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October Bass October bass are in the shallows In the wholly unpredictable sport of bass-fishing, that statement is one of the very few which will ab solutely stand up. October bass really are in the shallows, and it is at this colorful time of the year that the smart angler—with casting or fly rod— manages to get the utmost sport and fullest creels by prowling the shallows of lake or stream. During this time, too, the usual procedure, as regards time to go Hshing, is reversed. While early morning and late afternoon periods pay off best for the midsummer angler, in the fall this condition is reversed. For, during this time, the bass arait until surface water has varmed from the chill frost of the avenings before they begin working he shallows for food. This means hat the hours from nine or ten in he morning until two or three in he afternoon will be most produc tive. For either the fly rod man or he plug caster, surface lures will >e found best, although the small, anderwater lures, with lively ac tion, will also take their share of pass. But most experts prefer the ly rod and a bug of some type as he most effective lure. One should approach the fish irea quietly, making as little dis- airbance as possible either on itream side or in the water. As most anglers know, there are far ioo many fishermen who ‘‘wade vhere they ought to be fishing” and rice versa. The angler astream in the month if October, when nature is at its nost colorful and flamboyant best, ihares enviable experiences JThether the creel is reasonably tilled or not, whether the fish are tooperative or lethargic, the sheer magic of Autumn is satisfaction mough. AAA Well Done! The expression ef complete satisfaction and the satisfied smile that wreathe the face of this young angler tell as no words conld the supreme pleasure and pride of accom plishment which are his as he surveys the proof of his angling prowess. AAA Always Read 'Em Gun manufacturers' are urging purchases of shotguns and rifles to read carefully the booklet or folder of instructions which goes with every firearm. “These folders go along with ev ery gun shipped from the factory,” says Henry P. Davis, public rela tions manager for Remington, “and contain concise information of great value, especially to the chap who is a newcomer to the sport of shoot ing. Full information concerning the assembling, disassembling, ad justment and care of each model is contained in the folder that ac companies it, along with a list of the component parts. “If the new purchaser will read these instructions carefully and fol low them faithfully his gun will pro vide him with many years of shoot ing pleasure.” AAA Removing Bullheads One need never be hesitant about removing bullheads or other spe cies of catfish from the hook, if these fish's sharp spines are snipped off with a pair of car penters pliers. Then “put the fish to sleep” and peel off their jackets with these same pliers. These fish, when browned in a hot frying pan over an outdoor fire, are qsnoag the best tasting that prowl the'fresh waters of the United States. Grassland Fanning [s Most Mechanized Farmers Find Meadows Cheapest Feed of All Grassland farming continues to spread throughout the United States and has become an example of the mechanization of farm jobs. Farmers are switching to more and more grass because they have learned that grass is the cheapest of all feeds and that grass also con serves the soil, increase yields of intertilled crops and is the easiest The New Holland field forage harvester can chop up to 15 tons of hay per hour In lengths ranging from 14 to 4 inches de pending on how many knives are used. of all crops to harvest and handle. One of the major reasons grass Is cutting dairy production costs as much as 25 percent is the sharp re duction in labor costs. With grass land machinery, today’s farmers can make hay and grass silage in half the time it once took them. Since the 1930's, when farmers were urged to cut down on com and small grain, the grasslands of the nation have increased tremendous ly. And with the increase manufac turers have produced fam ma chinery with which to cut, chop, bale and store this low cost farmr feed. One of the newer machines in modern farming is the field forage harvester. This power take-off unit can chop up to 15 tons of hay per hour. Attachments let the farmer use the same basic unit for chop ping corn at up to 20 tons per hour. Avoid Fall Milk Drop By Good Management Most of the drop in milk produc tion in late summer and fall can be prevented by good planning and management. Good permanent pastures, supple mented by temporary pastures of Sudan grass or some other hot- weather and drought resistant pas ture suited to the land and climate conditions, will mean more milk at less cost. In many cases, failure to avoid the slump in milk production is because dairymen do not recog nize that summer and fall pas tures are not as nutritious as early, succulent, high-protein pastures. iEven though