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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1939 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year $1.09 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. man and it should be conferred on some capable man not now connected with the National Administration. 1 readily concede that there are able men in the administration and do not make any point against them except that the presidency is the nation’s commission and a nomination is a Party’s call. In either case should we have heirs to nominations, or to the presidency. For that reason I should like to eliminate every man now holding office by appointment of Mr. Roosevelt. NATIONAL GUARD IN S. C. AT QUOTA ] two men capable of serving as presi- dent ? Washington, Dec. 19.—The war de partment announced today that the South Carolina national guard has reached its full authorized strength of 1,122 enlisted men in only three weeks time. Brigadier General James C. Dozier, the South Carolina adjutant general, reports that at the present time there are, in addition, about 430 men on a waiting list to fill any current or prospective vacancies. He estimated that more than 90 per cent of the total strength of the South Carolina national guard will participate in the extra seven day’s field training, re cently authorized for the national guard of the several states. Since September .vhen the presi dent authorized an increase in the enlisted strength of the rational guard to 235,000 more than 38,000 new recruits have been enrolled. The strength on December 11 was 222,439. Telegraphic reports from state ad jutants general indicate that the re cruiting program is going forward satisfactorily in all those states which have not already filled their quotas. WALGREEN WILL IS FILED Chicago, Dec. 19.—The fortune of the late Charles R. Walgreen, drug store chain magnate, estimated at more than $2,000,000 was left largely to members of his family, it was dis closed today on filing of fhe will for probate. Two of his associates in the coast- to-coast enterprise, Robert Green- well Knight and Sanford J. Bower, were beoueathed 5,000 shares of stock each, volued at approximately $100,- 000. $25,000 ALLOTTED FOR REFRIGERATION PROJECT Washington, Dec. 26.—Henry Slat tery, Rural Electrification adminis trator. announced today $25,000 had been allotted for the construction of a refrigeration plant for the Aiken Electric Co-operative association in South Carolina. The project calls for 300 cold stor age lockers for fruits, vegetables and meats, available to members of the association. The REA previously allotted $404,- 000 to the Aiken Electric Co-operat ing association to build 499 miles of transmission lines for Calhoun, Lexington. Barnwell, Aiken, Orange burg, Saluda, Edgefield, and McCor mick county patrons. TRANWOOD JNFANT DIES Homas Edwin Mitchell, 7-month- old son of Mr. and Mrs. J E Mitchell died Tuesday morning at the home of his parents in the Tranwood sec tion of the county. Besides his par ents he is survived by three sisters, Willie Mae, Florine, and Dolphone. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the McKendree Methodist church in Saluda county and burial was in the church ceme tery. CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER E. Bryan Keislcr, Pastor Sunday school begins at 10:30. Harry H. Hedgepath is the superin tendent and C. E. Hendrix the as sistant. There are classes for all ages arvd competent teachers for all classes. The service with Hooly Commun ion will begin at 11:30. The pastor •will be assisted by the Rev. Prof. R. A- Goodman, D. D. Beginning at 11:20 p. m. and with the address by Dr. James C. Kinard a Watchnight service will be held. The public is most cordially invited to attend. SPECTATOR LIKES (Continued from page three) expectations of the taxpayers. In deed, the free processes of democracy have not trained a man capable of serving as President so that Mr. Roosevelt may retire to the ease and enjoyment of his magnificant ances tral mansion on the great estate of his mother. No nation should insist that one man shall wear himself out in public service. After all, Mr. Roosevelt, however robust, can’t live forever, so we might as well lay the burden on some one else next year while Mr. Roosevelt is still vigorous so that if the new man should fail miserably we could call Mr. Roose velt back to redeem the nation. A distinguished man of our state recently said that the state should spend more on the schools. Why ? What hope have we in the schools if up to now they have not produced The sober minded of the country must be sick and tired, utterly dis gusted, at the yelping of a group on the public payroll who are talking all the time about drafting Mr. Roose velt for a third term. Are we so completely without brains in the De mocratic party that we must renounce a traditional policy in order to es tablish a high and noble order of boot-lickers The presidency is not necessarily dependent on any one The Clarendon ladies showed what could be done with sweet potatoes. They took the humble yam and serv ed it in thirteen dishes, ranging form the old-time pone of the plantation “Maumas”, “Mammies” and “Aunties” to the souffle with raisins and nuts. Potato bread and sweet potato chips were new to we; low-countrymen though I be and raised on taters, specially the big, syrupy fellows which I used to pull from the pan under the stove, and custard pie. You can’t delight your palate more whole somely than with potato pie. Of course the candied slices of sweet po tato can make old men have visions and young men dream dreams, but that souffle!—Boy howdy! The ladies made a doughnut of the iodined apples of the earth (as the French call potatoes) and good it was. Fried slices are old friends of mine and were frequently on myj mother’s table. A man skilled in the art of barbe cuing pigs was there with the tempt ing dish,_ in such quantity as made me think of what I used to read of the great meat dishes in the baronial halls of old England—in the spacious times when men lived by the strength and skill of stout arms and after rid ing horseback all day could eat great platters of beef. Men were men in those days, buddy, not just mild imi tations, sucking a little orange juice and thinking that nourishment for a vigorous body. I saw a couple of my friends of well proved ability at the ! table. If those birds had been built with refrigerators features I should i have thought they were storing food for the whole winter. I took on a cargo of tater delicacies myself. Say, how would a mixture of pota- i to and banana taste ? JUST KIPS—From Victory to e THAT* E.HQO(xhJ- I OOffr want TO HEAR ANT EXCUSES - I TOVO YOU WHAT VOUU> HAPPEN IF I C AU&HT YOU FK£HT1Ttt» AGAIN ■ WHEN WE GET HON\R I'LL IMPRESS ON YOUR NINO THAT WHEN 1 SAT a THiNGt » ne an it-UDOO 1 PLEASE POf- HONESX i OidNt START if youia. Give HE] ONE nORE CHANCEf NEVER FIGHT SVpM] J LIVE * HOtlEST A GOOD CITIZEN What Is Expected of Him FIRST f a Good Citizen Pay* his share of the cost of government. Of all the property taxes paid in South Carolina in 1938, the Textile Mills paid more than 21 per cent. This is more than was paid by all other industries in the State combined. SECOND, a Good Citizen pays his taxes promptly. Property owners of South Carolina owed Eleven and One Half Million Dollars in delinquent property taxes in 1938, exclusive of municipal delinquencies, yet less than One per cent of Textile Mill taxes was delinquent. TtllRD, ‘ a Good Citizen is a good neighbor. Each year South Carolina Textile Mills spend nearly a half a million dollars for welfare activities, including hospitals, schools, recreation, amusements, sanitation, streets, police protection, etc. FOURTH, a Good Citizen tries to make jobs. Last year the Mills of this State gave employment lo more than 93,000 people. They are the State’s largest makers of jobs and they are the State’s largest producers of wages. FIFTH, a Good Citizen makes as many purchases as is practical within the State. The Textile Mill payrolls create the State’s largest market for food, fuel and other farm products. Additionally, the Textile Manufacturers have taken a prominent part in the introduction of new industries, the im provement of our educational system, the resuscitation of agriculture and the promotion of important welfare move ments. The South Carolina Textile Mills stand ready at all times to assist in promoting the welfare ot the State. The Cotton Manufacturers Association of S. C.