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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1944 r-AOt FOUR RAILROADS NEED MEN 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. ARMFIELD Editor ard Publisher Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December *5, 1937, at tht poetoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. THE SPECTATOR Well, here’s the story: “CHANNELS” The Colonel calls the Major When something must be done. The Major calls the Captain And starts him on the run. The Captain then gets busy And strives to make things suit By shifting all the baggage On a “shavetail” Second Lieut. The said Lieutenant ponders And strokes a beardless jaw, Then calls the trusty Sergeant And to him laps down the law. The Sergeant calls the Corporal And explains how things must be And the Corporal calls the Private And That, my friend, is ME. And so it is, me lad. The House passed a resolution of Representative Long of Union, rela tive to the Northern meddlers with Southern racial matters. The resolu tion is worth hearing and I now quote it: “WHEREAS, Yankee slave-traders and New England shipmasters insti tuted and commercialized the vile North American Slave traffic, bring ing the Negro from his native Africa and selling his body at a profit to the plantation owners of the South dur ing the infancy of the Republic, and “WHEREAS, Since emancipation the population of the American Ne gro race has increased in large num bers, especially in States of the South of the American Union and, also, by migration and abode in States of the North of the Union, and “WHEREAS, Since the War be tween the States the South has cheer fully and emphatically renounced the doctrine of slavery of any race or people and has reconstructed her land and racial relations by wise and heroic toil and sacrifice following that devastating War, and “WHEREAS, It is recognized that the States of the North and the States of the South, each, due to geographical, climatic, racial and other differences have their respec tive political, social, economic and other diversified peculiarities and problems that may be satisfactory solved only by local self-government, and “WHEREAS, The White race of the South and the Negro race of the South have been residing side by side in tiie same Section in comparative peace, harmony and mutual helpful ness, without material disturbance or friction, for a ong period of time during which, with their different talents and imitations they have been contributing to the preservation and growth of the Nation, and “WHEREAS, It is beieved that the true destiny of the Negro race, like that of the White race, lies in the jealous preservation and promulga tion of its own integrity and charac- iberistics; and that any mixing or amalgamation of the races prompted by eo-mingling upon the basis of so- called political or social equality would be destructive of the identity of both races, giving birth to an in ferior mongrel race ruinous of our country, and “WHEREAS, Certain persons in high official and semi-official quar ters acting in concert with strong subservient influences of the North, actuated by malice or ignorance or both toward the South in general and the White Race in particular taking traitorous and treasonable advantage of the critical situation brought about by the War, and seeking by insidious Hitrtteranpes and actions to stilt up trouble and bring conflict and strife between tihe White race and the Ne gro race of the South, thereby kind ling a fire that they may not be able to put out, and shaking the South from center to circumference, and “WHEREAS, Thereby agitators of the North are playing into the hands of Nazi philosophy of Conquest to first divide, then conquer; and by their treasonable utterances and con duct are giving Aid and Comfort to the enemies of our common Country, these United States of Americi, and “WHEREAS, History and Tradi tion prove that the wisest and safest (polity is to allow each race to work out its own destiny in the South by a process of progressive evolution with in the confines of its own racial bor ders, and in a spirit of mutual re spect, confidence and helpfulness, without outside interference, and “WHEREAS, The stench of Scala wag and Carpetbagger days is too strong and fresh in our recollection to now retrace our steps in that Ra cial direction, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEL BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENAE CONCURRING: FIRST: That we indignantly and vehemently denounce the intentions, utterances and actions of any per son or persons and of all organiza tions seeking the amalgamation of the White and Negro races by a co mingling of the races upon any basis of equality, as being destructive of the indentity and characterisiicts and integrity of both races, and as being Un-American and hostile to the existence and preservation of the American Union of States, and SECOND: That we re-affirm our be lief in and our allegiance to estab lished White Supremacy as now pre vailing n the South, and we solemnly pledge our lives and our sacred hon or to maintaining it, whatever the cost, in War and in Peace. THIRD: That insofar as racial rela tions are concerned we firmly and un equivocally demand that henceforth the demand agitators of the North leave the South alone.” SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN: If you are at the “front”, where the guns roar and the bombs crash; or if the gleam of bayonets is a part of your service, there is a serious ness, a directness about life