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-- >1 - * • * lit• * 5#* * . «■ * • -• ML ML MM MM ML At jIm Mt MM ^ 14c Ml A* t jtt i* . , It the Clinton chronicle Clinton, S. C., Thursday, November 3, IMfi Answer € Individual liberty, under representa- tifc government, carries responsibili- tift M well a« privileges. This truth h0 been stressed by philosophers and statesmen rfnce the founding of the United States. Self-reliance is the ntirfn characteristic of responsible citi zenship. As the basis of liberty, it can not be delegated fro a paternalistic wel fare state. “ Leaders in business and public life recognize the necessity of private citi zens assuming a dominant role in solv ing social and economic problems. An excellent illustration of cooperative, pri vate initative can be seen in the medical assistance program of the “American Medical Association and the Sears, Roe buck Foundation. The program is de signed t® help communities without a doctor attract one by building a modern medical center. A short time ago, the small . com- manity of Coebum, Virginia, with a population of some 2,500 people, wel comed its new doctor and opened a $40,- 000 medical center. Coeburn, an Appa lachian Mountain community, once sup ported a 30-bed hospital and three doc tors. But, two of the doctors had died. ' if i • the third was able to work only a few hours a day, and the hospital had been closed. A survey by the Sears, Roebuck Foundation disclsoed that residents traveled collectively 625,525 miles for medical attention last year. As a re sult, the Foundation furnished plans for the new medical center and assisted in raising the necessary funds to build it. The Sears, Roebuck Foundation and the AMA then helped find a qualified doctor. Since the community medical assist ance program began in 1958, it has made medical care available to more than 367,000 people in 38 states. Here is the best possible answer to those who would abdicate the responsibilities of citizenship to the government. Highway users pay more than 24 per cent of all state taxes collected in this country. In fiscal 1965, the states col lected $26 billion, of which $6.3 billion came from taxes on motor fuels and motor vehicles and from drivers’ li cense fees. Motor fuel taxes alone amounted to $4.3 billion. THE AMERICAN WAY Babson’s Point of View On Peace And Prosperity By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park. Mass., November 3—There is nothing President Johnson would rather have than an end to the Vietnam war. For a very long time, his administration has geen genuinely working toward such a hap py goal. But in recent weeks the behind- the- scehes tempo of end-the-war activity has been greatly stepped up. It is reported that more concessions to the enemy have been made than at any time in the past year. So insistent has the "peace offensive" become that we feel it is time to ask ourselves "What if peace comes?” HISTORY NEVER THE SAME When World War II ended, analysts free ly predicted that business would suffer a quick boom, to be followed by a deep, but short depression. Many are still waiting for that depression. Behind this belief in a quick post-war up-and-down move in the economy was the historical record after World War I. But in the years since 1945 history has not repeated itself. The well-remembered pat tern of 1919-1920 still stands alone, in this cen tury. The failure of the quick boom, quick bust sequence to develop after World War II has been explained by economists as- the result of -superior direction and handling of our financial and business machine by an elightened government. But perhaps there are other fundamental reasons. Is He Ready to Walk Like a Man? Stories Behind Words By William S. Penfield Music And You Good music, like good painting or good writing, is always rewarding if it is understood. That is not to say that everyone will like all good music, once he is educated to enjoy it and exposed to it. And “good” music is not just opera. Much poipular music is good and it does not have to be highbrowMonghair stuff to be good. Most of us underestimate the power of music. Music can soothe the mind and soul. It can afford relaxation when almost nothing else can. In the United States, too few parents insist that their children study music and learn to play at least one musical instrument. When we fail to teach them of this great human outlet, we rob them of the pleasure which could be theirs if they are properly educated. Countless hours of listening and playing pleasure could be theirs, if they were onlHaught what exists in the world of music and how to appreciate it. IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES Although those of us who remember World War I think of it as having been a titanic struggle, actually it did not compare in magnitude or length of time with the sec ond World War. Of course we had been busy for some time furnishing our later al lies with food and weapons: but we did not declare war until April. 