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1970-CHANCE FOR ACHIEVEMENT "Smart alack kidW What did we accomplish in 1969? j^What wiU we do with 1970? 3Wi4? Mulling those two questions, we ,)ij*>read the lead editorial in The Chron- sfSAe of Jan. 2» 1969, to seek an answer :;tc the first questicm. .boio 'Whs time last year, we outlined seven needed projects which were un der consideration: (1) ‘Ring Road’ ' bypass; (2) proposed new city hall; j(3) proposed cmmtywide water sys- ,.tfVn; (4) proposed rural fire system; four-laning of the Clinton-Joanna toad; (6) pr^osed new YMCA build- (7) elimination of one set of rail road tracks through downtown din- ton. In tallying up, we can put two on t t^e ‘plus’ side of 1969 accomplish- its and score a ‘maybe” for anoth- the elimination of a set of railroad On the ‘plus' side are construction of a new city hall and four-laning of the Clinton-Joanna road. The new city hall construction is on schedule. Tfie fouivlaning of the Clinton-Joanna road to the Industrial Park is practi cally completed. Local leaders are still pushing for the ‘Ring Road’ bypass but the proj ect, although desperately needed, is dragging. This should be a priority item for 1970. The countywide water system and countywide rural fire system propos- ■.ttle apparently are on the shelf. Stud ies were completed on both of these proposals in 1968 but nothing further ‘ mv haa been accomplished^ We’d like to I/siee our legislative ^delegation get Something moving on both of these projects. The development of the rural area is tied to both countywide water and countywide rural fire pro tection. A building tund campaign for con struction of a new YMCA building has .. been delayed. The site has been pur chased anti local residents probably will be called ,pn for support of a cam paign later this year. In our Jan. 2, 1969, editorial we said, “The year 1968 was one of plan ning. WeJjppe 1969 will be a year of wfi+t it's to take to keep Laurens County and this area moving forward.” We are carrying into 1970 some key projects we hoped could be ac complished in 1969. And we have a couple more to add to our 1970 list— housing codes and zoning. The Clinton Housing Authority is in the midst of the preliminary work toward establishing low-rent housing. There is still much to be done and the authority members are working dili gently. However, it’s doubtful that any physical results can be seen in 1970. There are miles of red tape to be handled in 1970. We believe there is strong senti ment in Clinton for strictly enforced housing codes and zoning. This was mentioned time and again in the ‘‘Clinton, Today and Tomorrow” con test and it is a prime topic of general conversation. We would like to see City Council put housing codes at the top of their list for 1970. Council should provide Clinton with the hous ing codes and with a building inspec tor to make sure the codes are en forced. Until we have the low-rent housing projects, the housing codes and build ing inspector could be concerned pri marily with new construction. Once the low-rent housing project becomes a reality, the inspector could devote his efforts toward houses which are now substandard. People who live in the substandard houses must have a better place to go before any govern ment action can be taken to improve or eliminate such existing houses. The Clinton Planning Commission is currently assisting with a neigh borhood analysis survey for which City Council contracted. This survey could give the city a basis from which to work toward zoning. A Clintonian recalls a sergeant with whom he served in Korea. The ser geant was a hearty, energetic individ ual with an aggressive outlook on life. Upon awakening each morning, the sergeant would bound out of bed, take a deep, deep breath and shout, ‘‘An other day to excel!” , Let’s make this our year to excel. There is much which needs to be done. rLetfrdbiti'i ' • > ' * \ i k- * GOODBYE TO THE SIXTIES We have just passed the seventh decade of this—the Twentieth—Cen tury. It was, as decades go, an un usual mixture of events. They rang- ,;ed from tragedy to happiness. -LS) The sixties began with a presi- ' 'dential election year. Before the dec ade’s end, four men had occupied the b:-White House — Eisenhower, Kennedy, - Johnson, and Nixon. Two of those ~$hen would not see the end of the ten- • iiJ ^ear span. -iiii The worlds of Jules Verne and H. Q. Wells became reality during the Sixties. The United States was stun ned by the fact that the Soviets man aged to beat us in the orbiting of the earth. But before the end of the decade, Americans — not