The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, December 19, 1941, Image 9

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] FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1941 THE NEWfcciiKX our* AUDITOR’S TAX NOTICE I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following ■places on tne dates given below for tbe purpose of tak ing tax returns of all real estate and personal property. Persons owning property in more than one district will make returns for each district. All able bodied male citizens be tween the pge of twenty-one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax. All persons between the ages of twenty-one and fifty outside of in corporated towns and cities are liable to pay commutation tax of $1.00. All dogs are to be assessed at $1.00 each. Wcitmire—City Hall, Friday, Jan uary 2nd, 1942. Whitmire—Aragon - Baldwin Mill, Monday, January 5th, 1942. Longshores—Tuesday. January 6th 1942, from 9 until 12. Silverstreet—Tuesday, January 6th 1942, from 2 until 5. Chaooells — Wednesday. January 7th, 1942. Hollingsworth Store — Thursday, January 8th, 1942, from 9 until 12. Kinards—Thursday, January 8th, 1942, from 2 until 5. Prosperity — Friday, January 9th, 1942. Little Mountain — Monday, Jan uary 12th, 1942. Glymph’s Store — Tuesday, Jan uary 13fch, 1942, from 9 until 12. R. L. Ruff & Bros. Store — Tues- diay, January 13th, 1942, from 2 un til 5. Peak — Wednesday, January 14th, 1942. Pomaria—Thursday, January 15th, 1942. St. Lukes — Friday, January 16th, 1942, from 9 until 12. O’Neal — Friday, January 16th, 1942, From 2 until 5. Maybinton — F. B. Hardy’s Home, Monday, January 19th, 1942, from 9 until 12. Reese Brothers Store — Monday, January, 19th, 1942, from 2 until 5. At Auditor’s office to March 1st, after which a penalty of 10 per cent will be added. PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Auditor Newberry County. When War Starts Debates Must Stop BY SPECTATOR When war starts debates must stop. We may argue until fighting begins, then all must fight together. Japan deliberately attacked 1 our air and naval stations in Hawaii and Guam. Even while the attacks were being made, Japan’s ambassador was in our State Department discussing problems between the two nations. Japan’s attack was unprovoked; her airplanes and submarines made long trips in order to attack us. It was not a case of attacking an American ship in Japanese waters; the Japs assumed an attitude of aggression and attacked our naval an dair sta tions. Americans can have but one atti tude now: we are a united people in the defense of our flag. The Japanese attack was a dast ardly affair of treachery. Of course we should be glad that the Japs showed their hand's. Certainly Ame rica is now aroused and determined to give the Japanese the beating they have needed for a whole gen eration. TAX NOTICE The tax books will be open for col. lection of 1941 taxes on and after Oc tober 15, 1941. The following is general levy for all except special purposes: Mills Ordinary County 11% Bonds and Interest 18 Roads and Bridges 2 Hospital % School—State 3 County School 5% County school special 1 County Board of Education % State 1 TOTAL i 43 The following are the authorized special levies for the various school districts of the county: Dist. No. Mills 1 Newberry 17 2 Mt. Bethel-Garmany 6 3 Maybinton 6 4 Long Lane 5 5 McCullough A o uromer 0 8 Reagin 10 9 Deadfall 10 10 Utonia 10 11 Hartford 6 12 Jonnstone 5 13 Stoney Hill 6 14 Prosoeritv 15 15 O’Neall 8 18 Fairview 4 19 Midway ■ 4 21 Central 4 22 St. Phillips 8 23 Rutherford 4 24 Broad River 4 25 New Hope Zion 4 26 Pomaria 1 *...12 27 Red Knoll 6 28 Helena 4 29 Mt. Pleasant 8 30 Little Mountain '....16% 31 Wheeland 3 32 Union 6 33 Jolly Street 8 . 34 St. Pauls 6 35 Peak 4 37 Mudlic 6 38 Vaughnville 6 39 Chappells ' 6 40 Old Town 10 41 Dominick ' 8 42 Reederville 12 43 Bush River 12 44 Smyrna 12 45 Trinity 10 46 Burton i 10 47 Tranwood 12 48 Jalapa 8 49 Kinards 2 60 Tabernacle 8 51 Trilby 4 52 Whitmire ..' 15 63 Mollohon 4 54 Beth Eden 5 65 Fork 8 67 Belfast . 6 58 Silverstreet 14 69 Pressley i. 4 60 St. John 4 There will be a one per cent (1%) discount on general County taxes through November 14, 1941. On and after January 1, 1942, the Penalties prescribed by law will be imposed on unpaid taxes. You are requested to call for your taxes by School Districts in which your property is located. The Treas. urer is not responsible for unpaid taxes not called for by districts. Those who had their dogs vaccinat ed for rabies during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, by one authoriz. ed by law, and expect to be exempted from dog tax will please bring their certificates of vaccination when ap pearing to pav taxes. J. RAY DAWTCINS, Treasurer Newberry County. When real war starts it dwarfs everything else in the popular mind and all differences disappear as the manhood and womanhood of the na tion resolve quietly but invincibly that those American soldiers who died in service will not have died in vain and the treacherous affront to our flag shall be dealt with by the full power of our great nation. The Germans can’t replace the men they lose. Tanks, shells, guns, ships—all those things can be re placed. But the German soldier who dies is an irreplaceable entity in that marvellous war machine which Hitler has built to conquer the world. Even millions of Italians, Rumanians and Bulgarians may be drawn into battle, but when Hitler loses a German 'he suffers a loss which nothing repairs. Except the Finns, Hitler has no great fighting allies in the field. Even Germany Classified Ads PECANS—Paper shells; large 20c pound, slightly smaller paper shells 18c pound. Large Stewarts (hard shell) 18c pound. Good qual ity. B. M. Scurry. Phone 154-W. 2009 Mayer avenue. 