The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, November 24, 1939, Image 3
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1939
THE NEWBERRY SUN
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BEES
No more perfect social organiza
tion exists than that of the bees
•within a hive. Every one of them
shows exceptional devotion to their
ruler, the queen.
They toil for her and the commun
ity; they revere her and their neigh
bors; they attend her in clamorous
crowds—lift her on their shoulders
in moments of extreme adultation
and expose their bodies in battle for
her and their comrades.
Primitive men worshipped bees
and believed when stung by them,
that they had been specially favor
ed by the Gods. From honey, mead,
the first intoxicating beverage, was
made.
Bees were supposed, in early days,
to light upon long stalks of grass
and trun them into sugar cane, which
people called then “honey reed.”
Ten thousand years ago the Chi-
liese mastered the art of making
candy from honey and exported it
in enormous amounts, by camel
train, to India. They were exceed
ingly secretive about the manufac
ture of this confection.
Alexander, the Great, liked it and
often made presents of honey candy
to his favorites, for its value in
those days was equal to that of prec
ious stones.
Old surgeons, before Christ, used
honey for treating sores and wounds,
and had bees sting their sick pa
tients, curing many. I have seen
Indians in South America, and even
doctors in various remote lands, use
honey for dressing wounds, by ap
plying it on guaze and bandages.
Bees were imported into Europe
during the 15th Centruy. The Dutch
were responsible for the presence of
bees in the United States, export
ing them from Holland to Boston in
1664. These bees, when released in
and around Boston, true to instinct,
immediately went South and West,
where climatic conditions were more
favorable to the growth of flowers.
From our eastern shores the bees
went to the Islands of the West In
dies, and increased enormously, so
much so indeed that many of the
sugar planters in these colonies fear
ing their competition tried to exter
minate them.
This fear was so intense in Bar
bados that a war was waged against
bees in the year 1800 and the plant
ers thought they had destroyed all
their hives, but the bees were back
again next year and have since re
mained. Today honey and wax are
among the chief exports of these
islands.
Scientists began to study the hab
its of the bee, very early,‘and manu
scripts were written regarding them
before Christ. Charles Butler wrote
the first book about these insects
and it was printed in London in 1634.
Isaac Walton, the great angler,
abandoned his fishing to study and
write books about bees. The heads
of various bee colonies were called
Queens as compliments to Queen Ann
and Queen Elizabeth.
The Church almost beatified the
bee and used candles made entirely
of bees-wax. Napoleon appreciated
the thrift of these insects and used
as a sort of trade-mark a bee on
everything he wore or possessed.
Of recent years medical men have
found that the sting of the bee is
a specific for numerous diseases, and
have had exceptional beneficial re-
eults from using bee venom for neu
ritis, arthritis, rheumatism, epilepsy
and other ailments.
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SPECTATOR
(Continued from page two)
■ell, but can’t get more than fifty-
five cents. In 1937 1 got twelve
cents for cotton—and made a good
crop—seventy-five cents for potatoes
and ninety cents for corn. And what’s
more I sold the stuff in September
and early October and knew exactly
where I stood.”
Well, I ask you.
Sometimes I think we should get
a clearer understanding of prooblems
if our news reporters were not quite
so efficient. Items of news about
business are often misleading. The
heavy balances in banks do not
prove that we are prosperous, it
sometimes means that business is too
dead to use money. Great volumes
of production may not prt>ve profit
able enterprise. We like to see it—
yes, for we, all, get pepped up when
we see the smoke coming out. Busi
ness in some lines is today in great
er volume than in the boom days of
1929; but the profits are not there.
What good is it to a farmer if he
makes a good crop and sells at a
loss ?
Our government has raised the pay
and reduced the hours for every
major business but farming. It
thereby increases the cost of every
thing which the farmer uses. By
multiplying taxes 0 f many sorts; by
a lot of visionary welfare schemes,
by wasteful projects of small useful
ness; by a general piling on of bur
dens which must finally fall on the
consumer, the Government has tak
en the farmer’s pants, giving him a
small neck tie.
Here is what a distinguished citi
zen writes:
“Because of your interest in tax
matters, and the effect of our tax
system upon the general economy
of the State, I believe that the fol
lowing will interest you.
I have a client in New York who
is considering Investing some money
in South Carolina. Today I have a
letter from him, containing an exerpt
from the New York Herald-Tribune,
and asking me what it means, and
how it will affect him, the excerpts
being as follows:
“Taxes on industry in South
Carolina are now higher than in al
most any onther southern state. It
is also pointed out that the punitive
damage flaw, /the tax on intangibles
and other laws now in effect keep
persons with money from becoming
residents of the State or from start
ing industries there”.”
Well, where do we go from here?
Shall the State pay to certify W.
P. A. workers? I am sure they are
called workers, so let’s not argue
about it?
My suggestion is that the Welfare
organization do this and so much of
whatever else may be defensible—all
for $1,000,000. Even at that we
should be better off to save the one
million dollars.
All organizations tend to multiply
the number 0 n the payroll. Especially
is this true of organizations with
“field workers”. They seem to walk
oi the feet of another in getting
about.
The time is ripe to some man to
assume a State leadership by becom
ing a sort of bull in a China shop.
Ordinarily, peaceably methods won’t
do; we need a housecleaning and
sweeping out that will make the re
nowned Augean Stables of classic
memory seem like a chicken yard. A
bit strong, eh? I mean my proposal;
well now is the time for some heroic
figure to bestride the State like the
ancient Colossus.
Church of Redeemer
Studies Book of Hosea
The Rev. E. B. Keisler, pastor of
the church of the Redeemer, announ
ces that beginning next Sunday he
will conduct a series of four studies
in the Book of Hosea under the gen
eral subject, “An Unfaithful Wife”,
“A Forgiving Husband”. Mr. Keis
ler asks that all those who are inter
ested read all the book of Hosea dur
ing the week, at one sitting if pos
sible. His specific subject next Sun
day evening will be, “Her Adultry.”
