The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 02, 1964, Image 2
THE CLINTON CBBONICLE
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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tinental Congress, an assembly of representatives from
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In 1775 the Continental Congress authorized an is
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