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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1966 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Ar/nfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, Soutb Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance :Six Months $1.25. THE “SPECTATOR S” COLUMN “When President Johnson re cited the ‘economic miracles’ he neglected one in his own state. Oil in Texas in like water in the Atlantic. Yet Texas has raised its gasoline tax to 11 cents, the highest in the coun try. If that’s not a miracle, and typical, Sam Houston was an Eskimo. The real miracle man is not Mr. Johnson. It’s anybody who can face yesterday’s bills, to day’s expenses and tomorrow’s taxes. The big economic battle today is over the worth of the dollar. W hen will housewives, suffer ing pensioners and all respon sible workers teach the politi cians that they know the score? The Kennedy Administration quietly changed the cost-of-liv ing index base from 1939 to 1957-59 and Mr. Johnson now quotes the most favorable fig ures this political presto- change-o can concoct. Even so, his own Department of Labor admits that in the past decade the dollar’s over all buying power has lost 15 percent, the education expense for our children has lost 24 per cent, the housebuilding dol lar 20 per cent, the transporta tion dollar 18 per cent and the food dollar 15 per cent. In fact, at the present rate of decline our 1939 dollar, now worth less than 45 cents, will be worth 25 cents in exactly eight years. That’s quite a miracle in the world’s most productive country. Money is worth only what it will buy. You can’t wrap it around you and live in it, ride in it or eat it. Yet Mr. John son constantly deals in a dou ble-standard. He uses dollar signs when what we really have are dollarettes. Since 1960 commercial bank loans and investments have in creased twiciwas fast as the Gross National Product in physical tenliB.^Tfie price of land nationally has gone up 25 per cent. The cost of service has gone up nearly 20 per ct. But take merely the past year. The house buyer or renter, for example, is getting alarm ingly less for his money. Mr. Johnson tells us that housing starts are up. Some are — in money. But this column recent ly pointed out that in physical volume they are down, and far down, even compared to 1959. Construction wage rates now average about $2.60 per hour, and in New York electricians get about $5 an hour and have a 25-hour week. The construc tion wages are not offset by increased production. The ap artment boom has dramatically failed to offset the decline in single-family house building The spectacular things con structed to obscure the fact that the platform segment of the building industry—housing —is flat on its back. We constructed about 1.5 million house units last year. In spite of the population ex plosion the record still holds at 1.9 million units in 1950— 15 years ago. Public utility building looks up—in dollars. But the physical volume has hardly changed throughout the postwar period. It’s no higher than it was 35 years ago'. Neither is school construc tion. The ‘miracle’ makes it look doubled 1 siiide 1955. But we’re buUding.no more schools than 10 yd&rs ago. In fact, Mr. Johnson’s* entire ‘miracle’ price increases fox J965 alone reduce the rate growth^rate in real output to about four percent. These are the figures of his own Department of Labor. Meanwhile, with the cost of living hitting another new high the 1965 gold year ended with a loss of $1.6 billion as against $135 .'-million in 1964, and at another new’ 27-year low. ft* The, Social Security tax rate, shared equally by em ploye^ and employers, has in creased more than 260 per cent since 1949. And if Mr. John son’s proposals in the last Con gressional session, not counting those he made in his January 12th State of the Union mes sage CTor the current session, becomes^aw the increase could be a| : - great as 4S5 per cent by 1973*; jsf, Fellow peasafetsf* in Presi dent Johnson’s pocketful of miracles it’s at that time that we’ll see what the miracle real ly amounts to. For it’s then that we’re also due to get a 25 cent dollar.” Looking A bead S-A-V-E BY THE EARN DIVIDEND From MARCH 1st l»th *Ull'p** ♦ u - 'fZJ* Building and Loan Association 1117 Barca Street Newberry, S. C. Dial 276-5660 DIRECTORS: RakAi B. Baker. J. Dare Caldwell Pinckney N. Atouu Leals C. Floy d 1 ThoeuM H- Pape R. Askrey Harley “This is National Electrical Week^irithin it’falls February Hth—the birthdate of Thomas Alva v Edison, the Father of Electricity**, On this 119th an niversary we pause to reflect on past accomplishments in the vast field of electricity—and look expectantly "to the future. This versatile helper—silent, invisible, incredibly fast and powerful——makes such a big difference in our lives . . more important, it is the key that will unlock greater difference in our lives tomorrow. Elec tricity has a hand in the fu ture—a future that is assured by the South Carolina Electric and Gas ?'