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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1958 Straight Talk (By TOM ANDERSON in Farm and Ranch Magazine) What a wonderful thing it’d be for the nation if every citizen .could get to “know” Washington. Like the lady said about Tom Dewey, “You have to really know him to dislike him.” I have re- <cently had the nauseating privil ege of again visiting the Con gress, some members of the House Agriculture Committee, a senator, and assorted bureaucrats. Last month’s tape-recorded interview •"Direct Payment Idea Dead? Don’t You Believe It,” was one reason for the visit. First call was on Georgia’s first-termer, Her man Talmadge. I opened the con versation diplomatically with, "Senator, I’m surprised and dis- appointed in you. I have looked on you as a leading advocate of States Rights, Constitutional gov ernment, conservatism—why are you sponsoring this disguised 'Brannon Plan’ of yours?” • In his Claghorn voice he boom ed, “Tom, I read your, editorials. You and I agree on practically everything. There is just one big difference in us; I’m a realist and you’re an idealist. It took me just 18 months to find I couldn’t beat ’em, so I had to join ’em. No use in being a Don Quixote. You know he never got anywhere fighting windmills.” “In other words, you’re going to sit here and see the country slip headlong into Socialism and not do anything about it? You’re just going to relax and enjoy it and get re-elected?” Complete Socialism in 25 Years “Tom, people I talk with here believe that the United States will be 100% Socialistic in 10 to 25 years. It« can’t be stopped.” I answered a bit sadly: “Yeah, Khrushchev says that same thing, and that they'll bury us. What better way to die, now or 25 years from now, than fighting for free dom?” The next interview was with Congressman “Took” Gathings of Arkansas, fair-haired boy of the E&st-Arkansas planter set. Mr. Gathings blew his top at some questions I asked, and said he wished he hadn’t granted the in terview. So do I. More talkative and miltownish was Mississippi’s Congressman Jamie Whitten,, who seems to share Senator Talmadge’s feel ings. Whitten said, “I’ve been fighting this thing (Socialism) 12 years. It’s hopeless.” Congress man Whitten’s “answer” to the farm problem is to let the middle man—the processor and seller— pay the price supports instead of the government. Whitten contends the midleman makes too much and could pay the farmer higher prices without increasing retail prices of food and fiber. He be lieves that “buyer resistance” would prevent further price in-| creases. I predicted that we’d both live to see a 50 cent loaf of bread. It’s hard to “resist” neces sities. Whitten asked, “Why jump on agriculture? Everybody is sub sidized.” He suggested .that Sec. Benson should be rotated among departments of the government. Benson reminds him of the de pression-time custom of the North Mississippi farm community in which he grew up. Times were so tough the community was unable to afford a preacher. “In view of the ability of some of our visiting preachers to eat, frequently dur ing revivals different families in the community would keep the visiting preachers for a day and night, after which some other family would take up this ex pense. The President should pass Mr. Benson around. Unless the La bor or Commerce or some other Department gets Elder Benson for a time, he is going to eat the farmers out of house and home,” according to the Mississippi Demo crat. I agree with Congressman Whitten—I’d like to see Benson passed around. I’d like to see him President. Next statesman I rallied ’round the flag with was Congressman Harold Cooley of North Carolina, Chairman of the House Agricul tural Committee, a 12-cent poli tician. (He was a two-bit politi cian when we had a 100-cent dol lar). Chairman Cooley’s heart bleeds so profusely for North Carolina farmers that he has to get periodic transfusions from the union labor leaders he plays foot sie with. (Swap-out support for $1.25 minimum wage in return for 90% parity.) Cooley pontificated, “The Brannan Plan was just too complicated, tried to cover too many commodities . . . Anybody who believes agriculture can ever be free from controls and subsi dies is stupid. If we had the kind of farm program you favor, I’d sell my farm tomorrow.” “Why don’t you?” I answered. “Why should the taxpayers have to pay you twice?” “But