The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 05, 1951, Image 4
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NEWBERRY, S. C.
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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.
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
Did you ever hear of a place
called SanSta Claus? There Is
such a place: I’ve been there,
and a delightful place it is.
Where is Santa Claus? Now
that calls for an explanation. As
the great Shakespeare would say,
“And thereby hangs a tale/*
Once upon a time—well that
is the old way to tell a story.
Let’s modernize it with an
abrupt beginning, something
straight from the shoulder. Four
of us started out for the Mardl
Gras in New Orleans, and the
vast expanse called Texas and
various other points West, with
Los Angeles as the destination.
The Book tells of Abraham’s
Journey: “Abraham set out for
the land of Canaan; and into
the land of Canaan he came.”
And we came into Los Angeles.
There is a lot of territory be
tween here and Los Angeles, far
more than the States of eOorgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Texas. True it is that we
began to think that we should
never get out of Texas. In some
measure that was our fault, for
we wandered a bit, going far
afield, even to El Paso and two
or three times into Mexico. Then
we headed for The Grand Canyon,
the Hoover Dam and Las Vegas.
Nevada. But it was while mov
ing toward the Hoover Dam that
we thought a wee bite or a cup
of soup might be in order. We
went to a Drug Store in King-
man, Arizona, and aslded for
soup and crackers. A lady clerk
asked why we didn’t go to Santa
Claus and get a sandwich. Now
don’t get the wrong Impression:
that young lady was not saying
that in the spirit of one who
tells you to go to the place where
the fires are never quenched, nor
even banked; she was Just being
kind and helpful. So we set out
across the Arizona Desert for
Santa Claus—fifteen miles away,
an^ on .the paved road which
goes to the Hoover Dam. That
paved streak lies on the broad
sandy wastes.
Now what is Santa Claus?
It is a delightful little tea house
in the desert—simply that and
nothing more. But what a tea
house!
My friend George Brutsch and
I are close friends, both close,
but we could not get a sandwich;
there were no sandwiches; all
that SaSnta Claus serves is a
real meal, a very real meal;
such a meal as we close friends
did not expect or wish. But you
will find no more delicious food
anywhere than at Santa Claus.
And the serving is abundant. All
about one sees magnificent cakes,
heartwarming pies, though he
may be already so far beyond
this limit of capacity as not to
revel in the sight of all those de
lectable dishes.
When I was already beyond
all direction the managing lady
called to her assistant—just those
two—and told her to bring me a
piece of the chocolate Cake I had
been gazing at in % sort of
rapture. But, though the spirit
was indeed willing the flesh was
already overcrowded. My friend
Brutsch was a bit peeved about
this cake experience and scolded
me for not taking it for him. So,
when we came to Santa Claus a
second time / we close friends
were prepared in mind, body
and spirit, for all and sundry,
you understand. George had cut
down his meals for several days
to six eggs or four pieces of
ham at a serving in order to do
justice to the expected lunch at
Santa Claus. Even so, he
miscalculated; for at our second
lunch I told the lady about
George and the chocolate cake
and she forthwith placed before
George a whole slab or segmfent
of cake, this being in addition
to all that was served in regular
order. Poor George! He looked
at the cake with dreamy ex
pression but he had taken on
all the cargo the ship could carry
and all this added would have
sunk the boat!
In view of all that Santa Claus
food—food, mind you, my mind is
not clear about the time of some
visits. But we did spend a night
in Jackson, California, and there
my comrade Brutsch who likes
ham, gave such an order that he
caused the waitress to think of a
man who had been there that
morning and ordered twenty one
cups of coffee, six plates of hot
cakes, and six orders of sausage
and eggs. What really Impressed
us in the Jackson Coffee Shop
was this: a man and a woman
had breakfast together and the
woman picked up the check and
walked over to the cashier and
paid it.
