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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1954
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TOP TUNE ON CAPITOL HILL
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
South Carolina—On The March
What do you know about South Carolina? Well, do you
really know this State?
South Carolina is a land of variety: from the white-capped j
billows of the beaches to the mountain^; and between the
Atlantic and the mountains can be found a choice lot of
fruits and vegetables, dairy products—and much more, not
forgetting peaches, for South Carolina is the chief peach-
producing State.
Our State Planning Board publishes the story of our
State’s astonishing economic development. Inevitably some
thing is omitted, for nothing is said of the shrimp and
oyster pies of James Island, near Charleston. I recall a visit
to James Island. The ladies had prepared a bewildering array
of good things, but I soon specialized an oyster pie. And
in that I had hot competition, though the chicken, ham
and other meats were not neglected.
Turning to the book of the Planning and Development
Board, let me say that it is entitled “South Carolina on the
March: Ten years of Progress.”
Let us share in the enjoyment of the report:
“Industrial development in South Carolina during the
postwar period has been little short of phenomenal. Each
year, the State has been at, or very near, the top among
all the states in the percentage of new industrial gains. From
the mountains to the sea, now plants are springing up as if
by magic, converting this pne-time agricultural empire into
a neatly balanced economy drawing income from both farm
ing and industry.
• There is, however, nothing magic about all of this. South
^ Carolina is a land highly favorable to industry from many
standpoints. Some of its advantages include: an energetic,
courteous people, 99.6% American born and capable of rapid
adjustment to new skills; a friendly, cooperative government
which seeks to help, not hinder, new business and industry;
a sound tax structure satisfactory to business and industry;
abundant natural resources such as forests, clays, sands,
minerals; an unusually abundant water supply; unsurpassed
transportation facilities, with three fine ports; over 16,-
000 miles of paved highways, and good train, truck, bus and
air connections; ample power facilities and telephone sys
tems; a superior program of industrial education; quick ac
cess to vast new markets; and a mild climate replete with
recreational facilities.
South Carolina in its 10 years of progress has been
realizing its inherent possibilities. With every advantage
•to offer new industry and business, it was only natural that
the State should rise to its significant rank of second among
the states of the nation in the percentage increase of value
added by manufacturing.
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Some of the items are very notable:
“1,060 new industrial plants representing a total invest
ment of over $563-million in eight years. Existing plants an
nounced 1,150 expansions costing $360-million. A total of
Over $923-million in that period.
During 1950 South Carolina had the smallest percentage
of business failures of any state in the nation. 4.7 per 10,-
000, compared with national average of 34.3 per 10,000.
Annual peach crop increased from 314 million bushels in
1942 to nearly 5-million bushels in 1952, bringing $814-mil
lion to South Carolina Peach growers, and making the state
first in the nation in the shipment of fresh peaches.
41 % of all the cotton woven goods produced in the United
States in 1948 was printed and finished in South Carolina
—more than the combined total of yards processed by
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. Enough
finished cloth is produced in South Carolina each year to
reach around the world 36V2 times.
36 power generating stations in South Carolina have a
capability of 2 and 1/3 billion kilowatt hours. This is
enough to furnish the average annual power demand to
every occupied dwelling in South Carolina for over 16
months. Electricity rates here are 30% cheaper than in
areas outside the South.
Cash income from cattle and dairying in South Carolina
has increased from one-sixth of the total farm income in
1942 to nearly ^ne-fourth of the total in 1952, amounting
to $81-million.
Forest products industry is second largest industry in
South Carolina. Big and little plants worth over $200-mil-
lion are supported by $500-million worth of standing timber
on 12-million acres of forest land. To maintain this forest
potential, state, federal, and private sources are now plant
ing between 30 and 40 million seedlings a year.”
“Members of South Carolina's executive departments and
legislature know that payrolls and not taxation bring pros
perity to communities. They believe that industry should
and desires to bring its proper share of governmental costs
but they do not believe that industry should be penalized
by burdensome taxation or unnecessary regulations.”
“In ten years, from 1942-1952, South Carolina had a total
growth in industry of over $l-billion. These figures do not
include the expenditure of the Federal Government on the
Atomic Energy Commission plant near Aiken, which has
exceeded one-an-a-half billion dollars.
