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/ / **• \ < THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Cliatoa, S. C, Thursday, April 4, 1963 For President, Too? Washington commentators, in discussing the eight-to-one decision of the Supreme Court on March 18 invalidating the unit vote system in Georgia and two other states,' have quite generally seized upon im plications of the ruling that may or may not have been in the minds of the noble c justices. The High Court said: “The conception of political equality from the Declaration of. Independence to Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, to the 15th, 17th and 19th amend ments can mean only one thing—one per son, one vote.” This doctrine, if followed logically, out laws not only Georgia’s unit system, but the Electoral College routine by which a Presidential candidate with a majority of the popular vote will still lead the Inaugural Parade if he has majorities in enough of the big population states. Veteran Washington observer, McLellan Smith, notes in the Magazine of Wall Street that: “President Kennedy received 34,227,- 096 popular votes, 49.8 per cent Mr. Nixon received 34,108,46, 49.5 per cent . . . (Thus) in the electoral votes we find an imbalance which upsets the High Court’s doctrine of ‘one person, one vote’. In other words, a popular vote for Mr. Kennedy was worth (in the Electoral College) about 1-38 times a popular vote for his Republican rival. A move is underway, even now, for a change.” Actually, several different moves are underway. But the one that would seem to be most logical, most easily understood by all of us “one persons” who want our vote to count—for whomsoever it is cast, and appears to be gaining widest support would require each candidate for the Elec toral College to declare his choice for the Presidency and run for election in the man ner of Senators and Representatives. Un der this plan, the citizen would vote for two electors-at-large (as he does for his Senators) and for one elector in his area (comparable to his Congressional district). This, presumably, would insure electors re sponsive to those who elected them rather than discrediting the minority vote in each state through the election of a panel of doctors that is all Democratic or all Repute Item. Despite the Georgia ruling, however, Electoral College reform will presumably require no less than a Constitutional amend ment. And that will take a long while— unless the Supreme Court may just pos sibly have lit the fuse on another block buster. there will be a deficit approaching $9 bil lion. With all due allowance for the hsfc^} ards implicit in fiscal forecasts, this is quite a difference. And that is not all. * A tax cut, resulting in a net reduction of federal revenues of $10 billion, is a pri mary Administration objective. The result, in fiscal 1964, would be a $12 billion deficit. That’s what the estimates say. But if they happened to be wrong again by the current $9 billion figure, the deficit would be $21 billion. The inflation that could follow: | would wipe out any individual or business tax savings a dozen times over. In 1960, President Kennedy—then a Senator in quest of Presidential nomination —said: “I believe in the balanced budget and the only conditions on which I would unbalance 'the budget would be if There were a grave national emergency or a se rious recession.” One can search the horizon without dis- covering conditions that fit that qualifica- j tion. The President’s 1960 statement should j be the guideline to present fiscal policy. Stories Words William by S. PenfieW Tawdry “Etheldreda. an Anglian princess, founded a monas tery* in 673 on the Isle of'Ely and became the monas tery's first abbess. In time the town that was to be come Ely. England, sprang up around the monastery. j\ Centuries later, Etheldreda. or Audrey as she had been popularly called, became the patron saint of Ely. A fair in her honor was held annually on October 17. Many flashy items wane sold at the fair, but the most popular was a lace necklet sailed “St. Audrey’s lace.” By running the words together, “St. Audrey’s lace” was shortened to “tawdry lace,” and “tawdry” became associated with anything gaudy or showy. Babson Concludes Series Of Inflation H< Crass HI News MRS. HAROLD AUSTIN. led* April 4- Strom Thurmond’s Big Bold Signature We have before us an epistle written by South Carolina’s U. S. Senator Strom 'Hiur- mond. But at the moment we are not concern ed especially with what the Senator has to say, even though Bis thoughts, opinions