The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 30, 1964, Image 2
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THl CLINTON CH10NICL1
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Shame! .
It make us more than slightly ill to
read in The Ne-w Yoric Times’ editorial
commentary on the Harlem riots (current
at this writing) that: “Senator GokLwater
might ponder the fact that many of those
who rioted . . . were acting under the con
viction he voiced when he declared that
in defense of liberty is no
S.
M U we may set the stage for The Times, ^
Senator GoWwater was not engaged in
Uniting the police, in disturbing the peace
and inciting to riot when he made that ob
servation. Nor was he confusing liberty
with license.
The Senator, who had just been voted
his partys choice for the Presdiency by,
the largest first ballot expression of con
fidence in the nation’s history, made the
statement sneered at by The Times, by the
not-too-sportamanlike Governor of New
Yoric and by the somewhat confused General
Eisenhower, in the course of his speech
accepting his Party’s call to the Presidency.
What any sane man should realize he
meant under these circumstances is that,
as President, he would not consider any
course of action extreme if it were neces
sary to the preservation of the Nation’s
freedom.
Shame on The New York Times.
Shame on Governor Rockefeller.
Shame on General Eisenhower.
2. Burned-out lights are one of the
five most frequent vehicle defects.
~ Without rear lights, a slow-moving
car is prone to a collision from the
rear. Reflective license plates don't
burn out.
Burned-out front lights are another
of the five most common vehicle de
fects. A burned-out headlight
makes a “one-eyed” car. Which
light is burned out? Is the car over
the center line? A reflective plate
between headlights gives the an
swer.
We agree with the professionals. Re
flective license plates are a good thing.
We think all states^ should have them, not
just the 17 (and the District of Columbia)
which do now. \
There are 190 million Americans, and
to serve each 1,000 of us there axe 1.2 doc
tors, 1.1 lawyers and judges, 4 gas station
operators, 4 telephone workers; and to
serve each 1,000 of us there are IS Federal
civilian employees. Unde Sam’s helpers are
many.
Big Grab
Where Your
Tax Money Goes
Congressman Abele of Ohio has look
ed into some of the more unusual federal
appropriations of our tax money. As re
counted by the Associated Taxpayers of
Idaho, here are a few:
115,200 for a study of society and dem
ography in ancient Babylonia.
$36,800 to lode into the social behavior
of ants.
$2,100 to look into the behavior pattern
of barren-ground caribou.
$20,600 to try to learn about communi
cation signals in birds.
$13,700 to study the social structure in
Madagascar.
$65,400 to examine the behavior and
ecology of the wandering albatrqss.
These studies are of specialized value.
But it is difficult to see how they are the
resonsibility of the federal government.
They represent the sort of thing that is,
and should be, undertaken by universities,
foundations, and the various private re
search centers.
The amounts involved, it will be argued,
are small. But a total of all the extra-cur
ricular activities, so to speak, that the gov
ernment now supports would reach a
mighty impressive figure. Economical gov
ernment can be achieved only if every non-
essential expenditure is eliminated—wheth
er the sum involved be $10,000 or $10 mil
lion and whether the project involves a
power plant or the social behavior of ants!
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Sheriffs Reflect On Living
A reflective license plate could save
your life some day.
License plates that reflect light from
headlights prevent many rear-end and
head-on collisions at night, when most acci
dents happen.
Last month, the 18,500-memiber Nation
al Sheriffs Association unanimously en
dorsed reflective plates at its annual con
vention.
Sheriff Malcolm McLeod of Lumberton,
N. C., the Association’s new president,
said: “We think they are an excellent law
enforcement and safety aid. We wish they
were used in every state.”
Since May, reflective plates have been
endorsed at two large gatherings of safety
experts—-the 13-state Midwest States Civil
ian-Military Traffic Safety Conference, and
the Western Civilian and Military Safety
Coordinators Conference.
Here are the facts which convinced the
professionals that reflective plates prevent
accidents:
1. They make parked or disabled cars
visible more than 1,000 feet sooner
than cars with ordinary painted
plates.
Babson Discusses
Retail Trade Prospects
Babson Park, Mass., July 3a—Feeling the
pulse of retail trade is one of the surest ways of
determining the'health of the economy in gen
eral. When employment is high, consumer in
come expanding, public psychology optimistic,
and business trending upward, the resultant
prosperity shows up at once in big turnover gains
in our retail outlets. We are seeing such a situ
ation at the present time, and I think we will
continue to see mounting retail sales at least
well into 1966.
