The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 08, 1966, Image 2
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THE CT.TNTON CHRONICLE
Clinton, S. C.. Thursday, September 8, 19Gfi
The New Outlook
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It being the responsibility of a news-
, paper to inform, interprtt and explain,
are pause here to talk patiently with f
those people with old-fashioned ideas
who find it hard to understand the true
meaning of some of the “demonstra
tions’' they see reported on TV and in
news pictures. They see high-spirited
youths breaking into stores and walking
away with televsion seta, cases of whis
key, lamp shades and shoes and other
g<SMiH, and from this they jump to the
elusion that laws are being broken.
These beneficiaries merely take di
rect action to get the good things of
life, without waiting for the tax peo
ple to take the money from the rich
so that politicians can give it to under,
privileged voters. In other words, these
direct-action types are idealists, striv
ing to right ancient wrongs, and doing
only what any normal deprived, dis
advantaged and frustrated person ought
to do.
A Vice President of the United
States, no less, has made this kind of
thinking official, or at least semi-offi
cial, In saying that if he had to put up
"with some prevaiing inequities he’d riot
too. And the same thinking has been
expressed by various brethren of the
Orthodox Demogogic and Peripatetic
Clan, whose chapters are everywhere
there’s trouble brewing. These bunion
derbyists of the new creed have made
it plain that it’s a person’s right, nay
verily his duty, to break any laws that
seem onerous to him. So why take ser
iously the law that says ‘Thou shalt
not steal?” Especially when you’re only
stealing from society and taking the
stuff that by all rights ought to belong
to you.
The real criminal, you see, is socie
ty. So who can blame anyone for any
thing when all he’s doing is showing
resentment against a society that has
been mean to him? This also explains
many murders. Quite often there’s no
thing personal in these murders. The
perpetrators knife, gun or garrote fel
low-citizens because they symoblize a
society that has been rotten to them.
Ergo, however, can anyone call them
criminals? v .
As for policemen, everyone knows
that there would be no crime fit ft
weren't for police brutality (which
forces people to oppose violence with
non-violence or vice versa); Fortunately,
the Supreme Court is making It impos-
aible for cops to continue their wicked
Ways, arresting people. The mUlmliifcllMi
will be ushered in when
clares all police forces Ulegal and--die»
hands them.
| Now, you understand, don’t fPU?
My Health to better living, for my club,
my community and my country.”
By this pledge, millions of young boy*
and girls have developed character, tal
ents and skills which today make them
better citizene. National 4-H Week de
serves the support, cooperation and re
spect of every citizen.
THE AMERICAN WAY
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Youth Wants to Know
National 4-H
!; National 4-H Week wiff
throughout the country frtyn,,
her 24 through October I. Bacognition
will be given to the achievteetita of
nearly 2.28 million boys and glrta who
participate in the activatiet of
96,000 4-H clubs. Organix^j for
people between the ages of 9-1$
cities, towns, suburbs and Wfrl grwu,
Babson’s Point Of View
On Our Net Worth
By ROGER W, BABSON
Babson Park, Mass., September 8. — Al
though there are some clouds on the hori
zon, right now we Americans are riding the
crest of th* biggest wave of prosperity ever
enjoyed by any people in the history of the
world, Today more Americans are better
fed, better dressed, better educated, and more
financially idnependent than ever before.
CONSUMER BAUANC ESHEET
At recent date the total assets of Ameri
cans were estimated at a whopping $2,245
Mllioo. Roughly two-thirds of this amount
consisted of current assets, including $861
billion in corporate stocks and bonds. Fixed
assdts comprised the remaining one-third,
Sfid of these more than $600 biHion repre
sented investments in home ownership.
On the debit side, the total liabilities of
Americans were estimated to be $260 billion.
These included current liabilities of $82 bil
lion and mortgage debt of $198 billion. Sub
tracting these total liabilities from total as
sets leaves us with $1,965 billion. This is the
net worth of American consumers.
CtlMBING PERSONAL INCOME
Of course, such a favorable consumer bal
ance sheet could not be drawn Up if it were
not for the fact that we have been able to
achieve such a rapid rise in personal income
over the past several years. Personal income
Just recently was at an annual rate of $579 7
bklion. Ten years ago, it was at an annual
rate $332.2 billion, giving us an increase
for the decade of an astounding 74.5%.
The rise in income reflects the growth
which has taken place in the economy. There
has been a tremendous advance in number
of pieople employed and in total of salaries
and wages. But there has also been a siz
able increase in interest and dividend pay
ments because of the larger sums invested
and the generally higher rates of return now
prevailing. In addition, there has been a big
boost in government payments for veterans’
aid, pehsions, social security, and medicare.
mOH-COBT ECONOMY
The as set-to-debt position of consumers
as a whole Looks so encouraging on paper it
tends to make us overlook the fact that in-
staltmeat credit outstanding is also at rec
ord dollar levels. The income picture, too,
looks fine, but it tends to make us over-
confideM. The truth is that our economy
has ondoubtadly expanded too fast for its
own good. The net effect of so much demand-
putt at once has been to create a cost-push
that could prove dangerous if not curbed.
W«, are prosperous at the moment, but
it is a high-cost economy that we have de
veloped and break-even points for both bus
iness and individuals are working still high
er. Tn addition to the rapid drift toward so-
pttttMh M government and the consequent
dependence of the people upon gov-
tkere is an alarming tendency for
Americans to overspend and to go
ly pi debt. These trends we cannot
hot we can insulate ourselves against
WHAT TO DO
-ft you are under W, do not neglect to invest
in ttfe gmirance. Do this before, and in pref-
~ot baying stocks. Then build up a sav-
aad keep it built up. Work hard
r Irit) or to your business so that by de
vour own resources you can obtain
t degree of financial independence. Above all
fcn wary of any kind. . and of extending too
eJVritt to Your customers if you have a
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The Last Word at Every Meeting
Stories
Behind
Words
Telephone
Talk
By
D. H. MARTIN
Your Telephone Manager
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William S. Penfieid
Tank
During World War I, Great Britain developed
an armored vehicle with caterpillar wheels. The
vehicle carried weapons, ammunitions and a crew.
In effect it was a self-propelled fort, for the heavy
hull provided protection for the crew, and the
machineguns and cannon gave it great firepower.
The British War Office, hoping to trick the
Germans, spread the word that the vehicles were
tanks, Hbuilt to haul water in Mesopotamia. The
ruse worked, because the Germans were taken by
surprise when the “tanks” made their first ap
pearance in battle.
By then “tank” was so firmly established as
the name of the vehicle that it has been retained
ever since.
FARMS and FOLKS
By L. C. HAMILTON
Clemson University Extension Information Specialist
A contagious animal dis
ease of serious proportions
now sweeping European coun
tries is a signal for Americans
to keep their guard up.
Foot - and - mouth disease,
perhaps the most dreaded of
animal plagues, has establish
ed seats of infection in many
highly - developed European
countries and the disease is
costing the governments and
farmers millions of dollars in
attempts to control it.
Press reports from London
say that the disease,' most
acute and highly contagious
to the cloven-footed animals,
both domestic and wild, has
been reported from Britain,
the Soviet Union, West Ger
many, Denmark, Italy, Bel
gium, Hungary, Spain, and
France.
The Associated Press gives
unofficial estimates that one-
third of the Soviet Union’s 87
million cattle were infected
with the disease last spring.
In West dermany 12,000 cat-
Your
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Program
r iTrn N.-.
i ba too eager to make a fast buck, —
** * the •took market. Most people
ihx not posses sufficient training, ex-
_ _ i, time, and/or patience to make a
4-H chibs carry on a wide wfetr ftf ftterta* of trading to to* stock market When
liducAitonal nrnioota in -toi. ^ * tove * *<** hard-earned cash
HI securities, make sure you buy into sound,
^duc&itonal projects in civig and cent-
munity service, in fanning, hometMfc
ing and personal improvement, The goal
of developing good citizenship is fore-
ihost in all 4-H programs. This goal is
Emphasized by the national 4-H emblem
$rhich stands for the pledge: “My Head
ijo clearer thinking. My Heart to great
er loyalty, My Hands to larger service,
^ _ industries and companies. If you do
I, time and the expansion of the economy
over the years will work in your favor. And
don’t Jorget that our net worth as individuals
is Qot measured in value of tangible assets
alone. It is measured also in terms of the
value of our intangible assets, — such as in
tegrity, prudence, intelligence, imagination
... and perserverance once we have chosen
our goals. t
Today-Friday-Saturday, Sept. 8-10
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make up your own mind.
