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/ Precinct Power ! m—THE rHROMH.R THniwt, f- Fefc. m.« T’-v- T - pniitica; ir '‘at’ir'tjtv T>«* i ‘i-~ in: y *he pr^rintt meet- ‘ V ' v '<‘ Tr *n<"i R^O’.r^r- r-ar« — aon-i ',r' r .anlv •*■'!! ">e .it- *o*v''^': "v r ‘f-- i '.»j* !*rw*i -voo* .TiT* v; I! <*n»r l e * r.P Demote xhn x ' ‘re attitude* if-at* and -‘ardidatee 'd ■ ^ - r.v/*r a- *•■**> -.ror^rt ■ne^tmir*. le^a- ‘.rr-j * •'•o ’’.^r 'onvent^n* ar* *,io'*’a h a * ♦v-o vf-ijrj*--- vf\»}venti•*r.s jp+zs a -A i-or-*o f **• -'-o »*at> '•■T.V'»r.- * »* J A ^ f-* **. ,it ** T^iti ^on* ■ ^•'' ’■; . ^ *r- * - ‘ jx>n* Clock And CaJoidar o i ocr ' j a<* .rwnrh 11 - . - -r- -a* '■ r ^3<*. r.a vt-jt *;es ***• - a -_. ,.- i- - u - 'i-d , -.a.: '»? -»acr. . r r-M'r't »c,rr.o ".e* iroo •-•" • ' " ■•• ‘'- • -r ^art-a. - .. d -.ca^s - ^ ^ ^ ; ^ > - 3 "3 n<r & *x> 3' r* ^ . 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Boetoa s *f ",rr.e if'e* 'i A M w.tt the j.ir. ■**">-£ n .r.-.d-afvrr**v.n and the aarcro.s -.•' n.^r.* 'a.'.nz •before 4 P M And £ast ' a-’ • .-r.rr.er Arr.e ranr.se roatd be * *ar.^ ai 1 A U e.tn \'e-jr York ? onty mm- Ate■ ‘- P, 'o-’.-a?* s<inr.se and saaae? •.rr.et .r ' a..O,rr a xvjld be '.e« extreme, thronzr ■* .r-'s-r tur.r.se :-*v^^d com* a« late as & A M TTMF, RFI.ATTTF \OT ABftOfXTE To Arrer.c an* ry>m .n *hu» cetary, aw present four z-ores Fas*era. Central, .a r. ar.j Pac-.f.c seerr. to l>e so a* - "<r.z* \rri they may we!! prowr • *e P .* .os* 'o jre*>p the record ftraigJWL * shou.t *e> acknow,edged tnat tnewe liras zones ar* ncd exactly hoary wrth ace. o»fr; | ^rad.a . b d *re, w.n acceptance dnnag •ne ;jrh 'e-Tur., foCow.ng the opemag o# 'ran«cort;rer:*a; ra,ir ,- .ad jervice Befere that *.r.'e ..'xa: opt.on ruled w.th resultant confo>jon and frustration HOLIDAY WEEKEVM The .dej of ‘inker.ng with ume is not confinei ‘o ‘he ' .ocic t-ut extends also to the calendar A good many nu?;r^ss .nteresta — catering to e sore-t.rre ne^ds or desires — are a<“‘.e ,n ad.oca'.ng calendar reform, father proje-nents ? ress their belief that i j genera r.-.c^y.^ costs f' years 4 ne bea of 'alendar change has at» traced a despread attention a fair meas ure of ...pport but Vy reai <anwn#SseH o< assent from, the public. Those who xant calendar rttomn fatt arte* two groups The advoeates df a change wh.cn *oa)d realign cast that each would be of anifarm the advocates of a piasi which would rk-i shuffle our major r^ hdays so that these would be obaerred o# a •* provide a three day weekend. vent.on.*. And deiegrate* tr. tne •t.Ati'c.na’ ■vovar: inn. ar° tne 're-? x •*< spiec' *h»- r«»pe«'tiva partv s president.a! ar- iKtare Rut ill beunr* v th tre •tr.ct meeting-* Despite ‘ire siar..f:< arre of * 'ree*-- •>^-4 »i«^»- -o* ••*. jf” nec resen- *ative -f the p<pu.- •.:* <e vn<- a:- •er.'l generau;v ar* ♦he vent; tar* ter- ^2.1^ .i ff»rv f * '^.ar c t prw*-^ • j '• -" 3 ‘tar .f d cf par* / regulars. Anyone w.th ar. ax p*. grind -.r.d xar.tlrur p*. etert teietrates v.- tne vun- *v zonnentinn uaua.: -ar. dc t r** can ret. say, *ev>r. nr marh* of h:* fr^tda to attend and, vote; hi* x -. at the treeinet meet,nr. It's not anuxta. for or.> Tro or 'tree pefjpse to shew f r a precinct *n«*e*'- :r.7 Most people dc.r.'t r-* teamed ip ar/cut their politics art:'! the tat;oca. •rr er.t.on* By that t.me. tre aver- agre pernor. * influence *>« a party's f.reet.-on has *eet: sratered dc*xr. con- x.deranh- It's the difference f one -ote .r r.r.e or ten at the-precinc* lerei. teo'j-'ann.s at the eatior.ai '*onx<e*.