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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., March 21, COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR . . . A veteran who .spent month.s in the famous army ol (Jeneral Douglas McArthur irequently asks me “Why doesn’t the t>reat Seventh fleet blow Vietnam off the map' 1 '' He thinks that because 1 once had a chair of War t’lans and Military History 1 should know. As is true of most other Americans my ignorance ol this Vietnam campaign is profound. And that is about all 1 can say. However, we mi^ht look back and ponder: A t hianp Kai flick m For- i nosa, H Ah Arthur recalled from Korea alter a victorious ca. reer and belore he could con summate it. Hie probalulitN that the withdrawal ol our Fleet would immediately endanger would hap- ni*'d of the fletet nearer put on our Formosa What pen it we had Ki'eat Seventli home 1 So. now . let s tbinkinp caps I think I’rcsident Eisen hower beyan to let bus fancy roam |ust a wee bit about \ letnam, but Ike was astute etioimh to let the Democrats llounder and sink in Vietnam. hen the Reds hecam<‘ au- jfressive in fhina tht'y aimed at fhanp. our friend. What- 1st. Quality j Plain & Seamless Mesh ever we did or did not ^do the upshot was that Chain was ousted; he fled to For mosa, an island just a tew miles off from China. So then, we, a bit later in < to defend Chain' at Formo sa. So we sent the greatest fleet in the world to protect Chanit at Formosa There Chanr; is today and tliere i our fleet. If we withdraw our fleet then Formosa will be swal lowed by.the Red Chinese So now . we must either protect Chanq or use that fleet to blow u|) A’letnam. So no\v which is more important to end the slaughter ol Amen can soldiers at Vietnam, alonn with the ruthles. truetion of planes and and billions of dollai sa\e Chanp'.’ 1 submit you. When General F.isenhowct was astute enoueh to peep m and ease out he laid the bur den on the valiant Democrat and their inimitable strati jfists to fittht a costh . des truetive and \ am-ttlonou struedle without ^onm to w ;ir Now that Vietnam esoa pade remains one ol the ama/.inp anomalies ol all time war 7 must spent. shall the wounded and dead present their claim on our Government since tln> were not at war 7 de hips or it to NYURS Our Reg. 2 Prs. for 77c Sold in Pkgs. of 2 pairs, limit 2 pkgs. per customer PK > PAY -i The Family Shoe Center FARM i MARKET | NEWS VEGETABLES Gollurds, Fair and . d quality, $1 75-$2.25 Green Onions, Do/ R>ch $1.10-$1.25. Plants — Cahhaqe. Per ) Thousand, $3.-$3 50 Plants Onions. Onion $3-$3 50 Salad, M us lord. $2 50 S3 Salad Turnip, Turnip, $2.50 $3. Sweet Potatoes. Bu . 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THE CLOTH SHOP Located Across From Watts Mill LUCAS AVENUE WATTSVILLE, S. U. SENATOR I STROM f THURMOND Reports PEOPLE tfuT A MODERN CANAL When is a war not a ’! Or how many lives h be lost ; and billion V five thou sand miles 11 home . to dignity tin into a war' 1 And how \\ • ... h . i >«;]tv i'> mi»!- n . pi. -.■!it !'.in cin.i 1 : 1 : i■. !,iii/l tiii! w v r" : .if I 1. i run;.' in .i -at is- *. i : • :i|i I, I With 11ll 1 J. : ■ 1,1 | ’.ll! Ml! i (til 1 Il-.ll K’S • i . I. Thu . >imi s , , i I ; t . ■ p | ! p |t , 1.1 Ill'll (halt v . !. i! u . : ■ • (Icin' >11- V it ' i. t > s: . 1\ hi the : i ■■ ' ’. a , i.\ciC ■ ‘ i", i\ 11mluric, ! ,11 lie di manilmq j . m l ha 1 • aidnia ! 1 mi . innl her ■ i i I!■ ■ I ■ ■ i h ui.('a 1 I'd ■, ■ |, i Mudy I • I H ched. Thi- ii- aty With a i - V -1aid jnc.scnt ii a w ha li w V : with 1 ’a naina. ■ 1 ■ ■ ci -aenny nc;t . 11ill i hi d) that . i ti;i i-it'Tiial ioual ,! I h.' 11, h >li a a hlc. I i, ini induced a ■ ^ l .■ ■ I i ia:11.1 (anal \ ! nt IdhS in( i;i \s| n < \i* \< i i v T i-dl w ■ • ■: - I .'d\ a m ' t lie ! I a 111 ' " 111 h a' 111 t h c ■ I 1 i | , I : d lie e. 1st . ac- • tn ti e T. a niinal L.ake- . i 1 ■ : 1 *1 in By adapt mg i ' ' ail ilK liinpletO ail jl! n.ect .lilt hon/Vll ( ■ in I't '.'1, the 111 11 1 ' I i 1 i e a,, tin- capacity of 1" > to handle more I 1 ■ i. , ■. r.usv thi' ■ 1 \ 1 "i thi- channel to ci - i 1 1. - it li, and i»fo\ ido li ■ !.