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I * PAGE POUR THE NEWBERRY SUN r ' C? 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. 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 the Act of March 3, 1879. GLAMOUR & HUNGER If the poor and hungry of this nation could add a little glamour to their cause they would no longer be poor and hungry. Witness the thousands of organizations all over the country gathering food and cloth ing for Britain. Getting up grub for the British is “the thing to do” among the socially prominent. It is said that distance lends en chantment and I suppose we never stop to reason that an American child can get as hugry as a British child. Our hearts are moved by the pleas from abroad but stangely enough we remain indifferent to need in our own nation—our own county. JOHN WANTED TO BE BOSS John Lewis quit the Roosevelt camp because he couldn’t run things. There are many of us disgusted with the part that he did play in the New Deal, and since it looks like the Deal will continue it is comforting to know John will be out of the picture. He has said that he would quit as head of CIO if Roosevelt were re-elected. In going over to Willkie we are to assume there was a trade and if Mr. Willkie is successful there is no reason to believe that he will not deliver to John just what he has promised. We are not, however, pre pared to believe that any trade they may have made would give Lewis much say-so in the Willkie official family. Willkie is not the kind to take orders, and John is the kind who likes, to give them. A sample of John’s tactics will be remembered in the South in the “flying squadrons” during the textile strike. Here’s one American Hitler on his way out—thank goodness! Interpretations of The Hatch Act The following statement has been issued by the United States Civil Service Commission with the concur rence of the Department of Justice in response to numerous inquiries concerning certain rights of Govern ment employees under the Hatch Act and other legislation affecting their political activities: 1. It is not lawful for Federal officials and employees, with a few specific exceptions, to take an active part in a political campaign. 2. It is not lawful for one Federal official or employee to solicit or re ceive campaign funds from another Federal employee or official. Political solicitation by anyone in any Federal building is unlawful. 3. It is .not lawful for anyone to solicit or receive campaign funds from a Federal employee who receives hif salary from an appropriation provid ed for in the Emergency Relief Act. 4. It is lawful for an official or employee to make a voluntary con tribution to any political party that he may prefer. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO MANAGERS OF GENERAL ELECTION ON NOV. 5TH, 1940 The recent decision of the Federal Judge of the U. S. District Court (Hon. Alva Lumpkin) states, that, “it is clear that any Citizen may provide himself with his own Ballot and Vote for anybody he pleases, whether or not the Person is an an nounced or known candidate—and also if such Voter so desires may carry in and use what is called “A Split-Ticket Ballot”, which means a ballot carrying, for instance, the names of Republican Presidential Electors along with Democratic Nom inees for Congress and such ballot must be counted if it is in the Legal Form, prescribed by Election Laws of South Carolina; and such ballot shall be so folded as to conceal the names or Questions thereon and when so folded shall be deposited in the box; constructed as provided by Law. The Code of S. C. CA. Section 2302 states that: “Ballot shall be of White paper, clear and even, without ornament, designation, mutilation, symbol or mark or any kind whatsoever, ex, cept the names of the Person or Per sons, which are intended to be chos en—and all special questions with names of officers—which shall be writ ten or printed, or party written or party printed thereon.—In Black Ink; and our So. Ca. Code also states that “But one Voter shall be allowed to enter any voting place, at a time; and no one except, the Managers shall be allowed to speak to the voter, while in the voting place and while casting his vote—and then only in answer to the voters request to read the names on top of the ballot boxes. No ballot of any other description found in either of the said boxes shall be counted. Section 2307—The Managers shall require, before allowing any voter to vote the production of a registration RETAIL DEALER CONFUSED ON PAY, HOURS COLUMBIA, Oct. 27.—“There is some confusion in the minds of re tail merchants relative to the appli cation of the federal wage-hour bill, according to reports coming into this office,” says D. A. Skin ner, general manager of Organized Business, Inc., of South Carolina. “Some one supposedly in authority has been frequently quoted as say ing that there was not a retail business in South Carolina which is not subject to the federal law fixing minimum wages and maxi mum hours.” “This is entirely un true,” says Skinner. “The federal wage and hour law applies only to those enterprises which are inter state in their operations and does not apply in any sense to such purely local enterprises as retail stores in South Carolina.” “There was a bill pending in the last legislature for wages and hours in the state; and such a bill will be introduced again during the next session of the legislature. The pro posed state law would affect every merchant, and every other business man in the state, however small or restricted his scope of operations. But there is no such law at present,” repeated Skinner. must not be discriminated against for not doing so. 5. It is lawful for any official or employee to put a political picture in the window of his home, if he so desires. 