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\ CLINTON NEEDS INSPECTOR, ZONING ORDINANCE Clinton needs zoning and it needs building codes. Without these two regulations, the town will grow in a hodge-podge fashion in which property owners have no protection for their invest ments and in which we will continue to have people living in structures which are unfit for human habitation. We use the word “structure” because some of the places can’t be called “houses” and certainly not “homes.” “Zoning” is an unpleasant word to some people. They associate it with governmental control. ‘Nobody’s going to tell me what to do with rny property,” some say. The rep'y is “That’s right — and without zoning nobody’s going to tell your neighbor what he can put up next door to you. As it now stands, there is nothing to prohibit a juke joint from going up next to the finest house in town. There’s nothing to prohibit a junk yard from going up next to your home. The Clinton Planning Commis sion has been working on zoning ordi nances for several months now. Clin ton City Council recently appointed a council committee to work with the planning commission on the ordinance. The final ordinances will n o t change anything immediately. They will not affect existing buildings or businesses. The way zoning works is this: Certain areas will be des ; gnated for certain uses. For example, some areas will be designated residential That will mean that property in that area cannot be sold to someone who wants to open up a business there. It does NOT mean that, if a business is already located in a residential area, the owner will have to move his busi ness. However, whenever the business meets its final demise, that property could only be sold for residential pur poses. There will be safeguards so that each situation will be considered individually. There undoubtedly will be a board to handle zoning appeals. The need for building codes is evident. The key to making zoning and building codes work is enforcement. Unless provision is made for the hir ing of someone to enforce these regu lations, they won’t be worth the paper they’re written on. It was mentioned at last week’s council meeting that po licemen might enforce these regula tions. We don’t think that will w'ork. These programs will require someone with a sound knowledge of construc tion and with time to investigate. Clin ton desperately needs a building in spector and building codes and zoning ordinances. We look to City Council and the Planning Commission to fill this need. OUR STATE TAX MONEY According to an Associated Press article, University of South Carolina football coach and athletic director Paul Dietzel received a salary ot $31.- 000 from the state for 1969. USC basketball coach Frank Mc Guire received $25,000 last year—the same as the governor. Of course, there’s more to it than just the salary. Dietzel and McGuire receive “outside” incomes related to their athleic specialties, such as ap pearances on television shows, en dorsements, clinics, speaking engage ments, etc. The governor also receives more than his base salary. Roy Ethridge, research director for the S:G. Republi can Party, wrote in a recent letter to the editor of The State that the gov- enoris wife receives $2,000 per month compensation. This, of course, is not for the governor’s wife to spend on personal items. It is for use in enter taining official visitors and conduct ing state functions. Regardless of the other income sources available, it seems that our priorities are confused when a foot ball coach makes more money than the governor and a basketball coach makes the same amount as the gov ernor. We are not trying to get the governor a raise, although a $10,000 increase is to be considered in the state legislature next year . We are asking that the powers-that-be look at the sal ary structure with consideration of what’s most important for the state. We also ask that officiate keep a careful watch in state expenses, keeping priorities in proper persepc- tive. Hitting at “lavish spending by state agencies, including the govern or’s office,” Mr. Ethridge also listed these examples: “$120-a-day hotel rooms for aides of the governor.” “An “investment m i s s i o n” to Rome by the lieutenant governor. ‘Frequent trips abroad by heads of state agencies and other personnel. “At least $250,000 a year for com mercial air travel for state officials and personnel, in addition to an outlay of more than $150,000 to maintain the state-owned jet. “Secretaries accompanying state officials on out-of-state flights. “$6,870 for a 1970 Oldsmobile purchased by the State Development Board. “$11,234 to locate a director for the State Development Board . . . “$2,500 in limousine rentals for the governor on out-of-sate visits. “$1,976 for ‘one pair sculptured gates’ and ‘two pairs custom brass handles—complete and installed’ for the governor’s mansion.” Now it could well be that all of these expenses are well-justified. Op erating a state is big business and we should expect qualified state officials to represent it in a manner in keeping with that of comparable states. How ever, we hope they will always keep us taxpayers in mind and will conduct themselves and the affairs of state in our best interests. That means get ting the most for our tax dollars. WANTED: RURAL WATER In last week’s Chronicle, County Agent M. L. Outz pointed out the need for a water system to serve rural areas. He also mentions the need in an article in this week’s Chronicle. We hope that our County Coun- cilmen and state legislators will heed Mr. Outz’ suggestion. Laurens County cannot fully de velop until there is a countywide wa ter system. Some areas would be ideal for residential or industrial de velopment except that they lack a guaranteed source of water. The lack of a water system also is a handicap in providing rural fire protection. A countywide water system should be a top priority item for Lau rens County in 1971. It won’t be easy because there undoubtedly will be complications but other counties base done it and so can we! Wish I’d Said That The reason there were fewer wrecks in the horse- and-buggy days was because the driver didn’t depend wholly on his own intelli gence—Harold S. May, The Florence (Ala.) Herald. There’s no doubt about it— we were pretty poor in the old days. But, there’s one thing about it... dime stores didn’t have to bother with layaway plans.