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8^ I r~ 1670 1970 TRICENTENNIAL WEEK Next week is a big- one for Lau- ema County. It’s our Tricentennial Week, celebrating the 300th anniver sary of South Carolina. The Clinton phase of the celebra tion opens Sunday afternoon with an open house at Clinton’s new City Hall. From then through the following Sat urday, it's going to be a busy, exciting time for Clintonians. The Laurens County Tricenten nial Committee, headed by William P. Jacobs III of Clinton, has worked long and hard on this celebration. They have come up with some events which should be of interest to everyone. Elsewhere in today’s Chronicle is a schedule of events. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the schedule and take advantage of as many as possible. It is appropriate that our festivi ties open with the tours of city hall. To twist a phrase from a cigarette commercial, it says, "We’ve come long way, baby.” Clinton isn’t a particularly old settlement when compared to some of the other cities and towns in South Carolina. It was only slightly over 100 years ago that Clinton was a crossroads town which had a pretty rough reputation. It is also appropriate that Wil liam P. Jacobs III is heading our Tri- centennial efforts. His great-grand father, Dr. William P. Jacobs, did more than anyone else to change Clinton’s direction and image. He founded Thomwell Orphanage and Presbyteri an College. He put heart and soul into the community and others have built upon that foundation. Thomwell, Presbyterian and Whitten Village dis tinguish Clinton from other South Carolina towns. They are priceless parts of our community. Indeed, we’ve come a long way. We also have a long way to go but it should be most enjoyable to take time out next week and look at ourselves and our heritage. Our heritage should serve as an inspiration to us as we face the future. So many have done so much. COMPANY’S COMING Company's coming. We better get get spruced up. Next week is Laurens County’s Tricentennial Week. The interesting, varied schedule of events is bound to attract many visitors to our area. We want to look our beet Of course, beautification should be a year-round job for each citizen. If each person kept his own particular corner clean and didn’t litter the streets and highways, clean-up cam paigns wouldn’t be necessary. Because some people are careless about trash and litter, clean-up cam paigns are necessary and we have one scheduled for this week-end. In co operation with the Clinton Streets De partment, Boy Scouts are planning to supply some manpower to clean up the roadsides this weekend. They could use some help so why don’t you check the area around your house to make sure that we all put our best foot forward for our Tricentennial Week. Hijackers’ Rights Now that a would-be hijacker of the TWA 707 Jet at San Francisco has ben shot by a private guard who happened to be on board, watch some body come up and complain that the hijacker’s constitutional rights were violated. We wouldn’t be at all sur- priaed. Poor Campaign Looking back at the recently com pleted 1970 election campaign, we think it was a particularly poor state campaign, regardless of the winner. The state candidates offered little in the way of concrete programs. They gave us a lot of rhetoric and phrases and said things they thought we’d like to hear. At the end of the campaign, we still didn’t know exactly what they intended to do with the offices they were seeking. 'TnlrK* rtvot^ef @1970 m(. IF l KAP NOT BE- UEVED IT IN MV ^ MINP l WOULD have 5KK If 'em' IS siiui tu«• w ,. t r e KANGAROO COURT "spy?; “i # (DM0- County Needs Toll-Free Phones, Rural Fire System BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent A great deal of time is being spent in an effort to get the telephones united, or opened up between Laurens and Clinton, Joanna, Mountville and Cross Hill. Mr. George Phinney, Chairman of the County De velopment Board, and I have been contacting telephone of ficials, county and city people, who we feel will work and help. This would do more to bring Laurens and Clinton together than any one thing I know. Mer chants would gain probably more than any one group. How ever, law enforcement churches, schools, and all of our people would be able to call back and forth. I hope the people of Laurens and Clinton and the rural areas will get In behind this movement and see it through. I was talking to Mr. J. C. Thomas (the Mayor of Clinton), and he is much in favor of this and said he had tried to get this movement going ten years ago through the Clinton Merchants Association. People like Mr. Thomas will see that this movement goes through. Laurens County also needs a rural fire system, a rural water system, solid waste disposal areas, and recreational faclli- She’s Proud Of Tricentennial Leaders ties. These facilities would go a long wasy toward holding our young people In the County. It would bring Industry In and make living far more whole some. I envy Hickory Tavern when I go out and see that fine recreational facility that Tom Huffman and others out there worked so diligently on to est- abillsh. It is one of the finest facilities in South Carolina, but it didn’t come easy, or cheap Those folks, however, knew the value of It, and put their name on the dotted line. This type thing Is worth a great deal to a community and to the young people. It will have a tendancy to to?? down Juvenile de- llquency. There are also faci lities for adults and the entire family. A rural fire system Is a com mon sight in most progres sive counties in South Carolina. In-my own little comnumity of Fair Play back In Oconee County they have had a rural fire system for some ten to twelve years. Dear Editor: This Is a letter to tlie Editor. My first, but this time I can’t resist. Sunday on the Spartanburg Tri-State Report, Reese Young and William P. Jacobs did them selves and Clinton proud. First they showed up on the set as the handsome men they are. Then they presented their sub ject perfectly. The historical features of Laurens County gotten together for the Tri- centennlal celebration. Seldom do we see and hear such easy flow of English and command of what they had to say. I got so involved b what they were saying that I almost found myself going over to the set when the program was finished and shaking their hand. C Unton is proud of these men, and anytime there Is ano ther project to get people Interested, I hope these men can present it. They were the best Clara H. Layton 2-B—THE CHRONICLE, CUnton, & C., Nor. 5, 1970 YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY Beauticians Should Be Warned Of Power Cut The Editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of all Beauty Shops and other businesses in the city. The other day the power was off for about an