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Page Two THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1963 1218 Colletre Street, Newberrv, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Carolina. Paid at Newberry, South SUBSCRIPTION RATES vance :Six Months $1.25. $2.00 per year in ad- THE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN I’m just an innocent soi-t of per son, believing what the Constitu tion says—and all that; so I won der about things, sometimes. Nat urally I think it would be helpful if the Supreme Court would issue a booklet entitled “The Constitu tion of the United States, as Am ended by The Supreme Court.” There is something which per plexes and baffles me, I’ve read about a contract for military planes to be carried out over five years!! I know there are occasions for interpreting the Constitution and applying provisions of the Con stitution to new conditions, so no one will challenge my statement that a provision of the Constitu tion forbidding appropriations for the army for a longer period than two years will apply to the Air Force, for the clear intent of the Constitution referred to the mili tary or Defense organizations for all time. As must be the case of millions of citizens, I don’t know all that is “going on” in Washington and I’ve concluded that the officials themselves are at sea, even with out getting their feet wet. We’ve just read that the four flyers who died in Cuba were in the service of our country. Most of us thought so, but we were as sured that the “Boy-Scout” milit ary invasion of Cuba was not planned, fomented and paid for by our government. But President Kennedy had assured us that the Government was not involved. Now, at this late date, he admits that the Government had some mild degree of inept participation in that renowned military effort which did not appear to have been an enterprise worthy of Caesar, going to Britain; or Napoleon’s numerous forays into Italy. Ger many and Austria. I am omitting William the Con- querer, of course, as well as Gen eral Shafter’s invasion of Cuba and General Miles’ invasion of Porto Rico. As an exploit of arms our trav- 1 esty at “Pigs Bay”, (if that is the name) might have aroused all the dead soldiers now resting in Arlington National cemetery. W'e seem to have very little judgment in Washington in any matter, whether dealing with cot ton or throwing away billions of dollars of tax money. Why our Congress does not stop all that prodigal waste; and why it does not curb all our foolish enterprises abroad I can’t understand. 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The records may prove that we live longer; or is it, as some wag said about married men living longer than single men, “It jjust seems longer.” It appears to be true that to day a man of 60 is just like a lad, whereas fifty years ago a man of 50 stumbled about; and a man of 60 was an aged grandpa, retired to easy slippers and a glass of warm milk at bed time. Today he is up and doing and still dreaming. In true American spirit our men of medicine, surgery, etc., today are trying to renew the usefulness of the heart patients. “Six-foot two-inch, 192 pound Kenneth Stockman gingerly picks his way along a six-inch-wide steel beam 120 feet about ground at a Union Carbide plant at Texas City, Texas. Walking the Iron,’ as this is called, climbing to diz zying heights and hanging one- legged from a scaffold several stories up are all part of Mr. Stockman’s job as an iron work er and rigger. But there’s a distinction bet ween the 45-year-old Texan and the thousands of other men in his risky occupation. Mr. Stockman continues his demanding duties despite a serious heart attack only i two years ago. Mr. Stockman’s current activity is noteworthy because it is an ex ception to past corporate practice and illustrates a new trend: More and more companies are returning most cardiac cases to their old jobs, even to some strenuous dut ies such as climbing, ditch digging and driving heavy trucks. Most of these concerns would have retired the workers or given them lighter duties only a few years ago. Industry’s growing concern for the cardiac and its medical work in this field have wide-spread im plications for many Americans. Some 10.5 million Americans suf fer from heart disease, according to the American Heart Associa tion. The nation’s number one kill er, diseases of the heart and blood vessels claim the lives of almost one million Americans a year. Returning cardiacs to white collar jobs, including executive posts, has been relatively routine for several years. The trend to re tain cardiacs on tasks that re quire more physical strain stems from increasing awareness, based on experience, that most cardiacs fare well on heavy jobs. Union Carbide, which nine years ago began an intensive study to determine the relationship