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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 19, 1948
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
There is some talk about
having our South Carolina elec
toral ticket being cast for Mr.
Truman. As one citizen writes,
that would be unthinkable. As
I see it. it would be treated
with scorn. If we meant to
support Mr. Truman we should
have done so when he was
seeking support; but to defy
him, challenge him and de
nounce him and then run to
him with votes he doesn’t need
would appear ridiculous. We
have made our bed; let us liq
on it. Surely we are not chil
dren or mere puppets of cir
cumstance.
The 11th of November was
the anniversary of the armis
tice of thirty years ago. Nov.
11. 1918 the First World War
was ended, so far as the shoot
ing was concerned. We Amer
icans are still paying for it
in dollars; the world is still
unsafe for democracy, more un
safe than ever before.
One does not like to think
of the fine manhood sacriticed
in vain, unless we either be
come wise ourselves, 'or com
mit our way to Infinite Wis
dom. Nothing is more appal
ling than the blunders of
Statesmanship in thirty years
Perhaps we have blundered in
our arrogance, but surely there
is a wisdom capable of solvins
problems without the maiming
and killing of the young man
hood of the world.
I was in Paris during much
of the time of the Peace Con
ference; I was assigned to lec
ture to the Engineers’ Officers
Club and other service organi
zations, on the background of
the war, and the Covenant of
the League of Nations, then
under consideration. The world
was full of hope, but that hope
was blasted by politicians. Our
own great leader was repudiat
ed by the Senate, and America
declared herself to become em
broiled with Europe.
Then observe our course
from 1940; we dived into
trouble. Such is the frailty of
human wisdom. We still ob
serve the armistice of 1918,
though a more bloody, more
costly, war has been waged
since—and peace is not yet.
Lord God of hosts, be with
us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we for
get.
How did it happen? Every
body asks that question; every
body wonders. The only an
swer ib that enough people be
lieved in Mr. Truman’s prom
ises—for, he had promised all
things to all men. He cannot
carry out all his promises be
cause Congress will not follow
all the way.
As soon as Congress meets
the Representatives will re
member that they will have to
run again in 1950; the Repre
sentatives are always running,
as a matter of fact. And the
Senators—-half of them, prob
ably, will be before the people
in 1950. So they, too, will
not dive off at the deep end.
Mr. Truman is not longer in
bondage to either the Roose
velts or the New Dealers. Dur
ing his resent service he has
been in the hands of the old
favorites; now he is his own
man and he can make his
own decisions.
Not only the States Righters
—inluding myself of course, but
Jimmy Roosevelt, and many
others, were opposed to Mr.
Truman. If he is a wise man
he will work with all who will
work with him, but the New
Dealers have no proprietary
interest in Truman now; they
tried to keep him off the ticket.
We hear it said that the
South Carolina Democratic
party will be re-organized by
National chairman McGrath and
the handful of people who vot
ed for Mr. Truman. Such a
re-organization would be like
the old Mexican army—with
about a hundred generals, two
hundred Colonels and 50 priv
ates. The people, the voters,
are with the South Carolina
Democratic party. We Demo
crats could change the name of
our organization and call it the
White Committee for Political
Action, or the Association for
the advancement of White Peo
ple. But, by whatever name,
the people are not running af
ter Mr. McGrath, nor are they
seeking favor.
The recent campaign was just
one of the major battles; Mr.
Truman won over Mr. Dewey;
Mr. Thurmond carried four
states—a fine achievement.
Let us not meekly surrender
by rushing in to join the crowd
on the bandwagon; we count
more, and more importantly,
by building our own group
and making it more effective.
The so-called practical poli
tician may not believe it, but
the States Righters have won
at least a skirmish; now let us
recruit our forces for the next
skirmish. No practical politi
cian can overlook thirty eight
electoral votes. They appear to
be very cocksure at this mo
ment. but this election certain
ly taught one lesson—you nev
er know what will happen.
Politics may be unpredict
able. but if we say that, a whole
army of radio and newspaper
experts will have to go on re
lief. Never since the time
when the memory of man run
neth not to the contrary; in
other words, since time imme
morial, wise men, insiders,
have prophesied. Yea, verily;
but the amount, the tonnage of
editorial prophesy, the weight
of radio words by volume—
all were appalling. But all
were wrong, nearly all.
Cotton and politics are above
all rules. Whenever cotton
should advance, it is more
likely to decline; and when all
the experts declare for a break
the babes and sucklings sell
at a higher price. Cotton seems
to rebuke the presumption of
man’s wisdom. When he struts
about, predicting, cotton smites
him hip and thigh, sometimes,
mayhap with the jawbone of
an ass. in the Biblical tradition.
Politics is the same, only
more so. Just to prove it, look
up the records! In 1928 Hoover
defeated A1 Smith, even carry
ing most of the South as Re
publican—North Carolina , Vir
ginia, Florida, Texas and oth
ers. Everybody said that the
Democratic party was dead, ut
terly dead. In 1930 the Demo
crats elected a House and tied
Hoover’s hands. In 1932 Roose
velt was elected as a Demo
crat, with a Democratic Sen
ate and House. That left the
Republicans dead; In 1936
Roosevelt killed all the Repub
licans even deader. In 1940 the
Republicans were still dead,
and virtually forgotten. Now
comes 1946. The Republicans
hoped to capture the House,
but astonished themselves by
capturing the Senate. also.
Then they gave us the Taft-
Hartly bill—which most of us
demanded. Then came 1948.
Poor Mr. Truman was discount
ed by everybody. He was as
dead as Hector. The Demo
crats wrote him off, but hoped
to squeeze along with one or
two ahead in the Senate. Now,
behold! Truman wins over
whelmingly; the Democrats
capture the Senate and the
House and most of the gover
norships. Well, now. Surely
the Republican party is dead.
And it may be dead, but again
it may sieze the House and
Senate in 1950!
You ust can’t tell.
If you have the gambling
spirit and want to bet good
hard money, bet on a lame
horse or a racing car with a
flat tire; don’t risk it on a
political prediction.
Queen Eleanor RooseveA ad
vocates expelling the States
Righters from the Democratic
party. That is good news, for
nobody could speak whose
word is less highly regarded
in the South; It may be stated
as a fact that if Mrs. Roose
velt is a Democrat we are not.
But how Mrs. Roosevelt could
have the effrontery to propose
our expulsion is amazing, tho
in keeping with the colossal
presumption of that family.
What do we know of Mrs.
Roosevelt, who assumes the
high and mighty attitude of de
termining who is a Democrat?
M!rs. Roosevelt is the lady who
used the dignity and prestige,
the position and glamor, of the
White House to sell her time to
radio networks, newspaper syn
dicates and magazines at col
ossal prices, her value being
the great name of the White
House.
Much could be said of the
Roosevelts and their vanity and
conceit, but let’s forget their
personal frailties and see how
consistent is the Great Lady
who would read us out. Frank
ly, it is a question whether Mrs.
Roosevelt is herself a Demo
crat. in view of the revelations
of friendships and sponsorships
which have been under severe
attack. v
But getting down to brass
* tacks, let us remember the
maxims of Equity: “He who
seeks equity must do equity:”
and “He who comes into (or
invokes) equity must come
with clean hands.” In view
of Mrs. Roosevelt’s preach
ments one might suppose that
the Roosevelts had been stout
ly, steadfastly loyal to Mr. Tru
man.
The first thing we know
about the Roosevelts we find
them supporting Theodore
Roosevelt for President against
the Democratic nominee, Alton
B. Parker. And they boasted
of that: Theodore Roosevelt
was a Republican against Par
ker and a Bull Moose against
Taft and Wilson, tt is fair pre
sumption that Queen. Eleanor
voted for Theodore Roosevelt
both times, though I do not
know. Naturally one does not
hear about that because Wil
son won and Franklin got a
job. It is more likely that the
Queen only boasts of the sup
port of the winners. If Mr.
Truman had lost — well the
Roosevelts would probably not
have boasted of their loyalty
to him. Now were they loyal
to Truman? Wasn’t young
Jimmie tearing out the few re
maining hairs from his bald
head opposing Truman and
shouting for Eisenhower? The
difference between the Roose
velts and us of the States
Righters is that we don’t play
for victory and the proud
boast of being on the winning
side, if we think a principle
is involved.
Let us see a little more about
the Roosevelts who stand so
stalwartly for the Democracy:
Franklin D. Roosevelt appoint
ed as his Secretary of War
and Secretary of Navy two
well known Republicans. Henry
L. Stimson and Frank Knox.
Of course when a Roosevelt
plays Republican 'or attacks
the Democratic leader—that is
the high prerogative of the ro
yal and imperial family which
is above the rest of us and has
its own code of ethics.
Remembering thatj the Demo
cratic Party has been kept alive
by the steady support of the
South when the Roosevelts
were flirting with the Repub
licans and ' other groups: and
recalling Mrs. Roosevelt’s hos
pitality to many who were un
der a cloud of suspicion; and
having in mind that Mr. Roose
velt’s majority in New York in
1944 was not by Democratic
votes but by several hundred
thousand members of groups
that were not Democrats—in
view of all the Roosevelt mis
chief-making, the suggestion
by Queen Eleanor that we be
expelled is an insufferable im
pudence though thoroughly in
character.
By the way, isn’t Queen
Eleanor drawing $30,000 a year.
mam
By 7W Kesting
Behind the exodus of thou
sands of hunters to the fields
and woods each fall there is a
tradition established by such
pien as Daniel Boone, Davy
Crockett and Kit Carson. They
set a mighty example for Amer
ican sportsmen that is alive to
day. But old Dan’l was the
master of them all.
Where Boone walked and
hunted, later followed a nation.
A hunter's instinct sent him
over the mountains where he
hacked out the Wilderness
Road so that others might come
and hunt too. <
It comes almost as a surprise
to realize that Boone was not a
legend but a living man. Gen
erations of American sportsmen
heve retold around the camp
fire the exploits of Boone of
Kentucky exactly as English
men used to tell of the deeds of
Robin Hood.
And first and last he was a
hunter strong for game preser
vation. To his dying day
Boone hated a hunter who kill
ed more than he took away.
The habits of the Great Hunt
er changed little as he grew
older, according to Moran Tu-
dury, noted historical writer.
Beaver trapping was always a
special pleasure. Deer hunt
ing. when he waited by the
salt lick at moonrise, was some
thing he never tired of.
His rifle, the historic, revolu
tionary, ‘(Long Rifle” which
was fired by a flintlock, is said
to have weighed all of 11
pounds, and the barrel alone
measured over four feet in
length.
The last days of Daniel
Boone made a picture to warm
the heart of every sportsman.
An early riser, he would sniff
the air and take down the
rifle. Then, in the company of
his aged brown hound, he was
off for the woods. Even a short
time before his death, at 86,
there was little his family could
do about keeping him home.
What was his recipe for a
happy life? “All you need,”
he declared, “is a good gun.
a good horse and a good wife.”
BEATY-BISHOP
Miss Vivian Ruth Bishop
Beaty and James Pete Bishop,
both of Newberry, were mar
ried Sunday, afternoon, Octo
ber 31. at 4:30 o’clock at thq
home of the officiating minis
ter. the Rev. J. A. Estes. The
double ring ceremony was used.
Mrs. Lucian Lee was the
bride’s only attendant, while
Aubrey Parkman, brother-in-
law of the bridegroom was
best man.
Mrs. Bishop was dressed in
a gray suit with black acces
sories. She ig the only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Beaty
of Newberry. She is a grad
uate of Newberry High school
and Newberry College and is
employed by a local concern.
Mr. Bishop is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. L. Bishop of New
berry. He attended the New
berry High school and is a vet
eran of World Wbr H. Since
his discharge he has been con
nected with a firm here.
NOTICE OF JlhlY DRAWING
We, the undersigned Jury
Commissioners of Newberry
County, shall, on the 24th day
of November, openly and pub
licly at 9 o’clock a.m., in the
Clerk of Court’s office, draw
thirty-six names to serve as
petit jurors for the Court of
General Sessions, which shall
convene in Newberry County
Court House on the 6th day
of December, at 10 o’clock a.m.
H. K. BOYD
Clerk of Court
P. N. ABRAMB
! Auditor
J. R. DAWKINS
Treasurer
November 13th, 1948. 2tc
NEWBERRY COUNTY BANK
Newberry, South Carolina
Announces The
OPENING
Monday, November 22,1948
of its
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Goldville Branch
Joanna, South Carolina
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Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
I have opened a SERVICE STATION
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on the Cut-off Road next to the Market
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Garage, and will be glad to have my
friends call on me for their gasoline,
oil and other auto needs.
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GEORGE R. SUMMER
Phone 861-R Route 1, Newberry
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HILLARY JACOB WEST
Hillary Jacob West, 81, died
Monday at his home in the
Corinth section of Saluda coun
ty. He had been in declining
health for several years but
had been seriously ill for only
a week. He was the last sur
viving member of his immed
iate family. He was born and
reared in the Corinth section
of Saluda county and was a
prominent farmer in that sec
tion.
He was a life-long and devot
ed member of the Corinth Lu
theran Church. Mr. West was
the son of the late Ellen Anne
Hardy West and Maj. Ezekial
P. West.
Funeral services were con
ducted Tuesday afternoon at
3 from the Corinth Lutheran
Church with the Rev. P. D.
Risinger officiating, assisted by
the Rev. R. H. Hall. Inter
men followed in the church
cemetery.
M2r. West, is survived by
the following children.': Mrs.
M. D. West, Saluda; Perry E.
West, Newberry and nine
grandchildren.
Ring
tax-free, from this Government
—along with travel pay and
$25 a day expense—.plus $5000
more—or $35,000, tax free?
ANSWERS TO THE GIANT RING
CONTEST WERE:
1. The large stone in the solitaire is the equivalent
of a 342 carat stone.
2. Based on the average woman’s ring size, the ap
proximate finger size of the giant wedding ring
is 116.
The Winners for the Giant Ring Con
test are:
First, Mrs. Joe Feagle
Second, Mrs. William O. Crooks
Third, Emory Bedenbaugh
The above winners guessed the nearest sizes to
the correct ones. |
FENNELL’S
Put Your Money
in a HOME/
It Is good business to
pay for your home out
of future earnings.
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 tko
financial
services we
can render
for you
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Newberry Federal Savings and Loan Association