Judge Phillip H. Stoll of Kings-
tree and I rest under the same
charge. The Judge who was not
only a clear-minded Jurist, but
a very agreeable speaker, made
an enjoyable informal talk one
night. Someone wishing to ex
press appreciation of the Judge’s
pleasant remarks, said “Judge,
I declare you can make the best
speech about nothing.’ 1 The
Judge who honors me with his
friendship told me of the incid
ent and we had a hearty laugh
over it. One day in the Bus
Station in Columbia I saw the
Judge sitting with pur friend
George Stuckey of Bishopville and
walked over to speak to them.
Upon my approaching, Mr. Stuck
ey, with the charming courtesy
always characteristic of him, took
a step or two toward me and
said “I read your stuff in the
County paper and I declare you
write the most interesting articl
es about nothing.” And there sat
Judge Stoll laughing at me in,
high glee.
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A modern eight-room conorete
nasonry house has been designed
uy the U.S. Department of Agri
culture to include many features
which farm families would like
*o have in their home.
The fireplace in the living room,
the bay window in the dining
room, an office next to the garage,
and work room behind the kitchen
all help to make this an ideal
home for the large farm family.
And its solid, durable construction
makes it an investment which
cun be passed on to the children
with pnde.
Desirable features of this home
are the conveniences that are
planned for the housewife. The
workroom, garage, office and a
washroom are concentrated in the
back section of the house as they
will catch most of the dirt on
workdays. Here men can wash
and change clothes before coming
into the kitchen and living room
for the evening. The housewife
can wash clothes, iron, and process
foods in the workroom. And the
office can be used as a bedroom
for hired help during busy sea
sons.
The kitchen is conveniently -
placed between the dining room
and workroom. It is well ven
tilated as it catches any breeze
through the house from the front
door. The L-shaped work area in
the kitchen, with a window on
both sides, permits the lady of
the house to enjoy a garden view
and see what is going on outside
while she is working.
The bay window in the dining
room lets in plenty of sunlight
from different angles during the
day. The full-length concrete
front porch provides a shaded
area for outdoor entertaining
in warm weather. Center of in
terest in the 25xl3-ft. living room
is the fireplace, a homey feature
whh h most families want.
Three bedrooms with plenty of
closet and storage space .are
planned for the second noor. Wa
tertight concrete construction of
the basement makes it a suitable
place for a recreation room. ^
Constructed of concrete block,
this home is tight and firesafe.
The asbestos-cement roofing shin
gles, obtainable in several colors,
add beauty to the appearance, and
they will last as long as the
iiouse.
You can get complete working
I wonder what the Judge and
Mr. Stuckey will say about the
account ot our visit to Santa
Claus!
If I have told any tales out of
school on my great friend and
buddy, Brutsch, those other ster
ling friends will at least indulge
in a smile.
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DININ6 ROON^ :
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your dollar is worth 52 cents of
the ‘39 dollar, 50 cents of the ‘39
dollar when yon buy house fur
nishings, 47 and one-half cents
when you buy coal, heating oil or
other fuels. But the dollar on
October 15 was worth a dollar
and two and a half cents in terms
of the 1939 dollar when you paid
your electricity and gas bills.
For persons of fixed income—
from annuity or a trust fund
mostly in gilt ed£e bonds for in
stance—the average dollar income
has decreased as prices have
risen. Saving has been demon
strated to be an error and not a
virtue. For factory workers as
a whole, also for coal miners,
average weekly earnings have
more than doubled, however,
measured in terms of purchasing
since 1939 and their ‘real’ wages,
power, are up about one-third.
Yet organized labor is demand
ing still further wage increase be
fore wage-price controls are im
posed.
The result will be more infla
tion as consumer goods produc
tion declines.”
One may dissent mildly from
one sentence: “Saving has been
demonstrated to be an error and
not a virtue.” Perhaps my very
alert and capable friend might be
able to prove that statement to
professional economists, but he
isn’t writing to them. Theoretical
ly one might have bought many
substantial things at one dollar
a year ago which would cost |1.30
today. In the realm of. specu
lative, or theoretical Economics,
to spend all, to invest all, even to
borrow heavily, would be argued
for a Rail Road or other great
Corporation, but not for an in
dividual. The individual is al
ways “better off” with something
in the bank, regardless of the ris
ing prices. When you need a
dollar you don't want to sell your
shoes and shirts.
