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v / FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1942 THIS HEWbekut firm* The Spectator South Carolina is like a merchant whose competitors are getting most of the business. He would be a fool ish man to increase his prices or to increase his overhead, except as might certainly result in greater sales at a substantial profit. He would try to meet his competitors on a basis not only of equality but ot advantage to him. In the case of our state we have the people. A con tented peaceable people are the great- Safe & Sane Wyndham Manning For Governor Advocates Safe and Sane Govern ment . . . Unity Instead of Disunity . . . Order Instead of Disorder . . as a Guarantee of Maximum State Co operation for Victory . . and to as sure a Strong Economic Foundation Against Difficult Times Which Will Follow the War. : est asiet of any state. We have all I the other necessary factors for suc cess. How, then, shall we proceed? ' How can we realize on the advan- | tages which we enjoy ? As I’ve said frequently our diffi culties are man-made. Some of our difficulties were made by our South Carolina men; and some were made by other men. I’m told that South Carolina businessmen operate under a freight handicap of 39 per cent. I hope to make that clear. Now just try to imagine fighting for business against competitors who have freight rate 39 per cent under us. Among the helpful men of South Carolina may be listed Frank Law rence of the State Planning Board and H. A. Manning of the South Carolina Ports Authority. Thest gentlemen, together with my asso ciate D. A. Skinner, and I used to have lunch together once a week. To gether we studied conditions. We know about the urgent need for a revision of rates. And we know that the Act providing for the Ports Au thority provided for a study of freight rates. We know that there is money available for that work without delaying another week. The great question is how to make this need as vivid as it is vital so that our public authorities will grasp the relity of the need. If we could study our state, or just appraise it, with the knowledge we have we could do something use ful. Instead of putting our resources to work for South Carolina we are holding back money for defense! We with a pittance of a few thousands expect to do what the nation has bil lions to do! Let’s be South Carolin ians for South Carolina and Ameri cans for America. As Americans we are giving men and money without stint; and the nation has unlimited resources of credit. Let us use our state’s money for the state. There is no mean or narrow spirit intended. All I plead for here is a sense of proportion; and that we take everything in its turn. What the national government wants it can pay for. Our nation which supplies the world with billions of dollars is not dependent on South Carolina for $50,000. We, however, need to mix a little hard practical business sense with our emotional fervor. Quite a lot of useful information can be gleaned from reports of our state departments. Several years ago a committee called on me and asked for information. A clerk was brought to do the work and the gen tlemen expected to spend a day or two in getting the data needed. They were surprised when I told them that the report of Commissioner J. Roy Jones contained everything they wanted to know. __ We Can Still Serve You Well Although there are restrictions on many kinds of hardware, we find our stocks in very good condition due to our policy of always keeping full stocks in the past. However, it is always well to antic ipate your hardware needs well in advance as materials are becoming scarcer every day. Make use of our long experience in the hardware business. We believe we can help you. Buy War Bonds BUY THEM TODAY t BUY ALL YOU CAN BUY UNITED STATES .WAR ONDS AND STAMPS R. M. Lominack Hdw. OFFICIAL UNITED STATES TREASUtlY SOUTH CAROLINA WAR BOND QUOTAS FOR AUGUST WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 10.—Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Sec retary of the Treasury, today announced the August War Bond Quotas for the 3,070 counties in the nation totalling $815,000,000. The August quota for the State of South Carolina is $4,250,000. In arriving at the county quotas for August the Treasury De partment took into consideration major factors affecting incomes which in turn cause significant variations in sales during the twelve-month period. Hereafter actual Bond sales in the various states will be com pared with quotas on a cumulative basis. The amount by which sales fall short of or exceed quotas in any month will be added to or subtracted from quotas for future months. Quotas by bounties are: Abbeville, $30,300; Aiken, $67,000; Allendale, $10,000; Anderson, $256,- 500. Bamberg, $13,600; Barnwell, $13,- 900; Beaufort, $35,800; Berkeley, $16,400. Calhoun. $17,000; Charleston, $834,100; Cherokee, $46,200; Chester, $60,500; Chesterfield, $33,300; Clar endon, $12,500; Colleton, $28,600. Darlington, $90,200; Dillon, $33,- 200; Dorchester, $31,000. Edgefield, $15,000. Fairfield. $22,000; Florence, $126,- 300. Georgetown, $46,300; Greenville, $426,300; Greenwood, $109,300. Hampton, $13,900; Horry, $46,500. Jasper, $4,500. Kershaw, $37,400. Lancaster, $46,000; Laurens, $93,- 