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PAGE TWO — — THE NEWBERRY aUNy, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA 4-gtf.i.. — THURSDAY, JANUARY 2T 1961 1218 ColUhfe Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class postage paid at* Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 82.00 per year in ad vance; six months, 81.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS (Last Letter from Mexico—In part) Oxford; Cambridge, Harvard and Yale still transmit a heritage of great service, although we have State and private universities which have won recognition world wide for their work and some re markable leaders. In the humanities age and pres tige count for more than in the sciences. Exact or mathematical sciences deal in exact figures as a rule, though the imagination of the scientist, like that of the poet, troyed, Christian churches were immediately built thereon, and the residences of the feudal lards of the time were the last word in spaciousness and luxury. Mexican architects are far ad vanced and the strides that have been taken here during the past twenty-odd years are almost un believable. One need only to drive through the residential sections of this Capital to witness the dif ferent epochs of architecture and construction to appreciate the va riety in ideas and boldness of the from those we see at home. A vis-|| exemplifies Shakespeare’s obser- builders of this great country. vation, that the imagination bod ies forth in forms of things un- eeen and gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name. You must rid your mind of the Idea that the Mexican is a man in a large sombrero or a wide panama hat; Mexico is no more represented by that type than we are by the lowliest element of our population. Mexico has a large middle class, as we have; and it has men of the finest social cul ture and literary erudition. And it is developing leaders in busi ness who will play a big part in the life of the world. “ ‘City of Palaces’ was the name given to Mexico City by the fam ous World traveller, Baron Alex- ijuider Von Humbolt. Evidently the Spaniards were trying to outdo Montezuma, one of the last of the Indian Emper ors. As pagan temples were des- The National Palace, originally constructed by Montezuma, and reconstructed during the Spanish regime, constructed at the birth of this Century by Don Porfirio Diaz, the Dictator president. The new modem University City in the lava bed of the Ped- regal, has drawn attention of ar chitects and construction engi neers throughout the world. Even the p^rks have had their precise period of development. The oldest, Chapultepec park is still the most beautiful. Indian Emperors strolled beneath its ancient trees seeking inspiration and peace of mind. Alameda Park was developed during the last century and became the fashion able place to amble through, and ride around in carriages on Sun day. There are many things to see in Mexico City, very different SENATOR RMOND Old Purpose, New Tactics THE DECADE of the fifties was one of agitation, extremes arid excesses in the field of so- called “civil rights”, which has done untold damage to national unity, violated all principles of local self-government and resulted In a major deterioration of race relations. During this decade, the most far-reaching battles over the actions of the National Govern ment in this field took place in the Judicial and Legislative Branches. IN CONGRESS the South had onlyjimited success in its resist ance against “civil rights” legislation, but proved its abil ity in 1960 to impair sub stantially the extremist at tack. In the courts the South gained time in some instances, but lost almost every bailie on almost every point. Executive activity took the form qf forcing compliance with court decrees, as at Little Rock, and iriitiatirig court actions. The Judicial Branch, however, has un questionably been the main source at the success of the integration forces. This year brings no res pite in the integration efforts, for evei*y shred of evidence points to renewed determination by the NAACP and its friends in gov- ernment to press harder than ever. There are, however, valid and substantial reasons to fear that the integrationists may adopt nbw tactics which they feel Will accomplish more mixing of the races in the South at a faster rate. NUMEROUS FACTORS point to. the possibility that the radicals, while continuing to push in the courts and Congress, may well attempt to bring the policy making power of the Executive Branch to bear against the South. WE OF THE SOUTH are vul nerable at this point. Funds from the National Government are in variably a wedge for control by the National Government, and on this basis I have vigorously op posed the innumerable spending programs which sail under the flag of “federal aid.” A number at recent events accentuate our vulnerability from those programs ON JANUARY 15, the Civil Rights Commission made another annual report. Its first recom mendation was that all grants to public colleges that are segregated be cut off by Executive Order. Three members of the Commission went further and recommended that even research funds how going to private colleges be cut off also by Executive Order if such colleges are segregated. THERE HAVE BEEN reports that Adam Clayton Powell, the Negro Congressman from Har lem, will not offer his integration rider to federal aid to education bills this year because of his ex pectancy that the Administration will accomplish the same result by Executive Order. Robert C. Weaver, a Negro and NAACP offi cial, has been appointed Housing Administrator and has signified that he will demand an integra tion policy to the maximum ex tent possible in all areas of hous ing in which the government par ticipates. In the field of public housing the law could be construed to permit enforcement of a non segregation policy, and they de sire to do the same with the FHA and GI loan programs. OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS, such as the Federal Aviation Act, are susceptible to the same con trol. Indeed, federal funds were withheld from an airport in Mis sissippi as far back as 1956 be cause its rest rooms were to be segregated. FOR A LONG TIME NOW the raulcals have worked diligently to build up the number of pro grams which would depend for their operation on funds from the National Government, all the while protesting that the pro grams did not involve any con trol from Washington. Too many in the Congress and among the public accepted their “no control” promises, and they have managed to build up a multitude of chan nels into every phase of activity. If the new Administration de cides to adopt this new approach, the long-range plan which the integratianists have been setting up for years will have proved successful. The people must learn that there can be no federal aid without fedeial control. Sincerely, it to the Zocalo is an example. As you stand in the huge square you can just imagine it on pat riotic holidays, filled to overflow ing with thousands of people. The National Palace is three blocks long and contains the of fices of the Federal government and the Presidency. Next to the palace is the Su preme ^ourt 'fetdlding, and direct ly in front of this building the two Municipal Palaces where the Governor of 4^ Federal District has his offices. ' Directly opposite the Munici pal Palace is the four hundred year old Cathedral, the largest in America. It was constructed by the Spanish Conquerors over the ancient Pyramid of the Aztecs and even today relics of that civ ilization are found beneath the building. A stroll on Madero street, the main street of Colonial days and one of the most interesting in Mexico City brings you past some of the finest shops in the city. At the end of this street you will find the Palace of Fine Arts, an all-marble edifice containing Art Expositions of the most noted ar tists of Mexico, and a Theatre with a million dollar mosaic glass drop curtain. As we proceed west on Juarez Avenue we reach lovely Alameda Park. There is the Paseo de la Re forma, one of the most attractive boulevards in the world. We drove through beautiful Chapultepec Park—1700 acres A popular SIDE TRIP, just 30 minutes from your hotel, is the Floating Gardens of XOCHIMIL- CO, where little islands were ar- tifically formed and planted by the ancient Indians. You may canals between the stately cypress glide through the network of trees aboard flower decked boats to the strains of music.” And now as I am preparing for my departure, returning to my own grea$ Country, I shall tell my good friend, Mr. Martinez, goodbye in his own beautiful lan guage. Aprovecho la oportunidad, mi buen amigo, por una expresion de mi gratitud para su coopera- cion, y ademas mi agradecimiento para su amable apoyo y «u bon- dadosa generosidad. Adios y sea su vida feliz y su salud buena, siempre. I BOYS THAT 7 ' / By J. M ELEAZER i ' TRANSFERS OF REALTY Our great Christmas season ended with New Year’s day. After a week of good living and wonderful fellowship, with kind red in from everywhere we wound things up with New Year’s day. That usually saw a turkey shoot down in the pasture. That night men with muskets prepared .them with their choicest loads, had some secret about how mue powder he used, how bard he packed it and wadding used, or just how he loaded the shot and wadded them down. And wouldn’t let you see him load his gun either. It was the same with those Wl had the new brech-loaders used shells. They loaded their O' shells, and used them over and over—the cases, that is. The chances for a shot for a turkey costs 10c each. It liobk a- bout a dozen to make up the val ue of the turkey, all they were seeking. Each man’s name was written on his target, a piece of white paper about 6 inches square with a cross mark clear across it. The fellow who put a shot near est where those, two lines crossed got the turkey. And the fellow who won a turkey or two was a hero for a time in those parts. One of our gang, who was quite a hunter, once mustered up a dime from somewhere and took a .shot. To the delight of the rest of us kids, he won the choicest bird of the day! As he walked away with a turkey so big he could hardly carry it, an envious man he had beaten was heard to mutter “Kids haven’t got any business down here, and especially with that lit tle old choken gun.” (Not printed at government expense), In that excellent magazine, The Joanna Way, published by The Joanna Cotton Mills of Joanna, South Carolina, I find even more stimulating material than usual, in the handsome^ December issue. In the beginning is an article on how to abolish the income tax. As I have used the same argu ment I will bolster my conten tion with the facts set forth in The Joanna Way. “The most dramatic proposal for abolishing the income tax and replacing the lost revenues comes from Congressman James B. Utt of California. Last year he intro- cuced the 23rd amendment to the Constitution. It would do two things. First, it would mandate the disposal of all Federal Corpor ations and properties that com pete with private business. Second it would abolish the income tax. Congressman Utt believes that revenues from the liquidated Fed eral corporations would make any) new or additional tax unnecessary. He inserted in The Congressional Record an analysis by Willis E. Stone, chairman of the National Committee for Economic Free dom. Mr. Stone points out that the House Government Operations Committee has estimated the book value of these 700 Federal Cor porations at $252,000,000,000. If these properties (which comprise 20 per cent of the nation’s in dustrial capacity!) were sold to private investors, they would bring in an estimated $65,000,- 000,000. If that much of the nat ional debt were paid off with the proceeds, it would reduce the Federal budget by $2,000,000,- 000, in interest costs alone! But there is much more to be saved. These 700 Federal corpora tions lost a staggering total of $19,000,000,000 in 1959! So even if the government just gave them away, the taxpayers would be immediately saved $19,000,000,000. In addition, more than 1,000,- 000 employees who work for these corporations are paid out of the U. S. Treasury, according to Stone’s figures. They are paid an average of $4,300,000,000 a year by the taxpayers of country. All of this could be sav ed. Added to these savings to the taxpayers would be Federal cor poration taxes paid to the gov ernment by these 700 corpora tions after they become privately owned. The estimate is that they would pay an average of $5,- 100,000,000 