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Thursday, January 5, 1961
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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By Spectator .. .*
COMMENTS
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MEN AND THINGS
I’m about two hundred miles
Or so across the border, over in
Monterey, the second City of
Mexico.
Coming into Laredo, Texas,
from San Antonio, we traveled
miles and miles over the plains
once noted for Indians and cow
boys, as well as covered wagon
settlers, wild gamblers and dead-
eye pistol shooters.
Today we came over a magnifi
cent, broad highway, covering In
five hours a distance once tra
versed in a week by the riders of
the plains. ■"
We scarcely had time for a
breath in Laredo when the next
bus rolled up and we want across
the Rio Grande into Neuvo La
redo, Mexico, where we had
lunch.
Mile after mile over flat land,
then mile after mile climbing the
mountain, circUng around to
reach its summit of about three
miles, coining to Monterey, a
city of 700,000 people.
I’ve had dinner here in Mexi-
cd*s' second city, now the indus
trial center of Mexico.
Some day when water is avail
able .thousands of square miles of
Mexico will be transformed like
the Imperial Valley of California.
Today these thousands of square
miles are covered by Yucca and
Mesquite.,
This hotel is a modern hostel
ry and comparable to the best
American hotels outside the pure
ly splendiferous, luxury centers.
I am enjoying the opportunity
to talk in Spanish and find the
Mexicans the same friendly peo
ple I knew of old. I’m now al
most equal to John Katsos at his
best when he rolls out a miscel
laneous verbage knowing I am
not within hearing. Some day
John will have to learn Creep
from "Popper Jack,” my old
friend.
. * * *
This is Tuesday. Hour after
hour, mile after mile through a
desert on paved roads but moun
tains on v both sides.
After all those miles through
desert of Yucca and Mesquite we
came to a building which was
like a brilliant light coming out
fo darkness.
At Monterey and at Las Pal
mas the hotels are modern and
very comfortable.
Tonight is Tuesday—I am in
another Oasis, like a diadem—
beautiful place.
Late today I visited churches
of notable splendor and then the
Mescado (market).
Two signs along the road have
amused me very much. One as I
approached “Yankee Spoken”;
the other in Mexico: Webster
English spoken.” Webster Eng-
of Mexico, our very near neigh
bor.
I have been to Canada, alsd,
enjoying days in Toronto, Mon
treal and Quebec, but only at
this late day am I making the
mistake common to most of my
countrymen—not knowing Mexi
co well. \
Years ago I spent a day in
Monterey and crossed the Texas
border at El Paso and Laredo as
well as crossing from New Mexi
co and Arizona, but those little
visits were somewhat casual af
fairs.
So far, on this/fhp, I have
sprat nights at *Monterey and
some features of the country ap
peal to me specially. Splendid
paved highways from Laredo,
Texas, to the great city of five
million people, as someone told
me
All along the hundreds and
hundreds of miles the interven
ing area is largely desert, with
a few communities blessed with
water. I would not recommend
that you come in your car be
cause mechanics are as scarce
as hen’s teeth. Ride the bus and
see the country and spend some
nights in very attractive, modern
and commodious hotels in which
the service is excellent.
When water comes to that vast
area between here’ and Laredo,
Mexico will have hundreds of
thousands of rich acres for cul
tivation.
I am enjoying the trip im
mensely and avail myself of a
dozen o port uni ties each day to
talk to the men and children in
Spanish. Although I do not claim
marked proficiency in Spanish I
have been happy to renew my
use of it.
Mexico is a modern city along
with much of the past. It has mi
nt e r o u s magnificent buildings,
boulevards, business buildings
and many sumptuous homes and
hotels.
I must tell you that we have
splendid highways from New Or-
ledsajo Laredo, coming, as I did,
by Houston and San Antonio
Two big ads along the high
ways evoked a smile. One near
Laredo said "Yankee Spoken.”
on the Mexican side was a sign
—“Webster English Spoken.” I
wonder who speaks Webster Eng-
Last Sunday -I attended ser
vices in the First Baptist Church
at San Antonio, a church of nine
thousand members. -It was
stimulating service: a direct,
plain, stimulating old fashioned
sermon, a superb organ, superb
ly played by a lady who looked
like an angel pouring out celes
tial music. The church is a vast
edifice and has enough deacons
lish would be bookish language. 1° form a small church. And all
Don't try this trip In your own goes forward with the precision
car. You might pot meet a me
chanic or another car for hun
dreds of miles. ,
* • * .
I’m in Mexico City in the Plaza
Hotel.
Although I have spent many
days in London, Paris, New
York, Chicago, Los Ahgeles, Skin
Francisco, Brussels, Antwerp,
and other great centers, not for
getting Lima, Peru, I knew noth
ing about this enchanting Capital
of Citadel Cadets on dress pa
rade.
A little courtesy goes a long
way. I’ve talked to many people
in the courteous phrases of my
Peruvian friends and all have re
sponded in words and manner
graciously.
I talked to many boys and
girls, some little fellows and they
are bright and eager and respon
sive.
I spent some time today in a
1960 TAX LEVY
Lqurens County, Laurens, S. C.
GENERAL LEVY
Ordinary County
Bonds
Hospital .
County Wide Levy Total
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Laurens No. 55 18
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Laurens No. 56 > 18
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Ware Shoals No. 51 18
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Greenville No. 520 18
Cross Hill
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No. 13 (56) 18
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Fountain Inn Water District — Levy 4 Mills
La mens No. 55 made up and composed of the following old
school and tax districts: Laurens No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 0, 7 and 11;
Youngs 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10; Dials 1, 2 and 5; Sullivan 1 and 17;
Scuffletown No. 4 and 12; Waterloo 2, 4, 6 and 14.
Laurens No. 56 made up and composed of the following old
school and tax districts: Cross Hill No. 13; Hunter 4, 5, 6,
K-9, 42 and 16; Jacks No. 1, 2,-3, 5, 6, 7 and 15; Scuffletown
No. 1, 2 and 3.
Ware Shoals No. 51 is made up and composed of the following
old school and tax districts: Sullivan No. 2, 3 and 7; Water
loo No. 1 and 7.
Greenville No. 520 is made up and composed of the following
old school and tax districts: Youngs No. 4 and Dials 3-B.
Mauldin^Umpsonville-Fountain Inn Water District is located
in Dials 3-B. i
Clinton Hospital District is composed of all District^ 56 except
Cross Hill No. 13.
Penalties after December 31—January 1%, February 2%.
March 3%, April I to 15, 7%, when books will close and un
paid taxes go into execution with collection costs added.
small enterprise, cutting and pol
ishing semi-precious stones. I’ve
never met more exquisite cour
tesy anywhere.
As we were entering Mexico
City the guide said “Yonder is
the power company, now run by
the Government but we don’t get
any power cheaper because of
that.”
I think he is lucky if the cost
shouldn't be higher when the poli
ticians become entrenched, as
used to be said: "Take care for
the worst is yet to come.”
Probably the least attractive
part of Mexico Is that nearest
to the United States. Certainly the
beauty, splendor, culture and
prosperity so notable in this area
are not found next to Texas. I
think we have much more to gain
by cultivating Mexico than in
trying to lift the economic level
of Pakistan. (Our natural friends
and comrades are on this side of
the Atlantic. Europe has its own
problems .which we should let
alone; whereas all this side has
a certain community of interest
with us even though of Spanish
and Portugese culture.
I almost have a pocketful of
money, but it doesn’t "add up.”
A Peso equals just Under five
cents. A Peso is worth 100 cen
tavos. Well now, so you see. Re
minds me of Fraqce and the
francs and centimes. An air mail
stamp sells for 50 centavos or
less than five cents, as against
seven cents at home. My mind
played on this: our foolish gov
ernment — Congress and Presi
dent are giving away money to
countries not taxed as much as
we are. It is an enigma; I have
to pinch myself to find out if I
am living or dreaming.
Billions of dollars all over the
world and the rest of the world
living sumptuously in riotous liv
ing or riotiously in sumptuous
living at our expense. How did
our leaders ever become so ob
tuse? Perhaps I shall wake up.
At any rate our people should
wake up.
The time is not far distant
when American labor will come
to Mexico because Mexico is now
aroused and planning economic
and' industrial independence. Eu*
ropean industries are coming and
assuming local loyalties and ap
peals.
The nincompoop policy of re
cent years will cause America to
dry up at the source.
We are the most foolish people
in the world. Wake up America
and encourage and stimulate
your economic life.
• • •
This is J. K. Breedin in Mexico
City, speaking over the great
station by the courtesy of Senor
and his able assistant*
It was ooom said that the auto
mobile has divided the population
into two classes:'the quick and
the dead. The drivers of cars in
Mexico City must be the most
expert-in all the world because
they can drive faster and ap
proach closer without accident
than any other drivers I can
think of.
My Mexican friends should
never grow fat because the man
oh foot is on the Jump all the
time. He must certainly develop
a celerity and agility that would
keep him in very fine condition.
This morning I went about
without a guide, calling on gen
tlemen in the street for infor
mation and for attracting the at
tention of taxi drivers who
approaching at great speed.
I found a Wool worth store and
felt quite at home. In that store
they understood “Yankee,” as I
mentioned.
Mexico City is not an easy city
to And your way in because it
has numerous parks and cir
cles, but the taxi man is com
paratively cheap and very expe
ditious.
Thinking of the United States
and Mexico, what are the prob
lems? What the advantages? We
might expand the exploration
and make a very superficial sur
vey of America and that would
begin at Canada and come down
to the most southerly tip of Chile
and Argentina.
The English and the Spaniards
carried their influence and their
culture farthest. In Quebec, Can
ada, the French culture and lang
uage still are* dominant ; South
of the Rio Grande Spanish con
tinues the pervasive and domi
nant influence and language.
Spanish is spoken over all the
vast area of Mexico, Central and
South America, excepting Brazil,
which speaks Portuguese, an off
shoot of English.
'We must grasp as a fact that
throughout all this Spanish and
Portuguese area of influence are
maginificent cities, incredible
wealth and a dynamic spirit of
progress. Great centers of learn
ing, great newspapers, great ra
dio stations, as this mighty sta
tion in Mexico City which has
so exquisitely tendered me its
far-reaching faciliUes. (More
about my stay in Mexico City in
next week’s Spectator)
FALSE GOALS FOR AMERICA
By THURMAN SENSING, Executive Vice-President
Southern States Industrial Council
The much-publicized report of
President Eisenhower’s commis
sion on “national goals” is in
need of even more publicity.
More properly, it needs thorough
probing.
The report, to which a number
of distinguished Americans have
signed their names, is of such a
nature that one wonders whether
the members of the commission
read the full document. Certain
ly, statements presented in the
report are at variance with the
known views of some of the com
mission members.
It should be recognized that
(wo of the commission members,
former Governor Colgate Dar
den, Jr., of Virginia, and Craw
ford H. Greenewalt, President of
the Du Pont Company, have reg
istered dissents. The former ob
jected forcefully to federal pres
sures on the South recommended
in the report. The latter regis
tered a strong protest against
spending and tariff policies en
dorsed in the report. Their out
spoken stand should be applaud
ed.
Actually, the entire report
needs careful scrutiny. The docu
ment, in attempting to set forth
American "goals,” recommends
vast expansion of federal author
ity over the lives of individual
citizens. It urges welfare statism
such as the nation has never
seen. Furthermore, it commits
the United States to a brand of
internationalism repugnant to pa
triots.
Among other things, the report
has appended chapters by indi
vidual authors who were not
members of the commission.
These authors, labeled “leading
authorities,” were supposed to
present critical studies of legiti
mate problems in American life.
What they have offered, in the
main, is a rehash of every lib
eral-left program of the last 25
years.
Endorsed in the volume,
“Goals for Americans,” is full-
scale integration, “unstinting”
aid to underdeveloped countries,
drastically reduced tariffs, ne
gotiating as to the future of free
Formosa, and gradual withdraw
al from a position of opposition
to seating Red China in the Unit
ed Nations.
One simply cannot believe that
the entire list of commission
members agree with the so-call
ed experts whose opinions are
are
ALLEN D. COLEMAN
* County Treasurer
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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EMBALMERS
FheM 41
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Try Some
New Pork
Recipes
Poik is in plentiful supply
this month, so don’t overlook
serving it often. As you shop
your friendly supermarket, you
will And fresh pork chops,
steak, cutlets, roasts, spare ribs,
tenderloin, salt pork, sausage,
picnic shoulder and shoulder
butt. Don’t forget these wonder
ful smoked pork cuts — ham,
bacon, Canadian style bacon,
shanks and hods.
Poik chops are the old family
favorite “stand-by”. Doubly
thrifty are the less demanded
shoulder chops and loin end
chops that are just as nutritious
as the more demanded center
eut chops.
Creole Pork Chop
Casserole
4 shoulder or loin end pork
chops
8 8 os. cans tomato sauce
1/3 cup uncooked rice
1/3 cup copped green pepper
14 cup chopped onion
teaspoon sflt
1 teaspoon sugar
If necessary, trim chops to
remove some of the fat Slowly
brown chopy on both sides.
Plaee in 1-quart casserole. Com
bine tomato sauce (rinse cans
with small amount of water)
with remaining ingredients.
Pour over chops; cover. Bake in
moderate oven, 860 degrees,
until fork-tender, about 114
hours. Makes 4 servings.
Rib End Roost
Buy a S to 6 pound rib end
pork roast, allowing 14 pound
per serving. Wipe meat with
damp doth. Rub with a mixture
of salt, paprika and dry mus
tard. Place meat, fat side up,
oa rack in an open pen. Add no
water. Do not cover. Insert meat
thermometer into center of
meat, being careful K does not
touch bone. Roast In slow oven,
326 degrees, until well done,
186 degrees on meat ther
mometer. Allow about 3 1/8 hrs.
for 6 lb. roast.
Free Meat Folder
Our very best pork, beef, veal
and lamp recipes are in a folder,
"Let’s Cook Meat”. If you’d ike
a free copy, write to mo: Nancy
Carter, P. 0. Box 4368, Atlanta,
Gil, and well send it to you.
attached to the commission re
port.
The list of “experts” should be
carefully noted. If one examines
that list one understands why
so many of the “goals for Ameri
cans” set forth in the book are
superstatist and ultra-liberal.
Among the consultants are people
singularly lacking in conserva
tive principals. The list includes:
Prof. John Dunlop, Harvard
University economics professor
who has publicly argued against
exporting the Amrican free en
terprise philosophy to Latin
America; Arthur Goldberg, spec
ial counsel of the AFL-CIO and
Labor Secretary-designate; Isa-
dor Lubin, long-time New Deal
official; Walter Reuther, boss of
the United Auto Workers; Robert
C. Weaver, extremist New York
City housing official and leading
advocate of integrated housing;
and Philip Jessup, highly contro
versial former State Department
official. Other "authorities’’ con
nected with the Fund for the Re
public and similar anti-South,
anti - conservative organizations
had a hand in preparation of the
report
This does not mean that all of
the consultants are u.n sound
thinkers. But why are “liberals”
so heavily represented on the list
of consultants?
The Indianapolis Star, in a. crit
ique of the report, said that the
report “probably reflects a com
promise between the hard in-
I can do all things through
Christ which atrengthenetk
me.—(Philippians 4:13)
Those who grow “weary in
well-doing,” who find them
selves giving \in to despair or
temptation, can renew their
courage and strength in this
magnificent declaration of
faith by Paul the Apostle. For
the Christian, it is wonderfully
true that the obstacles which
face him are never as great as
the Power behind him.
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Eliminate those stabbing back
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No longer will you find it difficult
to get up and down from a sitting po
sition. No longer will you lie awake
nights suffering excruciating pain,
tossing about trying to get in a com
fortable position for a few minutes’
relief. — -r-
Dr. Hart
It’s a grand feeling to get relief from back and leg
pains. Call 22601 or 2728 or go to the Hart Clinic at 206
Church St., Laurens, S. C., for a consultation without
obligation or charge. Find out for yourself how you may
obtain relief and recovery from this painful condition.
sights of a few and the confusion
of others.” But dissent by two
conservative commission mem
bers suggest that believers in the
traditional American Republic
and free enterprise economic sys
tem would do well not to take
seats on a body where behind-the-
scenes” liberals” are in a posi
tion to push socialist measures
as national goals. If they take
seats, however, they should at
least have the interest to read in
full any report they sign and the
courage to object tf*they do not
agree.
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