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i 14 * I PAGE rout THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY. JANUARY 23, 1942 m imbsSlfmn 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year .. Published every Friday Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1987, at the post office at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. READY FOR WORK; Though labor leaders are having a hard time working out a plan whereby strikes can be eliminated for the duration of the war, the working men of this country ap parently would not have such diffi culty if the matter were left to them. Reports throughout defense indus tries show the spirit of defense workers at a high pitch. They are ready to go the limit in providing materials of war for the allies. A Gallup Poll since the start of the war, taken among persons employed in jobs directly or indirectly vital to national defense, shows that 88 per cent of the people are willing to add an extra eight hours to their regular working week. Further, the public in general has been ready to do its part to step up production for more than a year. Only a month ago plans were work ed out to put defense production on a 24-hour basis. Yet a Gallup poll more than a year ago revealed that 89 per cent of the people favored a 24-hour day in defense industries. If there is still any doubt of the patriotism of this country’s working men, the rush to volunteer for jobs in rebuilding the wrecked Pearl Har bor defense facilities should dispel it. Men too old for military service, men with high paying jobs, men sup porting families rushed to employ ment offices as soon as the call was issued. In New York city 3000 men were interviewed for positions dur ing the first two days after the an nouncement was made. Again and again since the fall of France, it has been demonstrated that the people were ready to give more than their leaders asked. Time after time it was evident that work ers wanted to get the job going at top speed, and wanted arrangements per- fected to eliminate the necessity of strikes. REDUCE NON-DENFENSE COSTS SAYS WENDELL L. WILLKIE The war has intensified rather «han diminished, the demand for reduction in non-deense spending. Joining the ranks of Senator Harry F. Byrd and other congressional leaders who have been leading the fight to reduce federal spending in non-defense agencies is Wendell L. Willkie, 1940 Republican presidential candidate. In a nation-wide radio speech Mr. Willkie told the people of the Unit ed States that they must dedicate themselves to “Spartan simplicity and hard work” as the only means to prosecute the war. High on his lisl of suggestions was to pare non-de fense expenditures “to the bone.” As Mr. Willkie sees it, workers may eventually be called upon for a 60-hour week if production is to keep moving at the rate necessary to supply both the U. S. and its al lies. Encouraging as recent production figures are, they show that the U. S. has a long way to go before it will be pulling its . . . weight in the gen eral scheme of allied production. Based on U. S. production costs, Germany is now spending between 26 billion dollars and 30 billion dol lars a year for actual materials of war. Britain is spending about 20 billions a year on the same basis. In contrast the U. S. spent only about 12 1-2 billions for such pur poses during 1941, and a large per centage of this amount was just to get plants and shipyards ready to expand production. SOME IDEAS ON CHURCH IMPROVEMENT Two ideas on churdh improvement have been submitted to the Pathfind er magazine by A. F- Light of. San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. John Lawson, also of San Diego. Mr. Laghtls suggest on is, says Pathfinder, rather an unusual one. He says that although women are fai in the majority among church mem bers, they are seldom represented on church governing boards. By giving progressive women in increasing op. portunity to help direct church af fairs, directors of chuch affairs would become increasingly aware of wo men’s interests—the interests of the majority in the church. Mrs. Lawson asks “why this great waste of the Lord’s time and mo ney?” with 200 denominations of the church represented in America. She believes they should pool their mon ey, talents and unite in a common doctrine in the interest of unity in God’s kingdom. Many people would then be interested in church work who are not at the present, she be lieves, because of denominational friction. GHASTLY PROSPECT The Russian government has noti fied associates in the war that when her troops invade Germany, realia- tion for German atrocities in the Ukraine will be visited on the Ger man people. That is a ghastly pros pect if the threat is carried out, as undoubtedly it wil be if the Russians are victorious. For it is now gen erally known that German excesses in the occupied territory have been savage and