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THE NEWBERRY BUN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1941
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KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN
Rev. J. B. Harman, Paator
SUMMER MEMORIAL:
Sunday 10 A. M.—Sunday School,
Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt.
11 A. 'M.—Church Worship with
sermon.
6 P. M.—Luther League.
BETHANY:
Sunday 6 P. M.—Sunday School.
7 P. M. — Church Worship with
Sermon.
The subject of the sermon will be
“Putting First Things First.”
All members urged to attend and
visitors are cordially invited to wor
ship with us.
GO TO CHURCH.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Moore, a sen
ior at Erskine college in Due West
spent the weekend at her home in
the county.
John Mayes, a medical student at
Emory university in Georgia, visited
has mother, Mrs. John Mayes last
weekend.
ATTEND (POLO GAME
Judge Eugene S- Blease, Mr. and
■Mrs. Steve Griffith and two sons,
Steve and Gene, motored to Aiken
last weekend for the opening polo
matches.
CAMDEN-NEWBERRY
BASKETBALL TILT
The boys and girls teams of Cam
den high school will meet the New
berry basketball teams Friday night
at seven-thirty. The girls game will
be played first. Camden girls are un
defeated, and are headled for the
State Class A championship. The
star of the team is Peggy McGuirt,
who has been averaging 400 points
per season in her four years of play
ing.
The line-ups for Newberry are as
follows: Girls, Baker, Purcell and
Lockman, forwards, Phillips, Clary,
Miller, guards; boys, Denning and
Kester, forwards, Day, center, Rowe
and Robertson, guards.
3 Per Cent
PENALTY
\
ON
1940 STATE and
COUNTY TAXES
A THREE PER CENT
PENALTY will be added to
all unpaid 1940 State and
County Taxes on March 1,
1941.
Ralph B. Black
Newberry County Treasurer
Dictators Are Out To Destroy
Freemasonry
(The American Mercury)
I There is only one group of men
whom the Nazis and Fascists hate
more than the Jews. They are the
Freemasons. In Italy, indeeo, the
anti-Jewish feeling is of recent vin
tage and largely artificial, whereas
the blackshirt hatred of Freemasonry
is old and deep. In their own coun
tries Hitler and Mussolini inaugurated
their respective reigns with outrages
against Masons and Masonic institu
tions, and they never relaxed the
systematic persecution. Now Nazi
conquests of European nations —
whether by invasion or forcible “per
suasion” — are followed automati
cally by hostile measures against
Freemasons. . . From Norway to the
Balkans, the progress of the Swastika
has brought outlawry, and often van-
dali?m and death in its wake for all
Masons. The anti-Semitic excesses
have been widely reportedl, the anti-
Catholiic outrages have had consider
able publicity, but the merciless to
talitarian assaults on Freemasonry
have not received a tithe of the world
wide attention they richly merit. They
are practically an unknown chapter.
Ludendorff’s Pamphlet
After the German debacle of #918,
the frustrated man who had been the
virtual master of Germany’s destin
ies, General Erich Ludendorff, sought
an outlet for his bitterness in dia
tribes against Freemasonry. Right up
to his death, Ludendorff devoted him
self wholly to propaganda intended
to prove that the war, the ensuing
German revolution, and most other
world ills, had been the doing of Ma
sons. He published a pamphlet ■‘An
nihilation of Freemasonry Through
the Revelation of Its Secrets” where
in the socalled secrets of Freemason
ry were “revealed” for the hundredth
time since the founding of the Order
in 1717, without, however, annihilat
ing Freemasonry.
The Nazis continued where Luden-
Horff left ojff. But others had preced
ed in Masor-badting. In 1917, as one
of their first acts, the Bolsheviks
dissolved all lodges in Russia. In 1919,
when Bela Kun proclaimed the dicta
torship of the proletariat in Hungary’,
one of his first decrees ordered 1 the
dissolution of Masinoc lodges. In 1925,
Spain’s first dictator of this genera
tion, General Primo De Rivera, order
ed the abolition of Freemasonry in
his country.
Benito Starts Shop
Benito Mussolini went about the
same business more methodically.
Having established his regime, II Duce
proceeded step by step to exterminate
the lodges and end the influence of
Freemasonry. Even the Nazi apostle,
Dr. Alfred Rosenberg, has admitted
in his book “Masonic World Policies”
that the Freemasons had been the
creators of the United democratic
Kingdbm of Italy. But this dSd not
win them any mitigation of horrors
at the hands of ultra-patriotic Fasc
ists. In 1924, Mussolini decreed that
every member of his Fascist party
who was a Mason must abandon one
or the other organization. Thereupon
General Cappello, one of the most
prominent Fascists, who had held the
post of deputy grand master of
Grande Oriente, Italy’s leading grand
lodge, gave up membership in Fascism
rather than betray his Masonic ideals.
Less than a year later, he was
dharged with complicity in an at
tempt on Mussolini’s life. It was a
palpable frameup by an ORVA stool-
pigeon, but General Cappella was
sentenced to 30 years in prison, where
he probably still lingers.
Stood (up for Democracy
In the summer of 1925 Mussolini
got around to dissolving Italian
Freemasonry. In an open letter to II
Duce, the grand master of the Grande
Oriente, Domizio Torrigiana, had the
courage to stand up for democracy and
Freedom of thought. The price he
paid was exile to the Lipari islands.
After nearly going blind there, he
died soon afterwards. Humdrecw of
other Masons shared the harah Lipari
exile. At the peak of the anti-Mas
on agitation in 1925-27, blackshirt
strong-arm squads looted the homes
of well-know Masons in Milan, Flor
ence and other cities, and murdered
at least 100 of them.
The Nazis acted more swiftly. Im
mediately on Hitler’s rise to power,
the ten grand lodges of Germany
were dissolved. Many among the
prominent dignitaries and members
of the Order were sent to concentra
tion camps. The Gestapo seized
membership lists of the grand lodges
and looted 1 their libraries and collec
tions of Masonic objects. Much of the
loot was then exhibited in an “AntL
Masonic Exposition” inaugurated m
1937 by Herr Dr. Joseph Goobbels in
Munich.
Persecution in Austria
The persecution was carried over
into Austria when the country was
ca^ ured by the Nazis. The masters
of the various Vienna lodges were
immediately confined in the most no
torious concentration camps, including
the horrible living hell at Dachau in
Bavaria. The same procedure was
repeated when Hitler took over
Czechoslovakia, then Poland. Im
mediately after conquering Holland
and Belgium, the Nazis ordered the
dissolution of the lodges in those na
tions. It was also point one on the
agenda of Major Quisling in Norway.
It may be taken as part of the same
ugly picture that General Franco "of
Spain in 1940 sentenced all Free
masons in his realm automatically to
ten years in prison. When France
fell last June, the Vichy government
caused the two Masonic bodies of
France, the Grand Orient and Grand
Loge to be dissovled, their property
being seized and sold at auction.
This summary <1068 not begin to
convey the full terror of the Calvary
to which Freemasonry has been sub
jected wherever the totalitarians took
power. Murder, imprisonment, eco
nomic lootirig, social outlawry have
been the bitter lot of individual Ma
sons. Rapine has been the fate of
their organizations, their treasures,
and their institutions of charity.
Why They Hate Masonry
Why does this implacable and fan
atic hatred of the Order obsess the
totalitarian mind? The answer is in
the whole history of Freemasonry.
For more than two centuries its lead
ers have been consistently on the
side of political freedom and human
dignity, reaping a harvest of perse
cution at the hands of tyrants.
Practically everywhere, individual
Masons have thus been in the fore
front in movements of liberation.
Goethe, who considered himself a
European more than a German and so
after criticized his fellow-Germans,
was a fervent Freemason, as was
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart’s
opera The Magic Flute, is full of al
lusions and symbolism relating to
Freemasonry. In fact, its theme is
the search for truth and the victory
of tolerance over the fanaticism that
spring from ignorance, a theme which
Mozart shared with his brother Ma
sons. But few Masons today, listen
ing to the delightful tunes of Moz
art’s The Marriage of Pigarro, real
ize that they are enjoyirg a “revolu
tionary” play set to music by a Mas
on who believed in the “revolution
ary” principle of the equality of all
men. Beaumarchias’ Figarro com
edy was written amdl staged under
Louis XV of France as an attack
against the prevalent feudal social
system. Mozart’s choice of this play,
at a time when the success or the
young American democracy was fir
ing the imagination of the world, was
not accidental.
KINARD-LOMiNICK
On Saturday afternoon at the resi
dence of the officiating minister, Rev.
M. L. Kester, Miss Ruth Kinard be
came the bride of Robert Raymond
Lominick. Mrs. Lominick is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kin
ard of the Jolly Street community.
Mr. Lominick is the son of Mr. Bach
man Lominick, of the St. Philip’s
community, and the late Mrs. Lomi
nick. The couple will make their
home in Charleston.
NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING
We, the undersigned Jury Comfnis-
sioners of Newberry County, shall on
the 6th day of March, 1941, at 9
o’clock, A. M., in the office of the
Clerk of Court, openly and publicly,
draw thirty-six names to serve as
Petit Jurors for the Court of General
Sessions, which will convene in
Newberry County Court House on
the 17th day of March, 1941, at 10
o’clock A. M.
At the same time and same place
we also shall draw twelve names to
serve as Grand Jurors for the com
ing twelve months.
H. K. BOYD, Clerk of Court,
P. N. ABRAMS, Auditor,
R. B. BLACK, Treasurer.
February 22nd, 1941.
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT FOR
BOYS
Mrs. Mamie S. Summer, NY A Area
Supervisor, requests that all white
boys interested in full time employ
ment and training at Camp Aubrey
in Columbia or Parker in Greenville
or Tamassee near Walhalla, S. C.,
should visit the NYA office on Boyce
street at once. These NYA resident
groups offer training in auto mech
anics, airplane mechanics, carpentry,
woodwork, wood lathe, steel lathe,
radio mechanics and metal for sheet
work. Many jobs are being filled to
day with the men who have had such
NYA training.
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DOUBTS GLIDERS SUCCESS
IN RAID
Germans. However, May Try Risky
Scheme of Invading Britain
W. L. White, writing in the Wash
ington Star sees failure for the Ger
mans if they undertake to Invade
England with gliders. He said:
Back from London, I am able to add
up the score on invasion both from
the standpoint of the British and of
recently arrived travelers from Ger
many, with whom I talked in Lisbon.
Some of the best-qualified’ military ob
servers believe the Germans have in
preparation about 28,000 troop carry
ing gliders, each capable of trans
porting 14 men.
Two of these gliders can be towed
behind a single bomber, and such
convoys are a familiar sight above
German military airdromes today
where the Luftwaffe is practicing tak
ing off, cutting loose the gliders, and
landing them.
As a part of the total invasion
scheme the glider would be loaded
■with crack troops armed with the
German version of the tommy gun
and then, under cover of night, would
be towed out over England toward
their objectives.
At a distance of many miles from
the ultimate target and at a height
of not less than 10,000 leet the glid
ers would 1 be cut loose from’ the tew
ing planes, leaving the bombers free
to return to France and Holland to
ferry over more gliders. The original
gliders would then come silently down
over their targets, with no roaring
motors whose sound or exhaust
flames might betray them to British
ground observers.
Alheugh more than 400,000 men
might theoretically be landed by this
method, they would be devoid of
heavy tanks and by themselves, would
be utterly inadequate to conquer Eng
land. They would he used only in con
nection with an attempted sea land
ing, and their function would be to
paralyze England’s key airdromes
and rail centers, disorganizing the
British air force and transport sys
tem so that British troops could not
be moved' swiftly about the island
to meet and throw back the main body
of German troops, with heavy equip
ment, which would attempt a barge
landing by sea.
The most optimistic expert would
hardly give this combined plan bet
ter than a 40 per cent chance of suc
cess.
LONG LANE H. D. CLUB
The Long Lane Home Demonstra
tion club met at the school house on
Friday, Feb. 7. The meeting vas
called to order by the president, Mrs.
Dickinson. Devotionals were con
ducted by Mrs. Fowler, who read the
91st psahn and' then led in prayer.
A very interesting demonstration
was given by the leader, assisted by
Miss Counts. The demonstration was
how to convert an old kerosene lamp
into an electric lamp. Miss Counts
disci’ssed the electric brooder. She
also gave a very interesting picture
study “Lady With a Fan" by Vales-
quez. Mr. Brown read the history of
Long Lane club.
All adjourned to the dining room
Where chicken and dumplings and
other delicacies were served. The
hostesses were Mrs. John Baker and
Mrs. C. T. Cromer.
An open house is being planned for
parents to see the benefits of the hot
lunch in the school.
The next club meeting will be
March second at 2:30 p. m.
■Mrs. Roy Clary, and little son, Bil
ly spent two weeks in Georgetown
with Mrs. Clary’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Will Bynum. Mr. Clary went
to Georgetown Sunday for the day
at Which time they returned with
him.
Robert O’Donnell of Fort Jackson,
visited his mother, Mrs. Harriette
O'Donnell over the weekend.
Eighty-Seven Years Old
and He Works Every Day
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Joseph Grundy has been a
railroad man all his life. When
he got into his sixties the rail
road, on which he had been
employed since his youth, re
tired him.
But Mr. Grundy didn’t like
being retired. He felt full of
pep and health and began look
ing around for another job.
At the age of 69 he landed
one — with the Ford Motor
Company. That was 18 years
ago, and he’s been there ever
since. Not for a hobby, either
his own or Henry Ford’s; nor
for charity, nor does he collect
a' dole. He puts in full work
time at the north end of the
switching yard.
And does Mr. Grundy want
to be retired now, as he nears
his 87th birthday ?
He says emphatically, no.
He also says he’s glad he
landed with a company that
doesn’t have any blanket re
tirement age.
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