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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1962 1218 CoiWgpe Street NEWBERRY. 3. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfieid. Jr., Owner Second-Class postage paid at Nev , ~''T*ry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance: six months. $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR We have grown into a great and mighty nation from humble beginnings. We have grown faster and richer than any other nation. We Americans have more than the peo ple of any other country. Why and how was our development accomplished? By the action of the Government? The development of our great country springs from individual effort, individual faith, individual imagination, resolution, hardship and resource fulness. Shall we change all that? Shall we change from tax-pay ers to tax-eaters? That is deserving of our calm, informed thinking. We really need a strong dose of the fortitude of the men and women of the early days of our national life. Today we ask the Government to feed us and do a thousand other things, while a few not only pay little to maintain the Government but plan and plot ways to fleece the Gov ernment, meaning to fleece those who pay taxes. How far has the Government entered into our life? One of the most common instances is based on the idea that the Government is supreme and that the Congress, the Su preme Court and the Executive Departments and Commis sions have unlimited scope for their control of affairs. I cited some time ago a statement in Congress that the Nation having acted in certain matters the States were thereby prohibited from acting in such cases. That is ex actly wrong, although that has become virtually the ac cepted law. Recently I read that some Government Agency had re buked a store in New York for somewhat extravagant ad vertising claims. Now I ask what lawful prerogative has the National C ,v- ernment to meddle with newspaper advertising in h.^w York? By what lawful authority does Attorney General or President Kennedy meddle with the affairs of Albany, Georgia? A group of men from Alabama and some North ern States have gone to Albany, Georgia, to bring pres sure on that City. Why should not Albany, Georgia, and the State of Georgia assert and maintain the dignity of their position? By the way, reports from the great city of New York and our National Capital, Washington, indicate that both the President and the Attorney General would find condi tions so deplorable that all their time might profitably be spent attending to lawlessness in those cities, instead of making a grandstand play in little Albany,. Georgia! The citizens of Albany are not a lawless group; they are not oppressing anyone; nor do they threaten or oppress any citizen. The shoe is on the other foot; men and women from outside, cooperating with a few’ from Albany are try ing to intimidate the authorities of little Albany. Now’ then! There is something out of order in our American busi ness. I have before me the statement of a rather small cor poration of Pennsylvania. Note this: Sales in 1961 w r ere $46,- 493,466; sales in 1962 were $53,788,388, but the net in come was $1,918,640 in 1961 though $1,784,572 in 1962. Do ing more business and making less. Now wTio is losing that difference? Those men and women w’ho have invested their savings in that Company. That story of two periods of six months—in 1961 and 1962—is the story of most American business. TAX NOTICE The Tax Books will be open for the collection of 1962 taxes on and after October 1, 1962. The following is General Levy for all except special purposes: There is an idea abroad in the land that it is a sin to make a profit. The vast corporations are only the sum to tal of the money invested by thousands of men and women. Any great company which operates with billions is made up of five hundred thousand stockholders, thousands of them being our friends and neighbors in South Carolina. When the Company makes a profit of millions it may mean only a hundred dollars to many of those whose sav ings made the Company. One great difference between our country and other countries is that we hav eno hard and fast distinctions among our people. Whatever a rich man may have today I his neighbor will try to get very soon. Nor are we ever re- I signed to secondary positions. The high pay rates in this country are due to our never-ending race to catch up with cr neighbors. If my neighbor buys a new car all of us w: 'i one, too. When the neighbor spends a thousand or ten thousand dollars ebellishing his home all the ladies of the neighborhood forthwith bring to bear on “hubbyy” all the pressures of feminine wiles and strategy. Our businessmen are constantly trying to produce articles for less so as to sell in competition. How’ can we produce for less, with wages and taxes and raw materials rising all the time? We must try automation, or how’ to get results with one man in cases in which