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PAGE POUR THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, AUGUST 85, IMf ISIS College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor end Publisher One Year • $1.00 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. PAY THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS Those who have to run their own business, and who try to earn a liv ing therefrom, know all about the law of diminishing returns. But gov ernment is only gradually learning that the principle involved has its application to taxing measures, too. It is beginning to become plain that when “hidden taxes”—the ones con cealed in the price of products—^be come too high, peoples buy less and the total yield may prove to be less than was the case when the rate was lower. The New York Post, commenting on the cigaret tax in its home state, brings this point to the attention of its readers. “The pyramid of taxes on New Yorkers’ cigarettes is serving one useful purpose,” the Post philoso phizes.' “It is demonstrating, better than has any other tax in years, all the varieties of trouble that can be caused by imposing levies heavier than the traffic can bear. “Retail dealers are losing cus tomers by the droves. Purchasers of cigarettes are being annoyed and, in many cases, cutting down on other expenditures. Yields from the tax are much below expectations. “Everybody is losing and the gain to the city and state treasuries seem likely to be scant. There may even be a loss. “The state tax defeated itself. Economists call this “the law of diminishing returns.” ENCOURAGING NEWS It’s not often these days that good news to business and the general public comes from official sources in Washington, but a welcome break in the tradition occurred not long ago. It took the form of an announcement from the department of agriculture to the effect that the “alarming growth of interstate trade interfer ence” has at last come to a halt. Mr. Wallace’s department is even encouraged at this point to voice the hope that, the next time the state legislatures meet, thy will see the way clear to remove many of the ob noxious “barriers” and “tariffs.” Taxes by states which discriminate against products made in other states are objectionable to industry be cause they incite retaliation and the resulting tax war slows up the free flow of commerce. It means less goods sold, and if carried to extremes could result in industrial stagnation. That stagnation would, of course, involve further depression, and that is where the public comes in. So in dustry and the general public are united in hoping for a complete end to state trade barriers, and both are ready to hail this latest cheering word from Washington. PATRIOTISM ON THE INCREASE This country has thrived and grown great on patriotism. People in foreign lands sometimes say Americans are too proud of their country, while at the same time they envy us our happier lot. It never strikes them that there may be some connection between the United States’ high living standards and the pride in country of the men and women who do the nation’s work. In any case, it is encouraging these days to sense in the air a stronger manifestation of American patriotism than has been apparent for some time. One seems to hear a frequent echo of the words of Dan iel Webster: “Thank God, I—I also— am an American!” Symptoms of this feeling are found everywhere: in novels and bio graphies celebrating the high points of our history, in the movies, in stage plays like “Lincoln in Illinois” and “The American Way.” There is even a song being published called “That Good Old American Way.” This increase of patriotic feeling is a good and healthy sign. It is not solely apparent in the movies, in plays, and in songs. These things merely reflect what the public is feeling. And this patriotism, at the present time, seems to say that Americans have decided there is every reason in the world to feel con fidence in this country and its fu ture—to go forward and accomplish things the way their forefathers did. TO HOT SPRINGS Judge Eugene S. Blease left Sun day by train for Hot Spring, Arkan sas for treatment and a rest. He expects to return in about two weeks. For Best Results Insist on genuine repairs for your McCormick-Deering line of farm machines and implements. i They