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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1649
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
Will Mr. Byrnes run for Gov
ernor? Many have asked me.
I am not in the confidence of
Mr. Byrnes, nor am I a poli
tician or political big-wig; I
am just a commentator and
with neither pretension nor as
piration.
Should Mr. Byrnes run?
Does Mr. Byrnes want to be
Governor?
Why should Mr. Byrnes offer
himself for the Governorship?
Is there any special problem of
the State; or has Mr. Byrnes
any special experience or train
ing or aptitude for governing
the State? Is there any obli
gation on Mr. Byrnes to leave
the peace and enjoyment of
private life for the hurly-burly
of politics?
Mr. Byrnes is our moat dis
tinguished son; all the world
knows him. After many years
in the two houses of Congress,
and following service on thd
Supreme bench, war adminis
trative service, and tenure of
the highest Cabinet position,
Mir. Byrnes at seventy one
should not be pushed into the
turbulence of a State campaign
nor should he be asked to de
vote four years to the govern
orship.
Governors have very little
power in South Carolina, due
in some measure to a weak ac
quiescence in usurpation by the
Legislature. Since no Governor
has made a fight for the pre
rogatives of the •ffice it must
not be expected that Mr.
Byrnes would care to lock
horns with the Legislature.
Mr. Byrnes’ experience has
been in the National service;
it was not routine administra
tion nor executive leadership.
However, no one would say
that Mr. Byrnes would fail to
rise to the occasion; but what
occasion?
As a retired official and citi
zen Mr. Byrnes can be thq
foremost influence in the State,
as well as one of the Elder
Statesmen of the world. As
Governor he would be a parti
san, necessarily.
I should regret any effort to
draft Mr. Byrnes. We are,
not lacking in able and patri
otic young men who aspire to
be Governor. Nor has Mr.
Byrnes been so closely identi
fied with domestic problems
of the State as to make him
the one and only hope for our
political salvation, if we need
political salvation. So, why
not let Mr. Byrnes become thd
Sage of South Carolina, the re
nowned citizen, speaking words
of counsel to his people, from
the heights of dignified and
honored retirement?
Mr. Byrnes does not regard
me as a political leader or re
sourceful political supporter.
But neither does anyone else.
I have a personal friendship
with Mr. Byrnes and many
others in public life, but I am
not a champion of anyone—at
the moment.
To re-state this, even tedious
ly, I think Mr. Byrnes should
rest on his achievements and
not endanger his unique posi
tion by the heat and turmoil
of factioal politics.
Some who are calling for
Mr. Byrnes to sacrifice him
self are would-be-King-Makers
—men who fancy themselves as
sagacious wire-pullers, who
hope to bolster their own pos
itions, or make positions,
through Mr. Byrnes, We hear
of this one or that one running
down to the Isle of Palms.
For what? Are they deeply
concerned for Mr. Byrnes or
the State? Or are they try
ing to tie their fortunes with
Caesar’s?
Mr. Byrnes is a gracious gen
tleman of commanding posi
tion as our inimitable son of
Charleston who rose to great
heights by his talents. His
record is made; why endanger
it?
The Truman Democrats — if
they are Democrats—seem to
have borrowed an idea from
the CIO—and that is only nat
ural, considering the cheek-by-
jowl comradeship of Mr. Tru
man and the CIO. According
to my information, the CIO
is an organization built from
the top, down to the bottom
Ordinarily we build organize
tions from the bottom to the
top, just as we first lay the
foundation, then build on it
Originally the Democratic
Party built from the bottom.
Here in South Carolina the
Party once began with the
precinct clubs, then the Coun
ty Convention—and so on, to
the National Convention. The
Truman group sees fit to rec
ognize several of our citizens
as leaders and officials of the
South Carolina Democracy
though the South Carolina
Democracy chose others. So
now we have the Truman-CIO
idea—Democracy handed down
to us, like the hand-me-down
pants of father, in the days of
the simple life — when men
were men and boys were just
boys. And, like father’s hand
me-down britches, the Truman
Democracy will bear cleaning
and pressing before being put
on public exhibition.
Something emerges from this
effort to dominate us and make
us unwelcome in our father’s
old home; we are not Demo
crats, if the Truman crowd is.
Let us face the facts as well
as the music; we are not the
same as Trumanites.
