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The South Carolinian is an attempt by
this writer and publishers of subscriber news
papers to supply readers with background
inrormation on South Carolina’s role in the
nation and world. Such information has
been provided through weekly news and in
terpretive columns appearing in many of the
newspapers since January 1,1904. This mag
azine supplement offers more of the same.
It is our thought that people are interested
in knowing all of the
facts about their rep
resentatives and sen
ators in Washington
and about the grow
ing bureaucracy of
the Federal govern
ment headed by the
President. Perhaps
MEEDHV no cme can provide all
of the facts, but one can make a sincere ef
fort ip look behind the smoke screens of
publicity releases and official statements in
search of the full truth. This is The South
Carolinian’s challenge.
In an age where controlling the news has
developed into a science, the individual ex
posed to the mass communications media of
television, radio, newspapers, magazines,
technical publications, pocket books, etc., can
only wind up confused upon contact with
variations of any given set of facts and opin
ions.
“Not another magazine!’’ one close friend
exclaimed cm learning of The South Caro
linian. “Who has time to read even a small
part of the magazines and newspapers which
already cross my desk each day?”
Agreed that a non-discriminating reader
will have a tough time of it! On the other
hand, surely all of us are smart enough to
select a few publications and columns and to
put our trust in them as long as they prove
competent. It’s sometimes difficult to make
decisions regarding the competence of our
journalist friends, but it’s a necessary evil to
do so if we are to keep informed.
The modern day journalist is exposed to
many problems never encountered by his
predecessors. The general attitude of the
times is one of them.
‘To get along, you go along!”
“Don’t rock the boat!”
Such advice is forthcoming from all cor
ners whether you work for a big corporation,
the Federal government, run a corner ser
vice station, or write for a living. Generally
speaking, it's not bad advice. Getting along
with people is extremely important. On the
other hand, the violation of sacred principles
in order to “get along” or the closing of one’s
mind to ideas to prevent “rocking the boat”
should not be justified merely for the sake
of self-advancement.
Journalists are no better or worse than
others who strive for material success
through avoiding controversy. The old adage,
“If you can’t say something nice about some
body, don’t say nothing at all!” holds true
today. But in political reporting, sometimes
the truth isn’t nice but deserves to be said
just the same. Influences are frequently
brought to bear to discourage telling of the
truth and airing controversy.
Senators and Congressmen influence
many areas of government which in turn in
fluence the communications media. For ex
ample, Senator Olin D. Johnston is not bash
ful about reminding unfriendly newspapers
of his key position as Chairman of the Post
Office and Civil Service Committee, and re
cently Senator Strom Thurmond threatened
a pair of unfriendly radio announcers in his
capacity as a member of the Senate Com
merce Committee.
Such harassment might be considered nec-
ersary and desirable, but it also weakens an
area of basic rights which have kept us in
business during the past 175 years under the
Constitution. Wrote Thomas Jefferson to
Lafayette in 1823:
“The only security of all is in a Free Press.
The force of public opinion cannot be resist
ed, when permitted freely to be expressed.
The agitation it produces must be submitted
to. It is necessary to keep the water pure.”
We are not interested in agitating, but
are not adverse to doing a bit of this for the
sake of informing the public.
Your comments to the editor of your
county newspaper regarding The South Car
olinian will be appreciated. Better still, let
us hear from you direct: 1057 National
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Brent Breedin
Editor and Publisher
ZJhe South Carolinian
BRENT BREEDIN. Editor and Publisher
W. D. BREEDIN. ConlribuUna Editor
JACK TRIMMER. Photographer
Tho SOUTH CAROLINIAN U published for distribu
tion in 4t South Carolina “county" newspapers to sup-
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PROGRESS BEYOND THE PLAN
This historic map was the initial plan for the Du Pont
Powder Mills which were built on the banks of the Brandywine
Creek near Wilmington, Delaware, in 1802.
The Du Pont Company far exceeded its founder’s plan and
today’s map would have to include a drawing of more than one-
half of our United States to show locations for the company’s
current 82 plants throughout this nation.
More importantly, Du Pont is represented in South Carolina
by plants at Camden and Florence.
Progress beyond the plan has marked Du Pont’s 162-year
history and South Carolina’s role in this progress has been marked
since the company acquired land here more than 15 years ago.
Surely the future will mean no less to Du Pont and South
Carolina.
Better Things /or Better Living . . . Through Chemistry
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC.
CAMDEN FLORENCE
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Stockman Oil Co.
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White Oil Co.
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