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j-i, /■ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE r % canton, 8. C, Thundny, Febrnary 28, IMS The Safest Bet The prospect of federal tax reduction is delighting a great many people. But, at the risk of seeming a mourner at the feast, it must be added that the proposed reduc tions, even if they reach the enormous to tal of $13.5 billion a year the President suggests, will not solve the problem. Take, for instance, what the well known financial analyst, Sylvia Porter,,says in a recent column “This year state taxes across the land are heading up $1.5 billion, will take an all-time high $22 billion from our pockets. This year, social security taxes are heading up $2 billion-plus, will take a record $14.6 biIlion ffom our incomes. This' year, local taxes in tens of thousands of communities*are heading up by hundreds of millions, also will hit unparalleled peaks.” Taking money out of one pocket to put it into another does no good—and, in tax matters, more always comes out than goes in. The point is that we need re-examina tion and overhaul of the tax systems at ev ery level of government—not just the fed-. eral level. But it should be remembered that nb tax system can avoid becoming confiscatory in a welfare state. And that is where the country is headed. own and operate such industries as steel, automobile, oil, electric power, railroads and banks! f / 66 per cent said that though stiff pro gressive taxation may be hard on the indi vidual it was good for the country! Tracking down the reason for these far- out attitudes is not difficult. It stems from the fact that less than 5 out of every 100 high school graduates have been exposed to as much as a one-semester course in eco nomics. i Think of it! While most high schools provide automobile driving instruction they ‘fail to teach the students how our econom ic system makes it possible for them, or their parents to own cars. * It seems to us that the first order of business for school boards and administra tors should be a massive assault oh the big void in the training of our youth through institution of economics courses in every high school in the nation. Babson Discusses Business Education Threat In Every Home It is’estimated by a recent United States National Health Survey that 822,000 Ameri- • cans are poisoned each year—and that of this number, more than 300,000 are children under five years of age. Further, more than one-fourth of those who are fatally poisoned during a 12-month period are in the under-five age group, according to the National Safety Council. This means that poisonous substances, both liquid and solid, constituted a more vic ious killer than polio, diphtheria scarlet fever and measles combined. It means that the failure of adults to protect infants against the obvious perils of drugs and chemicals still remains a greater threat to the survival of-our offspring than any oth er medical problem! And since these figures on unnecessary, accidental, poisoning deaths were even higher in 1961 than in 1960 for both adults and children, it is apparent that the need for such home-safety campaigns as the an nual Bauer & Black “Clean Out Your Medi cine Chest” drive is more critical than ever. In its fifth consecutive year of striving to prevent these all-too-common tragedies, this manufacturer of first-aid products urges these safety rules: 1. Keep all drugs and medicines far out of reach ofchHdren. 2. Label all containers; mark prescrip tions with date, dosage and patient’s name. ^ 3. DO NOT keep cleaners and other tox ic chemicals in medicine cabinet. .~ 4. POUR DOWN THE DRAIN all old or unlabelled medicines. Never throw in waste basket. 5. Before giving or taking any drug, read label in a good light. 6. Safety-check your medicine chest now and twice a year by these rules. It is also a good idea, if we may suggest it, to note what isn’t in the cabinet—as well as what is—and stock up on the es-' sential first aid items, pain and cold reme dies that should be there. Again this year—in spite of warnings and advice—hundreds more who are now in good health will die of poisoning. The tinffe to make sure this tragedy cannot strike in your household is now. This Educational Void Must Be Filled Our youths have been called economic illiterates which in plainer words means they don’t know which side of their bread is buttered. This is a harsh indictment hut, unfor tunately, it is well substantiated. Repeated surveys have disclosed that high school stu dents have much less than even a nodding acquaintance with the principles of our free competitive enterprise system. Here are a few of the shocking revela tions of youthful beliefs concerning the proper role of the federal government in our economy: 62 per cent said the government has the responsibility for providing jobs! 52 per t cent said the government should Babson Park, Mass., February 28—I am writ ing this column in Florida overlooking a beauti ful garden of snapdragons. The