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> THE RAENWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CABOUH A ’• THURSDAY, MARCH 11, ItST. — COMMENTS ON MEN AND NEWS Bj SPECTATOR. M killed eoek-robbin? Only the learned of an older feneration studied the query. Whether the with his little arrow did the is no longer in doubt since the confessed his guilt The query for South Carolinians of I960 will be: Who ran the cotton mills wot of South Carolina? Which spar- mow trained his arrow on this cock- robin may not be the important ques tion, the real importance being the/re- smlt I think my digestion is more or less all right, so I am not pessimistic Baca— of bodily ailment. I am be coming pessimistic, however, at the turn of affairs, or, to put it more bluntly, at the shallow thinking and insincerity of the people. Massachu setts, and other textile States, lost hundreds of millions of dollars be cause they maintained conditions superior to the requirementa in the South. We reaped the benefits; the mills came to us. Now here we are, with one breath talking about bring ing in new business, and with the other we tell them to get out. We are becoming obsessed with the idea of "human rights." It .-is pretty ah9 mouth-filling. Human rights, indeed. What other rights are there? But the shallow notion prevails that the only "humans” are those who work in cotton mills and, particularly, those who belong to or ganized labr. All the rest of us are not human, apparently. The old man and his wife who invested all SCIENCE IMPROVED ON NATURE ^ ^ 4 TO GIVE YOU MORE NITROGEN for the MONET THAN IN ANY OTHER "SODA" OfRciol Experiment Station tests show that the reason crops need "soda'isforthe NITROGEN There fore the soda to buy is the one that gives you most nitrogen for your money. Arcadian, the nitrate of soda developed by science, gives more nitrogen per ton than any other "soda * That's why, when you order your soda, you should demand Arcadian. (■ B A L AN CE □ - C A K'E I 3 •LIGHT- MCH • PUKE - GOOD!- Lovely, smooth toxturo. irrosistiblo. soft. lelog sprinkled with chopped nets—light rick, JWMous . . . that's a Claussxx's Caramel Net Cake. Everyone likes HI Made o< 1 blended skUMully. and baked with (he ■md In yoer own kitchen. Order one I • V VSSS SSOSSS'S ClauSSenS SILVIR LABEL CAKil their savings in a cotton mill are not human, they have no rights; let ’em lose their stock and starve. We Americans used to be proud of a man who worked and climbed to the top. Those who succeeded survived work, knocks, and mors work, long, weary hours. But they were refined by the fire. Those conditions were hard, far too hard, but they produced men. The fashion of today is more likely to produce molly-coddles, a large number wearing the same clothes but without outstanding vigor of character. No man can say that eight hours a day for five days, with four hours on Saturday is too much work. Begin ning at eight in the morning and working till twelve, then from one to five doesn’t seem to be specially kill ing, then to go from eight till twelve on Saturday isn’t ruinous. But our friends have wept over the lon^-suf- fering laborer toiling till five in the afternoon. Can the mills carry on that way ? Won’t the mills have to meet compe tition ? Now let’s be personal: Some of the men who voted for this bill are in business themselves. Do they pay their farm labor on the basis of 40 hours a week? Of course, they do not Do you know any newspapermen who work only 40 hours a week ? No! Do you know any grocery clerks, or other salespeople who work only 40 hours a week? No! Do you know any physicians who work only 40 hours a week? No! Why, then, this furore about cotton mills? The secret is this: The cotton mill vote is the largest compact vote in the State. You can’t hope to corrall all the farm ers, but politicians do hope to corrall the cotton mill vote. That, to my mind, is what ia behind all this agita tion. The professional labor agita tors must do something to look like work and shrewd, calculating dema gogic type of politician must have a song to sing. If the mills close when business becomes slack who will profit? Will idleness pay labor? Will « shut-down pay wages? Will a bankrupt mill support a community? Human rights! If we drive our business away, if our factories close who, indeed, will pay for the educa tion of the children of the State? Year after year, in one form or an other, taxes, franchises, or whatever we may choose to call levies to sup port the State, the counties and the cities, have increaaead and a heavy burden has rested on taxpayers to support schools, colleges, the asylum and various other institutions, prfci* cipally for the benefit of those who tould not bear the cost iadividually. We need most urgently a man with an iron grip to lead this State into