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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1942 Businessmen Asleep To Their Own Best Interests By Spectator This is Easter! If there is one occasion of supreme assurance to all mankind it is Easter. Whatever may be the language or civilization, the condition of living, whether rich or poor, free or cramped, all men every where face the Great Beyond with questioning. .What comes after death? Or, rather, what is death? Is it the end of all ? Do we just merge again into the elements? Or do we pass from one existence to another? Is death only a sign of transition; that this being has cast off his fleshy tabernacle and gone forward to a higher state, with the essentials of his being? That is the Christian belief. But though men may theorize about such matters, the whole question was answered when Christ rose from the dead. Upon that fact we pin our faith. We need not seek the philosophers and others who “reasoned” all these things out, and concluded that there muse be a con tinuing State of being; we accept the fact with all the assurance it brings to each one. Great days should be celebrated. When the English cor nered King John in 1215 and forced him to grant them a charter of rights, they made an occasion wor thy of grateful remembrance. So with the Bill of Rights, and our Declaration of Independence, the crowning victory at Yorktown, and the adoption of our constitution. But how utterly pale and insignificant are all those accasions, transcendent- ly great though they were, when compared with this occasion! This, the answer to the soul’s deepest yearning, that we shall not just mingle with the earth and be nothing. I do not know all that the theolo gians teach about the mission of Jesus; nor have I heard men and women speculate on great themes of the scholars when trials and heart aches come. When one bows in sor row; or is stricken with grief; he finds comfort and strength in such promises as “IF I BE LIFTED UP I WILL DRAW ALL MEN UNTO ME.” And all this was brought to triumphant conclusion when the son of Man went through all the suffer ing and agony of death by torture, lay in the tomb, and then came forth as the glowing symbol of man’ 1 , resurrection and immortality. In moments of grief one doesn’t trust to the fresh awakening of Spring to learn the lesson of reviv ed and glorious life; one’s faith rests Business Training at Newberry CoDege To meet Government demands for well-trained secretaries and stenog raphers; To provide proper prepara tion for immediate requirements of business positions; To insure a broad er background through a cultural outlook; The College offers day and night classes tor beginning and advanced students. Business courses taken at Newberry carry the prestige of an accredited College. Students may enter special classes at any time. For further information call or write the college office. Telephone 245 James C. Kinard, President FOR TOP QUALITY —GET SINCLAIR PENNSYLVANIA MOTOR OIL Looking for one of the finest motor oils that can be made? Then ask for Sinclair Penn sylvania—expertly refined 100% from Bradford-Alle- gany crude oil, the world's oldest and costliest. You’ll use less oil—get top engine performance with Sinclair Pennsylvania. Try it today. Strother C. Paysinger Al g e n t SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY on the risen Saviour, that we, like Him, shall rise again. I had a long talk recently with of ficials of uur South Carolina Unem ployment Compensation commission. The commission is up a tree fre quently. Officials from Washington lean to the free and easy giving of the money; Labor complains that the commission is to strict; the employers thing the Commission is entirely too easy and that it is op erating as a hardship on the employ ers. They are the ones who pay the money which is being given away. I think the law itself is bad and as a statute was badly conceived, though the general purpose was good. Certainly a man of family has about the same need for rent, groc eries and fuel whether on the job or out of work. And if society can take care of a man, while out of work, through no fault of his own, it would be a sanely and helpfully conceived plan. It is a sort of insurance. But I think I’ve stated just where the trouble is: it is insurance. Why, then should not the man pay his own in surance? Why should not a man, while drawing pay, contribute some thing for the rainy day ? Why should an employer pay high wages and in surance for his employees also? I repeat, that the theory of in surance against unemployment is ex cellent, but it is not fair to charge it to the employer. That, however, is water over the dam. When all these dreams were being enacteed in Congress, the businss men of the Nation should have organized in their own interest. They didn’t do it; and they are paying billions for be ing too busy to fight against imposi tions. Some business men are still too busy to study these new plans. But the law itself has some pro- visons which are so unsound as to be utterly foolish and ridiculous. Consider this: In Columbia a colored man was on the street without a job. A merchant with a car of freight, asked if he would like to help unload the car. The man worked a few hours and was paid several dollars. Then, this Columbia business house, which had asked him to lend a hand, found that its reserve had been charged $12 a week for twelve weeks because it had used this boy as a pick-up for several hours. The Columbia concern had become the