Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN m & 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year . '. fl.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. THE AMERICAN EXERCISES HIS RIGHT TO DISAGREE Whether turkey tastes the same or different on Thanksgiving day (Nov. 30) of on “Pranksgiving” (November 23) deponent sayeth not, but at least 20 sovereign American states did not relish the movedup date and ob served the time-honored custom of giving thanks on November 30. The governors of these sates “Frankly” didn’t like “Pranksgiving”, and so they still have their turkey day as in the past. This is another instance o# the sort of disagreement that highlights liberty of opinion in‘America. If the head of the government does some thing that we don’t approve, we can say so—no one is compelled to fol low him. The people can pursue their own way in such matters and there is none to hinder them. If this country were run by a Hit ler or a Stalin, the people would give thanks, if any at all, on a day set by the dictator. If they don’t obey and observe the day fixt, their days of thanksgiving, and perhaps all other j days, would be curtailed by the crack of rifles or by berths in a concentra tion camp. “Frankly” everybody in America should be glad that he can observe either Thanksgiving day or “Franks- giving” day with no Gestapo lurking around to see that he does. TODAV ti ^ TOMORROW\ -iy.- FRANK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE NEWSPAPERS 13,000 THE TWO-TERM TRADITION The additional leason now advanc ed in favor of a third term in that Mr. Roosevelt is the man the country must have to guide us thru the war situation. So long as the war con tinues that will be- the chief argu ment in behalf of a third term— emitted at intervals chiefly by the hoys who want to hold on to what they have in the waj). of jobs. If, in fact, Mr. (Roosevelt were recognized as the only man equipped ‘ sent storms Every thoughtful observer who visits America from abroad is amaz ed to discover how much the people of the United States know about what is going on, not only in their' own country, but all over the world. The American people know more than the people of England, Germany or Russia know about what’s going on in their own countries. The reason for America’s wide knowledge of events and public affairs is that we are the greatest nation of newspaper readers to be* found anywhere. More of us can read, more of us are eager for information —-and we have more newspapers. Few even among Americans rea lize that there are more than 13,000 newspapers published in the United States. Aibout 2,000 of them are daily papers, the rest weeklies or semi-iweeklies. That doesn’t count the enormous number of magazines of all kinds, of which we read more than do any other people. No won der we are so well informed. FREEDOM opinions The German or the Russian or the Italian can read in his newspaper only what his government wants him to read. No editor in the totalitarian nations dares to print anything which criticizes the government. Most of them have to submit every line to some government official be fore it gets into print. Nothing of the sort is possible in America. Government may not like what a newspaper says, but it can’t nything to stop an editor from jng any news or opinion he <es to print. So long as he does libel anyone, advocate the over- v of the government by violence >cite people to riot or crime, or indecent language, anyone who access to a printing press can whatever he wants to print, e Supreme Court of the United is has just ruled that this free- of the press, guaranteed by the titution,extends to pamphleteers, may nob be restrained from dis ting circulars, handbills or any form of printed matter. This restatement of what is perhaps nost fundamental of all our lib- s, the right to express our ideas to tell the truth as we see it, mt let or hinderance. Long scheme kept the public com- j pletely in the dark as to how much j money the politicians were collecting J from the ipeo^le and how they were spending it. The procession of political graft ers that has recently started for the Louisiana Penitentiary is evidence that the people have waked up to the fact that they were being robbed, and how. But until the state resumes the publication of official reports of its financial matters, there’s always a chance of something being put over. ADVERTISERS . . . . whims Every once n a while