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PAGE POUR THE NEWBERRY SUW FRIDAY, JULY 19,1940 m m 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. 0. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher On* 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. IDLE LAND AND IDLE MAN There may be a direct connection between America’s idleland and mil lions of idle persons thruougrht the country. Our great country has land and to spare. Drive thru any section and this fact becomes apparent. Mile after mile the fallow acres stretch away; good acres, too—not just any sort of land. These days it seems to be the over whelming ambition of most men and women to avoid work. They’d rather own a jalopy on the installment plan than to be independent on the land. Strangely enough man is always try ing to get away from the land; he scorns his native element. At the first urge he is ready to pick up and hike out for the bright lights. He had rather play at Castilian dandy at six dollars a week in the city on WPA than to live like a lord on the land and have money in the bank at the end of the year. If idle men could be made to see how well off they’d be on idle acres, they might lost their taste for the Castilian boulevards where the dan dies smirk and smile in heir mail-or der clothes—all on six dollars a week, WPA. SWEET SMELLING FELLOW IN JERSEY A news picture shows a german bund meeting holding forth in New Jersey and being addrest by a fellow named Klapprott. This sweet-smell ing name offers a tolerably fair des cription of the bund gang. It is en tirely fitting that Klapprott should address a rotten outfit of Bundrotts. If they all are as rotten as his name sounds, New Jersey will have to roll out a few carloads of fumigants and disinfectants to purify the ground at the rotten camp of Klapprott and his fellow Bundrotts. The Bundrotts should now change their slogan from Heil, Hitler to— “Hell, Bundrott, son of Klapprott.” In the course of time the continual bawling of this slogan would rot the Bundrotts, for human beings can en dure but so much of anything. This process of disintegration would even tually free America of the rot of Klapprott and the other Bundrotts at no cost to the taxpayers. Sometimes the only difference be tween a Republican and a Democrat is only fifty cents. A leaky tube is a small matter compared to some leaky mouths in congress. THEY’RE GOING ALL THE WAY The American people have celebrat ed another Fourth of July. The festi vities were pretty much the same as in other years; but in one particular it was totally unlike all other preced ing natal days of the country. While the firecrackers were popping and the orators were orating, and the people were enjoying all the things that called forth patriotic personses, our country was making the most gi gantic war preparation any land has ever made in peacetime. The cong ress and the president had said the America must be able to defend her self against the attacks of foreign gangsters and had agreed on a 14 billion-dollar plan to strengthen and expand our fighting forces to the highest notch of fighting efficiency. No other peacetime Fourth of July has seen such a colossal sum authoriz ed and appropriated for war purposes in this country. But our people are behind every dollar of it. On this the 164th birthday of our republic, our people, as shown postively by these enormous outlays, are going all the way to defend their way of life against the aggressions and depreda tions of marauding criminals of what soever name or nature. BRITAIN WILL NOT GO DOWN Democrats all over the world are fearing of what will happen to free peoples if Great Britain goes down under German guns. Their fears are premature. Britain will not go down. The fourteen billion dollars we have voted for national defense says she won’t. In less than six months af ter Dr. Roosevelt is re-elected in Nov ember, your boy, if you have one of military age, will be using his four teen billion dollars shooting at Ger mans in the air, on the sea, and prob ably on the land, to keep Britain from going down. SHIFT IN HERE POST OFFICE IS SEEN With Robert G. Parks taking over new duties as mail earner for New berry rural route three, Jack Chap pell steps up as acting assistant postmaster. The two begin their new duties, Monday, July 15. Mr. Parks had served as assistant postmaster in the local office for a number of years and was transferred to the route when a vacancy was made by John T. Cromer, retired carrier. Mr. Chappells was formerly clerk in the post office. Spectator Urges Voters To Enroll We must feel deeply for the French in their supreme disaster. If they had not sought an armistice they would have been compelled to surrender abjectly. France was not ready to meet Germany, nor, perhaps, could she ever hope to battle successfully with Teutonic weight and thorough ness without a genius like Napoleon. France’s failure was more in her leadership than in her armies. While Germany was producing tanks and airplanes France was building a couple of enormous battleships, not a new ship of war of any kind, big or little, strong or weak, slow or fast, can be ready within a year; the big ships will require at least three years. In laying plans for three years hence are we not just as much asleep as the French were? Does not the oc. casion call for inventive genius of the highest order? Do we not need ur gently a freshness of outlook beyond the capability of men whose minds seem to suggest nothing but more of what we now have? If Hitler’s swift operations sug gest anything it is that we should concentrate on what we can produce within six months. In most of the counties of the state, candidates for the Legislature are addressing the people, offering to serve the public and talking about the issues. We are inclined to think too lightly of the Legislature. Though we disparage it, yet we fail to cor rect or avoid the practice we complain of. In this country we are the masters, we