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FRIDAY, JUNE G, 1941 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE Farley Talks of Growth of Philately I consider it a privilege to have been invited to this delightful din ner tonight and to participate in the National Philatelic Auctions for Re fugee Relief. One of the most beautiful things of our American way of life is that we have both the heart and the disposi tion to gather together in meetings of this kind for the purpose of help ing those who are helpless, and some times almost hopeless, by reason of forces over which they have no con trol. It is indeed an attest for dem ocracy and typifies those soul-con- soling influences which make us so proud of our citizenship today. It is an honor to appear before such a distinguished audience, and I need not tell you that we face a grave emergency when a large part of Eu rope is under the ruthless control of Totalitarian states aspiring to great er conquests. The danger is real and calls for every possible effort for de fense. And, may I repeat, it is com mendable that we assemble here to do something for those whose defense was not quite enough to meet the ad versary. During my administration as Post master General, I had opportunity of participating in many ceremonies sponsored by Philatelic groups, and I always found such meetings both interesting and informative. I have found stamp collectors to be patriotic American citizens, and their interest in and devotion to their hobby have always been intriguing to me. The philatelic auctions here tonight and the contributions thereto by those prominent in philately unmistakably evince also an interest in and devo tion to good citizenship. When I became Postmaster Gener al, I knew very little about a pos tage stamp except that it was indis- pensible in every day business. In fact, were it not for the postage stamp I probably would not have been Postmaster General, for I am credit ed with having written more letters to the voters of this Country than any other one man. I still believe in letter writing as I think it is one of the strongest ways, outside of per sonal contact, in which people may be brought together. , As many of you know, the Post Office Department has a series of what is known as ordinary stamps for everyday business. These stamps are of such size as will lend them selves easily to business usage. It also issues from time to time what is known as commemorative stamps. These stamps memorialize figures or events prominent in American his tory. I believe that the first real in terest that I had in these stamps be gan with the issue of the Mothers Day Stamp in 1934. Any stamp com memorating Mother is of interest to all of us, of course, and I could not have directed the issuance of this stamp without thinking of my own mother whose love and care meant so much in my life. This stamp furth er served to impress upon me the significance of a small postal label in carrying a beautiful thought and mes sage to everyone in the land. While I was criticized for putting what was termed a 10-cent store vase of flow ers on the potrait of Whistler’s Mother, this stamp was very popular and had one of the greatest sales in postal history. I had the happy pri vilege at the first press run of this issue to have with me at an appro priate ceremony, the First Lady of the Land, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose velt. Approximately one hundred com memorative stamps were issued while I was Postmaster General, and 1 1 believe that I may say, with becom- i ing modesty, that we confined the is sues only to those people and affairs that justified national recognition. I daresay that many will agree with me that the 35 stamps issued for prominent Americans was one of the greatest groups of stamps to be is sued by this or any other country. These stamps represented a cross- section of leaders in the arts and sciences, and the person is erudite, indeed, who can refer to his stamp album and discuss with ease each person memorialized. I found that the Department for many years had issued a book car rying descriptions of United States postage stamps from the first Issue in 1847. This book was intended for the adult or mature stamp enthusiast, and the subject matter therein was restricted to descriptive matter and statistical facts with regard to the various issues. I was convinced that the value of this book to collectors would be greatly enhanced if the text was supplemented by actual reproductions of the stamps. This had not been possible in the past be cause of the restriction of the law prohitbiting the reproduction of Unit ed States postage stamps in their entirety. However, it was possible to obtain a favorable ruling with respect to the illustrating of stamps in this Government