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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1953 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, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR • Is South Carolina for Eisenhower? There is much talk of getting us back in the so-called Democratic fold. Of course the figures shoyv that the Trumanites had a small majority in this State, growing out of certain factors in Anderson and Spartanburg Counties. I do not believe that Anderson and Spartanburg are different from Greenville. That is a point of consideration. Instead of listening to appeals to come back into the Party pf our fathers we might spend our time more usefully by bringing all our brethren into the fold. Now what fold is that? Surely we don’t want any more of Truman or Trumanism. When we speak of the Party of our fathers we might ^re call that we Americans are a rebellious lot; that is a harsh word, but it is intended as a tribute to our people. We do not forget the Revolution; nor do we overlook George Washington, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Henry Lee—and a hundred others. The Civil War was a head-on-collision. Men of the South denounced and renounc ed the Union which their grandfathers and great grandfath ers had established, a novel experiment in government—an “indivisible union of indestructible States.” We are not ashamed of our Revolution; nor are we ashamed of our Civil War. We Americans do not harbor grudges and re sentments against the English; nor should we Southerners cherish ill-will against our brethren of the North. Those wars are over, but the spirit of our people dwells within us and we are not submitting tamely to the Trumanite motion of Democracy. We are still Democrats, as we understand Dejnocracy, but we shall not re-enter the Party of our fath ers since the Party has lost all but the name. Life calls for tolerance and toleration, so we live in peace and brotherly love with those of our people who see fit to follow the Trumanite banner. With all our differences, we love them still; that is to say we still love them. You may recall that play on words. A man was asked his opinion of two singers. Of the first he said “I like her very much; the second I like better still,” with heavy emphasis on- the word “still”. Let us live in peace and forbearance, without sacrificing our prnciples and without abating our zeal. Would you advise a man to borrow ten thousand dollars to build a house if he had a disposable income of fifty thousand dollars ? Do you think it sound financing to make debts when you have the money? I think I know what an acute investor or speculator would say, but,, after all, a debt is a debt, even though there are constructive and productive debts, as all know. And we know that most great undertakings rest on credit, but must we advocate debts when we have the money ? I raise the question because of a notice that the State of South Carolina will offer fifteen million dollars in school bonds this month. If the State had used the proceeds from the Sales Tax for common school purposes exclusively no such bond issue would be needed. Regardless of the heights of finance to which one may soar, a debt is a debt and a bond is a debt. WHiy rush into debt while a stream of gold is pouring in? In South Carolina we have had many millions of new re venue, derived from the Sales Tax yet we joyfully spend it and plunge the State into debt for more. There is nothing abstruse about financing; this thing, when boiled down to essentials, is precisely the same as a man whose income has become suddenly and enormously expanded, yet gives notes and mortgages for loans for some of the usual commodities of Ife. “A big, fat man is no more attractive to a woman than a big, fat woman is to a man,” said a lady, as she accepted a serving of some forbidden fruit, or dish. Someone had chided her for being a bit overweight—she really was, vol uminously so, I might say, with all respect, as well as due re gard for poundage. And some of the ladies seem to fear that the mere picture of food will add weight and lead to dis figurement, causing the sylphlike lines to become lost in needless physical upholstery. Even so. Well a great Rail Road is trying to do its bit to preserve or enhance the glamorous appeal of the ladies. Let us see what the Rail Road is doing to rout the enemy of the pho togenic figger (as my English friends might say): “A Ra.il Road is now serving a special ‘streamliner’ meal to enable its patrons to maintain their streamlined figures. The meal, which totals just 470 calories, is designed to permit those who eat with an eye on the scales to enjoy their ride without worrying about fattening foods. The ‘streamliner’ meal includes a tomato juice appetizer, broiled sirloin of beef served with diced fresh carrots, a let tuce salad served with non-fattening dressing, two Ry-Krisps served without butter, half grapefruit without sugar, and tea or coffee with saccharine. The special menu is now available in all of the dining and IMPENDING VACATION DAZE coffee^ shop-tavern cars. If the meal proves popular, other low-calory suggestions will be introduced in diners.” Did you wrestle with Caesar, Cicero, Horace, Juvenal and the other worthies, in courses that were such mental disci pline, but so lightly regarded? Juvenal denounced businessmen, not because they were wicked, but because they were prosperous; and their pros perity was built on efficiency, as well as a marketing in stinct which suggested to them what the people wanted. That same spirit lives today; many became suspicious^ and distrustful of those who prosper. Can be true that people rejoice in their friends’ afflictions ? I don’t think so, do you ? How would you like to be given a keg of coins for your monthly pay? Of course you know what a “keg” is, though we have so many newfangled containers that kegs and bar rels may yield to strong papers or cardboard, or materials by whatever name. Well a keg is a small barrel. Since I’ve agreed to write every week some little incid ent of my ten years in South America I’ll tell what may be on my mind, regardless of time. So here we are: The Government of Peru found that the people did not like paper money in small denominations, the equivalent of twenty cents, more and