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FRIDAY, MAY 21, IMS
Would Be Fine Memorial
Attending the memorial services held
Sunday afternoon for the victims of the
Cleveland school fire, 25 years ago, we
cbuld not help but think wbat a fine me
morial it would be to those who sleep in the
little church yard there to erect a hand
some little brick church in the place of the
present little wooden stnicture.
Some 66 of the victims of that great fire
aro buried in Beulah cemetery, 60 or more
of them in the same grave. Most of the vic
tims of the fire were members of Beulah
church or their parents were. Some of those
who lost their lives were veritable pillars
of ^he little church.
What finer memorial could be erected
to them than the construction of a church
building that would last through the ages?
Don*t Be Too Optimistic
In the United States the opinion is wide
ly held that the Italian election recently
was a major se1>back for the Soviet Union's
eflort to extend its influence over all
Europe. That is true but it should not lead
to too great a degree of optimism. The Rus
sians do not accept defeat passively. If their
time-table suffers a delay in one direction,
they always try to speed it up elsewhere.
Until and unless the United States and Rus-
sis reach an agreement on their spheres of
influence, we must expect flare-ups at
periodic interval in both hemispheres.
One of the interesting observations made
pn the subject of United States-SovWt dif
ferences recently was by Dorothy Thomp
son. She said that under normal conditions,
the present course of the world would iead
iiiovitably to war. But, she continued, there
are two unusual barriers to 'war now. One
is the tempers of the people—of the almost
universal desire for peace among those who
have to do the fighting and suffering. The
other is that neither high command has
been able to figure out a plan that will in-
sure success in case 51“war. No nation will
start a war unless it is 90 per cent certain
that the advantage is on its side.
From the Russian point of view, engage
ment in war might lead to chaos in-the
countries she is controlling through p^pet
governments — Bulgaria, Yugo^via,
Czechoslovakia. She might have a terrific
occuoation job to handle behind her own
iron curtain.
From our point, of view, how could we
reach Russian soil with' great land armies
and support them?
Certainly the Russians know, as we do,
that a long drawn out war cpuld mean the
destructions of modern concepts of civiliza
tion. Miss Thompson, for instance, thinks
more people might be killed by pill.age, rob
bery and marauding bands thah in actual
conflict between armies. In short the world
might descend into, the abyss of an utter
anarchy from which it could not recover for
many years. The only effective law, then,
would be that of tooth and claw—the law
of the jungle.
But here is only one thing we can do and
that is be ready for war if and when it
should come.
Anarchy In Minnesota
When the orderly processes of the courts
break down you have anarchy. And that is
just what Minnesota has had during the
meat strike, due to the fact that Governor
Youngdahl was thinking more of votes than
of his state and country.
In one Minnesota town, striking CIO
meat packers invaded a meat plant and as
saulted executives and employees. They in
vaded another plants tore op the machinery
and kidnaped 20 employees. .At another
point they openly defied court orders and
refused to let any one enter the plant
Governor Youngdahl is said to be a pro
tege of Harold Stawen, a candidate for
Piesident If Mr. Stassen has . any such
views as that we don't want any part of
him either.
Time To Clear *Em Out
, Four Southern university professors were
howling last week because they had lost
their jobs. All four claimed that they were
fired because they were supporting Henry
Wallace for President
One of these professors, James Barfoot
attended a convention at Macon, and was
nominated as a candidate for Governor of
G eorgia on the Wallace ticket The conven
tion at Macon wms more largely attended
by negroes.
The three professors at the University of
Miami, Fla., Dr. Leonard Cohen, Jr., Dr.
Charles C. Davis and Prof. Daniel D. Ash-
kenas, told a student rally that they were
fired because they were supporters of Wal
lace.
The University of Georgia and the Uni
versity «f Miami were on sound ground
when they fired the professors. Henry Wal
lace has almost become the symbol of revo
lution in this country: While he may deny
thr.t he is a Communist certainly no Com
munist could be serving the cauee of Com
munism any more effectively than he is
serving it. The Communists evidently think
so too because they will not put out a can
didate themselves but will support him. The
President of the United States has de
nounced "him as a Communist.
Certainly we do not want Communists
or fellow travelers Instructing the youth of
this land.
It is good that the colleges and universi
ties of this country are beginning to take
stock to see how many radicals they have
on their faculties. This action should have
been taken long ago but perhaps it is bet
ter late than never.
One of the first moves communism or any
other radical movement makes is to try to
get hold of the youth of the land so as to
direct their thinking. It is claimed that the
Communists in this country have been able
to plant thousands of teachers in the pub
lic schools qrstems of this'country and in
our colleges aad universities.
It is just as important that the schools
and colleges be purged of these radicals as
it is that the government itself be purged
of tiiem. ^
The South has been unusually free or
radicalism in the past. We want to keep it
that way. ^ ^
GovernmenfWaste
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“We have never understood,” says the
Bamberg Herald “why when a war is over
the government feels itself duty bound to
sell or give away everything it has. All gov
ernments, don't do it, but it is the American
way. Just as soon as hostilities cease, we
start in to get rid of everything that remind
u''> of war. It is a foolish policy. World War
II is not formally over yet, peace has never
been declared, but much of our valuable
war materials are gone. Our air force has
dwindled to nothing and now Congress is
voting billions to build it back up again.”
All of which is very true. It seema that
thir time we are having to rush to get rid
of valuable supplies from the last war in
01 der to begin buying again.
According to Drew Pearson, Washington
columnist, the inside story of how Presi
dent Truman continued to sell United
States war plants while he was demanding
th? draft, Universal Military Training and
huge army-navy appropriations, .is an
amazing one.
While he was making speeches stressing
the seriousness of the situation with Rus
sia, the President iw^nt right ahead de
mobilizing the nation’s industrial power
and allowing war plants to be sold tool-by-
tcol on the block.
Evury dtisen of Cumdeii should vote in
neset Tuesday's ^monkipul primary. Vote as
yo^ plaaat M tpIa ^
The Problem We Face
Discussing the possibility of declining
prices, the'Industrial News Review says:
“As a general principle, practically
everyone believes that a certain amount
of price decline would be extremely desir
able. But few believe that the country
could stand a return of prices to the 1941
or any similar level, even if such a miracle
were possible. The whole economic and
goveni'mental structure is based upon an
enomous national income, and that can be
maintained only if employment, volume of
business and prices all stay well up. As a
nation, we are hundreds of billions in debt,
and that debt must be serviced and grad
ually reduced. At the lowest conceivable
esMmate, the government's annual budget
will be far larger than we ever had in
peacetime. A worsening of the internation
al Scene may force a sharp jump in the
amount of mon^ we 'will have to spend
OP the .armed forces. If government is to
get Hie revenue it needs, a serious deflation
must be avoid^.**
ThB situation at best is a rkther difficult
bni with which to deal.. Certainly it will
not do to put on the hrakes too suddenly.
Tne car vnight skid, and tom wer.
IhinldnQOiitlood
The tect that womeo lire longer
than mea eeenis to prore the
theory that paint doea preaerre.
There’ll be a new crop <rf*"lefta’’
after the elections thla year.
‘‘Stalin waQta the world with a
fence around it,” aaya a writer.
Yea and he ia determined that it
ahall iM a red fence.
Uncle Sam probat^ly wiahea that
old ‘Atlaa waa anpporting the world
now.
According to a well known health
authority, mentaS overwork can
kill the aame aa physical overwork.
But it very seldom baa the op{M>r-
tunity.
The Elgyptlans may make the
outlook a little dark for the new
state of Israel but we doubt that
they will be able to blow the
Israelites out
V
“Bvery person -is entitled to die
a natural death.” asserts an acci
dent prevention official. And that
reminds us of one we read the oth
er day. It' seems that a doctor’s
waiting room was filled with
patients suffering from ewery
imaginable ailment and all degrees
of boredom. FinaUy one old man
arose, stretched himself cautiously
and rensarked; “Dumed if I’m go
ing to wait any longer. I’ll Just go
home and die a natural death.”
*
’The thought of a draft gives
osme people cold chills.
Some of the Ehiropean countries
are kickliig over the quality of sup
plies we are sending them. They
are teaming now how we poor folks
over here have to live. —
The Baby Sitters Institute in
New YeilK recently graduated a
claaa of Tl. The graduatea were
wiven diaperlomas,
Henry Wallace wants the United
States to try to become friendly
with Russia. We wonder if Mr. WU-
lace ever tried to make friends with
a rattlesnake?
Who can remember the good old
days when wossen wore two or
three pettfosats?
_ .
Governor Dewey, who is a <»n-
didate for President, must liave
wondered if it wasn’t somewhat
prophetic that he should have- been
greeted by Indian Chief Sunset on
his’ recent Western trip.
We’d say that the saddest state
of affairs now is Louisiana where
Huey Long’s brother Ifa* Just be
come Governor. —
Even the fish are striking now.
•w
In order for a man and woman
to live together ad man and wife
they must thoroughly, understand
each other, says a psychologist, and
must have lots of things in com
mon. And that reminds us of the
story of easygoing, indifferently
educated Sam Jenkins who married
a school teacher, a precise, extreme
ly erudite woman of decided opln-
ibns. It was soon evident that they
would never hit it off very well to
gether. “I guess,” commented one
friend of the unfortunate Sam, "that
you are overcome by your wife’s
powers of diction.” "Not at all, not
at all.” rejoined Sam. "What’s got
me llck^ is her almighty power of
contradiction.”
*
What has become of the old
fashioned boy who had to take the
cows to the pasture every morning
and", bring them back at milking
time every afternoon?
’There is no rest for the weary'
A woman spends the ficst part of
ber life looking for a husband and
the latter part of it looking for her
husband.
How does a plasterer celebrate?
And then there’s that South Geor
gia man who says he thihks Taft
made a very good President before
so he is willing for him to .have
it again.
One way to keep from getting
tired is not to work.
Many a girl climbs the social
ladder lad by lad.
"Champion Poker Player Gets
Good Job”—^headline. What would
a good poker player want with a
Job?
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Watch Your
Kidneys/
Help ’Them Qeaaae the Bleed
of Ilannfid Body Waste
To«r kidam eot—Uy Sbartac
mattw froin tli* blood atroM. But
kidnoyu ■omaUaiM Uf ia thuir work—
not Mi M Katura tataedud—fail to r»-
Bioru tmporitlw that, U rataiaad. way
polm (ha wmmm aad apuat tba whA
.body MekiMry.
Bynptonia Hay bu aacilag baekaobo.
poraTtaat baodaAa,a5ia^ tobg
sattiac up niibsu, swuUfac. paMaaio
ua^ fha aa^ a luuUag ut aanroea
u( pup and atna^.
_pibw aigna of kkfaaay or bloddariie.
ordy Oft aowatiana ^wefag, mmtf or
So^foqeiat
Tbaroabealdboao
maet b
y'efiUe.
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Lute FHmarles Aro Costly
North CaroUna will hold its flrat
prlmury on Muy 8outh CaroUnu
will hold iu SUte Convention on
Muy II, Vhlch is only the beginning
of the prlnuury election which will
be held on the lust Tussdhy in
August
In other words. North CuroUnu
will huve fiHVoten politics and its
people will hsve gone badi to wortt
almost before South Carolina’s
primaries get well under way.
’The custom of holding lats prim
aries in South Carolina was adopt*
n«wir >e rw. yo CO^
**■<>« .bout ,iT«
organisation drive in the Bonth,
Wth grade
w 1,800,008 liMA and - • — >i grade ^
rfcers la textile' plaBta la the school at theau
•oath oobr 18,000 have bean miroll-. Tke lady wu
ed in ths CIO dnring tUs past two gary bnt deddM
years. That shows what a flop aad
aMaarably poor showing the "hlgh-
nps” have made .
If a man or woman desires to
join s nnion that la hia or her
privilege. If we ^ have a firee
Ammioa MIL D«t they should not
be coerced or intimidated to line
with these Northern groupe under
hlidi pressue or threats ot Inthul- ^
daUon. R4hM laher Isaders put throughout Ufe-Oru-T'
their owa interests flrst Ths poor and Dsnocrat
Ing Into their treasury of duos by
men end wmpen working for sn
honest living make these lesdors
rich. Those who line np with the
onions should do so of their own
Be school for the
er study.
TBe incident calk
0«;«^rg COUBI^^
Jwfk^g for educstJl
thm. Our BchooU shoiKjl
women toIncresastw?
“a to
throuahont T* i
tember 15.
Nowadays there Is no "lay-by”
time on 'the fanns.^In the Piedmont
the peach crop Imgins to mature
the^latter port May. In tha low
er part of the state farmers begin
to harvest their truck crops in May.
About the middle of July the move
ment of cantaloupes and melons be
gins. _
In the Pee Dee farmers begin to
.cure theft* tobacco in early. July
and the markets usually open the
second week in August Tohabco is
the state’s second largest money
crop.
Tobacco, vegetable, peaches and
melons grow rapidly hnd cannot be
neglected. Almost on the very day
these crops mature they must be
gathered. Delay in getting them on
the markets is likely to cause heavy
losses to the growers.
The lateness of the primaries may
be the main reason why not more
than half of the sUte’s eligible elec
tors vote in the’primaries.—Dillon
Herald.
to thu Probate Comt*^^
tratou of estate of c ^
®ou, daesased. —■ -
organisation drive In the Soufh, uaesaaed, and oa'ikl
they say. Bnt they are forced to ad-'’“to he will apply
mlt virtual failure after a two yasrs a Anal dtaclm*^
effort *11110 spesks well for the tex- Administrator. • *•
tile woricers, we say. It shows that
they cannot be led around by these
Northern sgltotors who got licked
when they set but to nnionise and
control our textile workers. It like
wise shows that pleasant relations
exist in this area between employ
ers and employees. Thero tbonsande
of men and women are to be com
mended for doing their own think
ing and making their own declaldna.
It is a convincing sign of a lack of
confidence which mill employees
have in CIO and their leaders who
have made sinister predictions,
only to take a good licking.—Clin
ton Chronicle.
Goes To Seheel At Seventy
Mrs. Rose Koenig.
Hungary, recent
a nativa of
Inated from
Judge of
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8- C., May 7, ijJ*
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a UMfS are ddighMd fa
thocm^ ipeedy aaioe. Jw mi
Klcceite. Tobacco tcaiM, 2,1
•ad deatnre odor -iHintii
Deacnrca taitc froh, fact cm
ue MALLY cleui. Atk
fee Kfaeaite wxfay.
KlttNITE rnl BDuShUSS
The CIO Flop ^
The effort of the CIO during re
cent months to unionise the textile'
mills in the South hds been a com-|
plete flop, and the thousands who
are employed In this industry are
to be commended for standing on
their own feel and doing their own
thinking. Announcement was made
two years ago of a public campaign
with officers for organisers opened
in the South. These highly paid
officials began to make their hosts
and inradictiona, statuants that ware
utterly untrue and circulated to
arouse prejudice aud unroat. Aa sn
example, a disappointed SMistant to
the director of the untonlsation
campaign said at a recent conven
tion, “We aro faced with violence
and rellgioua bigotry in the South.”
ThM he added, "T^ere la going to
be bloodshed, there wttl be people
killed to the Sooth before our drive
is ended.” ^ _
1%# question naturally arises,
who Is going to start the "Mood-
shed” aad who ia gotog to be rw^
■ponsible for "people killed” In this
organization membership drive? It
will net be the 1.800,000 unorganised
textile workers in the South 'who
are drawing good wages and ars
contented. It is aighlficant that of
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