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THE NEWBERRY SUN
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
Bus, Air Lines Lead In Passengers
Rail Roads used to carry most travellers; and the trains
of today are faster and mone luxurious than the trains of a
generation ago. Trains are longer too and faster. I sat
by a Rail Road track recently and counted one hundred
and twenty four freight cars in one train. Four diesels car
ried the big train smoothly along. But Greyhound Corpora
tion now leads the field, with a revenue of $232,400,090, fol
lowed by air lines, the mammoth Pennsylvania Rail Road
being fifth in passenger revenue.
Let’s Devote Ourselves To America
Our great Nation has been playing a losing battle against
Communism, all over the world, except in Guatemala. Bil
lions of dollars have been poured out, but we seem some
what inapt or inept, I don’t know which.
We have given billions in money, in food, in munitions,
in ships, in personnel; we have done everything but con
vince the world of our motives. Why not devote ourselves to
America and this side of the world ?
Let us be strong and the world will listen.
The Payoff—Industrial Research
Does it pay to carry on research in industry? Or, rather,
does industry profit by research in pure chemistry?
I have referred frequently to the new products which
have been developed by our industrial chemists. Millions of
men and women are today earning bread and meat at work
due to the patient researchers. I’ve read an interesting
account, even on a dollar and cent basis.
“The steady stream of new products from the nation’s
laboratories and pilot plants and the development of in
dustries based on them is providing a bigger spark to the
growth of the national economy today than ever before in
history. To realize this, one has only to consider the present
size and importance of’some of the new industrites which
have either started up or gotten their major build-up dur
ing the past ten or fifteen years.
Synthetic rubber, which was virtually non-existent prior
to World War II, has reached an annual output level of 2
billion pounds, valued at more than half a billion dollars.
Man-made fibers last year reached a volume of bil
lion pounds, valued at well over $1 billion. The pasties in
dustry turned out 3 billion pounds of materials and grossed
$l 1 /£ billion. Output of petrochemicals topped 20 billion
pounds and was worth around $3 billion.
Growth of some of the newer, non-chemical industries
has been equally impressive. Sales of air conditioning equip
ment approached the $2 billion mark. Electronics became an
$8 billion industry; of this, television, which did not exist
commercially seven years ago, accounted for around $2^
billion. In the $9 billion aircraft industry, the number of
jet-powered planes exceeded the number of piston-engined
planes for the first time.
Taking only those new products which have come into
use largely since World War II—jet aircraft, television, syn
thetic rubbers, synthetic fibers other than rayon, new T type j
of plastics, synthetic detergents, wonder drugs, titanium
metal, home air conditioning, and other new products—
their sales in 1953 would add up to more than $11V2 bil
lion. Small wonder then that managements of many com
panies look upon research expenditures as ‘seed’ money, as
an investment in the future.
Analysis of a sample of 34 companies, representing a broad
cross-section of industry, shows that in 1953 they spent a
total of $463 million on research and development work. This
was 11% above the previous year and established an all-
time high. The average ratio of research to sales for these
firms was 1.8^> although it showed considerable variation Ijy
industry. ,
Since this group accounts for approximately one-fifth of
the overall research expenditures of American industry, the
indicated total last year was somewhat around $2 1 /£ billion.
If past experience is any guide, those record outlays should
result in bumper crops of new and improved products over
the next ten years. This was evident in the 1953 results of
companies in widely different industries.
Air conditioning is expected to grow from a $2 billion |
business in 1954 to $5 billion by 1963. Within ten years, out
put of petro-chemicals is expected to rise from around $3 bil
lion annually to more than $6 bilion. Entirey new industries,
like the peacetime development of atomic energy, are on the
horizon.
Each of these new products and industries is creating a
demand for still more new and improved products, thus set
ting off an economic chain reaction. For example, the
growth of television and electronics has brought about a de
mand for new glass products and metals. The advent of jet
aircraft has called for the development of special metals and
fuels. Air conditioning has meant a stepped-up demand for
aluminum and insulating materials.
THAT AWFUL AUGUST NIGHTMARE!
Research and development work is no longer confined to
certain industries, but has spread to all fields, as every
industry has recognized that it must continue to develop
new and improved products in order to grow, or even main
tain its competitive position. In the metallurgical field, for
example, though new wonder metals like titanium and zir
conium have stolen the spotlight, other metals have con
tinued to push ahead.