BETTER YEAR-TO-YEAR GAINS EXPECTED
Business executive^ closest to the retail scene
look for stores, on the whole, to chalk up gains
over a year ago through the autumn months and
the holiday buying season. This seems reason
able to me since the impact of the tax cut should
become stronger, further boosting already fa
vorable business conditions. Some economists
expected an immediate upward push to business
as soon as the tax cut bill was passed. My study
of the comporable situation in England, however,
teaches me that the effects of tax-cutting gain
cumulative strength as time goes by.
It is my opinion, therefore, that retailers
will not enjoy the full favorable force of the tax
cut until the latter months of this year—and
even beyond. My optimism should be justified,
then, in looking for the best retail turnover in
our history from the end of summer vacation
time until at least early 1966. Inventories on
dealer shelves are on the rise, reflecting the high
hopes, and I think they will set some sort of
record by fall.
>MPETrnON WTI-L RE A PROBLEM
The fact that I look for very brisk retail busi-
.jss does not mean that it will be dear sailing
for store managers. The competition, already
sharp as a razor, will grow even keener. To
hold lead positions, store operators will have to
make the most of advertising and promotion
possibiUties; they must use their display space
with the greatest imagination and ingenuity.
They will need also to give customers much
more personal attention and service.
Only the front-rankers, the go-getters, will
manage to keep their "take” well above 1963
levels during the remainder of this year. Super
markets will have a rough time outdoing their
year-ago totals, particularly where they have
expanded too rashly into already well served
localities. The same goes for discount houses:
many of these have gone out on limbs that may
not be able to hold them up too long under the
weight of the bitter rivalry that exists. It is
my feeling that many discounters will founder
in the period ahead, uul that the field will even
tually narrow to perhaps a dozen or so soundly
operated chains.
GOOD MARKETS FOR QUALITY PRODUCTS
Executives of retail organizations should keep
in mind that today’s buyers are probably more
willing t^n ever to buy high-quality goods, big-
tag items. It is certainly true that consumer
tastes are being raised through superior educa
tion and more prosperous conditions. Spendable
money is exceptionally plentiful in most parts
of the country, and buyer resistance is low in
the face of superior wares. Luxury merchandise
is already moving easily, and the pace may be
even smarter in coming months. The govern
ment win surely do everything it possibly can to
keep things prosperous until after the November
ejections.
What stores need to stress now is the quality
of the goods they offer and of the services they
provide. The demand appears to be turning
much stronger toward quality and service. It
hqs been a surprise to me, in fact, to learn how
far a good many customers will drive to shop at
a store where the merchandise is select and the
service personal and friendly. This might even
indicate a swing back toward the smaller special
ty shops. But the principles involved are some
thing every retdiler—big or small—can adopt
and adapt to his own particular merchandising.
I predict that retailing in this country has a
bright future, both near term and long term,
for those concerns that keep in tune with the
times and at least a step ahead of the crowd.
Crass HA Nmrs
MRS. HAROLD AUSTIN,
Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Coleman
and daughters, Eleanor and
Been are spending several days
with the Rev. and Mrs. W. M.
Ussery and family at Maryville,
Tenn., Eleanor will remain for a
longer visit.
Mrs. W. B. Austin, Miss Sara
Dell Austin and Bill Austin of
Cameron, Mrs. Frank Andrews
of Charlotte, N. C., and Miss Sara
Goggams of Raleigh, N. C., were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Hugh Austin and attended
the Snelgrove-Austin wedding in
Clinton Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Pinson
spent the past week-end with
their daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Brodie in Or
angeburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mills of
Gastonia, N. C., spent a recent
week-end with the former’s
mother, Mrs. C. B. Mills.
Mrs. W. S. Atchison of States
ville, N. C., is visiting Mrs. J. H.
Atchison. Her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William
Alexander brought her from
Statesville and attended the Snel
grove-Austin wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Mackey Horton
spent the week-end in Charieston
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Horton.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Simpson recently were Mrs. J.t
M. Watson and Miss Hattie
Watson of Travelers Rest and
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hughes of
Fountain Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Hanna of
Augusta, Ga., have been the re
cent guests of Mrs. John Cox and
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hanna.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Segars
and family spent the week-end
with the former’s relatives at
Bishopvllle and attended a fam
ily reunion there Sunday.
