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* auxi FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN mn 1218 Coller* Street NEWBERRY. SOUTH CAROLINA 0. f\ ARMFIBLt) Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1987, at tht postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SPECTATOR The campaign for a State ballot, like Brasque’s ghost, will not doym. I’ve heard all sorts of names for it: Single ballot, secret ballot, Federal ized ballot, and other designations, but all that we need is a short bill to direct the Secretary of State to prepare all State ballots and to in clude the nominees of all political parties on each ballot. There is so much loose talk about a single bal lot that those who accept the gen eral idea without details are pro posing something which might prove cumbersome. Let’s make a clear statement of the problem. If you go back to the days of your mathematical misad ventures you will recall the diffi culty of solving a (problem until you stated it clearly. Of course the same rule applies in neighborhood rumors as well as prefound philoso phical speculations. We often speak harshly of people because we do not know all the relevant facts. Quite obviously the converse is frequent ly true—that we praise what is done, without knowing the facts, the “real inside,’ or low-down. So let’s start at rock bottom and build our struc ture on a firm foundation of trutJu The State law requires three State tickets for State elections. Nothing is said about New Deal iDemoorata, RtfpubKcane, White Southern Democrats, Hillmanitoes, Communists or other groups. Theo retically some thoughtful citizens have assumed that the absence of any clear prohibition of all parties on one ticket implies that all par ties belong on one ticket. That may be good logic, very sound reasoning, indeed, but it isn’t the law, as pro claimed by the functionaries who say what is what—and why. If we had one ballot for all parties for all offices, State, County, and National, that ticket would be long er than a bus ticket to California with fifty stop-overs. That is what many of our legislators think we mean by a single ballot; the chair man of one of the most important committees told me exactly that— and he is a lawyer of ability and considerable practice. That, how ever, is not what we mean, and we Ttttnrt clarify our statements. The State might as well continue the three tickets as now but put all parties on each ticket. That is what the proponents of a single bal lot mean. For example, one State ticket is for United States Senator, Representative in Congress, and Presidential Electors. Taking the recent campaign as our guide that would be a ticket carrying the names of New Deal Democrats, White Southern Democrats, Negro Pro gressive Democrats and the Repub licans. Such a ticket would not be a great puzzle. The law requires that there shall be one ticket for State officers. That is even short er than the other ticket and would not be difficult if it carried the nominees of all parties for State of fice. There' were no nominees this summer except those proposed in the Primary other than presidential electors, of course. The third ticket contains proposed amendments to the State Constitu tion and is sometimes so long and so complicated and confusing that we marvel at any man’s saying that a •ingle ballot would be to long or too involved. However, there is no ques tion of partisan politics in the case of Constitutional amendments. You are for them, or you are opposed, whether you be Hillmanite or what not. Nothing has been said about xmn ty offices. Of course County tick ets are distinct from State ticktes now. The plan, naturally, would call for all party nominees to be on one County ticket. It is understood that I refer to the General Election. I have no reference to the Demo cratic Primaries. Republicans have no right to be on Democratic party tickets. The Single ballot, then, may be three ballots, or more, hut it would mean the inclusion of the nominees of all parties on each ballot. That is really the point at issue, the very nub of the whole matter. Some de tails would suggest themselves at once. If all parties are to be treat- «f alike on State and County tickets, such tickets being prepared and cir culated by the Secretary of State, he would ask “What is a political par ty?" The Senseney bill in the House provides very briefly and clearly for that. As you observe, the Senseney bill refers to State offices, only. The contention so far has been for State and Federal tickets, only. The same general principle could be made ap plicable to County offices. It would be a thoroughly democra tic procedure also to permit inde pendents to prepare and distribute their ballots as we do now. If any group, for any reason, should prefer not to be included on the official ballot, why let them operate inde pendently. At least I see no objec tion to it. The principal thing to consider is the free expression of the Citizen’s preference without too much machinery if he doesnt want the machinery. There might not be so much insis tence on a snigle ballot if some politicians were not disposed to re gard themselves as Divinely ap pointed and consecrated to manage the public affairs. The recent Gen eral Election was distinguished for four things: (1) the number of peo ple who registered and would not vote; and (2) the failure to send the ballots of all parties to all pre cincts; (3) the effort to persuade even coerce, voters; and (4) the fail ure to count some ballots, according to complaints of many citizens. The Columbia “State” carries a story under a headline “Seven Mil lion Dollar Steam Plant Better Than Sixty Million Dollar Dam.” I hope that statement will stand the test of strict investigation became it is what I have been suggesting oyer six radio stations for several years. I am not an enginer and could not speak with any technical accuracy; I could only generalize as a lay man who formed conclusions based on superficial reading. So this statement, I should like to think, proves my conjectures little better than I dared hope. A respected attorney of the Sum ter bar, Mr. John D. Lee, has done me the courtesy of sending an ex cellent study of the proposed Buck ingham Landing Santee develop ment. I don’t know whether we are under the spell of a frenzy against the power companies, or whether we are plunging headlong in unmeasur ed enthusiasm, as sometimes charac terizes us. Let us look at this: We have sufficient power today even for wpr’s demands, although pre sent facilities in South Carolina are capable of a third more Kilowatt hours. So an immense surplus will he ours during peace time. The power operations and the rates are under full control of the State Public Servtqe Commission. What more do we want? We have the power and we control the price. The State Public Service Com mission neither controls the Santee- Cooper nor fixes its rates. Let me repeat. I am not repre senting the power companies. I have already said that 1 was out of the enthusiastic advocates of the Santee- Cooper development; . I must admit, however, that I was enthusiastic j over an idea, without knowing or : understanding the engineering and ! political scope of the Santee-Cooper i plan. We people of the United . States, on a national scale and we : South Carolinians during the last ‘ ten years have authorized plants \nd expenditures on a prodigious scale without any clear idea of what we were sponsoring. In a very vague way we advocated all sorts of things, like the Social Security program which even today startles us in the amplitude of its ramifications. I do not like to argue on a low level, but the surest way to stop this gigantic absorption of land and for est is to serve notice of a clear defi nite and unwavering purpose to use your influence and voting power to command respect for your interests. Of course our Government has be come so socialistic that it assumes a better knowledge of our means than we ourselves have. Perhaps our peo ple should not object, for they seem to have endorsed it strongly. One day the newspapers carried and appeal by General Isenhow’er; the next day General McArthur aip- pealed to us. . They urged that we buy bonds and that we increase pro duction of war supplies. Very im pressive was the statement of Gen eral Isenhower that our attack on Aachen had been delayed because of shortage of shells: Equally ominous was the General's statement that his armies are now using shells which he was saving for attacks next March. All this comes on the heel of an illuminating statement by Chief of War Mobilization James F. Byrnes, that the need for manpower is urgent in order to supply our forces at the front in their stupen dous attacks on a resourceful enemy now fighting to save his own land from the destruction, he has so ruth lessly handed out to Poland, Russia, France, Belgium, and Greece. Mr. Byrnes made his plea with irresisti ble force when toe told that shells are being shipped while still hot from the great munition forces. In the same papers which carried the statements of General McArthur and Isenhower we read of a strike in the steel plant of Cary, Ind. and a telephone strike involving great key cities of industry. I need not comment; the facts speak more strongly than could any commenta tor’s interpretation. There must be a screw loose when men at the front fight and die for us, while we sit back and decide not to work. And this is made more ri diculous when we recall that most o f the men at the front were drafted by the Government for military ser vice, with no choice of theirs, while we at home nick and choose as we like. JOSEPH E. LONG Joseph Epting Long, former sup erintendent of Lower Richland High school and a native of New berry county died at 9 o’clock Fri day night at the Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia. •Mr. Long is survived by his wid ow, Mrs. Emma Mack Long; two daughters, Miss Edna Long and Miss Olive Long; one son, John Mack Long; three sisters, Miss Bes sie Long of Prosperity, Mrs. L. W. McFadden of Rock Hill, Miss Cor- rie Long of Lykesland; one broth er, Oline S. Long of Ward and sev eral nieces and nephews. Funeral serivees were held at Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran church. Prosper ity, at 3 o’clock Sunday aftemon, and were conducted by his pastor, the Rev. E. B. Heidt, his former pastor, the Rev. D. M. Shull, the Rev. M. M. Benson of Eastover, and the Rev. Carl B. Caughman of Co lumbia and the Rev. J. B. Harman, Newberry. Only top quality products get the job of lubricating die motors and machinery on our fighting Navy’s ships. So we’re proud to tell you that Sinclair lubricants are used on many Navy ships to assure smooth operation and save wear. To give your car the same, sure at first Sion of a / - o use666 Cold^Prepjitationg as directed, SAVE WEAR WITH S. C. PAYSINGER, Agent NEWBERRY, S. C. protection, get Sinclair lubricants from your Sinclair Dealer. To pro* tect your engine, for example, he offers Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil. This famous oil stands up longer and lubricates better because it is both de-waxed and dt- jellied. Use Sinclair Opaline to keep your car rolling. SINCLAIR 1 Tax Penalty Notice A penalty will be added on all taxes not paid on or before December 15 for the year 1944. A penalty of 1 per cent added December 16; January 1, 2 per cent and February 1, 10 per cent. It you wish to avoid any penalty please arrange your 1944 taxes be fore December 16, 1944. The Town of Newberry By D. L. NANCE, Clerk & Treat. ■i -r "■p | //A ■ 4 * ■ Buying Poultry Will Load at NEWBERRY Thursday, Nov. 30; 10 to 12 A. M. (ON LOT BACK OF COURT HOUSE) Will Load at PROSPERITY Thursday, Nov. 30; 1 to 1:30 P. M. Will load at LITTLE MOUNTAIN Thursday, Nov. 30; 2 to 3 P. M. HENS, Colored, per pound 23c HENS, Leghorns, perpound 20c STAGS and OLD ROOSTERS,'pound ...15c DUCKS and GEESE, pound 15c All TURKEYS, pound .....30c THIS WILL BE A WEEKLY SCHEDULE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE GREENVILLE POULTRY CO. Jim will be home for the holidays, IF ♦ ♦ ♦ W ONDERFUL news for mother 1 For the whole family! Jim has a fur lough! He’ll be home to carve the Christmas turkey, if . .. IF . . . you are willing to give up your holiday trip—or postpone it. IF... civilians travel by rail only on abso lutely essential business between December 22nd and January 2nd inclusive. The men and women of the Southern Railway will handle all the necessary travel. No doubt about that. They’ll see that troop trains get through as usual, that casualties from the war fronts are properly taken care of, that essential civilian travel is provided for, and that service men on furlough get home for the holidays. But it will be impossible for the railway to do this vitally necessary transportation job as it should be done, and at the same time, handle a peak load of civilian holiday travel. So, it’s really up to you—whether or not Jim gets home for the holidays. Pr»M*at SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM @