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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, March 16, 1967
Potent Advice
Bernard Baruch, native South Ciro-
linian, was one of those rare individ
uals whose insight, wisdom »nd ability
to communicate with others made him
a legend in his own lifetime. His words
live on as a vital force in the affairs of
tn«n. His advice is still potent today.
An example is a statement recently
credited to Mr. Baruch j “History and
tradition tell ‘us that great nations
have died as much from internal decay
as from external blows. Home fell not
because the barbarians swarmed in but
because the character of her citizens
grew soft and their capacity for self-
discipline waned. Will future histo
rians come to the same conclusion
about urf?** ^
..internal decay comes from public
apathy. Relegating to federal agen
cies the responsibility for the solution
of alk community and personal prob
lems and the responsibility for vitaliz
ing our economic system is the sure
road to lost independence. America
will not fall to internal decay if her
people jealously guard the economic
and political liberties which gave them
their representative form of govern
ment and personal liberty. But, they
must remain the masters of their own
destinies.
“Modern capitalism encourages inno
vation and it has prospered because it
caters to change and seeks out new and
Jjetter ways to achieve its end. Capi
talism can adjust itself to regulation
when necessary and still remain a vi
able, productive system.”—Henry C.
Nolen, chairman of the boards McKes
son and Robbins, Inc.
THE AMERICAN WAY
The Wallace Threat
Alabama’s ex-Governor, George
Wallace — dismissed as a bombastic
demagogue Several years ago in na
tional political circles — is worrying
both Democrats and Republicans at the
moment as they make plans for the
1968 Presidential race.
The then-Governor surprised many
in 1964 in trips outside the South, in
stead of making a completely reaction
ary speech based largely on emotion
and preudice, Wallace’s speeches were
well calculated to appeal to the some
times-forgotten majority.
The heavy vote which, he received
in non-Southern States shocked politi
cal leaders in the major parties. If the
‘ ex-Governor can poll similar percent-
*ages in 1968, and'enters enough pri
maries and is on the ballot in enough
States, he can exert an influence on the
1968 election.
In a recent speech in New Orleans
Wallace gave a hint of his approach.
He told a cheering gathering that if
both major parties fail to offer the ma
jority something and instead base their
hopes on pressure groups, he will lead
a campaign to offer “us” someone and
something to vote for-
Would a national Wallace cam
paign be more damaging to Republi
cans or Democrats? That question is
difficult to answer, for it depends in
part on the candidates nominated and
platforms adopted. It may well hurt
Republicans more outside the deep
South, though it would almost certainly
end Democratic hopes of carrying sev
eral deep South States.
Urban renewal and other federal
programs are major causes qf despond
ency and decay among the very people
the projects are supposed to help, mem
bers of the United States Commission
on Civil Rights said at a recent meeting
held in Cleveland, Ohio. One member
of the Commission, the Rev. Theodore
M. Hesburgh. president of Notre Dame
University, said that federal rebuilding
* programs, as administered here and in
other cities were actually immoral and
that people find their houses bulldozed
from under them. And the present Ad
ministration’s proposal for 60 to 70
“demonstration cities” could end up the
same way.
Babton** Point of V>#w Oni
Shortcomings of the Draft
(Roger W. Babson, founder and head
of Publishers Financial Bureau, which
prepared and distributed this column for
many years, died on March 8. The fea
ture will continue to be prepared by the
same staff and will follow Mr. Babson’s
policy standards.)
Babson Park, Mass., March 16—This year
Congress has several “hot potatoes” to
handle. One of the very hottest is Selective
Service. The present draft law—which is
widely criticised as unfair in several of its
aspects and applications—expires July 1.
IMPROVING THE SYSTEM
In a nation as large as ours probably no
military draft law can be fully equitable, or
be administered with complete impartiality.
The present law has proved workable over
a long span of years. In its essentials it is
the same system that was used during
World War II. However, until the past cou
ple of years . . . when our greatly expand
ed military commitment in Vietnam has fo
cused more attention on the sysfem and its
weaknesses . . . there has been no cry for
serious and fundamental reforms
Last year President Johnson appointed a
20-member National Advisory Commission on
Selective Service to study the system and to
suggest specific reforms. Also in 1966, a con
gressional study commission, headed by re
tired General Mark W. Clark, was given the
task of making recommendations for changes
in the law to the House Armed Services
Committee.
