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5^. (Clinton tJIl?rontrlr
July 4, 1889
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Public Forum
Editor The Chronicle:
Dr. C. E. McDaniel, director of
the State Board of Health’s division
of disease^ control, has written the
following open letter t6 all parents
in South Carolina:
“Tlo the parents of the 350,000
children, who have been given polio
vaccine, congratulations! You have
demonstrated your interest and gen
uine concern for your child’s health
CLINTON, S. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1958
Paralysis Is Personal
There has been a lot of talk recently about
jx>lio statistics. They look very good. The in
cidence of the paralytic disease went down
sharply in 1957. The Salk Vaccine obviously
• works and works wonderfully well. There is
considerable patting; on the back that victory
is within our grasp.
Fine and dandy. But do we know, that 1957
would not have been a light polio year any
way? We do not. Polio is a notoriously unpre-
dictatlle disease, up one year and down the
next.
The National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis points out that there is one thing
we do know for sure, and that is that a lot of
lx*ople either haven’t been vaccinated at all,
or have not completed their full series of three
shots. These people will be in just as much,
danger if next, sumnjier|is a heavy polio sum
mer as though they lived'before the a^e.of;
Dr. Salk. ~
Statistics are figures—marks on a piece of
paper. Paralyses is personal. If you or your
children contract paralytic polio, all the en
couraging statistics in the world will not ease
the tragedy. And tragedy it is, in the fullest
and most awful sense, if men, women and
children are stricken by this venomous dis
ease when the means to protest them is'at
hand.
The statistics that count, so far as any fam
ily is concerned, are its record of vaccination.
Make no mistake-alx>ut it, your own vaccina
tion is the pay off. ..Get-St.done. Finish y 0ur
full series of three shots. National statistics
are pretty meaningless in a family where a
child or adult is struggling to breathe with
muscles that have been knocked into noth
ingness by polio.
The First Obligation r
In a speech made some time after Russia’s
first space satellite had started whizzing its
way around the earth, the ITesident said
that we must not demand federal spending
for non-essential purposes “when the costs of
defense and of waging peace must be scr
great.”
Putting it bluntly, the first duty of this
country is to -do everything the national in
terest and honor permit to prevent war—
then, should that effort fail and war come, to
win the war. Any other result would mean
slavery for the survivors and a new Dark
Age in which every ideal of freedom and of
the importance of the .individual would be
destroyed.
Whether or not this means that still vaster
sums must be spent for military strength
and related matters is still unresolved. There
is apparently a belief in high circles that the
present defense budget, of some $38 billion a
year, is adequate, and that the principal need
is to channel funds away from obsolete weap
ons and into such new fields as missiles and
rockets.
Whatever the final decision, one thing can
be said with certainty. The demands on the
government—which simply means all the peo
ple—for defense spending will continue to be
enormous. In light of this,, it is the obligation
of government to pare spending in even 1 area
where the national security and the true na
tional interest are not involved. i ‘,
27 Registrants
Report Tuesday
At Fort Jackson,
Laurens — Three Laurens county
registrants reported to Local Board
No. 3, Laurens, on Tuesday and
were sent,to Fort Jackson Tor induc
tion and 2’4 registrants were sent on
the same day to Fort Jackson for
and have done tffe best that parentsjrfcxsical exam * n abons, according to
can do to, protect a child against
paralytic polio.
“To the parents-Df the 350,000 chil
dren in South Carolina who have not
even been given the first doses of
polio vaccine, why do you continue
to neglect this important-.step in
.protecting your child’s health? Polio
vaccine should be given now if chil
dren are be protected before this
year's polio season begins.
“Three doses of vaccine are nec
essary for the fullest protection.
The first two does are given four
to six weeks apart and the third
dose V to 12 months after the sec
ond There are 91,000 doses of free
vaccine remaining in South Carolina
that must be given before the end
of March.. After this supply is ex
hausted, there will be no more free
vacine available. If the vaccine is
given at the rate it was during the
first two months of last year, the
supply will be exhausted in Febru
ary.
“South Carolina had 128 cases of
polio in 1957, 67 of whom had para
lytic disease. Nearly all of these
could have been preyamted. The
vaccine has been shown in the latest
two and one-half years to reduce
paralytic disease by 80%. It has
also shown during those two and
one half years to be safe. So why
neglect protecting your children
now? Vaccine must be taken now to
protect children before next polio
season. Don't wait until polio strikes
and then have to regret that you had
neglected that little girl and boy by
not having given them polio vac-
cine_..
