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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, March X4,
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The proponents of the so-called
cjvil rights proposals before the
Senate talk mostly about voting
rights which are covered by the 15th
Amendment In actuality, the ma
jority of the proposals are centered
around the 14th Amendment For in
stance. of the seven sections- in the
basic amendment which has been
before the Senate, only two deal
\uth \otmg. of the 22 poges in the
amendment, only 54 deal with vot
ing rights Thus, the amendment of
dubious origin—the 14th—is the true
fountain of difficulty
In 1867, the former States of the
Confederacy had re-established their
State governments in pre war form
and elected Senators and Repre
sentatives to Congress The Con
gress, dominated by the hate-in
spired Thaddeus Stevens, refused to
seat these newly-elected representa
tives m flagrant violation of the con
stitutional provisions that "no State,
without its consent, shall be de
prived of is equal suffarge in the
Senate" and "each State shall have
at least one representative.” By il
legally refusing to seat these Sena
tors and Representatives, the neces
sary two-thirds majority in both
Houses was obtained to propose the
114th Amendment. Even this was pos-
I sible only after unseating one. Sena
tor from'Now Jersey to reduce the
membership and theerby, the re
quired two-thirds, by one vote This
step in itself was in violation of the
Constitution.
Ten Southern states and four oth
ers promptly rejected the amend
ment. This constituted a rejection
U. S. 221 Improvement
Contract Is Awarded
A contract for the widening and
paving of over four miles on U. S.
Route 221 above Laurens has been
...
awarded by the State Highway De
partment to Hunter Brothers Con
struction Co., of Gray Court.
. The contract was made public in
a letter of award February 26 from
Chief Highway Commissioner Claud
R McMillan and was based on the
firm's low bid of $2S2.993, submit
ted when bids were publicly opened
in Columbia November 17
Included in the contract is the
grading, macadam base course and
asphaltic concrete surfacing of 4.583
miles on U. S. 221, from South Caro
lina Route 49 at Watts Mills to Road
343 above Ora
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O T *t UPP(« ROOM NASMVIlll TINMSSfl
by more than one-fourth of the 37
States then in the Union The Con
gress passed the Reconstruction
Act, which was vetoed by President
Johnson because it was patently un-
: constitutional Congress over-rode
■the veto.
The Reconstruction Act put the
Southern States under martial law,
and, by its terms, ratification of the
14th Amendment was made a con
dition of reinstatement to the States
of statehood and represenation in
Congress The Act inconsistently de
nied recognition to the States for the
purpose of exercising any of their
constitutional prerogatives, while
presupposing their capacity to ratify
a constitutional amendment as a
i State.
The rape of the South which fol-
; lowed under military rule aecom-
pdished the desired farce Puppet or
quisling State governments, estab
lished by the military , went through
the form of ratifying the Amend-
ment. In Louisiana, the federal mili
tary commander had the audacity to
preside over the Legislature to as
sure ratification.
California has still never ratified
the 14th Amendment. Ohio and N<*w
Jersey, who ratified the Amend
ment. withcjrew their ratification by
formal legislative act prior to the
declaration of adoption by the Sec
retary of State. TTie Secretary re
fused to acknowledge the with
drawal.
The Supreme Court has refused to
decide on its validity on the ground
that the question is political rather
than judicial. The highest court of
almost every state has decided that
such a question is not political but
legal.
Such is the sordid history of the
"amendment” which has spawned
most of the so-called civil rights
proposals.
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THE. WORLD S MOST WIDELY USED DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Read John 3:31-36
Our Father who art In heaven. (Matthew 6:9)
An elderly woman wished to join the church. She had never learned
to read or write. As a part of her training, the pastor sought to have her
learn the Lord's Prayer. “It starts this w'ay," he said. “ ‘Our Father
who art in heaven’.” "Does that mean that God is my Father?” the wom
an asked "Yes," the minister said, “that's what Jesus teaches us about
God.” J
"Then, pastor," the woman replied, with tears upon her cheeks, "I
don’t need to learn any more Since God is my Father, that’s all I need
to know."
What a glorious blessing it is to know and believe that God is our lov
ing Father! How wonderful to know that every moment of our lives He
loves us and cares for us ’ He seeks us when we go astray, even as we
do our children.
We need not fear! In moments of doubt and discouragement, His eter
nal presence is ever near to give strength end faith. Never can we say
that we face life alone, for God our Father is always with us. He will
strengthen us when we open our hearts to Him.
PRAYER
We thank Thee, our Father, for the wonderful knowledge
of Thy eternal presence. Help ns always to know that Thou
art not far from os at any time. Help us to trust In Thee;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
God our Father loves us and wiH care for us every day of our lives.
John Ambler (Michigan)
World-wide Bible Rea<Mng-4)euteronomy 31:16-29
Public Records
The following public records were
filed the post week at the office of
the Cleric of Court of Laurens Coun
ty:
A. E. Holton to G. O. Wood and
Nell Wood, lot in Greenacres on
Lake Greenwood for $250.00.
W. E. Dunlap, Cleric of Court, to
Harold Witt, 113.5 acres and 5 acres
in Waterloo Township for $3,700.00.