three men w’ere needed years ago. For example: “Thick orange-red smoke billows over the West Virginia hills 30 miles away from towering furnace stacks at the Weirton mill of National Steel Corp. Fifty miles farther north, scarlet clouds roll over the Ohio countryside from the Campbell Works of Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. Such colorful scenes are becoming increasingly common around the nation’s steel towns—despite the mill-vs.com- munity battles over air pollution they have more than once provoked. The red smoke is a by-product of a sharp speed up in the production pace of the open hearth furnace, which melts about 85% of the nation’s steel. Other results of this speedup: Lower steel-making costs, new pressure against steel price boosts, and a continuing reduction in the number of workers needed to make any given amount of steel. The loaf-shaped open hearth refines steel by playing flames over a bubbling mass of molten iron and steel scrap to burn out impurities. Its versatility in melting different grades of steel from raw mateials mixed in widely varying ratios has made it the industry’s workhorse since early in the century. In Korean War days, however, it melted steel at a plodding average pace of 15 tons an hour. Since then a set of new techniques has wrought a dras tic change. Oxygen piped into a open hearth through ‘lances,’ or tubes poked through the roof has produced a hotter, faster-working flame—and in the process created the red smoke. New types of heat-resistant brick have ex tended the time a furnace can operate before shutting down for repairs to linings cracked by the heat of cooking steel. Mills have devised faster ways to dump materials into the furnace, and they are planning ways to regulate by auto matic controls part of the process now subject to trial and error by the furnace crew.’’ Even the lawyers! Fancy now; even the lawers are trying mechanical gadgets in their practice. “In some future television drama, lawyer Perry Mason may obtain a recess as a trial approaches its climax, hop in his convertible and roar off to an electronic computer cen ter. The computer will blink and hum for a few moments, and then Perry will race back to the courtroom—armed with the key legal point needed to save the day for the innocent man he is defending. This may not be so far-fetched as it now appears, if the predictions of some leaders of the legal profession are borne out. So far lawyers have employed computers only ex perimentally. But a number of legal authorities are confi dent electronic brains eventually will relieve lawyers of con siderable tedious research on statutes and precedents, a chore that now often occupies as much as a third of a law yer’s working hours. Legal experts also say computers will be able to perform routine research more accurately than lawyers can and in a fraction of time flesh-and-blood researchers require. Some lawyers even go so far as to suggest computers might trim clients’ legal bills by reducing the time a lawyer must spend on a case. It’s anticipated the machines would be run by bar associations or by service businessmen.” One thing baffles me: if the man who steps on my toe is liable in damages how shall we compute the damages? If he has only $100 well and good; but if he has $5,000 how can the machine tell you? Rev. ROBERT H. HARPER WHAT MEAN THESE STONES? \ 17 E HAVE recently read of ’ ^ the plan of the Israelite to divert a portion of the water of the Jordan River to irrigate a desert section of their country and of the opposition of surround ing nations. It is not probable that, if the project is carried out, the stones that were placed in the river bed at the historic crossing of the Israelites so long ago will be uncovered and identified. But the ancient tribesmen did cross the river in a great army as the waters of the Jordan were halted and impounded far to the JUST A THOUGHT: If we are quick to anger we should not permit ourselves to be slow in the ways of forgive ness—or lacking somewhat in knowledge of the art of sincere apology. north. And we are persuaded that the landmarks of history will not disappear from the minds of men for the reason that they live in the mind through faith. There seems to be a growing interest in our landmarks, the sacred places of history in our great Country. And surely this is all to the good. It will be good to imbue all our people with the American spirit that has made us a great people. And surely, for every individual who looks back over the changing scenes of his own life there must be a sacred spot which he in memory goes with bowed head to thank the heavenly Father for his love and care. Feminine Summer Fashions The eye appeal of fashions for summer can be summed up in one word, and that's feminine. Softness is achieved through mas terful handling of subtle style lines. Among the features to be noted in fashions are the following: princess lines, bias cuts, ruffled trimming, softly flared