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i PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRT SUN FRIDAY, MAT IB, 1941 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. 0. 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. Lindbergh Charges Citizens Are Kept in Dark by Govt. AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP Not since the rights of citizenship in this country of ours were first es tablished has there been so much cause as there is today for pride and thankfulness as each of us utters the words: “I am an American!” We enjoy precious rights in the United States, ones to be found in few other lands. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to move freely from place to place, the right to engage in the occupation of your choice, the right to start your own business and take your own chances —we Americans are used to these and other principles that we seldom give it a thought. But there’s an opportunity this month to pause and remember the above considerations. For the con gress has set Sunday, May 18, as citizenship recognition day, in recog nition of the 2,500,000 young men and young women who have reached the estate of American citizenship dur ing the past year. Posts of the Ameri can Legion throughout the country and many other groups and individ uals will co-operate in giving this oc casion its full meaning. And not just the 21-year-olds should celebrate their citizenship at that time. In the midst of a troub led world, all Americans, young and old can profit by re-dedicating them selves to the importance and mean ing of American citizenship, and to other rights and duties in this so ciety of free and enterprising men and women. Citizenship recognition day belongs to all Americans. of the window. If they don’t get support from home, then the Washington bureau crats will win and the people will have to keep on paying taxes for defense plus taxes for wasteful spending—taxes to keep the para sites living in luxury and ease at the expense of the rest of the coun try. Some fellows can get mighty re ligious on a fifty-cent church supper for twenty-five cents. UNEMPLOYED ^OT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS WANTED: TO HEAR FROM BACK HOME As congressmen prepare to vote billions in new taxes for defense, many of them are sending a fervent if unspoken prayer to the folks back home. Their constituents, if they will do it, can help them out of a tight spot. The legislators have been trans lating the tax proposals into terms which fit the pocketbooks of their constituents. Their only hope to keep the tax burden from rising en tirely out of sight is that they can cut down on some of the wasteful non-defense expenditures. But the solons are between the de vil and the deep. The minute they begin to talk about cutting expenses of a government bureau with peace time functions, the bureaucrats in that agency buzz around them like flies around a jam pot. On the other hand, the people are willing for taxes to be increased to the extent necessary to arm us. But the legislators know that the heavier taxes will fall due next March, in an election year, and they are afraid that the dose will be too heavy for some voters. What the lawmakers actually want is support from their constituents for a reduction in non-defense ex penditures. For the first time in many months the congressmen are actually hoping for a letter and post card demand from back home—that non-defense spending be thrown out The number of unemployed in the United States during the week of March 24 to 30, 1940, says a prelim inary tabulation of the 1940 census returns, was 8,016,466, including per- Sbns seeking work on public emergen cy projects of the WPA, CCC, and NYA out-of-school work program. The unemployed, as ordinarily de fined, include not only persons tot ally unemployed and seeking work, but also persons on public emergen cy projects designed to aid the un employed. Thus, the number of un employed is obtained by adding to the 5,110,270 persons reported In the census as seeking work the 2,906,196 persons on the' payroll of federal agencies conducting public emergen cy programs. This is the most satisfactory me thod of computing the unemployed that can be used until the final census tabulations are available. The figures obtained by using this method should! clear up confusion about the volume of unemployment which has arisen from some misinter pretations of the census figures and has resulted in varying estimates of unemployment for the census week, ranging from 5,110,270 to 9,279,476. FEW WANT PAYLESS POSTS News and Courier. There was no swarm of candidates for the four open places on the state welfare board which were filled last week by elections in the general as sembly. It happens that members of this board receive no stipend, and are, on occasion, subject -to assaults in the assembly, as was the case this year when Senator R. M. JefferieS, of Colleton, and Senator James Hugh McFaddin, took aim at the welfare board. One reason the assembly postpon ed the election of members of this board for a week was the paucity of candidates. By last week, however, men had beer found who would con tribute their time and thought to rather thankless jobs. One of them was able Dr. James C. Kinard, presi dent of Newberry college, who was elected chairman. One thing about sitting on the wel fare board, however: you don’t have to worry about losing a paying job if you decide to go counter to the wishes of the wheel-horses in the assembly. You might lose your place on the commission, but there is no pay to lose. Minneapolis, May 10.