Beyond a doubt South Caro
lina is for constitutional gov
ernment, by a big majority.
Mr. Truman is not a constitu
tionalist; he probably knows
very little of the Constitution.
It is a fact that his ignurance
places him in the majority,
but that is nothing to be ac
cepted with a smile. Majori
ties are usually wrong.
What is a Constitution? Our
American Constitution is a
written document which sets
forth the powers of the Execu
tive, Legislative and Judicial
departmens of our Government.
It is a frame work within
which the branches of the Gov
ernment is a check on the
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FUTURE LOGGERS
other. But today the Congress
and the Court seem to think
that the President must be sup
ported, even submerging them
selves and higher constitution
al obligations in the effort. In
stead of “Support the Consti
tution,” the cry is “Support
the President.” Strangely
enough the British Sovereign
has vast powers, according to
the ancient law and tradition,'
but he exercises no power to
day because of a Parliament
ary practice. The King shows
himself on occasion and is the
symbol of Sovereignty — but
symbol, only; the President of
the United States has not Sev-
ereign power, according to the
Constitution; and no inherent
power at all, in spite of the
learned Attorney General; but
he is stretching, straining and
usurping power. In an alarm
ing degree the Supreme Court
has almost wiped out State
Sovereignty; and the Congress,
under Executive pressure, has
gone ahead by leaps and
bounds to rob the States of
their Soverign powers, and to
convert them into provinces,
Wfe South Carolinians should
stand up in our dignity and
in the strength of a correct at
titude, inviting the other States
to join us in a determined ef
fort to revive Constitutional
government.
I have been honored by ap
pointment to the Hoover Nat
ional Commission. I think that,
and every other good effort is
worth endorsing, but it is too
slow and cumbersome. If
each State will send to Wash
ington a hundred resourceful
men to meet in conference with
their Senators and (House mem
bers, some action will result.
Our conference with their Sen
ators and House members, some
action will result. Our men
in Congress would like to know
what the people think. It
would support them in their
stand for States rights. Let
it be said that the Senators
and Representatives from this
State have frequently shown
independence of the Presiden
tial lash.
Fine Work Shown
By ‘Commission
State Forestry
By Harry Hampton
My friend of the years —
a man for whom I cherish a
warm regard—a distinguished!
leader of Labor, is quoted as
saying that the State Righters
are Republicans. Surely he
was suffering either from the
excessive heat of the sun, or
the excessive heat of partisan
oratory. Many great orators
lose their measured tread when
they march, oratorically, before
the public. I think we may
as well stop abusing the Re
publicans, for the worst that
can be said of them is that they
sometimes vote with the Tru
manites. And as President
Roosevelt appointed thousands
of Republicans to high office,
even to several positions in his
Cabinet, how can these Tru
manites condemn Republicans?
However bad Republicans may
have been, they now are clean
and whit, like fresh snow, fol
lowing service with Mr. Roose
velt and Mr. Truman. Mr.
Roosevelt not only appointed
Republicans to his Cabinet,
but admitted that #he himself
voted against Judge Parker for
President, when the Judge was
A good example of the dif
ference in service provided by
a political set-up and a non
political commission is shown
by examining and contrasting
the annual reports of the state
game department and of the
state commission of forestry.
The shortcomings of the former
can be blamed on the lack of
focused and expressed public
interest, not on any individual
or small group of individuals.
The 17-page report of the
state game department bereft
of financial statements and
half page of recommendations,
covers less than two pages on
federal aid projects and two
pages on the ten fish hatcher
ies. There is no indication of
where these fish went (4,463,-
000) nor any other claim to
constructive activity of any
sort by the state department
on its own responsibility.
The report of the state com
mission of forestry covers 126
closely printed pages wth 121
heads and subheads of activi
ties, services and functions, and
including 13 tables, one of
which shows to which counties
every one of the 11,457,490
seedling of four varieties were
distributed. Another shows the
breakdown of land ownership
to which these seedlings went
—farms, associations, etc.
The first sentence in the for
est service’s report on fire pro
tection reads: “For the second
year assistance in forest fire
protection was furnished to all
woodland owners of the state.”
Yet the chapter concludes with
three full pages of recommen
dations for improvements in
this phase of work alone.
