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Pace Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE I « K Hymn 3s Born ^ by CLINT r^BONNER 3*5 ? iy f a Abide With Me A siefc preacher takes a walk During the first half of the last century it was not uncommon for the townspeople ®f Brix- ham, England, to see a frail middle-aged man stroll thoughtfully along the seashore. The mild- mannered man was the town’s parson and he had taken his daily walks by the sea for 20 years. That was the way he worked out his sermons. „ . . _ But on a Sunday afternoon in September, 1847 the Reverend Henry Francis Lyte took his walk with a heavy heart. He knew it was the last time he would tread the familiar pa h When he was 30 years old he had taken the little church at Brixham because he thought the salt air would help his health. Now ^ 54 ai l^ his lung trouble had grown worse. Doctors sa d he wouK have to go to the warmer climate of Italy. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens* lord, with me abide; “ ' When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, ^ Help of the helpless, O abide with mel >s *- ’"§wift to its close ebbs life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; ■’4' * O Thou who changest not, abide with itt«l I need Thy presence every passing hour; At the morning service Lyte had conducted his last sacrament. And now, as he walked' beside the sea, he made notes for his farewell message to friends whose joys and sorrows he had shared for nearly a quarter of a century. In Italy he would be among strangers.* But the gentle man knew there was one Friend who would go with him . . . “in life, in death” . . . wherever he went. He put his sentiments on papier, gave the papier to a relative who put it away in a trunk. Henry Francis Lyte died in Southern France two months after leaving Brixham. He never reached Italy. In 1861 his px>em came to the attention of a London pub lisher. Composer William H. Monk set it to music . . . thus was born an immortal hymn. What but Thy grace can foil the tempt er's power? Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? Thro' cloud and sunshine, O abide with r-,. me! Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the loom, and point me to the skies; Heaven's mornin > breaks, and earth's vain f shadows f. *e— In life, in death O lord, abide with me! Campaign Launched For Reducing Loss From Forest Fires ♦ It’s time to get oudoors again and the annual campaign by the Forestry Division of the U. S. Department of Agriculture to prevent forest fires is being stepped up. This year an effort is being made to enlist the cooperation of the nation’s youths as well as adults. Business firms also are being called upon to help. For example, arrangements have been completed for full color display pieces depicting an ap peal by Smoky Bear, official symbol of the fire prevention campaign, to be displayed in A&P stores across the land. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company also is cooperating in the campaign to enlist the co operation of the nation’s youth by offering a Smokey Bear belt as a premium in its stores in con junction with the purchase of Ann Page brand of beans or spa ghetti. Each youth who obtains one of these is eligible to re ceive an official Jimior Forest We'd like to Uf *ZSht r Ranger kit from Smokey Bear Headquarers in Washington, D. C. Although the Smokey Bear Symbol was conceived in 1945, according to Clinton Davis, Di rector of Forest Fire Prevention for the Forestry Division, it was not adopted by the Forestry Di vision as a central figure until 1947, and has been used exten sively ever since. There was an average of 210,000 forest fires annually prior to the inaugura tion of the Smokey Bear cam paign. Since then the number has been reduced to an average of 185,000, even though thous ands of additional p». vole visit forest and woodland areas every year for picnics, camping, hunt ing, and fishing expeditions. If it were not for the extensive fire prevention program, of yhich the Smokey B*er symbol aminers is the central figure, Davis eati- Yes, we uant your business. We value your patronage—count it a privilege and a pleasure to serve you. Turn to us for all of your familv needs in drugs and sundries. And do keep in mind that we are headquar ters for the famous "Reliable” Prescription Service, assuring skilled service and fair prices. HOWARD’S PHARMACY PHONE 101 ; H p E ft PFESCRIPTIONS ii ... — j JUST FOR YOU! *. . . a home-financing plan to fit your needs and your income! The mortgage loan we make you is carefullv worked out to meet your individual require ments. Monthly rent-like payments are budget-fitted to make home ownership a pleasure—not a burden. You’ll profit by our understanding of local problems. ' EDERAL SAVINGS [AND LOAN ASSOCIATION A CUaton Institution Herring Clinton People Sines 190! Ms. • COMMENTS on MEN AND THINGS Can we maintain a sort of un-1 segregated Segregation? The Constitution itself denies to the Federal Courts any juris diction in such matters as State- supported schools. I cited the Constitution, both as to the pow ers of the Federal Courts; and as to the denial of certain pow ers to the States. Furthermore, as I pointed out, the ninth and tenth amendments expressly and specifically exclude the National GoTrt-nmervt from the exercise of powers not granted to it, nor yet denied