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Pare Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, June 10,1054 uJtt* (ZUintmt (Pfrnniclf Establkhe4 19M WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year $2.60, Six Months $1.50 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at ail times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. Member: South Carolina Press Association, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1954 Church History Articles The Chronicle this week is beginning a series of historical articles on churches of the community that will appear at in tervals. The first of the series appearing today is on historic Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian church locatd six miles from the city on the Clinton-Whitmire h i g h w r a y. The church survives today after 190 years and in its early pioneer years was the “moth er” church of other churches of this sec tion of the county. These church sketch es will be of interest to ouh readers, and specially to many people who are descend ants of sons who fought in the Revolution ary flnd Confederate Wars. Our Election Returns The Chronicle, ably assistd by several friends, worked hard Tuesday night to give the public the county election re turns. The vote came in fast as could be expected with 44 precinct votes to be tab ulated. Shortly after ten o’clock the re sults with the exception of two small un reported boxes were announced. The com plete tabulation appears in today’s paper. All of the races except the House of Representatives were decided, with the third and fourth standing candidates in this contest running over two weeks hence. There was considerable delay in get ting the Clinton city vote counted, it com ing in almost at the end of the tabulation. With the large enrollment of this box a change should be made to expedite the count. There should be six boxes as . in Laurens city this week for the first time to eliminate the late in the morning hours of getting the result to the voters. The City Democratic club two years hence should lecommnd to the County Democratic club that more boxes be provided here, a box for each war® in order to make a tabula tion by wards for alderman and mayer- which is now impossible? - We are indebted first to Rowland’s Ra dio Shop of this city for the use of a splen did loud-speaking system over which the announcements were made. And to R. L. Plaxico and Tom Plaxico w’e are indebt ed for a fine job they did in tabulating the precinct results as they cam into the office from Laurens where a trained member of our staff was on duty to transmit the re sults by phone at intervals to our office. We express our public thanks and appre ciation to the two Mr. Plaxicos for their assistance. The complete county and state vote appears in today’s paper. In the meantime may we repeat—“If You Don’t Read The Chronicle, You Don’t Get The News.” #4. #/ Slow Down And Live A three-month campaign is now un derway to get motorists everywhere to “Slow Down and Live”, the safety warn ing being sounded by the state highway patrol. Twenty-four states from Maine to Texas will join in the campaign from now until Labor Day. It has been statistically proved, patrol officers report, that nine out of ten acci dents result from the action of drivers af flicted with the “in a hurry” complex and the “me first” attitude. On the highways this is expressed by thousands daily in traffic violations involving speed, includ ing too fast for conditions, following too closely, failing to yield the right of Way, improper passing, and plain impoliteness, lack of consideration for others, and plain excessive speed. Throughout the 24 states including our own, the emphasis will be put on “Slow Down and Live,” with wide publicity through press, radio and televis ion ‘gntfen especially during the peak pe riod of summer traffic. It is a campaign that deserves and should have the support and cooperation of every driver who gets under a steering wheel. It is encouraging to note that traffic deaths in our state are down by 83 as com pared with the same period last year, and that’s a good sign. This decline becomes more significant when one takes into con sideration the fact that there are more trucks and automobiles using ways today than there were Normally, such an increase would lead to an increase in rate. As of May 29 there had fatalities this year against 305 in 1953. If the present ratio of reduction can be con tinued. South Carolina may set some kind of a safety record in 1954. This figure shows that by far and large, drivers are becoming more safety- our high- last year, in traffjci the death been 222 conscious. Y’ou don’t hear fool drivers of ten bragging, as they used to do frequent ly—about hitting 80 or 90. The safe, sen sible driver i& the fellow who says