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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1940 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year . $1.00 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. YET. THE WORLD MOVES ON Inventors all over the country are being: honored in February at “Mod ern Pioneers’ Celebrations” to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the U. S. patent system. At the same time, those in high places have been reviving the old ca nard that inventions take away jobs. We bring to their attention the fol lowing letter from th* daughter of an inventor with the vision typical of America’s industrial pioneers: “About the year 1865 my father visited the patent office in Washington concerning a patent of his own. Du ring the conversation the head of the patent office said. I’m looking for another job before I get too old to find one! this patent office cannot stay open much longer, about everything that can be invented has already been invented. Why a man (Singer) has just invented a machine that can do a woman’s sewing for her, you can’t beat that.’ “A congressman tried to put a bill through congress to prevent those ma chines from being sold. He claimed that if women had machines to do their sewing it would put all the dress makers in the country out of busi ness. “My father got a chuckle out of the above every time a new invention am azed the world: when the telephone was first invented he said, “Maybe someone in Washington will propose a bill to forbid the use of telephones, fearing the government will have no further sales of stamps.” Probably the two types will always exist: The man who holds the gloomy opinion that progress has come to an end and that invention spells disaster, versus the man who sees that the only way to continue progress is to create the things that mean better living and more jobs. THE BANKER’S WORRIES Banks, to the average citizen, look like “big money.” Most of them are housed in imposing buildings. The tellers sit in their cages surrounded by piles of money. The banks’ state ments deal with large figures. The banker, like the rest of us, has his problems in making both ends meet—and in recent years those problems have been growing more acute. Some figures recently issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora tion are highly illuminating. In the year 1938, interest—principal source of bank profit—received by the na tion’s 13,645 insured commercial banks, totaled $1,235,000,000. This represented $2.24 per $100 of assets— in other words, a little more than two per cent. You could hardly call that excessive, or even adequate. Reason for the banks’ modest re turns is the decline in interest rates. Between 1923 and 1937, the average yield on commercial paper dropped from 4.6 per cent to less than 1 per cent. Rates on loans to bank cus tomers dropped from almost 5 per cent to 2.7 per cent in New York City and suffered big drops in other sec- vions. Government bond interest shrank from 3.8 per cent to 2.7 per cent. Return on treasury notes and certificates went down from 3.5 per cent to practically nothing, 2-10 of 1 per cent. Banks have taken a beating from trends and government policies which have reduced earnings and interest rates to the vanishing point. Yes, the banker has his worries. —because our INVISIBLE HALF SOLING method leaves no “re paired look” on your shoes— Tile new sole meet: the old sole with an invisible joint. Popular Fries % Dennis] [Shoe Shop SMALL LOAN BILL Dr. William Hays Simpson came to Newberry last summer and inquired of us the interest rate charged by lo cal small-loan companies. We were unable to give him any light but ap parently he found someone who did. Testifying before a committee of the legislature Dr. Simpson said charges in Newberry exceeded 500 per cent. He found in some sections that inter est on this class of loans exceeded 650 percent, and that Negroes were genially charged more interest than whites. The small-loan law of this State provides for orte and one-half per cent interest per month, but Dr. Simpson found 18 cases where borrowers paid more than 1000 per cent. He also found some who paid as little as 100 per cent. There are then some honest people in the small loan business and these should bestir themselve to clean up the crooks or their own businesses will soon be legislated out of exist ence. A POET BY ACCIDENT In the far-off days organs were un known in churches, congregations were illiterate, and to enable the folk to join in the church’s service of praise, it was necessary for the preacher to read the words to be sung, a line or two lines at a time. Day was dying in the west as the good old clergyman reached for his hymn book, glanced at a page, and said: “The light has grown so very dim, I scarce can see to read the hymn.” Then up rose the congrega tion to its feet, and led by the clerk, sang to the tune of the Old Hund redth: “The light has grown so very dim, I sarce can see to read the hymn.” Then they paused for the next lines to be read to them. Raising his voice a trifle, because he was just a little disturbed at the happening, the clergyman explained: “I did not mean to read the hymn, I was still in the proper meter, again, the congregation lifted up ^ their voices and sang the dictated words, and then looked expectantly for more only said my eyes were dim.” As it lines to sing. They got them, for, now in quite a temper, the parson shouted: “I didn’t ills in you all.” And again the raf ters rang with the song.