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PAGE EIGHT FRIDAY, AUGUST *5, ltt» 1939-1940 Opening Of Newberry City Schools New Students who expect to en ter the eighth grade from non-ac- credited schools will report at the Senior High School for examination In Algebra and English on Wednes day, August 30th, at 9 o’clock. New students and conditioned stu dents are expected to report to their respective schools for examinations and classification on Thursday morn ing, August 31st, at 9 o'clock. All students who will be in the 8th grade are asked to report Thurs day morning, August 31st, at 9 o’clock. All students who expect to use Rental Textbooks for this session are requested to meet their teachers at their respective schools on Thurs day morning. It is necessary for me to know at this time how many will use these books. All new students (beginners and students entering the cRy schools from other districts) are requested to enroll before the opening date of the schools. Students may enroll by calling at the office at the High School between the hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m., or enrollment may be made by telephone over number 550. Students must show that they have been successfully vaccinated for smallpox. AH students are notified to meet their respective teachers at their schools on Friday morning, Septem ber 1st, at 9 o’clock for lesson as signments and other preliminary work. (Signed) O. B. Cannon Supt. Newberry City Schools I WEEKEND SERVICES BEING HELD AT UNITY CHURCH The Rev. R. E. Craig of Troy is conducting a series of services at Unity A. R. P. church. They began Wednesday evening of this week and are being held each evening through Sunday, August 20. Mr. Craig is one of the most popu lar of the younger ministers of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church and is being heard with much interest and profit. He attended Erskine college and seminary. A cordial invitation ,is extended to all to attend the remaining ser vices. Automobile $50 TO $500 Let this Newberry own ed and operated Com pany finance your next Car. Request your dealer to let your next ear be financed here at home. Standard rates, quick and friendly service. We will refinance your present car, so as to make the payments smaller. We will also make direct loans on your present car and let you pay ti back in monthly installments. NEWBERRY INS. & REALTY CO. E. B. PURCELL, Pres. Phone 197 Exchange Bldg. OPIUM Opium, which is made from the gum of a species of poppy, has been in use for over three thousand years, the source of its origin not being definitely known. [Homer tells of its possessing the power of producing sleep. Hippoc rates, the father of medicine, knew of it and lectured to his students on it uses and abuses. Two thousand years ago, the Turks added alchohol to gum opium, and produced what is known today as laudanum, which they used as a cordial, indulging in it so exten sively that laws were passed pro hibiting its sale, because men aban doned their business to imbibe it and be lulled into pleasant dreams. In the early days of both Rome and Greece, the drug addict walked the streets, as he does today, stimu- latd by opium which he chewed, and as crimes increased, these early na tions passed laws forbidding its sale. It is therefore obvious that in an cient days there were drug addicts as there are today and that they were national problems, a they are now. Many authorities believe that the drug called Rosh in the Old Testa ment was nothing more or less than opium. It is erroneously believed that the Chinese first grew this poppy and that it came from the Land of Morning Calm to the West. Dn the contrary its original habi tat was Asia Minor and at one time it was extensively cultivated in Turkey. England forced the Chinese na tion through the Opium Wars, to buy a specified amount annually of gum opium, so that the sharehold ers of the poppy plantations in India, producing this drug, would get their interest regularly, and it was through this that the Chinese became opium addicts. Once In A While We run across something we con- Ider very special and which we glad ly present to our customers as the “Bargain of the Season.” This week we are proud to present a “charming )tri|fle” i|from YARDLEY of LONDON—A BEAUTIFUL GOL DEN LOOSE POWDER VANITY with silvered crest and a box of YARDLEY’S COMPLEXION POW DER, perfumed with “BOND STREET” or ENGLISH LAVEN DER, both for only— $1.35 Next week we shall have our us ual bargain on DOROTHY GRAY Cleansing Creams—the $2.00 size for only $1.00. Place your order now for 2 or 3 jars. This is a once a year proposition. Arriving this week also—new Fall line of gold China and stemware de corated by Wheeling. This