3tc WANTED—Coat Hangers in bunches of 25. Will pay 40c per 100. Odor less Cleaners. Phone 177. 12-3tc FLOWERS—Nice Gladiolas, Carna tions, and a limited quantity of Chrysanthemums, cut flowers. AH reasonably priced. First class fun eral designs. Mrs. J. D. KINARD, Florist, 2003 Drayton street, Phone 592-W. FOR RENT — Upstairs apartment with 2 large rooms, kitchenette, and bath. Mrs. J. R. Green, 1724 Har per street. 5-3t PECANS FOR SALE—Paper shells at 17 l-2c and 20c per pound. Others at 15c per pound. All well filled out. E. T. Carlsons Tailor Shop. 3tp For Electrical Job* Phone 120-J for Buy Electrical work you want done. I will come promptly and do the job right. CHEV1S I. BOOZER Phone 120-J Newberry, S. C. FOR SALE—Good dry slab stove- wood, $3 cord; 2 cords, $5. Stove- wood, $4 cor'd. Pine slab blecks, $5 load. Joe W. Kinard, Prosperity, S. C. pthFeb27 To Relieve g-> / a T f'V {Ti Misery of x. 7 Xa a " ^ * LIQUID, TABLETS fl fi K SALVE mV mV mV nose drops COUGH DROPS Try “RUB-MY-TISM” A Wonderful Liniment •r ere ecme4 ffie ^wde... I For *».« best in Genuinely Engraved Wedding Stationery Ask For LEE-SOUTHERN I Invitations, Announcements, Reception at Home and Calling Cords. Prices ore Most Reosonoble In Newberry we are exclusive agent for the LEE SOUTHERN line of Wedding Invitations, An nouncements, Calling Cards, En graved Stationery and Informals. Our Representative will be glad to call at your home with sam ples. Or, if you wish, come by The Sun office and see our com plete line. PHONE ONE can’t win over all time. So if the enough Germans the German line break. What an awful manhood, to lead the futile effort world. the world all the Russians will put out of the battle will eventually misuse of a great it to slaughter in to enslave the Every farmer would do well. I think, to sow some wheat, as well as oats, raise a few hogs, have a garden and plan his living .so as to buy as little as possible. Things are go ing to be higher and the farmer’s dollar will go farther if he can hold it longer. I am not holding out the glories, profits and thrills of diversification for market. That is a fine theory, but our lack of marketing facilities doesn’t make it always profitable. At any rate I am on sure ground when I tell my brethren of the soil that a chicken on the farm doesn’t cost as much as one which is bought in town, or even from a neighbor. We are inclined to be a wee bit wasteful and our wastefulness is utilized by the chickens. Likewise it can be proved' on paper that a farmer can buy his flour for less than he can grow wheat. One big difference is that we must have money in the pocket in order to buy flour. Does that seem to be economically wrong? Well, life’s like that. I can figure it out conclusively that it will pay a farmer to buy hundreds of doliars of machinery and all tbe gas and oil they require. If I can’t prove it, the salesman can. He can figure it all out; man-hours, machine-hours, mule-hours, the price of corn against the price of gasoline —and all the joy of sitting high up on an easy spring seat (and deep cushion) as compared with pulling the bell cord' up and down the fur row and crying gee and haw. Corn and hay are highly esteemed by my mules, though it is hard to find a buyer. Never yet has a mule of mine gone on strike because the hay and corn, did not come up to specifications. And they like the com as well when it is worth only twenty cents a bushel as when it brings one dollar on the market. I am not urging the production of sweet potatoes for market; let some body else do that; but any farmer can dispose of all the sweet potatoes be can .produce on an acre. The farm family can consume many a bushel, for sweet potatoes can be served in at least twenty-three recipes. That was proved by Miss Carrie Carson, the Home Demonstration Agent of Clarendon County in the notable ex hibits on Potato Day two years ago. Then the cows and hogs like sweet potatoes, not to mention those mules of nice and discriminating taste. The little side crops, such as sweet potatoes, will help feed all the fam ily and the stock, leaving some “ex tra specials” for sale in town, if and when you try to sell. But don’t worry about the sales; convert all that you can for home consumption. for the turkey hash and turkey soup each man will probably be able to take care of himself. I have never understood why farm labor, farm rents, farm prices, should be cheap, that is cheaper than such things sell for even in Htt’e ag ricultural towns. Why a man driving nails should receive three times as much as a man plowing a mule is a mystery to me. It isn’t a case of greater skill, though some will say so. Why should just any Tom, Dick and Harry get two dollars a day for sitting on a barrel head, while a man plowing into the soil the very sweat