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By SPECTATOR
....The Cokers of Hartsville: a great family. Fve just read
a sketch of the Cokers in The Easley Progress. Here it is:
“The Cokers of Carolina, by George Lee Simpson, Jr., will
be publshed by The University of North Carolina Press on
November 17. Not only is it the story of a southern fam
ily that, over five generations, has distinguished itself
through accomplishments in many fields but it is also the
picture of one aspect of Southern life, showing significant
family traits and activities in their changing physical and
social environment.
For the most part this biography of the family follows
the Cokers in name and place. It begins in Society Hill,
where Caleb and Hannah Coker established a new family
unit in 1830; it ends in-Hartsville, where in name and place
and achievement, the tide of family life has placed it. The
book shows both the influence of the family on its individual
members and the family genius for encouraging each mem
ber to develop his own capacities and to take his own direc
tion in working out his creative, useful place in society.
The story begins with the marriage of Caleb Coker and
Hannah Lide in 1830, at Springville in Darlington County,
South Carolina. There followed the development of a gen
eration of ten children of character and responsibilityy whose
life was harshly interrupted by the Civil War, and more
subtly affected by the aftermath.
With the collapse of the cotton economy, the Cokers
searched for ways of change and improvement, focusing
in the early 1900’s on the pioneer breeding of pedigreed
seed, first for long staple cotton and then for all of the
South’s major crops. Originally k labor of love, undertak
en as a service, the contribution of this enterprise to the
agricultural welfare of the eastern South has been incal
culable. Along with agricultural improvement, the Cokers
turned to the development of industry; in the 1890’s they
experimented with southern pine—they were the first to
pulp it and by chemical process turn it into paper. They next
began to make paper cones and tubes for the textile in
dustry; today, their company is the largest of its kind in
the world. To meet a local need they established a boarding
high school; later converted inter Coker College. From the
family there have come an astounding number of distin
guished scholars.
This social biography of the Coker family had its origin
with the director for the social sciences in the Rockefellar
Foundation who was acquainted with certain members of
the family, both in South Carolina and elsewhere. In keep
ing with the Foundation’s long-time interest in the welfare
of the South, he felt that a history of the family should be
written-and that the example of Coker achievements, indig
enous to the region, should be available to all Americans.”
I never saw Major James Lide Coker, but his works
abound. As was said of the architect who planned St.
Paul’s Cathedral, London, “If you would see his monument,
look around you”—or something of the sort.
I’ve thought for years that old Society Hall, Darlington
County, produced more brains and character than any
other community in South Carolina.
I still think so, though I know the great part in our his
tory by noble men and women of many other communities.
If Society Hill had produced only Major Coker it would
deserve a high place in our history.
Certainly Edgefield played a great part in all phases of
our life, in war and peace, in Reconstruction and industrial
development. We have been blessed with able men, men
of wisdom, men of courage, men of vision, men of practical
genius.
When we measure the service of any outstanding man
we find that he rose above the limitations which handicap
ped lesser spirits.
I am not unmindful of Charleston’s great contribution to
our history; nor do I overlook our debt to every other com
munity. Incidentally Charleston is today progressive, re
sourceful constructive, and leads us in political idealism. I
am very proud of that.
A very happy factor in our life is the attitude of our
newspapers which, with great courage, carry the torch of
good government. And we have many, many fine people.
“One of the most significant economic facts of our times
is the substantial rise in the average annual income of
American families. The rise is not just in dollars, but rep
resents a substantial increase in actual purchasing power.
The facts form a fabulous refutation of the Communist line
abroad about ‘the rich versus the poor.’
Last year alone ‘ the number of families with incomes
over $5,000 increased 12 1-2 per cent; those with less than
$5,000 declined 10 per cent!
From 1947 to 1955 the average family income increased
$1 ,390, from $4130 to $5,520—a 34 per cent increase in
eight years.
There has been a substantial increase in middle and up
per income brackets; those with incomes from $4,000 up
to $10,000 increased during this eight-year span from 33%
of the total, to 51% in 1955.
An increase of 2% in families with incomes of over $10,-
000 is a modest percentage figure, but numerically repre
sents 820,040 families.
Of course, our continued prosperity is keyed to the capa
city of more Americans being able to determine and to
spend more money for things they want. There is no indica
tion that this trend toward higher average income will
change.
In fact, the acceleration of this trend during the past
four years renders somewhat ludicrous the Democrat par
ty’s current campaign theme that this administration has
been the ‘rich man’s tool’. Prosperity has never been more
widely shared by the nation’s millions at any time.
