The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 29, 1965, Image 2
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
CUntoa, & C n ThumUy, July 29, 1965
Hands Off
Judging by the increaeing rate of juve-
niel delinquency, too many parents are
leaving to the schools or the police depart
ments the job of training their children
in concepts of right and wrong. Thus pa
rents are delinquent before their children
are.
It is now being proposed that courses
in ethics or rules of behavior be added to
the curriculum of American high schools.
That would be a good thing.
But before that, every child at home
and in grade schools and high schools
should be impressed over and over with
one simple rule, namely, “Keep your hands
off other people and other people’s prop
erty.”
If this simple rule were followed
through life, the record of crime we see in
the papers each day would be practically
non-existent
Next to the parent, the schools should
drill this rule into the head of every stu
dent. Examples taken from the daily news
could be used to show how following that
simple rule would save inestimable suffer
ing and grief for juveniles and families.
school education face a tough road ahead.
And college training is of necessity de
manded by more and more employers.
Nowadays, stress is laid on physics,
mathematics, the chemical arts, and other
of the sciences. But the boy or girl who
learns only a trade or a profession is but
half a person. The finished student must
have at least a fair working knowledge of
literature, the other fine arts, and econom
ics. It is in this last classification that the
schools, in too many instances, seem to
have failed. Too many graduates leave
the halls of ivy with an insufficient under
standing of this country’s economic sys
tem of government of representative gov
ernment it supports, which together have
protected the individual’s liberty and made
this nation great and powerful. Lack of
understandnig of the political and economic
heritage by which we live is a most serious
weakness in a world torn by conflicting
and angry ideologies.
Let the student return to school with a
will. And let his school properly prepare
him for a constructive place in the world
he will enter as an adult
More deficit spending? Well,
this it a little worse than all
the poverty bills pat together
Human lives mean nothing to
fellows like McNamara when
his business interest is at
stake.
Peacetime poverty measures
are not going to save the pres
ent economic system. There
fore we must have war.
-HENRY T. SUTTLE,
Clinton
News of
Bonds Cross Roads
MBS. N. A. 8HOU8E
HERE PROM OHIO
Mrs. A. J. Harvey and daugh
ter, Sheila, of Ohio, are visiting
Mrs. J. E. Evans. Mrs. Harvey
is a sister of Mrs. Evans. Mrs.
Evans honored her sister and
daughter with a family get to
gether at her home on Sunday.
About SO friends and relatives
enjoyed the occasion. On Mon
day Mr. and Mrs. Evans, Mrs.
Harvey and Sheila were in Ab
beville to visit ^W. D. Cause.
They returned to tbs Panorama
Lodge near Greenwood where
they were joined by Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Gruber, Mrs. Mildred
Gause, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Os-
Watt, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman
Evans and family for supper.
Johnson spent ' the
week-end with her mother, Mrs.
Texie Johnson.
Mrs. B. W. Cooper and Mrs.
Ella Harvey of Clinton, were in
Greenwood last Thursday.
Susan Shouse and Kay Shouse,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Shouse, have returned home af
ter several days visit with Ba-
bara Pitts in CttfllML-
Miss Mary B. Tinsley, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Tins
ley, is spending this week in
New York to attend the World’s
Fair. She was accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Stroud, and
family of Columbia. *
TO ATTEND WORKSHOP
Shady Grove Home Demons
tration Club members will at
tend a craft worshop at the club
house August 5 at 4:00 p. m.
Social Security
‘It is never too late to qualify
for Social Security Old-Age In
surance Benefits,” according to
Miss Martha F. Pressly, District
Manager of the Social Security
office in Greenwood. As sa on-
ample, she cites the case of an
elderly widow who lives in the
ares serviced by the Greenwood
District office.
This lady's husband, who died
in 1865, had never worked at
jobs covered by social security.
In July, 1868, however, she be
gan her first work at the age of
77—partly to have something to
do, and parity to earn n little
extra money. She began “baby
sitting” for a young working
couple. The wages she earned
were reported for social security
purposes.
At her age, she needed only a
year and One-half of work to
qualify for social security bene
fits. She completed this require
ment in December, 1868, and is
now receiving a social security
check of $40 each month. She
readily admits that she was for
tunate that her empyoer knew to
report her wages as a “house
hold employee.”
Why Let Down
Our Guard?
The Administration’s immigration bill
(S. 500 and H. R. 2680) to replace the Mc-
Carran Walter Act and abolish the orderly
selection of readily assimilable immigrants
under the national origins quota system is
the dream boat by which the Commies and
fellow-travelers in our midst look to a mass
infiltration of potential enemy agents, spies
and revolutionaries.
Hie bill is now before the Senate Judici
ary Committee where it might best tie in
terred—lest, if it were reported out, White
House pressure could well prevail. To as
sist in such interment, Liberty Lobby is
urging constituents of Senators Dirksen,
Ervin, McClellan, Eastland, Smathers, Ell-
lender, Long, Byrd and Robertson of Vir
ginia and Majority Leader Mansfield—all
of whom are believed to be opposed or
leaning that way—to write strong letters
of protest against the new measure.
While it is encouraging to note that a
recent opinion poll indicates nationwide sup
port of the McCarran Walter Act by more
than two to one, few citizens realize that its
“Asiatic-Pacific Triangle” provisions stand
between us and the influx of thousands of
Red Chinese agents. In eliminating this
national security factor, the proposed law
would open our gates to a flood of hun
dreds of thousands of Chinese, whoee back
grounds could not be adequately checked
by an army of investigators.
“Thus,” says Liberty Lobby, “the Tro
jan Horse’ of immigration win have pene
trated our defense . . . our futwe against
Communism will be compromised.”
And just in case this reckless replace
ment for the McCarran Walter Act should
get out of committee, every American who
cherishes his freedom for himself and his
offspring had better make his sentiments
known to his Congressman and both Sena
tors.
A Passing Season
The seasons of the year run their
course, swiftly. No one knows that better
than our tens of millions of youngsters.
For summer vacation is already over half
gone, and the beginning of the next school
year approaches swiftly.
Many, perhaps most, will return to
school with a feeling of regret. Summer
vacation, with all its sports and many-
sided attractions, is fun. It’s only human
nature to wish it could continue forever.
But, for all of the labor-saving progress
that has been made, we still live in a world
in which work and knowledge are essen
tials. And the advance of science and tech
nology have vastly increased the kind and
amount of education that is needed if the
young person is to have a successful and
rewardnig career as an adult Little room
is left for the uneducated and the half-
educated. Those who leek at least a high
Babton’s Point of View
On Vietnam and
The Draft Outlook
By ROGER W. BABSON
Babson Park, Mass., July 29 — Millions of
young men are wondering what the continuing
escalation of war in South Vietnam is going to
mean to them personally—what is the likelihood
that may be drafted. So are their parents,
relatives and friends, and—in many instances—
their employers. Hence we indicate for our read
ers the probabilities as well as they can be weigh*
ed at this point of crisis in Southeast Asia.
NO EARLY END OF COMMITMENT IN SIGHT
U. S. forces are now actively involved in the
fighting—in addition to their earlier role as train
ers and consultants—and there will be a steady
bui)d-up of both material and manpower in Viet;
nam for an indefinite period. Almost certainly
there will be no slowdown in our shipment of
troops for at least several months—even if unex
pected progress should be made toward a ne
gotiated truce and a potential cease-fire. Read
ers can be sure of one thing: President Johnson
does not want to settle for anything short of com
plete independence and freedom for South Viet
nam like that achieved in South Korea.
While there are reported to be about 75,000 of
our men in Vietnam at this time, more will be
needed. The Pentagon has implied that as many
as 290,000 men could be sent to Southeast Asia
without our having to increase our over-all arm
ed forces strength of 2.6 million. But the govern
ment knows well that further escalation in Viet
nam could prompt the Communist world strate
gists to complicate matters. They could rekindle
trouble in Korea; and they could inflame any
number of festering sores in Africa, Malaysia,
Cuba, and Central and South America.
DRAFT “TAKE” WILL CLIMB
So it is wisest for all concerned to prepare for
the worst and count on heavier draft calls for
some time to come. Up to now, the military has
expressed no intention of drafting married men.
Nor is there any expectation that student defer
ments will be revoked; boys already in college
can still hope to complete their education and get
their degrees. Little has yet been said officially
about business deferments; but if we should go
on any sort of emergency basis, the pattern of
World War would probably be followed. This
would mean by-passing those younger industrial
workers considered essential to the war effort
and not easily replaceable by older men. Spec
ialists in the space program would surely be
added to the list for deferment.
All inducted men are put through a regular
basic and advanced training program of 12
weeks at minimum before they can be sent over
seas. Until file U. S. forces in South Vietnam
extended their efforts recently from the advisory
field to open combat, relatively few draftees
were sent over because they lacked experience
and special teaching skills. However, draftees
rate no separate consideration; they may be sent
to Vietnam after what the Pentagon considers
thorough preparation. So it is likely that their
number will henceforth edge upward propor
tionately, especially if the war Intensifies.
OVER HALF THE MEN If TO 28 WILL SERVE
The U. S. Department of Defense reports that
58% of the nation’s youths either are serving—
or have served—by the time they reach 27, the
age when eligibility ceases. About 80% fail to
meet physical, mental, or moral requirements.
The remainder are deferred in accordance with
basic draft-board regulations. The military
would prefer a system that would give them the
younger men first Instead of the older. Cer
tainly, some changes may be made along these
linds if manpower needs have to be increased
substantially.
In summary: Young men of today face mori
than a 50-50 chance of military service, as either
draftees, volunteers, or reservists. Even If there
fhntiiH be a HtgttnM Improvement In the Interna-
tional situation, tbit is undoubtedly toe way
things will be for some months to corns. Per
sonal and business plans should therefore be
Jined up accordingly.
Sugar-Coating th: Socialist Pill
Stories
Behind
Words
William S. Penfleld
Cathedral
In the Middle Ages the area that was under the in
fluence of the church was divided into districts or dio
ceses, and a bishop was in charge of each diocese.
“ " The main .church in the- diocese was the one at
which the bishop made his headquarters. It was here
that he had his throne or seat.
Because the bishop’s throne was located in it, this
church was called “ecclesia cathedralis"—the church
of the seat, from the Latin word “cathedra,” meaning
seat, bench or throne. “EJcclesia cathedralis” was
translated into English as “cathedral church,” and was
shortened to “cathedral.”
Views
Of Our Readers
To The Chronicle:
In reply to your editorial,
“Time To Kick The Habit,”
you say that since 1933 the
United States has been hooked
by deficit spending. I just want
to say that this, spending by
the government, deficit or oth
erwise, has been to prop up an
economic system, free enter
prise, that cannot stand alone.
To stop govemme nt spending
is to see the free enterprise
system flop flat of its back.
In the news this morning
(Thursday) McNamara glibly
tells the Unitde States that we
are preparing for a five-year,
war. How will this be paid for?
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