- *;cr. ar * m: ons ir. the renera. eiec- t.CiT. P*...ticai derid.c^ca have r. a:-h. v, p. w.th ♦he •cr.r.omy. welfare a nr. d;rec- * . on of th.a nation. if jo»j xarft to aave a aay- j o ,r. pc.ntica. your vote and . ocr trougnts will nran* rrost at tre rrec— t meet- \nr*. •,au. of t.oA a.cndar woRid ctk r rr. •r.y bunoesses la »#ry fceot I.EISL The day when broad agreetneat etf any reduction of our present bnse tor** wift be reached wr/old appear to be sort^ distance into the future Nor will sweeping calendar reform be f-nacted any time soon However support for the Monday holiday idea is growing steadily' in selected business circlesj and among labor leaders Despite opposition from traditionalists and from ttwee wfco feel that a move toward three-day weekends would only compound present traffic prob lems in the air and on the ground, this is the change most likely to become a reality, pan-1 sibly in the early ISW*. In any event, we are headed for further increases in leisure time. Already, both sum mer and winter vacation* are more toHUhot, the number of families having feistrtMljfti is expanding, and travel and carnptof are being brought within the reach it MNf a*U more people As our hofternm bWmdted tM our choice* inereaaa, the foca* will be ea making the best a* of o* incfNhed. MftM time. S.C. Budget System Should Get New Look Bv THF fHROVK I F Cap?u>4 Bureau COLUMB \ — / Carolina M-jic Bud.s** r fiscal year cr.iiir.A me tv IW® is est.ma-ct: at i-Cl .r? m The rue' nxitted 3' -ne 'tare and Ccctr*: Sour'. crai A.''?en*.r i'. n a r*>« < '■ n taitung 13& nav e < rr- >t tre «*gis»atnr' ar- -\r» -a take Pse nrr.e to -r :rr uv *q b^ one wanted to go tnrou,'h tb*. r.eet :v- t!-, the needs of the people I‘ merruse. but m 'eenme '.esc and .u e y/ ;n.„s >xt*i ana -'.t- na; yc ,::;Aen, ever : ■• -i^r Between *hi? -'.sea. • ear an-: _ast. *he stare auage' nas .n- creased almost 21 per tent. Scutii Camhna * not ir„pue as ail tther stares ar^ exne^- eacing dam f. a ant ncreise- The causes are nan; ana a- red. jiciucmg ntiat.on ana -cte ccnnnut a ~ »*.n n : - e.-mert ail .e : s -a., axes ar- r.creas.nA — ?< at :e-.tera. ana --Tate—ana 'e pencie are ceccm.n- ntcr- ana mar? cancer tea in cur State as n ttvs* f Reore-enta- - n •i.-u*h CaroLr.a has ; e? •c , ranaing committee for "e -.’"ew and approval of -e cudze‘ If contains 2T 'embers and a staff of one -ero tierk. I* is their pr.- -.ar* *es3cns:bC.ty T o review •e specit os :f the Dudget n: *r:en r v present their r?c- m.mendanons to the rest of :a: cody t.'^mcem of this committee -tn imited time and only re -tart member ar? not in "s;s:tion *o review the pro- I'-'i-d rudee* n depth. They -rr.a.-.v upon the Bud- r ' i-.: C-r.trol Board - rec- ".menaat. ns Thereforef the - Branch of govern- irnt a no made up the bud- "lAnaC;- is to a consid- - :> legre- determining the -.a, :u*come. losing the plan- , : - -*em of checks and bai- - ... <-n the executive -a r-v -.at.ve branches of rnment. This same con- - r. f r •. aried reasons, ex- derai level as T.- Te-m a .■ ,o-er matters more even if some- 939 pages, there ,insufficient information for analysis lead ing toward con< rete conclu sions For example the funding increases ,n an agency ire v.rtually the only areas •hat ^re just.fied m tha* docu ment Therefore, the funding level that was previously ap- proved is hardly ever c-ked to oe rejustified in view of ranging events Also, this budget document refers to prior years expend tures to show th? amount of increase or decrease relative to the latest request How ever. it does not show ‘he originally authorized