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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1956
1218 Colkg« 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.
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
The Joanna community is one which is happy because i«-
is composed of happy people all being good citizens and all
working together.
Two publications from Joanna are always interesting;
one a weekly, Joanna News—is full of news, telling of the
happenings to one and all, giving emphasis to all the
churches and to all the other community organizations. The
Joanna Way, the handsomely presented magazine, continues
the news of the Community and carries sometimes a mes
sage from Mr. Walter Regnery of interest to the big family
of Joannians.
South Carolina industrialists, as a rule live in happy re
lationship, but I know of no great Company which finds the
Manager and all his associates so completely one big happ>
family.
I know the Joanna Community and I know the fine gen
tleman who so graciously presides over it that he seems to
carry oi*t the admonition of The Master; He that is great
est among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is
chief as he that doth serve.”
Surely Mr. Regnery works all the time for the Commun
ity. In his splendid service he has the wholehearted co
operation of everybody. One of the Chief lieutenants is an
old friend of mine from Edgefield, James B. Hart, a veteran
in the fine service at Joanna.
A remarkable thing about Mr. Walter Regnery is his
close and constant study of every phase and detail of the
operations of the mammoth plant; he is a genius at details
but always has a long view as well.
If anyone wants to see a vast industrial plant at top ef
ficiency he might spend a week looking over Joanna.
Briefly I might add that I always learn something from
The Joanna Way. Here is a paragraph the first definite in
formation on the subject I ever read:
“We must concentrate on producing the best possible
cloth at reasonable cost. Therefore we need to give our at
tention to the single process of the mill operation. Second,
our loss on the village operations averaged $183,441.76 a
year over the five-year period, 1950-1954. This, of course,
must be absorbed by the cloth-making corporation, as
things now stand, cutting down on profits for wage divi
dends and improvement of the mill.”
“Wage dividends”—that is the bonus paid every year but
one since the Regnerys have operated Joknna—18 years!
SPRING COLIC
both of which seem to be sparking Bible sales.
The Catholic Episcopal Committee of Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine completed a translation of the New Tes
tament in 1941 and has compiled two or three volumes
planned for the Old Testament. The Protestant Revised
Standard Vervion was completed in 1952 by the National
Council of Churches. And the Jewish Publication Society
of Amerca hopes to finish a revision of the Old Testament
by 1960. * * ! 'W < |li3!
The new Protestant version was released in September
1952, with one of the biggest promotions ever given a
single book.
“We’re using every technique of modern advertising—
providing it’s dignified—to put the new version across”,
says William R. McCulley, president of Thomas Nelson.
“By the end of this year, we’ll have spent $1.8 million to
push the R.S.V.”. The results: Nelsons sold 774,469 RSV’s
in the first three months of the campaign and nearly four
million to date. Sales this year are expected to be about
850,000, up 20% over a year ago.
Interestingly enough, sales of older versions of the Bible
have gone up despite the competition from the R.S.V. new
comer. “We had record sales in 1953, 1954 and 1955.” re
ports Wilbur Ruffines, manager and editor of the American
religious department of Oxford University Press, which
sells the King James and other versions.
The American Bible Society, founded to “encourage a
wider circulation of the Holy Scriptures without note or
comment,” also is vigorously promoting the Bible. “We’ve
set up literally millions of dollars of newspaper and maga
zine space and radio and television time to encourage Bible
sales,” reports the Rev. Robert T. Taylor, society secretary.
Publishers won’t tamper with content of the Bible but
they have. made changes in covers and bindings. One of
the innovations: A ‘heartshield’ Bible designed to protect
servicemen in the World War II and Koreain conflicts. It
had a thin sheet of steel plate in the cover.”
Whether we are informed about the Bible, in the light
of its wide circulation we are certainly aware of the great
building of churches and church-educational buildings going
up on all sides.
From the Webster Times, Web
ster, Massachusetts: The National
Safety Council recently estimated
that 38.500 persons were killed in
1955 This was a tentative estimate
and official figures may prove the
total to be even higher.
The estimate of dead in 1954 was
36.000
In other words, the traffic toll
jumped several thousand in 1955.
It approached the all-time record
of 39.969. and official figures may
show that it is closer to that figure
than tentative compilations, indi
cate.
In the Korean War, 33,417 U.S.
soldiers, sailors, marines and air
men were killed in over three
years of fighting. Yet the total
does not equal the number killed
on the highways and streets of
the United States in 1955 alone.
Unless the trend is changed, 1956
is sure to be a record year, and
deaths recorded on our highways
and in the cities this year will
exceed the all-time record of 1941,
and top the 40.000 figure.
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From the Catskill Mountain Star,
Saugerties, New York: A group of
table experts at a banquet was
sounding off enthusiastically on
sports—all sports. No sooner had
one brand of athletics been given
the full and exhaustive treatment,
than another pastime was lassoed
and hauled into the arena.
One thing (and about the only
thing) on which all agreed was
that the athlete who ignores the
“follow through” principle will
never get his name in the news
papers. The golf player, to excel,
must finish the arc of his swing
after the club has touched the bah;
similarly, the tennis player must
complete his swing, etc, down the
line for all sports.
