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THE NEWBEBBT 8PW PAGE TWO FRIDAY, JUNE «, 1941 9,000,000 Underfed Children In America There are nine million undernour ished Children in the United States. This means there are 187,000 children in each state who need to get more and better food. It has been pointed out that the nation’s citizens of . tomorrow are its children of today. Children need good, nourishing food, to make them grow and be healthy. We must know what to feed our children because appetite is not al ways a good guide. Children’s diets must be watched 1 and checked. Nutri tion authorities say that a child needs three to four cups of milk a day. There are lots of ways this milk can' be used besides drinking—puddings, cocoa, soups and custards. If your child is under two years of age he needs one tablespoon of cod liver oil every day, especially in the winter. This makes good, straight bones and strong teeth. Besides this he needs the same foods his parents should be eating—green leafy vegetables, fruits including citrus fruits or tomatoes, one egg a day, and whole grain cer eals and breads. In many towns en riched bread and flour have been put on the market, which is much better than the plain white flour and bread, but is still not as good as whole grain flours and breads. Everybody knows that candy and sweets eaten in large quantity are not good for any of us. Nutritionists think they are specially bad for children for they make the teeth de cay, and more than that, fill the child us so he doesn’t want the regular health-giving foods. If the child must have candy, nutritionists advise giving him a small piece after his meal. About the most nerve-wrecking thing is a child who won’t eat. The experts say tV.at a child who doesn t have an appetite may not have one because he does not get the right foods and the right vitamins. This child should get muscle meats once a day and Whole grain cereals entire ly, and if this won’t work he should receive wheat germ. Wheat germ can be gotten at most any mill for five or six cents a pound. It tastes good when cooked just like any other breakfast cereal and is very good not only for a child with a poor ap petite but for everyone. Bill Turner, Jr., left Tuesday night for Baltimire, Md., where he has ac cepted a position with the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Works. Congratulations to the graduates of 1941! That your future may be filled with success and happiness is cur sincere wish. Southern Cotton Oil Co. May your every ambition be fulfilled, and may life flow along smothly for you now and during the years to come. Our employees join with us in heartiest congratulations! T. Roy Summer The diploma you have received is a means to an end, a stepping stone to higher goals. At this time, which marks a red-letter epoch in your young lives we pause to wish you the fullest measure of success that determination and effort can possibly bring. Accept sincerest greetings and good wishes from B. C. Moore & Sons The Spectator Kecently I read a roll of honor, the States which have reduced their bud gets in view of the national emer gency. I repeat the list because it de serves emphasis. Have we the list? It is too bad that South Carolina is not in the list. Not only is our State not reducing anything, but it passed a deficiency bill of $576,000, in addi tion to a larger appropriation than last year. There is nothing wrong with South Carolina except that the Legislators haven’t enough iron in their make-up to say NO! Why should Clemson or The Citadel or Winthrop put up new buildings now? When every important voice calls for economy, retrenchment—and all thaj, we of South Carolina are either the softest hearted people, or the least impressed by the enveloping shadows of war. Nothing in the budget de served an increase this year, in view of the demands which the natihtn is making. We talk about defense, and we appropriate $75,000 for Na tional Defense and $65,000 for Home Guards, but we increase other expen ditures as though the $140,000 were a policy of insurance giving blanket coverage against all evils, from the cotton lice to Hitler. That the Constitution of the State means very little is all to apparent—■ Even in National affairs the Consti tution is slurred over or set aside. Sometimes smart reasoning with flu ency of words covers up a breach In the great Constitution. Congress will shows that the restiveness against restraint is not confined to South Carolina. Usually the Congress itself tries to respect the Constitution but it gloss es over whatever the Administration does. In South Carolina our Legisla ture in recent years have just about thrown the Constitution overboard; and in this they have frequently been supported by the Supreme Court’s decisions. The upshot of all this is that both the Legislature and the Court have suffered in the confidence of the peo ple. It wa^ bad enough for the Legislature to vote extra pay for it self, but is was much worse when the court validated it. Within recent years the Legislature has allowed its members not only ex tra pay, but extra mileage every week. It does not matter how much a man may be worth, he is not ex cused for increasing his own pay. There is an ethical sire to this, but what concerns me most