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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER S. 1947
12 18 CoUege Street
NEWBERRY, S. C.
O. F. ARMFIELD
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SPECTATOR
Presidents, Governors and
other officials are in demand as
speakers. Our Governor appears
before an audience every day or
so and is expected to electrify
the audience. This is a strain
which has become too great.
The duties of a Governor are
fairly simple and his real auth
ority is not great, but he has
the opportunity of developing a
leadership that will confer a
moral force of a very decisive
kind.
Our Governors have not al
ways known either the laws of
the State or the conditions which
might promote the growth of
our business. Many talk about
our “economic development”
and the characteristics of our
“economy”. Like the word “in
flation”, the word “economic”
may be used carelessly.
Our Governor, speaking in
Beaufort, declared his wish for
more “smokestacks”. Almost
every town in the State is zeal
ously seeking smoke-stacks. Why
should industry come here?
What inducement do we offer?
Are we merely wishful, or are
we resolved to make South
Carolina a hospitable home for
enterprise? What stands in the
way?
While speaking of the Gov
ernor. I recently read that he
said in a meeting that there is
some sort of tie-up, or affilia
tion between certain citizens
and public officials which leaves
a bad odor. Since it appears to
be the Governor’s purpose to
cleanse or fumigate the State
one might wish he would call
names. Who are the men and
what are they doing?
I do not mean to dissent from
the Governor’s statement of
fact; many of us wonder why
and how these things be. It
would bring about an alignment
of virtue if the Governor would
arraign by name those who are
in unholy alliance against the
welfare of the State.
According to reports, the Gov
ernor has declared on two oc
casions his purpose to break up
the evil-smelling association of
officials and some persons in
private life. Let’s wish him
well.
James H. Hammond of Colum
bia, who is the first citizen of
Richland County by everybody’s
judgment, spoke to the Wade
Hampton Young Democrats re
cently on various topics. In ad
dition to being a charming
gentleman and delightful talker,
Mr. Hammond is one of the pil
lars of the South Carolina Dem
ocracy. In his talk, as reported,
Mr. Hammond discussed the re
cent decision of Judge Waring,
the decision that ordered the
Democratic Primary to admit
negroes. Said Mr. Hammond:
“We are going to protect and
perpetuate Democracy in South
Carolina whether the other forty
seven States like it or not. South
Carolina is going to have its
White Democracy in this State.”
That was like Mr. Hammond,
clearly, forcefully and worthily
said. Our State stands m need
of clear vision and resolute pur
pose. South Carolina does not
intend to surrender its White
Democracy, but we need cour
age to resolve what course to
tsikc*
We South Carolinans ought to
form a Democratic league with
other Southern States in order
to protect ourselves against the
vote-hunters of both parties. We
are a short-sighted and foolish
people if we shout for Mr. Tru
man while he plays at our ex
pense. Why not hand the North
ern Democrats an ultimatum
like this: We Democrats of Tex
as. Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Virginia and
Florida are resolved to defend
our rights and our traditions.
We shall hold our electoral sup
port as a special trust for our
own defense. We should then
have influence and not be
merely in the “bag”.
Normally we feel more at
home with National Democrats
than with any other group. Be
cause of the horrors of Recon
struction this State abhors the
very name Republican, but the
truth compels us to realize that
since 1933 the South has had
more race trouble than in all
the years since Reconstruction
up to 1933. It is sad to believe
that the Southerners are Victims
of the Northern leadership of
the Party which our fathers
carried on their backs and in
their hearts during all the lean
years. But even the most ard
ent devotee of the Party and
regularity must remember that
blood is thicker than water, and
that no proud race will submit
to coercion in racial matters.
If our reading of history does
not teach anything let us look
across the world today. Why
the trouble in ancient Palestine?
It is racial. We need not con
sider whether the Jews are sup
erior to the Mohammedans; we
know the Judaism has contribut
ed richly and wondrously to
humanity. The land of David
and Solomon, the people who
cherished and bequeathed the
knowledge and revelation of
the Most High; the land, the
people of the Nazarene and His
Apostles, the cradle of humani
ty’s hope. And on the other
side are descendents of a people
who gave us the rudiments of
chemistry and other sciences.
