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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1961
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1218 Collegre Street
NEWBERRY, S. C.
0. F. Armfikld
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
BY SPECTATOR
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South Carolina and Georgia are
great States; so are North Caro
lina and Alabama. I need not
mention Virginia because she
stands in majesty among us.
I heard a man say that there was
this difference between a North
Carolinian and a Virginian: the
North Carolinian, swelling with
pride, tells of the great tobacco
interests and textiles, the furni
ture plants, and a score of other
things, all proving the wealth
and progressiveness of the North
State. The Virginian says noth
ing beyond the bare statement
that he is a Virginian, possibly
becoming so talkive as to say
that he lives in “The alley,” or
Richmond, perhaps. There is no
need to say more, for if you
don't know already that Virginia
is the greatest State in the
Union it would be a waste of
time to talk to you.
We South Carolinians and
Georgians used to boast of our
Generals and Colonels, our Maj
ors and Captains; our Confeder
ate Soldier, the private soldier,
stands on nearly every court
house square in bronze or stone,
an heroic symbol of devotion and
sacrefice. And we have in our
hearts great statesmen; but there
are great men of industry who
have transformed our States in
to centers of* manufacture. I
have not the figures for Georgia
but I have some information on
development in South Carolina.
By the way, 1 have boasted that
I am a native son of South Caro
lina, but a grandson of Virginia,
my father coming from ‘‘The
Valley of the Shenandoah;” but
I have kinship with Georgia, too,
for my mother’s people moved to
Georgia and were in the turpen
tine business. Meiggs is named
for them. So, like a politician.
In campaign season, I cover a
lot of territory.
What has happened in South
Carolina? Since 1936 sixty three
thousand, seven hundred and ten
new jobs have been created, so
far as reports show, up to a year
ago. I wonder if shortage of
power could have created 63,710
jobs! In the same time capital
invested in industry Increased
$438,862,346. What part of that
was attracted to this State by
alleged shortage of power I can’t
imagine. During that same period
the value of manufactured pro
ducts increased $1,393,022,366. It
may be noted that 834 new in
dustrial plants came to us in that
period.
Does all this indicate a short
age of power? No; there is no
shortage of power. That is a
story spread abroad to do harm
to us.
Portrait
of a Baby
Wide-eyer wonder at this
strange new world . . .
The heart-warming help
lessness and the absolute
trust . . .
The little smile, the man
nerisms so transient and
fleeting . . .
All these are imprinted
forever and with the
fidelity to <be found only
in a
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Nichold Portrait
The figures Indicate growth,
don’t they? The Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond says: “South
Carolina ranked second among
'he States of the Nation in the
ner centage increase realized
from 1939 to 1947 in value added
by manufacturing. Against an
average increase of 204 percent
f or the Country as a whole, South
Carolina registered a gain of
370 percent!
What is it worth to a commun
ity to get a new concern with a
nlant investment of $100,000?
Some patient man has worked
out the results. Here they are:
1. An annual payroll of $200,000.
(Let me say that wages are
higher now).
2. A school. ^
3. Taxable property, including
homes, stores, etc., of $1,000,000.
4. A dozen stores.
5. Support of a thousand peo-
nle.
6. Sales and service for 200
should we build a place for Gen
eral Eisenhower In France?
France must have thousands of
great places which the French
Government could provide. If you
know anything of France you
know that that is true. Why
should America build a mansion?
It is on a par with this: I read
a statement showing that this
nation had sent to Greece more
than a billion dollars! Little
Greece. If the great Washington
oowers should spend a billion
dollars in a Southern State, in
the same period, they could al
most buy the State.
Nothing is needed so much as
to turn ninety per cent of the
crowd out of Washington, includ
ing Congress.
Corporations earned more pro
fits in 1960 than in 1949, but for
every additional dollar Uncle Sam
was right there with the hat.
United States Steel earned 29
percent more, but its taxes rose
S6 percent; DuPont earned 39 per
cent more but taxes took 92 per
cent more; General Motors earn
ed 27 percent more, but taxes
rose 109 percent; Sears Roebuck
earned 33 percent more, but paid
out' 128 percent more. Socony-
Vaccuum’s earnings increased
30 percent and its taxes went np
138 percent; General Electric
earned 38 percent more and paid
162 percent more to the Govern
ment; Goodyear Tire earned 76
percent more and had to pay 172
percent more. Most of the big
Companies pay much more in
taxes than they pay to their
stockholders.
