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■fc S3*v~#- I t r? r J !— r "' THE CLINTON CHRONICLE r- Clinton, S. C., Thursday, June 8, 1967 Long Overdue Laurens County’s two members of the House of Representatives last week, in introducing the annual county appro priation bill, included a provision for a property re-evaluation program. The Chronicle is glad to see such a move get yjiderway. We have advocated such a program for some time and have expressed our views in editorials several times in past years. We feel that it is a good business practice for any county to institute such a system at any time, and Laurens Coun ty has needed it for many years. Noti only that, but it is proper that everyone pay his just share of taxes. And instead of raising taxes, it could result in lowering thenf for the average taxpayer. Of course, those who are not now paying on a par with others in the county would object, but such an atti tude would be expected. Greenwood County, which instituted such a ‘program several years ago, re ported that much property that was not on the tax books at all was discovered and resulted in a lar^e increase in the assessment roll. , Such a situation maj^not necessarily prevail in Laurens County, biit it is rea sonable to believe that it woulcTto sbme extent. After getting all property on the tax books, we think the most worthwhile result would be the equalization of as sessments, requiring one person to pay taxes at the same rate as his neighbor across the street. And that would be carried through to all areas of the coun ty. The program will cost a considerable sum of money, but we think it will prove to be a good investment for the county. W A e can’t see why there should be ob jections to getting all property on the tax books and evaluating it in a fair and impartial manner. allied losses serving bnder my command. “A similar situation exists today. The riots and demonstratjions in this coun- ry are part of the Qommunist pressure techniques. More battles will be timed to coincide with these demonstrations . . . therefore, I wish to make an une- quivoc able statement that the demonstra tions in the streets of the cities of the United Stated are a force In direct sup port of the Viiet Cong killing our troops in Vietnam; and the leaders are taking orders and are being supplied from the identical high command—the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR . . . Unless Congress takes a firm stand, we can expect more demon strations. These will be timed with po litical pressure-type battles in Vietnam and increasing losses . . THE AMERICA!* WAY SURV.OC P*L, f U VOTC FOR that move down, hardly one stops at the. Congarees; So that I may now say that we* are the back Inhabitants, and unless there is about 2 or 300 men raised in scouting par ties and an officer over 50 Youth Wants to Know >OU M*lNf 9 By RANDY GRIFFITH Borrowing can be a fun ourselves to the belongings of wc* «,.u a,. uvci ^ thing. But if you want to re- our friends men to scour the woods, and mairyron good terms with peo- we need something stop the Tourrant, I don’t pie. don’t make it too much of have or if we are tired of^ our doubt but that they will Des troy chiefest of the Country. x a habit. It’s quite simple to help B190M ttvttvt *, JU. UiwimwCiT TW/ V Uabson’s Point of View On; S\>* Big Business And Juvenile Delinquency No Headlines On May 24 Lt. Con. Arthur G. Tru deau, USA, Retired, testified before the Internal Security Subcommittee of the Senate. In our opinion his statement should have been front page and head line news across the country. • His elev en page statement is loo long for full quotation here, but we hope that every reader of this newspaper will reflect on this sobering quotation from it. During his distinguished career, Gen. Trudeau was Chief of Army Intelligence, Chief of Research & Development for the Army, and a Corps Commander in Ko rea: “. . . The April 15, 1967, demonstra tion in New York was coordinated with the savage fighting around Hill 881 near the demilitarized zone in Vietnam. I had first hand experience in a similar situation, also Soviet-controlled and So viet-ordered. This was the second battle of Pork Chop Hill in Korea in July, 1953, two weeks before the armistice was fin ally signed. I commanded the troops engaged in this battle. The Communists threw thousands of expendable troops, into this slaughter and later into the Iron Triangle only to bring conclusive pressure on the United States delegation at Panmunjom.. Many valiant American boys died in the battle, which was not .fought for possession of Pork Chop Hill, but for Communist political and propa ganda reasons. It might interest you to know that in the two weeks involved, my 7th U. S. Division of less ban 20,000 men lost more in both killed and wounded than our entire forces of over 400,000 men in Vietnam have lost in any similar period—and after two years of negotia- ton—and this doesn’t include Korean, Turkish, Colombian, Ethiopian or other Babson Park, Mass., June 1—Mr. and Mrs. Average citizen like to think that juve nile delinquency comes as a result of broken homes, poverty, urban overcrowding, igno rance. and a lot of other bad situations. Granted, these causes stand high among those creating the “bad image” of many of our