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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, August 31, 1961
One False Step
There is a long-held fear that Work! War
III might be set off by miscalculation-—by
some error of judgment on the part of an
aggressor that could conceivably lead to the
death of civilisation as we understand it.
That danger was recently stressed by
Lord Home. Britian’s Foreign Sec re tan-.
Specifically, he said that a Russian false
step in Berlin “could easily plunge Europe
into war.”
There is a chilling item in the July 31 is
sue of U. S. News and World Report. Ac
cording to it, Soviet Ambassador Menshikov
said, at a recent diplomatic reception: ‘in
the final analysis, when the chips are down,
the American people won’t fight for Berlin.”
That view—which has been held in some
friendly circles, as well as unfriendly—has
resulted, in part at least, from the air of in
decision which has hung over Washington.
Brave words have not been implemented by
action. Now, however, a change seems to be
taking place. It is being made dear that we
will retreat no farther so far as Berlin is
concerned.
There can be no doubt that this kind of re
solve motivates the great majority of Amer
icans. Let us hope that is understood every
where. For that kind of understanding, in
this age of unbelievable weapons, offers the
last hope of avoiding war.
Herbert Hoover’s Faith
On August 10. Herl>ert Hoover celebrated
his 87th birthday. He has lived longer than
any President save John Adams. He is still
vigorous, still hard at work on his writings.
L a news conference he had some words
of optimism to say. The American j>eople. in
his view, “are ready for any emergency on
earth.” They haven’t grown soft ami they
are “as deeply patriotic as they’ve ever
been."
The former President also said: “IVes-
ident Kennedy’s courageous statement as to
Berlin should carry conviction to the Rus
sians.” And he held out the hope that a so
lution to the Berlin problem may be found
through negotiation.
Mr. Hoover has led a long and remarkably
eventful life, and his faith in this country is
undimmed. May that faith lie justified in
the future.
Best In The World
Anyone who believes that a solution to a
nation’s medical problems is to put govern
ment in charge should read, word for word,
an article in the July issue of Nation's Bus
iness by Dr. E. Lloyd Da we.
Dr. Dawe—physician, surgeon and psy
chiatrist—is of English birth. He received
his medical education in London, served
four years as a medical officer in the Brit
ish Army, and entered practice under the
British National Health Service—the gov
ernment body which administers England's
program of socialized medicine. Subsequent
ly, Dr. Dawe left England in disgust, and
now practices in Connecticut.
His article deals with the experience of
doctors and patients under the Health Ser
vice, and it is a sorry story indeed. Doctors
are fined for prescribing drugs they believe
their patients need, but which are not on the
government’s official list. In order to earn
even a modest living, a doctor must handle
an excessively large number of patients.
There is a heavy burden of paper work, tak
ing up time that should be given to practice.
Hospitals are overloaded, simply because
they are “free”—that is, supported out of
taxation—and so patient*, particularly eld
erly one*, are shuttled off to them instead
of being cared for at home by their fam-
ihee.
So it goes, with Dr. Dawe citing chapter
and verse. The sum total is a serious down
grading of the medical services available to
the majority of English people.
Dr. Dawe warns of the grave dangers
that lie in proposed Congressional bills to
give our own government substantial pow
ers and responsibilitiee over medical care.
His eloquent conclusion: “In this country I
have found freedom of action and profes
sional choice. Now 1 feel 1 am practicing in
the best existing system in the world. It is
not perfect. But we are striving to make it
better. And the best medical care can be
given only in the system where a doctor is
not a government clerk but an individual
with professional dignity and freedom."
Unexpected support for Joseph McD.
Mitchell, embattled City Manager of New
burgh, N. Y., in his work-for-your-relief
program has come from President Ken
nedy’s Secretary of Health, Education and
Welfare, Abraham A. Ribicoff. After a five-
hour conference with New York State wel
fare officials, the Secretary announced that
Newburgh had the right to put able-bodied
relief recipients to work so lonj. 1 as Federal
aid was not involved. Arizona's Barry Gold-1
water had previously visited Mr. Mitchell
and praised his program to get “profession
al chiselers” off the taxpayers' backs.
It could be a trend!
Barry Goldwater sa “When liberals
talk loosely about this country’s lost pur
pose, 1 suggest they might remember that
one of our Republic’s purposes freedom
and that we have remained free for nearly
two centuries: and that we have, must be
listed as one of the great achievements of
history."
Babson Discusses
Value Of Fresh Water
Babson Park, Mass., August 31—Most writers
are talking about the population "explosion”
ahead of us; but no one explains how the greatly
increased popuplation is to get enough fresh water
for drinking and irrigation Doctors tell me to
drink one glass of water each morning while I am
dressing, followed by two more during the after
noon 1 drink very little water after 4 00 p m.
and never touch liquor or highballs.
