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*rnE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, APRIL 26. 1»4« ■'50EV 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher 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. What Is Democracy? Spectator Queries What is Democracy? I have no reference to democracy, such as is found in Russia. If that be demo cracy we must change our idea of democracy. If what the Washington bureaucrats have fastened upon is democracy we must put aside our cherished idea and grow accustomed to a radical change. If the bobtail ing of bills by our Legislature; if all this subterfuge; if all this sub version of the law; if this deliberate negation of the Constitution—if any of his is democracy, we may under stand why the Russians don’t un derstand our democracy. I’m talking about the Democracy of our Democratic Party. What is it? Is Mr. Truman a Democrat? Is Mr. Henry Wallace a Democrat? Is Chester Bowles a Democrat? Is the Truman Administration re presentative of the Democratic Party? I ask seriously: What is the Democracy which governs the Na tion today? Tell me what is the political creed of a Truman Demo crat? Mr. Truman is insistent for the F.EJ’.C.—the bill to require equal consideration in employment, so that you must give the same con sideration to negroes and whites in virtually every business, calling or occupation. Mr. Truman is preaching the urgency for higher wages for labor, but would even deny to farmers the right to count the cost of labor in determining parity. If Mr. Truman were not President of the United {’totes I should think his idea of in flation stupid. How can billions in wages be economically desirable; while billions in farm prices become inflationary ? It still remains true that the President’s great concern is for union Labor, though he demands a minimum of sixty-five cents an hour for all Labor. In the face of that he opposes very simple justice for the farmer! And, mark you, every man of Labor receives this guanan- tee individually; a farmer may starve to death, in spite of high farm prices, if he makes no crop!! There is no guarantee to the indi vidual farmer—nor to the merchant. Now Mr. Henny Wallace told the Colored boys and girls at Tuskegee that the White people should be EDUCATED! When we are educat ed; when we lose our fear of the negro, we shall have absolute equal ity, said Mr. Wallace! And Mr. Wal lace is a Democrat; he is Secretary of Commerce under President Tru man! And th Solicitor General of the United States says we must—MUST, mark you, we must let the negroes vote in the Democratic Primaries, or he will rise up and smite us; will put us in jail, you know—and all that. The Solicitor General is an officer in President Truman’s Ad ministration. A Democrat is the Solicitor General, just as Mr. Wal lace is a Democrat; just as Mr. Tru man is a Democrat. All Democrats, they are, Carolinians. So what are you? -.1 like the spirit and spunk of the Governor of Arkansas. He refuses to be bound by Mr. Truman or his underlings. Would that we had a political leader in South Carolina who would stand worth like a man; who would not try to decieve him self or his people into a slavish, an ignoble yielding of the vital prin ciples of Americanism and Demo cracy. We may be face to face with an issue of National welfare more im portant than a servile acceptance of Party Platforms, Party deceit. Par ty dishonor. Why doesn’t someone defend this treason against Democracy? Are they holding their jobs, their fav ors ? Nourishing fond hopes' of re ward? Are they deliberately bart ering the gredt principles and tra ditions of our Nation, and especially of the South, for a Party label, even though from a pedestal in every court house square the valient Con federate soldier must want to hang his head? He in his rags, barefoot, htmgry, never dreamed of surrender ing anything bust his gun. His spirit never surrendered, tnough he ate parched corn or dry corn bread. It has remained for us, hist sons and grandsons, to deny him and his sacrifices, his principles and policies; and to trade our heritage of freedom for jobs and favors! Several gentlemen are in the field for the office of Governor and are speaking throughout the State on issues of importance. It is good to have a discussion of public ques tions in the calm of luncheons. Luncheons may be calm even if noisy. It may be said that the greatest evil in the government of our State is functional, not structural. Reform in the make-up of the State govern ment has been discussed and earn estly advocated for thirty years, or more, but even the studies, reports and investigations have resulted in nothing. On the contrary, the Gen eral Asembly has continued to create offices and to enact laws with little regard for order or symmetrical development. Of course the Nation al Government has been a bad example. What really cries for immediate correction is the practice of disre garding the Constitution. This re sults in the fostering of a dominant group who can rule like an ancient oligarchy. We need to reassert our principle of Constitutional govern ment. In doing so we must also impress upon the courts that a citi zen is a party in interest when any public measure violates the Consti tution. A little frank talk with our courts may be desirable before some one launches an attack on the at titude of the judiciary in refusing to look behind or beyond the certifi cate of a presiding officer. If the Courts are to be the refuge of a citizen; if the Courts are to redress grievances, the courts must not throw' a mantle of sanctity around a legislative certificate, or deqy to any citizen the prerogative to invoke Constitutional guarantees, regardless of the offender. In the friendliest and most ap preciative spirit I call attention to the wide-spread popular dissent from a decision which was tantamount to a refusal to act on a constitutional question, which was, and is, a mat ter of common knowledge. When the Constitution plainly inhibits an act, and that provision is pleaded with pr»of, we must expect the Courts to be our bulwark of defense against all infractions of the funda mental law. has streets North to South and East to West. There are »o meand ering thoroughfares built along cow trails. The surveyors ran lines North and South,. East and West seeking a Central point for a County seat. Mr. Junius White and Mr. Lesesne agreed on the Commission and on the geographical center—a point in Ox Swamp. Well, that would’t do at all, for despite the glamor of Francis Marion’s retreats, ; no one wished, to live in the heart of a samp. So the Commigsion chose the salubrious site near the swamp for a County Capital. The truth is that we are sur rounded by swamps at least on the North, East and South, with bays, branches and Savannah on the West. This explains the healthfulness of the town and its bracing summer climate. The artesian water is wide ly appreciated. What about your town? I don’t claim everything for Manning; there are many other attractive towns in our State. Consider Sum ter, Orangeburg, the tranquil charm of Beaufort, Aiken, Camden, Winns- boro, and many others. ing fragrant cigars and drinking ex pensive liquors, rather glamorously throwing their weight about, and trying to look big as they feel. But they don’t own the enterprise; the real owners are probably two hund red thousand little fellows, widows, orphans and estates holding a few shares. They are the owners. An investigator has made a study and his report is informative. Much of his information comes from the United States Department of Com merce, a vast Department now pre sided over by that great Democrat and Statesman, Henry Wallace, who seems to dream all day and to re member his dreams as facts. The Department of Commerce re ports for 1944 that wages paid were as seven to one; that is, seven dol lars to Labor for one dollar to the owners. If the enterprise should fail, the owners would lose not only the divi dend but most of the investment! But Labor is sure of wages, sink or swim. What part of the earnings of a business does Labor receive? As suming that a business enterprise “makes” a gross profit of a million dollars, what part is kept by the owners ? What percentage is paid to Labor? I refer to all elements of cost without wages. I once owned a few shares of stock in U. S. Steel. During the five years of my stock ownership, I received exactly nothing, not one cent for dividends. The other two hundred thousand stockholders were in the same plight, of course. We owned the great Steel Corporation, though my holding would hardly buy a keg of nails, at present prices. We, the owners, received nothing; but during that five years wages grew and taxes swelled steadily. That is one thing worth noting; the owners received nothing, but the Govern ment and Labor received increases. There are many great corporations which are not paying the owners anything today. They were so sunk by wages and taxes during the New Deal era, that even now they are still too groggy to walk. Of course if you go down deep you get groggy. If you doubt that, try a trip down on a submarine. There is, .however, an impression that Big Business gets all the mon ey, and leaves Labor starving on the outside. Part of that impression— or all of it—is due to high-salaried officials showing off, always smok- Recently I have made several pil grimages to the cemetery in Man ning. The ladies keep the city of the dead a clean spot. That the next lot to the East should be used for a town dump is hardly a beau teous addition. That some one should tear out a part of the iron fence is rot praiseworthy. Our people will correct these things, but what is going on in your cemtery? That is the real purpose of the dis closure. It was my good fortune to meet Mr. Fred Lesesne in the ceme tery. We walked about, reading in scriptions, one in French—which we didn’t read very well. Mr. Junius A. White joined us and contributed to our information about early dwellers in Manning. Manning was laid off for a County seat; it wasn’t a thrown-to- gether village, without order. It p^s 1 owe STUNDMD ] TH£ HIGHCST i TO aLL n parrons * ■III ’^‘11 Mt No favorites here— irrespective of wheth er youtre friends or an utter stranger— you will obtain one standard of Service the best obtainable. Peake’s Radio Service TRUCK TIRES Are Scarce WE HAVE THEM IN STOCK The Famous DAVIS Rayon Cord Construction SIZES: 650x20, 32x6 700x20, 32x6 . 750x20, 34x7 825 x 20 Users of Truck Tires Are Asked To Investigate For Money Saving Prices On Quality Tires. Western Auto Assoc. Store R. P. MEDLEY, Owner RADIO AND TELEVISION SALES - SERVICE We Specialize in— PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS AND SOUND EQUIPMENT Sale of for Rental INTER-OFFICE COMMUNI CATION SYSTEMS Geo. N. Martin 1303 Friend St. Phone 74-J Directly Opposite Post Office HOME Demonstration MIXED GREENS Greens were considered good spring tonic in grandmother’s day. Today they are recognized as tonics for any season because of their nat ural richness - in important vitamins and minerals, particularly vitamins A and C and iron and cilcium. The more valuable greens listed by nut ritionists of the U. S. Department of Agriculture are kale, collards, mustard, greens and turnip tops. A greater variety of greens in home gardens and on family dinner tables will help prevent monotony in meals and provide more nutritive value. Savory mixed greens, cook ed together or served raw in mixed gren salads, often will be more ap petizing than the same kind of greens served day after day. A greater use of kale, especially in mixed greens, was urged recent ly by two New England State ex periment stations. Scientists at the Massachusetts Station pointed out that kale has few insect enemies and can be grown in many types of soil in home gardens and commercial market gardens. “Unfortunately,” say these scien tists, “the characteristic flavor of kale is not relished by -some people, and it is not as extensively used as its' food value justifies. If its high nutritive value were more widely recognized, the amount consumed could be increased by using it with other greens.” PRAYER OF A CHILD Dear God, I wish I could have been Among those girls and boys You called to come and talk with you And who lett all their toys, And ran and climbed up on your knee And held your hand and sat Around you, learning lovely things— I wish I had done that! But God! I know that even now I can get close to you. I know you still love children—Yes Indeed; I know you do. And so I often slip away Into the Church and kneel Down at the altar where you are, And tell you all I feel. I cannot %ee your face, and yet I know that you are there, I know I’m just as close to you As all those children were! Engagement Of Miss Smith Is Announced Here Mr. and Mrs. Robert Derrill Smith announce the engagement of their daughter Derrill to Mr. William L. Beat of Toledo, Ohio The wedding will take place in early summer. . Mrs. Eugene Spearman, Miss Har riett Harmon, Mrs. Ray Feagle and Mrs. Ruth Mathis of the Department of Public Welfare, attended an in- service Training Meeting which was held in Columbia Tuesday. FOR SALE—Late model Majestic coal and wood range, grey enamel. This stove is in first class condi tion. Telephone Mrs. L. G. Esk ridge. 12-19-26p On next Saturday, April 27, the 4-H Council will meet at the Court House at 2:00 o’clock. All 4-H members are urged to be present. The program will consist of talks by club members, team demonstrations and games. There are also some prizes to be awarded. Will be glad for parerts to attend. The meeting will n ot be much over an hour. Baseball MOLLOHON VS. Lydia Mill Saturday, April 27th. 4p.m. SETZLER FIELD r SEARS 1 CATALOG SHOPPING L MAHOGANY DINING NGOM SUITE / m Just one of the many timely bcraains to be purchased thru ''ears Of ier Office. t|gn Phone 430 1210 Caldwell St. tutd j