■ -d iitiehorago by ’ a aha mind lake at the I’a- il l. No new treaty would be needed to make these improve- iiierilv Our treaty relationship with ranama would he exactly the sai.ie as it is today under the I -Mid Treaty. We would still own the ( anal 100 percent, and we would still have com plete rHerli\r sovereignty over the ( anal /one, in perpetuity. We would he able to operate and defend the modernized (‘anal without interference from I’.mania. Thi plan would make maxi mum the of our present invest ment. We have spent some si' 1 billion on the Panama ('ma!. including defense. In cluded in that sum is $76 mil lion spent on planning and ex cavation for the Third Locks project, interrupted by World War II and never resumed. Most of this excavation, now completely useless, could be incorporated in the new im provements. NOT OUTDATED Moreover, modernization would be in line with the con- tinning Congressional policy on the Canal. It is wrong to think Hi. t the ('.anal is “out of date” because it was opened 51 years ago. More earth has been re moved by excavation smee the i Canal was opened in 1911 than was M-moved for the primary | const i net ion. The present chan- I ncl widening program will b<- completed in 1971, giving a oOO-loot wide, two-way ship channel throughout the length ’ i. I the (’anal. The ranama Canal Modern- I i/ation Vet would huild upon these existing improvements. Endcr this hill, the new locks would he I III feet wide hy TIOU feet long In la feet deep, sutti- cicnt to accommodate the xast hulk of ocean traffic for the rest of this century. There is no need to accommodate the large supertankers, which were designed and built for the economies of going around the ( ape. Such large tankers could not allord the higher tolls which would he required to make the locks large enough to allow them to pass. Tin - Terminal Fake-Third Forks pi m has been under study by experts both in the fields ol engineering and naxi- gation. Those who have had praetied experience in the (.‘anal /one have endorsed it stronglx. Its costs would be si, modest that it would In- sell- liquidating through affordable tolls. \F nrovi-r, it is a project that could be started almost immediately and proceed stage by stage, without requiring a sudden huge inxestment • at one time. In view of the complicated and uncertain international situation, it is important that we make the best provisions we can to assure that the Pan ama Canal continues to operate at the most efficient level. Two-thirds of all Canal traffic is bound to or from a U S. port U S. PRESENCE The implementation of these improvements will continue a sizeable non-military American presence in the Caribbean, demonstrating once again the talent and capability of the U.S. system. Anything that would result in a diminished American presence would be a needlessly provocative situa tion, Inviting attack and at tempted take-over. Onr Interest tn having a U.S.- controlled canal Is clear: A sharing of the Canal responsi bility could jeopardize our na tional security. Since any new canal would require a sharing of authority, the only way to maintain control Is to modern ize the present faculties. The Panama Canal has been a great achievement In the his tory of the United States; there is no reason why that sense of achievement cannot be im- u roved. ! FARMS ' FOLKS By L. C. Hamilton Clemson University Extension Information Specialist I Travel the highwax lung I enough and you'll experience : the shock of riding upon a j serious accident. ! If your mind runs like i mine, you fool some pity tor ! the victims. Then your com passion turns to indignation, then to anger. { “Something s h o u 1 d ho done," you think But exactly j what remains vague, and you urivc on not knowing what to | do. One woman who ha., .sub stituted action for tin help less feeling is a busy wile, mother, and bookkeeper o! Route 1, North Align Ta. S. C. Two mornings a week Mr •loe R. .Johnson 'climbs into her station wagon and dnxes to distant points to spread the word of highway salety Be tore evening she may have clocked 500 miles on tin- car's odometer In four weekly lectures to women's groups aerm the Palmetto State, she trie to w m other crusader, to the campaign to make the roads safer Already Imished are K hour workshops at Aiken. Bi Imp- vilie. Columbia. Greenwood. Waltorboro. Hampton, and Spartanburg For tin next lew weeks she will he work ing in Bennettsxillc Mrs. Johnson's cour Legal Notices CREDITOR'S NOTH I ( K I 1)1 I OR s \ i»I I ( I Ml persons hav i 11JJ ( ■ 1 a i m s \ i; against the e-lata oT Sank a: am Williams, (leei'.i -od ar<* hen- C Nn hy notihed to till the . ami In n- duly venlicd with the under 'In!