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The Spectator
Congressman Fulmer spoke words
of wisdom which I quote: “Farmers
have been told that ‘if you plant the
rcrenge to bring about certain goals,
and if you produce 90 per cent of the
goads you will be given incentive pay
ments.’ However, if they produce 88
per cent of the goals or less, regard
less of the extra cost of labor,
weather conditions, insects and every
thing else they have to contend with,
the incentive payment is out of the
window.
“Farmers realize that the hourly
pay to the wage earners is fixed with
time and onehalf for overtime. They
realize that a great many of the peo
ple have left the farms and are mak
ing from $150 to $250 per month, re
gardless of whether they put in 75
per cent of the time or 80 per cent
of the time in actual work. The
farmers realize that the contractors
and war industry have been guaran
teed a net profit, regardless of the
cost, as well as regardless of wheth
er they produce 75 per cent or 80
per cent capacity production.
“To me, realizing the importance of
food in winning this war, as well as
giving the farmers of the country an
opportunity not only to feed our
civilian population and our service
men, but to be able to ship tons of
food to our Allies, this is deplorable.”
In very truth, I can’t understand
why we do not organize for fair
treatment. It is time for the farm
er to stipulate his price, insead of
bowing and scraping in gratitude for
any crumbs offered him.
Our Northern friends are making
a lot of fuss over the matter of a
poll tax. As is known, the states
were bimtght together in a union or
nation with certain clear agreements.
The Nation^ which owes its life to the
states, has 'been trying to take to it
self many of the functions which be
long to the states; and to push the
states out of the way. Especially has
this been true of the Nation under
the New Deal.
The New Deal found Labor and
our Colored people fairly content pud
happy, but it started off at once <n
a vast vote-getting campaign and
soon put Organized Labor astride the
whole nation, like a Colossus riding
some prehistoric monster. Then,
having handed most of the nation to
Labor, it made bargains with some
Colored Northern politicians. The
New Deal today wears the label of
Democracy, but it feels much bigger
than Democracy, for it is now so big
that it puts Republicians in the Cabi •
net, creates special Labor Commis
sions, Stirs up the Colored people, and
thrives on the general confusion. We
Democrats, we wfriose fathers' and
grandfathers stood like men, in all
the years of poverty, we don’t count;
we are just being used as pawns in
a great political game.
Thoughtful, intelligent Colored
people know that no good wili re
sult from busybodies from the out
side. Under their preachers and
their teachers they have made re
markable progress. On every hand
we see the signs of development. Did
that happen because of the New
Deal? Or is it the slow, but sure,
outcome of hard work, intelligence
and character? Nothing of value is
gained in a day. The whole South
still wages a war against many un
favorable acts of the Federal Gov
ernment, deliberately discriminatory
against the South. Not only in the
matter of freight rates, about which
so much has been aaid and wnten for
forty years; but even against our
products, whenever they enter into
competition with the products of the
North. Our great nation still main-
taines barriers against some, while
granting special privileges to others.
Nothing could more clearly pro'be
this than the official records of the
New D. rl. I cite the New D<.al be
cause the New Deal pretends to soma
special vii tues and to a larger mea
sure of human kindness ever known
before among men. When the De
pression came, incubated and hatched
up North though it was, the Federal
Government at once, and airways,
paid larger wages in the North than
in the South. While attacking the
South for low wages, and calling us
Economic Problem Number 1, the
New Deal proceeded to pour out the
Nation’s money more liberally .n
New York, and elsewhere, than in the
South. Indeed, though deeply lament
ing our poverty, it deliberately set
out to keep us poor.
We White people are not despon
dent; we believe that truth crushed
to earth wil rise again; and we per-
serve hopefully, but peaceably, for
the correction of wrongs.
It is, truly, a slow process, but
the South has climbed from the
depths without anybody’s favor and
without anybody’s help. Though we
engage whole-heartedly to bring the
blessings of a new era to all man
kind, we Southerners bear the Gov
ernor of the State of New York con
tend for the preferential freight
rates which have enriched New York
at the expense of the South. We
thought the South would fare well
when the Democrats took charge.
This is the Party of our people, fos
tered and cherished by us during all
the long years of Republican domina
tion. And what has been handed us?
Labor domination, embittered race
feeling, injustice to the farmer. Let
us not depend on politicians; very
little that is worth having comes
through politicians.
John Lewis is the spearhead of La
bor; he is Labor’s big man; most of
all the special priviltges of Labor
resulted from his tie-up with the
New Deal. In this defiance of the
Government, Mr. Lewis will bear the
blame, so far as the public sits in
judgement, but the miners will re
member that Mr. Lewis “brought
home the bacon”, as he has done
about every time he has gone in
search of the bacon, since Mr. Roose
velt came to power.
Very soon now the success of Mr.
Lewis’ defiance will result in demands
from all now in the C. I. O. and the
A. F. L. Labor must regard Mr.
Lewis as the supreme figure on their
side. Of course these increases for
Labor are not INFLATIONARY;
they are merely ADJUSTMENTS to
the rising cost of commodities; but
the increase in benefit payments to
the farmers would have been infla
tionary. It is all part and parcel of
the New Deal idea of economics
which came to full flower a few
years ago in such measures as spend
ing ourselves poor in order to get
rich.
John Lewis may hear all the con
tumely for offending against the
spontaneous spirit of national inter
est, but Labor—all Labor—will
emerge triumphant. Five hundred
thousand went on strike, but ten mil
lion will reap rewards.
In the meantime, what about in
flation ?
William M. Jeffers, the Rubber
Czar, wants to return to his presi
dency of the Unon Pacific Rail Road.
He has been a tonic to those who
want things done. Mr. Jeffers car
ried into Government service the
qualities which made him successful
in railroading; he studied his job and
went about it with the force and
directness he used in private busi
ness. Mr. Jeffers is one big business
man who showed what could be done.
Not all businessmen succeed in Gov
ernment jobs and their failure is
often because they don’t know the
ropes, or else, they try to play the
“They Give Their Lives—You Lend Your Money”
U. S. Treasury Department Courtesy King Featureg
MRS. MARY CLAMP
Mrs. Mary Hassie Day Clamp, 25,
died at the county hospital early
Saturday night after a short illness.
She was th e daughter of H. C.
and Sallie Padgett Day. Mrs. Clamp
made her home in Newberry until a
few months ago and then she en
listed in the WAAC. Recently she
was given an honorable discharge
and returned to her home.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock from
the Eastside Baptist church with
Rtv. Mr. Rivers in charge assisted by
Rev. J. B. Harman, Rev. O. H. Hat
chett and Rev. Jas. B. Mitchell.
Burial was in Rosemont cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
Walker C. Clamp, who is stationed
somewhere in North Africa; her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Day, and
the following sisters and brothers:
Mrs. Ruth Davis, Mrs. Ruby Davis,
Mrs. Arvonia Padgett, Mrs. Elbe Fay
Griffin, all of Newberry, and H. C.
Day of the U.S. navy.
IN FOOD OR DRIMt SUGAR IS
A GREAT ENERGV BUIlDtB
BE ASSURED OF A YEAR
’ROUND SUPPLY OF SWEETS
'iMmNGRUIT
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This Season
It is not unpatriotic for you to us«
the full allottment of essential, en
ergy-building sugar the Government
has allotted for you — particularly
the extra sugar they have provided
to enable you to can fruits and
berries. Apply to your Ration Board
for your extra sugar for canning
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AMERICAN EXPLOITS IN TUNIS |
FAST BECOMING LEGEND
Allied Headquarters, North Africa,
May 15.—^American exploits in Tunis
are fa&t becoming legend and high
up in the list belong the, stories of
two officers—Lieutenant Robert W.
Hine of Fairview Village, Cleveland,
Ohio, and Captain Edward A. Mc
Gregor of Brooklyn.
Hine brought down his disabled
plane in enemy territory and got to
Tunis safely, arriving with the Brit
ish who captured the capital. Mc
Gregor, who has earned the nick
name “Fort” literally handed over
the German General Borowietz to
the allies a fdw minutes after ceas
ing to be a German prisoner.
Hint’s plane wa s hit 34 times and
he brought it down on a dry lake
May 8. He borrowed a donkey from
some Arabs and reached the Tunis
road. The Germans didn’t even try
to take him While he made his way
into Tunis.
“I wandered down to the docks
looking for some one who could give
me some idea how to get transporta
tion back to base.” He said. “About,
eight or nine Germans came running
out of a bouse and one asked 1 in
good English if they could surren
der to me. I took them in tow and
handed the mover to the first British
military police I saw.”
Later he was shot at from a sec
ond story window. He entered the
building and found a dead German
by a tommy gun. He and several
wounded officers finally found a
truck that got them out of town. He
hitchhiked back to base and arrived
yesterday.
McGregor, whose survival in some
tough fighting on all fronts is some
thing the boys all talk about, is a
round-faced, pleasant fellow who
wears spectacles and likes fighting
Germans. He started the campaign
as a lieutenant.
Two days before the capture of
Bizerte, he was on reconnaissance
duty near Mateur when twelve Ger
mans, who shot a hole through his
canteen and blasted his automatic
with another bullet, captured him.
He finelly was taken to the fifteenth
armored division headquarters, after
trying to escape twice and being re
captured.
General Boroweitz had him in for
breakfast on© morning, and the
German tank expert glared at him
through his monocle and said:
“Today you’re my prisoner. To
morrow I’ll be yours.”
A little later an American armored
unit showed up and McGregor was
waiting to hand over the general.
MT. PLEASANT CLUB- MEETS
The Mount Pleasant Home Demon
stration club met at the school build
ing Wednesday afternoon. May 5.
After the meeting was called to
order by the President, Mrs. T. W.
Henderson, the song “America’’ was
rendered.
Mrs. Thomas Moore Gilliam, con
ducted the devotional, reading the
19th Psalm. Mrs. Henderson gave a
reading “Always Try to be a little
bit kinder than you need be—The
little more, the little extra that you
do, is the thing that makes life
brighter.”
Mrs. Woodrow Ringer substituted
for the gleaner who was absent on
account of illness. She read a selec
tion entitled “Always” by Angelo
Patri. ”
Miss Counts stressed agai.i our
eight “must” foods for ea.-H day.
Plant tomato seed now for late
crop of tomatoes; 22 quarts of to-
' matoes, 24 quarts of fruit for each
1 person is canning budget. A can
ning demonstration will oe given at
the June meeting.
Cotton in the family wardrebe was
then discussed by Miss Counts.
Put away wcolens clean.
Wardrobe First aid—take care of
little things. Also take care of
shoes because of rationing.
After the meerting adjourned, the
hostess, Mrs. M. B. Crooks, Mrs. J.
D. Crooks and Mrs. Tommie Rawls
served a delicious congealed salad
plate with ice tea^
FOR RENT: Three large connecting
upstairs rooms with private bath.
Miss Annie Gary, 1221 Glenn street,
phone 458. 3tp
WANTED TO BUY—Scrap Iron,
Copper, Aluminum, auto radio parts,
Rags, Inner-tubes and Zinc. Loca
tion in alley leading to Standard Oil
company bulk plant. W. H. Sterling.
EGGS FOR HATCHING—from Big
Black Giants, Dark Cornish Games,
and also Bantams, domesticated Mal
lard Ducks, Ringneck and Mutant
Pheasants, Rabbits in all sizes. R.
DERRILL SMITH, Wholesale Grocer,
Newberry, S. C.
politicians’ game with the politicLanis,
and come out ait the small end.
Businessmen, when called to Gov
ernment work, should stipulate that
tjiey won’t play politics or let politi
cians meddle with them; otherwise
the businessman will be lost in the
general shuffle.
The farmer gets only 40 per cent
of the dollar which is spent for farm
products.
Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer,
said this, in speaking about certain
practices of the O. P. A. which are
worth keping in mind. The Congress
man is able to survey the whole agri
cultural scene for he is Chairman of
the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives in Con
gress. But though his Committee
may deal with the vast sweep of
American agriculture and werli
markets, Mr. Fulmer sees through
all the complications by using condi
tions at North as a sort of text. And
here is no better way of asceraining
ruth than to deal with some indivi
dual cases. So, tlie respected atid
veteran Congressman of the Second
District keeps his eye on the man
back home, when so-called experts
begin experting with statistical ta
bles.
Our Congressman was talking
about the price of poultry. He said;
“As usual, the O. P. A. is changing
their rules, regulations, and price
ceilings from day to day. As a re
sult, we find new prices and new
ceilings have been placed on poultry
products, with the processors and re
tailers definitely guaranteed 1 good
profits, while the farmers, as usual,
ar© placed in a position where they
will be able to receive only about 40
per cent of the consumer’s dollar. . .
In the meantime, those connected
with the Department of Agriculture^
‘he Food Administration, and the
heads of the various other war agen
cies, believe that everything s “O.
K.” down on the farm;” but, the
Congressman implied, they will wake
up to find great food shortages as a
result of failing to stand by the
farmer.
Congresman, if only we could
bring all the farmers into a com
pact organization, we could demand
a fair price for our products—and
sit back and watch the scramble to
buy.
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Welcome in peace..*
more welcome in war work
A SK plant managers what a rest-pause means
JT\. to workers in war production . . .
more work-contentment. And contentment
increases output. Add refreshment to a
rest-pause and the feeling of content
ment is increased. That’s a reason why
you find ice-cold Coca-Cola so welcome
in war plants.
Ice-cold Coca-Cola goes beyond just
quenching thirst to bringyou refresh
ment. Its delicious goodness always
delights your taste. Here is a drink
made with a finished art, quality
you count on. The only thing like
Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola, itself.
Letters from plant manage.* from
coast to coast emphasize that the lit
tle moment for an ice-cold Coca-Cola
means a lot to workers in war plants.
It’s a refreshing moment on the sunny
side of things ... a way to turn to refresh
ment without turning from work.
'plus tax
The best is always the better buyl
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