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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
The papers and magazines are
full of the power issue. Like
the ghost of Banquo, it wont
“down." You recall the story
of Banquo, in Shakespeare’s
Macbeth had murdered Duncan,
the King, under the prompting
of Lady Macbeth. Then Macbeth
must put away those who knew
too much, or taunted him, or
frightened him by their know
ledge of the murder of Duncan.
So Banquo, a General, was
murdered by Macbeth’s orders.
And when Macbeth became King
the ghost of Banquo sat at the
banquet table. Macbeth in dread
speaks to the ghost “Thou canst
not say, I did it: Never Shake
thy gory locks at me.” After
wards Macbeth proposed 1 a toast
to Banquo “I drink to the gener
al joy of the whole table, and
to our dear friend Banquo, whom
we miss. Would he were here!"
And then the ghost of Banquo
appeared again. Macbeth shout
ed to the ghost: “Avaunt! and
quit my sight. Let the earth
hide thee!*’ Some time later
Macbeth consults the witches
about Banquo’s descendents and
the ghost of Banquo appears
again, Macbeth exclaiming “Thou
are too much like the spirit of
Banquo: down! Now, I see, tis
true; for the blood-smeared Ban-
quo smiles upon me.” And so
we say of something that comes
up again and again “Like Ban-
quo’s ghost, it will not “down.’’
The latestest appearance of
the Banquo ghost of the power
business I’ve Just read in a news
report from Washington, sent out
by Jesse Mock, which I quote:
“A committee report now be
fore the senate attempts to put
the brakes on the use of govern
ment money for building electri
cal transmission lines which
would compete with those of
private companies, a section of
the senate appropriations com
mittee report, which accompanies
the omnibus funds bill, expresses
disapproval of such loans,
the report language is
a part of the bill, it never
theless carries weight in legal
proceedings where the intent of
congress is questioned. Earlier
this year the South Carolina
Electric & Gas company, of
Columbia, charged that the $7,-
600,000 Rural Electrification ad
ministration loan to a large
South Carolina transmission co
operative was for the purpose
of constructing competing lines.
At that time REA Chief Claude
Wicker replied that the loan
met all of the requirments set
up by his agency and by con
gress, and argued strongly that
the co-op lines would not com
pete with those of the private
company. While the present
senate reports has no legal bear
ing on the South Carolina loan,
it may serve to make REA more
cautious about making transmis
sion loans in the future. Dis
cussing sufch loans the report
reads: ‘The committee is some
what concerned by the large in
creases in the proportion of the
REA funds made available that
is devoted to loans for generat
ing and transmission facilities.
The committee believes that no
loan should be made for con
struction of such factilities un
less in areas where private
power companies cannot or will
not furnish adequate power at
reasonable rates and within a
reasonable time.’
While the multi-million dollar
transmission line loan to the
South Carolina cooperative has
received some congressional at
tention the big argument over
such loans has come from the
Southwest. In that area REA
has made such loans to coope
ratives similar to the South Caro
lina cooperative. The coopera
tives in turn have leased or
agreed to lease, the completed
transmission system to the
Southwestern Power administra
tion which supervises the distri
bution of power manufactured at
government dams in the area.
Rent on the leases is paid for
out of a $300,000 continuing fund
set up by congress to aid in the
construction and operation of
facilities for producing and trans
mitting power for the use of
public bodies and cooperatives.
