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Thursday, February 25,1960
A Feeling Of Uneasiness
The 50*8 have ended. And. a-s usual,
there has been a flood of historical and an
alytical accounts of what happened during
that remarkable era.
Most of these have one thing ih common
—a recital of economic advances that were
tremendous by any standard of'measure
ment. and perhaps unprecedented. Everf so.
as Reiman Mdrin of the Associated Press re
ports. there is a feeling of uneasiness among
millions of Americans.
Why should this be the case, in the light
of all the countless material gains the 50’s
brought us? Two statements Mr. Morin
quotes may help to answer that question.
Ihr. ('hades Frankel, a professor .of phi
losophy sociology says: “Our society
has met many great challenges and quite
successfully in oth<$p years. But today it is
drifting and has no sense of purpose.”
George F. Kennan, who, in the course
of a varied career, .has been our Ambassa,
dor to Russia and is regarded by many as
the foremost U. S.^expert on Soviet affairs;— u '
says: ‘if you ask' me. as an historian, let
us say, whether a country in the state this
country is in today, with no highly developed
sense of national purpose, with the over
whelming accent of life on personal com
fort and amusement ... IT you ask me
whether such country has, over the long
run. good chances of "competing with a pur
poseful. serious and disciplined society such
as that of the Soviet Union. I must say
that the answer is No’.”
The good life does not just consist of
“things.” The good life involves character,
decision, fortitude, the willingness to sacri
fice when sacrifice is needed in the common
cause. No matter how rich a nation may be
come, if its people fall into the pit of lazy
complacency, if their values are restricted
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News Of
Potentialities Unlimited
J. Russell Duncan, president of the Minn-
eapolis-Moline Company, a leading producer
of mechanized farm equipment, has made
some interesting proposals concerning the The sha<1 y Grov «
vexing farm surplus problem. < ^ ^ . -
u u ^ a * 7:00. The invocation was giv-
For one thing, he says, there should be; . . _ _
Shouse and Mrs. Robert Franklin 4
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
D 1 ■ ^ 4 Born Mr - an< * MrS Ra, P® 1 C °l*
tSonQS Cross Roads . lins on February 17 a son, Shawn
—— 1 Lowell. Mrs. Collins ^ before mar-
The Shady Grove Community r ' a K e was Theia Ann Saunders of
1 Statesville,’N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Col
lins have another son. Dewey.
on by James Evans The group en. Born ^ Mr arxl Mrs Ringer
an extensive research program designed to iovo< j covered dish snnner *wfter ^ u. o ^
, , , v , . . ... J° yea 3 roverea aisn supper, .yter on jebruary 18. a daughter, Sandra
develop new uses for tami products in cloth- supper the club held the annual bus- F ave . Mrs Ringer is at the home
ing, plastics, chemicals and so on. is virtually iwss meeting, which was called to 0 f j ier parents, Mr.'and Mrs. Robert
untouched, and the potentialities are almost ‘ >rder b > Jo ° McQmrt. retiring Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Ringer have
unlimited. Earl Johnson, treasurer, gave his
For another thing, he goes on. we should erport. Officers were elated for
be far more active, far more aggressive, in next - vt>ar as follow's: President, Joe
-"imr fan,, product., to other nation,.
American farmer is the lowest cost agricul- Johnson SecreUry, Mrs. Newman
tural producer in the •world,, despite high Shouse; Assistant Secretary, Mrs.
American jyages. So ^lr. Duncan urges Earl J l ohns °r The o{ cor » tro1
then elected. The governing*
was
xvages. so -Air. uuncan urges
that the sale M farm products be promoted i^" rd ' wil , ^ composwl of James
in times of surplus with the,‘‘same ingenuity>P. Johnson. B. W. Cooper, N. A.
of pricing and merchandising” as. shown Sbouse, Mrs James Evans, Mrs.
bv the automobile industry when it is faced ^
, . Quirt, and Mrs. J. C. Nabors. The
with overproduction. program committee was appointed
There will be differences of opinion as as follows: Mrs. James P. Johnson.
just how to go about such a program ]^ l} ^ 1 urtis 0swalt and Mrs - Earl
as this. But. administrative details to one J SS for the supper were Mrs.
side, something like it will have to be under- Stanley Howard and daughters,
taken, and soon, if order is to take tjie place Donna and Joye, of Clinton, and
of an incrediblv expensive chaos in American ?*”• J o si e Locklear arK j son of
farm production and surpluses. YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOY ICE
SKATING
On Saturday evening thirty-five
young people of the Pentecostal
Holiness Church boarded a Joanrta
Foundation bus and motored to
; Greenville for an evening of ice
skating Adult chaperones were
Mrs. Lester Braswell and Mrs.
twin daughters, Linda and Brenda.