to the States. All that contention I heartily repeat »ow. OUjT difficulty is that we have allowed the court to ag grandize itself at the expense of the States. I think it might be desirable to have a curb on the power of the Federal judiciary. Perhaps the Supreme Court of the United States might be required to in vite the Supreme Court of any state or states to sit with equal vote in any case challenging the Constitutionality of a state law. The Congress has the authority to require this. Section 2 of Ar ticle 2 of the Constitution of the United States, in prescribing the powers of the Federal Courts later refers to “In all the other cases before mentioned,” and says “and under such regulations as the Congress shall make.” The death of a few Supreme Court justices might of itself change all the decision, but that would still leave too much to the mere whim of a few men. Our country should not be arbitrarily governed by the Supreme Court even if it be right. • • • If the Court’s decision be ap plied, as seems inevitable, to compel all colors, races and con ditions to be admitted to the same tax-supported schools and colleges, is there a way out? There is. In some countries where non-segregation is known by law they still have segrega tion in fact. Such countries have public schools under direct Gov ernment Support, control and operation; but private schools so-called National Universities and colleges abound. Even they are self-governing or autono mous. The Government pre scribes courses of study; and the Government appoints all ex • Teachers do not con-" duct the examinations, all ex mates the number of fires would aminations are conducted by a be running at the rate of tween 300,000 and 350,000 nually because of increased use of forest areas. Because fires caused by people run in direct proportion to forest use by the public, we are grateful for as widespread support as possible to bring home the need for keep ing down the huge annual loss of our natural resources caused by fires, he said. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 12th day of July, 1954, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Executrix of the estate of Jessie Patterson in the office of the Judge of Probate of Lau rens County, at 10 o’clock a m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Executrix. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persons hav ing claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or, be forever barred. EL1SE PATTERSON WILKES, Executrix. June 7, 1954. 4c-w-July 1 b® 'I committee of three sent to each an ~ school or college. For example, Catholics, Anglicans, and others maintain schools and colleges at their own expense, but the stu dents are examined by Govern ment examiners' in order to give the work official value. Then, again, hundreds of private schools, are given subsidies by the Government, provided they conform to the minimum re quirements of the Government. ’Die actual conduct of the schools is entirely private, each school determining its own en rollment, employing its own teachers and being visited and irapected by Government in spectors. in xxHxxxxmtxxy.xxMXXinnnnaai FINE FUfcNITURE Down Through the Years The Best for Over Fifty CLINTON, S.C. major geographic regions, fel low: May 15 May 8 New England t 2.4 t 8-2 Mid-Atlantic - 0.4 f 0.3 Cent. Industrial - 3.2 - 0.8 West Central t 7.7 t 9.3 Southeast +19.8 tl®-2 South Central t 7.9 +12.6 Rock Mountain t 6-4 f 8-2 Pacific N, West t 7.3 t 9.5 Do you observe the Southeast? That includes South Carolina. The Southeast, as you will note, is forging ahead of the other sec tions of our great nation. • * • Have we a shortage of electric power in South Carolina? I have a warm regard for our United States Senator Burnett R. May- bank and know that he loves South Carolina with all his heart. I know that the Senator did not intend to scare off new industres by an inaccurate state ment, though I fear his state ment might have that effect— and that would be far from his purpose. Boiled down to essentials, I think our friend saw money flowing from the treasury to Western states and he was anx ious to get some for his beloved state. However, in a second statement, Senator Maybank ex pressed his admiration for what had been done—and what is be ing done by The South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. which serves Charleston, Richland, Col leton, Aiken, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Lexington Hampton Allendale and thirteen or four teen other counties. The reply of President S. C. McMeekin of the power company is interesting as well as informa tive so I quote his statement as it was published in the daily pa pers: “We were amazed to see the statement attributed to Sen. Maybank by a special corre spondent in the press of May 20. in which it is stated that the Carolinas and Georgia are starv ing for electricity for Industrial purposes. “It is evident that Sen. May- bank has been grossly misin formed as both Carolinas and Georgia have an abundant sup ply of power—in fact a surplus of power. It is a well established fact that there has been no pow er shortage in the service areas of the private utilities. Dur company, South Carolina Electric and as Co., has always met its power demands includ ing all of the power for the con struction of the vent H-Bomb plant on the Savannah River. It is now