Fit Better end Lest Longer When you use outlaw repairs don’t blame your machine for the service it gives. JOHNSON-McCRACKIN CO. Would You Be Shown? You can buy a marker from a picture, but you do not need to be told that no photograph does jus tice to the real article. In buying from this home concern you see just what you are getting. And we can show you dozens of jobs which we have erected in local cemeteries, all of which stand out in beauty of material and design. We only ask a chance to prove that we can and do give more for the money, both in qnality and satisfaction. NEWBERRY STONE CO. J. B. Coward, Prop. Newberry, S. C \TOMORROW\ -ly- FRANK PARKER 8 TOOKB R ID O CALIFORNIA empire I have been traveling the length and breadth of California, for the first time in a good many years, Nobody can really know the United States until he has visited the Pa cific Coast. The country west of the Great Divide is an empire in it self. It could be separated com pletely from the rest of the nation and be self-sufficient and prosperous. It is not hard to understand why Californians feel a love for their state such as few feel for any land. tFYom the palm-fringed shores of the south to the pine-topped moun tains of the north, California has a variety of climate, of geography and of scenic beauty such as no other of the 48 states has. Its natural re cources include everything from oil to oranges, from grain to gold. In the South, California’s climate in summer reminds me of that of Palm Beach or Miami in winter. Bright sunshine by day, but you’re likely to need a topcoat at night. In the country around San Francisco Bay one can expect rain almost every day, and straw hats appear only on the heads of tourists from the East. Not without reason does Califor nia call itself the Golden State. ENGINEERS paradise With more and better raw ma terial to work on than could be found in any comparable area any where, California has for years been a paradise for engineers. Beginning with the gold mining area, which is still far from ended, technical men have been working wonders in Cali fornia. The great tunnels and aque ducts in the south, bringing water from the mountains to irrigate the farms and turn turbines for electric power, are matched by the magnifi cent bridges across the Golden Gate and the Bay of San Francisco in the north. Califorians drill for oil in the bed of the ocean, and invented the curved drill which can tap oil depo sits a mile away from the original hole. The “catipillar” tractor, most useful of agricultural implements, is a California invention. Scientific agriculture and horticulture have a wider application in California than, I believe, in an other state. )I still maintain that Florida, or anges and grapefruit are superior to the California products, but Florida could learn a lesson from California in the matter of marketing its citrus fruit. Every California orange is, in effect, personally conducted from tree to consumer. California is a scientific center of world importance. The great tele scope at Lick Observatory on Mount Wilson has been the medium through which the greatest astronomical dis coveries of all time have been made. Now the new 200-inch telescope, twice as large, is being built on Mount Palomer, near Los Angeles, and in a year or two we shall know more about the rest of the universe than we have ever known before. In every phase of scientific .re search, many of the greatest leaders are in California, working in the University of California, and the California Institute of Technology, and attracting students and research workers from all the world. Here Luther Burbank did his great work in developing new kinds of fruits, vegetables and flowers; here the most penetrating research into the problems of human behavior and the working of the human mind has been done. Something in the California air seems to stimulate the thirst for knowledge. HOLLYWOOD work Movie fans from all over the world flock to Hollywood in the tourist season, hoping to get at least a glimpse, if not an autograph, of one or more movie stars. Much -bunk has been written about the glamorous life of actors and actress es, and the fabulous salaries young men and women get for apparently doing nothing but play around. As a matter of fact, there are few people who work harder for their money than the