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1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. O. 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., $U50 per year in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS BY SPECTATOR i?r V' V ' The amateur vegetable gar deners are now renewing their hopes and aspirations. Under the genial glow of a good light they are feasting their eyes on seed catalogs, planning to have tomatoes and cabbages like those in the illustrated books. The amateur gardener is first cousin Ip the amateur fisher man—he" lives on hope. And as the fisherman sometimes gets a bite, so the back-yard gardener may surprise himself and the admiring family and doubtful neighbors. Nothing so warms the heart of a man as to present to a neighbor some choice specimens of his skill as a gardener. It is done with a mixture of kindly regard and bumptious self esteem, though modestly unexpressed in words. Still the deed proclaims the man; so let it rest there. Thinking over the stern, un remitting efforts of my patient, enduring, long-suffering friends I think of the problem of fer tilizers, commercial fertilizers. I quote from the all-States edi tion of Farmers News; m x ■ - £ fe Nitrogen Gives dark green color to plant. Promotes increased leaf and stem growth. Adds crispness and improved quality to leaf crops. Produces rapid early growth In small amounts, hastens maturity. In excessive amounts, may delay maturity. Calcium Increases stiffness of stalk Improves general plant vigor. Fncourages grain and seed production. Neutralizes poisons produced in the plants. Regulates uptake of other plant foods. Promotes early root forma tion and growth. Hastens maturity. Phosphoric Acid Stimulates early root forma tion and growth. Gives rapid and vigorous start to plants. Hastens maturity of crops. Is especially important in seed formation. Increases the ratio of grain and fruit to stalk. Gives hardiness to fall-seeded grains and hays. Sulfur Gives increased root growth. Helps maintain dark green color. Promotes nodule formation on legumes. Stimulates seed production. Encourages more vigorous plant growth. Potash Gives increased vigor to plants. Helps plants to resist disease. Produces strong, stiff stalks. Promotes production of sug ars, starches and oils. Increases plumpness of grains and seed. Improves quality of the yield. Magnesium Aids in maintaining dark green color of leaves. I Acts as carrier of phosphoric acid in the plant. Promotes the formation of oils and fats. Regulates uptake of other plant foods, especially calcium. Plays a part in the translo cation of starch. I have often wondered just how much, or how little, we know about the use or appli cation of fertilizers. How near ly is the current practice an exact science; or, if the science be exact, as science is supposed to be, how perfectly do we un derstand and practice the art of applying fertilizer most prof itably? Roses are beautiful and sweet but they have thorns. Nearly] everything that is useful or beautiful must be appropriated with some care We cannot go through life like the small boy at large in the pantry about Christmas time, for even he sometimes has to repent the unchecked approach to pies, afl cakes, candies, nuts, preserves, turkey—and all that. Every- time I look around in a bakery, with its tempting display of breads, custards, pies, cakes and the like, I think of the days when, as a boy, I should have liked to eat my way through the whole lot. But alas! When the Government hands out political pie we do well to take note, for, like all other pie, it can bring aches and pains and visits to or from the doctor. Such a case I’m read- SPilfe ‘ r- V : :: ing about: Out in Nebraska the Public Power, Governmem power, Government pie, has about completely dominated the State; private power has been sold down the river, or kicked out, or other wise badly treated by those who saw a new heav en and a ne wearth through Government power. So, public power has been given to Ne braska on Government platters and the new day of light (and power) was scheduled to be ushered in. But alas! Again I must exclaim alas! for the Government wants to feed the Nebraskans more public pie than they can digest! The peo ple of Nebraska are in the con dition of that little boy in the pantry: it all looked so good at first, but now the little “tummy” rebels and groans and growls. Well, what’s the trouble in Nebraska? Three public power groups are trying to keep the Federal Government power lines out of their State. Now that is something new under the sun, isn’t it? The Govern ment, having built or financed all this poMf 61, development in Nebraska, finds that Nebraska says, “This is ours, so you stay out.” • Very interesting, isn’t it? After receiving all the Govern ment money the General Mana ger of Consumers Public Power District said: “We don’t think a Federal Agency ought to be put in competition with State agencies, and we don’t want competition between State agencies.” Vlell, well! The) Federal Government, through Secretary Chapman, has threat ened to build a Federal line into Nebraska, a sort of super REA or Super Co-op, or some thing of the sort, but indepen dent of the Public Power busi ness within the State today. Boiling all this down, if we apply it here, it would be that Santee-Cooper, which belongs to the State of South Carolina, would not want an REA line from Georgia or North Caro lina; nor would Santee-Cooper wish to compete with Buzzard’s Roost or Clark’s Hill. Probably Santee-Cooper would feel ex actly as do the Public Power Agencies of Nebraska in simi lar circumstances, for Santee- Cooper is owned and operated by the State, the ownership be ing subject to a mortgage, but that could be paid, if necessary to clear the title. I have • wondered about the grandiose power schemes of re gional control which the bright Socialistic minds have sold to Mr. Truman. Our Santee-Coop er managers have remarked that Santee-Cooper belongs to South Carolina. It does; but Santee-Cooper, Buzzard’s Roost and Clark’s Hill are just as likely to feel the weight of other Government operation and control as are the private power companies operating here. It all convinces me that all our power business of South Carolina, public and private, should have a cooperative agreement or friendly collabo ration, for the good of the State. After all, the Federal Power Commission, and the Socialists of Wlashington want to Russianize all our industries, beginning with electric power. Our best strategy is to get to gether as South Carolinians now—while the time still per mits. We may not think so, but this Nation reminds me of the story of the Spartan youth who let the fox gnaw out of his “vitals” rather than show fear or discomposure. The fox of Communism is beginning with Socialistic enterprises of the Government and is gnawing at the “vitals” of our National life; and we are showing to the world that we are not suf fering, nor are we afraid. And what happened to the Spartan boy? He died!! The wage question of the telephone folk is not my prob lem; I do not know the merits of either side and am not los ing sleep over the controversy. But I am interested in the truth and regret that the truth is spmetimes taken lightly: no ar gument is possible unless peo ple have a standard of truth. In an advertisement in The State recently the statement was made that the Courts and the South Carolina Public Ser vice Commission have guaran teed, "guaranteed" “approxi mately six per cent” to the Telephone Company. Sometime ago a disting I ished lawyer said about the same thing about the private power Companies 1 regret that the Public Service Commission has let both state ments go unchallenged and un corrected. It is dangerous to sit in sil ence when such misstatements are made. Just here I think we ought to stop speaking of private and public power. There -s no private power company ,r corporation in S. C., ex cept the factory which gener ates its own power, exclusively ..or its own use, and does not sell it. All other so-called "pri- /ale" power is regulated and controlled by State and Federal Jommissions so that its rates are fixed and its manner of aperating and accounting is prescribed and controlled. In .his State, for example, the State has not one dollar invest ed in the so-called private pow er business, but the State con trols it. It lacks a lot of being private. The State has all the advantage of ownership, with no disadvantages. It regulates and controls without investing a dollar But about the statement that the State guarantees six per cent profit: the State guarantees nothing, absolutely nothing! Far from guaranteeing six per cent, the State will permit the Com panies to earn not more than six per cent! If the Companies earn a net profit of more than six per cent the Public Service Commission will require the Companies to reduce their rates! That is a far cry from guaran teeing six per cent, isn’t it? If the State guaranteed six per cent how would it make the guarantee good? With what money would the State pay the Companies, if they earned less than six per cent? I have asked the Public Service Commission to tell me, although I know that there is no guarantee, no money for a guarantee, nor anything of the sort. I quote the reply of The Public Service Commision: “This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of February 26, 1950 making inquiry about rate of return allowed power com panies and telephone companies by the Commission. The Com- miission does not guarantee any particular rate of return, but in rate cases attempts to fix a rate that will produce approxi mately a 6% return on money invested and used and useful in rendering utility service. If the rate fixed does not produce a 6% return and if the utility is not satisfied with the rate of return such rates do produce, the utility’s only recourse is to apply for a further increase in rates. If the Commission de termines that the application is just and reasonable, a further hearing is held in th e matter to determine if rates should be further increased.” There is no such thing as a guarantee; and we should not mislead the pub lic by careless language. Great is little Bamberg Coun ty: It is paying cash on its half million dollar building program and still has money in the treasury! Bamberg County has never floated a bond issue and and it pays as it goes. Certainly Mr. Truman would feel strange in Bamberg County, wouldn’t he? DANCE AT YOUTH CENTER There will be a semi-formal dance at the Youth Center Fri day night, March 17, from 8:30 to 12. The Bar WKDK Ranch Hands will furnish music for round and square dancing, and during the evening a cake walk will be held. Admission will be $1:25 per couple, 75c for stags, and 50c for ladies. Proceeds will go toward equipping the newly completed Youth Center. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the eight days beginning March 17, and end ing March 24, 1950, is to be observed and known as, in the City of Newberry, Youth Re creation W)eek; and, WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that more thought and attention be devoted to Youth recreation in order that our “teen” age boys and girls shall have a better opportunity to develop their lives in accord ance with the ideals and habits which are generally recognized as conducive to good citizen ship; and, WHEREAS, in the past, too little thought, time and attent ion have been givin to the soc ial, moral and spiritual growth of our young people: NOW, THEREFORE, I, James E. Wiseman, Mayor of the City of Newberry, do hereby pro claim from March 17, to March 24, 1950, inclusive, as Youth Recreation Week, and do urge our citizens to recognize the needs of our boys and girls, and to think, plan, and cooperate along lines which will assist in the social, moral and spiritual development of our fine young boys and girls, keeping in mind that old adage; “idleness is the devil’s work shop,” and that wholesome recreational facilities, under proper sponsorship and guidance, is general recognized as affording an excellent ground for their proper development. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the official seal of the City of Newberry, this March 4, 1950. JAMES E. WttSEMAN MAYOR m THE NEWBERRY SUN Nothing takes the place of this Link with Home. In war, or peace, around the world, your Red Cross serves the men who serve their country. A n emergency arises at home. A mother is »rushed to a hospital... or a father dies ... or a fire destroys a home. The son is needed there at once. Perhaps he’s a soldier stationed in the-bleak Aleutians ... or a sailor on a cruiser somewhere overseas... or a marine on duty at some distant outpost. Wherever he is, your Red Cross helps get him home, after leave is granted, as fast as it is humanly possible—and helps both him and his family after he gets there. For one of the greatest functions of your Red Cross, vested in it by Congress, is to act as “a medium of communication between the peo ple of the United States and their armed forces.” Your Red Cross acts as a link with home in other ways, too. In military and naval hospitals ; • • in army camps, navy stations and air bases both here and abroad ... your Red Cross pro vides the touches of home—recreation, com forts, counsel and advice—that mean so much to men in uniform away from home. - By giving now, you can make sure that your Red Cross will continue to serve in time of trouble as a link with home during the year ahead. It’s a service that nothing else can re place—and it’s in your hands to maintain. You, too, can help through Your RED CROSS These Advertisements Sponsored by the Following Firms in Behalf of the 1950 Red Cross Drive now Under Way. Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Association G. B. SUMMER & SONS I South Carolina National Bank • ...#■■ ODORLESS CLEANERS MRS. J. W. WHITE Millinery, Gifts, Baby Garments Size—Infants to 4 years T. ROY SUMMER Main Street Pure Oil Station B. C. MOORE & SONS, INC. AMERICAN LEGION POST 24 NEWBERRY MONUMENT CO. MITCHELL’S GRILL NEWBERRY LUMBER CO. MURRAY LUMBER CO. NEWBERRY CREAMERY THE MARKET BASKET C. D. COLEMAN COMPANY Livingston-Wise Post No. 5968 VETERAUS OF FOREIGN WARS Newberry Remnant Store BUZHARDT FURNITURE CO. CARPENTER’S Fairfield Forest Products Co. Firestone Home & Auto Supplies PURCELLS Carolina Reporting Agency Ruth Doris Armfie-ld I. V. McKinnie Whitesides Dept Store, Inc. DOMINICK’S DRUG STORE NEWBERRY PACKING CO. R. E. SUMMER, Insurance REAGIN’S SHOE SHOP CITY FILLING STATION KEMPER MOTOR COMPANY “Next to the Postoffice and Just as Reliable” CHAPM'AN-HAWKINS HDWE. FARMERS ICE & FUEL CO. BELK-BEARD COMPANY. SKEET’S GULF SERVICE Newberry Coca Cola Bottling Co. College Street Texaco Station WELLS THEATRE SAM COOK’S BEER PARLOR RITZ THEATRE -v ♦ \'v> ^ ;vA*fe ■,r-h