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THE NEWBERRY BUN PAGE TWO FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 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. Spectator Thinks $403,000 Plenty For Welfare Dept. By SPECTATOR Unpaid taxes are a problem. Taxes are too higih; but the failure of some taxpayers to pay, adds to the load wlhich the others must carry. If a county needs a hundred thousand dollars a year it raises the $100,000 from those who pay. If the others paid, the amount for each man would be (or should be) less. South Carolina faces a deficit of three and a half million dollars. It is probable that the unpaid taxes to the State government (including un paid taxes, of 1940) amount to $750,000; the unpaid taxes due to the schools amount to at least seven million dollars (including: 1940). Surely the nulla bonas don’t amount to three million dollars. There Should be at least four and a half million of the State and School dist rict taxes. Even three and a half million would wipe out the State de ficit. Well, how would you do this as a practicable piece of financing? Issue State notes for five years, payable from the school and state de linquent taxes, guaranteed by the State, of course. The State has as sumed « larger part of the school budget each year, because of the un paid local taxes. Those men who have paid their local taxes have borne a double burden. The right of the State to these taxes is equitably sound, for the school appropriations and Welfare gave us the State defi cit. Besides, the State has made up the slack year by year. If the districts should collect the delin quent taxes they would not know what to do with the money—though it can be readily imagined, they would find a way to spend it. The property tax seems to be an unsatisfactory means of maintaining our schools. Why not let the State take over the schools and give one mill to Welfare? One mill would yield about $400,000 a year—four hundted thousand dollars a year! Isn’t that quite enough to throw away? Just to show what this pampering and coddling of people leads to, I have two illustrations right where I live. The first one was a client (where on earth did they get that name,) who asked for some “ham meat”. Upon being asked if she was supplied with meat, butter, eggs— and whatnot—she said “Yes, but I gets tired of that and want ham meat”. During this Christmas sea son another “client” came around with this: “They ain’t send me no oranges; nothing but apples; and I wants some oranges.” I don’t know what kinds of cake and pie were sent out, but if each client did not receive at least one chocolate cake, one cocoanut cake, and a couple of mince pies, along with a fruit cake and a plum pudding, it ought to be looked into, with suitable amends and apologies. “The State” tell* c f Sumter’s traffic record. I drive to or through Sumter several times a week and am always impressed by the careful ob servance of regulations there. It isn’t just a matter of lights; when the sign says stop, the Sumterites stop; if it says to be cautious, they are cautious; and if it says that a street is an express street, the cars on the streets approaching come to a complete stop and wait. Without any question or hesitation, I regard Sumter as the Community of South Carolina deservedly most notable for observance of traffic rules. The News and Courier carried a story from New Orleans that union workers refused to work on a cer tain National Guard project with W. P. A. laborers. The union in sists that only Union labor should be employed^ Really, now, that is a blow below the belt. President Roosevelt (and through him, the nation) has done sp much for both Union labor and the W. P. A- that they should lie down together like a pair of lambs, certainly in all Gov ernment matters. Of course there is a solution of the problem that would be in line with the share-the- wealth scheme:—let the Government pay the Union $50 or $600 for each W. P. A. laborer and make a Union man out of him! Everybody would then be happy because the Union would gain members and money, and the W. P. A. laborers would have all the benefits of Union membership. The war scare is being used as a happy hunting ground for the Un ions which seem to have a strangle hold on even jobs for the national de fense. I wonder why any man must be (or become) a Union man in or der to work on a job paid by his Gov ernment. Is it possible that only Union men will be drafted to rtght in the army, navy, and marine corps? The two should go together. If only members cf private organi zations (in this case, unions) may have jobs as civilians in defense work, why should they not take over the fighting too? Why not either open all contracts for Government work to any and all citizens, a= such, or else call on the favored groups to do the fighting. All of us believe in such organiza tion of labor as to protect the work ers, but the Government should not recognize any