Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Indians called it Maize and the Indians of South America call it Maiz, just a matter of pro nunciation. In the Grand Old Book we read of the Wise Merv who came with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh which they laid at the feet of the Infant Jesus. Now what was that? Gold we know—or at least we’ve heard about it. The frankin cense trees grow in India and Ar abia. It was a free-burning sort of resin or incense. The myrrh was a sweet smelling gum. Do you remember David’s cry— Purge me with hyssop?? Hyssop was a sort of Palestine corn used, when ground, for coarse bread. m IPMy Wit vfeSJ- m ■ &*£> h 'V f?> -- h ► ; mr Jfi £ti *+ i .y i mm Are you interested in aluminum? It is not as heavy as steel, but is coming into favor for cars. I’m hopping about with an aluminum contraption. It is very light and simple. Bright and light aluminum seem ed to have an unlimited future in the mid-fifties. Makers, users and investors alike were excited about prospects—aluminum was catch ing on more and more in construc tion, in transportation, in contain ers and elsewhere. Good omens include many rec ently developed and energetically promoted light products such as automobile engines, pre-painted siding for buildings, railroad cars —the first of 1200 of which were delivered in 1960 and frozen citrus juice cans which came on the market in August. These products represent the three markets most frequently saluted by aluminum men: 1) construction, 2) transpor- - tation, 3) containers and packag- ing. Commercial and resi d e n t i a 1 building is the largest market for aluminum. In 1960 it used 23 per cent of total U. S. shipments for such items as molding, trim, storm windows and siding. Siding for homes is the ‘fastest growing sheet mark vet/ For new buildings aluminum has gained 80 per cent of National Homes’ pre- fabricationed business since its in troduction in 1958 and aluminum curtain wall contruction decks the exterior of many of the country’s newest buildings. An aluminum engine flew the Wright Brothers first plane and was featured in 1922 Franklin. Aluminum auto pistons have been used for many years. But the first modem aluminum auto en gine came out on some of the 1960 cars. This year seven compacts are so equipped and aluminum men hope the seven means good luck. The potential is in doubt. In 1960 transportation used 21 per cent of US aluminum output. ‘Besides autos and new light cars (freight), other established mar kets are trucks, trailers, buses and aircraft. In atrospace, how ever, use is limited. Containers and packaging in cluding foil, cans and collapsible tubes, took only 7% of US alumi num in 1960 but Minton Anderson predicts: ‘This industry is one of the brightest spots in our future’. In cans alone aluminum jumped from 3,000,000 pounds in 1958 to over SO.OOO.OnOO in 1960. One off set: the new citrus juice cans are generally believed to have resulted in more publicity than profits so far. Another plus for aluminum is increased military demand which improved in late 1961, ending a steady downgrade since 1952. Thomas Ready Jr. reports ‘we’ve already felt the pick-up’ and al though >io figures are available on defense requirements, a substan tial increase over the next two years is predicted. Behind some of these develop ments are significant advance meats in aluminum technique. For instance Lawrence Harvey notes military use of aluminum is ex panding, thanks to newly developed aluminum ballistic armor plate; advancements made during 1960 in the ‘5,000 series’ of alloy plate make aluminum more adaptable for structural uses such as in ship building. Late developments in chemical and electrical anodizing for improved finishes are expected to find wide acceptance in archi tecture.” the Railroads. “In the fifteen-year period since the end of World War II, there has been a sharp change in the usage of various modes of commercial transportation. The national rail road proportion of total intercity freight ton miles has dropped from more than 65% to some 45 per cent. Commercial trucking’s pro portion has increased from less than 15 percent to more than 22 per cent. Water carriers have in creased slightly to about 16 per cent and pipe lines increased by more than half to nearly 18 per cent of the total. Air freight has steadily grown but tonnage-wise is still comparatively inconse quential. “In this same period of 15 years has occurred the expenditure by federal, state and local govern ments of approximately $5,134,- 700,000 for inland waterway, coas tal and Great Lakes capital im provements and maintenance, and $97,964,000,000 for highway and street capital construction and maintenance, of which almost $56,000,000,000was for capital out lays. It is estimated that this year alone will see some $12,500,000,000 tax dollars pour into road, river and air transport facilities fur nished at little, and