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THE NEWBERRY SUN
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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.
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
France seems to need a dic
tator—and may get one, prob
ably of Stalin’s approval. There
are so many political parties
in France that the nation can’t
agree on anything for many
months.
As long as the French are so
divided our American , tax mon
ey should not be poured into
a rat-hole or bottonless pit. If
the French can’t agree among
themselves we have no respon
sible government to treat with.
Democracy is a form of gov
ernment not suited to every
nation. We lik eto theorize
about the glory of democracy,
but it is only possible when
people have stability. The so-
called democracy of Russia is
worse than an illusion; it is
an hallucination, a wild night
mare. The orderly processes of
government in Russia are due
to the iron hand of the dicta
torship; the French, on the
contrary, are so overfed with
their idea of democracy that
every man wants to be a pol
itical group almost by himself.
The French don’t practice team
play; they are like a noisy,
brawling football team without
judges, referees or umpires. It
is an overdose of democracy
reduced to unpalatable ex
tremes.
France needs a firm hand
with a constitutional control,
with enough power in the ex
ecutive branch to make tha
government function.
Misrepresentation as a fine
art should be repudiated by us.
For some years we Americans
have been regaled with false
hoods, half - truths, equivoca
tions—and all manner of deceit
—that we don’t know when we
are being told the truth.
In Italy once lived a man
named Machiavelli who openly
advocated lying, deceit, brutal
ity, treachery and rascality if
th e purpose of the government
would be served. He proclaimed
that the ordinary virtues were
not expected of officials; nor
were they blameable for any
act. however dishonorable, if
it promoted the ruler’s idea or
plan.
The world seems to be accep
ting Machiavellian philosophy,
even many of our government.
We can’t beliee much that is
said. Long ago we believed the
word of our President. Now the
president issues a statement to
day on one side and may is
sue a different one tomarrow.
He is using material prepared
for him by smart “ghost-writ
ers” who write what he is to
say.
Are we to have a deficit
next year? One man says that
we shall, but another says we
shall have a surplus. We had
the same confusion early this
year. Did we have a surplus of
eight (8) billions; or did we
barely scrape the bottom of
the barrel?
I think we are getting tired
of bookkeeping surpluses and
bookkeeping deficits; let’s try
the truth for a CHANGE.
Our government owes a stag
gering amount of money. It is
probable that no one man
knows the exact figures. We
have so many spending and
lending agencies, and so many
promising and giving services
that the whole truth cannot
be known until all the con
tingencies are met—which may
b e years from now.
Some days ago I was telling
that the property taxes paid
by a group of three mills ex
ceeded all th e property taxes
paid in Allendale and McCor
mick counties, more even than
the total of all property taxes
paid in Edgefield county. I
suggested that these mills paid
heavily to the Federal and state
governments over and above
the property taxes. I also call
ed attention to the value of the
payroll, though I did not know
The 1949
here now!
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More Than 103 New Features
and Refinements!
There’s big excitement in our show
rooms these days, folks! It’s all
because of the 1949 KAISER, on
display at our dealership now. And
frankly—we’re just as excited as
any of our visitors. We didn’t see
where big improvement could be
made in a car already proved years
ahead by more than a quarter mil
lion owners in more than two bil
lion miles of driving—but they’ve
added 103 new features and refine
ments for ’49 to the other fully-
proved Kaiser-Frazer values! You’ll
have to see these cars to know what
we’re talking about. Come in today
and let us show you!
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Hopkins Motor &‘Machinery Co.
1532 MAIN STREET PHONE 732
the amount of money paid in
wages. I did know, of course,
that the total of wages was
great. I am informed that the
three mills pay twelve million
dollars in wages! In a year, of
course—a million a month.
I recall visiting a town when
the depression struck us. I
asked a merchant what sup
ported the town. He replied;
“Wte haven’t very much to do
business on; only about $25,-
a week from the cotton mill
payroll. I told him where I
live we should regard that as
real money—$25,000 a week;
even $25,000 a month would
cause us to call out the fire
department so as to coll off
the Chamber of Commerce, in
its excitement. But this one
group of three pays a million
dollars a month in wages!!
If my County could get that
enterprise, or one like it, we
could sign up every man, wo
man and child to stand by it.
Some communities do appre
ciate their industries. Certain
ly in recent years there has
been marked cordiality between
management and workers. And
why not? They have the same
interest: the prosperity of the
enterprise is the prosperity of
all. The failure of the enter
prise would leave the commun
ity as quiet as a Cemetery,
but without the Cemetery’s
faith.
