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r *-.r : . Wa . ; v V*??. wt THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET 'Dear Old Golden Rule Days/ Help Resolve Labor Difficulty By BILLY ROSE The following story was passed on to me by one of the field men of the national labor relations board. I’m running it, not be cause I’m jumble-brained enough to think it proves anything, but because it’s an interesting yarn. If you find any moral or message in it—well, remember you’re strictly on your own. . . . In December of 1947, a strike was called in a textile plant in New England, and when the picket lines first appeared everybody thought they were only part of the usual bluff and bluster that went with contract-re- newal time. But as the days added up to weeks and the weeks to months, the townspeople began to worry. Hie strike, as far as anyone could make out, had nothing to do with wages and work* R;-s>. Billy Bose ing conditions, but seemed to be based on the in ability of labor and manage ment to sit at the same table without throw ing four - letter words at each other. Albert Hanson, presi dent of the textile company, had one meeting with Burt Murphy, re cently elected head of the union, but after a few minutes of invective and table-thumping, both men had stomped out and from then on had refused to talk to each other except through local headlines. And when a national labor relations man had offered his services as mediator, he had been told to peddle his pa pers elsewhere. TO A FEW insiders, however, the animosity between Hanson and Murphy was nothing new; in fact, it had been going on since they were kids in a village 60 miles north of the mill town. They had competed for the same position on the school baseball team (Albert had gotten it), and pulled the pigtails of the same junior miss (Burt had mar ried her). And they had continued to cat-and-dog it during the years when Hanson was fighting his way sSa up from salesman to plant presi dent and Murphy was organizing the workers. One day, as the strike was go ing into its fourth month, the textile man got a note from old schoolteacher. "Dear Albert," it read, "l haven’t seen you in al most 40 years, and I’d appreciate it if you would come by the schoolhouse at 10. Sincerely, Anne Peck." Hanson chuckled at the precise, schoolmarmish handwriting, but he remembered the old lady kindly, and so on Saturday he got up early and drove the 60 miles to his home town. * The schoolhouse looked much as he remembered it, and so did the room inside with its neat rows of desks. But the thing that hit him right in the nostalgia was the sight of Miss Peck herself, still sitting behind her desk on the raised plat form in front of the blackboard. “It’s been a long time, Albert,” she said. “Not so long as I thought,” said her old pupiL “Let’s see. Seems I used to sit right over there.” He walked to a desk near the window and wedged his bulk into the seat. “That’s right,” said Miss Peck. “Helen Brennon used to sit in front of you and Burt Murphy had the desk on your right Now, just ex cuse me until I finish correcting this paper.” At the Beautiful Gate .a 'Z >/ TOO, have sat at the Beautiful Gate Of the temple, asking alms. Begging for paltry copper coins To be tossed to my out-ftretched palms. Asking for little, receiving less: A penny, a Stone, a curse, When all the while at my waiting side Was the wealth of the universe: The Beautiful Gate that would let me in To the house of the living God; The healing touch that would bid me rise And leap on the earth's bright sod; The power of prayer upon which to draw For all of my vital need; For the garments of praise for my heaviness, And Bread upon which to feed. GRACE NOLL CROWELL \ \ FIVE MINUTES later, Burt Mur phy walked in. There was a grin on his face, but when he saw the tex tile man he stopped smiling. “I’m glad you got my note and could come,” said Miss Peck. “Do you remember where you used to sit?” "What’s this all about?" asked the union boss. The old lady looked at him over her glasses. "If youtll take vrOUNG EBEN CLIFFORD drew * rein and studied the broad val ley of the Hoosick at his feet. An hour ago he had abandoned the trail made by his predecessors on their ride from Bennington to Al bany, and skirted the western shoulder of Mount Anthony. If In- dians were wait- ing to ambush • Minntt Fiction him, Eben felt sure they would choose the Hoo sick. , It