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THE CLINTON CBBONICLE CUbIom* & C» Tharaday, Inly 2, 1M4 — ’!9s.wrss“~“'.« Or ouburbia. aad anotliflr group contends it is 160, why There is strong suspicion that LBJ may not tty to discover the facts rather than be fighting hie “War on Poverty'* on the assume the correctness of a middle course wrong front On his second foray of the that 12 times 12 is 162? “war,” President Johnson was photograph- ‘The middle-ground philosophy is an ed sitting on the steps of the David Harlow absurdity—a course plausible only to the home near Bothy Mount, N.. C., chatting unthinking who are not willing to bestir with the Marlows surrounded by their themselves in an effort to find the facts, seven fine-looking, neatly-dressed young- but are eager to appear tolerant and oom- sters. The accompanying news story do- promising in the hope of retaining popu- veloped the sad tile of the family of nine larity in all quarters. eking out an existence on |1,600 a year. The story, as clarified by the Charlotte Observer, is thst 61,500 is tbs profit Mr. Marlow expects to dear on his tobacco after meeting family expenses. Better, our President should visit some of our glossy apartment homes and coun try-dub suburbs—where nobody' has a dime when the bills are paid. ratHWd Black Wednesday “June 10 is certain to be recorded in history as ‘Black Wednesday,’” writes Washington Correspondent McLellan Smith editorially in the Delaware State News of Dover, Del. “For it was on that date the august United States Senate, by invocation of clo ture to limit debate on the so-called Civil Rights Bill, took a long stride toward the police state, carving out large chunks of our individual rights and liberties, with Washington bureaucrats, supported by the Department of Justice, regulating much of our private lives. “When the measure finally becomes law,” continues Mr. Smith, “thousands of US Marshals plus other thousands of troops will be needed to enforce its provis ions that are obnoxious to a vast majority of our citizens. We stand firmly the principle that all citizens are ent to the full unhindered enjoyment of their constitutional rights, but we rebel gk the proposition that some citizens are entitled to preferential treatment under the law, with MORE rights than others. “It is our solid conviction that! if the people of all 60 states had been gifkn opportunity to express their views !h 4 t tional referendum, they would bans thumbs down on the legislative monstfed- ity that Is mistakenly called a Civil Rightfe bill which, in fact, will prove to be sn “Evil Rights” measure. This mis-naned force legislation protects no civil rights not already protected by law, but instead creates extraordinary rights for some, at the same time extending Federal control over the liberties and property of everyone- “Besides making private property meaningless and installing the Federal gov ernment as the senior partner in practical ly every business in the nation, this new law will confer such vast power upon the Attorney General that he could tell people how to run their affairs and jail them if they do not comply. “When we deal with individual liberty and property rights, there is no area for compromise nor for force legislation; ergo, Wednesday. June 10, in our calendar was Black Wednesday, and time will prove us correct” And, at the risk of what should be a highly superfluous postscript, we are. tempted to add: Dont* say we didn’t warn you! “I once heard a middle-of-the-road preacher declare: ‘If you don't repent hi a measure and change your ways consider ably, you will be damned to a certain ex tent’ “What we need is a resolute determiner tion in aB quarters to find out the ri|^t course and then adofpf i£ fad nbfc fa Wob bling down the ml&dB«&tte4Md» ctoh- forting ourselves that we are at least half right “If the truth lies on ofaffae m road or the other, we are certainly wrong if we stay hi the middle. , ^ - nI-4 Neither Right Nor Left? To those who have accepted the glib formula, “middle of the read” as deline ating the path of moderation and virtue in all things—especially politics—we present the views of Howard E. Kerehner on the subject, excerpted from his book, “God. Gold and Government” “Let us look closely at this middle-of- Babson Discusses True Purpose of the Sabbath Babson Park, Mass., July 2, 1864. Nothing demonstrates more clearly the materialistic world which America is becoming than our mis- K use of the Sabbath. Instead of using this day for spiritual regeneration, we all too often try to cram into the hours between sun-up and bedtime ail the worldly activities normally followed on a holiday or a day of vacation. SUNDAY COMMERCE RIDING HIGH In a great many areas of the country, super markets and department stores, realty offices and nurseries, nearly all types of retail outlets are open and doing a big business on Sunday. This is especially true in the Mountain and Pacific Coast states, where the almighty dollar is pur sued even more avidly than it is in my own New England. Here, Blue Laws still put some curbs on Sunday selling. I have talked with many merchants and serv ice workers in various sections of the country who support the idea of Sunday business. For the most part, they speak of today’s intense com petition and claim that staying open on Sunday means the difference between profit and loss. They say that selling on the Sabbath has result ed from changing times and attitudes. In es sence, the consensus among such operators is that Sunday selling is a matter of survival. HOW IT CAME ABOUT Many readers can probably remember