summer pastures may look good, it is necessary to feed a limited amount of a well- balanced grain ration if the summer and fall milk production slump is to be avoided. Enough feed in mid and late summer will hold produc tion higher and allow cows to go into the fall and winter months pro ducing well and carrying good flesh. Both-Way Gate A convenient both-way gate does not require any hinges or any hard ware material at all. It can be made any height or length desired. Have a 2x4 at each end which extends up about two bches higher than the gatepost and far enough below to go into a hole tn stone at the foot of the gatepost. Nail a board at top of gatepost with k two-inch hole in it for the 2x4. On the other side have a hole one inch wide and three inches long chiseled In the post at the other side. Pyrenone Is Effective Control of Horse Flies Horse flies are troublesome pests during the hot months and difficult to kill. Extension entomologists sug gest the use of pyrenone as an ef fective control of horse flies. Pyrenone, although expensive, will control horse flies on cattle for about one week. One part of pyre none to nine parts of water is recom mended. About two pints to each cow is nee led. This should rid the cow of the bothersome pest. THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Study of Department Procedure Leads to Recent Reorganization This Is the second of a series of six articles on the department of state and its personnel by Walter A. Shead. Western Newspaper Union’s Washington correspondent. By WALTER A. SHEAD Washington, D. C.—Considerable fun has been poked at the depart ment of state in by-gone years when even the secretary of state did not have full executive author ity, when appointments to the de partment were considered plums for some deserving or undeserving politician or the ambitious and so cially climbing rich. Conditions and traditions had grown up in the department where in the foreign or career service was almost a law unto itself and this tightly knitted clique could by pass or defy the orders of the sec retary of state. Intensive studies as to reorgani zation of the department have been going on for the past dozen years and in 1944 the results of these studies began to take form and culminated in new legislation in 1947, giving the secretary of state “full authority” over the direction of the department and the foreign service. The provisions of law which had vested authority in subordinate of ficials were amended and such au thority now is vested solely in the secretary. In addition, a complete reorganization of the entire set-up of the department has been com pleted which insures a direct chain of command from the top down to the operational units of the depart ment. When Dean Acheson was named secretary, he had been vice-chair man of the Hoover commission for reorganization of the executive branch of the government. He lost no time in putting into effect the recommendations of the Hoover commission. Direct appointments to the de partment proper are made after full investigation and screening. The personnel of the foreign serv ice are selected even more care fully and only after their graduation from the foreign service institute, a graduate school of high scholas tic standing operated by the state department itself and about which more will be said later. • • • REORGANIZATION of the de partment had two purposes in mind: one, to set up a machine to carry out U.S. responsibilities in the formulation and execution of foreign policy; and, two, to em phasize the department’s work with congress and the public-at- large. Immediately after the war the department of state absorbed sev eral war agencies, among them the Office of War Information. In these agencies there were beyond doubt some friends of Russia, then our ally. There may have been some Communists or fellow travel ers. Through the history of this na tion efforts have been made by other nations to penetrate the se crets of the state department. In the past, however, these spies have been largely professional spies and the department of state had counter - espionage and security methods to protect itself and the W&'&i mwmm • ky '■mm JAMES EDWIN WEBB UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE James Edwin Webb, born Green ville county, N. C., October 7, 1906, son of John Frederick and Sarah Gorham Webb. A.B. from University of North Carolina, 1928; stndont at Georce Washington University law school, 19S3-S6. Married Patsy Aiken Donblas, May 14, 19S8. Two children, Sarah Gorham and James Edwin Webb, Jr. Appoldted exeentlve as sistant to nnderseeretary of treas- nry, 1946; director of bnrean of bad- get, 1946-1949; appointed nndersee retary of state, Jansary, 1949. 1 CCUIfl DR DII77IC tAS7 WEfKS J jjWI] nil ruLLlh answ « c nation. During these post-war years, however, the spread ol the fanati cal, atheistic communism, the professional spy is competing with the amateur Communist. One way to solve the problem of amateur Communist espionage was set up in 1947 under Gen. George C. Marshall, as secretary of state, under a directive of the President inaugurating a loyalty program. Under the leadership of Jack Puerifoy of South Carolina, a long time state department official and former West Point cadet, a security staff was set up consisting of 74 investigators. In addition, the FBI, under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover, cooperates wholly and all persons in the department have gone through a thorough screening. When Secretary Acheson came into power, he continued Puerifoy in the job. This screening process Is not based on the idea that all the peo ple it investigates are crooks or spies. It is a process based first on protecting the United States and, at the same time, protecting the in dividual’s rights, protecting their reputations, urging and permitting them to continue to serve the United States with loyalty and enthusiasm. If anything doubtful is found it goes before the loyalty board of the de partment of which Gdb. Conrad Snow, a New Hampshire Republi can, is chairman. Whatever recommendation this board makes, whether it is to clear the individual or not, he then goes before the President’s loyalty board headed by Seth Richardson, a for mer assistant attorney general un der President Hoover, and if the individual is not cleared he is giv en an opportunity to resign. If there is direct evidence of disloyal ty, the evidence goes to the de partment of justice. Whatever the merits of the sys tem, Secretary Acheson believes it is the correct way. “The wrong way is to smear everybody’s char acter and reputation, to make charges which you hope will stick and in doing destroy confidence of the people in their government and its institutions.” THE C FICTION Vi MJSE FOR MURDER CORNER By Richard H. Wilkinson ACROSS 1. Choking bits 5. Marshes 9. Mine entrance 10. Ancient coin (Gr.) 11. Aromatic spice 12. Incites 14. Wheel on some spurs 15. Negative reply 16. Note of scale 17. Constella tion 18. Fate 20. Past 21. Exist 22. Knock 23. Secluded valley 24. Heedful 26. Eager 28. Flee 29. Part of verb “to be” 31. Solemn promise 32. River (Pol.) 33. Finnish seaport 34. Neuter pronoun 35. Exclama tion 36. Kind of soup thickened with okra pods (var.) 38. Wild dog (India) 40. Formed into a globe 41. Constella tion 42. Troubles 43. Repast. 44. Scotch river (poss.) DOWN 1. In abundance 2. Town (Ethiopa) 3. Bestow 4. Astral 5'Fountain 6. River (Sp.) 7. Wopden block 8. Heavy hammer 11. Sour, ill- tempered person 13. Presently 19. Musical drama 20. Entire amount 22. Large roofing slate 23. Firearm 24. Bovine animal 25. Fungal 26. Greedy 27. New York City 29. Head of a convent 30. Temper Ml □□□□a □□□ao □ □□ DQ □□□□no — BMP IeIpIeImBBm » eimUin i 6 1 S E A C E L L E It S A L 0] E N A T r 1 V O T s L A T e A w N R A M 1 E E L 1 0 E P A C E O NO. 69 32. Underworld 33. Easy gait of a hors’e 35, Seaweed 37. Voided escutcheon 39. Coin (Swed.) i i 2 3 4 rsf a 5 4 7 8 1 5 n IO i ii At i 12 IS >4 i IS ! 14 17 16 19 20 Zt I 22 i zs 'M 24 zs 1 i 26 27 26 1 29 So 3i 32 Y/h 33 34 1 3* 1 34 58 39 * 1 4a I 41 1 -u V/Y 1 46 —ii 44 A NDREW RANDALL’S death was, obviously, suicide. Capt. Van Ness of the homicide squad went down to investigate, though he ad mitted the investigation was merely in the line of routine duty. I went with him. “You can’t make a murder out of this /One,” I grumbled. “Come on home. We’re wast- 3 .., . ing each others -Minutt to,. Fiction “Keep your shirt on, scribe. Let’s look around the joint. I’ve always wanted to see what a millionaire’s home looked like.” “You’re still wasting time. Ran dall was just $999,999 short of being a millionaire.” This was true. Once a prominent member of the upper brackets, An drew Randall’s fortune had depleted steadily for the past dozen years. Even the hopse was mortgaged. “Who’s going to inherit this buneb of debts?” I asked Van. "As far as I can figure there’s only one living relative. A youngster named Barry Rois ter. A nephew by marriage. He lives in Michigan.” The drawing room of the old house contained three fairly good oil paintings. There were some silver and a few antique pieces and a car in the garage. Otherwise, young Mr. Barry Roister of Michigan was going to find it hardly worth his while to make the trip to New York THE WEEK ill) ifi INSPIRATION Inner Peace AN EDITORIAL F EW HUMAN BEINGS are im pervious to the stress and ten sion of modern life. It is not easy to keep aloof from the fears and anxie ties which prey upon mankind in general. There are times when the world’s crimes, follies and stupidi ties seem too much for the wisest and strongest of us. It is necessary, therefore, for men to have some refuge where, at times, they may run away from the world in order to return strength ened and reinvigorated. Where is this refuge to be found? It lies in a man'§ own soul—in that deep, inner consciousness where he may commune with God, finding in prayer sources of new courage and strength. Christ Himself many times sought isolation and silence to escape the importunities and pressures of