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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1954
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
We are talking ourselves into a business recession. If
we would understand that re-adjustments take place all
the time, we should not harp on recessions.
We have always had re-adjustments, but we can scare
ourselves into grave difficulties.
What is happening? General Motors and Ford are driv
ing ahead. If they and thousands of others should become
alarmed and cut down on production we would really have
recession, of course. When hundreds of thousands of men
go off the payroll that drastically reduces their purchas
ing power; and you can follow that up and dowm the line.
Even w r hen one’s income is not reduced he can be frightened
into that degree of caution w^hich virtually freezes his buy
ing. Let’s imagine a case: X goes off the payroll; he has
a few weeks of unemployment relief. He postpones the
visit to the dentist—which starts a recession for the dentist.
Then the dentist decides to postpone buying a car; and re
cession comes to the dealer. Then the dealer postpones build
ing the extra room to his home. That brings recession to
carpenters, brick-masons, plumbers, electricians, painters.
That defers his spending for furniture. So recession strikes
the furniture man. Then all those men and all their em
ployees reduce .their buying at the grocery stores and mark
ets. Then last year’s wardrobe must last the wife and
children. And so on. It is an endless chain.
The timid, the faint-hearted, the people of little faith, al
ways lose; robust faith prompted the Rockefellers to buy
when good stocks were falling. I recall a statement by the
great oil billionaire, John D. Rockefeller the first. During
the worst of the Depression he said that he and his son were
getting great values by buying when most people had lost
confidence. The greatest stock in the w T orld dropped from
300 to 70 1/4. All those men of faith who bought at 70,80,
90, 100, find it today more than 150—and it has been a tower
of strength all the time.
Look at the basic factors: we have more money, more
people at work, more buying and selling than in the most
prosperous days a while back. And we are growing so fast
that this nation is adding each year more than the population
of South Carolina. The population of South Carolina has a
buying power of six million people of Europe, or twelve mil
lion people of Asia. Yet we run all over the earth seeking
every possible little outlet for our goods, though the world’s
greatest market is here at home.
I can understand, and everybody else can understand, that
foreign markets are desirable, but why be pessimistic?
America is still the unexhausted, unsupplied market. We
still have millions on scanty fare and millions with shoddy
clothes. And there are millions who have not tasted the
richness of our standard of living.
Instead of so much prophesying, let’s go out and stir up
business.
The Rockefellers built mammoth and grandiose Rockefell
er Center during the Depression. They had faith and vision.
Let us, too, have faith; and let us put our faith to work.
Nobody can foretell with exactitude what will happen to
morrow. Suppose we should discover oil or uranium in our
swamps. Suppose all the billows of sand should be used for
some special purpose at a high price.
One day I consulted a specialist on stocks. I asked “What
will the market do?—Decline?” “No,” he said, “the records
show that it usually advances at this time.” The next day
The Associated Press carried this story: “Stock Market
shows disappointing drop.”
So there you are.
Are we to blame for the weather?
“At the beginning of the century, there was a scientist
who felt that, as a result of the great expansion of the in
dustrial age, the world was burning coal and other fuels at
such a rate that it was definitely changing the composition
of the atmosphere. It was found in many areas that there
was a 10% increase in the carbon dioxide content of the
air, and that carbon dioxide definitely made the atmosphere
warmer.
Dr. Gilbert Plass of Washington, D. C., told the American
Geophysical Union that ‘The large increase in industrial
activity during the present century is discharging so much
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that the average tem
perature is rising at the rate of l 1 /^ degrees per century.’
When studies show that two of the most affected areas in
regard to higher temperatures and drought are near the
equator in South America and in the jungles of Africa, in
addition to the areas around the Artie Circle, one is some
what skeptical of the carbon dioxide theory. There are ho
factories to speak of in these affected areas.
A good part of the increased heat and lack of sufficient
water in the western world is due to the activities of man.
For example between the filthy poisonous odors given off by ;
the smokestacks in our leading cities and the exhaust gases
of trucks, buses and automobiles, we have undoubtedly
created a carbon dioxide atmosphere that not only is not'
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fit ‘for man or beast’, but which holds the heat longer, as
shown by the scientists. Then, too, in the ruthless de
struction of our forests we have not only destroyed nature’s
way of holding water, but also destroyed a good part of na
ture’s way of keeping the earth cool. I doubt if nature ever
intended that we human beings should live like cliff-dwellers
in steel and concrete buildings that hold the heat during
the summer months for days.
