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THE NEWBERRY SUN ERlf)AY, MAY 18, i$Sl 1218 Collegre Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY By ARMFIELD BROTHERS 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. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS BY SPECTATOR Have you read of Caleb re cently? We draw new strength and fresh inspiration from the life of a man like Caleb. If you attend Sunday school; or if you read your Bible, you remember Caleb; Caleb the man of faith, the man with the cour age and strength of unwavering faith in the promise of Jehovah. How great he stands, surrounded by little men, men alarmed by the dangers seen, and forgetful of the invincible strength of the God unseen. We impatient people might learn so much by reading the Scripture carefully and under- standingly. Jehovah made a promise to Abraham, then to Isaac, then to Jacob. Several hun dred years later following the servitude in Egypt, following forty years in the Wilderness—and after the death of Moses. Caleb and his people are brought face to face with the giants and walled cities which had to be overcome in order to enjoy the promises of centuries ago. There was faith, steadfast reliance on Jehovah by Caleb and Joshua, while others quailed before the enemy and his visibile might. How do we compare with Caleb? If we read the papers we find that we are not like Caleb; we are closer to those who quailed in alarm and ter ror, timid souls, not men who glory in the strength of the Lord. We are very practical peo ple, as we think; we beleive what we see. “We walk by faith, not by sight,” says the great Apostle Paul. Paul boiled down to its essence the proper attitude toward life when he urged that -‘Faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” How do we practical men re gard that? We set ourselves up as the lords of the earth, suf ficient unto ourselves because we are so full of wisdom! How invigorating to see a man like Caleb! As he said: “I wholly followed the Lord my God.’* Against heavy human odds Caleb went forth in this sublime con fidence: “If so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out.” And he drove them out. For us practical men it will be helpful to read what Jehovah promised Joshua: ‘‘This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt medi tate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to do ac cording to all that is written therein:” (If we have the prom ise if all that were done?”) Here it follows: -‘For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good suc cess.” And the practical part is that we need a “prosperous way,” a life of “good success,” founded on the Eternal Rock, instead of on the sands of time. I do not have to apologize for discussing the faith of our fath ers or the “Author and Finisher of our faith.” I feel a refresh ing thrill when I read the sub lime and heroic expressions of Moses. -‘As thy days, so shall thy strength be The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” That was what Moses said after a long service and when he looked forward to his unknown burial place in a valley in the land of Moab. It is a mistake to publish the earnings of big enterprises, 1 think because they are mislead ing. After the Government takes their taxes the stockholders don’t share as handsomely as the figures might indicate. Some times a large Company will pub lish reports of a larger volume of sales than ever before, then will show smaller profits. I re cently read statements of several great power Companies, all show ing more bcsiness than ever be fore, and all showing smaller profits. Many Companies spent millions of dollars for coal be cause of low % water. One thing you notice; they pay their taxes; it is the owners who bear the loss. YET BUDGET PRICED Someone should keep a firm hand on our National Govern ment. It is so large that the Congressmen can’t tell what is what. I venture the guess that the Treasury has hundreds of accounts and hundreds of bal ances that Congress doesn't know at all. And the Government has made loans of billions of dollars that are repaid or not and Con gress doesn’t know about them. And the Government gives away hundreds of millions—and Con gress can’t keep up with those details either. Who really knows what is going on? We are still giving billions away in the somewhat childish idea that we can lift all the earth on our shoulders. Europe is on the high road to prosperity but we still have money to give to Europe. Consider this: “The Marshall Plan forever? The Truman administration’s answer to that question appears to be yes. And yet—just as the President is getting all set to ask Congress to prolong indefinitely the vast Western European spending scheme—the recipient area’s economy is