most recent employer and was there fore chargeable with all the benefits to be paid this man because he had laid off some other job! Now isn’t that utterly ridiculous and nonsensi cal? Isn’t that a farcical imposition or. a business? Well, mark you. that is the way the law reads. I’m happy to say that our Commission has made a new ruling in that case. But here is another: A South Caroli na bottling plant lost an employee: the man voluntarily left his job. He quit and went off, ending all connec tion with the bottling company. He went to Georgia and worked there: then he left that job. Whether he quit or was released or let off I don’t recall. He came back io South Carolina and claimed unemployment compensation. The Inspector in charge reported favorably and de clared this man was entitled to compensation to be charged aftinst the reserve of our bottling plan , be cause the concern in Georgia was not under the act. Now what do you think of that? I raised this question with the Commission: If a man quits his job, leaves of his own accord, is he entit led to unemployment compensation? Yes and no! Let me say that I am not attacking the Commission. The Commissioners and the staff have always shown readiness to go into very detail of every case. The busi nessmen have not been awake to their own interests even in the ad ministration of the law. Bad as the law is, businessmen should inform themselves of the law and the rules of procedure. It would save some bad headaches. Furthermore, they should report the frauds they hear about. I do not doubt that men and women have used this law fraudent- ly. Instead of reproaching the Com mission, let us turn on the light. The Commissioners are bound to be gov erned by the affidavits submitted, and the reports of their inspectors. What about the man or woman who left the job voluntarily and col lects benefits? I’ve heard that all over the state. I’m told that as a rule a person leaving a job voluntar ily is not entitled to benefits unless the circumstances were such that he was ineffect compelled to leave. If, for example, an employer threatened to kill him; or constantly menaced him physically—or something like that. I repeat, the businessmen of this nation were supinely acquiescent while congress was passing almost every sort of proposal sent to it. There should have been a Union of business to combat the theories of the philosophers of a new era. After a talk with a member of the Com mission’s staff I saw through much that I had wondered about. One simple rule would help immensely: Within four days of dismissing an employee write a full account to the commission. If you don’t, the em ployee will ask for benefits and get them, chargeable to your reserve. And if the employee leaves you vol untarily, report that within four days. Perhaps you had better be careful how you employ Tom, Dick, Harry or Mary, without knowing their employ ment history or record. He or she may have to be dismissed and you may find your reserve charged with all the weeks of benefits growing out of the previous job. Remember that some people will sign an affidavit to a falsehood in order to get benefits, or in order to help a friend get benefit payments. Keep in touch with the Commission and Inform it on all cases/ Above alljb stand-up for your rights; don’t lose oases, or have charges made against you by default. The Commission will gladly hear you. In holding the government to a strict accountability and in pointing out errors and mismanagement, we mus* remember that the President and heads of the departments may not know, cannot know, all the thousand details of the administrative effort How could the President or Secretary of the Navy know about the incident at Moorehead City, North Carolina, which imqfred the Governor of that State so deeply; and wh$oh caused Editor Jordan to editorialize under the heading “WHAT WERE OUR PLANES DOING?” Quoting The Dillon Herald: The Governor went to Moorehead City and there he saw the hulks of two ships which had been torpedoed. He was told that the enemy submarines clustered on th surface and their crews joked and chatted with one another several hours. Other submarines, after sink ing ships, disported on the surface like dolphins. Moorehead City has an air base and a supply of planes. At Fort Bragg are scores of planes that could reach Moorehead City in less than 30 minutes—yet enemy subma rines make a playground of the shipping lanes a few miles off the coast’’ The governor protested to Wash ington. Subsequently one of the admirals in a speech remarked that it was easier to criticise than to do things. No one wishes to indulge in mere fault-finding, but the gov ernor certainly had ground for say ing that with all the armed forces, navy patrol and airplanes our coast shouldn’t be a safe place for Ger man submarines to indulge in jokes. The Government at once set up a unified command, under which all branches of the armed services will respond to one commander. But if the governor of North Carolina had not protested the high officials might not have known of the wide- open gap in our defensive strategy. Fortunately that has been reme died. NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We the undersigned Jury Com missioners of Newberry county, shall on the 16th day of April draw, openly and publicly, in the Clerk of Court’s office, at 9 o’clock a. m., thirty-six names to serve at Petit Jurors at the Court of Common Pleas, which will convene in New berry County Court House on the 27th day of April 1942. at 10 o’clock a. m. H. K. Boyd, Clery of Court P. N. Abrams, Auditor J. R. Dawkins, Treasurer April 4th, 1942. 