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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 191 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. BURNING ISSUE SUBSCRIPTION RATES vance; six months, $1.25. $2.00 per year in ad- “You have heard about Brim Rykard,” said a member of the family who met me at the station. Just a few days ago I talked to Brim about my proposed trip to Washington and New York. And we laughed over his eating Irish potatoes for breakfast in Philadelphia. And Brim has handed in his final copy and signed off as a radio commentator. He will hear the voice of the Supreme Broadcaster “Come unto me ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” I hold in special regard and affection many brethren of the press and radio, Through the years I cherished Brim, too, and shall miss him. I met some big men, as well as some men in big positions. 1 did not meet any bigger men than some«of our men of South Carolina. The diference sometimes is that men equal ly able and efficient operate in small or large places. I’ve known some Colonels who might develop into extraordinary five-star generals, just as I’ve known some colonels who might prove able and resourceful captains or lieutenants. However, let that pass, as Shakespeare says. Business in America uses an enormous amount of money in order to be prepared for the growth and development of next year and the next five years. This seems true of every kind of business. Our great nation has an annual increase in population of nearly as many as the total popu- COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR After some days in Washington and New York I am back again in South Carolina. I was most graciously re ceived everywhere, from The Hotel New Yorker, the vast enterprise of my friend Frank L. Andrews, to The Guaranty Trust Company, where I was honored with a luncheon. At The Hanover Bank, one of the Nation’s greatest, four of us sat in a semi-circle—all of us Southerners. Hows that? The, President is from Florida, Mr. McNeill; Mr. Allen is from Greenville, South Carolina; Mr. Henry from Virginia. W r e know that the New England States, the Middle At lantic States, the far West and the Middle West—all produce leaders, men of enterprise, faith and daring, but many peo ple think that we Southerners are just a lot of small-time politicians. So it rejoiced my heart to see Southerners high in the counsels of the mighty. Nor do I overlook that quiet, charming, but effective gentleman, Arthur W. Page, a North Carolinian who stands out in New York. I heard a sermon in Calvary Baptist Church, 123 57th Street, the pastor being Dr. John Summerfield Wimbish, formerly of old Edgefield, South Carolina. I once attended New York University and had rooms in Gould Hall, though my classes were in Washington Square and Trinity Place. I wanted to re-visit Gould Hall and look about. On that campus is the Hall of Fame, so I thought I would get as near it—on the outside—at least, as I could. New York University probably has more than forty thou sand students, perhaps 35,000, or more, being day-students. In order to serve the people, the University has a great campus and magnificent buildings on Washington Avenue, far up in the Bronx. Here is Gould Hall, a dormitory given by Miss Helen Gould, daughter of the renowned Jay Gould. And here are all the usual buildings of a University, as well as the Hall of Fame. And there are buildings all over town. When I was a student there I rushed out in the morning— about seven o’clock, through Burnside Avenue to catch the Jerome Avenue subway, which up there is an elevated. I rode to Wanamaker’s store and walked to Washington Square, where I studied Spanish and other courses; then I caught another subway train at Wanamaker’s and went to Wall Street so as to go to Trinity Place—behind old Trinity Church—for other classes, lasting until about dark. The Dean, my respected, admired and beloved friend from those days, Dr. A. Wellington Taylor, came to see me at the hotel and had me as his guest at dinner. How gracious! I had luncheon with Mr. Elliott Lee and Mr. Carswell, in The Guaranty Trust Company. They did me the honor to have a quiet, private lunch high up in the Bank. Mr. Lee recalls meeting me one day with Mr. Julian Mitchell in Charleston. No wonder he thought I was somebody, after observing Mr. Mitchell’s courtly courtesy; but that is just natural with Mr. Mitchell. I owe so much to my friends. Everywhere I went my way was prepared by Mr. B. M. Edwards, Mr. John A. Campbell, Mr. James C. Self and Mr. Arthur W. Page. Last year I spent two weeks in Chicago, reporting the Republican and Democratic Conventions. My days were made easy and the arrangements facilitated by my friend, Mr. William H. Regnery, who spared no pains to serve me. The words of the great Apostle come to mind: “For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.” So, increasingly I feel my debt, being, as that same Apostle im plied, a debtor to everybody. IUleCarmegie AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING" -jfc- PLIGHT years ago Mrs. Leocadia Garry, 3018 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sure her world had come to an end because her marriage was breaking up. She never thought it would happen to her and she tried desperately to hold on to it. She couldn’t sleep and when she tried to eat her throat would contract and she couldn’t swallow. She lost twenty pounds in one month, and was a physical and mental wreck. She couldn’t concentrate on anything. Then one Sunday, at church, she heard a ser mon that changed her life. The text was ’‘The years that the locust hath eaten.” At one point in his sermon the minister said the locust is the most destructive thing there is; and he compared it with our mind. He said, “Our minds can become locusts, gnawing away until we are destroyed.” He gave an illustration from the Bible. When Lot and his wife left Sodom and Gomorrah they were told not to look back, but Lot’s wife turned to look and became a pillar of salt. He said, “She became crystalized in her past because she couldn’t forget what she had left behind. Therefore, her mind destroyed her. Don’t live in the past, lest you become a pillar of salt, but look ahead to the future.” Leocadia kept thinking about that sermon. Whenever she felt sorry for herself she would say over and over. “Don’t be a pillar of salt, look ahead to the future.” While she was thinking about that, she wasn’t thinking about her troubles. One day she actually found herself planning for the future, then she realized that her past wasn’t so im portant anymore. What a feeling of relief that was; she knew she would be able 'to think straight again. CARNEGIE leaders in business; and I marvel equally at the readiness of our banks to meet the needs. I heard that Mr. Frank Andrews of that gigantic Hotel New Yorker started out to make a few changes in the lobby. The changes, just minor changes, were budgeted at $600,000, but probably exceeded a million dollars. Then I look at this statement of The New York Edison, that a new unit is being built costing four hundred million dollars. Everything else has gone up. Their advertising account for 1952 was $1,100,000—up $170,000 from 1951. Here in South Carolina it is the same. With us, many great industrial plants have been rebuilt or enlarged; and all our pow r er Companies have spent, and are spending, many millions, in order to be ready for all the new business. It is the great American drama, this spending of millions up on millions because we have faith in our great country and in its development. That means faith in our people, because the people are the country. I wonder why we have men who fight business and its de velopment. How could I ride over New York in a subway train unless someone had invested millions of dollars? How could I go about New York unless by subway? How could I turn a switch and have light and power if someone had not invested millions of dollars? In the New York subway I rode twenty miles under the city. Probably the train thundered through those rocks at fifty or sixty miles an hour. How else could I go? By taxi or my own car, clean across New York, with a traffic jam at every corner? Regardless of how rich you may be, you will run for the subway if you go any great distance. And it is comparatively cheap. All this quick service, under the great city, for a low price. It would cost at least three times as much to drive your own car; and it would require at least five times as long. And that still isn’t the principal point. If you should drive your car across New York City you would have to spend a hundred dollars, or more, in some sort of hospital, whether for physical injury or nervous exhaustion. Somebody had to invest those millions and cut a way under a great city, often through solid rock; so that I might have all that convenience for a few cents!! This nation was built by dreamers, men of vision and faith and daring. How much we owe to those sturdy men!! New York is our glamorous City and I use the wonders of that great metropolis to make my point. But look around you: in this City have yqu anything that sprang from the vision of the intrepid pioneers? Haven’t you facilities that are comparatively cheap because men have looked into the future; have planned; and have invented? It is a sad story that many of them have lost fortunes in one enterprise or another, but we today live and prosper on their failures. They lost money but they served humanity. I never ride a city bus but I think of that; I think of it when I push a light button; I still wonder every time I turn the water faucet. So much that I enjoy every day I had nothing to do with; it was done for me and for you, too, by an older generation, though forward-looking men are still investing heavily so that you and your children may live in an ever-bountiful City and County and State and Nation. lation of South Carolina. I marvel at the faith and the resourcefulness of our I Surely in America we are the blessed of all the earth!! TSJOW that the Korean truce is a reality, what is the general re action to it in Washington's official and semi-official circles? What are diplomats who gather there thinking? Generally, they can be classified in three groups: 1. This group believes that the Korean truce was the thing to do and will mean peace in the world. They believe that those existing difficulties in the unification of that war-torn country can be solved by negotiation. 2. This group believes the truce agreement which the United Na tions signed was a tragic betrayal of our policy of Communist resist ance. They say this agreement will haunt the politicians in the years to come and is only prolonging the date of the final struggle, during which time the Chinese Communists will build up their depleted power. 