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IRlHAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1940 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THREE NEWS FACTS ^GEORGE N£WARK N.J. GHARL'E-S N3RMAN5 — 3RD^ WHO 15 23-MOHTHS 1 OLD-PUFFS BIACK CKSARS-HE STARTED TO SMOKE HIS FATHERS 1 CIGARS AT 14 MONTHS AND NOW HAS ONE OF HIS OWN EACH NIGHT AT CRIBTIME' 'V NMKING,(.mH. GENERAL HAM PUCHU MAS ORDERED ALL SINGLE MEN TO WEAR. ARM BANDS INSCRIBED WITH CHARACTERS ¥ WHICH READ" I WILL NOT MARRY A GIRL WITH BOUND FEET/ Carolinians Have Special Obligation To Carry on the Work of Their Fathers BY SPECTATOR c..»i>c-:k>*»»>x«»-»:x>"X»oooooo»oo V Ask Us How you can get a years subscription to the American FREE of Any Cost The Sun Now and again some town, county or business celebrates in event in its history. A few of our towns are a hundred years old; here and there a county looks back over a hundred years; once in a while a busines* en terprise celebrates a long period of years. A year ago The Edgefield Adver tiser celebrated and issued a mam moth number; about the same time The Lancaster News observed a great occasion with one of the most notable editions in the history of our jour nalism. Just a cuple of weeks ago The Hartsville Messenger told us of the long and remarkable history of the J. L. Coker and company enterprise, now Editor Coffee plans to rejoice in the 70th Anniversary of The News and Press of grand old Darlington. Spectator claims a part—and wishes to identify himself — with Darlington County, for he is a grand son of Darlington County his mother having come from illustrious Sii»iety Hill, her people being among the Welch who settled th Welch Neck. Two of Spectator’s sisters am one of his brothers rest in the soil of Dar lington county. If this scribe has on many occa sions referred to the grandeur of So ciety Hill—and all Darlington Coun ty—it has been not merely because he is a proud grandson of the Coun ty. but because of the transcendent genius and virtue which have flow ered in that County so notably that any study of real greatness in South Carolina must lead one to Darlington. My chivalrous friend of Charles ton, Mr. C. Norwood Hastie. enjoys twitting me for either having been born, reared, or killed in every county of the state. It is true that Spectator enjoys a peculiar advan tage because he has lived in so many counties of the state. From his early days in Charleston, as a lad in the schools, to' his later days in Charles ton, when he served for a time on the faculty of The Citadel, Spectator has roamed about, claiming proudly a sonship by adoption in the rich coun ties of Clarendon, Orangeburg, Edge- field, Anderson, Aiken, Saluda, Rich land and York. Of course he has been buttressed by the proximity of Williamsburg, Colleton, Sumter, and Florence counties. South Carolina is not keeping up with progress in a material sense; she is not receiving as many millions of dollars in new investments as are coming to other states; she has not on every hand as many visible tokens of progress and prosperity as may he seen in other places; but it is a fine old state and there are many of us who love it. The things Which endear the State to us are certain spiritual qualities riven by our fathers; our duty is to develon that which our fathers left us and even to strike out boldly to put our State in the forefront. We Carolinians, sons of Carolina, by birth, have a very special obli gation to carry on the work of our fathers. If I were looking for a bril liant example of the work of the fathers being glorified by the work of the sons I should go to the little city of Hartsville and stop right there. We men of the South have jeen very proud of certain quail Jes of our fathers; hut just as they achiev ed something in their day, we ought to achieve something in our day. It is for that reason I point to Harts ville. It began with a fine soldlwr of the Confederacy who looked forward all his days. This forward look is still the dominant characteristic of those who carry on the great enter prises he founded or inspired. Let us today join hands with all men of vision and purpose to lift South Carolina from her lowly »tate and to put her where she ought to be. »>>5 Must we have a deficit in the fin ances of the State Government? Many people assume that there will be a deficit and talk a great deal about how to raise the money to pay off the deficit. But why should we have a deficit? There is so much loose talk about the finances of the State that we ought to get down to bed-rock and start with the truth. I do not see how, in the first place, any one could have expected the Supreme Court to decide the question in favor of diversion of highway funds for ordinary state expenses. In addition to the grounds given by the Court, there are other grounds for opposing the use of highway money for any purpose other than building, maintaining and financing the roads of the State. In the preamble to the bond act of 1929 is clearly set forth a ^pro gram which answers the objections we hear in the streets. From the remarks made by some of our best citizens it must he assumed that they know nothing of this preamble, although it is a part of the bond act as it passed the legislature. But, as to the deficit! I repeat— must there be a deficit? There are two ways in which to prevent a defi cit and I think both should be used. The Appropriation Bjll of the State, which is the law, authorizes the Bud get Commission to reduce appropria tions so as to keep within the ex pected revenue. We have nine months of the fiscal year still before us, for this fiscal year began the first of July and runs until the 30th of next June. Some one has said that most of the public services have already received and spent most of the money allocated to them for this fiscal year. Surely that cannot be true, for it would make a mere farce of the law itself and nullify the plain intent of the legislature. Since the revenue of the State comes in from month to month, and not merely in the fall of the year, as used to be true, it is unlikely that all the money to be spent between now and next June has ben paid to the pub lie services; and it is much less like ly that it has been spent by them. We have before us the law of the State; and we must assume that no one will advocate new taxes in pre ference to carrying out the clear mandate of the law. Is it conceivable that anyone would advocate new taxes in preference to a mild degree of retrenchment? Can we believe that out of approximately thirty million dollars we cannot re duce the bill two million dollars? A small measure of retrenchment, such as the law requires will avoid a deficit in our current budget; the in creased business throughout our in dustrial area will probably bring ad ditional revenue to the State suffi cient to take care of any hangover. We are not in any desperate plight financially with the business of the State; our chief problem here seems to be an unreadiness to look the facts in the face and to act on the facts. It is being said that a new tax might be imposed of one cent a gal lon on gasoline in order to take care of the financial conditon. Others talk about a general sales tax. But I re peat, why a further burden on gaso- Ine? Why a sales tax? Why not do the obvious thing? If it were submitted to the voters of the State to determine whether to reduce appropriations or impose a new tax, the vote would he over whelming for the reauction in ap propriations. Some men say ’‘Oh, yes, the people always vote against new taxes and for reduced spending”. Well, if this is so much of a demo cracy, as we like to talk shout, tnen Why shouldn’t we let the will of the people prevail? Who are we, a handful of self-important-men, that we presume to tell the people that we know better than they; and that they cannot be trusted to determine the policy of their own government? NYA Engaged In Nat ional Defense Work “Greece declares war on Italy” said the headlines. Many will say “Well, here’s another victim to add to the list—Poland, Norway, Den mark, Holland and France. No one expects Greece to do more than Per ish creditably”. France did not even do that, and millions of us feel heart- sore over France—admiration, af fection and mortification being inter mingled. But the entry of Greece brings vividly before us the changes in fortune which time brings. In every community boys and girls are studying the “Glory that was Greece”. Not merely was Greece the home of philosophy and art, hut of what little science that was known. It was the home of pure democracy, even the word Greek, meaning the rule of the people. We think of Greece historically as the fountain of culture, but no more glorious achievements in arms have bright ened the paths of mankind than the renowned battles of the free Greeks against the forces of enslaved greed and oppression. The Spartans on land and the Athenians on the sea have immortalized Greek valot and Greek acomplishment in war. Let us hope that a spark of ancient fire yet burns in modern Greece. 4 iv hat customers to Out Invisible Half-Soling Has no “repaired look”—— nt, ridge or viaible seam. Your comfortable shoes restored to new appear ance mi popular pricas. Dennis Shoe Shop SHOE SUPPUFi The National Youth administration will co-operate in the National De fense program by furnishing several hundred young men and women of South Carolina for civilian work at Fort Moultrie and Fort Jackson, said Mrs. J. H. Summer, area NYA sup ervisor for Newberry, Laurens, and Fairfield counties, after returning from a special meeting of South Carolina NYA supervisors at Colum bia. Dr. Roger L. Coe state NYA ad ministrator, told the supervisors that selected young men and women would be picked from various projects throughout the state to go to Fort Jackson and Fort Moultrie. There they will do clerical and office work, serve as helpers in mechanical and construction work, or assist in any other way in which they are quali fied. Dr. Coe emphasized that all work would he entirely on a civilian basis and NYA helpers would have no offi cial connection with the army. He) also stressed the fact that the young men and women would be housed away from the army posts in youth camps or resident centers. The purpose of this plan, as out lined to Mrs. Summer, is first, to re lieve soldiers of civilian work so that they may spend all their time in man euvers, and second, to provide boys and girls with work giving them job experience and useful training. The state has been divided into two districts, those from the lower half of the state being sent to Ft. Moultrie and those from the upper half going to Ft. Jackson. Applica. tions for places in the defense pro gram may be made at the office of the area supervisor. All those sent to the army posts must have finished their first year in high school, be willing to work and of good moral character. Those accept ed will he housed at NYA camps near the army posts and transported to and from the post daily. The young men and women will, however, not spend all their time at the army work. They will work 40 hours a week, five days weekly, for two consecutive weeks with the army. The remainder of the month they will be trained at special activities, such as machine sh^p; -aeronauttcal mechanics, and other technical skills. There'is just as great an oppor tunity for girls also in the defense program, Mrs. Summer pointed out. Girls will he accepted as their edu cation and skill warrant. Boys and girls will be paid $8 a month, plus subsistence. Age limits are 17 to 24 inclusive. Most of the Ft. Moultrie and Ft. Jackson NYA workers will be select ed from those already on the NYA rolls, Mrs. Summer said. However, other unemployed young men and women are eligible and if found qual ified may be sent also. “The NYA wants every young man or woman who can qualify to let us know at once,” Mrs. Summer said. “Not only will this program provide work experience valuable at obtaining private jobs later, but it also will give special training in other skill ed work.” Week End Special Ladies’ “Sunda” Hose 89c value SPECIAL THIS WEEK END 59c Don't Miss This Fine Value! STOKES’ DRUG STORE Lower Main Street Newberry EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD SOCIAL WORKERS POSITIONS LACES POLISHES The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home of Mrs. A. J. Bowers, Jr. Entertaining with Mrs. Bowers will be Mrs. P. B. Ezell, Mrs. S. C. Paysinger, Mrs. D. Y. Living ston, Mrs. Josie McAlhaney and Mrs. T. D. Fortson. Rev. J. A. Estes will be the guest speaker. Columbia, Nov. 2.—A series of mer it system examinations for profes sional social work positions in the South Carolina Department of Pub lic Welfare was announced today by Dr. J. McT. Daniel, supervisor of ex aminations for the department’s merit system council. November 27 is the dead-line for filing applications for admittance to the tests. The examinations are open to any resident of South Carolina who can meet the various minimum qualifi cations, Doctor Daniel said. The ser ies includes the following positions, chief of the division of public assist ance; supervisor of CCC selection; chief of the division of field service; public welfare supervisor; county dir ector, class I; county director, c\slss II; senior casework supervisor; case work supervisor; visitors; chief of the division of the blind; senior med ical worker for the blind; medical so cial worker-foT the blind; rehabilita tion worker for thC bHsdi^hicf of the division of child welfare se child welfare consultant; and child welfare worker. Registers set up as a result of these exarminations will be used for ap pointments to both permanent and temporary employment in the depart ment. Present employees will also take the examinations, except in cases where they have been appointed on the basis of an earlier accepted merit examination. The merit system council, under which these examinations will be held, was organized August 17, and is made up of the following members: Chairman, Dr. John Marvin Rast, editor, Southern Christian Advocate, Columbia; Miss Laura S. Ebaugh, as sociate professor of sociology, Fur man University, Greenville; and Pro fessor A. L. Geisenheimer, professor of economics, College of Charleston, Charleston. Detailed information regarding the duties and salaries of the positions, minimum qualifications of applic ants, and the nature of examinations may be secured by writing to: J. McT. Daniel, supervisor of examinations, Room 219, Education Building, Uni versity of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. ATTEND RALLY Five members of the Young People’s League o f Aveleigh Presbyterian church, and fifteen young people from the Helena 'and McCullough communities arttended the annual Fall Rally of the South Carolina Presbytery which was held at Friend ship church near Laurens Saturday, November 2. The meeting was pres ided over by the president, Dorothy Ann Holloway of Greenwood. One :eii and sixty young people from Gree7iw’?9di Abbeville, Newber ry, and Laurens 'cbllP‘t* es were pres ent. --ilwfK. At a council meeting after rally. Miss Vivian Davenport of New berry was elected to serve on the council. Those attending from New berry were Misses Vivian Davenport Mae Gene Hodge of Nwberry Col lege, Doris Armfield, and Bob Todd, Buz Purcell and Rev. C. A. Calcote Finland’s forest suffered $58,000,- 000 war damage in the Finland-Rus- sia war. When a cough, due to a cold, drives you mad. Smith Brothers Cough Drops usually give soothing, pleasant relief. Black or Menthol—S4. Smith Bros. Cough Drops are the only drops containing VITAMIN A Vitamin A (Carotene) raises the resistance of mucous membranes of nose and throat to cold infections, when lack of resist ance is due to Vitamin A deficiency. JUST KIDS—'“Thank You” Notes. e-EE*/ l CANT THINK OF NOTHIN’ TER 5AY 9 . BY AD CARTER