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THE SUN
FRIDAY OCTOBER 22, 1937
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Newberry, S. C.
O. F. ARMFIELD
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STATEMENT
I again enter the newspaper field
in Newberry and in doing so I recall
a part of my “swan song” of a short
five months ago in which I said in
effect that the main reason I regrett
ed going out of the business was the
realization that Newberry would be
left without a newspaper militant in
the interest of those unfortunately
placed and generally neglected. That
I waa right goes without saying.
Now that I again have that high
privilege and opportunity of service
I pledge my best to the end that The
Sun shall always be free; say what
it thinks and say it in language that
even he who runs may read and un
derstand.
I am not unaware of the obstacles
besetting a new publication. I have
been in the game too long for that.
The Sun wil start in a modest way
with overhead entirely in hand and
an eye to possible future business
recessions.
Newberry has always had two
newspapers; at times three of them
and I feel there is a place for The
Sun in such a field. If I do not
make money I will not be disappoint
ed. Twenty five or thirty years of
dodging the sheriff has become a
part of my nature and I wouldn’t
feel natural without being a little
shaky in his presence.
The purpose of any newspaper
should be to chronicle the news with
out color, to express itself upon pub
lic questions, both local and afield,
and to promote the welfare of the
section it serves. If I cannot run a
riewspaper devoted to these princi
ples in the full sense of the words I
will follow other pursuits.
I anticipate with a great deal of
pleasure the reception I know The
Sun will receive in hundreds of New
berry county homes, and the realiza
tion that it js being read by all^ mem
bers of the family will always be a
reminder ot my duty to keep it clean,
helpful, sympathetic and edifying.
Drop in on us when you like. We
want your ideas, your news and your
co-operation. Without them The Sun
cannot attain its full raidance.
O. F. ARMFIELD
CORRECTING THE BRETHREN
From comment in the weekly press
eoneerning the passing of the Daily
Herald we note several errors that
should be corrected in justice to all.
Editor Smoak of Walterboro states
that the publishers of that paper
“announced a dollar a year subscrip
tion rate for a semi-weekly, and then
converting it to a five-day daily at a
very low price.” As a matter o:’ fact
the Herald was never offered by
them for a dollar a year at any
time and after going daily the county
rate was $4.80 per year, standard for
such papers. Editor Smoak has
made mistakes before. He ran for
governor once. Just once.
Young Doctor Dreber’s comment
contained the statement that the
paper was in the hands of the Arm-
field’s for a “short time.” We don’t
know how the doctor measures time,
but nine years trying to appease the
creditors of the Herald seemed an
awful long spell to us.
A MERE TRIFLE
A recent news dispatch says Gov
ernor Johnston advises farmers to
hold cotton. We recall another oc
casion the governor offered some
advice and it cost thousands of us
50c more on our tags. ,
However the governor may be
right about the cotton and if he
is really sincere all he has to do now
is figure out some way for the farm
er who already owes more than his
cotton will bring, to pay his debts
and hold his cotton.
WHY THE SUNT
As a .sort of memorial to two
great newspaper men of old Newber
ry we have thought it well ta call this
publication after the one they began
in 1586. Since brevity is the order
of the day we have dropped a part
of the name but will carry the names
of its publishers on the first page.
The publishers of The Rising Sun—T.
F. Slider and T. F. Greneker were
pioneers in Newberry newspapering
and ran their paper from 1856 until
the call to the colors. These early
newspaper men adopted as their slo
gan: “It Shines For All” and they
lived up to the slogan. They were
capable newspaper men and good
printers, as well as good citizens and
we consider it a great privilege to be
able to do them this bit of honor
after so many years.
WHICH SHALL IT BE
We would not go so far as to jtell
Union workers that John L. Lewis is
a “dangerous man” as he has been
called. Frankly we don’t know and
we doubt if those who so label him
know.
However we do not hesitate to say
that it is always good policy and a
part of wisdom to “hold fast to that
which is good,” until something bet
ter comes along.
