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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1953
1218 Colleg-e 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.
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vance; six months, $1.25.
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
Great is Greenwood and every citizen is a booster. Well,
what about Greenwood? Just this: Greenwood had the
highest average individual income of any County in South
Carolina in 1952. Who says so, the Greenwood Chamber of
Commerce? The Blue Book of Southern Progress tells the
story and here is the story as taken from the authorita
tive book issued by The Manufacturer’s Record:
“Greenwood average per capita income for county was
$2,091. Nearest figure is in Greenville county, where the
average per capita income was $1,768; Spartanburg was
next with $1,535; Richland county had $1,404; Anderson
$1,365; Charleston $1,136; and York county $1,145. Other
counties listed do not go above the $1,000 mark.
Total income for Greenwood county is given as $92,000,-
000, divided among 44,000 persons. The 1950 census reports
Greenwood county as having a population of 41,628.
Greenwood is ranked fourth in value of manufacturing,
with a total value of $197,000,000. Top counties are listed
in this order: Greenville, $479,000,000; Spartanburg, $373,-
000,000; Anderson, $232,000,000.
Greenwood ranked fairly low in trade and service classes,
but in total business volume rated sixth; figures for the
counties being as follows: Greenville $1,098,000,000; Spar
tanburg, $840,000,000; Richland, $697,000,000; Charleston
$605,000,000; Anderson, $417,000,000; Greenwood, $301-
000,000.
In total consumer sales, Greenwood rates ninth, but is
fourth per capita sales, the figure being $1,182.
Among southern states and the District of Columbia,
South Carolina ranks 14th in area, 14th in population, 13th
in business volume, 13th in farm output, tenth in construc
tion, 11th in manufacturing, 16th in utility revenue, 15th in
finance and real estate, 15th in wholesale trade, 14th in re
tail trade; 15th in services and professions, and sixth in
foreign trade.
Congressman Reed says that the Federal budget can be
balanced, if Congress has the courage to do it. “The spend
ers seem to have taken over,” he says.
I agree with Mr. Reed. We need a man of iron resolution,
but great reductions could be made. Frequently the way to
reduce is not merely to cut a little off here and a bit there;
conceivably we might eliminate some things entirely, or
some phases of otherwise useful service.
Tom Linder of Georgia usually has something of sound
sense in his Bulletin. This is a good statement:
“During the years of the last decade and until now the
Market Bulletin has consistently called attention to the ob
vious fact that this country cannot produce its own food
and fiber and at the same time purchase its supply of food
and fiber from foreign lands. Any school boy should know
that if we produce what we need in this country and also
buy what we need from foreign countries, we will have a
surplus.
Th<a same congress in the beginning of the New Deal
made provision for burning wheat, plowing up cotton and
<corn, and destroying cattle and hogs. The same congress
enacted so-called reciprocal trade agreement laws under
which we would import from foreign countries the same
commodities we were destroying in America. Those of us
who called attention to the fallacy of this policy were mer
cilessly berated by the New Deal press and by the Inter
nationalists of the country.
The statement that other nations are short of dollars
is a cover-up phrase. Most people in this country are short
of dollars. If we have any obligation to see that people are
not short of dollars, such obligation would be to the peo
ple here in America where dollars are the monetary unit.”
“When soybean oil and soybean meal and other vegetable
products are converted directly into imitation ice cream, but
ter substitutes and substitutes of other dairy products, it is
apparent that such substitutes can be sold at a lower price
than milk and milk products and still show a profit.
The manufacture and sales of margarine and other sub
stitutes for dairy products is forcing the American dairyman
out of business. The Government is attempting to buy the
dairyman’s products and keep him in business. At the
same time the Government, under reciprocal trade agree-
ments, is trying: to buy dairy products from dairymen in
other nations to keep them in business.
This principle is high-lighted by our imports of dairy pro
ducts and the accumulation of surpluses of dairy products
because we are importing dairy products for which we have
no earthly use.”
