The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 10, 1940, Image 4
PAGE FOUR
FRIDAY. MAY 10. 1940
THE NEWBEEBY SUN
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.
WHIPPING POST NEEDED
We have done away with some use
ful institutions in this country.
One of them is the whipping post,
long used on wife-beaters and the
depraved wretches who contribute to
the undoing of girls of sub-normal
mentality.
In former days the man who beat
his wife or contributed to the moral
delinquency of girls would have been
tied to the post and given a thrash
ing that was long remembered by the
fellow who got it. Few offenders, if
any, had to be admonished in this
wholesome fashion a second time.
One dose of this medicine was suffi
cient for most “patients”.
Nowadays, however, due to soft
hearted and softheaded prison "re
formers”, the law can’t whip these
yahoos. If convicted, they are given
mild prison sentences, or worse, sus
pended sentences, which mean noth
ing in most cases as a deterrent.
Last week our courts sentenced a
man to serve 12 months in jail for
living with a girl only about 16 years
old. This unfortunate girl has had
one child and according to report, is
enceinte again.
A prisoon sentence here is too
good. Imposed in cases of this kind
it is more likely to be just a pleasant
holiday for the offender rather than
real punishment for his low crime.
The whipping post is needed to cure
these anti-social men of “what ails
’em.”
COURT REFUSES
HOSIPTILIZATION
The United States Circut Court of
Appeals in Washrington, D. C., re
cently turned down the request of a
Tennessee man for free hospitillza-
tion, which he claimed as a world
war veteran, when it was learned
that he had been discharged for phy
sical disability shortly after being
drafted. The ruling released the
Veterans’ Administration from fur
ther obligation to 300,000 men who
were discharged soon after the draft
for similar reasons.
The court said that such men ser
ved under honorable conditions and
were discharged thru no fault of
their own but pointed out that the
customary “honorable discharge” was
not given. Therefore they are not
eligible for the same benefits grant
ed men who served in the army for
a longer period.
The court decision is to be applaud
ed. A man discharged soon after
being drafted had not served his
country in a military capacity, and
should not have the same claim
against the public treasury as a man
who served thruout the war.
Liquor Problem
Is Question of
Policy vs. Principle
BY SPECTATOR
The Governor and the Legislature
are entirely right in submittig to the
voters the question of legal liquor in
this state. To some the sale of al-
cohlic beverages is merely a matter
of resolutions and revenue, but to
others it is a policy which profanes
the religion professed by our people.
To some the whole matter is one
of policy; to legalize and collect tri
bute from a taste and habit which
are old and deepseated; to others
there is a principle involved which
should not be compromised for either
policy or expediency.
The argument is that since men
drink the state should' collect a tax
on what no one regards as a neces
sity. Some regard the alcoholic taste
and habit as a luxury; therefore
something to be taxed heavily; others
regard it as a step toward trouble
and tax it is a police measure; yet
others regard the habit as bad in its
elf; therefore not one which the
state should recognize or dignify as
a source of public revenue.
We have, then, policy arrayed
against principle. The men who
stand for principle have logic on
their side, for no one would contend
that all the practices of humanity
should be given the sanction of law.
regardless of the revenue. Would
you recognize murder and theft and
license such practices, collecting a
revenue from them? Yet murder
and theft are fairly common.
Must we confuse questions of right
with calculations of revenue? Is a
thing right or is it wrong? If wrong,
does it become less wrong, less per
nicious, because it yields a revenue?
Are we by any chance bribing our
selves because as beneficiaries of pub
lic service we are enjoying the fruits
of the vices?
If humanity needs any one thing it
is to break away from the narrow
selfishness which fattens on greed
and misfortune. The wisdom of men
has been terribly deflated; we stand
For that
Old Sweetheart of Mine
Mothers . . . young or old . . . appreciate the
expression of your love as shown in your gift
to her on “Her Day.”
Here you will find many items which will
please her .... It may be a dress or a cut of
beautiful fabric for a dress ... a pair of gloves
. . . a purse . . . new summer jewelry ... or any
one of hundreds of things we offer. But no
matter what you select she will like it, for all
mothers hereabout know that it’s good . . that
it’s stylish ... if it comes from Carpenter’s.
Come today and select something . . . we’ll
box in nicely for you
CARPENTER’S
before the Great Judge a lot of bung
lers because we choose the spacious
arguments of the streets to the eter
nal wisdom which sees right and
wrong as clearly defined, never gloss
ed over by money, position, influence,
or public revenue.
Since we have liquor revenues what
have we gained as a people? Mr.
Roosevelt gave us legal liquor and the
five or ten million dollars which our
state has received. But our expendi
tures have increased more than the
amount received from liquor, and the
National Government has had to
spend in this state $134,000,000—a
hundred and thirty-four million dol
lars, to keep our heads above water.
Let us boil this down: in the little
town where I live we used to have
our State liquor shop. In all the
county there was only one. During
all those years, the little town had
two policemen, though the town then
had four banks, several stables and
a thriving business. Now the little
town has one bank (a year old) no
stables, much less business, three li
quor stores (with others in. the coun
ty) and four policemen! In other
words, with the New Deal came li
quor; and with liquor came more
policemen than we had ever had be
fore in the history of the town! Now
will some one tell me what benefit
the liquor has been, or is, to the
town, even on the ground of reve
nue? I have come to understand
with deepening conviction, the re
mark “Ye cannot serve God and
mammon.”
