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" PAGE POUE 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday In Th<? Y^ar Entered a? second-class matter December 6, 1937. at tht postofljce at Newberry. South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. THE SOUTH A DISOWNED CHILD HITLER ON WAY OUT (Charlotte Observer) The South has .been almost com pletely ignored by the National Dem ocratic convention—regarded as no more than a disowned and disinher- ited child. Some of its delegates were even booed for proposing and voting for Senator Harry Byrd as the President ial nominee. This was high treason in the esti mation of the big city machine boss es and mongrel minorites which have come to control the party’s pol ices and programs: .'' Others sought to venture their pro- test against certain planks in the platform, but they were laughed at to the accompaniment of scorn and told to run along home and be good little boys. . The whip-lash was working with masterful unmercy against the old- line, Jefferson political principals of the Demacratic South;''part of Which, at heart, at any rate, has not yet joinedthe brigades within the organ ization that worship the modern gods of their present party dominance. And it must be fairly''remarked, also, that this treatment is just about what the South has asked for. It has come, wRlr its 14€ electoral votes, to occupy no place of- superior importance or influence in the coun cils of the National party. - ~ And for the logical reason that the National party leaders know that they can hog it all ' over Southern representation and still come “up on election day with the South’s support of the action and the nominees of the convention-. ' We are rather old-fogey down this way, trailing the times, out Of Wtep with the march of progress, dead set against the new liberalism which, in some salient respects, is nothing legs abominable than an ' old radtcnJwf• That’s what the party boske* say of the South. And they say it because the South can be despised and calumnized, spit upon, back-lashed and treated with contempt, and still be “regular-”. Why worry about what the South wants or what it demands of its na tional organization! Perhaps some of these years it will be different. .... The. nation may eventually return from some of its follies and again pin its faith to some at least of.the bed-rock principals and venerable landmarks of democracy to which the South continues to cling fast, t-ven though, unfortunately, too un vocal about them. . - ■ We, at least, down this way, are not a people solidly of strange isms and questionable cults in our politi cal faith. We may be.a minority within the Democratic party, but we are a mi nority of Anglo-Saxons, and not a minority of gate-crashing outsiders at the temple of the nations Democ racy. There is much of respect among our people for the principals, of Jack- son and Cleveland and Wilson. These are names to be stricken.,from the list of immortals only because in their day these party leaders would not bend the knee to every Baal that some powerful voting group might create, or bow in rev erence to some popular standard which apostates would erect. Here in the South is the citadel of a pure and undefiled brand of Amer icanism as to constitutional and rep resentative government, free from the fetters of crooked bosses in. big cities, free from the shades of dn- dictive groups within our own reg ional electorate who have gone drunk with, unmerited political power. “ — “ • The South, the heme of democracy, may come into its own again some day, but not until America itself dominantly begins again to respect the cradle in which it was born and to show reverence to the honored an cestry from which it sprang. Late reports give evidence that the revolt against Hitler was more wide spread and more serious than the first reports indicated. Not only did conspirators among the army high command seek to take Hitler’s li#K-but t^ey attempted at the same time to''seize the reins -of government in Berlin. And it appears that the revolt in the military service extended all the way from the capital to the battle fronts . i But it was not confined, at least in its efforts, to military circles. Louis P. Lohhfler, who was qhief of the AMfodated Press' bureau in Berlin for 21 years prior to December 1941, knows whereof he speaks when he writer, that, ‘‘the split goes .through the entire nation’,, and that “the al leged conspirators whose bomb barely missed Der Fuehrer are but symbols of what millions--of Germans are hop ing and praying for.” They’ll get Hitler yet. Every, general and other army of ficer murdered in his present blood •purge must have had friends, some of them many friends, who will neyer forgive. A ruler can’t stamp out hate by murdering his haters, nor can he in sure the safety of his own life in a national crisis by slaying leaders 'among.those who have turned against him. “Hitler's days are numbered,” as Loohner say» in unqualified terms. The wai machine may continue its terrible and terroristic Course for a considerable time yet. But it is ob vious that, many who have been Hit ler’s power and support during the years have at last got enough of him. ..It is . not likely that the Allies are going to have,.to worry about what to do with .Hitler.. . It is. the first time in -the history of Germany ofr the German army that Junker officers have engaged in vio lent, revolt against the leader they j had . sworn to obey. But also it is the first • time. that the head of the German, state has interfered in the conduct of military operations as Hit ler has done. . Hitler apd his Nazi . spokesmen have givesp. evidence of effort to mini mize the revolt, and its effectiveness, but at the same time they have ac tually given evidence of its menace apd its extensive proportions . It was only a few hours after Hit ler publicly announced that an at tempt had been. made upon his life that Nazi leaders were claiming the “•conspiracy has completely collaps ed.” . Goering said the assassination plot. was the work of “a miserable clique of.former generals who had to be chased from their posts for a leadership that was as cowardly as it was incompetent.” Admiral Doenitz referred to the conspirators as a “mad small clique of generals (not former generals) that has nothing in com mon with our brave army.” But if .the. disaffected officers are only, a small and unimportant clique, #,,jt not strange that Hitler has tak en such far-reaching measures to sup press them? Nor did the revolt have its incip- ienCy last week. Several weeks before we heard of it, Hitler made a speech on the oc casion of the funeral of General Diet), commander of the German forces in Finland, and in that speech he made indirect reference to the revolt that since has broken out in the open. But the world did not catch the signifi cance of his words. After praising Deitl as “this faith ful and true friend” and “unflinching supporter among the German army corps,” Hitler urged Deitl’s attitude as a “shining example for many Ger man officers and generals.” “May they learn to radiate faith,” he said, “to inspire confidence, in any circumstances, especially in times of crisis. May they dismiss any thought that our struggle . . . could end otherwise than victoriously, no matter how the situation might look just now.” There is evidence that even at that time, early in the summer, Hitler knew that in his army were “officers and generals,” perhaps many of them, who were entertaining thoughts that “our struggle could end otherwise than victoriously.” At that time he deemed it necessary to exhort and warn them. Hitler now faces battle from an other front—from his own military forces, as well as from the West, the East, the South and the Sky. Many capable observers believe it is "the beginning of the ertd.”—Charlotte Observer. .he HKwwaifcy sun waag—.■.■I ■ FRIDAY JULY 28, 1944 PAINLESS” BOOM TOWN OPERATES IN GEORGIA care, recreational centers and play grounds established. More than $10,000,000 has g»ne into the building of many bousing and apartment proj Each group is individually dasi " ci At least one small town in Ameri ca has proved'beyond all doubt that a boom UxfpK created by the War, need be subject to the usual prob- : and equipped -yitfcv all lems—that,' in fact, - a “Painless” j veniences. Aif uji*to-t] Boom Toivn is quite possible. ' hospital costing The town is Marietta. Georgia, $600,000 is under wpy. which a woke" one 'baorning to hear | of paving have dfeen li the news that it had been selected ■ avenues of trees and as the site for the new Bell Bomber planted. st-m: e that)' dowh^ sheubbery Plant which would turn out the ■woiUd’-s largest battle planes, bhe B-29’s. Citizens of the territory promptly registered fear of boom town ..ex pansion*, but Mayor “Rip” - Blair, as soon as he heard the news, de veloped plans for a painless boom town. ij _ A’i * How well theSe plans have been Despite phenomenal growth, May or Blair has seen to it that Mariet ta’s tax rate remains at'its pre-war level, still under that of nearby At) lanta, a city Of half a million inhabi tants. In addition,- he prohiiseg to reduce taxes whenever possible. City council and county officials took ear ly precautions to establish, * fixed ceilings on~all rentals, thus prevent? MEN OF TOMORROW- (Prayer of the 4-H Boys) How will the men of tomorrow build And who will the builder be— To take command of the job at hand. On the land and sky and sea ? Who will assemble the broken threads. The warp and the woof of strife, To weave again, in the souls of men To dream of a better life? Here on our honor we make our pledge— Service to God and our land. We are here to do—to see it through— United in .purpose we stand. Teach us the value of fleeting time— We lads in our teens today. Tomorrow, then, we will be the men, God guide us and show us the way. —Enos B. Comstock carried out is evidenced by Mari- j ing profiteering, elta’s accomplishments of the past ; Marietta’s transformation fhon* two years. , ja sleepy village to a war and vic- Instead of giving way to honky- j tory-conscious city .nearly. three tonks and undesirable road houses,; times its former size has been Marietta outlawed them immediately, accomplished without evident. loss Beer and liquor licenses were re- ! of its southern traditions and chajrm. stricted to those already issued. Re- I Its new army of Bell aircra/ters newals of some which had expired fits well into> its pattern of a way were refused. As against 27 licenses of life They, too, are beginning to in effect two or three years ago, to- feel like old timers in their new corn- day there are only 15. imunity. . ... . Church attendance has increased , r <—n . to such proportions that many ex- j Blessed are the legume growers, •pansions of existing facilities have for they shall enrich the earth. been required. Two .permits have been issued for the erection of ad- The battle, with weeds, is a Water- ditional churches. Several new loo to any gardener who likes too schoolhouses have been built; child mulch ease. *^/ILD LIFE SOUTH CAROLINA \T/ (with PROF FRANKLIN THERM AN 1 HSAD-CLfcMSON COU.ECE-DSPT OS ZOOLOGY vs y SOUTHERN GREEK SNAKE tback each &ale has a little ridge ( or A student frpm^Spartanburg told me that an eStPhetTwoman came down the street declaring that a green snake by the sidewalk was spitting as we say, the scales-ere -keeled, a related northerly species has the scales smooth. During youth the writer imbibed the idea that “green snakes are poi sonous.” but both our Southern , c reen snake and its northern relative ues the baae of the are non-venomous: curious how such :. Bed? That is » ideas gain'cijrrendy, perhaps because Paris green is a poison, or because a dangerous disease is called “gan- green,” ' 1 Southern green snake is quite com mon throughout South Carolina, com mon at Olemson, though we do not yet have .positive record* .of if from the higher elevations in our' moun tains. It. lays eggs from which the young are. .hatched. The langfest specimens . .which we have had mea sured .were 3 ft. 1 1-4’ in., of which 10 1-4 .in. was tail... out fire from its mouth. Most snakes will flick the tongue out and in quickly when curious or excited, and with this, tongut is pink!, good example of how ridiculous er rors are started and passed along, regarding snakes. Whether that woman ever learned better -we do not know, but that stu- det came to know that the Southern green snake not only does not spit fire, .but that it is entirely non-ven- omous, and is one of the gentlest and most inoffensive of .Creatures; when taken in the hand it wil often not even try to get away. ■ It is ■ a very slender species^ the tail-portion long, which enables it to olimlb into low trees, bushes and weeds, and in accordance with this habit it»-green color matches the i foliage-and-hides it from enemies. It feeds largely on insects, and its eyes are large, doubtless' as an aid in seeing its active prey. Its color above is bright leaf-green from tip to tip,-the belly yellowish Down the REAL ESTAT TRANSFERS ..Waiter Regney, eon of. the owner of the Goldyille mill,, has purchased the pid. Alan Johnstone home site on Johnstpne street, comprised of 8 aoreg,. and Js contemplating building a home there. 'Sold through J, Dave Caldwell. - . " QUOTABLES FROM NOTABLES What Leaders Say About Agriculture and Rural Life “The good farmer keeps -books. He puts down his soil as his capital. He measures the depreciation, as the crops come off, of this capital. He lays by a surplus with which to bal ance his budget, to restore., his soil’s fertility. The nation whose people fail in this is doomed, for its wanton wastefulness, to die.”—Walter Locke in Trends of the Times. When better farmers produce bet ter crops or livestock than I do, I don’t scorn them, I learn from them. “That the South is ideal as a live stock. country is a known fact. Feed crops can be > grown,' extensive graz ing lands are in abundance, good pas tures can be developed, water is plen tiful, and climate is mild.”—Southern Stockman, July, 1944. “Maintaining high cotton consump tion after the war would mean in parts of the cotton indue try, stimu- creased prosperity to practically all late fuller postwar employment and contribute to a higher standard of living in the South.”—Dr. O. E. May, chief, Bureau of Agricultural and In dustrial Chemistry. “The English country people are exlperienced, resourceful, ingenio.us, usually excellent craftsmen, with careful pride in the goodness of their work But the countryman is not naturally aggressive or assertive, and he usually utterly uncommercial.”— From Hartley’s The Countryman’s England. “Waste not, want now”, translated into farmer-gardener language means, “Save by various forms of conserving, or maybe go hungry.” i/ It CONSISTS of two simple words. Yet evefry soldier who’s worth his salt covet*, it This title is simply: “Good Soldier.” It isn’t just happenstance that so many women in the WAC have earned this title—the proudest in the Army. For wherever Wacs are working, both here and overseas, there you End a job well done. And done with a spirit so gallant and Ene that, high Army, officers everywhere say of the WAC v. . . “They’re soldiers. Good soldiers. 1 ” .ujjiJ "Good Soldier u Good soldiers... Making strategy maps tor combat WOMENS ARMY CORPS . f •« . / i - i ‘ ► For FULL information about the Women’* Army Carp*, go to your nearett V. S. Army Recruiting Station. Or mail the coupon below. 1703 M RMY RECRU,T,NG STATION ^! e a n " m street ’ Co,umbia * s - c - Pay ’ ^ ^eir pS/ Name Cw> ADDRESS^ CITY. state -PHONE NO._ ,>♦« **« ~ s Checking pitots to and from war zones Please Answer The t0 e * ch *.* following Are you betw. ye*’ of ques- 'een 20 and SO?. . HaV V ou -I 'east 2 years of ... - hi Sn school?. m