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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1939 League Appeals For Cut in State Expenditures A great war in Europe touches all the people of the world. However we may avoid involvement in the strife we cannot escape from the economic effects, at least. Prices rise under the stimulation of war and the cost of government tends to rise beyond the income of the citizens. For this reason the governing board of the Farmers and Taxpayers league submits to its members and to all other citizens a few suggestions ar ising from the circumstances. 1. Agriculture and business are not enjoying sustained prosperity in our State. Occassional flurries give promise of a revival of business, but they have proved mere illusions. Our croop of cotton is being marketed at a low price. It is better than last year, but far below normal and far from a level of profit which can sus tain our very modest standard of living. If the farmers of our State were demanding an income equal to that of the textile amployees they are at least fifty per cent below nor mal. 2. Although income has not pro portionately increased all expendi tures tend appreciably to rise. Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids Excess Acids and poisonous wastes in your blood are removed chiefly thru 9 million tiny delicate Kidney tubes or filters. And non- orpanic and non-systemic disorders of the Kidneys or Bladder may cause Getting Up Nights. Nervousness, Leg Pains, Circles Un der Eyes, Dizziness, Backache, Swollen Ankles, or Burning Passages. In many such cases the diuretic action of the Doctor’s pre scription Cystex helps the Kidneys clean out Excess Acids. This plus the palliative work of Cystex may easily make you feel like a new person in just a few days. Try Cystex under the guarantee of money back unless com pletely satisfied. Cystex costs only 3c a dose at druggists and the guarantee protects you. C. T. SUMMER 3. If e can do nothing about | prices in our political character, we j can at least curb the cost of all the units of government by using the pol itical power which the citizens poss- j ess. 4. We declare that we are firmly resolved to labor unremittingly to I reduce the cost of the State and the County governments. 5. South Carolina is spending ap proximately fifty million dollars a ; year on State administration and i State agencies. The counties and municipalities add about fifty million more. We have a grand total for our State and its subdivisions of a hund red million dollars a year. That is at least 25 por cent of the estimated total income of all the people of the State. ( 6. The Farmers and Taxpayers league is not threatening the Legis lature, on the contrary it wishes to continue to co-operate with those capable and serious public servants who have opposed extravagance and have made a record of economical ad ministration in their respective coun ties. The league realizes that it may effectually collaborate with the Gen eral Assembly by opposing the whims and caprices of many over emotionalized fellow citizens who conceive every problem as one re quiring legislation and government expenditure. 7. We call upon the taxpayers of the State to oppose any and every proposal of new taxes or increased taxes, and the most effective method is by opposing increased appropria tions. 8. We submit to the governor and j to the general assembly that the or dinary revenues of the State are more than sufficient for the necessary public services and that the three- mill property tax should be repealed and that the State appropriations be pared to a sum not exceeding the probable income of the State. 9. We respectfully greet the gov ernor of the State and the officers and members of the general assembly and very earnestly assure them of our hearty cooperation in their labors for the State. Until such time as the coming of new taxpayers or new enterprises shall appreciably increase our public revenue and thereby distribute more widely the burden of maintaining j our public services there should be j immediate retrenchment based upon ' the relative importance of the var ious services. The League gave the initial im pulse to the appraisal of our econo mic conditions by businessmen and it calls attention again to the recom mendations of the Commission of Nine. In brief, South Carolina is consum ing too much. The remedy is plain, when once stripped of sophistry and the pleas of faddists and illusionists. WE MUST PRODUCE MORE, OR CONSUME LESS. Obviously every public interest has merit and has many advocates. But the taxpayer upon whose back the load rests—has he no merit in his plea for relief, and are there no advocates for him? The conclusion of the whole matter is that we must drastically retrench or we must vigorously pursue a pol icy that will be constructive. To bring new industries and to attract new capital for development of our raw resources, we must clear the path of some obstacles and this we earnestly recommend. REVIEW of NEW BOOKS PAUL B. CLARK, PH. D. 1735 Woodburn Ave. Covington, Ky. METHODIST DIE-HARDS TO MEET AT MULLINS ATTENDED PRESBYTERY Sam A. Williams and the Rev. C. A. Calcote attended presbytery meet ing in the Lebanon church near Abbe ville Tuesday. The presbytery con sists of Presbyterian churches in four counties and meets annually. CHICKEN BARBECUE A barbecue chicken supper will be given at St. Philips high school house, j this Thursday, October 26th., begin ning promptly at 6 o’clock. Plates j will be only 10 and 15c and the pro- | ceeds will go for school improve-, ments. PAINTINGS ON PARADE. By Don ald