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FACE SIX THE NEWBKUT SUH FRIDAY. JULY 25, 1941 British Official Tells US Where to Get Off (From Washington Times-Herald) We have been honored by a visit from a typical member of the British ruling classes. He is Col. Josiah C. Wedgwood, of the Wedgwood porcelain family. He is likewise a member of the British Parliament. He tells us all about our Ameri can business—“where we get off”, when we g’et off, and how we get off We are punks. We are too slow. Colonel Wedgwood wants to give us the “bum’s rush” and throw us out of our peace, out of our independ ence, out of our public welfare, out of our free institutions, into the gut ter of war. He allows of no argument. He says: “This is your war and you are in it up to your necks.” He continues: “The trouble with you Americans is that you are afraid to assume re sponsibilities.” Friends and fellow Americans, we sort of thought that we had assum ed quite a lot of responsibilities dur ing the last war that England was in. And that we had assumed obliga tions, too—obligations of foreign na tions that were in no way ours and debts that were theirs but were re pudiated, and damages and depres sions, too, that we have never been able to recover from. And we thought we had conferred quite a few boons and benefits, espe cially upon England, pulling .John Bull out of the bloody mess he had gotten himself into, and putting his topper back on his head, and dusting off his clothes, and wiping his bruis ed nose, and standing him bacR on his unsteady feet. For all of which we were called “Uncle Sap”—and rightly so called. Now comes this British warrior and statesman and crockery manu facturer and shows us up. He tells us how wrong we are, and have always been, and how only our President is willing to assume "a large share of responsibility”— which he certainly is overwilling to do, and has considerably overdone. Then this British member of Par liament asks us why we have not got a “sensible Congress,” and says: “In England all the best people (including Colonel Wedgwood, of course) go into Parliament.” But, remarks the colonel disparag ingly: ‘They don’t try to get into Con gress here.” Then Colonel Wedgwood, warrior, diplomat, and parliamentarian, tells Senator Wheeler “to go soak his head,” and says: “I would be glad to see physical intervention (of America in the war) tomorrow,” and further says: “I would like to see American tfcoops fighting beside ours, flying American planes, sailing American ^hips over and in the war zone.” The “union now” movement, de clared Colonel Wedgwood is “far more advanced” in England than in the United States. “The people (in England) are rea dy for it now. “We’ve all got to hang together or we will hang singly,” says the colo nel, adopting Benjamin Franklin’s dictum in the reverse, and applying to America what that revered sign er of the Declaration of Independence had to say about England. As a matter of fact, Americans would have no particular objection to seeing Colonel Wedgwood hanging singly. Indeed, they would rather favor the idea. But they do object to all of us be ing hanged together in support of the jealousies and commercial rival ries and selfish political policies of any foreign nations whatever. Still, there is no use becoming un duly incensed at this crockery war rior. His opinions are characteristic of his present Government. In the pres* dispatches of the same day appear the remarks of Lord Van- sittart, member of the British House of Lords, who says: “Any talk of peace with the Nazis is impossible. Persistent bombing may weaken German morale and may start a crack-up. “But land success is needed against the Reichswehr. This will take im mense manpower, and unless the Itus sians crush the Germans in the East America is the only hope. “In the long run American man power will be needed for a land vic tory over Germany.” And a few days before, General Sir Claude Auchinleck, commander in chief of the British forces in tne Middle East, said: “I’ve always thought the war must be won in Europe, in Germany, on Germany^ own soil. “Therefore, I see as much deed for American manpower in this war as in the last.” And Lord Elibank, speaking be^ fore the House of Lords Wednesday, advised that the British War cabinet “include representatives of the dom REDUCED PRICES ON Summer Clothing Prices are advancing daily — buy for use now and for next summer. There will be lots of hot wea ther yet, so enjoy one of our Summer Suits at a big saving. 