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NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
O. F. ARMFIELD
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Published Every Friday In The Year
Entered as second-class matter
December 6, 1937, at tht postoffice
at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Spectator
Is the F. E. P. C. desirable even
from the standpoint of the Negroes?
In thinking over this I’m reminded of
the man who prayed that he might be
saved from his friends. And so, per
haps, might the Colored people pray.
The defeat of the FEPC in the
United States Senate is merely a
postponement of a great political
effort. It will come up again and
again and the South will be aroused,
enraged, embittered and determined.
I need not discuss whether the South
ern White people deserve considera
tion. Statesmanship does not fly
into the face of hostile majorities.
England learned that in Ireland.
There are racial differences among
the peoples of the earth which we
must recognize. The very marked
difficulties among the Jews and Mos
lems in the Holy Land are just an
other proof; the feeling among Cali
fornians against Japanese was even
more intense. And in their own
land, those people do not always ad
mire us. So, at bottom, there is an
I issue of race that is not a matter
I of color.
A lesson of life, of man’s struggle
for all the freedoms, is that men
make progress slowly in their toil
some ascent. No other people have
climbed so fast as our Negroes. That
extraordinary development is not
solely their own unaided effort; they
have lived in a stimulating environ
ment of opportunity. The advocates
of the FEPC have lost the perspec
tive if they don’t see this. The Jews
and the Arabs clash on all occasions.
How different here! Negroes have
■their schools, their churches, their
farms, shops. Insurance Companies,
their newspapers. Nothing hinders
them from building factories. They
find work readily as carpenters,
bricklayers, and in other pursuits.
They may practice medicine and law,
nursing—and about everything else.
Negroes have their own societies and
social organizations. What, then, is
the FEPC? It would compel a
White man or a White man’s organi
zation to employ negroes. Well, af
ter a while it would compel negroes
to employ Chinese, Hindus, Mexicans,
Japanese, White gentiles and white
Jews.
Compulsion! You must employ X
as you empoly Y. You must consid
er on an equality for employment as
your cook or gardener, a Cuban,
Mexican, Indian, Brazilian Mestizo
or Peruvian Cholo, along with a na
tive negro.
Logically, the weapons used by. a
man may be used against him. If
we invoke the harshness of law for
a negro, that law may be invoked
against him.
No nation will progress in an at-
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mosphere of active opposition, inten
sified by deep resentment. The FEPC
forgets the White man and throws
the Negro at him. That promotes
solidarity of White people against
negroes. For the moment we need
not consider whether this is just or
unjust; it is a condition which the
true friends of the Negro—and the
negro himself—should fervently wish
to avoid.
My brethren of the Southern Bap
tist Theological Seminary have
championed the FEPC and published
their championship in the newspa
pers. They must believe that some
deep, abiding and basic injustice will
be corrected by the enactment of the
FEPC. Otherwise their widely
publicized attitude would be mistak
en for political activity alone. What
basic injustice is being done to the
Negro? Let’s bring it into the
open and study it dispassionately.
Has a man- -White or Colored—a
right to demand a certain job? Or
has a man who operates a business
a right to choose hc^ assistants?
These two are incompatible. Which
has the right? Have I a right to
demand that a Corporation shall con
sider me for a position on terms of
equality with other men, men known
to the management, men better
trained, or more capable?
Who has the right: the manager
responsible for the successful opera
tion of his business, or the man who
applies for a job? Fundamentally,
it is a question of Economics; it is
not necessarily a matter of race or
color. Nor is it an injustice to the
worker; the responsibility of man
agement carries with it the duty to
use the most efficient workers, in
the discretion of the management,
and to promote a wholesome atmos
phere of cordial cooperation.
How many negro professors are
there on the faculty of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary ?
Would my brethren say that through
out the length and breadth of Amer
ica there is no Colored Baptist
Minister capable of occupying a pro
fessorship in the Seminary? How
many White Baptist churches have
Colored Baptist pastors ? How
many White Baptist churches have
Cok '■d deacons? May I ask, in
deed, how many Colored Baptist
churches would choose a White
Minister? Would my Seminary
brethren advocate compulsory con
sideration of Colored Ministers for
White churches, or White Ministers
for Colored churches?
You brethren in the Seminary are
not in business; you are engaged in
Christian fellowship. Let me suggest
that you first argue for Colored pas
tors of White churches, for that is
more in your Tine, than is the man
agement of industrial enterprises
and small neighborhood shops.
It is possible that a spirit of
broad tolerance, charity, zeal and
consistency may compel you to agree
with all the inferences I have made,
and that you will wrestle with this
problem in prayer. As practical
workers in the Kingdom of God you
will conclude that the Apostle Paul
was profoundly right when he wrote
to hi? brethren of the Corinthian
congregation: “All things are lawful
unto me, but all things are not ex
pedient”. That word “expedient” is
worth some study. It means to put
your foot forward. In the work of
life we are earnestly desirous of pro
moting our major effort. Sometimes
it is not expedient to engage in con
troversial questions which are not
necessarily a parf of spiritual con
cern. I might quote the Great
Apostle again and again, though it
comes with far greater authority to
study not only the words, attitudes
and deeds of The Savior, but His
reticences as well. With what sup
ernal wisdom He put aside the tri
vial, the temporal, even the fiscal in
terests, when He admonished the
Pharisees, “Render therefore unto
Caesar the things which are Caes
ar’s; and unto God the things which
are God’s.”
You brethren have the words of
Paul and the words of Jesus, for
your guidance, together with their
meaningful silence.
The Great Teacher, the Supreme
Humanitarian, the Redeemer of
Mankind, didn’t suggest the solution
of the vexing differences of race,
or other social problems, by earthly
Statute or Divine decree; He didn’t
ordain that the Jews employ the
Samaritans (their kindred); but,
rather, He appealed to the hearts of
men, touching on the matter of pure
Jewish olood and mixed blood only
to point out that a Samaritan was
capable of great love and charity,
even when the Jews failed. May I
say that no such racial antipathy
or antagonism exists among White
and Colored people in the South as
charactehized the Biblical Jew and
Samaritan.
The Negro must make a place for
himself; it may be slow, but it
can’t be accelerated by statutes. He
is developing and progressing not
ably, among those who know him
be^t and appreciate him most. Out
siders mean well, hut good inten
tions are not a complete substitute
for sound discretion—or expediency.
Are we right about Argentina?
No; we are utterly inconsistent and
wrong.
The recent blast of our govern
ment against Argentina is just an
other in a long series of blunders in
dealing with the Latin-American
countries. Our colossal mistake is
in condemning a course of action in
a weak country while condoning it or
glossring over it in the case of a
strong courtbry.
I lived ten years in South Ameri
ca as an official of that people. I
was an American diplomat, living in
British-American isolation, disparag
ing and despising those people. I
lived with them, worked with them
and know them. I know something
of their lanquage, their history,
their traditions. I never knew an
American diplomat who could speak
Spanish even fairly well, or who
knew enough of our Hispanic breth
ren to appreciate their culture. The
Germans lived with the people of the
countries they were sent to, while the
British and Americans held aloof.
e-'en being scornful and arrogant.
We felt the tug of blood and other
interests—language, literature, juris
prudence; probably we should have
been favorably disposed toward Bri
tain in any case, although America
has much German and Italian blood.
But this tug at our loyalty we ac
cept without explanation; we do not
recognize that Argentina feels as
close to Germans and Italians as we
feel to the British. And even more
so, for the truth compels the ad
mission that British and Americans
are not always able to see eye-to-
eye. The Germans and Italians have
vast investments in the Argentine;
and so great is the impact of Italian
influence there that the Spanish
spoken in Argentina is such a cor
ruption with Italian that it is the
least authentic version of Castillian
spoken in South America. ’
We must concede, in fairness, that
we have no monopoly on virtue or
statesmanlike rectitude. There was
no more reason for us to quarrel
with Argentina than there was for
Argentina to quarrel with us.
The Hispanic-Americans have no
ticed that we deal gently with Rus
sia. Russia voluntarily entered co
partnership with Germany, Italy and
Japan against Britain. Russia car
ried out the military measures in
furtherance of her treaty with Ger
many, Japan and Italy. She became
an ally of Britain only after Hitler
treacherously invaded her land and
sdt fire to thousands of her towns,
despoiling twenty five million of
her people. What did we say to Rus
sia? What do we say today?
Is it likely that we shall cultivate
really friendly relations with our
Latin friends on the basis of casti
gations for the weak and smiles
territory, and billions of dollars for
the strong? The Latins, at heart,
distrust us; we appear to theih to be
a grgat bullying nation which growls
and threatens weak American repub
lics, but ?awns on European nations,
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MRS. GREEN CELEBRATES
81ST BR1THDAY SUNDAY
Mrs. J. R. Green observed her 81st
birthday Sunday, February 24 at her
home on Harper street at which
time all her children and grand
children, with the exception of one
son, David Green of New York, who
was unahlh to attend on account of
illness in his family, gathered to help
celebrate the lovely occasion.
The dining table which was laid
for 15 guests, was centered with a
beautiful bouquet of -mixed spring
flowers. The turkey for the dinner
was presented to Mrs. Green by her
son, William Green. After the
main course, Mrs. L. A. Daniels,
niece of Mrs, Green, 'entered the
dining room singing “Happy Birth
day to You”, and carrying a beauti
ful birthday cake, decorated in
white, lavender and green, and
bearing 81 tiny lavender candles.
This was a complete surprise to
Mrs. Green.
After dinner, all gathered in the
living room with Mrs. Green to
watch her as she opened and admir
ed the many pretty and useful gifts
she received.
Mrs. Green before her marriage to
the late J. R. Green was formerly
Emily Peister. She was reared in the
Smyrna community of the county
where she attended the county
schools.
Among those attending the birth
day dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Green of Wilmington, N. C.; Mr.
and Mrs. Tench Green and daughter,
whatever may be their course. Stop
sending EI3 glove boys and junket
ing groups to South America and
treat all nations alike.
Miss Carrie Louise Green, Rocky
Mount, N. C.; Mrs. Gary Martin
and two daughters, Emily and Ban
ner Piester, Spartanburg; Mrs. H. D.
Nile sand son, Henry, Jr., Camden;
Mrs. M. A. Hunter, Clinton, and Kit
Wilburn, Union.
MORRIS-CONNELLY
In a ceremony marked by solem
nity and beauty, Miss Clara Mae Mor
ris and Laurence Edwin Connelly
were united in matrimony Tuesday
evening, February nineteenth at 8:30
o'clock at the home of the officiat
ing minister, the Rev. Frank DuBose,
Jr., on O’Neal street. The impres
sive double ring ritual of the Metho
dist church was used, witnessed by a
few close relatives and friends.
The bride looked lovely in a light
blue one-piece dress with black ac
cessories. Her shoulder corsage was
of white carnations.
Mrs. Connelly, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Eugene Morris, Rode]
sperger street, attended the Newber
ry city schooel. She is now employ
ed at McCrory’s store.
Mr. Connelly, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Connelly, 714 O’Neal street,
was recently released from the army
after serving about three years, sev
eral months of which time was spent
in the European theater. He also
attended the Newberry city schools,
and is now employed at the Ideal
Super Market.
The young couple are making their
home, for the present, with Mr. Con
nelly’s parents on O’Neal street.
MISS ROSS HONORS GUEST
With drop-in party
Miss Dorothy Rosis entertained at
her home Saturday on Drayton
street with a drop-in party honoring
her weekend guest. Miss Charlyne
Mitchell of Washington, D. C. The
rooms, thrown en suite, were bright
with spring flowers, and the guests
called between the hours of five-
thirty and seven. Music was enjoyed
during the evening. Th» hostess’
mother, Mrs. Maude G. Ross; her
grandmother, Mrs. Gilliam, Mrs.
Horace Counts, Jr., of Prosperity,
and Mrs. B. V. Chapman served a
delicious salad course with apiced
tea.
KITTRELL-HILL
Miss Edith Kittrell of Lumberton,
N. C., became the bride of Tabor
Cornwall Hill of Newberry and Co
lumbia, in a lovely ceremony tak
ing place Friday afternoon, Febru
ary 22, at five o’clock in the parlors
of the First Baptist church of Co
lumbia. Dr. R. C. Campbell, pastor
of the church, performed the double
ring ceremony in the presence of
close friends and relatives.
Miss Betty Pugh and Walter
Hamm, both of Prosperity, were the
couple’s only attendants.
For her wedding the bride chose
an aqua crepe dress with which she
wore black accessories and an orchid
corsage. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Otis K. Kittrell of Lumber-
ton, N. C. She attended the Lum
berton high school and Louisburg
Junior college, and recently complet
ed a secretarial course at the Univ
ersity of South Carolina.
Mr Hill is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tabor L. Hill of Newberry. He is a
graduate of the Newberry High
school a nd graduated from the Univ.
ersity of SoutlT Carolina the past
June with a B. S. in Commerce. He
is now employed as cashier and
accountant at McKesson and Robbins
Drug Co., in Columbia.
Following a wedding trip to Flo
rida, the couple will be at home ^t
1803 Hampton street in Columbia
after March 1.
Among the out of town guests at
tending the ceremony were Mrs. Otis
Kittrell and Miss Teeny Kittrell of
Lumberton, N. C., Miss Melba Kitt
rell, Miami, Fla., Mrs. Tabor L.
Hill, Newberry, and Mrs. Frank
Hill, Prosperity.
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