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FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1941 THE NEWBERRY SUN H-D COLUMN By ETHEL L. COUNTS The following from Susan Thayer gives us something to think about: There’s and old saying about the dark that takes on a new meaning now that such great darkness has descended upon the world. “Better to light a candle,” it runs, “than to rail at the dark.” Better to do the small things that you and I, as women, can do in their own homes—our own communities—our own towns—than to sit still and moan because we can’t make a speech to the whole world or help draw up the laws in Washington. Representative democracy, like many other desirable things, begins at home, and that is where your in fluence is supreme; here you set the pattern and determine that atmos phere. Teach your children respect for other individuals and their opin ions. Teach them the meaning of justice and tolerance and teach them discipline by insisting on obedience to reasonable authority. If this <lnd of teaching was given in several mil lion homes the future of America would be assured! OFFICE NEEDS OF ALL KINDS Ledger Outfits Account Books File Guides (Letter & Legal) Thin Papers of All Kinds Manila Folders (Letter & Legal) Rubber Bands All Kinds of Inks Paper Clips—Thumb Tacks Pencils—sjiy kind or color Pencil Sharpeners Typewriter Ribbons Adding Machine Ribbons Adding Machine paper—any size Clip Boards & Arch Boards Manuscript Covers Stapling Machines Carbon Papers Library Paste btdex Cards—any size Clasp Envelopes—any size Expanding Files Mimeograph Paper Columnar Pads Index Tabs Typewriter Erasers, And many other items. We put ribbons on your type writer or adding machine. THE SUN Phone No. I FOR SALE—Wood range in First- Class Condition. A . H. Dickert, 1000 Boundary street. To those interested in antique glass, you are welcome to see my collec tion from 9:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. at my home. Verna Kohn 25-3tc 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. Cotton stamps may be used to buy sheets and probably no other house hold article is so generally needed. The second cotton week for this year, August 14-23, should be a good time to get excellent vaules in cotton household articles as well as cloth ing. Knowing how to judge quality is important whether you buy sheet as a wedding present, shower gift, or to release some of your old worn-out supply. And using what you know is the best way to get your money’s worth. “First of all decide what kind of service the sheet is going to get, so that you know what type to buy. Is the sheet for every day wear, one that will need to take the rough and tumble of the growing child’s bed? Or do you want a finer, softer sheet— more of a luxury article ? A heavy muslin sheet, for example, is strong, sturdy, and durable; a percale sheet is better choice when appearance counts more and cost is not so im portant. “After you have decided the type you want, study the sheet labels to compare thread count, wefght, amount of sizing, breaking strength, length and width, and to learn wheth er the sheets are ‘firsts,’ ‘seconds, or ‘run of the mill”. Within each type of sheet, highest quality uusally goes with highest thread count, highest breaking strgenth, and least sizing, and means there’s less than 2 per cent. Be sure the sheets are wide enough to tuck in well on both sides of the bed you’re buying them for. In length, 99 to 108 inches are the most satisfactory. This allows plen ty to tuck in at the bottom of the bed, and ample for a good fold-over at the head. It means more com fortable sleeping, longer wear from the sheets, and more ,/rotection for the blankets.” 24c Cotton Necessary to Give Farmers Parity, Says Jones Wide, unbleached muslin sheeting bought by the yard and hemmed at home is likely to give you “more for your money” than ready made sheets. Home laundering and drying in the sun will bleach the material in a few washings and not weaken the fabric as much as commercial bleaching. All Home Demonstration Club members are interested in the meet ing of the Piedmont District Council at Rock Hill on Wednesday, Septem ber 3rd. The Newberry Council has a fine opportunity this year to win the attendance prize. Our Council president, Mrs. Paul Long, urges all clubs to make transportation ar- rangeents mfor those who can attend. URNISHED APARTMENT FOR RENT—Contains two large rooms id a private bath. Apply to Mrs. T. , Johnson, 1237 Calhoun street, tione 220-J. 3KRIP BLACK INK—in quarts o. smaller; numbering machine, and stamp pad ink. The SUN office. Phone 1. To Relieve T TV CJ Misery of V* .Lj mJ LIQUID, TABLETS SALVE NOSE DROPS COUGH DROPS Try “RUB-MY TISM” A Wonderful Liniment 666 The Home Demonstration club members haven’t been on a trip this summer. They haven’t attended camp or had any tours but now we are planning for a big event—the morn ing of September 9th a train of 8 cars with plenty of good ideas and helps will be in Newberry from 8:30 until noon. All members of the fam ily want to take this in so let’s plan now to spend the full time learning how to promote Better Farm Living. It will also be a good time to hand j shake with your friends—in other words let’s make it an old time re union. Which community will have the largest representation? Count and let’s see. Columbia, Aug. 9.