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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
A sweet potato baked in five minutes? Would you believe
it?
One day a friend of mine in the thriving city of Manning
said to me “Billy Sprott can bake a sweet potato in three
or four minutes; he has an automic range.” I was skeptical
without an open mind and totally lacking in faith, I think.
While the subject w r as fresh I espied Billy “heading” for
the Bank—not potato bank; money bank, sound fiscal ag
ency—and all that. Billy was approaching with pockets
bulging, acutely afflicted with too much money.
I had a picture in mind—the old cook with the stove
burning wood, and she and the kettle steaming at the same
time, while she looked in the oven at intervals to observe
the sweet potato transformed into a luscious, delectable
treat, with the syrup oozing down the side; a soft, appealing
dish, brought to perfection by baking five hours, or so.
Now, could Billy match THAT? Incredible, surely; no so
puede, as the Spaniards say (It can’t be done).
Billy is a jolly, genial gentleman, though on his toes most
of the time; up-to-date, progressive—and then a bit more.
When raising a high note in the church choir, or collecting
the offering from the brethren, he is quiet, sedate and im
pressive. At such time he is Mr. W. F. Sprott.
Now I asked Bill about the “Atomic oven.” He assured
me that he could bake a sweet potato to a state of blissful
perfection in five minutes by the clock. I was more than
dubious; I taunted him about all this fol-de-rol.
Next morning, as I was ready to leave Manning Bill
called me on the telephone. I cut him short, saying “I knew
this was a fake”. “Fake!” he shouted, “I’ll put the potatoes
in the oven in a minute and deliver them to you (two miles
in the fog) in fifteen minutes.” Well, he did so. And those
who ate Bill’s potatoes declare that they are as delicious
as the old cook’s production, after six hours of prespiring.
Sam Weimer, advertising genius of the S. C. Electric and
Gas company knew all about this, of course. Somebody once
prepared some bacon for Sam before Sam could even take
a seat. ' i • ! " ^ i. •
This poses a serious problem for all married men; if the
ladies now find time to spend all hubbys income,—salary,
wages, commissions, interest and dividends, as well as pro
fits, what will happen when all the housework may be done
in thirty short minutes ? Poor hubby; he will have to make
more money—that’s all, eh?
“WHAT’S THE TRUTH?”
“What is truth”? Didn’t Pontius Pilate, the arch-villian
of all the ages, ask Jesus that question? Jesus had said
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free.”
Sometimes I wonder just what is the truth?
You’ve heard and read quite a bit about the proposed
Hartwell Dam; well, what about it? Is it necessary? Is it
already out of date? Are power enterprises building great
dams and flooding enormous areas unnecessarily? Is not
steam power more dependable? Is not coal easily had, or
natural gas?
One of the outspoken advocates of the proposed Hartwell
Dam is The Independent, an excellent daily of Anderson,
one of the newsiest papers of the South. I do not receive the
Independent so have to rely on an occasional glimpse, when
my esteemed friend, B. M. Edwards, lends me his copy.
But this is not primarily of fundamentally an Anderson
affair. Editor Hall espouses the Dam just as some other
editors oppose it, all ostensibly discussing the matter as
something of grave concern to the State. In this, of course,
there is no private interest, so far as the editors are con
cerned, Mr. Hall included.
What are the facts? Recently I quoted a very full, illum
inating and conclusive statement issued by Senator Edgar
Brown, as Chairman of the Committee of Clemson trustees
charged with a special study of the damages, irreparable
damages which will result to Clemson.
I’ve just received another statement of the opposition,
which I quote:
“Three Low r country trustees of Clemson college have
come out against the proposed Hartwell Dam plan which
would inundate thousands of acres of the college’s lands.
T. Wilbur Thornhill, Charleston; T. B. Young, Florence,
and Paul Sanders of Ritter, said they will vote against the
proposal when the board of trustees meets at Clemson to
morrow.
The board recently publicized an alternate plan which
would save some 1,614 acres of the 9000 acres the dam or
iginally was scheduled to flood. Opinion of some of the trus
tees apparently has changed since the meeting which ap
proved the alternate plan. Apparently some will now r es
pouse the dam in its entirety.
Mr. Thornhill stated that he was ‘unalterably’ opposed to
the dam.
Tts construction violates all sorts of factors—economic,
realistic and practical’, he said. ‘The current pattern of gen
erating electric power and the prospect of new type steam
FAIRYLAND OF FAITH
and atomic energy plants makes the feasibility of a hydro
electric generator very pfcpblematical. In addition, based on
my long association with \he Soil Coservation Service and
its upstream watershed development program over the last
five years, I can only rebel at taking all of this out of use.
The Hartwell Dam scheme certainly is not a flood control
program such as a small watershed development would be.
It is somS more of this big dam foolishness and I’m against
it.’
