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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
Newberry Called Gracious City
Charleston is still a fine city. That remark carries with it
not only appreciation of today but clearly implies that it
was, has been and is a delightful city.
We’ve all heard that Charleston used to be rich; the great
houses throughout the city proclaim wealth and gracious
living in lordly splendor. But we younger men are not al
ways informed fully and clearly.
Indeed there is a glamor that pervades all Carolina, from
Edgefield to Beaufort, from Abbeville to York—and all
other communities a hundred years old. We know, of course,
the great towns and cities of today, Greenville, Spartanburg,
Anderson, Greenwood, Sumter, Florence, Orangeburg, Aik
en and Bennettsville.
I nearly failed to mention Kingstree, Darlington, Cheraw.
History just oozes from every seam in old Society Hill. I
must not fail to mention Newberry, a gracious city. The
truth is that South Carolina is teeming with fine communit
ies and good people. Certainly I do not forget Columbia,
Barnwell, Bamberg, Clinton—well, I’ll need more space, for
there are many, many towns and cities of surpassing ex
cellence. There’s St. Matthews, for example,—well, I’ll try a
second edition later, recalling Bishopville and all the others.
When it comes to telling about our towns and cities Pm
reminded of a friend of Clarendon in the hot campaigns of
Cole L. Blease and Richard I. Manning, “for Governor’’. A
Clarendon farmer, long an enthusiastic supporter of Mr.
Blease was working hard for Mr. Manning. Some one said:
“Say, Mr. X, how is it that you are working for Mr. Man
ning? I thought you were a strong supporter of Mr. Blease;
how about it, now”? “Well, son”, said my Clarendon friend,
“Mr. Blease is a grand man and Mr. Manning is a grand
man, too”. Some of us still repeat that when we find our
selves considering two men whom we regard highly. And
so as to South Carolina; all the places I have mentioned
are grand places, and the other towns are grand places, too.
Colonel Wyndham Manning has told me of the gracious
chivalry Mr. Blease and Mr. Manning showed to each other,
personally, even in the heat of the bitterest political cam
paigns ever held in South Carolina.
I’ve come a long way from Charleston, haven’t IV
Did you Know that The Bank of the United States, was
chartered by Act of Congress, under the inspiration of Al
exander Hamilton, (in 1791) for 20 years? Renewal of the
charter in 1811 was refused by Congress; but in 1816 The
Bank was re-chartered for 20 years. Andrew Jackson, Presi
dent of the United States ran for re-election primarily to
kill the Bank. In this Jackson and Henry Clay fought it
out. Clay forced a bill through Congress in 1832 for the
renewal of the charter—1836, but Jackson vetoed it. The
people were struck with consternation for they believed that
the Bank was necessary to the prosperity of the country.
Clay, Webster and Calhoun fought for the renewal of the
charter but they could not overcome the veto.
“In 1834 business men of Charleston read the signs of
the times and knew that The Bank of the United States was
doomed. They were men of great vision, together with ex
traordinary practical ability. Not waiting for the axe to
fall, for the charter of The Bank of United States would
not expire until 1836, those men prepared to assume full
uninterrupted banking facilities for South Carolina planters
and other business men. This State found a market for its
cotton in Europe and it was necessary to have all the facilit
ies of exchange and credit if the products of South Caro
lina should move steadily from producer here to the manu
facturer in Europe and England. They applied to the Gen
eral Assembly for a charter, which was granted by special
Act of December, 17, 1834.
According to custom, the General Assembly chose men
to solicit subscriptions to the stock in Charleston, Che
raw, Columbia, Camden and Bamburg. Please take note:
Do you know anything about Hamburg, South Carolina?
Business men of these communities were invited to subscribe
to the authorized Capital Stock of $2,000,000. They did so;
they subscribed overwhemingly. How much do you suppose?
$89,449,000! Think of that! They were invited to subscribe
$2,000,000; they subscribed $89,449,000! That was The
Bank of Charleston, mother of the nineteen other members
of a great family of banks.