In 1954 Averell Harriman edged out Irving Ives for gov
ernorship of New York by a margin of just 11,125 out of
more than 5-million votes cast.
No American, Democrat or Republican, can read these
figures without realizing how important it is for everyone
of us to get out and vote if an election is truly to reflect
the will of the citizenry. To spread this gospel the Heri
tage Foundation is enlisting the support of private enter
prise and public-spirited organizations.
But for all of this, if we run true to form, barely two-
thirds of the 90-million-plus eligible voters will troop to the
polls this November. I wonder how many of the stay-at-
homes will be among the loudest complainers about taxes,
foreign policy and the like during the subsequent four
years ? )
Have you registered and informed yourself on the issues?
Don’t unwittingly disfranchise yourself!
It is estimated that within the next two and one-half
years at least 11 cents out of every dollar that every one of
us spends will go for products not yet even on the market.
It is now estimated that corporate spending will reach $40
billion in the course of 1956, an increase of almost one-third
over last year’s record. A. T. & T. alone is spending more
than $2 billion to expand its facilities. The Government's
ablest economists predict that gross national production,
now only a few billion short of the 400 billion mark, will
exceed $535 billion by 1965—a 40 per cent increase in a
ten-year period.
Repeatedly, I have found the most exciting, dramatic
highlight of any visit to a corporation’s plants is the guard
ed revelations concerning what is coming out of their lab
oratories, taking shape on their drawing boards as the
products of tomorrow.
Indeed, there will be bumps and ups and downs along
the way, but the prospects are limitlessJ
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I was much impressed by glass that was as flexible as
cloth when I visited the Exposition in New York, many
years ago. See now how glass is used in air planes:
“The textile indust i? has become one of the most im
portant suppliers of m aerials for'air-craft construction as
a result of the increa. ..i use in recent years of glass fibers,
yarns and fabric for vital plane equipment ^nd parts.
Glass textiles, m • a >ver, appear due to play an even
bigger role in aircraft construction in the future. Research
in glass textiles fo* use in aircraft, as well as other major
industrial products. i< continuing at an intensive pace.
On the basis of pr jocts now under way and the progress
being made, there i. every reason to look for a further sub
stantial growth in ti e use of glass textiles in airplanes.
Glass textiles first became used in a big way in planes
for electrical and itvJar equipment during World War II.
Electrical equipment- manufacturers began using glass at
that time to meet the rigid specifications required by air
plane manufacturers.
Since then many new applications have been developed
and total consumption in planes has risen sharply.
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ideas from of her editors
From the Page News and Cour
ier, Luray, Virginia: While the
front pages have been pretty well
filled with the soil bank discussion
and the price support hassle, a
new and highly practical form of
farm aid—that costs the taxpayer
nothing—has been quietly sweep
ing rural America.
Without fanfare or armwaving
in Washington, the nation’s tree
farmers have been busily turning
out pulp-wood to supply those 50-
pound multiwall paper feed sacks
that are making life simpler and
stock and poultry raising more
efficient and profitable for all the
other farmers.
You might wonder—as we did—
what difference it makes whether
feed comes in a paper bag, bar
rel. or a discarded piano box. But
it seems that both the 50-pound
size and the paper sure important in
these days of farm-labor shortage
and rising machinery costs. These
bags are not only easier to handle,
stack better and store better, but
make record-keeping easier and
more accurate—in a day when it's
vital to know the cost of producing
a pound of pork chops or a pound
(not a dozen) of eggs.
Protection of the ingredients of
today's quality feeds—medicated
feeds for preventing or treating
disease, new growth stimulants,
and dewormer feeds for parasite
control—has become highly im
portant.
Of course, if you’re not a farm
er, maybe you don't care whether
the animals get fed out of paper
bags, a pipline or get turned out
in the fields to forage for them
selves. But you should. That is, if
you eat—and you have a food
budget you’re trying to live with—
you certainly should.
• • •
From the Catskill Mountain Star,
Sangerties, New York: “Wood
man, spare that tree! Touch not a
single bough! In my youth it
sheltered me, and I’ll protect it
now.”
This sentiment was expressed
by George Pope Morris back in
1830. “That tree,” in a collective
sense, did more than shelter
America in her youth. It sustained
and gave her strength. From the
time of the first settlers in this
country the seemingly limitless
forests have been a primary re
source from which the nation was
built.
In 350 years twice as much wood
has been removed as was stand
ing when the colonists landed at
Jamestown and Plymouth. Only a
little over one-third of this went
for useful purposes, the rest hav
ing been lost to fire, insects, and
disease. Yet forests still cover
more than a third of the U. S. land
area today for trees grow and re
place themselves if given a chance.
Q—Is the Cotton Industry doing anything to increase use of cotton
textiles in competition with synthetic fibres?
A—Yes. The Textile Industry has a comprehensive research project
underway for this purpose. In England a Manchester textile firm
has created a new cotton fabric for both men’s and women’s wear
which it claims will remain "crisp and smart looking throughout
the hottest day and has the general appearance and handle of
linen, yet it will drip-dry in a few hours and needs the barest
- minimum of pressing."
Q—Do Farmers oppose quotas and tariffs on imports of farm equip
ment and supplies?
A—Homer L. Brinkley, Executive Vice President of the National Coun
cil of Farm Cooperatives testifying before a House sub-committee
recently said: "Regarding imports of farm supplies. Farm Coop
eratives, everything else being equal, patronize domestic indus
try and want sound domestic industries maintained under competi
tive conditions. As a matter of self-preservation for farmers how
ever, they oppose the imposition of quotas and tariffs on imports
of farm equipment and supplies, which can have no other effect
than to raise costs of farm operations."
Q—Was the recent announcement of 9% increase in net farm income
during the third quarter a fact?
A—Yes. The gain however was due to cash payments under the soil
bank program and some $58 million in incentive payments to wool
growers. Some heavier farm marketings were offset in large part
by increase costs of farm operations.
Q—Can you give me the status of farm mortgage debt?
A—Farm mortgage debt as of January 1 this year totalled $8,962,000,000,
the highest figure since 1932. Hie Federal Land Banks reported their
mortgage loans showed a 16% increase; the Life Insurance Associa
tion of America reported farm mortgage loans up 11% in year end
ing June 30 and 7% for first half of 1956. Interest rates average
4.8%.
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PUZZLE No. 416
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lightning
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9 Counterfeit
14 Sandarac
tree
15 Hindu queen
16 Giant
Mexican gran
17 Rational
IS English
boys* school
19 Hardship
20 A tangle
22 Field of gran
ular snow
24 Slender
finial
25 Makes lace
edging
27 Misfortune
29 Original
83 Elongated ‘
fish
34 To free of
35 Pro golfer
37 Rants
41 Article
43 City of Italy
45 Not any
46 Tablelands
48 Relies
50 Consumed
51 East Indian
weight
53 Abhorred
55 Famous
French
chemist
59 Declare not
to be true
60 Form of
“to be**
61 Group pulling
together
63 Horse ‘
blankets
07 Grind teeth
together in
anger
69 Pound
down
71 River of
France
72 Eagle’s nest
73 Prepare for
print
74 Dismal
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75 Birds’ homes
70 Places
77 Body of
water (pi.)
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3 Narrow road
4 Negotiates '
5 Saluting
6 Rodent
7 After awhile
8 One engaged
In getting ore
9 Eternally
10 Philippine
negrito
11 Beer
12 Halts
13 Weird
21 Large tuba
23 Letter of
alphabet
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28 Ardor
29 Sedate
30 Ceremony
31 Old Roman
date
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forth
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44 Tries
47 Bolls
49 Great bridge
across
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54 Ecclesiastical
councils
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56 Wild buffalo
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58 Estimates
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66 Observes
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Sales of glass textiles for use in the aircraft'industry in
creased at an average rate of 10 per cent a year between
1950 and 1955, according to the Owens-Corning Fiberglass
Corp. Actual sales were heavy in 1953, falling off in 1954,
and subsequently reviving again.”
Little has been written about
the subject, but there is an appar
ent growing opposition to the coun
try's foreign aid policy which has
been mounting since 1954.
Up to that time, the Congress
seemed willing to go along, at
least a big majority in the Con
gress, with the foreign aid pro
gram both military and economic
as it applied to Europe. With the
economic recovery of Europe in
mid-1954, however this willingness
to go along, on economic aid par
ticularly, has been waning until
today, with emphasis on nation
alism in the middle east, and ex
tending from North Africa across
the Arab states into India and
Indonesia, there is open opposi
tion being expressed from sources
heretofore counted "For" the pro
gram.
