The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 16, 1958, Image 4
4
t
P»Ke Four
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, January 16, 1958
Ihp iHlintnn (Ehruntrlr
July 4.
KsUMUhed 1900
1889 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS
Junr 13. 1955
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY-BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISH IN'O COMPANY
Subscription Rate T^v'able in Advance)
Entered as Second Class
a—
One Year. $3.00. Six Months $2 00
Mail Matter at the" Post Office at Clinton, S C.
>March 3. 1879
under Act of Congress
The Chronicle s^eks 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 genera^
interest when they are,not of ? 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 EuiiOrial Association
National Advertisinif^-Representative
\ M ERIC AN PRESS ASSOCIATION ...vl...* — New York. Chicago, Detroit Philadelphia
CLINTON, S. ( .. THURSDAY. JANUARY Ifi. 1958
Know Your County
Office Personnel
The Chronicle last week printed a picture
of the personnel in the office of Clerk of Court
in Laurens. Today we are showing the staff of
the Treasurer’s office. In succeeding issues
will appear photos of personnel in tit her coun
ty offices.
Many residents of the county, especially in
the"Clijjiton area, do not know our county of
ficers and their assistants a> do the people of
Laurens Who are in contact with them more
frequently. 1
We think most people in the county who do
not know them would’like to know their pub
lic servants and what they look like.
We hope-the feature proves interesting.
Industries Should
Stand On Own Feet
We hear a great deal about subsidization
of industry in an effort to.get corporations
to locate plants in the South. Some cities,
counties, and state, it is reported, have-of
fered free sites, free buildings, and even sub
scription to a large part of the capital funds
of industries whose officials let it be known
that they were seeking new locations.
Public officials who allow themselves to
become involved in ,such agreements and"
ry out such moves, in our opinion, travel a
dangerous course. First of' all, because we
think it is illegal to u.4> public funds raised
by taxation for such a purpose. Second, be
cause any company or corporation that has to
l>e propped up by such subsidization is not the
kind of industry-, that communities should
seek. '* "
We are not speaking of corporations that'
'ell their stock locally and pay dividends, or
lease a laiilding that has been erected with
private local c-apitnbwlrich earns a return on
the iru'estment. Their dealings are with pri-
vafe citizens and are of.no concern to the tax-
paying public.
But when political subdivisions of govern
ment enter the picture with public funds, it
is a different .matter. _
We see no great objection to supplying .a
water line to an industry at the edge of any
city, provided no great distance or excessive
expenditure is involved. A certain jijnQdnt °f
revenue is received in extending such sendee.
Power companies wijl build transmission lines
on the same principieT
But to' provide public funds for buying
sites, building water and sewer systems, etc.,
is going far beyond what we consider as co
operation on the part of a community in seek
ing new industry.
♦ Any corporation large enough to need such
facilities should provide its own. join exist
ing facilities at city limits where feasible at
its own expense, or build on a site in or near
a city where connections can he made with
out excessive expenditure.
Lydia Cotton“Mills-and Joanna Cotton Mills
are instances where corporations in this coun
ty provided their own facilities. And itds un
fair to them, and to others like them, located
here or elsewhere, to be taxed to provide utili
ties for other private corporations.
Reputable corporations buy their own sites,
as did the L-O-F Glass Fibers plant to be
erected near Laurens^Connecting to an exist
ing water line to the $ite, we presume the
i <7rnpahy wTITTaTrit from there and provide
its own internal water and sewer systems.
That is as it should be. Such companies that
? expect- to pay their own way .and assume
their obligations along with existing indus
tries are welcomed assets to the community.
So-called smart operators who organize
corporations on the spur of the momerTT'be-
cause they think they see a good thing for
themselves by riding on the gullibility of lo
cal enthusiasts should be shunned. Many now
empty buildings dot areas, in the South as
evidence of the instability of such concerns.
We hope there w’ill be no such occurrences in f
this countv.