The steel industry has been active in developing new pro
ducts, too, as special stainless steels for the transporta
tion and chenycal industries; non-magnetic ones for mili
tary use and for the electrical industry; steel of high-
strength for aircraft landing gear; and grain-oriented elec
trical sheets for transformers and other special electrical
equipment.
The oil industry has come up with new and improved fuels
and lubricants as well as an increasing number of petro
chemicals. And as the petroleum companies have stepped
up the octane rating of gasoline, the automobile makers
have developed new, high compression, more efficient
engines.
Intensive research in new types of glass and new uses for
glass has helped the rapid growth of that business in recent
years. One company has .spent $15 million in development
work on glass during the past decade.
Development of new products is not the only aspect of re
search. Another objective, often overlooked, is cost reduc
tion. In times of rising material and labor costs it is only by
learning how to build a product with different or less ma
terial, or by less costly methods, that the company is able
to keep the prices of its products from rising to a point
where the public cannot buy,'or the company is n<T longer
competitive.’ ~
The ability to keep trimming costs is giving the science-
based industries like the chemical, metallurgical, and electri
cal a growing price advantage over their competitors. The
long-term downward trends in prices of synthetics con
trasted with the prices of most natural materials is a good
example.
Moreover, the present outpouring of money into research
is forerunner of greatly increased capital outlays in the
years to come.”
Who Carries The Tax Load
It is interesting to read that President Eisenhower will
win his fight to make a contract with private utility Com
panies to provide the necessary additional power for the
mammoth Government undertaking in Kentucky. Our Na- -
tion should get out of the utility field. By all means let us try
to be fairly consistent: if Government plants are best,
then have Government grocery stores, Government butcher-
shops, Government dry goods stores—Government movies—
and Government everything else.
Then who would pay the faxes? Every time we have a
Government store, or a Government give-away, or a Gov
ernment power business, or a Government Rail Road some
one else has to make up in taxes for the exemptions.
I’ve been impressed with a fact, which certainly most
teachers know: that the average person does not always
know what he does know and is frequently at a lo^s be
cause he does not use the knowledge that he has.
We know that everyone needs a spur to action. Nothing
so stimulates us as competition. If all our neighbors lived in
mud flats we would be content with mud flats, too; But
when someone moves ahead, all of us will sooner or later try
to do as well, or better. So our great country has grown and
developed because everyone was at liberty to do his best.
So if life should become Government controlled, bureaucrat
dominated^we should have no progress.
Government today operates injnany fields; and the Gov
ernment spends a lot of money. That is true of every kind
of Government; it is costly. Not only the National Govern
ment but States, Counties, towns, school districts—all need
money. Where does it come from? Taxes. Now if we have
all manner of commercial operations which pay little or no
taxes, then all the rest of us must make up for the special
privilege of the one who Carrie's on without paying. He is
really sponging on us, isn’t he?
We have heavy expenses for schools, police, health, road
building and maintenance—and a dozen other local concerns.
All of us share the benefits, but some don’t pay; they are
exempt. In this democracy the first rule is equality: equality
of what? Equality of obligation primarily. If any group or
any individual does not pay his part why should he be en
titled to use the schools or the roads; why should he enjoy
police protection of his person, his family or his property?
TT AS CONGRESS and the nation
fairly treated the record 20,-
731,000 living veterans who have
fought in U.S. wars?
In the opinion of some legisla
tors, yes; but others, like Rep.
Edith Nourse Rogers (R Mass.),
Chairman of the Veterans Affairs
unit, feel the treatment has been
more like that of a “stepchild.”
The late-session drive to force a
vote on the bill to boost veteran
benefits by an average 10 per cent
brought about a check on just how
much the American people have
paid on their incalculable debt to
the men who fought their wars.
Using funds paid into the Federal
Treasury by taxpayers, the Veter
ans Administration and earlier
veterans agencies had by the end
of Fiscal 1953 spent $70,357,942,337
f#r such veterans benefits as com
pensation and pension payments,
insurance, vocational rehabilitation,
education and training, and medi
cal and dental care. The cost of
a ten per cent boost in these serv
ices: at least $231 million in the
first year of operation.