Any substantial enterprise
that wants good friends might
come to old Clarendon. We’ve
been lean and poor so long
we would know how to ap”
preciate it and make it wel
come.
Officials of the South Caro
lina Democratic Party are not
under obligation to serve the
National Democratic Party.
Since Rule 32 of the South
Carolina Party was amended
our obligation has been only
to the Democracy of the State.
That is nothing new; that
change was made in 1936 (as
I recall). Since then we have
exercised complete indepen
dence of the National ticket
without prejudice to our stand
ing as South Carolina Demo
crats. '
Whatever the National Party
may wish to do about our tic
ket of Thurmond and Wright;
and whatever it may rule as to
officials of the Party and mem
bers. too. is probably a matter
for decision by a National Dem
ocratic Convention, not the Ex
ecutive Committee, and much
less the Chairman. But as a
layman I have neither the fears
nor trepidations of Party offi
cials and some of our leaders
in public office.
As a layman, one man speak
ing his own thought and for
himself only, it seems that we
are beclouding a simple issue;
we are becoming involved, con
fused and bemused as a sim
ple layman frequently is when
he hears a learned disquisition
on some erudite hypothesis on
Relativity.
Let’s brush aside the chaff
and get to the wheat: Any
body can print (or write in
black ink) a ticket nominating
eight presidential electors. I
can do so; you can do so. So
may our South Carolina Party
do so. without bowing down to
the action of Philadelphia.
It is apparent that the per
fect legality of our refusal to
follow the Philadelphia nomi
nation of Mr. Truman is beyond
challenge, according to the
South Carolina Democratic ac
tion of 1936.
As a citizen of South Caroli
na. of unbroken Democratic an
cestry, I cannot reconcile Mr.
Truman’s attitude with the
Democracy of my people. Nor
ean I understand the urgings
of some South Carolinians that
we support Mr. Truman. Those
gentlemen ar e just as loyal to
the South as I am; and they
cherish Southern ideas of sep
aration, just as I do. How,
then, can they lose sight of
the principles at stake? Is it
through the fog of a nebulous
loyalty to a National Party
which does violence to their
own political principles?
Is the label, the Party label,
worth more than principles?’
Ar e we to support and cherish
a man or a group which delib
erately affronts us? Are we
so concerned with Committee
assignments or Mr McGrath’s
recognition that we repudiate
our parents, ourselves and our
ideas?
What loyalty does a man owe
that is superior to the fealty
he bears to time-honored prac
tices deeply rooted in the life
of an honorable people?
Boil it down; I am not op
posed to any South Carolina
man or group, but I am, as
a student of life, and advocate
of Wihite rule. And most of
those who are raising all man
ner of technical points are
just as I am about all this.
So why all the tempest in a
teapot?
If any South Carolinian en
dorses Mr. Truman’s Civil
Rights Program let him say
so and leave the issue clearly
defined. But to profess con
currence in the South’s tradi
tional attitude and then sup
port Mr. Truman must be the
result of a confusion of thought
so confounded as to be en-
snarled in contradiction to be
clear-cut and intelligible.
Where do we stand? Let’s
quit quibbling and pettifogging
and forget small politics.
I’m for Thurmond and
Wright. Where do you stand?
Congress should itemize every
appropriation; and Congress
should study geography. How’s
Celebrate 25th
Anniversary
Wednesday evening, Septem
ber 15, Mr. and Mrs. Guy V.
Whitener were at home to their
friends at a lovely reception in
celebration of their 25th wed
ding anniversary.
Mrs. Arthur W. Welling wel
comed the guests upon arrival
and showed them to the regis
ter, presided over by Mrs. Guy
V. Whitener, Jr. Mrs. Frank
Graham entertained in the liv
ing room which was lovely in
floral deco.ations of white car
nations. asters and gladioli. The
mantle was centered with a
bowl of white asters and gladi
oli surrounded *by fern and
evergreen. Bronze and crys
tal candelabra held burning
white tapers at either end of
the mantle. Th e open fire
place was banked with pine
and caladiums.
Mrs. George Stone invited
the guests into the music room
where Mr. and Mrs. Whitener
received against a background
of red roses. Mrs. Whitener
was beautifully gowned in a
dress of white acacia encircled
with bands of iridescent beads
and white satin slippers. She
wore a four strand necklace
of pearls, an anniversary gift
from Mr. Whitener. He re
ceived a wedding ring as his
gift from Mrs. Whitener.