3. This group’s thinking is some thing in between group one and two. They believe the truce was the best that could be achieved un der the circumstances and hope that the scheduled parley between the Reds and the United Nations will be fruitful. All, however, are agreed that this is not the time for the western world to relax its guard against Communism or to think about de mobilization. Which of these three groups is correct in its thinking will be an swered within a month or so after the negotiations begin. And what will be the American approach in the talks? Reliable sources in Washington are saying the administration will tell the Reds: 1. We will continue to train and build up the South Korean army and will maintain large armies there. The only way to get these forces to leave will be to agree to unification of Korea. 2. We will continue our embargo of Red China. (This many believe troubled the Reds more than any thing during the war and was one of the main reasons for the truce.) The only way this embargo will be lifted is to agree to a unified Korea. 3. We will continue to resist China’s admission to the United Nations as long as Korea is divided. (Some observers believe the United States used this point in obtaining the truce.) The question In many minds is "what will happen” if our plans get nowhere and the conference gets nowhere and we walk out? No one knows the answer to the $64 question. As of now there seems to be only two answers: 1. The present armistice could continue permanently if neither side chooses to break it, but it would be an uneasy situation, to put it mildly. 2. War will erupt with a violence as yet unwitnessed in modern warfare. From the Sylacanga News, Syla- cauga, Alabama: When the Voice of America was first started, it was the voice of the people, Mr. and Mrs. America, and it was one people talking to another. Then it was given the Hollywood touch, super-duper programs with props and sound effects. At this time the politicians took over and the Voice of America was used for political -Quence—it was no longer the voice of American people. Now comes omega, the last word. Mr. John L. Lewis is to do the broad casting. Mr. Lewis, the man who caUed the strikes, crippling defense plants during the last war. If Mr. Lewis’ voice is to become the Voice of America, Uncle Sam would do better to adopt the Braille system. • • • From The Arvada Enterprise, Arvada, Colorado: The Commu nists are bragging that the Armis tice agreement in Korea amounts to a surrender by the United Na tions forces rather than a mutual truce. According to the terms that the U. N. went into Korea on, and the purposes given for our fighting in the Asiatic country, it appears that the Red’s propaganda is right and all of our fighting and all of the lives lost on the battlefield was for naught. • • • From The Chickasha Star, Chlck- asha, Oklahoma: Though we can’t take a vacation this year, we would like to caution our good friends and neighbors, who can, to be most alert on the highway during the late afternoon and early eve ning hours. A survey of several hundred po lice chiefs in the 48 states, pointed to this period as the time when most collisions occur in the sum mer months. Though excessive speed still holds the lead as the greatest single cause of accidents, the police chiefs say that the over-tired driv er, anxious to finish a long trip, accounts for many times more than his normal share of crashes during the summer months. Following the car ahead too closely, and unfamiliarity with lo cal roads and traffic laws also cause more accidents than during the height of the vacation season. So be carefuL please—we don’t want to lose a good subscriber. THREE FOR THE MONEY By John Connolly J ED Tyler was tied, gagged and ^porting a lump on his head the size of my fist when we found him the next morning. When we got him loose he was mad and ready to cut loose at everybody in sight. It was my fault, really I did rec ollect seeing three strangers ride into town just after sundown. Tough looking hombres they were, too; especially one with a thick black mustache and a jagged scar over his cheekbone. I should have left a younger deputy to guard the bank that night, one who would have stayed awake. As it was, Jed hadn’t even seen the robbers. They’d dropped him while the rest of us were at the dance in Town Hall, blown the door off the iron safe and galloped out of town with a whole week’s dust from the Watkin’s gold mine that was due to leave on Monday’s Stage. It didn’t seem much use, since they had a full night’s start on us, but I rounded up a posse and headed South toward Graystone forty miles aw%y. I checked with Gabby, the stable man, on the three strangers I’d seen ride in. He told me they were traveling awful light for just passing through, no grub. I knew they hadn’t bought anything in Watkin so they’d probably have to stop at Graystone and stock up. It was their closest chance in any direction. At Graystone we picked up the traiL Yes, they told us. a stranger had come into town at dawn,-feller with a mustache. He ate a double portion of chow and stocked up. Well, that put ’em about five hours ahead of us, and no tilling which direction they took. While we were resting up the horses and talking it over. Brad Owen, who operated the general store in Graystone, came running over to me, all excited. “I almost forgot to tell you, sheriff,” he said. “That critter did a funny thing when he come in this morning. He bought enough p’ison to kill every rat in the territory. So help me, he near bought out my supply.” I looked at Brad pretty hard then. He’s quite a kidder most of the time, and