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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1960 1218 Collegre Street NEWBERRY, S. C. O. F. Armfifld 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. es and hospitals, every man may lose his shirt, calling on Wel fare to give him a helping hand- After all these figures my head is in a whirl. But intoxication brought or by too much arithme tic doesn’t make us violent; it leaves one in a daze but not drunk enough to fight. In case someone “tunes in” at this point, I am talking, or was discussing the National debt; and it has left me “groggy.” ttMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS BY SPECTATOR Spectator was in error lafft week in giving the valuation of property for taxation in Charles ton, Greenwood, Sumter and Richland Counties If you re call, I said that the “Assessed value of all property*” That should have been “Assessed value of Personal property,” ' as I said in the case of Orangeburg County. While on the subject again I may as well give the figures of the total assessed value of property, including land and buildings, of the Counties I referred to. Orangeburg County has in per sonal property a valuation of $5,- 850. had 691,490, but its total of all prop erty values as assessed for tax purposes in 1949, was $13,087,- Greenwood’s total valuation $13,272,084; Union County $9,396,360. Sumter County $10,202,570; Richland County $47,- 380,390; Charleston $46,685,289. But since every man, woman and child has a part in the National debt, which on July 1st. ivas $1,699.06 for each one, it remains true that the amount owed on the Federal debt by the citizens of each County is more than the actual sale value of all the prop erty within the County. For ex ample. Richland County’s total valuation for taxable purposes may be only a fifty of real worth but that would make the real worth of all Richland property $236,901,900 as compared with Richland’s part of the National debt—$240,925,846.98. Charleston’s valuation, if multiplied by five would be $230,929,145, as against share of the National debt ,414,514.28. It is probable, that a resourceful man H. Hammond of Co- or Pete Connelly of Char- or Doug Youngblood of could sell every piece of ty for a sum equal to the ity’s part of the National |. It would require great el- lence however, and a per- jiveness surprassing that of losthenes. it is it that is reported for Jle purposes in a County? I am quoting from the annual re port of the Comptroller General of South Carolina: all the land id buildings, town, surban and rural; all the mules, horses cat tle, hogs, sheep and goats, car riages, carts, drays, trucks, wag ons, bicyles, automobiles, auto trucks and motorcycles, gold and silver watches jewelry and silver ware and sliverplates, household furniture, pianos and other musi cal instruments, office furniture and shop equipment, farming equipment, impliments, machin ery, mills, gins, merchandise, moneys and credit, steamboats, vessels, yachts, Rail Road and Utility property. The Comptroller General of the State as you know, is E. C. Rhodes, though everybody calls him “Dusty.” “Dusty” was pro bably busy studying the State debt, but two efficient assistants came to my rescue and gave me the figures. As I’ve said repeatedly, I find the officials and their assistants agreeable and it is always a pleasure to call on them. While in the State House I dropped in on my friend Watson of the Secretary of Statens office—one of the readiest men to serve you. I hope to call on the retiring At torney General, John, M. Daniel, the Old Roman, whom I greatly respect. Upon his retiring the State loses an official who al ways tried to do right. I could wish nothing better for the At torney General to be, T. C. Cal- lison than that he wear the man tle of John Daniel. As a last note: the total of all property in this State, as re turned for taxation is $512,299,- 518. Our part of the National debt, not counting those born or have died since June 30, is about three billion, seven hundred and fifteen million dollars; that is more than six times the value of every piece of property in the State, including the pig you ex cept to barbecue. So, by adroit manipulation, Mr. H a m m o n,d, with Mr. Connelly and Mr. Youngblood, might be able to hand over everything in the State to the Nation’s bond holders and let us borrow the money for a new start—“right from scratch.” So, if Mr. Truman insists on pouring out money for public power projects; and if he takes over the doctors, dentists, nurs- our side; she commands the Med- iterianean and has ports on the Atlantic also. Spain wants us but we deal with Italy, France and even Russia, but we can’t deal with Spain! We are act ually doing; some smart work to hold Communist China at peace, but we have no time for Spain. Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions CARTER’S Day Phone 719 — Night 6212 Have you a fad? Well, be careful, for the world dodges a man with a fad. Here’s a fad of mine: to persuade people to eat whole wheat, or wheat in all its strength. Some years ago I was en gaged in farming. My farm part ner shared my enthusiasm so we planted wheat, rye, and oats along with cotton, tobacco, corn and peas. One day, during the worst of the Depression, when cotton was worth about six cents a pound, corn twenty five cents a bushel and hogs three cents a pound on the foot. I happened to ( be In the farm lot of Mr. J. B. Brogdon of Clarendon County. It interested me to observe the grinding or milling of oats for hog-f e e d. I bought twenty pounds of the “ground” oats and distributed it among four famil ies, to be made into bread, hot cakes, and muffins, I think the biscuits and hot cakes were a success. My idea was this: since the farmer couldn’t get anything for his crops why not stop buy ing, and eat what he produced ? We took rye and wheat to a grits mill and made muffins and hot cakes out of the grains as ground in a grits mill, the full strength and nutritive power of the grain. Ladies and poor people wont eat that. It is the grain in full stren gth. Poor people won’t eat dark flour, thinking it a badge of poverty. They want white flour. Recently I felt the old idea coming back with all the urge of a fresh enthusiasm. I inquired in the stores for whole-wheat flour. Nobody had it. So I ;ried a flour mill in Columbia. I was assured by a handsome young man in the Mill’s office that he would sell me “graham- flour”^-about 90% full strength of the wheat. I went to the Mill and wandered where the wheat was being ground. While there I asked if I could buy some flour that was wheat of the first cracking or milling. So I left the mill with two bags or sacks of Hour and rejoiced in spirit over the idea of muffins, hot cakes, and the like. I was not disap pointed : the hot cakes made frota the first run were excel lent; and so were the muffins made from the graham flour. If men want to be men they should eat breads, hot cakes and waffles made from grain in all its strength.. It may not give us a “new look,” but I think you could gaze on the striding figure of a young go-getter and know that something had been added. Do you understand the foreign policy of Mr. Truman? I do not. He rushed in to Korea like a baseball pitcher with nothing but his glove—no speed, no curve, no control. Most of us thought we were laying down the law to the Communists. But we still do business^ with Communists; we still import dried eggs from China, and Communist China takes our dollars and uses them to maintain Communism. We still do business with Stalin, but we can’t possibly do business with Spain. We need Spain on Congress has adjourned, after rebuking Mr. Truman several times. It is notable that Mr. Tru man opposed and vetoed a bill to compel Communists to register. He does this on someone’s ad- v- •• v World Renowned Road tor w Economy and Long Lite Thoroughly Good—and Looks itl //* *•> f fi F I I I rptw .--wOA^Owvi^s you drive, you are certain to see a many new Pontiacs—-for two reasons, more people are buying new Pontiacs ever before. Second, Pontiac, with its ive Silver Streak styling, just can’t help seen and admired. Pontiac is a stand- too, for performance, dependability, and [ economy. Come in and see the new any time. Dollar lor Dollar you can’t beat a *OifWU m < - HAYES MOTOR COMPANY 1504 Main Street Newberry, S. C. vice. Who is the man? Perhaps the man who spoke or wrote to Mr. Truman is an upright man, but has been advised by some one else If we could get to the bottom of things we might see the power of unknown advisers. Here in South Carolina most of us were born Democrats; most of us call ourselve’s Democrats now, but we are thinking of the Democracy of Bryan, Wilson aqd Grover Cleveland, not what has been going on In this Nation in the name of Democracy. Congress has shown flashes of opposition, but Congress should cut the very roots of many Fed eral policies. The Washington bureaucracy is so smoothe, so smart, so strongly entrenched, that it is governing the coun try, though Mr/ Truman thinks he is the big man. The Execu tive power of our Nation needs a sharp curtailment. I’ve . read quite abit recently about businessmen using the power of prayer. It is a great approach to the Source of all power but it sounds too casual and coldly calculating. God Is not to be approached by men who seek to appropriate power; x we can’t commercialize the Infinite. But I do not sit in judgement: that isn’t my affair. Men are dropping off all about us, so that brings to each one the thought of being called to answer to the “Supreme Ruler of the Universe who doth from His throne behold all the dwellers upon earth,” as our Episcopal breathren address the Most High in one of their prayers. In Charleston recently I met an old friend in his - office. I did not introduce the subject of re ligion; nor do I remember how it became a topic of my visit. This friend of mine is a Roman Catholic. This is his story: “My wife had some dental work - and her jaws locked. She could open her mouth about an inch. Dent ists and physicians seemed un able to relieve her; even an op eration failed to ’ release the clamped jaws. I thought “Well, there is Somebody who knows more than the doctors; I’m going to put it before Him. I didn’t sit and talk to Him; I got down on my knees and begged Him to help my wife. Some days later the physician said to me ‘Well, your wife’s jaws are relaxing; it is wonderful how she is respond ing to treatment.* I said’ Thank you Doc,’ but I knew whose treatment unlocked the jaws.” That was not an official of the Church, but a man in agony of spirit who dropped on his knees and implored His Maker to lay His hand on the suffering wife. LOST 4 —Man's diamond ring. Yel low gold. Liberal reward if returned to W. E. Turner Jewlery store on Caldwell street. 23-2t WANTED TO BUY—Iron, Metal Batteries, Radiators and Rags. W. H. Sterling, 1708 Vincent street. Phone 731-W 21-13t-c CLAUDE A. REEDER Claude Abrams Reeder, 69, died suddenly Monday morning while he was on his route near Little Mountain. Mr. Reeder was employed by John Nance, Claussen distributor in this area, and was on his us ual route when he was suddenly stricken. He was rushed to the Newberry County Memorial Hos pital but was pronounced dead on arrival. He had been with the Clauseen Company for about 26 yearsF He was born and reared in the Smyrna section of Newberry County and was the son of the late Richard K. and Mrs. Mamie Abrams Reeder. He was a mem ber of Smyrna Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattis Belle Dean Reeder and the following broth ers and sisters: W. G. Reeder of Florence. Mrs. J. C. Harmon of Charlotte, N. C., Mrs. W. R. Shealy of Columbia; the follow ing half-brothers and sisters: Woodrow Reeder of Ninety Six, Kenneth ‘ Reeder of Cross, Mrs. Gordon Moore of Columbia, Mrs. Jack Nichols and Mrs. Essie Belle Reeder of New Jersey and a number of uncles and aunts. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Smyrna Presbyterian church with Rev. S. T. Lipsey conducting the ser vice. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dom inick and Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Wilson spent last Sunday in Greenville with Mr. and Mrs. McSwain Dominick. SIDNEY HUGHES Sidney Conrad Hughes, 9-day- old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hughes, died late Wednesday night of last week at the Colum bia Hospital. Funeral services were conduct ed Friday at 2 . p.m. at the grave side in Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes. Besides his parents, S. J. Clara Humphries Hughes, he survived by his matenfel f mother, Mrs. Bertha Hum] of Kings Mountain, and his nal grandparents, Mr. and Conrad Hughes of Kings tain, N. C. '/■J U/tJ x-. i & ■W 1 J Congress? mm . j. V.. OR YOU AMD THE MAM : jgfegSP ' v • " v ' - - -.V. - ■ • ' • ' V' ’ • ' ■ - ' Vw . • . ■ . RUNNING AMiRICA is the joint job of 150,000,000people. It’s the biggest job i. —keeping it running for liberty and for freedom. And the whole whether Americans can do it! .. IN MUCH OF THE WORLD today, the people have resigned from running Others have been quick to step in—first with promises of “security”—c and guns—to run things their way. The evidence is on every front page in the S’: SsEPrSM wm FREEDOM COMES UNDER ATTACK. The reality of war has made every American think hard about the things he's willing to work and fight for—and freedom leads the list. izations spoke out—giving the great United unmistakable Grass Roots signal from home! ■ m sSSSip’ isS its But that freedom has been attacked here recently—|ust as It has been attacked in other parts ef the world. One. of the most serious threats to individual freedom has boon the threat of Government-dominated Compulsory Health Insurance, falsely presented as a new guarantee of health "security" for everybody. And ever watchful, ever sensitive to an i The Congress saw that signal, ai speak out, loud and plain. That's That's the American wayl * Today among 'the 10,000 great organizations on militant public record against "Compulsory Health Insurance** are: THE PEOPIJ WEIGH THE FACTS. In the American manner, die people studied the case for Socialized Medicine—and the case against it. Ganerol Federation of Women's Clubs ■ ' They found that Government domination of the people’s medical affairs under Compulsory Health Insurance means lower standards of medical care, higher payroll taxes, loss of incentive, damage to research, penalties for the provident, rewards for the improvident. Notional Veterans of Foreign Wars National Conference of Catholic Charities of They found that no country on oarth can surpass Amor- lea's leadership In medical care and progress. They found that able doctors, teachers, nurses and scientists —working In laboratories where Science, not Politics, Is master—are blazing dramatic new trails to health for Americans—and for the world. THE "GRASS ROOTS" SIGNALS CONGRESS. In every com munity in the Nation, people stood up to be counted on this im portant issue. Thousands of local women’s clubs, civic groups, farm, business, religious, taxpayer, medical, educational and patriotic organ- e Doctors of this Nation are grateful that the refused to be wooed by the fantastic promises of un-American excursion into State Socialism, e Doctors of America are dedicated to at home and their comrades in ice to this Nation may take them, e And the stand ready to fight for—to sacrifice for—to die ror—is not the alien way of life of Socialism, but the prideful security of a free and self-reliant people I ■ssm im ' -Ji THE VOLUNTARY WAY IS THE AMERICAN WAY! • Throughout die Nation, free men and women, working and planning together, are finding the American answer to every question of medical service, care and cost. Hundreds of Voluntary Health Insurance Plans are in healthy competition—sponsored by doctors, insurance companies, hos pitals, fraternal organizations—by industry, agriculture and labor. • Today ifi America—70 million people are protected by Voluntary Health Insur ance! • Throughout the Nation, families are insuring themselves against the major costs of illness—at reasonable, budget-basis prices. Voluntary Health Insurance takes die economic shock out of illness. Protea your family now. • For information, ask your doctor—or your man m An American^ greatest heritage U the right to learn the facte—and to epeak hie mind. Maintained with honor and need with sincerity—that right will guarantee forever that > ■ • v PHYSICIANS OF THIS COMMUNITY PAKTICIPATH> IN PAYING FOR T £MIRI€AN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION • NATIONAL EDUCATION - ONI NORTH LA SALLE STREET, CHICAGO, ILUNOIS v- iesi- ‘-V X . ’