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Heritage of Franklin, Lee, Lincoln, and
Washington Is Part of Nation's Wealth
By SPECTATOR
About this time every year we are
reminded of Benjamin Franklin, Rob
ert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln and
George Washington. January is the
month of Franklin (17th) and Lee
(19th); February gave us Lincoln
(12th) and Washington (22nd). Sin
gularly enough, two were pre-eminent
in the struggle for independence; two
stand out incomiparably associated
with the Civil War. How rich is a
nation which can re-light its fires
from the torch carried by such men!
America is a rich land today; but its
wealth is in gold and other material
things, including potential military
power. Early in the days of the first
settlers, a serious, sober attitude of
religion characterized the new coun
try. But in the period of the Revo
lution, including a decade before and
a generation after, there flourished in
our country a wealth of brains and.
character which would have enobled
any land in any epoch. Among all
these extraordinary men, some of
whom were great lawyers and superb
orators, two men are apart in a glory
all their own, yet utterly dissimilar.
Washington was—well, he was
Washington—too big, really, for ana
lysis. He does not rank with the
great geniuses of war, though he kept
an army of hungry, ragged men in
battle array when only he, his char,
acter, his steadfastness, kept up even
a semblance of resistence. No one
can even doubt that if Washington
had failed, the war and the whole
cause would have collapsed. So, then,
Washington was in very truth the
father of our nation.
Lincoln, in circumstances quite
different, saved the Union, when his
simple faith persisted in the face of
all the brilliant cemeral ship of the
Southern commanders, who routed
his armies, threatened to take Wash
ington, and marched through Penn
sylvania.
It is possible that the death of Lin
coln before Gettysburg might have
brought the war to a triumphant con
clusion for the South.
Washington was always reserved,
composed, thoughtful. No pettiness
appears in him. His supreme quality
was a true sense of values (which we
call wisdom or sound judgment), to
gether with a complete dedication of
himself to the nation. Lincoln was
not in any sense a man of Washing
ton’s size; but though he entered the
presidency as a politician groping in
the dark, he grew into a measure of
statesmanship which his martyrdom
greatly enhanced.
Benjamin Franklin developed Intel
lectually beyond any of the other
three and became, in addition, the
very symbol of sound business and
thrift. He was wise in the wisdom of
men; and his wisdom penetrated the
veil of science, philosophy and practi
cal affairs. Washington, in all the
grandeur of being the Father of his
country, mirht have suffered from
cold in dimified, uncomplaining spirit;
but Franklin would have rigged up a
heater from a little tin and kept
warm.
And this remarkable Franklin
founded a journal, a university, a lib
rary, an insurance enterprise—and
lots of things. He was a man of
thought, whose thinking was of prac
tical use. He was the superlative
forerunner of American commercial
genius.
Then we have Robert E. Lee. The
Master might have said of Lee “BE
HOLD A MAN INDEED IN WHOM
THERE IS NO GUILE.” Washington
had wealth; he died rich and full of
honors, acclaimed by all mankind;
Franklin had riches, ease and recog
nition; Lincoln died in the glory of
triumph, though his gentle spirit was
above vainglorious pride; Lee gave
up great professional promotion, his
splendid -estate, and all the rewards
which might have crowned him in
the Union army. When after all his
genius lacked sufficient material for
victory he bowed in submission, went
to civilian life to prepare the sons of
his old soldiers for the problems of
living, and urged his people to, re
build their country. No earthly re
wards, no honors, no ceremonial
splendor, were accorded him; he lives
not only as the great commander, but
is the figure enshrined in the hearts
of his people.
What would those men do today?
What counsel would they give our na
tion and our State ? Thev were
straightforward, ready to sacrifice the
advantage of the moment for that
which was a lasting good. They
would not have tried to outsmart
other men. Rather, they would have
taken a position buttressed by prin
ciple. As Washington said, “LET US
RAISE A STANDARD TO WHICH
THE WISE AND THE JUST MAY
REPAIR.”
No man, no nation, no state, which
rushes headlong into debt; or which
fails soberly to count the obligations
of its influence or the cost of its com
mitments, has any part with the
spirits of these four immortal sons
of America.
We South Carolinians arc proud
and ambitious. As soon as some good
thing is undertaken by North Caro
lina, Virginia ox Georgia we feel that
we, too, must have that or be forever
disgraced. Some foolish people live
like that; they can never be content
unless they have what their neighbors
have, even though heart aches and
misery go with it. Rather a strange
inconsistency, being discontented un
less hard put to it. It suggests what
used to be said about people who en
joyed sickness; or were never happy
unless in trouble.
Let us take stock, as the merchants
do, using figures for 1937, the best
year since the Depression. South
Carolina had 1,193 manufacturing es
tablishments, as compared wiith North
Carolina’s 2,896. In these factories
South Carolina had 129,748 wage-
earners, against 258,771 for our
neighbor. The wages of our people
were $91,791,692 while for North
Carolina they were $189,265,474. We
spent for materials, fuel, power and
contract work $234,433,365, with
North Carolina spending $908,903,-
243. The value of the goods produc
ed here was $409,911,517 and for
North Carolina $1,384,737,686. The
value added to our products by manu
facturing was $175,478,152, and for
North Carolina $475,834,443.
I find for 19.39 that five -industrial
plants expanded in South Carolina,
while eleven expanded in North Caro
lina.
Except for our cotton mills and seed
crushing, North Carolina seems to
have surpassed us even more than
could be charged to greater size and
population. For example. North Caro
lina has an area of 52,426 square
miles, against 30,989 for South
Carolina, not twice as large, and hav
ing more mountains and bills. North
Carolina’s budget in 1937 was $79,-
358,000, while ours was really about
$40,000,000. North Carolina takes
care of all the roads, while we have
dividend control, double administra
tive expense; North Carolina had a
bonded debt of $139,205,000, compared
with our $44,000,000; but North Caro
lina’s debt was backed by an assessed
valuation, of $1,662,705,000, as against
$363,000,000 for our’s. In other words
North Carolina had bonds outstand
ing equal to little more than six per
cent of the assessed valuation of
property, while South Carolina had
outstanding a little more than twelve
per cent of our assessed valuation.
The total income of the people of
North Carolina was $1,030,000,000, as
with $500,000,000 for us.
We have a growing furniture in
dustry, but it is still comparatively
small,—our annual output of $2,579,-
788 as compared with $48,412,936 for
North Carolina. Even in farming.
North Carolina exceeds us, $240,543,.
000 as $115,121,000 for us, yet the
acres devoted to farming there are
6.654.800, against 5.086.000. Of coutw
our tobacco business looks small by
comnarison, $19,009,000 against $121,-
502.000. Even when we study fish
eries and canned fishery products, we
find Pouth Carolina $273,998, against
$1,950,076.
Sometimes we run across some
heartening figures. Our citizens pnv
an average motor vehicle and motor
fuel tax of $45.87. while the Nor*v
farolinians pay *58.79. So we Sent 1
Carolin’ans are favoret in somethin"
Alabama pays 859 69: Arkansas 8^7
50: Florida 870 59: Georo-ia 1 850 50-
T on ri si an a 80fi Qfi; TWissisavryni 856.85-
Tenresaen 859 37: Virginia 853 59- p-v:
West Virginia 857.30. For the whole
Couth the average is $49.99 against
our 845.87. Individual deposits in
South Carolina banks aggregate
$139,666,000. against $431,626,000.
The problem for us South Carolin
ians is to develop our State. The
comparative figures are not to dis
courage us hut to arouse us. What
has North Carolina that we haven’t?
REVIEW
o/NEW BOOKS
PAUL B. CLARK, PH. D.
1735 Woodbum Ave.
Covington, Ky.