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7. Opportunity for a dozen pro
fessional men.
8. Annual trade of $1,000,000.
9. Such a plant would employ
about 150 men directly; they and
their families would be 1000
people, at least; and there would
be others.
Tbe Federal Government is
having/gambler’s luck; that is
the gambler who wins, or, when
winning. If ever an organiza
tion did everything wrong it
<*eems to be the National Govern
ment. Of coursq our State
doesn’t want to be overlooked; it,
too, has been gambling on the
future.
Although the Federal Govern
ment has been throwing money
around promiscuously, spending
and lending and giving, it may
close the books on June 30th.
with a surplus! Wonderful, eh?
A truly remarkable thing is that
we still have billions to throve
away on Europe and Asia and
South America but a battle-scar
red veteran can’t build or buy
a house. He would do better, ap
parently; or his chances would
be better, if he were one of
Tito’s subjects, or even a lad
from Argentina. Billions for the
foreigners but a straight-jacket
for our own boys. At any rate,
we are building a mansion for
Gen. Eisenhower in Paris. Why
Well, if our brilliant young
thinkers have their way we!
should borrow our ideas and
plans from Russia. They must
think that life over in Russia is
a long, sweet song, a life of
Riley, milk and honey, ambrosial
delights, or in our best native
tongue, ham and eggs, liver and
bacon, all the time. Now is that
so? Here’s the condition under
•vhich the Russian worker lives:
“Inefficient workers are sub
ject to prosecution in court.
Workers who damage tools can
be fined 10 times the tools’ value.
On the one hand, concessions
are made to the ever emerging
personal ambition; but on the
other, criminal law Is put Into
operation in an effort to check
the inefficiency of the entire sys
tem.
Workers are subject to penal-
Mes imposed by managers for
‘loafing on the Job,* and to court
action for absenteeism and un
authorized quitting of the Job.
From 10 to 26 years in a forced
labor camp, with or without con
fiscation of property, can be im
posed for ‘misappropriation.’ em
bezzlement or any kind of theft
of the property of the principal
employers, the government or
public bodies.
Neither the constitution nor
any law or decree mentions the
right to strike, and the strike is
tacitly outlawed.
But labor does have the right
to ask for a better deal—by ap
plying to the state.
of California in flag-printed pique,
lton Council says.
the National Cotton
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isn’t a new Constitution we need,
but a new spirit of loyalty and
regard to the Constitution we
have! The fault is not in the
stars, but In ourselves; yes, and
we are plunging headlong, fool
ishly, into greater debts and
greater commitments because we
have thrown aside the thrift and
sound financing of our , fathers
and have arrogated to ourselves
the know-all for every occasion.
We may borrow from Job on
his ash heap the scathing reply
he gave to the friends who ac
cused him of sin: “No doubt but
ye are the people, and wisdom
shall die with you.” Yes, indeed,
we are wise, full of wisdom, wise
beyond all the wisdom of the
ancients; and when we die all
wisdom will. Both our Legis
lature and Congress are full of
the wisdom that passes for wis
dom of the moment.
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SERVICES AT CLAYTON
MEMORIAL CHURCH
The Clayton Memorial church
announces Preaching services,
Sunday April 22 at Eleven o’
clock. Supt. Bennett will preach.
“What’s Right with the World”
will be the subject. You are
invited and will be welcomed by
this friendly people.
JOINS CRUSADE — Screen star
Barbara Stanwyck lends her help
to the American Cancer Society’s
1951 Cancer Crusade. The word
“give,” the says, la the most im
portant one in making this year’s
campaign a success. Many of the
nation’s leading entertainers are
helping to publieize the Crusade.
BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION!
MRS. MARY GAROENHIRE
NAMED PRESIDENT
OF GOLFERS
Collective bargaining is allow
ed, and in fact is considered
‘most important’ to achieve pro
duction. But wage rates and
bonuses are specifically excluded
from the area of bargaining.
Very good workers may be award
ed such honorary titles as ‘hero
of labor' and get special bene
fits.” .
Do we need a new Constitution
in South Carolina? If we need
a Constitution at all it must be
because we Intend to respect it;
to be governed by it; to do what
it requires; and to refrain from
doing what it prohibits. If we
are to proceed at our own plea
sure, according to the impulse of
the moment, and In total dis
regard of clear mandates of the
Constitution, why should we
speak of v a new Constitution?