merchan dise will be on display by this week end. Come in and look it over! Phone 74 Newberry DRUG COMPANY “The Popular Drug Store” I WILL BUY COTTON ALL GRADES AND STAPLES A. G. McCaughrin Headquarters STANDARD WAREHOUSE, Friend St. Newberry, S. C. Spectator COMMENTS South Carolina should advance; to day we have a Governor who knows business and who understands that only through production and distri bution, saving and investment, can we prosper; and that our need is more capital. This Legislature, too, has been free from demagoguery and is led by some very able and clear- visioned men. Heretofore the hos tile atmosphere of the Lgislature has been a force to keep out new capital. Our local and state appropriations —totaling nearly $100,000,000—are too high. We should re-appraise every spending agency of the State and Counties to make sure that we are spending wisely. Just as a great industrial enterprise profits from ex pert surveys, so might we usefully survey all our public services, includ ing municipalities and other spend ing units. In seeking for industries to use our raw products, employ our people and to contribute to the general up keep of the state and all its cultural and economic activities, we may take heart that the greatest of our raw products—cotton—is now receiving special study. Cotton, the basis of our economy so long, the balance for our foreign trade, was a principal element in the foundation upon which was built the spacious culture of the South. Today both the wizardy of chemistry and the resourcefulness of sales promotion are working together to put the king back on the throne. I feel not only filial respect and love for Charleston, but great pride in her character and achievemennts. It is well to remember that Char leston capital, Charleston merchants, were a considerable factor in mak ing it possible for country merchants to provide an ox or a mule, ferti lizer and groceries to almost any body willing to cultivate the land. That there may have been big pro fits should not obscure the fact of the great credit risk. That our peo ple, just after the war, loooked to Charleston is something this genera tion does not know. But high on the roll of service should be put the names of some East Bay merchants. Charleston was not a get-rich- quick town. It was a place of leisure and a place of standard's. I like to think of it as a town where men res pect their word. The greatest tri bute to the English, I think, is that throughout South America one gives his solemn binding promise by say ing “palabra Inglesa”—English word. The Englishman’s code of honor is recognized and respected everywhere. That was before Munich . An so with Charleston. We must build for the new era by creating and sustaining an atmos phere of friendliness to industry and investment. I repeat the words— create and sustain an atmosphere of friendliness. This requires of our businessmen that they deliberately use the power of the ballot and the the influence growing out of a quick ened political conciousness. Along with this helpful atmosphere we must remove barriers. Among the bar riers to remove are: (1) The Intangibles Tax, which de prives us of some very desirable cit izens of wealth, by imposing higher taxes on dividends and interest than those imposed by competing states; and, (2) we must reduce tax burdens, particularly local tax burdens. At bottom our trouble is that we rush into all sorts of things which are beyond our means. A magnifi cent building may sometimes indicate an unwise ambition more than a practical utility of immediate need. We are not turning out better men and women from our institutions; nor shall we improve the quality of manhood by going into debt for build ings. I do not deny the desirability of these things, but I do challenge the wisdom or the necessity for some of them. We are tempted to plunge into debt because other people are doing it. I indulge the fervent wish that some one may lead us into a fresh appraisal of the value of all our ac- PAIN IN BACK MADE HER MISERABLE Read How She Found Blessed Relief Muscles were so sore she could hardly touch them. Used Hamlins Wizard Oil Liniment and found wonderful relief. Try it today if your muscles are stiff, sore, achy. Rub it on thorough ly. Feel its prompt warming action ease pain; bring soothing relief. Pleasant odor. Will not stain. Money-back guarantee at all drug stores. HAMLINS WIZARD OIL LINIMENT For MUSCULAR ACHES and PAINS rheumatic PAIN —LUMBAGO THE NEWBERRY SUN tivities. Such a man must disregard the clamor of those who wear labels and think that the label guarantees genuineness. The greatest advance in recent years has come through laboratory workers. The horizon of Commerce has enormously widened