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/ / r~ No Guns For "4^rong Persons ‘Quick enactment” of federal gun- control laws has again been urged by President Johnson in the immediate af termath of a shooting in his home state. The object, he said, is to help pre vent the wrong persons from obtaining firearms.” There’s no denying that the wild spree of an apparently demented gunman at Texas University was a grim and sorrowful event. But by what stretch of whose imagination can it therefore be concluded that a federal law covering the sale of rifles, shotguns, and handguns would have prevented it, or that passage of such a law now will really prevent similar tragedies in the future? Health Now A Political Issue An unprecedented and fundamental change was introduced on the American scene when the medicare law went into effect. Few persons will realize the full import of this change for a long time to Come. But it is here, nevertheless. It is a change that has inescapably re duced the stature of the individual, re gardless of the merits of medicare itself. l)r. James Z. Appel, former president of the American Medical Association clearly (iescribes what has happened under medicare: . . The health care of the 'People is no longer a personal matter lytween the patient and the physician. It is now a political issue, the merits of which will not be determined solely on scientific grounds but also on vote-get- tfcg appeal, by individuals nof at all ^ell informed on quality health care.” • Demands are already being pressed f$r the expansion of medicare on broad fronts. The ultimate aim. of course, is am all-embracing national health service fHan under which the members of the medical profession would be compelled t® become in the nature of public ser vants. Never in the history of this na tion in peacetime have the talents and abilities of a special group of citizens bjfeen taken by fiat in the name of the public welfare. This would be done in the case of the medical profession by those u ho propose to solve the question of medical costs by the adoption of all opt state medicine. Once the precedent has been set in medical care, the same course can be pursued in any line of activity against apy other group of citizens whose par ticular capabilities are coveted by the people and the politicians. It is not a pretty picture. Uabor Day — A Time To Think • Labor Day, to be observed on Sep tember 5 this year, marks the termina tion of summer, in the minds of most people. It is the last holiday of the season and is a time for the final outing of swimming, picnicking, boating, or just loafing. The meaning of Labor D^y is lost for many in the frantic pur suit of fun. Never before have so many people been able to enjoy the leisure, t^e luxuries and comforts we see around u| in these United States. The fights oij labor have never been so certain, nor it$ obligation to act in a responsible rpfenner more necessary. We must not become insensible to the time-honored virtues of thrift, competence and pride irta job well done. t These are the things that have made possible the turning of Labor Day into a ^holiday of fun and leisure. These are w T THJJjCIjINTON chronicle u, L Clinton, S. C., Thursday, August 18, 1966 , the things that Labor Ityy commem orates, and if the nation is to survive in its greatness, they will be needed as never before in the years to come. They are heeded now desperately to back up the men in Viet Nam, let alone all fu ture advancements in space, science, in dustry and technology. Think of these things as you go to the beach or to the mountains this Labor Day. THE AMERICAN WAY Babson’s Point of View On The Over-65 Market By ROGER W. BABSON Babsoa Park, Mass.. August 18—They are a minority, but quite a massive one. They are not heard from very often as a group, but they represent a huge and stabie market for retailers and service dispensers of all kinds. Distributors, ad men. clothiers, food marketers, TV programmers, and a host of other commercial entrepreneurs would do well to give them more attention. We re fer to the approximately 19 million men and woven over 65 now living in the U. S. RETIRED PEOPLE NO LONGER "OLD” In days gone by. it was popularly assum ed that those over 65 were about ready for pasture. But healthier living, medical break throughs, and more intirligent over-all per sonal care have laid that myth away. The retired population is to an amazing degree lively, mobile, and interested in everything that is going on. It is tomfoolery to ignore this responsible, responsive group and act as though only the young were worth solic iting in selling, entertainment, recreation, and promoting our wares. Only one TV station, for example, has come to our attention as directing a pro gram sbries toward the older viewers, cater ing specifically to their interests and needs. This New York Channei has joined forces with the New York State University to bring retired men and women a wealth of season ed suggestions on such widely diversified topics as keeping trim bv exercise, selective, purchasing, drawing up wills to avoid ex aggerated probate costs, tips on home repair, saving money on staples, and part-time jobs. SOCIAL SECURITY BOLSTERING BUYING POWER While many folk are able to retire with at least a moderate nest egg to smooth their later years, many are not. It is here that social security and other forms of public as sistance contribute importantly to the eco? nomic stability of this group. During 1966 alone, just about $20 biKion will be paid out under the Old-Age. Survivors’ and Disability Insurance System, the core of the federal social security program. Much of this mon ey will go to about 11 million retired work ers. The rest will help support our economy through its distribution to 8.7 million depend ents of retired, disabled, or deceased work ers, and to one mihion disabled who are un der 65. ADDED EFFECTS OF MEDICARE Even though many fear medicare as a first step toward total socialized medicine, its effects will be favorable in terms of main taining the purchasing power of retirees. As of this last July, most persons over 65 came under the protection of hospital-cost provis ions. And it is estimated that some 95% of these have signed up for the additional cov erage of doctors’ bills and services under the voluntary insurance plain. This means, of course, that our over-65 big minority will feel less reluctant to spend money for travel, pleasant extras, and even occasional “lux uries” than they did before. The.impact of this radical innovation may not be especially spectacular at any given time, but it will add to the fundamnetal pur chasing strength of our older citizens. As long as consumer prices take a continually larger chunk out of personal income, the buy ing psychciogy of those no longer working is inclined to become steadily more cautious. This will still be true to a considerable ex tent, but the knowledge that health costs will be taken care of in case of trouble will make many more willing to spend for other purposes. BUILT-IN STABILIERS There are other significant cushions for the economy brought about under the broad coverage of the Social Security Act of 1935. Joint federal-states Public Assistance pro grams are giving benefits to betted than 8 million persons at the present time. Even with unemployment low as it is, it is thought that some 3 million or more people will have received jobless payments in the course of 1966. When you also take into consideration the enormous number of federal, state, mu nicipal, and industrial pensions now function ing, it is not surprisng that consumer sales hold so well even when the stock market and international events advise “caution.” Youth Wants to Know —^ By RANDY GRIFFITH IheOldiomn. Awake at Long Last Stories Behind Words By WilUam S. Penfield v Prodigal In the days of the Roman Empire a man was expected to manage wisely the estate that he in herited fom his father—so he could provide for his family and, upon his death, leave some prop erty for his own sons. Some men were good managers but others through extravagance lost their inheritances. The latter were driven from their former estates and sold as slaves to their creditors. This expulsion was called “prodigo,” a Latin word meaning to drive forth. From “prodigo” came the English word “prodigal”—wasteful, or extravagant. FARAAS and FOLKS By L. C. HAMILTON Ctemson University Extension Information Specialist Many young people have a jad time with shyness, both boys and girls. They want to be popular, but when they are with people they don't know, they freeze up and don’t know how to act or what to tay. Sometimes they chatter a lot’ I 1 and don’t seem to be able to 1 be themselves. Is there a way for a person to get out of this? ed to provide a high packing platform above his squash rows? If so, he could scrap the old system of physicarlly carrying baskets of squash to the end of the rows by hand, and could give his workers a convenient place for packing the squash into hampers. Since the middle part of May this three-wheeled har vest has been running up and down the rows twice or three times weekly handling 50 to 120 bushels of yellow straight- neck squash, to be sold on the Charlotte market. In addition to cutting the number of workers required, the machine speeded up the harvesting process, made his operation more efficient. Cau- then employs school hoy from his neighborhood for picking and lacking. To further insure his chanc es of surviving as a small vegetable grower, Cauthen has extended his growing sea son by starting plants for his earliest spring crop in the greenhouse and transplanting them to the field after the danger of frost has passed. This spring he was picking squash as early as May 18. “When most people are planting their gardens, Bill Cauthen is picking his second crop,” commented D. R. Gowan, associate county agent. And if this year is like the last, he’ll be picking yel low vegetables until October 1. And thanks to his invention, he’s planning to grow them next year, and the next. Yes, there is. If his is a problem you have, trv to de velop a curiosity about other people. By this I mean a real interest in them, an honest wish to know tftem, not an ar tificial “line.” There are many insincere people who pretend to have this gift. You may know the type: They have learned to ask you questions about your self, but have you noticed they don’t pay much attention to your answers. With these people it is a technique. The interest I mean is something quite different. I shall illustrate: Say to your self, “Here’s someone 1 don’t know. I wonder what it feels like to be that person? What does he want to be?” Very “Your salary increase will become effective as soon as you do.” few of us can resist someone who is honestly interested in our lives. When you want to know someone else is real, you find yourself relaxing and being the real you, while the other perfson in turn knows that he is someone whom you are enjoying. You will be exploring a world other than your own. When this happens, your sny- ness will have vanished! Ah! The real thing PET BUTTERMILK has the old-time flavor of real buttermilk. Zingy! Deli cious ! The real thing! Buttermilk from PET, YOU BET! The last stronghold of re sistance to mechanization is being vanquished by an inter- prising Lancaster County market gardner who refuses to believe that wheel-mounted harvesting aids are for the exclusive use of big farmers. William L. Cautben, who lives seven ipiles south of Lancaster in the Pleasant Hill community, is mechanizing despite handicaps imposed by the size and nature of his business. The fact that Cauthen is a grower of summer squash—a tender-fruited vegetable that can be injured by the slightest rough hanetting—seemed to be an impossible obstacle to me chanization. Also, Cauthen is in the “small” grower category. He has no more than six acres ready for harvest at any one time. This is the class of growers that were supposed to be out-classed by mechani zation. But not Cauthen. Using a flair for design and his know ledge of mechanics, the Lan caster gardner has built a wheeled harvesting aid that has cut his labor costs by one-third and placed him in a better competitive oosition with larger commercial growers. The device is a platform- mounted grading and packing vehicle that receives the squash from four rows and speeds the picking operation, using fewer workers. “I figured I’d have to pro duce as much volume as pos sible with fewer workers in order to stay in this busin ess,” Cauthen gives as his reason for building the mach- has been growing squash squash since 1949. Cauthein’s harvester is a cut-down cotton “highboy,” a strange looking three-wheeled machine used for spraying cotton. What attracted him was the machine’s high frame and 10 HP air-cooled engine mounted almost directly over the big front wheel. Could the machine be alter- Restaurant and Steak House ' -6- REGULAR DINNER-LUNCH 97c SERVED FROM 11:30 A. M.-2:30 P. 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