Although independence is
an important trait, you can
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By RANDY GRIFFITH beyond which too much inde-
A .teenager’s ability to be coming mature. An import- pendence becomes a handi-
independtfnt of others is an ant characteristic of the ma- cap. For instance, one lad re-
important sign that he is be- ture person is his indefJend- fused the help of fellows with
cnee In making decisions, whom he worked and he
tie and 9.000 pigs had to be gome of these decisions will made no attempt to ask his
slaughtered as the result of be small, like deciding which boss for adviee. As a result,
a ■ foot-and-mouth disease out- tie to wear. Others will be he lost his job. He was being
break last December. Eng- momentous, •like whether to childishly independent,
land’s oldest herd of pedi- choose a college or take a We can’t be hermits and
greed Ayrshires, founded 700 job, live completely independent
years ago. Is threatened. Bri- In either case, you should of oth#rs. We live in a world
tain is resorting to mass make the decision for your- where almost every moment
slaughter in attempts to check seif. Of course, you’ll proba- of ourUves is spent Vfith oth-
the disease. bly ask the advice of your er people. While the 'socially
Most of the countries are parents and friends. Because mature person can take care
using a control technique they may have some ideas ol himself, he also needs eom-
which calls for slaughter in you haven’t considered. But pany, and often the help of
attempts to check the dis- in the final analysis, you’ll other people,
ease.
Most of the countries are
using a control technique
which calls for slaughtering
all the cattte in a herd once
the infection is found. Then
shipment of animals outside
the area is forbidden and a
blanket inoculation program
is started.
Foot-and-mouth disease is
caused by a virus, one of the
smallest known. According to
Dr. S. L. Moore, veterinarian
with the Clemson University
Livestock-Poultry Health Cen
ter, the virus is rather resis
tant to physical influences. It
has been known to persist on
premises for 345 days follow
ing an infection.
' Dr. Moore says foot-and-
mouth disease - is spread pri-
marrly by infected animals,
but that there are many ways
the disease could be intro
duced.
An outbreak near Niles,
Michigan, in 1914, is believed
to have started in hogs that
were fed meat trimmings
from a packinghouse that
handled foreign meats.
The occurrence of the dis
ease! in California in 1924 and
1929 is also believed to have
started from hogs that were
fed raw garbage containing
meat products of foreign ori
gin.
Dr. Moore says a possible
avenue of introduction to this
country is from uncooked fro
zen meats from countries
where foot-and-mouth disease
is active.
“Cooking the meat usually
kills the virus, but the raw
trimmings which are discard
ed and are later eaten by ani
mals could possibly start an
epidemic.”
Under “deepe freeze” tem
peratures; even down to minus
94 degrees Fahrenheit, the
virus can remain viable for
years.
Presently, federal and state
agencies require a quarantine
period for live animals enter
ing the U. S. from other coun
tries. But possible loopholes
in the protective network
exist, mainly through foreign
animal products and the traf
fic incident to this trade.
Foot-and-mouth disease, if
it gains a foothold, is difficult
to stamp out before extensive
damage is done, and eradica
tion demands measures so
drastic that they are abhor
rent. \
The spreading epidemic is
a threat that should be match
ed with a vigilant watch of
all possible channels of in
troduction.
What in the world do you
do when you want to dial
an out-of-town friend and
don’t know tot number?
Don’t penic! Just call the
Long Distance Informa
tion Operator. You can
get her by dialing “l,"
the Area Code of the city
you want to reach (they
are listed in the front of
the directory), i different
from your own, and then,
555-1212. She’S give you
the number you waot and
at no charge, .
Long Distance Dialing?
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