brutal beyond descrip tion. ■ THINGS TO WATCH FOR— A Donald Duck short (in the mak ing) in which Donald squawks—aa only he can—upon getting his war time tax bill; then sees swarms of planes and tanks, and is placated ending up by concluding he ought* pay even more ... A barber chair with an extra seat in which the flair cutter himself rides around, sitting while he snips . . . lots of blackout items featuring phosphorescent cloth —among them a doll whose glow is designed to give reassuring "com pany” to its child owner in the dark. Allies Must Take Offensive To Win, Spectator Thinks The federal tax of five dollars on all cars is a bad piece of legislation and should be repealed at once. The Government needs the money, I know, and we must pay all that is neces sary, but the first principle of taxa tion is that a man should pay accord ing to his means or his income. There is an apparent" exception in the case of farm taxes, for a man pays 'on the land whether he makes a crop or makes a failure. But even in that case he is taxed on what he has. No tax requires the same payment on ten acres as is assessed against a hundred acres, unless the ten acres represent an equal value. So in any case, it is value, real or imaginary, which is the basis of the tax. In the Federal tax on cars, the man with a $6,000 car will pay the same as the man with a junk car worth $25. It is not only inequitable, it is ridi culous. A thoughtful citizen has suggested that the collection of this tax will require new officers, new blanks (when paper is so scarce), whereas an additional quarter of a cent gas oline tax could' be collected without one penny of additional expense. Isn’t this worth thinking about? No citizen ought to be so treated that he will feel that his governmen did not treat -him fairly. Sunday was cold, eh? As someone said a while back, the weatherman refuses to co-operate. The cream on the table was frozen—ice cream, in very truth. Even a weak stomach might have been tempted to eat liv er pudding. I’ll venture to believe that big platters of fried ham and eggs were on all the tables of solid old Lexington. If not so. Col. Bob Leaphart tell why not? Sunday afternoon I attended a sweet and gracious service in Ebe- nezer, in commemoration of the pas tor’s twentieth year in that church. Perhaps you have no idea where I went, for Ebenezer is a name from the Bible given to many churches. Men were more inclined to use Bible names in the long ago, instead of “First this”, etc. Ebenezer, accord ing to flhe Good Book, was a spot to be remembered. There the Children of Israel pitched their camp when they went out to meet the Philis tines. In the ensuing battle the He brews were beaten, losing 30,000 footmen and the Ark of God. Yearr later, Samuel defeated the Philistines and put up a stone of Commemora - tion and called the place Ebenezer, which men at “Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.” Grateful churchmen have given the name Ebenezer to many churches in South Carolina. The church I went to Is in Florence County, about mid way between Florence and Tirntnons- ville. Here I spent a part of two summer vacations years ago. Ebenezer Baptist church is 164 years old. Its pastor, the Rev. Mark Osborne, is—and has been dur ing twenty years—a community leader, whom all delight to honor. Ebenezer is a station on the rail road, but that is just a spot. The real Ebenezer is a community of about five miles in every direction, the friendliest folk in a day’s jour ney anywhere. What a fine thing: A church and Pastor in a community free from bickering; a community living ac cording to high standards, all com munity interests finding a common center in the church. But forty miles was a journey to a far country! My car wouldn’t start. All my ex perience was of no avail. Worst of all, my experience could not be brought to bear, for this car is one of the newfangled affairs without all the familiar gadgets I used to tinker with in time of trouble. Did you ever have a “Model T” And did you learn to drive in the days of sand beds, deep ruts, mud holes and unbridged “branches”? Men had to be men in those days. No glass—enclosed car—no sir; curtains! And they wouldn’t work sometimes. In time of rain, we stayed at home, usually; but if out in the weather we put glycerine on the windshield to make the water run off. But the starting business! Oh, boy! No button or pedal did the job. No, indeed; just plain old elbow grease—- and look out for a broken arm! Well, well. In cold weather we had a time. After turning the handle time after time we poured a gallon of boiling water on the manifold to vaporize the gas. Then we cranked some more. If all that failed, we Jacked up a hind wheel and tried again. Man alive! Oars since the famous "T” have had other gadgets which we manipu lated in times of stress. After press ing down on the starter time after time without result, we pulled out the throttle and the choke until somehing happened. But now I have a car without a throttle and without a choke. It hasn’t even a clutch. What am I to do in moments of strain? My word. It either starts or it doesn’t start, and no persua sion of mine can affect it. Perhaps we were better off when a piece of hay wire would hold things together until we could find a mechanic; and when we put in a quart of oil every time we went thirty or forty miles! It is my frequent remark that a high order of ability is found in our Legislature. Most of these gentle men stand out in their counties; many of them are successful law yers, farmers, merchants, editors and businessmen, generally. Other professions than the Law can be found also in both the Senate and the House. What we need in our public life is not more ability, as we think of ability in private life, but a few whose ability shall be used to master the problems of the State and who will formulate a program of use ful service which the membership of both House and Senate will accept. We who learned to drive in the palmy days of the Model T and deep-rutted sandbeds, used to boast that the little Model T might be small and light, but that it delivered all its power to the back wheels pulling through sand and mud, while larger cars, with more horsepower, stuck fast and immovable, like a Mediaeval Knight in full armor, lying on his back and unable to get up. Incident ally, that’s what counts in life: not how much brain capacity a man may have, but how much he uses. We must be like the Model T and use j our power. And that is a point worth making about legislative work: We have men who have achieved success at home, so let’s use that same ability in the public service. INFANTILE PARALYSIS DRIVE GETS UNDER WAY British and Americans must win some major campaigns or they will lose face among the other nations. Following the First World War a group of military men taught the French and British that defensive tactics would win the war. And the French felt secure in their unbreak able line of fortifications. But the unbreakable lines were broken by Hitler who believed in the attack. Hitler ran over Europe, attacking with ferocious energy. The Japan ese are using the same tactics. Unless we adopt that method soon, there will be the same rumbling here that is now heard in Britain over the re verses in Malaya. There was a renowned general among the ancient Romans whose delays earned him the title “Cuncta- tor”—the Delayer. He is mention ed in history as Fabius Maximus, Cunctator. His policy of avoiding battle with the forces of Hannibal, thought a prudent one, and adopted in order to give Rome time to train new armies, was unpopular and led to more aggressive methods. To be true to history I must say that the change in policy led to headlong on slaughts against the enemy, with re- sultirfg disaster. Of course historj can be cited for any and every plan There was Napoleon, who went tc meet the enemy and attacked with fury. Hitler adopted that -plan with great success—until he miscalculat ed about Russia. On the side of the retreating leaders, the “Cunct -ors”, are the illustrious Fabius E..J the able General Joseph E. Johneton of the Confederate army, as well as General McClellan of the Union army. FEDERAL BOODLE TO BUT, CORRUPT Organization of Newbery’s part of the Inafntile Paralysis drive has about been completed, according to Gerald Paysinger, president of the Newberry chapter of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, who is heading up the drive. Attractive posters and other literature have been distributed by the Boy Scouts, and various committees appointed to handle the various aspects of the drive. Cups are being distributed in var ious public places to provide for the “March of Dimes”. Special checks have been mailed to many citizens that they may have a cancelled check as a souvenir for their contri bution this year. Saturday, January 24th has been designated a s “Tag Day” at which time girls will be on the streets to receive contributions, and those contributing will be given a lapel tag. Climaxing the entire drive will be the President’s Birthday Ball on Friday, January 30, at the recently completed Newberry Arm ory. Advance sale of tickets for the ball is being handled by the Mothers’ club, and these tickets may be secur ed from any one of the members of that club after today (Friday). The Newberry College “N” orchestra has been secured to furnish music for the dance which will be both square and round. At a meeting held at the offices of the chamber of commerce Monday afternoon final plans of organization were effected. Many interested per sons were present, including repre sentatives from various communities in the county. These communities have promised their full cooperation and should contribute materially to Newberry’s part in the fight against this disease. Sunday, January 