“G. E. McDANlEL, M. D„
“Director, Division of Disease
“Control,
"S. C. State Board of Health.’
an announcement by J.. B. Lewis,
local board chairman of the Selec
tive Service System.
Those reporting for induction
were: George James Sineath, Jr.,
705 N. Adair St., Clinton; Allen
Brooks Stoddard, Jr., Owings; Da
vid Rufus Lockler, Rt. 2, Belton.
The following reported for physi
cal examination: Raymond Curtis
Tucker, 616 Academy St., Clinton;
Billy Ray Babb, Rt. 2, Gray Court;
Ezelle Simpson, Rt. 1, Laurens;
Sam Gary, Joanna; David Cole
man, 810 N. l Broad St., Clinton;
Bobby Land Davis, Rt. 1, Canton
ment, Fla.; George Oster Mosley,
Rt. 2, Gray Court; Robert Nelson
Hughes, Rt. 3, Laurens; Bobby Lee
Hughes, Rt. 2, Gray Court; Earl
Randolph Schofield, Rt. 3, Laurens;
Charles Earl Tucker, Rt. 1, Gray
Court; Willie Clarence Dendy, Rt.
1, Waterloo; David Franklin Shock-
ley, ll4 Locust St., Clinton; Jones
Albert Wright, Greenville; Huston
Choice, Rt. 1, Gray Court; James
W’ilbert Coker, 520 Cedar St., Syra
cuse, N. Y.; Ronald Eugene Sim
mons, 100 W’ilsbn St., Laurens; Bob
by Dewell Thomas, Rt. 2, Fountain
Inn; Erskine Rich, 812 E. 8th St,
Charlotte, N. C.; James Boyd, 25
Hunters Court, Laurens; Edgar Eu
gene Dillard, Rt. 2, Clinton; Willie
Oscar Boston, 14-B Greenbrier St.,
Greenville; /niomas Blease O’Dell,
Rt. 2, Wiare Shoals; Bennie Lee Ev
ans, Rt. 2, Laurens.
Many Students
Seek Scholarships
At Presbyterian
Scores of applicants have applied
for Presbyterian College’s Foun
ders Scholarships. * Other scholar
ship opportunities for next year are
also available to high school sen
iors, officials say.
Top contenders for the ten Foun
der’s grants, which range up to $2,-
000 each, will be selected to visit
the PC campus for final tests and
interviews early in March.
Qualified students not seeking one
of these grants have other oppor
tunities to help finance an^educatiqn
at Presbyterian CoUege. 4 Student
Dean A. J. TTiackston, in re-empha
sizing this program, urged superior
students in need of assistance to ap
ply as soon as possible because of
the increasingly large numbers al
ready seeking admission here next
fall.
F’irst honor graduates of accred
ited high schools are eligible for
valedictory scholarships, each
amounting to $500 for the four years
of study. Under this program cer
tain second honor graduates also
may qualify under special consid
eration.
E’ o r ministerial candidates of
Protestant faith, the college offers
ministerial scholarships which pro
vide $1,000 for each candidate for
the four"years of study. To*be el-
Thursday, January 23, 1958
■ • r m
igjble a student must have declared
to his local church his intention to
enter this fielt^
Thackston pointed out the schol
arship committee may award
gr£nts-in-aid to students of good
character and satisfactory academ
ic standirtg who cannot otherwise
meet their total college expenses
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Lydia W. S. C. S. To 4 -
Sponsor Chicken Stew
It is announced that the women of
the Lydia Methodist Church will
give a chicken stew with proceeds
to be used for the benefit of the
Woman’s. Society of Christian Ser
vice, on Friday from 3:30 to 5:30
at the Providence School.
Orders -will also be taken by
phone 521-W or 1069.
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Simple Truth
Writing iu the Oregon Voter, Ralph T.
Moore says: -A simple truth yet to be learn
ed by the .ereat American public is that there
it not now, and never has been or can be, such
a thing as protecting the low-bracket incomes
from tax impact. For.no matter how one con
trives to superficially and apparently ease
such burdens for the little man, he always
pays “the bill.”'
There no mystery why this should be so.
The sad fact is that there just aren’t enough
earners in the top brackets to meet tax costs!
