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4 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thurnda.v. May 2*, It5* (iucat Editoria] And Not To Yield The American Way (Address of Sally Glenn. Valedictorian, at Clinton High School Graduation Exercises Monday nijrfit). As we, the jrraduatinjr class of 1959. come to this memorable occasion, we find a new world opening before us—the world called life. Heretofore, we have lived only the pre face or introduction to life; now wp are plunging into its very- depth. Whatever the all the people who wish to go to other lands, preface was is in the past. It is up to us now Then he dealt with the biggest thing of all New Force In The Sky The first Jet Clipper, now in international service, was christened by Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower. And the significance of the oc casion was eloquently described by President Juan T. Trippe of Pan American World Air ways. The jets, he said, will move people, mail and cargo more swiftly, safely and econom ically than planes yet built. Their purpose is pot to serve “an elite of the fortunate” but to strive for a better life in the future. To have this better life, we have learned to seek knowledge in order to find happiness. There is. however, one more thing that we must do. That is to hold fast to the American way of life. In one way perhaps this is the most important, for we should not even have the opportunity either to seek knowledge or to find happiness if we lost the American way. We might well ask, ‘‘What is the American way of life?” The American .way is many things; it is democracy; it is freedom. It is those numerous rights and privileges given us by our government ;v and it is the respon sibilities that are ours. What have we Americans done with these privileges and rights? The right to vote is ours, but on election day a large number of eligible voters are not at the polls. Ameri cans have the right to worship as they please; yet too many have never been inside a church. Trial by jury is another of our privileges. Some people, however, avoid serving on a jury because it might inconvenience them, and thereby they abuse another of our prec ious rights. Of course we cannot exercise some of these rights until we are older, but we can begin now to study them. If we do this, we shall have made the first step in keep ing our time-honored freedoms and privileg es. These rights are not the only phases of government to which we should turn our at tention. All of its functions should be studied and regarded. An ignorant American is no better than a disloyal one. Indifference can help to destroy our country as easily as can weapons. Therefore we must be diligent if we expect to hold fast to the American way. One more thing remains for us to heed. That is a country founded on Christian prin ciples should continue to uphold those prin ciples. We, who constitute the most richly blessed nation in the world, so often forget who has bestowed these blessings upon us. In doing this, we have torn down another of America's defenses against undemocratic forces. “You are the citizens of tomorrow.'* How familiar these words are to us. IVrhaps they have become so familiar that they no longer mean anything. Yet no matter how trite they might be. these words still contain a great deal of truth. We are the citizens of tomor row In our hands is the future of this democracy as well as our chances for a bet ter life. A country can be no better than its citizens are. for a country is its dtisens. Thus what we as cituena do will not only deter mine what we are to be but also what our country la to be. What we do with the golden opportunities and "privileges given us by our democracy will determine how happy and successful our lives will be. God has given us this nation, and He holds us responsible for it. If our democracy fails, it will be because of our carelessness and neg lect If. however, we heed the principles of right, do our duty, end refuse to yield the American way, we shall indeed find for our- •ehes a better life. Norwalk. Connecticut. Hour: “During these days oT inflation and cheap money, when a person says he feels like a million dollars he is, in fact, about half sick.” Abilene, Kansas. Daily Reflector-Chron- jcle: ”A New York grand jury looking into uollapse of discipline in the schools made this stinging report: “ Our classrooms are turning out far too many delinquent** and it can be expected that matters will be worse until teachers again are placed in command. Respect for teachers has been tossed out the window by starry- eyed educational leaders who encourage free dom while de-emphasizing responsibility for one’s actions’.” in these words: “How can such a movement 1 of the people fail to inspire .greater under standing of the world in which we live? How can it fail to help the nations and peoples of the world reaching out toward one another— reaching out to know, to appreciate, to un derstand one another? How can it fail to smash and shatter the petty provincialism and narrow nationalism, which for so many centuries has fragmented the world .. . mak ing of this world a tragic mosaic of hostility and hate? In short, how can this fabulous new force in the sky fail to serve the hope of the world—and the peace of the world?” Peoples who know, understand, and sym pathize with the problems of one another are peoples of jieace—and if there only are enough of them, their governments will ulti mately become instruments of peace. That is the hope of the future. Babson Discusses Land Companies And Babies Babson Park. Mass., May 28—The best hedge against inflation should be good “land stocks," that