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BOND DAY For Victory... Buy U.S. DEFENSE BONDS STAMPS VOLUME 5; NO. 18 The Rising; Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1942 PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE LABOR IS HERE—BUT? SCENE I: Extension experts here last week end to urge our farmers to raise more of everything to feed the world. The farmers listened at tentively and agreed that more was needed, but there was one question uppermost on their minds: “How can it be done with no farm labor?” SCENE 2: Monday morning some 300 or more negroes gathered on College stret to bid farewell to some 15 of their number leaving for army camps They milled about from aOout nine o’clock until 12:30 when the bus arrived. QUESTION: How could so many able bodied negro men spare time from their jobs to loaf around half a day? The secret seems to be that they had no regular jobs or that many of them were WPA workers unable to go on the job on account of rain. In either event here are laborers who should be on our farms but who on account of one govern ment agency or another are able to live in town, work a little when they please and loaf the balance of the time. This newspaper does not blame the negro. It blames the New Deal ag ency which is leading ignorant ne groes to believe that they are now enjoying some sort of right that has been denied them; that they are en titled to certain pay which the gov ernment intends to see that they get. That agency is of course WPA. Far from releasing help for the farms WPA has actually solicited labor for its rolls here in Newberry county; it has done it time and again. It has done it because some of the high-ups would have been cut off had the rolls not been maintained at certain numbers. Anyone with half an eye could see the desperate situation on Newber ry county farms in that crowd at the court house last week end. Mostly they were men Who have seen their best days and are no long er able to do farm work. Yet they must keep on doing what they can. Pinckney has got to have his negroes, but the blame is not altogeher Pinck ney’s. Few of us would willingly part with a $6,000 teat. The trouble has got to be reme died at Washington. It is up to Butler Hare and Burnet Maybank, and all the other lawmakers to wipe this thing from the face of the nation. And that does not mean to cut the appropriation, leaving the top jobs to stay on the payroll and play with their paper clips—it means to KILL the whole thing, lock, stock, and barrel. It is doubtful if a single cent out of the thousands of dollars spent for stamps and bonds in Newberry county ever buys a bullet to kill a Jap. The government is perhaps spending in needless relief more than it is taking in through the sale of these bonds and stamps. This is a condition which has our people low In heart. They want to help—all of us earnestly want to help our co-untry in her trials—but we feel that our little contribution is nothing at all when we see millions being poured into rat holes. TAKE THE LONG VIEW Don’t let the reverses now being suffered by he United nations dis turb you. There is absolutely no doubt about the outcome of this war and besides the United nations are not alone in suffering back sets. The biggest blunder, the biggest back set of this war was made by Herr Hitler himself when he took on the Russians and the end of that blund er is not yet. Democracies blunder most because they cannot plan in secret nor can they keep developments a secret. How much have the Germans sutfer- ed of which we know nothing? Take the long view and have farth. The United nations have many times more of everything than their enemies and in due time this strength will begin to take its toll. Nothing is to be gained by rushing in to “save face”. Britain did that in Greece. Just wait until our great country is ready, then we will give them hell and plenty of it, and at a minimum cost of manpower. GOATS FOR DEFENSE Mayor Herman Langford has hit upon a novel way to save rubber. He was seen riding briskly down Col lege street Tuesday in a little sulky powered by a big white goat. The Mayor has not resorted to this means of getting about as a regular thing, however as the team belongs to lit- tla Jimmie Wiseman. Just setting an example perhaps. CHANGE THE TUNES Every church in Newberry should open its services Sunday morning with the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” and close with “God Bless America”. And the minis ters’ message should be something more virile than 30 minutes of sky gazing. If free America isn’t good enough for the church to fight for it ought to close shop and move to Af