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PAGE TWO 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Annfield, Jr. f 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 The recent presidential campaign was on a low level. What, by the way, is a Party Platform? The Democrats and the Republicans had proclaimed through their respective platforms what they would do, if elected, but the two can didates seemed to promise more and more as the hectic speech-making continued. I wonder why Mr. Kennedy promised so much, since the Democrats had been in full control of both the Senate and the House. Lyndon Johnson was the Senate leader and in the best position to get things done—and undone; Mr. Ken nedy, on the other hand, was a Senator of no special dis tinction or service. Now that the tumult. and the shouting are over let us resolve to save whatever we can from the horrendous ora torical blasts. A proper platform, I think, would have emphasized the urgency of the need for reduction in taxes, individual and corporate; and it would have resolved sternly against wast ing billions of dollars in foreign give-aways. Our finest statesmanship could have declared emphati cally for revamping the vast, sprawling Federal bureaucracy. Instead of something like that we have heard all manner of offers to spend the tax-money collected from the people. I repeat the very sensible observation of a big enterprise which uses its advertising space to talk plain old common- sense to the citizens of our Nation. “The Bigger the Government the smaller the People. Everybody—labor union member, farmer, veteran, ship owner, road builder, importer, sheep herder—everybody seems to want special ‘benefits’ from the government. So they demand help, and get a law or regulation. That requires a bureau to enforce it, taxes to pay for it. That is how Washington bureaucracy has grown to more than 2,000,000, and taxes have grown ruinously high: Laws and regulations are v/ritten by government em ployees, and Americans are being drowned in laws they don’t understand, bureaus they can’t grasp, taxes they can’t afford. Self-reliance (another name for self-respect) is like a muscle—unused, it soon becomes flabby. Our enemies know it, count on it. That is why every time we ask Government for something instead of doing it ourselves, we surrender, we lose, another bit of America.” Common sense, how rare it is! As the Spanish proverb says: “Sentido comun! Es mas raro de todos los Sentidos”! Which means “Common Sense! It is the rarest of all the senses.” Yes, indeed! So called common sense is most un common ! » A clear .impressive statement by Dr. Raymond Miller in an address before the New York Chamber of Commerce com mends itself persuasively to me. “Theologically I am a believer in God. You may say why do you bring that up? I bring it up, gentlemen, because I don’t believe you can understand or comprehend interna tional affairs today at all unless we recognize that the main battle lines are being drawn between materialistic atheism and the philosophy of a faith in God Almighty. Theologi cally, I am a believer in God, but I realize that my wishes are not always in line with His will. I have learned that He has plenty of time even though I have not. Hence my creed is to study and work as though I am to live forever, but to try to live as though I am going to die tomorrow. Socially, I enjoy people. I find that I can learn from every person. Each has his own distinct personality* and ability. I am thankful I was born in America. I did not ask for the privilege. I like our life and system where service capi talism can function within the frame work of the rules of government, and not w 7 here state capitalism has become ex treme and the individual is a pawn of the state. There are many basic reasons why Communism will ev entually fall of its own weight but these are not of import ance today because the strategists of the Kremlin and Pek ing are determined to conquer the world, and to date they have done a creditable job in attaining their goal within this century. Time is of the essence in this thing, gentlemen. I wrote an article in 1951, some of you probably saw it, published 311 the Harvard Business Review, where I said that we have lost 250,000 people per day for five years to Communism. I thought I would be challenged on it but I was not because I was right. We do not recognize the fact that to date peo ple that think as we think have made practically no vic tories in the world. The