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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1953 Snn 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 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. ANOTHER INVASION OF SUMMER INSECTS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR A wonderful world and we enjoy the wonders progress ively. Have you observed that the Great and Bountitul Provider shows us something new, as soon as we are ready to use it? All these things have been in His storehouse since the beginning; and vastly more will be revealed when we know enough to use it. We find new materials every day; and every generation will find something to stir its imagination and satisfy its needs. Suppose the basis of Penicillin had been discussed with pharmaceutical chemists in George Washington’s day? Be tween the pharmacy of that day and this the world has progressed by gigantic strides. “Titanium, which a few years ago was only a paint pig ment, is rapidly rising above its present status as the Cin derella element of the metal world. The pure white mineral's emergence in the role of what admiring chemists call a ‘wonder metal’ coincided with mobilization for the Korean war. Its reputation is expected to grow as long as production of war weapons continues. If one big handicap can be overcome, experts predict titanium one day will replace stainless steel and aluminum in the manufacture of countless articles, household and otherwise. The handicap is the high cost ot titanium min ing, processing and fabricating. Tests by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, which has been pro ducing the metal since 1948, show titanium is light in weight but titanic in strength—40% lighter and stronger than many steels. Titanium also is stronger, pound for pound, than alumi num, but weighs slightly more. Because it is strong, light and resistant to heat and corrosion, titanium is being used in production of war material, including jet engines, airplanes and gun parts. Since uses, which have been increasing steadily since the outbreak of fighting in Korea, are expected to stimu late interest in the metal. The result may be that experi ments will reduce the cost of titanium from the present $5 a pound in sponge form and $10 to $15 a pound when fabricated into plates or sheets. Domestic production of titanum sponge increased from 10 tons in 1948 to 1,100 tons in 1952. Anticipated produc tion ths year is 3,300 tons, and the goal for 1954 is 6,600 tons. The high cost of recovery and processing thus far has made it economically unsound to produce titanium except as a byproduct in connection with other mining operations. The metal is found with many ‘hard rock’ metals, and eventually may be recovered from copper and zinc mines in the Rocky Mountain area. It also may turn up with uranium on the vast Colorado plateau, the scene of wide-spread pros pecting in parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexi co.” We heard about titanium. There must be a great story behind it. I recall reading that Frederick the Great of Prussia complained of a fever and his physician told him about the Peruvian bark known as quinine. The physician recommended it and asked permission to administer it to the King. All these things come from explorations and ex periments. The quiet, patient, persevering man of science slowly blazes the path of progress. - We thnik of the scientist as delving in mysteries, as the old alchemists did in the early days of chemistry, but tens of thousands of men may be hard at work to make a better carburetor or a tougher tire for your car. There was a time when the best tires were good for about six thousand miles. Those hardy tires of today grew out of constant study by men of the laboratories. And so with your gaso line and oil. And the thinker and student, the planner and the experimentalist work hard to make a better refrigerator. Just let your mind play on this: “Would you like a refrigerator externally only half the size of present models yet capable of holding just as much food ? What would you say to a suit or dress almost invulnerable to stains from food or beverages? If you’re in the food business, how would you like to double the storage life of your produce? If you raise cattle, could you cut costs by feeding saw dust instead of corn? Pipe dreams, you say? Nothing of the sort. All these things and many other eyebrow-raising developments are entirely possible—even probable. About five miles east of Schenectady is the general re search laboratory of the General Electric Co. Here, a staft of a thousand technicians and scientists are busy exploring unknown frontiers in quest of the new materials and process es that will make possible