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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 196T Looking Ji. head ffb? ''' ... by Dr. George S. Benton PRESIDENT—NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM S«arqr, Arkama* RUSSIA’S CONTRIBUTION TO CRISIS Altogether too many American problems bear the designation: "Made in Moscow.” Trained and dedicated Communists, assisted by fellow travelers, and anyone else who can be influenced to go along, are busily creating more and more problems for us and are seeing that existing difficulties are being agitated. Khrushchev, declared that they would “bury America.” Lenin prophesied mat Communism would force our na tion to spend herself into bank ruptcy. Orders still come in from Mos cow. Every agent, under steel dis cipline, is contributing in every possible way to our industrial, fi nancial, and internatonal difficul ties. The recent riots in New York City were obviously ordered on command from Moscow. Well- trained leaders plotted these dis turbances. At the United Nations headquarters they put on another sideshow by which Khrushchev sought to intimidate our people, distract us from considering is sues, and alert his puppets over the world to go along with him in his battle with the United Na tions over the Congo. Around the world, such riots were staged for propaganda and softening-up pur poses. Mr. K Thrives On Trouble You may be sure that Mr. K is getting great satisfaction out of our financial worries. He is happy to see us walking a financial tight rope in a measure of fiscal distress with our gold and losing markets at home and abroad. He is glad that we have 5 1-2 million unem ployed, for he believes that any sort of economic distress will put us at a disadvantage in dealing with him and will lead to the even tual overthrow of capitalism and the triumph of Communism. The Communists have worked for 40 years trying to alienate the loyalty of employees, trying to make them believe that their em ployers are their enemies who are unwilling to allow them wages that they rightfully earn. Then, when wages go up faster than productivity, so that we price our selves out of markets for selling our products, that is exactly what Mr. K wants. When wages and money increase more rapidly than productivity, higher prices are bound to come. The d.mand is for more money, and then the govern ment is pressured to put more in to circulation by borrowing and spending or by printing cheap mo ney. Inflation, that always ruins the purchasing power of our dol lar, is the result. Domestic Spending In unemployment crises, we are tempted to overburden our already strained financial structure by added spending for social benefits and to increase all kinds of gov ernment spending with the idea of getting money into circulation to improve business. This natur ally adds further to our fiscal per il, and again Mr. K is glad to see us near the brink of chaos. He himself is bossing an economy geared not to peaceful production but to production of armaments for himself and all his 'satellites. President Kennedy’s recommen dations for heavier and heavier do mestic spending representing more and more social benefits do not appear likely to contribute to eco nomic stabilization. Under the previous administration, the cost of social benefits is reported to have increased to nearly $25 bil lion a year more than was being paid for such purposes eight years earlier. This kind of spending con tributes to serious deficits year af ter year and encourages ruinous 1 inflation. Good Policies Take Courage There are measures we can take to improve our nation’s fiscal | health if we have the courage to adopt them. Wo should create bet ter understanding of our Ameri can way of life and its advan tages. We should also build under standing between employers and employees. A nation with our wealth and power does not have to operate on a deficit year by r, nor should it have to tax HOSPITAL PATIENTS George Abrams, Ruu'.e 1, New berry. Mrs. Una Bowers and Baby boy, 915 Glenn street. Robert Bruner III, 1731 John stone street. Jacob M. Bowers, Route two, Prosperity. Rev. Arthur W. Ballentine, Rt. 3, Newberry. Charles E. Bedenbaugh, 945 Cornelia street. Mrs. Annie Crowder, Route 2, Grey Court. Mrs. Stella Chasteen, Chappels. Mrs. Maebelle Counts, Route 4, Newberry. Mrs. Frances Dawkins, Route 2, Prosperity. Baby Girl Dominick, Route 3, Saluda. Mrs. Jonelle Griffin, Route one, Pomaria. Mrs. Lucy Graham, Route one, Pomaria. Mrs. Dorothy Hamby, 604 Glenn street. Mrs. Varie Kibler, 1907 Har rington street. Mi's. Belle Kitchens, 621 Dray- un street. Mrs. Frances Livingston, Rt. 1, & Pomaria. Mrs. Bessie Long, Silverstreet. Mrs. Sara Morris, Route one, Newberry. Wayne Minick, Kinards. George Mayer, 1218 Summer street. Mrs. Victoria Mitchell, 1328 Milligan street. Mrs. Bessie Metze, Little Moun tain. Mrs. Euna Mize, Route 1, New- ! berry. Louis Morris, 2012 Main St. Baby Anette Phillips, 607 Pope Circle, City. Mi's. Ellie Paysinger, Route 2, Prosperity. Mrs. Virginia Richardson, Rt. 3, Prosperity. Miss Carrie Sligh, 1814 Col lege street. Mrs. Emma Summer, Route 1, Chappells. C. Pinckney Teague, Route 3, Newberry. Mrs. Mattie Wheeler, Little Mountain. Addie Cromer, Route 3, New berry. Donald Counts, Route 1, Silver- street. Carrie Mae Davis, Route 3, Prosperity. Thomasina Dominick, Route 2, Newberry. Christine Grey, Route 2 ^New berry. - '4 i Norman Hair, Route 4, New berry. Charlotte Hutchinson, Route 2, Blairs. Bertha Long, Route 3 Newber ry. Willis Mayes, Route one, New berry. Johnny Pitts, Route 1, Silver-j street. Eva Mae Rutherford, 2603 John-j stone street. Mary Ruff, Silverstreet. Carrie Reed, 1700 Vincent St. Sam Smith, Route 3, Prosper ity. Native Dies In Spartanburg SPARTANBURG. —Henry Ed gar Cromer, 74, of 495 Norwood St,. Spartanburg, died early Mon day night in a Spartanburg hos pital. He was a native of Newberry, the son of the late William Da vid and Sally Suber Cromer. He had lived in Spartanburg for the last 45 years and was associated with Montgomery and Crawford Co. for many years. He w r as later associated with Hall and Co. He was a member of Trinity Metho dist Church, St. John’s Masonic Lodge 333 and the United Com mercial Travelers. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nora Blair Cromer of the home; five brothers, Arthur. Cromer of Long Beach, N. C., J. Horace, Junius, Hayne, and Ernest Cro mer, all of Newberry; two sis ters, Miss Sara Cromer and Miss Edna Cromer, both of Whitmire. Funeral servim-s were conduct ed Wednesday at Trinity Methodist Church by Rev. C. L. Woodward. Burial was in Greenlawn Me morial Gardens. Former Pastor Died Sunday Dr. A. J. Ranson, Sr., 87, past or of the Shiloh A.R.P. Church, Lancaster, died in Orlando, Fla. Sunday afternoon after a long ill ness. He was a son of the late James J. and Rose Hunter Ran son of Huntersville, N. C. Dr. Ran son served as pastor of the New berry A.R.P. Church for two years during a period when Dr. J. W. Carson was on leave of absence. Dr. Ranson was a graduate of Erskine College and Erskine Theological Seminary. He began his ministry in 1895 at Prosper ity, Tenn., and held pastorates at Corsicana, Texas, New Albany, Miss., and Spartanburg before as suming duties at Shiloh Church in 1944. He was also a mission ary to India for 14 years, served as president of Bryson College in Tennessee and worked for sev eral years on the Presbyterian Hymnal. Survivors include one son, the Rev. Arthur J. Ranson, Jr. of A- popka, Fla.; three grandchildren and one great grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Laura R. Smith of Greensboro, N. C. and one broth er, Loyd Ranson of Charlotte, N. C. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday from the Shiloh A.R.P. Church at 11 a.m. and from the First A.R.P. Church of Charlotte at 2 p.m. Dr. A. B. Love and Rev. Harry White officiated. Burial was in Elmw r ood Cemetery in Charlotte. E. T. Mayer, 87, Succumbs Sunday Ebenezer Thompson Mayer, 87, died Sunday at his home. He 1 had been in declining health for ! several years and seriously ill for several months. Mr. Mayer w r as born and rear- : ed in Newberry County, a son of ! the late Jacob Anderson and Mary Jane Mayer. He attended old Leesville College. He farmed in the O’Neal s$9tion of Newber ry County prior to moving to New berry in 1919, where he was a con tractor until he retired eight years ago. He had served as chairman of the board of trustees of the old Saluda Academy School. He was a member of Central Methodist Church and a former member of the official board. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Emma Warner Mayer; three sons, J. B. and R. T. Mayer, both of Georgetown; and E. B. Mayer of Mt. Pleasant; one daugh ter, Mrs. John L. Fairey of Or angeburg; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct- ! ed at 3 p.m. Monday from Mc- I Swain Funeral Home by Rev. T. H. Vickery. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were G. W. Jacobs, Cyril Hutchinson, Griffin ! Langford, John W. Schumpert, T James C. Abrams and Johnson Hagood Clary. FARMS & FOLKS Permits To Build April 6—Mrs. Elizabeth Pad gett, general repairs to dwelling at 2123 Adelaide street $300. April 6—Mrs. Pauline Kelly, re pairs to roof, 112 Caldwell street, $50.00. April 8—M. B. Merchant, re pairs to car shed, 706 Green St., $150.00. April 10—B. R. Bundrick, one wood frame shed, 1908 Piedmont street, $15.00. away the income of its people for huge spending programs. We ought, in the long haul, to learn to “pay-as-we-go” for essential purposes only. By all means the value of the dollar must be protected. Besides the necessity of maintaining our prestige in the market places whether at home or abroad, we must he able to face the Commun ist menace with strength, not fi nancial weakness. Whether it is a gold shortage or a budget defi cit, if it spells fiscal trouble or loss of international prestige, Mr. K is for it. We must keep strong financially in order to achieve prosperity at home and supply leadership to the free world. 1218 Coll*(« Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class postage paid at Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad- vflnee: rit months. $1.25. Bedenbaugh Dies At Hospital J. Holland Bedenbaugh, 68-year- old retired educator, died Friday afternoon at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital after several years of declining health. Mr. Bedenbaugh had been sup erintendent and taught in public schools in Calhoun County. He retired three years ago af ter teaching tenures in Pomaria, North in Orangeburg County, Landrum, Bush River and Lit tle Mountain. He was born and reared in Newberry County, the son of the late John Simpson and Adella Cook Bedenbaugh. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of Colony Lutheran Church and Prosperity AFM Lodge 115. Mr. Bedenbaugh was a gradu ate of Prosperity High School and Newberry College. He received his master’s degree from the Uni versity of South Carolina. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Grace Holcombe Bedenbaugh of Little Mountain; two sons, Jack Bedenbaugh, student at Univer sity of Texas, Austin, and Eu gene Bedenbaugh, student at Em ory University, Atlanta; a daugh ter, Mrs. D. A. Kirby of Timmons- ville; a brother, W. G. Beden baugh, and a ; ster, Mrs. A. F. Taylor, both ot Prosperity, and four grandchildren. Funeral services w r ere conducted at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Colony Lutheran Church by Rev. H. A. Dunlap and Rev. G. L. Hill. Bur ial was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were J. Ben Bedenbaugh. Wendell Bedenbaugh, Wyman Cook, George Summer, Monroe Fulmer, Donnie Ringer. Nieces were flower attendants. Navy Team To Be At College It was announced recently by Lieutenant Commander L. R. Steinmeyer, USN, Officer in Charge of the Columbia Recruit ing District that the Naval Offi cer Procurement Team from Co lumbia, will visit Newberry Col lege on April 17 and 18 as part of their annual spring college visita tion program. The purpose of this visit will be to acquaint the student body with the various opportunities avail able in the U. S. Navy. Vacancies exist in all types of officer pro grams particularly in the Officer Candidate School Program ( both men and women) and the Aviation Officer Candidate Program (both pilot and non-pilot). Prospective graduates are in vited to contact the team for in formation and initial application. Information will be furnished to ah interested students, both men and women. Veterans are also urg ed to contact the team for infor mation pertaining to inactive re serve commissions. While on the Newberry campus the team may be contacted in the lounge of the Student Union building. By L. C. HAMILTON Clemson Extension Information Specialist | Can South Carolina cotton grow ers compete with farmers in the ! new cotton growing areas of the i United States? Several agencies, including the; Clemson Extension Service, are currently conducting a vigorous campaign to hold South Carolina’s full quota of 777,224 acres of cot ton. Sbme of you may wonder why. For a. number of years there has been a general feeling of pessim ism about this state’s future in the cotton business. Based on information just . re ceived, it would seem the state’s future with cotton is safe—pro vided farmers continue the rapid gains they’ve made during the past 15 years. A study made by Clemson’s P. S. Williamson and S. A. Williams illustrates the point. They compared cotton growing costs and returns in