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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1961 Garden Club Names Officers The April meeting of the Town and Country Garden Club was held at Hal Kohn’s Nursery. Up on arrival, members were served delicious refreshments by the hostesses, Mrs. George Nelson, Mrs. Harry Cromer and Mrs. War ren Cousins. , Mrs. Jack Jenkins, president, presided and recognized Mrs. Ollie Moye, program chairman, who introduced Hal Kohn. The topic, “Shrubbery for Small Homes”, was presented in a most interesting manner by Mr. Kohn. At the close of his talk, Mr. Kohn presented lovely camellias to Mrs. Ira Cousins, Mrs. George Nelson and Mrs. Warren Cousins. He also gave fifty pansies to Mrs. Clayton Smith and Mrs. J. H. Westmore land, a bird house to Mrs. Adam Williamson, and a Lady Banksia rose bush to Mrs. Moye. The pro gram committee, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Ned Carlisle, and Mrs. Moye, pre sented Mr. Kohn w r ith a gift in appreciation for his gracious hos pitality. The president announced the 1901-62 committees as follows: Program committee: Mrs. Eddie Rodelsperger, Mrs. W. D. Beard, Drastically Reduced For QUICK SALE 1954 Pontiac 6 4- dr. Sedan _ $345 1954 Ford 4-dr. Sedan $345 1953 FORD 6 4-dr. Sedan $345 (Newly Overhauled Motor) 1953 Dodge 6 4-dr. Sedan ___ $395 1953 Plymouth 4-dr. Sedan .. $295 We will finance these cars for you. Smith Motor Co. Your Dependable DODGE Dealer 1309 College St. Tels. 777 & 172 Mrs. Ollie Moye, and Mrs. Albert Ringer. Projects: Mrs. Ira Cousins, Stakes and Hoes; Mrs. Ned Car lisle, Flowers in the Library; Mrs. Tracy Barnett, Postcards. Garden Therapy: Mrs. J. H. Westmoreland and Mrs. Ollie Moye. Librarian: Mrs. Clayton Smith. Landscaping: Mrs. Ira Cousins. Conservation: Mrs. Howard Cook Jr. Horticulture: Mrs. E. E. West- wood, Sr. Birds: Mrs. A. H. Counts and Mrs. E. E. Westwood Sr. Flower Show: Mrs. Clayton Smith and Mrs. George Nelson. Nominating: Mrs. Harry Cro mer and Mrs. Leon Pryor. Representatives of the Council of Newberry Garden Clubs: Mrs. Jack Jenkins, Mrs. Walter Cous ins. Membership: Mrs. Walter Cous ins. Hospitality: Mrs. Adam Wil liamson. Garden Center: Mrs. E. A. Shinn. Cards, Flowers and Gifts: Mrs. W. D. Beard and Mrs. Ned Car lisle. The new officers of the club are as follows: Mrs. Jack Jenkins, president; Mrs. George Nelson, vice president; Mrs. Ira Cousins, secretary; Mrs. Harry Cromer, treasurer, and Mrs. Warren Cous ins, publicity chairman. Mrs. Westmoreland and Mrs. Moye reported visiting Mrs. Ella Davis and Miss Lucy Epps as part of their garden therapy work. The club - voted to authorize Mrs. Jenkins to vote in favor of a resolution recommending a per manent home be obtained for the state headquarters of the Garden Club of Sout 1 Carolina when she attends the state convention in Charleston. Final plans were made for a bridge benefit which the Town and Country Garden Club will sponsor on April 26 at 4 p.m. at the Com munity Hall. Telephone committees will begin contacting the wonder ful bridge playing ladies in town in anticipation of a large attend ance. There will be a charge of one dollar Refreshments will be served and some interesting prizes will be awarded. The proceeds will be used for garden club projects. Foundation For |Wage Increase Good Government Could Be Costly For some years there has been an increasing tendency of busi ness men to take an interest in politics. The tendency has been speeded up by the settled policy of many companies to encourage all personnel to participate i n political activities—local, state i and national. Some* have looked | upon this resurgence of political activity on the part of business people as something new and pos sibly of questionable merit. Chas. R. Barr, an official of a major Oil company, has taken a post-elec tion look at “Businessmen in Pol itics” programs and has come up with some interesting observa tions. He finds that there is noth ing new about business men i n politics and points out that “the founders of this country, for the most part, were business and pro fessional men—Washington, Jef ferson, Hamilton, Adams, and Franklin, to name a few. These men risked not only their business but their very life, for principles which they set out in the Declara tion of Independence and in the constitution of the United States.” Business men were active in politics