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PACE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955 - m 1 tm 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at 'he Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS Wade Hampton and 1876; does that mean anything? The Civil war had been fought and lost; eleven years of re-des truction had been suffered by our people, a period of desola tion known in history as Reconstruction; white people were in the minority, apparently helpess and hopeless; Union soldiers were stationed in South Carolina to bolster the Carpet-baggers and their Colored Satellites. Never before, perhaps, had a proud people been so humiliated as were our fathers and grandfathers; they, in turn, were grandsons and great-grandsons of men who had helped to win Ameri can independence; those men of 1776 had built a nation and set up a republic to lead humanity out of darkness and despair. The men of 1876, our grandfathers, after a great wa* and an honorable surrender, had been subjected to political slavery under their former slaves. After 11 years of it they adopted measures of relief and they have governed South Carolina until now. If you have read, or heard of the RED SHIRTS OF 1876 you will wonder, as I do, at the calpi ac- quiescense of our people, in the face of gross Federal usur pation, When Wade Hampton and his men redeemed South Caro lina the Fourteenth Amendment was law; I say “law,” if we overlook some irregularity in the adoption of that amend ment. Although it was on the books; and notwithstanding the bitterness of feeling against us then, no one seriously attempted all this mischievous political maneuver, begun by Rooevelt, promoted by Truman, and brought to full flower by Eisenhower and the politicians now serving as justices of the Supreme Court. Some days ago I stood before the heroic figure of Wade Hampton, in the State House park, and wondered what he would say and do now. He might read the Bible to us, or, at least, cite the Scriptures, such as these passages: “Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, 'saying, T go the way of all the earth; be thou strong, therefore, and SHEW THYSELF A MAN\” That has always rung in my ears as a stern ad monition from a strong father. And Isaiah called to his peo ple, reminding them of things that had happened “Remem ber this and shew yourselves men.” This really is the charge I n gjlq n proposal. But its practical value, particularly in the light of certain hard facts of physics as well as politics, is surely open to question. For one thing, as President Eisenhower in an important statement underscored last week, peacetime atomic reactors can be converted swiftly to the purposes of war. While giving off heat to generate electricity, they could be made to yield fissionable by-products for atomic weapons. Hence the efficacy of international inspection, even assuming it could be carried out honestly in places like the Soviet Union, which considers bridges a military secret, is to say the least doubtful. What’s more, the other major element of global control, the threat of swift, relentless punishment for any nation that breaks faith with its neighbors, obviously must be classed as what the Chinese describe as a paper tiger. No government even slightly responsive to the will of its peo ple ever has dared to sanction such a step, and it may be doubted that any ever will. Mussolini, it will be recalled, was permitted to invade Ethiopia with impunity, and not a shot was fired when Adolf Hitler, in defiance of his treaty obligations, marched into the Rhineland. Current events tend to reinforce the joint. Since the fighting stopped in Korea, the Reds have moved in substantial quantities of heavy equipment and amassed a formidable force of jet aircraft, all in palpable violation of the truce signed at Panmunjon. The same thing has happened in Laos and Vietnam. In both cases, of course, the U. S. and U. N. have duly protested. But few officials, however righteous ly indignant,'have suggested taking warlike measure to up hold the sanctity of treaties. are there now in Congress? A—The Reorganization Act of 1946 cut tile standing committees in Congress from 81 to 34. However today, by a process of fission and pressure there are some 230 committees and sub-committees. This does not count the great number of special committees which have been named by the President. Besides the 34 standing committees there are 10 joint committees with members from both House and Senate; five special committees, such as the House and Senate Small Business Committees," and some 180 standing sub-committees. So this makes a total of about 230 possible chairmanships. This is the reason there are frequently “one-man committees*'. e President indicate the ttme-of-day when he signs a bm by Congress? A—Not unless the time element is important, or the legislation may be . of extraordinary significance. Q—Pleaee explain what usnsUtalcs a packet vela? A—Under the Constitution the President has 10 days, exclusive of Sun days. Cram the date of receiving a bOI within which to sign the measure? It within that ten-day period Congress should adjourn, and so prevent return of the bin to which the President may object, that bffl does not become a law. la many cases a president has taken advantage of this provision and held until after adjournment, a bfll which h* disapproved, but which tor some reason did not wish to return to congress with his objections. This is called a pocket veto. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in some instances exercised the pocket veto, but wrote on the copy of the bOI. “Dis approved and signature withheld." President Roosevelt believed the Congress and the country were entitled to know at least that failure to sign was deliberate. Q—Does the President ever wear a uniform? \ —No. although Commander and chief* of armed services, tradition forbids him to wear a uniform. M | For its protection, then, the free world—today, tomor row, and over the foreseeable future—must rely not on weakness, no matter how alluringly decked out, but on strength. Such a policy is admittedly costly, but then peace and freedom always come high. Fortunately, it is growing more evident with every passing day that the West, far by the great Jehovah, recorded by Isaiah. That redoubtable I better than its enemies, can afford the heavy outlays de figure, the Great Apostle to the Gentiles, Paul, called to the man( jed by this stern course. Whether or not the Soviet Corinthians, “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you Union’s vast empire, as Secretary Dulles has suggested, is like men, be strong.” in fact on the brink of economic collapse, it is most assur If the men of the South were as well organized as the edly not in the midst of a boom. Thus there are still grounds other side, the politicians would never have meddled in this for hoping that some day the Communist leopard, one way business; they respect numbers, influence, or whatever else or another, will change its spots, and that fear and suspi- may be counted at the polls. cion slowly will yield to mutual understanding. When that There is no broad humanity, or Christian charity, or day arrives, it will be seen enough to talk of laying down social conscious, or fellowship of spirits or saints, involved ones’ arms. Meanwhile, whatever may be said at Geneva in this court matter; it is something chiefly and cheaply or anywhere else, the admonition of Oliver Cromwell is political, v more pertinent today than ever. Tut your trust in God,’ I repeat the suggestion I’ve frequently made: THAT We| said he > ‘ but mind to kee P y° ur P° wder ^ ABOLISH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM; REPEAL all SCHOOL TAXES,offerfor sale all school facilities and then impose a tax for the encouragement of education, granting Here's something showing South Carolina’s industrial liberal subventions to all private institutions, white and col- progress: ored, which conform to standards prescribed by the State! « New indus t r i a l development in South Carolina, thus far We must get the government of the State, Counties, towns thig year ha8 a , ready exceeded that of any fuU calendar and school districts, out of direct control or management of year s ^ ce 1951/’ the schools. We need not play along with the courts; whe- , ^ •o-, ther we gain one year, or two years, or three years, by A total of $81,419,000' has been invested, or allocated, constant litigation, WE SHALL LOSE INTHE END; SO for new industries and expansions since January 1, the LET’S TAKE THE BULL by the horns NOW and be ready Board said - , for a COMPLETE SEVERENCE of official control as well This compares with $76,203,000 for 1952. The total for as responsibility for the schools. J951 was $91,513,000. Some people are inclined to wishful thinking; they can’t The six-months period .ending July 1 shows the highest believe, or wont believe, that a policy of such drastic enor- industrial gains of any similar period since the Board was mity has been thrust upon us. Wake up; look facts in the organized in 1945. face; and make plans for all eventualities. Investment in 26 new industries, this year, has reached \ $46,053,000, with 5,741 new jobs created. In addition, 40 expansions were made, or announced, costing $35,366,000, I quote from Barron’s, a great journal of business, but and creating 2,183 new jobs. interested in all phases of our national policy: I The location of new industries costing $1,000,000 or more “On the record, it seems that in the past deceptive disarm- were: Simpsonville, Johnston, Effingham, General Electric ament scheme 3 have been an open invitation to trouble Company, Irmo, Barnwell, St. Stephens, Aiken, Easley, But the dream particularly under the appahng threat of Pickens and Carlisle Major expansiong included . WaUac * the hydrogen bomb, still has the power to sway the minds Granitevillej charleston, Greenville, Spartanburg and Uni of men. In an effort to make it come true, all sorts of m- j on genious programs, such as the Baruch Plan advanced by this country, have been devised. However, they may dif- statement to the Board, Director Gable, predicted fer in specifics, such plans invariably call for some form of ^ at W! ^ ^ ‘banner year’ in the State’s industrial international control of atomic energy, with rigid procedures d eve l°P men t. for inspecting and policing nuclear installations throughout As you will, note the new plants now coming in represent the world and severe—or, as Mr. Baruch phrased it, ‘con- gratifying diversity. Also, they are better distributed over dign’—penalties for violations. In this fashion, it is said, the State than ever before, which is what we have been global security will replace national defense and everyone, working toward. I think we are at last beginning to break in perfect safety, will be able to lower his guard. the crust of industrial development in South Carolina.” Nobody, perhaps, would quarrel in theory with such a From too Duncamion Record, DnncaaBO*, Pennsylvania: We would be interested in