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f »1 ! neWBERRY SUN rniUAT, JUNE 7, 1*46 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. ARM FIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at tht postoffiee at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Colls Mr. Trumon Great Blunderer By SPECTATOR Our public life needs a stern sense of honor more than anything else. The average man is not a thief, nor is he a liar jn his routine affairs; the average man is a decent, depend able sort of fellow ordinarily. We find, however, that men are not in clined to intellectual honesty. Rather than act unpleasantly they will go through contortions of the mind as well as spiritual acrobatics — they twist and squirm to persuade them selves that what they see and know is not true. Of course I cannot sit in judgement on my fellowmen be cause I do this, too. We are not willing to think straight, and even whe n our minds tell us compellingly that we should stand like men for a certain course of action we back down if that course would be un pleasant, or invite a question . Can you think straight on our strike problem? Perhaps you read that strikers are being paid weekly benefits by the Unemployment Commission of Pennsylvania. Is that Commission also paying the factories their lost profits? Are they paying even the cost of depreciation? No, oh NO!! But look at that now: Who pays the money, all the money, for un employment? The factories and other employers. Mark you, the em ployers pay it all, every cent. Why do the employers pay this? To protect a man against want, against hunger an cold, when out of a job, w'hen laid off by the employer. Cer tainly the employer should not be required to feed, clothe and finance his employees while they strike against him? Well, that’s what is done in Pennsylvania. ' Let us take another look at what is going on. General Motors, the Rail Roads and the mines might ad vertise throughout the Nation for men. But they couldn’t put a man to work, not a man, without he con sent of the Unions. Try to think of this as free America, the land of opportunity and equality. We men on the outside must join the Union in order to work. How does it work out if the men wish to quit? Is there any power in the Government to compel the men to work? No, not even to respect the contracts with the Unions. This Government of ours, meaning virtually created a privileged class, the President and the Congress, has the members of organized labor; neither the employers nor the gen eral public can do more than protest and bewail this denial of the equal protection of the law to all citi zens. Surely our thinking is not str if we spend our energies in den ing John L. Lewis. Much 1 would it be to correct the condi which make it possible for Lewis to strut in arrogant def Of the whole nation. “Upon what meat doth this Caesar feed that he hath grow great”? It may be easily answ He feeds upon the extreme part of the Government, in all its departments — Legislative, Ju and Executive. He feeds upon a id public which does not dare t sert itself. He feeds upo n an i ganized citizenry misled by its ers. The evil js not John Lewis, b political chicanery which bui] conditions for selfish political poses. John Lewis is but the dental by-product of our grei form. In the face of a timid Government, weak, temporizing, Lewis stands Uke a great pillar of strength. Sure ly that ought to make us think. Observe the cocksureness of Mr. Lewis. What makes him so cock- •ure? IJ isn’t a secret; we, all, know it: He knows that he will get he demands; far more than he deserves. He knows that He knows that Mr. Truman will look for some face-saving device so that he may continue hand-in-glov e with the miners while proclaiming a vic tory. Victory, indeed- Wait until you buy your coal and count vdiat the victory costs you. Nothing could so glaringly pro claim our lack of vigorous policy as Mr. Truman’s course with the Rail Roads. He had put his faith in the facts as might be found by a Com mission appointed by him to study the case and to report the fadtts. It is hardly conceivable that the Com- cisskm was affiliated with the Rail Reads. But in spite of the studies and findings of this Commission, Mr. Truman assured the Union that he would insist on even greater in creases. Why have these long-draw n out studies if in the end the same old struggle results, a struggle of power, a struggle by one group con fident that if they insist long enough the whole nation will sur render ? Now if you want to practice a little straight thinking, think through this. Let this nation stop its practice of appeasement and settle some thing on the right basis. Herbert Hoover was always a very respectable figure, though greatly overrated. When he went through Belgium and France giving away food it was not a task for mo numental genius. He was—and is— a patriotic man, honest, earnest and sincere. But the name Herbert Hoover became synonimous with fail ure, with blundering w^th incapa city. Now we have a ma n of much less ability than Herbert Hoover, one who blunderers along, with great good will, but with a positive genius for blundering. This gentleman is Harry Truman. When the boys came home the nation seemed ready for great pros perity. America meant to turn her swords into plowshares and do great things. All that was necessary was for Mr. Truman to sit steady and smile. Of course. Labor would have asked for more wages, sooner or later, but in individual cases, one at a time, more or less. Now what did our great bluderer do? Under the inspiration of Henry Wallace Mr. Truman tells Labor that Business could pay from 18. to 25 per cent more wages out of the existing scale of profits, without increasing prices. Mr. Wallace, the noblest pipe-dream er of the Government, had so advis ed the President . Mr. Truman and Mr. Wallace preached that to the nation. Later they found all that to be wrong, but the mischief had been done. We are still reaping the whirl wind. You may ask what business is it of the Government to meddle in such matters? You may ask it again and again. Well, what business is that of the Government? Harry Truman is almost wreck ing the whole general plan of liv ing of America. His blundering has cost as much as the dollar cost of the Civil War to both the North and the South. Does the Democratic Party wish to assume responsibility for Mr. Tru man and Mr. Wallace and their un speakable mischief? Or will the good sense of men prevail and the Democratic Party repudiate utterly both Mr. Truman and Mr. Wallace? If Democracy does not clean its house the Democratic Party will be forever associated with the worst catastrophe of a long series of mud dling by so-called Democratis. If the Democrats themselves don’t dis own the present amiable wreckers it is probable that the Nation at large will do so, tagging Democracy as the Party which deliberately threw monkey wrenches into the machinery. We may take heart because the Presidenlt seems to have come to a decision to protect the public inter est. Late he is, of course, but let us hope that the President and the Congress, together, may correct the conditions under which the Nation can be so easily paralyzed. Two weeks ago I urged that the President seize the coal mines and call for volunteers to operate them. He has taken that course with the Rail Roads, for the acting Federal Manager has called for volunteers. But there is still a lack of vision, ap parently, in approaching the prob lem. Why not guarantee to the vol unteers the jobs they take? If we could only break the strangle hold of labor politicians, fostered by the extreme favoritism of our laws, we should virtually end the despotic rule of Unions. We are approaching this question with the customary confusion and timidity of our national leaders. Why take measures against any in dividual, whether he be Joh n Lewis or an ordinary subordinate? Their power is built on and buttressed by both our laws and our vote-begging officials. Labor unions are desir able; the men should have them, but there is no valid reason why the Gov ernment of the United States should underwrite them, or make them national dictators. Let Labor stand on its ow n feet. If we let the world seek employment and find jobs in a free market we shall break the bonds which make Labor the great National despot of a free, self-gov erning democracy, so called. It is an absurdity, the present practice, which gives a man an absolute title to his job and protects him in that title, even when he is striking against the public. Our State n ".ids leadership and it should come from the Governor’s of fice. Instead of that we are having government by the Legislature for pressure groups and ambitious men seeking to stand as educational leaders, and so on. There are many laws which should be repealed; some court practices or doctrines which should be modified; but far more important is the need for such a positive plan or develop ment that we shall have something to offer which other States have not. Is there any curb on municipal governments in this State? Very little. W° have an irresponsible practice of county taxation and a break-neck pace by some town gov ernments. It is an anomaly that the State may have money to throw away while counties and municipali ties are imposing harsh taxes. Some measure of relief has been given to the counties tad towns but no Gov ernor gives thought to county and town government. The one official who is at work all the time is the Governor. It is his duty to propose measures tc the General Assembly. Counties and municipalities are subject to the State and some attention should be given them. Instead of the Gover nor leading the State, the leader ship is attempted by the General Assembly with very little definite information. Grave questions may come up. Un less some one shall promise to stand like a man for the rights of the State there is a likelihood that an Announcements FOR CONGRESS I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to Congress from the Third Congressional Dist rict of South Carolina and pledge my self to abide by the rules of our Democratic Primary. BUTLER B. HARE. FOR PROBATE JUDGE I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Probate Judge, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic Primary elections. GENEVA T. D. WORKMAN MAGISTRATE DIST. NO. 2 I hereby announce my candidacy for Magistrate Dist. No. 2 (Newber ry) and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic Primary election. J. B. COWARD. FOR MAGISTRATE DISTRICT 2 I hereby announce myself a can didate for reelection to the office of Magistrate of District 2 and pledge myself to abide the rules of he Democratic primary. LONNIE M. GRAHAM. COMMISSIONER DIST. NO. 1 I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the office of Commissioner of District No. 1 and pledge myself to abide the rules of the Democratic primary. WILBER EPPS. MAGISTRATE DISTRICT NO. 3 I am candidate for Magistrate of District No. 3, subject to the rules I of the Democratic Primary. I have had four years experience as Magis trate of No. 10 Township. CLAUDE WILSON. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the House of Representatives from Newberry County and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic Party. THOMAS H. POPE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the House of Representatives from Newberry County and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic Party. R. AUBREY HARLEY. FOR MAGISTRATE DIST. NO. 4 (Pomaria) I hereby announce myself a can didate for reelection to the office of Magistrate, Pomaria, District No. 4, and pledge myself to abide the re sults of the Democratic Primary. W. D. HATTON. FOR GAME WARDEN I hereby announce myself a can didate for reelection to the office of Game Warden, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. G. HERMAN WISE. MAGISTRATE CHAPPELLS I hereby announce myself a candi date to the office of Magistraite, Chappells, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, and pledge my self to abide the results of the Demo cratic primary. A. LAMAR DOMINICK. WILL ATTEND WARD-BELMONT Anne L- Carpenter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Carpenter of Calhoun street, has been accepted as a student for the Ward-Belmont school for girls in Nashville for the fall term. She was graduated from the Newberry High School in June, will enter the college fresh man class at Ward-Belmont next September. The Phi Tau fraternity of Newber ry College held a formal banquet and dance last Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The banquet was held at the Wiseman hotel, and after a delicious steak supper, the guests enjoyed dancing at the down-town club room on Caldwell street. Twenty-five guests were present for this gala occasion. Mrs. C. E. Fouche, a member of tlie faculty of the State Trailing School in