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2-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Nov. 26, 1970
ONE NATION UNDER GOD
What is America? It is many
things to many people. But, first and
foremost it has been, is and must al
ways be a nation under God.
November is observed as "One
Nation Under God" Month by Ex
change Clubs throughout the United
States and Puerto Rico. It is a pe
riod when the business and profes
sional men who comprise Exchange
make a special effort to focus com
munity attention on the vital need to
renew and reinforce the religious
principles upon which our country
was founded and which remain its
greatest source of strength and inspi
ration.
The phrase, “one nation under
God’,’ is in the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag. One of the prime objec
tives of the Exchange Clubs’ year
around “One Nation Under God" pro
gram is to create greater respect for
the Pledge of Allegiance and encou
rage its recitation in schools and at
public and private gatherings. Ex
change Clubs want the Pledge recited
often by all Americans as a covenant,
one with the other, that / they will
strive, wdth Gold’s help, to preserve
our precious heritage of freedom, im
partial justice and equal opportunity,
and strengthen and enrich it for this
and future generations.
Seldom in her history, has Ameri
ca been faced with the divisiveness
which threatens her today. So, it is
of the utmost importance that all
Americans solemnly and frequently
reaffirm the proposition that not. only
are we “one nation under God.’’ but
that this republic is “indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.”
November is an especially ap
propriate month to emphasize the sur
passing importance of religious faith
in America’s past, present and future.
Thanksgiving Day should find all
American families worshipping to
gether and prayerfully thanking God
for the blessings of American citizen
ship and for the bounties and pro
tection he has bestowed upon our land
Above all, this is a time for each
individual to assess his spiritual re
sources, build his faith and resolve to
live his daily life on the highest moral
and ethical level, realizing that only in
harmony with God can he do his own
thing to make the American Dream
a reality
WORTH REPEATING
Editor Folmer Carlsen of the
DODGE COUNTY (Minnesota) IN
DEPENDENT came across this item
in his files; and, quoth he, although
it has been widely circulated, it bears
repeating:
“My community owes me noth
ing.
‘If accounts were balanced at
this date, I would be the debtor.
“All these years I have lived
within the limits of the community
and shared all its benefits. I have had
the use of its library, park and public
places; I have had the protecion of
its fire, police and health depart
ments; its people, during all this time,
have been gathering for me, from the
four corners of the earth, food for my
table, clothing for my body and mate
rial for my home.
“This community has furnished
the patronage by which I have been
successful in my business: It has
furnished the best friends of my life,
whose ideals have been my inspiration,
whose kind words have been my
cheer, and whose helpfulness has car
ried me over the greatest difficulties
“What shall I give in return? Not
simply taxes; I want to give more:
enough that I can rightfully/ say,
This is my community;' so that I can
take deserved pride in its prosperity,
in the honors which come to its citi
zens and all that makes it greater and
better.
“I can do this only by becom
ing a part of the community; by, giv
ing of my self. In that way only can
I pay the debt 1 owe to mv commun
ity.”
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
When William H. Mann of Wash
ington, D. C., passed away in late Oc
tober, 1970, he left a will bequeath
ing $100,000 to ten charitable organi
zations, in equal shares. This might
not be remarkable in itself, except for
the tact that Mike Mann (as he was
known to hundreds of Washingtoni
ans) had been an employee of the
Mayflower Hotel for 42 years, having
started as a busboy when the hotel
opened in 1925. At the time of his
death he had advanced to the post of
doorman.
His salary; $60 a week . . . and it
was a lot less than that when he start
ed.
There are those “social scient
ists” among us who claim that low in
comes “cause” frustration, anger and
violence—thus justifying the criminal
behavior of those who bum, loot, and
steal. But Mike Mann proved, as hun
dreds of thousands of other low-in
come people in our country also prove,
that you don’t have to he rich to be
honest, dependable, and responsible
Each week, Mr. Mnan made sure to in
vest a small part of Ms earnings,
either in savings, stocks, or bonds.
Among the friends he made as hotel
doorman were some much richer than
he, whose advice he sought. On his
vacations, Mike Mann conscientiously
attended stockholders’ meetings—just
to keep an eye on those who were man
aging his money.
When the $60-a-week hotel door
man died, he owed not a penny to any
man But he brought added happiness
—and opportunity—to a number of
Washington orphans, children and in
valids through the fruits of his stew
ardship.