€ompany as it plans ahead to meet this areas needs —for home, farm and industry. Only recently the company an nounced the largest capital ex penditure budget in its 119- year history.” “Thomas Edison, whose birth day we recently commemorated in perhaps best known for his development of the first elec tric lamp. But this lamp was only the beginning of his con tribution to the electrical in dustry. Edison improved the dynamo; Ee designed a com plete system of electric light ing with all the infinite de tail of switches, sockets, insu lators^ wires, meters. He built a central power station; he be gan the electrical industry as we know it today. Of Thomas Edison, Herbert Hoover said: ‘It is given to few men of any age, nation, or calling to be come ^be benefactor of all humanity. That distinction came abundantly to Thomas A. Edi*- son’. That distinction is rare. In one of his last recorded mes sages Edison left another great contribution to the world— words that the South Carolina Electric and Gas company be lieves couUL serve as in inspir ation to each Succeeding gen eration. He said ‘Be courageous. Be as brave as your fathers before you. Have faith. Go forward’. South Carolina Elec tric and Gas company leaves these words with you as a thojght for National Electric ity Week.” “History will show that only > ... by Df. Georg* S. Benson PRESIDENT-NATIONAL EDUCATION rROGRAM Searcy * Arka.uaa WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS It appears that many leaders in Congress and the federal government are dedicated to the proposition that whatever the public wants, that it may have. President Johnson, being an avid reader of the polls, is said to lean in that direction. If this dependence upon the sampling of public opinion is to become a significant factor in the development of public policy, it should also follow that whatever the public does not want should be dropped like the customary hot potato just as soon as the percentages are available. So far, this principle has never been applied with regard to the right-to-work question, in the drive of labors b’osses to repeal the Taft-Hartley pro vision giving states the right to ban compulsory union mem bership. Nobody’s poll, to our knowledge, has ever come up with anything resembling a consensus for repeal. Repeated efforts to sample opinion have shown disfavor for repeal, yet the President and certain Con gressional leaders insist on another trip for the repealer through Congress. Predictions are, as this is written, that it will fail in the Senate again. Re-education Needed If it does, it may reappear as a plank in future party platforms for as long as labor’s leaders want to push it. It will remain a good case exam ple of special interest legisla tion, proposed for political rea sons and renewed annually to enable labor’s lobbyists to keep Congress on its toes. These lobbyists can also throw up Section 14b to any Congress man who doesn’t want to go along with more unemployment pay, higher minimum wages, or shortened working hours. The public, we hope, will become aware of these wheelings and dealings. There are hopeful signs that this may come about. In the most recent Opinion Research Corporation study of public at titudes toward the right to work issue, repeal of Section 14b was placed well down in a list of bread-and-butter issues to which the public thinks uh- ions should give their attention. If labor leaders take their cue from this, there will be more attention given in their educa tion programs and their period icals to individual freedoms and responsibilities, along with the principles of group action. The principle of voluntary union membership seems to belong to the grain and fabric of our free society. Strong Labor Support The ORC opinion study pre sented the right to work ques tion to the public as a series of issues stated in different pat terns. The very lowest level of public approval was found as 56 per cent for and 21 per cent against right to work laws for the home state. When the ques tion was put