1 Classified Ads i NOTICE Notice is hereby given that all tres passing on lands of the undersigned is forbidden, and will be punished as prescribed by law. Apr. 7-42 Mrs. Nancy V. Turkett FOR RENT—Ohie unfurnished ap- .artment, also one unfurnished room, partment, also one unfurnished room Apply to Mrs. J. W. WHITE, Caldwell street or phone 181-J. 1003 CERESAN—Get yours treat your seed early. McCRACKIN, CO. now and JOHNSON- 16-4t AUTO KEYS—Made while you wait at DAVIS MOTOR CO. FOR SALE—Several acres, close in, desirable for residence and poul try or truck farm, very reasonable. Apply at Sun office. FOR [RENT—Garden plot, cheap to right party. Mrs. W. E. Pelham. FOR RENT—A three room apart ment on Glenn street with private en trance and private bathroom. J. J. LANGFORD & SON. FOR RENT—3, 4, or 6 room apart ment, furnished or unfurnished in the residence of the late Mrs. Laura Wise, Prosperity, S. C. See Mrs. B. T. Young, Prosperity or E. B. Pur cell, Newberry. 10-3tp. FOR SALE — 1938 CHEVROLET truck, good tires, new motor, extra long wheelbase. Very cheap. J. D. Butler, 2107 Adelaid street, Newber ry, S. C. 10-3tp To Relieve Misery of COLDS LIQUID, TABLETS SALVE NOSE DROPS COUGH DROPS Try “RUB-MY-TISM” A Wonderful Liniment Keep the Home Fires <iBurning / GmamictiiCQkX* C. T. Summer> Inc. The chambiays that bloom in the spring, tra la, "vill be seen in the lighter hues this season, the National Cotton Council and Cot ton Textile Institute report. As evidence Suzanna Foster, Para mount player, po: a in this pastel cotton chambray with huge patch pockets. The short cap sleeves and pockets are trimmed in a floral design of white cotton braid. The fitted bqdice has a square neck line. A sash belt encircles the waist. TIPS ON WHAT TO WRITE SOLDIERS With thousands of South Carolin ians serving at distant points with the nation’s armed forces, the war department is endeavoring to make it easy for relatives and friends at home to communicate regularly with them. Through the office of government reports, 1400 Pendleton street, Col umbia, of which Lawrence M. Pinck ney is state director, the war depart ment has arranged for distribution of instructions in connection with its effort to encourage correspon dence between the nation’s fighting men and the “folks back home.” The soldier’s serial number should be placed on all letters and pack ages addressed to him in order to avoid confusion which might be caused by a similarity in names. The correct mailing address smould be obtained from the soldier him self, along with the army postoffice number and the city through which mail addressed to him is to be bandied. If, however, this informa tion is not available, after the sol dier has left the country, then you may inquire of the adjutant general, war department, Washington, for the correct mailing address. In such cases, however, only the army post- office will be furnished, and not the foreign station of the soldier. An ordinary letter addressed thru a numbered army postoffice to a soldier stationed in a distant post even outside the United States, will require only three cents postage. On air mail the postage is six cents a half ounce. When sending parcel post packages, one should ascertain from the local postmaster the exact cost. Postage is charged only from the city of mailing to the port of dispatch in the United States. Instructions issued by the war department include these three im portant items: 1. Include your return address in upper left hand comer of envel ope, and allow plenty of white space on envelop for forwarding data by the postmaster. 2. Write on only one side of page. WTien letters are censored, the material is actually cut out with a pair of scissors, thereby un necessarily destroying harmless-ma terial on the r everse side of the page. 3. Always write in plain, visible text, preferable English. Never use secret writing ink of any kind. In order that your letters may readily pass the censor, there are certain rules to remember in your correspondence. Here are seven: 1. Never include information containing training troops - move ments or production of military equipment or mention of any speci fic employment of that equipment. If a soldier should include that in formation within one of his letters, Wonted! Scrap Iron, copper, brass, aluminum, batteries, rags, auto radiators, zinc, inner tubes, burlap bags, etc. Location in alley leading to Standard Oil Station. W. H. Sterling FINAL SETTLEMENT EXPECTED BIG JEFFRIES FEE Washington, April 11.—Governor R. M. Jefferies is expected soon to receive “settlement in full for servic es rendered as counsl for the South Carolina public service authority during early stages of development of the Santee-Cooper hydro-electric and power project, when he was serving the authority on a “fee basis.’’ The “in full” check to be deliver ed to Governor Jefferies will not cover the entire unpaid balance of a $185,000 bill for attorney’s fees he claimed was due him prior to his re tention as counsel for the authority at $10,000 per year. However, officials in the federal works agency, which financed San tee-Cooper with a loan and grant, have approved and sent to Tom B. Pearce, authority chairman, a rec ommendation that the final settle ment total “a higher amount” than the $55,000 suggested in January 1941, as “in full” payment for serv ices rendered by the now governor. Alan Johnstone, FWAs general counsel has declined to reveal the exact amount of the “compromise” proposal. He assumed the position that since the money, although bor rowed from the public works divis ion of the FWA, is the public serv ice authoritie’s, the state agency should make the announcement. “If you quote me” said Mr. Johnstone, a native South Carolin ian, “just say that I said the matter is under study.” Controversy over a “fair’’ settle ment of this account has extended well over a period of two years, with the FWA here and the author ity at Columbia “passing the buck” back and forth. Senator Burnet R. Maybank, who was governor when Mr. Jefferies presented his bill, has declined to participate in discussions concern ing settlement since he became sen ator. He said he had received some correspondence pertaining to the matter, but had answered that the subject is strictly the business of the public service authority and the FWA. He has no legal prerogra- tive as senator to act or recommend action, he added, and feels that the question can and should be settled without his interference. The unannounced figure suggested as settlement was recommended by a board of FWA legal authorities appointed by former Administrator John M. Carmody, now a member of the maritime commission. Mr. Car mody asked the board to continue its investigations after the $55,000 fig ure was found to be unsatisfactory to Mr. Jefferies, who last April re quested that the matter be suspend ed until after the adjournment of the legislature, in which he was then serving as senator. Appointment of Mr. Carmody to the maritime commission further de layed the negotiations. General Philip B. Fleming, who succeeded him as FWA administrator, has been ill since taking the oath of office and Acting Administrator Baird Snyder has expressed a de sire that final approval of the mat ter for the FWA should come from his new chief. Governor Jeffi -ies originally sub mitted a bill for about $150,000. The state authority forwarded the state ment to Washington. Mr. Carmody returned it with a request that it be itemized. Governor Jefferies 'pe rused his books and found items in connection with his work in Santee- Cooper development totaling approx imately $185,000. He submitted the statement to the authority, from which it was forwarded to Mr. Car mody without comment. The then FWA chieftain returned the statement to Columbia for ap proval, contending that since the money was being spent by the au thority, that agency should recom mend its approvol. Members of the authority deliberated and cut the bill to $53,000, whereupon Mr. Jef feries asked for an FWA investiga tion to check the fairness of his claim. The board raised the amount to $55,000, but this figure apparently did not suit the then Santee-Cooper authority. It was then that he ask ed postponement of negotiations un til after adjournment of the 1941 legislature. keep the data confidential. 2. Don’t discuss security meas ures taken to protect plants, local utilities, or transportation facilities. 3. Never include information a- bout the weather. 4. Don’t discuss adverse condi tions which affect your farm or oc cupation. 5. Don’t include criticism of the conduct of the war. Your views may not be based upon fact. 6. When sending pictures, make certain that no information of a military nature is included in the scenes. 7. Remember that the purpose of censorship is not to place hardship on correspondents. Instead, it is to collect information from mail com ing from foreign countries while, at the same time, preventing important information from reaching the enemy. ATTENDS DISTRICT DPW CONFERENCE Mrs. Edna H. Feagle, Mrs. Mattie G. Smith, Miss Mary Wheeler, Mrs. Myrtle Culclasure, and Mrs. Ruth Mathis attended the Piedmont Dis trict conference of the DPW which was held in Greenville Wednesday. COTTON QUIZ g&MconoNCJ’/W.KS • BE PUT T Q INDUSTRIAL USE ? XUS. EXPERIMENTS AT CLENVSOM COL LEGE, S.C, HAVE RESULTED in THE developement of a satisfactory WAUBOMtS FROM COT- . TONSTAIKS-THE BOARD ff. HAS NOT YET BEEN PRO- ( J 0UCED COMMERCIALLY. ' E. LEE HAYES DIES E. Lee Hayes, 78, of the Hartford section of the county, died Thurs day at his home and funeral serv ices were conducted at five o’clock Friday afternoon from the late res idence by Rev. R. C. Brockwell and the Rev. E. B. Keisler. Surviving are two sons, J. Tom Hayes and Fred L. Hayes of New berry; three daughters, Mrs. John Nance and Mrs. A. E. Bedenbaugh, both of Newberry, and Mrs. C. E. Cheatham of Greenville, also eight grandchildren. ROUTES PERMITTED Columbia, April 9.—The Public Service commission granted per mission today for Masie McManus of Saluda, to operate a motor bus service between Saluda and the Ninety Six cotton mills. Authority also was granted Ben Coleman to furnish motor freight service from Saluda, Richland, Newberry, and Greenwood counties. □ HIS VOOTl CHAP WOULD LIKE TO A PVEPTI SE,«FOR^ THE U«S. MARINES/ IF VOU MEEP HELI? 'fRY OUR-WAkiT ADS/ For Defense Telling American women the siory of new cotton garments for women working in agriculture and defense industries, Camille Ander son of Memphis, the l 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ) 12 Maid of Cotton, is making a 100-day tour of 2J major industrial cities from New York to San Francisco. Misa A : ..d' > rscn i» appearing as guest and Icatured model in all-cotton fcshio.i shows in each city. Her ♦o'T i" sponsored by the National Cctto* Council and Cotton-Textile Institute, the Memphis Cotton Crrnbal Association, and the Cot- loo Fxchanges of Memphis, New Ycik and New Orleans. .