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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1954 . 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. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. BURSTING AT THE SEAMS Sr 1 COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR Constitutional Amendment Thd’ State of South Carolina should repeal the compulsory attendance law; it should also enact a law providing for private schools and colleges with State aid and State recogni tion. As one step, the Constitution needs to be amended by striking out, or otherwise defining, section nine of Article eleven which prohibits grants to certain institutions. The legality and complete validity of this proposal seems to me to be entirely beyond successful challenge. We are having many horse-back opinions, pro and con, usually with out knowledge of the subject, or adequate consideration of all the factors involved. Certainly the State cannot be required lawfully to do any thing but maintain a republican form of government— whatever that is. We can theorize on the subject but it is as difficult to speak conclusively on that as it is to say categorically “What is a Democrat”? We seem to know, or talk about Communism, but our people have embraced, swal lowed, and rejoiced in, a lot of Socialism, without being will ing to admit it. t Assuredly our State may make grants. At once it may be said that the grants must be available to all on the same conditions. That is probably true, and I would so advise, al though Congress and the National Administration make grants and concessions; grant discriminations, every day. Congress expressly makes a rule discriminating in favor of us who have farms and farm interests; and it makes manda tory preferential treatment for several groups over all other citizens. True it is that the Constitution may prohibit the States from doing certain things but the same Constitution does not authorize the National Government to do any such tiring; and all power resides in the States, unless expressly prohibited, whereas the Constitution declares that the power of Congress is only what is expressly conferred on Congress. This is no quibble on my part; I am not talking through my hat; I am speaking the solemn, sober truth, as it ap pears in the Constitution. And we should use this opportun ity to challenge all those—Congressmen and Courts—who play hide ' and seek with the Supreme charater of our rights and liberties. Now that the Court has applied the Constitution, by its own interpretation, let us arouse the nation to the reasons for the Constitution and the foundations for each provision; otherwise we shall permit the Court to amend and distort the great charter according to any whim of the moment, or some Sociological abstraction that may prevail among the intelligentsia. fir o - i v • ' ‘ fi. kiZZ-MSM, How Maintain Segregation Whether the State be a party now or later to the school suit is of secondary importance, perhaps. It is inconceivable that the great court should stand on the mountain-top and hurl its Jovian thunderbolts at, little Clarendon County alone. The Court, and all the sponsors of this high falution sociological strut in the name of law, will zealously seek to impose the decision on us. So what shall we do ? What practi cal step can we take, without running afoul of the Court? 1. Let us repeal any and all laws prescribing compulsory attendance; 2. Let us license schools, academies, colleges and univer sities, prescribing the cpurses and supervising them; 3. Let us control the examinations so as to assure strict compliance; 4. Let us make grants on fair conditions, repealing sec tion 9 of article 11 of the State Constitution; 5. Let us organize to take all the necessary steps to make our segregation sure and secure; , 6. 'Let us be prepared to rent out or lease, or open bid^ to responsible bidders any and all educational buildings and grounds, with the equipment therein, thereto and there upon. Let us stop all idle talk and vague speculation and get down to brass-tacks. eminently deserves it, to a great American.” W. W. Mims is Editor now, an upright, courageous and resourceful journalist. Old Edgefied has two up and doing papers—one in Johnston, ' with an enterprising editor— Brother Aull. But my thought runs to the days when I was a resident of Edgefied and knew that kindly gentleman, J. L. Mims, the Editor. Though all have forgotten me I haven’t for gotten that hospitable town, a hopie of gracious people. Of all the greatness of Edgefield’s contribution to our State the foremost was James C. Self, native of the sand hills who has risen to the highest position in the respect and esteem of our people. I told someone recently that my life has been enriched by association with able men; but notably in recent years a fresh inspiration has come to me from William H. Regnery, of Chicago; James C. Self, B. M. Edwards, S. C. McMeekin, John A. Campbell and M. B. Barkley. Every time I think of quitting I draw fresh strength and resolution from these gentlemen. I had better stop because I owe so much to my brethren of the press and to the choice spirits of the radio in this State. ■ ‘ h , I haveimany friends in overalls; and from them I have often received helpful suggestions. A friend is a friend, re gardless of position; and every friend is valuable. And, the Spaniards say, “No hay, enemigo pequeno (There is no little enemy). 