The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, October 09, 1942, Image 3
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1942.
THE NEWBERRY Sim
PAGE FIVE
The Spectator
Moses’ father-in-law would he
worth his weight in gold (many
times over) if he might catch the
ear of the President and breathe in
a few of those words of wisdom he
imparted to Moses. I speak freely
about this because FARTHERS-in-
law enjoy a good reputation; nobody
says anything against them (nor for
’em, either). Like a man at his
lown marriage, he is usually overlook
ed and just sneaks in with a hang
dog aspect. Mothers-in-law want to
keep the young couple under foot,
or, at least, under their wing; but
the old man is always hoping they’ll
try their own wings, and fly away.
The Moses I’m talking about is the
grand man of the scriptures. The
Bible, though it usually tells us of
the vanities and foibles of the great
and small, as well as their virtues;
and though it deals spaciously with
women, from Eve to Mary (even
mentioning Moses’ mother by name
but not the father) says nothing
about Moses’ MOTHER-in-law. Per
haps there’s a reason. At any rate
FATHER-in-law shines for once.
With the duties and annoyances of
leading two million dispirited people,
Moses seems to have awaited calmly
the coming of Father-in-law; and the
father in law sat around and saw all
that was going on before he had much
to say. And when he spoke, he spoke
the words our great President need
ed to hear for so long a time. Heal
Jethro speak, after he watched Mos
es try to do everything nself. “The
thing that thou doest i, not good.
Thou wilt surely wear away, both
thou and this people this is with
thee: for this thing is too heavy for
thee; thou art not able to perform it,
thyself alone Moreover thou
shalt provide out of all .the people
ABLE men, such as fear God, men of
truth, hating covetousness; and place
such over them .... And let them
judge the people at all seasons: and
ii shall be that evgry great matter
they shall bring unto thee, but every
small matter they shall judge
So Moses hearkened to the voice
I of his fatj.er-in-law, and did all that
he had said. And Moses chose able
men out of all Israel and made them
heads over the people .... the hard
causes they brought unto Moses, but
every small matter they judged them
selves.” So if you wonder why are
“in-laws”, score one for the world’s
most renowned fataer-in-law.
<OM. I
WORK*
Telephone 155
Try a load of Red Bar,
Red Clover, or Grenadier
Great Heart. Stoker
Don’t let winter catch
you unprepared.
Farmers Ice & Fuel
Company
The papers frequently refer to Ad
ministration leaders in Congress, par
ticularly in the Senate. It isn’t ap
parent who represents Congress in
the Administration, but if the Presi
dent has special representatives to
act for him in Congres why doesn’t
Congress choose some one to tell the
Presiaent what the Congress wishes.
Apparently the only way to restore
the three separate and coordinate de
partments of the Government will be
when the Congress and the President
are of different political parties. Eve
ry day Sen. Bailey goes to the White
House to receive the President’s in
dications of what he wishes the Sen
ate to do. Senator Barkley is known
as the leader of the Senate, but he is
also known as the Administration
leader in the Senate. We cannot
maintain the indepedence of Con
gress if Senators are Administration
leaders. Let the Administration
stand on its own feet, and the Con
gress act on its own responsibility.
Saturday’s papers carried a dis
patch from Washigton about the
fight on the farm bloc in the Senate.
In the statement appears this sen
tence: “While speeches kept the sur
face debate going the Administra
tion leaders conferred busily with
wavering Senators. One at a time
votes were chipped from the farm
bloc.” So you see how it’s done. The
President demanded that Congress
hold down the prices of farm pro-
dacts while he would deal with Ha-
bor. And how is he dealing with
Labor? The War Labor Board was
quoted in the daily papers Saturday
as refusing to be controlled by the
15 per cent advance limit, indicated
by the Board itself. It is a most in
dicated by the Board itself. It is a
most indefensible position that our
Government assumee, when it adjusts
industrial wages by such increases as
four cents an hour, while holding
down the farmer’s prices, regardless
of the farmer’s costs or his incohvg.
Years ago the subject now known as
Economics was called Political Econo
my. As we are proceeding entirely
by political means and for poltcal
considerations we would do well to
bring ba«k the old name, Political
Economy, for whatever it may be, it
certainly is political.
Representative Holman of Lexing
ton recently spoke favor of reduc
ing the membership of some State
Commissions, referring particularly
to the Public Service Commission,
which has seven members. Of course
the membership is too numeroue.
Our Supreme Court has five mem
bers, the Tax Commission has three,
the Unemployment Compensation
has three, the Industrial Commission
has five. There is a sentiment in
favor of reducing all Commissions to
three, or of reorganizing all Commis
sions so that one member maybe on
salary and the others on per diem,
&s the Social Security Board has or
dained for the Commissioners of the
Unemployment Compensation Com
mission, except that all of them are
sow on a per diem basis.
TAXPAYER'S NOTICE
Save 1 per cent by paying Town
taxes during October.
Buy Bonds and Stamps!
Herman S. Langford, Mayor
D. L. Nance, Clerk & Treas.
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Perry Business School
Extends Enrollment
Through Monday, Oct. 12
The Perry Schools have decided to extend their
enrollment through Monday, October 12, for the
benefit of those who have been unable to make ar
rangements to enter on the opening day.
I do not recall whether we observe
a radio week, but the National News
paper Week will be observed the first
eight days of October. We are in
debted to our press and to our radio
stations. I bring them together in
appreciative and grateful acknowl
edgement because they not only bring
to the public clear statements of what
is happening, but they amplify all the
notices with special studies, editor
ials and comments. Every day we
Americans hear the radio announce
ments of news from all the corners
of the earth; and shortly after that
the newspapers come to us. Regard
less of editorial bias or preposses
sion the facts are given and the pub
lic is supplied with the basis for
forming an intelligent independent
opinion. The editor’s opinions do not
color the news. The news is what
happens and the editor interprets it
accordng to hs judgment, but we do
not have to accept his opinion. If I
may speak for myelf. I recently
heard a broadcast from a Northern
station which was a Commentator’s
interpretation of certain measures in
Congress. I dissent almost entirely
from what he said. But both of us
received our information from the
press and radio. The facts are the
same; only the opinions differ. The
very generous and liberal-spirited
management of this station may not
agree with much that I say, but op
inions are not controlled; they let
the public accept for itself from the
many opnions offered. It is a great
public service. Of course the same
applies to the press'. I am a frequent
contributor to the press, and the
newspapers have always dealt gen
erously with me. I know one County
editor, at least one, who disagrees
with m e most of the time, but he
publishes Spectator just tihe same.
A free, untrammelled press and ra
dio are National bulwarks o liberty. I
speak this as my estimate of their
great service, and I offer it my pro-
foundest regard for the true sense of
public service which characterizes
both press and radio.
What are you going to do with all
your money? What Tare you doing
with it now? I’m nort thinking of
millionaires or even ordinarily rich
men; I’m thinking of the $100 man
now drawing $200, and the young
lady drawing her $100 for the first
time. That used to be big money;
and it still is too much to throw
away. Cars are scarce;' tires are
even scarcer and gasoline is not very
plentiful. Perhaps we cai* save $25
a month, or $50 a month, because we
can’t spend on those items. If we
will just live as we’ve always lived,
so far as we can, we shall save some
thing. If you can, why not split the
income three ways: one part for or
dinary living, insurance, and all the
items of our routine existence, in
cluding, o course, our church and
charty contributions. Ltrt the second
part be for the purchase of war bonds
to offset your taxes and let the third
part be war bonds for savings. Speak
to your banker, for there are several
kinds of war bonds and he will ad
vise you how to provide for your
needs. The banks will be glad to
give this advice wthout any cost fo
you. If you are not accustomed to
deal wth bankers here is an oppor
tunity to deal with the banker as an
investor. It will be a pleasant ex
perience, or no one is more courte
ous and attentive than the bank of
ficials who meet the public.
THE DIRTY SHAME
ALL STANDARD COURSES ARE BEING
OFFERED IN BOTH DAY &. NIGHT CLASSES
WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CIVIL SERVICE
TRAINING.
Anyone wishing to obtain information about
courses, tuition, etc., must get in touch before the
above date with Miss Alvadele Wilson, Instructor,
staying at the home of Mrs. C. J. Purcell, telephone
64, or call by the school located on the second floor
of the Bower* Insurance Building.
Perry Business School
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The non-operating Rail unions want-
an increase of twenty cents an hour.
Do you think they will get it? But if
all the unions receive all the increases
they ask for, what is to become of
the farmer? Or arc all the increases
in the cost of living to be charged to
the farmer? I the National income
of the United States is a hundred bil
lion dollars this year, and the total
farm income is seventeen billions,
that leaves $83,000,000,000. And the
farm wages- are already included in
the farm income of $17,000,000,000.
As you see, the farm income of $17,-
000,000,000 is the total of all the
farm products. From that total must
be deducted wages, rents, interest,
taxes, fertilizers, seed and machinery.
