The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, March 03, 1950, Image 4
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Entered as second-cla^s matter December 6, 1937,
at tne Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
The National Cotton Council
proposes a plan to combat the
Socialistic trend:
“A plan calls for a represen
tative of the Farm Bureau or
the Grange to serve as infor
mation chairman in each of the
more than 3,000 counties in the
United States. Through them
could be distributed informa
tion at the grassroots level.
The information would be pro
vided by agriculture and in
dustry and would be of the
type to refute the claims of the
supporters of State Socialism.
With an intelligent member of
the Farm Bureau or the Grange
serving to clarify the situation
in every county in America,
there is no reason to believe
that we cannot overcome this
Socialistic propaganda that now
goes unchallenged because of
lack of factual information.”
As Mr. Wilson of General
Motors said: “I am willing to
believe that if the American
public knows the facts, it is
intelligent enough to come up
with the right answers.”
“Cotton Counts its Custom
ers” is a booklet issued by The
National Cotton Council. I
quote from it: “Cotton’s com
petition has stiffened, but cot
ton is better equipped to meet
its competition than ever be
fore. The industry has learn
ed the effective use of modern
tools of competition —< research
and sales promotion. Research
studies are determining what
consumers want and expect in
the textile products they buy.
Research investigations are
finding and developing new
methods and techniques for im
proving products fabricated
from cotton. Sales activities
ore keeping consumers familiar
with cotton’s superior quality
advantages. Merchandising pro
grams are selling cotton prod
ucts on their merits.”
In a breakdown showing how
cotton is used we find the j
number of bales used. Broad
ly, this impresses one: In au
tomobiles, 1,024,210 bales; in
shirts, 557,680 bales; bags, 483,-
960; sheets, 450,860; drapery
and upholstery, 376,570; towels,
303,210; trousers, 300,110; and
down to bathing suits and
trunks for children, 830 bales*
I don’t recall at the moment
how much is used for wo
men’s bathing suits, but I haz
ard a guess that it is much
less than the item for children
—830 bales.
This booklet will surprise
rou. A postal card to The Na
tional Cotton Council, Mem-
phis, Tenn., will bring it.
American foreign policy is
something beyond the under
standing of mere men; it is
conceived and executed by men
of genius, the brilliant lads
who dream dreams and try out
experiments on the Nation. If
we were looking for a policy
which confuses everybody and
seems ridiculous, it is that our
Government maintains close of
ficial relations with Russia al
though Russia is not only a col
ossal dictatorship but a tyranny
and despotism that does vio
lence to all our professions of
liberty. Although we maintain
these relations with despotic
Russia we find our sensitive>
spirits unable to have fellow
ship with Spain. As between
Spain and Russia one might
readily prefer Spain. And in
this day of world-warfare we
might not only prefer Spain
on the ground of being the less
er evil, but we might let our
linds ponder the strategic pos
sibilities ot Spain: it could
command the Atlantic ap
proaches and outlets of the
Mediterranean Sea, and it
could offer ports on the Atlan
tic.
It is childish to suppose that
America and Britain will al
ways see alike or think alike,
or act together. We must be
realistic; and the realities re
mind us that neither America
nor Britain was permitted to
use Irish ports in the Second
>rld War. If Ireland, with all
intimate relation to us, de-
flcided to maintain neutrality
why might not Britain do the
$ame some day? Britain looks
out for Britain and always
knows on which side her bread
is buttered. I am not saying
that unkindly; I am just speak
ing the truth.
I greatly admire the British,
bui I am being realistic. By the
way, I hope we let up-on that
rd “realistic.” We play on
and have fashions or
in words. Everybody
who disagrees with you de
clares that he is “realistic.” The
sober truth is that the world
has nearly gone to smash un
der the weight of realism and
“realistic” people. What the
world needs is not the “real
ism” of bombastic people but
the spiritual quality which sees
beneath the crumbling founda
tions of bungling men. An
other word becoming popular
is “pattern”; everybody is
thinking about or developing a
“pattern.”
Well, the “pattern” of neu
trality adopted by the “realis
tic” Irish may well become the
“pattern” of the “realistic”
British in the next war.
America would be foolish to
count on the French, or the
Belgians, or Dutch: we must
count on ourselves, unless the
Government playboys and Par
lor-pinks and Communists de
stroy us from the inside..
If the form of government of
Spain is a dictatorship; if the
Dictator achieved position and
power by force, what say you
of Russia? And we are bound
to admit that the Common peo
ple of Spain are not as com
pletely servile as are the com
mon people of Russia.
Beyond all the matter of
form, there is the policy of Rus
sia that gives us grave concern.
Russian propaganda and Com
munist influence are a daily
menace to . America. Russia
carries on every day an effort
to subvert our government and
to destroy the American way
of life. We are spending at
least ten billion dollars a year
in military preparation because
of the Russian threat to our
peace and safety. Most of our
public men in high position
speak openly of Russia and our
preparations to thwart the Rus
sian menace. But our weak
diplomatic stomach can’t digest
the Spanish stuff!! Don’t you
wonder where Washington de
rives its inspiration?
to maters of National scope.
Congress will have to define
the law in order to restrain the
Courts; and the States must do
something to limit the operat
ions of Congress: All of us must
put brakes on the president.
You hear it said that the
White people do not treat the
Colored people fairly. Consider
.his:
Two schools in same district
in Clarendon County in 1948;
Negro salaries $26,017.95, Wfith-
aolding Tax $864.70, White sal
aries $25,349.00, Withholding
tax $2,545.75.
And the year 1949 Negro
salaries $34,687.20, Withholding
tax $741.15, White salaries $28,
oO&.OO, Whithholding tax 2,606.
60.
Over in Britain a great po
litical campaign is in full swing.
The labor Party there is now in
power; it is Socialist; and under
it the Government has taken
over the Rail Roads, Coal mines
and the Bank of England, the
great Central institution.
Under this Socialist govern
ment the British seem to have
taken most of the wealth from
the well-to-do, and started all
sorts of free service.
Many billions of American
dollars have been or given to
the British; and it is said that
the present Socialist government
operates at a loss, but is sus
tained by the American billions,
that shouldn’t surprise anyone;
even o^r rich country is opera
ting with a deficit of nearly six
billions, under the brilliant plan
of taxing and spending so that
we shall have such high prices
that everyone will grow so rich
that income taxes will sweT
and pay off the deficit!! And
whenever some bright brain in
Washington has a spasm like
this he calls it a colossal out
put of the mind. And it is a
roll over us and engulf us,
great brain wave; one likely to
drown us utterly.
So, the British use American
billions to bolster their bud
gets. Sounds as though my
South Carolina brethren have
copied the “pattern” of the
British; or did we suggest it to
the British? For here in South
Carolina our “realistic” legis
lators talk of adopting a bud
get that will be so beyond ex
pected revenue that we must
use some millions of a surplus
to balance it. But what shall
we do when w» have no fab
ulous surplus?
When South Carolina has no
surplus to use for bolstering
heavy budgets, we shall still
have the same budgets. Rather,
the budgets will be heavier, for
public services row or swell.
Then - What? Nothing short of
a calamity will reduce a budget.
If we haven’t the courage to
cut our spending now aren’t we
just weakly passing the buck?
We don’t need new taxes or
more taxes: we need courage
and self-control.
I attended a States Rights
conference this week. We can
not afford to operate all govern
ment from Washington: this
country is to vast, its interests
too many and too varied.
It appears that we must curb
the National power of taxing,
in order to restrict the juris
diction of National Government
LIVESTOCK MEN
TOUR FLORIDA
Five Newberry County Live
stock Producers attended a
week’s tour in central Florida.
One hundred thirty out-of-state
cattlemen made this tour along
with a large number of Florida
cattlemen. Those attended from
Newberry county were H. O.
Long, J. V. Havird, J. F. Hav-
ird, W. R. Suber and R. C.
Neel.
Mr. R. C. Neel, president fo
the Newberry County Farm
Bureau, reports that this was
a very worthwhile trip and is
very enthusiastic over the re
sults shown by the Florida Cat
tlemen Association, who spon
sored this tour along with the
Seaboard Airline Railway.
W. R. Suber and H. O. Long
each purchased an exception
ally well bred registered Brah
man bull to be used as herd
sires.
Mr. Neel says that the things
they found of most interest
were that the Brahman cross
bred cattle have a high net
percentage of beef, ranging
60% or better. They were very
much pleased with labor saving
devices such as portable load
ing ramps, portable spraying
machines and pasture clearing
devices.
This tour also covered pro
cessing plants of citrus by-prod
ucts for cattle feeding. This
group was also impressed with
the amount or irrigation used
on the Florida Cattle ranches.
The Durrance ranch at Bright
on, Florida, has 4,000 acres of
improved pasture land now
under irrigation.
THE COMMUNITY
CHEST REPORTS
Following is a complete re
port of the first year’s opera
tions of the Newberry Com
munity Chest, which was or
ganized in October, 1948. The
directors feel the Chest has
fulfilled its primary function
of eliminating a number of sep
arate drives for funds through
consolidating donations of the
public into one Community
fund. A secondary purpose of
providing emergency relief for
cases not able to secure finan
cial help from other sources,
except by door-to-door solicit
ing, was fulfilled to the extent
considered necessary after care
ful investigation of each case.
All participating agencies
were paid the full amounts of
their approved requests and a
good cash balance was carried
forward to the current year’s
budget. This allowed the Board
to eliminate any request for a
Contingent Fund in the 1950
Budget and effect a consider
able reduction in the total this
year from donors.
Receipt*
Donations deposited through
December 31, 1949-j$ll,682,82
Refund from 1948 Expense
Account, etc. 128,43
Total deposits in 1949
Budget $11,811.25
Note; Total pledges to 1949
Budget were $12,998.32, of
which $1315,50 had not T>een
paid through December 31, 1949.
Thus collections were 10%
short of pledges, as of that
date.
Disbursements
Paid, to Participating Agen
cies, $8,090.14; Campaign ex
pense—1949 and 1950, $1,804.61;
Balance transferred to 1950
Budget, $1,916.50; Total $11,-
811.25.
Agency Distributions
United Appeal for European
Children, $1248.50; American
Heart Association, $250.00; 1948
Christmas Baskets, $247.06;
1949 Christmas Baskets, $234.58;
Youth Center Service Club
(“Canteen”) $975.00; Boy Scouts
$2250.00; Girl Scouts $600.00;
Infantile Paralysis Fund $1200;
Salvation Army $1000.00; Con
tingent Fund for Relief only
$85.00; Total $8090,14.
It should be noted that no
appeal for European children
has been made to the 1950 bud
get, also that the item for Boy
Scouts covered requirements for
half of 1948 and all of 1849.
The amount for the Salvation
Army has been considerably
reduced in 1950.
As to the campaign expenses
the Board feels confident these
will be relatively lower in fu
ture budgets since some perm
anent equipment has now been
acquired, which will serve its
purposes for many years.
The Board wishes to acknow
ledge the splendid cooperation
afforded the Chest during its
initial year and to request the
same kind of support through
the coming years.
THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1950
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Volunteer Red Cross
T HE year ’round they’re the storekeeper... the house
wife . . . the banker . . . the foreman in the plant.
✓
This month they’re Red Cross workers—volun
teers calling from door to door, making it easier for
you to give . . . easier for you to help others through
your Red Cross.
They deserve a big vote of thanks for giving up
their time as well as their money . . . for laying aside
their personal affairs in order to put your Red Cross
and its missions of mercy first. ^
We know you’ll think of this when the Red Cross
representative comes to your door. ’
•Published in appreciation of the men and women in our community now work
ing to assure that when disaster strikes “Your Red Croee Will Be There.’*
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You, too, con help through
Your RED CROSS
These Advertisements Sponsored by the Following Firms in Behalf
of the 1950 Red Cross Drive now Under Way.
Newberry Federal Savings &
Loan Association
G. B. SUMMER & SONS
South Carolina National Bank
ODORLESS CLEANERS
MRS. J. W. WHITE
Millinery, Gifts, Baby Garments
Size—Infants to 4 years
T. ROY SUMMER
CARPENTER’S
PURCELLS
LOMINICK’S DRUG STORjj
REAGIN’S SHOE SHOP
CHAPMAN-HAWKINS HDWE.
SHEET’S GULF SERVICE
WELLS THEATRE
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Main Street Pure Oil Station
B. C. MOORE & SONS, INC.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 24
NEWBERRY MONUMENT CO.
MITCHELL’S GRILL
Livingston-Wise Post No. 5968
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Fairfield Forest Products Co.
Carolina Reporting Agency
Ruth Doris Armfield
I. V. McKinnie
NEWBERRY PACKING CO.
KEMPER MOTOR COMPANY'
FARMERS ICE & FUEL CO.
Newberry Coca Cola Bottling Co.
SAM COOK’S BEER PARLOR
NEWBERRY LUMBER CO.
MURRAY LUMBER CO.
NEWBERRY i CREAMERY
THE MARKET BASKET
C. D. COLEMAN COMPANY
Newberry Renanant Store
BUZHARDT, FURNITURE CO.
Firestone Home & Auto Supplies
Whitesides Dept. Store, Inc.
R. E. SUMMER, Insurance
CITY FILLING STATION
“Next to the Postoffice and Just as Reliable”
BELK-BEARD COMPANY
College Street Texaco Station
RITZ THEATRE
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