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PAGE FOUR THE SUN FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1938 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year fl.00 Published Every Friday Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the post office at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. BEAUTIFUL OR GRUESOME? Bruno Mussolini, the dictator’s son, described his bombing of the defenseless Ethiopians, including wo men and children, as a “beautiful” experience. Many of Franco’s bombers are Italians who probably glory in such experience. Recently this particular brand of “beauty” has been seen in this country in a number of authentic photographs of General Franco’s latest aerial warfare directed at non-combatant, unarmed, innocent human targets in Granollers. These grue some pictures, together with those earlier showing the hellish fruits of similar air raids over Barcelona and Alicante, are quite sufficient to bring nausea to even the most callous reporter whose daily experiences have inured him to ghastly spectacles. The devil himself would be ashamed of these stark evidences of ruthlessness—savagery incarnate. It remains for human beings to boast of them. A PROMISE TO PAY John M. Perry, a citizen of New York, purchased a Liberty bond of the United States and holds that bond. It is a promise to pay him $10,000 in gold of the weight of 25.8 grains to the dollar. Under the New Deal devaluation the dollar slumped to 15.5-21 grains of gold value. Mr. Perry is again calling on his country to pay him according to its promise to him. The supreme court probably will not decree that the United States pay the bond in pursuance of its written contract. Members of the supreme court In sympathy with the New Deal will find a way to de cide that a promise to pay by the United States is not a promise to b e carried out. Many countries that, borrowed from the United States have defaulted on their promises to pay. Shall any American blame the French, the British, the Italians, the Austrians? The United States can and does find billions of dollars with which to sprinkle the country and keep it in good hu mor with its government. We do not envy members of a court confronted with the task of setting aside a promise written in plain English however they per suade themselves that it is a necessity.—News and Courier. NEWBERRY IS CLEAN Colie Blease, speaking here Tuesday of the days far gone when he was Mayor of Newberry said: “Newberry was a clean town; not a bawdy house; no blind tigers in town; no gambling joints.” As much may b e said for Newberry today, and we be lieve pretty well over the intervening span. Raising crops and babies (our birth rate is up) has a stronger appeal to Newberry people than raising hell. NO HECKLING” The reporter for the Columbia State who covered the meeting of “Governors” here Taesday made men tion in his article that there was no heckling of can didates. Apparently he has seen some of it on his rounds of th e campaign. In ancient days a man who didn’t like a politi cian’s speech growled and sunk his teeth into the said politician’s fleshy parts and the “dear Peepul” made a meal of him. Heckling is a little less savage but it is an outcropping of the political habits of our ancestors. Happily Newberry people are far enough along the road to civilization to refrain from eating candidates, verbally or otherwise, and we thank the Columbia State reporter for the recognition. A farmer in Binghampton, N. Y., says a 100-year- old mowing machine he uses gets better all the time. Mow power to it.—N. E. A. If airplane travel continues to grow, some smart advertiser will be trying to stick his billboards on the clouds. Metal bathing suits are the latest, and don’t think that doesn’t tickle the lightning-rod salesman.— N. E. A. A cook who sued a farm hand for divorce the other day charged ihe often sank hts teeth into her arm in fits of rage. It seems she didn’t want to go on feed ing the hand that bit her.—N. E. A. A patient held up a doctor the other day. Oh, well, gagsters, skip it; what’s the use of hounding a whole profession?—N. E. A. COMMENTS on MEN & THINGS By Spectator The suggestion that w e increase our pension pay ments in order to get more Federal aid is the same as saying that we tax our taxpayers mor e in order to get more Federal aid. T cannot endorse that. The idea of increasing our spending in order to get more money is unsound; we ought to clear our thinking and stick to well-conceived plans of public finance. It goes without saying that the same reasoning ar gues against the suggestion of a special session. No special session is needed. W e are threatened with a heavy deficit as matters now stand. How,’ then, shall we do anything in a special session? Special sessions cost as much as regular sessions. The Constitution so provides. While the Constitu tion may not amount to three whoops in restraining the avidity of the boys for extra and special pay, we may be sure that the boys who collected all the extra and special pay—contrary to the very clear prohibi tion of the Constitution—will show great respect for the section which allows the same pay for extra ses sions as for regular sessions. The danger is that they might invent some more extra pay even for the extra