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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfieid, Jr., Owner ! Second-Class postage paid at Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. Looking Ahead if - * ... by Dr. George S. Benson PRESIDENT—NATIONAL 2\y^l EDUCATION PROGRAM Searcy, Arkansas COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS Where is all the money ? Have j way recently, so now both my we not as much money in Amer ica as we had three or four years ago? We may have more, bu' it isn’t circulating. We can understand what we call our Economy by studying a small town. Now let’s think of a town of four or five thousand peo ple. “Business” is not so good, is it? Why not? If we consider a purely agricultural community — — — — old farm partners have crossed over the River to the shade of the trees. Some years ago it was (|ry, very dry. As some of my Colored men said, it was a “dry drouth.” We had harvested the small gram— oats, wheat and rye—and discus sed sowing peas for hay. My neighbors advised against it be cause it was too dry. But we won- such as Manning, Summerton, or j dered what to do and in spite of .1-9• M In. « 1 1 x-v In nn 4- In #-» In 1 _ J * _ _ -. J — 1 "L. . , __ •Bishopville, we hear that the far mers made good crops and re ceived good prices. So what is the trouble? The trouble is that from New York comes the word that busi ness is not good; that money is tight. What made it tight? The money is here; the basic wealth is here; so what do we lack? We are spreading gloom. My very,, appreciated friend, Banker B. M. Edwards, enter tained me some days ago by read ing the cheerful philosophy of an old colored man who always look ed to the coming of day. In every baffling time the old man spoko his cheerful faith; day is about to come. Yes, the sun shines and the fog melts away. I leave home some mornings and drive through a fog. But on the way the sun comes up and the mist rolls away. So with us: we are in a bit of a fog and we need a ray of light. As a man thinketh so is he—is sound psychology. One man re joices in a plentiful meal of very ordinary food, while another corn- good advice sowed several hun dred bushels of peas in that par ched soil. It looked foolish; but who has to develop more faith than a farmer? Verily he lives by faith, not by sight. And what happened ? Three weeks later the rai.: came and we mad' the only hay in that neighborhood. fhe merchant and manufactur er must have faith, though they see what they are doing all the time. If demand falls off they have their products; but the farmer may suffer a double blow: fail ure of the crop and failure of de mand. So there!! The merchant buys as his judg ment dictates; but the farmer may harvest 100 bales of cotton or 33; 10,000 pounds of tobacco or 1,000. Nature controls and governs. MR. PRESIDENT: THE GREAT CHALLENGE With his inauguration next January the new president of the United States faces the greatest challenge that has come to any man in all history. This is the challenge of international Com munism which moves relentlessly forward on its mission to oon- 1 quer the world. To accept the challenge, our new President must rise to the stature of .world lead ership, and must mobilize all free men into a mammoth offensive for victory. It is the duty of ev ery American citizen who agrees with this propositidn to write to the President-elect and urge such action. Up to this date, in the 27 years that Soviet Communism has op enly made known its objectives on the world scene, the United States has been outsmarted at nearly every turn. Yet Khrushchev, and Stalin before him, and the other bosses in the Soviet hierarchy to day are not supermen. We have the intellect and the moral foun dations and the material re sources in America to lead a crushing victorious offensive a- gainst world Communism. But we are on the defensive, in retreat. The true facts of our peril-have not been recognized by our lead ers, and they have been largely withheld from our people due to subversive influences, political ex pediency, and traitorous activities. Two Calls For Action Our own political leadership, I’m afraid, will not move into act ion even now on the scale requir ed for victory over world Com munism unless 50 million Ameri cans speak out and demand it. Two of America’s truly great friends among the diplomats of the world are Dr. Charles Malik of Lebanon, former President of the United Nations General As sembly; and General Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine Ambassador to the United States and him self a former President of the U. N. General Assembly. In the September issue of the FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER CUmson Extension Information Specialist Who Shoes ’Em? The tax books in Sdfith Caro lina show that we still have about 65,000 work animals, our Dr. G. H. Aull tells me. I believe that’s just a bit over half of