Mr. Young said: T’m as violently opposed to it as I can
be. I’m against the whole thing. If it cannot be stopped in
its entirety then I’ll only go so far as to s^y that a diversion
canal should be built so as to protect Clemson’s land. If
that dam is built, Clemson will be in constant danger of
flooding. I’ve been ill and I don’t know whether I’ll make
it to the meeting tomorrow but my vote will be against it,
either personally or by proxy.’
‘100 per cent opposed’. Paul Sanders, prominent Ritter
farmer and businessman, stated: T’m against it 100 per cent.
I’ve been fighting this thing a long time. Now that all of
the trustees realize what this thing would do to Cleirison,
I believe they will vote against it. The lake‘created by the,
Hartwell dam would split Clemson’s lands and inundate
agronomy and dairy departments’.
Thornhill said he introduced a resolution opposing the
dam at a meeting of the board June 17, 1956. The resolution
was defeated, and he said, subsequently ordered stricken
from the report of the meeting.
In meetings which followed, the board offered the Army
Engineers the alternate plan which would mean saving the
1614 acres. That plan includes setting up a system of by
pass canals whch, in effect, would divert the Seneca river
around Clemson. The valley area left would have a captive
watershed of some 6000 acres. Run-off water from this area
would have to be pumped out. Engineers have estimated
that pumps with a capacity of 666 cubic feet per second
would be required to control runoff water in this area.
The Hartwell plan has been under fire from some Clem
son alumni for more than six years. Plans for the big dam
are part of the U. S. Engineers long range super plan for
construction of 11 hydro-electric power plants on the upper
Savannah river. The Clark’s Hill dam, initial unit in the
program, already has been constructed.' Hartwell was
scheduled to be the second unit.
Opponents of Hartwell point out that it probably will
cost much more than the $100 million estimate made by the
engineers. They cite Clark’s Hill as an example. When that
dam was proposed (1938) cost was estimated at $35 million.
Total cost exceeded $78 million. Original estimates for Hart
well estimated to $33,700,000 but these have been trebbl^d.
A power nrm engineer said a steam plant could be built
for less than half the cost of the Hartwell hydroelectric pro
posal and ‘would supply electricity at about half the cost
per kilowatt that hydroelectric power would.
Including the Clemson land acreage, the proposed dam
would inundate some 5^,300 acres of land along the Seneca
and Tugaloo rivers.
Surveys and clearing work on the site was begun in 1955
with a $3,000,000 at opriation. Recently timber-cutting
crew r s were stopped l.y an irate woman landowner who held
up work for several ,a's with a shotgun. Mrs. A. D. Brock
finally desisted after ne was served with a court order.
In August, Presk i Eisenhower vetoed a flood control
and river and har-_ < . development bill which would have
included some $43 n/ I:on for Hartwell.”
Well, what is the , uth? On one side is a great daily pa
per; on the other t. : i e some papers and the statement of
the trustees. Both an’t be right, though sometimes men
of high character may be at, odds and both sides may have
some points worth considering; but, OVER-ALL, WHAT
IS THE TRUTH?
JET RECORD . . . One of eight B-52 Jets lands at Baltimore
after 17,000 mile flight over north pole, refueling in air several
times.
I T IS difficult to keep pace with
the fast changing picture of
war danger in the Middle East.
Anything can happen . . . even to
the start of World War III.
President Eisenhower, while
vague and hesitant on just exactly
what the U. S. A. policy will be in
the danger zone, has made it crys
tal clear that the United States
will not become involved. He did
hedge somewhat on this earlier
promise at his first press confer
ence following his election when
he said that the United States
would proceed through the United
Nations, and that as a part of the
United Nations this country would
backup the resolutions adopted‘by
that world organization instituted
to keep the peace. As of now it is
clear that the United States policy
is not to move unilaterally, as our
allies England and France did in
moving into the Suez area, but to
move only in concert with the
United Nations decisions, in which
we take a part. This was the policy
taken in the “Korean “police ac
tion.”
Here is what has happened: The
British-French move into Port
Said and the Suez area was a trag
ic failure. The move was intended
to open up the Canal, and to beat
Russia to the draw in putting an
array into Egypt and the Near
East. However, President Nasser,
of Egypt successfully blocked the
Suez by scuttling a dozen ships,
effectively closing the canal to
traffic for possibly months to
come.
Red Russia threatened to send
a huge “volunteer” army into the
Middle East unless Britain and
France withdrew their - invasion
army. Was this a bluff, or are the
Soviet bosses in dead earnest?
The presence of 200 United Na
tions soldiers in Egypt has only
symbolic importance, it appears
they are there only by the suf-
france of, and under conditions set
down by Mr. Nasser. Under this
situation, there is little indication
that Britain and France will with
draw their troops leaving the Suez
in a vacuum at the mercy of Mr.