is stocks of companies with large land holdings. The Federal Government can print all the Government Bonds and all the money it wishes. Any corporation can print more stock certificates when it so desires. But (and I say this reverently) only God can make more land (This may be increased a total of perhaps l-1000 r r by realtors who do so by pumping sand from the adjoining water, but that is not real land.) Crusode To Begin Sunday (Continued from page one) have thrilled people across the country. Meetings will be held in the Pres byterian College stadium nightly at 7:30 p. m. and on Sundays at 3 p. m only. Delegations from nearby cities or towns may obtain reservatiorfc by contacting the Crusade office locat ed in the Calvary Baptist Church. Telephone number is 1201-W. Paul Deck will be music director and song leader. Harold De Cou, composer and arranger, will be pi anist. BUCKNER FANNING Newsweek magazine, in the Jan uary 28 issue of last year, describ ed Buckner Fanning as ‘.fair-haired, blue-eyed and 30 ... a devout and eloquent Baptist from Dallas.”- And they went on to say that “only a handful of evangelists today are real pros-full time, nationwide workers for the Lord such as Billy Graham. Buckner Fanning is the newest member of the exclusive full-time ranks.” Fanning does not claim to be a “real pro” as Newsweek put it but his city-wide meetings have caused considerable attention and high BILL JACKSON, Moist praise from religious leaders in com munities and cities he has visited. His deep spiritual and intellectual t . . . , , j i approach to the matter of Christian But. why do I advise buying stock of a land com-1 experience has had an amazing ef- pany instead of buying acreage in fee"* The answer is on people wherever he has spo- very simple If you yourself buy the (ken thls year m AuKusta acreage, you must pay the taxes . capacity crowds attending a and watch the property P^rsoo^ly I Clty . wid e crusade sponsored by SO If. however, you buy the stock of a| church# , ln tbe „„ MW i per.! good company, the taxes are paid!*** detUre themselves for Christ by the company and you have no 1,1, , two-week period Several detailMo watch Furthermore, auch [ moolhf previous in Wichita Kan listed land stock is easy to sell; I tas. 447 persons responded to a urn with con-iderable red tape and look , d*r invitation in )uM one week ing up of titles are necessary * the ^ m H(XJltofl Texas, in IKS. property is in your own bmm. yx/viuns gnd tus family moved to Hence. 1 prefer certain land stocks r,.n~ JT|f ] ^ rt ^ to acreage RELATION TO FOrtTATION h» (odw-r was claims Readers hear much about the business boom which. M rtMy , is supposed to come ta the 1M» s due to the increased ^raduaird from vtoodro* w marriageable p^uiatMW Although the birth ralt » ^ ia IMS wiUl m falling slightly (it is now MS per thousand I, and the marriage rate dropped tart year te 13 per sad deaths m 1M were only 1 f74 OR* yet mow of the ParlAc C« A dry normal vi robot to is that the land be m| • bag ai I like Now Mrxsco or t all states are has tome advantage over the atherv What climate * bant far me. may be potson to you I BKEDOM FROM LABOR TROL BLEA Of all the stocks holed on the New York exchanges the land company stocks are freed from labor trou bles Such companies employ very few people la fact. 1 have beard of one land company, listed on the Amer wan Stock Exchange, which is sad to have only three .. „ .. employees Even those railroads like the Canadian . *^ hii . , Pacific, the Union Pacific, and the Northern *»***• cJL~, r , raxH . .. which have great tend holdings, ire pracUcilly free 1 «4..o»s*w* _ wkmaVm axmrn rJ tkm rmtl ' m Dallas won hts wife. Mar tha Howell Fanning, whom he met from strikes Even during a strike on one of the rail roads its land holdings are increasing in value Although much western land is now good only for grazing, yet the income from such land should expand with the national increase in babies This grazing should pay taxes and other expenses But the great gamble about any acreage is that at any time min erals such as uranium may be found, or fuels such as oils or gases, or other underground products. This es pecially applies to timber land, which is constantly be coming more valuable. Land companies which have not yet discovered their underground resources are not investments for income. But at any time discover ies may be made which could double the market prices of the stocks. The day a house is completed, it usually begins to deteriorate and the house becomes worth less, but the land should become worth more each year. Therefore, put more money into land and less into the house when buying a home. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1358 Slip (Ulintxnt GtlprimirU Fillerf liM Joty 4, IJat — WILLIAM WIISON HARRIS - Juae 13. IMS ^•1-BUSHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) Outaf-Coaaty One Year $3 00, Six Months $2.00 One Year $4 00 Pted at &. C. the services. The Fanniags have two children. Michael, age 2. and Stev en. born two months ago BIIX JACKSON. SOLOIST For the past two years Bill Jack-j son has been teamed with Buckner Fanning in evangelistic crusades, throughout the country. His inter pretation of the old, familiar hymns and spirituals sung with a deep, mellow ban tone voice offers a re warding musical and spiritual ex perience. Born in Burlington, Washington, Jackson attended school in Mount Vernon, in that state. It was in Se attle, where he was one of the con testants in a vocal competition, that Mary Garden, the famed opera star, heard him sing and picked him as the best of the competitors. 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