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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, March 22, 1956
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CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 22. 1956
Move With Caution
. . . If AtAU
A bill has passed the House of Represen
tatives and is now in the Senate whidh would
change the method of operation of the schools
in Ijiurens county.
The bill calls for an expression of the elec
torate on whether the people wish to con
tinue the operation of the schools under the
administration of district superintendents
and abolish the office of County Superinten
dent of Education, or whether they wish the
schools operated under the administration
of the County Superintendent of Education.
If the people vote either way, they would
abolish one or the other: the district super
intendents or the'County Superintendent of
Education.
The bill doesn’t say that the district su
perintendents shall be abolished but it might
as well say so, for that is obviously the in
tent of those who sponsored the bill. r
The bill simply says: “Do you favor/the
operation of the schools of Laurens county
by the County Superintendent of Educa
tion?"
If the County Superintendent of Educa
tion is to operate the schools, what is to be
come of the district superintendents?
Several years ago the schools of Laurens
county (and all other counties in the state)
were reorganized under state laws that dras
tically changed the operatibn of all schools,
including financing for operations and fi
nancing for new buildings. Included in the
change was the reduction from many dis
tricts to two.
It seems to us that any change voted for
by the people (and it would be a change
either way they voted) w’ould involve ques
tions of law that the voters of this county
could not determine simply by voting.
There are basic state laws that govern
schools all over the state that one countv
o
could not push aside or ignore.
The" County Superintendent of Education
has duties that cannot be performed by the
district superintendents. The district super
intendents have duties imposed upon them
by law that cannot be assumed by the County
Superintendent of Education. Each has his
own sphere of operation.
And according to our way of thinking it
would require more than an expression of
preference by people in one county to bring
about any revision of methods of operating
schools. It appears to be more basic than
that. We think action oh a higher level would
be required. ‘
If every county in the state were to oper
ate under a different system, we might as
well continue the process of breaking down
and return to the old system of twenty-five
or thirty little, districts in each county, each
operating on its own.
We don’t think the state is prepared to do
that.
Advocates of the change as proposed in
the bill caUing for the referendum have not
studied the ramifications involved in the
question and have not presented them to the
people of the county. The voters need such
knowledge in order to vote intelligently.
In the absence of such an effort*to^lrgh^,
en the people on the consequences involved',
and the lack of presentation of a clear-cut,
spelled-out method under which the schools
would be operated, we propose that the ref
erendum be postponed until such time th$t
the people be properly informed.
And the people cannot be properly inform
ed by candidates seeking office.
It will require the best efforts of expe
rienced school administrators and those fa
miliar with present school laws, to interpret
the meaning and project into the future the
results of any proposed change. This is too
serious a matter to be taken lightly. •
paying private enterprise if given the chance.
And that brings up another matter—a
very vital matter. Some of the biggest power
projects—of which a $400 million system on
the Niagara river near the falls is an out
standing example—have been delayed, liter
ally for years, by socialized-power groups
which work on the principle that we shall
either have tax-subsidized government power
or no power at all. An Oregon newspaper has
dubbed these groups “The Blockaders.” That
is an accurate term, which deserves wide
currency. They are erecting blockades against
investment, against progress, against the
welfare of agriculture, industry and labor.
And, if these blockades are maintained miich
longer, whole sections of the country may
suffer severe and needless electric power
shortages.
In short—will the public interest be sac
rificed because of alien ideological considera
tions?
Port Huron, Mich., Times Herald: “Social
ized medicine is just one of the socialist pro
grams that does riot work—and that never
has worked. The United States did well to
turn down socialized medicine—this country
is the healthiest country in the world and
free enterprise medicine is largely responsi
ble for that happy state of affairs.”
SENSING THE NEWS
By THURMAN SENSING
Executive Vic* President
Southern State* Industrial Council
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“Blockaders”
Stymie Progress
A few months ago a group of Western
electric , utilities—all business-managed, all
publicly-regulated, and all major taxpayers—
filed an application with the Federal Power
Commission for a license to undertake a $210
million hydroelectric project on a major river
in the region. The group is now spending $1,-
750,000 on preliminary engineering and oth
er work. If construction can be started this
year, it is announced, urgently needed power
will be delivered fron* the project in 1959.
A great development like this is important
in itself. It is still more important when seen
as part of a larger picture—as additional
evidence that any and all needed electric pow
er projects can and will be undertaken by tax-
DISCRIMINATION IN GOLD
When our government went off the gold stand
ard in 1933 it violated sanctity of contract and
broke its pledged promise to the people. It stated
that all promises to pay in gold were from that
time null and void, that the people must turn in
their gold holdings—which were theirs and which
they had earned—to the Government.