Come to think oi it, “follow
through” is just as important out
side athletics—in the office, the
factory, the home and elsewhere
in everyday life.
• • •
From the Lincoln Times, Lin-
colnton, N. C.: Americans don’t
want any interference with their
political freedom—or religious or
educational freedom; freedom of
speech and press. But sometimes
people fall for the line that eco
nomic freedom is “different”—
that it would be better if govern
ment controlled such things as
business size, production, profits,
wages and prices.
In our system, competition sets
up the laws. The businessman
must compete for capital. for
new ideas better quality
lower costs skilled employees ’
above all to win and hold the
customer’s choice.
Q—Can you tell me when the Naval and Army Military academies were
started?
A—The military academy at West Point was authorized by an Act of
Congress March 16, 1802. First students were five officers and ten
cadets of an engineering corps. West Point is the oldest U. S. military
establishment, first being occupied by troops in January, 1778. The
Naval Academy was founded in 1845 by the then Secretary of the
Navy at Annapolis on the site occupied by Fort Severn.
Q—Is the exclusion of Communists or others with views considered sub
versive to the best interest of this country a violation of our con
stitution?
A—No. The Supreme Court has rejected such an argument. The Congress
has power over immigration and by Act of Congress may prohibit
absolutely or restrict immigration as it sees fit So a person thus ex
cluded, or attempting to enter in defiance of restrictions, is not' pro
tected by the constitutional guarantees of free speech, etc. t
Q—Dees a natnraHaed citizen have the same privilege as native bprn
Americans under the law and the constitutisn.
A—Yea. Naturalised ettiaens are on the same looting as native Ameri
cans, bnt they may have their citizenship revolted on conviction of
which originated with George Washington that it was
interest for newspapers to be distributed post free
ittssfimtnstim of knowledge.
Have you thought of the Bible merely as a book, some
times selling for very little? Here is something of interest:
“The Bible is heading for new sales records in 1956.
Spurred by the upsurge of religious interest in the U. S.—
and aided by some dignified merchandising—sales of the
sacred book are expected to top the record six million copies
which publishers estimate Americans bought last year.
Bible-making is undergoing some vast and varied changes.
Revised versions, based on modern archeological discover
ies are coming. ; ? *■
Thomas Nelson & Sons, for example, publishes a two-
tone book jacket on some of its editions. Harper & Brothers,
with 150 assorted Bibles in its catalog, offers a red-covered
one for Mother’s Day. The World Publishing Company sells
a pearl-beaded Bible for $6.00. Oxford University Press of
fers a white moroccoette Bible with washable plastic
handles.
Bible prices range from 25 cents for a paper bound edi
tion up. Many copies, of course, are freely given by churches
and other organizations. The venerable American Bible So-
cety has distributed about 50 million Bibles at cost or less
since its founding in 1816; in 1954 alone, it gave out over
550,000. The Society also sells the Bible on 170 long-play
ing records.
Increased costs of leather, gold edges, paper and labor
are pushing prices of some Bibles upward. The Jewish Pub
lication Society has spruced up its $2.50 edition and now
sells it for $5. Come July 1, Harpers will charge $10.95 for
an English Bible that now sells for $9.95. The American
Bible Society has already raised its list prices.
The Nation’s Bible sales spurted upward at the outbreak
of World War II and have been rising steadily since, pub
lishers say. The upturn followed a decline during the 1930’s
from the highs of 1927-29.
“Sales for 1955 were 33% over 1954,” reports Ben D.
'Zevin, president of World Publishing Company, one of the
largest Bible makers. He estimates his company’s sales this
year will be 10% to 15% ahead of last year.
In comparison with other best-selling books, the Bible is
far and away the undisputed leader in sales. In 1955, for
example, 430,000 copies of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s “Gift
From the Sea” were sold through bookstores and the book
Was rated the best seller for the year by Publishers’ Week
ly, book trade journal. The Bible’s 1955 sales: Near six
million.
As with every version since Saint Jerome put the Bible
into Latin in 405 A. D., various new editions are arousing
curiosity and stirring some ecclesiastical disagree-nent—
“One Sunday this spring, the 400 members of St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church here will sing the Doxology with special
meaning. They’ll be worshipping for the first time in their
roomy new $237,000 church building, a glass-walled struc
ture on a wooded three-acre site in a growing residential
area within commuting range of New York City.
The new church and its striking modern design are typ
ical of many aspects of the nation’s record wave of church
building. In 1955, U. S. religious groups put up $760 million
of new buildings, 25% more than the preceding year and
far more than the $675 million that had been predicted by
Government economists.
And there’s no indication that the church construction
pace will slow. Church building in 1956 is expected to rise
to $900 million. That’s well over 10 times the level of a de
cade ago, and in sharp contrast to expectations for other
segments of the construction industry. Overall private build
ing probably will rise only 3% this year.
Part of this building boom—which some observers say
will pour $7 billion into new churches in the coming dec
ade—reflects population growth and building that was de
ferred during World War H. ‘But primarily it is another in
dication of the tremendous resurgence of religious interest
in the United States since the end of World War II’.
