University of South Carolina Libraries
PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 29, 1939 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. 0. F. ARMFIELD Editor and 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. WE DON’T WANT WAR On the burning question of the day, whether Congress should repeal the Neutrality Act or not, or amend it to conform to the President’s de sires, public opinion is sharply div ided. So far as we have been able to es timate the facts, the one thing on which the American people, almost without exception, are united, is a deep and sincere desire not to be drawn into the European war—or any war. We are hearing and shall hear more arguments and debate on the question whether the proposed changes or repeal of the Neutrality Act will or will not bring us closer to war. There is no living man who can answer that question with cer tainty. Only the event can decide. The answer may come in a few months or in a year or two. We will either be in the war or safely clear of it. There is no doubt whatever that the vast majority of Americans are sympathetic with the British and French and Polish and bitterly an tagonistic to Hitler. Whether the de sire to see Hitler defeated and Hit lerism and all it stands for wiped off the face of the earth will become so overpowering as to swing Ameri can sentiment toward taking an ac tive part in the war is another ques tion to which no one today can give a true answer. Certainly, if acts of the dictator nations infringe violently upon the rights and liberties of America as a nation, it would be hard to stem the urge to fight for the freedom for which we have fought before. But if this country should e' 3r go to war, it will this time be within a firm deter mination to make the peace that will follow victory a far more just and en during one than was the peace nego tiated at Versailles. The seeds of the present war were sown by the terms imposed upon the vanquished nations in the peace treaty. America would never stand for an other victory of that sort. A PICTURE OF PROGRESS The manner in which a great Am erican industry can advance in spite of hard times and bestow added bene fits on all was graphically indicated recently in the picture of the automo bile industry presented by the head of one of the larger companies. The report showed that, in the course of the decade of depression we have just passed through, the aver age net manufacture’s profit for each passenger car has been gradually re duced to a point where it is consider ably less than one-third of the pre- depresison average profit. At the same time, hourly wage scales were rising—in the case of the company making the report, from 70 to 98.5 cents; and real wages had increased materially, resulting in an ability on the part of the average worker’s fam ily to buy more of the necessities and comforts of life. Meanwhile, of course, no observer should leave out of account the fact that the customer receives today a far more efficient, a far better looking, and a far safer car than he could get in 1929, and he gets it for about one-third less mo ney. And these facts about one great American industry constitute ,as the New York Times well comments, “a shining example of what is done un der the American way of free enter prise.” A BIG JOB WELL DONE NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We, the undersigned Jury Com missioners, of Newberry County, S. C,. shall on the 5th day of October, 1939, at 9 o’clock A. M., openly and publicly, in the Clerk of Court’s of fice, draw thirty-six names to serve as petit jurors, for the court of gen eral sessions, which will convene in Newberry County Court House, on October 16th, 1939, at 10 o’clock A. M., H. K. BOYD, Clerk of Court P. N. ABRAMS, Auditor R. B. BLACK, Treasurer September 23, 1939 NEURITIS ■ UltVI PAIN IN PIW MINUTIS To relieve the torturing pain of Neuritis, Rheumatism, Neuralgia' or Lumbago in a few minutes, get the Doctor’s formula NURITO. Dependable—no opiates, no nar cotics. Does the work quickly—must relieve cruel pain, to your satisfaction in a few minutes or money back at Druggist’s. Don’t suffer. Use NURITO on this guarantee today. One of the biggest transportation jobs of the year must be accomplish ed each August. At that time the great wheat crop comes in, and must be hauled swiftly, safely, and econom ically to market. Some years ago the movement of this crop was often accompanied by serious delays, as the result of car shortages apd traffic congestion. But those days are long past—due to the progressiveness of the railroad indus try. This year, as in all recent years, the wheat was taken to market with out car sihortage, delay or difficulties of any kind. And that was accom plished even though the volume hand led by some of the important south western markets exceeded all previous records. What this superb transportation means to the Wheat farmer is obvious —it means more money in his pocket, and a better and more profitable out let for his crop. And the railroads perform equally important services for all other producers. Fast and certain rail transport makes it possible for the apple pro ducer in Oregon, the truck garedner in the South, and the potato grower in Maine to sell his wares at the maximum advantage in the great consuming centers of the East and Mid-West. Waste and spoilage in transit, once the great bane of agri culture, are almost unknown. TODAy TOMORROW\ -tf- FRANK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE WAR danger The war that the whole world has been dreading is under way. No one can guess at its outcome. It is not yet America’s war. It would be silly to say that it may not become our war, for none can foresee what may arouse our people to the belief that our rights have been invaded and our liberties threatened. We