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FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1944
THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE FIVE
THE SPECTATOR
Last week I read the story of the
formation of a South Carolina Col
ored Democratic party. Yesterday’s
papers told of the formation of a
Southern Democratic party, beginn
ing operations in South Carolina.
As I quoted the statement of
Chairman Winchester Smith of the
regular Democratic party, endorsing
Mr. Roosevelt for a fourth term; and
last week quoted the negro Demo-
crats fully. I now quote the story of
the Associated Press relative to the
Southern Democratic party:
“The Southern Democratic party
has been launched by South Caroli
na Democrats who can no longer ac
cept the National iparty label whifch
seems to include everything but
Democracy. We are Democrats by
tradition and principle; we believe
in the Democracy of Wade Hampton
and his followers who redeemed
South Carolina from scalawags,
carpet-baggers and despoilers.
"We believe in Constitutional gov
ernment, a government of Statutory
law within Constitutional safeguards,
as opposed to dictatorship through
executive directives. We believe in
the responsible control by Congress
of /the lawmaking power and the full
control of the public purse.
“We believe in a simplified struc
ture of Administration so that the
genius and initiative of our people
may have free scope within the
bounds of competition.
“We believe in the courts as the
arbiters among those who seek jus
tice according to recognized princi
ples of law, instead of courts ap
pointed to clothe -with judicial sanc
tion the dreams, theories and fanta
sies of undisciplined minds.
“We want a country in which the
poor boy of today may rise to the
full sweep of his power tomorrow,
through industry, thrift, intelligence
and character.
“We shall break with the North
ern Democratic party unless it dis
associates itself from the Roosevelts,
their adherents, and New Dealism;
and shall put out our own National
candidates. We invite all white
citizns to join us.
“The Northern Deir.oei its hove mis
led the negroes and betrayed the
white people, have repudiated the
principles and policies which have
been the warp and woof of the party
Kince Reconstruction.
“Mr. Roosevelt has set up a gov
ernment of Communists, Socialists,
and star-gazing self-seekers—a one
man affair, with allegiance to him
self, not to a party: he has denounc
ed, brow-beaten and discouraged all
whose constructive ability have made
this the greatest country in the
world; and he has divided our peo
ple by a calculated appeal to pre
judice.
'“If you want to make America
again the home of opportunity and
the land of the free, join us!”
Here we have three Democratic
parties operating in South Carolina.
Two are regarded as for a fourth
term for Mr. Roosevelt—the regular
and the negro parties—and one is
squarely opposed to the fourth term
and the New Deal. Looking into this
more closely it would appear that
the Negro Democrats are squarely
for Mr. Roosevelt, while the South
ern Democrats are squarely against
Mr. Roosevelt. As these two parties
are being organized for specific pur
poses they probably have no mem
bers who are in doubt. The regular
Democratic party—the party under
Chairman Winchester Smith—may
be somewhat divided, as it has some
member's who are not enthusiastic
New Dealers.
Well, well, this sounds like the
brave days of Patrick Henry in Vir
ginia and Wade Hampton in South
Carolina—though many years have
separated Patric Homy from Wade
Hampton.
Have we oil in South Carolina?
Mr. R. E. Grier in The State wrote
about that recently. It is desirable
that we ascertain what riches we
may have in the land.
Recently 1 read advertisements by
the states of Connecticut and North
Carolina,. inviting investors to con
sider the advantages offered by
those states.
What does North Carolina offer?
Here is what the advertisement says:
“North Carolina offers the Plas
tic Industry unexcelled opportunities.
Abundant raw materials: immense
forests of hard and soft woods . . .
a practically untapped coal field,
mica, clay, asbestos, silica, soya
beans, and other agricultural pro
ducts, cotton linters, hulls.
“Year-round mild climate.
“Skilled and semi-skilled labor of
a type that makes for profitable op
eration without interruption, profit
able operation, not only for the pro
cessor of the raw material but also
for the manufacturer of the finished
proluct.
“Geographic location together with
excellent transportation systems—
rail, air, highway and water—put
your plant within a few hours of the
piincdpal markets of America. A
good location to serve the enormous
postwar demands of Central and
South America.
“Write today for information
about North Carolina resources wait
ing for you. Let our trained Engi
neering staff help you solve your
problems of tomorrow. Address
Commerce and Industry Division,
3172 Department of Conservation and
Development, Raleigh, N. C.