budget so that the legislator can see whether any given agency has underrun or overrun their budget. There is no knowl edge. therefore, as to the per formance of the various gov ernmental agencies The people have the right to expect that their elected representatives are looking out for their hard earned tax dollars. If the present sysb m does not allow the elected rep resentatives to fulfill thi ob ligation, then the system should be changed It addi tional personnel is required "> give balance to the Ixgislatr. Branch of government, it should he so requester! \V u a' Devi! We Doin' Here— We We r e Warned For Jungle Fightm , ... / // M*. THE CHRONICLE, Dr. Grier: The Enkme Man "On* of th* outktamfirtf rr**ri yf c;'- c^’Trrl* si ^on*. “ crvmm*rt^d R*r r Brr.nrr. B*tts of r Tin tor. ;por. hear og of th* death of Dr R f . Oner form er premd*nt of Erekine r oiifn?* A fresr^ht visitor at the Asir>r-,ated Reformed Preshyterian Church and at Presbyter,an CoJSejjre m Clin ton. Dr Or.er had rr.acy frwnds in this area. Dr. Grer w«s president of Ersicm* CoiieR* from 1921 to 19M. th* V>nir- •st ten are of any president in Erxkine’s 12d-year Wstc^r/ TaBt with Clintonian* who knew him and *hey as* descriptive phrases and word* such as ‘dedication'’, “genial”, “sympathetic ” ‘a wonderful sense of humor'’. He made a lot of friends for Er«- kine throughout the South. He ai.v> was a talented financier. The president of a small der.orr.ma- tional college oanally ha-i no easy task m financing hi* inatitution and Dr. Grier was no exception. However, he always managed to pull the college thnwRh. Erskine was particularly hard-pressed durtuy the depression but Dr. Grier kept the college up to ac- efvditation standards and atways managed Vj get the necessary fi- ‘How he did it. 111 never know but tre always felt that was his sternest test—and mayor contribution,” Rev. Betts said. Many of the ymwger generation* perhaps did not know that Dr. Grier was an outstanding athlete during his Undergraduate day* and this, too, is indicative of the fact that he was a well-rounded man. He starred in basketball arid base ball at Erskine and his name is at the head of the list on the statw^isn- nis championship trophy at Presby terian College. Dr. Marshal] Brown, former presi dent of Presbyterian College, per haps summed it up best. He said: "In Dr. Grier, unusual intellectual ability was matched by great spiritual qualttfa* and warmth of heart. In 42 years df association with higher edu cation it South Carolina, I've known $$ turn M9Tc universally liked and ad- ■w u — S. C., Etk. 22, The By-Pass vav* ‘fj *r.? - d*.?« “vute -.r '.r.f ■*;or*h?as* ?ast 3 . rt , - -nor,—ant *iia‘ va.* ^ pa-« truck mute ’.r-? eaxt ?ide ct Cl.r.toe. .v.r.s "vx;? 71 421. 482 ir 34 I* was bu? V; *li? •-rx.cm and 'ores: gh* of Dr Vfamhaii Brown, iocfcmg to th* fAtur? growth ar.d deveiepment of •his aypas vho*j.d rtar* at th* Pr?sbyt*r.an College and r.terswrtmn of rout* 72 and w.th the unanimous approval 34 34 wooid -arry ‘h* truck of the Board of Trustees that; raff.c r.zht .nto 72 south, additional Land was acquired, j Refer to tr.e 5 C Highway and the Copeland Sisters do- map abov* and you will see nated approximately 25 acres ‘ha* the distance from High- of land for right of way for vay 72 north to 72 south on the bypass shown on map as ‘he row?* onthned is very fit- T1 and 421. 