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WHERE HOT DAYS ARE WELCOME
Hot summer days are not relished by the natives
in the upper latitudes of the United States, but farth
er south in Dixie, Sol’s heat is as welcome as the flow
ers in May.
In the region of cotton, hot suns are making the
cotton plant “jump”, and bringing it to a boll. Al
ready the pink and white blossoms and the "squares”
have dropt from the stalk, and small spheres (bolls)
hav e succeeded the beauty of bloom anS blossom.
In another forty days the “fleecy staple” will be
ready to pick and thousands of nimble fingers will
fly back and forth from stalk to sack snatching lock
after lock from the prickly burrs. These same hands
will pile the cotton on sheets or pack it in baskets and
then stow it away in the cotton houses for a few days.
Soon afterward trucks and wagons laden will flow
over the highways in long streams to the gins, whose
musical humming will float out upon the soft . . .
Southern air all day long and often far into the night,
transforming Dixie’s staple crop into a product that
can be utilized in the manufacture of clothing and in
hundreds of other ways that will contribute to the
comforts and happiness of man.
The harvest at last is over. The fruits of the long
summer’s toil are bound in heavy bales and shipt to
all parts of the world. The planter has his reward in
bank, and ther e is time at the farmstead for relaxation
and “serene comtemplation” of the mellow calm that
pervades the countryside during that most wistful of
seasons, Indian summer.
And the planter gives thanks for the “hot days”
of summer.
CONGRESS SHOULD THROW IT OUT OF THE
WINDOW
During past months w e have more than once pro
phesied in these columns that sooner or later, the
prodigal waste of public funds by the new dealers
would forc e them to. pounce upon the little taxpayer
in order to keep up their wild and extravagant spree
of spending.
That prophecy now is about to be fulfilled.
Having “soaked” th e rich and the corporations un
till they can get no more, the plunderbund plans to
rifle tb e pockets of the low-income earner and those
of the salaried state and federal employees to get the
money necessary to continue their orgies of extrava
gance. As an omen of what’s coming to these groups,
read this paragrahp from a recent Washington news
dispatch:
“Roswell Magill, acting secretary of the treasury,
announced today (July 21) the administration was
studying the feasibility of lowering personal income
tax exemptions.”
A later dispatch added the cheering information
that salaries of state and federal employees also
would fall under the tax-gatherer’s axe.
^ If there was real need for the money that would
flow into the treasury from these souces, there might
b e some excuse for levying additional taxes; but
everyone knows that millions of federal monies are
being flung around in the most shameful fashion for
political purposes and to corrupt the electorate.
If and when this new tax proposal reaches con
gress, it should be thrown out of the window without
debate!*
.
PEOPLES’
TRIUMPH OVER
| SHABBY
BEDFELLOWS
Judge Howard Smith’s astounding victory in the
Virginia eighth congressional district Tuesday wasn’t
merely a personal success—it was a popular triumph
of Democracy over one of the shabbiest aggregation
of political bedfellows the South has known since re
construction.
The first of these charming gentry were teh im
ported administration stooges and decoys of a mixed
political complexion—
The second was the snake in the grass, the at
tempt to giv e Communists a toe-hold in Virginia De
mocracy—
The third was the big bear of the C. I. O. John L.
Lewis.
Under the courageous leadership of Judge Smith
the majority of the Democrats of the eighth district
routed these fradus parading in the garb of Democ
racy. And so today—
“The grizzly bear, whose potent hug
Was feared by all, is now a rug!”
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and wipe your
“toots” on the “rug".—From The Midland Virginian, i
Palmyra, Virginia.
COMMENTS on MEN & THINGS
By Spectator
A lot of information is floating around. Surprising
what you can pick up.
About a month ago a knightly gentlemen borrowed
a mailing list from me. H e found just what he want
ed—and will probably return , my list when his secre
tary remembers it. These Secretaries . . . Well,
let’s pass over that; they are to blame for all the
boss’ errors; that’s part of the job, you know.
A week ago a distinguished legislator asked me how
much the state spent in 1892, 1895, 1898, 1908. I need
an accountant to dig up the items. In those years the
legislators passed separate laws for appropriations,
instead of one big bill. The one big bill is convenient,
but it also leads to a lot of debt.
Glancing over the appropriation bill for 1909 I was
impressed by the total—$1,631,949.19. The Legisla
tors felt called upon to pay a little extra money for
“extra services”, so they added $490. Four hundred
and ninety dollars! Pikers! Cheap skates, surely.
