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2 ' . — —— - Welcome the Little Ones .. • But the Others—Ugh! In last week’s issue of The Chronicle appeared a letter from a Clinton resident protesting the participation in “trick or treat” activities by “older” young people of the community. As the writer said, the situation has gone beyond a reasonable point and has gotten entirely out of control. We are sure that residents of the va rious sections of the city have no objection to being called on by the children of the neighborhood dressed in Hallaween cos tumes. They are happy to enter into the spirit of the occasion with the little boys and girls. But when the older “children,” from 12 to 20 years old, come banging on doors, open their bags and demand handouts, or else, it becomes a form of blackmail that should not be tolerated. When anywhere from 50 to 80 such callers appear at any one house, it, be comes a burden upon the residents. Most people simply do not have the funds to buy such a huge supply of handouts. So, tonight—when the spooks and gob lins roam—let it be the wide-eyed, excited and expectant little boys and girls. They will be welcome. But the big, heavy-footed, sack-toting blackmailers—who roam far and wide—the heck with ’em! •-•II pleton Resigns The resignation of D. S. Templeton as director of activities of the Clinton Recre ation Commission brings to a dose a 14- year period of outstanding service to the youth of the city. Starting in 1948 with four baseball teams, Templeton saw the program grow to 23 baseball and softball teams this past summer, and also included a tennis sched ule. More than 500 young people participat ed in the regularly scheduled activities of the program. During the years Clinton teams pro gressed to district, state, and regional championship playoffs, first in Little League play and then in Little Boys Leagues. The city owes a debt of gratitude to Templeton for his services in leading and directing this worthwhile city program which instills into our young people prin ciples of sportsmanship and fair play. County Needs Machinery The Board of Commissioners of Lau rens County recently wrote a letter to the county legislative delegation renewing its request for funds to buy machinery for use in operations by this important county department. The Supervisor has stated that no new machinery has been bought for this depart ment (except for a few trucks) during the past several years. Besides being the general business agency of the county, the department is responsible for the road building program and maintenance of 450 miles of blacktop roads and 226 miles of dirt roads. This is a huge responsibility and cannot be carried oh successfully without many pieces of equipment—in good condition. The request of the Supervisor and the two Commissioners for |60,000 for ma chinery is a modest one, we think. They state that the county really needs about 1200,000 with which to buy equipment that would enable the department to operate fully and efficiently. We think the department has done a good job with what it has had to operate on during the past several years. And we hope the legislators will real ize their responsibility to citizens of the county and not allow this department to deteriorate any further from the stand point of impaired service. Grayson, Ky., Journal-Enquirer: “If the U. S. has enough nuclear weapons to kill three times the present world population, as many believe, and It wishes to imfailiia this ratio, it probably will have to step up production, as the world population it in creasing rapidly.” CLINTON, S. Miss Spratt Leave* (Contributed) Miss Barnette Spratt leaves Clinton to day to make her home in Charlotte. Mias Spratt is a native of Cheater, but has made her home with her brother, the late John Spratt, for several years. In spite of spending her summers in Junaluska, N C., she has taken time when ip Clinton to endear herself to her com munity and church. She is a member of the Volunteer Workers at Whitten Village. She has for many years taught a Bible course for Bible teachers in many towns in the Methodist churches of the South. Miss Spratt is an educator and au thor, having written two books in recent years, besides articles for magazines and church, papers. Her books are “Toppy and the Circuit Rider,” and “Tom and the Red Coats.” Both publications have been well received. They were written for children but are enjoyed by all ages. Her many friends and loved ones wish for her a happy life in her new home. Babcon Discusses Modem Schools Babson Park, Mass., October 31—Everywhere I go I see spectacular new schools. I am remind ed of the time my late cousin, the distinguished Major Elmer Babson, shocked the people of Glou