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page eight THE NEWBERRT SUN FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1940 gl#tm 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. 0. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year . Published Every Friday Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the post office at Newberry, South Carolina, under tbe Act of March 3, 1879. Bad For All Religion An interesting and unusual case was heard in the United States Supreme Court last week when Chief Justice Hughes availed himself of the oppor tunity, with voice “vibrant with feeling”, to uphold the right of free wor ship. It seems that one Jesse Cantwell was crusading against the Catholic church by going about playing a phonograph record in which that church was branded as a “racket”, a “wicked power”, and a “fraud and a deception.” Chief Justice Hughes is quoted as saying: “I suppose these Catholics have some right of religious freedom also. I suppose they have the right to be left alone and not be assaulted with scurrilious denunciation of their most cherished faith.” The fact that some moron goes about playing such a record is not going to hurt the Catholic church. But the remnant of feeling which exists in Protestant churches against the Catholic church is bad for all churches. We say remnant, for it is evident that this spirit is not what it was at one time. Wider education has brought about tolerance and time is not far off when Catholics will be left alone to worship as they please without criticism. There is much the Protestant churches can learn with profit from the churdh of Rome; solidarity of purpose, reverence of worship, care of the poor and sick, devotion of its priests and nuns. No church has a “corner” on the right road to salvation. The China man praying before the shrine of some ancestor may be conforming more to will of the Almighty than the “Christian” who denounces his practice. That which was delivered “once and for all to the Saints” is susceptible to varying interpretation; there are as many religions as there are people, where people think for themselves. In such a situation no one has a right to judge anyone else except by such virtues as love, charity, and upright ness. Beyond that his life and his mode of worship are finally to be judlged by one only. Nothing Will Be Settled The legislature has decided upon the democratic way of testing the wet and dry sentiment of the State this summer, but whatever the vote nothing will be settled. Even an overwhelming vote for or against liquor would leave the problem just where it is now. There is no solution to the liquor problem except for people to quit drinking it and the cure for that lies not in legislation but in education. Will They Cut It? Facing a deficit of two to five million dollars, the legislature seems to be doing nothing more important at the present than idling, or rather, coast ing. What form the revenue bill will take to make up this deficit no one seems to know, not even members of the legislature. A Newberry county member of the legislature is of the opinion that there is nothing else to do but cut the garment to fit the cloth. But the cutting is going to have to be done in the higher bracket appropriations and that means public welfare, colleges and such like. This being election year it is doubtful if the law-making gentlemen will dare cut the old folks and the colleges. If we are to keep on spending there is only one solution as many states have already discovered. The sales tax is a producer of revenue without equal; is more or less painless and thru it there is a possibility of reducing property tax. We don’t like the sales tax idea but it seems we are living in an age where everybody must be taken care of and business and industry are al ready carrying more than their share of taxes. A sales tax would solve the problem in South Carolina but would have little chance of passing the present general assembly, and the governor has already promised to veto any such legislation. Between the devil and the sea, the solons must make up their minds whether they will cut, and stay at home next year, or pass the buck in some way until the next session. In the year 1939 more than 93 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal auto accidents were male, and less than seven percent were females. This would seem to prove that women are safer drivers until it is remem bered that there are many times more men than women drivers. George Waters of the Johnston Herald sagely observes: “Your com munity needs you. Your energy, your brains. Your business ability would be a great help toward making your home town bigger and better. You can help the other fellow to get the dollars which will in turn bring you business, or keep your business from slipping away.” The Most Embarrassing Moment In Man's Experience .... Is When He Stands Before the Unmarked Grave of a Loved One Spring, when all nature puts on new color, is the ideal time to attend to that important matter of suitably marking the resting place of departed loved ones. Our many years experience in designing and constructing appropriate and dignified memorials en ables us to be of greater service to you. Hundreds of lovely memorials in which the tribute of the living is carved into everlasting stone have been designed by us and created in our modern plant. Plan now to let us build a memorial that will forevermore show to the world your regard for those you love. Newberry Stone Co. J. B. COWARD, Prop. Spectator NO SALES TAX; no other tax. We must cut the garment to the cloth. All we need is a little eommonsense in State finance. No high falootin scheme or finespun theory can take the place of the time-proved wisdom of spending less than income, for safety. Another maxim of our fathers’ was “don’t bite off more than you can chew”. Well, for some time we have been choking on the wad we bit off. It seems to me that the information service J. Roy Jones is advocating for his department of Agriculture is very desirable. The greatest need of Carolina farmers is a marketing ser vice on a state-wide scale. In most of our counties something is being done now, but it is entirely inade quate. As I heard the plan explained, Mr. Jones will keep a record of everything offered for sale by farmers—I mean those who inform him—and trucks coming to this state seeking farm pro ducts can learn by a telephone call what surpluses are for sale and by whom. Boiled down it is very sim ple and should be very timely and helpful. The Chamber of Commerce is the one organization representing all the town in all matters of general inter est. The chamber of commerce is the scouting party and advance troop of the general economic development of the community; and. in some respects, it is an adjunct of the churches in their civic service. If I were trying to explain some phase of the chamber’s work I might make it clearer to tell something about the Charleston chamber of com merce and