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THE NEWBERRY SUN
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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2 Epic
3 Inquires
4 Belongs to it
5 Manuscript
(ab.)
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8 False god
9 Mother
10 Malt drink
11 Cuddle
12 Vex
17 Whirlwind
18 Bird’s home
HORIZONTAL 58 Furnished
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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
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42 Palm lily
43 Enmeshed
48 Ocean
49 Weight unit
51 Woody plants
52 Stellar body
53 Son of Isaac
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22 Lances
25 Educates
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36 Assist
38 Approached
44 Region
45 Lease
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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
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