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THE JCEWBEBWT gTT!» PRinDAT, MARTW U, 1941 tm 1218 College Stren Newberry. S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher 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. page two THE CHIEF MENACE ON THE. HIGHWAYS Perhaps many have often wonder ed what part of the responsibility the drivers of automobiles bear in the thousands of car accidents that occur in the country’s highways each year. Some figures are at hand that ans wer the question—and they put the speeding, reckless driver in an ex ceedingly bad light. According to a pamphlet just issued by the Travelers Insurance Company, of the 35,000 traffic fatalities last year, 24,000 met death “through some reckless or illegal action on the part of the driver.” Here we have in a sentence the cause of forty per cent of the fatal accidents of last year. Reckless or illegal action of these drivers sent 24,000 Americans to their graves. Ex ceeding the speed limit tops the list of traffic violations of which they were guilty. This alone accounted for nearly 10,000 of the 24,000 fatalities charged to this type of driver. Other violations included cutting in, pass ing on curve or hill, driving on wrong side of the road and nearly a dozen others. The Travelers booklet reveals plainly one of the main causes of the gruesome record that is being made by automobiles every day in the hands of reckless and speeding drivers. It is clear that at least 24,000 of these 35.000 fatal accidents can be avoided by eliminating the reckless, speeding driver completely. This barbarous re cord can be erased if we bear down hard on the driver who is causing them. TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY Next week the people of Newberry will be called upon to give financial expression of their support of Scout ing in this district. Scouting is an organization which should commend itself favorably to all who are inter ested in the improvement and upbuild ing of the character of the citizens of tomojrow. And yet, Scouting is more than an organization for a boy to join. It is a movement with a goal and a purpose. No boy can be a Scout merely by joining the organi zation—that is something he becomes by living up to and putting into prac tice the high principles of its ideals. The Boy Scouts of America have a long record of over thirty years of character building and service to others, and if for no other reason, this ■alone would entitle it to the support of the public. But now the movement has become doubly important, for its present program is emphasizing the theme, “Strengthening and Invigorat ing Democracy.” And in the final analysis, within the democracy itself, with those who in the future will be its leaders, is the‘hope of democracy, and the place where strengthening and invigorating can be done with the best and most lasting results. Scouting needs the cooperation and the backing of parents. True, its leaders are important, and they ara doing a remarkable job in the train ing of the character of this country’s youth, but at best their influence on a boy’s training is a poor substitute for that which should come from the home. For that reason, it is impos sible for a boy to take his Scout work seriously if he has not the understand ing, cooperation, and backing of his father and mother. Statistics show that the trend of youth today is toward the path of crime, and Scouting, as the most im portant agency in the country design ed to swerve boys away from those paths, is deserving of the generous support of those of us who look for ward to a brighter future. FOOD FOR THE “LITTLE DEMOCRACIES” Mr. Hoover’s committee, organized to feed the people in the “little demo cracies” that have been overrun and plundered by the Germans, have adt- vanced convincing answers to the questions that have been raised in ob jection to the plan. Many feared that the Germans would take whatever food might be shipped to these countries for their own use. The Hoover committee says, “Let’s try one shipload. If the Ger mans take it, no more food will be sent.” Others fear that, even if the Ger mans promised not to molest food shipments, that their word would be worthless. The committee declares the Germans have “scrupulously” kept every promise made in connec tion with outside aid that has been sent to the distressed Poles. Objections to the proposal to feed the “little democracies” are plentiful, but hunger and illness call for action more humane than objection. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP ESTABLISH THE COLLEGE SINGERS Last Saturday we talked to the dir ector of the Newberry Singers, Mr. Ensrud. We had heard rumors that the chorus had been invited to the Bi ennial Convention of the Federated Music Clubs of America, to b* held in California next June. Also we had read a number of press stories about the proposed trip by the Columbia College Glee Club to the same con vention, and we were wondering how that fitted into the picture. Mr. Ens rud set us strangtit. Both choruses have been invited, the Columbia Col lege Glee Club as a girls’ group and The Newberry Singers as a mixed group. He also informed us that The Singers have not been idle. They have been saying little about the trip publicly but the members of the chorus have