In making this announcement, Mr.
Keisler urges all his members to at
tend and most cordially invites any
others who are not attending church
services elsewhere at that hour.
Newberry’s Union Thanksgiving
service will be held on Thanksgiving
Day, November 23rd, at 10:00 a. m.,
in Aveleigh Presbyterian church. The
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
H. O. Chambers, pastor of Central
Methodist church. As has been done
for the past several years, the offer
ing will be divided between the orph
anages of the participating denomina
tions. However, should any worsh
ipper desire to have all his contri
bution go to any one particular Or
phan Home he may do so by placing
the offering in an envelope and mark
ing on the envelope either the name
of the orphanage or the denomination
to whose orphanage he desires to
contribute.
At the service last Sunday the
Rev. W. F. Hiers, Leesville, preach
ed the annual Thank-offering ser-
Grid Star Who Lost Leg
PRINCETON, N. J. . . . Don Her
ring, star tackle of the Princeton
football eleven, who had to have
his left leg amputated at the knee
following an injury in the Brown
game. Herring was hurt running
down under a kickoff in the first
neriod.
mon for the Woomen’s Missionary
Society. Partor Keisler rendered a
similar service to the Women’s Mis
sionary Society of Pastor Hiers’
congregation.
The last session of the Leadership
Training School will be held in the
church of the Redeemer Tuesday
evening from 7:30 to 9:30.
“The Children of the Church” meet
each WednesdaV afternoon at 4:00 at
the church.
The Union Thanksgiving service
will be held in Aveleigh Presbyterian
church on Thanksgiving morning at
10:00. The Rev. H. O. Chambers of
Central Methodist church will preach
the sermon. The offering will be di-
vived between the orphanages of the
participating denominations. How
ever, anyone may dir2ct his contri
bution as he desires by indicating on
the envelope containing the offering
the orphanage or the denomination
whose orphanage he desires to re
ceive his gift.
The pastor’s subject next Sunday
morning will be, “The Sin Which
Keep Most People out of Heaven.”
At the Vespers next Sunday, Pas
tor Keisler will begin a series of
studies in the book of Hosea under
the general subject, “An Unfaithful
Wife, A Faithful Huoband”. Those
who are interested are asked during
the week to read all 14 of the short
chapters of the book. The specific
subject for next Sunday evening is,
“Her Adultry.”
“Keep square all the week and
come ’round on Sunday.”
LESTER-SHEALY
On November 14th at the parson
age of the Church of the Redeemer
and in the presence of a group of
relatives and close friends Mr. Lewis
Julian Shealy and Miss Margaret
Daphne Lester were united in mar
riage.
Mrs. Shealy, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude L. Lester of the
Hartford community of Newberry
county is a young lady of unusually
pleasing personality—a charming
brunette. A few years ago she
graduated from the Newberry High
school and has since been a sales
lady of Newberry.
Mr. Shealy, originally from Little
Mountain, is a graduate of Little
Mountain high school and Robinson’s
Business college of Spartanburg. He
holds a responsible position with W.
E. Long and company. His geniality
has won for him many friends.
The local friends of both these
young people will rejoice that they
are to make their home in Newberry.
NOTICE
We wish to make several loans
of $2,000 to $5,000 on improved
City or Suburban property.
A. J. BOWERS, Jr.
PHILADELPHIA . . . John Di Felice shown at his blacksmith shop
here cranking up a horse in his “safety stall,” for shoeing. Two
wooden arms are swung from the wall along the horse’s flanks, and
a canvas belly band raise* him almost off the floor, so he can’t get
set to kick.
.See Workings
Of Textile Plants
(By Chamber of Commerce)
Nearly fifteen hundred people took
part in the tours sponsored by the
Newberry Chamber of Commerce last
week. These tours were designed to
give an opportunity to visitors and
local people to see the innerworkings
of textile manufacturing plants and
the mammoth Enoree Division of the
Sumter National Forest.
The cotton yarn and cloth mills of
Newberry are admitted to be some of
the finest in the south and the public
showed their active interests in ac
quainting themselves wth these
samples of one of the Viation’s most
important industries. On Tuesday,
Noveber 14, 415 visitors made trips
through the Mollohon Manufacturing
company, makers of yarn and of all
types of cotton fabrics. On Wednes
day, November 15, the Newberry
Cotton mills conducted 475 persons
through their plant which produces
cotton yarn, curtain cloth and sheet
ing. On Thursday, November 16, 510
visitors viewed the Oakland Cotton
mill to see the manufacture of yam
and high grade guaze.
The Enoree Division of the Sum
ter National Forest covers 400,000
acres of land under protection, a
large part of this land having been
recently purchased by the Federal
Government. This project consists
not only of conservation of our for
est lands but also the rehabilitation
of forest tenants. The rehabilitation
work of this division is considered
the most effective ever attempted
in America and is the first such
project outside mountain areas. On
Friday, November 17, the U. S.
Forest Service escorted a group of
62 people through this great area,
making various stops and explana
tions of their work on the way.
Some of the more interesting things
viewed were: control of dangerous
soil erosion, particularly near high
ways and roads; rehabilitated farms
improved and directed by the Service;
plantations of pine saplins for the
purpose of reforesting areas not suit
able for farming or other uses; nur
series where various types of trees,
shrubs and flowers are cultivated for
use in the forest work; and a selec
tive cutting of timber in areas
abundant with trees of suitable. age
and growth. At about 1:30 p. m.
the group was served wth a well
prepared and Nourishing lunch by
the negro OCC camp located near
Newberry.
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