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laSLZZSL v THE SUH FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1989 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year fl.00 Published Every Fnday Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the post office at'Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. A TEST TUBE TEASER A news item says that a mid-west ern botanist, after much experiment ing, has finally developed a new type of okra. This new vegetable' is des cribed as spineless okra. The story doesn't say just what scientific significance is 'attached to this agricultural discovery, nor does it say that it is tremendously impor tant. Whatever its importance, it is bad psychology, for it is liable to give some Washington spenders an idea. The result might be that they will soon be trying to develop a spineless taxpayer. MR. EDEN’S MESSAGE Americans should give a lot of thought to the message Anthony Eden brought to America. And when is are: Why Don’t Miracles Happen Now?; Even if Sin be Real, does it Matter very much?; What is God Like?; Can You Prove that there is a God?; What is the Least that a Christian Must Believe?; Isn’t ‘List ening In’ to a Service as Good as Coining to Church?, etc. The value of the book is enhanc ed to any American reader as he gets the viewpoint of many non-Ameri cans on these vital topics. One of the questions is answered by one of my former teachers, The Rev. E. F. Scott, D. D., LL. D., Professor-Emer itus of Biblical Theology, Union Theological Seminary, New York City. His question is: Are there Any Sins which cannot be forgiven? Of course that is the question of the un pardonable sin, and that is the sin against the Holy Spirit. But what is that, and particularly why is it un pardonable? The sin is “unpardon- the thinking process is complete able because the capacity for receiv- Americans should feel reassured that j pardon has been lost.” When we America is not, after all, the only 5? longer perceive the working of His Spirit, we cannot be forgiven Both books are well worth the place they may occupy on your shelf; it is difficult to say which is the bet ter. Two hatters once, so the story stronghold of individual freedom. Mr. Eden’s message was simply this: Free government will never fade from the British empire for the reason that the English know it is far better than any of the totalitarian 8° es > presented themslves to Mr. Lin- Isms. coin, then President of the United The significant and reassuring part States ’ ^oh bringing along a hat to of that statement is not in that it Preient to the honored Presjdent; and suggests defiance of the isms. Rath-1 beln e hatters w ere not particular y er, it is that England’s millions of lrle ndly competitors. Mr. Lincoln citizens, living close enough to the ism countries to weigh comparative values, are steadfast to their way above all other systems. Americans, fortunately, have not had to live so close to fascist and communist neighbors to learn the fal lacies of the isms and to discover de mocracy’s virtues. Instead, Ameri cans have had the undistorted .pic ture presented by a free, uncenso re press REVIEW of NEW BOOKS PAUL B. CLARK, PH. D. ... 1736 Woedborn Av*. Covington, Ky. IT WILL BE DAYBREAK SOON. By Archibald Rutledge. Fleming H. Rev- ell, New York, N. Y. Pages 129 Price 11.26. This book comes from the hand of the recently-made, by act of legisla ture, Poet-Laureate of South Carolina. He was born at McClellansville, S. C., and is the son of Henry M. and Mar garet S. Rutledge; he graduated from Porter Academy, Charleston, S. C., received his B. S. from Union College in 1904 and his A. M. in 1907. This author knows the Negro and writes most sympathetically of him, evaluating his religious nature and cmmending most highly his daily and workable philosophy of life. It is customary nowadays to spell “negro” with a big “N” as if it were the name of some country; the dictionary peo ple pass it on to usage and cite the better no'/spapers and the better newspapers pass it back to the dic tionary makers; and so the circular reasoning. The fact seems to be that the word is not treated as a word meaning color but is treated like the words Caucasian and Ethiopian, etc. The author uses the big “N”. The mentioning of all this is not to cor rect this; life is too short to correct all the "GO SLOW” signs on the highways, literary or otherwise. The fact is, however, that it is high time for every man to appraise the real mental traits and soul characteristics of every race, despite color, black or red of white, African of Caucasians, or any other. The author has written big letters the inner soul of the black man as he sees him in the South. The author believes in the negro; he is not defending the negro up North. It is » be hoped that this southland sketch will help many others, white and black, to understand the better traits in people. sensed his problem, to commend eacr. halter and each hat. He rose to the occasion by saying, “Gentlemen, these hats mutually excel each other.” So do these two books. THE GRAPHIC BIBLE. By Lewis Browne. The Macmillan Company, New York City. Pages 160. Price, $1.00. This book is a recent reprint in new format and has a very interest ing introduction and contains about one hundred maps which show just where the events of the Bible took place from Genesis to Revelation. The Jewish Scriptures are dealt with in’ a very thorough way. This is followec by a chronology of Bible History and a summary of the books of the Jew ish Scriptures. Next comes the Christian Scriptures and a summary of those books. There is a very use ful index to the text and to the maps. In order to show how useful the book really is, and in order to show how much the information is needed, let the reader of this ask himself if he knows the answers off hand to these questions and let it be said that these questions are all answered at a glance. 1. Where is what is called Lower City? 2. Upper City? 3. Da vid’s City? Decapolis? This Is very fine book in orienta tion. Pupils in high schools, as well as Bible students, should be interest ed in having it. This point can be easily substantiated by the historical data on most any page. Page 91 says: “When Caesar emerged the victor and become the master of the Roman Em- pire, Antipater came in for a rich reward. He was appointed . . . position which was really of far greater importance than that of Hy- rcanus, who was merely the nominal ruler with the title of Ethnarch.” A useful book. Spectator COMMENTS By SPECTATOR A merchant said to me on the eve of the New Year “I got through 1938 all right, but what I’m afraid of is 1939." Why? Crops will be planted as usual and in this low-country (where I'm writing today) we shall soon hear about tobacco beds, blue-mold an£ all that. Then the farmers will be rest- 'ess and restive about the first of March, eager to plant both corn and cotton, instead of holding up the cot ton until the last week in April. Then we shall hear about a “poor stand" and, later, “lice in the cotton”. All that. Oh, yes; we have it every year. Yet there will be harvest, as well as seed time. Why be afraid? What man among us has ever seen the end of the road, when commencing a journey? We who drive long distances speed up as we snoroach long hills; we don’t creep un “in low” hecnuse we fear that the top of the hill hides a nrecioice. No. ‘ndoed. we take the hills “in hifrh”. with a burst of speed. We have faith in the good service of those in -ho-rtre of the roads. So in life. The -weateot concern that each of us has »« his failh in the Supreme Bein'' n,ho eon take us over the hills of our JiWienlties. Why sit back and coniure up trou ble? Have vou ever looked at a iong, steep hill from the distance ond wondered how your car would “make It”? Then you started the -limb—and soon, with ease, you pass ed over the top. Life is like a long road, twisting, rugged, hilly. We start with a sound car and carry on in simple faith. Paul, the Apostle, said “For we walk by faith, not by sight”. True, of course. Even in walking along a paved side-walk we do not gaze con stantly on the ground; but walk in faith. The papers and the speakers pro phesy many things. Some men pro phesy and others work. Workers sel dom prophesy and prophets don’t do much of the work. Paul is a stern, unattractive figure to many, but he says a lot in a few words—some-! times. This appeals to me: “Your faith! should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” So, then, let us go forward in faith, greeting one day as another, “believing where we cannot prove”, confident that He that maketh His sun to shine on the just and the un just will not forsake His people, nor let their seed beg for bread. It is one of the anomalies of life that we condemn a man for extrava gance in his private business and think well of him for plunging the state in debt. In our private business we court the favor of the public so that we may enjoy more trade or pat ronage; but in our public business as a state we slap people in the face who, if treated courteously, might do a lot of business with us. You and I know the reason. Some public men do not grasp the principles of public business, but they do know how to get votes. Therefore if a choice must be made between public busi ness, broadly conceived, and a vote- catching gesture, then the public business can go to the bow-wows— to express it decorously—and the votes will be angled for. Whenever we have a Legislature of broad-guaged men we get construc tive service; but when vote-hunters are in the majority we get any kind of pottage that has a flavor. If common sense yet abounds in our state what should be the guide? I have on my table a letter from a friend in Charleston telling me that he did not receive a dividend this year from a cotton mill and that this was the first year that mill ever failed to pay a dividend. No divi dend? Then the stockholders won’t get anthing. Let’s see about that: The hundreds of men and women who own the mill will receive not a dol lar this year. So far as that invest ment is concerned they will starve to death. Who or what is a stockholder of a mill? He is the man who puts up the money to build, equip and oper ate the mill. Is he entited to any thing? Foolish question, surely, yet it seems that some of our people think men should invest (or sink) their money for the fun of it. What do we need in this state to day? Mills, factories. Who will put up the money? Well, how much would you put up, just for fun? Wil’ you put up even a hundred dollars* Oh, no! Not for fun; well the other men feel about it that way. too. How manv of us farmers would invest a thousand dollars, even a hundred, in an oil mill, flour mill, fertilizer mill, feed mil. or other en terprise, unless we could see clearly a chance to make a profit? How long would we operate a mill on one side of a county line if there wore a county law re'trictinir us so tFnt wo could not compete wRh a mill over the line? Well, that’s what we have done to our cotton mills: w® have a law in this state, this poor little st«t.“. restricting our mills to a 40-honr ba sis, whereas no other state in the Un- nFMON^TR ATION to plan the family home LSC.1V1ASU.3 1 IVtt. a PRODUCED FOOD. Agriculture is a way of living that enables the farm family to have good table fare, in cluding many otf the so-called “pro tective” foods, milk, butter, green and yellow vegetables, fruits and eggs, for a small cash outlay. The home produced food plan has its place in the family earning-spending-saving scheme, and no part of it should be left to chance. The garden and the orchard should furnish fresh vegetab- NEWS When it comes to making New Year’s resolutions, there are those who do and those who don’t, the be lievers and the skeptics. Of the be lievers there are the wavering and the steadfast, those who resolve and fall by the wayside, and those who resolve and hold to the straight and a aa. orcnara snouiu xurmsu aaazbu ycgcmi/- who keep resolutions without making them, outnumber those content to drift with the wind. season, and the canned goods shelf should offer variety for the winter Ml Wiu. uue wmu. ^ ^ farm family can practi- But in the end, all these groups add ™^ al have its mi £ and up to one. They are all members of production de- the great class of folks who are not '"‘ j’ ^ » , quite satisfied with what they made P ends more on r * n * re space ’ feed of their lives, their efforts, and their money during the past year. And so, for American homemakers who feel they would like to make a range space, supply, and type of farming. TO READ THE LABELS ON FOODS. Read the labels to know „ what you buy, don’t guess. Judge fresh^ start” in 19397" heriT is* a* set" of j how much you are getting by net New Year’s resolutions, drawn up by j weight or by volume, not by the size the Bureau of Home Economies, in! 0 * buying eggs, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, notice whether the cartons are seal ed with certificates of quality that “I Resolve ” TO MAKE A SPENDING PLAN. No list of New Year’s resolutions would be complete without the men tion of the family budget—a plan de signed to help get the most good from every dollar the family has to spend. show the size, grade, and date of grading. And whether butter has been “scored” for its flavor, color, salt, and “body”. When you are buy ing fresh meat, look for the “little purple stamp” to make sure it has passed U. S. Givernment inspection. The best spending plans grow out and . 