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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1946
1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
O. F. ARIMFIELD
Editor and Publisher
Published Every Friday in the Year
Entered as second-class matter
December 6, 1937, at the postoffice
at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3,
1879. „ - U
COMMENTS ON
MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
cal expression to some of the froth
and foam of exuberant patriotism
and demand that the Government
shall deal fairly with this soldier?
Why shouldn’t we call on the Gov
ernment to sweep before its own
door befre indulging in fits and
spasms of righteous zeal for the
G. L’s?
In the meantime tins ex-G.L, this
young man was sent to the South
Seas in jungle service, has lost sev
en weeks of time, with neither re
muneration nor the right to call for
unemployment pay. He has spent
his own money to prepare for the
job. And all that we can do—or
will do—is to forget it. I borrow
a little from Kipling:
“The Capains and the King de
part . . .
Lord God of hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget”.
And in the meantime—what?
Who is going to answer when the
Government itself . kicks an ex-ser
vice man? We’ve talked so much
about our debt to the men who car
ried the.guns, or sailed the seas, or
flew the skies. The Government
did a lot of talking.' I’m in error
in talking about the government,
for Congerss is part of the Govern
ment, md Congress has been very
generous with the service men. We
can’t deny that. War and military
service bring hardships, sufferings,
agonies, regardless of our attitude at
home, but we must recognize the
fine effort of Congress to do some
thing for the returning service men.
But when Congress acts, the Admin
istration must take the necessary
steps, must carry out the will of
Congress. That is just where we
run into the condition which seems
to thwart the purpose of Congress,
to negate or nullify the generous
impulse of our law-makers.
I have heard many stories from
ex-service men. They wonder if all
the stories they have read are just
a lot of stuff and nonsense, a tissue
of deceit from start to finish.
The latest case is one connected
with the O.P.A. An ex-service mai.,
a veteran from the South Pacific, a
man holding a medical discharge,
following long service in the areas
of the Pacific jungles, this man was
assumed of appointment as O.P.A.
man in Clarendon County. Of course
the entire O.P.A. went into a state
of suspense on July 1st, and hung
in the air, waiting for a solution of
the grandstand play of President
Tmman and the C.I.O. This ex
soldier had bought a car, borrowed
money to buy a. car, as part of his
job. All through July he kept the
office. Early in August he was told
that he was never on the payroll of
the O.P.A. and had no job. He con
sulted Senator Olin Johnston and
Congressman John Riley and Men
del Rivers as to his status. These
gentlemen wired, wrote and con
ferred with the big guns, little guns
and even the toy pistols and pea
shooters of the O.P.A.—and the lo
cal Manning paper carries the word
this week that there is no O.P.A.
representative in Clarendon, but
that Clarendon people will have to
deal with Sumter, when they want
sugar—and all the rest of it.
What about the ex-service man?
Yes, what about him? If any man
in business had treated that man, as
the Government has treated him,
there would have been a stern pro
test from some one still drawing
Government pay; v/e should have
heard solemn admonitions about our
duty to the men who risked their
lives, and actually impaired their
health for you and me back home.
What I should like to know is this:
Why should O.P.A do this man a
dirty trick like that and get away
with it? What is the reason why
we people should not give practi-
The State, the Columbia daily, is
becoming aroused over the growing
menace of Communism. I quoted
The State last week on Communism,
and I now quote an editorial, which
itself is largely a quotation:
“Communism, whose favorite ap
proach is under cover, is becoming
bolder and holder in its fight. And
any one who thinks the word
fight’ is too strong a term to use in
this connection is due for a rude
awakening. The cause of Commun
ism is being waged vigorously and
smartly, generally without the label,
thoflgh right here in the Carolinas
an organization has come out in the
pen, with names and postoffice box
address, which should be a warning
to us of what is going on.
From “the center” on Twelfth
street in New York City, the Com
munist Party exerts rigid control
aver a tightly organized, thoroughly
disciplined band of followers, who,
across the country work with fa
natic zeal to increase the party’s in
fluence among labor unions, among
the unemployed, among Negroes and
other racial groups, among so-called
■liberals, among veterans’ organiza
tions. Their favorite approach is
still underground. Do not minimize
their success. Too much is at stake.
Anyone who discusses their influ
ence and efforts as unimportant and
ineffective is living in a fool’s para
dise. They have but one loyalty,
the party line, and that line is
drawn by Russia. Let’s not quibble
about distinction between Russia
and the Communist party in Russia,
and the Commintem. They are but
aarts of one and the same thing. The
party line calls first for support of
the U. S. S. R., second, for creation
of a socialist government in the
United States. As in Russia, the
party is in the hands of the small
ruling clique. When and if the
right time comes, when it has prov
ed itself, it will receive greater and
more helpful recognition from its
Russian gods.
The time to beat Communism is
now, not tomorrow or next year.
Now. We should be everlastingly
vigilant that the form of govern
ment in which we have grown
great shall not be swapped off for
one that leads only to disaster and
some of the moves toward that end
are very cleverly camouflaged.”
We slow, unenergetic, dreamy, un
progressive Southerners have drag
ged along in our lazy manner all
these years, though full of admira
tion for the up-and-doing, go-getters
of the North. If all that were
true—and it is not true — our
Northern brethren would know
nothing but joy. One thing we
thought was true: Our Northern
people were shrewd businessmen,
capable traders. Well just see what
trades they made with Russia, Yu
goslavia—and a dozen other coun
tries. Jimmie Byrnes is a South
erner, but Jimmie didn’t make the
trades; he inherited all ihe blund
ers of our foreign policy.
We have given and given; we
have stood by and let the Russians
play all manner of tricks, many of
them on us. Why don’t we ever
learn that no nation can win regard
and good will with money? We
seem to have a kind of genius for
blundering.
Perhaps my ten year’s residence
in a foreign country will serve me
at the moment. Americans living in
other countries usually live in
groups, totally apart” from the
people of the country in which they
are living. That is why Americans
don’t know anything about the
people.
Two good men, good citizens, are
now before us in the race for Gov
ernor. The success of our form of
government depends on the charac
ter of those who administer the af
fairs of the State government. It
is of the highest importance that
we choose capable «nen, upright
men, for leadership. But we must
not needlessly disparage one man
because we are partisans.
I know Strom Thurmond of Edge-
field, have know his pleasantly
many years. Mr. Thurmond is
highly regarded by his neighbors^
the people of old Edgefield. I have
nqt had the pleasure of meeting
Doctor James McLeod. But I
know all about the Doctor. He, too,
is supported enthusiastically by his
county, those who know him best.
Rumors are floating around; I’ve
had the peasure of setting an in
fluential friend straight on Mr.
Thurmond. He had heard a story
which was erroneously ascribed to
Mr. Thurmond. I knew the facts
and the man involved—who was not
Mr. Thurmond. And now I hear
that Dr. James McLeod is being
charged with not supporting Mr.
Roosevelt. I know nothing about
that, but I point out that Mr. Roose
velt is not properly an issue in this
race. If Mr. Roosevelt is to be an
issue let us proclaim that far and
wide so that those who were for,
and those who were against Mr.
Roosevelt may line up. It look fool
ish to me, this raking up of extran
eous matters. However, only one-
third of the Carolinians who regist
ered ia 1944 voted f° r Mr. Roose
velt!
How does that look?
Let us settle our race for Gover
nor on South Carolina issues; not
on the issue of Mr. Roosevelt. Noth
ing is sq disappointing as a cam
paign based on a popular name.
As I said, I know nothing of Dr.
McLeod’s attitude two years ago;
nor am I interested in Mr. Thur
mond’s presidential preference two
years ago. Two capable men are
before us: Which will serve more
usefully; which has the greater
practical vision, the more capability
in effective leadership?
