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* l FOR OLICITOR 1. Qualified! A practicing attorney holding the highest possible rating in the leading legal directory. 2. Experienced! Twenty (20) years experience in our courts have given him the mature judgment so necessary in a Solicitor who must Protect the innocent, the weak and helpless against the guilty who must be punish ed without fear or favor. . 3. Civic-Minded! A strong sense of community service is reflected in Saint-Amand’s active participation in the Baptist Church, the Lions Club, the Boy Scout Program, and his energetic efforts in building respect for law and order in our Eighth Circuit. 4. Among Those Who Know Him Best Indicative of his chacter and ability is the strong support for Saint-Amand in his home precinct in the first primary. The vote: Saint-Amand 344 Beasley 45 Jones 21 "n *5: fHNT-AMAND Ike And Nixon Team Up To Heal GOP Breach, Head Party Ticket 1 (SPECIAL TO THE SUN) Shouting, wrangling .fighting in dead earnest both behind the scenes and on the storm-swept floor of Chicago’s International Amphitheatre, the Republican party last Friday not only nomi nated Dwight D. Eisenhower as its presidential candidate but handed him the generalship of a battle that promises to be as rigorous as any he has ever waged. For to him goes top leadership now in the immediately necessary task of unifying and solidifying the party itself which was rent and torn in the furious factional struggle last week between the Taft and Eisenhower forces. The man whom General Eisen hower and his cohorts picked for the vice - presidential nomination was young liberal Sen. Richard M. Nixon of California, only 39 years old. As the only name proposed to the convention for the vice-presi dential post, Nixon was given the nomination by the noisy acclama tion of the delegates, who thus completed their quadrennial task for the party. Nixon, who previously had been rumored to be the Eisenhower choice, first attained national prominence as a member of‘the house un-American activities com mittee in the forfront of the in vestigation and conviction of Al ger Hiss on a perjury charge. The Eisenhower-Nixon ticket represents the internationally- minded segment of the Republi can party, and its selection by the convention can be regarded in no other way than as a definite repudiation of the old-line GOP thinking. The problem of how to achieve party unity, regardless of which faction came out, crowned with the oak wfeath, nagged at the minds of GOP leaders like a per sistent wasp even as the incredib ly colorful convention opened on July 7. At least partly as a result of that circumstance, this was > con vention of crises and climaxes, each suceeding one rising on a more violent wave of feeling.. It was a convention, too, of hilarity and heartbreak thinly veiled be hind the verbal curtain raised by twenty-odd speakers with their oratorical soul-searching. It was a convention of sur prises, culminating early Friday afternoon with a shocker that almost literally stupefied the dele gates for several minutes. This was the intensely drama tic “Minnesota shift,” the • one, lone, tactically brilliant maneuver that gave the nomination to JDisen- FOR * ' '■it:, ': Inly 22 ilKoffligf* Result of many years of work and large expenditures, South Carolina’s 22,709 miles of mod ern highways represent almost the distance around the world. Residents of the state — and visitors—believe that the reward of easy, safe travel compensates for the expenditures. Now in South Carolina, state of modern highways, a newly established United States Brew ers Foundation Division Office will work constantly to encourage maintenance of wholesome con ditions wherever beer and ale are sold. As in other states, the program will call for close coop^- eration between law-enforcement officers and beer licensees throughout South Carolina. Beer belongs... enjoy it. United States Brewers Foundation South Carolina Div., Columbia, & C The beverage of moderation r k r Standard Bearer GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER hower on the first ballot. There had been a certain amount of speculation on Thurs day and in the morning hours of Friday before the roll call to the effect that it was possible for the nod to go to Ike the first time around, but few persons in at tendance seemed to be able to take it completely seriously. But the tenseness was almost a palpable thing as the harsh gran deur that always accompanies the clarion roll call of the states took control of the hall. From Aabama’s 14 votes, down through the list of states and ter ritories to the Virgin Islands’ o'he vote, the call droned on,^ with Eisenhower piling up the steady lead that had been consistently his during the balloting on prev ious issues during the week. The delegations held the lines that were pretty much expected of them. Illinois, representing the intensely partisan Taft-Dirksen line of thought, cast 59 votes for Taft, 1 for Eisenhower. To each- its-own, California handed its 70 votes in a block to Gov. Earl Warren. Michigan went 35 for Eisenhower, 11 for Taft. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York was given a minor ovation when he announced his state’s vote—a massive 92 for Eisen hower, 4 for Taft. The dogged Ohio delegation was given a hand also when Chairman Sen. John Bricker delivered all 66 votes for Taft As the call went on, Eisenhow er’s .lead grew steadily, but never- the-less it was apparent as the balloting drew to a close that he would not have enough for the simple majority of 604 needed to secure the nomination. When the roll call reached the Virgin Islands and the final vote was cast the totals stood at 595 for Eisenhower, 462 for Senator Taft It was at that point that the spokesman for the Minnesota dele gation sought and received recog nition from Senator Joseph Mar tin, permanent chairman of the convention. During the -regular balloting, Minnesota had cast 9 votes for Eisenhower and 19 for its favorite son, Harold Stassen. Now, at this moment, the delegates sat in shocked understanding of what they knew would take place. “Mr. Chairman, Minnesota wish es to change its vote to 28 votes for General Eisenhower.” And so history was made. The 19 votes involved in the “Minnesota shift” from Stassen to Eisenhower were enough to give the general a total of 614, 10 more* than the majority requir ed for nomination. Actually, the speed with which the switch occurred cause the act ual fact of Eisenhower’s nomina tion to appear somewhat anti- climactic. The delegates cheered only briefly and then sat down to think it over. But it was a wonderful week for the Republicans, who were treated to the rare phenomenon of seeing and hearing all the lead ers of their party within the space of a few days and were regaled at every point with speeches criticiz ing the Democratic administration and promising a sure GOP victory in November. One of the high points of the convention, as expected, was the keynote address by Gen Douglas MacArthur, the old soldier of the Old Guard, whose speech was con ceived largely in terms of de nunciation of the Truman admini stration. Appearing as he did on *the platform only a few hours after the initial roll call* defeat of the Taft forces Monday afternoon on the so-called Fair Play amend ment, MacArthur, who represent ed the Taft point of view, lost a little of his usual effectiveness in the face of the trend to Eisenhow er which already had begun to grip the delegates. Still, he received a thunderous ovation when he made his ap pearance in the hall, and was solidly cheered at points through out his address when he lashed out at the administration for fostering “a foreign policy as tragically in error as its do mestic policy” and with reference to Korea, for entering a war without the will to win it.” Yet, even MacArthur’s recep tion paled a little in comparison with the roof-raising volume of applause and cheers that the con vention accorded to ex-President Herbert Hoover at the Tuesday evening session. Calm, dignified, supported by long years of political experience and an innate sense of realism, the old statesman was interrupted by shouts of "No, no,” when he said, “From the inexorable course of nature, this is likely to be the last time I shall attend your conventions.” He, too, attacked the Demo cratic administrations foreign and domestic policies and referred to “the drip, drip, drip from dis honor in high places.” The raft ers shook when he reached the climax of his address with, “I am not ashamed to say that our first duty is to defend the United States ... I do not propose that we retreat into our shell like a turtle. I do propose the deadly reprisal strategy of a rat tlesnake.” With most of the speeches out of the way, the convention briefly took up the matter of its platform, approving it sa swiftly as to seem almost casual in its attitude. Actually, the maneuvering to avoid a fight on the foreign policy and civil rights planks that had taken place during the pre ceding four or five days virtual ly eliminated any possibility of a policy struggle on the convention floor. The compromise civil rights pla.nk, as adopted, deplored racial begotry and religious prejudice, but did not go so far as to put teeth into the denunciation by openly advocating a fair employ ment practices law. Both Taft and Eisenhower join ed in approving the foreign policy section of the platform which consisted to a great extent of an excoriation of the policies prac ticed by the present Democratic administration. The Republicans* pledged an end to the waste, spending, and cor ruption with which they have re peatedly charged the Democrats. “By the Administration’s ap peasement of Communism at home and abroad it has permitted Communists and their fellow travelers to serve in many key agencies and to infiltrate our American life,” the platform stated. Then, showing the reverse side of the “coin of patriotic! American ism,” the platform claimed that “There are no Communists in the Republican party,” and that a Republican president will ap point only “persons of uncjuestion- ed loyalty,” will overhaul federal loyalty and security programs in cooperation with congress, and will coordinate all intelligence ser vices. ! - 5? ; Earl Goff Back From Anti-Sub Duty NAVAL AIR STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIF.—Naval Anti-Sub marine Squadron 25 has returned here aboard the *escort airc carrier USS Bairoko. Serving with the squadron is Earl R. Goff, airman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Goff, of Route 1, Newberry. Miss Patricia Martin, a student nurse at the_ Columbia Hospital, is spending three weeks vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin. LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! 300 Pieces of 3-inch Pipe 6 to 14 Ft for Sale See our Mirrors Made While You Look Also Glass ,New & Used Parts CLARK WRECKING CO. ! I • - Phone 176-J M KEEPS MOTOR f, . • ■ * -v : . 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