what we once had. But that’s still a lot vf animals. What I’m wondering is, who shoes ’em ? Once we had a blacksmith shop on many a farm and at almost every crossroad that specialized in shoeing work stock. I’ve rid den this state a lot, its highways and byways, and it has been a long time since I saw an old-fash ioned blacksmith shop or anyone, for that matter, shoeing a horse or mule. But, according to the tax books, we still have about 65,- 000 of ’em. so somebody must^ be doing it. But it sure has ‘heen hidden from my view. And I don’t see horseshoes nor horseshoe nails in the stores either. Maybe they go barefooted now. vxuuutxj - an d the red ones by atomic rad- plains even with abundance. One j at i on . The radiatioh destroyed In Uld 1 QAn v , , , , • • n_ “At a University of Connecti cut greenhouse in Storrs, Conn., white and red carnations bloom on the same plant stem, the R ea d er ’ s Digest, universally res white ones put there by natur . e i pected magazine, Dr. Malik sounds a grave warning to the United man goes along in his 1940 car perfectly happy, while another must trade in his 1959 for a 1961 or the sun won’t shine for him. As the Book tells us, life does not consist in the abundance of things which we possess. Have you ever walked with crutches? I have, six times, and I rejoice in being able to take. a brisk walk. Think of the man whose sight has been restored. How beautiful the world is to him. We are a pampered people. Un less we ride on the crest of the wave we groan in spirit, but with out tliie rise and fall of the billows there would be no crest of the waves. Whatever is wrong is just a sort of mal adjustment; we may have a spiritual virus, if I may borrow an idea from our breth ren of medicine. Well, then, what shall we do? Reach out for business!! How? By advertising real bargains. Ad vertising is an art but it can be used profitably. There is a lot of money here; the country is full of Finance Companies appealing through the press, by mail, and over the radio, urging you to bor row money. So the money is here. I went to a prosperous town re cently and walked down the prin cipal business street thinking I might find a grocery store or hardware store. I came to beauty parlors, Finance Companies and Ten-cent stores. Beauty parlors and Finance Companies are do ing very prosperous business, ap parently. So the money is here, Even if hubby is shabby and ill- nourished the Beauty parlors will thrive, though the old-time Bar ber has almost been lost in the shuffle. A remarkable change has come over the world; we no longer get our news by the way of the Bar ber shop, but it comes now fresh from the Beauty parlor. I recall a recession of some jyears ago and the remark of a keen observer who knew mer chandise and people and could "size up a situation,” as used to be said. Speaking of a mammoth store he said “I think they should sell and sell and charge off their los ses and be prepared for the new day.” I suppose it is like an old debt. If a man owes you a thousand dol lars payable in three months you expect that payment. But if that debt drags along for two years you may decide to save what you wan, accepting a compromise. I used to tell as a joke more or less that in such circumstances, at thei end of two years, I would compromise the debt, thank the debtor warmly and give him a cigar. Down at bottom I do not sing & song of gloom or despondency; the color-determining outer cells of developing buds on a naturally white plant, leaving an internal layer of genetically red cells to take over . . . In the Southeast, farmers are growing peanuts that yield 10 percent more than earlier variet ies; moreover the new type of peanuts resists disease and has a harder shell, making the nuts less prone to damage in shipping. The new variety, dubbed NC4X, was produced at North Carolina State College at Raleigh. . . In these diverse ways, the atom is being put to work for agricul ture. The activity is aimed large ly at boosting farm productivity. At a time when a glut in many farm commodities persists in Am erica the value of this research might seem questionable. But sci entists insist that the pressure of a rising U. S. population will force farmers to increase future output sharply . . . ‘Even in 20 years we will need nearly half again as much food as we consume today,’ says Dr. P. C. Aebersold, director of the Office of Isotopes Development of the U. S. Atomic Energy Com mission. ‘Our population is in creasing in numbers at about 1.8 percent a year. This doesn’t seem like much from year to year, but if this rate were continued, we would have a population of 1 bil lion in the U. S. in less than a century’ ... Besides, scientists assert, their studies of radiation effects on plants might yield information that could be vital in any atomic attack on the U. S. In such an at tack, plant life presumably would be subjected to ^ ’despread con tamination; a kno> 'dge