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war TUB NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1982 . ' m WT-' ir*h »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 tiie 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 . . . North Left Shivering As Wool Manufacturers Move Southward Spectator Handing: Out Bouquets To Bus Operators Charleston seems to think well of its Power Company, accord ing to The News & Courier, which I am quoting: "The franchise held by the Gray Line is being relinijuished because the operator is losing money. The South Carolina Elec tric & Gas Co., which already operates city bus service to the North Area and west of the Ash ley, has volunteered to take over the service. The power company has undertaken the assignment not with the hope of making a profit out of what already is a losing proposition but from a sense of public obligation. The company’s attitude deserves rec ognition and thanks from the peo ple of this entire region.” It is certainly more a matter of serving the public than of making a profit, for I understand that the transportation service is not profitable anywhere. Years ago, as I recall, the Company now operating in Columbia and Charleston wished to be allowed to transfer its transportation franchise because its operations in Columbia were conducted at a loss. If I recall correctly the Duke Power Company has recently dis posed of its bus service in Char lotte, Greenville and Spartan burg. The Bus Company operat ing from Charleston to Mount Pleasant, Sullivans Island, The Isle of Palms and other com munities across the Cooper River, decided to go out of business because the operation was car ried on at a loss. Now comes The South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. and agrees to serve that territory. Just to state the facts is sufficient. Let us hope that the able management of the Power Company will be recogniz ed for an act of great service which will bring many headaches and few dollars of profit—if any. Our towns today are largely dependent on bus service. Thou sands of men and women depend entirely on the buses for going to work, as well as going any where else. Observe Columbia with its far-flung new areas of residential development. Then there is frequent and good ser vice from Columbia to Cayce, West Columbia and regions be yond the limits of those thriving cities. That is a different Com pany, but doing the same service, making it possible to havd frequent trips to and from Co lumbia. Today a mile or five miles means nothing if there is frequent bus service. Thousands of cars come to the City, but a two thousand dollar car is an expensive means of travelling two or three miles a day; but for sixteen cents, or less, one may use a bus in comfort and travel six or more miles a day. A car, even the less expensive cars, will cost several times as much, not counting the parking meter, or parking lot, or trips around block after block in search of a parking space, not to mention the parking ticke't. There are some sidelights on operating a car in town. Some- days ago several cars stopped before a red light in Columbia, out in a residential and church neighborhood, where the Catholics and Methodists and Lutherans have beautiful churches. Car No. 1 stopped; car No. 2 decided to move over and jammed car No. 1. Then No. 1 tried to maneuver it backed into car No. 3. Result: three fenders bent. Presumably a good time was had by one and all—as they used to say. The owner of No. 2 walked up to No. 1 and said "I’m insured; send me the bill.” No. 2 said to No. 3 “And I’m insured; send me your bill.” If all three had been on buses all would have been as milk and honey in the land of Canaan. The South is attracting more attention every day. Here’s a story of interest: “Southward mill migration once more is sending shivers up north ern textile spines. This time it’s the wool goods makers who are heeding Dixie’s lure more than the cotton mills, which deserted New England in droves in 1920’s and 1930’s. Haviland China for the One >.y you Love Whether a simple remembrance or an elaborate present, here at our store you will find just the gift your Valentine will treasure. We have a wide selection of beautiful Haviland patterns to choose from and this is a splendid opportunity to start your Val entine on a new set of Haviland china— o- add to her present one. Our courteous and well-trained staff is ever ready to assist you in selecting your Valen tine gift. ft France Qmfemr&lfilanb MADE M AMERICA W. E. Turner JEWELER Caldwell St. Newberry SS&y!' ... American Woolen Co., which produces one yard in seven of the industry's woolen and worsted goods, is heading the present treak. American Woolen’s new Raleigh mill will open on Febru ary 1, employing 360 people on machinery moved from Lawrence, Mass. That city, top worsted center, is especially hardhit right now, with three out of four worsted workers jobless. ‘We moved some of our machines south in order to get lower costs,’ a company officer says. ‘Labor, taxes, workmen’s compensation unemployment taxes—every ele ment of cost but raw wool will be