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. W in mm% psSg fSJWgj wl '.HVxSs ■• -; W?Q&' mmm. mmZMi v t- THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1960 ID* AMP ABOUT TEENAGERS ^ Should Every Teenager Be A Car Owner? By C. D. Smith fiS?' Mm h. i MT l-fcT-5. <50 PRAuS- R^CE WITH TH' GrANiS / THIS WEEK'S LETTER: "I am old enough to get a license. I’ve saved enough money to buy my self the jalopy I want. But my folks won’t allow me to have a car. Is this fair?” OUR ANSWER: There are many factors that must be considered. In this writer’s experience, men tion of two partichlar teenage problems will provoke a spirited discussion almost anywhere. One is teenage dating; the other — teenagers and automobiles. The principal argument of those opposed to teenagers having their own cars is based upon the belief that they aren’t responsible enough. They drive too fast; they drag race; and they get into a lot more trouble than teenagers who have to walk or ride public transportation. Some of these arguments are good ones. Most teenagers drive too.fast; far too many of them think it “chicken” to turn down a drag race dare; with a car to provide a quick way to get there and to get back, teenagers go places where they shouldn’t go and do things they wouldn’t do in their own back yard. It must be remembered, how ever, that these are generalities. teenagers do not fall into the categories above. Some of them are “responsible”—much more so than many adults. Many of them are expert md careful drivers. And s<- that the question of a teenager having his or her own car must be decided on individual circumstances. There are several important considerations: Can the teenager, or his parents, afford to buy the car? All things evaluated, including initial cost, insurance and operating expenses, a teen ager can spend in one year on a car almost as much, or more, than it would cost him to go to college for a year. If a teenager has the money to buy his own car, does he have resources or income to keep it operating—to buy ga* and pay for repairs that will be made from time to time? Will a teenager use his car wisely, and not at the expense of scholastic activities? Like shaving or smoking a cig arette, some teenagers look upon car ownership as a sign of adult hood ... or a symbol of freedom from adult authority. While this is a wrong attitude, we must admit that car ownership among the teens should be restricted to young adults only—no children allowed. And when we say this, we aren’t speaking of chronologi cal age. We know some fifty-year- olds who act like children behind th.- wheel of an automobile. If yon have a teenage problem yon want to discuss, or an observation to make, address your letter to FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS, NATION AL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERV ICE, FRANKFORT, KY. THANKS to the people of my district for re-elect ing me Magistrate to serve the next 4 years. L Your approval of my service in the past is deeply ap preciated. Tallye Hugh Shealy ideas from other editors From the Shamokin Citizen, Shamekin, Pa.: Frailty exists at every age. The frailty of old age is easily recognized in infirmities that evoke our pity, summon our help fulness, and command our solici tude. The appealing frailty of an in fant wins a mother’s tender care and a family’s devoted attention. Frailty of middle age often brings forth such warnings from a concerned spouse as, “watch your diet,” and “don’t overdo it.” But the frailty of youth often provokes angry admonitions. It may be that in vigorous, zest ful youth, we can see no frailty but a wilful disregard for all the self-preserving rules of life. It is not frailty but wildness that adults see in the youths who rush into the pitfalls that seem espe cially to be contrived for them. After highway tragedies in which a young driver figures, there is often an immediate, angry re action from the public: “These crazy kid driver*.” Even before the facts of the accident are es tablished, the judgment is made. The frailty of youth goes un recognized while oblivious youth goes on to maim and to kill, not understanding its own sus ceptibility to speed and to power. The energetic child with con fident agility begins to climb a high porch bannister, and the worried mother runs to grab him from danger. The life-loving teen ager gets into the family car and roars out of the driveway with no hand to restrain him. Youth, with a dim view of seem ingly remote det»*h, can be ex cused for not knowing the mean ing of mortality. But