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THE NEWBERRY SUN
1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, S. C.
0. F. Armfield
Editor and Publisher
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937,
at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., $1.50 per year
in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance.
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
34 My interest in our State in
cludes all its business, as well
as all the other phases of our
living. If I emphasize our bus
iness life it is not because of
indifference to the schools. My
varied experience in education
al work has been my chief in
terest, though the schools are
so constantly and so persuasive
ly sponsored that I can put my
emphasis on other problems.
What is the matter with Am
erica? Well, we have reared a
generation which knows very
little about the earner empha
sis on individual work: the idea
today is to get what you want
and to want all you see, or
hear about. It may be possible
that our higher standard of liv
ing is based on that. We may
have to think about the stan
dard of living: what is it?
Wlhat is my standard, what is
yours? Is the standard of liv
ing merely so many new gad
gets? Is it entirely a matter of
dollars and cents?
If one man, “X,” let us say,
has a home which cost him
$25000, with furnishings of $15,-
000, including all the things ad
vertised for the modern home,
has he a higher standard of
living than the man who rents
a small house or apartment,
with $2000 of furniture? Is the
standard fixed by the house
and household equipment? Is
iere no spiritual and intellec
tual standard that rises above
mildings and gadgets? Is it
not true that many people of
ordinary, or limited means, set
the pace of the nation, as men
and women of character? Are
we who walk or ride the buses
of a lower standard than those
who rush about in cars; who
feel that buses and lunch coun-
are not in keeping with
their standard?
Perhaps the so-called stan
dard of hving is frequently a
matter of personal indulgence.
We are geared today to many
things which were beyond the
dreams of our fathers. Seldom
did a family keep a horse and
carriage, but nearly all have
cars today. And all dress alike.
In this country the banker
does not dress better than the
clerk. Americans know no
class and bow down to no
body.
All the gadgets cost money.
There was never a time when
we needed to work so constant
ly because we want more today
—and that costs money. Re
gardless of how much money
may be in circulation you can’t
pick it up in the street. That
car that once sold for $900 is
now selling for $1800 to $2000.
It is a better car, of course, but
the difference must be earned
if one wants the car. That little
cottage of $3500 now costs
about $7000. Wfe must earn the
difference. So we must learn
the lesson that we must earn
more in order to have what our
fathers had. By “earning”
more, I mean that we must pro
duce more, whatever the job
may be. All business depends
on production; the clerk who
sells $1000 at a good profit is
worth more than the clerk who
sells $700. We have been get
ting away from that idea be
cause of the effort to protect
al the workers. But every one
can see that the clerk who sells
$1000 is not being treated right
if his pay be held down to the
level of the $700 man; and if
the $700 man’s pay be based
on $1000 the business will go
on the rocks.
We used to call this incen
tive pay—to reward a man for
his skill and productiveness. In
some lines of work it may be
impossible to distinguish one
from another because so many
participate in the processes of
production. It is, at least,
something to keep in mind.
Cur tendency to call on the
National Government continues
to grow. Years ago the Con
gressman used to send garden
seed as a sort of reminder, but
today the Congressmen are kept
busy running errands for all of
us. We, all of us, / seem to
want something from the Gov
ernment. The idea of direct
government from Washington
is found in our calling on the
FTBI frequently. We write to
our Congressman much' often-
er than we write to the Gov
ernor of the State.
I read in The New York
Times several weeks ago that
the Public Service Commission
of Wisconsin challenges the jur
isdiction of the Federal Power
Commission in matters within
the State of Wisconsin. I
agree with the Commission. I
can’t see why the Federal Pow
er ComraLSskm has any power
or authority to order the San-
tee-Cooper to do, or not to do.
And that applies equally to all
the other power enterprises
within our State, that is those
wholly within the State. I
quote the article in The New
York Times:
“Storm clouds are rumbling
across the regulatory horizon.
