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• THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1951
1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, S. C.
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0. F. Arm field
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Entered as second-class matter December 6. 1987,
at the 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
A free press and a free radio
are great bulwarks of freedom.
We have both In this country.
Our local papers in South Caro
lina speak out on the issues and
are not under the control of the
bureaucrats. From time to time
I quote from our dailies and our
weeklies; and I listen to my radio
brethren proclaim with boldness
some basic truths. 1
Before me is The Marion Star,
through which Editor Lem Wine-
sett proclaims the truth with
great fervor Under the head
ing "Sheltered Monopolies," Bro
ther Winesett argues against the
Socialistic trend of our Govern
ment. I quote his editorial:
"When the antitrust lawyers of
the Federal government launch an
attack against a private corpora
tion on grounds of monopoly the
defendant is charged with preda
tory practices, coercion, granting
unlawful preferences, cost cutting,
rebates and other competition
killing abuses typical of mono
poly. However, nowadays, the
whole show is an obvious farce
because the Federal government
Itself has become the greatest
abuser of monopolistic power in
the country.
For years political administra
tors of Federal electric power
projects have restorted to every
device they could lay their hands
on to put their competitors, the
investor-owned electric compan
ies, out of business .
One of the worst blocks to nor
mal operation and growth of
electric companies is the fact
that they are at the bottom of
the ‘preference 1 list of csutomers
of government power projects.
This is not an accident. The
promoters of socialized power are
simply using the contrivance of
the ‘preference* customer to sn-
courage public ownership. Public
agencies are given high priority
in buying government electricity.
The success of this and similar
tactics is attested to by the fact
that there are no longer any
private companies left in regions
such as that of the Tennessee
Valley Authority which started
out as merely an alleged yard
stick to judge the performance
of private utilities. TV A has
ruthlessly oliminated competitors.
It enjoys a monopoly in the pro
duction and distribution of a vital
service. And it has behaved like
any other insatiable monopoly. It
has cut prices below cost to kill
competition and has granted pre
ferences to privileged customers.
The standard it has set is being
emulated in other areas of the
country by the Federal planners.
The whole program is the an
tithesis of the philosophy of
equality of our American sys
tem of government.”
Did you ever wonder about the
policy of our government? If
electric power is so - important
that it must be provided by the
Government, why not take off all
the taxes on power and require
the power companies to operate
on a guaranteed income? If it be
right to take the tax-money to
build power enterprises; and if it
be right to operate them at a
loss; if it be right to let Govern
ment power plants operate with
out taxes why not lend the money
to existing companies at the same
interest (or no interest) and de
fine what they shall do?
Our Government could establish
a fund—a socalled revolving fund
—of several billion dollars and di
rect that the existing companies
should build lines to every man's
house, willy-nilly, and the Govern
ment could swallow the loss!
What is the difference between
that an the practice followed now
by the government?
Then, perhaps, the Government
could pay a billion a year to
build a telephone line into every
home, the government absorbing
the losses! And why not get to
the root of the matter and let
the Government operate all the
banks and lend on liberal terms
at small interest, or no interest,
and without strict insistence on
collateral Of course the Govern
ment would absorb the losses.
Naturally the Government could
sell us coal and wood, oil and
gasoline and natural gas, as well
as electricity, the Government
taking care of the losses.
Why not,? Don't you see where
we are headed ? Why should
the Government sell me or any
body else electric power? I am
on a Coop line, but there is no
more reason for that than there
would be for the Government to
sell me shoes and shirts, trousers
and food I need not make the
point that shoes and shirts, trous
ers and food were looked upon as
necessaries of life long before
we dreamed t)f electric power.
It would be Interesting if the
Government .wpuld grant to the
power companies exactly what it
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One thousand South Carolina
families will enjoy their vacations
this summer in family vacation
cabins at South Carolina’s State
Parks.
Apppllcations for cabin reser
vations are being accepted now,
State Park Director C West Ja-
cocks has announced.- Because
the demand for these cabins is
greater than the number available
a deadline is set for receiving ap
plications and all names are then
drawn from a box to assign prior
ities. In this way, all familieo
have an equal chance to reserve a
family vacation cabin.
Anyone planning to reserve a
State Park cabin for a week’s va
cation should send in their appli
cations before March 1. Shortly'
thereafter the public drawing will'
be held to determine cabin assign
ments.
Applications should be address
ed to the S. C. State Commission
of Forestry, P. O. Box 357, Col
umbia, S. C., listing the park you
wish to attend and the week you
prefer. Because of the demand for
these cabins It is desirable to list
several choices of parks and sev
eral alternate dates. Do not send
any money with your application.
Family cabins are located at
the following State Parks: Che-
raw, Edisto Beach, Glvhans Fer
ry, Oconee, Poinsett, Table Rock,
and Myrtle Beach.
The cabins have running water.
electric lights, electric kitchen and
are fully equipped except for bed
linen and silverware. Rentals are
from $18 to $30 per week, de
pending on size and location of
the cabin.
Because of the popularity of
the family vacation cabins, only
one week can be allowed any one
family during June, July, and
August. Family cabins are avail
able during other months at re
duced rates, and application for
these reservations can be made
directly with the superintendents
at the park.
