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1“ THE CLINTON CHBON1CLE ClintoA, S. C., Thur«Uy, November 25, 1965 Now Thank We Afl Our God Now thank we all our God, With heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done, In whom His world rejoices; Who, from our mother’s arms, Hath blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, And still is ours today. 0 may this bounteous God, Through all our life be near us, With ever joyful hearts And blessed peace to cheer us; And keep us in His grace, And guide us when perplexed. And free us from all ills. In this world and the next All praise and thanks to God The Father, now be given, The Son, and Him who reigns With them in highest heaven; The one eternal God, Whom earth and heaven adore; For thus it was, is now, And shall be evermore. A Day of Thanks Thanksgiving is as old as the need to worship. Many nations set aside days to invoke Divine thanks for the bountiful blessings of the harvest In Japan it is the “New Tasting Festi val,” in Sardinia colorfully clad natives meet at the “Festival” of the Saviour, while throughout Europe the plaintive -voice of the violins and the rhythm of the THE AMERICAN WA Y Hold What You’ve Got Some elderly people have already suf fered—financially and perhaps physically— because they cancelled private health and accident insurance almost as soon as they heard the Medicare bill was passed. But the fact is Medicare benefits do not begin until July 1, 1966. Even then, many people “over 66” will still have need for some pri vate insurance coverage. Official informa tion on Medicare, put out by the U. S. De partment of Health, Education and Wel fare in its leaflet, “Health Insurance for the Aged,” notes that while government pro grams “will pay a large part of the cost of health care for most older people . . . they do not pay the entire bill” Anticipating that some would cancel their policies on the assumption that they no longer needed than, Connecticut’s insur ance commissioner, Wm. R. Cotter, has re quested private companies in his state to check back wth anyone who cancels an “over-66” policy to make sure he isn’t mak ing the same mistake. With all the fanfare and hoopla which accompanied its passage and signing, we’re not surprised that many folks got the idea they had no more need for private in surance from the moment the President signed the Medicare bill. So we offer this reminder to all our elderly friends and neighbors—hold on to what you’ve got until that bill actually goes into effect, and then make sure you’ll have.what you need. tambourines mark the week-long Gypsy festival with dancing In the streets. In India’s Punjab state natives dance the Bhangra at harvest time, while the Swiss flock to the capital city of Berne with their wares. However, it was Colonial America, and the Plymouth Colony where white and red men shared the harvest, exchanged gifts and gave thanks to the Supreme Being —which imprinted this holiday in the minds and hearts of all Americans. Let us pause, and recall the parable of the good Samaritan. He found the time to stop, bind up the wounds of man set- upon by thieves, and paid for the man’s shelter at the inn. We too, can be good Samaritans by con tinuing to share the nation’s bounty with the undernourished, underprivileged people of the world. Stories Behind Words WUHaa & PeafMd Tragedy Can't Kid Him Babson’s Point of View On Mounting Costs of Government By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass., November 25—Now and This week will then there is a public blast about the ever-increas- one at cuntnn ing costs of government jobs. But most of the there will be no school on time, up and up they go and nobody says a word. Thursday and Friday In ob- Political patronage and pressure groups appear servance of Thanksgiving boil- much more powerful than the lowly voters at the days. CHS students, therefore, gusts roots level who are somehow lulled fhto ju anticipation of Wednesday, apathy and inertia by the “bigness*’ of it all. But been quite restless aH the voter, should never forget that tt U their WMk . bawe ver L some of this taxes that pay government salaries. restless spirit may be cut short ^ Rev. Horace A. Homm /'Homed To Spteok At Notional Meet The Rev. Horace A,.Hamm, an alumnus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been invited to give the convention ad dress at the national convention of the Huguenot Society next May. * This honor follows his giving an address at the Tennessee Conven tion of Huguenots on September 2, in Knoxville, Tenn. His address will appear in “The Huguenot,” the national publication of the Huguenot Society, founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virgin ia. Mr. Hamm is pastor of the Is land Home Baptist Church In Knoxville, Tennessee. He is a na tive of South Carolina and a gra duate of Carson - Newman and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. he a short ton High School in the district ^ lead ership, scholarship, Hign since DAR contest. She is the daugh- character, and personal attrac- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip tiveness. In the spring Julai W. Abner. will represent Clinton High * » » School at Miss Hi Miss Week- It was also announced in The wh |cb ** hel ^ »P°“*o r - Sentinei that Julia Sadler, by Wnthrop CoUege. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ruf us E. Sadler, has been elected The early Greeks honored their various gods with spring festival. The worshippers danced around an altar, reciting in song the adventures of the god to which they were devoted. The followers of Dionysus, the god of wine, wore goat skins, because Dionysus supposedly was attended by satyrs, mythical creatures that were half man and half goat. The Greeks called a song sung at this fes tival “tragoldia”—goat song—from “tragos,” goat, and “oide,” song. A type play in which the leading character suffers a catastrophe sprang from the goat songs, hence the Greeks called it “tragoidia.” The word became “trag edy” in English. Highlights From Clinton High By PATSY SIMMONS Miss Hi Miss selection is based Last school Friday night in the auditorium the junior presented a three-act Your ( BROk nw RX Weakened Beyond Repair Governor Love of Colorado says: “If we demonstrate by community and state action that problems can be handled outside Washington—that federal control is not necessary—that the vacuum of community and state action does not exist—then we’ve t cut the federal planners off at the pockets, and made a great and substantial contribu tion to the future of our country.