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PACE TWO
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955
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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.
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| 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.
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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.
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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-
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46 Writing tables
47 At aU times
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term (pi.)
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in India
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school j
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61 Lubricating
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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
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4 Serpent
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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
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hair
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31 Lassoes
33 Mineral spring
34 Pass between
mountain
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compound
£ 39 Annoy
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46 Dislikes
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[ 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
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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.
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REUNION WITH MAR60
By Janet Hall
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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.