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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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