young people. But Mr. and Mrs. Aver age Citizen would be quite surprised if it were suggested that they themselves may be just as guilty. COMPETITION IN BUSINESS A FACTOR “But how.are we contributing to juvenile delinquincy?” they might ask in amazement. How. indeed? The husband has a good job, the mother is active in social and community affairs, the children have fine educational opportunities, the family has a comfortable home. But there is an enemy frequently creeping into this blissful-scene, and that foe is competition which forces us so often to place our loyalty to business before loyalty on family life is evidence of the deterioration the most serious dangers implicit within the “American Way” of free enterprise.' An almost hysterical pursuit of company business regardless of the damaging effects on famiuy life is evidence of the deterioration of moral values that has hit too many busi nessmen. When father should be spending time with his wife and children, he is enter taining customers or trying to catch up with his office paper work. His position makes more and more inroads on evenings and week-ends. He becomes a stranger in his own home. ATTSRv Hooktd Again 8b soon as I have finished my Fort I shall endeavour all I eon for the common good, I know of several Stout Men, who with proper encourage ment, that Is to say, so much certain per month, and so much per Scalp, would make It their entire Business to pur sue and kill and destroy thos? merciless Villains wherever they went; If Your Excy in Your most wise Considera tion should think proper to ap point captains for Scouts and would send up Commissions for that purpose to raise men, and on what encouragement, I don’t doubt but there may be a good many men got here directly. And I am with hum ble submission Your Excy’s Most Humble and Most Obed ient servant, John Pearson” Morton Graduates, Here we have much to work q f Commission on streams and men-Can any- 0615 ^-ommibsiun one claim Gandy, Capt. Fran- Calvin T. Morton, Jr., own possessions. If you have a need to borrow, make sure you ask the owner for what you wish to use. Otherwise, what you borrow may be in terpreted as stealing. We human beings depend upon each other, in all facets of life, but excessive borrow ing can become a dangerous habit. It starts in the family circle and before you realize it, you’re borrowing at school —too many sheets’ of paper, a comb, books, an extra dime here and there. If you con tinue doing this, you soon find yourself facing a cold stare when you ask for something. The best advice is to try not to make the habit of borrow ing excessive. Then you won’t have to break it. Stories Behind Words By William S. Penfield Nostrum England’s Great Plague of 1665-1666 at tracted many quack doctors from the Continent. The quacks offered “cures” for the plague—for a price, of course. Many of them, to impress people with their learning, used the Latin word “nostrum”’ in re ferring to their “medicine.” The name impress-’ ed many, but it meant simply “our own.” From its use by the quacks, “nostrum” ac quired (he meaning of “any pet remedy or scheme.” PARENTAL GUIDANCE IS FORGOTTEN Fathers often seem proud of the prep schools they find for their teenagers. ,There the kids will learn to ski, skate, and play tennis, and lather will be saved a lot of time and trouble. But school and college guid ance offices have mountains of files on young people whose dads take this attitude. The youngsters are emotionally unstable for the simple reason that their parents never played with them enough, never gave them the guidance and parental understanding that they needed in the growing-up process Too many fathers wake up with a start one day and find that their sons are already young men . . . and they haven't taken the time to love them every day, to enjoy them, or to discipline them. Many a son has fallen into set-ious difficulties because he never re ceived the kind of guidance he needed from a father/ And how many mothers are “cor poration wives” spending enormous amounts of their time entertaining hubby’s business associates? It isn’t difficult to see that many a company is so demanding in terms of time that little is left for either parent to spend with the children. WHERE IS NORMAL COMPANIONSHIP? What a lot of dads have is a conscious— or subconscious—sense of guilt. They are at least dimly aware that they are not giving much time to family picnics, boating, ball games in the back lot, church and school af fairs. And how do they try to compensate for this? By giving their youngsters “every thing they want.” This often means fat al lowances, automobiles, costly education, summer-camp vacations away from home, and even marriage subsidies. Father doesn’t want his kids to work as hard as he has. So he gives them everything—everything mate rial, that is, everything but the all-valuable normal parental companionship and the dis cipline of love. Little wonder that so many young ones are inconsiderate, emotionally insecure, and ready to think the world owes them a living. The competitive pace that business sets may have more to do with juvenile delinquency in these strange, indirect ways than most people realize, even among the highly edu cated and the well-to-do. Irene Dillard Elliott Writes . .. No. 12 Colonial