in many cases, no cost to the user. Thus, in both the freight and passenger fields, but more serious ly the former, our society has challenged the self-maintained, privately-owned, tax-paying rail roads with a rapid and tremendous increase in government investment in, and thus promoting of, compe titive transportation facilities. In the post-war period of rising costs and inflationary pressures, both commercial and private users of such publicly-provided facilities have had the economic encourage ment of tax dollars actually meet ing part of the real cost of their transportation. Such a situation has been an open invitation to both proper and improper private transportation. It has understandably had the en couragement of those business interests benefiting from equip ment, supplies or fuel used in such transportation. Conservative esti mates place private or otherwise unregulated trucking as amount ing to more than two-thirds of the total intercity trucking on our jhighways. And some nine-tenths of inland waterways traffic is like wise completely umegulated. It is indeed a paradox that an incredible mess of contradictory, uncoordinated, unrelated govern mental policies, practices, edicts and restrictions not only discrim inate between the various modes of common carrier transportation, but establishes unparalleled eco nomic encouragement of unregu lated transport. The railroads are particularly, and tightly, regulated in the pric ing of all of their commercial serv ices, yet the bulk of their surface competition, and in increasing pro portions, is operating completely outside of such restrictions. And to rea ly add economic insult to injury, the facilities publicly planned, built, owned and main tained that are used by such com peting transportation, are wholly free of property taxation while parallel railroad lines pay heavy taxes to support local government services and not infrequently the facilities used by our competi tors.” An outstanding executive of a great Railroad addressed the New York Chamber of Commerce and presented the case for relief for Wouldn’t it be refreshing to have William Howard Taft and his era, without fretting about Tim- bucktoo and Hindustan, and all the remote regions of the earth which are today being prodded by us in to rebellions and impossible self- government? All with our bil lions!! Did I ever tell you what the late Senator Smith (Cotton-Ed) said to me one afternoon as we sat on his front porch and the dogs wal lowed all over him? Without any preliminary the old battler said: “The finest gentle man in the White House in my time was William Howard Taft.” I wrote to Senator Robert A. Taft about this and he replied very graciously, telling me that he showed my letter to all the fam ily- I have a nostalgia; perhaps you have one. We Americans take up words as well as ideas. As to words, we popularize them and then run them into the ground, as we say. Nostalgia, according to the dic tionary, has its root etymologically in Greek, but we use it freely in our easy-going American way and it is popularly used to mean a THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA - THURSDAY, FEBRUi * CIVIC LOYALTY 3 | SUPPORT MY TbWY PAPER, IAY Local mercwamTs AV0 JAY Home t©v»w Comnwyhy; ,*1^ rtf ^ SENATOR STRO HURMOND Report PEOPLE Progress at the Proper Level THE PROPOSAL to create a Department of Urban Affairs and Housing was dealt a serious blow recently by the House Rules Committee. In defiance of the committee's unfavorable vote, President Kennedy shifted his strategy to creating the cabi net position by Executive action. This can only be stopped by an unfavorable vote in either the House or Senate within 60 days. BY PREMATURELY desig nating Dr. Robert Weaver to be the Secretary before creation of the Department, the President provided Administration spokes men with added ammunition to use against the opposition. Whereas previously they had to justify the measure on its mer its, they are now clouding the is sue by labeling the opposition as being both “anti-Negro” and “anti-big city.” MY POSITION in opposition to this proposal is determined on its principal lack of merit— the proposal constitutes a fla grant violation of the Constitu tion. THIS PROPOSAL offers an opportunity to point up the im portance of making progress, but at the appropriate level of government as provided in the Constitution. For instance, I served as a school teacher and County Superintendent of Edu cation, and I will yield to no one in my concern for progress in this important field. As a State Senator I proposed and supported many measures to ad vance education in Edgefield County and South Carolina. While Governor, public school funds in our State were in creased by 85 per cent, and a sweeping survey of our educa tional needs was initiated. Two of the principal recommenda tions stemming from this sur vey were proposals, later put into effect under Governor