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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Climton, S. C^ Thursday, March !•, 1*64
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Think Hard, Senator
In this eleventh hour while the Senate
debates the irrevocable step of plunging
this Republic into dictatorship via the sub
terfuge of “Civil Rights” the northern
and western members of this “most exclus
ive club in the world” have a lot to think
about.
From the very beginning of the Ad
ministration campaign for this legislation,
the news and publicity dwelt on its chances
of passage and who was for it and who
against—but seldom on the provisions or
merits of the bill.
Under the measure passed by the
Houae, and now before a hard-pressed Sen
ate for the final vote in abrogation of the
Constitution, the sovereignty of the states
and the traditional rights of Americans,
Federal inspectors would control every
bank, every business, every professional
man, every farmer, every employer and
every worker receiving benefits from any
Federal financial program. Similarly, the
contract rights of unions and the seniority
rights of members would have no force or
effect where Federal busybodies charge the
existence of racial or religious “imbalance’.’
in any work force. Nor, by the same tok
en, would an employer have the right to
hire, fire, promote and demote his own
workers.
The thoughtful American of any color
or creed wants his rights, and he wants
them for everybody. He is wise enough
to realize—whether his Senators do or not
—that the welfare of one citizen can not
be improved by curtailing the rights of an
other. And the constituents of every Sena
tor, in the North, South, East or West, will
hold him responsible if his vote has helped
to bring upon them the destruction, despair
and despotism implicit in the camoflaged
“Civil Rights” Act.
Let no Senator confuse hte grandstand
ing, holier-than-thou attitude with the
statesmanship needed to rescue the tradi
tional rights of all Americans from Execu
tive trespass. His rights and his tenure
are also at stake.
Medicare Comes Back
The Medicare proposal was dormant tor
a time, having found insufficient favor in
Congress. But it was never dead. And
now it is back in the headlines.
The program proposed by this* Admin
istration is almost precisely the same as
that proposed by the late President Ken
nedy. It would provide a range of medi
cal services to everyone drawing social se
curity benefits. And the objections are as
cogent as ever.
It would give these benefits to a se
lected group of people whether they want
ed them or not and whether they needed
them or not.
Medicare would inevitably lead to an
increasing government domination of the
medical arts. That is the road to retro
gression. American medical standards have
no superior. Let’s keep them that way.
Rugged Individualum
As we view the current scene, at home
and abroad, in business and industry as
well as in politics and what passes for
statesmanship, Americans are living in a
limbo that historians of the future may
refer to as the “middle-of-the-road era.”
The longer we pursue the will-o-the-
wisp of peace and prosperity in the blind
faith that dollars can substitute for con
victions, the more apparent is our need
for the Teddy Roosevelt and John D.
Rockefeller types who stood out because
they stood up for their beliefs.
A leadership dedicated to compromise
does not lead. It can only follow. Lacking
the force to inspire, our society reflects
docility and neutrality rather than strength
and character.
Against such a background, a vigorous
personality who speaks his mind stands out
like a beacon in the night. Such an indi
vidual is Lewis S. Rosenstiel, board chair-
man, president and founder of Sehenley In-
neer, certainly ring true. It’s the kind of
statement we enjoy reading.. Happily, it
tells tur that the “rugged individualist”
hasn’t faded from the American scene.
He said: “We shall remain a construc
tive element in the industrial and commer
cial Ufe of the United States, seeking no fa
vor or advantage but expecting only jus
tice, equality and a square deal. We have
built our company in that spirit and so it
shall continue in its usefulness. Let us
carry on as we have—independent, free
and above all else, American, now and for
ever.”
It is high time we were reminded that
the backbone of America is its free enter
prise system and that, if our country is to
follow its traditional course, we must ener
gize that enterprise and keep our freedom
in working order.
Bftbton Discusses
Computers
His credo, set forth in the company’s
thirtieth anniversary review, has a ring to
it that is Impressive. More than that, it
sets forth some solid thoughts that
serve as both an inspiration and a guide-
post to freedom-loving Americans. Mr.
Rosenstiel’s words, in the spirit of the pio-
Babson Park, Mass., Mkrch 19—Every reader
of this column is interested in reducing taxes. We
see in the newspapers much about the cut in fed
eral taxes, but almost nothing about a cut in
state or local taxes. I believe this will be dis
cussed much more during the next year or two
as readers become better acquainted with what
computers can do, to reduce county taxes at
least. Readers who wish to reduce local and
state taxes should send for a salesman from a
leading computer manufacturer, such as Inter
national Business Machines.
WHAT A FLORIDA COUNTY IS DOING
In a talk which I had recently with Mr. Paul
Pickett of Orlando, Florida,
who is on the Budget Committee
I of Orange County, I gained some
very interesting information. He
tells me that one of these com-
' puters, at a rental of about $7,-
I 000 a month, should save the
county a net of of over $20,000
a month on extra help. Now
such a modern computer could
I do the schedule programming
in a few days that it takes school
teachers (supplementing their regular employ
ment) several weeks to accomplish. When I asked
Mr. Pickett whether the school teachers would
complain, he stated, "Many of them will be glad
to have extra days off; while many of those who
take their places when they have time off are
housewives with no regular employment. Thus
the employment situation as a whole should not
be upset.” ’~~
In view of the activity of salesmen of the lead
ing companies, it is probable that many more
counties may be making this same saving. What
ever the facts are, I am only passing this along
to readers as an illustration of what the introduc
tion of computers pay accomplish, or upset-
according to the circumstances.