Jenks. Hale, Cushman & Flint, Boston, Mass. Pages 289. Price $1.50 A pictorial handbook of the world’s masterpieces, compiled and edited by Donald Jenks, giving “fact and fancy about one hundred and sixty - three artists and three hundred and two paintings.” The compiler does not boast that this is the greatest collec tion of the greatest works of the greatest artists; to him such an at tempt would be too costly as well as “a rather .conceited viewpoint.” He has, moreover, arranged the eight schools of the western culture in the arts chronologically, arranging the artists in each school chronologically, giving a brief sketch, a word of eval uation or description of each picture he includes. Thus the reader gets a fine view in brief compass of the history of art in the eight schools from the thirteenth century, stop-' ping at the beginning of the present century. The brief sketch mentioned ( above includes both the artist and the picture. It would be difficult to i buy for the price of this book the | same amount of data concerning the I Italian, Flemish, German, French,! Dutch, Spanish, English and Amer ican Schools of Art, to say nothing of the fine paper of the book and other mechanics of the volume. The Laymen’s Organization for the Preservation of the M. E. Church, South, is sponsoring a State-wide meeting at Mullins on Sunday after noon, October 29, at 3 o’clock in the Anderson theatre. Members who are interested in remaining in the M. E. church, South and other interested citizens are invited to attend. A program of information and in spiration will be provided. Hon. B. W. Crouch of Saluda will make one of his enlightening addresses. Along with an inspiring message, Kenneth Cornwell of Allentown, Pa., the Edi tor of “Tomorrow” will give South ern Methodists some eye-opening in formation and food for thought on Modernism and Apostasjr in the Northern church. There will be short talks by other members of the Organization, and those who seek understanding of the issues involved in the merger of the churches should attend this meeting Sunday afternoon, according to the promoters. RECENT ARRIVAL Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Crisp announce the birth of a son at the local hos pital Monday morning, October 23. British Publisher U”" vv FORMER NEWBERRIAN DIES IN j KANSAS CITY British Troops Arriving in France Edwin A. Carlisle, 65, native of Newberry and former cashier of the old National bank of Newberry, who left here about 25 years ago, died Tuesday morning in Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Carlisle was a representative for the Springfield Metallic casket com pany and made his home in Spring- field. He was attending an under takers convention when he died. He is survived by his widow; one daughter. Miss Elizabeth Carlisle of Springfield; two sisters, Mrs. W. M. Kennedy, of York and Mrs. R. M. Kennedy of this city; a brother, J. Renwick Carlisle of Columbia. The :‘uneral services were held Thursday afternoon at his Jiome in Springfield and committal services took place in Asheville, N. C. SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE ... A detachment of British troops shown as they disembarked somewhere in France with full equipment re cently. Passed by the French and British censors. The volume reveals in a remarkable way the skilful and systematic ar rangement and adaption of means for the attainment of the end the author had in mind; it shows abund ant evidence of skill, dexterity, facil ity and power, to say nothing of his finer points in esthetics, denoting the theory of the beautiful which for him furnishes the guide for his sel ectivity in word as well as in the choices he includes. P.B.C. WASHINGTON, D. C. . . . Lord Beaverbrook, celebrated British newspaper publisher, leaving the White House after lunching with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, SPINKS Suits $15.00 Overcoats . $15.00 Hats $1.35 - $2.95 Shirts 79c to $1.39 Ties . 25c to $1.00 Odd Pants $1.35 $4.95 SPINKS CLOTHING CO. Alterations Free Newberry County Fair 17th ANNUAL EXHIBITION Beginning October 30, Thru November 4th Grounds See The Wonderful Exhibits 9 Elaborate Community Booths Display of Cattle, Poultry, Swine Larger Than Ever Agricultural Displays Consisting of Men, Women, 4-H Boys and Girls Activities Future Farmers of America Booth, a new Fair feature IT'S YOUR FAIR! SO BE THERE! The spirit of good fellowship will be intermingled with fun, enter tainment, and education at the Newberry County Fair this season. Meet your friends on the “lot” and renew friendships which have per haps lagged in the regular daily pursuits of routine life. The Newberry County Fair, like all good Fairs, is for the purpose of displaying the many good things which the county provides and produces. Show your interest in what Newberry has to offer by at tending. You will be amazed by what Newberry county’s harvest yields, at its widely diversified products and the splendid cooperation with which the County Fair has been prepared for presentment. It is only fair that we ask you to attend, for the Fair is an institu tion for the good of the County and the State. Just remember that— “It Is Your Fair—So Be There.” FREE ACTS ON MIDWAY, at 2:30 and 10:30 a.m. A Great American Midway 30 ATTRACTIONS Midway Opens Monday Afternoon at 5 o’clock, running thru Saturday night, Nov. 4th WEDNESDAY IS SCHOOL DAY White Students Free to grounds from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Colored School children Free on Friday to 4 p. m. Colored adults 25c General Admission Adults 25c. Child’n 6-12 10c; 12-15 15c Parking space on grounds 15c