■. signed and those indrh -III to 1 .. 1 III ( said estate will p [Kiy ment hkew i -e lea • make .i.ii i po . m < K I DM OIC s NU I i( I MOUNTVILLE NEWS CATTLE Commercial Cows, $21.40 Good Ch Stocker S & IF Canners and Cutters, $16- $19. $25.-$33. Medium Stocker S & H. $23.50_$25. By MRS. I R. ADAMS ( orrespondent on defensive driving has the goal of reducing the toll ol 55.000 lues and 120.000 in.inrn that occur annually on l S highways As safety chairman "I the S C Extension Homemakers Council, she's working through local county groups to put her message across At Spartanburg. I heard Mrs. Johnson gi\< one ol her lectures on deU-nsive driving It was a tactual, documented report on how accidents can be cut “Dcfcnsix e dm mg, she explains, "is the eoiieopt ol driving to prevent aeculinl regardless of what the other driver does, what the law says, or adverse conditions She cites tile majoi t y pcs ol accidents and the reasons for them. The two-ear crash, tin- most serious, causes 42 per cent of the fatalities These ,are caused hy such things as following too closely, being followed too closely passing j without enough caution, being I passed when you're not 1 aware. head-on collisions, and failure to use caution at intersections She tell how to correct each ol these taults The "mystery accidents, those oil-the-road crashes us ually involving a single ear. cause 30 percent ol highway fatalities. Mrs. Johnson ays Speed and driver failure an- the so-called You can Olivia \\ i lb am 200 (>ak St i oH Chilton S ( ' Dale March ti'h, 1968 \l 14 3c Mg;; I INAL SI Till MINI lake notice Ilia! on the 18th day ol Apr,! 1968 wr will rendci a t mal account - 'I our acts and doings as F\c eutors ol the cslatc ol M I) Milam Si in the oilier u! t hr J lldge i it ITubalr ol Fan. ;, - County . at In o clock .. m and on the amt ■ day w . 11 a p ply lor a linal di char.,' i i on, our trii'-t as Fxreulor Any person indebted 6, said estate i not 11 wd ,in i n (j in ret i to make pay mriP or bet ore that date, a no ail persons h a \ i n ., claims against said c tale w ill pi. fill them on e ht-lthc .ani date. duly [Mn\ en a lie i m ever hai'retl Henry Kirk Milam \ ( Milam f Xt a nt • a l 'Imton S ( March 12. 1968 M l it \4 FINAL SETH I MI NT lake notice that on llit 1 29tli day ol .Match, 1968 I wiil rendet a linal account ol my acts and doings as F.xeeutnx ol the estate ol Carlton C Winn, in the olliee ol the Judge ol Probate ol laturen County, at 10 o'clock a m and on the same day will ap ply tor a linal discharge tmm my trust as Executrix Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on oi ht-loi that date, and all person liav ings eltunis tigamst said es Dde will present them on m before said date, duh proven or be lorever barred PAl FINE C MINN 304 S < Ivv. a >1 ( Imton s c F, xecut n \ Feb 2*i. 1968 r'29 4i mgl ( R I DI HtK h ; \n I K l , i m» 11 M * ' i ,* i (' i' 1 < I'M .1 DI I l( I > l I" I ’ I I F s ( ll 1 >’ n \ l ( i i pt p id l ) /V\ \ > I Civiir' (j Sliou\ r ior ’iw Ihidi ? "S'(i e . P. i \ • U.iu i DILLARD BOLAND Jeweler I..ml I’itts. SI reel m r n r r? or n a - t q n a l d r-» i a i - r v i Factory Wholesale . . ArcJ Lven Less Sg ■ Mm Ronnie Bonsley and children ol Fort Rucker. Ah, . 'Pent h ah week with Mr and Mr F F. Stewart. ,, , ,, ,, ... main causes of tin Mr. and Mcs. Frank Simp- mystery ac . t . Ki( , nl son and girls of Joanna spent p ieV ent them if you're .d Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. j ways able to steer youi F. T. Watts. and stop it " car TOR <H ALITY M, \e//ie Streitman lias returned home alter a visit with her brother and sister- m-lau Mr and Mrs. J. C. Streetman ol (ireenvvood. Mrs. Fdwm Blake of Greenwood visited her moth er, Mrs Maude B. Bryson, Sunday. Mr and Mr F F Stewart and Miss \e//ie Streetmani spent last weekend in Com-' meree. Ga. Mis ( 'hi oly n Burns of An-j drew College. Culberth is] spending the Sprin parents, STEEL HAMMERS HIGHLY CHROMF PLATFD •II in' v ith A Iht r Fuems Mr and and bovs ol holidays Mr. and Burns. 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