Thus South Carolina’s total industrial expansion
amounts to approximately two-and-a-half billion
dollars within 10 years. That’s an average of
almost $5,000,000 a week.”
South Carolina increased per capital income from 1942 to
1952 by 128% against a National percentage increase of
87%. Bank deposits here increased 239% compared with a
national increase of 127%. Business telephones here in
creased 151%, although the national average was 64%.
Well, here is more:
“In many other fields, including life insurance sales, pri
vate automobile registrations, etc., South Carolina far out
stripped the nation in percentage increase. These facts
point to a higher standard of living. '.*-*•
Between 1929 and 1952, South Carolina was a national
leader in increase of value added by manufacturing, its
479% increase being double the national growth,’ 240%.
In the same period, South Carolina’s income from manu
facturing grew 558%, more than double the national gaiiYof
285%.” v- 4$.
“In 1943, there were four paper, pulp and paper product
industries in operation. Now, Only ten years later, nineteen
such manufacturing firms produce approximately $114-
million worth of products yearly and employ over four thou
sand persons.
Between 1943 and 1953 the number of clothing plants in
the State increased from 22 to 111. Employment in these
plants increased by over 12,000 and value of product by
over $81,000,000. *
Twenty-two meat packing plants have been added in the
state—increasing the value of meat products processed by
252 % in this ten-year period.
In 1953, South Carolina had a total of 1,996 industrial
plants (exclusive of sawmills) in operation. These firms
produced over two billion, four hundred million dollars of
manufactured goods. The 192,760 non-salaried employees
received wages amounting to $491-millior.”
“South Carolina is extremely fortunate in having three
of the most substantial privately managed power companies
blanketing the State with power lines. There are 36 gen
erating stations interconnected with thousands of miles of
high voltage transmission lines.
These companies have constantly set a mark far ahead of
actual requirements for the^ expansion of industry in the
state, and at the same time have maintained departments
to help develop industries.”
“South Carolinians pay less for their electricity than the
average citizen across the nation. National average cost per
kilowatt hour for all electric energy sold to ultimate custo
mers in the United States is 1.773 cents, while the average ip
South Carolina is 1.286 cents.”
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That is a good example, for it is only a partial list; it is
illuminating, informative and inspiring.
RESSIONAL
Q—What is the “preference clause” often mentioned in the power
policy argument?
A—“Preference clauses” used by both federal and state governments,
grant priorities in the purchase of government-owned electric pow
er to Rural Electrification Administration cooperatives, cities, coun
ties and other nonprofit organizations. A bill to grant private en
terprise the right tr' Niagara
Falls, N. Y., wa' -f-
erence clause.
Q—Can Congress rescinu n o. iu uc
A—Yes, provided the money has not already been spent. Rescinded
funds are no longer available to the agency in question and must
be returned to the Treasury. Most rescissions are of funds which
the agency has not obligated, because it would normally cost
something to cancel a contract already made. There were many
rescissions in fiscal 1954, as there are in most years. Among them
was $66,000 previously voted but not spent or authorized for con
struction of an additional fertilizer facility for the Tennessee Val
ley Authority.
Q—What is parity?
A—Parity—as applied to farm prices and income—is a formula to
measure the purchasing power of the farmer’s income from sale
of his produce. Current prices and income are compared to levels
in a base period. If a farmer gets 100 per cent of parity for a
bushel of corn, the proceeds of that sale will buy him as many
Sunday neckties as the price of corn bought during the base period.
Corn and some other farm ‘products now are supported at 90 per
cent of parity.
(Copyright 1S54, Congressional Quarterly)
A Look At The Governors
A veteran journalist and legislator has written a book
of sketches on our Governors, from the redoubtable. Pitch-
fork Ben Tillman down to our incomparable Jimmie Byrnes.
The author is my fine friend of the years—W. R. Brad
ford of York County, more particularly of Fort Mill in said
County.
I read the sketches with interest and enjoyment. The
sketch properly includes my friends Emile Harley and
“Dick” Jefferies. > , ,
Mr. Bradford knew all the Governors, except one, as I re
call, and he speaks well of our chief Magistrates.