With unprecedented vigor, two
of the nation’s state public utili
ty commissions have charged
that the Federal Government is
trying to extend its control to
intrastate matters. In the light
of President Truman’s espousal
of public power programs for
various sections of the country,
the criticism takes on added
significance. The state public
service agencies not only fore
see Federal control over an
area’s economy through crea
tion of politically potent valley
authorities; they also are ap
prehensive about the alleged
threat to their jurisdictional
prerogatives by action of the
Federal Power Commission.
John C. Doerfer, chairman of
the Public Service Commission
of Wisconsin, voiced a warning
before the Utilities Association
of the Badger State at its re
cent convention in Milwalkee.
Singling out the EPC, Mr.
Doerfer said the agency claimed
jurisdiction over the East Ohio
Company, despite the fact, he
‘no property or activity outside
asserted, that the utility had
of the state’. ‘Once it gets its
foot into the door, control by
the state x x x will be so em
asculated that its effectiveness
will be nil,’ he declared. ‘At
best, it invites a duplication of
regulation which will be both
impracticable and expensive as
well as utterly confusing.
Worse than that, it widens the
breach through which flows too
much state power already. If
successful, such efforts will re
duce the states to groveling
puppets before a Washington
bureaucracy. The right to con
duct the internal affairs within
a state will be merely measur
ed by the success of the beggar
state’s ability to wheedle fav
ors from those in power. Con
trol of local affairs by the peo
ple directly concerned will be
gone forever.’ He also warn
ed unless ‘this inordinate hun
ger for power by a central gov
ernment’ was not curbed it
would destroy th e people. The
note of disharmony between reg
ulatory agencies that invariably
saw eye-to-eye in previous
years was interpreted last week
by observers of Federal and
State utility bodes as the
spearhead to a drive by the
National Association of Rail
road and Utilities Commission
ers to protect the rights of
state agencies. Harry Miller, a
member of the NARUC and of
the Public Service Commission
of Ohio, also sounded an omi
nous note in his remarks before
the New York Society of Se
curity Analysts a few weeks
ago. Following a review of
utility equity financing, taxes
and regulatory problems in
general, Mr. Miller described as
‘zealots’ those in Federal bu
reaus ‘who insist that the lan
guage of an act should give to
the Federal commission certain
dual and overlapping jurisdic
tion over locally regulated utili
ties.’ ‘In some instances, they
would have Federal control sup
plant traditional state regula
tion’, he asserted. While Mr.
Miller devoted much of his
time to attacking what he con
sidered the ‘encroachment of
Federal Government in busi
ness,’ and ‘the current trend
toward a socialistic Federal
Government,’ he also discussed
what he termed the ‘increasing
burden of taxes on private
companies.’ He said the Fed
eral tax structure gave rate ad
vantages to tax exempt, pub
licly owned utilities, and that
the utility customers, ‘whether
they know it or not, subsidize
Federal projects out of their
personal income tax.’
The effectiveness of the stand
taken by these state commis
sions will depend on the ex
tent to which other State agen
cies support them. With many
states looking longingly to Fed
eral aid for relief of their own
fiscal problems through such
projects as Federal power sites,
it would appear unlikely that
their efforts will bear much
fruit in the next few years.”
Observe the last paragraph
of the article I quoted. I have
received a copy of a bill—Sen
ate Bill 1645—which brings So
cialism right to our doors. Un
der this bill the Federal Com
mission may fix the size of a
farm which may receive water.
Really it is a measure which
cuts at the foundation of our
American way of living. This
is a bill which all of us should
oppose, those of the Santee-
Cooper, as well as the hun
dred thousand stockholders who
own the power enterprises oper
ating in this State.
By the way, if those who
own the stock of the power en
terprises would show more life
public men would wake up. I
am in a Coop enterprise so far
as power lines are concerned;
and I think I have given three
rights-of-way, but we of the
Coops are a small number in;
comparison with those who
have invested their dollars in
building the great -^companies
which serve us. We need all
the power of all the enterprises
public and private, for develop
ing our State industrially and
agriculturally, too.
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who like to shop early for your
spring- clothes . . . we’re happy
to. say we are adding to our
stock daily new flower trimmed
hats to wear with your winter
suits as well as your new spring-
suits.
