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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1959 1218 Collage Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. 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 A university president tossed and tumbled all night un til his wife asked with great concern: “What in the world ails you?” “OH? I've had a terrible dream, replied the emi nent scholar; I dreamed that the Trustees had adopted a rule that I must pass the Freshman examination in order to continue as president.” Now! In very truth that would jar any teacher, outside of his own specialty, eh? I attended a high school commencement exercise recent ly and heard the cum laude and magna cum laude pro nouncements and I shuddered to think of all the learning supposed to be represented that night, even at a high school. I began to take stock, as it were. A few years out of school our intellectual shelves are almost empty, eh? How’s your Algebra, geometry, trig and calculus today? Robust and healthy? I wonder. Are you up to date on elementary chemistry or physics ? Are you sure of anything in History ? Even the ancient Biblical lore, once so diligently taught in Sunday School—what about it, now? Can you tell, off-hand, who swallowed the whale? Watch your step; don’t jump to conclusions. What was so wonderful about the renowned donkey of Balaam? Joseph H. Choate, great lawyer and orator, once said of a political opponent: “The wonderful thing about Balaam’s ass was that he spoke; and so my friend.” Pretty rough, eh? Going back to school: Can you add, subtract, multiply and divide? Try a column of figures and see if you can add without pecking away on some keys. There is a bright side, however: we’ve forgotten all the rules, but we use them much of the time. The years and efforts were not wasted: somehow we developed perception and acquired some degree of judgment, at least a modicum of assurance because of “schooling.” Somewhere, however, remote, is the result of formal instruction, even if as re mote, at times, as the shrimp in the average shrimp salad. As a sample of the intellectual bill of fare exposed to the average high school student, ponder this advertisement: “Look at these wonders 7th graders have seen in their short life-time. Students at the Washington Irving School, Tarrytown, N. Y., help show how research and development are rapidly changing the way we live. Space Travel. Robert Croke may someday help to design and build the kind of space ships his father only read about in science fiction In the exciting new field of space travel, General Electric is contributing to nose cone, propulsion, and guidance systems and is helping to develop space vehicles. Electronics. Carolyn Beaulieu’s pocket-size transistor ra dio is a familiar symbol of the electronics industry. General Electric made important contributions to the technology of transistors and rectifiers. A tiny new General Electric cera mic tube has sent radio signals back from beyond the moon. Jet Power. Larry Walton, is a ‘hot’ pilot who thinks pro pellers are as old-fashioned as knickers. The first jet engine in America was developed by General Elctric for the U. S. Government. Today, General Electric jet engines power the world’s fastest military planes and newest commercial liners. Electronic Cooking. Lenore Sherman may enjoy the ulti mate in quick and high-frequency radio waves — and cook faster. A 15-pound turkey will be done in under an hour; an angel-food cake, in ten minutes. Silicones. Gloria Alavado keeps dry in clothing treated with silicones. Products of General Electric research, these versatile chemicals have hundreds of uses in the home and in industry. Silicone rubber, for example, is used in a wide variety of products — from kitchen ranges to jet engine parts. Atomic Electricity. Bill Herguth is working on the future as he helps build a model of an atomic-electric plant for a Science Fair. General Electric is already operating the world’s first privately owned atomic power plant and is now constructing the largest all-nuclear power plant in the nation. The Future? Peter Rosi examines a laboratory model of a new General Electric invention: a thermionic converter, which changes heat directly into