kept out of the last World War for nearly three years. We re-elect ed President Wilson in 1916 on the slogan “He kept us out of war,” and five months later he was asking an enraged Congress, representing an aroused people, for a declaration of war against Germany. In time of war the unexpected always happens. In declaring America’s neutrality President Roosevelt wisely pointed out that people cannot be expected to be neutral in their thoughts and sympathies. I have lately traversed the United States from end to end, and talked with all kinds of Ameri cans. I found them, almost to a man, hoping and praying for the de feat, not of the German people, but of their leader, Adolph Hitler. Our greatest danger, I think, is that our general hatred of Hitler and his methods may turn to hatred of all Germans. PROPAGANDA .... principles I hear many people talk about “propaganda” having got us into the last war, and fearing that the same sort of thing will drag us into this one. Most people use the word va guely, as if it meant some mysteri ous force which can make common- sense Americans believe that black is white. I have too much confidence in the American people to believe that they are easily fooled. Lincoln was right when he said that you can’t fool all the people all the time. Scatter brained minorities frequently make a loud noise under the influence of pro paganda, and sometimes cause the sane majority a lot of trouble, but it takes no propaganda to keep Am ericans in general secure in their de votion to the fundamental principles of democracy. One of those principles, the bed rock of democracy, is the right of the people to govern themselves, through administrators of their own choosing. The other is the right of everybody to teach or to believe whatever doc trine is acceptable to him. DEMOCRACY .... Digging through the history of Am erica for the first seeds of democracy I found them, not in Massachusetts nor Virginia, but in the little colony of Providence Plantations, now the State of Rhode Island. Roger Wil liams, a minister of Salem, was ex pelled from Massachusetts because he boldly preached the doctrine that State and Church should be separate. Friendly Indians sold Williams land at the head of Narragansett Bay, where he welcomed settlers of all races and religions. The Baseball’s Bis* Berthas Spectator on the European War Spectator advocates amending the neutrality law so that the nations of the world may buy whatever we have to sell, pay cash for it, and take it at their own risk. Spectator is no “third-termer”; he believes that among the hundred and thirty Trill ions of our people there must be at least two competent men, so Mr. Roosevelt should not have to deny himself the thrills of uninterrupted fishing after this term. • • • General Johnson Hagood wrote a book about our army, etc. I intended to skip about in it, but found it so interesting and informative that I read it from beginning to end. and bill of rights of the colony’s code of laws, adopted in 1647, is a remark able document. It reads thus: “The form of government estab lished in Providence Plantations is democratickal; that is to say, a gov ernment held by the free and volun tary consent of all, or the greater part of the free inhabitants . . .These are the laws that concern all men; Would it be jnneutral to sell to England and not to Germany? Yes, beginnings if we deliberately excluded Germany, as the President seemed to advocate at one time. Bpt to allow all nations equal opportunity to buy does not compel us to assume that Germany cannot take and carry away what she miglht buy. England and France cannot get mu nitions from Russia. There is an im mense source of supply which Ger many will develop fully. Russia could say, “Well, here it is; come get it.” But England and France can’t get there. Germany is not compelling preamble ; Polish factories to supply German and Colleton counties. Both projects —a new court house for Bamberg anJ a county hospital for Colleton—were agitated by excellent citizens and men and women of the finest public spirit. But may I point out that 99 per cent of all our public debt originated through the efforts of the very finest people ? * • • Germany is fighting an undeclared war on Poland and has about absorb ed that country. Undeclared wars are the fashion: Japan invaded China and is waging war there with out a declaration, or even a cause; Italy invaded and absorbed Abyssinia without a declaration. It is said that the trouble between Germany and Poland had its roots in the Treaty of Versailles. That will serve as an excuse, but does not ex plain Japan’s invasion of China nor Italy’s seizure of Ethiopia. Nor would this acount for Germany’s ab sorption of Austria. Nor indeed can we lay to the Treaty of Versailles the annexation of Czecho-Slovakia by the German Reich. The Treaty of Versailles was a harsh treaty imposed upon a people who had yielded to a ruinous armis tice. England and France did not observe the spirit of the treaty; France, especially, disregarded a lot (Continued one Page Three) Agriculture knows the worth of j and otherwise than what is forbidden progressive railroads—a s does indus-| herein all men may walk as their con- try, commerce, labor, and all other sciences permit them, every one in factors of our national economic life. Experiments have shown orange juice can be dried and still retain its health-giving vitamins after long periods of time. NEWS FACTS by GEOR RGE o / ATLANTA. GA* i __ SAFA YALE,COLORED, i WORKING- IN A LOCAL SIDE SHOW ! 