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■ sir-, :r i * a THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Clinton, S. C., Thursday, June 1, 1967 How Can They Do It? h« also wants to see what the local ^ merchants have to offer in advertise- We have been hearing reports recent- , It costa money to put out ly fc with increasing frequency, of a par- A newspaper. Just like it costs money U ticularly reprehensible practice that has m a grocery store, service station, ga^ been occurring in. the community. &ge or c^fe . . . The major income i> We refer to the rereoval (stealing)' ^jved from advertisers . . . Everyone of plants and flowers from cemeteries k nows that ‘Jones’ has a store in town, placed there by relatives in memory df bu t they also like to see what he has to hwai offer in Wa ad. u Active advertisers are TW supposition is that these plants the foundation of the free press. That ial ape taken to he replanted and frown on freedom of the preaa, freedom of the premises of the persons who commit enterprise and the unrestricted right to theee dastardly deed*, advertise will all sink or swim together. We can think of nothing that reflects " ipere adversely upon the character of n person who would do such a thing, ft it‘a well to remember that neither Wk warped mental process that wealth nor position makes a man a borders on the vicious, and is extremely gentleman, revolting. When a person transfers these pfcnts to his own premises, he can not Baheen** Point af View (hi; help hut think off his foul deed every qi * ForWul Tnw time he cultivates and waters them, Oftanng rCOOTcU 1U Whet pleasure he can derive frwn the R®V€IH1€S constant reminder It hapend US, Babeea Park, Mats,, May 5ft—A number Wt hope these lines will be read by »tate» are already struggling to cope with persons who are guilty of these acta, annual budgets in excess of $1 billion . . x x, v wll i that thev are and the trend of state government expendi ng that they will realise that they are ^ up Eyw ^ ^ghty among the somewhat less than desirewe ^ ^ ^ral grants to states—estimated citiaena of the community. There are not SIS blUen in the current fiscal year-does ihaity of them, but even one is mdre aW suffice to meet growing needs which are than enough. vhN rha Bsv, eg bare In tm whre he Youth Wants to Know bandy QMxmrn toaldes you’ll he a more Sian t» layeto to Ike a,* Among early msmbsrs ware Han. WUUam Dunlap ‘hmionn and hi* family. Just see what a rich —no a logical mine we have here! Cmwcll has been a fine name in Laurens from the beginning to the present prepMmon Ton will name intsreatmq person as reatssd in haimi slaatgiad as a bator date, a goad date wMh a tresg. Be pleoaant, gsautay, how "now just try la make ms re* ml. Brea perhaps a Ntto tm- jay tt" attitude. To he a good predictable. But alwayf he date take# work. You have to yourself. be willing to make an effort to be friendly and sincerely CITATION FOB interested in the other person. J. H. Wasson, where it survives as a first smart guy knows that there’s Jud *f^ name in many descendants mere to a girl than looks. If WHEREAS Probate letters Or ADMINISTRATION Here )a a special tip to the The State of Sanlh Itoallnn* young ladies. Good looks are County of certainly a big kelp, but a By « that there’s Judge: " ^ ^ ~ ^ ^ Amos Smith whose surnames are differ- there Is nothing behind those made suit to me to grant him ent. Col. James Williams, an- beautiful eyes, he will soon Utters of Administration of castor of innumerable With- catch on. Know what’s going the Estate and effects of An- ertpeons, Williamses, Grif- on in the world. Have some me Lois Miller Smith, fins, and others, deserves a special interests, letter himself. I promise H as your date’s world soon as I get early Baptists doubtlessly and Methodists written about. Let me hay here only that he WK^Ur had in his pocket when he fV,r5 * YTI,cc,cr was fatally shot his commis- Mrs^ Azile Hair Wheeler home to Discover These are, therefore, to cite You will and admonish all and singu- leam something lar the Kindred and Creditors of the said Annie Lois Miller Tht Busybody in most cases considerably beyond normal state revenues. Balance Needed We think there is much truth in the statement by an eminent educator, who facilities is serious, declared: “Our university graduates have far more information and far less understanding than in our colonial per iod.” There can be little doubt of the fact that the process of specialization in in tellectual pursuits has developed consi derably more detailed information on a greater number of subjects and that specific individuals, in their chosen fields of study, have far more