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o r/Mjt FOUR THE NEWBEKEY SUN FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1944 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA 0. F. ARMFIELD F J 'tor and Publisher Published T-'v, i v Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1!?37, at tht postoffiee at Newberry. South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME The record-breaking flight of the Lockheed Constellation from coast to coast in less than seven hours is not only historic, but is a portent of things to come. The performance graphically illustrates that we will have a more closely knit world and that we must think in terms of time rather than space. Furthermore, It proves that the United States must be ready with the planes and with the fliers, for what we can do, others will do. According to an analysis published by the Index, quarterly publication of the New York Trust company, av iation, a 20-ibillion-dollar industry last year and ranking as the largest in the country, is due for an addi tional 50 per cent increase in 1944. “In 1943 passenger transportation for the first time represented the source of more than half the total revenue of the air lines—55.2 per cent for mail and 2.8 per cent for express. Seven years later, the breakdown showed passenger reve nues contributing 76 per cent, mail about 21 per cent and express ap proximately 3 per cent.” Total rev enues of the air transport compan ies in 1943 were estimated at 125 million dollars, of which 72 per cent was passenger traffic, 21 per cent mail and 7 per cent express. “These figures reveal a story of unusual progress. Aviation faces a future in which millions of individ uals in this country and abroad will have personal knowledge of what airplanes can do as a transport agency; a vast number will know how to fly and repair them, and the general public is convinced that new improvements will soon provide saf er, cheaper, and more comfortable and dependable air transportation for a peace-time world. Few indus tries face such an expansive outlook with such a legacy and such an ob ligation.” The companies responsible for developing the (Constellation deserve the highest praise for achieving another milestone on the roads of the sky. Again private enterprise blazes the way. th« present case, la that the chair man of Montgomery Ward refused to comply with orders of the War Labor Board and the President, in a labor conbroversary, although there was good reason for believing that the facts justified his refusal. During the recent disastrous coal strike which most seriously affected war production, John L. Lewis re fused to comply with decisions of the War Labor Board and the President. But, instead of throwing Lewis bod ily out of his office and occupying his quarters, at the point of a bayo net, his defiance was rewarded with higher wages. Now, the opposite course is taken with the operator of a non-war busiiness. This time it was a big store, next time a little store may feel the mailed fist. Also, bayonets can be turned on labor as well as on busi ness executives. Nationally and internationally, this latest example of bureaucratic ruthlessness may awaken the people to the dangers involved in delegat ing unrestrained authority to offi cials to make, interpret and enforce rulings having force of laws. As a people, we can be thankful that we still have a free congiress with the power to correct such abuses. HAVE A BETEL NUT? DISGRACEFUL ABUSE OF POWER Seizure of the Montgomery Ward store in Chicago at the point of a bayonet, was a disgraceful example of the use of military power. Hatred of the Nazi regime has been engendered by military “seiz ures” of nations, private property and individuals. The Nazis offered the same general excuse for their acts—war necessity. It has never before been claimed in this country that a private retail store is a war industry; it has been treated in ex actly the opposite manner from the standpoint of priorities for both goods and labor. One of the reasons given by our government for forcibly dispossess ing owners of private property in By Rex Stout No, thank you, I don't care for them. Anybody who would chew betel nuts ought to be shot. Almost any man or woman mi-g-ht say a thing like that, because it's I human, all too human. If there is anything about a man that makes him different, that sets him apart from us, he irritates us and we don’t like him. As long as it goes no further than irritation, maybe we can’t help it, and maybe it doesn’t matter so much. But if we aren’t careful it will get much worse than irritation. It sol so bad with the Germans that they went completely crazy with the idea that everybody who isn’t like them— everybody who isn’t a German—(is