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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1961 A striking example of the dangers inherent in concentra tion of a major industry is con tained in the new contract be tween Big Autos and Big Labor * * * There is no question that the auto industry, tied as closely as it is to the steel industry, and others, is one of the major factors in the national econ omy. And because the industry has become concentrated, it is particularly vulnerable to Big Labor. * * * The new contract calls , for an aver- age 7 cents per hour wage in crease each year over the next three years. It also calls for greater layoff c. W. Harder benefits, as well as greater medical, life insurance and pension benefits, paid for by the employer. * * * J»--A ~ Wlnrt t ♦ *- -> r?.Ct calls for a further pay increase of 1 cent per hour for each !j point rise in the official cost- of-living index. * * * Thus, there enters into this the fine point of which comes first, the chicken or the egg. * * * Obviously, costs of produc tion are going to rise. This set tlement means that at the end of three years, the average increase in direct wages will amount to about $36.50 per month, and the additional fringe benefits will equal this, if not more. * * * This, means, then, that the costs of new autos will keep on going upward, and that cost is an important factor in set ting the cost-of-living index. 'c\ XaMonal Ffilrration of ImlepemUnt business Hence, the workers will get further increases in pay be cause they have forced the cost of living to go up. * * * No mention is made to tying wage increases to increases in production, thus any automatic wage increases tied to cost of living without calling for more production per man hour is built in inflation that is highly fallacious. * * * And entirely left out of all these considerations is the wel fare of the independent dealer who must sell the production of Detroit. This is somewhat like having any army composed entirely of the quartermaster corps and no combat troops. * * * In the final analysis, the en tire automotive industry de pends on independent dealers selling the product of the plants. To do this requires men of ability, integrity, and who have the courage to risk their own capital. Because automo biles have to be sold, and sold effectively. And every time a contract such as this new on* 1 cause 0 pr ; ce mere: ses, the sell ing job of th? derler becomes just that mu'h rr.ore difficult. # * v Thus, when two giants such as Big Autos and Big Labor meet in battle, not only are the interests of the public dis regarded, but also unrecog nized is the important group who makes it possible for them to have an industry to nego tiate about. * * * By contrast it is interesting to note negotiations between Ford in England and British Unions. The company is willing to cut hours from 41!4 to 40 per week, and give a raise of 70 cents per week, which would still be less than one-third U.S. wages, but the union was hold ing out for ten minute after noon tea time. Says Today’s Bread Is Better Cleveland, O.—Grandmoth er’s crusty bread was far be hind today’s enriched white bread in nutrients needed by individuals, according to Dr. Henry Borsook, nationally- known nutritionist. Because of enrichment, “bread became far more nu tritious than bread had ever been before,” Dr. Borsook said. He is from the Cal ifornia Insti tute of Tech nology, Pasa dena. §ar ich- ment is the addition of the B vita mins of nia- Dr. Borsook cin, thiamins and riboflavin and the min eral iron to white bread and flour. Dr. Borsook spoke at a spe cial dinner held in connection with the annual convention in Cleveland of the American Home Economics Association. The dinner was held to ob serve the 20th anniversary year of the enrichment pro gram for white bread and flour. The enrichment pro gram began in 1941. Dr. Borsook said that grand mother’s bread rated high in nostalgia but not in nutrition. Today’s enriched wdiite bread is greatly superior in its con tributions of the B vitamins, iron and calcium. He noted that enrichment is credited with definitely help ing the general level of health in the United States as well as helping to all but wipe out certain vitamin deficiency dis eases. “Before the bread enrich ment program, our white bread, as a result of the mill ing process, was on the low side in iron and in Vitamin B1 (thiamine),” Dr. Borsook ex plained. “It didn’t have much Vita min B2 (riboflavin) to start with anyhow, and it was on the low side in niacin. Since it is immaterial what the source of an essential nutrient is, we recommended adding certain essential nutrients and now enriched white bread is a very nutritious food.” From The Independent, Fuquay Springs, N.C.: Russia is so over whelming a power now that it is hard to imagine any other nation dominating northern Europe. Yet some 250 years ago Sweden was dominant. Today a minor state so peace ful that she stayed out of both world wars, Sweden in the 17th century had the strongest army in Europe. A succession of great kings had built up a powerful state. Then came the most bril liant monarch of the whole line — whereupon Sweden, ironically, became a second-rate power. Charles XII of Sweden was one of the great generals of his time. A new life by Frans G. Bengts- son, the Swedish novelist, de scribes his career. When he be came king at 15, the neighboring states thought it safe to combine and divide up the Swedish state. But Charles defeated Denmark, Saxony, Poland ~ .v. xvussia in quick succession. His victory over the Russians at Narva was as overwhelming a battle as any in history. Unfortunately, Charles did not know when to stop. Like Napoleon and Hitler later, he let the Rus sians draw him far away from his bases. Poltava, where Peter the Great beat him in 1709, made Russia the greatest northern power and is one of history’s de cisive battles. How decisive, events in our time have shown. Khrushchev was similarly ada mant on nuclear test ban talks (he wants them merged with gen eral disarmament discussions), Laos (he insists that the United States is stalling the Geneva talks on this subject), and his plan for three - headed directorates of in ternational organizations such as the United Nations and the pro posed nuclear test ban inspection setup. Some encouragement may also be extracted from Khrushchev’s assertion that the talks with President Kennedy were worth while because they made possible “a first personal contact and an exchange of opinion.” That is about what Mr. Kennedy said. Hopefully, it can be taken to in dicate Soviet acceptance of the i idea that better contact between the two great powers will be in j their mutual interest. i Pineapple Biscuit Ring Some mornings does it seem like you’re going around in cir cles? But, why not—when you have a delicious breakfast “circle” like Pineapple Biscuit Ring. This sunny coffee cake has all the flavor and nutrition needed to make a sturdy foundation for a good breakfast meal—to start off a busy day of work and play. With October—fall arrives, and with fall, homemakers return to their kitchens with renewed interest in baking delicious hot breads like Pineapple Biscuit Ring. Biscuits, muffins and other hot breads take just minute's to prepare when you’re using self rising flour and self-rising com meal. Both these products have the correct amounts of leavening and salt already added to assure successful and handsome baked products time after time. Hot breads prepared with enriched self-rising flour and com meal are nutritious, as well, offering thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, food iron and calciun to everyone's diet. Prepare Pineapple Biscuit Ring in a jiffy. If you wish, prepare the biscuit mix the evening before by sifting together the self rising flour and sugar and cutting in the shortening. In the morn ing you need only add the milk, roll and shape the dough, and bake to a golden brown. Serve the biscuit ring hot, with parslied scrambled eggs, bacon strips, coffee and milk. PINEAPPLE BISCUIT RING 2 cups sifted enriched self- i/ 2 to % cups milk rising flour % cup crushed pineapple, 1 tablespoon sugar well drained >4 cup shortening Sift together flour and sugar. Cut.or rub in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Add milk to make a soft dough, stirring just until flour is moistened. Turn out on lightly floured board or pastry cloth and knead gently 30 seconds. Roll into rectangle about Vs-inch thick. Spread pineapple over dough. Roll up like jelly roll. Cut roll into ^-inch slices. Arrange' In circle on a lightly greased baking sheet, overlapping slices. Bake in a hot Qv -n 400 F.) about 20 minutes. Makes one 9-i • 'li ring. EN GARDE . . . Resembling shadowed swordsmen locked in duel are Dottie Cummings and Mel Redwine in a boat off San Pe-’lro, Calif., where they really only crossed fishing rods. Young Joan of Arc Ijola Lucas With faith, hope and courage, a chubby little blonde girl has an swered a call to battle. The call came from Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America, which se lected seven-year-old Lola Lucas of St. Louis, Missouri, as its 1961 National Poster Child. Accepting the responsibility with an aware ness of purpose unusual .Girl in one so young, the lit- in the tie crusader is heading News an army of volunteers in the MARCH FOR MUSCULAR DYS TROPHY, MDAA’s annual drive for funds to fight the tragic