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Pace Foot ' v ' . . . . . (Ulintmt (C^rnnirlr EsUbHahed 19— July 4, 1889 — WILLIAM WILSON BARKIS — June IS, 1955 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance) — One Year $3 00, Six Months $2.00 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Po*t Office at Clinten, S. C., under Act of Con«resa , March 3, 1879 The Chronicle seeks the 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, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION — New York, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1956 Just Getting By w The city of Clinton was fortunate, dur ing the recent six or eight weeks when there was no appreciable amount of rain, to get by as well as it did in having enough water to supply its needs. was only through constant attention, night and day, by Supt. B. R. Austin of the watey department ami his crew of men that the needs of the city were met—artd are be ing met—from day to day. And it was—and is—a day-to-day prob lem. Fortunately there is enough water now— but the problem facing the city daily during hot weather is pumping and filtering facili ties. The city on some days uses more water than can be pumped and filtered. The water crew must be on the job 24 hours in order to make up during slack periods the water lost from the reserve supply during peak periods of use. The city has two or three wells that have been put into use that supply enough water to aid considerably in overcoming the pump ing and filtering shortage. That water does not need filtering and is pumped directly in to the usable supply. City council is at work now—and has been for some months—on the water problem. We think we can say the council is about ready to act in the matter. It is a big problem. A great deal of time and planning has been spent in an effort to arrive at a solution. And it will take a great deal of money to buy for the city a water plant that will adequately supply its needs for the next 25 to 30 years. And we believe the majority of Clinton citizens are united in the demand that such a plant be built. We hope the city council will come up with a workable solution to the problem within the next few weeks. A Big Lift 5" ' For Private Colleges Presbyterian college of this city was one of the 34 colleges and universities in the Caro- linas that this week received $4,980,000 in gifts from the Ford Foundation. Colleges and universities all over the coun try received a total of $130,000,000. They will receive a like amount next year. The funds will be used by the colleges to raise teachers’ salaries. Privately-owned and operated colleges— that is, those that are not supported by state funds; principally those operated or spon- sored by churches or denominations — have had tough going in recent years. And many, or most, of them have been operating with salary schedules for profes sors woefully below w r hat they should be. Recognizing the value to the nation of the quality of training and teaching that such colleges offer to the youth of the country* the Ford Foundation has stepped in at a very op portune time to use its vast resources in an effort to help relieve the financial pressure placed on such institutions. H. Rowan Gaither, Jr., chairman of the board and president of the Ford Foundation, declared: “By this action the Ford Foundation re affirms its conviction that the future of our entire society rests upon the quality of American education. ‘Teachers and the teaching system are at the very h'eart of our educational structure; yet the economic burden that rests Upon our teachers is a heavy one. “So I. must emphasize that these grants are only an approach to, and not a solution of the problem. It is hoped that the grants will be interpreted as a challenge by the thousands of alumni, friends and institutions whose support is vital to private education and to our society." And it is encouraging to note that other foundations and business firms have begun to make financial grants to selected institu tions from time to time and on an annual basis. A Question Of Climate “You hear it said that the United States has built its industrial machine and its pros perity on a basis of unlimited raw mate- rilas,” the head of a leading oil company recently observed. “You hear it said that any other country which had these vast supplies could have accomplished the same thing. “But I don’t believe that tells the whole stor>'. These raw materials have been here for centuries. The native red Indians of this country had access to them for thousands of years. Yet they barely managed to work out a living. No, there’s more to progress than raw materials.” He then dealt with the things which have made possible this country’s economic achievements. High on the list he put indi vidual dignity, equality of opportunity, and flexibility. These are alT basic parts of our free system, under which men can-go as far as their energies and abilities permit. They can take long risks—and, if success comes, prosper from them. The oil industry is a good example of this. Other countries — including Iron Curtain countries—are also rich in natural oil re sources. But, by comparison with the United States, small advantage has been taken of them. And the reason for that is that gov ernment is the boss and the individual is a cipher, of value only as he serves the purpos es of the state. ’JQr put the matter another way, the big gest spur to progress is simply a climate of freedom. “Most politicians are perfectly familiar with the uestions of the day, but don’t know the answers.”