whether compan ies should not be permitted to fire workers who refuse to join unions, 70 per cent were for that. Other statements of the issue, including preference for “free choice” argument over “free rider” argument, showed support for right to work laws by not less than 60 per cent of the public. Senator Dirksen, who is in the forefront of the battle to retain right to work, reported recently on his findings at grassroots during the Congres sional recess. The reaction ag ainst repeal, he said, was “ab solutely overwhelming” in ev ery section of the country that he visited. He found that union members look upon such laws as a way to discipline union officers. A union member who does not like the way things are run has a tremendous weapon when he can offer to turn in his union card. Thus, many were sayine: “We have a good local, and the reason is that we have 14b.” Principles Involved On the other hand, George Meany. president of the CIO AFL, has assumed that all of labor wants Section 14b re pealed. He is probably right that nearly every official wants to collect toll from everybody at the plant. Mr. Meany com plained to the press recently that the Senate filibuster ag ainst repeal was denying law makers the right to vote, en dangering democratic govern ment. It seems he neglected to mention the right to work as basic in our society, for the union shop leaves no choice at all to the man who does not wish to join a union. He can either join or quit his job. There seems to be something basic here regarding individual freedom. The public, in this instance at least, seems to be wiser than the union heirarchy and more responsive to the basic tenets of our free society. What now remains is for the responsible leadership of Am erica—in labor, government, and politics—to get with it. PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL Mrs. Nancy Ann Busby, New berry. Mrs. Ruby Brooks, New berry. Hubert Brown, Newberry. Miss Annie Bynum, New berry. Charles K. Cromer, New berry. James H. Craft, Ninety Six. Mrs. Mary L. Crawford, Hodges. Mrs. Lois Cromer, Newberry. Mrs. Nettie Cromer, New berry. Robert Lee Crooks, New- ) berry. Mrs. Carrie Cureton, New berry. Johnny Lee Dominick, New berry. Mrs. Mae Derrick, Newberry. Asa Eigner, Kinards. Mrs. Alice Fallaw, Peak. ' Julius B. Fulmer, Leesville. Mrs. Rosa Belle Glenn, Sil- verstreet. Mrs. Alice Guise, Newberry, Allen F. Harmon, Prosperity. James Leslie Hawkins, New berry. Mrs. Mamie B. Hornsby, Newberry. Robert Johnson, Newberry, Mrs. Ella Kelly, Joanna. Mrs. Barbara Kinard, Pros perity. Mrs. Hattie Lark, Chappells Charles E. Long, Saluda. Rev. Ralph T. Lowrimore, Newberry. Barney F. Means, Newberry. Joe M. Miller, Newberry. William M. Minick, Kinards. James T. Moore, Newberry. Miss Laura Mae Nichols, Newberry. Mrs. Eddie Outze, Johnston. Mrs. Elve Phillips, Newberry Mrs. Shirley Rutherford, Po- maria. Mrs. Sara S. Smith, New berry. Mrs. Geneva B. Street, New berry. Claude P. Summer Jr., New berry. Marvin O. Summer, Newberry. Mrs. Viola H. Thomas, New berry. Mrs. Jean Vernon, Newberry. Mrs. Anna E. Walker, New berry. Mrs. Ethel Walker, Newberry % James M. Weaks, Pomaria. Herman Wright, Newberry. three South Carolina lawmak ers recorded themselves as voting ‘no’ on adoption of the ‘50-59’ Senate reapportionment compromise yesterday. Senate President Pro Tem pore Edgar A. Brown of Barn well and Sen. Walter J. Bris tow of Richland were dissent ing senators. In the House, only Rep. D. Paul Folk II, of Newberry went on record as opposing adoption of the free conference committee’s solution. In a prepared statement in serted in the record, Brown made it clear that his ‘no’ vote was a protest against another federal usurpation of states’ rights. Said he: ‘I desire tto be recorded as voting against the adoption of the report of the committee of free conference on S. 438, not because I have any complaint about what the conferees have done, but in protest against this outrageous further en croachment of the federal gov ernment upon the rights of States. ‘This reapportionment of the South Carolina Senate not only tends to destroy local govern ment as we know it, but it up sets the sound, fiscal govern ment which I have had a part in framing during the last 30 years’. Sen. Bristaw based his ‘no’ vote on objections to clauses in both plans to require the num bering of Senate seats in a single county, multi-seat coun ty such as Richland and Char leston. His written statement declared: ‘I am opposed to the num bered seating requirement -of S. 438 because I think it is un fair to the voting public and may result in the election of Senators who would not other wise have received a majority vote. ‘However/ he contiued, ‘the bill cannot be amended at this time, and because of the ur gency of the court-imposed deadline, I voted for the bill with the hope that it can be amended at a later date so as to delete this requirement’.’