ghanistan. four minute men In the last world wbr spell-binders appeared in theatres and other pub lic places and delivered patriotic four-minute speeches. We need them again. The knowledge that the folks back home are stirred up over the war will be a great boost to the boys in uniform. It’s pretty hard on the boys in camp to come home on visits and find so much apathy and indif ference. NEED FOR CHURCH IS GREAT Unless the church of America wakes up to its responsibility in this war civilian as well as military morale is certain to suffer. The church can indoctrinate the country with a righteous will to win if it will come down out of the skies and deal with things as they are. The church cannot continue to preach a mythical devil when the real devils are applying the torch of arm ed conflagration in every part of the world. The church has fought shad ow-shapes long enough and it must now realize that if it is to survive it must help fight the devils who roam this earth, and leave “Satan” of an tiquity for the morons of whom he was bom. Nothing would suit Hitler better than for our churches to continue a- long present lines. He knows that jfhe doctrine of the Christian church is one of peace and as well aa all God-fearing people love peace the time is here when there is no peace and the preaching of it in any shape or form must cease for the duration. THE SPIRIT THAT IS AMERICA Mrs. J. C. Salter from up Chap pells way was in to renew her sub scription this week. She has one son in the navy and another in the Navy yard at Charleston. Jler 18 year old eon, all she has left at home, also wants to join the navy. Mrs. Salter said she asked him why he wanted to join when he was needed at home so badly and his reply was that he wanted a chance to fight the Japs. That is the spirit of tens of thous ands of American boys. It is the spirit that should make the grumb lers and complainers hang their beads in shame. Nothing matters in this war but to win it. If it means doing without tires and sugar or anything else there should be - no complaint from the home front. There are some people left in this country, even in Newberry who are griping because they can’t get all of everything they want. They are from the ones who have no sons in the service and their only concern now as always is to have what they want regardless of the welfare of our own fighting men or those of our allies now bearing the brunt of battle on the frozen plains of Russia. This country is going to have to have a few concentration camps be fore a lot of idiots realize we are in a war. ITS MAJOR KIBLER NOW! Newberry will learn with pride that it now has a Major in the air service, in the person of Haskell Kibler. Mr. Kibler has been in the service sev eral years, is a graduate of The Citadel and a son of Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Kibler. Major Kibler is now head of a n officers training school at Aberdeen, Maryland. SACRED COW SLIPPING And another sacred cow likely to go down before the world gets on an even keel again is American dis taste of the church having even a tiny voice in State affairs. This is not the place to discuss it but you might frame yourself something to cogitate upon by asking yourself if the church could possibly make any more of a mess than we have today. Or again if it were better to be boss ed by the church or by srewball politicians. AIR RAID RECIPE Here is what a certain Scotchman says he does in an air raid: “When the air raid warning sounds I take the Bible from the shelf and read the Twenty-third Psalm. Then I put on a wee bit of prayer. Then I take a wee drap o’ wiskey to steady my nerves. Then I get in bed and pull the covers way up. And then I tell Hitler to go to hell!” Harley’s Bridge Bill Gets Favorable Vote A Joint Resolution, introduced by Representative Aubrey Harley a few days ago has received a second reading in the house and Mr. Harley expects the resolution to continue its way through the House and the Sen ate without objection. As set out in the language of the bill below the legislature is to secure the much needed bridge near Peak. The Keso. lution reads: “That the Highway Department of the State of South Carolina be, and is hereby authorized and directed to at once begin, and complete as soon as practicable, proper approaches to, and a bridge across, Broad River near Peak; the location of both the approaches and the bridge to be in the discretion of said highway department.” A bridge across Broad River at this point will be a great convenience to the people in the Newberry as well as the Fairfield sections of that area. Such a bridge has been sought for some years but this