The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 24, 1966, Image 2
..^u. wu-'.tiii uj bainui
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
' way to prevent further inflation is to
, start slashing billions of fat out ol
Not Wanted Here 1967’s projected non-defense spending
A few' members of a Ru Klurt Kltth of $83.6 billion.
ufit came to town Saturday afternoon.
T(iey wore robes, but their fares were Bdbgon'g point <rf VleW
Clinton, 8. C.. Thursday. March 24, j9li<i
High individual ^ame: Sue
uwofftred.
( They walked around in a • Htnited
On British Elections
area qf the business district and passed TfJlC PotUld
o^t some propaganda. They attended
le attention, mostly the idly curious.
They didn’t do much of anything,
ley violated no laws. And after a
die, they went on their way.
« We have heard no local persons^say
they recognised any of the Klansmen,
so they must have come fhom another
community.
But their very presence here Satur
day was obnoxious to most Clintonians.
At the same time, it w’as amusing to
many, who, in this enlightened age,
wonder how many men Van de duped
into joining such an outfit. The mem-
btrs should know they are just being
used, by paying fees and dues to indi
viduals at the top who can ride around
in Cadillacs and live in idleness.
The organization serves no useful
purpose and does not have the respect of
any reputable segment of the commun
ity. White and Negro people know them
for what they are. They can intimi
date no one.
Therefore, w'e feel that we speak for
the people of Clinton when tell them
to go on their silly way and don’t come
back. That’s about as plain as we can
put it.
S. C/s Auto Drivers
*
Have Unenviable Record
South Carolina’s automobile drivers
continue to chalk up one of the worst
records of any state in the nation.
In percentage of highway deaths we
stand right among the top two or three,
according to statistics of safety report
ing agencies. And the end is not yet in
sight. We just go right on killing peo
ple right and left.
j Through March 14, according to
figures of the State Highway Depart
ment, 152 persons had lost their lives
ion South Carolina highways this year,
12 more than the corresponding period
of last year.
i And they’re just as dead as if one*
(# Castro’s firing squad had swooped
in on us and mowed down that many
people.
j Our performance was not quite as
dramatic, but it was just as effective.
The February report of the Highway
department paints a scene that contin
ues to be discouraging. Officers of the
Highway Patrol made 13,832 cases
■ aigainst S. C. motorists for violation
tty ROGER W BABSON
Babson Park, Mass., March 24—Primy
Minister Wilson of England has been stag
gering from vote to vote in Parliament
on the thinnest of margins. Success by
Labor in recent by-elections has encourag
ed him to call for general voting on March
Si. Contacts say there is an excellent
chance that Mr. Wilson's Labor party will
be returned to power by a fairly comfort
able edge. He will 'then not have to fear
being thrown out of office every time he
asks for support from the House of Com
mons.
HEART AND CORE
However, there is grave doubt in finan
cial London that—even with a strong ma
jority—Mr. Wilson will be able to pull Eng
land out of the economic swamp into which
it has fallen. The whole Free World is chas
ing after the rainbow of inflation. Among
the front .runners in Europe is England.
We fear that her people have been enjoy-
iitg a standard of living far beyond their
financial means. With smaller resourc
es than some other nations, and heavily
dependent on foreign raw materials, the
“tight little isle" may find that the piper’s
bill may be presented early.
Signs bf defeatism are seen in recent
political developments. The Labor govern
ment has moved to pull back from once-
vaunted naval bases in the East. The de
cision to buy military super-planes from
the U. S.—rather than to expand Her Maj
esty’s air arm—is the clearest signal of all
that John Bull is willing to become more
and more a protectorate of Uncle Sam. No
appeals to glory can persuade a tightening
of belts. This seems to be the heart and
core of the draft in Egnland . . . both eco
nomical and political.
ON BORROWED TIME
Last year the pound was saved from de
valuation by massive financial help from
the Free World, especially the U. S. For
eign money speculators—then called the
“Gnomes of Zurich”—were beaten back.
But the feelnig is jaow growing in respon
sible money circles, both here and abroad,
that the pound will be in deep trouble again
during the months ahead. It is openly said
that the present $2.80 parity of the pound
with the dollar is now on borrowed time.
Fact is that Great Britain has been
and still is enjoying a boom at home. Both
prices and wages have been climbing. Mr.
Wilson had to sit hard on labor recently
to avoid a crippling rail strike. The gov
ernment even had to invoke fines against
both unions and management to dampen
inflation trends. Such high good times
might be all right ... if it were not for the
fact that England must export heavily to
pay for needed raw materials. - Anything
that raises the prices of British goods
makes it more difficult for England to sell
in foreign market and brings closer the
day of reckoning.
BURDEN TO FALL ON U. S.
