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m euMTON otawmcwK Clinton, &.C, Thontey, April 27, 1*67 ii mm | TSM d***U!*V WAT j I. . ii.. nn. i ■■i" «■■.»■» Irene DtNard Elliott Writes... &ftctlb» of Otti fcsy mmounco the beginning of construe- (he opiMUMit of tk* |kn MST sttsrtty. Xhasft Will be other expansion in the future. And so it goes. It is our greatest task.'* local government ’ " ^ other fttbUe services, they must be maintained and improved, with a constantly rising level Tki* w*a effltti xifaet . of a referendum held Tuesday were known. The referendum was on the question of whether jOt gHk flv» »ore mills in taxes would be added in the dfs- trict to support school operations. We hop? the vole wae favorable by a Wg majority, in order that the trustees may know they have the support of the gpite of all efforts, teachers by and people in their efforts to provide ade- large apparently are not satisfied. /»wlilrpn There is real danger that teachers quate schools for our children. ~ jwlea^nto unheard of, but now by The trustees afe prudent business means fare—will spread and in men and they may be relied upon to use tensify. good judgement in providing economical WHAT DO TEACHERS WANT? «—»-“tr* fesr! --w tas as to it that the full facilities, equipment, a organized than ever before. Their wide range of courses, and Well-prepared federations and labor unions are more and well-paid teaching staffs are proyW- attrewfrt and more articulate in local Communities and they have stepped up ^ ^ ■ . . . . . their lobbying at state capitals. What They have a monumental task to - - Strikes Hiss.—All across th« ttittty-schob! budgets are skyrocket ing. Funds havd to be provided for nlw or hnproved buildings and facili- ties, fir (Mated textbooks and visual >lls, TOfd'for flslttg salary requirements for teachers and administrators. But in No. 6 S.C. perform, rendered wholly by a sense of public responsibiilty since they-receive no remuneration. are they after? The essence of most teacher de mands of-late has been money. Even in cases where local school boards have . ^ A A (often quite reluctantly, to be sure) This whole district is* a growing agreed* to unpfecedentedly large salary community, and the school system must increases, greater fringe benefits, and. expand along with the community. Plans improved working conditions, teachers n,„ are reported to be still unhappy. PROFESSIONAL recognition for a new elementary school are in the works now, and, after working diligently for the past couple of years, the trustees which their profession Tias lost during • the pAst several years—the spontaneous They are also groping for something hi Of Courw. Wh* 0tt? v' ... Behind Words The New Concept Back in the 1890's a drought hit large areas of Texas. It was so severe that the Congres of the United States passed an Act to -enable the Commis- respect of the child and of the com munity. Time was when everybody understood education’s general pur pose. Now there is much confusion and difference of opinion between teachers, school officials, parents, and business men regarding educational goals. An eminent American professor. sioner of Agriculture to make a special Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, once said: distribution of reeds in the drought- ^ clesriy"^^ 8 al? stricken counties of the state. Presi That and other wholesome dent Grover Cleveland returned the definitions of our educational goals Act to Congress without his approval, have been obscured in recent years as and with the comment, "I can find no 7* hj, ve preremphasized diplomas and * , ’ , . degrees while undervaluing the devol- warrant for such an appropriation in 0 p m ^ n t of human qualities of mind and the Constitution .. . Though the people spirit not measurable by tests and support the government, the govern- examinations. ment should not support the people. UNCLEAR THINKING The friendliness and charity of our . Moat of us are sadly aware that the -j influence of the church upon our young countrymen can alway. be ed PPM* people is nowhere near as pervasive to relieve their fellow citizens in mis- as H once was. Unfortunately, too, fortune . . . Federal aid . . . encouraged there has been a breakdown of disci- the expectation of parental care on the plihe in the home. On the one hand— part of the government and weakens * Iert to competitive nature of our By WUHam S. Penfield Attic Three is nothing classical about an attic, but the original meaning of the word denoted that qual ity. The pilasters or columns of a house’s top story, the one just below the roof, were of Attic or Ath enian design. From the architectural design of the columns the topmost story of a house was called the M At- tic story.” Abbreviation resulted in “attic.” mark exhibition - conference as sebfe a* passible. Recent newspapen .have ESS IS* is to pe anoHMiee m me ena • fa of the current fiscaX r ; year. While this U being written atn Relie Boom, in Columbia; Lam-ww oeUnty, doh’f< let the third South Carolina t h e Spartanburg