Now, on this question of the work of man in bringing
higher temperatures into the world, one of the best students
of the subject is a leading aircraft executive. He writes
that the increase in mean temperature all over the world is
not a transient phenomenon, but is caused by the change in
the face of the earth brought about by humanity itself.
The weather in Kansas is usually very pleasant in the
spring, up to the time that the wheat ripens. As the harvest
spreads across the state, the climate changes completely
and hot, dry winds start to blow which last the rest of the
summer, except when cold air masses from Canada come
across the state. These hot, dry winds are really proof of the
above reasoning. The farmer has learned that the ground
should be plowed as quickly as possible after harvest in order
to benefit next year’s crop. For that reason, no weeds grow
up in place of the wheat.”
“The brilliant Huntington found that a rise of 4 degrees
could have almost disastrous consequences for mankind. In
measuring the rise in temperature that is recently occurring,
too many professionals in the weather business stress how
the annual temperature has changed. But the important
thing to remember is that the increase in temperature is not
spread evenly oVer the year, but the greatest part of it ilKoc-
curring during the winter-months, not only here, but in
Canada, Russia, and all the northern parts of the world. Now,
the chances are that if you are in business, you have been
living in one of the ‘fortunate energy zones’ of the United
States, where the climate has been such as to make you feql
full of pep all the time and, therefore, a large producer of
wealth. The most important factor contributing to this
‘pep’ is the fact that you are lucky enough to live in an in
vigorating climate. , / L
History is full of instances of ‘lucky’ people who, for a
time, had the proper amount of rain, winds, and tempera
ture that made their cities energetic and their standards of
living high. But ‘ruthless nature’ is constantly on the move
and in area after area, these cities are abandoned, or are but
a shell of their former existence. As these once lucky areas
where the new climate enabled them to produce increased
Wealth.”
“Air conditioning to give indoor protection against out
door heat has become a widespread practice as people have
come to appreciate these profound effects of heat upon their
minds and bodies. It is now realized that proper control
over body heat loss pays real performance and health divi
dends. This is especially true in those lines of activity in
volving keen mental functioning, or close coordination and
Q—Do territorial delegates to the U. S. Congress have the same rights
and privileges as Congressmen?
A—Yes, except that they may not vote. The Delegates from Alaska
and Hawaii, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico,
may introduce bills, be assigned to committees, speak on the floor,
and participate in all actions of the House except voting, either
on the floor or in committee. #
Q—How many of the members of President Eisenhower’s cabinet have |
served in Congress?
A Two. and both served in the Senate by appointment. Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles (R N. Y.) served in 1949 and Secretary of
Commerce Sinclan Weeks (R Mass.) in 1944. Of the remaining
eight Cabinet members, two had prior service in elective offices.
Attorney General Herbert. Brownell, Jr. (R N. Y.) served in the
state legislature, and Secretary of the Interior Douglas McKay
«R Ore.) has been state legislator, mayor and governor.
As finally signed into law, does the special immigration act provide
for the admission of non-refugees?
Ye although most of the visas will be issued to refugees, escapees, j
and expellees The Senate bowed to the House in allowing for some
non refugees who have close relatives in the U. S. Refugees
escapees, and expellees are defined broadly to include such cate
.juries as victims of the Holland floods, former residents of the old
Italian colonies ' and persons uprooted by the Greek civil war.
?.,w much money did Congress save by changing the free mail sys
tem Aug. I?
bill does not cut expenditures. Through revised bookkeeping it
relieves the Post Office Department from charging the costs o r |
: nke I mail ag. inst its appropriations. Instead, Members of Co’,
l ess and government agencies sending out free mail will cha
n costs against their own appropriations, trimming the Po»t .
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<Coy>ricbt 1953, Cuncresslooal quarterly>
\ RECENT SURVEY made to
determine U. S. attitudes to
ward the great issues of U S.
participation in international or
ganizations. war and peace, anc
our relations with the rest of the
world, brought announcement o:'
the fact that nearly three-quarters
of the people in the United States
feel that the surest and wisest
way to strive for peace is either
to work along with the Unitec
Nations or to strengthen it. A
scant nine per cent of those polled
believe we should pursue a strict
isolationist course
The study was underwritten by
an anonymous manufacturer of de
fense products who did so in the
express hope of “finding out, if it
is possible to do so. what the
American people can and will do
that will help to put me out of
the armaments business.*’
Of the 73 per cent who favor
the United Nations in its present
or strengthened form. 21 per cent
feel ,we should continue to work
with all international organiza
tions in the present vein; 35 per
cent feel our best chance for peace
lies in a stronger United Nations;
11 per cent feel we should work
for a form of world government
such as a federation of all nations
to constitute a single government.
