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FACT FOTXK 'OIK CTWBMUtT 8UK FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1942 ISIS Collere StrMt Newberry, S. C. 0. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publiaher One Year ■ One Dollar Published every Friday Entered as second-class natter December C, 1S87, at the post office at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of March S, 1879. "Britain has had forced savings for over a year,” s ays Business Week “Canada just broke down and put it in the new budget. We are going to have it soon. It’s a question when and what sort. Several agencies are already working quietly on blue prints.” The government, in both its legisla tive and executive branches, has so far shown remarkable ability in avoiding coming to grips with the forced savings issue. Secretary Mor- genthau has said that he hopes that voluntary sales of War Bonds wit prove adequate to absorb excess con sumer income. For the most part, Congressmen have looked upon the forced savings idea as a political ogre of horrible mien, which might cost them votes next November. How ever, the bulk of economists seem to be convinced that, whether for good or ill, some type of forced savings will eventually hjive to be adopted. The arguments in behalf of forced savings are simple enough. This year, the national income is reaching an all-time high, due to the $67,000,- 000,000 which is being spent for war production. The pockets of the peo ple, especially those in the lower in come brackets, are better lined with currency than they ever have been before. At the same time, the sup ply of goods available to civilians is steadily diminishing—and it will keep on diminishing until the war ends un less an unlooked-for production miVa- cle occurs. The combination of more money and less goods adds up to but one thing: inflation. Even today, de spite government price ceilings and controls, an ominous “black market.” similar to the European black mar ket, is growing in this country. Un scrupulous men are bootlegging tires, sugar, metals and other controlled items precisely as liquor used to be bootlegged in the prohibition era, and they are demanding and receiving ex tortionate prices. A ten-dollar tire, for instance, will bring $50 and often Cotton Beach Frock Handblocked cotton in shades of dull rose is used to make this beach frock worn by Gene Tierney, love ly film star. The skirt ties on, and underneath are matching shorts to form a play suit when the skirt la removed more in the black market. Economists of all the schools agree that inflation can be prevented only if some means is found to absorb and make inactive a large part of the public’s income. Taxes, the theory continues, offer only a partial solu tion—Congress obviously feels that the new tax bill.which is unprecedent ed in severity, comes pretty close to the limit. On top of that, it is gen erally believed that the people will balk and yell for relief if taxes go much higher. Sales of War Bonds have been excellent, but they haven’t closed the so-called “inflation gap,” Therefore, the argument goes, forced savings constitute the answer. In England, the forced savings plan seems to have worked reasonably well. Under it, tax rates are hiked to the hilt—but part of what the Eng lishman pays will be returned to him after the war. In other words, he simply builds up a Credit with the Government, which will be rebated once the guns stop firing. It is like ly that if and when forced savings is adopted here, we will follow the T2pg- lish'plan in essentials. There are other possible methods. For example, Congress could pass a law making it obligatory for every one to put ten per cent of his savings in War Bonds. Then, to further en courage savings, deductions would be allowed for private-savings in mak ing income tax returns. Whatever method is finally decided on, the main point will be to take money out of the channels of trade—to keep it from purchasing goods. The less the con sumer buys, in other words, the more we will have for war punposes. There is still another argument which the forced savings advocates use persuasively. When the war ends, war production will naturally end—and there is going to be a dif ficult period while w e make the ad justment from a war economy to a peace economy. If people have money saved, the argument runs, this ad justment will be eased. To quote Business Week again, it would “act as a kind of automatic unemployment in surance.” There seems to be little active op position to forced savings'—many eco nomists hope that Tt won’t prove nec essary, but admit that before long it may prove unavoidable. In both con servative and liberal circles, there is unanimity of opinion to the effect that inflation must be avoided at all costs. The very credit and solvency of the nation is the issue at