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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1954
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NEWBERRY. S. C.
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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.
Says REA Costs Nothing
Spectator, who writes a column appearing here each week,
had something to say last week about REA. In his state
ment he said, “I read recently that a total of eighty million
dollars has been lost to the Nation through certain expenses
of various kinds.”
We can’t say just what expenses he had reference to, but
a call from Hugh Epting, manager of the local electric co
operative assured us REA had cost the nation nothing.
Mr. Epting gave figures to prove that money borrowed
from the Rural Electrification Authority is costing the tax
payers nothing, and money borrowed from REA is being re
paid with interest.
As we said, we don’t know just exactly how REA has
cost the nation this estimated 80 million dollars, but we
suspect that loss to the state and federal government in
taxes was what Spectator had in mind.
Support The Indians
Saturday night the Newberry College Indians will be look
ing for their secc*nd win of the season against a reported
strong Lenoir-Rhyne team at Setzler Field here Saturday
evening.
The Indians chalked up a fine record during the 1953 sea
son, and prospects for this year are even better. Of course
teamwork is the key to success and under the capable lead
ership of Harvey Kirkland and his staff, that spirit is evi
dent in the new Redskin organization.
But getting more to the point, local support adds greatly
to the spirit and morale of any team and helps create the
will to win. So plan now to be in the stands Saturday night
and let them know we’re pulling for them all the way.
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
U. S. Scorecard In U., N.
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A study by Henry Elmer Barnes tells us: “After eight
years of the United Nations—-here is a little of the record
as far as it affects the United States; with a total popula
tion of between 155 and 160 million people—and we are but
one of the member nations of the United Nations—we are
committed to the defense of forty-one countries;—bound by
treaty or military occupation to defend by force of arms
a foreign population of over 560 millions. Stated another
/ way—the United States, charged with the normal obliga
tion of defending our own territorial boundaries and terri
torial possessions, is, in addition, also committed to the de
fense of more than 45 percent of the inhabited area of the
world!
Through military missions and bases the United States
is also involved indirectly in the defense of nine additional
nations, constituting another population of foreigners of
over 170 million. Among those countries may be counted
Communist Yugoslavia.
There are more than a hundred United States air bases
throughout the world, located in the territories of colonies of
ten nations.
Under the t6rms of the Rio Pact, signed September 2,
1947, the United States has treaty commitments with Argen
tina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, ^Colombia, Costa Rico, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Guatamala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, Uruguay,
and Venezuela.
Eleven countries are involved in the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, signed April 3, 1949. These nations
are Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Ice
land, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Portu
gal. '
United States Military Missions are in Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatamala, Liberia, Iran,
Turkey, Formosa, Indonesia, Indochina, Korea and Thailand.
The United States has established air bases in the
Azores (Portugal), Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Great
Britain, France, Germany, Libya, Saudi Arabia Philippines,
and Japan.
We have occupation forces in Germany and Austria and
naval patrols for Formosa and Korea.
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And all of this—remember—is the score card for the
United States as a member of the United Nations!
Truman spent $191,081,394,191 in less than five years in
the furtherance of this program for Empire—more than the
combined expenditures of the administrations from President
Washington to and including Roosevelt;—and Roosevelt,
as you know, had outspent the combined expenditures of the
administrations that had preceded him.
There is no indication that the Eisenhower administra
tion is deviating, or is inclined to deviate, from the foreign
policies of Roosevelt or Truman.”
I think the nations need a forum for open discussion of
world affairs and world problems, but I think the present
organization, known as the United Nations, is a mischief-
DISTRACTING COMPETITION
making affair and likely to involve our nation in all the
trials, tribulations, ‘misfortunes, calamities, ambitions, and
aspirations of the whole world. I think we should move to
reorganize, re-constitute the United Nations so that it may
be a common ground of meeting for all nations, for discus
sion, only, and without obligation.
