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-4 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Clinton, a C, Thnraday, Ajril 8, IMS \ - sap«« Jmmk Laurens County Barbershoppers To Sing Here On Saturday night, May 1, the chapter, in joint spon sorship with the Lions Clubs of Laurens, Clinton, and Hickory Tavern, will present its Parade of Quartets at Belk Auditorium. Several well known groups will be featured on the program, including the Spartanburg chorus and quar tets from Raleigh and Greensboro, N. C. The Laurens County Chapter of Barbershoppers, under the direction of Robert Wassung, attended die Spartanburg chapter’s first Annual Parade of Quartets on Saturday night, April ,3, held at Memorial Audito rium. The £roup sang two numbers at the “After-Glow,” a party honoring the performers on the show. by the amount of British thermal The match is slated for 2:00 p. J ox Payments PERSONAL Uowatt-hour o< electricity. For Tomorrow the tennis and golf Oil VeterOHS Benefits MENTION the third straight year. The teams play at home, with Flori- Practically all veteran bene- - Martin of Charlotte, South Carolina Electric and Gas da stale University visiting the fits are tax free and need not be N c is spending the week generating systems in the United Lakeside Country Club. Howard H. Watkins, Laurens and Mrs. J .In states. In addiUon to its system Saturday PC travels to Clem- County Service Officer, noted ' LEAVES FOE OEKMAwx rating, the company’s newest ^ for a tennis battle which today in answer to calls from Pvt. E-2 Francis steam plant at Canadys rates wiU one of the two taxpyaers w ai^ w eighth in efficiency among more kinenin of iaxpy * er *> , White and the late Allen W. than a thousand plants in the £°rolina. CoaS^Tdon However, interest earned on vvhite> iwt March 31 for Ger- eimre country. The rating re- den rates the Blue Hose and G1 life insurance dividends left many for a 28-month tour of port of utilities is made by the Tigers about even this year on deposit with the VA is not duty with the U. S. Army fol- Federal Power Commission. To ^ jie notes that the defending classed as a benefit, but earned lowing a 30 ^® y ! ir h 0 “ g . ^ continue tha ta*h rntta* In offl- ch » mpI Irom aem«.n have the income, and miut be reported on home. H « co "'P u '^ !“* b ?* lc eieney the dm o< South Caro- ,4,, me^ ^ tax return., Mr. Wnthina ddd “ , “ rt ,9° rd0 "' °i; .hnn tleefrie and Go, Com- Hepe ., pt;., , prlng spom and further training at Fort pany ' schedule for this coming week: Both proceeds of the GI policy Ord, Calif.et * * * Thursday, April 8 — Harvard and the dividends themselves Mrs. George M. Lane of De- •Me don’t know what you did a t PC in tennis. are tax free and need not be re- catur, Ga., spent several da>s this past weekend ... hut we’ve Friday, P-FSU at PC in ten- ported, Mr. Watkins said. Other last week with her parenU, beard a lot of people say they ni* VA benefits which are not tax- Mr. and Mrs. H. W. htaton. were working up their income Friday, #—Mercer at PC in able include: Mrs - Frank KfUers was the tax. Yep—it’s that time of the g 0 if Education and training allow- guest of her nephew and niece, year . . . with April 13th getting Sautrday, 10—PC at Clemson ances; subsistence payments to the Rev. and Mrs. Charlie E. closer ail the time. Nobody likes in tennis disabled veterans in vocatianal Cook, in Washington, Ga., last to pay taxes—but we realize it’s Monday,' 12-Grove City at rehabilitation training; compen- week, going especially, for the necessary. As responsible citi- PC in tennis sation and pension payments; Washington tour of homes. zens we want to have good Monday 12 PC at Newberrv grants to veterans for so-called Joining her there were her schools, hospitals — police pro- ^ 5^53]] y “wheelchair” homes and motor brother and sister-in-law, Mr. tectioo-a strong national de- Tuesday is_pr at wnffnrH vehicles, and all benefits to fam- and Mrs. P. C, Lynch and Miss luesday, 12-PC at Wofford ^ Qf vetertuul . Mary Ragsdale of Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Kellers was surprised on the occasibn on her birthday with a dinner on Tuesday by the Cooks. in track. By SPECTATOR . . . COMMENTS ON lease. And investor-owned busi- ness feds the same way you do. 13 _ pc at FurnMn As an investor-owned business, in golf the electrical industry pays a Wednesday, 14 - Slippery ' whopping amount in taxes—and Rock at pc in tenni8 No State should spend more over the past several years the ip* a figure that grows each Wednesday 14 — PC at Bel- than 75% of Us income. company has contributed ser- year. For 1964 the investor-own- mon t Abbev in h««phnii * • • vices and materials toward the ed utilities paid about 23 cents Our brethren of the rural construction and installation of o{ every dollar received for ser- . electric coops are not any long- a steam power laboratory on the vices in federal, state and local LOUrCIIS PIQIIS 10 er the plain farmers we have University of Clinton Trounces Dixie In Tennis MEN AND THINGS Clinton High’s tennis team won their third match, romping Dixie 9-0 at the Red Devils’ court here Tuesday. The Red Devils has lost one match, that to powerful Class AAA Dreher. Singles: Ben Hammet (C) d. Ted Rob- South Carolina taxes. Their total 1964 tax hill Buy OtH Aimort heard so much about. I am a campus. This laboratory has was more than 2 and three quar- . ’ ^ _ u ^ 1 farmer, to., as the books win been described as the most mod- ter billion doUars! Right here in Land For Industry show, but I see no reason for ern in the country, while a con- this area, ihe South Carolina Laurens — The City of Laurens „ a the federal government to lend servative estimate of the coat to Electric & Gas Company provid- win purchase the old airoort _? eD money at 2% in order to serve the company is in excess of ed its full share of this amount— property it sold in 1968 for Indus- er ^?.w „ Home again!? After many every objection to the sale or us electric power. Nor need twenty-five thousand dollars. approximately 17 million was the trial purposes from Johns-Man- «1 C d ‘ Ronme weeks in a hospital under the lease to the private companies the government look sadly at During the summer months 1904 South Carolina Electric and v ille Fiberglas Inc. City Coun- i« /«* j I us noor fellows of the farm South Carolina Electric A Gas Gas Company’s tax bill , . . be- eil decided here Monday night M^ptin^fi-* ^ d The city will purchase the 90- direction of my physician and was met in the nefotiatkm. 1 us poor fellows of four nurses I am back on the say that advisedly; every sound w hen we walk boldly -up to the regularly employs students and cause it’s an investor owned coin firing line, a bit groggy, but objection, even affection more auto dealer and buy cars for professors from the University pany—abd proud of it!” with rifle oiled dfid loaded and or less mythical, was consid- $3500 to $6000 three aim slightly wavering, but fair- ered seriously by the ly steady and sure. companies. “Misfortune ne’er comes As I’ve said before, singly, but in battalions’’ as near the great Santee niver needed. Nor is pampering Shakespeare says. Within four and feel a deep interest in it; the name of electric service the campus in challenging engineer ing positions. The company has The nation owes some, atten. a , so worked with the Univeniity U arf l Tannic turn to the farmer, but two per ln holdine seminBT Droifram .. at - ndlfalO IClllll) - Team at PC Today 1 . , a .in holding seminar programs, at- C . „ c * ,,l leDdu ' g Ule mpa,ure tractlng K>me of the nation s Santee River nM <led Nor is pampering in ^ 0 -, standing pracUclng gineers to the .campus. This co- . —e, ■ aa at. a Larry Warren (C) d. Bobby acre site for $7,500, the amount Fowler flJove> Moye it was sold for seven years ago. Binky Wlngard (C) d BUly Several months ago, the ci^y Banks 6 . 