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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, September 21, 1961
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Hallmark Observes
Its 100th Anniversary
All of Clinton transmits its felicitations
and congratulations to Hallmark Shirt Co.,
as company heads, plant officials, employees
and invited guest gather here Saturday to
celebrate the 100th birthday of the well-
known manufacturing concern.
It is no small feat for a business organiza
tion to survive a whole century in the fierce
ly’ competitive American market, and Clin
ton is proud to be a part of one that has had
the stamina to continue and become a leader
in its field.
Beginning in Troy, N. Y., in 1861, the
company came to Clinton with its manufac
turing pant in 1941, and has contributed
substantially to the local economy during
these twenty years. Approximately 200 per
sons are employed here.
Clinton citizens generally extend their
best wishes to Hallmark as they enter upon
their second century.
Taxes Are Good-But!
The National Education Association has
issued a booklet entitled “Taxes Are Good.”
It observes that “taxes are the price we pay
for civilization.”
This, of course, is a truism. Taxes, as one
writer puts it, are good and necessary for
civilization, in the same way that fire and
water are good. But you don’t have, to burn
down your house to warm your hands—and
you don’t have to open a dam and drown in
the flood to get a drink.
The ‘Taxes Are Good” argument is used
as a support for an almost endless list of
government projects and proposals which
advance the welfare state, reduce or destroy
local rights and responsibilities, limit the
freedom of groups and individuals, and dry
up the normal sources of taxation—for ex
ample. housing subsidies, fanning subsidies,
public power schemes, federal aid to schools,
federal medical aid plans, and so on.
So the ‘Taxes Are Good” theme needs
to be carefully analyzed. They are good when
levied for necessary’ purposes. They are bad
when levied for purposes which should be
undertaken, if they are to be undertaken at
foreign ideologies with inquisitions and
prise.
Who Controls
The Purse Strings?
A major fiscal problem today is the fact
that Congress has virtually lost control over
the nation’s purse strings.
Representative Felly, of Washington,
speaking in the House, recently described
the problem in these words: . an idea of
congressional lack of control over the Feder
al purse strings can be gained by examining
the status of back-door spending authoriza
tions of the Federal Government, permitting
these agencies to borrow from the Treasury
and expend the funds without requiring an
annual justification or review by the con
gressional committees having jurisdiction
over appropriations.”
There is room for differences of opinion
over the wisdom of the various spending
measures. But, whatever the final decision
on any of these, one of Congress’ most fun
damental duties is to maintain its Constitu
tional controls over the people’s money.
An Individual Job
’Hiere seems to be little public enthusiasm
for the President’s four-year $20 billion plan
to invert the Tower of Babel—and give us
holes in the ground in which to escape the
atomic terror. It is too apparent that the
task of sheltering 180 million people from
nuclear fallout is too colossal for even an
impotent Government — whether it spent
$20 billion or 100. As always, personal safe
ty must remain, to a large extent, a do-it-
yourself job.
However, in the course of planning and
mobilizing military defense—which, if it is
adequate, must restrain the most venture
some enemy from risking retaliation — the
Government can, and has, provided civil de
fense guidance that could come from no oth
er source.
Senator Barry’ Goldwater says: "We
should be saying to other nations that we
are going to win the coM war rather than
we are going to end the cold war.”
Might Be Understood
President Charles deGaulle has stated
flatly that Soviet force must be met by Al
lied force in Berlin—even at the risk of trig
gering World War III. Khrushchev, he
thinks, has no desire for a war that would
destroy Russia—but if it comes, it can only
be because the Soviets want it. In either case
it would be disastrous for the Allies to back
down.
Crass HiR News
Newt Of
Bonds Cross Roads
Saturday at the club house.
Following a devotional period,
a fried chicken supper was serv
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Joe McQuirt,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stanley,
GARDEN CLUB MEETS
Miss Lizzie Bryson and Mrs. C.