The major portion of VA spend
ing each year is for monthly com
pensation and pension payments to
veterans and their dependents.
Aljout $2.4 billion was spent in this
manner in fiscal 1953.
The bill to boost VA benefits was
favorably reported late in May by
the House Veterans Affairs Com
mittee, although VA Administrator
H. V. Higley said he felt enact
ment “would not be in accord
with the program of the Presi
dent.” The measure later failed
to clear the House Rules Commit
tee.
The move to force the bill out
of the Rules Committee and onto
the House floor for a vote was led
by Rep. Edmund P. Radwan <R
N.Y.). Radwan said July 14 that a
move would be made to obtain
signatures of a majority of House
Members and force a vote on his
resolution. The majority was there,
if he could get them to sign, for
246 veterans are in the House and
218 signatures were needed for
success of the discharge petition.
Disagreement on the extent of
veterans benefits are nothing new.
A House fight developed in 1953
over whether Veterans who could
afford it should pay the cost of
hospitalization for non-service con
nected disabilities. The House Ap
propriations Committee recom
mended that the VA be permitted
t to investigate the veteran’s affi
davit of inability to pay, and to
deny free hospitalization if the VA
felt he could pay. But the House
voted down the provision, on a
217-179 roll-call vote. '
Those who feel veterans benefits
have been sufficient point out that
the VA has been spending several
billion dollars a year for disability
and pension payments, maintain
ing 170 VA hospitals where each
day 103,000 veterans get free care,
p«ying up to $1,600 of the cost of
a special automobile for an eligi
ble discharged veteran and up to
$10,000 on the cost of special hous
ing for a paraplegic.
Those opposed to the boost say
the VA has done well in handling
three major problems: Readjust
ment from military to civilian life,
the physical and financial difficul
ties of the disabled servicemen,
and the needs of dependents of
deceased veterans.
From the Duncannon Record, enough part in the affairs of the
Duncannon, Pennsylvania: A press? Chutch. Off-and on we have noted
release from a Washington church
has been puzzling us. It was an-»
nounced that for the first time ; In
the Washington area drive-in wor
ship services would be held at the
Hillside Drive-In Theatre. The pas
tor of the church would deliyei; the.
sermon and the regular qhoj^r would
be present to sing over the theatre
sound system. The congregation
would remain in their assorted au
tomobiles to worship and to sing
the words of hymns printed on the
program.
Non-sectarian in character, these
services will be held each Sunday,
regardless of weather .conditions.
The idea being that those unable to
walk or to climb steps; could re
main in their cars while wor
shipping.
It is not the desire of this paper
to set itself up as a judge of theo
logical procedure; it has long held,
more or less privately, that each
man must decide for himself how
(he) is to come to God. We do not
want f o appear cynical in ap
proaching the sacred groves. But
something about driving into a
theatre to thank the Lord for the
graces of life does not coincide
with our views at all
After mulling over the question
for some time we have concluded
that we are probably old fashioned
— and also do not take active
that the extra-curricular groups in
the average church are often en
gaged, in modernizing—or stream
lining—the modes of worship in ,an
attempt to make the church have
more appeal. Certain fragments of
the congregations are always ready
to jump on the band-wagon for a
new edition of the Bible; new
robes for the choir and a bap
tismal fq|ilf with hot and cold run
ning water: -
The best editor we ever knew
said 'there are- two safe things
to steer clear of — politics and re
ligion. We’d like to do that all
the time. But there are days when
we desire to put one small finger
in the controversial pie, and this
is one of them. We just hate to
think of coming generations of
pious - for - the-moment Christians
who tear off to the Drive-In every
Sunday morning.
• • •
From the Western Reserve Demo
crat, Warren, Ohio; Who sez wom
en are the weaker sex? . .
They live eight years longer than
men; they represent 20 per cent
of the labor forces of the nation;
they own 40 per cent of the homes;
50 per cent of the railroad stock
and have 70 per cent of the wealth.
They spend 80 per cent of the
money that goes for food and buy
67 per cent of the clothing . . .
