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CHE CLINTON CHRONIC!.' It May Be Our Last Opportunity Do the p<?opk of the lower section of Laur- j ens County want a new, modern hospital to serve their medical needs? And are they willing to support such a fa cility by taxing themselves to provide it? Those questions will be answered in an ad visory referendum next Tuesday, conducted in conjunction with the general election. A movement. ha> been under way tor the past several weeks, spearheaded by interest ed citizens, to create a new hospital district along the line< of School District •><> in which would be built, equipped and maintained bj necessary taxation- a $1,000.01)0 hospital. It would be financed by proceeds of a $530,000 bond issue and the securing of $450,000 in federal (Hill-Burton) funds. The bond issue would !>e paid off by a six or seven mill tax levy in the •district over a period of 50 years. The nun e has been endorsed by a repre- serltative group ol citizens at a well-attended mass meeting. Physicians ot the area also ha\e voiced support ot the project—anil they, of all people, should.know how woefully in adequate are present hospital facilities and equipment ami how nadly a modern plant is needed in this section. A highly regarded hospital consultant made a survey of thi proposed district and its needs. He stated: •‘It is the considered opin ion of this office that for Laurens County, separate hospital facilities would be better. It was found that the Laurens County Hospital (in Laurens) basically serves the upper sec tion of the county and that the three existing hospitals, Blalock Clinic, Hays Hospital, and the Joanna Hospital, basically serve the lower section ot the county (District 56). "There is no question but that there is am ple population, sufficient medical staff, and adequate economy to serve a hospital of ap proximately 50 beds in District No. 56.” The three small private hospitals, two. in Clinton and one in Joanna, would be closed in the event that a new plant is built. “Not Working On The Railroad” Congress has taken certain important steps to help our vital and financially ailing rail road industry. It has repealed the World War 11 excise tax on freight shipments, and passed the first general transportation act since 1940. And now. as the Richmond, Virginia, News Leader points out, it is time that ‘‘ana chronistic work rules” — better known a> featherl>edding rules—were eliminated. These rules, it is estimated, cost the rail roads half a billion a year in wasteful work practices. They stem from a bygone era when, for example, it took a freight train a!>out eight hours to cover 100 miles. Now trains cover that distance in two or three hours—yet freight enginemen and trainmen and passenger enginemen still receive a day’s pay for each 100 miles traveled, while passen ger trainmen receive it for 150 miles. Diesels have replaced coal burners. Yet firemen with no fires to tend still are re quired on road and yard diesels. The News Leadr cites other instances of ut ter waste. An engineer received an extra day'* pay at yard rates for moving a locomo tive the length of 40 cars. A brakeman re- cehed 100 miles' pay for walking 15 steps to do a coupling job. So it goes in case aftei case To quote the News Leader directly: "With Congress and the public concerned about the financial health of the railroad in dustry. >t is high time that railway companies t* given the right to stop paying employees tor not working on the railroad.” In Senator Fulbright's view: "We are treating luxuries as necessities and necessi ties as luxuries. .. . We have got to return to a reasonable sense of what is really impor tant, as distinguished from what is merely desirable. . . . The problem is larger than what has gum wrung with our policies. Even mure fundamental, it is what has gone wrong with our society.” Warrentun, La., Clipper: “The auto indus try is thinking of- using lightweight alum inum engines. Now, if only some smart fel low could devise a good, lightweight price.” Stanberry. .Mo., Headlight: “It’s not neces sarily the itchy-fingered hunter in the field who mistakenly kills someone. The ’unload ed’ gun in the Home is an even more danger ous killer, according to the National Safety Council.” Physicians of this area said in a signed pub lic statement: “We feel that such a project would l>e a major advancement*in the progress of medi cal care for our area, particularly with regard to its ability to meet the future needs of our p< ople. "Our support is based solely on the con viction that such a hospital would Ik* of great benetit to the community—not from a stand- poim of personal gain. "It should be pointed out that this may be our only opportunity to obtain certain avail able funds which would make up a major part of the construction cost, k could well be our a community hos-l Hampton Avenue PTA Halloween Carnival Opens Friday At 5 P. M. At Armory , Halloween fun. food and a variety of entertainment are scheduled for the carnival to which all residents are invited tomorrow (Friday) af ternoon The event is set for the Clinton ar- Exchange Club will have charge of the food stand