not even human, and all he’s good for is either to be a slave or get kill ed. Nothing would please the Germans more than for us to feel that way about people who somehow, in a lit tle thing or a big thing, are different from us—Catholics, Jews, Negroes— no matter who, because the Germans Still think they're going to take over thle. country someday. They think if they don’t manage it this time they will the next time with World War III. If they do take it over, they’ll need a couple of million Americans to help them with the chores such as secret police, and they’re counting i on the hate-carriers among us to do ' those little jobs. So any American who is looking forward to a glorious future as an er rand boy for the Germans shouldn’t hide his hate under a basket. Of course, as long as we keep our coun try a democracy, such an American hasn’t got much of a future of any kind to look forward to. What The South Carolina Farm Bureau Is By Robert R. Coker, President March 17, 1944 may well go down as a “red letted day”- in the history of South Carolina agriculture. It was on that day that 200 leading farmers from every section of the State met in Columbia and organized the South Carolina Farm Bureau, elected Officers and a Board of Di rectors and adopted a constitution and by-laws and contributed several thousand dollars towards the expense of perfecting a state wide organiza tion. Three cardinal principles es sential to the success of the organi zation were agreed upon at the Co lumbia meeting. 1. The Organization shall not be controlled by persons holding or seeking political office. 2. The Officers and Directors shall consist of South Carolina farm ers of recognized standing and lead ership. 3. The state organization shall be independent of outside domination in its (policies and shall have a pro gram formulated and carried out by its farmer members. Organization Safeguarded In order to safeguard the Organi zation and keep it free from politi cal domination, the following provi sion was inserted in the Constitution of both state and county Farm Bu reaus. “No member of the Bureau shall be elected to the Board of Di rectors or as an officer if such mem ber be a candidate for or hold an elective or appointive county, state or National office which office car ries with it compensation to the holder thereof. Any officer or di rector who shall become a candidate for, or who shall accept or be elect ed to such public office shall at once TORNADO BOOKLET We pledge our cooperation to any group of agency rendering worth while service to the fanners of the state and further pledge our best ef forts towards attaining the parity objective, which is “equivalent oppor tunities to people of equal abilities who are producing goods or service Agent. Mr. Hopkins will give prompt and careful attention to any requests for help from any County Farm Bu reau or from any farmer located in counties where Farm Bureaus have not yet been set up. The American Farm Bureau Fed eration maintains a most efficient Washington office and will furnish immediate assistance and advice to all State Farm Bureaus who have legitimate legislative or governmen tal problems requiring the attention of the national organization. The South Carolina Farm Bureau is being organized to serve the farm ers of our state and we shall be glad to have them call on us for any help possible in the solution of their ag ricultural problems. Directors First Circuit, J. Rutledge Connor, Eurtawviile; Second, C. J. Asbill, Wagener; Third, Paul K. Bowman, Dalzell; Fourth, D. L. White, McBee; Fifth, B. D. Boykin, Boykin; Sixth, C. B. Abell, Lowrys; Seventh, J. W. Gaston, Jr., Duncan; Eighth, H. O. Long, Sdlverstreet; Ninth, director to be named; Tenth, J. Wade Drake, Anderson; Eleventh, L. D. Holmes, Johnston; Twelfth, E. M. Mean, Nichols; Thirteenth, B. E. Greer, Simpsonville; Fourteenth, E. B. San ders, Ritter; Director from state-at- large, Neville Bennett, Clio. Political ANNOUNCEMENTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the House of Representatives and agree to abide the rules of the Democratic party and support the nominees thereof. R. AUBREY HARLEY I hereby announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives in the Democratic primary for Newberry county, and I pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic Party. STEVE C. GRIFFITH . ROBERT R. COKER, Hartsville . President, South Carolina Farm Bu reau. Mr. Coker is a graduate of the University of South Carolina in class of 1928. He is Vice-President of the Cokers Pedigreed Seed Com pany, Hartsville; Vice-President of the National Cotton Council and President J. L. Coker & Co. Depart ment store, Hartsville. “Tornado and What It Did in Greenwood” is the title of a 36- page booklet which came from the Index-Journal Press this week. It contains a map of the stricken area and numerous pictures. The booklet which is a complete story of the dis aster, was prepared by Dr. Lee Hodges and Mr. Howard Cooper of Greenwood. The introduction in cludes a tribute to the “selfless vigor with which those unhurt devoted themselves to the relief of their less fortunate neighbors.” FIRST LADY OF ILLINOIS —Photo by Wynn Richards Mr*. Dwight H. Grern, wifs of the Governor of Iliinoi*, join* the cotton industry’* “First La.