of his body receives much less I can’t fathom. It’s all Greek to me. Why should one kind of food of no special nutritive value be worth pi ore than eggs from the farm? Of course, if I pursue this topic logically my friends of the W.C.T.U. will ask why a quart of “likker” commands a price equal to ten thousand gallons of pure, invigorating, sparkling water? Is the water too cheap? Perhaps it’s all a difference due to advertising, just as the duck egg is not highly esteemed because the duck is too modest (or ignorant) to advertise. It may be that the duck has an inferiority complex. But that sort of complex won’t conquer the world. The hen, on the other hand, with loud boasting and grandilo quent strut, advertises to the world, and all the world pays her tribute. If we would say “Hey, I’ve got some real water,” and carry it about in handsome containers, perhaps we could popularize the grand old elixir of life. If you should go where the water is bad you would really value a gallon of ordinary water above a gallon of fire-water. After all is said and done, when a man plans to move his family to a new place he asks “How about the Water?” Never does he make pain staking inquiries like this: “How’s the hooch around here?”' Spectator hopes to greet you gain before old Santa comes your again before Old Santa comes your vertising should crowd him out he wishes you now all the joys of the festive season. Most respectfully he would recommend a walk of several miles after the Christmas dinner, not before. When the time comes The war may absorb our attention, but our farmers will need help just the some. Congress has before it a bill to help the cotton planters, for example, on this basis: if a farmer normally produces 200 lbs. of lint per acre and this year produced 60 lbs. he will be helped on the basis of 50 lbs. per acre shortage, the idea being that 100 lbs. at 16 to 18 cents is the equivalent in money of 200 lbs. in ordinary circumstances. If the farmer produced only 50 lbs. he is supposed to have suffered a loss of 50 lbs., or about one bale on ten acres. Some farmers have suffered much more, of course. What prospect is there to pay taxes in the counties when the farm income is so deeply cut? That brings the question whether the State should help the taxpayers in the counties. Some have argued against that, making the point that this abundant revenue of the State will be only tem porary. I concede that. Of course it is temporary, but what of it? To leave a surplus in the treasury would be ideal, but we have no assurance of a surplus remaining untouched. What happened when we had our most recent surplus? Well, the state went on a building spree for the col leges. Has it “sobered up” yet? That is inconceivable. Even now we find a raise for teachers coming from the present stream of gold to the State. No one can foretell or foresee what might attract the fancy of the mo ment and swallow up all the dollars in sight, with a program tacked on which would require an equal num ber of dollars every year (or more dollars) unless or until a smash should come and level us to the ground again. Some of our friends don’t like to think about collapses and disasters, recession®, deflations, and depres sion®. I agree heartily that we should be cheerful and optimistic, but I don’t see the wisdom of closing one’s eves to facts. The farmer who made 100 lbs of lint cotton to the acre may walk about whistling gay tunes and singing like a lark, but that won’t operate to increase that 100 lbs. of lint. One need not be an apostle of gloom, but one should use one’s intelligence intelligently. We can prevent collapses, I think, by intelli gent planning, not by chirping like a canary. • 5* ^ plus tax You trust its quality Busy people know what the pause that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola really means. It's a little minute long enough to enjoy a moment’s rest and refreshment... the buoyant re freshment of ice-cold Coca-Cola. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY Of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY SV NEWBERRY COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY SANTA CLAUS CAN HELP AMERICAN DEFENSE! This poster, drawn by J. W. and W. J. Wilkinson, a father and son artist team of Baltimore, reminds Americans that they can help the Defense Program this Christmas by giving Defense Bonds and Stamps in addition to the usual present. Nation-wide distribution of this poster has been made, especially in the windows of 500,000 retail stores where Defense Stamps—for as low as 10 cents—are now on sale. ; - Cotton Can Fight, Too ^ —Photo By U. S. Army Signal Corp# Tough, windproof cotton on the outside with a fleecy lining in side—that’s what makes up the Second Armored Division’s new winter combat uniform for tank troopers at Fort Benning, Ga. A supply sergeant is shown fitting out a soldier with one of the hood-like caps. SAFE HATCH! Sinclair SuperFlame Kero sene bums without odor or gases to kill the hatch in incubators or brooders. Waste elements that cause odor and gases are re moved in refining. SuperFlame saves money, too, because it gives maximum usable heat per gallon. Try SuperFlame. Let me deliver to your farm Strother C. Paysinger AGENT SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY