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1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. , 0. F. Arm field 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 m te Is this country peopled by a superior race? On what does our industrial greatness rest? Are we a people of extraordi nary genius? Wfe like to think so; and we are extraordinary people, but it is because we are so well-fed, well-clothed, so comfortable, so able to enjoy recreation and so able to buy diversions. Who are we, by the way? Unless we are Indians we are all people directly or remotely from other countries—whether English, Scotch, Welsh, Ger man, French, Spanish, Scandi navian, Dutch, Polish, Authri- an, Italian, Greek, Syrian—or other nationality—including our beloved Irish, by all means. All these men, men from every where, do the heavy work, they are producing, handling the picks, operating • the machines. We Americans, as working men, can’t claim to be super ior to other workers just be cause of some native ability, can we? But our industrial suoeriority is a fact and rest c on something: What is it? Man for man we can’t claim much, since we native-born sons do only part of the -work, but the secret is this; our workers have more tools, more machinery to work with, than do the workers of any other country. The av erage worker in industry in this country is provided with tools worth $8000. Of course that does not mean that every man is given a kit of tools worth $8000, but that/ all the tools, plus all the machinery, figures out an average of $8000 per worker. So the pre-eminence of Am erica is based on the individu al and his equipment. We are the best equipped nation. How do we get this equipment? The industry, the Company, buys it. How did the Company get it? How was it able to buy all this? Because of the invest ment by those who put their money into the Company. That is what is called a capital in vestment. With all this equip ment our people are able to do several times more work than others; and their pay is based on their production. America has the highest production per man; and, therefore, the- high est pay per man. Because the tools and mach inery are used, the unit cost is reduced. One man, with all the machinery, produces so much that the cost of each op eration is reduced. That brings about a cheaper price. What follows a cheaper price? More people can buy it. Then when more people can buy, the de mand grows so fast that more machines, faster machines, are used, still further reducing the price, and still further widen ing the market. Then more people are employed to make these things. Now what is the over-all re sult? Behold America! A country settled by men and women who came here to the wilderness, to the land of In dians, in order to escape the power and tyranny of Kings and their bureaucrats. Those hardy adventurers wanted free dom, freedom to do for them selves, and to be what they could make of themselves. In England, France, Germany Russian, men had lived and toiled for the glory of the King, and for the enrichment of the Nation. America offered an opportun ity for men to rise to the full sweep of their powers and to the full strength and dignity of their manhood. In truth much of America’s greatness springs from not having a med dling Government. Let’s get back to that. I have been discussin Amer ica as an industrial producer. I do not overlook America as a land of happy, smiling, laugh ing people. That is supremely important: we are a jovial peo ple, a happy people. Where else would you find a contest to determine the biggest liar, as reCrently took place in Charleston? Think of the jolly cracks at the service lunches, on the sidewalks, even in the moment of a serious business negotiation. Of course Charles ton must be decadent if it must hold a contest to find a cham pion twister of the facts: in every other community there is a recognized champion pre varicator, without challenge or contest. And numerous run ners-up abound also. But think of the spirit of fun in all this; it is distinctively American. The happy American, genial, fun-loving, wise-cracking, joke telling, is a man who is not under a galling yoke; he is not a slave, but a man who can look up from his job and en joy the sunshine of life: this joyousness rests on a more Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions 4 CARTER’S Day Phone 719 — Night 6212 m W, i > mM Ki,- • m- jm m (*. m TEACH THEM THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVING Children •— and adults —with the savings habit are always welcome at this Association. Our insured savings- plan is ideal for small savers. Open an account now. m mM *1- . eg * ; uuaMiumtii .ii. NEWBERRY? Federal Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEWBERRY Willingham, Sec’y Newberry, S. C. abundant life, a more liberal enjoyment of good things—all springing from economic well being, or good pay based on good production. Given some hours of liesure men and women want the com forts and labor-saving machines and gadgets—and the posses sion of these further enriches life. A man can’t smile much, or enjoy horseplay, if he can’t buy the ordinary things of life; and must live a drab and dreary existence, with his back bent under the strain of just living. How does a country develop? Some man takes great chances. Most of them try hard, but with small success. But the man of superlative daring sometimes succeeds: and in his success he brings something to us. What does it matter if he makes a fortune? We should n’t let our envy of his wealth becloud the fact of his service. Was not Henry Ford a great benefactor? Was not Edisoh? And today you and I ride on tires that last for twenty thou sand miles, though a few years ago 6000 miles was the meas ure of a good tire. Yet the tire of today costs less than