“We need much in the way of raw materials from other
lands. These of course we should buy. Nevertheless, when
we buy anything we do not need, it is only a waste in our
economy.
We should honestly recognize the fact that j we are numer
ically and economically too weak to try to enforce our ideas
THIS DAY OF MEMORY
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In Defense of
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1898
1917
1941
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of Government on two billion people in the balance of the
world.”
“Be a good neighbor to other lands without trying to run
their business and without letting them run our business.
Buy what we need and pay for it. Sell what we don’t need
and collect for it. Cancel out whatever debts other nations
owe us.”
This is sound doctrine, though not in accordance with our
so-called Internationalists who mean well, probably, but are
destructive. «— .*• ** ^ : - .
President Eisenhower recommends that we spend nearly
six billion dollars on our foreign-aid program. The Com
modity Credit has loans of three billions. Mr. Truman’s
figure was a billion or so more. All this is proposed for the
fiscal year 1953-1954, eight years after the close of the war!
How long are we to continue this? If Europe is so weak,
so shaky, let her have her collapse and rebuild her economy.
Certainly we cannot bear Europe’s burdens and carry the
world on our shoulders forever.
A great man, a man of vast interests, makes this com
ment: “You are always thoroughly sound in your fight
against Socialism; and the Government going into business
of different kinds is nothing shor t of Socialism. Our pouring
billions and billions of dollars into Europe has never seem
ed to me to be advisable. Some of this money was used
for building hydro projects in France; and some for other
public works; and some for building roads in the jungles of
Africa. When our Congressmen and Senators vote for this
kind of thing, they haven’t got a leg to stand on, when the
farmers come to them and say “You are helping all these
unappreciative foreigners bountifully why can’t you help
us farmers get a reasonable price for our product?”
What do you think of that?
It was a hot day in London. Everything seemed upside
down. When I crossed the English Channel from Boulogne to
Folkstone, the water was smoothe. The roughness of that
Channel is well known, but it was calm when I crossed. And
there was no fog in London. I missed the two best known
incidents of travel; the heavy, impenetrable London fog, and
the turbulent waters of the Channel. And now the days
were very warm, no rain for several weeks.
One day a group of us Americans (Yankees, they called
us) went to a large popular restaurant for the midday meal,
meaning to rebuild our wasted tissues with a hearty old
English fare, kidney pie, maybe, and Yorkshire cheese and
all that, you know. I had been entertained by the “Bobby”
(policeman) who directed me to the restaurant. He never
batted an eye; nor did his face show even the least interest
as he said: “Two blocks to the right, one block to the left,
three blocks to the right and go to the top.” That “go to
the top” means go until you get there.
I once teased an English lady in Peru about the cockney
pronunciation, such as the “Hy-market Thyter” for Hay-
market Theatre. She completely demolished me with that
calm scorn of the English as she said: “Why that only
proves what class of people you associated with.” So that
fell flat.
In the restaurant I thought of tea, iced-tea. The Eng
lish love tea, you know. They drink it at all hours and to
drown grief and despair, as well as to celebrate great good
fortune. Tea settles all things. What’s more, an English cup
of tea has body and pick up and rejuvenation: when those
folk take three cups of tea they are ready to conquer the
world.
Now our English friends like their tea hot; they drink
beer warm, too, I’m told. No newfangled Yankee foolish
ness for theml No sir! Warm tea!
Like most Americans abroad, I clung to the traditons of
my great natve land and wanted iced-tea. My English
companions, in amazement and disgust, nearly slid under
the table. “Oh you cawn’t, you know; it isn’t done, bah
Jove.”
Seeing that my thirst for iced tea was a diplomatic blund
er, just short of war, I assumed my most humble attitude
before the dignified and stately waiter and meekly submit
ted this proposal, like our truce team in Korea: “Waiter,
could you possibly contrive to bring a glass of iced tea?”
