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THB CLINTON CHRONICLE
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COMMENTS
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MEN AND THINGS
The recent flurry in the New'
York Stock Exchange, although
since overcome, suggests that we
prepare and fortify ourselves
with accurate information as to
the strong, sound, encouraging
factors which make this vast na
tion so progressive and rich.
‘The lessons to be learned from
the tragic '30's are that we must
-keep alive within the framework
of our economy the spirit of in
itiative and ingenuity as well as
provide incentives for the as
sumption of risks, for these are
the pillars upon which our sys
tem has been built and without
which it cannot survive.
Despite a prolonged depression
and a world war, with subse
quent critical international ten
sions, in the last quarter of a cen
tury there has been substantial
economic and social progress,
practically all of which came in
the last decade and a half.
Marked gains have been made
in our standards of living since
1929, as indicated by an increase
of 60 per cent in per capita real
income during this period. Today
nearly 60 per cent of the families
own their own homes, as against
48 per cent in 1929. About 98
per cent of the home are serviced
by electricity, as compared with
75 per cent in the earlier period.
Mechanical refrigeration is now
in 90 per cent of all households,
while twenty-five years ago only
4 per cent had this modern facil
ity. The number of telephones
per one hundred people is now
over 30, or double the proportion
of 1929. There are now around
125 million radio sets in the Unit
ed States, twelve times as many
as twenty-five years ago and
more than in all of the rest of
the world combined The num
ber of television sets in this coun
try is estimated at 35 million,
while there were none a quarter
of a century ago. Since 1929, the
number of passenger cars per one
hundred persons in this country
has increased from 19 to 28.
Three-fourths of the world’s pas
senger cars are in the United
States. The amount spent for
recreation this year is estimated
at around $15 billion, a three-fold
increase over 1929.
Not only are the American peo
ple well equipped with facilities
that make for pleasant and com
fortable living, but also substan
tial sums have been invested in
protective coverage. The amount
of ordinary and group life insur
ance held by the American peo
ple is placed at $285 billion, or
nearly 3.4 times as much as a
quarter of a centur yago.
Nor has the progress during
this period been confined to pro
viding material benefits to the
people. Work - week schedules
have been reduced by more than
10 per cent. Educational oppor
tunities have been availed of to
an increasing extent by a large
proportion of our population
During the past quarter of a cen
tury the number of high school
graduates has doubled and now
constitutes 42 per cent of our
adult population, as against 13
per cent in 1929. The enrollment
in our institutions of higher
learning has increased from 1.1
million to 2.5 million, while the
number of college graduates has
increased 2.5-fold in the twenty-
five year period.
One of the strongest forces
compelling the economy to pro
vide for pressing needs is the
vigorous population growth. In
the last quarter of a century the
number of persons in this coun
try has increased by about 42
million, or equivalent to the cur
rent population of France. In
order to provide for the growing
population and a modest increase
in housing space in keeping with
rising living standards, it is esti
mated that additional dwelling
units averaging a million annual
ly would be needed for the next
six years. The flow of cars is ris
ing at a much faster pace than
the development of highways,
which are built for about 30 mil
lion cars but are forced to accom
modate over 55 million. Techno
logical progress has been unpara
lleled. Expenditures for scien
tific and engineering research
this year amounted to around $4
billion or four times as much as
1920’s. Our scientists are blazing
for the entire decade of the
new trails with unlimited horiz
ons. In our dynamic economy,
industries are on the march. This
is a sign of healthy growth. The ’
migration of people within the;
country is the greatest in history.;
Mobility of population contrib-j
utes much to the dynamics of the I
economy, creates markets for
new homes and builds new com
munities. The extent of this mi- j
gration movement is reflected in j
the increase during the last dec-1
ade and a half of 36 per cent in ,
the number of persons living in
only 14 per cent in the" central
the suburbs, as against a gain of
cities. Sheer necessity has forced
industries to speed up rehabilita
tion work stemming from deprec
ation and obsolescence of plant
and equipment in order to cut
costs to meet rugged competition.
Pressing challenges are met by
science and ingenuity. For in
stance, the threatened exhaust
ion in a comparatively short time
of our fuel and water supply by
the tremendous demand of our
utilities for electric power will
be relieved by atomic enegry.
As indicated, there are strong
upward pressures by fundamen
tal forces that are driving busi
ness forward. The industries and
firms with vision and aggres
siveness have made long-range
plans to capitalize on the beck
oning opportunities in risk-tak
ing ventures. These plans are
based upon projections that cen
ter around population growth
and technological development.”
Now and then we observe the
Socialistic trend, that Govern
ment should own and operate
certain industries. I need not
point out that Communists in
our country have long planned to
have the Government take over
the electric power buainess be
cause electric power is the life
blood of industry. If you control
power it is a short cut to control
of all industry, and Communism
will have won an easy victory..
Someone has said that the Gov
ernment now collects fifty-two
per cent of Corporation profits
and up to ninety per cent of the
income of some indivdaula. That
being so, what man is so foolish
as to want a lot of politicians and
bureaucrats to opreate industries
in the name of the Government?
Wouldn’t you rather collect 52
per cent, without investment, and
without risk, instead of dreaming
and enjoying fantasies of Gov
ernment-operated business?
Alcoholism Todov
By Maxi* C. Collins. Director,
Fair view Alcoholic Rehabilita
tion Center. Ridgeway. S. C.
Some understanding of fear is
very important in treatment of
alcoholism, for certaintly nearly
all if not all alcoholics suffer
from fear, one of the anxiety
states, or hysteria. The alcoholic
may not admit that he is afraid.