already secured, in de pendable pledges and in cash, approx imately $1600, this in addition to the strenuous work of getting ready musically. That deserves our ap plause. This is the second time, in the ten years of the Newberry Singers, that this honor has come to the local group. In 1935 they were invited to the Bi- enial Convention of the Federated Music Clubs of America at Phila delphia. When the invitation was made public, there were those who said, “It couldn’t be done.” How easy it is to be negative when someone has the courage to tackle a big job. IT WAS DONE. The Singers got there, and beyond, bringing recognition of the cultural status of this community back with them. The chorus, college, community and state joined hands and put the job over. That is not the only “Big” achieve ment the Singers have accomplished in their history. They have appeared before numerous other national con ventions and have made ambitious tours, always earning laurels for the college, community and state. Do yor. remember the excellent editorial a few years ago in The State with reference to the achievements of the Singers? Did they not earn the sobriquet, “The Musical Ambassadors of the South," on their recent trip to New York? We know, too, that The Singers could have accomplished more had their value to the community and their problems been better under stood. A few years back they were singled out by an invitation to tour Europe under the management which had taken The Fisk Singers and the Harvard Glee Club to Europe. The Chorus members had pledged about half the cost but the undertaking was dropped because support ended there as far as the community was con cerned. After that were invitations to the two fairs in Californa and the World’s Fair in New York. These op portunities are the kind that precede profits in the concert and entertain ment fields. Do we go to Columbia to hear the music of Jeannette Me Donald and Nelson Eddy only—or do we go because their reputations have been established? The chorus and the director have a big job in getting ready artistically for their tours and appearances such as this trip to California. Could we not join hands again and save them from having to do the job of raising funds entirely by themselves so that some of their energy would be re leased for the purpose of making the best possible musical showing at this Festival of American Music? Their musical achievement should nor be handicapped by too much effort along other lines. The group is subsidized in no way. Our efforts would j.rove to them that we appreciate the value of the group to the community and that we are for them in every way. WHO WILL TAKE THE INITIA TIVE? A FORM OF [TERRORISM American daily neyspapers print a good batch of propaganda from a- broad; and they seem to have a relish for the German type. Prominent among . . . the emenations from the reich and countries friendly to u. are v ints of dire visitations upon Great Britain by the German war-making machine. A sample of this appeared in the papers last week. A “welt in formed neutral observer” in London foresaw massed German submarine attacks uoon Encland’s shipping ririit away. He said Herr Hitler had 600 subs ready to pounce down on Bri tain at one clip. The question that many would like to have answered is, Since 95 percent of the German people do not know what their government plans to do. how can a “neutral observer" 600 miles away possibly know? FORT JACKSON MEN ATE 1,200.000 EGGS IN JANUARY Fort Jaskson, March 1.—Soldiers here ate 1,200,000 eggs during the month of January indicating the en ormity of the task of feeding the 32,- 000 North and South Carolina, Geor gia, Tennessee, Missouri and New Jer sey soldiers stationed at Fort Jackson. The task is in the hands of the Commissary Section of the Quarter master Department headed bjr Lt. Col. John W. Llufrio, who recently released the official figures on the amount of food consumed by soldiers here in January. In releasing the fi gures, the Colonel pointed 1 out that the figures will not stand during sub sequent months because the Post is increasing in strength daily. 85,000 Pounds of Bacon Since eggs without bacon are like typewriters without ribbons, the com missary issued 85,000 pounds of ba con during January. Also 100,000 pounds of ham were issued as were 100,000 pounds of pork, 40,000 pounds of veal and 200,000 pounds of liver. Over 125,000 pounds of cold cuts and hot dogs were sent to kitch ens and mess halls. In Europe comes talk of “Bullets not Butter”. The army at Fort Jackson has plenty of bullets and dur ing the month of January consumed 50,000 pounds of butter on slices from 400,000 loaves of bread. Milk, a famed health-food, was consumed at the rate of 27,420 half pints per day in January while 85,- 000 pounds of coffee were drunk dur ing the month. Over 175,000 pounds of sugar was consumed at Fort Jackson in Jan uary and 140,000 cans of evaporated milk. Hot and cold cereals are a known favorite of soldiers in the United States. Here during January, 250,000 pounds of cold) cereal were mi ten and 20,000 pounds of grits. Beef Is Popular Meat The most popular meat here is beef of which 200,000 pounds were eaten during the month. Also, over 65,000 pounds of fried chicken were served to Fort Jackson troops A mountain