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IWBERRY FRIDAY, APRIL 6, - ir -nrn i .i * * »,# *i. ^ »*»»■•*, t. 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. 0. F. Arm field 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 oer year in advance. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS BY SPECTATOR -' "What i» truth"? You recall Pontiua Pilate asked that of Jesus. Pilate, in all the splendor and might of the Roman Empire, sat in the judgement seat and summoned the lowly Nazarene. Pilate asked Jesus: “What hast thou done . . art thou a King then?” • To this Jesus responded; ‘‘Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.” Then fol lowed Pilate’s question: “What is truth”? We may wonder today. The truth, religiously, Is not my topic; many of us look about us and wonder what standards are gov erning our people today. A citizen who looks upon life after many years as a teacher remarked recently that we are a great Nation of decent peo ple, but we are in the very throes of the dollar. The testi mony before the Committees of Congresss reveals a crass spirit of money-grabbing that no longer shocks anybody; we have become accustomed to it. That is the worst of it. We are accustomed to it; we even smile cynically and say “Well, what about it?” Are you surprised? No; nobody seems surprised. We take for granted that everybody is "on the make;’’ that no scruples will stand long against the lure of money. But that is an indictment I am not willing to make. We have hundreds of thousands of people, millions of people, who never have more than the simple things of life, people who work regularly, steadily, faithfully, and live according to the Scripture, “to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God?”— in the stately language of The Book. These people are the foundations of our State, the pil lars of our National life. But the righteous man seems almost engulfed in a sea of gross materi alism. We were shocked when we heard that the cronies of a Re publican President seemed ready to use every means to enrich themselves, yet the truth is that we have heard of greater of ficial misconduct in the last sev eral weeks than the sinister escapades of a generation ago. At that time, following the whole some era of Woodrow Wilson, our consciences were tender, we were shocked; today we just shake it off. “Righteousnes exalteth a Na tion; but sin is a reproach to any people." That is still true; and it is al so true that “the just shall live by his faith.” Faith in w'hat? What, indeed, is faith? Faith in the abiding principles of scrupulous conduct; faith in the eternal value of rectitude; faith in the Great Eternal. How can America throw off the gangster, the gangster spirit, the mad craving for money, mon ey. and the trivial things of life, the mere baubles that Shake speare speaks of, though just as insubstantial and momentary as soap bubbles? I do not say by “education; that poor word is so constantly misused that it is the refuge for those who want to say something and don’t use the language with precision. Our remedy may be by teaching, inculcating proper ideas of conduct; but the living of it: the force and impressive ness of unwavering personal ex ample; and unbroken constancy of right attitude in the homes, in the schools, in the colleges, in the offices, stores-—everywhere— that might make a change. Who can ever measure the ethical value throughout the cen turies of David’s refusal to ac cept as a gift what he should of fer to Jehovah. “I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neith er wMIl T offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which cost me nothing.” The majesty of tfoe man stands forth in that brief statement. Children who hear their fathers and mothers crave something all the time; who see their parents bow down before the dollar; who hear it said that X or Y has made a packet of money—they soon believe that money is everything. Of course it is important, but £. X four ® r '*I i ms T th , at T w' rAMPiwe Devices^ 1. Sovo*®« W° n * y * filmlnet* l. Save T ‘ m * ii _. WILL 3 . 4 . Ulmlnat. *Ltak.» MADI ONI* WITH THI FOLLOWING CAPTIONS— • Via Air Mail • First Claes Mall • tpoelal Mandllad • S|»a<lal Da 11 vary • Air Pa real Past • Ratwra Pastas* • PSsasa Racolpt . FEB Hi • Ratwra Racolpt Raciwastad * Printad Matter a Fragile # Hand Stamp Only # Registered Mail a Do Net Send need we bow the knee before . It in heartfelt worship all the time? Are there no simple pleasures? Are there no joys that do not bear the dollar mark? Can’t we live at home and find enduring satisfactions in the commonplaces of our routine of existence? Must we rush out from the table at home and buy snacks and drinks all day and most of the night? Can’t we quietly read a book; or must we steep ourselves only in sport stuff and society gossip and scandal, or the latest styles of dress? Everybody enjoys a bit of gos sip; that is the small-talk of cas ual living; and some of us enjoy sports: but all that is the mere meringue on the pie; let’s get to the pie itself. Is there a power shortage in South Carolina? The gentlemen who operate the private power enterprises say that there is no shortage. But from Washington come reports at times about a shortage of power here; and that story is circulated by some of our best people. They believe the propaganda so constantly pouring from Washington. By the way, do you know that the propagandists, the so-called press or publicity men in Washington, and in Government offices else where, are more numerous than the White population of Richland County? They pour out a stream of stuff that swells into a torrent. A few days ago I received a letter from ^ fine gentleman who told jne that shor^ige of power in South Carolina had caused thousands of our best young peo ple to leave the State! Well, here is a statement from Washington that should put his mind at rest. Most of us who leave, or have ever left, didn’t think about power; and the truth Is that many have come here from other States. Were they attracted by our lack of power? Let me quote what the A.E.C. official said, as published in all our dally papers: "Besides its own large sources