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V ~/y / 12 V J, THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, April 14, 1960 « N ' 'Ey SPECTATOR . . . ' v COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS America's gradual march into so. j tin* farmer is rooted to the soil: a ciallsm is due to many significant fixed part of the community. The facts. Among them may be mention- farmer is the man who won our in- ed ignorance of the failures in dependence and will be the stalwart many nations during the centuries defender of our way of living fo man s struggle to win political Therefore the subtle appeal^ to the support and power Even a Caesar farmer is an effort to strike down tried to appease and appeal to the the very foundation of otir nation masses by spending freely: and * * * in our day the tdrift toward Social- I’ve just read in The Observer, ism is either due to the multitudes 0 f Greenville, an editorial on the in great cities who own nothing and socialized operation of. British rail- haw no roots in the soil or to poli- poads ticians who hope to cornill the mass , “4jiy 0ne w ho thinks government voto ownership is a solution to problems Some every insidious appeals are 0 f ap industry wxniki do well to made to our farmers by some pref- a letter by Lord Winster which erences. tax-exempt operations, etc. pecently appeared in the Baltimer This is especially to be deplored because the American farmer is deals primarily with the na- still th«' b.ickhone of this nation. tionalized British railroads He The farmer is lasing his political writes: \ . . never in their history power, as Organized Labor grows ha ve British railways been in such stronger Labor's poltiical strength disrepute with the traveling public is due to organization that reaches as today or the morale of throughout the Nation, all labor the railway workers so low .'Service groups being somewhat inter related or .affiliated At the same time it is so poor that producers of pe riodicals can get their publications may be noted that an overwhelm- on sale m New York quicker than in ing force of working men is not or- towns 50 miles from London ' Able gamzed and not affiliated with Or- railroad workers are leaving the ganized Labor nationalized industry for jobs in pri- Organized Labor is the dominant vate industry where pay and work- poiitical force of America today mg conditions are superior. Notwithstanding this fact, labor is 1 “On top of it all, these socialized somewhat mobile, that is it may railroads are a heavy burden on the shift about as job openings occur: British taxpayer It was forecast LEECHES FOR SALE At one time, you could buy jars of leeches at most pharmacies. That was in the days when bleeding was considered a cure for many ailments. And leeches are good bloodletters! How lucky we are to be living in this age of modem medications, with effective—and pleasant—treatments for infections and other illnesses. Remember, reliable medications are important to you—they may mean the difference between pain and comfort. . . between life and death: So, when you are ill, see your physician first. Then come to us for the medicines he prescribes. HOWARD’S PHARMACY PHONE 101 Telephone Talk R T. M. YOl’MiBLOOD Your Telephone Mantifrer TALK ARQJJ A BARGAIN . . . well, most women do, ° sYW 1 ' ,iV ' # don't they? Good thing the telephone’s handy to pass news along! Come to think of it, your phone’s a pretty good bargain, too. *" Saves you so much time, so many steps. Keeps you in touch with friends and fami ly. And no matter how many local calls you make, there's never an extra penny’s charge. No cost for repairs, either. How’s that for a real bargain! * * • EASTER PLANS? Children coming home from college? Friends or family arriving for the weekend? Well, what ever plans you have for Easter weekend, count on Long Distance service to help you enjoy it more. You can get together by phone to talk over arrangements, time of ar rival and so on. Or, maybe you’re taking to the road your self. Then it’s mighty convenient to phone ahead for reservations. And don’t forget—an Easter greeting to someone you can’t be with is so much warmer by phone! Mighty helpful, Long Distance—and the cost is small for the big pleasure it gives. • * * ROYAL VISIT . . . Saw in the paper recently that Japan’s Crown Prince Akihito and his wife will .visit the U. S. sometime in the late spring after their first child is born. Here’s an interesting angle on their courtship. They met at