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PAGE FOUR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1937 • ©Ijp £ttn Newberry, S. C. ■ O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Subscription Rates: One Year $1.00 Six Months 60 Published Every Friday Communications of Interest are in vited. The Open Forum is open to all. PREMATURE The old adage “alls fair in love £nd war” (which ultimately are the same) has been expanded in recent times to include politics. Tactics normally ccondemned are excused when we play at any of the above. However, hostilities should actually be under way before the old rule is applied. Comes our governor, surely a can didate, making use of his appearances at fairs and like gatherings to give old Cotton Ed the devil, and to lay upon his aging shoulders all the woes besetting our farmers, accusing that worthy of opposing the president and thus bankrupting the farmer. The youthful governor knows the president is still extremely popular in South Carolina and he intends to use that fact for all it is worth against Mr. Smith. It appears to us, how ever, that it would be a little more sportsman-like to wait until the campaign opens, giving the veteran senator a chance to defend his stand, to which he was certianly entitled and for which he has probably cut his po litical throat DEVORE ANDREWS HERE DeVore Andrews, hustling mayor of Greenwood, was in the city Saturday. He stated that his city had been suc cessful in getting a new postoffice, a matter which has been hanging fire for a long time and one on which for mer Congressman Dominick did much work. Mr. Andrews will sek the seat of Congressman Taylor this summer and it is beleived by some that Mr. Taylor will aspire to succeed his friend Gov ernor Johnson. Publisher Wilton Hall, of Ander son, who is said to have “made” both Taylor and Johnston, is certain to figure in the campaign next sum mer in both races. If Johnston runs for the senats and Taylor for governor,Mr. Hall will have to choose from among John- stonites a man for governor. There are only two outstanding in the camp and one of them, Ben Adams made the fatal mistake of saying certain things about the CIO just about the same moment they were signing up in wholesale manner the textile workers of the state. Ben Leopard seems to be the only prospect and few consider him in the running with such men as Manning, Blease, Maybank and perhaps others. As things look at present it is our opin ion that the Hall-Johnson-Taylor set up will back Maybank if Mr. Taylor chooses to try to succeed himself. Cciie Blease will make the second race with someone and with the “breaks” will come near being the next governor. There are thousands who would like to see “old Colie” have another term. They are beginn ing to realize that the acts Colie was so roundly criticised and condem- ed for a few years back would hardly £et a headline in this day of mach ine-gunning governors. OLD PEOPLE, WATCH FOR THEM It has been disclosed that buzzards in human form have been preying up on the aged who are eligible for soc ial security pensions. For a fee they promised to fix things for them. , Old people should remember that no> matter what anyone says they DO NOT have to pay a single cent to anyone in order to get their pen sions. Just report to the social sec urity office in front of the old Herald building and workers there will tell you all you need to know. We were never much given to the idea of an everlasting hell but when incidents of this kind come to light such a place seems necessary. Nothing less than eternal roasting is good enough for these vultures who prey upon people with one foot al ready in the grave. A NEWBERRY COLLEGE “CLUB” Does Newberry have a “Newberry College Club?” Oh, you say, the whole of Newberry is interested in the college. Why a club? It has been truthfully said that what’s everybody’s business is no body’s business and we wonder if that isn’t the case here in Newberry with reference to the college. Of course Newberry’s many orga nizations, civic league, civic clubs and such, have done much for the col lege, but our club would go further than that. It would seek at regular intervals, via the round table route to help those in charge of the insti tution with the many problems which daily confront them. We would not leave the impression that the college is not capably head ed and staffed. It is. We certianly have nothing but praise for its board of trustees. But these cannot oper ate in the sphere we have in mind. The operation of a church school— any church school—is a big headache in this day of free state scholarships dished out so freely at taxpayer’s ex pense. The gentlemen who staff church schools are almost always underpaid and overworked. But they are loyal. They stick. And for that reason shoul dhave every encouragement the community can give. Our “Newberry College Club” would be composed of 25 of New berry’s most public spirited and sub stantial men. These men would sit down with the president at stated intervals and invite him to share with them his problems and his hopes. Perhaps Suzy Doe should attend New berry college. Rumor has it she is going to Big-House-In-The-Bushes. One of these men could probably con vince Suzy and her parents that she could get just as much at Newberry and get it at less cost. He might even remind Suzy’ father that the money he intends to send to The