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2-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., September 11, 1969 SPEAK OUT FOR HAYNESWORTH Some pressure groups are opposed toPresident Nixon’s nomination of Judge Clement Haynesworth to the U.S. Suprme Court and are actively fighting the nomination. ^ Judge Haynesworth, a South Caro- jinian, deserves the support of people throughout the nation, particularly the people of his native state. > Judge Haynesworth’s judicial rec ord is sound. Some of the liberal ele ments think he’s too conservative and gome conservatives consider him too 4beral in some areas. However, we be lieve him to be a fair-minded man ded icated to constitutional government. We believe Judge Haynesworth is im- l mensely qualified lor the U. S. Su preme Court. ; It would be expected that the peo ple of Judae Haynesworth’s home state would speak out in his behalf. Their silence might be interpreted as an indication of disapproval. We urge our readers to make their feelings known to U.S. Sen. Ernest Hollings, who offered Judge Haynes worth as a candidate tor the position; U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond; or U.S. Congressman James R. Mann, who represents our congressional district. Letters to the two U.S. Senators should be sent to Senate Office Build ing, Washington, D. C. 20510, and let ters to Rep. Mann should be sent to House Office Building, 20515. It might also be helpful to indicate your opinion to Rep. John W. McCor mack, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Sen. Mike Mans field, majority leader of the U.S. Sen ate. LT. HORACE HORTON Clinton recently lost one of its mtstanding public servants in the unexpected death of Lt. Horace Hor ton. Lt. Horton, assistant police chief, was a veteran of 28 years’ service with the Clinton Pblice Dept. He was a dedicated man. Like many other of our policemen, he did other work to supplement his income. Lt. Horton was a cattle farmer in addition to the police work but he worked the extra hours because he was dedicated to police work. The relationship fbet.w'een police men and the public causes concern in some municipalities but, because of men such as Lt. Horton, the relation ship is good in Clinton. Lt. Horton was a man we respected but he also had an easy disposition and a good sense of fair play. Such men set high standards tor other policemen. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION We have never met Nelson Lewis, whose column, “Pause and Reflet ”, appears in the Freona (Texas) Star but we would like to second the senti ments he expressed in a recent article. Mr. Lewis was discussing moral values and noted that the item that :had moved him to comment was a poster being sold by a New York posl- .er printer. The poster depicted a ( young lady in in the uniform of the Girl j Scouts the.model was represented f as being pregnant. We add here Mr. Lewis' comments » fin part: “When 1 think of what the rGirl Socut organization has meant to •the young ladies of Freona, in fact to :the entire community, my blood boils :to think that a mature business man | would stoop to such disgraceful tricks. : "The Girl Scout National Council is fsuintt tor a million dollars and is ask- that production of the posters be {halted and that all existing copies be ^ destroyed. "The question is, what will be the 1 outcome of th law suit?” “My guess is that it will be carried all the way to the so-called ‘Supreme Court' and will then be thrown out, or settled in lavor of the printing firm, on the grounds that a man may print or publish anything under the guise of ‘freedom of speech’.” As we said at the outset, we agree with most of what Mr. Lewis wrote. We are hoping, however, that his com ments on the Supreme Court turn out to be wrong. The new Chief Justice may not view this kind of obscenity as being eligible for defense under the tirst amendment to the Constitution. We believe, as members of the press, that the right to slander, even if the slanderous activity is conducted while hiding behind the shield of humor, is not a part of freedom of expression, of speech or the press. The Constitution should not be used as protection for the right to demean either individuals or groups. Strictly fresh ! It’s time to stop countin i birthdays when the crac ' of dawn becomes the creak :of dawn. Before you say that cats are dumb, consider: Have YOU figured a way to get three squares a day and a place to sleep just by purr ing? * • • One man’s trash is an other man’s antique trove. Those who make state ments with tongue in cheek should remember there’s still room for a foot in the mouth, too. * * * Some of the cheesecake photos we’ve seen are pretty crumby "Hey! Easy With the Thumb." "Johnny, I Hate To Say This-But A Glassy, Cracked Moon Doesn't Turn Me On..." Silent Majority Finds Its Voice King Feature* Syndicate Aluminum Has Excellent Potential For Growth BY BABSON’S REPORTS INC. WELLESLEY HILLS, MASS.,- A decade and a half ago, alumi num was riding the crest of an unprecedented upsurge in de mand. Its light weight, malle ability, and effectiveness as a substitute for other materials; but in those days it was still a specialty metal. Today -- thanks to well-sustained and well-directed research, as well as market development-- alumi num has truly become a base metal with an excellent potential for unlimited solid growth. STATUS OF SUPPLY