We raise this question now to pro
voke thought for the time is rapidly
approaching when either the AF of L
or the C I O head will be definitely
on his way out. Thoughtful labor
men know that nothing is to be gain
ed by the row now going on between
the rival unions. Many feel that un
less it is soon settled the labor move
ment will be set back twenty-five
years. Here we have a house divid
ed, and badly divided.
The American Federation of labor
has a record of which workers may
be proud. Workers know something
about it; what it has achieved, its
aims and program.
The Committe For Industrial Or
ganization is new but headed up by
an old union man, extremely popular
with his own union, the miners. It
lacks a record to prove its case.
The question seems to be whether
the workers will string along with the
conservative Mr. Green or go over
the camp of the aggressive liberal
Mr. Lewis.
As we see it the day is not far off
when union workers will be called
upon 1 to “choose ye this day whom
you will follow.”
They have had insincere leaders in
the past and we hope they will
choose wisely in the light experience.
CONSTANT—Scientific care keeping the milk up to the high
est NEEL’S standards is our safeguard over your health.
RIGHT from the farm to your table this same care is exercised.
PURITY, CLEANESS everything that makes for better
health, longer health are the things we consider foremost.
For Dad, for Junior, for Yourself, for everyone in the family—
get NEEL’S PASTEURIZED MILK.
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The Spectator
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I supose it is alright to walk up
to a man and knock him flat, break
his nose, loosen his teeth and take
his shirt without any warning, or
just cause. That is what Italy did
in Ethiopia and that is what Japan
did in China.
Japan and Italy knew that no
country wished to go to war; Hitler
knew that, too, and tore the Treaty
of Versailles into bits.
Spain is in a muddle, Italian troops
taking part with the revolutionists
and Mussolini boasting of it. So
where are we? England is building
up her navy so that she may pro
tect her rights, her citizens and her
trade. Military weakness invites
attack.
I think some of my Protestant
friends are unduly alarmed over the
political strength and activity of
both our Catholic and Jewish citi
zens. I lived ten years in a country
of Catholics and I found no signs of
government by the Pope. On the
contrary, this is the greatest refuge
in the world for Catholics because
all religions flourish and not one is
persecuted. In those Catholic coun
tries where Protestants don’t count
the Catholic church is in frequent
•trouble with the government. Look
at Italy, Spain and Mexico. A Pro
testant in those countries in a rarity;
Catholics count for ninety per cent,
or ninety-five per cent of the pop
ulation. Catholics there hold about
every position from King or Presi
dent! down to High and Exaulted
Rat Exterminator. Yet the Pope is
attacked and the church is despoiled.
So we needn’t worry about the Cath
olics; they are just as loyal to our
country as we are. The Jews? Few
countries there are which do not mo
lest them. This is one. The average
Jew lo/es this country. Let’s quit
seeing “spooks.”
Last year at this time I indicated
that those admirers of Spectator
who wished to give him a ham or two
might leave said hams and other
delicacies with the editor of the lo
cal paper, to be fowarded to Spec
tator. Not receiving any hams or
other farm delights up to this mo
ment of writing I dare not trust the
editors again. One lady sent me
two pies, rich custard pies, today
because she reads Spectator and
overlooks all his idiosyncracies.
Such pies are the most exquisite pro
ducts of the highly specialized culi
nary art. I wish for the pie-pan of
the late Col. James T. Bacon of old
Edgefield. How he would have made
those pies talk? Especially when
contributed by a lady. But they do
talk to me. The trouble is that they
can’t talk to you. I wish one of
them could whisper to the Chief edi
torial expositor of The News &
Courier; it would change his whole
policy and endulcify his life.
Of course there is pie and pie. I
am not myself vulnerable to political
pie, or W. P. A. pie, but this poem in
food is the sort of pie which would
glorify even a hard-boiled editor and
make him rejoice and be glad.
An effort will be made to make a
trade by which a sop will be given to
cotton farmers in return for South
ern support of the Wages and Hours
bill. In this matter we find politi
cians meddling with business. So
it behooves business men to stand up
for the business of the country.
Putting aside the political aspect
of this Wage and Hour bill, and it
is purely political so far as Congress
is concerned. What is there at bot
tom? We are dealing with a ques
tion of interest to all of us. If I
am right, such a measure will be
harmful. But harmful to whom?
Do you read the financial page of
the dailies? Billions of dollars have
been syueezed out of values—why?
Soane politicians will denounce Wall
street, but there is a reason and that
reason reaches down to you and me.
Nobody wants to invest his money
where the Government itself and the
politicians are in a hue and cry
against business. And if men don’t
invest what becomes of our land, our
cotton, our corn? The millionaire
may buy Government bonds and step
aside, but you and I have something
to sell and we want business to go
on.
How about the man who works by
the day or week or month? A hun
dred thousand rail road employees
have been laid off, I’m told—why?
Because the Rail Roads can’t pour
out money beyond what they take in.
Are our working people gaining by
a raise? Is our country gaining?
Not if thousands of men are laid oiff.
Now this Black-Connery bill will
work out just so—a lot of people
will be laid off because they can’t
render a service epual to the mini
mum pay. For the small proportion
of our people who will benefit by the
Wage and Hour bill all of us will
pay the increased prices.
Now do our people se that? Do
you believe it? If a thousand men
are called on to do the work of seven
hundred will not the job cost more?
Now if the job costs more shall not
we who receive it pay the cost, with
the increased labor added? Shall
fifty million of us pay more for our
groceries, our shoes, our clothing, in
order that a few may have a super
ior wage fixed by law?
What about those concerns which
can’t pay high wages for short
hours? Shall they close up and be
come an industrial grave yard? And,
their employees—what will become
of them? They will become charity-
seekers.
And the farmer will pay his part
of all the increased cost and, as usual,
he will receive precious little for it.
! We farmers are the goats; and we
submit to it.
Everybody, every class in the
United States has either received
some kind of special consideration,
or has been able to pass on the high
er charges. How about you, farmer?
Yes, you are paying more for every
thing you bought for your crop and
your living; and you are paying dear
ly for a little labor. And you are
begging somebody to buy your cot
ton for nine cents.
How can you pass on your extra
cost? You can’t, but all our smart
politicians are crying over you—and
raising the pay of the other fellows.
The proposal that unlimited acre
age be devoted to cotton is funda
mentally sound if we mean to re
capture the world market. It probab
ly is true that if done in one year it
would prove disastrous. Undoubted
ly our production curtailment has
favored our competitors, but our
problem is to hold our own and
gradually expand. Our competitors
will not cease planting because of our
new policy, whatever it may be.
Curtailment in 1934 and to date was
a big mistake; but if we now enter
the field without restriction we may
have four cent cotton. I offer that
for consideration. If curtailment was
a well-meant, but blundering effort
it does not mean that unrestricted
production is the immediate remedy.
We must study conditions, not
theories.
Now is a time for calm counsel
and informed discussion.
I do not go to see many movies; 1
can see all the hugging and necking
in the streets and on the highways
and I don’t like to spend good money
for sob-stories. But I went to see
Zola, truly a great picture, greatly
conceived and greatly acted.
When I was a boy the Dreyfus
case was the topic of the day. The
picture is easily one of the finest
presentations ever offered on the
screen. In every sense it is a stupen
dous achievement and will justify
grandpa in laying aside his pipe and
SliPPerS -
Wyatt Neville
Red Cross Head
D. W. A. Neville was elected chair
man of the Newberry County chap
ter of the American Red Cross at
the meeting Friday afternoon held
in the Chamer of Commerce office.
Mr. Neville was formerly vice-chair
man and had served as chairman for
several months after A. S. Paine,
who was elected chairman for 1937,
moved from the city.
Dr. Charles L. Trabert was elected
vice-chairman for 1938.