6. It it lawful for any official or employee to wear a political badge or button. 7. It is lawful for any official or employee to put a political sticker on his private automobile, except where forbidden by local ordinance. With reference to items 6 and 7 next above, it is the opinion of the Civil Service Commission that, al though the mere actions mentioned are not violations, it nevertheless is inappropriate to the status of a Gov ernment employee, as a public ser vant, to make a partisan display of any kind, while on duty, conducting the public business. UNITED STATES CIVIL SER VICE COMMISSION AVELEIGH ACTIVITIES Mrs. Ford Kurtz and son, Jack, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Clara Chap pells and brother. Jack Chappells. Among those who attended Par ent’s Day at The Citadel in Charles ton were Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hous- eal, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Todd, and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Purcell. Robert Houseal, Jim Todd, and Keitt Purcell are students at The Citadel. Rev. C. A. Calcote, pastor of Ave- leigh Presbyterian church, was speak er at a homecoming celebration at Duncan Creek church near Clinton Sunday. In his absence, Dr. R. A. Goodman of Newberry College filled the pulpit at Aveleigh. The members of the Young People’s League of Aveleigh will attend the annual fall rally of the South Caro lina Presbytery League Saturday at Friendship church near Laurens. The League consists of Presbyterian Youth from Newberry, Greenwood Laurens and Abbeville counties. Miss Dorothy Anne Holloway of Greenwood, president of the presby tery league, will preside. Members of the presbytery council from New berry are Miss Doris Armfield and Keitt Purcell. The members of the Young People’s League were in charge of a program given Sunday evening at six-thirty at the Negro Methodist Church on Caldwell street. The leader of the program, “Witnessing,” was Miss Constance Armfield. Those taking part were Misses Florence and Viv ian Davenport, and Doris Armfield, and Rev. Calcote. Fourteen mem bers of the league were present. LANTERN PARADE AND HALLOWE’EN CARNIVAL A Lantern Parade and Hallowe’en Carnival will be given Thursday ev ening for the children. They are ask ed to meet at McCaughrin Play ground at 5:30 so the costumes and lanterns can be judged and be ready to start the parade by dark. First and second prizes will be given for the most attractive costumes and homemade lanterns. The parade will end at Marion Davis park where a Hallowe’en Carnival will be given bv the “Mother’s Club”. Hot choco late and homemade candv will be sold and there will be a fish pond, cake walk, fortune teller and other attrac. tions. The public is invited. FOR RENT—Upstairs unfurnished three room apartment with three closets, bath, kitchenette, front porch. With front and back en trance. Apply Mrs. J. W. White, 1003 Caldwell St., opposite Metho-| dist church. ll-ls&t-tf wright, Waters Duffie, Edwin Hav- ird, Jimmie Kesler, Jackie Lancaster, Betty Long, John William Pitts. Grade II Doris Blair, Henry Counts, John Derrick, Betty Jean Foshee, Bernard Hendrix, Herman Johnson, Gerald Kesler, Vernelle Metts, Melvin Pitts, Marian Sligh, James Stilwell, Marion Walton. Grade III Horace Bowles, Mary Dorroh, Viv ian Floyd, Sara Hamm, Betty Wayne Hendrix, Doris Livingston, Donald Long, Horace Longshore, Patricia Martin. Grade IV Thomas Blair, Donald Bowers, Katherine Epting, John Kesler, Lor- eia Lancaster, Robert Lancaster, An nie Laura Martin, Joyce Pitts, Odell Ruff, Mary Stilwell, Eugene Wessm ger. Garde V Faye Blair, Anita Floyd, Bette Liv ingston, Donald Longshore, George Nichols, Nellie Nichols, Ray Sligh, June Walton, Katherine Werts. Grade VI Ralph Bozard, George Counts, Bet ty Jane Derrick, Ruby Hamm, Vernon Pitts, Bobby Sligh. Grade VII Mildred Kesler, Derrill Longshore, Hubert Ruff, Shuford Stilwell, Waters Swindler. Grade VIII David Bozard, Lindstrom Crouch, Beulah Hamm, Arnold King, Cath erine Long, Dorothy Long, Annette Longshore, Hazel Nichols, Jacob Nich ols, Elizabeth Sanders, Roy Paul Saye. Grade IX Guy Bowers, Frances Craft, Mary Ruth Derrick, Paul Epting, Miriam Hendrix, Frances Long, Hugh Long shore, Milton Longshore, Evelyn Neel, Larry Senn, Audrey Sligh, Mil dred Warts. Grade X Edna Blair, James Boozer, Marian Bozard, Raymon Lee Koon, Walter Lake, Virginia Longshore, Jacob Monts, Alma Nichols, Mamie L,ee Nichols, Sai-a Ruth Smith. Grade XI Heyward Boozer, Earl Bozard, Jack Craft, Ashy Epting, George Ep ting, Dewey Floyd, Irene Foshee, Elizabeth, Longshore, Harold Long shore, Lila Pitts, Angus Senn, Charles Sligh. STATISTICS SHOW FEMALES MORE DEADLY Washington, Oct. 27.