—Charles A. Lindbergh charged tonight that “the principles of democracy” were denied the American people in the last na tional election and said he doubted that “any country in Europe has been less informedi about the intentions of its government than we have been here in America.” Lindbergh, who recalled that a gen. eration ago his father was speaking on platforms in Minnesota against American intervention in a European war, addressed a rally sponsored by the America First Committee. “There was once a time in Ameri ca when we could impose our will by vote,” Lindbergh said. “Many of us thought we were still operating under that principle at the elections last November. Both po litical parties had adopted platforms against intervention in this war . . . But it now seems doubtful that we even had two parties last November, at least, as far as the presidential candidates were concerned. The peo ple of the nation were not given the chance to vote on the greatest issue of our generation—the issue of for eign war. And yet we are told that we must go to Europe to fight for the very principles of democracy that were denied to us in our own nation last November.” Collapse Only Chance Lindbergh reiterated: his belief that England cannot van the war and said said the idea that the entire continent of Europe can be blockaded into sub mission is “ridiculous.” “Short of an internal collapse, of which there is no sign today, the only way Germany could be defeated is by an invasion,” he said, “Even if invasion were possible, which I do not believe, the resulting devastation would be so great that Europe could not recover for genera tions, if it could recover at all.” He said that if the United States would attempt to invade Europe ag ainst the opposition of the German army “then the United States must become a regimented and military na tion that surpass^ Germany herself in totalitarian efficiency.” “In that case,” he said, “we might as well realize that ‘our way of life’ is a thing of the past.” Lindbergh declared that President Roosevelt has infringed upon the right of a free people to know where they are being led by their govern ment. Denies He Is Pro-Nazi ‘ I doubt that any country in Eu- rope has been less informed about the intentions of its government than we have been here in America,” he said. “I doubt that any country there has been more misled about the actual developments of the war.” Lindbergh said he had been called a “pbo-Nazi” in 1938 for saying that the German air force was stronger than any combination that could be brought against it. In 1939, he said, he was accused of being un-American for saying that the war could not be won by sending “a few thousand air planes and cannons to Europe.” When in 1940 he said the phrase “steps short of war” were a mask for war itself, he was called a Hitler agent, Lindbergh said. “When I tell you today that we are not in a position to win this war for England, I am charged with be ing disloyal by the same politicians and idealists who denied all the other etatements when I made them,” he said. Says Charges to Continue “But they cannot point to a single one that has not turned out to be true. These charges undoubtedly will continue in the future, and I do not know how much longer free speech will be allowed in this country. But as long as our laws permit it, I in tend to continue telling you what I believe.” Asserting that he was only repeat ing what his father, then a congress man from the Sixth Minnesota dist rict, had said a quarter of a century ago, Lindbergh declared: “What happens in Europe and Asia is of secondary importance to what is happening to us here in our own land. It is far more essential for this coun try to have farms without mortgages, workmen with their own homes, and young people who can afford families, than it is to crusade abroad for free doms that are tottering in our own country.” CULTIVATION OF KUDZU Cultivation of-kudzu set out this spring is one of the most important requirements for its survival and growth, according to J. H. Talbert of the Soil Conservation Service. Unless clean cultivation is given, competition for moisture by other types of vegetation growing along the rows will seriously retard its growth the first year, Mr. Talbert adds. If necessary, weeds and grass should be hoed out of rows and suffi cient plowing should be done along the rows to control other vegetation, to keep the soil well broken and to keep the vines dragged back to a re latively narrow strip along each row. By cultivating in the same direction each time, there is less danger in breaking the vines. Besides controlling weeds and grass, the practice of clean cultivation will keep the soil in good shape and will permit vines to take root at the nodes, or joints, and develop new crowns un til there are enough plants to spread like a huge green net over the erod ing fields. Soil thrown on runners by the plow also induces root forma tion. Before a kudzu field may be used for hay or pasture, there must be many more rooted plants than were originally jet out. These new plants will develop of their own accord if the soil is cultivated during the first year. However, these new plants come from the joints, which cannot root unless they come in contact with moist cultivated ground. Many farmers plant a cultivated chop in the middles between the rows of kudzu the first year. Cultivation of this crop will control weeds and grass and keep the soil in good con dition for the establishments of kud zu plants. MISS CARRIE BELLE SOWELL Miss Carrie Belle Sowell, 50, died Monday afternoon at the home of her brother, H. G. Sowell. , She is survived’ by the following sisters and brothers, Mrs. D. L. Smith, Mrs. W. A. Douglas, Mrs. J. A. Hunt- ley, all of Chesterfield; H. G. Sowell, Newberry, T. B. Sowell, Elloree; J. K. Sowell, T. F. Sowell, all of Ches terfield. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 5 o’clock from Shi loh church at Chesterfield, with the Rev. Mr. Whitaker in charge, assisted by the Rev. ’Mr. McIntyre. Interment followed in the church cemetery. The body remained at the McSwain Fun eral home until around 1 p. m. Tues day. ART Don’t despair of relief from terrible Arthri tis aches or pains. The NEW Colloidal Iodized Sulphur capsules called SULPHO-KAPS often bring wel- YourDruggi HR Don’t give up hope sthasSU ms come relief in Arthritic due to Sulphur de ficiency. Small daily cost. Mon ey back if no relief after 30 daya’ dosage. Begin taking TODAY. LPHO-KAPS Cotton For A Texan SAMUEL J. SHANNON Funeral services for Samuel Jack- son Shannon, 78, who died Monday at his home in the Beth Eden section af ter a long illness were held Tues day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the resi dence with the Rev. H. O. Chambers officiating, assisted by Dr. J. W. Car- son. Burial followed in Rosemont cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Neel Shannon; two sons, James N. Shannon of Camp Stew art, Ga., and Samuel P. Shannon of Newberry; two daughters, Miss Lor- ena Agnes Shannon and Mrs. Eugene Lawson, both of Clinton. NEW! “BACTERIOSTATIC” FEMININE HYGIENE now finding groat favor among women... Many doctors recommend regular use of douches as a precautionary meas ure for women who want to be clean, dainty—for women troubled by offend ing odor or discharge. Some products may be harmful to delicate tissues. But not Lydia E. Plnkham's Sanative Wash! Pinkham’s Sanative Wash Is gaining great favor because It’s NOT a harmful germicide. Instead-it’s a mighty effective “bac teriostatic” (the modern trend). It not only discourages bacterial growth and Infection but thoroughly cleanses, deo dorizes. Very soothing—relieves minor irritations and discharge and has a tonic effect on delicate membranes. Inexpensive! All druggists. NEWS FACTS ^GEORGE When Alice Erie Beasley of LaGrange, Tenn„ the 1941 Maid of Cotton, arrived in Washington to appear in a aeries ot all-cotton fashion shows, one of the first visits she made was to the Department of Agriculture where a complete cotton house is on display. Miss Beasley is shown above pinning a miniature bale of cotton on the lapel of Grover B Hill of Texas. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. R.HERMANN H STRACHMANN LEFT A PENCILED NOTATION ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE SECOND STEP FROM THE TOP OF A SEVEN-FOOT STEP-LADDER- BEQUEATING A *15.000 ESTATE TO MRS. GOTTS ~ AND GOT iT NEW YORK. A FARMER OF** VHCWnA,KANSAS WAD A BELL HOP ARRESTED VJ HEN HE OFFERED TO CARRY HIS SUIT CASE TO HIS HOTELROOM — NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CUSTOM HE THOUGHT IT WAS BEING- STOLEN/ ✓OLrrfr*- Classified Ads i FOR SALE—1 nave three very good varieties of cotton seed for plant ing at reasonable prices. See me if you want something good. H. 0. LONG, Silverstreet, S. C. ll-4tc FOR SALE—Eggs for hatching—pure bred — Buff Orpingtonis — White Leghorns — Yokohomos — Black Jap anese Games Silver Spangle Ham burg® — also Bantam and Duck eggs — Pigeons — Rabbits and: Guinea Pig® — Prices Reasonable — R. DERRILL SMITH Newberry, S. C. FOR RENT—Six room house on Calhoun street. Rent reasonable. See Tom P. Johnson, 1237 Calhoun Street or Phone 220-J. 16-3tp NOTICE—On the nights of May 10th and Uth, dlogs killed 10 