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PAGE FOUR Entered m eecond-daM matter December 6, 1937, at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March S, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., $1.50 per year in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY By ARMFIELD BROTHERS 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR What’s The Difference? Chicago is a great city, and it has. the breezy, western spirit. I'm here to report the Republican and Democratic Na tional Conventions. Perhaps I'll find out just what a Republican is, what he thinks or believes, or advocates; ?r what he just stands for. I frankly admit that I do not know exactly what the great National Democracy stands for, though we people of the South have stood for quite a lot in the name of Democracy! The Republicans are of many minds, too, ranging from Senator Taft to General Eisenhower, and then on to Gov ernor Warren of California. The Republicans have some leaders who are closer to the Truman idea than to Mr. Taft; and some Republicans are closer to the Truman notions than are many Democrats. Years ago we Southern Democrats knew exactly what Republicans advocated. During all the long years of Re publican control, we were on the outside, trying to peep in; now the Republicans are tiring to get in. Can anyone explain the difference between an Eisen hower Republican and a Senator George Democrat? Or a Taft Republican and a Senator Byrd Democrat? The Republican Convention may tell us what a Republi can is; and the Democratic Convention may proclaim the great virtues of our incomparable leadership; but where are the Grass-rooters of South Carolina? Where are the States Righters of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia? The Republicans have grown lean and hungry in twenty years. If the hope of victory, with all the fruits of victory does not cause them to beat their swords into plow shares, and their spears into pruning hooks, then, indeed, all the old-time practical ability must have been dissipated in petty strife among the warring elements of the Party. Within this great City the next President will be nomi nated. < | jj l|'*J With the great office of the presidency is the Virtual leadership of the world today. Whether Republican or Democrat, the next President must speak for America, miist stand for the enduring things which make for peace and order throughout the world. It is a solemn re sponsibility resting on us, as Americans, as citizens of the Great Republic, as heirs of the splendid men and women who created this nation. The Convention is meeting in what was built for live stock exhibitions and is within the meat-packing area. The building has been air-conditioned and will be suitable for television. Fifty million people are expected to see everything by television. No such familiar scenes will be seen as old Speaker Cannon coming up to the rostrum without a coat and with collaropen, sweltering. Television will carry all the sights to those at home prepared to receive it. • We hold in trust the splendid country which was born a nation, in time of peril; which has grown through the efforts and ventures of intrepid men and women. In truth, they threw the torch to us. Here we seem to be close to the hardy adventurers who , wrought so wonderfully, and transmitted such a land, under God, to us. To this city have come men and women from every State and territory; and during this month two Americans will be named, one of whom will be elected and will speak for 150,000,000 people, the happy people who live in this free country, this land of opportunity. ... - The Convention is meeting in the International Amphi theatre, which has a seating capacity of more than 12,- 000. There are about 3618 delegates and alternates—and their special friends; 2000'of us are accredited for the press, radio and television; 7000 seats are distributed among the faithful from California to Main, as well as Alaska and Hawaii. As South Carolina has not voted Republican, our State has very few delegates, only 6 out of the total of 1206. Every vote is important, of course, but the big votes are from California, 70; Illinois, 60; Ohio, 56; Pennsylvania, 70; New York, 96. A candidate to receive the nomination must have at least 604 votes in the convention. Where are all the Republicans? Someone says that the Republican candidates would win if the Republicans would all vote. That may be a good guess, or not: who knows? Who has spoken to all the millions who did not vote? Strangely enough, people are saying that the country is Democratic, that there are not enough Republicans to win. But when Mr. Hoover was elected, it was said that there were not enough to win again. It certainly looked dark for the Democrats when even Virginia, North Carolina and Florida, and other dyed-in-the-wool Democratic strongholds, voted for Mr. Hoover. Now they say that the Democrats are like the countless hosts of an irresistible, phantom- THE NEWBERRY SDK KING FOR A DAY" army, sweeping all before their steady advance. All of us are guessing today; in November hundreds of wise men will try to explain what happened. This vast city of nearly four million people takes the political conventions—and other conventions, in its stride. I have some great friends in South Carolina, they are the very salt of the earth; here in Chicago I have a friend who has done much to make this a pleasant occasion for me. And this fine gentleman is one of the industrialists now providing the leadership which is developing South Carolina. This is Mr. William H. Regnery who has done so much for our people, with his great textile plant at Joanna. Mr. Regnery, a native of Iowa; and Mr. James C. Self, a native son of Edgefield, are operating model plants, in South Carolina. And the sons of these great men carry on the splendid tradition of the fathers. If Iowa will send us several more sons like Mr. Regnery; and South Carolina will produce. several more like Mr. Self we shall prove to all the world the vast potentialities of South Carolina. ~ The rival factions. are ascribing all virtue to themselves and plastering mud on their competitors with liberal hands. Sometimes there is a poetic justice, as when a delegation is thrown out here, "though it enjoyed all the favor four years ago. Great papers here are in an uproar, of course, each dis gusted by the competition. 0 We have too much, acrimony in public affairs. Sel dom is one man, or one side, wholly wrong, or absolutely right. One man was loud in praise of Mr. Truman, saying that he applauds Mr. Truman's ambition to be ex-Preai- dent. So you see; even Mr. Truman pleases someone. Convention City Sidelights A few sidelights on my days in Chicago. I've been here several times and am always fascinated by the push and drive of this great city. When I was in Paris I recalled the beauty and spacious ness of Chicago’s parks, though my associates in the gay Paree thought Chicago boasted only stockyards. As I write this, I hear church chimes playing “Softly now the Light of Day/' a sweet hymn I recall from the days I was a choirtpy. I went to church, a wondrously sweet service in the First Methodist church, known as the Chicago Temple, Charles Ray Goff, pastor. It made me think of my other visits to churches when away from home. I am a Baptist, member of that great host of evangelical Christians, but throughout the years I have enjoyed close and happy association with all the churches. In New York I attended what was then the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, sometimes attending the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John. There was a great preacher at the Fifth Avenue Church; and I recall an eloquent sermon in the Cathedral. One day in London someone came to the hotel and ask ed if those of us in the lobby wished to attend church service. Singularly, perhaps, all wished to hear Dr. Jowett, -the great preacher who had been invited by the Prime Minister to return to England from his pastorate in New York. I recall the sermon, even the text: “When the Son of man cometh shall he find faith on the earth?” It was a gracious occasion. One day I was in Memphis and started to church. I asked a policeman to direct me to a church. He scratched his head and said “Well, there’s a Catholic church, and that's about six or eight blocks. So I started to attend the service, re-, calling the days in Peru when I sat in the Catholic churches and felt a refreshment of spirit. But on the way I came to an Episcopal church and went in. It was, indeed, a spiritual atmosphere, soothing and calming‘any turbulent spirit. I hear those chimes again, now playing, “Day is Dying in the West”—very sweet, if only the roar of the elevated trains wouldn't spoil it. Four years ago I attended the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia and started to church. The nearest church was a Lutheran house of worship. I went in and had fel lowship with the sturdy brethren of that persuasion, whom I greatly appreciate, as I do all the others. I wondered what the Lutheran brethren would do about the Apostle's Creed. But they expressed their belief in the holy, Chris tian church. The Minister welcomed me very cordially, tak ing me for a Westerner! Well, now, what about Chicago Methodists? I don’t know By Walter Shead ONCENSUS HERE Is that if prices should continue to rise, particularly in the food hne. Presi dent Truman will call the 82nd con gress into special session some time this summer after the politi cal conventions are over. Another possible reason for recall of congress is the stumbling block it placed in the path of the Atomic Energy Commission in a rider to its appropriation bill to the effect that AEC could not start any proj ect If money was not on hand to finish it • • • • — In the meantime both house and Senate held a noon until dawn ses sion and put through in those de bate-studded hours $48 billion in ap- oropriations over which they had been wrangling for six months. It x seems to be the nature of congress, no matter how long the debate nor how long they have had appropria- tions before them, to wait until the last minute for their passage and then cram through billions in ap propriations. In many instances “pork barrel" money gets into these last minute votes without the majority of the members knowing lust what is in the bills. While this congress, has made some slashes in the military ex penditures both foreign and do mestic. it does not necessarily mean there will be any cut-down in mili tary expenditures. As a matter of fact* more cash will be paid out during the next 12 months for mili tary needs than in the past. Starting with this fiscal year July 1 expendi tures for defense production will exceed $59 billion in the next 12 months. That’s more than $4 billion a month and is $21 billion more than was spent in fiscal 1952 just anding, when cash outlays totalled '838 billion. About $19 billion was spent in 1951 as compared to $12 billion in fiscal 1990. For foreign military aid the expenditures in fiscal 1953 will total approximately $7.5 billion as compared to slightly more than $2 billion in 1952. So mil itary expenditures are just starting to roll. • • • The Department of Defense has taken exception to statements made by the Senate preparedness sub committee on comparison of fire power between an American and a Russian division. The Senate sub committee reported that man-fer- man a Russian army division has 10 percent more firepower than its U.S. counterpart. The Pentagon says that’s not true as evidenced by the fact that 13 U.S. divisions in Korea have fought to a standstill 82 Communist divisions which are organized and equipped with the Soviet organizational concept. In addition the Pentagon said the U.S. division has more mobility, more effective communications, ability to maintain and repair weapons and equipment and has other ^special services not furnished to Soviet soldiers. • • • - This Congress adjourned without attempting to override the Presi dent’s veto of the important Tide- lands bill, which now likely will be come an important campaign issue Two men who have left their mark on American legislative his tory will not be back when the 83rd congress convenes next January 3. They are Senator Tom Connally of Texas and Congressman Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina. Neither are seeking re-election. Connally, has a 35 year record in congress, 23 years of it on the Senate. He has been chairman of the foreign relations committee. Congressman Doughton has seen 41 years service in the House and has been chairman of the House Ways and Means committee. I N AN EDITORIAL entitled “Hid ing Behind a Slogan,’’ the Ber lin Reporter, Berlin, N.H., had this to say recently concerning freedom of the press: “The ‘freedom of the press’ is one of the fundamental rights of a free people but is not an exclusive possession of the press. “For this reason, it is important for the people of this country to un derstand what the phrase means. It is certainly apparent that some newspaper men have the idea that it extends immunity to the press in a manner that far transcends the right to print articles wtihout cen sorship or penalty other than those represented by libel laws. _ "The freedom of the press does not relieve the press of its obligation to pay taxes, to ad just employment according to the laws of the land and to com ply with regulations issued to protect the nation in an emer gency. Neither is it a cloak to eonceal the facts about the ownership of publications, in violation of the law that re quires disclosure of ownership.” Diminishing Returns From the Evening Journal, Wash ington, Iowa: “Concern over the tax problem lies largely in the fact that the law of diminishing returns has set in. Put federal taxes up another notch and the increase probably won’t produce any more revenue . . . Business can be taxed out of business. And that is precisely what is beginning to happen. The process can kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, and the tax goose is beginning to look pale around its eyes. Moderation in all things, saith the sages. This applies to taxes, as well as cayenne pepper or choco late candy.” • • • Private Enterprise From the Evening Banner, Green ville, Texas: “It is not our purpose to rush to the defense of the private power companies, or to plead the cause of public power operations. But we think the people are intelligent enough to decide what they want and what they do not want. And we are convinced that private enter prise has made this country as great as it is.” Score 10 points for each correct answer in the first six questions: 1. A. M. A. stands for: Arnold-Morse Act —American Medical Association —American Moral Administration —Anno Mundi Attorney The character "Puck” appears in a play by: —Anderson —Shaw —Tennyson —Shakespeare Which of the following has not fought Joe Louis: —Abe Simon —Buddy Baer —Gene Stanton —Jack Sharkey Oliver Hazard Perry was a commander at the battle of: —Lake Erie —Trafalgar —Jutland —Fundy Bay The Fiji Islands are situated in the: —Atlantic Ocean —Indian Ocean -—-Pacific Ocean "—Dead Sea Which of the following is not a type of woman’s hat: —Balibuntal —Toyos —Baku Listed below are items of international cuisine end opposite them, jumbled up, the countries with which Ihey ere identified. Match them, scoring 10 points for each correct answer. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. (A) (B) (Of (D) * paprikash pate de foies gras pig in the blanket pizza pie Total your points. A score of 0-20 is poor; SO-Od/svtMfe; 70*80, Superior; 90-100, very superior. (ANSWERS ON PAGE —Poland —Italy —Franc#' \ —Hungary! “**'*'* SIX) how many were Chicagoans, but the church was full. The Minister, a very attractive and appealing man, asked how many visitors were in the Congregation. We were numer ous; we were a majority, I think. The sermon dealt with the things that satisfy the yearn ings of the Soul: he elaborated on the craving of each one for something beyond bread and meat. He has a happy manner and is a charming man in the pulpit. He remark ed something about his home in southern Iowa. When I met him I told him that I had met such grand characters from Iowa that I wondered if that State specialized in choice and rare people. Perhaps I might wish to be born again in Iowa, though having been born in Charleston | what more could I ask? Now I ask you. FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1952 U AUTHOR OF "HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING" :VSa T°r The Help of a Wife SERGEANT Sam A. Chambers, Oklahoma City, Okla., says that he discovered what is the most important thing in life to a man. He doesn't worry about the little troubles that come into his daily life; he just does the best he can with them, holding to a deep abiding faith in God and believing in his own ability to look out for himself and his family. Not that he think 8 himself perfect; not that he doesn’t often fall far short of his aims; not that he doesn’t fail woefully at times. But he tries to practice the rules of Christian living as laid down by what he terms “the world’s only perfectionist,” Jesus Christ. He pays his debts, tries to keep on good terms with his neighbors, and to give the best in him to his job. And by the law of average, he usually “gets his” and he refuses to worry. Now, what do you think is the one outstand ing contribution to his lack of worry? It is cheer ful, helpful Mrs. Sam Chambers. When Sam is faced with a problem, he doesn’t have to fight it topped with a wife’s antagonism and derision. His wife believes in him, knows he will win, or if by some chance he doesn’t, she knows he will do even better next time, and usually he does. Two of them to face his problems, not one fighter plus a bitter dis-j couraging opponent. So, says Sam, he has learned that the most important thing in the world to a man is his family, and their attitude toward him If his wife and two little girls continue to think well of him, he will always be inspired to do his best. If they think he is a pretty fine fellow, it may keep him on his toes, but he’s going to aim mighty hard at being what they think he is. Carnegie Frr. ■. Fannie Smith, Stanford, K. remember the good old times, waen my grandma baked sweet potatoes and com bread in the old Dutch oven in‘front of the fireplace. She would cover the top of the lid with fire coals. • - From G. S. Wyatt ,Metamera, lad.: I remember when I had to grit, or grate,* ears of com on a piece of tin, punched full of holes _ and nailed on a board, to make meal for bread. From Mable Cox, Larkspur, Calif.: I remember when wo had sar saparilla and no root beer. First bicycle I over saw had large and small wheel and first ones with same-sized wheels were called “safeties.” The first washing ma chine was the vacuum tin funnel full of holes and on a stick for plunging up and down through the clothers. I made one by nailing a perforated tin can on a broom han dle. Also made lye soap and hom iny. From W. A. Morton, Checotah Okla.: The back of our dirt-floor log hut was covered with deer hides. You could buy dry salt meat for two cents a pound. From Mrs. S. C. Shore, Richmond Ind.: I remember my dad decid ing that coffee above 25 cents a pound was too high and bringing home a 100-lb. sack of green coffee I remember how good the house smelled when mama roasted It ir hr.-ad pans in the old wood stove. LIP STYLE . . . This miss, who lives near Lake Chad, French Africa, developed her duck-like lips by piercing skin and insert- ting discs in the slits. Bible Comment: * p:,: si- .. ^''>£• Large Divorce Rate Warns Us to Heed Commandments p'AMILY religion has deep roots in the Old Testament, and in the Jewish literature wore many precepts, giving wise counsel to parents, and setting forth the duties of children, thus establish ing with clearness the conditions ip. ' rom Bertha Andrews Phillips Randolph, Wise.: I remember the Old Oaken Bucket” and its wind- ss well. (Mail your memories to TH1. LD TIMER. BOX 340, FRANK- ORT, KY.) WINS COMMISSION ... Do minican artist Jose Vela Zanettl submitted above work aa sam ple, won commission to paint 60-foot-long mural for U.N. la York. of family welfare and a happy home life. It ought to be noted how strong ly *some of the choicest of these precepts stress the law and com mandments. “My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and for sake not the law of thy mother.” There must be standards of right, and a sense of responsibility, if there are to be sound relationships and happiness in the home. The acceptance of parenthood without an adequate sense of re sponsibility is the root of a great deal of home breakdown and trag- tedy today. A first essential of a good home is good parents. What can be expected of children if their parents do not set them a good example? Moreover, precept and teaching are not enough, for children will soon detect an insin cerity, and the worst of all counsel we could give our children would be to say, “Don’t do as I do, but do as I say.** “Train up a child in the way hei should go,” is the Bible’s injunc tion to parents, with the assurance that when he is older he will not depart from it. Alas! that assur ance is not always justified, for many influences are upon the child, as well as those of the home, and too often they break down and destroy what the home has sought to do. But without proper training the child has little chance at all, so that exceptions in reality do not nullify the law that good training brings good results. The most acute social and reli gious problems today are associ ated with home and family. With an increasingly large proportion of marriages ending in separation and divorce, we are facing omi nous times. And most of the pro posed remedies are doing little to get at the causes. The principal cause for the breakdown is the lack of regard for law and commandments—the failure to observe the rules of what is life’s most important game. CAT ADOPTS SKUNKS . . . Midnight, a cat with an over load of mother instinct, has adopted a family of skank kit tens at the humane society in Detroit, Mich. MIMEOGRAPH PAPER CARBON PAPER ADDING MACHINE ROLLS The Sun Office