The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, April 14, 1966, Image 2
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Associated Press Business News
writer. Jack Lefler, reports: “Inflation
Ik the big worry of economists and gov-
erment officials. There is talk of a pos
sible tax increase and price and wage
controls to combat it. • Simplified, in
flation is too many dollars chasing too
few goods.” r'**"
Inflation, too, is a “guns phis but
ter” policy on the part of the govern*
ment, which attempts to fight an ever-
expanding war in Viet Nam and at the
same time advance welfare programs of
unprecedented cost and extent at home.
The tragedy is that the weight of
inflation falls mainly on those who are
least able to bear it—those on fixed re
tirement income, pn public relief, in
the low-wage brackets and so on. The
irony is that these are the very people
the government’s welfare programs are
supposed to help. But that help will be
illusory indeed—a snare and a delusion
—if inflation continues to erode the few
dollars they have to spend on the ne
cessities of life.
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Inflation is to a country what dis
ease is to the individual—a source of
constant destruction unless it is cured.
ting book justice. It is a must, for any-
one who has any interest whatsoever ■"- t
in American business—even to the own
ership of a single share of stock.
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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Clinton. S. C., Thursday, April Cl, 19b8 ;
Random Lake, Wise., Times: “Now
that the economists and politicians fig
ure that everybody should get $3,000 a
year whether they work or not, whether
they are sick or healthy, educated or il
literate, we sometimes wonder* just
what the heck is the use of beating our
selves to a pulp trying to make a liv-
mg.”
Plain Talk
♦
; A few years ago the Business and
Financial Editor of the New York Her
ald Tribune made speech to some busi
ness executives. It caused an uproar.
Big city newspapers, even his own, ran
editorials denouncing him. He was
bapned from the White House. One col
umnist called him a Fascist and an edi
torial writer called him a Communist.
Eventually he was fired from his job.,
; What horrendous words had Donald
I. ; Rogers uttered to stir up such a
storm? He said that it was time “busi
nessmen should stop supporting their
enemies to the exclusion of their
friends.” In other words, he recom
mended that more advertising money
should be spent in conservative newspa
pers and less of it should be spent in
big liberal and left-wing newspapers and
periodicals that now get the lion’s share.
H$ pointed out that these publications
hqd little use for our free enterprise
system so why support them financial-
ly|.-.:_ .
• As we said, such heresy got him
fised. However., if the Liberal Estab
lishment hoped to silence him they
failed for he has written a book which
expands the ideas expressed in his fa
mous speech. It’s the kind of book you
dcgi’t often see in these days of pressur-
iz|d conformity. The title “The End of
Ftfe Enterprise” will give you the gen-
er|l idea. Mr. Rogers makes it clear
thjrt; unless businessmen start assert
ing: themselves we ean say goodtyHKto
frte enterprise. Too often, he points
om, business leaders have been timid to
ttoi point of cowardice, they have avoid
ed controversial issues that directly con-
c«fned them, and they- have sloughed
olj their responsibilities' on others who
w|re often incompetent.
S ‘The free enterprise 'system,” he
gites, “is dedicated to the idea which
lits any man to produce a product
perform a service for a profit and
|. to do so unmolested by government
society. Too many participants in
system think that’s all there is to
all that is required ia to make a
Ithy profit. Too few realise that a
lin portion of time, effort and mon-
must be diverted to preserve that
iue system.”
In many cases, he says, business has
out to government through default,
he puts it: “If government ia doing
much—and I believe it is— it is
y because businessmen have been dq>
i : too little.”
No sampimf can do' fhik^hard-hit-
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Babson’s Point of View
On The Plight of
Our Newspapers
By ROGER W. BABSON
Babson Park, Mass., April 14—Newspa
pers in the nation’s larger cities are having
a hard time surviving. During the past
month their plight has been pointed up by a
prolonged strike which has shut down the
Boston daili& and by announcement of the
forthcoming merger of the New York Herald
Tribune, the New York Journal-American,
and the New York World-Telegram and Sun.