again this year which means everyone Aan ptan 'W eat supper right at the carnival. Children are reminded to plan their costumes as prises will be only opportunity to got pital.” .Among all the modern lac Hi ties that this section possesses, there is imvujglariug defi ciency—adequate hospital facilities. Next Tuesday, the people of the area will have an opportunity to let their desires be known—and. as the doctors say, it may be our last opportunity. Babson Discusses Ocean Wealth mory beginning^ 5:00 p. m It is, gvien in three age groups: pre- sponsored by the Hampton Avenue; school, first through third grades, Parent-Teacher Association to raise and fourth through sixth Costume funds for the organization's projects judging will be from 5:00 to 5:30, which include this year among other and those planning to enter are ask. things buying encyclopedias for the ed to arrive promlly at 5:00. This library and helping with the lay- is not limited to Hampton Avenue ! ing of a sidewalk for the school students and all children may enter grounds in their respective grade groups. Children of all ages are urged to Civic clubs and the grades are come and bring their parents The planning features which will in clude: shooting gallery, bowling and muscle meter, grab bags, candies, i cakes, cookies, all kinds of re freshments, movies, bulbs, plants and novelty items in the variety store, pick-pocket, fish pond, games, G. Edward Campbell, businear <lolls • an<l pon! ' rides manager and treasurer of Presbyte- Students at the school have tick- nan College. Was elected president ets f° r sa l c or ma y ^ P ur ' of the Clinton Kiwanis Club for the chaswl at the door, coming year at the regular meeting ^ rs - J r -> an( l Claude last Thursday night. A - Crocker, co-chairmen for the He succeeds A. C. Young, who a„.'f en, 1 ' “ r *' d a " ’"'""'T »' e,er * „ r icaUY b^mesvle,, president of the civic organization. , J 'everyone to come out so that we can make it a Halloween night for the children to remember and one Campbell Is New Kiwanis President Cape Town, South Africa. Oct. 30—Those who in vest in mining stock should save a little money for investment in companies extracting minerals from oceans, lakes, and rivers. Every student knows that the oceans own incalculable mineral and food wealth. The bottoms of lakes have beep collecting minerals from the surrounding watershed for thousands of years, while gold and uranium is still being secured from river beds. But this trip of 17 days from New York to Cape Town has impressed me especially with :he mineral wealth of the oceans which cover three- fifths of the earth. THE GREATEST UNDISCOVERED TREASURES The greatest boon to mankind was the- discovery i an( j as g director for two terms, of fire; then the discovery of the wheel for transpor- tation; then the discovery of steel kj MnnnnPr Fnr land of electricity for industry The ™ ew 'VKinager ror latest great industries have been in Home Credit Company connection with the telephone and the internal combustion engine, both of which are used by almost every I householder. Yet there are other far more important things which few Chosen to serve as new directors at this meeting were Tom Baldwin, Joel Cox, Marvin Gault, Tench Ow-i^ carn j va i s ever held.” and J. B. Templeton. ens. Campbell, a native of McCor mick, joined the PC staff in 1950 immediately after his graduation here. He served as registrar until 1956, when he moved up to replace Mrs George Taylor as head of the business department. Last spring, he also became treasurer. The new kiwanis president joined the club in 1951 and has been active in it since that time. He servfed as secretary-treasurer for three years I. F. Seigler is the new manager for the Home Credit Company here. He is ,a native of Greenwood and Group Enjoys Ice Skating A group from the intermediate Sunday School Department of Broad Street Methodist Church motored to Greenville Saturday evening for ice skating. Thirteen young people, including members and several guests, enjoy ed the occaaion. Chaperoning the group were Mrs. Roy Casque, Mrs. Kenneth Haselden and Kenneth Mc Crary. Stores Remain Open Wednesday Afternoons Through Nov. And Dec. Yesterday was the last Wednes- has been living In Monroe, N. C. Mr and Mrs. Seigler and their day the stores will close until after readers realize For instance, that two sons Butc harK j ^ike, are re- the first of the year, it was announc an acre of good sea floor can pro- s ,ding at 205 Elm street. led by the Chamber of Commerce, duce nine tons of clam meat,' of clam *»r*r w iiab*«a against one ton of beef, pork, or lamb on an acre of pasturage. On land we farm only a few inches of topsoil, but the water turns out vege table matter in far greater quantities and of far great er value. The ocean has a producing potential 200 times that of the land. The valuable mines of the world today will be found in the ocean. We have barely begun to tap the chemical resources of oceans, rivers, and lakes, which contain most of the mineral wealth which has been washed off the land during millions of years This in cludes hoards of gold, silver, copper, lead. and. of course, magnesium and iodine This is my first thought as I land in South Africa WHAT OF THE FUTURE? Readers really interested in the subject should visit the institution founded by the Rockefellers at Woods Hole. Massachusetts This institution has six vessels afloat with heavy cables to dredge the floor of the ocean several miles down Many mines on land are de. veloping ore discovered a mile or more below the surface, while oil wells extend down to two or three miles The ocean wmch we know, however, is only as far down as fishermen can operate nets and draggers, the distance of a few hundred feet The Navy is just 1 waking up to the great importance of'oceanography, as the next war will be fought both in the air and un der the water I am much pleased that the government has select ed Gloucester. Massachusetts, where I was bom and raised, as the location of its fisheries laboratory This laboratory's first work will be in connection with dis- covering, catching, processing, and marketing fish products I hope, now ever, it will begin the study of' the ocean in other ways, as is now being done m Af- 1 nca Readers will prboably be offered stocks of new companies which w ill build private laboratories in' the U. S.. because a cubic mile of sea water contains more than 5,000,000 tons of useful essential chemicals The most active U. S. company in this field today is the Dow Chemical Company, which has been suc cessfully securing magnesium from sea water. Re cently Merck and Company has been using this prod uct to produce milk of magnesia, citrate of mag. ne&ia. and antacid powders. These last are exten snely used in making steel, rubber, and ink. I am giving special attention to learning what Africa is doing along these lines OPPORTUNITY FOR CHEMISTS Just now “electronics “ is the fad and many young men—not properly equipped m mathematics and phy sics—are rushing into this new industry. If, however, j I were a young man just entering college. I would specialize in industrial chemistrV with special ref erence to the oceans, which contain such huge quan tities of magnesium, bismuth, iron and silver salts, and many other valuable compounds. In addition to the industrial products, the ocean provides vitamins for bread and flour enrichment, antibiotics to con trol infection, and stimulants for farm feeds. 1 have great respect for doctors, but instead of training to be a doctor I should train to be a chemist or a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Oth erwise, I should attend a school of business adminis tration and learn to sell products made in electroni cally controlled automated factories or else the chem icals found in the ocean or ajx. Personally, I would rather be in the selling end of the business than in the manufacturing end if I lived in the United States. The Treat opportunities in South Africa should be to educate and capitalize the huge native labor force for manufacturing and exporting SPOOKS FOOD and FUN CARNIVAL COSTUME CONTEST (5-5:30) SHOOK HOUSE AND DISNEYLAND BOOTHS WITH SPECIALTY ITEMS — Everyone’s Invited — CLINTON ARMORY Friday Night, October 31 5 to 7:30 CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 195* Olljf tiHinton (£ljrantrlp Established 1M9 Jala 4. 1M9 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — Jane 13. 1955 \ PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable is Advance) One Year $3.00, Six Months 92.00 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Past Office at Clinton, S C.. under Art of Congress March 3, 1979 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscriber* and reader*—the publisher will at all time* appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice The Chronicle will pubiiah letters of general Interest when they are not of a defamatory nature Anonymous communications will not be noticed This paper is not reeponaibie for the views or opinions of its coneopoodente Member South Carolina Praai Aasmauoc. National Editorial Association national Ad-.mislag tatlve New Yeeh. Lood things just don’t happen. More often they are the result of planning and saving. Be ready when opportunity knocks. Save regularly at— Bank of Clinton Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 3% Interval Paid On County Tax Books ' ; ‘ ■■ , i Laurens County tax books will open November 1, Treasurer Al len D. Coleman stated yesterday The levy in the two principal school districts the county is 53 mills, while those in two other small areas atached to Greenville County and Greenwood County for school purposes the levies are 56 1-2 and 60' v 4, respectively. The levy for county-wide opera tions is 18 mills in all districts. School District 56 has a special schol levy of 30 mills, 4 for school bonds, and one for payment of school deficit. School District 55 has a special school levy of 34 mills, and one mill for payment of school deficit. Tax payments may be made with out penalty through December 31. Shady Grove HD Club To Meet November 4 The Shady Grove Home Demon stration Club will meet November 4 at 3:30 at the club house. Mrs. J. O. Hueble and Mrs. Da vid Pitts will be hostesses. 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