Clinton, is spending the summer months in the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Mason and Mr. Mason on Summer street. emergency may ccmpel some one to lead the people in the General Elec tion. I feel sorry for a friend, Charles H. Gerald, Secretary of the Retire ment Board. He is trying to bring order out of a lot of confusion. We have a very badly mired up school arrangement. The State spends a great sum of money on the Schools, but does not control them. The State has the decisive word in dealing with the high schools, I’m told, but has nothing to do with the selection or appointment of the high school teachers. In some counties there is a unit system, the schools being managed by the County Board of Education, though advised (I suppose) by local trustees. In other counties the districts control the schools. In some Counties there is a County-wide school tax, uniform throughout the County; in others we have special district taxes. Some districts pay the teachers the salaries provided by the State; others add to that. Notice of Enrolment Notice is hereby given that the enrolment books are now open in the various clubs of the county. By direction of the State Democratic Executive Committee, the enrolment committee is urged to be careful that the books be kept at such places that no unqualified persons name be placed on the books. The enrollment committee is also urged to complete the enrolment as the books are to close on June 25. The applicant for membership, or voter, shall be 18 years of age or shall become so before the succeed ing general election. Ward 1. Sam Beam, Marion Bax ter, L. S. Wilson. Book at Fire De partment. Ward 2. Pinckney N. Abrams, Frank Sutton, Mrs. A. H. Counts. Book at Auditor’s office. Ward 2 No. 1. Duncan Johnson, Dave Hayes, Earl Summer. Book at Spink’s Store. Ward 3 No. 2. R. J. Willingham, R. A. Martin, Willie Beck. Ward 4 No. 1. Herman S. Lang ford, Thomas P. Wicker, J. O. Hav- ird. Book at Stokes’ Drug Store. Ward 4, No. 2. Ernest Layton, Henry Chappell, M. K. Wicker. O. F. Armfield. Book at Layton’s Store. Ward 5. C. T. Harris, M. M. Con nelly, B. B. Livingston. Book in charge of committee. Bush River. W. M. Buford, J. H. Bedenbaugh, P. C. Workman. Book at School house. Central. E. S. Shealy. Chappells. L. E. Werts, J. F. Scurry, R. D. Marrett- Book at Werts’ Store. Dominick. Mrs. H. T. Oxner, Mrs. Fred J. Harmon, Miss Janie Buz- hardt. Garmany. Mrs. Vinnie Kate Price, Robert Sease, Kemper Albritton. Book in charge of committee. Fairview. Johnnie Enlow, John nie Seibert. Book kept alternately at stores of each. Hartford. Mrs. W. B. Goggans, J. W. Cromer, Z. W. Dennis. Book at with committee. Helena J. R. Wood, E. T. Werts, L. J. Hunt. Book at L. J. Hunt’s home. Jalapa. W. W. Riser, J. F. Long, V. E. Miller. Book at Jalapa Mercan tile Store. Johnstone. Marvin Wilson, R. W. Young, D. C. Spearman. Book at Dominick’s Oil Co. Jolly Street. Clarence Metis, G T. Werts, James Langford. Book at Richardson’s Store. Kinards. J. J. Johnson, J. B. Smith. Book at Smith Mercantile Co. Little Mountain. G. Raymond Shealy, W. B. Shealy, C. A. Frick. Book at Counts and Shealy, C. A. Frick’s and G. R. Shealy’s Stores. Longshore. George Martin, Oscar Pitts, G. M. Neel. Book at old Long shore Store. Long Lane. J. C. Baker, Mrs. Rosa Phibbs, L. C': Hargrove. Book at D. D. Counts’ and Queen’s stations. Maybinton. B. H. Maybin, L. B. Whitney. Book at T. W. Hender son’s Store. Mt. Bethel. William D. Cromer, Horace Cromer, Mrs. Raymond Nich ols. Book at Mrs. Raymond Nichols. Mt. Pleasant. J. E. Ringer, R. E. Reese, Henry J. Suber. Book at Reese’s and Suber’s Stores. Mulberry. Oscar Graham, Arthur Felker, Olin Lominlck, Tom Keitt. Book at Oscar Graham’s home. Oakland II. R. L. Timmerman, Henry Me' tin, Dorothy S. Merchant. Book at Mrs. Ollie Kyser’s. O’Neal No. 2. Ira Summers, C. W. Bedenbaugh, T. C. Fellers. Book at L. C. Fellers Store. Pomaria. H. W. Lominick, L. A. Mayer, W. D. Hatton. Book at Lomi nick and Kinard Brothers Stores. Peak. C. E. Stuck, Joe E. Mayer. Book at Joe E. Mayer’s Store. Prosperity No. 1. R. P. Luther, John A. Sease, Ralph Black. Book at Black’s Dry Goods Store. Prosperity No. 2. S. W. Shealy, Colie Wessinger, C. B. Schumpert. Book at C. W. Shealy’s Store. Saluda No. 7. S. R. Senn, Mrs. S. R. Senn. Book at Dominick’s Store. Silverstreet. Murray Sheppard, J. M. Alewine, J. V. Havird. Stoney Hill. J. T. Hunter, N. R. Lester, R. C. Hunter. Book at Sam Pat Hawkin's Store. St. Paul. Willie Earle Wicker, C. H. Epting, Virgil Williamson. Book at L. B. Bedenbaugh’s. St- Philips. C. C. Lominick, Dav id L. Ruff, Clyde L. Ruff. Book at Ruff Brothers Store. Trinity. David Waldrop. Union. Joe Wilson, J. C. Kinard, G. S. Enlow. Book 10 days each in order given. Utopia. H. L. Boulware. Vaughnville. H. D. Hollingsworth. T. H. Neel. Book at T. H. Neel’s home and H. D. Hollingsworth’s Store. Walton. George Hentz, T. P. Crooks, Joe Ruff. Book Crooks Brother’s Store, J. E. Crook’s home, J. L. Crook’s old store. Wheeland. Ned Boland, M. Q. Boland, C. C. Fulmer. Book at D. C. Boland’s residence. Whitmire No. 1. H. B. Riser, T. B. Dean, R. M. Duckett. Book at City Clerk’s office and Whitmire Drug Company. Whitmire No. 2. Joe H. Simpson, S. C. Young, W. S. Riser. Book at Simpson’s Store. Zion. T. H. Leitzsey, Duene Sub er, J. E. Bundrick. Book at Suber’s Store. B. V. CHAPMAN. Chairman. MRS. A. H. COUNTS, Secretary. M29-J7C E. E. Goldsmith Buys Anne Roof Building Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Goldsmith have purchased the store building on the comer of Caldwell and Friend streets from Miss Annie O. Ruff. Mr. Goldsmith says he plans to re model the building, and will make eight offices out of the up-stairs floor. The business firms on the ground floor, composed of the Carolina Remnant store, Peake’s Radio shop and Miss Lenore Broad- us will remain in their present loca tions. Schumpert Named Passenger Agent P. A. Schumpert, division passeng er agent of the Southern Railway System at New York has been pro moted to the newly-created position of general eastern passenger agent with the same headquarters,' effec tive on May 16, according to an an nouncement by D. H. Beck, general passenger agent of the railway at New York. Mr. Sjchumpert was born at Pros perity on December 10, 1886. He at tended the local public schools and received his higher education at Newberry college and Atlanta, Ga., Law school. Entering the service of the Southern as a stenographer at Atlanta in June, 1912, he subse quently served there is various sec retarial and clerical capacities. In October, 1920, he was promoted to traveling passenger agent at New York, later serving in a similar capacity at Tampa, Fla. He was made city passenger agent at New York in April, 1932 and serv ed in that capacity at Philadelphia until 1933, when he was transferred to Raleigh, N. C. In November of 1939, he was appointed traveling passenger agent at New York, and in September of 1942, was again pro moted to district passenger agent. In December 1944, he was appointed division passenger agent. Mr. Schumpert will be succeeded by J. O. McCollum, district passeng er agent a t Columbia, who was pro moted' to division passenger agent at New York. Keep up with the times! .It is be coming more and more important that you have a pilot’s license. Your future job will demand it. Be the man that gets ahead. Start your training now with .a licensed CAA and ex-army in structor with over 2400 hours in structing experience. Shealy’s Flying Ser. NEWBERRY AIRPORT E O. SHEALY, MGR. Chaplain Louis Patrick, now on terminal leave, with his wife, after spending their honeymoon at “Tan- glewod", the R. B. Baker’s summer home on Lake Murray, have left for Princeton University where Rev. Patrick will take a three months’ course, after which they will make their home in Statesville, N. C., where Rev. Patrick will be pastor of the First A. R. P. church there. Two students from Newberry and one from Prosperity received their diplomas from Furman University at the annual commencement exer cises which were held in Greenville Monday. They are, Margaret Virginia An derson, Newberry, B.A. degree; Vio let Adams Browning, Newberry, B.A. degree; and June Ester Mills, Pros perity, B.S. degree. Carpenter’s Loans! ON REAL ESTATE AUTOMOBILES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY NEWBERRY INSURANCE AND REALTY 00. NED PURCELL, Manager TELEPHONE 197 Fender & Body Work Have your Fenders and Body straighten ed by Expert Body Men. Complete Re upholstery service and Painting. 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