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THIS CLINTON CHRONICLE Overdoing It A trip to Ireland, to the ancestral seat of the Kennedys in Dunganstown, would, we think, have been a fine and happy thing for the President—even restful, perhaps. Rut we still wonder about this latest Grand Tour. Lionized as he appeared to be in West Germany, President Kennedy could not pos sibly have been welcome in Britain in her hour of purple shame and the politcial up heaval—in which the US change of heart on Skybolt was almost as devastating as the charms of Miss Christine Keeler. Presi dent DeGaulle was no 4 on the ('ailing list, and the Italian visit seems a bit pushy both politically and ecclesiastically. Rut, perhaps brave speeches are better received abroad than at home It is easier, no doubt, for the President to prom se the Germans that US forces will remain in West Berlin than to assure his countrymen that the US Marines will remain in Guan tanamo. But it must be confusing to the Germans to remember The Wall, "an of fense against humanity," was built in Au gust ’61 while the US forces watched. In view of the abandonment of the Mon roe Doctrine upon the takeover of Cuba by Khrushchev, the words of the President of the United States might have sounded a little hollow to some when he said: "We will keep this Free World free until the day comes, as Thomas Jefferson predicted it would, that the disease of liberty, which is catching, spreads throughout the world'’ "What’s in it for me?” point of view is be coming a suicidal blight. Chin deep in ma terial benefits, we’re still after all we can get for ourselves, and let the devil take the hindmost. This course, long enough follow ed, is a sure road to national dishonor—and oblivion. Herbert Hoover says: "1 have come to believe that moral forces and certain forces embedded in the soul of America are more mportant than all of the other is- soes—for they lay at the base of their solution. The Nation needs a rebirth of a great spiritual force which has been im- j>aired and weakened by foreign infection. Call it nationalism if you wll. But there is an American kind of nationalism which is neither isolationism nor aggression and embedded deep wdthin it is compassion for distress both at home and overseas.” Mrs. Murphy’s Law Legislative progress on civil rights for Negroes is bogged down at this writing by the side issue of the civil responsibility of "Mrs. Murphy" and her more affluent com petitors, such as. say, Mr. Sheraton or Mr. Hilton. The sticky protion of the Administra tion’s bill appears to Ik* Title II, the section that deals with public accommodations. In evitably and almost immediately, discussion has posed the question of controlling the operations of Mrs. Murphy (the name given by Vermont’s Senator George Aiken to the small rooming house or corner store pro prietor) as well as the giant hotel, restau rant or department store corporations. Appearing as the first witness for the President’s bill. Attorney General Robert PL Kennedy has told the anti-trust sulicom- mittee of the House Judiciary Committee, that: "I don’t think Mrs. Murphy is going to be in any trouble.” He said that the Ad ministration would be willing to exempt i such small operations from obeying the proposed law against discrimination in pri- [ vately-owned public accommodations. In saying that ‘we would be happy to [work out some cut-off line,” the Attorney General left the impression that such ex emptions would be based on the dollar vol ume of business and the figure of $500,000 la year was suggested by New York’s Rep. lEmanuel Celler. Thus it could be that the nation is alsjut enter a new legislative era under a new >ncept of justice-by-numbers via a law that would almost certainly come to Ire mown as "Mrs. Murphy’s I*iw." Under ?uch a system—once it was generally es- dblished, and compliance was for big ope rators, big employers and big taxpayers— the sole problem would be to keep small mough to remain, not "outside" the law, >ut more literally beneath it. load To Oblivion Stories Behind Words Babson Explodes The Population and Negro Explosions Babson Park. Mass., July 4-1 am not arguing with the census bureau as to how our population has increased This is covered carefully in sev eral pages—beginning with page 251—of the "1963 World Almanac", which book I have already re ferred to in a previous release (February 21, These figures show that there has never real population "explosion" in the United 1963) been a States hy William S. I’enfidd To Nettle Nettle is the name given to a number of plants with prickly bristles or hairs. A light tougch of these bristles will penetrate a per son’s skin and inject a poison which produces a painful sting. The sting usually lasts from several minutes to half an hour; however, some nettles inflict pain that last for several days. Beating a person with nettles was once a form of punishment. Anyone who punished another in this cruel manner was said to “nettle” him. This practice gave rise to the figurative expression "to nettle.” meaning to irritate or to arouse the anger of someone. League visited in Greenville Mon day. Mrs. Frank Harmon, Jr., Su san and Frankie visited Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Daniels and Mrs. Frank Harmbn, Sr., in Blythe- wood recently. Susan remained for an extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Monroe, Tony and Robbie, of Denver, Colo., Mrs. C. E. Russell, Jr., and children of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Clara Lambert and J. C. Overton of Knoxville, Tenn., vis ited Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Russell, Sr., last week. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Jefferies of) Imperial Beach, Calif., visited Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Morgan re-, cently. Mrs. Jefferies is the for mer Rachel Morgan. | Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Russell were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young and family Wed nesday evening for an ice cream supper. The Alberta Taylor circle will meet Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. at the home of Mrs. W D. Bishop Clinton, S. C., Thursday, July 4, 1963 1 1 Bookmobile Schedule Week of July 8-11 General Eisenhower, like thoughtful imericans in all walks of life, fears that there has been a " . . . widespread deterio ration in our moral strength” and that we rseem to be losing our capacity to l>ear our ^wn responsibilities unflinchingly.” A “gimme” attitude appears to be in kling the moral climate. For instance, in le endless debai e over taxation, the former president said: ‘ We are . . . critical of high ixes; but we dor’t like to see taxes revised such a fashion as to relieve others one snt more than it a"* 1 :; us of part of the tax lurden. The vast majority believes that jvemmental expenditures are too high; it we insist upon excluding from any pro ram of reduction all those that seem to )fit us individually.” This “Let Goorge do it” or “George pay tr it” attitude can destroy a nation. The WHAT THE BIRTH RATE SHOWS There is a little decline in the birth rate during .( war This applies to our country and to every other country But immediately following the war, nine months or more after the soldiers get home, there is a heavy increase in births These show up clearly in about sixteen years, when the babies have grown up enough to be seeking jobs Sixteen to-seventeen years after the end of World War II brings us up pretty close to the present - at least to 1961-1962 1 once asked Thomas A Edi son who was the world's great est inventor, and he replied "The inventor of compound in terest" This applies to births of babies as well as to money This should also apply to jobs, B*c«r w Fahtti but m reverse This question of jobs is especially interesting — and very upsetting to graduates from schools and colleges at pres ent. for a number of reasons Let me explain: WOMEN AT WORK The last war forced industry to accept wom en as employees Not only did industry find women capable workers but the women enjoyed lor the first time having their own money and being able to do such things as taking trips and hu>ing autos, refrigerators, radios, etc., which their husbands used to tell them they could not afford Up to the time of the war. advertising was directed to the men, but it was soon learned that better results came from directing advertising to the women This started in the magazines that women read, then spread to the daily and weekly newspapers and finally to radio and television My own feeling is that this trend is well under way and will continue to grow for some years to come 1 have great faith in the power of adver tising. especially newspaper advertising THE NEGRO EXPLOSION Now we can discuss a real explosion — as wit- | ness today what the Negroes are doing in certain large cities Comparatively speaking, there are no more Negroes today in proportion to the en tire population than there ever have been. The explosion which we are hearing so much about today is due to the following facts Men are no longer needed for digging in road- building work, or even in building construction Picks and shovels have practically gone out of business. The machine age in general, rather than automation, is responsible for most of the unemployment amongst the Negroes and unskilled and poorh educated Whites Work on roads, wa ter and sewage systems, and other municipal im- piovenients as well as farm work — that was formerly done b> common labor is now done by machinery WHAT IS THE ANSWER? The negro problem will not be solved by mob demonstrations No community can give the Ne groes the jobs for which so many of them are presently fitted It will take time to train them to fill jobs that are now held mainly by Whites. The problem will not be solved either by speeches such as that which Walter W Heller, Chairman of the President's economic advisers, gave in Kansas City recently He told his au dience that he believes every family having a cash income of less than $3,000 a year should be cJassified in the “poverty" group This would amount to around 20^ of the country's families. It seems to me that it should be frankly recog nized that the "pick and shovel era" is long since over and that we are in a new era of super machines which these young people could be taught to operate, but this means increased taxation for municipal and state improvements. For a while, the government may be compelled to supplement the family income of these people to get them out of the "poverty class" which Mr. Heller is talking about. But I believe education and training may be the real answer Perhaps inflation may help to solve the matter, but it is possible that those of us who now have jobs may need to be taxed to help those who cannot find jobs Monday . George Moore home, Gray Court; Tom Balle home, Rt 2. Gray Court; Frank Bobo home, Rt 2, Gray Court; Sumter Martin home, Rt 2, Gray Court; Young's Community House, Mrs. Covington home, Rt 2, Fountain Inn, Ralph Coker home, Bethany Community, Rt. 2, Fountain Inn; Mrs Doris Alexander home, Rt 2, Fountain Inn; Miss Nell Cook home, Rt 2, Fountain Inn; Sloan home, Chappel home, David Gar rett home, Rt 2 Fountain Inn; Palmer Patton home, Rt. 2, Fountain Inn; S E Heaton home, Rt 2. Fountain Inn; Thackston home, Rt 2, Fountain Inn, Armstrong home, Gray Court Tuesday: Barnes home, Rt. 1, Laurens; Charles Robertson home. Warrior Creek Commun ity, Rt 2 Gray Court, Sheppard Riddle home, Rt 2, Warrior Creek Community, Gray Court; Maxyce Hunter home. Ora; Tyler MacDonald home, Ora; G. B. Fuller home. Rt 1, Laurens; Roy Poole home, Rt 1, Laurens: C. I) Benjamin home, Rt 1, Clin ton. Wix home Laurens. Wednesday WTiitten Village School, Clinton, Whitten Vjllage Circle, Clinton Whitten Village Building No 9, Clinton, David Pitts home, Rt. 1, Clinton Thursday: James Woods hame, Rt 1, Ware Shoals; Johnny Da vis home, Rt 1, Ware Seals; Mrs Anita Ballentine, Rt 1, Ware Shoals, W T oods home, Rt. 1, Ware Shoals, Bagwell home, Rt 1, Ware