Are you interested in fine old buildings? Well, there is a
bank building in the City of Charleston, at the corner of
Broad and State Streets. On its front is an emblem, a large
American Eagle. Once The Bank of The United States oc
cupied that building. That Bank called its Charleston
br*ncii The Office of Discount and Deposit. It is said that
a Massachusetts Bank a few years ago offered to buy the
fixtures at a fancy figure, but their eagerness to buy caused
the management of The South Carolina National Bank to
keep everything as it was.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE DARK
When the Office of Discount and Deposit liquidated and
went out of business The Bank of Charleston bought the
building and the fixtures and it is still a bank, The South
Carolina National Bank, now a great banking and trust in
stitution of twenty banks, operating in sixteen cities of
South Carolina. So, it may be said that The Bank of Charles
ton has grown as a mother bank into a great family of
twenty banks, known today as The South Carolina National
Bank which is today the only bank in South Carolina which
has operated continuously since 1834.
The Bank of Charleston began with a capital of two mil
lion dollars, afterwards increased to $3,180,000. At that time
—December 17, 1834 a bank’s capital was the principal part
of the money to be put out on loans.
The South Carolina National Bank occupies the build
ing at Broad and State Streets, the same building that
housed the Branch of the Bank of the United States and
later the Bank of Charleston, the Mother Bank of the great
family of banks of South Carolina known as The South
Carolina National Bank. In that same building and with same
fixtures, in part, three great banks have flourished, merging
into one another, for The Bank of Charleston is not only the
mother bank of the South Carolina National Bank but it
bought the property and assets of The Office of Discount
and deposit, which was the Charleston branch of The Bank
of the United States.
The directors’ room appears to have the spaciousness, the
dignity of a great royal ballroom. At the sides are marble
service stands on which the customers found food, perhaps
with a wee drop for the stomach’s sake. The directors made
the loans, and they met one day in the spring of the year
to make loans and one day in the fall to receive payment.
It was a spacious age, wasn’t it? The directors in their
great room, the dignity and formality of an early period con
trasting with the easy and friendly transactions of today.
When the matter of renewing the charter of the Bank of
the United States was before Congress, George McDuffie of
South Carolina was the champion of the Bank in the House
of Representatives, Daniel Webster being a sponsor in the
Senate. Observe these three great StfUth Carolinians in act
ion ; Andrew Jackson of Lancaster, John C. Calhoun of the
Piedmont and George McDuffie of old Edgefield”.
People Make S. C. Great State
South Carolina is a great State and its greatness is based
on its people. State Commissioner of Labor Fred Ponder
has some interesting facts in his annual report. I quote a
few: In manufacturing establishments there was invested in
1952 $1,047,515,695; and in 1953 $1,141,562,220, or a capi
tal gain in one year of $96,005,136.
The value of the manufactured products in 1952 was $2,-
225,713,452, but in 1953, $2,405,543,515, a gain of $149,272,-
540.
“Statistics compiled by this office reveal that 202,357 em
ployees were engaged in all South Carolina manufacturing
establishments during the fiscal year 1952-53, with the ex
ception of the lumber and turpentine industries. These em
ployees worked an average of 260 days during the fiscal
year, which shows the total man-hours worked to be 420,-
902,560. Against this total of man-hours worked, the man
hours lost, due to strikes, were 85,392; which is two ten-
thousandths of one per cent of the total man-hours worked.
In this connection, it will be recalled that our record last year
placed South Carolina at the head of all other industrial
states in this respect, and I am pleased to report that we
have maintained this position during the fiscal year 1952-
53, at what the record indicates to be even a wider margin”.
Industry Is Largest User Of Electricity
Who uses all the electricity generated in this country,
Classification’ Kilowatt Hours Sold Per Cent
Industrial 167,358,000,000 49
Residential 86,780,000,000 25
Commercial 62,080,000,000 18
Railways and railroads 5,353,000,000 2
Others 20,953,000,000 6
Total 342,524,000,000 100
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Sheet Metal Contractor—Heating—Air Conditioning
CAROLINA METAL WORKS
College Street Extension
A. G. McCaughrin, Pres. & Treas. Phon<» 115
B OTH the Democrats and the Re
publicans have strong “get out
the vote" campaigns for 1954 Both
believe that the marathon drive
put on in 1952 by major parties
and non-partisan groups increased
the potential vote considerably,
since about 20 million more voted
that year than voted in 1950 But,
each must find the answer to one
big question: Why don’t people
vote 9
Being realistic about it, both
parties recognize the fact that
traditionally more Americans vote
an the presidency than on any other
aflfice The 1952 marathon drive,
where tactics ranged from use of
Girl Scouts as sitters to “VOTE”
appeals on bread wrappers and
laundry bands for shirts, still had to
credit a great portion of the re
sponsibility for success to the fact
that there was tremendous inter
est In the presidential race itself.
The Republicans intend to gun
for what they call the “stay-at-
homes.” They figure 14 million
Americans who do not usually vote
went to the polls in 1952—and about
11 million of them voted for Eisen
hower. They will appeal to voters
who “liked” Ike in 1953 to vote
for his “team” in 1954.
Democrats, on the other hand,
have started “workshops” to train
party workers In organization and
get-out-the-vote techniques. Includ
ing house-to-house canvassing and
use of telephone brigades, car pools
and baby sitters.
Both parties naturally will con
centrate efforts on marginal Con
gressional districts won by less
than five per cent of the vote in
the 1952 election—with special vote
appeals to women and young voters.
• March is American Red Cross
Month and the annual campaign
has been launched to finance the
respunsi! ilities of this humanitar
ian service here and abroad This
year’s goal: $85,000,000 and 30,-
000.000 active members.
W W Overton. Jr., chairman of
the board of the Texas Bank and
Trust Co , Dallas, is national chair
man of the one-month drive, di
recting 1.600.000 volunteer cam
paign workers throughout the na
tion.
“The truce in Korea has neither
lessened the need for Red Cross
services abroad nor decreased its
burdens at home,” Overton ob
served. “Nothing is over but the
shooting. The needs of servicemen,
disaster and accident victims, vet
erans and the general public re
mains unchanged.” He said the
Red Cross needs more members
in genera! and more women in
particular.
The financial goal represents
what the organization’s volunteer
Board of Governors believes to be
the minimum needed to fulfill all
responsibilities. Last year the
amount of $35,147,000, (or 40 per
cent of the organization budget),
was spent on the program of serv
ice to servicemen, veterans, and
their families. The Red Cross
spent $12,879,400 to procure 4,121,-
200 blood donations and 9,000,000
cc. of gamma globulin. A disaster
preparedness program that served
25,000 disaster-stricken families
cost $6,776,100.
In commenting on the fact that
this year’s drive is a campaign for
both funds and members, E. Roland
Harriman, Red Cross chairman,
said: “These (Red Cross) services
emphasize one of man’s oldest and
noblest traditions—people helping
people.” <
Q—Do the letters *‘HL R.” In front of numbers of legislative measures
mean House Resolution?
A—The H.R. preceeding a number means House of Representatives,
and designates the measure as a House “bill." H. Res. means
House Resolution. A House bill originates in the lower chamber
and when passed by both chambers and. normally, signed by the
President becomes law (just as does a Senate Bill) A House Reso
lution requires for its adoption, only passage by the House of Rep
resentatives. and does not become a law.
Q—How mahy times has Congress declared war?
A—Congress only eight times has passed acts which could be consid
ered declarations of war. They were: War of 1812, June 18. 1812;
Mexican War, May 13, 1846; Spanish-American War. April 25, 1898;
war with Germany, April 6, 1917; war with Austria, Dec. 7. 1917;
war with Japan, Dec. 8, 1941; war with Germany. Dec. 11, 1941;
and war with Italy, Dec. 11. 1941. The Acts did not say, “War is
declared . . . etc.” They usually declared the existence of war or
a state of war. War was never actually declared against Tripoli
in 1802, the Confederate States in 1861. or North Korea In 1950.
Q—What is the difference between a bill and an act?
A—A bill is a legislative measure introduced in either the Senate or
the House and proposing enactment of a law. When it is passed
by either chamber the bill becomes an act of that branch of the
Congress which passed it. However, the term “act” is commonly
used to refer to a measure which has been passed by both houses
and has become law.
Q—What U. S. President served the shortest length of time?
A —William Henry Harrison died in office after serving only from Mafch
4 to April 4, 1841.