the 6000-mile tire. If some man or men made millions out of that, we Americans recognize that capital, experientation, brains, won out in the never- ceasing competition to win by better service. I say again Behold America! A country with less than seven per cent of the world’s popu lation but with about as much income as all the others com bined. Here we provide the worker with the machine to multiply his own personal pow er. Two men with a bulldozer doing the work of a hundred men with picks and shovels, so two men do the work of a hundred, two men with a ma chine! That symbolizes Amer ica—the man magnifying and multiplying himself, and so vastly increasing his produc tion. Where did the machine come from? It was the stored up savings, the capital, of those who own the business. Amer ica was built on the savings of workers who wanted to get ahead and leave something to their wives and children. An interesting sidelight is that women own 70 per cent of Am erica today; and the other 30 per cent they probably control by diplomacy, or stealthy in filtration! The power men have a point of great value. Every Ameri can worker has tools and ma chines; and he has 28 mechan ical slaves because the electric power produced here is equal to twenty eight times the hu man power. The American worker produces twice as much per hour as th e British worker and uses twice as much elec tric power!! America produces 45 per cent of the electric power of the world; so the American work er has eleven times more mech anical power than the average worker in the other countries. Don’t worry about figures: the basic truth is that we have machines, tools and power which enable us to surpass all others. I observe with interest the delivery of coal in Columbia. At one time it was shovelled out; then the body of the truck was tilted so the coal would fall out; now I see a truck with an unloading device that is like a belt running through the coal to ease it out in regular, swift, dustless stream. The coal man instead of being a big muscular man, can almost de liver coal wearing his Sunday School clothers. "Why is America such a rich market for the products of our factories? In this country nine ty per cent of our people have incomes of $5000 and under. This means a broad base for buying. A hundred families with $250 a month will buy more than one family of $25,000 a month. How does it work? We have a car for every four people — 8 out of 10 cars in the world are in* use in America! We have 40 million telephones —. about two-thirds of all the telephones in the world! We hav e 45 million depositors in our savings in stitutions, exceeding the total of $132,000,000,000 — one hun dred thirty two billions — of life insurance, at least fifty per cent being held by people with incomes of less than $5000 a year. 70 per cent of the life in surance of the world is held in America! And that is not all; 87 million citizens of America own 48 billions in Savings Bonds! We have 75 million radio sets; 87 million Ameri cans go to the movies every week. And we spend 10 billions a year for recreation. Although our population has increased two-fold since 1900, we send to college ten times as many as went then. While it may seem surprising that the women own 70 per cent of the property it is more surprising to learn that they spend only 80 per cent of the money privately spent. Prob ably no one will dispute the hazardus guess that the lovely ladies do at least 101 per cent of the shopping as a prelimi nary to the spending of that bagatelle of 80 per cent! Well, aren’t we proud of our great country? Are we proud enough to keep it as we found it — a land of opportunity for the individual and his son and grandson? Wte find people carried away by fancy and foolish ideas. Just imagine the folly of' spending and spending and taxing that taxing with the dream that some day we shall be so rich through taxing and spending that the income will - pay all the debts! We are in a era of wild, fool ish spending. Even here in South Carolina we are plung ing wildly into debt; we must learn to resist the pressure of those who clamor for public money. We cannot buy all we want. Most people may be unconr cerned by talk of Socialism. They are like children who want all they see* and all they can get. But even in this day of loose discipline, parents re strain their children in some degree, at least sometime. It is common knowledge that the small boy with a dozen green apples inside of him has eaten indiscreetly. But he wanted those apples!! That may be accepted as a fact. Yes, he wanted those ^ apples, but he didn’t have the wisdom to curb his appetite. If the experience of mothers does not make them wiser than covetous children we are threatened with real disaster. So, we have people yearning for the Government money, wanting the Govern ment to build power lines, and manufacture fertilizer. It all looks like a pot of jam to a small boy, but can we digest it? And to all this wild plan ning and spending, do you know that what Mr. Truman wants to spend next year—and is spending now—amounts to $322,536,400 from South Caro lina! For Export Repair Bring Your Radio GEO. N. MARTIN Radio Service SALES and SERVICE BOYCE STREET Opposite County Library 24 HOURS SERVICE Telephone 311W By T*d Kestsng The difference in a fisher man’s luck is often only the difference between a well-de signed hook and a poor one. The importance of using good hooks, efficiently shaped, and of keeping them needle-sharp cannot be overemphasized. Unfortunately, most anglers jjudge hooks as they do women —by pretty curves. But v com mercial fishemen, who cannot afford to indulge in such aes thetic notions, know better. They use mainly hooks with the nearest thing to a plain round bend that they can find, and with the back of the point parallel to the shank. According