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PAGE POUR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1943 THE NEWBERRY SUN HITLER COULDN’T DO BETTER O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year ■ One- •Dollar • Published Every Friday In The Year w * » •» V > . '»• -■ / at the postoffiee at the Act of Congress d-olt. ss mdtt Newberry*. *S of Mar^h 3, Entered as second-dess mdftI?r*T5defemb%F ; ^ . wr i LLJP Sbuth Carolina, lijid 187&. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE Gaptain Eddie Rickenbacker, after returning from his gruelling exper ience in, the South S®as and hi? in 7 spection of fighting fronts, is the only man who said what the American peo ple needed to hear in connection with production problems. . In the news- paipers and in the news reels he said that if the soldiers could be transfer red from the hell holes they occupy on the battlefronts, to our factories, and if the employes in the factories could be transferred to the battle- fronts, production in this country would double in thirty days. By the tone of his voice and his ex pression, you could see that he was disgusted with the Pollyanna talk about workers at home being classed as filling “battle stations.” Captain Rickenbacker emphasized that nothing the people in this coun try can do will in any measure equal what the boys on the battle lines are doing. They don’t get overtime pay and they work day and night if nec- sary. The people agree with Captain-Rick enbacker. Just because som e of us west'“tin hats’’ at home, we don’t want to became swelled up with the idea that we are filling “battle sta tions”—we are not. Battle Stations are where the bullets fly and men are dying; where men work as long as there is something to do; where or ders are obeyed; where overtime pay and profits are not an issue; and where the perpetuation of liberty and freedom for the individual are the guiding stars. 66 It Takes Both" It takes an Isbell and a Hutson . . . a Sammy Baugh and a Dick Todd to form a forward pass combination. It takes both ... - War Bonds and Taxes to provide the necessary finances to win this war—a war for freedom ahd humanity. Are you doing your part? I U. S. Treasury Department DILUTED FAITH This nation haj always been un beatable because the people have had fiaith in their form of government and in private enterprise. Their faith brought them freedom—spiritual, economic, and political. It also brought them unprecedented comfort und security- Any mqn or woman, regardless of race, color or creed, was free to come and go as he plpas- qd, work for whom he pleased, and by thrift, bring security arjd well being to himself and his family. He qould go into business for hipiself 4nd if ht made good no one resented Ijis success. Yesterday these things Were so, without question. We now hear predictions that we \bll have some measure of socialism affter the war. tye hear warnings t rat the people intend to have “total s )cial security.” If they cannot get i. 100 per cent under the present sys- t :m, the implication is they will de mand it under some other system. J [aterial comfort with many has c early taken precedent over things of th e spirit, although lip service is s ill paid to American traditions. Fed eral bureaus and many public offi- c als promote this counterfeit doc- t •iiie. A good example of diluted faith in America was contained in a recent n^ws report from Washington, which seated that in the near .future an ejiergy resoqjpes czar.,would be ap- ppinted to “control production and distribution of coal, oil and electric ppwer.” The long-range purpose of t^is and similar official planning is tt pave tlhe way for the ultimate tak ing over by the government of all nhtural resource industries—sociali zation, i ‘ Natural resource industries are the foundation of free enterprise. They ,ve served the nation well.. They ve, contributed to stable employr .t and higher living standards.' ere is no sound reason for making bisic chqgcs in their ownership or tleir methods of operation. Propo sals for .their socialization mean that officials with “diluted faith” are try- iijg to straddle a pplitical fence. This i^ not the kind of “faith” that built this nation. “Reverses in a war are part of wter . . . neither side in a war tells ita people just what it is up against. Alt a time when truth is most needed, tilth becomes illegal.”—J. French Rpbinson, President, East Ohio Gas Cpmpany. An incident is taking place in Puck to»Jtico which should be brought to ttention ofi fcyery American citi- As an -tec^kory of the bd States, StW-be&i/r used as a !a ejg- fqr/sociai experiments at e Wianifc 'of/ socialist politicians working under-cover off emergency war powers granted by jthe people of this country to their government for the efficient prosecution of the war. It is an abuse of power that should make a fair minded bbserVtY set’ red.' The war is being fought to pre serve and reestablish the principles of dividual rights. But the same offi cials who pay lip serTfjce. to these war aims.fifv^pr^eedfi^ ijcj aRO U4ifr in Puerto Ripp. A? ^fii\Nfiw Yoi;k. 1 T*m«s recently pqinrtefi put, ,at,$.he insistence of ^.merican gojverranjptyt .officials the Legislature of Puerto Rico in th* last two sessions has: “(I) provided,.for govqrijmen,^ ( ownership of ..move .than half ,).h e is)apd>,.spgw lands; ,12) turned all of the sugar mills into, pub lic utilities, subject, to,regulations, of the Ppblu; SfSt.vjee . Commission;, A&) authprjzed,.the goyewment tO) ..pur chase .and operate ,aJJ .forms oticomn- munication;, (4) provided for govern ment ownership of all means of, trans portation; (5) created a .government bank., in jvbifib.sll insular revenues may be deposited; and. (6)iauthorized tihe formation of a development com pany through which, thei government may, engage:in,any. form of. private business.”