Shoals; Simpson home, Rt 1, Ware Shoals; Roache home, Rt 1. Ware Shoals Clyde Young Sunday Mr and Mrs Hoyte Herring of Winnsboro, visited Mr and Mrs T B Burroughs Sunday. Mrs. R L. League and Miss Mary Grace League visited the Burroughs re cently Mrs C A Morgan, Mrs. T B Burroughs and Miss Mary Grace EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Bishop Herbert Spaafh EVERYDAY COUNSELOR "A turtle gets nowhere without sticking his neck out,” is an old saying which carries with it a lesson for man Likewise, the man who gets ahead in life also has to “stick his neck out,” to use a common expression. Our great leaders in any field have been men who have had to step out in front of the crowd. I once remember seeing a car toon in which the artist portray ed a small log cabin at the foot of a high cliff. At the top of the cliff he had drawn the White House. Extending from the bot tom of the cliff was a long lad der. The caption of the cartoon was, "The Ladder Is Still There.” The obstacles of defeat, hard ship, privation which Lincoln en dured in his upward climb to the White House almost stagger the imagination. While he held the president’s office, he was subject to terrific criticism and abuse. Examine the catalog of those men and women who have given leadership in science, invention, statesmanship, politics, spiritual leadership. We learn that they all suffered discouragement, priva tion, criticism in greatest abun dance. Criticism is one of the prices of leadership No one likes to re ceive it, yet we are all prone to give it. We live in a world of people— a world which grows smaller by reason of high speed transporta tion and communication Our food, clothing and safety depend upon the work of others. The fact that we possess property of any kind depends upon others. This being so, it is highly lm- protant that we have the respect and confidence of our fellowman. This is not always easy to ac quire. Criticism meets us on every turn. But how are we to know how others view us, and how they react to us unless they speak of it. Some of the criticism we re ceive may be unjust, but some of it is deserved. If we are on the wrong road of action, unless somepne brings it to our attention, we may continue on it with unfortunate results. Criticism to the wise man causes him to take a good look at his course of action. Criticism likewise assists in acquiring hu mility. No one can climb moun tains without going down into the valleys. The Bible reminds us that "man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward." But, with Gold’s help, he presses on, goes around, overcomes, and be comes strong in character and progressive in achievement. OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. PHONE ttS-4541 Mountville News MRS, MAUDE BRYSON Correspondent Miss Lynn Thomason is visit ing in Marion, N C., with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Fair-, cloth Miss Linda Goodman, Miss Co die Simmons and Miss Janice Shouse spent last week at Camp Fellowship, enjoying the fellow ship of the Senior Young Group. Emily Maddox of Simpsonville is visiting her cousin Amelia Freeley this week Caroline Tolbert left Sunday for her home after spending a week with her cousins the Misses Stew art Mr Rhett Bryson and son Randy from Dothan, Ala., Mr. and Mrs H M Bryson, Newber ry, were dinner guests of Mrs Holly Bannister Sr., Saturday During last week Mr and Mrs U W Finley visited their daugh ter, Mrs Ashe and family in Rock Hill, also their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs George Finley in Charlotte Mrs. Paul Coleman and chil dren, visited her mother, Mrs. Janie C Burns and Mr. and Mrs Tom Coleman during last week end. Mrs Ola Forbes of N. C. was here Sunday visiting friends and she furnished the music for the Milam-Brown wedding Sun day afternoon Mrs J. H. Thomason, Sr., whr underwent surgery recently, is home and reports she is "doing nicely." CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1%3 (Bljp (Eliutnn (Ulinmirlp Established 1900 July 4, 1889 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — June 11, 1955 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subflcrlption Rate (Payable In Advance) Out-of-County _ One Year $4.00, Six Months $2.50 One Year $5.00 Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers. — the publisher will at |all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of feneral Interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous commnnlc^HAng *rfl] be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. Member: South Carolina Press Association, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative 1ERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia Hurricane News MRS. CECIL SCOGIN, Correspondent PHONE 833-4541 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Klegg and Randy of Greenwood, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bartley Saturday. Randy remained for a few days visit. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Black and family of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs J A Black. Jr., and family visited Mrs. J A. Black, Sr,. Sunday. Herbie Branson is spending the week with his sister, Mrs Thom as Kitchens, and Mrs Kitchens in Whitmire. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lawson celebrated a wedding anniver sary June 18. W. A. Scogin and Richard of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fennell and Curtiss of Green wood, vistied Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Scogin Sunday. A. N. Neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Neighbors and son of Laurens, visited Mr. and Mrs. YOUR i woAmxi PROGRAM TODAY /i JULY 5 MON. - TUES. - WED. July 8-9-10 In the most explosive adventure of our time! THE RATH ECO LOR Shows: 3, 5, 7 and 9 SATURDAY, JULY 6 COLOR teiCWUM'PM -■ IWjmi * uwivcmm hctuuc Shows: 3, 5:30 And 8 Back On The Farm' Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride It’s A Laugh Riot! 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