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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1959 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class postage paid at Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR It is said that car tires wear out faster than in years back. I don’t doubt it. However, can you remember when a tire guaranteed for 6000 miles w r as quite a fine production? A tire of today is supposed to survive the rdbbit start and the quick stop. Some men, quiet fellows on foot, are speed- demons in a car. They start at about fifty and reach seventy in a block. In stopping they run up almost to their destina tion at great speed and then slam on brakes. “Does it seem that you’re buying tires for your car more often these days than you did a few years back? You prob ably are. Tire companies have little to say publicly about the ques tion. But tire company engineers privately concede tires are wearing out faster these days. The engineers, however, con tend they are not at fault. Instead they place the blame on the nation’s makers. ‘We develop a tire that’ll wear longer, and Detroit de signs a car that cancels out most of its advantages’, com plains an engineer for a big Akron tire maker. Tire engineers note that in the past 10 years horsepower of the average new car has climbed 125 U , encouraging ra pid, tire-punishing starts and higher-speed driving. Auto weights have risen IDS and more, often creating, the tire men say, critical problems of overloading. The auto industry has introduced power brakes, now standard equipment on 22 L of the new cars sold, which make it easy to bring the heavier vehicles totire-burning stops. And the industry has added power steering, which makes the job of wheeling the big machines around tight corners at high speeds an almost effortless task. In addition, tire men say the pressures re commended by auto manufacturers for the tires on their cars are too low; they insure a soft ride but cause rapid wear. The latest enemy of tire life appeared on the scene in 1957, when Detroit’s designers, searching frantically for ways to turn out the lowest silhouette possible, started us ing 14-inch-diameter wheels on many cars, instead of the 15- inch wheels which had been standard for several years. Why do 14-inch tires wear out faster than the 15-inch variety? Tire company engineers offer several reasons. For one thing, the 14-inch tire simply must revolve more times than a 15-inch tire to cover a specified distance. Tire engi neers say the 14-inch tires therefore heat up faster than the 15-inch variety; heat tends to weaken tires and shorten their lives. Furthermore, the engineers say, the smaller tire’s load-carrying capacity is smaller, making it wear faster if it’s used to perform the same chore as a bigger tire. (In an effort to overcome this latter factor, auto companies have been using wider tires for their 14-inch wheels than they use on the 15-inch type.) Of course, how long a tire lasts depends greatly upon how and where it is driven. The sustained high speeds motorists use in covering the hot, wide-open spaces of the Midwest and Southwest are much harder on tires than the slower speeds generally used on the more temperate, crowded highways of the North-eastern states. Survey of 2,422 cars traveling on highways in the Southwest found that 65% of these were moving at 70 miles an hour or more, and 15% of this fast- moving group were exceeding 80 miles an hour. Another survey found that 81% of the adjustments made on warranties by U. S. tire companies occurred in the Mid west, Southwest and Southeast, where only 43% of the na tion’s cars are registered, presumably because the high speeds permitted in these areas caused motorists more trouble with their tires than elsewhere. In the more temper ate Northeastern states, 32% of the nation’s cars produced only 6% of the claims.” The Wall Street Journal touches on a growing practice. Consider this: “The official organ of the American Academy of General Practice, an organization comprised of ‘family doctors’, re cently reported that Americans are being practically dunned by charity groups who are crusading against various di seases. Said the publication: ‘An expanding variety of ailments and afflictions’ are being used for ‘nickel-dime-and-dollar fund solicitations.’ The article pointed out that if a particu lar disease is arrested, the organization that had been asso ciated with it usually goes out and adopts another illness as its own. Very often there are overlapping and competing agencies in the same field, and the report went on, there are now ‘68 solicitations revolving around the human body’ and its ailments. The fight against most of them is undoubtedly worthy of public attention and support. But fund-raising agencies already report they are having a difficult time finding volun teers to canvass neighborhoods because the average house wife has become resistent to giving now that so many or ganizations have their coin-cans extended. The Government also has entered the picture, assigning millions of tax dollars to areas normally the concern of pri vate groups. States and counties, too, are deeply involved in activities related to health. The eventual result, unfortunately, of so many zealous tax collectors and so many zealous private organizations lay- Strom The Senate v/as engaged in heated debate all last week, hold ing several night sessions and meeting also on Saturday after noon, over the Kennedy-Ervin La bor reform Bill. As reported to the Senate floor from the Labor Committee, the bill was described by Senator McClellan, chief of the labor racketeer investigators, as being totally inadequate. To make even this rubber tooth reform part acceptable to» the" union bosses, however, the committees added some sweetening provisions which would further increase the power of the bosses at the expense of the workers and the public. The bill as reported by the Labor Com mittee, had it been passed without amendment, would have been a fraud on the public and the work ers demanding reform. Although the bill still does not fulfill the needs as pointed up by Senator McClellan and his investi gating committee, amendments were adopted on the Senate floor which make the bill worthy of passage as a commendable step in the right direction. I hope the House will improve the bill fur ther. Among the innumerable amend ing siege to the citizen’s pocketbook is difficult to foresee. We may be moving toward the day when people will stop showing they care, when the public will be largely immuni zed from any and all appeals for help.” Soon we may have “drives” for bald-headed men; other drives for “slew-footers”; still others for south-paw fellows. Everything imaginable now has “drives”. We Americans go from drive to drive, notwithstanding all that State and National Governments do; and without regard for all the special calls of all the churches. So far as I know all drives are constantly being pepped up, all being deductible, you know. There is one drive which has abated somewhat. That is the call we were reared on, namely, the call for Chinese Missions. Probably everyone who has a noble idea engages a big, professional “drive-organization” to solicit money all over the nation on a fat percentage. What we need now is a Drive to end all Drives, eh? My brother of the eagle eye, E. H. Agnew, up and doing President of the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, reports on the Legislature in the Farm News of The South Carolina Farmer. How’s this: “Don’t let anybody fool you into believing there are not substantial increases particularly m the Senate version of the General Appropriation Bill. When it comes to spending the money, the higher moguls are getting the raises while the common state employees get none. When it comes to raising the tax revenue, it reverses—the higher Moguls are being excused from paying additional taxes while the com mon folks must foot the bill. The Governor must be going after industrial business. A new industrial secretary is added to his staff at the salary of $12,000, the salaries of his Executive Secretary and Legal Assistant are increased from $7,865 to $9,000, for steno graphers in the Governor’s Office $3,000 for travel and pro motional expense an increase of $11,400, for telegraph and telephone service an increase of $7,000—for the Governor’s Office, an increase of more than 842,000—and this does not include another increase of $12,000 for the use at the Man sion (the Governor’s House). If the Senate version of the General Appropriation Bill is adopted, cost of operating the Governor’s Office and the Governor’s House will total ap proximately $75,000 more than was appropriated for these purposes by the 1958 General Assembly. The Secretary of State, the Comptroller General, the At torney General, the State Treasury, the Adjutant General, the Superintendent of Education,—all these have salary in 7 creases from $10,500 to $11,000. The State Dairy Commission appropriation was cut $10,- 000. The House Ways and Means Committee cut this appro priation $10,000 but it was restored. We hope the Senate will