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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1969
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
How shall we promote business? I have read advertise
ments of the fine liquors served on some air lines and I have
known something about the food and liquors served on great
ocean liners, but here is something new under the sun:
“On the Seaboard Air Line Rialroad’s Silver Meteor,
. bound for Florida from New York, an^:attendant strolls
through the train handing out free coffee, orange juice and
sun tan lotion to travelers.
These uncharacteristic railroad doings point up an in
teresting fact: While some roads are talking of completely
abandoning their money-losing passenger service, a growing
number of lines are stepping up efforts to woo back some of
the riders they’ve lost to the airline, buses and automobiles.
It’s a cautious courtship, to i>e sure. These roads show
little enthusiasm for the commuter and other short-haul (up
to 100 miles) riders; like most lines, they’re convinced there’s
no profitable future in such business without higher fares,
tax relief or extensive Government subsidies. But the Coast
Line the Seaboard and others figure there’s still money to be
made on longer-haul travelers.
Following this philosophy, these railroads first are try
ing to prune away as much of their unprofitable short-haul
service as possible. The Coast Line last year eliminated
enough short-haul trains to cut its total passenger train mil
eage 10 % below the 1957 level; similar cuts on the Seaboard
brought its total 4% below 1957. Second they’re stepping up
service and cutting rates in efforts to lure as many Jong-haul
travelers as possible.
In so doing, these railroads already are well embarked on
a course recommended to railroads generally just this week
by the Interstate Commerce Commission. In closing a three-
year-old study of rail losses growing out of passenger ser
vice, the I. C. C. said railroads should develop plans for ‘re
constituting railroad passenger service into less extensive
network more closely tailored to the needs of the public’, and
recommended aggressive drives by the roads to win new pas
sengers, in part through new equipment, better service and
fare adjustments.
While it will take more time to gauge accurately the suc
cess of the campaigns pow under way, some indicators al
ready are available.
Eyeing a 67 % increase in Pullman travel on Brownsville-
Houston trains during the last 10 months, which recently cut
some fares as much as 28%, says: ‘The program has been
very much worthwhile. We’re very much encouraged’. A. C.
L. and Seaboard also report an upward surge in passenger
traffic since they began courting customers with renewed
vigor.
Admittedly, the railroads are fighting a tough battle.
Passengers have been deserting the rails at such a fast clip
that many railroad authorities, including an Interstate Com
merce Commission examiner, predict that rail passengers
service will disappear within 10 years if the number of pas
sengers continues to decline at the same rate it has in the
past decade.
Last year the major U. S. railroads hauled only 380.3
million passengers, down 41 % from the 642.7 million carried
only 10 years earlier. Pasenger revenues during the decade
dropped to $675.2 million from $964.3 million, despite rate
increases.
The railroads new campaign to recapture passengers is
two-pronged: First, the roads are trying to make travel
aboard trains more agreeable and comfortable. And second,
they are trying to entice the economy-minded with lower
fares.
Some of the promotions, like Coast Line’s fashion show 7 ,
are one-shot affairs to dazzle passengers.
Other railroads are hitting hard on the service angle
with a variety of schemes. The seaboard’s free coffee, orange
juice and suntan lotion is just one of the line’s passenger-
soothing projects. Harried parents are given an assist on the
Coast Line: Children are offered coloring books ‘to give the
parents a more pleasant trip’.
A few weeks ago the Coast Line began staffing its pur
ple and silver trains with uniformed passenger attendants
who look after special service requests. The Seaboard even
puts registered nurses, wearing nat, powder blue uniforms,
on its silver streamliners as a psychological fillup for pas
sengers’ sense of well-being. ‘This appeals to the older people
who travel on our trains to Florida’, says a Seaboard spokes-
LAFF OF THE WEEK
“Don’t worry nbout the fit ... We can always put a roll of
paper under the sweatband.”
Strom
man.
Assessing the results of their campaigns, many railroads
report increased passenger traffic. For instance, during the
first three months of this year Seaboard’s passenger volume
climbed nearly 5% over/the like 1958 period, and the Coast
Line’s long-haul trains had a 10% increase in the same pe
riod.”
Would it be worth while to offer special rates to tee-to-
tallers ? I couldn’t drink enough soda pop or tea to make up
for all the costly wines and other beverages served to my
brethren who need these pick-ups.
Now, there are people who call for everything served on
ships. They want to “sample” a dozen desserts, and all the
regu’^r dishes.