Come in early and select your
spring- wardrobe.
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I mentioned last week that
Mr. Rabb of Greenville and I
sat together at the Hoover
meeting in Washington. On the
front seat with Mr. Rabb and
me was a young man. He saw
Mr. Rabb’s badge, that he was
from South Carolina. This gen
tleman comes from New York
and is Mr. John T. Gwynne. He
has a sister living near Sumter,
Mrs. William M. Wilson. When
I asked Mr. Gwynne the nature
of his business he told me that
he was with the New York
State Chamber of Commerce.
Whereupon I told him that a
cherished friend, one time my
teacher, Dr. A. Wellington Tay
lor, now of the New York
State Chamber of Commerce,
had been my guest. Dean Tay
lor receives Spectator, so now
I’ll know whether he reads it.
Small world, as you’ve often
heard.
Spectator wishes a happy,
joyful and prosperous New
Year to everyone, a year full
of the deep satisfactions of use
ful living.
WANT ADS
NOTICE — Positively no hunt
ing or trespassing of any
kind will be allowed on lands
of the undersigned. We have
cattle and hogs grazing on our
lands and a hired man looking
after same. If any one caught
on these lands, white or black,
will be prosecuted. If you don’t
know you had better find out.
H. O. Long, B. O. Long, J. G.
Long.
MILK GOAT For Sale—Fresh
Dec.' 19th. 4-quart milker.—
Heyward Sease, 2212 Mayer
Avenue. 3tc
NOTICE—Axn now prepared to
assist taxpayers with their in
come tax returns and am lo
cated in two rooms of the BUS
station at the rear of the court
house where I’ll appreciate
Counts.
For Expert Repair Bring
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Radio Service
SALES and SERVICE
1014 Main Street
Opposite Memorial Square
24 HOURS SERVICE
Telephone 311W
New Plymouth Special Deluxe Club Coupe
GOOD BUSINESS
YEAR EXPECTED
New York, Jan. 1.—American
business, taking heart from the
way it rode out the mild reces
sion of 1949, enters 1950 on the
greatest surge of confidence in
ten years.
Economists for industry and
government alike, with a rare
harmony of agreement, predict
a strong first six months for
the new year, with most fore
casting a slight and gradual de
cline for the second half. They
add it all up to a year of con
tinued boom at levels equal to
or only slightly below prosper
ous 1949.
Business and government
leaders generally echo publicly
these views of their economic
specialists. Not since before
the war have they regarded a
dawning year with such opti
mism. Even at the beginning
of 1948, which. brought the
peak of the postwar boom, fore
casts were clouded with fears.
Now warnings of possible
trouble ahead are barely audi
ble amid the cheer. They point
mainly to dangers of further
inflation, and usually are cou
pled with criticism of the Fed
eral Government’s spending and
deficit financing programs. But
even here, the omens are seen
A as not likely to become reality
until sometime after 1950.
The new year confidence is
based not only on large order
backlogs in many industries and
continuing strong consumer de
mand, but also upon the convic
tion that we had our long-fear
ed and long planned-for post
war readjustment in the mild
recession of 1949,
Until now postwar forecast
ing has been sobered with the
realization that an adjustment
was necessary and bound to
come, and that it might be se
vere. The history of 1920-21,
the period of sharp readjust
ment from the first world war,
was expected by many to be
repeated.
Many experts now feel that
no further shakedown beyond
taht of 1949 is necessary, and
that we can move along at a
busy clip for an indefinite time.
The good business forecast for
1950 should bring continued
good times for the average cit
izen. There will be, as there
were in 1949, variations by both
industries and regions „ hurting
some people more than others
A family head without a job
or a businessman closing up
shop has hard times no matter
how prosperous the country as
a whole may be.
The cost of living is expected
to drop / a little in 1950, with
food down, rent up, and clo-
ADVERTISEMENT
On or about December 23,
1949, drawings and specifica
tions for the construction of Ag
ricultural Building, at New
berry, South Carolina, will be
available for distribution to
general contractors by Willis
Irvin, Architect, Helen S. Ir
vin, Associate Architect, 722
Greene Street, Augusta, Geor
gia.
Applications from contractors
interested in bidding on this
work not to exceed one set of
drawings and specifications, to
gether with payment of $25.00
per set, should be filed prompt
ly with the Architect, and the
bidding material will be for
warded shipping charges col
lect, as soon as available. Any
bidder upon submitting a bona
fide bid and returning such set
promptly and in good condition
will be refunded his payment.
Any sub-contractor or non-bid
der, upon so returning such set
will be refunded $15.00.
Bids on this work will be
opened by Newberry County
Agricultural Building Commis
sion in the Court Room at
Court House, Newberry, South
Carolina at 12:00 noon, Janu
ary 24, 1950.
YOUNG M. BROWN,
Chairman,
NEWBERRY CO. AGRICUL
TURAL COMMISSION,
Newberry, S. C. 4t
AUDITOR'S TAX NOTICE
I, or an authorized agent,
will be at the following places
on the date given below for the.
purpose of taking tax returns
of all real estate and personal
property. Persons owning prop
erty in more than one district
will make returnes for each
district.
All abl£ bodied male citizens
between the ages of twenty-
one and sixty are liable to $1.00
poll tax. All persons between
the ages of twenty-one and fif
ty outside of incorporated towns
and cities are liable to pay
commutation tax of $1.00. All
dogs are to be assessed at $1.00
each.
CHAPPELLS
Monday, January 9, 1950.
HOLLINGSWORTH STORE
Tuesday, January 10, 1950, from
9 until 12.
KINARDS
Tuesday, January 10, 1950, from
2 until 5.
PROSPERITY
Friday, January 13, 1950.
ST. LUKES
Monday, January 16, 1950, from
9 until 12.
O’NEAL
Monday, January 16, 1950 from
2 until 5.
LITTLE MOUNTAIN
Tuesday, January 17, 1950.
PEAK
Thursday, January 19, 1950.
POMARIA
Friday, January 20, 1950.
JAMES HOMER CROOKS
STORE
Monday, January 23, 1950, from
9 until 12.
A. E. fe R. E. REESE STORE
Monday, January 23, 1950, from
2 until 5. *
At Auditor’s office to March
1st, after which a penalty of
10 per cent will be added.
PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS
Auditor Newberry County
Total employment is climb
ing at year-end, hugging around
the 60,000,000 mark and just
about where it was a year ago.
As our labor force grows with
the population, the area for un
employment increases, however
and there are some predictions
that the jobless total may reach
5,000,000 in 1950, a whole mil-
To Be Seen at
Christmas Party
A lovely Christmas party was
given by Miss Patty Singley
Tuesday evening, December 27,
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. Mower Singley.
Lovely Christmas decorations
were used throughout the home.
In a number of games and
contests conducted by Miss
Singley, prizes were won by
Miss Dorothy Leaphart, Donald
Long, Billy Ackerman and Bill
Leaphart.
After the games the guests
were invited into the dining
room. The center table decora
tion was an herb scale filled
with candy, nuts, and miniature
toys. From the table punch
sandwiches, cookies, and nuts
were served.
The favors were packages
from the Christmas tree, pres
ents from the hostess.
Entertain With Tea
Misses Ethel and Katherine
Counts entertained with a tea
Thursday afternoon, December
29, from three-thirty to five
o’clock for the members of the
young women’s class of Grace
Lutheran Sunday School. Miss
Ethel Counts is president of
the teacher.
Miss Sease and the Misses
Counts received the guests.
Serving tea, sandwiches,
dates and mints were Miss Ef-
fie Hawkins and Mrs. Gurdon
W. Counts.
Entertain College Student*
The student secretaries of
the Women’s Missionary So
ciety entertained the college
students of Grace Church Wed
nesday evening, December 28,
at the home of Mrs. Cole S.
Wtessinger.
Mrs. Sheely Setzler directed
the recreation. Several Christ
mas contests and bingo were
enjoyed. A salad plate with
cookies, spiced tea and toasted
nuts was served.
Sunday School Party
Miss Miriam Ballentine en
tertained the members of her
Sunday School class at the
home of' her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Ballentine last Fri
day afternoon.
After a number of games the
exchange of gifts gave the
members the Christmas spirit.
A delicious sweet course was
served.
Brief News Hams
The William Lester Chapter
of the UDC win meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. John
Stockman as hostess.
Mrs, Minnie Kibler entered
Providence Hospital last Sat
urday. She is improving slow
ly.
The Dogwood Garden
will meet Monday
January 9, with Mrs. B.
nell Bedenbaugh.
Mrs. L. S. Long had with
for Christmas Day, Dr.
Mrs. Elmer Long of ..
and their daughter Miss
Long of Philadelphia; ~
Mrs. L. S. Long and
Sidney of Brunson; Mr.
Mrs. J. P. Addy of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
and their two
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thing and taxes about the same.' high in July of 1949.
The Plymouth Special DeLuxe four-door sedan, one of nine new models, is shown above. The car
important styling changes and improvements for safety and comfort Its high compression engine ai
mechanical features provide lively, economical performance.
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Plymouth Has New Look
Both Coming and Going
The 1950 Plymouth car, with im
portant styling changes and improve
ments for safety and riding comfort,
will go on display in dealer show
rooms throughout the country Jan
uary 12.
There are new lines in the silhou
ette which give the new Plymouth a
longer, lower, more streamlined ap
pearance. The changes are readily
apparent whether viewed from front,
rear, or side.
Rear fenders, which are bolted on
for economical removal in case re
pairs are necessary, have been re
styled and lengthened. A larger rlar
window on club coupes and four-
door sedans, slightly greater over-all
width, and alterations on the rear
deck provide a longer, heavier, road-
hugging appearance for all models.
The grille has been simplified and
made more massive. It consists of
two large horizontal bars with a
curved-down top member and a
single vertical bar at the center.
Above the grille the Plymouth name
plate appears in larger block letters,
and a bigger, more colorful medal
lion has been placed over the name
plate.
Described as “Packed with value
and ready to prove it,” the new
Plymouth was characterized by D.
S. Eddins, president of Plymouth, as
‘"Hie greatest car value we have
ever offered the public.”
“When we speak of value,” Eddins
said, “we mean that we have com
bined beauty with sensible styling,
that we have achieved big-car per
formance with small-car economy,
and that the mechanical excellence
of which we have always been
proud has maintained its high level.”
The front and rear tread have
been increased, a factor which in
creases stability, eases tire loading
stress on curves, and enhances the
car’s general appearance. Thirty-two
per cent larger than on previous
models, the new rear window in
creases visibility and its lines blend
into the car’s new streamlining
motif. The window is set in a newly
designed locking rubber seal.
There are larger bumpers on both
front and rear. In addition to pro
viding greater protection for the
grille, rear deck and fenders, the
bumpers add materially to the gen
eral appearance of massiveness.
The theme of simplicity which has
been carried out in the medallion
and name plate on the front has
been continued in the ornamentation
of the rear deck. The block-letter
name plate, the license plate light
ornament, the license plate recess,
and the T-shaped luggage compart
ment handle are styled to accent the
car’s low, sleek lines. Combination
tail lights and stop lights are set
into each rear fender.
The redesigned instrument panel
provides new backgrounds of trans
parent gunmetal on spun aluminum
for the gauge dials, speedometer,
radio dial, and clock. The gunmetal
finish is also used on the radio grille
screen. There are larger rotary
switch knobs which are easier to
operate.
Features for performance, comfort
and safety which were previously in
troduced in the Plymouth line have
been retained. The car has charac
teristic interior roominess, ample
head and leg room, and wide, deep
chair-height seats. The six-cylinder,
97-horsepower engine has a 7 to 1
compression ratio. The combination
ignition and starter switch, auto
matic electric choke, super-cushion
tires, safe-guard hydraulic brakes
and safety-rim wheels are among the
“high-priced car” features contained
in the new Plymouth.
Smith Motor Cat