“And he shall judge among many
people, and rebuke strong nations
afar off; and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their
spears into pruning-hooks: nation
shall not lift up a sword against na
tion, neither shall they learn war
any more.
But they shall sit every man under
his vine and under his fig tree; and
none shall make them afraid: for
the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath
spoken it.”
So said the Prophet Micah. It re
mains the hope of all who see the
futility of war, save as a defense
against the embattled forc?s of greed
and ambition which would oppress
and destroy for their own enrich
ment.
The Judiciary Committee of the
House reported out the bill to restrict
punitive damages. The bill is now
on the calendar of the House. The
prediction has been freely made that
no such bill can pass. That remains
to be seen. I believe it can be pass
ed; it is only necessary to bring home
to a hundred and twenty-five thous
and car-owners that they are paying
nine dollars a year more for liabili
ty insurance than is being paid by
car-owners of Georgia. Every policy
for liability insurance is much higher
here than in other states. The Cas
ualty Companies are not concerned
apparently. Why should they be ?
They have fixed their rates so as to
protect themselves. So, even if the
sound business interest of the state
is not sufficient reason for restrict
ing a practice which is inherently un
sound and harmful to the state, then
the self interest of a hundred and
twenty-five thousand car-owners may
prove the political dynamhe neces
sary to dislodge the opposition.
In whose interest is the punitive
damage practice as we have it? In
the interest of about a hundred law
yers who are specially successful in
getting big verdicts for damages be
yond the actual damage sustained.
The principle of the Workman’s
Compensation Act is as applicable to
all of us as it is to workers in in
dustry. Workers accept the prin
ciple of compensation based on in
juries, instead of unreasonable ver
dicts to split with Counsel. Exactly
the same business reason applies to
the rest of us as applies to labor.
Perhaps the question may be put
like this. “Shall ten per cent of the
lawyers jeopardize the state and' im
peril its industrial life; or shall the
hundred and twenty-five thousand
car-owners make their influence felt”?
Boiled down, it is a question whether
about one hundred damage suit spec
ialists can continue to make 125,000
men pay $1,500,000 a year in excess
insurance. Whenever this matter
comes up take note of how the mem
bers vote. The automobile men cer
tainly should be vigilant.
The most impressive failure in all
relief programs is tnat of not know
ing how many are unemployed and
what the consequences of the unem
ployment are. Well, how many unem
ployed are there? One group of social
investigators tells us that there are
two million; but another group re
ports ten million. Those who are
most active propogandists for free
and unlimited spending of public
money make the highest estimates.
But the two million guess is just as
likely to be right as the ten million
estimate. But public revenue will be
poured out on the basis of ten mil
lions you may be sure. And that’s
where politics comes into relief.
The matter of unemployment per
mits a pertinent question: When is a
person unemployed? In this time of
hair-splitting specialists and techni
cians we might differentiate by defin
ing whether one is socially unemploy
ed, economically unemployed, or just
politically unemployed. If the wife
runs a boarding house and the hus
band spends his time swapping stor
ies, is he unemployed? Haven’t we
always had just such conditions? If
the father be the bread-winner, with
three grown daughters and several
grown sons living at home at his ex
pense, are the sons and daughters
unemployed? Now if the sons and
daughters work and father has no
job, but has a home and food, is
father unemployed?
It is time that until a few years
ago the father was the bread-earner,
mother was the house-keeper and the
(Continued on page eight)
Resolve...
On this Mother’s Day that you
will delay no longer to erect a
monument to the memory of your
mother, if you are one of the
many who no longer have Mother
with you.
Perhaps you have been putting it
off for no particular reason, but
remember, tims flies swiftly ....
memories fade. You want to keep
fresh your memory of mother, if
You are one of the many of us
who no longer have our mothers.
NEWBERRY STONE COMPANY
Friend Street J. B. Coward, Prop.
v
Get Something For Mother ....
Sunday is MOTHER’S DAY, and you will
certainly want to remember her.
We Suggest a beautiful box of
NUNNALLY’S CANDY
Or perhaps Perfume, Powder, or other
Toilet Articles
You will find something in our stock which
will please Mother.
Lominick’s Drug Store
Main Street Richard Lominick, Prop.
THE
Friendly Beauty Salon
FORMERLY MAE’S BEAUTY SALON
MRS. W. J. SW1TTENBERG, Hostess
Miss Ruth Senn, Miss Mildred Bowers,
Miss Martha Hendrix, Miss Helen
Shealy Wilson, Operators
You are extended a cordial invitation from each
of the above to visit the Friendly Beauty Salon at
any and all times.
CALL 46 FOR AN APPOINTMENT
Friendly Beauty Salon
Mrs. W. J. Swittenberg & Miss Ruth Senn, Owners
Have You Borrowed Money
on your
LIFE INSURANCE
POLICIES?
In case you have borrowed money on your
life insurance, we will be glad to discuss our
plan with you for refinancing your loan at at
tractive interest rates.
The South Carolina National Bank
Newberry, S. C.
Final!
Important
Notice!
All taxes that are not paid through
the years to and including 1937, by
MAY 13th
will be ADVERTISED in the papers
of the county tor sale to satisfy said
executions.
All property advertised will be
sold on Monday, June 3rd.
These taxes cannot be carried
longer, so please attend to same at
once, as I will have to abide by the
law.
C. W. Sanders,
COUNTY TAX COLLECTCR