less. Perhaps paper could be too easily destroyed, or perhaps paper money could be too eas ily printed. Outside of Lima, Callao, Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, lea—and a few other towns banks were as scarce as hens’ teeth. When I was in Cajamarca, in the Andes, I was two days horseback from Chilete the Rail Road head. One day from there to the coast town of Pacasmayo; and there I waited for a ship to Salaverry, possibly a week, un less I could charter a Model T and run albng the coast for a day to Chocope; and there catch a train for Trujillo. That car would have cost about $50. There was a bank in Trujillo. So imagine such a round trip, in order to go to a bank! The hacendados and merchants kept their reserves in British gold. They were lacking in confidence in paper money, since printing presses might water the currency. The Government decided to put coins in circulation. When the paymaster was ready to pay the salaries and expenses of my office in Cajamarca. I went with the porter and we brought back a waste-paper basket full of Soles—coins about the size and weight of a silver dollar. In course of time I had a trunk nearly full of these Soles. On an inspection trip my Secretary (Senor Santolalla) carried our expense money in saddle bags across the back of a burro. One of the Americans, Mr. Cash, strangely enough, re signed and asked for a settlement. I had now become Di rector General and was in Lima, the Capital. The Govern ment owed Mr. Cash about ten thousand Soles. Cash pre sented his libramiento (warrant) at the Caja Fiscal (pay master’s) and was told to come back at three o’clock for his money. Cash suspected that the Tesorero (treasurer) would deliver several kegs of Soles to him so he chartered a truck and went for his money. I am sure that the clerk meant to offer Cash the money in kegs, but when he saw that Cash had chartered a truck to haul the money, he handed Cash a check on a local bank! South Carolina is fortunate in having industries which are not only well-managed, but so directed that they are far more than mere job opportunities. I have the pleasure of knowing Mr. W. H. Regnery of Chicago and Mr. Walter G. Regnery of Newberry, the gentlemen who operate the big Joanna Mill at Joanna, Laurens County. Not only does THOUGH GUARD . . . T* keep swine frem evertarnlnf the feed trough fasten lengths of barbed wire under the edges ef each side. Regular staples are used to attach the wire. Q—Is Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, new Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the first woman to hold a cabinet post? A—No. she is the second Miss Frances Perkins was Secretary of Labor under Franklin D Roosevelt q What has been proposed for the government-owned rubber plants? A President Eisenhower recommended to Congress April 14 that the $550 million rubber plants under government ownership be sold to private industry He said the disposal must be in line with three objectives: The facilities should return to the government “their full fair value;” they should be disposed of in a manner that would in sure the public and fabricators •‘the benefits of fair competition;” and they should be sold "on such terms as will guarantee their ready availability in time of emergency.” What procedure to required for amending the U. 8. Constitution? A The Constitution itself states in Article V: “The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shah deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legis latures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention tor proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes as Part of tide Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Con ventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress . . •” q Could a Constitutional amendment be proposed and ratified without a vote of Congress? * A—According to the American Law Secuon of the Library of Congress, this is an academic question since all amendments so far have been proposed by Congress However, the legal specialists said even if- Congress did not propose the amendment and the alternative method tor proposing an amendment — by Constitutional convention — were employed, the Congress probably would have to vote on a resolution to submit the amendment proposed by Constitutional Convention to the states for ratification (C«»jrrlrht ISOS. Ua»rt«rU) PaieCarmegie 'A' AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND STARniVING" V IRGINIA DAVIS, 1425 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, Illinois, says she has done more worrying on occasions when she had to speak in public than about any other event in her life. A couple of years ago, this worry developed into fear and the fear grew into a phobia so great that when she had to talk to a group of more than four people she would begin to quake and stutter. Finally this led to such a feeling of insecurity that she de veloped a severe inferiority complex—both in her social and her workaday life. When her job demand ed that she read a twenty minute case study at a public health mental hygiene meeting, she worked herself into such a complete state of nerves that the doctor gave her a sedative to see her through the ordeal. As she looked around and saw others rise to their feet and speak with ease, she came to the sensible conclusion that this fear was ridiculous. CARNEGIE Then she searched for—and found—the cause: In grade school and part of high school she had been an unbearable show- off. She was up in front all the time. The teachers were defenseless against her. Whenever a solo had been wanted—song or speech—she had been cm her feet demanding the part. One day without warning adolescent shyness struck her just as she was dashing up to the front of the room. Her knees began to shake and she became painfully self- conscious. Now looking back and making comparisons, she realized that she would never be as good as she thought she was in her younger days, but neither was she as bad as she thought she was in her inferiority complex days. Then her fears began to dissolve—as soon as she accepted that simple conclusion. T HE biggest step toward econo my made by the Eisenhower administration to date was the re cently announced decision to cut ex-President Truman’s defense budget by $8.5 billion. President Eisenhower said his proposed cut in appropriations would not reduce the effective mili tary strength this country has plan ned for itself and its Allies in 1954. And it is important to uote that he does not expect the cut to com pletely balance the budget for the year beginning July 1. But he de clared that his administration is making progress in that direction —and thus toward cutting taxes— every day. • Everyone has heard the ex pression: “There’s more ways of skinning a cat than one.” United Nations delegates at Panmunjon last week applied that thought to their talks with Communists tor peace in Korea. The Allies warned the Reds they might take a short cut through the snarled prisoner exchange prob lem by simply releasing 32,000 North Koreans who don’t want to go home. Allied negotiators said such action would follow a pattern created by the Reds themselves. Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison told the Reds turning the prisoners free would only be following their policy of liberating prisoners at the front. “Your side already has shown us the way,” he said. “It would seem quite appropriate that these Koreans whom we still are holding as prisoners . . . should be released without further delay.” It was obvious, observers at the scene reported, that the Reds were not overjoyed with the prospect. These 32.000 North Koreans want to live in South Korea and would become material for the South Korean army. At this writing the truce talks remain deadlocked over the selec tion of a neutral country to handle war prisoners. The Allies suggest Switzerland as a neutral. The Reds rejected the proposal, but refuse to name their selection. Unless some important break occurs within a few days it now ap pears that the truce talks may come to an abrupt end with the Allies walking out. The sessions have, at the moment, reached the name-calling stage where they were broken off last October 9. • Expenditure cuts in Washing ton are being extended these days beyond the federal government. Congressional Quarterly reports that lobby spending last year dropped to the lowest point since passage of the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946. According to the CQ report, 257 groups reported spending $4,823,981 in 1952, compared with $8,771,096 that 295 organizations reported in 1951. Peak spending by lobby groups on record is $10,303,204 paid out by 340 organizations im 1950, while the lowest previously reported was $5,191,856 in 1947, the first full year of operation under the Act. Topping all those reporting was the National Association of Elec tric Company, which shot up from fourth place in 1951. The American Medical Association, which led the pack in 1949, and again in 1950, was second last year. In third place with the Association of American Railroads. this Mill pay high wages (as all the- mills pay) but for six teen years it has given a bonus to its employees. The Clinton Chronicle, one of our newsiest and most pro gressive papers, tells that The Joanna Mill has just paid $230,000 in bonuses to its 1600 employees. This is about five per cent of the yearly wage of each one. This is a fine thing, a free gift, for it is not a part of any one’s wages. Our people may not know either Mr. W. H. Regnery or Mr. Walter Regnery, both of whom are so quiet and modest; but I am happy to know them and am never more stimu lated than when an opportunity enables me to spend time with Mr. W. H. Regnery "in his Chicago office. From the CarllnviUe Enquirer, Carlinville, Illinois: Heaven only knows how many politicians, danc ing masters and cigar makers have told me how to run a newspaper. Indeed, I believe that newspaper publishing is one business that every man, woman and child in America considers himself capable of doing—end doing welL - I consider that day lost when I do not get a letter from a teen age youngster offering to do my job—or a contribution from a housewife saying she has been writing a column (in secret) for years and now has decided she wants to break into print. Doctors, lawyers, merchants, auto dealers and dogcatchers stum ble all over themselves trying to set me straight on how to run a publishing business. I can’t get mad at this because I’m always doing that same sort of thing. The other night I spent most of an evening telling a base ball player how to improve his pitching—and I’ve made only one base hit in my life. Also, once I explained to an ad miral a cute little fleet maneuver I’d figured out. I explained that I, too, had served in the navy, dur ing World War L He came back by telling me that he knew the printing business pretty well, hav ing carried papers when he was a youngster. See what I mean? • • • From the Madison Press, London, Ohio: An editorial which is an edi torial should make the die-hards mad and the true thinkers cheer. From the Catskill Mountain Star, Saugerties, N. Y.: Mothers oi G.L’s missing in action in the air war over Korea have become prime targets of the Red propa ganda machine. Pleasant letters, reassuring the safety of the missing men, are be ing delivered to next-of-kin in smaller towns around the United States. Though written. in precise English, the letters are authored by the Chinese Reds. These solicitous letters offer te do anything possible tor the cap tured G. L They also refer to the war as “senseless aggression,” and offer effusive hopes for “peace.” Since the Reds do not allow the Red Cross or other legitimate agen cies to bear information that might exist about downed U.N. fliers, this first word is naturally received with overwhelming joy by rela tives. The parents show the letter to friends. It appears in the local paper (that's why smaller cities are selected). A letter-writing cam paign may start, to induce the congressmen to “end this sense less war.” That, naturally. Is exactly what the Reds want to happen. They know it is not hard to sell peace, but remember that peace on their terms is not peace at alL If you should receive such a let ter, don’t let it bo turned into a propaganda weapon which can un do the value of the sacrifices your man has made. PRINTED TO ORDER SALESBOOKS We are agents for Moore Business Forms and have a complete line of Salesbooks, Garage Repair Shop Forms, Register Tickets and Order books. 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