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i I >• . ' m gU -V Countywide The Voters' Choice... System Deserves Study i A countywi^e fire fighting system is under study for Laurens County and deserves consideration by the citi zenry. The system, as now proposed by the five-man Laurens County Fire Pro tection and Warning System Study Commission, would cost about $250,- 0(H) to establish. It would call for about a one-mill tax levy increase to operate annually. The commission’s thinking now is that a countywide system would be more advantageous than would a fire district system. The countywide system would add equipment and men to the existing mu nicipal fire departments and alsc would encourage establishment of fire departments in strategically located rural communities. Municipalities would benefit ir. that a $20,000 truck would be given to each existing fire department, such as Clinton’s, and the town would have to provide an adequate fire department headquarters and the manpower to op erate the additional equipment. THIS PROSPECT should be partic- ular’y attractive to municipal officials in both Laurens and Clinton, both ol which are going to have to purchase 200 MILLION STRONG * / BABSON PARK. Mass—Next Monday the U. S. population—as measured by the Cen sus Bureau’s electronic computers — will reach 200-million mark — a goal attained by the Chinese some 13 years before the start of the American Revolution. But truly we have come a long way from the 33,929,214 heads counted in our first census back in 1790. STIMULUS OF GROWTH It took our nation until 1915 to grow to 100 million, but only 52 years to reach from there to 200 million. Despite a fall-off in birth rates and a downturn in the fertility rate (births per 1,000 women of reproductive age, 15-44), we have chalked up a popula tion gain of almost 50 million—or 25% of the present total—since 1950. We have been able to achieve this be cause—even though birth and fertility ratea declined during the latter half of this 17- year period—the number of women of re productive age has increased rapidly as ris ing numbers of our large postwar baby crop have reached maturity. The important point is not that we are now 200 million strong, but that our population has gained by one-third in the past 17 years, thus pro viding a most significant boost to total mar kets. AGE COMPOSITION With this, sharp upturn in population came large increases in the number of peo pie over 65 and under 25. To this challenge the housing industry responded with unprece dented gains in the number of single-family units erected plus a broad upswing in multi family and apartment units. Markets for infants’ and children’s clothing, toys ami furniture expanded rapidly, and state and lo cal governments were forced to borrow heav ily to try to keep up with soaring demand lor educational and recreational facilitiet and programs. Age composition of the population wili pay at least an equally important part m determining which markets will thrive am flourish during the next decade or so. Look for growth in the over-65 and under-18 ag< brackets in the 25-35 group as the postwar babies move on toward middle life. ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES As this 25-35 group becomes better estab lished economically, wider markets for sin gle-family homes will open up; but the bulk of this new stimulus will come in the 1970’s rather than in the remaining years of this decade. Meanwhile, despite the scarcity ol mortgage money and its continued high cost demand for apartments should be active and on a scale up from present levels. Apartment demand will be heightened by the still strong tendency of people' to marry young, compared with 20 or 30 years igQ Hence, in the decade ahead more and more parents still in their 40’s will be faced witk “empty nests’’ and perhaps a resultant eco nomic need to exchange their now too large single-family homes for apartments. Anoth er economic consequence of our expanding population will be a further escalation in government costs, especially at state and k) cal levels. Spending by these latter units will top that by the federal government on an annual basis within the next few years. POTENTIALS AND PROBLEMS Any way you look at it, We are a natioc with potentials of extarordinary dimensions. Reaching the 200-million mark is merely an other milestone in a success story that has no equal in world history. The future beck ons, and it can be a very bright fqture in deed for the nation and for us individually. But there are problems, too. One of them is Vietnam and the whole tangled skein of our foreign relations and the challenges they present. Another is productivity—ohe of the secrets of our success to date. In order to provide for our expanding population and further increase our standard of living, we must have growth of total output in terms of constant dollars. Reasonable cost and price stability is a must that can be aiaured only through efficiency and discipline. now trucks in the near future. City taxpayers, of course, would share in the countywide tax levy in crease and may have some doubts ^about thfc value of supporting fire ight equipment which will be used ,iHmarily as protection for the rural ireas.. They may think that the fire iistrict system would be more fair in -bat the persons living in the areas /vhich have no fire protection now /oiild be paying the bill for their own >rotection. However, also worthy of considera- ion is the fact that the county fire ighting equipment stationed in the .dty headquarters would be used as re serve equipment for the city and would je available in the event of a large Jre which couldn’t be controlled by -he municipal equipment. Also, a commission spokesman says nat the tax levy increase would be >.fsec uy a decrease in lire insurance .ties for city residents as well as those a the rural reas. Residents of areas •vhich now have no fire protection ^ould realize a saving of about $10 to ;15 per year on the average $15,000 louse while the one-mill increase vould cost about $3. Commission mem- .ers think city residents also would ealize enough of an insurance cost de- rease to offset the tax levy increase Ithough their insurance savings would ot match that of the rural areas. Another advantage of the county- .vide fire system, commission members ay. is that it would encourage a wid- r distribution of industry' in the coun- y. Industrial development now is fair- y well limited to within a seven-mile .