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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1953 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as aecond-cJass matter December A 1937, at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, undei 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 MENANDTHINGS By SPECTATOR My remarks (in part) to The Pivot Club of Charleston I repeat. This is an organization within The South Caro lina Electric and Gas Co. and submits to talks by some of us so as to have enough fresh annoyances to take off their minds the usual worries of the day. I quote from that talk: “We have a great State: it is great today and carries on the tradition of a great people. This city was built by men of vision who blended the practicality of successful business with considerations of literary culture and so cial refinement. Look about you: a small city yet with its own College, its Orphan Heme, its Art Gallery, its Library, its many and beautiful parks, its massive churches, its many cultural organizations—a city complete. South Carolina is a good place in which to live; it is a good place in which to engage in business. Our record of success in business is impressive: for the United States the record for failures in business is 34.3 for each ten thou sand enterprises, whereas the record for South Carolina is 4.7 for ten thousand. That very fine record proves that the businessmen of today are worthy successors of those illustrious men who built railroads and cotton mills and promoted our indigo, rice, cotton and tobacco. I have known many businessmen of our State, some of the builders; and I know many today. We have as able men as we ever had. And in this city are as progressive, con structive men as those who laid the foundations ‘more en during than bronze.’ The enterprising, independent, self-reliant spirit of Charleston which prompted the citizens here to break with the National Democratic Party is the same spirit which we commemorate when we rejoice in the Fourth of July and the Ordinance of Secession. It is not so much whether we win or lose as it is that ~we have the courage to do what we regard as right. South Carolina seems to be on the road to industrializa tion: we have great enterprises in all parts of the State, in vestments of hundreds of millions of dollars, and constantly growing. And our banking facilities and electric power are always ahead of the need. One of our banks reports re sources of $208,000,000 and another exceeds a hundred million. You are in the power business, the very lifeblood of in dustry and the vital element of the modern home and faim. Other power companies have spent, and are spending, many millions in order to be prepared for the ever-increasing de mand for power; your company has recently completed Plant Hagood here in Charleston, and is now' building 300,000 K.W. Urquhart Plant in Aiken County on the bank of the Savannah River. This is an investment of $45,000,000 and rests on the faith v/hich the company has in the development of this territory. Charleston played a great part in the Eisenhower cam paign. Let us hope that America has taken note of the free spirit, the broadmindedness, the unhampered attitude which typifies Charleston of today. Here in the City of Secession the sons of old patriots organized a great cam paign of support for Eisenhower, a Republican. That free, unbiased attitude of mind is the forerunner of great things for it bespeaks the initiative and resourcefulness which are the precursor of surpassing achievement.” Over in Old Edgefield County Editor Walton Mims and Editor J. L. Aull have been foremost in the fight against Trumanism. Brother Aull, as I recall, was the first County Editor to declare unreservedly for Eisenhower. So many of our Editors went into battle that it is difficult to recall the order in which they drew their swords. Edgefield has fighting blood. I recall my years there— very happy years; and I remember that it was said that every square foot of ground in front of the Court House had soaked up human blood. And so well known was Edge- field as the home of fighting blood that it was told me (some miles from Edgefield) that when a big bully strut ted about with two pistols and insulted people a little dried- up man slapped his face. The bully started to draw both guns, whereupon the little dried up fellow looked him in the eye and said “My name is X; I’m from Edgefield.” The bully tamely walked away. Of all the mild and gentle friends of my days in Edge- field chief among them were my friends the Mims. But even the-gracious spirits of Edgefield have all the invincible spirit I’ve told of. I quote Editor Mims: “Byrnes lost the election and he got too much credit for the large vote Eisenhower received. The truth is that if Byrnes had stood on principle and come out fighting in the beginning, South Carolina would have repudiated the Truman crowd just as it did in 1948 under States Rights leadership.” I’ve never known a more hospitable and delightful com munity than Edgefield. In those days the W.C.T.U. was the greatest influence in the County and it was a mighty force, and its membership was the most gracious woman hood I’ve ever known. LEFT ON HIS DOORSTEP What about our Sales Tax? Over in Walterboro, Coun ty seat of old Colleton, the weekly paper of Brother Smoak (The Press and Standard) has something to say about our State Sales Tax. I quote Editor Smoak: “$40,000,000. This is the approximate income from the state wide sales tax during 1951-52. $20,549,208. This is the difference between the amount of sales tax revenue in 1951-52 and amount of increased expenditures for public education in South Carolina in 1951-52. Many were led to believe the sales tax was put on to raise needed money for school purposes only. And not to raise money to be placed in the general funds of the state and to be spent for any purpose.” This may be news to many, for most citizens don’t know what is going on. South Carolina is working strenuously to promote an edu cational program that may be basically sound, but arouses much reflection. Theoretically a large school with modern equipment is prepared to do better work than a small school. Whether we lose more than we gain is worth pondering; and whether we are on the right road, but going too far is another question. At any rate, the effort to serve the State efficiently is a genuine endeavor of thoughtful plan ners. From the South Pasadena Re view, South Pasadena, Calif.: The new administration in Wash ington took over a government that is too big and too complex to be managed efficiently. The burden of its cost has grown too heavy for the economy to carry and remain pros perous. The federal government has un dergone this growth because it took over powers and responsibilities properly belonging to state and local governments. To do that, it increased federal taxes to such an extent that the sources of state and local revenue have become seriously depleted The certain cure of this condi tion is to restore to state and local governments their constitutional powers and responsibilities, and at the same time to set aside certain taxes or their use. That will bring government “back home’’—from Washington. * * • From the Webster Times, Web ster, Mass.: A state-wide curfew for teen agers is the proposal of the Child Welfare Co-ordinating committee of the Department of Massachu setts American Legion. How far the curfew would extend is not stated in the suggestion, but a study of the project has been underway for several months. While the survey showed that some communities were not inter ested in such a plan, many others showed unusual interest. A state wide curfew would seem to be a difficult project to enforce. Some communities have big teenage can teens and regularly supervised programs for the special leisure entertainment of the young crowd. Therefore, a curfew which wouldn’t affect the outside activities in one town, might cut into a dance or other program in another. The Legion group plans to con sult the Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association and other law enforcement agencies in a further study of a teenage curfew, which they unanimously concluded is needed. We agree that something should be done to curb the pre valent custom of young people hav ing “nights out’’ when they can’t be expected home until morning, but we also believe that they are entitled to “nights out” at dances or other supervised activities. A state-wide curfew would re quire much flexibility to permit a variety of approved activities, and at the same time would require strict limitations if it is to do any good. That’s a delicate balance which most parents find hard to manage, and without their aid no curfew is going to do much good. * • * From the Times-Journal, Russel Springs, Kentucky: The farmer’s best friend isn’t the politician. It is, instead, Amer ican enterprise, American inven tiveness. American ingenuity. i The American ideal of government rests on the principle of equality. Our Declaration of Independence says “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men.” That does not mean that we were created with equality of brains or equality of opportun ity: the controlling thought of the Continental Congress was that America proclaimed to the world that all men are equal before the law; that a government should treat all men alike. Strangely enough, the Truman idea is to have laws enacted that require private business to treat all men alike, although the Government has nothing to do with the employment and dismissal of employees by private business; the Government violates the spirit of the Constitution when it “fixes” minimum wages in private industry. And al though Mr. Truman and his satellites have virtually thrown the Constitution out of the window, and have talked and legislated about equality of Color and race, in private em ployment, the Trumans created great Power Plants with tax money and ordered that the power should be sold to ROK DRAFTEES . . . Womenfolk wish godspeed to group of South Koreans just called into the army to fight the communist invaders from the north. COED AT 72 . . . Mrs. Augusta Lynch, 72, of Custer, Mich., enrolls at Michigan State College, where five of her children graduated. With her is son Harry, a graduate student at MSCT. a group of preferred customers! By what strange reasoning can we defend the sale of tax-payer’s power to preferred customers? Let me quote the retiring Secretary of the Interior, according to the dispatches from Washington in The State of January 16th.: “Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman today dis closed why he has refused to sell to the Georgia Power Com pany 140,000 kilowatts of power to be produced by the Clarks Hill dam, which the Army Engineers have built on the Savannah River between South Carolina and Georgia. Chapman said, in a letter to C. S. McManus of Atlanta, that the Georgia company’s proposal would diminish the rights guaranteed by Congress to rural electric cooperatives, cities and towns, and other ‘preference customers’ to have first call on the power fr6m the government-built dams. He wrote: ‘You propose to give the government the right to designate certain preference customers to be recipients of blocks of power, to the extent of one-half of the capacity sold to you (that is, one-half of 140,000 k.w.) to be de livered to them by the company as its customers. The rates you would charge these customers for such blocks of power would be the % cost of the power to you at the bus bar plus a percentage markup. Should the power require ments of these preference customers be in excess of the amounts designated to be delivered to them then they may purchase additional blocks of power from your company at your established rates.” Well, why not? Does anyone have preferred customers in selling automobiles, or shoes, or clothing, or salmon or sardines, or shaving soap, or gasoline ? Does a farmer’s wife enjoy a lower rate at the Beauty Parlor? Or is the farmer a preferred traveller on the buses? I am a farmer; I am not entitled to a preference. Our Government has no right to meddle with wages: that is part of the Socialism we imported from Europe. Our Government should have laws that permit the fullest freedom to Industry and to Labor, leaving them to settle their disputes; but the right to work is as sacred as the right to strike: both should be protected. If America is a land of the free the freedom must apply to all. WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Former Israeli Leader Here’s the Answer VERTICAL 1 Weepers 2 Epic 3 Inquires 4 Belongs to it 5 Manuscript (ab.) 6 Existed 8 False god 9 Mother 10 Malt drink 11 Cuddle 12 Vex 17 Whirlwind 18 Bird’s home HORIZONTAL 58 Furnished 1,6 Pictured late with folios Israeli leader 13 Pauses 14 Conclusion 15 On the sheltered side 16 Irritates 17 Constellation 19 East (Fr.) 20 Dawn goddess 21 Sewing tools 23 Size of shot 24 Measure 25 Symbol for tellurium 26 Enchantment 28 Frighten 30 Indian home 31 Sun god 32 Army order (ab.) 33 Bracing 36 Malicious burning 39 Make amends 40 His nation in Asia Minor 41 French article 42 Palm lily 43 Enmeshed 48 Ocean 49 Weight unit 51 Woody plants 52 Stellar body 53 Son of Isaac (Bib.) 55 Abstract being 56 He was founder of the Jewish 57 Withdraws 21 Born 22 Lances 25 Educates 7 Geraint’s wife 27 Epic poetry 29 Italian river 33 Tear into shreds 34 Indolent 35 Coin 36 Assist 38 Approached 44 Region 45 Lease 46 Not as much 47 Electrical unit 48 Male deer 50 Burmese wood sprite 52 Station (ab.) 54 Chaldean city 37 Oleic acid salt 56 Spain (ab.) 1 2 3 h 5 t> 7 8 r 10 li 12 13 14 :- v « 15 16 17 18 20 U-: 22 23 24 25 27 28 m £ 30 31 . |L j • * * 33 3H 35 3t> 37 38 a 4 } lii m 40 is^ 41 HI . 43 Hi P H5 it 47 I 48 HH SO 51 &£ 52 S3 si & bb 57 58 the Government; nor has anyone else. Let’s get back to the Constitution and be American: let’s stop accepting practices of Europe brought here by those who left Europe because they could not live in free dom there: so they want us to adopt the laws they fled I have no right to ask preferences of any kind from from. • The big news story for the next few weeks, now that the in auguration is over, is the battle de veloping in congress to cut ex- President Truman’s $78,587,000,000 budget. A cut is a certainty since Presi dent Eisenhower is under firm cam paign pledges to cut taxes and to balance the budget as soon as pos sible. This brings up the two major problems facing congress: (1) Where can taxes be cut, and (2) where can the budget be sliced? As for the first, the new admini stration is doing everything in its power to keep from giving the tax payer any hope of a cut this year. And for the second, there are a number of major problems: (1) Of the total budget. 73 cents of every dollar would go for na tional-security programs — military services, foreign aid, and foreign relations, atomic energy, promot ing defense production and eco nomic stability, civil defense, and the merchant marine. The total amount is $57,300,000,000. The prob lem is just how much can the new administration trim from this with out jeopardizing the national se curity? Of this total for national-security, $7.9 billion is earmarked for foreign programs. This is the item that may get one of the greatest cuts. Last year congress cut it $1.9 billion. (2) Another section of the pro posed budget calls for the expendi ture of $4.6 billion for veterans’ benefits. This item is considered untouchable politically. Little, if any. cut is expected here. (3) One of the big items, other than price supports on farm pro ducts, would be $250,000,000 for an agricultural conservation program under w’hich payments are made to farmers for carrying out approved soil conservation practices. Here a cut may be made since some farm groups are reported willing to take