Nasser. Some hard and fast com
mitments must first be made un
der the aegis of the U. N., such
as permitting experienced engi
neers from the West to clear away
the debris in the canal, before
troop withdrawal will be made by
the two western nations.
And the matter of the western
Europe economy must now be con
sidered as a part of our foreign
policy, for the entire economy of
Europe is now endangered by
lack of oil for European industry.
This is a matter of prime impor
tance, for this country only has
the tankers and the money neces
sary to put into effect an “oil fer
ry” either from South America
or from the Arabian oil fields.
The Department of Justice is
considering as a first essential
step waiving anti-trust laws, so
that American Oil Compahies can
join in this undertaking working
with the Oil Supply Committee of
the Organization of European Eco
nomic Cooperation, which in
cludes virtually all of Europe this
side of the iron curtain. Another
important step is American back
ing of a move to have the United
Nations Itself undertake supervi
sion of clearing out scuttled ships
in the Suez canal
camp.
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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sorrow
To shine
brightly
Egyptian
deity
Young lady
Frencr
composer
16 To spill over
17 Coin ot India
18 Growing out
19 Feminine
name
20 Was sparing
22 Chattered
24 English
sandhills
26 Barbarian
27 Athletic
contests
30 One who
calls for
peremptorily
35 l^urns inside
out
37 Vast age
38 Narrow
opening
39 Seine
40 Mineral
spring
42 Siamese
coin (pi.)
44 — Jima
45 Native
metals
47 Wing
49 Country of
Europe
51 Aggressive
54 Feminine
name
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55 Old French
coin
56 Additional
58 Trade
agreement
61 Skin of cer
tain fish
65 Opposed to
aweather
66 Genus of
frogs
69 An eighth
note (mus.)
70 Let it stand
71 Colors
72 Unruly
outbreak
73 Bushy
clumps
74 Feminine
name
75 Heating
vessel
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tiUe (pi.)
2 Loose ravel-
lings
3 Wild buffalo
of India
4 Defame
5 Inexperienced
6 Disembarked
7 Topaz hum
ming bird
S To soak
9 Large
animals
10 Body of land
11 length-
wise
12 Hercules won
her hand in
archery con
test
13 Mine survey
ing nail
21 Examinations
23 Operate
25 Observe
27 City of
Italy
28 States
29 Distributes
31 Extinct bird
32 To strike out
33 Second-
growth crop
34 Weight of
England
36 Spoon
shaped
41 Fourth calif
43 An eddy
46 Six-line
stanzas
48 FareweU
50 Oblitera
tion
52 Fish eggs
53 Puts forth,
as strength
57 Tantalize
58 Throw
59 Singing
voice
60 Tall marsh
grass
62 Form into a
fabric
63 Religious
image
64 Hero of
Aztec deluge
myth
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68 Etruscan
goddess
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Now ladies, the papers tell us of an apricot gold gown
woven of 80 per cent alumnium thread; so what’s next?
One great enterprise will introduce aluminum cloth in fash
ion shows, hoping housewives and others will be moved, at
least “psychologically”.
From the South Pasadeiut Re
view, South Pasadena, Calif: An
other great presidential campaign
is history, the last fervent and
partisan hoorahs dimming in most
memories and not. too surprising
ly, economists say that despite
all the dire political predictions of
the eight or nine months past, 1957
will be another good year.
With year end economic predic
tions starting to pop forth, the
concensus is that 1957 should be
equally as good for the American
people as 1956.
In the automotive field, the in
dustry is predicting rising sales in
the months ahead and a bigger
total market for the year than in
1956.
Homebuilders say that the resi
dential construction boom should
march on unchecked. And on the
commerical and Industrial con-
struction front, the predictions are
for many projects and continued
activity. One expert pegged 1957
investment outlays for ne* plant,
equipment and buildings to stay
dose to the 1956 amount of 38 bil
lion dollars.
Money for loans, bank officials
report, despite restrictions, will
be plentiful, but probably confined
to good risks. Credit for automo
biles is expected to be readily
available by bankers. A Montana
bankers puts it this way: “If the
public accepts the new models,
we can finance them.”
Interest rates, the experts say,
will remain high as demand for
money is expected to be heavy.
The general picture, of course,
varies by area. Troubles are pre
dicted for the textile industry and
the lumber and plywood indus
tries in certain areas and the
Southwest particularly is singled
out by the analysts as a below av
erage spot
California, still booming at a
rate that has long since been ac
cepted by residents as “normaV*
can safely be expected to stay on
the high.side of the national aver
age. Home buildings, car sales,
heavy construction, capital addi
tion to plant—all are expected to
continue at the Gold State’s dizzy
rapid pace.
Employment-wise the heavy ac
tivity in California spells a contin
ued tight labor market with Jobs
plentiful and pay good, and above
the national average.