the products of tomorrow. What happens here and in the 3,300 other industrial lab oratories around the country should be of interest not only to the consumer but to the business man as well. For the consumer it promises new and better products; for the business man it could mean the birth of entire new in- Sr - LITTERBUG-S dustries and the creation of new jobs. The G.E. research laboratory—it’s one of the industry’s oldest—differs from most other industrial laboratories. It’s activities are not confined to any one industry or line of products but pretty much run the gamut from chemistry, physics and electronics to metallurgy, ceramics and atomic energy. At present more than a hundred different projects are underway. While great secrecy surrounds most of them, a peek under the curtain reveals some rather startling things. For instance, a revolutionary new insulating material—its identity is guarded closely—ten times more efficient than any now in use could help make possible a reduction of 50 G in the external size of a refrigerator without reducing in ternal dimensions. A freezer using this material would have walls only a half inch thick compared wth the three-inch wall thickness of present-day refrgerators. ‘It would pro vide much more refrigerated space and permit placing the refrigerator above the kitchen work counter rather than in an upright cabinet as at present.’ Stain-proofing of garments and other fabrics is a definite possibility for the future as a result of a new development in silicone plastics. Chemists here have discovered a new solution which experimentally at least, has demonstrated greater water or liquid repellent qualities than anything of its kind yet developed. Soda pop, coffee or other liquid or food spilled on silicone-treated fabrics roll off instead of seeping through as happens to untreated materials. Fabrics treated with silicone solution have come through soap and water washings and dry cleanings without losing any of their water-repelling properties. Even more intriguing to textile men, however, is the fact that cotton fabric when treated with this silicone solution takes on a softer feel and assumes a better draping quality.” I read recently that Hon. Richard M. Jefferies spoke for a bill that would prevent the Federal Power Commission from intervening or interfering with power rates wholly within the State. I’ve often wondered about Federal meddling in State matters. It may be true that any power may be brought into the State or sent out of the State by the var ious connections, but it seems to me that bringing power in from Georgia should not change the character of the trans action; it is intended for sale and use in South Carolina. The press reports did not tell us exactly what case Mr. Jefferies had in mind, but ,the Government having spent many millions in building the Clarks Hill power project the problem of the Government is to dispose of that power. If Mr. Jefferies plans to use some of Clarks Hill power he would regard the transaction as a transmission and con sumption within South Carolina. The same would be true of Buzzard’s Roost, which may buy the line from Clarks Hill to Greenwood. Unless some practical problem raises a Federal question it seems to me that the Federal Govern ment should stay out. Down at the bottom no Federal question can contitutionally arise because the Federal gov ernment has no lawful right to generate and sell power. Our Government has run wild; it might just as well make and sell shoes and bread; or dig and sell coal; or operate gasoline stations since the filling stations are now among our major operators. Our Nation is head over heels in debt because everybody wants a hand-out, it seems. I doubt the truth of that. In nearly every community is a small group which thinks the Government should give us everything, perhaps including soda-pop and vitamins, but most of our people are not in favor of all this Government spending. We should drastical ly reduce spending here at home, squeeze the water out of the pet projects; and we should stop our meddling wasteful ness abroad. I am glad Mr. Jefferies spoke against Federal regulation of matters purely within the State. In South Carolina we have a General Assembly, a Tax Commission and a Public Service Commission. All our power companies are regulated by them and their rates and taxes are fixed by them. That is enough. There is no more reason for a Federal Commis sion to step in than there would for the United States Commissioner of Education to assume control of our col leges because students come here from.other States. From the Clinton County Repub lican-News, St. Johns, Michigan: Anyone who has seen hard, dry wheat strewn on a Michigan field, sprout into golden