Various factual surveys show that if the
earnings of these people were actually ap
propriated—that is;.taxed 100 per cent, the
revenue would meet federal spending for only
a few weeks, to say nothing of state and lo
cal governmental spending. The burden of
wasteful government falls principally on the
many, not just the few.*'
SENSING THE NEWS
By THURMAN SENSING
Ex»cutiT« Vic* Pre*id*nt
Southern States Industrial Council
tile: patomac fever
If a budget is to include everything one desires and
exercise no cfceipline or restraint over what one
spends, then there is no real object in haying a bud
get Yet that is just about the situation we find our
selves in as a napon right n^w
Historic Day
Last October 34 was something of an his?
toric day. At that time about 5,000 kilowatts
of atom-fueled electricity started flowing
through the system of a California light and
pqwer company from private industry’s first
nuclear station.
An officer of the company hailed the event
.as indicative of what private industry can do
with the atom. And it is by no means an iso
lated or special case. For. as he said, “It is the
first of a «:reat many nuclear el^tTfic stations
the industry is building throughout the na
tion.” One is to be built in South Carolina.
The power industr> r ’s‘program of nuclear
power development is precisely the program
t|at will produce maximum progress and re-
.'Ults in the shortest period of time and at the
lowest cost. It has been praised and endorsed
by members of the Atomic Energy Commis
sion and other government officials who are
concerned with atom^for-peace. Under this
program, all manner of research and experi
mental projects are being vigorously conduct
ed, in order to find answers to the many
complex questions that stilPsurround the
praekkal application and use of nuclear ener
gy. Sdrrvy people have been concerned be
cause we have noPgoneJn for a “crash” pro
gram qf- development, aifter the fashion of
England. The4act|s thatcrash programs are
inevitably wasteful, and are justified only
when there is no other choice. We have abum
dgnt sources of energy from the conventional
fuels, such as coal and oil. England, by con
trast. suffers shortages of these fuels—and
had to undertake her crash program oljitomic
development out of sheer necessity. Many ex
perts think tjtftt, £s a result, the particular
_ type of atomic reactor developed at great £ost
ly short time.
About a year ago, we hadj^rung upon us the high
est peacetime budget in history—about $72 billion.
There was decided reaction throughout the nation te
any such expenditures. The opposition to such a bud
get was the greatest, insofar as measured by Con
gressmen hearing from their constituents back home
concerned, that any budget ever had
As a result, the budget was cut -a great deal—on
the face ot it. Actually, though some claimed cuts as
high as S5 billion, it was not cut at all. The reason it
was not cut is because it could not be cut—not with
$70 billion authorized but unexended funds already
available at the beginning of the fiscal year. Current
estimates of total spending for this fiscal year now
bear out this view.
Still, the members of Congress were able to point
out to the voters that they had voted for budget outs
/ and that apparently they had been successful. And
the voters themselves relaxed too, with the feeling ol
having really brought pressure to bear on Congress
and of having accomplished a very worthwhile job.
What illusions on both parts!
Now, a,yebr later, we are being faced with an even
-higher budget—almost $74 billion And the advocates of
big spending, knowing that Congress will go along—
especially in an election year—unless the reaction
from “back home” is too strong, have been actively
fear-washing the people for some time now so there
will be no reaction
E’irst, we hear frofn many testifying scientists that
Russia has gone ahead of us in missile and satellite
development Then we hear rumors about a Gaither
report to the effect that we are in mortal danger. Next
we hear from the' Rockefellec report that we must
spend at least’$3 billion more a year on defense to
keep up with Russia, much less get ahead of her.
All this came along prior to submission of the
oudget so that that people back home would be so
scared they would not object to any size budget, no
matter how large. Without objection, we know that the
members of Congress will soon become so weakened
with Potomac Fever upon their return to the capital
that there will be no trouble on that score.
This Potomac Fever is a treacherous disease. Oth
erwise sound men soon become infected with it after
getting into government service. ^Jany Congressmen
who see things quite clearly from the viewpoint of
their constituents while they are repairing fences back
home soon become infected with it upon return to
W’ashington. Its symptoms are rather dear. First, it
causes a person to become addicted to spending with
out regard to where the money is coming from. Sec
ond, it causes him to heed rumors and listen to ru
mors of rumors rather than, getting the facts and
standing off and looking at matters clearly.
The usual procedure when faced with usual ex
penditure demands in one direction is to cut the bud'
get in some other direction—but not if you have
Potomac Fever. Find excuses, such as .the danger is
so great—when no one knows how great the danger is.