session. Everybody is an Economist, and if his economics won’t stand the test of proved experience he side steps by regarding himself as a sociologist. That seems to cover everything. Present-day sociology in the hands of the politicians is anything that will savor of a broad and charitable attitude toward the so-call ed underprivileged, even if it ^tears down the social order, and economic foundations. Much is being said about the South as a national economic problem. The idea se- me to be that . our wages are too low. What wages? Farm wages? How can we increase farm wages? By producing more? per man. That means a greater use of mach inery and a larger and more scientifi.: use of fertili zers, as well as better field management. But this will put people out of work. If you increase produc tion you run afoul of the Government’s plan, and if you increase unemployment you further embaruss the nation; yet a higher wage is condi ioned on those two things. The low wages here mean that prices of our prod ucts are low—a condition favorable to the masses; and tney mean a wider spread of work among the people. Just to stand off and talk at randcui about low wages and low standards is easy; but what is the remedy that will embrace not only those individuals who will be favored, but the whole mass of people? A deficit in the operation of the State government may be avoided. The General Appropriation bill has a proviso which authorizes the Budget Commission to reduce the appropriations if revenue should be Insuf ficient. The State Auditor keeps in touch with the income of the State end is able to tell the members of the Budget Commission if expenditures are running ahead of th e Income. The members of the Budget Commission are Gov ernor Johnston, Senator S. M. Ward and Chairman Neville Bennett. The State Auditor, J. M. Smith, is Secretary of the Commission. I wish the weather man in Columbia would let up on the rain. W e are making, or have virtually made, a fine crop of com. I don’t want any more moisture for a spell. Last week the boll weevil was distinctly groggy. He looked like Schmelling. But if the weather man isn’t careful the weevil will get up on the count of ten (as Tunney did) and win over us by a fluke. Why do we have Senators? Is it a test of sena torial fitness that he shall promise to follow wher ever he may be led? Is the senate a body of humble followers; or is it an important and a responsible part of our government? In all this talk about 100 per cent this and that, I am wondering whether a State Senator should be on good terms with the Governor. Just as the Presi dent feels that he is the savior of the nation, so does a Governor feel that in him lies th e hope of the State. It must be true, then, that if an ambitious and ideal istic President has a right to expect 100 per cent, support from a senator of the United States, so must hn ambitious and idealistic governor feel entitled to 100 per cent loyalty and support from all State Sena tors. Yet I am led to believ e that some of our State Senators did not give 100 per cent support to Gover nor Johnston and that one, at least, boasts of that. So how can we understand a recusant State Sen ator who balks at a contumacious United States Sen ator? If a State Senator points with pride to his thwarting the Governor, how can he upbraid a United States Senator for a mild show of independance ? Cotton Ed. didn’t organize a fight on the President, yet rumor hath it that a certain State Senator prided himself on being a sort of Jack, th e Giant Killer. It wouldn’t be quite accurate to say that the Har vard men who object to the addition of Communist Granville Hicks to the faculty are seeing red. Make it crimson.—N. E. A. REVIEW of NEW BOOKS PAUL B. CLARK, PH. D. 1736 Woodburn Ave. Covington, Ky. $30 MONTHLY PENSION FOR OLD PEOPLE SUPPORTED BY TAYLOR State Of South Carolina Alone Re sponsible For Size Of Payments In This State—Help For Blind, De pendent Children, In Act. SANITARY DAIRY DOWNS CITY SOFT BALL TEAM Payment of $30 a month old age pensions, with federal funds avail able for half of this amount, is pro vided under the provisions of the So cial Security Act passed by Congress, for which Congressman John C. Tay- Icr worked and voted. What has been done in the matter of regulating the amount of these payments in South Carolina is a re sponsibility that rests solely with the state government at Columbia. These benefits are administered by a state organization, manned entirely by state appointees, and no member of con gress has any voice in the South Ca rolina plan, its official set-up, amount of payments, or eligibility of persons. Congressman Taylor and the feder al government have done their part in enacting the Social Security Act and providing th e fundamental appro priations. The doors of Mr. Taylor’s office are always open to those who feel that they have not received the con sideration to which they are entitled, and he does everything in his power to see that justice is done, but it should be remembered that the final determination of these matters rest in the hands of a STATE organiza tion. The Social Security program, which Mr. Taylor actively supported, pro vides broad benefits, including gene rous payments to the blind, persons crippled and vocationally handicapped, unfortunate, dependent