publication, as a result of which the edition of 1936 contained a full complement of stamp illustrations which has made this publication of unversal interest to students and stamp collectors. It was also my happy privilege to auth orize a junior edition of this book to sell at the very nominal price of 10c in order that every boy and girl might have a handy booklet depict ing through stamps our country’s his tory and tradition. While the Post Office Department has always been generous in furnish ing display frames of postage stamps to conventions and other meetings of philatelic groups, many people were deprived of observing and learning the interesting things surrounding stamp issues. It was my further pri vilege to authorize the building of an automobile truck which was com pletely equipped with stamp models and other exhibits picturizing the full history of stamp issues. This truck has passed through many cities, towns and hamlets—more than 400,- 000 people have visited it. And I be lieve that the appreciation of these Government issues betokened an in terest in better citizenship. The Department, for many years, has maintained a Philatelic Agency which is for the particular use and convenience of stamp collectors. The sales in 1933 were only a little more than $300,000 per year. In 1940 the sales of the Agency were nearly one and one-half million dollars. Not more than 15 people were employed in 1933, whereas today there are 42 people assigned to the Agency and nearly 30 people do nothing else but handle orders by mail. Not only did th sales at the Philatelic Agency in crease but interest in stamp collect ing has grown to such an extent that postmasters in many of the largest cities report considerable revenue from the sales of stamps through their Philatelic window. In fact, the postmaster here at New York, Albert Goldman, reported more than $750,- 000 last year from the sales of stamps to philatelists. I, of course, would be foolish to claim all the credit for this splendid growth and accomplishment in the field of philately. The number one philateists is the President, Frank lin D. Roosevelt, and his encourag- ment and friendly counsel has meant so much. The people of the philate lic world have done their part too, and I want to acknowledge a debt of gratitude to the stamp columnists and stamp magazines, many of whose representatives and editors are here tonight. In furthering interest in your chosen hobby, you have done your part well. Last but not least, I may refer to the Philatelic Exhibition room start ed in 1935 in the Post Office building, Washington. At the present time, the collection of stamps in this exhi bit numbers approximately 50,000 original specimens. There are, in ad-' dition, some 1,500 die proofs of Unit ed States postage stamps. One hund red and eighty foreign countries are shown, with a total of approximately 10,000 foreign stamps on display. A better understanding of the scope and importance of the Exhibition Room will be gained from the fact that, in the six years of its operation,a col lection of postage stamps has been assembled worth well over half a mil lion dollars. It will be worth your while to visit this room when in Washington. Through cooperation with the Treasury department, legislation was sponsored and finally , enacted on January 27, 1938, removing the res trictions heretofore in effect with re- Were Buying A CHEVROLET! WHY PAY MORE? WHY ACCEPT LESS? stvt um-Mueio It must be the "best buy" because CONCEALED SAFETY-STEPS it’s the "best seller"...First again vacuum-powershift^; in ’41, for the tenth time in the StSS'''" last eleven years! box-girder frame oumiiy auiz^r” ORiciMAi^nslmP—~ NO OR AFT VEnmATION TIPTOE-MATIC CLUTCH B ; . C V NO NO N0 N0 NO I NO N0 j NO NO T NO Davis Motor Company gard to the illustrating of United States postage stamps for philatelic purposes. This has proved a boon to philatelic publishers and has enabled the news service of the country to promote an advertising campaign of immense possibilities to the Depart ment in connection with the sale of new issues of postage stamps. It is now possible for the stamp columnists to illustrate their articles with black and white reproductions of postage stamps. I have endeavored in the forego ing to render an account of my stew ardship to the stamp collectors of America, to whom I am deeply in debted for many valuable suggestions with regard to new issues of postage stamps, and concerning the adoption of measures that would react to the benefit of philately in general. By reason of this Departmental recogni tion and support ,the stature and im portance of philately has been rais ed to new heights heretofore assum ed to be unattainable. Stamp col lecting is the peer of all hobbies that appeals to persons of all ages and conditions in