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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN ntn 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6. 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 MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR Do you know about The National Cotton Council of Amer ica? About sixteen years ago a Columbia lawyer, Mr. J. B. Murphy, was all aflame with enthusiasm over the plan of some Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas cotton planters to organize a Cotton Council. My friend Murphy, known af fectionately to many of us as “Pat,” came from Texas and knew the moving spirits. The outstanding cotton farmer in this great project was Oscar Johnson of Scott, Mississippi. Mr. Johnson was a real cotton farmer; he planted thirty eight thousand acres and averaged six hundred pounds of lint to the acre. How’s that for real farming? And that was sixteen years ago; before many of the new ideas and new insecticides—and all that. I do not think that my friend Murphy was that efficient in producing cotton, though I’ve never asked him; I steer clear of my Texas friends since one told me of freezing ice cream with the hail stones that fell six months before and formed a lasting heap. I’m not exaggerating; that is what they said. Several of us went to the first meeting—Mr. Murphy, Col. Wyndham Manning, Mr. J. Wade Drake, Mr. T. K. Durst and others. While thinking of yields per acre, I was surprised to read in Los Angeles that the County of Los Angeles aver ages 693 pounds of lint per acre. California, you know, is the second of the cotton producing states in the number of bales produced; of course Texas is first. Texas is so large that the Texans tell the biggest yarns and make the biggest claims. It is said that a Texan who was telling stories covered so much ground that a listener remarked sarcastically “You Texans all have an inferiority complex;” whereupon the Texan said “Well friend, if that’s so, all 1 have to say is that its the biggest inferiority complex in the world.” So w T hen you hear the Texans talk you can believe it was a Texan who tried to sell a milking machine to a farmer. The farmer said “I have only one cow and my wife milks her.” But the Texan persisted, using all the arts, blandishments, persuasions and sophistry, so notable in our Texas sales men, until he sold a milking machine to the farmer and took his cow as down payment. Fve just spent a week out in the land of great plains and distances but we were discussing cotton and its future. You know that we have on the market many synthetic or man-made fibers which compete with our cotton. Seldom does a lady buy cotton hose today. So we must compete with silk and imitation silk and a dozen other fabrics which are taking the place of cotton. That is what the cotton coun cil is doing; it is looking for new markets for cotton, new uses for cotton. Cotton cannot sit still; it must advance constantly. Cotton is a part of the life blood of the South. Today the chemists are in a sharp competition: thousands of them trying to make new substitutes for cotton and thousands who are the champions of cotton, and finding new uses for cotton. Cotton is more than just the fleecy staple in bales; it is seed, hulls and other things. Cotton seed wasn’t worth much, if anything, in your grandfather’s time, or about sixty years ago. Then it was thrown away; later it was used as a bed for the horses. We don’t use many horses today but we use cotton seed. What is cotton seed good for? It is full of oil, rich oil, some say as rich as olive oil. So we crush the seed and get the oil; then that leaves the rich cotton seed meal, many times more nutritious than the most nutritious food we usually eat. And then we have the hulls which are a cattle food. When you think of cotton seed oil the chemist can talk for weeks; it is a subject worth much study and experi mentation. Today our farmers sell the cotton seed, just as they sell cotton; and they sell hulls, too. Do you know that we have a table spread, which we use freely, known as margarine; it is made of cotton seed oil. The great dairying States used to fight margarine. Today margarine is winning. So that is a cotton victory and that is a victory for the National Cotton Council. We live in an era of sharp competition; everybody has to be on his toes all the time or he will get lost in the shuffle. Wool, silk, cotton, rayon, nylon—and all the others—are looking for customers. Now do you know that the creameries want it clearly understood that margarine is not the same as butter and that cotton seed oil is not milk? Well, something new again has come up: ice cream is iced cream, isn’t it? Cotton seed oil is not cream, for cream comes from milk. Therefore if we buy a frozen confection that we serve in a cup or a bowl and eat with a spoon it is ice cream, if made with milk and cream, but what is it if it is made of cotton seed oil? Here we are in line of battle again. The cotton people, seeking a wider market for our cotton, have all the derivatives from cotton to promote; whereas those of our people who sell milk and cream have their own interest to protect. Observe how like an unceasing warfare is the peaceful life of trade and commerce: our cotton farmers competed DIFFICULT BALANCING ACT with wool and silk for generations, but now the new man made fabrics are crowding