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Thursday, July 6, 1S61 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE 1 By SPECTATOR ... COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS This nation needs a president these two states stand to lose 61 who will break down the idols of the so-called Liberals. Our Lib erals are men and women who are “liberal” at the expense of their fellow citizens. In very truth Mr. Kennedy and our nation are now on crutches and we must hope that the nation may soon walk with a swinging stride and a wholesome aspect. We must not be a pampered people; we must be worthy sons of our fathers— men who were self-reliant. _ _ _ _l Let us endorse to the Federal Supreme Court’s decision on Com munist membership. Surely free dom to assemble and freedom of speech and freedom of petition do not and cannot mean freedom to over throw our form of govern ment, our basic and fundamental plan of living. In general, freedom is for the unimpeded right to petition for a redress of grievances; not by any means is it to be for the promo tion of Communism. Congressman Dorn has favored me with a copy of his letter to the Attorney General. It follows: Those favoring Federal aid to education: 1. Need 610,M9 classrooms in next ten years. How claimed needs are being met: Classroom biulding over the past five years has averaged 69, 000 units per year. At this rate, 690,000 classrooms will be built in the next ten years—80,000 more than Federal Aid proponents say we will need. 2. School expenditures must double in the next ten years. How claimed needs are being met: School expenditures have in creased 2Mi times since 1950. Since 1955 school expenditures have increased two-thirds. The in crease since 1955 is a 327c faster rate than Federal Aid proponents claim is needed. 3. Need for teacher salary In crease. i _;z How Claimed needs are being met: Teachers’ salaries have in creased 72% since 1950. Average yearly pay now is $5,389, compar ed with $3,126 in 1950 4. Pupil teacher ratio must he reduced so as to better Indi vidual education. How claimed needs are being met: Pupil teacher ratio has dropped from 27.1 in 1938 to 22.1 in 1900 in secondary schools, even though enrollment jumped 15 mil lion. 5. 156,$40 school children can only go to school half days be cause of a lack of facilities. How claimed needs are being million dollars in tax revenue which will be spent in other states. This tends to aggravate rather than correct the situation. South Carolina senators and representatives are sound at heart and Senators Johnston and Thurmond, with Representatives Dorn, Rivers and Riley are very active and outspoken in their championship of States Rights nad constitutional government. Unfortunately they are beseiged by many of our people to hold the hat for federal handouts. 1 wish someone had the courage and boldness to urge the Congress to abolish all unnecessary ser vices and all such other services as have accomplished their mis sion and now merely continue to misuse public money for imagin ary causes. It is sometimes difficult to start a good service, but it is al- mbst impossible to end it. The reason for obsolete services to continue to thrive is that thou sands of people draw their wages and enjoy special advantages and privilege in, by and through these services. And they are persuasive, persistent and aggressive in their espousal of the unnecessary ser vices. The investor-owned, taxpaying electric power companies of Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico have received a bloody nose from Washington bu reaucrats dedicated to the Con trol of Practically Everything. And in the process, the long-suf fering public of the 50 states has been clipped, too, to the extent of $137 million. Reduced to its simplest form, the story is this: Congress, in 1956, authorized the $760 million Colorado River Storage Project (now estimated at over $1 bil lion), in the interests of flood con trol, irrigation, recreation, fish and wildlife as well as the genera tion of 1.210,00 KW of electric power at four installations. Under the Act, which was sup ported by the utilities, power reve nues are to be used to repay the costs of power facilities and to help defray the costs of the irriga tion facilities involved. The im portance of water development and the principle that electric en ergy should help pay for the proj ect are well recognized by the utilities who also believed that the expenses of power transmission should be held to a minimum. Accordingly, the companies who had previously surveyed the area and planned power lines to meet an estimated demand of 20 million kilowatts 20 years hence met: 38% of these are in New' (16 times the output of the Colo- York and Connecticut. Under thelrado Project), offered the pre program, estimates show that I jected 