lower in Massachusetts!!” And then observe this, from The News & Courier: “Better than a full-page ad vertisement telling of the Indus trial advantages of South Caro lina was a recently published agreement between the manage ment and the union of Utica and Mohawk Cotton Mills Inc. Under the agreement, employes of the Utica, N. Y., concern will receive $126,000 in severance pay The company, which is merging , with J. P. Stevens & Co., is moving its mills from Utica to Clemson and Seneca. While we are not gloating that Utica is to lose the mills, it will not escape notice that the concern was willing to pay $126,000 simply for the privilege of moving its mills to South Carolina. The figure does not include the cost of transferrng equipment. Any State which has such in- du^trial potentialities that mills find it profitable to move to that State, even in the face of large sums for severance pay, must have something to offer a new business. South Carolina is such a State." My Northern friends won’t think me ungracious if I Recall with approval the words of a Methodist lady missionary I knew in Peru: “Whatever else I may lose,” she said, “I hope I'll never lose my # Southern accent.” She was a Georgian and her Southern accent was heavily compounded of Georgia, plus, with a drawl that made long-distance conversa tion prohibitively expensive. In fact, her words came with such deliberation as suggested one of the Scots turning into a park ing space and moving on the last drop. How high are our Federaj taxes? The Aiken Standard and Review says, editorially: “Fast as individual income tax rates have risen corporation rates have risen even faster. The corpo ration rate was held to a ceiling of 42 per cent in World War II. Now it is 52 per cent. Very steep excess profits taxes come on top of this. The total corpora tion tax runs as high as 70 per cent. Tftere is not much room for further boosts here if an incentive-economy is to be main tained in this country, and enter prise is to be encouraged to progress. This illustrates, in capsule form, the tremendous magnititude of the tax problem. The heart of that problem was described in these words by Senator George: ‘There have, been frequent dis cussions of what, the total tax ‘take’ may be without doing in jury to our economy. There is no fixed limit; the limit is to bd found only when the tax ‘take’ destroys the incentive of the peo ple and when it leads to every conceivable effort to evade and to wasteful practices by the tax payers themselves’.” A tribute to our State officials is found in the annual report of John A. Campbell, President of The South Carolina National Bank. Says iMr. Campbell: (The Charlotte Observer has commend ed this address editorially.) “Both agriculturally and in dustrially, South Carolina has made wonderful progress in the last few years. One crop farming has given way to scientific land use. Crops are diversified. Cat tle raising, dairying and poultry are beginning to be a considerable factor in the agriculture sections. More and more the State is re lying upon itself for subsistence. It has a network of highways un surpassed in the nation which has contributed materially to the up building of even the remote por tions of each county. It has an excellent and respected State Government of which its citizens can be proud. Its taxes are fairly levied and honestly col lected. It has a native American population which respects those things which made this country great—ambition, initiative, loyal ty, independent judgement, and a willingness to work. It has a brilliant future in store for it, and its desirability is now recognized nationally. When such concerns as West- inghouse Electric Company, a subsidiary of which ip operating a multi-million dollar plant at Hampton; E. I. du Pont de Nem ours & Company, which recently built a synthetic fibre plant at Camden at a cost of several mil lion dollars and is now tripling its capacity, and the same com pany has acquired land in Flor ence County for the site of a future plant; J. P. Stevens & Co. which has extensive interests in the Piedmont area and has com pleted a large bleachery near Cheraw; Owens - Corning Glass Company and Singer Sewing Ma chine Company, both of which have just completed costly plants at Anderson; Utica-Mohawk Cot ton, which is expanding its pro ductive capacity in the state and has just built a new mill near Clemson; Julius Kayser & Co., which is completing a plant in Belton in addition to others they operate in the state—and these are but a few of the national names which have entered the in dustrial life of the state—when such concerns as these are will ing to bring their money and their know-how to this state in preference to others, there must be a reason.” Mr. Campbell recently made a study of Florence County and in a speech in that prosperous and wide-awake city gave such illumi nating facts that the daily papers as well as Spectator quoted him at length. Some of these days we may persuade Mr. B. M. Edwards to write the story of his life, a career remarkably fruitful in solid achievement. The only draw back is that Mr. Edwards is too