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PAGE TWO 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 year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR We have attractions in South Carolina that should appeal to great enterprises planning to expand, as well as promoters of enterprises seeking suitable locations. South Carolina enjoys a fine climate, without the rigors of Northern ice and snow and without the devastating lassi tude of the extreme South. Nor do we suffer the devastating storms and floods of the West and the smogs of California. An advertisement of the Southern Railway in The Wall Street Journal seems to hit the spot, regarding all the South. South Carolina has all the advantages indicated for the South, with other advantages. We are within a day’s haul by train and truck of many great markets of the world; and within two days of all the principal industrial regions of the United States. Moreover, this State is in direct com munication by sea with all the world. When shipments by sea are made from Texas or Mississippi the ships have to travel hundreds of miles before they enter the Atlantic; South Carolina is on the Atlantic, with three excellent ports, ports sheltered from storms yet within a few minutes of the broad Atlantic. In appealing for industries we may us6 all our own special advantages, together with the convincing figures cited by the Southern Railway: Here’s the ad: “You’ll have to step livelier, Uncle Sam—to keep up with the young, fast-growing Southland! All America is growing —but the fast-growing youngsters of the ‘family’ is the modern South! Industrialists: Come South now and grow with America’s ‘youngsters’ opportunity-land! It’s true! The economic development of the Southland since World War II has out-paced the national rate of growth in practically every category you can name. Don’t take our word for it. Just look at the official U. S. Govern ment figures and you’ll see that this is so. There are many good reasons for this. Industrially, the modern South is still a ‘youngsters’, experiencing right now those wonderful years of sudden, surging development that just naturally go with growing up. In addition, it has plentiful manpower . . . rich resources . . , expanding mar kets ... all the things in one neat ‘package’ that make for industrial success. To every young and growing region there comes a time of phenomenal development to maturity. This is its era of opportunity—the confident, vigorous growing-up years. That time for the Southland is now. The opportunity is yours. Come South now and grow with the young, fast-growing Southland. ‘Look Ahead—Look South’.” May I remind you that I have no connection what ever with the Southern Railway, nor do I live on its line, nor have I any friend or relative connected with it, nor do I own even one share of stock nor receive even as much as one cent from it or anybody connected with it. That must cover the ground. The advertisement covered a full page and was in tended to appeal to all the investors of the Nation. I cite it and quote it as a statement of facts you might use in thinking of the South and South Carolina. Let’s consider a few topics at random: The retirement of George Bell Timmerman, Junior, brings to a close a service of steady purpose, sound commonsense and faithful ob servance of the best traditions of public administration. Governor Timmerman was always undramatic, handling the problems of the office without fanfare and trumpets but with unwavering resolution to act on the merits of each case. We may expect a sound administration under Governor Rollings. Somewhere I have read recently that a State law (not of this State) was declared of no effect because the Federal Government had pre-empted that field. That is utterly un constitutional and dangerous. Congress has no constitutional right to pre-empt any field unless it be in harmony with the Constitutional prerogatives of Congress; but the Congress may not usurp the functions of a State, nor supersede the law of any State merely by invading a field. “On the second of April, 1956, the Supreme Court of the United States set Steve Nelson free, ruling that the anti subversive laws of Pennsylvania, under which he had been convicted, were invalid. Pennsiyvania had no right, the jus tices decreed, to pass anti-subversive legislation, the fed eral government haying pre-empted the field; wherewith laws governing subversive activity in thirty-seven states immediately became invalid.” Now where does the Supreme Court find any Constitu tional authority for this assumption of excluding jurisdic tion? Another Constitutional point is a South Carolina case. The General Assembly may not authorize Executive De partments to spend