Bushes was earned here in Newberry and that he was on a mighty direct track to dry up the well springs. The president could inform these substantial men from time to time the color of ink ho was using most. Being men of substance they would naturally be in position to suggest some practical plan to right things here. We have emphasized that our club shall be made up of substantial men. Only men who have made sucesses of their own affairs have a right to counsel others. Our club would not usurp the rights, powers or privileges of anyone. One of the by laws would read; “We seek to extend the helping hand in an un official manner; to try to instill in to the affections of our people a lively, loyal spirit for the college; to refrain from criticism and to stay the band of the critic wherever it may be raised.” In short to, cast a- side our indifference toward the college and volunteer for active ser vice to promote Christian education.” So, that in short is the kind of club we propose. The reaction may be a club from those who run the college but we stick to our guns. All of us need a few ants in our pants in re gard to our college. BETTER THAN EXPECTED- MUCH BETTER We cannot begin to quote the many expressions of well-wishers in our new venture. We had resolved not to so licit subscriptions for a while but of course expected a few to drop in at the office to subscribe. To date, just one week from our first issue exactly 98 people have either called at the office or mailed their subscrip tions. We entirely misjudged some thing. We have not yet figured it out. Perhaps you-have a solution. We began this newspaper in modest style, making no extravagant claims of circulation. We are putting in Newberry county homes about 1,000 papers a week which we know people are reading and we know such circula tion is worth what we ask for it. We are going to continue to give you the best newspaper we know how to make, take what business we can get and be satisfied with it. The ad vertiser has the right to spend his money where he thinks it will do him most good. Certainly we have no quarrel on that score. The Sun will in time have sub scribers, lots of them, for we will leave nothing undone in that direct ion. Th"n and only then will we go to the advertiser on a competative basis. All that we now seek in business on a basis of 1,000 papers which pjeoplu rejad, distributed (where we think they will do us and the adver tiser most good. Our gratitude for the consideration shown our advertising represenative and for the 98 subscriptions tender ed without solicitation, will abide when much elce is forgotten. To have our ego fed with such suc culent fare is to court danger but the household rolling pin is yet about and if we appear not here again and the column rules are turned you will know we have met the enemy—and lost. Again—thank you LUTHERAN HEAD SPEAKS ON CHURCH PROGRAM Dr. Gould Wickey, Washington, D. C., executive secretary of the board of education of the United Lutheran Church in America, spoke to the student body of Newberry Coll ege at the chapel exercises Tuesday morning. He spoke of the trends of church people toward an interdenom inational unity and gave a report of the Oxford conference in England which he attended that was held in the interest of such a unity. Dr. Wickey is in this section of the country attending promotional meet ings being held in many Lutheran churches. He was in Charleston Tues day evening and Wednesday evening spoke at Pomaria Lutheran church. 4—H GIRLS ATTEND STATE FAIR PROGRAM Approximately 200 4-H club grirls from Newberry county attended the state fair Wednesday. This day was set aside for 4-H boys and girls of the state and a record crowd of about 5000 attended. At the hour program conceming the 4-H work, Frank Lever, former Congressman, of Columbia, was the principal speaker. The 4-H day was held to give all the boys and girls of the state a chance to meet together and create more interest iu the club work. Georgian Gives Impression of , Newberry Through the courtesy of Gus Hous- eal we are able to publish the follow ing sketch of Newberry from the Cedartown (Ga.) Standard, issue of October 21st, in a column called “These ’n Those” by Burt Emmet: TNT, with the Editor of “This ’N That recently spent the week end in a part of South Carolina which was entirely new to us—that of Newberry county seat of Newberry county,, lo cated in the western part of South Carolina, about 40 miles west of Col- unbia, the state capital. Someone has said that men are just little boys grown up—and I am sure of it for everytime there is a men tion of something new in machinery, something in the newspaper line, “This ’N That” just can’t stand it and away he goes to see what the other man has that he hasn’t got— that was the why of the trip to New berry—to see newspaper machinery, some sort of press or other that does everytliing but talk. We left here on the spur of the moment and I was prepared to be bored during the entire trip for I thought that we were going to some little town no one ever heard of— that shows how ignorant I am of South Carolina. Newberry turned out to be a thriving city of about 12,- 000 people, rich in natural beauty and historic interest. Our itenerary included Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Winder, Elberton and across the Savannah river into South Carolina. The first South Carolina town was