—The Meth- mean a hymn at all. I think the dev- odist Recorder. 81000.00 REWARD OFFERED BY THE GREAT VIRGIL Do you believe in spirits or spirit ualistic manifestations? Whether you do or not ,you will be thrilled and dumbfounded by THE GREAT VIR GIL and his company when they pre sent their full evening show at the High school auditorium under the aus pices of the Newberry Lions’ Club,; February 19, at 8:00. Yon will ask yourself: “Are they humans or demons,” those strange people who seem to have the unbe lievable power to change their bodies at will and pass through solid walls. During one of the many spectacular scenes, the Great Virgil introduces a spirit medium who, while completely surrounded by members of the audi ence, presents a regular old time spirit seance during which trumpets and tamborines sail through space and other strange and eerie happen ings take place on a brightly lighted stage. The Great Virgil claims to present any kind of spirit manifestation and has a Standing offer of $1,000.00 to any spirit medium, fraudulent or otherwise, who can present a seance that he cannot duplicate by scientific means. Included in the spirit part of the Great Virgil’s program will be: Spirit Seance, Table Floating, The Haunted House, and Spirit Paintings. A special feature of the program will be Julie, the psychic enigma and scientific marvel, with her act of “Hu man Television.” Julie will prove her ability to read the minds of the audience, and will submit to many in credible mental tests, proving con clusively that she has a mind thou sands of years ahead of her time. The Great Virgil during one of his mysteries, allows one of his girl assis tants to be tied in a stong sack and locked and tied in a trunk, then while being watched from all sides, he changes places with the girl in less than one second. This one allusion is said to stagger the imagination and defy solution. The Great Virgil carries hundreds of pounds of equipment and scenic effects, and among the many beauti ful and spectacular mysteries to be seen here are: The Beautiful Hindoo Princess Asleep in Mid-air; Satan Bums a Man; the Famous Hindoo Rope Miracle; Chinatown after Dark; The Execution on Mars; Chinese Opi um Den Mystery; and dozens of others. Another way to generate and main tain cheerfulness during the new year is to co-operate with the inevitable! Spectator Reflects on the Utter Futility of All School Work Senators Edgar A. Brown of Barn well and J. B. Britton of Sumter do well to remind the Senate that the ap propriation bill must not exceed ex pected revenue. We need a voice of authority, speaking the deep convic tion of the taxpayers, that every item in the appropriation bill could be re duced twenty-five per cent without impairment of any essential obliga tion of the State. We are trifling with the taxpayers for the sake of loyal ties which should not control us in dealing with the people as a whole. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln faced great issues. All of us revere the memory of Washington; many of us Recall the generous huma nity of Lincoln and his readiness to welcome the South back into the Un ion. In comparison with the eleven years of Reconstruction, Lincoln’s idea would have been like an Apos tolic benediction. What I’m thinking of at the mo ment is this: Those men didn’t play with and trifle with the presidency. Neither tried to outsmart others; the presidency loses in dignity as it be comes a political springboard. Would not it be refreshing to hear something like this: “I respect the traditions of our nation and shall gladly lay down this office, knowing that the pro cesses of popular choice will bring to the office a man dedicated to the pre servation of our liberties.” Regardless of what anybody says or does, let’s see to it that Demo cracy dots not plunge into voluntary political bankruptcy by acknowledg ing that only one man is capable of guiding the nation which produced Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Cleveland and Wilson. Senator Smith is quoted as express ing himself against a third term for Mr. Roosevelt. The News and Cour ier makes much of the Senator’s re mark and recalls the outspoken oppo sition of Colonel Wyndham Manning to a third term, for the President. Here and there people—politicians principally—are gravely pondering the attitude of Mr. Roosevelt. Not being a politician, I haven’t much pa tience with all this fencestraddling. We have great traditions worthy of respect and we should quietly assume that Mr. Roosevelt will lay down the duties of the presidency at the end of this term. Furthermore, the Democ racy should bring out a man for the presidency who will be a Democrat. It is desirable that Democracy be defined and that Democracy stand or fall as Democracy. Just to win a race is nothing to be proud of if principles have been sacrificed for victory. The Democratic Party should not be sold to any man or group, and it should win or lose on a platform of revitalized principles, soundly con ceived and firmly adhered to. Surely there is something worth more than winning on office. If vic tory alone is what counts then let us throw scruples and principles to the winds and make victory our god; but if principle be our guide, then let’s recognize that there is such a thing as righteousness in political af fairs and be guided by it. I would rather see our Democratic Party right, i.i a hopeless minority, with a dozen Senators and fifty re presentatives, than to be, as today, al lied to numerous elements