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PAGE TWO ISIS ColWv« StrMt NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. P. Armfield. Jr., Owner » Entered as second-class matter December 6. 1987 at tSe Postoffice at Newberry. South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 8,1879. » SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six .months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR Americans are being taxed beyond all reason. If there were no State Governments; if we had no counties or municipal taxing agencies we would still be over-taxed. How can we ever justify a 52‘i tax—more than half its earnings—on corporations? How can we ever defend a 91% tax against individuals? The easy-going assumption that a man of means can pay these exorbitant rates overlooks a fundamental principle of equality before the law. If 10'7 is a fair tax the man with $5000 would pay $500, but the man with a million would pay $100,000—one hundred thousand dollars. Isn’t that fair? Well how shall we justify twenty per cent on one income and ninety per cent on another ? It is rank so cialism and a far cry from equality before the law. When it comes to taxation, we have a State law, born in the Federal spirit, by which a merchant or industry pays 3% of all wages for unemployment. It is unfair, but it seems to be one way to throw burdens on those who operate enterprises. Would it not be fairer to ^divide the tax? It is a tax on business from which business receives no equitable return. You can readily see that a man with ten acres should pay ten times more than the man with one acre, due regard, of course, being had for the quality of land, location and other factors; but suppose we had a tax of $5.00 on each acre up to ten acres and then graduated until the tax amounted to $500 an acre on all holdings of a thousand acres ? That is the way the personal income works out. Now the tax of 52% on Corporations does not include other taxes, such as unemployment, Social Security and others; and in the case of Power Companies there are others yet. We have gone along, taxing and ' ^xing, forgetting all equity and fairness, just reaching out fo. money, willy-nilly. And yet people clamor for more spending, even if it means more taxation! How may we build our State if we tax men and business so drastically as to discourage investment by those who are willing to put their savings to productive use ? In this age of marvels we use the air so much that most of us are becoming air-minded. But few are thinking of trav el under the ocean. As you know, our Navy has submarines that burn uranium. A few pounds of uranium will produce more power than a thousand times that much coal or oil, perhaps a hundred thousand times more. Incidentally, friends, in this age of marvels and millions and billions we mustn’t be stingy or squeamish about figures; use your imagination and lift it to the nth power—and then some! Well, here is a scheme for under sea ships to carry mer chandise, such ships to be atomic-powered, as we more or less inaccurately say. “Atomic-powered submarines, such as the U. S. Navy’s Nautilus, are demonstrably practical. And mammoth oil tankers, such as the five 103,000-ton vessels soon to be built ilk Japan, have caught the fancy of some efficiency-minded oil and shipping concerns. So why not a 100,000-t-on nuc lear-powered submarine tanker? k This reasoning, far from being idle, is sparking a series of hydrodynamic tests here on the tiny diamond-shaped is le of Wight, a few miles off the English south coast. If the tests prove a giant sub-tankeris feasible, ’an era of univer- sil underwater travel and transportation’ may be on its way, says W. A. Crago, the British marine scientist in charge of the project. But so far, he emphasizes, only tests are under way. % Scientists of Mitchell Engineering, Ltd., who dreamed up the idea, believe a 100,000-ton vessel traveling far beneath the waves could reach speeds of about 50 miles an hour— nearly double that of the world’s fastest ocean liner, the S. S. United States. That’s because the sub-tanker would be free from surface drag, wind resistance, wave motion and other forces normally faced by conventional surface ships, Mitchell scientists say. Huge sUb-tankers that could maintain high speeds in all kirt/fg of weather would cut the tanker needs of oil com panies and shipping concerns and would have a great mili tary advantage in war, argue advocates. Until recently, development of cargo vessels which could o perate under water for prolonged periods was hamstrung by the fact that conventional oil-burning marine engines