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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1951 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY By ARMFIELD BROTHERS Entered as second-class matter December 6. 1S37, 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 . . . Spectator Thinks Only Union Men Should Be Enlisted Do you want to defend our country against all enemies, real or potential, whether foreign enemies or enemies at home? If you are filled with patriotic zeal and stand ready to offer your youth and all its prospects, your young body, do you go to your priest, if a Catholic, or to your A if a Protestant, or to your rabbi, if of Jewish faith? Do you have to apply for a license from the Governor of the State, or the Mayor of your City, or the Sheriff of your County? Do you have to ask for permission from your County Delegation, at least the Senator and one Representa tive? No; you offer yourself to a recruiting officer and soon find yourself in the Army, or the Navy, or the Coast Guard, or the Air Force, or the Marine Corps. Or, perchance, being an entrancing young lady, you are ushered into Nurse Corps, or the Wacs, Waves, Spars, Specs, or other branch of military service composed of purposeful and war like ladies. But you may not have to offer yourself; the Draft Board may call you. Forthwith you become acquainted with gold fish and corn-willy, or, perhaps, sirloin steaks, rich old Virginia ham and delicious hot cakes. swimming in real butter and drip ping with the syrup jthat sweet ens the squads left of the day. Mark you: nobody's recommen dation was necessary; you didn’t have to show membership in any religious organization; no certificate of Sunday School at tendance was required; not even proof of taxes paid; No; Uhcle Sam will take you as you are, and no questions asked. Now the service I have re ferred to is one of hazards; thou sands of young men have only little crosses today, instead of the hopes and prospects of youth. We thi^}£ of them as sacrifices upon the Altar of the Nation’s service. That sacrifice brought sorrow to homes, to loved ones, to fathers, mothers, wives, children; it was the supreme act of sub mission, the last full measure of devotion. Their’s not to reason why; “their’s but to do and die.” But there is another service. Back here at home, in safety, in comfort, in the circle of fam ily and friends, there is need for men; all sorts of tasks are call ing for men; calling for men not to risk their liberty or their lives; tasks calling for men to work without peril of the enemy’s guns and bombs; without the freezing blasts of the front lines, or the withering devastation of the charge. And these jobs at home do not require certificates of religious affiliation, nor the payment of taxes; these jobs re quire membership in a Union. Without that Union card you will get no job, unless it be some minor, ununionized clerical work. I have many Union friends; I have a friend who is a high of ficial and whose public service, loyalty and patriotism are above question. Then men who band themselves into unions for their own protection are not under discussion by me; I am discussing the surrender of the Government of the United States to a group of men who undertake to trade or barter or mislead our fellow citi zens who are in their organiza tion. Fellow Americans, this is not new; back in 1940, or about then, we had a great hue and cry about “Defense, just as we are having today. That was before the sneafc attack by the Japanese and be fore we really had any ground for joining the war against Hitler. But we were at a great emotion al pitch, as we have been all the time since. We have had crises, emergencies, fears of war, rumors of war and actual war since the days of Mr. Chamber lin at Munich. And, notwithstand ing all the alarms, and warnings and admonitions to us by our Government, v/hen the time came we sat at Pearl Harbor like clay pigeons until they picked up off And then, with all the weapons of the First World War, some gal lant lads had to learn the man ual of arms and “about face”, carrying broom-handles or some other symbol of our military might.. I need not point out that after spending four hundred billion dollars for World War II, we find ourselves five years later with so little that we are in the throes and agonies of re-arma ment—five years after the great est accumulation of War materi als ever dreamed of. Or, at, least, the money was spent.- Where are the military supplies? And, in spite of all that, we have spent two hundred and sixty billions from the end of that fighting to the first of last July; and about thirty eight billions since then! We are a great Nation, aren’t we? Or we couldn’t survive all the glorious leadership which has afflicted us! In that other spasm of patiiotic service many young men from the towns* and farms went to Camp Jackson to get jobs that would tide them over the slack sea son. They had heard that the Nation needed men to build mil itary posts and camps. When they arrived at Camp Jackson— and elsewhere—they learned that Hwfcu Been 'Hovtt'Huntin?' deuwn? ne and ' or9 • ••? --"rent-worries - Let us help you with our low-cost financing plan! & I I n s? *•. 4 V.1 «• $ $ ••• ?A3 t.s' mmumtiim — ■■ ——— NEWBERRY J Federal Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEWBERRY John F. Clarkson J. K. Willingham President Sec.