Byrnes, to consolidate school districts and .o begin a gigantic school construction program. ON THE national level, how ever, I have and will continue to oppose vigorously efforts to put the National Government into the field of education be cause the Constitution reserves this area for State and local governments. On the other hand, I support progress in Washing ton in areas where I feel sodi action is warranted by wisdom, necessity, and the Constitution. For instance, I have been a staunch supporter of progress hi defense, space, oceanography, inter-state highway*, and other areas falling within the author ity of the National Government. WHILE GOVERNOR I advo cated and supported many pro gressive programs and reform measures, so much so that I was considered a “liberal” Gov ernor. For instance, public wel fare programs were boosted, the poll tax was abolished, the in dustrial development program was initiated on a large scale, a farm-to-market road program was expanded, and many oth er progressive measures were adopted. But, all of tills was done at the appropriate level of government. IF THE Amerieaa people or any segment thereof are dis satisfied with progress at the State and local levels, then they have recourse to Article V of the Constitution which provides for amendment of the Consti tution. Today it is a popular political sport to skirt the Con stitutional processes and rewrite the Constitution by Supreme Court edicts. Executive Orders, and by direct statutory actions because this is the expedient way. THIS PROPOSAL to estab lish a Department of Urban A£» fairs is a good example of this “expediency” thinking which displays an utter disregard for constitutional principles. It must, and I feel will, be rejected by the Congress. Sincerely,. (Not printod at governmont oaponoo) YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TAX Q. The amount of tax with held from my wages during 1961 is less than my tax liability for the year, even though tax was withheld in accordance with the table provided. What can I do now to avoid owing additional tax when I file my 1962 return? A. You may enter into an agree ment with your employer to in crease the withholding to an amount necessary to cover the bal ance you would otherwise owe at the end of the year. Also, you may file a new withholding certificate (Form W-4) with your employer and reduce the number of exemp tions claimed for yourelf and fam- yearning for what used to be— the safe and sound thinking and acting of years ago. Well now! I’m weary of all the New Deal and the New Freedom and all the other political poppy-cock to en snare voters. I yearn for the safe and quiet of long years ago. ily. These steps are necessary in some instances because the with holding rate is lower than the rates used in computing your tax liabili ty. Q. My minor child had income of less than $600 during 1961. Am I required to include his earnings on my return in order to claim his exemption? A. No. The income of a minor child should not be included on the return of the parent. However, if tax is withheld from the child’s earnings, he should file his own re turn in order to receive a refund. Q. My son is 22 years old and attends college as a full-time student. During the summer of 1961, he earned $900 which was spent for his support. I furnish ed more than $900 toward his support. Should he file a return and, if so, does this prevent me from claiming him as a depend ent? A. Your son must file an income tax return as he had over $600 gross income. Even though he is allowed his own exemption of $600 By C. A. DEAN, M.D. MEDITORIAL: Many infections are slow to heal because of the difficulty in removing the thick purulent drainage that may be present. This is especially true when the infection occurs deep in cavities, sinus tracts or canals. Many acute infections become chronic (long lasting) for this rea son alone. The use of antibiotics has done a great deal to minimize compli cations and reduce chronicity of infections, but such treatment has limitations. Antibiotics are carried to diseased areas by the blood stream but are hampered in fur ther progress by the presence of thick drainage. This is why anti biotics are not too effective in the treatment of boils. Anything which can remove this material from diseased areas greatly aids in recovary. Incision of infections is one method but at times this is difficult and painful. Irrigation (as with sinusitis) to remove the drainage is often suc cessful, but repeated irrig«|ions are usually necessary. Recently a pancreas enzyme has been used in certain areas of the body to help liquify purulent drainage (pus). This enzyme acts only on disintegrating or dead body cells and not on living ma terial. Its action becomes effec tive within the first minutes of contact. With the removal of pus and dead tissue cells, the defense forces of the body are aided. Anti biotics that might be employed would also gain better access to the site of the infection. This new enzyme is being used in lung disease (such as chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneu monia, chronic asthma), in sinus infections and in kidney-bladder infections. Particular success has been noted in some patients who have had sinus infections for sev eral years, when the enzyme has been used to wash out the sinuses. NORFOLK, Va. (FHTNO—Lar ry W. Chappell, fireman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray I. Chap pell of Rt. 3, is serving aboard the amphibious flagship, USS Tacon- ic, which departed Norfolk, Va., Jan. 15 for a five-months cruise with the Sixth Fleet in the Medi terranean. on his return, you may claim him as a dependent since he is a stu dent and you furnish more than half of his support for the year. Q. I am a housewife and hire a maid to assist me. Are the so cial security taxes paid on her wages deductible? A. No. If these taxes are paid on the wages of an employee "vho performed domestic or other per sonal or nonbusiness services, they are not deductible by the employ er. Q. I earned $4,500 during 1961. My wife earned $500 from which withholding tax of $50 was de ducted. She intends to fill a sep arate return in order to receive a refund of this $50. I intend to file a separate return claiming her exemption since she earned less than $600. Is this all right? A. No. A husband who files a separate return may claim an ex emption for his wife only if she has no income and is not the de pendent of another taxpayer. In your case, it would be advanta geous to file a joint return with your wife. Rev. Robert H. Harper SEPTEMBER DAY In the sweet gloom of Uils Septem ber day I wander through the paths we two have trod. And still along the dear familiar way. Grow the blue aster and the goldenrod. So the poet wrote m the long ago, yet not so long that the words of the song does not find an echc in the memories of one whose heart was light in the September days once known. And still it would be a blessing to hear “Love’s Old Sweet Song.” JUST A THOUGHT: The “bad lack” that befalls us today sometimes turns oat to be of oar own making—once we take the time to look back and see what really caused it. We would be mnch better off if we could recognise things as they are—without having to wait until tomorrow to think things out clearly. r or sometimes there is a long ing for the old songs and a sense of the incomplete in many of the songs of the present Hie music seems to depend upon beat alone and oft repetition. The words are a wretched jargon without signifi cance enough to be remembered without effort So let me dream I am hearing one of the old songs I heard when there was a sweet gloom in a Sep tember day and things to be *e- membered through all time. Gr a cious God, make all of us becter for our memories. Dartmouth CoUege, Hanover, New . vision and fortitudes of the Reverend Eleazer into the wilderness of New Hampshire in 1770 and hut as the home of Dartmouth College which had been royal charter in the preceding year “for the education and of Youth of the Indian Tribes in this Land in reading, parts of Learning which shall appear necessary and civilizing and christianizing Children at Pagans as well as liberal Arts and Sciences; and also of English Youth and any Film Available Depicting The Life Of Christ A moving film biography of Christ, entitled “The Coming of Christ,” has been made available for showing to church, civic, edu cational and professional groups by United States Steel Corpora tion. Following enthusiastic response from showing of this film on the NBC television network during the last two Christmas seasons, U. S. Steel has made 50 prints available for group showings in Alabama.. Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina and Tennessee. Prints of the 16-millimeter, sound, color film may be obtained on a loan basis without charge, through the District Director of Public Relations, United States Steel Corporation, Box 599, Fair- field, Alabama. Already, more than 700 requests for the film have been filled in this area. “The Coming of Christ” brings Christ’s birth, boyhood and minis try to life on the screen through use of the still-picture-in-motion technique-. Illustrated by some of the world’s art masterpieces, the film is of special interest not only to religious groups, but to students of art as well. Works by Bellini, El Greco, Titian, Michelangelo, Cara vaggio, Raphael, Velasquez and others are included. Filmed by NBC’s Project 20 unit, “The Coming of Christ” not only describes Christ’s life, but tells of the world in which He liv ed, the people around Him and the atmosphere of His time and place. Narration by Alexander Scourby draws heavily on passages of the Bible. Running time is 29 minutes. The young College found that Indian youths were not so in terested in Christian education as they were in the old