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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
“That these united Colonies are and of right ought to be
free and independent States,” said the resolution introduced
in the Continental Congress by Richard Henry Lee of Vir
ginia on the 7th day of June 1776, afterwards embodied in
the Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jef
ferson and adopted on July 4 1776.
How far away! Not so long in time, for a lady recently
died at 104 years. Her mother might have been active
when the great declaration was given to the world. But in
spirit how far away!
The Fourth of July might just as well be erased from
the calendar! Today it means a holiday,a day of sport, of
picnicing, of feasting, certainly a day of rest and gladness,
but not a day of patriotic celebration, or grateful remem
brance of a great and fateful occasion.
The great occasions have all been sunk into oblivion or
utterly perverted. Christmas, for example, is now an occa
sion for the exchange of gifts, sometimes, too often, a sort
of sordid swapping. The real occasion of Christmas has de
generated into a perfunctory sort of lip service.
The glorious Fourth! May we catch a wee bit of the
spirit of that time.
The idea of reduction in taxes may grow, especially now
that we are called on for new or increased taxes.
Recently I rejoiced with Beaufort and the 3-mill reduc
tion; then I was happy to read about a half-mill saving in
Charleston, all following the notable course of the City of
Kingstree. But the idea has flourished in Charleston and
enjoy this with those citizens and taxpayers of Charleston
County.
Says The News and Courier:
“Charleston County officials took some of the sting out
of a statewide tax hike yesterday by announcing that coun
ty levies will drop three to six mills this year.
A three-mill reduction ‘ will be countrywide. Some school
and public service districts will enjoy tax cuts from four to
six mills. The state yesterday started collecting higher
taxes on such items as electricity, telephone and laundry
bills, cigarette and other tobacco products and beer.
County auditor Mr. Henry Tecklenburg said the reduced
county taxes are possible because of the reduction in bond-
'ed indebtedness, interest collected on county money invest
ed in federal government securities and last year’s increased
collections as a result of higher property assessments.
The lower taxes will be felt by the taxpayers in 1959 tax
bills to be mailed out in September by County Treasurer
Bartley J. Riddock. Mr. Tecklenburg explained that the
lower levies do not constitute a voted tax cut, except for
one-half mill which Charleston County Council voted June
13. The county rate for operating funds was reduced from
311^ to 31 mills.
Mr. Tecklenburg said bonds with payments equivalent to
2V£ mills were retired in 1958. This and the county’s half
mill ctit produced the three-mill reduction for 1959 tax bills,
he added.
The County turned up with more cash on hand because
the equivalent of about one mill in taxes was realized on
shorter term investments of county money by Mr. Riddock.
The till also was up because of higher assessments on prop
erty.
In terms of cash savings to the taxpayers the reduction
may amount to 3 to 4 per cent—depending on where the
property owner resides.
Mr. Tecklenburg explained the cut by basing the tax bill
on $1,000 assessed valuation. On that basis a city taxpayer
whose property tax bill was $75 last year will pay $72 this
year, or a drop of $3.
A North Charleston taxpayer who paid $90 in 1958 will
be billed for $86 for 1959, and a St. Andrew’s Parish resi
dent who paid $98 last year will pay $94 this year.
The auditor said the county would collect about $250,000
less this year for bonded accounts than last year.
Biggest reductions will be realized by the school districts
of Folly. Islands and West St. Andrew’s 10, each realizing
six-mill drops. Five-mill reductions will affect *Edisto Island
and John’s Island 9.
Most decreases are by four mills. Included in this group
are McClellansville and St. James Santee; Mount Pleasant
2 and Moultrie 2; Sullivan’s Island and the Isle of Palms;
James Island 3; North Charleston Consolidated Public Serv
ice District; St. Andrew’s Public Service District and St.
Paul’s 23.
Three-mill savings will affect City of Charleston School
District 20; James Island Water District 3 and Goose
Creek 4.
, St. Andrew’s Parish would have realized a six-mill drop
except for the district’s one-mill obligation to the West
Ashley Garbage District and a 1-mill rise on USD bonds.
The extra charge on garbage also affected the James Island
Water Dstrict, cutting its tax reduction from four to three
mills.
Mr. Tecklenburg noted that county school budgets for
1959 have not been approved by the Charleston County Leg
islative Delegation.”
Hospital Patients
Mrs. Clara Bell Bouknight, 346
Crosson St.
Mrs. Sarah Mae Auton, Rt. 1.
Mis Angie Brehmer, Rt. 1, Ki-
nards.
Mrs. Ida Baker, 619 Main St.
Mrs. Joyce Chappell and Baby
Girl, 800 Pope St.
William Culbreath, Slaton St.,
Whitmire.
Mrs. Ida Cromer, Rt. 1, Po-
maria.
Baby Boy Cotney, Rt. 1, Pros
perity.
Baby Girl Cook, Rt. 3, Pros
perity.
Mrs. Essie Lola Cromer, Rt. 1,
Newberry.
Mrs. Hazel Dominick, 1124
Summer St.
Mrs. Lalla Dorroh, Rt. 1, Sil-
verstreet.
Miss Chloe Epting, Little Moun
tain.
Mrs. Margaret Folk, 706 Green
St.
Mrs. Lucille Pranklin, 1807
Montgomery St.
Miss Claire Henry, 2405 E. Main
St.
Thomas M. Halfacre, 2019
Glenn St.
Luke Robertson Harmon, Rt. 3.
Mrs. Addie Kesler and Baby
Boy, Rt. 1, Silverstrett.
J. Clinton Kinard, Rt. 2.
Mrs. Emma Krell, Rt. 2, Pros
perity. ,
Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity.
Mrs. Florence McEntire, 1307
Milligan St.
Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1.
Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Har
rington St.
Mrs. Annie Mae Pappas, 2325
College St.
Edward O’Merle Stuck, Rt. 2
Pomaria.
Mrs. Anna Rae Smith, 620 Cro
mer St.
Mrs. Faye Taylor and Baby
Girl, 514 Floyd St.
Mrs. Clara L. Wright, 808 Col
lege St.
Mrs. Billie Hester, 2053 Pied
mont St.
Joe Hiller, Rt. 1.
Fannie Murphey, 107 Duckett
St., Whitmire.
Shelly Delores Nelson, Rt. 1.
Dora Winbush, 402 Railroad
Ave., Whitmire.
Johnnie Mae Simmons, Rt
Box 68.
Mountain.
Mrs. Maggie Slew r art, Newber
ry.
Master Marshall Rowe, White
Rock.
Elbert Giles, Newberry.
Monroe Kirkland, Saluda.
Eva Ray Williams and baby
boy.
Lula Wise, Prosperity.
1,
MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS
Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Little
Mountain.
Mrs. Margaret Hawkins, Pros
perity.
Garrett Moore, Leesville.
Miss Elizabeth Turner, New
berry.
Oscar Ruff, Saluda.
Brooks Haltiwanger, Little
If sometimes public spending increases, even while re
ductions in taxes are effected we may. be happy that there
was something in the piggy-bank for dark days or rainy
days or emergencies. Even so; don’t look too closely and
don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, as used to be said in
the day of horses. Today we moderns might say “Don’t
look under the hood of a gift cat.” Still; there may be the
possibility of a big repair and replacement bill under the
hood; you never can tell, though time reveals everything.
Do you wonder that a model industrial enterprise is the
great Joanna Cotton Mill? I quote a letter from Mr. Walter
Regnery to all employees, published in the mill’s readable
and attractive monthly magazine—The Joanna Way:
“Mr. Regnery asks: What Is Your Opinion Now?
About two years ago we conducted our first Employee At
titude Survey. We asked for your frank ideas on how to
make this a better company—what you liked and what was
wrong.
Your responses were very helpful and we have been
working on the ideas you presented. Among efforts at im
provement which grew out of your comments are: the re
vised Grievance Procedure, the entire Advisory Committee
set-up, a tightening up of the Seniority Policy, prohibiting
the employment of close relatives by a department head’s
keeping employees fully informed of matters affecting them
and the company, and many other policy revisions. Now we
want again to get your ideas and suggestions for the next
two years or so.
Therefore, another questionnaire prepared by a well-
known national research organization^ Survey Research As
sociates, of Scarsdale, New York, will be given to every
Joanna employee directly.
As in the first survey, you will be asked not to sign
your name; and no individual will be identified in any way.
Only group opinions will be revealed. After the answers are
all counted, the questionnaires will be destroyed.
We want every single person to have his say in making
this a better company for everyone. Survey Research, re
ports that some companies have had 100 percent of all em
ployees answer, and I hope Joanna will be the next company
to do so. I will be personally interested in knowing what all
our employees have to say.
Just as before, a detailed summary of the answere will
be reported in The Joanna Way, and the report will be dis
cussed in your departments and by the advisory committees.
I am looking forward to studying the ideas of all the
Joanna employees. Sincerely, Walter Regnery.”
In the most effective manner, and in the most gracious
and cordial spirit Mr. Regnery invites, even earnestly so
licits, suggestions from all members of the fine force, all
being proud of the splendid enterprise and the very fine
community.
PROSPERITY
NEWS
The Crepe Myrtle Garden Club
met Wednesday afternoon, July 8,
with Mrs. O. E. Wessinger.
Mrs. John E. Dawkins Sr., the
president, presided and opened
the meeting with scripture and
prayer. Mrs. Dawkins was also
the program leader and gave in
teresting information on “Seven
Homemade Weather Controls for
Gardens.”
Mrs. Hoyt Boland was gleaner
and gave the poem “Our Coming
Man.” '
Mrs. J. A. Singley for recrea
tion conducted a cake contest.
The prize, a homemade cake, was
eaten and enjoyed by all present.
Visitors were Mrs. Mary Der
rick and Miss Evelyn Wessinger.
The hostess served a delicious
salad plate and iced tea.
Spence of Washington, D. C. were
guests of Mrs. Anna Bell Hunt
the past week.
Miss Joanne Hunt was guest of
Mrs. A. B. Hunt the past week,
before returning to Strayer Busi
ness College in Washington. D. C.
where she will receive her diplo
ma. Mrs. James Hunt and Mrs.
A. B. Hunt attended the gradua
tion exercises this week.
Mrs. Helen Summers spent
Sunday in Lexington with Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Summers.
DEED
TRANSFERS
Newberry No. 1
W. Fulmer Wells to Helen Fry
Setzler, one lot on Springdale
Drive, $5.00 and other valuable
considerations.
Burke M. Wise, Clerk of Court,
to Hal Kohn, one lot 1.4 acres on
Calhoun St., $3285.
Ann Cason to W. C. Derrick, J.
H. Koon, et al. Church Council,
one acre, $10.
Marian C. Ruff to Doris Marion
Ruff, one lot and one building on
Johnstone St., 1-2 interest, $5.00
love and affection.
know your State
FARM
NOTES
nars
- Miss Carol Hughey of Belve
dere has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Paul C. Scott.
Mrs. ■ Pat E. Wise and Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis Amick spent Satur
day in Ware Shoals with Mr. and
Mrs. B. A. Scott.
Misses Susie and Mary Lang
ford spent several days of the
past week in Qamden with the
John Langfords. They were ac
companied home by Miss Mary
Sue Langford, who is remaining
for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs.. Roy Connelly, Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Connelly, and
Miss Ophelia Connelly spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Webster
Grayson in North Augusta. Tony
Grayson accompanied them home
for a visit with his grandparents,!
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Connelly.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, Jr., I
and Susan of Chattanooga, Tenn., i
have joined their sons, Russell and
Mark, at the home of Mrs. Hill’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Con- j
nelly.
Those attending Old Indian
Boy Scout camp near Greenville |
were as follows: Steve Counts,
Jimmy Counts, Kenny Caldwell, |
Andy Bowers, Russeh Beden-
baugh, Stanley Bedenbaugh, Mil-
ton Dennis and Robert Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. William Quinn,
Mrs. S. E. Spence and William I
POLITICAL
Announcements
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
I hereby announce my candidacy
for re-election to the office of I
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 I
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.
Dry, dry, say many of my farmer brethren. Of course by
the time this is published we may all need boats. But con-
sfder the weather. As of the first of July it was rather
dry. Corn was fired, tobacco looked a bit unhappy and even
cotton seemed a bit droopy. Still, you need not worry about
the cotton: if the cotton didn’t shed a bit the crop would
overwhelm us.
Year after year I’ve seen my friends in sad spirit be
cause of the cotton prospect only to hear later of a bumper
crop—a yield so bountiful as to command low prices.
Just one month ago I met two successful farmers from
the same County, neighbors, only about three or four miles
apart. Mr. “A” said to me “I had seventeen inches of rain
in the month of May; Mr. “B.” said that wasn’t so bad; I
had twelve inches of rain last week.” Now 5 , then! And to
day ? Dry!
Suppose you were elected or appointed Chief Dispenser
of Rain? Could you so administer the office as to merit the
hearty endorsement of your fellow citizens? No; you’d be
dodging someone all the time.
My idea of the collossai Federal deficit is that it is in
excusable. Why do we have this deficit? It isn’t that any
one robs us; No; it is because men in the Congress are try
ing to maintain themselves, or their Party, in power by do
ing, doing, spending so as to make or hold friends. And we
ask for it. If Congress really thought the people w r anted
drastic retrenchment the spending would stop drastically.
I think the condition so serious that the President should
veto the Appropriation Bill.
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 irom 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]
: f or re-election to the office of Al
derman from Ward 6, and pledge j.|
myself to abide the results of the j
democratic primary.
Dwight W. Jones
' (By COUNTY AGENTS)
Million Dollar Rain!
It certainly must be true that
the weatherman always fcays his
debts. And last Thursday he must
have declared a dividend when a
much needed all day rain deposit
ed 2 to 5 inches of water over all
of Newberry County. We think
that rain last week . must have
been worth at least a million dol
lars to Newberry County. Here’s
how we figured—5,000 acres of
cotton was on the brink of severe
damage, 13,000 acres of corn was
likewise burning up, 50,000 acres
of pastures and grazing crops
were failing rapidly; thousands of
home gardens were being broiled
by the sun and drought, livestock
and humans alike were suffering
from a high discomfort index or
just plain h‘ot, dry weather. Valu
able shade trees and forests were
beginning to falter also from four
straight weeks of dry weather.vSo
we’re convinced that because all
these conditions were cleared up
or alleviated considerably by that
one day’s rain for Newberry. Coun-
Driamm
ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON
JACKSON
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Whitmire No. 4
E. L. McKee and Margaret
Ruth T. McKee to L. W. Barbee,
one lot and one building, 919 Cen
tral Ave., $10.00 and other val
uable considerations.
Richard T. Yarborough to Julia
G. Yarborough, one lot and one
building, 1601 Church 1 St., $5.00
love and affection.
Little Mountain No. 6
South Carolina Electric and
Gas Co. to A. Fritz Shealy, one
acre, $1.00 and other valuable con
siderations.
Cora H. Amick to Keitt Purcell,
one lot, $5.00 and other valuable
considerations.
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1959
ty. We hope we wont need one of
those again for a long time but
it was most welcome this time!
Last Call for Planting
With a high season from recent
rains, there is still time, if you
hurry to make that last planting
of summer crops. Soybeans plant
ed now can etill make hay. Milo
is a gamble this late, it can make
grain if we don’t have a too early
fall. Dairy and beef cattle farm
ers alike should make additioHial
plantings of millet or sudan now
for late summer' and fall grazing.
Remember we always have » dry
spell in* the fall when permlmeBt
pastures just don’t furnish enough
grazing to fill our needs.
Late gardens too can etill bo
put in. Tomatoes, beans, squash
sweet corn, limas all, if planted
now will make before frost. You’ll
have to fight bugs though more
than on early vegetables.
Plan to Attend Farm and Home
Week at’Clemson '
Remember Farm & Home Week
is scheduled for August 17-21 at
Clemson. Plan to take a few days
off to attend and see and learn of
the new things going bn in agri
culture. A good way to take an
inexpensive vacation we feel.
Anyway, hold this week open
because you’ll be hearing a lot
more about Farm and Home Week
from us during the next few
weeks.
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Do these Things Now
- Buy Fertilizer—prices are headr
ed up this fall.
Sell Hogs—Prices headed down
ward after puddle of July.
Fall egg market looks favorablo
—be in position to take advantage
of it.
Mrs. I. H. Wilson will .soon
move to her home which is bsing
remodeled, at 940 Cline St. She
has ben residing with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Rosine Longshore on
Purcell St.
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About the time 14-year-old An
drew Jackson was a prisoner of the
British in Camden, his mother,
Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson,
died of yellow fever she con
tracted while nursing American
soldiers in Charleston. Although
two recently erected markers
there commemorate her deeds,
her President-son never located
her unmarked grave.
In today’s South Carolina, with
its emphasis on progress, the
United States Brewers Founda
tion works constantly to encour
age maintenance of wholesome
conditions wherever beer and ale
are sold. As in other states, the
program calls for close coopera
tion between law-enforcement of
ficials and beer licensees through
out South Carolina.
Beer belongs... enjoy it.
United States Brewers Foundation
South Carolina Division
Cornell Arms, Columbia, S. C.
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