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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1952
1218 Collegre Street
NEWBERRY, S. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
By ARMFIELD BROTHERS
Entered as second-class matter December 6. 1937,
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 . . .
Truman Weakling In Hands Of
Visionaries And Stargazers
Socialism: What is it?
Communism: What is it?
Everybody, or most people, in
this State seem strongly opposed
to both Socialism and Commun
ism. That is, we are vigorously
opposed to both in principle. But
when Socialism brings a dollar,
or may bring a dollar, we con
tinue to oppose it in theory, but
we grab it and hold it to our
manly bosoms in enthusiastic
practice. In theory we are whole
hearted advocates of individual
initiative—a man trying things
out for himself. Yes, in theory
we are. But if the Government
can be induced to put up a few
millions we throw all political
principles overboard and make
a wild dash for that Government
money. How does your repre
sentative in Congress stand?
Well, he has had some letters
and some visits from men in
this State who cry for Govern
ment money. Forthwith the rep
resentative must bestir himself
and get a Government appropria
tion.
Why don’t we face the truth
boldly? Principles must not stand
in the way: money rules. I
don’t like to say that, but it ap
pears to be the truth.
I say to the grass-roots organi
zation, if you are opposed to So
cialism; if you are opposed to so
much Government in business,
don’t vote for any man whose
practice is Socialistic. I mean
what I am saying and wish to
be clear and plain: if we are op
posed to Socialism we should
disregard old political friendships
and other considerations and
vote our principles.
Some time ago I suggested
that we are making Mr. Truman
a scapegoat for what Congress
has done and is doing. Mr. Tru
man is no friend of ours; he is
no broadminded American; he is
a weakling in the hands of vis
ionaries and stargazers and
world-reformers: but when we
vote against Mr. Truman let us
vote against those who have ap
propriated the money he has
thrown around; and let us vote
against those who have supported
the vast, overwhelming, over
reaching Federal bureaucracy.
Friends, that will be bitter medi
cine, but look within yourselves;
do you want this Nation redeemed
and reconsecrated? Dedicated
afresh to* equality before the law?
Of freedom from. Government
meddling—a land in which the
next generation may flourish?
Is . a re-baptized America worth
more to you than free-spending,
Socialistic officials? Well, do
your duty.
It is said that Britain’s great
Naval hero—Lord Nelson—hoisted
this sign before the battle of
Trafalgar: “England expects every
man to do his duty.” That sure
ly was ^ clarion call to the very
depths of manhood in each man.
May not America call to every
man to do his duty?
My friend Ira Armfield sends
me an advertisement carried by
The Raleigh Times, with the
heading:
“Save Southern Democracy and
save America! Join the Cam
paign -to defeat Fair Deal Social
ism.” In a corner is an appeal
for funds, with this admonition:
“Without your help this campaign
cannot continue, as the big mon
ey interests are either supporting
the Fair Deal Socialists or the
Republicans.”
I don’t know how matters stand
Lawers, Law-Makers,
Judges Evade Spirit
Of The Law?
(From Winnsboro News
& Herald)
As this editorial goes to press,
it may well be that a majority
of the judges in South Carolina,
the spirit of the constitution to
the contrary, will have qualified
for higher pay. The plan, spon
sored by the state bar associa
tion and approved by the general
assembly, was to allow the judges
to resign, then to re-elect them
on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at noon,
thus “running around” the letter
of the constitution which pro
hibits any increase or decrease in
pay of the judiciary during the
terms for which the members are
elected.
The concurrent resolution,
which expedited this sophistry,
was “railroaded” through the
House on a voice vote (that is,
the members did not have their
stand on the measure recorded
Us there was no roll call). The
News and Herald, however, is
happy to report that Rep. Obear,
although he need not have done
so, opposed the scheme and was
so recorded in the House Journal.
And it is with pleasure, too, that
we note Senator Lyles was one
of 11 to vote against the resolu
tion.
In a manner of speaking, this
may appear an inconsequential
matter to many people. One may
argue logically that judges, in
these times of inflated values, are
entitled to more than $10,000 per'
annum, and some even maintain
that the legislation was an “equal
ization” move, inasmuch as the
general assembly last year ap
proved a pay raise for members
of the judiciary and those elected
since qualify for it, whereas those
whose terms had not expired
draw lower remuneration. But
gloss it over as one may, the
plan will not hold pure water.
Those judges who resigned did
so with the fore-knowledge that
they would be automatically re
elected. They ran no risk. Hence,
they were conniving with the
bar and with the legislature to
evade the spirit of the constitu
tion, which they, of all people,
should be most scrupulous to up
hold. Nor will the so-called
“equalization” feature stand up,
for at least two judges have al
ready refused to go along with
the “resign-re-elect-more-pay” plot.
Thus it will cost them, and any
' *
in North Carolina. Within one
week I have been urged to revive
and rebuild the Farmers and Tax
payers League and to take a more
active part with the Grass-rooters.
It seems that South Carolina is
more independent, politically,
than the old Tar-heel State,
though North Carolina voted Re
publican in 1928.
Open your Heart ihen lie rails!
Someday this month, a neighbor will knock at your
door with an opportunity you won’t want to miss. An
opportunity to give help to the helpless, hope to the
hopeless. An opportunity to shelter the victims of fire
and flood ... to help a wounded veteran back to
health . . , to save a life by making sure that needed
blood is there. That neighbor who knocks is your
Red Cross representative. And remember—he’s not
only contributing money, as he’ll ask you to do. He’s
cheerfully donating precious time as well, to help you to
help others. He deserves your thanks. He deserves an ,
answer from the bottom of your heart! Give generously I
answer the call - give do your red cross
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Lumber Co.
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Warings Left .
Charleston
With ‘No Regrets’
(From The New York Times)
Former Federal Judge J.
Waties Waring has severed his
life-long ties with Charleston, S.
C., where hi! outspoken champ
ionship of Negro rights while he
was dn and off the bench brought
him and his wife complete social
ostracism, and has come to this
city to live.
The venerable 71 - year - old
Southerner, whose 1947 ruling
made it possible for Negroes to
vote in the Democratic primaries
in his home state, made it clear
yesterday that he and his wife
had not been driven ^from the
city in which ten generations of
his family had lived and that they
had no intention of ceasing their
fight for Negro equality.
Judge Waring said he and his
wife, who is from Detroit, had
been completely “cut off” after
his primaries ruling, and that he
had severed all his social contacts
and left the clubs and organiza
tions to which he belonged. He
said he had received many let
ters marked “confidential’’ from
persons who sympathized secret
ly with his views, but none from
his old associates.
The “Unforgivable Sin"
“No one would dare back me
openly because he would be ruin
ed socially and possibly financial
ly,” he added. “In the South to
advocate the abolition of segre
gation is the unforgivable sin.
And if you deny white supremacy,
you’re damned.
“We left with no regrets what
ever. We expect to be very hap
py here.”
After ten years on the Federal
bench, the jurist retired with full
pay last week. He sold the house
in which he had lived for more
than thirty-five years, disposed
of his car and some of his furni
ture and last Monday with his
wife took a train for New York.
They are living temporarily in
the apartment of friends at 11
East Seventy-third Street, but ex
pect to move when the rest of
others of similar principle and
conviction, $2,500 a year to do
the right “as God gives them to
see the right.”
There is, of course, a right way
to do this thing if it be the right
thing to do—to amend the con
stitution. But that is the hard
way, the long way and few there
are who have the patience and
fortitude to take this circuitous
route. However, if those who
make and interpert our laws be
not meticulous about the letter
and spirit of them, what may
they expect of us of meaner clay ?
their furniture arrives to a small
ApSr(ment they have rented at
D52 Fifth Avenue.
In- an interview at their tem
porary residence, both said they
were looking forward to a full
life here.
Since 1943 Judge Waring has
spent about six weeks each year
sitting here as a visiting jurist.
Before that he came often for
“recreation and diversion.”
“We’ve * always liked New
York,” he said, “You can have
such a broad life here. There are
so many people of different views,
and you can do almost anything
you like. It will be nice to get
away from narrow provincialism.”
He said he might accept oc
casional court assignment, as he
is permitted to do though re
tired, and that he planned to
make some speeches to emphasize
the danger of racial prejudice.
A Tall, Thin Man
A conservative dresser, the
jurist is six feet tall and trim.
He spoke vigorously I and - without
hesitation. Only once did a
trace of nostalgia creep into his
voice—when he spoke of the
beauty of Charleston.
But he added that he was thor
oughly out of sympathy with the
traditions of Charleston and
South Carolina.
He recalled that in a dissent
ing decision last summer in a
case involving the segregation of
Negroes in schools of their own
he had held that segregation in
itself was inequality. If his
stand were upheld by the Su
preme Court, he said, it would
mean the integration of white
and Negro children in the same
schools throughout the South.
“That would b« an enormous
step forward,” he said enthusias
tically. “If you can have this in
tegration starting with the little
children in the first grades, you
will get rid of racial prejudice.”
Judge Waring predicted that a
few years after integration the
South would be proud of it “just
as some of the politicians in
South Carolina are now boasting
that Negroes can vote in the pri
maries in their state.”
Mrs. Waring, a tall, attractive
woman, has been as outspoken as
her husband in defending civil
rights for Negroes. In a speech
at the Charleston Negro Y. W.
C. A. two years ago, she describ
ed white Southerners as “a sick
confused and decadent people.”
HANNAH & LONGSHORE
INSTALLED AS DEACONS
Henry Longshore and Guy
Hannah, both of Newberry, were
ordained and installed as dea
cons of Aveleigh Presbyterian
church Sunday, March 8 by the
Session of the church.
Both Mr. Hannah and Mr. Long
shore were elected several weeks
ago by the church congregation.
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Final Notice
County Taxes
There will be a penalty of
added to all unpaid taxes at the
close of business
March 31st, 1952
AU taxes not paid by April 15th wiU go
into execution with further penalties
and will be placed in the hands of the
tax coUector.
Please see the undersigned and ar
range your taxes and save these heavy
penalties.
J. RAY DAWKINS,
County Treasurer
Book By Eleazer
On Dutch Fork,
Being Published
“A Dutch Fork Farm Boy” by
J. M. Eleazer will be presented
to the public by the USC Press
within a few days.
A collection * of the reminis
cences of the farm community
who has won two national awards
for his writing, these accounts
were taken from “Farms and
Folks,” a weekly column. The
original sketches were called
“Boys Are That Way” and are
apt illustrations of the fact that
the older generation had as many
escapades in their time as young
sters of the present.
The book is divided into five
sections: Introducing A Dutch
Forker, Spring, Summer, Fall, and
Winter. Each of the sections is
illustrated with a full-page draw
ing by Corrie Me Galium (Mrs.
William Halsey) of Charleston.
The four seasons are dotted with
zodiac signs.
The volume was designed to
produce an atmosphere of youth
and of growing things. The bind
ing is a tan-gray buckram, the
color of the earth, and the stamp
ing Is in two shades of green, the
colors' of fields and trees. The
jacket is taken from the swim
ming hole illustration for sum
mer.
Consisting of 162 pages, “A
Dutch Fork Farm Boy” is expect
ed to be a contribution to a
realistic interpretation of South
Carolina rural life of 40 to 50
years ago. Customs of the Dutch
Forkers and many special words
will be added to the already rich
material on the habits and
thoughts of the state.
The area refered to, the Dutch
Fork, is the angle between the
Broad and Saluda rivers begin
ning in Lexington ceunty and
fanning out through a part of
Richland on toward the edg« of
Newberry. The descriptive word
“Dutch” refers to the German
language, or Deutsch, which was
spoken by many of the people in
the area even as late as the
1830’s. Characteristic of the love
of the land so often exhibited by
the Dutch Forkers is the observa
tion by one of them: “We like
to farm. In fact, you know, we
Lexington farmers feed Colum
bia—you couldn’t do without us.”
MIMEOGRAPH PAPER
CARBON PAPER
ADDING MACHINE ROLLS
The Sim Office
Concerning the New S. C.
LIABILITY LAW
The South Carolina legislature has passed a law
requiring automotive owners and drivers to have
liability insurance or run a great risk to having their
licenses permanently revoked in case of an accident
involvng an amount over $50.
There may be some question in your mind as to
the need of such a law, but the fact remains that
the law is on the books and the prudent thing to do
is to hedge against the premfenent revocation of your
license by taking out the required amount of in
surance. In doing so you not only comply with the
law but have the added satisfaction of knowing that
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you are protected against heavy loss if you are in
volved in an accident.
The cost of such insurance does not entail a great
sum and we will be glad to go into the matter with
you and explain the new law.
And, by-the-way, have you checked recently to see
if the insurance on your home is sufficient to enable
you to rebuild in case of a fire? If you have not in
creased your insurance in the past few years you
should certainly look into the matter.
For Details
Call 197
PURCELLS
“Your Private Banker*"
E. B. Purcell Keitt Purcell
P. S.—Need a little extra cash to take care of in
come taxes. We have the kind that Uncle Sam wants.
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