throughout the history of this country until about 1930, when there was a lessening of interest. Mr. Barr believes this lessening of interest “was brought about primarily by the rise of a new type of business man, the professional salaried manager.” These salaried managers for a number of reasons hesitated to become involved in political mat ters. But this situation has un-, dergone a drastic change. For ex ample, perhaps as many as a quar ter million business people have taken some type of study course in politics and government within! the past two years. This indicates! that in elections to come there will be an increasing number of busi ness men with training and exper ience available to their political party or their favorite candida tes. After the door prize was won by Mrs. Rodelsperger, the meeting was adjourned by club members praying together the club collect. AMERICANA Denton, Texas Places fo See What immediate results can we expect if the current proposal to increase federal minimum wage and to extend the wage-hour law to millions of additional workers, largely engaged in retail industry, is enacted into law? History can help provide an ans wer. The mimhnum wage was fast raised in 1956, at a time when the economy was expanding. Yet, according 'to the Labor Depart ment, this wage boost was follow ed by “significant declines in em ployment in most of the low-wage segments studied.” It also said, “Had the minimum wage increase become effective during a period of recession, its adverse effects on employment might have been greater’.’ Today there is much concern over the unemployment problem. Under these circumstances, the depressive effects of another in crease in the minimum wage could be expected to be much more sev ere than in 1956. That is borne out by inquiries made by the Chamber of Com merce of the United States. To take one example, a retail chain estimates that the arbitrarily higher wage would cause it to lay off up to 5000 of its more than 20,000 employees. A smaller hotel chain, with 1400 employees, estimates that 150 would have to be laid off. The only alternative, obviously, would be to pass the added wage costs along to the consumer. In a highly competitive era such as this, that is not always possible —cuts in marginal employment would undoubtedly come first. Then, if added costs were passed i on, we’d be in for a new round of inflation. And the worst suffer ers would be the people with the small incomes. Denton, Texas, the “Ideal Home City,” boast* substantial' and steady growth attributed to the presence of North Texas State Col lege and Texas Women’s University, ideal farming conditions, and a thrilling and progressive group of businessmen. Denton County is one of the most diversified agricultural counties in Texas. Principal crops are cotton, com, wheat, oats, hay, grain sorghums and peanuts. Dairy cattle, beef,, sheep, hogs, chickens and turkeys contribute substantial and steady income. Large pack ing plants at nearby Fort Worth and DaUas provide convenient markets. Manufactured products include leather goods, livestock and poultry feeds, fuel tanks, boat trailers, concrete blocks, mat tresses and mill supplies. ' ! Four for One. Yes, if you only invest 1 Dollar in Newberry Federal, you will earn 4 % r c * * *.. Dividends on same. These dividends are paid twice yearly, June 30th and December 31st. All additions to ^present accounts and new accounts received by the 10th of any month, earn Dividends from the 1st of the month. Open an account today. AVINGS AND loAN ASSOCIATION A S AV 1 N G S IN ON FOUNDED 1935 1223 COLLEGE STREET, NEWBERRY, S. C.^ J. F. CLARKSON M. O. SUMMER BRANCH OFFICE — Batesburg, S. C. Directors G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILLINGHAM E. B. PURCELL W. a HUFFMAN REA Said Not Free Enterprise The head of the Rural Electri fication Administration recently said: “Much of the task of creat ing greater opportunity in rural America must fall to rural elec tric cooperatives.” He urged these co-ops to stimulate new industrial enterprises, and added, “T h e co-operative approach is in the finest tradition of American free enterprise.” Well, a god many people will disagree with that point of view. If free enterprise means anything at all, it means that a commercial business stands on its feet, asks and is given no special favors and takes it own chances in the mar ket place. The