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The Strives To B^A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Clinton (ttljrotttrlf If Yon Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don't Get the News Volume LUX Clinton. S. C., Thursday. May 8,1952 Number 19 LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSES DEVELOPED RUGGED PEOPLE Consolidated Schools Have Taken Place of Rural Institutions. Babson Park, Mass., May 7.—We read much in the newspapers these days about the need of America to undergo a moral rejuvenation. In this column I have tried repeatedly to give suggestions as to how to bring this about. I have suggested religion, ethics, education, thrift and a closer attention to land ownership as some of the remedies. Today I shall at- n*c«r W. Bmb.oa g 0 further into the “grass roots” of the prob lem. Where Do We Belong? About the turn, of- the century a great sociologist named Charles Hor ton Cooley coined a new word? “Socius.” This man said that you could look at any man from two points of view: (1) As a member of his social group;,or (2) you can look possi'bfeTrom^books" at any man as an individual apart' from his group, or as a “rugged in dividualist." ■nie "Socius" is-, what politicians and labor leaders want all men to be. If they can submerge individual ity, they will then be able to achieve their goals. This explains why the Russians are working so hard to de velop collective farms. The inde pendent fanner thinks too much, as an individual, to fit into the Rus sian purposes. This also applies to Chinese farmers who OWN their homes far from city influences. Thinking requires quiet. Few people can think out problems when their ears and eyes are dis tracted by radios and televisions. However helpful for quick commun ication these modern mechanisms may be, the danger always can be that politicians or some selfish group will dish up over them pre-digested dangerous ideas and propaganda that they want us to believe. Little Red School Houses The Little Red School House was a symbol of what was of great value. When it vanished in most communi ties and was replaced by the Consol idated School, that change marked the turn from an old to a new epoch. What is the significance of this sym bol, the Little Red School House? The farmer boy’s daily education began in the early dawn, doing his chores—taking food and water to the animals, handling machinery, plant ing, growing or harvesting crops. When emergencies arose, he had to be alert to cope with them, which developed ingenuity and -reasoning. By such training he also developed honesty, common sense and industry. Farm chores give real education, im- cordially invited. A feature of the, the company, an investment indica-. festivities is a tour-of the bakery ;tive of their faith in the growing where visitors will be able to j,,. ^ us * ness future of thi *ion of spect the 3,000 loaf ovens, the 1,000 pound dough mixer, and the intri- the South. cate conveyor line that completes all baking operations without the touch of human hands, and other new machinery in operation. The Greenville Southern bread and cake plant represents a sub stantial investment on the part of SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICU "The Paper Everybody Reads OFFICE SUPPLIES Complete line, all the little items needed for the office, i CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Phene 74 FARMING THAT FITS THE LAND. Left, lespedeza. Mid dle, small grain, freshly planted, drilled on contour. Right, alfalfa. Contour cultivation saves toil and power since* the plowing is done across the slope instead of up-aml-down- the-hill. OWN farms, but not to “renters.” Let’g ,l>ook At History In the “horse-and-buggy" era of our history the rugged individual rarely, if ever, let his own private convictions be submerged by _ the group judgment of a committee, board of directors, or political party. He believed that “one with God is a majority.” He discussed his ideas with other rugged “grass-root indi viduals. Democracy in America came from long hours of “cracker-barrel” The Best Education After breakfast, this lad was not bundled into a bus to be driven to some Central School, often located many miles away. Instead, as a rule, he walked to his school. That walk did his body good. If he had to buck a blizzard, resistance to the storm gave strength of will. At school, our farmer lad found himself largely on his own and was compelled to dig out most of the facts under the rule “God helps them that help themselves.” At noon he could indulge in “extra-curricular” activities, such as “baseball”, “cross tag*’ or “pull away.” During his long walk.home, he had opportunity to mull 'over and retain what he had learned. After supper he did his homework which “educators” "now are talking of giving up. Have A Home Garden The Little Red School House made for just the opposite of what we to day call “Red”. It was an institution that gave America its best great men, Carolina Baking Co. Greenville Plant Opening This Week An open house celebration is tak- inging place in Greenville with the opening of one of the most modern baking plans ever constructed in Spilt}} Carolina. It is the new horn" of the Columbia Baking company. lumbia Baking Co. bought.a small Greenville bakery with 20 employ ees and 12-delivery routes. As this section grow, Southern bread grew, and the payroll now carries almost a hundred names, and there are 50 delivery routes. The new building occupies over 40,000 feet of floor space. As an inauguration celebration, Columbia Baking Co. is holding a four-day open house, from Monday through Thursday of this week, to Savings Accounts ! 3%—DIVIDEND—3% | 8 We invite savings accounts from the people of Clinton H and vicinity. You will like our friendly and efficient ser- L vice, and you will receive your dividend promptly each L * January 1st and July 1st. Any amount — from $1 up — opens art account. Each account is insured up to $10,000 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Two people may have up to $30,000 fully insured. Accounts by mail promptly acknowledged. bakers of Southern bread and cake. A little over 25 years ago, Co- 1 which the public in this section is INDIVIDUALS. The pendulum of civilized life has swung too far away in the opposite soft direction. It needs to swing more the way I have described. As a step in this direction encour age your boy to plant a vegetable garden this spring. Urge him to care for the garden and market the prod uct. Let him bank any money he may 'i make from the sale of the garden j products to you or elsewhere. A gar-! den, next to the Red School House,- is a great character builder. | Chartered and Supervised by the United Stbtes Government . Laurens Federal Savings & Loan Association Telephone 22271 LAURENS’ LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION 104 West Main Street Laurens, S. 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