less for this activity. (4) Some $10 billion is earmarked for all other government activities. There is not much to cut from this item. Since the federal government’s income for the next fiscal year is estimated at approximately $69 bil lion. then to balance the budget about $10 billion must be cut. It becomes obvious, then, that any important cuts must come from the $57 billion marked for national se curity, a little can be saved from the $10 billion earmarked for other government activities Besides cutting foreign aid, elimi nating waste and duplication in the Defense Department is one of the most popular solutions proposed. Many believe that the new Presi dent. with his military background, will find a way of trimming the fat from the military budget. • Here are a few facts concern ing taxation: (1) Federal taxes rose to an all- time high after the defense pro gram was stepped up. Since 1950 taxes have practically doubled on individuals and corporations. (2) Under the present system, individuals contribute 41 cents of the government’s budget dollar and corporations pay 29 cents. Customs, etc., c mtribute 5 cents, excise taxes 12 cents and 13 cents is borrowed. DaleCarmegii ■jc AUTHOR (jr “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND STARMIVINC G ILBERT CARLETON, Madison, Wisconsin, a few years back was the victim of failure, not a financial failure, but a partnership failure. His partner had become afflicted with the evils of too much liquor. For two weeks he couldn’t eat or sleep. He was worried sick and had a fear of meeting the people of the town. He took a night job as operator in a small electric light plant and worked from 11 pm to 7 am. This way he could work at night and sleep during the day and did not have to come in contact with people he knew. After a month he discovered this method was no good. About this time a friend asked him to sell in surance. He was like a drowning man and grabbed the first line that was tossed to him. In trying to sell insurance he had to talk to people. Before he realized it, he had become a good listener and was gradually forgetting his worries and getting interested in people. He discovered that under every roof there was a different story, and he eared less about making sales and more about people. He worked from twelve to sixteen hours a day, for he was anxious to find what kind of story await ed him at the next place. Before he knew it the sales were rolling in, and at the end of the first year he had won an all expense vacation trip for his wife and himself to Chicago. At that meeting he was promoted to special representative, and last year he was appointed agency manager for Southern Wisconsin. So his advice to you is, if we think we have worries and a story to tell, start talking to people; get interested in them; be a good listener and help them. CARNEGIE Eyestrain Is the Price People Pay for Progress Dr. Louis J. Girard, a New York ophthalmologist, believes that the demands of our complex civilization have made us acutely aware of our eyes because “the demand for acute vision is far greater in this highly complex civilization.” “Our eyes are no worse and, in some respects, are better than those of previous generations,” he wrote in an article published by Today’s Health.” ' Eyestrain will not permanently damage the eyes. Dr. Girard points out. “Continuing to strain the eyes when eyestrain symptoms are pres ent can certainly aggravate the con dition, but it has not been known to produce organic changes in the eyes. It is not thought that the eye is capable of straining itself into permanent damage.” As for watching television, Dr. Girard writes that it is “inconceiv able that the television screen would harm the eyes of a person on the other side of the room; tele vision contains no harmful rays. “Watching television to excess can cause sytnptoms of eyestrain, but not permanent injury. If the viewer needs glasses, has anisei konia (unequal images are seen by the two eyes) or a muscle im balance, he is even more likely to get symptoms of eyestrain. But if the eyes are normal or defects have been properly corrected, no symp toms will result from watching tele vision. “Knowing this, common sense should dictate the length of time anyone should spend gazing at the television screen.” Dr. Girard gives several reasons for eyestrain. The most common reason is a refractive error that calls for glasses. Undercorrected farsightedness, astigmatism, pre sbyopia or “old sight” and over- corrected nearsightedness may pro duce eyestrain symptoms. Proper glasses can correct these types. Muscle imbalance, a disturbance in the delicate eye muscles that synchronizes the movements of both eyes, is another reason for eye- strain. Such affliction can be allevi ated by proper glasses, certain eye exercises and, sometimes, by surg ery. Prolonged use of the eyes, im proper illumination and a number of organic eye diseases can also cause eyestrain. 1. Dtfight D. Eisenhower is the 7 president of the United States: (a) 43rd, (b) 33rd, (o) 34th. 2. A cassowary Is: (a) a garment worn by a clergyman, (b) a bird, (e) n game played with cards. 3. The femur is: (a) a leg bone, (b) a Jaw bone, (o) an i 4. The College of Cardinals now nmnbers: (a) M, (b) SS, (s) T9. ANSWERS **••*•« •* *•1 v *s nww *s 1