7 HERE,WAS REFUSED ! INSURANCE BECAUSEj OF THE DANGEROUS 1 WORK HE HAD TO PERFORM DAILY— j HE IS A PROFESSICH-i AL TARGET/ CPJfLO, eSYST. EXCAVATORS HAVE DISCOVERED TVS C E LE BRAT ED" HALL OF COLUMNS" WHICH /'//\ HAD BEEN BUILT BY THE , FATHER OF THE GREAT EGYPTIAN KINtRANESESH. THESE MORUMEN IN LOWER EGYPT TELL OF THE EX PLOITS AND GLORY OF THE ANCIENT KINGS/ the name of his God.” That was America’s first step to- that j ward liberty as we know it. TOLERANCE ....... basic The very idea of tolerating political or religious beliefs contrary to those of the rulers seemed sinful to the Massachusetts Puritans. When Qua kers first appeared in their colony they were deported to Barbados, some had their ears cut off, others, includ ing women, were hanged for their professed belief. Reger Williams welcomed them, though he did not like their religion. They settled the island of Aquidneck, now called Rhode Island, and founded the town of Newport. When George Fox, founder of the Quaker sect, came to Newport from Barbados in 1672, Roger Williams, then 73 years old, rowed a small boat all night from Providence to Newport to debate the Quaker principles with Fox at a pub lic meeting. He completely disagreed ' with Fox’s ideas, but declared the j visitor’s right to express them as an ! inviolable .human liberty. Jews were also banned from the other colonies. In 1684 they peti- ! tioned the Providence colony for the i right to settle there and were assur ed they would have equal rights with ; -11 others. Within a century the Jew ish citizens of Newport were counted the wealthiest and most enterprising in New England. The first svna- gogue in America was built at New port in 1763. • PIANOS SEE J.J.LANGFORD&SCN needs. Let us not be war-mongers, nor war-seekers; but let us, at least, not deny our own people full right to do business within our own borders. * • * The refusal of Bamberg and Colle ton Counties to authorize bond is sues is a tonic to those who advocate restraint in mortgaging the future for present services. It is probable that present buildings and equipment will be outmoded and more or less un serviceable before the bonds are fi nally paid. That should argue for great caution in public bond issues. I doubt the wisdom of bond issues. Following the World War our small er communities caught the bond fever. Just anything was possible, if financ ed by a bond issue. The taxpayers of today—with far less income—must now pay the bills. Our Highway De partment is having to pay out large sums, both for principal and interest, for bonds issued for roads which have since been rebuilt. Let that sink in —bonds and interest are still being paid for roads which are not now in use. Let us congratulate both Bamberg DANGER intolerance Today the Quakers are among the most generally respected citizens of America. One of their sect, Mr. Hoov er, was president. But we have been bombarded for years with propagan da, from abroad and from within our own boundaries, against the Jews. Fortunately this sort of attack has not kept members of that able race from*attaining high elective and ap pointive offices. The Governor of the most populous state is a Jew. There are Jews in both houses of Congress, on the Supreme Court bench, the President'| Cabinet, the diplomatic corns and in numerous other high offices. When Americans circulate or give heed to anti-Jewish propaganda they are departing from the principles of democracy first set forth in this country by Roger Williams, and es tablished by our national Constitu tion 150 years later. Our liberties are more in danger from that sort of intolerance than they seem to be now from any foreign foe. Important Notice To DEUNQUENT TAXPAYERS Below You will find a Letter To all Sheriffs and Tax Collectors in South Carolina: TO ALL SHERIFFS »nd TAX COLLECTORS: Section 95 of the Appropriation Act passed by the General As sembly and approved on July 1, 1939, provides as follows: “All taxes, assessments and penalties legally assessed shall be considered and held as a debt payable to the State by the paity against whom the same shall be charged; and such taxes, assess ments and penalties shall be a first lien in all cases whatsoever upon the property taxes; the lien to attach at the beginning f the calendar year during which the tax is levied; and such taxes shall be xirst paid out of the assets of any estate of deceased per sons, or held in trust as assignee or trustee, as aforesaid, or pro ceeds of any property held on execution or attachment and the county treasurer may enforce the said lien by execution against the said property; or, if it cannot be levied on, he may proceed by action at law against the person holding said property. “Provided further, that in making levies and sale of property of any taxpayer for the collection of any tax due the State and county, the Sheriff or Tax Collector is hereby authorized and directed to levy upon and soil any property of the defaulting tax payer, real, personal, mixed, either or both, to satisfy any tax liei as evidenced by a tax execution issued by the county treasurer against such defaulting taxpayer, and the sheriff or tax collector shall not be required to identify any property of the defaulting taxpayer as having been included in his return or assessed against him for the purpose of taxation.” Yours very truly, A. J. BEATTIE, Comptroller General, This office is preparing a statement to be mailed to all Delin quent taxpayers who have not paid their taxes. We will soon go out from this office to either collect these taxes or levy on prop erty in possession of delinquent taxpayers, and will have to sell same as required by law. This county has one of the best cotton crops in years and the price seems as if it will be fair, so please come in and settle up your delinquent taxes. I am sure you will agree that the County has been very lenient indeed in this matter and now show your appreciation by paying your taxes without being forced to do same. I urge that all landowners encourage their tenants to settle promptly their tax obligations to the County. C. W. SANDERS, Tax Collector A