and declarations are expressed, as usual, logi cally and forthrightly. Whtft f draws our attention now is the signature—big and bold and as plain as day, there for all to see. There’s nothing fancy about it. It looks as if the Senator adopted his penmanship style when he was in the fourth grade in old Edgefield and never changed it, for it is exactly that of a very determined ten- year-old boy. It recalls the signature of old John Hancock of Massachusetts, the biggest and boldest signed to the Declaration of Inde pendence. and his reported comment at the time, “I guess King Geqrge can read that without his glasses!” And Senator Thurmond’s signature, with its strong strokes, letters wide apart. - appeals to us because it reveals a man of strength, forthrightness, determination and unafraid of the consequences of any stand he takes. “I Believe In The Balanced Budget” This government’s fiscal affairs—and proposed fiscal policy—have taken on an Alice-In-Wonderland quality, complete .with the Mad Hitter:™" It was officially predicted that there would be a small budget surplus, of about $600 million, during the 1963 fiscal year. Now Secretary of the Treasury Dillon says Babson Part, Mass., April 4—Let me repeat Inflation is a very tricky word. Moat natural re sources which I have mentioned in this column the past few weeks are helped by inflation. How ever, most railroads, public utilities, and lions whose income is largely fixed by ment and state commissions are handicapped by inflation. Therefore, wise investors should bal ance their portfolios so they will not be hurt— whether inflation comes or not. Personally, with the constantly growing govern ment debt, I think the U. S. is headed for Inflation; but it will come about gradually. H. how. ever, speculators temporarily run up stock prices too soon in advance, beware of n collapse to follow. Also, should remember coot of taxes when buying timber or other real estate. T1MRF.RIANP IS A GOOD INVESTMENT The primary asset of the paper industry is the millions of acres of land and growing timber they own. Most of the timber properties lie in remote regions of the U. S. and Canada. Timber growth is not circumscribed by union regulations with regard to productivity and length of wort week. The trees do not require holidays, vacations, cof fee breaks, and the myriad of other fringe bene fits. Labor costs ore a relatively small propor tion of total costs. Book values of these com panies are generally understated in relation to realistic timber values. St. Regis Paper Company owns or controls over 5 million acres of timberland in the U. S. and Canada. It is a highly integrated of many products, including kraft and papers, containers, printing paper, pulp, and even packaging machine!?. Kimberly-Clark Corporation is the largest pro ducer of cellulose wadding, and is manufacturer of book and printing pai and towels and cigarette and other specialty pa per. Its affiliated companies produce Kimberly is a highly integrated controls some 11 million acres of timhertwiiii in the U. S. and Canada. FAVORITES AMONG THE PAPERS The largest American manufacturer of : print is the Great Northern Paper Company, companys’ mills and some million met timberland are concentrated in the state of If While world-wide excess capacity in porduction bar has expanded modernized facilities and is increasing emphasis on specialty papers. Scott Paper is heavily concentrated in the cc sumer goods field, as an important producer tissue, napkins, towels, waxed paper, etc. gressive advertising and promotion have n Scott a leading brand name. The company < valuable timberland (it is self-sufficient in requirement); and has a wonderful retail tributing organization. "* PLYWOOD INDUSTRY IS GROWING Despite intense competition in the plywood field, the growth of the U. S. Plywood Corporation has been remarkable. Because of its wide dis tributing facilities throughout the U. S. and Can ada, the company is considered to be more of a seller than a manufacturer. In addition to dis tributing plywood, it sells doors and other timber products to the building trades. It maintain* ex tensive timber stands on the West coast. In New England, various South Atlantic states. Can ada. The largest expense in house building today is labor. Plywood manufacturers are doing much to reduce labor costs. Another development to accomplish the same end is 'the building of "shelf homes, which my friend Jim Walters of Tampa originated. . MESSAGE TO READERS May I end with a message sent me by a fa mous Turkish missionary. (Turkey could be a great battleground between Russia and the West. It holds the key to. the Mediterranean Sea and the Near East oil lands.) The world is full of opportunities and problems for everyone to flunk about for years to come. I suppose 1 am an in curable optimist; because I believe so firmly that ‘•This is my Father’s world. O let me ne’er for get* that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet!" Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Cunning ham. Miss Frances and Johnny Cunningham wore guests of re latives in McConnells Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Pinson Little Dianne apd Kern Pinson of spent the weekend at Orangeburg with Mr. and Mrs. W. Q, Brodie. Mrs. W. M. Leaman, Mrs. C. S. Pinson. Mrs. W. A and Miss Lizzie visitors in Greenville Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Coleman nad children and Mrs. H. L. Mc- Swain spent Sunday with rela tives at Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Abrams of Bennettsville and Mrs. O. E. Wessinger of Prosperity visited Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Pinson dur ing the past weekend. Miss Barbara Ingle and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ingle spent a recent weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Temple in Batesburg Mr. and Mrs, Rill Barrow and little son of Greenville visitet) her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B Hill this weekend. Miss Brenda Sharpe of Colum bia spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K- Sharpe. Miss Sharpe had as her guest recently. Miss Kathryn Harris of Columbia and Charles ton. Mrs. W. S. Smith left Thursday for n visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Long at Milton, Fla Mr. and Mrs. Bill spent the weekend with relatives in Augusta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mullen attended the funeral of Mr. Mul len’s brother at Cherryville, N. C. Sunday. Misses Eleanor Coleman and Sherry Ussery spent a recent weekend with relatives in Green ville. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bolt have returned home after a weekend visit with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bolt at Brevard, N. C. Foirview Center Admits 13Q8 In Fiscal Year 1962 plete program for the treatment 1 sion for the treatmeiA of both of alcoholics, including. a bos- men and women, pital, for treatment of the acute The annual capacity is 1,300 stage: and 1 rehabilitation divi- patients in all divisions. Fairview Center, Ridgeway, South Carolina, admitted 1,303 patients during the past fiscal year, according to a report sub-1 milted to Carolinas United this week. Of these, 1,168 were from ~fj South Carolina, and 135 out of state. 340 were hill charity or part charity patients, and Fairview, Inc., expended a tptal of $41,060.32 on patients unable to pay their way. Approximately 300 addi tional applicants for admission as charity cases were rejected because of lack of funds. A total of 954 patients paid their way in hill. South Carolina communities sending the greatest number to Fairview were; Columbia 251, Greenville 73, Rock Hfll 54. Or angeburg 42, Charleston 41, HartsviUe 36, Sumter 35, Spar tanburg 32, Myrtle Beach 36, Greenwood 22, Aiken 21, Ander son 21, Seneca 18, Laurens 16, Camden 16, Newberry 16, Moncks Corner 15, Lancaster 15, Florence 14, Batesburg 14, Abbeville 13, Greer 13, Cayce 12, Winnsboro 10. In addition to these, 135 towns or communities sent from 1 to 9 patients each. Out qf state patUfcts came from North Carolina, which sent 88, Georgia ranked second with 22, Florida 7, New Jersey 2, Vir ginia 4, Maryland 3, and one each from Texas, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Oklahoma. Fairview is a non-profit tax- exempt institution, having a com- Just m mu for Easts mouth watbung Open 6 Days A Week 8:00 A. M. To 6:00 P. M. Saader, Buffer and Rug Cleaner For Rent Pianos. Carpet, Linoleum, Samsonite Luggage Lawson Fnrnitnre Co. Smti dout Jlmif! Hardly anybody knows morn about everyday money management than TTiQ American nomeFTrOKef* That’s her specialty. But the management of other specialty, and — on the basis of simole loaic — onparieocod in that, porticulor or example. TALK WITH YOUR LAWYER AND WITH US ABOUT THE ADVISABILITY Of SETTING UP A TRUST UNDBI YOUR WILL Af. S. Bailey & Son Bankers MEMBER FDIC YOUR ^ZJADWAX PROGRAM ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Today - Fix - Sat m*...mo * wmo Hemin m April 4-5-6 Mon. - Tues. 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