James O. Abercrombie to James
H Nelson, 3 acres in the Shiloh |
community for $150 00
Mrs. Cora V. Peden to James B.
Taylor, lot in Dials Township near,
Greenpond Methodist Church for
$10 00, 16ve and and affection.
F B Hellams and Belle S. Hel-
lams to Donald G. Nelson, lot on
South Carolina Highway No. 24 for
$5 00, love and affection
Gray Court Lumber and Supply,
Inc., to James A. Crisp, Jr., and
Kathleen C. Crisp, quit claim deed
to lot in Dagnall Circle. Laurens,
for $3 00
William J O'Bryant, Jr„ and
Sara Janelle O’Bryant to James A.
Crisp, Jr., and Kathleen C. Crisp,
qui, claim deed to lot in Dagnall
Circle. Laurens, for $3 00
M. H Burns to Myra Young 2
acres in Hunter Township for $1.00.
Carl S McSwain to Joseph M.
Parsons. 2 acres, in Youngs Town
ship for $300 00.
Wilbur B Culbertson to Ruby B.
CREDITORS’ NOTICE
All persons having claims against
the es'ate of Larry B. Dillard, de
ceased-, are hereby notified to file
the same, duly verified, with the
undersigned, and those indebted to
said estate' will please make pay
ment likewise.
WREN HAFNER DILLARD,
EMILY LEWIS DILLARD,
Executors
March 4, 1960 3C-M-24
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 12th day
of April, 1960, I will render a final
account of my acts and doings as
Executor of the estate of Lyde T.
Hipp in the office of the Judge of
Probate of Laurens County, at 10
o'clock a. m. and on the same day
will apply for a final discharge
from my trust as Executor.
Any person indebted to said es
tate is notified and required to make
payment on or before that date; and
all persons having claims against
said estate will present them on or
before said date, duly proven, or be
forever barred.^
HENRY Mr HUNTER,
Executor.
Clinton, S. C.
March 8, 1960 4c-M-31
Culbertson, lot on Church St., Lau
rens, for $5.00, love and affection.
Robert H. Alexander to Eve King,
1 acre bounded by lands of Louise
Garrett, for $1,100.00.
Edna D. Poole to J. E. Martin,
lot on Shands St., Clinton, for $1.00,
love and affection.
Joseph Lester Taylor and Nita
Annette Taylor to C. L. Braswell,
lot of land being part of the May
Fallow property, for $5.00, love and
affection.
C. L. Braswell to Shell Homes,
Inc., 2 acres abut 8 miles north of
the City of Clinton, for $3,030.00.
Mildred T. Rice to L. E. Jenkins
and Clar^ Farmer Jenkins, lot on
Blalock Drive, Joanna, for $10.00
and other valuable considerations.
Modern Homes Construction Co.,
to Carolina Milling Co., lot in Scuf-
fletown Township for $1,400.00.
Frances Hazle to Clyde Baker,
lot in Cross Hill Township for $50.00.
W. Frank Smith to Leroy Hurley
and Margaret Hurley, 4Vi acres
about 2 miles east of Gray Court,
for $450.00.
Richard Owings to Lillie Mae
Thompson Owings, 3 acres in Wa
terloo Township for $1.00, love and
affection.
MARRIAGE LICENSES JSSUED
Wilbur Benet Culbertson, Laurens,
and Wilma Madden Spearman, Lau
rens.
Jason Allen Waldrop, Fountain
Inn, and Vicky Lily Ann Spoon,
Fountain Inn.
Ulysses Sprouse, Woodruff, and
Kathleen Esther Roberts, Green
ville.
Thomas Sanders, Enoree, and Al
ma Irby, Enoree.
Charles Alexander GoLshaw,
Fountain. Inn, and Lela Mae SMp-
manpToUntain Inn.
Tony HuHen McCall, Clinton, and
Brenda Sue Donald, CUnton.
William Buford No*i, Laurent,
and NeU Yvonne Mann. Waterloo.
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BURSTING WITH ENERGY? Must be that first hist of
spring in the air. Sure sign of busy, happy days to am*.
And when you get in the throes of spring cleaning ...
gardening ... fixing up the old homestead ... or making
a new Easter outfit, you’ll depend more than ever on your
telephone. It always helps you get things done easily and
quickly—and whether you make one local call or a hun
dred, it doesn’t cost a penny more.
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HANDY TO USE too, are
the Yellow Pages of your
telephone book. Whether
you’re repairing the lawn-
mower or planning a party,
the Yellow Pages help you
find the services you need.
SPEAKING OF DIRECTORIES, it might interest you
who like to collect amazing figures, to know that if all
the Bell system telephone directories printed in the United
States each year were stacked, the column would be about
1.000 miles sky high.
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HAVE A TEENAGE
TALKATHON at your
house? From what I’ve
noticed, busy, vivacious teen
agers just love to telephone
. . , buddies, classmates,
dates. And why shouldn’t
they? But wouldn't it be a
joy to the whole household
if Sis had her own extension, in the bedroom perhaps. And
wouldn’t she be tickled with a phone in one of the pretty
colors available. Why not surprise her, and while you’re
at it, perhaps an extra phone in your kitchen or family
room would add convenience and pleasure to your living!
Why not give Vis a ring?
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