., t .» - . h. •..» « ■ The people of Puerto Rico . have futilely oppose the destruction of'pri vate , ownership, i American .courts have: condemned • it, pointing’out that the emergency powers of government were.never,intended for such applica tion. But the .process, continues. Puerto Rico is fast becoming a social ized state, under the jurisdiction of the United.States.. What irenyl * Is.his a preview, of ‘tthe.brave'new world” .we may.expect.to'see in ex panded form in this country and otto*- er countries which this nation is now helping to liberate?- «. ^ $ * •-»» y A < 4* 4 eg#. * * * u DIVIDED THEY FALL Surrounded by big government, big business and big labor organizations, the farmer who. tries to struggle along by himself today is rather help less. He finds agencies on every side telling him what to do, what not M do, when he can do it',' and when he can’t do it.. ■ ‘ Planting a crop; milking a cow, raising a hog or selling a steer have all become acts which virtually re quire a lawyer’s advice. ' 1 >•«<• So today more than ever,'a farmer npeds the help of cooperative market ing organizations. He needs the' ad vice of experts. Acting 1 individually, he is sunk. Adting cbllectively, he can compete with the power and the influence arrayed "against him. It is up to the farmer 1 to solve 1 his own problems by 'intelligent action through his own 1 fvetm !, orgahization speaking for him. ft III/ fcbuos *s%* t *f\* VTOP THAT ? '' COMMANDOUGH! 0AL- COTTON QUIZl ANS AIRPLANE. CLOTH. MADE ©a AINB,LONGSTAfHf QgLTACOTTON, IT t* USED ALMOST EXCLUSIVE- " ■ LV in aeroplane CONSTRUCTION. • !■•; Housewives Will Soon Learn Point Rationing System This nation’s fighting forces, are growing, and their requirements of food, clothing and ammunition also are increasjpg daily. For those whp remain ,a£ home these thing? have made ratioping necqssary. Ration ing on the hopif front is essential in order to make sqre that the .na tion’s . fighting forces will have the supplies and mupitipns they .need. Rationing assures all citizens a fair ^hare of the goods that are scarce but are necessary, to ..protect their health and to keep them working. Ratioping does not restrict supplies. The purpose of a rationing program is to make available to all people the largest possible amount of goods which the war has made scarce. Ra tioning is designed to make sure that a^I citizens shall share. alike—that 'one citizen shall not have more than he actually needs while his neighn bors are unable to obtain what they actually require to remain well-nour ished. ,, . I I.' England’s war experience indicates clearly that “point rationing” is the rationing system that works best in a country at war. The,United States government has decided to adopt the point rationing system, and arrange-, ments now are being made to inaugv urate this system in a short time. Here in South Carolina more than two million copies of the new War Ration Book Two will be distributed by rationing boards throughout the state just before-pomt rationing gets under way. * i • ' War Ration Book Two — the most unusual book of this war—is a neat booklet with a 1 brown-shaded manild cover. It is about the stame size ■ as the sugar book, but slightly wider and more substantially put together. It contains the usual blanks for iden tification of the owner, and there’ is a serial number in the comer.- There are- several p-iges of blue Stamps and of red stamps.- Each stamp is marked with a letter of the • alphabet and with a number. Two letters of the -, alphabet have been omitted and “0” — so that War Ration Book'Two contains 24 instead wf 26 letters of the alpha- i- " > There is a reason for placing both blue and red stamps in the book. The blue stamps will be -Used when the government begins rationing pro- ceased foods-^such as canned goods, dried fruits and vegetables, and fro zen foods. Rationing of these foods prill begin in a very short time. The red- stamps will be used’ for buying meats. Rationing of meat will start some time soon .probably a short time after lationing of pro cessed foods begins. Some of the-"-stamps in War Ra tion Book Two bear the numeral “8’’, same “5”, some “2’’ and the others will be allotted a certain number of points during a rationing period, she will be constantly on the^ n o ur i s tepe e tafSf yi values. 