The state commission of for
estry operates its huge service
on $1,408,860.39. During the
current year the state game
department, if revenue increas
es as in the past should have
approximately $700,000, more
than the forestry commission
received for many years of not
able service.
the Democratic candidate. Now
how about that? The Repub
licans, once so wicked and vi
cious and unclean, have been
washed white and made pure
by Mr. Roosevelt himself. And
Mr. Truman has had to depend
on Vandenberg and other Re
publicans!!
Here is something for the
Trumanites to explain: there
has been more racial trouble
within the last ten years than
under all the Republicans, to
gether, within the preceding
fifty years. And Mr. Truman
is the man who is today preci
pitating a catastrophe, in his
eagerness for votes.
The States Righters are not
Trumanites; but let those who
want Mr. Truman and his
FEPC enjoy themselves in that
rich, warm, dark fellowship.
Public relations is zero in
the state game department,
while with the forestry com
mission it covers 18 phases in
cluding co-operative forest fire
prevention campaigns, various
contests, conservation week,
conservation school, motion pic
tures, talks, sign and wood
working shop and many others.
The forest commission’s re
port for 1947-48 shows the
highest percentage of forest
land burned in any county to
be only 1.17 per cent, the state
average being almost what is
considered the irreducible min
imum.
Activities and opportunities
on the five state forests in
clude, among many other
things, “Fish and Wildlife.”
Hunting and fishing are han
dled co-operatively with the
board of commissioners of Sum
ter county on Poinsett forest,
while at Sand Hills three lakes
furnish free fishing under state
game laws, and here plans also
call for public hunting—pre
sumably when a game commis
sion is formed with which
binding co-operative agreements
can be made.
The 19 state parks serve 1,-
500,000 South Carolinians an
nually, there being one within
easy reach of every citizen. All
except the new Croft park pro
vide fishing. Other facilities
include picnic grounds, barbe
cue pits, outdoor fireplaces,
swimming, recreation buildings,
and so on. Some have group
camps and Negro areas.
The forest service issues var
ious folders describing the
state parks, “Marketing Your
Timber Crop” Fire Prevention,
and so on.
All properties—parks, towers,
wayside parks (not included in
state parks), forests, lakes—
under the superivlsion of the
State Commission of Forestry
are plainly marked on the
nearest highways.
The forestry commission
works with district citizens
committees in all parts of the
state, meeting with these
groups periodically to discuss,
plans, needs and suggestions.
The 126-page annual report
of the state forestry ‘ commis
sion is comparable to the re
ports of game departments of
other states v/hich operate un
der commissions. Missouri’s
for instance, devotes 110 pages
to game and fish alone.
These sketchy facts, which
could be multiplied, serve to
show the difference between
the operation and service of
our forestry department under
a commission and the state
game department under politics.
Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions
CARTER’S
Day Phone 719 — Night 6212
ENROLL TODAY
DERRICK INFANT
The infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Furman Der
rick died at the Newberry
County Hospital late Sunday
morning.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 10 a.m. at the grave
side at St. Thomas Lutheran
Church Cemetery with the Rev.
John Zeigler officiating.
She is survived by her par
ents; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. William F. Harmon and
maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Ammie Mae Derrick.
You don't want
trashy coal.
All the good coal is “on top” so to
speak. When coal begins to run short
the quality suffers for the mines are
scraping the bottom of the barrel to try
to supply the demand for something to
burn.
Right now we can supply you with
top grade coal but we do not know howf
long this will hold true. Miners are
working only 3 days a week and at this j
rate the nation’s coal supply is sure to S
disappear rapidly at the onset of winter, j
In all sincerity we ask our customers
to get at least a part of their coal sup
ply now. If we judge by the past we
know that coal will bje higher a little
later on. Protect yourself now. Call
iss. ‘ . AjPJ
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Ice & Fuel Co.
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very one expects the farmer to grow
wheat, apples and cabbages. That’s what farming has always been.
Now Americans are getting the same idea about trees. Trees are a
crop, they say.
Already, millions of acres of managed woodlands—from coast to
coast—are growing trees as a crop. "Tree farms” they’re called by
industry. But industry isn’t our greatest grower of trees.
Farmers are our greatest owners of forest lands and the future
of our wood supply is in the hands of men who already provide
much of America’s essential produce. They make a business of
managing their land for maximum crops and the "cropping” of trees
is no mystery to them. Wood, the new all-season crop, means a new
source of income for America’s farmers.
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