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j ■ _ fjm . how she i* raising her children, etc. Pre-
1UMIUS lllftt sumably the publishers feel that this sort
Build Citizen* of thing sells magazines. Maybe it does.
Two relatively new institutions—homes But it also smacks of callous exploitation.
4or boys—have been established in upstate with the widow of the late President being
Counties during recent years. They are not used to promote magazine sales,
church or state supported, but rely on the Far wor^ are the trashy articles about
generosity of interested friends for contri- Jacqueline Kennedy that have become a
buttons to carry on the work. stock in trade for some of our lurid jour-
Lacking the support of established nals of peephole journalism. These purport
agencies, the homes cannot depend upon a to tell their readers details of Mrs. Ken-
more or less guaranteed monthly or annual nedy’s past, present and uture.
Income. For this reason, their existence is For people in show business and foi
somewhat precarious. Until they have had others with something to sell, this sort of
THE AMERICAN WAY
time to build up a reservoir of regular con
tributors, that will continue to be so.
And it is to the everlasting credit of
those men and women who have taken upon
themselves the task of providing for the
daily needs and education of the boys in
the homes.
, Boys Home of the South (formerly
named Boys of America Home) near Green
ville and Boys Ranch near Newberry are
the two agencies that provide a home for
boys who have lost one or both parents, are
from broken homes, or who simply are not
the recipients of the love and care they
should have. '
It takes a lot of faith, big hearts, and
generous people to prpvide the necessary
food, clothing, education and the comforts
of home for these boys.
These homes are continuing operations
—day to day, week to week aad year t»
year efforts in supplying the facilities and
myriad needs for training these boys into
upstanding, worthwhile citizens.
Both are commended to the generosity
of concerned residents of this area and
of the state.
notoriety is understandable and it may
even be helpful to their careers or their
huckstering. But we think that the pur
veyors of this kind of pap ought to stick to
their usual characters and let Jacqueline
Kennedy alone. Let them tell about the af
fairs of Frank Sinatra, the goings-on of the
Gabor girls, or even give their readers the
inside dope on Peter Lawford’s divorce.
But keep Mrs. Kennedy out of it. There
is no reason why she should .be exploited
by those who make a fast buck out of doing
so. The Kennedy family has enough influ
ence to put an aid to these abuses and we
think they ought to use it
As a senior Jeannie Is co-edi
tor of The Clintonian and secre
tary of the National Honor So
ciety. She has been a member
of the Latin Club, F.H.A., and
Student Council.
Last year Jeannie was chosen
to be a Junior Marshal for
graduation exercises.
In the summer following her
junior year, Jeannie attended
Palmetto Qirls’ State at the Uni
versity of South Carolina.
POLITICAL NOTICE
To: All Precinct Presidents,
Committeemen and interested
Republicans.
From: Niles E. Hanna, County
Chairman.
Subject: Precinct organization
and reorganization.
. There will be a reorganization-
al meeting at the County Court
house on Monday ,Feb. 14, 1806
at 8 p.m. At this time I will have
the necessary precinct papers
for reorganization, and try to
answer any questions you may
have regarding this. Now also Is
the time, If you live in an unor
ganized precinct, to organize it.
It is imperative that you or
someone from your precinct be
present at this meeting so that
we will be ready to legally reor
ganize our precincts on Feb. 36
and our County on March 7.
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The Old
Adage Applies
A comparatively short time ago, it was
believed that there was a possibility, which
some regarded as a probability, that federal
taxes would again be reduced. We no long
er hear talk of that nature—and for good
reason.
In a recent column, Joseph Alsop says
that the projected federal deficit may ex
ceed the record of $12.4 billion reached in
1969. He adds: “And no amount of stage
managing will prevent a deficit of these di
mensions from being hotly, perhaps fatally
inflationary.”
So—if what is left of the dollar’s pur
chasing power is to be protected—there are,
Mr. Alsop goes on to say, two alternatives.
Either taxes will have to be raised—or
there must be heavy cutbacks in the cost
and scope of domestic programs.
Whatever one may think of those pro
grams, which are largely of the welfare
state variety, it is clear that we cannot af
ford them at a time when unavoidable mili
tary expenditures are soaring. And it is
an iromcal fact that, if enormous deficits
are permitted and accelerated inflation in
evitably follows, the low-income people
those programs are desinged to help will be
the hardest hit by far.
In government, or family, the old adage
applies: You can’t have your cake and eat
it too.
Stop The Exploitation
Why don’t they let poor Jacqueline Ken
nedy alone?
This question comes to mind each time we
see such things as the press and TV cover
age of her recent ski holiday in Switzerland
where her every move was reported, record
ed and interpreted in depth by a horde
♦f photographers and reporters.
. We are well aware that Mrs. Kennedy
is news, but this sort of thing is ridiculous.
* In even worse taste is the unending pa
rade of insipid and maudlin articles that
appear in magazines ranging from the
slicks to those sleazy things that trade in
sex and sensation. Look at any news-
stanfl and you are sure to find likenesses of
Mrs. Kennedy looking back at you, some
times alone, sometimes with the late Presi
dent, sometimes with her children. The il
lustrations usually hawk articles telling
what a brave little lady she is, what she
likes in the way of food, furniture and art,
Babson’s Point of View
On Emotions and
The Stock Market
By ROGER W. BABSON
Babson Park, Mass., February 17—Last June
in this column we stuck our necks out and pre
dicted that the Dow-Jones Industrial Average
would “reach at least 1,000 in 1965.” Further
more. We then ofrecast that the may 1965 high of
9J9 on the Dow would be exceeded by Christmas.
