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THE NEWBERRY SUN 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 Henry Ford was a great man. There are great men of the intel lectual world, and great men of statesmanship. A man may be a surpassing genius as a poet, while almost a simpleton in the world of practical affairs; one may have the eloquence of Demosthenes and not know the simplest rules of general living. But Henry Ford was a genius by Carlyle’s defini tion, as well as that of others; and he was a dreamer, a practical dreamer. Thomas Carlyle said that “genius is the infinite capacity for taking pains”; or the capacity for sticking to the job at all hours, until the job is done—as one may wish it done. That, by the way, is what makes an artist, the con stant effort to do the task in the best possible manner. I once served on a College faculty with a pianist. From early morning until late at night he practiced. Night after night he played and played, always striv ing for just the right touch, so that the idea, the motve of the composer, would be brought out through his fingers. It was the unending effort of brain and fingers to accomplish a purpose. Henry Ford was like the old poets and musicians who labored long and hard to bring into reality the ideas, or dreams float ing around in their minds and driving them relentlessly to work. Like those artists of mus ic and painting, and artist of words, Henry Ford was a hum ble worker, a man without mon ey. He was what we call a bom mechanic”, for he loved tools. As a watch repairer, and as a biclcle mechanic, he worked at his hobby. When he had a good job his people wanted him to let up on his dreams and hob bies. He had a good job! What more did he want? Well, he wanted to try to make what was in his mind. He had the urge to do. As a result the mech anic became the greatest indus trialist of the world and Ameri ca’s best known man »throughout every land. He became a bene^ factor of his people and of man kind. When I think of Henry Ford 1 think of him as typical of that kind of zeal and inventiveness which we once regarded as pe culiarly American. America has produced many men of Ford’s type many of great acrievement, though not so universally known. I heard recently of men who had achieved great things, mean ing that they had amassed great fortunes, by striking oil. Ford didn’t strike oil; he labored along the slow, tedious route of working long and hard at un spectacular drudgery. But it wasn’t drudgery for him, for he had a dream—and lived on and for his dream. In truth, it was a vision, the inexpensive, simple horseless carriage. Other Americans have come from the farm and dreamed and had visions. This country was built and developed by such men. I know a man who has achieved success, yet whose spirit is that of the broadest humanity. Dollars mean only a measure of accomplishment to him, for his dollars don’t buy parties and glamorous indulg ence. His dollars buy opoprtun- ity for other men. Fortunately America has such men. When they leave, what shall we have? Those men worked and prosper ed, but lived modestly. Most of their money, their profits, were returned to the enterprise, creat ing more work, creating more markets. Henry Ford was the thought to be worth a billion dollars a generation ago. Very likely as a going concern he could have sold all his interests for a bil lion dollars. But money, for the sake of money, had no appeal. Once he had a million dollars all his wants could be satisfied. Why work longer? He had a vision. In America we have mad mil lionaire playboys who spent lavishly on themselves and their idle companions; but we have had millionaires—and still have them—who live simply, work steadily* plan to do more and more—for whom and for what? Not for selfish pleasure, but be cause they have a vision of op portunity to do something. Consider the example of the present John D. Rockefeller; a sober, steady, earnest man, de sirous of serving his day and generation. I know a man of big heart and soul who puts into practice the finest principles of service. When our Government fell under the Communist spell we began to take from men of large means most of their incomes. We have cut the root of our own national development. To the high income taxes and Govern mental extravagance go the dol lars needed to provide capital for this country’s growth. William Green, President of the American Federation of La bor, gave a fine illustration of a man talking through hs hat. Mr. Green was defending the Closed Shop and telling of the evils of the open shop. The bills before Congress and many Legislatures, to prohibit a Closed Shop, are wrong, says Mr. Green. Now can you guess why? Because, says Mr. Green, they would compel a man to work with another man against his will. That, says Mr. Green, is slavery, in viola tion of the Tirteenth Amend ment to the Constitution of the United States. That is tht very essence of piffle. Let me quote Mr. Green’s words and condemn him out of his own mouth. Speaking in Milwaukee on the seventh of April, Mr. Green said: “Speak ing before the convention of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes and Bartenders International union, Green asserted, “Some lawmakers seem to forget the thirteenth amendment to the United States Constitution which forbids involuntary servi tude. They seek to compel un ion members to work against their will with nonunion work ers:” The AFL president said “the enemies of Labor” were seeking to bring about elgisla- tion against the union shop on the ground that every worker has the right to work. “This is misleading* propaganda”, Green said. “The union shop does not deprive the worker of the right to work. It gives him the choice of working at certain plants under union conditions or someplace else.” Green add ed, “No government can own or control the labor of a human be ing. The men who vote for re strictive labor legislation will find that labor is unted at the ballot box.” Poultry Truck Will Load Behind New COURT HOUSE Thursday, May 1st ^ / / \ / Colored Hens \ 25c Leghorn Hens \ 18c Roosters 10c Ducks and Geese 12c Turkey Toms 20c Turkey Hens 25c Well-trimmed and cured COUNTRY HAMS . - - 45c Hours 10-11:00 A. M. This is the last time this season that the truck will be in Newberry Greenville Poultry Co. " FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1M7 Observe how broad and gen erous is Mr. Green: the Closed Shop lets a man work in a place under Union conditions, or go somewhere else! There you have the milk in the cocoanut— either join the Union or get out. Look for food for your wife and children elsewhere. This parti cular factory or job is restricted to Union men! Just what Mr. Green says is exactly why every American should forbid