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. .' t ' .. ' - . Page Two THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1963 1218 College 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 vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN A very useless proceeding is to pass a law fixing: the maximum of appropriations for a year. The Congress and the President have been raising, increasing, enlarging the maximum every year. The President recommends another in crease this fiscal year. This futile proceeding occurs every year: the President recom mends appropriation exceeding the limit and the Congress amiably and weekly increases the limit. Some humorist recently showed a drawing of a husband and wife arguing about the wife’s heavy shopping. Said the wife, like the President, “the only thing to do is to increase the debt limit.” There you are; brought home to us, eh ? ‘The growth of foreign aid in many respects is one of the most remarkable developments of the post-war period. It would have been hard to imagine a genera tion ago that within a few short years the people of the U. S. would be affording massive help to nations stretching around the globe—100 of them. Yet that is what we have been doing. Last year alone, the people of this country through our government provided about $3 and 1-2 billion in grants and loans to lesser- de veloped lands. And over the entire post-war period our foreign eoc- nomic aid, including that under the Marshall plan, has added up to the astounding total of $60 billion—an amount equal to twice the yearly national income of a great modern state like In dia. Yet there has been a growing questioning of this foreign aid among our own people. Each year the request for new appropriations encounters greater difficulty, and there is much honest soul-search ing within the Congress. This questioning, I am convinced, does not reflect a sudden unwillingness on the part of Americans to bear the burden of helping their less fortunate neighbors. A few years ago Sir Winston Churchill said of the United States, ‘There is no other case of a nation arriving at the sumit of world power, seek ing no territor’.al gain, but resolv ed to use her strength and wealth in the cause of progress and free dom’. That resolution is no less stronj. today than it was a decade ago, at the time of the Marshall Plan. Indeed, there is a growing recognition that we live in a high ly inter-dependent world—one in which our own well-being is di rectly linked to the health, vital- itl and stability of other peoples. No—the trouble with fore : gn aid is much more complex and deep-rooted. It springs from an uncomfortable feeling that the aid program, as now constituted, is not working out. Those of you who travel to undeveloped coun tries see for yourseif examples cf waste and misalloeated resources —great dams that are built to pro duce electricity in quantities not need for generations; steel mills in areas where steel cannot be economically produced; costly sta diums and aid facilities in coun tries where people need more food and farmers need more fertilizer to grow it. Numerous Congression al Committees have turned u p countless illustrations, including ca.-'es of sheer waste and down-- right fraud.” “One hundred years ago when Queen Victoria was on the throne of England, there were twenty reigning monarchs in Europe. To day this number has fallen to sev en. The Monarchy of Britain, has survived because of the nature of the British people who cherish and and rever the institution .It is also a personal triumph of the character and integrity of modern sovereigns, which under a consti tutional monarchy, suit the needs of the Commonwealth.” The United States has the old est written Constitution in the world. On September 17, 1787, the document was signed in Phila delphia. It was declared to be in effect in March 1789 and it has served as the foundation of our nation ever since. It was the work of many minds and many pens, and it stands e* a model of coop erative statesmanship and fore sight. For this is the secret of the Constitution. The framers were men of remarkable vision; they devised a Constitution that would be workable in a future they could hardly have dared to imagine. Provisions for amending the Con stitution were carefully incorpor ated into the document; yet, the basic structure remains unchang ed. 30 MILLION PEOPLE 5. 6. 7. 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CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE 4 0/ PER /0 ANNUM (Compounded Semi-Annually) Njffe >>3*? ^3 wm otmtmr msovno* XwS- ) avisos amd Loam As so ciATioM A SAVINGS INSTITUTION FOUNDED 1935 !88» COLX.BOB 8TB8BT, KBWBBRBY. •• c - J. F. CLARKSON M. O. SUMMER DIRECTORS G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILLINGHAM BRANCH OFFICE — Bafesburg, S. C. E. B. PURCELL W. C. HUFFMAN Of course we all know what the Constitution is, but how many of know exactly what is in it? Since it isn’t merely a monument, but a living, workable basis of our gov ernment, we should, in these cru cial times, take a closer look into it. To begin with, it is a beautifully written document—a masterpiece. But it is not verbose or flowery. It is concise.” “ Throughout the country drive- in restaurants are springing up at the rate of almost a dozen a day. According to the industry’s lead ing trade journal, “Drive-In Man agement” approximately 4000 be gan operation in 1962, represent ing a total investment of over 350 million dollars. They ranged from small hot-dog stands, with little more equipment than a hot plate and a soft drink cooler, to lavish establishments costing close to a half million doVars and featuring such elaborate equipment as mi crowave ovens and electric slic ing machines. Although the business date to the early twenties, its big growth