knowing the whys and wherefores off Wal ter Reuther’s refusal to accept a stock plan for his UAW. Having philosophized in a minor way about the relationship be tween labor and management for some years, we had it all thought out that the way to stop strife between the two was to grant la bor a share of the profits. We ran up against a blank wall when we thought about how to apportion shares of stock among the workers, but we always felt it could be worked out somehow. A degree of Ignorance concern ing labor - management relations prevails in our mind because we haven't been associated closely With either. Meet of what we know, or think we know, has come from observation and heresay and what we read. Our conclusions were readied independently of personal influence. It Is our belief, however, that a man’s work la his most impor tant poss ‘ssion. Whether he re duces fractures, bales hay, figures balance sheets, writes poems, or cuts glass, something of himself goes into his work and makes it precious to tbexlegree of his ability and character. And, taking pride in his work, a man will want just compensation for it Some workers can set theit price and get it. Others take wha they are offered. Some salary scales are fixed by the buyer, some by the seller, and some by bargain ing (or by arbitrary decisions). Generally speaking, labor unions are in the third category. It has always seemed to us that a share of the profits from the sale of an item that a worker has helped to build would enhance that pride of accomplishment in addition to giving him extra compensation for his labor. Evidently, Mr. Reuther doesn't think so, or there were technicali ties in the stock offer made by Ford that made it unacceptable. • • * From the Eiifala Tribune, Eufala, Alabama: The peace and happiness, of tite average citizen does not de pend upon the amount of money he or she possesses, the number of organisations to which he or she belongs, or the outcome at any great social struggle. The contentment that makes for human happiness is within the reach of every indivdual who is able to face life with a philosophy that solves personal problems. The acceptance and practice of reli gious tenets often provides the an swer, whether these religious be liefs are adopted as an individual or as a member of seme religious organiaeftm. CROSSWORD PUZZLE S Nahoor aheap S Remate erect M M » 19 Proportion 90 Bitter vetch 21 Child for tether 92 One at a Cameroon — ^Vorm 98 Entices 28 Mutilates 30 Chief gods of the Teutonic Pantheon » Lake in Lombardy. Italy 33 Scrutinizes 36 Noblemen 38 Disc MM of fowls 41 Sit for portrait 42 Outer garment? 43 Simple 44 High moun- 40 Makes an In cised marie 46 Writing tables 47 At aU times 40 Mathematical term (pi.) the Ganges 04 The drama in India 07 Mulberries 98 English boys* school j m Hebrew letter 61 Lubricating S3 S?veJ at Prance 68 Eaeentlal 88 Fillet wont around hair 68 Anglo-Irish: love 70 German sttver coin 71 Feminine name 72 Drunkard 73 One of a suit In cards DOWN 1 Manufactured 2 Vigilant 3 Kobold 4 Serpent 8 Vast levsl tracts in Asia without forests 6 Nahoor sheep 7 Insects eggs 8 On the middle of a ship’s side 8 Ocean beaches 10 Beverage 11 Animals , 12 Din 13 Waste matter 18 Rodents 23 Predatory IncursioiMi 26 Horse’s neck- hair 27 .... Mamer 29 Grain (abbr.) 31 Lassoes 33 Mineral spring 34 Pass between mountain 38 ^aJunlny 37 Vegetable * compound £ 39 Annoy 40 Footllke part 42 Gem weight 46 Dislikes 48 Roman numl 60 Back of nee 61 Light wood 89 In company 63 Yearns < 80 Anstrallian marsupial 08 Ventilated SO Romanamna 62 MusicalS-" ★ * iittino nc “unu.' Tr> cron umnnyiur »un ct a dt • I'MVJQ’ AuTHuR Or HUn luoiur nunhiifiu MriU o i.r*m u H [ UEY J" Ouidry, Qtorch frotat, tgarisiana, awokn ociT mornfiuTlStt began to worry about dressing the store windows for Christmas, a good Christmas window being very important. It requires planning, imagination tim» to do toe work, the importance of which is meas ured by its effectiveness. He went to work at 8:30 A.M., and all be could do was worry about the window, how to trim it, would he have the time. But he was doing nothing about getting the work done. At 7:30 he went to breakfast but he couldn't eat. Hie thought of his problem was making him shaky. Suddenly a thought came to mind, a part of the Lord’s Prayer which goes “Give us this day our dally bread.** With that thought he relaxed and began to realize that instead of worrying about the windows he should be thankful that he had breakfast before him and that he was able to eat it, and tost the work to be done could be accomplished. He ate his breakfast and returned to the store, took the merchandise out at the window, cleaned up and with all work ing together the Christmas window began to take shape. They worked Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and that night they had a beautiful,, window to show for their efforts. His belief: that if you stop worrying and get to work, you won't have anything to worry about. T HE ink was oardly dry on the contract under which the United States Steel Corporation gave the CIO steelworkers a 15# an hour increase amounting to an an nual total of some $204 million, be fore the steel company announced an average price increase of $7.35 a ton. A glance back at the earnings of United States Steel the past six months and the 12 previous months in 1954 would indicate that the giant corporation could even absorb this 15-cent increase in its stride. How ever, the bell-wether of the steel industry not only is asking the consumer of steel products to pay for this $204 million boost In wages, but is asking the consumers of this country to fork over to U. S. Steel three times that amount, or ap proximately $818 million dollars,on the price of basic steel, which its average price boost of $7.35 per ton will bring in. Thus the wage in crease and the price increase are compounded and pyramided and the cost of everything made from steel will increase in proportion. itioa at its worst—not just to make up for in- The creased wages, bat Inflation to make the consumers pay aU the steel company thinks ton traffic wlU bear. Watch living costs go up. This is just the kind of a cycle in priee increases which touched off the post-war inflation and which about doubled living costs. Just be cause the market will bear it, tire United States Steel Corporation is risking the economic welfare. It Is ft fAV . . _ putting on .the squeeze. That’s the j kind of Capitalism against which ' the best friends of Capitalism warn against and which Communism hopes for—the kind of Capitalism that will break itself . - . Capital ism with its head in the sand. President Eisenhower told re porters here he saw nothing wrong in the fact that Adolphe Wenzell, an official of the First Boston Cor-. poration, which was the financial agent of the Dlxon-Yates utilities r group, was hired as a consultant by the Budget Bureau to aid in working out a contract between the Atomic Energy Commission and the Dixon-Yates group. Another thing concerned here is some $90 million dollars of tax payers money, which is the differ ence between what it will cost the Government over life of the Dixon- Yates contract, and the cost from TVA or another private utility grotto- At addition, at stake also is the fate of TVA. tor Mr. WenaoR. who considers TVA “galloping so cialism” recommended that the TVA be liquidated and its entire holdings be 1 ' invested in TVA as suggested by W< a blow at public power to tion which would mean as all public power: The Congress may yet something to say, and It is evident every day, that wha the outcome, the Dixon-Yates con tract will become a potent issue In the coming prosktsntial campaign. *r ; ? ■xm REUNION WITH MAR60 By Janet Hall S i 64 66 Feline 67 Juice of plant TYTHEHCarotine phoned tha girls, VY she announced bar luncheon party with “Come and get a look at Margo Bishop. She's back in town!’* “Margo beck after a& these years!** they exclaimed uniformly. The mcentog of the luncheon I stayed around the bouse although Caroline Insisted I was only getting in the way. “Til stay in the sunporch. but Z want to get a look at her.** We had aU been totbo same high school class, but after graduation Margo had set off to Hew York with hardly a word to anyone. In tim course of seven ''years Margo had accumulated a rich hus band, a mink coat, a convertible, and 'a career on the stage. Of course, other girls have acquired such assets, but not girls like Margo Bishop. In high school Margo had been what we called a “drip**. She had mousy hair, wore glasses, and whlla tike other skirts were flirting around knees, Margo's were catching at her heels. - But worst of all, Margo Bishop was afraid to open her mouth. Ho humane teacher woOd ask her recite. If it was nec to stand before a group, Margo tearfully dashed from the room or stood speechless until someone told her to sit down much to everyone's relief. A tow of us found interesting diversion in wagering quarters on whether or not she’d speak. Ho who bet on a speech ever won. Margo’s efforts at high school dramatics were equally unsuccess ful She did try out for the senior play and we thought surely rive would let loose with a few precious syllables. She didn’t. When Margo checked out of town after graduation, we didn’t ♦hiwir much about it because she had always talked about traveling. Her letters were surprising. She bragged about her new friends and mentioned that she was working thought perhaps she was scenery or costumes. After a month or so, she wrote that she had been given tike lead! In one of their plays and that she simply loved acting. She was tak ing dramatic lessons, too. Later in the year Caroline got another long letter from her and part of It went like tikis. "Dear Caroline: ‘Tm getting along wonder fully. My dramatic coach says Fm on the road to success. I feel that way, too. The play we gave at the little theater went over divinely. N “Several people came back ‘ stage and congratulated us. . One naan, a producer, asked me to try for a role In one of his productions. A Broadway Production. ' *T got the part, and the play will open in Phflly in two months. It's just too exciting. ** This was tikS last letter Carolina received from Margo. The play was a success and Margo want on to bigger and better tilings. “H Margo Bishop can do It, any body can,” Caroline told me one night ‘Tm fed up with tills dull life. When I think of Margo going to "(g* 1 * tefc-teg curtain calls, I just dial" By that time Margo was a star Mwi T had flnlrikad college. I do* elded that Fd better marry Caro line before she went off In a cloud of stardust ? decided to come home for a visit About twelve-thirty the girls be gan drifting in. I sat in the sun- porch and listened. Then Margo opened her mouth to speak. All of a sudden her face got red. and that frightened look came back in her eyes. In spite at her stylish suit and well made- up features, she looked exactly as she did sevan years ago when she tiled out for the senior play. Margo Bishop, Broadway star, had stage fright in our dining room. Any hots, anrt*flto.