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r i \i" * THI CLINTON CHRONICLE ■- ' i n, 1 CUnton, S. C„ Thursday, SsptMiber 2, IMS Thurmond Pulls Upset of the Year South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond never knows when he is defeated. Other U. S. Senators might know it,, but not Thurmond. And not knowing it, he goes on to win. And the country owes him a debt of gratitude. Just when the nation was set to observe another display of Lyndon Johnson s pew er, coupled with that of the labor bosses; just when members of both parties in the Senate who were in opposition to the repeal of Section 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act were admitting the cause was lost and had just about given up the fight, Strom Thur mond stepped in and took over. It was a weekly meeting of the Re publican Conference and discussion center ed on the pending bill to repeal Section 14 (b). It had already pased the House. There was not much enthusiasm, and the fight appeared to be hopeless. Until Thurmond spoke his piece. Here is what he said: “From time to time we have done con siderable talking about significant issues and taking them to the public. This bill presents us with a golden opportunity to do that. There is no more fundamental is sue than an individual’s right to work; to get and hold a job without having to pay tribute. This is an issue that transcends party, sectional, personal and all other lines. “It's an issue that we Republicans should and must make, and right now is the time to start doing it. It still isn’t too late. If we really exert ourselves, we can defeat this restrictive legislatioli.” That did it Thurmond’s challenge stiffened the backbone of his Republican colleagues. They went to work. While others rounded up Republicans to join in putting on a fili buster, Thurmond pulled in some of his for-, mer Southern Democratic colleagues. Eight een joined the cause to talk the bill to death, including twelve Republicans and six Southern Democrats. Redoubtable old Senator Dirksen of Illi nois, the Republican leader, took it from there. He told Senator Mansfield of Mon tana, the Democratic leader, how things stood. Mansfield * told the President, and Johnson knew he was beaten. Johnson said to Dirksen, “Ev, you can’t do this to me.” “Mr. President,” replied Dirksen, “I am not only going to do it to you, but I am going to spearhead this fight.” Unless the situation changes drastically within the next few days, it means a vic tory for the forces opposing repeal of Sec tion 14 (b), have the votes to force a vote in face of the coalition of Republicans and Democrats. And the man to thank is this state’s tenacious Strom Thurmond. rush, and says: ‘Ws do not take the posi tion that all government land acquisition is bad. We do think the public should have the facts. We also suggest that much of the land already set aside for recreation is not being used to full advantage.” For such reasons as difficulty of access people simply don’t go to some of these areas in significant numbers. A growing population, with increased in comes and leisure, certainly needs ade quate recreational facilities. At the same time, it needs the taxes private lands pay and the materials and commodities they produce. A reasonable balance must be achieved. As of now, it. looks as if the gov ernment land rush, may be tipping the scales too far in one direction and removing land needlessly from the tax rolls and pro ductive use. Behind Word* * WUttua 8. Bible The Phoenicians, who lived on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, were great traders. One of The Phoenicians’ ports was Gebal, famous as a mar ket for papyrus, a paper that the Egyptians made from the inner bark of the papyrus plant. The Greek name for Gebal was Bybios. Since They got their paper at this port, they called the pa per “byWos” or “biblos.” Eventually “biblos” was used to denote the scrolls or books made from this paper. The diminutive form of “biblos” was “bibUon”—a little book—and the plural of “biblion” was “biblia.” The Jews adoped “biblia”—little book—as a name for the Scriptures. The word became “Bible” in English. CBEDROM’ NOVICE date, duly proven, or be forever final discharge from our trust as All persons having claims barred. Executors, aganlst the estate of Richard BRYAN SIMMONS PINSON Any person Indebted to Edward Ferguson, III, deceas- Executor «- notified ed, are hereby notified to fite 111 West Centennial St, . the same duly verified, with the CUnton, 8. C. to mMMe undersigned, and those indebt- August IS, 1M AlMo4f that date, aad_au ed to said estate will please — ? claims against said make payment likewise. FINAL SETTLEMENT present them on or before said BEATRICE A FERGUSON, Take notice that on the SOth date, duly proven