Calhoun Falls and then Greenwood, a town which looked very similar in size to Rome. The next stop was our destination, Newberry. As we passed through Lawrence ville we had difficulty in getting through traffic because of a singing convention which had filled the pub lic square to overflowing. I looked everywhere for our friend, W. O. Barrow, for I felt sure that unless he was otherwise dated he would cert ainly be in that singing convention somewhere. As we reached Greenwood, S. C. it was nearing -supper -time -and -we stopped for a bite to eat. There we also found the main part of town fill ed to capacity with people. As we got into the heart of town (it is laid out up and down the railroad tracks) we found that Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus was unloading right in the middle of Main stret. We had our supper in the “Biltmore Cafe” of Newberry, which faced the unloading of the circus, giving us ringside seats while the elephants and giraffes and etc., were unloaded. In a very few moments the midgets and dwarfs were right inside the restaurant as were a number of other performers of the circus. “This and That” and I enjoyed ourselves trying to decide which were the aerialist and the eq uestrians. It was here that I had my first taste of South Carolina rice. It is a very s nail grain which has a diff- enent flavor from the rice we have here. When we reached Newberry and re gistered at the Wiseman Hotel I was feeling that we were in a “strange and foreign land” when a young man at the desk said, “I see you are from Cedartown Georgia. There was a man here just a few minutes ago who used to live there, Emery Bowman.” Upon further questioning I found that Mr. Bowman married Miss Evie Mae Wood, of this city, a sister of Dr. C. V. Word, Mrs. Virge Brewster and R. V. Wood. Later I found that New berry i? the former home of J. E. Housea', of Cedartown, who has num erous relatives there now and that the Wright’s of Newberry are “kinfolks” of our own Will Wright. It is his grandfather who founded the New berry Observer, a newspaper of that city. While the “editor” looked at ma chinery, I spent my time looking a- round and develing into the history of the town. I found that Newberry county was organized from the old Ninety-Six district (there is a small town near there by this unusual name) in 1783, -making it one of the oldest towns in South Carolina. The old Court House in the public square is a plain building of Greek architect ural design. It was built, so I was told, about 1850 on the site of the or- igional courthouse which was tom down. In 1878, a local builder, while making repairs on the building, put the design of the fallen Palmetto tree on the front gable. This was during the Reconstruction period and the fallen tree which is held in center by a ribbon in the beak of an eagle, represents the American government, holding up “In the Scales of Justice,” a fallen state government. Perched on the roots of the tree you will see a cock in the attitude of fight, which represents the people of the state ready to fight for their rights. In the branches of the tree is a dove of peace. The town of dewberry, as is the College of Newberry, which is located there, is a Lutheran community. History says that the early settlers of that county were a very religious and industrous people. Irish Cov enantors and German reformed Luth erans comprised the bulk of early set tlers. I can understand that for I noticed a number of names such as THE SUN Lominack, and Buzhardt which are de cidedly German. Quakers also set tled there prior to the Revolutionary War. These Quakers erected a church near Bush River which was destroyed, but the church cemetery still remains and many of the old markers can still be seen today. Later, being op posed to slavery, most of the Quakers moved northward and settled in Ohio. Many of the Covenantors also moved to Ohio, those remaining gradually being absorbed by the Presbyterian and Associated Reformed Presbyter- ina churches. Their climate is a mild one, I ima gine very similiar to ours, for we have about the same latitude. The principal industry is cotton manufacturing, although there are many other large and varied types of manufacturing concerns. Adding greatly to the cultural life of the city is Newberry College which was established in 1856 by the Lutherans. It is an accredited college and has an enrollment of about three hundred and fifty pupils. I was very interested to learn that J. E. Houseal of Cedarton, was the first graduate of Newberry College. The college provides a well-rounded program of student activities. 