victories for the minds of men—I can’t go into detail—but they are the new countries in Af rica. They are patterned after our Constitution. They like our government—Lincoln, Wilson, Washington are the three heroes of the world. But they do not understand that we have an economic liberty within a political liberty. Militarily, Communism has won few battles in the ‘battle of the minds’ it has won more people in one generation than ever before in history by any military conqueror. If the dictators of the Sino-Soviet bloc would disappear from the THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA * ACROSS the DESK IDEAS FROM OTHER EDITORS From The South Pasadena Re view: It is bad enough that every automotive vehicle in the United States carries an annual State- federal highway use tax burden of an estimated $121. It is bad enough that the nation's vehicle operators last year paid out a record $8,500,000,000 in such taxes. It is bad enough that $1,700,000,000 of the federal government’s $4,000,000,000 in levies comes from Its tax on gasoline. What makes these figures even more irritating to vehicle owners is the fact that of the federal government’s $4,000,000,000 in col lections last year, more than $1,600,000,000 went into the general fund, for non-highway use. That is nearly 43 per cent of the total federal automotive tax. And it almost exactly equals the total of the federal gas tax. In view of this diversion of automotive tax funds, it is ap propriate that Congress not act to increase the gas tax this year. Congress also should permit the “temporary” one-cent increase it imposed last year tp terminate on June 30, 1961. as scheduled. Motor vehicle owners should carry their full share of the highway cost burden, but it is difficult to de fend a “use” tax that isn’t used for its avowed purpose. From Hie Independent, Fuquay Springs, N.C.: The Hawaiian leg islature has distinguished itself by being the first to ratify the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution. This is fitting, since the people of Hawaii will themselves vote for president for the first time in November. Now it is up to the rest of the states to declare their approval of this amendment which grants cit izens of the District of Columbia the right to vote for president and vice president. Some opposition is bound to be heard, but logicr?. grounds for it are hard to per ceive. This disfranchisement o' any body of citizens simply doer, not jibe with what is right in r democracy. Only three-fourths of the stat*»<» are needed to ratify the ameni- ment. But let us hope that many more than that will do so—anH promptly. * Snapshots: Through The Locks Water and ships, sea shore or lake side, offer the opportunity to chtch memorable sights on film. Anyone visiting Michigan's upper peninsula is sure to remember the deep whistles of freighters as they sound day and night through the summer as they move the greatest commerce in the world through the Soo canal at Historic Sault Ste. Marie. The locks annually carry more tonnage thmw the Suez and Panama canals combined as these giants of the Inimm seas move ore, grain and general cargo from blue-rimmed harbors of Lake Superior to the Industrial cities of the lower lakes. stage, the facts are that the majority of the people of the earth would still hate Capitalism. We could not go on with business as usual. The world today is on fire with ideas. The chief ideas of men everywhere center around the fact that they cherish the hope hat their future will be better than their past, and that the future for their children will be better than the present is mr them. This hope cannot be accomplished unless man ca^: enjoy at least a semblance of protection from the economic birds of prey. When he realizes he is merely a pawn in the hands of the local moneylenders, or of a local capital organization, or of an American organization linked up with the native vested interests, then no matter how much our own government tries to change the point of view, it is an impossibility.” Some concrete suggestions: “Build understanding of our liberties and private en terprise system around the world based on the revolution ary spirit that has created capitalistic America. Come in here as you would into a church and think of these men. They built liberty, they built capitalism, and they built this type of thing when their revolutionary spirit revolted. We in America today have largely lost our revolutionary spirit. We are afraid of the world