which must fill you with wonder about the quibbles of those of us at home. You at the front are our special repre sentatives: we owe you as a solemn obligation to keep this country a good place in which to live. We shouldn’t let any one, or any group, derive unjust advantages from the war. There are people who remind me of the big hog which forces his way into the trough and stands in it while he eats. He could eat lust as much by standing outside, but a hog is a hog and crowds the others out, when he can. Most of our people are good peo ple; they miss you from home; they miss you on the street and at your work; perhalps they miss you at church. Most people are working ihard. The war has reached all of us. From nearly every home some one has gone, or is about to go. The great industrialist has a boy, or several boys, wading the watery roads or slopping through the mud. The wage-earner’s boy is shoulder to shoulder with the banker’s son; and here at home the hearts of all are with you. Those of you now in camp at home' have all the wearisome training with none of the glamor. Our debt is the same to you, of course. We Americans have always been a happy people. We have been the most favored people of the world. We have no classes; we are equal. We are not a-U rich, but most of us have a lot of fun enjoying a full life. America has always been a land of smiling people; we have come and gone without hindrance; we have saved or we hare spent, as we wish ed. We have started little or big businesses sometimes succeeding, sometimes going to the wall. We have not had secret police and investiga tors snooping around. We have ask ed for no favors; all we wanted was a chance, just a fair opportunity, to work—and we worked for the op portunity. The war has made changes. That is natural; but let us try to restore and revive the America we know. Our politicians are a little confus ed about you. My own idea is that most of you don’t care about voting; that you expect us to look out for your interests back here. The poli ticians, however, from Mr. Roose velt on down the line, are trying to make a great issue of the vote. You and I know that this is a lot . of hullabaloo for themselves, not for you. People talk about a war for de mocracy. We must discourage na tions from aggressive warfare. If all the Nations had stood together after the First World War they could have prevented this war. Our own country is largely to blame for this, because we refused to join the others in maintaining the peace of the world. We talked, but it was empty. This is a world of realities, though we Americans live in the clouds in world affairs. Mr. Stalin is providing for safe and reliable neighbors; he isn’t trying to give a quart of milk to everybody in the world. That’s the sort of day dreaming we Americans do; that is, our leaders do that. What we need is a safe America; let’s stop trying to dabble in Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Of course we must have some sort of workable agreement, a cooperative agreement, for maintain ing peace throughout the world, but beyond that let us look out for the people of the United States. This is a great country and we do things in a big way. We havv the biggest buildings the greatest rail roads the largest number of automo biles refrigerators and bath tubs. We lead the world in home comforts in public schools, in bank deposits; also, we produce more muddling states men than any other country. We de light in fooling ourselves; and we dream dreams all night and believe them the next day. If you have been with the French, the Italians or the British, don’t you find them looking out for themselves? I don’t mean to dispardge them; but are they trying to bleed their peoiple white in order to reform the world? The biggest question for us is this: Are we to have a real old-time America when all this war is over? Is it true that every boy may hope to become President in this land of freedom and opportunity? Or must his ambition merely be to become Vice President, until all the Roose velts have crossed to the Celestial City? What do you think about this? Dm not interested in the poli ticians and their ideas, because they are always watching to see which way the cat jumps. Let’s beat the cat to the jump and show them a thing or wo. What say you ? MRS. MARY E. BROCK Mrs. Mary Emma Brock, 59, wife of the late Elijah E. Brock, died in Whitmire late Wednesday night. She was stricken with a heart attack and lived only a short time. She is sur vived by the following children, Wil liam P. Brock, Mrs. R. S. Pruitt and Miss Letha Brock. Eight grandchild ren and a number of other relatives survive. Southeastern railroads are in need of more than 7,000 new employees if they are to continue to handle the ever-increasing volume of wartime traffic ,the Columbia, S. C. District Office of Defense Transportation an nounced today. Critically needed employees include more than 4,000 men and women needed to perform maintenance of ways and structures; 800 needed for maintenance of equipment and stores; and more than 2200 heeded for innumerable other classifications of wailway work, according to the ODT. Of the number, a large percentage need not require any special skills and a considerable percentage of the needed manpower is for light and heavy labor work; some of which can be handled by women OLT says. “Although no serious tie-ups have yet occurred in the transportation of war materials or essential civilian goods,” the ODT pointed out, “there has been considerable local conges tion at any points caused by lack of manpower and unless offset by remedial action ,the congestion is bound bo become serious. “A shortage of freight handlers at transfer points throughout the south east has led to serious delays in load ing and unloading cars, while short ages of operating personnel on many occasions have resulted in badly need ed equipment lying idle for lack of manpower to maintain or operate it. “The maginificent job that is being done by the railroads—by both men and management—has won much public acclaim. It is well deserved acclaim for the railroads are carry ing a greater load than ever before in their history and doing it with limited equipment and a shrinking labor supply. “However, this record is being at tained only at the cost of increasing strain upon our railroad workers. Present manpower is being stretched very close to the limit of its endur ance. Yet, the number of railroad workers continue to grow smaller owing to the other wartime demands on manpower. “Railroad transportation is so vital to the war effort that a shortage of railway workers is a problem to be faced with alarm. There are few occupations which have a more di rect connection with the drive to vic tory than do those of keeping essen tial traffic moving.” BONUS FIGHT NOW MOVING OUT IN OPEN Washington, March 7—A backstage battle between veterans’ organiza tions over this war’s “soldier bonus’’ moved into the open today as ad justed compensation legislation, spon sored jointly by five service groups, was offered in both houses of Con gress. Acting on behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Army and Navy Union, Disabled American Veterans, the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the Regular Veterans Association, Senator John son (D-Colo), sponsor of the Senate bill, said he would ask for hearings by the military committee. Parallel bills ware introduced yesterday by nine House members Reps. Lesinski (D-Mich), Sullivan (D-Nev), Hagen (Fl-Minn), Isac (D-Galif), Carlson (R-Kans), Case (R-SD), Rogers (R-Mass), Bates (D-Ky), and Dingell (D-Mich). The legislation sponsored by the service groups and proposing a maximum bonus of $3,500 each for men and women of the armed forces for home service and $4,500 for over seas service, is much more liberal in its benefits than the socalled “G-I” bill, sponsored chiefly by the Ameri can Legion, now pending before a senate finance subcommittee headed by Chairman Clark (D-Mo). Warren H. Atherton, of the American Legion, has announced thffllt the organisation will conduct a nationwide drive on Wednesday, March 15, to obtain signatures en dorsing the bill. The five-service group measure would provide for adjusted service pay of $3 daily for home service in the armed forces and $4 daily for overseas service, with an extra credit of $500 for those wounded. CHANGE IN STATUS OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS There has been a change in regard to the release of agricultural work ers in the state of South Carolina. Any agricultural worker who has not worked or been associated vdth agriculture in the past sixty days can be issued a statement of availa bility by the United States Employ ment Service provided he is not un der contract. In the event an agri cultural worker is under contract, this contract must be. completed be fore he can be considered for a per manent release from agriculture. Any agricultural worker referred by the Employment Service for tem porary employment during seasons of idleness on farms is not to have this time considered in the sixty day period. Also any agricultural work er working for a period without a referral from the Employment Ser vice is not to have this time counted in the sixty day period. The Employment Service is glad to give temporary referrals during periods of idleness on the farm and urges agricultural workers to help the war effort by helping in the pulp- wood, lumber and other industries during his slack season. It is uVged that all farm owners and farm workers have blanks SC- F-l and SC-F-2 filled out before tak ing temporary work. This is for the protection of all concerned and will eliminate misunderstandings. The Emplofment Service will be glad to furnish blanks and give any information desired by either farm owners or workers. REPEATS A QUESTION (The State) After issuing warnings that meat ration point values would be “ad justed upward" in the next few months, the OPA suddenly reversed its field and announced reductions in pork and certain beef cuts. Then came the information that Canada was planning to abandon meat ra tioning temporarily which OPA ad mitted was the cause of its earlier- than-premeditated announcement, but took pains to explain that the Cana dian decision did not influence the action. However, the OPA will have a tough time wiping that suspicion from the minds of the public. And now, after so much talk about the scarcity of fats and waging cam paigns to save them for the manu facture of explosives, the rationing agency announcs that lard will be freed from rationing during March while fifty million pounds will be re leased for the manufacture of soap. The reason given for loosening up on lard is that the slaughter of hogs has increased, boosting production. This may be very true but the public will wonder whether the considera tion is not due to some other planned Canadian relaxation. And, if there is evidence to this effect it will be an addition to the long list of inci dents that raise public doubt of the realism and efficiency of our ration ing. WANT ADS FOR SALE—I HAVE 7 MULES FOR SALE. H. C. HOLLOWAY. FOR SALE—Stove and fire wood. Coker 100 & 4 in one wilt resistant cotton seed for planting. H. O. Long, Silverstreet, S. C. LOST—Thursday afternoon a Wal tham pocket watch with gold ohain. Finder please return it to 200 Hardamen street and receive reward. LOST—Brown leather bill-fold con taining $28, birth certificate, social security card, tire record, gas stamps and 3 pictures, last Satur day afternoon. Finder please re turn to W. S. Alewine at the Post- office and receive reward. 3tp. WE WILL BUY—Your burlap sacks or any kind of old rags, also scrap iron and other metals. See W. H. i STERLING. FOR SALE—Arrostock Maine grown) seed Irish Potatoes. Johnson-Mc- Crackin Co. 3tc MAN WANTED for Rawleigh Route in Newberry and Southeast New berry County. Real opportunity. We help you get started. Write Rawleigh’s, Dept. S C B-162-0, Richmond. Va. FOR SALE—Fresh stock field and garden seeds. Johnson-McCrackin Co. 3tc AM NOW PREPARED to assist you in filing 1943 Federal and State Income tax returns. If you are entitled to a refund the sooner the return is filed the sooner the re fund is made. Come in today. MRS. A. H. COUNTS, Sun office, Phones 1 or 414-M. NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We the undersigned jury commis sioners of Newberry county, shall on the 9th day of March, at 9 o’clock a. m., in the Clerk of Court’s office, openly and publicly, draw thirty-six names to serve as petit jurors for the Court of General Sessions, which will convene in Newberry court house on the 20th day of March, 1944, at 10 o’clock a. m., at the same time and iplace we shall also draw twelve names to serve as grand jurors for the ensuing year. H. K. Boyd, clerk of court P. N. Abrams, auditor J. R. Dawkins, treasurer. February 28th, 1944. NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF MISS CARRIE STREET Notice is hereby given that the creditors of the estate of Miss Carrie Street are required to render an ac count of their demands, duly attest ed, to the undersigned, or her attor neys, Blease & Griffith, Newberry, South Carolina. (MRS.) CHRISTIE YOUNGBLOOD Administratrix of the Estate of Miss Carrie Street, deceased. March 4, 1944—10,17,24,31 AT FIRST SIGN OF A c ov® USE 666 MS TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DROPS LOANS ON Real Estate Automobiles and Personal Property NEWBERRY Ins. & Realty Co. NED PURCELL, Manager Phone 197 Exchange Bank. Bldg. WILD LI PE SOUTH CAROLINA [with PROF FRANKLIN 5HERMAN HtAO-CLtMSON COLLEGE ■ D*PT OE ZOOLOGY IN ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS Question: Do any S. C. birds lay. their eggs in nests of other birds, their young being reared by the fos ter-parents? Answer: The Cowbird. Q: Do any snakes whip their vic tim to death with their tails? A: No snake in the world is known to kill victims in such manner. Q: Does a snake lay eggs, or are its young born alive? A: Some one way, others the other way, but no species of snake does both. Q: Do we have a snake with sting ers in its tail? A: No snake known in the world has a stinger in its tail. Q: Can any S. C. snake “stand up’’ enough to raise its head three feet above ground? A: All snakes may raise the head slightly but three feet is rather high. I would think that one-third of t)he total length of the snake would be about its limit with out support. Q: Can snakes strike (bite) under water? A: Yes, but not nearly so freely and efficiently. Q: Can any snake which can form its body into shape of a hoop there by roll along as a hoop does? A: No. This is also erroneously asserted of our legless lizard. Q: Can a snake “charm” its vic tim? A: Only so far as terror, fright, anger or curiosity dictates. It is not anything that the snake does but purely the psychological reaction of the “victim.’ Q: What is the formaldehyde solu tion for preserving specimens _ of snakes, lizards, frogs, etc.? A: One part of “commercial 40-percent for maldehyde”, to ten parts of water is a usual strength. A large specimen should be punctured from two to six times along length of body so the solution can penetrate to all the tis sues. Q:. What poisonous snakes do we have in S. C.? A: The complete list: Crowned Tantilla; Coral Snake; Copperhead Moccasin; Cottonmcuth Moccasin; Dwarf Rattlesnake (also a subspecies of this); Diamond-back Rattlesnake; Banded Rattlesnake (and an eastern subspecies of this). Several of these are scarce or are found only in limited parts of the state. Q: Is there any one distinguishing feature of all poisonous snakes which makes them easily distinguishable from the non-poisonous ones ? A: No. Not quite; it is a complex of several characters but no one which is easily ascertained and is wholly dependable. —Photo by Wynn Richards Mr*. Andrew F. Schoeppel, wife of the Governor of Kan*a>, will be featured next in the cotton industry’* “Firtt Lady” portrait ferie>, this striking picture appearing in the March issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Mrs. Schoeppel is wearing a suit of navy cotton gabardine designed especially for her by Vera Maxwell of New York, famous custom designer. The coat, of natural eponge, also was created by Miss Maxwell. Ten-year-old Barbara Bradstreet, who appears with Mrs. Schoeppel, is wearing a cotton corduroy jumper and blouse of white cotton nainsook. Her tasseled hat is of corded vari-colored cotton. Mrs. SchoeoDel's hat is a new version of the large hat by Stetson. We Carry a full line of Meats, Vegetables, and Fancy Groceries Also Flour, Feeds and Seed Irish Potatoes M Store G. V. CLAMP MAIN STREET