The nine per cent who favor iso
lationism feel we have already
gone too far, should pull out of
all international alliances and
commitments.
• American people are not com
pletely pessimistic, but 53 per cent
of the people feel that another
war is certain—at least within the
next 25 to 30 years. Our chances
of becoming involved in another
world conflict vary according to
where the war begins. If it comes
in Europe. 81 per cent believe we
cannot possibly avoid joining in.
If it comes in Asia. 61 per cent
feel we must get involved.
In general, most Americans feel
we have made three constructive
moves to avoid World War III:
our programs of foreign aid; our
efforts to support international
organization; and our rearmament
program. However, 28 per cent
say we are not to be successful
in our efforts to avert war by
“giving away too much to other peo
ples,” “cutting military strength"
“Too much appeasement to Rus
sia,” etc.
Where the atom bomb is con
cerned. 82 per cent agree that
another war will bring the United
States serious destruction from
atom bombing. About 34 per cent
feel that the Russians have enough
atom power to launch an attack;
35 per cent feel they do not.
• But, does Russia want war?
Most observers and writers feel
that Russia does not. The princi
pal reason, they say, is that the
Soviet will never risk a war she
is not certain to win.
And. military weapons and troops
are not the entire reason for this
attitude. Russia is afraid of her
own people. Millions of Red sol
diers either deserted or allowed
themselves to be captured by the
Nazis in World War II. Two mil
lion of these refused repatriation
after the war, although many were
forcibly returned.
The Soviet cannot afford war at
this time. Too many citizens might
sympathize with the enemy and
only during time of war could a
successful people’s revolt bo car
ried out behind the iron curtain
DaleCarnegie
★ AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING" ★
S H. LAWRENCE, M. D., 156% Screenland Drive, Burbank, Califor-
• nia, says that after he graduated from high school he became a
college addict, a chronic collegian. At the end of ten years of educa
tion he decided to make the break which must inevitably come and
finally divorced himself from college.
He went to New York City and got a job with a research organiza
tion. Here he was working with some of the best
scientific minds in the country, and it didn’t take
him long to develop a real inferiority complex.
The men there had developed the policy of asking
each other to watch over their departments for oc
casional periods while they were away. He began to
worry for fear they would ask him to do this. Then
he would be asked questions that he couldn’t answer
and his ignorance would be brought to everyone’s
attention. He worked many unnecessary hours just
so he wouldn’t become ’indebted to anyone. Many CARNEGIE
nights he couldn’t fall asleep because the thought
kept running through his mind. “I hope no one asks me to cover for him
tomorrow.”
Finally he took stock of himself, and decided that if this went on he
would never learn anything new and he would in addition become a
chronic worrier. So he started to accept strange situations as a chal
lenge. He volunteered to watch over the other men’s work for them. He
found himself in many strange situations and he was asked many ques
tions he could not answer, but no one seemed to take that seriously.
He stopped worrying and greatly to his satisfaction he found himself
popular with the men. Soon he was broadening his knowledge and fields
of interest surprisingly.
KEEPING TINES CLEAN . . . It’s easy to keep pitchfork tines
clean and free from rust and at the same time prevent any possi
ble injury from the sharp tines. A bag of sand or ashes will do the
trick. Fill bag about two-thirds full, tie open end securely, then
place in convenient spot.
dexterity. This principle is coming to be well recognized
where financial profits are involved, but it remains still
largely neglected in the fields where greatest benefit would
accrue—in the nation’s educational and research institutions.
The deepest thought processes—those involving reasoning
and originality—are most sharply curtailed by prolonged
difficulty in body heat loss.”
“It appears that in the southern parts of the country, not
on]y in the homes, stores and offices, but! in many other
fields, air-conditioning is going to be a MUST, as the heat
zone moves northward. In time the problem of cost will
be solved, just as it was in South Africa where American
air-conditioning helped to take out a wealth of minerals,
working at over a mile beneath the surface of the earth.
Some businessmen are deceiving themselves when they do
not install air-conditioning under the present climate con-
d'Uons. Don’t forget, rents are high todays labor is high—
nd you simply can’t expect the workers to have energy
when the therm''meter soars in the 90’s.”
However, I think we need not rush away.