—Western World. Corvallis, Ore., Gazette-Times: “W’e are living up our incomes just about a year-and- a-half ahead of ourselves. This is probably all right as long as our present prosperity rates hold, but look out Nellie if the roof ever caves SENSING THE NEWS By THURMAN SENSING ExccuHt* Vic* President Southern State* Industrial Council Kmaumwazas%sui2aassaiaasKxxattisaaaKit}: , < WHO WANTS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MEASURE? One rather accurate method of determining the quality of a measure introduced in Con gress is to take note of who wants it passed. This method is partciularly applicable to the so-called Civil Rights measures, bills for which have been introduced in both the Hqpse and the Senate. This measure would create a bipartisan com mission on civil rights; an additional assistant at torney general to head a new civil rights divis ion in the Justice Department; amendment of ex isting laws to give further protection to those who wanted to vote, and additional power to en able the Justice Department to enforce the laws. These provisions are included in the Senate bills, and the House bill goes on to authorize a more direct route to federal courts for civil rights cases instead of requiring the complainant to exhaust state court remedies first. When the bill was reported out by the House Judiciary Committee, a minority report issued by seven Southern Representatives said: The bill would “bring new and novel principles which, when fully appraised, are absolutely shocking . . . (It) would be a Frankenstein and a constant threat to any state or local government ... To empower the Attorney General in the name of the U. S. to institute civil actions . . . before state remedies have been exhausted would devastate the principles of states’ rights.’’ Although initiated by the Administration, po litical leaders in both parties are vying with each other in attempting to get credit for getting the bills out of committee and up for vote, and in at tempting to get credit for their final passage. They are doing this purely in dn effort to woo the minority block votes in the large cities particu larly the Negro vote in the North. It is at this point we should stop and ask the question, "Who wants these civil rights bills passed—besides the politicians in both parties who back them purely as a matter of political ex pediency?” In the first place, the communist Daily Work er plugs for them in every issue. It does so not because it is interested in “civil rights” — or rights of any sort, for that matter—but for sev eral other reasons. For one thing, it does so be cause it hates the South and those political lead ers who support the principles of individual free dom and local self-government to which ftie South so closely adheres. For another thing, it does so because it means more centralized gov ernment as opposed to states’ rights, and the communists now it is much easier to subvert a central government than it i$ to subvert forty- eight state governments. And for a -third reason, it does so because it creates dissension in both parties—and communism thrives on dissension. In th£ second place, the National Association for .the Advancement of Colored People, the Americans for Decomratic Action, the American Civil Liberties Union and other similar left-wing organizations are strongly backing the Civil Rights bills. In the third place, the AFL-CIO political ac tion leaders, of which Walter Reuther is the head, are supporting the bills. It should be pointed out that this is not true of the rank and file of the union members, especially in the South and very likely in many other part? of the coun try. But, unfortunately, the union members do not have much to say about the policies adopted by their leaders. All these and other simifar groups are trying desperately to bring the. bills up for passage in both the House and the Senate. And it might be pointed out, too, that these organizations would like very much to make the provisions of the bilk much stronger than they now read; they would like to make violations subject to criminal law rather than handle them through civil reme dies and procedures. If responsible political leaders in either party are able to get any satisfaction out of being al lied with such groups as these, they have a strange lack of regard for the company they keep. If they go ahead and vote for the as ’a matter of political expediency, they also have a strange lack of regard for the welfare of the nation they are supposed to be serving. , THE CLINTON CHRONICLE l ■ July 12, iw« Only Improvement Of Clinton-Laurens Road Considered George Massey, manager of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, in answer to a number of inquiries and street discussion concerning traffic arteries in and around Clin ton, said yesterday that an ap parent confusion in the minds of some exists concerning the words improve, relocate and by-pass as they pertain to streets and roads. The recent request by the Clin ton and Laurens Chambers of Commerce concerning the Clinton- Laurens highway did not neces sarily deal with relocation and certainly did not pertain to by passes,the Chamber manager said. The resolutions asked that the highway dopartment consider im provement of the highway. No study has been made to determine in what class these improvements should be, but the Clinton Cham ber executive said any anxiety on the part of businesses along this stretch is premature. He also said that the invest ments of residences and business es along any proposed changes are always uppermost in the mind of Chamber leaders in considering recommendations of highway offi cials concerning elimination otf hazardous or dangerous spots on streets and highways. The Chamber manager express ed his willingness to discuss with interested parties at any time the actions of Chamber leaders and policy of the Chamber concerning such improvements in the Clinton area. Homecoming At Hurricane Church Homecoming at Hurricane Bap tist church will be July 22 with Dr. Horace Hammett, assistant ex ecutive secretary and treasurer of South Carolina Baptist convention, as guest speaker for the afternoon service beginning at 3 o’clock. Morning services will be held 1 at 11 o’clock. An addition to the church has recently been completed. Everyone is asked to bring a picnic lunch anyd the public is in vited to attend. Services At Emmanuel Holiness Church Revival services will begin this evening at Emmanuel Holiness church, Joanna, with services each evening at 7:30 through the week end. Evangelist Rev. R. D. Parker, of Joanna, will do the preaching. The public is invited to attend. IF YOU DON'T READ FHE CHRONICLE fOU DON'T GET THE NEWL Phon* 74 MIDWAY DRIVE-IN THEATRE Clinton — Joanna Now Open 7 Days A Week THURSDAY . JULY 12 “JALOPY NIGHT” 1936 Ford to be given away after the first feature about 10 p. m. First Run TOUGHEST MAN ALIVE DANE CLARK ——Shorts “Hiss and Yell” “Unca Donald’s Ants” FRI.