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page fouk THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY. JANUARY », 1(42 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. MR. CHURCHILL’S VISIT Mr. Churohill’s visit to Washing, ton further cements the bond of fraternity that exists between his country and ours. In Britain’s evil and dark days, we stood aside and voiced our warm admiration at her magnificent defense of her liberties end the world’s. This passive atti tude, however, was changed in the twinkling of an eye when Pearl Har bor received the foul blows of the Jap gangster. We saw at once where we would continue to stand in the future—in close and honored company with Britain and the rest of the liberty nations. Britain’s great war leader’s pres ence here is a sign and symbol of the unity that is a living, pulsing thing among the free nations of the world. At tiie same time it is evil omen to the gangsters. They know what our unity and determination mean—their unltimate destruction. EMPTY VICTORIES Initial successes that have been scored by Japan in western and southern Pacific will turn out to be empty victories. Jap Military men know this. When they failed to des. troy the American fleet at Pearl Harbor, the Japs knew they had lost the war. They had hoped to send the American fleet to the bottom at one foul blow. The treason failed. The American fleet is still in the Pa cific—on the surface, too! It’s the staying power of a na tion that counts in the long run fight. In this fact there is reassur ance for the forces of democracy. The brilliant military leaders of the Southern Confederacy astounded the world with their early successes. But after two years during which Lee’s armies seemed to be unbeat able, there came Grant crashing the gates of . . . Vicksburg; then follow ed Gettysburg and finally Appomat tox. During the first world war Ger many for nearly three years was victorious in every theatre of the war, but she didn’t writ** the armis tice terms on November 11th, 1918. For two years after the outbreak of the present war, German victor ies followed one after another in be wildering succession. But Great Britain stood like mighty Gibralter and the tide was turned. Now that all free men are unit ed in battle for the liberty of all, their enemies are welcome to any comfort they may find in the mighty powers that are arrayed against them cannot be beaten—they will stand like a stone wall until law and order are restored in the world. The recommendations appear to be sound as a whole and imperatively necessary to national defense and to the welfare of the taxpayer. Reductions and eliminations in the costs of publicity activities in the civil departments and agencies are called for. Those costs now total thirty million dollars a year. Detailed expenditures of the de partment of agriculture are review ed by the committee and as a result recommends: Elimination of all land purchases by the department during the period of the emergency; review of the ad ministrative costs of the department, especially wages and overhead inci dent to employment of nearly 100,000 triple-A committeemen; reduction of $100,000,000 in the appropriation for exportation and domestic consump tion of agricultural commodities pro gram; abolition of the farm tenant program and the farm security ad- ministation. Whether the committee’s recom mendations are adopted or not the time has come when congress and the people must get down to nrass tacks and cut out all non-essential expenses. The grave danger to our national existence will allow no other course. We must throw into this fight every dollar that we can save for that purpose. NAVIES TOO COSTLY, SPECTATOR SAYS The NEW YEAR come* while men everywhere are engaged in war or trying to solve the problems occas ioned by war. Ae a businessman re views his operations, and plans for a new year, so may we individually do that, with profit. Much has happened to the world; but wars and rumors of war have been common since the early days of history. History, as it is usually written and taught, is very little else than war; but though each one of us may be just a n atom in the great mass of humanity, the world develops and progresses because of what we are, individually. The greatest undeveloped resource of mankind is the individual human be ing, with his marvellous body, his incomparable intellectual range, and his spiritual sensitivity, making him a son of the Infinite. Each of us, whether engaged at the front of the great embattled na tions, or whether doing a daily rou tine in the kitchen or the field,— each of us—has in himself or herself the dignity and the grandeur of im mortality. We can be humble in | spirit and lowly in aur occupation, ' but real manhood and womanhood i depend on what the person is| not what he has, or the position he holds. THE “GEMMIE” ATTITUDE We think in terms of the nation today more than we ordinarly do. Our national interest is our most immed iate .