revolution. And the fact remains that w T e are the product of the greatest economic revolution of all time. Assume the responsibility of leadership. We all too of ten blame the government when in the long run the mis takes of business have created the situation that makes a diplomatic headline. And I will say this, I have never been a part of government. At two or three times I have been a consultant. My work has always been with "business or with university. There are not many government servants, civil or military, in Cuba, South America, the Congo, and way stations. We, as a people, have been judged by two groups of Americans, missionaries of the church and the business man. The missionaries have done a good job, the best yet. How much briefing in anything but profits do companies ever give people going overseas? Necessary as they are K and they are, does the overseas business representative ever understand anything about the country ? How many ‘natives’ —and I put the word ‘natives’4n quotes—I wrote this; I seldom ever write a speech but I did this because I wanted to know what I was saying exactly—how many natives are in position of real and not puppet authority in overseas or ganization ? If w r e will follow the precepts of Lincoln, of Wilson, of Washington, and of the missionary in how to get along with human beings, to live and let live, think and let think, un derstand rather than tolerate—if you forget everything else I have said today please go home and look up the dic tionary. Don’t use the word ‘tolerate’. It means you hold a man in contempt. Understand him; don’t tolerate him. Then the future is right and Capitalism can compete and survive, otherwise it will be engulfed by some other system before the turn of the century.” This gentleman has spoken soberly. I spent many years with French, Belgians, Dutch, English, Scots, Panamanians, Columbians, Cubans, Ecuadorians, Peruvians and I endorse the sage counsel of Dr. Miller. It is timely. WASHINGTON AND "SMALL BUSINESS” By C. WILSON HARDER The Attorney General of the State of California has filed an action for over a million dol lars in the Federal Courts that will be watched with great in terest as it could result in achieving another milestone in the enforce-] ment of anti trust laws. > v',-. . * * ’* Defendants in this suit are six manu facturers of folding bleacher seats. The suit charges that school C. W. Hardsr districts in the state suffered provable damages of almost $350,000 because the defendants conspired to allocate business among themselves and fix prices charged to the schools. * * * Last year these same six manufacturers were the de fendants in a criminal action brought by the United States Department of Justice for con spiring to fix prices, allocate markets, and as a result paid a fine of $94,000. * * * But California’s Attorney General, Stanley Mosk, does not believe this constitutes ade quate reparations to the 82 school districts and four state colleges he is representing in this action, nor to the taxpayers who support these schools. * * * According to the suit filed, it is claimed that it can be proved that because of this conspiracy among the six manufacturers, these schools over paid $344,889 for folding bleachers. * * * California’s Attorney General has seen fit to file under the provisions of the anti-trust laws regarding rights to triple dam ages. If this suit is successful the school districts would then collect $1,034,667. • * * Undoubtedly this would be a powerful deterrent to further conspiracy in selling to schools. ess The salt also injects another far reaching issue. White there has been several triple damage suits brought by business firms who have been injured by «n- - fair competitive prices, this Is a case where the buyers are seeking triple damages. There are even greater and more far reaching affects pos sible as the outcome of this suit. * * • This could go a long way to establishing Joint action In anti trust enforcement between the U. S. Justice Department and the various states, o o o It has long been felt by many that schoo* districts especially, have bee*- victimized by the practice of collusive bidding. This is probably due to the pe culiar set up that exists largely in the handling of funds and contracts for school purposes, o o o Usually school administrators are required to be primarily teachers, with no business ex perience required. School boards are generally composed of volunteers who meet' once or twice per month, but are oc