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L_ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thuntday. July 28, 1960 The Spellbinders Are Still Active Manxhanjres have taken place in the technique* of organized partisan pt>!itics^ These, in large part, have l>een brought about by the enormous improvement in the instruments of communication, both verbal and visual. One thing, however, seems immune to change. The orators at a convention of"either of the great parties still deal only in the blackest of blacks and the whitest of whites with never a grey for contrast. The flam boyant style of the no-holds-barred ap proach. of which the late William Jennings Bryan was perhaps the greatest master, re mains and is carried to millions via the merciless medium of television. Even - vice is invariably attributed to the opposition; everv virtue to one's own followers. Death Of A Free Press One thing dictators can’t stand i.^ a free press. Cuba has provided the world with another tragic example of that truism. One by one the newspapers which were in any way critical of the Castro government have l>een silenced. The latest to suffer this fate was the distingu shed Presna Libre. Be cause of an effort to publish an editorial in which it said that the Castro revolution was employing “the strategy of Goebbels and diaks'tic tactics of communism,” it was ta ken over by its workers, 'who are members of a government-controlled union. Its direc tors took refuge in a foreign embassy. William H. Cowles, president of the Inter- American IVess Association, states: “The confiscation of Presna Libre by the workers of that newspaper means that Fidel Castro has crushed or seized all Cuban newspapers opj>osed to his polici.es or critical of the in creasing communist influence in his rebime.” The last effective voice of protest has been stilled in Cuba. A Look Back Application to Merge ACL Seaboard Filed Richmond, Va.—Formal applica- This, inevitably, happened at the Dem ocratic convention. In the words of Herbert Lundy of the Portland Oregonian, if the speakers are to l>e believed, “it’s a tossup l>etween the Kremlin and Eisenhower Ad ministration for the first rank of villainy." And according to the keynoter, he added. "Ai :erica is in a devil of a fix." While he allowed that the Communists have some thing to do with this, his burden of com plaint is against the’ Republicans. The Republican keynoter and the other speakers, needless to say. will follow’ a simi lar course. They will tell us that a return to a Democratic Administration would result in all ^banner of grave troubles, and even disasters. A good many observers, however, now doubt if the old-time oratory, with all its exaggerations and contradictions, is any where near as effective as it once was. The masses of voters, these observers think, are more sophisticated than their predecessors, more critical, more thoughtful, an^ ( l>etter informed. And the same thing may l>e true of the masses of active, dedicated party workers. A highly experienced television ttmimentator. for example, said that at the Democratic convention he found the majori ty of delegates far more serious in their attitudes than at any of the previous con ventions he had attended. And. as the TV iamera> moved al*out the huge auditorium, it was noticeable that numl*ers of delegates were paying little or no attention to the bl<iod-and-thunder oratory. Actually, it has l**-n many years since party discipline was strong among the rank and file of voters. The straight ticket voter becomes rarer and rarer. More and more voters decide on the basis of their judgment of an individual’s character ami ability, rather than party On both sides of the political feme in the more recent elections old stronghold after old stronghold has been successfully razed by the opposition. Another overriding consideration exists thi- v**ar. Foreign affairs and problems, for the most obvious of reasons, overshadow other issues There is every probability that the world situation will l>ecome still more tense and worrisome by the time November rolls around. If that is the case, the candi date who convinces the majority of voters that he is l»est able to deal with the Com munist threat will win. party laliels aside. ' We pride ourselves on being a forward- looking people. We forsee a time in which life will be happier, healthier, richer, and ' mb re. productive. We all hope that the world tion * or authority to merge the At- in which our children will live out their ljw R , ilre>J , w|s (lM Friday lives will be a better one than ours. with the Interstate Commerce Com- At the same time, it is the part of wis- 1 mission in Washington dom to look back—if only to wall some of II " 1 ACL , <II " C,OTS a T - . * i proved the merger plan in meet- the words that were said long ago by men i ngs May 19 Stockholders of both who helped make this nation. For instance, companies will vote on the proposal there is this: “I place economy among the A “? u ? t 18 , first and most important virtues, and the be merged ^ the seaboard, and public debt as the greatest of dangers to the name of the new company l>e feared. To preserve our independence, we would ** the Seaboard Coast Line must not let our rulers load us with perpetual "smith, president of Sea- debt. board, would become chairman and "We must make our choice betw^een econ- chief executive officer of the merg- omv and libertv, or profusion and servitude. ^ com P3uy. dnd W. Thomas Rice, ,. * . , , , , , AC,L president, would become presi- It we run into such debts, we must be taxed dent. in our meat and drink, in our necessities and Both railroads serve substantially in our comforts, in our labors and in our amusements. "If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the l»retense of caring for them, they will be happy.” That was said by Thomas Jefferson;! th£ same territory in Virginia. North and South CaroLna. Georgia. Flordia and Alabama They have indicated plans to maintain general offices in both Richmond and Jacksonville. Fla., now the respective homes of the Seaboard and ACL. The companies advised ICC the FENDANTS, Lanie Cannon Hams, and any unknown parties who have or claim to have any interest in or lien upon the real estate which is the subject of this action, including any unknown heirs at law of Clyde Murphy Cannon, deceased, and to the respective parents and guard ians of unknown minors and other unknown persons under disability, if any. defendants in this action, and to the persons with whom such minors and other persons under disability reside: TAKE NOTICE That the Com plaint in this action, together with the Summons, of which the forego ing is a copy, was filed in the of fice of the Clerk of Court for Lau rens County, South Carolina, on the 2fith day of July, 1960, that the No tice of Pendency of Action, of which the foregoing is a copy, hes been filed in the office of the said Clerk of Court; that an Order nisi has been passed by the Clerk of this Court appointing John C. Buchanan, attorney, of Laurens, South Caro lina, as guardian ad litem of un known minors and other unknown persons under disability, if any, de fendants in this action; that said ap pointment becomes absolute on the 1st day of September, 1960; and that said Order has been filed in the of fice of the said Clerk of Court, j TENCH P. OWENS. Attorney for the Plaintiff Clinton, South Carolina, July 26. 1960 3c-A-U-0 whose contribution to the American system P ro P° s<vi stock exchange involved . , in the merger plan provides: ot government was, perhaps, greater than Each share of Coast Line $100 that of any other single man. The language par value preferred stock will be is archaic, but the principle is crystal clear. convort ed into three shares of $20 i > j- ^ P ar value common stock in the We have pone a gnmly long distance in vio lating his doctrine. new company. ***» Each present shareof Coast Line common will be converted into 1.42 shares of the new common. Each share of Seaboard com-1 mon will be converted into one 1 share of the new common. Seaboard has no perferred stock. Babson Discusses Commodity Prices Babson Park. Mass.. July 26—Now that fears of further drastic price inflation in the U. S. appear to The merger would affect both have temporarily subsided, this is an opportune time railroads through Clinton, the Sea- i to cheek the over all situation with regard to whole- board and the Columbia, Newberry. >ale commodity prices I also venture a forecast on and Laurens (CN—L). which in con- the outlook for a few selected groups trolled by the Coast Une. RECORD OF THE INDEXES r ~ Although commodity prices as a whole are at a relatively high level, it is interesting to note that very v SUMMONS little of this price inflation has occurred during the State of South Carolina. past ;wo or :hrve years The Bureau of Labor's over- County of Laurens all pnre index recently stood at 119.5. compared with COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 119 7 a year ago, 119 2 two years ago. and 117.4 in Lois M Adair, June, 1967 Industrial prices also Plaintiff, have been fairly stable, the 1960 vs June average of 129 2 comparing David Cannon. Ruth Cannon. Ro- with 128 2 a year ago. 125 3 two berta Cannon Ray. Lanie Cannon years ago. and 125 2 for June. 1957 Harris, and any unknown parties, Farm products prices are slightly *h° have or claim to have any in- under the two-year level terest in or lien upon the real estate Despite the over all price stabil- which is the subject of this action, ity of the past several years, there including any unknown heirs at law have been wide shifts up and down °f Clyde Murphy Cannon, deceased | in price* of many individual com Defendants, moditie* 1 expect such shifts to TO THE ABOVE NAMED DE- continue Hence it is vitally im- FENDANTS: portant to buyers and sellers to study and appraise YOt ARE HEREBY SUMMON- the supply-demand ratios prevai'.ing. or likely to pre ED and required to answer ‘.he vail m individual item« These ratios will largely Complaint in this aiUon. of wihich determine pnee action of group members, which ever * foPT b herewith served upon yxw. way the group itself may he moving and to serve a ropy of your answer INDI VTRIALA AND MET 1° Mid Complaint on the subscriber 1 *ee nothing in the near-term picture, barring ** West Pitts Street, war that could exert strong upward pressure on Clinton. South Carolina, within price* of industrial commodities Supplies, for the after the service here- mo-t part, will easily »uffice f!