1 ^ will hav hMjt ipoii •se, whil Idmipoin /(given to f( ods that ari irvt values of foodi will not-remain tile- all tim4s, however, for some fi may be plentiful one month and very scarce a little later. Point values of foods which South Carolina house wives will want to buy will be an nounced from time to time by the government, and shoppers will be in- fored of changes as they ogAif.' The government plans to make such information available promptly so that housewives will be able to buy intelligently, equipped with knowl edge of recent changes in “point val ues” before they plan their shopping trips. in ,i . Housewives need to remember that each, commodity: rationed will be giv en a point value. Each person will be allowed so any points worth of tihe commodity in a certain group during a specified period of time. Each individual may spend his points to fiuy any of the items in a point- rationed group in any way he likes. But when 'he has spent all his-points for the period, he will not be able to buy any of the rationed items un til the next ration period begins. So it wiU.be wise always to play safe and not, spend a U your points dur ing the early part of a ration period. Many .housewives may find it wise to “pool” the point stamps for the .entire family and then plan to use ,them in ways that will best cover the needs and suit the tastes of all mem*- bers. of the family. -Members of the . family group who prefer foods with high point values either will have to .eat less of their favorites or learn to like other foods whose point values ,are lower. There will be problems for every housewife when point rationing be gins, of course, but they will be solv ed when each housewife remembers that this point rationing program on the home front will help the fighting men on the distant battle . fronts. Point rationing actually offers every housewife an opportunity to contri bute to the war effort—and to Vic tory. , WISE SAYS HE WOULD NOT HAVE STAYED reply to d. news- ^<Chester, Jan.,-30.—John M. W2?*- who resigned as, chairman, ; ^jT^tiic state indtrtrtriat comir.issipivSAtndfie ublic today A Tetter to Ghternoif Ofln Johnston ia which "W said he uld not have been persuaded to re- ain head of the commission. Wise announced he would resign Thursday, 24 hours after John B. Dukes, former chairman of the commission, was .appointed to- >sua-. ceed W. B. Todd, a member at the commission since 1939. Wise’s-letter was in telegram <fro*i Johnston governor said, “Sorry to talk with y»u before^ Read about it in tihe af^ paper about t^e sapie time I receiv ed your letter -of resignation.” The 66-year-old former senator fro mChester told the governor in his letter: "Your telegrah-T'accepting' m'y'^esl ignation as chairfnan' of tfie South',' Ckrolfrta industrial ceived at my’ (January 29) I had no means of knowing tihat you cared to , talk with poe. about this - Plotter, and I. therefore did not,, .at tempt to do sp, Tfie' ( result|., ( ,YW«^,i, have been the same had , we,,, cop;,; ferred about it/ ”, *, “In reply tp the,.following in ,your telegram, ‘Read about it in ( the after- i oon paper about the same time, I eceived your letter of resignation.’ „ I beg to ,say : tihat my . letter, of .reaig-. y nation was delivered: by a -messenger, i your office about, 2:3i5> (o’clock oaf. esterday (Thursday) afternoon, and . it was not given to the newspaper* until after the messenger said that if had been delivered at your voffioe. T Have three friends, who. will hew me out in this statement.”. , "L The ese numerals represent tihe “point values” of the stamps. For ex ample, an “8” stamp, means that the stjamp has a value of 8 points when- .it, is taken to a merchant to make a purchase. ■ If the pu rc-hases you make have a total “point value" of 16-, then you- bould use two “8” stamps, or y<Ju could use an “8”, b “6”, a “2” and a ‘1’ in order to give the mer chant stamps totaling 16 points in value. I. f.' •<« «« - Stamps in War Ration Book Two have been given different point val ues because the foods to be rationed will be given various point values. Just for example, a can of tomatoes might have a point value of “1”, while a can of asparagus might have a point Value of “2". Or, as another example, a pound of hamburger might have a point value of “5”, while a' pound of sirloin 'steak might have a point value of “8”. WJjdn the housewife goes to her ’s to jbny foods, she will find tl e '^poi^d; ijatyf 8 '! of all foods post- e< In conspicuoiis; places on bins, counters, and at cash registers. S'lejWjll.bejdbUiltoidetorfcjino, as she J :~ NYA TRAINING FOR WAR JOBS All NYA training projects in this state are now under the control of the War Manpower commission. Youth a re being trained for defi nite war . jobs. Camp Victory, locat ed near West Columbia, can accom modate 160 boys and 160 girls. Af ter training for twelve weeks in shipfitting, radio, mechanics, or welding, a youth can find quick em ployment in any shipyard or airplane plant at a high rate of pay. Misses Clara Dennis and Helen Summers of Newberry county have completed a course in shipfitting at Cian»p Victory. They will join the big army of women welders in the Savannah shipyard at an early date Rhett Werts of Newberry went to Camp Victory Sunday to- take a course in radio. ’ All youths between the ages of 16 and 25, married or single, who are interested in training for a defense job, should see Mrs. Mamie S. Sum mer at the local NYA office any nioming at 8:30.o’clock. In a statement made here the day he resigned, Wise said he was dis appointed that Todd had not been renamed to the commission. “I am eorry he. (the governor) did not ver appoint Mr. Todd because he (Todd) is one of the most honorable men in South Carolina...” '/ i, it i FOR SALE—Coker Pour-In-Gne wilt * resistant, and Coker .£00 wik resist- * ant Cotton .Seed, first* year ifroenn* eeder; price $1.60 per busheL * ade 48 bales on 36 acres last yesf. letter buy quick if. you want i ftost ear seed- a* reasonable, prices. mH..< LONG, Silverstrest, S. 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