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J a*- 1 - -1 toM »* Arajy?ir -1V * jLC*' L oaao-to • e ^^4 ► •a **-*-..* The Face of Clinton Is Changing Clinton is sitting on top of tke world! That is a broad statement, but we dare anybody to challenge i,t. J Going down the line, and putting {hings in inverse order, you could in clude the United States, the southeast ern section of the U. S., the state of &outh Carolina, and Laurens County, or any other area that might be named. * And Clinton would still be on top.. | Economically, we mean, and in pros- fiects for the future. And there’s no telling where or when it will end. » Right now, and in the past few months, from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 has been and is being pumped into the Clinton area in new industries, new in stitutional and business buildings arid hew homes. ! And that doesn’t include the big Tor- rington plant where two expansions have about doubled the original plant .—adding millions more. Leading the industrial picture is the new Bailey plant of Clinton Mills now going up at the western edge of the city at an announced investment of $8,000,000. I At the city’s new industrial park on highway 76, the fourth industrial plant Jias been announced, to cost about $2,- 000,000. It is Ascoe Felts, Inc., and is pn entirely new company. | First to be built on the site and now in operation, was the C. W. Anderson Hosiery Co., now being followed by the JWansure Corporation, both of which are Jn the higher brackets. The third |Wometco Food Service Inc., will get un derway shortly. * We wish we had a couple of hundred more acres at that site, for if recent de- * mands are an index they will be need ed. Only 18 more acres are left in the park and that could be taken by one ifairly large industry or two smaller ones. Every utility needed—electricity, fcvater, sewerage and natural gas—is on the site. And that kind of space any where will go at a premium. | Two fine business buildings are go- jng up, one almost completed and the other just started. We refer to the hmidsome new structure to house M. S. t ley & Son, Bankers, and the new Iding for Citizens Federal Savings Loan Association. 23 And don’t forget the large and con- 3 uing building program at the city’s ee institutions — Presbyterian Col- le, Thorn well Orphanage and Whitten jlage. Millions of dollars have added* [facilities. The City of Clinton has sought to Iwep pace with all this growth-by-spend- mg considerable sums in expanding its SJilities—electric, water and sewer—to Set the greatly increasing demands be- a made upon it. And more will have CCbe done as time goes on. Noted and Passed On Eliminating Poverty: Sargent ©river says that if the Congress will S&t provide him with $40 billion, more OT less, he can eliminate poverty in this ggintry entirely in the next ten years. first we didn’t think he could do it, but now after further thought we think QQtybe he can. Our first reaction was extracting $40 billion from the productive, tax-paying citizens would nyiply impoverish them while lifting other type out of the poverty brack- thus making it necessary for Shriver m start another ten-year-plan to re- rse the flow of money from the newly- jsperous to the newly-impoverished. New people will come to town, whole families, Vrhb wiH build new homes and create larger demands f,or , services and goods from business houses. All this is just to say that Clinton is moving along. And, as we have said before, don’t sell CKntdh short Baboon’s point of View On Four-Year Term For Congressmen By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass., July 28—Congress has been asked by President Johnson to ap prove a constitutiona'. amendment that would extend the terms of Congressmen from two years to four. This proposal—which Is not likely to be acted upon at this session—has stirred up a good deal of comment pro and con. PROMOTION OF EFFICIENCY The President himself has served with great effectiveness in both the House and the Senate. He is widely regarded as an expert on congressional procedure with knowledge in this field second to none. We would as sume, therefore, that his arguments in favor of a four-year term for Congressmen seem valid and constructive to him in the light of his experience, both as member- and as President. Mr. Johnson pleads that this change has become necessary because of the expanding volume—and the complexity—of legislation. He also points to the high cost of campaign ing, which is burdensome to candidates for the House of Representatives and especially distracting to those who are running for re- election. In short, he believes we would have more efficient Congressmen if the length of their term were doubled. COMPETITIVE PRESSURES The President deplores “the competitive pressures . imposed by the two-year term, when the incumbent must remain in Wash ington into the fall to attend to public busi ness." He contends that, because of these competitive pressures, the ability of a Con gressman—to legislate as well as. to cam paign—is impaired. Granted, the frequency of campaigning under the two-year term is a burden, espec ially in these days of skyrocketing costs. But is it a heavy enough burden to warrant de priving American voters of the right to ex press their wril in selecting members of Congress every second year? EFFECT ON PERSPECTIVE As a matter of fact, the whole question of campangn funds is a burning issue with which Congress must come to grips before very long. There is wide difference of opin ion regarding the ethics involved in raising and in spending campagn funds. There are also broad dfferences on the matter of lim iting the amount a candidate may spend in seeking a congressional seat. Once the ques tion of campaign funds is settled, the issue of a two-year versus a four-year term will fall into dearer focus. Ine the earlier'years qf our Republic, and in practice pretty well down to the presi dency- ofc Herbert Hoover, Congressmen “so journed” in Washington, but still maintained homes in their districts as principal placfes of residence. Thus they kept in close touth with their constituents. Now, congressional sessions are so 'lengthy that most membeVs actually live irr Washington year-round, mak ing only fleeting visits to their home states for holiday observances vacations, and some “politicking.” Caught up as they are in the artificial atmosphere of Washington with its multitudes of government employees, their perspective is easly distorted, their feel of the pulse of the nation unsure. Change-over to a four-year term would not be likely to improve that perspective. CHECKS AND BALANCES The four-year congressional term is pro posed in the name of greater efficiency. Most of us will agree that there is a need for more efficiency in our federal government opera tions. ' But it is to be hoped all the angles will be explored before we scrap the two- year term in the name of efficiency. Undeniably, thb four-year term would tend to make Congressmen more “in dependent.” Would it also make them less responsive to the viill of their constituents? IT as the Presiden’tt plan provides they were elected during presidential election years, would that have a truly beneficial effect, or not? Finally, would a four-year term tend to weaken—perhaps eventually destroy—the system of checks and balances designed by the Founding Fathers to insure that neither onr government, nor any of its branches, can become tyrannical? riinfnn S. G., Thursday, Ji$y 28, 1968 fr 1 ' ■ y r 1 : iWoflQSg Kilflo FARMS and FOLKS SrsXKS* By L. C. HAMH.TON Ctemson University Extension Information S»ociav** . recoia- frr * long lylness. . zf i! WmOTIbif ‘Laurens' Count-* A number* of greens are Turn ip ty/tontT &10& Rev. Pierce suitable for planting in fall mended for Soul|h Ca^nM W* , w » gardens between August 1 are Purple Top ^hilie.Clobe arid j£Ug ( b* and October 15 in South Caro- for greens arid buncljft)g, Sjho- tfirt rfcal estate business in hna goin for greens in late srim- USt a : number, of “ -*■ hie * retirement. He,* ‘ * of the First, • ^ thf v real „ Turnips, rutabagas, kale, mer and fall, arid,.^#* Top and mustard are the most for late fall and winter- vtiut popular easy-to-grow greens The, Ameripan Pitrplf - JiUP Mel which can provide garden is the rutabaga variety rec* fresh vegetable for the gar- ommended; kale , dener willing to invest a little are Dwarf Green Scotch and MM. time and effort. • Vates; and’.Southern Gla«t Tboy,' J. T. Garrett, Clemson ex- Curled, Florida Broacbeaf, raac*' tension horticulturist, s u g- and Tendergregn are ^usterd -N. •Jt*;' gests that you select your varieties suggested. ,,.B, best garden soil, high in or- :t"Churdh of Lextagr,. ’t» .,1**' •; > ' {'are a daughter, garet Mefford of V A brother, Law- o of Ridgewood, sisters, < Mrs,, iPaul . of'iLdGrahge, - Gd, Mary KWgo of > An- • nd two grandchil- 1 .,r,lVA ^.,1, e serviges' were Frhlhy lQ, a. m- s Cjty.-ceriwtery by,. ucai gaiut-11 awn, ui&u 111 vj* J-'-j, anti' 1VH. ganic matter, for the greens CONTROLLING CUL TRtEa dersorilr: “patch.” The organic matter At leafit Ove n^lllpg., acres^dkeB^ \ should aid in retaining mois- of *the state’s 12.o ^iinih*i - Grave: ture in the soil and in impro- res of forest cOuld-be gWMttfrffconcLuc portant for shallow rooted improved^ tiy^emOS^jg tlJrvjn tkAW .... props and for crops that will cull titees which compete wUgrtR^V. T>: JjC. Shulei 1 . . ,* he harvested for their roots, desirable ~ trdeB’ 'fbt sariiight, ^— : “1 ■ 1 \ “Before breaking and pul- moisture, and nutrientsy' 5ay»-that , August the foliar S. A.. Mauhiut, Ctemsort.-extfn-isbriys f aren’t effective be- ' 12 reduced humidity /the late sufnmer arid m: ? \ : • .. rid! suggested for Now We Know! is the low, Stories Behind Words By WUttam S. Penfield v*rizing the soil, broadcast about 30 pounds of 5-8-6 or sidn forester. _ _ 6-12-12 fertilizer for each 1,000 •“There is Jt treird tdtmd^dun sqaure feet to be planted. performing nikmetdf-thlS can- ,f ( ^Tf you’re planting turnips trol work 'drirlrng th^ spilrtg ^ The or rutabagas, ask your ferti- and summer by using herbi- foliar \ L lizer dealer for a fertilizer cides. as foliar, sprays. volatile ettdr form of 2, 4, 5- conutining boron suitable for “The foliar spray method T: This( material reduces, but turnip crops,” Garrett adis- has generally been moW eco- does n«t essentially eliminate es. nomical than the frillirtg, 1 tree tha ' daugtw~-«f vaporizatioh •ift’; to areas outSTfle the you’re treating. 1 said landowners of soda or about 4 pounds of months,” he said. ' ■ were qppty*g the Sfirays with ammoniam nitrate when the But the time is running out aircraft? y tractor - mounted plants ape three to four inch- for applying- the foilarr sprays rfiist blowers, and bdck-p4ct es high. this summer. Marbut cQ '' c tlnlfa.''u >1 Th« horticulturist also ad- injection, and stump trliteh- rind dri vsed top-dressing the patch ment methods which are ud- pfece riiirt : with about 8 pounds of nitrate uahy used in the winter MarbuO bnits.' Bitter End Sailing ships had a pair of posts on the for ward section of the deck near the bow. One end of the anchor rdpe or chain was fastened to the posts. By winding or unwinding the chain around the posts, the anchor was raisecTor low ered. The posts were called “bitts.” When the chain was unwound to its full depth, it was said to have reached the “bitter end.” It could not be let out any farther. The expression- was adopted from natutical terminology and used to refer to the.utmost limit. Youth Wants to Know By RANDY GRIFFITH Why do teenagers follow fads? This question is hard to an swer and no final conclusion can be reached. Many times things which appear be “fads” to adults in one sec tion of the country, or even to teenagers from other locali ties ate really habits born of pure necessity. A short time ago,, for example, when army green raincoats became pop ular in Durham, N. C., the ex piration was simple enough: Th$y got them cheaper from Army surplus stores. Clothes tastes, language pe culiarities, and food fads, on the other hand, may be subtle expression of the rebellion which characterizes our age. Teeners harve a need for inde pendence. And - they take special pleasure in things which before were rare privi leges or forbidden altogether. Perhaps more important than anything else is the teen agers need to conform. It is the need to feel a part of a group, by participating in the same current clothes, lang uage, or mahnerism fads. 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HolUcUW 1 I^Aftewsnrsdrr - WARD 2 j jn Truman Owens WAflD 2 . Braw. Jto. ERMAN WARD 4. ALDERMAN WARD 3 tldermah Ward i’ M l- W. Cooper, Sr. ^Ald*rmah~Ward 5 ’ ’□ George W. BogwcIT Alderman Word « » Noland SuMeth si.’.,. i Zw* ' i - 9 f an Want 3 • .ALDLAnlAN WAR1> 6 ^^Tdlmadge Sahders .,♦ • ia r5)F‘v■ Aiderman wagi, *. I,a. .M^Tmap Ward 6 * ■ - !S^' "I ^ AEBrmnn Wanl't ' l--' % in''. t-fi Hoyt 1 Hi;', »o i,a VOTE FOR THE MAN- VOTE TWICE