—James C. Patton, Cowrie (Iowa) News. -Vh t 2-B—THE CHRONICLE, Qinton, S. C., Dec. 17, 1970 A Matter Of Attitude Farm Workers Union Proposal High-Handed While many Americans are aware that unions exercise tre mendous power in this country, the ordinary citizen rarely reads union contracts and therefore isn’t fully aware of how union power is spelled out. It would be educational if citizens had an opportunity to read the contract that the United Farm Workers Committee, AFL-CIO, submitted to farmers in California last summer. It is a blueprint for domination of business. Cesar Chavez, head of the union, was jailed recently for refusing to obey a court order in California. One of the most high-handed features of the contract is the “Recognition* section. Under the agreement, the employer promises that “neither com pany nor its representatives will take any action to disparage, denigrate or sub vert Union, nor will they pro mote or finance any competing labor organization.* That pro vision assures a permanent union stranglehold on com panies that are party to the agreement. Though the union may act in a tyrannical manner, the company with a contract is virtually forbidden to say or do anything about the union. In reality, this provision most probably is unconstitutional, for it restricts an employer’s right to freedom of speech, guaran teed under the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. Cer tainly, this issue should be tested. The U. S. Supreme Court, as presently constituted, may recognize an employer’s right to freedom of speech. In years past, the high court in effect took the position that an employer wasn’t entitled to equal justice under the law. Another section of the con tract submitted by Cesar Chavez, boss of the United Farm Workers Organizing Conmittee. stated that “Union membershipshall be condition of employment. Tt would be in teresting to know how many Americans have thought through a requirement of that sort. The requirement means, in effect, that a union owns certain jobs. It means that an employer may not hire a person who is honest, hard-working and ftilly qualified for the available job- unless that individual belongs to a particular union' and pays dues. THE SOVEREIGN ° STATE of AFFAIRS but nobodyYyou mi X EVER ^EESIFWTH,DEAR.BEUEVir HIM OR ( ME. THERE REMLY ANYTHIN^ IS A SANTA CLAUSi those who are members and pay dues. In the case of the contract submitted by the United Farm Workers Organizing Com mittee, special political re quirements were imposed on employers andunion members. One provision of the contract specified that the “company during the term of this agree ment (will) contribute to the Robert F. Kennedy Farm workers Medical Plan ten cents per hour for each hour worked by all workers covered by this agreement* The “Robert F. Kennedy Farmworkers Medical Plan* has nothing to do with the business of the farm owners. They may well feel that such a plan is not in their own or the public interest or the interest of their employees. No matter,, the powerful union requires that the employers pay tribute in’ support of this plan. There is no end to union arrogance and power-seeking, as evidenced in the contract What such a contractual re quirement sets up is a system of tribute. A man who wants a job on a farm organized by Cesar Chavez’ committee must pay tribute to the union or ganization in the form of fees. Such a requirement seems utterly out of place in America. The requirement is in viola tion of the basic American right to work, to seek and obtain a job without obtaining approval from any third party. A union, of course, is the priviledged third party in our country today. A union stands for denial of opportunity, for a union strives to limit the right to work to submitted. The agreement re quires that employers use union labels on their farm products and that the union be supplied with information on the shipping of all products, the name of the shipper, name of broker, name of receiver, and date of ship ment and estimated time of arrival. (Editor’s Note: Lynn Poe, author of the following article which appeared in the Carolina Power & Light Co. monthly magazine, is manager of the Hartsville CP&L operation. He is married to the former Toni Nelson, native of Clinton. Mrs. Poe is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harwood Nelson of Clinton.) BY LYNN POE Last month our five year old neighbor, Michael, toddled into our home and stood very quietly observing our Christmas tree. “Everything is a work of art,* he said as though he believed it with all his heart. I looked at the tree and sud denly realized that Michael could be right. It had not seemed a work of art to me before this moment, but a five-year-old boy had made me see it in a new light. The difference between our views was really a matter of attitude. I had looked upon decorating the tree as a traditional neces sity and not as an opportunity to enjoy creating something. Certainly I had not thought of it as a work of art. My attitude was not necessarily bad, but neither was it good. Funny thing about my attidue. It robbed me of the satisfaction of having done something worthwhile, and perhaps, it even damaged the spirit of the occa sion for the rest of the family. This one simple experience stimulated my thoughts further on the subject of “attitude.