with pride, “I never drive over 55-60.” To stop the carnage on the highways is the responsibility of every automobile and truck driver. Human life is so cheap that it is not altogether safe to venture out on the highways. Our effort should be to reduce our accident rate. Consid eration for others and obeyance of the highway laws means more people who drive will live. A man in St. Louis stole four dollars trom a blind man. Instead of being put in jail he will likely be made a hero. * * * * * • Old George Washington couldn’t tell a lie, but succeeding generations are trying to make up for his failure. Speaking of happiness, you find it us ually wherever you look for it. The way to keep business from going slow is to push it. Spring is here. The boys have started playing marbles which is a sure sign. ****** - This news item we saw in a paper f “Four men on a railroad track. One had a jug. Four widows sitting at home.” BABSON— Speaks To Employers By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass., June 10.—Some of my young friends feel that a recent pessimistic col umn of mine will handicap them in getting a good position. 'Hence, they wish me to tell the optimis tic side of the story. There, js much-newspaper talk about the delinquency of juveniles, the care lessness of youth, and the lowering of school and college standards. Of course, the destruction of school or any property should be given the severest criticism; but some feel these crunes are only a natural re action from the moral letdown that always has ac companied periods of great wars. So much has been written by me regarding the pessimistic side of the •“modem youth” problem that I really should pass along some optimistic words, espec ially now at graduation time. Hours and Wages Stores are having some trouble from stealing by employees; but this has been due partly to the store’s carelessness. When it comes to the indus try, initiative and loyalty of the honest ones, I may possess some bood traits to a greater extent than any previous generation. Modem youth must admit that the high school graduates today may wish to work fewer hours; but with tele phones, calculating machines and dictaphones, they may accomplish more in a 40-hour week than I did when working 50 hours per week. They claim five times as much! Now as to wages: On the wall of a store ad joining my Wellesley office is a tin sign dated 1904 reading: "The Boston Herald. Pries One Cent One of the leading newspapers of New Eng land, THE BOSTON HERALD, now sells for five centa We employers are disturbed at the wages which ‘‘modem youth” ask; but are these wages more than five times what we paid high school graduates fifty years ago? What Is Paleontology? Paleontology is the science of ancient life. Re cently Doctor Bamum Brown, Curator Emeritus of the American Museum of Natural History, a leading paleontologist, told me that the facts prove conclusively every normal generation is abler than its predecessor. The new generation may do things which we oldsters do not like; but it has other qualities which more than offset our objections. This improvement, he claims, is due to many factors—one of which is the better diet which each generation has—more protein, more fruits and vegetables, and especially a greater variety of food. When I attended high school, I despised such subjects as Latin, Greek and certain higher math ematics. When I would tell the teacher that I would never use these subjects, the teacher would reply, “These are taught to help you develop your brain.” Yet, today, psychologists tell me that driv ing automobiles through traffic does far more to develop the brains of modem youth than did any of those high school subjects which were taught us. In fact, it may be that automobiles are today doing more to sharpen high school brains than many of the textbooks which I studied. AulomobilM As Tsachsrs I am scared stiff when riding with one of my grandchildren. The way he drives “in and out” of traffic astonishes mei Yet, he never has an acci dent. The automobile may make the present gen eration superior to the prelauto generation to which I belonged. Furthermore, instead of urg ing youth to drive slower we should perhaps be content to urge “careful driving.” The best brains ere said to be developed by alert, careful driving. Therefore, I should say that 1954 graduates— who avoid liquor and excessive smoking—-may be the best we have ever had an opportunity to hire. Perhaps, we employers may well (dace them in jobs of us oldsters who cannot think as fast or vis ualize as quickly as we once could. In fact, one of the best tests which an employment fanenager can use on applicants may be to ask for the appli cant’s auto record. It may teH more than high school marks. I do not know. THE WORLDS MOST WIDELY USED DEVOTIONAL CUIDE oom O TMt