supplying a large quan tity of the power for the opera tion of this project In addition it is delivering large quantities ies in North Carolina and Geor- of power to neighboring compan- gie, and still has an adequate re serve capacity which stands as an invitation to new industry. Another indication of the abundance of power in South Carolina is the fact that San- teeCooper’s new steam plant has been standing idle for months. Apparently the Senator has not been infenned of the fact that our company alone, which operates in only a third of the state, has spent more than $65,- 000,000 in expanding its power facilities during the past five years, and that our total invest ment in power facilities at the beginning of this year was in ex cess of $136,000,000. During this time the ccpacity of Plant Ha- good at Charleston was increased from 25,000 kilowatts to 100,000 kilowatts, and the first two units (160,000 kilowatts) ware install ed at Urquhart Steskn Station, our huge new plant on the Sa vannah River. When the third unit (100,000 kilowatts) now un der construction, is placed on the line some time next year, this one unit alone will have the ca- pabaility of producing mose firjn power than the combined firm output of the Clark Hill Devel opment and the proposed Hart well Development. We have publicly announced that our con struction program tor the next three years is approximately $62,000,006. South Carolina has an abun dance of low-cost dependable power and we Join with many others in wefconfatf tries to our ttete." The State Plannkic Board has been publishing lartfs advwrhsu ments all last year and this year telling the world that South Carolina has abundant electrio power. Has the Ptomkng Board misstated the condition, or fc our Senator in error? FILING CABINETS CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST Laurens, S. C. Phene 794 Pleasing people isn’t hard—you serve things they like... and flavors that go together. That’s why so many home-makers are choosk ice-cold Coca-Cola to accompany go to eat. The unique flavor of Coke gives a wonderful lift to the meal. And you serve at in a jiffy, right in the bottle. Try it—serve Coke tonight • OTTliD UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA, COMPANY IV GREENWOOD COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., Greenwood, S. C. "Coke" h O registered trade-mark. » 1954. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Bringing this home to us: each county we might have a Board of Education which might lease to educational organiza tions such buildings as we have, but on terms which are equal, considering size and value of the property. The state might pre scribe the qualifications of the teachers, establish standards for the schools, and fix a grant per pupil and, perhaps, a bonus bas ed on some other feature .pro viding that all are eligible if they meet the conditions. Of course every private school might have to operate under a~IicettMrurbrder to assure con formity with standard require ments. • • • Are we prosperious? If so, how prosperous, to use the lang uage of the street. Even so, one may ask “how” prosperoous; al so to what degree are we prospe rous? If we’ve settled that, let us proceed; week after week. *1710 Wall Street Journal has an item, “Trade Indicators”, and gives the figures for the output of elec tricity throughout the nation. Let me quote the latest: “Country-wide electric output of the utility industry was 8,- 380,000,000 kilowatt hours in the week ended May 15, the Edison Electric Institute reported.” That was less than any week this year except tor the two weeks ended April 17 and April 24. It was 5.3 per cent over the output in the corresponding week of last year, as compared with a gain of 6.9 per cent for the previous week. Slippage in the week’s rate of gain over last year was general throughout the country, except for the Southeast. In that area, which includes almost all the territory east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Po tomac rivers, last week’s out put was 19.8 per cent over the 1963 Sevii, aa compered with a 19.2 per cent gain the previous economy I mm SI i*m M w 1 gr Up mm New Chevrolet Trucks.. cfo more work per c/ay... more work per dollar! changes in the past two weeks, tram a year ago, by You save hours on the rood. Thanks to greater ac celeration and hill-climbing ability, you can save time without increasing your maximum road speeds. You save extra trips. That’s because of extra load space. New pickup bodies are deeper, new stake and platform bodies wider and longer. You save time on doNvorios. New trade Hydra-Mstk transmission saves time and effort at every a tional at extra coat on V6-, H- and 1-ton You save on operating costs. The “Thriftauuter 235” engine, the "Loedmaster 235,” and fee “Jobmaster 261” (optional on 2-ton models at extra cost), deliver greater horsepower plus increased operating economy. You save with lower upkeep, too. There are heavier axle shafts in two-ton models, bigger clutches in light- and heavy-duty models, stronger frames in all models. And your savings start the day you buy. Chevrolet, you know, Is America’s lowest- priced line of tracks! Como In and see all the wonderful new things you get in America’s number one track. Now’s the time to buy! Colour BIO DEAL! Savb with a Now Chbvrolotl GILES CHEVROLET CO. ^ Want Main Street — Plume 26