stalks are about three feet high and the blossoms seven inches above the stalks. They are in eight different col ors Yet they have the same soil, the same wa- , ter, and the same sunshine. „ , - . WHAT AN AGRICULTURAL EXPERT TELS ME I had lunch today with a government expert of the Agricultural Department. I asked him what caused the difference in the size and color of these snapdragon blossoms. He said that the care which they received from my gardner made some difference; but that fundamenthally it was a ques tion of inheritance. We agreed that the different stalks of the snapdragons might be compared with young people going to school. For some time while at school they may not show their defferent tendencies. However, one child may be B«s«r w; B*bMa smarter than another, just as one stalk appears to grow more than another. He stated that life is basic, whether In the tiny snapdragon seed, or in the “seed” entering the mothers’ womb and fertilized by the father. The basic elements, whether of a plant or of a human being, are known as DNA and RNA, which are abbreviations for the life-giving chemicals. WHAT ABOUT DNA AND RNA? I then asked this agricultural expert if the law of inheritance applies equally to snapdragons and high school graduates seeking further education, and he replied that the same basic laws of inheri tance do apply: This probably means that a large percentage of young people should not go to col lege, as in such cases it is a waste of good time. Applying the DNA and RNA forces to college work is very important. Assuming that too many young people go to college anyway, they should give specific consideration to what line of educa- tion they are. adapted for. This is very largely neglected today by both the colleges and by the parents. — — : — 1 WHAT ABOUT GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS? I believe in scholarships to help deserving young people who know what they are fitted for and who are earnestly seeking that goal, whether it is science, medicine, law or some trade. I do not object to carpenters, electricians, or brick layers getting the high wages they do. Admiral Kickover, who forced the Navy to become inter ested in atomic submarines, is reported to have said that educational experts and good teachers should be paid more than most Congressmen now serving in Washington. He claims that education of young people is now “topsy-turvy” and that our voters should recognize this sad fact. Certainly, scholarships are now goven out too freely. The young per son’s aptitudes should be considered carefully and the scholarships should be given only for the edu cation of the student in the direction for which he or she is fitted. SCHOLARSHIPS AND POLITICS Unless the above scholarship policy is follow ed Government aid to education may do more harm than good. This allies to the building of fancy schools, and government aid to colleges. There are too many f brass hats” amongst col lege professors, as there are in the Navy and Army. This scholarship program would not rule out higher education for children whose parents are anxious to have their youngsters get college di plomas, irrespective of their adaptability. They could still be sent to private schools and colleges to graduate and go into some business or profes sion for which they are not fitted. This is done today; and should always be possible. INSTINCT AND EXPERIENCE Two final questions for us all to consider are these: (1) For our children, does success depend more on education or upon natural instinct and experience? (2) Are they naturally lazy or are they ambitious? One final thought: Parents can take out insur ance which will greatly help their children get the, equivalent of a scholarship whether or not the college or the government gives one. GIVE THEM TBS MISSING BOOK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS v ttiSfraS. Stories Behind Words by WUHam S. Penfield Grazing sheep sometimes wiH brush against hedges or bushes, which snag patches or tufts of the sheep’s wool. ^ Sheep raisers who wanted to get the maximum amount of wool from their Hocks used to send their children out to gather the tufts snagged on the bushes. _ _ r Since the bushes grew haphazardly, the , chil- dren wandered here and there about the fields in their woolgathering. A person who did not concentrate, letting thoughts stray from one thing to another, was lik ened to a child gathering wool in the Helds. Thus, such mental wandering came to be called “wool gathering.” SOCIAL SECURITY In social security’s headquar ters in Baltimore, are kept earn ings records of more than 9 out of 10 American workers—every living person who has been issued a social security account number card in the 27 years since social security started. Every earned dollar shown on each of those 110 million accounts had to be re ported before it could be put in the workers’ record. For every dollar that hasn’t been reported, or was reported incorrectly, someone is short one dollar In his