which con tributed votes and money and are subverting the State itself. A well known Senator in our Gen eral Assembly made an impassioned plea for the increase of an item in the school bill and eloquently and dra matically calls upon the State to spend its riches on education. He declared his preference for Mr. Roose velt for President even over our Sen ator Jimmie Byrnes. How, now, Senator? Listening to your fervent appeals during twenty- five years, millions have been added to tlie school budget; and during the same years other states have lidded hundreds of millions of dollars for schools and academic instruction, mis takenly called “education;” but in all these years of heavy spending for the “comon schools,” and with millions and millions spent on, for and by coll eges and universities—“how comes it” that only one man is suitable for the presidency? And, Senator, the man you endorse so highly and exclusively did not even attend a “common school,” or a State University. He was reared in luxury and sent away to an expensive and exclusive private academy, and later to Harvard Univ ersity. According to this you don’t think highly of our public schools. Surely all of them taken together must have produced at least one man, just one man. No? The dreariest thought which comes to me is the utter futility of all our school work. And how completely has our free country failed! In a great emergency, in spite of all our freedom and opportunity; in spite of all the history and tradition of our nation, notwithstanding all our hope and faith—we have, from a popula tion of a hundred and thirty millions, produced only one man. Surely that is not true. Senator Henry Sims challenges the General Assembly to face the Social •Security matter squarely; and he an nounces his purpose to propose an ad dition of nine hundred and fifty-one thousand dollars to the bill of two millions, now pending. I -wish the Sen ator would propose five million so as to let our people see the enormity of this extravagance. Once aroused, the people might throw this whole thing overboard—“A consummation devout ly to be wished.” Senator Ward says that the Senate brought out a bill quickly so as to re commend a sum less than the House total, although the whole proceeding was a camouflage, according to the Senator. I knew, of course, that there was somebody hiding in the woodpile, but I couldn’t see him. Even so, it is better for the citizens to see who it is that proposes the increases. I have a suspicion that the bill in the Senate will make good campaign ma terial against those Senators who vote for it. More than two hundred business men came to Columbia recently to at tend a joint hearing on two bills: the first, to repeal the special tax on in tangibles and the second to control the punitive damage practice by which a man suffering damages of ten dollars will sue for ten thousand if the defendant happens to be big and wealthy. It is clear that if we are to have justice it must be the same for rich and poor. Spectator agrees that our tax on in tangibles is the best of all the States, but it seems to stand in the way of larger revenue. In other words, if by repealing the tax we can hope for more revenue, then let us repeal it. The following letter has been sent to many of us brethren of the quill: “You know fully as much as I know about the terrific drain the South has sustained through the loss of cotton and cotton markets. Even in South Carolina I estimate the loss at more than five hundred million dollars since the coming of the boll weevil. This loss of earning has resulted in a dis appearance of capital and explains why we are compelled to call on the Government for nearly everything. You will agree that to recover lost markets, or develop new ones, or ex pand markets we now have would yield handsome results to every part of the South, from cross-roads to city. And if we could—through lab oratory explorations — create new uses, even within this nation, the greater demand for cotton would be felt in stimulated business in every community. The National Cotton Council is try ing to find new uses for cotton through experiments, and it is doing' some veiy practical things of imme diate possibilities. Here is one which we Southerners can endorse at once: that is to ship sugar, cement, flour, fertilizers, feeds, rice, etc., in cotton sacks whenever cotton compares favorably in price, adaptability, and re-use with present containers. Will you emphasize cotton in four issues in February, endorsing the idea I’ve mentioned; and will you print a card like this: “I want my fertilizer and other purchases shipped to me in cotton sacks, whenever cotton is not more costly than other materials and is equally serviceable and suitable for re-use. Name Address This, if supported throughout the South, will be a great constructive effort for our own communities.” CITY LOTS FOR SALE On March 2, 1940, the undersigned will offer for sale, on the ground, at public auction’, to the highest bidder, thirteen (13) lots on East Johnstone Street; twelve (12) lots on Adelaide Street; two (2) lots on Jones Street; beginning on Johnstone Street at 10 o’clock, on Adelaide Street at 11 o’clock; on Jones Street at 12 o’clock, for ONE - THIRD (1-3) cash, with privilege of paying more or all in cash, balance in one year, with inter est from day of sale at seven per cent, per annum, to be secured by mortgage of lot purchased. Purchaser to pay for revenue stamps and for re cording deed and mortgage. Plats of lots on file with the