stake. So don’t be surprised if the Government tells you one of these days that you’re going to have to save a definite per centage of your earnings. Some of the best informed commen tators are now arguing that there must be revolutionary changes in the organization of the Government if the war effort is to be advanced with maximum speed and the least delay. They point out that Washington red- tape makes really quick and effective action impossible in many vital mat ters. On top of that, they say, some of the best men in the government must give too much of their time to questions of detail, instead of ques tions of war policy. There is also a god deal of criticism of the military organizations them selves. The critics say that the Army, Navy and Air Forces still don’t op erate in complete harmony. Lack of cooperation between Army and Navy chiefs, it will be remembered, was one of the main reasons for the debacle t Pearl Harhgr, according to the Roberts report. Since Pearl Harbor, considerable progress in the right di rection has been made—but appar ently a good deal more is necessary,. t it’s common sense to be thrifty. If you save you are thrifty. War Bonds help you to save and help to save America. Buy your ten per cent every pay day. ★ ★ 'What you Buy With WAR BONDS ★ ★ Barbed wire used by Uncle Sam’s fighting forces is vastly different from that used on American farms. Army and Marine barbed wire is much heavier and the barbs, about three inches in length, are more vicious than ordinary barbed wire. The Marine Corps pays fifty cents for each twelve yards, or 36 feet of this specially manufactured barbed wire. The Army and Marine Corps needs thousands upon thousands of feet for defensive warfare. Your purchase of War Bonds and Stamps will insure sufficient quantity for their needs. Invest at least ten percent of your wages in War Bonds every pay day. {]. S. Treasury Department Judge Blease Gets Repeated Applause At Spartanburg. Candidates for state and federal of ficer brought their appeal for votes to residents of the Spartanburg area last Thursday, speaking at the Spartanburg court house during the morning and at Gaffney for a Chero kee county audience of about 200 last Wednesday afternoon. At Gaffney, Eugene S. Blease, former chief justice of the state su preme court who is running for the senate said laws against sabotage in this country are “not enough” and declared persons convicted of the crime should be hanged. The former chief justice also de clared he was a “champion of white supremacy” and said the negroes dominated political machines in the larger centers of population. The South, he said, should be allowed to solve the negro problem in its own way. Senator Burnet R. Maybank, who is running for renomination referred to his record of friendship for the farmers ad laboring people and pointed to his consistent support, of President Roosevelt. Some of the Roosevelt haters, he said, would go to any extreme to block the presi dent. The senator said he had worked untiringly for the people of the state and told the crowd that his office had handled 49,000 requests and inquiries from South Carolina in the nine months he had been in the office. Olin Johnston, former governor, who is running for governor again, reviewed his public record & said the state had made much progress dur ing his administration. The other candidate for governor, Wyndham M. Manning of Sumter, s aid that if he were elected governor, he would see to it that there would be no abuse of pardons and commutations. He said he would co-operate fully with the legislature in giving the state a harmonious government. In Spartanburg Judge Blease lash ed out sharply at the record of his opponent, who spoke immediately be fore him at a rally on the lawn . of the Spartanburg •courthouse, which attracted an estimated audience pi some 350. Many of the crowd appeared to be in sympathy with Judge Blease’s utterances and cheers were heard at various stages of his 30-minute address He attacked what he called “May- bank’s farm policy of “plowing un der” the cotton crop. Then he charg ed Senator Maybank over his own signature had been quoted as saying “the situation here in Washington.,.. has literally become a disgrace.” “He’s in the senate; he ought to correct it,” Judge Blease said. At another point in his address the speaker turned to the war abroad. However, he reminded, “we have ene mies here.” He named these enemies as waste and extravagance. He also criticised the army’s policy of rejecting negroes because they lacked sufficient education. “A negro doesnt need to be educated to use a razor,” he cried, then added, “ if they haven’t got enough education to go to the army, they’ve got enough ed ucation to go to cotton fields and to dig ditches.” The senate aspirant remarked that a paper in Charleston, Senator May- bank’s home