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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1940 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year One Dollar 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. Old-Time 3reakfast Was The Foundation Of American Success and Greatness By SPECTATOR “When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock.” Nay, brother; thaere’s very little fodder in this day of advanced agriculture. Down here we would have to say when ^he frost is on the ‘taters’ and the hay is in the bam—and even that won’t do, because they tell us to dig (grab ble) taters afore any frost bites the vine and predisposes the luscious yams to rot. A recent effort to popularize pork tels us that a distinguished chemist finds that lean pork is rich in Vita min B and that one pork chop supplies the vitamin B-l necessary for a day, etc. Well, in course of time some man of profound learning will discover that the old-time heavy breakfast was the real foundation of America’s greatness, for after ham and eggs, wafilues, batter cakes, or muffins, the American went forth to the daily bat tle of life and “socked” adversity on the jaw. When our men left h?me with a snug fit at the waistband their physi cal well-being was proclaimed in an all-embracing exuberance which car ried the day, Today, with a little vegetable juice and a cracker we sneak to our work with an inferiority complex and duck as soon as some body sneezes. There are times when I think one of the most civilizing influences is a ham sandwich. By ham sandwich I don't mean a pece of ham like a small strip of tissue paper; but something man-sized, say ham a half-inch thick between mother’s biscuits. Oh, boy! Of course a lot of stuff which passes off for food may be all right; but no all-conquering spirit can be generated from lettuce leaf and a dab of salad dressing. As long as old Britain feeds her boys red meat and big puddings those lads will fight. If our plan is to produce a nation of yes-men, why let the lads quaff weak tea and to mato juice. I had not thought of this before, but when we needed a leader in this country the great Democracy could find only one mar.. As he is fond of hot dogs—and such like—it might be that the rest of us would do well to ‘go in for” hot dogs, ham burgers (all the way) and the other roadside delectables which make men great. Well the election is over and goes down in history. It was a singular campaign in many of its phases. The Democrats not only disregarded all their sages, and advocated a third term, but the Republicans, long the Party entrusted with power, could find no public man with a wide popu lar appeal, and had to choose a busi nessman of fighting qualities, who caught the imagination and fancy of the people. There is no clear-cut policy of either party which permits one’s political al legiance to mean more than a label. Long ago, in the days of the simple life, when men were just ordinary people, and not giants of intellect, as they are today, we could distin guish between a Democrat and a Re publican. Here in the South, we thought of Republicans as those who had put carpetbag rule on us and had so “doctored” the tariff that Southern farmers were in perpetual bondage to Northern industrialists. But since our Democratic Party has done no thing about the tariff, and has “gone after” the Colored vote with an en ergy, zeal and enthusiasm almost in credible, the party label means no thing. I don’t know what the Repub licans will do, when they get an op portunity; today their principal plank is anti-Roosevelt, though they seem to swallow most of his policies. What has happened? Just this: nearly everybody can vote; so today any thing, everything, which can win votes is offered, Since the beginning of time—or very soon afterwards—some few got, acquired, or secured, more than oth ers. As people multiplied, the num ber of men without property increas ed more rapidly than the number with property. Now, since Abraham, if not before, those without property en vied those with property; but only recently have politicians unashamedly offered every conveivable thing to voters, howeved, fantastic, in order to ride to power. Whenever some one says that we should have lawyers in our Legisla ture, how does it impress a farmer? He would not be struck with admira tion if he should study the Constitu tion of our state, or some of our sta tutes. I doubt if any farmer could do worse than has been done. Let us see: Section 17 of Article 3 says that “Every Act or resolution having the force of law shall relate to but one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title.” Clearly a bill relating to the local affairs of Oconee Coun ty, and that expressed in the title, cannot constitutionally carry an ex tra provision dealing with other mat ters of state-wide import. That is clear if language means anything and if we respect the Constitution. But riders or bobtails are common prac tice, so that a bill with one subject passes by unnoticed, oftentimes, be cause someth^ig entirely different, and unrelated, has been tacked on. All such measures should be challenged in the courts and a watchful citizen ship should be alert to keen the stream of legislation reasonably clear. Another section commonly disre garded is 32 of Article 3: “The Gen eral Assembly shall not authcrize payment to any person of the salary of a deceased officer beyond the date of his death”. This is so plain that I wonder how the Legislature gets around it, unless it tries a quibble, assuming that since the Constitution forbids payment after the date of death; and since death is a continuing state or condition, the salary should continue, too. But the plain intent of the Constitution should guide us; not word twisting and juggling. Of course we recall the clear in hibition against holding two offices or positions. Any work is either an office or a position, obviously. The intent of the Constitition is maiifest; but the language itself is as limpid as a translucent mountain stream, An interesting question is that of tax-exempt property. The Constitu tion in exempting property of coun ties, towns, schools, colleges, charit able institutions in the nature of asy lums for the infirm, deaf, blind, id iotic and indigent persons;” also li braries, churches, parsonages, bury ing grounds, says “That as to real estate, this exemption shall not ex tend beyond the buildings and prem ises actually occupied by them, al though connected with charitable ob jects. In the same section the Sup reme law says: “Property of associa tions and societies, although connect ed with charitable obpects, shall not be exempt from State, County or Municipal taxation”. In spite of the custom which has been in effect, since the memory of man runneth hot to the contrary, the Constitution declares the ancient law with great clarity; yet the General Assembly and City Councils have frequently granted exemptions con trary to this easily understood prohi bition. Could farmers do worse? No; rather better, I think; for a fan er would apply the law according to its obvious purport. He would not try to prove that a club is not a society, or that a society is not an organiza tion. The letter of the law killeth, but the spirit giveth life, I re-call. Until we respect the spirit of our Constitu- ton, why talk about a new Constitu- REVIEW of NEW BOOKS PAUL B. CLARK, PH. D. 1735 Woodbum Ave. Covington, Ky. WHEN CHILDREN ASK. By Mar guerite Harmon Bro. Published by Willett, Clark & Company, Chica go, 111. Pp, ix-269. Pr. |2.00 Those interested in children will want to know this book that has many vital suggestions to offer in the an swering of the dhild’s questions. There are chapters on Parents Who Answer, Amateur Theologians, What Is God? Does Prayer Make Sense? About Ba bies, and many others too numerous to mention here. Also there is a fine list of books given at the end of the book that will meet the needs of the whole nation, to say nothing of the average home. The value of this book is that the writer tries to give enough answer to the child’s question that will satisfy the curiosity and not make the child a kind of inferiority problem by willful or apparent reason; how ever, the better value of the book lies in the atmosphere that the writer car ries along from page to page in the various situations as they arise as she passes from subject to subject. Some will say that the writer does not an swer the questions, all of them; such is beside the mark, for her book does what is implied in the title, and does it superbly well, and that is to face the child in that questioning atmos phere for the best interest of all con cerned, particularly the child. The book is cited to be its own witness; “But whatever the problem, the adol escent is fortunate when he is articu late enough to put his difficulties into the form of questions, and most for tunate when he has parents who will answer his questions with the whole hearted attention they deserve.” p.172. PLANNING THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL. By Englehardt and En- glehardt. The American Book Com pany, New York and Cincinnati, Pp. xix-188. Pr. $2.50. N. L. Englehardt, Professor of Education, Teachers College, Colum bia University, and N. L. Englehardt, Jr., Assistant Director of Reference and Research, Newark Public Schools, Newark, N. J., give here a most use ful volume for those to consult who are contemplating a new school build ing. The scope of the book is to in troduce the reader to adult activities now connected with the schools, reha bilitation programs, school grounds, indoor game spaces, cafeterias, labor atories, discussion rooms, workshops for the arts and crafts, library and auditorium, and everything to make a modem plant. Diagrams and plans form no small feature of the book. Bibliography. Index. Communities ought to provide better school build ings for the sake of the child and also the community life. This is the book to get to be up-to-date. Newberry T eachers In Attendance Three teachers of Newberry county represented their county education association at a called meeting of classroom-teacher members of the South Carolina Education association in Columbia, Saturday, November 2. The meeting drew an attendance of 120 teachers out of a possible re presentation of 138 teachers, three, delegates having been named from each county association in the state. ’The group decided to seek organiza tion of a department of classroom teachers within the state association; to seek classroom teacher represen tation on the state association’s exe cutive committee; and instructed S. C. E. A, headquarters to keep teachers in each county informed on the vot ing of legislators from the respec tive counties on matters of school interest in the coming legislative session. E. R. Crow of Columbia, state president, assisted by J. P. Coates, secretary. Representing the Newberry County Education association were the following teachers: H. G. Hendrix of Whitmire, Miss Jessie Mary Derrick of Little Moun tain, and Miss Sarah Folk of Silver- street. MATTRESS APPLICATIONS Application blanks for mattresses may now be secured from the County Agent’s office. The gross income of the applicant has been raised from $400 to $500. You may also get one mattress for each two people in the family not to exceed 3 mattresses. The mattress issued before will count in this number. tion? We need a new attitude or res pect for law, more than a new fun damental law. How much revenue has been lost to the state, counties and towns through unlawful exemptions will never be known; but I think it more than a trifle. In some cases endow ed charitable institutions have ac quired farms, stores and town houses through foreclosures or by will (de vise) and have rented out such prop erties in competition with other land lords, receiving the same local protec tion, without paying any taxes. Do our legislature? know nothing of the Constitution; or are they in different to it? j JUST KIDS— next MRS. MELTON TO BE RETIRED AS POSTMISTRESS OF HELENA OFFICE 70-Year-Old Woman Has Been in Charge of Office Since 1918 By A. H. COUNTS Newberry, Nov. 3.—Mrs. Emily Elizabeth Melton, who celebrated her 70th birthday on November 8, will retire as postmaster at Helena on November 30, after serving the of fice since 1918. She admits being 70 but looks much younger. Mrs. Melton, who operates a small grocery store in connection with the postoffice was asked what she intend ed doing after being retired as one of Uncle Sam’s faithful servants and before she could answer a daughter spoke up and said “visit around with her five daughters.” But this did not exactly fit into her future arrangements for quick as a flash, she said, “I do not intend to be dependent upon anyone so long as I have good health; why I can repair umbrellas and bottom chairs as good as anyone so why should I quit working?” Office to Be Abandoned It is believed that the postoffice will be abandoned and that the mail will be delivered by a rural letter carrier from Newberry, how ever this is not official, yet it is be lieved that this will be the end of the postoffice of what was once a very notable place along the South ern railway. At one time Helena housed the Southern railway work shops and gave employment to a large number of men. The shops were removed to Columbia in 1881. At that time the houses in the small village located about two miles above Newberry were occupied by white people. Now many of them are occupied by negroes. Mrs. Melton became postmistress in 1918 succeeding B. E. Julian. Her father, the late William Zobel, was a postmaster and depot agent for the Southern railway at the same time. But this was many years ago. Mrs. Melton and her sister, Mrs. Caroline Bum, live together in a dwelling adjoining the store. Post Cards Wrapped Mrs. Melton gives her patrons service as was evidenced while your corraspondent was interviewing her. A small negro asked for a stamp and two postals with the request that the postals be wrapped. She gladly complied. She understands every one In the village, in fact knows their language qnd her store