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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1955 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. 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. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS f Life is a never-ending struggle; if you rest on your oars your boat will drift, perhaps on a mud bank or bump against the rocks. The farmer and the gardener must be always alert to chop out the weeds. In business, in government, in our life as free citizens, we must practice vigilance, eternal vig ilance, you recall. Our industrialists must be watchful of the trends of production and marketing or their great factories will operate at a loss and thousands of men and women may lose their jobs. I have talked about the problems of our farmers and now let us see what affects our textile enterprise. That very alert, resourceful and enterprising textile genius Walter Regnery of the big Joanna mills caught my eye in a note to Joanna^ employees in The Joanna Way, the attractive and readable monthly magazine of The Joanna Cotton Mills company. Mr. Regnery urged the whole Joanna family to read an address by Roger Milliken. I found the address informa tive and inspiring and quote extensively from it. “In the banner economic year of 1954 the textile industry made less than 1 cent profit after taxes out of every dollar of sales. Let’s couple this with the fact that if one were to add up all the profits and all the losses of the textile indus try since 1827, he would come up with a red figure. In 1921 there were a total of 36 million spindles; 18 mil lion in the North and 18 million in the South. Some 33 years and many losses later there are only 2 million spindles in the north as against 19 million spindles in the south. Thus New England suffered a loss of 16 million spindles while the south had a slight gain of 1 millon. It is significant that South Carolina not only kept the 5,400,000 spindles it had in 1927 but has added almost a million spindles between then and now—a figure equal to all the net growth in spindleage that took place in the South over those years. Now why wias the south, and South Carolina in particular, able to not only maintain but increase its spindleage? As one who has operated mills both in the north and south it is possible to draw some specific conclusions. First as to the quality of labor; our experience has shown that there are no abler men and women than those in South Carolina. But even an able working force needs leadership. Thus South Cai;plina and the South are at an advantage over New' England because year after year the ablest young men have gone from the colleges and universities of South Carolina into training in the textile industry. This is not the case, in New England where employment in the textile industry is not as highly regarded as it is* here in the South, and the result is that the calibre of managerial personnel in South Carolina is superior to that of other states who have lost their industry to us. Working together as a team, these well-trained managers and skillful employees in South Carolina have tackled the problem of getting high productivities and low unit costs. In this most competitive of all industries it is imperative to achieve the lowest possible cost of production. Recognizing this, South Carolina management on its part has plowed back its earnings increasingly into new machinery and im proved working conditions, with the result that the compar ison between the South Carolina mill of today and of 20 years ago is as different as day is from night. But expen ditures of vast sums for new equipment and facilities are of no avail unless they are put to maximum use. The South Carolina textile worker has recognized this and that his mill cannot stay in business and furnish full employment unless he offers a full day's work for a full day’s pay. This he has done and is doing. While South Carolina mill owners have poured money into new machinery, the owners of New England mills have hesitated to put money into new machinery when they can not get the full benefit from such investments. And because their unit costs are thus higher they do not find it possible nor profitable to run their mills 6 days during the week and thus they deprive the workers of an opportunity to earn the sixth-day pay at time and a half. That these facts are true I know from bitter experience for a million dollars in the Lockwood mill within the past 12 months hoping that it would be possible for us to get our costs to a point where We could compete with Southern ef ficiency and unit costs. This we found we could not do, and the decision to liquidate was made. There are, of course, other factors that have entered into the picture. One of these is taxes which are higher in New England.. South Carolina is particularly fortunate that it has a law which calls for assessment by the State govern ment in Columbia of all industrial plants on an equitable basis state-wide. Because of the fine performance that the South Carolina employes and employee have turned in in the past, this state is today top dog as far as the textile industry is con cerned, but a champion’s role is not always an easy one. A survey we made at the time of the recent wage increase showjed that South Carolina mills were paying the top rates 'TWO SOULS WITH BUT A SINGLE THOUGHT' ***** cuvira and that mills in neighboring states were paying less and in some cases substantially less for similar work. That makes our fight for survival more difficult and it is going to be necessary for all of us working together to strive continually for lower costs, utilizing to the full new machinery and new techniques so that we may continue to increase our business and thus raise the economic level of our communities. I could be optimistic about the textile future of South Carolina except for one very serious thing. The state’s tex tile future has been placed in jeopardy by the cavalier ac tion of our State department in first giving Japan money to build from the ground up an entirely new and modern textile industry of 7 million spindles and then lowering the tariff so that the Japanese, using these spindles and paying a wage rate of 13 1-2 cents an hour, can flood our markets with high quality merchandise. To