-TVeos. Newberry, S. C. no man could get a job unless he had a Union card. The com monest labor—as I recall—could be had only upon paying $21 'for membership and regular dues thereafter. That $21 was a mere nothing, for in some places and for some jobs the membership card call ed for several hundred dollars. I recall that even Mrs. Roosevelt was shocked, though she express ed herself with great mildness and becoming sympathy. If a citizen of the United States must be a member o£ a Union in order to work at a defense job then it would follow logically that only Union men should bq drafted for service. Sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander; if the plums all fall to one group, let the burden, the hazard, the little .crosses, too. Most of my Union friends agree with that, but they can’t afford to protest, or say anything about it. And that is the worst of it. We are becoming, or have become, so like the Hitlerites and the Stalinites that one may fear reprisals if he speaks with the freedom of a citizen and patriot. In 1938 I met a man with his wife and children on a train to New Orleans. This man, a resi dent of Arizona, had been to Europe to some sort of world military jamboree. His wife was in the jitters, jumping here, squirming. I hear the husband say repeatedly “We are in the United states; you need not be afraid.” That woman’s experience, travell ing through Italy and Germany had filled her mind with snooping secret police and informers. Do you have to have a Union card to get work in the A.E.C. near Aiken? My diligent friend, Major W. D. Workman, quotes an A^E.C. official on the spot—Mr. (JUrtis A. Nelson—saying that “Neither Mr. Nelson nor his staff had any positive knowledge that job-seekers were being required to join labor unions, or j>ay labor union fees before gaining employ ment at the project.” I have the word of a man who came from • Michigan to get one of the jobs at the A.E.C. He told me that he went to the DuPont office and was told that, while it was the present instruction to tell applicants that there were no jobs available it was entirely useless to try for a job there unless the applicant had a Union card. This man from Michigan investigated further and learned that the inici- ation fee was $100, as well as the usual dues. As he didn’t have the $100 he left and got job in Charleston. I had heard quite a lot about this and went to see this man. I called on another man who knows what is going on. He told me about the same story. And another man said “Why every body knows all about it." But the many men who told me will not testify publicly for fear of reprisals. It was a surprise to me to read Mr. Nelson’s statement which in dicates that the Unions supply the labor. Here is what Mr. . Nelson says: “Neither the Com- * mission nor the DuPont Company could meet its responsibility for manning the Savannah River job without resort to the Unions as a primary source of labor supply.” Mr. Nelson said, further, “De spite that, *1 have been assured by DuPont officials that it is not necessary for a man to be, or to become, a Union member in order to gain employment.” Says Mr. Workman: “Both Mm Nelson and his Chief of the Industrial Relations, Mr. J. A. Bergan, agreed on that point, but neither could give first hand information on the subject. The only man entitled by all reason to special consideration is a man who has served our Na tion in some branch of the mili tary service; and even he need not be a member of the Legion; his service should count, not his membership. I do not question the propriety of the mammoth DuPont Company in trying to make sure of an adequate supply of workers by in viting the Unions to submit names of men; and it is a great service to their members if the Unions try to get them jobs. It is a question, however whether the defense of the Nation should rest upon a privileged class. I do not suggest discrimi nation against a Union man, for he is a citizen of the Nation and entitled to equal rights, equality before the law But he is a citi zen, just like all other citizens— nothing more; and he should sup port his Union because it is in his general interest. In all mat ters of the Nation we are citizens, and as citizens we share alike. We ask no favors as Baptists, Catholics, Episcopalians, Metho dists, Jews, Lutherans, or Presby terians; in matters of National concern we are all equal, all citizens, and all entitled to the rewards of citizenship as well as charged with the responsibilities of American citizenship. The News & Courier carried this headline recently: “On Guard Men—:You will Play Second Fid dle”! What a marvellously in nocent young man must have written that headline; he nr.st be even so innocent of whiskers that he can wash off his slight growth with plain water. How ever, if it be true that “men will play second fiddle” that inspires my pencil to call on my fellow- men to strut their stuff; and to throw their weight around in swankiest style, for they are now playing first fiddle, even though they don’t know it and the neigh bors don’t suspect it. Bustin' out of the football above are Presbyterian Col lege’s seven senior gridmen who will close their college football careers against New- berr, Thanksgiving Dady. Read ing left to right, they are: Top^ Row—Quarterback Dick Weldon of Bennettsville, S. C r ; Co- Captain Tackle James Neely of Rock Hill, S. C.; and End Cooper Tedder of Timmonsville, S. C. Bottom Row—Guard Bob Pierce of Savannah, Ga.; Co- Captain Tackle Robert (Bo) Atkinson of Winnsboro, S. C.; Halfback Ted Sasser of Bruns wick, Ga.; and Halfback Kirby Jackson of Sumter, S. C. Student Body Prexy. To Attend Congress Mr. Claude L. ^Veeks, President of the Student Body at Newberry College, has been selected by the National Association of Man ufacturers to attend its 56th Con gress of American Industry which will be held in New York City, December 5, 6, and 7. The Na tional Association of Manufactur ers selects one student impartial ly from each state to be extended this invitation and Mr. Weeks will represent the State of South Carolina. The association pays all expenses and arranges a pro gram of interest for all delegates during the week in New York City. Mr. Weeks will participate officially in one of the sessions of the 56th Congress. Mr. Weeks is a senior at New berry College