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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN 1218 College 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 y4ar in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR What about the new continental highways: Are they de signed primarily, for example, to run from Dillon to Savan nah? Why Savannah? Is there any immutable law pre scribing that a great highway shall run a straight line to Savannah? I have nothing against Savannah, or Jackson ville. If there are military considerations of supreme im portance why not consider Tampa, Florida? It sometimes is desirable to have direct connections, but what connections? The effect on towns has been carefully studied so I quote an exploratory article: First what California says: “Highway traffic through this rural, sun-drenched com munity usually quickens with the California spring into a weekend stream of impatient, honking motorists. But this year, complains a motel-keeper here, ‘You could fire a shotgun down Main Street and not hit anyone.’ The reason? Petaluma, a chicken and egg center 38 miles north of San Francisco, was by-passed five months ago. U. S. Route 101, California’s scenic Redwood Highway, a major north-south artery, once split the town with a shimmering wall of autos and trucks. Now, a $3.7 million by-pass through traffic over rolling farmland to the east-barren of cafes, filling stations and motels. The by-pass at first produced anguished squawks only from chicken farmers who fretted that zooming traffic would diminish the output of nervous hens. But now, some merchants on the old route, in rickety one-room diners and alongside dusty gas pumps, are bitter—and worried, too. The proprietress of the Casa Grande Motel, balefully pre ducts that Petaluma, with four banks and 13,500 inhabi tants, is on the skids. ‘We’ll have 14 to 16 empty buildings in the next 30 to 60 days/ she says grimly. ‘Petaluma is only a ghost town.’ ! This city’s plight, whether real or imagined, soon will be faced by growing numbers of small towns across the nation. Strict engineering standards under the giant Federal road buliding program mean high speed highways will be routed around many small communities and their businesses which cater to travelers. It’s too early to estimate the exact num ber of by-passes because many stretches of the 41,000 mile interstate system remain to be precisely located. But they will be numbered in the hundreds, says the Bureau of Pub lic Works. “We think our studies show that the tremendous traffic congestion relief will be more beneficial than the through traffic ever was,’ states Frank C. Balfour, chief right-of- way agent for California’s Division of Highways. Instead of hurting a community, contends Mr. Balfour, by-passes usually bring a healthy boost in retail sales. His reasoning: Local trade picks up after street congrestion is relieved and parking facilities are improved. The California officials get an argument, however, from highway engineers in neighboring Oregon. Researchers at the University of Oregon put eight by-passed Oregon com munities under the microscope. Their finding: None greatly benefitted because of . the by-pass and some businesses cat- ering to traffic unquestionably were hurt. Stroll the streets of Petaluma, including Main Street, formerly U. C. 101, and you’ll get the same mixture of views from the community’s merchants. Main Street is a quiet street now; local traffic flows leisurely past service sta tions, drug stores and feed dealers. Parking space is easy to find. Other downtown businessmen agree. ‘Traffic going to the Russian River resorts during the summer used to be terri fic’, exclaims Claude Bradford, Chamber of Commerce manager, and a by-pass advocate. ‘Now, generally speak ing, you’ll find people favor the by-pass.’ But bitter statements tumble from the lips of the town’s two motel operators. Their clean, relatively modern estab lishments are geared for heavy tourist trade. Few states have studied the economic effects of urban by passes, and none with the thoroughness of California. How-^ ever, researchers at the University of Oregon insist that by-pass benefits hold true in California only because of the state’s tremendous rate of growth and its particularly heavy traffic. It is the fear of lost business, of course, which sparks many of the often vociferous complaints when a by-pass is proposed. To help overcome this fear, the California High way Commission relies on public hearings, also a part of the Federal highway act. While the commission isn’t legally required to follow ad- ice offered at these sessions, by policy it delays a by-pass until it reaches agreement with local officials.’’ Atomic power stirs our imagination. One of the Nation’s students of the general theme writes so suggestively that I quote him in part: “It |S I plain fact that Americans are more interested in their fottire than in their past. Stunned by the horror of atomic Bombs, we have created an economic myth out of CLASS OF '57 Th' «nou tu' 'ncveTY •TwiS Botn'mm gn -war. G.O Bib TV' lK!*AnUu>Oea.Civ* Buddy fUtirv* * Bock‘n Bon. BAvD* , t* PlAYim* AuD wtli. i All WAUE A BALL. »//- -Ut*w '8ol/T Four* THiATy, <wC SOTo'FkAtJict FOQ SA/uSAte ,V»F*Lt\ . A*’ CoFFfcl Tim 'i'J* VV* LL Drttve OUT Tb TV( • STRiP'aj^XTCM Fvjt Jouut/YA^ SAm 'FLMw nuclear energy. Too much of our economic analysis in this field has dwelt upon the marvelous future, and too little upon the present and the past. Most analysts have di rected their forecasts at the potentialities of nuclear ener gy as a producer of electric current. These prospects— along with the demonstrated medical and industrial uses of radioactive isotopes—are undeniably important. But they are by no means the only aspects of the new wonder deserving of examination. And so we have our myth. It is not a rich mythology yet: all we have is a very expensive winged horse, but it could take us anywhere if only we knew how to bridle it. Will the hero who finds the golden bit be a free enterpriser named Westinghouse Electric, a desparate British state- gambler staking its uranium pile on Calder Hall reactors, or an infant giant named Euratom? The first decade of nuclear technology has shown it to be not a producer but the most insatiable consumer of electric power in history. And perfectly well-known facts indicate that it will continue a consumer, not only of electricity but also of billions of dollars worth of industrial equipment, for decades to come. ' The basis of power in Europe has changed deeply in the last twelve years. In 1945, Western Germany was a defeat ed power; France, by some sort of reasoning or sentiment, was a victorious power. In 1957, France has reverted to something like its 1938 condition; Western Germany has demonstrated that the roots of its industrial power were not destroyed by military defeat. Events of the last ten years indicate that industrial Europe may be building up pressures which will result in a new grouping. The rate of Europe’s industrial growth has now surpassed the rate of growth in the United States. The United Kingdom is developing nuclear technology on a large scale—not only with its make-or-break reactor-build ing but also in the sale of isotopes and in the manufacture of equipment. Since 1951, the Netherlands and Norway have been partners in nuclear research and development. All the Western industrial powers have some individual equivalent of our Atomic Energy Commission. Since the Geneva con ference, there has been little skepticism concerning Soviet ability in basic atomic research. Western Germany’s in dustrialists swiftly announced plans for nuclear coopera tion when they were permitted to do so.” Lord Montgomery of the British army seems to be will ing to offend everybody. He criticised General Robert E. Lee who commanded the Confederates at Gettysburg and General George Meade who. commanded the Union Army. Lord Montgomery, striking a particularly offensive note said that he would have removed both General Lee and General Meade for bungling at the Battle of Gettysburg. Maybe so. Now who is Lord Montgomery? He commanded British troops in the deserts of Africa. His campaign there end ed successfully but he owed something to that great soldier, General Patton, one of the greatest field generals in the entire war. Lord Montgomry must have had a part in the Battle of the Bulge which was far from an admirable military exploit. General Patton saved the day there, too. General Lee had no limitless stores of food or munitions; he fought under severe handicaps, but brilliantly, notwith standing. General Robert E. Lee will be studied and admired and LUCKY COMIC . .. Beauty flanks Bob Hope In Paris as he escorts Anita Ekbery (left) and Martha Hyer, stars In bis new morle “Paris HoUday.” From the Page News and Cour ier, Luray, Virginia: We Ameri cans have an amazing amount of mechanical power at our com mand, to use at work and at play. To take one obvious example, to day's automobiles pack huge amounts of horsepower under their hoods— more, indeed, than many think desirable. But there is one area—and a highly important area—in which tens of millions of people just