enjoying its biggest production boom in his tory. Sound paradoxical? A couple of statistics show just how strick- ing a paradox it is. During the last quarter of 1950—the latest period for which such figures are available—industrial produc tion of the Marshall Plan coun tries averaged 40 percent above the pre-war 1938 and 16 percent .above a year eariler. Farm har vests this year are expected to yield 10 percent more than pre war. Helping Europe reach these peaks has cost the American tax payer just over $11 billion since the Economic Cooperation Admin istration —* the Marshall Plan agency—started spending three years age this month. That’s near ly $2 billion more than all the money the U. S. Federal Govern ment spent in the fiscal year of 1940.’* “The multiplicity of such ex amples is already worrying some U. S. officials. Says one embassy man in Paris: “When things get back to normal the next ques tion will be to find markets for Western Europe’s extra produc tion. He adds: -It will call for some fine balancing to avoid re percussions on our own economy back home.” 1951 ffotpctni ELECTRIC RANGE with Automatic Temperature Control INSTANT-HEAT CALROD® UNIT lust the tame at on Hotpoim’s most expensive de luxe models. Super- speed for €Xtra-(n.st cook ing and rapid boiling- • This new full-size tamily electric range has features you’d never expect for the price, All the advantages of clean, cool, fast electrit cooking at a price that’s easy on the most modest budget. You must see it to know what a wonderful top-quality value it is Come in today! 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How much all that blundering has cost the average man is be yond calculation. Many British realize ..that their Socialist Government has been supported by heavy loans or grants from this country. If Britain had been left to her own resources she might have over thrown the Socialist group years ago. Friends have you ever dreamed of the day when the American Government will be concerned for America? Aren’t we tired, utter ly tired of all this planning and meddling, giving and granting? Is This the *Typical* U.S. Auto? Di 'ding ts egistration at equa. North-Sou't unu iSast-West parts, Chevrolet spots this 1941 sedan .a the country*- “typical auto mobile.** It is owned by Don Sobkoviak, shown above with his wife, in Watseka, I1L, the approximate center of all cars in use in the United States. Sobkoviak, an employe of the Iroquois Farm Bureau, bought the car third-hand. It has 107,000 miles on its speedometer. The 1941 model represents the average age of all Chevrolets in service. Let us see how that would work out on a farm of a hundred acres, over in the land of milk and honey: fifty acres in cotton, five in tobacco; fifteen in food crops; five around the home; twenty five in pasture. A gen erous estimate of sales for this farm would be a total of fifteen thousand dollars. Charging off on the scale applied to the steel Company here is how the farmer would stand, if able to stand at all: Labor $4000; taxes $3000; interest, rent fertilizer, seed, gas oline, $3500—total $10,500; profit $4,500. But the stockholders could draw only about one-third of the net earnings because the Company had to retain a large part of the profits for expansion and replacements in order to re main in business. So our farm er would draw for the year about $1500 for himself and his family. He will have some paper profits but only a goat will eat paper. Don’t misunderstand me: I do npt say that one of our Caro lina farmers would pay $3000 in taxes on 100 acres; I am just imagining what would happen to a Carolina farmer if his invest ment in fai-ming paid profits on the same basis as the Steel busi ness. Wouldn’t you like to own ,a great steel plant? Every bodfy wants steel; they can't find quite enough, they tell us. Total taxes paid by National in 1950 were more than $10,000,000 greater than net earnings—more than 12% of sales—more than $9.30 per share of stock—more than $2,300 per employee—a for ceful illustration of the terrific impact of the cost of government on the American economy.” Isn’t that something to think about? The taxes were ten mil lion dollars more than the net earnings! The Company paid to the stockholders—those who own the Company; those whose savings and investment built the Company; those who bear all the risk of losses—they were paid $20,917,690, but the taxes amount ed to $68,546,069—more than three times the dividends! Ac cording to the Chamber of Com merce of the United States, stock holders received less than 1*4. It is said that the issue of $76,- 000,000 in State bonds will be challenged in court, but whether in the State Courts or Federal Courts isn’t known. Possibly the State might take the case to the United States Supreme