is the first favorable action it has received. While steel is not to be had for all purposes at this time Mr. Harley feels that the highway department will give a measure of preferenct to this bridge and he hopes to see the people being served by it before many months have passed. COUNTY SUPPLY BILL ABOUT THE SAME With the exception of very small increases in the salaries of two coun ty employees the county supply bill for the year beginning July first re mains the same as last year with the exception of certain items includ ed last year and now withdrawn from the bill. There was no actual re duction in operating, bond or inter est obligations and consequently there will be no reduction in millsge. The county is at present being op erated upon an economical basis and a reduction in taxes cannot be ex pected until the large bond issues begin to expire in I960. MAYBANK FRANK ABOUT PENSIONS Senator Burnet R. Maybank, who, unlike his colleague, Senator Elli son D. (Cotton Ed) Smith, opposed the congressional civil service re tirement act, commonly known as the “congressional pension bill”, has ans wered the invitation of the civil ser vice commission to qualify for the law's benefits with a polite but em phatic “no, thank you”. “One of the provisions of the new legislation,” wrote civil Service Di rector L. A. Moyer to the senator, “is the option granted elective offi cers to become members of the civil service retirement and disability fund.” Senator Maybank replied that “per sonally, I voted against HR 3487 (the ‘pension bill’) and I do not propose to give 5 per cent of my salary for pensions. Any salary I might re ceive in Washington,” he continued, “I will need for my personal expen ses, as well as telephone bills and other business expenses that must be deducted from same. “As a candidate for the United States senate, I told the people of South Carolina that my only desire to be elected was to be of service to them. This campaign pledge I pro pose to carry out, and I do not want any part of the salary paid me to be used toward the creation of a pen sion. . . . “The question of personal pen sions should not be considered by a senator. Instead the honor of the position and the desire to be of service should be paramount. I ap preciated your calling this to my at tention, but I have no interest in same. In fact, I hope the law will be repealed.” MT. BETHEL-GARMANY CLUB The Mt. Bethel-Garmany H. D. club will meet at the school house, Mon day afternon at four o’clock. Please be on time. Mesdames Minnie Leitz. sey, Claude Price and Comer Senn, hostesses. Mrs. D. S. Halfacre, Pres., Mrs. Claude Price, Sec. SERGEANTS RUFF AND CLAMP MOVED TO CAMP EDWARDS Sergeants William Charles Ruff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ruff and James Clamp, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Clamp of Newberry, have been transferred from Camp Stewart, Ga., to Camp Edwards, Mass. Both boys received their commission as ser geants when they were transferred February 1. We Must Not Let Them Down! o Every landowner in Newberry county should have received a letter from Major General C. F. Thompson, U. S. Army, in which are the follow ing paragraphs: I ask the landowners in these 11 counties to grant without cost to the government, the privilege for troops of the United States Army to man euver and camp temporarily upon their lands during the period com mencing April 1, 1942, and ending March 31, 1947. We will issue pro per orders to safeguard farmyards, gardens, and similar areas. In the event of damage to land, cultivated areas, or property during the pro posed training, prompt attention will be given to claims addressed to the Rents and Claims Officer, Fort Jack- son, South Carolina. Continuous use of the land is not contemplated, nor will troops be con centrated in those areas for pro tracted periods. It is desired to make provision only for occasional exercises a nd maneuvers to meet the needs of the varied units which are being organized and trained in South Carolina. Everyone who has received this letter also received a franked self- addressed postcard called a “Maneu ver Right Permisison f'orm”. It is urgent that this card be signed and mailed AT ONCE. America is at war with a most ferocious and cruel enemy. Our boys, sons, brothers, kith and kin are joining the colors by the thousands. They must have some practical training in field tac tics in order to meet Ahe enemy on anything like equal terms. We MUST NOT let them down! If you ask, “What can I do for my country?” answer by signing this card at once and mail Let every one put this question to his neigh bor: “Have you signed ^the Maneuver Right Permission Card?” Let us by giving our boys IrPfTie army plenty' ground to practice army maneuvers. Time is short. Tomorrow may be too late! Victory is our only purpose. Every one must help. You may not be able to buy bonds (do both if you can) but sign the card at all costs. If there are any questions, call at the county agent’s office or upon your county maneuver director lo cated in the court house at the office of your county commissioner^. TABOR L. HILL, County Maneuver Dir. GREAT DOG LOVER DIES Pompton Lakes, N. J., Feb. 18.