of power, and heavy transmission lines connecting the H-bomb area with Columbia and Charleston plants. South Carolina Electric and Gas has heavy interconnec tions with all neighboring utility companies—Georgia Power, Duke Power, and Carolina Power and Light—and also with Santee- Cooper. Clarks Hill Federal hydo-elec- trlc development on the Savan nah river is another close source of electricity. It is not expected to be in operation until the fall of 1953. However, South Caro lina Electric and Gas has offer ed the use of its existing lines for transmission of power from Clarks Hill into the H-bomb pro ject, thus obviating the necessity of building new lines to serve the huge government project. Present sources are considered adequate • for fulfilling all con struction needs of the H-Bomb project. Operating requirements when the Savannah river project, as it is called, will be available when the plant begins production of materials that might be use ful for power purposes." FARMS AND FOLKS A SICKENING SIGHT The sickening sights of smol dering woodlands have been seen rather much of late, specially in the Low Country. Coming from Orangeburg to Columbia the other day it looked like the world was on fire ahead. We had to turn on the lights, even though it was a bright sun ny day, when we got to the area of desolation. " The fire had Just Jumped the road and was burn- had cited the Code, and the Judge belonged to the old school of lawyers who sniffed at the Code. .V,. tr ; V 11 t it it' r * 1 1 j ■ j ! fegfSl MUITUM DATER. Solidly built dio-pltto dater. One operation and your papers are marked with all essential information. $3.75 TIMESAVER BAND STAMP. Here la the greatest automatic stamp designed in years. 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Other models available in all different sizes with np to 16 columns of figures. Model shown costs $.80. Larfer sizes at slightly higher prices* NEWBERRY SUN Telephone No. 1 The State, of March 22, tells us that some great millionaires are a power behind the so-called public power schemes. Why? They want to sell their holdings to the Government planners at fancy prices. You never can tell, can you? Representative McQueen of Dillon County, has introduced a bill to put the South Carolina power Co-ops under the Public Service Commission. It is a good bill; in fact, all the power en terprises should be under the regulatory power of the same Commission. The Commission, in its field, speaks and acta for the State. It is unsound to have the private Companies under pub lic regulation and control, where as the public Companies operate in such privacy as to amount to secrecy. Quite unbelievable, isn’t it—that the private companies are under the full glare of official scrutiny all the time; though the publlce enterprises are not open to the public. You may have read that The Carolina Power and Light Co. and The Duke Power Co. recently petitioned the South Carolina Public Service Commission for authorization to sell stock in order to raise money for certain Improvements, whereas our San- tee-Cooper sold revenue bonds in New York for fifteen million dol lars without consulting any authority outside of Itself. I am not challenging anything; I’m lust pointing out an indefensible discrimination. I do not say that my friends of Santee-Cooper Will not use the money advantageous ly; I’m not discussing anything but the unsoundness of a rale that does not work alike on all. Speaking frankly I do not see why the State of South Caro lina should have any jurisdiction over private investments, as in the case of Duke and Carolina; and assuredly,. since the Consti tution forbids the issuance of bonds by the State except by vote of the citizens, (with one exception) it would logically- fol low that no institution of the State should proceed without the sanction of a superior. So, where are We? I do not doubt that my friends of Santee-Cooper acted in the firm belief that they were within the law—and perhaps they were; I do not* reflect unfavorable on them, for they are my friends and good citizens. But as an illustri ous Judge once said to a young lawyer in Anderson, “YouTl have to admit that it’s a fool law young man.” The young, lawyer I agree heartily with Governor Byrnes about closing the schools if the courts order the abandon ment of our Segregation practice. We are not going to have any body ram this down mir throats. I don’t think the mass of our Colored people want this; nor would they want White people in their churches; they are making great progress under their Minis ters and others in developing a society of their own. We are late in finding a leader, but he is talking our language now. My Baptist brethren, in opening our Seminary, are running against a tide that may sweep over them. We do not make progress by trampling on the senaibilities of people. Why bother about a new Con stitution for the State? I ask ser iously why we should not abro gate the Constitution entirely, throw it out? What do we want with a Constitution? , We are carrying on a solemn farce, pretending to respect the Constitution, whereas we have kicked it about so much that it does not serve any useful pur pose. But it isn’t the fault of the Constitution; the fault is in ourselves; we don’t respect re strictions. Housekeepers, farmers and others; Remember to write to the Collector of Internal Revenue, Co lumbia, S. C. for report blanks. The hrst week in April you must send in the Social Security payments for January, February and March. ing fiercely in a spot bordering another fine woodland. The man got there as I arrived. He and two helpers attacked the inferno with a brush, a rake, and a fork. I thought they’d never make a dent on the blaze. But, you know, they conquered it before I left! And his fine young wood land was saved from the ravage of fire. Fighting fire! Folks used to not do much of that. But now more and more of 'em lend a hand when the future of timber is thus threatened. We still have all too many fires for the good of the woods. But we have far less than we once did. Awakened folks see a great future for timber here, if we will but give it a chance. Once our cutting methods were as great an