Last year, the United States-- world’s top aluminum produc er -- had output estimated at 3,250,000 tons. This was nearly 40C ( of the world total, Com munist nations included. The U. S. and Canada together account ed for nearly 50Cc of world pro duction. Output of the Communist nations was a shade under 2,000,000 tons. As a result of manage ment’s closer attention to re search and development and to cost control, the overcapacity problem which had been re curring during the past several years has been resolved. Cur rently, output -- though still ex panding -- is being held in fairly close balance with demand. But U. S. and Canadian companies are actively increasing and de veloping their bauxite reserves in various parts of the world. EXPANDING USAGE While aluminum has had to share the lucrative aircraft mar ket with metals which afford bet ter resistance to heat, producers have been quick to capitalize their advantages in other areas to attain the volume they need for optimum future use of their vast, and still rising, productive capacity. During the past five years, perhaps the greatest strides in expanding usage have been in containers, packaging, and building materials. In 1967 -- latest year for which full figures are available -- the leading aluminum-consuming in dustries were: building and transportation, each 21 ( F(; elec trical, 14T; and consumer dur ables, 99t. We fully expect that the amount of this metal going into construction of the average new home will be boosted sig nificantly -- perhaps as much as ten-fold -- in the next decade. PRICES AND PROFITS Meanwhile, aluminum shows increasing signs of “coming of age’. The growing pains are not yet over, but they have subsided and will cause less trouble as the industry settles down to a less dramatic but more solid per ASC Ballots iod of growth. Prices are stable now; but if near-term changes were to occur they would favor the upside. Like many another in dustry, aluminum is feeling the pressure of high and rising costs. However, its modern plant and equipment and its well-honed re search and development pro grams are factors on the plus side. Supply, demand, and price fluc tuations promise to be moderate in the months immediately ahead. Hence profitability should be re latively good over the near to medium term. While there is some possibility that the industry will move into a period of over supply, the balance of factors suggests that this will not occur in 1969 and possibly not even in 1970. WHAT TO BUY The research staff ofBabson’s Reports is currently recom mending purchase of the common stock of Reynolds Metals Com pany. Reynolds is the second-lar gest U. S. aluminum concern. Its longer-term growth prospects continue to be excellent. Fully integrated, it manufactures and markets a wide variety of build ing produ- s in addition to its output of aiuminum ingots, semi finished and finished items. Man agement’s confidence in the fu ture of the industry and in its own future is amply reflected in its systematic plant improvement and expansion program designed to broaden the earnings base and control unit production costs. BY THURMAN SENSING Executive Vice President Southern States Industrial Council One of the most significant developments on the national scene took place in Pittsburgh recently when construction work ers staged a counter-demonstra tion against black militants who had persuaded city officials to halt building projects until more minority group workers had been hired. The counter-demonstra tions paraded around City Hall shouting: “We are the majority." At long last, it seems that the silent majority is finding its voice in America. During the 1960s, the majority seemed to be in retreat before the arrogant demands of a militant minority with political muscle. In the Ken- nedy-Johnson era, an organized minority group had only to make a protest--and federal agencies hastened to implement its will. The temper of the country is changing, however, as the Pitts burgh story indicates. It's amazing that the country ever gotaway from majority rule. This is what a republican sys tem of government is based upon -- decisions made by a majority of the citizens. The ultra-liber als, which once asserted the rights of the majority (when it seemed that a majority was for Big Government), nowisprotest ing against the system. Some lib eral ideologists are trying to for mulate a theory of minority rule of the United States. Highly significant in this con nection was a recent article by Prof. Herbert J. Cans in The New York Times Magazine. His article was entitled “We Won’t End The Urban Crises Until We End ‘Majority Rule’.’ This is a curious thesis, but Prof, Cans strained to find arguments to sup port it. His analysis is pro foundly revealing of liberal think ing at this time. According to Prof. Cans, “ma- joritarian democracy* was a- dopted when America was a small, agrarian nation. Times have changed, he insists, and it’s time, in his judgment, for some thing he calls "pluralistic de mocracy. * The Professor urged that mi norities have a veto on legisla tion affectingthem. He urged pub lic financing of election cam paigns and recommended free te levision time to all candidates-- “even from the third, fourth or fifth parties.’ Under “majoritar- ian democracy,* he said, “mi norities can be tyrannized be cause their demands are diame trically opposed to the ma jority’s. When this happens, with a school or other institution, the minority should have the right to secede, establishing its own in stitution.’ He also wants pro portional representation, which would give splinter parties a place in every legislative cham ber. What Prof. Cans proposed is a receipt for chaos. France in the 1930s had proportional repre sentation, and it prevented main tenance of a strong government with a working majority. The communists, of course, gained a place at the governmental table, and disruption resulted. It seems fair to say that the American people aren’t about to buy Prof. Cans’ proposal for “pluralistic democracy," which amounts to the tyranny of a mi nority. They aren’t going to let dissident black power elements establish taxpayer-financed Jo- mo Kenyatta academies because community protesters don’t like the public schools. They aren’t about to require the television networks to give every kook a huge listening audience or finance the election campaigns of the lu natic fringe in American life. Finally, the American people don’t seem in a mood to let a minority dictate public policy at the local or national level. A minority group has rights — the same rights as a majority group -- the rights every citi zen has. A minority, however, cannot be what the ultra-liberals want it to be, namely a privileg ed class in America that can dis rupt a city by halting garbage collections or blocking construc tion of private and public build ings. In Pittsburgh, for example, the construction workers have a right to work without interference by radical-led groups. Some of the nation’s politi cians, who have been catering to militants in recent years, may not have gotten the word. The politicians in Pittsburgh no doubt are getting the message from the aroused workers and the majority of citizens who cheered the count er-demonstration. American communities and great industries cannot be held up virtually at gunpoint by mili tant factions who threaten to plunge a community or a plant into chaos if their edicts aren’t obeyed. The majority will has to prevail in America. That’s the system in a Republic; that’s the way the people want It. BMB WELFARE STANDARDS — In commenting on the Ad ministration’s postponing the former Administration’s de cision that would permit wel fare applicants to start draw ing benefits without an investi gation of their eligibility, Cong. Gene Snyder (R.-Ky.), said, "In my view this action is a prudent one. Certainly, no one wishes to deny benefits to those really in need, but on the other hand, the taxpayers’ hard-earned dollar should not be spent until the need is es tablished ; and, therefore, I am pleased that another look is being taken at what I consider to have been a hasty and ill- advised action by the Johnson Administration.” Are Mailed Out Ballots were mailed onSept. 5, to agricultural producers known to be eligible to vote* in Agri cultural Stabilization and Con servation committee elections, according to Laurens County ASC Committee Chairman Samuel B. Fleming. He said any resident of the county who is eligible to take part in a farm program administered by ASCS is eligible to vote in the community committee elec tions to be held the third week in September. This applies with out regard to sex, race, color, religion, or national origin. “Our list of known eligible voters totals 3,023 and I am hope ful that each will cast a ballot, * the ASC Chairman said. He pointed out there may be agricultural producers — own ers, operators, tenants, or sharecroppers — who are eligi ble to vote buL.ju'e not on the eligible voters’ list. “We invite those who may be eligible voters to check at the Laurens County ASCS Office, 207 West Laurens Street, Laurens, S. C. If they are eligible, we will add their names to the list and they will receive ballots. The list of known eligible voters is maintained at the ASCS office and is available there for public inspection,” Chairman Fleming said. Almost every agricultural pro ducer in the county is an eli gible voter according to the ASC Committee Chairman. “For in stance, if he produced a crop eligible for price support, he is an eligible voter. He doesn’t necessarily have to actually ap ply for price support, so long as he has a crop which was eli gible for price support, "said Mr. Fleming. "If he has cropland in any of the various retirement or diver sion programs of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture, he is an eligible voter. Or, if he could have participated in the Agricul tural Conservation Program (ACP) for installing soil and water conservation practices, he is an eligible voter in the ASCS community committee elections. Again, I point out that partici pation in the programs is not the determing factor; what counts is whether a producer was eligible to participate in any ASCS pro gram,’ he continued “If so, he or she is eligible to vote.” The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service ad ministers acreage allotments, price support loans and pay ments, cropland retirement and diversion programs, the sugar program, wool and mohair incen tive production program, wheat certificate program, the farm storage and drying equipment loan program, and the Agri cultural Conservation Pro gram, a joint effort by landown ers and the U. S. Department of Agriculture to preserve our Nation’s land, water, and timber resources. On The Other Side...