UPffR ROOM NASMVIUt TfNNfSKi And 1st us not b# wsary in wsll doing: for in due season we shall reap, if w# faint not. (Galatians 6:9.) Read Coloeeisns 3:20-25. Stricken in her early forties with an incurable eye disease, it was a terrible blow to my mother. She was faced with the fact that her numerous activities in the home, community, and church would be greatly hampered. Serving God and helping others were her great est aims in life. As she lay in the hospital with bandaged eyes, after her first ope ration, not knowing whether she would ever see again, she com posed the words and music to a hymn. Created out of the depths of uncertainty and despair, it was truly a beautiful song. That experience was the beginning of what has proved to be for her a successful hobby. By means of it she has been able to in spire and help many more people than would have been possible jpirough limited personal contact. At 82, she is still writing. How marvelously God uses His bruised reAJs! PRAYER Daar Father, help us to understand the meaning of “Thy will be done in earth." Help us to bear illness and misfortune without loss of faith in Thao. In the name of our Master, who teaches us as He taught the twelve disciples to pray. "Our Father who are in heaven . . . Amen." THOUGHT FOR THE DAY “A bruised reed shall he not break.’’ Bertha P. Boone. Homemaker. (Miaaouri) New Telephone Directory Issued Local Subscribers Approximately 2625 1 new tele phone directories have just been delivered to Clintan and Joanna subscribers, according to C. W. Underwood, manager for South ern Bell Telephone and Tele graph company. Mr. Underwood said that “the old green color ed directory should now be dis posed of and only the new gray colored directory used.” This new directory contains many new listings as well as numerous other changes of tele phone numbers brought about by the extension of more tele phone service into many new areas of Clinton and Joanna, and also into the rural areas, Mr. Underwood pointed out. In addition to subscribers’ list ings, the new directory contains much helpful telephone infor mation as well as a classified or “yellow page” section which has. the listings for business teler phone subscribers under head ings alphabetized according to their businesses dr professionc. “This variety of classifications in the yellow pages describing products, services, professions, and businesses provides a con venient ready reference guide when you want to locate a firm or individual,’’ Mr. Underwood said. Looking up the desired num ber in the new directory helps to avoid the possibility of getting wrong numbers and saves time, inasmuch as many of the calls to the “information” operator are for numbers appearing in the di rectory Mr. Underwood re quests that “information” be called only after it has been as certained that the desired num ber is not listed. Subscribers who have not re ceived their copy of the new di rectory should notify the busi ness offee of the company with out delay. ICE CREAM FAVORITES Vanilla, chocolate, end straw berry ate America’s favorite ice HICCOUGHS Take a long breath and hold it for several seconds, or take ten swallows of water slowly, without Intermission, and with out drawing the breath. „ 30 Epileptic Attacks Daily, — Condition Corrected At The Hart Clinic “Dr. Hart, my husband has' been having thirty or more epileptic attacks every day. This situation has been going on for about a month. Yester day I was advised to send him to Columbia. I am on my way to the Probate Judge’s office to arrange the necessary papers, but decided to stop in and see what you can do.” “I do not want to send him away, and if you think you can help him, I will bring him to you for treatment.” said this very worried and anxious wife. The patient was carried to the Hart Clinic and his trouble was found and corrected. The patient slept soundly, woke up and went to the breakfast ta ble for the first time in 30 days. After a few more treatments at the Hart Clnic he is able, to go where he pleases. Head Condition ft la ■ A a ■ ■ "Dr. Hart, it certainly is wonderful to be relived of this awful condition in my heed... -1 have been under a head specialist's care for months and now after a few adjustments I feel like a new person," said this patient. You, too. can feel like a dif ferent pprson. You, too. may be relieved of your trobule at the Hart Clinic. Telephone 22501. Laurens, for an ap pointment, or go by the Hart Clinic located at 205 Church Street in Laurens. 4 Wbtfcfe mod modem htdc i b engmet Exckan V-l Ptmr-liM CMtatin! Dome-shaped heart of the Dodge track V-8 develops more energy, expands gases more fully, wrings more power from every drop of l then any other track engine. Gives more miles per gallon, full power on regular gas! 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