“Why not. Sir; we have cold coffee?” So I thought the bat
tle o’er, just because I was so meek in manner and speech.
Then came the waiter, with a style that seemed to say “I
know how to humor these crazy Yankees.” He brought me
a cup of boiling hot tea, with milk in it, and a bowl of ice.
Well, well!!
PTcnn the Bassett and Henry
County Journal. Bassett, Va.: We
are to receipt of a letter from Sen
Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin
The letter Is signed “Joe McCar
thy” and the inclosure sets forth
that he Is answering questions
which have been posed to the Sen
ate Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations — of which he is
chairman
Here is Senator McCarthy's let
ter sent, it is to be supposed, to
every weekly and daily newspaper
in the country. We paid particular
attention to the last sentence: “This
column will be available to you at
ao cost if you care to use it/*
Dear Editor:
As you know, many members
of Congress send cut weekly
newsletters and news columns.
An increasingly large num
ber of people have been wiring
and writing my office request
ing that I send out a weekly
news letter with special em
phasis upon the various Con
gressional investigations.
I have, therefore, decided
tentatively to send out weekly
question and answer copy to
those papers which might find
such a column of interest. This
column will be available to you
at no cost if you care to use it.
Sincerely yours.
Joe McCarthy
Well. Senator, we do not care to
use your column. We are not inter
ested in foisting upon our readers
three-quarters of a column of type
concerning the subject you cover
in your inclosure—yourself.
We don’t have the time or the
space to devote to defending an in
dividual who spends our money to
mail self-justification folders on
the taxpayer’s time and pocket-
book.
If you figure the cost of the
stationery and envelope, the cost
of the time of the typist, the
mimeographer, the folding and
mailing department and the mail
delivery itself, you come out to
something like 15 cents per pop-off.
It ain’t worth it. Senator, and we
want you to stop it.
• • •
From the Ripen Press, Rtpon,
Wisconsin: Maybe our way of life
is all wrong, in the opinion of some
foreigners, who in the same breath
ask us to give their countries bil
lions ef dollars more In gifts and
loans. As one writer states, it all
seems kinda cockeyed. There must
be something pretty good with our
way of life if it produces the pros
perity which can dish out billions
to the hard-up nations whose eco
nomic systems we are asked to
mimic.
T HERE Is still hope for peace In
Korea many observers believe,
although the Allies have not at the
moment accepted the Communist
eight-point compromise proposal
on exchanging prisoners of war.
The Allies didn’t accept It but
neither did they reject it
The Red proposal suggests a
five-nation neutral repatriation
commission to handle the 48,500
Reds held by the Allies who do not
want to go home. Why, the United
Nations wants to know, should the
question of the prisoners of war
be referred to a political conference
for solution once it has presumably
been resolved by these delegations
on the basis of the principle of tun
ing the prisoners over to a neutral
state for disposition?
\ This and a number of other
questions have been hurled at the
Reds by the U N delegate in
Korea.
A number of authorities who
seem to know the way the Chinese
mind works, believe that the five-
nation commission plan is as far
as China will go. If, these authori
ties suggest, the U. N. turns down
this plan then the entire Far East
ern situation is likely to remain
stalemated indefinitely.
• What is to become of federal
lands in the west?
This question has been raised by
critics of the Eisenhower admin
istration. They ask it because of
the administration’s efforts to turn
over to the states the rich off
shore oil reserves. They suggest
that this action is the first step in
a “give-away” of the country’s
public-land wealth.
These critics point out that once
the states gain control of the sea
ward reserves they will Immedi
ately turn their attention to me
mountains and the forests that be-,
long to the federal government.
Many industrial interests have long
eyed the tremendous reserves of
timber, minerals, water and other
resources of these federal lands.
In the western states, the federal
government owns tracts ranging
from 35 per cent of the total area
in Washington to nearly 85 per cent
in Nevada. These lands have re
turned the federal government
large amounts of money and, at
the same time, the government has
practiced a policy of conserva
tion.
