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Every Week More People Read The Sun The Sun Strives To Servo The Whole People VOLUME 4; NO. 7 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1940 PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE ANOTHER WONDER DOG We gave you a couple of stories last week about unusual dogs, and here’s another. A Newberry man was butchering and to avoid being bothered with his dog, shut the animal in the house. In the midst of the butchering the own er of the dog happened to glance at the roof of the house and there was the dog sitting on top the chimney. Apparently he had entered the fire place and climbed the chimney in an attempt to be present at the butch ering. The dog sat on the chimney top awhile and then, satisfied he could not jump from the roof, went back down the chimney. NEW BOOKS AT NEWBERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY AVPA clehks glad to serve you. The following is a list of the new books at the Newberry library: Dark Lightnng Helen Topping Miller. One of America’s picturesque scenes is woven into the fabric of this romance. It is the “dark lightning” of the discovery of oil that strikes on the Mason family’s Texas ranch. A novel of gripping surprise and dramatic interest. Trelawny. Margaret Armstrong. A biography that includes all the charms and vivacities of fiction re mains the best entertainment in print. Quietly my Captain Waits. Evelyn Eaton. Out of this novel steps one of America’s greatest real life her oines, an impulsive romance, skill fully written and told with great feeling. The new Jalna novel, Whiteoak Heritage. Mazo de la Roche. A treat awaiting those who enjoy the Jalna books. Bouquets and Bitters. Julian R. Meade. The author finds his material for this beautifully written book along the 'floral trail where he finds human beings who share his own philosophy, “Enjoy your own garden after your own fashion”. The result is a spectacular flower show, a gard ening fiesta. Jupiter Laughs. A. J. Cronin. A delightful three act play by the author of The Citadel. Jupiter Laughs was first produced at the Kings Thea tre GLargon, March 4, 1940. The King of ScuffleLm. A Creatan romance by Lucas and Groome. The book moves with engrossing rapidity and holds the reader’s interest to the end. The Doctor and His Patients. Ar thur E. Hertzler. A novel of wisdom and marked with the same salty vi gor which made thousands love 'The Horse and Buggy Doctor.” For Whom the Bell Tolls. Bmest Hemingway. A magnificent romance of human nature, Hemingway seems to have embraced all human exper iences, the conflict of life itself not only martial but spiritual and emo tional. Green Margin. E. P. O’Donnell. Submitted and chosen in a prize con test is the tale of living people told in living words, a people of many nationalities. CHANGE RESIDENCE Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harmon and familv have moved from 1507 Col lege street to 2214 Main street. THANKS FOR CHRISTMAS CELEBRAT ON HELPERS The 1940 Christmas Celebra tion Committee and the Newber ry Chamber of Commerce wishes to publicly extend sincere thanks to all those who assisted or took part in the Christmas Parade and Celebration. Particularly appreciation is expressed for the helpful ideas and assistance of Mr. Cuthbertson. new director of Music at the Newberry High School, the High School choir, a,nd the Newberry College Sing ers; likewise, to the brightly uni formed Newberry Mill Band, and the prize-winning Whitmire High School Band. Also, we wish to thank Tom Summer. Fulmer Wells, and others who assisted In building the Santa Claus float; J. W. Counts and his NYA work shop bovs; a.nd *11 the others who assisted in making the 1940 Cele bration a success. Christmas Celebration Committees. C. C. HUTTO. Chairman, O. M. COBB, Chairman. Defense Program Be Worth What It Costs Columbia, Dec. 4.