to Jason Lucas, whose book on bass is bible to many fishermen, this parallel point is undoubtedly the best for setlines; but for angling, where • one must drive home the barb at just the right in stant, he prefers a hook with a very slight out point. In pene trating tissue deeply, this is not so efficient as a parallel point—but it starts in faster instead of sliding from the fish’s mouth without pricking him. A hollow point will penetrate better than a spear point. In some hooks, an inward turn of the point or barb gives the il lusion of a true hollow point, but it doesn’t give as good re sults. Watch out for that. When fishing, test your hooks frequently for sharpness by passing the ball of the thumb lightly down behind the barb —not across the top of it. If the point doesn’t dig in easily, it is ^oo dull. For sharpening hooks at home use a small half-round file of “smooth” cut. When out fishing, carry one of the small whetstones made for the purpose. ■ For that first quick penetra tion, always sharpen from the inside and sides of the point only. Ne-trer touch the back except to remove a “wire edge,” However, some people like a very slight wired edge for the first quick start in. Keep the side of your stone or JOBS OPEN NOW Electrolux will place four or five additional men, 25, 50, with family responsibilities and good car in South Carolina, for a steady, permanent full-time job in sales service dep’t. Men wanted who can be taught (or already know) conservative, consistent selling—NOT HIGH PRESSURE. This is the best job you ever had if you can learn creative selling. Forty-five men are proving this every day. For im mediate interview in your town write age, previous, job, marital status and other details to State Mana ger, P.O. Box 5112, Columbia 5, S. C. PRESIDENT’S BALCONY The balcony President Truman added to the White House, which caused such a fuss a while back, is shown in the photo of the White House on the new $20.00 bills. If you plan to make any improvements in your property, plan also to N increase your insurance. Your Protection Our Business PURCELLS “YOUR PRIVATE BANKER" '4 Phone 197 AUDITOR’S 1950 TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICE Returns of all personal property and real estate, poll and road tax, are to be made at the County Au ditor^ Office beginning: January 1st, 1950 through February 28th, 1950 All able-bodie^ male citizens betw'een the ages of twenty-one and sixty are liable to $1*00 pole tax; all persons between the ages of twenty-one and fifty outside of incorporated towns are liable to pay com mutation (road) tax of $1.00. All dogs are to be assessed at $1.00 each. All returns are to be made by School Districts. Your failure to make return calls for penalty as pre scribed by law. This is land year- It is very important that all tax payers make tax returns before Febru ary 28th, 1950. PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS County Auditor >! I\* jr/ Marto Amick Mario Amick, 47, died early Sunday morning at the Bap tist Hospital in Columbia after an illness of several months. Mr. Amick was bom in the Macedonia section of the coun ty, a son of J. I. and Mrs. Leila Shealy Amick. He was a member of Macedonia Luther an church and of the church council. He was the former chairman of the council He was also a member of Amick Bros., • which operates Amick’s Landing on Lake Murray. He was connected with the malaria control of Lake Murray. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bessie Derrick Amick and three children, Margie Lee, Broadus and Linda Ray Amick; his fa ther and mother, all of Pros perity; also the following bro thers and sisters, Yancy L. of Cayce; Malcolm Amick of Prosperity/ Mrs. Lottie Amick, Mrs. Elsie Ruff, both of Lex ington, Mrs. Louise Bobb of Prosperity and Mrs. Daisy Shealy of Newberry. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 o’clock at Mace donia Lutheran church, conduc ted by Rev. L. H. Jeffcoat, Rev. Horace J. C. Lindler, Dr. E. Z. Pence and Rev. J. Virgle Long. Interment was in the church cemetery. Nephews served as pall bearers and nieces as flower bearers. (Members of the Mace donia Church Council, members of the Malaria Control of Lake Murray, Dr. V. A. Long, Wof ford Cooper, Dr. C. K. Wheeler, Ed Counts, Jr., Dr. Hamilton, Dr. George Harmon, Dan Hamm, John M. Killian, Rich ard Brown, Eugene Adams, served as honorary escort, file almost parallel to the tip to make a long, thin point which will, naturally, pene trate much better than a snub- bier point. NOTICE—Am 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 your business. Mrs. A. H. Counts. Checker Cah— TAXI 24 "All FARMERS ARE INVITED says C. B. PARR Local John Deere Dealer t- 1 f V. -- »» J0HK DEERE DAY is C. B. Parr, local John Deere Dealer, invites farmers and their families to attend his big Deere Day Program at the Prosperity High on February 23, 1950. Admission will be by only, but tickets can be obtained at the Farm Equipment Co. The feature picture, “Roots in the Soil, dramati^tion of life in rural America. Its centers around a, small-town banker and his fi who play an important part in community acti Ridhard Travis and Rochell Hudson play leadii roles supported by three of Hollywood's best yo actors and actresses, plus a cast of unusual abil It will prove to be top entertainment for the family. Several other brand new all-talking pictures be shown. They cover modern farm equipment latest fanning practices every farm family will interesting and lyorthwhile to see. (Be sure to /Stop in at the Newberry Farm Eq ment Co. for your free tickets, if you haven’t ed them or if you need more. * t - — - w In Observance Of GEORGE WASHINGTON’S / Birthday Wed., Feb. 22, 1950 South Carolina Na Newberry the following banks WILL NOT Be Open For Business Newberry, S. C. Newberry County