9J Award For S. C. Industrialist Here is something I read in Thef Edgefield Advertiser: “Mr. James C. Self of Greenwood has been selected for another high honor, the Horatio Alger award voted by three thousand college campus leaders in more than four hun dred and fifty-five colleges. v Selection is based on ‘INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE, HARD WORK, HONESTY AND ADHERENCE TO TRADITION AL IDEALS’. ; For the reason of these significant attributes in a time when there is so much cynicism and tendency to drift away from these fundamental American virtues, the Horatio Alger award is one of especial distinction. This column was pleased that this honor went to one who Cotton Forecast May Be Too Low While recognizing the imponderables of weather, weeds and boll vceevils, many cotton men now make this predic tion: Due largely to Federal acreage restrictions, 1954 pro duction should be between 12 million and 12.8 million 500- pound bales. That^ would be sharply under the 16.4 million bales of the unrestricted 1953 crop and it would be the slim mest harvest since 1950. These forecasts, of course, could turn out on the low side. They assume that this year’s yield per acre will be some where near the average of the past five years. But if the weatherman continues to smile on cotton fields, some com modity men say, per-acre * yields could break last year’s record, and the 1954 harvest might go as high as 13.5 mil lion bales. But even that would be below expected total home and ex port consumption, now turning upward after a decline of several years. Several cotton experts, like Lamar Fleming, chairman of the board of Houston’s huge Anderson* Clayton & Co., cotton dealers and processors, havg predicted do mestic and foreign consumption of U.S. cotton in the market- ing year starting in August, will hit 14 million bales. The comparable figure during the current marketing year, end ing August 1, is expected to 12.2 million bales, according to the Agriculture Department. The biggest part of the consumption gain is expected to come from expanded exports. The flow of fibre overseas is expected to be pushed by rising cotton consumption abroad and dwindling foreign sup plies—prods that have already, made themselves felt. Ship ments since last August 1 are now unofficially reckoned at 3.5 million bales, 20 percent more than a year earlier. But domestic consumption, at about. 7.3 million bales from August through May, has been lagging some 10 percent behind a year ago. Already on hand at the start of the coming market year will be the largest carryover since 1945—some 9.5 million to 9.8 million hales left over from the big 1953 crop and earlier ones. Reservoir Of Productivity The United States is a reservoir of tremendous productiv ity and accounts for more than two fifths of the world’s in dustrial output. Production per worker here is from two to around ten times as much as that of the European worker, and about thirty times that of the Chinese worker. This great spread in productivity is not accounted for by the fact that our labor force is more energetic or skilled but largey because productive effort is multiplied manyfold by the extensive use of machines and power. Back of every production worker is an investment of about $11,000 in plant and equipment. These machines for the most part are fi nanced by earnings that have been ploughed back into busi ness, and most of the remainder from savings Pf the well-to- /^ONGRESSIONAL study of atom- ^ ic policy triggered off a chain reaction of lobbying which many legislators regard as ore of the most interesting pressure “explo sions” in years. The blow-up involves the peace time use of atomic energy. More specifically, it concerns provisions regarding patenting of peacetime atomic projects, as contained in the legislation whittled into final shape by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. The bill,, as it went before the Committee for final mark-up, would restore to ordinary patent opera tion all peacetime atomic develop ment, allowing inventors to re ceive exclusive rights of 17 years’ duration. Military weapons would be excluded. A growing coalition of electric companies and their allies termed the bill a step that would “free atomic energy” and “strengthen free enterprise.” The opposing bloc, apparently smaller, says that it would lead to an atomic energy monopoly dominated by big corpo rations now working on industrial atomic projects. One of the channels used by the electric utilities in their drive for business development of the atom is the Public Information Program, designed to “tell the story of in vestor-owned utilities in simple terms so the people can decide the issues in the fight against social ization.” * More than 75 electric utilities are members, and PIP is directed by top private power officials. Its work is carried on through the fa cilities of Bozell and Hacobs, pub lic relations firm with headquar ters in Omaha, Nebraska. Utilizing “every medium of pub lic information,” PIP is now in forming companies, their employ ees and the public of the impor tance of private atomic develop ment. Under PIP’s direction, Cen- t-al Surveys, Inc., of Shenandoah, Iowa, conducted a public opinion survey on the proposals to amend the Atomic Energy Act. Results of the survey, declared PIP, showed, the public to be “largely unaware of proposals to amend the Atomic Energy Act to permit greater busi ness participation.” The industry’s effort to inform the public and, indirectly Congress, stresses such points as: “Greater atomic development through busi ness participation will strengthen national security . . . The govern ment’s present monopoly gives it too much power over economic de velopment of different areas of the country ... It takes private in dustry to do a big- job like atomic development.” Public power, labor and scientific groups are opposed to the indus trial drive for peacetime control of the atom. They say atomic pow er might be monopolized in such a way as to abolish the practice of giving preference to public bodies in power distribution. They feel atomic development should be on a public basis for the benefit of tax payers who have already $12 bil lion dollars invested in atomic de velopment. They are coordinating their cam paign against “an atomic give away” through an information-lob by program, the Electric Consum ers Information Committee, a com mittee of Washington representa tives of labor, farm and power organisations, whose major pur pose is to stimulate “strong, organized grass-roots” lobbying. >ale Carnegie : • * . ★ AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LJYING’.’ I N THE spring of 1944 Gerald G. Price. 323 South 12th Street, Van Buren, Arkansas, was attending Air Force College Training at Cedar City, Utah. His objective was to earn his wings and become a pilot. He had been in training about three months. One morning, a morning he says he shall never forget, he was'called out of his classes and given a telegram from the Commanding General of the Air Force. The essence of the message was this, “You men who came from the ground forces will be returned to the branch of service from which you came. The ground force needs you. The air force has all the men we feel we will need to finish the war.” That message included him. He had previously spent nine months in the infantry He. faced one of the greatest disappointments of his life. He didn’t want to give up his flying career. He didn’t want to go back into the ^infantry. For three days he brooded deeply. He didn’t eat well; he didn’t sleep well. On the fourth day he got a letter CARNEGIE from & close friend and former school mate who was in England after having been seriously wounded in conflict. As he read his letter he remembered a small clipping 'that someone had pasted on the side of a bandsaw in the furniture factory where he had once worked. It read: ”1 was without shoes, and I complained—until I met a man without feet.” This was the first time he had thought of that verse since he had read it many months before. Now, when he thinks he is in trouble, when it seems that he is struggling' along without shoes, he stops and looks around. And he finds he need not look far before he finds some one who is struggling along without feet. RESSIONAL Q—Did all U. 8. Presidents vote for themselves for the nation's highest offlcet A—At least one President apparently did no*, because there seems to be no evidence that he ever voted. Zachary Taylor, the 12th Presi dent who was elected In 1848, never stayed in one place long enough to qualify to vote, according to George Stimpson’s “Book About American Politics." Taylor entered the Army as a young man and retired shortly before his election. Q—I’ve noticed when amendments to the Constitution are proposed in Congress—such as the Bricker amendment—they always seem to be in the form of a "Joint resolution.” Do they have to take this - form? A—According to Senate Pariiamentarian Charles L. Watkins, a pro posed Constitutional amendment has always been introduced in the form of a Joint resolution “by custom.” He says there is no re quirement that the legislation take this form, that such a measure j could be in the form of a Senate or House bilL q is Congress bound by law to stay in session a certain length of time? A—If Congress wants to quit earlier than usual, it may do so by passage of a concurrent resolution. The Constitution requires that Congress meet each y^ar, and normally it stays in session at least until July The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 specified that: Except in time of war or during a national emergency proclaimed by the President, the two Houses shall adjourn” not later than July 31 “un less otherwise provided by Congress.” Since the Act became effec tive. Congress has consistently stayed %t work past the July 31 date, except in 1952, when it adjourned July 7. (Copyright 1954. Congressional Quarterly) do. The amount of electrical power produced in the United States last year was equivalent to thirty-six times the amount of human power. Hence, each worker has at his com mand