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Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE dlbe (fUintmt (C^rnnirlf EsUMkM INC WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher - HARRY C. LAYTON, A««tot«nt PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) ; One Year $2.60, Six Months $1.50 . . . — a Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879 The Chronicle seeks tke cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all 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, Nayonal Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: ' AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON. S^C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1954 Welcome P. C. Students This community is gratified by' the splendid opening this week of Presbyte rian college for the 1954-55 session. The large class of freshmen arrived this week and began their orientation pace. Upper classmen will come today with slasswork opening the first semester announced to begin Saturday morning. The campus dormitory facilities, it is reported, are all occupied to comfortably accommodate the old and new students. The Chronicle extends to the faculty, old and new students a hearty, genuine welcome. We are glad you have returned for we have missed you during the sum mer months. The town doesn't seem the same with you gone. And so we say welcome, it’s mighty nice to have you back as Clintonians for the next nine months, and we hope your stay in our midst will be both pleasant and profitable. ? The Grid Curtain Goes Up As the world series is on the eve of winding up the baseball season, the foot ball curtain goes up as millions through out the nation will flock to the small and large stadiums to witness the gridiron struggles. Football has become the big No. 1 event in high schools, colleges and universities, though in general public at tendance it does not rank as high as bas ketball. As everyone knows in the large colleges and universities the game has be come highly commercialized and turned into a big money-making business. There are reports, many of them are true we are sure, that some of this commercialism and “securing” of students who are star play ers, under questionable practices, has en tered many of our high schools and col leges. To much emphasis is being placed on gate receipts and “winning” rather than developing clean sportsmanship and phy sical training among student bodies. Clinton is a football-minded town with Presbyterian college, the city and orphan age high schools, and Bell Street colored high school having teams in the field with both home and away schedules. The col lege has an excellent stadium and facili ties which the teams with the exception of the orphanage use. We say gridiron days are here again and many followers of the game are hap py. All over the country football lovers are asking for entertainment for which they are willing to pay. And the schools, colleges and universities are providing that entertainment in a big way. General Water Shortage Crops in many areas of this and other states have suffered or been ruined by the prolonged drought which has caused a real water threat to many communities in this state. Here in Clinton due to the prolonged drought we are faced with a critical water shortage brought on by the summer scarc ity of water and the low stream of Dun can’s creek, where it is reported by city ot- ficials the supply is inadequate. Last week Mayor Eichelberger asked the public to conserve water, this request having been previously made by his predecessor, Mayor J. P. Terry. The situation should certain ly be called to the people’s attention and this was done in a statement last week. Several articles about the city’s water sup ply have appeared in two or three of the daily papers with featured position and emphasis which will do the city no good and is calculated to give an unfavorable impression over the state, especially with any new enterprises that in the future might be interested in locations in this area. We all know the water shortage is se rious due to the prolonged drought in many towns and cities. It is well that a ban has been placed on unnecessary use Df city water. Until there is relief we Bust have water conservation measures by lomes, plants, industries and institutions n the city and out of the city limits de- ending on the city water supply. But there is no need to become panciky m the situation which is abnormal. With ,ummer over and with the coming of fall ve may expect, and hope for—more and leavier rains to increase the streams of his area. Duncan’s creek has always had . heavy flow of water and with badly teeded rains to break the prolonged Irought we may expect an increase in our rater supply to help relieve the serious shortage of the summer months. The People's Riqht Of A Free Choice Gov. James F. Byrnes has asked the State Executive Committee to rescind its recent action and order a special primary to choose a nominee for the U. S. Senate post vacated by the death of Sen. Burnet R. Maybank. Such a primary would be a great service to the state, would be fair and just, he said, and with the exception of Senator Brown and the 30 committee members who voted for him most of the voters of the state will agree with the Gov ernor. Senator Brown, who was handed the six-year term