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PAGE TWO — -= A WASHINGTON LETTER From OLIN D. JOHNSTON i SOUTH CAROUNA’S SENIOR SENATOR WHEN THE JAPANESE TREATY came before the Sen ate for ratification, I opposed the treaty along with Senator Dick Russell of Georgia, Chair man of the Armed Services Committee. * * * MANY OF THE SENA TORS who voted for the treaty did not fully under stand the provisions it con tained. The old treaty we had with Japan was a good treaty, but under the njw one we suffer great losses. * * * THE NEW TREATY makes it virtually impossible for the United States to maneuver one soldier based in Japan or fire one shot there without first obtaining permission of the Japanese government. If an anti-American administration takes over in Japan and a new Korean-type conflict were to break out somewhere, we would be powerless to use Japan as a staging ground. * * * UNDER THE TERMS of the new treaty, our troops, guns, and planes would be frozen and grounded in Ja pan until released by the Japanese government. Like wise, if we were attacked in a nuclear war, we could not fire one missile from Japan unless we received her permission. * * * I THINK those who nego tiated the new treaty made too 'many unwise concessions. I could not vote for any treaty that places a foreign power’s veto over the lives of our troops. * * * SOUTHERN SENATORS beat back an attempt by New York’s Senator Javits to inject the racial question into an airport construction money bill this week. Sena tor Javits’ amendment to the appropriations measure would have denied use of any funds to construct or maintain airports which have segregated facilities. His at tempt to bring up this ques tion stirred up a great deal of resentment in the Senate. We Southern Senators took advantage of the situation and killed the Javits amend ment by a 58-29 vote. * * * THIS WEEK I took steps to make sure the Platform Com mittee at the National Demo cratic Convention in Los An geles gives time to representa tives of various industries to be heard on the question of foreign trade policy. * * * IT IS HOPED the Na tional Democratic Conven tion will adopt a plank in its platform expressing con cern of the Democratic Party for the welfare of opr tex tile, plywood, and other in dustries now threatened by floods of imported foreign- manufactured products. * * * I HAVE REQUESTED the Chairman of the Platform Committee to give the indus tries concerned an opportunity to appear before the Commit tee in Los Angeles. WASHINGTON AND ■ "SMALL BUSINESS" By C. WILSON HARDER ‘ • / One of Hie greatest mysteries of our times is how govern mental leadership, in a democ racy, can maintain policies that are in conflict with the people. • * * In a just recently completed nationwide poll of the nation’s independent businessmen con ducted by the National Fed eration of Independent Business, 6 4 % ex pressed themselves j In favor of the bill intro duced in Con- : gross by Sen- j ator Keating C. W. Harder which would require tariff rates I to be set according to foreign * wage rates. This measure would go a long way toward stopping ruinous flood of im ports made with 17 cent per hour labor competing with goods made at American wage rates. * v o Of course, there are some who will jump up and say that the nation’s 4,000,000 indepen dent businessmen do not repre sent the nation as a whole. * * * Yet just recently Congress man Alvine Bentley released results of an extensive poll he made in his district, the eighth district in Michigan comprising some six counties in mid-Mich igan where the composition.of the population among farmers, busiaessinen, manufacturers, labor and other segments are about equal to a cross section of nation as a whole. * v o In his questionnaire Rep. Bentley touched on the Amer ican deficit in world trade and the loss of gold and dollars, pointing out that low cost for- © Nitlonal Federation at eign imports is one of the fac tors. He then asked how the people in this typical Amer ican district he represents would attack the problem. * « * The results were interesting and illustrate the wide cleav age between the people and Washington leadership. Over one-third, 33.9%, voted to raise tariffs and impose import quotas. Another 37.2% are in favor of preventing U. S. cor porations with foreign plants from shipping the products of these low wage plants into the U. S. Another 33.5% expressed themselves as in favor of lim iting foreign give aways and U. S. spending abroad. « * « As to be expected with the technique of questioning used by Rep. Bentley, there was not a clear cut majority for any one of these solutions, but it is evident that at least 90% of the people in the midlands of Michigan are opposed to the present national policies in the international field. « * ♦ Actually, this supporting data should not be necessary, be cause the nation’s 4,090,000 in dependent businessmen are a quite representative segment of national thought. eve But the sobering question re mains. e e e How long can a democracy exist if the national policies are framed