; federal funds which are matched by the state
with revenue from this one cent tax. It is
with this special tax and the federal funds
that these roads are built. What is to become
of our secondary road system if this tax is
diverted? " ’
The Ways and Moans Committee recom
mended that the state continue with the'sec
ondary system w ithout, the special one cent
gasoline tax. But Chief Highway Commis
sioner Claude R. McMillan said that any such
plan would lx* impracticable because “you
.can’t build roads without income.”
The Commissioner said the diversion
would also be detrimental the over-all high
way improvement program.
“It should be a matter of great public con
cern that there should be any serious move
to divert existing highway revenues at the
very time we ar« setting in motion the cost
liest and most expansive highway program in
history to help solve the growing traffic con
gestion and |pffic accident problems;”-the
Commissioner said^'urther. '
For many years officials in government
have been eyeing the gasoline tax as a source
of revenue for non-highway purposes. They
see in it a solution to all their problems in
raiding revenue for the supportx)f state agen
cies. So far. their efforts to get their hands
oh these funds haw# b^eh resisted success
fully. Once they get part of them, there’s no
telling where it will ei^l.
We are sympathetic with our lawmakers
in seeking to provide funds for the operation
of the state government and all its .institu
tions and agencies but we do not think they
should tap the gasoline tux fund for those
’purposes. If it is not needed lor highway pur-
pos.es. then jt should be reduced.
tteim of Interest Front . .
West Clinton
MRS. JAMES DUNAWAY, Correspondent, Representative
- PHONE 1417
Mr a Ad' Mrs Clyde Britt and
iamily of Greenville, were recent
visitors of Mr. and Clyde' Croy on
Sloan street.
Mr and Mrs. Marvin 'Whitmire
and Alvin sjx'nt Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Chevis Sligh in Ninety-Six.
Pfc Hussel IWilson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Woodrow, Wilson, spent a fur
lough with his parents recently. He
is with the ASA. He left Sunday
with destination as the Far.East.
Mr and 4 Mrs. Joel Cox of New
berry. were supper guests Sunday
df Mr and Mrs. Joel Cox on Pitts
street
\
Mr and Mrs. James Traynham
visited Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Trayn
ham and E L. Chandler in Pelzer
Sunday.
Miss Joan Reeder, student at Fur
man University. Greenville, spent
the week-end with her parents, w Mr.
and* Mrs. J. B. Reeder.
Mr and Mrs. Donnie Womble had
as their visitors Sunday Mr. and
Mrs Joe Rearden and family of
Greenwood
Elizabeth Ann Landreth has been
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Landreth on Elizabeth street. She
is enrolled in a business college in
Greenville. 1
Mr . and Mrs. C. E Elledge and
grandson, Bennie Smith, visited Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Elledge Saturday
Sgt. and Mrs. Lonnie Bradford
and son were recent visitors of
Mrs. Elizeabth Woodward on Jef
ferson street. They also visited otlT
er relatives here.
Mrs. Melvin Holcombe and son
visited in Greenville recently!
Sgt. and Mrs. Chester Perritt of
Charleston, recently visited Mr. and
Mrs Clyde Cnoy on Sloan street.
Mr and Mrs. A. G. Smith and sons
of Whitmire, were guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Elledge.
Mrs. Rose Prather visited her
children recently. They are: Mrs
C. A Elledge, Thomas Prather, on
Ferguson street, and Donald Prath
er on Davis street. Mrs. Prather is
from Whitmire.
Mr. and Mrs Will- Shepard oli ■Mr.
jackson street, had as their Sunday
visitors Mr. and Mrs.'Will Puckett
and family of Union.
s- ■ Church Affairs
The F'rances Watson Circle of Cal
vary Baptist ehiirch met at the
home of \lrs. Joel Cpx on Pitts
street this week Eleven members
were present. 'A discussion was held
on mission study.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess.
* « ' •
the son, of Me and Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson of Sloan street.