informaion than was available to the students of preced ing generations. We are rather inclined to agree with the thought that the very process of specialization prevents an individual from, developing a balanced perspective, which is necessary to any comprehensive understanding of pitman beings, their * ^ ” * ”• * -4* environment and aspirations. Inasmuch^ as human beings must co operate in a world which includes other human beings, it is vitally necessary, in appgoaching the problems of mankind, PUGHT OF THE STATES The need of the states for new sources of revenue to help maintain traditional govern ment services and to keep abreast of the expanding need for educational and health In certain instances, it is acute. There is some evidence that the 1 ' states themselves have failed to answer* the new demands placed upon them because of • inept administration and-or recklessness in the use of public funds. Yet the lion’s share of the blame rests not with state government as such but with the widespread trend toward paternalism in government which has spawned a vast and costly Washington bureaucracy. To support all this, Uncle Sam now grabs for his own needs a large part of the total tax dollar, leaving states and local governments the short end of the stick. Stories Behind Words By William S. Penfield TO SHARE OR NOT TO SHARE The idea of Washington’s sharing its tax with the states is attractive. It is looked upon as an easy way out, even by many who are not connected with state governments. The specific proposal of Rep. William E. Brock of Tennessee which would direct the Federal Government to share up to 5% of its tax revenues with the states, with the pro vision that the funds be earmarked for edu cation, has wide appeal and has received* strong support. But there are those who see in outright tax sharing new opportunities for the fed eral bureaucracy to extend its influence in the states. Some of these opponents advo cate, instead, a type of indirect federal sub Grandfather Clock The name “grandfather clock” originated in a song that was popular during the latter part of the 10th Century. The song, “Granfather’s Clock,” was written by Henry Clay Work, an American.' The first two lines are: * “My grandfather’s clock was too tall for the shelf, “So it stood ninety years on the floor ...” • Soon, any clock such as that described in the song was called a “grandfather’s clock.” Later, the name was shoretened to “grandfather the name was shortened to “grandfather Irene DiHard EHiott Writes. No. 11 that individuals have a thorough under-, sidy by permitting individual income tax- 1? . 1* 1 1 1 1 mrl * + 1 f standing of other human beings. This develops tolerance, understanding and good will, which, it so happens, Is what thejyorld needs so greatly today. payers to use 40% of their state income tax payments as an offset against their federal incqpie tax liabilities. This would permit the states to spend more and to tax more with out 3ncreasing~-at least initially—the indi vidual’s total tax liability. The Oldest Church In Laurens County (Continued) Source Of A Free Press No country has a press equal to that of the United States. The 10,000 smaller newspapers scattered over the length and breadth of the land represent a body of independent thought that is indis pensable to the preservation of our econo- *»» mitf^nd political liberty. When the suggestion was made re cently that the best interest of consu- mea might be served by more stringent regulation of advertising, no great im agination was needed to see the connec tion between restricted advertising and press Censorship. Tne close relationship between ad vertising and the free press was pre sented recently by C. B. Dyke, writing in the Fairmont, N. D., Star. In his words, the home own newspaper reader . wants his weekly to tell him about his friends, goings and comings, births, weddings, all sorts of local happenings and the neighborhood gossop . . . But HELPING THE CITIES Officials of some of the nation’s larger cities are among the most articulate oppon ents of the idea of federal tax sharing. May or John F. Collins of Boston described the plan as the most dangerous idea in America today, the implication being that the states will not play fair with their larger cities when they get a tax-sharing windfall from Uncle Sam. This points up a serious iniquity which has handicapped larger cities for some time. Until the recent Supreme Court decision de creeing reapportionment of state legisla tures, city populations had not had adequate representation. This inequity has been a big factor in the deterioration of central cities and in the resulting outgrowth of social