in new taxes. Add this sum to the amounts saved above and the total would be $44,925,000,000. That is more than is expected to be collected in 1960 by all personal income taxes put together ($40,000,000,000).” I made the point that if the State of South Carolina would put all competitive business organi zations on a plane of equal tax ation the State would reap a very considerable harvest. LETTER TO EDITOR CONCERNING A NURSING HOME Dear Mr. Editor: Daily we see evidence of the fact Saint John was endeavoring to relate when he wrote these words about Jesus, “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the dark* ness, and the. darkness has ^fiot overcome it.” But—-how often do we feel that to a great degree the very Light of life has been dis pelled ? When the Nursing Home locat ed in our city was closed many of those most intimately involved felt as though. the darkness had overcome; the milk of human kindness had ceased to flow. However, almost immediately the Light that is the Light at life began to shine with greater intensity through some of the more sensitive spirits. Or, to change the figure, the water of goodness continued to flow and made evidence of the fact by let ters that were written, represent ing, as it were, that where the water flows the vegetation will thrive and bear fruit. I write this letter from the viewpoint of a minister who wit nessed the effects of what is in volved when family ties are bro ken by loved ones, who have spent their lives in their native county, being moved off in their “golden” years to other counties. It is my earnest prayer that other lives will be moved to lei the Light shine, and the Water flow until fruition comes in the form of a Nursing Home for Newberry County. Prayerfully, ; Paul D. Petty, Minister O’Neal Streep Methodist Ch .. . Newberry No. 1 John F. Clarkson to B. A. Fret- well, 158 acres, $10 and other val uable considerations. J. Burr Harmon to Grace S. Harmon, one lot and one build ing, 1803 Piedmont St., 1-2 inter est, $5 love and affection for wife. Delora Fant Sawyer and P.'M. F#mt Jr. to Mary Wheeler, one lot fronting on Glenn St., $5.' George W. Adams, et al to race Suber and Minnie Suber, ione lot and one building, 911 Horseshoe Alley, $5 and other valuable considerations. B. Stribble to Viola T. Strib- one lot, fronting on Highway No. 76, $5 love and affection. Isaac C. Cannon, Jr., f to David Cannon, two lots, Sunset Park, $5 Jove and affection, t Henry Duckett to Daisy B. Can- tf one lot, $125. HV C. Simmons to Pauline Sing- ley, 1-2 acre and one building, $5 and other valuable considerations. Bush River No. 3 Marie Jackson and Dorothy May Jackson to Eugene Eichelberger, 7.05 acres, $317.25. '• Dorothy May Jackson to Eugene Eichelberger, 14.3 acres, $5. Dorothy May Jackson to Coley Clark, 12 acres, $5. Marie Jackson et al and Doro thy May Jackson to Cornell Eich- eiberger, 5.1 acres, $5 and other valuable considerations. Whitmire No. 4 Doris M. Sube^r to Martin Gay Suber, one lot and one building, $10 and other valuable considera tions. ' Carley M. Silvers to Donald W. Finney, one lot and one building, 413 Grant St., $10 and other val uable considerations. Evelyn Horne Farmer to Arthur L. Sutherland and Lalla G. Suth erland, one lot and one building, Cemetery Dr., $1,000 and assump tion of mortgage. Evelyn Horne Farmer to Arthur ,L- Sutherland and Lalla E. Suth erland, one lot, $5 and the above premises. ’ Whitmire No. 4 Outside Alfonso McCourry to Margaret D. McCourry, one lot, $10 love and affection. Pomaria No. 5 O. Z. Kinard to B. S. Kinard, 26.3 acres, $5 and partition. •B. S. Kinard and O. Z. Kinard to O. Z. Kinard and Mary N. Ki nard, 28.3 acres, $5 and parti tion. Prosperity No. 7 Lawson Harmon, Allen Harmon and Essoline H. Hartman to James Lee Dominick and Patricia S. Dominick, 30 acres, $4200. George S. Enlow to Catawba Timber Co., 151 acres, $9000. Silverstreet No. 2 Avie Longshore and Frances Longshore to Thomas Gallman and Margaret Gallman, one lot, $45. HOSPITAL PATIENTS NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Rev. Arthur W. Ballentine, Rt. 3. ' ^ Alvin F. Bush, 1414^ College St. Mrs. Eunice DeHihns, P, O. Box 114. Mrs. Sylvia Gibson and baby girl, Rt. 4. Mrs. Alma Harvey, 24 Peach St., Clinton. Mrs. Lottie Kelly, Rt. 2. D. V. Knight, Drayton St. David Laird, 2010 Adelaide St. Miss Theresa Lightsey, 2231 Main St. Bennie Maik, 1408 Poplar St. Sam Marlowe, 1519 Harrington Stt Mrs. Vesta Metts, Prosperity. Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1. Robert F. Nelson, Joanna Road, Whitmire. Mrs. Louise Neel, Rt. 3. Mrs. Madeline Powell and baby girl, 2814 Clyde Ave. Elbert S. Shealy, Rt. 2. Mrs. Marie Smith, 1321 Nance St. , J. Clinton Shealy, Rt. 2, Pros perity. Mrs. Jeanette Vaughn and baby girl,, Rt. 2, Prosperity. Watson Wicker, Rt. 1, Pomajia. . Cecil Ringer, 1210 Hunt St. Louis Morris, 5612 Main St. FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Cltmton Extension Information Specialist James Vaughman, 2019 Vincent St. Tom Cannon, Box 12, Little Mountain. James Cannon Jr., Rt. 3. Geneva Hill, 703 McSwain St. Adeline Lindsay, Rt. 4. Eugene Longshore, 718 Wise St. Johnnie Pitts, Rt. 1, Silver- street. Baby Boy Robinson, Rt. 1, Po maria. Bluford Simpson, Rt. X, Box 56, Kinards. j Albert Singley, Oil Mill Alley. Catherine Vaughn, Rt. 1, Sil verstreet. Frank Wilson, Rt. 3. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Jane Buzhardt and baby boy, Prosperity. Miss Bessie Long, Prosperity. Paul Shealy, Leesville. Mrs. Maggie Lell Somers, Po maria. Carl Epting, Prosperity. Miss Lalla Martin, Newberry. Mrs. Inez Farmer and baby boy, Newberry. * Mrs. Alma Eleazer, Chapin. ^ Willie Wicker, Newberry. William Lathrop, Pomaria. Dorothy Mae Wheeler, Prosper ity. Cocklebur Problem And Much 4-H In Florence. County Agent Livingston, *«f Florence, says the common old cocklebur is becoming more and more of a problem in com and soybean fields. Unless some sol ution is found, he looks for it to become even more of a problem in the future. He aLsio, tells me their fall en rollment contained 778 4-H boys! How’s that for one county? We now have Well over 62 thousand 4-H boys and girls, White and colored, in South Carolina. My, what a potential for progressive agriculture and homemaking that is! ',• / Witch weed In South Carolina The dreaded witcfiweed has been found on ,1696 farms hi 8 counties in eastern South Caroli na. And on 6283 farms acrops the Hne in 19 North Carolina conn- ties. Ours runs all the way froqt one each in Chesterfield and Wil liamsburg counties to 407 in Horry and 716 infested farms in Dillon county. Extensive experimental work is underway seeking means, for. its control and all promising con trol or eradication leads are being followed up on a vast scale div ing .the summer growing season when the plants can be found. 1 Milk Good Buy Our Calvin Reeves shows from USDA’s figures that an hour of the average factory worker’s wage bought 7.8 pints of milk in 1929.* It bought 10.4 pints in 1939. But in 1969 it bought 17.6 pints df'onilk.-. So, folks, relatively, milk is a lot cheaper than it used to be. And^ the same is true of most food items. But this is not so for most of the things the farmer has to buy. And there is the squeeze ag riculture is in. Hampton Coastal. The past year 1300 additional adres. of Coastal Bermuda were sprigged in Hampton, according to County Agent Thompson, giv ing then a total of 7000 acres of this great grass. From 3 cuttings of good hay were from it, running , orie to two tons- per cutting. Soybeans. No crop in our. ed the farming picture" more South Carolina than the soybean^ We are a small state, yet we rank 11th in the nation in the produc tion of this crop. But our average yield is a little low, being 11.5 bushels to the acre the past against a national average But; come to think of it, isn’t so bad either, when we con sider we are up against the rich, mid-western states. They average as high as 26 to 27 bushels. But^ strangely, Texas led all stated in 1960 with an estimated average of 28 bushels per acre. A lot irrigation there. As our varieties and and fertilizing methods imj our yields of soys wf^ Kin rise. Coker has a great k new-bean they hope to have for the market in 1962. And Wannamaker is constantly for tetter beans in crop fits in with ization and bids fair to £ grow in our midst. The big now is Illinois, producing a fourth of the U. S; crop. AUDITQJ , ASS1 ■ I, or gin au be at the following dates given below f of teJpng tax ret aS£*2!