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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, August 17,1967
There Is A Reason
Federal aid to education has been
jgrowing by leaps and bounds—current!}
the total is over $2 billion a year in di
rect support of higher education plus
another billion and one-half for applied
research and development at education
al institutious and loans to students and
to build new facilities. It can well be ask
ed* why should private corporations con
tinue to give in support of education
whpn government provides billions.
the head of a leading U. S. oil corpor-
ation that has been a substantial contri-
butor to education tells why he believes
It is important for private companies to
continue educational grants: “Freedom
to pursue independent lines of inquiry
.,. tends to become progressively limit
ed by devotion of people and facilities to
federal programs . . . One of the objec
tives which has figured prominently in
our thinking has been to try to use the
funds available for educational giving ir
a manner which will help to preserve our
outstanding independent colleges and
universities .. . The nation owes a very
great debt to private institutions for th(
contributions they have made, particu
larly through their leadership in estab
lishing standards of scholarship, in re
search, and in the training of teachers.’
An independent educational system
is a primary bulwark of freedom. No
system can be independent if wholly sup
ported by government.
show there is a strong probability that
government spending will double again in
the 1970’s, unless/a major change in at
titude takes plai^. It is being predicted
that we will hfive a $300 billion Federal
budget by 19,80. We wonder if the peo
ple really want this much government.
Are we willing to pay for it? Can we
pay for it?
The Senator Is Right
Administrative agencies of the fed
eral government have grown in power,
size and number, until they have become
a matter of concern to thoughtful citi-i
zens. These agencies represent a form
of what has been termed “administrative
absolutism”.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, former
Attorney General, has now joined the
ranks of those who look with a critical
eye on the policies and practices of feder
al agencies. Writing in Nation’s Busi
ness, he said, the rules, as laid down by
them, are “not as fair,Equitable and ex
peditious as we have a right to expect.”
He lists seven deadly-sms which federal
agencies commit against American busi
nessmen. Among them — bias or pre
judgment, inconsistency, failure to ad
here to reasonable rules and destruction
pf property rights by over-technical read-
igs of the law. Senator Kennedy notes,
le public is not fully aware of the size
if this “fourth branch” of the govern
lent, nor the immense power it wields.
Lccording to the Senator, there are some
&5 to 60 federal administrative agencies
dth.rule-making and adjudicative pow-j
^rs affecting private rights. He feels it
time to speed up reform of federal
fencies. Millions of American citizens
il it is long past time.
lust Some Facts
There are some important facts that
\ye all should know about, facts that will
dp us to■ prevent a vastlv higher level
Federal spending in the future. Thev
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fre facts that are going up and up. They
re:
1. Since I960' the personnel compris
ing the civilian payroll of the Fed-fi
' "eral government has grown by 2">j
- per cent.
2. Since 1960 the cost of government
payrolls, including military, h a si
grown by 75 pet cent.
3. Since 1960, non-defense expendi-
, r tures .of the government are up
97 per cent. i ,
4. Since 1960, expenditures for na
tional welfare and health programs
are up 210 per. cent.
TJiese are just a few items that all
lericans should consider. Facts that
Rabson’s Point of View On:
CROP PROSPECTS
AT MIDSUMMER
Babson Park, Mass., August 10-This is
shaping up as a more favorable year for
farmers than was expected earlier. Follow
ing usually erratic weather patterns in the
late winter and spring which delayed plant
ings of several items, crop prospects are
now rated as slightly better than a year ago.
ACREAGE UP FROM 1966
Despite all the setbacks, crops seeded
for 1967 harvest totaled 318 million acres—a
gain of 7 per cent over last year. However,
icreage losses after planting are expected
o rule higher than in 1936, with the bulk of
the decline being felt in winter wheat, cot
ton. and corn. Even if such losses should
pare the total acreage actually harvested to
the 304 million acres forecast by the Agri
culture Department, we would still have a
5 per cent gain over 1966.
The official estimates of a 19 per cent in
crease in food-grain output and an 8 per cent
boost in feed-grain production — compared
with last year’s outturns—should bo real
ized if weather vagaries are not extreme.