** In other words, if the non-fedcral gov ernments of this country show, by action and not just words, that they are capable of taking care of their own problems, de mand for and acceptance of federal inter vention at the local level will wither. There is no doubt that many of these govern ments have taken a “Let George do it*’ atti tude, George bring the federal agencies. Thus they have contributed, wittingly, or not, to a seemingly endless extension of federal power that has gravely undermined the rights, responsibiities, and obligations of the states and the communities. And when that happens, the individual becomes more and more of a statistic, with little or nothng effective to say about his destiny. A continuation of the trend of late yean can lead to only one result—that is, to make state and local governments little more than meaningless institutions. If that happens, the real strength of this na tion, and with it our freedom, will be weak ened beyond repair. IV WHERE GOVERNMENT COSTS ARE HEADED since report cards are to be is- JJf 88 ™ m Miss for 1MM6. The The bigger a bureaucracy becomes, the more sued today (Tuesday), expensive it is. We now have expanding burea- cracies of one sort or another at federal, state, and municipal levels. It is the bright hope of political planners all up and down the line to do constantly more things for more people. That is C1M * _ the unmistakable direction being taken. Our citi- ^ om ^ dy ’ ,,Sh 00 ^ the Fmo- zens have proved at the polls that they support dy Tree - The action of the such a trend. So government costs are going to play revo ved around ^ Prob- keep on going up at a good pace. lems * a typical teen-aged girt Since the recently adjourned Congressional an ^ her misunderstanding session was more then generous with taxpayers' n^tber. Cast members of the funds, this should be a good time to look hard at P^y included Kayran Cox, the realities of government spending. How rapid- Ronnie Johnson, Edna Jacobs, ly is government personnel rising? How much of Henry Adair, Lucille McSween, the rise is essential? How long are we going to Pepper Bond, Johnny Fulmer, be able to pay for the inevitable costs added by Kathie Rimer, Donna Brannon, gains in employment? What are some of the Charles Fuller, and Susan Dav- wMrt #at we at the grass-roots may see to it enport. Directors of the play that proposed new government jobs are actually were Miss Eloise Miller and necessary? How can costs'be held within reason- Mrs. Mildred Robinson, able bounds? • • • SOME FACTS OF GOVERNMENT GROWTH The November publication of Most political aspirants talk about balancing The Sentinel was issued to CHS the budget.. They usually say at ope time or an- students today. Capturing Stu- other that they intend to cut back government dent of the Month title this employment rolls. Then they get into office and time was j udy Abner Judy la these promises are forgotten—more often because of political pressures than through intentional deceit. Federal employment did manage to lighten somewhat in the past couple of years; but in the first two months of the current fiscal year totals rose by 42,000, more than had been originally planned for the whole twelve-month period! It should be noted, too, that civilian employ ment at all government levels has just moved American Revolution sponsor above the 10-million mark lor the very first time, the Good Citizen contest, which Naturally, some steady advance must be expected recognizes the senior girl who when we have swift economic expansion and best exhibits dependability, ser- when there is a great climb in the nation’s popu- vice, leadership, and patriot- lation. But it certainly gives pause to find that lam. Judy will ’represent Clin- one out of every seven civilian employees Is get ting paid from some government source or other. Hie ratio was only one out of 15 in 1829, and one out of ten in 1MB. In fact, die number of govern ment jobs has risen at a more rapid rate by far than the economy as a whole, the national pop ulation, and employment in lines other than government. WHAT IF BUSINESS SHOULD TURN DOWN? This all may seem very weU while prosperity reigns. But what wfll the story be when an eco nomic correction sets in? Then taxes trill sud denly be a terrible burden, and our citizens wfll wonders Whether aH these government jobs, aU this endless outlay for the operation of govern ment, sn necessary. We consider that now is tha time for afl of us to bring pressure to bear on PoMuhmm and planners for greater efficiency and economy throughout government We must try every way possible to put an end to the mount ing deficits, the upsoaring trend of debt We should insist upon efficient use of man power in government the elimination of un necessary jobs and duplicated work. Some cities and states are making progress in this direction, but it win take a real recession to hurry things up. Get behind your chambers of commerce and your boards of trade, your business organisations, your civic groups. Give them • real hand in poshing for tighter government personnel poli cies and in reducing basic operational OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE FUR. CO. PHONE <22-4541 a senior member of the Beta Club. However, she spends most of her time as a co-editor of The Clintonian the CHS yearbook. Judy Abner was also voted as DAR Good Citizen for this year. The Daughters of the Program Today-Saturday, Nov. 25-27 1 Feature: 3:28, 5:22,-7:16, 9:10 Saturday: Start 1:00 Mon.-Wed., Nov. 29-Dec. 1 MR. MOSES Color Story of a devil-may-care, fast-talking medicine man, working his way through Africa. . With Robert Mitcham and Carroll Baker 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10 CLINTON, 8. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 85, IMS Sty* (Blttttmt tiUpimirl? Jniy 4. IBM — WILLIAM WILSON HAREM — U» PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Bate (Payable la Advance) One Year H00; Six Mentha One Y« SS an no% 09 miiiecuu Postage Paid at 8. C. POSTMASTER: Send Item SS7B to Clinton Chronicle, Clinton, 8. C. the cooperation o< its subscribers and readers — the wise suggestions and Madly advice. The Chronicle win they are not of n defamatory nature. 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