Farm income can’t be more than $5j-
000,000,000, but all the Government
Political Economists regard the sales
of farm products as the farmer’s in
come. If a merchant with a capital
of $25,000 sell a gros® total of $100,-
000 would that be income?
VISITS COUNTY SCHOOLS
Davis Jefferson of Union, Rural
School Supervisor of the upper pari
of the state, George D. Brown of
Greenville, Director of Extension of
Educational Activities and Supt C.
E. Hendrix spent this week visiting
the schools of the county.
I OFFER THE FOLLOWING REAL
ESTATE FOR SALE
Property Location Acres
Jackson House—Newberry—Lot.
Daniel House—Newberry—Lot.
Cromer (2 houses)—Newberry—Lot.
Gary—Newberry—Lot.
Reid place—Chappells—187.34.
Watt place—Chappells—33.50.
Folk place—Newberry—183.34.
Johnson place—Silverstreet—147.30.
Longshore place—Silverstreet—50.00
Richards place—Maybinton—173.00.
Oxner place—Kinards—109.00.
Kennerly place—Newberry—372.05.
Chick place—Newberry—470.00.
Caldwell place—Newberry—50.00.
Setzler place—Pomaria—90.00.
Waldrop place—Silverstreet—122.20.
Riser place—Kinards—146.20.
Clabe Gilliam house—Newberry—Lot
Baker place—Whitmire—69.00.
Rich Gilliam house—Newberry—Lot.
Hutchinson (2 houses) Nby.—Lot.
Caldwell place—Newberry—90.00.
Maybin place—Maybinton—53.00.
Kinard place—Kinards—76.25.
Emory place—Newberry—102.00.
Longshore house—Newberry—Lot,
Cofield place—Newberry—97.00.
Frailin place—Silverstreet—55.00.
Bedenbaugh house—Newberry—Lot.
See the undersigned for prices—will
subdivide farm lands.
- H. C. HOLLOWAY, Attorney
Newbwry, 8. C.
(News & Courier)
No obligation rests on The News
and Courier to defend Mr. Eugene
Blease.a gentleman with whom no one
connected with it has had five min
utes personal acquaintance, beyond an
obligation to defend any respectable
South Carolinian from an apparent
conspiiacy of insinuated slander. An
effort has been made and continues
on the part of writers for the “Lib-
eralite”, press to brand this former
chief justice of South Carolna as a
blatherskite, to pillory him before the
American public as an insensate per
secutor and hater of the negro race,
as a vulgar, loud-mouthed “agitator.’
If ever aa a member of the state’s
highest court bench he was accused
of prejudice in cases before him to
which a negro was a party,it did hot
reach the ears of The News and
Courier. If ever he was charged with
unfairness, or with immodesty, or
demagogy, or with inciting anger arid
ill feeling between races or within a
race, the information of it was hid
den from the Newts and Courier, It
is not for us to set him on a pedestal
of the virtues and talents, we scarcely
know him; it is for us to resent and
dispute the defamation of a decent
man.
The latest to cast a slur upon Mr.
Blease is Mr. Clark Foreman, de
scribed as “a Southerner now work
ing for the navy,” as an “author,”
as “president of the Southern Confer
ence on Human Welfare” and as
“Nine yeans ago the first adviser of
the government on negro affairs.”
(How long he has been in the em
ploy of the federal goverment and
how much he has been paid by it is
not disclosed.)
Mr. Foreman writes that “Blease
tried to become senator on the issue
that South Carolina needed someone
in Washington to fight for white
supremacy”, and that he introduced
this issue is the common saying of the
Libtrals, as if Senotar Smith did not
raise it or South Carolinians when he
walked out of the Philadelphia con
vention in 1936, as if the president’s
friend, Mr. Byrnes, did not raise it
on the floor of the stnate in 1938; as
if it was not raised when a negro
sought admission to the law depart
ment of the state university and when
the federal courts handed down de
cisions as to negro service on juries;
as if Tt were not now, one month af
ter the South Carolina primary,
raised anew by the pending poll fax
bill in congress which the governoi; of
South Carolina denounces as con
trary to the federal constitution and
by the effort of negroes to break into
white primaries by resort to the
courts. There is no informed South
ern man who does not know that a
campaign on a dozen fronts to de
stroy the rights of Southern states to
manage their affairs has been in pro
gress the last seven or eight years
and that an important part of the
White House family is a natiional
leader in it.
Further. Mr. Foreman and the rest
of them carefully omit to mention
that Mr. Blease in his campaign de
nounced the use of money to elect in
primaries and lived up fo it. On that
in great part he placed the emphasis
in his utterances. It was a service
to t.ie people long needed in South
Carolina .and E. S. Blease is the South
Carolinian who stands out for the re
form.
