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I THE CUNTON CHRONICLE Clinton, S. C„ ThunHUy, May 14, 1964 South Carolinian In > Washington by Brent Breedin South Carolina, once knows as “that mountain of pride between two valleys of humility,” contin ues to hold its head high while its neighbors, all better off eco nomically,^ plan to benefit in great measure from President Lyndon Johnson’s pet poverty project, “Appalachia.” The President took time off last week to visit the 10-state Appa lachia area, and hearings began before the House of Represen tatives’ Public Works Commit tee to consider proposals to aid the people of the area to the ex tent of $225 million in 1964-'65. But what about South Carolina and its five northwestern coun ties of Oconee, Pickens, Green ville, Spartangurg, and Cherokee which fit the description of Appa lachia anyway you figure it? Why did the President’s Ap palachian Regional Commission see fit to ignore South Carolina? Why did our Governors, Fritz Hollings in 1960 and Donald Rus sell more recently, show no in terest in participating in the varied Regional conferences of the past five years? Why did Senators Olin D. John ston and Strom Thurmond and Representatives W. J. Bryan Dorn, Robert Ashmore and Rob ert Hemphill, in whose Districts the Appalachians extend, not get our invitation to... flliile-Io-IInler' .tmfltk mJ ecmfortolle nti, niqljt nflir nijlft! OBDEREST , INNERSPRING MATTRESS _ on ^5950 INNERSPRiso MATTRESS ■■ "7® ¥**i# "7^ i \\\ liHlwim Quitted or tufted, carefully constructed, the Regular ORDEREST carries a 10-year guarantee.* Lets you give yourself the gift of sound, healthful sleep for what amounts to less than $6 a year, over your ORDEREST’s life. See it and buy it soon! • When um<! with matching box springs, same prica. T. L JONES & SONS CLINTON, S. C. 200 W. Main St. Phone 833-0423 behind the program when it be came evident that President Johnson was moving into ac tion? THE STATE’S “APPALACHIA” I ask these questions now? Next week I hope to have the answers. But meanwhile it is this writer’s thought that any thing done for the current Appa lachian county list consisting of 340 counties within 10 states and constituting 15.139,300 people should also be done for South Caro’ ; nn’s five-countv Appala- ch'a of *133,000 inhabitants. In making some economic comparisons of South Carolina’s “mountain” counties with those of the 10 states planning to bene fit from Federal tax money, we come up with such facts as these: (1) Each of the 10 states par ticipating under the Appalachia program — Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Car olina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ten nessee, Virlginia, and West Vir ginia — are better able to care for their “mountain” people than is South Carolina. (2) While it’s true that Green ville and Spartanburg Counties are metropolitan areas and therefore have a higher family income than one might find in non-metropolitan areas, even so, this average falls behind most of the participating 17 Appalachian areas of Erie, Scranton, Wilkes- Barre, Hazleton, Altoona, Johns town and Pittsburgh, Pa.; Steu benville Weirton, > Wheeling, Charleston, Huntington, Ashland, W. Va.; Knoxville and Chattan ooga, Term.; Asheville and Win ston Salem, N. C.; Huntsville, Gadsden, Birmingham and Tus- caloosa, Ala. (In 1980, median family income for Spartanburg- Greenville was $4,981; for the Appalachian metropolitan areas, $5,278; and for the average met ropolitan areas in the Uinted States, $6,324.) POVEBTT AX«M8$ (3) The government has de cided that families are in the poverty category when their in comes fall below $8,000 per year. In Appalachia, about three of 10 families fit their description; in the U. S., it's about two of 10; and in South Carolina, it’s about four of 10. (4) As for prosperity, which begins at $10,000 per annum, the Appalachia counties had only 8.7 per cent of their population earn ing so much. This compares badly with the national percent age of 15.6 but looks good when checked with South Carolina's 6.5 per cent. (5) From the standpoint of ed ucation, 11.6 per cent of Appa lachia’s population have less than five years of schooling, while in South Carolina this problem is almost twice as great — 20.4 per cent of the people having less than a fifth grade education. In the nation, 8.0 per cent of the population are in this category. (6) Then there are the most re cent per capita income figures anounced by the. U. S. Commerce Department last week. South Carolina in 1963 ranks 49th among 50 states with a figure of $1,584. The national average was $2,443. Only Mississippi (not a member of Appalachia) trailed South Carolina. AHEAD OF N.C., GA. For the most part, South Caro lina’s five Appalachian counties are better off economically than those of Georgia and North Caro lina which border them — Hen derson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania in North Carolina and Franklin, Ha bersham, Rabun and Stephens in Georgia. This is in part because of the proximity to Greenville and Spartanburg but also in no small measure because of enlightened local leadership which has en couraged industry to enter the — YOUR FRIENDLY MIDWAY DRIVE-IN - THEATRE - Phone 833-2288 Joanna Highway TONIGHT — FRIDAY SATURDAY '1& a nfiSkSSa^ TOMMY HOLDEN al * THE TRAVELING SALESMAN In hi TECHNICOLOR and QIRL-O-RAMA MARILYN MANNING ALSO — SHOWING SATURDAY ONLY “LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL” With Kirk Douglas SUN.-MON.-TUES. • ff mm BA mSm IHHR’RnlB'IMi'fWi HRUI • WED.-THUR.-FRI. • : -dawes _—__ S&K& DiP, COMING VERY SOON — “KISSIN’ COUSINS” Elvis Presley Come See...Come Save...Come Now. 