The only other hitch is this: Crop develop
ment is running from two to three weeks
late in many areas because of delayed plant
ings end slow starts. Such lateness increas
es the danger of frost damage.
CORN AND WHEAT
The Crop Reporting Board's July 1 fore
cast of a record 4.5 billion bushel 1967 U. S.
corn crop was higher than a number of ex
perts had been expecting. It indicates that
less acreage than had been feared was aban
doned as a result of heavy rains. Official
and private analyses place prospective yield
at levels well above the five-year average.
Hence, if corn gets the breaks weather-wise
between now and harvest time, we could
have a crop even larger than 4.5 billion
bushels.
It now looks as if U. S. output of all wheat
this year would come close to 1.6 billion
bushels. This would be more than ISO mil
lion bushels larger than apparent disap
pearance for the 1966-67 season. With Aus
tralian and Canadian wheat stocks also at
relatively high levels, talk of a wheat short-
^,age—so rife a little more than a year ago—■'
has now gone by the boards. But that does
not necessarily mean that everything is rosy.
U. S. wheat growers must still face up to
the fact that there will he a heavy build-up
of the soft red variety this season. And
many a wheat fanner is also d’stressed bv
the high moisture content of his crop this
year.
-CATTLE AND HOGS
The drive is now on to cut hack cattle
output in an effort to boost prices and to im
-prove profitability, which has been lagging
seriously over the past several months. The
trend from here on will be toward market
ing younger animals at lighter weights and
toward asserting a better control over feed
ing methods and feeding costs,
j A somewhat similar turnabout is als
'taking place in hogs, with a 3 per cent cut
back in output slated for the six-month pe
riod ending November 30. This would pull
r ' the total hog crop for this year 1 per cent
'below last year and 5 per cent below aver
age. So, assuming growers do not have
second thoughts as a result of more plenti
ful corn supplies at lower price levels this
—autumn, you’ll be paying more at wholesale
f and retail for both heel and pork.
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Stories
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Youth Wants to Know
By RANDY GRIFFITH
If you do not believe in your- A belief in yourself means
self, then it is useless to ex- that you have confidence in
pect others to believe in you. your decision, that you are
Unless you love yourself, not easily swayed by the opin-
have confidence in yourself, ions and pressures of every
then you will one day be a crowd. You will be able to de
candidate for a psychiatrist, cide upon and carry througn
Without doubt, the greatest decisions without torturing
cancer of personality is att dn- yourself as to whether you
feriority complex) will p’oese this one person or
I heard of one man who offend that one.
said that he went to see a
psychiatrist because he had
an an inferiority complex, but
was told that he didn’t have
a complex, that he was really
inferior!
Now it’s nice to be liked
and we all want to be liked
by other people. But, watch
out when you feel you want
everybody, and I mean every
body, to like you. You have to
learn, and the sooner the bet
ter, that it is impossible to
please everyone. When a pop
ular politician gets 60 per
cent pf the vote, he feels he
has done a pretty good day’s
work.
Try this question on some
one: “How would you like
your steak?” Some will say
they want theirs rare, others
medium, and still others
well-done. Try to do all three
at one time and see what hap
pens to the steak and to you!
“NASHVILLE
SEASONS”
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Today, Friday and Saturday
A Happy Treat of Fun and
Musical Fantasy/
Walt Disney's
Snow White
W.’ Seven Dwarfs
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By
William S. Penfield
Quarry
Hunters long ago realized the value of
warding their dogs after a succesful hunt.
re
in the middle ages, the hunters gave the en
trails of a slain deer to the dogs. The deer was
skinned and butchered, and the entrails were
placed on the skin for the dogs to eat.
In Old French, the Skin of a deer or any
other animal was called “cuiree.” Eventually
the meaning was transferred from the skin to
the entrails placed on it.
“Cuiree” became “quarry” in English where
its meaning was extended from the entrails to
that which furnished them: the object of the
chase, or prey.
