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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 14, 1950
Number 50
COMMENT
ON MEN
AND THINGS
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to persuade, to beguile them. All this
is sheer waste of time and appears
to Asiatics, a confession of weak
ness.
Then we could enlist many thou
sands of Japanese. Why not? Some
more technical niceties, while Am
erican blood flows.
At bottom, we should first have
General Lucius Clay is right, I
think, that America should expect
cooperation from the nations receiv
ing the billions given by this nation.
Thfkt does not convince me that the
Marshall lan was a desirable venture
by this nation. There are so many
poor people in America that we do
not have to run all.over the world
throwing American tax-money away.
Knowing something at first hand
about the countries of Europe I am
not surprised to find that our Wash
ington bureaucrats proceeded in the
bungling manner so characteristic of
them. How does this impress you?:
“Henry J. Taylor went to Greece.
He was interested in the results of
the Marshall Plan. He reports that
he saw six new X-ray machines,
worth $60,000, rusting in a field, cov
ered by a bit of canvas; 400 gasoline
booster pumps, costing American tax
payers $2,000 each—$800,000, left in
the open for two years; 9 large re
frigeration machines, costing $15,000
each—$135,000—not even unpacked;
18 fashing boats, unused and rotting
—4500,000; and although the water
around Greece is full of fish America
shipped 1,700 tons of wet salt fish
to help the food supply. And Taylor
says that even the Greeks laughed
at this.
IVe been trying to understand for-
years how a country of capable peo
ple—and America is a great land of
capable people—can fall so complete
ly under the influence and authority
of the people who have made our pol
icy, as well as those who have car
ried it out
r ; co<l to ai.irt thxc -.h; :ts,cJ read; .
to resist the march of Communism. 1
Instead of rallying all the elements
of resistance, we play a sort of un
realistic game of sending the major
force many thousands of miles, fight
ing a war that was far from us, yet
afraid to commit ourselves in full
force for fear that Russia would in
vade Western Europe. Why did we
embroil ourselves in Korea if we
regarded Europe as the battleground
which must be held at all costs?.
Now who will hold Europe? Must
Americans fight all over the world
when we ourselves are not attacked?
We are engaged in a great venture
of altruism and dangerously near to
standing alone.
The French and some others are
opposed to German participation
Well, can we depend on France or
Socialized Britain? Why should we
depend on anybody? The shoe should
be on the other foot: can they depend
on help from us?
Mark you, we are sending troops
and supplies to Britain and France
and Western Germany for fear that
Russia may overrun them, while Rus
sia plays with us in Asia, ruing her
Korean and Chinese puppets to en
gage us, and toys with us in the
West.
I am not a preacher, but as a stu
dent of history and of today’s affairs
I see the bungling of men. and I
| know the limitations of men.
Why don’t we tell Britain, France,
Italy and Western Germany “We will
help you with supplies if you organ
ize to protect yourselves, but we are
not committing America , to all-out
resistance of Russia unlesf Russia at-
! la'.ks us, or Interferes with us"?
This may sound iike a daleful
V ' • • ' . *, , ’ t , a ' % » w
times is bitter and unpalatable: so
far as I observed in Europe, South
America, and Mexico, we Americans
have dollar-friends; friends who pro
fess to think much of us while wc
spend our money freely. We have not
won sincere regard or respect by
rushing in with money and supplies,
sometimes overwhelming people with
stuff they don’t need and don't want.
We appear like a gushing acquain
tance, of no real depth.
I say it most earnestly: we should
strengthen America within, so that
we may always be a bulwark of
righteousness, instead of enfeebling
ourselves by dribbling forces all over
the earth.
Make Wrappings
On Christmas
Packages Pretty
If you are an early Christmas
shopper, no doubt you a loo like to
wrap your packages before the sleigh
bells jingle. Then, {oo, if you get a
nice early start, your packages can
have elaborate gift wraps that will
dazzle your friends. Christmas pack
ages not only should enhance the
gift but also should be a decorative
item for under-the-tree, or on-the-
mantel.
Let’s say you are giving someone
a tie for Christmas. You know how a
tie box always is so tattle-tale about
its contents—the shape never is dis
guised. Brother always ruins the
Christmas mood by saying, “What
another tic?” . . . cr some such mad-
-icrt’.ng exclamation. Well, you can
still give h t.c and wrap lac dox so:
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cipient from guessing at the contents.
Here's how:
Cover the box with green or red
paper. Tie with contrasting satin rib
bon arotind the box 2 inches from the
top and 2 inches from the bottom.
Add a small tailored bow to each.
Paste a snowflake cut from a paper
doily below each of the ribbons. Then
cut out two Christmas tree shapes,
each from a round &-inch paper doily.
Paste these on the box, so that the
top points of each tree are joined m
the center of the box, and the trees
extend in opposite directions. Paste
a large red star at the point where
the two tree tops are joined (or don’t
quite join the tree tops and put a
star atop each). Paste gold and red
seals over both trees.
A candy cane gift wrap is fun for
a hanky or a stocking box. Cover the
box with plain or candy-cane design
paper. Tie the ribbon around the box
cater-comer fashion. Do this so that
you have opposite .corners trimmed
with the ribbon. Then make the can
dy-cane part of the trim. To make
the canes if you wish (you may sub
stitute actual candy canes if the gift
is going to a child), cut two pieces
of wire six inches long. Wrap to the
desired thickness with white crepe
paper. Re-wrap with narrow strips
of red crepe paper or red adhesive
ribbon 3-8 inch wide to achieve a
diagonal stripe effect. Bend the top
of the wire to shape the cane. Brush
paste on the cener of a five-inch
round dotty and slip the cane through
the center. Gather together to form
a ruffle. Do this twice, and then tie
the two canes in the doilies together
rji^rros' fashion with ?. green rib
bon bow. Tuck three more gathered
—m.w — -'... -s »v and paste
in place!
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CREDITOR’S NOTICE
All persons having claims again si
the estate of Herbert M. Chaney, de
ceased, are hereby notified to file th :
same duly verified, with the under
signed, and those Indebted to sai .
estate will please make payment like
wise.
CARL I. CHANEY,
Executor.
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The Chinese seems to have turned
again*, us. Throughout a hundred
years America has done much for
China and Chinese. Today China
turns against us and works hand in
glove with Russia. But that seems
to s^y that* Russia is against us. Is
she? A foolish question, surely, for
Russia is still our friend, though stab
bing us in the back. That is a type
of friendship we can’t enjoy. Who
.'ire our friends? The British; We
Idee to think so, though Britain un
der a Socialist Government is not
the Britain we have fought with,
shoulder-lo-shoulder, though this
present governing group has sought
billions of our dollars, and received
billions. Can we count on France?
Probably not; Communism in Europe
has cut away the old ties. Nor can
we count on Italy. Western Germany
seems to be unwilling to re-arm, ev
en with our help.
America today has so little reliable I
friendship among the Nations she is
courting Tito! We still are too pure
to' do business wi*h Spain! That
amazes me. Italy, France, Tito—even
Red China, but not Spain! I do not
understand America’s foreign pol
icy. Does anyone else understand k?
What is the domestic policy of our
country? Arc we a Socialist State?
We should think about that. The Na
tion officially declares that we are
not a Socialist State; but the Nation
proceeds to socialize jits power in
dustry. We are fast becoming a na
tion half socialist and half individ-
uahstic; and Socialism and mdivid-
• ualism compete. But how can pri
vate business compete with the Gov
ernment? There is a way by which
private industry could compete with
the Government: it is easy; put both
on the same footing. Either take the
taxes off the private industries or
put equal taxes on the Government
power. Put the tw« on exactly the
same basis and private power will
run public power out of business by
giving better rates, better service
and more reliable service.
The military problem in Korea
ertainiy has its problems. One trou-
>fie, though a minor one, is the con-
,Unt publicizing of every word spok-
*n and every little act.
Why do we publish that we have
mlg so many men in Korea? Isn’t
hat a military secret? I’ve read it in
sany papers. The Russians and Chi-
lese and Northern Korean* don’t
iced a secret service, or military in-
elligence: they can read all the facts
it will here and cable the informa-
ion. Even if we are alert about cab-
es to Russia and China ail the in-
ormation can be sent through oth
ers.
Observe our procedure: we are
[ending thousands and thousands of
American boys to Korea, while re
using 356,000 Chinese who are in
p'ormosa under arms. Since Commun-
China lets the so-called volunteers
cill our men why don’t we let the
150,000 Chinese on Formosa vokm-
eer? Throw the technical objections
p the winds: we must not bleed
ait country of its youth while Chin-
•ae who want to fight with us stand
>Cf and look on—safe and sound.
The Russians and the Asiatics re
spect force. We are trying to argue,
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