and will graduate in June, 1952. A veteran of World War II, he has been out standing as a student leader, serving as treasurer of the stu dent body, and on the Student Council, prior to bein^ elected to the highest office in the student boy, its President. He is serv ing this year as President of Blue Key. Mr. Weeks is a mem ber of Phi Tau, the Student Christian Association, Theta Sig ma Eta, and the Methodist Stu dent Group. He is an outstand ing athlete playing both football and basketball. In addition to his college %ities, Mr. Weeks serves as Director of Youth Ac tivities in Central Methodist Church, Newberry, S. C. Mr Weeks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Weeks of 111 Fish- burne street, Charleston, S C. and in June of this year he married Miss JuAnne Kennedy of Bates- burg, S. C. They reside in one of the Veterans Apartments on the College campus. PEOPLE REMINDED TO STOP WOODS FIRES Twenty-five thousand automo biles and trucks in the eleven southern states will display a fprest fire prevention messagd commencing November 15. Bump er strips with the slogan—STOP WOODS FIRES—will be released on that date by the Southern Pulpwood .Conservation Associa tion with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. “The members gf the Associa tion” states H. J. Malsberger, gen eral manager, “will make the pri mary distribution on their equip ment and pulpwood trucks. State and Extension Foresters .through out the southern states will al so cooperate in the project.” This activity is another expres- ion of the interest of the pulp and paper industry in stopping forest fires as a necessity to growing full crops of trees. “We hope,” continued Malsber ger, “that this message will bring about a* sizeable reduction in the number of forest fires during this fire season.” People are respon sible for 99 of each 100 fires in the South, which result in wood losses extending into the millions of dollars each year. This waste is inexcusable, particularly now when all forest products are so vital to our national defense and economy. “The purpose of the bumper tag project,” concluded Malsber ger, “is to remind many thou sands of people to avoid setting wildfire in the forests.” Name 4 So* Carolina 4*H Winners T OP RANKING records in the 1951 National 4-H Achievement and Leadership programs have brought state honors to four South Carolina club members. Myron Stockman Jacquelyn Lancaster Outstanding leadership abili ties and an excellent job in 4-H Club and community work won state hondrs for Myron Stock- man, 17, of Greenwood, and Jacquelyn Lancaster, 18, from Jonesville, in the 4-H Leadership program. Myron served his club and county as president and junior leader during seven years in club work. He was chosen to take the leaders course in tractor maintenance and is president of the County Calf Club. His club’s judging teams have placed near the top in district and state con tests and members have won statewide recognition in dairy ex hibits. They led the county in its wildlife program. Myron was named the most outstanding club boy in the county and was given a certificate from the Danforth Foundation for his “qualities of leadership." Jacquelyn has been a 4-H’er for nine years and while not a farm girl she has successfully completed numerous projects and won awards in Dress Revue, Clothing, Health, and canning as well as three in Leadership. As president of her club six years and the County three she gained valuable experience which four years as Junior Leader enriched. Jackie is in her sophomore year at Winthrop College majoring in Home Economics. The watch award was pre sented to each of these young people by Edward Foss Wilson, president of Wilson and Co., Chi cago. One of the highest honors be stowed on 4-H Club boys and Douglass K. Britt Mary Eleanor Raid girls, is the 4-H Achievement award. State-wide recognition for brilliant records in achievement has been accorded Douglass K. Britt, 18, of McCormick, and Mary Eleanor Reid, 17, of Rich- burg. A 4-H’er for eight years, Eleanor has been president of the Chester County Club and of the Lewisville 4-H Club for three years. She has helped organize and maintain the Lando Health Improvement Club in a nearby mill town. Eleanor edits the high school paper, is associate editor of the annual and class treasurer. Although her first love is dairy cows, she considers frozen foods her greatest project since she won the 1950 National 4-H Award in this field. She plans to make home economics her career. Douglass is a farmer in his own right. From the time he was four years old his parents made him the owner of each project he developed. Now he does most of his farming on a 50-50 basis with his father and has his own live stock, poultry and field crops. In eight years of 4-H work he has held nearly every office in his local and county clubs. He was 1950 state winner of the 4-H Field Crops contest. Douglass is a first year student at Clemson A. & M. College, financing his. way partly with outside jobs and partly with a scholarship. ' A set of two miniature statues, symbolizing achievement, one of a , club boy and one of a club girl, was presented to each by the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work. These were de signed especially for 4-H by a well-known sculptress. Famous Horse Is Honored Plaque by Baere Guild artisans All famous horses aren’t racers. Jumbo, a bay gelding who died i 1944, has been memorialized by I^ederle Laboratories, Pearl River, lew York, with a granite plaque, honoring his contributions to ie< Jumbo was purchased by Lederle in 1929 and until he was retired i 1940. he gave about 657 gallons of blood from which tetanus ntitoxin and pneumonia antiserum were extracted. 18 " ot . P^ slble j estimate how many lives this one horse saved with his blood. 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