grain, and then transformed into life-giving bread must believe in God. Such a mira cle could not happen without the aid of a force much more powerful than man has been able to devise. It was probably with such a thought in mind that some mem bers of the Texas Restaurant Asso ciation have decided to place on their tables cards which bear the thanksgiving before meals prayers of the Catholic. Jews and Prot estant faiths. In a great many homes, espe cially where there are small chil dren, the matter of “saying Grace” is a family rite. But few people say Grace when they go to res taurants. The restaurant operators are asking in effect: Why should this be? To paraphrase a childhood poem, is not God in the restaurant, just the same as in the home? So the restaurant operators are putting on their tables printed cards which bear the lovely words of thanks of the three major faiths. They are: Catholic: "Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.” Jewish: “Lift up your hands to ward the sanctuary and bless the Lord. Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God. King of the universe, who bringeth forth bread from the earth Amen.” Protestant: “Bless, O Lord, this food to our use, and us to Thy serv ice. and make us ever mindful of the needs of others, in Jesus Name. Amen. ” It is a simple thing, but in this materialistic age it is a wonderful thing. After all. there is no shame attached to being seen thanking God for the food we eat. A great many of us seem to have forgotten this » + * From The Cedar Rapids Trib une, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: A very interesting statistic popped up last week in an otherwise lacklustre release. The figure is 75 per cent and it represents the percentage of workers who voted last year in Na tional Labor Relations Board elec tions to have unions represent them. The idea that unions are some how and in some sinister fashion foisted on reluctant workers dies slowly But this ample majority, this 75 per cent figure, helps the old misconception toward the grave. Unions, after all, represent the most democratic, the most ef fective. and the most peaceful in termediary in helping to determine the fair distribution of the national product. And most workers know it. A RESSIONA WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE U. S. Senator HORIZONTAL 1,7 Pictured U.S senator 11 Happy 12 Thoroughfare 14 Camel’s-hair cloth 15 Buries 17 Fish 18 Sacks 20 Air (comb, form) 21 Military helper 22 Make amends 19 Sleeping 24 Blackthorns noisily 25 Singing voice 21 He is from 26 Slender rods 27 Sun god 28 Ibidem (ab.) 29 Tapestry 32 Salute 36 Unaccom panied 37 Daub 38 Monarch 39 Crippled 43 Dry 44 Finish 45 Boundaries 47 Island (Fr.) 48 Oozed. 50 More rotund 52Pv.ll 53 Group of nine VERTICAL 1 Lobe-like 2 Equal-angled polygon 3 Compass point 4 Siamese Here’s the Answer fBi BH S 1 5 Volcano 6 Network 7 Heights (ab.) 8 Not (prefix) 9 Military force 10 Separated type 11 Medieval collar 23 Expunge 12 Standing room 24 European only (ab.) 13 Lock of hair 16 Comparative suffix n 9W m aaisn 40 Part of “be” 41 Mud 42 English school 45 Limb 29 Accepts 30 Straightened 31 Consider 33 Spanish town 46 Heavenly 34 Disguised body, (var.) 49 Parent 35 Command 5l Symbol for 39 Cover neon J r 2 3 H 5 lo j 7 8 1 0 L II F 13 IN 1 15 14 17 18 11 Wb 20 f ll 23 15 mm. 24 28 21 30 31 32 33 34 36- 3t> H. J 37 3S m 31 40 41 42 1 s 43 41 .V'*- 45 44 u 47* 43 41 i H 50 51 r J r 53 Q—What region, as represented In Congress, has supported President Eisenhower most strongly? A—According to a Congressional Quarterly analysis of roll-call votes through June 25, Eastern Senators and Representatives have most consistently stood “with” the President in votes on issues clearly related to his program and leadership. Mr. Eisenhower’s steadiest opposition on major “test votes” has come from Southerner in Con gress. Q—Has Congress rejected any of President Eisenhower’s specific proposals? A—By the end of the first six months of the year, just one had been § rejected. (Others had not yet received final Congressional action.) In his State of the Union message Feb. 2, Mr. Eisenhower requested a Congressional resolution nullifying commitments “in secret un derstandings of the past with foreign governments which permit . . enslavement.” Consideration of the resolution became en snared in a dispute over wording—Democrats opposing possible in terpretations that Congress would be criticizing foreign policy under the Roosevelt and Truman Administrations—and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tabled it March 10. Q—How was the power of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff increased by the Defense Department reorganisation, which be came effective