a Closed Shop. Observe here a strange incon sistency in the new ideas which have been thrust upon us, larg ely by the Government of this Nation in its partnership with John L. Lewis, the C. I. O. and others; that all people of every race or color must be given an equal opportunity, regardless of the atitude or wishes of the managers. Because of this F. E. P. C. (now in effect in New York) the stores, shops and of fices are- beginning to look like strange patches of Color—black, light brown, dark brown, light yellow, dark yellow, coppor col ored, white. According to that idea, all must stand on the same footing. But in New York, with its F. E. P. C., there is also the Closed Shop. Under it you must be a Union man or you must find bread and meat for your family elsewhere! How strange indeed that Mr. Green does not find anything re pugnant to the Thirteenth Amendment in the F. E. P. C.! Mr. Green is indulging in the piffle, so common nowadays, of citing some great law or tradi tion which has no possible bear ing on the case in point. What is the Thirteenth Amend ment of the Constitution of the United States? “Neither slavery nor involun tary servitude, except as a pun ishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly con victed, shall exist within the United States, or any place sub ject to their jurisdiction.” Slav ery or servitude would be the condition of compelling a man to work. When a man asks for a job and may work or quit he is not a slave. That is the dis tinction between a free man and a slave—the free man may quit work. Mr. Green would be more nearly right if he said that the Closed Shop makes outcasts of non-Union men by denying them the right to work. The Thirteenth Amendment— as everybody knows—was adopt ed December 18, 1865, in the in terest of the negroes and really to extend and validate the Em ancipation Proclamation of Ab raham Lincoln. Mr. Green’s threat of solidar ity at the polls should make all of us resolve to curb the Labor leaders by all means. No group should be the recipient of spe cial favors or benefits under the law. Every Congressman and every State legislator should de clare his independence of Mr. Green and his threats. Solidar ity, indeed! So Labor will stand together at the polls? Well, wa outnumber them heavily, if that is the test. tion of the high court. Do you doubt those statements? Well, what man of us has not told his friend just what to take? All men are would-be physicians and know precisely what to take and to give. And as for the women: they tell the physi- cains what is “good” for a sick neighbor. True it is that we don’t charge for our services, but that is beside the mark. In our zeal we may even buy the stuff for a friend. As to practic ing law: what notary Public at the Cross roads doesn’t draw Chattel Mortgages, land title and land mortgages? How many unlicensed Magistrates have written bills of divorce — and whatever else the occasion sug gested? Let us take shackles off, in stead of putting ne wshackles on. Perhaps it might be desir able to have a mental examina tion of the prospective buyer, but no license will protect him from his own folly. A license for real estate men is quite proper if we license fill ing stations, grocery stores, butcher shops, boarding houses, machine shops—and all the others. Are we trying to imi tate Soviet Russia? The free dom to buy and to sell ought to have few restrictions, if any. Real estate men have no right to exclude others. What sort of Closed Shop is this, now? A man may practice medicine without a license; and one may practice law without the sanc- RADIO AND TELEVISIO! ,ES - SERVI* We Specialize ii PUBLIC ADORES SYSTEMS AND SOUNDS. EQUIPMENT Sale- of foV Rental INTEROFFICE iCOMMUNI- lATION SYSTEMS N. irtin T303 Friend St. Phone 74-J Directly Opposite Poat Office Smokey/ The Fire-Preventin* Bear/ Turns Detective irt: The cas e missii*g ^ofest MVfGCKe/* CHEVROLET LEADER IN POST-WAR PRODUCTION With the assembly of its 1,- 000,000th postwar vehicle today, Chevrolet motor divison became the first single producer in the auto industry to build a million vehicles since the war, it was announced in Detroit, Mich., to day by Nicholas Dreystadt, gen eral manager of this largest Gen eral Motors division. The unit, a 1947 model sedan, was produced in the Janesville, Wis., assembly plant, one of nine across the country whose com bined output has established numerous postwar production records for Chevrolet, including first-quarter output of more JUNE 30 DEADLINE FOR VETS AUTOS June 30, 1947 is the deadline for amputee veterans of World War II to make application for automobiles and other convey ance to which they may be en titled to under Public Law 663. This warning was issued today by A. M. McWhirter, contact representative of the local V. A. office. The law provides for “Automobiles and other convey- than 250,000 vehicles and a March total of 101,107 units, making Chevrolet the first pro ducer to build more than 100,000 ' cars and trucks in a single post war month. ances including equipment such special attachments and devices as the administrator of Veterans Affairs may deem nec essary and not to exceed in cost more than $1,600 for each veter an of World War II who is en titled to compensation for the loss, or loss of use, of one or both legs at or above the ankle. It is urgent that all veterans who are entitled to such convey ance make application before June 30, 1947, said McWhirter. The personnel of the local V. A. office or Mr. Jake Wise, Service Officer, for Newbeifry county, will be glad to assist the veter an in filing his application. SMALL . . . PHOTOGRAPHS "V. V Smokey decided to find out wfio starts the most forest fires. First he tracked down old man Lishtnins. But lightnins and other natural causes start less than 10% of the fires. (h ■' vb, Nex* li« turned to criminals, or craiy firebugs. But although these people start some of the worst forest fires, Smolrey didn't get the final answer here. So ./. . 'V- Q V • M w* \ m : V’ Ty . . . Smokey investigated other things"“explo- \ sions, auto accidents where cars catch on fire, and sparks from trains. But all of these lumped together don't start one fire in a hundred. ■*1*. That eliminated all suspects except . . . except / ... could that be right? Yes, good American citizens like you start 9 out of 10 forest fires I And do the big damage to our forests I V- -u- ^ - This year —with more cars, more leisure time, and vacation travel—America's forests may suffer the greatest catastrophe in history I It is imperative that you bt rticularly cartful with fire* America’s forests are la particul your FUk THIS YSA* * . L-.’. Um w. , „mpfi«. rt,,B f,«r m: •’ fee^-Only you can PRIVINTJOREST FIRES! 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