of Maybank a few hours af ter his funeral rites, has publicly stated he is opposed to a primary. There is only one question—shall voters be required to vote yes or no for the candidate hand-picked by the State Committee. Anyone with an ounce of sense knows the people have a right to choose their senator for a new six- year term beginning next January. The committee’s man—Brown of Barn well fame, is talking party loyalty and de manding that voters support him. The thousands who voted in the summer pri mary took the oath to support the nominee of the party. The nominee, Mr. Maybank, is dead, w r hich means voters are pledged to support no one for no primary has been held. This talk by Brown, some of his key men politicians, Senator Olin Johnston, is all ballyhoo to try to catch votes. We believe in voting for principle rather than a party label, and believe the great major ity of voters now feel the same way. You would gather from the remarks of Johns ton and Brown that party loyalty is a spec ial virtue we must all possess. But we should all stop to ask, loyalty to what and to whom. The one issue is a free choice with men and women voting their convictions and not being driven by politicians like a herd of cattle. The law gives to all of us the right and privilege to cast a write-in vote for our choice, withqpt being intimidated by the big ringmaster. The choice of thousands all over the state, as the general protest of what took place has revealed—will be Strom Thur mond. BABSON . . . DISCUSSES INSURANCE By ROGER W. BABSON New Boston, N. H., Sept 16—I believe in in surance—fire, life, and casualty—yes, and I in clude hurricane, accident, and sickness insurance. I especially like the Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Everyone should subscribe to these. < Practice Christianity Apart from being a business, insurance is also a form of good sound Christianity in which every church member should enthusiastically join. In surance is really all of us contributing to help our-selves and others who are in trouble. Instead of waiting for fire, death, or accident, and then “passing the hat,” insurance companies collect the money first. To interest people in taking out insurance consumes time and costs the insurance companies much money; also, bookkeeping and other ex penses are high. But in a free nation I see no way of avoiding this expense. Even compulsory insurance costs something to “service,” and it is very easy for politics and even corruption to creep in. Therefore, I believe the present plan is best. Buy Enough Diffrent Kinds of Insurance A week or two ago, Greater Boston and East ern New England were swept by a hurricane- Within about one hour, $100,000,000 of property values were wiped out. A portion of this—such as beautiful trees—can be insured only at very high premium rates, but damage to buildings, life, etc., can be protected at reasonable costs. (Inci dentally, uninsured loss of trees can be deducted from your income tax.) Since this hurricane I learn that very few peo ple carry hurricane insurance. In fact, most peo ple do not know what their insurance covers. For instance, manufactures insure their FOB goods until delivered to the merchant’s nearest railroad station. The merchant insures these goods after they arrive at his store; but very few carry poli cies which protect the goods while being trucked betwen station and store. Be sure you have the right insurance, and enough of it. Read Your Policiac Whether you are a manufacturer, or e store keeper, or an humble citizen, you should read your policies. Get them all out tonight and read them. Anything not plainly covered will not be covered. Especially read what is in fine print. This advice strongly applies to accident and health insurance sold at low rates. An executor may try to collect on a $1,000 accident policy and find that the accident must be in a train wreck— m order to collect. In fact, one company which sells accident insurance at very low rates insists you must be seated in a train when killed in or der for your executors to collect Sickness insurance should be checked. A long list of diseases of which you have never heard are mentioned; but you may find no mention of heart disease, cancer, or some very common caus es of death. I forecast that the time is coining THE WORLDS MOST WIDELY USED DEVOTIONAL CU'DE Saak not ya what ya shall aat. or what ya shall drink, noithar b* ya of doubtful mind ... But rather seek ya the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Luke 12:29-31.) Read Matthew 8:25-33. One rainy night I went to to Bible class as usual. We talked about the love of God and faith. We had a group of very interested and faithful fhildren from seven to thirteen years of age in our class. After the class was over, I asked a little boy, whose home was very far from school, “Do you have any friends to go home with?