Those attending Junior Camp
at Camp Fellowship last week
included Johnny Ingle, Bruce
Simpson. Carolina Pinson and
Marc Coker.
BIRTH ANNOUNCMENT
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Edmunds
announce the birth of a son Ed
ward Lawrence on July 19 at
Self Memorial Hospital. The Ed
munds have a daughter, Dianne,
8.
Public Records
William H. Poole and Margar
et Poole to J. L. and Mary §.
Thompson, .9 of an acre oa the
Laurens-Princeton Highway AH
for $7,000.00.
Ruby M. and W. P. DagnaU «•
W. Wesley Taylor, 5J acres and
12.5 acres for $10.00 and other
considerations.
Floyd T. Norwood to David R.
Norwood, 2 acres for $10.00 and
other considerations.
Edgewater Club, Inc., to James
D. Carver, lot in Edgewater Club
Estates for $00.00.
James D. Carver to E. R.
Pitts, lot in Edgewater Club Es
tates for $10.00 and other consid
erations. ^
Blanche H. League ot Ernest
L. Dunaway, .1 of an acre for
$10.00 and other considerations.
Joe H. Bonds to Benjamin W.
Dominick and Sarah H. Domi
nick, lot in Bon Aire Acres, Clin
ton, for $10.00 and other consid
erations.
Cora Lee Roberts to James E.
and Patricia R. Bible, 1 acre for
$1.00 and other considerations.
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Toady
Centuries ago, most people believed that the toad
was poinsonous. Some shrewd persons took advan
tage of this belief to fleece others.
These unscrupulous men traveled from town to
town, selling their “medicine” which they said would
cure almost anything.
Each took along an assistant who would eat, or pre
tend to eat, a toad. Sometimes the master would have
to beat the assistant to make him eat the toad. Then
the assistant would take some of the “meddine” to
prove its alleged curative powers.
The assistant was called a “toadeater.” The name
was shortened to “toady” and applied to anyone who
would do unseemly acts to gain favor with a superior.
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M. C. Crisp of Charlotte, N.
C., spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. M. L. Crisp.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Finley
are vacationing tn Florida this
week.
Mr. and Bin. J. A. Pratt of
Clemson, spent several days
wiht Mrs. Pratt’s parents, Mr.
and Mn. H .F. Jones, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. John Simmons
have just returned from a visit
to Washington, D. C., and oth
er places of interest. While
away they visited • Mr. Sim
mons’ sister, Mrs. Kosebutxki,
and Col. Kosebutxki.
Mr. and Mn. Hughes Burns
and daughter of Richmond,
Va., spent last week-end with
Ms sister, Mrs. Roy Miller,
and Mr. Miller. The Burns will
be located in Dubque, Iowa, af
ter August 1.
Miss Codie Simmons joined
a group of young people at
Myrtle Beach this week.
Susie Jacobs of Clinton,
spent several days last week
with Cindy Crisp.
Mn. Lyl C. Adams, who has
been in Columbia visiting for
several months, is borne for
a few days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. KannethTryg-
gested of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
Bliss Jennifer Gabbsrt of
Cooleemee, N. C., arc visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Gabberi this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davneport
and Mn. Craven of the Bush
River community, visited Mr.
Davenport’s aunt, Mrs. M. D.
Smith, Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Lynch spent sev.
eral days last week in Green
wood with her mother, Mrs..
W. W. Bobo.
Mn. Lucy Davneport of New
berry, is visiting her daughter,
Bin. J. W. Satterwhite.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Stewart
were business visitors in
Greenwood Saturday.
Recently Mr. and Mrs. Ed
gar Benjamin and family spent
several days with Mrs. Beaja-
min’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Owens, at their cabin
on Lake Greenwood.
Joe Wham is visiting in Win
ston-Salem, N. C., this week
with his uncle, Bob Wham, and
family. He will also visit his
aunt, Mrs. Fred Wackerhaven,
and family.
REVIVAL SERVICES
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gin August S and run through
the 0th, with Rev Melvin
Hughes as the gueet speaker,
Tom Martin will be the song
leader. Services wffl be held
at the Presbyterian Church
each evening. The pobik is in
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