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TfcE NEWBERRY gUN 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. O. F. Arm field 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 The investigation of Com munism in our Government by the Congressional Committee brings to light many incidents which surprise us. We cannot believe that men on our public payroll were plotting against America. What were they do ing, then, if not plotting against the safety of the Nation? They were hand-in-glove with the Soviets against America; they were parties to the effort to Russify or Sovietlze this coun try of ours. Mr. Truman makes fun of it; the whole thing, he says, is a scare for political purposes. Well, we’ve sunk pretty low in our National Democratic politics, but even the Trumanite Democrats ought to care for the preservation of America. • For years our National Dem ocracy has looked with special favor on some of the very ele ments which today are support ing both Mr. Truman and Mr. Wallace. Let us hope that the Con gressional Committee will con tinue probing until it reaches the top. We should catch the leaders as well as the small fry. We need not throw eggs and tomatoes at Henry Wallace in order to express our opposition to his perverted social -ideas, as well as his political elfort to beguile all those who can be won by great promises. We might picket the meeting places peaceable and take snap shots of those who attend. The resentment in North Car olina is a rebuke to Wallace’s presumption in defying the so cial code of the South. Such resentment has deeper roots than mere political opinion. Mr. Wallace knew that he was stirring up race questions; he bravely or foolishly affronts the overwhelming oppinion and at titude of the whole South. The Wallace experience may help to solve our present con fusion. We may have to or ganize a Political Action Com mittee of Southern White Men or Southern White people, so as to include the ladies. It is useless to bandy words with the Courts; and it is equally futile to try to blow hot and cold at the same time: We are re solved to preserve the civili zation of White people. I know several great men; and I am fortunate in knowing men I can regard with pro found deference, for life is so full of illusions that most pro minent men turn out to be stuffed shirts, bombastic ego tists, or just little fellows in big places, strutting about in all the glamor of brief authori ty. It is sad when one loses his illuusions, but we must not become cynical. After all, there is the majority who never boast nor swagger, but go about the even tenor of their way, doing the day’s work qui etly and effectively, the infan try of life’s procession. One of those great men wrote me a letter. He comes from Iowa, but he is American in the broad sweep of his vision and in the pervasiveness of his sympathy. In his . letter he says: “I, too, am really inspired by what happened at the re cent convention in Philadelphia, leading to the nomination of the Governor of your state for the office of President; and it is high time to make an ener getic effort to bring to the at tention of the public, in a forceful manner, the valuable principle of state rights. Much could and should be said also of the great danger in which we are living because of the effort of pressure groups large ly concentrated in, perhaps, a dozen of our large cities, who because of their organized ef forts, have wielded entirely too much influnce in the shap ing of our national policies, with the result that our two major political parties have consistently disregarded the wishes and ideals of unorgan ized voters.” Why is this distinguished man of affairs interested in States Rights? Does this not prove that we are not reviv ing what is merely a Southern question? Wlhy is the ques tion of States Rights one of urgent appeal to Americans who think deeply about the trend of the times and the problems of the Nation? The American plan of gov ernment is one of local self- government. Wte have learned that units of government can be too big for efficient opera tion. Have you observed that a great motor corporation has a separate organization for each of its cars? Why not one building and selling staff for all? It has an over-all organi zation for matters of general concern, but each unit is large ly self-governing, self-operating. My friend knows that this Country cannot be governed ef ficiently in its internal affairs by any group of men in Wash ington. Nb man ."an have such an intimate knowledge of the domestic problems of our vast area of forty-eight states as would enable him to police it in its local affairs. But this difficulty becomes greater when we consider that pressure groups operating on a central government bring about con ditions which would never be possible if the States were in dividually dealt with. We may be as patriotic as George Washington or Thomas Jefferson and be bound to ad mit that this Government of ours needs a thofpugh house cleaning. The misgovernment, the perversion of