Thqs the control of the nation’s money supply
was taken out of the hands of the people, where it
belonged, and thus was taken the first major step
that is laways taken when attempting to establish
a strong, centralized, socialistic government.
But there was one strange omission in the Gov
ernment’s miles and regulations concerning gold.
Due to a peculiar attitude on the part of the Gov
ernment—which was soft-headed, not soft-heart
ed—the right to demand payment in gold was not
taken away from foreigners. It was only taken
away from American citizens—those who actually
owned the gold at the time.
In the early days of our nation, when the peo
ple had guts and stood for principles, any such ac
tion on the part of the Government would have
meant revolution—and it would have been jusfi-
fied. The reasons for which the people of this
country sought their freedom by revolution from.
Great Britain when the nation wsa founded were
no stronger than this one would have been.
But the fact was—and we must face it—that
we as a people had reached that point of apathy
that is always one of the steps reached in the rise
and decline of great nations—so we accepted it
submissively and did nothing about it.
During the years since 1933 many things have
happened. For one thing, we have fticreased our
rational debt from $20 billion to $280 billion. For
another thing, we have gone through two wars.
For a third thing, we have been scattering our dol
lars profligately over the face of the earth. Since
1940, our Government has given to foreign nations
more than $100 billion of the American taxpayers’
money. And the most astounding aspect of this
give-away program is that more than half this
amount has been given away since the end of the
Second World War.
While we have not been balancing, oqr budget
during tfre'se years, grtahy-ether nations te-which
we have been giving our dollars have been bal-
rncing theirs While we have not' been paying off
our national debt during these years, many other
nations to which we have been giving our dollars
have bben paying theirs. And now what of the
status of our gold supply which we have so proud
ly buried in the ground at Fort Knox?
' When the Government raised the price of gold
from $20.67 per ounce to $35.00 per ounce in 1934,
all the gold starred coming our way. By 1949 our
supply of gold reached a peak of $24.6 billion. This
made us feel rich. Even though w r e had gone off
the gold standard so far as the' American people
were concerned,we still had a comfortable feeling
about having more than $24 billion i)i gold stashed
away in the ground—all of which really proves
the value of a gold supply as a moral standard and
a measure of value. We cannot get away from
these thinfd even though we try.
But as we continued giving our dollars to for
eign nations—which really meant that we were re
distributing our gold—and as these nations regain
ed their economic strength, we noted that there
began a drain on our gold supply. Now our gold re •
serve is down to $21.8 billion instead of $24.6 bil
lion. But that is not.the worst of it. These for
eign nations have now built up dollar reserves and
credits against our gold totaling $13.8 billion. If
their confidence in the dollar should weaken in
any way, either by signs of a depression in this
country or for any other reason, they could imme
diately demand that much of our gold and get it—
^nd this would leave us with only $8 billion. Then
the real picture would begin to emerge; we would
look like a poor nation.
Our Government broke faith with its people
when it went off the gold standard in the first
place. The only decent and honorable thing to do
now is to return to this standard. In the mean
time, foreigners should be denied payment in gold
just as the American citizens are denied payment
in gold. In fact, there is much less reason for pay
ing foreigners in gold than there is for paying our
own citizens in gold, for they are the people who
earned the gold in the first place.
What do you and your Congressman think
about thsi?
Ed PHfs, C"'
High School Tackle,
Chooses University
Ed Pitts, six-foot, one-inch, 210-
pound tackle, who was a standout
for Clinton high school last sea-*
son, will enroll at the University
of South Carolina in September.
Pitts, regarded as one of the
really outstanding linemen in the
state, played in the Shrine Bowl
game at Charlotte last December.
. He said that he decided in favor
of the state university “because I
like the place and the folks.” "He
did. not make Up his mind until
last week, <£fter narrowing the
field to Carolina and Clemson.
He plans to study engineering
at the university. He was a little
above the average scholastically
at Clinton high, where he lettered
in football for three years.
Pitts played under Coach Flem-
ing Thornton, whoee 1865 team
finished with an 8-3 record. He
played offense and defense, nearly
every minute of every game, and
did not miss a game in three years
because of injury.
Carolina’s Head Coach Warren
Giese said of the Clinton athlete:
“Certainly, Ed is one of the out
standing linemen of the state. I
am very pleased that he is com
ing with us. He is the personifica
tion of the type of boy we want
at South Carolina to develop the
teams we hope we are going to
have. Ed’s a high type boy, with
a fine personality. He will make a
tremendous contribution to the
student body, as well as to the
football squad.”
