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I THE CLINTON CHRONICLE CMaton, S. C n Thuraday. A — Be Armed be long now until the school ratively, if not always literally fa. And millions of youngsters, , some with lagging feet, will educations after summers were filled with events that will long be remem- years, there has been a vast the subuject of American edu- It has been compared, favorably ivorahly, with that of other na- notably England and Rusia. Each these different systems, it seems, has ill own particular golds and principles, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. But, here at home, there is a strong and growing feeling that American education in all its levels too often leaves out an es sential. That essential is the inculcation of a real knowledge of what free and repre sentative government stands for and re quires of its citizens and, with that, a real ization of what this means in every facet of life—business, the professions, the arts and crafts. Our young people are growing up into a world tom with bitterly opposed ideologies. In this, the battle for men’s minds is all important. Its outcome will determine what the world of tomorrow is to be. Let those young people be armed with the truths they will need. La Orange, 111., Citizen: 'Incompetent drivers art not limited to teen-agers. They are in all age brackets. But the statistics show that highway accident fatalities in volving teen-age drivers are far higher pro portionately . . . The fact that insurance companies require higher premiums for cars driven by under 26-year-olds is public evidence of the extra hazards created by young drivers.” DR. RHAMC AT EMORY view Baptist Church. Members Mr. end Mrs. E. T. Dr. D. O. Rheme is a patient and friends of Church are invited spent several days at the at Emory Hospital in Atlanta,. to attend M ■ m,‘mwt Ga., where treatment. he is undergoing Tocsin of Americans are indebted to the myste rious attack of North Vietnamese P. T. boats on the USS Maddox on patrol in Tonkin Gulf on several counts. First, it provided comforting evidence that US defense forces can move quickly and decisively under provocation. Second, it demonstrated in the swift passage of the Congressional resolution supporting the President’s action our es sential unity irrespective of politics. Thirdly, and of the utmost importance to realistic evaluation of where we stand on this strife-torn globe, b the firm and unequivocal declaration of Russia’s Khrush chev of his solidarity with Red 'China's Despite the widely-discussed and ob viously ideological "split” between the Russian and Chinese brands of Commun ism, Khrushchev has made it clear that the world b divided into just two those of oonunanbm and The Soviet Union, said its number One, was willing and ready to fight for Itself Communist nations if the West- sought war. Such a war, pro voked by "imperialbta.” could only, he said, “end in the complete <fcfaat of capi tal bm.” His words should waken the dream- walkers. Norwalk, Conn., Hour: “The world's first and only nuclear-powered merchant ship, the U. S. S. Savannah, docked in New York after a 42 days’ journey of 10,000 miles, having used two pounds of uranium oxide for fuel. A comparable vessel, con ventionally powered, would have used an estimated two million pounds of fuel. Be set by union jurisdictional squabbles for several years after its completion, the Sa vannah was tied up for many months at Galveston. It may prove to be merely an $80 million status symbol, although it has already fulfilled all hopes.” Babaon Discusses The “Collecting” Craze Babson Park, Mess., August 20—1 doubt that there has ever been such a craze for collecting things as there is throughout the country today. Coins, old furniture, stamps, glassware, paint ings, books, and many other articles are being bought and hoarded on an almost unbelievable scale. What is behind this scramble for collec tors’ items—why has it reached such a fever pitch? INFLATION FEARS MAT RE BEHIND IT It is my opinion that people have always loved collecting material things that have caught their fancy. History indicates this, especially through archaelogical studies. But today there seems to be an extra incentive, and I believe that it is a conscious (or sometimes unconscious) fear of in flation. When you stop to think of it. Inflation has been going on for longer than statistcs have been available. It Is punctuated by only temporary periods of deflation, then it resumes. So the as sumption by most people that mors inflation will come seems reasonable enough. Even the most casual economic observer knows that money itself becomes less valuable intrinsically as the coat of goods it will boy in creases. Therefore many seem to feel that if they start hoarding some articles these are going to be worth more in terms of doUars in days to come and they will he better off than if they hoarded the dollars themselves You probably wonder whether I believe in such collecting as a type of hedge against possible further declines in the purchasing power of the dollar. The answer Is “Yes—IF your collecting Is done with intelll- The Story of Politics Stories Behind Words If William 8. Penfieid Lynch In the late 1700s a gang of crfaninals preyed on a frontier settlement in Virginia. Finally, some of the settlers banded together to pat an end to the crime wave. The settlers chose as their leader, William Lynch, a former soldier. Under Lynch’s leadership the group caught many of the criminals and meted out what it considered appropriate punishment * After a few years the area was rid of the criminals and the settlers’ organisation disbanded. But the group’s disregard of legal procedures gave rise to the term “to lynch,” meaning to punish a person for a real or alleged crime without due proceas of law. “Unnecessarily Spent Money” Political pundite are still having a field day interpreting what Senator Goldwater meant in his now-famous two-sentence quote on extremism. But there is another quote which de serves the same scrutiny’, it seems to us, and perhaps right here is the place to give it some of the exposure it rightly de- In a January 15 speech in the White House, LBJ said. "We are going to try to take all of the money that we think is unnecessarily being spent and take it from the 'haves’ and give it to the ‘have nots* that need it so much.” Now that quote raises a lot of questions —some that might get rather loud. Just what “have nots”? And what is “money that we think is unnecesarily being spent”? Who decides what is unnecesary spending? Bureau crats or taxpayers? Internal Revenue of ficials, maybe? A $26,000-a-year federal judge? A jury? And. finally, who are the "haves”? Un til there’s some clarification, we’ll have to think that the gentleman is talking about our own bank account savings and pocket- book. And yours. WHAT ARE THE SAFER BETS? Antique* always make a good Investment, but you must know what you are doing. Avoid stuffed furniture, for example, books that may be old but otherwise undistinguished, most of the ancient prints that adorned living room walls in earlier yean, stamps of foreign nations that have been turned out pretty much for the collect ing trade, and so on. For a strat in antique fur niture. It is still a good idea to check up on things that may have come down to you as family heir looms Sift the things In your attic, or on your family farm Ksep an eye out for fine mahogany furniture. Sandwich glass pieces, early costume jewelry, articles of gold or silver, old coins, and U. S. stamps Even a broken-down article of furniture is often valuable after ft Is restored, particularly if the wood is fine and the piece is of the right period. Restorers of antiques can usually re place miasinK parts Take any doubtful glass ware to an expert; it may be only a copy . . . but it could be Sandwich glassware, and that is always valuable. BE SELECTIVE WITH COINS AND RAMPS Amateur coin collectors now number in the millions, and they will often buy up freshly mint ed coins at a foolish premium. A perfect ex ample of this is the recent withdrawal of Ken nedy half-dollars by hoarders. So many have been issued that they wiU never be any more valuable unless the price of silver Is allowed to go so high that it would be worthwhile to melt down any silver coins—something the govern ment wil certainly try to avoid. Keep a few con temporary coins in mint condition if you have a large-scale collection; but pay greatest attention to historic coins that can never again he minted. Foreign stamps are not usually worth very much; the exceptions are rare. But U. S. stamps in good condition and of sought-after issues should always he worth money. If you have some interesting early U. S. stamps, you can get an idea of their value by consulting a stamp catalog at your library. Or you could seek pro fessional advice, but be sure your man is re sponsible and honest. CONCENTRATE ON IRREPLACEABLE THINGS There is one basic rule to remember when as sembling things to hold as inflation hedges: Con centrate on items which can never be increased in supply. An astute collector or dealer recog nizes that there will never be any more old U. 8. coins. Sandwich glass, genuine Heppelwhite fur- nture—or, for that matter, waterfront property lor underground natural resources. CLINTON, 8. C„ THURSDAY, AUGUR 2t, 1M4 She (Hlintmt (Etyrantrlr July 4, 1889 - WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — Joe U, ISM PUBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (payable in Advance) Out-of-County One Year $4.00. Six months $2J0 One Year $0.00 Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton. S. C. POSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to Clinton Chronicle. Clintoo, S. C. 29325 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers — the publisher wiU at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its corrsspondsnU. |L _ . Member: South Caroline Press Association, NaHontl Editorial Association > e National Advertising Reprsenftatlvt AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York. Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia PERSONAL MENTION TRIP TO NEW TORE Mias Celia Casque, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Casque, accompanied her roommate at Columbia College, Miss Kathy McQueen of Florence, on e tour of New York and the World’s Fair lest week. They were join ed In Florence with other mem bers for the special tour. R. C. Rlnsenmeyer and child ren of Kansas City ha vs been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle Neely. While vacationing here they have visited with other rel atives in Auguste, Ga. Mr. and Mrs Jimmy Cagle vacationed the past week at Crescent Beech. Also there for several days were Mr. end Mrs. Fred Burnett Jr. end family. Mrs Jim Casque and daughter, Marci. of Greenville are visiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Casque, while Mr. Casque Is at tending training school at Van derbilt in Tennessee. Mrs. N. W. McDaniel is visit ing her daughter. Mrs. W. P. Coker and Mr. Coker in Ashe ville. N. C. LOSES SISTER Mrs. Lucy Nabors was called to Columbia Sunday on account of the death of her sister, Mrs. Otis Attaway. Funeral services were held in Columbia Monday. Visiting Mrs. Nabors and family on Sunday were her daughters, Mrs. Vida Mae Barnett and son, Donald; Mrs. Chester Padgett and Mr. Padgett of Charlotte, N. C. Miss Cecilia Page af Charlotte, N. C., is visiting her grand mother, Mrs. Rhett P. Adair and Mr. Adair. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Casque, Mrs. Jim Casque of Greenville, Miss Celia Casque, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Wilder will attend graduation exercises at Erskine College, Due West tomorrow. Dick Casque will be a member of the graduating class. Miss Inez Pruitt accompanied by her weekend house guests, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Meggs Sr., of Alexandria, Va., Bill Meggs and Miss Roberta Moore of An napolis, Md., and Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Meggs Jr. and children of Florence, attended the Meggs- Phillips wedding in Greenville on Saturday. GRANDDAUGHTER RUNNER-UP Miss Nina Marla Page of Little Mountain, granddaughter of Mrs. Rhett P. Adair was named first runner-up in the Miss South Carolina Ruritan contest held Sunday at Lake Murray. Mrs. W. M. Hughes is a patient at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood where she is a sur gical patient. Mrs. Eugene Hitt spent Sun day in Anderson going especial ly for a visit with her daughter- in-law, Mrs. Floyd Hitt, who is a patient at Anderson Memorial Hospital. VISITING FROM NEV. AND IND. Visiting for several days with Mr and Mrs. Ronald Cleaver are the latter’s sister, Mrs. D. P. McClendon and children, Sta cey and Jerry, of Henderson, Nevada, and also Mr. Cleaver’s brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cleaver and son, Bryan of Lafayette, Ind. News Of Bonds Cross Roads MRS. N. A. 8HOU8E Correspondent Mrs. Carter Wright is home after being a patient at Bailey Memorial. Mrs. George Franklin Mrs. Wright’s mother spent last week at home of her daughter. JAMES EVANS HONOitED James Evans and his son, Isaac were honored at home of James Evans recently. The family of James Evans gather ed to celebrate his birthday and to get together before Isaac Evans returned to his post of duty with U. S. Army. Isaac and his wife, who is from Germany and daughter Dianne have spent a month on leave and will re turn to Washington State where he will be stationed. George Cobb III and Catherine Cobb, young grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Pitts, of At lanta are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Pitts. Mrs. Earl Todd and son, Mike of Easley, S. C. spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Hack Todd. A number of people from the Bonds Cross Roads community attended the Johnson Reunion at Camp Fellowship on Sunday. Among those attending were Mrs. Bessie Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson and son, Jimmy; C. W. Johnson and son, Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson and son, Frank, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Shouse, Susan and Kay Shouse. Mrs. Isaac Evans was honored with a linen shower at the home of her sister-in-law Mrs. Fran ces Oswalt on Friday night. Mrs. B. W. Cooper and Mrs. J. C. Nabors were visitors in Fountain Inn and Mauldin on Friday. The young people of Fairview Baptist Church enjoyed an eve ning of swimming at Joanna swimming pool on Friday night Mrs. Maggie Marshall. Mrs Margaret Berry and Cathy Ber ry visited relatives In HartsviUe last week. Barbara Pitts of Clinton and Ricky Shouse spent some time recently with their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Shouse. Mrs. Joel* Locklear and sons of Summerville visited Mrs Maude Nabors over the week end. Fairview Baptist Homecoming will be observed Sunday at Fair Your Profran Today-Friday-Saturday, Aug. 20-22 Mml* mcftnNBLz adventure on a loot It’s Groat Family Entertainment Show 8:00, 5:00, 7:00, >;00 — Saturday: Start 1:00 Starts Monday, August 24 HAYLEY’8 ROMANTIC ADVENTURE! Shows 3:00, 5:30 and 8:00 BRIGHT TASTE! PEI BUTTERMILK IF YOU DON’T READ YOU DONT GET THE NEWS BUi ,, K Milk Just be sure iti PET...you bet! AUCTION SALE . Aug. 22 - 7:30 P. M. LYNN COOPER, INC Ranbler - Dodge - International Lynn Cooper, bo, is offering to the people of Laurens County and surrounding areas a once- in-a-tifethne opportunity to buy a anadjer of used cars at positive auction. About 50 cart will positively be sold to the highest bidder. To make room for dm new models coining soon, Mr. Cooper is going to sacrifice those car* at the price that the buyer puts on them. THESE CARS WILL BE SOLD. AH makes and models to choose from. Anyone can buy for cash. AUCTIONEER - COL JIMMY DUTTON • i * ’ Come One! - Come All! Cosh Prizes! Free Refreshments!