*md vital one today because of | the war. Our people do not take kindly to defensive tactics; we believe in going after the enemy and strik ing with vigor. Our lack of mili tary preparedness is being brought home to us very acutely. Let us hope that with what we have we shall press the battle energetically, aggres. sdvely, with that flair for military engagement long characteristic of America. If the high strategists follow reas oning which indicates the supreme importance of a fleet i 11 being or the unwisdom of risking separat unts, let us hope that some one will improvise something which can. be used, risked and even sunk without imperilling the fleet. i NON-ESSENTIAL SPENDING Senator Byrd’s committee’s initial report on the reduction of non-essen. tial federal expenditures should have the immediate consideration of con gress. It will require time to re view and weigh in detail the many recommendations made, which is all the more reason for prompt action. Recommendations of the investi gating body headed by the Virginia senator may appear to be drastic, but the disease calls for heroic treatment. In Lancaster county today, and in every other county as that matter goes, there is a standing army of “gemmie” people who come flocking to the commodity depot in Lancaster at regular intervals with sacks on their shoulders, pulling wagons, rid ing in automobiles and carrying boxes to get their “free handouts.” This is a dreadful sight. For nearly every one who will really try can earn a living can do so. We do not object to the helping of destitute and suff ering people who for some reason, such as physical or mental inability to secure a living for themselves need help. The most industrious among us may sometimes be in need. All of us are subject to emergencies that make things go mighty tough for us. We think people under such condi tions deserve help and should not be permitted to suffer in civilized so. ciety. But we are opposed to the maint enance of an elaborate welfare de partment geared to the purposes of the perpetuation of jobs for welfare workers and the creation and per meating of a “genuine” class that comes like vultures to live off the work of someone else. And many of these professional welfare clients in this county send small children to get their handout because they are ashamed to take it themselves. Yet, they will stoop so low as to make professional beggars out of small children, teaching them to become parasites on society before they are even old enough to have had a chance. This should be stopped at once. Taxayers must be relieved of the burden of keeping this class of peo ple who wouldn’t work if work per- sued them.—Lancaster News. Anotljpr f?ar . Make this new year memorable by settling that long delayed Monument problem. Knowledge that another year is rolling in, simply adds perplexity. There is no problem in relation to a Memorial that we cannot help solve satisfactorily. And if it is merely a matter of cost that restrains you — visit us today! Nrmbrrry iUmtument GIu. J. B. COWARD, Prop. Our Legislature will meet within a few days. It meets when the grav est test faces us since the days of the Civil War. Already, at the very outset, and indeed before we really thought of war, our losses in ships and men are greater than ever be fore sustained by us at sea. Against us are great war-mad nations, arm ed to the teeth. Germany, Italy and Japan are fighting us, while others are lending themselves as aids to the Axis powers. Of our ultimate vic tory none need doubt, but that vic tory will come by the mobilization of all our might. The Government will need money. Notwithstanding un precedented taxes, the cost of the war requires three times as much money as the total revenue of the Government. This stupendous war cost must be met by the people. Eith. er through very heavy taxes or by loans we must provide the means. In ony case it is the people who must pull in their belts a notch or two and carry the burden of the nation. The people who must do this are citizens of the nation. As citizens of the State; as citizens of the counties; as citizens of the Towns and Cities, they must carry on other public ac tivities. Our school districts, coun ties and towns already lay heavy burdens on us through property taxes; the State taxes compare fav orably with those of neighboring states, but with war authorizations aggregating $74,440,000,000 we should link for opportunities to reduce some taxes or omit some entirely. We Americans are alert in some activities; we a re even somewhat ef ficient in mass production, but in get ting ourselves war-minded we are prone to think in military headlines, instead of in the million details of organization, finance and self-denial necessary to make proud and victor ious headlines. Obviously our $74,. 440,000,000 already outhorized is not the last dollar to be spent; the plans in Washington already are blue printed for an additional $75,000,wJ0,- 000, yet even the National Govern, ment itself does not retrench; the State Governments don’t retrench; the counties don’t retrench; the towns don’t retrench. Why don’t we think this situation through? In nothing could President Roosevelt serve us better at this moment than to cut Federal non-military expenditures to the bone. If the National Govern ment would throw overboard all its fol-de-rol and play-boy activity, and build the nation’s military effort on solid foundation of military efficiency, it would carry a solemn and heart ening conviction to all that we mean business. Let our state take stock of its ac tivities and throw overboard all the dispensable services, and I mean that