Forts in Laurens— How Many? els, William Turner, Old Tho mas Haverd? Hon. Thomas H. Pope, of Newberry, has identified Ja cob Brooks among his own ancestry, and we have been able to construct a part of his story. Jacob Brooks did such a good job against the Cherokees that he was issued a Peld commission as Colonel, “if he will accept”. He did ac cept, and the Fort formerly known as Khali's or Rawls, was thereafter known as Brooks* Fort. Where was Brooks’ Fort? On Bush River, yes, hut where? The late Professor Ro bert L. Meriwether, in his THE EXPANSION of SOUTH CAROLINA 1729-1785, p. 223, says, . . appears to have been on the middle course of. that stream.” From a list of supporters of the Fort, which I will give you soon, I fear we are going to have to yield to Newberry in claiming Brooks Fort. But let’s not yield yet! Can’t someone come ijp with evidence in favor of Laurens? While Brooks is the only fort in our immediate vicinity for which there are records, we do find mention of two oth er possible small forts in the rounty. More of them with more of Brooks. Please send, mail to 512 Congaree Ave, Columbia 29205 son nt Mrs. Elsie J. Morton< re ceived his commission as en sign. and was among those graduated from the Univer sity of South Carolina, receiv ing a BS degree in marketing. A member^ of Alpha Tau Omega, he served as secre tary and scholarship chair man. He was also a member of What’s What, Compass and Chart, NROTC battalion per sonnel officer and member of the flight indoctrination pro gram. save $. $ $ $ HomeoWners Insurance * * * * GOODMAN Ins. Agency 104 Wfct Pitts St. Dial 883-3977 Indian Book VI, p. 218, has a letter from John Pearson, dated Feb. 8, 1760 (when the Cherokees made their last bloody foray below their line, the line between Laurens and Greenville counties) “To His Excellency William Henry Littleton, Esq.” as follows; “May it please Your Excel lency, The Result of this is to In form you in Brief of the De plorable State of our Back In habitants, they being chiefly killed, taken prisoners and Drove into small Forts, only some who hath made their escape by flight, and that as low' as to Saxe-Gotha To Township (Orangeburg), and we are now building places of safety in my district as well as we can how long we may continue in safety in them 1 know not lor the Tour- rant hath been so great they have burnt all of Gandy’s house except the Little Fort you built around his Barn where he and Capt. Francis and some few more are pen ned up. They have likeways endeavoured a fort at William Turner’s where they have had a smart engagement, and as I hear they killed some of the Indians notwithstanding they went away down to old Tho mas Haverd’s and got into his Barn and there they (Held?) the old man and what few men he had in the house a Considerable Time. But in short they have burnt and de stroyed all up Bush River, except Jacob Brooks where there is some people gathered togethere to stand in their own defense all up Saludy River, Rabourne’s Creek. Long Cane and Stevens Creek are all des troyed. I am informed they have killed 27 persons on Ra bourne’s Creek, and out of 200 persons that were settled on the Long Canes and Stevens Creek not above 40 or 50 to be found, so that the case is very desperate, and all the people Bible School At Leesville Church “God’s Power for My Life” Is the theme of Daily Vaca tion Bible School now in prog ress at the Leesville Southern Methodist Church. The com mencement program will he held Friday night at 8:00. IF YOU DON’T READ YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS PHONE 833-0541 PALMETTO GoH ■% • • Range Just Off Old Laurens Road Near Airport OPEN MON.-SAT. 11:30-9:30. SUNDAY 1:30-9:30 LIGHTED IN EVENINGS % ? /> V/ — CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1967 atye (Elintott July 4, 1889 — WILLIAM WILSON HARRIS — June 13, 19M Established 1900 J PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY ! Subscription Rate (Payable in Advance) One Year, $4.00; Six Months, $2.50 { Out-of-County One Year, $5.00 t Second Class Postage Paid at Clinton, S. C. POSTMASTER: Send Form 3570 to Clinton Chronicle, Clinton, S. C. 29325 The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher j will at all timeis appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anony- i publish letters of general interest | mous communicaions will not be noticed. 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All operations will be continued and all policies and records will be maintained from 108 West Pitts Street, Clinton, South Caro lina. Call Harold D. Kelley and Mrs. Lawrence Young for your insurance needs. TODAY - FRIDAY - SAT. He came to tame a bucking krone called Africal Mm MON. - TUBS. JUNE 12-13 WHAT THEY DID THAT DAY WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR ALL TIME! & i 'PJ ffNUMOUW PCI IMS WESINTS JW IVAN TORS TEXAS STYLE! COLOR EHES. 3:15 - 7 and 9 p. m. Sat. Afternoon 1:15, 3:15 Last Afternoon Feature 3:30 Out 5:15 Nigljt — 7 and 9 p. m. ROCK GEORGE HUDSON • PEPPARD GUY NIGEL STOCKWELL* GREEN TOBRUK TECHNICOLOR* lA UNIVERSAL RELEASE! 3:15 -(7 and 9 p. m. STARTS WED. JUNE 14 ifngmor&ens a martin ransotoff production foiiiy cnrtls gawllwalp got it] Sharon tate in panaviiion’r: metrocolor |mar the ’BYRDS’ tingj-^wYtawliM— 3:15-7 and 9 p. m.