electricity. Although far from practical, it represents a major scientific breakthiough and holds great promise for a new source of electric power.” These youngsters are growing up in an exciting new age — an age of acceleration, when invention is less a matter of accident and more a result of planned research; when scien tific breakthroughs do not remain laboratory cuiosities for long, but are turned into products for people. However, this kind of progress is not automatic. There are many costly and difficult steps in spanning the gaps from laboratory discoveries to actual products. That was published by the Wall Street Journal, as an Ad of General Electric. The News & Courier an Associated Press story from Col umbia which rather arouses my interest. “The bill, scheduled for House action perhaps next week, declares that no act of Congress should supersede a state law unless Congress specifically declared its intention of| so doing or unless the State and federal statutes were clear-j Hospital Patients Baby Girl Adams, Route 1, Pros perity Mr. John Henry Bishop, Route 3 Mr. Harry Burg-ess, Silverstreet, Mr. John H. Bowers, Jr., Silver- street M iss Angie Brehmer, Route 1, Kinards M rs. Ida Baker, Mr. William A. Boland Route 2, Prosperity Mr. William Culbreth, Slaton Street, Whitmire Mrs. Dorothy Cook and Baby Girl, Route 3, Prosperity Mr. Felton Coats, Route 1, Mrs. Anna Coleman, 2518 Main Street Mi's. Essie Cromer, Route 1 Baby Boy Cotney, Route 1, Mrs. Hazel Dominick, Route 2 Mrs. Lalla »Dorroh, Route 1, Silverstreet Miss Chloe Epting, Little Moun tain Mrs. Lucille Franklin, 1807 Montgomery Street Mrs. Geneva Fulmer, Route 1, Prosperity Mrs. Hazel Hilley and Baby Girl, 2709 Digby Avenue, Mrs. Ann Hester, 2891 Clyde Avenue Mr. Luke Robertson Harmon, Route 3, Mrs. Beatrice Hawkins, 126 Laurel Street, Laurens Mrs. Lillie Hipp, Route 2, Mr. Colin Hawkins, Route ?, Prosperity. Mrs. Lila Hancock, Route 1, Mrs. Coleman Jennings and Baby Boy, 1608 Park View Crt. Mr. Ray Kibler, 502 Wright St., Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity, Mrs. Agnes Long, Route 1, Cha pin James L. McCutcheson, Har rington Heights, Mrs. Sallie McCartha, Milligan Street, Mrs. Patsy Miller, 332 Crosson Street Mr. Pat Mitchell, Route 1, Mr. James Martin, Box 292, Po- maria Mr. Charles Martin, 1707 Lind sey street Mrs. Euna Mize, Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, Mrs. Marie Rushton, 948 Cor nelia Street Mrs. Gloria Shealy and Baby Girl, Silverstreet, Little Patricia Diane Tucker, 804 Sloan Street, Clinton, Mrs. Frances Shealy, Route 3, Mrs. Judy Workman and Baby Girl, 1233 Calhoun Street, Mst. Joseph Edward Wingard, 415 Wright street, Mrs. Clara Wright, 808 College St. Nathaniel Culbreth, Route 1, Saluda ly in conflict.” Now this part: “Property taxes can perhaps be exploited to a greater extent”. And he suggests for revenue municipal utility systems, not necessarily electric power, of course. Not emphasizing the specific items, ther^is this: “Miscellaneous special charges”. What, for example? The over-all picture is that we are heavily overtaxed. If a man owns nothing, but spends every dollar he receives, he will pay only income taxes, because such services as water are not taxes. A man who thriftily saves for a rainy day is always penalyzed, as he must pay on his property. As it stands today you observe that, according to advertisements, you can rent a car, a truck, and almost anything else, rather than invest in those things. Fundamentally our society rests on property. That means ownership, that carries with it the feeling of deep concern that inheres in possession. The men who make this City and County; who are the very bedrock of the economic life; the mudsills of oqr social order, are not the fly-by-night men who come and go; but the men who invest their earnings and their lives here. I am intrigued, as used to be said, by the Professor’s use of the word “exploited”. Even when we go back to the ety mology of a word, digging out the roots in Greek, Latin or Sanscript, the word carries a popular connotation; that word “exploit’ connotes something unhappy as it is popularly ac cepted. We don’t want to be exploited any more, or more deeply, or more atrociously than we have been exploited. And that, as the Tammany Lady said to the Queen of the Belgians “ is a mouthful ”. Here’s something from The Chronicle of Clinton: “The Rural Electrification Administration doesn’t want to pay its own way — and its leaders shriek to high heaven when it is proposed that its tax subsidy be reduced in any way. That is the only reasonable conclusion that can be drawn from the response to President Eisenhower’s proposal to in crease the interest rate the Treasury charges on loans to rural electric co-operatives. That rate is fixed by law at 2 per cent. The Treasury has been having to pay about 4 per cent on the securities it sells in the open market. But REA spokesmen have described the plan to lift the interest rate to the point where it just covers the money cost, as an at tempt to destroy the whole rural electrification program. And, apparently, a majority in Congress supports that posi tion—they don’t want to reduce taxes. What it all amounts to is an indirect admission that REA can’t or won’t stand on its own feet. As presently consti tuted, it has to exist at the expense of all taxpayers. Thus it helps to swell taxes, and to produce more deficits and more inflation. It’s hard to believe that the American people as a whole want that.” The newspapers of our State are wholesome, patriotic and wisely conservative. Consider this: Opr Government is hav ing difficulty in selling its bonds; more people are demanding cash all the time instead of renewing their loan to the Gov ernment. That is all that a bond means; we buy a bond; we lend that money to the Government. Our Government today is planning to pay 41/2 or4i/2 % in order to induce citi zens to buy bonds. And the same Government is lending money at 2 % ! Is that sound ? Millions of people have deposited billions of dollars in Banks and Savings Associations because the Government has guaranteed the safety of those savings. If the Government were called on to protect one third of the money deposited how would the Government get the necessary money? It would have to borrow; that is, it would have to sell bonds. But if the people won’t buy the bonds where are we? Of course the Government would protect its obligation re gardless of the interest it would have to pay. But still lends at 2 O !! Absurd, isn’t it? Bring this home to yourselves: If the Government has to pay heavy interest men of millions will buy the bonds as a good investment, unless they lose confidence in the sound ness of the Government. Then we should hear that the mil lionaires own the country!! Our country is unwisely spending and spending. Even the President preaches about sound money but he should wield the axe more aggressively. You need not doubt the ability of our leaders to restore sound financing, but we gravely doubt their willingness to adopt the stern measures neces- Elwillie Dawkins, Route 2, Whit mire Baby Hill, Chapin, Bluford Hunter, Route 4, Fannie Murphy, 107 Duckett St., Whitmire Shelly Delores Nelson, Route 1, Laura Rogers, Route 2, Kinaras Willie Lee Smith, Route 1, Sa luda t Bernice Sligh, Route 4, Ruby Sligh, 456 Drayton St., MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Ola Mae Ellisor and Baby Ellisor, Peak Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Little Mountain. Garrett Moore, Leesville. Mike Chappell, Prosperity. Caldwell Ruff, Prosperity. Carl Epting, Prosperity Brooks Haltiwanger, Chapin. Mrs. Maggie Stewart, Newberry James Attaway, Route 3, New berry. Monroe Kirkland, Saluda. Ruth Counts and baby boy, Po- maria. Lula Wise, Prosperity. sarv rica r 1 > the deluge, was said in France. How about Ame- DEED TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 Amy Swittenburg to Ruth L. Davis, one lot fronting on Cline St., $5.00 and other valuable considerations. Alonzo Cannon and Dorothy Can non to Curtis Dase, one lot front ing on Caldwell street, $800. Newberry No. 1 Outside Garfield Harmon to John T. Norris, 113 acres and one build ing, $5.00 and other valuable con siderations. Thomas J. Gilliam, et al to Ro bert E. Summer, Jr., one lot and one building on Marion street, $5 and other valuable considerations. Whitmire No. 4 Julia Y. Culbertson to Julia G. Yarborough, one lot and one building, 1501 Church St., $5.00 love and affection. Jessie Mae Stephens to Hugh P. and Shirley Anne Sanders, one lot and one building, $300. Whitmire No. 4 Outside J. P. Stevens and Company, Inc., to Wallace Hunter and Esth er Hunter, 207 Gilliam St., 2.99 acres, $200. Leonard D. Cohen to Bernard Mills and Mary N. Mills, one lot and one building on Calhoun Highway, $800 and assumption of mortgage. Pom aria No. 5 Leo M. Ruff, Joseph J. Ruff, and Raymond I. Ruff to John S. Ruff, 2.33 acres, $5.00 love and affection. Little Mountain No. 6 H. P. Fulmer to Esther D. F. Bickley, Columbia, 2.3 acres, $5.00 love and affection. South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. to J. Ralph Williams, .3 acre, $1 and other valuable considera tions. Prosperity No. 7 Howard Rikard and Mary C. Rikard to Richard Rikard, 2.96 acres, $88.80. Howard Rikard to Richard Rik ard, 28 acres, $1500. J. Press Fellers Sr., and D. A. Bedenbaugh, to Old School Manu facturing Company, 6.63 acres and one building, $10,500. BOOKMOBILE Oakland—Mrs. J. I. Ringer Oakland—Mrs. Reeder Brooks Pope Circle—Mrs. Ruby Brooks Silverstreet—Sheppards Store Chappells Community Center Chappells Community—Miss Lil lie Mae Workman Smyrna Community—Mrs. Frank Senn Building Permits June 26—Mrs. Lillie B. Fulmer, repairs to dwelling on Charles street, $600. July 1—Rev. E. B. Young, re pairs to garage, 925 Cornelia St., $100. July 2—C. D. Wicker, general repairs to dwelling, 604 Wright street, $400. July 6—Hubert Caldwell, add one room to dwelling, 2019 Char les, $500. July 6—Pinckney Wilson, re roof dwelling, 636 Hill street, $175. Sn RECENT MOVINGS Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jennings have moved to 1608 Park View Court to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Colie Miller are now residing at 1605 Milligan St- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barley have moved to 1219 Hunt Street. -A 2 POLITICAL Announcements CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the .office of Mayor of Newberry and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. Ernest H. Layton CANDIDATE WARD 1 I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of Alderman from Ward 1 and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic Primary. Frank Armfield, Jr. CANDIDATE WARD 2 I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of Alderman from Ward 2 and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. C. A. Dufford, Sr. CANDIDATE WARD 2 I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Alderman from Ward 2, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democra tic primary. George W. Martin CANDIDATE WARD 3 I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of Alderman from ward 3, and pledge myself to abide the resuts of the Democratic primary. S. D. (Bozo) Paysinger CANDIDATE WARD 3 I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Alderman from ward 3, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. Clarence A. Shealy, Jr. CANDIDATE WARD 4 I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of Al derman from Ward 4, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. Clarence B. DeHart CANDIDATE WARD 5 I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of Al derman from Ward 5, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. Cecil E. Merchant CANDIDATE WARD 6 I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of Al derman from Ward 6. and pledee myself to abide the resu'ts of the Democratic primary. Dwight W. Jones SEW for SUMMER! Smartness and thriftness are yours, when you sew for summer. New fabrics are here awaiting your selection. Hot Weather Dress Fabrics Printed Powder Puff Muslins Printed ABC Voiles Linen and Summer Suitings Solid and Prints Cotton Laces Cotton Prints And, of course, many other kinds of your favorite materials. McCall and Simplicity Patterns Carpenter’s Newberry, S. C. '■'yiik m ■? : M ■mg Consolidate... ALL Your BILLS WITH A Low-Cost LOAN! GOOD ADVICE! THERE’S GREAT PEACE OF MIND IN GETTING OUT FROM UNDER A PILE- UP OF BILLS \ You can pay them off all at once with cash from a low-cost loan from us. Then you will have only one payment to make each month . . . saving: you time and steps.. Come in today and let us explain this low-cost plan to you. 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