movie folk. When a picture is being made, the glamour girls have to get up at 5 o’clock in the morning to start their hair-do’s and make-up for the day’s work, which begins in the studio at 8. They work until 6 or 6 o’clock on the set, and get to bed by 8 or 9- While a picture is in work they have no time for play. Between pictures the movie ac tors and actresses make up for lost time by having as gay a time as they know how. Those are short, brief intervals for the successful ones. The discipline and demands of the studios do not permit of any sort of frivolous behavior while they are working on a picture. Not only tourists bub residents are crazy about the movies. I went to a preview at the celebrated Chi nese Theater in Hollywood a few days ago, and the streets were jam med for blocks with crowds watch ing for a glimpse of the stars as they arrived. The picture was “Stanley and Livingstone,” and when it comes to your theater don’t miss it. It is one of the most stirring pictures I have ever seen. LIVESTOCK SHIPMENT DATE IS SEPTEMBER 6 The directors of the Newberry County Livestock Association have changed the date from August 30 to September 6 as the date for the first cooperative shipment of hogs from the county, according to J. L. King, Acting County Agent. Shipping pens are located at He lena, scales have been installed, a well dug, and everything is being put into shape for the first ship ment. Farmers with hogs for sale are asked to list them with County Agent King. ;McK. Hutchinson, I. T. Timmer man and George E. Stone, left Sat urday, August 19, for Havana, Cuba, and other points of interest. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intend to apply to the Secretary of State on Wednesday, August 30, 1939, for a certificate of incorporation. The name of the pro posed corporation is to be Home and Church Burial Aid Society, and the purpose of the said corporation is to hold property in common for elee- mosinary purposes. The principal place of business is to be Newberry, South Carolina. J. B. Williams Pearl C. Williams Ralph T. Williams FOR RENT—Front part of building in business district, suitable for office or small business.—See The Sun. TEACHES PIANO—Mrs. Harry O’ Donnell will teach a few piano pu pils at her home, 513 Boundary street. Special attention to begin ners. Terms: $5 per 8 lessons. 2t FOR RENT—furnished or unfurnish ed apartment. Comfortable and con venient. Centrally located. See Mrs. Josie McAlhany at 1713 Boun dary street or phone 443-J. 3t FOR RENT — Apartment in the Holmes house on Walnut street. Call 374. Richard L. Baker. 3tp FOR RENT—We have for rent sev eral Safety Deposit Boxes in the Insurance Building. Apply to A. J. Bowers, Jr. FOR SALE—Recleaned Orange Cane Seed at $1.25 per bushel. H. O. LONG 21- tf Silverstreet, S. C. FOR SALE—good wardrobe trunk in perfect condition. Lula Bess Whit ney, Whitmire, route 2. Inquire at The Sun office for further in formation. It. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF FINAL SETTLEMENT We will make a final settlement of the estate of Cannon Gary Blease in the Probate Court for Newberry County, S. C., on Friday, September 1st, 1939, at 10:00 o’clock in the fore noon, and will immediately thereafter ask for our discharge as executors of said estate. All persons having claims against the estate of Cannon Gary Blease, de ceased, are hereby notified bo file the same, duly verified, with the un dersigned, and those indebted to said estate will please make payment likewise. EUGENE S. BLEASE STEVE C. GRIFFITH Executor*, of the estate of Can non Gary Blease, deceased. August 2nd, 1939. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make a final settlement of the estate of Mrs. Vida Mae Beden- baugh in the Probate Court for New berry County, S. C., on Thursday, August 31st, 1939, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, and will immediately thereafter ask for my discharge as administrator of said estate. All persons having claims against the estate of Mrs. Vida Mae Beden- baugh, deceased, are hereby notified to file the same duly verified, with the undersigned, or his attorneys, Blease & Griffith, and those indebted to said estate will please make pay ment likewise. EVERETT E. BEDENBAUGH, Administrator. July 31st, 1939. 