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*»XK «*B NWnWBBT tyx i Mils* I( MARCH », «46 Topsoil Wanted! The Town of Newberry is in need of some good topsoil. Would like to get it within 5 miles of town. * If you have topsoil, contact Bryan Livingston Street Superintendent 1896 Charles St. Or Call 390-w i I X I A X o x X X X A Mr. Farmer We advise you to take care of your fertilizer requirements at once before the rush starts. We have on hand a supply of that good SCOCO FERTILIZER and our prices are right. Also we have a supply of Nitrate of Soda Your business will be appreciated. The Southern Cotton Oil Company IN SOUTH CAROLINA • 41 Time and Labor-Saving Devices explained and illustrated. • 50 Ideas and Short Cuts to save Time and Labor. • Hints for Poultry Raisers. • How to Train Green Farm Help. • How to Control Pests. • Tables of Weights and Measures, etc., etc. *Phone or write for your free copy today. STROTHER C. PAYSINGER, Agent Spectator South Caroline is full of good people. Sometimes the whole world seems to be going to the bow wows, but the lesson of Scripture, you re call. was that though we seem to be ..i the power of Baal there are ma.iy who have never bowed the knee to Baal. I was thinking of a man from Chesterfield .— Funderburk. That brought before me “Bob” (R. E.) Hanna of Cheraw, who is a Ches- terfieldian in every sense. I was al most tempted to tell about Bob drinking a gallon of buttermilk, but I’ll guard that as a secret. Other names of Chesterfield came to my mind. There be my handsome friend J. C. Miller, and my sturdy and un failing supporter Lam Britton of the Court House. And many others of “the Cheraws” come floating before me. Now that is just one County. Every county has men who are the salt of the earth; who have not bowed the knee to Baal; they, in very truth, are people each of whom “Walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.” Sometimes I think of writing about some man of my special'es teem. Forthwith so many names occur to me that there is not space sufficient to mention more than a few. In Charleston are so many that the names come trooping in; that is also true of Cplumbia, Green ville, Anderson—Well, don’t you see? I am not thinking of men whom the papers publicize, or the world applauds, but of men whom I have known and learned to appreciate. You recall the hymn “Count Your Blessings”? Well, take stock of the good people you know. I was amazed when I read the petition of twenty-four Baptist min isters in favor of the FEPC. Being a Baptist myself I can discuss my Baptist brethren freely. I know, of course, that there was a call to the Methodist womanhood and clipped that from a paper some weeks ago and gave it to a distinguished friend who is eminent among the Methodist laymen. I shall let him deal with that; but the Baptist being my own kith and kin, my fellow members of the great Christian democracy, I exercise my privilege, as one of those democrats, to appeal to the great brotherhood to keep the foun tains >pure and undefiled — with Christian love and forbearance— while there is yet time. If I was amazed when I read the petition of the twenty-four minis ters, I was utterly dumfounded when two outstanding businessmen of the South told me that one hund red and forty-six students of the University of South Carolina sign ed petitions to Senator Olin D. Johnston, endorsing the FEPC. I do not with to reflect adversely on old Carolina; an institution of learning can not be held responsible for the thinking of its students. It is highly responsible, however, for the teaching done there: for the ideas implanted in the class room. If there is any such teaching as led to the petition, the teacher should be relieved of further service. We wonder if the basic truth of the FEPC has been presented to the students of the University. Most of the students are fully alive to the currents of thought floating around, and are in that condition of intellectual awareness that charact erized the classical Greeks and made them eager for ideas. The Apostle Paul, you wU recall, says: “For all the Athenians and strang ers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.” If the highly sensitized spirits of our young fellow citizens have received unfortunate impressions it is desir able that the truth be presented so that fhey may choose between prin- cples and fallacies. Are we teaching our people the truth? Or, are we assuming that the truth will proclaim itself spon taneously? How many leaders of thought have seriously discussed the FEPC? If the race issue appears on the surface, there is an even deep er question involved: the right to operate your business. In its larg er phase it is equally as dangerous to Massachusetts as to South Caro lina and Georgia. The only real fight by South Carolinians—on the FEPC—is that of Senators Mayibank and Johnston and our six Representatives in Congress. As for us here at home: WE ARE ASLEEP. America, the world’s foremost ex ponent of democracy, went to war. It called its sons to war, even under the harshness of conscription. They came, those millions of men, from all parts, from all conditions of life, to serve the great democracy. And how did the great democracy treat its sons, those boys of a land of equality—and all that? Why the great democracy established a LAIRD RADIATOR WORKS AUTOMOBILE RADIA TORS BOILED OUT AND REPAIRED WELDING 13X2 Caldwell St Phone 337 caste system, a high wall, between officers and enlisted men. In time of peace, in businese and industry, we have rank, but no such caste system as suggests the Germans. More than that: “We even built up privileges, special privileges of all kinds—based on caste, not mili tary necessity. An officer is grant ed terminal leave, with pay and al lowances, plus all accrued leave, plus discharge pay. A private loses hie leave if he was in battle; has no terminal leave. That looks foreign to us. Maybe that’s Russian demo cracy. Shall we abolish the Industrial Commission? That is the serious suggestion of a very able lawyer. Why abolish the Commission? The lawyer I cite is convinced that the law is bad and is not being administ ered satisfactorily. One objection is that the lawyers themselves have received so much in fees that the liability insurance paid by business is exorbitant. In theory, cases un der the workmen's Compertsation Act do not require a lawyer. The Commission itself is supposed to represent both the injured workman and the employer; and the law pro vides all the means necessary for full justice to all parties, without employing Counsel. How does it work out? Injured men have said that only by and through a law yer have they received an award that was adequate. But in that case they have to pay the attorney. It was the purpose of the law to assure >to every injured man full justice by the Commission, acting under the law and acting at all times by its own iniative. The very reputable lawyer, cited above, must regard the case as hope less. Surely it isn’t that bad; we do not have to burn down the house just to correct certain functional operations. Nor should we kill and bury a man to relieve him' of a headache. Is the Workman’s Compensation Act a good law? If the law itself is sound, then functional irregular ities should be curable by simple means. One method which might be worth trying would be to publish all cases, as the Supreme Court does, showing the amount of the award, and At torneys representing the claimant, even by letter or telephone call, and the attorney’s fee allowed by the Commission. One must recognize that practice before an Administrative Board or Commission is not carried on as it is before a Court. Letters, visits and other means are used which are not the means used in Court prac tice. I do not say that this' is wrong; I merely point it out. The real test of whether there is Coun sel is to ascertain whether a fee is involved either by award of the Commission or by private agree ment Adth the injured person. Neither legal skill nor persuasion, nor yet political influence should be necessary to bring about a settle ment. Let us hope that the State will not leave our fellow citizens ma rooned across the Cooper River. In the present day concept, it is the duty of the State to offer the nec essary facilities of roads and bridges to enable the citizens to go about their business. It is neces- all facilities be provided North, South and West, at least. Furthermore, the stream of traf fic from Georgetown and farther North should have aik approach to Charleston. A narrowly selfish view of those of us living on Highways 301, and 15 and 52 might be to make hay while the sun shines, but it would be a foolish man who would fail to urge immediate steps to establish convenient means for getting across the Cooper river. I think former Senator Means is right in interpreting the preroga tive of the Ports authority as includ ing the obligation to promote the trade of the port from whatever dir ection or source. If the Ports Authority is empowered to foster and develop trade with Brazil and France, the logic of circumstances argues even more strongly for the fostering of such commerce as is now has and which has been inter rupted by an event which grew out of an act of God, as the law would say. Using the argument of the Su preme Court in its formative years, we conclude that the authority to promote foreign trade certainly carried the obligation to promote the necessary means for carrying on commence. If this seems a bit high-flown, let us say that Mr. Means is right and that provision should be made immediately to en able coming and going to be unim peded. America owes a debt to General Motors, it seems to me. I have no interest in General Motors, nor has it any interest in me; but is las held out long against the forces of Communism, aided by the full pow er of our Government. Would that it were possible to stand forever against the social, economic and pkDfliijical tprmites \Vho iafce eating out the very heart of America. Sometimes I wonder why our people are so apathetic, when grave issues threaten the security of the great land that was cleared and set tled for us as the noblest heritage ever left to any people. Strike, strike, threats of strikes! That is what we hear and dread every day. How innocent was our poor Mr. Truman when he inspired all this. Surely it should teach us to keep our business, our economic life, free from all politicians, begin ning first and foremost with the President. WANTED—HOGS—will pay $14.40 ceiling price for top hogs. Will buy anything from 100 to 300 lbs. Price according to grade. THE NEWBERRY ABATTOIR. MARINE CORPS OFFERS AVIATION TRAINING DR- ROBERT HOUSEAL AT VETERAN’S HOSPITAL The United States Marine Corps, for the first time in its peacetime history, is accepting enlistments for duty in aviation vfcnits. ■ Previous enlistments were for general ser vice. Only men with high mechani cal aptitude were chosen for avia tion duty. Duty in aviation units includes such Jobs as radar technician, radio operators, pilot, aviation mechanic and numerous other specialties. Men will be trained for these duties in regular Marine Corps specialist schools. Enlistments are for periods of two, three, or four years and men 17 to 25, inclusive, are eligible. Men Interested in joining the Ma rine Corps are urged to contact the nearest Marine Corps Recruiting Station. MARINES HAVING THEIR TROUBLES KYUSHU, Japan.—War or peace, the Japs still don’t know what to make of the Marines, and the Leathernecks admit the confusion is mutual. Marine Corps Correspondents re port Leathernecks felt great pride upon successfully teaching Japanese children “God Bless America,” and "The Marine Corps Hymn”, until the urchins walked out singing “Auld Lang Syne” in their native tonque. Further embarrassment resulted when the Leathernecks discovered that Jap machine oil is kept in bottles that are exactly like those containing American beer But without a doubt the classic is about the Jap who approached a Marine Sergeant engaged in the re- pair of a flat tire on his truck, and solmenly asked: “Are you American ? ” “Yes," anawered the busy driver. “Do you speak English,” inquired the Jap. - WELFARE WORKERS MEET Chairman Joe Connelly of the Newberry County Board of Public Welfare announces that the south eastern regional meeting of the American Public Welfare Associa tion will be held in Columbia on Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 6, with public welfare officials from eleven southeastern states taking part in the discussions. Several representatives from the county welfare department expejet to (at tend the conference. Prior to Pearl Harbor the annual meetings of the association were held in Washington, but for the past four years regional meetings in different sections of the country have been held instead. Public welfare officials from the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Ala bama, Mississippi, and Louisiana will take part in the Columbia meeting. Prominent among the subjects to be considered will be methods of preventing juvenile delinquency, the care of the aged, problems of state and county cooperation in public welfare, and special postwar prob lems. Discussions will be led by Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, and Louisiana state welfare directors. Dr. Robert Houseal, who was dis charged from the service some time ago, and after taking a special course in medicine at the Univer sity of Virginia, Is now located at the Veteran's Hospital in Columbia, where he will specialize in internal medicine. Mrs. Houseal is spending a while at her home here on Col lege street. She expects to join Dr. Houseal at a later date. WANT TO BUY— Geese, Ducks, Rabbits, Pigeons, Bantams. R. DERRILL SMITH, Wholesale Gro cer, Newberry, S. C. 8-8tn FOR SALE—Electric Singer Sewing machine in A-l condition. Call 690-W. 3 be Concrete Dairy Improvements can help America increase . food production The Department of Agriculture has urged greatly increased milk pro duction to meet the needs of the United Nations for dry milk, butter, cheese. Concrete improvements— such as a new milk house, cooling tank,dairy bamfloor,gran ary .manure pit or storage cellar—will help many farmers do a bigger production job. 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BATTERIES We have a limited supply of bat teries to fit all makes of cars and trucks. Davis Motor Company HEREFORD SALE MARCH 29 Cattle breeders and farmers of Newberry ,county are expected to attend the sale of 66 head of regist ered Hereford cattle in Columbia on March 29. The sale, according to word reach* ing here this week, will begin at 1 o’clock March 29 at Smith’s stock- yard near the state fair grounds at Columbia. The cattle are owned by I. C. Harrison and M. L. Burton of Oohim/bia wTTo have arranged the sale. Nine bulls, 21 grown cows and 36 breeding heifers, all of them pure- ftre'3 registered cattle and most of them of the well-known Domino strain, will be put on auction sale under the direction of Earl Gartin of Greensboro, Indiana. Mr. Gartin Is' one at the best cattle auctioneers in the business. Among the cattle to be shown but not offered for sale, will be the son of Real Domino 51st which re cently sold for $23,500 and the brother of Brook’s Domino 73rd which was recently sold to a prom inent South Amerijan breeder. Several^ of the heifers have been bred By outstanding bulls. Numerous head of cattle came from the famous herd of Jamie M. Brook of Brady, Texas, and many of them originally, were from Colora do and Oklahoma herds. S H E A L Y ' S Flying Service LEARN TO FLY AT THE Newberry Airport PASSENGER RIDES CHARTER SERVICE AERONICA SALES & SERVICE PxiJtumt Careful work must be done patiently - there is no slap-dash rush in our RADIO REPAIR ING - it is done pat iently, thoroly, Prop erly. Loans! ON REAL ESTATE AUTOMOBILES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY NEWBERRY INSURANCE AND REALTY CO. NED PURCELL. Manager TELEPHONE 197 Exchange Bank Building ° sb 6 6 COLD PREPARATIONS Liquid. Tablets. 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