the world. In the presence of His Fath er, His troubles and confusion faded away and He found Himself with a renewed peace and uplift of spirit. To God only may men go for asy lum from the hates, worries,, pres sures and fears of life. His is the sole consolation that will ease the pain of suffering, salve the wound ed mind, restore the peace and hap piness of which the world too often robs the individuaL Fortunate are those who compre hend the serenity and quiet endur ance that can be found in commun ing with God. In hours of trial, the power of prayer and meditation is most fully felt When Viings go well, men are apt to forget their need for God. They are neither deeply con scious of His presence nor of His personal concern for them. It is only when every other door seems closed that many discover gratefully the open door to the heart of God. None need ever despair of finding what he needs when he kneels. Tk« ab«T« editorial, and othor ma terial aneartar la this eolamn, Waa prepared by ReUfleae News SerTiea. BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET White Horsemen of World War I Still Unexplained By BILLY ROSE As I’ve mentioned before, whenever I come down with a case of brain-blank I smash the crystal on a cheap wrist watch and mos ey down to see an old watchmaker on West 11th Street. While he's tinkering with the timepiece, I gab with him about this and that, and by the time I leave my watch has a new crystal and I generally have the material for a column. . , , . , , The other afternoon I noticed an uriusual looking clock on his repair bench—one with symbols on the dial instead of numerals. ‘‘It’s a Bavrrian miracle clock,” ' hole in the Allied line at Mons. One night when it looked as if there was no stopping them, the sky sud denly turned yellow and across it— heading straight for the Jerries— rode three white figures mounted on white horses, the center rider waving a gold-tipped sword. The enemy took one look, and that was the end of the advance.” "Sounds like somebody was ’ seeing things," l said. "Thousands of people were seeing things—and they ranged from privates to generals. And later that night when several hun dred of the Germans were cap tured, to a man they reported hav ing seen the figures, too. “The white horsemen didn’t show up again until four years later,” the watchmaker went on, “and this time they brought along a lot of friends. It was during the last Ger man push along the Bethune line,. and when a Portugese regiment cracked up under the artillery fire a handful of British machine-gun ners were rushed in to plug the hole. The gunners knew they didn't have a chance of getting out alive- all they could hope for was to keep the enemy busy until reinforce ments arrived. Billy Rose said the watchmaker, “and each symbol stands for a different miracle. For instance, the little fish repre sents the miracle of the loaves and fishes.” “Do you believe in that sort of thing?” I asked. “V/ h e t h e r you think so or not,’’ smiled the old man, ‘miracles happen all the time. For instance, take the fire in Canada a couple of months ago—tjie one that wiped out al most the entire town but didn’t touch the church.” “It could have been air currents,” I said “Maybe,” said the watchmaker, “but how would you explain away the cross in the sky that two thou sand EnglishmMi swore they saw during an air*»raid in 1944? Or would you rationalize the white horsemen who are accredited with winning two battles in the first World War?” “TAKE YOUR TIME with the watch and details,” I said “Well,” said the old gent, “the first time the horsemen appeared was in August, 1914, when the Ger mans were advancing through a big THEN CAME THE miracle. Sud denly the German guns switched their range and direction, and be gan blasting a patch of ground sev eral hundred yards to the right of the machine-gunners—an area that was completely deserted. And then half an hour later, for no discern ible reason, the Germans turned tail and began to run. “At first, the British couldn’t be lieve their eyes; then they figured it was some sort of trick—although under the circumstances it didn’t make military sense to bother with a trick. Finally the English sent out a reconnaissance squad, and it brought back fifty prisoners from various parts of the line. “Each prisoner was examined separately and, according to Cap tain C. W. Haywood of British In telligence, each one told exactly the same story. "When the Portuguese regi ment retreated, the Germans be gan to chase after it and only stopped when they saw a detach ment of cavalry riding forward from the Allied line to outflank them. This confused them be cause. for one thing, cavalry had long been obsolete on the West ern Front and, for another, every member of the detachment was dressed in white and riding a white horse. “The artillery was immediately ordered to bombard the horsemen, but when the men in white contin ued charging across the open field despite the curtain of shells, the Germans got panicky and fled.” “How about the English gun