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I I I To The Jaycees The Clinton Jaycees currently are conducting a community service survey and it’s a worthwhile proj ect. The Jaycees are trying to find out what the citizens think of their town and what they think it needs. As a result of the survey, the Jaycees will undertake some of the more pressing problems. With their enthusiasm, these young men could accomplish muc,h.. We have a few suggestions for them although admittedly a couple of them are tough ones, maybe too^ tough. 1. The city's sewer system needs to he brought up to date. This, of course, is primarily a problem to be handled by city officials. The Jay cees could help in gathering infor mation and helping to inform the ***»*♦**♦*#»♦•**** Pathetic Showing : Only 40 per cent of the register ed Laurens County voters cast bal lots in last week’s Democratic Pri- mary. Union County turned out 68 per cent of its registered voters and they pfcayed a major role in nominating their senator, eliminating the two candidates from Laurens County. . Laurens County, with about 14,- oOO registered voters, may be the largest in population in the three- county State Senatorial District but it is at the bottom of the list in vot ing. Laurens County has a popula tion of about 48,000 yet Union and Newberry counties, with about 30,- o00 each, both outvoted Laurens. Laurens County voters cast a total of 7,180 votes in the Senatorial race. Union County voted 8,563 and New berry County voted 7,198. Any county in which over half of the registered voters don’t both go to the polls doesn’t deserve a resi dent senator. *»* + + + + + + + + **»*» + « ***** Government By Intimidation It would be difficult indeed to find a person in these United States who doesn’t have one or more pro posals that he’d like to submit to the Congress in Washington. Every farmer we know has a few, as does every housewife. We suspect that law enforcement officers even have a few bills they would like to see placed in the hopper. To degree, every citizen is a lobbyist. And all these lobbyists have a right to petition their representa tives for their personal self-interest. That right is important in our coun try. But the so-called “Poor Peo ple’s March” is violating the code of civilized lobbying. In the first place, the billing as a poor people’s march is misleading, as any recent visitor to the Lincoln Memorial area can testify. There are just too many high-priced automobiles parked at the perimeter of the plywood shanty town, and there are too many people coming and going from the fenced-in compound with expensive cameras hanging about their necks. Any pro test that the automobiles and cam eras don’t belong to residents of the commune can be ignored because no one else is allowed inside by the ci vilian guards at the gates. In any event, on May 24, a mass demonstration was held in front of the Washington apartment building where Representative Wilbur Mills lives when the Congress is in session. The assembled lobbyists chanted and sang despite the fact that they had been informed that the Con gressman was not at home, but had gone out for the evening to cele brate his birthday. The Reverend James Bevel, of the Southern Chris tian Leadership Conference, shouted to the throng that, “Wilbur Mills has snuck out of his rat hole and made a run for it. He’s out getting drunk, but he’ll be back.” Surely it is obvious that anyone who would throw around slanderous statements such as this and expect favorable legislation in return is truly trying a new form of salemanship. A couple of days later, the lead er of the march, Reverend Ralph Abernathy, was quoted as saying that if his poor people’s demands are not met the march will continue to the home town of each Congress man. Is that a petition? public of this need and, if a bond referendum results, the Jaycees could help in getting the voters to the polls to assure a representative vote. There are some sections within the city limits which do not have sewer service. In addition to the obvious health hazard, such a situ ation discourages growth. Complete sewer service is a must for any mu nicipality. 2. Housing. There is an extreme shortage in rental property in Clin ton. Naturally, the Jaycees can’t go out and put up houses or apart ments. They can conduct a survey to see exactly what type housing is needed and draw the public’s atten tion to the need and potential. 3. The Mary Musgrove House, one of this area’s outstanding his torical landmarks, is in bad need of repair. The Jaycees might be of some assistance to officials of Thorn- well, which owns the property. If the house is restored, as it should be, there’s still the problem of up keep and the Jaycees might help fi nance that from the proceeds of their fund raising projects. 4. Lend support to the proposed “Ring Road” by-pass which is badly needed to help alleviate downtown traffic congestion. 5. Stage a major drive to combat voter apathy which w-as so evident in last week’s Democratic primary. Laurens County has had a weak voting record in recent years and perhaps the Jaycees could help stir up some enthusiasm on election days. Any one of these tasks would be a major project but the Jaycees are young, energetic and they’re ca pable of accepting big challenges. THE POWER TO DESTROY The tonnage of publicity and news releases which comes into a newspaper office poses a weighty problem—how to cull out the im portant and find time to read it. One release we do inspect regularly is that of the National Small Business Association, perhaps because run- small business category. The latest is an eye-opener. In late April, the organization brought a labor lawyer to Washing ton to testify before the Senate Ju diciary Committee. The spokesman was a man who has devotel almost 30 years to representing business men in labor relations, Robert H. Jones, of Albany, New York. He told the