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9 THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1948 i§un 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 Did the C.I.O. defeat John J. Riley in his race for re-election to Congress? Just off-hand I would say that th e race was be tween such attractive men that no outside influence counted, even if it was exercised. Frankly I don’t think Mr. Sims had any affiliation with -the C.I.O. If the C.I.O. sup ported him it did so withouut his solicitation; and it has no claim on him. But did the C.I.O. take an active part in the campaign? Do you won der why I ask? A friend has sent me a copy of the official black list of the CIO and it marked John Riley for defeat, becausue he voted for the Taft- Hartley bill over the veto of President Truman. In the Congressional district represented by Mr. Riley are the Counties of Aiken, Barn well, Bamberg, Orangeburg, Lexington, Richland, Calhoun and Sumter. The CIO does not control the vote in any of those counties; nor does Organized Labor have control. It is a point of practical politics, how ever, that any man or group who can persuade. a hundred men in a County to follow him is a great political factor. Even a dozen followers raise a man to campaign eminence; while six votes make a man a small boss who must not be ignored. Assuming that the CIO mem bers followed the instructions from headquarters and opposed Mr. Riley did they defeat him? Hardly; that would detract from the attractiveness of the young challenger who won the race. And his appeal was very real, for no man can gainsay the admiration and affection for John Riley of all who know him. The conclusive proof of the failure of the CIO to dominate South Carolina politics is found in the re-nomination of Sena tor Maybank, who also was on the black list of the CIO—and for the same reason. Senatoil Maybank’s name appeared first on the list of South Carolinians marked for defeat. Mr. May- bank’s victory in the first pri mary over four competitors would have been notable in any circumstances, but his triumph was a contest with seasoned and able campaigners. Not only did the CIO call for the defeat of Senator (Maybank but high, top leadership of the American Federation of Labor had sharp ened a hatchet for his scalp. Labor did nqt confine its op position to mere lack of ap proval: it was very practical: it was active for another can didate—who ran third. Another man denounced by the CIO ran second. According to the results. Or ganized Labor was a negligible influence in the South Carolina Primary. It proves that in this State men are men and will not be herded and voted’ by Labor leaders; they vote as men. as citizens, not as men under the dictation of any man, whether he be Labor leader or anything else. The CIO didn’t like anybody from South Carolina in the Congress, so far as I know. Senator Olin Johnston was not in the race, but Senator May- bank and the six Representa tives were marked for- slaugh ter. How did it come out? Mendel Rivers had no opposi tion. notwithstanding the ac tivity of Labor in Charleston. In any - case the County dis tricts would have supported him. Congressman Bryson, from the highly industrialized Piedmont, had no opposition. James P. Richards had no op position; John L. McMillan had ; no opposition. So it may be said that the defeat of John | J. Riley was .not a victory for (the CIO. Certainly the second district ' had two remarkably able and appealing figures in the race, both natives of Orangeburg, though Mr. Riley now lives— and lives usefully, in Sumter. One might say of him that throughout the years he has lived an abundant life, as men tioned in Scripture. When I began talking and writing about Communism some folk suspected me of an over excited imagination; I had been brought face to face with the Russian peril and the Ameri can menace at home largely though authentic material which was sent me by a friend who found Communism reach ing into American public life to an alarming degree. My friend knew that Communist ic influences had seeped into our life dangerously ten years ago. He saw the National, Government being swayed by Communist programs, though our leaders thought they were merely progressive and liberal ideas. That word “liberal” and the word “progressive” swept many a sound an{ l sensible man off his feet; we want to be- “liberal”-, you know; we want to feel that we are not only abreast of the times, but even a little ahead of the procession. We are a bit like the old man on the witness stand. The op posing Counsel, knowing that the old man enjoyed the re spect and confidence of every one. sought to break down his testimony by an ingenious ex pedient. He said, “Now Uncle, everybody believes what you •say, so think carefully in order to be exact, to tell not only the truth, blit the whole truth, as the law says.” “Yes sir,” said the old man: “I’se telling the whole truth, even a little de rise of the truth.” So, we’ve been going the Liberals one better; and all sorts of cranks, perverts and subversionists have clung like barnacles to the ship of State. We have really taken then to our bosom, as the Spartan lad did the fox, and they have been gnawing at our “vitals,”- as the fox did. 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Satan, we are told, does not make frontal attacks: that adroit fellow does not risk ex posure and rebuff by showing an ugly countenance, or ex posing the fangs of a wolf. He comes to the side anc^ walks along as a sympthetic comrade. He gives no orders, but cap tures our imagination. —^“Be hold, all the world, its glory and riches, Its pomp and po wer, all this will I give you if you will worship me,” a free rendering of the temptation in the Wilderness. So the Com munists seek power, but they come like wolves in sheep’s clothing; they create ’ discon tent on one side and make bright pictures on the other. It has been proved—and is well known—that the Com munists wish to promote up heaval here. Wttiat sort of up heaval?^ Any sort: to stir up the Whites against the Blacks; the Poor against the Rich; La bor against Management. The Communists promise everything to everybody be cause in all lands, in all times the number of those with little exceeds the number of those with something. If they can corrall. like cattle, all those who have little, they will have a majority; and a few leaders will rule us like the Stalin’s “polit-bureau,” or inside group of dictators. 'Even in America, great, rich, free America, those who have little outnumber those who have something. What saves America is this: “We hope to have something tomorrow; and we plan to enjoy what we make, without dictation from anybody. America is the land of wealth, and it is the land of hope. Some days ago I saw an old friend. I knew him when, as the son of a widowed Mother, he was regarded as an ideal son. He struggled for an edu cation. Why? He looked to the future; he did not sit down and mope; he didn’t* think that the world owed him a living; he hoped to fare forth as a man prepared to fight the bat tle of life. Perhaps he remem bered what Scotland’s Burns said: “To catch dame fortune's golden smile, assiduous wait upon her; and gather gear by every wile, that’s justified by honor.” That man is a symbol of American hope: and he has triumphed. Whether his dol lars be mfcny I don’t know, but he is a man. a man of emi nence, the fulfillment of a rich and splendid hope. I’ve told this before, but it will bear re-telling: I once attended a Northern University and had rooms in a fine dor mitory which had been given to the institution by a mem ber of one of America’s fabu lously rich families. Tha jani tor and his family—wife and two children—lived in the basement. They had come to this country—the man and wife —as immigrants, travelling in the steerage. The two children grew up in that basement; they went to school and college from that basement. Today the fa ther is still janitor; still lives in the basement; but his love ly daughter lives in a home of he own, married, after teach ing in Boston. Boston, mind you, where they lay emphasis on intellectuality. The son is a professor in the institution in which the father is a janitor. And when the father told me about that lad, his eyes glowed with the joy and. pride of great achievement. And he was jus tified: th'at was America; and that is America. And we must keep America as the land of hope, of opportunity. What the other man is or has, we can be or have. The Chairman of two great corporations of the North is a man who worked his way from hard beginnings. A great build er of South Carolina began his career in humble circumstances. Another builder was a farm lad in Iowa. They did not become Communists; nor did they beg favors; they made their way by hard work. Look about you; nearly all those who have accomplished anything enduring made their own way. So the Communists can’t persuade all of us, by any means; Most of us still see the star of hope, whether for ourselves or those who come after us. W!e don’t want a bureaucratic America. I met a young ex-soldier on a bus recently. Since the- cam paign in the Mlediterranean he has had a hole in his hip. Dur ing these years he has sufferea and been doped and has suf fered again until now he is about to lose his leg. He has a face that tells the story of bright, ambitious, self-reliant manhood. He didn’t whimper; he didn’t complain; all he wants is a chance to carry on his work—little farm, little store, little gasoline station. He wants to work; he is no Com munist; he is American and to me he is America. west of the Great Plains. The total area of our western pub lic lands runs abouut 400 mill ion acres, and probably half of this is pack trip territory, reach ed only by saddle travel. There you almost certainly will be riding a western horse, and according to outdoor writer Arthur Carhart, these animals are not like your bridle path horse. The average saddle horse for trail use is a product of blend ing strains that have proven highly serviceable for this kind of work. He will be about 1,000 pounds in weight, deep-chested, close-coupled, stout-legged and possessed of a lot of trail ex perience. Your corral boss or head guide will interduce you to the horse you’ll ride. On first meeting. By Ted Kestitfg Among the few places left in this country where you can en tirely escape from the noise and —— 0 f modem living are forests and parks confusion our national 1948 Tax Notice The Tax Books will be open for the collection qf taxes on October 1st and a discount of One Per Cent will be allowed on taxes paid during 1 the month of October 1948. J. Ray Dawkins COUNTY TREASURER don’t try to make it old home week. That horse is sizing you up just as certainly as you are appraising him. There are a good many rea sons for you to take care of your horse during the trip. It’s part of the busniss of saddle travel: a traditional responsibil ity. It’s a portion of the lore and the memory found on a trail trip. If you are totally green about handling saddle tackle, your guide will help you get the hang of it. Perhaps fhe outstanding de ference between managing other horses and the western pony lies in the way they are guided. Welltrained western horses “neck rein.” With the reins in your left hand, and the straps lying along either side of the (Continued on Back Page) She may choose to wear these engagement- wedding rings separately on occasion. BUT when she wants them together, they won't twist, shift or separate. Bring her in to try them on — and learn the secret of their lockl Wonderful rings . . . wonder values. £Z Can Be worn together — or separately. W. E. 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