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YMCA Membership Drive Deserves Your Support Joe dropped out of school in the 10th grade and he was running with a gang which considered itself pretty tough. c Joe was bright enough but he was dHfting and he was drifting in the wfong direction. With so much idle tkne op his hands, he began hanging around the YMCA. He got interested in a sports program at the Y. Grad ually he began to participate in more and more of the YMCA programs, eventually coming around to the groups which encourage Christian values among young people. He joined the Army, completed his high school education there. Now he’s working at a YMCA and plans to enroll in college next semester. He plans to become a professional YMCA worker. The name was changed but that’s a case history as witnessed by John Bingham, executive secretary of the Greater Clinton YMCA. Bingham, who has worked at sev eral YMCA’s, says, “I could cite you many such stories that I have seen in my years with the YMCA. I have seen so many young people headed down the wrong road, only to be turn ed around by the YMCA and now they are solid citizens, contributing to their communities.” That’s just one aspect of the value of a YMCA. The YMCA is new to Clinton and many citizens don’t completely under stand exactly its purpose. Bingham and members of the board of directors will be glad to discuss it with anyone. How ever, a true understanding probably won’t come until the community sees how much it can mean through its many programs. The first YMCA membership drive opens Monday, Dec. 4, and it deserves your support. The youth of the area naturally will benefit from the YMCA Licensing Auto Mechanics BABSON PARK, MASS. — Better Busi ness Bureaus and local law enforcement aye/icies all over the nation are receiving complaints about the poor performance or non-performance of mechanics at repair ga- raees and service stations. FRAUDULENT PRACTICES These complaints range from beefs about carelessness in auto repairs to howls from Mose vitimized by the fraudulent practices of some repairmen who con motorists into okaying repairs or replacements not actually necessary and sometimes not even desirable. One of the most frequent gripes concerns charges for work which subsequent investi- gatibn reveals had not been done at all. Another grievance, becoming more and more widespread nationally, is the over-in fitted damage estimate. This particular type of “swindle sheet ’ is a very important factor in the final price of accident insur ance. Every padded damage estimate helps jhek up the cost of all auto property-damage insurance. IMPACT ON PUBLIC SAFETY For every motorist who has been gouged deliberately by-crooked garages, there are perhaps a score or more who have been vic timized by incompetent repairmen who either have done sloppy work or have failed to diagnose troubles correctly. Often as not, the poor-quality woi^k or wrong diagnosis has complicated things for the Unsuspecting motorist. But, apart from the inconvenience and unnecessary expense, there is the impact on public safety. No one knows how many accidents each week are directly traceable to the misfeasance or nonfeasance of me chanics whom the non-mechanically-in- clined motoring public have trusted, but' it is obvious that the number is large enough to be call for a crusader of the persistence of a Ralph Nader. STATE SUPERVISION Law enforcement officers in several areas have lately been citing the need for legislation that would provide supervision of reoair garages and legal redress for those victimited by the sharp practices of repair men,. Their argument is that the petroleum corporations which largely control the serv ice outlets are not policing these operations. In N. Y. State this failure has led to ser ious consideration of possible methods of li censing auto mechanics. Reportedly, there is significant police support for such a move and public intertst in it has the repair garage .industry is being sponsored by the Citizens Committee for Metropolitan Affairs. ProbabiUty is that New York will enact en abling laws before too long. FEDERAL CONTROLS Meanwhile, federal officials are becom ing more aware of this overall problem and pf the acute need for protecting the public find the honest mechanics in the business trom the incompetents and the gougers. At present, Congress is studying the auto in- furance problem to determine whether Un- |(te Sam shoilld exercise coutrol over under writers in this field. Senators and represen- Itives will be reminded that one of the inificant factors contributing to high eW? asurance rates is the outright dishonesty of ■jft eUabte segment of the repair industry. in that it will give them wholesome activities and can be a focal point in their Lives. The YMCA is not just for potential delinquents such as the young man described above. It offers something for all young people, both boys and and girls. And it will offer programs for the entire family. It will take some time for the YMCA to get its programs in action but once they pre established, they will do much to make Clinton an even finer place in which to live. It is now that your support is so necessary to the establishment of the YMCA. After the programs are in full operation, support will come easier because then the value will be obvious. A Salute To Coach Howe A football official was talking about Clintoh High School’s team recently and he was highly complimentary. He said, “I’vg heard several officials discussing various teams and they al ways have nice things to say about the Clinton teams. The Clinton play ers always seem to be well disciplined and aggressive but they also are re spectful in their dealings with the of ficials. “Coach Claude Howe and his staff aren’t always mouthing at the offi cials. There are some coaches who berate officials from the opening whistle and I’ve learned to expect the same surley attitude from the play ers at those schools. “Coach Howe and his assistants go about their job in a business-like, effi cient manner and apparently they have established a very good program at Clinton High School. By that, I mean the program not only is suc cessful in producing winning teams and tine athletes, but it also is teach ing sportamanship and the other values which really are the reason we play this game.” Football coaching isn’t an easy pro fession. All coaches, no matter how ’Successful, have to take some unkind verbal cuts—usually from some leath er-lung fan who watches NFL High lights on TV every Sunday and thinks that makes him an expert. We’ve also noted that it’s the ones who played the least wh(T now think they know the most. Coach Claude Howe and his pro gram certainly need no defense be came the record is iiolid. However, we would like to compliment him not only for his won-loss record at Clin ton High School but also for teach ing the important values of life which can be learned on the playing fields under the guidance of men of integ rity. Alcoholism Alcoholism isn’t a popular subject. Most of those who may be bordering on it don’t like to read about it. Others merely consider it to be a minor problem far remote from their per sonal