The use made of this continuing
fund has been under almost con
tinuous criticism from the power
companies in the area which
charge it is infringing on their
rights. A hearing was held
earlier this year before two ap
propriations subcommittees. The
current committee report carries
this view, which is interpreted
as the group’s conclusion on the
hearing: ‘The continuing fund
is br'ng used for this purpose
(transmission lines and gener
ating plants) to an extent not
contemplated at the time it was
created. The Committee feels
that the utmost care should be
exercised by those administering
this fund to avoid its use in any
instance where it is not abso
lutely necessary to enable pub
lic bodies and cooperatives to
secure sufficient power to supply
customers. It is not the intent
of the committee that the con
tinuing fund be used directly
or indirectly in the construction
or operation of power producing
facilities and transmission lines
to compete with private enter
prise in areas where adequate
power is available or will be
made available within a reason
able time at reasonable rates to
the cooperatives and public
bodies.’ The Southeastern Power
administration, with headquarters
at Elberton, Ga., has a similar
task to the one being performed
by Southwestern. However, its
immediate task is confined to
conducting a marketing survey
for power to be produced at
government dams in the South*
east.
Since it is not yet confronted
with the problem of getting the
power to priority consumers, no
funds have yet been requested
for such purposes. The Sen
ate appropriations committee
this year approved $100,000 for
the operation and maintenance
of Southeastern. This was $75,-
000 less than was requested by
President Truman and $501,000
less than was approved by the
house of representatives. Last
year $70,000 was appropriated to
get Southeastern under way.’’
What I have just quoted is in
harmony with a report that “The
Utility Workers Union of Ameri
ca. has nailed down its opposi
tion to encorachment by the
Federal Government in the elec
tric utility industry.” I am quot
ing from a report of the con
vention held in New York in
April:
“Some 400 donvention dele
gates unanimously approved a
six-point resolution designed to
set UWUA policy on public
power. It asserted: ‘Where
power is generated in conjunc
tion with worthwhile water pro
jects, the transmission, distri*
bution and sale of such energy
should, under proper regulation,
be allocated to the private util
ity companies. Where investor-
owned companies fail to provide
for the distribution and sale of
electrical energy then, and then
only, should the government
undertake such duties. Approxi
mately one-fifth of the power
generated in America today Is
distributed and sold by govern
ment agencies. We believe that
further encroachment of govern
ment into the utility industry
should be discouraged except in
cases of national emergency."
Under „ our own initiative ob
serve our medical progress:
“Our great progress in the
health of the Nation is the re-
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BIDS WANTED FOR SCHOOL
BUS DRIVER IN JOHNSTONE
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12
The Board of Trustees of
Johnstone school District No. 12
hereby announces that bids for
driving said bus will be received
from this date until 3:00 o’clock
in the afternoon on Saturday,
bids will be opened in the office
August 5th, at which time all
of the County Supt. of Edu
cation. Each bid shall be plac
ed in a separate envelope ad
dressed thus: “Bid to drive bus
in district No. 12.’’ •
The Board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JOHNSTONE SCHOOL DIS
TRICT NO. 12
suit of many factors—better edu
cation and communication, high
er standards of sanitation and
public health. But to a large
extent this victory over disease
and death is due to the work of
the Nation’s medical profession
including the drug, chemical and
pharmaceutical industry, that has
continued to push forward the
frontiers of medical science.
Great strides forward in medi
cal care and health have be
come so commonplace in recent
years as often to pass by al
most unnoticed. Virtually daily
there is announced a new medi
cal discovery—some greatly im
proved method of treatment—*
some new drug—that cures or
alleviates a disease or ailment.
The Nation has come so ac
customed to these advances
that, unfortunately, the people
tend to lose sight of the rapid
gains that are being accomplish
ed by doctors and medical sci<
entists working under our sys
tem of freedom and initiative.
But a moment’s reflection will
bring sharply to view the great
benefits that have been achieved
at an increasingly rapid rate.
And this gives reason to the
great and confident expectation
that, under our present system,
the Nation will reap continually
growing benefits in the form
of advances In medical care and
treatment; and that the still un
solved problems of cancer and
heart diseases, fbr example, that,
unfortunately, take a heavier
toll than was exacted a half
century ago will soon yield to
the continuing research and ex
perimentation that is being car
ried on in those fields.”
