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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
The recent passing of Mr. William F. Regnery of Chicago
takes from us another highly constructive and patriotic, fam
ily.
The late William H. Regnery, a great businessman, a great
citizen, an undaunted patriot, and a gracious and admirable
gentleman, carried on a splendid program through his three
sons—- William F., Henry, and our own fellow Carolinian,
Walter, well known as head of the big Joanna Mills.
Perhaps the greatest achievement of Mr. VY. H. Regnery s
notable career was the rearing of three sons who so capably
follow the course of their father.
Mr. William F. Regnery was a banker as well as a tex
tile leader; Mr. Henry Regnery has become an outstanding
publisher of serious books; Mr. Walter Regnery, a very mo
dest and retiring gentleman, is a textile genius and manager
of extraordinary resourcefulness. He gets things done so
quietly that the results proclaim the man.
The father and three sons were born and reared in Illi
nois, as I recall, completely identified themselves as real Ame
ricans and patriots. Working here among us they are exam
ples of rich comradeship.
Have you been thinking of George Washington? If we
think of him as the noblest figure that ever stood in the fore
front of a Nation’s life, we may take him too casually. If we
cherish the picture of Washington in prayer at Valley Forge,
that, too, may fade. YY T hat, then ?
On what does Caesar’s greatness rest? Or is the mighty
Julius just a name, a figure in the mists of antiquity? Com
ing down nearer to our time, what say you of Napoleon Bona
parte ? Do you know of the Code Napoleon; do you remember
the value of drawing small principalities into large units?
Y^ou may recall that the basis of our law is the English
Common Law, the laws and crystallized customs of England
during centuries, the time-honored and venerated jurispru
dence of a great people. But in Louisana the basis is not the
English Common Law, but the Code of Napoleon; so the great
military genius yet lives among millions of Americans, in the
matter and influence of a judicial system.
Naturally you have passed lightly over Simon Bolivar,
San Martine and Sucre, for we still don’t recognize the other
Nations of the Americas claiming that we, ourselves, are
Americans, while they are Mexicans, Chileans, Brazillians,
Uruguaryans, Ecudorians — and what-not. To them we are
“Yankees” - all of us.
You recall General Robert E. Lee? What do we remember
of him? That he surrendered at Appomatox and died while
serving as President of Washington College - now Washing
ton and Lee University.
The intrepid Stonewall Jackson, the inimitable J. E. B.
Stuart — just vague impressions. Even Benjamin R. Tillman
is scarcely even a name among us today except to men of the
seventies and eighties. And the State Dispensary ? Ever hear
of it? Quite a “fragrant” institution some years ago, but
there was a time when, throughout South Carolina (excepV
ing Charleston) when a man aspired to a public office, from
Coroner to Governor, he declared that he believed in the
“State Dispensary as the best solution of the liquor problem”.
And so for history!!
So, Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Gadsen,
Rutledge are names, for the most part without association.
We do well to think of Washington, not just as a holiday,
a day of no significance except for a hunting or fishing ex
cursion.
Washington lives today for students of history and the
extraordinary feature of the great man w r as the nobility of
his soul, the absence of petty interest, the splendor of his
mind and the majesty of his words.
No day or date is needed for George Washington: he
spoke briefly, whenever he spoke, but he spoke words of clear
commonsense, which is the distilled wisdom of the ages.
When Washington warned against “entangling alliances”
with other nations, he spoke with a profound vision of the
future. Even today our heavy taxation, our constant scares,
our colossal national debt, our high cost of living—all these
came to us through entangling alliances with other Nations,
both formerly and now.
Nothing, as I see it, proclaims so impressively the moral
courage, the sense of consecration, the consummate aptitude
for concise and conclusive reasoning as the adminotion to
the delegates of the Constitutional Convention in Philadel
phia. Do you recall the occasion? Many of the delegates to
the Convention were in favor of amending the Articles of
Confederation, under which the thirteen new States had tried
to operate both as a General Government' and as thirteen
Sovereign States. No State, as I recall, authorized a new Con
stitution or the Federal Republic which was clearly provided
for later. But it seemed necessary to tighten the bolts some
how, somewhere.
