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TO! CUNTON CHRONICLE CHatsa, & C, Thunday, March 11, 1»«5 Urban Renewal And Pipe Dreams The myth that the federal government’s urban renewal program has been respon sible for Improvement in cities has been ex ploded by an expert in the rehabilitation of heavily populated areas. Dr. Martin Anderson of the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, in a recent speech, declared that it was private enterprise that has succeeded in renewing our cities while the high-cost renewal pro gram has been a failure. In ten years, the federal program has destroyed almost five times as many homes as it has constructed, and even the homes built seldom are available at rentals which can be afforded by those evicted to make room for the projects, he said. Dr. Anderson pointed out that since 1960 some 63 billion dollars has been spent on new building construction in cities over 100,000 population. Only one percent of this money was provided by the urban re: newal program, while the remaining 99 per cent was furnished by private industry. Congress should take a good hard look at the federal urban renewal program to de termine if it is deserving of being contin ued. under the guise of offering protection al ready established by law, reflects a shock ing political cynicism. And this attitude is particularly revolting when we consider that every Congressman knows that the one effective control over the political and fi nancial abuses practiced by labor bosses on rank and file workers is voluntary union membership—in short, the Right to Work! Congressmen should also realize at this late date that an fmpressive number of their fellow citizens believe in voluntary union membership; and that with them this is an article of faith, with which there can be no compromise or negotiation. Surely, jf Mr. Johnson, himself fears to move boldly against 14(b) lest he tarnish his image as “President of all the people,” most any Con gressman would do well to tread softly, and tiptoe out of any involvement in this noth- ing-for-som ething swindle. WASTEFUL OVERLAP! St Cloud, Fla., News: “Many people consider the things which government does for them to be social progress, but they consider the things government does for others as socialism.” Books For Burning The proprietor of a small shop writes Antiquarian Bookman, magazine of the old book trade, urging that—the Government stock U. S. Information Service libraries abroad exclusively with paperbacks. The letter writer favors paperbacks for these reasons (and we feel his letter should have wide circulation): “They are cheaper, and hence less costly to replace (You will recognize this as a Coolidgeism). “They take up less space than books with hard bindings. “They burn better. “This means that as each library is burned or otherwise destroyed, it is not only more easily replaced, but is also ca pable of giving more satisfaction to the in digenous peoples, for they are able to de stroy more books and make a better fire as well. It is seldom that both parties to such a transaction can be pleased at the same time, and I think we ought to take advan tage of such an opportunity.” Babson’s Point of View On: Working While Getting Your Degree By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass.,,, March 11—Students heading toward a higher education should took into the growth in many parts of the nation of cooperative programs that permit college stu dents to work with a company in their chosen field while pursuing college training in that same direction. Emergence of this system has result ed from successful teamwork between college and management leaders. „ COLLEGE-JOB COMBINATION PROGRAMS While the idea of “working your way through college” is scarcely new, in times past the jobs taken by students to help themselves along often had nothing to do with their career objectives. Boys “jerked” sodas, mowed lawns, did night work in local factories; girls baby-sat, did part- time clerking in stores, tutored, and son on, But the trouble was that their scholastic aims were almost always stowed—or even diverted— by their need to make money. Recently, colleges in many sections have begun to appreciate the value of developing workable plans in joint action with private concerns and government agencies seeking to build strong crews of skilled employees. There are currently 78 colleges and universities with such programs in operation, 18 of these having been added in the past two years. The National Commission for Cooperative Eductation reports that nearly 90 more higher education establishments are con sidering such systems. So it is evident the work, study concept will attract many more degree seekers from now on. for lovely flowers sent thsm during their stay in the hos pital. Mrs. C. S. Pinson reminded members of their custom of having a plant exchange at the April meeting. Mrs. L. T. Watts gave intro ductory thoughts on the pro gram. Mrs. H. W. Bryson discussed “Annuals,” and each gave a hint that was applicable to one’s garden during the month of March. Mrs. Watts discussed “Azal eas.” She presented each mem ber a printed formula for keep ing cut flowers fresh. Bulletins on “Growing Chry- santhemus,” “House Plants” and “Lawn Grass” were given each member by the program Refreshments were served by the hostesses. Mrs. R. T. Hollingsworth re minded members the April meeting would be held at her anck Carolyn Moore nad Johnny Livingston with other members of the senior class of Clinton High School left Sunday night for the annual trip to Washing ton, D. C., and other places of interest. ...K£vr Subscribe Is The Misses Betty Cole, Rena Cox Stories