Or, depend upon increased income to balance the bud
get—when no one knows whether there will be any in
crease or not. Or, just quit “worshipping a balanced
budget” and go back to the original New Deal philoso
phy of regarding .deficit financing as a blessing rather
than a curse—when anyone knows that continued def
icit financing will as surely destroy a nation as atomic
bombs and guided missiles.
~ The onl^ antidotes to Potomac Fever are common
sense~amf-patriotism. Use of eo m m o n sense very
quickly stops one from spending money he does not
have, especially if he has already borrowed to the hilt.
And certainly one is not unpatriotic if he simply refus-
County Landowners
Receive Assistance
In Forest Service
in England will be obsolete in a comparative- - ?* I- 0 ^ ar ^f r < ^ e ^’ * n ' st f a ^’ w *^ place de-
fense first and cut down on other expenditures nn4R
the safety of his country is assured.
Newberry, January 16—Since July
1, 1957, woodland owners in Laurens
county have receiver^ technical for
estry assistance from trained forest
ers of the South Carolina State Com
mission of Forestry, according to
John E Graham. District Forester
in the Newberry District. This as
sistance was given to these landown
ers so they could realize more from
their 1 woodlands now and in the fu
ture.
The sale of saw timber, pulpwood
and other forest products is becom
ing more and more a necessity to
keep rruiny farms operating, Gra
ham said. Many woodland owners
are having to turn to their timber to
fill the financial gap caused ..by the
las of certain other money crops.
On these woodland tracts examin
ed. different recommendations were
made according to the needs of the
timber and the owner. These rec
ommendations are always made
with the best interest of the land
and owner in mind. They may in
clude the thinning of trees; salvag
ing diseased, insect infected and old
ones; planting on idle and under
stocked areas; favoring of desirable
species over undesirable ones; land
preparation for natural reseediqg;
fire protection and benefits avail
able under the Agricultural Conser
vation Program and Soil Bank Pro
gram.
On four woodland tracts visited in
Laurens county, a marking and sale
of some forest product was made.
The South Carolina Commission of
Forestry has a tirriber marking ser
vice which is^lways available. The
chaw for this service is 50c per
LOOtTnoard feet of saw timber and
13c per standard cord of pulpwood
marked.
In Laurens county 132 acres on
four tracts, 178,000 board feet of
saw timber have been marked and
estimated. Many other saw timber
marking jobs that were recom
mended by the State Commission
of Forestry wfere handled by con
sulting foresters. The same is true
of pulpwood marking jobs where
the industrial foresters have done
the-marking. After the marking,
assistance was given in making, the
best sale possible.
This woodland management as
sistance is available to any landovVn-
er within the county. A request for
this service tan be submitted
through the county agent, county
ranger or Soil Conservation Ser
vice, or directly to the District For
ester, Box 381, Newberry, or Proj
ect Forester, Box 84, Greenwood.
Wolfe Is Regional
Vice Chairman In
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Red Cross Campaign
—* i.
James E. Wolfe, Clinton insur
ance man, has been named regional
vice chairman of the American Red
Cross in connection with the 1958
campaign.
Wolfe will serve in the middle-
western area of the state, embrac
ing several counties.
His appointment was by A. L. M.
Wiggins of Harts ville, national vice-
chairman.
Gwinn Completes
Navy School Course
Martin L. Gwinn, seaman appren
tice, UN, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Gwinn of Joanna, graduated Jan
uary 1 from the Radioman school
at the Naval Training Center, San
Dieg.o Calif.
Students at the school are trained
to operate transmitters, radio di
rection finders, teletypewriters and
radio receiving equipment. They
also are taught to transmit and re
ceive messages by International
Morse code and type incomihg mes
sages.
NEW AND USED
Scott-Atwater Motors
NOW ON DISPLAY - 1958 Scott-Atwater Out
board Motors. A new 22 horse power number
has been added. Select your hood color.
See the below listed buys in New and Used 1957
Scott-Atwater outboard motors.
1 Scott-Atwater
Outboard Motor, 3.6 horse power,
slightly used
89.95
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1 Scott-Atwater
Outboard Motor, 7 , /2 H. P. New, 1957 mod
el. Reg. price $284.50. Sale price
225.00
1 Scott-Atwater
Otuboard Motor, 10 H. P. 1957 model.
Slightly used. Sale price i
295.00
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