the tennis court but according to Japanese custom couldn't have dates in the American sense. So Akihito phoned Michiko (his fiancee) about 10 timel a day, and it was by phone that she said “yes”. Well, as we say, the phone’s a mighty handy thing to have around the house! some years ago, Ixird Winster re ports, that between 1957 arid 1963 they- would make a profit of between 55 million and 105 million pounds— the pound being worth $2.80 In ac tual practice, they have accumulat ed a deficit during the three-year 1957-59 period of some 70 million pounds. Under British law. the rail roads must pay interest on their bor rowings. So, as Lord Winster put it. the commission which runs them •will go on year after year paying the interest Upon the deficit of the interest upon the deficit. " The point is obvious: Socialization of an industry inevitably produces far worse problems than any it was designed to solve.”. The Farm and Ranch carries an interesting article by Tom Anderson comparing Russia and the United States. "In the light of Soviet boasts con cerning Russia's productive achieve* ments. and her propaganda cam paign designed to persuade the world that before long she will outdo the U. S. and make a monkey out of the capitalist system, some infor mation concerning Russian agricul ture is interesting. ‘Publisher Tom .Anderson of >Farm and Ranch magazine writes: •The American farmer produces en ough, on drastically limited acreage, for himself and 20 others. The Rus sian farmer, under the prodding of his government overseers, produces only enough for himself and four others. The American farmer de serves great credit for his remark able records. But much cretfct also belongs to indusrty—to free, com. petitive companies vying with each other to produce the most efficient machinery, equipment and chemi cals. .American manufacturers of farm supplies work in close coopera tion with farmers to get new ideas, to learn the farmers’ real needs, to learn what will sell at a profit. In Russia the bureaucrats make those decisions. What Mr. .Anderson describes here, usmg farm equipment and other farm tools as an outstanding example,, is the essential difference between the Russian system as against the American system. The first is based on brute force—the second on incentive inducement, free and voluntary action And. in all recorded history, the second has always triumphed over the first.” I quoted that with the introduc tory comment of the Clinton Chron icle. The Chronicle, by the way, has illuminating facts about moonshin- I ing. What think you about this? "In 1959. 26 years after the,repeal of Prohibition. Federal agents and police agencies seized 20.000 moon shine stills throughout the nation. Last year was not an extraordinary one either for moonshiners or po- tlicemen An average of 30,000 illicit stills have been seized every year since 1950 "Moonshirung brings in millions or dollars annually to criminal syn dicates—but nothing to the govern ment in tax revenue. Tax evasion by moonshiners is conservatively es timated at $750,000.000 .a year It is our biggest tax leak. “The most practical method of I stopping this leak has been advanc ed by Lewis S. Rosenthal, board chairman and president of Schenley Industries. Inc. Mr Rosenthal sug gested that the Federal government earmark one per cent of taxes paid by the licensed industry to enforce anti-moonshine’ laws against the outlaw industry.” Does this surprise you? You have read in stories that as | soon as two men meet they call for a drink. TTien they have several more. Sometimes I wonder how a mere mam can hold all this liquor. He must have a copper-lined stom ach It is a marvel that some business men can drink and carry on a sen sible conversation and walk without a wobble. But the drink does more them somewhat easier to do busi ness with because the liquor makes a man feel above small considera tions. prepossessions—and all that and more agreeable and complac ent. "In the long fight against the sale and consumption of liquor the man everyone thinks of is the man who "can't carry his liquor "; he is mean and oppressive at home; unable to function normally in any relation ship. ‘But the liquor business has many- stout defenders as well as many un fortunate victims. But these figures must be inex act; don't you think? Were we not assured the legalized sale of liquors would drive out all moonshiners and bootleggers? Verily I’m told that bootleggers thrive even in so good a state as this. Of course it can't be true, for men good and true spoke profound conviction prophesying vir tually a dry spell. “And Brutus is an honorable man”!! Alas and alack, even my own sheriff—of a dry coun ty—but a few liquor stores, brings in a captured still and gallons of liquor every wvek. I read of all t)us in the newspapers, therefore it mpst be so. * * 4 What does a big business execu tive do in retirement? I dropped in on my fine friend, B. M. Edwards, recently retired from the management of a great chain of banks. Retired? No, No; he still serves as a director of many enterprises and is daily con sulted by men about their problems. And he delights in serving people. A little girl called "B. M” and asked “Mr. B,” as she calls him, to get a doll house for her. So, .“Mr B " has bulk, a doll house and he is happier than if he had built a fifty-story bank building. As I am told. Mr. Edwards, Mr. Edwards has reaUy built a little palace, with tiled floor and other architectural splendor. So this lovable man, whose ad vice is sought throughout the state and nation, took out his tool chest and built an exquisite doll house for the little girl who knows that "Mr. B '' can do anything. * THERE S ONLY ONE LOW-PRICE CAR WITH A VALUE AND PRICE STORY LIKE THIS 7 MERCURY-THE BETTER LOW-PRICE CAR __ i if Srlf-adjuating brake*! They need no periodic adjuatment. Up to 494 pound* more weight meana far more road stability. Ritra body inmilation make* Mercury far quieter to drive. Up to 8* more wheelb—e_b*tt*r ride than other low-price car*. OFFICE SUPPUES CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Dr. Felder Smith Laurens, S. C. OPTOMETRIST Phone 794 Up to 2S% larger brakea eritb up to 49 aq. in. more lining. Up to 66$ cu. in. aanro fool room for "man-in-the-middle." Up » •* wider front door* for eaaier entry and axit. for a e moot her, aoflor ride. 3-*peed electric windahield wiper* dear even the center. Safer, front-hinged bood—with interior driver-controlled lock. 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Now *apHi gw tot ^ 4*1 «* «*» »««k, awy cart} • the emaieg, dwy tiat uMn da* np- ■Icktc, ‘bringing (hr gpow which duy had prepared, and Cretan *Am with i I And they trend thr mar rolled teeny (ran the nepukhre. 9 'And (Key eweernd in, and trend are dtt body «t the bred •* Jn'are. 4 • pare, a* dacy nrec anreh perpiraaty nareaadbf threak S Aad an drey ware afraid, and bowed drean here facta ta (be tank, they aid unto IL them. Why reek re ‘the It'ing among the dereP : *|||| 6 He It nre here, but it risen * rrmrrebel v bow be apak* wait ' 3UI yret when W waa yet v* V tmc church for all . . . ALL FOR THe CHURCH The Ckurck it die grealnl factor .a earth for die boildiag ef character and good citiieadiip. It a a ttorekawee of epiritaal talon. Withoat a tlroag Chare h. ■either dereocracy an citiliialioa caa •retire. There are freer trend reatoat why rtery peraon should attead tertten regularly and tuppoel the Church. They are: (I) For hit O'.a take. (2) Fee hit childrca'i take. ()) For the take ef hra . earereuaily aad aattaa. (4) For the take af the Church itself, which reeds hit ■oral aad aiaSerial support Plaa la go la charth regularly aad rad year Bible daily. Day Book Chapter Venn Wednreday John Thursday Matthew Friday Lake Saturday Titua THE WORDS «3 OF ETERNAL LIFE There was a day when some of the disciples of Jesus became discouraged and walked no more with Him. But when the Master asked the twelve, “WU ye also go away?” Simon Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.” Never underestimate spiritual intuition! Peter sensed long before the first Easter that Christ’s mission was to lead men to eternal life! As Easter approaches, millions of men and women realize a spiritual intuition. It calls them to their churches to worship the Risen Christ. It prompts them to embrace with new fervor convictions that sometimes have become casual. Cherish that hunger for spiritual renewal. Fortify it as Peter did with an honest evaluation of man’s helplessness apart from God. To Whom shall we go? Only Christ offers the Truth and Life which are eternal. .. . . CoPyrtghi JHf. KetUeo A I, Sresarv, J t. v« c3»5mBS& BEACON DRIVE-IN Whitmire Hwy. McGEE’S DRUG STORE 1«0 W. Mala St CITIZENS FED. SA V. & LOAN 220 W. Mala SL COMMUNITY CASH E. Florida SL Clinton Realty & Insurance Co. Mrs. B. Hubert Boyd, AgL 164 W. Pitta St. T.E. JONES & Sons Furniture 200 W. Main SL W.C DOBBINS i Genera] Ins. Agency 101 South Bread St , i CHRONICLE PUB. CO. ^ 100 Gary SL x\