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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954 f 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. EVERY WEEK IS NEWSPAPER WEEK COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR Spectator Happy Carolinian This is my own, my native land, as someone said. I am an American and proud of it, cherishing our great history and rejoicing in this wondrous land of opportunity. This is the land of the Pilgrims’ pride; and it is the refuge of our an cestors who came from so many less favored countries be cause America offered opportunity. You must live in a for eign country in order to appreciate fully this haven of mankind. When I am in this genial climate of South Carolina I am happy to be a native Carolinian, but not arrogantly as suming any airs over my friends of other States. I count my self rich in memories of friends who came from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, North Caro lina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, New York, Maine, Vermont. Having known so many fine people from those States; and having visited those States, how could T be so narrow or provincian as to deny the greatness of all the States? South Carolina is my subject for the moment. “South Carolinians have been conscious of progress in all directions in recent years. The Story in a ‘Ten Year Progress Barometer’: Population 11.4% Per Capita Income 128.0% Buying Income 143.0% Retail Sales 200.0% Capital Invested in Manufacturing 118.0% Value of Products in Manufacturing 126.0% No. of Wage Earners in Manufacturing Industries 15.0'% Amount of Wages Paid in Manu- facturing Industries 136.0% Value of Farm Products 118.0% \ Postal Receipts 124.0% No.* of Telephones in Use 203.0% Sales of Electricity 173.0% Total Bank Resources 232.0% Capital in Banks 151.0% Deposits in Banks 239.0 % From the Webster Times, Web ster, Massachussetts: Statistics, if we could put our hands on them, undoubtedly would show that fewer young people ot high school age worked during the summer than was the case a few years ago. This is not to say that young peo ple today are not as ambitious or lack maturity. It simply indicates that the employment picture has changed considerably. Summer em ployment has become more difficult for a high school student to come by beCause grown men are glad to do the type of work boys are best suited for. Young people want to work, but the employment demand is non existent. The unfortunate aspect of the situation is that high schoolers and college students must rely on parental assistance for their formal education. The summer job pro vided an excellent financial basis for many young boys and girls. • • • From the Hamlin Herald, Ham lin, Texas: It is said that anyone can be an editor. All an editor has to do is sit at his desk eix days a week, four weeks in a month and 12 months in a year and criti cize such stuff as this: Druggist J. S. Johnson let a can opener slip last Week and cut him self in the pantry Our local insurance man climbed on the roof of his house last week From the News-Review, bead, New York: Carol . . . proved herself no lady. To tell the truth, none of these hurricanes bearing feminine nances have proved them selves ladies. They are ferocious and bent on wanton destruction. They are killers at heart. We do not know who hit upon the happy scheme of naming hurricanes after members of the gentler sex. Per haps be was a woman hater or, perhaps, he thought this was a nice way to honor the eex. Look ing at it from a purely male stand point we resent this manner of classifying our hurricanes. There is nothing feminine shoot them. They are masculine with character istics typical of the lowest form of masculinity. < Why not give our future hurri canes names that are more appro priate? Why not select for them such names as Baby Face Mulli gan. Killer Dineen, Mugger Eepita. Dead-shot MitcheU. Why continue to insult the gentle, lovable, ever welcome young things we mien have learned to admire and respect? CARNEGIE and he fnd he looking for a leak and fell, strik ing himself on the back porch. While our bank cashier was es corting Hettie Green home from a social Saturday night, a savage dog attacked them and bit Billy on the public square, It has been said in years past that there existed in South Carolina a better balance between industry and agriculture than in any other part of the country. And this continues as increasing industry is accompanied by an awakening as to the agricultural possibilities of the state, the diversification of its products and the conservation of the state’s natural re sources of water and timber. Primarily a sound and stable government is responsible for the state’s solvency. And there are two factors under lying this economic stability. First, is the financial' basis of the State Highway Department, secured by the gaso line tax, which cannot be diverted. Second, is the 3 per cent sales tax pledged to educational purposes. Transpor tation and education, the services making the greatest de mand upon public funds are provided for in South Carolina more definitely than in dny other state, with which we are familiar. South Carolina is not one of the larger states in area, but between the sea and the crest of the Blue Ridge Moun tains it has just about everything in soil and climate the most discriminating prospector might contemplate. • * And in power, transportation and communication South Carolina has arrived. The South Carolina Research and De velopment Board is to be congratulated upon its presenta- at least 860 in the U. S. alone. AEG estimates that Ameri- itr AUTHOR OF "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING" \\7 ILLIAM D. SMITH, R #2, Berlin, Maryland, at eleven years of v v age lived with his family on