The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, April 07, 1966, Image 2
THE CLifttoN dfRONIC^fe
dinton. S. C., Thursday, April 7 f ‘1^6
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Easter
- Like many holidays, Easter comes
once again with emphasis in many quar
ters on material rather than spiritual
values. <
The donning of new attire for the
Easter Parade actually may date back
to the days of Emperor Constantine, but
Regardless of the origin of this custom,
it stems that today there is much com
mercialism in what should be a purely
religious day. * l
While the traditional Easter egg*
does not have any particular religious
significance, in itself, it does carry out
a symbolism and tradition that reminda
the entire family of the joyous celebra-
tion—that is Easter.
When we don our finery, this Easter
Sunday, and attend the services of our
choice, let us not forget the true sig
nificance of the day. And let's reflect
and be thankful that the American tra
dition of freedom of worship remains
inviolate.
Good Memories
And Bad
; When he was a kid, Sammy Hartzell
liked to stretch out and day-dream un
der a tree not far from his home in
Westover, Pa. It was a pleasant spot
and from ft Sammy could see much of
the countryside. He loved the place
and never got tired of going there.
A few days ago Sammy’s father
walked up the hill. He carried a shovel,
and when he got to Sammy’s favorite
tree he started to dig. He was making
a grave because Sammy was coming
home to rest forever.
Word had come from Washington
that the boy had been killed while
guarding the Da Nang air base in Viet-
Nam. But the news wasn’t entriely un
expected. Shortly before Christmas his
sister had received a letter from Sam
my and in it he had expressed a prem
onition of death. The letter told his
sister: “Last night and most of today
I’ve been thinking of things I’ve got to
be thankful for. * eems like the Lord
and I understand each other, and that
is such a feeling of comfort.”
Sammy wrote more, in the same
vein. Then he told how he wanted to
be buried under his beloved tree and
added: “. . . Let all our memories be
good ones.”
The memories of the Hartzeils and
all those who knew this boy will assur
edly be good ones, but as we read about
Sammy we wondered what about some
other young men.
We thought of those over-educated
simpletons with scraggy beards and
placards who call for a peace which
would throw away everything gained by
the sacrifices of the Sammy Hartzeils.
And the exhibitionists who display
their inadequacy in childish draft-card
burnings and shrill outbursts testifying
to their great idealism, their sublime
ethics and their love of all mankind.
We wonder how these miserable
characters will end up in the years to
come. We wonder about their mem
ories, and if they’ll be the sort that any
one can live with.
Somehow we doubt it.
The Right To Know
More and more informed commenta
tors are expressing concern over an ex-
cessf of secrecy within government. Thfe
general public, they believe, is being de
prived of .vital information which it has
the risdit to know.
It isrobvioua that the secret label
must be attached to certain facte and
prograipk involving the national secur
ity. But that, certainly, is as far as
the withholding of information should
ever be allowed to go. The danger is
that secrecy may be used to cover up
mistakes, misjudgments, and situations
which would prove highly unpalatable
to the voters.
The right to know is essential pro
tection for a free people. To deny that
right is to use a tool of the dictators.
EASTER MORN
According to the National Industrial
Conference Board, 10 years ago, less
than one family in 10 had an annual
income in excess of $10,000, measured
in today’s doHars. Now more than two
out of of every 10 families are in that
bracket, and it is estimated that by
1970 over a third of the nation’s famil
ies will reach or exceed it.
Baboon’s Point of View
On Medicare and No Care
By ROGER W. BABSON
Babson Park, Mass., April 7—Just a short
while ago, Look Magazine published a very
revealing article on the type of care which
Americans can expect from hospitals gen
erally throughout the land. It was fright
ening, to say the least. Inefficiency, inept
ness, and downright carelessness on the part
of both nurses nad doctors were featured.
Maay have since rushed to the defense of the
profession. But what we should all be wor
rying about is the added coming impact of
medicare.
ALMOST UPON US
If the quality and quantity of medical
care are open to criticism now .... what will
be the situation when the avalanche of elder
ly patients needing treatment starts hit
ting the wards and nursing homes July 1st?
That is less than three short months away.
Studies of statistical data suggest that con
ditions may become chaotic in some areas.
The first wave of our senior citizens who
will seek "free” hospitalization under medi
care will be a big one. Naturally those who
can postpone a visit until Uncle Sam will
pay the bill are going to wait for July 1.
But doctors look for an even bigger flood
tide of the elderly to knock on hospital doors
at the first cold blasts of autumn. That is
the season when aches, pains, and respira
tory diseases really kick up.
SOBERING FACTS
4 Hospital beds in non-federal-government
institutions are estimated to be about 790,-
000. Right now about 76 per cent of these
are occupied. But that figure is an “aver
age,” Like other “averages,” it is mislead
ing: for in many areas shortages of hospital
facilities are already critical. Furthermore,
there is no guarantee that big demands will
not be made in precisely the spots where
beds are scarcest.
But empty hospital beds would not solve
the overcrowding problem. They would be
of little value without an adequate nursing
staff. And this is the weakest link in the
medical-care chain; 100.000 job vacancies
are reported in this field. The figures are
broken down as follows: 75,000 openings for
registered nurses and a need for 25,000 prac
tical nurses. One of the most vexing short
ages may be in the field of visiting nurs
es. Visiting nurses are slated to play a big
part under medicare. Judging from the sit
uation at present, it appears inevitable that
the supply will be far short of needs.
HOW BIG THE RUSH?
So much for the availability—or lack of
it—of doctors and nurses. An even bigger
question mark is the probable size of the
rush at senior citizens for “free” care.
