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0 THE NEWBERRY SUN 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. 0. F. Armfield Editor and Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., $1.50 per year in advance outside !$. C., $2.00 per year in advance. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS BY SPECTATOR France seems to need a dic tator—and may get one, prob ably of Stalin’s approval. There are so many political parties in France that the nation can’t agree on anything for many months. As long as the French are so divided our American , tax mon ey should not be poured into a rat-hole or bottonless pit. If the French can’t agree among themselves we have no respon sible government to treat with. Democracy is a form of gov ernment not suited to every nation. We lik eto theorize about the glory of democracy, but it is only possible when people have stability. The so- called democracy of Russia is worse than an illusion; it is an hallucination, a wild night mare. The orderly processes of government in Russia are due to the iron hand of the dicta torship; the French, on the contrary, are so overfed with their idea of democracy that every man wants to be a pol itical group almost by himself. The French don’t practice team play; they are like a noisy, brawling football team without judges, referees or umpires. It is an overdose of democracy reduced to unpalatable ex tremes. France needs a firm hand with a constitutional control, with enough power in the ex ecutive branch to make tha government function. Misrepresentation as a fine art should be repudiated by us. For some years we Americans have been regaled with false hoods, half - truths, equivoca tions—and all manner of deceit —that we don’t know when we are being told the truth. In Italy once lived a man named Machiavelli who openly advocated lying, deceit, brutal ity, treachery and rascality if th e purpose of the government would be served. He proclaimed that the ordinary virtues were not expected of officials; nor were they blameable for any act. however dishonorable, if it promoted the ruler’s idea or plan. The world seems to be accep ting Machiavellian philosophy, even many of our government. We can’t beliee much that is said. Long ago we believed the word of our President. Now the president issues a statement to day on one side and may is sue a different one tomarrow. He is using material prepared for him by smart “ghost-writ ers” who write what he is to say. Are we to have a deficit next year? One man says that we shall, but another says we shall have a surplus. We had the same confusion early this year. Did we have a surplus of eight (8) billions; or did we barely scrape the bottom of the barrel? I think we are getting tired of bookkeeping surpluses and bookkeeping deficits; let’s try the truth for a CHANGE. Our government owes a stag gering amount of money. It is probable that no one man knows the exact figures. We have so many spending and lending agencies, and so many promising and giving services that the whole truth cannot be known until all the con tingencies are met—which may b e years from now. Some days ago I was telling that the property taxes paid by a group of three mills ex ceeded all th e property taxes paid in Allendale and McCor mick counties, more even than the total of all property taxes paid in Edgefield county. I suggested that these mills paid heavily to the Federal and state governments over and above the property taxes. I also call ed attention to the value of the payroll, though I did not know The 1949 here now! L % X More Than 103 New Features and Refinements! There’s big excitement in our show rooms these days, folks! It’s all because of the 1949 KAISER, on display at our dealership now. And frankly—we’re just as excited as any of our visitors. We didn’t see where big improvement could be made in a car already proved years ahead by more than a quarter mil lion owners in more than two bil lion miles of driving—but they’ve added 103 new features and refine ments for ’49 to the other fully- proved Kaiser-Frazer values! You’ll have to see these cars to know what we’re talking about. Come in today and let us show you! 1 i Hopkins Motor &‘Machinery Co. 1532 MAIN STREET PHONE 732 the amount of money paid in wages. I did know, of course, that the total of wages was great. I am informed that the three mills pay twelve million dollars in wages! In a year, of course—a million a month. I recall visiting a town when the depression struck us. I asked a merchant what sup ported the town. He replied; “Wte haven’t very much to do business on; only about $25,- a week from the cotton mill payroll. I told