When the current wave of truoble for
the pound started in 1964, ’the government
moved to check imports by placing a 10
rium during the last 45-min- V. Bridges 223, K. Lott 210.
utes of the day. The juniors (Scratch).
took in about $1100. Thp DIXIE LEAGUE Dunaway 240
homeroom with the most Goldeni Girls 1 - 24 . ( . g ( an c p
21
13
6
money was 11-F. Mrs. Wills’ independents
homeroom, which had $134. Riggettes
The proceeds from this sale Hep Cats
will be used by the juhiors in
financing the Junior-Senior 3712, Golden Girls 2697, Inde-
Prom. Various committees— pendents 2665.
decorations, food, music, and High team game: Independ-
invitatlons—are already stay- ents 993, Hep Cats 987, Gold
ing after school in the after- en Girls 940.
noons in order to make plans High Individual series:
and begin preparations for Frances Meadows 836, Ruby
the big event. The theme of i,yda 630, Linda Mann 622.
the prom, $hich is known on- (Handicap),
ly by the hard-working jun
iors,_ is kept a secret until
April 29, the night of the glo
rious event.
Women’s
Bowling Assn.
PALMETTO LADIES
H j g h individual series:
19 Frances Meadows 591, Ruby
20 Lyda 873, K. Lott 884.
High team series: Hep Cats (Scratch). 1
High individual game*
Womack 227, F. Meadows 227,
K Lott 217. (Scratch).
IF TOtJ DON’T READ
THE CHRONICLE
YOU DON’T GET
THE NEWS
PHONE 8SS-0541
Won
Lost
Diamonds
31V4
12Mi
Cottonettes
28 >.
16
Hi-Los
28 .
16
Bclkettes
26
18
Amateurs
26
18
Fits Like A...
Stories
Behind
Words
By
William S. Penfield
Proletariat
In ancient Rome, the free men who had
no property and had to work for others were
looked upon as low-class, only one notch above
• slaves. ‘
Oniy men of property could hold public of
fice or serve in the army. This, of course, ruled
out the laborers.
From the standpoint of property-holders, the
only contribution laborers made to the state was
their offsprng. A laborer, therefore, was~*aMed
“proletarius”—a producer of offspring, from
“proles,” offspring.
“Proletarius” gave rise to the English word
“proletariat”—the working class, those without
capital..
High team series: Cava-
lettes, 2394; Diamonds, 2597.
High team game: Belk-
ettes, 845; Hosettes, 924.
High individual series; San
dra Foster, 609. Iris Fennell,
594. Bobbie Bowling, ’ 592.
(Handicap).
High individual game: To
by Robinson, 233; Woodie Da
vis, 232; Mozelle Nelson, 230.
^ Handicap).
High individual series:
Jean Hammond, 611; Kath-
1 y n e Lott, 590“; Frances
‘Meadows, 579. (Handicap).
High individual game: Jean
Hammond, 245; Kathlyne
Lott, 220: Frances Meadows,
219 (Scratch).
COFFEE BR'EAK LEAGUE
Keglers ,19 9
Champions ~ 18 —10
Hcmettes — 14-——14
High team series: Horn
et t e s, 2724; Johnsonettes,
2702; Champions, 2696.
High team game: Hom-
ettes, 955; Keglers, 950; Ba-
bettes, 928.
High individual series: B.
Russell, 619? J. Hammond,
603; J. Dawkins, 607. (Handi
cap).
High individual game: J.
Dawkins 257, V. Bridges 248,
Kat Weir 243. (Handicap).
High individual series: J.
Hammond 555, K. Lott 546,
J Dawkins 530. (Scratch).
High game: J. Dawkins 234,
Your
//AY/Anwf\\
Program
Today Through March 26th
rHEIR COURAGE BLAOTEO A WAR WIDE 0PEH
raRKbdUstAstucHfliui karris
!H°E^llU>ES OF TELEMARK
— ^^^^^jAwwjsioN^coumjiAcotoir
Feature: 3:27, 5:52 and 8:10
Saturday: 1:00, 3:25, 5:50, 8:10
March 28-29
DANA ANOHFWS iias gibovier gimmicksi
inyonr£i£
pathEcolob*
bBtHALSEY ANGELI iiH ANDREWS u COL lANCASTt
Feature: 3:15, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10
March 30-31
PARAMOUNT PICTURES *> KURT UNGER msi.i
Feature: 3:10,'5:10, 7:10, 9:10
Highlights
From Clinton High
Br PATSY SIMMONS
The beginning of spring is is to be held at A. C. Flora
. . ... .. _ celebrated event here at High School of Columbia,
percent Uriff on them. Surprisingly, this CUnton High School. First of will begin with a supper and
o!f traffic laws durinc the month That 1 ^ * e * m 0 ave caus fd any big a jj students walk around general meeting Thursday
Of traffic laws dunhg the month. That slow-down in consumpUon. EvidenUy things with brighter faceSt mo9 t night. A general assembly
1* an average of about 300 per couhty. have been too prosperous. Trade figures probably b e Ca u Se they know will be held Friday morning
fbr January were disturbing, with imports lbat the end df this school and in the afternoon speeches
running $10 million ahead of exports. year is drawing near. by the candidates for state
Many more months like this and no amount Also spring fashions come offices will be given. Two of
of financial rescue/ operations could save mto view throughout the the delegates from Clinton
the pound. halls, and as usual someone High are running for office—
New moves ane^tarting in England to starts a spring fad that Will Kayran Cox will run for sec-
raise “her taxes’’ . > . to dampen tqe con- last for the remainder of the retary, arid Edna Jacobs will
sumer boom. At the same time, spokes- term. This year the fad’ hap- run for district representa-
meri are warning the U. S. that if the Brit- pens to be hats—hats of all tive. A banquet and dance
ish balance of payments does not improve sites, shapes, and colors, will be held Friday night.