distinction among its citizens; we should all stand equal before the Government. Indeed, that is a cardinal principle of America, that all men are free and equal; and surely no man’s equality with all others is recognized if he must join a private organization in order to work for the country which he sup ports and which he must fight for. No man would be so foolish as to say that no one should be employed in the treasury or other financial departments unless he be a member of the American Bankers’ Associa tion; nor would any insist that all seed-loan workers;<A, A. A. wotwers; extension service workers; agricul ture teachers—and the like—mustt be chosen from the Grange or the Farm Bureau. Organized Labor numbers probably less than 20 per cent of the workers of the United States. It deserves the whole-hearted support of the work ers and has rendered them fine ser vice, but it should have no place in the Government, although it makes pohtjcians have conniption fits ..very t me it raises its head. Tht curse of Government by pres sure groups Is that public men be come such arrant cowards. We are afraid of the farmers (though we farmers are a lot of innocent lambs); and then we are scared to death or labor; or the school teachers intiml- REVIEW of NEW BOOKS PAUL B. CLARK, PH. D. 1735 Woodburn Ave. Covington, Ky. It is possible to work “post mor tem.” Many are doing it. Get Pe- loubet’s Select Notee on the Interna tional Sunday School Lessons for 1941, and convince yourself. The notes are by Dr. Wilbur M. Smith. It is the 67th annual volume of this superb commentary, published by W. A. Wilde Company, Boston, having 473 pages, and is most reasonably priced. Yes, Dr. Peloubet, though passed on, still speaks through this noble book, a wonderful tribute to Dr. Smith, to the publishers, as well as to Peloubet. Each lesson is well outlined; important sentences are stressed. The work is easily adapted to ddffierent ages. Each lesson is clearly stated; the excerpts are point edly illuminative, as Well as service able in practical living and intended for class discussion. The volume is surely to be praised' by any thought ful reader who will use it intelligent ly- Attention is again called to the “Gospel of Luke” by Erdman, pub lished by The Westminister Press, 829 Witherspoon Bldg., Philadelphia, as an outstanding commentary on the Sunday School lessons for this cur rent quarter. “The Gospel of John” is by the same author and publisher, in the same charming series, each volume selling for one dollar. Dr. Erdman, Professor of Practical Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary, analyzes keenly this “most familiar and the best loved book in the Bible”, calling it “probably the most important document in all the litera ture of the world,” and he gives some pertinent reasons for this gigantic statement. He introduces us into the sublimity of the book, a result ant, iso he believes, from its simpli city and its profundity; for Dr. Erd man, John, who was among the first disciples of Jesus, was the author, though he never names himself, and he is anxious to prove and have his readers believe—“That ye may be- date us; or is it officialdom in the ag gregate? Perhaps it is the Welfare arousement—or some other sort of terrifying organization—which frigh tens us so that we dare not be men. r hy not be a man ? Even though de feated, we can still be men. Here is an item which puzzles me: During the first eleven months of 1940 the United States exported 846,- 879 tons of copper, nearly a third of it to Japan, but we are buying 100,- 000 tons of copper from South America for our needs. If we need copper beyond our own production, why do we export it Japan? In The Piedmont Section o/^Sluith Carolina During the fiscal year ending June 30,1940, right here in the Piedmont Section, $111,490.56 out of South Carolina’s revenue from the state tax on beer, was allocated to the 18 counties and their cities and towns. —What a help this was in taking care of governmental costs. THE TOTAL SOUTH CAROLINA INCOI FROM BEER TAXES, WHOLESALER, LICENSES FOR THE YEAR: $299,783.62 TO STATE SCHOOL AID FUND: $699,652.36 TO COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS: $300,131.26 k -X 1 BEER c The Beverage of Moderation SOUTH CAROLINA BEER WHOLESALERS ASS OC I A T I ON TIS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS! AND O, ME! Tis the day after Christmas and all through the house, all creatures are lanquid, even our spouse. The stockings once hung with de liberate care, are empty and lifeless over the > chair. The tree with its tinsel is still standing there but its branches are empty, bedraggled and bare. The turk once a bird, nice golden and brown, is now just a skeleton without renown. The scraps that were left from din ner’s foray, will appear in escallop just for today. The mistletoe hangs from its perch o’er the door, droopy and dry from the heat of its chore. The candles are burned from their tips to the end, warning that Onrist mas has come to an end. A fella named Santa visited the place, unloaded his pack and disap peared into space. Behind Donder and Blitzen they said that he rode, to bring down our chimney a terrible load. The kids were all there with won dering eyes, to burst open the parcels wit! whoops of surprise. Aid Grandpa, too, was smiling a bit, as he looked over the sox that did not fit. The parlor once cleaned with meticulous care was a study in rub ble throughout this affair. There were paper and ribbons and strings in the mess, piled deep as the bulge on grandpappy’s chest. The baby was lost for a while In this midst but we found him in wrap pings after the blitz. After the trash had been carried away, there was dad on the floor enjoying his play. The spring in the clown had gone ker-bust under the pressure of his manhood lust. At tiddlewinks he was really quite good but the electric train seemed to puzzle his “hood.” The beads of sweat that covered his brow was answer enough that he was stuck right now. Under the din of this Christmas dazzle, dad relaxed all worn to a frazzle. With his tie askew and his hair on end, he slumped into his chair, his sleep to mend. But Mom was cheery throughout the day, her k vs sable cheek*, a brilliant ray, Over the presents drooped) nod ding heads, greeting the sandman and suggesting beds. And under the covers as they went out of sight, we heard mother whis per, “God Bless You, Good Night.” lieve that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in’ his name.” This noble volume is brief, yet not too concise; it is a well written and most clearly thought out presenta tion. In endeavoring to help Catholics find good literature to read, I nave untiring devotion to the cause in Fr. John Forest, Director of Saint Anthony’s Guild Press, Paterson, New Jersey. The gist of parental problems has been approached in “The Parent-Educator”; New Series, in four pamphlets, each arranged for discussion,—1. Parental Respon sibility; 2. Teaching Prayer; 3. Teaching Obedience. Each booklet is clearly outlined. Other booklets are to appear. Next of interest is the New Testament Series, by syllabus method and by pictures, adapted to high school ages, but intensely inter esting to those even younger or much older. Part I. takes up tts Life of Christ, concludes with the Feast of Tabernacles; map of Palestine and fine review questions. There is a splendid Leader’s Manual for this Part I. and for Part II. There are also very fine pictures, obtai lable in two sizes, for each of these three Parts, for use with each syllabus or general appreciation. These must be seen to be appreciated. Part II. car ries on the Life of Christ to the As cension, stressing review questions and giving a very clear outline map of Jerusalem. Part III. takes up the History of the Apostolic Church, hav ing a useful map of Paul’s mission ary tours and his journey to Rome, and giving the very useful review questions. Catholics will also be in terested in three loose sheets of pic tures, nine pictures to each sheet, entitled respectively, pictures on the Childhood of Jesus Christ, the Life of Christ, and the Mass. For real reflective minds we suggest four small monographs by Hubert Vecch- ierello—“Evolution—Fact or Fancy", “Catholics and Evolution”, “The Plu rality of Forms”, and “Einstein and Le Maitre”. The first booklet of these four stands squarely in the in terest of theism, grounding well Its advice to caution in accepting con clusions Where so much confused thinking appertains. What Catho lics may believe is clearly stated in the second booklet; the Catholic posi tion on evolution is well stated. The third booklet probes in brief com pass into the theory of relativity of Einstein, exploding the myth that only 12 men can fathom the theory, and the theory of the expanding uni verse of Le Maitre, the Belgian priest-scientist of Louvain, — two very well-written expositions, con trasting two physicists. The fourth booklet is a statement of a problem in psychology, a modern approach to the Catholic position on “form” and “matter”, stressing holism and f purpose. NYA EXAMINATIONS HELD MONDAY FOR 300 BOYS AND GIRLS OF COUNTY » The 300 boys and girls receiving work experience from the program of the National Youth Administration were called to Newberry on Monday morning for a definite physical check. This physical check is a requirement of the United States government at this time. The Newberry County Health De partment used the facilities of its entire force all day Monday in niak. ing the following laboratory checks: Smallpox vaccination in last five years. Typhoid Inoculation in last 2 years. Malaria Slide in last year. Wassenman Test in last 6 months. G. C. Smear in last 6 months. Hoodworm Speciman sent in last 6 months. T. B. Test in last 6 months. Newberry County is fortunate in having one of the best Health Depart ments in S. C. headed by Dr. Claude Sease, director, assisted by Jake R