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But she positively will not make peace, no matter how honorable a peace might be offered. “Any German offer of a peace con ference with honor,” Lord Vansittart says, “will always have a certain de gree of acceptance among ‘mugs’ of high circles as well as low.” But “no comprehensive peace is possible.” Because the British Empire ex pects America to do her fighting for her, and to drag her chestnuts out of the hot coals of the war she has de clared, and the diplomatic complica tions she has involved herself in. We Americans could not say this and be believed, but when English lords and generals and members of Parliament say it, it must be recog nized as true. Moreover, Mr. Atlee, member of the British War Cabinet, repeats it; and Mr. Churchill, premier of Eng land, definitely declares it. “The age of appeasement and iso lation is gone,” says the truculent Col. Johsiah C. Wedgwood, speaking for us Americans as well as for the British Parliament. “We’ve had years and years of these wk-etoched appeasers, like Wheeler, in England.” And “by wretched appeasers 1 mean all people who are not prepar ed to consider their duty to the rest of mankind.” “And,” continues the crockery col onel emphatically, “this includes all those who think they can keep out of the wpr and let the other hemis pheres settle its own 'difficulties.” According to these British states men and generals, we Americans must take on the age-old hatred and jealousies of Europe, the ancient ra cial and religious antagonisms of Asia. We must carry the four freedoms futilely to the four corners of the earth, only to have them rejectecr and ridiculed when they arrive there. Meanwhile we must deprive our selves of every phase of freedom here at home—of every ounce of poli tical liberty, of every atom of pros perity, of every shadow of public or private welfare. We must even sacrifice our inde pendence so that a foreign nation, against which we formerly rebelled because of its exactions and harsh domination, its ingratitude and! injus tice, can now use us as part of its war machine, and make us a part of its long-sought world dominion. In discussing this flagrant British war propaganda on the floor of the Senate, Senator Tobey recalled the fact “That Lord Northcliffe said in his book in 1928 that he spent $150,- 000,000 in the United States in /917 to get America into the war. “How much,” continued Senator Tobey, “do you suppose they (the British) are spending today?” “This man Wedgwood,” said Sena tor Tobey further, “is only a disciple of Winston Churchill. The same Win ston Churchill who said in his book written in 1925—‘the best way to se- sure American sympathy is to get American blood shed on the field’.” Senator Wheeler, also on the floor of the Senate, defended the United States Congress against the attacks of Colonel Wedgwood 1 , and repelled with admirable restraint the^amaz- ing personal assault against himself made by the British premier. Said Senator Wheeler: “Lord Halifax and the other Eng- Hsr statesmen may take Mr. Wilkie into camp; they may take Mr. Mor- genthau into camp; they may take Mr. Knox into camp; but they are not going to run the Congress of the United States, in my judgment.” Let us hope that Senator Wheeler’s judgment is sound and true. But the people of the United States have small belief that this cowering Congress will possess the courage to assert any form of American inde pendence, or to stop in any manner the offensive foreign propaganda which is rushing our country into an alien war. Colonel Wedgwood is on his way home, to be sure, but Lord Halifax, the authorized and official interferer extraordinary, and meddler plenipo tentiary, in America’s personal poli tical affairs, is still at large in this land of the free, and still perpetrat ing—without protest from our pseu do-American Congress—his humil iating affronts to the independence and the self-respect of the American people. Alabama Farmer Uses Fire On Grassy Cotton Montgomery, Ala., July 20.—An army reserve officer-farmer is using a flame thrower to cultivate his cotton and do the word of weed and grass killing now generally done by man ual hoeing. Jets of 2,000—degree flames are replacing cotton hoers on his planta tion, and crops farmed in this fashion are faring better than those in com panion fields cultivated in the tradi tional manner. The machine kills the grass; seem ingly doesn’t injure the cotton. Capt. Price McLemore, who has been called from his farm to Gunter field as a reserve officer, estimates throwers he devised can be built for one-mule plows at $10 each and fi gures this type cultivation £osts only ten cents an acre. He built a model himself at an outlay of $5. Simple land Cheap Flame cultivation is as simple as it is cheap. In the pilot models, one mounted on a hand plow and a two- row outfit on the front of a tractor, fuel oil, and compressed air are used to provide the flame. Spouts from jets on either side of the row, the-flame strikes the ground a couple of inches or so from the cot ton stalks and blankets the area be tween. At present, a sweep plow is mounted behind the tractor to culti vate the middle in the ordinary man- :r. The tractor moves at regular culti vated speed, and McLemore estimated that both grass and the cotton are subjected to one-fifteenth of a sec ond treatment of 2,200-degree heat. Except for the withering of ten- derest grass, th.