who vote, and who keep our cit- izenshi" cultivated, fresh and flour ishing. All men in elective office seek your good will and support. They want to serve you and to please you. But first jmu must enroll; then you must actually vote; and you must show your interest in public matters. Have you enrolled in a Democratic club? In South Carolina the legal election comes in November, and is called the General Election; but the real choice of the people is recorded by the vote In what is called the “Primary Election”, which will be held in August. If you are a citizen of South Caro lina, man or womam, twenty-one years old, or more, you should enroll in a Democratic Club so that you may vote. If you don’t know where to en. roll ask the Clerk of Court, the Sher iff, the Auditor, Treausurer, Superin tendent of Education, or any one else in the Court House. They will tell you. It costs nothing to enroll and it costs nothing to vote. Don’t be alarmed by the words “Democratic Club”; there isn’t anything clubby about it and so all of us Scots may enter in and participate to our hearts content, without fear of anything to spoil our dutiful performance. It is our solemn duty to vote. This State is ours; and it will be what we make it. If we are indifferent to it, then let us not complain; but if we wish to have a clean state, a pros perous, well-goverened state, an eco nomical state, then we must work for those things through the men who to day solicit our political support. We hear a lot about ring rule in some counties; but ring rule can only exist by acquiescence of the people, or by fraud. We -have no right to complain of either ring rule or fraud, unless we are doing our duty as cit- £ ljj03 U^@0§X^[E) o<ao0 Facts That Concern You No. 20 of a serieo WHAT IS MALT?.. and how is it used in making beer and ale ? BARLEY A^HS^VCri Brewera’ malt is barley that has had its starches mod ified. The barley is first permitted to “sprout” by the addition of mois ture. At the right instant, the growth is checked by heat and the sprouts are removed. What remains is malt... the es sential base of all good beer and ale. Every step in the brewing of good beer and ale has been taught by centuries of experience. Today, amaz ingly expert brewers — using only the purest ingredients — make beer and ale the mild, tasty, wholesome beverages that they are. Now the brewing industry is tak ing action to keep the retailing of beer as wholesome as beer itself. A plan to eliminate abuses is already in effect in a number of states. It is being extended. Ask us for an inter esting free booklet. Write: United Brewers Industrial Foundation, 19 East 40th Street, New York, N. Y. izens. No dead man can vote legally in South Carolina, but dead men will vote sometimes if live men and dead men are so much alike that one can’t be distinguished from the other; nor can other people vote in your name if you are vigilant in exercising your obligations as well as your rights. Surely we Americons ought to per form our civic duties with a glad heart and a joyous acceptance of the privilege which we alone enjoy today. In a world of confusion and destruc tion, with ideals shattered, with heavy government control the rule, we should exult in the untrammelled exercise of our privileges, grateful for the opportunity to express our selves as freemen. Are you men and women proud of your country? Them prove it by ex pressing your citizenship. Enroll now and vote in the Primary. The next Legislature may have to pay a deficit of several million dollars. How would it meet such an issue? Let us ask the candidates. Boiled down to essentials; there are just two ways: either more taxes must be lev ied; or we must spend less. My idea of sound public administration is to spend less when you have less; but I am not a politician. A politician fears to reduce expenditure; because he fears those who spend the money more than he feavs us who pay the taxes. Most men in private business and in their personal financing under stand that income and outgo should balance and so they reduce the outgo to match the income. People who don’t do that are looked upon as ex travagant, or careless of their credit; but in public life men can do foolish things r id use all the words in the language to prove their exceeding wisdom. And in nothng are they so glib as in discussing public debts, ap propriations and the obvious failure to act according to the plainest sug gestions of common sense. What must we do in South Caro lina? Must we have a sales tax? Must we continue to tax gasoline ex orbitantly and then cake millions of dollars every year for other things Can’t we find something in our State budget that is not necessary? Haven't we over-elaborated some ser vices? Have we ambitiously expand ed some institutions beyond the limit of our means? Must we year after year take on new things without cut ting off dead limbs ? In the very mat ter of giving away the taxpayers money, is it not true that some coun ties spend more today for charity than they spent before we began spending nearly two million dollars a year through the Welfare Depart ment? Ask the candidates who solicit your vote what they think about this. Ask them what they would do, if elected. We hear about “Administration Candidates” in some places. What sort of Democracy is this ? “Admini stration Candidates” and “Ring Rule” are one and the same thing. If you. are opposed to Ring Rule and control by political bosses, then don't let “Ad ministrations" put candidates for yoi«? support. You expect, or you have a right to expect, every man to serve the whole people; and certainly three should not be any place for a candidate whose first loyalty is to a group of men already in office and trying to entrench themselves. No group, whether known as an organization or not, should be repre sented as such in the Legislature. Nothing is more destructive of sound statesmanship than governments which have members or groups elec ted to serve