Would it be a good idea to advertise coffee, peas and rice |
FIRMNESS WITH RUSSIA
n recent weeks major attention
has been focused on the big Four
Foreign Ministers meeting in Gen
eva, Switzerland. The purpose of
this important conference is to lay
the groundwork for a possible sum
mit meeting of the Big Four heads
of state at some later date. At the
time of the writing of this report,
little progress has been made ex
cept that the Communists have
seized upon this another oppor
tunity to spread their propaganda
around the world while attentfcs
is centered on the conference.
I am glad that President Eisen
hower has let it be known again
that unless real progress is made
at the foreign ministers meeting
he will not agree to make the trip
to the summit .The President has
demonstrated time and again that
he is more than willing to sit down
and confer with the Kremlin lead
ership when he has firm assurance
that the talks will be conducted in
good faith with an earnest desire
to move toward a lessening of
worW tensions. He knows, as do
most Americans, that agreements
with the Communist leaders a-
mount to no more than mere
scraps of paper, and that summit
meetings are used by them only to
further their propaganda efforts
and to give the appearance of be
ing proponents of world peace. It
is not just coincidental that the
“Worker”, the Communist news
organ in the United States, and
red front groups continually advo
cate summit meetings.
THE BYRNES POLICY
The only way to deal with the
Communists is with resolute firm
ness. I am proud of the fact that a
great American and South Caro
linian, James F. Byrnes, initiated
the “get tough with Russia” policy
while secretary of State. He did
so over the protests of Commerce
Secretary Henry Wallace, whom
President Truman had the good
judgment to dismiss from his cabi-
net as a result of his opposition
to the Byrnes policy.
With the Byrnes policy, we
forced Russia to move out of Iran
after Stalin had threatened armed
conflict, if he were not permitted
tocontinue his occupation of that
country in violation of his war
time treaty agreement with Iran.
Also in 1946, we backed Turkey
when Russia tried to force that
country into an undesirable treaty
affecting control of the Straits of
the Black Sea. The Communists
again made war-like noises, but
they backed down.
RUSSIA GAINS NO MORE
In 1958 the Coipmunists tried to
force us out of Berlin, as they are
now trying to do, but our Berlin
Aircraft operation scored another
“toughness” victory for the free
world. I feel, however, than we
could have averted the huge ex
pense and loss of life which the
airlift cost us if we had employed
the necessary firmness tp have
maintained our rightful ground
routes through East Germany to
Berlin.
More recently, Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles, who died
of cancer two weeks ago, refused
to be frightened by Communist
bullying tactics and threats. For
six years the cold war has been
in a stalemate, but Russia has
gained no ground. In fact, during
this period she has been forced
out of Austria. j
The “stand firm” diplomacy ad
vanced by Mr. Byrnes, and practi
ced for the past six years by Se
cretary Dulles, has kept the Rus
sians from taking^ over all of Eu
rope. I hope President Eisenhower
and his new Secretary of State,
Christian Herter, will continue to
be steadfast on the side of right,
because such a policy is ths key to
continued liberty for the people of
the free world and the hope of all
enslaved peoples.
Sincerely
STROM THURMOND
Hospital Patients
Harold Benntir, 1302 Washing
ton St.
Mrs. Nettie S. Bigham, 2807
Fair Ave.
Mrs. Vivian Bishop and Baby
Boy, Rt. 1.
Mrs. Ida Baker, 619 Main St.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Berley and
Baby Boy, Rt. 2, Pomaria.
Mrs. Bessie Clopton, 113 Glenn
St.
Mrs. Essie Cromer, Rt. 1.
Mrs. Sadie Cumalander, Little
Mountain.
Mrs. Mattie Donald, 2047 Pied
mont St.
Mrs. Margaret Epps, 1125 Hunt
St.
Mrs. Maybelle Epting, Rt. 4.
Luke Harmon, Rt. 3.
Mrs. Viola Harmon, 2017 Pied
mont St.
Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity.
Mrs. Lillian Krell, Rt. 2.
Mrs. Mattie Kneece, Rt. 1.
Mrs. Lula Langford, 603 Bound
ary St.
Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1.
Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Har
rington St.
Mrs. Billie Sue Robinson and
Baby Boy, 2112 Osborn Ave.
Caldwell Ruff, Rt. 3, Prosperity.
Mrs. Maude Summer, 1411 John
stone St.
Mrs. Maggie Senn, 626 O’Neal
St. ^
Mrs. Clara Wright, 808 College
St.
James Davis, 1203 Feaster St.,
Whitmire.
Baby Floyd Lawrence, Rt. 2,
Johnston.
Norma Jean Mayer, Pomaria.
Gertrude Schumpert, 1223 Play
er St.
Thomas Turner, Tweet Ruff Ln
Sam Williams, 706 Wise St.
Lula Mae Worthy, 311 Bound
ary St.
Annie Wilson and Baby , Boy
2501 Johnstone St.
MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS
Miss Johnette Minick, Prosper
ity.
Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Little
Mountain.
Mrs. Margaret Rinehart, New
berry.
Mrs. Laura Eargle, Chapin.
Mrs. Pearl Counts, Rt. 2, Pros
perity..
Rev. James McGill, Newberry.
Brooks Haltiwanger, Little
Mountain.
Mrs. Evelyn Smith and Baby
Boy, Ridge Spring.
Mrs. Linda Bedenbaugh, Rt. 2,
Prosperity.
Garrett Moore, Leesville.
ROBINSON
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hance Rob
inson of 2112 Osborne Avenue an
nounce the birth of an eight pound,
seven ounce son, Jeffrey Scott, on
June 8 at Newberry Hospital. The
mother is the former Billie Sue
Adair.
for those of simple taste? Or oatmeal and tea for the British?
In all fairness, I must mention that there are passengers
who never eat anything at sea. They reason thus: What’s
the use of eating? It won’t stay down”.
Some people play cards from breakfast until midnight,
on shipboard; others walk about; some just sit. All day long
they just sit.
On a trip through the Carribean the ship was tossing
and pitching; then rolling, fairly wallowing in the heavy seas.
I was sitting on deck, without enthusiasm for food, resolved
to pursue an abstemious course, when a young lady mission
ary returning from Chile, passing in sprightly stride, headed
for the dining room. I marveled but resolved, sink or swim,
survive or perish, I’ll go. So I set out, none too steadily, for
when I was prepared for the ship to dive, it began to wallow.
Even so. Roll, you know.
By dint of great resolution I reached my table, where the
missionary was ordering a very substantial meal. I marveled
even more, wondering how she could contemplate so calmly
all that food. Upon the arrival of the meal, she looked at it
and abruptly left the table. I quickly followed suit, but took
two apples. Arriving on deck I took one bite and removed it
precipitately, theq threw the apple to the sharks, thus saving
time.
I’ve never been sea-sick, but I have discreetly called for;
FA R M
NOTES
Five Acre Cotton Contest
The Five Acre Cotton Contest
is being sponsored again this year.
Jt is open to all farmers in the
county who have not won in the
past, or a past county winner can
not again be county winner he
must be a district winner or high
er.
The Contest closes July 1st so
any fai ler interested should get
in touch with the County Agents
for the rules before the deadline
date.
4-H Dairy Judging
Well, the 4-H Dairy Judging
class is off to a good start. Mem
bers started training Tuesday
morning at William Senn’s dairy
farm.
Two teams, four members each,
will be selected to represent New
berry County in our State Dairy
Judging events.
Any 4-H Dairy Calf Club mem
ber is invited to join in the try
outs. We will be judging dairy
cows each week this month.
Each of you will receive notices
of our meeting schedule. Come on
out, you have a chance to receive
awards and recognition in this 4-
H club project.
Grapes
Black rot is one of the most im
portant diseases of grapes. If you
are wondering whether your grapes
are affected with this disease, take
a look at them now. Look at the
leaves, they will have somewhat
circular dead spots, reddish brown
in color. The shoots will have
small black sunken elongated
spots. If you have berries now,
they become affected first with
round, light-colored spots, later
the entire berry gradually becomes
rotted, black, and wrinkled.
The only practical way to con
trol this disease, as well as other
grape diseases, is to follow recom
mended spray schedules. These
spray schedules are available to
you, free, at the County Agent’s
office. Let us know, we will mail
you one.
simnle fare—and not very much of it.
BERLEY
Mr. and Mrs. David Edward Ber
ley of Route 2, Pomaria announce
the birth of an eight pound, eight
ounce son, James Edward, on June
7. at Xewoerry Hospital. Mrs. Ber-
av before marriage was Mary El
len Berry.
DEED
TRANSFERS
Newberry No. 1
Adam Cromer to Janie B. Murry,
two lots, $800.
Abraham U. Davis to Julia S.
Norman and Ethel S. Gallman,
one lot and one building, 510 Cald
well street, $800.
Bonelle E. Cromer to Azilee C.
Henderson, 2 lots and one building,
1219 Kinard street, (John T. Cro
mer home) $5 and other valuable
consideration.