has come in the past decade. In deed, some 80 per cent of the 42,000-odd drive-ins now in op eration have been started since 1952. The impetus has come large ly from the steady increase in motoring, the trek to the suburbs —which has hurt downtown res taurants—and the burgeoning teen--age population. Teen-agers account for over one-third of the industry’s volume, now estimated at some $6 billion a year. As one operator says happily: ‘Teen-agers are the world’s best repeat cus tomers. They not only come back day after day, they even come back several times the same day‘. The roadside diners are outpac ing regular restaurants both in gross revenues and profits. The average gross for the former is close to $75,000 a year, compared with only $50,000 for conventional eating places. The optimism of the operators stems from several factors. For one thing, the U. S. is more than ever a nation on wheels. Today over 62 million autos and trucks are on the road and the total is growing by some 4 million annual ly. Meanwhile, the population shift to the suburbs is attracting more steady residential customers, of ten at the expense of the down town restaurants. In fact, such family trade accounts for 50 per cent of drive-in volume; interest ingly transients provide only 15 per cent of drive-in volume. “Half a century ago there stood astride the American economy that indomitable giant King Coal. It darkened a thousand cities and towns as it fired the vitals of in dustry. It gave heat to the kit chen and warmth to the home. And who can forget the inferno behind the open door of the loco motive laboring through the dark countryside ? But now the King is very, very sick. Two malignant forces are wasting it away as a factor in our national life. One is the re lentless competition of rival fuels. The other is the rise of technology in industry. Exploration and research brought petroleum, natural gas, hydro-el ectric power, and nuclear energy into the market. The use of coal diminished. From a peak employ ment figure of 875,000 40 years ago, the number of those working in the mines hal fallen off to about 150,000 today. In bituminous mining, the average miner pro duced 2,450 tons in 1960 as com pared with 1,350 in the mid ’40s and 750 in the early ’20s. The major factor causing un employment has been the modern izing of equipment, which had been induced by the high wages and benefits secured. The report also discounted the claim of coal peo ple that the supply of gas and pe troleum was likely to be exhaust ed. The report said that well be fore 1980 the nation would be able to be self-sufficient in petrol eum without foreign oil. It point ed out that shale oil was in sight in quantities and also that coal would be yielding gasoline. At the current rate of consumption ‘conventional fossil fuels pius shale oil and fisionable materials contain recoverable energy equiv alent to 800 year®’. As to unemployment, a report! said that “concurrent with loss of markets, coal-mining wages were rising and were among the high est in American industry, and this element of cost has been a mighty factor in pushing the industry in to mechanization during the post war period, in order to stay com petitive'.” March of Dimas Helps Save Boy Here's Johnny at age one after first operation . . . and today, leading a normal life at age 'our. “Tomorrow must be earned — not appropriated. Voting more money for schools doesn’t make this an educated nation. It isn’t bilbons for more veterans’ hospi tals that will make America heal thy; it is honest production, not shorter hours, that protects jobs, At his fourth birthday party, Johnny Wilson’s big blue eyes sparkled as his mother carried in the most magnificent cake he had ever seen. It was shaped like a huge boat plowing its way through mountainous waves of whipped cream and icing. Johnny’s win some smile beamed at friends and he gave out kisses all around. It was a happy affair. Yet at one time. Johnny’s parents had little hope he would live to celebrate even his first birth day. For he was born with the often fatal birth defect of wa ter on the brain, or hydro cephalus. Surgical treatment saved Johnny’s life when he was three months old. At that time, doctors performed what is known as a shunt operation. They inserted in Johnny’s head a plastic tube which allowed excess fluid from the brain to be harmlessly absorbed by the youngster’s body. Without the operation, fluid within the brain is prevented from taking its normal course, and causes the head to swelk enormously. This is what had happened to Johnny. (If shunt surgery is not performed in time, mental retardation and blindness may ensue, even death, in certain cases.) Since 1958, doctors have per formed two other shunt opera tions and have treated Johnny for gastroenteritis and septice mia. Today, Johnny leads a rela tively healthy, happy and care free life. Like any other little boy who lives on a farm, he loves to hug lambs, chase cows and tease chicks on the family’s 100 acres near Columbus, Ohio. He is a good example of thousands of afflicted children being helped to live nearly normal lives through a unique medical care program financed by The National Foundation- March of Dimes. Babies with birth defects are born every other minute in the United States, 250,000 of them each year, almost 700 each day. Johnny goes regularly to a special Birth Defects Clinical Study Center at Children’s Hospital, Columbus, supported by March of Dimes funds. It is one of more than 30 similar centers across the na tion set up for the study and treatment of birth defects. At the center, trained spe cialists work together *o help children with many kmds of birth defects. They include a neurosurgeon, orthopedic sur geon, internist, psychiatrist, physical therapist and medical social worker. They have put their