him where I live we should regard that as real money—$25,000 a week; even $25,000 a month would cause us to call out the fire department so as to coll off the Chamber of Commerce, in its excitement. But this one group of three pays a million dollars a month in wages!! If my County could get that enterprise, or one like it, we could sign up every man, wo man and child to stand by it. Some communities do appre ciate their industries. Certain ly in recent years there has been marked cordiality between management and workers. And why not? They have the same interest: the prosperity of the enterprise is the prosperity of all. The failure of the enter prise would leave the commun ity as quiet as a Cemetery, but without the Cemetery’s faith. Any substantial enterprise that wants good friends might come to old Clarendon. We’ve been lean and poor so long we would know how to ap” preciate it and make it wel come. Officials of the South Caro lina Democratic Party are not under obligation to serve the National Democratic Party. Since Rule 32 of the South Carolina Party was amended our obligation has been only to the Democracy of the State. That is nothing new; that change was made in 1936 (as I recall). Since then we have exercised complete indepen dence of the National ticket without prejudice to our stand ing as South Carolina Demo crats. ' Whatever the National Party may wish to do about our tic ket of Thurmond and Wright; and whatever it may rule as to officials of the Party and mem bers. too. is probably a matter for decision by a National Dem ocratic Convention, not the Ex ecutive Committee, and much less the Chairman. But as a layman I have neither the fears nor trepidations of Party offi cials and some of our leaders in public office. As a layman, one man speak ing his own thought and for himself only, it seems that we are beclouding a simple issue; we are becoming involved, con fused and bemused as a sim ple layman frequently is when he hears a learned disquisition on some erudite hypothesis on Relativity. Let’s brush aside the chaff and get to the wheat: Any body can print (or write in black ink) a ticket nominating eight presidential electors. I can do so; you can do so. So may our South Carolina Party do so. without bowing down to the action of Philadelphia. It is apparent that the per fect legality of our refusal to follow the Philadelphia nomi nation of Mr. Truman is beyond challenge, according to the South Carolina Democratic ac tion of 1936. As a citizen of South Caroli na. of unbroken Democratic an cestry, I cannot reconcile Mr. Truman’s attitude with the Democracy of my people. Nor ean I understand the urgings of some South Carolinians that we support Mr. Truman. Those gentlemen ar e just as loyal to the South as I am; and they cherish Southern ideas of sep aration, just as I do. How, then, can they lose sight of the principles at stake? Is it through the fog of a nebulous loyalty to a National Party which does violence to their own political principles? Is the label, the Party label, worth more than principles?’ Ar e we to support and cherish a man or a group which delib erately affronts us? Are we so concerned with Committee assignments or Mr McGrath’s recognition that we repudiate our parents, ourselves and our ideas? What loyalty does a man owe that is superior to the fealty he bears to time-honored prac tices deeply rooted in the life of an honorable people? Boil it down; I am not op posed to any South Carolina man or group, but I am, as a student of life, and advocate of Wihite rule. And most of those who are raising all man ner of technical points are just as I am about all this. So why all the tempest in a teapot? If any South Carolinian en dorses Mr. Truman’s Civil Rights Program let him say so and leave the issue clearly defined. But to profess con currence in the South’s tradi tional attitude and then sup port Mr. Truman must be the result of a confusion of thought so confounded as to be en- snarled in contradiction to be clear-cut and intelligible. Where do we stand? Let’s quit quibbling and pettifogging and forget small politics. I’m for Thurmond and Wright. Where do you stand? Congress should itemize every appropriation; and Congress should study geography. How’s Celebrate 25th Anniversary Wednesday evening, Septem ber 15, Mr. and Mrs. Guy V. Whitener were at home to their friends at a lovely reception in celebration of their 25th wed ding anniversary. Mrs. Arthur W. Welling wel comed the guests upon arrival and showed them to the regis ter, presided over by Mrs. Guy V. Whitener, Jr. Mrs. Frank Graham entertained in the liv ing room which was lovely in floral deco.ations of white car nations. asters and gladioli. The mantle was centered with a bowl of white asters and gladi oli surrounded *by fern and evergreen. Bronze and crys tal candelabra held burning white tapers at either end of the mantle. Th e open fire place was banked with pine and caladiums. Mrs. George Stone invited the guests into the music room where Mr. and Mrs. Whitener received against a background of red roses. Mrs. Whitener was beautifully gowned in a dress of white acacia encircled with bands of iridescent beads and white satin slippers. She wore a four strand necklace of pearls, an anniversary gift from Mr. Whitener. He re ceived a wedding ring as his gift from Mrs. Whitener. The guests wer e invited into the dining room where sand wiches, individual cakes, iced in white, and topped by white sugar roses with silver cen ters, and mints were served by Misses Joan Dennis, Katherine Kirkland. Janabeth Lovett, Nan cy Stone and Joyce Lee Wil son. Mrs. Gurnie Summer, Mrs. Walter Lovett and Mrs. Ralph Williams were in charge of the refreshments. The dining table was covered with an exquisite white linen cloth, and centered with a beautifully embossed three tiered wedding cake in a set- this: $125,009,000 a year, for relief in Korea!! One hundred and twenty five millions a year for three years—and still going on? That item appeared - in a Sout Carolina daily a few days ago. What special devastation did Korea suffer from this war? The population is said to ba less than twenty million. Judg ing its importance we find that in 1928—a year of peace—its exports were valued at only $182,000,000 and its imports at $206,000,000. It is primarily' a poor country of primitive ag riculture. Does anybody know anything about our National spending? What becomes of the billions? Recently a well-informed man said that our Marines are not equipped with the best American weapons! Wt spend enough to provide gold bullets We spend the money—piles and piles of it—but do we ever get more that a small fraction of benefit from what the Gov ernment spends? $125,000,000 a year for three years—$375,000,000 for Korea— for relief!! That is about what South Carolina spends in three years—without relief! ting of silver leaves and fern topped by rosebuds with sil ver leaves tied with a net. The cake was flanked by sil ver candelabra holding lighted white tapers and arrangements of white carnations and roses. Each corner of the table was adorned with bows of silver and net. The buffet held a lovely ar rangement of candies in crys tal candelabra and a beautiful silver coffee service. The china closet was centered with a crys tal vase of carnations. Mrs. Kathryn Whitener Ous- ley, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whitener, showed the guests into the gift room, where Mrs. D. J. Williams, Mrs. Roy Anderson, Jr., and Mrs. Ralph Rowe entertained. The numer ous and lovely gifts were ar tistically displayed in a setting of vases of red roses . Th e guests were directed to the terrace by Mrs. J. T. Den nis, where frozen punch was served from a gleaming crys tal bowl by Miss Marylin Whitener, youngest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Whitener, assist ed by Charles Lovett. The terrace which was de corated in marigolds and ivey, overlooking the swimming pool, was an ideal sitting for the oc casion. with the reflection of the moonlight and colored lights on the water. Mrs. Ousley and Miss White ner wore dresses of white taf- fata which featured dropped shoulders, fitted bodices ^coming to a point at the waists with bustles of net over hoop skirts. Both wore rhinestone chokers, bracelets, ear rings and white carnations in their hair. Mrs. Guy V. Wfaitener, Jr., wore an ice blue satin dress and a diamond lavalier with teardrop rubies, diamond ear rings and pink roses tied with silver net in her hair. Arthur “Red” Dwyer of Mass achusetts, Mrs. Ousley’s fiance, was present to enjoy the af fair with her. During the evening recorded anniversary music was softly played featuring an album of “Faorite Love Songs” sung by Frank Munn. •About 250 friends called dur ing the evening to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Whitener. NEED MONEY? SEE US FOR A QUICK CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL LOAN, AT . . . 1307 Friend St HANDY FINANCE CO. WANTED — Scrap Iron, brass, copper, lead, zinc, aluminum pewter, old batteries, radiators, all kinds of rags, old waste cot ton, mattress cotton. We also have a nine line of groceries. W. H. STERLING, VINCENT ST. NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons having claims against the estate of John C. 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