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\ Two Can Play This Game _ As is humail. natural ami traditional, pub lic attention is focused in tjjrs lYesidential election year on the struck* for the White House. Hut. while the vrreat mass of voters i is*bein>r distracted .by the’big show, the big names and the big noise, contests that could be far more important to our future are now under wav in Congressional districts across tne nation! . Jimmy Hoffay , labor’s ^ad boy rfnd the monitor-supervised president of the Team-, sters Union, has decided now is th^rhne to show our lawmakers that it is very short sighted to support legislation that Mr. Hoffa doesn’t like. o •• .4 * r The Hoffa canipaign for 19^0 is to defeat 56 members of the'House of Representatives (including both Democrats and Republican^), “because they voted for tht* Landrum-Grjflin Labor-Management Reform Bill.” This ix>- litical program is outlined in detail in Hof- fa’s house organ, The International Team ster for November. 1959. The union, it notes, has just organized a "Department of Legis lation and Political Education ... to provide materials and assist ’ in developing these (‘Register to Vote’ and ‘Get out the Vote’) campaigns.” The article fails to mention how much this will cost and whether the slush fund will be excised from the treasury or provided by assessment of the members. But it does boast that through this plan ‘‘Team ster members alone could determine victory or defeat for Congressional, members.” And in case you are wondyring why the Hoffa vendetta covers only 56 of the 229^ Congressmen who voted for the original Landrum-Griffjn measure, the prescribed 56 represent ‘‘marginal”, districts in which the culprit who ‘ f voted against labor” won elec tion by five per cent or less: Thus, Mr. Hoffa is hand picking what look to him like the easy ones first; expecting.^no doubt, that a sweeping victory in this area will enable him to keep his political vendetta hot apd ever | expanding. But the 56 are not curling up at the Hoffa [threats. Instead they have formed a bi-parti- : san national committee to work for the re- election of all under the immediate direction |<»f Rep. WrHiairr H.gAyres of Ohio and Rep. { Carroll D. Kearns of Pennsylvania. "It would be a serious blow to democratic govern- | ment.” says Spokesman Ayres, “if this ar rogant lalnir boss succeeded in carrying out his threats. We must not let him be victor- lious! Now that Mr. Hoffa has raised this issue, [the whole electorate, for whose protection the labor-management control law was passed, should see to it that even’ represen tative who voted for a good labor control bill | is returned to office. Two Flags Are Too Many The. House of Representatives has hinted [to the President via resolution that he should (not authorize display <>f the Panamanian flag in the ('anal Zone which was bought land paid for by American taxpayers more [than half a century ago. and which, through Iconstruction and operation of the (’anal, has virtually sup|M.>rted the Panamanian econ- | omy ever sinee^ ’Latest comment from the President is that he would have known the answer if he had been asked when he was serving in the Zone in the 20‘s. We presume, in those days, with “US" on his tunk*. he would have [thought one flag enough. The Panamanians evidently have forgot ten that it was the United States, with Pres ident Theodore Roosevelt waving his “big stick" that ga\> thrm their indepentlem-e in the first place. 4- THE CLINTON CHRONICLE , Thursday, February 11, 1960 salesmen of all of them. He economized even to the extent of emptying waste baskets only every other day. He was not discour aged by rivals who termed him “an insuf ferable, 5 optimist.” He fended off Wall Street “raiders." What happened? The house and church were built. Thy schools were rescued from their difficulties.-And tbe,,c.umpauy! .U*st year American Motors made 400,000 cars and $60,000,000! • Romney’s career, as the book points out. is pyoof that it is still possible for the old- fashioned virtues to. succeed spectacularly in American husiness.-that a corporation head need not l>e a character from “Execu tive Suite." and that Led Durocher’s base ball dictum that "nice guys finish last" is not to be accepted as a universal truth. He asked no help from the government. It was a triumph of private enterprise. Our country and its institutions will survive, life w ill gd forward, we will not need to worry about, rockets to the moon as long as we have singing and praying men with tbe energy and enterprise of George Romney. IITH IX SERIES Meet The PC Faculty Miss Glenn Achi|eves Library Increases High Scholastic Rating Overdue Fines 4 Miss Sara Willard Glenn of Clin- tfegmning Monday, Feb IS, the ton. a freshman at-King College, hnes w* overdue books at the Clin- ton Community Library on the Pres byterian College campus, will be increased to two cents per day. it has been anounced by the librarian. Miss Marian Burts. ’ ^ WITH HALLMARK COUP. Horace S. Cannon, formerly of Riverside. Calif., Record: was quite proud of the fact A foreigner that he had learned the English language. ‘But 1 had to read an awful lot of comic books to do it.