Wise, Sanitary Officer, Miss Theressa Leightsey, County Health Nurse, Miss Pearl Geddings, Assistant County Health Nurse, J. E. Leitner, City Health Officer and Miss Helen Rae Koon, office secretary. Today, when the National Defense Program is laying great stress on the health of the nation the Newberry County Health unit is playing a most important part in the National De fense Program. ARISTOCRATIC PIGS AT BUSH RIVER Ballentine’s Aristocratic Pigs will be at Bush River High school Fri day. January 17, 7:30 p. m., spon sored by the Smyrna Home Demon stration club. Admission, children from 6-12, 20c; Adults, 12 and over, 30c. I 1 Announcing . . . Big Stock-reducing Sale on all Baby Garments & Millinery Now’s the time to secure your needs at tremendous savings. Call around and see the real values awaiting you here. Mrs. J. W. White Opp. Central Methodist Church Caldwell St. Newberry, S. C. 1 | Automobile *50 to *500 Let this Newberry own ed and operated Com pany finance your next car. Request your dealer to let your next car be financed here at home. Standard rates, quick and friendly service. We will refinance your present car so as to make the payments smaller. We will also make direct loans on your present car and let you pay it back in monthly installments. Newberry Insurance & Realty Co. E. B. PURCELL, President Phone 197 Exchange Bldg. Auditor’s Tax Notice I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following placet on the dates given below for the purpose of tak ing tax returns of all personal prop erty, new buildings and real estate transfers. Persons owning property, in more than one district will make returns for each district. All able bodied male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax; All persons between the ages of twenty- one and fifty outside of incorporated towns and cities are liable to pay commutation tax of $1.00. All dogs are to be assessed at $1.00 each. Whitmire—City Hall, Thursday, January 2nd, 1941. Whitmire — Aragon-Baldwln Mill, Friday, January 3rd, 1941. Longshores—Monday, January 6th, 1941, from 9 until 12. Silverstreet—'Monday, January 6th, 1941, from 2 until 5. Chappells—Tuesday, January 7th, 1941. Hollingsworth Store—Wednesday, January 8th, 3941, from 9 until 12. Kinards—^Wednesday, January 8th, 1941, from 2 until 5. Prosperity—Thursday, January 9th, 1941. Little Mountain—Friday, January 10th, 1941. Glymph’s Store—Monday, Juanuary 13th, 1941, from 9 until 12. F. L. Ruff &Bros.Store—Monday, January 13th, 1941, from 2 until 8. Peak—Tuesday, January 14th, 1941. Pomaria — Wednesday, January 15th, 1941. St. Lukes—Thursday, January 16th 1941, from 9 until 12. O’Neal—Thursday, January 16th, 1941, from 2 until 5. Maybinton—F. B. Hardy’s Home, Friday, January 17th, 1941, from 9 until 12. Reese Brothers Store—Friday, Jan uary 17th, 1941, from 2 until 5. At Auditor’s office to March 1st, after which a penalty of 10 per cent will be added. PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Auditor Newberry County. TAX NOTICE The tax boi»ks will be open for col lection of 1940 taxes on and after October 1, 1910. Tlie following is general levy for ah except special purposes: „ „ Mills Ordinary County 13 Bonds, Notes and Interest ... 1714 Roads and Bridges 2 Hospital School — State 3 County School 514 County Board of Education .. 1 State 1 TOTAL 43 The following are the authorized special levies for the various school districts of the county: Dist. No. Mills 1. Newberry 17 2. Mt. Bethel-Garmany 5 3. Maybinton 2 4. Long Lane 5 5. McCullough . 5 6. Cromer 0 8. Reagin 10 9. Deadfall 10 10. Utopia 10 11. Hartford 8 12. Johnstone 5 13. Stony Hill 6 14. Prosperity 15 15. O’Neall 8 18. Fairview 4 19. Midway .. 4. 21. Central 4 22. St. Phillips 8 23. Rutherford 4 24. Broad River 4 25. New Hope-Zion 4 26. Pomaria 12 27. Red Knoll \ 6 28. Helena 4 29. Mt. Pleasant 8 30. Little Mountain 1634 31. W’heeland 3 32. Union 6 33. Jolly Street 8 34. St. Paul 2 35. Peak 4 37. Mudlic 6 38. Vaughnville 6 39. Chaippels 6 40. Old Town 10 41. Dominick 8 42. Reederville 1034 43. Bush River 1034 44. Smyrna 1034 45. Trinity 10 46. Burton 10 47. Tranwood 1034 48. Jalapa 8 49. Kinards 2 50. Tabernacle 8 51. Trilby 4 52. Whitmire 15 53. Mollohon 4 54. Beth-Eden 5 55. Fork 8 57. Belfast 6 58. Silverstreet 14 59. Pressley 4 60. St. John 4 There will be a one per cent (1%) aiscount on general County taxes through October 30, 1940. On and after January 1, 1941, the Penalties prescribed by law will be imposed on unpaid taxes. You are requested to call for your taxes by School Districts in which property is located. The Treasurer is not responsible for unpaid taxes not called for by districts. Those who had their dogs vaccinat ed for rabies during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940 by one author ized by law, and expect to be exemp ted from dog tax will please bring their certificates of vaccination when appearing to pay taxes. RALPH B. BLACK, Treasurer Newberry County.