1oV€> ^ love notified the Johns-Manville Y oung (C) d. Bqhby firm it would be Interested in Tollison 6-1. buying the property if it were not .Doubles: developed for industrial use. Bell-HAmmet (C) d.^ Stewart- years I have suffered a broken I know that no small electric help most needed by farmers. operaUon'betwee'n education and Harvard’s tennis team will Fiberglas Co., officials requested Robertson 6-3, 6-2. hip, then a broken shoulder enterprise can stand on its own And the ambitious plans of my industry is necessary — because provide the opposition for Pres- that they be given time to con- Nettles-Warren (C) d. Martin- and then a chip off my back, feet today. Nor does Santee- cooperative brethren include sell- industry ,^^5 t ra ; ned men byterian’s Blue Hose here to- » ider the proposal. Tollison 6-1, 6-love. Quite a son of misfortune, eh? Cooper, if it paid 4 per cent or ing power to great industries as Carolina Electric day as PC renews it* spring Mayor Ike Griggs said the Wingard-Young (C) d. Fowler- But a few weeks in a hospital 4Vi per cent for money; then well as to farmers. and Gas Company realizes this— sports schedule after a holiday company now has notified the Banks 6-1, 6-love, can give one “furiously to charged off depreciation and j know government and wor ks a t the job Only this break. cit y that did not plan to locate think,” as someone said. But fair dividends to the State and throws money all around but it way wiII the industry continue PC’s tennis, golf and base- * ny 1 pl<U, f 1 8 «>«* “>d the genUe ministration of four Counties. should stop throwing money to grow fn f urt her service to ball squads have compUed a to- " oul ? 8el1 V 18 land city special nurses, with sympathy As I’ve said, I’ve read the away. mankind ” tal 9* record to date, with the fo ^ the P^ 8e - from the head nurse to all the tenUtive offers to buy and our if the farmers*need help let’s ‘ The average residential cus- golfers on top with a 3-1 mark. Ma y° r Griggs said a large nurse-aids and down to all the State would be fully protected face the issue bravely and in- t omer of the South Carolina Elec- The racquet team stands at 3-3 " lai V^ acturi " g concern, whom orderlies sofetened the blow by thosHqffers and would enjoy telligently. trie and Gas Company pays 12% and the basebaUers are winless ha did not identify, was consid- and pain so far as gentle min- better seHlce, as well as con- The outlook for prosperous LESS per kilowatt hour for his in two games. f, nng Ule wte He commented, istrations could. siderable tax money. farming may be dim, but lend- electricity, than does the nation- Today’s match with the tour- ^ 1 * ay ^ they Uke 11 So here I am, a sort of vet- . * * * teg him 4% government money a j aV erage. What makes this inE o rouD will be a hard as- weU ‘ eran but full of vigor, fire and Most thrifty men set aside at 2% is a farce on its face. possible? One of the reasons is gignment for Presbyterian, purpose. Even so. something for a “rainy day.” * * * . simple—Efficiency of Operation ^ Harvard’s first unit clipl I am grateful to all; and I ° ur People thriftily followed I enjoy sometimes reading ad- particularly in the power d ^ Hos _ g_ 3 here Tuesdav shall always treasure the street teat policy. Hundreds of thou- vertisements: they tell us quite p( an t. Efficiency here is gauged sands of our men carry life in- a lot that we ought to know : I will restore health unto thee.—(Jer. 30:17). If we seek it in earnest; prayer God’s radiant life will fill us through and through and help to heal the ills that may betake us. By acknowl edging that He is the Spirit of health and perfection we can more easily put aside any ideas that disease cannot be cured. c&mc I am messages of sympathy and con- sands of our men carry life in- • cern. surance, many $25,000 and about all the advantages that My brethren of the radio hare more. we people enjoy, held open my time and I am My idea is that a State or 1 enjoy reading a wide range greatly beholden to them. Nation should practice thrift as ot advertisements, mostly^ for So now!! We have the Con- well as individuals. teeir helpful informatir gross and our State Legislature As we Americans are spend- Quoting three that have in session. I do not enjoy these ing we are riding for a fall. ed m€ ' very much and w gentlemen: they probably do as and a hard fall at that. fm d very informative, seems advisable, though the po- In my own case, three hos- Ltical turmoil is often charac- pital bills in four years. As our relattonships between education terized by small concerns be- fathers tried to live on their .. 