Mrs. Lee Thornton has a birthday
January 20.
Bobby O’Sullivan has a birthday
January 19.
Norman Taylor has a birthday
January 18.
Bardie Cannon has a birthday
January 19.»
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Lowery ob
served a wedding anniversary Jan.
13.
and Mrs. Jasper McG.innis
will celebrate their wedding anni
versary January 20.
da; and Rowland Cannon of North
Carolina
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday at 3:00 p. m. at Gray Fun
eral Home by the Rev. J. W. Spil-
lers and the Rev. J. H. Darr. Burial
was in Calvary cemetery.
Card ef Thanks
We wish to express our apprecia
tion for the floral offerings, the
meals and kindness shown by
friends and neighbors during our
recent bereavement of the duath of
Mr. Graham’s mother.
-MR. AND MRS. OTIS
- GRAHAM AND FAMILY
Mrs. > J.
With The Sk;k
’F. Whitmire is back at
her home after a recent illness and
stay at Hays hospital. §he makes
her home with Mr. and Mrs. James
Dunaway . .
Johnnie Rushton is improving fol
lowing an eye operation for an in
jury received Chrsitmas and is able
,to be back at school:
The Jean Phillips Circle met at
the home of Mrs. Keith McGde on
Pine St., Lydia Mill, January 7 at
7:30 p. rtt i •*
A discussion ot me last chapter
of the book, "Continent in Commo
tion,” was given by Mrs. Vernon
Trammell.
'Hiere will be a mission study to
begin Wednesday. January 15, at
the Calvary Baptist church. It will
last through Friday night, conclud
ing with a banquet.
All women taking part in mission
work are invited to attend.
* * *
, The Elizabeth Street Church of
God w ill continue revival services
until the 26th Evangelist R. 0.
Campbell is conducting the ser
vices.
Birthday* and Wedding
Anniversaries
Sandra CampbdU has a birthday
January 27. She (will be 8 years
old.
Kathy Garrett will be 1 year old
January'29.
Mrs. Billy Lowery had a birthday
January 12. —
Ricky Dale Wilson had a birthday
January 14. He is 9 years old and
Birthday Dinner Enjoyed
James Dunaway was honored
with a birthday dinner last Sunday
at his home. Those present were:
Charles Dunaway, Mr. and Mrs.
Louie Webb and family, Mrs.
James IfUcy and Mrs. J. F. Whit-
mirq..
Mrs. Frank Lee Passes
Mrs. Martha Ann Graham Lee,
76, wife of Frank Lee, died Friday
afternoon at a Laurens hospital
after a brief illneift
She was a native of Marion coun
ty but had mode her home in Clin
ton for 27 years. She was a daugh
ter of the late Hugh and Martha
Abitt Campbell.
She was married five limes. One
marriage was to William W. Gra
ham, who died in 1941. Surviving
by this union are three sons, Oti$,
E C. and W. H. Graham, all of
Clinton; a daughter, Mrs. Fleets
Richard, of Lansing, ,Mich.; ten
grandchildren and two "greaFgrand^
children. Surviving also are her hus
band, one step-son and one step
daughter, Robert Lee of Newberry,
and Mrs. Pearl Cannon of Laurens;
three brothers, Ellie Campbell pf
Marion; Thomas Campbell of Flori-
Plaxico Soys ...
(continued from page 1)
years gone by, is now in my-npinion,
inadequate and in many ways ob$o
lete, and being situated ds/it is there
is no room for expansion or improve
ment, to say nothing of the acute
parking problem which has existed
for a long while. With the antici
pated growth of Laurens County in
the immediate future this prob
lem is going to become more urgent
in the months and years just ahead
of us.