Regional ^ record* be Undmark Conference it pit)- Museum, and the Pickens ^ greeting in and ah eu nd County Rlstorical Hueeqm. j^ ay ^ records don’t Georgetown. Sponsored by Commentators were Mrs. wmbtnudh to you dtrfolks, the Confederation of South Prances Edmunds and Milby ^ tb fan* of u* who grew up Carolina Local Historical So- Burton, both of Charleston. ^ ^^tekchCr schools, they cities, co-sponsored by the For tourists the highlight* hold tiee like iron to our prec- South Carolina Federation of wefe the tours. Aa afternoon ious ’ school'm^huu’ies. I know Women's Clubs, and, of tour of feur hours visited bef ore 1 W as born, t reckon, course, by the Archives—re- Hopeewee Plantation, For t ^ fat)ier wa0 chairman of named By I4W last week as white at Belle Isle Gardens^ ^ springs school the Department of Archives and the town houses of Mrs. hoard;' I’ve been wanting to and History, this year’s con- James Parker and Mrs. Har* get hands on those old ference includes the counties old KaminskL The Saturday reco rds since B. H. (“Blufe”) of Dillon, Horry, and Gewge- morning tour, starting at giakely showed me a picture town, Which make up the Winyah Hall, went to Arundel of ^ who i e 8choo i 0 f His day Georgetown District. Plantation, to the town hous- (a littte ahead of mine). He An Act Of I?H, Which divkJ- es of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur cou jd keep that whole group ed the state iho nine judicial Doyle and Senator and Mrs. entertained for hours, recog- distrtets, became the pattern C. Clayton Grimes, Jr., and nijing all their former school- for this history-minded soci- ended with the Prince George rna t es ety. Each of the nine districts Winyah Church, which was ^ir. Leroy Burns, could you has a director, the nine con- open throughout the confer- se jj the Sandy Springs rec- stituting the executive coun- ence. r ords?? cil. Laurens belongs, happily My staccato summary can- (please , write me at 512 I should say, to the Old not begin to generate the en-qo n g a r e e Ave., Columbia Ninety Six District, of which thusiasm conveyed by the lit- 20205). > Miss Louise Watson, 427 Tag- tie six-page brochure, much : 7— gart Sr , Greenwood, is Di- less the inspiration of actual rector. v attendance. I hope the Lau- The printed program for rens County Historic Preser- this year Is eye-catching with Vation Commission was well insignia: page 1 has a strik- represented, and will press ing palmetto, surrounded by on toward some kind of land- nine stars in horse-shoe IF Y'OU DON’T READ YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS PHONE 833-0541 / ' • , Youth Wants to By RANDY GRIFFITH Does your father have a job ther is at home. You act which demands that he be unpleasant and are moody, away from home for • long But .have , you ever- thought periods of time? If the an- about your father’s feelings? swer is yes,” you may woo- Does he look kind of tired and der why your father doesn't may be even a little tgd when have work that will aUow him?he comes in from a long trip? to stay at home like other Then there’s your mother, fathers you know. Sometimes she gets lonely It’s possible that you feel when your father is away. resentful *ven when your tA- And your; father gets awful . * • » •• the sturdiness of our national charge* ter.” Any President, who pursued Cleve land’s course today would unquestion ably be bitterly condemned. “The ex pectation of parental care,” which he feared, has become a fact, and the cave society—we urge our children toward tlomaa and degrees that we hope 1 open the door to good-paying jobs. On tbe other hand, we give our chil dren the bad example of rating com fort, ease, and self-indulgence much too nighiy. We tay too hard to insulate our selves from tension, forgetting that is becoming more lavish each year, and tension is itself a sign of life and that ♦u mL* some anxiety is the price we must pay the tax burden more oppressive. The f(Jr b . in ^j Ugent 1 ' 1r it any won P d / r parental psychology has even reached our teachers have difficulty emphasiz- difficulty emphasiz the point where government spokesmen mg and encouraging clear thinking? lecture the people on how they are to NEW PERSPECTIVES NEEDED run their business and spend their man- ^ Teachers’ strikes are a mistake. ey, telling them to exercise restraint ■ JJi ey -f r ^ ^ ga ^ ns ^ P u blic good and ,. ... they do grave harm to teachers’ m- and discipline. . /terestii. They are a wrong approach And quite logically, failing back on- and are tantamount to an admission parental prerogatives, government feels that teachers themselves are not think- no necessity of exercising similar re- clearly or acting rightly. Where straint and direipline in ito own spend- ? e ,'L° t ! at,on! ! ' eft t f ach ' ... * *4 „ avx <« ers sh ort of their goals, the truculence mg policies. Some might call this sys- Telephone Tftlk By A. a FERNELL Your Telephone Manager ar rangement, with a two-line subscript, “Nine Historical District*—Act of 1701.” Cen tering page .2 is the double shield