PAGE FOUR
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1937
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Newberry, S. C.
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O. F. ARMFIELD
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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
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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.”
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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.