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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1951 un 1218 College 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 yeaj in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance. Comments On Men And Things . . . Racial Harmony In South Greatly Advanced In Years Since 1865 Sometime ago 1 expressed the hope that when all aUments re spend to the aew, and prospective Sulphur drugs and the Antfbiotics —Peneciilin, Streptomysin, Aureo- mysin, Terrymysin — and other ‘ mysins” that the baldheaded man may find something to restore the glory of his youth. A great periodical of business tells of the wonders of preparing the new miracles of medicine at low prices. Last week I told about the dollar of today as compared with the dollar of 1940. Everything had risen to great heights except electricity and gas, which were worth $1.01, a pfemium over 1940. While talking to a druggist over the telephone a few days ago I told him that a tenant was coming for a few capsules of Bis muth—about a dime’s worth. The druggist nearly went through the roof. “A dime’s worth ?” Do you know that Bismuth is up in an airplane and can only be seen with a telescope—or something like that? So, there you are. After checking off beefsteak, eggs, — and everything else—I thought the Electric and Gas producers were miracle men because the 'dispatch from Minneapolis stated that Electricity and Gas are cheaper than in 1940. But here is something more wonderful: Cortisone, Streptomysin, and Vita min B 12 are now on the market at prices far below the prices are not interested in those wonder of a short time ago. Perhaps you drugs. But if you go to a hospital, or even call in the family doctor, you will not hear anything about quinine, calomel, Syrup of Figs, C. C. Pills, Blue Mass, Porta- fillin or Rheubarb—but somebody will give you a shot. Sometimes there are shots and shocks. Some one remarked that our Medical brethren now rely on shots and shocks. And our patient breth ren of the long unresting days, the Pharmacists, they sometimes collaborate with the physicians in the shock treatment, for the ten- cent box of Bismuth is Ancient History^ Still, if all this is out side your experience you are a lucky man, and not interested. One day, some years ago, I was riding with my brother, a surgeon. He was tremendously wrought up about the high prices of Surgical Gauze, but I was entirely calm and uninterested: Surgical Gauze was entirely out of my field of operations: I was more interested in finding a really good number one lead pencil and something to make one’s voice clear. But here is something about three wonders of Medicine—Corti sone, Streptomysin and Vitamin B 12: “For competitive reasons most drug manufacturers (ethical and proprietary) keep their price trends as secret as their research. But recenly to back its slogan of ‘Better Health at lower cost,’ a New Jersey Company published these significant graphs. The three drugs charted represent only a handful of the wonder drugs like penicillin and the sul fas which were once so precious most hospitals had only a few ampules in their refrigerators. Now the drugs are available to everyone. Of the three, the case history of cortisone is the most dra matic. It was developed at the famous Mayo Clinic under the direction of Dr. Philip S. Hench who cooperated closely with Dr. J. M. Carlisle: Like many another physician, Dr. Hench hoped to find some drug to ease the crip pling pain of rheumatoid arthritis. For seven years he and his as sociates followed dozens of tiny leads, finally decided a hormone ‘Compound E’ might be the answer. Dr. Hench requested this New Jersy Company to make up a small amount of the drug; as his first trial case, he selected a young woman who had been ill for nearly five years. ‘Her joints were stiff, swollen, tender and painful to move. X-rays revealed destructive changes in her right hip and other joints were dam aged ’ Three days after an injection of Compound E (corti sone) she rolled over in bed with ease Less than a week after the first treatment this formerly crippled woman went on a three hour shopping tour. . . .’ At the time this breath-taking experiment suqceeded, corisone cost $200 a gram. Today the wholesale price is $12.20 a gram.” Wonderful, isn’t it? Some day these marvels of pharmacology may oe as common and cheap as grandfather’s calomel. The Chemists had a great ses sion recently. The learned breth ren of the imagination and test tube, those world-builders of in finite patience and unceasing work, they told of the findings. You recall what Shakespeare said of the poet? “And as the imagina tion bodies forth in forms of things unseen the poet’s pen gives them a shape and gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name—something like that, you know. But the poet of today is not to be compared with the creative imagination of the Chemist and his fellow-workers of the many branches of Science. Well, those delvers for truth, seeking fresh revelations of God’s wondrous creation, said much, but I quote just a little: “Dri Paul 'S. Larson of the Medical College of Virginia in formed the meeting that 85% of all nicotine absorbed from ciga rette smoke is quickly made harmless by the body. A chemical process in the lungs, liver, and kidneys, probably caused by the body chemicals called enzymes, detoxifies the nicotine. The ‘scratchy feeling’ is felt when smoke is inhaled, he said, because nicotine is alkaline. By blending ‘acid’ and ‘alkaline’ to bacco properly, he said, the irrita tion can be lessened. P. C. Keith said that large amounts of gasoline, in addition to vitally needed chemicals, can be produced from natural gas without jeopardizing the needs of the utility and fuel industries. He estimated that 2 trillion cubic feet of gas annually could be turned into gasoline without affecting other consumers adver sely. Harold R. Murdock of Atlanta, warned the pulp and paper indus try that they will be obliged to eliminate steam pollution by waste within the next few years.” Recently I read the statement of a great Gas Corporation and observed the item of income from sales. An appreciable sum was noted from the sale of gasoline from natural gas. The National Geographic Maga zine tells of some of the favorite fruits of the world, among them bananas, oranges, peaches, avo cados, mangos, and papayas. Ba nanas are common in America; we consume sixty million bunches a year. In South America the fried banana (platano frito) is a common dish. I heard of enor mous bananas, as large as the human leg, but I never saw any such banana. Avocados, or Alli gator^ Pears, are known as Paltas, in Peru; and the Palta Ensalada (Palta salad) is a favorite with all Americans who go to the tropical countries. The Papaya is full of pepsin, they say in Peru, and is a meat digestant; but the nicest fruit I ate in Peru was the chirimoya, not mentioned in the magazine. The Chirimova is like a fruit custard and delicious. I have never seen one in this country, though they must be availiable somewhere; everything comes to America — somewhere. In Chiclayo, Peru, I enjoyed a cookie made of Peanut meal. Man! tostado—parched peanuts— are eaten everywhere. I recall walking in the Mercado Central (Central market) of > Lima, Peru, with a friend from Massachusetts. He wanted some peanuts, but couldn’t think of the word in Spanish. Frankly, I didn’t know: I wasn’t interested in peanuts, groundnuts, ground peas, pindars or goobers. I learned afterwards that it was Mani. By the way quinine (quinina) comes to us, or did originally, from Peruvian bark. In this great day some chemist may make it from old speeches or letters: they also leave a bit ter taste, at times. Editor Feaster of The Union Times sends me a letter address ed to Spectator, in care of The Union Times, challenging my use of figures as published in Union. The letter, excellently written, commands my respectful atten tion and I Quote it in part: “Just what your motive in pre senting these figures is, I can not determine. Certainly you are not seriously trying to show that the white teachers are underpaid (and overtaxed—the tax figures are extraneous—and I doubt that such information is or should be available to the public; it will not be found in any Government publication). Certainly you are not trying to conclude that the Negro children of Clarendon County are being given an equal educational opportunity. If you want to say that the Negroes are not entitled to an equal oppor tunity why shield yourself be hind a couple of figures which, when taken alone, have absolutely no meaning at all. I certainly favor every man saying exactly what he feels, and I oppose anyone who would try to stop him from doing so. You are perfectly justified in express ing your feelings on' this grave matter. My only objection is your use of insignificant figures to try to prove that your feelings are justified by the fact. My comments here are intend ed to be helpful, not derogatory. In this age, there are few in- deejl who speak or write with a complete understanding of their subject. Inasmuch as your in fluence throughout the state is large, I feel that you are in a position to do a great deal of good. I believe that this could better be accomplished by using facts wisely or by justifying your beliefs in some totally different way. Yes, the people of South Caro lina (and the South) have a tough problem to solve: equal opportunity and segregation. It won’t be easy. But my guess ia that it will be a lot more simple if all of us look at the problem unemotionally and calmly, and, occasionally if we will, as a Christian. Respectfully Yours, William E. Broadwell.” I was not expressing a grave opinion, nor was I trying to prove anything. 