through the quiet labors of the chemists. And we have barely begun to use chemis try in industry. Of special interest to us is the pos sibility of regaining an ancient pri macy through cotton. Various groups are studying new possibilities for our great staple. The Mellon institute has a staff of 80 research specialists, with 200 assistants, devoting full time to general experimentation and cooperating with The Cotton Re search Council which employs 8 spe cialists; The Cotton Textile Institute is concerned with problems of wider demand for manufactured goods; and numerous individual chemists also are at work. We may remember that a great Government laboratory for the study of agricultural products of this region will operate in New Or leans, devoting its primary studies to cotton. A new organization has been launched by 5 groups—cotton pro ducers, ginners, merchants, crushers and warehousemen. It is called the National Cotton Council and has headquarters in Memphis and a state organization in each state of the cotton group. ST. PHILIPS NEWS Recently I had the opportunity of attending the South Carolina school for the blind at Cedar Springs, near Spartanburg. Miss Sara Banks and I were carried up by Mr. and Mrs. Holland H. Ruff. After spend ing a short time in the city of Spar tanburg we continued our trip on to Cedar Springs, about four miles out from the city. The first part of the program was held at eight o’clock Thursday night, August 10. After the program, re freshments of cak and punch were served and an informal reception held when we had the pleasure of again meeting many old friends. Attending the meeting were 105 blind persons from all over the State. The Friday morning session began in the chapel at nine o’clock when we heard some fine addresses and a mmorial service conductd by Miss Banks. At the two o’clock session we elected officers and made plans to hold a meeting at Cedar Springs each year. The concluding feature of the 2. day program was a lecture Friday night, followed by a social hour. I had the rare pleasure of spending some time with a friend I hadn’t seen in 39 years. Mr. Walker, who had charge of the program, gave us all a wonder ful time and we apreclate his friend liness and kindness. We returned home Saturday, Miss Banks and I coming with 1?. F. Livingston instead of riding the bus as formerly planned. f KEMPSON’S BRIDGE IS BOUNDARY FOR MURRAY Game Warden Herman Wise is in receipt of a letter from the State Game Warden in which he sets Kempsons Bridge as the bound ary line for Lake Murray. First in terpretation of the law passed last year set the boundary as the high water mark which is a consderable distance below the bridge. Mr. Wise also advises that the dove season opens this year on Nov ember 20 and closes January 31 .The duck season opens November 15th and closes Decmeber 29. Other laws applying to Newberry county are: no open season on wild turkey; no open season on deer; squirrels may be hunted from Octo ber 1 to February 1; opposums from September 1 to February 1; rabbits and quail Thanksgiving day to Feb ruary first with guns. Rabbits with dogs from September first to Thanksgiving day; fox September 1 to March 1. Bag 10 quail or squir rels. Bridal Combination $35.00 Small Down Payment Balance Weekly W.E. TURNER Jeweler Friday - Saturday Specials Bananas lb 5c Grapes, any kind 3 lbs 25c Golden Delicious Apples dz 15c LEMONS dz 20c Sweet Potatoes 6 lbs 25c Fresh TOMATOES lb 5c Cabbage lb 3c LETTUCE, large head 10c CELERY ’ large bunch 10c 2 5c Boxes SALT 5c 2 5c Boxes MATCHES 5c No. 2 can TOMATOES 5c Fresh Ground COFFEE lb 20c PEANUT BUTTER Qt 21c Miracle Whip Dressing qt 37c MARKET SPECIALS Newberry Maid BUTTER 29c PORK ROAST Lb 20c Mixed SAUSAGE lb 15c STEW BEEF Lb 10c Round or Loin Steak lb 25c VEAL CHOPS Lb 25c BEEF ROAST Lb 17 l-2c Sliced, Rindless Breakfast Bacon lb 19c Large MULLET Lb 10c ALL-PORK Sausage 2 lbs 45c Baked Ham, Dressed Hens and Fryers. Clarence T. Summer We won’t be Undersold On Tires and you can buy one Tire or Two Tires, the price the same. Think of buying a guatanteed tire for the price we are selling. 600x16 U. S. Tire $7.44 with your old tire; other sizes in proportion. Smith Motor Company At Attractive Prices, the Following: One Brand New 1939 Plymouth Deluxe Coach. 1 Brand New 1929 Plymouth Road King Coach. 1 1939 Brand New Master Chevrolet Coach, with Trunk. To make room for the 1940 Plymouth and Dodge, these cars must be sold. Smith Motor Co. $17,000.00 worth of USED CARS must be sold to make room for the new Plymouth and Dodge cars soon to be on display. The BIGGEST USED CAR SALE that has ever been in Newberry will be within the next 10 days. Watch out for this sale. We are going to sell them. Smith Motor Co.