We have seen the effort of
enthusiasts, theorists, playboys
and Socialists to Socialize the
electric business, but we let
them have their will. We have
given them a free hand, but we
are becoming aroused because of
the plan to socialize medicine.
Our physicians must take part
in every fight against socialism
if they would save the Profess
ion of Medicine. Until we get
rid of all the boot-licks of the
Washington bureaucracy we shall
be constantly at war at home
to save America from the plan
ners.
If we can’t save the electric
utilities from Socialism why try
to save the physicians? In both
cases we are saving ourselves,
by defeating Socialism.
Advertising is the word of the
day. Here In America great con
cerns spend fabulous sums. I
think a lot of money is wasted,
but the prevailing idea seems to
be based on the Scripture. You
will recall: “There is that scat-
tereth yet increaseth; and there
is that witholcteth more than is
meet, which temdeth to poverty.”
I quote from a magazine of
business:
“Last week the Bureau of Ad
vertising finished its research on
how much companies spent on
advertising in 1949. It is not
surprising General Motors headed
the Big Five spenders with a
total of $38,620,000. Most of it
went to the newspapers ($24,869,-
000) while national and farm
magazines received $12,671,000
and radio (TV not included) got
$1,080,000.
Prolific GM out-raced Procter
& Gamble which six years ago
was No. 1. Nonetheless P & G
spent $17,315,000 on radio adver
tising alone (soap opears like
‘Ma Perkins’ and ‘Beulah’). News
paper and magazine ads for the
company’s Ivory soap, Crisco,
etc. amounted to $13,283,000 to
push the grand total to $30,598,*
000. No. 3 last year was soap-
maker C ol g a t e-Palmolive-Peet
with $19,896,000 advertising ex
penditure for Palmolive soap.
Halo shampoo, etc. Next was
General Foods with $19,662,000
while much-troubled Lever Bros,
took fifth place with $18,849,000
(newspaper ads took $8,048,000,
national magazines were allot
ted $3,660,000 and radio $7,141,-
000).
Right now It looks as if 1960
totals will be even higher. For
the first four months advertising
increased 4 percent over 1949
(weekly magazines were down
6 .percent but TV was up 224
percent) If the trend continues,
advertising this year will easily
go over the 1949 record high
of $5.2 billion.’’
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CARD OF THANKS
"I am very grateful for the splendid vote you
gave me in the recent elction. In the serious
times ahead I earnestly solicit your prayers and
cooperation."
W. J. BRYAN DORN
PROSPERITY NEWS
Mrs. Walter C. Trammell en
tertained with a lovely bridge
luncheon Thursday morning.
Choice garden flowers were used
in the rooms where the four
tables were placed.
A delicous two course lunch
eon was served. Assisting the
hostess in serving were Mrs.
Jake Wheeler and Mrs. Jacob S.
Wheeler.
After several progressions in
bridge Mrs. Gurdon Counts was
awarded the high score prize,
with Mrs. J. L. Counts second
high, while Miss Effie Hawkins
won the low prize. In bingo
Mrs. L. J. Fellers was prize
winner.
Mrs. W., O. Callahan oL Co
lumbia was an out of town guest.
Mrs. H. D. Crosson and Mrs.
L. D. Crosson of Leesville visited
Mrs. John Stockman last Tues
day.
Miss Nellie Wise has returned
from a month’s tour to Mexico
and will be at her apartment
here for two weeks before re
turning to her school work at
Jacksonville. Fla.
/ Mrs. H. O. Newman and her
two children, Kay and Bob, have
been in Columbia with Mrs.
Newman’s sister, Mrs. Joe Webs
ter, while Mr. Newman has been
in the Veterans Hospital. Mr.
Newman’s many friends will be
improving and expects to get
home the last of this week. '
M^ and Mrs. Andrew Shealy
and their daghter, Miss Irene
Shealy of Jacksonville, Fla., are
spending the week in the home
of T. C. Hawkins and family.