Charleston Sales Tops
Charleston, South Carolina, looms large in the September
Monthly Review of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Discussing the development of suburban business, or the
trend toward the locating of enterprises in the suburbs, the
Review says:
“For the most part, the areas with the greatest popula
tion gains from 1940 to 1950 had also the fastest growing
markets in the period 1939-48. Norfolk-Portsmouth had the
largest population increase, 139%, and the second largest
gain in retail sales, 567 %. The Maryland and Virginia ring
areas of the District of Columbia increased 115% in popu
lation and 389% in sajes; Charleston, South Carolina, 90%
and 574%—the latter the largest gain in the District—Dur
ham 51% and 468% ; and Baltimore 73% and 311%.”
Something From Death Valley
I went to Death Valley, California and visited Scotty’s
fabulous castle out in the desert. So I read with special in
terest a newsy account of new uses for borax, this interesting
story coming from Death Valley.
“Often found in nature combined with sodium boron in
the form of borax, in one form or another, is doing siwh
things as making a washable paint for wallboard practically
fireproof. It’s keeping citrus fruit fresh, making glass fibre
more pliant and checking the corrosive effect of antifreeze
in auto radiators. About 90% of the world’s production of
white, crystalline borax comes from the rugged, desert
country northeast of Los Angeles, which includes Death
Valley.
For decades borax has been familiar in such household
staples as eyewash, tooth powder and soap, while industry
has used it in making glass, enamels and glue and in refining
metals. Now this ancient material, used by Oriental silver
smiths a thousand years ago to help fuse their metal, is
carving out a broadening economic niche.
Just a few months ago one of the two leading borax pro
ducers, introduced its Borotherm, a white powder derived
from boron that’s mixed into paints and helps guard wall-
board against fire. So far four building-materials manu
factures, have bought Borotherm mainly for experimental
use at the moment, and negotiations are under* way with
others.
The glass fibre, antifreeze and citrus aids have all bowed
in within the past few years. In glass fibre and antifreeze,
as in paint, borax derivatives are simply blended in during
manufacture. Citrus packers yash their oranges, lemons and
grapefruit in a borax solution to prevent blue mold decay,
which used to ruin as much as one-third cf a shipment.
Other farm uses are growing fast, borax people say.
The largest producer and a sponsor of research projects at
agricultural colleges, claims its fertilizers, in addition to
improving the yield and quality of apples, can double the per-
acre yield of alfalfa. Some plant foods contain borax to
eliminate diseases in sugar beets and tobacco that are
caused by boron deficiencies in the soil.
Tn steel alloys, tiny quantities of ,boron help harden the
metal and permit lower heat and shorter time for temper
ing. Though use of boron in steel sank back to 35,000
pounds in 1953 from 49,000 the year before, that, was still
well above the 30,000 pounds of 1951. Only a few-thou-
sandths of 1% of. each ton of. this steel is boron.
Borax is making significant inroads into the market for
carbide abrasives, carbon compounds that are made in
electric furnaces and are widely used in grinding wheels,
hones and the like. Boron carbide is the hardest known
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substance next to the diamond, and that, of course, makes it
a formidable cutter and grinder.”
And now they are using borax with gasoline in order to
give greater-mileage. «wi
When something so useful may be found in Death Valley,
we may hope for great discoveries in our swamps and sand
hills.
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New Ice Cream Substitute.
“A frozen. dessert based, like margarine, on inexpensive
vegetable oils instead of costly butterfat,. is making its ap
pearance on more and more dessert plates. On many of them,
MOSS
S ELF employed farmers, or
farm owners, and many hired
farm workers are brought under
the provisions of the Social Se
curity Act for the first time as a
result of /extensions in the Act
passed by the 83rd Congress.
So beginning January 1, 1955,
all farm op( rators who make as
much as $400 profit in a year will
have old age and survivors insur
ance protection. Up to this time
only farm workers who work reg
ularly for one farm operator have
been covered. The new act now
brings old age and survivors in
surance protection to all farm
workers who earn as much as
$100 cash pay in a year from any
one farmer, whether the work is
regular or not. Cotton gin work
ers also will be covered beginning
January 1, 1955, under the same
rules that apply to people who
work on the land.
Here is how benefits will work
for old age and survivors insur
ance:
For an average monthly wage
of $45, the workers monthly bene
fit will be'$30; for a worker and
his wife, $45; if the breadwinner
dies, his widow will get $30; widow
and one child, $45; widow and
two children, $50.20.