REA co-ops are given government loans at the ridiculously low interest rate of two per cent—and REA support ers wail like banshees whenever Denton, a city of 50,000, is 113 years old, although parts of the county were settled before that. North Texas State College and Texas Women’s University have a combined total of more than 10,000 students. Helping to make Denton the university center of the Southwest, this year the four million dollar Denton State School opened. The State institution for the mentally retarded is on a 200 acre site paid for by Den- tonites who contributed $100,000 to buy the land as a gift to the state. An important governmental project in Denton is the 2.4 mil lion dollar underground control center for the federal govern ment, the nation’s first such fa cility. Authorized by Congress in 1959 and signed by President Ei senhower, the bill providing the center was part of the national civil defense program. In time of emergency, the new center will house the chiefs of 16,000 federal employees in Dallas and Fort Worth (each 35 minutes away). The new center will also house day-to-day activities of the headquarters for the five-state U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, which already has its headquarters in Denton. Also underway in Denton is a $200,000 radio station for Civil Defense headquarters and a mil lion dollar shopping center. Just completed is a $1,500,000 Nike guided missile base. I RITZ Theatre THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY Mr. & Mrs. This Is A Doggone Good Picture For You. it is suggested that the rate be raised to the going level. They also escape much of the heavy tax burden that is carried by private utility companies, qnd all the taxpayers must chip in to make up the loss. Moreover, just why ti.e co ops should go into the industrial service field is a question that needs answering. They, and their federal parent organization, were created to serve farms which for one reason or another could not be served on a normal commerc ial basis. Today the job of rural electrification is complete, thanks in large part to the effo *ts of the utility companies. When a co-op moves into other than iarm-serv- ice areas it is violating the con cept that brought it into being— and it is depriving government of sorely needed taxes. Anyone is entitled to support co-ops. But to call them examples of free enterprise is to call black, white. ■Wait DiSNEV'sl MCW ALL-CAP TOON FtATUPC OneHuirttofatfOne Dalmatians ■■ «• mm mw c* <« Cumt Children 25c; Adults 60c MONDAY & TUESDAY Sophia Loren, Peter Sellers, Vittorio De Sica The Millionairess CLOVER LEAF DRIVE-IN Theatre FRIDAY & SATURDAY The Secret Of The Purple Reef Jeff Richards, Margia Dean Added Color Cartoon—Super Salesman FIRST RUN Picture in Newberry SUNDAY Esther And The King Joan Collins, Richard Egan Added Color Cartoon—House Of The Hashimoto-San Sad Flatness In Pocketbook Another income tax time has come and gone. And millions of us feel a sad flatpess in the pocket book. Once the income tax was a rich man’s tax—people ‘of small and moderate earnings paid little or nothing. But now, as Citizens Public Expenditure Survey ob serves, “the long arm of the In ternal Revenue Service reaches out to nea-ly everybody.” Here’s the cold statistical story: Of the total federal tax, people who earn under $5000 a year pay 21 per r.fnt. The $5,000-$10,000 group pays 39 per cent. The $10,- 000-$15,000 earners pay 11 per cent. The $15,000-$50,000 people pay 17 per cent. And the real big income group—$50,000 and over— pays only 12 per cent. This isn’t because the rich is favored—income tax rates reach a top bracket of 91 per cent. It simply reflects the fact that there are not enough wealthy people to foot the bill for government—but there are millions of individuals in the modest income bracket. So, in evitably, the latter must pay the great bulk of government costs. And they, collectively, would gain the most from reductions in non- essential spending. the other hand, spending in this country by tourists from abroad far smaller. That could not be helped when Europe was econom ically prostrate due to the war. But now there has been remark able recovery in nation after na tion. Spending powers of their peoples have soared. Governments have relaxed currency and other restrictions. So legions of people now have the means and the op portunity to travel beyond the borders of their own countries, with a minimum of red tape. And the jet age, which has squeezed space and time into a tiny capsule making it possible to go almost anywhere in the world in a matter of hours, has brought a revolution of its own. We are the only nation of any consequence that lacks a tourist service. All the other Western countries, including some very small ones, maintain offices ar ound the world where interested people can obtain needed informa tion—and where the urge to travel and see new sights is stimulated. There is no doubt that an Ameri can service of this nature would bring great numbers of foreign visitors to our shores. Then a part of our gold losses attributable to lack of tourists would be substan tially reduced, and things would look healthier at Fort Knox. BREHMER Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Ernest Brehmer of Route 1, Kinards an nounce tho birth of a seven pound, 15 ounco son. Harmon Ernest Jr., on April 14 at Newberry Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Brehmer is the for mer Miss Louella Hamm. A EARGLE Mr. and Mrs. Harry Franklin Eargle, Apartment J-E, Lexington Apar ments. West Columbia, an nounce the birth of an eight pound, 15 ounce son, Gregg Franklin, on April 14 at Newberry Meinorial Hospital. Mrs. Eargle is the for mer Miss Evelyn Virginia Frick. FRANKFURT, Germany (AHT NC)—Army Specialist Four Joe. E. Dowd, whose wife, Jrenda, lives on Route 2, Newber y, is a mem ber of the 69th Engineer Com-. pany which recently sponsored an orphan’s Easter party for the children of the Kinderheim Hof Hausel in Eppstein, Germany. For the past four years the men of the 69th have provided Christ mas and Easter parties for these children. Specialist Dowd, a mechanic in the company, which is located in Frankfurt, entered the Army in 1956 and arrived overseas on this tour of duty last January. The 24-year-odd soldier is a 1954 graduate of Little Mountain High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie C. Dowd, Route 3, Pros perity. James Alexander Kyzer and; Annette Moore of Newberry were married at Prosperity on April 14 by Rev. Thomas F. Suber. - - . - ^ - n NOTICE 10 CREDITORS • All persons having claims ag ainst the estate of Wirt H. Jen nings, deceased, are hereby noti fied to file the same; duly verified with the undersigned, and those indebted to said estate will please make payment likewise. DOROTHY S. JENNINGS Executrix April 1, 1961 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Newberry. * By: E. Maxcy Stone, P. Judge. v -J Whereas, Frances. A. Jefferson -5 hath made-suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and Effects of George An- ; derson, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and J admonish all and singular the kin- dred and creditors of the said George Anderson, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on May 2 next after publication hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. ' Given under my hand this 15th day of April Anno Domini, 1961. E. MAXCY STONE, Probate Judge, Newberry 2timesp County BEDENBAUGH Mr. and Mrs. John Adams Bed- enbaugh of Box 95, Prosperity, an nounce the birth of an eight pound, four ounce daughter, Kiiq, on Ap ril 13 at Newberry Memorial Hos pital. Mrs. Bedenbaugh is the for mer Miss Carolyn Davis Mack. JOB security can be you.s by pre paring now for coming Civil Service Exams. For information write: National Training Serv ice, P. O. Box 429, Newberry, S. C. 41-tfc WANTED AT ONCE — Man or woman in Newberry Co. to sup ply families with Rawleigh Products. Consumers write us for Products. Can earn $50 weekly part time—$100 and up full time. Write Rawleighs, Dept.. SCD-361-1, Richmond, Va. Gold Drain Is Urgent Matter The decline in our gold reserves which has taken place over the years, is an urgent domestic prob lem. There is no single or simple solution. But the government could help alleviate the situation if a proposed bill for establishing U. S. tourist information offices abroad is approved, and if it fiiade entrance requirements for foreign travelers more inviting. ^ One reason for the gold drain is foreign spending by U. S. tour ists. Dollars, in other words, are turned into pounds, francs, lira, marks, and other currencies. On CAROLINA METAL WORKS Sheet Metal - Heating - Air Conditioning COLLEGE ST. EXTN. TEL. 115 A. G. McCAUGHRIN, President A Treasurer.