what about those poor peo ple Congressman Cooley gives em ployment to on his farm?” butted in one of the Congressman’s sec retaries. “If land prices,” I replied, “hadn’t been forced up by absen tee, tax-reduction, inflation-hedg ing, soil-banking business and professional men, maybe those poor people the Congressman hires could afford to own their own farms.” Thus the interview with the advocate of uncomplicat ed socialistic programs ended. Next thrill was seeing Texas’ Congressman Bob Poague.» Noth ing of any value came out of fenc ing with this particular windmill, who uses economic laws and sta tistics likek a drunk uses a lamp- post: for support instead of il lumination. Get the Government Out A two-price plan—Talma dge’s, Whitten’s, Cooley’s, or anybody ULCA Women End Conference At Newberry By MRS. A. H. COUNTS The final session of the 73rd annual convention of the United Lutheran Church Women of {he Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina came to a close to day following the installation of officers and an address by Dr. Karl W. Kinard, president of South Carolina Lutheran Synod on the work of the synod. He appeal ed to the women for their support of the whole program of the syn od. Newberry College was again selected as the next convention site with Southern Conference as hostess. The new officers installed were Mrs. Ralph Derrick, Spartanburg, president; Mrs. Herman Cauble, Columbia, vice president; Mrs. C. A. Fischer, Orangeburg, recording secretary; Mrs. C. A. Honeycutt, Columbia, statistical secretary; and Mrs. Carl Shealy of Little Mountain, treasurer. The conference presidents for the new year are: Mrs. John Mil ler, Columbia, Central Conference; Mrs. Ben Clark, Prosperity, New berry Conference; Mrs. C. A. Tate, Greenville, Piedmont Conference; Mrs. M. B. Hunter, North Charles ton, Southern Conference and Mrs. W. A. Sigman, Johnston, Western Conference. The commitee chairmen are: Mrs. H. B. Schaeffer, Leesville, membership; Mrs. Fred Hayes, Newberry, education; Mrs. John Awtrey, Columbia, Christian service; Miss Helen Harley, Or angeburg, offerings; and Mrs. Fred E. Dufford, Charleston Heights, publicity. The convention will again give full support to two missionaries, Miss Dorothea Greiner, missionary to Liberia and Miss Ruth Sigmon, missionary to India, and will assist with the support of Miss Doris Schultz, missionary to Japan. To fulfill God’s Design to go preach, teach and baptize, Mrs. J. B. Moose, National President who spoke Sunday afternoon quoted Martin Luther, “Every Christian needs two conversions—one of his heart and one of his pocket book.” Dr. M. Clara Sullivan, mission ary to Malaya, who has been in mission work in China and Ma laya for the past 29 years, gave an inspiring address Monday night illustrated with color slides. She was dressed in the native dress of an inhabitant of Malaya. In a panel conference during the convention on “Youth Builds by God’s Design,” Miss Marie Warncke, Director of Nursing at Greenville General Hospital, said Youth must have a blue print and it must be provided by the Church. Miss Barbara Frick, also of Greenville, a member of the panel, presented the plan of youth cara- vaning whereby teams of Luther Leaguers serve as trouble-shoot ers and moral builders throughout the ULCA. She suggested that women’s groups promote the pro ject through financial aid to in dividual caravaners. Miss Edna Paysinger, student nurse at Greenville General Hos pital, presented types of summer work offered by the church for college age youths. There were a total of 535 dele gates attending the convention just closed. Among those elected as dele gates to the Triennial convention in Toronto, Canada, September 26-30, were Mrs. Ben Clark, Pros perity; Mrs. Murray Counts, Lit tle Mountain; Mrs. Fred Hayes, Newberry, and Mrs. Carl Shealy of Little Mountain. else’s—will waste more billions of dollars, produce more surpluses, more socialism. Under the present foreign dumping program, as sur plus does down, price support go up, thus rebuilding surpluses. Price supports and controls have dried up markets, caused ov erproduction and surpluses and lowered farm income by $2 billion a year, says USD A economists. Dr. Herrell De Graff, noted Cor nell Agricultural Economist, says: “Over the past 35 years, during which so-called surpluses have been almost chronic, a modest 2% increase in livestock could have eaten up all of