town, had commented that if, as Judge Blease said, he did not intend to “buy bis way into (he U. S. Senate, he’s cut out a tough job for himself.” The candidate said he picked qp one of the Spartanburg papers— the Maybank Herald, I think you call it”—and saw that it asked, he said, “how can Blease expect to be elected and where is his campaign fund coming from?” He also referred to the Greenville News as “The Maybank News.” The Speaker charged that U. . S. Senator Kenneth D. McKellar of Tennessee had sent out an endorse ment of Senator Maybank and de clared. “I don’t want McKellar’s en dorsement and his negro political machine.” “I’m not looking for a political machine to be elected with,” he as serted, “I want to be elected by the white 'people of South Carolina.” The speaker commented on states allowing negroes to stay in the same hotels with whites and declared that Washington “would hear” something about “white supremacy” in event of his election. NOTICE To dog owners in town Please keep your dogs at home off of other people’s property, thus saving us the necessity for drastic action, f Thank you tor your co operation. Herman S. Langford, Mayor Turning to the farm situation, Judge Blease said “we’ve got to en courage the farmers. We’ve got to give them labor; we’ve got to give them machines; we’ve got to give them fertilizers. In conclusion he declared “too much money is being spent in politics in South Carolina.” Commenting on questions raised as to how he expect ed to be elected without a machine and money behind him, he asserted. “I’m going to do it with honest men and women.” “I’m not going to make any big promises . . . but I tell you when I make a promise I’m going to keep it.” At another point in his talk he had remarked that “they say Blease is slinging mud. I deny it, but if I am I got it from Washington and Char leston.” In addition to addresses by Judge Blease and Senator Maybank, these candidates were heard: For comptroller general—Lott Law son and E. C. Rhodes of Columbia, D. A. Smith of Walhalla, Q. E. Britt of York County. For Lieutenant governor: Senator George K. Laney of Chesterfield, R. J. Williams of Mullins and E. Coke Bridges of Heath Springs. Senator Maybank, opening his ad dress, said in the nine months he had served South Carolina in the United States senate, his office had handled 49,000 requests and questions from the people of this state. He said he had done his best to further the state’s interests and that he had used every effort in his power in the de velopment of Camp Croft, the airp_ort the water works and sewer system. After citing other accomplishments he asserted he had backed President Roosevelt, but declared “I’ve never been a yes man and I never will.” He said he was glad the gasoline rationing program had been so ar ranged that farmers could move their peaches and regretted that the pro gram had imposed any hardship on those who use their automobiles in making their livelihood. The senator said he felt the gaso line rationing program should have been nation-wide, declaring “it’s not a war of 17 Atlantic states. It’s a war of all 48 states.” “There should be national gasoline rationing, if gasoline is going to be rationed . . . and those who depend upon gasoline for a livelihood should be furnished ahead of joyriders.” He asserted we are engaged in a “war that is going to last a long, long time ... .a war we were unpre pared to enter.” He said we’ve got to build ships, tanks, and planes and advocated “an equal sacrifice to all” in order to best .promote the war effort. Senator Maybank said he had fav ored the increase pay bill for men in the armed forces and in conclusion commended the people of the “great Piedmont region for their faith and loyalty.” First speaker in the governor’s race was Wyndham Manning. He opeped his talk with the observation that so far the political, race in which he was engaged had been pleasant and devoid of mud-slinging. “So far as I am concerned, there will be none” he said. He mentioned the fact that he had been a member of the state legisla ture for four years and had studied on its own merits each question which had confronted him. He deplored abuse of the governors right of issuing pardons and commu tations & thereby setting a' ae ver dicts of our courts, declaring chat the fact that this was the governor's sole right should make him all the more careful in exercising the power. “1 pledge myself to do so,” he declared. The speaker said “ the governor’s first duty is to so conduct himself In effice that the people will have a co- ordniated government. “There’s plenty of fighting abroad, we don’t need to have any here ' in South Carolina,” he said. “The people have come to the con clusion that gasoline rationing has been bungled,” he said, adding, “I think it has been bungled.” He ad vocated coperation between