money not appropriated. The ten million dollar deficit, together with a probable thirteen million additional deficit should call for serious consideration. There should not be a ten million dollar de ficit and we should not blithely accept it. ! THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1959 FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist Combining Peanuts What will they combine next? First, the combine came to us a grain harvester. And in that role it has worked better and better, as machines improved and we mastered the art of using them. Then they were adapted to har vesting lespedeza seed and then soybeans and sometimes cowpeas. A few years ago County Agent Rogers in Allendale showed me an attachment a man was making there wherewith corn could be combined. And since then I’ve seen this practice spread over the state. Now County Agent Bowen of Sumter tells me of another inter esting adaption of the combine there. The past season they com bined a big portion of their com mercial peanut crop. Of all things, combining peanuts! Just think of getting away from the drudgery of harvesting this crop in the old way! A hot, hard, and dirty job it was. And stacking them in the field for the thrasher to come carried hazards of weath er too. Bowen tells me they plow the geanuts out, let ’em dry there a bit, windrow them, and let ’em dry out some more there. Then they come along with a pick-up com bine and the whole job is done. Compare this with the old way of plowing ’em up* shaking them out by hand, carrying to stakes you’d previously put all across the field, stacking them there on cross arms, then letting dry there for some weeks, during which weather damage and loss through livestock was liable to happen, un til the picker could get to you. No wonder fewer and fewer farmers are feeding and clothing this county better and better. And with far less human labor too. We are letting know-how and the ma chine count. Tree Breeding They are breeding better trees now. And why not? For they lend themselves to improvement at the skilled hands of the plant breeder just like plants with which these artisans have been playing their magic for years. And I understand the paper company has found a vastly superior tree or two near Georgetown. They are being care fully protected and will be used as sort of foundation breeding stock. This tree improvement through breeding is under way at several places in the world, our forester Bill Barker tells me. In the past we have just taken trees as they come, cut them, and use them. Now with trained tech nicians taking hold, it is likely they will soon be getting combin ations of inheritance factors that will spell out vastly improved trees. This will embrace rapidity of growth under woods conditions, quality of the wood, and likely many other factors. A fascinating field! Think of cotton, as it grew wild in the New World, or corn that came to us from the Indians. That’s trees now. When science remakes ’em, forest production can zoom. Still A Nickle About the only standard pro duct that’s still a nickle is a pack age of chewing gum. Ever think of it? It has. been that as long as I can remember, and that’s a good half c entury. Even a postage stamp has doubled in that time and a postal card is three titnes what it was. But old chewing gum is still right there, a nickle or even cheaper. 3 for a dime at places. And 95 percent of the world’s supply is made in USA. Now, if there’s anything else like that, I don’t recall it. Not ev en a broiler. They are cheap than they have ever been in modern times. But when I was a kid they sold cheaper than now to the huck ster wagon that came by once a month. So hail chewing gum! It is one thing that has held the price line. Boys Are That Way Last week memory carried me back to winter mornings, when my brother and I got up before day and rode bareback to check our rabbit boxes there in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork. And I started to tell you about it, but got off on some of the beauties and glories of dawn, a spectacle that too few of us see. I don’t often myself now. Rabbits must not have carried The Constitution of South Carolina empowers only the General Assembly to appropriate money; it does not em power the General Assembly to acquiesce in ten million dol lar deficits. Nor does it empower the General Assembly to authorize Executive Departments to spend beyond specific appropriations. What control has the General Assembly if it enacts an appropriation bill and then must make up an over spending of ten million dollars? Regardless of the merit of any service* it is constitution ally bound to operate within the appropriation specifically authorizing a stipulated sum. Says the