life. I see around me so many people prominent in all walks of life and doubtless many of you have hobbies other than that of stamp collecting, but I trust that my little talk to night has served to present to you the attractiveness of even just a cas ual study of postage stamps. I thank you. Reasons Given For Memorial Day Dates JUNE FARM CALENDAR 1515-17 MAIN ST. NEWBERRY, S. C. Brief reminders by County Agent P. B. Ezell, for busy farmers show much important work for early sum mer. Agronomy As soon as moisture conditions per mit, plant cowpeas, soybeans, velvet beans, or crotaliaria in all com mid dles and stubble land. Such acreage of legumes wil aid in meeting the conditions of the AAA farm program and will produce food and feed, and will conserve and build up the soil. Horticulture Apply quickly available nitrogen to garden crops if not growing well. Cultivate crops shallow but fre quently to save moisture. Mulch to mato plants heavily with straw or leaves to hold moisture and prolong fruiting season. Pack vegetabes and fruits in the right kind of attractive package and get better prices. Pant tomato seed for a late crop. Make plans now to have plenty of collards, turnips, and “greens” this fall and winter. Insects and Diseases Get the boll weevil early with pros- square poison. Examine banded 1 ap- p(le trees every 10 days arvd( kill codling moth larvae. Stop the spread of red spiders by burning weeds and badly infested plants and applying superfine dusting sulfur. Spray or dust beans with derris to control Mexican bean beetles. Refrain from planting main crop of com late to avoid “shatter worm” damage. Spray or dust peaches to control brown rot and curculio. Transfer and requeen bees. Agicultural Engineering Check over the mower for needed repairs. Remove and store binder canvas after grain harvest, and cov er all bright parts of machine with cup grease to prevent rusting. Be sure grain is thoroughly ripe before combining it. Investigate possibili ties of gaden irrigation from wells or small streams, using pumps or gravity flow. HOW TO GET A JOB IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY From four to six million men and women now unemployed will get jobs in 1941 and another one to three million will get them in 1942, .accord ing to Eric Berger, associate editor of Scientific Progress and Science illustrated. Defense jobs will turn up, he says, in plants where they would be least expected. “Manufacturers of mouse traps are making army cots. Auto mobile manufacturers, of course, are producing tanks, guns and airplane engines just as the rubber industry is making gas masks, and bombers are being fabricated at the Fisher body plant in Kansas City. But soap manufacturers are operating shell loading plants, the Frigidaire com pany is making 60-caliber • machine guns, and manufacturers of bird cages are turning out sMell fuses.” In a 64 page booklet, “How to Get a Job in Defense Industry,” the as sociate editor of Scientific Progress discusses the types of jobs which are open or will be open this year and the next in the aircraft, machine tool, metal, ship building, munitions and allied industries; white collar posibilities, opportunities in the civil military and naval services; and op portunities for women. Besides he tells much about the qualifications for those numerous jobs and where to apply for them. Read About TUs "IMPROVED” FEMININE HYGIENE> “Cleanliness” should be the watchword of every girl and woman afflicted by discharge. And thousands have discov ered dally douching with Lydia E. Plnkham’s SANATIVE WASH most EFFECTIVE. Unlike many products, Plnkham’s Sanative Wash Is NOT a harmful, burning germicide. Instead It’s an excellent BACTERIOSTATIC (the modern trend) which delightfully cleanses, deodorizes. Inhibits bacterial growth and discourages Infection. Very soothing to delicate membranes. Espe cially pleasing for marriage hygiene. Observance of Confederate Mem orial Day this year, the significance of the selection of May 10 to dec orate the graves of soldiers of the “Lost Cause” was the subject of in quiry by various groups of young Carolinians especially. It is in memory of Stonewall Jackson, who died at Guinea Station in Virginia in a little hut at that place on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto mac railroad, where he was taken on the evening of May 9 after having been inadvertently and mortally wounded by his own men, who mis took him for a Federal General. May 10 is like wise observed as Memorial Day by North Carolina, Kentucky and Texas, while April 26 is observed by Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Early blooming of flowers in the spring was the reason of observing April 26 a Memorial Day, no doubt, in these states. May 30 began to be observ ed as Confederate Memorial Day by Virginia soon after the close of the war. In 1868 the same day was adopted by the Grand Army of the Republic as Federal- Decoration Day. Upon the organization of the Ameri can Legion May 30 was changed to National Holiday. It is now a legal holiday in all parts of the United states except in the south, while Con federate Memorial days are also holidays in the South. Mississippi and Tennessee observed June 3 (Jef ferson Davis’ birthday) as Memorial Day. Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson re ceived the name “Stonewall” at the Frist Battle of Bull Run by the firm ness of his troops and his own cool ness in the heat of the conflict, when General Bartow Bee urged his troops onward in the conflict as he shouted to them “See General Jackson stand ing with his men like a stone wall.” It was at this battle also where the word “Skedaddle” originated, when a Confederate Soldier yelled at the fleeing Federals: “See how they skee-daddle-all!” General Jackson was a soldier of the highest character in the Confed erate waf. A short sketch of his career is appropriated in this con nection. Bom in Virginia in 1824, he ent ered the Military Academy at West Point in 1842 and was commissioned as second lieutenant ir. 1846. That year he entered the Mexican war as a captain, and was soon promoted to major on account of his bravery and courage. In 1851 he resigned his commision and was appointed as professor in mathematics in the Mili tary Academy at Lexington, Vir ginia. Upon the outbreak of the Confederate war, he volunteered and entered the service with the rank of Brigadier General. He attained the rank of major general at the First Battle of Bull Run. Also victorious at the Second Battle of Bull Run, he captured Harper’s Ferry in Septem ber, 1862, and in December of the same year suppoted Lee at Sharps- burg and Fredericksburg. Stonewall Jackson was a deeply religious man and often could be seen in prayer before entering a battle. A Newberry soldier, John B. Chambers, was one of the men of Jackson’s brigade who stood guard at the little hut at Guinea Station when his brave commander died. Chambers volunteered for the Con federate war in 1861 and was muster ed in as a private of Company D, Third battalion, South Carolina Div ision. He was wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 1, 1864. As a printer on The Lutheran Visitor and The Herald and News his rela tion of reminiscences of the war of ’61-’65 would comprize an interest ing volume had they been preserved in some particular form. He had learned the printer’s trade on The Conservatist in 1850-57, the second newspaper to be established in New berry. Hosea M. Barger, also printer in the same company with Chambers, served throughout the war. Grant battled around Wilderness and Spott sylvania May 6-21 opposing Lee with out definite result; had 85,000 cas ualties in his advance to Petersburg. Fighting was so stubborn that minie balls from rifles cut down a tree at the stump 18 inches in diameter. The writer saw the stump on exhibition in Smithsonian Institution at Wash ington while visiting there June 25, 1886, as it was described by William A. Barre of* Newberry, his uncle, who fought Grant under General Lee in that terrific battle. W. P. Houseal. NABS LARGE TROUT WITH BARE HANDS Florence, June 1.—D. L. Yarbor ough of Florence is contemplating discarding rod and reel on his future fishing trips in this state. On Thursday while fishing in Little Peedee river, near Galivant’s Ferry, he caught a seven and three quarter pound trout, barehanded. After having caught a red breast and staked it out Mr. Yarborough was standing on the banks of the Peedee river, rod ’and reel in his hand, attempting to increase his fish catch for the day when a trout came poking around the already caught red breast. Mr. Yarborough hurried ly dopped his fishing tackle, and made a lunge with his right hand and nabbed the too inquisitive trout. Less Food Spoilage! No Special Dishesl It pays to buy ice because you save from many angles. Foods stay fresh longer, won’t mix odors. No dish covers needed. Try some today. Phone 155 Immediate Delivery Farmers Oil Mill The JITTERBUG epidemic spreads to the 0UTP05T5/ NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make final settlement of the estate of Thomas A. Epting in the Probate Court for Newberry county, S. C., on Monday, Hie 16th day of June, 1941, at 10 o’clock in the fore noon, and will immediately thereafter aak for my discharge as Administra tor of said estate. All persons having claims against the estate of Thomas A. Epting, de ceased, are hereby notified to file the same, duly verified, with the under signed, and those indebted to said es tate will please make payment like wise. May 14, 1941. C. K. 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