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PACiE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 27, 1967 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in advance. Six months $1.25. COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BREEP1N .\nu v IkIioM whatV coming!! I' yotir in. inory ^<hhI ? Docs it. carry V'cll hack a 1 .mg ti me ? \\ r \ (' the a i! u ■. 1 cl [ectric cars !'"!' 1! na ny , many \ va is. Ami U c ’ V t • ha. i 'lee!tic cai s but ’ !,■ V V C. IV rmt service a bk 1 as <>u r auto.'. Well, \vc arc on f;r ovc of electric cars attain: i I" u ' 11: >: "We t !a: house Klect! ic ( oi p. >a ■ i niatm I acturmp a t \vo- ;'a<'i iipci' ehctric-powei eu t ; 1 ia■ 1. that will initially dis- ' i -hn:r on a limited peopraph- ical ha.'is. I he i ndoseiI >teid an i alum :ieiiu cai is powered by Id six- volt conventional lead-acid batioric'. It has a top speed of do nub -ill hour, a ranpe of bb nubs between charpinp, and u II -ell ‘for less than $d,<)<)<>’, 1 oo f, s nuicb like an enclosed deep, but is about two thirds the size of a deep, weiphinp l.Tdd pounds. I he car'.'' principal funct ion ds to provide convenient short- i anpe 11 ansportation for urban dwellers’, Deorpe \V. dernstedt, peneral manager of the com pany s transportation and .ndu.'trial eiiuipmcnt division, and plans to produce the car it- St If. Althouph the vehi(de contains tio major new development in the teehnolopy of electrical cat'', it represimts the first actutil entry into the production •d such a vehicle by a major electrical producer. Many of the prototypes that have re cently been made are produced by -mall manufacturers. None oi the major companies experi ment i tip with electrical vehicles includinp the three bippest nuto companies as well as te neial I'.lectnc ('omptmy and Detieral Dynamics ('orp. htiv'e made any movt‘ yet to product 1 Mali a vehicle. W ' stinphouse’s ilccision to ma nu t ;tct u re the car probably ''o’uld ha\'e (ht 1 effect of nc' i b rat mp the functional h.c.e ounpetitive with pas- " :ne powered automobiles < urrentiy, the most optimistic 1 s ':ma;es ate that some variant ot an elcctvic car with a supple Alcoholism The oldest center for treatment of alcoholism in South Carolina, more than 10.000 patients in 16 years, offers a four- day withdrawal of alco hol under Christian hos- pital conditions for $85. five days $100. This cost includes medicines, glu cose. physician’s fees, general nursing care. A voluntary .‘10 day rehab ilitation course is offer- ed for those wishing to do something about their drinking problems. Total rehabilitation cost $250. FAIRVIEW CENTER Ridgeway, S C. Hospital Phone 337-2259 Adm. Phone 337-2255 mental conventional internal combustion engine is likely in five years. But most industry observers think it will probably be 10 years before a functional electric car can be developed. Westinghouse took pains to point out that this carhsn’t the car of the future’, but is an effort to separate the trans portation market into several segments, and the local, short- distance transportation segment could be served by an electric car. For example there are re tired couples who don’t have the need or desire for gasoline- powered automobiles, but who do want the convenience ol short-range transportation. And there are one and two-car families who want anothei small, economical vehicle they can use for short trips to the store, or school, or transit lint 1 ’. Westinghouse said the Mark- ette uses about a penny’s worth of electricity to travel one mile. This would be roughly equivalent to the amount of gasoline a car like the Volks wagen uses per mile. With adequate care, West- inghouse said, the batteries will provide two or more years of -town driving before they need to be replaced at a cost of about $300. Between replacings, they are recharged by a device built under the seat of the Markette. The recharging de vice can be plugged into a conventional electrical outlet.” If I may venture to discuss the invasions by the Federal Government imagine, if you can, how, why and where Congress finds authority for our Social Security law!! And much that President Johnson has sponsored may emanate Irom tie. 1 agile brains of bright collegians, but is without con gressional warrant. The Pov erty Bill and a score of other do-goodism of Mr. Johnson may seem humane and what not, but cannot be reconciled with the Constitution if a man ever studied the Constitution. John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Chief Justice Marshal! would hide their faces in shame!! But we go merrily on, deeper and deeper in confusion and debt! Anyone who has had even a modicum of instruction in Con stitutional law must marvel at the puzzled attitude of our State Senate. Far back in the dim era of constitutional law yers the recent effort of the Senate to solve its problem of numbers could hardly have mystified those worthies who studied, thought and discussed the Constitution. And the mud- le in Washington is equally appalling. Why any lawyer should think any Court could intervene in the Powell case is amazing, The Congress has no juris diction over the Courts and the courts have no jurisdiction over the Congress. Nor can • ■x-Representative Powell hope for help from the Courts. That is just elementary law, con stitutional law and need not be perplexing to any lawyer. Our Government seems to meddle in anything and every thing everywhere. I’ve read of serious proposals to regulate the birthrate among Mexicans or South Americans! Now try to think just what we would say about such proposals if made by Mexico to affect New York!! Why must we fedd, lend money to, and nurse and succor all mankind and now regulate New Strength In Education A “coordinating” commission for higher education is now a part of South Carolina’s law and her future. One of our strongest recommendations to the General Assembly this year, the new commission re places the old “advisory” com mission. It enjoys larger mem- bership, increased responsibili ties, and the necessary make-up to give its recommendations meaningful force. Wo are highly optimistic a- bout the new commission’s po tential for strengthening our colleges and universities. Never before has it been so important for our institutions to gear up and get together in meeting the needs of South Carolina. We live in a fast-moving and com petitive age. Those who waste the educational dollar or dup licate efforts cannot expect to hold the lead in this progressive New South. While any educational en deavor is inherently good, South Carolina lacks the finan cial resources which would en able state-supported institu tions to go their separate ways without reference to a “total” the birthrate. Wouldn’t we have sufficient worry correcting evils here among ourselves? If you have travelled long distances at sea you can imag ine disaster due to many causes. And our nautical history a- bounds in accounts of disasters, frequently far beyond the reach of help. In case of thecatastrophe which soaked British shores with oil where would help conic from ? Imagine that experience with in twenty five miles of Charles ton!! Where could adequate help and succor be assembled for relief? “With a single navigational error, the captain of the tanker Torrey Canyon managed last week to pollute more square miles of the plane* than any other sailor in history. But shipping accidents aren’t the only sources of tar spots on the bikini and oil globs on the beach. Nature itself is a pollut er. Off the cost of California, two underwater petroleum de posits have seeped oil to the surface of the Pacific. And World W ar IPs sunken shipp ing represents a greater pol lution source than the 118,000 tons of oil that were aboard the Torrey Canyon. During the war, an estimated 5 million to 10 million tons of oil went to the bottom; over the voars this petroleum leaks out as tanks corrode and rupture. The most common source of oil pollution by far is a ship’s ballast. For the sake of stab ility, sea water is taken into fuel compartments to replace consumed oil, then pumped out to make room for the next re fueling. The outflowing bilge takes with it a certain amount of sludge—up to 250,000 tons a year, worldwide. International covenants presently prohibit dumping oily ballast within 50 nautical miles of a coastline, but some skippers surreptit iously break the law. Even if there were strict compliance, maritime officials doubt that 50 miles provides a sufficient buffer to allow the action of air and bacteria to decompose oil molecules before they reach the shore.” Just think of men on fishing trips, using row boats! What a change the gasoline engine has plan. For many years, this sit uation has existed, although ed ucators have been motivated by the highest principles and de sires. We have learned, however that we cannot reach the level of economic progress we all de sire unless we coordinate pro grams and realistically appor tion available resources. What we seek through the work of the “coordinating” commission is not the destruc tion of any institution’s iden tity of elimination of “heal thy” competition. However, we might have to postpone a sec ond medical college for many years and suffer other conse quences, unless we can find bet ter ways to put our educational dollars to work. This is what the new commission is all about. It is, in our opinion, one of the most significant achieve ments of the 1967 General As sembly. Thornburg dies at hospital Charlie E. Thornburg, 77, of Route 1, died Wednesday at Newberry County Hospital. Mr. Thornburg was a na tive of Charlotte and had made his home in Newberry for the past four years. He was a veteran of World War I and a former member of the Char lotte police force and fire de partments. He was a membei of College Street Baptist church. He was twice married, and is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Minnie Rinehart Elliott Thornburg, along with five daughters, two brothers, two sisters, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Thursday from his church witl Rev. James Bruce conducting. The body was taken to Char lotte where services were held F riday, made! In a row boat of fair size two men would be able to go out very few miles in a day. In a sail boat, with favorable winds, the two men might do as much as ten men with oars. But with with gasoline orcoal, two men could go out to fifty miles, or more,spend five hours or more in the actual fishing, and then return home before dark! The engine completely revolutioniz ed the business of fishing in the ancient times! “Romans knew the island as Taprobane—Arab traders call ed it Serendid. Pear-shaped Ceylon, in the Indian Ocean near the Asia subcontinent, has served as a vital port for world trade for over 2,500 years. Though an exporter of tea, a major supplier of rubber, and a source for topazes, sapphires, and garnets, the island still must look to surrounding waters for a large part of its food requirements. Yet, until five years ago, the fishing fleet used only historic sail and oar. Fish yields were seasonal—either glut or a scarcity—and there were few facilities for preserving the catch. At this point an enter prising international manufact urer supplied a few of the traditional fishing craft with outboard motors. The results w'ere spectacular! The mech anized fishermen w^ere able to extend their radius of operation to new, more productive waters —in nearly all kinds of weather —and they increased their pro duction by more than 900 per cent.” HAPPY BIRTHDAY April 29: Ann Bowers Neel, C. E. Hancock, Trannie Leitz- sey, Dorothy W. Bedenbaugh, Susan Marie Brady, Dr. J. S. Lide. April 30: Mrs. Beale Cromer, Frederick Gardner, Mrs. Sarah McWhirter, Ray Nobles, F. L. Miller. May 1: William Neville, Su san Blalock, Bill Blalock, Jua nita Lathrop, Jean Walker, W. H. Caldwell, Mrs. Charles E. Thomas, John Huggins. May 2: Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt, Billy Martin, S. Downs Wright, John S. Hazel, J. Alvin Kinard. May 3: J. Ralph Williams, Bobby Long, Berley Bedenbaug Jr., William H. Ringer, George S. Ruff, Marion Gilliam, Grady Ringer, Carolyn Wood, Jimmy Bedenbaugh. May 3: Ralph Williams, Bob by Long, Berley Bedenbaugh, May 4: Mrs. Elise P. Bow ler, Horace Williams, Dewey Kinard, Mrs. Edward A. Lane, Jack Summer, Mrs. Brabham Crooks, Mrs. Jack Hughes, Carl Setzler, Roberta Clairice Kennerly. May 5: Francis Aull, Mrs. Randolph Kirkland, Mildred P. Martin, Billie Wayne Shappard, Mrs. William Thomas Werts, Richard B. Caldwell, Mrs. W. Ellerbe Pelham Jr., Mrs. W. F. Rutherford, Mary Helen Whit aker, Pamela L. Setzler. Letter to Editor To the Editor: The people of Democrat Con gressman Dorn’s Third District have answered his ridiculous charge of calling his Republi can opposition “Fascists.” Within about a week after his demagogic charge the people, for the first time in history, elected Republicans as Mayors of Greenwood and N. Augusta, two of the major cities in the District he is supposed to rep resent. Congressman Dorn could better have given the people of the Third District, and the state credit for being intelligent and well informed. Mary V. Calhoun (Mrs. Alston) Greenwood, S. C. April 19, 1967. NOTICE All Taxi rates in the City of Newberry, S. C. will be raised from 50 to 65c with in the city limits of town; 30c per mile out of town, effect ive Monday, May 1, 1967. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT We will make final settlement of the estate of Josie P. Mc- Alhany in the Probate Court for Newberry County, S. C. on Thursday, the 11th day of May, 1967, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, and will immediately thereafter ask for our dis charge as Executor and Exe cutrix of said estate. Preston McAlhany Julia M. Tindall Executor and Executrix April 17, 1967 4-20-4tp NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons having claims against the estate of James Glasgow, deceased, are hereby notified to file the same, duly verified with the undersigned, and those indebted to said es tate will please make payment likewise. J. C. Glasgow, RED No. 1 Newberry, S. C. 29108 Administrator 203t April 18, 1967