of potatoes, weigh ing 400,000 pounds was consum ed while 20,000 pounds of onions were thrown in for good measure. Some 14,000 pounds of spagetti and macaroni were wrapped a- round forks here while 12,000 pounds of salmon and 22,000 pounds of fresh fish were served up on Fridays. In the delicacy line, 2,200 six pound cans of blackberries and the same amount of cherries were eaten. Twice as many pears and pineapples were consumed and 6,500 large cans of peaches were served as dessert. The Favorite Dessert [Probably the favorite desert of soldiers here is ice cream which us ually is served on Sundays. During January, soldiers here did away with a tidy 2,500 gallons of ice cream. The total cost of the food bill at Fort Jackson during January was $315,000 [while it is predicted that the bill for February will ex ceed the $400,000 mark. A major portion of the food was purchas- en in near-by Columbia. When the troops at Fort Jackson are not in the field food is distributed under a garrison ration schedule bas ed on the Army allowance of approx imately 46.5 cents per man per day. The number of men in a unit deter mines the amount of credit the unit may draw against at the commissary. This plan makes is possible for.each unit to plan its own menu. When the Troops of Fort Jackson are in the field, their menu is drawn up by a Post Commissary officer. First Lieutenant Daniel E. Smalle of Tampa, Fla., has charge of this ser vice here. Lieut. Smalle, who is a reserve officer called to active service in September, was formerly associat ed with the canning industry in Flor ida, Texas and Deleware. CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDA ASKED Grant Would Also Have Governor To Fill Vacancies Columbia, March 1.—Rep. Wilbur G. Grant of Chester said today “it is high time that the judicial depart ment of the state be subject directly to the will of the people.” Grant is the author of joint reso lutions introduced in the House this week proposing constitutional refer enda on the questions of having sup reme court justices and circuit judges chosen in general elections instead of by the General Assembly. He told reporters that “since any law passed by the legislative depart ment and approved by the executive department can be nullified by the judicial department” by finding it un constitutional, “then it is high time that the judicial department of the =tate be subject directly to the will of the people.” The bills will be before the Ju diciary Committee after the eighth legislative week opens Tuesday. One of the measures introduced by Grant would submit in a constitu tional referendum the question of authorizing the governor to appoint oersons to unexpired terms on the supreme court or circuit court. Such vacancies are now filled by the Gen eral Assembly. The proposals, if approved in the 1942 general election, would take ef fect in 1944 after being ratified by the Legislature. Similar measures have failed to win approval in the general assembly in recent years. UNPRECEDENTED HONOR OF LL D. IS CONFERRED BY COURT UPON LAWYER BY W. P. HOUSEAL, A. M., Litt. D. Newberry, Feb. 22—(Special)—Dis tinguished honor was bestowed) upon Lambert W. Jones, attorney of New berry, when the court of common pleas at its February term, 1941, di rected that the honorary degree of doctor of laws (LL.D.) be conferred upon him, based upon his long and honorable career as a member of the legal profession, his admission to the Bar association of Newberry dating from September 10, 1877, a period of 63 years. It is thus without precedent in the history of the profession in the Palmetto state that such an honor has been given any lawyer. Mr. Jones has the distinction of being the old est lawyer in this state, still practic ing his profession and still active and mentally alert. His petition to practice law was considered by the court of common pleas in Newberry by the presiding judge, Thomas Jefferson Mackay who appointed the examining committee of three elderly lawyers, Maj. Chris tian H. Suber, Judge Y. J. Pope and Solicitor B. W. Ball, by whom Lam bert W. Jones, along with four ether law students was examined and ad mitted to practice law, namely, James Clary, James Packer, C. Douglass Barsdale of Laurens and Lewis W. Simkins. The Newberry Bar association de siring to signalize and commemorate their brother member’s sixty-third anniversary of his admission to prac tice law passed certain resolutions, citi ; that ‘by reason of the almost unparalleled record of 63 years in the continuous practice of law since Sep tember 10, 1877, Lambert W. Jones was now fully worthy of being award ed the honorary degree of doctor of laws (LL.D.), and that we request the president of the Newberry Bar asso ciation to submit these resolutions, to his honor, the presiding judge, for his consideration and approval by ap propriate petition.” Previous to the time these resolu tions of the Newberry Bar were pass ed a certain other presiding judge sent an oral request to Eugene S. Blease, attorney, for him to draw up the proper order for the award of this honorary degree of LL.D., and stating that he (the judge) would grant an order that the degree of doctor of laws be awarded to Lambert W. Jones. ' Upon hearing the above mentioned resolutions and the petition of Eu gene