of such factors as blood fats to heart dis ease, often found in medical ex aminations that employees had experienced earlier heart ailments which theworkers either didn’t recognize or failed to report to the company when hired.” A LOOK AT RETIREMENT; AND MONEY THAT S LEFT BEHIND “My husband has now come | that their three children would home to retire, and at intervals I have more and more, wonder who this strange man is she remained on in her $J 1,000 with whom I am living 24 hours frame house in a neighboi hood a day. He must wonder the same , that had gone to seed. She held about me. People say ‘Have Fun!’ j to her 1353 two-door sedan until but I think we’ve worked too long to know how. I often wondered how a woman knew when she was 1959, then sold it because it used gas. She didn’t mind a coal fur nace, and she didn’t mind feeding The dear children should inherit growing old. Now I know. It’s jt herself, when men don’t whistle at you; when friends give you pepper-1 ever ything possible. When they mints; when someone cautions! tested a* she was Livi t00 abou * ateps and stairs; when j f u she protested she wanted children become sohcitous; when , t0 do it for them the bored shoe clerk remarks you are getting a bunion; and when your husband comes home to re tire. “But am I disenchanted? No! She took vacations now and then at a place called Poplar Mountain 38 miles away, always with a widow friend and always on a We read, study, and keep awake budget of $65. She wouldn’t buy a mentally. We are more active television set because she thought than ever in our club and service ^ j noney _t hou ^,^f. kep a for 4 organizations. We swim. We gar- ^ 1 ^ ren - ^be didn t eat much, den. We are now looking for some- And mostl y vegetables, body who will organize a College When the estate was finally set- for Senior Citizens so we can en- tied each of the three children got roll. $6,300. One, living in New York, “Don’t let the sour wives lead took a jet vacation to Europe with you astray — it’s pretty nice to his w r ife, for $5,200 of his. Another, living in Memphis, added air con ditioning and a playroom to his house and used all the $6,300. The Dear Old Mrs. Emiline Brown, third bought a red convertible and like her deceased husband Wil- applied the rest of the $6,300 on liam, wanted so much to leave the mortgage of his $34,000 house, things to the children. And in the The dollars of one generation eight years she lived as a widow become the petty cash of the next, before joining her William, she The sacrifices of one buy the lux- skimped more and more in order! uries of the next. have a man around the house.” A Wife * * • There is nothing new under the sun. Years ago in South Carolina I saw geese clearing cotton rows of grass. Now, many months later big farmers of Louisiana have found geese helpful in cotton fields. “It’s a sad thing to be replaced by a machine, but to be replaced by a goose is even worse.” So observed Jose Bravo Manza recently in Mexico City. Senor Bravo has been hoping to come to the U. S. to weed cotton fields this spring, but his prospects are dimming because Amarican cotton growers are employing fewer and fewer Mexican farm workers. The reason: Growers in cotton regions are finding that geese—specific- Many times small bed rooms in modern homes cause a furniture problem in that there is not enough space for chests that pro vide drawer space. One method of eliminat ing this problem is to fit one half of your closet with a set or bank of bright colored drawers. This will eliminate one piece of furniture and often will give you much more storage space than a chest Construction need not be costly since they will be concealed be hind the closet door. With sim- The hanging lamp is a versatile servant and will add a decorative touch as weli as convenient lighting to any room in the home. In a basement or recrea tion room, for instance, hanging lamp can glide across a ceiling track to give light where it is most needed—over the card ta ble when a game is in progress, or near a favor ite chair or desk when reading or working. In ad dition to moving across room on ceiling track, hanging lamp, of course, may be raised or lowered to suit lighting needs. Tube lighting, installed in dra- ple plans and accurate measure ments, most any local carpentez can construct them. pery valance or book shelving, adds soft background light and compliments versatility of the hanging lamp. ally, the White Chinese variety— can do weeding better and more cheaply than men with hoes. “If it weren’t for geese I could not stay in the cotton business,” declares J. H. Williams, a Natch itoches, La. operator of a 10,000 acre plantation. He figures he saves $16.50 per acre annually by using geese. Geese thrive on many cf the grasses and weeds that infest cotton fields. They are particular ly adept at