hogs in our pen®. Please keep your dogs up. All dogs coming on our property will be killed. THE NEWBERRY ABAT- TOIR. SALE OF STOVES—Coleman gas stoves, kitchen ranges, oil stoves, circulator heaters. All offered 1 at real low-down prices at the Eskridge Hardware selling out sale. Good selection. See these stoves. FOR SALE—3-row Riding cultivator, and grain drill at Eskridge Hard ware seJling out Sale. Make us a price on them. SHOW CASES—We are offering 2 28 foot Display cases cheap at the Esk ridge Hardware Selling Out Sale. CERESAN—Get yours now and treat your cotton seeds. The sooner the better. Jo h nson-McCrackin Co. MAILING ENVELOPES in a dozen sizes; also mailing tubes; mailing tags and labels. The SUN office. Phone 1. Corn, oats, horse and mule feed, hay and straw. Johnson-McCrackin Co. Hybrid corn seed, feed pop corn, seed Irish potatoes, Cattail Millett, Crowder peas and all field seeds. Johnson -McCrackin Co. FOR SALE—Coker’s 100, strain two, Cotton Seed, delinted and treated. Price $1 per bushel. Also old fash ioned Strawberry Seed Corn, $2 per bushel. O. H. Lane, Newberry, Route 1. 25-2tc WE HAVE FOR RENT— One large office, screened and heated. Also, vault space for valuables In boxes or suit-cases. Also, private lock boxes in vault. All vaults are fire-proof with stand ard vault doors containing combi nation locks. 28-4tc Bowers Insurance Agency WANTED—Veals, Cows and Hogs; also your Cow Hides. Se us before you sell. The Newberry Abattoir. FOR COKER’S Pedigreed Seeds, place your orders with Johnson-McCrackvn Co., Newberry, S. C. JI7tnf SKRIP'BLACK INK—in quarts or smaller; numbering machine, and stamp pad ink. The SUN office. Phone 1. RIBBONS—for adding machines and typewriters. We put them on for you. The SUN office. Phone 1. THIN PAPERS—for Lawyers and others, any size, any grade, any weight. Plain or margin ruled. The SUN office. Phone 1. Europe Crippled By War Economy Italians Return Tin Cans; While Bri tish Use Soda to Conserve Sugar Cotton At Play Washington, May 10—Italian house wives return empty tin cans much like Americans leave empty bottles for the milkman . . . Japanese cargo ship builders have abandoned steel in favor of wood . . . new auto tires are dis appearing in Europe. Those and other commercial and in. dnstrial quirks have been reported by the commerce department as evidence of economic changes resulting from the war. In addition to new develop ments abroad for sidestepping short ages of essential materials, there have been reports of several inven tions of military importance. German scientists are reported to be experimenting with a silent air plane engine which would) enable bombers to approach the enemy ob jectives at night without detection. Berlin claims were cited, reporting “a certain amount of success has al ready been achieved” with the silent motors and that silent motors were used in the Polish campaign. “It is also asserted that several ships in operation in the North Sea have been successfully equipped with them anul that the experiments are be ing made on both gasoline and Diesel engines," the department said. Germap engineers also are said to have developed a new electric express locomotive capable of hauling eight ears at speeds exceeding 100 miles an hour. Britain has urged housewives to use sodium bicarbonate in' cooking fruit to conserve sugar supplies. German production of metallic con tainers has been sharply curtailed’ be cause of military needs. Many com modities now appear in glass contain ers. A metal shortage in Japan has caused the use of wood instead of steel in building small ships for “near, sea” service. Cost of a wooden Jap anese ship was reported as being half that of a steel vessel of the same di mensions. In Italy, according to the commerce department, housewives give their empty tin cans for each new one when purchasing canned goods. E. G. Holt, leather and rubber ex pert for the bureau of foreign and Larine Day, ^ Metro - Goldwyn Mayer featured actress, chooses cottons for playtime wear In the picture above'she wears a red and white polka dot jumper short en semble. The white tailored akin of soft cotton has a deep V-style neckline. domestic commerce, said it was vir tually impossible now for a private citizens of European countries to get new automobile tire®. He said reports from abroad told of wholesale stop page of civilian use of automobile® because of military requirements on rubber and gasoline stocks. Some new tires are available in Bri tain, but motorists are r> \d to nave old tires retreaded. The Italian government has order ed all owners of auto tire® and tubes of the government's right to requi sition them for military use at any time. Transfer of privately owned tires from one person to another is forbidden. — Court House Offices Will Be CLOSED Wednesday Afternoons In keeping with past custom, offices in the Court House will be closed Wednesday af ternoons, beginning June 4, and continuing through the Summer months.