Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PAGE SIX CAT BEFRIENDS CHICKS . . . Traditional enmity between birds and felines is belied by this Siamese cat which acts as mother to baby chickens at Chicago’s Animal Welfare League. THE CELEBRITY By Rob E. Mack M R. PEMBERTON glared impa tiently at his two nervous em ployees. “Miss Parker! Didn’t you Sl*Mf that instruction sheet yet? If you’d only learn to file things 4n the right place—Miss Locke— TO be back at two. Get that mime ograph repaired and run off Hob- ooa’s order. And see if you can’t up this place. Looks like Lacey’s Basement on Bargain Day. Remember, Wendy Wicker is com ing back with me and I expect ev erything to be running smoothly!” The door banged behind him. “That,” groaned Dixie Parker, all this mad-house needs. A visiting celebrity!” She yanked open another file drawer. “Did Wendy Wicker really work here be fore she won that Hollywood movie contract?” Ann Locke shrugged. “That’s what the boss says. She’s visiting her folks this week and he’s show ing her off at the business men’s luncheon. Huh! I’ll bet he didn’t give her a ton of dictation just at quitting time every day!” For the next two hours, Ann wofked frantically on the stubboqn mimeograph machine, while Dixie fore the files apart. “Here we are!” announced Mr. Pemberton, ushering ' a lovely blonde in black velvet through the door. His smile froze. “Miss Wick er/* he said stiffly, “I must apolo gize for my staff. They had orders to clean up this office before you arrived.** ! Wendy’s laugh was warm and feiendly. “Hi, kids! Don’t let him eeare you.” Dixie and Ann laughed nervous ly. Wendy pointed a white glove at the mimeograph machine. “Don’t tell me that old wreck’s etm around? What’s it doing—hav ing hiccups again?** '•Great Scott!” yelled Mr. Pem berton. **Calm down, Mr. P.,” said Wen dy. She pushed Ann gently aside end began tinkering with the grimy machine. Five minutes later, the mimeo graph was operating perfectly. “Nothing to it,” grinned Wendy. “Just a little trick I learned back in the old days.” Mr. Pemberton was regarding her with amused awe. “Mr. Pemberton,” said Dixie, “could that lost instruction sheet be in your brief case? “WHAT?” The lamb became a lion again. “Now see here, young lady—don’t try to cover up your incompetence by blaming me!” “Oh, Mr. Pemberton ...” cooed Wendy, holding his open brief case in one hand and a sheet of notes in the other, “could this be it?” Wendy laughed and winked at Dixie. “SUM up . to his old tricks. He hasn’t changed a bit.” She turned to Ann. “How does he treat you? A lap full of dictation just as you powder your nose to go home?” Ann’s face reddened. Mr. Pemberton choked on his cigar. “You know, kids—” said Wendy, “a movie studio can be every bit as hectic and nerve-wracking as this office. And for the same rea son.” She smiled at Mr. Pember ton and touched his arm. “Mr. P., here, is a lot like my director. They’re both swell guys under neath, but they’ve allowed their work to swallow them up! They think of themselves as parts of a big machine that must never stop running.” She stopped suddenly and looked embarrassed. “Gosh, I —I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to—” “My dear . . .” said Mr. Pember ton in a strange voice, “I’m glad you said that. You’re a wonderful girl.” He glanced at Dixie, then at Ann. “You’re all wonderful girls to put up with an old slave-driver like me.” He turned to Ann. “Here —let me finish that job. You go downstairs and get us a round of cokes. We’ll drink to the new regime!” But remember this,” he added gruffly, “if‘ either of you ever dare to miss a Wendy Wick er movie—you’ll be fired without notice!” Bates Reiterates Segregation Stand Made Last Year Lester L. Bates, candidate for governor, commenting Mond a y night on the Supreme Court’s rul ing that school segregation is un constitutional, reiterated his pro posal that a widely-representative committee study the “grave prob lem” posed by the decision prior to any legislative action. Expressing his conviction that South Carolina must find a way to educate her children “without sub mitting them to non-segregated schools,” Mr. Bates said he waf not a “last-minute convert to a course of action which must . . . recommend itself to all . . . right- thinking people,” but had express ed himself last October in Char leston and still held “precisely” the same convictions. The text of his statement fol lows: . . o “This day, Monday the 17th of May, 1954, will long be remember ed in South Carolina. Today the Supreme Court of the United States struck down our way of life as we have known it for the past 80 years. “We now face a grave problem, that problem being the education of our children without submitting them to non-segregated schools. “This we must do. “My convictions today are pre cisely that I expressed publicly in Charleston on October 16, 1953. I am not a last-minute convert to a course of action which must sooner or later recommend itself to all patriotic and right-thinking people. “In Charleston I said in the event the Supreme Court should order a change in our present edu cational system, I propose that a special committee, widely repre sentative of our ablest citizens, be established to make studies and recommendations prior to any leg islative action. “This is not a problem to be solved in haste or by emotion, the very foundation of our Southern way of life is at stake. It is a grave problem to which extremists on either side cannot contribute anything substantial. Its solution calls for wisdom and not dema goguery, for courage and straight thinking. “This is too big a problem to be solved by the mind of any one man. In this hour in which my dis appointment is great I could make many rash and unwarranted politi cal statements and conclusions. “I could say that as a candidate I had a plan that would absolutely solve the situation. Should I make such a statement, however, it would be fals'' and only calculated to mislead. T! ere is no ready plan or solution to this tremendous problem. This is no time for the presentment of hastily devised schemes. This is no. time to take advantage for political gain of the numbed minds of our people while a state of shock over the court’s decision. I will make no such rash statements. “Neither is this the time for panic or hysteria. It is not the time for demagoguery and political optimism. It is instead a time for sanity, cool-headedness and the exercise of reason and intelligence. “Education is the first duty of democracy and must remain the paramount concern of our state. We must make certain that no child in the state shall be robbed of its constitutional and God-given right to achieve an education. Our problem is incapable of overnight solution. It is one that cannot be decided by any one man and ' I would be distrustful of any man Quality Photo Finishing Quality Is still our first consideration. Although our photo finishing business has grown tremendously, we still give in> dividual attention to every print we make. Bring us your next pictures for developing. We're sure you'll be pleased with the results. And, too, we’re always glad to offer helpful suggestions in picture taking. NICHOLS STUDIO “I mortgaged the house to buy a car, then I mortgaged the car to fix up the house . . . maybe I shoulda seen Purcell’s in the first place.” About the only thing I’m sure of is that kids will be kids and Purcells will help me live through it. PURCELLS “Your Private Bankers” 1418 Main St Newberry 4 i. ■ ■ 11 THE NEWBERRY SUN who considers himself all-wise and all-powerful enough to solve it. From the beginning, I have advo cated that the best minds of South Carolina address thems^Jves col lectively to the problem. “The Supreme Court proposes to let the attorneys general of the states affected Study the matter until October and then recommend the course to be pursued. The rec ommendations of, the attorneys general will naturally reflect the judgments and desires of the citi zens of each state. This is an in direct w r ay of accomplishing what I propose should be accomplished directly. I myself have no imme diate solution. I have no monopoly on wisdom. I propose that the peo ple decide in the last analysis. Their judgment is good. All equit able and lasting decisions are those that have been ,arrived at through the collective minds and consciences of the people them selves. “I propose that all South Caro linians. even those of us candidates for office, subordinate our personal ambitions to the welfare of our be loved state and that together we arrive at a solution that will be considered equitable, constructive and patriotic.” TEXAS BELLE . . . Juanita Hartwell, 20, University of Hous ton student, was elected belle of Frontier Fiesta, her college’s annual wild west fete. BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER We set the following Sunday- afternoon to explore the fascin ating wilderness we had seen across the creek from the tree- tops, where we had taken refuge from the bad bull down in Cous in Jake’s forbidden pasture where we hadn’t roamed before. We were brought up to ob serve Sunday strictly, and a trip of that sort would have been frowned upon for two reasons, the danger and the desecration of the Sabbath. But we kept our plans to ourselves. And right after dinner we kids, wh?te and colored, met down the hill be low our orchard. It was soon af ter noon, so we had a long early summer afternon ahead. We worked our way through the beautiful May woods to the old rail fence back in there that had marked our limit before. As luck would have it, we didn’t see the cattle, including the bad bull, grazing in the opening. They already had their fill and were resting in some shady spot, chewing their cuds. So we quickly worked our way across the big opening and hit the jun- g!e of the creek-bank. It was deep sluggish water there, which was rare for our Stone And we had to hunt for a crossing. None was found along in there. But a re cent storm had toppled a great oak that fell across the channel, making a sort of footlog. The only trouble with that was that a big limb came out from it right over the channel, poking straight up, thus barring easy passage. But we skinned around that and were soon in that realm of enchantment over on the other side. Our hearts beat with half-fright and inticipation, as we followed our leader, Ben, In to that unknown. We broke twigs and dropped them, as we walked from the creek, so we could find our way back. We very* soon found ourselves in about the most delightful place we had ever located. But this piece is getting long enough, and we’ll take up here next week. Subscribe to The Newberry Sun THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1954 Stands FOUR-SQUARE FOR SEGREGATION Lester Bates Says Before I announced for Governor and before this campaign began, I publicly and definitely made my position clear on this subject in a speech delivered in Charleston on October 16, 1953. I SAID THEN AND I SAY NOW, 'the principles of segregation are imperative in South Carolina for the cdntinued peace, happiness, and contentment of our people. We must guarantee to both races SEPARATE but equal oppor tunities. Separate schools in order that both may move forward in harmony for a better and more* prosperous State'." THAT WAS THE BATES POSITION THEN and NOW * Here la The BATES PLAN To Maintain SEPARATE Schools: St, /• Establish a special committee made up primarily of the State's I * outstanding educators and school leaders, together with the best legal talent which the State affords, and other patriotic individuals, se!?-’" 1 f^r tb«ir interest and ability. Step 2, The committee £o make studies and recommendations, prior to r any legislative action, when the terms and conditions of the Supreme Court decision become known. (No committee can advise what to do u**SI ve k*-ow what the Supreme Court has done and said.) LESTER BAitS Says * m /'I cannot tell you what such a committee * will recommend, but I can tell you that such a committee will not recommend a hastily devised plan which would include Mixed Schools in South Carolina." VOTE BATES FOR GOVERNOR The Candidate with a Positive Program i * -■* h - , Wlials POWER like this? > ‘V "\^uVe climbed hills before, we know. You’ve come to many a long rise in the road ahead and tramped down on the gas pedal to make the grade. But did you ever head a RoADMASTER up a hill—a 1954 ROADMASTER? You seem to sail when you touch off the great V8 power that gives life to this finest of Buicks. You move ahead and up that long steep pull in a silken, smooth sweep of almost effortless ease—and the thrill your spirits get from such magnificent ability is a precious thing. And you realize, of course, that a wealth of advanced high-compression V8 power—(the highest horsepower in all Buick history, in fact)—is the heart of this stirring performance. 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