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THE SUN
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2S, 1937
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THE
Spectator
South Carolina is a grand plc.ee in
which to live. From the mountoins to
the seacoast is only abdut two-.iund-
red and fifty miles; but within that
distance the state is rich in rivers,
all types of soil, mineral dei>osits
and paved roads. The sstate is a para
dise for a hunter and fisherman; not
only does it abound in patridges and
doves, but deer, wild turkeys and
ducks may be had, as well as al
most all kinds of fish, both fresh and
salt water varieties. This State while
buying from other states, and import
ing, more than two hundred million
dollars worth of commodities a year,
is bountifully blessed by nature, hav
ing more sunshine than California
and having never known a complete
crop failure.
Many men of large means have
found South Carolina attractive for
hunting and fishing and have either
bought large estates in the coastal
plain or else have leased hunting
rights.
This state might easily become a
National playground. It is only
twelve hours from Washington and
seventeen hours from New York by
train or car, and five hours from New
York by airplane.
We have a commonwealth blessed
with great natural recourses, cap
able of feeding a population ten
times greater than that which is has
and with potential resources offering
and opportunity for many thousand
of workmen and the investment of
hundreds millions or dollars. We may
mention that not only the forests of
pines and gumes which may supply
our pulp mills, but the elements for
the manufacture of cement that
might make lower Carolina one of the
major sources of supply.
Notwithstanding our natural ad
vantages and potential recourses our
State is really backword. In the
march of progress we have not only
lost step but have been moved back
to the rear rank and we seem to be
limping even there. During the years
1932 to 1936 more than nine hundred
million dollars was spent in the South
for new industrial plants of for the
rehabilitation of industries already
existing. Of this vast sum about
twenty-four million dollars, or less
than three per cent, was spent in
South Carolina.
But a new day is dawning in our
State. From one part of the State
to the other men in all walks of life
have come to the conclusion that we
must put our house in order and
march abreast of the others in the
econmomic struggle of the day. There
are many things to do, but they can
all be done. One of the happiest
signs of the times was given by the
General Assembly in creating a com
mission of business men to advise
what might be done to make this
State a more attractive place for the
vestment of capital.
Many obstacles are in the path of
progress, not only in South Carolina
it is true, but in many other States,
apd in the nation itself. We are op
pressed by the burden of taxation; a
man who invests his money today
has so many taxes to pay, so much
reporting to one government or an
other, that it has become a disheart
ening venture. But this country can
only expand; in fact it can only re
gain the ground it has lost, by stimu
lating business. Business makes
wealth; business creates employment;
business earns profits; business con-
vertes raw products; business rein
vests so that it establishes a higher
standard of material well-being,
which ultimately spreads to all men
and all classes.
It is said in one of the proverbs:
“There is that scattereth and yet in-
creaseth, and there is that with-
holdeth more than is meet, but it
tendeth to poverty;” so it is with bus
iness: When it is discouraged it dries
up and all of us feel the effect: when
it is confident and full of faith it
feeds on itself, expands and multi
plies and radiates its influence to the
'emotest bounds.
The ills of business which may be
charged to conditions in our state
may be changed in our State; but
there are ouside influences which are
even more restrictive. It must be
perfectly plain and clear that no busi
ness can do its best unless it operates
without interuption. Business is a
give and take enterprise; it is a mat
ter of live and let live; it is always
flunctuating. It may be up one year
and down one year; it may be like a
prince one year and like a pauper the
next year. It is subject to all sorts
of influences. When business is good,
wages are high, because every good
business man wants to make all the
goods he can sell and wants to have
his mill operating steadily. But
when business is bad, operations are
curtailed, for no one can operate long
at a loss.
Some outside influences are causing
great misgivings to all of us. I
greatly fear that the Wages and Hour
bill on Congress will prove one of
the most harmful experiences that we
have had. Our people like to talk
about the evils of vast corporations,
yet here is a bill which will surely
drive the little man out of business
and give most of the business to
those industrial giants vho already
dominate the field. Great corpora
tions like General Motors and Dupont
are not afraid of the Wages and Hour
bill and they will absorb the business
which now is enjoyed by many little
local plants throughout the nation.
Labor will yet regret allowing the
government to fix wages and hours.
All the local plants which shut down
will mean men without jobs; will
■ LET’S GO. .
