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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1939 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THREE Spectator Discusses Industrial Needs of The State The resolute few get what they •want. The idea of majority rule in most affairs is a myth. A hundred men fired with zeal can determine a county’s program; so that hundred, multiplied by forty-six, can steer the course of the State. In round num bers. then, five thousand purposeful, vigorous, resourceful men can make cr remake this State, or they can give it another dose of political chlor oform and let it sleep on. Are you one of the five thous and? Gideon used only three hun dred men and accomplished wonders. True he was in the hands of Jeho vah. But aren’t we, too? If what we seek is for the good of the State we are in a righteous cause. If, how ever, we are not diligently and in telligently striving for the public weal we should fail. What are we trying to do? Or ganizations such as the Farmers and Taxpayers League; the South Caro lina Federation r.f Commerce, Agri culture and Industry; the National Cotton Council; the South Carolina Farm Council; the Grange; the Cham bers of Commerce; the Service clubs —aye, and Spectator, too—what are we trying to do? Is this State any better or more prosperous because of us? Is South Carolina a better place in which to live; or is this a more inviting field in which to do business ? To make South Carolina a more de lightful place of residence and a more satisfactory field for invest ment—that is what we are driving at. Five thousand men can make South Carolina a more inviting place in which to build homes, a more attrac tive scene for business operations. Are you one of the five thousand go- getters ? What shall the go-getters get? We have climate, soil, raw products, transportation, power, people. In the stirring competition of to day we are not keeping pace with the procession. Other States are crowd ing us out. What can we do? Well, let’s take stock. I don’t ask you for a fact-finding committee. What, an other committee? Well, what about the FACTS found by the other com mittees ? Have the facts changed ? Or have the people changed? We have found so many facts that we are in the state of bewilderment that seemed to afflict Mr. Hoover. He ap pointed so many committees to “find facts” that in the long run he was overwhelmed by the facts. If you find too many facts at one time you will be like the untrained man try ing to assemble all the parts of the watch. A few facts which are worth men tioning are: 1. We are politics-conscious, not in dustry minded. We must reverse that. An industry uses, converts or proceses raw products. Observe the sale of slash pine to the pulp mills. An industry employs people and pays wages. That circulates money in the community and stimulates all local business. An industry pays taxes— some taxes, even if exempt of some local levies. So it helps carry our heavy public burden. Think what would happen in Greenville, Anderson, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Chester, Union, laurens, Lancaster—and other counties, if they did not have the cot ton mills. Behold a revived, stimu lated and magnified Georgetown be cause of a pulp mill. And Moncks Corner! My word! The quickened economic life there almost leads me to expect nuggest of gold in every na tive’s pocket. Something comes now and then, just the same. Port Royal! It’s a safe bet you don’t know where Port Royal is, unless you live in Beaufort, Bluff- ton or Yemassee. I think it can be found faintly sketched on Bishop Smoak’s Gazeteer. But the Bishop hasn't been there often. Well a crab cannery is being established at Port Royal. That’s new business and it w r ill put new life into the little village which sits by that finest natural har bor on the Atlantic. Crab meat is delicious and crab meat pie is as suc culent as our far-famed chicken pie. No wonder the men on the coast take life in their stride, without worry. Shrimp, tomato and rice one day and crab meal pie tht next. A little pine bark stew at Florence and an oyster roast on Wadrnalaw. Weil, that’s our trouble. Instead of go-getting for business we sit back and look forward to the next clam-bake or reminisce over shad. And if we become industry-mind ed—what shall we do? What shall we do ? That’s tht attitude. When Saul of Tarsus was stricken he ask ed “Lord, What wilt thou have me to do?” So, then. Let’s look about us. “What lack I, yet?” Let’s move the obstacles we know about. What are they ? Well, we should recognize our luck of riches and stop spending as though we had a rich daddy, open-handed “to a fault.” That means that in our communities and in our State generally we people who willingly and happily live in shabby houses and wear old clothes must stop clamor ing for all sorts of things at public expense. Then—and here’s a real snag—we must put an end to a harmful practice here of allowing suits for outrageous sums for trivial injuries. The damage suit industry, we call it. It works this way. John Jones and Bill Smith have a clash in their cars. In the good old days'each man would have paid his