$490! Why a legislature of today would pay $490
to a porter for extra, special and heart-gladdening re
membrance. And think it 6mall change.
This year we are spending $37,000,000, (according
to Ben Adams) or $41,000,000 (according to Neville
Bennett). Take your choice. The difference is $4,-
000,000, but that is a “small skimpsion” to the free
handed fellows of our day.
In 1900—well, say in 1909 we had no automobiles
(just one occasionally. When my old friend Edgar Cato
sold his black mare and bought the new “Model T”
we “gathered” from all points of the compass to look
it over). We had no paved roads, no radios,—just a
rar e movie, no barbecue sandwiches, ‘no hot-dogs at
filling stations—because no filling stations,—no air
planes, no ice cream cones, mighty little “dope”, no
girls smoking cigarettes; no ladies forever looking in
little mirrows and touching their faces. (They used
to wash and powder at home and that lasted till they
got back).
Still, we thought we were civilized, even advanced,
and cherished secret vanity over our culture. We
read the papers and went out to hear Doctor Snyder
or Professor Clinkscales in the school house. flut
now those simple days are over. We rise to great
cultural heights, listening to some crooner or eating
hamburgers by the side of the road.
O tempora, O Mores!
L started to tell about the information that is
floating about. A gentleman called to see me recently
in earnest quest of some information. H e had work
ed out a plan and had sought in vain for some data.
He came to me. And, do you know, I showed him
every detail that he wanted. Where was it? In the
annual report of J. Roy Jones ,'Jtate Commissioner of
Agriculture. There’s lots to be learned by reading
the State report*.
Every man under his own vine and fig tree. That
points to ownership of the jilace, peace, plenty and
contentment. Spectator delights to talk about it and
rejoices in his own vine and fig tree. Literally, true
it is, for he has several fig trees and a wide-spread
ing scuppernong vine—not to mention seveial water
melon vines. And, of course, plums, peach trees, an
apple tree and pear trees. Nut trees, too. Just think
of all the little things which make a home place—the
house, the yard and the surroundings and trees.
I have a pomegranate tree, too, but for years my
ownership was just nominal, as small boys of the
neighborhood always harvested the fruit. However,
those small boys are young men now, so i- have a
chance. After all is said. I’m not so keen on those
pomegranates. Years ago I read in a Latin lesson,
(dug it out, you know, by main force and awkward
ness), I read that agirl—Proserpina—had eaten the
seed of wicked pomgranate and was compelled to
live for a time in the infernal regions. In view of all
that I don’t particularly “hanker after” pomegranates.
In this day and time one can have infernality without
deliberately eating a pomeganate.
Coming back to the vine again. A watermelon vine
betokens the fleeting joys of life, for no one plants
melons in the same spot two years. I hunt melons
and find them a quarter of a mile from th e house
this year or a half mil e in another direction next year,
and so on. Nature co-operates, too, so that
the neighbors may not get the low down on your me
lons. But the grapevine! There she stands! Always
in the same place, even for the children unto the third
and fourth generations. The grape vine—symbol of
permanence. That’s why we wish for every man his
own vine and fig tree—but not watermelon vine.
There is a lot at stake in races for Governor and
Senator. In the senatorial race there is a principle in
volved. Are we to elect a Senator to represent this
State in the affairs of the nation; or shall we choose
a man to follow the lead of someone else? Is a Sen
ator expected to act on his own judgement and con
science; or is he expected to be a sort of Mary’s little
lamb? This is too big a country to be ruled by one
man. All the brains and experience of our Senators
and Representatives and Judges are needed for the
great task of governing a vast territory of such var
ied interests. I would rather have a one-man govern
ment with full responsibility in him than a so-called
representative government composed of men who do
not use their own brains, but merely register the
thought of some one else.
THE SUN
REVIEW
of NEW BOOKS
PAUL B. CLARK, PH. D.
1736 Woodburn Ave.
Covington, Ky.
NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY
AND LITERATURE. By Henry
Martin Battenhouse. Thomas Nelson
and Sons, New York.
This is a history of the New Tes
tament not only for collective stu
dents but also for those independent
thinkers who want to follow a good
guide in criticism or evaluations of
the problems that arise in such a
study with some assurance that help
will be found. Part I takes up the
character, nature, canon, manu
scripts, and translators of the New
Testament; Part II tells how the Gos
pels originated while Part III treats
them one by one; Part IV describes
The World into which Jesus Came;
Part V gives a brief Life of Jesus;
PartVI carries a story into the Apos
tolic Age and connects it with church
History. A good bibliography fol
lows; also a rather complete Index.