They slander Mr. Blease because he
recognized the presence of danger to
the South and pointed it out to the
South Carolinians. It is well that one
man in the state does not hide it from
himself and from his people.
The worst of dangerous symptoms
is that the South Carolina politicians
and their press are tryin g to hide the
danger from the people.
Meanwhile, not Mr. Clark Foreman
or others of his prominent associates
in “human welfare” will say explicity
that they advocate equal and exact
justice under the law fer negroes and
white people and separation of the
races in schools, colleges, eating
houses, transportation. That, The
News and Courier advocates and ad
vocates besides that the election laws
he administered impartially, regard
less of race. Any set of men have a
right to hold caucuses or primaries,
to admit and to exclude from them
as thev choose. If the right of as
sembly guaranteed by the bill of
rights means that any and all per
sons must be admitted to all assemb
lies, the bill of rights is a farce. If
Mr. Foreman and his associates will
say as much as that without equivo
cation, without “weasel words” these
ruffians in the South who hate ne
groes will be silenced. Mr. Foreman
and his fellow well-farers won’t say
it.
That is why Mr. Blease has made
himself heard, and the seeming con
spiracy to hold him up before the
American people as a demagogue and
a self-seeking blatherskite is a dirty
shame.
NEWBERRY FARM WOMEN
TO HELP
Two hundred members of the New
berry council of Farm Women in
their regular fall meeting Friday
morning in the courthouse pledged
their full support in all war efforts
and proclaimed them as their goals
for the coining year. Chief among
the alms of the 15 clubs represented
was an all out effort to assist in the
salvage campaign, victory gardens
and an added effort to help produce
to the fullest all necessary foods and
to strive during th^se strenuous
times to preserve the morale of
the home. They advocated the plant
ing of flowers in beautifying home
surroundings, the displaying the na
tional flag in all homes along with
the service flag where members are
in the armed forces .cheerful letters
to the men in service, the school lunch
project, attractive mail boxes, the
planting of fruit trees and better
and more reading in the rural home
were other listed ambitions of the
clubs.
During an informal business part
of the program the women ex
pressed their opinions regarding
many phases of community life and
its betterment. An inspirational
. talk, “Acquaintance with God” was
delivered by the Rev. C. J. Mat
thews, pastor of Smyrna and Little
River Presbyterian churches. An
invitation from the Tranwood and
Smyrna clubs to meet with them in
the spring was accepted.
The hostess clubs, Mt. Pleasant
New Hope, Zion and Pressley, served
a delicious salad plate with ice cream
in the Margaret Hunter park at the
close of the meeting.
The entire council is composed of
500 members with Mrs. William E.
Senn is the president, is under the
supervision of Miss Ethel Counts,
county home demonstration agent.
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The right to
SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR
F REEDOM OF SPEECH is a keystone in the
American way of life. Take it away and
the torch of liberty will surely flicker out.
The conquered people know — now — how
precious this freedom is. Today, they can’t
speak freely without fear of the bite of a whip,
the slow torture of a concentration camp, or
death.
But freedom of speech will not be taken away
from Americans! To preserve that liberty we’re
working and fighting and sacrificing as never
before. What’s more, we’re going to win this
war!
Our enemies can find smashing proof of that
in the courage and the determination of Ameri
can fighting men; in the overwhelming number
of planes and tanks and guns that are rolling
off American production lines; and in the huge
volume of war materials and supplies and fight
ing men being transported smoothly and ef
ficiently by the American railroads.
The Southern Railway System, like other
American railroads, has pledged its all to the
winning of this war. We’re terribly in earnest
‘ about it, and therefore we are placing war
transportation needs ahead of everything else.
Last year the Southern carried more freight
than it has ever carried before in all its long
history, 31 percent more than it carried in 1940;
and 46 per cent more than it carried during
World War I; and more than twice as much as
it carried in the depression years of 1932-33-34.
Most of this increase has been due to war de
mands; raw materials for armament, tank and
airplane factories; materials and supplies to
equip, and food to maintain, our rapidly ex
panding land, air and naval forces.
In the first half of this year the volume of
freight handled by the Southern again broke all
records, exceeding the first half of 1941 by 37
percent and topping by far every previous mark
of a half century of service.
We are proud of this achievement. Our
pride is the kind that drives us on to even
greater achievements. And in so serving the
nation with our best in this great emergency,
we are learning how better to "serve the South’’
when Victory has been won and the God-given
right of free men to speak without fear has
been guaranteed for the generations to come.
That is worth fighting for!
President.
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