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CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANU ARY 20, 1955
Series Church Messages Begin
A series of advertisements especially
designed, to stimulate church support and
attendance and sponsored by thirty-two
local business establishments begins in to
day’s paper and will continue for the next
twenty-six weeks.
The series of popular church messages
is prepared by the Keister Advertising Ser
vice of Strasburg, Va., whose effective
church promotion programs appear in hun
dreds of papers, daily and weekly through
out the South.
The attention of our readers is called
to the first of the series which are aimed
to stimulate church support. The quality
of these unusual advretisements speaks for
itself, for the art work is outstanding and
the copy genuinely appealing. It is hoped
by the sponsors that these messages will
accomplish much in behalf of the many
fine churches in our city and the surround
ing area. Support of the churches is sound
business we all agree. It takes no oracle
to note the stability of a community with
strong, effective churches. Churches are
the greatest factor for the building of char-,
acter and good citizenship. The advertise
ments are strictly non-sectarian.
Sponsors for the series, whose names
appear in the announcement in today’s
paper, are hopeful the page will be helpfnl
to all who read it realizing it is a step in
the right direction in promoting goodwill
in the name of the church.
Pay Raise For Congressmen
About every two years there bobs up
a proposal in Washington to raise the pay
of members of Congress. Many of the
members claim they are underpaid. While
the substantial increase has the endorse
ment of the President, the people back
home know the idea originated not with
the President but with senators and repre
sentatives.
While asking for an increase those
seeking it were not satisfied with a reas-
able request. The present congressional
salary of $15,000 on $2,500 of which no
taxes are paid has been in force for several
years. Since then due to congressional or
administrative action the dollar has de
preciated in purchasing pow T er by about
27 per cent. A raise therefore to $19,000
would bring their salary up to the equal
of $15,000 in 1946 dollars. But that is not
what they are asking for. What they want
is a salary of $25,000. How many people
are provided an increase of 80 per cent in
salary? With this figure voted and the
present allowance of $2,500 non-taxable,
their salaries would reach $27,500 a year
if voted. Most of the members of Congress
are lawyers figures show. Lawyers have
an average income of about $8,000. It
would seem that an 80 per cent pay in
crease sought cannot be defended. It looks
like another raid on taxpayers. It would
seem that those who are not able to live on
their income and additional allowances or
a justified raise if voted, should resign and
go home. There will be applications for
vacancies when and if they occur.
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Governor Byrnes' Message
James F. Byrnes retired as Governor of
South Carolina on Tuesday, ending an hon
orable and varied public career of more
than 45 years. He has served with dis
tinction in many high places and had it not
been for President Roosevelt and top advis
ers, in all probability he would have been
named vice-president and elevated to the
presidency instead of Harry Truman. He
is succeeded by George Bell Timmerman
who took the oath of office Tuesday and
posesses character and has a good know
ledge of state government.
Governor Byrnes leaves behind an hon
orable and enviable record of public ser
vice and holds a warm place and the high
est esteem of the people not only of this
state, but throughout the South. He has
announced he will not again run for public
office and with a home now under con
struction in Columbia he and Mrs. Byrnes
will spend the last years of their lives in
that city they have said.
Gov. Byrnes gave a valedictory address
to the General Assembly in his final state
message. But quite proper and timely we
think, he pointed out several matters to
the General Assembly that should be given
careful consideration. The monster Santee-
Cooper (political kilowatt) which is hav
ing hard sailing financially, was called to
the attention of the legislators. With a re
ported three-quarters of a million dollars
deficit, and probably more as reported to
the Governor, he recommended that the
legislature fully inform itself on this mon
ster’s financial condition. There are many
phases of this project and its operation
that the people want information and the
light about, and while the full faith and
crerdit of the state is hot pledged to sup
port the bonds of the authority, the state’s
credit could be seriously affected by enor
mous debt of Santee-Cooper. The General
Assembly should go to the bottom of the
authority and its operation, remove it from
political management and place it under
the same regulations as applies to private
ly-owned, heavy taxpaying corporations.
