The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, March 30, 1967, Image 2
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COMMENT
on
Men & Things
By J. K. BREEDIN
There is more ignorance in
the world today than ever. We
are more ignorant than those
in the time of Methusala.
Would you challenge that
statement by saying that there
is more knowledge than in the
time of King Solomon?
We are right, both of us. We
of today have hundreds of
things, even in common use,
that our grandfathers never
dreamed of. I repeat, however,
that we are more ignorant than
our grandfathei's were. How
can I reconcile the statement
of our having so much more
than our grandfathers ever
dreamed of?
I've read that most of the
medicines of today have been
on the market less than thirty
years. And I’ve rmid that a
physician may prescribe anyone
of seven thousand drugs, or
articles mnv available in some
form.
If wo could read the mind
of a metallurgist we should
find numerou . tiling, we never
dreamed of. And now not only
that but new uses, new develop
ments of things once well
known completely mystify such
an average person as 1. Per
haps you, too may marvel at
developments.
1 n chemist ry and phy si< / the
available knowledge is utterly
beyond most of us.
So
if we
nut on one . ide all
the
disrovi
Tie-
s and inventions
of the ye;
i rs
from HUM) until
1!'27,
, and
t Ik
m measured otir
know
'ledge
the
diffei i'IH'i 1 * * would
In 1 greater
th;
in the knowledge
and
pract
ical
application of
111 i n jj
:s in our
ex jHTirnco.
So
I think 1
am quite within
tile 1
(poimiL
i n
saying that the
diffe
renee
in
all d iseover ies
and
deVeh
ipm
ent since I'.tlll)
won!
d .how a
wider difference
(let w
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i n d all a v a i! a 1 > I e
; ruth
that
w: i
ever true of our
n randparents
and all th. 1
avail
aide
k no
wledee of tin-
day.
Lv
en se
( ' minion a thing a •-
i levt
fir ity ;
something we all
11' e i
daily.
what do you and I
know
ahoir
[ el
eel rieit y
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an i um
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u r anium 0
Ho
w about Tit an
ium
A nd
1
nul not even
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ehing
the
surface. \Ve are
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unded.
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n enveloped in n
ni.v/e
of thing
s that we know
only
super
fiei;
illy. So I think
I am within the truth in saying
that there is a wider range to
day betwi en proved develop
ment.-- and common knowledge
than ever before.
The power companies, enter
intimately into the life and
affairs of all of us. In our
business we have lights, heat
and power; at home we have
electric power in so many
phases of life. And it is the
only thing costing less and
less.
If you were asked to indicate
something of daily use which
has constantly improved in
quality and service and at the
same time has gone down -
been reduced in price - it is
electric power whether we
think of it for lights, heat or
power.
So now!
“The average residential
customer of the South Carolina
Electric and Gas Company pays
nearly 10 per cent less per
kilowatt hour for his electric
service, than does the national
average. Even so, a penny
saved is a penny earned - and
there are ways to budget
electrically. For example, your
refrigerator works most
efficiently when you keep heat
out - so remove or replace as
much food as possible, each
time you open the door. If you
empty the vacuum-cleaner bag
often you save needless wear on
on the motor - plus the extra
electricity used to make it per
form correctly. When you iron,
start with low-temperature
rayons, and work up to cotton.
You save money by letting the
iron heat gradually. In lighting,
one hundred-watt bulb is
cheaper to use than two fifty-
watt bulbs. And remember this,
you don’t always save by
turning off lights when you
leave a room for a brief time.
Often the surge of power need
ed to switch lights on again,
costs more than the amount
saved. This is also true of
electrical appliances. Try it
and see.
In how many electric
companies do you own stock?
Everybody owns part of some
electric companies. Everybody,
that is, who has a bank sav
ings account or a lift 1 S. * insurance
policy. You see, banks and in
surance companies invest your
nvmg , and premiums in
American business. Much of
their investment is in indepen
dent electric light and power
companies and that makes
you an indirect stock holder in
these companies. That being
the case, you probably own
part of the company that
supplies your home with cheap,
dependable electric service.
Ihe eustomei -- a part owner
of the business which serves
him that’s America’s system
of free enterprise at its best --
specifically when it’s a tax
paying business.
d'oday, with more than half
the population of the United
States under ‘25 years of age,
it seems likely that a majority
of Americans may never have
handled a carpet beater, a
washboard, a palm-leaf fan or
an iceman’s tong’s! Well, if we
wait a few more years, these
once-indispensable house keep
ings aids will lie hailed as
antiques! Today, modern
homemakers use efficient
electric appliances to help them
do a better job of housekeeping.
And no matter how many new
ways they put electricity to
work, they can count on plenty
of dependable electric service.
Adequate street lighting is
an investment in the future of
a community -- an investment
that pays dividends in lives.
Each night, inability to see, or
be seen, because of insufficient
light — is a major factor in the
death of approximately ten
thousand persons annually. The
most serious night accidents
occur on a comparatively small
portion of streets - and a still
smaller portion of the high-
ways of our country. By
adequately lighting such streets
and critical highway segments,
it is estimated that ten thous-
and lives would be spared each
year. In one city, ten miles of
streets were re-lighted, increas
ing intensity more than four
times. Before the change, night
accidents cost almost a million
and a half dollars. After re-
lighting, the costs were reduced
Livestock Outlook
The South Carolina Livestock
Committee, initiated last year
at our request, has just com
pleted a thorough assessment
of our state’s potential in this
field.
The committee, composed of
experts in all phases of live
stock production, is firmly con
vinced that we can easily dou
ble our income from cattle and
hogs.
First of all, South Carolina
has a great deal of unused
cropland which can support
more livestock. The total land
area in our state which is not
producing crops is equal to
more than 4,500 farms of av
erage size. Other major find
ings include the following:
The demand for beef and
pork in our state is not being
filled by South Carolina grow
ers. More than half of the beef
and pork being consumed with
in the state is produced else
where, and then shipped in.
Meat packing plants in South
to a little more than forty
thousand.
Out in the country 7 , a few
years ago, the crossroads store
was a mighty handy place. You
could find a checker game in
progress almost any time—and
could buy a variety of items—
horse collars, overalls, ploy
points, penny candies—and el
ectrical fuses. One thing about
those fuses, they usually w'ere
one size—30 amperes, and they
were described as teing the
best because they didn’t blow
and leave you without lights.
That’s true, they didn’t blow
very often, but neither did they
give the proper degree of pro
tection to wiring and applian
ces. They were too big. You
see, the size of the wiring in
the circuit and the size of the
fuse should go together like
ham and eggs. As rated by the
National Electrical Code, a
size 14 wire may be fused up
to 15 amps.; a size 12 wire,
which is larger, may be fused
20 amps. These are the wire
sizes most commonly used in
homes. To live better electrical
ly', you buy fuses—buy the
right size for the wiring.
The South. Carolina Electric
and Gas Company has many
‘firsts’ to its credit. Let’s re
view some of them. Back in
1030 when the hydro-electric
dam at Lake Murray' was com
pleted, it was the largest earth
en dam in the world—built ex
clusively for the generation of
electric power. Thirty years
later, in 1000, the efficiency
report of the Federal Power
Commission rated the Mc-
Meekin steam generating plant,
built at Lake Murray—as the
first in efficiency in the V. 8.
During the same year, ground
was broken for the first nu
clear reactor in the Southeast
to generate electricity, and the
only type of its kind in the U.
S. Today this plant is ‘on the
line’ distributing electricity in
the South Carolina Electric and
Gas Company service area, in
addition to proving highly suc
cessful as a research and de
velopment tool, and as a center
for training of licensed senior
operators and reactor technici
ans. Looking to the immediate
future a portion of S.C.E. and
G’s four-year 148 million,
eight hundred thousands dollar
construction program is ear
marked for preliminary en
gineering studies for another
nuclear generating plant.”
Along with electric power
we must mention natural gas.
Of course we are hearing a
lot about liquid gas, too.
Carolina need more livestock
and would prefer to buy it
from our own farmers.
The low cost of labor in pro
ducing beef cattle has special
implications for the cost-cons
cious farmer. For the most
part, beef cattle feed them
selves. Opportunities also exist
in “finishing” and “feeder”
operations.
In the case of pork product
ion, flexibility and a fast turn
over of capital are factors
worth consideration. Generally
a hog program can be tailored
to fit a particular farm—de
pending on size, and the avail
ability of feed and labor. The
long-range outlook for hogs is
good.
If we doubled our livestock
industry, it would mean a $180
million shot-in-the-arm for our
state’s economy. Half of that
figure would be realized by the
farmer. We are strongly urg
ing that our farmers get in
touch with their county agents
who can provide full details on
this exciting prospect.
Heart Surgery in 1959;
Now a Star Half-Miler
FINISHING FAST for 1967
Heart Fund is Miss Sandi
Philips, 17, of Keosaugua,
la. Eight years ago she un
derwent open - heart sur
gery for an inborn heart
defect. Now she runs the
half-mile in 2:31 — good
time even for a boy!
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
April 1: Jake Wise, Mrs.
Bertha Boylston, Otis Whita
ker, Mrs. A. E. Hazel, Miss
Ruth Feagle.
April 2: Fred Hayes, Mrs.
Sam J. Shannon, Grace E.
Harmon, Jackie Gray.
April 3: Mrs. J. B. Harmon,
Meredith Harmon, Marjorie
Graham, Nancy Eskridge, Mary
Ruth Armfield.
April 4: Miss Rebecca Lom-
inick, Mrs. Herman Halfacre,
J. H. Cook, James E. Plampin,
Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, Anne Bru
ner Griffith, Miss Myra Hardy,
Johnny Myers, J. Howard
Clark Sr.
April 5: Mrs. Arthur Dwyer,
A. C. Ward, John F. Scurry,
Mrs. L. A. Black.
April 6: Phillip Plampin,
Mrs. Jasper Amick, Conii San
ders, Yirgie Ellis Shealy.
April 7: Mrs. John Thomas,
Mrs. Wava Billingsley, W. F.
Smith, Bobby Bruner, Phillip
Carl Trefsgar, Barbara Ann
Kesler, Elizabeth D. Epting.
Mrs. Boozer
rites Saturday
Mrs. Elmira Boozer, 87, wid
ow of John R. Boozer, died
Friday at a local hospital after
a brief illness.
Native of this county, the
daughter of the late John F.
and Susanna Mabry Oxner, she
was a member of Central Meth
odist church.
Surviving are a son, Robert
L. Boozer of Newberry; four
daughters. Mrs. N. K. Hill of
Signal Mountain, Tenn., Miss
Mabel Boozer and Miss Frances
Boozer of Newberry and Mrs.
Ralph Creswell of McCormick.
Funeral services were con
ducted Saturday at her church
by Rev. S. M. Atkinson. Burial
was in Rosemont cemetery.
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