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i j I Pare Eisrht THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, April 1050^ i • Can 74 FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad St. Office Hours 9:00 to 5:30 Phone 658 COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By Spectator A lady of Greenville, a teacher; and a gentlemen of Laurens took me to task so sharply recently that they of Christian brotherhood. When I was a law student I was taught that there is a difference be FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 5th day of deserve the consideration of a re- earth, earthy, rather than entirely sis on the health of the soul. Jesus was a great disappointment ^ ™ ny , of His 'o^ers-and seWMay.1950, Twin'render a final'ac- tween a thing wrong in itself—(such) 81111 t0 disappoint some. Why did-: coun t 0 f m y acts anc j doings as Ad as murder, cruelty, theft) and a " ^ ^ e T , fee ^ a1 ' hur ^ r y ? wh y! ministratrix of the estate of George wrong because it is. prohibited, such t He banish all suffering and Washington Cox, in the office of the as shooting or fishing out of season, affliction. Why didn t He correct all The Federal Counci^ has meddled in ; f^e harsh injustice all around Him? matters that are entirely of the Why didn t He call out legions of | ply. The lady wrote to me dissent- ! ing from something said in Speeta- 1 tor and printed in The Greenville Piedmont; the gentleman wrote to The Laurens Advertiser and •somewhat caustic in rebuking me ( heck This List for Your Record Needs NEW SHIPMENT LATEST HITS If I Knew You Were Com in* I’d’ve Baked a Cake I Love You Because Silver Dollar Beyond the Sunset M usic—M usic—M usic Ixing Gone Lonesome Blues I’ll Sail My Ship Alone Daddy’s Little Girl Sentimental Me Open Door—Open Arms RECORDS, RADIOS, NEEDLES, RADIO REPAIRS HOME SUPPLY CO. Pitts Street Phone 423 angels, or the thunderbolts of heav- of the spirit, spiritual. en against Pilate, Herod, and Ceasar The intelligence of my critic is too t 1 ™! 117 ““ He , ,r i t ' U c evident to require an explanation of! e • the ^ ec " . line Baptist attitude on drinking and| on ^ Person m thc Godl ' ead? ’ ' was dancing. While I readily concede \ respect for my critic abnost , that many good men drink; that reslralns me f rom quoting the judg- e era ‘ many men drink without apparent men f pf “Render unto Caesar Council of Churc ‘C 8 - (results harmful to themselves, their tlle things that are Caesar’s, and un- ; Such criticism is a bit unusual. butj families or societyi j need not remark to God the things that are Gods”. ver - v stimulating. that society, all ' governments, for ^ difference between the things of The lady of Greenville begins her years have re cognized the inherent the moment and the eternal interest! letter by repeating the question I danger of alcoholic liquors, Nor need lHe included 'the Samaritans in asked in Spectator: Are all teachers j say more of dancin g. without re- His Parity, but He didn’t urge that ; underpaid’? She answers: “les, they nr , ;♦ eoualitv of men be established hv 1 are all underpaid in South Carolina fot„ my criticism of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a.m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge front my trust as Administratrix. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or be- fore said date, duly proven or be forever barred. i LUCILLE MARTIN COX, Administratrix. March 25, 1950. 20-4p- t MclNTOSH'S SHOE SHOP * Send Your Shoes To Us for Best Materials and Workmanship. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE KRXXEEEEEKNMHBWCEKEiaaattSEREElWIinWISWIlEEEEEaEEEEEEEEiggI flection on those who speak for it, equality of men be established by the world knows that it has inherent law > He approached men through, the That covers a lot of ground, d ° esa t potentialities of great harm, it? The lady assumes that all the, , . , , . . teachers are competent. Experience . critic seeks refuge in pared spirits . justice whether it be a concern for , A.: , heart, not by compulsion of law or Social irn P 0Sltl0n on unwilling or unpre in dealing with people hasn't con- vinced me of that; and I was the! rat ' ial harmony or alcoholism’. We appointing officer of fifteen thous- : s P lU wide open on that. Two men and teachers. There is no group. cannot argue unless they use the ! same words in the same sense. Let the Council remember that the Christian tradition must always follow the example of Jesus, not a forced interpretation of it. Jesus knew that the spirit of God moves $ * ♦ a y I y ♦*# 1 ♦♦ ♦ ♦ whether ol physicians, ministers, leg islators, dentists, or other calling,' friend and I lead the same hearts of men, slowly but surely; that can muster a hundred per cent Bi ne and ha\e been reared in the and needs no arrogance on our part H of either proficiency or efficiency, same Christian tradition. When he ( 0 promote the Kingdom df God. To 14 One may be quite proficient, a mas- speaks ot basic Christian ethics j teach the simple Gospel; to call men ii ter of the subject matter; but almost ^ as being as much concerned with to repentance; to show the way to wholly unable to bring about pro-1 saving men as their souls, he talks Salvation through faith—that is the « ductive results, therefore is ineffi- more like a theologian than like a Churches’ business. The meddling S 1 cient. A lawyer may be profoundly me:e student o, the ministiy of Jes-! 