The author has here a very unus
ual book; he is fully aware of dis
turbing problems like the synoptic
question, apocalyptic influence, etc.
but he has not allowed these to as
sume undue proportions. He intro
duces the reader to the rich literary
and religious heritage that the de
vout find there always to their satis
faction. As a text the book is in
tended for a year’s course of one
hour per week, or a semester’s
course of two hours.
Those interested in private study
would do well to begin with this
book and let it serve as a guide for
a full life-time of study. It is well
organized; the author writes clearly.
There is no lost motion in unwar
ranted conclusions and yet one does
not have to agre e with all the
author has to say. The book de
serves a very wide reading and close
study.
IN THE STEPS OF MOSES THE
LAWGIVER. By Louis Golding. Mc-
millan. New York. 356 pages. Price
$2.50.
The facile pen of Mr. Golding,
writer of note in fiction, short stories,
verse, travel and belles letters, com-
blnes in this volume the facts and
fictions of the Jewish, Christian, and
Mohammend&n worlds of religion
and culture as each depicts the
character of the great law-giver and
and deliverer. The author deals with
the story of the Bible in orthodox
fashion, not unmindful of many de
batable questions of recent and re
mote scholarship; he supplements
this storry with extracts from the
Talmud^, Josephus, Philo Judaeus,
and actual travel experiences of his
own and his companions. The book
deals (with the Iif e of Moses in Egypt
and as far as Sinai. The tale of Mo
ses is carried to the finale on Mount
Pisgah in a book entitled: “In the
Steps of Moses the Conqueror.” Such
insights of the author’s imagination
that picture Moses thus: “Rameses
the Second was the Pharaoh of the
Oppression. He was the father of
the Princess who found Moses in the
bulrushes. In the earlier part of his
reign his capital was Memphis. It
was to Memphis that, after a little
time, Moses was brought by Pha
raoh’s daughter,” page 42; that her
tname was most likely Bint-Anath,
page 47, that he was doubtless edu-
c *ed at Heliopolis, rather than
Thebes or Annu, page 52; that Moses
went campaigning for Rameses II in
Abyssinia, etc.—make the book very
interesting for th e traveler, for the
student of Egyptian or Hebrew his
tories, for the lover of fiction that
borders on reality, for the general
reader. The author does not find
the actual place where Moses was
born; this is left obscured. The
book ends with a realistic descrip
tion of the giving of the Law on the
Mountain while the people are in the
plain. There are 24 illustrations.
HARTFORD COMMUNITY PICNIC
A very delightful series of events
took place at Hartford school, Thurs
day p. m., August 4. In the after
noon several thrilling softball games
were played between the Sanitary
Dairy Team with Mr. J. F. Hawkins,
as Cafpjain and Haft-tford Baseball
tea m with Prof. Hubert Long as
Captain.
After the games a delicious picnic
was spread which was enjoyed by
all, especially by the men folks.
The crowd was then invited into
the school house for a short program.
After a few numbers by a string
band, songs by Community Singers,
and a recitation by Junior Beden-
baugh. The guest speaker, Rev. Mc-
Eachem, of Whitmire, was introduc
ed. Mr. McEachern, who had been
a missionary in Japan a number of
years, gave a very inspirational ad
dress on the need of high ideals in
life. After the address another song
was sung by the Community Chorus
and the people went home with a
happy remembrance of the evening.
“You are a stranger only once at
Hartford.”
CARD OF THANKS
W e wish to take this method of
thamking the relatives and friends
who gave us their help and sympa
thy during the illness and death of
of dear husband and father, D. A.
Rivers. Especially do we thank Dr.
T. H. Pope and Rev. J. B. Harman
for their services.
Mrs. D. A. Rivers and family
11,988,000 BALES 1938 COTTON
CROP
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 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 tie
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
HASTE IS URGED IN
MAKING APPLICATIONS
S. W. Shealy
CANDIDATE FOR
Commissioner Dist. 2
IPIsIP
Has Honest,
Progressive Platform
First For Economy
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
SECOND DISTRICT:
I come to you, the same S. W.
SHEALY who ran for Supervisor
two years ago, asking your sup
port on the things I stood for
then and which I stand for now.
%
I believe that a public servant should
co-operate to the fullest with the Sup
ervisor and other commissioner, the
Delegation and all other county agen
cies as long as he thinks they are
right. But I want to go further and
say that if I think they are wrong I
will certa.nly not go along with them.