seal of South Carolina, and page 3 pictures the rath er modest seal of the South Carolina Federation of Wom en’s Cltibk. For history buffs, the high light of the meeting was the three-hour morning discus sion of Historic House Resto ration and Historical Muse ums, both presented by pan els of active participants and commented on by experts. Restorations discussed were Walnut Grove, in Spartan burg ; the Alhsley Hall man sion in Columbia; and Mag nolia Dal<e, in Edgefield. Mu seums included the Confeder- lonely spending nights in ho tel rooms far from home. If you think about these things, you can see that it must make your father more unhappy to come home and find you sullen or ungrateful acting. He needs to know that you dare about him. Some work requires that a man be away from' home mUch of the time. * Traveling is part of many men’s way of earning a living and tak ing care of their families. It’s a situation you might have to learn to live with. If so, try to make the best of it; stop wasting time feeling korry for yourself and acting rotten around home. \ The greatoutdoorshoe with longer wearing sole The ihoe that boy* wear indoors, out door*- and everywhere - because it fits •o well, gives such wonderful support and comfort. Wears and wears, and washes and washes! And now Big Leaguer even has a new sole that wears much longer! So come on in today and out fit the young men in your house with Big Leaguers! SHOES N. BROAD ST.— CLINTON, S. C. it* '*■ ■fere. CHECK ... and Double-Check! tem” a travesty of self-government. and antagonism implicit in a strike weapon is still not the answer. Most school boards recognize the importance of teachers in community Vrtii*. ohiLrH.**! Rfe- In most cases the stubbornness Your children will tell you what s an d recalcitrance officials in the matter wrong with you Without the necessity of of teachers’ salaries is based on cold questioning. ****** The test of brains is whether you can violently disagree with a person and not feel any personal resentment against him in a discussion of your differences. fiscal facts rather than on indifference toward teachers’ needs. Everybody loses when there is a hardening of hoe* tility between school boards and teach ers. What is needed are new perspec tives on the whole question of education between our secondary schools and our colleges and universities. CLINIPN, 8. C., THUSRDAY, APRIL 27, 1967 (Elttttmt (djrmtirl? My 4» 1889 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — Jane 13, 1M5 EsUblMM 1Mb PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBUSHING COMPANY SubaeriptioD Rate (Payable in Advance) Out-of-County One Year, $4.00; Six Months, $2.50 — One Year, $S.OO Second Claaa Postage Paid at Clinton, S. C. POSTMASTER: Send Form $579 to dllnton Chronicle, Clinton, S. C. 29325 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher OZSuiL W * eci f t f "telUAgerioaa. and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish latter* of general interest whan, they ore not of a defamatory nature. Anony- mous cotntnunlcaioas will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions or ns correspondents. .the publisher for omission or error occurring in advertisements or news ntetter, but correction Will be made in the next issue when attention is directed to it- In no event will liability be assumed when merchandise is sold at incorrectly advertised price. Member: South Oarollaa Pteas AssolHitten, national Editorial Association 1 M—Eirei 1 Hfire National Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia The First Phone Booth? , ir~ - ,*• . • . » A blanket over the head of Thomas Watson for the purpose of “silencing” his call to Alexander Graham Bell. Early phone booths look- ed like Victorian stiting !l/^v if/fO rooms. But today’s booths are bright-col ored, glass panelled, well lighted. And plenty han dy, when you’rd out somewhere and need to get a message to some one back home or at the office. There are more and more public phones around, located wile re they’re the most helpful to the most people. And they’re one of the biggest bargains you can get for a dime, these days. How About A Kitchen Phone? Don’t miss the convenience of a wall phone any place you might need it. A handy wall phone Saves counter space in the kitch en and other places. And another nice thing—there’s a special place for hanging the receiver if you need to leave it for a ftw minutes. It fits very nicely cm the side of the phone, as in the ilhisAiation. Some Clinton subecribeib who already have a wall phone mightnot know about this. Try it • A Checking Account... for Convenience and Safety A Checking Account saves you the bothbr of trekking all over town to pay bills . . . and provides you with an accurate, up-to-date record of expenditures. Along with convenience goes the double advantage of safety ... your money is always protected, yet always available. Check with us .. . now! j ’ 0 Bank of Clinton Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Z% Interest Paid on Savings Accounts Semi-Annually