1917, and the armis tice came 19 months afterward. Another important difference was the na ture of cur over-all economy at that time, contrasted so highly with its nature a quar ter-century later. The U. S. was not nearly so highly industrialized. Farming was still a major activity for the nation; the empha sis was on food. Speculation in grains and farm lands was heavy. But consumer goods did not play so big a part in the lives of the people as they did in the next world war. There was neither the fabric nor the time to build what later came to be known as pent- up demands. . .. consumer needs that would be satisfied when the guns fell silent. Mecca It is the religious duty of Moslems to visit at least once the city where the prophet Moham med was born. / That city is Mecca, w’here the Kaaba—the •’most sacred of all Moslem shrines—is located. The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building that con tains a sacred black stone. *• m Moslems who can afford it may take the pil- ^ grimage to Mecca several times. Those who are poor save money for more than a half a life time in order to make the trip. ^ Since -at least one trip is the goal of all Mos lems, the word “mecca” acquired the figurative '^leaning of any goal. Findlay, Ohio, Republican-Courier: “Congress seems destined to take a step shortly that endangers the Grand Can yon area in Arizona. The project involv ing construction of two hydroelectric dams ip the Grand Canyon area of the Colorado river has been described as a ‘monstrous boondoggle’ that would desecrate one of the nation’s most prec ious scenic, educational and recreational assets . . . It's all part of the Great So ciety program. POST VIETNAM . If the Viet war should suddenly stop, the nation would be facing a set of circumstanc es quite different from those that obtained after World War II. Although the number of U. S. soldiers in South Vietnam is already greater than the forces sent to Korea, we have had a minimum of government inter ference with our economy. Only “Jaw bone” tactics have been used to control pric es and wages. Look around you . . . who among your neighbors (who has had the desire and the price) has been unable to get a car, refrigerator, or any other hard goods? As a matter of fact, all-time peaks in the output of civilian goods have been reached while our military effort has been steadily rising in Southeast Asia. There has been butter aplenty . . . even if some feel that not enough emphasis has been put on guns. This surely means that if peace should come tomorrow, there would be no massive pent- up demand for civilian goods (such as ex isted in 1945). WHAT TO LOOK FOR If the war in the Far East gets hotter, we still may have to ration butter to get the needed guns. But if peace should come ear lier than many now expect, the change-over in our economy could be more disrupting than in 1945. Defense industries would be hard hit. Those taken off the armament payrolls would find no great surge in de mand from consumer-goods industries to of fer a quick job shelter. I' But there would be a brighter side, too. • Demand for credit would slacken. The now I hard-hit home-building industry would find mortgages . becoming more plentiful and cheaper. Uncle Sam would surely rush to ward tax relief . . . from present plans for upped tax burdens. And—best of all—Hie dirge of death in the Asian swamps would cease. ' William Green Laurens — William Andrew (BiicJ) Green, 63, of 105 Mid dle St. died Sunday afternoon in*a local hospital after ope day of illness. . Native of Laurens County, sonrof the late Charles D. and &ary Elizabeth Welch Green, he was a former carpenter and farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Maggie Dee Knight CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1966 Gftp Clinton Cljnmtrlt Established 19* July 4, 1889 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — June U, 19S5 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY _ ibscription Rate (Payable In Advance) ^t-of-County — One Year, $4.00; Six Months, $2.90 One Year, $9.00 Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton, S. C. POSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to