6 years of age.
HONORED AT FAMILY DINNER
On Sunday, February 21! Mr and
Mrs Tillman Crapps honored their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. -and
Mrs. Phil Crapps, with a family
dinner. Phil will leave soon for Ger
many.
Babson Discusses Hedging
Against Labor Leaders
more and more to the purely material, then
*that nation is doomed to ultimate destruc
tion.
The Shrinking DoHar
The Chamber of Commerce of the United
States reports that the American dollar is
worth less today than at any time in history.
During the current century alone, now just
started on its sixtieth year, the purchasing
power of that dollar has dropped from 100
ents to 20 cents — a loss of almost three
juarters. And the value of savings, pensions
ind insurance hits dropped accordingly—as
treat numbers »>f people who must .live in
vhok* or in part on fixed incomes have
earned the hard way.
We can’t change what has happened in
he past. But we can learn from it. and make
m honest effort to keep the dollar’s worth
rom sliding still further down the hill. For
nstance. the Chaml>er calls upon Congress,
n the current session, to keep the highway
•rogram on a pay-as-you-go basis; to oppose
nflationary increases in the minimum wage;
o remove artificial restrictions on the inter-
st rate of government lionds; to avoid waste-
ul defense spending: and to eliminate un-
lecessary spending for public works, de-
>ressed areas, community facilities, veter-
ns’ benefits', and airport construction. This
all is based on the inescapable fact that the
freatest single force back of inflation -is
runken-sailor federal spending.
Naturally enough, there will- be a wide
ifference of opinion over the details of such
program. But. those aside, something dras-
ic must be done, and done soon, if the dol-
ar’s worth dot's not become 15 cents, 10
ents, 5 cents and. ultimately zero.
B«K*r W. Rabton
The New York Mirror sent an investiga-
or to a camp where convicted juvenile de-
inquents live and work out their terms,
nterviews with these boys produced three
teps which, accord in.' to them, would have
:ept them out of trouble: 1. Firm and
air discipline regarding habits, hours and
riends. 2. A (happy home of which they
re a respected part, and into which they
an proudly bring their friends. 3.- Instruc-
r
ion in how to make a living and get along
,ith other people — that is, preparation for
he basic economic relationships of adult
fe.
Eaton, Ohio, Register-Herald: “The
ional Safety Council has asked for
iadership ... to point out that acordent pre-
ention is practical religion, and that good-
.’il^ toward men can find no finer expres-
ion than behind the wheel of a car.”
Babson Park. Mass.. Feb 25—In previous columns C i yde Bledsoe. They were accom-
1 discussed bodging against inflation. I said that pail ied by Mrs. Margaret Berry,
the best 'hedge - ' is land:—that the government can Mrs. Maggie Marshall, Mr. and
print more bonds; that corporations can print more M rs. L A. Marshall. Mr. Marshall
stocks: but that only God can make more land. This W as the driver,
means that as population increases, as woodland TTie young people financed the
grows, or as more mineraLs, oil, gas, etc., are discov- 'trip by the sate of small hammers
ered. properly located land will increase in price as with screw driver handle,
inflation increases. 4-H CLUB MEET S
mVst rf paid On Monday afternoon the Shady
TAXES MIST BE PAID . Grove 4-H Club met at the club
Of course, either the corporation owning the land house. Girls received certificates
or the investor must pay the annual trfxes. As invest-, f or wor h done year ^ a
! ors do not like to do this, even in th^| onstration on sewing boxes was giv-
case of orange groves, then it is ^ by Miss Myrtice Taylor. Boys
better to buy stock in a corporation discussed projects. A number sign
like Minute Maid, which will pay ed for chickens to raise,
the taxes and which, when fruit Refreshments for the afternoon
is plentiful and sates are good, can were furnished by Mrs. Newman
also pay a dividend on the stock., —
Taxes, however, must be paid by
someone and taxes are sure to slow
ly increase each year.