offered a means of escape, should the mail rider by any chance be accompa- by an escort Eben felt once more of the leather pouch that was tied behind the sad dle. Contained therein was a dis patch of the utmost importance for Gen. Newton at Albany. Col. Albee of the Bennington garrison had called Eben aside that morning. ( “No one is supposed to know you’re carrying the papers, Eben. An escort would only excite suspi- cion. You must go alone. There is, of course, the possibility that Bon- * ney, the white renegade, and his 1 Indian cutthroats, have learned what Pm up to. In any event, if you’re attacked, destroy the pa- w He sat for a long time study ing the valley without moving. A curious sense of excitement stirred his Mood. Without know- , he sensed danger. A later he glimpsed a 1 column of smoke rising from * the summit of a hill across the valley. A signal fire! They had sighted him. Eben sucked in his breath. Well, his chances of getting through were pretty slim now. There was . m aPip w for only kept to the high ground g hour, watching the signal. one ford in the Hoosick that was accessible at this time of year. They’d never let him cross it. The sensible thing to do was turn back and insist upon an escort. A thin smile played across his lips. Sensible, but not advisable. Eben explored the river for half a mile in both directions, then urged his mopnt into the stream. WATER WAS ICY, breath taking. In another moment the ’s legs went out from under sod the swift current was car rying them rapidly down stream. Eben did all he could to help the noble beast in its fight to reach the opposite shore. He was begin ning to think he had underesti mated the strength of the current, when they struck a sandbar. The horse floundered, nearly lost its footing, then gripped hard and held. Eben breathed a sigh of re lict After a momentary pause he urged the beast toward the west bank. Ten feet from his goal he drew rein sharply. A loose stone had come tumbling down from the high bank. Eben sat very still, his heart pounding. A feathered bonnet showed above the embankment. He tried frantically to get his mount toward the east bank, but the river sheared off there; the strength of the current was against him. ’ The Indians were running along the bank, howling and screaming their triumph. In an other moment he’d be swept against the high west bank and they’d be upon him. Remembering Col. Albee’s in structions, Eben unwrapped the leather mail pouch, gripped it tight ly and flung himself from the back of the floundering horse. Instantly water swept over his head. He swam as long and as far as he could beneath the surface. Then he bobbed into view and a sense of dismay sent his heart downward. He was within three feet of the west bank. A leering Indian was reaching out toward him. Dimly, as he went under again, Eben heard a chorus of wild shouts. He was far below the spot where the Indian had stood, but equally as close to the bank. To his amazement there were two soldiers standing there yelling and gesticulating. One of them was Gen. Newton. The sound of gunfire came from upriver. “Thought you might have seen their smoke signal and realized they had sighted us,” Gen. Newton was saying. “Figured Bonney would be up to something, so I led a detachment out to meet you.” Eben sank to the ground. It was good to rest. mo PU2UE LAST WEEK'S ANSWER ACROSS 1. Charges for services 5. Old measures (length) 9. Girl’s name 10. Encounter 11. A. ball 12. Medieval stories 14. Gold (sym.) 15. Goddess of death (Norse> 17. Past 18. Writing fluid 20. Small pools of water 23. Male deer 25. Pike-like fish 26. Note of scale 27. Sweet „ potato 29. Fold over 31. Jewish month 33. Fruit 35. Desire 38. Lotteries *41. Highest card 42. Constella tion 43. A metal container 45. Gold (Her.) 46. Savage 49. Bird of prey 51. Bavarian city , 52. Contended for 53. At that time 54 Shade trees DOWN L Brandish 2. Even (poet.) 19. Girl’s nick- 3. All, consid- name p 1 P sl BT L M S L o O 'pI BIT E A P O T T o| ■ M A G 1 ered one by one 4. Woolly- coated animals 5. 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Do you remember how it was with you two in the old days? Most of the time you were pretty good friends, but every now and then you’d get into an argument and make so much noise that none of the other pupils could do any work “And when you did, I’d just stop the / class, make you stand up, and tell you to go outside and not come back until you had straightened things out. Sometimes you’d go out in the woods and settle it with your fists, and other times you’d go down to/the brook, sit on the bank and talk it out, but you’d always come back smiling. Stand up, you two.” The two men got to their feet and walked out of the room. “You heard what the teacher said,” said the labor leader. “Do we go into the woods and slug it out?” "You always bad a pretty good left," said the textile boss, "How about letting a conciliation board settle our argument?" “Fair enough,” said Murphy, “but I still want to play first base.” “All right, if you’ll keep away from Helen Brennon.” “Seeing as how she’s my wife,” said Murphy, “that’s going to be tough. But if you’re still stuck on the girl, drop around tonight and I’ll get her to fry up an extra chop.” Then the two men walked back into the schoolhouse to report. B By INEZ GERHARD ARBARA STANWYCK, whose latest release is “Thelma Jor dan,” is going to team up with Robert Siodmark, its director, to do something which should have been done long ago. They will film the world’s greatest short stories, in featurettes that will run BARBARA STANWYCK about 25 minutes. “Some of Holly wood’s top stars are interested in appearing in them,” said Siod mark, “as an experiment in hand ling roles vastly different from the assignments they get in feature films.” Some of the world’s best literature is in the short story form; filmed as they should be, as shorts, they can substitute for a second feature on double bills. Ben Grauer, whose first film for the U.S. Bureau of Census will be used to prepare census takers for the work that begins April 1, has completed two additional films. His first training film was reviewed in Washington by the Bureau’s top executives, who requested supple mentary films to present other as pects of census-taking. TEEIHCIPE Road Deaths On Uptrend CHICAGO. — A car full of teen age boys recently drove through a red traffic light in a suburb neat here and rammed their automobile at breakneck speed into the m» chine of an elderly couple. The ii> nocent couple was killed instantlj and all of the boys were seriously injured—some perhaps for life. This accident typifies a new form of mass murder and self-destruc tion on the highways known ai “teenicide.” Teenicide is violent death caused by an automobile driver under 25 years of age, usually the result of recklessness or immature judge ment. Last year, teenicide figures soared to 7,500 killed and an esti mated 275,000 injured. This shock ing total represents 10 times more casualties than our armed forces suffered at I wo Jima and cost the nation 600 million dollars in cold cash. Can anything be done to reduce this slaughter? Scores of insurance agencies, automobile associations and other organizations are throw ing their weight into the teenicide problem. Three-Way Problem James S. Kemper, chairman oi the Lumbermens mutual casualty company and a pioneer in highway safety, believes the present death and accident rate can be cut only by changing the frivolous and ir responsible attitude of youth. “The teenicide problem must be attacked in three ways,” Kemper says. “First, youngsters must be taught the techniques of safe driv ing, preferably in schools. Second, traffic rules must be enforced and stricter license requirements estab lished. The third approach—and most important — is that parents should hot only teach good driving but set an example themselves.” Kemper points out that any teen age boy who sees his parents driv ing 50 miles an hour in a 40-mile zone—and getting by with it—can almost invariably be expected to drive 60 miles an hour under the same conditions from natural vi tality and exhuberance. According to statistics, a car in the hands of a teen-ager is about twice as dangerous as a car driven by a mature adult. The 16-20 age group is involved in five times ai many accidents as the 45-50 group; and sixteen-year-old drivers cause nine times as many accidents as the 45-50 group. Instruction Effective High school instruction in safe driving has proved highly effective ih reducing teenicide. But, unfortu nately, only 600 out of 20,000 IT. S. high schools offer this course. The American automobile association is prepared to lend staff educators who will trajn high-school teachers in safe driving. ' In addition to pouring out tons of safety literature and advertising each year. Lumbermens helps to pay expenses for Northwestern uni versity’s traffic institute. This com pany also sponsored a safe-driving contest among college newspapers last falL The National Safety Council is directing much of its highway ma terial toward teenicide. These or ganizations and many others are all eager to help solve this serious problem. If school boards and parents would cooperate against teenicide, thousands of lives and limbs—not to mention the personal agony—could be saved. Courtship, Wedding Materialize From Ad Placed in Newspaper ST. JOSEPH, MO.—A five-day courtship and marriage all of which resulted from a newspaper want ad had Charles Donelson, 21, marveling at the ad’s pulling power and quick results. “When things got going, they really went,” he said. Donelson was married to Irene Krebs, 18. It was a double cere mony which also united Donelson’s business partner, Orville Mortimore, 20, and Miss Delores Haskey, 19. Donelson specified in his ad, run on a Tuesday, that he wanted a bride by. Saturday. He is an ex soldier and former circus fire- eater. It was fortunate, Donelson said, that love set in so soon after he met the blue-eyed, brown-haired Miss Krebs, when the deadline was so near. It was Mortimore’s suggestion that his roofing-business partner come along for a dual marriage ceremony. Cupid scored a direct hit right after Donelson arranged a drug store meeting as soon as the bride-to-be phoned him. After that romance had tough competition from persons who took a fancy to the couple in love. Donelson had the extra prob lem of dealing with some 300 wife applicants who took a fancy just to him. Too late, they learned his choice was Irene. Phone calls, interviews, photog raphers’ flash bulbs, and offers of gifts led the couple through four hectic days. Donelson lost seven pounds. Once, rumblings of commercial ism tainted the prenuptials. Donel son threatened to go off to near-by Troy, Kas., for the dual ceremony, which was the way he planned it with Mortimore in the first place. Sincerity spread to those who wanted to help out. Cash came in for the license, and cars and driv ers were available on a loan basis. A gown for the bride and a suit for the bridegroom, plus the ring, were given. Crochet Is Smart HowTo Relieve Bronchitis Creomulsioo relieves protnpdy because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen end expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and, heal raw, tender, inflamed •bronchial mucous membranes. Tell to sell you a bottle ol with die understanding you must liku die way it quickly allays die cough or you are to have your money back. ■POPS in fashion! This inexpen- sive beret § is single crochet with puff stitch. Matching bag is simply a circle and straight strips! Looks wonderful in straw yam. * * • Easy-to-crochet beret and bag are,the smart woman’s choice. Pattern 7028; directions. ^ ^ Send 20 cents in coin, your name, address and. pattern number to ... . Sewing Circle Needleeraft Dept. P. O. Ben 574#, Chleage SS, XU. er P. O. Bex 163, Old .Chelsea gtatlea. New Terk 11, N. T. ^ Enclose 20 cents lor pattern. No. Name Addn » e eee « ►•eeeeeeeeeeeee< Frog* Blitz Two Stroots As Mobilians Puzzlod MOBILE, ALA.—Thousands of dime-sized, mud-colored frogs, apparently all hopped up wver something, recently blitzed two streets here and had residents rubbing their eyes in amaze ment. J. M. Ramsey said he noticed all the frogs seemed westward bound from a nearby water hole and he figured they were “just migrating.” Paul English said his duck flock found the frogs at dawn and by 8 a. m. had eaten so many they couldn’t stand up. “They just sat on the ground and kept eating every frog that hopped close enough.” Where the frogs came from or why was a mystery. N Keeps Flock Together Flock finishes are used to give the appearance and feel of fabric to other types of surfaces. First an adhesive, such as a specially formulated clear varnish or lac quer, is applied. While the ad- hesive is still tacky, the flock is applied. The flock consists of very short cut fibers of materials, such as cotton, rayon or wool. These | finishes are used for their decorat ive effect on greeting cards, ad vertising displays and children’s books. They are also applied to file underside of book ends, lamps, etc.—where their slightly resilient surface protects the surface Ineath. Ain’t It So • 6 6 Some men can’t see why a man needs a good eonseienee, when he can hire a good lawyer. moo When a man Is too old for a girl to marry, and too rich for her not to marry, she’ll marry him, all right. HAILS AMAZING RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION “I suffered with constipation, but bad. Medicines didn't help for long. Lucky for me, I decided to make ALL BRAN my breakfast cereal. Believe me, I feel like a new man!” Sam Plesky, 10517 Churchill Av., Cleve., O. Just one of many < unsolicited letters from ALL-BRAN users. If you suffer from con stipation due to lack of dietary bulk, eat an ounce of i Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN daily, < plenty of water! If not completely satisfied after 10 days, send empty carton to Kellogg’s, Battle Creek, Mich. GET DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK! Personal To Women With Nagging Backache A* w« c«t older. exertion, exceedre l _ . _ cold sometimes elowe down kidney tdon. This may lend many folk* to earn- --j* up nights or frequent passages may raaoU from minor bladder irritation* due to cold. If your discomforts are due to jxmm, don’t wait, try Doan’s Pills, a diuretic. Uaad anecesafolly by minion* over 50 year*. While many times Doan’* give happy 16 miles of T ' ~ Aid to the Handicapped For the first time, the U, S. de partment of labor has established | a division for the physically handi capped in the bureau of labor standards. The division will act as a staff for the President’s com mittee on the National Employ the Physically handicapped. Air Forces Now Making Cupid’s Task Easier WASHINGTON.—The air force has made things easier for Cupid. Sometime ago an official direc tive stated that would-be bride grooms in the four lowest pay ranks must obtain consent of squadron commanders before saying “I do.” The air force’s position was that the lower-paid soldier—because of the shortage of service accommoda tions and benefits—should, among other things, prove his ability to carry the financial end of a mar riage. This caused “confusion,” accord ing to The Beam, weekly news paper of Bolling Field air base here. It also caused a decline in weddings. Under the new order a prospec tive bridegroom must , write a “letter of intent” to the command er. Then the officer “couhsels” the enlisted man on finances, housing, transportation, and other matters of armed-services married life. After this it’s up to the couple whether they want to be married. f Mum’ Visits in Chicago To Soo One of ‘Hor 9 Boys CHICAGO.—Chicago had a dis tinguished visitor recently—a tiny, 76-year-old lady from London, England. Her name is Mrs. Ade laide Gilbert. Mrs. Gilbert, known to thousands of America service men whom she befriended during the war, was in Chicago to visit one of “her” boys. She was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Kodat, whose son, LeRoy, 23, once enjoyed Mrs. Gilbert’s hos pitality in England during the war. The tiny, sprightly little woman opened her house to servicemen. They slept on featherbeds, raided her icebox and joked with her on the brief leaves they had before the invasion. “Mum” was in the United States to visit as many of her “boys” she can find. They all invited her to their homes to help repay her generosity. Inspiration for her unselfish acts came from her son, Michael, a pri vate in the British army, who was killed. She remembered and opened her own home to American lads “be* cause Michael would have wanted that.” 1 You’ll find hundreds of household uses for handy PLASTIC WOOD — On# application MAKES FALSE TEETH FIT for the life of your plates If you plates are loose and tllpjor _ _ r*rt. 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Sergeant’s Son Given Send-off by Air Foree LONDON. — Sgt. Urban Single- ton’s son is off to a flying start— the U. S. air force took care of that for the sergeant who was on duty in England with a superfortress unit. Singleton was unable to find space in an English hospital for his wife, Margaret, when their baby was due. The Air Force flew her to an American hospital in Germany. There the son, John Michael, was born. Maj. Gen. Leon Johnson’s con verted flying fortress landed at Northolt Airfield from Germany. Its only passengers were Singleton, his wife, and baby. “I just mentioned to one of my officers that my wife was in Ger many,” said Singleton. “The next thing I knew I was on my way to pick them up in the general’s own plane.” Singleton is from Colorado Springs. / A