young and vigorous to look back: he still looks far into the future. But twenty five years from now let us hope that he will write the story, and enliven it with some of his infectious humor. Some day I may be tempted to write something about that pair, the high command, so to speak. Recently at a supper of fifty men or more Mr. Edwards, just talking informally, remark ed that a contribution to the building fund of a church was an investment that never would shrink in value but would 'pay dividends forever. And my broth er Baptist said that at a table presided over by that gracious and lovable man, the Reverend Dr. WilliaA Way of Charleston, a highly distinguished Episcopal (Minister. I’ve spent many hours with Mr. Edwards. He may tell a delight ful story of somebody’s “Coon- dog;” or he may reveal his practical religion with just a few words: but he won’t talk “shop.” ■ i ■ J , ■ i ■ CHARLIE BAILEY RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS Charlie M. Baily, steward, sec ond class, USN, husband of the former Geneva Cleveland, 636 West street, Newberry, is now undergoing a course of instruction in chemical warfare at the Fleet Tiaining Center, Norfolk, Va. The odurse acquaints students with ship-board chemical defense equipment and how to use it. AUDITOR’S 1952 TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICE Returns of personal prop erty, new buildings and real estate transfers, and poll tax, are to be made at the Coun ty Auditor’s Office begin ning : January 1st, 1952 through February 29th, 1952 All able bodied male citi zens between the ages of twenty-one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax. All returns are to be made by School Districts. Your failure to make return calls for penalty as prescribed by law. PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS Auditor Newberry County 38-6 tc. WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIRS BROADUS LIPSCOMB WATCHMAKER 2309 Johnston* Street For Expert Repair Bring Your Radio and Television —To-- GEO. N. MARTIN Radio and Television Service SALES and SERVICE BOYCE STREET Opposite County Library 24 HOUR SERVICE Telephone 311 TIRED ENGINES jutt/mex/ yffkkMb* •.. with New, Improved MOTOR RYTHM* The “Tested-Best” TUNE-UP OIL Cleans out power-wasting deposits. Makes any car start quicker, run better. FULL PINT Distributed By PIEDMONT AUTO PARTS CO., INC. 1320 Thompson St. Newberry, S. C. AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM BALANCING A CHANCING AGRICULTURE SiaU Com.wuMjt& - CJkmAan Co^e^a (jic6tm^unt Sx/tfrvcA We Endorse • Point 5 Of The South Carolina Agricultural Program ~ As Sponsored By Clepison .College Extension Service And State Agricul tural Committee • 3 ■ as® I . -• .. V. ■ The purpose of farming is to obtain good farm life, a necessary part of permanent na tional security and well-being. Plan and work for good health through improved nutrition, increased food production and conservation, , ‘ * comfortable homes, and adequate clothing. Pro vide opportunity for education, religious train ing and social life. _ I The NEWBERRY FEDERAL Savings Loan Association JOHN F. CLARKSON, Pres. J. K. WILLINGHAM, Secty.-Treas. — I952 1 — AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM FOR SOUTH CAROLINA, BALANCING A CHANCING AGRICULTURE SioJa &&ucu!Hwva& Cawi'trvMjO* CJknvbcm Ccftbupt (jcbfriAuni Sx^rvce. 1. Balanced Farming: Make the farm an efficient operating unit by careful farm and home planning to make the best use of land, labor, machinery, cash and credit. 2. Crops: The farmers’ part in national defense in 1952 is greater production of food, feed and fiber. ..Successful farming is based upon the production of field and forest crops adapted to the land on which they are grown. Use modern methods of efficient production to obtain highest yields and returns. 3. Livestock: Encourage the wise expansion of grassland farming to support our growing livestock and poultry industry. The development of an efficient animal and poultry husbandry is essential to full use of our land and la bor resources, and to a balanced agriculture. 4. Marketing: Good marketing methods often mean the difference between profit and loss. Knowledge of market demands, skillful preparation of products to meet such demands, and full use of the best available market facilities are necessary to successful farming. 5. The Farm Family: The purpose of farming is to obtain good farm life, a necessary part of permanent national security and well-being. Plan and work for good health through improved nutrition, increased food production and con servation, comfortable homes, and adequate clothing. Provide opportun ity for education, religious training and social' life. 6. Rural Youth: Train rural youth in improved methods of farming, homemaking, health, citizenship and leadership. 7. Public Affairs: 1 ’ Bta>me familiar with agricultural policies and programs. Join and support local and national farmers organizations. This Important Message Sponsored By The South Carolina National Bank i l [ , J? , ■ • .’h John T. Norris, Mgr. Newberry Branch Joe L. Keitt, Asst. Mgr. . iff* *' fii : * ‘It ■Vi