Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. %:%: - ? ; •• •• S*CTS*<a3iaefe: i yr ■ ' ■ ^ '''’' ;'4_ .' • 4 ’*JS , '«5r . .-•; ■ 'V '■'•*’ '•>•' j x5 * .J'" tV- ’ • ■ . %5. - «/ ■I '■■ THE NEWBERRY SUN r/.T.P'; -v"' V ' ■ '/ ..■ V; |.>v' *■ ' vV • ■ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1960 1218 Collegre 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 Gary L. Hiott of Pickens was an editor whom I always re spected. He was not spectacular, but quiet and steady; not as sertive, but not a compromiser. He came into the world with a fine start: his father, the Rev. D. W. Hiott, was a faithful and earnest minister of the Gospel, a modest, lovable gentleman. I knew him well in my days ip Anderson. I did not know Mrs. Hiott, but from that home of clear thinking and high purpose came Gary Hiott. And he went his way of quiet usefulness. Another son of the Minister is D. W. Hiott of Greenville, pub lisher of The Baptist Courier and The Observer. I have a great partiality for all the Hiotts —they are the salt of the earth, with all the savor. ^ Now and again I think of the editors earnest workers for the public good, but taken too much for granted. If vfe had just one or two such spirits I might tell about them, but the number is too great, surely an em barrassment of riches. The safe and sane, levelheaded attitude of our newspapermen does not provide us with thrills all the time, but they don’t try to be dramatic. Our papers and our newsmen are neighbors; they play up every little achievement and overlook a lot of stuff that would cause injured “feelings. ,, This applies to the news ser vices, too; everybody tries to promote good relations. It would be difficult to measure the harm that might be done in any com munity if our papers were edited by busybodies. Washington is still finding Communists in high places Down here It seems like a dream; we can’t understand how any Ameri can can be Communist; we think it must be a nightmare that bright young men would like to have this country under the control of a dictator. There is too much of that anyway, even here among us. Don’t you re member that some member of Congress said something about a public matter—a member of Con gress—and Mr. Truman almost slapped him down. Then this member of Congress bowed sub missively and said that his Co- mmander-in-Chief having spoken he bowed himself out. That a Member of Congress would be so spineless was bad enough, but the Commander-in Chief nonsense was nauseating. Right here we may note the de- veopment of an idea which is dangerous: too many Senators and Representatives in Congress think they belong to a team whose Captain is the President. Even the Supreme Court of the Nation seems to have the same idea as to its relation to the President. Of course Congress is ful^ of two-by-four politicians who hope to remain on the payroll by know-towing to the President and enoying his favor. They are the practical politicians who are a -curse to the Country. They have no principles: they are either Democrats or . Republicans in name only; in reality they are time-servers. I recall that we South Caro linians were not impressed by the talk of Communism a few years ago: it seemed far away to us, utterly unreal, a mare’s nest or a scarecrow. We are mak ing up. What amazes me is that books are widely circulated showing the well-planned, deliberate pur pose to bring about Socialism in this Country. All this must be known to many men in Congress, but they are too busy looking ahead for themselves to see these things right under their noses. If I have spoken and written much about the Government in the power business it is not be cause of ill-feeling toward the Santee-Cooper, for I was myself an enthusiastic advocate of the second project—the present ar rangement—but all against the first proposal, the one to issue State bonds. I need not say that I did not expect the great pro ject to become such a political springboard. I should like to ap propriate the words of Winston Churchill “I have not always been wrong;’’ but on the public power issue I was wrong, clear ly wrong. In saying that, I am not attacking the Santee-Cooper, for we have it and should use it as part of the great plan to de velop the State. And I have no doubt that public and private power can work together in this State. Perhaps I might say a word more for greater clarity. The Santee-Cooper belongs to the State of South Carolina; it is managed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Governor, or elected by the General Assembly, as may be thought best. The State has full control of opera tions and by paying the mortgage can be as independent of the Federal Government as a private power enterprise. So, in discus sing public power, I am not al ways referring to Santee-Cooper, but, rather, to