—Robert P. Pat terson, assistant secretary of war, told members of the South Carolina department of the American Legi jn today that if the- United States de fense program lived “up to its pur pose of making us too strong for any power or combination of powers to d^ re attack us, it will be worta every penny it costs.” Commending the legionnaires for their support of the program, Pat terson urged them to continue their work until “all America understands that national defense is as vital an issue in 1940 as the winning of the war was in 1918. The United States is faced by a problem of far greater magnitude to day than in 1917 and 1918 in prepara tion for “the greatest peacetime army we have ever known,” Patterson said, and added that also “we have the task of aiding Great Britain to the full extent of our power. The assistant secretary told the fall legion rally further that the citizen-soldiers of today would be cared for better than they were 23 years ago when they lacked adequate housing accommodations, water sup ply and roads. Too, he said, they would be equipped with the new Gar- and rifle which has two and one-half times the fire power of the Spring- field and “less than half the kick.” Following his arrival here by plane, this morning Patterson was escorted to Fort Jackson where he inspected dozens of new buildings, the 105th quartermaster regiment, induction station, radio building and the 8th division area. During a conference this morning the legionnaires heard reports by W. D. Schwartz, Jr., of Charleston, chairman of the Americanism com mittee; Felix W. Goudelock of Colum bia, J. Hamlin White of Spartanburg, Quay Hood of Lancaster, Archie Schiffley of Orangeburg and others. Budget Requests Are Four Million Higher Nearly 18 Million Sought, or 4.73 Mil lion Over Present Spending ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL DISCONTINUE SERVICE Fred H Dominick, chairman of the advisory board for Selective Service, announced that the committees which have been working in the court house, helping draftees fill in ques tionnaires, will discontinue their ser vices after today, December 5, due to the fact that the local boards 58 and 59 have stopped sending out ques tionnaires. WELLS ACCEPTS POS.TION AT FORT JACKSON Burton Wells has accepted a posi tion at Fort Jackson in Columbia for 90 days as trainer and instructor for enlisted men in fire fighting and modern fire equipment. Mr. Wells is acting as assistant chief to T. W. Danielson, chief of the fire depart ment. There is now one fire station in service at the fort, with four civilians and 16 soldiers on duty. Two more stations are about ready to open, one expected to be put in service this week. The fire department will eventually consist of five stations, 85 men and 12 pumping engines. OPPORTUNITY FOR 3 BOYS The National Youth Administra tion is offering a fine opportunity to 3 boys in Newberry county who wish to have work experience in the Par ker Mill machine and welding shop, in order for young men to qualify for this work they must have finish ed the 8th grade ^nd be between the ages of 17 and 25. Any boys who are interested please make application immediately at the NYA office on Boyce street. This work experience is part of the National Defense Pro gram of the United State Govern ment. Young men will be given their board and $10 per month while they learn a most important trade. Mrs. J. H. Summer, NYA Area Supervisor Columbia, Dec. 3.—J. M. Smith, state auditor, said today that re quests for appropriations presented to the budget commission by state in stitutions and departments totaled $17,902,000, an increase of $4,731,- 000 over the 1939-40 appropriations. Although the budget commission has not indicated what its recom mendations to the legislature would be, usually well informed sources said they believed that the recommenda tions would be about the same as the current appropriations which totaled $13,171,000. Smith said that of the $4,731,000 increase asked for next year, about $1,500,000 was for permanent im provements at state institutions, ap proximately $1,500,000 for the pub lic welfare department and about $800,000 for the department of educa tion. The next fiscal year begins July 1, 1941. Business, Inc., an organization of chambers of commerce, boards of trade, corporations and individuals, told the commission in a letter that the state had two alternatives “to impose heavier taxes”, or “to reduce the commitments so as to bring ex penditures and income into balance”. The organization suggested that the heads of the departments and in stitutions “be invited to submit pro posals involving from 10 to 12 per cent reductions, with the exception of salaries under $2,000 which might be left undisturbed. . , , It is appar ent, of course, that the welfare de partment could be immediately reduc ed bv 50 per cent thus easing the strain on the others.” TEXTILE WORKERS TO ASK MORE PAY Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 4.