skilled hands and minds to work on Johnny’s behalf. Every four months, Johnny’s mother drives him to the center for his check-up. A doctor al ways measures his head to make sure there is no change in size. Since 1959, his head size has remained relatively constant. Johnny is growing up to be an impish, energetic and friendly little boy who likes to do every thing and go everywhere. Espe cially, he likes to wheedle rides on a pony at the next farm. He’ll settle, though, for a tour on the tractor with his mother or father, Julia and John Wil son. Like Johnny, other afflicted children who receive proper treatment may live to enjoy shooting cap pistols, watching television, singing songs or playing a toy banjo—with the best of four-year-olds. SENATOR STRO HURMOND Reports PEOPLE Behind the Brush Curtain HOPES BASED on the Soviet Union’s show of removing its missiles are being shattered. Be hind the Brush Curtain around Cuba is a formidable Soviet strategic military base. THE QUESTION of whether the Soviets did actually remove missiles from Cuba is, from a practical standpoint, becoming moot. The question lingers be cause in no instance were bare missiles revealed to our observ ers of Soviet ships leaving Cuba. There was no indication that any of the half-dozen missile launch rings and other support ing equipment for the IRBM’s were aboard departing Soviet vessels. Nor was there observed anything to indicate that more than a very few of the some two dozen launch stands and erec tors previously observed were aboard. THE QUESTION of what was removed becomes moot because of what is obviously in Cuba now. Reliable sources estimate the forces in Cuba under the command of Soviet General C. O. Slazenko to be between 30,000 and 40,000, with supporting air and naval units. The value of the Soviet - supplied military equipment exceeds $1 billion. This equipment includes ap proximately 600 tanks, of such late model types as the T-54, T-34 and JS-2, and amphibious tanks; more than 200 armored personnel carriers and scout cars have been observed; more than 2,000 artillery pieces are in the Soviet-Cuban arsenal, in cluding 76 and 122 mm. guns and howitzers, 67 mm. anti-tank guns and assorted anti-aircraft pieces; and more than 1,000 mor tars have been counted, some of which are as large as 180 mm. The rocket launcher inventory, a part of which was displayed in the January Havana parade, numbers in the thousands. Con ventional artillery is supple mented by nuclear-tipped FROG Missiles, with a 300-mile range. There appear to be four bat talions of these missiles. Ve hicles to support the combat force are well over the 15,000 figure. THE 24 SITES of surface to air missiles are stocked with only slightly less than 1,000 mis siles, mostly SA-2s, but includ ing an increasing number of SA- 3s, which are effective against I both high altitude and low alti- ] tude aircraft. MORE THAN 100 cruise mis- j siles, some of which arrived j within the last three weeks, are j on four coastal defense sites. ; Estimates of ballistic missiles with a 1,100-2,200 mile range in ! underground facilities run be- ’ tween 100 and 200. These bal- i ; listic missiles are supported by the latest in radar and com- j munications equipment. Indeed, j the military communications set up in Cuba is rated as among the best in the world. The stra tegic importance attached by the Soviets to their missile deploy ment in Cuba is demonstrated by the continuing assignment in Cuba of Soviet Lt. Gen. Pavil B. Dankevich, prominent Russian expert in strategic missiles. A reported shipment to Cuba re cently of atomic warhead mate rials was estimated as quite sub stantial. THE SOVIET naval comple ment in Cuba consists of more than 100 craft, including 12 to 15 Komar class missile boats armed with four short range surface to surface missiles each, motor torpedo boats, subchasers and patrol boats. Although it is impossible to determine where they are “based,” Soviet sub marines are resupplied in Cuba and call frequently at Cuban ports and bays. i A CHECK OF the weapons complement observed in Cuba against Soviet military tables of equipment indicates the presence of a complete Soviet Army, and the inventory of missiles and aircraft tallies with the equip ment normally assigned to a Soviet Air Army. Reliable sources have reported a Soviet Motorized Division, ar Armored Division and an Elite Guards Division in Cuba, which bears out the presence of a Soviet Army. Significantly, disposition of Soviet forces are at the vicin ity of three identified missile bases and one airfield near Hol guin in eastern Cuba—the exact sites that were pinpointed in October as the principal loca tions of “offensive” weapons. THE AMERICAN people are entitled to know the truth about what’s behind the Brush Cur tain. Sincerely, it takes more than costly play grounds to cure juvenile delinqu ency . . . Pouring billions all over the world doesn’t buy security nor peace. Nothing worth having or worth being is ever reached except by honest, hard work, but it is be coming the tragic fashion to think we can short-cut the work, and have everything we want if we only spend enough Federal dollars. And then we mistakenly feel the government has taken care of it, so we can sit back and relax. Another once-great nation withered and died when its people were drugged with that same fatal poison. (Perhaps ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’ should be required reading in many places today. VISITS BROTHER HERE Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sanders of Sumter visited Mr. Sanders’ bro ther, Frasier Sanders and family Saturday. AT GRASSROOTS LEVEL . . . Four-year-old Vincent Crisa- fulli of Maywood, N. J., has dis covered a secret game of his own, to do with sticks and stones. 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