Here we have on both sides a
?reait background of history, but
the sharp clash of racial incom
patibility proves again how
foolish are those who think they
can compel White men to sur
render either their traditional
rights or their blood-bought
privileges, because of some Sta
tute or some provision of the
organic law.
When I think of all the
trouble in store for us and the
kindly, innocent Colored people
I cannot command a flow of
words adequate to express my
abhorrence of the vote-hunting
politicians who blindly, foolish
ly embroil the nation in what
may become a period of anguish
incalculable.
What is the trouble in India?
Purely a race matter. And again
as in Palestine, it isn’t a mat
ter of color, for all are of the
same color. It is the crash of
one group against another, one
condition against another, one
social tradition against another.
And here in America, for the
sake of votes, foolish people
wish to ignore all the age-old
truth of racial distinction.
No one here is deliberately
holding down another race. All
buy and sell, all enjoy liberty
of movement, all have full lib
erty of worship. In comparison
with Europe and Asia, there is
no discrimination here: the
White man merely means to
maintain his government, his
life, and ihs social order as he
inherited these fruits of struggle
from his father.
If at times a Colored man
seems to be punished beyond
the punishment meted out to a
White man, it must be said that
the Colored man is not punished
when innocent. White Judges
frequently are more severe with
White men than with Colored
men for the same offense.
More of our leaders should
speak as Mr. Hammond has
spoken. Let us quit pussy
footing and speak and act like
men.
Let us think of what our
course must be. Like a wise
general have we considered just
where we must make a stand,
even with backs to the wall?
Let us not be asleep or unthink
ing. '
Would you like to pay less in
National income taxes? Obvious
ly Congress may reduce the
rates and raise the exemptions.
Congress should squeeze out the
payroll and save a few billions
in salaries and programs. And
Congress might profitably lose
the illusion of grandeur and
great riches which is prompting
this country to undertake many
fabulous schemes of world up
lift. But there is a Community
property income plan which is
saving money to taxpayers in
seven States. By this plan the
husband and wife divide the in
come so that each pays on half,
instead of the husband paying
on all. Here is how it works
in New Mexico: On an income
of $4000 the husband by paying
on all the income will pay $589.
But if the wife claims half and
pays separately each will pay
$285, of a total of $570, a sav
ing of $19. One $6000 the sav
ing would be $76. On $15,000
the difference would be $893.
On $25,000 it is $2,622. Most of
my friends don’t ride so high,
though I have a bowing ac
quaintance with one or two.
A student of taxation remarks
that the saving under the com
munity plan becomes really
worthwhile when the income is
$100,000. That may be so, but
most of us would gladly sign a
covenant not to insist on the
Community Plan if we had.
$100,000 a year. Objection has
been raised that the wife might
take thi£ seriously and insist on
having half the income. Just
at first blush that might seem a
calamity, but at second blush
the husband might come out
ahead, if the wife took only
half. After that the husband
wouldn’t be able to blush at
all. But since blushing has
gone out of style that might be
all right, too.
Seriously, it is bit unfair that
some States may save this mon
ey at our expense.
We Americans don’t seem to
live in a world of reality. We
deal in imaginary conditions
much of the time. I recall my
first impressions upon going
around through England, France
and Belgium, just after the ar
mistice in 1918. One this side
we were told so many tales that
I was rudely awakened to the
truth when I learned that the
English didn’t like the Belgians;
nor did the French care for
them. That was bad enough but
later I learned that the French
didn’t like the English. Worse,
still, the English, French and
Belgians didn’t like the Ameri
cans. Nor did the Americans
like them.
My observation was not in
one camp, nor was it in one
region, but in many camps. No
one seemed grateful to Ameri
ca for anything. Remarks of
many men of the Second World
War indicate that all this lack
of warm and sympathetic regard
is still very common. Propa
gandists and Government offi
cials may tell us something
quite different, but ask the
soldiers, the boys of the ranks.