—A general movement in Southern textile labor was announced today by R. R. Law rence, Southern director of the CIO Textile Workers Union of America, as he took off on a trip into South Carolina and Georgia in the interest of the program. Lawrence said the movement would have several phases, all to be pushed with vigor. These he described as (1) a drive for general wage increases, each ac cording to individual conditions; but averaging about 15 per cent; (2) emphasis on increasing the TWUA membership; and (3) support for the TWUA’s petition to the federal wage- hour adminstration for raising the cotton textile wage minimum from 32.5 cents an hour to 40 cents. Lawrence said he had received optomistic reports from Emil Rieve of Philadelphia, TWUA president, on progress of the petition and com mented that other textile divisions minimum scales ranged from 33.5 to 40 cents. The labor leader said negotiawons already were in progress with numer ous mill managements for pay in creases and that this program would be made South-wide as the season advanced. Committeemen For AAA To Be Elected Election of Newberry County and Community Committeemen to serve under the 1941 AAA Farm Program will be held during the week of Dec ember 9-14, 1940 according to New berry County AAA officials. Community boundaries established by the Newberry County Committee for determining community balloting headquarters have already been set. The place date and hour for holding community elections are as follows: Towns! ips 1 and 8—Newberry coun ty courthouse—Dec. 9th—10 a. m. Townships 2 and 3—Mt. Bethel Garmany—Dec. 9th—3 p. m. Townships 4 and 5—Long Lane School—Dec. 10th—3 p. m. Township No. 6—Bush River High School—Dec. 10th—10 a. m. Township No. 7—Chappells School building—Dec. 11th—3 p. m. Townships 9 and 10—Prosperity Town hall—Dec. 11th—10 a. m. Townships 11 and 12—Pomaria High School—Dec. 12th—3 p. m. Any person who is participating or cooperating on a farm in a communi ty in any program developed under any of the acts of congress relating thereto and any person who has an interest in a farm in any communi ty of the county and avers his inten tion to cooperate in a program admin istered by the association in 1941 is eligible to vote in community elec tions. There shall be no voting by proxy. Any person who owns or op erates farms in more than one com munity shall be permitted to vote at only one community election meet ing. Since County Agricultural Conser vation Associations are operated by farmers themselves through «heir elected representatives, it is the de sire of the Newberry County Com mittee to have as large a turn out at committee elections as possible. Polling Places Given Cotton Referendum NYA Youths At Fort Newberry county is represented in the National Youth Administration’s national defense program at Fort Jadkson near Columbia by Claude Baker and Joseph Kirkland, boys of this county who have been employed by the NYA in civilian work at the army posts since this phase of the NYA work got under way Novem ber 4. These youths are part of a group of 46 boys in South Carolina who have participated in this acti vity. More boys will be added to the de fense work at the fort as soon as equipment and space can be provid ed. Girls also will be employed In of fice work. Positions still are open for quali fied boys and girls to serve in a civ ilian capacity at Fort Jackson. Ap plications are being taken at the of fice of Mrs. Mamie Summer NYA supervisor for this area, on Boyce street. Boys and girls employed in army post work will be housed at Camp Aubrey, for Fort Jadkson. Appli cants must be unemployed and 17 to 25 years of age. Youths working at Fort Jackson are employed in non-military activi ties. So far they have been used in typing, building construction, ware house and supply rooms and as tar get range helpers. The Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration will submit its cotton marketing control progra mto a ref erendum of cotton producers Satur day, December 7th, according to R. C. Floyd, chairman, Newberry county committee. Under farm legislation, two-thirds of those voting must cast affirmative votes if the program is to be continued another year. The program in brief restricts the quantity of cotton any producer may sell free of penalty. It also puts a floor under prices. This will be the fourth consecu tive year that cotton growers have been asked to vote on cotton market ing quotas. In previous referenda they voted for the program casting majorities as large as ninety-one per cent throughout the cotton belt. AAA Officials say that the program has for its purpose the restriction of production until existing huge surplus es can be reduced to a normal reserve and more satisfactory prices restored. This year’s referendum will be