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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 1956 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 By SPECTATOR You have read that our Nation has given hundreds of millions of dollars to Japan and Western Germany for re building, specifically to repair the ravages of war. The Japanese had stolen a march on us and sunk a hundred million dollars worth of our ships and killed many thousands of our men; the Germans, likewise, killed thous ands of men of all the services. Now, we in a spirit of marvellous benevolence, have literally poured billions of dollars to help Germany and Japan. Furthermore, we have made it possible for Japan to make textiles with the American machinery and ship them here, competing with our mills and our workers. All that is modem reconstruction. But time means nothing; our nation is taking an active part against a people who have held territory thirteen hundred years! Why? Because of political interests here; a matter of votes! Well, just ninety years ago the South lay desolate and desolated; it had honorably surrendered on the .field of battle. And then billions of dollars should have come from our generous victors, eh ? That beneficence characterized our attitude with Germany, Japan and Italy. Did we receive it? Not so; on the contrary, sunk in poverty, the South was robbed and plundered and pillaged by carpet-baggers who prospered under the protection of Federal bayonets. Our White men were denied the right to vote and the ex-slaves became ruling and governing citizens—all under Federal protection! I don ot wish to fan the flames of prejudice, nor create illfeeling. But today our Northern friends would carry further the work of destruction so guilefully referred to as Re-Construction, as applied to South Carolina after the war. The bitterness in the South is not because of the Civil War, but it is the stinging memory of eleven years of hard ship, indignity, insult after the war. Our people, so insulted, are descendants of those who forced King John to sign the Magna Carta; they claim kin ship with those who wrung the acceptance of the Petition of Rights from King Charles 1st. and they sprang from those who gave us the Habeas Corpus Act; and compelled William and Mary to sign the Declaration of Rights, set ting forth all the ancient and cherished rights and liberties of Englishmen. Those men of America pioneered on this side of the At lantic. They gave to the world the first substantial repre sentative government, they gave the Declaration of Inde pendence, the Constitution of the United States and the attached Bill of Rights—the first ten Amendments. The sons and grandsons of the foremost men of free institu tions in all the world must bow to political quackery of the most despicable type! I love my Northern friends and I greatly admire the as tonishing achievements of Northerners in developing the resources of our Nation. It is not the Northern people but politicians who would now impose their subtle and nefar ious devilment on a free people. Unhappily there-are Southerners who go along with them. But, then, did not our fathers and grandfathers find some Southerners will ing to swallow everything for a mess of pottage? They were called Scalawags. Ever hear about them? A man who will live in the memory of our people is Charles F. Kettering, the great man of practical achieve ment in science. He writes a great appeal to young people as an advertisement. “When a man’s life has been a great and wondrous ad venture, he often looks back in search of the turning point —that single moment which opened the door to his great adventure. For me that moment came more than 60 years ago, in a small Ohio school house, when an enthusiastic country school teacher awoke in me a burning interest in the fascinating world of science. He ignited a spark that led me to a wonderful and rewarding career in automotive engineering, in basic scientific research and now in the battle against cancer. “As rich as. my life has been, today’s exciting era of rapid discovery and almost unbelievable technological prog ress offers young people with inquisitive minds—and a good education—scores of richly rewarding opportunities that were not even dreamt of in my youth. One Thomas Edison in a generation is no longer enough to sustain our kind of progress—today we literally need thousands of well-edu cated young people with the kind of vision, imagination and courage that took Edison on his lifelong conquest of the unknown. This is why I am constantly urging boys and girls to go on to as full an education as possible—not only in science and engineering, but in the arts, the social sciences, the hu manities or any other field that fits their talent. - “Right now, however, I am frankly trying to guide as many youngsters as possible toward science and