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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1959 1218 College 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 South Carolina has abundant water, I’m informed, but California is not so highly favored as we afe: “In the rugged canyon of the Feather River about 80 miles north of here, construction crews armed with heavy machinery are busily rerouting railroad tracks, highways and utility lines to make room for what will become the 15,- 000-acre reservoir of Oroville Dam—the first major seg ment of one of the largest construction projects ever under taken. Further south, along the arid west side of the San Joa- quim Valley, state agents are beginning to negotiate for the purchase of the land necessary for a huge aqueductsystem, dam and storage basin. And at the Tehachapl Mountains, a formidable range that cuts across the lower half of the state from the High Sier ras on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west, planners envision the boring of a seven-mile tunnel at a height of some 3,500 feet to extend one large aqueduct through to populous and highly-industrialized southern California. Behind these grandoise designs looms a shortage, real now in' some areas and feared for the future in others, of a vital commodity—water. To meet the problem, the Feath er River Project, a $2 billion-plus behemoth, was approved last week by California’s legislature after a five-year fight. Feather River promises to dwarf even such lavish spend ing programs as the Tennessee Valley Authority, which cost U. S. taxpayers $1.5 billion, and the St. Lawrence Seaway, on which $1.1 billion has been spent to date. Water shortages, of course, are not an exclusive Califor nia problem. Nearly every year shortages of one degree or another plague cities, states and even larger areas around the nation. This national water problem has been growing increasingly serious and has been affecting more areas as water consumption grows along with population and indus trial growth. In California, the problem—worsened by one of the driest years on record—is fast coming to a head, and bringing with it a host of far-reaching political and economic implications. Moreover, Californians are depleting at an alarming rate their ground water resources—sub—surface water fed most ly from such sources as rain and subterranean streams. Ironically, California actually has plenty of water, but most of it flow T s unused into the sea. Says Harvey Banks, director of the Department of Wa ter Resources: ‘California has more water than we can hope to intelligently use in the foreseeable future. But the trouble is, Mother Nature put nearly all of it in the wrong places.’ The Feather River Project is designed to correct this im balance by taking water from northern California, where it is plentiful, and transporting it to southern California, where it is scarce, and, along the way, making it available to the villages .and farms—on the dry, west side of the San Joa- quinValley.” The revolt against President Leguia of Peru was largely due to a great scheme of an American engineer to change the Maranon River from its eastward course, forming part of the vast Amazon River, and to turn it westward through the Andes Mountains and so irrigate the Olmos Desert. It was a vast undertaking but the country was appalled by the stupendous cost. “Change and decay is all around I see,” says the beautiful hymn, Lead, Kindly Light, and man has battled through all the ages to combat corrosion, rust, or destruction by the elements, as distinguished from normal wear and tear. So it comes as a natural development that the genius of man in the fields of chemistry, metallurgy and kindred science should be applied to a study of how to protect industry and industrial machines and products from the corrosion of nature. “At Kure Beach, N. C., a salty gust of wind whips across the white sand and swirls around a strange-looking object —a rack holding some 30,000 small pieces of metal. Period ically ,a group of men arrive, huddle over the rack awhile, making notations, then drive off. These men are metallurgists of the International Nickel Co. and are studying a costly and nagging problem: Corro sion. The metal specimens comprise various alloys and anti corrosion coatings and the data indicates the sort of life one might expect for them under long exposure to punishing atmospheric conditions. International Nickel’s research points up a growing con cern in U. S. industry over an old enemy. The battle against corrosion has resulted in some recent spectacular products as automobile mufflers and home water heaters. In its broadest sense, corrosion is the gradual deteriora tion of a material, most commonly a metal, through a chemical or an electrochemical process. An acid, salt or other chemical in the atmosphere or in an adjacent material might eat into the metal. Or moisture, coupled with minute impurities in a metal’s structure, might