cupied with their own affairs. * o o Thus, although schools repre sent growing share of local tax dollars, supervision of the busi ness aspects of school systems is generally weak. o o o However, a successful con clusion of the action started in California, especially If carried on in other states, could un doubtedly accomplish a great deal in bringing down the costs of schools. AMERICANA Cities To See Palo Alio, California Palo Alto, California is situated in the northern part of Santa Clara County, adjacent to the beautiful campus of Stanford University and the rolling foothills of the Coast Range mountains. The city was founded in 1889 and incorporated in 1394. Palo Alto means Tall Tree —a name given by the early Spanish explorers to the historic red wood tree at the northwest entrance to the city. The tree is pictured on the official seals of both Palo Alto and Stanford University. / Situated in the mid-Peninsula electronic research alone. Scores region, 6 miles south of the Q f other facilities conduct re- nearest seaport terminal, Palo se arch in such related fields as Alto had an estimated population electronic engineering, nuclear of 75,000 prior to the recent cen- physics, electrochemistry, instru- sus. Population in 1950 was 24,475. mentation, machine tool design, There are 192 manufacturing radiation chemistry, radio en- firms in the city. Leading products gineering and statistics, are electronics instruments and Stanford University, founded in research, radio communication 1891, has been for nearly three systems, helicopters, household quarters of a century one of the and garden equipment, metal and world’s gret centers of higher wood products, printing and pub- education. The Memorial Church lishing, film processing, medical is renowned for beautiful Italian instruments and research. mosaics, stained glass windows. The emphasis on electronic Romanesque - style architecture firms reflects the impressive elec- and great pipe organ. The Hoover tronic research facilities which Institute and Library Is widely have developed around! the Stan- known for collections of printed ford Laboratories. More than 800 and manuscript materials on na- sources of research serve the San tional and world events. Francisco Bay area in fields Nearly sixteen thousand homes ranging from aerodynamics to with spacious gardens have at- Zodogy. The Internationa! Sci- tracted man and woman of the ence Foundation lists many edu- arts, sciences and professions cational institutions, foundations who enjoy the advantages of this and private firms engaged in university community. Famous Spots: Memphis On The River Tall buildings rising into the clouds, against a background of rh/er, rail and highway transportation, such is a great city. Shown above, one of the most famous cities of the South, Memphis, Tennessee. Lo cated on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, Memphis is known for many things; its Cotton Carnival, Overton Park Zoo, Memphis Medical Center, Memphis Museum, the Cotton Exchange— and Beale Street, inspiration for W. C. Handy's “Memphis Bines.” But above all else, there is magic for the visitor in the Mighty River. Three bridges span the Mississippi at Memphis and some 5 million tons of river careo are handled annually by the Port of Memphis. • THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 1960 SATURDAY NIGHT BATH? ... Ancient Roman statue seems to be protesting the scrubbing he's getting from two workmen, who are seeing that he'll be presentable when the Olympic Games open In Rome. v milk, and fruit and cookies for dessert. Take a tip from the hikers and wrap your lunch. A hiker might choose a checkered handkerchief; tie it to a stick, and set off to see the world. But your stay-at-home family can go adventuring, too—with these Tuna Biscuit Kerchiefs. How they’ll enjoy the hearty tuna filling wrapped in biscuit squares. Peas/, pimiento and cheese are combined with the tuna^ while chopped onion and parsley flavor the biscuit dough. You mix the biscuits easily and quickly with enriched self-rising flour. Thl* flour already contains Just the right amounts of leavening and salt. TUNA BISCUIT I HLEFS Tana Filling: 3 tablespoons butter or 1 cup drained flaked tana margarine (7-ounce can) */ 4 cup chopped celery cape cooked peas Vs cup diced onion $ tablespoons diced pimiento y 4 cup enriched self-rising floor iy t cups grated sharp cheese 2 pups milk Biscuit Squares Melt butter or margarine in saucepan. Cook celery and onion until tender. Blend in flour. Gradually add milk and cook untH thickened, stirring constantly. Add tuna, peas and pimiento. Re move from heat and stir in grated cheese. Prepare Biscuit Squares. Biscuit Squares: ' 3 cups sifted enriched Yt cup chopped par dey seif-rising flour 3 tablespoons chopped onion , 1/3 cup shortening % to 1 cup milk Sift flour into bowl. Cut or rub in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Mix in parsley and onion. Add milk to make a soft dough. Turn out on lightly floured board or pastry cloth and knead gently 30 secortds. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 6 x 18-inch, rectangle, %-inch thick; cut into three 6-inch squares. Place each square in individual casserole. Turn tuna filling into center of biscuit dough. Bring corners to meet in center. Cut circles from , remaining dough and place over center. Bake in a hot oven (400°F.) about 20 minutes. x<r ?kes 6 servinsrs. AUGUSTA • GEORGIA SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1960 ! : 22 AMr-Chlhlrws Gospel Hon* 9:00 AM—Parade of Quartets 12:00 N —Lewis Family. L00 PM—Tlxo Oka Chase Show 1:30 PM—Curtis Baptist Church 2:00 PM—Football 4:30 PM—National Pro Highlights 5:00 PM—Disnoy Presents 6:00 PM—Leave It To Beaver 6:30 PM—National Velvet 7:00 PM—The Fllntstones 7:30 PM—Maverick , 9:30 PM—l awman 9:00 PM—The Rebel 9:30 PM—Alfred Hitchcock 10:00 PM—Loretta Young 10:30 PM—This Is Your Life ' 11:00 PBS—The Islanders 12:00 M —Sign Off \ MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 7:00 AM—Today 7:25 AM—Local News 7:30 ABC—Today 6:25 ABS—Local News 8:30 AM—Today 10:00 AM—Dough Re Ml 10:30 AM—Play Your Hunch 11:00 AM—Price Is Right 11:30 ABS—Concentration 12:00 N —Truth or Consequences 12:30 PM—It Could Be You 12:55 PM—NBC News • 1:00 Abou* Faces 1:30 PM—Beat The Clock '•'»*/»—*>-•»» Jr, C~ur* 2:30 PM—Road (b Reality 3:00 PM—Queen For A Day 3;^ you Trust 4:00 PM—Make Room For Daddy 4:?0 PM—American Bandstand MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1960 5:00 PM—Burns k AUen X 5:30 PM—Amos *n Andy 6:00 PM—Groucho Marx 6:30 PM—Weatherman 6:35 PM—Evening Edition 6:45 PBS—NBC News— Huntley-Brinkley Report 7:00 PM—Lockup 7:30 PM—Cheyenne 8:30 PM—Welle Fargo 9:00 PM—Klondike 9:30 PM—Adventures in Paradise 10:30 PBS—Peter Gunn 11:00 PM—News 11:05 PM—Weather 11:10 PM—Sports Lite 11:15 PM—Jack Paar Show 1:00 ABS—Sign Off TUESDAY. NOVEBCBER 22, 1960 5:00 PM—Burns A Allen 5:30 PBS—Amos *n Andy 6:00 PM—Le Fevree 6:30 PM—Weatherman 6:35 PM—Evening Edition 6:45 PBS—NBC News— Huntley-R-i-kley Report 7:00 PM—Bachelor Father 7:30 PM—Mr Three Sons 8:00 PM—Riflemen 8:30 PM—Wyatt Earp 9:00 PM—Stagecoach West 1*1:00 PM—Hong Kong 11:00 PM—News 11:05 PM—Weather 11:10 PM—Sport* Life 11:15 PM—Jack Pa»* 1:00 ABS—Sign Off WEDNESDAY, NOVEBSBER 23. 19661 5:00 PM—Burns A AUen 5:30 PBS—Amos ‘n Andy 6:00 PBS—Bugs Bunny 0:30 PBS—Weatherman 6:35 PBS—Evening Edition 6:45 PM—NBC Newe- Huntiey-Brinkley Report 7:00 PBS—Donna Reed 7:30 PM—Wagon Train 8:30 PBS—Price Is Right 9:00 PBS—Perry Como 10:00 PBS—Naked City 11:00 PM—New* 11:05 PM—Weather 11:10 PM—Sports Life 11:15 PBS—Jack Paar 1:00 ABS—Sign Off \ ' > THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1360 5:00 PM—Burns A AUen 5:30 PBS—Amos n Andy 6:00 PBS—Huckleberry Hound 6:30 PBS—Weatherman 8:35 PM—Evening Edition 6:45 PIS—NBC News— Huntley-Brinkley Report 7:00 PBS—Whlrlyblrde 7:30 PM—Tombstone Territory 8:00 PBS—Manhunt 1:30 PBS—Real BCcCoYs 9:00 PBS—Sea Hunt 9:30 PBS—Ernie Ford 10:00 PBS—Untouchables 11:00 PBS—News 11:05 PBS—Weather 11:10 PM—Sports Life 11:15 PM—Jade Paar Show 1:00 ABS—Sign Off FRIDAY. NOVEBSBER 25. 1960 5:00 PBS—Burns A AUen 5:30 PM—Amos ‘n Andy 6:00 PM—Bat Masterson 6:90 PM—Weather Bfan 6:35 PBS—Evening Edition 8:45 PM—NBC News— HunUey-Brteklev Report 7:00 PM—This Man Dawson 7:30 PM—Ossie end Harriett 8:00 PM—Harrlgan and Son 8:30 PM—Highway Patrol 9:00 PM—Tt Sunset Strip 10:00 PM—Detectives 10:30 PBS—Law and Mr. Jones PM—News 7:00 J I 7:30 i 8:00 , 8:30 . 9:45 , 10:00 , 10:30 , 11HM . 11:30 . 12:00 1 1:00 ] 4:90 1 .*•1*0 i 8:00 9:30 7:30 8:30 9:00 10:00 10:45 11:00 12:00 SATURDAY, NOVEBSBER 26, 11 S—Today on The Farm S—Farm A Home Hour S—Flash Gordon S—Sheriff John S—Learning to Draw <—Shari# Lewi* S—King Leonardo and Short Subject S—Fury «—Lone Ranger _ . Top Ten Dance Party S—NCAA Football— Army v*. Navy I—Saturday Prom a—Golf r—Tab Hunter Show A—Surfalde Six A—Bananxa A—Tall BSan q—Lawrence Welk UT TMrrVlt Schedule Subject to Last Mlnu** Changes and Corrections.