2,000 miles of line for dis tribution of the federal power at modest ‘wheeling’ fees. But Washington said NO to the proposed combination system that would deliver power at the same rate the Government will charge—and the taxpayers will have to dig down for upwards of $137 million the Government will spend to duplicate these power transmission lines? Such bureaucratic refusal to cooperate with the power com panies in the very substantial in terests of all the people indicates something approaching contempt for the taxpayers as well as a de termination. to federalize in the nation's electric power. E. M. Naughton, president of the Utah Power & Light Co.,goes even further in commenting on this arrogant decision: ‘It is time,’ he said, ‘that agencies of the Government stopped compet ing directly with investor-owned businesses in this country. Unless this is done, all business will ul timately be owned and controlled by the’Federal Government’. Put another way, it might be said that unless the Government stops interefering with the busi ness of its citizens, it will be un able—as it gradually dries up the springs of revenue—to conduct its Own business of defending the na tion against our enemies. Our choice, roughly, is to return to Constitutional principles—or start studying Russian • • • Here is some interesaing infor mation about the schools: “We hear a great deal these days about the nation's ^unmet needs’ that only massive federal spending can remedy. And we hear especially of the alleged needs of education; a $2.5 billion federal aid program is now glid ing through Congress on prom ises of what Washington will do for the schools and the people But unmentioned is what the peo ple have been doing for them selves and their schools. "Ten years ago, the American people were spending about $6 bil lion a year on education, which was a lot of money but not en ough in the view of many. They were paying teachers an average of $3,126; again, some thought the figure was too low to attract talented personnel. The Commis sioner of Education argued that school construction was proceed ing at a rate that would fall 370,- 000 classrooms short of meeting the need in 1954. Another gloomy guess, by the chairman of the Senate Education Committee, put the nation's classroom shortage at an alarming 600,000 by 1958. “But what did the people ac tually do about their school prob lems in the absence of Federal Aid? “Well, while school enrollment was increasing 44% from 1961- 61, school expenditures increased 153%—to an estimated $16.4 bil lion in 1961. The National Educa tion Associaotin (NEA), a main force behind federal aid for teach ers’ salaries, found that without a cent of federal money salaries had jumpjed 74% over the decade, SENATOR STROM RMOND THE LEAST WE CAN DO -DURING THE WEEK in which we celebrate Independence Day, we Americans should give more than a little thought to our na tional and individual liberties which were proclaimed for us 186 years ago in the immortal Dec laration of Independence and later won on the battlefields of the American Revolution. ’ TODAY WE HAVE become so accustomed to liberty that we take liberty for granted, much as we do t h e conven- ience of elec tricity. We have the feel ing that be cause liberty i s guaranteed in this country by the Consti tution that it will always be with us. Other peoples in other na tions have had this same foolish idea, but their liberties have long since vanished because they did not appreciate Voltaire’s old tru ism that ‘‘Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty.” We seem to have forgotten that liberty must be earned, and once it isteamed— as it was for us by /ur fore fathers—then it mu/rf be pre- erved, not just tot our enjoy- ne.it, but as a legacy for unborn generations of Americans. IN FACT, liberty is supposed o be the highest end of govern- nent. However, in viewing our government bureaucracy today, with all its controls, red tape, and tn over-growing centralized pow- •r apparatus, it is easy to get the dea that perhapo government iss some other end to serve—such t accumulation of power. MAN CANNOT have liberty nless he accepts the moral task imposes. It is a combination of If-assertion and self-denial, of idependence and responsibility, or instance, in granting us the 'essing of self-government, our ■refsthers contemplated that the ooplo would take sufficient inter- ■it in educating themselves on Ifairs of government to govern lemaelves intelligently and that icy would be so concerned with ie preservation of liberty that hey would reject selfish propos- '« which would restrict their lierties. SOME MISGUIDED int. ce ils, whose principal r.im f. . eminent is neat' •< <' cialistic welfare state, would lead the people to believe that they can have liberty and socialimr and that the welfare state will rid them of the onerous burden of trying to govern themselves. As a matter of fact, capitalism, which is no more and no less than eco nomic liberty, is the only eco nomic system which will work la a free society, and liberty can only be preserved when power la decentralized in the hands of the people and local government.. OUR LIBERTIES are in danger today as never before, both frem the threat of communist aggres sion and also from the threat of welfare slatism, with Its attend ant big government and big spending policies. SINCE COMING to the SenaU in 1965, my principal preoccupa tion has been the preservation of our liberties, not in just one par ticular area but all across the board. In doing so, I have been voting against much legislation in order to vote for preservation of liberty. I believe that preser vation of liberty is the principal interest of the people, but, un fortunately, too many- -as 1 men tioned above—are taking liberty for granted and are not looking its threats in the eye. Some, too, have been deluded by the socialist fallacy that we can have welfare statism and liberty too — and, most unfortunately, there are some who do not fear communist aggressive aims because they are not basically opposed to the prin ciples of socia'ism and commu nism. BECAUSE WE STILL live in a relatively free society, although our liberties are being constricted with every increase in govern ment growth and every new wel fare program, »e, the people, still have the power of choice. We can insure our liberty “for ourselves and our posterity" or we can make the choice to release it all at once or a little at a time. OUR FOREFATHERS at Lex ington, Concord, and King’s Moun tain fought and died to obtain lib erty for us. The Founding Fa thers exercised the utmost in hu man wisdom to secure it for us in the Constitution and its Bill of Rights. The leatt we can do it preserve what is left of that pre cious legacy which had its begin nings on July 4, 1776. Sincerely, A little seed planted in a small | town has grown into a big melon, with many from throughout the state getting their slice of the profits in fun and fantasy. Eleven years ago, led by then Mayor George Kennington, the farming folk around Pageland de cided to establish their own wa termelon market. To celebrate the newly-formed market, a small parade was held and a queen was chosen from a handful of area contestants. This has grown to be what some people term “the biggest festival for a small town” known in the Southland. Thousanda line the streets for the several events that make up the Pageland Wa termelon Festival. This year’s festival is scheduled for July 18. Mrs. Betty M. Sowell, publicity chairman, is currently hard at work putting the final touches to building up the news concerning this festival through the various media of the state. The schedule of events include a luncheon at noon for contest ants in the Miss Pageland Water melon Festival event, judges, press and dginitaries; the swim suit phase of the beauty pageant at 3:00 p. m.; a parade at 6:00 p. m.; finals in the show and -v P\juu-Lr*y>J&TiJL to an average of $5,389. In the meantime, the nation's average per capita income was rising 30%. “What about the 600,000 class room shortage for 1958? By 1969, according to the generous esti- When You Need Printing Look For This Combination Experience — Reasonable Prices and Quality Work The Chronicle Publishing Co. have a combined experience of scores of years. Every job is given personal attention, and every effort made to as sure neat, attractive, eye-appealing printing. Make A "Check-Up" Now-What Do You Need? Place Your Order Today! • Envelopes • Letterheads • Statements • Billheads • Hand Bills - • Shipping Tags • Window Cards • Tickets • Programs • Business Cards Our Job Department is in position to furnish quality printing at reason able prices. And, too, you don’t have a long wait when you need it in a hurry, for we give reasonable quick service. The Clinton Chronicle Phone 74 mate of the U. S. Office of Educa tion, the shortage amounted to about 132,000 classrooms. To clean up that alleged backlog and meet future needs, the federal agency called for 61,000 class- the sixties. But when the call went out from Washington, classrooms were already being built at a rate of 68,000 a year—which would produce a classroom surplus rather than a shortage. "Moreover, figures on enroll ment indicate that the worst of the schpol’ population explosion is over. Enrollment leaped by 44% during the decade of the fif ties; in thr coming ten years, en rollment is expected to Increase by about 20%. Yet while the add! tional Influx of children will be half that of 1951-61, the level of community effort continues to rise. During 1960-61, reports of the NEA, school construction hit a record high of more than $3 billion in capital outlay. “Were