STUDENT DEFERMENTS
Agreement is pretty general—in and out
of Congress—on the need for changes in the
draft law. But there is no agreement at all
on what refdrms, improvements, or alterna
tives to the draft are possible and feasible.
One point on which there are dramatic dif
ferences of opinion is the thorny question of
student deferments.
As it stands now, any boy who gets through
high school and manages tot get accepted at
college is safe from the draft as long as his
grades are good. And if he wants to go on to
graduate school, he’ll be safe there too. Thus
present Selective Service policy seems to
favor “professional students,” allowing them
to postpone military service until they reach
an age where they are much less likely to be
called at all.
UMT OR COMPULLSORY
NATIONAL SERVICE
Gen. Clark's commission recommends
continuing student deferments, but only until
the youth is 24 years old or has received his
bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first
Post-graduate students would be deferred
only if they were training in professions con
sidered essential to national security. Some
people argue that the only way out of the stu
dent-deferment impasse is to institute univer
sal military training with no exemptions.
This idea makes sense and is worth serious
consideration, but the nation is not yet ready
. to adopt it.
Defense Secretary McNamara and anthro
pologist Margaret Mead are among those
who advocate compulsory national service,
whereby all young people—girls as well as
boys—would be required to register at age 13
for a two-year draft. Riglstrants could state
a preference between militjary.™lervice, a
hitch in the Peace Corps, or participation in
other such federal programs as might be
established by Congress. Chances of enact
ment of such a proposal this year, however,
are slim.
IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY
Congress now has less than four months
to decide what to do. If it can’t agree by
the end of June, the present draft law will
have to be extended. And it would certainly
be much wiser to extend it than to amend it
hastily or scrap it in favor of a program pro
viding for youth regimentation.
Meanwhile, we must live in a world sharp
ly divided by different ideologies and by dif
ferent concepts of what is right and what is
wrong. Clearly we must' have a strong mili
tary system, with all the manpower require
ments that implies. This fact should spur
us to devise a better and fairer draft whose
impact on civil life and on the economy will
be as constructive as possible.
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EX *:
made long-range plana is al
ways a difficult task, but often
it must be done.
The smart thing to do is to
give serious thought to the ap
titude and vocational tests
your school gives. Then, eval
uate carefully your aptitudes
before making vocational and
______ educational plans. Such a
CHS is brimming with activ- Thursday and Friday nighi. ^
ity again this week. Today, The crowd was big both
both Physics classes, about nights, and the cast is very
thirty-two students, visited the tha " Wl " for ^“ ,rnOUt ' CARD 0F THANKS
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From Clinton High
By KAYHAN COX
I reject, the jxjrtgfg t0 the Senior Play We wish to thank friends,
Plant on the in Tryouts for the play neighbors, and the. entire staff
Savannah River. The-students wepe h eld yesterday, and it of Bailey Memorial Hospital
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Antimacassar
Early in the T9th century a certain hair oil be
came popular. The oil was imported from Macas
sar in the Dutch West Indies, hence it was called oil
of Macassar, later Macassar.
Men used the oil liberally, and when one of
them leaned his head back in a chair, a greasy
stain was left on the upholstery.
In order to prevent the stains, housewives made
small cloth coverings which they placed on the
backs of chairs. Since these cloths prevented the
chairs from being stained bjy the oil, they were call
ed “antimacassars.”
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traveled to Aiken on a trusty w m ^ p rese nted in April. All for the kindness shown us dur-
old bus and arrived there - * - - -*— • *— — »—»— j »- '
about nine. Employees con
ducted the students through ... t hat your j^pg is a t the time of his death. Also
.he entire Plunt, except the education center for the food, gifts, flowers,
top - secret divisions. (And 0 ft e n meet the needs of a and visits,
that’s really where we wanted seeking this type of May-the Lord bless each of
to go!) Then \vc enjoyed lunch person seeKlng 1,118 iype OI
in the cafeteria and set off Naming,
for Clinton once again. There are Inevitably those
Next Monday another trip who make plans to become a
is in store for many CHS’eds. doctor or lawyer, only to be
All members in the Chem-Bi- disappointed to discover that
Phi Science Club are eligible they cannot make the grade,
to go with th» group to the They have to face the fact
Deering - Milliken Research that they can’t meet the re-
Center in Spartanburg. We quired standards. To take up
all are certainly looking for- another vocation after having
ward to this interesting trip.
As many of you know, mem- _ , , ,
hers of the band and chorus JESVKYj■ kt
presented “Mr. Crane last Your WfwlmMwmMMmiF*
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