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Pajr« Poor THE CLINTON CHBON1C!• Thursday. June 26, 1958 aljr QUinlnn (Ulfruntrlr FnubitkM im ' Jab 4. 1M9 — WILUAM WILSON HARRIS — June IS. 1SS5 PI'BUSHED E\'ERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) -...One Year >3.00* Six Months $2.00 Entered as 1 Second Class Mail Matter at the Poet Office at Clinton. S. C., under Act of Con«r« March S, 1878 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 v New York, Chicago. Detroit. Philadelphia CLINTON. S. 0., THURSDAY. JUNE 26. 195X A Quick Job Clinton residents and others who attended The Chronicle’s election party Tuesday night had complete results announced over the loud speaker by 8:25. They knew at 8:15 who the winners were. Less than two and one'half hours after the polls eloped the job of receiving, tabulating, and announcing the returns from all 46 pre cincts in Laurens County was complete. We call that fast work. Ami we have several people to thank for it. It all started with the counting teams at the precinct l>oxes, and was continued with t he prompt reporting of the count by the‘box managers and others. — Our arrangements made for the Laurens end with County Democratic Chairman R. L. Plaxico. who was receiving reports at that point, were good. The passing on of the fig ures from there to us was handled with dis patch by our representative. Miss Ann Blake ly. as was our relay to her of reports that we had at this end. •4 Then, in our office, Messrs. Harry Me- Sween, Collie Anderson and Jim Sloan per formed well. And W. C. Baldwin’s loud speak er outfit again was placed at our disposal. Everything moved like clock-work — and we thank our friends for their assistance. . We were happy to give this service to those who attended the party and others who tele phoned for information. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Health Care Of The Aged In tht» *4% of rver-iacl the h**Hh rare of the aged highly important and That problem .» now bring at Larked bjr a joint council made up of the Amrrvnn Dental An- •odatM*!. the American Hospital the American Medical Aaaortatiaa and the Ameraan Nursing Home Aaroctaboa The council has three primary objectives —to idmtif) and analyte the health needs of the aged, to appraise available health re sources for the aged; and to develop programs to foster the best health care for the aged regardless of their economic status. One of the first jobs to be undertaken will be to de termine exactly what are the health prob lems of older people. Studies in this field have been underway for several years, but now research will be intensified and the work of the various health organizations involved will he coordinated. The council also will work closeig with health insurance groups in an attempt to im prove the coverage of the aged and to see that their insurance dollars go farther. It is believed, in addition, that much can be done for older people by the states and commu nities, and the council will endeavor to stim ulate the activities kt these levels of govern ment. Average life expectancy now is almost 10 years longer than it was as recently as 1935. The joint council’s goal is to make the closing years of the lives of all as happy and as com fortable as possible. From Editor & Publisher: “The advertis- rs in this country .... are not helping the urrent situation by curtailing their sales and romotion budgets with a ‘let’s wait and see’ ttitude. If advertising and promotion are jpposed to do anything, they are supposed ) sell. How can they sell if they are not ?ing used by the people who need them most t a time like this? The companies and the reus that are hard hit in this economic ump will not automatically and easily ane out of it if they forget to try to sell >eir way out-** j Just You And Me Population of the United States People 65 years or older Balance left to do the work People 21 years or younger Balance left to do the work People working for the government Balance left to do the work People in armed services Balance left to do the work People in state or city offices People left to do the work Bums aiid others who don’t work Balance left to do the work People in hospitals or asylums Balance left to do the work ‘ Persons in jail Balance left to do the work Just you and me. 160.000.000 49.000.000 111.000.000 56.000.000 55,000,000 29.000.000 26,000.000 11.000.000 15,000.000 12.800.000 2.200.000 2.000.000 200.000 126,000 74.000 73,998 From Editor & Publisher: “Three hundred employes—about 5 per cent of the total work ing force—succeeded in blacking out Boston newspapers for about three weeks. About half that number 2' a per cent of the working force—blacked out all the Detroit newspapers for a week. There is something radically wrong with a system that" permits a hand ful of people to decide that millions of people cannot read their daily newspapers until their own conditions are satisfied.” Clinton’s National Guard Units To Train At Stewart In August Clilfton's National Guard battery | of the 107th AAA battalion is sche-1 duled to go to Fort Stewart, near 1 Savannah, Ga.. for its annual field training. v The period will extend from Au gust 10 to 24 Attending . the Fort Stewart en campment with the -Clinton unit’ will be a total of 540 members of the 107th Another 853 members of the 51st Division, including tank compa- j nies, reconnaissance, and it a n k maintenance elements, will train at Fort Stewart from June 29 to July 13. The bulk of the Division, about 10,000 officers and men, will-go to Fort McClellan in Alabama July 20 through August 3 About two-thirds of the Division personnel is from South Carolina and the other third is from Sou thern Florida. Commanding the 51st is Major Geh Ansel B. Godfrey of Clinton Asssitant Division Commander