American political campaigns,
die business experts are fairly
agreed, are rough and ready—and
they can affect the national econo
my. But for now, the economy is
healthy and can be expected te
stay that way for the forseeable
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ONLY HALF RATIONS
By Maud McCurdy Welch
its rows of eclairs and bona and
S HE WAS walking slowly'down
the colorful business street, a
woman of indeterminate age, neat
ly dressed, with sad, hungry eyes.
Now she was stopping at a win
dow where there was a tempting
display of lingerie and it seemed
as if the bleak look in her eyes
momentarily changed to bright
ness and interest. But after a mo
ment, she wait on walking slow
ly down the gay street, a little
more tiredly, it seemed.
Next there was a pastry shop.
She stopped here too, casting a
look of longing at the rows of
eclairs and cinnamon buns, at
the great length of nut-brown
rolls cunningly displayed in a
shiny new tin.
Her tongue came out and
touched her lips, but she lingered
here for only a moment, went on.
After a few moments she unex
pectedly turned, came back and
stood in front of the window again.
It was as if she were saying,
“Oh, well, no harm to look.”
As she stood here, the hungry
light in her eyes deepened. She
looked at the price of the eclairs
with eyes that were suddenly ra
pacious. Only five cents. Five
cents each. So cheap, and yet so
dear ... so very dear.
Once she figured the thin slab
of her purse as to count mentally
the smaU store of pennies it
might, or might not contain. Then
with an air of sudden resolution,
she walked firmly on.
On down the gay street she
went, this time holding her head
straight ahead, not even turning
her eyes once to the shop win
dows of which there were so
many. It was as if she had taken
a vow to herself. “I won’t look . . .
there are so many pastry shops
Then I shan’t realize how hungry
I am.”
For the length of nearly two
blocks she kept her resolution
not to stopband gaze in the shops.
But the one at the far end of the
comer at last proved her undoing.
Another pastry shop it was with
rich cakes with a great luscious
pie in the center richly spread
with brown cocoanut shreds. More
tempting far, she knew, than the
others she had passed with her
head held so resolutely high.
She made a faint effort to pass
on this time. But ha- feet lagged
against her wHL She moistened .
her lips avidly as if in anticipation.
Then it seemed as if her knees be
gan to weaken beneath her. AIL
imagination of course. But sh*
couldn’t go on this time.
She stood there gazing to bar
heart's content. There was a small
splintered crack in the heavy
plate glass of the window. Per
haps she was thinking as she
looked at the crack how very
easy it would be to give it a tiny
push, and make it crumble. Quits
simple then to thrust her hand
inside Hb» break and secure at,
least two of those delectable
eclairs, then whisk away before
anyone had time to notice.
She straightened up. Such a
thought was sheer idiocy. Was aha
taking leave of her senses? But
the idea must have beat fascinat
ing for she stood there a long time
with a sort of avid smile on her
face . . . perhaps she was think
ing how deliciously the rich brown,
crust of the eclairs would crunch
beneath the savage attack of her
strong teeth.
And now it had happened. Her
rebellious inwards was waking
up »nd beginning to clamor loud
ly for food. It was as if someone
were fiercely and fantastically
beating a drum beneath the walls
of her lower torso.
She felt herself growing weaker,
emptier, every minute. Once
again her knees were' threaten
ing to buckle under her.
Suddenly she flung her head
high and marched with firm, de
termined steps into the shop mur
muring to herself in a voice of
thick disgust. “What’s the use? I
never cotild stay on a diet, any
way/'
This an' That
Selecting a team captain prob
ably was a tough assignment
for the Montana State College
basketball team. Of the 15 play
ers on the fquad, eleven captained
their respective high school cage
squads ... As a protest against
Russia’s intervention in Hungary,
the German Ice Sports Associa
tion proclaimed a “freeze” of all
official international and interclub
matches between the German and
Russian teams scheduled for the
1956-1957 winter season . . . The
Pittsburgh Pirates have signed a
1957 working agreement with
Beanmont, Texas, of the Class
B Big State League. Beaumont
replaces Waco, Texas, as the
only Class B team among the 10
clubs of the Pirate farm system
.. . George Myatt, for two years a
coach with the Chicago White Sox,
has signed to coach for the Chica
go Cub}. He will coach at third
base ... Stanley Short, 21, a sen
ior end on the Westmar, Iowa Col
lege football team died of a brain
injury suffered fta an early No
vember football game. He suffered
a brain injury in a game with
Yankton, S. D., College at Le
Mars, lewa. He collapsed after
walking off the playing field.
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TOPS MIDWEST . . . Coach
Forest Evashevskl led Iowa’s
football squad to Big Ten title
and Bose Bowl match. Losing
only to Michigan, they beat
Notre Dame 48-6, and Rose Bowl
opponent, Oregon State, 14-13.