These benefits increase up to a
maximum monthly wage of $350,
for which the worker would get
monthly benefits of $108.50; work
er and wife, $162.80; if breadwin
ner dies, the widow would get
$81.40; widow and one child,
$162.80; widow and two children,
$200.00.
Commencing in 1955 a person
under 72 years of age and entitled
to benefits can earn as much as
$1,200 a year and still receive his
payments. After 72 years, pay
ments will be made regardless
of amount of earnings. Retirement
age is 65 years or later. Gener
ally speaking persons who come
under social security for the first
time in 1955 can become insured
for benefits after they have earned
security credits for a year and a
half.
The tax for employees is two
per cent of their pay and this
amount is^ matched by the em
ployer. This means that covered
farm workers will have two per
cent of their salary deducted for
social security. The other two
per cent paid by the employer is
sent to the Director of Internal
Revenue, along with a list show
ing wages and social security ac
count number of each employee.
The tax for the farm owner, or
operator is three per cent of their
earnings. They pay this once each
year along with their income tax.
The tax for both worker and em
ployer is paid only on first $4,200
of wages. For those coming under
social security for the first time,
the first and most important • step
to take is to obtain a social se
curity card from the nearest so
cial security office.
Self employed farmers do not
pay tax on 1954 earnings. Early v
in 1956 you make a social security
report of your 1955 earnings and
pay the tax on them. This report
is >part »of your income tax return.
The amount reported is on net
earnings or profit, after subtract
ing all farm expenses from total
receipts.
For farm workers—if you earn
$75 from one farmer and $75 from
another this would not count to
ward social security. You must
earn at least $100 from one em
ployer to have your wages count.
So if you earn $100 from one, and
$175 from another and so on, these
wages would count toward your
social security benefits
idnos from othT •dltom.
From the Seville Chronicle, Se
ville, Ohio: Saturday afternoon
was pretty dull downtown, and
oldtimers were threatening to get
out the depression checkerboards.
Fact is. people seemed to be
shopping out of town. One place
we were led out to the street to
see all the expensive two-hour
parking signs surrounded by no
potential violators.
The general consensus was that
the give-away programs and car
nival atmosphere of the shopping
centers were attracting a lot of
people who don’t want that sort
of thing in Seville.
One merchant thought we ought
to haVe something here to enter
tain any chance shoppers who
drifted into Seville an out
door movie or something.
We said Seville was too pretty
a town to clutter up with tiff raff
for a movie, so the merchants
said they’d settle tor a well-ad
vertised lynching.
Now we know how a local mer
chant is asked to, and who gives,
to all things that make a com
munity a good place to live, feels
when people Ignore solid home
values to pursue a will-o-wisp. We
feel the same way when we see
local merchants advertising in
out - of - town throw • aways and
handbills, which contribute noth
ing to the community in service or
taxes And we know that price
and value isn’t as big a factor as
novelty.
So we came back to the office
feeling depressed—ready to sell
out to “interests." We aren’t sure
what ‘interests’ are, but they are
what poor but honest newspaper
men sell out to in the books we
read, (pronounced reed)
Then, doggone it, customers
started to come in. There were
three in a row, and we must have
taken in almost a dollar alto
gether!
And right away we brightened
up end reached a remarkable con
clusion.
It isn’t altogether the money
loss that hurts a man when his
neighbors go down those crowd
ed. dangerous highways to con
tribute to some other school dis
trict’s tax dollar. No sir! Part of
it la sheer lonesomeness.
From the Lincoln Times, Lto-
oolnton. North Carolina: Who can
remember the “old fashioned
days” when Lin cointon had com
fortable benches located in some
of the city’s shaded uptown (Court
house. Main St., etc.) areas tor
convenience of out-of-town shop
pers and visitors. How about re
storing this custom? We certainly
think the benches would be for
the benefit of the merchants. Mind
you. we’re not referring to benches
for the so-called “town loafers'*
—but. for visitors.
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melon
Q—Are members of Congress entitled to retirement or annuity nmjf
A—Yes. Under the Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930 any member
of Congress who has served six years or more may be eligible to
retirement pay after the age 02 if he has paid into the retirement
fund at least 0% of his annual salary for the five years previous
to his retirement. The maximum is 75% of his last salary.