the purposes of government, the lamentable subvrsion ot th Goemment it- itself—all is part and parcel of the tendency of human na ture when long entrenched in power. If the Republicans had been in power all these years the condition would probably be just as bad. We should know that eight years is as long as any Party should enjoy full power—perhaps too long. We have a Court, an Executive, steeped in a political idea which is no more American than it is Chinese. So satur ated have we been in the pro paganda of Russia and her- sa tellites here that we have fall en victims to our own propa ganda. Perhaps the mystics may say that when we allied ourselves with a Power that had openly repudiated the Cre ator of the Universe we in vited all the confusion which •that alliance has brought in its train. It is interesting to let your mind play on some of the pro posals- of the day. President Truman would slow up the in stallment-payment plan of buy ing and the Federal Reserve Board Raises the interest rate on loans in order to slow up loans. Why all this? This is intended to slow up inflation, perhaps even to reduce it. It may do so. Would a reduc tion in wages reduce inflation? Would a drastic price control halt inflation? Inflation for the moment may be loosely called excessively high prices. It is prices we must reduce. Can we reduce prices without reducing wages? Let’s see about this: thou sands, hundreds of thousands, perhaps, can, and will, buy au tomobiles, refrigerators, furni ture and all manner of things, if they can pay so-much down and something a week or a month for any number of weeks months or years. ‘ Comparative ly few people can say “I want a car for $1500 and have the money.” A man with an in come of $75.00 a week may Pay ajjyta/z day, mxyue and. moxe paojola a/te ay/cealny iThe Durabilitv...the Dependability. ' the Dollar-Value— ALL ARE IN CHEVROLET! Yes... Chevrolet alone gives the Big-Car Quality and Big-Car Value that have caused more people to buy Chevrolets than any other carl Chevrolet alone gives these Big-Car Advantages at lowest cost! Mo*m Volf in Riding Luxury I One reason Chevrolet has more riding comfort is Chevrolet’s Body by Fisher—better by far. Another, Chevrolet’s Unitized Knee-Action Gliding Ride. Only Chevrolet in its price field offers these Big-Car contributions to riding luxury. in Performance with Mo** Valid* Economy 1 in All-round Safety! Chevrolet's valve-in-head "World’s Champion” engines have delivered more miles, to more owners, over a longer period, than any other automo bile power plant built today 1 You get performance and pleasure .., thrills and thriftl The triple protection resulting from Chevrolet’s Unitized Knee- Action Gliding Ride, Positive- Action Hydraulic Brakes and Fisher Unisteel Body Construc tion is another Big-Car Value, found only in Chevrolet in the low-priced fieldl CHEVROLET- Mo** Vain* in Tasteful Beauty I Your Chevrolet will command attention for its smooth design and its world-famous Body by Fisher. With this most-desired of all car bodies, you will be sure of beauty-leadership as well as fine workmanship and sturdy construction! IS FIRST! DAVIS MOTOR COMPANY 1517 Main St. Newberry, S.C. save $25.00 a week by stupen dous effort, but $1500 is quite a sum of money. $1500 is no staggering* amount in conver sation but it is a tidy sum in reality. All about us people talk in large amounts, but $1500 is still nothing to be sneezed at, or treated in light esteem. If you wy to borrow $1500 you will find that it is a monu mental massing of dollars for an all-out attack on the wolf at the door or an unshakeable bul wark aginst rainy weather and the storms of life. Our friend who is auto-mind ed may postpone the purchase if the $1500 must be produced forthwith. It is clear that such a postponement by a couple of million men will reduce the sale of cars. That will reduce production. That, ip turn, will reduce employment, or sharp ly reduce wages. Men of the automobile trade will buy less of other men. So, on and on, the prices break and the wages break. Of course the wages may be maintained at the same level—and half the peoplq turned off. And the prices may be kept high and the sales will slump. Slumping is very con tagious. After a while there follows a general slump. So that’s that. Every body who knows even the most elemen tary rules of Economics can fol low this reasoning. According to Truman Economics you can spend twenty bUlion tax dol lars to avoid the slump which has been deliberately brought about. So we pass the twenty billions of new debt to your children and grandchildren. They may not praise us for mortgaging their future, but the essence of all this Truman Wallace philosophy is to blow it all in now. And as to the Federal Re serve Board’s idea of increas ing the interest: We may h&vo overdone the low interest prac tice, but raising the rate of interest affects the big borrow er, not the little fellow. If the /nan who borrows $1000 or $2500 can get the money to day at five per cent and will have to pay six per