is a sort of gathering place for the discussion of the news and local happenings. Should she decide to close up business and leave the community will greatly miss her. Of great interest to their many friends was the observance of a joint birthday observance of Mrs. Melton’s 70th birthday and Mrs. Bum’s 81st birthday on Sunday, November 3, at the Margaret Hunter park in Newberry. Mrs. Melton’s birthday was on November 8 and Mrs. Bum’s on November 3. Many Attend Event Those attending this memorable occasion were Mrs. Melton’s five daughters: Miss Ernestine Melton teaching at High Point, N. C.; Mrs. W. H. Anderson and husband of Co lumbia; Mrs. R. W. Phillips and h’is- band and Miss Travis Melton of At lanta, Ga.; Mrs. Jerry Baker and hus band and small son, Jerry Baker, Jr., of Newberry. Mrs. Bum will have her son, Bennie Bum, a rural letter carrier of Newberry. Other relatives attending were: a brother, W. R. Zo bel and wife of Charleston; Mrs. An nie R. Buchereb of Charleston; Mrs. Beaurie Zozel and husband of Char leston; Mr. and Mrs. William P. Yonce of Edgefield; Mr. and Mrs Ot to Klettner of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Silas Klettner and family of Hartsville; Mr. and Mrs. Mike King and family of Newberry; Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Patterson of Newber ry and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Zobel and family of Newberry. ROBERT BARTLEY. FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE. DIES Robert B. Bartley, 45, World war veteran, former city policeman and former chief of police of Newberry, died Friday morning at a government hospital in Asheville after a long ill ness. Mr. Bartley was a member of the 30th Division which broke the Hin denburg line, being overseas for eigh teen months. Mr. Bartley served the city for nine years, seven as police man and two as chief of police, being forced to resign as chief on account of his health. As a policeman, his courteous and friendly ways won many friend- for him who are grieved to learn of his death. Especially was he dear to all children of the city. Besides hs widow, Mrs. Rosa Lee Senn Bartley, he is survived by three sons and two daughters, Charles, Ed ward, Frank, and Misses Mary and Sara Bartley, all of Newberry: two brothers, J. W. Bartley and Rufus Bartley, both of Spartanburg and six sisters. Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Sunday tafternoon at East Side Baptist church with the Rev. James Mitchell in charge, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Harman. Interment follow ed in Baxter Memorial cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Counts and Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Boland spent last weekend in the mountains of North Carolina. NO PUBLIC DEER HUNT THIS FALL The annual public deer hunt on the Pisgah National Game Preserve in North Carolina which in the past has been organized by the United States Forest Service is to be omitted this fall, according to an announcement by Regional Forester Joseph C. Kir- cher of Atlanta. In making this an nouncement Mr. Kircher stated that instead of the hunt, the United States Forest Service will begin immediately to trap deer to remove the surplus from the Pisgah Preserve for distri bution to other National Forest areas for stocking purposes. “I know this will be disappointing to the many sportsmen from North Carolina and other states who have participated in past hunts or who looked forward to going to this one,” said Mr. Kircher, “but in the long run it will be in the interest of better deer hunting on the Pisgah Preserve and on many other National Forest lands if the Forest Service this year traps and transports surplus deer to now unstocked areas. These deer will in a few years increase the herds now under cooperative man agement with the State of North Car olina and adjoining states to such an extent that controlled hunts may be greatly enlarged. It is the hope of the United States Forest Service that the sportsmen will appreciate that the Government has their interest in view in taking this action and that they will continue to give their whole hearted support. MRS. GEROGE L. EPPS HOSTESS AT PARTY A very lovely party of the week was the one given by Mrs. George L. Epps Wednesday morning at the Wal lace Home on Calhoun street. Seven tables were laid for contract in the rooms which were decorated with charming arrangements of chry santhemums and other autumn flow ers. Tallies were in shape of autumn leaves. Attractive prizes were presented to Mrs. Jesse Mayes, high scorer, Mrs. O. M. Cobb, second high, Mrs. R. G. Smith, bingo, and Mrs. Don Rook, floating prize. 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