its work than to speak in abstract terms. For many years, the Charleston Chamber was devoting itself to the ordinary routine of a local business center.' I know nothing about the aspect of its work. But in the last five or six months the Charleston eham ber has not only aroused its own people along civic and political but it has developed a missic spirit which is bearing fruit thrc out the state. I am not a memb the Charleston chamber of comm so I can see it in perspective. interests of the State. the evangelical church; that is fulness to its own members. personal work of C. Norwood Hastie Homer M. Pace and David A. Skinner try; and without saved profits and ( wages there wouk. be no capital. One of the greatest romances is the industrial development of the United States; and those romances most ap pealing to me are those which con verted raw products into new articles of common use, thereby promoting the comfort of millions and broaden ing the scope of each one’s service. One such builder as that is worth more to South Carolina than any hundred men in public life in this state within a generation. Because of such endeavor thousands have had a chance to work with dignity and self respect, doing useful service to mankind, contributing to the support of towns and schools and churches and paving heavily to the support of the nation. The state and nation are enlarging their participation in business. Business, if intelligently guided, must have an eye on Colunjbia, as well as on Washington; but one chamber can’t do much, there must be a group effort; there must he a mass attack comparable to the old Macedonian Phalanx. The congress under recent decisions of the Supreme Court could regulate the activity of bam yard hens if their eggs should pass into interstate commerce, even as part of a cake. The great court has reversed itself within the last seven years so that no lawyer can tell what the law is or will be. Apparently state sover eignty is almost reduced to a mem ory. Trying to establish a uniform value for work either means that drones and parasites are to be cod died, or that superior work and am bition shall no longer be allowed free play. By some of our laws a busi ness man is condemned before he even gets into court. Business men of the state must work together and the business of the various states must work together to protect themselves against theorists who never managed a business, yet seek to control all business. We are afflicted with a lot of mushroom, eco nomists in high places, who are like the man who expects his vegetables and chickens to be like pictures in the catalogue. All the influences dominant in public life today are trying to spend what business earns, even before it is earned. endeavor to promote the coimmunity. we remember the people at times. pecularities to render the largest service, even lo cally. Govemm.-nt todav is an intimati much and tax mere. The < increase of governmental ai bring politics into business, but little business in politics. are over for business men. every day, more or less. I 1 that some businesses make out the government in one year. Tha r tells the story. So I need not com ment. It seems incredible. continue to live on the taxpayers, un serve the institutions inherited from our fathers. That is no idle statement Men need an incentive to work and the greatest incentive is the hope of reward. It isn’t in human nature to do much more than we are compelled to do, if we all share alike. And this world of ours, especially this great country of ours, was built by men who worked their way through the ranks, either by superior ability or by greater application. Whenever we share on a level it will sooner or later be the level of the lowest group, if we all share alike. There is a lot of loose talk of doing business without a profit; or the re moval of the profit motive in business. I should be entirely in favor of do ing business without a profit motive, if all those who draw wages and salaries would work for nothing. It is rather striking that much of the talk about doing business without a profit motive is by men drawing good salaries, many of them receiving sal aries from endowments. Where would all our industries be without profits? Capital is only unspent profits. With out capital there would be no indus- 1 Classified Ads 1 i j ITS HARVEST TIME just over the hill—If it’s a New Binder or Mow er, give us your order now. If it’s repair the <4d one, get your repairs now. Don’t wait. JOHNSON-McCRACKIN COMPANY McCormick Deering Dealers 5-12-19-26c TO PREVENT Crows, Doves, and | other pests from destroying your stands ask for Pestex. It’s new and cheaper. ' JOHNSON-McCRACKIN COMPANY ’ 5-12-19-26c TRESPASS NOTICE—Hunting, fish ing, hauling wood, or any form of trespassing on the property of the undersigned is strictlv forbidden under penalty of the law. JULIAN WILLIAM WHITE, MRS. J. W. WHITE. 3te. [ NOTICE—I am again selling the farmers Merco brands of fertilizers. Also both foreign and domestic ni trate of soda—prices in line. See me before you buy—stock ware housed at Keitt’s Cross Roads, but will be delivered anywhere in the county. Allowance for hauling from warehouse. T. E. KEITT, Newberry, S. C., Route 1. FOR SALE—One good work horse weight about 1200 lbs. apply to Mrs. Mamie Smith, Pomaria, S. C., Route 3. 2tp W'ANTED—A good reliable man to supply customers with Rawliegh Products. Write Rawleigh’s, Dept. SCC-86-127W, Richmond, Va., or see J. R. Wood, Helena S. C. Mch 8,15,22,29 FOR SALE—175 bushels of Brab ham Peas at $1.90 per bushel. The pea that does not wilt. W. C. BROWN. 22-4t FOR SALE—58 snares of stock of The Newhgrry Cotton Mills. Smiley L. Porter, Executor. APARTMENTS FOR RENT—Com pletely furnished. Near business section. Rent most reasonable. Mrs. Tom P. Johnson. Phone 220-J. 1237 Calhoun street. l-3tp FOR RENT—Private downstairs ap artment, unfurnished. Apply to Mrs. D. J. Taylor, Phone 468. 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Reid (^erdaty MANY BRIDGE PARTIES OVER THE WEEK-END Some of the bridge clubs to meet over the weekend were the following; On Thursday afternoon Mrs. J. Edwrin Stokes was hostess to her club at her home on Glenn street. Flower ing peach and daffodils formed a lovely setting for the rooms where two tables were laid for contract. The prizes were awarded as follows: high, Mrs. William Summer, second high, Mrs. J. C. McLean, bingo, Mrs. J. E. Stevens. The members of the club enjoyed a delightful chicken salad course with punch. Also meeting Thursday was Mrs. Fred Gilbert’s club. Mrs. Gilbert’s home was very lovely with an ar rangement of flowers from her garden. After several progressions, high prize for club was won by Mrs. Ran- ny Kirkland, high for guests by Miss Grace Summer. Bingo fell to Mrs. F. H. Dominick and Mrs. O. M. Cobb. A green and gold color scheme was carried out in flowers, score cards and refreshments. The hostess ser ved Charlotte Russe with coffee. 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