Overall, church population has outdistanced the increase
Dale CarwiGif
^ AUTHOR OF "HOW TO STOP WORRYING ftND START LIVING" ^
RONSON TAYLOR of Atlanta, Georgia, says he doesn’t believe in the
tapering off process in changing one's habits.
Sometime after graduation from high school he started running
around with a “fast” crowd and began to drink. He entered the Service
and during his Army career he became a heavy drinker. He kept this up
until honorably discharged.
He was married soon after leaving the Army, and
without stopping to think about what liquor might do
to his marriage he continued drinking. He discovered
before long that he had lost a lot of friends; next he
had to give up his job. Not only that, he found that
his marriage was about to break up.
Now it was time to face facts: either he had to
change or lose everything he valued. He knew that
his trouble stemmed from drink, so what did he do.
He quit drinking! Right off.
Then he set himself a goal to work toward, a high
goal, and he says he hasn’t veeied from the path
leading to that goal.
He joined the Church for s Guidance and learned to count his
blessings Th•»t. he say u e than he can telL
Today f ^ders 1 ^te himself through exces
sive dr in.. vaen ht uetter and happier life with
out it.
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in total population. In pre-war 1940, only 49% of all Aemi-
cans were members of churches. By the end of 1954, more
than 60% were enrolled. In that same year total popula
tion increased 1.7% but church membership rose 2.8%, to
a record 97.5 million persons. Attendance increases have
matched the gain in memberships.
Catholic and Jewish congregations have shown even
greater percentage gains in membership than Protestants
but accurate figures on their building activity are not avail
able. Experts say it is probable they have invested more
heavily in religious schools, but may have lagged a bit in
putting up new buildings of worship. In the case of Catho
lics, this is partly because the average Catholic parish
church can accommodate a larger membership than its
J AST June there was consider-
/ able apprehension among ob
jective Democrats here in Wash
ington as to whether the Demo
cratic party could afford the ultra
conservative leadership of southern
Democrats in the Congress in
position of power due to their
seniority rights.
This apprehension was bolstered
by the fact that the Democratic
party has never won a national
election except on a platform of
liberal and progressive legislation
aimed at the furtherance of human
rights. In every instance where
Democratic leadership has turned
conservative, it has lost its appeal
to the voters. This fact was never
more aptly demonstrated than in
1948 when Harry S. Truman, a
rabid New Deal-Fair Dqal Liberal,
confounded the experts and won
handUy despite the loss of four
southern states.
It will be remembered that in
the Democratic National Conven
tion of 1952 a schism developed
over the question of seating south
ern delegations which had not
supported the party nominee in
1948. A patch-up job was quickly
done, but the wound has never
completely healed.
Since last June three, events
have taken place which have ag
gravated that wound into a run
ning sore: (1) 19 senators and 17
members of the House from south
ern delegations have signed a
“manifesto” setting themselves
and their states in open defiance
of the Supreme Court school in
tegration decision, which is to all
intents and purpose open rebellion
against the law of the land today.
(2) Ten Democratic Senators, Sten-
nis and Eastland, of Mississippi;
Robertson and Byrd, of Virginia,
Holland and Smathers, of Florida,
al] from the south, plus Anderson
of New Mexico; Green and Pas-
tore, of Rhode Island, and Ken
nedy of Massachusetts, broke
away from an otherwise solid
block of 33 Democratic Senators,
and voted with a solid phalanx of
44 Republican Senators to defeat ‘
the 90% of parity support for basic
crops in the 1956 farm bill. (3)
Adlai Stevenson, running as a
“moderate conservative” was
soundly beaten in the Minnesota
primary by Senator Estes Kefau-
ver, of Tennessee.
The irony in this situation is
that both Senator Kefauver, who
voted for 90% parity, and Steven
son, favored this provision of the
farm bill and both Kefauver and
Stevenson condemned the so-
called “manifesto”. Kefauver
having refused to sign it. Further
more, although Kefauver cornea
from a so-called southern state,
he has little support in the south,
whereas Stevenson is supposed to
be favored by most of the southern
leadership.
The only saving action is that
Senator Lyndon Johnson, the
Democratic leader in the Senate
and Speaker Sam Rayburn, in the
House, both from Texas, also re
fused to join their southern col
leagues in signing this open de
fiance of the law “by all lawful
means.”
There are many predictions in
Washington today that the Demo
cratic convention in Chicago this
summer may bring about a wide-
open break as between the north
ern “liberal” faction and the
southern “conservative” faction
of the party which may be dif
ficult to breach for years to come.
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record, the cagers wen 20 games
to regular season play and 12
tournament tots ... The Pitta-
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fielder Hank Saner, SI, who went
to Cubs trmm Cincy Reds to 1949,
was traded to Cardinals for out
fielder Pete Whisenant, 26, and
cash. Saner has hit 244 homers
to • major league years.
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Protestant counterpart. Protestant congregations usually
must crowd into one or two services on Sunday morning,
while mass is celebrated several times in most Catholic
churches.”