the states and localities wrung dry by these Herculean la bors as proponents of federal aid insist? Hardly. Only 237 of the nation’s 40,000 school districts— or one-half of 1% of the total were found to be ‘borrowed up’ In a 1969 survey by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare “Let them make a straightfor ward argument for federal con trol of education, if they will. But let us have an end to hypocrisy about a non-existent ‘need’." . • * Let us see if President Ken nedy and Attorney General Ken nedy will use Militia or Marshals to compel the American Com munists to obey the law and reg ister. If the American Communits are as numerous as the NAACP would have us think the Colored vote is, then should those eminent and masterful statesmen take the Communists to heart and pet and pamper them and open all doors to them with special protection and favor? ITCHY SKIN HOW TO CHECK IT. IN JUST 15 MINUTES, After using ITCH-ME-NOT, get your 48c back at any drug store If the Itch NEEDS SCRATCH ING. 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COOK AND KEEP COOL All of the above meata require no “pot watching” ao the time to cook them ia after the supper dishes are finished and you can be out of the kitchen. If the meet is put on to cook about 7 p.m. it will be done long before bedtime. Then It can be cooled for about a half hour, covered end put in the refrigerator or freezer for later use., FREE SUMMER MEAT FOLDER To help you take advantage of the bountiful summer meat supplies and the price features of your friendly supermarket, IVe prepared a special folder on “How To Cook Meat and Keep CooL” If yon would like a free copy, write to me: Nancy Carter, P. O. Box 4868,. Atlanta, Ga. I’ll be glad to send it. The folder lists various cuts at meat, the cooking times and the methods to use. So if yon have 1 hour, 2 hours or 4 hours to cook yon can quickly turn to that chart and find your favor ite meat It will be a real time and work saver for yon. Here are two of my favorite recipes to serve with cold cute The men at my bouse and our guests have a hard time deciding which they like the better. GARLIC-MINT TOMATOES SO to 24 large mint loaves S cloves garlic, finely chopped teaspoon salt tablespoons salad oil tablespoon water tablespoons vinegar red ripe tomatoes Cut up mint leaves, put in small bowl Add garlic and salt Mash together with the back at a wooden spoon until mint is well crushed. Add oil, water and vinegar. Blend thoroughly. Pool and quarter tomatoes. Pack into glass jar. Poor dressing over tomatoes; cover. Refrigerate several hours for flavors to Mfod. The longer they set the better. Makes 4 servings. GERMAN CUCUMBER SALAD t cucumbers 4 or 5 green onions, chopped K cup finely chopped dances (round and square) from 10:30 ’til. Of all the beauty queens plan ning to make appearances at Pageland, perhaps the most cele brated is Miss America of 1961. Nancy Ann Fleming of Michigan, will make one of her few Southern appearances. Also to be present are other reigning beauties with state and area titles. A host of these will join others in contention for the watermelon title. These contest ants not only will represent their South Carolina cities, counties or communities, but wil lalso come from the North State. From a local event, the beauty- pageant has grown, and probably the biggest boon to the event was when Marian McKnight of Man ning, upon being crowned Miss Amercia, made her appearance at Pageland. Since then, each succeeding Miss America has been a guest. The reigning Miss South Caro lina has annually been a guest of the festival for the past seven or eight years. Hostess queen this year is Dianne Wilson of Charles ton, a blonde Columbia College co-ed. The evening show, which holds the spotiight along with the big parade, first consisted of only judging the beauty contestants. Now, performances of talented persons from throughout the state have been added. Several televis ion personalities have been called on to emcee the show. Proceeds from the big show help pay the expenses of putting on the festival. Making up the processional of this year’s parade will be autos and floats bearing some 60 con testants or hostess queens, about 30 elaborately decorated floats, bands and special marching units. So, make it a date on your cal endar to drive up to Pageland for this one-day festival. Gray Funeral Home Otetou, 8. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS • • • BBS • • • EMBALM ERS DIAL 833-172* AMBULANCE SERVICE Wasson - Wasson Incorporated HICKORY TAVERN WELL BORING GEORGE E. WASSON JAMES S. WASSON 3* MONTHS TO PAT TERMS Phones Laurens Rural 27810, 25200, 25206, or contact ai Wasson Bros Store at Hickory Tavern. Lst stead la salted tea mfry about sae HljBl Conblaa aB CITY PLUMBING CO. 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