a “new” cot ton growing region (which they do not wish to identify) with those of South Carolina growers in last year’s cotton contest. It shows that many of our cotton growers have already “arrived” and are competing strongly on an economic basis with growers in the other area. Statewide, we’re still behind—but catching up fast. In our State cotton contest last year, local growers who made 2 bales an acre produced cotton f .r 16 cents a pound—8 cents cheaper than growers in the other state. Profitwise, local growers who made 2 bales an acre netted $235, twice as much as growers in the other state who also averaged 2 bales an acre. •c- Growers in the “new” growing region have higher cost of produc tion than South Carolina growers. There, irrigation is a necessity, and land rent is higher. Admittedly, 2-bale-an-acre yields are not common in South Caroli na. At what point then would the breaking point come in saying that a Palmetto farmer would be on an even competitive basis with comparable growers in the other area ? Some “cost adjusting” is neces sary, but, in general, the grower in the other region produced 2- bale-per-acre cotton for about 24 cents a pound last year where no water lift for irrigation was re quired; 26 cents a pound when the water was lifted 200 feet; and TEEZERS MYSTERIOUS, WE/RP □□□□□ KT annum SORCERY, WITCHCRAFT □ G D Q] D Mr. and Mrs D. H. McHargue and son, Danny of Statesville, N C. spent the weekend with Mrs. McHargue’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield, Sr. Also spending Sunday with the Arm- fields were their other children and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Armfield and family of Whit mire, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arm- nnd fain.ilv a»">d Mr. °ud Mrs. Frasier Sanders and family. □□□□□□ □□□□□ Fill in the word square*. The letter* in the heavy . squares form an Anagram, the solution of which is the TV TEEZER Personality of the Week. c 2339/sO OI0VW> 3aVDVd*£ Hsiggnaz 3m3 \:sxdAi$NV THE HANDY FAMILY HAVE VOU GOT Y I KNOW JUSf ANY SUGGESTIONS \ THE THINS, FOR A BIRTHDAY M'DEAR-rLL GIFT FOR AUNT I MAKE A KiTCHEN CURA, Harold r/towel rack for; HER.NEW HOUSE, PAP MADE A SWINGING TOWEL RACK Use V stock FOR BACK PIECE attach RACK tv wall with screws s u A r t l j ! A i ; -Htt—] DOWELS 28 cents a pound when water was ^ned b50 feet. In our cotton contest, South Carolina growers produced 1-bale- an-acre cotton for 24 cents a pound; 1.5 bales-an-acre cotton lor 19 cents a pound; and 2-bales an-acre for a little more than 16 cents a pound. The ten top men who averaged 2.7 bales an acre produced cotton for slightly more than 15 cents a pound. Growers in the two States sold cotton for the same price. Need less to say, ‘farmers who produced it at lowest cost made the most money. Because of variable year to year yields in the other region (last year was not the most fav orable year), Williamon and Wil liams estimated that the breaking point where our growers might;' in the future remain competitive with the other region might be about 1 1-2 bales an acre. Our best growers probably av erage 1 1-2 bale yields rather con sistently. Statewide, our average was 3-4 bale last year. This is up 16 percent above the previous 10- year average. That is why our leaders foresee a real future for cotton in South Carolina. The immediate need is to plant every acre allowed to pro tect the base for a more prosper ous cotton economy which many envision to be ahead. extension agronomist. Each year they get a smaller share of the consumer’s dollar. For example, it now costs about as much to launder a shirt as the farmer got for the cotton that’s in it. The plastic bag containing car rots costs more than the carrots in the bag; the the label on a can of tomatoes costs more than the farmer gets for the contents in side. One of the best ways of improv ing production, Woodle says, is ad justing soil acidity to a favorable level by giving the crops sufficient lime. Planting seed of recommended varieties, providing sufficient plant food, and controlling insects and diseases are other points far mers and gardeners might use to obtain greater efficiency. Charleston county’s spring pota to crop is on the way. C. J. Livingston, the county agent, says about 5,000 acres will be ready for harvest later this spring. Harvest usually begins in late May and continues on into June. A large percentage of Charles ton’s potato crop goes to make po tato chips. Potatoes are good that way, but most of us like the new potatoes best with spring snap beans, which also come in about that time. Growers at Charleston plant the Sebago potato variety. Sebago has shallow “eyes” which make wash ing and peeling easier and results in less waste than for some of the other varieties. Perhaps you’ll see them in the stores later this spring. Why do farmers constantly seek to improve production practices? They need to become more effi cient to make ends meet, accord ing to Hugh A. Woodle, Clemson SENATOR STROM RMOND Our Republic and Liberty WHEN BEN FRANKLIN walked out of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, someone asked him what type government he and the other Founding Fathers had established. He re plied: “You have a republic, if you can keep it.” FRANKLIN CORRECTLY la beled our form of government, and he wisely warned how difficult it would be to “keep” our re public since he was fully aware of the human desire ■ for power, even to the Jife JHH point of buy ing the votes of the people with their own money by giving some thing to everyone. How true this has proved today when it has be come such a popular political sport to give the voters the shirts off their own backs. THESE SAME FREE spend ers keep stressing that we have a democracy in this country and that therefore the majority will must prevail in all matters of public concern—and to them this covers just about everything. As a matter of fact, we do have a republic—as Ben Franklin pointed out—rather than a democracy. IN A PURE or absolute democ racy the people meet and pass on their own laws, and the will of the majority rules absolutely. On the other hand, in a republic, the power is still vested in the people but they elect representatives who make their laws, and major ity rule is limited in some in stances. IN OUR NATIONAL Consti tution, majority rule is restricted in 11 different places. The word “democracy” is not even to he found in the Constitution, wh'le Article IV, Section 4 of the Con- j stitution provides that “the United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Re publican Form of Government.” IN FACT, THE BILL of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, serves as a strong brake on the idea of majority rule by putting certain limitations on the power of the representatives of the people. For instance, they cannot approve or execute any laws to abridge freedom of spech, right of assembly, freedom of the press, trial by jury, protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and other individual liberties—no matter what a ma jority might want to do about such individual rights. A REPUBLIC IS truly a repre sentative government for it pro vides representation for the mi nority as well as the majority. In the United States Senate, which symbolizes our union of States, the principle of free debate, which of late has been restricted and is threatened with further restriction fnis year or next, provides for a measure of protection of minority rights against the unrestrained tyranny of majority rule. One of the principal reasons we have been able to “keep” our republic has been because of the protection provided to minorities in this land of so many diverse ideas, prob lems, and conditions. JAMES MADISON, often re ferred to as the father of the Constitution, expressed his pref erence for a republic over a de mocracy with these words: “A democracy . . . will he confined to a small spot. A republic may be extended over a large region.” John Adams, our sp^jnd Presi dent, put his views more sharply, saying: “There never was a de mocracy that did not commit sui cide.” Another great American, Alexander Hamilton, pointed out that, aside from the practical diffi culties inherent in a democracy, that a republic serves to cool the occasional passions of the public in an atmosphere of careful de liberation. A REPUBLIC IS the best form of government for the United States because it best insures LIBERTY—the highest end of government. To “keep” our re public and its blessings o: liberty, however, the utmost in vigilance is required by ever" ch/zen. Sincerely, Clemson’s M. C. McKenzie re cently said that the most import ant tool of the farmer was—of all things—the pencil. Since farmer investments are now at an all-time high, wise management of equipment and other resources is certainly more important. Florence county’s H. F. Living ston goes along with the idea too. “Putting more business into farm ing” was the subject of a meeting just held there. Clemson College has recognized the need for more business train ing for farmers. The new curricu lum for agriculture now has a business option. Students will study agriculture and additional subjects in business. Recent Movings Mr. and Mrs. (Julia) Gregory have moved to 1106 Purcell St. Patrolman and Mrs. James Ford are now making their home at- 1311 Glenn street. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins Beden baugh are now residing at 314 Crosson street. Mr. and Mis. C. H. Andrews- have moved to 1305 First street. Mr. and Mrs. Hazel D. Hawkins- are now making their home at 808 O’Neal street. Mr. and Mrs. Austell Sprout have moved to 826 O’Neal street to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Rumsuy are now residing at 2310 Harringtoi* street. Mrs. E. L. Lefler has moved to 2127 1-2 Nance street to make her home. MAYER MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICES Rev. C. K. Derrick, D.D., Pastor April 16th, 1961 Sunday school, 10 a.m. The les son is that often discussed prob— lem “When the Righteous Suffer. ,r Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Ser mon “The Good Shepherd" Pastor.. Luther' League, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15, ULCM sup per meeting, 7:30 p,m, If you have no church home ix> Newberry, won’t you let Mayer Memorial become your church T A hearty welcome awaits all who worship with us. “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to tho house of the Lord.’ ” Paslms 122.1* J new light on today’s NEWS f +WWVW VWpM WAYNE POUCHER a NEW CONCEPT OF NEWS ANALYSIS IS PRESENTED EACH DAY starling April lOtti 1:15 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Presented by Joanna Mills —ON— WKDK WASHINGTON AND "SMALL BUSINESS” a y jc. WILSON HARDER In a recently released report by the Senate Small Business Committee headed by Senator John Sparkman, there is con cern over diminishing share of military and defense contracts secured by small business. * * * The report states that from 1954 to 1969 the total small busi ness share of! military busi ness declined from 25.3% to 16.1%, or a drop of about one-third. * * * There ap pears little c. W. Harder reason for this, especially un der present day conditions. * * * Presumably, in bygone eras, when weapons and equipment were different, there were only a few huge companies equipped, for example, to manufacture IS inch naval guns. * * * But under today’s defense conditions, weapons are largely built up from thousands of small components, none re quiring an industrial giant to produce. ♦ * * In fact, investigations have shown that often a soundly op erated, small firm capable of producing even better items than specified and at a lower cost, has been bypassed in fa vor of some /iant firm. * « * The committee points out that in the last session of Congress a bill was introduced which would have aided the Small Business Administration in di verting more sub-contracts to small business. This bill did not get on the floor of Congr ess, probably due to all the time consumed on a rehash of the The Senate Small Business Committee is quite positive in a position that more supervi sion of defense procurement must be exercised by small business representatives. * * * It is perhaps a natural aspect of human nature that the armed forces would favor big combines. For example, one of the nation’s big rubber com panies has built many foot lock ers for the armed forces al though they are not at all allied | to the rubber industry, and there are scores of capable lug gage and trunk makers. * * ♦ On the other hand, the big rubber company, because it does so many millions in de fense work, can afford to keep people in Washington to social ize with, and entertain, defense brass. And human nature be ing what it is, it is only to be expected that a purchasing offi cer will seek to extend favors to those who so pleasantly en tertain him and his wife. * * * Several years ago the Small Business Administration, after a determined campaign by nation’s independent business men through National Fed eration of Independent Busi ness, set up program where by SBA assigns representatives to major government buying offices. * * * This resulted in one year in a 78% increase in the value to defense contracts awarded small business. However, for the first half of 1960, the share to small business decreased 9%, indicative of a reversal of the previous upward trend that had been won. Thus, the Sen ate Small Business Committee is again alerting independent business to renew and increase •■‘s -y ctivlty in th!s area.