Administratrix, day of September, 1MB, we will barred. will or be forever SOI West Walnut Street, render a final account of our CUnton, 8. C. acts and doings as Executors of August 18, 1985 J19-3-82 the estate of Homer Rector Jones, Sr., in the office of the FINAL SETTLEMENT Judge of Probate 4pf BUILD A NEW HOUSE Own to S Otoy $5 toi, er Mr*. Babson’s Point of View On Repeal of 14b and Union Labor By ROGER W. BABSON ' Babson Park, Mass., September 2—The big unions have been waging an uphill battle in re cent years. Gains in membership have been hard to come by. As a percentage of the total work force, unionism has been slipping. But all that will be changed with repeal of the 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act . ..; doing away'with the right of the states to prohibit the union (closed) shop. From now on, we say, watch the unions roll to new heights of power! After three months of vacation see the bleachers full of cheer- LOOKING BACK A BIT students are again filing through ing Clinton fans. Everyone come It was thirty years ago that labor was given the halls of “good ole C. H. S.” and support their home team! its first magna carta, the Wagner Act. Under This year’s enrollment consists the sponsorship of the New Deal, this measure of about 725 studenfsr The fresh- guaranteed the right of workers to organise, to man class, containing 218 mem- negotiate with employers,' to strike, and to he hers, is the largest of the four protected against unfair labor practices. Em- classes. ployers, in general, claimed that the law was As an act of initiation the fresh- one-sided, giving full considerations to the unions men have to wear cardboard but restricting management. Over subsequent signs the first week of school. Take notice that on the 14th County, at 10 o’clock a. m., and day of September, 1988, I wffl on the same day will apply for a August 18, 1988 render a final account of my acts and doings as Executor of the estate of Beulah Balia Pin son in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final dis charge from my trust as Execu tor. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date, and persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said HOMER RECTOR JONES, SR., FRANCES M. JONES DONNAN, VAN S. JONES, Executors A98-4-C818 Mk It | to*. 4 Ufe toa. 24 aeMi to •Mm* to MTV* ymm, Om 4j000 Mk. VM MT efflM. to- r. M tow ! "wiNO«ST« gSaHAaThOmIiS • e««l p. o. B«s Tts. M4-S44S • b-4*m W. Lmnm. S. C. WmM yM to mS i ADCftfff CITY Highlights From CUnton High By PATSY SIMMONS CREDITORS’ NOTICE All persons having, claims against the estate of Robert Martin, deceased, are hereby notified to file the same, duly verified, with the undersigned, years, Congress has appeared to agree with this This new rule took the place of and those indebted to said es- claim. the usual painting and smearing tate will please make payment In 1947 the Taft-Hartley Act was passed, over 0 f the freshmen. « Truman v«to givioj protection to manage- The stniciliTe fron , ment s righto It wa, promptly dubbed a “■lave ^ sch00l K , r ^ nagpoIc „ labor act" by the umon,. The congrentonal lhe dl , pl , y slgB #Uc h w „ erected on Augurt 12. Thi, new likewise. ROBERT Executor August 30, 1965 HOOKER, S2-3C-S16 from labor and toward management. By 1968 congress was ready to force unions to file reports on their pension and welfare funds. Further re strictions were placed on organized labor by way of the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1969, which barred certain types of picketing and secondary boy cotts. u sign, given to the school by the Senior Class of 1964-66, displays a list of various activities, such as football games, plays, and special programs and meetings. Clinton High has some new additions to its teaching staff this year. Mrs. Wade Wilburn The Government Land Rush CONGRESS SLOW TO SWING TO LABOR Over the last several years, union heads for from'Union will teach Algebra the most part have maintained agreeable rela- n an d Advanced Math. Mrs. tions with the White House as weU as with gov- Mary Johnson will teach Psy- emment labor agencies. Labor’s progress with chology and Economics. Mrs. Congress, however, has been slow. Not until the Johnson, who Is from Laurens, current session has there been a safe majority taught at Woodruff last year, who could be counted on to get behind major wmwKmr™ u to’,o'l'.b t trl.Zr“ d ‘*“ h thr<>Uli * 1 replacing Mr,. lation favorable to labor. Librarian. Miss Fowler has pre- ™ P °“ S ‘ ble 8 ^ een 1 tb f Viously taught at Joanna. Mrs. battle of AFL-CIO groups to elect friendly as- James M a c „ s du _ pirants to both the House and the Senate. Then, ate from Jo wiu teach too. President Johnson has given encouragement. Mechanical Drawing, even though sometimes rather muted, to a num- 8 her of union legislative targets . . . upping of the From the results of last Fri- for the opposition does not minimum wage, for example—eventually to $1.75 day’s scrimmage with Burns —and wider coverage. High School — 27-0 in afvor of - „ Clinton, the Clinton High Red RIGHT-TO-WORK BAN HUGE Devils seem to be in top condl- granted. BOON FOR LABOR ' tion. Let’s hope they keep up the Given under my hand this Perhaps no other piece of legislation has net- good wor k i n ^is coming game 30th day of August Anno Dom- tled labor leaders more than section 14b of the Friday night with York The ini Taft-Hartley Act. The reason is clear. This sec- game will 5e played in ‘ York- J. HEWLETTE WASSON, tion gives individual states the right to pass their however, the Red Devils want to S2-2c-S9 J. P. L. C. own right-to-work laws making the involuntary union shop illegal. In the 19 states which have taken advantage of this opportunity under Mb, it has meant that workers qo longer had to join a union and pay dues in order to get or keep a job. Repeal of 14b will erase these state laws and bring a return of the union-shop labor con tract. As a result, union excheques in these 19 states could be increased by as much as $10 million by initiation fees alone coming from those em- CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION The State of South Carilina, County of Laurens By J. H. Wasson, Probate Judge: WHEREAS Odetta Mauney made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Bes sie S. Mauney. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said Bessie S. Mauney, de ceased, that they be and ap pear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Laurens Court House, Laurens, S. C., on September 17, 1965, next after publication hereof at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration Should not be is another great ‘Getting underway American land rush. ‘"This time the rush is by government— federal, state and local—out to absorb more and more big blocks of real estate.” So states U. S. News & World Report— and doing so points to a problem of grow ing importance and difficulty. The federal government now owns a third of all our land. In the West, the percentage often runs much higher—62.1 per cent in Oregon, 63.8 per cent in Idaho, 66.2 per cent in Utah, virtually 100 per cent in Alaska. And, according to U. S. News, governments at all levels are now increasing their holdings at a great rate. Private land becomes government land in various ways—in the form of highways, airports, reservoirs, paries and so on. One of the biggest factors is found in the crea tion, actual and pending, of recreation areas which run to huge acreages. The American Forest Products Industries, Inc., has made a survey of the present government land ployees who will have to become union members if they are to work with firms under union contract. This, of course, will substantially im prove the financial condition of such labor or ganizations; for the newly signed up members will be contributing regular dues each month. This will serve to strengthen labor’s economic position for lobbying as well as in political cam paigns. LABOR LIFTING LEGAL SIGHTS % Top labor officials are steadily raising their sights for further demaniils in Congress. Still on the longer-tenp agenda are calls to reduce the basic work week from 40 hours to 36, to gain bigger and more prolonged payments for the un employed, to promote ever-wider public works schemes, and to eliminate, eventually, other la bor constraints in the Taft-Hartley and Landrum- Griffin Acts- Union lobbyists feel that under this Congress at least they have little to fear from •forces that would try to cut back labor’s legal sights by such means, for example, as placing unions under existing anti-trust measures. And labor surely win fight vigorously to improve its congressional “edge” at the 1966 elections. ( CLINTON, 8. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER *, 1968 ©If* (Elttrtmt (ttljnrafeU July 4, 1868 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — IS. 1988 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY —— Subscription 1 Out-of-County Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year $4.00; Six Months $2.80 1 One Year $8.00 Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton. 8. C. POSTMASTER: Send Form 3979 to Clinton Chronicle, Clinton, 8. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of Its subscribers and readers — the publisher will at all times appreciate wise mggestioas and Madly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a dafrunatory nature. Anonymous communications win not he noticed. This paper Is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspoadsats. 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