How can we say that this is a
bad, or outmoded. Constitution if
we disregard provisions of it
which are sound and fundament
al? Some of us may have spent
long hours studying the Federal
and State Constitution but all
that work is love’s labor lost. On
the National scene we have such
things as the pact or agreement
of the United Nations, which
most of our people know nothing
about but which can operate in
such manner as to supersede our
own basic laws. The Senate of
the United States concurred in
that. The Senators probably
don’t know anything of the terms,
but it was . submitted by the
so-called Democratic Party, or th®
Trumanite wing thereof, and we
are the victims of Party loyalty.
It is why I am beginning to think
that Party government in a curse
to the Nation. Party government
means that a few leaders think
up something smart and the little
sheep follow their Bo-peep all the
way. We should be fortunate If
the great and mighty Bo-peep
should lose his sheep.
Because Mr. Truman is a so-
called Democrat we find the
Mrs. Mary Gardenhire, mana
ger of the Sears and Roebuck lo
cal order office here, was elected
president of the women’s South
Carolina Golf Association last
week, succeeding Mrs. Frank
Ford, Jr., of Charleston.
Approximately fifty women
competed in the women’s third
annual state golf championship,
which was played at the Ander
son Country Club last week, and
Mrs. Mary Gardenhire of this city
championship flight consolation
honors, four and two. Polly Btone
of Greenville retained her S. C.
Women’s golf championship last
Saturday with a three and two
victory over Jane Covington of
Orangeburg.
Special prizes were presented
to all flight champions. ^
The United States Civil Service
Commission today announced an
examination for Substitute Postal
Transportation Clerk (formerly
called Railway Mail Clerk) to fill
positions in about half the states
of the Union, including South
Carolina.
Appointments to these posi
tions are restricted to persons
entitled to veteran preference j
however, applications will also
be accepted, from persons not
entitled to veteran perference
who live in the states of Arizona,
Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.
Such persons will be considered
only when qualified veterans are
not available. To qualify appli
cants must pass a written test
and must be residents of the
states needing these clerks.
Minimum age limits 18 years.
Basic pay is $1.41 % per hour.
For states Included in this
announcement and application
forms call at local post office and
ask for announcement No. 18
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Sadie Bowers, Sec. U. S. Civil
Service Com., Newberry, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Olin Lomlnick
announce the birth of a daughter,
Dianue, born in the Newberry
Memorial Hospital Monday morn
ing, April 16th.
Mrs. Lominick, the former
Mary Folk, and infant daughter
are doing nicely and expect to
i*eturn to their home near Keitt’s
Cross Roads this weekend.
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European-troop question. As it
stands, the Great Bo-peep tells
his sheep that he will send troops
hither and yon, as he pleases, so
we set aside the Law, the Con
stitution and commonsense in
order to stand by the leader,
though he lead to a destruction.
What is more sacred in a na
tion—in^ ordinary concept—than
the purity of its money? How can
we live and do business unless
we can accept in complete trust
the soundness of our money?
Well, our Government under its
marvellous leadership lent to the
Russians our money—printing
plates for the reproduction of
American money by the Rus
sians. That was quite a secret
and we learn of it now from a
speech before the Ohio State of
Commerce by the Editor of The
Indianapolis Star.
Why have a Constitution which
can be set aside by a Presidential
Prodamayon declaring a State
of Emergency? WTiere, in the
Constitution, do you find that?
In South Carolina we are quick
to catch on. Our leaders in
1929 authorized a bond issue of
$66,000,000 for roads. It violated
the State Constitution as clear
ly as any act could. Then our
Courts validated it, found rea
sons for declaring it within the
Constitution! Read your Consti
tution; thousands of our people
are as capable of understanding
plain language as are the Courts.
Instead of upholding the Consti
tution we play at a game of up
holding the Legislature or legis
lators, in plain violation of the
Constitution.
Read this Appropriation Bill,
with its Sales Tax and Building
fund; a three percent Sales
Tax and a Building Fund of $75,-
000,000. Observe the increase in
pay in the most high-handed re
fusal to respect the Constitution;
and observe a trickery of langu
age which is intended to slave
the consciences of the Judges,
if they accept increases in pay!
And then talk to us about a new
Canztitution! Save ths qvark! It
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