the truth and to rebuild it from the mud sills. We are having in the United States what is known as the sit-down strike. Here it is: A group of workers decide to strike. They stay in the factory and hold pose as ion of it until their demandn are met. Let's see about that Suppose the farm workers should strike. Should they keep pos session of your tractors, mules, plows and hold your land? Your cook strikes. Shall she take possession of your kitchen? Suppose the clerks should strike. Shall they camp in the store? Well,here’s a better one: Sup pose the clerical force of a factory should strike. Shall they hold the offices, records, check books, etc., so that no one can be paid? Let’s see if we can reason this out. Every man has a right to work. That is, no one has a right to prevent a man from working if he wants to work. No man can be compelled to work. That is, he has a right to strike. A big group has a right to work and a big group has a right to strike. But just as no group can physi cally compel another group to work so may not a group prevent another group from working. That is all simple justice andl perfectly support ing the idea of “human rights.” Every man or group of men may use his or their property as he pleas es,* within th* law. He may use it or close it down as he pleases. That is his lawful right. No man (except by lawful process) may enter the proper ty of another or remain there against the owner’s consent. The law guar antees peaceable possession as the very first principle of police protec tion. If we are not safe in our per son and property then we might just as well refuse to pay taxes and pro tect ourselves by such measure of force as may be necessary. Just as our courts would refuse to compel strikers to work, so it should compel strikers to respect the rights of the owners. Thee ia no use quibbling or temporizing about that. If the law is not supreme and if the police power can’t protect us in the peaceable en joyment of property, each of us would do well to lay in a stock of machine guna, bomba, etc, and prepare to de fend between ••• W&M a v\v. ’;*vX I;. ' •. .vXviviv* V ^ [/> ^ 99* The 60-horsepower Ford V-8 engine was first developed for Europe, where fuel costs are high. Two years* usage there proved its unusual economy. When the “60** came to this country this year, the Ford Motor Company made no mileage claims—waited for facts, written on American roads by American drivers. Now Ford “60** owners are reporting averages of 22 to 27 miles on a gallon of gasoline. That makes it the moat economical Ford car ever built! Best of all, the Ford “60” is just as big and roomy—just as handsome v sturdy and safe—as the famous 85- horsepower Ford V-8. And it sells at the lowest Ford price in years. If you want a big car for a small budget—a car you can drive with pride and profit—see the thrifty M 60” soon! Instead of congratulating Governor Murphy, of Michigan, I think he let the law be held in contempt. I don’t know anything about the terms of set tlement; I'm not interested in that; but instead of maintaining the sovereignty of law as the first principle he nego tiates. I suppose the mills will hsve to lay in a supply of gas bombs to protect themselves if the law no longer met ns anything. W. J. Myrick. Allendale, March 4.—William J. Myrick, 90, last surviving white Con federate veteran in Allendale County, died at his home at Ulmer early to day after a severe illness of about a week. Mr. Myrick had been in failing health for a number of years. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Saltkehatchie ceme tery, near Ulmer. The Rev. Sam Dan ner, of Bamberg, officiated. Mr. Myrick was born in old Barn well County, later Allendale County. He was a son of John Myrick and Mrs. Sarah Jeter Myrick. He served in the Confederate army during the War Between the States, returning to his native section at the close of the war to take up fanning. He was a member of a prominent and represen tative family of this section of the State. Mr. Myrick was twice married, first to Miss Jane Williams, of Allen dale County. His second wife was Miss Ettie Sanders, also of Allendale County. Surviving are five children: W. W. Myrick, of Ulmer; Jack Myrick, of Aiken; Frank Myrick, of Savannah; Thomas Myrick, of Morganton, N. C.*) and Mrs. J. M. Griffin, of Ulmer. Al so, surviving are two brothers, J. A. Myrick, of Barnwell and B. R. My rick, of Allendale; one sister, Mrs. S. J. Myrick, of Allendale; twenty grand children, and two great grandchildren. Mr. Myrick had lived practically all his life in the Ulmer section. He was a member of Saltkehatchie Bap tist Church. EVERY POUND OF BEAUTY PARLOR Donoghue Beauty College Fully Accredited, 26 Years Ex perience. Enroll NOW. 4S8 Eighth Street AUGUSTA. GA. 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