A folder, containing additional
Information on family cabins and
other state park facilities Is av
ailable on request.
gives to the Public projects and
require only such interest and
taxes as the Government con
cerns pay, letting the Government
regulate the rates and service of
all.
Is there a remdy for this? Yes;
the remdy is courage to fight.
We need a few more men In
Congress who will fight without
compromise. I say a few more,
but have we any If a dozen Sen
ators and twenty five Representa
tives would organize to fight this
Socialistic trend relentlessly, yes,
relentlessly, they could ac
complish something. Of course
they must not compromise be
cause of other considerations;
they must stand to their guns.
They must be Americans first, not
patronage seekers; nor must they
be blinded by the glare of Po
litical party leadership or loyalty
to it.
Billions of dollars, more bil
lions of dollars, more and more
billions of dollars—what Is done
with all that money? Is there
anything like accounting? Can
the Government prove what it
received for all the billions from
1942 to 1946? Can It prove that
it received for the fifty billions
spent from July 194Q to July
1950? If the Government can
prove It actually received what It
paid for can it now tell us what
became of all the war material
left over from the Second World
War? Can It prove what has be
come of the billions spent since?
Some Commentator has said
that Sotvneral Marshall did not
wish to have great numbers of
men In camps without rifles
and other military equipment. Of
course I cannot vouch for that,
but, as a citizen, I wonder what
became of our war surplus and
our left-overs. No one seems to
have investigated that. That is
because Congress Is still of the
same -Political Party that was In
charge when all the spending was
done. And now the same general
group is engaged In pouring out
billions again. Will there be
an accounting? Or shall we have
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South Carolina’s typical farm is
\ typici
nearly half wooded. Yet, according
to State Commission of Forestry
statistics, these farm woods pro
duce only seven percent of South
Carolina’s farm income.
The purpose of the American
Legion-sponsored “More Trees for
South Carolina” program now un
derway in the state is to increase
cash income from forgotten wood
land acres.
“South Carolina’s average farm,”
says the manual now being distrib
uted to land owners throughout the
state, "contains 43 acres of field
crops, 9 acres of pasture and 48
acres of woods. On many farms in
South Carolina, the wooded acres
are forgotten acres."
Besides providing stove wood and
fence posts, farm woodlots are cap
able of yielding cash harvests of
>d.
ml p wood, saw logs, poles and other
iseful products. Wise woodland
-vanagement, which includes pro
tection of forestland from lire and
destructive grazing, makes the
difference.
Virtually every forest interest in
! South Carolina is participating in
! the ‘‘More Trees” program officiallj
launched in the state January 5
Copies of the- booklet, ‘‘Cash Crops*
from South Carolina Woodlands.’
are being distributed throughout
the state by American Legion spou
sors of the program
Additional copies and other in
formation relative to the forestr\
program are available from count-
rangers, county agents, vocational
agriculture instructors or the Statf-
Commission of Forestry, Box 857
Columbia, S C.
American Forest Products In
dustries, a national association of
paper and pulp, lumber and ply
wood manufactures, is cooperating
} with the American Legion in spon
sorship of the ‘‘More Trees” pro
griua. „
to re-arm'' from the beginning
every five years?
No Political Party should be
continued In power more than
eight years. A Change of the
Party in power Is a sure check
on misgovernment.
Our Government still has mon
ey to throw away and still throws
it away. In view of the colossal
debt hanging over us and mortg
aging your future and even your
grandchildren’s future; and be
cause of the enormous sums now
being spent on war and prepara
tions for defense everything
should be keyed to the war and
the things incidental to the war.
All the boondoggling, all the ad
ventures into Socialism, should be
nipped in the bud. Let the Gov
ernment strip for action and for
get all about the sidelines and
side-shows.
For Expert Repair Bring
Your Radio
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Telephone 311W
Choir Singing
CONTEST/
^Program
SUNDAY
WKDK
Sunday
3:30 P. M.
1240 kc
You recall that the old classical
post said "I sing of men and of
arms,” as I recall So may we
sing of men and arms, of men. and
munitions, of men and ships, of
men and planes, of men and
bombs, of men in battle.
We owe something to the men
who have suffered, and to the
men who have died In our ser
vice; and we owe something to
their parents, their widows and
their children. In our preparation
we very belatedly consider the
Germans and the Japanese; they
can turn the tide; whereas we are
counting too strongly on Britain
and France. Regardless of any
traditional attitude we must see
straight We might have had all
the Chinese millions on our side,
but our confusion of purpose, our
betrayal of China gave the Rus
sians an opportunity that we
hadn't the wisdom or the talent
to use.
If we have Just ordinary wis
dom we shall use the opportun
ity to make such arrangements as
may bring Western Germany,
Nationalist China (Chiang’s
army) and Japan into the prepara
tions to thwart the onward march
of Communism. As Grover
Cleveland said, “It Isn’t a theory
but a condition which confronts
us.’ 1
How have you begun the New
Year? From 1960 to 1951 Is
just like crossing the Equator,
just an Imaginary line 1960 flow
ed into 1951 very quietly, for
most of us. We awoke to the
New Year, but we started on the
same bacon and egg, one egg now,
since two eggs are the same as
a King’s ransom If you have a
friend who pampers his appetite
to the extent of two eggs he is
just a plutocrat crowing over ns
humble people Eggs are about
as high here now as they were in
Peru, in my time there. No mer
chant told ns the price of a dozen
eggs, but the price of one egg.