SHOPPING |
That dear old man who will be vi
siting homes all over the world Christ
mas eve has left loads of most de
sirable gifts at Gilder and Weeks
Drug store. Whether you are buy
ing for the lady or the gentleman, for
the boy or girl, an appropriate gifi
can be selected here. And don’t for
get, the useres of Cara Nome is al
ways ready for a new supply of cos
metics. Notice the adorable new
leather zipper case of Cara Nome
products being shown at this popular
drug store.
Had you thought of making this
Christmas a Furniture Christmas—to
give gifts of furniture that will
bring pleasure throughout the years
to come? A man would be delighted
with a luxurious Royal Easy longing
chairs which are to be found at G. B.
Summer and Sons. Don’t think the
lounging chairs are for men alone,
for on my shopping tour I saw shown
the most wonderful piece of furniture
—a chair with the ottoman just for
us women. The comfort and beauty
of this chair, I just can’t describe.
How about looking it over yourself?
If you plan to drop your husband a
hint or to give a friend furniture or
home furnishings for a gift, look over
G. B. Summer’s large stock before
making the final choice.
One would have to recall the old
ditty, “ennie, meannie, minie, mo”
when going into Turner’s Jewelry
shop to select a Christmas gift, be
cause here are found so many ideal
gifts for every member of the fam
ily. But to mention a few—the dia
mond dinner rings are a great joy
to aijy [fair lady’s heart and you
couldn’t go far wrong with a gift
like that. For the younger miss of
the family, a gold cross and chain,
found at Turner’s in any size and
design, will be a lasting gift. And
one other thing—Mr. Turner, the
owner of the newly remodeled shop,
suggests this for the men: Give the
wife one of those unique 400 day
clocks. Mr. Turner says it runs
from Christmas until Christmas and
then some with only one winding.
Your home deserves the best at
this season. Perhaps you might like
to furnish your home or give some
of these things I saw at Maxwell
Bros and Quinn’s. There are coffee
tables, bookcases, occasional chairs,
end tables, lamps,, rugs, and any de
sign you wish in a dining room or
living room suite. The widely ad
vertised Philco radio sold at Max
well and Quinns is a suggestion for
a gift, or perhaps a Lane cedar chest
would be the thing!
AUDITOR’S TAX NOTICE
I, or an authorized agent, will be at
the following places on the dates giv
en below for the purpose of taking
tax returns of all real estate and per
sonal property. Persons owning prop
erty iu more than one district will
make returns for each district. All
able bodied male citizens between the
ages of twenty-one and sixty are
liable .o $1.00 poll tax; all persons
between the ages of twenty-one and
fifty outside of incorporated towns
and cities are liable to' pay commu
tation tax of $1.00. All dogs are to
be assessed at $1.00 each.
Whitmire—City Hall, Tuesday, Jan
uary 4th, 1938.
Whitmire—Aragon-Baldwin Mill,
Wednesday, January 5th, 1938.
Longshores—^Thursday, January 6,
1938, from 9 until 12.
Silverstreet—^Thursday, January
6th, 1938, from 2 until 5.
Chappells—Friday, January 7th,
1938.
Hollingsworth More—Tuesday Jan
uary 11th, from 9 until 12.
Kinards—McGill’s Store, Tuesday
January 11th, 1938, from 2 until 5.
Prosperity—Wednesday and Thurs
day, January 12th and 13th, 1938.
Little Mountain—Tuesday, January
18th, 1938.
Glymph’s Store—Wednesday, Jan
uary 19th, 1938, from 9 u.itil 12.
J. L. Crook’s Store—Wednesday,
January 19th, 1938, from 2 until 5.
Peak—Thursday, January 20th,
1938.
Fomaria—Tuesday, January 25th,
1938.
St. Lukes—Wednesday, January
26th, 1938, from 9 until 12.
O’Neal—L. C. Fellers Store, Wed
nesday, January 26th, 1938, from 2
until 5.
Mayhinton—F. B. Hardy’s home,
Thursday January 27th, 1938, ?rom 9
until 12.
Reese Brothers Store—Thursday,
January 27th, 1938, from 2 until 5.
At Auditor’s office to March 1st,
after which time a penalty of 10 per
cent will be added.
Pinckney N. Abrams,
Auditor Newberry County
Again I want to make a plea for
baby. With the rest of us telling
what we want or want to get, the
little tet probably doesn’t even get
in a wr.rd edgewise. At Mrs. J. W.
