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i Concerned About State Reserve Fund I 'f. ':j Gov. McNai r Is Caught In State Money Squeeze By THE CHRONICLE’S Capitol News Bureau COLUMBIA — Gov. Rob ert E. McNair faces one of hit first major dilemmas thia year. With the statement that he intends to remain responsible with the state’s money, Mc Nair announced there isn’t enough to meet all the re quests this year. The major problem is the state s 25,00© school teachers, all wanting a raise Although a governor whore iclose contact and friendship* with the legislature are well known, he has found already that election-conscious lators don’t feel thay can af ford to tell teachers and employes the same money. This gave his Republican opponents a chance to inti mate that they, not Demo crats. seemed to be the only ones interested in finding pay increases somewhere in the budget. Not to be outdone, Demo* cratic Lawmakers bounced back with the reply that they, too, dedicated to com bing the budget in hopes that the money’s there some where. Thus McNair finds himself in the position of being the outstanding figure to say there isn’t any. Some say he can afford to do this politically because he does not face an election this year. He maintains that being fiscally responsible is the on ly way to keep the state sol vent and that its citisens will just have to go without some things to keep it that way. McNair is deeply concern ed with the state’s reserve fimd. Some lawmakers want to tap it for pay increases. The chief executive holds t-that the fund—somewhere around $17 million at the end of the year—is no sur- City Council Meeting: Grass Roots' Government Clinton City Council meetings are grass-roots government in action. Discussions range fiami potholes to streetlights to major budgetary mat ters to planning for the future. Many of the topics are triggered by sugges tions or complaints from the council- men’s constitutents. Mayor Noland Suddeth presides. In addition to council members, City Clerk Brooks Owens and City Attorney Cecil White are there to assist with discussion and opinions involving their specialties. Suddeth keeps a list of major items which need to l>e considered. After the topics are covered, he calls on each councilman individually to bring up any matter which might need dis cussion. These matters usually con cern the councilman’s specific ward. This is where the “grass-roots” as pect comes in. This is the citizens’ direct access to the local governing body. The Clinton councihnen take their roles as representatives of the peo- Rusk’s Financial Problems This nation’s Secretary of State has financial troubles. This is both an embarrassment and potential danger for the United States. Dean Ruak says that his service at Secretary of State has been a finan cial drain on him. He is expected to keep certain social conMnittm—ta and standards which have been beyond the reach of his $30,000 income. In recent years, this country's Sec retaries of State have been finaneUd-. ly independent. They had private for tunes or financial reserves to fall back on. Rusk is not a wealthy man. He says he has had to borrow $6,000 to make ends meet. No man in Rusk’s high-security po sition should have such problems. Rusk is a man of high integrity but he should be indebted to no one. Such a man is vulnerable, regardless of hsa personal code of efeies or dedication. A man in the Secrstaiy of’State's po sition must be invulnerable. Unless the Secretary of State’s sal ary is made more realistic, in view of the ohUjgations of the position, then tile alternative is that only wealthy men will be able te serve ia that poet This |stion, needs its meet able, . qualified man in such a position and can not afford to place financial re strictions on its search for such ne**- ple seriously and no suggestion is too minor for council consideration. Ad mittedly, some of the suggestions may be'so trivial that they merit little con sideration but *$t least they are breught up for discussion, , If a. citizen complains of a pothole in «the street, council hears about it. Couneihnen welcome legitimate sug gestions and complaints. However, they are burdened with many unnec essary requests—things which could be better handled by calling the City Water Plant. If a street light needs fixing or if there’s a water main leak, call the Water Plant. The Water Plant is manned 24 hours a day. If you call your councilman, he, in turn, has to call the Water Plant so you might as well cut out the middle man, the councilman. Moat council meetings are impres sive because of the obvious “grass roots" contact. However, councihnen usually conduct their sessions with out an audience. Citizens hirely show up just to watch council in action. The only time private citizens attend the meetings is when they have an ax to grind. It would be encouraging to see more interest hi the metiiod of operation by council We beDcve.tiie result would be a keener appreciation for council- men’s service. * .• *. **- •i' : rr—y Rumors Of Peace Si* PROMPT, ECONOMICAL SERVICE “Serving This Am 84 Years" We Give S & H Green Stamps ills Broad Street I BW 1*4280 tm. A in plus and not to be used as one. Further,( he says, use of it now would leave the same situation . again sometime— you’d have to get it some where else. And that place would be like the reserve fund. It’s not a regular thing that is avail able every year. Once used, it appears to be gone. McNair is in the unenviable position of wanting to hold down spending while two Peace Overtures solid segments of the elector ate-teachers and state em ployes—disagree. PRIMARY A second problem that raises political hackles was touched on by the governor this week: He wants to move the Democratic Primary election from June to September. Republicans say this ap pears to be a move to prevent their holding a presidential preference primary because the primary would come af ter the national conventions had already named their nominees. Back of it all are the dis gruntled Democrats who say they now have to run from March to November because of the rise of Republicaa op position. Not long ago they geared themselves to run in the June Democratic Primary with the certainty that vic tory there was all they need ed. They faced little, if any, GOP opposition in Novem ber. However, Democratic rep resentatives who run every two years say they’re spend ing most of their second year campaigning with great ex pense and time involved. The last word from the governor was that he hopes legislators find the money. But he remains certain about one thing: he doesn't believe it’s there. 