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t What Do They Learn? We hear a lot of discussion about the shortcomings of obr educational system— our public schools and colleges. Apparently everything is taught but pride in our own- country. Too many young people start life with the hazy idea thht'the^e is something funda- ajentaltjj wrong with our business and in- dusystem and that only government control jfr ownership of all phases of pro- duet ion and distribution can cure imper- \ ■ feet ions. This thought seems to be borne out by the number of representatives in legislative halls, both state and national, who promote socialization of business and industry. Are such public officials a product of our educa tional system which gave them their under standing of the difference between free en terprise and socialism—the difference be tween a government where public officials are the servants of the people and one where it is the mister? The Question Is How Lyndon Johnson, the Senate Majority Leader, says: "Americans are a can-do, will- do people. They believe in progress and growth. They believe in ever-higher income and earnings for all the people. And they want tomorrow to be far better than yester day.” Everyone will agree with such general ob jectives. The question is how to reach them. If we are to have ever-higher income and earnings, and if tomorrow is to be better than yesterday, we must have an expanding and improving economic machine. That means we must have tax policies, for instance, that will encourage investment and risk-taking. It means, above all, that we must have a cli mate -which is favorable to the growth of businesses of all kinds and all sizes. Whether we will have such a climate will in large part depend on the actions and atti tudes of the Congress of which Senator Johnson is so influential a member. Cart And Horse / Back in li>46. Congress passed an Employ ment Act. It laid down three economic goals for the nation — "maximum employment, production and purchasing power." Now. writes Sylvia Porter, the well-known business and financial commentator, thp^next Congress will seriously consider \adding a fourth goal-v-‘‘reasonable price stability.” In order to achieve this new goal, Miss Porter continues, a number of schemes and plans of, action are being weighed and debat ed. One is that perennial—a revival of stand by controls over prices, wages and rents, plus revival of controls over installment credit. If this policy is adopted, it will mark an outstanding example of putting the cart be fore the horse. It will be an attack on symp toms of inflation, instead of the disease it self. As such, it inevitably will be doomed to failure. The main force behind further infla tion now is government, deficit spending. Un til Something drastic is done about that, the spectre of inflation will remain strong, no matter how many laws are passed. Finally, it would be well to remember our past unhappy experience with such controls in peacetime. Scarcities were common. Black markets flowered. Evasion of law was com monplace. The normal processes of produc ing and selling goods were disrupted. It could happen again—and on a far bigger and more chaotic scale. Why Car Insurance Costs So Much Do you ever wonder why your car insur ance costs so much—and is likely to cost more in the future? Is so, an article by Rich ard Dunlop in the National Safety Council’s magazine. Traffic Safety, will give you the answer. First of all, Mr. Dunlop points out, it isn’t because the car insurance companies are reveling in big profits. They have actually been paying out $116.70 for every $100 ta ken in through premiums, and since World War II they have gone $600 million into the red. That is partly accounted for by inflated prices, and by car designs which make re pairs extremely expensive—but only partly. Chiselers of assorted kinds are involved in the profitable business of turning car acci dents into jackpots. Their fields of activity range from garage which pad the bills to am bulance-chasing lawyers. But this doesn’t end the story. As Mr. Dunlop puts it: “Juries give away insurance money with an almost incredible disregard for the facts of a case." New York State Supreme Court Justice McDonald has said: "Eighty per cent of jury awards are excessive and ten per cent so grossly excessive they may be set aside by the court.” One solution to this problem is to reduce accidents. It can be done. Mr. Dunlop gives Butte. Montana, as an example. Its passen ger car insurance rate actually dropped from $117 in 1936 to $33 at present, while the rates in most other places were soaring. Butte did it t>\ breaking up the rackets, and by putting into effect a tough traffic safety program that worked. What Butte has done, any com munity can do—if the citizens demand it and back up the authorities. It is reported that the government-owned company which operates Britain’s socialized railways will have an operational deficit of $130 million this year—far above the losses of the last two years. The 75th anniversary of Standard Time will occur on November 18. On that day, in 1883, all railroad docks in the United States were set to the then-new standard. Before that there were more than 100 different lo cal times under which trains were being op erated, to the continuing confusion of all con cerned. Babson Discusses The Greatest Coming Invention Babson Park. Mass., January 22—Everyone knows the force of gravity. The baby learns it when he first falls to the floor; the child learns it when he slides down the stair banister: and so it goes. I got one of my main lessons when I worked for the Adirondack Power Company at Niagara Falls. New York. The greatest illustration in the world is at Kariba Gorge, on the Zambesi River in .Africa, where I have been in the past few months HARNESSING GRAVITY Gravity, like electricity, will some day be harness ed as a source of cheap power. It is true that we do not know what gravity is or where it comes from Gravity waves go through buildings just as do radio waves, which we lalso know little about. We do not I know w here electncty comes from [or how it travels With all the pow er it possesses, we cannot see elee- |tricity or magnetism. Gravity is the only known physi- | cal force that connot yet be re tarded We can in>ulate against 1 heat or cold, we can shut off light *»f*r u\ n«bMa by pulling a window shade or clos ing a Wind; but retarding gravity even 10 per cent has thus far been impossible. Of course, no one wants to eliminate K 100 per cent, as we would rise to the moon without it. whether we wanted to or not* ANTI-GRAVITY STUDIES It is. however, very important that the downpul! of grvaity be regulated or partially insulated Certain airplane companies are now feverishly working on this problem The U S Defense Department is hop ing that Russia will not discover the solution before we do A partial insulation of gravity would revolu- 1 lionize the making of rockets . missiles, and all "sput niks" or "luniks " Its regulation could also render partial relief to the 10.000,000 U. S citizens who suf fer from arthritis, bursitis, or other rheum ate trou bles Therefore I am especally interested in the educa Uonal work which the Gravity Research Foundation of New Boston. New Hampshire, is doing Here is a humble organization which is trying to discover a means of preventing people from "getting tired" when working in factories, home*, or stores As air-condi tioning adds so much to the well being of people du- | nog the hot weather, a slight retarding of the force of gravity In the factory and home would do much to keep manual workers and mothers from "getting tired' 4 at their job. GETTING OVER TIRED IS DANGEROUS Most colds and many illnesses are caused by get tin over-tired. Every physician will tell you this We never “catch cold' when we are rested and healthy . and have proper sleep and diet Even shopping is a tiresome chore. Think how the stores where fra ; vky could be retarded would get the patronage! More over, the stores would be able to regulate this gra vity pull by a thermostat, letting it be “natural" in the morning and decreasing its pull toward the end of the day when everyone feels tired. 1 believe that investors should be interested in the studies of the Gravity Research Foundation. The to tal efficiency of every plant would natural^ speed up if the workers did not "get tired’' during the lat ter part of the day. Time studies will prove this 1 further believe that “getting tired" is a basic cause of many strikes which are so destructive both to good will and to profits. Regulation of the gravity pull would do much for industrial peace Fatigue is the great enemy of man INCREASING SALES Let me conclude by referring to my own experi ence. It is very hard for anyone to sell me anything —land, stocks, merchandise, or even an idea, when I am tired. If this is true of me, it should be true of 75,000,000 other adults in the U. S. Think how sales of all kinds would increase if, upon going into a store, we would feel refreshed and anxious to buy. Of course, the ability to regulate gravity pull by a ther most at and thus prevent people from getting tired has not yet been achieved. Neither has a cure for cancer and other scourges; but I can assure readers all these are on the way. PC Alumnus Hits Coaching Spotlight With Vanderbilt % A young „ Presbyterian College alumnus has bounced Into the na tional basketball spotlight by takim over as head coach of the fast Van derbilt University cagers. He is Roy “Skip" Skinner, whose squad defeated - top-ranked Kentucky earlier this month, a few weeks aft er he became acting coach. He step- ped up from assistant coach when Coach Bob Polk suffered a heart attack just before the season began. Skinner, a native of Paducah. Ky., starred on the great Blue Hose teams of 1950-52. After graduation from PC in 1952. he coached at Craddock High School in Ports mouth. Ya., for four years, then at Paducah Junior College for a sea son. He became assistant coach at Vanderbilt last year. With Skinner along this route has been his wife, the former Betty Jo Ledford, of Greenville, whom he met while he was a PC student and she a young teacher in the Clinton public schools. They now have three children. Vanderbilt fans are enthusiastic about their 29-year-old acting head coach, and so are Nashville sports- writers. A recent sports column about "Skip” Skinner closed with these words: "And he is probably the only coach in the world who has an edge over Adolph Rupp (Kentucky coach). They’ve met one time and, just in case the exact figures escape your memory. Skinner’s Commo dores won 75 to 66.” Rev. David Williamson Dies From Accident A young Presbyterian College alumnus died on the operating table of the Chapel Hill. N. C., Memorial Hospital Sunday night as surgeons tried to repair a brain injury suffer ed in an automobile accident. The Rev. David Lee Williamson, Jr., supply pastor for the Yancey- ville and Bethesda Presbyterian Churches in North Carolina, was fa tally injured when his car ran off the road near Hillsboro, N. C., Sun day. He was driving to Chapel Hill, where he is a University of North Carolina graduate student, after conducting services at Y’anceyville Williamson received his BA de gree from Presbyterian College in 1933, and then earned his bachelor of divinity degree at Columbia The ological Seminary. His father, the Rev. David Lee Williamson. Sr., also attended PC and is a misisonary to Brazil. Thomwell F. H. A/s Have Program On Teenage Problems The Thornwell Putuse Homemak ers met Thursday night, January 15. in at the Youth Center. Patricia Vaughan, president, presided and led the opening ceremony. The devotional was led by Linda Tyler and Jenny, McClellan The secretary, Becky Hateheli, read the December minutes. The business session followed. Mrs. J. H. Camp, advisor, gave a demonstration on “Teen-Age Con sumer Problems.” She stressed the importance .of being an informed wise consumer and gave helpful hints for buying goods, with special emphasis on food btiying. Mrs. Camp displayed the common can sizes, various labels, and posters on buying and gave points on food buying. After the program the ninth grade s e r v e d refreshments. Patricia Vaughan led the closing ceremony. Negro Boy (Continued from page 1) detail what happened," Sheriff Wier said. Miss Stoddard lived alone in her home in a wooded area at Owings. Sheriff Wier said that the family *old him that Miss Stoddard had been to her brother's store at about 2:30 p m , Friday, to buy groceries. At about 2:45 p. in. her niece, Roberta Bryson, talked with her by phone and at about 4:10 another niece, Miss Beulah Bryson, attempted to phone her. After there was no an- rwer. Miss Bryson said she went to Miss Stoddard's home and found her body about 10 feet from the beek door. Yourself/ Cause for congratulation: your deci* skin to SAVE regularly. Double cause \\ for congratulation: your ability to hold steadfast to your program of systematic saving until you achieve your goal. Bank of Clinton Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 3% Interest Paid On Savings Account* Semi-Annually 4 ACCESSORIES YOU’LL NEED IN EVERY ’59 CAR_ EXCEPT MERCURY Telephone Talk 4 M. h. CAMPBELL Your Telephone Manager "THANKS FOR CALLING!” That’s our way of thanking you, not only for the calls you" make day in and day out, but also for the opportunity of serving you. This seems an appropriate time to express the appreciation we feel all during the year. For us, there’s a lot of satisfaction in providing a service that’s so vital to our community and state, and in putting you in touch with those you want to talk to for need, pleasure or profit. Every day we’re doing our level best to make your telephone serv ice as useful and convenient as you, yourself, want it to be. Mighty nice to have you as a customer! * • • CAN YOU TOP THIS? Watching a telephone installer carefully picking up every snippet of wire after putting in an extension phone reminded one of our customers of his grandfather’s thrift and efficiency. His grandfather, he said, never threw away a piece of string. The long pieces he put into a large box labeled “String.” The rest went into a smaller box. Its label read: “String Too Small to Use." THE HAPPIEST FAMILIES, the friendliest friends are those who remember "It’s fun to phone Long Distance.” 1 acre’s no need to wait for a special occasion. Just call w!i .never the mood strikes you. It’ll do you good and h . g a lot of satisfaction at both ends of the line. You zrt B«-eain Rates, you know, when you call station-to-v » A?d you save even more after 6 P.M. and any Sundays. • * * SINCE COMING HERE as your telephone man ager I have met many wonderful people and each day I meet many more. However I realize there are some whom I will not be able to meet personally, but I would like to extend to all of you an invitation to call me should I be able to be of service to you. 1. CLEAVER FOR CHOPPING DOWN THE HUMP 2. SHOEHORN FOR GETTING IN AN0 OUT EASILY 3. PILLOW FOR CENTER SEAT PASSENGERS l SPONGE FOR CLEARING ENTIRE WINDSHIELD IN RAIN 1. AUemry ti Mm •i*ty tnm m«r •ar hi Mm f*M—bMMM Mm Immp *• **» tm h«MI That hump in the floor of other *59 car* make* the man in the middle •it doubled up. Mercury haa stretch out room for all 6 passenger*. CLINTON. 8. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1959 lifip (Elintnn (Hhrumrlp i— Established 1900 July 4, 1889 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — June 13. 1955 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) Out-of-County One Year $3.00, Six Months $2.00 One Year $4.00 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, under Act of Congress 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 communication* will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents ! - Member: South Carolina Press Assidation. National Editorial Association " AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION National Advertiataf Representative New York. Chicago. Detroit, Philadelphia 3. Martary 4aar* mra wldait In Mi* in- SiMfryt Other '59 car* have narrow doors and windshield post* that bump your knees as you step in. Mercury's doors are 6' wider_ posts are swept forward 2*. You step in easily. 4. KUrtury •l*a* ha* wiper* MhM dear a van Mi* can Mr *f Mm wi*4*lil*M! In other cars, you have to peek through (and around) two fan-shaped clear spota. But Mercury wipers have over lapping pattern to give you full visibility. 3. Martary Mena haa saw* aver «*nf*r M*til The hump (a floor of other cars is so high thara’* only room for a spring and g fbia layer of jute. Mercury's ioi made space for extra-thick < . L 20™ ANNIVERSARY '59 MERCURY BUILT TO LEAD-BUILT TO IAST BALDWIN MOTOR CO. North Brood St. — CHaUm. 8. C. r