S. Pinson were hostesses at a, >
most enjoyable meeting of the L C fi r , t faU rH^tinc Mr and MrS J C Nabors -^ Ir ’
Friendly Garden Club on Tues Club heM >tg faU meeting I and Mrs. Marion Ringer. During
day, Sept. 12, at the home of Class was held at the Liberty the social hour the group was
Miss Bryson. Springs Church Sunday evening led in contests by Mrs. James
Artistic arrangements of color fr om 7:00 to 9:00 ! Evans, while the young people
ful fall flowers were used it) the Classes were led by Mrs. Ru- mjoyed playing ping-pong,
home. Pert McJFall of Anderson, Mrs. | The Workman reunion was held
The president Mrs J H Thom Vass, Miss Doris Hannah at Greenwood state park Sunday.
Replying to the "neutralist” appeal for a ason j r opened ^ meeting by and Mrs Joe Gettys of Clinton. Those attending from the com-
President Kennedy has reading Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, and During intermission light
US-Soviet summit, President Kennedy has reading Ecclesiastes 31-2, ami , * MS “ V re-! munity were: Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
UO-OO , ’ : .... comments on the t.mes freshments were served. Johnson and son, Billy, Mr. and
reiterated his confidence in sincere nego- _ Mrs. R. A Boyce had as recent Mrs. Earle Johnson and sons,
tiation.” But Mr. Kennedy has talked to Mr.
Khrushchev—shortly before Krush started
During the business session, the
guests her brother, Frank Owens,
Kenneth and Frank, Mr. and
president announced that the Mr and Mrg Frank Owens, Jr , Mrs James Johnson and son
same officers will hold over ior of Landrum; Dr and Mrs Fred Jimmy, Mrs. Bessie Johnson,
Mrs. N. A. Shouse and granddau
ghter, Susan Shouse, Clair Work
man and Marion Workman, re
tiring preident and secretary-
treasurer, respectively, made
plans. During the business session
Charles Workman, son of the late
Reeder Workman, was elected
president, and Wilbur Workman,
son of the late Arthur Workman,
was elected secretary - treasurer
fbr another year. Miss Irene
Workman is historian.
Susan Shouse, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Shouse, spent
the week-end at the home of her
grandfather, N. A. Shouse.
Shirley Morgan is back in
school after being out sick some
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McCrae of
Kingstree, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs Richard Boland during the
week-end. <
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the Berlin ruckus and began rattling his | next year. She discussed the pro j- 0weng of Tryon N c
atomic bombs.
Columnist Sylvia Porter writes: Today,
France trades in francs, Britain trades in
pounds, West Germany trades in marks,
Holland trades in guilders—and so it goes
across the map of Europe. For centuries, this
is the way it has been. . . . Tomorrow, it’s
probable—not just possible, but probable—
that a united Europe will have a common
currency backed by a common monetary re
serve, representing and protecting all the
member nations. While each nation will con
tinue to have its own currency, they will
trade with each other in terms of the com
mon money.”
Babson Reminisces
In His Home Town
W.
Gloucester, Mass., Sept. 14—For many year* I
have been planning to visit the oldest cemetery on
Cape Ann In it is buried Isabel Babson, the Bab
son (or Rabson) who came to this country and
from whom all Babsons here descend. When she
left England, the name may have been Rabson;
but her signature could not be clearly read when
she arrived in Salem in 1637 Hence, the name
was interpreted as Babson, which she accepted,
and which has been the family name ever since.