need aji* to operate. Nuclear power plants, such as those used by Navy submarines, function without air since they do not depend on combustion. Such vessels are able to operate un- deh water fdr several months on little fuel.” * The President expects business to pick up. Here is what he says: “Mr. Eisenhower looks for the economy to lag in the first half of 1958 but to show a considerable pick up the last six ttktaths of the year. The President expressed these opti mistic views at a two-hour White House conference just THE NEWBERRY SUN Hospital Patients John B. Bouknight, Chapin. Mrs. Nelli* Burgess, N. E. Spring St., Whitmire. Mrs. Mery Chapmen, 709 Wright St. Annie Courtney, 1409 Firet St. Rev. George B. Corley, 1332 Pearl St. Mrs. Lucille Cockrell, Rt. 3, Prosperity. Dewey Counts, Rt. 1. Miss Susan Dawkins, Rt. 2, Prosperity. Mrs. Frances Dawkins, Rt. 2, Prosperity. Perry Pent, 1231 Glenn St. Ernest Holloway, Chappells. Mrs. Mary Hembree, Rt 1. Mias Nell Hufetetler, Rt. 1, Chapin. Mrs. Edna Harmon, Pom*ria. Dr. Julian B. Harmon, 2019 Nance St Mrs. Lillian Hendrix, Rt. 4. Mrs. Sue Inabinet, 943 Cline St. Miss Ethel Koon, 817 Boundary St. Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity. Mr. Jacob Kurlat, 2324 Henry Ave. Mr. Will Kunkle, Rt. 1. Mrs. Blanche Leslie, 1004 Wil son St. Mra. Hester Lee Morris, Rt S, Prosperity. Taft Boyd Monde, Rt 2, Pros perity. Ambrose Mayer, Rt 3, New berry. Mrs. Elisabeth Minick, Rt 1, Prosperity. Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Harrington St Mrs. Euna Mise, Route 1. Mrs. Katherine Nichols, Rt 5, Saluda. Mrs. Dora Nel^pm Rt 1, Whit mire. Mrs. Nancy Shealy, Rt 8, Pros perity. Mrs. Edel Shealy, 1416 Trent St Miss Sara Scarborough, 2708 Milne Ave. Robert Turner, 1907 Montgom ery St Mra. Ruby Wicker, 2011 Rivera St Mrs. Essie Wessinger, Rt 4. Ben T. Young, Rt 1, Prosperity. Colored Patients Henrietta Butler, 212 Boundary St Wates Cannon, Rt. 1, Pomaria. Jim Chalmers, 421 Boundary St. George Collins, 229 Drayton St. Elisabeth Gallman, 2608 Matt hew St Christine Gallman, Rt 4. James Jeter, Rt 1, Pomaria. before the start of the session that has defense and busi ness recession on its mind more than for many years in the past.” Teachers, that is some teachers, now have something to say about laggards among pupils: “How can the U. S. improve science and math training at the high school level? Many top education officials and citizens groups say the answer lies in producing better teachers and building better schools. And they’ve been launching a wide assortment of programs along these and other lines in the weeks since the sputniks hurtled skyward. But the teachers themselves are worried mainly about the students—their lack of interest in science and math, their hesitancy to take courses in these fields. ‘The majority of youngsters today prefer to take the soft est classes they can find’, says one veteran New York City physics teacher. ‘We’ve got to find some way to light a fire under these kids.’ He claims his school now has only about half ifs many physics students as it had ten years ago. ‘There’s quite a push to upgrade science and math educa tion in §an Francisco high schools,’ says Edward H. Bed ford, assistant superintendent of senior high schools. ‘But our big problem isn’t a shortage of teachers or facilities, but a shortage of serious students with the aptitude and interest to get the most out of their work.’ Recent surveys indicate U. S. youngsters—quite unlike their Soviet contemporaries—-have remarkably little contact with the sciences in high school. In submitting his report on school aid last week, Marion B. Folsom, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, noted that only one ojit of three recent high school graduates had taken a year of chem istry ; only one out of four a year of physics; only one out of three had taken mathematics beyond a year of simple al gebra. Meanwhile, Soviet secondary school graduates have gone through five years of physics, four years of chemistry and have taken mathematics during every year of their school work. Why do so few U. S. students get any farther than the usual junior high school ‘general science’ courses? Part of the reason is that nearly half of the country’s high schools fail to offer courses in physics or chemistry, ac cording to an Office of Education study. These figures are distorted, however, by the inclusion of many tiny rural schools: Less than 6% of the nation’s high school seniors actually attend schools that offer neither physics nor chemistry. A much more pertinent explanation, say many teachers and administrators, is that the