1 cause of so-called loyalty to earnings and savings so should G*”"™ Elecmc and Gas com- Party and other reasons of we. And so should our State pany ti t f ke8 . th ^ 8 r ®* p ^Pf ibil ^ y small politicis at the expense of and our Counties. Lay by some- "?^^'****, n T* real statesmanship. thing. Rainy weather may over- tee ctxjperation between the Such ilcrnTTu* matter of ukc uXy d.,. to let', have ‘JjXSXSSX ample. As I recall the details, for the'days of shortage. ‘There’s a real need for close SENATOR ■snto cPlm COOKING BAR-B-QUE HASH READY 7:00 A. M„ SUNDAY, APRIL 11 $1^0 per quart SUMMERVILLE GULF STATION 7 Vi Miek Oat Whitmire Highway On Right Murray Summerville Phone 833-1179 IF You Want YOUR Customers To Keep Coming to YOUR Store You Better Keep YOUR Store Coming to YOUR Customers ^llAOMqU MR. MERCHANT What your customers read and see makes the mM Vettag Bfll THB CONGRESS is fiving priority eoasidsratian to the President’s Toting Rights Act of 1966." Hearings are being held in both the House aad the Senate, deadlines have been set, aad overwhelming majorities in both Houses have announced support for the measure. The Bill provides: (1) That la Statea aad ceea- ties which fan within the pre vision* of the Bffl, "teats er de vices," formerly imposed as pre requisites fer voting, ehaU he In valid; (t) "Tests or devices’’ are de fined as requirements that any person (s) demonstrate ability to reed, write, understand or interpret say matter; (b) saltation with the Attorney Gen- eraL" (9) That no State or county to which the Attorney General has determined that the Act ap- lUes can enforce any new State aw which prescribes voting re quirements <K# erent than those a effect oa November 1, 1964, unless aad uatfl it has brought a suit and obtained prior ap proval frees the District Court fer the District of Columbia. (1$) That say person who en gages er attempts to engage in voting dfosrtndnntlsn weald he ■abject to Anas of $6,H6 er tm- leenmant of • years, er hath. The difference k the ; («) reed moral character, er (d) trove quaUftratione by a voucher pi register*] (t) ~ banned k those States er ties k which tee Attorney Gen eral determines that a "test or device” was maintained as n prerequisite to voting an No vember 1, 1964, and te which lose than M% e< the psrsoae of voting age etthar ww PO Or TOvM m JrrPPKMnVUU election of 1964. (4) fer any only k the Dhtifal Court k tee Dietrlst of ten, D. C. (I) Hu4 Stalse and te widdb tee Attorney rules the Ast appttse may eniy tetes D. k tee Stabs er (§) with fagvd te relkff te a State by ten Act, ®rPv jviiR nnoags by tee Ast tee right to ret% tee CM Ssrv. (!) That the gS’iSTJ' CM on the beaks to * k ** the statutes de not require the preesruttog attorney to prove "teteat" te totimideta, ns we the current tow. ACCORDING TO the Attorney General, tee provisions of tee bfll would apply to the Stats* of Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Carolina, and Virginia. It would also, aeeordtag te tee Attsrnsy General, apply te 94 counties to Norte Certdfaa, and one Bounty such to the States of IN ATTEMPTING to PTING to justify reed to the MS, ho mslsulis hv of vettag to hoteef ETKNTH1A MB to s rights. •toted. however, test It to as ■tough that all he tree! tog to veto; ‘ j£ roytotrottwi books sd^eqsiflto to esse er li tetot ■O tailreuss^si Wu toteOte The At- II to net No- IN qf te* At- tods