held under gloomy prospects for the South’s big cash crop, principally be cause of the war. The war and naval blokade, the large reserves of cotton in some importing countries abroad, necessity for conserving American Exchange for purchasing war mater ials, restrictions on ocean shipping facilities and the lew price of foreign cotton as compared with American cotton all add up to make the cotton outlook very discouraging. Cotton growers are receiving about nine and one half cents per pound for this year’s crop. Prices are be ing held at this level by that phase of the program under which the gov ernment makes loans to growers at a base rate of about 9.5 cents a pound Whether this price-pegging loan will be continued on the 1941 crop depends on the outcome of the Decemebr 7 referendum. Should growers vote marketing quotas out for 1941, the loan program would be dropped. The farm law does not permit government loans in years when quotas are re jected. Coupled with marketing quota and loan devices are benefit payments. Only growers who plant within their allotments are eligible for full pay ments. Growers overplanting their allotments are denied government payments and are eligible for loans only on cotton produced in excess of their marketing quotas and then at only sixty percent of the loan rate allowed cooperating producers. Regardless of how cotton producers vote on Saturday, December 7, all pro ducers are being urged to cast their ballot for or against marketing quo tas. The procedure and eligibility (Continued on page eight) Thinks Wage Increase Will Close Small Mills WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Challeng ing the Wage-Hour administration’* determination of a 32 1-2 cents an hour minimum wage for the textile industry, a group of small southern cotton mills today charged in a brief presented to the Supreme court that the order “would mean that present undoing of a good percentage of the small mills of the deep south.” This argument was presented in one of the two major cases testing the constitutionality of the wage-hqur law. The supreme bench will hear oral arguments on these cases with in the next three weeks and a decis ion probably will be announced in January. The brief presented in behalf of the small cotton mill* assailed the procedure used by the wage-hour administrator and the textile industry committee in arriving at the 32 1-2 cent minimum. It charged further that the committee went contrary to the mass of evidence in making this recommendation. In the 164-page brief submitted to the Supreme court, counsel for the mills, Ben F. Cameron, W. Gordon McKelvey and Lester E. Wills, pres ented three main points: 1. The procedure of the commit tee and the administrator did not conform to the law since it “did not afford a full, fair and complete hear ing as required by due process of law.” It was argued that the com mittee was not constituted properly, that the definition of the industry was not seasonably made in com pliance with the law, and that the method of proceeding was in error. 2. The administrator’s findings were not supported by substantial evi dence The brief specifically assert ed that the administrator’s findings that the minimum would not sub stantially curtail employment supported by the evidence, and it further ch rged that the wage order is void because it established a uni form minimum without classifications or differentials. 3. The fair labor standards act it self is unconstitutional. Under this point it is contended that Congress did not have the power to enact such a law, but that the 10th amendment reserved such rights to the states; that the commerce clause does not justify the act; that it constitutes an “unwarranted delegation of legisla tive power to the administrator” and that it denies due process of the law. To support its contention that the minimum wage will force the “undo ing” of the small mills, the brief as serted : “'At the time this law went into effect the average wage paid in the small cotton mills of the whole South was a little more than 36 cents an hour. The average wage in the East at the same time was 44 cents an hour. The average wage of these petitioners was less than 28 cents. . . . In the face of that situation, these petitioners and the small mills' were barely holding their heads above water. “The South was barely able to survive when the average wage dif ferential was 16 cents an hour— well over a 50 per cent wage differ ential. The handicaps of distance from markets, with consequent delay and cost of delivery of goods, and the relatively non productivity of workers engaged in a new field offset the ad vantages which low living costs and a low scale of wages brought about. If all other factors remain the same, will any candid person, willing to face the facts, have the hardihood to hope that the South can remain in busi ness when wages are put on a parity with the North or anywhere near it? “MARGINAL MILLS” "The only indictment our adver saries openly bring against the small mill group is that they are what they call “marginal mills.’ The only crime they are charged with commit ting is having machinery which is not run with human beings. The machinery in the South will make just as good cloth, is just as efficient just as safe, just as easy to operate, just as satisfactory as any which can be bought today. The only difference is that the new machinery will run with a minimum of human assist ance. “It is not charged that the South has been party to any ‘sweatshop’ conditions, or is ‘chiseling’ in any de gree. The South simply has not yet outgrown its industrial swaddling clothes. It has been engaged hi the process of learning to crawl, in ord er that it may, in due time, be able to walk—a process that is slow and tedious, but one which is prescribed by the inexorable laws of life.” Meeting Is Called To Seek Small Industries Columbia, Dec. 4—.Director G. Heyward Mahon, Jr., announced to day the stat defense council was calling a luncheon meeting of repre sentatives of every county in the state here early next month in a drive for new industries for South Carolina. After a meeting of the council, Mahon said that chambers of com merce would be asked to send dele- ftates, preferably three from each county, to the meeting, at which Gov- ernor Burnet R. Maybank, Council Chairman W P. Jacobs and Mahon will discuss the council’s effort to at tract industries to the state. The delegates will be asked t„ as certain what industries their coun ties would be particularly inteivated m and to what extent they would be supported by local capital. Mahon and Jacobs attended a South-wide meeting on national de fense in New Orleans Monday. WEST END ITEMS Personal Mention Mr. Floyd Bouknight, Miss Doris Bouknight, Mrs. Eula Alewine, Miss Mary Alewine and Mrs. Charlie Hend rix shopped in Columbia Nov. 30, Mrs. W. H. Jones and Tildon spent the weekend of Nov. 23 in Charlotte, N. C. with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Pad gett. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Thrift shopped in Columbia Nov. 30. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Turner, Miss Pauline Turner, Little Junior Hop kins aid Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Mack, spent Dec. 1 in Charleston with Mr. and Mrs. John Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs Alvin Danielson and Miss Dorothy Danielson, spent Nov. 29 in Greenville where Dorothy went for a treatment from Dr. Crooks. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pat Bowers and illy, moved from their home on CTrJeift? November 30. and Mrs. Furman Goree and Mr. G. T. Blair spent the weekend in Augusta, Ga., with Mrs. Goree’s sis ter, Mrs. Henry Matthews. Mrs. Minnie Inabinet spent Sun day afternoon with her sister, Mrs. Floyd Bouknight. Mr. G. T. Blair sent part of the past week with his sisters, Mrs. Mark Nichols and Mrs. Dan Livingston in Silverstreet. Mrs. W. I. Johnson spent Sunday with the Albrittons near the city. Mrs. *H. Y. Hamm has returned home after spending a few months in Tenn. with her husband who is working with a construction company. Shea /-Counts A marriage of unusual interest here where the bride has many friends is the marriage Friday Nov. 29, of Miss Ernestine Shealy and Mr. David Counts. Honored With Birthday Party Mrs. Effle Williams entertained quite a few of the young folks at her home on Wright street Nov. 23, with a Birthday party in honor of her son Richard. The occasion marking his 14th birthday. A number of games and contests were played. Prizes were given. Richard received many useful gifts. Ice cream was served. Margie Koon was honored with a party November 30 at her home on Wright street. A number of Mar gie’s little friends came to play games and help celebrate her eleventh birth day. Margie, will be rememberetf as the little girl who spent most of last year in the hospital so very ill. She received a number of nice gifts. De licious refreshments were served. Class 'Meets The Sunday school class of Rev. M. M. Brooks held its regular month ly business and social meeting at Willowbrook club on December 2. A very interesting meeting was held and enjoyed. Plans for the new year were made. During the social nour delicious refreshments were served. If you are not a member of some Sunday school come out and join us and you will receive a warm welcome. With The Sick The many friends of Mrs. S. C. Hiller will be sorry to learn that she is confined to her home on Lyles street. We wish for her a quick re covery. We are sorry to report that Mrs. Floyd Bouknight is confined to Aer home on Wright street. Mrs. Dora Morse is ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lizie Shealy. We wish for her a speedy recovery. EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WILL MEET 20 YEARS AGO There is no sane good judgment of any farmer in this section of the country buying com and flour and ham and bacon and hay, and he could even raise the greater number of the mules he would need on the farm. And so long as the farmer of Newberry county expects to farm and has to buy the things here mention ed he will never make any money worth while, it matters very little what the price of cotton may be, and the farmer who grows what he needs on the farm, he will make some mo ney and have some, it matters not what the price of cotton may be. This is a great country we have down here and we can grow just what we need here and then it is ours. Plant less cotton and more food. The night I went over (to the State Teachers’ Meeting at Spartan burg) was the most beautiful moon light night I think I ever saw, and as we passed through the little towns of Greenwood and Williamstoh and Greenville and Pelzer and Piedmont and I noticed the electric lights and the white ways in these towns vieing with the light of the moon, I could not help recalling thj time when Newberry had a schedule for street lighting which was regulated by the moon, and when the moon was sche duled to shine we had light, except when there were lowering clouds and thunder storms, and how The Herald and News had contended for street lights, I could not help reflecting how “the world do move”, as well as the sun. (From “Note aiu Comment", Col. by E. H. Aull.) In this time of stress we must all Kinards, w^rli- together »nd cooperate and help one another and no one pres* tEe fel- low who is doing the best he can to help himself and at the same time to help you. It will all come out right. This is too fine a country and too fine a people to let a little thing like hand times discourage us. The day of a better time will dawn. We had been going a little bit too rapidly and liv ing too fast and the world needed a , shock so that the people might stop long enough to take their bearings and see just where we are at. The wheels of commerce will begin in their regular course in due time. RUTH ADDY CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY On Tuesday afternoon, December 3, Mrs. George Addy entertained with a birthday party for her daughter, Ruth. Games and contests were en joyed. Juanita Lipscomb was the winner in one contest, while Delora Fant and Lillian Meeks tied for hon ors in another. Much merriment was occasioned when the honoree blew out the candles on the lovely birthday cake. Mrs. Addy was assisted in enter taining by Miss Mildred Werts. Deli cious red and green jello with whip ped cream and cake was served. Several little friends enjoyed this happy occasion. There will be a meeting of the New berry county Education Association on December 12, 1940. Miss Martha Jane Gray of Spring- field, Ohio, who is a student at Ag nes Scott college in Decatur, will spend the weekend with her grand mother, Mrs. A. J. Bowers, Sr. SEEN ABOUT TOWN MISS FRANCES JONES leav ing ipoet office.. .BILL TURNER walking down College street... MRS. O. O. COPELAND going to her office...JOHN MAYER of Pomaria in town Tuesday ... JIMMY DEHART with his usual friendly wave,..‘SHORTY’ BUZ- HARDT collecting bills. ..MAR GARET HARMON, SOPHIE WAY, and BRUCE MARTIN drinking water at the court house DR. R. A. GOODMAN walking to the college. MRS. JOHN MAYES parking her car in front of post office.. BUCK KING walking from post office reading a letter . . .BETTY JO COUNTS looking for her father.. CLIFF SMITH with a hag of grapes.. .MRS. R- W. SMITH taking a walk...MR. and MRS. STEVE GRIFFITH visiting sick friend. . .FULMER WELLS buying some meat... Birthday aniversaries of the com ine week are as follows: Mrs. E. H. Moore, Dec. 6; Mrs. E. T. Car- son, Dec. 7; Everette D. Evans, Dec. 8; J. C. Neel, Dec. 10; Mrs. Josie McAlhaney, Dec. 11; Mrs. M. J. Carwile, Dec. 12.