disease that afflicts Lola and tens of thou sands of children like her. Lola is a pretty, brown-eyed, pre cocious youngster, sparkling and energetic in spite of the muscle- wasting disease that weakens her daily. Diagnosed at the age of four as having dystrophy, she now must wear braces to walk. In her own words: “When I was small, I couldn’t walk and all I had was prayers. Then I got orthopedic shoes and then braces. It was just in that order—prayers, prescrip tions, shoes and braces—and now I’m walking.” Lola recently toured the Insti tute for Muscle Disease in New York City. This $5,000,000 facil ity, built and maintained by MDAA, is the only research center in the world devoted solely to the study of muscle and its diseases. After watching scientists at work in their laboratories and talking with young volunteer research patients, Lola thoughtfully com mented: “Now I must go out and make money to keep this place going.” At the White House During a Washington visit, Lola .was greeted at the White House by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, who was pinch-hitting for Mrs. Joljn F. Kennedy, Honorary Chairmaii of MDAA. President Kennedy, while still U.S. Senator for Massachu setts, served for three years (1958- 60) as Honorary State Chairman of the MARCH. The Kennedys were in Hyannis- port at the time of Lola's visit, but the little girl was thrilled at see ing the President’s rocker and desk (“The wood is old, old, old”), Caroline’s doll house (“Boy I Is that ever a big playhouse!”) and the swimming pool (“Looks more like a lake”). What Lola wants is hard to get*** Lola’s earnestness and dedica tion astonish and charm everyone as she goes about recruiting for her army. She has personally en listed the support of such Wash ington notables as HEW Secretary Ribicoff and Senators Dirksen, Symington, Holland and Beall. Unshakeably Poised Lola loves an audience. A gifted mimic and singer, her uninhibited performances generally bring down the house. Recently, in an appearance before a large audi ence in Washington, she gave a saucy rendition of “Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets.” As the applause subsided, she remarked coolly, “Oh, it’s nothing. I've done it a jillion times on television.” In. addition to making personal ap pearances on local Tv shows, Lola is co-starring with Jerry Lewis, MDAA’s National Chairman, in a spectacular one-hour TV film called “High Hopes ” MD Cure Must Be Found What does Lola want? To walk without braces, to run, to be a ballet dancer and a scientist and a psychiatrist when she grows up ...if she grows up. Children af flicted with dystrophy rarely sur vive to maturity. Their only hope lies in scientific research. How ever, the day when dystrophy is conquered \vfll undoubtedljr come a little sooner because of the inspira tion and fighting spirit of this little. Joan of Arc. AMERICANA ^ l)LL ~ College Notebook Oklahoma City University 1 i / 1 Oklahoma City University traces its official origin to Epworth Uni versity, established October 26, 1901 by the Oklahoma Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Oklahoma Territory in Shawnee and The Indian Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of Chickasha. First meeting of the Joint Commission was held December 3, 1901, and organized the University Development Com pany which subsequently accepted an offer from Oklahoma City of $100,000 and 40 acres of land in the northwest part of Oklahoma City. Epworth University opened in September, 1904 and operated un til 1911 when financial difficulties made it necessary to move to Guthrie and unite with Fort Worth University to form the Methodist University of Oklahoma. They oc cupied the territorial capital build ing for eight years. In 1919 the Mqthodist University of Oklahoma moved to Oklahoma and the name was changed to Ok lahoma City College. The present campus was acquired in 1921 when twenty acres of land were pur chased and subsequently 30 acres were added. The first building, now OCU’s Administration build ing, was occupied in November. 