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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, JUNE 9, SPECTATOR (Continued from Page 4) toon for tite development of the State. I (resent the remarks of REA. Mr. Wickard and of Senator Brown, at least on one thing: Monopolies. Those gentlemen insuit our intelligence in rais- injg up a scarecrow called mon opoly. There axe certain nat ural monopolies. A pow^r camtpany is one. Do you want the streets and roads cluttered up with poles and wires Do we (build railroads at random? But a bad monopoly is an en terprise that is unregulated, un controlled, dominant and dom ineering. The South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. has stock holders and it has directors. But it is under regulation by the South Carolina Public Ser vice Commission, a Board elec ted by the Legislature and hav ing qualified experts in its ser vice: The Santee - Cooper reports to no supervisory Commission and is scot-free to do as its Board of Directors may wish. If there 'be the seed • of mono poly it is in the Santee-Cooper, surely. , But I am not fighting the Santee-Ooopper. It is a .great enterprise and can be used to do fine work. Senator Brown enjoys what we ma call a monopoly, though nothing has been said about it. If a group of men should apply for a charter to operate a bank in Barnwell they would quick ly find that the State Board of Bank Control would rule that one bank is enough for Barn well. Senator Brown is a oowerful and prosperous banker in BamwelL My distinguished friend is not often thought of as a businessman, a successful hanker, but he is; and his suc cess in banking makes me won der whether he would be en thusiastic over the loan of nine millions of Government money at two per cent for thirty years, to establish a parallel, compet ing bank in Barnwell, the new bank agreeing to lend money at two and a helf per cent, with afll the additional millions of the Government to draw on. Well, speaking of monopolies, I have had a part for five years in an effort to establish a bank: The Senator ought to know, for ail concede that he ds alert to all .that is happening; he must know that even in banking we seem to have monopolies. So the Government has a post office—a monopoly, but one which serves us well. Sup pose we had’ three postoffices an one town. You never would know which one had misplaced the check you were expecting, would you? We have a partial monopoly in the bus business—and prop erly so. Over certain routes a bus line has an exclusive fran chise, a monopoly; otherwise it could not afford to provide ser vice. I am glad that the House of Representatives has appoint ed a Committee to investigate all the power business of the State. Let’s build for the fu ture on solid foundations of good will and cooperation; but, first, let’s get the facts. JURY LIST Fodlowdng is a list of the jurors drawn Thursday morning to serve during the June term of criminal court which will convene Monday morning, June 19th, with Judge Steve C. Griffith presiding: James Connelly, James Leo Amick, John M. Dominick, J. E. Ringer, George T. Daven port, N. R. Lester, Clay E. Bal- lentine, Leland H. Boland, Ho mer W. Bowles; James C. Les ter, Gilbert Cromer, Willie B. Boinest, Jr., John William Lea- veil, George K. Domdniok, Paul H. Duncan, George S. Donmon, Eugene Shealy (West End), B< M. Davis, Also, J. B. Eargle (New Hope Zion), T. H. Shealy, John L. Epps, E. V. Lewis, Horace L. Reaves, Frank H. McConnell, H. B. Wilson, Harry A. Mills, R. B. Black, J. W. Abrams (Warren), Herndon Hentz, C. R. Rinehart, W. M. Sloan, Herbert Coleman, Hayward Davis, R. L. Beaty, H. H. Polk, J. Mower Dennis. SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH, DEADLINE * Over ten thousand peo ple in Newberry county have 'been issued registra tion certificates, which' will enable them to vote in the coming primary. If you stjll haven’t gotten yours, the office in Newberry lo cated on the second floor of the new court house, and the one located- in the City Hall in Whitmire, will remain open through Sat urday, June 10th. After this date no more certificates can 'be issued for the coming primary. NEGROES MAY TRY TO ENTER CLEMSON Columbia, June 6.