—Crime sta tistics of the federal bureau of in vestigation indicate the female is more deadly than the male—when once aroused. A charge of murder, the FBI said today, was placed against 14 of each 1,000 women arrested thus far this year whereas this was the charge against only 10 of each 1,000 men. Women committed 8.4 per cent of all crimes in the first nine months of this year, compared with 7.5 per cent in the similar period of last year. MRS. VIGODSKY ON PURCHASING TRIP GIRL SCOUTS ATTEND CONFERENCES Among those who attended the Conference Institute and Conference of Social Work which was held in Columbia Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were Mrs) Edna H, Feagle, Miss Ruth H. Mathis, Mrs. Ruby Z. Counts, and Miss Azilee Livingston of the Department of Public Wel fare; also Mrs. Annie L. Caldwell and Miss Martha Winn of the Se curity Administration, and Mrs. Myr tle Culclasure of the Works Progress Administration. Mrs. Harry Vigodsky left Sunday for New York where she will spend several weeks buying and studying in the metropolitan style marts. At this time, Mrs. Vigodsky will make her selections of Christmas merchandise. These buying trips, which pass unnoticed, are important to the store and to the store’s custo mers. The buyer goes to the source of supply and design, and is there fore able to keep informed of chang es in style trends. Mrs. Vigodsky is also able to make these new fashions available to New berry women within a few weeks of their conception, New purchases resulting from this trip will begin coming in by the mid dle of next week. COTTON GINNING REPORT Census report shows that 14,393 bales of cotton were ginned in New berry County, South Carolina, from the crop of 1940 prior to October 18, as compared with 19,212 bales for the crop of 1939. The Girl Scout Troop number two with Mrs. J. D. French as its leader, has started its winter schedule. Our meetings are held each Friday after noon at the home of Mrs. French on Walnut street. The troop is working on the group merit badge, “My Country.” We have chosen as our song for the year, “God Bless America.” Irving Berlin, who wrote it, has given the royalties of his song to the Boy and Girl Scout organizations of the Unit ed States. The scouts took part in 'helping sell tickets for the Hospital Auxiliary and they are also selling Christmas cards. Anyone wishing to buy a box, phone Mrs. French. One of the projects of the scouts is to start a scout library. We have started ours. The next activity of these is an All Hallows Eve party. Phyllis Ensrud. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hendrix and Mrs. O. F. Hendrix of Lexington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hendrix. Mrs. O. F. Hendrix re mained for a few days visit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 19<0 UNION HOLDS H. D. MEETING The Union Home Demonstration Club held its regular meeting at the school house, Friday October 25th. The president being absent, the meet ing was called to order by Mr. Half acre. “America” was sung, devotion- als conducted by Miss Geneva Hipp, reading Matt. 31:1-40 verses, and all repeated the Lord’s Prayer. One new member was added to the roll and one visitor was present. A most inspiring and helpful talk was made by Mr. Halfacre, his sub ject being, “What Legumes do for the Soil”. The dob voted to buy a $5.00 L. B. Bond, also planned to shower our local hospital at our next meeting which will be on Ded- nesday, Nov. 27th. Miss Counts very interestingly talked on “Live at Home”. She asked each member to keep a record of groceries bought for one month. Games and contests were enjoyed during the social hour, after which our hostesses, Miss Hipip and Mr. Half- acre served delicious refreshments carried out in Hallowe’en design. Miss Dot Ruff spent the weekend in Saluda with Miss Kate Webb. An employee cannot I ticket and nroof of the payment of his be forced to make a contribution, and p 0 j] tax (but no other taxes), ass essed against him in the previous year. At each voting precinct, a space or enclosure such as the Managers shall deem fit and sufficient, shall be rail ed off or otherwise set off with an ripening at one end or side for the en trance of the voter and an opening at the other for his exit; and that a sep arate and distinct snace or inclosure at each precinct shall be railed off or otherwise nrovided as a voting place for the Election of Congressman and residential electors at such distance from the polling place for state and county officers as the Managers shall determine or select. L. W.J. STLVERSTREET HIGH SCHOOL Perfect Attendance List—2nd Month Grade I James Bishop, Betty Jean Boat- Starting THE HOME FIRES BURNIHG H m '■mr m For every new home that’s built in Newberry, there’s a whole group of new needs. And tor every need Newberry families know where they’ll find the answer ... in the ads in THE SUN! Whether it’s, cement for the cellar or soap tor the sink, towels for the tub or tape for the drapes, a heating plant or a hot water bottle .... their needs are filled faster, easier, more economically if they shop through THE SUN ads first. Newberry knows the advantages of building well. And in buying, as in building, Newberry families know that the best is usually the most economical .... reason enough for checking the offerings of New berry’s better stores first ... in the ads of THE SUN. The Newberry Sun