10>-»THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Jan. 18, 1968 Man Makes Own Problems (<k How To Prosper In of/the ^ * that dur ing 19* tfrei* wduld be many pdbfle thBt Vietnam pence Ulka aire Typay, J ^ !. A newsletter said such hidkalions with a grain of salt and Jboqtd bear in mind that it's m *ar. ^ '- 'y struck ..us as being a rather viewpoint. However, here it is in early 1|68 and peace rumors are indeed flying. It tyuld be that semethhag will de velop dbich will lead to sin honorable settlement in Vietnam but it's hard to imacine now. The war is too eom- pticat* and the. *akea art too hi* to ha’Balled off last because of an eiectieB year in *e United Stat*. We would efcpept the Communists to tqke advantage of toe situation and ptft additional pressure on the Pyepi- dtot when he is moat vulnerable to Public opinion in the form of votes. IJteO&tYmek BAB SON PARK, MASS. — Most J>1 biervers of the politi cal, economic, and sociologi cal scene are convinced that nm will be a year of recur ring crises for our nation. Wk*t are the difficulties most likely to be encountered and Hew beat can you preserve — pr extend — your prosperity pits year? HOW MUCH MORE INFLATION? The Federal Reserve still has not really tightened up on money yet. With cash sup plies still large by most past criteria, with continued hea vy foverntnent spending for Jboth defense and non-defense Items and programs, and Witp the project of expand ing activity in the automobile ihousiry over coming months, business should be op the rise through much if not all of the first half. But, <B> the whole, it will be a very Ipghreest boom. In . other Words, profits will not be commensurate with the in crease In volume turnover. Chances are the economy Will Start to “overheat”—af ter which you may expect the Federal Reserve, the Presi dent, and Congress to take bolder measures to cool it off. When the flood of money is at ***• ed domestic economic con trols. . . when the Congress cuts deficits and perhaps enacts higher taxes. . . how will jo* and year business fare? Will you be is a posi tion to take what comes. . . to ride through tot 19s and downs that lie ahead? MANPOWER, LABOR Whether you are an em- devel- and some effect <m ftif euenunfte sitattton this year. At least in the forepart of toe rear, skilled to be in bile the need will mwm for sdent- ttota and meehdists. Hew- of OMkfltod labor 12*Wa MM* apfsaling M mwee Owtog toe Erst six by janiii sett to toe living cotis, ~ in tha to all. pr ptodRiri 01 Wipes <R uisoirs cess In bucking the higher price tags on borrowing cap ital funds. You can’t buck the mandatory boost in the mini mum wage. But you can ex ercise a tighter control over your operations with a view to cutting unit costs and to in creasing the productivity of your employes. . . for your benefit and theirs, pteryer. Mend your fences, or you may be among those laid off when labor cutbacks be come necessary. HOLD THAT NEST EGG No matter whether you own your business, work for someone else, are a student, length damned. . . when Prsaident imposes select- epmentn to labor wffi haw or are retired, hold thing in reserve for a rainy . day. As other costs rise, so too will the cost of credit. Borrowing from tomorrow to pay for what you feel you must have today has become fashionable under toe “new economics.” But H can b* very risky business H. don’t exercise a measure of self-control. In any event, it’s costly. . . and you ought not to be paying heavy charges if yeu can possibly avoid them. If — aside from your re serve for a rainy day -r you do have funds tq toVMt. la selective, be cautious,.be patient. bonH jump at any opportunity without investi gating its prospects. Ang re member that if the ecoaomy does turn down later this year, cash may well be your best friend. By DR. HERBERT SPAUGB Moat of man’s problems tune of his own making, ac cording jo my ebeeryatjon after writing this cohupn for more than $0 years. In the course of these years many letters have come to my desk; many people with prob lems have come to my office. We've learned that there Is certain similarity to all of these problems. ’ Regardless 0 f the problems, we’re learn ed there is a similarity to all of these letters. There has been difference in details, but ♦he majority have had much in common. There was first the prob lem which made them un happy and sometimes ill. But for every problem there is always a solution. There is One who knows that solution. As a man seeks God with his whole heart, places his prob lems before Him, he gives the answer. A number of years ago we published “Ten Oommand- m e n t s for Contentment,’’ which applied in a general way to all problems present ed to us for counsel. Hun dreds of these have been distributed. Here they are in brief: 1. Surrender your life to God to your Shepherd, Guide, and Counselor. $. Start where you are. Accept life where and to yob Jlpd it. 3. Go to wekk to look down; TooirVr f nurse and cutUtoto bad thinking. A Have in God. 6. Don’t worry; R’e unchristian. 7. Seek the ad vice and counsel of God. 8. As you get your direcHope* fol low them sad go ,Iq. work. I. Don’t measure your con duct by andther man. lo. Confess your Lord EVERYDAY COUNSELOR written to apply to specific Ufs problems and situations. Many of these have been used ia reprint form for counsel ing with those in difficulty and trouble. This new combined volume is a pocketsize paperback it can be purchased at your lo cal bookstore or ordered from The Everyday Counselor ’ m care of The Chronicle. The price is $2.25, postpaid. HEAT SHIELD The heat shield of the Apol lo spacecraft, one of the most sophisticated textile products, is honeycombed fiberglass-ce ramic material which can withstand temperatures up to 20,000 degrees. before .; Wa expanded these ten steps by teller discussion in m IRtle book, “Pathway to Contentment.” It has had gfr primings. It has,, m Beeft republished to the sixth printing, combined with the fourth pjjatijig of my book, “Everyday Couiaei for Ivertt- dey Living.” All the material included in this book eonaitte of e« tain colutob* *Mdh wete “A $1M,«M LAWSUIT!” Hie big lees is the back- Yet, $100,0M costs but than a $10,000 adequately in sured, with W. S. Hatton Agency. W. S. 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