— Albert Payson Terhune, CD, died to day at his 44-acre estate, “Sunny- bank,” among the collies which won him international fame as an author. The collies he raised, many of them blue ribbon winners, were sec ond only to Mrs. Terhune in his af fection. The 100 dogs he owned at death had the run of the estate. The immediate cause of death was a heart ailment. The energetic author had been in ill health for two years. One of his collie companions was with him in December, 1928, when he was struck and knocked 30 feet by an automobile which failed to halt. He was confined to his bed for several months and never fully regained his health. PASSES BILL TO PAY ELECTION MANAGERS Columbia, Feb. 17 The senate passed to third reading today a joint resolution by Senator C. C. Moore of Spartanburg that would have the state pay, up to a total of $12,000 the fees of managers and clerks who worked in the South Carolina Demo cratic party’s two special U. S senatorial primaries of last fall. The Spartanburg senator serveo notice that he “might have some thing to say on that” when it comes up for third reading, as the measure passed today was altered from the original bill as he introduced it. A senate finance committee amendment made the change. The original resolution would have directed the state treasurer to pay the party’s script issued in lieu of fees—$2 per manager and per clerk —with the party to repay the state at some later date. The finance committee amendment set the maximum to be paid by the state under the resolution at $12,- 000, and made no provision for re payment of the funds by the Demo cratic party. The state Democratic party, when it found itself faced with a special senatorial 'primary last fall aflter James F. Byrnes had resigned to ac cept appointment to the U. S. sup reme court, also found itself without funds. 4 Neat Sum Realized For Paralysis Victims Contributions totaling $945.00 res ulted from the Infantile paralysis drive just terminated here under sponsorship of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. This is said to be the most successful drive for this cause so far. Communities contributing were Whitmire $103.65, Prosperity $79.38, Mollohon $76.46, Chappells, $10.25, Silverstreet $15.84, West End $19.13, Oakland $9.67. From coin boxes in city $156.28; from Jubilee checks $22.50; proceeds from dance $244.50. County schools: O’Neal $2.95, Hartford $3.30, Johnstone $2.20, Long Lane $2.93, Little Mountain $9.91, St. Philips $9.50, Ston" Hill $5.79, Mt. Bethel-Garmany $2.30, New Hope Zion $2.58, Bush River $6.08, Jolly Street $1.15, Pomaria $8.79. City schools: West End $10.50, Mol lohon $10.25, Oakland $5, Speers Street $12.60, Boundary street $12.00, Junior High $15.82,. Senior high, 24.- 30, Drayton street (colored) $17. After costs of the campaign were deducted a balance of $742.11 re mained which was equally divided be tween the national chapter and the county chapter. OTHO WILLIAMS TRANSFERRED TO JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Otho Williams, who has been trans ferred to Jacksonville, Fla., from the Atlanta Naval Air Base, visited his parents, Thursday of this week be fore reporting to Jacksonville Wed nesday. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES By The Secretary Thanks a million folks, for the many good things you have said to me and about me! I am beginning to get acquainted with the work, and with yowr coopera tion, hope to do things. The first letter I opened on the first morning contained a check for dues. Thanks Dick! If anyone else wants to join in on the chorus, well, just—Keep ’em rolling! o We are working with the Civilian Defense Council, helping the BSA to organize for collection of paper— boxes, magazines, etc.; investigated a solicitor of funds (By the way, the Chamber of Commerce has a com mittee to investigate all solicitors of funds in Newberry. If a solicitor hasn’t a permit from the Chamber of Commerce, send him to us; if for a worthy , cause, a permit will be granted. Otherwise—Keep ’em roll ing. o A member of Chamber of Com merce came in and asked if we could help him get a man for