Dewitt T. Nichols
Waterloo—Dewitt T. Nich
ols, 71, died Thursday in a
Columbia hospital after a
long illness.
Native of Laurens County,
son of Mrs. Bettie Moore
Nichols and the late Thomas
Allen Nichols, he was a mem
ber of the Waterloo Baptist
Church and a veteran of
World Wars I and II.
Surviving also are two sis
ters, Mrs. E. B. Baity of Win
ston-Salem, N. C., and Mrs.
William M. McMillan of Clin
ton; and three brothers, L. C.
Nichols of Orangeburg, T. J.
Nichols of Hollywood, Fla.,
and J. A. Nichols of Pacolet.
Funeral services were con
ducted Friday at 2:30 p. m.
at Gray Funeral Home, Clin
ton, by Rev. E. W. Rogers.
Burial was in the Waterloo
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Furman
Golding, Jr., Niles C. Clark,
Troy S. Boyd, Dallas and
Russell Dendy and Alf Mar
tin.
Shows 3:15, 7:00 and 9:00 P. M.
Saturday—We Run Through
Shows 1:00, 3:00, 5.00, 7:00, 9:00 P. M.
Monday-Tuesday, August 21-22
"The Naked Runner"
Color
This is the story of a vicious manhunt—of men and
women who made Sam Laker stop running and start
shooting.
With Frank Sinatra, Peter Vaughn and Nadia Gray.
3:15, 7:00 and 9:00 P. M.
Starts Wednesday, August 23
HOPE
EN1ERPRISES
piesents
COLOR by DaLux*
R«l*a»«a thru UNITED ARTISTS
THEATRE
With Bob Hope and Phyllis DiUer
Seaman Ap. Prater
At Home on Leave
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NO BONANZA FOR FARMERS
On the surface, the economic outlook for i'
| farmers appears favorable. But how favor-'J Seaman Apprentice Debbie
able is another question. Costs are catching Brater. daughter of Mr.
up, and as a result realized net income could an( * ^ rs - William Prater, of
be off as much as 6 per cent—possibly more ^ oanna< * las completed ten
it higher federal income taxes become of- we( ’^ s °l basic training at Re-
Ifcctive before the end of this calendar year. 1 raining ( o m m a n d
(Local taxes on land are rising all across the <Women), United States Na-
lation and production expenses are increas- va * Training Center, Bain-
ling faster than average, reflecting higher bridge. Md.. and was gradu-
feed costs, rising farm wage rates, heavier atcd dui, l n S a military review
I’nterest charges on debt, and-larger outlay# held on August 11.
‘or fertilizer and for machinery mainte- ** u ' '°cal \VA\ E will spend
lance. a *4 dav leave with her family
However, assuming that crop production before reporting to Ft. Benia-
pnereases as expected this year, prices rc- m ’ n Harrison, Indianapolis,
•cived by farmers may well approximate * nd • * or journalist school,
‘hose of 1966. Hence, the chances for farm- Th( ‘ Joanna WAVE enlisted
'rs’ realized gross income to match the ree- at hie U. S. Navy Recruit-
>rd $49.5 billion attained in 1966 arc still ine Station, Greenwood, for
good . . . but farmers’ realized net will not thv(>0 y° ars and was sw ° rn
|be as high as last. year.
CLINTON, S. €., THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1967
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Peace Corps Test
Slated for Saturday
--.Clinton area residents inter
ested in serving with the
fleace Corps in developing na
tions are invited to take the
Peace Corps placement test
at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Au
gust 19 at Room 220, Main
Post Office, 600 W. Washing
ton St., Greenville.
The test measures general
aptitude and abliity to learn
a foreign language, not edu
cation or achievement. It is
given to determine where and
how an applicant will be hap
piest and best utilized over
seas. The test requires no pre
paration and is non-competi
tive; an applicant can neither
pass nor fail. The test takes
approximately one hour and
a half.
Persons interested in serv
ing with the Peace Corps
must fill out an application,
if they have not already done
so, and present it to the test-
cr befote the test. Application
forms are available from lo
cal post offices.
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