o J h ow this radiation woulu affect af ferent kinds of edible plants and of how to detect and measure this contamiaation could be of life-or- death significance. Even without war, the increasing use of atomic energy around the world—and the possibility of nuclear accidents— makes the compiling of such data of immediate importance, scient ists claim. Spending for research on atoms in agriculture is rising rapidly. It’s estimated that $9 million is being spent this year for this pur pose by government agencies, un iversities and private companies. Next year the Department of Ag riculture will double its share of these outlays. Scientists say re sults so far have been well worth the expenditures.” Mechanical Picking Cotton has become pretty well mechanized in most parts of the state. Yes, all except picking. And this year great progress has been made in that direction, too. Coun ty Agent Cain of Calhoun esti mates that about half of theirs was mechanically picked this year. And County Agent Bowen tells me a great portion of theirs was too. Other agents, particular ly in the Pee Dee Section, speak of a big increase in the mechani cal picking of cotton this year too. If we are to hold what we have with cotton, it looks like full me chanization must come. For hand labor is just too great to com pete with areas that are fully mechanized. But we have great difficulties here, like late grass, wet weather, and storms that the competing dry lands of the West don’t have. Science is working on that late grass, but we can’t do anything about the others. The agents across the state told me of failures and successes with grapes the past season. Failures were attributed to not following the schedule, for good grapes are not easy to grow. Like peaches or apples, you have a lot of things to do and at certain times if you are to come up with a good pro fitable crop. Clemson has worked out a com plete calendar for grape culture. It lists every seasonal step. I was on a grape tour of the state just before the harvest. Some growers had fine crops of di sease free grapes. Every one of these said he had followed the calendar to the letter. For various reasons, some had skipped a lot of the outlined things to do. And they were paying for it with rots in their grapes. So, as Roy Ferree says, “Re solve to do it right or not at all.” County Agent Jones of Greenville told me a good peach grower us ually made a good grape grower. For he has the equipment and ap preciates all of the little things that affect his crop. BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER I have visited Mexico six or eight times. Years ago I spent some days in Laredo, Texas, and crossed the Rio Grande into Nue vo Laredo, Mexico. Years later, with my friend George Brutsch of Sumter, I crossed into Mexico from many border towns of Tex as, New Mexico and Arizona. & — ——x ^ j ; I plan to spend a few days in le money is here; the people are Mexico City, leaving soon. ire-—and even more of them; so i j expect to send air mail let- te need is here. ters to be used in Spectator; and This is the greatest, the rich- i i p i an to make radio reports to t nation of all time. Let us have a ll the eight stations over which I ith and vision and summon all speak regularly, including possibly ir capability to confront re- Greenville over which I talked urcefully the challenge to our- f or years, if Norvin Duncan, my Ives. splendid old comrade is steering My old farm partner passed a- j the ship. States and the so-called “free world.” His article is entitled: “Is It Too Late To Win Against Communism ?” The subheading on the article by Dr. Malik says: “A challenge to the West: To win the war a- gainst Communism, the democra cies must abandon ‘containment,’ reject the idea of ‘peaceful co existence,’ adopt an active pol icy of liberation. Most of all the West must have faith in the val ues that made it great—and as sert them throughout the world.” The entire article is devoted to a summation of the grave peril to freedom and an appeal to the United States to take aggressive leadership in an “active policy of liberation.” General Romulo’s article in the November Reader’s Digest has the shattering impact of a clear- throated bugle calling citizens of America to action. Its title: “Am erica, Wake Up!” The Digest ed itors, in an introductory note say: “A wise and loyal friend of the United States warns us: The cold war is real war. . . It is far later than we know. . . The Commun ists can win without changing their tactics. . . We cannot win without changing ours. . . We must assume the offensive. . . We dare not stand still. . .To do so is to continue to lose ground. This is a stern and urgent ap peal. It is one that no American 1 can afford to ignore.” A Dark Age? Yes, we have come to the cross roads for freedom. Either the A- merican people will now awaken and begin to bring their fear and courage to bear on our leaders or, as