and executed by the theorists, the monopolists, the internationalists in opposi tion to the beliefs of Che ma jority of the people. e e e The situation can be cor rected. e e e No matter how firmly en trenched, bureaucracy can be routed by ballots. Perhaps one reason the dollar win not do as much for you, as it used to, is that so many people nowadays do not want to do as for a dollar as they used to. A customer down at Ed’s Feed store asked Ed if his seed was guaranteed. “Sure”, said Ed “if it doesnn’t grow, bring it back and we’ll refund your money.” J-f THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA »• - ^ V.v* DEED TRANSFERS No. 1 Lenore Broadus to Jack O. Dean;- one tat and one building on Collegv St.y'^OO. Newberry No. 1 Outside Gerald M. Baker Sr., to Henry N. Franklin, 2/3 of an acre, $5.00 and other valuable considerations. Evelyn B. McPhatter to W. H. McPhatter, six acres, $5.00. Silverstreet No. 2 Marguerite* *8. Moseley and Gerald W. Scurry to Margaret S. Copeland, two. tats, $2,625. Whitmire No. 4 Mrs. Mary Fain and Daisy Moses to Horace Odell Crafts, one lot, $100. % r ^ Leonard G. Sligh to Joe H. Bonds, one lot and one building, 403 Grant St., $5.00 and exchange of property. Whitmire No. 4 Outside Edna J.'Kirkegard and Howard B. Kirkegard to John R. Frazier, 265 acres, $5.00 and other val uable considerations. Joe H. Bonds to Leonard G. Sligh and Ethel P. Sligh, one lot and one building, $6,000 and ex change of property. Little Mountain No. 6 NathanieLJBows et al to Otto Bowers, five,afres, $5.00 and ex change of property. Otto'Bp^ers" ^’Jtickson B. Ki- nard, 5 acrea, $400. Leon M. Shealy to M. Fred Wicker, two acres and one build ing, $5.00 and other valuable con siderations. . j ; . Raymond B. Adams to Jack T. Adams, 4.87 acres, $5.00. Keitt Purcell to Mrs. Justine S. Epting, 3.04 acres, $5.00 and oth er valuable considerations. Jack T. Adams to Alvin D. Ad ams, Haskell L. Adams, Grady H. Adams, Eugene S. Adams, Eliza beth A. Sineath, Nelva A. Brown, Dorothy /L Smith and Francis S. Adams, 4.87 acres, $5.00 and as sumption of a mortgage. T. J; MdNease to J. Lewis Hines, one lot, $5.00 and other valuable considerations. T. J. McNease to J. W. McGow an and Pearle McGown,one lot $5.00 and other valuable consid erations. Prosperity No. 7 E. Lockaby/t<f Gtadys Clamp, one lot, $5.0^*il’Aa 'other valuable considerations. Lula Mae Dominick to J. Mon roe Dominick and Lula Mae Dom inick, one lot and three buildings, $5.00 love and, affection. Murray Lumber Company to Emory C. Simmons, 2.48 acres, $3.00. DAY, MISS AMERICA OF 1960, Lydna Lee Mead of Mississippi, will be on hand for all events at Pageland’s tenth annual Watermelon Festival July 19. As usual, there will be a host of beauties on hand to compete for the Watermelon ^ueen crown, and festivities include a swim suit pageant, the big parade, an evening show, and the Coronation Ball. — II ■ I I M I I | ' | I !■■■«■■■■■■■■ H !■ 1)1 ■!■■■ I III. HI ' 11 1 II ■■ I I I ginia; and the Virginia League, Signet Chapter No. 18, Royal '“Arch Masons; and Hejaz Temple of Greenville and Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the * Mystic Shrine. Their deepest interest through out the years has been demon strated by the service they have rendered in their church, the New berry Associate Reformed Presby terian Church. Mr. Baker has served in every church office and is now an Elder. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Erskine Col lege. Mrs. Baker has taught a Sabbath School Class for forty-two years; was leader of the Junior Christian Union for fifteen years, Petersburg, Virginia. He would have gone higher up th^ profes sional ladder had he not dropped out to enter business here in New berry, where he has been most successful. After b^ing in the wholesale business for twenty-five years, he sold out and opened a general iA- usrance business. He was one of the organizers of the State Build ing and Loan Association and has served as president since its. or ganization in 1948. He is Chairman of the Bond Commission for the city of New berry. Among Mr. Baker’s hobbies are Recent Marriages f7 f• vr'^ Malcolm O. Darby of Newberry and, Jacqueline Counts of Pomarial d and attractive picture were raarned at Pomana on June . mes He has jugt com p le ted woodwork and gardening. He al- been Presbyterial Home Mis- ways has a good garden at his home in Newberry and also at Tanglewood, his home on Lake Murray. He has a well-equipped workshop in the basement of his Newberry home from which he has made many handsome pieces of furniture, such as solid mahog any drop leaf tables for the living room, a solid walnut seven-foot round table with a matching five- foot lazy susan and a buffet for the dining room, tall spiral-carved candle sticks of wild cherry and 18 by Rev. William C. Wood. William Bryan. McDonald and Patricia Ann Cotney of Prosper ity, were married, by Rev. D. O. Davis at Prosperity on June 19. Franklin D. E .Slice of Chapin and Rosemary Long of Prosperity were marked von June 11 at Lit tle Mountain 1 by Rev. J. S. Wes- singer. Ernest