account. These dollars will be very important one day because each worker’s earnings record is used to figure the amount of his retirement or disability benefits, or the benefits payable to his family, in case of his <feath. Self-employed people, reporting their earnings for social secur ity purposes at the same time they file their annual income tax return, should be sure that Sched ule SE at the bottom of page 1 of their Schedule C-l (or Schedule F-l, is farming is involved) is completely and correctly in. For it is only from this ule SE that the social security people can make a record of self- employment earnings. To make sure your earnings are correcUy recorded always put your name on the Schedule SE, even though it is also shown in other places on the form. Be sure, too, that your social secur ity number Is entered on* this form, as well as the earnings on which you are paying social se- curiyt tax. Copy this number di rectly from your social security card. Do not rely on memory or a previous year’s tax return. Every three years, it’s a good idea to check the social security records to see if your earnings are on your account. Your local social security office can give you a post card form for this purpose. And it can help straight en out your account if all of your earnings are not shown on the statement you receive. (Self- employment earnings for the last full year may not yet be shown because of the time needed in processing and posting the earn ings. Hurricane News MRS. CECIL 8COGIN, PHONE S3MM1 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Clegg of Greenwood, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bartley Sunday. Doug Lawson is ill at his home with flu. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dickson in CoWpens Sunday. Mrs. Betty King and children, and Hack King of Rock Hill, and Mrs. Virginia Caldwell of Columbia, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caldwell and fam ily Sunday.* Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Watts and family visited Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kinards in Erhardt over the week-end. Mrs. Era Young celebrated a birthday February 21. > Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wick er and sons of Kinard wer dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bishop and family Sun day. - Mrs. Carroll Young and Mrs. Charles Young visited in Green ville Friday. Mrs. Carroll Young will cele brate a birthday March 3. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Scogin and Mitch, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Burroughs visited Mrs. J. M. Scogin, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Porterfield, Mr. and Mrs. Ear- ley Herring in Colbert, Ga., Sunday. Bruce Ellis, BU-1, is on a 30- day leave from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ellis and other relatives. J. O. Hueble entered Self Me morial hospital in Greenwood Friday. Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Russell and W...D. Bishop visit ed Mr. Hueble Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Reniwick and Cecelia of Charlotte N. C., visited Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dickert Sunday. • • * The Woman’s Missionary Un ion of the Hurricane Baptist Church, will observe Week of Prayer for Home Missions March 4-8. There will be a meeting held each day, and members taking part In the pro gram. J. H. S. Reports By MeUasa Turner \ In chapel |ast Friday, 8-D pre sented a choral reading on the life of George Washington. A chapel program the week before was given by Mrs. Hazel Gilfil- land and the seventh grade cho rus. Mrs. Shadie Wilder and Miss Ruth Hair attended a state coun- celor’s meeting at Winthrop Col lege in Rock Hill last Tuesday. The Junior High School Sweet- hart Ball was held last Saturday week. Mike Seigler and Terry Huntsinger were elected king and queen of hearts by popular vote. The flu epidemic has struck Junior High, with many students having been absent the past two weeks. Also, Mrs. Marian Neigh- Your mOAWRi Program Starts Monday 4 Big Days March 4-5-G-7 —OtrMoM UfsjmiJ BEGINS WHERE THE OTHER LEAVE OFF I CQUMMMCTvaUl HI IA D*N0 0C LAUMCMVoS I .4^ SILVAMA MAMAM' •RATYJ ' ANMEWS * WTTMHQ BASflMR “•ISSSjSISISSS Programs: 3:00, 5:30 and 8:00 Admission 25c and 75c bon and Mr. James Longshore were out of school. „ We realize the flu Is ssrioos t and certainly Isn't anything to joke about, but one of the Junior High characters was stating the fact that it all started one day at school: when.he opened the door and in-fiu-enza. District 56 Sdiool Lunch Menu Week of March 4-8 MONDAY Milk, pork and gravy, lima beans, rice, cheese biscuit, but ter, cake with peanut butter ic- g ing. ’ ■ TUESDAY Milk, hot dogs, chili with beef, onions, mustard, cabbage.and carrot slaw, pork and beans, buns, butter and brownies. WEDNESDAY Milk, chili con carnie with beans, cole slaw, corn, corn bread, butter, and cherry cob bler. 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