special interests. Every citizen is entitled to a hearing; and all the thought and purpose of the state government should be to serve impartially all its citizens. Unless our men and our women vote and maintain an interest in public affairs our government will inevit ably fall Into the hands of those who seek only preferment or profit from it. I urge all our people to show their patriotism in a practical manner, Flag-waving, band-playing, military parades and artillery salutes are all the merest superficial expression of patriotism. What really counts is the effort of the citizen try to cherish and hold fast to the freedom, free in stitutions and opportunities which are the heart of America. We may be ready to wear uniforms, live in camps, and suffer concussion in trenches, even death itself, at the call of our country, but the nation calls us to equally important, though unspectacu lar service. It is a service concerned with conserving and enriching our her itage of individual and civil liberty in a time of dictatorships throughout the world. When mighty nations repudiate God and regard men and women as creatures of the State, the example of America should shine like a beacon to all men. If to die for one’s coun try is noble, it is also worthy to live cleanly and purposefully for one’s country. Especially would I urge men in town and men of large affairs to en roll, to vote, and to take a full share in the government of our state. Farmers usually do their part. Every four years we have a drama tic and hectic campaign for the gov ernorship; but it is more important to elect the right kind of Legislature. In electing a Governor a single county plays a small part, but in electing the men who will control the country's affairs and represent the county in the legislature, each county is supreme and sovereign. Your coun ty government is in your hands alone; make it What you will. LIBRARY NOTICE The Newberry Public library will be open during the summer months from 9:00 a. m., to 6:00 p. m., every day except Saturday. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CONGRESS UNIQUE MEMBERSHIP CARDS FOR LOCAL CHAMBER Members of the Newberry Chamber of Commerce are now receiving un usual and 1 unique membership cards. These cards are a combination iden tification and membership certificate, and courtesy credit card of the West ern Union Telegraph compamv. This feature is a useful innovation to the local chamber of commerce set-up. no personal membership cards having been issued in recent years. It is a widely known fact that such a card carried in the wallet serves as a social and business passport any where; adding to this, the convenience of Western Union credit lends a double service to the bearer. Any Western Union office will be elad at any time to send messages collect on presentation of this card. The system was inaugurated here through efforts of the local chamber of commerce and through the coopera tion of the local agent, Mrs. S. R. Slaton, Newberry Chamber of Commerce. Classified Ads FOR RENT—7 room house comer Wilson and Johnstone streets; will be vacant April 15th. Apply to Mns. Eugene B. Gary, Phone 425. FOR RENT—Completely Furnished Garage Apartment. MRS. T. E. DAVIS, 725 Caldwell Street. FOR SALE—Gladioli, all colors. Mrs. J. D. Kinard, 402 Rodelsperger street. Phone 237-J. FOR RENT—Mountain cottage at Bat Cave, N. C., for rent part of August and September, with lights and water. See B. M. Scurry. Phone 154-J. PEAS—For sale 300 to 500 bu. Fist comes gets them. Johnson-McCrack- in Co. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to Congress from the Third Congressional District and promise to abide by results of the Democratic primary. BUTLER B. HARE. I hereby announce myself as candi date for United States Congress of the Third Congressional District, ac cording to the rules of the Democra tic Primary. JOHN C. TAYLOR FOR SOLICITOR I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election as Solicitor in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, and pledge myself to abide by the re sults of the Democratic primary elec tion. HUGH BEASLEY. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Solicitor of the Eighth judi cial circuit, and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. W. T. BOLT. FOR SUPERVISOR I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Supervisor of Newberry county and agree to abide the rules and regulations of the Dem ocratic primary election. PAUL H. HAILE. I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Supervisor and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. f. WARREN ABRAMS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Supervisor of Newberry County, and agree to abide the results of the Democratic pri mary election. L. M. (Mag) SHEALY I hereby announce myself a candi date for Supervisor of Newberry county, and agree to abide the re suits of the Democratic primary elec tion. S. W. SHEALY. FOR TREASURER I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Treasurer of Newberry county, and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary elections. RALPH B. BLACK. I hereby announce that I am a candidate for the office of Treasurer of Newberry County, pledge myself to run a clean race, and agree to abide by the results of the Demo cratic elections. CARL B. RINGER. FOR SHERIFF I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as Sheriff of Newberry county, and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. TOM M. FELLERS. I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Sheriff of Newberry County, pledging my beet service to all the people and agreeing to abide the results of the elections. CLAUDE C. GILLIAM. FOR AUDITOR I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Auditor of Newberry County, and pledge myself to continue to give my best efforts to the county and to abide the results of the primary elec tion. PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS. FOR GAME WARDEN I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Game Warden, and agrse to abide the results of the Democratic prim ary election. G. HERMAN WISE CLERK OF COURT SACKS—For oats or wheat. Johnson McCrackin Co. 2t. WANTED—Veals, Cows and Hogs; also your Cow Hides. Se us before you sell. The Newbeiry Abattoir. FOR SALE — Farmall 30. Rubber tires 10|20 steel tires. Johnson- McCrackin Co. 4tc I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Supervisor of Newberry county, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Demo cratic primary election. EUGENE H. SPEARMAN. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 2 FOR SALE—Giant Red Zinnia plants for sale at the World* War Monu ment Friday morning at 8:30. Ten cents per dozen. Benefit Civic League. FOR RENT—Nice downstairs apart ment in good location. Apply to Mrs. D. J. Taylor, Phone 468. FOR RENT—Completely furnished apartment, 1112 Johnstone street. Telephone 320-J. CUTS trill linn tl in mil You Are RIGHT! Auto Financing Is Our Business COUNTY MINISTERS SPEAK ON TEMPERANCE PHASES BEER.. .a beverage of moderation ) alt FQN At a recent meeting of the New berry county committee representing the Federated Forces for Temper ance and Law Enforcement in South Carolina, plans were made for the n misters of the county to speak on some phase of temperance at the earliest possible date, so that infor mation may be had ’.n reference to the coming referendum. The committee has called attention of all citizens to the fact that enioll- metn books close Tuesday, July 23, and all are requested to enroll in readiness for the primary election Tuesday, August 27th. ! Wc will finance a new car for you. We will refinance your pre sent car so as to reduce your payments-or We will make you a loan on the car you now own. Standard rates - no red tape Quick and courteous service A Newberry Finence Company to Serve Newberry People Newberry Insurance & Realty Co. E. B. PURCELL, President Phone 197 Exchange Bldg. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Commissioner from District No. 2 and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. CHARLIE C. LOMINICK. I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court of Newberry <xr ty, and agree to abide the results of toe Ilemocratic primary. HUGH K. BOYD. SUPT. OF EDUCATION I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as County Sup erintendent of Education and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. C. E. HENDRIX. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Commissioner from District No. 2, and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. C. B. (Cy) SCHUMPERT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Commissioner District No. 2, and pledge myself to abide by the re sults of the Democratic primary election. JOE N. WILSON. FOR STATE SENATE I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the State Senate, and agree to abide the rules and regulations of the Democratic elections. MARVIN E. ABRAMS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as a member of the House of Representatives, and agree to abide the results of the Democratic elections. J. KESS DERRICK. I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the House of Representatives, agreeing to abide rules and regulations governing toe Democratic elections. R. AUBREY HARLEY. I hereby announce myself a can didate for the House of Representa tives, and agree to abide the results of toe Democratic primary election. JULIAN A. PRICE COMMISSIONER DIST. NO. 1 # I hereby announce myself a candi date for Commissioner from District No. 1 and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. S. W. (BROTHER) BRQWN I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Commissioner from District No. 1 and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. WILBUR E. EPPS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Commissioner from District No. 1 and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. ROBERT P. FAIR. I hereby announce myself a can didate for toe office of Superinitend- eit of Education of Newberry county, and agree to abide the results of the Democratic election. T. H. LEITZSEY. MAGISTRATE AT NEWBERRY I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election to the office of Magistrate at Newberry, and pledge myself to abide the results of the Democratic primary. BEN F. DAWKINS. I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Magistrate for District No. 2 (Newberry) and agree to abide the results of toe Democratic primary election. LONNIE M. GRAHAM. MAGISTRATE AT WHITMIRE >/ »' date for Magistrate at Whitmire and agree to abide the results of toe Democratic primary election. A. J. HOLT. I hereby announce myself a can didate for reelection to toe office of Magistrate at Whitmire and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. JOHN G. WATTS. MAGISTRATE NO. 4 I hereby announce myself a candi date for Magistrate from Dstrict No. 4, and agree to abide toe results of the r emocratic primary election. W. D. HATTON. FOR CORONER I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election as Coroner of Newberry county and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. I. HOLLAND WILSON. J/.,. J u/liat customers Lit US I hereby announce myself a can didate for Commissioner from Dist rict No. 1, and agree to abide toe results of the Democratic primary election. R. C. (Red) HARMON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Commissioner from District No. 1, and agree to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. THOMAS WATLAND (Buddy Watt) HENDERSON. I hereby annuonce myself a candi date for the office of Oo m misai oner from District No. 1 and agree to abide the results of the Democratic pri mary election. C. C. WALLACE. Our Invisible Half-Soling baa no * t ropair04l look”— no ridge or visible seam. -Yonr comfortable shoes restored to no 1 ance at popular pricam. Dennis Shoe Shop flMF SUPPLIES LACES POLISHES