It seems to me mat tht delegation
should take the initiative in providing
sorm .mmediate plan of action in
the matter for consideration by the
people of the county. I would sug
gest the securing of ajlwo-year op
tion'on a suitable sitelfat least 15
acres of land. This would-probably
involve the expenditure of a small
amount of money but I am sure the
expenditures would be justified. Al
so secure the services of an archi
tect to get up preliminary plans of
a building. This would "not involve
expenditure of funds as I am sure
this would be done jjy the architect
without charge, provided the archi
tect so selected would be assured of
the job if and when it was done.
This new building should provide
for the county offices on the first
floor, the court room, jury rooms,
yty , »n tfrp sprond floor and prob
ably the "jail on the third floor.
Probably other county functions
should be provided for. In this way
the total cost of the project could
be ascertained and what the levy
would be necessary to finance the
undertaking*
I do not believe the delegation has
the authority to levy taxes for a
project of this-kind; and if they do,
I am certain they should not exer
cise such authority. But after full
and detailed information is secured
the matter should be presentedto
the people of the county and as soon
as it-appears feasible a referendum
should be called so the voters of the
county could pass on^what should
be done. ' ■ .
In .following this, or some other
plan, the delegation would provide
the leadership in the matter and
the people of the county would have
the final say as to whether it should
or should not be undertaken.
Trusting' that you will give this
serious consideration in the near fu
ture and with every good wish. I am,
Yourj very truly,
- R L PLAXICO.
'Clinton, Dec. 27. 1957.
‘N
Dr. David T. Mixon
—Optometrist—
201 N. Broad Street
PHONE 1308
Office Hours: 9-5:30
Hillard Bolanll
103 E. Pitts St.
EXPERT WATCH ,
REPAIRING
I
Frankoma Pottery
Watches
Kimberly Diamonds
Towle, Reed and Barton
Phone 1699
rrrr--------------rrrrrrrr<-j-jj.r<-.rr.r xt
Motor Fuel Tax Diversion
Will Affect All Counties
The proposed diversion to non-highway
purposes of one cent per gallon of the state
tax on gasoline has been suggested by the
' House Ways and Means Committee. Such a
proposal should have the instant attentio'n of
citizens in every county in the state. For it
affects them in a very material way.
7 The secondary road system in -the state,
which includes the very roads which most
residents use in getting from place to place in
the counties, depeads upon the continuance
of this one-cent special tax, together with
l w-- j ■ . *
^ L- —
SENSING THE NEWS
By THURMAN SENSING
Ex•cutiVic* President
Southern State* industrial Council
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON
EDUC ATION AND SPUTNIKS
There is much hue and cry throughout the nation
right now about more pay for teachers. We can agree
with this if the aim'is to get better teachers; we can
not agree if the aim is simply to give the teachers we
have more pay Generally speaking, the teachers now-
employed are getting all they are worth. Our need is
better teachers' And under our economic system,
wherein we usually .get what we pay for, the best way
to get better teachers is to pay better teacher sal
aries
As a matter of fact, if we had better teachers we
very likely would not be having so much hullabaloo
about the need Jor federal aid scholarships for. excep
tional students. It has been our second-rate teaching
and second-rate educational leadership over the 'past
generation that has brought all this trouble upon us.