25, the churches will recognize the drive and ths con gregations will be urged 1 to take gen erous parts in it. Half of the money raised will be sent to national head quarters to help in research in al ready established clinics and the re maining half will remain in the coun ty in which it was raised to be used for cases occurring there. HASKELL CORLEY GIVEN BLOCKING TROPHY While reading disagreeable news from the Far East, queer news comes to us from Greensboro, Alabama, that employes of the Farm Security Administration, by order from High er Up, are searching the rolls in of fices of judges of probate for white person® delinquent in paying poll taxes, to enable them to pay these taxes from the proceeds ol loans granted them. These loans are made by the fed eral government; the FSA is one of its benevolent agencies—one of its “social gains.” The story is true. It comes from The Greensboro Watchman, a reliable newspaper, and from R. K. Greene, judge of probate of Hale county, of which Greensboro is the county seat. Presumably, the federal govern ment with the money collected or borrowed from the American taxpay ers, is providing the money for the payment of these taxes to Hale coun ty or the state of Alabama as a means of sinking Japanese ships and destroying Japanese planes in the neighborhood of Manila! As for the lending of money to pay the poll taxes of white persons, not of negroes, The Greensboro Watch man, declares it to be preliminary to wholesale payment of them in Ala bama’s “Black Belt’’ later, and that may be taken for granted. Probate Judge Greene, protesting, cites a statute of Alabama defining payment of poll taxes by others than the persons owing them as a crime of bribery punishable by imprisonment. The Federal Security Administration would get around this by setting up that it does not pay the taxes, that it does no more than furnish the money to pay them! This astounding performance by an aeency of the federal government. The Watchman says, is instigated by the “left wingers” in Washington, who for months have been disturbing themselves and others about poll j taxes in Southern states. They wish I The Newberry high school seniors who were members of the football squad this season were the guests of the Newberry Jaycees at their re gular meeting last Thursday night at the Wallace Home. Coach W. L. Laval of Newberry college was the speaker.' He advised the boys to work hard and if they could, use their football to help tnem go to col lege. He further urged them, how ever, to get an education while at college), fbr at most hero-worship was short-lived. The main event on the program was the presentation of a trophy to the member of the football team who had been judged the best blocker of the 1941 season. This award was made by Gerald Paysinger, president of the Jaycees, and was received by Haskell Corley. The award was in the nature of a plaque for the tropfly room' of the school and a gold foot ball for young Corley. The affair is to be an annual one, and each year the name of the winner will be en graved on the plaque. Called on for short talks were Coach Harry Hedgepath and A salt an t Coach Carl Setzler of the high school. They expressed their appre ciation to the local chapter of the Junior Chamber of Commerce for making this event possible for the local grkfsters, and Co-captains H. C. Day and Herbert Willis express ed similar sentiments when called upon. to create a body of negroes to vote, because most of the negroes are the kind of people they can herd to the polls. These left wingers are “democrats”. Replying to one of the “Very Heavy Coon Dog®”, or VHCD’s, (the late General M. C. Butler invented that phrase we believe) of the FSA, Mr. Greene reminds that voting is not a “right”, that it is not mentioned in the Bill of Rights, that it is a “privi lege” which the federal constitution leaves to the states to confer and to limit. At present, payment of poll taxes by the federal government would not affect conditions in South Carolina, for the reason that elections are de cided in exclusive white primaries in which poll tax payments are not re quired as a qualification for voting. They say that the FSA’s perform ance is to be extended to South Carolina, and we remark, in passing, that South Carolinians will not ob streperously object if the same bene volent government shall lend all of them all of the money necessary to pay all their taxes, income, inherit ance, gasoline, and so forth and so forth. Still, the lending of money by the FSA, or federal government, (the American taxpayers), to persons, white or black, wherewith to pay poll taxes, is one of the most amazing of the grotesqueries so far practiced under the “New Order” in the United States and manifestly is loaded with the germs that corrupt the electorate, the boodle that buys voters by whole sale.—News & Courier. 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