is j Brig. Gen Henry W. McMillan of Jacksonville. Fla. Col. Colin S Monteith of Columbia, is Chief of Staff. Captain Guy A Tumblin is com mander of the Clinton battery. The 95th Army Band, another Clinton unit, under the command of Warrant Officer K. Mills of Pageland. formerly of Clinton, will also report to Fort Stewart for, training at the same time as the AAA battery. Laurens Man Killed When Oil Tanker Hits Embankment I^aurens — Gary Eugene Allen was instantly killed early Friday afternoon when the gasoline tanker he was driving eareenedv off High way 252 about nine miles from here, jacknifed and overturned. Mr. Allen, 23-year-old Korean veteran, was thrown from the cab of the Phinney Ooil Co. tanker, which traveled 347 feet before coming to a crashing halt, Patrol man Jack D. Rogers said. The tanker, which was complete ly demolished,, was traveling down a long hill on the Boyd’s Mill road toward Ware Shoals and was ap proaching a steep curve. It veer ed to the right, hit an embank ment, overturned in a jacknife. Although gasoline oozed over the highway, there was no fire nor an explosion, the patrolman said. Traffic was tied up for two and a half hours because of the acci dent. Patrolman Rogers said. Mr # Allen, whose wife is expect ing a second child,'’had been em ployed by the 1 ’local oil company for about a year. Attends Science Institute At Converse Mrs. L. A. Crawford of Joanna, the former Miss Frances Ruth Ed wards. left Sunday to attend the National Science Institute at Con verse College. Spartanburg, for 8 weeks. Mrs. Crawford, who is a mem ber of the Clinton Junior High School faculty, won the scholar ship. 300 Children In Swimming Classes At Two Mill Pools uaaaaaaaaaar^ non s» Editor Smoak Passes Altogether too early in life, William W. Smoak. 53, editor of The Prew and Standard, has diad in Walter boro His city, county, and state will mourn his paAAing. Expectation« for many years of fruitful labor and competent journalism were cut «h<wn by hm untimely death Following in the footatepa of his father, the late W. W Smoak. he earned on with seal and high purpnee* the paper that has been m hi* family fur mure than fifty years The ChronirW regrets the removal of a re- ftperted cv>lleague and unitas with family friro.j* m paving honor to his SENSING THE NEWS B r THURMAN SENSING Soother* State* India*trial Council IMS: TEXTILE TRAGEDY A major Southern industry •*• s**da*gg*d re- mal» whaa the U S House «| Repemenuuv** voted to lever intemaUoe*! trade harrwrm. Victim ti the Sit t* M vote for aa extern** af the r*raral Trade Agree meets Ad was the Seetha lea Japan—r imttlaa aa the Whatever the aottam* af the ala. the vote m the IE—■ m— —oenl fad t* More than 300 Clinton area youngsters are being taught to swim, without cost, as a public service of Clinton and Lydia Cot ton Mills Classes are taught by Red Cross certified pool life guards each mor rung from 9 until noon at the mill pools Adult women * classes will be gin following the July 4 vacation period * The classes will be held from 6 to 7 p m each day Anyone desiring to enter these classes should contact the head guard. Sonny King, at the Clinton Brown Reoppointed To €ducotion Boord Is the principal ir la North than half the m textile nulls A total af 227.910 North | out of a manufacturing labor farce af 4U.099 | are employed m textile mitts in the Tar Beni Slate to 22. of unfair * 1456. in The allied apparrt industry gives employ MO The picture is darkening steadily bee foreign competition In February, 1961, 000 persons were working in the textile the United States In the last few years more than 700 textile mills have gone out of business Many Southern textile mills have been forced to cut their work week, with a resulting loss in wages to employ ees and profits to employers. No American industry can compete with Japanese industry that pays its workers a tiny fraction of the wages paid employees in this country. The South needs to tell the ytory of what is hap pening to its great textile industry. The nation should be informed as to how a great American interest is suffering because of foreign competition. Southern leaders should never cease to point out that the health of the nation's economy is affected by the health of the South’s textile industry. Northern and Western congressmen should be re minded again and again that the Southern textile in dustry buys millions of dollars of equipment from the textile machinery plants in their states. This great industry also buys over $800 million worth of chemicals and $30 million worth of other products each year. The bulk of these purchases is made in states outside the South. The welfare of thousands of textiles workers in Southern states and the investments of stockholders in the South and throughout the nation are at stake in this country's international trade laws. Harm done to a Southern industry by ill-considered trade laws is harm done to one of the bases of American strength Congress should be made to realize that no grant of power should be given to the Executive Department that places the welfare of Americans ia jeopardy in order to proaota the objective* af a bankrupt foreign policy, Ta via Japan’s fnendWup at the expenaa af nuamg a majar Amnrtraa industry ia Tina. J SB * ** KRJ. A SAT. JI NK 27-2* THE LAST STAGECOACH WEST With JIM DAVIS. MARY CASTLE NOT OF THIS EARTH With PAUL BIRCH. BEVERLY GARLAND Also Cash Night Saturday SUN. & MON. JUNE 29-30 BATTLE HYMN With ROCK HUDSON, MARTHA HYLER TUBS. & WED. JULY 1-2 THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH With JAMES STEWART, DORIS DAY THURSDAY JULY 3 FIGHTING WILDCATS With KEEFE BRASSELLE. KAY CALLARD A ho Cash Night GOD CREATED WOMAN More models with more ways to save! 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