400; Lee, $13,000; Lexington, $53,600. Marion, $40,600; Marlboro, $34,- 200; McCormick, $8,700. Newberry, $74,700. Oconee, $52,600; Orangeburg, $87,- 600. Pickens, $53,200. Richland, $589,900. Saluda, $7,500; Spartanburg, $332,- 000; Sumter, $79,000. Union, $54,500. Williamsburg, $23,200. York, $128,700. U. S. Treasury Department A friend has just consulted me and my response is that a bulletin of the South Carolina Planning Board, to gether with reports from the Tax Commission and the Departmfient of Labor, will supply what he is seek ing. In the brave days of yore, wh§n John J. McMahan, T. C. Williams, T. Yancey Williams, H. Kemper Cooke, J. R. Coggeshall—and others, came in every day I used to read all the state reports, as well as the State Constitution. Those gentlemen were highly stimulating a nd always eagef for information, as well as able to impart it. On my trips throughout the state I received fresh inspiration from thinkers like B. W. Crouch of Sa luda. I’m growing lazy now, or the telephone is better. In ten minutes I talked to three state departments and they quickly agreed to mail to my friend what they had. We have pleasant officials to do business with. One day last week I covered much of the state’s activi ties by using my telephone. Be ginning with my urbane friend, W. R. Bradley, director of the Income Tax Division, I soon was engaged in a pleasant interchange with the Old Roman of the law—Attorney General Daniel. Within a few minutes I had Joe Sprott of the Comptroller Gen eral’s office on the line followed by John W. Duncan of the Industrial Commission and Mr. Wilson of the Unemployment Compensation Com. ission. It should be said that the first voice heardfrom any office is that of a lady; and that musical note the melody begins. Perhaps the pre sence of ladies is improving the offi ces—certainly in looks, though mpn- ly beauty is not rare among oyr state officials. It is said that sometimes one can’t see the whole forest because his view is cut off by one big tree directly in front of him. That is true of most of us all the time. Our special con cern of the moment looms larger than the greater interests of the future. Conversely there are dreamers who see all the forest but fail to see the tree or stump immediately ahead. And they come to grief. This war has me wondering. I’m all at sea, without being a sailor, and I’m up in the air without being an aviator. Our country seems to be governed just now by some long-distance seers, who look beyond all the rocks in the road and gaze upon the broad, un obstructed boulevards of the future. Unfortunately we have—until now— seemed to blend the long view with an acute attack of near-sightedness, both far-sight and near-sight coming at the wrong time. The Aleutian Islands: Why didn’t we have men and bombers and sub marines and mines there? Well, be cause they weren’t any good, were of no service just a lot of rock stick ing out you know. Well the Japanese took one or two of the islands. They were no good still. Then the Jhps sent more men and more men. The Japs still have them. We havent ousted the Jaips yet. What is the trouble? Our men in Washington are too near the trees to see the woods. I know I can speak the thought of America the man in the street, in saying that we are not satisfied with the high strategy. It doesn’t look good to us that the Jap anese stil have American territory. We are not happy over the depreda tions of submarines prowling near our coasts and along our domestic sea lanes. We are proud of our con voy record, but we wonder about .the other. Nor are we thrilled over the Washington bureaucrats. Wouldn’t it be worthwhile for con gress to ascertain—secretly, of course —how things are progressing? The necessity to make a clear and detail ed report is a great stimulus to ac tion. One must have something to report; and one gets busy in order to make the report. Either too much comes out of Washington, or too little. At any rate, what is the truth? Why don’t we use a small force to dislodge the Japanese? Of course that isn’t the strategy of the high command; but energetic and intelligent efforts to check submarines off our coasts, Jet us use. If this country should put a hun dred sub-chasers in the Gulf and South Atlantic; a hundred planes and twenty-five blimps, all our gasoline and sugar could be transported safe ly. And it could be done in two or three months .even starting at scratch. Where is the American spirit of initiative and daring? Very properly we are devoting thougt to Russia and Britain, but no one can prowl around the German coasts. They have more fronts to worry them than we have, but they seem to give thought to each one and they prepare for all that may happen. Are we overloaded with people in high places, running about in circles or sitting in smug complacency? We’ve done splendidly in part, but is America using her strength ? Real ly the question should be: Is America so organized as to use her strength; or is she a giant blind in one eye & lame in one foot? We read of committees and more committees; of advisers over advis ers ;and enough red tqpe to bind the world together. I should like America to be more like the old Model T.—without so much fancy stuff, with very little softness, but delivering all its power to the wheels and pulling the load. 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