Other comments by the Governor were
well in order and we hope will be acted
upon.
As Gov. Byrnes retires he will carry the
gratitude and admiration of thousands of
people who know him and say well done
as he turns over the duties of the office to
his successor chosen in a people’s primary
and not through a conference by a small
group of office-hloders and politicians.
Gov. Byrnes in retiring from public life
is a notable figure. His luster has not dim
med.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 15.—The
quadrennial convocation of the
Methodist Church’s Southeastern
jurisdiction will be held here Feb.
1-3. More than 1,000 Methodists
from nine states and Cuba are
expected.
Bishop Arthur J. Moore of At
lanta, chairman of the Southeast
ern Jurisdictional Council, said
the program theme will be “The
Methodist Witness.” Delegates
will include bishops and officials
of jurisdictional boards and agen
cies, and representatives of 17 an
nual conferences and 141 dis
tricts. The area members.
Official hosts are Bishop Costen
J. Harrell of Charlotte, vice chair
man of the council, and the Rev.
Lee F. Tuttle, pastor of Charlott’es
First Methodist Church, convoca
tion headquarters.
The jurisdictional Methodist
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service will hold its annual meet
ing Jan. 31-Feb. 1, and then meet
jointly with the convocation. Mrs.
E. U. Robinson of Galatin, Tenn.,
is Southeastren WBCS president.
The jurisdiction, one of five
geographical divisions of the
church, includes the Carolinas,
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mis
sissippi, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Virginia and Cuba. \ -
District Forest
Fire Record Is
Lowest In State
A schoolboy, asked in class to define
"hypocrite”, replied, “A kid who comes
to school with a smile on his face.”
B«c«r W. Babtoa
were in college.
BABSON . . .
DICUSSES COLLEGES,
SCHOOLS AND TAXES
^ROGra W. BABSON " "
Babson Park, Mass., January 20—Do you hope
you will be able to send your children to college
sometime between now and 1964? If you expect
them to get a sound education and to get your
money’s worth much must be done. Both teachers’
salaries and their efficiency (which is compara
tively low) must be increased.
- College Problem Is Serious 1
Fifty years ago, only about 4 per cent of the
youth of college age were able to go to college.
Two great events of our national scene boosted en
rollments sharply—the depression and the G. Bill.
Pre-war, about 15 per cent of our youth of college
age attended such schools. Be
tween 1945-49 a little better
than 25 per cent were enrolled.
Then, the number shrank dur
ing 1950-52. Chiefly responsible
for this drop was the fewer
number of births in the 1930-
1935 depression.
But, 1952 saw a 1.5 per cent
increase in college enrollments
over 1951; and 1953 rose 4.8 over
1952, so that again about 25 per
cent of our youth of eligible age
1954 fall enrollments probably
registered a 6-8 per cent increase.
Can Colleg* Forecasts Be Trusted?
If 2 on project to 1970 the number of children
already born, you will have a 16 per cent increase
m the youth of college age by 1960, a 46 per cent
increase by 1965, and a 70 per cent increase by
1970. And if an increasing percentage of our youtn
of college age go on to college, enrollments could
double by 1970.
The above is based on the assumption that we
shall continue to make more educational oppor
tunities available for our youth, as we always
have. Educators claim that by 197T) a good third
of our young people of college age may enroll. This
would more than double student bodies, and per
haps require double the number of teachers and
much more classroom space. Personally, I believe
this is like forecasting 500 for the Industrial Stock
Average. I question such figures.
The Teacher Problem
The teacher shortage will-not be limited to col
leges. Our elenmentary and secondary schools
may need about 140,000 new teachers each year
for the foreseeable future. Yet, it is estimated by
the experts that only about half the number of
teachers needed for the public schools alone will
be graduated from college.
But, someone will have to teach your little
Johnny and Susie. If adequately trained teach
ers are not available, persons with sub-standard
qualifications will have to be pressed into ser
vice. Now, why is there a teacher shortage? The
answer, in part, is that teachers are underpaid.
SalariM Compared
Public school classroom teachers’ salaries av
eraged about $3,600 for 1953-54. This is less than
many business and engineering college gradu
ates got as a starting salary on their first job a
year or so ago. And 1953-54 was a good year for
the teachers, too, for it represented an average
salary rise of 4.8 per cent over the previous year.
Still, 141 per cent of the 1,028,899 teachers re
ceived less than $2,500, and only 14 per cent re
ceived $4,500 or more. College teachers’ salaries
go very little higher. The median income of phy
sicians, on th other hand, was about $11,200; law
yers, $7,750; dentists, $7,100; but with much high
er top figures attainable. How can we hope to hold
good men in top educational jobs paying $5,000-
$8,500 when their counterparts in industry offer
ceilings unlimited?
Taxaa Should Not Bo Raised
If we want capable teachers, we shall have to
pay wages competitive enough to encourage them
to make the tremendous outlay of time and ex
pense needed for their education. To hold our
able teachers, we shall have to up salaries. This
means higher taxes.
I FORECAST THAT OUR DEMOCRATIC SO
CIETY, WITH FULL EMPLOYMENT, CAN
PROSPER ONLY AS WE PROVIDE ADEQUATE
SCHOOLING FOR OUR YOUTH, WITH A MOD
ERATE TAX RATE. THIS MEANS THAT OUR
EDUCATIONAL LEADERS MUST PROVIDE
FAR MORE EFFICIENT METHODS OF LEARN
ING BY DOUBLING THE USE OF PRESENT
FACILITIES. WHAT INDUSTRY COULD SUR
VIVE IN TftlS COMPETITIVE ERA WITH ITS
FACTORIES BEING USED ONLY SIX HOURS
PER DAY?
Laurens county had no forest
fires in December according to the
monthly report of the State Com
mission of Forestry.
The Newberry District of which
this county is a part, had fifteen
fires and 50.4 acres burned over
in the period, the smallest number
of fires and amount of acreage in
volved of any district in the state
last month.
The district also had the fewest
number of fires, 257, and the
smallest acreage, 1,731.2, burned
over in the state for the last six
months, July through December.
For the six months period Lau-
res County had 34 fires, 349.5
acres burned over.
The state had 598 forest fires
in December with 8,004.9 acres
burned over. The Florence Dis
trict had the heaviest loss, 1,860.5
acres.
For the last six months, the
state totals were 2,827 fires, 34,-
982.7 acres burned. The heaviest i
loss also was in the Florence Dis- i
trict with 534 fires and 10,363.9
acres burned
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CREOMUCSION
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Lore never faileth. (1 Corinthian* 13:8. ASV.) Reed
II Corinthians 4:13-11.
, It is said that when the great Central church in Honolulu was un
der construction, the architect said to the pastor, “There is to be an
inscription on tne pulpit stand. It must have eighteen letters and
spaces. We want you to select that inscription.”
He knew that an inscription suitable for the pulpit stand would
have to carry a message for the various experiences that come to the
members of the family. He knew it should be suitable for Holy Com
munion, for funerals and weddings, for penitents and for those who
come to worship. After considerable prayer and effort, the pastor
finally selected, “Love Never Faileth.”
Love may seem slow and may seem to fail. It seems to have fail
ed with Jesus, with Stephen and Paul, and with thousands of oth
ers. But has it failed? History gives testimony to the fact that, giv
en time, it will succeed. It is the persistence of love as manifested in
Jesus and others that causes us to respond today. Love may ieem
to be the long way around, but it is the only way.
PRAYER
Our Father, we thank Thee for Thy love shed abroad
in the world through Thy Son, Jesus Christ. If we know
our hearts, today we lore Thee, but only because Thou
didst love us first. Help us. O God, not only to love Thee,
but to prove our love for Thee by loving our fellow men.
Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Love may seem the long way around, but it is the only wa|.
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more than 135,000 South Carolina
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