General Romulo says, “a dark age of Communist totalitar ianism is certain to engulf the human race.” In our work in the National Education Program we have sought for more than 20 years to awaken the American people. Our materials have reach ed millions and have shaken many into action. Just six months ago, we completed work on a new film strip, “Communism on the Map.” It is shocking in its revelations. Its acceptance throughout the na tion has been sensational—and most encouraging. More than a million people al ready have viewed “Communism on the Map.” It has been adopted >*6 a public service project by 16 daily newspapers; by fraternal and civic groups, civilian sections of the armed forces, by school and P.T.A. groups and by the Ameri can Legion. It is being used in nearly 200 industries. It charts with documentation the geograph ic advances and present position of world Communism. It is for rent and for sale. Write the Na tional Education Program, Searcy, Arkansas for further information. Write the new president-elect. PERSONALS Mrs. J. F. Riser and daughter, Miss Ethel Riser of Sanford, Fla. spent Thanksgiving holidays with Mrs. Riser’s sisters, Mrs. M. L. Duckett and Mrs. L. W. Beden- baugh, on Fair street. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Campbell and family of Clinton, Mrs. Ken neth Mims and children of Sumter spent Thanksgiving and the week end with their pai-ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell on Nance St. Pickles Please In hunting for new crops, Ber keley county tried pickling cu cumbers the past summer. Both the white and Colored county ag ents report their farmers well pleased with the crop. Evidently they got rains just at the right time. For some other areas ii^ the state tried this crop and didn’* 3 do so well. There is where a littl irrigation could have turned fail ure into success. Grapes As A Crop After our second season of marketing grapes to a juice plant, it looks like they are in line to grow into a real cash crop for the state. County Agent Cochran of Union assisted 14 farmers in se curing 15,000 vines, and Miller of York says they are putting out 65 aditional acres. And so the interest goes in the counties where they have been growing some. know your Stole The soft patter of rain on the shingled roof is one of childhood’s most soothing memories. Summer, fall, winter, spring, it was the same. In the summer it brought cool ing breezes, the settling of dust, and the promise that field work was suspended for next day. As we lay there in bed and listened, we could see water tumbling down the ditches to our creek, muddy ing it a bit, and making it right for fishing next day. Likewise we could see the old swimming hole, that perchance drought had stricken low, receiving its fill. And, as our eyes got droopy, we soon drifted off into that bliss- fnl realm of sleep, made the more so by the pleasant contempla tions brought by the patter of rain on the shingled roof. For our parents that patter of rain on the shingles had other meanings. It meant fruition of the hopes and dreams they had put in the land with the seed, fertilizer, and work. Yes, it was of the stuff that insured the har vest. And that meant paid debts, clothes and books for the kids to start school again, and maybe a little money left over. Yes, that shower on the roof that sounded so good often meant a painted house, that needed it bad. It meant a new wagon or mule. It meant paid taxes on the place. It meant some new “Sun day Clothes” for the family. A better contribution to the church, a hand-powered washing mach ine from Sea^*s-Roebuck, and ah, a trip to the circus that was al ready emblazoned on Mr. John Richardson’s cottonseed ho u s e there by the station out at White Rock! The last item was the very acme of it for us kids. Next week we’ll talk a little about the shower on the roof at other seasons. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Chalmers spent the Thanksgiving holidays in Charlotte, N. C. With relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Frasier Sanders, Connie and Ruthie spent Thanks giving in Sumter County with Mr. Sanders’ parents. WASHINGTON AND 'SMALL BUSINESS’ 8 y C.^ fLSON HARC jIi UgWtiMse, Vmr'l Wettowj:; Some 25 years ago the Amer ican government involved it self with a protective tariff cutting scheme called Recip rocal Trade Treaties in an at tempt to stimulate commerce. * * * Few countries at that time were as advanced technologi cally as the U. S. was, so there was lit tle fear of unwholesome competition in the field of manufac tured goods, 1 despite the! disparity of U. S. and for-i eign wages. C. W. Harder * * * It was also the pious hope of the international “do good- ers” that foreign wage levels would, through the American example, come up to a par with those in the U. S. * * * But what happened was that after World War II, with the expenditures of billions of dol lars of U. S. taxpayer’s