So-called •‘progressive education' , which emphasized
the froth rather than the substance, ignored the ex-
•ceptional student to a large extent and tried to bring
all students down to a common level. Our whole edu
cational program has suffered accordingly. It is a
most hopeful sign that we are seeing a decided re
action in our schols and among our educators to “prb-
cressive” education
o'f course, the current popular move for the federal
government to provide scholarships of various sorts,
particularly in the field of science to meet the “scare”
of Russian Sputnik, is all a snare and a delusion. May
be scholarships in certain fields to exceptional stu- y
dents would" help right pow—but why from the federal
government? Must we keep on asking the qqestion—
'■.here is the money coming from’’ We all know that
. the federal government has no money of its own, that
whatever money it furnishes the various states must
first come from the people in those states! If it is
“matching money”,-as has been stated, don’t the
states know that they are. matching with their own
money, that the money they put up direct is being
matched with some more of their money which they
had put up indirectly? Why not keep all the money
at home in the first place—and thereby save the ad
ministration cast of federal bureaucracy and at the
same time the federal control that always goes along
with federal aid of any sort®
There Is another aspect of this Sputnik scare that
-deserves- consideration. . Since, when has the United
States been “afraid" of competition? Haven’t we. al
ways thrived on it? Doesn’t it account in large part
for the accomplishments we have achieved in this
country in the way of a high stanSard ol living? Is
competition only good when it is internal? We know it
iS'-not, if we would only think about it a monvent. We
know that if some other nation achieves something
which we oursejves desire,Jthen we are more likely
to work that much hardereln many ways, the Sputnik
could be a blessing in disguise to a people who had
come to bt-heve that they must always be first in
everything
We need to do some thinking, too, about how to
remedy our laxness in scientific educatiop before go
ing off half-cocked in our efforts. Actually, our whole
educational system needs overhauling. It needed - it
long before Sputnik was ever heard of; .Sputnik just
broughHt to a head.
Neither can our present educational deficiencies be
-solved by simplv offering some courses in science at
the high school and college levels. It is much deeper
than that; it must run the whole course of educational
training. We must pay more attention to fundamentals
and less v a4ention to frills, from the first grade to the
doctors degree. Science courses alone will not solve
our problem. Not every problem can be solved by a
slide rule and a chemical formula. The real aim of
education should be the acquisition of wisdom, not the
accumulation of knowledges—and there’s a vast differ
ence between the two.
BRING A FRIEND TO
CHURCH WITH YOU
YOUNG’S
Gulf Service
- v
212 N.j Broad St.
JOANNA
D. E. TRIBBLE
IRBY’S
STORES
CO
MARKET
Joanna. S. C.
115 Gary St.
207 Musgrove SI.
V*' »'* .
McGEE’S
DRUG STORE
100 W. Main SI.
GILES FEED
& SUPPLY
203 N. Broad St.
GULF OIL
CORP.
J. A. Addison, Distributor
This Series of Messages Is Published Each Week I^v the Following Clinton Firms in
the Interest of Increasing Church Attendance ^
GASTLEY S GIFT SHOP
Columbia Hwy.
JOHNSON
BROS.
South Broad St.
k
GASTLEY’S
GIFT SHOP
Columbia Highway
_ NEWBERRY
COUNTY BANK
Joanna
CUNTON TIRE
& RECAP. CO.
| , ... ti
113 S. Broad St.
DANGER AHEAD!
Beautifi^l, yes. Beautiful as only Nature
in all her purity can be. But dangerous too;
dangerous to the ships at sea and the men^
they carry. For an iceberg’s greatest bulk
lies unseen beneath the surface . . . and
against it, the unwary cannot survive.
* Many of the things which, on the surface,
appear the most tempting and beautiful
contain hidden dangers and unsuspected
pitfalls.
Men, like ships, need warning and guid- •
«mce—and'nowhere can they find greater
help, greater love and protection than in,
their Church.
YARBOROUGH
OIL CO.
415 W. "Main St. .
SUNSHINE
CLEANERS
102 W. Florida St.
CITIZENS FED.
SAV. & LOAN
220 W. Main SI.
CHRONICLE
PUB. CO.
109 Gary St.
’ BANK
OF CLINTON
215 N. Broad SI.
V
COOPER
MOTOR CO.
211 W. Main St.
n—
C. & L.
CONCRETE CO.
205 W. Carolina Ave.
HOTEL MARY
MUSGROVE
North Broad St.
PALMETTO .
Oldsmobile Co.
• East Carolina Ave.
HOWARD’S
PHARMACY
105 E. Main St.
LARK’S
Esso Station
811 S. Broad St.
Clinton-Newberry
GAS
AUTHORITY
111 S. Broad St.
. ■ ...»» ....... » ». . rrri-rrxrrrrrrfrxfri
l
’vr-
i