* 1 He said, “No, but I am no longer a weak boy because God is always with me He gives me light to see the road clearly.” He is very strong in spir it and courage because he believes in God. It made me happy to hear that from such a little boy, and I prayed for him. The heavenly Father is with us always, whenever and wherever we‘go. If we really believe in Him and have strong faith, our hearts will be full of hope, peace, and joy. PRAYER Our haavanly Father, we thank The# for the light of Thy love that leads us into the right way... Help those who livo in foer to admit Thee into their lives. Give them a strong faith in Christ. Strengthen us and use us for Thy work. In Christ's name we pray. Amen. ^ THOUGHT FOR THE DAY God ... is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.” Hiroko Nashiro ’(Okinawa) when these accident and sick ness policies will be compelled by law to state in large! type what they DO NOT cdVerl Ini the meantime I beg that all my friends read their policies. If these policies do not cover ev ery reasonable hazard which you can think of, get covered. For instance, if your wife should put a person’s eye out with an open umbrela, are you insured against its costing you $20,000? Get Letter From Your Agent Your insurance agent wants to be one of you best friends- He is truly interested in your wel fare. Tell him you want ev- trything covered and get a letter from him stating that everything unless he mentions it in this let ter to you, is covered. One other thought. In most states only per fectly sound insurance compan ies are allowed by law to ope rate; but this is not true in all states. Furthermore, some un scrupulous companies get around the law by operating by mail from a careles state. You canot be expected to study the financial strength of each company; but you can insist upon selecting only well known companies which have been in business a long time. Any com pany which has advertised con sistently in your local paper should be safe. This is a good test, especially if the advertise ment reads that the company has been approved by the In surance Comissions of all the leading states. Baptist Officers Council Meet At Whitmire Today Final plans for the Reedy River Association mass meeting and Officers’ Council have been made to be held at the First Baptist church, Whitmire, on Thursday evening, September 16, at 7:30 New officers for the ensuing year will be installed and con ferences will be led by state workers. All members of un ions, officers, leaders and sopn- sors should attend. Two hun dred people from the various churches are expected to attend. The following workers will lead conferences: General Offi cers, Shayior Walters, associate in the state department; Aduty, Joe Burnette, Educational Direc tor, First Baptist church, Colum bia; Young People, Jim Smith- wick, Associate in the state de partment; Intermediate Leader ship, Mrs. James A. Howard, State Approved Intermediate Leader; Intermediate Girls and Boys, Miss Mary Glover, State Training Union Department Sec retary; Junior Leadership, Miss Louise Bracknell, State Approv ed Junior Worker; Junior Boys and Girls, Rev. James Mitchell; Nursery, Beginner, Primary Leadership, Mrs^ James Mitchell. Ike Says American Far Eastern Policy Defends Interests Denver, Sept 13. — President Eisenhower declared today that American policy in the Commun ist-troubled Far East continues to toe defense of “the vital interests of the United States wherever they may arise.” The President told newsmen at the summer White House that policy was reaffirmed at yester day’s top secret meeting of the National Security Council here. Also reaffirmed, he added, was America's determination “where our vital Interests demand SUNNY Yes, the son always menu to shine more brightly when yon are r—Uy imIL If yonr health isn’t quite ■P *o p*r, see yonr Doctor right away—and, of coarse, we hope yoa'll bring his prescriptions to this pharmacy for care ful compounding. HOWARD'S PHARMACY Phone 101 it” to support its friends in the Par East “in their security and in their own interests.” Eisenhower said that at the Se curity Council meeting “no spe cific decisions were advanced for action” on such matters as wheth er the United States will help de fend the Chinese Nationalist island of Quemoy, which has been under shellfire from the Red China mainland. Along with the shelling, which has killed two American Army officers, the Reds hav ebeen do ing a lot of talking about “liberat ing” the island of Formosa, the Nationalists’ main stronghold. Secretary of State Dulles, on ar rival in Washington this morning from the council meeting in Den ver, said American policy is to keep the Chinese Communists guessing whether this country will fight for Quemoy. Dulkt told a nows conference here yastert!.*? it is up to" the mil itary “in the first Instance” to say what Nationalist islands to de fend- in carrying out America's basic decision to defend Pormoea against any Red assault. Dulles also said U. S. military might will block any Communist move to take Formosa. Eisenhower made his off-the- cuff statement on yesterday’s council meeting before a battery of newsreel and television cam eras and microphones in a con ference room in the Lowry Air Force Base administration build-\ ing, his vacation headquarters. WE DO ALL KINDS OF PR1HTXNG—EXCEPT ^AD CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Phone 74 Mortgage Financing •lust Right tor ••• you! Family incomes vary along with budgets and individual needs-that’s why our financing plan has been so practical, helping many families attain home-ownership. Our friendly loan oficer W, j l* ^PPy 10 discuss your financing problems, and help you work out a home-loan plan to fit YOUR budget. 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