HORIZONTAL 9 Bamboolike
1 Depicted breed grass
of dog
10 Carbon in
heat-treated
steel
11 Pilfers
13 Penetrates.
16 French river
17 West Point
student
16 Suffix
19 Rough lava
20 Lack
23 Ringlet.
25 Daybreak
(comb, form)
26 Gaelic
27 Bridge
29 Ambary
30 Quote
31 Ardor
34 Symbol for
radium
35 Hebrew letter
39 Preposition
40 Grows wan
43 East Indian
. island
45 Lubricators
46 Portals
18 Appraises
VERTICAL
1 Doer (suffix)
2 Common swift
3 Pit
4 Numbers (ab.)
5 While
6 Indian
7 Metallic
element
6 Feminine
appellation
11 Merganser
12 Ancieht Irish
capital
14 Erects *
15 Vapid •
21 Tidy ,
22 Sound quality
23 Surrender
24 Soviet river
27 Paltry
28 Musical
instrument
32 Mimicker
33 Promontory
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38 Hostelries
39 Native of
Latvia
40 Early Briton
41 On the
sheltered side
42 Not as much
44 Boundary
(comb, form)
45 Tierra del
Fuego Indian
47 Morning
(ab.)
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★: AUTHOR OF "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START UVIHG:.' . ★
S OME YEARS AGO Robert I. Forsht, 205 Second Avenue, S.E., Glen
Bumie, Maryland, quit a good paying job for one paying less be
cause of a feeling of insecurity and worry. Where do you think he went
to work? In one of the largest Mental Hospitals in the country.
The first few days he had many misgivings. Like most people, he
had many of the old world superstitutions and fears of the mentally ill.
During his first day in the ward a tall patient
dressed like an ancient king came to him and said.
“I am King here and when you need money to run
this ward my Treasurer will issue it to you.” He
replied, “Thank you King.” As he turned to walk
away the “king” handed him some paper and said.
“Here is $100,000 for today.”
Shortly afterward a distinguished looking patient
came up to him and said. “I own all the banks here
and will take care of your money.” You can see
he was rapidly profiting; the king was giving him
$100,000 a day and his banker was takine care ^ ’ f rARNEGIF
for him.
Robert Forsht says those are examples of the many humorous in
cidents that happen in the wards every day. Because of worry and
fear most of the patients were living in their subconscious minds rather
than in their conscious minds.
The fourteen months he worked at the hospital he declares to be
the most enlightening experience of his life, and he would like to sug
gest to us that if the load of fear and worry gets too heavy to carry,
that we visit one of our mental hospitals, for then you will be able to
count your blessings and thank the good Lord for each one of them.
Q—What is the difference between a self - executing and non - self- -
executing treaty?
A—Provisions of a self-executing treaty take effect automatically when
it is ratified by the President following consent by a two-thirds vote
in the Senate. A non-self-executing treaty — or the portions which
are non-self-executing — do not become binding law until imple
menting legislation is passed. The Senate may add a non-self
execution clause to a treaty. In some cases — for example when
money 'must be appropriated to carry out its terms — a treaty is
non-self-executing on the face of it. One section of the Constitutional
amendment proposed by Sen. John W. Bricker (R Ohio) would
make all treaties and other international agreements non-self-
a executing as to their domestic effects.
Q—Can movie stars still escape income tax payments on their earnings
abroad?
A—Not completely. A law enacted by the first session repeals the com
plete exemption enjoyed by Americans (movie - stars and others)
who work overseas for 17 months of an 18-month period. The new
•* law exampts only the first $20,000 of such overseas earnings.
Q—How did federal power development begin?
A—Most authorities cite the Reclamation Act of 1906 as the first solid
brick in the structure of federal power development, although
earlier laws scratched the surface. The 1906 law authorized de
velopment of power incidental to irrigation projects, which were
the law’s main object. From the beginning trickle of “juice,”
federal power production has grown to 13 per cent of the total j
output in the U.S. v
(Copyright 1954. Congressional Quarterly)
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(Infrared) (ultraviolet) light is used to take
pictures secretly at night.
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the fight against infantile paralysis.
France faces new headaches in (Tunisia)
(Morocco) (both).
5. Crows apparently can count to at least (9)
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(paintings).
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(hair).
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(Fargo) (Bismarck) is North Dakota’s cap
ital.
Dogs (are) (are not) believed to be color
blind.
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correct choice. A score of 0-20. is poor; 30-60, average;
70-80 superior, and 90-100, very superior.
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