cent later, that one per cent will not em- barass him. The man who will hesitate about one-half of one ‘ per cent is the man or the en terprise which borrows tens 6f millions of dollars. Serves him right, some will say. But what does a man or enterprise want with $25,000,000 or $50,000,000 over a period of ten years? That money will be spent for new machinery. That mach inery will be used to maintain present employment, or to in crease employment, or to re duce the cost of producing each unit so that the same wages, or. ROBERT Q. WALLACE Robert G. Wallace, 51 of Waterloo and formerly of New berry, died at the Laurens County Hospital last Friday morning after a few years of declining health. He was a veteran of Wbrld War I. He was a son of the late Ro bert G. and Mrs. Lucy Spear man Wallace, members of prominent Laurens County fam ilies. He was born at Belfast whero he spent his boyhood. In 1921 he moved to Newberry where he entered business. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of New berry. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sara Doris Wallace of Whitmire; and the following children. Cam Davis Wallace of Whitmire, Mks. Francis Wal lace Linderman of Raleigh; five sisters, Mrs. John W. Wharton, Mrs. Jesse B. Mayes and Mrs. W. Carl Wharton, all of Wal- terloo. Mrs. Ben M. Mayes of Greensboro, Mrs. Ed N. But ler of Live Oak, Fla.; and one brother, J. W. Wallace of King- street; two half-sisters, Mns. J. K. Nelson of Columbia, Mrs. S. S. Smith of Red Bank, N. J. and one half-brother, Charles J. Wallace of Asheville. Funeral services were held at the home of his brother-in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wharton at Waterloo, with whom he made his home, at 3:30’ p. m. Saturday, con ducted by the Rev. Aubrey Es tes. assisted by the Rev. Ware Madden and the Rev. Joe Viles. Interment followed in the Wa terloo cemetery. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make a final settle ment of the estate of William H. O’Dell in the Probate Court for Newberry County. S. C., on Thursday, the 23rd day of Sep tember, 1948, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and will immedi- better, may be paid, while re ducing the cost of the 1 article. The next step will be to reduce the price so that more people will buy it. If more people will buy it, more men and wo men will be employed to make it. Then the smaller profit on each sale, multiplied by a much greater number of buyers, will also increase the total profit. So there we have the secret of America’s mass Reduction: more goods through use of machinery; lower prices and still more buyers. So the higher interest rate by the (Board will mean nothing to the man who needs small loans, but it may hamper some body’s plan of industrial ex pansion. Ultimately it, too, may reduce prices—and jobs. JVTlLLIONS of Americans know by experience that Ufe insurance is the best, surest and most eco nomical protection for a sudden hour of need. Life of Georgia offers you life insurance suit able for every requirement, large or small. A Life of Georgia Agent will gladly discuss your life insurance needs with you. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1948 < ately thereafter ask tor my dis charge as administrator of said estate. All persons having claims against the estate of William H. O'Dell deceased, are here by notified to file the same, duly verified, with the under signed, and those indebted to said estate will please make payment likewise. WILLIAM MILES ODELL Administrator August 23, 1948 27-4tc A DROP OF WATER You have often heard the old saying that a drop of water will finally wear a stone away. You can finance your car with us on convenient monthly payment plan and 'before many months have passed, you will have it all paid off. PURCELLS „ “Your protection our business." Phone 197 THE BEST PLACE FOR Buick & Chevrolet Service / » Davis Motor Company 1515-1517 Main Street It’s Here! Money on your Automobile, Furniture or yotir Signiture. $5.00 to $2,000.00 \ SPECIAL NOTE, AUTO DEALERS We will finance your sales, no strings attached, without recourse, no endorsements or re-purchase agreements necessary—plus attractive reserve paid date acceptanceof deal. Phone 736-M. SERVICE FINANCE COMPANY 1506 Main St. W, — Ginning Time WILL SOON Be Here We are now. ready to serve you with; the finest gin in this section of the state. We have just completed installation of a new Continental Overhead Burr machine to handle mechanically-picked cotton especially. HAVE YOUR COTTON GINNED THIS FALL AT IRA T. COUSINS Ginnery Newberry, S. C. Listen to the market every day at 12:00 over radio station WKDK Mr. Farmer We have spared no expense in getting our cotton £in in A-l shappe to give you the best possible service. We guarantee you as good sample and turn out as you will find anywhere. District Office 1101^2 CALDWELL STREET Our honest, efficient, Courteous organ ization always work to please you. - Your business will be appreciated.'.iv THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO.