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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Clbitoa, & Cn Tkunday, Sqlmmbm 14,1M4 ill Is Lacking thing is. certain about the platform twp political parties adopt every four n. They always promise the ultimate fa economical government. Rot a promise is one thing and perform- is another. the case of government economy, ance. There certainly can be no that there is waste and duplication ort in just about every phase of pub- affairs. If the parties mean what they My. the budget can be safely pared by bil lons. ' But that is only half the problem and half the need. Economical government means government which, as a matter of rigid principle, keeps out of all those areas where the taxpaying private area can do What Is required. It is not the ability to cut cost of gov ernment that has beefci lacking—it is the will. And that will can only be created by Hie strongest kind of public demand. per cent of the total activities of state gov ernments." “With grants goes control," the Council added, “and with control goes power. With power goes centralization—and in too much centralization lies danger to our entire fed eral system of government.” Welcome as it is, in our opinion the pro posed legislation does not go far enough. It should be broadened to apply to pro grams in existence, regardless of when they were started. However, it is an im portant step in the right direction and Con gress will perform a distinct public service by enacting the measure. YOU’RE WAY OVERDUE FOR A CHECK-UP A Precious Legacy Christpoher Columbus' discovery is but part of the enormous debt we owe the in trepid explorer. In some mysterious fashion, we like to believe, he imbued the land he found with his own intense and unquenchable zest for discovery. Ennobled by this magnificent inspiration, our forefathers established a nation with the spirit of discovery woven into every structural fibre. Our very form of representative government and free en terprise economic system—the greatest, fairest and most rewarding in aD history— were discoveries, for none exactly like them ever existed before. With that illustrious beginning the spir it of discovery contributed vitally to our early "rowth and to virtually every ad vance since. It prompted the pioneers to brave the terrible dangers of westward travel to settle vast new territories. It sparked a long series of inventions and in novations that made us the foremost indus trial, as well as agricultural, nation in the world. It brought us astounding achieve ments in the sciences, in knowledge and in culture. It made possible the highest living standards of all time. And, that same dedicated spirit of dis covery is serving us well today as we tackle the awesome demands and complexities of the apace age. Yea, it can be truly said that Columbus’ special legacy has endured over the 472 years since his great find. Moreover there is every good reason to ex pect that the inspirational force bestowed upon us will continue to stand us in good stead in all the years. Juneau, Alaska, Empire: ‘The federal government is nibbling away the rights of the states at an accelerating pace, adding constantly to its own power under the con cept that whatever is wrong with individ uals, corporations or lesser governmental units must be set right by our all-wise unde who has named himself guardian . . . The American system of protecting the rights of all, induding minoriftiee, through checks and balances, is being rotted by dis guised but virulent totahtarianiam.’ Tight Rein Needed Here The cost to taxpayers of federal gran ta in-aid programs to states and communities has ballooned from $3.1 billion in 1966 to $10 billion this year. As outstanding as that is, the fact that there is not any provision for Congressional reviews of these programs is even more astounding. The current drive for legislation that would require a careful review by Con gress of grants-in-aid programs five years after their initiation, therefore, should have the support of everyone who wants the government to be held to stricter ac countability in the spending of public funds. The review stipulated in the Senate-ap proved bill (S-2114) would help to insure that grant programs are terminated when they have substantially achieved their pur poses and that programs are revised and re-directed as necessary to meet new con ditions arising subsequent to their original enactment. Over and above the burden of the tre mendous cost of the grants-in-aid pro grams, which are mainly in the area of welfare activities, is the increaaing threat of complete federal domination of state and local affaire. As long ago aa 1948, the Council of State Governments warned that “through grants-in-aid, the national government in fluences and to some! extent controls 76 Babson Discusses Health Business Babson Park, Mass., Sept. 24—Our business editors and columnists dig into just about every political, industrial, commercUd, and financial influence on our economy. Now and again I am struck by the fact that they seldom take into consideration how much business especially In dividual companies—can be affected by the health of the executives at the helm. COtFOftATfOlf MEN and health For a half-century I have been making a de tailed study of company earnings. On a great many occasions I have found that falling health on the part of s key executive has sible for declining clearly when one firm in a field that is booming is unable to buck the competition and chalk up satisfactory profits. An executive, tor instance, may be at his desk every day and put in his full total of hoars; be may attend conscientiously to his mail, his telephoning, his meetings. The difficulty may be that he is not really well enough to make that important extra effort that goes into the making of a top-notch official. He may not have the special xest to extend his lines and his territo ries sufficiently to hold his company at the top of the heap. WHAT AILS SUCH BUSINESSMEN? The reason why such conditions are seldom diagnosed Is that illness is often thought of in terms of heart trouble, high blood pressure, chronic ulcers, viruses, etc. What 1 have come upon in my studies has usually been stress and strain caused by worry—a condition that often only a trained specialist would suspect. Men who seem to be doing their important Jobs faith fully are seldom thought of as “trouble spots.” Look, however, at the stocks listed on the Big Board today and you will see that certain is sues—in lines even that are breaking through ail- time highs—are crab-walking sidewise, with no pep I wonder what would be found by doctors who examined the head men of some of these firms? There may well come a day, I pre dict. when company directors will distribute to their stockholders annual health reports on all their key men. along with their financial audits. This could result in some of the “sleeper” com panies climbing upward again. TWO KINDS OF FIGUEES IMFOBTANT Studying figures has been one of my most important occupations. I learned long ago, how ever. that the “human figures” have got to be In condition if the “mathematical figures” are going to please stockholders. The businessmen who is going at top speed every waking moment in the business day; keeping up Ms social or business commitments during the evening; and living on headache pills, pep pills, and slaeplng pills is not going to keep a Jump ahead of Ms competitors for very long. I am convinced that there will come a day when top corporation men will be retired and pensioned strictly in accordance with their phy sical condiUon rather than with their age. Some people, of course, have far more vitality than others and can stand the modern “rat race” for longer periods of time. The real solution to the problem is avoiding unnecessary worry and pres sures, cutting out useless or repetitious work, streamlining unwieldy or inefficient departments, and delegating jobs that could Just as well be sandled by competent assistants. SPIBITUAL BE8EBVE8 ESSENTIAL Remember, too, that not even phyMcal or fi nancial reserves are ' are accompanied by spirit. I have pointed out called “Hie Great stantly taught that stress that men must not he things. It is a great deal Few stories cate that they martyred lived age. Surely a answer for most in these difficult CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MB —■in. (Zilp GUinton GUjnmtfif inly 4,1M» - WILLIAM WIUON PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE Mkscrtption Bote (payable in Advance) OnUtCttuAy Second Class Postags paid at CUnton. B. j POSTMASTER: Sand Form M7I to Stories Behind Words to Wimun 8. PtafMI Poplin During the 15th Century the manufacture of a rib bed, or corded, silk fabric was begun at Avignon, France. For about 800 years the production of the fabric waa centered at Avignon. la 1778 French Hi necking to eacapn religious pMurtition. fle4 h and introduced the manufacture of the fin In time, the fabric waa made from materials fhMi* silk. The French had named the new fabric “papaline,” papal, in honor of the Pope’s residence at Avignon. After the manufacture of “pepehne” waa intro duced to England, the name wag corrupted to “poplin.” H0SPIM1 HEWS Patients currently at Bailey Memorial Hosptial include: Kinards — Miss Dianne Mer chant Laurens — Mrs. Ruby King and Shelton Rimer, Jr. Joanna — Mrs. Ellie Kelly, Mrs. Frances K. Gilliam, Mrs. Sophia L, J as kin. Clinton—Mrs. Susan T. Pitts, Mrs. Wilma B. Samples, Mrs. Ola C. Mauldin, Mrs. Henry Young, Mrs. Nina O’Cain, Clif ton Adair, James Ammons, Mrs. Gertrude Samples, Mrs. Louise Smith, Mrs. Ethel Bak er, Mrs. Faye D. Cook and baby boy, Mrs. Alvis M. Farm er, Miss Peggy McGee, Mrs. Frances McCrary, Mrs. Caro lyn C. Holland, Mrs. Mary J. Bledsoe, Ludie F. Avery, Mrs. Laura A. Ray, Mrs. Pearline R. Gregg, Thomas H. Brown, S. J. Todd. Colored patients include: Laurens—Mrs. Willie Mason. Cross Hill—Elick Moses and Miss May EUa Miller. Chappells — Mrs. Mattie L. Ford and baby girl, Mrs. Annie R. Smoot and baby girl. Clinton—Mrs. Lee Ruth Gary and baby girl, w— Mary aiv» Bell, John H. Williams, Leroy Davis, Nathaniel Copeland, Jimmy A. Rice, Mrs. Stella Bailey, John W. Cunningham and Alvin Adams. Discharged patients include: Kinards—Mrs. Gertrude Ful- Estes, Mrs. and baby boy, Mrs. Judy B. Bailey, Harry E. Baldwin. Charles Buford Bolt, Mrs. Ja mie C. Lewis, Donna D. Page, Mrs. Bertha Rogers. Colored discharges include: MountriUe — Mrs. Lillie Boyd. son and baby boy. CUnton—Mrs. Eloise son, Mrs. Margaret Abney, H. Byrd, Janie Pearie C. Dendy man, Willie F. Jones Shirley Sturkey. Mrs. Your i //A// \ilWi\\ Program Enoree—Miss Carol M. Ivey, Mrs. George Ruraph and baby boy. Mountville - Mrs. Marie B. Bannister. Laurens—Mrs. J. G. Walker and baby boy and Mrs. Annie Garrett Joanna — Alvin W. Beden- baugh, Otis C. Brewington. Mrs. B. R. Davis, Mrs. Kathleen Hol- sonback, Mrs. Louise Shaver and baby boy. CUnton—Mrs. Doris B. Can- nady and baby girt, Kenneth Cathey, Mrs. James Copeland and baby girl, William T. Ev ans, Tammy Franklin, Mrs. William Glim, Thomas F. Hol lis, Homer R. Jones, Mrs. Billy Phillips and baby boy, Mrs. Wilma Samples, Mrs. Datie T. IP YOU DON’T BEAD YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS Today and Friday, Sept 24-25 Lefe Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Camavetee Shown—3:10, 5:00 7:00 and 9:00 Sat- Mon-Tue*., Sept 26-28-29 ARLENE DAHL mawne EU W1ACH SSrASiS, This Is A Riotous Comedy For Everybody! Shewn: 3:00, 6:00, 7:00, 9:00 — Start Sntnrdny 1:00 Starts Wednesday, Sept 30 Shewn: 3:10, 5:30, 8:C [] Introducing the Rocket Action Cars! ’ □ LD S M □ BI l_E ™ I DYNAMIC 9$ NOUOAY All-Mt fHM mry ties... Great sew Olds Dynamic 88! 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