>r requirements in the exclusive trf the day of such months ahead However, allowance must be made for s ^rvice. and if you fail to answer higher vi age and tranoortation cod*, not all of which the Complaint within the time afore- can be absorbed by producer* Under the circum- Die plaintiff in this action will stances. I forecast moderately higher prices for in dustrial commodities sometiim be'ore the year is out Ou’standmg in the metal* group is the fact that supplies in almost all uulano s. are easily amp>e for pros eetive near term requirements Thus, a sustain ed price rise over the immediate future is unlikely 4 fall pickup in business, and especially automobile production, could increase over all demand for met al*. but such an increase may not mature The steel makers, however, face higher wage costs on Decem ber 1. and may have to pas> a part of them along E4RW PRODUCTS. CATTLE AND HOGS Some supply stringency is indicated in a few new- crop canned vegetables, particularly corn and peas apply to the Court for the relief de manded :n the Complaint TENCH P OWENS. Plaintiffs Attorney July 20. 1960 NOTRE OE PENDENCY OP ACTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That an action has been commenced and is now pending in (he Court of Common Pleas for Laurens County. State of South Carolina, upon a complaint of the above named plain tiff against the above named de- Th - could mean higher prices Generally large plant- b ,n d* nt^, for the purpose of fore- mgs of feed and food grams last spring point to a sizable total outlurn. barring .serious crop damage. The new crops, plus generally big carryovers, should exert downward pressure on prices of most farm products over near-term months Prices of fed cattle may weaken further, owing to *:zable marketings, but should recover moderately later in the summer. With pasture conditions general ly good, ranchers are in no hurry to sell feeder cat tle. but I forecast heavy runs by late summer or early fall,’ with some price weakness. Hog prices are work- , ing up to a summer peak—perhaps around $20 per l £wt The next broad move should be downward, though the fall or early wm;er low should be above that of a year ago MORE INFLATION AHEAD? closing a mortgage given by Clyde Murphy Cannon to the plaintiff, dated June 25, 1951, and recorded on June 7, 1960. in Real Estate Mortgage Book 166, at page 492. in the office of the Clerk of Court for Laurens County, South Carolina; and the mortgaged premises were at the time of the commencement of this action and of the filing of this notice situate in the County of Laurens, State of South Carolina, and are described as follows: "All that piece, parcel or lot of land, with the dwelling house there on. situate, lying and being on the _ . . lla ... . . North side of a new street, as yet tlw overall price stabilny rf the past few u -„„ amedJln lhf To ^ o( c . lint0 „ years, the ,«oe further mflation is by no means a Uur(TO ( ^ ^ dead duck Should the Democra ts um the forthcom- Cari>llna an<| tended on the :ng national election, the groundwork for further price inflation will have bf-en laid. If the Republicans should win. inflation might be held in abeyance. In either ca-e. a small Kon an-type war would be infla tionary In conclusion, on the basis of available statistics 1 see little, in the near-term picture pointing to further general price increases. Supplies for the most part are ample, and productive capacity in many instances a f ; e r ma de Wty (90) feet there- i* excessive Such conditions are now not conducive on; on the S ^ uth 5y new street as to a price spiral in either the metafc or farm prod- vet unnamed; sixty-two feet (62) ucts. But war or certain suddea deaths could quickly ! {ee , ^e,.^ on ^ west b ten North by lot now or formerly of Frank Price and lot now or for merly of Estate of William P. Ja cobs. sixty-two (62) feet thereon; on the East by lot now or formerly of Estate of William P. Jacobs, be ing Lot No. 11 (Eleven) as shown on plat to Which reference is herein- change the outlook 1 CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. JULY 28. 1960 Iljp (HUntnn (Eljrumrlp EstabliMied 1900 July 4, 1889 - WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS —^une 13, 1955 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBUSHING 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 ita subscribers and readers — the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. TV 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 (wrregpandents. Member: South Carolina Preas Association National Editorial Association National AdvertMof Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia (10/ feet alleyway opening on West , Centennial Street ninety (90) feet thereon; *aid lot of land above de scribed and hereby conveyed is 1 shown and designated as lots Nos. Twelve (12) and ITiirteen (13) on plat of survey, known as “Subdi vision Jacobs Property” — "Oak Street,” made by J. A. Year gin, Engineer, on June 12, 1946, and re corded on June 28. 1946, in Plat Book No. 4, at page 117, in the Of fice of the Clerk of Court for Lau rens County, South Carolina, and is the identical property as was acquired by me from Charlie Wilson by Deed dated the 21st day flf May, 1951, and recorded on the 22nd day of May, 1951, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Laurens County, in Deed Book No. 10G on page 108.” , TENCH P. 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