tribal ways, and it early began its metamor phosis into an institution for the education of young colonials. The modem era of the College began in 1893, with inauguration of Dr. William Jewett Tucker as president. Immediate growth took place in studenti enrollment, teaching staff, buildings, and en dowments. The first Dartmouth Night, now a world-wide celebra tion by Dartmouth men each year, was held in 1895. Dartmouth College hrs a cur rent enrollment of 2982 under graduates and 322 graduate stu dents. The regular undergraduate course at Dartmouth leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Dart mouth follows a three-term sched ule, with terms approximately ten weeks in length. Fall and Winter terms are separated by a mas vacation; winter and terms separated by a sprinj tion. The progiims of mouth’s Medical School, School of Engineering School of Business tion. Famous Dj included Daniel Senator and Class of 1891; _ 1807, first Superintendent U.S. Military Academy; Tichnor, 1807, American scholar; Salmon P. Chi Chief Justice of the U.S. Court and Lincoln’s Sec the Treasury; Robert Frost, poet; Basil O’Connor, dent of the National Albert Bradley, 19 . Chairman of the Board of Motors Corporation; Forrestal, 1915, former nf Defense. •4 ■ v . — m .v, .-.vr. ; ■ •: ***** NOT O.K.. . . - “KO” is Swedish for cow, and it ma bossy to indicate to careless elk and moose hunters In the holm area that it’s not “O.K ” to shoot this cow. m&st the DESK IDEAS FROM OTHER EDITORS , . v ' • , ; y *-— i .'-V . .V‘iVi»<fcv M V. 84 Cases Heard By Magistrate Eighty-four cases were made in Magistrate Ben F. Dawkins’ court during the month of January, ac cording to a report released this week by the Magistrate. Of the 84, 46 were made against persons charged with driving too fast for conditions. Eight persons were charged with disorderly conduct, three with improper passing, and three more were found without a vehicle license. Two cases each were made for defective brakes, driving under suspension and fol lowing too closely. One charge each was made for the following law violations: No driver’s license, no hunting license, driving left of center, exceeding registered license, exceeding axle gross, per mitting unauthorized minor to drive, failure to yield right-of- way, violation of special restricted driver’s license, unlawful weapon; Also, violation of section 58- 1403, no clearance lights, no driv er’s license in possession, improper stopping in highway, drunk on highway in car, driving unedr in fluence of intoxicating liquors, violation Sections 58-1439, leaving scene of accident. From The Catskill Mountain Star, Saugerties, New York: In this age of supersonic rockets and jets, it is not a cliche to say the world is shrinking. Because as you look around, lots of things on our planet actually are shrinking. In recent years—even months— something has happened to ties, cars, turkeys, radios, telephones, cereal boxes. They’re getting smaller, narrower, thinner . . . shrinking. Take compact cars. They twist and fit into parking spaces the old time cars couldn’t even enter end wise. Or take one of your ties and put it next to the neckwear you wore a year or two ago. It’s half the width. And look at most hat brims. They used to be about three inches wide, even more. Now they’re less than two. Speaking about clothes, your old suits would look peculiar if you wore them today. The modern lapel is half the width of a few years ago. And the bulky shoulders are now passe—hail the slender “natural” shoulders! But the process of miniaturiza tion doesn’t stop there. As Alice in Wonderland would say, “My, my! Everything’s getting littler and littler!” Turkeys are “reduced”—and how! The one-time husky 10 or 12 pound birds that could feed a family for a week around Thanks giving time are nix. Today's fam ily-size birds are two or three pounds. You can consume them easily at one meal The fat round cigars are now “cigarillos.” Radios are so small 3/ you don’t merely carry them in your pocket—you can fit some of them into your wallet! And look around in the modern grocery. Cereals now come in “individual serving” boxes, not big containers. You can buy a loaf of bread with but eight slices; or a can of vegetables to provide one serving. Frankfurters come in “cocktail" size . . Not to mention—and we do so with a distinct note of sadness— the shrinking dollar. For those who long for the good old days— this is the one sad note in the whole story. - '■■am Auditor s 1962 Tax Assessment Notice Returns 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 2nd, 1962 through FEBRUARY 28th, 1962 All able-bodied male citizens between the ages of twen ty-one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax; All returns are to be made by Tax Districts. Your fail ure to make return calls for penalty as prescribed by law. RALPH B. BLACK, m Auditor Newberry : : . mm mm mn V,'v ■Jfdm :: j 'ip UiitesifM