The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, February 17, 1956, Image 2
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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1956
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1218 College Str^trt
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 m ad
vance; six months, $1.25.
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
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A splendid letter to all who cooperate in making Joanna
such a delightful place to work I offer with my admiration
for the quiet, steady, gracious man of vision whose leader
ship of Joanna is so notable—Walter Regnery.
“Again, your stockholders, or owners of our company,
wish to share with you their profits from last year’s op
eration in the form of aw r age dividend. This liberal and
rather unusual procedure is their way of expressing to you
a hearty thank you for a job well done.
Our profits this year w f ere up from last year. This, of
course, is reflected in the increase in this year’s wage divi
dend. The total is $194,000. Expressed as an average divi
dend per person, it was $79.10 last year and $129.20 this
year. This is an increase of 61.5 per cent. This improvement
was due to tw r o causes, first an improved cloth market, al
lowing us slightly higher prices for our goods, and secondly,
a more efficient job of manufacturing.
The cloth market is something we have little or no con
trol over other than knowing When or where not to take
business. However, improvement and efficiency is something
in which all of us play a part. To be efficient we must first
have a modern plant and equipment, and then we each must
have the will to cooperate to use this to the best advantage.
We all know that at Joanna w r e are very fortunate in hav
ing stockholders who provide us with the very latest im
provements in the way of machinery. It is then up to us
to provide the rest. This is accomplished by the fullest co
operation on everyone’s part to see that we always obtain
the highest quality, best possible production, and the least
amount of waste from every machine or step in our manu
facturing process. We know that we can never be perfect
in this respect and therefore there is always room for im
provement here. The facts of last year’s operation; show
we have done a good job, but let’s accept our improvement
as proof that we can do better in the future, no matter
how slight.
We hear a great deal these days from politicians and the
like about job security. In the long run, real job security
can only be had by being connected with a successful or
ganization. For any manufacturing plant to be continuously
successful, it must enjoy the fullest harmony and coopera
tion from each and every person, whether he be owner,
supervisor, or machine operator. I am sure we all feel that
this is indeed true at Joanna. We all know that our past
has proved these facts. We have had a great many years
of continuous or full operation. We have received many ben
efits in addition to the going wage that proves that we
have this cooperation at Joanna. We have indeed accom
plished the real goal of job security by our own efforts in
the past and I feel sure we can therefore look for the same
joint success in the future.
May I take th'is opportunity to express to each one of
you my sincerest thank-you for a job well done.”
“In the wage dividend announced by Mr. Regnery on Jan
uary 20 and distributed on January 25 and 26, Joanna em
ployees received for the 18th year in the past 19 a share
in the profits of Joanna Cotton Mills company. A total of
$2,786,500 has been paid in bonuses over these years.
Old timers will remember that this profit-sharing plan
was instituted by the late William H. Regnery in 1937 and
w<aB new to the textile world at that time. Since then in
only one year has the margin of profit been so small that
a wage dividend could not be paid. Bonus percentages have
ranged from 9.1 in the banner years of 1948 and 1949 to
the low of 3.7 last year when the market in textiles was
very poor for a long period. This year’s wage dividend is
4.426, averaging slightly more than two week’s extra pay
for eligible Joannians, which payment is in addition to reg-
B ular pay at the prevailing rates in this area.”
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE DRUG STORE
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While the iron is hot is the time to strike. While so many
citizens throughout the nation are thinking about Federal
encroachment is the time to link our questions with their
issues and- so make common cause. For example, hundreds
of thousands of men are angry because the Federal Su
preme Court assumed jurisdiction over some natural gas
matters when even Congress had refused to do eo. Frankly,
if it be a local matter, or a State matter there was no rea
son for even the Congress to intervene; but since the point
at issue seems primarily administrative it is a questionable
intervention by the Court.
We can find a dozen major groups that are challenging
the encroachments by the Federal courts. L*3ts join them.