—“So much has appeared in the papers recently about parity for agriculture ‘and price fix ing that I feel it encumbent upon me to state the position of agriculture, in general as I see it,” says J. Roy Jones, president of the National Con vention of Commissioners of Agri culture and South Carolina Commis sioners. “The Democratic platform, in 1932 promised parity to the farmers of the nation. With the exception of very recent weeks, since that date, the farmers have never received par ity for their products. "Parity at present is based on the average price of commodities for the period of 1910 to 1914, inclusive, and for cotton it is figured at around 16.49 i per pound. Now that cotton is sell ing for around 17c a pound the av erage person should be perfectly sat isfied with present conditions. “A careful analysis will prove that even 17c a pound cotton lacks a long ways of giving the farmer parity. Since 1913 the costs of commotfities which the farmer buys have advanc ed in price 80 per cent, while during the corresponding period the average price of cotton advanced less than 50 per cent. From 1929 to 1941 the price on commodities which the far mer buys increased 11 per cent, while the price of cotton and other basic crops decreased 33 1-3 per cent. “If we compare the net results we find that farm equipment and sup plies cost the farmer today, in terms of farm products, 45 per cent more than they did during a ten year per iod of from 1920 to 1929 inclusive. “In short if the purchasing pow er of the farmer who raises cotton is put on an equality with the commodi ties which he is forced to buy, a care, ful analysis shows that Middling cot ton should bring 24c per pound if the farmer is to receive price parity. “Bear in mind that the Government has taken over the control of the far mers’ operations. They have cut his acreage from 46 million acres to 23 million acres, and at the same time the farmer has paid his taxes, Inter est, insurance, overhead and upkeep on the same farm when he was allow, ed to plant 46 million acres of cotton. “In addition to this, farm labor has doubled in price within the past ten years, and it would seem to me that those who feed and clothe this nation should be put on a basis equal to that of labor and industry. We all know what labor is getting today, and we all know what industry is do ing, and it is very unfair to not give the farmer an even break with other divisions of our national income. “While I have given the foregoing facts as regards cotton, with which I am more familiar, the same is true of all other agricultural commodities. For instance, using the same com parison with wheat, which I have used for cotton, the price should de $1.64 per bushel, corn should be 99c per bushel, oats 55c per bushel, hogs 12c per pound, steers 14c per pound and other agricultural commodities in proportion. I might 'also add that controlled production on these com modities is practically in the same proportion as are the figures I have quoted. “It should also be borne in mind Those who have been notified to report to the mattress center to make mattresses or Comforters are hereby notified that the center will not be open atfer the end of August. When you receive your notice bear this im mind and come at once or you may be dissappointed. C. I. Boozer, L. D. Nichols and Sam Williams spent Sunday at Montreat, N. C. 1941-1942 Opening Of The Newberry City Schools All new students and all conditioned students are requested to report for examinations and classification at 9 o’clock Wednes day morning, September 3rd. All students except those of grades 9, 10, and 11 will meet Thursday morning, September 4th, at 9 o’clock for lesson assign ments and other preliminary work. Members of the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades who wish to rent textbooks or who wish to discuss with the teachers and principal cconcerning course of study must report Thursday morning. Regular work will begin Friday morning, September 5th at 9 o’clock. Every student must report at this time. All new students (beginners and students entering the city schools from other districts) are requested to enroll before the opening date of the schools. Students may enroll by calling at the office at the High School between the hours of 9 A. M. and 4 P. M, Students must show that they have been successfully vaccinat ed for smallpox, O. B. Cannon Supt. Kewberry City Schools | that the parity prices about which I have been speaking are, on agricul tural commodities, in their orginal form, and we all know that by the time they are processed the ultimate consumer pays many times, in pro portion to the finished product, what the producer gets for it in its raw state. “I have frequently used the com mon place example in showing that a nationally known brand of shirts ) sell for $2.50 apiece, whether cotton is bringing 6c