problems. Sifting evidence on contro versial subjects is one of the problems of genealogists and historians. When authorities differ, as is the case in two histories of the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina with regard to Little River and Duncan’s Creek churches in Laurens County, difficul ties multiply. In deciding to recognize Little River as the older, I re ly on two sources upon which genealogists depend; testi mony of older descendants of individuals concerned, and the mule evidence of family graveyards. One of the first axioms of genealogical re search is the well known fact that, except for established churches, family burying can’s Creek has one of the IMPACT ON PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND STATES’ RIGHTS There can, of course, be no program of .grounds antedate church- tax sharing until the Vietnam drain on fed- ^ards. In the case of Little eral resources is stopped ... we simply ’River, there are several very can’t afford it before then. It is claimed, family cemeteries; Dun- however, that outright tax sharing would cut red tape, prune federal government payrolls,, and curb Uncle Sam’s participation in local affairs . . . and that it would help restore the prestige and power of the states. But chances are that it would also lead to a higher total tax bite in a nation where fam ilies are already paying a greater precent- age of income for taxes than they are for food. _. largest and oldest church yards in the county. The late T. Weir Davis, descended from most of the Little River pioneers, was certainly one of the best, if not the best, antiquarian in Laurens Coun ty. He told me several years ago, and proved to my satis faction, that Little River was older. So, let’s look at Little Riv er. Accepting the date as 1763, I quote from historians Bean and Jones: “This church was organized by the Rev. James Creswell, who came to Virginia in his youth from Ireland, and was ordained by Hanover Presbytery. He came to South Carolina and soon gathered about him a congre gation near the Laurens and Newberry lines. The first eld ers were Colonel (General) James Williams, who was killed at the Battle of King’s Mountain; Angus Campbell, sion as General. Can anybody help us with descendants of Angus Camp bell and James Burnside? I know only that the fine family of Cross Hill Davenports de scended from Angus Camp bell; there was a son of that family named Campbell Dav enport.I am completely unin formed about the Burnsides. Please, somebody, help us out. We “live and learn,’’ don’t we? All my life I’ve heard of the strife among Presbyteri ans over the two versions of The R sal ms,..,those of Rouse and those of Watts. Congrega- 11 o n s debated, sometimes split, the Associate Reformed Presbyterians seceded, get ting for themselves the nick name ef Secedere, and estab lishing the most conservative of all Presbyterian modies in the South. It remained for Dr, Arthur Martin to set me straight, so easily that I pass his answer on. When I asked him what the quarrels were all about, he explained that Rouse had originally set to music for congregational singing the exact words of The Psalms; Watts later triad to make them more easily sung by in terpreting. For example, the majestic Psalm 90, believed to have been originally “A Prayer of Moses,” beginning with the familiar “Lord, Thou has been our dwelling place in all generations,” be comes, in Watts’ version, “O God our helj) in age* past, our hope for years to come,” &, &, A. Have you had enough of my Presbyterians? Well let’s take" a look at the oldest Bap-J tist Church in Laurens nex week. Please send mail to 5 Congaree Ave., Columbia, C. 29205. died Friday at her home in Columbia after a long illness. Funeral services were held at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church on Sunday, with bur ial in the Prosperity Ceme tery. Included among survivors are a sister, Miss Ruth Hair, jand brothers W. Lester Hair and W. Wendell Hair of Jo anna. Smith, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Laurnes Court House, Lau rens, S. C., on May 30, 1967, next after publication hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause if any. they have, why the said Adminis tration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 13th day of May Anno Domini 1967. J. HEWLETTE WASSON, 2c-M18-M25 J. P. L. C. DO WHAT THE SKN SAYS Call Dad if you observe bad driving*. Tht is why Dad put the sign on his car. He cares about his children, and he cares about you. We care, too. That’s why we make this bumper strip available to any car owner who has a teenage driver. 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