1 had made no special contention about the issue still before the Federal Courts. To be entirely frank about the reason for stating the figures, I was myself completely surprised be cause Clarendon is a poor Coun ty, almost without industries. Be cause most of us were uninform ed ; and because the rest of the world seemed to think that noth ing was being done for the Color ed children, I gave the figures. 1 need not explain what I think: for public purposes it is sufficient to judge me or my motive by what I say or write. However, 1 may say with quite a bit of pride, that on my land are tenants who have been there twenty years; that I have no rent con tracts; that I have no quarrels or disputes; that I have known one tenant who insisted on pay ing more rent. I recall that I gave a lot for a County Colored School, a corner lot of one acre at two important highways. In thinking of the problems of today, 1 am mindful of the good relations between the races in Clarendon County; historically I am also fully aware that in no country anywhere, at any time, have two races lived so well, side by side. Historically the White man has adjusted himself mar vellously to conditions since 1865 These things can’t be done by laws or courts. Men work out their own Salvation with fear and trembling, not by coddling. People are not the same; the Chinese and the Hindoos, the Indian and the White man. Even nationally, people are different: the Spaniard and the Dutchman, the Englishman and the Irishman. Learning to live in harmony is not brought about by courts. When I think of conditions of 1865 I lift my hat in admiration for what has been done, done quietly, year by year; and what, by the same token, might have been done without courts or out siders. County Lunch Room Year’s Report Given Mrs. Ruth Longshore, county lunch school supervisor, has been commended for her efficiency in handling her work the past year. Her report for the year just ended shows that 17 white schools and •four Colored schools served lunches during the year. The total number of meals served were: White, 259,274; colored, 27,941. Fresh milk was served in 16 of the White schools and in three of the colored schools. There 'were 34 White managers and operators and six Colored. Eight training meetings were held by the supervisor at which time all White managers and operators attended. Two training meetings for the colored were held and two of the rilanagers and op erators attended. Summer training meetings were held at the Junior High School for three days and were well attended. Finances for the operation of the work resulted as follows: Fed eral funds for food amounted to $19,553.69; children’s contribu tions^ $44,896.56; lunches to adults, $3,122.02; school districts, $752.57; appropriations from the county, $100.74; donations from local organizations, school plays and civic groups, $565.81; local donated goods and services were valued at $6,915.72. Total in come received amounted to $68,- 997.33 and expenditures were as follows: Food, $46,924.27; labor, $20,355.48; supplies, $2,000; utilit ies, $200 and $936.87 for equip ment. Three of the lunch rooms were renovated during the year and one lunch room served free lunches to all children. The county received but $2,413.- 13 from the $150,000 state fund al lotted and this amount went for the supervisor's monthly salary and the salary of her secretary. HELEN J. EZELL CLASS MEET The Helen J. Ezell class of Central Methodist church will hold its monthly meeting Friday evening at eight at the home of Mrs. Guy Whitener, Jr. NATIONAL EMPLOY Handicap WEEK ■ ■ 'wm • ■ ' 1 ■ October 7th to The Newberry Employment office has placed 98 physically handicapped workers since January first. Employment is Needed for the following: 1 Disabled Veterans 3 Persons Disabled by Illness 2 Those Injured in Industry 4 Persons Born With Afflictions 5 Those Injured in Home, Traffic, Farm and Other Accidents. Experience has shown that Handicapped V/orkers as a Group Have a slightly Higher Production Record than non-Handicapped Workers. 1 CALL THE NEWBERRY OFFICE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Sponsored on Behalf of the Handicapped by: PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Auditor " BEN F. DAWKINS, Magistrate Dist. 2 WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE ODORLESS CLEANERS J. RAY DAWKINS, County Treasurer Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n ~ Maxwell Bros. & Lindsay, Furniture JAMES D. BROWN Supt of Education HIRE THE HANDICAPPED IT'S GOOD BUSINESS TOM M. FELLERS, Sheriff FAIRFIELD FOREST PRODUCTS CO. WHITFIELD’S Ready-To-Wear THE SQUARE GROCERY E. MAXCY STONE, Probate Judge T. ROY SUMMER THE MARKET BASKET Newberry Monument Co., J. B. Coward