Clarence Kibler and Vir ginia Sue Corley of Newberry, were married 1 at Newberry by Rev. Ralph E. Rhynte on June 11. Clarence C. Duncan Jr., of New berry and Alma R. Gillion of Greenwood, were married at Greenwood on June 11 by Rev. Ralph E. RhyneJ Virgil Wright Rinehart of New berry and Carrie T. Davis of Co lumbia were married at Columbia on June 19 by Rev. Wallace Fridy. Recent Births Mr. and Mrs. James Harold Crouch, 415 Wright St., announce the birth of a four pound, thirteen ounce daughter, Debra Ann, born at the local hospital on June 23rd. Mrs. Crouch is the former Caro lyn Irene Riddlehoover. PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Britt and daughter, Lizanne are spending the summer with their parents, Mrs. J. E. Britt and Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Crooks on Nance St. Mr. Britt graduated from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry on June 5. He will en ter the service in August and will report to Brooks Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. His family will remain in Newberry until he is assigned to a permanent base. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Pierce of Columbia, spent the weekend with | ^ h ~ e "j and ‘'f rom his father, Henry Mrs. Pierce?* parents, Mr. and ; wn son Parr. Mrs. C. F. Summer on College St.; At t h e ag V of 14, Mrs. Baker Extn. Nonnie Pierce who has been. was the first young lady to drive on a week’s vi*fc with her grand-! a car i n .Newberry, parents, returned to her home in! Mrs> -Baker has served as Regent rowboats for each of his grand children to enjoy at Lake Murray. These youngsters are sharing their grandad’s interest in woodwork and often join him in his work shop to work on their own proj ects. The Baker’s home in Newberry, built in 1820, was designed by Robert Mills, noted South Caro lina architect who achieved nation al fame. The house consisting of thirty rooms was formerly the home of Mrs. Baker’s parents, the late Henry Lakin Parr and Mrs. Mary Boyd Parr who now resides with the Bakers, celebrated her ninetieth birthday this month. In addition to the Bakers and Mrs. Parr, Doctor and Mrs. Ralph Parr Baker and their five children live here, making four generations now enjoying this lovely old home. The Bakers are the parents of three children, one of whom, a son, Henry, gave his life in World War II; Doctor Ralph P. Baker, and Mrs. Mary Baker Summer. Their chief delight is the fun they than taken to Lenin’s house, also have with their eight grandchil- within the Kremlin walls. Lenin sion Secretary; has served as President of the Woman’s Society of the church, and f is now Presi dent of a church circle. The fam ily strictly adheres to observing the Sabbaoh as a Holy Day. The Bakers were among the fir^t families to build a home cn Lake Murray. It was here at “Tanglewood” that their children spent a vacation that began the day school closed and lasted until it opened in September. The day began with horseback ridtaiT over the farm and back for breakfast. For the rest of the morning, there were terraces to be built, shrubbery to be planted, walk ways to be laid off and the lawn to be sprigged. It seemed more like play than work for all the family joined in. The remainder of the day was devoted to recreation swimming, boat rides, water ski ing, and then tennis on the light ed court at night. “The money spent at Tanglewood has paid wonderful dividends in the lives of our children, their cousins, and their friends,” Mr. Baker said. The family’s spacious home in its attractive surrounding com mands a wonderful view of Lake Murray. During the years the Ba kers have kindly offered their fa cilities to their church for picnics, and to Newberry College for pic nics and parties, and it is here also that the Rotary Club members have enjoyed many meetings. ANDERSON PREFERS (Continued from page 1) regal splendor. After the peasant sightseers take in this—they are ployed in an all-day goof-off. An ; all-day coffee break, without cof fee. We watched for an hour, on one state farm, nine workers ex ercising a horse.He was a cavarly horse tied on ja 20 foot rope to a stake, and the group stood in the circle and kept him running by whirling their hats, holloing and jumping. But, I guess they had to have something to do since they’re not allowed to leave the job, and they haven’t discovered “coffee breaks.” The Russians have a very clever way of reducing man hours—they use women. In man power require ments were to be reduced in Rus sian agriculture as radically as they have been in ours, the release of these resources to industrial production, to armaments, and to manning the army could be such ar to enable Russia to go ahead with her planned attack on us or force our surrender. In Russia, everything is sold in government' stores—stores whose show windows are apt to display, a single dusty suit, a row of dirty- canned vegetables, or either mer chandise you’d expect to find in the country store where you trad ed in 1913. They ask you such questions as: Why is there no free schooling, no free apartments in America? do * six m illion Americans every year? Is it true that you go from state to state in Ame: ca without a passport? Or move from one city to another without permission from the gov ernment ? There are fjBW “open” towns in [Russia. The word open means not wine, women and song, but merely that people are free to enter and leave the town. Most are closed to tourists. Russian Sputniks can go to the moon, but Russian citizens can’t go from one city to another. Russia has now had a taste of; those American tourist dollars and wants more. So, you in ' get a conducted tour of Russia, by “In tourist.” You’ll get to see about as much of Russia as you*d get to see of America by signing up for visitors’ privileges at San Quenr tin. The Russians are now ready to receive you. Nixon has tested the atmosphere, with co-sniffer Milton Eisenhower. Adlai’s had it. Benson charmed everybody there. And Ike will ge reinvited if he apologizes for the U-2 flights. ' If you’re planning a vacation trip to Kremlinland, as thousand^ of Americans are, be sure to dp these things first: 1. See a phycia- trist; 2. Consider Alcatraz in stead. It’s prettier, the food and accommodations are better, and it’s safer. her daughter, Faye Marie, to Mr. Of Mr. and Mrs| Roy Rutledge Cooper, The bedding will take place August 20 0ist Church, Newberry. tral te. T” 1 ■ " IV" ll «—' 1 1 '■ rl THE CHEMSTRAND • "" / ’ ‘v. r ' L JS***.'. j • -fa* .• i I ' ? \ '/woly • * • S 1 ANNOUNCES r, I i * V v . , •; , : A'’ • 'v ; > -V’•.j-' 1 f”;,*^ ' Effective July 5, 1960 THE EMPLOMENT OFFICE WIL LBE MOVED TO ^ . v '.-f . v ' V -.• ' c. • i*' '• - • '. .4''i fciv .. ‘V ^A' 4 -i . r. . < The Chemstrand Plant Site • . V \' V. ..r. : , ' ' ...'-i Which is heated on the Ninety-Six-Coronaca Highway NOTE . Z' mm A limited number of openings still exist for men and , women, so make application soon. W- mm PS|S! i, r r , . I iZW ■■m ^i ■ < •> ; I dren, five boys and three girls, whom they affectionately refer to as their “chappies.” Mrs. Baker, the former Eddie Mae Parr, attended Erskine Col lege. Newberrians recall that as a very young girl, she pulled the switch that set in motion the large generating plant at Parr Shoals on Labor Day, 1913. This act put into operation the first hydroelectric plant in South Caro lina and was the beginning of a new era in this state. The honor to pull the switch was accorded her becase this project was the ful fillment of her father’s dream for such a plant and the property on which the project was built was owned by her father, Henry Lakin Parr, who in turn had inherited Columbia yrith her parents. BAKER HAS (Continued from page 1) earned his letter the only year that Newberry fielded such a team. Following graduation at New berry College, Mr. Baker contin ued his sports participation in baseball, where he made an excel lent record in the Palmetto Cir cuit, Raliegh/ N. C.; In Interna tional League, Richmond, Vir- of Jasper Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; vice- president and President-elect of Drayton Rutherford Chapter, Un ited Daughters of the Confeder acy; and also vice-president of the Nosegay Garden Club. The Bakers has not only been loyal members of the Rotary Club but also in many other community organizations. Mr. Baker is af- liliated with Newberry Lodge No. 87, Ancient Free Masons; the Commandery Knights Templar; lived amidst surroundings as plain as a share-cropper’s in this coun try. We went to the Bolshoi Opera, one of the world’s best. It was wonderful. But a block away the rest rooms don’t have toilet pa per. The Russians have concen trated on excelling in a few things: Opera, ballet, airplanes air materials of war. They do put Sputniks on the moon, but they don’t make toilets work. In Kiev, we went to the ballet. Exquisitely done. I would have enjoyed it more though, if I had n’t been bathless for two days and unshaven. My room in the best hotel in Kiev had a hot wa ter faucet, but no hot water. Nearly everything you see in Russia makes you think, “The worst we’ve got beats this.” The unemployed in America live much better than the average man in Russia. My earliest recollections date back to 1915. That is mod ern, compared to Russia today. You wonder where the skill and industrial power to build Sputniks come from. You conclude it must be from imported scientists, stol en secrets and in factories some far off place, like beyond the Ural Mountains. The main incentive of the people is what you would expect any where there is not a proj>er profit incentive: To work as little as the government bosses will tolerate. Many of the workers seemed em- BEING A LEGAL HOLIDAY The Institutions Listed Below Will Not Be Open (or Business. ■ ■ • t The public is urged to take notice of this and arrange all business accordingly. / * . ' 7 ' ' .A. ' ' ' Newberry County Bank NEWBERRY JOANNA The South Carolina National Bank Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Ass n The State Building & Loan Association The Bank of Conunerce PROSPERITY, S. C. , -J ■ IB .. . :* 1