1922, the same year the Univer sity Downtown was established The gymnasium was built in 1926 The third building to be erecteu was the School of Music, in 192^. Many modern buildings have been added in the succeeding years. The University now operates through five different units: The College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Music, the School of Business, the School of Law, and the School of Engineering and In- du'trial Technology. Since the merger of the three main branches of Methodism, Oklahoma City University has been owned and controlled by the Methodist Church. The University is rendering an . increasingly val uable service to the cause of Christian Education in the stale of Oklahoma and the SjutUwe.sr. With the ass-sUnet of the Mas sachusetts Institute c' t e gy. Oklahoma City U orsi.v b:gan. in September. ,f \ a a . . cor urogram to ra.se its aecJemi? g) y ■ r? q r ^ By THOMAS COLLINS TO BE A “SOMEBODY’ T HE second worst thing you can be in retirement is ‘‘another old gent on a pension.” The first worst is ‘‘another old lady, etc. ...” But you don’t have to be either of them. Almost any retired person, if he’ll use imagination, can acquire new status in life. Here is how: As a Consultant. This is a catch all word that fits retirement like a swim suit fits a blonde—and with logic. A man or woman who has spent 40-odd years in a trade or profession is an expert, no matter how you spell it. With rare ex ceptions such a person has advice and ideas that are useful and sal able. Where to sell them: to a company or institution that is smaller than yours, or to a com pany that sells something to your former company or institution. As a Researcher. This, too, is a nice thing for people to call you. Since the country has gone nuts in this field there are plenty of research jobs. And since most commercial research projects are merely a matter of asking people questions—do you eat your pan cakes with syrup or honey, and why? ... or what do you think of Kennedy now as compared to what you thought of him last Tuesday? . . . etc., etc.—any fool ’ TRY THESE AFTER 65 can do it. Where to apply: to any of the many research companies now operating (ask your Cham ber of Commerce for a name) or to the research department of any large corporation. As a Collector. This title is eas ily acquired. Just make a fetish of it, and bore people occasion ally by talking too much about what you collected last. You have to specialize—in mustache cups, gold-headed walking canes, hurri cane lamps, blue-dotted butterfly wings, or some such category. Otheiwise you don’t count. You become a collector by collecting whatever it is you want to collect, and then junking up your house with it. As a Historian. Pick a war and start reading all the books on it you can find; also get chummy with the local librarian and one good history professor. As. a Scholar. Enroll in some university and start studying Greek. As a Writer. Get two of your stories printed in the Sunday pa per, or somewhere. As a Lecturer. Make two speeches iway from home. As an Adviser. This is the same as a Cor«ultant, but it pays less. For m copy of the new Golden Years booklet by Thomas Collins, send 35 cents in coin (no stamps) to Dopt. NWNS, Box 1672. Grand Central Sta tion, New York 17. N.Y. PLOWING BY REMOTE CONTROL . . . Resting in • chair, this / farmer at Marktoberndorf operates the first West German tractor , to plow fields by remote control, one answer to the nation’s farm labor shortage. X KNOW VOU LOVE ME AND WANT TO TAKE] MY TEAMfS SIDE OP THE DISCUSSION BUT IT JUST ISN*T AMERICANA Collogo Notebook The CHadei Af Charleston The Citadel, located on the out skirts of Charleston, South Caro lina, is a state supported military college with a cadet corps of ap proximately 2,000 men. The school was established in 1842 by an act of the South Carolina legislature. Founders of the college foresaw the time when South Carolina would need men with military training. With the advent of the Civil War, this foresight proved correct. Of the 224 Citadel alumni living' at that time, 193 fought for the Confederacy. Since then, hun dreds of alumni and ex-cadets have given their lives in defense of the United States. General Mark W. Clark is presi dent of the college. Before he be gan his tenure of office at The Cit adel, General Clark commanded the U.S. Fifth Army in Italy dur ing World War II and the United Nations forces during the Korean conflict. Under his leadership. The Citadel has grown and prospered. Today, four year courses are of fered at The Citsdel which lead to degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Business Administra tion. These courses are offered along with rigid military training which leads to a commission in the United States Army or Air Force. The chief concern of The Citadel though, is not to produce soldiers. The college is devoted to prepar ing its sons for civil life. The Cita del is justly proud of the war rec ords of its sons and will always expect them to respond in national emergencies, but its chief purpose is to prepare men for civil pur suits by giving them a sound edu cation reinforced by the beat fea tures of military training. A combination of high academic and military standards has en abled The Citadel to produce grad uates of the highest caliber, who have served their country well in both the military and civil life.