1 can not see any “ tnore *har. t h<? present 1 reason WhT'B* Wnd acquired France through the heart of for future development of the ..r,v_>n Highway 34 crosses College should be utilized Highway 28 on a bridge so for another bypass, especially access rhoald h* provided to in view of the fact that High- each highway at this point, ways ti and 421 were con- and direction signs provided Eroded during the past year or through traffic to serve as a bypass from Another special advantage of this truck route *.* that it i is nearest the Clinton Indus- Highway 78 to Highway 56 and they ran almost parallel o the proposed ring road and ral Park and is the nearest at an average distance of less route for industries in this than 700 feet from the pro- <rea to reach by truck or car posed ring road. f he important highways J F Jacob®' 1 2 There should be built a , :—7 'oad from 72 near the High NAME GAME .Schrxji to Highway 8 See Chari** Macintosh, a canny , map Road 8 would then Scot. Established a plant to cross the Seaboard CbMt make waterproof articles 1 f.me tracks and enter High- from rubber He gave his way 7b and the car or school name to the raincoat known' bus would have the option of at the macintosh "2^kiAie5kiJ*r icwtev waur- Twin-Rig' Editorial Challenged • To The Editor: I Ytour editorial of February 15. 1968 headed ‘Twin-Rig Proposal is Special inter est’ ’ did not fairly point out 1 the ‘Special Interest’ to be , served J respectfully submit (tofts* information which you .must have available hi order 'to adequately inform the cit izen?; of our community of all the meaning of legislation that has been proposed to the South Carolina General As sembly on “Twin-Trailers.” The Transportation Indus try is a regulated industry in that as a Public Servant, it. is controlled by various gov ernmental agencies in every facet of its operation. This is absolutely essentia; in order to assure every citizen of ev- j » : ip over 100,600 people in South Uons calling for particular Carolina with salaries and changes in the laws reguia- wages paid totaling well over ting truck driver perfor- one-half billion dollar, per mance J our re- . quested by the trucking in- • rf f ■ ' u b ?ronna truck, t h is sound taxes to the State of South ii^ e an irresponsible indus- Caroliaa and to the Federal try'* Government total over 146,- Your second point suggests broad a line used by organized op position that actually, if ex- 006,000 per year. Such ewvolvement of South Caro line citizens surely is a group representative of South Car olina. A traffic hazard? Here are 3t}* (EltntfW (EJpmtirb DOWNY WILDER, -■ - -- ■ ... rUBUSMED EVERY THVRMMY Bt THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY -j< Subscription Rete (Payable in Advi i >ut-of County ■La One Year, 84.00; Sis Months, 82.50 One Year, 86.00 &L A iTSd RS IffUySSilfiSSSi. Member. Preae Aaaoclation, National EditorlaJ Association ■**— HMMWM AAvartannf He present# live ery community fair and jnst Mme organizations that ap- freight rates and regular, de- prove 65 foot Twin-Trailer pendable transportation serv- tmeks: U. S. Bureau of Pub- ice. Without such controls, we He Roads, American Associa- would have chaos of the first tien of State Highway Offi- order with many conrnmn- cials, the Interstate Com ities of our State suffering nteTce Commission; numer- from poor serviee at tdrrlfic cost or no service at all. Did you realize that there are some 800 populated commun ities in South Carolina of which about 400 depend en tirely on Track Transporta tion for everything they eat, wear, buy or sell? In order tor Am Truettig Industry to make any sub stantial improvement in methods involving equip ment, highway serttee m, the General As sembly mast firH revRe the law Snd then hand It down td its