I am reminded of John Sharp Williams, the brilliant son
of Mississippi. He did not admire* Theodore Roosevelt, but
could not be ungracious when Teddy went to Mississippi and
had to be introduced.
Senator Williams let his mind range over our history and
said that no other nation had enjoyed twenty-odd rulers com
parable to the Presidents of the United States.
And so, I read between the lines, my gracious friend
thinks our State has fared well.
1. Cirrus refers to <ai a type of cloud; (b) fruit; (c) a fish.
2. Erratum refers to (a) an eccentric person; (b) mistake
in writing or printing; (c) misbehaving.
3. Mohammed is buried (a) at Medina; (b) Jakarta; (c)
New Delhi.
ANSWERS
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Dale Carnegie
^ AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START UVING"
VfyTHEN Mrs. Nelva S. Purdon, 349 South Pacific, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
▼ V vama, lost her husband, she was scared of the future. She was
afraid she couldn’t meet the competition of younger girls in the busi
ness world, afraid of the loneliness, afraid she would become a discon
tented, sour, crabby, old lady.
She realized it was up to her to overcome her fear. She must not
sit and worry over the future; there was the present
to consider. So she read all the inspirational things
she could: the Bible, “How to Stop Worrying and
•Start Living,” and Dr. Peale’s book “Guide to Con
fident Living.” She prayed. She had judgment enough
to realize she had to control her thinking, and soon
she found that the only way to do that was to keep
busy.
She took a brush-up course in shorthand and typ
ing. and got a job. That was the first hurdle. Next she
took some “hobby courses,” dresden china painting,
millinery, and a course at Carnegie Tech for self- CARNEGIE
improvement. She took up bowling and golf, which she had never
done before and she planned trips for the special days and holidays,
working at keeping busy as she had never worked before.
As a result of her efforts, she says she is so busy now that her
friends complain that they can never reach her. But she has less time
to think of the past or worry over the future. She is living one day at
a time, and has achieved some degree of peace of mind, which she
never thought possible three years ago.
I F PAST patterns hold good, SP*
proximately every fourth seat in
the next Congress vjjll be held by
a member Who wasn’t there the
previous session. 1
Long • familiar faces and often-
heard famous names give an illu
sion "of permanency, but four fac
tors combine each year to change
the face of Congress: Death', in
office, defeat at the polls, retire
ment and resignation. Together
these factors produce a Congress-
to-Congress change of about 25 per
cent. ^
In recent Congresses, defeats
and decisions not to seek re-election
have accounted for most of the
turnover. In the past three bi
ennial elections—1948, 1950 ^and 1952
—an average of nearly 50 repre
sentatives and 10 Senators were
defeated in bids for re-election in
either primary or November races.
An average of 36 House Members
and five Senators whose terms had
expired did not run again.
During the past five Congresses,
an average of two Senators and
seven Representatives resigned
during their terms. Death has tak
en an average of 10 members of
the House and* five Senators during
each Congress since the 79th.
Though more than a dozen law
makers served their country for
40 years or more since the First
Congress in 1789, most Congress
men are less permanent residents
of Washington. Since the first Con
gressman, average tenure for a
Representative has been about five
years; for a Senator, about eight
and a half years. But Representa
tives are elected for terms of two
years. Senators for six.
When it takes over on Jan. 3,
1955, the 84th Congress is certain
to have a host of new faces.
Saveral incumbents already have
lost out in early primaries. Sen.
Alton A. Lennon (N.C.) an ap
pointee bidding for the Democratic
Senate nomination was defeated in
the May primary. Rep. Laurie C.'
Battle (D. Ala.) was also unsuc
cessful in a primary bid for the
Alabama Senate nomination.
At least 20 other House Members
have indicated they do not plan to
run for their present seats. Three
Senators, among them Lester C.
Hunt (D. Wyo.), who died June 19,
.announced they would not run for
re-election. Retiring are Sens. Ed
win C. Johnson (D) running for
^governor of Colorado, and Robert
C. Hendrickson (R. N.J.).
Since the present Congress was
elected, H members have died.
The Senators were Willis Smith
(D. N.C.), Charles W. Tobey (R.