0 f tJie Council in politics is a dabb- $‘t learned in the law, yet not a good us. Jesus saves men through their j n conditions so much better § jury law'yer; so may one spend years souls; and through their 'souls pre- iand thousands of dollars to prepare 1 eminently; the resultant good of to- "Yor- a career of teaching, yet be a | day is a mere incident; for all this NEW ELECTRONIC Watch Timing Instrument CHECKS EVERY DETAIL OHLf WITH Jhe, fiauhon. TIME-O-GRAF a rats ettmm mrici mm mi W|TH the FAULSON TIME* O •GRAF CAN TME •UGHTH04C* SPEED OT THE WATCH ESC APE- MEXT BE EXPOSED WITH PRINTED RECORDS FOR CORXCCTIOM. TW CwtRiimi T ajm 0*1 r Ev*ry BtH A 1 ** By S 104 PITTS STREET Tk« Swn. Trp. C rrit«l A. Vt.d Is TIm Atomic Clock £ .•imiaiHimitoii YOUR "V i CAR SICK? \ , A CRANCE % TO SERVE YOl/ZutS COOPER MOTOR CO. Phone 515 West Main Street CALL... TELEPHONE 117 Benjamin & Sons Expert Workmanship CRANE Quality Materials ! failure as a teacher. That is more \ life is but a short time (common than one might imagine ! The student of the Book finds that Well, on what basis does society pay? i the warm compassion of Jesus im- For service rendered: for results, (polled Him to respond to human suf- The lady tells me that we pay fering when it was brought to Him, more for roads than for schools; but He placed His Supreme empha- and she might have proved that we speacLmorerior bottled ^drinks, chew- ■ ing gum, sports and candy than we spend on religion. Or, some minis ter might "make the point that /e | now spend more for schools than for j churches. That doesn’t settle the 1 question at all. The public roads are contributing factors to every ( phase o'f our living, including the schools” and the churches, i We have no standard for payment of services. A devoted, efficient | teacher, like a good mother, is be- , yound all price. She or he, is worth i more to the world than are hundreds who receive far handsomer returns in dollars and cents. But is all ser- 1 vice to be measured in dollars and : cents? While there are—many' who ore- more adequately paid than teachers,, there are many thousands who re ceive less than the teachers. I somtimes think the most appro priate method should be to resign, to withdraw from a position that said t»~be-grossly--underpaid, ra-1. ther than to join a crusade for pub- | he recognition and reward. No one guarantees recognition to ( a young lawyer, dentist, physician, j engineer, merchant, insurance agent, or other man engaging in work for a | livelihood. Nor do these men pro-1 claim that they are martyrs. Some! have invested years and thousands' of dollars, only to turn to something j else. Last year seventy thousand i places of business closed. Those men had staked their all and had to fold their tens. It is sad, but I remind the lady that the teachers are not suf fering as the seventy thousand suf fered. 1 As a former teacher I remind the j lady that we have told the young : people to hitch • their' wagon to a stair; and we have admonished them to remember that the world will make a path to the place where the best mouse-trap is made. The moral of that is similar to the counsel from The Mount “Let your light so shine that men may see your good works'’ 1 —not hear so much about the good works and self-denial as proclaimed I in a pressure campaign:—- Men ’on the street ask themselves: Did these folk apply for the posi- 4 lions? Did they know the amount paid? Then why ail this campaign? Is it not true that trustees wish to retain those whose work is good? Hasn’t it always been true? I go back to my original position: there are underpaid teachers. We might well make special provision for special service. And we could do it. Those teachers of proved ability are held down because those of less 1 capability are being given equal re- , ward. Indeed, if some authority 1 could revise our educational budget within the same Total available we • might lop off some dead limbs and' ; less useful services and place our' emphasis where it belongs; on real 1 teaching, on efficient leadership and ■ direction of young minds and spirits, i I thank the lady for her letter;! it was nice of her to write me; and: I believe the fervent espousal of the! cause indicates that she is one of! those choice, consecrated spirits who! are am honor to the profession and to the making of a better world. As to my friend of Laurens, Mr. M. Frank M. Reid, Jr., who reproach- .es me for my criticism of the Coun cil of churches: It seems to me that| my critic almost speaks for me when j he remarks that “after three weeks, j no letter of explanation of the real nature and work of the Federal Council has come from those church es of this city who are associated with it”. My appreciated critic is not the only one in Laurens who “attempts to live his life within the Christian tradition”; there are many such in Laurens antf many who are capable of writing strong letters. Furthermore, if Spectator had done violence to their sense of right they would quickly have brought him to look. 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