-e’r, apparently no change immediately as the tractor moves along. But four hours later the seemingly uninjured grass turns brown and dies to its roots. The representative of an implement company who came to look over Mc- Lemore’s gadget reported his analy sis showed that cells of the grass blades were exploded by steam gen erated within them and that the plant died of something similar to suffoca tion. Cotton Not Hurt The stalk of the crop, being exceed ingly thick (in comparison to grass), is able to distribute the heat so rap idly that no portion of the plant will be subjected to serious heating, whereas the thin blodes of grass absorb but can not readily dissipate the heat. It works on com as well as cot ton, McLemore said. The Alabama extension service is working with McLemore in developing the new method. Rows in the same field are being cultivated by different means, and actually those getting flame baths appear to have more blooms and look healthier. McLemore got the idea two years ago when there was an exception ally wet spring and grass outran crops all over Alabama. McLemore fought with hoe and plow, but didn’t make much headway. Then came a Sunday and he leisurely turned the pages of the Montgomery Advertiser until his eyes fell upon an Associated Press photo of an Italian flame throwing tank in action. “That ought to fix that grass was his reaction, but he adds: “I burned up a lot of cotton before I got any result except being', called crazy.” NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING The trustees of the Newberry School District No. 1 will make their annual report to the citizens of the district in the Court House Tuesday morning, August 5th, at 30 o’clock. J. Y. Jones, Chairman of the Board. THOMAS CLYDE TINDAL. JR. Mr and Mrs. Clyde Tindal of Co lumbia announce the birth of a son, July 23 at Columbia hospital. The baby has been named Thomas Clyde Tindal, Jr. Mrs. Tindal is the former Miss Julia McAlhaney, daughter of Mrs. Josie McAlhaney of Boundary street. Mrs. John S. Riddle and daughters, Johnette and Elizabeth and son, Don ald, have returned to their home in Birmingham, Ala., x after a visit to her parents. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Harman, and other relatives. RITZ Thursday, Friday Joan Bennett Walter Pidgeon —In— “MAN HUNT” NEWS COMEDY Adm.: Mat. 10c-20c Night 10e-30c Saturday Richard Dix Patricia Morison Preston Foster —In— “THE ROUND UP” | Chapter 8 “SKY RAIDERS t COMEDY Adm.: 10c-20c All Day Sat. Nite Owl Show—10:45 P. M. Jane Frazee Robt. Paige S. Howard & The Merry Macs —IN— “SAN ANTONIO ROSE” COMEDY Admission—10c-20c Monday, Tuesday Barbara Stanwyck Gary Cooper —In— “MEET JOHN DOE” NEWS COMEDY Adm.: Mat. 10c-20c Night 10c-30c Wednesday Merle Oberon Denis Morgan Rita Hayworth —In— “AFFECTIONATELY YOURS” COMEDY Adm.: Mat. 10c-20c Night 10c-30c Train Borne Display Coming To Clinton Preservation of soil, forest, and wildlife resources will be the keynote of a soil conservation exhibit train which will be open to the public from 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m., August 2, at the Seaboard station at Clinton, ac cording to P. B. Ezell, county agent, and J. H. Talbert of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service. The train is sponsored by the Soil Conservation Service, in cooperation with the State Extension Service, and the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and will consist of one baggage car, two flat cars, and one passenger coach loaded with exhibits. The baggage car contains exhibits of wide variety, action, and color. One exhibit has a tolling bell that por trays the constant toll of erosion on unprotected farmland. Each stroke of the bell signifies the loss of another thousand tons of topsoil from the fields of America. Another exhibit consisted of a eol lection of grasses and legumes val uable in erosion control. Other exhi bits will be made up of model farms in miniature, pictures, charts, and mechanical exhibits of various des cription. In the main the exhibits will por tray the practices being employed to control erosion on farms in the Lower Saluda Soil Conservation Dist rict, which includes Newberry, Salu da and Greenwood counties. These practices include crop rotations, con tour farming, strip cropping, ter racing, use of cover crops, gully con trol, retirement of badly eroding land from cultivation and planting to trees, kudzu, or lespedeza sericea, and the construction of farm ponds where practicable. In addition to the baggage car of exhibits, there will be two flat cars loaded with the latest types of im plements used in erosion control. These will include plows, tractors, seed harvesting equipment, slip scrapes, and tools used in farm wood land operations. A passenger coach equipped with comfortable seats will be used for the showing of motion pictures on soil improvement and conservation. A display of U. S. Department of Agriculture and Extension Service publications will supplement the in formation in the exhibits, and repre