undersigned. H. C. HOLLOWAY, FRANK R. HUNTER, Selling Agent. I also offer for sale, privately, the following lots: Swittenberg house and lot on College Street; Bedenbaugh house and lot on Vincent Street; Hutchinson (2) houses and lot on Drayton Street; Shealy house and lot on Adelaide Street; Daniels house and lot on Crosson Street; Longshore house and lot on Railroad Avenue; va cant lot on Snowden Street; Spear man Row (8) houses and lots; five (5) tenant houses and lots Benedict Street; twelve (12) tenant houses and lots on Holloway Hill; Gilliam house and lot in Pike; Jackson house and lot in Pike; Cromer (2) houses and lot in Pike; Gilliam house and lot in Horseshoe Alley; DeHart house and lot Silverstreet; two (2) brick store buildings, Chappells. H. C. HOLLOWAY. Insert Feb. 15, 23; March 1. LAND EXCHANGE NOTICE Iron Tonic If yon are in a weak, run down condition, take liid Inin llin(Till Notice is hereby given that J. J. Dominick has applied for exchange of lands under the Act of March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1215). The applicant of fers the Government all of that tract of land located in Number 5 Town ship, of Ncwbery county, South Car olina, on the waters of Joshua Branch of Guilder’s Creek, designated as U S. Forest Service tract no. 579a, bounded on the south and east by the lands acquired by the United States from Newberry college on the north east by the Singleton lands, on the northwest by the lands of T. B. Amis, and on the west by the lands of Mrs. T. E. Eison, containing 262 acres, more or less, and in exchange desires to obtain approximately 271 M board feet of stumpage valued at $1,572 to be cut from the tract designated No. 76 conveyed to the United States by the Carolina Fibre company, lying west of the right-of-way of the At lantic Coast Line railroad, within the Francis Marion National Forest in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The purpose of this notice is to allow all persons claiming said lands, or hav ing bona fide objections to such ap plication an opportunity to file their protests with the office of the Region al Forester, U. S. Forest Service, Glenn Building, Atlanta, Georgia, on or before the date of the last publi cation thereof. H. O. Stabler Acting Regional Forester First publication, February 1st; Last publication, February 23rd. REVIEW o/NEW BOOKS PAUL B. CLARK, PH. D. 1735 Woodbum Ave. Covington, Ky. ACROSS THE AGES. By Louise I. Capen. The American Book Com pany, New York and Cincinnati. Pp. ix-841-li. Pr. $2.00. Louise I. Capen, PhD. Head of So cial Science Department, Barringer High School, Newark, N. J., tells in this superb history the story of man’s progress particularly along social lines, emphasizing “the seven physi cal fundamentals by which men have lived, viz., food, shelter, clothing, communication, transportation, trade, and recreation. It interprets his higher aspirations as expressed thru religion art, education, medicine, science, and literature,” p.v. There are eighteen units in this history, fall ing into three groups, viz., 1. Back grounds; 2. Leading Human Experi ences; and 3. Present Controls. Each unit unfolds normally and centers around America as its nucleating center; each uni* is distinct, yet each one forms part of .the composite whole. There is a fine list of maps placed in the text at the proper places. Also many illustrations and pictures add to the value of the book. The book can best be evaluated at a glance by looking into one of these units. Unit 12 takes up “Man’s In terest in Education.” It gives the story of learning. It takes up the following matters: Learning in Its Simplest Form, Early Hebrew Educa tion, Greek Education. Roman Educa tion, How the Learning of the An cients Was Preserved, Growth of Universities, Education during the Renaissance, Early English Educa tion, Early American Schools, The The Beginnings of Modern Education, The Twentieth Century and Educa tion, Popular Education, and the Ad vance of Education. At this point there is a break in the unit. A new section of the unit is entitled “His toric Asides.” Here we find: 1. The History of the High School, 2. A Col onial Schoolmaster; 3. Education in the Middle Ages; 4. A Great Educa tor, Horace Mann; and 5. Peter Coop er, The Founder of Night Schools in America. There are questions based on the text to test the memory. There are questions based on general infor mation to test the reasoning power. But this is not all; the unit closes with the “Added Activities.” 1. Are You Good at dramatization?” 2. “Are you clever at writing one-act plays?” 4. Are you good at compiling lists ? 5. “Are you contributing to the class pic ture collection?” 6. “Are you inter ested in poetry?” 7. “Are you inter ested in education in China?” 8. “Are you in search of some reference read ings?” Nothing further need be said to praise this outstanding his tory. HUNTING SEASON CLOSED Game Warden Herman Wise asks that it be stated that the hunting sea son is closed on birds. There has been some rumor to the contrary he said, but efforts to extend the season was attempted to no avail. The sea son on fox closes March 1st. CHEVROLET lEALERSH SEE US FOR THE BEST USED CAR BUYS IN TOWN 5 0510 SH OUl ® ,OUt CH«V- values in toWn ‘ buy from 2 £ur Chevrolet dealer fithcon/We" cC - " Best recondition^ O methods. -i-p* com- Amensu^te ^ .Chevrolet 5 Y o u r on ftrmly sells- 9,262/068 psopla bought utad cart and utad fruckt from Chavrolst doalert during the latt tlx yaart. 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