I will not be a rubber stamp for any
one but I believe I am reasonable
enough to see both sides of any mat
ter and am willing to sit down and
reason things out.
I advocate rigid economy In buy
ing and all who are interested
should have an equal chance of
selling the county its supplies by
means of sealed bids. I believe
considerable money can be saved
by close buying of supplies.
I advocate, through savings which I
am sure can be made, the employment
cf a number of men from each town
ship, for 10 days to two weeks after
Washington, Aug. 8.—A govern
ment prediction today that the cot
ton crop this year would be 700,-
000 bales larger than expected sent
prices dropping close to the level at
which the government must make
price-bolstering loans to farmers.
The federal crop reporting board
estimated that the crop would total
11,988,000 bales. Some hours later
the AAA received reports that the
closing average price for today on
the 10 spot markets was 8.36 cents
a pound, 15 points below the previous
close, and only eight points above the
8.27-cent price at which loans would
become mandatory under the law.
AAA officials said th e loan pro
gram would be mandatory if the
average price dipped below the 8.27
figure, even if it rallied later.
The AAA has the decretionary
power of setting the loan rate at
any figure between 52 and 75 per
cent of “parity”, which at present
is stated to be 15.9 cents per pound.
However, officials intimated that if
a loan program became mandatory,
th c minimum rate probably would
be chosen, as was done in the wheat
loan program.
The indicated production was in
excess of private estimates as well
as expectations of AAA officials. A
factor in the forecast—based on the
August 1 condition of the crop—
was an estimated average acreage
yield of 217.9 pounds, the highest
since 1898 with the exception of
last year, when a record crop of 18,-
946,000 bales was produced.
The 1938 crop was reported to be
78 percent of normal, the best Aug
ust 1 condition since 1918, with the
exception of 1937.
WPA GETS TEETH SUPPLY
22,000 Sets ar e Purchased for New
Yorkers
New York, August 2.—Som e per
sons on relief who have been wait
ing as long as two years for false
teeth soon will be able to chew again.
The WPA formerly supplied false
teeth made by dentists on relief
rolls, but there were’nt enough to
fill the need.
Today the WPA announced a con
tract has been signed with private
dental laboratories to supply 22,000
sets of false teeth for home relief
recipients in New York, at the rate
of 136 dentures a day* *
Announcements
CONGRESS
_ I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for congress in the 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
August 1 thru August 31. Farm
tenants, sharecroppers, laborers and
other families who live in this county
and who can qualify under the provi
sions of the “Bankhead-Jones Farm
Tenant Act”, may make application
for Federal loans to finance purchase
of family sized farms this year,
said E. H. Spearman, county FSA
Rehabilitation Supervisor.
This county was designated to hav e
the tenant purchase loan program In
addition to the other services of as
sistance to low income from fami
lies included in the FSA Rural Re
habilitation program.
Families in this county who wish
Federal aid to purchase a good farm
may visit the local Rehabilitation of
fices in the Newberry Hotel building,
in Newberry. Information and ap
plication blanks may also be secured
from the county agent, P. B. Ezell,
in the county building. Application
forms and information may be se
cured from the vocational agricul
ture teachers at Silverstreet School,
Bush River school and Stoney Hill
school. The application period will
be open for a short time only so all
who are interested ar e advised to act
without delay. Applications made in
this county are submitted for exami
nation of the local FSA Advisory
Committee, composed of residents of
this county. Approved loans will be
celrtified by this committee 'within
the limits of the funds available for
the present fiscal year’s program.
Land must be bought at reasonable
prices and must be capable of afford
ing an abundant living for the fam
ily and margin of profit necessary
to meet loan payments. FSA will not
list land for sale, said E. H. Spear
man. Options may be taken for
lands only after the application per
iod is over. The FSA will recognize
no obligation to buy until appraise!
of land and official approval of the
purchase proposition.
Farm and home plans will be made
out for each farm considering the
available family labor and the pro
duction possibilities of the farm to
be bought. No loans will be approv
ed in this program where the farm
and home plan does not reveal suffi
cient probable income to justify ade
quate farm buildings. All services
of the Rural Rehabilitation program
will be made available to farm fami
lies who acquire lands in this pro
gram, concluded E. H. Spearman.
HARTFORD NEWS
The annual community picnic which
is sponsored by the H. D. Club and
the Grange was held last Thursday
evening at the school house. The
principle speaker of the evening was
th Rev. John McEachern of Whit
mire, who made a talk on “China”.