don’t have enough power for to day's requirements. It is called “housepower." That word covers the adequacy or inadequacy of your electrical wiring, outlets and switches. The “housepower” problem is a big one. It is estimated that more than 20,000,000 homes need mod ernization of wiring. And that fig ure is not just made up of older ones. A great many homes of re cent construction are seriously short of electrical capacity. There are certain definite signs to tell you if you are one of the millions who need more “house- power/* If fuses frequently blow, or your electrical appliances are slow to heat, or lights flicker, or the picture on the TV screen shrinks, you're putting more load on your homes' electrical system than is safe and proper. The reason for the "housepow- er” problem, of course, is that we Americans want more and more labor-saving and other electrical appliances. A determined effort is now underway to persuade the American home owner to bring his “housepower” up to par if it isn’t there now. We can make no better investment—in comfort, con venience and safety. From the Mason Comity News, New Haven, W. Va.t As if the atom bomb isn’t enough to worry about, there’s the medicine cab inet! Every household has one, and most of them are potentially deadly. Look in your own, for ex ample, and see how many rem nants of long-forgotten prescrip tion there are, how many bottles and jars that are by now uniden tifiable, and how many ancient drugs that have become ineffec tive, or downright dangerous. What brings to mind the medi cine chest and its possible condi tion is the annual Sickroom Needs drive of the Lysol people to help the druggist help you to put the - family’s “arsenal of health’’ in shape to resist most any sort of unexpected attack, and to take advantage of the fabulous medi- _ cinal advances of modern science. 1. Ipomoea refers to (a) an insect; (b) disease; (e) vine, (b) music; (c) engineering. 2. Tercet Is a term that might be used in (a) sports; (b) music; (c) engineering. 3. Chartaceous means (a) duplication; (b) treasured; (c) papery. ANSWERS *8 ‘0|snK * ®uiA ‘I CROSSWORD PUZZLE PUZZLE N«. 4V> ACROSS Social divi sion State The Orient Bacteriolo- K t’s wire Imal Portico Alleviate Tear in cloth (pi.) Young horse Sprinkles with flour as a roast Disagreeable predicaments French plural article Faucet Halts Debases Hawaiian food Binds , College yell Harem room Condemns Frozen water Leases Philippine Island Negrito At that place Sums up Ascended Speck of England S3 Lured 86 Improves 60 Opposed to aweather 61 Duck 63 Man's name 64 Prevaricator 65 Plan of town site (pi.) 66 City of France 07 Metal con talnera 68 Intelligence 69 Merriment DOWN 1 Girl student at certain school S Shakespear ean king 5 South African fox 4 Sewing Im plement 0 Bothered 6 Sweetsop 7 Greenland eskimo 8 Headland 9 Builders 10 To get away 11 On the summit 12 Fish 13 Make’s lace edging 31 Exploit 23 Male sheep <pD 38 Toward the ief> 'ide (naut.) 27 Roundup 28 Laughing 29 Portico 30 Prefix: half 31 Sign of the zodiac 32 Mother of pearl 33 Luster 36 Torrid 42 Meddles 43 Narrow open ing 45 Go at certain gait 46 Suggesting 48 Soaks 49 Disinclined 51 Ancient Roman official 52 Aids 53 Powdered soapstone 54 Lamb’s pen name 55 Intend 57 Wicked 58 Speed contest 59 To cut after snick 62 Man's ?P p 0 E T E c T E L A R A P p A l A V E R L 1 N E R 1 A N 1 E L A T 1 0 N T A N N » S 5 T 1 R N A "5 6 S T E 1 L s L 0 P S A R S L. 0 E S 5 P E S T E P N A 1 L E N 0 S P A L a £ R A M S 0 0 T 1 N A 0 3 ■ 3 T A R L A 1 c P E s a E R 1 E P E A R S R A ■ T A 1 S N E E T R 1 T 0 ■ T A R A T V A R 1 D s E R A P E s E E L A Ih E R A s E T E R S P E S S 0 P E L A 1 N E Answer ie Paxsle Ne. 44* revered when Lord Montgomery will so long have been forgotten that he v/ill have just four or five lines in some encyclopedia. General George Meade was a respectable officer of more than ordinary ability, but is not rated by anybody with General Lee. I have always had a warm place in my heart for General -V Meade. He was a cadet at West Point, I think, when Generah Lee was Superintendent; and he probably fought under Lee in Mexico. At any rate, General Meade, as I recall, mounted his horse and rode out to meet General Lee following Lee’s sur render at Appomatox. He remembered with respect and ad miration his former commander and removed his hat as Lee approached and said “General Lee, I am George Meade.” I can’t think of General Meade except as a modest, lov able gentleman. You will recall that General Grant, and many other high- ranking Union officers had been at West Point under Lee, or had served under him in the Mexican War. THURSDAYMAY 30, 1957 AGRICULTURE Secretary Ezra Taft Benson’s jolt to the wheat farmers in pegging the wheat price next year at 7S% of parity follows closely upon the feed grain price and the defeat of the corn bill, leaving the farm- er the soil bank plan to bank on. And just how much can he bank on that is problematical. It is estimated that Benson’s Wheat ultimatum will add up to a loss of approximately $218 mil lion for wheat farmers, which means $1.78 wheat if farmers ap prove the wheat allotment in the referendum set for June 20. If they do not, it means about $1.00 wheat which could start prices in to a new downward spiraL The Benson figure means a cut from $2.00 wheat which was 82.5 per cent of parity for 1967 wheat down 22 cents to $1.78 for 1958 wheat in the 36-state commercial area. To tal acreage allotment remain the same gt 55 million gcres. The Soil bank program, keys payments to 60 per cent parity, which means a further loss for wheat farmers of about $30 million or a total of of $248 million dollars on the 1958 crop . . . providing they can get soil bank payments. Hare’s how unlimited payments under the soil bank program is working. At the present time there is a limitation of $5,000 for payments made to a producer under the conservation-reserve program, but there is no limita tion either by law or regulation on payments under the acreage- reserve or soil bank program. As a result some of the big non-farm* landowners are buying farms for the purpose or “renting” them to the Government. For instance here are a few soil bank pay ments: $81,354.50 to Garvey Farms, Colby, Kans.; $49,278.00 to Adams Bros & Co., Odebolt, Iowa; $48,093.00 to George G. Chance, R. R. 4, Bryan, Texas; $45,817.77 to J. W. B. Farms, Liberal, Kansas; $40,793.40 to Tom Moore, Navasota, Texas; $40,162.55 to J. E. Shep ard, South Windsor, Conn.; $30,- 282.00 to Dunward Harper, Alvin, Texas; $29,829.51 to Kupchunos Bros., Inc., Wapping, Conn.; $29.- 723.53 to McCarthy & Hildebrand, 225 Sill Bldg., Bakersfield, CaL; $25,113.73 to W. T. Waggoner Trust Estate, Box 3130, Vernon, Texas. According to Senator James E. Murray, of Montana, in his state non-farmers are buying some farms to put into the soil bank as an investment, while large farmers are buying farms to put into reserves for a time, but ul timately to add to their agricul tural operations. Says Senator Murray: “As a byproduct of the soil bank, we are undermining the American pattern of owner-operated family farming. A reasonable limitation on soil bank payments, whether conservation reserve or acreage reserve, would help to stop this trend. It may be necessary later to limit payments to actual farm operators if a constitutional way cam be found to do so.” Senator Murray and his colleage Senator Mike Mansfield, of Montana, are seeking to amend the Soil Bank Act to limit payments to $5,000 each on average and conservation reserve or a maximum of $10,000 to any individual in one year un der the two programs. \ T AUSTRIA RE-ARMS . . . Austrian army draftees (lined up in rear) watch Vienna parade of regular army unit. Here V There Picked track teams of Unite* States and Rnsalan athletes may meet in a "home and home** series spread over two summers if arrangements recently dis cussed are carried out . . . Ron nie Knox the *’roving quarter back” will paly with the Toronto Argonauts next season ... In an exchange of backfield players, the San Francisco 49’ers have sent John Henry Johnson to the Detroit Lions in exchange for Bill Stlts and Bill Bowman . . . Georgia Tech quarterback Toppy Vann has been signed by Vancouver of the Canadian League ... Six present Olympic champions and a term er Olympic titleholder are inclnded in a list of eligibles for a New York track and field team which wiU meet a picked London squad at London’s White City stadium next July. Ron DeLany of Villa- nova tops the American squad . . . Lew Hitch has quit profession al basketball ranks to take up a coaching career. Hitch played for the Minneapolis Lakers, Roches ter Royals and Philadelphia War riors. He will coach at Ellis, Kan sas High School. . . Billy McCann, basketbaD coach at Washington and Lee for five seasons, has been named basketbaU coach at the University af Virginia. PAR BEATER .. . E. J. (Dutch) Harrison, 48, shot final 82 to win Sam Snead Golf Festival at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., with 268 total, 14 strokes under par. 'USE COMMON SENSE Fewer accidents will happen on our highways when people learn that our cars come eqiupped with everything but brains.