own bill. But now that most drivers are insured the problem is to put in a claim, a stiff one because “the Company” will pay it. It is getting to be like the story I hear of a Colored Funeral director whose bill is equal to the amount of insurance carried by the deceased. So it is today with automobile insur ance. Men sue each other for five thousand dollars when sometimes both men and both cars are not worth five hundred dollars on the hoof. In business that practice is en couraged by a certain type of lawyer know as a damage suit lawyer. A man sustains an injury, a small affair, perhaps not worth bothering about. Mother, you remember, used to patch us up for much worse things. But the insured man happens to work for a big corporation, a railroad, power company, cotton mill, or pulp mill. What happens ? He goes to a damage- suit specialist who says “I’ll take your ease on a 50-50 basis”. Well, then ? A suit is brought for $2,500 or $50,000—or for just anything the lawyer can think of. What then ? That lawyer may prevail on the jury to award a verdict fifty times more than the man deserves. This is the only state in the union, I believe, in which such unbridled license to throttle industry exists. From the moment of the beginning of the suit the person or concern sued has a contingent liability over his head like the sword of Damocles. He can’t know until the verdict just where he stands. Many companies are afraid of this State. Why should we allow this condi tion to continue ? Damage suit lawyers won’t number more than 1-10 of 1 percent of our population. Shall they strafe all the business like the Germans overrunning Poland? Our need, then, is for more help for those able men in our Legisla ture who think clearly and have a high sense of right and wrong to ward all—rich and poor, big and little. Right is right and wrong is wrong, regardless of the size or wealth or poverty of the man or company. On our juries we need the same sense of justice for all. Our judges are fair, we all agree. They try to deal justly with all, whether rich or poor. That is one asset for us—a fair judiciary. State Fair Begins Next Week Columbia, S. C.—“More for less” is the slogan of the South Carolina State Fair which will be held in Co lumbia next week, October 16-21. The fair this year has paid special atten tion to the amusement sides, gath ering what President Witcover and Secretary Moore believe to be an all- time “tops” sn this phase of the pro gram. The largest midway on tour has been booked, and a new, stream lined performance has been arranged for the grandstand show, each after noon and night of the week. The re vue is being featured by the fair, and officials expect crowded stands to see it at each performance. “Not only have we booked a better show,” Mr. Witcover said, “but we have reduced the price under our policy of ‘more for lees’.” The Carolina-Clemson game and three days of harness racing feature the sports program. All space has been taken in the great steel building. Youth is being given a preferred place with Tuesday as Future Pal metto Fanners day, Wednesday as 4-H club day, Thursday as college day, and Friday as school day, on which every child will be admitted free, without red tape. Indications are that there will be the greatest attendance in the fair’s 70 years of history. 81,209 MALARI A CASES REPORTED IN U.S IN 1938 DON’T DELAY! Start Today with OOO Behind the Yanks NEW YORK . . . The McCarthy victory smile. Marse Joe, Yankee manager, is shown in the Yankee dugout during the world series here. New Legion Queen H-D COLUMN By MISS ETHEL COUNTS CHICAGO . . As the new queen of American Legion Drum Major ettes, Miss Helen Warden, 16, of Bluefield, West Va., selected from sixty-four contestants, was a headliner in the big parade during the convention here. REVIEW of NEW BOOKS PAUL B. CLARK, PH. D. 1735 Woodburn Ave. Covington, Ky. QUOTORAH. By Mabel H. Meyer. Union of American Hebrew Congre gation. Cincannati. Price, $.50. A game that is entertaining, cul tural, educational; this is not a book. The game of “QuoTorah,” and note the “T” in the middle of the coined word. The game is to quote “Torah.” It is Bible from the Jewish stand point of the Old Testament; it is therefore just as interesting to Christians, just as interesting to anybody who desires to learn more about the great texts in that part of the Bible, the really high-points of the Jewish religion. There are ten large cards, each player is to be given a card, more if desired. The cards left over are placed face up; tne?e left over cards mark what is known as “Elijah’s place.” All ten cards obviously must be used. There are 80 small “covercards.” These are mixed, placed face down; each player draws from this pile. Each player takes in turn one covercard; this contains the first half of a bib lical verse; the second half which completes the verse is on one of the large cards. The point is to find the rest of the verse on the cards of each player. Find a proper cover- card and the biblical verse will be complete. Any player who finds a cover-card completed from “Eli jah’s place” is given an extra draw. The goal of course is to complete the verses on