Clinton Chronicle, Clinton, S. C. 29329 le seeks, the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anony- ieaions win not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views ns correspondents. bUlty is assumed by the publisher for omission or error occurring in, sw* Blatter, tut correction will be made in the next issue when In no eve* wftl liability be assumed when merchandise is price. —' ‘g or Carolina Press Association, National Editorial Association National Advertising Representative: ITIOM New York, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia H. D. PAYNE & CO. Dial 8SS-07S3 — Clinton, S. C. — m M H ha .» »via Youth Wants to Know By RANDY GRIFFITH Mrs. I. N. Pierce Funeral services for Mrs. 1 If you have just begun to date you probably have at least several friends on your date list. More than likely you're looking forward to ha ving more. Hopefully, at this stage in your dating career goilig steady is “out.” Now is the time to try your wings. You want to learn as much about different kinds of peo ple as possible. Because each new person offers a possible source of new and exciting experiences. These new ad ventures in living help you to decide what you want in the person you hope to marry la ter. Slowly you will leave the high school days behind. Then you should begin to narrow down the list. Later, when you reach adulthood, you will be better prepared to make a final choice. The immature person nev er narrows down the field. He again and again discards one person in favor of anoth er until he suddenly finds him er until he suddenly finds himself older and harder than ever to please. And, yes, still unmarried. I. N. (Pauline) Pierce, 51, of 302 Cypress St., Lydia Mill, were conducted Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Lydia Mill Pentecos tal Holiness Church by Rev. Roscoe Byran, Rev. I. H. Webb, Rev. Martin Wilbanks and Rev. J. Floyd Hellams. Burial was in Rosemont Cem etery. Pallbearers were Edmond Blackwell, Gerald and Carl Murphy, Wade Pennington, Bobby Quinn, Virgil Webb, Floyd Sauls , and David Mc- Nich. Green; a son, W. Roy Green of Laurens; a brother, Sam D. Green of Woodruff; two sisters, Miss Janie Green and Miss Ethel Green of Wood ruff; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Kennedy Mortuary by Rev. Paul Yarborough, Rev. Ray C. Craine and Rev. Alvin S. Boone. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. PHONE 833-0541 AUTO INSURANCE W. S. Hatton INSURANCE AGENCY </****? DIAL 585-2224 COLLECT Termite AND Pest Control 'THE ANTIMITE WAY i/ FREE INSPECTION AN0 SPECIFICATIONS CAROLINA'S LARGEST — SURETY BONDED Member National Pest Centre! Association EFIRD'S EXTERMINATING CO. 1307 Asheville Hwy. Spartanburg, S. C. Republican Candidate IT. GOVERNOR PRESENTS A POSITIVE PROGRAM FOR PROGRESS” WFBC-TV Channel 4 |Thurs., Nov. 3—8:25 A.M. WSPA-TV Channel 7 |Mon., Nov. 7—5:55 P. M. MAYS is the MAN! ANNOUNCING! - REOPENING OF - Buttercup Bakery Thurs. - Fri. - Sat DOK. IM’TS — COFFEE CAKES BIRTHDAY CAKES — SPECIAL ORDERS e Buttercup Bakery 106 West Main Street Clinton, S. C. Dial 833-3494 Re-Elect William C 'Bill' Dobbins State Senator KEEP LAURENS COUNTY MOVING DOBBINS is Experienced. He Now Ranks Among The Top Twenty-Five member of the SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE, not the U. S. SENATE. He has nothing to do with the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT in WASH INGTON. His responsibility is COUNTY and STATE GOVERNMENT. Look At His Record As State Senator He is a DOBBINS is a SOUTH CAROLINIAN and a SOUTHERNER. Senators in The State in Seniority. : Since becoming State Senator: 1. Fifty Thousand Dollars in New Machinery For County Supervisor. t 2. Laurens County has entered an era of the greatest businsess and in dustrial growth in its entire history. 3. Four-lane road between Clinton and Laurens now under construction. 4. Numerous Country Roads placed in state system now under construc tion throughout the County. 5. New Road (Eliminating Railroad Crossing) from Clinton to Whitten Village now* complete. 6. Plans underway for $12,000 improvement to Laurens County Airport. 1 County Finances In Excellent Condition — No Increase In Taxes — $133,500.00 Surplus In General Fund! 8. Salary Increases for all County Emplpyees. 9. This past year as a result of Senator Dobbins’ efforts Whitten Village received an additional $250,000.00 in State funds. 10. Pobbins has supported and voted for pay increases for Teachers, State Employees and Employees of the South Carolina Highway De partment. (Politcial Ad Paid For By Friends of Bill Dobbins)