majority of U. S. young sters deliberately steer clear of science courses. And most school programs make it remarkably easy to do so. ‘The elective system has reached the point where stu dents can choose almost anything they want,’ observes a Detroit math teacher. ‘We have had cases in which stu dents who were doing fine# in algebra suddenly discover they could get the same credit for taking general mathe matics, which is easier. So they dropped out and signed up for general math/ ‘Students just don’t seem to have an appetite for learn ing,’ says Lloyd F. Michael, superintendent of suburban Evanston, 111., Township High School. ‘Somehow /we must develop in students a greater respect for the value of scholarship and get them to assume responsibility for their own studies.’ Many teachers particularly criticize the so-called ‘frills’ which they say divert high school pupils from their aca demic work. Among them: Driver training programs, cook ing classes, citizenship campaigns and extra-curriqular ac tivities. One Pittsburgh English teacher reports his pupils are so busy with their extra curriculars that ‘when I asked one to stop by for a talk he looked at his calendar and said, ‘Let me see now, I think I can fit you in in a couple of weeks/ 0 But these ‘frills’ have misled school administrators as well as the pupils, say some teachers. Result: The diver sion of school funds from basic academic* needs to athletic programs, social events or other ‘non-essentials/ A citizens’ committee in Waltham, Mass., recently started a controver sy by charging that the.local school system spent more on football than on science classes. Mattie Mae Miles, Rt. 5, Saluda. Maggie Oxner, Rt 1, Pomaria. Shirley Ana Sanders, 349 Hunt St Mildred Simpkins, 1603 Vincent St Rosa Lee Smith, 822 Reese Sq. Johnny Thacker, 408 Railway Ave., Whitmire. Fred Valentine, Prosperity. MILLS CLINIC Mrs. Jackie Kesler and baby girl, Silverstreet Mrs. Francis Epting, Newber ry. Mrs. Minnie Frick, Chapin. Mrs. Minnie Reagin, Newberry. Mrs. Francis Bright and baby girl, Leeaville. Mrs. Pearl Barnes, Prosperity. Carl Epting, Prosperity. Mrs. Georgia Mae Haitiwanger, Chapin. 'Miss Lena Morris, Prosperity. Miss Cordelia Bowers, Prosper ity. DEED TRANSFERS Newberry No.T Mary R. Chapman to Walter B. Wallace, one lot fronting on Nance St., $5.00, love and affec tion. Lois S. Buzhardt to Rebecca P. Abrams, one lot and one building on Cornelia street, $6.00 and oth er valuable considerations. Newberry No. 1 Outside W. C. Gruber to J. Dave Cald well, 73 acres, 1-3 interest in Es tate of Wm. W. Caldwell, $6.00 and other valuable considerations. A. C. Cook to Carol M. Hipp, 10 acres on Wise street, $6.00 and pther valuable considerations. Little Mountain No. 6 ’ William D. Shealy to Birdie Shealy Frick et al, 8.G8 acres, $6.00 love and affection for my daughter, Birdie Shealy Frick and son-in-law, Sammie Ray Frick. Prosperity No. 7 Millie Wheeler to Helen Pray- low, one lot and one building, $1.00 and other valuable considerations. Virgie Lee Cotney to Boyd Cot- ney, one lot, $5.00 love and affec tion. Mrs. Wicker Dies At Little Mountain Mrs. Narvie Livingston Wicker, 66, died late Saturday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nar vie Stockman of Little Mountain. She had been in ill health for several months. Mrs. Wicker was born and rear ed in the Jolly Street section of Newberry County and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Minnie Hartman Livingston. She made her home near Pomaria for a number of years. Mrs. Wicker was a member of St. Philip’s Lutheran Church and a member of the ULCW. Surviving are her husband, J. Allan Wicker Sr.; three sons, Er nest E. Wicker of Parr, Grady B. Wicker of Little Mountain and John Allan Wicker of Pomaria; one daughter, Mrs. Narvie Stock- man of Little Mountain; three .brothers, Jacob Livingston of Po maria, W. Edwin Livingston of Newberry and P. T. Livingston of Pomaria; four sisters, Mrs. Jettie Lominick of Pomaria, Mr?. Ben Wicker of Newberry, Mrs. Olin Linder of Union and Mrs— Willie Stoudemayer of Peak; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday at 3 p. m. at St. Phil lip’s Lutheran Church by the Rev. C. L. Richardson, the Rev. Garth L. Hill, and the Rev. John Wes singer. Burial was in the church cemetery. Indians Meet Piedmont Friday The Newberry College Indians will play host to the Piedmont Rangers at MacLean Gymnasium Friday, January 24, at 8:00 p. m. The Indians are fresh from a two- point victory over Erskine, and now have a 2-1 record in the Little Four Conference. Coach George Pickett’s Indians have a 3-9 overall record. Sophomore