North Carolina is a great state;
but haven’t we in abundance all the
things enumerated here? Forests of
hard and soft woods—-yes, we a-
bound in both. Cotton linters and
hulls? Well, we excell North Caro
lina. in those. Year-round mild cli
mate? Certainly we have better,
more agreeable climate than North
Carolina. Plentiful hydro-electric
power? We have abundant power.
Skilled and semi-skilled labor, that
makes for profitable operation?
South Carolina has enjoyed steady
production. Between management
and the workers there is close coop
eration. Highways? None better
anywhere. Proximity to markets ?
Nearly as close as North Carolina to
the Atlantis seaboard markets and,
parhaps, an easier haul to the mar
kets of the west.
North Carolina will attract invest
ors because they are think ng in
terms of economic development. The
North Carolinians have the will to
win.
We have great advantages in
South Carolina and they are worth
■proclaiming to the world. Our big
gest task is to turn our minds to
the development of the state.
Perhaps the idea of developing
the state doesn’t appeal; it may lack
the dramatic quality which makes
for fervent boosters. Let us say that
we should try to create, more em
ployment at good wages, and pro
vide more markets for our products.
What says Connecticut?
“Are you planning ahead now to
develop radically new products, or
to redesign old products; to meet
te needs of new and changing mar
kets after victory? If so, think
what an “Open Sesame to Success”
Connect lout’s leadership in high-pre
cision industries will offer you then.
In post-war Connecticut, for exam
ple, you’ll find waiting to assist you
a great host of America’s finest
mechanics, mechanics accustomed to
pioneer and produce precedent-and-
value-setting products in many di
versified Hn-es. Does sutih opportun
ity interest you? Then lay your
plans to locate at the war’s end ip
this forward-visioned state.
“Yes, as a place for yourself, your
family, your employees to live and
work and prosper, Connecticut tWers
many distinct advantages. Here,
for example, are some of the most
pronounced: Fine record of employee-
employer relationships! Nearness to
great markets, to raw material
sources! Excellent rail, water and
air transportation! Wealth of broad
motor highways! Outstanding uni-
versities. colleges, preparatory and
grade schools! Attractive urban and
suburban homes! Productive high-
revenue farms! Celebrated seaside
and inland facilities for recreation
and vacationing! Balanced State
budget! No state sales tax! ' No
state 'personal income tax! Do all
these things intrigue you? Then de
cide now that, quickly after the
coming peace, you’ll accept Connec
ticut's cordial invitation.”
Observe what Connecticut empha
sizes: fine record of employer-em
ployee relationships. Well, can any
state in the union show a better rec
ord than South Carolina. Can Con
necticut even approach the high
mark of South Carolina ? I wish our
friend, Mr. Gamble, the State Com
missioner of Labor, would tell us
how South Carolina compares with
Connecticut in harmonious co-oper
ation between management and
workers. I think Mr. Gamble has an
interesting story to tell, of South
Carolina’s industrial operations.
Certainly South Carolina must be
much nearer to most raw products
than is Connecticuct.
Connecticut advertises its farms.
Can’t we persuade Commissioner Roy
Jones to tell us how far we surpass
Connecticut? And Connecticut boasts
of seaside and inland facilities for
recreation and vacationing. Right
here my friends Richard I. Lane, of
the Santee-Cooper, and Alfred Rich
ardson, the Game Warden, should
step in, along with our state Forest
er. Governor John J. Richards rec
ommended Brewington lake in Clar
endon 'county to Presiident Hoover,
though Mr. Lane could prove that
Lake Marion outshines Brewington.
Some of my doctor friends of the up
state fish in Home Lake near Man
ning.
As to hunting: South Carolina is
the sportsman's paradise; and I’ve
said nothing about our system of
state parks; from the white caps of
the Atlantic to the majestic reaches
of the mountains.
Connecticut advertisesa balanced
budget. So may we. Ours may be
balanced a bit high, but it is balanc
ed. No sales tax in Connecticut!
Well, they have us there. We don’t
add one cent to a ten cent purchase
on all things, but our nuisance taxes
count up. Of course if we should
drink nothing but well water, or
town water, we might avoid some
taxes. Still, if we'can’t measure up
to Connecticut in this matter we
show up well, when compered with
North Carolina. No state income
tax? Well, we can’t/compete with
Connecticut on that. Our state in
come tax is not oppressive. As a
matter of fact, we hardly know we
have a state income tax when we
wrestle with the Federal tax. After
handing over all our dollars to genial
Federal Collector Bowers, we hand
the remaining nickles to that sturdy
old Roman, State Collector Bradley,
leaving the pennies for our charities
and pleasures—and then we go fish
ing.
One of the greatest drawbacks to
South Carolina's development is that
we are so abundantly blessed, that
one can live with very little work.
Therefore we are inclined to take if
easy. We are a happy people. South
Carolina can say that. Come here
and be happy.
Home Demonstration
Column
By ETHEL L. COUNTS
We have ben taking it for granted
you have tools with which to do your
garden work, but maybe a word
about them may not be amiss. .... It
doesn’t take many garden tools for
the garden. ... It is well to buy a
few simple, high grade, substantial
tools that will serve well for many
years than ones that are poorly de
signed, cheap or of low-grade ma
terial that will not last. . . .For the
most part a good spade or spading
for k, a steel bow rake, a 7-inoh com
mon hoe, with socket handle fitting.
Town and city gardeners may like to
add a strong cord-for laying off rows,
and enough garden hose for reaching
all parts of the garden is all one
needs. ... A single wheel hoe is very
worthwhile, being sure it has one or
more blades. . . . Keep the equipment
sharp, clean and bright and after each
use, clean and oil to prevent rusting.
. . . That garden hose sohuld have
special care too. ... It should be
kept neatly coiled, or kept qn a rack
with handle which rolls hose on the
rack, and of course out of the wea
ther when not in use. . . . Never hang
hose on peg or single support as this
often causes breaking or pinching
the walls.
With eggs so plentiful on the mar
ket just now, homemakers can again
turn their cooking talents toward
angel food, sponge cake, meringue,
souffle and other fluffy egg treats
for the family. Some of the fine
points of using egg whites to best
advantage in cooking are reported
'from the U. S. Department cf Agri
culture. |
The temperature of the egg af- |
fects the whipping of the white ami
the separation of white from yolk. A
dhily egg just out of the refrigerator-
separates most easily because the
white is firm and the yolk less likely
to break, but the white whips best af
ter the egg has warmed up to “room
temperature.”
How long to whip is another secret
the cook needs to know. Whites
should be whipped stiff but not dry.
If they are to hold their air bubbles
while they are folded into a cake
mixture and then cooked, they must
not be stretched too thin by over
heating. Whip until the white will
hold up in « soft peak and looks glos
sy but not so long that it looks dry.
Different beaters take different
lengths of time to bring eggs to the
proper stiffness. Wire whips, dover
beaters, or electric beaters give
equally good results, but with elec
tric, beaters the speed should be mod
erate. Egg whites do not, whip suc
cessfully at high speed The best
bowl for whipping has a rounded
bottom a nd gently sloping sides.
Both acid and salt help egg whites
hold their stiffness. A pinch of salt
or cream of tartar added at the start
of whipping will give the foam great
er volume and stability. On the oth
er hand even a small particle of fat
in the white will .prevent it from
beating stiff. No bits of yolk should
be left in the white because yolk
contains fat. The beater should -be
free of any traces of oil.
Low or moderate heat is the rule
for cooking egg white dishes.
One of the nicest vegetables to
grow and one we have not made as
much of as a food as we should is
i the sweet green pepper; it is most
delightful in raw salads. Of course,
[baked stuffed peppers, and relishes
in which chopped raw peppers are
used have long been favorites, but
the simplest of ways to us it—just
slite it and put it on the salad plate
1 —(hasn’t been so common, 41 stuffed
I raw peppers are delicious with cream
j or cottage cheese, chopped celery or
red p>eppers & seasoning. If you chill
the peppers you can slice and serve
it on a lettuce as a salad too.
Plan to have some peppers, not
to many—for you won’t need many,
but like salt they add that something
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Her “Gentle Touch” Weighs 2,000 Tons
With 4,000,000 pound* prenure under her control, Alice Partington, of
..ndenon, Ind., wield* more power in the war effort than moat women.
Operator of this 2,000-ton hydraulic preia in a Chevrolet Motor Division
aluminum forging plant, she is producing forgings for aircraft tail wheel hous
ings. There are only four other presses of this capacity in the world, its manu
facturers report. The 26-foot-high giant ha* a cylinder assembly weighing
40 tons, and is mounted \Vith four bolts, or strainrods, weighing six tons each.
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There are at least two very good reasons why you should do
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You buy War Bonds because you know Uncle Sam needs
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Bonds, your money isn’t going to stay in the battle.
Another reason you Buy War Bonds is because you want to
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War Bonds pay you back $4 for every $3 in 10 years. But, if
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