hour and a half and I had customers under the dryers and others comtog in. We feel the city should notify the shops in the area where the power is going to be oft Shops work on a time system, and customers also have house work and jobs to go to. I think the least the city could do is notify shops in the area. Thank you, Mrs. Linda McGee Ul CaldweU Street Clinton, S. C. Winter Driving Hints Available Winter brings with it spe cial driving problems. Cold weather, ice, and snow all require extra care on the part of motorists because cars re spond differently under these conditions. To help drivers become aware of these situations and know how to cope with them, the National Safety Council has published an eight-page booklet entitled "Safe Win ter Driving — It’s Come a Long Way." "Safe Winter Driving” contains instruction on how to prepare a car’s battery, brakes, tires, windshield, and muffler for cold weather per formance. A sample copy can be ob tained by writing on organi zation letterhead to the Na tional Safety Council, 426 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611. bUr eview The Twilight of The Presidency By Lennart Pearson Head Librarian Presbyterian College THE TWILIGHT OF THE PRESIDENCY. By George E. Reedy. 205 pages. World. 1970. Now that we have all had a day or two to re cover, we can get a running start on 1972 by tak ing note of a new book by George E. Reedy, vet eran Washington correspondent and Presidential Press Secretary to Lyndon B. Johnson. The somewhat ominous title reflects a trou bled conviction that has been thirty years in the making: as the presidential office has been ele vated to a position of near reverence, presidents have become "increasingly insulated from direct contact with their constituents, from the clamor of controversy and the intensity of dissent.” What are some of the signs of this insula tion? As soon as the election returns are in. the president is enveloped in a smog of deference. He leaves the real world for a palace life which in cludes a retinue of Secret Service agents, house servants, military specialists, personal advisers, and a vast assortment of coutiers and sycophants representing many special interests—all ready to leap at the touch of the intercom button. Fur ther, he enjoys the powers of appointment which go with the office; he holds a monopoly of au thoritative answers; TV and radio arc instantly available for speeches and pronouncements; and he has at his command a vast bureaucracy of gov ernment agencies and party functionaries—to say nothing of the greatest concentration of mili- taiy mignt in the wold’s history. Small wonder, then, that the atmosphere produces illusions of semi-divinity. Reedy has obviously done some reflecting on the sad end of Lyndon B. Johnson, who appears to have been the victim of Just this kind of isola tion and illusion. In Reedy’s view, unless the e n- yironment is changed in which presidential power is exercised, there will be others. What Reedy would Hke to see is a parlia mentary system in which the functions of the chief of state are separate from those of the chief of government whose political skills could then be practiced without the distractions of majesty. Majesty would be attached to the chief of state who embodies national continuity, but who has no power. Under an arrangement like this, a personal insult would not be taken as an insult to the nation, and no one would confuse fancy- dress White House guards with government! Reedy is not optimistic about the future ot the presidency. He sees the represaion of dis sent as the ever-presentd temptation for In ad minatraton that by it* very nature RffVpffmical institution is too inflexible to accommodate change. Good political leadership in a democracy strives for a balance between stability and dis sent, and this in turn requires a president (and a vice-president) who can stay in touch. Wi’l they? On to ’72! Stan ob Currency When a star appears on paper currency, it means that somewhere along the production line a bureau em ploye discovered a flaw. Im perfect bills are replaced by "star” bills carrying the same numbers. Dear Mr. Publisher: Our little church was the scene of a feud last week. It was like most church squab bles, over the music. Last Simday we let the organ and the piano play together. I had always beard that two was bet ter than one so I decided to try it Well sir, when they both got to playing some of the ole-time hymns they started pepping’em up quite a bit First thing you know I was patting my foot About middle ways through, four families got up and walk ed out (The Russians started all this walking-out business, but the habit has been caught over here in this country.) Anyhow, I went to visit these four families on Monday. They allowed as how that peppy music in church was completely outa place. One dear lady said the bole thing sounded like a roller skating rink. *AU the time I was there*, she said, "I could imagine people laughing and having a good time.” All this has shook up the -deacons, and church leaders don’t like any ripples on the water. Next Simday we'll be back to Just one musical instru- the SOVEREIGN ° STATE of AFFAIRS Peppy Music ment and the ole time solumn sound. It’s really a shame, Mr. Publisher, that church music has gotta sound like a funeral march. During most of our singing I keep looking for the casket to come down the aisle. That one lady said the music last Sunday sounded like a skat ing rink. Well sir, at least people are happy at a skating rink, and you don’t have to beg people to come to one. The angels came when Jesus was born and announced that joy had been brought to the earth. Well, If that’s so, how come we can’t show a little of it In our church services. That way we might convince folks that Christianity is the splice of life instead of being a way to cram for the finals. I got a funny feeling that God might ap preciate a few belly laughs in church more than He does the sour stomach grunts. Ain’t it the Good Book that says,* Make a joyful noise unto the Lord?’ That about does It for this time, Mr. Publisher. I’ve run outa paper. I’ve run outa Ink. I’ve run outa things to say. And I’ve about run outa pa tience. Soo long. Parson Jones MR MEINY, IS IT TRUE . THAT UNIONS ARE MO/INfr TOWARD THE^ REPUBLICAN PARTY?, / BUT TRADITIONALLY JHE REPUBLICAN PARTY S thsparty Of spb BOSlNEtt*.] THAT’ TRUE -WEU....WN DO YOU EWLAIH THE UNION TR6ND TOWARD THAT PRIL0S0WY? Lul DO YOU OUOW OF ANY^ BUSINESS < THAN THE UNIONS? 1 Sometimes a scratch on furniture is so light that it will vanish if rubbed with a cloth dampened with furni ture polish to which vou have added a few drops of rubbing alcohol. Actual holes in furniture should be cleaned out with a knife to remove the frag ments, then partly filled with wood and, when dry, ited with a shellac stick.