is that the people censure extra pay and extra mileage arrangements and hold the law-makers and the court under re proach. It weakens popular govern ment when the people distrust their representatives. John F. Williams of Aiken, long a Senator, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and President pro tempore, offered sage counsel to the law-makers recently on the oc casion of one of his rare visits to the State House. As quoted in The State, Mr. Williams said: ‘The Legislature might just as well get its house in order. When that thing over in Eu rope collapses, as it soon will, be cause of exhaustation of the parties engaged, we’ll be harder hit than we were when the depression was with us . . . We might as v ell realize that we’ve got to get our he use in or der. We’ve done that in Aiken coun ty. We are operating now on about sixty per cent of what we formerly required.”- That is so sane and sound that I quote it with pleasure. And I use it even more gladly be cause Mr. Williams knows all about the problems of South Carolina, as well as the difficulties of legislative procedure. A special note in the remarks of Mr. Williams is that Aiken county has cut her garment according to the doth. Happily it can be said of our legislators that they prune things down in their counties usually, even if they do pass out things with a heavy hand in State affairs. One rea son for that is that nobody holds a legislator to account for -vhat he does in State matters; it is his handling of county affairs which makes him impregnable with his constituency, though he may be a free-spender, ev en the prince of free-spenders in State matters. Incidentally tl^it is one of our troubles. So long as a legislator is a wise and prudent man in county affairs, a gracious spirit, a good-likeable fellow’at home; one who remembers Bill Smith and Jim Jones, and can call them Bill and Jim anywhere;—so long as he keeps his county in order, gets jobs for a lot of his county people; goes to all the funerals—and all that—he may rule or ruin the State—and the State can’t say a word about it. But none of that applies to Colonel Frank Manning of Marlboro, a plan ter and a fine gentleman, who gives his time to public affairs from a sense of duty. Mr. Manning’s County Sup ply Bill shows a reduction of nine mills. I called attention to that re duction recently and expressed ad miration for a good piece of work. Colonel Manning comes back with the remark that a further reduction of two mills has been made, so that the net savings to the taxpayers of old Marlboro is eleven mills. To reassure everyone Mr. Manning makes this point: “The reduction in the levy has been accompanied without interfer ing with the necessary functions of the County Government.” A part of Marlboro’s saving is due to collection of back taxes. I wonder what hap pens to the school funds of Marlboro under that arrangement. Is this mon ey merely absorbed; or is it budgeted also for the purpose of reducing special school taxes? Representative James M. Brails- ford. Junior, of Orangeburg has been a constant fighter to have the House approve biennial session of the Legis lature. In spite of his faithful efforts the House has voted to leave the mat ter until next year. We haven’t lost anything by post ponement in point of time, but we have lost somewhat in the good opin ion of the citizens of the State. That is truly deplorable. Let us see where we stand. What ever might be done would be effective in 1943. That means that the session of 1942 can deal with this. But why wait? Why let the people have one more occasion to distrust the law makers? I say it soberly that this action of the House will be regarded as an effort to thwart the will of the people, and no explaining will ex plain it away. It is particularly re grettable because the House is com posed of as fine men as I have known in public life. Furthermore, the House has performed a fine service for the State in refusing to sanction new taxes. And let me say, with more appreciation, that the House has served the State well in refus ing to do certain things which were influentially proposed. On the other hand, the Senate, early in the session, passed a resolution to ratify the vote of the people for biennial sessions, and this Senate resolution has been asleep over in the House ever since. The requirement of our Constitution that an amendment to the Constitu tion shall be ratified by the General Assembly after being approved by the voters is, I think, one of the absurd ities of the Constitution, as well as one of its most unpractical provis ions. A proposed amendment is ap proved by the General Assembly be fore it is submitted to the people. Then it is voted on in a general elec tion. In the same general election a new legislature is chosen. The new legislators do not regard themselves as bound by the act of the preceding legislature, nor by the vote of the people. The idea that a new mem ber of the Legislature may hold up the vote of the electorate on a mat ter submitted by the Legislature it self is even more preposterous than would be a refusal of a Legislature to be bound by the laws of the State unless enacted by them. Yet this piece of foolishness is permitted and provided for in the Constitution it self. The House is not opposed to bien nial sessions; the House contends that under biennial session the House, be ing elected for two years, would serve at only one session. That would mean that every House would be in experienced in legislative methods and more or less incapable of render ing the best service. Seasoned Leg islators agree with this. The House demands that the term of a Repre sentative be increased to four years so that each man may serve during two sessions. The Senate does not favor the extension of the terms, so there the matter hangs. Mr. Brails- ford, faithful to the wish of the elec tors, insisted that the House should ratify the vote of the people at once, without presuming to impose condi tions, and then take up the proposal of longer terms. I think we must all admit that a careful regard for the will of the people argues clearly and conclusively in favor of Mr. Brailsford’s contention. * » Classified Ads 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 11th, dttgs killed 10 hogs in our pens. 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 at real low-down prices at the Eskridge Hardware selling out sale. Good selection. See these stoves. FOR SALE—Riding Cultivator, and 3-Row Grain Drill at Eskridge Hard ware selling out sale. Make us a price on them. SHOW CASES—We are offering 2 8- foot Display cases cheap at the Esk ridge Hardware Selling Out Sale. 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. 2£-4tc Bowers Insurance Agency FOR RENT—Three rooms with pri vate bath in the R. Y. Leavell home. Apply to Mrs. Harriette O’Donnell, 513 Boundary Street. 3t 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. FURNISHED APARTMENT FOR RENT—Contains two large rooms and a private bath. Apply to Mrs. T. P. Johnson, 1237 Calhoun street. Phone 220-J. Good nearby jRawleigh Route open. Industrious man can earn better tha|| average income. Complete line household necessities established 51 years. Permanent. No experience needed to start. Write Rawlelgh’s, Dept. SCF—162-Q, Richmond, Va. SKRIP BLACK INK—in quarts or smaller; numbering machine, and stamp phd ink. The SUN office. Phone 1. Striving for success is not easy. It takes constant effort and when an end is reached or a goal obtained, friends like to wish you well. That’s the way we feel about your graduation. You have the best wishes of every mem ber of this firm. Newberry Insurance & Realty Co. E. B. PURCELL, President EARLY SUMMER NOTES ABOUT LIVESTOCK Poper attention to livestock in June is important, says County Agent P. B. Ezell, giving bief suggestions to guide farmers. Animal Husbandry Start hogs to grazing soybeans when beans are about 12 inches high. Build a creep and feed calves some grain. Treat sheep for stomach worms every two weeks if heavy in- lasted. Market the spr^hg lambp when they weigh 70 to 80 pounds per head. Provide shade and fresh wa ter for all classes of livestock. Mow the pastures to destroy weeds. Ob serve the livestock for screw-worms infection and give teatment if need ed. Dairying Control flies by keeping all man ure spread on the fields. Cool milk and cream immediately after milking to control bacteria and undesirable odors and flavors. Plant sufficient summer hay crops on grain stubble land to insure a nample supply for next winter. Mow the pasture often enough to keep down obnoxious weeds. Sow pearl millet on a rich plot close to the bam to graze or to cut and feed green when pas tures are dry and' short. Keep an abundant supply of fresh water be fore the cows. Poultry Keep pullets on clean range dur ing the summer months. Do not plush pullets ijito egg Hroducticfn; feed a low protient ration made up mostly of grain. Watch the birds for lice infestation and examine the sleeping quarters occasionally for mites. If troubled each fall with chicken pox or sorehead, vaccinate the pullets when three to four months of age to prevent an outbreak. JAMES B. OUTZ Funeial services for James B. Outz, 63, who died Tuesday in a Co lumbia hospital after several months illness, were held at 3 o’clock Wed nesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Johnnie Jones on College street, with the Rev. B. F. Rogers in charge. Interment follow ed in Magnolia cemetery in Green wood. In addition to Mrs. Jones he is survived by a son, Jesse J. Outz of Fort Jackson, one brother, John Outz of Greenwood, a half brother, Marsh Bozardt of Callison, three sisters, Mrs. B. H. Lee, Spartanburg, Mrs. M. E. Freeland, Saluda and Mrs. Lizzie Lmdler of Whitmire. You have passed an important milestone on the pathway to success, Graduates of 1941 ... so now aim square for a new more difficult pinnacle. This company aims al ways to deal squarely and to reach the pinnacle of per fection in merchandise and' service. Sears Roebuck Co. 1210 CALDWELL STREET PHONE 430 (*********>#*•******************# CONGRATULATIONS! You have just taken a big step toward suc cess. Be ambitious, be honest, be patient— and the others will soon follow. jf Newberry Monument Co. ; Graduates of 1941, we envy you. We envy you, your ;; 11 youth, your opportunities. For as the citizens of tomor- row, America needs you now more than ever. It needs !; your ideas, your help and your loyalty. This, then is :> i; your task. Take it with a will and God bless you. ^ . ;; Bowers Insurance Agency