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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1948
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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.
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DAVIS MOTOR COMPANY
1517 Main St. Newberry, S.C.
Pack oi Seed Nets
Million Dollar Crop
Plant Immigrant Has ,
Typical Success Story
One package of sf-ed^sent home by
a missionary less than 30 years ago l
has developed into a crop now valued
at more than 200 million dollars a
year. That is the success story of a
plant Immigrant — Korean lespe-
deza.
Only three decades ago Dr. Ralph
Mills, a medical missionary, sent a
package of lespedeza seed from
Korea to the U. 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.
Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions
CARTER’S /
Day Phone 719 — .Night 6212
THE BEST PLACE
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We will finance your sales, no strin.es attached,
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SERVICE FINANCE
COMPANY
1506 Main St.
Put Your Money
in a HOME 1
It is good business to
pay for your home out
of future earnings.
A
A home of your own will
enrich the life of the en
tire family., every member,
every day. A home is al
ways a splendid investment;
and pays big dividends in
happiness and security.
We invite
you to make
use of tho
financial
services we
can render
for you
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Newberry Federal Savings and Loan Association