the power policy of the Washington bureaucrats. Let us forget Santee-Cooper for the moment and think of the Washington scheme: it was the dream of that great gentleman, T. C. Williams of Columbia, who was impressed by the singular circumstance that the Santee River is forty two feet higher than the Cooper River at a point between them of about twenty six miles—as he told me. Senator James F. Byrnes persuaded Presi dent Roosevelt to allocate the money to make the great dream a reality. Mr. Byrnes is, in truth, the real father of the project. Mr. Williams’ idea was to generate cheap power and to make the Jamestown area the Cement Center of the world. So far as I recall, nobody ever dreamed of waging a war on the power enterprise until a lot of bureaucrats started their plan of Socialists in 1923. I have the booklet before me. Here is the outline of 1923: Industry: (1) Inter-connect the 2,318 mu nicipally-owned electric light and power plants.... (2) Tie into the system the 11 hydro-electric power plants owned and operated by the U. S. Government... (3) Enlarge and expand all of these units. .. (4) Develop as rapidly as prac tical the hydro-electric power of all rivers. (5) Coordinate the work of flood control, irrigation, nav igation, and hydro-electric development. .. (6) Coordinate steam driven plants with hydro-electric plants... (7) .. .buy out existing sys tems. . . (8) Secure the necessary capi tal at low interest rates by use of public credit . . .” Then in 1925 they prepared a map for their operations, just about what the Government is carrying out now. In 1937 the Socialists publish ed in their magazine their song of praise. Here it is: Public Ownership of Public Utilities OUR DREAMS COME TRUE Our Plan for a Public Super power System for the U.S. Outlined and Published in 1925 Slowly but Surely Being Realized Pioneers of Public Power ‘Step by step this plan which the PuMic Ownership League presented and published fifteen years ago is being surely and steadily realized.’ ‘The Tennessee Valley has be come an Outstanding reality and its achievements steadily mount ing. Boulder Dam has been fin ished . . . The Bonneville power system on the low r er Columbia River is nearing completion . . . Grand Coulee Is under construc tion and well on the way. Exactly the goal which the League set up fifteen years ago . . . ‘Pursuant to this plan . . . they propose to divide the nation into seven districts as indicated by the map: (1) The Tennessee Val ley in the Southeast; (2) The Atlantic Seaboard to the East; (3) The Great Lakes and Ohio Valley in the Central North; (4) The Arkansas Valley in the Cen tral South; (5) The Missouri Valley in the Middle West and North; (6) The Columbia River Valley in the Northwest; and (7) The Colorado Valley with Bould- HF. 1 Every day now we are back from vacation. And ing their Pontiacs in for greeting friendly customers just , wisely, many of them are bring- a post-vacation check-up. Home! We are glad to welcome these wonderful Pontiacs back home—for this is home to them. Wherever you see the Pontiac service sign is the place where your Pontiac is given expert attention by factory-trained service specialists, using special tools and equipment and factory-engineered parts. Naturally, the men who know Pontiac best can service it best—and save you money in the long run. Protect Your Pontiac with Pontiac Service # Bj T*d KjtUmg Plug casters have been told over and over to keep their reel handles up, not sidewise when casting, but I'll wager less than a tenth of those you see fishing do it. So let’s stop and figure out why this is so important. First, • a casting reel spins much more smoothly and freely with the spool sort of balanced on the tail pivot. It just won’t run right with the handles side- wise, the pillars and spool hori zontal. ^ Then, with the reel handles sidewise, the guides are on top of the rod. As the line goes out it slaps the rod and when wet clings and jerks on it. But what happens with the guides on one side, as they must be with the reel handles up? Why the bow of the line downward between the guides can touch nothing but air. So it flows out smo othly, easily. Now for the most important reason. What do you do when you cast with the spool hori- zonal? Why you’re throwing the rod out with the thumb of your casting hand — you just can’t help it. But has this ever occurred to you? How are you going to drive the rod out with your thumb and at the same time use that thumb to control the reel? You can’t. To control the reel properly, and to be sen sitive, the thumb must be re laxed, not tense and pushing; one job is all it can handle. So to push the rod forward use the lowest joint of the index finger where it joins the palm. Now let’s boil all this down to the essential sentance which if you’ll remember