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Thorn well Takes Three-Way Meet Thornwell won a three-way track meet here Thursday by scoring 107 points to SO for Ford and 16 for Mid-Carolina. Jackie Higginbotham of Thorn- well was the meet’s high scor er with 19 points. Pole vault — Pierce (T), 8’ 4”. High jump — Newman (MC), 5’ 2”. Shot put—Cockrell (T), 36’ 9”. Discus Gambrell (F), 107’ 5”. Broad jump — T. Brock (T) and Chandler (T), tie, 17’ 10”. 120 high hurdles — Workman (F), 18.4. 100-yard dash — Higginbotham (T), 10.8. Mile run—R. Little (T), 4:58.7. 886-yard relay — Thornwell (James, Johns, B. Chandler, Av- erby), 1:46.6. 450-yard dash — Cockrell (T), 57. 180-yard low hurdles — Higgin botham (T), 22.9. 880-yard run — R. Little (T), 2:12. Medley relay — Thornwell (George, James, Kemp, Johns), 1:49. 220-yard dash — Higginbotham (T), 25. Mile relap — Thornwell (Tay lor, James, Wright, Cockrell), 3:57 this quality, harvest often and den if you carry out the above either write or come by the at the proper stage. practices. If you need more in- County Agent’s office and ask You will have a yery good gar- formation on your home garden for circular No. 389. Clinton Lions Club's Annual BROOM SALE! THURSDAY- FRIDAY MAY 14-15 * These brooms are of high quality, made by the blind. Pro ceeds from the sale will go to Hie Lions Sight Conservation Fund and other programs for underprivileged. Home-Type Brooms Only $1.50 Lions Club solicitors, some 70 strong, will make concerted house-to-house calls tonight and Friday night. People of Hie rural sections may buy brooms at sales on the street Satur day. Please do your part—buy a year's supply for this worthy cause! You Help Two Ways When You Buy A Lions Broom: You Help the Blind Earn a Livelihood and Also Help Those Who Need Visual Attention! SWEEP CUNTON WITH A LIONS BROOM! Street Sales On Saturday, May 16 k>r^ James, Wright, Cockrell), ■ 4-H HIGHLIGHTS Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer By R. J. BENNETT, I U M By R. J. BENNETT, Associate County Agent The 4-H club members in the county were given a demonstra tion on home gardening during the month. There are nine steps that a person must go through if they are to have a good garden. They are as follows: Site—Select a site exposed to full sun for your garden. We don’t have any vegetables that will grow and do well in the shade. The site needs to be free of harmful chemicals or things such as oil, ashes and mortar. Soil Management—You need to have your pH at 6.0 to 6.5 for best growth of vegetables. If you don’t know what the pH is, you can find out by sending in a soil sample. You can improve your garden soil by adding organic matter, compost, leaf mold, or well rotted sawdust. This organ ic matter needs to be worked into the soil during the fall of the year. Fertilizer — Broadcast work fertilizer into soil around 1000 ponnds per acre of a com plete fertilizer such as 5-10-10 This is at the rate of 25 pounds per 1000 square feet and two and a half pounds per 100 square feet. Seeds—Seeds are rather inex pensive, so make every effort to get the best seeds that are avail able. Plant seeds at the proper depth and with the correct spac ing. Cultivation—To control weeds, cultivate often but shallow. Deep cultivation after the plants are older will do more harm than good. Irrigation — Irrigation where possible is usually essential for a top-notch garden. During pro longed dry periods, soak the gar den thoroughly once a week, don’t just sprinkle daily. Disease Control — Rotation, clean seeds, resistant varieties early planting, quick plowing under old crop debris and seed treatment are the best practices in disease control for home gar dens. v Insect Control—For a success ful garden, you must control in sects. Use all chemicals accord ing to directions on the label. Harvesting—The main reason for a home garden is to produce high quality vegetables. To get If You Approve Of: A Well-Rounded Recreation Program For All, Especial ly For Our Children Who Need This Most Important Su pervised Training. (This Money Will Pay Great Divi dends To Our Children Today and Our City Tomorrow). City Cooperation With Civic and Club Groups In Keep ing Our City Clean and Neat Keeping Our Grass and Weeds Cut For Beautification and Pest Control. More Attention and Maintenance To Our Streets and Sidewalks, Especially Our Unpaved Ones. Sanitary Garbage Collection With Modem Up-To-Date Equipment A Full Staffed Police Department In Manpower Equipment Ready To Render Full Protection To All Areas When Needed, With Patrolling «nd Traffic Con trol In All Areas At All Times For the Safety of AIL Tighten Control and Enforcement of Speeding On Our Streets. Providing Modem Equipment and Full Cooperation To Our Volunteer Fire Department You. 1 aay did He make alive tot«tker with Hi*, having fergiven us all our trespasses. —(CoL 2:13). It is wonderful to realize that by His words and deeds Jesus Christ set us free and > that His love that is ever with us to sustain us in freedom. IP TOO DON’T BEAD THE CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS Sewerage Made Available To All Our City Homes Where At All Possible. A City Administration Always Willing To Spend Any Amount of Time and Effort Toward Bringing New Indus try To Our City and Working With Our Present Industry and Businesses Toward Providing Job Security For Our People. Providing Up-To-Date Financial Records and Reports, Spending Your Tax Money In A Business-like Maimer With The City Council At All Times Fully Aware of AD Checks Being Written Against The Funds of Our City Government IF YOU BELIEVE IN THE ABOVE VOTE MAY 19th. — For — B. NOLAND SUDDHH — For Your — MAYOR • ; v . * *. Sr ...♦•Ju» -‘A\. • Your Vote And Support Will Be Appreciated 4