RNEG
★ AUTHOR OF ;; H0W TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING”
D URING the summer of 1945 William Mourey, Thorold, Ontario. Can
ada, started in, the lumber business in Northwestern Quebec. For
several months the going was difficult, but as time went on business im
proved, and within a year he was doing very well. He was also fortu
nate in speculating in mining ventures that appreciated considerably
on the stock market and gave him a good profit. The business was
doing very well, and the combined returns gave
him a comparatively large fortune, so that he was
able to purchase a summer home on a private is
land, a speed boat, an expensive car and all the
trimmings that go with a successful business.
Three years after enjoying prosperity, he start
ed having reverses. Bush fires destroyed the timber
limits which cut off the raw material supply, the
cost of manufacturing was rising in every depart
ment, and vrith government controls to hamper
him h'e was unable to increase the price of the
manufactured article. The results that followed
were disastrous, and within a short tirtie he was unable to meet his
obligations, and the Sheriff was a frequent visitor.
His mining interests followed the same pattern and his entire hold
ings crumpled like a pack of cards. He was forced to seek 1 employ
ment and he found it difficult to get adjusted to having to work fpi
someone else. ' <
After a trying period he finally made up his mind to forget the
past, and to do the best he could day by day. Soon he found himself en
joying life, and feeling better than he ever had.
Q—When a bill passed by Congress authorizes appropriations for sftoli
sss ant
bill, does that mean toe appropriation is actually made?
A—No. Actual appropriation for any authorized expense of any bfij'
/, must be made in, an appropriation bill. Many bills authorize ap
propriations for which such appropriation is never made.
CARNEGIE
Q—Can a member of toe congress change his vote onee east on any
a
given bill?
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A—After a member votes •and it is so recorded and announced, he
cannpt change except by unanimous consent of the body.
Q—What is toe essential difference between the operation of our Demo
cratic form of Government and that of England?
A. In England all power is vested in the parliament and the
have only such rights as are delegated to them by the parliam
In the USA all power is vested in the people through thO sovereign
states and the Federal government has only such rights and pow
ers as are relinquished by the people and/or the sovereign states
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it’s taking the place of ice cream. This product is known in
many places as imitation ice cream.
Compared with the natural article, the best-quality ‘syn
thetic’ is almost indistinguishable in taste, though the con
sistency is sometimes slightly different.
The vegetable-oil dessert can now be had in 10 states in
the Southwest, Midwest and Far West. That’s half a dozen
more than were making it only two years ago. It has spread
to such foreign lands as Argentina and Panama. Right now
a legal battle is being waged over its introduction in Louisi
ana, and its sponsors are aiming to put it into still more
states. v
During 1953 alone the number of plants producing the
ice-cream rival jumped from 347 to 559. Last year’s outpour
ing of over 22 million gallons was more than double that
of the year before.
The prominent backers of this in Louisiana and elsewhere
include ,the National Cotton Council, the principal cotton-
trade group. The reason is simple; Last year cottonseed oil
accounted for 45% of all the fats used in the vegetable-oil
dessert, more than any other material. So the cotton men
are harping on the point that acceptance of Mellorine would
aid cotton growers in Louisiana, the seventh ranking cotton
state last year. Soybean oil ranked second last year as a fat
contributor to the ice‘cream rival. It took 34% of the
total, with the rest made up of coconut oil, corn oil, peanut
oil and the like. Hence the American Soybean Association,
a group of growers and others, is another Mellorine pro
moter.
Whichever vegetable oil is used, it’s far cheaper than
butterfat. A typical vegetable fat ready for use costs 22
cents a pound, against 70 cents for butterfat. The nutritional
value of the vegetable-oil dessert is about equal to that of
ice-cream, the producers say, when it contains a similar
amount of fat and when it’s properly fortified with Vitamin
A. Some states are requiring addition of the same amount
of Vitamin A as used in margarine. Aside from the fats, the
ingredients of the two products are the same. They in
clude milk solids, flavors and sweeteners.
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