The generals were probably
more fortunate
Years ago I learned at first
hand that our Latin friends to
the South didn’t feel closely
drawn to us. It must be ad
mitted that Americans on sight
seeing trips don’t always in
crease our prestige. Comparat
ively few Americans speak other
languages; and Americans seld
om know anything of the his
tory or culture of the country
they visit. There are ,of course,
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the injustices we have condon
ed. However, God ii still the
Master of the Universe and al
lows these things to happen for
reasons that baffle us now, but
which might be made clear to
us someday—this is the rod and
the staff upon which I have
learned to lean when the whirl
of untowards events tends to
overwhelm me.
You are playing your part in
this sorry old world by plugging
away ' “with firmness in the
right as God gives you to see
the right” and when you do
that week after week, you are
doing your duty to your God
and your Country—more than
that you are not asked to do.
With your belief in the omni
presence of God and your deep
appreciation for the beautiful
things of nature, you should not
be miserable, as long as your
health is good. When that is
gone our vision of course be
comes blurred—I know, so do
exceptions. I recall an Ameri
can naval officer who tried so
hard to meet Peruvians on their
own ground that he Almost ov
erdid it; he tried to be as court
eous as a real Castillian, and he
was generally liked.
We Americans too often try
to cover up our ignorance with
rudeness. We are the greatest
nation, tne Dest people, tne
most prosperous and the richest
people, but we have a lot of
swank and bumptiousness which
are not admirable. We act as
though the nations South of us
had no culture, no heroes, no
history. In truth they have
much that we might study.
the best you can, as I learned
to do, and leave the rest to God.
When the world is too m,uch
with you,
“Take life’s tangled skein into
the woods
Where tall trees grow
Where summer winds touch
lightly leafy harps;
Where all things know.
That God is everywhere, in
everything
And most of all, that God is
good.”
Or spend an hour or two with
Shelley, or Keats, Whitman or
Longfellow, they will pour oil
on your troubled soul, and take
you away from it all.
And now, my son, go in peace
and may Allah be with thee.
NEWS FROM
MOLLOHON
Mr. Billy Osborne, of Gold-
ville, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
L. D. Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Runyan,
of Shelby, N. C., spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Huffstetler.
Miss Margaret Harvey spent
the weekend with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Harvey.
Mr. Tommy Langford has re
turned home from the Newberry
county hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry T. Smith,
formerly of Newberry but now
of Washington, D C., are receiv- .
ing congratulations on the birth i
of a daughter, Nancy Linda.
We exress our deepest sympa
thy to Mrs Homer Addy and
Mrs. Bob Beaty in the death of
their mother last Friday.
Mrs. Jesse Marp has returned
home from a weeks visit in
North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs Callie Duncan,
Jr. visited in Columbia Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Franklin
and family, of Greenwood, spent
the weekend with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs J. F. Franklin.
Mrs. Will Golden fell Mon
day night and broke her right
arm. She is in the Columbia
hospital We hope for her a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. W. W. Hair. Ruth, Wen-
dall and Olga Hair and Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Hair of Goldville,
Mr. and Mrs. Sigbee Hair of
Columbia and Mr. and Mrs.
Bonner Rhoden of Savannah,
Ga., visited Mr. and Msr. W. H.
Nobles and family Sunday.
BLACKWELL MOVED
TO NEWBERRY
Mr. Ralph Blackwell, who
has Wen with the Thomas and
Howard company in Darlington,
has been transferred to New
berry.
Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell and
their son, arrived last week,
and are presently making their
home with his father, Mr. Gor
don Blackwell on Cornelia
street.
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SMITH'S
CUT RRTE DRUE STORE-
1212 Main Street
Newberry, S. C.
NEWBERRY COLLEGE
Announces Opening Of
JUNIOR PIANO
STUDIO
Mary Margaret Pope, Instructor
Beginning Fall Term
SEPTEMBER 11th.
Classes will be open to beginners and
all students of grade school and high
school ages. Class periods will be 30
minutes in length.
For information, call College Office,
Phone 245, or Milton Moore, Phone
363-W.
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General Auto Repairs
Main Street Extension
Next to Norris’ Store, Near the Cut-Off
PHONE 458-J
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1515-1517 Main Street
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Telephone 707
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