somebody comes out with a book or a maga zine article trying to tell people that advertising is an economic waste; that if it wasn’t for the cost of ad vertising they could buy things cheaper. The precise opposite Hap pens to be true, as every publisher and every adevertiser knows. If it wasn’t for advertising no concern could do a large enough volume of business to sell his product at reas onable prices. Some of these same wrongheaded critics contend that newspapers are under the domination of advertisers. I’ve run several newspapers, and have studied the inner workings of the business for years. I’ve never en countered an instance of a newspaper adapting its editorial policy to the whims of advertisers. One newspaper I worked on had a large advertiser who disliked the paper’s attitude on a certain matter and pulled out his daily full page advertisement. A year later he of fered advertising copy again and the publisher refused to let him into the paper. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD PLAN LADIES NIGHT NOTHING LIKE IT By radio and notices we read in all the papers of pills and portions for all ills, and medicated vapors; there’s physic for the inner man and outside application, but if you’ve got a sinsick soul, there’s nothing like salvation.—Aiken Standard and Review. Authcr of “How to Win Friend* and Influence People.* Theodore Dreiser TAX NOTICE The tax books will be open fox collection of 1939 taxes on and after October 2, 1939. The following is general levy for all except special purposes: Ordinary County 1114 Mills Bonds, Notes and Interest 17!4Mills Roads and Bridges 2 Mills Hospital 14 Mills School — State 3 Mills County School 514 Mills County Board of Education % Mills TICS . Truth liticians who want to make lelves the rulers of the people, fr than their servants, don’t newspapers because they are too r to tell the truth about what’s j; on behind the political front. E y attempt ever made in America ippress or control the press has tnated in political cliques or Ip who were up to * .ae skull- rery that they didn’t ’want the Its to know about. Ip to about 150 years ago every spaper was owned or controlled politicians with an axe to grind. : first newspaper to set itself free n tauch control was the Londoa es. Its founder, John Walter, red that if he could get enough 11 advertisers so that it wouldn’t him if a few dropped out, he Id run an honest newspaper and t the truth about public affairs, hat was the beginning of the real dom of the press. There are still ew newspapers tied up with poli- backers, but nine-tenths of erican papers are free. The est of all are the ones that have most advertising. NTROL legals hen Huey Long was making him- “Kingfish” of Louisiana he got hand-picked legislature to pass s of many kinds intended to pie the newspapers. Some of se laws w'ere upset by thd Su- me Court, but one which still nds on Louisiana’s statute books held responsible for the orgy of ancial crookedness in the state ice Longs death. This law abolishes the publication ' so-called “legal” advertising. Most | tates require all proposals involving e use of public funds, tax lists, bond | ues and the like, to be advertised j newspapers in every county. Those | ings are the public’s business. The ; TOTAL 40 Mills The following are the authorized special levies for the various school districts of the county: No. Districts Mills 1 Newberry 17 2 Mt. Bethel-Garmany 4 3 Maybinton 2 4 Long Lane 8 5 McCullough 5 6 Cromer 0 8 Reagin 10 9 Deadfall 10! 10 Utopia 10 11 Hartford 8 12 Johnstone 5 13 Stoney Hill 5 14 Prosperity 15 15 O’Neall 8 18 Fairview 4 19 Midway 4 21 Central 4 22 St. Phillips 8 23 Rutherford 4 24 Broad River 4 25 New Hope - Zion 4 26 Pomaria 12 27 Red Knoll 6 28 Helena 4 29 Mt. Pleasant 8 30 Little Mountain 16 !4 31 Wheelanjl 3 32 Union 6 33 Jolly Street 8 34 St. Paul 0 35 Peak 4 37 Mudlic 6 38 Vaughnville 6 39 Chappells 6 40 Old Town 10 41 Dominick 8 42 Reedersville 1514 43 Bush Riiver 10(4 44 Smyrna 1014 45 Trinity 10 46 Burton 10 47 Tranvrood 1014 48 Jalapa 8 49 Kinards 2 50 Tabernacle 8 51 Trilby 4 52 Whitmire 12 53 Mollohon 4 54 Beth Eden 8 55 Fork 8 57 Belfast 6 58 Silverstreet * 14 59 Pressley 4 60 St. John 4 There will be a one per cent. (Iper cent) discount on general County Taxes through November 30, 1939. On and after January 1, 1940, the Penalties prescribed by law will be imposed on unpaid Taxes. You are requested to call for your taxes by School Districts in