S. Blease, president of Newberry Bar association, the presiding judge of the court of common pleas at the February term of court issued a formal order, “ditecting the clerk of this court to execute and deliver to Lambert W. Jones, attorney, the honorary degree of doctor of laws in writing, under the seal of this court, in the proper and customary' form and that this petition and order be entered upon the minutes of this court.” It is significant in this respect that the matter of conferring this honor ary degree was proposed by two judges and approved by two others, four in all. It is interesting for the record in this connection that Mr. Jones has followed in the footsteps of his father, the late Maj. Lambert Jefferson Jones who was also a member of the legal LAMBERT W. JONES (At Age of 80 Years) profession. Lambert W. Jones is the survivor of two brothers, an elder and a younger, who also chose the law as a profession. Maj. Lambert Jefferson Jones was a prominent member of the Newberry bar during a long and active period of 67 years. He was elected a member of the house of representatives in 1866 and 1858, thus serving two terms. In 1860 he was appointed commissioner in equity and served two terms, 1860- 64. Ft is an interesting coincidence that in the halcyon days of ^Newberry Hugh K. Boyd, as ordinary (now the office of probate judge) of the county, was companion officer in relation to Maj. Lambert J. Jones, installing him in office as commissioner in equity. Now in like manner, Hugh K. Boyd, grand-nephew and namesake of the ordinary of ’50s, delivered the court’s diploma of LL.D. herewith to Major Jones’ son. Lambert W. Jones obtained his pri mary education in the common schools of Newberry, he being a classmate of this writer in Capt. A. P. Pifer’s English in Classical school, 1868-69; then in the Newberry Male academy, October, 1869 to 1872. In the fall of 1872 he entered Mercer university, Macon, Ga., and graduated therefrom in 1875, with the two-years’ grade of 99 plus. Ths records of Mr. Jones in the courts of this state show that even in his later years he was successful in winning, what is called a “lead ing case” in tax title, andl prior to that in originating and having adopt ed by the court a specific rule for the valuation of the life estate in real estate, this rule being used in setting off to a bankrupt, a home stead in life estate in real estate, it thus being fairly, mathematically and legally set-off and not guessed at SO SO as hertofbre. It is certainly to be considered die awarding of this honorary degree to Mr. Jones as a distinctive and de cided honor as it is based 1 upon the unanimous resolutions of the New berry Bar asociation and the oruer of the circuit judge, who were in a far better position to have intmiate and positive knowledge of the quali fication of Mr Jones, being “learned in the law”. the breeze.” We congratulated him on his fore sight and told him that if things turn ed out as bad as he expected, we’d come to live with him. “Aain*t you going to profit by my example,” he demanded. “Ain’t you going to stock up too?” We gave him a dirty look. “Why no-” we exclaimed, pulling down a plump ham and tucking it un der our arm. “We want to live long, even though rather miserably.” “What’eha mean?” demanded our friend. “We mean that if times like you predict come'to pass, you won’t nave a Chinaman’s chance of keeping what you’ve got,” we told him. “Hungry folks will tear your stairs down get ting to your attic. Then the govern ment will dispatch a firing squad to shoot you for hoarding food. Is therd* [any percentage in that?” Our friend looked rather miserable. “I guess you’re right,” he agreed. “When folks get hungry, they get desperate—and the government gets ■tough. He remained silent as we trudged back down the stairs. Then he chuckled, like an old sage who had just thought up something. “What funny?” we demanded. “Well fool the starving people; we’ll frustrate the firing squad.” “And just how?” “By eating the stuff up now!” he shouted. “We’ll throw a series of par ties starting tomorrow night.” “Fine,” acreed we, heading out the front door with the ham. “You won’t need that ham now,” said our friend): “Oh yes we will,” we replied. “Well, if you really must know,” confided we, “it’s our ace in the hole. We’re going to save it until starva tion arrives.” AROUND THE TOWN (BY FRANKLIN ACKER In The Anderson Independent) Starvation Fever While visiting a friend whose only shortcoming is that he drinks and gambles too much and can’t get along with his wife, we collided head-on with a right unusual idea along about sundown yesterday afternoon. The friend we were visiting, in- cidently, is the one who throws pig foot suppers at regular intervals. He also goes in strong for chitterling stews, in season, and barbecues any times, rain or shine. He’s a man who likes his vittles; like them in abund ance, good and greasy, and at fre quent intervals. Well, we were moseying around bis house pondering over how he had let appearances slide since he ran his wife away from home when he tap ped us on the shoulder and motioned us to follow him. So we trailed along, not knowing what to expect. After climbing a couple of flights of stairs, we found ourself in the attic It was a big place and floor ed. But this didn’t impress