E. Maxcy, Stone, Probate Judge
to State Building & Loan Associa
tion, one lot and one building, 1611
Vincent street, $3264.47.
Fred L. Clary to Azilee C. Hen
derson, one lot, quit claim, $5.
Newberry No. 1 Outside
R. Earl Willingham to Miriam
C. Willingham, qne lot and one
building on Highway No. 176, $5
love and affection.
Ambrose Olin Willingham to
Narvice Willingham, one lot and
one building, $5 love and affection.
Bernice Rutherford and Jeffer
son Rutherford to William Chick,
120 acres, $5 and other valuable
considerations. <
Silverstreet No. 2
Eugene Blease, Frank Addy and
W. M. Cromley, Jr. to Dr. Robert
C. Rollings, one lot, $675.
Marcus B. Hendrix, Sr. to Har
old Hendrix and Marcus B. Hen
drix, Jr., 33.67 and 81.78 acres, $5
love and affection for sons.
Bush River No. 3
Ruth E. Shealy to William L.
Shealy, two acres, $5 and other
valuable considerations.
Whitmire No. 4
Robert C. Rikard to Gladys R.
Patterson and Dorothy L. Rikard,
one lot and one building, 1/3 in
terest, $5 love and affection.
Pomaria No. 5
Lilian Victoria Swygert to J. K
Shell, one lot and one building
(six acres) $5 love and affection.
Little Mountain No. 6
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Co. to Waldo M. Chapman am
Olive D. Chapman, 1.23 acres, $1
and other valuable considerations.
Bessie K. Lominack to C. Hayne
Shealy and Edel V. Shealy, one
lot, $150.
Prosperity No. 7
Virgil L. Cotney to E. G. Long
shore, one lot, $5 and other val
uable considerations.
E. Maxcy Stone, Probate Judge
to Mid-State Homes, Inc., one acra
and one building, $1000 (George
Bedenbaugh property.)
Hugh Bedenbaugh to Gertrude
Bedenbaugh et al, 54 acres and
one building, $5 and certain in-
debtness due to grantee.
Virgil L. Cotney to Glenn L.
Stewart, one lot, $5 and other
valuable considerations.
Virgil L. Cotney to William P.
Bodie, one lot $5 and other valu
able considerations.
Virgil L. Cotney to Clarence M.
Fulmer, one lot, $5 and other valu
able considerations.
BISHOP
Mr. and Mrs. James Peter Bi
shop of Route 1 are parents of a
four pound, 14 ounce son, Robert
Beaty, born June 6 at the local
hospital. Mrs. Bishop is the form
er Vivian Ruth Beaty. -
Building Permits
June 6: R. B. Baker, add four
rooms to dwelling, wood frame,
1905 Main Street, $6000.
June 8: Milton L. Wall, re-roof
dwelling, 2202 Nance street, $200;
Alfred Spotts, one six room brick
veneer dwelling on Tanyard and
Mower street, $14,000.
June 9: Frank and Otis Carr,
general repairs to dwelling at 319
Boundary street, $1900.
Estelle Summer of Aiken spent
Sunday night and Monday with
her sister, Miss Marie Moore pa
College street.
SpWn,
garden and patio
Whether you host la
green, or have friends oei*
a barbecue in your smaller,
mid-city plot, one common ob
jective is dppennost—a lovely
garden with little effort.
The right tools make for
easier gardening. Power imple
ments, for example, are fine for
larger plots; uneconomical for
small or “town gardens.** Small
hand tools do the work in
flowerbeds. ■- :
Use the trowel to dig up seed
lings and small plants and for
general chores. A three-
pronged fork does weeding
without damaging flowers and
keeps the soli loose. Hand rakes
are idenl to mix in fertiliser.
For s luxurious lawn, use a
weeding knife to uproot crab-
grass that escaped chemical
weed killers. A narrow, sharp
tool, it ^uproots weeds; makes
only s small hols in turf that
can be reseeded or filled with
transplanted tuxff—-perha
contact moist soil, or are ant to
be left outdoors ovnrnighL Bast
insurance against rust is atetn*
Stainless tools never
. . i after a heavy rain.
Stainless steel tools ere
stronger than other toom, And
retain sharp catting edges.
They last'longer, ; making
them well worth thevslightl
higher cost. PornimplmsdflQar-
dening, stainless steel band
tools are recommended by most
authorities. j j * *
Gardening is one pleasure
that becomes increasingly pop
ular in America; The right
tools make It an easy task;'one
that pays off in bSautifnl
grounds;
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