the state government and its people in present ing protests in Washington and said he thought the traveling men “had acted well” in making their protests. “I pledge my cooperation with the people to right these things,” he said. Turning to the war, the speaker said the boys now fighting want to know that when they come back they can resume their normal business and that the state will do its part by them. “That’s the kind of an admin istration I pledge to you,” he said. “I figure Its up to us to so con duct the government” that when they do return “they can find their place in the community.” Former Governor Johnston was the next_speaker and toward the close of his address he uttered these remarks: “I believe that our people are tired of the average man taking the rap in the gasoline rationing program. I want to warn the small business man in the gasoline market to be on hjs guard for the next few days. I have information that the local distributors of gasoline and the filing station op erators are scheduled to take the rap. “On or after August 1, the gaso line price will drop about 2 T-2 cents per gallon. The big Western oil industries are planning a drive to fill the tanks of the local distribu tors and filing station operators with gasoline at the present high price. While the R. F. C., and agent of the federal government, will subsidize the large oil industries in the west so that they will not lose one cent. “We need leaders to cry out against the discrimination against our state and people. When the pre sent two and one half cents was put on the gasoline price, the distribu tors and dealers received not one bit of profit. It all went to the big oil the shift is to be made back.to a companies in other states. Now that lower price, the distributors and the filling station dealers are to bear the entire loss. The government sets the price of gasoline and I warn you dis tributors and dealers if you have any gasoline left in your tanks on the day the price changes you will have to bear the loss in price. It is high time that all states be made to bear the same sacrifice in gasoline ration ing.” At the start of his speech he spoke of his war record under General Douglas MacArthur and said it was the experience of having bomber and fighter planes zooming over .his out fit ffi World War I that led him to conclude that the next war to a large extent would be won in the air. This led him, he said, to advo cate airports in South Carolina to speed the progress of aviation. He said he had advocated development of the rural electrification program a better school system and a better marketing system fof South Carolina peach growers. The speaker challenged any one to show one instance where he had not cooperated with the schools. “Naturally Olin Johnston is go ing to have some people fighting him when he’s fighting for the peo ple of the state and not some big bankers,” he declared. The former governor said it was a “shame and disgrace” that some farmecs last year were unable to market their peaches. In this con nection he said he favored a more “adequate refrigeration system.” He said hp had advocated $30 a month for old people, but that he didn’t think the state should match dollar for dollar with the federal government The state’s part, he said, should be determined by that stats’s wealth. He added that, he felt it wrong to rationing South Carolina gasoline users when other states went un- rationed . . . “especially when we’ye got a pipeline,” he said, adding that if one state is going to be rationed all should be. “I mean to serve all of the peo ple of this s£ate to the best of my ability at all times,” the speaker de clared. DETRIMENTAL TO MORALE •Many daily newspapers in their editorial columns frequently urge all manner of means to promote the morale of the country in these war times. Their endeavour is praise worthy. The United States needs the support of the papers. But it is feared that the press, by its lurid presentation of disaster news, tends to undermine the good work it is do ing editorially for national morale. Pick up your daily paper any morning. Blaring headlines tell of crime, misfortune, destruction and death, splattered over the front page. Column after column of stories re tail their depressing wares of chaos and disorder. Inside pages are little better. As if to accentuate the luridness of the news in text, here are found events of the worst description in actual pictures. The minutest details of “chaos and old night” are portrayed. Often these pages are a dismal pan orama of tragedy, cruelty, and mis take. The morale of the country is defi nitely depressed by sensationalizing the news of crime, calamity and mis fortune. Antidote to the poisonous miasma which rises from the printed page to dispirit the people is plain— news handled so as to lift and en courage. FORGET IT