or 16c per pound, which is proof conclusive that the price paid for the raw product en ters, only to a limited extent, into that which the consmer pays after it is finally processed. It will thus be seen that parity prices to the farm er with a controlled floor and ceding would affect the consumer only to a very limited extent. “But the most important thing fac ing the farmers today is the question of price fixing. I am in thorough ac cord with this general idea for no one wants to see runaway prices as we had in the decade following th» last war, At the same time I want this price fixing to be on a fair and equit able basis, so that the producer and the consumer will be equally protect ed. If a floor is put under agricultural products, at the same time, there should be a ceiling put into effect. “In so far as the farmer is con cerned, price fixing has been in Jbrce for him for many years on every thing he buys. If he goes to town and buys a tractor the price is fixed. If he buys a gallon of paint, the price is fixed. If he buys a plow point, the price is fixed; but when he goes to sell a bale of cotton, a bush el of corn, or a hog, he has to take just what the buyer want to pay him, and with no controlled speculation, this price varies as much as 100 per cent during a season. “I am, therefore, hopeful that our Congress will view this situation in this light, and while 1 feel that an impartial board dealing with price fixing would be far better than plac ing it in the hands of one man, at the same time I hope action will be tak en which will protect both producers and consumers. “Quite recently Leon Henderson fixed the price of yarn a t 39c a pound and cotton immediately broke $2.00 a bale at a cost to the cotton farmers of the South of 20 million dollars. However, the price of tractors, plow points, and other articles which he buys remained constant without this radical fluctuation. “The present outlook for the cotton crop of the South is around 10 mil lion bales and unless the farmer can receive present parity prices for his cotton his purchasing p«wer is going to be very materially reduced. While some may not realize it, this is going to have its effect on business condi tions generally, and particularly so when the tremendous governmental spending eventually ceases. “On behalf of ariculture I ask ab solutely no favors, but I do think the farmers of this nation are entitled to be placed on an equal plane with labor and industry. The foregoing figures based on presentday prices certainly do not reflect this. I might add that the figures which I have S. C. Progressing In Soil Conservation Clemson, Aug. 16.—Twelve soil conservation districts now in opera tion in South Carolina include 12,- 461,360 acres, or about two-thirds of the state’s total, said Dr. Hugh H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conserva tion Service, U. S. D. A., Washing ton, D. C., who complimented South Carolina farmers on being leaders in the nation’s fight to conserve her soil and water resources against the rav ages of uncontrolled erosion. Dr. Bennett was speaking at the third session of a three-day confer ence of the supervisors of the 12 con servation districts. During this con ference various problems and meth ods of procedure in soil conservation were considered. Dr. T. S. Buie, reg ional supervisor, and Ernest Carnes, state supervisor, were present during the sessions. In South Carolina, Dr. Bennett pointed out the seriousness of the erosion problem is indicated by the fact that more than half of the farm area is affected by erosion, and on more than 3,600,0000 acres the ero sion is severe. Through the agency of soil conser vation districts, however, farmers of | the state are tackling the problem vigorously. The 12 districts include all or portions of 32 of the state’s 46 counties. The soil conservation districts are a locally-governed, dem ocratically-operated agency for ap plying conservation practices to the land. In discussing South Carolina’s conservation work, Dr. Bennett re counted that more than 400,000 acres of farm land in the state had been converted from up-and-down-hill to contour cultivation in both districts and demonstration projects, 249,000 acres had been terraced, 97,000 acres strip-cropped, 53,000 acres turned to woody plantings and 24,750 acres to grass, and more than 12,000 acres of woodland had been improved. “In the final analysis, it is up to all of you folks who live and farm here on the land to really see that conservation is applied to your farms, once you have been instructed ih the methods and the implements have been made available”, Dr. Bennett said. TROOP 66 SCOUT NEWS Troop 66 of Newberry held its weekly meeting Monday at 8:00 p. m. The Scoutmaster being absent, the assistant Scoutmaster Billy Chap man took Charge. The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag. The different patrols then challenged each other to duck and chicken fights. Reports were made out and announcements made. After that we went out doors and played games. The meeting was closed with the circle of Scouts and the Great Scoutmaster’s