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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1953
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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