* he said.” Bristol. Tenn , is. named on the hon or roll of the college for the first 'semester. The honor roll is composed of those students who have made A in all *heir courses Only two students at King achieved this distinction: sixty-four were liste<^ on the dean’s High Point. X. C . is now connected list, having averaged B in their with the Hallmark Shirt Corporation academic work. as an engineer. Miss Glenn is a 1959 graduate of Cannon is a graduate of High Clinton High School, and js the dau- Point College, receiving a degree in ghter of Mr and Mrs David Glenn business administrtion. Mr. and of Rt 2. Clinton Mrs. Cannon,and their nine-months- „ old son. Rodnev Dale, are residing Dr. Gettys Will Speak a ‘ 212 c,eveland ^ At Wattsville Feb. 15 GOLF asso. Luncheon/ Dr J M Gettys. associate pro-j. lessor of Bible at Presbyterian Cob Ch,b ^ i»ve the lege, will speak to the Maltese ^ Tl ^ ay ’' JOHN W. STEVENSON ' Cro6s Subdistrict MYF when it G n . ^ M CIrli J N i meets at Saint James Methodist J" ? or Mr t-irUsle Neely, Dr John W earner Stevenson, church, Wattsville. on Monday, Feb. ‘ ^ chairman of the English Depart- 15. The meeting will begin at 7:30 ment, in serving his ninth year on f )r Gettys will talk on the subject, j the Presbyterian College faculty. He possesses a strong urge to in let* BLUE NILE DIAMONDS HILLCREST WATCHES quiry which is characteristic of the naturally scholarly mind, and he communicates to students his own sense of the importance of aca demic pursuits. His mam interest centers around literary criticism, and Dr. Steven son has had a number of articles published in journals of this field. He has given particular attention to the poetry of A. E. Housman. hav- Feb 11.—When I was in Mos- mg done research on this project school under a Southern Fellowship last Babson Discusses America’s Most Wonderful Machines Babson Park. Mass cow. getting statistics relating to its public system. I was asked what we are doing to teach sci ence to our teenagers By “science” the Moscow school authorities mean mathematics, physics, and phemistry. - ■, WHAT ARE SCIENCE FAIRS? For definite information 1 could think only of the work of William Guild of St. Petersburg. Fla., in de veloping Science Fairs. Science Clubs, and Previews- for-Teachers This work especially interests me as it discovers young people with exceptional natural tal ents Any of these might easily become an Edison or a Steinmetz or some other great inventor if given in- idividual attention when young Since my return, I have mailed [back to Moscow clippings from [newspapers describing this work have also mentioMd the work [of the Osborn Creative Educational Foundation of Buffalo. N. Y., which is endeavoring to awaken the ere- • ative possibilities in all people.. Both of these are non-profit insti- I tut ions supported by gifts from in- R-Mwr W. Rakw terested donors WHAT HAKES GRASS GREEN? Guild s theory is that the true scientist is the one w hose curiosity has led him to inquire into everything that 99 r “f of the people take for granted. At an ex hibit given by youngsters at Tampa, Fla.. 1 noticed a boy with four saucers on his desk. One had green peas, another yellow carrots, a third red beans, and a . , ., fourth white corn. When I asked the boy why they will bold their monthly >neet- \vere on his desk, he replied: “To make me curious ’-*' 15 evening tThursday) at the whv the different colors from the same soil, same •^ lrs, Baptist Church here. E\er> invited to attend summer. John Stevenson joined the Pres byterian College faculty in 1950, immediately after receiving his Master's degree from Vanderbilt University. He earned his doctorate from that institution in 1954 Under graduate work was done at Wof ford College, from which he re ceived his BA in 1948. Although this session is the tenth since Dr. Stevenson first came to PC. his tenure here was interrupt ed for one year when he spent the 1967-58 session as a member of the Millsaps College faculty. He return ed to Presbyterian in September, 1958 A native of Pittsburgh. Pa.. Stev enson served for more than four years in the arn\y during World War II. He is married to the former Russell Allen, of Spartanburg, and they have one son. Baptist Young People Of County To Meet Tonight At First Baptist Laurens County Baptist young ‘Is the Bijble Practical?’” Court Docket , t (Continued from page one) Floyd Cummng. murder; George Elbert Neely, non-sup port: Ernest Ray Coker, murder; Charles L. Weathers, four counts of forgery; Charles L. Weathers and forger)’; Anna Alma Gene Young, aiding and abetting in a felony: David Ray. housebreaking and grand lar ceny; Richard C. Bundrick, bad check; Calvin McDaniel, obtaining r^xe Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution Proudly Announce money under false pretenses; Mat- tie Lee,Owens, housebreaking and grand larceny. Farmer Spry sei: the' same soil, same ’ r 11 water, and same sunshine.” He is much unlike a U > oun ? person is and those attepding are asked to and cakes SINUS TROUBLE ANDCCUIS £ANBE CAUSED BY WUR C" S, Secretary of Defense who is reported to have sard ’’I’m not interested in why the grass is green.” bring peanut The primary interest of these Science Fairs is to- At the last meeting at Calvary stimulate a youngster's native curiosity into a lively Church the voung people of...Hair- desire to find out the rea-on for things. If he “catchei mony Baptist Church was winner of fire ' and his imagination is