Dr. and Mrs. J. ' A. Hunt of
Saluda and their granddaughter,
Julia Kyzer, of Birmingham, Ala.
visited Mr. and Mrs. P, C. Sing-
ley and other relatives Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hall and
their, little daughter of Raeford,
N. C. were recent guests of Mrs.
Hall’s sister, Mrs. J. C. Metts.
Mr. and Mrs. JameS Wicker
spent the weekend in Statesville,
N. C. with Mrs. Wicker’s uncle,
Fred Wheeler, and family.
Mrs. P. ; H. Barnes spent the
weekend in Charlotte with her
sister, Mrs. C. M. Simpson and
Mr. Simpson.
Mrs. Frank Keene of Atlanta,
Ga. and Mrs. Max Hall of Winns-
boro were guests last week of
their sister, Mrs. L. . Fellers.
Richard Ross, who has been
working in Myrtle Beach, is at
home.
Miss Nancy Ruth Barnes is
visiting in the home of her aunt,
Mrs. C. M. Simpson in Charlotte,
N. C.
Mrs. Bill Leaphart attended
the State Home Economics
Teachers’ Conference at Win-
throp College during the past
week. Miss Jeannine Ballentine
accompanied Mrs. Leap
Rock Hill and visited friends.
Mrs. Mack Ballard and her
two children of Charlotte, N. C.
were weekend guests of her sis
ter, Mrs. Jake Wheeler. Mrs.
Wheeler and her daughter Mar
garet accompanied the Ballards
home for a week’s visit.
Robert Barnes is spending the
week in the home of his cousin,
Hubert Kinard and family, in
Merryville, Tenn.
Mrs. Frances Bargus of St.
Petersburg, Fla. and D. D. Miller
of Jacksonville, Fla are arriving
this weekend to spend the month
of August with Mrs. Man Ward
and her brother, J. S. Wkeeler.
Mr. and Mrs. Furman Ballen
tine and daughter of Greenville
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Ballentine.
Mrs. Fannie Hentz, Miss Mary
Hentz and Mr. Harold H. Hentz
of Pomaria and Mrs. Mallory
Mondom of Brooksville Fla., were
guests of Mrs. John Stockman
last Monday.
Misses Phyllis and Patty Wise
of Jacksonville, Fla are visiting
in the home of their uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Young.
Miss Jeannine Ballentine is
spending this week at Ocean
Drive Beach.
Mfsses Annie and Nellie Boozer
and Mrs. Rose Lester cf the
SL Lukes community spent
Sunday with their sister Mrs. J.
R. Bedenbaugh, his wife and
tneir two children.
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shells—Pigeon Feed — Pigeon
Health Grit — Rabbit Feed-
Crocks—waterers and Feeders—
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Wholesale Grocers Newberry S.
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CHEY GOAL REACHED
REV. BRANDT ANNOUNCES
The Rev. F. W. Brandt, D. D.,
of Charleston, Director of the
Christian Higher Education Year
Appeal in the Evangelical Luther
an Synod of South Carolina an
nounced this week that the
Synodical Goal of $165,276.71 by
113 of the 123 congregations of
the South Carolina Lutheran
Synod. Sixty-six of the congre
gations in the synod exceeded or
reached their assigned quotas.
Two missions congregations of
the Synod attained the hightest
percentages on their goal, SL
Micheal’s Lutheran Church
Greenville, with 325 percent, and
Resurrection Lutheran Church,
Columbia with 319 percent. The
first congregation in the Synod
to reach its goal was a mission
congregation, Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church of Walter boro.
Rev. M. L. Kester, formerly
Newberry, is pastor of the
Shepherd church.
. The CHEY program of
United Lutheran Church
America had as its goal the
ing of six million dollars for
physical improvement of its
leges and seminaries. The
leges would receive 76 pei
of the six million, the semlnari«
15 \ percent and 10 percent
helping the smaller college
seminaries in the United St
and Canada.
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