June 30? A—The Chairman, under the new plan. Is responsible for managing the Joint Staff, a group of officers upon which the JCS depends for preliminary studies and recommendations. Under the old set-up, the four-m^n JCS was collectively responsible for the Joint Staff. tCoprrlglit 1903, Congressional Quarterly) The Congress should control the law-making; that is the business of Congress; and the Congress should not be corner ed and cajoled or “pressured” to enact a law or to continue in effect a bad tax, or an excessive tax. And yet somebody is asleep at the switch. Why do we continue billions of dol lars in hand-outs to foreign nations when we are ourselves in debt and floundering about like a small boat with a dead engine? Although I cannot advocate a despot, still I wish we had a man at the helm with enough iron in his make-up to wade in with a broad shovel. If a President would not concern himself with his own re-election, or the re-elec tion of his Party members, we might have not only a bal anced budget but great savings and great reductions. Of course I do not expect that; such a job would be infin itely more difficult than was the classical case of Hercules, who cleaned out the augean stables. In all my innocence let me venture to say that cleaning out the augean stables was just a small time job in comparison with the monu mental task of getting the United States in line again. DaueCarnegie AUTHOR OF "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START UVIHG" I T AROLD MOSS, 4054 Michael Avenue, Venice, California, had be- Tf come a perfectionist when he started on a new job. He was very intent on making a success, and the work was not too difficult. But because he was so afraid that he would “butch” something up. he was worrying about the job twenty-four hours a day The production and efficiency of his department was in good shape but only as the re sult of tireless effort and strain. He was tired so he became grouchy and cranky. He could hardly sleep. One afternoon he went home and found his wife gtili doing the housework He commented sarcas- tically on the way she was doing her work. Evidently she had had a rough day with the kids and his remarks were inappropriate That was all she needed to hear. She pointed at him and said with emphasis, “Listen, Buster!” (He says he never could quite figure out why she called him Buster) “you’re not running a production line here, watch out who you’re talking to.” That did it. He was stunned for about fifteen seconds, and then the entire situation dawned on him. He wasn’t running a production line at work either. He had six leadmen to do the job for him and yet he was still trying to do it alone. For the remainder of the evening he analyzed his problems. What he discovered was that he was worrying about the problems that belonged to his lead people During the next week he removed the majority of the load from his shoulders. He distributed the work where it rightfully belonged. Since then he has ceased worrying and started living, and oddly enough the production and efficiency of his department has improved consid erably For peace and quiet on the home front, he also learned never to tell his wife how to do the housework CARNEGIE SctuttUttp t&c T HE excess profits tax, which the senate and house have ex tended for a six month period after strong administration pressure, is one of the most controversial and little known of our federal levies. Even the Eisenhower administra tion, while insisting upon it, called it a “necessary evil”. Here are its basic facts: Who pays it—Less than 12 per cent of the nation’s 424,000 corpo rations with taxable income How much money will be raised by the six-months extension—About $800 million will be added to the government’s till in fiscal 1954. How do corporations compute the tax—They figure earnings dur ing 1946 through 1949 and report average earnings during the three most profitable years of that stretch. Eighty-three per cent of that average is “normal profit” congress decided Earnings over that amount are liable to the ex cess profits tax of 30 per cent. This is on top of regular corporate in come taxes. What is the purpose of the EPT— It was designed to limit the profits of businesses involved in defense work. What percentage of corporation tax receipts comes from the EPT —The Ways and Means Committee estimated $2 biljion out of a total take of $23 billion in corporate taxes come from the excess profits levy. That’s about 8.7 per cent. Why was extension urged for what Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey called a “bad tax” —It will help shrink the deficit of $9.4 billion, a record for the gov ernment to be in the red. Also the administration has said it didn’t want taxes