Many of the delegates were ready to temporize, to deal in
half measures, to do something they thought would please
the people. Incidentally that is our trouble today, both in
Washington and in Columbia. I think any intelligent citizen
Prosperity News
MAS. B. T. YOUNG, Correspondent
The Literary Sorosis will meet
Saturday March 14th at 3:30 with
Mrs. W. H. Leaphart Jr. Please
notice change in date.
Mrs. Helen Summers was hos
tess to the Azalea Garden Club
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Roy Dominick, President,
presided, Mrs. Charles Simmons,
program chairman introduced the
speaker. Mr. James Rogers,
“Whose topic was glads”. He gave
information on planting and culti
vating of the glads.
Gleaner, Mrs. Glen Hamm gave
a poem, “When you know a fel
low.” For recreation Mrs. Roy
Dominick conducted a contest,
prize going to Mrs. Glen Hamm.
The hostess served a salad plate
and a bevergae.
The Dogwood Garden Club met
Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Sr. Monday
afternoon. Pres. Mrs. James H.
Counts, presided. She opened the
meeting with a poem “Spring
morning”.
Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Jr. Leader,
very ably presented the topic
“Flowering Trees”. Gleaner, Mrs.-
W. E. Hancock, gave prayers in
verse.
For recreation Mrs. B.‘ C. Beden-
baugh called bingo. Mrs. J. A.
Bowers, Jr. was high scorer.
Salad plate and coffee was ser
ved by the hostess.
The Prosperity Garden Club
met with Mi's. A. R. Chappell.
Monday afternoon. The President,
Mrs. H. L. Fellers, presided at the
business session, during which
the following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. James D. Lu
ther; Vice President, Mrs. James
C. Mills; Secretary-Treasurer,
Mrs. H. S. Petrea.
Mrs. W. H. Leaphart gave a
program on “Gardening in Ca
thay.” Enjoying the afternoon
with the members was Mrs. A. W.
Murray of Newberry. Following
the program, the hostess served
refreshments.
The William Lester Chap, of the
U. D. C. met Friday afternoon
with Mi's. J. S. Thomason, hostess.
The meeting was opened by the
President in the usual way, clos
ing with The Lord’s Prayer.
Topic for the meeting, “State
Houses in South Carolina,” was
ably presented by Mrs. T. P.
Crooks of Newberry. The hostess
served a salad plate and coffee.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hamm, Jr.,
and Danny spent the weekend in
could suggest measures that would correct our difficulties
and solve our problems in Washington and Columbia. Why
not, then ? Simply because we are in the throes of what some
men regard as democratic processes; but it isn’t so much
democratic processes as pressure groups, or strategic posi
tions that thwart correction.
Down at bottom much of our trouble lies in the eager
ness of our representatives to appeal to the people; to do
what may seem good to the people. Well, which people? At
no time have the people overwhelming majority advocated
the continuance of anything, but the pressure of an aggres
sive minority carries the day.
Y\ r ell now, as to the Constitutional Convention: Some dele
gates, realizing the unsuitable operation under the Articles
of Confederation, advocated a New Constitution. They met
behind closed doors or they would have had crowds objecting,
as well as thinkers and dreamers advocating something. Even
today if we had a Constitutional Convention many of us
would take firm hold on the Supreme Court, as well as the
carrying over billions of dollars An unspent appropriations
which may be used by bureaucrats as they please.
Probably most of you agree with me about those matters,
but there would spring up politicians — and would-be States
men who would decry against desecrating the sanctity of the
Court—and so on.
Among the stalwart patriots who could see the great for
est beyond the little trees on the roadside was George Wash
ington, He carried the day in a very brief speech, but one
clear as the noonday sun (that is typical Carolina day when
there is neither rain nor cloud)
Please attend and let your minds appreciate the wisdom
of Washington. Said he: “If, to please the people, we offer
what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend
our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the
honest can repair; the event is in the hand of God”. That
should be framed and hung in every assembly room.
“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest
can repair; the event is in the hand of God”.
What majesty of thought and expression!!