Several songs wer e sung by a cum-
munity chorus. Music was played
by the Kilgore band. Little Emory
Hayes Bedenbaugh favored the aud
ience t with a Dummy Dann reading.
A large crowd attended and the eats
were plentiful.
Of interest to a wide circle of
friends was the marriagle of ,Mr.
Thomas Wicker of this community
and Miss Bonnie Bowers of the St.
Lukes community, last Saturday
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1938
LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
AT CAMP OLD INDIAN
Two Newberry Troops are now in
camp at Old Indian, Blue Ridge
Council scout camp, local scout offi
cials disclosed recently.
Troop 60, under the leadership of
Hugh Moats, and Troop 69, with
Dewey Kinard as leader, are now en
camped at the council’s official camp
near Tigersville, S. C.
Troop 60 has been placed in cabin
11 and Troop 69 in Cabin 12. Both
these cabins are new buildings and
are located back of the lodge.
Carl Martin and Charles Pruitt,
scouts from 60 and 69 respectively,
were named honor campers during the
encampment. First place in Friday’s
inspection also went to Troop 69, as
Newberry campers continued to bring
in honors.
Local scouts in camp are listed be
low:
Troop 60; Hugh Moats, Mr. Ed
wards, and Rev. Mitchell, leaders;
Richard Addison, Oliver Cromer,
Jim Kelley, Joe Jackson, John Willis,
Jack Duckett, Claude Senn, Burley
Hawkins, Kenneth Beatty, H. C. Day,
Earl Shealy, Talmadge Ellison, Louis
Price, J. W. Farmer, Carl Martin,
Jerry Sessoms, Elon Mills, Aral Ful
mer, Charles Bartley.
Troop 69: Dewey Kinard and Mr.
Wood, leaders; Charles Layton, D. P.
Leppard, Frank Jones, John Layton,
J. W. Padgett, J. B. Williams, Oscar
Ruff, Nathan Kinard, Charles Lepp
ard, Haskell Corley, Charles Pruitt,
Dallas Willingham, Harry Willing
ham, Grady Humphries, James Bow
ers, Thomas Ward and John Fulmer.
evening in the presence of a few
friends and relatives. They will make
their home with the groom’s father,
Mr. J. H. Wicker.
Those who are attending the en
campment at Camp Long in Aiken
county this week are as follows:
Messrs. Kenneth and Earl Eargle,
Curtis Chapman, Albert Owens, Ray
Foy, Willie Hawkins, Carl Amick,
Jacob Fulmer, Owen Holmes, and Le
roy Wessinger; Misses Mildred Les
ter, Helen Goggans and Virginia Can
non of Columbia.
Misses Margaret and Mildred Les
ter and Virginia Cannon and Messrs.
Carl Amick, Gilder Cromer, and Ja
cob Fulmer spent Sunday in Sum- s
ter.
Misses Elberta and Agnes Eargle ||
of Pelion, spent the weekend with
Miss Esther Eargle.
Miss Evelyn Wertz spent Thurs
day night with Misses Helen and
Pauline Goggans.
Mjr, Leroy Wessinger
weekend in C
Cannon.
Mr. Leo Wessinger spent the week
end at Mollohon with Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Bouknight.
The guests of Mr. and Mrs. “Abe”
Warren Sunday afternoon were:
Mr. and Mrs. Will Boozer and fam
ily, of Kinards, and Mr .and Mrs.
Sam Pat Bowers of Newberry.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Long, and
baby, of Little Mountain, spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. J./ H. Eargle.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Nobles and
Billie Nobles visited Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Goggans Sunday afternoon.
harvest time, to do such work on the
roads in their communities as clearing
ditches, removing bushes to give clear
vision of roads, and otherwise pre
paring the roads for the winter rains
and from the damage from such.
I believe the county should go to
some length In aiding the farmers
in terracing their lands. I believe >
savings could be made to an ex- '
tent that the county could afford
to do ..this work, or at least aid in
it so that the cost could be cut l
from $2.75 per acre to $1.75 or
even less. If it could possibly be
done I would like to see the coun
ty do this work free of any cost
to poor farmers.
I want to stress that I will be fair
and honest in dealing with the peo
ple, and four-square in the business
of the county. My record is known
and I would appreciate your vote and
support. My vote two years ago in
my home community shows what my
home people think of me and my re
cord.
My record is an open book and I
wan.- the county’s business to b e an
open book so that everyone may
know just what is going on.