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m CLINTON C8B0NICLB Qiaton, S. C„ Thuraday, A«rU IS, IMS Second Clast States? There we signs that Congress is begin ning to stir out of the hypnosis inflicted upon it by the President at the last joint session when be demanded votes for all Americans who know their names and ad dresses—in ceftain states. It is time at least for some of our statesmen to register shock over a bill that proposes to remove Constitutional authority for the conduct of elections on six states and not in 44 others, substituting the guid ance of Federal gauletiers! But if those who say there’s no time for a Constitutional amendment, and that we must have a voting bill quick to forestall violence and disorder have their way, God help America! costs themselves. And it is inevitable that if (me group is to be favored, it wiH be only a matter of time before political pressures extend it to others. ^ We can help the needy elderly without imperiling a system of medical care which has no superior anywhere. An example of a practical way to meet the problem is the eldercare program, under which government would pay all or part of the cost of health insurance policies for the low-income elder ly, depending on need, not just age. The Creator* The Indianapolis Star, in an eloquent editorial, expresses its agreement with President Johnson’s statement that his Great Society would not “flower spontan eously from swelling riches and surging power. It will not be the gift of the gov ernment or the creation of Presidents.” Americans who have a knowledge of the world, says the Star, “ .. know that Presi dents and governments did not create the skyscrapers, jets, homes, farms, cars, in dustries, missiles, space vehicles, nuclear submarines,.nuclear weapons, musk, drama, sports, literature, schools, unviersities, med icine, and scientific achievements that are measures of our power and abundance. “Nor did they create our free institu tions or our love'of liberty.” 4 What, then, has been the wellspring of our greatness and our achievements? The Star’s answer is the one that almost anyone with a knowledge of the forces of history would give, and it takes only two words— individual initiative. It was this that dis covered this country, explored it, developed and protected it from enemies within and without and looked always ahead to great er days and finer times. Presidents and govennents can help, but they cannot create. That is done by individuals—free individuals—in their in finite numbers. Ault, Colo., Progress: “Over the past four or five years a lot has been said, writ ten and proposed for taking care of our Elder Citizens who might need assistance. We have always favored giving where giv ing is necessary and needed, but, we could never favor an outright .s^ep toward social ized medicine or another step down the road toward a Socialistic form of govern ment. We might add, we have always been opposed to the Federal Government taking control of kvee with our money (your and my taxes paid into the U. S. Treasury);” Neweof Bond* Crocs Roads MBS. N. A. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry HID, whs were recently married, are re siding with Mr .and Mrs. C. W. HiU. Mr. and Mts., Newman Sbouse and Kay Shouse visited in Clayton, Ga. on Sunday. A1 Shouse, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Shouse, was among the 7th grade students that spent two days in Charleston last week visiting Fort Sumter and other historical and scenic places. E. T. Shouse attended the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Friday. He was accompanied by Maurice Crock er. Mrs. J. C. Nabors and Mrs. B. W. Cooper were visitors in Greenwood last week. Mrs. Myrtle Crowe is improv ing at the home of a niece, Mrs. Jack Morgan. Mrs. Crowe was a patient at Bailey Memo rial Hospital recently. James Evans is a patient at Bailey Memorial Hospital. CLUB MEET The Shady Grove Home Dem onstration Chib met Tuesday at the club house. The meeting was called to order by 'Mrs. Jamas Eviubs, president. The devotional was given by Mrs. Clarence Hunnicutt. Following the business ses sion, Mrs. Hunnicutt, a local leader of the club, introduced two of the club members who had attended the Laurens Coun ty Electric Club meeting, and gave demonstrations. The girls, Cathy Berry land Maxine Spi vey,- gav$ the same demonstra tions for the club. Maxine dem onstrated making tea cakes, telling how she mixed them, and baked them and had the cakes to illustrate. Cathy dem onstrated using and caring for an electric hand mixer. She showed how to use the different speeds for different mixes. Following the dsmonstr***** 1 ^. Mrs. Taylor gave a very infor mative lesson on financial se curity. Mrs. Curtis Oswalt served refreshments during the social hour. IF YOU DON’T BEAD THE CHBONIGLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS IFIRD'S BtnRMINATMS to. SPARTANBtmC. S. C. ■■ Jumping Out Of the Traces Old-time observer* of the who may have been ttihnesaed in years at the snail-like progress of Con gress and its tendency to look into the pos sible consequences of pending legislation, should be throwing their hats in the air over today’s LBA brand of efficiency. The House having speedily voted the Administrations |1.3 billion measure for Federal control of the schools, the current week is expected to see final passage of both aid to education and the Administra tion’s medicare bill—perhaps Senate action m the voting bill. Here are three of the mpst controversial and far-reaching issues of our time. Re penting at leisure would seem to lie ahead. Look Abroad Before Congress imposes a system of government health care on this nation, it should give intense analysis to what similar action has produced elsewhere. England’s socialized health system seems to be approaching chaos. Doctors, plagued by low pay and by intolerable working conditions which often impede care of those seriously ill, have been in near revolt. Some 10,000 family doctors gave notice