Charlie Gallagher leads the scor ing for the Indians with 16 points. Bobby Lynch and Jim Woold ridge both have 11, Piedmont’s Earl Wooten has a 23.7 average in 18 games, and has racked up 427 points thus far this season, running his all-time ca reer total to 15,090 points. They have four others who are averag ing in the double figures: Jim Slaughter, 6-11 center, has 322 in 18 games for a 18.4 average; Mack Esner, e-xWe#; Virginia stand out, has a 17.8 average with 230 points in 18 games; Ernie Cham bers is at 13.4 and Choppy Pat terson has a x even 10-point av erage. Probable Indian starters are: Charlie Gallagher, Grady Jackson, Jim Wooldridge, Bobby Lynch, and Sonny Dugan. TROOP 1$ ACTIVITIES Girl Scout Troop H held its regular meeting at the scout cab in Tuesday, January 21. Tho president of each patrol called tho meeting to order. We are starting badge work on cooking. Patrol two cooked pie shells instructed by Mrs. Camp the scout leader. Patrol one and three took a hike to the city water and light plant, which we found very interesting. On our return to the cabin we were given a ride by Chief of Po lice Colie Dowd which we enjoy ed very much. We haye two new members, Bunny Chappell and Debra Caldwell from Prosperity. Joan Dominick, Scribe. Recent Births BIRTH OF DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. John G. Rom of Charlotte, N. C. are receiving con gratulations upon the arrival of a seven pound, three ounce daugh ter, Laura Gilliam, who arrived at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital on Sunday, January 19. Mr. Ross is the son of Mrs. Maude G. Ross of Newberry. A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. William Newton DeVore (Julia Elizabeth Coleman) of Apartment 4, Glenhaven, Greenwood, announce the birth of an eight pound, seven ounce daughter, Deyora Claire peVore, who arrived at Newberry Coun ty hospital on December 29, 1957. A SON Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lakin Parr, Route 2, Newberry, are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of an eight pound, five ounce son, Calhoun Bryan, born December 81, 1957, at the Newberry Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Parr is the for mer Mittie Wise Bryan. ® A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ray Gil liam (Helen Mae Wicker) of Rt. 1, Newberry, announce the birth of a seven pound, six ounce daugh ter, Helene Maria Gilliam, who arrived at the local hospital Jan uary fifth. # A SON j Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wilson Longshore (Betty Jean Floyd), Rt. 1, Silverstreet, are the proud parents of a seven pound son, Wilmer Michael Longshore, born at the Newberry Memorial Hospi tal January seventh. Beard Dies At Local Hospital Sammie Baskin. Beard, 67, of the Newberry County Home died Sun day night at a Newberry hospital. He had been in declining health for several years and ill for one week. Mr. Beard was born and reared in the St. Luke’s section of New berry County. A son of the late Calwy and Margaret Enlow Beard, he had lived a number of years in the Jolly Street section where he farmed. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Graveside services were con ducted at II a. m. Tuesday in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Cem etery by Dr. Thomas F. Suber. t H. L. Stone, 51, Services Here Henry L. Stone, 51, retired tex tile employe, died at 504 Lady St., -Greenville, early Sunday morning after a brief illness. Stone was born in Newberry County and was a son of Lee Stone and the late Mrs. Ada Wicker Stone. He lived in New berry until 15 years ago when he' moved to Greenville. He was employed at Dunean Mill until his retirement several years ago. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Newberry County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Watkins Stone of Green ville; one step-daughter, Mrs. Margaret W. Merritt of Green ville; his father and step-moth er, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stone of Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. Lil lian Frick of Newberry and Mrs. Lesley C. Denton of Rock Hill, and one step-child. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Newberry by the Rev. J. L. Drafts. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers were James Lang ford, Eddie Richardson, Cecil Wicker, Willie Ellison, Maxie Stone and Bill Boland. Members of the Council of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church com posed the escort of honor. Prosperity Native Dies In Clinton Ollie Bushnell Mills, 72, retired farmer and merchant of Clin ton, died early Monday morning. He had been in declining health for two years. A native of Prosperity, he was the son of the late Amsie and Frances Setzler Miller. He ’was a member of the Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church near Prosperity. He was twice married. His first THURSDAY, JANUARY, 23,1968 A. marriage was to the late Katie Mae Edward*. Surviving aro hi* second wife, Mrs. Nancy Cook Miller of* Clin ton; four daughter*, Mr*. W. Al* len Coleman, Mra. M. B. Nicklea and Mr*. Henry Hagen, all of Lauren* and Mra. J. A. Surles of North Charleston; on* son, Fran cis T. Miller of the University of South Carolina; three sisters, Mrs. W. E. Pugh of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Frances Bergua and Mrs. Joe B. Hartman, both of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and four grandchildren; Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday at 3 p. a. at Kennedy Mortuary in Laurent by the Rev. Chalmers McCutchen and the Rev. J. S. Wessinger. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Renneker Rites In Orangeburg Clarence A. Renneker, 76, owner of Renneker’s Inc., a men's cloth ing store in Orangeburg, died Sunday morning in the Orange burg Regional Hospital after a short illness. His widow is thfe former Mary Burton of Newberry. Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Marion P. Spigner of Char lotte, N. C.; a son, Clarence A. Renneker of Orangeburg and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sun day^ afternoon in Orangeburg. Sam B. King, husband of tho former Miss Brunei Perry of New berry, died at a Columbia hospi tal Wednesday, of a cerebral hemorrhage. He ia also survived by two sons, Robert Perry King and Sam B. King Jr, and a daughter, Mre. Guy Tarrant, all of Held In Union Thomas H. Dawkins, 76, father of E. L. Dawkins of Roots 3, Newberry, died in Union Tues day. He it also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Gregory of Union with whom he made We home; two other sons, J. T, Daw kins of Ssntuck and L. M. Daw kins of Clinton; on* sister, Use- Ids Bentley of Santuck and one brother, Jeae Dawkins of Newber ry; 19 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren Funeral services were held Wednesday in Union. Building Permits Jan. 13: J. B.- Floyd, general repairs to dwelling, 2012 Bene dict St, $200; Essie Eichelberger, general repairs to dwelling, 229 Drayton St, $2,800. Jan. 16: Eugene and Betty Wicker, one 6-room brick veneer dwelling on Hutto Ave, I$10,000. NEWEST GINGHAMS ‘■v. Shagbarks — Nylons Ginghams—the latest in fashion—and at better PRICE. “It is Sew Smart to Sew” Carolina Remnant Shop Newberry, S. C. Main Street 3 State Bank No. REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE BANK OF COMMERCE OF PROSPERITY, IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON DECEMBER SI, 1957. ASSETS ' Cash, balances with other banks, including res&rve bal ances, and cash items in process of. collection $251,455.4? United States Government obligations direct and guaranteed 285,448A3 Obligations of States and political subdivisions 100,400.19 Other bonds, notes, and debentures ___! 10,000.00 Loans and discounts 242,106.39 Bank premises owned, none; furniture and fixtures « 1,606.72 Other assets 1,495.75 TOTAL ASSETS $842,511.95 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships and corpora tions 7 ? $572,130.24 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations .126,899.89 Deposits of United States Government (including postal savings) 8,379.77 Deposits of States and political subdivisions 53,060.81 Other deposits (certified and officers’ checks, etc.) 1,746.63 TOTAL DEPOSITS $762,206.84 Other Liabilities t 4,440.12 TOTAL LIABILITIES $766,646.96 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital* $ 50,000.00 Surplus 23,000.00 Undivided profith 2,864^9 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 1 $ 75364^9 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS __$842,5ll^5 ♦This bank’s capital consists of: Common stock with total par value of $50,000.00. MEMORANDA Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and for other purposes __ $ 69,612.50 Loans as shown above are after deduction of reserves of__ 2,384.73 I, Jacob A. Bowers, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief. JACOB A. BOWERS. Correct—Attest: RUDOLPH C. BARNES, J. MONROE FULMER* DAN D. LANG, Directors. State of South Carolina, County of Richland—ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of January, 1958, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. HAZEL C. CAULEY, Notary Public. My commission expires at the pleasure of the Governor.