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t \ t THE CXJDCim CHIIOMCl.E Km* l< Clinton Presbyterians Lead Southern Church In Annual Gifts Know The PC Staff Clinton i* a town wtior* thr Firtl Pnpsbxirnann" haw ramrd thoir namo all over .*c»in Bcrauae of thoir .mTate P»'r Rift to all N***'vole nee*; last year they vvere rank*«d first in their sire proup of 2.S ihureh«‘> for total benevolence _!\ ,n>; Th«'y were ranked fourth highest in the croup for their aver- ajje gift to all causo Hie^e filets were revealed by a study of stewardship, within the Presbyterian Church. U S . during IKW It has just been released by tIk* General Council office of the de : nomination, located in Atlanta. The Clinton First church was also ilesignated a "star' congregation signifying that they gave more to benevolences than their own cur rent emh'nse> They were the only church in their size group which lid \.though the Presbyter t a n lurch r S . ha< been a steward ship leader among the major de- nom'nations of this country for vears and increased their total per capita by giving 4 43 per cent last year over '.9.S8. the First Presbyte- rur - in i knton topped the denomi- n, nal average per capita contri- bot ion in even category listed in the study Clinton ronciYgatiofl gnve CT Od each on the average, but actually { gave $79 » to all benevolences per member The denominational per capita averages for these two cate- ! corie' were $16 37 per capita and S23S1. respect iveJy. To current expenses, the average! gift from all Southrn Presbyterians; was So2 08 The First Presbyterians | averaged 29 each The denomination has for many I years built a church a week, and I last year gave an average of $23 53 p«>r member for building funds. The! Clinton congregation gave an aver- j age of $28 22 to building funds in' 1959 Their total giving per capita i amounted to $16181. as compared I to the denominational average of $99 42 per member All per capita figures are ba>vd on the membership of the church L. V. POWEI.I. whether adult or child, employed or unemployed The Clinton First Presbyterian Church, with 6 4 $ members was grouped with Presby terian. U. S. Churches with mem berships between 600 and 749 The Hev Wm Redd Turner * pastor of the church. HERE'S MUSH IN YOUR EYK Pt» r« orsr Tod*' >*« <•< M th « nca? h«*c man* t - thank tX(\ > k % * I her. hrira *tK * • »t» »* r meal and booty. tftur • t*t - £ a w.'fwnvtKi*! tuck • c* Hat the". wc r« lucky, ^t pcay-u ant.Jolct for nf«c- *» < f KC V*4 *I’uf pb\ **. i*a rtfectot ’cmeilMa ... Irt bts .atH*at ait hr«t for your r oedu. * to a* for .ompourwha^ Feeding a few hundrtsi college >tudent> ;> a breeze " compared to the average 14.400 rheals Leo Ver non Powell had charge of during every 24-hour period as director of the consolidated mess at the Fort Jackson receiving center during the Korean War p.dved is director of college seir \ices at Presbv>nan College, "art iob which jjpcmdt'S management of oe'h l e dmmg hall and the college store. He } *ined the 1\ staff as director of food services in 1947 and added the store responsibility last year His range as a food expert during this time has* included a variety of other activities For example, he- has served as chief steward at the Ridgecrest Kopti't Assembly each summer since 1*52 and he has been food service consultant for Camp Ridge crest for hoys and Camp Crestridge for girls the past several years He was ralM back into service for a year during the Korean War. It was hiring this period that hr operated the nwi'ttve (oftsutidated men at Fort Jackson and later became •trwand with master sergeant rank of the Third Army Headquar ler» officers chib a: Fort He PVnooi t.a Powell had served fur more than three yean m World War II Hr at tended and then *ra» an mslrurue m ttw army cunt* and mews man TIIF PRFSIHFVnAF FI.FCTION Since the national political con-1 Ventkkvs hav e been concluded 11 have received a number of letters j from South Carolinians seeking my advice as to how they should vote in the presidential election on No-, vember 8 In auswer to these que ries. 1 have offered this advice to my fellow South Carolinians: Follow t h e election campaign closely, 1 watch the television debates, study the platforms of both parties, weigh carefully the election-statements of the candidates, consider the ability, experience, and the prior records of I public service of the candidates ami then vote your own conscience. Many developments may still unfold in the campaign which could easily affect the thinking ofThf- voters. Vice-President Nixon and Senator Qoldwater. who is campaigning for the Vice-President, and Senator Johnson definitely plan to speak in South Carolina Senator Kennedy and Ambassador Lodge may also visit our state I am glad ‘that by our apparently uncommitted atti tude South Carolina is not being overlooked by the candidates in this presidential election year, as we have in the past The resolution adopted by the state democratic convention recognizing the right of South Carolina Democrat* to vote as they please m the presidential contest