a job—Ho. kus Pokus—and we produced the man! This “Hokus Pokus” doesn’t work all the time, it might happen to us like it did to a fellow who asked the little boy to give him a paper sack and, Hokus Pokus, he would paint it red for him. He took the paper sack and stepped out of the room and came back with a red rubber baloon, but he only had one. The little boy was delighted, but in playing with it, bursted it. Picking up another pa per sack, he said to the fellow, “I want another yellow one”—Exit Ho kus Pokus. o By the way, do you know a des erving white boy, not in school, about 17 to 19, who wants work. We might be able to help him secure work. o We mailed out this form with a letter to all the Organizations we have a record of: Name cf Club Place of Meeting Time of Meeting: Date.. ; Hour A. M P. M- President Phone No Business Address Home Address If your organization didn’t get one, fill our form and mail to Chamber of Commerce. Thank! If your organi zation did get one and has failed to return it, do it now. Keep ’em rolling. We have received lots of good suggestions. Thanks. If you have one or more, Keep ’em rolling in. o We have placed a box in front of the S. C. National Bank, in which you may put your front license plates. The State Highway depart ment needs ’em, so Keep ’em rolling in. Miss Looney, my very able assist ant, joins me in again saying, Thanks a million!—and Keep ’em Rolling! ) Young Chapin Cleric Heads Large Church The Rev. Heyward W. Epting, of Chapin, Sunday accepted a call to the pastorate of St. John’s Lrtheran church, where he has been assistant to the Rev. Dr. George J. Gonga- ware, pastor. Dr. Gongaware retired recently and now is pastor emeritus. “In my serious and prayerful consideration of the call that has come to me, I realize fully the scope of the work of this parish,” Mr. Epting said. "I consider it the most challenging work in the entire South Carolina synod and with the cooperation of every member of this church, St. John’s can be made a very productive field in the Master’s vineyard. “During the past two weeks, in my constant communion with God, from His throne of grace, I have heard my Mastqr say over and over to me, ‘Son, go work in my vineyard’. To this command of Je sus, my heart could not resist. My heart simply had to be responsive to this call, and my answer contin ually went to His throne of grace, ‘Here am I. Send me’.” Mr. Epting is one of the youngest pastors in the history of St. John’s church. He came to the congrega tion as assistant pastor in July, 1940, and was ordained at a special serv ice at St. John’s in November, 1940. He was an honor graduate of New berry college in 1937. URGES SOWING OF LESPEDEZA Urging Newberry - county farmers to sow annual lespedeza on grain during February and March, J. H Talbert, Soil Conservationist of the Lower Saluda Soil Conservation Dist rict, says that in so doing farmers can make a practical contribution to the Food-for-Freedom program. Annual lespedeza makes ideal summer grazing, he explained, and since milk, ap^, other dairy and livestock product*, are -the foods most urgently needed both in Britain and here at home, grazing crops will play a vital part in the food-for- freedom program. Mr. Talbert went on to say that more hay and grazing than has here tofore been available will be needed if farmers are to meet the goals es tablished for these products. He also points out that good grazing will lower the cost of producing these products. Seeded on grain in the spring, les pedeza usually is ready to graze about July 1. The lespedeza may be grazed until fall, and after the seed has ripened, grain mry be planted again, following a light disking, or in drill furrows. The following spring, a volunteer growth of lespe deza that can be grazed during the summer appears. By this system, two crops can be produced annually on the same land, and the soil is covered at all times and protected against erosion. Mr. Talbert, points out that les pedeza seeded on small grain does not necessarily have to be grazed. Used in normal crop rotations and turned under for soil improvement, lespedeza still offers an opportunity to contribute to the food-for-freedom program by keeping the soil in con dition to produce larger acre yields of crops farmers might be called op to grow later. Miss Nell Kohn of Columbia, sent her brother, the well know Hal, a beautiful miniature parrot, which the said Hal has in a suitao'e swing at bis store, to keep campi.ny with his canary; only the parrtt can’t use his voice—because it is a peanut parrot, not in the sense, however, that one says peanut politician. This “bird” was made out of a peanut, the