the days during the war when the old 5-to-S business pattern began to change. Defense workers on round-the-clock schedules flocked to stores that first started to stay open evenings. Next came the exodus out of the cities and into Suburbia, bringing with it a postwar transformation in con sumer buying habits. People preferred to stay at home and shop in the suburbs, especially where retailers kept open evenings. The rat-racc for the consumer dollar then dev eloped such rivalry, both In cities and in rural communities, that the next move from evening openings to Sunday openings seemed almost na tural to buyers still flowing with the emergency conditions that prevailed during the war. Even Sunday Blue Laws, where they existed, were woefully weak or got only token enforcement. To me this mistreatment of the Lord’s Day ssems deplorable, and I will try to explain why I feel this way. t WHY I THINK IT SHOULD BE STOPPED If any proof is needed to reveal how worldly our culture has become, it is the very fact that so many of our good citizens favor Sunday busi ness. Just recall how many cultures throughout history were destroyed because spiritual develop ment was neglected, — then ignored. Some peo ple were shocked a few years ago when I ex pressed my feeling against the mattar of Sabbath selling, but if shocking them will make them think about it some more, I am willing — and proud — to repeat what I said: The place for us and for our families on the Sabbath is in the Lord’s House, not in a Discount House. Our labor leaders and many progressive em ployers have helped us shorten our working hours radically in recent years; so our time for leisure is greater than ever. Should we not then be able to find time on the Biblical Day of Rest to re flect upon matters of the spirit, upon morality, upon simple right and wrong? 1 say we should. Parents, educators, and law enforcement au thorities — all of whom work with young people — are concerned with maladjustment symptoms like juvenile delinquency, divorce, dishonesty, even disregard for human life. I say that many of these problems would be prevented if Sunday were used by the family for renewing spiritual stancards and deepening basic values. LET THE CHURCH ORIENT YOUR HOME We all need a philosophy of Ufa that brings a the-road doctrine,” writes Mr. Kerehner. “Is there something sacred about keep- sharper focus on the needs of others, and less on ing in the ‘middle-of-the-road’ as between our own wants. Your church will help you and right and left? “Why is less effort being made currently to determine what is right and what is wreng, and more emphasis being placed on the deeirability of steering a course be tween the two? are sometimes nec- not as between right and your family develop working standards of right and wrong. It may be cruel to say, hut I’m afraid that most of our youth are what their homes have mads them. Right here is where the church must come in strong- In the church of your choice and in the church-inspired home are the places where the average young man or woman is going to build sound moral and spirit ual fiber. In conclusion, let me say that 1 fear Sunday hwalnessmrn may be creattag more spir itual leases than material gains. , - ' U < CLINTON. 8. C., THURSDAY, JULY 2, ISM i '' i iIII li. \ July 4, IMS- (Etyrantrlr fljiyt <* WttRON HARRIS * June 12, ISM EVERY Bate (payable in Advance) BY THE >NIGLE PUBLISHING COMPANY One Year $4 00. Six months $U0 One Year JS.00 rr-rr POSTMASTER: Clinton. 8. C. aB times tte cooperation if its subscribers and readers — tbs publisher wfll at nggsstioni red Madly advice • The Chronicle will publish letters of they art net of a drfamatory nature. Anonymous communications wfll Is not raspooMMs Jar the views or opinions of its Member: South Carolina Prase A—cistlon, National Editorial Association Who Sent For Him ) PERSONAL MENTION Mr. and Mrs. Everett Carson and son, John Little Canon of Gastonia, N. C., were guests Fri day evening of Mrs. Carson’s sister, Mrs. John Roseboro and Mr. Roseboro. Mrs. R. E. Sadler Sr., returned Tuesday following several weeks visit in New York with her daughter, Miss Virginia Sadler. She was accompanied home by Miss Sadler who will visit here for some time. Mrs. Irvin H. Ford, who had been visiting with her mother, Mrs. Eugene Hitt, was called back to her home in Avon Park, Florida ^due to a death in the family. Mr. and Mrs. Topuny Hollis and family returned Saturday from a trip to Cariise, Penn., where they visited with the form er’s brother, Col. Joel M. Hollis and family. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wilder and daughter, Sarah of McCormick visited the former’s mother, Mrs. J. B. Wilder. George W. Whitehead, Clin, ton representative of the Pilot Life Insurance Co., is attend ing a 17-week Career Training course at the company’s home office in Greensboro, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ox ley and daughters, Ooria and where they were guests of Hr. Stephanie, of Jacksonville, Fla., uud Mrs. Jim Poteat. visited Mr. and Mrs. Grady Mr. and Mrs. Darrell W. with Mr. and Mrs. Grady Rice and family of Knoxville, Chandler and Mrs. R. S. Hor* rjTenn., were guests recently of ton. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rice. Mrs. A. M. Griffin of Flori- Mr. and Mrs. James Sim- da, arrived last Tuesday for mons and children, Jimmy and Griffin. On Wednesday Mr. Valerie, and Mr. and Mrs. a visit with her grandson, Cary Pierce Chandler are spending Griffin accompanied his grand- this week at Ocean Drive mother to Oak Ridge, Term., Beach. 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