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FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1947 12 18 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. O.^F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday. Entered as second-lass mat ter December 6, 1937, at the postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., $1.50 per year in advance; outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance. • CLASSIFIED RATES: Two cents per word, minimum of 35c; three insertions for price of 2. Long term rates on request. SPECTATOR ' Is the Christian religion out of date? Is the Old Testament a back number, just a book, or series of books, not squaring with the conditions of today? Shall we of today make a new code for individuals, since the old code no longer is respected? The Ten Commandments in clude such declarations for the public, and the public peace and order, as the following; Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain. Certainly that is not respected. Not only men, but women, even boys and girls, violate that daily, many times daily. If lack of ob servance of a Commandment ar gues for throwing it overboard by law, then this Commandment should be thrown out; it should be repealed by the .General As sembly. Of course the Law of Gravitation also operates against us sometimes, and should be re pealed. Then The Law of Sup ply and Demand, which the so- called Lebrals “repealed”, should never be revived. Keeping the Sabbath holy is another Commandment which has been almost discarded. Thou shalt not kill. Now, surely, that is out of date. Kill ings abound on every hand. Why have a Commandment which the people don't obey? Thou shalt not commit adul tery. That has never been re spected. It does not meet the present-day idea. It is so com monly disregarded that a popu lar vote might tear it out. Thou shalt not steal. When you consider the many forms of stealing from the crude and raw snatching, to the many refine ments of that practice, you will see that the frequent violation of this law indie Jtes that there is strong popular demand for its repeal. Thou shalt not bear false wit ness against thy neighbor, the neighbor being any well-dispos ed person. How many viola tions of this are committed every day, even in South Carolina? Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor 3 wife, nor his house, nor his servants, nor anything of his (including new car, stocks, bonds, position). If violation of a Command ment discredits the Command ment and nullifies it, here, sure ly, is a Commandment that no longer applies to us. You *recognize the Command ments I’ve cited. They were given to Moses by God. Jesus said that he came to fulfill the Commandments. He did not nullify and Commandment. Rather, He said: “Another Com mandment give I to you”, etc. Jesus said something else. Let us quote the account that is found in Matthew (19:3); “And the Pharisees came up to Him and tested him by asking: “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause”? Jesus replied: “And I say to you: Whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery.” That is clear enough. One can hardly misunderstand that. The question is: Can we repeal that Commandment at the polls? Can we amend or . repeal the Commandments as we amend or repeal the Constitution? Or, are we becoming so democratic that the voice of the people is, in deed, the voice of God? In other words we are making God a democrat. John L. Lewis makes the point that the right to strike is a ba sic American right. He is right; any man has a right to leave his work; and he has a right to re fuse to work. Whether a group of men should have the right to organize a strike is open to the same objection that is made to a group of managers organizing a shut-down. A man has as much ethical right to operate or close his business as the worker has to strike. If we assert the right of one, why not see the right of the other? I admit the righ,t of a man to strike, but I declare the right of a man to work. Mr. Lewis’ interest in main taining true Americanism is quite interesting and appealing. But the right of every man to the equal protection of the law does not seem to impress Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis forgets that this country owes protection to every man as a citizen; the nation should stop playing politics with the Unions. Treat all men as cit izens; and protect every citizen in his rights. Stop using the Government as High Protector of Special Privilege. J. Wade Drake of Anderson: what a fine man he was. Spec tator cannot write about every good citizen who passes to the Beulah Land, but Mr. Drake and Mr. J. R. Fairey (of Fort Motte) have been friends, supporters, co-workers and comrades of this writer throughout sixteen years. Those two gentlemen have had much in common: both were giv en the title Master Farmer; both were always ready to contribute time and money to public causes. Mr. Fairey still enables our citi zenship by his rugged honesty of mind and forthright speech. Mr. Drake was my comrade in The Farmers and Taxpayers League, The South Carolina Farm Council, The National Cot ton Council, the Southern Demo cratic Party, The South Carolina unit of The Friends of the Land, and The Farm Bureau. He was active in many other organiza tions. A man of wide and sucess- ful operations, Mr. Drake took time to participate in the var r ious organization mentioned. Seldom has our State produc ed a man of his type although this