engineer- GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY ing—not only because these fields have been so good to me ^not only because present-day America offers such won derful opportunities in these fields, but becatise a very real shortage of young scientists and engineers exists today. “The number of engineers and scientists now being grad uated is barely enough to cover replacement requirements. But at our rate of progress, the needs of industry, govern ment and education are skyrocketing every day. “This is why America’s greatest need is also your great est opportunity! We are looking to you and to every boy or girl who has ever dreamt of inventing a better automobile engine ... of building a magic kitchen ... of curing a dread disease ... of harnessing a new source of power . . . or of searching for the riches lying under land and sea. “But remember, only you can make these dreams come true! You must start right now—by working hard on your High School course in mathematics, chemistry, physics or biology—if you want to take your place as one of the admired and respected scientific leaders who will guide us all to a better tomorrow. “Take it from an old engineer—making your country’s progress your profession is an exciting and rewarding way to spend your life.” Throughout the years men have dreamed of using the force of the ocean tides to generate electricity. Some time ago I mentioned that the tide on the St. Lawrence at Que bec, several hundred miles from the Atlantic, rises from ten to twenty feet twice a day, coming in six hours twice a day and of course receding six hours. That certainly stirs the imagination. If a puny river of a few feet of fall can count so much for power, why not the force of the tides? Of course the solution may be in storing power, some sort of superlative improvement on a vast dry battery. In France there is a plan now underway. “The hookup is to be a dam thrown across the Fance River a few miles upstream from this ancient port on the Brittany coast in northwest France. Built into the dam, well below the watrline, will be a battery of power genera tors with specially-designed two-way turbines to capture the ceaseless thrust of the tides as they ebb and flow through the river mouth under the impetus of the moon and sun. The hoped-for result, barring an upset in present plans: An added 800 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year by 1963 to feed into the nation’s power lines. That’s enoftgh juice to light every home in France for two months of every year. Folks also are counting on the dam to lure industry into Brittany, now solely dependent on farming, fishing and tourism. “We’ll Le selling electricty even before we’ve closed the middle of the dam,” predicts the engineering chief at St. Malo field headquarters. Seven of the dam’s 38 turbo generators will be churning out kilowatts in 1961, he esti mates. Americans may cock a skeptical eye at this French proj ect. Since the mid-,0’s, similar schemes to generates moon power from the surging tides of Maine’s Passama- quoddy Bay have come to naught. Cooked up by the New Deal, an early plan T Aa3 abandoned as uneconomical. True, the idea is now getting a fresh study under a $3 million authorization from 0 ngress but chances of U. S. action any time soon are snni indeed. Why are the French reaching for the moon when atom power seems so much closer at hand? The answer, according to a disquieting report from the 17- nation Organization fcr European Cooperation, is that atom- powered generatng plants won’t be able to supply more than a fraction of the electricty needs of France—or the rest of Europe—for several decades. BIGGEST FAMILY IN U. S. . . . Gerrit Kooienga, 51, and wife Johana, 49, of Zeeland, Mich., visit Chicago with their 21 chil dren, ages 7 to 31. ACCORDING to records of the ■CV. Department of Agriculture, farm mortgage debt secured by farm real estate now tops the $9 billion mark, an increase of more than 25% over the approximate $6.5 billions in 1952. On June 5, 1956 The Farm Credit Admini stration announced that “Farm owners borrowed $2.3 billion on farm mortgage security in 1955, the largest amount since 1923.” ^ And these huge borrowings by the farmers have been made at interest rates which have driven up the cost of loans with rates ranging from %% up to 1V4% higher than at any time during the past twenty years. For instance the effect of in creased interest rates can be shown by applying to the $9 bil lion farm mortgage debt the cost of increases. A one per cent in crease would amount to $90 mil lion in highej interest costs; a 1%% interest rate boost would total up some $135 million in addi tional farm costs. For these farm ers were forced to pay interest rates at whatever the going rate in their community was, as high as 8% in some instances, accord ing to reports. The 84 th Congress, however