All these questions have this in common: they are invas
ions of States’ rights or are unjustified encroachments on
the freedom of men to engage in commerce.
Can’t we find a platform on which most of the States can
stand? We have one phase of the over-all problem; perhaps
a half dozen other groups are suffering from other phases.
But, at bottom, the problem is to circumscribe the courts
so that they won’t meddle with everything as though courts
were a sacred institution, infallible and inviolable.
I’ve often wondered about cheese made from goat’s milk:
does the goat’s milk necessarily impart a malodorous flavor
to the cheese? Possibly not, since people who drink goat’s
milk do not acquire the pronounced and well-known flavor
of the goats. Of course there are goats and goats, from the
well-bred goats to the alley goats.
I enjoyed goat meat—baked goat—in Peru. That tasty
dish was of just goat, old time “Nannys”; whereas I did
not enjoy a baked goat of a very respectable rearing and
distinguished ancestry.
My attention has been called to a deep research into
flavors by some eminent scientists.
“Food processors are striving to get better control of the
three little words which are at the base of their business:
Tt tastes good’.
‘Flavor research’ is the way the problem is being tackled
by such big concerns. AJd is coming from such an unexpect
ed source as the Army Quartermaster corps. Private re
search concerns also are hard at work on such investiga
tions, which involve cost-cutting as well as flavor improve
ment. So are smaller concerns among the 37,000 or so com
panies in the $68 billion a year food processing industry. /
Typical recent accomplishments: A chili sauce producer
succeeded in isolating the ingredient that gave his product
its ‘snappy flavor’ and customer appeal. He then substitut
ed a different less-expensive tangy material, without de
tracting from the sauce’s characteristic taste or quality,
and was able to make a considerable saving. ,
A new margarine was about to be launched when its man
ufacturer found that although it seemed to have all the
taste attributes of butter it also had one flavor off-note.
He managed to pinpoint this offensive flavor and remove
it from the product before the margarine appeared in the
stores.
A new frozen fish stick was ready for its debut. But it
was discovered that, despite the high-quality fillets and
other materials used in its preparation, its taste-appeal
was below the level of competitors’ products already on the
market. Anew formula was whipped up and the new fish
stick became a star in the food galaxy.
In each of these particular product modifications the man
ufacturer was guided by an instrument of growing import
ance in the food field: sensory testing panels. These are
groups of persons whose taste buds and (sense of smell)
nerves are used in an attempt to make an objective deter
mination and measurement of flavor. It’s something no
machine can do.
Tt’s surprising how many products get a long way in
development before someone says let’s see if it’s any good.’
Work of sensory panels has prevented a great many prod
ucts, such as sphaghetti sauce mixes, instant coffees and
frozen meat pies, from going out on the market. Strangely
enough, improvement is usually easy to come by and often
can be achieved with less expensive processing methods.
Flavors, of course, are chemical compounds. But the
problem of studying them in their relation to the consumer
is more than one of chemistry. Flavor researchers note it
also embraces psychology, physiology and philosophy.
For one thing, flavor is a combination of odor and taste.
It includes such sensations as hot, cold and pain as well as
astringency, bite, texture, softness and fluidity. The four
primary tastes of sour, salt, bitter and sweet are exper
ienced by the tongue which may have up to 10,000 taste
buds, depending on the individual and his age. And experts
claim to have detected upwards of 10,000 different odors.”
But they didn’t tell us about goat’s milk, did they?
Prom The Beacon, Lake Charles.
Louisiana: John D Morris of the
New York Times reports: "Con
gress appears likely to prescribe
remedies for some of the taxpay
er’s most annoying headaches
by overhauling the long-neglected
excise tax system
Mr Morris describes a few of
the absurdities that are now part
of the excise tax setup One exam
ple is a bowling ball bag—which is
taxable as luggage at 10 per cent
if space is provided for carrying
bowling shoes, but isn't taxed oth
erwise To take another, after
shave lotions are taxable as toilet
articles—while before-shaving lo
tions and oils are tax-free unless
recommended for after-shave use.
To take a third, an automobile
windshield is taxable if the install
er buys it ready made—but it's
tax-free if he cuts the glass In his
own shop
As revenue producers, the excise
taxes don’t amount to much But
they can be a significant item to
the consumer who needs the many
Items in daily use which are sub
ject to the tax They undoubtedly
discourage consumption—at the ex
pense of production and employ
ment in the affected enterprise
They are a real and expensive
burden on the nation's retailers,
who must try to cope with endless
red tape, and conflicting rulings
and opinions. That expense, like
all others, must ultimately be paio
? or by the buying public
Finally, most of these taxes were
emergency war measures. Just as
were transportation discouraging
taxes The overhauling which Mr
Morris forecasts is certainly due
From the Dearborn Independent,
Dearborn. Michigan: Regardless
of what is being said, it might be
well to point out that we should
not become complacent about our
current record levels of produc
tion. employment and Income We
must keep in mind that it is not
enough to maintain the existing
high level of output, but we mus;
continually Increase it if we an.
going to prevent unemploymen*
from arising
Thus, if we merely try to mam
tain a certain level of output, in
stead of increasing / it. we have
forces tending toward unemploy
ment Is is interesting to note that
we produced approximately the
same amount of goods and services
in the first quarter of 1955 as we
did in the second quarter of 1953.
but we did It with two million less
workers The peak production of
1953 was an insufficient amount tn
maintain full employment tw>
years later. In order to prev
this type of situation from ari
we must constantly expand
economy
incion
T HE fiscal 1956 and 1957 budget
proposals of President Eisen
hower, as presented in his budget
message, faces rough sledding in
this second session of the 84th Con
gress.
As in his State of the Union mes
sage, the budget message contains
"something for everybody,” but
there are many segments repre
sented in the economy which pro
fess to see little to be happy about.
Even the business community does
not seem over-enthusiastic about
the budget figures. The Council of
State Chambers Of Commerce, for
instance, in an analysis of the
budget says:
“In producing a balanced budget
for the current fiscal year and for
1957, the Eisenhower Administra
tion reached one of its most prized
goals. But this victory will arouse
less cheering than it would have
were it not a case of backing into
budget balance bjr benefit of rising
revenues and postponement of
scheduled tax cuts instead of ag
gressively gaining it by continued
expenditure reduction.”
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The Council of State Chambers
points out. for instance, that the
budget estimate for fiscal 1957
calling for estimated expenditures
of $65.9 i billion raises spending
above the amount at the height of
the Korean war in 1952 when ex
penditures were $65.4 billion.
Theoretically, the fiscal 106 budg
et will be in balance approxi
mately $200,000 and for fiscal 1957
the balance will show surplus of
approximately $400,000. However,
this depends upon receipts in 1956
and 1957 remaining as high or high
er than at present, and is made at
the expense of an increase in the
public debt to $15.2 billion this year
and $14.7 billion in 1957 as com
pared to $259.1 billion in 1952. Pub
lic debt at end of fiscal 1956 is
fixed at $274.3 billion and in 1957
at $273.8 billion. This means that
approximately $1 billion in cost of
interest on the public debt has
been added to the budget since 1952
by reason of this increase. The in
terest on the public debt for fiscal
1952 was $5.9 billion; for fiscal 1956
it is fixed at $6.8 billion and for
fiscal 1957 $7,066 billion. In other
words the theoretical balance of
$200,000 in the budget for fiscal
1956 and $400,000 for fiscal 1967 is
more than offset by the increase
in interest costs on the rise in the
public debt total
On top of this increase, the
budget calls for new obligations!
authority on security programs as
follows: For the Department of
Defense, atomic energy, stockpil
ing and defense production and for
eign military aid, a total of $35,869
billion in 1956 and $39,743 billion
in 1957. According to the analysis
of the Council of State Chambers
of Commerce, if Congress approves
the full $39.7 billions for 1957, there
will be available for these pro
grams in 1957 total spending au
thority in the amoun* of some $85
billions, which includes about $45
billions unspent from past appro
priations and carried over.