One of the finest of mental exer
cises is make the past live again. So
many try to clothe the past with the
(thoughts and even the inventions, as
well as the conventions, of today;
they have never distinguished between
what is “record” and what is “his
tory.” This mixture was perfectly
legitimate before the rise of critical
procedure, and this fact is precisely
what makes many a volume most in
teresting. This is doubly true of
“The Legends of the Jews,” by Louis
Ginzburg, translated from the Ger
man manuscript, published by fhe
Jewish Publication Society of Ame
rica, Philadelphia. This is particular
ly true of Volume IV, subtitled “Bible
Times and Characters from Joshua to
I Esther.” It covers the legends con
nected with the lives of Joshua, Sam-
juel and Saul, David and Solomon, Eli
jah, Elisha and Jonah, and others. It
covers the legendary history through
the Exile and The Return of the
Captivity, and the legend's present
very dramatic periods of Hebrew his
tory. This dramatic element is most
characteristic of the legends connect
ed with Esther, as we might expect
of such dharacters as Joshua, David,
Solomon and Hezekiah. The volume
is filled with both the expected and
the unexpected, happy incidents as
well as terrible ones to enhance the
general conclusion that God was with
His people. This set of hooks is uni
que in that it gathers up the cream of
Hebrew folklore on the Hebrew Scrip
tures, and carries the supernatural
element to practical and critical sit
uations, not to the glory of the peo
ple so much as to the glory of God.
We quote: “Hardened sinner though
Jezebel was, even she had good quali
ties. One of them was her capacity for
sympathy with others in joy and sor
row . . . By way of reward the limbs
and organs with which she had exe
cuted these good deeds were left in
tact by the horses that trampled her
to death in the portion of jezreel.” A
fine book indeed, revealing various
ways of upholding the glory of God.
“Sin,” says Trench, “may be clasp
ed so Close we cannot see its face.”
And how true! It is easy to see how
foolish it would be to go to the cor
ner store and make a purchase, pay
hard earned money far it, rush on
home or elsewhere, leaving the pur
chase on the counter and then bather
no moire about it, and, in fact, not
even miss it. Culturally speaking,
this little parable unfolds “multum in
parvo.” The cultured man is not nec
essarily the cal lege-bred man; some
College-bred men have been a discredit
to culture and all the best things in
life. Culture,'so far as the individual
is concerned, Is a matter of oiigins,
of environment, of training, or friend
ships; origins, in the sense of right
beginnings, not necessair.SJy in im
mediate cell-streams, for idiocy does
not mean that the immediate father
or mother were weak mentally any
more than genius means that father
and mother, or either one, were pro
digies. Culture is the spiritual side
of civilization; culture, the ideal; civ
ilization, the practical. Culture will
seek its level in environment, in train
ing, and in friendships. This means
that culture is not static, that one
can look for a surge upward as well
as a pull downward', a peak or crest
as well as a trough or precipice.
Parents, sincere and honest ones,
who wish to train their children not
to leave their purchases on life’s
counters, after paying dearly for
each one, will do well to read’ to the
children such stories as “The Fox
and 1 The Stork,” “George and the
Hatdbet,” “Little Red Riding Hood,”
“The Story of a Whistle”, in the life
of Ben Franklin, “William Tell,”
“Li,title Jean,” ais a Christmas story,
“Daniel Webster’s First Speech,”
“Going East by Sailin'- West,” “The
Good Samaritan,” “Searching for Gold
and Finding a River,” “Fulton’s First
Steamboat,” “Daniel Boone,” “The
Old Oaken Bucket,” “The Last Fight
in the Coliseum,’ and many others too
numerous to mention. These are all
found in Baldwin’s Readers, published
by The American Book Company,
New York, Cincinnati, and Atlanta,
and those who are trained by these
superb stories will make a fine start
toward culture, will solve well the
problems of origins, environment,
training and friendships, by learning
early how to value the best, how to
grow by being loyal and true to the
tried social values. Are yoi^ seeking
bed-time stories? Here they are.
What is it that our neighbors do that
we can’t do? How did they get so
much more than we got? Not so long
ago we were not far apart. Nor need
we be content with the smaller part.
Once awakened and inspirited, we
can unite in a steady advance. Let us
l?e sure that no man-made barriers
impede our progress. Our fathers
shed their blood for their State; but
we must live for it and achieve a land
of plenty worthy the blood and faith
of ,p?trDts and worthy the opportun
ity which is ours.
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THE NEWBERRY SUN
Letters to the Editor
Opinions Expressed Here Are Those
of the Writer.
. Secretary Morgenthau seems to be
awfully worried about the rise in
prices of those things which are
mostly in demand at this time. Most
of us new dealers worry about rises
in prices as well as whether or not
we’ll hold! our jobs.
It would be very hard for just a
few in Washington to keep prices
down even at this troubled time un
less our form of government was even
more radically changed and I don’t
think even we poor farmers want any
such change.
Some talk of giving us farmers
$25,000,000 worth of cotton goods to
plant even less cotton in 1941. Been
planting cotton here eight years and
rdever cleared a pair of overalls yet,
much less had enough money to get
our girl a box of candy so all we want
is part of these finished garments and
we’ll be delighted to quit fooling with
the pesky stuff.
Not long ago everybody out here
thought electric lights were just
around the corner so had a grand
rush wiring houses, Why even some
of the bulbs burnt out before we got
juice and from what I hoar il the
REA and Co-op’s keep squabbling
ain’t no telling when we’re to get
juice.
Best wishes to all who are sick and
a speedy recovery.
Dick Boulware.
A VISIT FROM PROF. R. M. MONTS
Oalhoun Times.
Saturday, we had an interesting
half hour from Prof. R. M. Monts
of Newheny. He is temporarily in
charge of the Cameron school while
Supt. Brasington is at Fort Bragg.
Prof. Monts has long been at the
(head of schools in South Carolina
and Georgia. He has bought a farm
for old age near Prosperity. His son
is superintendent of the Prosperity
school. His daughter is the wife of
Dantzler Bast near Caqieron,
Prof. Monts graduated from New
berry College in 1893. His rightly
intelligent memory and accurate
reminiscences of the old college days
were greatly enjoyed. i
SMYRNA H. D. CLUB
The Smyrna Home Demonstration
club met with Mrs. V. C. Wilson, Jan
uary 17, 1941.
The meeting was called to order
by Mrs. A. A. Cleland, Secretary and
treasurer. The subject, Defense, was
aptly introduced by Miss Lucy Senn,
who pointed out means of spiritual
defense for us. Manner and means of
woman’s part in national defense was
introduced by the leader. A very in
teresting and instructive discussion
followed.
The health chairman, gleanei for
the afternoon, brous-ht a beautiful
poem and also a helpful article on cor
rect attitude for sleep which was giv
en impressively by Miss Bessie
Campbell.
An interesting game, “Hidden Ani
mals”, was conducted by the recrea
tional leader. The hostess served deli
cious Russian tea and fruit salad 1 .
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEET
The Missionary Society of Bachman
Chapel church will hold its regular
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs.
Claude Wilson Friday, January 24, at
3:00 p. m. All members are urged to
attend.
Newberry Community
Basketball League
Schedule for 1941
FIRST HALF
Thursday, Jan. 23, 1941: Belk vs.
Hamilton; ROC vs. Efirds; Paysingers
vs. Texaco.
Thursday, Jan. 30, 1941: Eftrd .vs.
Texaco; Belk cs. Paysingers; RCC vs.
Hamilton.
Thursday.. Feb. 6, 1941: Belk vs.
RCC; Texaco vs. Hamilton; Etird vs.
Paysingers.
Thursday, Feb. 13, 1941: Hamilton
vs. Paysingers; RCC vs. Texaco; Efird
vs. Belk.
Thursday, Feb. 20, 1941: Texaco vs.
Belk; Pay singers vs. RCC; Hamilton
vs. Efird.
All games to be played in the New
berry College Gymnasium, beginning
at 7:00 p. m. each Thursday evening.
There will be two “halves” in ■‘•he ser
ies, the winner of the first hali', play
ing the winner of the second half for
the championship at the end of the
season.
The League Championship was won
last year by the Royal Crown Cola
team, but personnel of the various
teams has been changed around con
siderably this year, and it is there
fore expected that hot competition
will mark all the contests.