sought to establish a yardstick on farm mortgage interest rates and under HR 11544 which was adopted by«the congress, the new act pro vides that where a farm family cannot obtain adequate credit from usual commercial and co operative sources at not more than 5% interest, that family is eligible to receive a loan from the Farmers Home Administration. It will be remembered that this Act was passed over the stiff op position of the “tight money” faction in the Congress which recommended the interest rate be the “prevailing rate in the local community” whatever it was. The Act gives the Farmers Home Ad ministration authority to refinance existing indebtedness, gives larger authorizations for various types of loans, and directs the Execu tive branch to tailor repayment schedules to fit characteristics of such needed credit. • • • The Veterans Administration plans to start a nation-wide study on the effect of the so-called new transquilizing drugs on mental patients in 37 VA administration hospitals under the direction of the Administration’s psychiatry and neurology service. The nation wide study is designed to test the effectiveness of the drugs and their toxicity, what dosage is desirable and how long it should be continued. Two of the tran- quilizing drugs now in ) clinical study will b? used first on about 1,000 patients with acute and chronic schizophrenia, popularly caUed “split-personality.” With the Veterans as guinea pigs, the doctors believe that al though studies have been made on a small scale for more than a year, the wide spread use under rigidly controlled conditions, with each hospital following the same procedure, results of the effects of the drugs may be more ac curately evaluated. As of now a three-months treatment will be undertaken, but the time may be extended as condition of the pa tients may indicate. FREE SATELITES . . . Yugoslavia’s Pres. Tito (left) chats with two Roumanian communist party delegates in Belgrade. Tito set pattern for independence from Soviet domination. ACROSS 1 Cooled lava 3 Lawn 8 Symbol for barium 10 Halt 13 Dormouse 14 Ladle water from boat 18 Anglo-Saxon coin 17 Storehouse 18 Sum up 19 Island in Mediterran ean 21 Flowers 23 Even (poet.) 24 Swimming bird 28 Get away 29 Opposed 33 Edible seed 34 American Indians 38 Hearing organ 37 Siamese coin 38 Landed properties 41 Compass point 42 Letter of alphabet 43 Province of India 44 Part of body 45 Dreadful 49 Part of flower (pi.) 81 V-form gutter at eaves 62 Pitch PUZZLE No. 420 53 Wager 55 Silkworms 58 Assist 59 Compound ether 63 As it stands (mus.) 64 Metal con tainers 65 Bore 66 Repair 68 Paid notice 69 Inane 70 Depart DOWN 1 While 2 Kind of bomb 3 The a painting by Millet 4 To soak 5 A macaw 6 Bribe 7 Cubic meters 8 Invites 9 Mulberry 11 Anglo-Saxon coin 12 Upper bract in grasses 14 Sacks on v baU field 15 American author 20 Indian tent 22 Japanese sash 24 Lubricates 25 Ceases from labor 26 Excess of solar year 27 Mediterran ean vessel 28 Provide a of CT Iy 30 American electrician born in Yugoslavia 31 Artist’s stand 32 Lees 35 Ancient of Italy 39 Wind blowin from the e 40 Smirch 46 Electric race catfish (pi.) 47 To annoy 48 Propagates 50 Geometric figure 53 Stated 54 Metal con tainer 56 Goddess ot discord 57 Warbled 60 Fortunate (India) 61 The sesame 62 Cloth measure 64 Symbol for tantalum 67 Perform nnu nraa □□a aaa ciEiaa aaaa aana 333 3393 3 3333 □ □□□ □nria □ana Answer te Pessle Ne. 419 The study predicts that Europe will need the energy equivalent of 1.2 billion tons of coal twenty years hence, compared with the equivalent of 730 million tons consumed in 1955. Overworked European coal mines are close to their productive ceiling and the best dam sites have been taken, the report notes, concluding that conventional sources of energy can be expected to generate no more than the equivalent of 755 million tons of coal a year by 1975—^leav ing a 455 million ton ‘energy gap.’ At present prices, im porting that much coal or oil would cost European coun tries $5 billion yearly, more than two-and-a-half times the present foreign fuel bill.” From the Catskill Mountain Star, Saagerties, N. Y.: One of the amazing facets of modern life is the failure of many people —men, women, and even chil dren—to take a personal interest in the development of a happy, safe and intelligent family. Men who are wizards in the busi ness world often make miserable failures as husbands and fathers. Mothers, who are attractive in looks and intelligent hi activities, also often fail dismally in making their homes duplicate these at tributes. Children who amaze strangers by their good qualities rarely exhibit these virtues within the family circle. Let us make it plain that we are not talking about dissolute, profligate or worthless people. We are referring to the people who are considered the backbone of local society and the pace-setters