—Renewed efforts by Negroes to enroll in demson College and the Statt Medical College were promised today. State President J. M. Hinton of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people made this plain in com menting on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent segregation rul ings. “The requests by Negroes to enter Clemson College to study engineering, and the requests to the Medical College in Charleston to study medicine, were only waiting for these de cisions, arid will be revived shortly,” Hinton announced. Mr. and Mrs. R. Ml Tarrant and daughter, Marian Stuart, of Hickory* N. C., were weekendj! visitors in the home of Mr. Tarrant’s mother, Mre. R. L. Tarrant on Johnstone street. Danny Paysdnger and R. E. Summer, Jr., students at The Citadel, Charleston, will’ return to Newberry Saturday, after the graduation exercises, to spend the summer months in New berry. Both boys will be members of the Sophomore class at The Cit adel next term. HEAR RITZ THEATRE THURSDAY FRIDAY and SATURDAY Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray, Charles Bickford, Frances Gif ford, William Demarest, Percy Kilbride, RIDING HIGH FOX NEWS MONDAY \ ft TUESDAY Van Johnson, Elizabeth Taylor, Le6n Ames, Fad Holden, Selena Hoyle THE BIG HANGOVER ^ Cartoon—A Ham in a Role MGM NEWS WEDNESDAY James Mason, Marta Toren, Dan Duryea, William Conrad ONE WAY STREET Cartoon—Hunting the Fox. JOHNSTON WILL RUN CAMPAIGN ON "CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES" STROM Thurmond Candidate for the United States Senate Every Tuesday Night On Your Favorite Radio Station TOWNSEND-WESSINGEH (Continued from Page 5) Junior groomsmen were Rob ert Platt of Gr&niteville and Francis Asbury Townsend, Jr., brother of the bride. Miss Amelia Carter Townsend was her sister’s maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Alice Day Garlinton, of the Canal Zone and Newberry; Mrs. Anne Townsend Grkffin, of Columbia, cousin of the bride; and Miss Meta Sloan Leitner. Junior bridesmaids were Miss Carolyn Griffis, of Augusta, Ga., and Miss Norma Wessimger, of Newberry, cousin of the bridegroom. Miss Rebecca Chap man, of Myrtle Beach, cousin of the bride, arid Mists Sandra Wessimger of Anderson, niece of the bridegroom, were flower gjrl attendants. The bride's attendant® wore identical gowns of French hlac marquisette. The maid of hon or and bridesmaids carried arm bouquets of yellow and laven- dar snapdragons, blue iris, tu lips, pink charm carnations, del phiniums, and white sfcolk tied with French lilac satin ribboA The flower girls carried nose gays of the same flowers, tied with matching French Mac satin ribbon. ;> The bride entered with her. father, who gave her in mar ried. She wore a gown pf ivory nylon'net, fashioned with a portrait neckline, impo: French Chantilly lace bodi peplum and full skirt of ny net that formed a train. A thedral veil of bridal illi was caught at each side with orange blossoms and was t ached to a Juliette cap "In seeking re-election, I do so on my own merits — not 4emerits of any one," said Sen ator Olin Johnston at Saluda. "I am going to conduct my campaign upon Christian Prin ciples." Every South Carolinian should read the full text of this speech. As a Citizen and Vot er you are entitled to know the TRUTH and FACTS. These are contained in a leaflet printed by Olin Johnston's, supporters, including Farmers, Teachers, Textile Operatives, Doctors, Vet erans, Business and Profession al Men and Women, Industrial Workers and others in this state. Write today for copies —just say how many you want for yourself and friends, and they will be mailed to you. If you will pass them on to your neighbors, it will be appreciat ed. On the back of the leaf let are extracts from one of Senator Johnston's great speech es on the floor of the U. S. Sen ate against the F.E.P.C., which he and his Southern colleagues blocked. "Now I know what is hap pening," one citizen said after 4 reading TRUTH AND FACTSL "It was a revelation to me to read J o h n s to n's uncensored words. The facts are quite dif ferent from the rumors I had heard and read." MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY I JOHNSTOff HEADQUARTERS, ROOM 315, WADE HAMPTON HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. By return mail send me Copies of TRUTH and; FACfTS, containing Senator Johnston's record and speeches. Name Town Comment RJ\D. Additional acres: 57,000 of Cotton, 1,300 of Tobacco, 2,900 of pea nuts, secured for S.C. farmers by Olin Johnston! He stands for better schools! He took the state property tax off by veto 'and left a $20 million surplus—no deficit! Political Adv. Check On Your Receipt Books And Phone No. 1 11 — r R c 9 i s t • r before Juno 10th and vote for - Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn for Con- gross. The man who told the truth about Russian communism, so cialism* statism, national de fense, foreign relief end- the other problems threatening our people. We must vote to sur vive. WELLS , THEATRE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHIP WILSON in "Rang* Land" with ANDY CLYDE Added—BATMAN AND ROBIN and VON ZELL Con — * MONDAY A TUESDAY Also Lata Show 10:15 Sat* ft Where a man was as good his aim . . . and a woman •better than her intentions! i PANHANDLE Rod Cameron, Cathy Downs, ^ Reed Hadley and* Anne Gwynne Added—PATHE NEWS 3:00, 4:40, 6:20 & 8:00 WEDNESDAY _ CUSTOMS AG William Eythe and Marjorie Reynolds Morning Show t:30 / 8 >rning Shoi WESTERN and Admission I2c-35e DRIVE-IN THEATRE TUESDAY NIGHT IS - SURPRIZE NIGHT FRIDAY and SATURDAY DOUBLE FEATURE Jimmy Wakley PARTNERS IN THE SUNSET and '• Arthur Lake, Penny' Singleton BLONDIE'S ANNIVERSARY Added—CARTOON MONDAY and TUESDAY Betty Davis, Henry Fonda JEZEBEL \ Added CARTOQN WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY Yevonne DeCark>, Dan Duryea BLACK BART (In Technicolor) Added—CARTOON ALWAYS A COMPLETE SHOW AFTER 10:00 P.M. OPERA SATURDA DOUBLE WILLIAM 1 in Cheyenne ' 5 and WILLIAM in "Riders of the Added—COMEDY Admission 9c and all TOLBERT-FRANKLIN Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Tolext announce the m of their daughter, Elizabeth, to M. B. June 1 in Columbia DO YOU WANT $1000? "'V. NOTICE^ Wa just received a Paint Sprayer and Sander to help serve TAYLOR SIGN SERVICE — Day 811-W, Night 320-W ■> • w * 5,.l' M t THANKS MR BUT WE DON’T KIN V Because there are no hushed-up facts, as you advertised about the ap plication of Central to build its own transmission system. Central con sists of 16 local Co-ops, some of which are in your territory and some in the territory of other Power Companies. The 16 local Co-ops which compose Central conceived the idea of borrowing money and building its own transmission system. Each local Co-op is acquainted with the details of the Central plan. Each Co-op has a Director in Central. We applied to REA for a loan to build a transmission system and invited Santee-Cooper to put in some of its lines and make certain contributions, and to arrange for Santee-Cooper to operate our system because it has an existing management organization which is efficient and dependable. WHY ARE YOU SO CONCERNED OVER CENTRAL BEING IN DEBT FOR $7,595,500 for 35 YEARS? Our subscribers, even at a 6 mill rate, which may be reduced to 4 or lower later on, if we can con nect with other public power, will pay this loan off. You have $50,- 000,000.00 to $100,000,000.00 in debts on your property which you prob ably will never pay. Your elastomers, at the exorbitant rates which you charge, are payin the interest on this debt. # 0nly recently you refinanc ed for a LONG period of time at the expense of your customers some $20,000,000.00 to $30,000,000.00 of your obligations. * YOU CAN’T FOOL US advertising that you have reduced our rates to 10 % under the proposed rate from Santee-Cooper. The public knows that yours is a “fake rate” and not made in good faith, but made in hatred in an effort to try to keep the rural people from getting-a transmission system to get to these public power projects. Anybody with an ounce of sense knows that, if there were no Santee-Cooper and no Clark’s Hill, you would still be charging the Co-ops probably 2c per kw hour and your other customers in proportion. WE ARE FAMILIAR with the Resolution to investigate the “Power Situation” in South Carolina. You say you want to help us get the truth about what we ourselves are doing. We prepared our Applica tion. We filed it with REA, we followed it through. The local Co-ops set up the Central and it is strange that you appear to know more about our business than we do. We are not interested in anybody setting up a Power Kingdom in South Carolina. The only thing we don’t want is for you to destroy our Central transmission system and make yourself the Power King in South Carolina. If there must be a Power Kingdom and your mono polistic enterprise seems to point that way, then the taxpayers of the WHY? state would greatly prefer for the State to own the transmission system, after its cost has been paid by the farmers. Let us remind you that Santee-Cooper is state-owned, if this transmission system is eventually going to fall into the hands of somebody, isn’t is preferable for the * State w to own it for the 'benefit of all the people* than for you to hog the power, business in South Carolina, by buying public power from the State and selling it at a profit for your own ^elfish aggrandizement ? The farmers of South Carolina haven’t fr .'gotten that, only a few years ago, before REA, if a group of farmers wanted pow§r in the country, we had to build our own lines at a cost of from $2,000.00 to $3,000.00 per mile, pay the power companies to maintain them and pay rates of from 3c to 6c per kw hour^ We haven’t forgotten either that, when the pqwer companies were charging the Co-ops 12 to 14 mills per kw hour for wholesale power you: (a) refused to lower, your rates to 7^ mills until every other power company in the state had done so* and you were forced to come in line on account of public opinion, and because of a Petition to the Public Service Commission which was about to be filed; (b) that, when the Lexington and St. Matthews Co-ops sent a committee to beg you to wheel Santee-Cooper power to them for a service charge so that they might get power cheaper than 12 to 14 mills, you refused and stated that any such proposal was “out of the question”; (c) that you refused consistently to build additional sub-stations and extend transmission lines for the benefit of the Co-ops. You wanted to keep the Co-op pro gram on the “ragged edge” with as little service as possible. Now, when the Co-ops have a chance to borrow money, build their own trans mission system, get out from under your domination and run their own affairs, you set yourself up as our “great benefactor” and spend thou sands of dollars of you customers’ rate money in advertisements and on the radio to break up our program. You say that our “lines are designed to carry ten times more power” ' than our Co-ops need. Strange that you know so much about our bus iness. Maybe they are designed to carry ten times more power than you want the Co-ops to have. You intimate by this that Santee-Cooper is going to have the use of our lines to compete with you. This is an- . other reason why we don’t trust you dnd it is because you have so little regard for the truth. Our lines are designed by our engineers which were closely checked and approved by the REA engineers to carry 78% ■ Co-op.load. Is this ten times more power than we need? OH, NO, MR. McMEEKIN! There is only 22% of the proposed load of our lines which would be available to Santee-Cooper to carry cheap power to municipalities, the State or to any other agency or person entitled to buy cheap Santee-Cooper power. 78% of the capacity of the Central system for which we made application will be available at all times for the use of the' Cooperatives. This will leave only 22% that could be used under any circumstances in competition with you. The Co-op's loan is only about 1% of your total business. WILL TAKING this small amount of business away from you, when you admit you are sell ing it at a loss, WRECK YOUR ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR COMBINE? Since 78% of the capacity of our system will take 1% of your total, business, then the other 22% of the capacity of our sys tem will take 22-78 of 1% of your total business and the system'we have designed for our loads and those foj which Santee-Cooper may k 0 l eas ^ lan 2% of your total business. MR. Mc MEEKIN, YOU SCARE MIGHTY EASY! WHY ARE YOU CHARGING THE MUNICIPALITIES of the State and the State of South Carolina 10 to 13 mills aper kwh for the same kind of load of wholesale power that you say you would sell to us for spite at 5'/ 2 mills? DO YOU THINK THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO APPROVE OF THIS, May we remind the public of one or two facts whicl* ought to be kept in mind: The Federal Power Commission Reports show-that in South Carolina, because there is now no transmission system by which the people can get public power (from Santee-Cooper or other public power projects) the private power companies are taking out of South Carolina, in exorbitant rates, over and above the amount our people would pay if we were within reach of TVA, or were connected with Santee-Cooper! more than $16,000,000.00 annually. Broken down into language that the people can understand, this means that each of the 46 counties in South Carolina averaged-up are contributing to your exorbitant ‘ rates the equivalent of 2,000 bales of cotton per county at $160 per bale, not for what you have done FOR the people but for what you have done and afe doing AGAINST THEM. WE KNOW that, but for public power in South Carolina and the Central system which we are now building, the Co-ops would be paying around 2c per kwh instead of 7'A mills or your fake rate of 5% mills. E. MR. McMEEKIN, YOU V. LEWIS, ACTING MANAGER RUN YOUR BUSINESS. LET US RUN NEWBERRY, S. C. CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER CO-OPS., INC. OURS. PERRY M. BROWN, PRESIDENT R. F. D. 2, REMBERT, S. C.