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t THE NEWBERRY SUN \ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1948 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 South Carolina seems to be very fortunate in the results achieved by two recent crea tions—the South Carolina Ports Authority and the State Board of Planning and Research. Both have accomplished something of real value, notably so. A recent article by a well- known Congressman makes the point that most of the calls for help come from countries which have turned Socialist or are flirting with Communism. And he tells that Belgium, Denmark and Holland are rapidly getting back to normal, without crying to us. The Congressman sug gests that if these nations which ask help would settle down to work they might help them selves. If they are crying to us while they are idling along on thirty five hours a week it would appear that the Cong ressman has scored a point. Since the war America has advanced in relief, money, mat erials and credits more than twenty billion dollars. Last year we exported 18,500,000 tons of food—611,000,000 bushels of grain, 445,000,000 pounds of meat, 7,000,000 pounds of but ter 40,000,000 pounds of oleo margarine. The Congressman says that his people ask these questions: Why America does not consid er her own poor? Why we continue to export farm mach inery, cement, lumber, oil, coal, industrial equipment, boxcars, locomotives, automobiles and trucks while there is a shortage in this country? Just to remind ourselves of what a great spender Uncle Sam is consider these figures: Our Government cost 2 3-4 billions in 1927; 8 1-5 billions in 1937; and 42 1-2 bilions in 1947. There is neither the spirit nor disposition for thrift in the majority of the General Assem bly. It is exactly the same in the National Government, both on the part of the President and Congress. The idea of a South Carolina appropriation bill for $108,000,- 000 is a manifest absurdity :and it reeks with the folly of near sightedness. We need not be alarmed, however, for people as a rule learn only through dis asters and calamities. It is a rare man or family which does not “go wild” when given the opportunity. Certainly we Am ericans are following the cynical philosophy “Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” When you think of the Presi dent’s budgjet-—$39,000,000,000- thirty nine billions—you have exactly the sort of practice which is found in the Legisla ture. And frankness compels the admission that it is all part and parcel of our National ex travagances, as practiced by in dividuals in their private af fairs. I recall an experience of mine in Peru. The great “break” in Wall Street, New York, was felt all around the world. Pres ident Leguia of Peru was a free handed man, usually, but he never lost his sense of balance. He called me one day and told me to reduce the budget by twenty five per cent. Like most bureaucrats, I didn’t see how this coyld be done. And again, like most bureaucrats, I was sure that all the work of my public services was indispens able. But the President didn’t go into detail; he merely said that the retrenchment must be twenty five per cent and that all the deails were left to me. I had a sweet time of it, I as sure you. Just how to reduce every service and not stop the pot from boiling is a problem which can cause your hair and teeth to fall out. How could I temper the wind to the shorn lamb? I struggled and strain ed and agonized over this for days and nights, going over every item with a fine-tooth comb. It had to be done; it was done. Whenever I hear that this na tion must spend thirty nine bil lions of dollars I think we have become a people led, or misled by incompetence of the gross est type. Nor is the attitude of our General Assembly in this matter one to command our approbation. Will the South organize and hold its electoral' strength in reserve? Will South Carolina take off the shackles? If some one says he is a Democrat today it isn’t clear what he means. If he says “Democrat,” without ex planation he may be a Henry Wallace man, a Truman man, a Harry Byrd man, a Woodrow Wilson Democrat: qr he may be a believer in States Rights or a Hamilton advocate of National ism. or a Jeffersonian Demo crat. Frankly what is it? In South Carolina we observe de mands by the Negroes that they be admitted to the Democratic Party; and we find the Presi dent of the United States trying to compel us Ao employ Negroes in all places subject to the wage-hour law. Representative Mendel Rivers has advocated an organization of Southerners to protect the South; and he has spoken frank ly and courageously for South ern rights. State Legislator Sims, State Senator R. M. Ken nedy—and others, hhve spoken n the same vein. What are we going to do about it? South Carolina is not a New Deal State; South Caro lina is not a Truman State. All this was clearly proved in 1944 when even Mr. Roosevelt, in all the glamor of his appealing personality; and in all the pomp and panoply of war, even Mr. Roosevelt, the indispensable President in war, even he polled only thirty per cent of the registered vote in 1944, though the politicos of this State call ed aloud, gritted their teeth and pullled their hair out. Friends, I don’t mean to say that all the toothless and bald- headed men you see are victims of that great but futile effort. Some may be in this condition because of notable piety, since bald-headed men once were re garded as bearing the mark of deep spirituality; and I fain would believe it to be true. The death of Dr. Patterson Wardlaw of the University of South Carolina brings to a close a life of great usefulness. I nev er had any classes under him but I knew him on and off the campus. My room mate had taken courses under Professor Wardlaw and never tired of wonderfully effective MW special formula cream big $ 2 jar... only 1 plus tax This half-price offer is intended to acquaint more ladies with the amazing effectiveness of Elmo Special Formula Cream. Helps soften and smooth away lines and wrinkles like magic, especially on the throat and under-chin. Get a number of jars while you Ctm get them at this amazingly low price i singing his praise. Beyond that, however, I recall stories of Mr. Wardlaw in his service in Dar lington. Mr. David Smoot, a friend of my youth, had lived,in Darlington and from him I learned of the fine school mas ter, for Dr. Wardlaw was emi nently that—a great school mas ter. A school master of his type was rare, but we had our share of them, men like Dr. Samuel Lander, Moses Waddell, and others. Many men learned to think under those men. They were builders of youth. Dr. Wardlaw at Carolina was emphatic about some things; he believed in doing one’s best; he pointed out distinctions that frequently are not fully appre ciated; he had a nice sense of the value of words; and he en joyed an idea, or the fresh ex pression of an idea. He was always the gentleman, gravely dignified, but unaffect ed. Many times I met him, always with fresh stimulation. He be lieved in people and rejoiced in the instinctive dignity and worth of a man. Dr. Wardlaw was always gen erous and gracious in evaluat ing the work of others. He went to his classes fresh, enthusias tic, zealous; and his classes felt the impact of a fine teacher, a great gentleman and a patriotic citizen. Representative Richards thinks we should compel the Germans to work at the point of a bay onet. That wouldn’t be quite American. Might we not decline to feed people who refuse to work? It may be that they could feed themselves—or they could have provided for feeding themselves if we had let them put their country in order. But if the ex-soldiers have found much of the “G. I.” Bill of Rights a snare and a delusion— as they tell me—then how must it fare with men and women across the seas? If we trifle with our own soldiers, what may we believe of the competency of our administration in occupied countries? That we have held all those people in economic shackles for three years is al most unbelievable. We have been afraid of of fending France and Russia. Ger many lies between France and Russia. Beth countries have reason to fear Germany; both countries have suffered immeas urably from the German spirit of conquest. But it seems that economic revival need not mean military aggression. We might well hold down the resurgent German military power. Here enters another factor: France is afraid of Russia; most of the world is afraid of Russia. And Russia is afraid of Germany and America. It may be neces sary to strengthen Germany as a bulwark against Russia. All this is clear to everybody. But another factor stands out: Am erica cannot feed Europe and Asia: we must throw off the hampering restrictions so that they may sustain themselves. Senator Eastland of Mississip pi, declares that the United States Supreme Court is judi cially dishonest. That is quite a prevalent opinion of the great Court; and it is nothing short of a calamity that the court does not deserve the confidence of the people. Too many of the members of that court were chosen because they were en thusiastic devotees of a new or der of things, with great em phasis on loyalty to the man who made the appointment. The Justices do not seem to meas ure to the standard of Oliver Wendel Holmes. He was ap pointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, but voted against the President’s cherished legal at tacks under certain laws. Presi dent Roosevelt was deeply hurt and disgusted, but Mr. Justice Holmes had proven the inde pendence of the Court; he made his decisions on law, not on whims and fantasies. The jus tices of the present Court have been—most of them—directly or indirectly connected with the Administration and appear to re gard themselves as bound in loyalty to it. We need a judiciary which stands above politics and loy alties except to the Constitu tion and the valid Statutes of Congress. No man should have to feel uneasy if his cause is just. Every Court, should seek to give justice, even-handed justice. It is no place for fan tastic interpretations, of law; it is no place for theories; nor is the court an agency of the Exe cutive Department of Govern ment. A distinguished citizen tells Power for Pulling 2-Wheel-Drive for the Highway The Universal "Jeep’s” wide speed range on hard roads saves valuable working time and its 4-wheel- drive pulling power for slippery roads and steep grades makes it the ideal farm tow-truck. It gives economical, satisfactory service, whether hauling hay to the next county or taking livestock to market. It’s a handy pick up, too—carries 1200 lbs. me that my argument for a White man’s government con vinced him. I have not chang ed my mind about that and my mind has not changed me. It may be desirable to call mass meetings in every County in order to arouse and organ ize the White people in defense of their traditional rights. Most men in public life are so timid, so compliant, that they will not lead; they will have to be pushed by the people. I do not believe that our people are will ing to abide by compromises which do violence to our ancient rights and the principles of sound ethical policy. No lead er of the State has spoken for the State or for the South; sup inely we have run to Washing ton for dollars, though contribu ting nearly two hundred millions a year to support the Govern ment and all its World-wide W. P. A. It is opportune for a Leg islature to speak clearly and vigorously for the full constitu tional rights of the State. We were defrauded once, but even accepting those Amendments we have since been bamboozled by u s u r pi n g bureaucrats and Courts. Let us be plain about it; let us stand up and say what we will or will not do. If we will or will not do. If we make a stand others may join us. Be sure of this: We gain nothing by the attitude known as meekness; we must adopt the slogan of Theodore Roosevelt: “the just man armed”, meaning readiness to meet opposition with resolu tion. 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