Benediction. Howard Parks, Troop Reporter. Mrs. H. B. Senn and sister Mrs. C. C. Agnew of Donalds, who is visiting Mrs. Senn, will leave Tuesday for a few days’ visit with Mrs. Seim’s daughter, Mrs. W. W. Colbert and Dr. Colbert, Jr., in Charleston. quoted come from one of the best economists of this country.” JUST KIDS— sod, w.ter By Ad Cftrter PAGE THREE Items of Local and Personal Interest Among Newberrians attending the anniversary celebration in Saluda Saturday were J. R. Clary and daugh ter Dorothy, Jake Wise, O. F. Arm- field, Judge and Mrs. Eugene Blease, Mrs. Margaret Neel, and S. C. Grif fith. Misses Lula Mae and Marguerite Epting of the Tranwood section were business visitors in Newberry Satur day. Miss Ethel Cromer of "Greenville is visiting Mrs. H. O. Stone and Miss Lila Summer. Mrs. Dave Hayes left Wednesday for New York where she will spend about ten days with her brother, W. R. Smith. Mrs. Caroline Schenck, Mrs. Edna Mayer, and Mrs. Dewitt Lever went to Camp Cherokee, near King’s Moun tain, N. C., Saturday with Richard Sanders in his bus to bring the 11 children back home who had spent two weeks at the camp. Mrs. E. V. Cannon and son Walter of Columbia were visitors Sunday in the home of Mrs. Mae A. Aull and family. Fred Lester, Bob Todd, Francis Aull, Oliver Cromer, and Roger Ford left Monday morning for a weeks vis it at Pawley’s Island near Myrtle Beach. Luther Aull and Frank Armfteld spent the week end in Palmyra, Vir ginia, with Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Arm- held. Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Caleote and two children, Allen and Mac, re turned to their home Saturday after spending two weeks with Rev. Cal- cote’s mother, Mrs. K. Caleote in Ackerman, Miss. Mrs. D. W. A. Neville and three children returned home Tuesday after spending about ten days in Montreat, N. C. Miss Beth Boulware returned to her home in the county Sunday night from a weeks visit with her aunt, Mrs. Parker Martin at Folly Beach near Charleston. „ Miss Doris Armfield of Charles ton, spent the weekend with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield and family. Olin Wessinger, Jr. and Bill Bla lock spent last week at St. Augus tine and Jacksonville Beach in Fla. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Wessinger spent last week at Folly Beach near Char leston. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Ringer carried James Ringer to Charleston Sunday where he joined a friend for Daytona Beach where they will attend a foot ball coaching school. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith and Mr. and Mrs- C. M. Smith, of Kinards left Tuesday for a weeks visit at Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Williams of Savannah, Ga., are visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Williams. Mr. a nd Mrs. D. J. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Williams of Savannah, Ga., spent Thursday, Fri day in Spartanburg with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hendrix. Miss Virginia Anderson visited friends in Sumter Sunday. Mrs. Dick Floyd left Sunday for Mountain Sanatorium in Kleckley, N. C. where she will undergo treatment for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Nichols and two children, Barbara and Susan, were visitors in Charleston Sunday. Mrs. Cannon Bliease spent 'last week at Hendersonville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Graham and daughter, Viriginia, Misses Jean Copeland, and Mary Nancy Robert son spent several da/s last week at Myrtle Beach. / Misses Virginia Anderson and Mary Birge Kohn left Tuesday for Jacksonville, Fla., where they will spend a week with Misses Christine Braren and Jean Smith. Cecil Boggs of N. R. A. Basa, At lanta, Ga., spent last weekend with friends in the city. K. L. Martin of Fort Jackson is spending two weeks with his wife in the city. Miss Grace Sease of Prosperity spent Saturday in Newberry. Misses Cleo and Eula Epting of Pomaria were business visitors in Newberry Saturday. Mrs. J. W. Gary and daughter Mir iam of Whitmire were business vis- tors in Newberry Friday. Miss Louise Buford of Clinton spent Saturday in the city. Mrs. George Harmon and daughter Martha, of Prosperity were visitors in the city Friday. Mrs. J. A. McKeown of Whitmire, spent Monday in Newberry. Mr. J. H. Clary and son, Roy, left Sunday for St. Louis where they will purchase fall merchandise for the local store. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Clary and two children, Susan and Benetta, of Cameron are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clary this week. Mrs. Mary King and Miss Virginia Gamieson of Union spent last Thurs day, Friday and Saturday at Myrtle Beach. Mrs. B. V. Chspman and three children, Billy, Lawrence, and Viv ian left Sunday for New Castle, Pa., where they will visit Mrs. Chapman’s sister, Mrs. John Botham and Mr. Botham. For Electrical Jobs Phone 120-J for any Electrical work you want done. I will come promptly and do the job right. Will handle any size job in town or country. CHEVIS I. BOOZER Phone 120-J Newberry, S. C. I* • -TP