N.H.), and Robert A*. Taft (R.
Ohio), in 1953; and Dwight P.
Griswold (R. Neb.>, Clyde R. Hoey
(D. N.C.), and Himt in 1954.
Adolph J. Sabath (D. HU and
E. E. Cox (D. Ga.) died in 1952
after their elections to the House
but before the 83rd Congress was
sworn in. Reps. Joseph R. Bryson
(D. S.C.), Garret L. Withers (D.
Ky.) and Merlin Hull (R. Wis.)
died in 1953.
The present. Congress has pro
duced only three resignations, and
all of them were of House 'Mem
bers. One of those who resigned,
Clifford R. Case (R. N.J.), now is
a candidate for the Senate. The
others were Thomas B. Stanley
(D. Va.), now governor of Virginia,
and Morris Poulson (R. Calif.) now
mayor of Los Angelas.
ideas from other editors
From the Dillon, South Carolina,
Herald: The men who made the
U. S. a great nation did not watch
the clock and fr^t over the wages
they would receive. They were am
bitious to learn and equip them
selves for the responsibilities of
life. The youth who thinks and con
ducts himself otherwise has no
chance of winning in the race of
life. *
From the Bay City, Michigan
Valley Farmer: Tb think about our
whole free enterprise system as
one vast economics machine is real
ly not so farfetched because that
is the way it works. No single
part of it functions all by itself.
Every industry, every factory, ev
ery machine tool, even one-man
business, every newspaper, daily
or weekly, is connected in many
ways with all the rest of the
economy.
• • •
From the Salem, New Jersey.
Sunbeam: The • things we get the
maddest over—that cause us to
fret and fume, exhaust ourselves
and becloud and shorten our lives
—generally are the things we
haven’t taken the trouble to face
frankly and. honestly.
There are people who are not in
the least concerned over politics,
religion, or social problems and
who therefore are believed by
others to lead* contented lives.
But most of us take notice of
the world’s problems, our neigh
bor’s opinions and beliefs concern
ing the here and the hereafter. We
notice that some people misbehavo
and that some things are misman
aged.
We decide that “if we were run
ning it” we should do better. Or
we discover one of the myriad gens
in the crown of philosophy or re
ligion and say “if only more people
had that inner experience and
thought that way!”
So we set out to tell other peo
ple “how it ought to be done.”
or about our beliefs and opinions.
But the other fellow has no inter
est in the matter or else he is in
terested in counter opinions of his
own. He has discovered public
blunders affecting his particular
way of life or source of livelihood.
It takes a little intelligence and
curiosity to develop an interest in
public affairs—matters like farm
prices, school finance and taxes,
foreign relations and plans .
It takes tolerance to endure opin
ions and actions that r eem adverse
to us and to discriminate whether
such adverse opinions spring from
selfishness, from stupid perversity,
or from .different and perhaps still
more sound viewpoint than our
own. It is also well worth some
frank explanation to discover just
what motive predominated the for
mation of our own opinions.
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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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Songster
Here’s the Answer
HORIZONTAL
1,5 Depicted
songster •>,
10 Jiggle
12 Stage whispers
14 Swiss river
15 Drops ol eye
fluid
17 Encountered
18 Let fall
20 Her
21 Neat
22 Type of
butterfly'
23 Near
24 Jargon
26 Small island
20 Mineral rock
30 Measure of
type
31 Oriental
measure
32 Blackbird of
cuckoo family
33 European
36
3 Pronoun
4 Permit
5 Unusual
6 Worm
7 World War II
soldier
8 Concedes
9 Requirement
10 Small child
11 Legal point ^
13 Pigpen
16 Exclamation
19jCooking
utensil
21 Oriental porgy
24 Mexican
Indian
25 Seed covering
27 Spanish
community
28 Arabian prince 42 Morindin dye
32 presses 43 Still
34 Manifest 45 Slat
35 Diminutive of 46 Compass point
Cecelia 48 Observe
36 Source of light 49 Through
39 Dance step 52 Goddess of the
40 Goddess of earth
discord 54 Symbol for
41 Callous ruthenium
51 He is a radio
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2 Demigoddess
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