a farm and helped with the work. One day he was helping to put hay into barn when his foot became entangled in the rope which pulled the . y up into the bhrn. This resulted in a serious accident and he was rushed to the hospitaL When he regained consciousness he looked down and saw that one o£ his legs was missing. It seemed impossible that this had happened to him. He must be dreaming. He pinched himself so that he would wake up and ev erything would be all right But he did not wake up from that dream. In the days that followed he looked forward most to his mother’s daily visits,, recognizing her foot steps as she came down the hall. Then fear started to creep upon him as he real ized that he would probably never be able to play ball again—he loved all sports—that he miglit never run, swim and dance again. But as the days went by he realized what had happened was final and that worrying about it could not help. So he made up his mind to face it and to do the best he could. After being taken home he was fitted with an artificial leg tried to improve his walking. He found he could still swim, learned to run and to dance. • » Now. during the summer he plays first base oh the softball ♦•q™ not as well as some of the others, but still running and pleyfng, W HILE nobody yet knows just what the new Federal tax law passed by the 83rd Congress will actually do, generally speaking corporations come in for the lions share of the reductions, or about 73c out of every dollar of cuts. Individuals with incomes over $5,000 will get about 18c out of that dollar reduction with those un der $5,000 getting about 9c. The administration in rewriting the tax law to provide for some tax relief has been caught on the horns of a dilemma . . . either cut taxes, and take a chance, or con tinue the higher tax rate and meet the military problem. It decided to take a chance. And it looks like now that in so doing the budget deficit next year will further be out of balance than it is today. The deficit at the end of the fiscal year was something under $3 bil lion. Under the new tax law, most certainly revenues will be con siderably lower next year. On top of this there is every indication that defense expenditures must be considerably stepped up and as a matter of fact there may be some difficulty in remaining under the debt limit, now upped $6 billions to $281 billion. The only saving factor is that the government has approximately $61.4 billions of dollars on hand in appropriated money, not yet spent, from which it can draw for de fense spending. Some of these unexpended balances date back as far as fiscal 1949. Here are the figures: Congress in fiscal 1949 appropriated $40.8 billion and the government spent $39.5 billion; in 1950 congress ap- — i n c t o n Q—Can yon give the revenues obtained from sale of electricity in the public power projects of the Bureau of Reclamation? A—Revenue from 14 hydroelectric power installations in the western states in fiscal year 1954 totalled $50,812,260 as compared to $44,963,079 in fiscal year 1953. These projects are self-liquidating, eventually cost the taxpayers nothing and revenue is applied to retire construction costs of the plants and facilities and such irrigation costs beyond ability of water users to pay. Q—Does the constitution provide qualifications for membership in the Supreme court? \ ; ' A—No. There‘is no qualification either as to age, citizenship, legal ability, background or political beliefs. Q—When was the National Bureau of Standards established? . A—March 3, 1901, by Act of Congress. Prior to that time a Bureau in the Treasury Department known as the Office of Weights and Measures functioned as a regulatory agency. Q—When did the United States first begin its exploration of the Arctic Ocean? A—In 1850 a civilian expedition commanded by U. S. Naval officers made the first exploration. Since 1610 many nations have been seeking the “northwest passage” from the Atlantic to the Pacific through Polar waters. Only recently this passage was found by two U. S. icebreakers through the McClure strait which will per mit passage of naVal vessels during summer months. LITTLE WHITE LIE By James D. Sipprell M tion of the state's story of progress and resources. The quotation is from Duke Power Magazine. Radioisotopes In Industry ‘Now that President Eisenhower has signed the amend ed Atomic Energy Act to encourage private industry’s par ticipation in development of the non-military potential of atomic reactors, it may be instructive to observe what has happened in only eight years to one of the first industrial uses of radiation. Consider the radioisotope, and how it grew. A radioistope is a minute radioactive element that gives out easily measured signals. Atomic‘Energy Commissioner Joseph Campbell once said of them that ‘we have put a scientific bell oh the atom sheep which enables usrto fol low the flock.’ Eight years ago there was no radioistope industry. By the end of 1952 there were 75 instrument companies, with more than 2,500 employees, at work in this field, doing a gross business of about $20' million a year. The AEC how estimates that the industry, continuing its spectacular growth, will gross upwards of $35 million by 1956. The other side of the picture is that, where there were no industrial users of radioistopes in 1946, there are now can industry; now saves something like $100 million a year by using these radioactive ‘tage,’ and that within 10 years the savings will equal $1 billion annually. « • I . ' One of their more significant uses is in the inspection of metal, as in searching for flaws in aircraft < surfaces. The . alternative for industry would be to use expensive X-ray machines. With the radioistope, cob£lt-60, a capsule weigh ing less than an ounce, and no bigger than the eraser on the end of a pencil, is placed on one side of material to be in spected and a photographic film on the other. After exposure to the radiation, the developed film will accurately disclose any defects. Using cobalt-60, this costs about $50; with al ternative methods, about $25,000. Since the radioisotope is a mere drop in the atomic bucket compared to the enormous industrial potentialities of nuclear reactors, the foregoing suggests what is likely to happen on the vast frontiers now being opened up.” Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions CARTER’S Day Phones 7l9 & 76—Night 513-R W HAT a mess it made!” Miss Octavia Brown moaned at Miss Claudette White, the proprie tress of the Busy Bee cafe. “That's too bad, Octavia,” Miss White answered, gazing toward the pretty face of Oetavia. Suddenly she sighed. She wished that she had Octavia’s pretty face and youthful figure. Now she was an old lady—well fixed as every one put it—but still single like this impetuous girl. Octavia picked up her bill from the booth she had been sitting in, the one directly across the aisle from the cash register where old Miss White stood. Her voice sharp ened as she hastily glanced side ways into the booth behind her. **1 had one side of the house about half painted,” Octavia said ruthlessly, glaring at Miss White for no reason at all, “when all that grey dust started to blow from that paving outfit!” She glanced again at the booth. ‘The place I painted looks more gray than white—thanks to that mixer operator!” Miss White glanced anxiously to ward the booth the girl had been watching. Her worst fears rose inside her. The handsome young man, the one with the grey shirt and tan trousers was gett&ig up from the booth after finishing his breakfast. Miss White smiled at him, tak ing his check and some coins. “Was the bacon done well enough?” Miss White asked anxi ously. “Was the toast all right?” The young man glanced at Oc tavia who stood quietly to the side pulling her gloves on before leav ing'Miss White’s cafe. He grinned at Miss White, say ing: "Everything’s all right, mam, so' long’s I keep that mixer dust away from these girls painting houses and washing clothes when they shouldn’t be.” Octavia smiled frostily. She to the young man. **I sup pose you want me to apologize for tt»e cement dust that—” The young man said hastily, flushing in his cheeks, “No—Miss Brown, I’m really sorry about that.” He stood in the early morning sun streaming through the open screen door, standing first on one foot thgn the other. He glanced at the clock on the wall several times. “Oh—I guess it wasn’t too bad,** Octavia said less remorsefully, smiling slightly at the young man as both of them walked toward the door, “I can paint over It I guess.” The young man smiled at her. “I suppose it happened Monday,” he said sorrowfully, “I guess to the women that’s wash day.” Octavia glaficed at the mixer operator. **Yes, it was. Only in-' stead of the wash getting full of cement dust it was the paint.” She still sounded angry Miss White decided. Miss White sighed sorrowfully. Why couldn’t Octavia act like any other girl in the town? Here she had a chance to forget about the paint on the house getting dirty and yet she was carrying on the conversation with the handsome young man as though he weren’t the nicest young man ever to lilt Big Creek—made a lot of money, too, running that paving machine and he could handle it. Miss White watched them, walk closer to the door. “Yes,” Octavia was chatting away, smiling up at him, as they walked outside, “I had the whole side all painted Monday afternoon.” “It was windy that day,” the young man agreed, “oh well, I said I was sorry.” Miss White waited until they were out of sight. Then she started to laugh quietly, steadily. It was funny about two people falling in love. They would do anything to meet sometimes. Even to the point of lying. Monday the ■ concrete paving company hadn’t been able to pave. And—she sighed. Octavia’s house was gray all right. It had rained softly all day long! Opportunity Is Knocking—Again propria ted $50.2 billion and gov ernment spent $39.6 billion; in 1951 $84.1 was appropriated and $44.1 spent; in 1952 $92.9 billions ap propriated, $65.4 spent; in 1953; $80:2 billions appropriated, $74 bil lions spent; in 1954 $61.3 billions appropriated, $67.6 spent; in fiscal 1955, $47.7 appropriated, estimated expenditures $65.6. Total appropri ations $457.2 billions; expenditures $395.8 billions. Balance in unex pended funds $61.4 billions. In spite, or, perhaps, because of a 13-day filibuster, two conference committee hearings and weeks of testimony, the congress came up with a workable and practicable law in opening up the titanic atom ic energy development to private industry. The original bill was a monopolists dream, but was almost completely rewritten by the comp mittee and in conference as a re sult of amendments from the floor so thaf the principal defects were corrected. The final bill has these objectives In minded) to make sure the national safety and se curity is maintained; (2) to direct development of atomic energy so as to strengthen free competition; (3) to prevent monopoly; (4) to provide for compulsory cross-li censing of patents for five years so that patents are open to every corporation upon payment of ade quate royalty fee; (5) to keep title to an atomic energy material in the United States; <6) to prevent any one licensee from obtaining sufficient uranium or other nuclear material to make an atomic weap on, and (7) to provide public pow er bodies may be licensed as well as private. .., 1. The U. 8. purchased Alaska 2. Territory ef the U.8J3.R. (h) one-third; (c) one-half ef the $. On the average, (a) two (a) 1867; (b) 1897; <c) 1987. (a) land sarfaoe. 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