To my great disappointment, 1 found this old
cemetery overgrown with weeds and shrubs four
feet high, and many of the tombstones were brok
en and overturned. I, however, found tombstones
of the prominet families of the
I first hundred years of settlement
on Cape Ann. I felt ashamed to
| find the cemetery in such a con
dition and I urge readers who
have similar cemeteries in their
towns to get them cleaned up and
be sure all the headstones are
(erect.
| GRANITE VERSUS CEMENT
When I was a boy, the great
business of Cape Ann was granite
quarries. Not only did Cape Ann
granite pave the streets of large eastern cities, but
the walls of the city halls, banks, and other impor
tant buildings had granite facings. The weal
thiest families in town were then in the granite
business. There was a certain amount of fishing,
but not much, as only sailboats were used and the
fish were caught by lines and surface nets. Even
the keenest businessmen then believed the gran
ite business was good for a hundred or two hun
dred years. There certainly was granite enough,
and even now there must be a million tons left
But suddenly Portland cement became popu
lar, and quickly took the place of granite. Side
walk edge stones which heretofore had been made
of granite were being made of concrete; walls
were built of concrete; and the facings were made
of concrete. As petroleum came into use at about
the same time, the existing paved roads were cov
ered by either concrete or asphalt. In a few
years, the great granite business of Gloucester
and Cape Ann came to an end.
This causes me to wonder what other changes
may now be going on It may be that the lead
ing industry of every city in which this column
appears will be subject to similar changes. This
means that your leading industrialists, and espec
ially the Secretary of your Chamber of Commerce
must not be content with present conditions and
close their eyes to new industries in the hope of
thus protecting the present industries.
INFLATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN WITH
US AND PROBABLY ALWAYS WILL BE
1 have been interested also in reading the court
records of Uie wills of persons who died before
1700 These appraisals would state the value of
acreage, of the house, the tools, and of the hogs,
cattle, and horses—especially the mares. These
appraisals rated a “mare” worth one pound—
which was equivalent to $5.00 in the currency of
that day. As the price of a good mare today is
around $200, it would appear that the currency
has been devalued, or the price has increased forty
times! Furthermore, going back several centuries,
we find that a country hotel charged only “two
pence” for overnight compared with $3.00-$5 00
today.
When forecasting prices of the future, we are In
clined to believe that a good mare will sell for
several thousand dollars. It really seems that
in only fifty years the prices of most commodities
will be ten times their present prices. In short,
inflation is nothing new It has always been go
ing on and 1 see no reason why it should not con
tinue It may increase gradually, or it may in-'
crease in spurts—rising rapidly for a while, and
then being followed by a period of deflation. On
the other hand, we believe that each period of in
flation will be greater than the last period of in
flation, and that each period of deflation will be
shorter than the previous period of deflation I,
believe that for the next few years you will see'
a fairly rapid increase in inflation. .
ect of beautifying the sides of
the highway between MountviUe
and Cross Hill.
The ways and means commit
tee asked each member to bring
a gift to the next meeting and
these would be auctioned off.
Another interesting feature of
the meeting was the display of
African violets which had been
the individual project of the mem
bers this year. Winners were Mrs
W. M. Leaman and Mrs. E. W.
Pinson. They were presented vio
lets as prizes.
Mrg. J. H. Powell of Waterloo,
was guest speaker and discussed
“How To Grow and Enjoy Your
Flowers.”
Her discussion was both infor
mative and challenging and came
as first-hand information from
one who has experimented and
succeeded in growing flowers both
inside and outdoors.
At the conclusion of her talk,
Mrs. Thomason presented Mrs.
Powell with a gift.
The hostesses, assisted by Miss
Leila Bryson, served a congealed
salad plate, ham biscuits, punch,
and orange cake.
CHURCH WOMEN MEET
The general meeting of the
Women of the Church of Liberty
Springs Presbyterian Church was
held Monday at the church.
Mrs. E. R. Austin gave the de-1
votional at the meeting, over
which Mrs. W. M. Leaman pre
sided.
Mrs W. P. Shealy of Laurens,
Presbyterial president, gave a
most interesting talk.
This being the last meeting of
the organization's year, short re
ports were given by the officers
and committee" chairmen.
Later a social tiour was enjoy-!
ed, when cookie, and punch were
served
A Christian Education Training
Mrs. Texie Johnson. Mr. and
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