White’s shop I found everything
needed for baby’s wardrobe—knitted
caps, sweaters, leggin sets, small
bathrobes and bootees to match, end
sleeping garments for the baby and
children in single or two pieces.
Among the other things you must
notice at Mrs. White’s is the new line
of hosiery; her special low price on
millinery' which she is closing out,
and last, but not least, the many
novelties for presents to bridge club
members or other friends. The
novelty table includes bookends,
vases, cake plates, console sets, and
salad bowls.
Advice that’s worth giving is cer
tainly worth repeating. So again
I’m advising you to make your Xmas
supply of candy—Whitmans.
Stokes’ Drug store is the head
quarters for the large variety of
Whitman boxes. Whether buying
cartdy for the family or for a gift—
remember this kind is a sure bet.
The beautiful special Christmas
wrapped Sampler box is enough to
make anyone’s heart glad.
The most adorable gift—you just
cant keep from raving about it and
neither can I. Tiny gold crosses and
chains for baby gifts are on display
at T. M. Rogers Jewelry store on
Main street. They are $1.50 each.
You must see them.
Another gift suggestion that I
suspect you never thought of—bed
room slippers! The Southern Shoe
store is making a special of these
for ail members of the family this
Chritmas. Include them on your
list and see the Southern’s pretty
showing.
EXCHANGE BANK LANDS FOR
SALE
The receiver of The Exchange Bank
offers the following real estate for
sale: The Wallace house and lot on
College street; Johnstone lands on
paved road from Newberry to Po-
maria, subdivided into tracts contain
ing 48.28 acres, 60.69 acres and 59.80
acres; the Boyd place, at Boyd’s cros
sing, on two railroads and public
highway from Newberry to Pros
perity. Call on the undersigned for
prices etc.
H. C. HOLLOWAY, Receiver
mean longer bread lines and a per
manent WPA. Then when we have
business recessions it will be the gov
ernment which will fix the wages and
hours; but if the government may
fix a high wage and short time today
it will have full authority to fix a low
wage and long hours the nevt time.
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 11%
Bonds and Notes 7
Interest on Bonds and Notes.. 8%
Roads and Bridges 2
Hospital %
Con. School 8
County School 4V6
County Board Education ...... %
42
The following are the authorized
special levies for the various school
distri’ts of the county:
No. District Mills
1 Newberry 17
2 Mt. Bethel-Garmany 4
3 Mayhinton 2
4 Lor g Lane 8
6 McCullough 5
6 Crcmer 0
8 Rengin 8
9 Deadfall 8
10 Utopia 8
11 Hartford 0
12 Johnstone 6
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 i 12
27 Red Knoll 6
28 Helena 4
29 Mt. Pleasant 8
30 Little Mountain 12%
31 Wheeland 3
32 Union 4
33 Jolly Street 8
34 St. Pauls 0
35 Peak 4
37 Mudlic 6
38 Vaughnville 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%
18 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.
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.
Those who had their dogs vacci
nated for rabies during the fiscal
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
when appearing to pay taxes.
J. C. BROOKS,
Treasurer Newberry County.
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This bright Christmas wish
For the Merriest Cheer
Is good for Each Day
Of the Coming Year
Paysinger Bros.
1307 Main Street
Phone 134
1937
1931
tlmstmas Clutt’ i hcouqlioat tk%aL'
The loyalty of friends is of inestinv
able value. Accordingly a sincere
feeling of gratitude for your good
will accompanies this greeting. May
the coming year bring you a full
realization of your best hopes.
J. C. Brooks
The foundation of all business is
Friendship and with each Christmas
it gives us pleasure to extend our
best wishes to those whose friend
ship we cherish. May your Christ
mas be a Merry one.
C. D. Coleman Co.
WE CLOSE ON CHRISTMAS DAY
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A warm and friendly
Word of Cheer
For Christmas and
The Coming year
Newberry Lumber Co.
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Greeting You at Christmas
With warm wishes for Happiness
During the Holiday season
And the Coming Year
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Newberry Coca Cola Bottling Co.
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To wish You the happiest
Christmas ever,
And a most prosperous
New Year
Claude W. Sanders
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YlflfflOE BEST Ilf I SUES
May Christmas bring its peace anew
Its promises of joy in store
May Christmas time mean more to you
Than Christmas ever meant before
Tom M. Fellers
The Season’s Greetings
with hearty wishes
for Christmas
and the New Year
White Fant