sentatives of the Soil Conservation to answer questions. dially invited to visit the train. she has taught in the high schools of Pendleton and Whitmire. Lt. Hipp is the son of Mr. and Mrs, J. W. Hipp, Sr., of Whitmire, and is a graduate of The Citadel. He is now in service as First Lieutenant in the United States Army at Camp Ste wart, Georgia. Opera House Thursday CASH NIGHT The Stars of Philadelphia Story BR1NGIN GUP BABY —With— Cary Grant Katherine Hepburn Added—MARCH OF TIME Matinee 10c-20c Night 10c-30c Friday and Saturday ROY ROGERS —In— COLORADO Added—French Fried Potatoes Com. Added—CAPTAIN MARVEL Matinee 10c-15c Night 10c-20c SENN-OSBORNE On July 20, 1941, at the residence of the officiating minister, the Rev. J. B. Harman, Miss Mattie Frances Senn was married to Adger F. Os borne. Mis. Osborne is a daughter of Mrs. Eula Senn Berry of Newberry and the late Claud Senn. Mr. Osborne is a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Osborne of Townville, S. C. and is a graduate of the Townville high school. He holds a position with the Newell Construction company of Greenville, and is now working near Orangeburg. Monday and Tuesday “TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM” —with— ■ Rudy Vallee, Ann Miller, Rosemary Lane, 3 Stooges, 6 Hits and a Miss, Glen Gray an dHis Casa Loma Band NEWS SHORT Matinee 10c-20c Night 10c-30o CHAMBERS-HIPP WEDDING OF INTEREST the bride, officiating. Central church was beat decorated with gladioli and abra. Appropriate music Graniteville, organist, and Miss Doro thy Smith of Chester, soloist. The bridesmaids, who were attrac tive in their costumes of Nile green marquisette, featuring square neck lines, puffed sleeves, embroidered Virginia, Miss Wilma Riddle Greenville and Mrs. George A. J of Union. They all carried p sheaf gladioli bouquets. inserts at the hemline, a bouquet of lavender, peach gladioli. yellow and liam, George Duncan, Pruitt Abrams, and Lambert Riser of Whitmire; Lt. James Abrams and Charles Leaman of Camp Stewart, Georgia. J. W. Hipp, Jr., served as his brother’s best man. All men in the ceremony wore white suits; the groom his white uniform. The bride entered the church with her brother, Herbert O. Chambers, Jr., by whom she was given in mar riage. Her wedding gown was lace and net, made with sweetheart neck line, leg o’mutton sieves fitted below the elbow, bodice fitted' with long waistline and bouffant ner skirt, end ing in train. He rfull length veil of bridal illusion was caught with a coronet of orange blossoms. She car ried a shower bouquet of white roses, ferns, and gynsophilia, tied with white satin ribbon. Her only jewerly was a pair of pearls. Immediately after the ceremony, a reception was held' at the parsonage for friends of the couple. During the evening the couple left for a few days wedding trip. Mrs. Hipp is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. O. Chambers of the city. She is a graduate of Lander College and did graduate work at Duke Uni versity. For the past several years Wednesday 0 c — Bargain Day — 10 GARY COOPEP. —In— “THE REAL GLORY” and “The Spider Returns” Admission—10c All Day SHOWER HONORS BRIDE LAST EVENING Miss Dot Ruff was charming host ess at a miscellaneous shower givtn Wednesday night in honor of Mrs. Eugene Hiers, whose marriage -was recently announced. The h< me of Miss Ruff's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ruff, in t*.“ county was dedorat’d with a prolu sion nf iouely summer flowers---glad ioli. xues, and zinn.n. As the guests *.» tered, Mrs- RufV, mother of the hr.ifss presented each with a flower. Two persons had flowe>-s to- alike, end in this way found their partners. These partner a worked to gether in games and contests, the rest of the evening, and winning prizes were Miss Martha Buchanr.an and Miss Carrie Lee McSwain. Mrs. Hiers was given a basket in whieh was a poem, instructing her to follow a string attached, to find her gifts. 'She received many lovely and useful presents. A gift was also presented to Miss Mary Lane Wh'ta ker, a bride-elect of August 3. Assisting the hostess in serving lime punch, sandwiches and e< i kies were her mother, her aunt, Mrs. J. ^1. Ruff and cousin, Miss Julia Ruff. In Appreciation We wish to thank the public for the splendid recep tion given us. Many have taken advantage of the lowf prices to be had here on pretty yard goods. Our prices have not advanced and we urge you to buy now from our wide selection of pretty goods. \ • CAROLINA REMNANT STORE 1207 Friend Street Newberry, S. c. Week-End Grocer Bargain s Dukes Mayonnaise qt 35c Heinz Sandwich Spread pt 35c Silver Medal S. Dressing, 25 oz 31c Skinners Egg Noodles, 3 pks 35c Franco-Am. Spaghetti, 3 cans 25c Jar Rubbers 3 pks - lOc Matches or Salt 2 pks 5c Fruit Jars, quarts 75c Salt 100 pounds 75c Loose Brown Sugar, 4 lbs. 35c Surejell 2 pks 25c Crisco 3 lb can 50c Vinegar, pure apple cider, gal. 25c Jar Tops dozen 33c Fresh Fruit Daily. 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