The guests wer e invited into
the dining room where sand
wiches, individual cakes, iced
in white, and topped by white
sugar roses with silver cen
ters, and mints were served by
Misses Joan Dennis, Katherine
Kirkland. Janabeth Lovett, Nan
cy Stone and Joyce Lee Wil
son.
Mrs. Gurnie Summer, Mrs.
Walter Lovett and Mrs. Ralph
Williams were in charge of the
refreshments.
The dining table was covered
with an exquisite white linen
cloth, and centered with a
beautifully embossed three
tiered wedding cake in a set-
this: $125,009,000 a year, for
relief in Korea!! One hundred
and twenty five millions a year
for three years—and still going
on?
That item appeared - in a
Sout Carolina daily a few
days ago.
What special devastation did
Korea suffer from this war?
The population is said to ba
less than twenty million. Judg
ing its importance we find that
in 1928—a year of peace—its
exports were valued at only
$182,000,000 and its imports at
$206,000,000. It is primarily'
a poor country of primitive ag
riculture.
Does anybody know anything
about our National spending?
What becomes of the billions?
Recently a well-informed
man said that our Marines are
not equipped with the best
American weapons! Wt spend
enough to provide gold bullets
We spend the money—piles
and piles of it—but do we ever
get more that a small fraction
of benefit from what the Gov
ernment spends?
$125,000,000 a year for three
years—$375,000,000 for Korea—
for relief!! That is about what
South Carolina spends in three
years—without relief!
ting of silver leaves and fern
topped by rosebuds with sil
ver leaves tied with a net.
The cake was flanked by sil
ver candelabra holding lighted
white tapers and arrangements
of white carnations and roses.
Each corner of the table was
adorned with bows of silver and
net.
The buffet held a lovely ar
rangement of candies in crys
tal candelabra and a beautiful
silver coffee service. The china
closet was centered with a crys
tal vase of carnations.
Mrs. Kathryn Whitener Ous-
ley, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Whitener, showed the
guests into the gift room, where
Mrs. D. J. Williams, Mrs. Roy
Anderson, Jr., and Mrs. Ralph
Rowe entertained. The numer
ous and lovely gifts were ar
tistically displayed in a setting
of vases of red roses
. Th e guests were directed to
the terrace by Mrs. J. T. Den
nis, where frozen punch was
served from a gleaming crys
tal bowl by Miss Marylin
Whitener, youngest daughter of
Mir. and Mrs. Whitener, assist
ed by Charles Lovett.
The terrace which was de
corated in marigolds and ivey,
overlooking the swimming pool,
was an ideal sitting for the oc
casion. with the reflection of
the moonlight and colored
lights on the water.
Mrs. Ousley and Miss White
ner wore dresses of white taf-
fata which featured dropped
shoulders, fitted bodices ^coming
to a point at the waists with
bustles of net over hoop skirts.
Both wore rhinestone chokers,
bracelets, ear rings and white
carnations in their hair.
Mrs. Guy V. Wfaitener, Jr.,
wore an ice blue satin dress
and a diamond lavalier with
teardrop rubies, diamond ear
rings and pink roses tied with
silver net in her hair.
Arthur “Red” Dwyer of Mass
achusetts, Mrs. Ousley’s fiance,
was present to enjoy the af
fair with her.
During the evening recorded
anniversary music was softly
played featuring an album of
“Faorite Love Songs” sung by
Frank Munn.
•About 250 friends called dur
ing the evening to congratulate
Mr. and Mrs. Whitener.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1948
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS
At the Newberry, S. C. Post
Office an open competitive ex
amination is to be held for the
position of Charman paying
$1.10 an hour as an entrance
wage. There is no written ex
amination but applicants will
be judged by their previous ex
perience. Applications forms
may be secured at the Post Of
fice at Newberry, S. C. The
Charman position is custadial
and therefore is restricted to
Veterans. Applicants must re
side within the delivery of the
Newberry, S. C. Post Office or
be bona fide patrons thereof.
Application forms must be re
ceived by Regional Director,
5th U. S. Civil Region, Atlanta
3, Georgia not later than Octo
ber 18. 1948.
Ask for Announcement No.
5-68-48’ for further informa
tion.
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