Some government officials pooh-pooh the se
riousness of the overcrowding threat. But
the Surgeon General feels that the surge
will be large. What is definitely known is
that patients over age 65 now take up about
one-quarter of all hospital beds. -What if
this figure jumps to 35 per cent or even to
40 per cent?
Our only close guidepost to what may be
expected is the history of socialized medi
cine In Saskatchewan, Canada. There, re
ports say, demand doubled when govern
ment medicine came in . . . and in some
areas applicants for care trebled. The feel
ing is beginning to grow here that any such
rush in the U. S. could create a condition
bordering on chaos. If this should happen,
it would of course affect not only those over
65, but also everyone else—from babies on
up . . . everyone in need of hospitalization.
SHORT-CHANGED?
One thing is certain. It will take cool
heads at all medical and administrative lev
els to prevent a jam-up that could harm the
image of the medical profession and bring
down anger on the heads of politicians who
voted so hurriedly for the “leap forward”
. . . without first looking to see if the ma
chine could carry the new load.
It is none too early to set up screening
boards. These would attempt to keep the
flow of senior citizens toward hospitals from
becoming an engulfing flood. Unless thig or
similar advances moves are taken at the
local level, we may find that medicare has
become no care! s
Highlights
From Clinton High
Stories
Behind
Words
By
William S. Penfieid
Steeplechase
The sport of -steeplechasing—a horse . race
over an obstacle course—originated in.iEngland
during the 18th century.
After an unsuccessful foxhunt, mounfed hunt
ers often vented their unspent energy by racing
through the countryside back to the village.
A village’s towering church steeples usually
served as a landmark toward which hunters
raced. The course took them across fields and
over hedges, fences and streams. **
A mce of this type was called “chasing the
steeple,” and then “steeplechasing.”
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Last week several chorus
members from Clinton High
received first-place ratings
in the South Carolina Music
Educators Association, which
Those students from who
was held at Belk Auditorium,
received first ratings were
James Meadows, Johnny
Fulmer, Annette Kitchens,
and Sheila Gilliam. These
students were accompanied
by Nancy Hollis. Dusty Jones
from Junior High, who was
accompanied by Linda Sud-
deth, received a II plus rat
ing.
* * *
This week the Student
Council held its spring elec-
tion. The students who were
elected will serve on next
year’s council. The newly
elected Student Council pres
ident is Henry Simmons, and
the vice-president is Steve
Grady.
There wlil be run-overs in
the election of class officers
and representatives-at - large
next week.
The home-room represen-
Locol Seniors Visit
Anderson College
Four high school seniors
from Clinton visited Anderson
College on High School Day,
March 26.
'The students were: Linda
Horton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis C. Horton; San
dra Marse, daughter of Mr.
„and Mrs. M. S. Marse; Jane
Trammell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Trammell;
and Nanette Young, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Andy B.
Young, Jr.
By PATSY SIMMONS
fleeted are as fol
tatives
lows:
12-A,
Linda
Jane Boland; 12-B,
Cunningham; 12-C,
Ronnie Johnson; 12-D, Jan
ice McDaniel; 12-E, Becky
Sanders; 12-F, Karen Surratt.
Also, 11-A, Lonnie Bixler;
ll-B, Kay Caldwell; 11-C,
Ben Hay Hammet; 11-D,
Rita Johnson.; U-E, Judy
Reynolds; 11-F, Melissa Tur
ner.
10-A, Chris Adair, 10-B,
run-over between Pat Davis
and June Force; 10-C, Jim
Johnson; 10-D, Jan* King;
10-E, Mike Rushton; 10-F,
Becky Willingham.
Career and College
Day Set for Tuesday
At Bell Street High '
t The tenth annual Career
and College Day will be held
at Bell St. High School on
Tues. April 12. The theme is
“Vocational Reconsideration:
The Challege for Tomorrow’s
Careers.”
Actviities will begin at 9,:30
a m. with ai> * assembly pro
gram in the auditorium.
Speakers on the program will
represent a- variety of voca
tions. ■ . „ „
After assembly, students
visit vocational interest
groups to talk with persons
representing colleges, schools
of specialization and a num
ber of occupations. Many of
the research people are from
this community.
Parents and other interest
ed persons are invited to at
tend.
Your
Program
today, April is
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QUALITY COMES 131 AT FIRESTONE
By M. L. OUTZ, Comity Agent
Beef cattle feeder sales are
scheduled April 8 at Spartan
burg and Greenwood. The
Spartanburg Sale will be held
at 2 p. m., and the Greenwood
Sale at 8 p. m. A conflict with
a near by sale in North Caro
lina is the reason for the night
sale at Greenwood. Require
ments are about the same.
Only good sound feeder beef
cattle will be accepted. This
means no bulls or cows; heif
ers must be guaranteed open.
We have forms here at the
office for those selling heifers
to fill out, sign, and turn in
to the sala committee. Rules
and regulations have been
mailed to producers in the
county. However, if anyone
is interested in sending cattle
to either sale and has not
participated in the sales be
fore, then you should call the
County • Agent’s office so
someone can take a look at
your cattle to make sure you
do not send cattle that arc not
desirable and will iiave to be
brought back home. This of
ten happens.;. .<•• •
I rode to-Spartanburg Fri
day afternoon with three very
important gentlemen, N. B.
Senn, Woodrow Ziegler, and
Bill Senn. I learned from,Bill
that tomatoes will survive a
normal cold snap<if vegetable
crates are put over them. He
says to leave the crate on un
til the danger passes. I also
learned that Mr. and Mrs.
Ziegler have moved into their
new brick home. Nat Senn
showed us a field of oats that
are out of this world for this
day and time. They are the
new Arlington 23 oats. We
helped Nat get them last fall.
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