•adlus of existing municipal fire de partments so that industries may he issured of fire protection. There are .iany other potential industrial sites in he county which are being ignored be- •ause of the absence of fire protection. itxcur tM>THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C, Xw. 1«. lH* Care, Discipline Overshadow Money EVE fty DA y, a THERE are some wide areas in the jounty which have no fire protection jther than the hope of assistance from leighbors. From the Crossroads Store .o t he c ounty line on the Greenwood tighway, there is a 17-mile stretch •vhich is without fire protection. From •'.6 to the county line on the other •ide of the county, there is no fire pro tection. Forest rangers generally as- rst in elping to control the spread of ural fires but their primary responsi- jility is in keeping the tires from ^reading into the forest. They are iot equipped to fight house fires. Commission members who have .pent considerable time studying the situation in the past five months, be- 2eve that Newberry and Sumter coun- -ies have the most efficient fire fight- ng systems of those they have visited, ioth have the countywide system. An- Jerson, County, has fire districts and ’ommission members say it isn’t atisfactory setup. Newberry County’s system costs ihout $10,000 a year to operate and .he county has a one mill tax levy to inance it. The Laurens County system •ould cost more but a mill brings in ->ver $17,000 in Laurens County. The coipmission already has done .iueh work on this problem and as one nember says, “there still are many tours to spend and many miles to go” before the final recommendation b Irawn up. LOCAL SHOW BIZ The Laurens Community Theater vill present the comedy, “Barefoot n the Park,” Friday and Saturday lights at Belk Auditorium on the ^resbyterian College campus. Actually, Laurens Community Theatre is a misnomer because that >rganization is no longer restricted to he Laurens community. Several Clin- omans are active in the organization md a couple have key roles in the up- oming presentation. It promises to be an enjoyable .•vent. The group has chosen an excel ent vehicle with which to open their season. “Barefoot In The Park” is linost guaranteed to bring laughs. ' We won’t implore you to attend h$ local performance because the or ganization needs your support. And ve certainly don’t think it’s you|* civic luty to attend. If the organization has something worhwhile to present, it will survive and prosper. All we ask is that you give them a chaftce. The cast members and those behind the scenes have worked hard for this presentation and we believe their performance will he one you’ll enjoy. - , ‘ Capital News Report "Lose Your Language . By THE CHRONICLE’S Capitol News Bureau COLUMBIA — South Caro linians, like others in the iction, should be getting umb over the number cf tardly ever explained new vords which seem to crop up laily in the printed media and over the radio and tele- s^on newscasts. There is little need to refer '.o a dictionary. There are a heck of a lot of the new O'-ds you won’t find there. Jn fact, hardly the latest of the constant eruption of new ouns and adjectives. John Duffy, assistant pro- /ost of regional campuses of he University of South Car olina, is just as concerned and as confused as most people. As an educator-writ er who hopes someday to write a biography of South Carolina’s famous Cole Blease, understanding t v, e ew language is just as dif- icult as will be the Blease hit. Duffy waxed wordy over he word situation the other lav in Columbia. This is the esult. Just when the “new word’’ game started is a little Hard f o pinpoint. Some experts 'race it back to the frenzy f needed descriptions in World War II when “Blitz- crieg” became popular but 'onfus ng. But other areas >roduced their own exotic vords. The space age seems to ave done something to the ethnical writers as they fall ill over themselves in eff orts to define, describe, and therwise bring about identi- ication or understanding of heir product or products. Ad writers, exposed to the ernacular virus, came down vith a terrific rash. It spread into the educational ield and even political writers, usually immune to any sore of exposure, suc- cumber. Of course they were followed by the politicians themselves who day language C.fzen must that John sometimes Q. go around with his head spin ning and mumbling “Wad-e- -a?” How many average people tc«lay can really define words and phrases like “missile gap,” “credibility gap,” back into some sort of popularity. StiR nobody, real ly understands what it means. • . ... . L .v* . We know a guy who got brainwashed years ago. He’s bsen lost in orbil *— (there it is again) — ever since trying to find some grounds for dir that:* “thin” or “hard” system or vorce. the “barrier” concept? He s not henpecked- What is an “overview?” an old word — but the t fact Well, it used to be the over- that his wife has a crediblli- all picture. But nowadays ty gap right In tHe middle of overall isn’t used because it’s her face wofl’t stand up in kissing kin to overalls and. court. Besides, there are too overalls have pockets which ' many little s spinoffs running The best thing* in life are ree;, they don’t cost money, nut a distorted sense of values we have today — mdney, material things, status. Hebe is an interesting let- ct from a correspondent, itifc of our senior citizens, /ho writes in appreciation .f the Everyday Counselor column: “My husband and I raised dght children. My husband worked and earned our living *hile I stayed home with the -hlldren, taking good care of hem, cooked and did the .sundry. I sewed, made their •'othes, made quilts to cover hem so they had clean beds •) sleep in. We didn’t have ! '1 the fine things people | link they have to have to- ay. We managed to get; dong with . what we . had vithout going into debt. What Ve had was plain and simple, nit I loved jny children and ny .husband. We loved one another. , ' “Young people today try to; ve like rich people and they j lave a harder time than we lid. Mothers» leave their ittle children to go to work when they, should stay home , and take care of them and rear them properly.’* That’s plain and to the point. As I look back upon the | home of my childhood, I am ;rateful for the. loving care,! liscipline, and teaching to vork together as a family which my brothers and I re- j •eived. My father was a successful , ^hrlstian businessman and a ledicated tither. He provided or the things we needed, and iot what we thought we vanted. Both my, father and ny mother . wei;e active . in heir church My mother did not think it necessary to leave the home to work, to provide for more things that money would buy. We had the necessities*, of life and were taught to adjust ourselves to what q*ir par- COUNSELOR UOB M By DR. HRRftBfcT SPA fonts provided. We u taught to do our share work in maintaining a li and comfortable home., I have .a copy of my er a “ponfession of 'Pi which I will be glfid to any of my correspdk who will write to me in cafe of this newspaper, end ing a long, self-adc | stamped envelope and twen ty cents to cover printing costs. -- •-& Miss Stroud Hi Andi Stroud of Joanna re cently was initiated into the Psi Chj ’ Chapter ’ at *Winthrop College Psi Chi is ^ 4' fiatjp|p al honqrary society , In psy chology. J < > ' • f PROdR>E$S< Forty per cent * of textN^s oh the market today>. includ ing such fabrics' ai jjermi ent press, soil release. * wash-and-wear, were idot in existence- 20 years ago. ifc* DOfTY vmi Bjr •JIM’ GOODMAN’' ga^s—espec- b* f ore pay are credibility iaUy three days day. How about “spinoff?” That’s a good word. It’s re lated to fallout. Fallout is the by-product of an nuclear explosion. Spinoff is what happens when a bunch of new ideas or techniques or hap penings develop or result from a single idea, develop ment or happening. Or did we get lost between fallout and spinoff? Nobody loses their temper anymore or simply becomes c-ijgry. They “lose their cool” because a credibility gap launches them into a uqw or bit Where their overview de- escalates. The spinoff of £his is a deterioration of th& ini tial concept. And for what ever that’s worth that’s what t means. In other words: if you go out and get bombed, fall out of the car and into the house and the spouse, hands you a khuckle sandwich then the thick lip you get from the happening is a spinoff—or is >t frllout. That's escalation— the lip and the happening. There is no such thing as elevators anymore. It’s ve-i tical transportation. A grea-e pit is a lubratorium. And of course everyone knows that the friendly plumber is now c sanitation engineer. Ideas are not thought up anymore, they are incubated THERE'S NOTHIHG TO NWOHOY A60OT- THAT \5, \F YOU. {' CARRY AUTO INSURANCE- VMU Be Sure . . Insure!'? ■i GOODMAN , INSURANCE- 8SS-3977 \ were ex- and then hatched. Th*n tremely susceptible since someone takes the idea and they have always been giggles “Let’s afflicted with a malady vhich makes them use one lundred words when one vould do. Every profession has its argon and always has. It ’as usually been confined to 'he profession. But now the vords and phrases have been dipped so much into every- idea run it up the see if anyone flag pole and salutes it.” Or — “Well let’s throw it in the river and see if anyone jumps into save it.” Or — “Let’s hide it in the chair and see if anyone jumps when thev sit on it.” Or — to heck with it. “Brainwashed” has come around the house. And just remember that nobody Uses the word 'guidelines’’ in South Caro lina. And even the people who use It, don’t know whatf it means. tB Assoetetion Film Available The Tuberculosis and Health Assocfatioh of Area Six announces the purchase of a new film on tuberculb- sis. • •, « , *• ” . V “The Elusive EJnemy” Js a teaching film ‘designed in full-color ' specifically for high school and- junior high students. Adult audiences vill be fascinated with its illustrative erftphasis on the “teenager.” The premiere ’ .showing it Area 6 was made this month to the. Laurens County Community Council by Jack Templeton' who was intro duced-by Mrs. Everette Mar- t n of Gray Court. Currently, w. D. Mayfield Is using the f lm with his health anC science classes at Clintor lunior High. According to the executive director, Mrs. M. M. Teague, the new NTA motion picture is available for use by schools and groups withir the 7-county area which in cludes Abbeville, Edgefield. Crreenwood, Laurens, Mc Cormick, Newberry, and Saluda counties. Arrange ments for its use can be made bv contacting the asso ciation office at 201 West Main Street in Laurens or the Audio-Visual Department of Greenwood District which ha« agreed to house and cir culate association - owned films. Big super heating performance in a eOMPACT CABINET! CLINTON, S. 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