us at all. We had been in some pretty good at tics before. What did catch our eye were the boxes, barrels and packing cases stacked up all over the place, reminding one of a wholesale ware house. From the rafters dangled hams and strings of what appeared to be cured sausage meat; in the cor ners were stout little kegs, rather briny around the rims. “What the hell?” we inquired. Our friend grinned, thumped him self on the chest, “I’m not a dumb kluck, even if I do live out here by myself and like it.” “Meaning what?” we dmanded. “Meaning that I’m preparing for the future. Some day when guys like you are out trying to rustle up a pound of fatback and a peck of corn meal for Sunday dinner, I’ll be feast ing on ham and ergs.” “You don’t say!” exclaimed we. “Yes I do say,” he continued. “For months now I’ve been storing up sup plies . Each Mondlay since last May I’ve made a policy of Buying two or three cases of canned goods. They come cheap now, you know. I’ve got enough canned tomatoes .corn, beans, peas, salmon, sardines, peaches, as paragus, beets, fruit juices and the like to do me for three years. “Furthermore, I’ve got a couple of barrels of dehydrated potatoes, sev eral barrels of flour and corn meal, well sealed against rats and the weather. I’ve got cured hams by the dozen and more coming up; I’ve got 500 pounds of pork pickled in brine; I’ve got 300 dozen preserved eggs; I’ve got more fatback than I know what to do with, not to mention all manner of condiments. Boy, ain’t I sitting pretty?” We replied that how he was sitting depended on what he was getting set for; reminded) him that the nation is overflowing with surplus foods, a good portion of which is being given away to the poor and needy. “That’s right,” he agreed. “But what of 1944—or even 1950?” “Why worry?” we retorted. “The war’s jqst getting good started.” “That’s just it!” he exclaimed. “The war’s just hitting its stride. Remember the last war, don’t you?” “Certainly we do,” re replied. “We saw a good portion of it through the windows of the guard house.” “No! No!’' that not what I’m get ting at, snorted our friend. “You re member bow prices went sky high. Salaries went up too, for a while. Then the bottom fell out of some thing. Salaries came down. So did the price of cotton. But food prices stayed up for months thereafter. Some folks actually starved. “Well, I’m getting set for just that,” he explained, waxing quite en thusiastic. ‘By the time prices start skyrocketing, which should be right shortly now, I’ll have an abundance of good things to eat purchased at pre-war low prices. I’ll weather the economic blitzkrieg like a feather in JOSEPH EARL CROOKS, JR. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Crooks are re ceiving congratulations over the ar rival of a son bom at their home in Pomaria Thursdiay, February 27th. The little feller will be called Joseph Earl Crooks, Jr. Mrs. Crooks was formerly Miss Pauline Hentz. Rover: I‘ haven’t I seen a bone for a month. I wonder what’s up? F'ido: Meat prices, you boob. HOMESPUN PHILOSOPHY The following is thought to have been written by an old Negro preach er in the South Carolina low country: “You may notch it on de palins as a mighty resky plan. To make your jedgement frum de do’s dat kivers up a man; For I hardly needs to tell you dat you of’en comes across A fifty dollah saddle on a twenty dollah boss; An’ wuhkin’ in de lowgrouns you diskiver as you go Dat de fines’ shuck may hide de meanes’ nubbin in a row j “I tink a man has got a mighty slender chance for heben Dat hold on to his piety but one day out ob seben; He talks about de sinnahs wid a heap o’ solemn chat, But neber draps a nickle in de mis sionary hat. He’s famus in de.meetin’ house fer raisin al de dhunes. But lays aside his ’ligion wid his Sunday pantaloons. “I neber jedge a people dat I meets along de way By de houses wihar dey came frum, nor de places wihar dey stay; For die bantam chicken’s awful fond ob roostin’ putty high An’ de tuMcey buzzard sails above de eagle in de sky; Dey ketches little minnahs in de middle ob de sea, An’ you find dte smalles’ possum up do biggest kind ob tree.” KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor BETHANY: Sunday 10 a. m.—Sunday school. Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 11 a. m.—Church worship with ser mon. Thursday 7 p. m.—Worship; Luther League. SUMMER MEMORIAL: Sunday 10 a. m.—Sunday school. Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt. 6 p. m.—Luther League; Brother hood. 7 p. m.—Church worship; Sermon. Wednesday 7 p. m.—Lenten Service. Visitors are invited to attend art of these services. Nitrate of Soda The American Nitrate Sold in Newberry by I. T. COUSINS Office Phone 212 Farmers Bonded Warehouse PROMPT FARM DELIVERY BY ALL MEANS PREVENT FIRES But at the same time be prepared for those fires over which you have no control. Be sure that your home and your furniture are amply covered by Fire Insurance. This is the season of fires—the season when you are most liable to suffer heavy financial loss unlsss you are insured. Those who have never carried Fite Insurance will be surprised at its low cost. A few dollars invested in fire insurance will yield a big return in case of fire. Newberry Insurance & Realty Co. E. B. PURCELL, President Phone 197 Exchange Bldg.