'Under the regime of Coach F. D. McLean the “New- berrylndians” have won state champ ionships in both baseball and basket ball. Mr. McLean married Miss Bowman, a niece of the “Cedartown Woods.” I thoroughly enjoyed my short stay in Newberry and am already looking foward to another visit and I am firmly convinced that no matter where “I may roam” if I will look around I will find Cedartown connec tions. OUTLOOK FAVORS PRODUCER PROFITS A more favorable situation is in sight for poultrymen, County Farm Agent P. B. Ezell points out on the basis of the October poultry and egg situation report of the Bureau of Ag- ricultureal Economics. Ample supplies of feed grains, in cluding wheat for poultry feeding, and somewhat higher egg prices as compared with those this year are in prospect. The more favorable feed situation as affecting poultrymen is likely to result in a larger hatch in 1938 com pared with 1937, but the supply of poultry in the first half of next year will probably be less than in the co rresponding period this year, he said. Increasd production of fall and win ter broilers this year was indicated by the Bureau’s report, which states that “the price is not likely to be de pressed to a corresponding extent, in view of the generally reduced meat price. Poultry storage stocks are expected to be less in the first half of 1938 than in the corresponding period of 1937. With probably smaller mark eting of eggs, storage stocks of eggs are also expected to be smaller in 193S than they have been throughout this year. The size of farm laying flocks, the report pointed out, has fluctuated quite reguarly in three-year cycles, the last low point being in the winter of 1934-35. It is expected that the winter of 1937-38 will mark another such low point, but that by the fall of 1938 laying flocks will be larger than in the fall of 1937. THANKS, MR. SCURRY PAUL SMITH MAY GO TO ACADEMY Paul Smith, a graduate of the New berry High School of the class of 1936, has returned to Norfolk, Va. after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith of Newberry. Paul entered the navy in April, 1936 and has made a fine record there. The navy has given Paul an oppor tunity for an education which he could not have received othewise on account of his superior intellect and willingness to work and study hard. Paul has recently had the distinction of being chosen as one of the one- hundred boys selected from the entire navy to attend the Navel Academy Preparatory School at Norfolk, Va. After six months in this preparatory school, those who sucessfully pass the entrance examination for Annapolis will be admitted there. This boy has a fine opportunity to enter Annapolis. Newberry will watch his progress with much admiration, for an under- priviliged boy whose advancement thus far exemplifies hard work, fine character, and the basic elements of home training. GOLDVILLE MAN ARRESTED SATURDAY Jasper Owens, Goldville, was ar rested Saturday night by Deputies Hub Quattlebum and J. C. Neel and placed in jail for driving under the influence of liquor and slightly dam aging a truck on the Black’s bridge road two miles below Prosperity. Owens posted a bond of $51 Sunday afternoon. The damaged truck which was parked on the side of the highway un loading another truck, belonged to Dent Bedenbaugh. Riding with Owens when he was arrested were J. E. Taylor and Fred Barton, both of Goldville. BANK ASSETS SOLD TO HIGHEST BIDDER Remaining assets of the Planters' National Bank of Saluda, amounting to about $165,000 were sold the other day at public auction at the court house at Saluda. The high bid was $700 being made by a Newberry fin ance concern. The falling of the hammer at this auction brought to a close a tragic chapter in bank troubles in this sec tion * 1 2 3 4 5 6 . The president of the bank, one of Saluda’s most beloved men, while out hunting alone. Shortly following his death, the cashier, a popular and happily married young man was found dead, a suicide. FROM DOCTOR LONG Greenwood, 10-22-37 “Congratulations upon your first number of The Sun which is most at tractively printed, edited and issued. I am sure.it will have an interesting and profitable career in the news paper field and will render a great service to your immediate community and general neighborhood. Roswell C. Long.” GILDER AND WEEKS «SAVE with SAFETY)) at your j^xaM. DRUG STORE From our friend John B. Scurry of Chappells comes the following: “Dear Mr. Armfield: “I am agreeably suprised to know you are back in the newspaper field. Enclosed find check for $2.00. Place my name on your subsciption list. John B. Scurry.” TAX Ntmcl 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*4 Bonds and Notes 7 Interest on Bonds and Notes. . 8% Roads and Bridges 2 Hospital (4 Con. School 3 County School 4(4 County Board Education (4 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% 31 Whceland 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 16% 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. 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. You are requested to call for your taxes by school districts in which property is located. The Treasurer is not responsible for unpaid taxes not called for by districts. J. C. BROOKS, Treasurer Newberry County. PROMINENT COLORED MINISTER PASSES Thomas F. Harper, 85 year old ne gro Methodist minister, who served his church in various capacities for 56 years, died Thursday night after a number of years of failing health. He had been confined to his home since May of last year. Rev. Harper was born in slavery in Fairfield county in 1852. He held pastorates in many parts of the state and was for nine years presiding elder of the Columbia, Newberry and Greenville districts. In 1933 he was superannuated by his church, The African Methodist Episcopal, which he had served so long and faithfully. Rev. Harper is survived by his wife and seven children, three sons and four daughters. The three sons are ministers in Ohio,, while two of his daughters married ministers. Two brothers, one of whom is a min ister, also survive, along with two sisters. Funeral sevices were held Monday at 2 o'clock at Miller Chapel church with Williams and Pratt in charge.