-SAT. JULY 13-14 First Run—Cinemascope Color THE WARRIORS Errol Flynn—Joanne Dru —Also— RIDE CLEAR OF DIABLO AUDIE MURPHY Short—“Ready, Set, Zoom” SUN.-MON. JULY 15y16 First Run A LIFE IN THE BALANCE RICARDO MONT ALBAN . ANNE BANCROFT , —Also— Cinemascope LIVING SWAMP TUES.-WED. JULt 17-18 First Run—Color SE1GE AT RED RIVER Van Johnson—4oanne Dru Richard Boone —Shorts— “That Mothers Might Live” County Churches Plan Leadership .School A Leadership Training school to help train Sunday school leaders for the 15 Presbyterian churches in Laurens county is being plan ned for this fall, it ^vas'annoomced today. A recent meeting of ministers and key churchmen outlined pre liminary details and set October S'* 12 as thd dates for the school which will be held in the First Presbyterian church of Clinton. The group also named the Rev. Chalmers McCutcheon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Laurens, as chairman of the pro ject and the Rev. W. Redd Turner, pastor of the Clinton First Pres byterian church,, as dean of the school Mr. McCutcheon, who presided over the meeting held in his church, said the Leadership Train ing school represents the formal type of Christian education pro gram for developing Sunday school teachers. It will be geared to ex tend over several years. Among other leaders in this co operative effort by the Presbyte rians of Laurens county are: school secretary, Mrs. Carlton Winn, of Clinton; treasurer, Rich ard Pitts, of Laurens; and these committee chairmen: Curriculum and teacher selec tion committe, Mrs. Martin Teague and the Rev. Fred Harmon, both of Laurens; entertainment com mittee, Mrs. John Wells Todd, Jr., of Laurens, and the Rev. Malcolm A. Macdonald, of Clinton; finance committee, Bob Wickham, of Clinton, and Bill Ketch um, of Laurens; publicity committee, Ben Hay Hammet, of Clinton. Legion Team Plays Tonight .(continued from page 1) Laurens, 9. Monday—Clinton, 3; Newber ry, 2. Tuesday—Clinton, 2; Green wood, 0. Clinton Defeats Laurens 28-6 Archie Gets Win The Clinton Juniors kept their chances alive in League Six play by beating Laurens Thursday night in Laurens, 28-6. The local Juniors turned a close ball game into a rout by scoring seven runs in the sev enth and eleven in the top of the ninth. William Archie picked up his third win of the season against no losses. Archie and Smith led Clinton at tha plate, Archie collecting four for five, including a double and a triple. Smith had four for six, including a double and triple, and drove in five runs. Samples, Raines, Cooley and Floyd each had three hits. • ,, Lee was the leading hitter for Laurens, as he collected three for five. Local Juniors Down Laurens 9-1 Patterson Hurls 5-Hitter Behind the 5-hit pitching of Wallace Pattreson, who had his shut-out ruined in the ninth in ning, the local Juniors stayed in the League Six race by down ing Laurens 9-1 in Joanna Friday night. Patterson and Cooper locked up in a tight pitcher’s duel until the sixth inning, when Clinton put together six hits and two walks to score five runs. The game was delayed for 20 minutes in the seventh inning because of rain, but was still played in two hours , and five minutes for the fastest played game of the season. Patterson had given up three hits, all singles, until the ninth inning, when Laurens got their lone run of the night on a walk and two singles. . Smith, Cooley, and Floyd led the Clinton attack with two hits e&ch. Byrd led Laurens With two hits. One of the highlights of the game was Pearson’s steal of home in the eighth inning, and when Hardin lost the ball Smith scored from second with the ball lying only a few feet from home plate. Archie's 4-Hitler Keeps Clinton Hopes Alive — Clinton Squeexes By Newberry 3-2 William Archie’s 4-hitter and fine defensive play by Sease and Pearson kept Clinton’s hopes aljve in League Six play Monday night as the local Juniors edged Newberry 3-2. / Samples and Flyod led Clinton at the plate with two hits each. Floyd’s second hit driving Sease, who had doubled across with what roved to be the winning run. Hazle was Newberry’s lead ing hitter with two for four. His triple in th e bottom of the eighth drove in Newberry’s two runs. Pearson came up with several nice plays, at shortstop and Sease robbecLSmith of a hit in the sixth inning with a brilliant one-hand ed stab of a fly ball after a long run. Monday night’s win was the local Juniors’ eighth win of the year against three losses. IF YOU DO JUT READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phone 74 REFRESHES WITHOUT FILUNG PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. Greenville, S. C. SEARS, ROEBUCK and CO. Will Continue Interviewing Applicants for the Following Positions for the % Store Opening Soon In Clinton: • MANAGER—Male. Excellent opportunity for ambitious, energetic, ag« gressive person, with sales experience. i • CREDIT CLERK—Typing necessary. Bookkeeping experience desirable. Should enjoy detailed work. • SALES PEOPLE!—Neat, alert persons, with pleasant personality. Applicants should be between the ages of 20-38, with a high school edu cation, or its equivalent. Sears offers ideal working conditions, a 40-hour work week, employee discounts, insurance plans, profit sharing, and numerous other benefits. Applicants should apply Wednesday, July 18, from 10:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. in the Ballroom of the Hotel Mary Musgrove. 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