stirred, he is on the way the banner for the third time to becoming a great scientist. Rus>ia makes her se- Officers are: Marvin Deitz. pres-: lections in a rough and heartless manner; but Mr ident; Leonard Chumley, vice-pres-1 Guild does it on a voluntary basis—lets the youth, in- ident Linda Ward, secretarv: Bar- <ead of Mr K. decide his future bara Brazill. song leader, Janice; UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA COMPARED Goss, pianist Miss Nellie Osborne YeUI am happy to say that this voluntary Amer- 4 s director of the young peoples ican program is already being used in fifty-one cities meeting, of Florida alore. and I do not knoW'Hou many are starting in other states: while the Moscow system is hunting for prospects in over 1.U0O Russian cities. This is something that our- Defense Department should take seriously I would like to see the GuiW Science Center given each year for this work the cost of one missile experiment It would save our country a bil lion dollars a year as well as perhaps prevent World War II I hope this story will cause the superintendents of schools m wide-awake cities to send for further infor- Call or write for an appointment DR. C. J, H ART 205 Church St: Laurens. S. C. Tel. 22501 or 2723 The year the seeds of civil conflict were soum Foikm* the smouldering days before the Civil War week by week as if they had just happened. Beginning Sunday, -March 6, the front of the Southeast Empire section of The Atlanta Journal-Constitu tion will be transformed into a replica of a national Civil War period newspaper. This front page will be titled. THE ATLANTA CENTURY, and will report the preceding week’s events of 100 years ago. There will be no forecasting, instead you will feel as if you are reading history in the present tense. This Centennial Series is being produced with painstaking research by two Atlanta Journal staffers, both native Southerners, Norman Shavin, originally from Chattanooga, and Mike Edwards of Mari etta, working with Professor Martin Abbott of Oglethorpe Uni versity. The first issue of THE ATLANTA CENTURY begins with 1860 to recapture dramatic events such as Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech, the great debate in Congress and of the hustings that swept the nation down the road to division. It was 1860, the political year in which the South split the Democratic party, bolting the candidacy of Stephen Douglas and nominating Breckenridge—thereby divid- ing the Democratic vote and assuring Lincoln’s election—and war. h~' _ - Begin reading the first of THE ATLANTA CENTURY series begin ning. Sunday, March 6 in ShiMriial Cborrj Dixie Like the Dew the Atlanta""constitution TV South's Standard Newspaper * l / r.burdened, that the too much, you mav Triumph Of A Busy Man If you feel you ar < odds against you are find hope and encouragement in “The Story | of George Romney,” a ^biography of the American Motors man by Tom Mahoney just published in Harper's. It is an inspiring nar rative containing material Tor a year’s ser- [mons. Barely three years ago the company Rom- Iney headed was-losing money at the rate of I two million dollars a month and he. was building a h<>u>e and a church. He also took on a project to rehabilitate' the Detroit [schools which were in a serious plight. He worried and prayed. He aroused meet- lings with the Sigmund Ps<>mberg song, “Stouthearted Men.” He won the confidence jof his employees and executives and made mation. There is no cost to any city for patting on a Science Fair." It interests the teachers and par ents greatly In fact these “Fairs" could help in se lecting new teachers:’ the more useful teachers like to be in a city'which operates a Science Fair once each year, and the kids certainly love it all. WORLD'S MOST MARVELOUS MACHINE -THE HUMAN BRAIN ,Once at a dinner in London I w^s so fortunate as to sit next to George Bernard Shaw. Among other questions he put to me was this: “Why is it that the most marvelous of all machines, posssessed by every one. is so seldom used and why does this especially ’ apply to you Americans” ’ When I asked hin4 the name of this mdM marvelous machine, he replied. “Thy human brain, used to less than 5T of capacity.” I then asked him how the use of the braia could be increased, and he replied. “By developing people’s curiosity . . . 95 r Y of what you Americans read or hear actually goes in one ear and out the other. It is ohiy ywhen something heard or seen develops one’s curiosity that this carv elous brain works for a few minutes.” This is what the Science Center is trying to do I wish William Guild would not be content to apply the work only to youngsters. Bankers and in vestors are especially guilty of acting upon “tip«” in stead of thinking about and -tudying the - valuable facts which are available. a message of interest to every Chevrolet : : • • . ■ —r- owner in Clinton (and to all other car owners, too) TOM PLAXICO CUNTON, S. C., THURSDAY. EEBRUARY II. 19M <-* * -> « Chevrolet's Oibner Relations Program makes ' your satisfaction our first consideration iUllP (Ultntnn (Ehronirlr Estabttted 19M July 4, 188S — WILLIAM WHSON HARRIS — Ji U. I9S5 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 Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton, S. C. 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