He may say, “I worry a lot”; “I
am a nervous type.”
Anxiety, worry, fear, anger,
hate, resentment, bitterness are
usually thought of by the layman
as separate states, they are ac
tually so closely related that an
understanding of fear may help
the patient recover from what
ever state affects him.
Fear may be caused by loud
noise, the withdrawal of support,
a threat of loss, or danger. When
aroused, fear stimulates the
adrenal glands, which secrete and
pour into the blood stream a
snail amount of epinephrine. The
effect of this powerful secretion
is almost instantaneous, and is
observable when diluted to one
part to one million parts of wa
ter.
The physical reaction is of
great value in fight or flight. The
muscles tense, or sometimes al
ternate between tension and re
laxation (trembling); the heart
gallops rapidly; the sweat glands
work profusely. Momentarily the
physical strength may be more
than tripled.
Fear had scuh great survival
value in primitive man that only
those capable of fear lived. The
capacity for fear thus became
hereditary through the elimina
tion of those incapable of fear.
Confronted with wild beasts or
human enemies, primitive man
1 had to fight or take flight. Fear,
by stimulating the glands to pro
duce epiniphrine, greatly increas
ed his c»nacity for fight or flight.
The glandular secretion result
ing from fear produces anger.
( Rage is greatly aggravated an
ger. Hate is chronic ,or confirm
ed anger. Worry is fearthought,
a vicious circle of chronic anx
iety whirling about a hub of
chronic fear. Worry is a func
tional disorder of the mind which
makes it difficult or impossible
for the individual afflicted to
“let go” of an idea. Worry is also
the sustained capacity in making
mountains out of molehills.
Though, as you can see, worry is
extremely diffeiult to define, it
is exceedingly important.
Wars have been fought over
the controversial question of just
what the new-born baby brings
with him into the world. It seems
quite evident, however, that Kant
was correct when he said the first
cry of • baby was a cry of wrath.
Rudely and suddenly . ejected
from his haven of peace and se
curity; thrown suddenly into an
environment where light hurt his
eyes, ,001860 attacked his ears,
beat, cold beat upon his flesh,
pressure and other new sensa
tions from handling, the air, and
this strange new world attack
him, and the baby is afraid. Fear
stimulates the adrenal glands,
and wrath or anger is the result.
Therefore he screams out at this
new world.
Thus early, perhaps, the pat
tern is set and throughout life a
a sudden fall or the withdrawal
loud noise, a sudden flash of light
of support, or a threat to his se
curity, will arousfe fear. As the
baby grows to be a man, he nor
mally learns to distinguish be
tween real And imaginary dan
ger; between real threats and
those that are fancied. Failure
to learn to do this may set up
Thuraday, Jmiutry 27. f MS f
conditions which will greatly in
fluence the life—adversely.
In the New Testament there
are about 180 quotations from the
Old Testament.
Sweden has only one nuclear
reactor. It is located near the
center of the city and 100 feet un
derground.
Rice was planted before 1671 in
South Carolina, which was the
first state to plant rice and indi
go for sple.
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Fresh Nutritious Beef
mm •
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CHEROKEE ALL MEAT. LOOSE
WEINERS
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DRY SALT
Thick Fatback
Pound
15c
ECONOMY CUT
PORK CHOPS
ib.49c
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Women’s Orlon-Vicara Nylon
SWEATERS
Regular values to $5.95.
Slipover and cardigans.
2-88
Final Reduction
Women’s Coats
Values to S29.95
Sizes 10-20. Reduced to move at
this fabulous low price.
m
One Group Women’s
FITTED
BLOUSES
SHEETS
97c
98c
Values to $1.98. Sizes
Whites, pink, blue. Fits
32 to 40.
any baby mattress.
Final Clearance
WOMEN’S
Final
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Girls’
Winter
Coats
$9
Regular Values to 116.95
AH wools In solids and
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^ Group No. 1 <fc P
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31SBfJi|PW COATS & SUITS
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WOMEN’S DAN RIVER
POPUN JACKETS 59
V Green, red, light bine. Regular £g
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Baby Wear saiei-saiei $1
Imported handmade dresses, gowns, slips, diaper shorts,
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GIRLS’ COTTON DRESSES $1.77
31m 7 to 14
WOMEN’S DRESSES $2.99
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BOYS’ UNIONS 77c
Sizes 2 to 12. Regular $1.29 vahMs.
SHOES REDUCED!
Men’s Oxfords . : $4.00
Values to $8.95. Sizes 6 to 12.
FINAL REDUCTIONS BOYS’ CORDUROY
SHIRTS
Regular $2.98. Green, blue, tan,
maroon. Broken sizes 2 to 16.
Regular $2.98 value.
1-33
FOUNDATION GARMENTS
REDUCED TO CLEAR!
Girdles, pftntie girdles. $
Broken sizes. Values to
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Vi-'i
One Group
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Wool and rayon blends. Sizes 10 to 20.
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Values to $6.95.
Broken sizes 4 to 9.
Women’* Better
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Values to $9.95.
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Broken sizes 5 to 10.
CHILDREN'S
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$2.77
Regular values to
|4.98. Oxfords and
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BOYS’
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garee Set
$1.44
Flannel shirt and
daaim Boxer Dun
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$3.00
Regular $6.95 value.
Gaberdines, twflh,
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DOTS’
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Corduroys, popUua.
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BLANKETS
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1.99
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