THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1948
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
When a man renounces his
friends, his religion or the
great tradition of his people;
in other words, when a man
turns against something long
cherished by himself and his
people such an act used to be
called apostasy,, in the days of
more elegant and formal speech.
Today the man in the street
refers to this as double-cross
ing.
One of the remembered cases
of apostasy, remembered thru
16 centuries, was the renuncia
tion of Christianity by the
Roman Emperor. Julien. What
ever else Julien may have done
h e is remembered since the
year 363 A.D. as Julien the
Apostate. Just as we say Alex
ander the reat, so history re
fers to ulien naming him the
Apostate—Julien the Apostate.
It is interesting to remember
that Julien fell in battle against
the Persians, exclaiming “Thou
has conquered, O Galilean.”
Apostasty collapsed in disaster.
The most amazing case of
apostasy in recent years is the
turn of Judge Waring of our
Federal court. The decisions of
Judge Waring in the Primary
cases seem not to have satis
fied the missionary zeal of th"
learned jurist; he goes north
and condemns us at a luncheon.
Many men httve became vol
uble at luncheons and benquets,
but the distinguished judge had
the following to say. as report
ed in the New York Times:
“To me, the racial atmos
phere of my part of the
South is at present pretty
dim. I believe it’s going to
improve—that the sunlight
is going to come in. But I
don’t believe the windows
, are going to be opened vol
untarily.”
The problem, he declared, is
to change the feeling, the sen
timent, the creed, ot the great
body of white people of the
South that a Negro is not an
American citizen. And I don’t
think there is any place in
American democracy for put
ting any citizen in a compart
ment according to his race or
religion. Not one man in pub
lic life has dared to support
these decisions based on the
fact that a Negro is entitled to
vote as an American citizen.
The few people in public life
who have communicated with
me have done so in letters
marked “strictly confidential.”
That’s pretty bad. Although
Southern Negroes have scored
som e gains in recent years, the
jurist asserted, these were ei
ther forced by outside agencies
or given as a favor,_ not as a
right. This is true despite tha
efforts of liberal Southerners
such as former Governor Ellis
Arnall of Georgia, Judge War
ing declared. Turning to Thur-
good Marshall, attorney for the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
a member of the Lawyers guild
Executive Board who was
seated near him, the judge said:
“The danger of Arnall and
others is that they say: “Let
us alone and we’ll do it our
selves.’ Well, no Negro wouuld
have voted in South Carolina
if you hadn’t brought a case.”
To the group as a whole. Judge
Waring added: “I say to you,
go forward with your work, but
you must be careful of your
methods. A reformer vho
comes to the South and says
the whole civilization there is/
wrong is making a mistake. On
the other hand, don’t stay
away. We have got to teach
many people to want to im
prove. The situation has got to
be handled gently but firmly.
My people have one outstand
ing fault—the terrible fault of
prejudice. They have been born
and educated to feel that a
Negro is some kind of an ani
mal that ought to be well-
treated and given kindness, but
as a matter of favor, not right.
Thnt’s not the kind of a con
ception that we should show to
the world.”
The judge is of old Carolina
stock, but the judge has not
presented the case well. What
he doesn’t say speaks more
resonantly than what he does
say.
Civilization does not build
its progress on ignorance. If
the student of history will ex
amine the record of the Color
ed people he will find a peo
ple who have emerged from
slavery to an amazing degree
of advancement within a cen-
turv. Never before has there
been such astonishing develop
ment of a race in all phases of
.life, notably economic. As we
study the old world, with its
racial strife, its bloody, venge
ful. unremitting warfare of
centuries, behold the march of
the_ Southern Colored man!
Would it have been possible in
the atmosphere described by
his honor, the judge? Does he:
mean to say or imply that the
high state of living of thous
ands of our colored people is
due to missionary zeal of out
siders, battling against the
bigotry and meanness of us who
live in the South?
Can we look anywhere for a
parallel, even among races of
the same color? Observe again
the clash of Jew and Arab; the
Jew, a Wihite man of great his
tory, so great that Jehovah re
vealed himself to them through
Moses and the Prophets, crown
ing His revelations in the min
istry of the Saviour of Man
kind and His resurrection; and
the Arab, whose people have
enriched humanity through the
sciences, notably mathematics
and chemistry, pharmacy, medi
cine and astronomy, mention
ing a small part of them con-
tnoution to tne larger intellec-
tftal scope of men for a thous
and years. Yet these people,
inheritors of great cultural tra
ditions, from/ the splendor of
Soloman to th e chivalry of Sal
aam, seems unable to live in
the same territory except in a
reign of riot and terrorism. To
the reader of history the peace
ful progress of the Negro is the
modern marvel of civilization.
But theorists can’t let well
enough alone; they must deliv
er to the Negro the very keys
of the kingdom, and that now,
immediately, though the aver
age colored man is most an
xious to build for himself a
more secure living. The Negro
politician and the White poli
tician, with incredible blindness
would throw one race down
the throat of another.
It is the plain truth that the
Negro has lived here and pros
pered by the help of White
men. No one can deny that, so
we need not become embroiled
in recriminations. But the white
man has felt, and is feeling, a
larger sense of responsibility
for the colored man, and in
each decade has contributed
notably to promote the welfare
of the colored man. Nowf how
ever, they tell us that the
white man MUST do this and
that. Well, well! And what
says history of that sort of
blundering? That it won’t work
—and that is a statement of
exceeding mildness.
The highway financing seems
a bit ridiculous. At first the
need for money may have jus
tified the plan by which roads
were built with the proceeds of
bond sales, but to sell bonds
while enjoying a tax income of
fourteen million dollars seems
an absurdity. This is not a
criticism of road operations; it
is a question as to the sound
ness of a plan by which bends
are still sold in order to get
money for road building. The
law is at fault: and the law
should be changed so as to pay
off the present highway debt
and provide for such repair
and new building as may be
necessary.
The newspapers carried a
statement recently that the
highway department now owes
about 60 million dollars. That
is obviously unsound. I say this
with full appreciation of the
good roads we havef and the
good men operating the de-
MRS FORD KURTZ TAKES
OVER AS CLUB BEGINS
61ST YEAR. »
(From Long Island, N. Y. news
paper.)
A tiny brunette with a soft
Southern drawl and a love for
tradition this week began her
first term as president of the
Jamaica (N.Y.) Woman’s club.
She is Mrs. Ford Kurtz of
88-76 195th place, Hollis . . .
formerly o*f Newberry, S. C.
Vivacious, barely five feet
tall, Mrs. Kurtz is as proud of
the traditions of the Jamaica
Woman’s club, which has just
opened its 61st year, as she is
those of the Old South.
Although she dabbles in the
past—she is a member of the
Daughters of the American
Revolirtion, the King Ma.nor
Association and the Washing
ton Headquarters Association—
she also keeps a sharp mind on
the future.
Take, for instance, her atti
tude on motion pictures.
A member of the Motion Pic
ture Council of Queens,' she
likes serious films—films that
cause people to think.
Studies Psychology
Mrs. Kurtz is an avid student
ofpsj/chology — a fact which
should make easy the handling
of a large and complex organ
ization like the Jamaica Wo
man’s club.
The club has 150 members, a
Junior League, and a score of
honorary and associate mem
bers. It has numerous commit
tees, as well as departments of
drama, music, arts and crafts,
and literature, who produce
plays and conduct classes. All
in all, about twenty meetings
a month are held by the var
ious departments.
This is not the first * time
Mrs. Kurtz has headed a club.
Former D.A.R. Regent
She is a former regent of
Elizabeth Annesley Lewis D.A.
R.. of Jamaica, and now holds
a state directorship in that or
ganization. which, she believes
is concerned with more than
i partment. As I am friendly
i with all those gentlemen, this
' is not a bit of personal feeling
or politics; I merely urge that
we change a method of financ
ing which is unnecessary and
undesirable.
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One of Spectator’s readers, an
esteemed and thoughtful citi
zen of Tennessee, writes that
my reference to England’s Thos.
Cromwell stirred his recollec
tion of Cardinal Woolsey’s ad
monition, which he quoted.
You remember it?
“Cromwell, I charge thee,
fling away ambition: By that
sin fell the angels; how can
man. then, the image of His
Maker, hope to win by it. Love
thyself last: cherish thosei
hearts that hat e thee: Corrup
tion wins not more than hon
esty. Still in thy right hand
carry gentle peace, to silence
envious tongues; be just and
fear not. Let all the ends thou
aimest at be thy country’s, thy
God’s, and 'truth’s: then if thou
fallest, O Cromwell! Thou fall-
est a 'blessed martyr . . . ’ Had
1 but served by God with half
the zeal I served my king, he
would not in mine age have
left me najced to mine ene
mies.”
Since our esteemed judge has
spoken in New York, with such
a glow of missionary zeal,
would it not be appropriate to
ask the circuit court of Ap
peals ofi reverse the eminent
jurist because of his outspoken
fervor in endorsing the effort
of the Attorney for the color
ed people? The udge as a citi-
zen is entitled to his opinion,
but when one is so deeply mov
ed over the righteousness of a
cause how can he hear with
even mind the other side?
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LOST — Setter Dog—White
black head and ears, whi^
streak down rrtiddle of face.
No collar. Name “Bo”. / Re
ward. Notify Floyd Dennis,
1229 Kinard St. Phone 559-J
or Murray Sheppard, Silver-
street, S. C. . Itc
FOR SALE — One Maytag
washing machine, one large
wardrobe with glass front. J.
B. Harman. Prosperity, S. C.
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Master Deluxe 4-door sedan.
Excellent condition. Radio and
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FOR SALE — Marretts 1st
year and seed wheat $3.75 per
hr. Coker Victor grain seed
oats $1.75 pen hr. H. O. Long
& Sons; Si^rerstreet, S. C.;
Phone No. 441-J-l tn
WANTED — Scrap iron, brass,
copper, lead, zinc, aluminum
pewter, old batteries, radiators,
all kinds of rags, old waste cot
ton, mattress cotton. We also
have a nice line of groceries. W.
H. STERLING, VINCENT ST.
Colonial times.
“Most people think th e D.A.
R. is made up of stuffy wo
men who live in the past,’ she
said. “Actually the D.A.R. is
one of the most forward-look
ing organizations in the United
States. We operate schools for
poor Southern children and
give therapy courses for dis
abled veterans.”
The D.AjR. also sponsors
English courses for the foreign
born and tries to teach Ameri
can ideals.
Loyal To South
Mrs. Kurtz' was born and ed
ucated in Newberry. After her
graduation from Newberry col
lege, she taught latin.
Her husband is a civil engi
neer. They came to Hollis in
1920 and she has been active
in Queens clubs since.
Although she considers Hol
lis her home. Mrs. Kurtz is
loyal to South Carolina, and
belongs to the Dixie clyb ot
New York.
She is also a member of the
Patriotic Women of America
the Jamaica Presbyterian church
and the Chapin Home Auxil
iary of Hollis.
and Mrs. H. C. Rhodes of Roe
buck. attended the Woodruff
High School. He is an em
ployee of the Brandon Mill in
Whitmire.
They will make their home
near Kinards.
Holds Social
The monthly social of the
M.Y.F. of Zion was held Thurs
day night at the home of Miss
Ann Stockman with Misses
Reba Bowers and Anne Beden-
baugh as • associat hostesses.
The hostesses directed a num
ber of Hallowe’en games and
contests.
The refresments also carried
out the Hallqwe’en idea.
Party For Luther League
Mrs. Ellis Shealy, advisor of
St. Lukes Luther League, en
tertained the members of the
League Thursday evening at
her apartment in Prosperity.
The Hallowe’en motif was used
in the decorations, the games
and the refresments.
As the guests entered, they
were given colored masks
which they donned and which
added to the merriment of the
group. v
The Rev. C. E. Seastrumc
and Mr. a nd Mrs. R. H. Amick
were also present. Mrs. Amick
assisted with the games and
serving.
Has Hallowe’en Party
The members of the Inter
mediate Luther League of
Grace Church enjoyed a Hal
lowe’en party last Thursday
night at the home of their su
pervisor, Mrs. Gurdon W.
Counts.
'Before the party the group
went on a trick-or-treat tour
which afforded them lots of
fun. They then reassembled at
Mrs. Counts’ and enjoyed a
number of games and contests.
Sandwiches, hot chocolate,
and home-made candy Were 1
served.
(Continued on Back Page)
(Gladys (as we know her) is
not the only accomplished
member of the Kurtz household.
There’s Peter, the Kurts son.
Now at Yale, he won through
scholarship and competitive
exams two scholarships to Cor
nell university. At high school
graduation he won the Ameri
can Legion medal for best-ah-
’round, as well as other cita
tions and awards. Not bad for
a young rebel! Or, at least,
half rebel!
Peter is going to Yale in
stead of using the Cornell
scholarships because Mr. and
Kurtz preferred Old Eli.—Ed.)
PROSPERITY
Sligh-Bowen
A marriage of cordial inter
est was that of Miss Marian
Louise Sligh and Oscar W.
Bowers which took place Fri
day morning, Oct. 29, at eleven
o’clock at the Methodist par
sonage with Rev. Rex V. Martin
officiating. The ring ceremony
was used. Witnessing the cere
mony were Mrs. Zobel of New
berry, James Martin and Bobby
Sligh of Silverstreet and Miss
Reba Powers and Samuel Bow
ers of Prosperity.
Mrs. Bowers *was attired in
a brown suit with brown ac
cessories and wore a corsage
of pink carnations. She is
from Silverstreet and attended
the Silverstreet High School.
Mr. Bowers, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. A. Bowers, gradu
ated from the O’Neal High
School and attended Clemson
College one year before enter
ing the Service. He served
in the Marines for two years,
most’ of the time being spent
in the Pacific area.
After a honeymoon in Flori
da the couple willl reside in
their home in the O’Neal com
munity. ,
Bedenbaugh-Rhodes
Miss Varee P. Bedenbaugh
of Kinards became the bride
of G. B. Rhodes of Roebuck on
Friday, Oct. 27th at six o’clock
in the home of the officiating
minister, the Rev. J. B. Har
man, D.D., who used the im
pressive ring ceremony.
Suiuiooaq e aaoM sapoqy
grey ensemble with black, ac
cessories. Her corsage wqs of
red geraniums. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
H. Bedenbaugh of Kinards and
attendedf the Bush River High
School.
Mr. Rhodes, the son of Mr.
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