in: our creamery brethren had their trade all the generations and now the products made from cotton seed oils and meals and derivatives push in to claim part of the trade. In the great campaign to promote the use of cotton and its by-products all the six groups interested in the cotton business are working together: the producers, who are our farmers; the ginners whom we have in very County; the warehousemen; the merchants; the crushers (cotton seed oil mills), the spinners (operators of cotton mills, making threads and cloth, etc). I attended the Council’s Convention as a spinner, serv ing for Mr. Marshall Stone wLo could not attend. Those attending the Convention from South Carolina, ac cording to Mr. Murphy, Mr. Hambright and others, were: W. A. Hambright, Blacksburg; Frank M. Wannamaker, St. Matthews; J. F. McLaurin, Bennettsville; V. O. Cox, Spar tanburg; W. R. Mood, Columbia; Thomas N. Durst, Colum bia; John B. Edmunds, Spartanburg; Frank A. Jones, Green ville; T. W. Crews, Spartanburg; Mrs. Durrett Williams, Columbia; E. N. Sitton, Pendleton; Walter Regnery, Joanna; W. Gordon McCabe, Greenville; Walter S. Montgomery, Spartanburg; Fred W. Symes, Greenville; B. F. Hagood, Easley; C. B. Hayes, Lyman; W. A. L. Sibley, Union; J. B. Murphy, Columbia; J. K. Breedin, Manning. Business in the South is largely built on or around cot ton. In this day of organization all interests stand together to promote their common interests and aimsr. The Cotton Council is a great organization served by the finest techni cal brains and rendering a great service. Let me quote from The Dallas Morning News: “Beset by competition abroad and new synthetic fibers at home, America’s cotton growers and processors are having to fight to keep their markets. Meeting in Dallas, the Na tional Cotton Council of America is trying to lower trade barriers and to find new uses for cotton lint and seed. Re cently it had a part in the doing away of discriminatory laws against margarine. Cotton cloth, for most purposes, still has advantages over most of the competitors in its price range. It absorbs moisture better. It holds colors better. It has a soft feel that many prefer over the synthetics. Yet research should be able to find new uses for cotton and to improve its qualit ies for specific purposes. Putting science to work on this problem gives hope that cotton not only will retain its po sition but may regain some of the ground it has lost.” As to President Young’s address I quote: “The problem of tougher competition—with research and promotion as the chosen weapons of attack—is a good old American problem, said the council’s president, Harold A. Young of North Little Rock, Ark., in opening the three- day session of the 15th annual meeting at the Adolphus hotel. It’s the kind of problem for which we were founded—the kind of problem we like, the kind of problem we are supreme ly qualified to lick if we face it clearly and move right in to it. Keynote in any battle against encroachment of synthetics and the foreign cotton industries was described as ‘harder selling—based firmly on research and education to keep our products improving and our efficiency rising.’ Some 1,000 leaders in the cotton industry were on hand at the opening session to hear their president warn that there is ‘clear evidence’ that the synthetic pro ducers will intensify their promotional bids ‘for our markets.’ Emphasis needs to be put on the industry’s export pro gram also, he pointed out. ‘Our record of cotton exports dur ing the first months of the current crop year gives us all reason to think mighty hard. This marked slump in shipments abroad was due to temporary and special factors. Just the same, however, we are reminded again how abso lutely vital our export market is to every part of this in dustry, including the textile part.” Our United States Senator Burnet Maybank was the principal speaker of the Cotton Council’s Convention. I learned something about Senator Maybank. Officials of The Cotton Council said that our Senator had been of great help to them in all their trips to Washington in the interest of cotton. As is generally known, Senator May- bank was himself in the cotton business many years. Re ferring to the Senator’s address I quote briefly from The Dallas Morning News: “The Senator said he could state ‘with certainty’ that Congress will modify considerably the Truman budget re quest of $7,800,000,000 for foreign economic and military FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1953 Brotherhood Week Will Be Observed February 15-22 t All over the nation, the slogan of “Brotherhood — For Peace and Freedom” will be heard from Feb ruary 15-22, as special activities mark the 20th annual observance of Brotherhood Week, sponsored annually by the National Confer ence of Christians and Jews Spurred on by proclamations from the governors of most states and by mayors of large and small cities, more than 7,000 American and Canadian communities will schedule programs dedicated to the ideal of the brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of God President Eisenhower has agreed to lead the national observance as honorary chairman, continuing a precedent first established by Franklin D Roosevelt and main tained by ex-President Truman. Special religious services will be held all through the week by Amer ican churches and synagogues. In addition, appropriate