Much “goofy” political preaching is being broadcast ’ by Democratic national headquarters to embarrass isolationist senators and representa tives up for re-election this year. The headquarters seem to have al igned themselves with some other el ements in the party which seek to purge the congress of all who were opposed to increased armaments prior to Pearl Harbor. It must be assumed that each iso lationist was sincere. He was op posed to war, just as the rest of the country was. He didn’t want to gee ■the United States get into another European war. Further, he was dead set against Americans fighting on foreign s oil again. The war was just another struggle waged for power by foreign dictators and autocrats— so the isolationist reasoned— and he took his stand against what he con ceived to be national danger. He saw any other course leading to partici pation in the struggle. All isola tionists were deceived, of course. Not till Pearl Harbor did they real ize their woeful mistake. The dirty attack made upon our naval base there blew isolationism to bits and the isolationist rallied to the defence of their country. So, if Democratic headquarters in sists on defeat for isolationists and those who had opposed huge arma ments, it will find itself in pretty much of a hole if someone challenged its atttacks, for its happens that President Roosevelt himself made some of the most pointed isolationist rearks prior to the Day of Infamy at Pearl Harbor. January 12, 1939, the president said: “No responsible officer advocates building up our air force to the total either of planes on hand or of pro ductive capacity equal to the forces of certain other nations.” Speaking on October 30, 1940, just before the election, the president as- serted * “While I am talking to you moth ers and fathers, I give you one more assurance. I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again. Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign war.” In May 1940, Mr. Roosevelt brushed aside as “utterly stupid” the sugges tion that the European struggle and its implications on the Pacific strengthened arguments for a two- ocean navy. He said: “Such a con ception of the nation’s floating de fense was just plain dumb.” Isn’t it about time for Democratic headquarters U> forget isolationism— —and sol&tionists ? _ . „ 7 j! Classified Ads \ ILLNESS CAUSES VACANCY of Newberry Raleigh route. Splendid opportunity for man or woman to continue established route service. Write at once. Rawleigh’s, Dept. SCF-162-203, Richmond, Va. FOR SALE!—Three C’s for killing insects on vegetables, flowers and fruit trees, is not a poison. Johnson- McCrackin Co. 3tc COTTON SHEETS—For the best Cotton Sheets see Johnson-McCrack- in company. 4tc NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make final settlement of the estate of Mrs. Anna L. Epting in the Probate court for Newberry county, S. 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Livingston, deceased, are hereby notified to file the same duly verified, with the un dersigned, and those indebted to said estate will please make ipayoient 11 If dX ANNIE LIVINGSTON, Administratrix of the estate of Robert C. Livingston, deceased. July 23, 1942—4tc. « ; ★ 1 ★ 1 What you liuif, With WAR BONDS ★ ★. It’s not a pleasant picture to con template, but War calls for “blood and sweat and tears.” And the Army Medical Corps, with its efficient nurses and its volunteer Red Cross : “Angels of Mercy,” needs thousands of surgical beds for field and base hospitals on every front. These beds cost approximately $22 each. They are the latest thing in modem hospital beds, with elevating springs. In some instances surgi cal cots are used in temporary field hospitals and there is a folding bed which may be used in ambulances. Your purchase of War Bonds and Stamps can buy many of these beds for the Army. You’ll sleep better if you know our boys have every hospital comfort. Buy War Bonds every pay day. Invest ten percent of your income. I/. S. Treasury Department Announcements I llereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the House of Representatives and agree to abide the results of the Democratic Bri mary election. J. KESS DERRICK I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the House of Representatives and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. R. AUBREY HARLEY COUNTY COMMISSIONER I hereby announce myself a candi date fo re-election as Commissioner for District No. 1 and agree to abide the results of the elections. WILBUR EPPS I hereby announce myself a candidate for election as commissioner for Dis trict No. 1 and agree to abide the re sults of the election. HOMER W. BOWLES I hereby announce myself a candi date for Commissioner of District No. 1 and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. J. 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