-ly” portrait parade in June. This striking portrait, made in the Executive Mansion at Springfield, s how* Mrs. Green and her charming daughter, Nancy, wearing smart cottons designed especially for them by Adele Simpson, New Vork, outstanding fashion authority. Mrs. Green’s dinner suit is .f fine pink pique, while Nancy wears a party dress of pink and . lack plaid gipgham. The portrait is the sixteenth in a series being p.iblished by the National Cotton Council and the Cotton-Textile • nstitute. J. D. FOSTER, Roebuck Vice-President of the South Carolina Farm Bureau. Mr. Foster is a prominent farmer in Spartanburg county. resign and be automatically dropped 1 from his official position in the Bu reau.” The South Carolina Farm Bureau has adopted the following Declara tion of Principles and obectives to which we believe, every farmer and business man in our state can sub scribe. Declaration .Of Principles We believe that a free, independent and satisfied farm population is the backbone of American life and the essence of American democracy. The purpose of this organization shall be to promote, protect and rep resent through state and national legislation or otherwise, the econo mic and educational interests of the farmers of South Carolina, to furth er develop South Carolina agricul ture and to enable our farmers’ to combine their efforts more effective ly towards wining the war. To that end, ' this organization pledges its best efforts in helping achieve the following goals: Fair prices for farm products. Improved and enlarged marketing facilities. Agricultural education and re search. Expanded rural electrification and cold storage facilities. Equitable freight rates and elimi nation of interstate trade barriers. Adequate storage facilities for farm products. (Better rural health and education. Improved farm-to-market roads. Adequate farmer participation in post-war planning. Enlarged program of Drainage, Reforestation and Soil Conservation. Development of rural leadership. needed by the National economy." Membership Our constitution provides that any person deriving a major portion of .his income from agriculture, who are (members of'the bureau, shall be a voting member. Business firms, business and professional men and others who endorse the principles of the Farm Bureau and are sympathe tic with its objectives are eligible for associate membership. However, the Bureau reserves the right to de cline or terminate the membership of any person or firm when it is deemed in the interest of the mem bers as a whole to do so. Accomplishments Of The American Farm Bureau Federation In matters of mutual interest the South Carolina Farm Bureau will af filiate with the American Farm Bu reau Federation—a nation-wide or ganization with a memlbership of three-quarters of a million farmers (of which two ‘hundred thousand are in the 'South) in 44 states, which has since its founding 25 years ago fought a courageous fight for equali ty for American agriculture. By joining hands with this powerful or ganization of farmers, we will be able to accomplish many things which would not be possible working as individuals or as a state organiza tion alone. The American Farm Buerau Fed eration has played a major part in securing passage of the Agricultur al Adjustment Act and has been a dominant factor in securing the adop tion by this nation of a real national policy for agriculture. Great progress has been made in obtaining lower rates for farmers and in improving farm credit facili ties during the past 25 years. Through the efforts of the American Farm Bureau, huge savings have been effected in freight rates all over the country. An unremitting fight has ben carried on through the national and state Farm Bureaus to secure for agriculture an equitable policy of taxation. While the work of the Federation in dealing with the larger national issues during the last few years has overshadowed much of the work done in obtaining appro priations for rural roads, rural elec trification, rural education, public health programs, and the like, neyer- theles these things in the aggregate are of tremendous importance to agriculture. Service For Farmers It is our hope and purpose to es tablish a County Farm Bureau in every county in South Carolina and bring together tobacco fanners, cot ton farmers, growers of grain, vege tables and fruit, livestock producers and others in one united effort for the common interest of all. Our state office located in the Palmetto Building in Columbia has been opened under the capable man agement of Mr. David R. Hopkins, former Richland County Agricultural valuable booklat that helps solve menu problem* "CHEESE RECIPES FOR WARTIME MEALS'* O Here are 22 excellent recipe* from the Kraft Kitchen ... recipe* for main dtahm that will be a big help with ration menu*. The book is illustrated; recipes are printed in large, easy-to-read type. For your free copy just lend order form below. Kraft Home Economics Kitchen 502-V Peshtigo Court, Chicago, Illinois Please send me a free copy of "Cfceese Recipes for Wartime Meals” name ADDRESS. CITY .STATE. - a -* a mm* DAVID R. HOPKINS, Columbia Executive Secretary of the South Carolina Farm Bureau, Mr. Hop kins is a native of Greenville county and a graduate of Clemson College. For the past eleven years, he has served as County Agent in Riohland county. DRIVING ECONOMY A Scotchman, upon entering a sad dler’s asked for a single spur. “What use is one spur?” asked the man. “Well,” replied Sandy, “if I can get one side of the horse to go, the other will have to come wi’ it.” COTTON QUIZ How MUCH COTTOH lb USED ANNUALLY AS. 7 FOR SENATE I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the Senate and agree to abide the rules of the Demoicratic party and' support the nominees thereof. M. E. ABRAMS SUPT. OF EDUCATION I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Superintendent of Education, and agree to abide the results of the primary and support its nominees. C. E. HENDRIX COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 1 I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as Commissioner from District No. 1, agreeing to abide the results of the primairy. WLBUR E. EPPS. FOR MAGISTRATE CHAPPELLS I hereby announce myself a can didate for reelection to the office of Magistrate Chappells . District and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary. A. LAMAR DOMINICK FOR CORONER I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Coroner of Newbertry county and agree to abide the results of the primary election. LEROY WILSON FOR AUDITOR I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the office of auditor of Newberry county, and pledge myself to continue to give my best efforts to the county and to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS FOR SHERIFF I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Newberry county and agree to abide the results of the primary and support the nominees thereof. TOM M. FELLERS I hereby announce myself a candi date for Hie office of Sheriff of New berry county and agree to abide the rules of the party and support its nominees. BEN F. DAWKINS FOR SUPERVISOR I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Supervisor of Newberry county and pledge myself to abide the results of the primary. EUGENE H. SPEARMAN MAGISTRATE POMARIA I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Magistrate for District No. 4 (Po- maria) and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary. W. D. “BILL” HATTON FOR CONGRESS I hereby announce that I a m a can didate for re-election to Congress from the Third District of South Carolina and pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of our regular Democratic primarv. BUTLER B. HARE MOn THAN 30,000 BALES/ REP CROSS WORKERS ALONE MADE ALMOST OHS WWQN SURGICAL PRESSINGS LAST . YEAR. / of^' HAT is ONE of T' SURGICAL ^ USES OF- Wi ANS: — ^TRANSPARENT, R£X1B 'ftASTKCUPS mape FROM COTTON LINTERS ARE NOW USEP IN THE TREATMENT OF ARTHRITIS TO RELIEVE PAIN ANP FACILITATE X*?AY EXAM INATION. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Congress from the Third District and pledge myself to abide the rules and regulations of the Democratic party and support the nominees of the primaries. LEON L. RICE CLERK OF COURT I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Clerk _ of Court and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary and sup port its nominees. H. K. BOYD FOR GAME WARDEN I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the office of Game Warden and agree to abide tire results of the primary election. G. HERMAN WISE. Visiting Wife Pvt. Joe Spotts, stationed at Fort Jackson, ds spending a week furlough •with his wife and other relatives in the city^ HOW QUIMTOPLETS CHESflSlDS Whanavar tha Quintuplets catch cold— thair ebasts, throats and backs are rubbed with Musterol*. So Muaterole must b* juat about the bast cold-reUaf you cam buy t Mustard* help* break up local con- V MPSTERQlf