We were “right as rain” about new highs before
Christmas. But we missed the puncturing of
1.000 by a hair’s breadth. However, we still
stick by that forecast that the Dow Industrials
wfll soon record a closing figure above 1,000.
PESSIMISM RAMPANT LAST JUNE
In June when we took our optimistic stand,
pessimism was thicker than a London fog. Stocks
were being heavily sold and the averages tum
bled almost daily. Between mid-May and late
June the Dow Industrial Average crashed rough
ly 100 points. Many professional analysts turned
bearish. Followers of the ancient “Dow Theory”
method of projecting the course of stocks pro
claimed that we had entered a “bear” market.
The country last June was going through a
real case war jitters. Many columnists were
full of dire forebodings as to what would happen
to our soldiers in Vietnam when they were at
tacked by the wily Reds under cover of the tor
rential Monsoon rains. Fears of what the Rus
sians and Chinese might do were heard every
where. There was a growing disposition to write
off our war effort before it had really begun.
MIND OVER MATTER
Since that great wave of gloom in .June, al
most every statistical indicator of our economy’s
health has soared to new heights. And, after
some wobbling in July, the stock market climbed
almost straight up to new all-time peaks. Those
who felt back then that the tumble in securities
was predicting a recession have lost a lot of faith
in the market as a prophet for the economy.
The really big lesson to be learned from what
happened in the late spring of 1965 is the over
powering part that emotion plays in determining
the actions of businessmen and investors. Last
June the prospects of jungle fighting stirred
great fears. Within a very few months, how
ever, expectations of an even bigger war aroused
deep worries over inflation; and the people who
had dumped stocks six months earlier rushed to
buy them as a shield against inflation. Then, the
emotion of greed took over. Buyers flocked
into the market to get some of the profits others
were piling up in stocks.
AFTER 1,M6, WHAT?
Although we are convinced that the 1,000
mark will be scaled by a wide margin before
long, we are even more certain that sometime
this year an event will occur that will once more
sharply change the emotions of stockholders.
Of course, we are not saying that stock prices
are governed by emotions alone. We realize that
any big drop in profits would see stocks going
much lower. What we have in mind today are
those sudden “out-of-th-blue” breaks sudh as we
experienced last June and in 1962.
Actually, it makes no difference to the owner
of stocks whether the decline is caused by a busi
ness slump, or by panicky fear unloading. The
dollars lost hurt just as much. As we look into
the future, our minds are likely to be influenced
by our most recent experiences. Right now, it
is natural to think of any future market break as
being caused by some new warlike development.
However, the next stampede out of sto<;£s could
just as well be touched off by Russia's success
fully establishing a huge space platform Visible
to millions on earth.
KEEP INVESTMENT FEET ON GROUND
Whatever the cause for the next shift in emo
tions, be sure of one thing . . . it will come sud
denly and unexpectedly. Hence, when the Dow
soars above 1,000, don’t be carried away by the
wave of rejoicing. Keep your investment feet on
the ground and a good reserve of quality bonds
and savings books in your safe deposit box.
Years of ever-climbing markets have made for
carelessness in mvesting^habits. For those own
ing stocks, there is still no substitute for a sound
ly conceived and well-balanced financial pro
gram.
The Big Bully
Stories
Behind
Words
by
William S. Penfield
Gossip ,
The Early English called a godparent—a sponsor
at a baptism—a “godsibb.” The word was compos
ed of “God” plus “sibb,” which in Anglo-Saxon meant
“related” or, “kin.”
The godparents usually were distant relatives of
the child they sponsored, feut whether they were or
not, they felt a special kinship to each other.
The “godsibbs,” being such close friends, ex
changed observations and opinions of persons and
things about them; hence, “godsibb” acquired the
meaning of “a newsmonger, or “a bearer of idle
tales.” Through slurred pronunciation, the word
, has come down to us as “gossip.”
Highlights
From Clinton High
Last Friday morning the Sen
tinel staff sponsored its annual
Valentine’s Day chapel pro
gram. About twenty-four candi
dates for King of Hearts and
their sponsors were presented
during the program. The climax
of the program was the crown
ing of the King and Queen of
Hearts for 1966. The new king
and his queen are Lonnie Bixler
and Jan Alexander, both sopho
mores at Clinton High.
The election of the King was
based on the number of votes
(a penny a vote) each candi
date received. The money col
lected as votes will be used by
The Sentinel either to buy need
ed equipment or to defray pub
lishing costs. This year’s contest
brought in about $256
By PATSflf SIMMONS
The February Publication of
The Sentinel was issued Tuesday
at school. In this issue it was
announced that Polly Ann Adair
is the recipient of the Betty
Crocker Homemaker of Tomor
row Award. Polly scored highest
on a written knowledge and at
titude examination taken by sen
ior girls on December 7, 1965.
She is now eligible for state and
national scholarship awards.
Polly Ann is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William E. Adair of
Clinton.
• • •
It was also announced in The
Sentinel that Jeannie Glover
was chosen February Student of
the Month. Jeannie was chosen
for this honor on the basis of
her outstanding qualities of lead
ership and academic excellence
Consult
w.
ALVIN
HUEBLE
about this question:
“Our children received a
BB gun and outdoor play
equipment for Christ
mas. Now the risk of in
jury comes to mind. How
can we best protect our
selves with family lia
bility insurance for any
injuries or property
damage caused by mem
bers of the family?”
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