State has produced many fine men. » The last time I talked with Mr. Drake was at a meeting just four days before he was stricken in Galveston. He urged me to go to the Cotton convention in Galveston. Strangely enough, upon my arrival I was appoint ed Mr. Drake’s alternate. And he asked with great solicitude that I take part in the fight to out-law the Check-off and the Closed-Shop. His other request was that I revive the Farmers and Taxpayers League in all its crusading zeal. A fine man, a generous friend, a comrade in public service, a sterling citizen, a remarkable farmer—all this was J. Wade Drake. To all the Cotton Coun cil conventions came Mrs. Drake, enjoying the trip with Mr. Drake. We have lost a man of great usefulness. When a State loses men like Dr. Chester Smith, Dr. Crosson, Dr. Maybank, Mclver William son, J. J. Lawton, David R. Cok er, James D. Guess, M. V. Hasel- den, Lewis Rice, I. H. Hunt, Dr. Seay, T. Y. Williams, the Oswald brothers, Dr. Johnston, John G. Richards, J. Wade Drake, Neils Christensen, Skottowe Wanna- maker—all leaders in the Tax payers League—who takes the place vacated by any one of them? What do we owe to Europe and Asia? Recently General Marshall was quoted as advocat ing a loan (or gift?) of two hund red and fifty million dollars to Greece. That is a small matter, of course, just a trifling sum of money. The General thinks we should rebuild the ports and harbors, the docks and other fa cilities. I can’t see that. If Greece is starving, we must stop bungling and let the Greeks help themselves, with such immediate supplies of food as may be re quired. But there are import ant countries which have never had good harbor facilities, but which have handled a lot of freight. In South America—at least on the Pacific—are few good harbors. Freight is loaded and unloaded in lighters—long, deep, flat boats. The Greeks can ship great cargoes in that manner without charging heavy costs to us. If we have all this money why not rebuild our own ports? Why not make Port Roy al the great port Nature intend ed it to be? One doesn’t know all the in side of anything, but we Ameri cans are still supplying millions at the request of every nation— almost that bad, it seems—and we lend and give money on the recommendations of men whose grasp of business would not rise to the level of a village money lender. ‘ America cannot feed, clothe, and finance all the world. If we had used even ordinary common sense the other countries would be virtually self-supporting to day. The real history of Ameri ca—if the truth were told— would show the most ignorant, devil-may-care squandering of our resources that the most reckless imagination can con ceive. So long has this nation floated about in the realm of fancy that we think the nation has a magic wand which can bring forth gold from the sand wastes and silver from the air. The great scare of the day is Russian propaganda, or Com munism. if the world wants to try Communism it is hardly likely that this nation can pour out the endless stream of gold to buy off the peoples of all the earth. Our best plan may be to build more securely here at home instead of dissipating our assets from one end of the earth to the other. The Supreme Court of the United States redeemed itself in some measuer by its decision against John Lewis. What we need very urgently is a sane dec laration of policy, clearly defin ing the rights of citizens as in dividuals. Mass action by manu facturers even, a group of manu facturers, is regarded as a viola tion of law; but a group of men, even a combini tion of unions, is capable of star ung the cities. That isn’t a violation of law. Let’s get back to a concept of law that will accord with com- (Continued on back page) YOUR ARMY DO ITS PART FOR PEACE With the President’s proposal for the discontinuance of Selective Service on March 31, America will rely on voluntary enlistments for the maintenance of the Regular Army at authorized strength. In view of world conditions today, this is a step of the gravest importance to every American citizen. Never before in history has any nation raised and maintained a million-man army by the volunteer system alone. Our ideals, our belief in individual freedom, our safety and our duty to promote world peace — all are bound up in this decision. This is your Army, and voluntary enlistment is your choice. It must not fail. With your help it will not fail. The Army must continue to provide adequate occupa tion forces overseas, to supply these forces, and to help in keeping America strong and secure. Your help and understanding can do much to en courage a steady flow of 3-year voluntary enlistments, necessary to sound training and the efficient performance of the Army’s task. When you discuss this subject with your sons, brothers, husbands or friends who may be considering an Army career, bear in mind the advantages offered by a 3-year enlistment. Among them are the choice of branch of service and of overseas theater where openings exist, and the opportunity for thorough training in valuable skills. A job in the new Regular Army compares favorably with the average in industry, and has more opportunities for promotion than most. You can help by giving your respect and support to the man who enlists voluntarily — to do his part in carry ing out your country’s world-wide obligations to build a peace that will endure. ROBERT P. PATTERSON | SECRETAKY OF WAR ' * v v-^V. FOR FULL INFORMATION REGARDING VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT, CALL AT ANY U. & ARMY RECRUITING STATION A GOOD SOB FOR YOU U. S. Army ] CHOOSE THIS i FINE P RQ.F E S SIO N NOW! 1 VETERAN'S CONTACT UNIT 1113 Boyce St., Newberry, S. C. Recruiting Sgt. Yarborough at office Monday & Wednesday THE NEWBERRY SUN Sensitive Geiger Counter Aids in Atomic Research Better Farming Briefs HXIMUV UUKM StlUWS PROMISING RESULTS Ulemson, Marcn n.