Constitution of South Carolina, Article 10 Sec tion 9: “Money shall be drawn from th^ Treasury only in pursuance of appropriations made by law.” South Carolina has been operating at large expense. In addition to larger revenues in general we have a very large revenue from the Sales Tax. Corporations are paying more today than ever before. The answer, of course, is that the Sales Tax is for the schools, which do not necessarily have to be temples. The quality of instruction does not depend on the grandiosity of the buildings. We are branching out in many directions, just as manyy families are doing, but the old virtue of thrift and economy, work and saving, may not be alluring but it is the foundation of a sound state, nation, or family. I hope there may be some vigorous objecting in the General Assembly; we must not regard as progressive every scheme, plan of proposal of even the best people. Put it under the keenest scrutiny. A great people are a people who work and save, remembering the vicissitudes of time and the vagaries of fortune. Legislators usually like to hear from the people back home. Well, tell them to “go easy.” A friend, Mr. G. R. Battle of West Columbia, affection ately known as “Buck,” sends me the following, which, is of course, beyond cavil or disagreement: “Ten Points; 1. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. 2. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. 3. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. 4. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. 5. You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wagepayer. 6. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income. 7. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. 8. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. 9. You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man’s initiative and independence. 10. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.” Completion of a second-floor addition to its home office, occupied just as the company is celebrating its fifth anniversary, has bee* announced by Calhoun Life Insurance Company, which maintains a regional home office in Newberry. Drawing shows the expanded build ing as it now appears, with a likeness of John C. Calhoun, South Carolina statesman, on a porcelain-enamel stair tower at the front of the second-floor addition. In five years the company has increased its* life insurance in force from $7,504,444 to about $60,000,000; prem ium income has increased from $125,706 to $2,383,105. Hospital Patients Mrs. Maggie Amick, Little Mountain. Mrs. Ethel Baker, 523 Musgrove St., Clinton. Baby Gloria Jean Bush, 1121 Marion St. Mst. Michael Boozer, 1325 Ebe- neber Rd. that “rabbit fever” then, or we’d sure have had it. For we really handled ’em and ate ’em. Our horse knew the winding path across the hills and vales to our rabbit boxes as well as we, and he followed in a gallop without the use of reins. While it was still dark, my brother had to dismount to see if the setter had f allen. But as the first tints of light came he could check that from the horse. If the setter had fallen, that meant a rabbit almost sure. He’d set the box up on end and could hear the rabbit slipping down and scratching to hold, if he was in there. In that event, he would op en the door just enough to get his hand in, reach down there, find the rabbit’s hind leg, and pull him out, A whack with the other hand outstretched, just back of the ear's, as he held the rabbit with the other hand by the hind legs, dispatched him quick. I’d have to hold that one, and my hand would almost freeze. I could sit on the other one against that warm horse and keep it warm. If we got another one, wl)ich we often did, we’d tie them together and string them across the horse’s shoulders there in front of my brother, who rode in front and I back of him. On two occasions we had scares. My brother reached down in a fal len box while it was still dark and felt something that wasn’t a rab bit. Both times he jerked his hand out quickly and we carried the box home to see what it was. In both cases it turned out to be a ’possum. That scared us, for that thing could have bitten him bad. We’d hang the rabbits from nails through the leeters of their hind legs there against the smoke house and skin and clean them. We could do that in a jiffy, saving our mother the trouble. Urges Families Make Application For Cabins More than one thousand families spend their summer vacation in cabins at South Carolina State Parks each year according to State Forester Chas. H. Flory of the S. C. State Commission of Forestry. “From applications now being received it appears that maximum use will again be made of the state park family vacation cabins this season,” said