Court for a determination. The right of a Legislature to disregard a Con stitution is a point of great im portance. And straining of language in order to support the Act of the General Assembly is exactly wrong; the emphasis should be on upholding the re strictions on the Legislature by the people, rather than uphold ing the Legislature against the inhibitions clearly set out by the people. As I’ve said, I prefer to DIES ON TRACKS NEAR WHITMIRE.. Newberry County's second fat ality on a railroad track within a week occurred late Sunday afternoon when Mrs. Lillian Law- son Broome 41, of Whitmire was run over by Seaboard passenger train 6 several miles west of Whitmire. According to information given by the dead woman’s husband, Ira Broome, and also Jim Chil dress, a companion, the trio had ridden down a dirt road and had stopped the car near the Sea board Railway trestle about four miles from Whitmire. Both men got out of the car and when they returned, noticed that Mrs. Broome was not there. They be gan a search along the road and in the woods and not finding her decided that she had probably gotten a ride and gone home. Unable to find her at home however, Mr. Broome started walking down the railroad track toward the place where they had parked. Some distance down the track he came upon a train flag man who was guarding the mangl ed body of Mrs. Broome over which the train had recently pass ed. The accident occurred on a sharp curve on the track. The train was stopped immediately and a flagman left at the scene by the train crew until help could be summoned. Sheriff Tom Fellers was aided in the investigation by Coroner George R. Summer Deputy Sher iff L. L. Henderson, the Whitmire Police Department and Magis trate Constable Savoy Nelson. Funeral services were held at 5 p.m. Monday at Rosemont Cem etery in Union by he Rev. Paul H. Bullington. Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Donald Basden and Mrs. James Lewis of Whitmire; have the State Supreme Court to make the decision. LT. WAY STATIONED AT FORT BENNING, GA. ISt. Lieut. Powell Wjpy. who was transfered from Camp Stewart, Ga., to Fort Benning about two weeks ago, will spend this weekend here with his fam ily, the former Elizabeth Mower and three children, Powell, III, McHardy and Betty Ann, who have been staying with Mrs. Way’s mother, Mrs. McHardy Mower for the past couple of- weeks. They will return to Fort Benning with Lieutenant Way Sunday to make their home for the present. DEED TRANSFERS Newberry Outside The Kendall Company (Mollo- hon plant) to James D. Golden one lot 136.45 x 442.54 on Golden street, $300. ’ The Kendall Company (Oak land Plant) to Truestdbs of Lewis Memorial Methodist church, one lot and one building, (Release of reverter clause), $6.00. The Kendall Company (Oakland Plant) to Councilmen of Bethney Lutheran church, one lot and one building, (Release of reverter clause) $5.00. The Kendall Company (Oakland plant) to Deacons of Hunt Me morial Baptist church, . one lot and one building, (Release of Reverter clause) $5.00. GUERNSEY COW SETS STATE CHAMPION RECORD Peterborough, S. H.—I. M. Smith, Kinards, S. C., has made a state champion record with his registered Guernsey cow, IMS Lady AstOr. Her produc tion of 11,931 pounds of milk and 579 pounds of butterfat isgf! the highest Advanced Registry record in the state made by a senior 4- j;ear-old., milked two times daily for a ten-month period. The sire of this cow, Riegeldale Emory’s Darnell also owned by Mr. Smith, has eight daughters in the Performance Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Send it EARLY I The owl wisely advocates, "send your Furs . . . ■ B CERTIFIED COLD STORAGE Carpenter’s Newberry irs up TO CHAPIN MUSIC CLUB MEETS The Chapin Music Club held its regular monthly meeting on April 11, 1951, at the home of Harriet Slice. We opened the program with the use of the Club Hymn, Club Pledge, and Club Collect. The rest of the program was as follows: Piano Duet—Linda and Jane Cannon Piano Solo—Diane Wessiuger Vocal Solo—Sylvia Haile Piano Solo—Harriet Slice History of “Jesus Loves Mq”— Gloria Boland “Jesus Loves Me”—All After the business was discuss ed we played games. Refresh ments were then served which were enjoyed by all prsent. m / MR. HILL RECEIVES PROMOTION WITH DRUG FIRM IN FLORIDA Tabor C. Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tabor Hill of this city, who has been* connected with the Mc- Kesson-Robbins Drug firm for the past six years, was recently pro moted to manager of Operation and Personnel of the Jackson ville House. It is a good time for us to take stock of our responsibllit toward our youth—for the way in which we fulfill them will be reflected in the world of tomorrow. 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