to include all the dispensable services of all the Colleges and other institutions of the State. We must accustom ourselves to a war of eco nomy. Our resources must be used to meet the great aggressor nations in battle, cost what it may. Well, boys, the New Year Is here; so forget about those alibis; let’e start right. What’s your first reso. lution? Now is tha ttooa to try for perma- n«nt ioduatrlM. An industry with a permanant payroll of a thousand dol lars a waak is worth mora than a munitions plant paying out five time* as much. A town on a war spurt will be a dead town when the war ends. We could make a lot of cement in South Carolina. Let us not relax our efforts to induce industries to come here. We have one enor mous advantage: virtually all of our people are American-born. No such native stock is available elsewhere, unless it be in some other Southern state. We need more industry, more var ied industry, because there will come a slackening of our present pact, and even the indutsries we have will re duce their rate of operations. We must prepare to take up the slack. Our location should be in our favor, for we are far from the densly popu lated centers which are more likely to be attacked than our quiet cor ners down here. Experience has taught us that rad. ical changes in plans or structures are more easily made by outsiders than by those on the inside. Natural ly; for a man’s mind tends to oper ate in a groove and he sees every thing in relation to what he is ac customed to. Is it not apparent that'when a na tion spend's four years to build a battleship, at a cost of $50,000,000, which can be sunk quickly by a sub marine or a few airplanes—she is hazarding too much; too much money; too much irreplaceable life? What is it that a battleship has which a swift Destroyer has not? Heavier guns which fire at longer range. But a battleship is the weakest link as well as the strongest; if it’s ever ex posed, it may be quickly sunk; if it’s sunk, great is the loss. If we need long range guns, why not just two on a smaller ship? Why not smaller submarines? The Japs gain Ida objectives? The big battle- ships are too many eggs in one bas ket. Just one rock—and all the eggs are gone! The total of all authorized expendi tures for war is $74,440,000,000— Seventy four billion, four hundred and forty million dollars. We’ve just started. Not all has been spent; some of these items may not be ready within a year; but the authori zation is almost the same as passing out the cash money. That is two and a half times as much as this na tion spent for everything during the First World war. That is more than the total income of everybody in the United States in an average year. How much more of this can we stand? The answer will be one of patriotism, of enlightened self-inter est, not of economics. WE CAN STAND ALL THAT MAY BE NEC ESSARY TO DEFEAT TH>’ AXIS POWERS. We CAN stand it and we MUST stand it. But we need not stand a multitude of foolish social and political experiments costing hundreds of millions of dollars an nually. We can stand everything that is necessary; we should not be asked to stand more than is neces sary. As citizens, we must strip for action, as a warship throws away all the unneessary stuff when going into battle. So should we as a na tion throw overboard everything not necessary for winning the war. When the war is safely won we can throw away more money, or indulge in pleasant dreams of reform; but until the war is won, that is the greatest job before us; and it will require every dollar the nation can use against the enemy. H-D COLUMN By ETHEL L. COUNTS NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We the undersigned Jury Commis sioners of Newberry county, S. C., shall on the 15th day of January, 1942, at 9 o’clock a. m., openly and We some'with”just two men.'Vone j publicly, in the Clerk of Court’s of is sunk it isn’t such a great loss. The Navies of the world tend to ships which are too valuable to be risked. Well, what are warships far? Would it not be more sensible to have a multitude of dhips which could be risked, whatever the hazard? Is the battle going to the hesitant and the cautious, or the attacker who can afford to suffer losses in order to flee, draw thirty-six names to serve as Petit Jurors for the Court of Common Pleas, whidh will convene in Newberry County Court House, January 26th,. 1942, at 10 o’clock, a. ML H. K. BOYD, Clerk of Court, P. N. ABRAMS, Auditor, J. R. DAWKINS, Treasurer. January 3, 1942. BUY UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS I LUBRICATE AMERICA’S LARGEST AIRLINE fek -/ CAM SAVC YOU Strother C. Paysinger AGENT SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY All of the Home Agents and the Farm Agents are called to Columbia from Monday through Friday for a conference. In order to do our jobs in the best way and to get the best results is very necessary. We will miss the contacts at the various Club meetings but we hope that we can bring back to you something that will ha of real value. The Committee on Civilian Defense is interested in helping get some First Aid classes started in tWe county. I you are interested find out how many in your community would like to take the work and re port to the Council President, Mrs. Paul Long. • We also want to do our part in Red Cross sewing so let’s get our Chairman of Religion and Welfare to get some work for us to do. It is much better to work than to wo^y. All of us can’t take part in the mili tary defense of the Nation, but we are a part of that military defense just the same. Before there can be victory there must be toil and sacri- filce. Every man, every woman, ev. ery child bust be ready to take his place or her place. You Are RIGHT! Auto Financing Is Our Business. We will finance a new car for you. We will refinance your present car so as to reduce your pay ments—or We will make you a loan on the car you now own. It was Henry Ward Beecher who said, “A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities ai life.’’ When we consider all of the advantages of a library, we are inclined to agree with Beecher. A library adds to the family enjoyment in many ways. It is often the means of keeping the younger members of the family at home when otherwise they might be spending their time with bad com pany. Many a young boy or girl has received an inspiration to do something worthwhile in life by read ing a good book. Many books are of real practical value in helping us in our profession. Poverty is not an excuse for being without reading material. Books come to our very door on the truck. If you have not been taking advan tage of this service begin now while the nights are long. OXLY TIh* Ml Vi « W >1 \KE MOM I Wiilimii AID TlItTIMM. —nml \ <»■■><• 7 / not tin- iiiim 'es'# comet ^ mT Me I For tU b*»* in Genuinely Eng roved Wedding Stationery Aik For LEE-SOUTHERN I Invitatiom, Announcements, Reception at Home ond Colling Cords. Prices ore Most Reasonable Standard Rates-No red Tape. Quick and cour teous Service. A Newberry Finance Company to serve New berry people. Newberry Insurance & Realty Co. E. B. PURCELL, President Phone 197 Exchange Bldg. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF In Newberry we are exclusive agent for the LEE SOUTHERN line of Wedding Invitations, An nouncements, Calling Cards, En graved Stationery and Informala. Our Representative will be glad to call at your home with sam ples. Or, if you wish, come by The Sun office and see oar com plete line. PHONE ONE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. J. W. Lominick, individually and as administrator of the estate of Effie G. Lominick, and George W. Lominick, Plaintiffs, SUMMONS FOR RELIEF (Complaint Served) -vs- James Lominick, Blanche Ki- nard, Leila Reese, Ben Grif fin, Albert Milton Stewart, Jr., Guindolyn Josepi. Ste wart and Clarice Stewart, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is here with served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said Com plaint on the subscribers, at their offices, 401-406 The Exchange Bank Building, Newberry, S. C., within twenty days after the service Here of, exclusive of the day of such ser vice; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. BLEASE & GRIFFITH, Attorneys for Plaintiffs. OFFICE NEEDS OF ALL KINDS • Ledger Outfits Account Books File Guides (Letter ft Legal) Thin Papers of All Kinds Manila Folders (Letter ft Legal) Rubber Bands All Kinds of Inks Paper Clips—Thumb Tacks Typewriter Ribbons Adding Machine Ribbons Adding Machine paper—any size Clip Boards ft Arch Boards Manuscript Covers Stapling Machines Carbon Papers Library Paste Clasp Envelopes—any size Expanding Files Mimeograph Paper Columnar Pads Index Tabs Typewriter Erasers, And many other itema. We put ribbons on your typo- writer or adding machine. THE SUN Phone No. 1 , To the non-resident minor defend ants, Albert Milton Stewart, Jr., Guindolyn Josephine Stewart and Clarice Stewart, and to A. M. Ste wart, the person with whom they re side: Take notice, that the original Com plaint, and summons in this action, of which the foregoing is a copy, were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Newberry County on De cember 23rd, 1941, and are now on file there; and on said date, H. K. Boyd, Esq., Clerk of said Court, is sued an order, of which the following is a copy: “ORDER” “Upon consideration of the petition of plaintiffs in this action, and it ap pearing that the allegations therein are true, “IT IS ORDERED, that B. V. Chapman, Esq., be, and he is hereby appointed guardian ad litem of the minor, non-resident defendants, Al bert Milton Stewart, Jr., Guindolyn Josephine Stewart and Clarice Ste wart, and each of them, for the pur poses of this action, unless the minor defendants, or some one in their be half, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of service, shall procure to be appoint ed a guardian ad litem for the said minor defendants; and this order shall be served upon said minor non resident defendants, and the person with whom they reside, by the publi cation of a copy hereof, along with the summons in this action, at the foot thereof, and without repetition of the title, in ‘The Newberry Sun’, once each week for three weeks, and by mailing to each of said non-resi dent minor defendants, and to A. M. Stewart, the person with whom they reside, a copy of this order at their addresses as stated in the petition.” “H. K. BOYD, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for the County of Newberry, South Carolina.” “December 23rd, 1941.” BLEASE & GRIFFITH, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.