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Clinton, S. C., Thursday, June 30, 1966
Independence Day 1966 ;
One hundred and ninety years ago,
the Liberty bell rang out to proclaim
the Declaration of Independence to the
American colonists, marking kn entirely
new concept in the development of
man progress.
' The immortal words of Thomas Jef
ferson asserted that “all men are cre
ated equal” and "that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain inalienable
rights ... life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness.”
Just what does Independence Day
mean to us today? I s it just another
day off ... a long weekend ... a pa
rade or fireworks display?
The celebrating of Independence Day
can be more deadly than the war it com
memorates. For example, from 1900 .to
1930 more Americans were killed (4,-
290) and more maimed (96,000) by fire
works than were killed in the eight-year
Revolutionary War in which we lost 4,-
044 killed and 6,188 seriously wounded.
Public'display accidents now account
for one-third of all major injuries from
fireworks. Accidents on the highways
deathly toll, but the fatality rate in rela
tion to the highway mileage is decreas-
continue to take their ever-increasing
ing.
Let us take a minute to pause and
reflect on the basic precepts which are
as true today as they were that mem
orable day in Philadelphia. Make this
a safe and sane holiday, so we may
live to enjoy the guarantees of freedom,
and retain them in our minds, hearts
and deeds.
THE CLTNTON CHRONICLE
carefully worded: “I am just a soldier under normarconditions. See if any present
I’m not going to question my supe- " orkcrs Possess unrealized skills that could
* .* * , u a mv, n ^ L ‘ usec * Jor critical jobs. Re-classify work
nors about what they say. 1 he De- requirements to be sure they are not higher
fense Department has a lot more infor- than need be. Interview low-skill employees
mation to go on than I have.” wi tt> on eye to increasing their potentials.
f- There would be little that General Ask th o onions to help you revise retirement
policies so that older employees who are Mrs. Newman Shouse spent Mrs. Shouse
willing may be kept on. Increase the use the week-end in Liberty, S. C. Mrs. Callaham to Walhalla
of computers, where possible to ease execu- w i t h Mr. and Mrs. John Calla- visit Mr. and Mrs. F
live bottlenecks. And, as a lost note, don t ham. On Saturday afternoon Hedden and family.
overlook the executive possibilities of worn-
en, especially those whose families have
grown up and moved away from home.
Larsen could hope to accomplish l\y ar
guing the point. He has already placet
his own career in jeopardy by publicly
bringing out facts which he must have
known Washington wants to keep under
cover. This is hardly the way to ac
claim and promotion for a “modern”
major general.
Major General Larsen, it appears
is one of the “old-fashioned” officers
who places the well-being of his fellow
soldiers before his own chances for pro
motion or acclaim by the political pow
ers that be. We are grateful.
keep it safe and sane
5
July 4,1776 the
Declaration of
Independence,
proclaimed for
dll, Life, Liber by-
and the Pursuit
of Happiness
A Substitute
For Statesmanship
In a recent address at Catholic Uni
versity our top diplomat at the United
Nations went out of his way to repudi
ate General MacArthur’s truism, “In
war there is no substitute for victory.”
Said Ambassador Goldberg: “What
ever relevancy th&t statement may have
had in a non-nuclear age, it clearly has
little relevancy to an age of nuclear war
• • • We must live by a new slogan:
‘There is no substitute for peace.’ ”
This syrupy Goldbergism is made to
order for the craven who believe in
peace at any price and who would rather
b^ Red than dead. Unfortunately, His
Ekcellency’s superficial sloganeering
overlooks experience, not to mention the
wisdom of men who were truly states
men. Indeed, it puts our Ambassador
on much the same level as Neville
Chamberlin who also believed that
there was no substitute for peace.
Modern Major General
Major General Stanley R. Larsen, on
leave from his field command in Viet
nam, recently made so bold as to state
publicly that up to six North Vietna
mese regiments (as many as 10,000
troops) have been assembled in “neu
tral ’ (ambodia for a possible assault
against our forces in South Vietnam.
Civilian officals in the Departments of
State and Defense said General Larsen
didn’t know r what he was talking about,
but since Secretary of State Rusk has
himself frequently mentioned the Com
munists’ use of “neutral” Cambodia for
assembly and supply of their forces in
South Vietnam, we’re satisfied that
there must be some substance to the
generals’ warning. And in view of the
previously revealed, “we have the right
to He to the American people” attitude
of certain top civilian officials at the
Pentagon, we can hardly accept their
word as proof that the general was
wrong.
