The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, November 18, 1965, Image 2
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Clinton, S. Thursday, Novembf 18, IHt
Bade To The
Name of Goldville
Speaking 1 at a ceremony instituting
mail delivery service Tuesday morning at
Joanna, Laurens County Senator William
C. Dobbins came up with a suggestion that
is entirely in order and proper, we think.
It is that the community of Joanna re
turn to its former name of Goldville.
Dobbins, a native of the town who still
lives there, said that the name was chang
ed largely for promotional purposes to con
form with the name of the cotton mill
there. “Joanna" was the name of the wife
of one of the owners of the mill many years
ago.
Since then, ownership of the mill has
twice changed, and with the recent purchase
by Greenwood Mills, the name of Joanna
has ceased to have any significance.
' Senator Dobbins went on to say that
many years ago a man came from Union
County (first of the well known Blalock
family in this section) and purchased thou
sands of acres of land and paid for it in
gold, whence came the name of the com-
. munity, “Goldville," by which it was known
for years.
Like Senator Dobbins, we have enough
sentiment about us to wish that the com
munity would return to its* former name of
Goldville.
It will require an act of the legislature
to make the change. Since Dobbins is a
member of that body, he is in a perfect
spot to initiate the move.
And we have a feeling that most resi
dents of tile community will concur.
So, Senator, when the legislature meets
in January, you’re in the driver’s seat.
lished, that jurors who attend church reg
ularly^ believe in God and adopt convention
al religious beliefs are more Ikiely to find de
fendants guilty in court than those who are
unencumbered by such attitudes. And fur
ther, says the Pentagon professor, such
jurors tend to exact punishments that are
more harsh, to accept the representations
of the prosecution over those of the defense
THE AMERICAN WAY
attorneys, and to be less willing to accept
pleas of insanity.
'Hie innocence of the accused until prov
ed guilty is a foundation of our jury sys-
'tem. And tampering with that jury in
vites a pretty severe penalty in our society.
But, if God-fearing men who believe there
is a difference between right and wrong
are to be excluded from jury duty in the
future, we have some fearsome justice in
prospect. The mere matter of impaneling
jury of “peers” may require a whole bat
tery of lawyers, to say nothing of psycholo
gists, psychiatrists and sundry other ex
perts on what a prospective juror may have
ingrained in his consciousness. Otherwise,
who is to say that a juror has not conceal
ed, even unwittingly, a sublimated belief in
a Supreme Being? If such a man can’t
serve on a jury, who can? What manner
of jury tampering would that be?
If future juries in our Great Society _
are to be selected on these guidelines,
eliminating those who affirm a belief in
a Supreme Being, truly it will be the ac
cused who will need to invoke the words
“So Help Me God!’’
Thanksgiving 1965
How swiftly the years and the seasons
pass! That may be the tritest of truisms,
but it is one that frequently enters the
minds of all of us. And, probably, it is
felt with the greatest weight each faH and
winter, as the holiday season approaches.
Now another Thanksgiving is almost
here. This, with the 4th of July, is the
most thoroughly American of all our holi
days. It celebrates the very beginning of
this nation. And, when properly observed,
it honors the courage, skills and dedication
of long-gone men and women who faced
and conquered dangers and difficulties of
an unbelievable scope.
This is a year of plenty. Most dinner
tables will be piled high with the tradi
tional Thanksgiving feast. There will be,
inevitably, an emphasis on the material as
pects of the day. Speakers will dwell on
the abundance that is known so generally
throughout the land.
But abundance is not enough. The
strength of peoples and powers lies in the
qualities possesed by those who. celebrated
tiie first Thanksgiving—independence, a
profound sense of individual responsibility,
a deep spiritual belief, and dedication to
freedom for all.
This is what we should remember
« Thanksgiving—and every other day of the
year.
“So Help Me God!”
If you have ever served on a jury, you’ll
be interested in a rceent decision of the
Court of Appeals in the State of Maryland.
That court has set aside several jury ver
dicts on the grounds that the members of
the jury had been required by State law to
affirm their belief in a Supreme Being.
Such a belief is implied, of course, when
ever anyone takes an oath which includes
the words “So Help Me God."
Thus, the stage is set for a lot of
convicted criminals ip this country to de
mand new trials on the same grounds.
And, prospective jurors have been provided
a ready-made escape from jury duty; ad
mission, or mere profession, of a belief in
God will soon be sufficient grounds for dis
qualifications of a prospective juror if the
accused or his attorneys so desire.
Before the full implications of that de
cision could be realized by the legal profes
sion, a Pentagon psychologist added fuel to
the fire. He finds, in a paper just pub-
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From Clinton High
Why Not Eliminate The “Middleman’’ Instead?
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Babson’s Point of View
On Holiday Trade
By ROGER W. BARSON
Babson Park, Mass., November 18—Trends in
retail sales have recently been very encouraging
Some observers expect that Christmas buy
ing will push dollar volume to a new annual rec
ord that could top the 1964 total by more than $28
billion. There is good reason for this optimism.
BUSINESS INDICATORS ARE FAVORABE
For the first nine months of this year, our
country’s Gross National Product has averaged
7% higher than a year ago. There is almost cer
tain to be a further rise between now and the end
of the year. This, of course, will favor Christmas
sales, as will also the fact that employment will
be in a seasonal upswing.
But the biggest impetus for sales will come
from record—and still rising—personal incomes.