by the end of 1966, England will have to Both the boys and girls are Those people going to the
cut back on her foreign aid and defense wearing these sporty hats, convention are Becky Hugu-
spending. Since chances of a large pay- which resemble the London- ley, Kayran Cox, Edna Ja-
: Excessive speed was responsible for
(*862 cases, followed by charges of reck
less driving, drunk driving, driving on
Wrong side of road, driving without
license, operating unlicensed vehicles,
*frid others—including just about every-
tfiing in the book. Patrol officers is
sued 30,633 written warnings in Febru-
Our agencies that seek to impress
upon
motorists safe driving practices
iRust think their lot is a discouraging burning apparent
cme. And when it will end-or even th<! burd ' h of deteMe and ai<l cuU
meats gain by the British are small, it is look that today’s teenagers cobs, Edith Dominick, Lucille
that the U. S. may have crave far.
improve—nobody knows.
But one thing is for sure—the reme
dy lies squarely upon the individual
shoulders of the state’s drivers.
FADING HOPE
At the moment, the Labor party is say-
Henry Hazlitt writes in Newsweek:
“The new budget is undoubtedly infla
tionary. But it would be inexcusable
tf> increase the already excessive and
ttrowth-stunting burden of taxation on
the American people on the plea this is
necessary to combat the inflation. The
McSween, Bobby Powell,
* • * Johnny Moore, Ronnie Tray-
Several members of Clin- lor, Judy Widmer, and Mrs.
ton’s National Honor Society Mary Johnson.
ib. Vre, ^ .re,, u„ po^ Every Me .uJr ’0,; s.,e wa S
fort is directed at keeping inflation from tiori. The convention, which held Thursday in the audito-
bursting its bounds before the elections. I— . _ _ ;
Financial circles in London, however, know
the problem will hot be cured by wage and
price reins. Greater productive efficiency,
not higher tariffs on Imports, may be need
ed to do the job. Hope is fast fading that
production can be expanded and exports
increased in time to save the pound. But
the winners on March 31 will find the co-
itumdrum right on their doorstep. And this
time it Will not be easy to brush it under
the mg.
EVINRUDE FOLDING 3 HP LIGHTVVIN—New from Evinrude for 1966 are three
models of the 3 hp motors that have the lower units hinged to fold in half for stoW-
in their own plastic carrying'cask. The angle drive Lightwin, the heavy duty
Yachtwin and the olive drab DucXtwin nke the three models... The Lightwin, shown
here, weighs only 37 pounds and is 38 inches high from skeg to top... When folded
it is 16 inches shorter.- It can easily be stewed by loosening two swivel screws on
the lower unit and folding the lower unit up into a special groove in the lower
shroud, where it locks in place.-" Stowed lh the carrying case for compactness and
neatness, the motors took like a piece of Ibggage.
CLINTON, S. C„ ftttlttttbAY* MARCH 24, 1M8
pt CUnton (Wprontrte
July 4, 1889 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS a- Jane II, UM
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY Ytti CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY
one Yew, 84.00; Six Months, M M
— one Yew, M.oo
Subscription Rate fPayable in AS¥ittee)
Out-of-County
Second Clali Pbktnge Pttitf ttt CUhtoti, S. C.
POSTMASTER: Send FoHtt MM to CUbtan CWtthiele, Clinton, S: C. MMft
e Chronicle seeks the codpWtRea tf III kUbwHfcWft end readers-the publisher
at all times appreciate wiee feuggeetibttfc end kindly idvlce. The Chronicle wUl
sh letters of general ihtereel when they we net ef a defamatory nature. Antmy-
cottunuhlcaidns will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views
optoiana of ita correspondents.
Member: South Carotin* press Association, National Editorial Association
Rational Advertia
PRESS ASSOCIATION -
tot ftepfesentative:
New York. Chicago,
Detroit, Philadelphia
“STOP
YOU’VE
HEARD
> THIS
ONE”
. . . But everyone is talking about how easy it is
to save when you save with Citizens Federal. Why
not stop in today and open your account. ,
r i ’
//VAM/ -VU/Vf/S
AMTKRATtD DIVIDEND RATE m>
r AN DAM (EQUIPMENT
SwctXit type sunbathsr i
/
UpMrtSria^Jfrnstet(folding) ~
Running Hsh?* and marlnt hardwars
Il3? P rWti;^uTpWn,a
vinyl trim on yonWt and daali '
R«»r *?of»go^compartm«nt with door
Qoublabouom with mutechambST
isfeov.
Tap-Year Insured Wsmnty
Capers Fin, Theft iDtmtge
SPECIAL OPTIONS
"“Unons most popular! |0*
Bubfeis RMi'and fa hulD
HAMILTON’S
Recapping* Marine
Highway 76 By-Pas»— Phone 984-5121
LAURENS,S.C.
W