funds under various foreign give away schemes, the foreign trusts and monopolies were equipped with modern plants. * * * And wages have not gone up to a par with the U. S. scale. * * * This situation was perhaps brought out most graphically when a subcommittee of Senate Small Business Committee chairmaned by Sen. Randolph probed into effect of imports on U.S. small business. * * * It was developed in extensive testimony that U. S. factory wages average $80.19 per week for a forty hour week, in India $4.74 for a 46 hour week, Japan $11.86 for a 50 hour week, France $9.98 for a 45 hour National Federation of Independent Br'-lnei* week, Italy $14.54 fof a 46 hour week, with the scale nearest to the U. S. in Great Britain with $34.64 for a 46 hour week. * * * During the hearings testi mony was given by Gordon Buss, an executive of a quite substantial American apparel mannfactnrer. He pointed out that in 1959 there was import ed, 9,000,006 pairs of woolen slacks, a volume which would have* given 4,560 American workers jobs for an entire year. * * * He said, “I do not want to belittle in any way the quality of the competitive product, the largest part which comes from Japan. While the Japanese are not creative, they can duplicate anything. They are fine crafts men and do excellent work. The fact is that an excellent slack, completely hand tailored of fine worsted can be landed here, duty paid, at— slightly under $7.50. We could not dupli cate this garment in this coun try, by machine for less than $11 and could not equal the handwork at $20. * * * Early in the last Congres sional session Sen. Kenneth Keating, joined by Senators Beall, Bridges, Cotton, Dodd, Prouty, Wiley, Saltonstall and Pastore introduced a bill which would adjust tariffs to the wage scales of the foreign countries shipping into the TJ. S. * * * ' The opposition to this mea sure set up a cry that foreign monopoly wage rates have come up some, and will prob ably go up some more. * * * Bat this seems small com fort to American business and workers being ruined now. It’s tantamount to telling the man dying of cancer today to cheer up as in time science will find a cure for the ailment. Erected in 1859 and moved sever al times since, the Hunting Island lighthouse near Beaufort has again undergone a face lifting. Out of operation for 30 years, the light house is now a feature attraction of the state park. Sightseers hearty enough to climb to its dome get a fine view of the park and sur roundings. 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. The beverage of moderation r “See, dear? I’ve been after you and after you to see PURCELLS for an auto loan to buy a new carpet!” The friendly Purcell people roll out the carpet for folks who need cash for new furnishings. Just ’phone; then trip in for your money. PURCELLS “YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS” 1418 Main St. Newberry From The Desert Journal, Joshua Tree. California: This con cerns use of a privilege more pre cious than privacy and just as personal In a sense it is the su preme expression of our right to individuality. Yet much can stand upon the wisdom with which we exercise this privilege which is of the right to vote. Why is it two out of three people rarely bother to vote? That this is so is borne out by the fact that a thirty to forty per cent vote by registered voters is the average turnout. And this fails to recog nize an undetermined number who never even register for the privi lege. Have we grown so apathetic in viewing this function of a good citizen’s rights that it may cease altogether to represent the will of the people? These are disturbing thoughts. Are we uninformed on real is sues at stake and therefore timid who has failed to take sufficient interest to become informed of the facts? Wisdom and judgment are, it iT true, responsibilities not to be cas ually discharged. They require some basis of common sense. Na turally we must listen to the ■ opinions of other people. But as- : individuals we must make our own decisions. At the same time, we should avoid being swayed by selfish motives or mass hysteria. Indeed it may seem a large order —this voting responsibility To make our citizenship opera- -tive, these are things which must be done: Decisions must be ren dered: wisdom must be exercised: consequences must be weighed. For this purpose the privilege of voting is extended to us. We can not afford to be indifferent m MM j in jgi 'Mi m FOR A CAREFREE CHRISTMAS IN ’61 JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB NOV AND SAVE REGULARLY You decide how much to save! We send you a check next November! It’s easy... it’s a happy Club. Join now. For details: call, write or come in. The Newberry County Bank not on ly offers this special savings program, but also offers complete banking facul ties—and you will find this friendly bank helpful at all seasons of the year. Newberry County fm Bank Newberry Joanna