Regulatory Agencies tor enforcement. Tracking as an industry, is sesponsib oak national and local well in formed organizations. Over a billion miles of proven oper ations in a total of 28 states, ddbumant tMS as a very safe operation. Consult the records of gonth Carotin* legislative studies and safety legislation and find RttftE support for and partidpntfen in all higb- wtfy safety measures under taken by our State from the organized tracking while other industry ok vrainr* ?sn2 not be a party to any action that would mate for the Weight and bulky commod- ^ Wes In feraer to maintain a ile for a substantial *wihH/» Reed the proposed reasonable rate structure jHL JC£| inin»^^ta fa faMM posed, would 5thow the true Special Interest’ attempt Permit me to and I will gladly direct you to some of the soundest people in our State — honest, sincere, dedi cated, civic-minded, respon sible — who are truckers. These are not the kind of peo ple who would employ under handed tactics suggested by you, but are the kind of peo- , „ . t ... ^ pie who have had and will ? f .»«• competitive XnHfena. have reasons for any legis ts anticipated): to reduce un-j necessary handling of freight thereby reducing handling los: and also to make pos sible direct shipments of -orr.e of what is now LTL -hipmen'.s: to increase through-put in our South Carolina ports since this pro-1 posa! would be permitted on 4-ianv. highways, only — con sult a map of our State and you will surely see how the South Carolina Inter-state Highways would tie together our State ports and heavily industrialized areas, farmers and their markets. Industries and their suppliers and/or markets and South CnTOIftta industry to other states’ buy ers markets. Remember the day* of rate discrimination in th* Sottth and you will have ah ide* of what we will hav* in the South unless such fiigh-cube movement of liglrt-lfeigfct freight is permitted here. Our industries thrive because Delegation Studies ‘Home Rule’ Issue The Laurens County dele gation is still studying th<‘ “home rule” issue, according to Sen. William C. Dobbins. He said.'“We’re looking in to the matter to see what we can do.” “It looks as if we re going to have to have some kind of legislation this year “ The problem, born of re- apportionment, has been work ed out in some counties by setting up a county council form of government. Rep. W Paul Culbertson estimates that fewer than 20 Chtxnties have gone to this type of structure. There is a statewide bill efefbntly under study in the &nat* Judiciary Committee. Rep. David S. Taylor said. “It fhuuld be to our advantage for Laurens County to write IB bRn bill before the state doe*.” lative request that will bear squarely on the welfare, con venience and necessity of the people of Sooth Carolina. It will be most flattering to the one person employed by the Motor Transportation Association of South Caro lina to know that he is a “lobby” that “is extremely active." The major purpose behind this proposal? To Increase the COM* feat capacity of one load shipments of light- Let other areas of our country have freight advantage oVfe our are* and you wiH see an industrial decline and again our people will he fet eMfe lb suffer. Special EMereit legisla tion? Yes! Spfteial in that every man, woman £M child in South Carolina will ulti mately benefit by the passing of this legislation, this measure Is not for if it la, pc* #111 lose. Respectfully Thomas P. Hollis, Pres. Hollis Transport Cb., lac. Chairman of Board MoWrTrjBgguaMi Am My Heighlitrs do pretty well com not one of 'on iA fife*