children and assistance to mothers who cannot take car e of themselves. There are num erous benefits provided under the fed eral law, all of which are available to all of the people, of all states, in their full proportion, when federal funds are properly matched. THROUGH THE GOLDEN GATE. By Catherine Coffin Phillips. Sut- tonhouse. “Through The Golden Gate” with Indian and Elk, Friar and Mission, Gold Seekers, Iron Horse and Smoke Dragon, etc. as chapter headings of interesting reading material, nine teen chapters in all, with a very use ful Appendix and Indev, and Head- bands for each chapter drawn by Franz Ceritz, together with abound ing illustrations assembled by Chas. B. Austin, is a timely book to read for the quick understanding of the environs of San Francisco. You catch a glimpse of the city in 1848 as well as it is today; you see the pageant of growth in population and commerce, as well as in the arts; you learn the craft that have come through the Golden Gate in the his torical order from the balsa to the turt>o-electric ship; you see listed the Spanish governors, the Mexican ones, the United States Military, and the Governors of the State of California. ish and American periods. You are introduced to Hernando Cortes, the Father of California. The book is useful for those who expect to take in the fair at San Francisco in ’39. One of the most thrilling softball games of the season was played at Hartford School Wednesday evening, July 27. The Sanitary Dairy team with their captain, Mr. J. F. Haw kins, played a combination of Post Office, Filling Station, McCrackin Co., and High School teams with Mr. Strother Paysinger as captain. During th e first inning the City team got a lead of 11 runs but the Dairy boys began to “feel their milk” and to tighten down. During the next four innings they held the City boys almost to a standstill and be gan to climb themselves. When the dairy boys began to hit, it was right disheartening to Mr. Scott, Mr. Thad McCrackin and others to have to run so far back in the field to get the ball. High lights in the game were sev eral homers by both sides. Mr. Geo. Dominick offered to put a nickle on home plate so that his boys would run around faster. Prof. Bowers showed up well on first base. Sever al good catches were made by “Boss” Lester, Abrams, Fellers, Lathrop, and Schumpert. Mr. Geo. K. Domin ick, pitching for the city crew, and Mr. J. F. Hawkins pitching for the Dairy Boys made a good showing. Strother Paysinger, captain of the visiting team made himself hoarse by cheering. The game ended 42 to 19 in favor of the Dairy Boys. The umpires were Ringer and Welcher. A large crowd was present and enjoyed the game. By Margaret E. Bennett and Harold C. Hand. McGraw-Hill Book Co. “Designs For Personality” by Mar. garet E. Bennett, Director of Guid ance, Pasadena City Schools, and Harold C. Hand, Associate Professor of Education, Stanford University faces the problem of helping child ren from one level to another in life situations; it purports to give the best use of opportunities in immed' iate experience that point the way to skill and self-direction for adult liv ing; it clearly recognizes the respon sibility of the school for helping each pupil to achieve this all-round de velopment as a person and citizen in a democracy. “The student is guid ed toward wholesome, objective self- appraisal by thoughtful observation of the people about him in his daily living.” The authors in Chapter I in giving life-situations asks the reader, Can You Find Yourself Here?; II. What Are Your Pictures of Self?; Ill What Makes Us What We Are?; IV. Are There Short Cuts To Self-Know ledge; V. Learning More About Self; VI. Developing Your Personality; VII. Learning the Rules of the Game; VIII. What Do You Want of Life; IX. Planning Your Vocational Pre paration; X. What Will Life Mean to You?; Bibliography; Index. Th e aim of the book is to help pupils and all who read to live a suc cessful life; to teach them by pic tures—word pictures and otherwise, by charts, diagrams, etc., that each person creates his own future, the answer for him, out of the fabric of his own experience, the patterns changing as new experiences come and go. Environment places certain threads in our loom of life; we cre ate the design in our thinking and make it a reality in our living and in a way w e are masters of our ‘“fate”. The ideal is to “weave wis dom and happiness into your pat tern through service and self-reali zation.” SEEKS INFORMATION To The Editor: It has been rumored (and the ru mor seems to have basis of fact) that the Commissioners draw $20 a month gasoline allowance. My under standing is that the job pays $500 a year, no more and no less. Then why, and by what means have the commissioners the right to draw $240 a year more than the people think they are paying them. I am just asking for information, Mr. Editor. Will someone give me the answer? S. W. SHEALY Prosperity, S. C. James Hutchinson has returned hom e after spending a week with his brother, R. E. Hutchinson at High Point, N. C. Announcements CONGRESS I hereby announce myself as a can didate for congress in th e third con gressional district of South Carolina and pledge myself to support the nominees of the party and abide by the results of the primary. BUTLER