Committee that the Nation al Labor Relaions Board is imposing upon small business "enormous, un warranted and unconscinable ex pense in exercising or defending le gitimate employer rights” under the law. The NLRB abuses of power, he said, “adversely affect the employ er’s opportunity to prepare and pre sent his case. In direct contrast, they discriminatorily indulge unions in extensions of preparatory and presentation time or excuse their violation of filing time limits . . . Mr. Jones was specific. He cit ed case after case. For example: in one case the NLRB devoted six months to investigating a “vague and insufficient charge,” then is sued a complaint against the em ployer containing 18 allegations of unfair labor practice. “At no time during the entire investigation, despite repeated re quests by the respondents’ (emp^y- ers’) counsel did the General Coun sel (of the NLRB) indicate ... in any way even the general nature of the facts ostensibly underlying the charge!” What happened? The case was settled without a trial on terms which the respondents had been willing to concur in for more than a year. But the investi gation alone cost the company more than $75,000 in executive time and legal expense, “most of which,” said Jones, “could easily have been avoided had the General Counsel merely respected the Board’s own rules and regulations . . .” Many small businesses could not survive that kind of expense—or abuse. And none should have to. ♦1 Presidential Candidate Helping Vietnam Vets THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., June 20, 1968 Everyday Counselor BY DR. HERBERT SPAUGH It is surprising what people, from babyhood to old age, will do to attract attention to them selves. They try to attract atten tion by the houses they build, the clothing they wear, the auto mobiles they drive and how they drive them. Children have a par ticular way of trying to get attention. This commences in babyhood when the child screams to get attention. Recently a most interesting case was reported from Upchurch School in Raeford, North Car olina, when many first-grade pupils mysteriously fell asleep during classes at the school. Dr. John McLean, North Carolina Health Department official, and Dr. Don Schulte, a psychiatrist, after investigating the curious phenomenon, prescribed “the re moval of any reward for going to sleep." Parents, teachers and other students were told to ignore the pupils who went to sleep. “The response to corrective techniques has been most drama tic." said Dr. McLean. The May 18th issue of the Sat urday Evening Post has a feature article, “Stealing For Thrills - The Billion-Dollar Scandal of Teen-Age Shoplifting." The author states that teen-age shop liftings account for approxi mately $100,000.00 each week. These young people are not hard ened driminals. The great majority of them are white and from middle-class suburban families. The article reports that chances are twenty to one that the teen-age shoplifter will be a girl. It is alarming that these young people have no motivation for honesty from their parents. Police authorities attach much of the blame to the parents. Fail ure to provide an honest example or lack of attention from parents to children are the chief causes. Several teen-agers arrested and confronted with their parents said, “Now, I’ll get you to pay attention to me." Today’s parents seem to have failed to have grasped the fact that home-making is big busi ness and important business. Parents must invest time, love, and discipline as well as money. Back in 1965, the Reader’s Digest published an article by Max Lerner, “The Vanishing American Father.” Itpoints to the source of the problem of author ity in the home. It is available in reprint from the Reader’s Di gest Association, Inc., Pleasant- ville, New York. Parents, along with the des tiny of your own personal soul, stands the destiny of your child ren for which you are largely responsible* If you don’t intro duce them to God, go with them to church, give them Christian example, you will live to regret it. They that sow to the wind will reap the whirlwind! BABSON PARK, MASS. - The end of the Vietnam war is not yet in sight. But even now, thou sands of servicemen (and women) are returning to civilian life each month. If you have relatives or friends due to be discharged, or if you are an employer, you should know what Uncle Sam is doing to help these veterans. OLD JOB OR NEW All vets who were employed before entering service have 90 days after discharge to apply for restoration to their old jobs. If you know any returning service man who is having trouble get ting his old job back--and this is not uncommon, especially in small companies whose owners or managers just don’t under stand what the law requires of them--tell the vet to contact the WEEK OF JUNE 17, 1943 Pvt. Perry M. Moore, recently inducted into army service at Ft. Jackson, has been transferred to the Finance Replacement Training Center at Ft Benjamin Harrison, Inc., to begin basic training in finance. Georgia Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Young, is two years old today. Mrs. Ansel B. Godfrey enter tained informally Friday evening honoring Reese Young who left Monday for army service. Mrs. W. C. Milam, Mrs. J.G. Pitts and Miss Allene Copeland were hostesses Monday eve ning at the home of the former to members of the San Glenn nearest Veterans Re-employ ment Rights Office of the U.S. Department of Labor for assist ance. Vets who worked for Uncle Sam before going into service, or who would like to work for him now, should contact their local U.S. Civil Service Commission Office. Note that the Federal Vet erans Preferance Act accords former servicemen priority on government jobs for which they qualify. Many states give a simi lar break to vets qualifying for state civil service jobs. In addition, President Johnson has empowered federal agencies to hire vets for some government circle of Broad Street Methodist Church. Oscar M. Kern of Reidville spent Monday with his mother, Mrs. Agnes Kern. Friends of Pvt. John W. Finney, Jr. who was recently inducted into the Army at Ft Jackson will be interested to know he has been transferred to Gulfport Field, Miss. Captain Claude M. Lawson of Camp Wheeler, Ga., spent the weekend with Mrs. Lawson and his mother, Mrs. L. T. Lawson. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Burdette of Simpsonvllle, also spent Sunday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Lawson. jobs without requiring competi tive examinations. EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS All veterans who have had more than 180 days of active service, or who have been discharged for service-connected disabilities, are entitled to one month’s schooling for each month of active-duty service, for a total of no more than 36 months’ schooling. Such instruction may be taken at any public or pri vate secondary school; voca tional, correspondence, or busi ness school; junior college, normal school, or teacher’s college; college or university; professional, scientific, or tech nical institution. The Veterans Administration administers this program. Gov ernment help amounts to $130 per month for a single vet in a full-time educational pursuit. With one dependent, the total rises to $155, with two to $175. Assistance for each dependent after the first two is$10 monthly. Not widely known is the fact that veterans may receive a monthly allowance if they choose to take farm co-operative training com prising institutional agricultural courses plus related work on the farm. For a single vet, the allow ance is $105 per month; $145 for a vet with two dependents, $7 for each additional dependent. GUARANTEES All discharged military per sonnel possess a most important asset in their Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance policy. This protection is continued for 120 days after they leave the service. If not converted to a commercial- type policy within that period it lapses. So, if you have a query about GI insurance, don’t guess, or be content with partial answers. Get in touch directly with the Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance, 212 Washington St., Newark, N.J. Most of us are aware that vets have 10 years from discharge date to get a VA-guaranteed home or farm loan. But many do not rea lize that, to this 10 years, an extra year is added for each three months of active duty. Loans are made by private lenders with VA guarantees. For homes, the guarantee-ceiling is now $7,500, or 60% of the loan (whichever is less); for farm real estate other than acquiring a home, the top is $4,000, or 50% of the loan. Legislation is now pending in Congress to raise these guaran tee-ceilings. HOSPITAL CARE VA disburses disability com pensation on a monthly basis to vets who have incurred wounds in line of duty or who have suffered injuries or contracted diseases while in service. Such payments range from $21 to $850 per month. All through life, vet erans are also entitled to full care in VA hospitals at no cost for service-connected disabili ties; and for treatment of non- service - connected illnesses when beds are available and they can certify they are unable to pay for hospital care elsewhere. For complete, up-to-date infor mation on total possible benefits, contact your local VA office. Attitudes & Platitude S Jerr\ Marcus Th* Travhrs Safety S*rvK» Auto Accidents BY RICHARD GANTT Attorney Presbyterian College The laws of South Carolina attempt to provide compensation for the victims of automobile accidents if they are not at fault. Society requires that an innocent victim be paid for the negligent acts of another person. Our motor vehicle registration laws en courage everyone to have a policy of liability insurance on his car. If an innocent person is injured, the insurance company of the ne gligent driver will provide pay ment for damage to property and person. Many accidents occur where there is no doubt about who is at fault. However, there are times when the guilty party is not so apparent. Knowing you are right is much simpler than proving it. Insurance companies are very concerned about determining who was at fault in any accident. Companies have experts on the scene of the aedident as soon as possible to make this deter mination. The representative will take written statements from wit nesses and gather all evidence obtainable. This information is very important in proving negli gence. If adjusters at the acci dent scene represent the other driver, you know the evidence assembled will be used to show that you were at fault. In this situation you need expert assis tance in gathering evidence to prove your innocence. Your lawyer can also be your expert. He can gather evidence before conditions change and the information is lost. The longer the delay in gathering evidence, the more difficult it becomes. Witness’ statements are perhaps the best evidence. The sooner their statements concerning the accident can be taken, the better case you will have. HELP OPEN THE GATE RICHARD GANTT Be especially careful when the accident results in bodily injury. The determination of who is at fault will decide important ques tions about liability for these in juries. Many times these injuries far exceed the property damage. With the rising hospital costs and other expenses you should be very careful when involved in an automobile accident. “In mini-skirts women no longer worry about standing between you and the sun.”- Louis Nelson Bowman, Tri- County (Missouri) News. “A little school and him what He looked eyes and following George C. homa Cou News. boy was late for the teacher asked caused the delay, solemnly into her answered: T was a slow dog.’ " Keyes, The Okla- nty (Jones City ) Garden benches should be 16 or 18 inches high, with seats about 18 inches wide. t.