and follow will soon make you a smooth, accurate and effortless caster. Keep your reel handles and the knuckle of your first finger up, and push forward with the lower joint of that first finger —leaving your thumb relaxed, free, with nothing to do bqt control the spool. MRS. WELBORN APPOINTED 8th DISTRICT REPORTER ABBEVILLE, — Mrs. Charles Welborn of Anderson has been appointed court reporter for the 8th Judicial Circuit in Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and New berry counties. She began her duties with opening of a General Sessions Court term at Abbeville this week. The appointment was by Judge Steve C. Griffith of Newberry resident jurist for the 8th Circuit A veteran court reporter of nine years, Mrs. Welborn served Here’s something else that was brought to our attention by Angling Authority Jason Lucas. Fly casters are told to wait and feel the “pull of the line” on the backcast. Why has nobody ever advised the beginner at plug casting to wait to feel the pull of the plug? It’s the main secret, next to that free thumb, of smooth plug casting. in this capacity in the 10th Cir cuit of Anderson and Oconee counties for four years and as acting reporter for more than two years. She was also court reporter for the late Special Magistrate Harold Dean of An derson. / Mrs. Welborn is the former Miss Annie Laurie Shrimp of Anderson County. Her husband is a wel] known Ander^n at torney who served the past two years in the House of Represen tatives. She has received commenda tion from court attaches on her efficient performance of duties. In the 8th Circuit she succeeds I. V. McKinney of Greenwood, who has resigned to enter private business. <<!i Miss Ann Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Matthews, left Monday for Winthrop Col lege where she intered her fresh man year. 1000j - — r SAVE For A BIG GOAL! Join our 1000 Club and start saving now for that big goal you have in mind. Save 3 systematically every pay-day and watch your savings grow to $1000. m -m CHECK LIST FOR FALL FI Tyna-up Diagnosis—including on- Q Steering Adjustment, gine tune-up and a complete check and report of ail working units of Q Adjust clutch (if pedal has more than 1" of "play”) or check Hydro- Mat ic fluid level. I I Clean and inspect cooling system —and add necessary anti-freeze. I I Rotate tires. your car. PI Lubrication and Oil Change. FI Brake Adjustment (if your brake pedal goes to within 1" of floor board). : ->v I /•/;.' •.. - .?• • Come in for a “Check-Up” Today! .i > s 1 ,' •• 5 ' v ,'' Wm , 1 m' s ' HAYES MOTOR COMPANY 1S04 Main Struct Newberry, S. C. er Dam in the Southwest.’ ‘Members of the Public Owner ship League and its friends throughout the country may just ly take courage and inspiration from the progress SO FAR made’.” Then consider 1950. Where are we ? ‘‘The Master Plan Becomes A Major Threat. The major rivers of America are now in the hands of the power planners. Power projects shown above and on the government drawing boards total over 45,000,000 kw—equivalent to the total installed capacity in the U. S. in 1942. Under the discriminating pre ference clauses of the various laws,enacted at the behest of the planners, contol of the power output from these projects is held tightly in the hands of the public advocates in the Depart ment of the Interior. Time and again that Department has dem onstrated that the government produced power will be sold—not in the interest of either the local user or the American Tax payer—but under conditions that promote the schemes of those who seek a federally-owned and politically-operated national transmission system.*’ After you consider that what do you think of Socialism and its giant strides in America? Where does Congress stand? It stands Withs its eyes on the vote. A Communist maybe one who would destroy the form and the spirit of American government, but the Congress of the United States, in the guise of Political loyalty, is so effectually coope rating in a blind scheme that we wonder how men of common- sense can be duped by the glitter of promises that, in other form, always brough disaster elsewhere. The amazing truth is that Con gress has lost its authority. Smart ybuug bureaucrats have prepared bills which Congress enacted into law, many times conferring such broad powers that the bureaucrats can pro ceed on their road to Socialism. The F e d e ra 1 Government should not create Federal Cor porations with independent re sources. The Control of Congress is the control of the purse. All these independent Government Corporations are a menace to our Country, 1 either actually so to day, or potentially so tomorrow. NEWBERRY V ederal Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEWBERRY J. K. Willingham, Sec’y Newberry, S. C. 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