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P»cc Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE JiSSi&iiSSSSLiUSto Utyr (Siintnn ffl^rnnirlp WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and PutoLabar HARRY C. LAYTON, Asafctaat PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY SutMeription Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year $2.50, 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 ooo|>eration of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at Ml 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 PREJSS ASSOCIATION - New York, Chicago, Detroit. Philadelphia Extra Care Urged During Winter Driving During winter months fair weather driving habits should be adjusted to bad winter condit ions. County Agents in South Carolina say this adjustment will help to prevent traffic accidents They point out that longer hours of darkness, snow and ice, wet highways, and temperature changes are problems every driv er has to face in winter. Adjust ment to the added hazards is es- pecially important for rural driv- CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1955 New Feature Favorably Received Since the announcement last week of our new Church Page we have received a number of favorable comments by minis ters, laymen and ladies, all expressing their approval and appreciation of the new feature on the part of The Chronicle and its listed sponsors. It continues today with the second of the series and will appear without interruption. These messages are devoted solely to building of character and go.od citizenship, and a proper support and appreciation of the many churches of the community. President Eisenhower Acts President Eisenhower properly asked Congress Monday for advance authority to use American armed forces in defense of Formosa, and promptly w T on a unanimous vote of approval from the house foreign affairs committee. The same action is asked of the senate committee which the American people hope will not be side tracked through politics. What is to happen to keep Formosa out of the threatening hands of the Chinese Communists we do not know, or attempt to say. The President asked Congress to authorize ‘whatever operations may be re quired.’ His action in asking for Congres sional approval before taking actions which could lead us to a war are just the opposite policies of both President Roose- elt and President Truman. We were rushed into war resulting in many sons dying on foreign soil. Now what policy we are to pursue is up to Congress. It is well for the nation and we should thank God that a man of the calibre and experience of Eisenhower is our leader in this crisis and we have the assurance that he will explore every possible peaceable means of settling differences. It is a time when courageous patience and clear- thinking is needed. A Wise Church Decision As a lifelong member of the denomina tion in question it is not amiss for us to ex press our gratification over the decision of the Southern Presbyterian church in refus ing to consolidate with the two Northern branches of the church after marching up hill and down with the proposal for the past sixteen years. The decision to main tain our identity as the Southern church is a wise one we think, rather than be swal lowed up by an overwhelming majority of the Northern branches. It will avoid much bitterness, hard feeling and further divis ion in an already badly divided church, laymen and church. There was no need for such a merger to start with. Now that a majority vote has been reg istered to kill the union proposal, it is to be hoped that the General Assembly commit tee prolonging the agitation will be abol ished and the energies of the church di rected upon a program far more important than bigness in numbers. Just as long as the agitiation of organic union was kept alive it was disrupting the church. There were many serious and far- reaching objections to the proposal in our opinion. With the agitation there was in terwoven the issue of church integration by professional leaders, elders and ministers, a vexing question. We should keep our feet on the ground and understand that changes in our social pattern are slow of growth, that conditions and tradtions in our way of life cannot be changed over night by a church or civil edict. The Last Mile Home The last mile horpe is always the longest. Those last few feet to the shore are the toughest for the exhausted swimmer. So it may be with the fight to conquer the curse of polio, the great crippler, and this should spur us all to do our best on the last climb. Some time ago the first dim light of suc cess was seen on the horizon and as the work of the scientists progresses that light grew brighter and brighter. Finally, it seems that victory is just over the horizon but is not yet in the hand. This last mile, if it is such—is tough. It is tough because there are always set backs and discouragements. It is tough because it can seem so near yet'so far. It is tough because of those unfortunate little ones and others who may be stricken with polio before the goal is reached. The most tragic of all deaths in a war have always been those which occurred just before or after the armistice. They seem so needless, but, nevertheless, they are sometimes unavoid- Yarborough Is * ' ‘ "or Support Given able. That last mile may be rocky and slow, but it us up to us and all American people! - d. A. Yarborough, president of to pick up the polio fighters and sweep the Chamber of Commerce, said them home on the wings of their dimes and y esterda y he is pleased with the fine cooperation of both mer chants and industries in making “Industry On Parade” a success. There were more windows avail- . , .able, he said, than were needed behind the annual polio drive now draw-! t0 feature ^ clinton . made prod . ing to a close. Remember, last year was: ucts and now on display as listed one of the worst for polio. In our county, in toda y’ s paper. and especially this part, there were more anYp^^Sg'fhL^ttSS cases that at any one season. We don’t interest and support, President know what this year may be. But we can Yarborough said. dollars. That means that as individuals and or ganizations in this area we should all get ers because rural hfihways show these hacards more than city streets do. , Agents call attention to six basic rules or “musts” for meet, ing the problems of winter driv ing as suggested by the National Safety Council’s Cdmmittee on Winter Driving. These rules are: 1. ACCEPT YOUR RESPONSI BILITY-—don’t blame the weath erman. Be prepared to meet the situation. 2. GET THE ‘TEEL” OF THE ROAD—control your speed to meet conditions. You can’t stop on an icy dime. 3. KEEP YOUR WINDSHIELD CLEAR—you have to see danger to avoid it 4. USE TIRE CHAINS AND GOOD TIRES — don’t rely on worn-smooth tires. Tim chains definitely help on snow and ice, but extra caution is still a “must.” PUMP YOUR BRAKES—a fast pumping action wil stop you faster and safer on ice than any other method of braking. 8. FOLLOW AT A SAFE DIS TANCE—give your self - room to stop. An added bit of advice to cover the situation generally: EASE UP IN A FREEZE-UP ItMs o# South Carolina, County of Richland. Notice b hereby given that the undersigned will dime (3) days after date hereof, end thereafter apply to the Secretery of State of South Carolina for a charter for the Aasociation of American Spas whose principal place of business will be Stomp Springs, South Carolina, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, being an Eleemosy nary Corporation organized for the purpose: A) To further the interest, maintenance, and advancement of mineral springs operated for public health purposes. (B) To further the inter-change of information between the mem bership. (C) To establish standards of operation, end to aoeure the rec ognition of ethical medical groups. (D) To further the study of subjects pertaining to mineral springs waters, to conduct re search, to disseminate knowl edge, to promote and pcfelidai mineral springs resorts and spring waters. HOMER SPOFFORD, E. V. SYRCHER, Coporatros. lc help if the emergency strikes, by sending our nickles, dimes and dollars on mission of love and interest to help wipe this crip pler and killer from our midst and the whole nation. Contributions are being sent in by individuals, organizations are raising funds through special efforts. Coin boxes are in all places of business. Don’t pass them by. The excuse that ‘I have already contributed to the Community Chest” is a poor, stingy one. This fight is bigger than any Community Chest. The Auxiliary of the American Legion has voluntarily offered their services to wage the annual Mother’s March on Polio, an annual fund-raising campaign. The ladies have announced that on the night of February 4th they will knock on doors in our entire city soliciting funds to help fi nance the polio programs of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis throughout the coming year. You are asked to open your heart, to turn on your porch- light for the hour in which mothers to help other mothers’^children—will be March ing. It will be a grand finale for last-minute contributions. How can anyone refuse to turn on his or her light? Very few accounts of Jesus’ fol lowers indicate that they died of any disease. Certainly—if they were not martyred—they lived to a very old age. The answer may be that they followed Jesus’ constant teaching not to be too anxious for the things which the 1 world seeks. Jesus taught that' stress and worry are futile. Even | 1500 years before that, Moses] gave some good health advice in the Tenth Commandment. See' Exodus, Chapter 20, Verse 17. CUT TIMBER Fatter, Easier BABSON . . . Discusses Business Worries X*r«r W. Babton By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass., January 27—An article in READER'S DIGEST for January by J. D. Ratcliff causes me to write on a subject which has tempted me for some time. Health of Company Executives After forty years, during which I have studied company earnings, I am convinced that a definite relationship exists between the earnings of a cor poration and the health of its officials. Most cas es which I have studied to ascertain the reason for a company's declining business in a growing in dustry have shown the answer to be in the failing health of the president or of the sales manager or of some other top official! A man may be able to go to the office each day and put in his eight hours; he may answer his mail and pre side at all required meetings; but he may have no pep or zest for doing any extra work. Com panies which do not go ahead by extending their lines or their territories are going backward. This is very likely to be true of a company whose top official is not in A-I health. • Cause of Poor Health According to the above-men tioned article, the basic cause of most illness is I stress and strain. The doctors talk about bacteria, viruses, high blood pressure, weak hearts, etc.; but the real cause is worry. The average business man must drive himself all day and go out with his wife or associates every night. The result is that without sleeping pills and aspirin many con cerns would be obliged to close up. Investors ask me how it is that the stock of one concern listed on the Big Board has been con stantly climbing each month the past year, while that of another in the same indutsry has not mov ed a point. The answer could probably be found by any doctor premitted to diagnose the head men. Some day, company directors who now spend so freely for financial audits will be willing to sub mit to their stockholders annual health reports on all their officials. I forecast that this will be the day when the stocks of many so-called “sleeping companies” will zoom upward. What About Accountants? Of course, I believe in the work of account ants; but has not much of this work become so routine and late that neither directors nor stock holders give much thought to audits. As a result, accountants are coming to be classed as “mortic ians.’ Formal audits can become mere “autopsies.” I forecast that a great change is coming in this connection. I believe in the importance of studying figures; but I am sure that the condition of the “two-leg ged” figures of a management are far more im portant to the stockholders than the “mathe matical'’ figures. Some day there will be a great awakening along these lines. Men will be retired and pensioned according to their physical condi tion, rather than simply according to their age. Incidentally, I believe President Eisenhower’s in terest in better health could result in greater earnings for most companies and better wages for many employees. Profits vs Worrits But the President should not be content to talk about health. Why not go to the root of the difficulty and talk about “stress,” as does the au thor of this READER’S DIGEST article? In stead of spending billions of dollars opening new hospitals, the President could solve the problem by closing scores of useless Bureaus and Commis sions. These are primarily the cause of the stress and worry which are bringing about the break down of executives, foremen, and especially em ployees being paid by “piece work.” Did you ever think why Jesus has been called “The Great Physician”? Have you noticed how very little is written in the Bible about fllmwttT HOMELITE Out Man Chain Saw Pam through as IS* pin* in 16 seconds, so IS* oak in 28 seconds. And beings down trees 48* or more in diameter. Handles pedectlj on every type of cut. M vs for free demonstratloo UOAMW SIAOC AND SOW SAWS Laurens Saw Co. 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