-SS fersu Persons ownii more than one returns for each AU able-bodied between the agee of and sbr.y are liable to $: A* And! 1st., after per cent Bdplb B. Auditor K tjc .. ... < i V, vf, Recent Marriages , •* Hubert Norris McKinney and Betty Ruth Arrowood of Holly Hill were married Jan. 17 at New berry by Probate Judge E. Maxcy Stone. Stephens Russell Shealy of Lit tle Mountain and Carolyn Koon of Columbia were married on Jan. 21 by Rev. Garth L. Hill at Little Mountain. Page 4 carries a fine likeness to the late William H. Regnery. This greatness, graciousness, and benevolence of Mr. Regnery can be readily understood by that pic ture. I knew him as one of Amer ica’s noblemen, an inspiring fi gure, yet quiet, unassuming, mo dest, but in that quiet manner a resolution undaunted and a spir it of service to his fdllowmen nev er wavering: The present manager, Mr. Wal ter Regnery, in the picture here shown, resembles his great. fath er and the resemblance is deeper, for he is like his father, quiet, the genteel, modest, but immensely effective. On the back of the magazine is a greeting to the employees, such a greeting as shows the Comrade ly work-together spirit of that fine company: “Dear Joanna Family, As 1960 draws to a close, I Wish to thank each of you for your splendid cooperation and fine spirit during the year. With out your conscientious devotion to duty, your concern for the safety and welfare of all employees, and your contributions to economical, quality production, I could not make so favorable a report nor could I forecast a s accessful 1961 r for all of us. Each of you has a stake .n cur past and our future. Sincerely Walter Regnery.” BOOKMOBILE THURSDAY, JAN. 26 Mt. Bethel Garmany Community, r Mrs. Minnie Leitzsey Mt. Bethel Garmany Community, Mrs. Byon Nichols Maybinton Community, Mrs. Ar thur Maybin Strother Community, Mrs. Jeff Suber Crooks Store, Homer Crooks. New Hope Zion Community, Miss Olive Eargle. Peak Pomaria Community, Mrs. Ben* Johnston FRIDAY, JAN. 27 St. Phillips Community, Mrs. John Stone Pomaria School Recent Births FRANKLIN Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Roy Franklin, Route 1, Box 219-F, an- J nbunce the birth of a six pound, 14 ounce daughter, Cherrie Lane, on Jan. 14 at Newberry Hospital* Mrs .Franklin is the former Miss Frankie Elaine Shealy. LIVINGSTON Mr. and Mrs. Perry Franklin Livingston of Route 1, Pomaria, announce the birth of a nine pound, seven ounce daughter, Mir iam Regina, on Jan. 16 pt New berry Hospital. The mother is the former Miss Georgia Lee Long. DERRICK Mr. and Mrs. Noah Sidney Der rick of 1323 Clarkson Ave. an nounce the birth of an eight pound, 10 ounce daughter, Cather ine Ruth, on Jan. 18 at Newber ry Hospital. Mrs. Derrick is the former Miss Ruth Alberta Hunni- cutt. VAUGHN Mr. and Mrs. Herman Willie Vaughn of Route 2, Prosperity announce - the birth of an eight pound, two ounce daughter, Sha ron Amanda, on Jan. 22 at New berry Hospital. Mrs. Vaughn is the former Miss Helen Janette Mills. WVf? Easy to Listen to—Select ed Popular Music especial ly for the Idioms every where. / radio \ heart: beat of main street ••• • • 1240 Kc. CAROLINA METAL WORKS Sheet Metal * Hea COLLEGE ST. EXTN. TEL. 115 A G. McCAUGHRIN, President ft Treasurer. f;' m mm “World’s largest termite control organisation” $5000 GUARANTEE Against Future Termite Damage Represented nationally by over 1800 lumber dealers For free Inspection call Newberry Lumber Co., Inc. Authorized Representative For TERMINIX SERVICE Auditor’s 1961 Tax Assessment Notice .1 " "7 ■ « Retiims of personal property, real property, new build ings and real estate transfers, and poll tax are to be made at the County Auditor's Office beginning: January 3rd., 1961 ’ THROUGH February 28th., 1961 913 CLINE ST. TELEPHONE 56 All able-bodied male citizens between the ages of twenty- one and sixty are liable to 81-00 poll tax. All returns are to be made by Tax Districts. Your failure to make return calls for penalty as prescribed by ’ iw. RALPH B. BLACK, : * "*• ' ''' > j; ' ' - • ; ■'• s ' • , »' ''' V«.-. : . ' %.* . ' Auditor Newberry mu