As of today there are three sep
arate, but parallel investigations
going on in government circles
aimed at a reappraisal of our
foreign aid program and the re
sults of these studies will be
thrashed out in the next Congress
convening in January 1957.
The first is a committee named
by President Eisenhower, chair
maned by Benjamin Fairless,
former President of United States
Steel Corporation. This committee
will take cognizance of the new
threat which the Western world
is facing from this belt of newly
independent nations with rampant
nationalism and with support from
Soviet Russia.
In the Senate, with an appropri
ation of $800,000 for the purpose,
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee is looking into the same
situation under the leadership of
retiring Foreign Relations Chair
man Senator Walter F. George,
named by the President as new
personal ambassador to NATO.
On the House side the Foreign
Affairs Committee also is taking
a new look at the facts in the case.
And the International Cooperation
Administration in ihe State De
partment which administers the
foreign aid program is doing
some reappraising on its own.
The Fairless Committee report
is due to be completed by the time
the new congress convenes and
will be given the ohce-over by
Clarence Randall, the President’s
adviser 1 on foreign economic poli
cy. Mr. Randall is former Presi
dent of Inland Steel Company.
Those closely concerned with the
foreign economic aid program see
in growing opposition to further
huge outlays of American dollars,
the necessity to resell the program
to the American people. It will be
remembered that the Congress
refused to approve the President's
idea of a long-range fund for
foreign aid purposes. However
there is still the feeling in admin
istration circles that the United
States must continue its foreign
aid program to guide these new
free nations - in their transition
from colonialism to economic in
dependence. And the ' method
would be the creation of a long-
range revolving loan fund at low
interest, to get away from annual
appropriations and political par
tisanship.
Since the Marshall plan was in
augurated, the emphasis on xx^lll-
tary aid has been gradually less
ened, while the economic aid has
been gradually increased.
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PROBUm
AND L«T O* PAM IT ON TO HIUP OTM«* M MLVIMO TNCIM.
BY JOHN and JANE STRICKLAND
A CERTAIN fear had for years
gripped Raymond 4 Medford,
548 Columbia Avenue, Millville,
New Jersey. He wasn’t afraid of
people, or so he thought; he
wasn’t afraid of animals, of
that he was sure; he wasn’t afraid
of work, to which he applied him
self vigorously. His great fear
centered in making a change.
And now a change must come.
He had long been employed as
the head of a department of a
store which was soon to go out of
business. Raymond wasn’t alone
in his fear. Most of the employes
were worrying about their future,
for the depression of the thirties
was not yet over and jobs were
scarce. But even if he could find a
job, he was afraid he couldn’t fit
himself into the personnel; he had
been associated too long with his
present fellow workers. He had
learned how to please the Higher-
Ups here, but new Higher-Ups
would be different people.
But having a certain type of de
termination in his make up, he
told himself that what he had to
do would better be done at once.
So even before the other employes
began casting around for jobs, he
took a plunge: he decided to apply
for a highly desirable job that he
felt sure he wouldn’t get; this was
merely to practice his sales talk
on his own abilities.
Lo and behold, he got that jobl
His motto today is, "If you’re
afraid of the water, plunge right
in; it will be warm in a few
jminutes.”
CARRIER CHRISTENED . . . World’s most modem aircraft car
rier, 1046-foot USS Ranger, leaves dock at Newport News, Va.,
after christening ceremony.
TRIPLE CHAMP . . . New York
Yankees great switch-hitting out
fielder Mickey Mantle, 24, Is first
major lea goer since 1947 (Ted
Williams) to win all three batting
titles: hitting, .3527; home runs,
52, nms batted in, 139.
This an' That
Jnst for change: Usually yon
read about the many factors that
are keeping baseball attendance
down. This year there waa a
switch in Cincinnati, where thea
ter operators asked the city to
relieve them of a 3 per cent
amusement tax. Attendance had
dropped "drastically", they said,
citing as one of the main reasons
the success of the Cincinnati base
ball club . . . The International
Rowing Federation has announced
that Argentina la banned from all
international and Olympic rowing
events because "a number of ama
teur rowers have received and
accepted considerable compensa
tion" . . . Informed sources say
that Ted Williams will definitely
be back for the 1957 baseball sea
son . . . William Hen, a German
motorcyclist, has raced a stream
lined bike at the record speed of
395 kilometers an hour over Boa-
neyvffle salt flats in Western Utah.
The speed, about 199.5 miles an
hour, is 7 kilometers an boor fast
er than the world record for mo
torcycles.
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