start an electric cur rent flowing from the metal. Miscroscopic bits of metal flow with the current, combining on the surface v ith ox^ gen to form the material which on iron-based metals is known as rust. I Strom What Is The National Debt? One of the most encouraging developments during this year is the increased public interest in the Federal Government’s fiscal affairs. Already, the public's in tense interest has resulted in a brake on deficit expenditures by Congress. Much of the attention which has been directed at feder al expenditures, resulted from the all-time high 13 billion-dollar de ficit for fiscal year 1959. Unfor^ tunately, however, the national debt continues to increase. Despite the increased interest in the country’s fiscal condition, many people apparently do not understand just what is the na tional debt. A constituent recently suggested that it “just be can celled.” Unfortunately, no such easy solution to our public indebt edness exists. The national debt is now ap proximately $285 billion. As of March, 1959—the latest date for which accurate figures are avail able—this debt was represented by $282.2 billion of securities, and the balance is represented by bills for operation of the Government which have not yet been paid. It is interesting to see who loaned the Federal Government $282.2 billion dollars. The breakdown is as follows: commercial banks, $62.9 billion; federal reserve banks, $25.5 billion; individuals, $64.5 billions; insurance compan ies, $12.0 billion; mutual savings banks, $7.4 billion; corporations, $21 billion; state and local gov ernments, $17.9 billion; U. S. Gov ernment investment accounts, $53.7 billion; and miscellaneous in vestors, $17.2 billion. In the final analysis, the national debt is own ed to the American people. Usually, there must be a good bit of moisture present before any appreciable oxidation can take place. With iron, for example, 40% humidity is needed at ordinary tempera tures before oxidation' will occur. This is why an old jalopy won’t rust as fast in a climate such as Arizona’s where the air is dry, as in the Florida Keys, where the air not only is extremely humid, but also contains a great deal of salt, a major corrosive agent. Thus, in International Nickel’s re search at Kure Beach, the pieces of metal are being tested under conditions highly conducive to corrosion.” “The government closed fiscal 1959 with expenditures about $12 1 / 4 billion in excess of revenues, producing the larg est peacetime deficit in the nation’s history. During the year the Federal debt rose by about $9 billion; and its com position, maturity distribution, and ownership changed sharply. The Treasury found it increasingly difficult to sell bonds in the open market and was obliged to rely almost entirely on short-term issues. The important change which has occurred in dividend pay out policies during the past several decades is certainly a major factor presently conditioning the volume of stock of ferings. In the prosperous year 1929, dividend payments by all corporations amounted to 70 per cent of profits after taxes, as against an average of only about 52 per cent in the prosperous years 1955-57. Had the 70 percent rate been ef fective in 1955-57, an additional $12 billion in dividends would have been paid out in those three years . . .” A short time ago I told about the twenty six dairies in and near Bowman, over in Orangeburg County. That’s just one community in Orangeburg County; some day I’ll tell more about Orangeburg. Then I told about the 82 dairies.in Saluda County, bringing in a million dollars a year. Well, here’s something else about Saluda, according to The Saluda Sentipel: “Saluda County Stock Yard handled at auction 1,000 carloads of livestock last fiscal year as 30,000 cattle, 1700 hogs, etc., numbering a grand total of 48,000 brought $3,- 780,350.86; 1,328 livestock Thursday brought $93,521.39. “A heavy run of 1328 head of livestock at the regular weekly sale of the Saluda County Stock Yard last Thurs day, the second largest sale in the two-year run of the local auction market, brought the 1958—59 fiscal year to a close with a flourish bringing sales at the local stockyard to a record-breaking total sum of $3,780,350.86 for the fiscal year just closed. This compares with a total sum cf sales of $3,176,847.07 at the local livestock auction market for the last calendar year ending December 31, 1958, or an increase of $603,503.79 for the last fiscal year over the preceding calendar year of 1958. “With sales much heavier for the first three or four months of the present calendar year than for the same per iod of the last calendar year, it appears to be almost a cer tainty that the total sum of sales at the Saluda County Stock Yard will break through the $4,000,000 mark for the present calendar year. These figures disclosing the total sum of sales at the local market, strikingly reveal the am azing growth and expansion of the local livestock market in the slightly more