B. HARE, Saluda, S. C. HOUSE Yielding to th e solicitation of friends I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Represen tatives and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary. J. KESS DERRICK I hereby announce myself a candi date for Th e House of Representa tives and agree to abide by the re sults of the Democratic primary. R. AUBREY HARLEY I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the House of Representatives and pledge myself to continue my efforts in behalf of all the people, and abide the results of the Democratic primary. J. CLAUD SENN I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the House of Representatives and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Demo cratic Party and the results of the Democratic primary. THOMAS H. POPE, JR. I am a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives and I agree to abide by the results of the Democratic primary JOHN J. DOMINICK, M. D. COMMISSIONER I hereby announce myself a candi date for Commissioner from District No. 2, and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary. C. B. (Cy) SCHUMPERT I hereby announce myself a candi date for Commissioner of District No. 2, and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic pri mary. JOE N. WILSON I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Commissioner of District No. 2 and agree to abide the results of the Democratic Primary. S. W. SHEALY I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Commissioner from District No. 1 1 and pledge my self to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. PAUL HAILE GAME WARDEN I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election As Game Warden and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary. HERMAN WISE MAGISTRATE I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as magistrate at Newberry, and agree to abide the re sults of the Democratic primary. BEN F. DAWKINS I hereby announce myself a candi date for Magistrate of District No. 4 and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary. W. D. HATTON LEWIS LEAGUE MAY CRAWFISH By Walter Brown In The News and Courier Washington, July 30.—There was strong indication here today that La bor’s Non-Partisan league intends to backslide out of its bold commit ment two weeks ago to move into South Carolina to campaign against the renomination of Senator Ellison D. Smith in the August 30 primary. On July 16, E. L. Oliver, execu tive vice president of Labor’s Non- Partisan league which is headed by John L. Lewis announced he would personally go to South Carolina within two weeks to engage active ly in the primary campaign in that state in which the league has en dorsed Governor Olin D. Johnston, one of two candidates opposing Senator Smith. At the same time Oliver announced that both Senator Smith and his colleague, Senator James F. Byrnes, had been put on the league’s “B” list of blacklist. Several inquiries were made this week at the league’s headquarters in the Willard Hotel as to Oliver’s plans for campaigning in South Carolina but none were forthcoming. Just before leaving last night for Ohio to engage in the primary con tests there, Oliver said he had no plans to go to South Carolina. The whole tone of the league’s offices this week was that South Carolina may be passed over despite Oliver’s an nouncement two weeks ago. Several factors could have brought about this change from a militant at titude toward th e South Carolina pri mary to one of apparent indifference. Senator Smith was quick to pick up Oliver’s declaration. He challenged him to come into South Carolina and promised him a “warm” reception. Senator Smith lost little time in pointing out in his campaign speeches that Oliver and his league were active with Walter White, head of the Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, in lobbying for the anti-lynching bill at a time when Southern Senators had their backs to the wall in waging what turned out to be a successful fili buster against the measure which had already passed the house. During the filibuster, and just be fore the vote on cloture, Oliver’s office issued th e following press re lease : “Labor's Non-Partisan league, Wil lard Hotel, Washington, D. C. “Press information for release January 24, 1938. “Labor’s Non-Partisan league to day' joined with those progressivie forces that are supporting the Wag- ner-Van Nuys anti-lynching bill now before the senate. “Members of the senate were ad vised in a letter by the league that labor deplores th e undemocratic at tempts of a small minority to kill the bill through the filibuster method. “Common justice, the league said, is “that the congress of the United States shall pass effective laws to safegaurd the constitutional rights of all citizens, irrespective of race, color, or creed. Federal legislation dealing with lynching seems indis pensable in providing such protec tion.” This was followed up by a flood of resolutions from C. I. O. unions throughout the country urging pas sage of the Wagrner-Van Nuys bill. The C. I. O. council of Newark, N. J., for instance, under its seal wrote all senators condemning the Southern filibuster and saying: ‘The millions of trade unionists throughout America together with all Democrats, justice-loving people, will not soon forget the disgrace and dishonor brought upon them by a small group of men who have for feited all claim to being representa tives of the people who elect them. The filibuster agrainst the anti-lynch- ing bill is a crime whose perpetra tors will pay the penalty of politi cal oblivion.” Oliver probably knows that if he went into South Carolina to carry out. the C. I. O. “penalty of politi cal oblivion” against Senator Smith, he would be met with the above statements rwhich constitute strong medicine in a state like South Car olina. Reports reaching Washington from South Carolina place Senator Smith well out in front in his fight for re nomination with the strong possibi lity of winning over both Governor Johnston and State Senator Edgar Brown in the first primary. This may be another factor which is in fluencing Oliver in not carrying out his announcement to be on the stump in South Carolina by August 1. Having just taken a licking in the Texas primary, in the defeat of Representatives Maverick and Mc- Farlane, both of whom are on the C. I. O. approved “A” list, and the re nomination of Representatives Sum ner, Lanham and Dies, all of whom ar e on the “D” list, tile league can ill afford to get caught out on an other limb in South Carolina. Should > Oliver go into the state and Senator Smith win it would be a heavy blow to the league’s pres tige. C. I. O. endorsement of Gov ernor Johnston has already put the leagrue in deep water and after a per sonal visit to Oliver’s office and sev eral telephone conversations this writer is of the opinion that the Lewis group has no intention of wad ing out any further into the South' Carolina primary as long mistic reports continue to of the state as to the chances of Senator Smith’s opponents to defeat him. TOWN JUNIORS LOSE TO M0LL0HON The Town Juniors dropped a loosely played game to the Mollo- hon boys Thursday a. m., 4-1, the first of a double header. Chubby,Willis led the Mollohon at tack while Jimmie Roland had 1 for 2 for the losers. Batteries: Mollohon—Huffstettler and R. Mills. Town—L. Mills, and Wicker. R H E Mollohon 4 4 3 Town 1 3 6 In the second game the Town even ed the count by the score of 9-5 as Lefty Mills allowed only 3 hits. P. Jackson played a neat grame at first for the loseres as Lefty Mills helped win his game with 2 for 3. Batteries: Town—Mills and Wick er. Mollohon—Huffstettler, Jackson, and R. Mills. R H E Town 9 6 1 Mollohon 5 3 3 The Mollohon Seniors took the first ga.me of a double header bill from the Town Thursday, 7-3. Day had 1 for 2 for Mollohon while Culbertson led the losers with 2 for 3. Cromer’s fielding also stood out. Batteries: Mollohon — Day and Milstead. Town—Hazel, Robertson, and Culbertson. R H E Mollohon 7 2 1 Town 3 6 4 Mollohon made it two in a row when they took the second game 7-1 from the Town boys. Beckham’s hitting was a high light of the winners play as Cromer again was the fielding star for the Town. Batteries: Mollohon—Steppe and Day. Town—Culbertson and Robert son. R H E Mollohon ........ 7 5 4 Town 1 2 3 The Oakland Juniors downed the West End Juniors Friday a. m., 4-3. Hughes hitting featured for West End as did that of H. Timmerbian for the winners. Batteries: Oakland — Graddkk and Mundy. West End—Layton and G. Rowe. R H E Oakland 4 1 4 West End 3 6 7 The West End Seniors took a two to one game from the Oaklanders Friday behind C. Wertz’s hitless pitching. H. Cook hit in both runs for West End as Chick Livingston contributed some classy fielding at second base. Billy Taylor pulled a great catch for Oakland. Batteries: West End—Wertz and Rister. Oakland—Carpenter and J. Taylor. . R H E West End 2 0 8 Oakland 1 0 5 KINARD REUNION COMES SATURDAY The annual Klnard reunion will be held Saturday, Augrust 6, at the re gular place of meeting at G. W. Kin- ard’s in the Jolly Street community. The reunion was formerly planned for last Saturday, but the date was changed because of the state-wide po litical meet being held at Jolly Street. There will be no barbecue at the reunion this summer, according to the committee in charge. All who plan to attend are 1 requested to bring picnic baskets. A refreshment stand will be on the grounds and many con veniences have been provided to make the day an enjoyable on. Speakers on th e day’s program will include the following: J. A. C. Kib- ler, V. L. Fulmer, J. Y. Jones, Dr. E. N. Kibler, George K. Dominick, C. E. Hendrix, Dr. S. J. Derrick, and Mrs. Carri e DeWalt Hunter. Devo- tionals will be conducted by the Rev. J. E. Roof. The public is invited to the Kinard reunion and a cordial welcome awaits them. The county candidates also have special invitation to the reunion. The speaking begins at 10 o’clock. Committee— George I- Kinard, President, C. W. Kinard, Vice-resident, H. J. Kinard, secretary, J. D. H. Kinard, committee man. ST. PHILIPS NOTES The annual Shealy reunion was held at the old home place Saturday, July 30, occupied by G. W. Shealy. Since the last reunion there have not been any deaths in th e family. There have been three births and three mar riages. A fine barbecue dinner was served under the oak grove. A large crowd attended and all seemed to have enjoyed the day very much. Mrs. C. L. Ruff and Mrs. W. E. Wicker have returned home after spending several days with relatives in Atlanta and Waco, Ca.