Included in the 1957 budget in
$400,000,000 for the proposed soil
bank for farmers. No appropria
tion was asked for 1956. This
amount ia supposed to get the soil
bank program off the ground, if
approved by Congress, although
when in full force, the estimate is
that it will cost more than a bil
lion dollars annually, to reduce the
farm surpluses held by the gov
ernment
Q—Is there a historical record of when the calling of the Constitutional
Convention was first discussed?
A—According to colonial historians the idea was first broached at a
meeting at Washington’s home at Mount Vernon where the Mary
land and Virginia Commissioners met to discuss problems of in
terstate navigation. Th* meeting turned to a discussion of all
trade relations between the colonial states. They sent out notices
to all the states to send delegates to a convention In Annapolis in
September. 1786. Only five state delegations appeared. The An
napolis meeting sent out a call for a-convention in Philadelphia
in May. 1787 and then adjourned.
Q—What la the proper form for addressing a letter to the President?
A—The address should be merely, "The President, The White House.”
The salutation in a letter should be either "Mr. President” or
"Dear Mr. President”
Q—Did George Washington ever live In the White House?
A—No.
paid as Commander-in-chief
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A—Nothing. Only his actual expenses. He himself claimed he was
"considerable loser. **
Q—Did Washington keep a record of his evpanaee daring the war?
A—Yes. He kept a daily record. It amounted to about $64,000 and was
presented to the Comptroller at Philadelphia for payment at the
end of the war. The manuscript is now on fit in the Register's
office in the Treasury building, and is considered cos of the most
interesting of the early American historical documents,
Q—When was Washington Inaugurated aa President?
A—His term of office began on March 4. 1789. although ha was not
Inaugurated until April 30, 1789.
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with Sec. of State Dulles and Pres. Eisenhower on Middle East
Soviet cold war problems.
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D ONALD N. LEDBETTER, ISO DWo Place, Memphis.
says when tha Republican administration took over In 19t
found himself in hot water, along with a lot of other goverument
ployees who had gained promotions under the Democratic
tratlon.
Following the election, rumors were rampant aa to who would be
let out One day a very dose friend made a special
trip out to his home to talk to him about the ru
mors. Since Donald himself was not at home, this
friend proceeded to tell his wife of the rumors mak
ing the rounds at the office.
He said he had heard no criticism of Donald or
of his efficiency, but he had heard that he was due
to be removed simply because there were too many
faithful Republicans around the office who deserved
to have the job. Did his wife worry about this? She
did not. She merely laughed and said she appre
ciated their friend's concern but that long ago they
placed their faith in One who waa neither Democrat or Republican.
She told him that if it hadn't been the Lord'* will for Donald to have
the job. he- would not have had it in the first place, sad E be
be removed they would know that it was for the best
Time has passed and Donald still holds the same poeitien, but he
declares that If he should be removed tomorrow it wouldn't be a
calamity for he truly believes that "all things work togethsr flsr good
to them that love the Lord-”
OLYMPIC WINNERS .
Sailer of Austria, who
giant w. at the Winter
pftee In Cortina D'Ampesso,
ly one personal fool in
Robert B.
coach at Williams College, win di
rect the U. S. Olympic swim
in Am 1956 Olympic Games this
at Australia
bases ia major league
ball should be much safer in the
upcoming season with the adoption
of new type bases which are filled
with sponge rubber
with plastic ... The $15,1
Crosby national pro-amateur golf
at wffl again be held at
Pebbleford Beach, CaUf.
lively scheduled for October 19-21.
The switch from flw usual It
m waa made feaoauaa of
the heavy rains which are
early in the year and which
pored play