The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, April 08, 1965, Image 4
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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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
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$1^0 per quart
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7 Vi Miek Oat Whitmire Highway On Right
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Phone 833-1179
IF
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^llAOMqU
MR. MERCHANT
What your customers read and see makes the
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Vettag Bfll
THB CONGRESS is fiving
priority eoasidsratian to the
President’s Toting Rights Act
of 1966." Hearings are being
held in both the House aad the
Senate, deadlines have been set,
aad overwhelming majorities in
both Houses have announced
support for the measure.
The Bill provides:
(1) That la Statea aad ceea-
ties which fan within the pre
vision* of the Bffl, "teats er de
vices," formerly imposed as pre
requisites fer voting, ehaU he In
valid;
(t) "Tests or devices’’ are de
fined as requirements that any
person (s) demonstrate ability
to reed, write, understand or
interpret say matter; (b)
saltation with the Attorney Gen-
eraL"
(9) That no State or county
to which the Attorney General
has determined that the Act ap-
lUes can enforce any new State
aw which prescribes voting re
quirements <K# erent than those
a effect oa November 1, 1964,
unless aad uatfl it has brought
a suit and obtained prior ap
proval frees the District Court
fer the District of Columbia.
(1$) 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
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of vettag
to hoteef
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rights.
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