8 ^desome. of the family council, when the good of the whole group comes first, and individual wishes have a place. ^ Let the homemaker, who knows the xam- ily needs and finances best, be the starter for a group plan that will give the family a boost toward a more satisfactory year. TO PLAN THE FAMILY DIET. Labels on canned goods are also most profitable reading matter. Sometime^ they tell you how many servings to expect, or you can read this in the net weight otf the contents. Watch for the grade as an Index of quality. “A” or “fancy” .neans the top in apes ranee and freedom from ! . Of me- blemish; “ B ” or “choice” comes next: nus to maS-a sy “t^tic tour of a " d “ C ” «r “standard” is good food. the markets—will do much for the health, wealth, and general welfare of any family. Make weekly plans, and in these plans remember the mottoes of good nutrition. Among And whether “A” or “C” is the best buy for you, depends partly on your pockertbook, and partly on the use to which the canned goods will be put. You want “A” corn to serve as a Schedule for the week: Monday—Willowbrook H. D. Tuesday—Hunter DeWalt 4-H and H. D. Wednesday — Silverstreet 4-H, Chappells 4-H, and Yaughnville H. D. Thursday—O’Neal 4-H and Tran- wood H. D. Friday—Stoney Hill 4-H and H. D. Saturday—Market and office. Long Work Record The first time without a job in 87 years is the perdkament of George T. Blair, who ran a blacksmith shop in Newberry and Silverstreet for the past quarter of a century. A hard worker all hie life and accustomed to being busy at all times, Mr. Blair roamed the streets this week for the first time. “I am not uneasy. I own my home and have saved just a little, however, not enough to live on long. I don’t suppose I can get a pension since I own my home and have a few dollars saved up,” said Mr. Blair. Last February Mr. Blair had an of fer to purchase his shop and since he was getting old he decided to sell. Since that time he has contin ued to work with the shop force, but now since business has grown some what dull he has been laid off until business picks up. Since automobiles and trucks are fast supplanting mules and horses for farm work, his future in this respect does not seem very bright. Mr. Blair stated Wednesday that it was the first time since he was bom 68 years ago that he did not have a job otf some kind and that he was now realizing for the first time in his life that old age was creeping upon him. Mr. Blair married Miss Ellen to whom seven children them are, “at least a pint of milk » lde "bile f C be the best dailv for every member of the family, I buy for cream-of-corn soup, preferably a quart for children” or! Buy groceries that tell you just “four or more servings of vegetables! yo« can expect to find beneath and fruits daily”-at least one of the the cover. More and more food* are vegetables should be leafy green or yellow—“tomatoes or citrus fruits several times a week,” “eggs, almost dailv for small children, several times a week for adults.” coming to market with labels that are real “windows” to show you ex actly what you are getting. TO BE AN HONEST COOK. The family pays for the food you prepare; feed it to the family, not to the gar bage can or the kitchen sink. Peel potatoes and other vegetables and son, to wnom seven children bom, six of whom are living daughters and one son. Mrs. Blair has been an invalid fo the past seven years, part of the time is spent in bed and the other !part in a lolling chair. Her unmar- l rled daughters remain constantly iwith her. For six years, Mr. Blair carried her to ride every but for the past year her does not permit her to take ride They have been married 44 Mrs. Blair is 66 years old. ASKING THEM QUESTIONS. FIRST SERIES. Ronald Selby Wright. Oxford. Pages 244. Price, $1.60. ASKING THEM QUESTIONS. SE COND SERIES. Ronald Selby Wright. OkTdri CHRIST AND HUMAN NEED. By C. F. Andrews, Haiper & Brothers. New York City. Pages 126. Price, $1, This book, quite recent, contains part of an essay that gained the Bur' ney Prize at Cambridge more than forty-two years ago. Methuen pub lished the essay under the caption of CHRISTIANITY AND THE LABOR CONFLICT. This book had small cir culation. Later the material appear ed in a better known book, CHRIST AND LABOUR, published by the Stu dent Christian Movement Press There were two editions. Messrs. Me thuen ar.d the S. C, M. Press permitt ed the author to rewrite the materia' in this up-to-date and popular form This particular history lends color and influence to the prophetic mes sage of this noble volume. There i- not a dull page in the book. The auth or knows the evils of the world; he knows the Christian message of love that the world should follow. He states his diagnosis most clearly; he speaks with personal experience with out and with spiritual preparation within himself. The message centers a round the after-math of crisis; it is CHRIST AND THE HUMAN NEED ford University Press, New York City. Pages xvii-242. Price $1.25. This' type of book will always sell if the questions are vital ones; and as seen through the terms Father and this iS just where'this series excels. Love and the Kingdom of Heaven on .“rtie .questions are vital in both books the plane of every stratum in life and tor oiir day and generation. In the 1 carrying out on those planes or in SECOND SERIES there are forty ^nee human social relationships the ''qnestrdns and each ou»stion is dis- ideals so beautifully concentrated in :ou«sed bv an out't’ndino' scholar in e'-o-’deal Christian home A very fine that particular field of study. A few study of applied Christianity by a of the questions taken at random j very noble soul. In Aiken there is some feeling over rumors of jury-fixing. That rumor can be heard elsewhere, as well as in Aiken. If it be true that is the very negation of justice and makes our courts a mere front for a traves ty is just a farce. When a man appeals to the courts —in a civil action, usually called a suit, he is entitled to justice, to a decision on the merits otf the case. Anything less than that is an invi tation to a man to take the law in to his own hands and to use his own force for the maintenance of his rights. It is one of the defects of the Jury system that men are men, rather than jurists, and that nu ny decisions rest on man-to-man grounds, common humanity, fellow-feeling, neighborly regard—and all that. Likewise many decisions rest equally on prejudice a- gainst a party—as against a big cor poration. All too frequently the jury feels that a big “Company” can “stand it”, and therefore should be penalized because it can stand it, and because the other party is a poor man. That attitude is a denial of justice, of course, but it is so common as almost to be the ruling practice of the day. A cold, unemotional judge is more likely to be strictly fair than is a jury. But do we want strict jus tice? Are we wiling to rest a case on its merits, uninfluenced by all and the color and personal appeal (and prejudice) we can give it? One need not be surprised that some one casually calls on jurors be fore a case is called and then sug gests to trial lawyers just how the jury stands. I mean the entire ve nire, all the thirty-six jurors. Ac cording to rumor that is very com mon in our trials. I don’t know that many cases ex ist of influence being exerted after the trial jury is drawn, but the other practice is bad enough, if it be true chat there is such a practice. The courts are our last resort. In politics we use influence and see how inflluence operates; but a man should be able to trust the courts. The judges are not the whole court. The juries are much more powerful than are the judges. A judge seems to re present in his person the power, the dignity and the justice of the court; but the power of the judge in our state courts is so meager that the jury may utterly disregard judge, law and evidence and bring in a ver dict according to whim, prejudice, prepossession, or whatnot. This is final in criminal cases and danger ously bad in civil actions. tional Law is 44 hours. I How can we compete for business i. r our business directors manage our ^ruits “tissue-thin”. Or even better, business that way? bake or steam in their jackets. When boiling vegetables use no more water Good luck, Governor Maybank and than necessary so you can serve the I Gentlemen of the Legislature; may soaked out minerals and vitamins in ! all useful success crown your effforts the gravy or in soup. And save the and redound to the development of fine oil from canned -salmon for its ion has any such restriction. The Na-1 our state. ! valuable vitamin D. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the friends of ! A. Quattlebaum for the many sions of sympathy and kindnes the time of his death. Witfe and children: Mrs. Wofford Cooper Mrs. C. B. Whittle A. A. Quattlebaum. Why not a little common sense in our public financing? Is there any reason for heedless spending of the public money? I The South Carolina National fl~~ ~ ggsaa CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITIONL J — ■ -. . . December 31,1938 ■' ' ‘ 7 ASSETS Cash and due from banks $15,650,190.20 U. S. Government Bonds 6,679,627.87 State and Municipal Bonds 1 557,290.23 Other Stocks and Bonds 19,300.50 Federal Reserve Bank Stock \ 78,000,00 Loans and Discounts 14,794,114.07 Banking Houses (12) 502,925.00 Furniture and Fixtures, 15 Offices 102,180.71 Other Real Estate 106,539.13 Other Assets 14,005.43 IS $38,504,173.14 LIABILITIES Capital: Preferred - $ 1,200,000.00 Capital: Common, paid in $1,000,000.00 Earned 100,000.00 1,100,000.00 Surplus: Earned 325,000.00 I Undivided Profits: Earned 362,278.84 Reserve: Ret. Preferred Stock, Earned... 276,000.00 . Total Earned Surplus, Undivided Profits and Preferred Stock Retirement Fund... 963,278.84 Earned Reserves: For Dividend on Com mon Stock 55,000.00 1 I Depreciation: Banking House and other 51 54392 Accrued Interest and Taxes 3,672.00 Other Reserves 18,000.00 Total Earned Reserves 128,320.92 Deposits : 35,112,573.38 $38,504,173.14 _ I All bonds and securities carried at par or less. 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