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The Newberry Sun
Friday, December 5, 1947
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1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, S. C.
O. F. Armfield
Editor and Publisher
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937,
at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., ?1.50 per year
in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance.
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
Dr. Samuel Lander was one
of our great teachers. He was
the ideal school master. I know
him for he still lives in hund
reds of lives.. In the town of
Williamston, Anderson County,
Doctor Lander devoted* his life
to teaching. In that town he was
one of the fruitful workers in
the great vineyard of humanity.
When the Doctor left us our
Methodist brethren established a
college for women in Greenwood
and called it Lander College. It
is now passing from control of
the Conference and will probab
ly become an independent in
stitution. It bears a fine name;
it carries a great tradition of
sound teaching.
Some of our people are wak
ing up to a realization that
though our national leaders de
nounce Communists they have
been advocating many plans
which are the very essence of
Communism. We Americans
should do a bit of thinking.
What kind of governent do we
want? If we throw our burd
ens on the Government we be
come puppets of the Govem-
ment. If we call on the Gov
ernment we shall have to con
form to Government regulations.
Government power feeds on
power; office - holders crave
power; they thrive on it. But
if we want to maintain our free
dom of operation we must not
invite the Government to take
part in our business or in our
living.
So much was done in the
name of the war that we have
become accustomed to all sorts
of Government regulation and
control. We are becoming vic
tims of confusion of thought. We
are stout individualists in theory,
but becoming socialists in prac
tice, and threatened with Com
munism as an emergency meas
ure.
Instead of trying to be loyal
to a man, let us be loyal to our
Nation—that is supremely im
portant. Parties and men are
worth nothing unless they build
on sound foundations.
Just think a moment of what
has been done—just to mention
a little of our new way of gov
erning: When the OPA became
a great agency Congress enacted
a law which would require a
man to go to Washington to de
fend himself in some cases. That
was obviously a new idea and a
very bad one, for the American
principle is to have a trial in the
State and region where a viola
tion occurs. Very little was said
about that law. Congress passed
the law because the Admini
stration requested it, just as
Congress seemed to have no
ideas or principles on many
other occasions.
I made the point several times
about the fallacy of the reason
ing which prompted the veto of
the bills to reduce income taxes.
The reasoning was purely Com
munistic.
Our leaders denounce the Rus
sians, yet advocate some things
which are essentially Commun
istic. If they do this innocently
they are too innocent to be safe
leaders. I am willing to believe
in their innocence, just as I am
convinced of their dangerous
course.
with freedom to live and use
their wages as they wish.
Our great world statesmen
have been throwing words at
one another for nearly three
years, instead of having more
furrows run and more wheat
planted. They have brought
this bad condition and they re
gard it as statesmanship. If only
we had had a few dirt farmers
there!!
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The Government Is expected
to reduce the number of acree
which may be planted in tobac
co. The reason is clear: Britain
and Ireland have stopped buy
ing our tobacco. It isn’t clear
whether they are buying tobac
co elsewhere. That permits a
question; if the loss of British
and Irish markets for our to
bacco means a loss of two hund
red million dollars to American
farmers, is it better to give that
two hundred millions to Europe
or spend it to maintain a pros
perous market for American
farmers? If you think it would
be unwise to buy and hold that
tobacco, would not the cost to
the Government be the same?
I’ve already indicated that rush
ing to the Government is wrong
in principle, but the money is
going to be used, so I ask the
question: I really want you to
think along this line a bit.
We must stop talking unc-
tiously about foreign trade.
There is no question of foreign
trade involved. If they have
anything to sell us, let them
send it over, provided our cus
tom’s duties permit. If they sell
to us they will have the dollars
with which to buy from us. The
problem at the moment should
be to maintain American pros
perity, and that depends on full
production and sales.
Of course the world is upside
down; and we are as completely
topsy-turvy in our minds as the
others are. Here we are ready
to pour billions of dollars into
countries now in the throes of
strikes. We like to think that
we are supporting the right side.
So, then, we are meddling with
their internal affairs.
It seems to me that every sane
man should condemn Commun
ism in America. It is unthink
able that people enjoying the
freedom and opportunities of this
country should try to destroy its
blessings, but we cannot even
hope to cseck the wave of Com
munism abroad by anything less
than a revival of their own pro
ductive and earning power. The
production and distribution
earnings, and enjoyment of earn
ings. To us the vital difference
is, of course, political, social and
spiritual; but charity does not
convince any man of the error
of his economic theory. Most
men want to earn a livelihood,
working under good conditions.
Princess Elizabeth is now mar
ried. All the pomp and circum
stance seem like a lot of fool
ishness to many. Britain, though
in austere condition, spends a lot
of money for a girl to marry a
I young man, both of them reared
, in the old worn-out tradition of
' royalty. But it may not be
foolishness, after all. I beg the
patience of the ladies, for they
love the pageantry of great wed
dings. Very likely this couple
will remain wedded, which is
something to think about, in
view of our American record.
It was a great show; the gold
and brass and tinsel set the em
pire a-glitter. And not the em
pire only, for the Americans
were all agog as much as the
British.
I have great respect for the
British royal family, as well as
admiration for the British
people. Although a Socialist
Government is in power over
there, the voice of the people
rang out with glad and joyous
acclaim, over the wedding.
Strange, do you think? What a
throw back to the Middle Ages!
I am not referring tt> the cer
emony flippantly; I want to use
it to point out a lesson which
America seems to have forgot
ten; the traditions of a people
have a powerful hold on them,
in spite of conditions and cir
cumstances. If one didn’t know
the British people, one might
wonder at this royal pomp and
lavish display, when Britain is
not her old self. This wedding
has done more to strengthen the
royal family than one can ima
gine; and it has bade most Bri
tons feel a new love for their
great little island.
That which seems on the sur
face like reprehensible extrava
gance is the finest tonic for the
ailing empire.
We people of the South cher
ish certin traditions, some hav
ing regard to racial matters.
Those traditions are deeply
rooted; they wild persist and
abide when all the present Na
tional politicians, and the South
ern Scalawags, are forgotten
dust, in unremembered ceme
teries. Any one who knows even
the rudiments of history must
marvel at the stupidity and aud
acity of those who think the
deepest sentiments of a people
can be ignored: and that for a
political mess of pottage!
Nations, like men, may some
times grow strong through mis
fortune. The unity of the South
is rooted in tragic memory. Per
haps the best policy to pursue
would be to let the foolish advo
cates of FEPC have their way.
Then the whole South would
emerge fresh and strong, united
more strongly and purposefully
—but at what a cost! But it
would unite us in a great, in
dissoluble bond.
Will men learn from the ex
perience of others? Or must
each generation seek a fresh
baptism? Must the folly of
scheming politicians be washed
out with rivers of blood?
“Thy mercy on thy people. Lord:
Lest we forget, lest we forget.”
Do you know that all this talk
about the Jews wanting to hold
the Holy Land is so mixed up
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with selfish propaganda that we
Americans are becoming the
tools of selfish interests?
The American heart is tender;
it is a great virtue: but we Am
ericans know little about condi
tions in other lands, and become
the prey of schemers—some
good, some bad.
Let’s understand this: Not all
Jews are Zionists; most Ameri
can Jews are not Zionists. The
Zionists taction has wormed its
way into our Government and
is constantly poisoning the
wells of opinion.
They speak as “The Jews”,
though they are a small min
ority—small but loud.
The Jews who are Zionists
never lived in the Holy Land;
they are European Jews, con
verts from paganism to Juda
ism, with no blood or racial ties
to Palestine, or the Jews of Je
sus and the Holy Land. The
Zionist, or Yiddish, Jews, are
not Hebrews.
Through the politicians among
the Zionists we are becoming
NURSERY NOTES:—
Our rosebushes have come.
In the past we have handled
thousands of fine roses but we
don’t believe that we have ever
had stronger, finer looking
bushes. First shipment Contain
ed 640 bushes. You should be
able to get the variety you wish.
Bush and running.
December and January are
best months to plant thrift. We
have unlimited quantity of pink
and the new red in very limited
amounts. Let us dig you some
thrift.
Reliance camellia and azalea
fertilizer, also good for all var
ieties of holly, white, red and
embroiled in the fight to affront
those Arabs who have lived for
thirteen centuries in Palestine.
Suppose some one should take
Texas from us? She has been
a part of this Union Just a hund
red years! We think that a
settled question; but we ignor-
, antly and harmfully lend our
(aid to a group of people who are
(using us as tools.
pink dogwoods, in fact Reliance
is fine for all acid loving plants.
5, 10, 25 lb. and larger sizes.
Rotted leaves is fine as a
mulch. We have some 4 year
old leaf mold at 50c bag. Woods
earth, combined with manure
and fertilizer, $1 a bag. Bring
your bags. For Christmas table
and home decorations we have
red pyracantha berries in all
length stems, and other foliages
to help brighten the home.
We now have a direct phone
to Nursery office. Call No. 1000.
You may not always find us in,
we may be acres and acres away
from the phone, but keep try
ing. It is always best to make
an engagement before coming to
see about or get any plants.
When visiting the Nursery don’t
wear fine shoes or hose and
don’t come in a hurry, please.
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