events spon sored by civic bodies wiP give evi dence of their desire to build better understanding and good will among Protestants, Catholics and Jews, according to Roger W. Straus, who is serving as general chairman of Brotherhood Week. The week’s observances will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Nation al Conference of Christians and Jews, organized in 1S28 “to pro mote justice, amity, understanding and cooperation” among the racial and religious groups on the Ameri can scene, said Mr. Straus, who is also serving as general chair man of the anniversary celebra tion. Theme of the Silver Jubilee anni versary is “Twenty-five Years of Practical Achievement in Brother hood.” he added Mr Straus hailed the progress made during the past twenty-five years in promoting better inter group relations. He praised the ef forts made by American citizens in every section of the country to break down hostilities and tensions among Protestants. Catholics and Jews. “This is encouraging progress," Mr Straus declared. “The Nation al Conference seeks to make the spiritual power of democracy pre vail in the day to day life of each American Towards that end the organization has enlisted leader ship and followed a program that mobilizes moral and spiritual re sources for brotherhood “Brotherhood Week is one phase of this program. Throughout the country it is observed as a period of rededication to the Judaeo-Chris- tian Concept of the kinship of man. It is a recurring reminder that we are all children of one God, morally responsible one to the other for our liberties and our mutual wel fare. It also acts as a warning that unless we can live together in har mony, we will be planting the seeds which will eventually destroy a way of life that is the last hope for civilization.” DaieCarnegie Tfc- AUTHOR Of "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND STARniVING" S OME SIX YEAR.S ago Irving Leibovitch. 5190 Victoria. Montreal. Canada, gathered his life savings and went into business for himself Three short years later, he discovered that the business had eaten up his entire investment, his life’s savings, every last cent he had. He was bitterly discouraged and disillusioned. Life had indeed become one big problem, one big worry. He had his back to the wall: he became moody and morose. And to add to his financial diffi culties, his wife was just about to give birth and he had all the doctor’s and hospital bills to meet. During this period of mental distress, he chanced upon a bit of philosophy on a recording by Jan Peerce which he played over and over and over. This phi losophy helped him immensely during this trying pe riod. It goes like this: And no matter what you have don’t envy those you meet. It’s all the same, it’s In the game, the bitter and the sweet. CARNEGIE And if things don’t look so cheerful, just show a little fight. For every bit of darkness, there’s a little bit of light. These simple lines helped him ride over the rough spots. It was like salve to an open wound. It made him realize that life was no abyss, that, somewhere, somehow, there Is a blue bird of happiness. KNOW SOUTH CAROLINA By GEORGE MacNABB CHIEF OF PUBLIC RELATIONS SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD - \ loilt in 1855, ihe Governor'* House, glorying in it* unpretention* atmosphere, ha* been home" to South Carolina'* greatest governor*, and among its guests have been many of GOVERNOR’S HOUSE The Governor’s House at Columbia, one of the city’s most famous show- places, is so-called today out ef respect for the present Governor, James Francis Byrnes, who prefers the simple term “house” rather than the more pretentious “mansion”. As a matter of fact, the house itself is unpretentious and friendly, its simplicity confirming the warmth of the welcome to be found inside. The house was erected in 1855 to serve as barracks for officers in the old Arsenal Academy. Two build ings which survived the burning by Sherman 10 years later were joined to make the present structure. To day, beautifully landscaped grounds are surrounded by a cast-iron fence on a plastered wall, and the tall magnolias and other shade trees give the home a true southern setting. Many of the nation’s great men have been entertained here, includ ing the late President Roosevelt, and some of South Carolina’s loveliest ladies have served it as hostesses. Three-quarters of a century of gracous living and “southern hos pitality” are deeply imbedded in the charm of the house, and are tru ly expressed by the present occu pants, Governor and Mrs. Byrnes. aid. ThigMs the time to shift emphasis to trade, not aid. Congress, in planning a sound foreign trade policy, must keep in mind the necessity of our Allies to trade with us. We must not close our markets through prohibitive tariffs and restrictive trade practices. The Senator said this country is getting near the bottom of the cash-aid barrel after contributing more than 40 billions net to foreign stability since the end of World War II.” • The appointment of Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor as commander of the Eighth Army in Korea by President Eisenhower, to replace Gen. James A. Van Fleet, was not a surprise to Washington observ ers. Gen. Van Fleet had indicated during the presidential campaign, when a ietter he wrote to his wife was quoted by the President in a campaign speech, that he planned