which property is located. The Treasurer is not responsible for unpaid taxes not called for by districts. Those who had their dogs vacci nated for rabies during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, by one authorized by law, and expect to be exempted from dog tax will please bring their certificate of vaccina- ation when appearing to pay taxes. RALPH B BLACK, Treasurer Newberry County. During the panic of 1891, a young man in Chicago had to have a job when no job was to be had. This is how he got one! Theodore Dreiser, from Warsaw, Indiana, author of “An American Tragedy,” wanted to become a news paper reporter. He applied to every paper in Chicago. Everywhere he was given the same answer. They were letting men off, not taking them on. But Theodore meant to be taken on! When he arrived at the last paper—the Chicago Globe, he said: “Well, I’m going to st?y here until you need a man.” The managing edi tor shrugged his shoulders. Ridicul ous! But Dreiser sat down. The next morning he was there exactly on time. He went to lunch when the others did; he came back when they did;—and stayed late. Meanwhile, he studied the paper. Plenty of time for that! He talked to the other reporters, and learned how they went after news, how they “handled” it when they returned. Then he studied how it was presented by the rival paper. Day after day went by. A month passed. And then it happened! The Globe needed a man. Of course they took the one sitting there. They were convinced of his earnestness and knew he had been conscientiously studying their paper. He was sent to cover the De mocratic National Convention. He knew nothing of politics, nor how to get political news. It wasn’t the kind of assignment he wanted, but he determined to make good. He found that the reporters hung around a certain bar, met politicians, and got “hot tips”. Dreiser didn’t know enough about politics to distinguish a hot tip from a dog’s cold nose. By chance he fell into conversa tion with a man who turned out to be Senator McEntry from South Caro lina, a powerful politician. McEntry liked young Dreiser and invited him to lunch. They got better acquaint ed. Then an incredible thing hap pened. The senator said, “I like you and I’m going to give you some news all those fellows would give their ears to get. Everybody want to know who is going to be nominated fjr President. Well, I happen to know. That person is Grover Cleveland.” Dreiser rushed back. The managing editor was flabbergasted. Had this rawboncu, cornfed cub from Indiana been the first reporter to get this j sensational news 7 Impossible! But i the story was printed. The young man who couldn’t get a job, not only had a job, but a scoop. Dreiser’s career dated from that day. Newberry Camp 542, Woodmen of the World, will have a turkey supper next Thursday at the Willowbrook club house at 7:30 p. m. This will be ladies night and all members may bring a guest with them. Members of the other local camps are invited to attend. All wishing to take part are asked to see O. S. Goree, clerk, on or before December 10th. DON’T LIKE IT We may as well begin by saying that we would like Dewey, the poten- | tial Republican candidate, a little | better if he did not sport a Hitler ! moustache.—Marion Star. The world’s most ruthless likelihood, die cause of his lieve there is find him. We “Whatsoever shall he also Times. STAL.N greatest dictator, and butcher will, in all a violent death be- iniquity. He may be- no God, but God will need not doubt that- a man soweth, that reap.”—Union Daily Valuable Precedent “Good grief, George—how much longer are you going to be finishing that chicken house?” “Patience, dear! Rome wasn’t built in a day.” THE HIGH LAW “Boss,” observed a local darkey last Friday morning, “I don’t think the President had no business changing Thanksgiving around like he done. He hadn’t oughta broke the Ten Commandments dat way.”— Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. The Light That Must Not Fail w*m Htw "dovai Mtw [Irimivr " THI l0HGm m THI l0T " . NEW ROYAL NEW EXCLUSIVE From front of grille to rear of body (181 inch«s) Chev- CLIPPER" STYLING VACUUM-POWER SHIFT rolet for 1940 is the longest of all lowect-priced cars! PERFECTED HYDRAULIC BRAKES NEW SEALED BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUPER-SILENT VALVE- IN-HUD ENGINE NEW FULL-VISION BODIES BY FISHER £i|e It •»T/u| It •• Biuj It! 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