Behind Words fcy William 8. PeafMd Clock It is known who invented the first machine that measured time through the movements of wheelwoifcs. Hie first such device is believed to have been made more than 1,000 years ago. These early timepieces had no faces or hands. The time was given on the hour by a part of the machine that struck a bell. Since the striking bell informed people of the time, they took the word they used to denote a bell and used it for the whole timepiece. In Old French the word bell was “cloche.” The word entered Middle Dutch as “clocke/^^and passed into the English language as “clock.” Legislative Swindle Some of the slickest brains in Congress are now working overtime trying to solve a difficult political problem. What the leg islative wheeler-and-dealers want to do is to fulfill the President’s campaign promise to Big Labor that he would repeal Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, but do it without attracting the attention of the peo ple to the loss of another individual free dom. Now in the legislative hatchery is one so-called compromise bill supposedly aim ed at protecting the legal and civil rights of individual workers—more are expected. But look out! The real purpose of these measures is to provide a smoke screen for repealing 14(b), the 44-word section of the Taft-Hartley Act, which gives the states the right to legislate and enforce voluntary union membership.- Such bills are a sly ef fort to swap nothing for something. And here’s why: Enforcement Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 will prevent dis crimination among workers on account of race, color or creed. Enforcement of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1947 and the Supreme Court ruling in the Allen Case in 1964—will prevent the use of compulsory dues for political purposes. Enforcement of the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 will prevent a union from fining or penalizing a member for exercising any legal or civil Now—while high school seniors are right guaranteed by the Constitution or ' ‘“ i “~ ‘ FOR AMBITIOUS COLLEGE MATERIAL As a rule, the program requires five years instead of four to get a bachelor’s degree, be cause of the time devoted to developing on-the- job skill is an allied company or agency. For the first year, concentration is usually on basic academic studies, so other forms of financial help may be essential for that period. In the years thereafter, however, an eligible student should be able to work—in this job-study pro gram—enough to cover most of his costs. Corn- mis ion figures indicate that there are now more than 35,000 entered in the cooperative program, earning on average about $2,000 annually. When a company or a government agency ties in with a work-study program at a given university or college, it is naturally for the possi ble later recruitment of the students for full-time employment. In this way, employers get to know the young people during their trainnig days and are able to appraise their capabilities as they go along. This provides an extraordinary oppor tunity to give direction to scholars and head them toward careers for which they are best suited within the field they have originally selected. The college is likewise enabled to slant its cours es toward this end. PROGRAM WORTH LOOKING INTO No matter where you live, those of you who have children or grandchildren with hopes for a higher education should direct the attention of such young people to this rapidly expanding job- study concept. One very strong point in its favor is that corporations and agencies concerned are almost always willing to start gradnates at a higher-than-average beginner’s pay. This is be cause on-the-job training during the college years cuts the time and cost that would otherwise be spent breaking in such employees when they joined personnel rolls. Cross Hill News MRS. HAROLD AUSTIN, Corr—pondeat CLUB MEET WITH MRS. MILLER The regular monthly meeting of the Friendly Garden Club was held March 2 at the home of Mrs. P. H. Miller, with Mrs L. R. Adams as co-hostess. An arrangement of daffodils was used in the living room, and permanent flowers in the dining room. Mrs. L. T. Watts and Mrs. H. W. Bryson were program leaders. The president, Mrs. R. T. Hollingsworth called the meet ing to order. Mrs. L. T. Watts gave the devotional, reading the 10th Psalm. During the business session, the secretary, Mrs. H. W. Bry son', read a letter from Miss Virginia Coleman Inviting club members to a meeting March 30 at the Laurens High School. Minutes of the February meeting were read and the roil was called, to which 18 mem bers responded. One visitor, Mrs. Lizzie Smith, was present Letters were read from Miss Lizzie Bryson and Mrs. Troy Watts thanking club members laws of the United States. The amazing thing about these “com promise” efforts that while they claim to he concerned about the dvfl rights of the individual they would actually repeal a civil right of the first magnitude: the worker’s freedom to join or not tp join a union. To camouflage the repeal of 14(h) the last lap—is the time to took into the possibili ties of job-study programs Mr fall tntrance into college. The Nattouel Commissi— Mr Coopera tive Education, $ WSst 40th Bt—et, New York, N. Y. 1001$ win send you a Ust, free of charge, >f higher h of institutions of higher learning which have such programs in operation. A totter to any col lege selected from the Ust should bring you da- tails of the pi— and ten you what sMps mast be taken to determine eligibility Mr entrance, a full-sized, stamped, self-addressed return tope. , CLINTON, 8. 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