skirts and waistline jackets. Waistlines are becoming more important as the silhouette moves subtly closer to the body. It may be accented by wide, waist-cinch ing belts. Helen’s Favorite: German Sbort Ribs (Serves 6) 2 pounds beef short ribs 1 cup seasoned flour 2 10-ounce packages lima beans pint soured cream 4 tablespoons prepared horse radish Cut ribs in 3-inch squares and coat in floor. Brown in extra suet cut from ribs. Add water to cover ribs and cook slowly in a slow (325°F.) oven for 1*6 hours. Add lima beans, seasoned with salt and pepper. Cook for 40 minutes longer. Just before done, add soured cream and horseradish. Sprin kle with paprika and serve. In empire styles, the waist is slightly raised, but, naturally, it is still in a natural position. For the princess silhouette, it is mold ed close to the body. Free-wheeling skirts are achieved through circle flares, umbrella gores, easy pleats and A-line shapes. Even when cut along slender lines, paneling and shirring produce a freedom of motion. Black and white are a popular color combination, used singly or with striking print FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS By C. D. Smith Does Two Year Difference Make Girl Too Old? THE WEEK’S LETTER: I have a problem and would like your opinion. Here it is: I like this boy | who is 14, very smart in school, so he was put up a few grades. He is a Junior this yer.r. I am a Sophomore, and am 16. We like each other very much and I’m afraid he will ask me to go steady with him before long. I would like to, but I’m afraid my parents will disagree with me, because I am the oldest. Do you think I am too old for this boy? He acts older, and he looks much older than 14. All my friends ask me if v/e are going steady yet, and if I could if he would ask me. They don’t think I’m too old for him. Please answer. Tell me what you think of us going steady. OUR REPLY: At ages 16 and 14, we do not recommend that you go steady—and our opinion would be the same if the boy were two years older than you. Our advice, if your parents per mit it, is to accept dates with the boy if he asks y’ui, but stay otf the steady routine. Why is it that every teenager who finds some one he or she .likes thinks that it is necessary to go steady? Certainly, if this boy was moved up to the Junior grade by his , fourteenth year, he is “older” ! than his chronological age—and I you seem to indicate that he has | more “on the ■>all” than mere “book sense.” This is all well and good. Let’s accept the fact that he is not “too young” for you. Even if he were a senior, we would not rec ommend he go steady; any more than we would recommend going steady to a Sophomore boy or girl. We say: be good friends, but stay away from the steady, arm- in-arm, always-together routine. You both have too much to lose. If jroa have a teenage preblem yea want to disensa, or an observation to mako, address your lettor to FOB AND ABOUT TEENAGERS, NATION AL -WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERV ICE. FRANKWOUT mrw FREE LOAN BONUS FROM ©GO Guaranteed Scales FREE WITH AN SCN HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN OF $500 OR MORE* Handsome white scales, precision built for accuracy and durability. Stain-proof mat, lifetime service guarantee. *FHA loans not included OFFERS EXPIRE OCT. 31, 1962 One-Piece All Rubber Floor Mat FREE WITH AN SCN LOAN OF $500 OR MORE FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW OR USED CAR Door-to-door coverage for the front of your car. One-piece, quality name-brand mat fits all American made cars. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL M#mo«r Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Bank fab Coebtjtodif, NEWBERRY • PHONE 1540 • 1110-21 BOYCE ST. Ordinary — 7 V2 Mills Bonds, Notes and Interest 7 Mills Hospital 1 Mill School: Ordinary 35 M: Mills Bonds & Interest 7 Mills The following; are the authorized Special Levies for the various tax districts of the County, together with the general levy: County School Total District No. Tax Levy Tax Levy Levy Mf Is Mills Mills 1. Newberry IS 1 ^ 42 Vi 58 2. Silverstreet 15 ^ 42 Vi 58 3. •Bush River - - 15 l 2 42*4 58 4. Whitmire. ~ 15V 2 42 Vo 58 5. Pomaria 15^ 42 Vs 58 6. Little Mountain 15^ 42 Vs 58 7. Prosperity 15 Vs 42 Vs 58 There will be a discount of one (1*^) per cent allowed on taxes paid on or before October 31, 1962. On and after January 1, 1963, the penalties prescribed by law will be imposed on unpaid taxes. You are requested to call for your taxes by tax districts in which the property is located: J. RAY DAWKINS, Treasurer of Newberry County FAIR TIME HERE! Newberry-Saluda County Fair October 8th thru October 13 th Community Exhibits ♦ Farm and Home Exhibits ♦ Interesting Commercial Displays ♦ Make Plans to Attend! WHITE SCHOOL DAY — Wednesday, October 10th • COLORED SCHOOL DAY — Thursday, October 11th Our Old Friends the Atlantic States Shows will be on the Midway —$600 in CASH PRIZES — $100 Each Night