that they will resign from the National Health Service unless major improvements are made. In .both England and France, the social ■•curity systems are in serioua *finandal •traits, primarily because of the astronomi cal costs of providing health scrvkes to ev eryone, regardless of need. It would be foDy to say that cannot happen here. The medicare proposal, it is true, applies only to the elderly. But its benefits—which are far more limited than most people know— would be given to all.. in the age group, whether or not they wore able to pay the Babson’s Point of View On: Promoting— : — - Employer-Employee Co-Operation Babson Park, Mass., April 1ft—Whether a firm is large, middle-sized, or small, it gets best results in terms of productivity and profits if there is mutual loyalty between management and workers. And this is much more difficult today than it sounds. Employers, for one thing, are so caught up in the competitive rat-race that they tend to concentrate on producion and marketing, and leave labor relations pretty much to unions and department heads. Employers, on the other hand, are apt to forget the good of the compay and think only of fatter pay envelopes, more fringe benefits, and looking for richer jobs. MUTUAL CONCERN PATS OFF Both attitudes are self-defeating and costly for all concerned. Astute employers recognize that their workers are not just cogs in the ma chinery of turning out products and getting them to market, but that they should he—and often are —co-workers and salesmen, ambassadors of good will. The extent of their value in these extra-currricular pursuits Is up to the foresight and imaginative vision of the employers them selves. Naturally it is management’s responsibility to provide attractive working conditions, fair pay rates, and reasonable fringe benefits com putable with others in the same field and lo cality. But beyond this point the employer must start playing by ear. If he deals, for instance, in consumer goods, he can he certain that his personnel, their relatives, and their friends are possible customers. If he is wise, then, he will keep his work force constantly informed, not only regarding the workings of the factory but concerning the final products and how they may best be used. Company manuals and work-time demonstrations can easily generate employee interest and proud workers to spread the word concerning the quality and utilization of what they make . PRIDE BT ASSOCIATION Even if an emplyoyer’s products are non consumer in nature, employees can still offer very valuable publicity if they are intimately acquainted with the special qualities of the goods they are helping to turn out. If they are shown in what respect their products excel, they will be proud of their association with the company and will enjoy being expats. Through private and personal employee contacts have come lasting and rewarding accounts for firms whose employer-employee relations are lively and friendly. An intelligent employee recognizes that what ever he is doing for his company he is doing basically for himself—and for his fellow workers. To build up the company for which he works, to light up the image of its products, to help make its brand-name a byword, is to ensure his own job security and eventually to enlarge his own income and that of his co-workers. This rela tionship between management and staff must, however, work two ways if there is to bo a truly healthy stability in any business concern. ESPECIALLY POE YOUNG COMPANIES Small concerns—just getting underway—will find it helpful in bucking the bitter rivalry in all important lines today if they win sell every em ployee, from the very hegnnlng, on the idea of becoming a salesman for their products and ser vices. If a man is made to fed that he is a vital part of the company he works for, that he is trusted and taken into confidence on its prob lems as well as its successes, he is much more likely to day put Labor turnover is, of course, one of industry’s heaviest w^w***! burdens, particularly today. Hence, everything should be done to promote employer-employee co-operation and mutual un derstanding for the purpose of building up an establishment that can focus Its attention on im provement and expansion without being plagued by needless and costly replacement of restless workers. Whether a firm is aatoniaed or not, H can mate its employees proud of their elation with B and eager to mate its Its products ever more widely Man as a free agent accomplishes MORE THAN A SOCIETY BURDENED WITH CONTROLS AND THEREBY' VOID OF CREATIVE SELF EXPRESSION. Stories Behind Words IT 8. FreffsM Two- Bits Sometimes we hear a person refer to a quarter of a dollar as “two bits.” This expression dates back to Colonial America. Hie colonies which were Yjo become the United States carried on extensive trade with Spanish colonies in the Caribbean Sea. One of the chief pieces of Spanish money was a sil ver coin, which the American colonists called a Spanish dollar. This coin gained widesread circulation in Co- i*» kmial America. When the change was needed the Spanish dollar was cut into eight equal pieces, or “bits”—the storied “piec es of eight.” One “bit 4 * was worth one-eighth of a dollar. Two bits were worth a quarter; four bits, a half-dollar; and right bits, a dollar. The season for GROWING THINGS! Such as a Savings Account Open yours now. M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers Member FDIC Cliuteu, 8 C. 4% Interest Paid On One Year Savings SCHEDULE CHANGE SEABOARD RAILROAD am- Nu. 4 at 2:13 AM instead af t:l< RALPH A. PERKIN MUAWWPtx LAST DAY TODAY mmrmumwwMvmi CLINTON, S. C* THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1MB Otyr (lUitttim QUpmtrtrU 4, IMP — -IMS IS, PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Bute (Payable la Advance) One Year KM; Sx One Y dteMJB ear IMS Second Qaas Poetise Paid M *"*<*—*«■» 8. C. POSTMASTER: Send Form MTS to Cttnton Chronicle, Qintoti, 8. 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