the large card in your possession. The game is easy if you know your Bible; the game will help you to know it and it will open u- new avenues of interest. An open fire, a diverting book, a bowlful of apples—that’s one perfect setting for a pleasant evening. This I fall and winter—if there is plenty of I firewood on hand, good literature within reach—many such evenings are in store for those who enjoy them. With 0 ur traveling library coming to each community, we can get the book and we are told by the U. S. De partment of Agriculture that the Ap ple crop is well above the average and the price is fairly low. There’s no better reason for eat ing apples than their appealing flav or and chrunchiness. But red or yel low, striped or blushed, an apple is also a worthwhile bit of nourishment. Eaten with the skin on, it helps to keep the digestive tract of a person in normal health in good order. Also, a good deal of the mineral con tent of the apple is near the skin. Apples contribute small amounts of three vitamins—C, B, and G. These contributions, especially of vitamin C, take on importance when the apple is a frequent item in the diet. There’s no fruit on earth that as sumes more forms, takes on more guises than the apple. It pours out of the cider press in s a sparkling li quid. It appears in tender, translus- cent jelly. It goes into spicy apples buter. It may be dried or canned, j And raw or cooked, it makes up dishes that fit into a meal all along the line from fruit cup to desert. Spice® in mideration add piquancy to apple dishes. Cinnaqjon and nut meg blend in with the delicate apple flavor without stealing the taste spotlight. Sprinkle nutmeg on apple sauce just before it is to be eaten, otherwise it is likely to make the flavor bitter as the sauce stands. Bring out apple flavor with a bit of salt. Great American Deserts, as far a many men are concerned, is apple pie with cheese. Something special along this line is applie pie, covered with American cheese out into thin slices or grated, and put in a very moderate oven until the cheese melts. It does not matter whether the pie goes into the over freshly baked or cold—but it should be served as soon as it comes out. „ Crackers sprinkled with grated cheese, then toasted, go well with apple salads. Wednesday, October 18, is 4-H Day at the State Fair. All club members will be admitted 1 free on that day and will be expected to be on the grandstand at 10:30 for the Rally Program. cutting large saw timber by remov ing only the largest trees and sav ing the smaller straight ones for sale a few years hence. The timber j on a half acre plot was marked re moving twelve trees that would measure a total of 2400 board feet. The demonstration at Holings- worth’s farm was held in a thick, young stand of pine timber in need; of thinning. The crooked, forked, rough and defective trees were cut, leaving a thinned stand composed of high quality that would grow more rapidly as a result of the thinning. Mr. Ezell pointed out that these demonstrations were held to initiate learn how wioodlands might be handled so they will contribute more to the farm income. “We have thousands of acres of timber in the county.” he said, “that should be cut as shown at the demon strations." Mr. Ezell pointed out that in cut ting fire wood this winter farmers should remove the worthless trees thereby thinning out the timber and giving the better trees a chance to grow. Thirty-six per cent, of the wed dings in the United States are dis solved by divorce in the first four a program whereby farmers mi^ht! yeans. NEWS FACTS ^GEORGE m&mi FORESTRY DEMONSTATIONS HELD IN COUNTY OFFICE SUPPLIES Two farm forestry demonstrations were held Friday, October 6, at the farms of W. E. Wicker, Newberry, route No. 2, and H. D. Hollinsworth, Chappells, by P. B. Ezell, county agent, assisted by M. H. Bruner, Clemson Extension forester, and W. E. Cooper, local soil conservation service forester. The demonstration in Mr. Wicker’s timber showed proper methods of AlEXAMMUA,wttr. ARCHEOLOGISTS HAVE UNCOVERED DEFINITE PROOF THAT RAMESESH GREAT KING Of EGYPT, BEGAN IN HIS FATHERS WAR AT THE AGE OF TEN// HOLLYWOOD, CAUF- AT A PARTY TENDERED TO FANNY BRICE, SHE TOLD OFTHE TIME WHEN SHE WAS DISCOVERED BY THE LATE FLO. ZiEGFELD WHEN WORKING IN BURLESQUE. 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Telephone your druggist right now for a bottle. ^ WELL WORTH TRYING. £ iTlXIU lj^@(Ss)[^CE) 0000 Facts That Concern You IT No, 13 of a series. a i _r i /*-• , *i The Sun $ 1,000,000 A DAY IN BEER TAXES NATIONWIDE^ THE BREWING INDUSTRY RAISES A^ HUGE WEIGHT OFF THE SHOULDERS' OF MANY TAXPAYERS, EVEN THOSE WHO DO NOT DRINK BEER... \ HE RAISED $813,251 DURING 1938 IN S.CAROLINA ALONE! ✓ BEER.. .a beverage of moderation ...TAXES RAISED BY 'BEER INCREASE GOV ERNMENT INCOME AND CUT GOVERNMENT COSTS TO OTHER TAXPAYERS. AND NOW!to keep beer's MANY BENEFITS^ORYOUANDFOR THEM,AMERICA'S BREWERS WANT TO HELP KEEP BEER RETAILING AS WHOLE SOME AS BEER ITSELF.THEIR PROGRAM WILL INTEREST LOCAL LAW AUTHORITIES -AND YOU!MAY WSEND YOU THE FACTS? For free booklet: address, United Brewers Indus, trial Foundation, lit East iOth St., NewYork, N. Y.