Miss Theressa Leigthsey was re
elected secretary of the chapter and
Miss Maggie Thomasson elected
treasurer in the piace of Henry Can
non, who held that office several
years.
“Sincere appreciation” was ■
tended to members of the local
Lion’s club for conducting the Red
Cross roll call the past year. The
Lions were requested to lead the
membership drive again this year
which begins on Armistice Day and
concludes Thanksgiving Day.
Various activities of the local
chapter’s work during the past year
were reviewed by Mr. Neville, who
pointed out that 1937 had been one
of the chapter’s most progressive
years. Just after the election of
officers last term, the chapter was
called on to raise funds in aiding
sufferers of the tornado at Gaine-
ville, Ga. Later the group raised
approximately $2300 for those af
fected by the flood disaster along
the Mississippi River.
When crops throughout the coun
try were badly damaged by the hail
storm this past summer, the Red
Cross assisted sufferers by dis
tributing seeds and by other contri
butions.
Two schools were conducted by the
chapter for training in first aid dur
ing the year and a good bit of pre
vention of diseases and accidents in
the home and on the form is credit
ed to work of the Red Cross.
In connection with the local chap
ter, the county health department
distributed materials and supplies,
mainly yeast, for undernourished
children of Newberry county.
The new chairman expressed app
reciation to members of the Red
Cross and to many others in the city
and county who helped in the splen
did work of the past year. He urged
co-operation of all citizens of New
berry couity in the 1937-38 member
ship drive which begins November 11.
610 POUNDS COTTON
PICKED IN ONE DAY
Laurens, Oct. 10.—Laurens county
appears to have a gotten picking
champion in the person of Mills Rid
dle of the Gray Court section. Mr.
Riddle is reported to have picked 610
pounds of the staple between sunrise
and sunset one day recently, taking
30 minutes out for dinner.
All Charged
Plead Guilty
The October session of criminal
court ended after a one day session
Monday, all the cases having been
pled guilty.
Judge G. B. Greene was on the
bench. Following are the cases dis
posed of:
Solomon Basha for violation of the
liquor law, 3 months or fine of $100.
Clayton Wright for violation of li
quor law, 3 months or $100.
George Willard for violation of
prohibition law, 6 months and after
service of 3 months or payment of
$50, sentence suspended.
Ila Willard, violation of prohibition
law, nol pressed.
Hampton Sims, Raymond Sata-
white, and Corliss Livingston, house
breaking and larcency, 6 months each.
For four indictments for forgery,
William LaBoon and Lucille were
sentenced to one year in the state
penitentary, their term will run
concurrently with the sentence now
being served.
For obtaining goods by false pre
tence, Surgeon Hill was given 6
months.
Mac Sims and Benny Ford, house
breaking and larcency, 12 months.
Mac Sims and Bennie Ford, house
breaking and larcency, sentenced 12
months to run concurrently with
above sentence.
Zebe Coleman was sentenced to
thee months imprisionment for larc
ency.
From escaping from the chain
gang, Simps Gary was given 2 months.
Horace Williams, house breaking
and larcency, three years.
Horace Williams, house breaking
and larcency, one year.
John Williams, house breaking and
larcency, 6 months.
Lee Gary, house breaking and lar
cency, confined to state reformatory
for colored youths until 21 years old.
For pointing a shotgun, Jim
' Thomas was fined $25 or 30 days.
Calvin Heller charged with assult
and battery .rith intent to kill was
sentenced 6 months or upon service
of three months, sentence suspended.
Charged with house breaking and
larcency, Benny Johnson received 6
months.
H. L. Dominick, violation of li
quor law, one year or $150 fine.
Fine paid.
C. E. Hancock, violation of liquor
law, 6 months. Sentence suspended.
Eugene Werts, violation of liquor
law, 6 months or upon service of 3
months or payment of $50, balance
of term suspended.
John Mills, violation of liquor law,
6 months. Sentence suspended.
David Werts, violation of liquor
law, 6 months. Upon service of 3
months or payment of $50, sentence
suspended.
Bennie Hope, charged with assult
and battery with intent to kill was
given 3 months or a fine of $50.
Wilton Goggans was sentenced to
6 months imprisionment on a charge
of assult and battery with intent to
kill.
Jeff Rutherford, violation of li
quor law, 6 months. Sentence sus
pended upon the service of three
months or payment of $50.
Estelle Robertson, violation of li
quor law, 6 months or $250. Sentence
suspended until again convicted.
Laymen Plan
For New Club
A meeting of laymen of all
churches in the city was held Sunday
afternoon at the Central Methodist
church in the interest of organizing
a Business Men’s Evangelistic club
in the city. Approximately 100 att
ended.
Fifteen men from the Columbia
Evangelistic club, who spoke to men’s
classes at’ various churches Sunday
morning, conducted the afternoon
meeting.
A decision was made to start a
club in Newberry similiar to those in
many other cities and nominating
committee was appointed. The com
mittee composed of C. B. Spinks,
chairman; Ned Purcell, O. B. Can
non, \R. G. Wallace, and Holland L.
Sligh meet Monday evening.
Another mass meeting has been
called for tonight (Thursday) at the
Central Methodist church at 7:30.
At this time officers will be elected,
plans made for meetings, and gen
eral business discussed.
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NEW YORK NEWSTAND
Opp. Old Court House Telephone 248-J
TAX NOTICE
The tax books will be opened for
the collection of 1937 taxes on and
after October 4, 1937.
The following is the general levy
for all except special purposes:
Mills
State .'. 5
Ordinary County 1114
Bonds and Notes 7
Interest on Bonds and Notes.. 814
Roads and Bridges 2
Hospital 14
Con. School 3
County School 414
County Board Education 14
42
The following are the authorized
special levies for the various school
districts of the county:
No. District Mills
1 Newberry 17
2 Mt. Bethel-Garmany 4
3 Maybinton 2
4 Long Lane 8
5 McCullough 5
6 Cromer 0
8 Reagin 8
9 Deadfall 8
10 Utopia 8
11 Hartford , 0
12 Johnstone 5
13 Stony Hill 5
14 Prosperity 15
15 O’Neall 8
18 Fairview 4
19 Midway 4
21 Central 4
22 St. Phillips 8
23 Rutherford 4
24 Broad River 4
25 New Hope-Zion 4
26 Pomaria 12
27 Red Knoll 6
28 Helena 4
29 Mt. Pleasant 8
30 Little Mountain 12 V4
31 Wheeland 3
32 Union 4
33 Jolly Street 8
34 St. Pauls 0
35 Peak 4
37 Mudlic 6
38 Vaughmrille 6
39 Chappells 6
40 Old Town 8
41 Dominick 8
42 Reederville 15%
43 Bush River 10%
44 Smyrna 10%
45 Trinity 8
46 Burton 8
47 Tranwood 10%
48 Jalapa 8
49 Kinards 2
50 Tabernacle 8
51 Trilby 4
52 Whitmire 12
53 Mollohon 4
54 Betheden 8
55 Fork 8
57 Belfast 6
58 Silverstreet 12
59 Pressley 4
60 St. Johns 4
The following discount will be al
lowed on payment of taxes: Thru-
Oct. 20, one and one-half per cent;
thru November, one per cent.
On and after January 1, 1938, the
penalties prescribed by law will be
imposed on unpaid taxes.
Those who had their dogs vacci
nated for rabies during the fiscal I
year ending June 30, 1937, by one
authorized by law, and expect to be
exempted from dog tax will please
bring their certificates of vaccination
wher appearing to pay taxes.
You are requested to call for your
taxes by school districts in which
property is located. The Treasnrer
is not responsible for unpaid taxes
not called for by districts.
J. C. BROOKS,
Treasurer Newberry County.
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thoroughly Scientifically so that it looks better than when new,
and the price is only 50c
PRESS YOUR SUIT as it’s never been pressed before we
press smartly, correctly 35c
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CALDWELL STREET PHONE 12