one, but four—were the only humans to have left their footprints on the lunar sur face. Many great personalities, including three presidents, died in the Sixties —Sir Winston Churchill, Eisenhower, Hoover, Kennedy, General Douglas MacArthur. The world of the motion pictures lost such greats as Clark Ga ble, Gary Cooper, Marilyn Monroe, two of the Marx Brothers, Judy Garland, and, psrhaps, the greatest loss of all in the field of entertainment-WaR Dis ney. Opera lost Kirsten Flagstad. Cathodes lost Cardinal Spelhnan and Pops John XIIII. Three astronauts died in a fire on the test pad—Chaf fee, Grteom end White. The underworld lost Lucky Luci ano. And the Communista lost two heads of the CFUSA—William Z. Fos ter and Eugene Dennis. Che Guevara wsh finally stepped in his atteapfeate subvert Latin American. On the eth er side of the fence, Whittaker Cham bers, who exposed Alger Hiss, died too often in In 1960 the on the Robert F. Kennedy, and Nazi leader, George Lincoln Rockwell. Only the years to came can tell what noted personalities were bom in the era just past. Some will be evil. Others will be great, and good. Some will move people forward to a better world; others will be a detriment to society. It is awesomely apparent that in the coming years we are going to need men and women who will be great, and good. Those born in the last decade whose lives will be dedicated to good, or evil, in the decades to come, are in our homes, and schools, and churches right now. Who, then, will determine the kind of world we win have? (Do you have a mirror handy?) Defense Investors Must Watch News BY BABSON’S REPORTS, INC. WELLESLEY HILLS, MASS.- In the midst of the stock market’s decline, military-oriented com panies (both prime and subcon tract), are faced with a further transitional period to work out their problems. For the first time in nfany years a paucity of mili tary, space, and commercial pro ducts (aside from the new 747 commercial jet) is in evidence. However, we believe that the out look for new-generation equip ment will brighter in late 1970 when two additional commercial jets - the DC-10 and L-1011 . airbuses--will be entering fleet service, plus a pickup for mili tary programs which will materi alize with deployment of the Safe guard program followed by siza ble orders for the Poseidon mis sile. Nevertheless, investors should pay heed to further poli tical, military, and budgetary an nouncements in governing their near-term investing decisions in this industry. INDUSTRY’S CURRENT SITUATION Commerical orders have al ways served as the ace in the hole for the heavily concentrat ed air frame contractors. The industry envisioned some slow down in the space sector, but was suddenly squeezed on all three fronts--defense, space, and com mercial. A combination of tight money, declining airline earn ings, and a decision to wait for the new generation jumbo and airbus jets wiped out the indus try’s once-dependable commer cial business edge. »■••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • •»• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••. • •••••••••••«•• •% «••••••••••••••••••• Aerospace managers were prepared for cutbacks in military and space funding but had not envisioned that major programs would be conceled in their en tirety. Both going programs and those about to be initiated felt the axe. Finally, inflation and an unwieldy procurement system fi nished off any hope the industry had to ride out the storm. Long- lead contracts made at bid prices two or three years back proved to be unrealistic, and the incen tive and penalty plans incor porated in former Secretary of Defense McNamara’s total wea pons package concept worked a- gainst the contractors in spite of their efficiency. NEED FOR DIVERSIFICATION While there are several ma jor programs now in the research phase such as the A MSA (ad vanced manned strategic air craft), the F-15, the VSX (anti submarine aircraft), and the AX (close support, attack air-craft) budget priorities could defer re search and affect programs at the envelopment stage. For in stance, the F-14A supersonic fighter (awarded to Grumman Corp.) may not reach volume production until 1972 or 1973. But increased funds for the Min- uteman and SRAM missile may again receive full funding if the Vietnam conflagration ends. Moreover, a new bomber could receive priority, along with the prime airborne warning and com mand system (AWACS). Additionally, space stations, manned vehicles for prolonged space visits, the Apollo Appli cations Program, and a large shipbuilding program would, most likely, all be refueled. How