Salaries and wages are already at all-time high
levels, and still climbing. Add to these sources
of income government payments of various HnH«
(whose total has been increased by the 7% boost
in social security benefits retroactive to last
January) and larger dividend and Interest dis
bursements than ever before. i
MORE DISCRETIONARY INCOME
Although state and local governments are al
ready relieving Americans of a sizable — and
growing—part of the cash that they gained from
the federal income tax cuts, disposable person
al income will also keep on rising. This year it
too will reach a new high.
More important for merchants is the -fact
that these additional boosts in disposable person
al income which we look for will, for the msot
part, represent discretionary income. As the per
centage of personal income required for the es
sentials of everyday living becomes less, more
money will be spent for luxuries and semi-lux
uries.
A WORD OF CAUTION
With business and income at record levels
and still trending up, total consumer purchasing
power is bursting its seams. Consumers them
selves are optimistic. Indeed, the long uptrend .
in consumer buying has been one of the most im
portant factors in the strong forward movement
of our economy during the current upturn.
But readers should not forget that retail sales
of autos, and of durable goods generally, have
soared because long-term credit has been so easy
to get and because buyers have been so eager to
take on installment debt. Hie rise in such debt
has been substantial in recent months, though
perhaps not out of proportion in view of the over
all increase in Gross National Product, in indus
trial production, and in personal income. To be
sure, the ratio of installment debt repayments to
disposable income has been rising steadily. It is
now around 14%, compared to 11.7% four years
ago. But this in itself should not cause concern
because it reflects the natural growth
A RECORD CHRISTMAS FOB RETAIL TRADE
We look for a 8%-8% boost in dollar volume of
retail trade this holiday season, compared with
1964. Some merchants will do considerably bet
ter than this. Of course, a part of this 6%-8%
boost will be due to higher prices; but these win
probably account for less than 2% of the total
gain. Retailers’ profit margins should hold up
pretty well In the holiday seasou, but as we move
deeper into 1968 margins will tend to narrow un
less mors attention is paid to controlling costs.
The usual holiday favorites—clothes, toys, and
recreational equipment-will again represent the
greater part of the Christmas trade. But times
are exceptionally good this year, so luxuries wffl
move mors readily than ever. We alee look for
a decidedly better trend in furniture and home
appliance sales . . . with so maay more persons
in the 18-to-M age bracket and hence launching
a new wave of family formations.
Stories
Behind
Words
William S. Penfield
Humble Pie
In Elizabethan England meals in the castle or
manor house were eaten at a long table. One end of
the table was raised. The lord of the manor and his
honored guests sat at the raised, or upper end. The ser
vants and unmportant guests sat at the lower end.
The best food, including the choice parts of deer
and other animals, was served at the upper end of the
table. The “umbles”—the heart, liver and entrails—
were made into pies and served at the lower end.
Therefore, anyone who ate umble pie was a person of
low status.
A pun on the word “umble” resulted in the expres
sion “to eat humble pie”—meaning to be reduced to an
inferior rank, or to suffer humiliation.
. On Tuesday of this week the
Natinn*! Honor Society held its
installation of new members. Bill
Jacobs, vice-president of the
club, opened the program with
a devotion; then Bobby Powell,
president, spoke on the require
ments of members in the Honor
Society.
Next, four of the senior mem
bers gave speeches on the four
criteria of the National Honor So-
city. Jeannie Glover spoke (m
scholarship, giving the scholastic
aims of the N. H. S. Tommy
Johnson gave the standards of
leadership upheld by the N. H. S.
Johnny Moore outlined the mean
ing of character in the N .H. S.,
and Becky Huguley closed with
statements on service. As each
student spoke, he lighted a can
dle as a symbol of the spirits of
N. H. S.
The oath was given to the new
members by Mr. Shealy, princi
pal. Those members were as fol
lows: Seniors — Jeannie Glover,
Harriett Gordon, Libby Neigh
bors, Suzanne Watkins, Danny
Jones, and Tommy Smith; Jun
iors—Henry Adair, Billy Byars,
George Copeland, Heath Cope
land, Kayran Cox, Edith Domi
nick, Paul Fallow, Charles Ful
ler, Johnny Fulmer, Nancy Hol
lis, Edna Jacobs, Don Johnson,
Ronnie Johnson, Bob Jones,
Gladys Lewis, Lucille McSween,
Brenda McCrary, Becky Sanders,
Missy Wassung, Judy Widmer,
and Karen Surratt.
Mr. Shealy then named pro
visional members (sophomores),
who were seated in the auditori
um. They were Trena Barnes,
Walter Beck
Laurens—Funeral services for
Walter,Junior: Beck, 18, who died
of gunshot wounds Saturday were
conducted Monday at 3:80 p. m.
at Highland Home Baptist
Church by Rev. C. Y. Satterfield.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Surviving are his parents,
John Robert and Mrs. Eunice
Beck; his wife, Mrs. Patsy Ann
Beck; three brothers, Robert
Cecil, Henry and Ed Lee Beck
of Rt. 1, Laurens; three sisters.
Miss Mary Frances Beck, Cathy
and Cindy Beck of the home.
By PATSY SIMMONS
Kathy Bouknight, Jane Boyer,
Neely Copeland, Ronny Daven-
port, Ronnie Davis, Jack Fergu-
son, Steve Floyd, Ben Hay Ham-
met, Brent Holcomb, Rita John
son, Joey Lee, Collie Lehn, Butch
Meadows, Jimmie Noffz, Larry
Reddeck, Jane Timmerman, Me
lissa Turner, and Sophie Young.
Lord, teach us to pray.—
(Luke 11:1)
We offer thanks for tha
Spirit within us that gives us
strength for the tasks ahead.
He gives us patience and un
derstanding when they are
needed and fills us with love.
Make us aware of Your pres
ence in every set in every
minute of the day.
Your
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