SAI T WATER TREATMENT
As three-fifths or more of the world is covered
by salt water, it may be useless to try to turn it
into Iresh water We may do far better to learn
to live off the vegetable products of the ocean, as
we do its fish, etc. However, Congress has appro
priated money to build two experimental plants
lor de salting ocean water—one on the east coast
and one in the west coast All chemists know this
can lie done, but it is very expensive The Ionics
Inc Company of Cambridge, Mass,, has the best
success therewith; but I hear they
recommend only that the “brack
ishness” be taken out of an exist
ing source of water supply. I
have recently visited such a plant
It is both practical and economi
cal
The plan which interests me
greatly is to bring fresh water
from Canada Northwest Canada
has three large lakes that drain
w. BabMa the rainfall northward into the
Arctic Ocean — which is very
wasteful Although it would be very expensive
great canals could be built for turning these
streams and reversing their flow southward
Then this fresh water would be used to irrigate
the dry plains of Montana, the Dakotas Wyom
ing. Arizona and New Mexico. For further de
tails. readers should write John Powers, Jr., of
Homewood. Alabama The Atomic Energy Com
mission may now be considering such a "peace’’
project for fifty years hence
MINING FRESH WATER
In view of the projected increase in population
and greater per capita use. the cost of fresh water
and "soft drinks" will increase ! To help with this
problem the first step might be for cities to build
a separate plant to distribute only salt water
Thus each house and industry would have two
water bills to pay Unless there is a World War
111, homes and factories with successful driven
wells will lie in demand, as will those bordering
non polluted rivers, streams, and lakes My ref
erence to World War HI concerns the danger from
"fallout” when using water from streams, lakes,
and uncovered reservoirs.
Driven wells, moreover, are wholly dependent
upon electricity for pumping Hence, as a part
of any "shelters" such as the Civil Defense agen
cies are recommending, there should be included
fully charged storage batteries along with the
food and other needed supplies Fresh water may
be shipped by tank cars or great pipes, or the
fresh water may be frozen and shipped as frozen
food is now shipped The purpose of this column
now is to get readers thinking about what an eco
nomic revolution is ahead based upon a scarcity
of fresh water
WHEN BUYING A HOME
When 1 was a boy most homes had brick cis- 1
terns in their cellars These were kept filled by |
the rain which fell upon the roofs. People who
could not afford cisterns went to the “town pump"
twice a day to fill their pitchers and pails. Each
community would have several of these "town
pumps" for the convenience of the people. Sources
of diphtheria, typhoid, and other diseases were
traced to these public pumps—leading to the in
stallation of city water systems and later to mu
nicipal sewerage 1 have a granddaughter who
lives at St. Thomas, one of the Virgin Islands She
has a cistern, but there is no rain to HU it. She
drinks and uses water shipped by boat from Peur-
to Rico.
Therefore, 1 urge my readers to consider the
fresh water problem when locating their homes
Select a state and city which has a good supply
of fresh water If possible, have a house which
borders an unpolluted running stream or river
Such a location today is worth a premium over
inland locations l.o<>k ahead und speculate on
the information given in this column You can
make money therefrom when and if you ever need
to sell If you wish to speculate, buy some such
land- well drainerl—along with life insurance and
good stocks Man can always build more houses
and develop more subdivisions; but only God can
make more natural fresh water.
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News Of
Bonds Cross Roads
Mrs Jim Price has returned
home after spending some time
visiting relatives Friends of Mrs
Price will regret to learn she has
been confined to her home due to
illness
Mr and Mrs Richard Boland
and young son have returned
home after spending some time
in Summerville and Andrews
Mrs. Boland will begin her work
as teacher in junior high school,
and Mr Boland will resume his
duties at Presbyterian College
Mr and Mrs A J Harvey and
daughter, Sheila, of Cleveland, I
Ohio, were recent visitors of Mr
and Mrs James Evans. Mr and
Mrs Duane Cause Mrs. Harvey
is a sister of Mrs James Evans
and Mr Cause
BIRTHDAY DINNER GIVEN
James Evans was honored Sun
day, August 27, with a birthday
dinner at his home About thirty
five guests enjoyed the occasion
Mr. Evans' birthday is Tuesday,!
August 26
Mr and Mrs T E Blackwell
returned home last week after va
rationing at Myrtle Beach.
Mike and Jimmy Evans spent
last Friday night in Newberry
with their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs Robert Odell
Claudia Johnson spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Texie
Johnson.
Olin Hueble, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Hueble, was at home
to serve as an usher in the wed
ding of Joe Lark. Alvin is in an
army reserve group that has been
called up for active duty
Kindergarten Will
Begin Session On 5th
The Presbyterian week day
kindergarten will open the 1961-
62 session on Sept 5 with one
week of orientation.
One group of children will
come on the 5th, another group
on the 6th and all children on
the 7th and 8th The first week
hours will be 8 30 to 10, after
which the regular schedule will
be 8:30 to 11 30
Parents of children attending
will receive letters of instruction.
Mrs Josie Locklear and son,
Ernie, of Summerville, are visit
ing Mrs. Maude Nabors.