lives. Yet it is something that touches many lives. There are an estimated 952 alco holics in Laurens County, or one out of every 50 persons. Thirty-nine Laurens County residents have received treat ment at Palmetto Center in Florence. Alcoholism strikes at every social level in the country. Nearly everyone, at one time or another, is in contact with situations created by this illness. Since many of its symptoms are be havioral, family and friends who have the facts concerning the early warn ing signs of alcoholism can do much to vrarn the potential alcoholic or to help him to obtain treatment before he has lost job, health, family and friends. Understanding that alcoholism is a disease that can be successfully treated plays a decisive role in getting the alcoholic to seek and accept help, and in preparing the community to accept |iyn as a person deserving help. Persbns confronted with an alcohol ism problem can obtain information, advice and help by contacting a local Alcoholic Anonymous member or by writing to South Carolina Commission on Alcoholism, 1429 Senate St., Co lumbia. Alcoholic Anonymous meets every Saturday night at 8 o’clock at the Health Center in Clinton. "if The Government Raises Taxes, |y George, I'll Burn My Income Tax Form... Politicians Are Targets Of More Jokes BY THE CHRONICLE Capital News Bureau COLUMBIA — Politicians and political parties have al ways been on the receiving end of the jokesters and South Carolina’s men and their par ties are no exception. But lately there seems to have been a rash of jokes. Well, not necessarily lately. Instead it has been an al most constant pastime since ’ast November. From the looks of things and with next year’s elections looming over the horizon, the joke mill will lot be out of material. Try this example which “busted loose in Columbia last weekend: “I seer where George Romney has tossed his hat into the ring. Too bad he torgot to take his head out of it. But then he hasn’t been able to do a thing with it since he had it brainwashed.” State Sen. Earle Morris, •hairman of the Democratic Party kids his Republican Party counter - part, Harry Dent. Reminding his audiences of Democratic victories last November, Morris chuckles: “The GOP Bandwagon had a wreck last year—and they haven’t gotten the Dent out of it yet.” Marshall Parker, who lost a squeaker to U. S. Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, doesn’t miss a chance to chide the senator for his sometimes more-Re- publican-than-Democrat ap pearance. Says Parker: “Fritz Hollings was stopped in Washington last week. He got caught trying to pass Sen. Strom Thurmond on the right.” Not too long ago, Hollings and Sen. Robert Kennedy were partners in a tennis match against Thurmond and Sen. Edward Brooke. The joke went around: “Some tennis game. They didn’t use a net and the ball was made out of Silli-Putti. The match ended in “love all.” How about: “Governor Romney shouldn’t complain. While Detroit was burning, he asked LBJ for Federal troops and got .them within two days. General Westmoreland has been asking for more men in Vietnam for six months—and still hasn’t got them.” Governor Robert McNair doesn’t escape either. Try “McNair was really trying to do the right thing on the state’s whiskey prol-’em when he created the ABC board. Then he found out that ABC meant absolutely beyond con trol. Then there are the stories concerning the government’s policies and problems such as: “All the trouble we’re having with North Vietnam makes you wonder what might have happened if we’d tackled a BIG country— like Egypt.” Morris chides again: “There are so many movie stars run ning for office that people in California don’t know wheth er to vote Republican or Democratic or support the ticket of the Screene Acton Guild.” “It’s so bad that th6 Demo crats are thinking about giv ing up primaries and holding talent contests—a sort of Ter Mack amateur hour for as piring politicians. Morris suggests that if movie stars continue to get elected to office in the future the government may lool something like this: Director of the FBI—George LUNCH MENU Raft; Sec. of Treasury—Jack Benny; Attorney General— Perry Mason; Sec. of the In terior—John Wayne; Sec. of the Exterior—Anita Ekberg; Sec. of Foreign Affairs — Elizabeth Taylor-Hilton-Wild- ing-Todd-Fisher-Burton. It only goes to prove there is nothing sacred about poli tics and those who practice the art had better have thick; skins. It’s all good fun. fiO—THE CHRONICI.E, CMoiam, &. C., *», iW What Are Steps To Christian Life? »,■ What are the steps into the Christian life? How can one become a Christian? These questions were recently ask- 3d by a correspondent. I’ll answer these questions by passing on to the readers of this column certain quota tions from a small testament which was presented to me by another correspondent. They were underscored in red in the order given below: As I opened the Testament, 1 found, written in red, in structions to turn to a certain oage where I found the first reference. At the foot of this page were instructions to turn to another page where I found the second reference. Now 1 give you the steps: (1) “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 (2) “For the wages of sin is leath; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 7:23 (3) “For by grace are ye •aved through faith; and that lot of yourselves: it is the Tift of God: Not of works, lest my man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8 & 9 (4) And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes un to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be mer ciful to me, a sinner.” Luke 18:13 (5) “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His son into the- world to con- demn the world but that the world through Him might be saved. “John 3:16-17 (6) “There hath no tempta tion taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” I Cor. 10:13 EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By DR. HERBERT SPAUGH (7) “For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things pres ent, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, not* any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-38 (8) “That if thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shall be saved. For With the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:8-10 (9) “For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accep ted, and in the day of salva tion hove I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” II Corinthians 6:2 Note: A new combined edi tion of Dr. Spaugh’s books, “Everyday Counsel for Ev- ryday Living” and “Pathway to Contentment” will soon be available. This book may be ordered through your local bookstore, or from The Everyday Counselor in care of this newspaper. The price is $2.25 a copy postpaid.” JOB DEFICIT In 1960, the net balance of employment due to U. S. foreign trade in textiles was a deficit of 16,930 jobs — or, put another way, the employ ment equivalent of imports exceeded the employment equivalent of exports by that amount. By 1966, this em ployment deficit from foreign trade had risen to 110,976 jobs. CLINTON, S. 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