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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, DEC. 2, 1954
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
Most Income Is From Industry
Almost exery community wants new industries, or wishes
to enlarge the industries already there. If we say that a
hundred million dollars was invested in new industries in
our state, within a given time, we are appalled by the magni
tude of the sum invested, but we don’t really grasp the deep
er meaning unless we think of the total wages paid by indus
try as compared with our farm income.
Speaking, perhaps vaguely, I think we have thousands of
small farmers whose income this year will be far less than
the wages paid by industries in nearby towns. Therefore
much of our business is today supported by wages from in
dustry. Without going into exact figures, it is probable
that more money from industries is coming to town than
comes from our farms. And most industry pays by the week,
all the year, or nearly all the year.
When I try to persuade some industrial concern to locate
near my community many questions will be asked: as to
water, for example, housing, health, schools, but, above all,
as to the availability of sufficient electric power. Now that
power can’t be provided in a moment; if sufficient capacity
is available, the connections will not be difficult, but the ca
pacity must be ready for use; that is always provided far
ahead of time because no electric company can afford to be
caught unprepared. They must spend a lot of money to
stay ready.
I saw some interesting figures recently, but I recall at
the moment that a great New England industrialist told a
South Caroina industrialist that the New England rate was
three times as high as the rate paid in this State.
These fact are interesting:
“There are about 675 taxpaying, business-managed elec
tric companies in this country. At the end of 1953, they had
some $25,400,000,000 invested in plant and machinery. In
the year 1948-49, they spent almost $13,700,000,000 for ex
pansion—the largest such program ever undertaken by any
industry in peacetime.
We have less than seven per cent of the world’s popula
tion, y^t we produce well over 40 per cent of the world’s
electricity. And private enterprise is responsible for more
than 80 per cent of that production. In 1953, the reserve
margin of generating capacity, over and above the highest
peak of demand, was 17.6 per cent.
According to the Federal Power Commission, the aver
age 250 kilowatt-hour residential electric bill was actually
less on January 1, 1953, than in 1940. Of how many other
commodities or services is this true?
Finally, the industry paid $1,321,000,000 in taxes last
year—substantially more than 20 per cent of its total reve
nues.”
amazing developments in electronics, and great new advances
in medicine and surgery give indications of continuing prog
ress unmatched in all history. *
With this dynamic growth there Is being created the need
for vast new construction and production. The public school
facilities of the nation must be substantially expanded,
more and better highways built, millions of ne\^ homes con
structed; and factory production to meet the needs of our
growing population must be greatly expanded. A million new
jobs each year—or more—must be created to keep pace.
These will require the investment of $10,000 per job by
business and industry, or $10-million in new capital each
year.
When all the facts are reviewed our citizens can be en
thusiastic about the economic potential of our nation. There
is only one big IF in the picture. These advances are sure to
come IF we safeguard the basic elements of the American
private enterprise system, and give it the freedom and in
centives that keep its life and strength surging forward.”
America On The Threshold '
Our country, our great nation, is like a young graduate
with all the world before him.
What of the future ? Is this vast nation of vigorous people
becoming stale, growing decadent? Why certainly not; Am
erica is just on the threshold of its golden age.
“A group of 50 people sat in a small private motion pic
ture preview room iij New York City recently. They watched
intently as a sound-slide film entitled ‘The Future of Am
erica' was given its national preview. At the end of the 25-
minute presentation, a man sitting near the rear of the
room turned to the person on his right. Tve been uncertain
about our economic future, and so I've been holding, back on
building a new home'.
. Here are some facts: In 1953 there were 4,000,000 babies
born in the U. S. A. That’s a record. And our people are
living longer than ever before. By 1960 our population will
be approximately 180,000,000. Constantly more jobs are
being created. Total employment, including agriculture,
was 62,000,000 ; more jobs than existed in 1939.
Our farms have become mechanized, have better methods
and are far more efficient. Although our population has
had a net shift of almost six million away from the farms
since 1940, we have at the same time increased our farm pro
duction to higher levels than ever before. We have 80 per
cent more high school graduates in our population than in
1940. School enrollment totaled 32,796,000 last year. Col
lege enrollment has increased 55 per cent since 1940.
We'^e making great technological progress. Today only 5
per cent of the work is done manually; 95 per cent is done
by machines. We're eating better. We're drinking 18 per
cent more milk per person, eating 33 per cent more eggs, and
5 per cent more meat, fish and poultry per person than we
were at the end of World War il. Forty-million Americans
this year will get paid vacations. We have entered the
ic Age and are witnessing a miraculous advance in in
chemistry. Jet and rocket-propelled transportation,
Free Speech For Everybody
Federal Judge John J. Parker, speaking at the dinner of
the Southern Governors’ Conference, was serene and wise ]
as always. I quote him in part:
“The (task) is to preserve our system of free enterprise
and the basic liberties of the individual amid the expansion
of governmental powers which are inevitable in the sociolog
ical and economic revolution through which we are pass
ing—we must avoid the combination of economic ^and po
litical power which is the essense of the totalitarian state
and the death of individual liberty. While using the power of
government to prevent abuses of economic power, we must
avoid government ownership and operation oij industry and
must preserve inviolate individual initiative and the spirit
of free enterprise.