without affecting their Matc purty standing should cause the can didates to give e\ en more considera twn u» our state in devising their campaign strategy and in making their campaun utterance* and promise* I hav« never frit that we could gaui anything by bring in thr tvag for either may ir pofitiraJ party Even the imd«Tv a# the SAM I* lure Had enough good yudg ment «• refuse to commit the lend •f ship uf thnr arganuation to either maytff p^rtical part* Fvwh-nUy they want to deternunt' which party will woo their endorsement more and will make more convincing promises to help them attain their goal of complete integration of the races sooner than possible Recently on a television program. Martin Luther King, leader of the sit-inners, the wadc-mncrs. and now the kneel-inners, indicated that this was the strategy he and his follow ers had mapped out for the presi dential election The privilege of voting is a very important one because it is by the vote that the people govern them selves and thereby determine the destiny of their country—and in these days, the destiny of the world It was Thomas Jefferson, more than anyone else, who convinced the delegates to t!ie Constitutional con vention of the wisdom of vesting the power of „ ivemment in the people themselves Jefferson’* persuasive ness stemmed from conviction, and his persouai conviction was ba.*ed on the premise that all of the peo- rwwfti and wvmM Be (Berated It t* only By a prwreaa wf tBwewwgh as aedy and cMWudrrauow el Ute W vuew. thr ptetferme. and the randl dale* that wr rwn fulfill US* great rr«|iunaRNlil.v whtrh we lake upon ounvrivm w hen we exerewe the | l>nvilege of v king Therr m plenty of time prior to November 8 for ever) qualified voter to become adequately educalrd on the issues and per<9onalities of ibis cam. aign so the voters, w ith their individual Limited Time Only viewpoints on so many matters, can i determine who or what party will ONE ROLL OF lead our country aivl the free world in perilous years that lie ahead • —FILM VM —• jr Absolutely FREE With Evrjry A % ■ Roll Left for Processing I Aeeets $9,000,000.00 J Black and White Film Only •HI: 127—620—120—11 < and 611 ^ _ —Mlm El R^^^W r USE CHRONICLE WANT ADS! HOWARDS PHARMACY YOI R REXAIX OKir. STORK -On the S«,uar*" Phone 101 Hr a ir Far l a»t A taf.ve <d f.nwmille fVwrtl a* graduated frv*m NweMv t.r* ew lie Jannie CwUegr with a mayar ta MPr ecwMlNn a 1M? Me ms» a» ■uated wnlh the sAJv commewial if i-teeva cham and w Mb peweer •**n. aad kxge whwtewalr hm* ■tnhutwr* twdwrr r—iiwi; %m Pre* Dwn hi ha* bem active >a buth civic and retiganu affair* Hr la pwat perwi dent «d the t tvitaa Club waa eowMy drive *hairman far thr IfWw Harrb af Dime* rwmpaign w-wf haw aw *ni«d with the local t ftm-d f wnd few the pact thfwe ymr* Me i» a ••embie *g the rwerutive (*>mminer id the Forward prwgram «i the Hapti*t • "Hureti Thai H* rtaff mewahrr u married the far met \rlma Beaty >4 ( har Irwtww ami they have tww mm Jwr and Bwhh* "1 •OOTH O WO *- , *‘* (WOrW Cooe^''’* Something To Think About H o«ne-«w ned bv I h«w*r we >erve! Thin -logan .ipprarrd on the «>lht toner v and at the hot tom of advcrti'>emmt» for the ljiurm<* Electric < ooper- alive. There are lime^ when even member** of Ihi* fine organization may wonder about thene word**. It h* difficult to visualize personal ownership of an electric company a.** large a*» thin. Yet. each ruemher-con-umer i** part owner of latureni* Elec tric. His ownership of his electric cooperative is not a matter of opinion or interpretation — it is a matter of both Federal and South Carolina State Law. B efore the Laurens Electric member-consumer started receiving service, he paid a $5.(10 membership fee. This membership was a capital investment in the company. Most of the capital though, came from loan funds. Like people that finance homes under KHA provis ions. the I^iurens Electric Cooperative borrowed money from the Rural Electrification Ad ministration (REA) to put up lines and build other facilities. The system, in turn, agreed to repay the REA loan with interest. Already. I^urens Electric has paid REA $421,470 in interest alone. Rates charged by the co-op are figured so that when a member pays his bill he pays a little more than the actual cost of providing service. Part of this margin goes for paying off the REA loan. The member in effect is furnishing new capital to replace the debt capital As the percentage contributed by members increases, the debt decreases. ►ireful records are kept on how much eac h member contributes. This is the member’s share in the ownership of the company. In addition to this evidence of ownership, it must be remembered that co-op rates, service policies and the board of directors are in the hands of the members who elect and govern them. The REA never owns Laurens Electric Co-op, di rectly or indirectly. Its relationship to the co-op is that of a banker to a farmer who has borrowed money to buy a new tractor. The banker may have a lien on the tractor, but the farmer owns it. 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