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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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DIRECTORS
G. K. DOMINICK
J. K. WILLINGHAM
BRANCH OFFICE —Baiesburg, S. C.
E. B. PURCELL
W. C. HUFFMAN
You have observed that every
day someone passes away because
of heart trouble. We almost won
der how our ancestors lived before
we had viruses, cancer and heart
trouble.
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.
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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