Mr. Flory. Cabins for the months of June, July, and August are assigned on the basis of public drawing held shortly after March first each year. This gives each family an equal opportunity to reserve a ca bin. All applications received by March first will be included in the drawing for summer cabin reser vations. Reservations are limited to one week per family, in order to give more families an opportun ity to enjoy these low-cost vaca tion facilities". Cabins are available for white families at Oconee, Table Rock, Cheraw, Poinsett, Santee, Givhans Ferry, Myrtle Beach, and Hunting Island State Parks. Cabins are available for Negro families at Pleasant Ridge State Park in the mountains of Green ville County, and on the seashore at the Negro area of Hunting Is land State Park. State Park Director C. West Ja- cocks reminded families wanting to reserve a state park cabin dur ing the summer months to for ward letters or applications to the S. C. State Commission of Fores try, P. O. Box 357, Columbia, in dicating park and date preference and whether for w'hite or Negro family. Information folders des cribing the facilities of the cabins are available upon request, Mr. Jacocks added. Holland Bedenbaugh, Little Mountain. Worth Bedenbaugh, Rt. 2, Pros perity. Mrs. Julia Bowers, Little Moun tain. Mrs. Ida Baker, 619 Main St. Mst. Christopher Carlisle, Rt. 1. Beale Cromer, 2340 Henry Ave. Andrew Davenport, Langford St. Mst. Richard DeHart, Rt. 1. Albert Elliott, Rt. 1, Box 276. Mrs. Lona Mae Franklin, Rt. 3. Baby Timothy Frick, Little Mountain. Mrs. Betty Fulmer, 824 O’Neal St. Miss Judith Ann Gilliam, 1425 Coleman St. Mst. Willie Gilfillan, College St. Ext. Baby Wanda Faye Giles, Spring- hill Apts. John Harmon, Rt. 2, Prosper ity. Mrs. Dorothy Harmon, Clark son Ave. Mrs. Sarah W. Houseal, 722 Caldwell St. Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity. Mrs. Mable Lester, Rt. 4. Mrs. Lula E. Langford, 603 Boundary St. Mst. Robert Merchant, Rt. 1, Ki- nards. Mrs. Delores Mauldin and Baby Girl, 2016 Main St. Miss Lalla Martin, 1531 Main St. Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1. Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Harrington St. Mrs. Janie Partain and Baby Boy, 1232 Jones St. Heber Rish, Rt. 1, Little Moun tain. Miss Annie Robbins, Rt. 3. Fred Stockman, Rt. 1, Prosper ity. Mrs. Mittie Stoudemire, Little Mountain. Mrs. Carrie Lee Suber, Rt. 2. W. D. Stilwell, 112 Glenn St. Mrs. Emma Shealy, Rt. 1, Lit tle Mountain. Mrs. Lillie Timmerman, 726 Boundary St. Mrs. Callie Thomas, 1210 Fair St. Thomas Vines, 403 Rodelsperger St. Mrs. Julia White, 1003 Caldwell St. Mr. A. W. Willingham, Rt. 1, Box 403. Elizabeth Davis, 917 Booker St. Janie Doner, Rt. 3. Carrie Gary, Rt. 3. Olin Gallman Jr., Rt. 1, Little Mountain. Thomas Gladney Jr., Rt. 2, Blairs. Elliott Lyles, Rt. 1. Mary Elizabeth Miller, Rt. 4. Baby Girl Neal, Rt. 4. Baby Phyllis Ann Pennie, 2221 Werts St. Mack Rice, Rt. 1. Lou Carrie Reeder, 315 Bound ary St, John Salter, Rt. 3. Addie Lee Suber, 212 Boundary St. Buster Wicker, Rt. 1, Pomaria., MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Claire Vaughn, Prosperity, Mrs. Francis Epting, Newberry. Mrs. Mamie Shealy, Prosperity. Mrs. Leila Bickley, Chapin. Carl Epting, Prosperity. Mrs. Lucille Dickert, Newberry. Mrs. Minnie Reagin, Newberry. Mrs. Vesta Metts, Newberry. Mrs. Bertha Bowers, Prosperity. Wilhemina Jackson and Baby Boy, Prosperity. Rosa fee Graham and Baby Boy, Pomaria. Annie Lindler and Baby Girl, Prosperity. .', Scout Promotions The following advancements in rank kand merit badges were a- warded at the Beard of Review for the Newberry District, Boy Scouts on January 27: Troop 66: Larry Gallman and Leonard Halfacre from Tenderfoot to Second Class; Danny Chandler and Jerry Turner from Second Class to First Class. MERIT BADGES Troop 66: Henry Brooks; Citizenship in the Home; Railroading;. Leatherwork. Danny Chandler: Home Repairs. Jimmie Harmon: Citizenship in the Nation. Charles Huffstetler: Citizenship in the Home. George Moore: Music. George Park: Scholarship. Jerry Turner: Firemanship; Rail roading. HERE’S THE ANSWER TO A QUESTION YOU MA Y HA VE ASKED... Can I borrow Money for any purpose n my home? • Yes, you may borrow for any purpose. You may also borrow money to Construct a New Home, Repair your present home or add additional improvements. If you already have your loan with us it can be added to the present balance with small monthly payments. It will take only a moment to explain it to you. Drop in today. 4* ASK US ABOUT OUR DIRECT REDUCTION HOME LOAN PLAN 1823 COILEOB STREET, NEWBERRY, 8. C. “Use our Modern Night Depository for after office hours business.” “NEWBERRY’S LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION”