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THE NEWBERRY 'SUN Friday, December 26, 1947 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. 0. 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 Food is quite an item during the Christmas season. Naturally enough it is an appreciated item at any time. This year if we can’t find the money to buy the things we associate with Christ mas it might be helpful to hang a picture of hams, turkeys, pies, cakes—and all the other delica cies which Santa Claus should have sent to the older ones. Our taste in food is as much prejudice as liking. Did you ever eat goat, baked goat? I don’t mean by mistake, as might be true in having goat substi tuted for lamb. But did you ever dignify a goat by serving goat meat frankly? Well, why not? The most delicious meat I ate in all my ten years in South America was baked goat—cab- rito al homo. That dish glori fied the goat and set him up on w * V X X X COWIAL GREETINGS and BEST WISHES for the New Year This is a happy occasion on which to extend to all our friends our sincere wishes for a season of bright prosperity, abundant health and enduring happiness. G. B. Summer & Sons CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING Proclaim to all the world that this is the time for thanksgiving, the time for happiness and good fel lowship. Herald to distant lands that we observe the day of all days with true understanding of the mean ing of Christmas. RING OUT, CHRISTMAS BELLS RITZ THEATRE a pinnacle of gastronomic de light. And thereby hangs a tale, as Shakespeare says. During my trips to Lima, while still resident in Cajamar- ca and Lambayeque, I usually had lunch at a hotel. One of the waiters was a clean-cut, bright young Mestizo—mixed Indian and others. Mestizos probably dominate all the western world South of us. My waiter always offered me camrito al homo. With a Ipt of bumptious ignor ance I once told him that I would throw a plate at him if he offered me goat again. How ever, months later, I was there and the goat question arose. I decided to hush him up once and for all by tasting and re jecting the goat. But—it prov ed to be the nicest meat I ever ate. From that time I had a steady order for cabrito al homo, except when the boy greeted me by saying ‘El cabrito al homo no esta bueno, hoy, Senor”— the baked goat is not good to day, Sir”. Strangely enough, when 1 came home we fattened a kid, fed him regularly and with clean food. 1 counted on a dish that would surpass even the appealing and well-flavored meat of Lima. It was all in vain; that fat little kid, clean and wholesome, was not in the class with the Peruvian goat. It may seem incredible, but I think the wild, roaming uncared-for goat of the Andean plateau must have derived a special flavor from the tin cans and garbage, sweetened , perhaps, by a few bits of alfalfa, if he strayed into someone’s patch. The world is giving a trial to three forms of Economic life: Individualism, Socialism and Communism. In probability no country is any one of these be ing tried strictly and exclusive ly. Britain is Socialistic, in part, Communistic in small measure, and still somewhat in dividualistic, but growing more Socialistic rapidly. Russia is Communistic but allows incen tive pay for extra work. It is, however, about ninety-nine and nine-tenths Communistic. This Country of ours is straddling all three fences at the same time and it suffering under the strain. We are strongly for the individ ual, for we know that this na tion was settled and developed by individuals and at their own risk. However, we have embark ed on a Socialistic scheme of power development at the ex pense of the nation. The idea of the people as owners is fan tastic and the suggestion that the people receive, or will re ceive, substantial benefits is a nightmare. Like all other en terprises Conducted by our .Gov ernment, it is subterfuge to ictc>ctcictficic««tc<ctsictctete«tcictc)ctoc ' EfttfllE and for CHRISTMAS and the NEW YEAR T. M. Rogers and Son , tctctetcwidctdetcic'ctctctcie’dcic'ctctctcic /HKISTIAAS Ma/ Be Yours at CHBISTHS And Every Day of the m ytflfi Clary Feed and « Seed Store cover political control. The many controls still in effect, or earnestly recommended, are handicaps to individual opera tion and efficient management, through competition or regula tion, under private operation, if a natural monopoly. Our Gov ernment proclaims loudly and strongly against Communism as a form, but is eager to clamp down rigid controls and re strictions on the people. All this is in time of peace, and is part of the cloudy reasoning of our National bureaucrats. America, the vaunted land of the free, the last refuge of those who stand for liberty, must submit to the continued sway of office-holders in order to prove to the world the glory of so-called democra cy! This is a manifest absurd ity. _ Our people are not thinking: every week some proposal or suggestion comes from Wash ington and we study it and modify it, nearly always being led along the path pointed out to us. Seldom does any one ask “Is this proposal desirable in any form?” The industrial life of Ameri ca has been one of great risks and many failures. But out of this plan of trial and error has come the great volume of useful goods at reasonable prices. If any manufacturer develops a market for his product at a high profit he will soon face compe tition, for capital seeks profit able investment. If, however, investment must wait upon the whim of a lot of office-holders, men will hold or hoard their capital, rather