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Classified Ads \
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LOST—Lost, strayed, or stolen, one
Boston Bull pup, female, answers
to the name of Bunte. Reward. Get
in touch with Ernest Layton or
telephone 67. S>-3tc.
HARDWOOD—for Ashley heaters or
fireplaces. $4.50 per cord. O. W.
Coleman, Silverstreet, S. C. 3tp
LOST—A reddish brown male span
iel. Answers to* name of “Mick
ey.” Reward when dog is returned
to 1138 Summer Street. Itp
FOR RENT—Entire lower floo, of
my home, or less if preferred,
furnished or unfurnished. Mrs. W. E.
Pelham, 1621 Harrington Street. 3t
FIXTURES FOR SALE — Complete
and excellent set of grocery store
fixtures for sale. Will also rent
building in which they are now lo
cated, the J. Claud Senn stand. Ap
ply to Mrs. J. C. Senn, 69 Player
Street. * 27-6tp
FOR RENT—Upstairs unfurnished
apartment. Apply Mrs. J. W.
White, 1003 Caldwell street, oppo
site Methodist church. ll-ls&t-tf
The games are for the enjoyment
of the basketball fans, and the public
is cordially invited. Admission will
be the same as last year, .that is, ten
cents per person. For this nominal
price, three fast games may be seen
each Thursday.
FOR SALE—Kraut Cabbage. Last
chance. Good firm white cabbage.,
I $1.25 per 100 pounds. C. T. SUMMER
Inc. 13-3tc
WANTED—Veals, Cows and Hogs;
also your Cow Hides. Se us before
you sell. The Newberry Abattoir.
EDWARD J. STONE
The funeral of Edward Johnson
Stone, 79, who died at his home in the
St. Philips section of Union county
after a long illness was conducted
Saturday at 3 p. m. at the residence.
Mr. Stone is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mary Eison Stone; three sons,
Frank K. Stone of Columbia, John
Stone of Newberry and Thomas
Stone of Whitmire; four daughters,
Mrs. Tommie Suber and Mrs. Luth
er Fellers of Newberry; Mrs. Marion
King of Whitmire and Mrs. W. C.
Suber of Holly Hill; one sister, Mrs.
Maggie Stone of Greenwood.
The Rev. J. W. Cairson, the Rev.
Mr. Ellsworth and the Rev. H. E.
Roof officiated at the last rites. Bur
ial followed in Rosemont cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Paul, Os
car, George, Jesse, Colie and Walter
Stone.
FOR SALE—Lot on Johnstone street.
100 foot frontage, 243 feet deep.
Apply Aubrey Harley. 3tp
TRESPASS NOTICE—No trespassing
or hunting of any kind allowed on
my land. J. H. BOWERS. 134tp
FOR COKER’S Pedigreed Seeds, place
your orders with Johnson-McCrackin
Co., Newberry, S. C. J17tnf
omcisn 35« • 60* • «1.$0
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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.
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LITTLE MOMENTS IN BIG LIVES
Kessler
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1941
Automobile
LOANS
*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.
TAX NOTICE
The tax books will be open for col
lection of 1940 taxes on and after
October 1, 1910.
Tlie following is general levy for
all except special purposes:
Mills
Ordinary County 13
Bonds, Notes and Interest ... l?'^
Roads and Bridges 2
Hospital %
School — State 3
County School Sli
County Board of Education .. 1
State 1
TOTAL 43
The following are the authorized
special levies ter the various school
districts of the county:
Dist. No. Mills
1. Newberry 17
2. Mt. Betihel-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 6
13. Stony Hill 6
14. Prosperity 16
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 16%
31. Wheeland 3
32. Union 6
33. Jolly Street 8
34. St. Paul 2
35. Peak 4
37. Mudlic 6
38. Vaughnville 6
39. Chappels ■ 6
40. Old Town 10
41. Dominick 8
42. Reederville 10%
43. Bu^h River 10%
44. Smyrna 10%
45. Trinity 10
46. Burton 10
47. Tran wood 10%
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%)
discount 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 ter 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.