Neither do we accept General Lar
sen’s subsequent “retraction” as dis
proof of his original statement. It was
Babson’s Point of View
On Meeting Skilled
Manpower Shortages
By ROGER W. BABSON
Babson Park, Mass., Juno 30—The man
power drought is about the worst in our his
tory right now, and the reservoir of skilled
and executive-type men and women is ex
pected to dwindle still further. The problem
is a rough one for employers in practically
all lines of business. If you have any doubt
about this, look at the “want” ads in any big-
city newspaper and sec how many pages they
fill. Notice the wage-fringe come-ons, the
frantic calls in big print from cities on the
opposite sides of the nation.
WORKER SHORTAGE MUST BE MET
If a company is going to take advantage
of our boom condition, and plan intelligently
for future opportunities, every method of
building and maintaining top-notch person
nel must be tried. Astute executives know
this. Hence the frantic search for suitable
job applicants via every possible source.
This is the reason employers arc offering
bigger job benefits and fatter pay envelopes.
This accounts for the “pirate” war going on
among management officials in an effort to
bid away top employees from their rivals.'
Executives may have been a dime a doz
en during the depression, but that’s a long
time ago and the situation now is diametri
cally different. New executives and man
agement leaders are usually sought in the
35-44 age group, and this category is going
to be on the decline for the next decade, ac
cording to population experts. This means
that younger aspirants are being grabbed up
as they come out of coKege, and polished for
official positions. And the race will become
more heated as the need for high-skilled
workers increases.
WORSE BEFORE IT’S ANY BETTER
Don’t think that conditions will be ironed
out by some temporary cutbacks in auto
product on or in an occasional other industry
or two. Within the next decade, it is esti
mated that management wil- need an addi
tional 1,700,000 individuals, the professions
perhaps 4,600,000 more. It has already been
proven that electronic operat’ons replace
lower echelon employees, but the demand
for highly educated and decision-making
workers oi?iy expands.
Management should be prompt to up
grade employees within a plant so that
younger newcomers may be trained and
moved into the training rungs of the organi
zation ladder. This is almost always wiser
(and cheaper) than bringing in high-echelon
outsiders at an exaggerated salary rate.
Old-timers are more likely too, to slick with
a concern, less likely to be lured away with
bright promises. In-plant training programs
are a fine idea, and government help is us
ually available to help defray costs in such
instances. Business colleges and t r a d e
schools are developing more programs for
young men and women who want to further
their education while still working.
GOVERNMENT ANALYZING
WORKER SHORT-SPOTS
As always, there are places where the
-scarcity of labor is especially severe—as
well as places where there is some eas’ng of
the squeeze. The governmnt is issuing a
monthly report to show where and in what in
dustries labor shortages are most acute.
Also, study is made of areas with surpluses
In plotting your personnel requirements for
now and for the future, it would undoubtedly
help you to receive these monthly sun>
maries. Ask to be put on the mailing list
for “Reports on Manpower Shortages and
Reserves.” Send your request to Commis
sioner Arthur Ross, Bureau of Labor Statis
tics, Labor Department, Washington, D. C.
20210. > "
Look into ways of strengthening your
personnel, ways that you might not think of
jgbut pursue it
wdh-rcu'p q(id restraint.
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Stories
Behind
Words
By
William S. Penfield
Sequoia
About. 1800, a Cherokee Indian living in the
eastern part of Tennessee, began a project to
benefit his people. The Cherokee language had
no alphabet, so this Indian set out to create one.
After years of effort he succeeded, and his
people were given the means to read and write
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in their own language. The man’s name was
Sequoia.
Sequoia's fame. spread, and a Hungarian,,
Stephan EndKcher, who was studying the giant
trees in California, heard about the Indian’s
great work. Endlicher, in a burst of admiration
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MRS. N. A. SHOUSE
Correspondent
Fairview Baptist Church
closed a successful week of
Daily Vacation Bible School
with a picnic on Friday eve
ning and commencement pro
gram on Sunday ngiht.
Miss Crystal Parks of
Clemson University spent last
week-end at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. David Pitts, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle John
son, Jimmy Johnson and
Kenneth Johnson spent the
week-end in Atlanta, Ga. Ken
neth, a student at Georgia
Tech, remained to resume his
studies.
Miss Martha Pitts is spend
ing several days in Spartan
burg with her niece. Mrs.
George Cobb, Jr. and family.
Mrs. Isaac Evans and young
daughter, Deanna of Ger
many have arrived at,home
of Mrs. James Evans. Isaac
Evans is still at home due
to recent death of his father.
Mrs. Hub Spivey, Maxine,
Marjorie and Wonda Spivey
were in Piedmont Wednes
day to attend the funeral of
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