the equivalent of thirty-six mechanical slaves. In a survey conducted by the London Economist, it was found that the American worker on the average produces twice as much as the British worker and that the ‘master key’ to this spread was the twice as great per capita consumption of electricity in our country. Without the aid of power-driven machines, the American worker would be forced to work under primitive conditions and provide for most of his wants. His working period would CROSS d. ldR«9 from oth«v«Iitors_ From the Bassett sad Henry County Journal, Bassett, Virginia: Nobody likes a chronic griper, and he who enjoys misery is left to him self to enjoy it. There is danger in our going too far in the selfish indulgence of berating ourselves. If we drench those about us with self-abasement, or harp on adverse conditions which cannot be changed, our complaints win be brushed away with annoyance and disgust. If we would bring out our trou bles but not make a parade of them and remember that “people* are funnier than anybody,” our troubles would be controlled. Actually the ability to laugh at one’s self and to find the lighter side of a situation has become an American trademark. Such situa tions as pulling the hat down on the wrong fellow's bead would be dis aster in some countries. Here you can almost bet that the victim got a big laugh too. Where else can people laugh at and with each other over common misfortunes or mistakes? Thousands of things happen each day that bring laughter and count less retellings. Old Timers hold regular audiences of-younger men with their past experiences; the younger folks listen. learn and laugh. The ability to do just that is what makes us human beings. Aft er all. the world is made up of people—and people are funny. • • • Frsm the Suburban List, Essex Junction, Vermont: A man in West Virginia, who is 84 years[old, and very active, was asked how he keeps going at his age. Here is Ids answer: “My formula is to keep busy so ttat the years go by unnoticed; to despise nothing except selfish ness, meanness and corruption; fear nothing except cowardice, dis loyalty and indifference; covet nothing that Is my neighbor’s ex cept his kindness of heart and his gentleness of spirit, think many, many times of my friends and, if possible, seldom of my enemies.” That is a whole sermon of an hour's length condensed into a few words. The tragedy of it Is that not a great many people carry it out. Some may qualify except that they are selfish. Others might get a good mark, but they are more or less mean. Not so many are disloyal and cowardly but indifference is quite common. And how many peo ple there are who are jealous of their neighbor’s success. The easiest thing in the world is to extend sympathy to someone whp has misfortune. It is not quite so easy to congratulate one who f has made success. South Carolina Boy Designers Win STATE WINNERS in the annual model car competition of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild are Bill Overstreet, Jr., (upper right), of Spartanburg, who took first place honors in the Junior Division (ages 12 through 15), and Rifchlc Mead Eskridge, Jr., of Florence, whose beautiful model car won first in the Senior Division (ages 16 through 19). Each received a cash, award of $150. WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL 1 Depicted fish 8 It resembles a shad 13 Argument 14 Eagle's nest 15 Roman (ab.) 16 Danger 18 Abstract being 10 Live 19 Bone 11 Shade tree 20 Makes certain 12 Renter 22 College degree 17 Not (prefix) 3 Tree 4 Pronoun 5 Small devils 6 Cries of disgust 7 Unbleached 8 Bargain event 9 Myself Here's the Answer >)^1P]W|1K!Z! ■ rapriSHGn Fm^ranaaEiaH^ciSii r-jFiHFi WfPiW nnaaa hirZIKSa] Iliw'C J rj m pi i*i ri a m n w a wp] fej k ^ m k ra wwaizic j I FiPiRirafeisan (abv) 23 Cape 25 Curved molding 27 Clip 28 Solitary 29 Anent 30 Minister (ab.) 31 Suffix 32 Two (Roman) 33 Without 35 Nights before events 38 Gaelic 39 Rave 40 Note of scale 41 Hunting trips 47 Tellurium (symbol) 48 Self esteem 50 Small finch 51 Musical syllable 52 It is a American fish 54 Drove / 56 Ledger item 57 Tales '"erucal 1 Dress protectors 2 Relax 20 Slander? 21 Fighting men 24 Fog signals 26 Leofric's wife 33 Moon goddess 34 Region in Spain 36 Admission 37 Places 4?Pale 43 Iron (symbol) 44 Weapons 45 Tumult 46 Preposition 49 Table scrap 51 Three (preux) 53 Transput (ab.) 55 Either be more than twice what it is today, while his living: stand ards^ would be reduced to a subsistence basis. To provide the necessary plant and equipment for Ameri can industry calls for a hugre investment. Since the end of World War II, the amount spent for these facilities has exceeded $200 billion. An estimated three fourths of the current outlay is for replacement of worn-out facilities. The» American practice of scrapping: the old for the new contri butes largely toward making otir economy so effective. To use lire of equipment shows considerable variation, but on the average it is perhaps around twenty years. Thus ex penditures of this type are a long-term risk. The invest ment of capital is always susceptible to loss, and no firm can afford to incur risk without the prospect of profit.” I