULLET, CLAIM State's witnesses had testified that Mason had seized O'Shields by the hair of the head as he lay on the ground, twisted his head sideways, and fired a bullet into the de ceased’s ear. Mason denied touching the mans’ hair and raterated that of the fatal bullet had come from his pistol, it was discharged purely by accident. Solicitor ones waived cross ex amination of the defendannt. Mr. Sloan then sent two witnesses to the stand to testify as to Mason’s character. They were J. Y. Martin and James Quarles, both of near Ware Shoals Both said Mason was of “average’ character. In rebuttal. Solicitor Jones then called Sheriff C. W. Wier to the stand to identify an FBI report on Mason. The report showed two pre vious cases of breaking and enter ing and grand larceny against Ma son. The FBI record was admitted into evidence over strenuous protests by Mr Sloan. Final witne4* called by the state was Deputy Sheriff W. D. Burns who had taken Mason to jail after the shooting. Officer Burns said be had detected the odor of alcohol on Mason's breath, but that the man defimely was not drunk. In another case Wednesday, Bob by Stroud. 23 year-old Laurens County Negro, charged with mur der, changed his plea to guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter Judge Gregory sentenced him to three years. The case grew out of the fatal shooting of John Allen Burnside, Laurens County Negro, several months ago. GIVE A GIFT THAT GROWS... an Insured Savings Account 63—n ‘82 '61 h0 T»9 AGO W Na l- 3207j> *s 11 the recipient never added a penny to it, your qift oi an insured savings account here would still increase in value, with our regular good earnings. But, it’s surprising how children, relatives, employ ees, or others you might remember, will "take to” saving —once you've made the start for them This Christmas — give gifts of thrift! 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