than two years of its operations. Also these astonishing figures indicate that the Saluda County Stock Yard has become the largest cattle market in South Carolina in just two years of operations. “Approximately 48,000 head of livestock were sold at the Saluda County Stock Yard during the last fiscal year. Brok en down into the different kinds of livestock auctioned, these figures include 30,00 head of cattle, 17,000 hogs and several hundred head of other kinds of livestock, making a grand total volume for the 1958-59 fiscal year of approxi mately 1,000 railroad carloads. Many carloads of cattle sold here during the year were actually moved by rail to far distant states across the nation, including Colorado and California in recent weeks. These latter facts and figures in necessary shipment by rail of cattle sold here impres sively reveal the wide scope of the operation of the Saluda County Stock Yard in distributing livestock and cattle, par ticularly, well nigh all over the nation from time to time.” “You never knowed that, did you?” a little boy of Sa luda once said to me. Many years ago I lived on a farm in Saluda County nearly two years and held membership in a fraternity in Rid<re Soring, one of the progressive towns of that general neighborhood composed of Edgefield, Johnston and Ridge Spring. I Everyone Affected Even if you do not personally own any savings bonds as an in dividual, the Federal Government still probably has borrowed some of your money. A portion of your savings account, your bank de posits, the taxes you paid to your town, county, or the State of South Carolina, your insurance premium, and the price you paid for a share of stock, have in all probability been loaned to the Federal Government. The $53.7 billion owed to “U. S. Government investment accounts” includes the major portion of the contribu tions paid by various participants in Government retirement pro grams. The savings and security .of the American public are on loan to the Federal Government. In ability or failure to pay by the Government would result in dis aster to almost every American family. Unir 3 most private institu tions wxiere money is invested, the Government does not produce in come to pay its debts. The only source of income for the Govern ment is the taxpayer. Borrowing by the Government is, therefore, just an indirect method of levy ing more taxes. It is sound busi ness only so long as it is used to prevent fluctuations in the tax level to meet expenses which fluc tuate; it is now at a dangerous extreme. If direct taxation in stead of borrowing had been used during fiscal 1959 to pay the 13 billion-dollar deficit only, it would have required the confiscation of all personal incomes above $4,000. The greatest danger of a higher debt lies in the possibility that the dollar will continue to deflate in value. History is replete with ex amples of liquidation of national debts by cheapening the currency to make it easy. This is just a slightly less quick, but equally disastrous method of wiping out the savings of a society. The national debt must be paid, and paid in hard dollars. Any oth er course would wipe out all re tirement funds, savings accounts, bank deposits, insurance policies, and indeed, all financial values. There is but one way to meet the obligations of the Federal Gov ernment. Expenditures must be cut well below the level of income de rived from the present level of taxes, and the balance used sys tematically to pay off the Gov ernment’s unconscionable debt. Such a course will be unpopular with those who want always more and bigger welfare programs. It can only be accomplished if the public fully realizes the danger and keeps the pressure on the Congress to cut expenses. Economy has played a major part in my evaluation of legisla tion before the Congress. I have opposed, and will continue to op pose, new and unessential spend ing, for any other course would sacrifice the security of almost every person in South Carolina and the United States. weekend with her daughter in Bishopville. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Williams have as a guest his niece, Mrs. Pauline Jamison of Meadow View, Va. ~ Mrs. Bendora Shealy of Colum bia was a guest Friday of Mrs. Colie Wessinger. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Scott and children, Melissa and Scmny, have been guests of Mrs. Pat E. Wise. They left Wednesday for Melbourne, Fla., where both will teach the coming session. Mrs. Pat E. Wise accompanied them and will remain for several weeks. With Mr. and Mrs. Colie Wes^ singer for the weekend was her sister, Mrs. H. W. Smith of Cayce. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bedenbaugh and daughters, Earlyne Jean and Janice, are at Daytona Beach, Fla. Mr. Bedenbaugh was the win ner in a contest conducted by the Pure Oil Company, the prize being this trip. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Little Mountain. Oscar Ruff, Saluda. Brooks Haltiwanger, Little Mountain. Mrs. Maggie Stewart, Newber- ry. Lula Wise, Prosperity. Recent Marriages Jerry Lee Padgett of Laurens and Phyllis Elaine Hill of Whit mire were married July 18 at Lau rens by Rev. James A. Williams. Charles Wayland Gilliam and Norma Louise Langford of Whit mire were married at Whitmire on July 25 by Rev. Ernest H. Fisher. John Coyt Suber and Anna Eu genia Martin of Newberry were married August 2nd at Newber ry by Rev. Neil E. Truesdell. James Walton Kesler of Route 4, Newberry and Lynda Rebec ca Waldrop of Route 3, Newber* ry were married by Rev. James W. Aiken on Route 3, Newberry, August 2nd. PROSPERITY NEWS Dr. and Mrs. W. Leslie Mills and children, Jennie, Dean and Mike have been at Daytona Beach for the past week. Misses Averette Chappells and Kathy Myers are spending this week at Lutheridge. Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Wheeler are on a trip to New York. Before returning, they expect to tour the New England States. Mr. and Mrs. Voight Wessinger of Leesville were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Colie Wessinger. Misses Nancy Ruth Barnes and Doris Moore have been vacation ing at Myrtle Beach. Little Miss Janice Bannister of Abbeville is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sanders. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Wessinger left Wednesday for a vacation at Sea Island, Ga. Mrs. A. B. Hunt, Mrs. Joe Spotts, Frances Ann, and Larry were weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Caroll Pressley of Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hamm Jr., Susie and Danny are spending this week at Myrtle Beach. Mrs. Robert W. Pugh is spend ing a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs.. Ernie Price of Handover, N. J. Mrs. Carl Caughman and Rusty of Atlanta, Ga. are visiting Mrs. Cora B. Stockman. Mrs. J. P. Perry and Alice Dawn Perry of Johnston, were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Bob Perry of Lancaster, the past week. Rev. and Mrs. B. M. Clark have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Helton and children, Clark and Kathy of Kenansville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ackerman Jr. and W. B. Ill of Columbia were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ackerman. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Williams, George, Marsha and Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ross, spent the week at “Isle of Palms” guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy C. Barnes at their cottage. They were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Barnes before returning to their respective homes. Mrs. L. G. Outlaw spent the Hospital Patients Olin J. Adams, 2119 Brown St. Miss Clara Brown, Rt. 2, Pros perity. Mrs. Gladys Bodie, 2401 Rosa- lyn Dr. Miss Angie Brehmer, Rt. 1, Ki- nards. Mrs. Ida Baker, 615 Main St. Baby Girl Cook, Rt. 3, Prosper ity. Mrs. Reba Chapman, Rt. 1, Prosperity. Little Miss Linda Chandler, Rt. 1. William Culbreth, Slaton St., Whitmire. Mrs. Marion Duffie and Baby Boy, Rt. 1, Saluda. Mrs. Loise Davis, 816 Pauline St. Miss Chloe Epting, Little Moun tain. Mrs. Mittie C. Gilliam, 1608 3rd St. Mrs. Hazel Gilfillan, Rt. 3, Box 159. Wyse Hill, Little Mountain. Holland Huffman, 2011 McDow ell St. Mrs. Essie Halfacre, Rt. 2. Mrs. Ruby Harmon, 1904 Evans St. Mrs. Mamie Harmon, Rt. 1, Prosperity. Mrs. Betty Kinard, Rt. 3, Pros perity. Mrs. Ossie Lee Kinard, Box 70, Prosperity. George Lester, 1203 Second St. Ellis McCollum, 526 Boundary St. Mrs. Nellie F. Mason, 1325 Sum mer St. Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1. Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Har rington St. Mrs. Rebecca Rogers and Baby Boy, 281 McCravy St. Mrs. Clara Richardson, Rt. 1, Pomaria. Mrs. Patsy Shealy and Baby Boy, 1509 Dave Dr. Miss Louise Snelgrove, Rt. 3. Walter Berley Wicker, Box 123, Prosperity. Mrs. Clara L. Wright, 808 Col lege St. Carrie Mae Davis and Baby Boy, RL 3, Prosperity. Julia Epps, 113 Duckett St., Whitmire. Lamorris Hendrix, Rt. 2, Blair. Ella Mae Hill, Rt. 3. Your County Home Agent Tues. & Thurs. — 12:50 to 1:05 0 / Your County Agent Mon., Wed. & FrL — 12:50 tp 1:05 —ON— 'A l f? 1 Presented by Newberry Electric Co-op * mmm ( A u A F; t Accommodations are procurable during the summer sea son and on through 1960 due to expand ing facilities now open and to be open soon. Prior reservations are desirable and are requested but not mandatory. W'rite, telephone or wire the following: Forrest Runnels, The WANDERER, Neptune 5-2211 A. L. Nance, Jekyll Club Hotel, NEptune 5-2281 Vernon Moore, Jekyll Estates Motel, NEptune 5-2924 •Fred Collier, Corsair Motel, NEptune 5-2291. •Mrs. James Whaley, Seafarer Motel, NEptune 5-2202. •To open approximately August 1, 1959. Consolidate... i v*,- -*■ ^ Low-Cost LOAN! GOOD ADVICE! THERE’S GREAT PEACE OF MIND IN GETTING OUT FROM UNDER A PILE- You can pay them off all at once with cash from a low-cost loan from ns. 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