In similar vein, Judge Parker said: ‘We must never forget
that, unless speech is free for everybody, it is free for no
body ; that unless it is free for error it is not free for truth;
and that the only limitations which may be safely placed
upon it are those which forbid slander, obscenity, and in
citement to crime’.”
I quoted from the news story of my old friend and radio
comrade, W. D. Workman, in The News & Courier.
Maybe The Senator Has Something
Senator McCarthy may hav* been too rough with some
witnesses; and he may have failed to hold his fellow-Sena-
tors in due reverence, but to most people, I think, he was
virtually compelled to be harsh. What are we to think of
man after hiding behind his constitutional rights when his
loyalty and patriotism were under fire. Was the Constitu
tion adopted to defend and protect public enemies or the
great public, itself ? *
Certainly Senator McCarthy brought to light much that
was not commendable in many public officials. Did he go too
far ? Well, how far did he go; and how much farther mupt
he go to expose men and women who play around with Com
munists and Communism and cloak themselves with a mantle
of outraged virture!
We have learned of the artful dodges, subterfuges, and
acts of connivance and collusion which have characterized
the schemers who have played fast and loose with our na
tional security.
Higher Octane For Higher Horsepower
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What about our gasoline? According to what I read, it is
becoming more powerful all the time, and the competition is
so keen that every resource of science is used to make more
powerful “gas”; and, incidentally, every device of publicity
is used to inform us.
“Still more powerful horsepower in new 1955 automobiles
is bringing another upsurge in gasoline octane ratings.
When motorists wheel into filling stations next summer
to refuel, they may expect gasoline with octane ratings
about one and one-half points higher than the average now
on the market. These numbers measure the fuel‘s resist
ance to engine ‘knock', the pinging sound that echoes loss of
power in a car's motor. Hence increase octane means more
power and more per-gallon mileage.”
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POSTMORTEMS are the order of
F the day as a result of the re
cent congressional elections in
which Democrats took organiza
tion control of both houses of the
Congress.
Did President Eisenhower lose
any national prestige, when,
against his own judgment, he cam
paigned heavily for a Republican
Congress in the closing days of
the campaign? Was there definite
sign of a Democratic trend In the
election? What were the issues
which took precedent in deciding
the vote? These and many other
questions are being asked and the
answers sought. And the big ques
tion now being hotly debated in
the hot stove league is “what ef
fect will the Congressional elec
tions have on the outcome of the
Presidential election in 1956? The
conventions are just about a year
and a half away.
- But the one distinct advantage
which Democrats gained and which
most of the commentators over
look in determining a “trend” is
that the Efemocrats captured some
powerful governorships, which car
ry along with these victories the
control of some of the biggest state
organizations. This most certainly
will have an impressive bearing on
the outcome in 1956.
With such states as New York,
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Min
nesota, Colorado, Arizona, and New
Mexico, plus the earlier victory
in Maine, now in Democratic
hands, wrested from Republicans,
this gives the Democrats control
ol 27 statehouses to 21 for the Re-
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'At AUTHOR OF "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING" ^
B ILL CERUTTI, 409 South Iowa Street, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, says
that a generous soul once told him, “Bill, if you’ve got enthusiasm,
it just doesn’t show.” He had quite a time with that word. When he
looked it up in the dictionary and read what it meant he just became
more confused. The following Sunday as he was eating supper with
his family he was still thinking about enthusiasm. Finally in despera
tion he began laughing out loud. Pretty soon his
children started to laugh too and finally all were
laughing together, first at one and then at another.
The other day at dinner his little boy asked, “Daddy,
when are we going to laugh some more?”
Bill had read in Frank Bettiger’s book about how
he joined the Six O’clock Club when he made up his
mind to j*et up an hour earlier the next morning.
He had his breakfast and even had time to read a
chapter of a book before he went to work. When he
went out to his shop he was so wide awake and full
of pep that he went right to work instead of waking f
up on the job as usual. He greeted his employees with a big smile
and a bright “Good Morning,” and when his father walked in he said
to him, “Bonna Jorno Signor, Commastate.” His father looked at
him and said, “What the h—s the matter with you?” t
But his whole day went just like that and he says he got more work
done in those eight hours than he ever did before in a day and a half.
He says he still is not too sure just what enthusiasm is but that his
experience as he has told it to us is enough to prove to him that what
ever it is, he needs it—and he likes it. v ✓
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
CARNEGIE
PUZZLE No. SIS
HORIZONTAL
1 Do as bidden
S Jet of stem
Issuing from
fissure in
earth
10 Converse
desultorily
14 Qame
15 Pang
«46 Heavy cord
17 Word of
sorrow
18 Black loam
of India >■
19 Feminine
name
20 More de
pressed by
* solitude
22 Walks in water
23 Man
24 Let it stand
26 Sudden keen
emotion
29 Doors
■33 Path
84 Central
American
Indians
85 Three strikes
36 Island (poet.)
37 One who ex
cavates for
ore
38 Solicitude
39 Golf mound
40 Notches
41 Analyze gram
matically
42 Wages
44 Washed in
clear water
45 Writing fluids
46 Klevated, as
golf ball
47 To beg
50 Habitual
drunkard
55 A state
56 Regard highly
57 College in
No. Carolina
58 Man’s nick
name
59 Russian
length
measure
60 To rave
61 Interrogates
62 Anglo-Saxon
slaves
63 To cut, after
snick
VERTICAL
1 Jewel
2 Machete-like
knife
3 Ardor
4 National park
in California
5 Saunter
6 A topic
7 Exhort
8 Golf match
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9 Pertaining to
aircraft
10 Originate i
11 Cargo part of
ship
12 Part of church
13 Afternoon
parties
21 Business
transaction
22 Moistens
25 Former
Russian
ruler
26 Hackneyed
27 Hebrew
prophet
28 One who
governs
29 Breathes in
quick gasps
80 Bellows
81 One who cares
for sick
32 Spirited horse
84 Part of boxing
arena (pi.)
37 Valuable
furbearer
38 One who in
crusts with
sugar (pi.)
40 To eat
41 Wharf
43 Dusk to
dawn (pL)
44 Wagers again
46 Succinct
47 Island of
West Indies
48 The sweetsop
New York
Giants baU-.
player
61 Norse deml-
goddess
52 Large dog
53 Quality of
sound
54 Heraldry:
grafted
86 Farewell
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publicans. Important too, is the
fact that Democrats maintained
their control of statehouses in
Ohio and Michigan, two important
industrial states. Add to these—
New Jersey, Missouri, Kentucky
and West Virginia and Tennessee
outside the solid south, and there
is a decided advantage in organ
izing machinery for the 1956 pres
idential election.
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Looking through the same tele
scope.
1. “Ten years from now a labor
force of 76 to 80 million, working
more effectively with better tools
and somewhat fewer hours of work
per week could produce annually
about $475 to $500 billion worth of
goods and services annually. . . .
The potential ... is challenging, in
production, in living* standards, in
correction of inequities, and in
stable and more satisfying jobs
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2. “» . . we can foresee that in
less than a decade the national
output will increase from today’s
$356 billion to $500 billion. This
would equal an average salary of
more than $3,000 for every Amer
ican family of today . . . And while
our people are bringing this about.
Government must intelligently and.
vigorously do its part . . . must
have a heart as well as a head. It
must encourage, gipde, backstop,
supplement . . . but never’ domi
nate our people. . . .”
The first statement was made
by President Eisenhower on Tues
day of the last week of the 1954
campaign. The second statement
was made by President Truman in
his final economic report to Con
gress in January, 1953.
From the Page News and Cour
ier,, Loray, Virginia: Come the
first Monday of 1955, a new Con
gress, closely divided, will assem
ble in the national capital. Un
fortunately, it will bring to these
historic chambers something less
than the feverish enthusiasm of
the American people. Yet few
Congresses in our history' have
faced graver problems, foreign
and domestic. How it performs,
the degree of understanding and
cooperation that is .achieved be
tween it and the White House will
indicate to Americans everywhere
the capacity for unselfish devotion
to the nation at each end of Penn
sylvania Avenue.
However confused, we still have
a two-party system. But it is
still split cross-ways. To state
clearly and simply what each
party stands for is no longer possi
ble. since each is divided into those
who favor socialistic and globalis
tic adventures, and those who fear
above all else the softening of na
tionalism, the scuttling of the
rights of the individual and bu
reaucratic encroachment of the
free enterprise system that has
given the nation its uneasy place
of world leadership. The adherents
of states' rights are no more all
Democrats than the protectionists
are all Republicans.
As many have observed before,
and continue to remark, a realign
ment must be worked out if a two-
party system—which seems his
torically to be the secret of polit
ical health and strength—is to sur
vive. Such realignments have oc
curred in this Land of the Free
before. It is high time for . it to
happen again. Perhaps the stage
will be set by the 84th Congress.
If and when there is clarification,
the voters who have been ac
cused of “apathy” may be able
to find themselves and to re
establish their convictions and
their confidence.
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From the Indio News, Indio,
California: Democratic Senator
Byrd . . . and Republican Styles
Bridges . . . are joint sponsors
of a proposed Constitutional
Amendment which, in the inter
est of America, should be sub
mitted and adopted in jig time. In
brief, this amendment would pro-
hibit deficit spending . We
think there would be a very little
difference of opinion among those
Americans who honor simple
arithmetic above socialistic the
ories. <
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Q—I am taking on-the-job training under the Korean Q. I. Bill,
entitlement expires before my Gaining is finished, will I be
mi tied to complete my - training.
A—No. tinder the Korean GI bill entitlement may be extended to
those attending school only. It may not be extended to veterans
• taking on-the-job training.
Q—I am in the organised reserves and have been caUed to active train
ing duty for two weeks. Will those two weeks count in lengthening
entitlement under the Korean GI bill?
^ Only active duty, as opposed to training duty, may be consid
ered in computing entitlement.
Q—]^ hat *** 8u P ren >e Court crier? What are his duties?
A The Supreme Court crier is an official who opens court sessions
the words: “Oyez, Oyez, Oyez.' The Honorably, the Chief
. and the Associate justices of the Supreme Court of the
States.” After the members of the court are seated, in the order
of their seniority, the crier says: “All persons having business be
fore the Honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are ad
monished to draw near and give their attention, for the Court is
now sitting. God save this United States and this Honorable
Court.”
Q—What police power does the national government have
tain over state governments? ; 3
A-f-The federal government controls interstate commerce, communica
tions and such police activities which come under the Federal Bu
reau of Investigation, and other units of the Department of Justice.
Q—-Do any states have any special privileges over any other states?
A—All states are equal under the constitution with one exce
Texas, which was a Republic, was given authority to divide
into a humber of states by vote of its people.
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4-H Members in South Carolina Win Trips
npGP 1954 honors in South Carolina were presented to four 4-H
A members who reported exceptional work in the National 4-H
trie, Safety, Health and Recreation and Rural Arts progra
rewards will be all-expense trips to the 33rd National 4-H
gress in Chicago. Summaries of their accomplishments are as fol
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Herbert Richardson Bruce Prince
Noteworthy efforts in the 4-H
Electric program have gathered
state laurels and all-expense trip
to the National 4-H Club Congress
in Chicago for Herbert Richard
son, 19, of Aiken, provided by the
Westinghouse Educational Foun
dation.
In his six years in 4-H Club
work, Herbert has been a valuable
aid to the county agent, William
A. Beasley, by helping to organ
ize club work and assisting ih
demonstrations. In addition to
serving as club leader, Herbert
has served as an officer of the
local club and as president of the
County CounciL In his Rural Elec
trification program he built an
electric lawn mower from scrap
parts, made an electric drill press,
lamps, battery charger and a serv
ing-tray, air compressor and an
armature tester. He won many
awards, including a $100 scholar
ship on his electrical exhibits.
Achievement in the 4-H Health
program by Bruce Prince, 16, of
Union, has brought him state-wide
recognition and an all-expense
trip to National Club Con
gress in Chicago as guest of the
Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
With the help of bis leader,
George S. Glenn, he checked
screens of his home, provided a
new garbage can, sprayed barns
to kill flies; set up traps for con
trol of rats and mice, and worked
with County Sanitarian on the
sanitation program, .checking wa
ter, sewage disposal systems in
the community. Last year he
served as health chairman for
his 4-H club, which was selected
as one of top ten in South Caro
lina. Bruce contacted a local
dentist who agreed to give dub
members free dental checkups.
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Am Liston
Leadership and achieve
the 4-H Recreation and
/ Arts program have broi
wide recognition to *
18, of Smoaks. Ann was
an all-expense trip to the
4-H Club Congress in
provided by United States
Co.
In 4-H nine years, Ann
participated in this project
six, specializing in song 1
at local and county olubs,
and training school. She has
president and junior leader
club led, by her mother. Her
Mbits in 1953 and 1954
awards in county
She has made 36 d
in music and 14 in other
tional activities and fan)
talks on 4-H subjects.
Noteworthy results in
Safety program have ‘
plished by Esther I
Sumter, for which
as state winner, the
tors trip award to
tional 4-H Club f
cago. Under the
local club leader
Esther's project for"
three years.
She has made her
surroundings a much i
by correcting fire
helping others to do
She gave a demonstrati
which she not
to repair the electrical cord
also the importance of safe e
tnc cords. Esther apj
sevmi radio programs on
In her seven veaxs in
served the local dub as i
reporter,
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