cester about ten years ago by building a “mod em” school. NEW SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE The local taxpayers immediately dubbed it the “New Factory,” and they did not intend this as a compliment. But my cnusin realized long be fore most of his contemporaries that the day of the old school house—built as an architectural addition to the city, with fancy columns and elab orate stone trimmings—was def initely over. He had the vision and the courage to make a radi cal change and provide space for the most efficient teaching conditions possible. We are now in the day of “brain factories”—and rightly so. This is the time when every school house should be built as an efficient plant, with teachers ■•*•* w. m*m being paid to be efficient man agers, experts, and foremen. Even the more backward school committees and taxpayers are adopting this “factory’’.idea, with their cities and towns the better off for it. The hope of every community is its children, provided they are properly taught the right things. (I think some of the things taught today are silly and point less. And too many of the new school buildings are wastefully fancy and expensive.) AUTOMATION HERE TO STAY Every day students hear talk about AUTOMA TION. This is another way of saying, “auto matic factories.” Raw materials are fed Into one end and the finished products come out the other. Such factories are worth what it costs to construct them, because they will turn out the same volume of shoes, cloth, candy, etc., with 50 employees that factories used to produce with, say, 500. Let me say here that automation depends almost entirely on electronics which I trust is being taught in all high schools by now. Elec tronics makes possible two key things: (1) the turning of a very faint electric current into a powerful current, as illustrated by loud speakers and TV; and (2) the turning on or off of an elec tric current by light, sound, or temperature in stead of by hand. This is seen in the “electric eye” which opens the door for you when you go into the super market. OUR OWN PERSONAL FACTORIES I desire to point out to teachers, ministers, and parents that their young charges already pos sess the most wonderful “automatic factory” of them all. All young people should realize that they own and control such an efficient factory within their heads. Show them how—with a good working knowledge of reading, writing, and arith metic — this brain can make every student healthy, prosperous, and happy. Water, air, and proper foods are fed in as raw materials. These move along through con veyors and “cooking systems” not unlike those found within the most up-to-date electronic fac tory. The raw materials are magically changed into muscle and cultural “gifts.” And there is far more. Students can turn an “electric knob” and find out whether his or her automatic fac tory will produce physical force of the sort used by common labor, brain power such as that re quired by executives and other leaders, or a cul tural product such as music, painting, and poetry. USE TOUR FACTORY FULLY It think it is time for school committees to wake up, and to tell students to do likewise! Au tomation has already caught up with us. You have probably seen one of the more fascinating results of electronics: Cordless remote control. You can turn radios and TV sets on or off with out getting up from your chair, with just a flash of light. Darkness can turn on your buglar light, daylight turn it off. TV channels can be changed without wires or cords, commercials can be shut off. This power of remote control all students have had from babyhood on. But are they using it to beat ad vantage. It should surely be one of the great responsibilities of the public schools and of the parents to teach students their capabilities in time for them to use them early and completely. OCTOBER U, IMS THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Clinton, S. C M Thursday, October 81, IMS Stories Behind Words by .William S. Penfield Fourflusher The word “fourflusher” was coined by stud poker players. In stud poker each player gets five cards, the first card face down and the others face up. Sometimes, all four of a player’s “up” cards are of the same suit. If the card which was dealt face down is also of that suit, he has what is called a flush, a strong hand. This situaton. lends itself to bluffing, for when he bets, the other players do not know whether he has a flush or not. Players caught bluffing in this situation are called “fourflushers,” meaning they have only four cards of one suit. The name has been applied to anyone who bluffs or pretends to be what he is not. tory assistant, demonstrated the principles involved in the Van de Graaf generator by