ever, there is a real need to smooth out the sharp cyclical swings caused by the disjointed nature of the military contract ing business. The industry must, in Babson’s opinion, shape a new modus operand! for it self in hatching new technologies in wider sectors. These could encompass more tangible work in systems management More meaningful participation In envi ronmental problems such as noise, pollution, and congestion should generate a new Image for the industry. Aerospace com panies already possess unusual expertise in materials, in new propulsion systems and avionics. PACKAGE OF FOUR INTERESTING STOCKS Babson’s Reports is not re commending, at this writing, any specific aerospace-defense com pany tor near-term investment However, we have uncovered four contractors which either have a large commercial mix In non- aerospace markets or are com mercial component suppliers to the -Industry’s leaders. The stocks of these companies pur chased ae a package could very well yield good appreciation over file next few years. The package consists of Bendix Corp., Mar tin Marietta, Raytheon, and TRW. tec. Cell NYSE). Only small coon jgjmmtt are advised at this juncture. FREE ENTERPRISE—In an address to the nation’s lead ing manufacturers. Rep. Wil liam E Brock (R.-Tenn.) said that to solve the problem of turmoil on the campuses it is essential that we market the philosophy of free enterprise as vigorously as we market its products. In researching the subject he found that the vast majority of students are “idealistic, sincere and con cerned." But he added, “stu dents are not so concerned with changing existing values as with whether qr not the adult society is living up to those values.” It is essential for the busi ness community to communi cate an understanding of free enterprise because it is essen tial to the preservation of in dividual opportunity and en richment. He believes that our free enterprise system is abso lutely essential to the preser vation of individual oppor tunity and enrichment and to the preservation of freedom itself. Wish I’d Said That The best demonstration of a man’s poise is his ability to talk fluently while the other fellow is paying the check.— Ed Kummer, The Eaton (Colo.) Herald. Really cultured persons never mistake vulgarity for originality.— Eugene Gay, The Calvert (Tex.) News- Messenger. Dishonor in public life has a double poison. When people are dishonorable in private busi ness, they injure only those with whom they deal or their own chances in the next world. But when there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned. —Herbert Hoover Grey cloth in a rough, cotton cloth state. M You’Te got to come out of your shell on this job, Frima- by—” 2-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Jan. 1, 1970 SENATOR STROM THURMOND REPORTS TO THE PEOPLE THE NIXON COURSE As the First Session of the 91st Congress draws to a close, it is time to assess the course of the Nixon Administration thus far. When a Nation has slipped off course, it is not easy to bring it back to the main stream of political thinking. Yet the President has struggled long and hard to overcome the ob stacles set up by the liberals and minority groups who have long exercised a disproportionate share of political power. NEW TONE The most obvious accomplish ment of the Nixon Administra tion is the new tone of even- handedness in the Federal Gov ernment’s treatment of the various regions of the country. Some critics have charged that the President is following a so- called “Southern strategy" based upon special favors for the Southern States. Such critics are simply not ac customed to a situation wherein the South receives equal and just treatment. At long last the South is playing a role in the national leadership which is equal to, but not greater than, her merits. A good illustration of this change of attitude is the Ad ministration’s voting rights leg islation. As it passed the House in a narrow vote, the Adminis tration’s proposals eliminated the obnoxious legal machinery set up by President Johnson which discriminated against the South. Under the new proposal, no longer would it b? necessary for a Southern State legislature to go hat in hand to Washing ton to ask permission to pass laws constitutionally within State jurisdiction. SUPREME COURT Another example of even- handedness is the President’s determination to appoint strict constructionists to the US. Supreme Court. Chief Justice Warren Burger —Nixon's choice—has not yet hsd time to impress his monld upon the Court, but he has in- dicsted in recent decisions re garding pornography and pri vate clubs that he dissents from the old Warren Court philos ophy. The nomination of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. was another indication that the President was pleased to honor a great constitutional lawyer, no matter what section of the country from which he came. However, the President had not counted upon the determination of the labor bosses to continue controlling the government. VIETNAM The President has also sought to extricate us from the War in Vietnam a rapidly as condi tions permit. For the Apt time, the Vietnamese are being ade quately trained and equipped to take on the burden of their own defense, while the American boys come home. Meanwhile, the President has also pushed through legislation providing for the reform of the selective service system. This new reform will enable us to meet our mili tary obligations, while enabling our young men to plan their schooling and careers with a greater degree of certainty. Finally, we must not forget to mention the new moral leader ship which this Administration is providing for the country. The President has made a strong csll for obscenity legislation and several Adminiatration bills to help curb pornography are near ing the completion of work in the Commit teen. This Adminis tration is now waging a deter mined light on crime. The Vice President has stirred the conscience of the Nation with his fearless indictment of special interests and power con centrations in the news media and in education. He has coura geously exposed a situation long perceived oy the ordinary citi zen, but studiously ignored by our leaders. The US. Attorney General has instilled a firm and fair attitude towards the administra tion of justice into our national commitment. For the first time the Justice Department has appeared in court with a South ern state in order to help pre serve its educational system. For the first time, the Justice Department has indicted rioters under the Thurmond Anti-Riot Amendment for radical and revolutionary activities. The Nixon Administration ha* performed a great service in attempting to turn the wild tide of past administrations into constructive channels. (»oi prepared er prhued at ■<'•1 .. ,i.i. in II PARSON JONES SAYS Preaching According Dear Mr. Publisher: I taught the Woman’s Bible Class this past Sunday, and really got an education. The lesson was about King David. The ladies al lowed as how David was a good leader, and the closest thing the world has had to him since then is Vice President Agnew. Well, needless to say, from that point on the lesson was about Agnew and the press. One woman point ed out that the Vice President Is the first person who has spoke for the silent majority for a long time. She said it was about time somebody cut the TV folks down to size. After all people should be allowed to have the kind of news they want - especially If they are the majority. Sister Es ther disagreed. She said Russia always reports the good things about their country, and we all know its propaganda. She allowed as how muzzling freedom of speech is like the dog who had a gold collar and ate steaks - but wasn’t allowed to bark. EUie Nlckelslnger argued that this is a free country where the majority rules, and If they want Gospel To Gallop aH good news, then they oughta get it. Afater all, the majority is right. Sister Esther allowed as how that would make the mob that crucified Jesus right. According to Esther, the crowd has been wrong more often that its been right. She said censoring the press was like telling the prea cher what he oughta preach. Ellie swore that might not be a bad idea. She said the people who pay the preacher’s salary should have some say-so in what they bear. When the class was over - I was glad. The way it looks, Mr. Publisher, pretty soon I’m gonna be preaching the Gospel accord ing to Gallop. I gotta be signing off for this time. If you run across any good books you think It would be safe for me to read, bow about bring ing ’em the next time you come. These days you need all the help you can get Parson Jones Thanks For Aid The Laurens County Welfare Department would like to thM»k civic, church, fraternal organi zations, and indhrldoals in the Clinton area for f beir generosity to our children and elderly and disabled persons this Christmas > The true spirit at has been shown in limitless by the warmth and open ness of Clinton citisens. Our agency is indeed thankful for the help given to our fami- Laurens County Department of PSblic Welfhre * • • hungry people. help them. CARE •MS *1 per seringa te CAM Mrs. Alice R. Davidson Director