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» THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1948 5§U» 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 Tolerance isn’t always a vir tue. If we Americans tolerate Communists in our midst it is as foolish as it would be to en tertain as guests in your home people who are determined to poison you and your family, or burn your house to the ground. Regardless of one’s idea of tol erance, that is mere blunder ing and stupidity. That may be said of us Americans; we are stupidly blundering in al lowing any man or woman to enjoy the great freedom of this country, when the purpose of that man or woman is to under mine the very foundations of our country. Some of our people think tfiat freedom of speech includes freedom to destroy. I can’t see that. Within the frame-' work of American ideas and ideals, we should have free dom—freedom of speech, free dom of movement, freedom of association, freedom to work and freedom not to work. Along with this, must be freedom to enjoy wages and salaries. This is the American way. We be lieve in a government through representatives, freely elected by us. Th e Communist believes in a nightmare: he talks about the people’s government, the people’s operation of enter prises, the people’s medical care—and all that. But there is nothing new in anything the Communists pro'’ . ■ Five hun dred years ago, in Peru, there was a perfect despostism, with all the good prop os ils of Sov,et Communism. The Inca was the Emperor. He was regarded as a god by people, who worship ped the sun. When Pizarro and his Spanish troops met Ata- hualpa, the Inca, what did they learn? They found a govern ment under the sup’-enie Chief —-El Inca, as he was known. They found that no man was nungry, that every man had tooc. and lodging that every man had a job. The ’ fauna gre; t temples at Cuzco, and an inccmparable fortress at Sae- s ahum an, which, even in ruins, commands the admiration of all beholders—a work surpassing the great buildings of the Pha- roahs. There, truly, in Peru, was the land of gold and silver and cop per. The decadent nations of Europe were given fresh lifo by the steady stream of gold from Pru. Every man nad a jab. But that meant that every man had to work. It msint that the government of The Inca com pelled him to work. It fed him—yes; but i; worked him, too. The Inca controlled his going out and h:s coming in. Nothing in Soviet Russia has progressed beyond the Com munism of the Inca. The Inca was born to tjie purple; he ruled by right of birth, but the Soviet is not a land of democracy; a few took charge by blood and as sassination; and they control it by force. The average man has no more “voice” in de termining affairs in Russia than a prisoner in pur jails. Why is it that intelligent people advocate Communism? The chief reason is that they have either failed to accomplish anything under our system, or they think that a short cut to power can be made by becom ing organizers of Communism. As you can imagine. Com munism rests on force, the force to compel the masses tc live and serve under petty ty rants. who are Communis bu reaucrats. Now do you want that sort of government here? We Am ericans have found the way to a larger life open to -the son or daughter or grandson. No limit can be set; he may climb to the very top. We talk about subjects some times without any clear or def inite knowledge. Just as some young students of law may ar gue about deeds, and wills, mortgages, and the like, with out having written or even copied such a paper, so many of our people planned to vote for Dewey, Truman or Thur mond for Fhesident with no idea that no such name would appear on the ballot. I wonder how our schools and colleges teach the subject of govern ment. Government, in a vague general, sense, is of little use to a man who needs definite information. I wonder if the Peruvians haven’t the right idea, in requiring that the his tory of Peru sjiall be taught by a Peruvian. In recent years we have brought in marly teachers and professors who know vit- tually nothing of South Caro lina history, and about as little about South Carolina govern ment. And, perhaps, not much of American ideals. We have, very likely, in somg South Carolina institutions, men and women who are disposed to- belittle us. One does not read ily forget that 166 students of the University of South Caro lina petitioned Senator Olin D. Jobnston_ to vote for an FEPC law. Many were shocked but found comfort in the thought that those petitioning 166 stu dents were Northerners. That, however, was not true; I had the names and addresses of all 166 ; they were South Caro linians. most of them. And then fifty four graduate Baptist min isterial students of the South signed a like petition. Ob viously we have failed to teach the truth; and some young people—and some no longer young—have fancied themselves more liberal, more aggressively brotherly, than the Redeemer himself, who never at any time suggested a program of legislation. He even refused to condemn the tribute to Cae sar. He. with all persuasve wisdom, addressed himself to the hearts of men though He on one occasion moved with a mighty indignation and drove the money-changers from the Temple. Don’t think the Messiah was not aware of what was going on about Him. Don’t trv to persuade yourselves that He was without concern about tho domgs of men. He had the wisdom to choose the deep springs of human conduct. “Scribes and Pharisees, hypo crites!” Jesus spoke out when He thought frank speech nec essary. “O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” He probed into the hearts of men, not their little pro grams. With all His solicitous con cern for human welfare, He did not ordain that Jew and Sam aritan should mingle; He mere ly told how a Samaritan had come to the rescue of a Jew. Any Southerner could tell of White men coming ,t° the aid of Colored men; and many could tell of the loyalty and de votion of some Colored peo ple to some White people. The lesson of Jesus was to the heart: it was to break down the practice of holding others in hatred, scorn and non-inter course. It may well be considered whether we are ignorantly com mitting our people to the in struction of those who hold in derision many cherished traditions of our State. Much is being said about the Australian, or secret ballot. During eight or ten years I have endorsed the idea over six radio stations and in Spec tator. But it is just another case of discussing something, in very general terms. I obiect to the term “Australian Bal lot:” T obiect to the term ‘Sec ret Ballot.” What we need is a State Ballot. We have no State ballot. Just to show you how little is known of our elec toral machinery let me tell of a conversation. Eight years ago I called a prominent pub lic man and asked him to sup port a bill I had prepared for a State ballot. He asked what it would cost. I told him less than a thousand dollars. Then 1 prepared th e way by remind ing him that a General Elec tion is called the State. The State pays the newspapers far advertising the election. The State pays the managers. The State conducts the election, counts the ballots, declares the result. The State lacks one thing, only: the State fails to print the ballots. That is all that is lacking. My friend said “Say, the Democratic Par ty pays all the election ex- ’ penses.” It does not. The Dem ocratic Party—and every other Party or group—may print bal lots. That, in fact, is what ; s done. Now then, what is the remedy? The remedy is for the State to print the ballots. There is a problem: Whose names should appear on the | ballot? All those who con form to specified requirement. Let us imagine a case: Any; regular, recognized Party whicn has been in operation. How could a new group get on the ticket? We might say that a petition signed by one thou sand registered electors would be sufficient to put their nom inees on the ticket. Let the Secretary of State prepare the ballots, including' all Parties and groups, who qualify thirty days before the election. That would allow him- about three weeks to prepare, print and' distribute the ballots. That is | all we lack. We might amend our State statute so as to pro vide for a better listing of the candidates. This is very sim ple and really needs no ex- lanation. However, many of our people have thought this the most urgently needed re form in the State. I think they over rate the importance of the State ballot. If they think the several ballots really keep people from scratching any candidate, let me remind you that in 1944 the Byrd tic- i ket polled about twice as many votes in South Carolina as the Dewey ticket polled. We need some measure to clarify our election machinery. In' 1948, for example, citizens of Columbia voted for a City Council; also a bond issue, as I recall: also for County officials and representatives in the Leg islature; also a representative in Congrss; and a United States Senator. All that in City, County and State Primaries. Then they voted in City, Coun ty and State General Elections. Many people had one enroll ment and not another; some were enrolled but were not registered. Why all the con- Uusion of many enrollments, and registrations? Why not one Party Enrollment that would be valid throughout tha County, for all Party Primaries. (One Party, of course).- And it might be endorsable for a man moving to another Coun ty. Why shouldn’t one cer tificate of registration be valid anywhere in the County and be endorsable for another Coun ty? Surely we have enough intelligence to provide ade quate safeguards. Our present method is as out of date as would be a man riding a don key to his bank on Law Range. No other heavy-duty trucks bring you equal value in features • • • equal savings In ownership ’/ CHEVROLET There’s one sure way to find out what makes these Chev rolet trucks the best in the heavy-duty busi ness. Drive one. 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S. department of agriculture. Department specialists planted the seed at the experimental farm across the Potomac river from Washington. In a few years there was enough seed to plant lespedeza at several state experiment stations. The imported crop fitted well on the poor, slightly acid soils unfit for such crops as alfalfa and soon was being grown widely in the East Cen tral states as a seed and pasture crop. Now its use is becoming more widespread, particularly in areas of low fertility land. The U. S. crop of Korean lespe deza, developed directly from the single package, now is valued at more than 200 million dollars a year. Value of the seed crop amounts to 20 million dollars. The hay crop makes up another 100 million dollars of value. Although value of the pas ture crop is difficult to estimate, spe cialists contend that it amounts to at least 100 million dollars. These figures do not take into account the profitable use of millions of acres of low fertility land made possible by introduction of the new legume crop. Matched Set $00.00 Including 20% Fed. Tax •Trade mark Reg W- E. Turner Leading Jeweler Formula Computes Feed Required for One Hen High egg production clearly takes more feed, but just as clearly the feed brings a greater return in terms of eggs than the same amount fed to low-producting hens. Dr. L. E. Card of the Illinois experiment sta tion explains how to compute the total feed required for one hen for a year: Multiply the live weight of the bird, in pounds, by 8. Add 25. Divide the total number of eggs the hen lays by 7 (e. g. 105 divided by 7 equals 15) and add this figure to the total obtained by the first two steps. An example: Weight of hen—5 pounds. Five times 8 equals 40; plus 25 equals 65. Hen lays 105 eggs per year.* Di vide this figure by 7. Result 15. Total feed required.— 80 pounds. (65 plus 15). Among other things, I have advocated installment payments of taxes. (My recollection is that I first proposed the pay ment of delinquent taxes in in stallments, while keeping the current taxes paid. I’m not seeking credit or recognition. I’rn arguing now that many a man who could pay two dol lars a month on current taxes paying in advance, never has $24.00 at one time. Why is it that business houses change their methods in order to pro mote collections, while a new idea finds, no hospitality in our fossilized tax machinery? Even the Federal Government now tries to collect quarterly, in advance. NOTICE Under the provisions of The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act of 1945, notice is hereby given that we in tend to apply to the South Carolina Tax Commission for a license to operate a retail liquor store at Mul berry and River streets, in the town of Peak, S. C. P. S Eargle J. K. Shell WANTS FOR SALE — Marretts 1st year and seed wheat $3.75 per hr. Ccker Victor grain seed oats $1.75 per hr. H. O. Long & Sons; Silverstreet, S. C.; Phone No. 44i-J-l tn WANTED — Scrap Iron, brass. copper, lead, zinc, aluminum pewter, old batteries, radiators, all kinds of rags, old waste cot ton, mattress cottoh. We also have a nice line of groceries. W. H. STERLING, VINCENT ST. FOR SALE—New W. C. AlUs Chalmers tractor and cultivator. Contact L. H. Quattlebaum, Rt. 2. Saluda Highway No. 3, after 5 p.m. 5-Nov-3tp Plowing Is M^jor Step In Garden Pest Control It’s smart gardening to double- cross garden insect pests by late fail spading or plowing in prepara tion for spring planting. Plowing U one of the most important steps in insect control because it interferes with the natural and normal activi ties of‘Uii insects for living through the winter. Insects wintering above the ground can stand severe cold but. not burying in moist cold soil, and those below cannot live. 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