FALL MEETING OF HD CLUB
The Shary 'Grove Home Dem
onstration club will hold its first
fall meeting Thursday, Sept 7,
at 3:30 at the club house All
former members are asked to at
tend and all ladies of the com
munity interested in community
improvement and working in the
interest of children are asked to
join. Some emphasis will be
placed on civil defense, and as
usual safety and welfare of ev
ery citizen
The new assistant director of
Laurens County, Miss Lyles, of
Winnsboro, a recent graduate of
Columbia College, was welcomed
into home demonstration work.
Please note change in date for
the.September meting.
Bruce Morgan. David Pitts,
Kenneth Johnson and Steve Pass-
more, who will be school bus
drivers in the community, at
tended a bus driver's conference
Monday and Tuesday.
Clinton's Co. 'C Gets
Highest Rating On
Summer Duty Tour
The citizen-soldiers of Clin
ton’s Company “C,‘! 1st Battle
Group, 322d Infantry of the 81st
Division, returned home from
two weeks active duty training
at Ft. McClellan, Alabama on
Saturday, August 26. Company
“C” was a part of 7,000 men of
the 81st Division which under
went intensified training at Ft.
McClellan from August 13-26
While on active duty this unit
trained in Infantry Unit Tactics
Capt Sarnie M Pinson, com
manding officer of Company
“C,” stated he wa< well pleased
with the outstanding perform
ance of the men of his command
The 1st Battle Group received
the highest rating of all Battle
Groups in the 81st Division and
Company “C” was the highest
rated company in this Battle
Group The rating was the re
sult of inspections of all phases
of training conducted by The
Continental Army Command
(CONARC) inspection team
Company "C” is comprised of
men from Clinton, Laurens,
Greenwood and Abbeville The
Weapons Platoon of this com
pany is stationed in Greenwood
with 1st Lt. John H Ingram as
platoon leader The officers of
Company "C” are: Capt Pinson
of Clinton, commanding officer;
1st Lt Fraughton G. Ford of
Clinton, executive ^officer; 1st
Lt. Basford B Bryson, Jr. of
Laurens, platoon leader; 1st Lt
Gerald E. Mattson of Green
wood, platoon leader; 1st Lt
Robert P. Mitchell of Laurens,
platoon leader; and 1st Lt John
H Ingram of Greenwood, platoon
leader
1st Sgt James E Cooper of
Greenwood is the company 1st
Sgt. Platoon Sergeants are M-
Sgt Pellam B. Cooley of Laur
ens, Sgt. Harold E. McNeill of
Abbeville, S-Sgt Carroll H.
Blackwell of Greenwood, and M-
Sgt. William L. Ashley of Green
wood
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Negro Mon Killed
In Three-Car Wreck
Laurens — Tony Latimer, 44-
year-old Negro, was killed in a
three-car accident Saturday night
seven miles north of Laurens on
highway 221.
Highway Patrol Cpl. Grady
Jones said Latimer was thrown
out of the 1952 Mercury he was
driving and apparently instantly
killed
The officer said Latimer had
started a left turn into a side
road, and a 1967 Ford driven by
Bobby Joe Rice had stopped be
hind Latimer when a 1953 Ford
driven by Willie Herbert came
over a hill. Herbert's car struck
the Rice vehicle, careened into
Latimer’s car, and crashed
against a utility pole.
Dorothy Ruth Pinson, passen
ger in Latimer's car, was taken
to to the Laurens County hospital,
but her injuries were reported not
serious
All funds in your savings account
here by the 10th of the month will
earn a full month’s return from the
first. Makes saving really worth
while and adds up that total faster.
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LABOR DAY, USA, it almost
here again, and from all indica
tions, there'll be * record num
ber of folks on the highways ...
headed for picnics in the park,
sun 'n fun at the beach, or the
cool, quiet relaxation of the
mountains. Wherever you re
headed ... be sure you drive
carefully ... so you'll be sure to arrive!
TIPS TO-THE-WISE DEPARTMENT: Call ahead and be
sure! Whether you're planning a long Labor Day week
end. or just now taking your vacation, you’ll do well to
phone ahead and confirm any reservations by Long Dis
tance. It takes only a few minutes to call . . . and Long
Distance rates are low (even lower when you call station-
to-station, with special values after six p.m. and on Sun
days). The few minutes and the few pennies you spend
could sa\e you a lot of trouble and worry!
ALONG THE WAY Labor Day, notice the increase
in the number of outdoor phones. These handy ‘’outdoor
citizens are on the job 24 hours a day . . . offering you
convenience and protection.
FALL IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! And you
know what that mean*—back-to-school ... back to get
ting school clothe* in shape . . . back to PTA meetings
. . . back to a million-and-one things that there’s never
quite enough time for! Fall makes you realize more than
ever how valuable time is . . . and how valuable your
time-saver* are. Like die telephone. Ever stop to figure
how much time it saves you . . . every day? Instead of
having to me them in person, you can just caff the laundry
... and the ladies’ aid committee ... and the grocer ...
and on and on. Yes. your phone is what I call a real time,
money and yow-savert
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