also restore this cut. The State Dairy Commission is doing a fine job in protecting the interest of both consumers and producers of grade A milk. The House and the Senate Bill are in agreement in in creasing the appropriation for the State Tax Commission by $278,000—just watch this increase next year if the with holding tax is made effective and another big new depart ment under the State Tax Commission is put into operation. The Senate Bill increases appropriations to the State Depart ment of Agriculture by more than $225,000 (including the $1,000 salary increase for the Commissioner)—most of this for additional chemists and the equipment in connection with a stepped up testing program for gasoline. The State Tbrestry Commission gets an additional $100- 000 while Clerpson gets no increase for research and exten- sion and livestock sanitary work. The State Development Board gets an increase of $45,000. The main trouble is that most citizens and taxpayers of this State are not bothering to form an opinion or express an opinion to members of the General Assembly with regard to more desirable ways to raise additional tax revenue. When John Q. Public begins to pay these additional taxes, he will then start to raising hell.” As plain as the nose on your face, and well known to the Governor and all the leaders is the exemption from taxation of many concerns which compete with business bearing heavy taxes now. Why doesn’t someone face facts and act on them? Why do we pussyfoot and play around like children when a simple expedient would solve the problem overnight? Is the State an organization for pets and favorites? Or does it treat all alike? Incidentally I remind all those in authority that any business enterprise paying taxes may enjoin the Tax Commission from collecting any tax which a competitor does not pay. That injunction may be applied for to a Feder al or State Judge, for both the Federal and State Consti tutions guarantee to all the “Equal protection of the law.” It is high time for some lawyer in the Legislature either to study the law, or to respect it. ments adopted, most of which were substantial were ones rede- fining “labor organization,” tightening reporting requirements, requiring notice to be given of union elections, insuring the right of union members to inspect union books, establishing a fiduciary re lationship between union officers and members, increasing the pen alty for shakedown picketing, li miting the rigiit of replaced strik ers tovote after a reasonable lap se of time, redefining union offi cers and labor relations consult ants, requiring- bonding of those handling union money, outlawing hot-cargo clauses and limiting re cognition picketing. There were many athers. The most important amendment adopted was Senator McClellan’s “Bill of Rights” for labor union members, which was approved ini tially by a one-vote margin. It later had to be modified, however, after gross exaggerations were made in an effort to bring socall- ed civil rights questions into the amendment. The whole matte’* was an attempt to molify the union bosses for political purposes even to the point of trying to cause political embarrassment to a great American and Southern Statesman, Senator McClellan, who has unflinchingly devoted his ef forts to the best interest of the South, the w*orking man, and the American public. These gross exaggerations of the possible effects of parts of the “Bill of Rights” amendment were utilized to effectively corral enough votes to recommit or kill the reform bill, if the amendment were not revised. I joined Sena tor McClellan in supporting the re vision, which still contained ef fective reform measures, and I co sponsored with Senator Ervin a jury trial amendment to the re tained injunctive features in other parts of the bill to insure that the bill would not be defeated to the delight of Mr. Hoffa and other union hoodlums. Our jury trial amendment was essential even had the McClellan "Bill of Rights” not been adopted. It was made neither more nor less essential by eithei adoption or modification of the McClellan amendment. The power to convict with jury trial for contempt was part and parcel of the bill as re ported by the committee, and in deed, was one of the innumerable weaknesses of the bill that has been corrected by the Senate with floor amendments. I hope that the House will adopt effective amendments to outlaw the hoodlums’ weapons of second ary boycotts and organizational and recognition picketing, to re move the bill’s exemptions from reporting requirements, and to tighten up the other provisions of the bill, all of which were of fered in the Senate and rejected. I favored all of these amendments, which are in the interest of the working man and the public. Sincerely, STFOM THURMOND J. P. Moon's Brother Dies Emmett Felton Moon, 80, of 2808 Morgan street, Tampa, died Wednesday night in a Tampa hos pital. Mr. Moon was a native of Georgia and a resident of Tampa for 50 years. He was in the fire insurance adjustment business in Tampa for many years before his retirement. He is survived by a brother, J. P. Moon of Newberry, who attended funeral services in Tampa Friday morning. Mrs. Long Dies In Columbia Mrs. Lilia Werts Long, 87, widow of the late L. S. Long of Route Three, Prosperity, died Thursday morning at the Spence NCrsing £Home in Columbia. She tuM been yi ill health for the.past several years. Mrs. Long was born in New berry County and had spent most of her life in the Mt. Pil grim section. She was a member of Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church, where she was former president of the United Lutheran Church Women for many years and Sun day School teacher. Her husband died in 1939. She is survived by four sons, Dr. E. W. Long, on staff at the S. C. State Hospital, Columbia; James Long. V. A. Hospital, Au gusta, Ga.; L. S. Long Jr., Hamp ton, and Dr. Von A. Long of Newberry; three daughters, Mrs. Annette Brooks of Wagener and Prosperity, Mrs. A. B. Youmans of Hollywood, and Mrs. J. P. Addy of Batesburg; nine grand children; eight great grandchil dren, and one half-brother, Wil lie Werts, of Greenville. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Friday from Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church near Prosper ity, conducted by the Rev. J. S. Wessinger and the Rev. D. M. Shull. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Grandsons served as active pall bearers. Members of the Mission ary Society of Mt. Pilgrim com posed the honorary escort. Hospital Patients Mrs. Doris Bartley and Babv Boy, 1322 Pearl St. Mrs. Ida Baker, 619 Main St. Oscar Crisp, 308 Duckett St., Whitmire. George V. Clamp. 1008 Boundary St. Mrs. Edna Feagle, 1911 Harper St. James Frier, Rt. 1, Whitmire. Mst. Jimmie Graddick, Rt. 1. William S. Golden, Player St. Extn. Thomas H. Julian Sr., 2004 Glenn St. Curtis Jennings, 123 Grace St. Mrs. Ruby Kinsey, 1001 Heron Ave., Whitmire. Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity. William Lester, Box 123, Pros perity. Mrs. Lula Langford, 603 Bound ary St. ( Mrs. Dorothy Metts and Baby Boy, Rt. 4, Saluda. Mrs. Lillian Morris, 2522 Fair Ave. Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1. Mi's. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Har rington St. Mrs. Thomas Pope Sr., 1603 Johnstone St. Mrs. Margaret Roland, Spring- hill Apts. George R. Summer, 1234 Keroes Ave. Mrs. Jean Shealy and Baby Boy, 705 Wardlaw St. Mrs. Viola Stroud, Central Ave., Whitmire. Mrs. Helen Senn, 704 O’Neal St. Mrs. Annie Laurie Sutherland, 2006 Luther St. Mrs. Jewel Winn, Prosperity. Mrs. Christie Youngblood, 825 Pauline St. George Caldwell, 314 Boundary St. Willie Dawkins, 2343 ’ Holloway St. James Davis, 1203 Feaster St., Whitmire. Cleo Glenn, Rt. 3. Clinton Longshore, Rt. 1, Sil- verstreet. Sadie Mayers, Rt. 1, Little Mountain. Norma Jean Mayer, Pomaria. Mary Elizabeth Miller, Rt. 4, Box 236. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Estelle Kelly, Leesville. Mrs.. Laura Eargle, Chapin. Mrs. Irene Amick, Chapin. Mrs. R. C. Caughman, Leesville. Mrs. Nettie Mills, Prosperity. Mrs. Lucille Metts, Prosperity. Mrs. Minnie Johnston, Little Mountain. Mi's. Elbert Counts Sr., Pros perity. SAY, PARTNER The COWBOY AND COWGIRL CHAMPIONS ARE HEADED TOWARDS Newberry Fair Grounds BETTER GET READY AND BE THERE ON TIME Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 TWO NIGHTS ONLY Gates open at 6:30 P. M. Show starts promptly at 8:00 P. M. It’s the New Super Rodeo and Western Extravaganza Everything To Entertain SEEING IS BELIEVING Admission: Adults $1.00 All School Children 50c TAX INCLUDED Sandwiches and Soft Drinks Will Be Sold On the Grounds Sponsored by the American Legion Post 24 Your Chance To See a Real Live Rodeo For Your Convenience A Change In Our Closing Honrs NOW IN EFFECT! MONDAY 9 A. M. - 4 P. M. TUESDAY........ WEDNESDAY THURSDAY.... FRIDAY __ ■ •*> ' '% , ■ *v; . • j v *V% j %• . ,; > % . ’ r*Y . r -%J^ 9 A. M. - 4 P. M. 9. A. M. -1 P. M. 9 A. M. - 4 P. M. 9A.M. -5P.M. SATURDAY . J 9 A. M. - 12 Noon *Our office will remain open Friday afternoon one hour later. 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