REVOLUTION IN EDUCATION
As the Federal Government is constantly as
suming more of the cost and maintenance of road
building, the present trend indicates that the
greatest "local” expense will be our public
schools. It looks now as if the education of our
children could be considerably improved at lower
cost by the use of computers.
I feel certain that fewer school houses will be
built and that computers may materially reduce
the construction of new college buildings. The
taxes which voters are now assessed for the main
tenance and operation of buildings used for educa
tional purposes can be considerably lowered and
the efficiency of the teachers increased.
TIME NOW WASTED
For some peculiar reason, parents want their
children to spend more time at school. Are they
erally anxious to have these children learn more;
or are they using the school as a sort of "’park
ing lot” for the care of their children f good por
tion of the day? Of course, I am opposed to the
large number of “drop-outs”; but the present
educational system may be more responsible for
these drop-outs than the children.
At any rate, from visits I have recently made
to schools, I do not see much change in the meth
ods of education from when I was in school many
years, ago. Most leaders of Parent Teachers As
sociations and other organizations probably agree!
with me. The immediate question is: Who runs
the school? Do the parents, or the teachers or
the taxpayers, or the politicians? It is a very
complicated situation; in most communities the
school committees are made up largely of busi
nessmen and others who know very little about
proper improvement of their schools. When some
one committee member make a study and tries
to bring about a reform he is persecuted as one
who simply wants publicity.
IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTERS
The early part of this column explains how the
budget commissions of many states are using
computers to reduce expenses, but I foreacst that
computers must also be used to increase the ef
ficiency of teaching. Parents seem to believe that
the amount of time spent in school determines
their children’s education. This is all wrong. In
stead of the time being increased, it should be
decreased. This will some day be done with
greater use of computers.
There are several companies which will dem
onstrate how this can be accomplished—result
ing in fewer teachers, better education, lower
taxes, and children trained to concentrate and
get real jobs for which they are best fitted Re
search and new machinery have entered almost
every phase of family life except education. I
believe education is on the verge of a revolution
in which computers will play a prominent part.
Stories
Behind
Words
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William S. Penfield
Carat
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In ancient times the weighing of small items, such
as precious stones, presented a problem. There were
no precision scales as there are today.
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The Arabs noticed that the seeds or beans of the
carob tree did not vary in weight once they were
dried. They used these beans as a standard for
weighing precious stones.
The Arab name for such a bean was “qirat.” In
weighing a precious stone, they balanced its weight
with beans, or “qirats.”
“Qirat” became “carato” in Italian and “carat” in
English. In addition to being a standard unit of
weight for precious stones, “carat” also is used to ex
press the relative purity of gold alloys.
Highlights
From Clinton High
With little green-clad lepra-
chauns flitting about pinching
their classmates who had for
gotten about the "wearing of the
green’ March 17, this week got
off to a lively start.
After settling down from their
excitement of St. Patrick’s Day,
CHS’ers soon became elated
again at the prospects of miss
ing part of their third period
class to hear an address by Cliff
McKittrick, a West Point senior
and a graduate of Clinton High.
Cliff tried to interest CHS’ers
in attending West Point in his
talk, which was one of a series
given in a speaking tour of
Greenville, Spartanburg, and
Laurens Counties. He said that
he was particularly impressed
with the Point’s quality of educa-
By DISHIE DELANY
tion and emphasis on physical
training.
Tomorrow, Mr. Paul League,
a former editor of the Sentinel
and the current president of the
South Carolina Press Associa
tion, will speak to the student
body in chapel at the invitation
of the Journalism Club.
Mr. League, who is editor of
the Seneca Journal and Tribune,
will have as his topic, “A Seat in
the Galleries,’’ and will try to in
terest CHS’ers in journalism as
a profession in general and in
working on the Sentinel in par
ticular.
Also tomorrow, science stu
dents will exhibit their projects
in the annual science fair, which
is to be held this year in the
high school cafeteria. The fair,
which will be open fo the public
this Saturday from 10:00 a. m.
until 5:00 p. m., will include en
tries from Clinton and Joanna
elementary, junior high, and
senior high schools.
Tomorrow five members of
the National Honor Society will
go to Charleston to attend the
state National Honor Society
convention. While there they will
tour the city in addition to taking
part in the activities of the con
vention.
Tuesday, Student Council
members welcomed eighth grad
ers to their future home as next
year’s freshmen toured CHS and
received a briefing on making
out their schedule by Student
Council guides. They were serv
ed cookies and cokes before re
turning to their school by bus.
Monday at the Beta Club meet
ing, Cynthia Hollis, Ann Addi
son, Maria King, and Billy Ellis
presented a program entitled
“The World You Live In,” after
which the members discussed
plans for a fund-raising project.
Present Easter Drama
The young people of the First
Baptist Church of Joanna will
give an Easter dramatization
on Sunday evening, March 22,
at 7:30. The drama will be,
"I Saw Him,” by Sarah Mil
ler.
Young people participating
will be Donnie Estes, Tommy
Lawson, Mike Johnson, Debbie
Prater, Donna Brannon, Caro
lyn Bundrick, Betty Jean John
son, Howard Marshall, Donna
Force,, Karen Surratt and Billy
Byars.
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