His high school coach, Thornton,
said that “Ed Pitts is the best
tackle I have ever coached.”
Creekland Farm
To Hold Shorthorn
Sole On April 11
Polled Shorthorn breeders from
across the nation are expected to
be in attendance at the second an
nual Creekland Farm’ sale to be
held at the farm near * Clinton
Wednesday, April 11.
It was from the first Creekland
offering last year that came Creek
land Lancer. This nine month old
calf topped the sale last year at
$2,050, going to Paul Teegardin,
Oakwood Stock Farm, Ashville,
Ohjo. He was the sensation of the
Polled Shorthorn show circuit last
fall, winning the grand champion
ship at the Illinois and Ohio state
fairs and winding up, the year
winning the most prized award of
the year, the International grand
championship at Chicago. Creek
land Lancer was the first interna
tional grand champion of any
breed ever bred in South Caro
lina.
A total of ten bulls and thirty-
five females will be sold. “We be
lieve it is one of the finest groups
of polled females to be sold any
where and most of them are either
by Louada Developer, sire of
Creekland Lancer, or bred to
him,” states Norton. Thieman Pol
led Shorthorns. Concardia, Mis
souri, who have won more inter
national grand championshpis than
any other herd, will again be a
guest consignor bringing two bulls
and five females. Creekland is
owned by P. S. Bailey, Clinton,
textile manufacturer. Lester Nor
ton is f|rm manager.
Eight steer club calves selected
as good prospects for boys and
girls to feed for club work will be
auctioned at 11 a m.
Two home athletic events are
scheduled for Presbyterian col
lege teams this Friday afternoon.
The baseball team, coached by
Jerry Wampfler, will open its
home season' against Furman at
3:30 p. m. And the tennis squad,
under direction of Jim Leighton,
will bid for another victory against
Erskine at 1:30 p. m.
The PC diamond crew is just
■back from an unsuccessful three-
game invasion of North Carolina,
but Hose tennis aces have con
tinued their winning ways with
four triumphs in six matches thus
far.
Elsewhere on the spring sports
calendar, Presbyterian golfers will
invade Wofford on Friday after
dropping their opener to Furman
last Tuesday, and the track team
will seek to bounce back from its
Athletic Events
Set For Friday
defeat by South Carolina 'when it
runs against Furman at Green
ville this Saturday.
Choir Schedules
Tour Of Florida
Eleven concert appearances,
ipcluding nine performances on
a Florida tour, remain on sched
ule for the Presbyterian College
robed choir.
The program of tsacred niusic
and worship will be presented be
fore Presbyterian church 'congre
gations during the final weeks of
the concert season.
The choir presented concerts
Sunday morning at Darlington
and in the evening at Chester.
Following are the remaining
dates on the schedule:
April 8 — Waycross, Ga., First
(morning), Gainesville, Fla., First
(evening); April 9—Tampa Paling
Ceia (evening); April 10—Sara
sota First (evening); April 11—
Bradenton First (evening); April
12 — Miami Shores (evening):
April 13—Orlando First (eve
ning).
April 15 — Brunswick First
- (morning), Augusta, Reid Mem
orial. (evening); April 2ft—Union
First (morning), Oreer First (eve-
ning). j;
MountviTle Mission
Society In Meeting
The Woman’s Missionary Socie
ty of the Mountville Baptist
church met with Mrs. A. F. Alex
ander and Mrs. Ij^win Alexander
at the home of the former on
March 14. An interesting meet
ing was held, the leader being
Mrs. Roy Adams.
The hostess served punch, sand
wiches and cake.
Presbyterian Stiares *
Gifts To Colleges
^
Presbyterian college has receiv
ed $3,339.70 as its «h«re in the
1955 distribution of 647,400 to the
South Carolina Foundation of In
dependent Colleges, it has been
announced. , t
Twenty-one corporations have
distributed $47,000 aSnong South
Carolina’s nine non-tax supported
colleges, according to R. Wright
Spears, chairman of the South
Carolina Foundation of Indepen
dent Colleges.
Scaring in the distribution for^
1056 were Coker college, $2,450.45; |
Columbia college, $3,305.89; Con
verse college, $12,737.78; Erskine
college, $7,774.58; Furman uni
versity, $6,771.27; Limestone col
lege, $2,576.20; Newberry college,
$3,172.66; Presbyterian college, $3,-
339.70; and Wofford college, $5,-
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