the surpluses. This would have happened had agri culture been free.” Government control will work only in Heaven where they don’t need it or in hell where they al ready have it. Let’s get the gov ernment out! Let’s set the farm er free! ^Merchandise . . . purchased on recent huying trip to J^tew tyork is arriving dailg . . . JratSf CoatSy Suits, Presses, Sweaters, etc. . . a ome Soon to • • • • Carpenters Newberry, S. C. Mrs. Taylor Rites Monday Mrs. Berdia Carter Taylor, 40, wife of E. T. Taylor, died sud denly 1 Sunday morning at her home in kinards. Mrs. Taylor was born and rear ed in Tennessee and was a daugh ter of Tom and Ida Mae Hapton Carter. For the past twenty years she had made her home in New berry. Surviving besides her husband and her parents are one son, Ed ward Thomas Taylor of New berry; two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Taylor Bouknight of Newberiy and Mrs. Patsy Kinard of Chapin; three brothers, Fred, L. C., and Charles Carter, all of Tennessee; one sister, Mrs. Stanley Greenleaf of La Paze, Ind.; and two grand children. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday at 4 p.m. at McSwaip Funeral Home by Rev. D. M. Shull. Burial was in Rosemont Cementeiy. Parkman Rites In Ninety Six Onas Pinson Parkman, 65, of 100 Parkman Circle Ninety Six died at 6 p.m. last Thursday at the -Veterans Hospital in Col umbia after 12 years of declining health and a few months of ser ious illness. He was married to theh former Miss Sarah Elizabeth Pitts of the County. Survivors include his wife; his stepmother. The funeral services were held Saturday in Ninety Six. Koon Dies After Year’s Illness James William (“Jim”) Koon, 65, died early Saturday morning at the Newberry County Me morial Hospital. He had been in ill health health for the past year but was seriously ill for several weeks. Mr. Koon was born and reared in Saluda County, son of the late Lawrence and Rilla Smith Koon. For the past 31 years he had liv ed in Newberry and was employ ed by the dewberry Mills, Inc. He was a member of O’Neal Street Church and the Woodmen of the world. Survivors include his wife, ,Mrs. Pearlie Mae Mullenow Koon of Newberry; two sons^ Rev. James L. Koon of Newber ry and Rev. Vernon Lee Koon of Joanna; one daughter, Mrs. Fur- manLoyd King of Newberry; one sister, Mrs. Joe Waites of Ninety Six, and two grandsons. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday from O’Neal St. Methodist Church by Rev J W. Tomlinson and Rev. D. E. Smith Burial was in Springdale Ceme tery. MacFarlane Rites In New Jersey Robert O. MacFarlane 41, died after a lingering illness at his home, 242 Hance Road, Fair Haven, N. J. August 3 He was married to the former Mias Gaynelle Be4‘ry, daughter of G. P. Berry of Newberry. Surviving besides his wife are a daughter, Priscilla O. MacFar lane of Shreve port, La.; two bro thers, several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conduct ed in Fair Haven at 4 p.m. August 6 with full Masonic rites. Burial followed in Fair View Cemetery in Fair Haven Newberry relatives attending the funeral were Mrs. MacFar- lane’s father, G. P. Berry, her brother-inlaw and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Schumpert and her ne phew, George William Heller Jr. RITZ Theatre THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Reginald Gardiner “R0CK-A-BYE BABY” Also Cartoon—Boo Hoo Baby MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine THE VIKINGS (In Technicolor) Also Cartoon—Herman The Cartoonist lYnvl Towle sterltaf Cup, $8.75 Towle OM Master Sterling Fork 8 Spoon Set, $4.50 W. E. TURNER Jewelers Main Street Newberry, S. C. NCEA Plans For Year’s Meetings J. G. Long, president of the Newberry County Education As sociation, called a meeting of committee chairmen on August 21 at the Education building to complete plans for the year 1958- 59. The meetings of the associa tion will be held at various schools in the county. Those in attendance were from the executive committee: Mrs. Georgia Welbom, Mrs. Mary Brit ton, Mrs. Margaret F. Kelly and John E. Elliott. The following are serving as chairman of com mittee and were present: Mrs. Margaret F. Kelly, public rela tions; Mrs. Naomi Epting, pro gram; J. V. Kneece, membership; Mrs. Lucille P. Hancock, Future teacher representative; John E. Elliott, teacher-pupil welfare; Mrs. Rosalie C. Elliott, publicity ,%| Mrs. Jennie B. Hentz, nominating and James D. Brown, treasurer. Mrs. Emma Julia Irons, presi dent of the classroom teachers of Newberry County, was also pres ent. Mrs. Epting submitted the fol lowing program for the year: September 25: Annual banquet at Whitmire high school at 7:30 p.m. with a skit by CTA. October 9: Regional meeting, 3:30 until 6:00 p. m., Greenwood or Brookland-Cayce. Nov. 20: Newberry High school, 3:30 p. m., Miss Lillian Grant, president of the S. C. Education Association. Jan. 15: 3:30 p. m., Mid-Caro lina high school, legislative pro gram, Hubert Bedenbaugh, chair man. Feb. 19: Newberry high school, night meeting, guest speaker a representative of the National Education Association. March 12-13: Annual meeting. April 18: Pomaria, 3:30 p. m., Pomaria chorus conducted by Miss Rose Hamm. Dr. Paysinger In Air Force Dr. and Mrs. Danny Paysinger and children, Ben and Sallie mov ed this week to Valdosta, Ga. where Dr. Paysinger will be on duty with the U. S. Air Force. He was graduated from the 8. C. State Medical College in Charles* ton and served his internship at Columbia hospital. For the past six menths he has been practicing at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Columbia. Mrs. Paysinger’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lominack, accom panied them to Valdosta and are spending this week there with them. CLOVER LEAF DRIVE-IN Theatre Camp Promoted, Is Transferred Wallace J. Camp Soil Scientist — Wallace J. Camp, Soil Scientist, Soil Conervation Service, New berry, has been promoted and is being transferred to Greenwood. This announcement was recently made by Dr. T. S. Buie, State Con servationist, Soil Conservation Service, Columbia. Camp has been with Soil Con servation Service since February, 1943. He has been in Newberry since July, 1950. He has also been headquartered a t Spartanburg, Columbia, Hartsville, St. Matt hews, and Saluda. In his new assignment at Greenwood he will make soil sur veys in the Greenwood, Abbeville, Lower Saluda and Newberry Soil Conservation Districts. Mr. Camp is a native of Cher okee County. He is a Clemson Col lege graduate, Class of 1929. He majored in agronomy. Birth Of Son Mr. and Mrs. Willard Byrd of Mulberry, Fla. are receiving con gratulations upon the arrival of a six pound, ten ounce son,‘Char les Johnson, born in a Lakeland Fla. hospital on August 3rd, Mrs. Byrd is the former Betty Ann Clary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Hagood Clary. The Byrds have another son, Willard Dean, two years of age. Mrs. Clary has returned to her home in Newberry after spending some time with her daughter and family in Florida. THURSDAY AH Mine To Give (In Technicolor) Cameron Mitchell, Glynis Johns Added Color Cartoon—Puss “N” Toots FRIDAY & SATURDAY The Sheepman Glenn Ford,' Shirley MacLaine Added Color Cartoon—Vanishing Duck SUNDAY, MONDAY & TUESDAY First Run Picture In Newberry Hot Spell Shirley Booth, Anthony Quinn, Shirley MacLaine Added Color Cartoon—Gaston Go Home Recent Births Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Ledell Powell, 3136 Priscilla St., an nounce the birth of a seven pound, seven Ounce son, Phillip Ledell, op August 20 at Newberry Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Powell is the for mer Nettie Gaynell King. Mr .and Mrs. John William Frick of Litle Mountain announce the birth of a nine pound daugh ter, Cathy Loretta, on August 24 at the Newberry Hospital. The mother before marriage was Hilda Loretta Bouknight. PERSONAL MENTION Mr. and Mrs. William Long oY Oscoda, Michigan, who have been visiting Mrs. Long’s mother, Mrs* Elbert W. Bowers in Prosperity, spent Monday night with Mrs. Long’s sister, Mrs. Jimmy Daven port and Mr. Davenport at their new home on Jessica Avenue. Larry, Linda and Patsy Yo- / chem, of Greenwood spent last • week in Newberry with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yochem. Mrs. Lester Vaughn, the former Mary Clair Riley, underwent sur-* gery at Talmadge Hospital, Au gusta, Ga., Friday. She is re ported to be doing as well as can be expected. Mr. and Mrs. Percy of Cayce spent Sunday evening with Mise». Rosalind and Mildred Wert#. Mr. and Mrs. Scurry Riley were called to Clinton Sunday where Mr. Riley’s father, Mr. Pet Riley and Mrs. Riley had been in an automobile accident. Mr. Riley was reported to be recuperating nicely, but his wife was still un dergoing treatment in the hospi tal. 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