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NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
O. F. ARlMFIELD
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.
COMMENTS ON
MEN & THINGS
By SPECTATOR
The Chief of Police of Batesburg
was acquitted by a jury in the Fed
eral district court. The Chief had
been arrested and prosecuted by or
der of Federal authorities in Wash
ington and the case for the prosecu
tion was handled by a special at
torney sent j3rom Washington. It
will be recalled that Chief Shull
struck a colored ex-service man
who was resisting arrest and try
ing to snatch the Chief’s club. The
prosecution grew out of an appeal
by the Association for the Advance
ment of Colored people. The Gov
ernment in Washington directed its
representatives to make out a case
in the Federal Court against Chief
Shull, charging him with violating
the Civil rights of the ex-soldier.
The acquittal of Mr. Shull is very
gratifying but it does not go to fhe
heart of the question. The Federal
Government has asserted as its
prerogative the right to act in a lo
cal police case, even without an
indictment from the Grand Jury
The right to direct a prosecution by
“information” is open to challenge
and should be challenged. The
whole theory of the relation of a
State to the Federal Government is
involved. Unfortunately the whole
question will now be dropped, will
remain unsettled. It should he of
interest to a student of government
that the Federal Government con
ducted two prosecutions in South
Carolina for injuries to negroes
while all branches of the Govern
ment were completely Democratic
and in a State which has been as
faithful to the Democratic Party as
Ruth was to Naomi.
Someone has pointed out that our
Democracy had fallen into the
hands of so many un-Democratic
Democrats that all principles, tra
ditions and loyalties were disre
garded because they were unknown.
We have some real Democrats,
true sons of the Party, men who
ask no office and no favors; and
we have official, professional Demo
crats who are full of ambition and
hope. We seem to be just such
Democrats as the politiciais tell us
we are. The people themselves
take very little interest in Party
principles or Party platforms or
Party polcies. Seldom does a man
of commanding position or charactei
take any part in Party politics un
less he be a candidate for offce. We
have a few men in South Carolina
who are active in Party affairs but
who neither hold nor seek nor wish
any public office. We are fortunate
in having them.
The unhorsing of the Democrats
was a thorough job, apparently.
The people may prefer Republicans
or they may just wish to give the
Democrats a slap on the wrist. Re
publicans and Democrats are much
the same because a large number—
a balance of power—will vote Re
publican today and Democratic
next time. The people are not all
rock-ribbed Democrats and the
rock-rf bbed Republic's n®; the
younger voters are less firmly
bound to Parties than their fathers.
These younger men are inclined to
vote for men, or for issues. Some
times they vote against men and
against issues.
In the recent election the people
seemed to think that the Democrats
had been in power long enough.
This will cause the overthrow of
Republicans in course of time. If
you are in power you have a sober
responsibility for doing what the
people will approve; if you are out
of power you get credit for all the
mistakes of the ins.
The Republicans may make the
same mistakes which the Demo
crats made. If, in order to remain
In power, or to increase their pow
er, they play fast and loose with vi
tal national interests the people
will turn them out. The Republi
cans may well look about them
and step carefully. The O. P. A.
and all other controls, the Presi
dent’s emergency powers, the poli
tical surrender to Organized Labor
which made the industrial life oi
the nation the plaything of Labor
bosses—the Republicans must see
the way on those issues, or blaze a
trail.
Political Parties are like office
holders; they don’t want to step
down. If the Democratic Party
was put in charge by the people in
1932 it was because the Republi
cans seemed to have come to the
end of their rope. All the misery
of 1931 and 1932 was charged to
die Republican Party; therefore all
the misery of 1946 must be charged
to the Democrats. That is cur poli
tical method, whether right or
wrong.
The Republicans are neither
saints nor wizards; they may cor
rectly interpret the will of the
people as wishing to eliminate con
trols, reduce taxes, reduce the
iwollen bureaucracy, take the Gov-
jrnment out of a thousand and one
things. But when the Republicans
embark on an affirmative course
they will stand in the glare of full
criticism.
It will be refreshing to hear less
of some men; we grow tired of
plans, planning and programs. The
.nood of the nation at the moment is
to try our wings again. We are
tired of restrictions and sick of re
straint.
Won’t it be refreshing to throw
a few rocks without hitting a
Democrat?
Cardinal Spellman tells us in a
magazine article that “Every Com
munist is a potential enemy of the
United States and only the bat-blind
can fail to be aware of the Com
munist invasion of our country.”
The Cardinal lives in New York; he
is where all these fads and isms
start in America. We people in
South Carolina don’t see anyone
who wears a label Communist. But
men who are informed tell us that
the Communists have the subtlety
of Old Nick himself. It is said that
the Devil does not instroduce him
self as the Devil; he comes as a
friend, a well-wisher, a patriot, a
good fellow. He wins his way by
appealing to our weakness. He is
like a great pitcher, throwing to
the batter’s weakness. Just now if
a Communist should come out in the
open in our section we should look
on him as a freak. He comes as a
disturbing factor; he foments strife
and strikes; he keeps us in a “stew”.
When we become unsettled, upset,
uncertain which way to turn, the
Communist comes forward with a
proposed remedy. Already we
have embraced Socialism. Observe
how we call on the Federal Gov
ernment for money to make “im
provements”. We want Federal
control when we hold the Federal
job; but we have bartered the prin
ciples of our country for side
walks, public buildings — and a
score of other things. At the bot
tom we must remember that when
we invite the Governjnent to come
in; or accept the Government’s of
fer of aid, we establish the principle
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1946
of Government participation in lo
cal affairs. The Government, then,
may participate of its own motion
once the principle is established.
We know that whatever you find
in New York today will find in the
South tomorrow. Whether it be
books or plays, radios or television
-all will be distributed. So we
may understand that the Com
munists who abuse our Nation’s
hospitality by seeking, to destroy
the county which feeds them—they
will come South and spread over
the land like the invading boll-
weevil crossing the Mississippi.
It isn’t enough to point to this;
we should adopt a clear statement
of what America stands for and
stop protecting the elements which
sap tbe very root nourishment of
the nation. America certainly can
not offer guarantees to those who
deliberately seek to destroy Amer
ica. We are a foolish people to feed
the man and protect tne hand hold
ing a dagger over us.
There must be a revived national
zeal which would cherish the real
America for real Americans.
Monday, November 11, was Ar
mistice Day. Twenty-eight years
ago the guns were hushed and all
tne world breathed a prayer that
such slaughter of men by men
should never happen again. The
root of war lies in the selfish pur
pose of some nation, or a dominant
group which controls the nation.
Boiled down, it is a repetition oi
the old story of Ahab wanting Na
both’s vineyard. Probably Ahab
worked himself into a fervor oi
greed over his neighbor’s vineyard,
out he didn’t regard his covetous
spirit as being greed. One nation
seeks its place in the sun; or wishes
to establish an empire; or plans to
make itself independent of other
nations by controlling the sources
of raw products, the manufacture of
them into the finished product,
and must next dominate the mar
kets necessary for the sale of its
products. Easily it convince itsell
that it must have what some
other nation has. Then when its
trade flourishes it must protect its
commerce against all possible in
terruption, and so must have strong
holds, fortresses and arsenals guard
ing the routes of commerce. So,
even a healthy national ambition
may develop into a selfish national
interest which will bring about a
war. Even Ahab felt injured be
cause Naboth would not sell or ex
change his vineyard, though he of
fered a good price or a good ex
change. Queen Jezebel resorted to
a plan which reads like the plans
of Hitler. You will recall that Hit
ler’s agents would stir up some
thing, cause what we called inci
dents, in any nation which Hitler
wished to attack. So Jezebel, you
recall, devised a scheme by
which Naboth should be denounc
ed for blasphemy against God and
King Ahab. So Naboth was con
demned and stoned to death. Then
Jezebel told Ahab to take posses
sion of Naboth's vineyard. So with
Germany in nearly all of Europe.
Twenty eight years after the Ar
mistice Germany is occupied by the
troops of America, Britain, Russia
and France. But what have we
solved?
We cannot occupy and subjugate
Germany forever, if, after a gener
ation, Germany is reborn with new
strength, new facilities, but the
Wicker-Perkins Chapman-Dominick
A wedding characterized by
simplicity and beauty was that of
Miss Jeanette Eve Perkins and
Lawrence Pope Wicker, Jr., sol
emnized Saturday afternoon, No
vember 9 at 3 o’clock at the home
of the groom’s mother on Nance
street.
The ceremony was performed m
the living room before an improvis
ed altar decorated with ivey, tall
white tapers and floor baskets of
white chrysanthemums. The Rev.
Julian B. Harman, officiated, using
the double ring ceremony in the
presence of the immediate families
and a few close friends.
George Whitehead, pianist, ana
Professor Milton Moore rendered a
program of wedding music. Mr.
Moore sang, “I Love You Truly,”
and “Because”. Mr. Whitehead
played the wedding processional.
Miss Catherine Jackson- maid ol
honor, and the bride’s only attend
ant, wore an aque two piece suit
with a pink carnation corsage.
The bride, an attractive brunette,
wore a gray wool dress with black
accessories and white corsage. She
descended the stairs alone and was
met by her father who gave her in
marriage.
Jiggs Woodcock was the bride
groom’s best man.
Mrs. Perkins, mother of the
bride, wore a dress of gold crepe
with a corsage of American Beauty
roses.
Mrs. Wicker, mother of the
bridegroom, wore a black dress
and a corsage of American Beauty
roses.
Mrs. Wicker is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Perkins of New
berry. She attended the local
schools, and is popular with a
large circle of friends.
Mr. Wicker is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. Pope Wicker, Sr. He at
tended Clemson and Georgia Tech
colleges. He was in service three
yars, seventeen months of whicii
were spent in the Pacific area in
India and Okinawa. He is engaged
in business in the city.
Immediately after the ceremony
an informal reception was held.
Punch and cake were served by
Mrs. Wirt Jennings and Miss Mar
tha Jennings. Little Tony Wood
cock passed salted nuts and mints.
The dining table which was over
laid with a cut-work cloth held the
punch bowl in an attractive ar
rangement of white chrysanthe
mums, fern and white candles in
crystal holders.
The couple left during the after
noon for a wedding trip after
which they will make their home
with the groom’s mother.
A marriage of much interest to
their many friends is that of Miss
Mary Ruth' Dominick to Mr. An
drew Luther Chapman, which took
place on November 18, 1946, at the
residence of the officiating minister,
the Rev. Julian B. Harman, D.D.,
1004 Boundary street. The ring
ceremony was used.
Mrs. Chapman is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Domin
ick of route one, Prosperity. She
is a graduate of the O’Neal High
school. She was beautifully attir
ed in a gray wool suit with black
accessories and a corsage of red
carnations.
Mr. Chapman is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Walter Chapman of
Little Mountain, and is a graduate
of the Little Mountain high school.
He was in the U. S. Army forty
months, twenty of which was spent
in the European area. He is now
employed by the South Carolina
Electric and Gas company at Parr.
After their return from a trip to
the mountains of North Carolina
they will have their residence near
Little Mountain.
same purpose, what have we gain
ed? Who knows but that in an
other generaton it may be that we
find some other p ower playing
Ahab in the Vineyard of Naboth.
Whatever gain is made must come
from a change in the purpose of
Germany—and others as well. The
human heart must be regenerated.
Certainly mankind has had enough
bloodshed to baptize the world in
atoning blood, if we think of atone
ment.
The solution of great problems
might be grought about by invok
ing the grace and wisdom of Jeho
vah. Only His wisdom is equal to
the task.
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