If turned over to the states, crit
ics of the administration say. these
lands would become subject to
immediate “grab” by industrial in
terests who have an eye on profit
and are unconcerned about con
servation.
The administration has said It
has no intention of letting go of
the public wealth. But at the same
time, there is a trend at work in
Congress toward revising grazing
rights on public lands as well as
the harvesting of timber and pro
duction of minerals and oil.
The problem is now in its initial
stage, but it is one that the Ameri
can public should begin to give
serious consideration.
• A test is shaping up that will
be of interest to watch. Wage talks
between the nation’s steel workers
and the Industry are scheduled to
get underway soon. It will be the
first test of the administration’s
new labor pattern.
The question is: can the White
House keep out of labor disputes?
That is the White House policy un
der the new administration. Under
the Truman administration that
was impossible.
1. The Batten’s second port fas dollar velttme of cargo handles
la: (n) San Franc loco; (b) Boston; (o) New Orleans.
t. A great American writer recently won his lint Pntttaor prise
for n novel. He was (n) George Daagerfield; fb) David Mays;
(o) Ernest Hemingway.
S. Man’s favorite beverage when considering the amount ©on-
sumed Is: (n) Coffee; (h) Ten; (o) Beer.
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'A' AUTHOR Ol "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND STARMIVING '
J OSEPH R. MARGUGLIO. 6368 Burchfield Avenue. Pittsburgh. Penn
sylvania, jotted down and sent me the following list of worries
and the outcome, which it will Interest you to read. ^ _
1. When I was young I used to fear darkness, particularly wnen
alone and in a darkened area. Darkness has never yet harmed me.
2. As a college freshman I was still only five feet tall and
worried constantly for fear that I would never grow
taller. I did.
3. At age twenty I began worrying about the
loss of my hair. I used to feel that the loss of my
hair would wreck me physically, mentally, socially,
and perhaps financially. It didn’t.
4. Later I worried about getting the right kind
af job. I got it.
5. When I was sent overseas I worried about
whether I would ever again return home to see my
wife and family. Here I am.
6. Once while in the army I violated an army
regulation and for a while I worried about being busted to a private
again and disgraced in the eyes of my wife. I never waa.
7. Today my worries are chiefly financial security, health, aud
remotely world peace, but since I know that 90 per cent of the things
we worry about never actually happen I have practically ceased to
CARNEGIE
1. Q—What has been the yield ef the gambling tax law enacted by
Congress fes 1951 and recently upheld by the Supreme Court?
A—The yield from July i. 1951, through Jan. 81. 1953, was $1,193.~
225.11 from the $50 tax stamps gamblers are required to buy
and $10,443,531.05 from tbs 10 per cent excise tax on gambling,
* for a total of $11,630,758.16. These figures came from the Bureau
of Internal Revenue.
I Q—What Is the “Buy American" Act?
A—Basically, it is a 1933 law requiring the government to buy from
American producers and manufacturers when purchasing sup*
plies and equipment for public use in the U.S., unless the cost
is “unreasonable.” The government usually “buys American’’
unless the domestic goods are mors than 25 per cent higher than
the delivered price of foreign goods. Rep. Frank E. Smith ID-.
Miss.) has introduced a bill to repeal the Act.
S. Q—How long has Hawaii, which the House recently voted to grant
statehood, bees a territory?
A—Hawaii became a territory of the U.S. In 1900 and was Incor
porated the same year. Alaska was given n territorial form
of government in 1884, but was not incorporated until 1912.
4. Q—Can the Congressional representatives from Alaska and Hawaii
east any votes in Congress?
A—No. Representatives from territories, who are called Delegates,
may serve on House Committees, engage in floor debate and
make motions, except the motion to reconsider a previous ac
tion. But they may not vote. Present Delegates are Joseph R.
Farrington (R.. Hawaii) and E. L. Bartlett <D., Alaska). A. Fer-
nos-Isern (Pop.-Dem.) Resident Commissioner from the Com
monwealth of Puerto Rico, has the same status. 11 Hawaii wins
statehood, she will have two Senators and one or two Representa
tives (depending on the final form of the bilD who will have
full voting rights.
LESSON IN TACT
By Lealon Martin
Mir VFRYBODY knows she’s
cranky I" Mary Blair, society
editor, circulation manager, and
office force of the News told her
boss when the ruffled caller had
departed.
“Even so. Miss Blair," Howard
Rankin said, “perhaps you could
be, er, less positive." '
“All I did was show her the
carbon of the subscription order
she’d signed. Anyhow, she paid up.
She still wants the paper."
“She seemed very angry;"
“She always does. Last year, the
year before. Next year, too, prob
ably." Mary went back to her
desk.
Six months earlier, Howard Ran
kin had been an assistant professor
of economics at the state univer
sity. Making a survey of the state’s
newspapers, he found Ttis interest
in journalism so great that he had
given up teaching, waa now the
proud owner and editor of the Cen-
treviUe News.
With the paper he had inherited
Mary Blair, twenty-two and red
headed. She was vaguely disturb
ing. As efficient a person as she
should not be also pretty.
“Why don’t you run on. Miss
Blair," he said, noting that she
was still at work past closing time.
"1 want to finish this editorial on
mass hysteria for my series. FU
stay on.”
“Okay. But look, Fd soft pedal
that Some folks think you’re on
the wrong tack.*’ t
*T prefer to complete the series.
I’m not afraid.”
“That's not the point" Mary
said, leaving.
By seven-thirty he was through
and reading over the editorial when
the office door swung slowly opbn.
A grim man in overalls stalked in,
a blue-barrelled pistol dangling in
one hand.
*T have come for you.” the fig
ure said.
“Er, there must be some mis
take,** Howard managed.
“No mistake. You the new edi
tor. ain’t you? Been writing about
hys . . hyst folks being
crazy. Now, I’m gonna . . ."
“ ‘Scuse me, folks!” said a
cheery voice. “Forgot my bag,"
Mary added, breezing past to bar
desk.
“Why, it’s Mr. Hough!" she
said, “and you’re showing Mr.
Rankin how to shoot How nice!
Mr. Hough was the best pistol shot
in his regiment in. the Spanish-
American War.”
‘’Evenin’, Mis’ Mary. Naw, jus*
Company ’B’,” the man said.
“Isn’t this lucky!” Mary said.
“You see, Mr. Hough, Mr. Rankin
had just this afternoon asked me
to see you.”
“What?” Howard started, then
caught on. “Yes . . . yes," he
gulped.
“He wanted to have me talk to
someone who knows all about the
Army and keeps up with things,
and we thought you’d be about the
best one to talk to."
’TJh, well, I don’t know 'bout
that.’’ The old man grinned, bash
fully. shoving the gun down Into
a pocket ^
“Will you excuse us. Mr. Ran
kin?” said Mary. “Just step tat
here. Mr. Hough, please.” She led
him into the outer office.
Twenty minutes later, Howard's
nose came cautiously through the
door when he heard, “Goodbye,
Mr. Hough, and thank you."
“Has be gone?’’
Mary smiled and nodded, and he
saw that her head came to just
above his shoulder, that her eyes
were a warm, deep brown.
“Forgive me.” he said, “for
lecturing you on tact And thanks a
million. Miss . . . thank you,
Mary*”
“That’s aR right . . Howard,"
she said. “Mr. Hough’s really a
nice old man. He has spells, but
he’s harmless If you know how to
handle him. Oh, here’s something
for you.”
She offered a slip of paper. He
read quickly, then looked at Mary,
standing very near. Their eyes
caught end smiled.
The slip reed: "Centreville News
Subscription Order. Please send
me the News for one year from
date. Signed: Elmer Hough."
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