From the Claremont News, Clare
mont. Minnesota: Secretary of Ag
riculture Benson has been under
fire for some time and his oppo
nents have been crying that he is
trying to sink agriculture by tak
ing away practically all of the
farm price supports
We haven’t been worried about
this so far as the present law
carried through 1954 and Benson
publicly stated that whatever pro
gram may come, it is vital that
the government be responsible for
preventing agricultural distress.
Benson refused the request of
the Livestock men led to Washing
ton by former Secretary Brannan.
to set support on livestock. A cer
tain Henry Wallace tried this at
one time and many of us remember
how hogs were slaughtered and
buried in trenches. The Farm Bu
reau Federation has stated, “Di
rect price supports would unques
tionably lead to government con
trol of the cattle industry and a
dangerous step toward socialization
of American agriculture ”
We do not think the farm prob
lem will ever be settled by the
Secretary of Agriculture We think
this question can only be settled
by the Department of Commerce
The farm worker and the industrial
worker must be brought closer to
gether in working hours and hourly
earnings. By adding four hours a
week to industrial workers at the
same rate of weekly pay would cut
at least ten per cent from what the
farmer has to pay for their product
and open a wider export market.
The seniority rule in union labor
should be scrapped and the worker
paid according to his ability to
produce. The picket line should be
made illegal to allow all those
who want to work to do so
All of these ideas are actually
a part of our constitution but have
been ignored bv politicians more
anxious to buy the vote of organ
ized labor than to provide for the
welfare of the people as a whole.
Its obvious result has been the
pyramiding of the national debt
• • •
From Italy News - Herald, Italy,
Texas: The Farm Bureau Acreage
Retirement Plan appears t®
us to be the most sound approach
to farm production problems that
has been advanced during all the
years government has taken a hand
in the matter. We think it should
be given a trial
This plan is definitely a farmer
development, too. Make no mistake
about that. It has been evolved by
farm leaders from suggestion®
originating at the grass roots. For
too long the farmer has been
planned and regulated by politi
cally-inspired proposals that have
cost the taxpayers billions of dol
lars. and virtually destroyed the
American farmers’ markets
ago.
Oldtimers here estimate the tree’s age at more than 250
years. Its trunk measures 21 feet in circumference; its
branches spread over a distance of 114 feet in diameter.
Legend has it that George Washington tied his horse to
the tree on his Southern tour down the King’s Highway
(now U.S. Route 17). Washington, the story goes, rested
near the tree after a precarious crossing of Little River In
let. This story led the hqtel keeper at Little River to tack
to the tree a sign saying, “George Washington’s Horse Slept
Here, 1791.”
During the deep-sea and river fishing season from May
1 to Thanksgiving the ancient oak provides shade for hun
dreds of fishermen, spectators,, tourists and boat captains.
The tree’s shade is made denser by an estimated five tons of
Spanish moss hanging from its massive limbs.
Since the river was widened in the digging of the Inland
Waterway about v20 years ago, erosion gradually has ex
posed the tree’s roots on the river side. Now the exposed
tentacles make ideal “lounging” benches for sailors and visit
ing fishermen.
WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE )
Radio Vocalist
Here’s the Answer
HORIZONTAL
1,8 Pictured
singer
13 Expungers
14 Embellished
15 Tree fluid
16 Baby’s toy
18 Born
IS Tuberculosis
(ab.)
20 Snake
21 Tatters
23 Ream (ab.) (
24 Individual
25 Health resort
27 Pasteboard
29 12 months
32 Constellation
33 Narrow inlet
34 Relate
36 Offers
37 Hearing organ
39 Honey
gatherer
40 Symbol for
■ cadmium
42 Nuisance
45 Altitude (ab.)
46 Symbol for
samarium ,
48 Art (Latin)
50 Her songs
her
audiences
.52 Lien
153 Variegated
55 Triers
57 Enchantment
58 Most facile
VERTICAL
1 Joke
'2 Arabian
3 Short sleep
4 Electrical unit
5 Succinct
6 Snare
7 East (Fr.)
8 Lees
9 Any
10 Mover’s truck
11 Brain passage 31 Short-napped
12 Appear fabric
14 Palm leaf 35 Race course
17 Transpose circuit
(ab.) 36 Wager
20 Too 38 Drive back
22 Foreign agent 39 Consecrate
24 Papal cape
26 Eagle’s nest
27 Feline
28 Exist
30 Help
40 Eccentric
wheels
41 Let fall
43 Crafty '
44 Symbol for
tellurium
45 On the ooean
46 Indian
weights
47 Greatest
quantity
49 Sainte (ab.)
51 Goddess of
infatuation
52 Sheltered sJt)«
54 Lines (ab.)
56 Palm lily