(Copyrlcbt 1953, Congressional Quarterly)
WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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pachyderm,
the woolly
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coat of reddish
hair
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14 Pilgrim father
15 Make a lace -
edging
16 Glacial ice
18 City in The
Netherlands
19 Electrical
unit
20 Piloted
22 Eye (Scot.)
23 Size of shot
24 Symbol for
erbium
26 Edible
rootstock
28 Communists
31 Fish sauce
32 Exude
33 Summit
34 Solitary
35 Caterpillar
hair
36 Entry in a
ledger
37 Yard (ab.)
38 Symbol fog
cerium
39 Sun god of
Egypt
41 It now is
47 Pronoun
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51 Come in
52 Golfer’s term
53 Provide food
supply
55 Expungers
57 Muse-of
poetry
58 Love story
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ducks
3 Entangle
4 Most worthy
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6 Large plant
7 At this place
8 Be silent
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From the Holyrood Gazette, Holy-
rood, Kansas: Few money con
tainers for benefit of worthy causes
are ever left by sponsoring agents
at the Gazette office. It is pre
sumed that too few people come
into this sacred sanctum of the
art of printing. This is wrong con
tention. Plenty come in. but most
are so irate from something in the
paper—they probably wouldn’t
give anything anyhow.
• • •
From the Whiteside County News,
Morrison, Illinois: Why ... do
newspapers put on subscription
drives? In order to answer this
question, let us ask a few Why do
insurance companies offer special
premiums to agents who write the
most insurance during a given
period? Why do utilities offer pre
miums to employees selling the
most merchandise or obtaining the
largest number of users of their
commodity? Why do large manu
facturing and wholesale concerns
put traveling men on the road to
call on retailers?
The answer is obvious. A mer
chant, manufacturer or business
man who has a good product is
anxious to get it into the hands of
new customers. Despite the pleas
ure and convenience which per
sons secure from many products,
they may never have owned them
were not for the modern
merchandising methods which are
rapidly gaining popularity in this
country.
Newspapers have to be sold, like
any other desirable commodity.
• • •
From the Chickasha Star. Chick-
asha, Oklahoma: Every now and
then someone asks us what are the
necessary requirements and duties
of a weekly newspaper publisher.
We won’t attempt ta give readers
this information in its entirety, but
here are a few of the requisites we
believe most important.
A weekly newspaper publisher
must be a man who is willing to
work all day. still be a night owl
and be fresh on the job next day.
Must be a man’s man. a lady’s
man, a model husband, a fatherly
father, a good provider, a pluto
crat. a Democrat, a Republican,
a new dealer, a politician—even an
engineer. mechanic. technician,
mathematician, economist, not to
mention being an editor and pho
tographer.
He must have knowledge of sales-
promotion and public relations, bo
a good credit manager, office man
ager, office boy, janitor, window
washer, and attend all Chamber
of Commerce meetings, committee
meetings, visit customers in hospi
tals and jails and finally at funerals.
T WENTY years ago Frank R. Johnson. 6344 Wentworth Avenue. So.,
Minneapolis. Minnesota, came to the realization that there was no
medical treatment that he could receive Which would restore or im
prove his vision. For three years prior to this his family had been
taking him to specialists who were reported to be able to help him,
but never once had they been given any satisfaction. He commended
the eye specialist who talked with him and his par
ents as he said frankly. “Don’t let anyone try to
sell you another pair of glasses because you are
just wasting your money. You are a young fellow
and there is a lot of opportunity ahead for you—so
forget your handicap and go out and live with it.”
So for the past twenty years he has tried to put
these ideas into his everyday living.
Eight years ago he was employed by the Minne
apolis Society for the Blind. In maintaining a philos
ophy of counting his blessings, be has tried to en- CARNEGIE
courage others to do the same. He feels there is a
broad area for the application of this principle, especially when we
know that there are more than 26.000 people who become handicapped
every year. This represents a great deal of man power that can be
salvaged through constructive rehabilitation, and positive thinking and
action on the part of all of us.
His thought for us is that we will not sit back, feeling sorry for our
selves. and over-emphasize any Injury or set-back in health, business
or social dealings, to the point where we will be bogged down and unable
to go ahead. Each one of us has been given various talents and it is up to
us to make the most of what we have and forget what has been taken
from us or what is out of our realistic reach.
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SIMPLIFIED FEEDING . . . One former fdmpUfied the Jet ef
slop-feeding hogs by placing a barrel outside the fence and rigging
it with a chute to supply the trough inside the heg pen. A lari,
tapered and rounded at one end Is used both te stir and te ping
the hole.
A Friendly Reminder