make the matter worse the Japanese are now buying their cotton in Mexico and Brazil for 5 cents a pound less than we are paying for ours. The State department does not seem to be worried about this. They say that the textile industry is expendable. WE ARE WORRIED! We do not believe that our industry is expendable, nor do we regard lightly the loss of jobs for Is America becoming Russianized? I am not discussing at the moment whether the Colored Minister, De Laine, should be extradited; I am just wondering at the procedure. Ac cording to our Constitution, which is in full force and effect one day and not the next, and which reafly is only a piece of paper until the august Supreme Court reads some more sociological stuff and incorporates it into the Constitution —but acording to the immortal document of our forefathers “A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be remov- e to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.” Governor Timmerman seems to have relied on a Federal Statute rather than on pur Constitution. At any rate, what interests me as a student of government is this: so far as I have read, the United States Commissioner, A Federal Magistrate—seems to hove been disregarded. How dos the Department of Justice in Washington come into this? The United States Attorney says that he was directed FROM WASHINGTON. Well, if the Department of Justice in Washington directs the issuance of a warrane or the non-issuance of a warrant, we are losing our local self-government as citizens of the United States, aren’t we? And why should the Federal prosecutor, the United States Attorney, issue a warrant, or direct it? Shal the Department of Justice issue orders to a Federa Judge? The reason for invoking a Federal statute instead of the usual procedure of communicating with the governor of New York I do not know; nor do I challenge it or make any special point about it ; Our Governor must have known that his plea would be equally (or shall I say POLlTICALYY) ineffectual in either case, whether dealing with the Democratic Gover nor Harriman, or the Republican Attorney General Brownell. 19,000 persons.” The point I make with emphasis is ths: We have local Magistrates, Judges and Juries for the STA^TE offenses; and we have local Magistrates (U. S. Commissioners) courts, Judges and Juries (Federal) for Federal offenses COMM ITTED IN THIS STATE. How does it happen that the De partment of Justice in Washington directs that no warrant be issued? Why didn’t we apply to Judge Ashton Williams for a bench warrant? ““r-rr-'rr-'t-r ’ m : rs v m ku r i is8£ ! r .» Si Ik. asj? fc# rrTT-rBBc-Br-r-rx-rPTTBBif as’ mm r immm wn iw*. m 'ii mk«;i ■ ^ w asi ^■ v ^^giwagMgBiiPigiraigiBg!ieii s- L* I! SECTION OF MOWER SICKLE % 'i (Ml 11 I**• . SHOE SCRAPER Trprfcing wintry mud, slush or snow into the house isn’t necessary. A foot scraper improvised by cutting 12-in. lengths from an old n- **r fickle can be conveniently placed at Hie back door, also at uoor o» dairy barn or 'milk honses. U PCOMING proposed legislation in the second session of the 84th Congress, backed by the Pres ident’s Advisory Committee on Transport Policy and Organiza tion, has precipitated a bitter knockdown, drag-out fight as be tween the railroads on one side and the other public transportation agencies on the other. With the report of the commit tee heavily weighted in favor of the railroads, stripping the Inter state Commerce Commission of much of its power to fix freight rates and placing the powerful railroad groups in much the same position to fix their own rates as they were before passage of the 1920 transportation act, the Associ* ation of American Railroads are spending an estimated million dol lars in national advertising to build up sentiment in favor of pas sage of the proposed bills, S-1920 and HR-6141. Individual railroads are spending an equal estimated amount along their own lines in newspaper advertising. In compe tition, the Trucking industry through its associations and indi vidual companies will spend possi bly $500,000 to defeat the legisla tion, which they maintain will place the smaller trucking firms at a great competitive disadvan tage. Air lines and the Inland wa terway Association is joining with the Trucking industry to bring pressure upon the Congress to beat back what they call “a new at tempt on the part of the railroads to create a transportation mon opoly.” Small towns of the country also are alarmed over the proposed legislation, which admittedly would place them at a freight rate dis advantage with the larger cities, and would discriminate against the Shamokia Citizen, Shamokin, Pennsylvania: America is divided into four time belts, as every school child knows. On sec ond thought, so many derogatory articles have been published re cently about public education, ev ery school child may not know it . . . The advancement of DST (Day- light Saving Time) for an addition al month (has) caused more con fusion about time. Some commu nities extended DST, others re turned to Standard Time. Preferences vary between God’s time and golfers’ time. The prac tice of gaining more daylight hours at the end of the workday by thtf 1 simple device of advancing the clock one hour seems well estab lished. For whatever reason, whether it’s digging up the turf on a golfing green or planting more turf in the backyard, more people are taking advantage of the dis placed daylight to enjoy outdoor activities. The convenience of divot dig gers should be weighed against the convenience of the people who must carry on the nation’s busi ness, traveling from zone to zone. When localities are permitted wil ly-nilly to establish their own time schedules, endless irritations are caused. There would not be so much need of relaxation on the golf courses in that extra hour of daylight if tensions were not piled up by the vexations time patches. • • • From Hie Encinitas Coast Dis patch, Encinitas, California: The day of the ambulatory “peddler,” is, generally speaking, long past. He may have a few survivors. In the old days when such merchants were numerous, “caveat emptor” was a wise slogan for the house holder, for some were honest and sojne were cheats, and the buyer had, so to speak, a sporting chance. It is reported by the San Diego Better Business Bureau that a no torious “gang” of such operators is operating in the county. ’Tis said that on occasion its members will comprise 75 to 100 familiAff and travel in late model cars, em ploy only • Scottish, Irish or Eng lish accents which are as phony as the “imported” merchandise they offer. These items include “imported wool” sold at $50 a bolt, which turns out to be mostly rayon worth $4 or $5; “Irish lace” or “Irish linen” actually low quality domes tic or Chinese cotton; “hand wov en wool” rugs that are neither hand-woven nor wool and—this sounds quite familiar locally— 'aluminum paint” for roofs or barns, which Is mostly crank-casa oil or gasoline. Q—As a World War H veteran I have a $10,00# term Insurance policy that Is nearing the end of Its current term. I would like to convert $5,000 to permanent insurance and drop the other $5,000. If, at a later date, I want to pick up the Insurance I drop, win I be able to do so? A—No. Under the law, once a World War n GI term insurance poUcy is allowed to expire, it may not be reinstated. A term policy ex pires when you allow it to pass the end of its term without renew ing it for another term, or converting it Q—Have there been proposals for flood control In the New jCngiAtui states, for instance on the Mad, the Naugatuck, the Housatonic and the Norwalk rivers? If so what happened to them? A—Yes, there have been three complete programs advance by the Corps of Army engineers for New England flood controL These pro posals were made in 1936, in 1944 and in 1950. After the 1936 flood the New England states negotiated an interstate compact cover ing the Connecticut basin, in which they agreed to transfer the lands for flood control reservoirs to the federal government, but the right to develop hydro-electric power to private companies was reserved to the states. Congress refused to go along. In 1944, the Flood Control bill included a complete combination of flood control and power projects, but New England members of the voted to strike it from the bill. In 1950 by direction of President Truman a New York-New England Inter Agency mu established to report on best use of natural resources for the area. Until 1952, the committee favored both flood control and power development multi-purpose programs. New Hampsfake, however, led a fight to separate flood control and power development end the plan has not matured. * . - . farmers and small shippers in the small towns as against the larger shippers in cities. The Chamber of Commerce of Fargo, North Dakota, has made a complete analysis of the proposed legislation as it will affect small towns of the country. This analysis says: 1— If the bill is passed, the small city 'and the small user will not obtain rates reasonably related to those of his large competitors; 2— The Interstate Commerce Commission, traditional protector of the small user and the con- sumer, will be greatly restricted in its powers; 3— The common carriers will be allowed to charge low rates in competitive situations and high rates elsewhere; 4— Trainload rates will discrim inate against the small user; 5— The right of the small town to have reasonably related rates as against the largest and most powerful city is to be cast aside; 6— The best interest of the coun try which is to favor the diffusion of population and the profitable employment bf industrial energy everywhere, rather than the con centration of population in a few localities is being ignored. The report further says: “The motor carriers' feel that the rail roads, with their great financial resources and lower costs in many, if not most situations, will drive them out of business through the establishment of lower rates in the areas where trucks now operate. The restraining hand of the ICC, now concerned with preserving the inherent advantages of all modes of transportation and with prevent ing unfair or destructive competi tive practices, will be removed.” Dale Carnegie ^ AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING" B EFORE and during World War II, because of the defense effort, engineering jobs that had been scarce became readily available for Byron Carlson, 4132 Oakland Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota. All he had to do was to write a letter asking for a job to receive a tele gram confirming it. His enthusiasm raq high until he started worry* ing whether or not he would be able to handle the job. He purchased text books which would help him and talked with some of his former instructors. But still there lurked a lack of confidence. As the day approached, for him to leave for the job, he was almost sick from worry. He recalled trying to roll up the living room rug and becoming so sick that he laid on the floor, unable to do anything. To add to his misery, he got a sty on his eye, which caused an extra amount of discomfort. As he left for California, his wife had to drive the first day because his eye was swollen shut However, the second day, he started relaxing and enjoyed the scenery. He tried to forget his fears CARNEGIE and worries about the job ahead. His enthusiasm perked up as they got; to California and after a few days on the job, he found the job wasn’t: difficult after all and he regained his self confidence and no longer had the fear and worry that had been troubling him. 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S71 42 Conduit I; 46 One who 1; s ; . i Last x SSL S3 GOLFER • • Dong Ford ’’Golfer of the poll of fellow pros. Jack Fleck, fol- . This an’ That Nlfbt ski JunptaC ere now the thing st B tain Jump hi New York m fasten announced dates for night events meets: The poHtsn, December 17; the Ski Club’s on January 7; and the Metropolitan’s combined jumping dubs, January 14 ... A football coach goto It from the school and the alums for not winning—which la bad enough—but he often goto threatening letters from “cranks” warning him not to win certain games. During the 1955 season there were reports of throats to Coaches Duffy Daugherty, MifAL gun State; Jim Tatum, Maryland; Art Lewis of West Virginia and BUI Murray of Duke—whose stal warts won plenty of ball . . • Halfback Fat will captain the University of footballers nest year. Wells Gray •# # • JUBB IMPUCt ZMJWI of the howls” staged Us first _ entatton January 1, 1910. The Or-: hKW«, the fins Beni In 1930 and! the Cotton Beni in 1937.