We of the old South like to think of Washington as a pro
duct of the South, as a great type of Southern patriotism
and wisdom, but alas and alack, it reminds me of the tour
ist who visited the old birthplace of Patrick Henry. The tour
ist walked around and drank in the atmosphere and scenery
and remarked with fervor:
“As I gaze on the low-hanging heavens, the rugged topo
graphy and the blaze of the invigorating sunshine I don’t
wonder that this community produced Patrick Henry”. The
native responded, “Mister, ever since, but we ain’t produced
no more Patrick Henry’s”.
The incomparable Washington, the man of herioc mold;
the majestic figure; the man of wisdom; the man of calm,
unruffled poise of mind and spirit; the leader whose dignity
of manner and lofty expression gave words a conclusive ac
ceptance.
Strom Aurmond
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\Y r e live in a day of statistics; I’ve read that someone has
studied the number of miles the average housekeeper walks
each day, perhaps the extra miles for each child. What do
we eat for breakfast; and how does breakfast compare in vol
ume, quantity, price and digestibility with supper. When you
have afternoon tea or just have coffee at the Missionary
Society?
Some facts - 30 million - have been collected from 14,000
people over a period of a year; and from these facts we know'
how many eat cheese. I can see the value of knowing what
food is consumed, but I wonder when some erudite investi
gator will sedulously strive to count the difference in motion
by left-handed and right-handed men. Also w r hat is the per
centage difference between the food consumed on each day
of the week, making special study of holidays.
It may be thought germane to prepare a thesis on the dif
ference in the nutritional intake of persons living on the
North side of the street as compared with the South side. It
might be fruitful to ascertain the effect of sea food and sea
breeze on vocal intonation and clarity.
YV r e can never escape the statistician: If nothing else in
trigues him he might prepare a dissertation on the relative
free-handedness of left-handed men and right-handers. What
about the credit standing of red headed men and the bald
headed brethren?
FOREIGN AID WASTE
Foreign aid is under discussion
on Capitol Hill and in the nation’s
newspapers again. This year, the
Eisenhower administration is ask
ing for almost $4 billion to be ap
propriated b> Congress for dis
tribution imong the non-hostile-
to-the United States nations of
the world.
There are two new develop
ments in connection with foreign
aid. First, hearings in the House
of Representatives are revealing
gross efficiency and waste in the
administration of this aid, and se
cond, a special committee appoint
ed by the President is recommend
ing again that private enterprise
be encouraged to play a more im
portant role in the development
of foreign economies.
INEFFICIENCY ENCOURAGED
While it is to be expected that
inefficiency will prevail in any
business (or government bureau)
handling billions of dollars, the
very nature of the aid programs
of the past has encouraged waste,
such as the following: Blank
checks given to despotic leaders
of so-called democracies, economic
assistance provided to nations
practicing socialism, military as
sistance delivered to nations who
may be on the other side in the
event of war. A nation does not
have to be friendly to the United
States to receive assistance—
merely non-hostile.
For these reasons, and the lack
of clarity which engulfs the pro
gram, I have voted against every
foreign aid appropriation bill sent
to Congress for approvaL My
sympathies are with many of the
nations we are helping, and I real
ize that we must face up to those
problems which come with world
leadership; but, we cannot con
tinue to spend billions of dollars
foolishly.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR AID
The kind of foreign assistance
bill I would be willing to support
would deal more in specifics and
less in generalities. It would be
limited- almost entirely to loans
and military assistance under mu
tual defense pacts, and to qualify
for this kind of aid, a nation
should: 1. have a government
which is reliable, 2. have a record
and appearance of stability and 3.
be friendly to the United States
Unless a nation mets all of these
qualifications, we should not in-
Raleigh, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and
Clarissa of Charleston are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Chappell.
Miss Martha Counts of Savan
nah, Ga., spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Horace Counts.
Mrs. Waldo Lowman, spent the
weekend in Columbia, with Mr.
and Mrs. M. U. Lowman, and was
accompanied home by Mrs. Leona
Koon, Jimmy and Wanda.
Mrs. William Hunter of New
berry ,S. C. and Mrs. Paul C.
Scott visited Miss Sarah Scott at
the University of S. C. on Friday
and attended a Dist. meeting of
F. H. A. at Saluda Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Klein of
East Aurora, N. Y. were weekend
guests of Mrs. Ruth Pugh.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bedenbaugh
of Pasadena Texas, have returned
to their home after visiting their
mother, Mrs. M. C. Bedenbaugh.
Miss Joanne Werts visited
friends this weekend in Jackson
ville, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Webster Grayson
and children Tony and Paul of
North Augusta, spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Con
nelly also with them were Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Connelly and Lynn of
Williston, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Simmons
of Sumter spent Sunday in the
home of their son, Charles E. Sim
mons.
Mrs. Maude Livingston Mitchell
of Greenwood, S. C. formerly of
Prosperity, was a business visitor
here Wed. and was a supper guest
of Mrs. L. W. Harmon.
A project of the Prosperity Gar
den Club is the making of supplies
for Mills Clinic. The following
members met Tuesday afternoon
at Mid-Carolina; Mrs. H. L. Fel
lers, Mrs. H. L. Petrea, Mrs. Da
vid Bedenbaugh, Mrs. James D.
Luther, Mrs. Paul C. Scott, Mrs.
A. R. Chappell, Mrs. James Mills,
Mrs. W. H. Leaphart, Mrs. S. C.
Williams, Mrs. G. W. Harmon.
They were assisted by Mrs. Fred
Gilbert who is in charge of adult
serving classes at Mid-Carolina.
vest millions of dollars in that na
tion.
Private enterprise can do more
to help our foreign friends than
government handouts. I am con
vinced that intelligent planning
along these lines will enable us to
save billions of government dol
lars annually.
FOREIGN AID FIGURES
The United states government
has spent approximately $66 bil
lion (net after crediting repay
ment of loans and obligations) as
sisting foreign nations in the 13
years following World War II.
Add to this the $50 billion in for
eign aid given by the United
States during the five war years-
1940-45—and our people have
spent $116 billion helping foreign
nations during the past 18
years. This is as much money as
we (the U. S. government) spent
on everything during the 18 years
immediately preceding World War
II - 1922-39.
Sincerely
Strom Thurmond
College Spring
Drills End
Football drills closed last week
as the Newberry College Indians
rounded out 20 days of spring
practice. Coach Harvey Kirkland,
line coach E. W. Burnette, assist
ant coach Hubert Setzler and back-
field coach Bill Dufford halted the
drills which started on the first
of February.
Coach Kirkland worked his
Tribe into fair condition and
straightened out many fundament
als during the spring procedure.
Returning lettermen number 14
and the Tribe will be without the
services of outstanding backs Joe
Coviello, Bobby Rowe and Horace
Turbeville, all lost by graduation.
Centers Bill Corley and Dave So-
kevitz, and end Sam Faulk also
graduated. The ‘59 edition of the
Ti'ibe will be built around a nu
cleus of rising sophomores and ris
ing seniors. Only one junior is
listed for the ‘59 squad.
At the close of spring drills.
Center Conley Jumper and guard
Roland Rosier were chosen co
captains of the 1959 “Fighting
Redskins.” Both men are rising
Seniors.
The following is the 1959 sche
dule for the Indians. Only one
game, Guilford, has been added,
giving the Tribe a ten game card.
Home games: Catawba, Sept.
26; Troy (Homecoming), Oct. 17;
East Carolina, Oct. 24; Elon, Nov.
7; and Presbyterian, Nov. 26.
On the road: Citadel, Sept. 19,
Charleston; Lenior Rhyne, Oct. 3,
Hickory, N. C.; Carson-Newman,
Oct. 10, Jefferson City Tenn.;
Guilford, N. C., Oct. 31; Wofford,
Spartanburg, Nov. 14.
All games are at 8 p.m. with
the exception of the Guilford and
Presbyterian matches, each of
which will be at 2 p.m.
Secret Shower
Singer Named
In Radio Show
Miss Carol Young of 131 Wat-
eree Ave., Columbia, correctly
identified WIS Radio’s “Secret
Shower Singer” to be J. Willis
Cantey. Miss Young was able to
correctly name Mr. Cantey when
she was called during “Sound
track” by Bill Curry.
Mr. Cantey, Columbia’s Youn*
Man of the Year in 1950, resides
in Columbia, with his wife and
three boys.
The contest on WIS Radio has
met with such wide acclaim that a
second “Secret Shower Singer”
carries on where Mr. Cantey left
off. Cards already received are
valid for this second contest and
the same rules apply.
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