4-4tc 81,209 MALARIA CASES REPORTED IN U.S. IN 1038 DON’T DELAY! Start Today with OOO 606 CHECKS MALARIA IN 7 DAYS CHINA at Give-away Prices Many patterns to select from Made by SEBRINT, Ohio C. T. SUMMER HDWE. DEPT. H-D COLUMN By MISS ETHEL COUNTS AH County Council members are interested in the District meeting which will be held at Clemson col lege on Saturday, September the 9th. We should begin at once to make plans for the trip which will be a great opportunity for all and es pecially those who have not been so fortunate as to have visited Clemson before. You may carry lunch as is. the us ual custom, or for a small charge, you will be admitted to the college dining room. If you wish to eat in the dining room, it is necessary that you notify your Home Demonstration Agent by September 1 so that the necessary arrangements can be made. Registration begins at 10:00 o’clock and at least three and one-half hours should be allowed for the trip. Lets | REV. KESTER VACATIONING IN get the attendance vase this time. NORTH CAROLINA Fruits and vegetables canned this summer are insurance against lack of variety and vitamins in next win ter’s menus. Just as fast as beans and other midsummer vegetables are over with, the crop remains should be cleared out as this has two very desirable ends. First, large num bers of insects are destroyed in the immature stage that would other wise reach maturity and go into hibernation to infest the garden next year. Second, weedy areas in the garden during August and Septem ber attract cut worm moths in search of a place to lay eggs. Ground for turnips should be fer tilized with a good fertilizer. Aside from their value as human food, tur nips are excellent for cows, and pro vide an ideal cover crop for the garden. Rev. M. L. Kester and son, John Lee, left Sunday afternoon, August 20 for Statesville, N. C., to join Mrs. Kester who has been spending tha month of August with relatives. Af ter a few days visit there, Mr. and Mrs. Kester will visit friends and relatives in Salisbury, Spencer and Ashboro, N. C. On August 30 Mr. Kester will deliver the sermon at the annual homecoming at his home church, Bethel, near Salisbury. Mr. Kester wiU return, with his family about the first of September. FLORIDA VISITOR Mrs. W. R. Reid, Sr., of Talla hassee, Florida, is visiting her child ren, W. R. Reid and Mrs. Sloan Chapman and their families. Mrs. Reid returned with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reid who spent a week in Florida visiting relatives. ' / 'AW f SAlt SEPT. STANDARD TIRES THE THRIFT SENSATION* OF 1933 ' . o ... ' * , • HOW YOU CAN GET ONE OF THESE AMAZING TIRES AT BU A. 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YOU SAY! 3.50- 16 5.25- 17/ 5.50- 17 ( 5.25- 18 i 5.50- 18 ( 6.00-16 6.00-17. $14.15 14.65 13.35 15.95 16.50 $7.08 7.33 6.68 7.98 8.25 $21.23 21.98 20.03 23.93 24.75 $7.07 7.32 6.67 7.97 8.25 6.00-18.. 6.25-18. 6.50- 16.. 7,00-15.. 7.00-16.. 7.50- 16 $17.15 17.95 19.35 21.35 21.95 27.80 $8.58 8.98 9.68 10.68 10.98 13.90 $25.73 26.93 29.03 32.03 32.93 41.70 $8.57 8.97 9.67 10.67 10.97 13.90 ABOVE PRICES INCLUDE YOUR OLD TIRE—OTHER SIZES PROPORTIONATELY LOW. Tirtstor 1C HI OH SPEED ' 'tPCSt one c< ONVO) r azE Prieo For The 1st Tire Next Tire 50% Discount P.'te For 9 Tire* YOU SAVE SIZE Price Fer The 1st The Next The 50% DtKO.nl Price Fet * Tire# YOU SAVI 4.75-19/ 5.00-19 ( 5.25- 17/ 5.50- 17 ( 5.25- 18/ 5.50- 181 6.00-16 6.25- 16/ 6.50- 16( $10.30 13.20 12.00 14.35 17.40 $5.15 6.60 6.00 7.18 8.70 $i5.<: 19.80 18.00 21.53 26.10 $5.15 6.60 6.00 7.17 8.70 4.40-21 / 4.50- 21 ( 4.75-19/ 5.00-19 f 5.25- 17/ 5.50- 17 { 5.25- 18/ 5.50- 18 { 6.00-16 $8.35 8.60 11.00 10.00 11.95 $4.18 4.30 5.50 5.00 5.98 $12.53 12.90 16.50 15.00 17,93 $4.17 4.30 5.S0 5.00 5.97 ABOVE PRICES INCLUDE YOUR O’ ^ TIRE —OTHER SIZES PROPORTIONATELY LOW, FOR GREATEST SAFETY AND ECONOMY PUT A NEW TUBE IN EVERT NEW Wl LIFETIME GUARANTEE ND TIME OR MILEAGE LIMIT See Firestone Tires made in the Firestone Factory and Exhibition Building at New York World’s Fftir. Also visit the Firestone Exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition as San Francisco. Listen to the '/oice of Firestone tvith Richard -Grooks» Margaret Streaks and the Fire**on*_ Symphony Orchestra, uwder direction of Alfred n allenssem» Monday evenings, Nutiomvide N. B. G. Red Nettvutu* City Filling Station "Next to the Postoffice and Just As Reliable »»