same kind of nut that some crackers used to take to the picture shows. Miss Kohn, like the young Wells boys of Newberry, is talented, which she shows in the making of this peanut parrot, the tropical bird, of Columbia. MRS. CHARLTON CROMER Mrs. Charlton Cromer, 79, died at a hospital in Clinton February 13 af ter a lingering illness. She is survived by seven children: Mrs. A. A. Sligh, Mrs. W. E. Aber nathy, Mrs. C. H. Walker, Mrs. Ellen Mapp, T. P, Joe. and Wallace Cro mer, and three step-children, Mrs. W. A. McSwain, Mrs. J. W. Spoon and Mrs. R. B. Fergueson. Funeral service was conducted at Betth-Eden Lutheran church, of which Mrs. Cromer had long been a mem ber, Sunday afternoon, February 15 at three o’clock, by Rev. M. L. Kes- ter, assisted by Rev. J. L. Mayer of Clinton. MRS. HARRY VIGODSKY IN NEW YORK Mrs. Harry Vigodsky is spending this week in New York where she is buying new spring merchandise for The Fashion department store. ATTEND DISTRICT IMUSIC MEETING IN FLORIDA liss Mary Alice Mitchell, Junior ision Club Rating for the state Recording Secretary of the local sic club, and President Wilbur ig, Jr., attended the Southeastern trict meeting of the National leration of music clubs which was i in St. Augustine, Fla., Monday [ Tuesday of this week. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Governor Cooper last night sent a special message to both houses of the general assembly in which he said he was gravely concerned over the proposed appropriations for «he public schools. The governor called attention to the advancement of the school system and how the appro priations recommended in the ways and means committee’s bill would seriously cripple the work. He urged the legislature not to reduce the common school work as a sacrifice for the institutions of higher learn ing. In the senate the message, up on motion of Senator Goodwin, was referred to the finance committee. The house received it as information. Representative Julius S. Mclnnes of Darlington, recently elected by the legislature to be a trustee of the University of South Carolina, yester day informed the general assembly through a letter to both houses that he would not qualify as a trustee end asked that the joint assembly elect someone in his stead. In his letter Mr. Mclnnes says he does not think he should serve as a trustee while a member of the general a ssembly. KEITT PURCELL IS GOLD STAR CADET Keitt Purcell, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Purcell, a Sophomore at the Citadel in Charleston, has been cited for excellence and authoized to wear gold stars during the ensuing sem ester. Keitt was one of the sixty-six ca dets at the Citadel who received this honor by virtue of having made an academic grade point ratio of 2.65 on the work of the first semester. SANDRA LEE NEWMAN Mr. a nd Mrs. Harry Newman are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a daughter, Sandra Lee, at the local hospital Saturday, Feb ruary 14. Mrs. Newman is the for mer Miss Frances Dawkins. Mr. Newman is now stationed at Fort Jackson. SEEN ABOUT TOWN Magistrate BEN DAWKINS run ning around Wednesday in his shirt sleeves and remarking that he was rushing the spring season . . . Little JIMMIE WISEMAN riding in a lit tle cart pulled by a billy goat . . . Dr. R. A. GOODMAN out again af ter a seige of ’flu . . . CARL EPT- INS, Pomaria, in Sun office looking for the editor . . . Mrs. E. B. SETZ- LER stopping on College street to let a college boy out of her car after giving him a ride to town . . . College street full of negroes Monday morn ing seeing Negro Draftees off b Fort Bragg, N. C. . . . R. M. LOMI- NAOK pulling out his old silver dol lars to buy defense stamps and re marking that they would do “Uncle Sam” more good than they would him "salted” away . . . Mrs. T. E. DAVIS shopping ... Dr. H. H. BOYD look ing at his watch . . . Mrs. DANNY LAMBETH and brother, Mrs. R. D. SMITH, JR., riding down Main street . . . MARTHA “SNOOKY” BOOZER going to work . . . “DUDE” EPTING passing Sun office waving and turning on his friendly smile as usual . . . WHITE FANT stopping to pet a Chow dog in front of the Wiseman hotel . . . WILSON BROWN and BILL REID standing on comer of Boyce and College streets talk ing . . . Birthday anniversaries thru February 28th: Mrs. J. B. Halfacre and Mrs. Charles Suber, February 21; Mrs. Sebie Tendel (Brooksie Hutchinson), and Mrs. C. A. Calc-'te, Feb. 22; Claude Sanders, Feb. 23; Mrs. J. R. Green, Dorothy Koon and R. A. Feagle, Feb. 24; Robert Daven port and Miss Thelma Lester, Feb. 25; H. D. Whitaker, Feb. 27; Hub Quattlebaum, Walter Wallace and Mrs. W. E. Elmore, Feb. 28 and Metts Fant, Jr., Feb. 29. i