ners?” I said. “That’s the strangest part of it,” said the watchmaker. “Captain Haywood made careful inquiry among his men but he couldn’t find a single British soldier who had seen anything in the empty space to the right—except space.” I stared blankly. “That wasn’t a murder. It was a suicide. What do yon mean you’xfe got the killer?” to collect his inheritance. Outside, Van sighed ' deeply What a pity! There was a chance for a swell murder case and It turns out to be nothing but an ordinary suicide.” “Lord, it’s getting so a man can’t honestly kill himself these days without some inquisitive copper try ing to dramatize it. I was sent up to Provincetown and then down to Miami to cover the air races. So it was more than two weeks before I returned to New York. The day after my arrival I dropped in on Van. He looked brighter and satisfied. “About the Randall murder,” he said. “We’ve got the killer!” I stared blankly. Then suddenly I remembered. “That wasn’t a mur der. It was a suicide. What do you mean you’ve got the killer?” “Barry Roister from Michi gan. Remember? The nephew by marriage. He did it.” “Now look. Van,” I said. “Stop talking in bunches. Why would Barry Roister want to kill penniless old Andy Randall? “Because of the paintings. You re- member those three paintings we saw in the drawing room?” “I remember that they weren’t anything to kill an old man over.” “Ha!” said Van. “You newspaper men! Never get behind the news. Too superficial. 1 suppose you never heard of Caleb Trask?” “No, I never heard of Caleb Trask.” “Well, he’s an artist. Pretty good too. He painted those oils. They sold for about $50 each. Then Caleb died. So what always happens when a fairly good artist dies? The price of his paintings hits the sky. So Caleb .Trask lived in Michigan and Roister, being an art connoisseur and knowing that his distant uncle owned the paintings, began to think. “Ah! is right. To Roister it looked like a set-up. Uncle Andy had every reason to commit suicide and who would ever suspect a distant neph ew living in Michigan who would only inherit a bunch of debts? “So Roister made a quick and murderous trip to Uncle Andy’s and then returned to Michigan. And when he was advised be had in herited a lot of debts he came back and gave his uncle a decent burial and took the paintings and left everything else for the debts. And a week and a half later I read in the papers where the Trask oils had sold for $50,000 each.” Van sighed and grinned. “Wtiat a pity you newspaper men don’t try to get be hind the news.” “What a pity,” I snapped, “that you had to read in the newspapers about the paintings being sold” vt Ain't It So Housewifery is chiefly for women. Ou a male it just looks silly, like a ruffled apron. * • • A beauty shop is where men are rare and women are well done. • * * A philosopher is a person who knows what to do—until It hap pens to him. V* ■ and Middle of the Rood Is Place to Marry VIENNA, ILL.—For happiness, try a “middle of the road” mar riage. This is the advice of Mr Mrs. John W. Carlton. Learning that funeral servi were being held in the chu: where their marriage was sched uled 50 years ago, the cou waited for the minister to co outside. He married them in a hor drawn buggy in the middle of road. Some 100 persons who tended the funeral stayed for » marriage ceremony. r -f- - PALATINE GUARD . . . This man Is a member of the Pala tine Guard, now celebrating Its 100th anniversary. The Guard was established by Pope Pius IX In 1850. Membership is re stricted to Romans because they defend their bishop, the pope, who is the bishop of Rome. Guards, who serve without pay, come from a variety of occu pations, from university pro fessors to manual laborers. Religion Question Box 4: Who were the Brethren of the Free Spirit? A: A fanatical sect which sprang up along the Rhine early in the 13th century and spread into France, Switzerland. Italy, and the Netherlands. They promulgated pantheistic doc trines and were accused of im moral conduct. Q: What Jewish festivals are knows as the Pilgrimage Festivals? A: Passover, Shabuoth and Succoth. During the time of the Temple, the Jews came on these festivals from all parts of the country to offer up their sacri fices in the Temple at Jerusa lem. Q: What is a Rescript? A: The answer of the Pope or of a Sacred Congregation in Rome to a question or a peti tion. Q: What is Salvation? r A; A state of freedom from sin and its consequences; es caping God’s wrath at the final judgment. Q: What is the Holy Shroud? A: The linens in which the body of Christ was wrapped in the tomb. i • Plan Bibla Films For Telovision HOLLYWOOD—Plans for a series of Bible films for television use were announced here by Dr. Louis H. Evans, pastor of Hollywood Presbyterian church. Production of the films will be financed by the Alexander Robert Currie broadcasting fund, establish ed by Alexander Robert Currie, who lied last year, for spreading Chris tianity through radio or television across the nation. 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