enemy of the forest as fire. But that’s not so now. The pulpwood people are preach ing and practicing better methods in the woods. Much sawtimber is now marked and selectively cut. And many well managed timberlands now yield a perpetual harvest. Fire alone stands be tween us and a growing empire of timber here. Farmers and young folks alike are getting a new attitude to wards forest trees, specially when they set some out. And how to do that job is demonstrated by the county agents, district fores ters, and teachers of agriculture, to all who get forest trees to set. A stronger and more general attitude against fire is the great est need in the woodland now. WHAT A FRUIT The eminent Dr. Camp, citrus authority at the Flordia Experi ment Station, told me the other day that organes and grapefruit will stay good on the tree for four months, or longer in some cases, after they get ready to eat. But they have to be manag ed right. If there is too much ni trogen, they will start growing again, get thick-hulled, and de teriorate. That’s the only fruit I know of like that. The other sorts all have to be gathered when ripe and some of ’em mighty quick at that. THE WILD PLUM HAZARD The “phony” peach disease has been somewhat of a mystery up to recent times. It picks out a healthy tree here and there and kills it for no apparent reason. The experiment stations and US- DA have made a study of it. They find that a little hopper insect called “sharp shooters” puncture the bark for sap and thus carry it from infested trees. Orchardiets take affected peach trees out. But it and the Insect also affect wild plum trees. The disease has been found to live in these plum trees but not kill them. The insect gets the in fection there and often carries it into clean peach orchards. Therefore, the remedy suggests itself, according to Dr. Farrar, Clemson entomologist. Get rid of the wild plum trees near peach orchards. They can be best lo cated at blooming time. Cut them down then. And after they aprout up, kill the sprouts by spraying with Ammate, three- quarters of a pound to a gallon of water. SAVING MELON STANDS County Agent Shelley’s office in Barnwell was piled high with bags of poisoned rolled oats when I was there in early March. He gets it in from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Pocatello, Idaho, each spring for melon growers to use in killing field mice. This pest often rains stands of melons by burrowing down and eating the seed. More farmers than ever are taking this precaution, according to Abrams. The cost of seed is too great, and the loss by delay is even greater; so farmers are not taking the chance. .This bait costs only about 20 cents per acre, and its use often amounts to the difference between a loss and a profit from melons. There has been one objection in that it also killed some birds. But, thanks be, that is remedied now. They color it brightly. Mice feed qt night and can’t see the colorr^while birds feed in the daytime and won’t eat the bright ly colored grain. CHANGE When we were kids we knew, pine trees mainly as Impediments on the land. They kept us from perhaps larger cotton acreages. For it was they that sent their roots in network fashion through the virgin soil. And it was they that planted enduring stumps there that defied time. Yes, they made the land hard to clear for cotton. So we saw ‘em as our enemy. We cut the good ones down, and"'set fire to what was left, yes, annually! So trees have had a rather hard * time in our midst. But in late years that thing has been changing, changing fast. Whereas our task as kids to go down in the pasture every few years and cut ‘em down, now similar country kids are taught to set them out and to take care of ‘em. Yes, our Clemson forest er tells me that 21 schools in 18 counties have been aided in put ting on tree planting demonstra tions. Here the youngsters lean! not only how to plant a pine tree but to respect trees as a crop, and to take care of them. Three of these were With colored school groups. Change, change, the constancy of it! And most of it, like this, is for the better. A NEW SEEDER County Agent McComb showed me some of the good rye grass grazing that Swlnton Gramling had in mid-winter. Said he seed ed it with his cotton duster. Just put a larger hopper on it. Hugh Woodle tells me he saw several farmers doing that last fall, and they did a good job too. They follow it with a cultipacker. Up until the last year or so, we were not sure of ourselves with grass. We risked some of it on our rough lands and on our lowlands. As our experience with it ac cumulated and our knowledge of it grew, we saw more in it. And it was then that we started put ting it in some of our better fields. At first a man felt a little guilty about putting grass in a good field. BOYS AR ETHAT WAY Last week I told you of the gloriqs of our first ice cream, made in a syrup bucket, in stone hills of the Dutch Fork a half century ago. Tragedy struck our keen ant pation on successive Sate afternoons. The old wood burner arrived at our station with ice In burlap bags and sai all right. We got the ice had all of the makings rt— there on the back steps at home. But, alas, our watering didn’t get the treat expected, cream. On the first of these tragic weekends, our mother trasted to freeze the cream. She tioned us about watching it ai not letting the salty water up too high so as to leak into friction-top bucket in which cream was. We turned it and forth by the handle, as and our sister, who was ol took the top, off several and cut the freezing mixt from the side of the bucket, it froze fine. But when we ed our saucers and lit in, executed a sudden halt. For had gotten in there and our ice cream! I have seen a gloomier moment that. _ It was so salty that the hungry cats and dogs w< not eat it. Next week I will tell you of second ice cream tragedy. Annual 9*3* of the Newbury eS Cooperative April 1951 at the Newberry High School I Beginning at 2 p. m. Every member is urged to be present. : A good program has been planned. A large number of prizes will be given away. This meeting is yours - The cooperative is yours-Exercise your privilege to keep it yours -Come to the meeting.