—£>oum Carolina farmers are slowly but The Newberry Sun nffe- " m 1 * / /yp | . ^ Army Navy Joint Task Force One pho. TESTING RADIOACTIVITY OF BIKINI LAGOON - Safety monitor: take Geiger readings from the bow of the patrol gunboat PGM-29 after explosion of the second atom bomb. At right is the Rev. John, F. Shuler, Fellow in Physics at the University of Cincinnati, priest of the Diocese of Covington, Ky„ and civilian scientist with the Radiological Safety Section at Bikini, working with Lt Commander Randolph M. Eldredge, of Sharon Springs, N. Y. l Six months after the spectacular atomic bomb tests at Bikini some of the warships used in the experi ments were reported to be radio active and still too dangerous for prolonged human contact. This was determined by the Geiger counter, an instrument so sensitive it can detect a single electron or even the ultra-violet radiation in the flame of a match. Finds Many Uses Though originally discovered nearly 40 years ago. general atten tion only lately has been focused on the Geiger counter because of the intense interest in atomic energy research in which it is used to lo cate and measure radioactive ema nations. It is becoming increasingly important in the fields of metallurgy and geology Prior to the war its use was confined almost entirely to laboratories and hospitals. There have been a number df dramatic in cidents in which it has recovered small but highly valuable capsules of radium lost while in use for the treatment of cancer. Until very recently the Geiger counter has been largely dependent on power cables for its operating current, ordinarily requiring a vol tage supply in the order of 1,000 volts. This was no great problem in laboratories, for example, or on board ship. The instrument’s in creased and greatly extended use, however, has created an urgent de mand for portability. This has now been made possible by the develop ment by “Eveready” batteries of a one-pound powerhouse—a 300-volt dry battery. Most powerful for its size ever put into quantity produc tion, the battery is no larger than two king-size cigarette packs. Utility Is Expanded- In a series of three, these bat teries furnish current for a new compact portable radioactivity me ter developed in Chicago, which is no larger than a conventional port able radio. Having only recently been produced, neither the portable meter nor the battery was used in the Bikini tests, but, being inde pendent of power cables, this new type of equipment is expected to expand considerably the Geiger counter’s range of use. FIFTEEN ACRES A DAY—ONCE-OVER! This stripper-type cotton harvester of latest design picks two rows at a time, and will gather all the cotton from as much as fifteen acres 10 a day. It is meant for use only after frost has killed the plants. Put On a Lid By GEORGE S.BENSON President of Harding College Searcy. Arkansas jbofemi mJ r, ISp£ 1 S3 IF YOU aren’t a deadbeat and you expect to stay out of bank ruptcy and you want a decent credit record, the chances are that you pay your expenses pret ty much as you go. When emer gencies arise, you watch your budget so that you spend as little as possible. It’s a good old Amer ican custom to live within income. That’s a practice that makes for sturdy citizenship and for com munity stability. But here we are, all of us to gether as a nation, very much wanting to cut our taxes but very leery about reducing budget ex penditures. The national budget, you know, represents what we do with our tax money. It is fine to shout hooray when taxes are cut, but it will make more sense if we first learn to whittle down our alarming budget without frown ing. A good strong lid on gov ernment spending is the only sane route to tax reductions. Limit THE PRESIDENT Expenses has proposed a bud get of $37,500,000,- 000 which Congress is currently reviewing. Sentiment exists in Congress for a ceiling on federal spending much lower than the budget recommended by the Pres ident. Congress, as soon as pos sible, should place a limit of $30,- 000,000,000 above which federal spending may not go. Ultimate ly, a budget of $20,000,000,000 ought to be adequate to run our federal machinery. ' Most citizens claim little com prehension of these astronomical figures. Twenty billion may seem more like measurements charac teristic of distances to the stars. But the figure is dollars. This proposed peace-time expenditure program of $37,500,000,000 is $9,- 330,000,000 more than we spent for non-defense items in 1946, not counting interest on the na tional debt. Possible THIS astronomical Reduction budget means that al most $300 is asked front every living American. It* is estimated that such a budget would cost the average family $1,000 in taxes this year. Budget in hand, your pencil will show you in short order that we have no better way to get out from un der our tax burdens than to limit our spending. Senator Byrd says there has been very little reduction in war- expanded personnel of govern ment. Not counting the various war agencies, Senator Byrd points to constantly increasing personnel totals. These jumped nearly 300,000 since V-J Day. Moneywise, this tendency is graphically shown by the request of the Department of Commerce for $261,000,000 in 1948. This is an increase of 600% over the $39,000,000 this department spent in 1932. Budget reductions reviewed by Congressional committees have suggested elimination of about one-half million federal payroll- ers. This is all too few. To bring the number of civilian employees of the government down to the swollen figure of 1939 we must lay off 1,500,000. (We’d still have 900,000 eating from the public breadbasket). This would be a most logical way to avoid an an nual expenditure of more than five billion dollars. This could be money saved. It’s out of your pockets and mine. Rat Campaign Successful Walterboro. — Twenty -one hundred pounds of bait were mixed and distributed to 700 people in a rat-eradication cam paign conducted at the request of the Colleton County Agricul tural Planning Committee, ac cording to County Agent L. W. Alford. This is reported to' be the largest number of packages distributed in an initial cam paign in which assistance has been given by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service of Raleigh, N. C. Apparently the bait was ef fective as many additional re quests were received by Mr. Al ford after the campaign was over. Cotton Improvement Planned Moncks Corner. — Berkeley county fanners are interested in improving cotton production, says County Agent M. C. Mason. A county one-variety cotton im provement association has been organized with the assistance of H. G. Boylston, cotton improve ment specialist of the Extension Service, and an application will be filed for free cotton classifi cation service under the Smith Doxey Apt. Coker’s 100 wilt-re sistant was selected as the one variety to plant and 10 tons of pedigreed seed have been secur ed from the breeders. Pasture Mixtures Sown * * Conway.—Through the Horry Livestock Association complete pasture mixtures to sow 32 acres of pastures have been obtained, according to County Agent V. M. Johnston. Dealers in Con way and Loris report the biggest demand they have ever had for permanent pasture (mixtures. Mr. Johnston reports that most farmers are using Dallis grass in the mixtures and in many in stances «re planning to add White Dutch or Ladino clover this fall. of hybrid corn, says H. A. Woodle, Clemson extension ag ronomist. In 1946 about 10 per cent of the state’s corn acreage was planted to hybrid corn. The prospects now are that about 20 per cent of the 1947 corn acreage will be hybrid corn. During 1946 the Extension serv ice and farmer demonstrators conducted 210 one-acre hybrid com demonstrations which pro duced an average yield of 47.5 bushels per acre. The chief objection that farm ers have to hybrid corn is the sometime excessive weevil dam age, which is usually much more severe than weevil damage on open-pollinated varieties. How ever, many farmers are overcom ing this objection by “hogging down” their com fields, Mr. Woodle points out. Several hybrid com varieties were grown on the 1946 demon strations. The leading varieties in 1946 were Funk’s G-714, Tenn. 10, N. C. 26, and Wood’s S-210. Many hybrid varieties will be grown on the 1947 dem onstrations in order to find out how they produce and compare with the old varieties of open- pollinated corn. Farmers who are interested in growing hybrid com should contact their local county agents and plan to visit some of the 1947 hybrid com demonstrations next summer and fall. Miss Mary Ann Davis Promoted By Penny Miss Mary Ann Davis, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Davis, who has been working in New York with the J.. C. Penny wholesale department store for the past several months as an apprentice buyer, has recently been promoted to assistant buy er for this large company, which operates 1,500 departments stores in the United States. Newberry, S. C. Gentlemen: As you probably know, Mem bers of Congress are allotted a certain number of farmers’ bul letins and leaflets per year for distribution to their constituents. These bulletins and leaflets cov er a wjjde variety of subjects which are of great assistance to farmers and to people in town who have vegetable or flower gardens. , I realize that the mails are very heavy at this time, and I do not want to add to the bur den of the carriers by mailing to individual constituents a list of the bulletins and leaflets available through the Depart ment of Agriculture, or copies of any speeches I might make on the Floor of the House. How ever, I shall be glad to send this information to anyone request ing it, and I shall be delighted to send the bulletins and leaflets to anyone desiring them upon receipt of a request from the individual. The request should be addressed to me at Room 340, House Office Building Washing ton, D. C. Sincerely yours, W. J. Bryan Dorn, M. C. We Close All Day Each WEDNESDAY W. E. TURNER Jeweler FENNELL’S Jewelry Store T. M. ROGERS & SON Kraft Pinner pkg. 13c White House Apple Jelly 12 oz. Jar 19c O & C Potato Sticks pkg.13c Flag Dog Ft 15 oz. can lOc Grated Cocoaniit in Syrup can 35c Guava Jelly 15 oz. can 41c Libby Tomato Juice No. 2 can 13c Red Top Malt Syrup Jar Red Sour Cherries No. 2 can 39c Monarch Grapefruit Sec. No. 2 can 21c = — FRESH DO NUTS DAILY — ’ SYSTEM STORE Robert F. Hill Frazier Lominack Just As Simple As: 1 ■ You pick out your car. 2 ■ Tell us the amount of money you need. 3 “ We give you the money. 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