* What are we missing because of unintended, but neverthe less careless attitudes? What about our work? We spend a great portion of our lives earning a livelihood, and perhaps this is an area that needs attention. There are numerous times during the average day when a person’s attitude can be put to an acid test. Very often the demands and pressures of mo dern life seem to tug and push at us until we are exhausted both mentally and physically. What about our customers' 1 After all, they are, to a large degree, the reason we have a job. Without customers and their many requests (and some times seemingly unreasonable demands) our livelihoods might be very insecure. So perhaps we should be sure to maintain a healthy attitude toward our customers. They deserve this. And in their opinion, we re present the entire Company. LYNN POE Next there are our fellow employees. We perform as in dividuals and at the same time as part of a team. If we develop the proper understanding about our need for others and their need for others and their need for us, each one’s load will be easier to lear. Then there is ours if. Now this is going to be trickly! How can we see ourself as others see us" 1 And how can our attitude possibly have any thing to do with out some times overloaded schedule 0 Why, sometimes just getting through the day seems to tie a mild miracle. Maybe Michael said it all in his five-year-old way. Could it be that everything is, after all, a work of art--even one’s attitude 0 It is generally agreed that art in any form requires careful thought, careful plan ning, and a deep desire to create something out f the ordinary. Perhaps instead of giving in t< a rough schedule and its pr - blems, we could at least at tempt to develop a more crea tive attitude. If this could k- d-xie, the personal rewards would probably te worth the effort. A job well done can k an artful achievement. The poet, R. L. sharp:, seemed to be saying s mething about the subject in his j -m, A Bag of Tools: Isn’t it strange That princes and kings, And clowns that cap^r In sawdust rings, And common pe pie Like y >u and me Are builders f r eternit. Each is given a bag A shapeless mass, A book of rules, And each must make, Ere life is flown, A stumbling bl-ck Or a stepping stone. f t Such a contract is not only a blueprint for domination of a business. It is a blueprint for a form of totalitarianism, for a systematic denial of the rights of farm owners. The union be comes a state within a state, a form of authority, with legal means to compel adherence to an agreement. A union also has extra-legal means such as the boycotts and roughstuff which established the union in California grape-growing areas in the firstplace. The collective bargaining agreement that was adopted clearly shows how tra ditional American liberties are being destroyed by powerful union bosses. Newberry College Adds Air Force ROIC United States Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC) announced at Newberry College Friday morning that the Department of the Air Force had approved a request of the College for the establishment there of an Air Force Reserve Officers Train ing Corps Unit. Senator Thurmond made the announcement at a special as sembly of the Newberry College student body and was ac- eral Benjamin B. Cassiday, Jr., Commandant of the Air Force Parson Jones Says Scientists Have Their Weak Spots Dear Mr. Publisher: A lotta religious people are upset because there’s so much criticism of religion. Course, I don’t think we oughta worry about it too much on account of everybody is being tore down these days. It’s just a way of life. I read the other day where one scientist says things are getting so bad that in another 100 years there won’t be noth ing in the world to laugh at. I reckon that means there won’t be any scientists around! Scientists are pretty nice folks, as folks go, but they’ve got their weak spots too. One scientist said recently that man envolved from vegetable, «ot animal. It seems that man came from monkies, but monkies came from trees. (Nothing like a good brain to think things out) Even my wife has some critical words to pass along. She says that scientist are folks who prolong life so’s we can have time to pay for all the gadgets they invent My oldest boy came home from school the other day and said I didn’t need to worry. His teacher told him that the sun would last another 15 bil lion years. I reckon he knew what he was talking about I just can’t understand if we got 15 billion more years of sun shine, how come we gotta have daylight saving. Maybe they know something I don’t But, I really like what one scientist said. He said that the universe is made up of protons, photons, electrons and neutrons. Then, he allowed as how his own research had turn ed up one more-morons. Well sir, all this aside, the scientist has made a real con tribution to society. Most Americans would rather fight than switch back tc the time before the great advances of science. One thing, though, I just hope they don’t every re place the square meal with a round pill. So long. Cheer up. Someday we’ll understand. Parson Jones “For Heaven’s sake mother—of course I’m giv ing you the best possible price.” ROTC from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Also accom- paying Senator Thurmond was Air Force Colonel Archie Ne smith. Senator Thurmond said that Newberry President Dr. A.G.D. Wiles had contacted him several years ago to express the interest of the college in es tablishment of an ROTC unit there. Since that time, the Senator said a survey had been conducted at the college which revealed administration, fa culty and student support for such a program. In 1969, at Senator Thur mond’s request, Dr. Theodore C. Marrs, then Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs, visited New berry College along with General Cassiday. A follow-up visit was also conducted by Air Force ROTC in 1970 Senator Thurmond stated the program at Newberry would be established in time for the 1971- 72 college year and would be directed by three Air Force officers and two enlisted men. He noted the only Air ROTC units at higher institutions in South Carolina at present were located at three state supported schools, Clemson, The Citadel and the University of South Carolina. The Navy also has an ROTC unit at the University; and Army ROTC’s in South Carolina are located at Clem son, Furman, Presbyterian, Citadel, South Carolina State and Wofford. * * * Tides When tides come twice a day, as on the Atlantic coast, the interval between high and low water is a little more than six hours. %■ -fe _