Big companies like the Weyer-
u haeuser Company (largest timber
owner in the U S.) do this by selling lumber, cor
rugated paper, and containers of all kinds through
their manufacturing divisions. Even the great owners,
of woodlands are subject to strikes in their manufac
turing divisions, but the timber continues to grow
while the labor is on strike The steel, iron, and coal
supply, however, does not increase when a big steel
strike is on
WAGES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
I have recently been reading an economic History
of England The frightful long hours and low wages of
the coal miners of 150 years ago seem almq^t unbe
lievable Eveii little children were obliged to work in
the mines for a few cents per day. The coal miners
have been forced to continual struggle during these
150 years up to the present time The same is true of
the wage workers of most every great industry
Investors must not think that labor troubles will be
over After securing the highest wage that the traffic,
w ill stand and the shortest practicable working hours,
labor leaders will fight for representation on boads of
directors and ultimate government ownership. Only-
competition from European and Asiah countries can
check price increases or higher tariffs High tariffs
work for a while but ultimately will ••kill the goose
that lays the golden eggs.”
WISE INVESTORS WATCH LABOR LEADERS
Some industries are more vulnerable to labor trou
bles than others. This means that investors should
constantly watch the labor trends and switch their
investments from the more vulnerable industries such
as the steel, coal, motor, electrical, railroads, bus
companies, etc , into less dangerous ones where la
bor is not yet in such a powerful position that it does
not care whether or not stockholders get any divi
dends. Moreover, remember that Congress will vote
to help labor, whether or not their claims are just.
The labor leaders find it most difficult to organize
the more intleligent workers, especially sates forces
working on a commission; also merchandising com-:
panics—such as variety chains—where there is a large
turnover among the sates clerks TTiis now applies
also to drug stores «
BE PREPARED TO SWITCH
Insurance companies' may temporarily be free
from labor troubles. The^ insurance premiums would
continue to be paid- into the home office whether or
not a strike should'occur. Settlement of claims would
be delayed until the State Insurance Commission
forced an agreement and granted higher rates to off
set any wage increase. The same protection could ap
ply to the owners of bank stocks.
Thepe will always be some group of stocks that
be least subject to dangerous labor demands;:
groups may, however, change from time to time.'
There are always some stocks which, for a time,, are
freest from labor troubles; but to hedge against such
troubles investors should constantly be willing to
switch out of one stock into another. This means that
wise investors will employ an experienced investment i
counselor to watch these changes or else will invest
money in Mutual Funds which do not have to fear
legislation
Mrs. Ralph Collins has return
ed to her home n?ar Bonds Cross
Roads. Mr. Collins was home for
the week-end from his \y6rk in Dur
ham, N. C.
Pvt. Ronald McQuirt visited his
parents the past week-end.
Mrs. Maude Nabors has returned
home after being in Charleston a
few days.
Mrs. Maude Sober of Newberry,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Guy Miller, on Sunday. -
BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZED
On Tuesday evening at 7:30 the
men of Fairview Baptist Church
met to organize the Brotherhood.
WOMAN’S SOCIETY TO MEET
Thursday evening February 25 at
7:30 the FSirview Woman's Mission
ary Society will meet at the home
of Mrs. Newman Shouse. The pro
gram will be on Panama. Mrs. Fel
ton Crapps is program chairman
HD CLUB TO MEET
Tuesday, March 1 at 3:30 the
Shady Grove Home Demonstration
club will meet at the Community
Club house. All members are urged
to be present and anyone inter
ested is invited to join.
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Attend a church of the community
on Sunday.
Mrs. Doisy Thomas
Laurens — Mrs. Daisy Tollison
Thomas, 64, of 1300 South Harper
St., died Sunday morning in Lynch
burg, Va., after an illness of sev
eral years.
She had been a patient in a hos
pital in Bethesda, Md.. and was re
turning to her home in Laurens
when she was stricken in the Vir
ginia city.
A native of Laurens County, she
was the daughter of the late James
Edward and Viola Fisher Tolison. l
She was a member of the First |
Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Clar
ence Edward Thomas and Raymond
Thomas, both of Laurens; three
brothers, Clyarence E. and Ernest
L. Tollison of Laurens J and William
C. Tollison of San Diego, Calf, four
sisters, Mrs. C. F. Brookshire of
Easley; Mrs. Frank Deason and
Mrs. Henry Deason of McCormick;
and Mrs. W. R. Springer of Lau
rens.
Funeral services were conducted
Tueslay.-at 11:00 a. m. at Kennedy
Mortuary hy Dr. Robert S. Cooper.
Burial was in Forest Lawn ceme
tery. f
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The above payments include ALL charges including life
insurance. Larger loans arranged on similar monthly
payment plan.
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