Never let anyone tell you that
America is not a land of opportunity.
Meanwhile, In the Back Room
1620 — 1970
Highway Dept. Offers
Winter Driving Tips
With the recent dip in temp
erature to below freezing in
most sections of the state, of
ficials of the South Carolina
Highway Department believe
that some timely tips on win
ter driving are appropriate.
Windshield and window frost
ing head the Department’s list
of hazards to safe driving in
winter. Oftentimes a motorist
will not take the necessary
time to clear all the frozen
moisture from his windshield.
He will clear only a “peep
hole* for himself which means
that he can only see directly
ahead. When this occurs it is
almost the same as driving
blind, according to Department
officials.
“It is impossible for the mo
torist to see to the side or
back of him, meaning that he
cannot know what the traffic
around him is doing. Having a
clear view in all directions is
absolutely essential to driving
on today’s crowded highways,*
one official said.
“To be prepared for winter
driving, the safety-conscious
motorist should get and keep a
can of defroster spray in his
car -- or an ice scraper --
or devise some method of his
own to take all the ice from
his car windows and wind
shield. We realize that a great
deal of “peep hole* driving oc
curs when a driver, perhaps
feeling that he is going to be
late for work doesn’t have time
to clear all ^ glass areas
of the car.
However, he really can’t afford
NOT to take the time, since
driving without being able to
see around him can certainly
result in an accident that might
make him late, permanently,"
he said.
Another safe driving tip for
the winter months concerns an
activity that invites dangerous
carbon monoxide into the car.
“With Christmas right around
the corner, we’ll be seeing
more and more cars with the
trunk lids up while transport
ing an item that will not fit
into a closed trunk,* the of
ficial said. “When trunk lid is
raised, a vacumn is created
and deadly carbon monoxide
fumes are sucked into the car.’
The frightening aspect of
carbon monoxide poisoning is
that it is odorless and can
slip up on an individual be
fore he knows it. The first ef
fects nhdte a person listless,
then semi-conscious. Finally
unconsciousness and death fol
low.
Carbon Monoxide is insi-
deous and lethal,* the high
way official said. 'There have
been cases where a driver
would enter a service station
thinking that everything was
alright, only to collapse upon
getting out of the car due to
having inhaled carbon monoxide
fumes.*
Although carbon monoxide
poisoning is considered pri
marily a winter hazard, it can
happen during any season if
cars have all windows closed
and there is no ventilation.
A final safety suggestion for
winter driving concerns icy
Dear Sir and all The
Chronicle Family:
This is to say thanks to all
who worked so hard to put to
gether this delightful centennial
issue of our own Clinton paper.
Having my roots planted in
my home town in 1899 and know
ing all the streets, lanes and
alleys where I grew up and
played with many of my old
friends I see and read about,
it all makes good times of long
ago come alive again. This old
Clinton boy can remember so
many happenings back then,
even many you didn’t have room
to tell about Yet it all is good
and thanks for the pictures of
Chick and Pa Galloway away
back then and all the Baileys
and Jacobs and Youngs and
Copelands and so many others,
along with old landmarks so
familiar to all old timers.
bridges. Ice can form on brid
ges or other elevated
structures where air circulates
underneath at times when there
is no icing on roadways. “When
the temperature is around the
freezing mark, drive especially
carefully on bridges,’ the of
ficial said.
One event that has stood so
clear in my mind and I tell to
my grandchildren is the many
days we used to go down to the
old depot around 2:30 p.m. when
the passenger CN&Lfrom Lau
rens would come in at the same
time as the Seaboard. Both
stopped to take on baggage and
passengers and after the
engineer finished oiling with
that long spouted can, we would
trill with the sound of the con
ductor’s 'AH Aboard.’ Then
both trains would ease off with
a lot of noise of sUding and
beUs ringing and going through
the cut racing for Dover Junc-
tion. That was the highlight in
the life of Clinton around 1915.
Who won? Who cared? The race
was the thing.
Sincerely,
Gene GaHoway
JacksonviUe, Fla.
Wr-J
Tips from a Pro
Frank DeLucia
THE AMERICAN TRUCKING INDUSTRYS Q k' I H
DRIVER OF THE YEAR OMU
DANGER
Leaves are beautiful on trees, but can be
Reminiscing
SENSING THE NEWS
By Anthony Harrigan
EXECUTIVE VICE RESIDENT
Southern States Industrial Council
New York City
Becomes Symbol
Of U.S.
NEW YORK, N. Y.-Until re
cently, New York City captured
the imagination of people coast
to coast. It symbolized the
wealth, driving energy and
excitement of the UnitedStates.
Today, however, the metropolis
is ceasing to be a magnet to
young people. Americans,
young and old, tend to see their
largest city as a symbol of
troubles facing our entire
society.
The problems and opportuni
ties of New York City are
worthy of consideration by
people everywhere in our land.
Private initiative hasn’t les
sened in Gotham. On the lower
tip of Manhattan Island spec
tacular new office buildings are
going up. One of them still
under construction, already is
higher than the Empire State
Building. These new structures
symbolize the imagination, de
termination and resources of
the private sector. New York’s
banks, insurance companies
and commercial firms stiU
have faith in the city and its
economy. Their confidence is
reflected in the form of massive
investment.
New York’s problems are m
the so-caUed public sector--
the political and social arena.
The business leadership of the
city is fuU of vitality, but the
political leadership is trapped
in the dogmas of liberalism.
Mayor John V. Lindsay calls
the metropolis “fun city,’ but
that comment isn’t funny to
city-dweUers who live with
severe crime, municipal de
terioration and rapidly rising
costs for continually worsen
ing public services.
New YorkCity has the largest
welfare population in the na
tion, but relief recipients don’t
have to pay back the taxpayers
through labor on public pro
jects. WhenSen. Abraham Ribi-
coff of Connecticut suggested
reUefers clean up Manhattan’s
streets, Mayor Lindsay ex
pressed horror at the Senator’s
suggestion, terming it “medi
eval.*
Recently, a big department
store chain decided against
building a store at Broadway
and 96th Street. A neighbor
hood anti-poverty agency had
campaigned to bar the store,
arguing the site should be used
Troubles
for subsidized housing. An of
ficial of the agency dismissed
the 700 lost jobs saying they
were low-paying. “ We want jobs
that offer a career for people,
she said.
This was too much even for
the liberal New York Times.
It criticized Mayor Lindsay
for not promptly condemning
“this attitude towards ordinary-
jobs.* The Times said the poor
must not “write off as dead
end jobs unworthy of the un
employed such work as taxi or
truck driving, helping keep the
city clean, serving as nurses’
aides or working in department
store.*
Neither New York City nor
the United States as a whole
will long survive if ordinary,
unglamorous work is scorned
and a “careers only’ approach
is glorified by fficials and
social workers. Investors di
great things in New York and
elsewhere, erecting new offices
and plants and opening job op
portunities therein. But these
tasks cannot be fully realized
without a public fast values
the decent, if unexciting, job.
Today, New York City is in
trouble because the political
and intellectual leadership of
the city suggests that a hand
out is tetter than a so-called
"dead-en* job. That’s why holes
in the streets remain long un
filled, why sanitation services
are worsening, and why basic
help and services are getting
harder to obtain.
The giant buildings now go
ing up in New YorkCity must
be regularly maintained. They
must be cleaned each day. In
short, they require the work of
many people with limited skiUs.
If these people are persuaded
to go on welfare rather than
earn a weekly paycheck, it is
only a matter of time before
the city runs down. Huge pri
vate investments will be lost.
The initiative supplied by
business must be matched by
responsible leaders in political
life. New York, for example,
needs leaership in City Hall
that discards the “fun city*
slogan and starts talking about
New York as a city for people
who want to earn their own
livelihood.
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"'‘'vnrar^w.*.. CiOlO
Sound* Lik. A Great Gome Plon ! Now Could You Tell U* How You
Plan On Getting Your Helmet On ?
Wish I’d Said
That
Car sickness is the feeling
you get every month when
the payment falls due.—Lee
R. Call, Star Valley (Wyo.)
Independent.
You have become a mature
person when keeping a se
cret gives you more satis
faction than passing it on.—
Roland Doroff, Sauk Rapids
(Minn.) Herald.
We’ve never liked the plea
‘vote for and support.’ If the
candidate gets enough votes
he ought to be able to support
himself —John H. Gilgour,
The Tri-County (Mo.) News.
Real success in life is not
measured by how many indi
viduals you excel but by how
many people you befriend.—
Donald M. Weaver, Winne
bago (Minn.) Enterprise.
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