An egg of recognised ancestry
sold for 20 centavos, whereas an
egg of no family distinction sold
for 10 centavoa.
The News ft Courier of Charles
ton has a new Editor—Thomas R.
Waring. I might have begun
by saying bluntly 'W. W. Ball has
retired as Editor of Tbs News
ft Courier, but I tried to soften
the shock. Here, >lnc|ee<!L, is
something to write about, the
retirement of a great figure and
the coming in of one of the most
attractive men in the State.
William Watte ' Ball was born
and reared in sturdy old Laurens
and he is himself as sturdy and
steadfast as the hills and rocks
of Laurens. In his useful life
he tarried some years in Colum
bia, bringing distinction to what
ever task he undertook, but des
tiny planned that he should rise
to full power In Charleston. And
most people even Charleston sons
of ancient lineage, regard him as
Mr. .Charleston. Those typical
spirits of Broad Street, Charles
ton, felt that “a word with Mr.
Ball” would produce the neces
sary editorial that would correct
any evils, whether In Charleston,
Europe or Asia. Dr. Ball made
The News ft Courier as represen
tative of Charleston as The Lon
don Times Is of London. Bat he
loved all South Carolina and
"The Courier’ the paper that
would gladly publish a stern and
stinging censure of its policy
even more quickly than a letter
of praise.
Dr. Ball, as Editor, wanted to
tell the truth; he is a knightly
soul, and in telling the truth he
did not dip his pen into mud.
I wish it could be said of me,
what all must say of Dr. Ball—*
he maintained the Integrity of
his pen. So the Doctor may ap
ply to himself the words of that
other unwavering battler, the
Apostle Paul; “1 have fought a
good fight, I have kept the
faith.” And like Paul, the Old
Warrior will still fight, though
he leaves the cares of the edi
torial control.
The new Editor has long been
part of The News ft Courier, for
some years its Managing Editor,
or Second in Command. Mr.
Waring was reared in an atmos
phere of journalism, for his fath
er, the late Thomas R. Waring,
was a writer of vigor and style,
long Editor of The Charleston
Evening Post.* 1 * * ’*
The present Thomas R. War
ing, new Edltdr of The News &
Courier, is one pf Carolina’s mod
est men of great worth and use
fulness. Under his guidance the
great old paper will maintain its
high level, and we may expect
the same forthright straight-
from-the shoulder policy which
has given a pleasant tang to our
morning paper .Although Dr Ball
was born again as a Charles
tonian, Tom Waring can count
his ancestors from the time of
immemorial antiquity, or shortly
after the Garden of Eden was
closed, in or near. Charleston.
I salute both Editors, my
friends of the years.
DR. Y. M. BROWN
RENAMED CHAIRMAN
S. C. PAROLE DEPT.
J. C. Todd was re-elected direc
tor of the South Carolina proba
tion, parole and pardon depart
ment at the annual meeting last
Thursday in Columbia of the
board of directors of that depart
ment, and J. Curtis Moore was re
elected supervisor. Election in
each case was unanimous. The
term of each is six years.
Before the election of the direc
tor and supervisor, the Board re
elected Dr. Young M. Brown of
Newberry aa chairman and E. A.
Sompayrac of Society Hill, vice-
chairman. Other members are Al
bert Novlt of Walterboro; Dr. Eu
nice Ford Stackhouse, Columbia;
Ashby N. Sawyer, Union, and
Robert W. Betts, Chester.
The board revoked the parole
of Harry Maple, convicted in
Calhoun county in 1933 of murder
with recommendation and sen
tenced to life imprisonment. On
the recommendation of the parole
hoard. Maple was placed on
parole by the then Governor R.
M. Jeffries in May, 1942. Recent
ly he was arrested In connection
with the alleged attempt on the
life of Charlie Haynes, who was
shot In both legs. Maple will go
back to the penitentiary to re
sume service of his sentence.
TAX NOTICE
At Auditor’s Office te
1st, after which a penalty of :
percent will be added.
PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS M
Auditor Newberry County.
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We really mean what we say.
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Sunday Afternoon?
What Do YOU Plan To Do?
Why Not “Radio?”
1240 ON YOUR RADIO DIAL
P. M.
1:00—The American Radio Warbleta
1:16—Military Review
1:30—The Lutheran Hour
2:00—The Obituary Column
2:06—Top Tunee By Trendler
2:30—Interdenominational Church
(Presbyterian Church)
3:00—Bobby Benoon
3:30—Textile Community Chlor
4:00—Lady Hamilton
4:16—David Rose
4:30—Martin Kane—Private Bye
6:00—The Shadow
6:30—True Detective Mysteries
6:00—Roy Rogere Shew
6:00—Nick Carter
7:00—Affaire of Peter Salem
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