rooting out Johnson grass, a stubborn weed that chokes cotton plants and vigor ously re-sprouts even when at tacked with chemicals, cultivators and chopping hoes. “Cotton Goosing!, as the use of geese for weeding is called, has been employed on a small scale for half a century. In recent years, however the technique has spread rapidly as cotton farmers, their profits squeezed by rising costs and declining markets, have sought to trim labor bills.” Mr. and Mrs. William T. Boozer are now residing at 1417 Jeffer son street. FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS By C. D. SmlH» Some Girls Use Too Much "Point” THE WEEK’S LETTER: “What do you think about seventh and eighth grade girls in lipstick, liquid make-up, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, eyebrow pencil and a dozen other goops? I am in the eighth grade and I think it is silly. I have a good friend that won’t even wear lipstick. Believe it or not (grownups will, teenag ers won’t) she has a beautiful complexion. This girl is very nice and very popular. I want to ask some (through your column) why they want to look like they are wearing a mask rather than ap pearing natural, pretty, naive?” —Sue. OUR REPLY: The writer has never been able to understand. Sue, why it is that some teenagers paint and powder themselves until they look like fugitives from a war dance. It must be, of course, that they wish to appear older than they really are. Yet, they defeat themselves by overdoing it—what everyone sees is a kid who is try ing to act like a grownup and doesn’t know how. Seldom do you see mature women overdo the paint and powder bit. They know better. This is not to say, though, that cosmetics aren’t valuable and use ful. They have their place. For the most part, teenagers have a natural beauty and charm that needs little artificial help. A few, however, can improve their looks by discriminating use of cos metics. In such instances, the girl should seek the advice and help of an older, mature woman, or a professional—someone who knows the difference between “just right” and “way overboard.” Luckiest and most envied of all is your friend whose natural beau ty and charm is sufficient. It h*T« a pfbUm 7«a want «• Slaaaaa, at aa •baarTatlaa ta maka, aSAraas 7 a a r lattar ta FOB AND ABOUT TBENAGKBS, NATIONAL WEKKLY NKWBFAPKB •KBVICE. FBANKTOBT. KY. SENATOR STRO THURMOND Reports PEOPLE The Anti-Missile Gap THE AMERICAN PEOPLE have heard much of gaps in our cold war planning vis-a-vis the communists. There is the space gap which was created when the first Soviet Sputnik was shot into outer space in 1957. Then there was talk of a missile gap which never actually developed. Now there exists a very real and dangerous gap by our re fusal to expedite development and deployment of a defense against ballistic missile attack. THE SPACE GAP should never have been permitted to develop. Our leaders hesitated to develop rocket boosters large enough to carry nuclear war heads in the late 1940’s, but the Soviets gambled that it could he done and did it. Before the Soviet Sputnik went up, the Army’s Dr. Wernher \on Braun begged for an opportunity to send his Jupiter missile payload into outer space. Later his re quest was approved, and he suc ceeded after Sputnik had scored the greatest osych©logical achievement of the cold war. The large booster capacity of the USSR is the reason Mr. Khrushchev can boast today of a 100-megaton rocket warhead. Soviet booster capabilities could also provide the margin of vic tory in the race to conquer outer space. OUR LEADERS HAVE NOT, however, always procrastinated on cold war decisions. They de cided in the late 1950’s to go forward with component part production of ’.ong lead-time items for the Polaris and Atlas missile systems before final de velopment. Each decision was a gamble, but cur leaders were game, and this is why the mis sile-gap developed on the other sDe. not ours. FOR THE PAST FEW YTD PS 'mr loaders have been faced with another key decision: Wh-'t' ^r to go forward with production of the only anti missile system the Free World has under active development. Each year, however, they have decided, over military objections, against spending $160 million for production cf key component ' parts of the Army’s Nike Zeus system, even though the Zeus has scored success after success in the face of dire predictions about its capabilities. After the Zeus passed its ultimate test last year by picking out and destroy ing the intercontinental ballis tic missile target from among several missiles, it was decided to develop a modified Zeus sys tem called the Nike X, and to defer production of any anti missile system until 1970, at the earliest. If, however. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara postpones production of long lead-time items of the X system, as he has with the Zeus, 1975 may be a more likely target date, if indeed we are ever per mitted to develop and deploy aa anti-missile system. THE PRINCIPAL FOE of US Zeus development has been Dr. Jerome Wiesner, scientific advisor to the President. At the December, 1960, Pugwash Conference in Mosct v. Dr. Wiesner argued against an anti-missile system with these words: “It is important to note that a missile deterrent system would be unbalanced by the de velopment of a highly effective anti-missile defense system and if it appears possible to develop one, the agreements should ex plicitly prohibit the development and deployment of such sys tems.” THE PRIMARY GOAL of US defense policy is to achieve nuclear parity with the Soviets, and thereby the stability which policymakers say will lead to disarmament. This is the real reason why we have not moved forward with the Zeus defense against missiles. UNDER THE PARITY PLAN however our nuclear delivery systems are to be concentrated in missiles. An effective e’efense against bcllistic mis-iles would upset the rarity anJ give over whelming superiority to the side posseoeing it. Ti e fDvlVs wnt superiority ar. ’ have achieved a lead of at ler.st several rears in i development of an active c'.e- Tense rgairst misailcs. OUR GAMBLE is not with one weapons system but with our entire defense strue.urj, and thereby the survival of the Nation. Planned stretch-outs cf a US anti-missile defense sys tem could indeed spell the end to the cold war- -and to free dom—through victory for the communists. Sincerely, NOTICE OF JUR Y DRAWING We, the undersigned Jury Com missioners of Newberry County, shall on Wednesday, April 10th, 1963, at 9 o’clock, A. M. in the office of the Clerk of Court, op enly and publicly, draw the names of thirty-six (36) men to serve as Jurors for the Court of Common Pleas (Civil), which will convene in the Newberry County Court House on Monday, April 22, 1963, at ten o’clock A. M. Burke M. Wise, Clerk of Court Ralph B. Black, Auditor J. Ray Dawkins, Treasurer. March 27, 1963, Newberry> S. C. A RETIRED MAN’S WIFE ASKS HIS BOSS FOR ADVICE Dear Mr. Boss: It was nice of you to send my 65-year-old husband home last month with his pension. That’s what a wife is supposed to say, isn’t it? Anyway, I’ve got him now and you haven’t. Or you’re rid of him and I’m not. Whichever way you want to look at it. And the pur pose of this letter is to give you some helpful hints in exchange for some helpful hints I need from you. First, I want you to tell me how you kept my husband from taking a nap every day right after lunch. You didn’t let him take a nap at the company, did you? Well, he is now taking a nap right after lunch and it is disorganizing my whole routine. Please tell me how you kept him awake without making him mad. Now for a helpful hint for you. You know about die fancy Golden Years stuff your Personnel De partment is feeding men like my husband before they retire. Well, it’s a lot of pea shells. My hus band, like most husbands, is not going off to a mountain top in retirement. He’s coining home to stay, which means he’s going to help me with the housework which means the dishes. But you sent him home with no •kill is this chore and with no conditioning to do it. Tell your Personnel experts to start putting men at the sink in the company cafeteria about three months be fore they retire, so they can get used to die life dial’s in front of them. The next dung t need to know from you is how you handled my husband’s drinking. This business of his keeping beer in the refrig erator and starting to drink it before lunch every day is shock ing. And I’m surprised that you let employees get into this habit How much beer did you serve employees on the job, and how did you keep my husband from drinking all afternoon? The best helpful hint I can give you, I think, is to stop retiring your employee’s loyalty whenever you retire the employee. My hus band came home riding a rah-rah bronco for the company and he would have punched anybody who said anything bad about it Why didn’t you train him to be a part- time commission salesman for the company’s products after he re tired? He could have sold on en thusiasm and devotion alone. You didn’t follow through. You sent him home with a party and a bang. Then what did you do? You sent him the house organ. You big fellows don’t follow through. And do you know where all that company loyalty goes after a man retires? It goea to the Social Se curity office and to the insurance company that sends him his pen sion. Your company makes appli ances. Why didn’t you train him to repair them in his retirement if you couldn’t make him a sales man? He would have made house wives in this neighborhood think those appliances are the greatest thing since flush toilets. Because he’d BELIEVE it. Please answer.. Sincerely, Mrs. Golden Years