on business cut before taxes on individual income, which are to become lower Jan. 1, 1954. Why is it a bad tax—President Eisenhower said the EPT is “es pecially hard on successful small businesses which must depend on retained earnings for growth.” As sistant Secretary of Commerce Craig R. Sheaffer said the tax “purposely hits hardest on new, and growing enterprises” and en courages “wasteful management." • The Post Office Department is again asking congress to grant an increase in postal rates in an effort to get the long-time money losing service out of the red. If \he move is successful here’s what will happen to mail users: 1. A deep pink four cent stamp will be required for out-of-town let ters. (The familiar purple three- center still will be good for in-town first class mail.) 2. Airmail rates will go up—from six to seven cents per ounce. 3. Book rates will increase from eight to ten cents for the first pound and four to five cents for each extra pound. 4. Varied boosts will prevail for different types of second and third class mail. The mail rate increase may eventually become law, but at the moment congressmen, although talking a lot about “economy” and “balancing the budget,” show no signs of haste in putting it intc eiiect. TWO SILVER DOLLARS By F. L Rowley 4 4 \/I A, there’s a fat lady on the lYl porch!” This startling Information first uttered in a shrill voice by my brother Benjamin was' relayed by my sister Kate, my brother Peter and myself. Being anchor man I sustained a hefty clout on the side of the head. The fat lady turned out to be Mrs. Fulcrum, wife of the mayor. “Well, how nice,” said my moth er when she saw who It was at the door. "Just a minute Mrs. Fulcrum and FU chase the dog upstairs.” Benjamin looked at me, I looked at Kate, Kate grasped Peter by the hand and we all scurried from the parlor barking like dogs. We’d heard that whopper before. My sister and two brothers seemed entirely unconcerned In the face of this cruel banishment. But it hurt me. I was ten years old at the time and obsessed with the no tion that my mission In life was to make things Interesting for other people. King of all the amazing creatures that had taken up temporary abode in rows of jars and boxes was my alligator. This was not in truth a genuine alligator but a lethargic snub-tailed chameleon. Now for some reason known only to small minds, I assumed that Mrs. Fulcrum would be speechless with glee at the sight of my alliga tor. I decided to dispense with the penny handling fee usually exacted from my ’sub-teen’ peers. When my mother spied me bear ing down on the parlor with a half dozen minature animal cages under each arm she let out a scream that caused Mrs. Fulcrum to drop her pince-nez. “Get out of here, you idiot!" my mother shrieked. For a moment I stood In the door way, pouting. Mrs. Fulcrum had replaced her glasses and was giving me the ‘once over’. Apparently she found nothing obnoxious In my Appearance. “Oh let the dear boy stay. Pa tience.” said Mrs. Fulcrum. Tha ‘dear boy’ stayed. My mother moved to a position near the door. Mrs. Fulcrum bent forward o get a good look at my “toys”. My first offering was an idolent old toad. This evoked no comment. I believe she thought it was a ceramic paper weight. I had better luck with some of the other specimens. These elicited an occasional "Ugh!” or “Oh my!” from Mrs. Fulcrum. Funny thing but dais was the first time I had noticed what big eyes she had; and her face was all white, as if she had used too much powder. “Now FU go get my alligator,” I said proudly, "And I’ll let you hold him!” “A1 - al - alligator?” whispered Mrs. Fulcrum hoarsely. “Oh my goodness! Patience dear. I don’t feel at all welL I must be going.” And with that she made a bee line for the door. My mother began to cry. She didn’t mind my frightening Mrs. Fulcrum off, but it seemed my father was about to sign a contract with Mayor Fulcrum. Supper that night was a solemn affair. Suddenly a loud knock on the front door brought me back to re ality. Father went to answer the door. “It’s Mayor Fulcrum!" said my sister Kate. “Mayor Fulcrum would like to speak to you in the parlor,” he said looking straight at me. Mayor Fulcrum was a short ro- tound gentleman. “My boy,” he said in a loud voice. “I have come here this eve ning to make a deal with you. You have in your possession a talisman —a charm of which I am sorely in need. It protects its owner fegainst prattling tongues. I would like to buy your alligator.” That’s how it was. My father got his contract; Mayor Fulcrum got his alligator; I got two silver dol lars—and my mother, well, she didn’t get anything, but I noticed that she laughed a lot more after that — especially when she dusted the piano. / 1 ".•.AT'.Ot-