per. forming experiments using a small atomatron. Last Sunday, SOS Sunday, the Tanda Horizon Club, undar the direction of Mrs. Ledford and Mrs. Robbins, assisted in the successful polio immunisa tion drive at the high school gym.' Among those helping were Ruth Todd, Betty Stroud, Andi Stroud, Robbie Lewis, Sue O’Dell, Beverly Muller, Beverly Poole, Sandra Norris, Blaine Crouch, Ginger Byars, Rhonda Rikard, Dianne Ledford, Kay Hatten, Dianne Asbill, Sue Word, Judi Davis, Betty Mae Baldwin, Carol Sanders, Kitty Lockett, and Kathy Bledsoe. This Tuesday and Wedbes- day the * Clintonian staff mem bers, headed by co-editors Sis ter Blalock and Janet Hamer, were busy supervising the mak ing of group pictures. Each school club, its officers, class officers, and senior superla tives had their pictures made in both likely and unlikely places — everywhere from the Steps of the school to the print shop of The Chronicle. ' ! Public Records PROPERTY TRANSFERS Joe H. Bonds to Nellie P. Os- Bonds, lot on Sunset Boulevard, Clinton, for $10.00 and other con siderations. Sara B. Copland to Joe H. Bonds, lo ton Sunset Boulevard, Clinton, for $10.00 and other con siderations. M. H. Hunter, Jr., to H. R. Bol ton, lot South Heights Subdivis ion, Laurens, for $10.00. J. Hewlette Wasson, Probate Judge, to L. T. Watts and Louiae S. Watts, 1W amres in Mountville for $825.00. Pineland Trading Corporation to Mamie Corbin, lot' In Rose- mont Village for $280.00. Alebert L. Burgess and Vir ginia Burgess to Houston Turner and Calvin Turner, lot on Beattie St., Watts MiU, for $10.00 and other considerations. Ernest Rowland and Bessie Rowland to Bobby lowland, 9.40 acres for $180.00 and other con siderations. M. H. Hunter, Jr., to D. A. McDaniel, lot in Sunset Park for $080.00. Charles G. Cooper to C. B. Gentry, lot on Sherwood Drive for $10.00 and other considera tions. <* Highlights From Clinton High OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. PHONE 83341541 WLBG 860-AM Football Week-Esd! Fri., 7:45—Laurens High at Blue Ridge Sat., 1:45—Wake Forest at Gemson Sat., 7:45—Wofford at Presbyterian Tomorrow is D-day for all loyal CHS’ers—past and pres ent. Homecoming, which from all preliminary appearances will be our best yet, will begin at noon with the dismissal of all students who subscribe to the Sentinel. From then on, the day will be a maze of activiUes with cars to decorate, streamers to make, goal posts to be climbed, suits to press, and especially nerves to calm! Participating in the annual homecoming parade will be the girls sponsored by senior foot ball players, the three finalists in the Miss CHS contest, the Red Devil Band, and the offi cers of practically all school clubs and organizations. Climaxing the day’s festivi ties will be the crownihg of the new Miss CHS at halftime of the homecoming game. She will be chosen from the three finalists already chosen from the original twelve competitors in the close event. Last week five semi-finalists were chos en. They were Connie Simmons, Patsy Henderson, Sandra Hug gins, Beverly Muller, and Janet Lawson. From these five these three finalists were selected: Connie Simmons, Patsy Hen- By DISHIE DELANY derson, and Sandra Huggins. Each of these girls would represent CHS well, but since only one may wear the crown, all CHS’ers are really racking their brains attempting to se lect the very best one. Of course, after the game to morrow night, there will be the traditional gala homecoming canteen in the gym. Tuesday night the National Honor Society held its regular meeting, at which plans for their chapel installation pro gram were finalized and bio- grahpical reports on Emily Dickenson and Albert Scweitzer were given. Also the group de cided to maintain a current bulletin board in the hall for the remainder of the year. At its monthly Monday night the Science Club adopted as its name “The Chem-Bi-Phi Sci ence Club.” The name is de rived from the names of the three science courses its mem bers are currently enrolled in: chemistry, biology, and phy sics. Also at this meeting MacUe AusUn was elected reporter, and several members showed their projects or read project report papers. Officers were installed, and John Paul McKee, labora- YOUR O neoi^e PROGRAM ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Today-Saturday THE GREAT AOVENTURE BEfiMS WITH IEEN JAMES GARNER RICHARD AIIENROROUGH -JME GREAT ESCAPE" oour;«piuuvision *umu mm wmi unm “The Great Escape” is a masterpiece of as engrossing a piece of story-telling as the screen has offered since “The Bridge On The River Kwai.” Rated “Family Entertainment” Features: Fri.—3:20, 7:30. Not continuous Saturday—1:20, 4:20, 7:30 25c and 60c MON.-WED., NOY. 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