us losing our gold is no joke. “What you figger he wanted with all that p’ison. Brad?” I asked him. “These fellers ain’t exactly the domestic type. Don’t reckon they’ll set up farmin’ around here by plantin’ our dust and growin’ gold, do you?” “It’s the gospel, Sheriff,” he said seriously. “Jest thought I’d let you know.” I split the posse into three parts this time, heading East, West and South'. We mounted and started out again, still feeling it was mostly futile. It’s real tough to give a man five hours start in the cattle coun try, 'specially when his horse is restad and yours ain’t and when there’s a couple creeks and streams he can follow without leaving tracks If he’s smart. We hadn’t ridden but three, four miles when we came on the dang- dest sight you ever saw. There was these three horses, all saddled and ready, a campfire still smoldering, saddlebags chuck full of our hard worked gold dust; and there was the three bank robbers. One, the one with the mustache and the scar, was lying on his back with a bullet hole between the eyes; and the other two were so ugly you wouldn’t want to look at ’em twice lessen you had a powerful stomach. Some will tell you there’s honor among thieves. I never hold any store by it, ’specially after seein’ this. Two of these critters must’ve sent the one with the mustache after supplies after they pitched camp. While he was gone they just decided two sharing the gold were better than three. They murdered him when he came back. What they didn’t figger on. I guess, was that Scarface was a greedy cuss himself and had the same idea. He'd doped the food he brought back with enough p’ison to kill a regiment of soldiers. I figger I’d stop by Brad Owen’s on the way back; and let him know that p’ison of his was good for all kinds of rats. Q—How much was spent by and for Congressional candidates during the 1952 election campaign? A—Campaign expenditures reported to the Senate and House totaled not quite $5.6 million. About three-fourths of this sum was spent to help Republicans. (Because of numerous exemptions allowed by law, actual expenditures were higher. In addition, campaign money spent on state and local levels was not reported to Congress.) Q—How much did labor organizations spend on the national level in the 1952 Congressional campaigns? A—The 10 labor groups which reported to Congress listed expenditures of $352,117, led by Labor’s league for Political Education, which said it had spent $171,700. LLPE is the political arm of the Ameri can Federation of Labor. Q—To which party did labor give most of its financial support in the 1952 Congressional campaign? A—Democratic candidates were the main recipients of labor campaign i funds given directly to candidates according to the official reports } filed with Congress. All but two of the 21 Senatorial candidates who j received financial help from labor were Democrats. George S. j Counts (Liberal, N. Y.) and William Langer (R., N. D.) were the exceptions. Seventy-five of the 80 House candidates whose cam paigns directly received monetary nourishment from labor were Democrats, five were Republicans. Q—Was labor successful in electing the candidates it supported for Congress in 1952? A—Eight of the 21 Senatorial candidates and 42 of the 80 House hopefuls who received direct financial support from labor (as reflected in official reports to Congress) were elected. Thus, the over-all success score was 50 of 101. (Copyright 1953, Congressional Quarterly) fWWid. INTELEIGRAM Check correct word. 1. (18)(16 { /2) feet equal one rod. 2. Afghanistan is in (Africa) (Asia). 3. Abraham Lincoln was the (19th) (16th) U. S. President. 4. Are U. S. Presidents limited to terms in office? (Yes) (No), 5. The next Leap Year will be (1954) (1956). 6. Franklin D. Roosevelt died in (1945) (1946). 7. The AHA is the American (Heart) (Housing) Association. 8. The Truman Doctrine originated in (1947) (1948). 9. The Declaration of Independence was signed in (1776) (1781). 10. The next U. S. Congress Nvill be the (83rd) (84th). Check your answers, scoring yourself 10 points for each correct choice. A score of 0-20 is poor; 30-60, average; 70-80, superior; 90-100, very superior. 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Was victorious 5 Chemical suffix 1 6 Hops’ kiln 7 Beloved 25 Silver (symbol) 27 Not (prefix) 28 Ancient language 30 Veiling 32 Age 33 Bind 34 Animal 36 South American ruminant 39 In (prefix) 40 Tellurium (symbol) 41 Boy’s nickname 42 Alleged force 43 Consumed 45 Cuts 50 Fish 51 Frees ' 53 Wise men 54 Learning 55 Reveries 57 Respecter 59 Dispatches 60 Relies 20 Legislative bodies 21 Bears tales 24 Foremost ^6 He helped organize the American Newspaper 29 Beverage 31 Meadow 34 Whiskers 35 Total 37 Anchored 38 Vipers 44 Paradise 46 German rivet 47 Virginia (ab.) 48 Minced oath 49 Be borne 50 Cereal 52 Sorrowful 54 Falsehood 56 Manuscript (ab.) 58 Member of Parliament (ab.) 1. The Korean War is over. Do yon know what conference first divided that nation? (a) Yalta; (b) Potsdam; (e) Tokyo. 2. The International Wheat Agreement, ratified by the ate July 13, sets the maximum price of wheat for export at: (a) $1.98; (b) $2.05; (c) $2.00. 3. Fill in the following blanks. The_ Korea’s western shore and the Sea of .Sea la on m the east. ANSWERS -uvdvf -M-Q !I*X *t OO'SS •* ■iavpa*«£ *f The strange bird of the fresh-water swamps of the south which is called a water turkey, is more properly called the anhinga; it is also known locally as the snakebird and darter.