to retire from active duty when he became eligible. His retirement date was extended to March 31 by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace. President Eisenhower said Van Fleet was probably the best quali fied combat officer in the armed forces. He added he regretted that the “passing of time, and time alone’’ has resulted in the loss of Van Fleet’s services in Korea. Van Fleet is retiring almost two years after he took over command in Korea He assumed that com mand in the shake-up which fol lowed the recall of General Douglas MacArthur as supreme command er in the Far East. • Although Van Fleet is retiring, he can be called back into uniform by the President. In this connection, there is considerable speculation in Washington that Eisenhower might promote him to chief of staff. • The reorganization of federal government bureaus and agencies is a low rumble, but is growing in volume every day. In the Depart ment of Agriculture, for instance, of major concern to most small towns of the nation, the process has begun. Secretary Benson announced the regrouping of the department’s 20 agencies in a move for greater op erating efficiency. Instead of 20 there are now four. The major result of the regroup ing will be to reduce the operating scope of the Production and Mar keting Administration which was the dominent agency in the depart ment. The action leaves an unan swered question of major impor tance. What will the new admin istration do about the system of farmer committees that was estab lished to help administer farm pro grams? Observers paid particular note to that part of Benson’s announce ment that said he expected em ployees of the department to give a full “day’s work for a day’s pay.” • Two men, much in the news, opened offices as President Eisen hower and his cabinet took over the control of the federal govern ment. One was private citizen Harry Truman who opened an of fice in Kansas City. He quipped that he felt like a country boy in the big city and added he had plenty of work to do, but did not indicate its nature. The other was Adlai E. Steven son who opened an office in Chi cago. He too is now private citizen Stevenson. His activities will in clude completing a book now in process, a journey to the Far East and Middle East, and last but not least the role of “constructive op position” to the Eisenhower admin istration • Charles E. Wilson made the big gest financial sacrifice in the na tion’s history to become a public servant. By selling his General Motors stock he will pay between $500,000 and $600,000 in capital- gains taxes. In addition he will sell 1,800 shares of G. M. stock which he would receive during the next three years as part of his retire ment bonus. Besides the capital- gains taxes Wilson will lose thou sands of dollars in income that his stock was earning. From The Dawson Springs Prog ress, Dawson Springs, Kentucky: Our hope and prayer is that when the New Year of 1954 arrives we may write about the Korean War in the past tense. From The Tribune, Prineville, Oregon: Economy starts at home. What avail are the demands of the public for economy in federal gov ernment if we don’t start with economy in our local, city, county and state spending. The public is too prone to want something for nothing, just as long as its some form of governmental agency that pays the bill, whether it be city, county, state or national, and then set back on their heels and wail long and loud when the tax bill comes around. The time has surely come when the demands of any special group seeking expenditures of public funds for betterment of a small segment of the populace of a city, or state, should be given careful study. From the Talladega Daily Home, Talladega, Alabama: Once upon a time there was a whole week in which no financial drive of any sort was underway. But that was back in 1810 and very few now living remember it. From the Portland Press-Herald, Portland, Maine: Some 2,600,000 civilians now work for Uncle Sam, or about 4.2 per cent of all Amer icans at work. From the Ansonia Sentinel, An- sonia, Connecticut: The federal debt now totals $260,000,000,000, which means the average federal mortgage on each family is $5,860, in addition to state and local debt mortgages. From th« Littleton Courier, Littleton, New Hampshire: A man who owns a share of stock is a man who has both faith and a direct personal interest in maintaining and strengthening the free enter prise system. From the Neward Courier-Ga zette, Newark, N. Y.: A new pilot has taken over the helm of our Ship of State. General Eisenhower has pledged himself to eliminate waste, inefficiency, and duplica tion of service, to fight inflation, to restore integrity and competence in the management of our affairs, and to support equality of oppor tunity for all Americans. A huge majority of our citizens endorsed this program and voted for “Pilot Ike” as the man to steer our Ship of State through the peril ous seas that beset us. With the free world so largely dependent on America’s freedom and power, once again we may say: ‘‘Sail on, O Ship of State! Humanity with all its fears. With all the hopes of future years. Is hanging breathless on thy fate!” « WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE , .. ■ ■ Former Premier HORIZONTAL 60 Calm 1 Pictured 61 Giants former French premier. 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