* IN HOSPITAL * Keister Willingham is a pat ient in Columbia hospital where he ss undergoing treatment. The “Pay” and “Prop” War The extent to which the Viet Nam conflict is accompanied by a battle of propaganda—with words and ideas in fierce and bitter psychological struggle for men’s minds—becomes more evident daily. Men are not kill ed with paper bullets, it is true, but the evil purpose of Com munism make the struggle of as much concern to the world as if every living person were on the battlefront. Russia spends at least $2 billion an nually (and no one knows how much more that cannot be traced) in propaganda that in tends first to confuse, then capture the minds of men. Our efforts to counter these effects have lagged far behind. Our officials in South Viet Nam have spoken frequently of our need there for creating a “will to win” on the part of the South Vietnamese. A recent study made there by the U. S. Army has shown that the most essential ingredient in bringing the war to an end is confidence on the part of the Vietnamese peasant that free dom’s way, rather than the way of the Communists, is the way for him. Not every peasant has chosen, although our in creasing military and civilian aid is providing encouragement. An Old Problem •But is this not the same problem, in fuller scale, that the world faces? Not all have chosen. Some in Europe, some in South America, and even some in America,, have failed to place sufficient confidence in the ascendant desire of men everywhere to confront tyran ny and win their struggles for freedom. We ourselves, as the leading free nation, stood by while China went into bondage. We extended no help to the Hungarians in their bloody and courageous revolt. We were confused and intimidated at a time when we could have help ed the Cuban people remain free. It was perhaps the success of Red propaganda in America, that required President John son to meet Premier Ky in Hawaii for reassurance. And the mileage that the Reds get out of their gimick of sending a Yale -professor to see Ho Chi Minh! One can expect some sentiment from poorly inform ed persons who call for an end to the war by negotiation when there is nothing to negotiate. Among the draft-card burners and street demonsarators one discerns the Soviet and Pe king influence. But the fuzzy gullible Americans with her focus of 15 senators who asked peaceful intentions. President Johnson not to re sume military pressure on North Vietnam is most amaz ing. Waging Wishful Thinking One cannot help but wonder whether the “peace offensive” that included a pause in bomb ing North Vietnam was actu ally achieved by Moscow thru its varied agitation and prop aganda pressures. All avenues must be explored, no stone left unturned that might prevent our reaching the conference ta ble, they were saying. Let us “cease fire” awhile longer, to see what happens, the clamor went on. All the while, the pause was being used by Rus sia to move up-dated SAM (surface to air) missiles around the Hanoi-Hiaphong industrial complex. The Associated Press helped out with an “interpretative” background story about the de veloping sainthood of the de posed Khrushvhev, who spark ed the Red fuss with Peking after an effort to de-Stalinize the Communist Party and op en new vistas of a more peace ful, abundant life to his peo ple. Lippman and lesser pun dits went all out. Even Presi dent Johnson held out the bait during the “peace offensive” of more trade with Moscow and its satellites, and Senator Fulbright spoke of Red nations which might possibly “abstain from hostile activities against non-Communist countries.” They Make Talk Count These are false hopes, what ever else such views may be. No Communist leaders are going to do anything except seek the downfall of free nations, re gardless of whether the plays are called from Moscow of Pek ing. The quickest way to world conquest by overthrowing cap italist countries is the goal of world Communism, and it more and more appears that they are learning to achieve it with far less cofct and trouble than we assume in our efforts to pre vent it. Their propaganda costs are only a fraction of our mil itary outlays, and such tricks as the “cease fire” were made to work in China when Chiang was ousted and against us in Korea. Russia’s propaganda machine is working overtime to impress DEED TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 Barbara Bowers Ahl to M. Q. Roberts Jr., one lot and one building, 2009 Lee St. $5. Elizabeth S. Harmon to J. B. Martin and Reba D. Martin, one lot and one building, 1403 Silas St. $5. Robert Sligh to Georgianna Sligh, one lot and one building on Havid St.' $5 love and af fection. Sallie Turley and Andrew Turley to Crescent, Inc. one lot on Havird street $5. Carabel West Youmans to Minnie Hentz, one lot Hunt St. $5.00. Newberry No. 1 Outside Guy V. Whitener Sr. to Wil liam H. MacArthur and Jane C. MacArthur, one lot in Pine Hill Estates $5. J. W. Leopard and Ruby Leopard to Frances E. Leop ard, one acre $200. Ralph E. Sligh to Robert A. Turner Jr. and Sandra S. Tur ner, one lot $5 love and afec- tion. Silverstreet No. 2 Johnnie Chaplin Smith to Mabel Jeter and Grady Jeter, 1.01 acres, $5 love and affec tion. Inez Chanlin to Johnnie Chaplin Smith, 1.01 acres $5 love and affection. Whitmire No. 4 Murray Lumber Co. to Lon nie Joyner, one lot and one building, $10. J. S. Robertson to Kenneth A. King, one lot and one build ing $5. Pomaria No. 5 Harry H. Livingston Sr., to Harry H. Livingston Jr., and Loretta D. Livingston, .61 of an acre $5. Little Mountain No. 6 Carl L. Lindler to Rose Up ton, 4.30 acres $5. Prosperity No. 7 Dorothy Ann B. Shealy to E. J. Ryan and Helen Ryan, one acre, $5. W. M. Harris to Charles L. Sharpe, one lot, $2580. W. M. Harris to Lee Hack- man, two lots $5,000. Mrs. Marie R. Crosson to Jacob L. Bedenbaugh, 4.42 acres $5. Mrs. Minnie R. Crosson to I Jacob C. Cook and Sandra M. ! Cook, 43.67 acres $5. Howard Rikard to O. B. Morris and Sara E. Morris, 9 acres $5. Allen N. Crosson, Executor of Estate of Victoria C. Stock- man, to C. K. Wheeler, one lot and one building, fronting on Columbia highway $5. Building Permits The city issued building per mits during the past week to the following: Horace Turbeville, repairs, 2139 Glenn street. Mrs. Ruff S. Shealy, repairs, 610 Clara street. Queen Williams, repairs, 240 Player street. Mack Boyd, repairs, 927 Charlotte street. Ollie Lever, repairs, 1304 2nd street. L. P. Lively, repairs, 337 Player street. Charles W. Haile, erect dwelling, 2319 Orchard St. Marriages Robert Luther Shealy, of Newberry and Dorothy Helen Ruff were married on February 1st at Pomaria. Leland Marcel Gray Jr. • and Virginia Mae Wicker of New berry, were married on Febru ary 14 by Probate Judge Frank H. Ward. Barry Sherill Lindley and Lou Gayle Davis, of Newberry, were married on February 10th at Newberry. Charles Edward Seymore and Jacquilene Lee Sherrets, of Whitmire ; were married Febru ary 14 at Whitmire. Larry E. Pace of Clinton and Linda Faye Wallenzine of Kin ards, were married at Newberry on February 23 by Probate Judge Farnk H. Ward. CAMPUS COMMENTS Six members of the Beta club journeyed to Columbia Friday, February 25 for the state Beta club convention. These students were elected by members of the club: Martha Jo Rinehart, Claire Whitaker, Mary Ann Mayes, Gail Wesson, Beth Bak er and Ann Renwick. We want to welcome Kaye Rinehart i ack to school. Some members of the Health Careers Club have volunteered to be Candy Stripers at the Jesse Frank Hawkins Nursing Home. We were all very proud of our basketball teams and their performance in the Eastern AA Conference play-off last Tues day and Thursday. We also would like to congratulate Mary Lane Chapman and Ron nie Jackson on their being cho sen to the All-Conference team and Helen Derrick to the second All-Conference team. COUNTY BUILDING PERMS Mrs. J. A. Abercrombie, one three room frame cottage $3500. J. E. Kinard, Route 2, New berry, one four room brick ve neer dwelling, three and one half miles from Newberry $7- $8,000. James Lee Koon Jr., Route 2, Newberry, one five room brick veneer dwelling, one mile from Newberry $13,000. William H. Fowler, Colum bia, one cement brick store building, $900. YOU WHO WANT THE ELEGANCE OF THE NEW CAPRICE, 1 YOU WHO WANT THE SMOOTHNESS OF A NEW 1MPALA, YOU WHO WANT THE PERFORMAtHiE OF A NEMg^jggBfe. YOU WHO WANT THE UNIQUENESS, OF A NEW CQfH^UR. GOME r Now’s the time to get just the buy you want on just the car you want. Your Chevrolet dealer is celebrating Double Dividend Days—No. 1 Buys on America’s No. 1 Cars! Availability and variety have never been greater! 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