SENSELESS STRIKES
Labor’s right to strike was a hard-won
goal. Its attainment was a milestone in the
nation's progress toward social justice. The
right to strike ought never to be seriously
questioned. It would not be, if more labor
leaders gave more thought to the wisdom of
striking. The rash of newspaper walkouts
in recent years has led to the death of some
papers to mergers of others, and to the loss
of jobs for many. Does it really make sense
to strike a newspaper, or other business,
that is already operating in the red?
In our prosperity, we Americans have too
often become more interested in obtaining
security than in preserving freedom. That
denotes senility, not youth and virility.
There is need for improvement in the pro
cesses currently used to settle labor dis
putes. If better methods are not soon found,
an aroused public may convince Congress
that the right to strike should be further cur
tailed . . . Perhaps by compulsory arbitra-
tion. c
DECLINE OF THE
METROPUTAN DAILIES
In this century, competiton in the news
paper field has been eliminated in nearly
500 American cities, with the cities of the
metropolitan areas being hardest hit. Dur
ing the past 10 years, the pace has been step
ped up, with the result that today—apart
from New York City—only two of the nation’s
large urban communities—Boston and MTash-
ington—have more than two competing own
erships of newspapers.
When the contemplated merger of the
three Gotham papers is finalized, New York
will become the 52th major U. S. city where
competing newspapers share production
costs and/or office facilities while maintain
ing separate editorial staffs and identities.
Such moves toward consolidation as a de
fense against spiraling production and pay
roll costs will likely be even more numerous,
in the years directly ahead.
SPIRALING COSTS
The three New York papers whose pub
lishers sadly announced that “the economics
of the newspaper industry in New York com
pel this (merger) move” are all of noble
lineage. The roster of &eir one-time edi
tors or publishers includes such great per
sonalities of the American press as Horace
Cfcreeley, James Gordon Bennett, Joseph
Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, and
Charles Dana.
Theqe papers, and many another city
dally in the U. S., have come upon hard
times because of tremendous increases in
costs. Rising production expenses have
forced 19 both advertising and subscription
rates. These, in truth, have triggered still
higher payroll demands. In addition, there
have been circulation losses stemming from
newsmagazine and TV competition, from
prolonged paper strikes in several cities,
and from an increase in the size, prosperity,
and prestige of suburban newspapers.
RISE OF SUBURBAN DAILIES
Although newspaper competition in New
York City may soon be less grim, competi
tion between the large downtown dailies and
the growing suburban dailies is sure to in
crease. Within 30 miles of Times Square,
there are now about 30 daily suburban news
papers. And five of these have circulations
largo- than 100,000!
As the wold becomes smaller because
of man’s triumph over distance and as our
interest in the world—the whole world—be
comes greater, new challenges and new op
portunities are presented to newspapers. As
valid .today as it was a century ago is the
comment of Henry Ward Beecher: “News
papers are the schoolmasters of the com
mon people. That endless book, the news
paper, is our national glory.’
Highlights
From Clinton High
By PATSY SIMMONS
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Students reluctantly return
ed to CHS Tuesday after a
long weekend -of fun, frolic,
relaxation, and just plain
idleness. Many students mi
grated to the beaches to take
in the sun and sand, and to
obtain an “early sun-tan.”
Also, many students worked
over the weekend in roder to
earn extra money for spring
expenses. And. too, many
students just stayed at home
and did nothing in particu
lar. At any rate, all of the
students returned to school
this week with saddened atti
tudes and faces, most prob
ably because-they knew that
there would be no more holi
days for the remainder of
the year--jiist six mofd
weeks
Study.
Last
School
of hard work
/
and
week Clinton High
observed Religious
Emphasis Week. The. chapel
programs were sponsored by
the Beta Club.
On Wednesday Rev. E. W.
Rogers of Broad Street
Methodist Church in Clinton
spoke to the students. The
speaker on Thursday was
Rev. L. Byron Harbin, pastor
ol the First Baptist Church in
Joanna.
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 12th
day of May, 1966. I will ren
der a final account of my
acts and doings as Adminis
tratrix of the estate of Bessie
S. Mauney in the office of the
Judge of Probate of Laurens
County, at 3:30 p. m., and on
the same day will apply for a
final discharge from my trust
as Administrator. ^
Any person indebted to said
estate is notified and requir
ed to make payment on or
before that date, and all per
sons having claims against
said estate will present them
on or before said date, duly
proven, or be forever barred.
ODETTA MAUNEY,
Administratrix,
607 N. Broad St.,
' Clinton, S. C.
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Stories
Behind
Words
By
William S. Penfieid
Serves in Germany
Walter L. Cato, Jr., of 23S
Oak St., Clinton, was pro
moted to private first class
March 28 while assigned to
the 115th Supply and Service
Battalion in Germany. Cato,
overseas since last Dece'm-
ber, is a laundry specialist
in the battalions’s 16th Ser
vice Company near Mann
heim. He entered the Army
in July, 1965, arid eomplet-
ed basic training at Fort
Jaekson. The former Clinton
High School student worked
for the Kaywood Corporation
in Joanna before entering
the Army.
Lobbyists
A shelter made of foliage was called “laube”
in Old High German. The name became “lo-
bium” in middle Latin and passed into English as
“lobby,’ meaning a vine-covered walkway.
By extension, “lobby” came to denote any
covered walkway—including the corridor of a
building.
The public was not admitted to the floor of
.the legislative chamber in the British House of
Commons. Therefore, any individual or grojip
that wanted to influence the vote of a legislator
had to approach him in the corridor or lobby.
Such a person was called a “lobbyist.”
Joanna Clean-Up Drive Continuing
The April clean-up cam
paign for Joanna is showing
proof of a spring sprucing up
program, with the greatest
change! so far taking place
on Calhoun St., where Green
wood Mills is doing their part
in clearing out and beautify
ing. Houses are being remov
ed from this area and a mod
ern parking lot for employees
will be available in the near
future.
Individuals are removing
unsightly objects from their
premises and adding orna
mental plants and shrubs.
The Joanna Woman’s Cjub,
sponsors of the poster pro
gram, has announced the win
ners as follows: Martha Ad
ams and Susan Livingston,
blue ribbons; Timmy Prater,
red ribbon; Brenda Gibbs,
white ribbon; honorable men
tion went to Sandy Saunders,
Tommy Banks and George
Bodie. All these entries were
from Joanna Elementary
School.
From Woodson School, Gra
dy Stoddard received a blue
ribbon. Carolyn Anderson, a
red ribbon, George Gilliam,
Jr., white ribbon. ' Special
commendation went to Helen
Suber, Rnosevelt Wilson and
Jimmy Williams. Cash awards
went with the top ribbons.
Efforts toward a cleaner,
more attractive town will con
tinue through the month of
April.
Airman Coleman
Finishes Course
Airman Secontr Class Har
old A. Coleman, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Cole
man of 403 Ferguson Street,
Clinton has been graduated at
Keesler AFB, Miss., from the
training course for U. S. Air
Force radio repairmen.
Airman Coleman, a gradu
ate of Clinton High School,
is being assigned to Myrtle
Beach AFB, for duty with the
Tactical Air Command. He
attended Presbyterian Col
lege.
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against the estate of William
B. Blakely, deceased, are
hereby notified to file the
same duly verified, with the
unresigned, and those indebt
ed to said estate will please
make payment likewise.
Frances M. Blakely,
Executrix
106 Youhg Drive
' Clinton. S. C.
April 12. 1966 A14-3c-M5
CREDITORS’ NOTICE
All persons having claims
against the estate of James
H. Cato, deceased are here
by notified to file the same
duly verified, with the under
sighed, and those indebted to
said estate will please, make
payment likewise.
Gladys Adair Cato
Executrix
800 Elizabeth Street
Clinton, S. C.
March 22nd, 1966 A14-3c-M5
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