of local affairs in their communi ties. Nor do we intend to assert that charming family life does not exist in this area. What we call attention to is that, too often, it is not to be found in the homes where one would ekpect to find 1 the utmost felicity. There will be some people who read this and realize that their family, as a social unit, is happy,, harmonious, cooperative and em inently successful by any stand ard. These families are to be admired. Whether they know it or not, they are a great deal more fortunate than many others. There will be other men and women who will instantly admit to themselves that their own home life and its development of admirable family traits is not as it might have been or could be. What is the reason? Boiled down, let’s call it plain selfishness, and then think the problem through on this basis. The solution of many a family fend and the end of many blood bat tle will be the result of such solid, sincere thinking, and a determina tion to do something about it. • • • From the Waverly Son, Waver- ly, N. Y.: There were few juris dictional worries in colonial times. IT a man’s home was attacked by Indiana, be and his family had to fight for their lives with what help they could get from neigh bors. Then came the age of speciali zation and delegation. The trend of responsibility was away from the family and community. War and disaster were among the problems delegated to the specialists. We felt the Impact in multiplying crosses in national cemeteries, but war’s destruction, for all except those who served, was no closer than a movia screen. TELL US VOUR PRORLEm BY JOHN and JANE STRICKLAND D ALE WILSON, 298 Davidson Street, Buffalo, New York, once headed a department in a large store. Those under him worked well—he “wouldn’t keep them there if they didn’t”—and they were well enough paid that he was rarely handed a resigna tion. But a friend who 'headed another department was just as successful in keeping his employ es, the while the sales in his de partment made a much better showing at the end of the year. No logical reason for this condi tion that Dale Wilson could see. So he began studying the other department. The first thing he noticed was that the clerks in that department seemed happier than those who worked under him. They smiled pleasantly at the customers, and at each other. One day when he met his friend entering the building, he noticed that he greeted practically ev eryone he met with a smile—a broad smile—and a word of greet ing. So Dale snooped on him and then throughout the day, saw that he smiled when he talked to his employees too. And they smiled back. Surely just smiling couldn’t make a whole department hap pier, nor make a customer spend money. After a week he decided that that was just what a smile could do. So he began entering the building with a smile, and speak ing pleasantly to those of the em ployes whom he knew; he even smiled at some he didn’t know. As for his department, every clerk he encountered got a smile from him if the occasion warranted it By and by, not the first day, however, those clerks were smiling back, and smiling at each other. The year was half t gone by now, but the second half showed a sizeable increase in sales. Next he tried smiling at his wife and children; the family seemed to be happier than former ly. Now he found that he liked smiling. “A smile,” he declares, “can be one of man’s most valuable commodities.” bin, U. S. delegate James Wadsworth and Soviet adviser Julian Varontsov discuss Pres. Eisenhower’s new atoms-for-peace agency. TOP COACH . . . Bud Wilkin son, Oklahoma grid coach, bids fair to gain second consecutive national championship with 5 victories, including 4B-B win ever Notie Dame. Sooners had 10-0 record in 1955 and also beat Maryland 254 in Orange BowL This on' That There was little donbt toward the end of the baseball season that Cincinnati’s Frhnk Robinson would be an almost unanimous choice for National League Rook ie of the Year Honors. The fresh man outfielder’s barrage of S8 homo runs tied- a major league record for a rookie, set In 1930 by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves. Robinson also batted .290, had 83 RJB.I.’s eight stolen bases, six triples and 27 doubles —quite a year ... The U. S. Olym pic track and field team bettered four world records and two Ameri can marks in the first of a series of meets before the Olympic games . . . Bay Mueller, former “iron man” catcher, resigned his job as bnllpen coach of the New York Giants . . . Dale Mitchell, major league outfielder 18 years with Cleveland and more recent ly with Brooklyn, says he is quit ting baseball and will join an oO equipment company . . . Mikhail Krtvonosov, Russia's hope for an Olympic track and field gold med al, broke the world hammer throw record with a tremendous heave cf 22$ feet, 10% Inches in London.