First Floor Plan
HILL-KEITT
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Shell Hill
of Greenville, S. C. announce the
engagement of their daughter
Eugenia Shell to Bernard Hardin
Keitt of Newberry and Green
ville, the son of Mr. Thomas
Ellison Keitt and the late Mrs.
Keitt of Newberry.
SPEECHES DON'T
LIGHT LAMPS
The Voice of America, the De-'
partment of State's radio broad
cast, recently carried an interest
ing item. It dealt with a pre
ceding broadcast on the Moscow
radio by a man named Markin,
who had extrolled the progress
made in electrifying the Soviet
Union under Communism. In
1950, Mr. Markin said, Russian
power production reached 82,-
0001,000,000 kilowatt hours, and
the total strength of all the power
stations has Increased to some
22,400,000 kilowatts.
The Voice of America said:
“This sounds like a lot of elec
tricity, but power production is
customarily measured in as
tronomical terms, so these fig
ures might bear closer considera
tion. One way of doing this is
to compare them with United
States production.
“Current production of electri
city in the United States is ap
proximately 380,000,000,00o kilo-
watthours—as against the So
viet’s claimed 82,000,000,000. And
the total strength of all the
power stations—more commonly
called generating capacity—Is 86,-
000,000 kilowatts In the United
States as against 22,400,000 in the
USSR... The United States pro
duces more than 6 times as much
electricity per person for its cit
izens as the Soviet Union, and
has five times the generating
capacity.
“This is really a more convinc
ing measure of the Soviet elec
tric power industry than fulsomo
panegyrics to Lenin and Stalin.
Bombastic speeches do not, after
all, light any lamps.’ 1
It is also a convincing measure
of the difference between com-
munized industry and free in
dustry. Private enterprise, not
state socialism, gave us our tre
mendous superiority over Russia
in power production as well as in
many other basic fields. The
record speaks for itself.
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Second Floor Plan
drawings of this house from thi
Extension Agricultural Enginec
at many of the State Agricultun
Colleges at a nominal cost. As
for Ran No. 7043. If your stat
extension service does not haw
the plans, information as tc
where they may be obtained car
be had by writing to the Divisior
of Farm Building and Run;
Housing, Agricultural Researe].
Center, Beltsville, Md. They car
not supply : you with the plai
but will uvrect you to the neare
state handling the plans.
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new . churches, new church edu
cational buildings being con
structed. I have no figures at
hand, but being a Baptist I hear
something about the new Bap
tist churches, the programs of ex
pansion, etc.
Coming into Columbia from
Sumter one is impressed by the
handsome construction of thd
Catholics, the Methodists and the
Lutherans. All this may prepare
for the statement that four
hundred million dollars was
spent In building or enlarging
American church buildings in
I960. It is said that the Protes
tants plan to spend a billion dol
lars next year to take care of
4TJ10.060 members. St. Joseph's
College- of Indiana, a Catholic In
stitution, shows a Catholic pro
gram of two billions for the per
iod from 1948-1962. Figures are
not available for the Jewish con
gregations as a whole, but the
individual communities are doing
the same as the Protestants and
Catholics, building and expanding
everywhere.
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cember 11th. has this to say, in
part:
“How much the dollar is worth
today in comparison with the dob
lar of the past depends on wluv is
spending It. The dollar is worth
more, comparatively, for the farm
family ‘ that produces most or
much of its own food than for
the city family that has to buy
all, or almost all, of the food it
consumes. Food prices have
risen more than other prices.
The doUar today is worth more
also for the family that owns its
own home than the family that
has to pay rent—but only If no
repairs on the dwelling are in
volved. Rents in large cities
have risen on the average about
20 per cent since 1939.
It depends also on what you
are buying. For food in general
the dollar is worth a little less
than 45 cents of the 1939 dollar
and for meats of all kinds only
38 cents. When you buy cloth
ing and other wearing apparel
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