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BOARD OF CONTROL
MAKES STATEMENT
Editor of The Sun;
The Board of Control of Margaret
Hunter Pool and Park wish to make
thru the press, a full statement
concerning the situation that has re
cently arisen between the Board of
Control and the past Water Safety
Chairman of the Red Cross chapter.
A communication, dated Aug. 3,
was received by the Board of Con
trol from the Newberry County
chapter, A. R. C., requesting to use
the pool from 9 a. m. to 10 a. m.
daily from Aug. 6-17. This request
was very definite and was unani
mously granted by the Board. These
classes proceeded with exclusive
use of the pool during this period.
The same communication carried a
request for the use of the pool dur
ing the two first weeks in Septem
ber “for any period needed (accord
ing to demand from the public)’’.
This request was granted since a
PERIOD to the Board means a
swim shift of two hours. When the
Water Safety Chairman announced
plans to take over the exclusive
use of the pool for ALL periods for
two entire weeks in September, the
Board deemed not only unwise but
impossible to close a municipal
swimming pool to the public for
that length of time jn order that in
struction might be given to a select
group of Newberry youth.
Since the pool could not be closed
to the public for all hours of the
day for two weeks, an offer of
eleven hours of full and exclusive
use was granted to the Red Cross
Water Safety Chairman , This of
fer was refused.
There is a heavy expense con
nected with operating the pool and
all of this was to be borne by the
Board of Control since these swim
ming classes were a Red Cross pro
ject and an opportunity for child
ren to receive professional instruc
tion.
That the Board is very interested
“in any progressive, worthwhile
program for its young” is evidenced
by the fact that a life-saving course
has previously been given at the
pool by a Red Cross expert and cer
tificates awarded to quite a large
class of life-savers, some of whom
j still assist at the pool.
“Revenue is (not) the paramount
interest” of the members of the
Board, since this season as in the
past, offers from several groups
and organization for rental have
bee n declined, and the admission to
pool still remains 15 and 25 cents
even tho nearby cities are now
charging 50 cents per swim, due to
increase in cost of operation.
The pool has never been closed
September first. When school be
gins it has always been the custom
to keep it open every afternoon; and
with hot weather usually prevalent
in September, the pool is well pat
ronized by children and adults.
The members of the Board regret
exceedingly the disappointment of
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children and young people who
had expected to take the Red Cross
course, and sincerely hope that the
Red Cross chapter can arrange for
such courses next summer at hours
other than those necessary to open
it to the public.
Signed by:
C. C. Hutto
J. W. Smith
Mrs. R. H. Wright
Richard C. Floyd
Mrs. J. P. Shealy
Mrs. Robert D. Wright,
Rec. Secty.
P. K. Harmon, Treas.
E. B. Purcell, Vice Chr.
Mrs. J. H. Summer, Chr.
Alan Johnstone and Homer W.
Schumpert are important members
of this board. They were absent
when recent meeting was held.
September 2, 1946
Mrs. J. H. Summer
Chairman Newberry Pool Board
Newberry, S. C.
Dear Mrs. Summer:
The Executive Board of the
Newberry County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, in session to
day, asked that its secretary convey
to your board the following state-
ment: „ , ,
“We, the Executive Board ox
Newberry Oounty for American
Red Cross wish to inform your
board that we had no knowledge of
the article appearing in Newberry
papers last week.”
(Signed) Mrs. A. H. Counts,
Secretary of the Board,
American Red Cross Chapt.
CIVIC LEAGUE'S AUTHORITY
FOR CONTROL OF MARGARET
HUNTER PARK AND POOL
Office of
CLERK & TREASURER
J. W. Chapman
Newberry, S. C.
“In the matter of the swimming
pool it was ordered that the Mayor
and Aldermen Shealy, chairman of
parks and playgrounds committee
offer to the Civic League the Con
trol of the pool with the proviso
that the Council shall not be call
ed upto to finance same except to
the gxtend of $100 which will be
paid on request of the League.”
“A true copy of a resolution pass
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“J. W. Chapmap,
“Clerk and Treas.”
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