adults, who once were young themselves, cannot be absolved of responsi bility for failing to recognize the frailty of youth. By education youth might be given a more adult insight into the moral responsibility of driv ing a car—but only if npore adults set a better example on the high ways. MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE to my friends from throughout the county, whose votes and support were responsible for my election to the of fice of Supervisor of Newberry county. I have enjoyed meeting-many people throughout the county during the campaign, and much of the credit for my election goes to my friends in all sections. You may be sure that I shall endeavor to the best of my ability to serve you well. THANK YOU! HAROLD B. HENDRIX MY SINCERE THANKS To the people of Newberry ‘county who did so much to help me win re-election to the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial circuit by such a large majority througbout the circuit. I wish to repeat that my office is always open, and any citizen who wishes to discuss any problem pertain ing* to the work of our Courts is welcome at any time. My thanks again for returning me to office for a third term. WILLIAM T. JONES THE NEWBERRY SON, 'NEWBERRY, SOOTH CAROLINA Wm jgj’ | m 01 *JUm Week , “I’ll not only marry yon, Herbert—I’ll reshape you, remold you and reform yon into a perfect husband!' by Tom Dorr MOTHER, THAT VOUNG COUPLE WE SAW MUST ZOOKIE AND I SAW THEM AT THE J THEY WALKED AdJ_l THE W*Y UP TO THE BALCONY.. ..JUST TO SMOKE.\_ Tai*«QagiQo GAS GOES THROUGH... Track carrying LP-gaa fuel plow* through flooded road to deliver fuel to inundated site of the Win ter Olympics. Fleodwaters, caused by torrential rains, threatened to wash away Olympic rid runs. The disaster was averted when the rain turned to snow. HOSPITAL PATIENTS Mrs. Verda Beck, 2016 Pied mont St. Mrs. Annie M. Courtney, 1403 First St. Miss Teresa Coward, 2707 Fair Ave. Miss Sarah Duncan, 315 North Main St., Whitmire. Mrs. Annie Haltiwanger, Rt. 2, Chapin. Mrs. Mary Hembree, Rt. 1. Carl Harris, 2012 Adelaide St. James I^brand, P. O. Box 424, Batesburg. / Mi’s. Gladys Layton, ^303 Silas St. C. Lambert Matthews, Rt. 3, Batesburg. Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1. Mrs. Mary Rinehart, 68 Glenn St. Mrs. Thelma Shaw and Baby Boy, Rt. 5, Saluda. Charles Zobel, 2328 College Ave. , Colored Patients Rhoda Anderson, 65 Harrington St. James Corley, Rt. 3, Prosper ity. LauraJ Dowdy, Rt. 1, Bo.': 76. Gertrude Moffett, 837 Hunter St. Daisy Penn, 216 Drayton St. Eva Reeder, Rt. 1. Martha Sims, Rt. 2, Pomaria. Addie Lee Suber, 212 Boundary St. Joe Williams, Pomaria. r IDEAS FROM OTHER EDITORS ffw Cedar Springs Clip-' a suit and a stogie pair of shoes. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Petty Saunders and Baby Boy. Batesburg. Mrs. Clara Sue Waites, Po maria. Hiram Bowick, Newberry. , Mrs. Eddie Pugh, Prosperity. Carl Epting, Plosperity. Miss Lalla Martin, Newberry. Mrs. Beatrice Hope, Columbia. H. O. Newman, Prosperity. Yoder Addy, Little Mountain. Eva Ray Williams, Little Moun tain. Lucy Kesler, Little Mountain, A veteran Carolina Light and Power Company engineer has been named .superintendent of the Southeast's first atomic power plant now under construction at Parr. Walter E. Selkinghaus, sup erintendent of CP and L’s new Darlington County steam-electric generating plant near Hartsville, will leave his present post Aug-, ust 6 for a year-long nuclear training program with the Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge before assuming duties at the * Parr plant. LENGGRIES, Germany (AHTN C)—Army PFC Duane E. Bran non, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Brannon, Route 1, Chappells, re cently completed the 15-week tele type equipment repair course at The Quartermaster-Signal School in Lenggries, Germany. Brannon was trained to install, maintain and repair teletypewriter equipment. Regularly assigned as a radio repairman in the 124th Signal Company in Vicenza, Italy, Bran non entered the Army in October 1958, received basic training at Fort Jackson and arrived overseas last July. The 20-year-old soldier is a 1958 graduate of Newberry High School. Snapshots: Famous Spots In America the hawy famry THAT COOf? 6LAVWEP AGAIN 5UIY- IT. GOLLY NEEDS A ‘ ' DOOI? G1DP WHAT WA3 THAT « NOISE? ' Hr 7$9&cr> -y' y ' < W Suz) DlFFE ;~ycuT our pieces of DIFFERENT COLORED FELT TO fCX&A DgJGIslS ANDGUiED TH^vSJa eeiCK TD FORM A COORRJL ANJD DBCDRAPVE DOOR STOP £ ... •v. jU.-. : -v with one click of the camera, this photograph has captured several Interesting subjects. Taken from a hill In Washington Park, Portland, Oregon, the picture shows public courts, the International Rose Test Gardens, the city of Portland, majestic 11,245-foot Mt. Hood in the background. Portland’s International Rose test gardens are world famoiw. Covering a large acreage in a perfect setting, the gardens are at their peak of bloom in June, at which time the annual Portland Rose Festi val shares the beauty spotlight. per. Cedar Springs, Mlehigaa: There’s a great deal of contro versy over Russia's economic and scientific achievements. But one thing is sure—the Soviet leaders are masters of propaganda. The Russian 'people are deluged day and night with z^ords designed to make them behove HUM com* munism does more for the mass es than any other system. And Russian visitors to this country, from ]£krushchev down the link take every conceivable oppor tunity to try to “sell” Russia’s progress, and superiority. Well, no one can blame tnem for that—it’s'their job. as dedi cated communists. But when we get down to the facts, the pic ture takes on a very different- hue. There’s only one way to judge the material well-being rf a peo ple—and tout is by the yardstick of how much the average man’s income will buy in the market place. With one mouth’s wages, an American can buy 6Mi suits and 24 pairs of shoes. With one month's wages, on the other hand. V Russian can buy half pf Ttfe situation' is comparable to the case of Aost other consumer goods beyond the ba re-necessity leveL In Russia, the government pro duces practically everything and practically everything is sold in government stores. Government ■MfdHI all question*—what shall be produced and sold, of what quality, at what price. There is no competition. In America, on the othe^ hand, there’s competition eveiy inch of the way from the source of raw materials to the finished goods offered at retail. The pro ducer or retailer who is a We to offer the widest choice and best quality at least cost gets the trade. And that’s onq of the main reasons why the American worker with his- month’s pay, can buy so many suits and shoes if he So' desires—and; the Soviet worker so few. Mass merchandising methods, pioneered in the United States; give customers super service? in foods and ail manner of r j < sonal and ho>ne necessities . ; enjoyed elsewhere. •N A*mim mmmm ~r~ •N; CANY V0USEE **.■ —tm " " ■dki its ***** r- m*. Miss Ann Bowels has returned to her home in Atlanta after vi siting her grandmother, Mrs. Wyche Dickert and aunts, Miss Clara Bowers and Mrs. Ethel Fel lers. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Senn, Mrs. Clara Wertz and Miss Joan Bobb spent last week -in New York vi-i siting Mrs. Senn’s brother-in-law I and sister, Mr. and Mrs. A1 Kel- loff. While there they toured many places of interest. YOU CRACKB* THE WHIP REAL GOOP THAT TIME, BOBO. X-Ai. wjim ■gaa . From the CatskiU Mountain What does a retail store’s show window stand for? First of all, of course, it is de signed to interest you in buying goods. If you like what you see, and consider the price fair, you’ll probably become a customer. If not, you’ll move on to another store that meets your needs better. Beyond that, however, the show window is about as good a visual example of /how this country works as we can find. We pride ourselves, and justly, on our magnificient system of mass pro duction, which has given us a vast abundance of goods of all kinds, which provided much of our employment, and which has helped raise our living standards far beyond that of any other ma jor nation. However, mass production would not be a success, or even a possibility, without mass dis tribution. The goods from the factories must be moved, swiftly, efficiently and economically, inter the hands of the people who will use them. American retailing is superbly geared to perform that job. It believes that the sound way tc do business is to turn over a larj,e volume of merchandise at a small unit profit. And what keeps that principal always at work is aggressive competition between stores of all kinds and sizes. < Visitors from abroad, and es pecially the ones who come here from toe countries wi’nin the Soviet orbit, ard always'amazed and disbelieving whoa they see a typical American shopping cen ter—whether it be Fifth Avenue or Main Street They are so used to a subsistence standard of living, and an economy of scarcity at home, that they believe it to be a universal state of affairs. Free enterprise, as exemplified by toe shop windows, shows them how wrong they are. .m3