than try to do business with politicians. Within fifteen years we have developed an enormous army of officialdom, men, in general, who were never successful in their own business, and young men who have come into power and influence from schools and offices and have no idea what mischief they do. We hear bits, small bits, of the truth, now and then, but the inefficiency of our men .here and abroad must be appalling. I feel like apologizing to those efficient Federal officials I know, for down our way the Federal Government has many services which are notably ef ficient. We never find idlers in the postoffices or in the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue; nor would one find a more efficient man than the triple-A director. William Jennings Bryan Dorn, according to many political pro phets, will almost certainly be a candidate for the Senate against Senator Maybank. Reports are that Neville Bennett- of Marl boro also will run. It is unlikely that Dr. McLeod intended to offer himself for the Senate. Probably some of his advisors suggested that he let the aspirants think as they might as a political maneuvre that would help him in the race for the Governorship three years from now. Some of the sound est political thinkers regarded the Doctor as a sure winner for the Governorship, but a less likely contender for the Senate. To offer for one position today and another tomorrow looks like scattering one’s fire. How ever, all that is just idle specu lation now. If Messrs. Maybank, Bennett and Dorn should compete, there would be quite a race. All three are men of ability, and good campaigners. Others might en ter the race and add to the warmth of the contest. Mr. May- bank will not be as easily de feated as seems to be the gen eral impression. He will not fail to fight with every resource to retain his position. However, there are others who have the ability to wage political war fare. It is said that Mr. Bennett’s activity in interest of the farm ers will command their support. That may be true, but seldom has anyone enjoyed heavy sup port from the farmers because of membership and work in a farmers’ organization. Senator E. D. Smith was an exception. Mr. Bennett was a very able, useful and distinguished figure in our State government for some years. Mr. Dorn is a notable Representative in Congress be cause of his independence He went to Congress by defeating Butler Hare, a very able public man of long service. And there is Leon Harris of Anderson, who enjoys the confi dence and esteem of great num bers. Many would like to see him in the race. There are some who are watching the clouds, hoping that lightning may strike them. And who knows? Ycu never can tell. The people have flocked to the Freedom Train. We can read at home copies of all the great documents from the Mag na Carta of 1215, through the Habeas Corpus Act, the Petition of Rights, the Bill of Rights, the American Constitution, (as well as the Declaration of Independ ence) but what is important is not merely gazing at the docu ments of American and English history, but an intelligent study of those documents in the priv acy of your home or office. If, after carefully reading them, and thoroughly pondering them, you resolve to take part in ap plying them, you will have done something useful. The great do cuments of our history, if re garded as museum pieces, are worth very little except to delv- ers into history, for history’s sake alone. But as inspiring guides, as live, vitally useful guarantees for present and fu ture use they are like the ««« *Ja One cuuS. All !| We. CxUnd We thank you for your many favors during the past year and extend our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. : Mrs. J. W. White .. Opp. Methodist Church S SEASON’S CKEETINCS Peace on earth and good will to all men ... let this and each suc ceeding Christmas be bigger and better, that we may have a finer and happier world. T. ROY SUMMER, SR. T. ROY SUMMER, JR. EMORY BEDENRAUGH MRS. T. ROY SUMMER, SR. LAURENCE CHAPMAN T. ROY SUMMER THE MAN’S SHOP” searchlight against the skies to show airplanes the true course. "His eyes they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry.” —Clement C. Moore. The basic idea for today’s ex pressive Christmas greetings traces back to an old English custom. More than 250 years ago, English school children demonstrated their penmanship by drawing elaborate “Christmas Pieces” using large sheets of special paper with engraved borders picturing the year’s important events. jl s Heartiest Wishes fora Merry ★ CHRISTIDAS and a Happy * new vcflR WOFFORD’S Radio Service HIRE’S TO A MeASUf. Gh/uitmcvi And may the joys and happinao of Hi is Holiday Season remain with you, not only at Christmas time, but eath day of the coming year. City Radio Service Martin St Just to wish you happiness and all that brings you cheer on Christmas Day and every day of the coming year. May the blessings of a tyerry Christmas follow you wherever you go throughout a Happy New Year. Main Stract Pura Oil Station i GREETINGS and ^ SINCERE GOOD WISHES For your Health and Happiness at Christmas time and for the New Year. SAM COOK Beer Parlor A HAPPY CHRISTMAS Sincere Good Wishes for Continued Happiness . . . our Christmas wish to each of you. HOME FURNITURE COMPANY -d, MERRY CHRISTMAS May we express to those of you with whom we have been associated this past year our best wishes for a Merry, Merry Christmas. Our thoughts are with you this glorious day and we give thanks for lasting friendships such as yours. BERGEN CLOTHING CO.