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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBL7IRY SUN FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1942. 1218 Collere Street Ne'wfcerry, S. C. O. 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. Military authorities are said to be lieve that Hitler has the men and the equipment for one more grand offen sive. If that offensive can be beaten, they reason, the Fuehrer will be on the way to eventual defeat and disas ter. That is why every effort is now being given to supply Russia with an ever-increasing stream of the implements of war. Hitler must break Russia if he is to win his glo bal war. The Russians seem com pletely confident of their power to stop him if they receive adequate equipment. Stalin has said that American and English help has reched gratifying proportions. This year the destiny of half the world may be decided in the U.S.S.R. THE FRUITS OF HOARDING A news dispatch tells of a man who registered for a sugar ration book and reported that he had 15,- 000 pounds of sugar in his posses sion. When questioned, he said that he had feared a shortage two years ago and had been accumulating his gigantic stock ever since. That is a particularly glaring ex ample of the kind of action that, if widely followed even on a small scale, will make an extreme extension of rationing inevitable. In other words, hoarding makes scarcities—and scar cities, in turn, make iron-handed gov ernment control unavoidable. Some authorities have said that there would be no need for sugar rationing at this time had not purchases by the public increased to an abnormal level. END BOONDOGGLING ERA NOW The House of Representatives rec ently reduced 1943 non-war appro priation bills almost two billion dol lars below the 1942 totals. That ac tion was characterized by Kenneth L. Pray, secretary of the Citizens Emergency committee, as “the most forthright step yet taken by the fed eral government to control the im pending inflation.” The House cut appropriations for practically all offices and activities which are not directly connected with the war effort. The money which will be saved is important. And what is far more important is the fact that the officials who control the na tion’s purse strings are beginning to realize that we can’t pay for the greatest war in history and spend endless billions for non-essentials, without courting disaster. We hear much these days of re ducing purchasing power as one of the means of preventing inflation. Lavish spending by the federal gov ernment in itself vastly increases purchasing power without a cor responding increase in the production of goods .and services. If inflation is to be prevented, the government, no less than industry and individ uals, must pull in its belt to the last notch. The House has made a fine start. Now let it go ahead and effect fur ther economies. There are many notorious examples of glaring waste in governmental affairs. Very large sums of money are being spent on activities which could and should be paid for by private business. The goal must be to cut our government competition with taxpaying private enterprise, and to abandon or defer any and all political projects which are not absolutely essential. In short, let our public servants practice what they preach to the people. The House has acted at last —and the kind of thinking that made the reductions possible must be en couraged and intensified. The boon doggling era must come to an end. AN EASY WAY OUT But for these parlous days thru which we are passing, the country would have indulged in uproarous laughter at the announced purpose of the president’s move to make people pay their bills. According to Wash ington reports, Mr. Rosevelt wants to get people out of debt and keep them out! Few will quarrel with the motive. It is sound. Thousands of Americ ans would be better off if their credit was more limited than it is. But the suggestion, coming from the fountainhead of the most colossal national debt the country has ever known, will only serve to lubricate the funnybone of the yankee. Per haps this is what the president had in mind, anyway. He knows that Americans have be^n somewhat down over the Jap exploits in the Pacific and need something to brighten the somber picture. So ob vious is the parody of debt-paying, that it may indeed produce two horse laughs where only one “ha!” grew before. Added is another boost for lag ging spirits: the president has not lost his sense of humor. If, as a result of the president’s fatherly counsel, we can get out of debt by way of the parody route and presi dential humor, we shall have scored a triumph which the federal govern ment has failed to achieve these nine past years. IT S YOKE IS NOT EASY Farmers who take upon themselves a government yoke soon learn that it is not easy unless they meekly “go along”. Kansas wheat growers, op erating under tripple A, became aw are of this when last year they ex ceeded the acreage allotted to them for sowing. For violation of this rule, they were fined 49c a bushel of the grain they produced. In many cases, after farmers had paid fines, elevator costs and so on, they were dismayed to learn that the govern ment actually got more money out of their wheat crops than they did themselves. Last march 300 Kansas growers decided to try to correct this: sued the government to recover the 49 cents a bushel fines they had paid. This was the beginning of further trouble for the farmers. The defense argued that the secretary of agri culture, Wickard, only could be sued in Washington because he is a federal officer. By a two to one vote the judges quashed the suit. April 2 the court met again in Topeka. Again the 300 farmers ap peared to push thier suit. This time defense attorneys contended that the suit was of no avail because it named only triple A officials and did not include Mr. Wickard, who alone could be compelled to return the farmers’ money. Again by a two to one vote, the judges agreed with the government attorneys, and dismissed the suit. If the weary farmers want bo make further attempts to get thier money back they must go to the expense of traveling all the way to Wasihington to sue the secretary of agriculture. The unhappy farmers havent gone yet. It is doubtful whether they will take the time and trouble to wrangle thier money out of Uncle Sam at that vast distance. Our people must learn anew the old lesson that when a man barters his liberty of action for a mess of ★ ★ f U/Uat you Huy With WAR BONDS _★ ★ The Garand semi-automatic rifle, which is the standard issue today for the U. S. army, is superior to the old Springfield rifle in many re spects. We literally need millions of these fast shooting powerful rifles to equip our army. They cost $85 each and are being manufactured at the rate of one a minute. They fire sixty 30-calibre shells a minute. Every one of the 40,000,000 em ployed persons in America could easily buy one of these rifles for the army. Not that we need that many, but the reserve could go into shells and other much needed supplies. Buy more and more War Bonds and top the quota in your county by in vesting at least ten percent of your income every pay day. WHEN A HEN LAYS 300 EGGS A YEAR... You Don’t Put Her On The Block! That's championship production! And speaking of champions, it's important to remember that the beer industry lias broken all records in its tax contribu tions to the South Carolina Treasury since 1933. Just look at the figures! While other sources of revenue fluctuated* — here is how beer tax income has increased: 1933 $150,220 1934 270,294 1935 350,000 1936 569,164 1937 620,673 1938 622,146 1939 832,857 1910 1,125,800 19 U 1,668,000 The brewing industry wants to preset ve the important benefits of legal beer for South Carolina, and is co-operating to keep the sale of beer as wholesome as beer itself. YOU CAN HELP BY patronizing only legally licensed and reputable places gelling beer—by far the great majority. Others should be reported to responsi ble authorities. * South Carolina'» Tux Commission expects receipts from soft drink and gasoline taxes to drop more than #1,800,000 in 19421 SOUTH CAROLINA BEER WHtHESALERS ASSDCIATI0N COTTON HAS MANY USES WITH OUR ARMED FORCES NOTICE OF SALE FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Clemson, May 9—The war has op ened up an astonishing number of uses for American cotton, according to agricultural economists of the South Carolina Experiment Station. For clothing alone, official releases indicate a consumption of about 17 pounds per person in the armed forces—or 17 million pounds (34,- 000 bales) to every one million men. This, however, is a minor use, since tents, sand bags, and airplanes de mand considerably more cotton than clothing. Cotton has many other uses to the military forces; for ex ample, leggings, hats, belts, caps, basins, water buckets, haversacks, slings, truck and airplane motor cov ers, and tarpaulins. Tarpaulins even serve to transport “Jeep” cars and small trucks across streams. Parachute troops depend heavily upon cotton fabrics. Parachute har nesses are made of strong webbing. Right now the Army is experiment ing with cotton fabric for parachutes. The White suits worn by ski troops are made of cotton. Cotton fabric is even being used to make gasoline tanks leakproof. Spec ially treated cotton is serving as pow der bags for the smaller caliber na val and coastal guns. Cotton is also being used as bandages, sand bags, and camouflaging material.' It is easy, then, to see that our scheme of modern warfare has creat ed many new and unusual uses for cotton, say the economists. This is why we are currently using cotton at the rate of 11.5 million bales a year compared with a normal consumption of about 6 million bales. The cotton industry is performing a war service that should make us all proud. government pottage ihe is playing with fire. Jefferson taught the sound doctrin that the less govern ment we have in private & personal affairs, the better for both govern ment and people. The teaching is as true today as when the Sage of Monticello first uttered it. These Cammandos, as understood in our rural sections, are somthing like city relatives with children. Detroit News. Navy Plans Pest Control Program. Hedline. And we hope that includes Japs and Nazis — particularly sub marines — The Charlottesville News. Classified Ads APARTMENT FOR RENT—Fur nished or unfurnished. Mrs. T. P. Johnson, 1237 Calhoun St. Phone 220-J. 3tp POTATO PLANTS — also Tomato and Pepper Plants. Fresh lots every few days. Clarence T. Summer, Inc. 2 t. State of South Carolina, County of Newberry. By virtue of sundry tax executions issued by the county treasurer of Newberry county, and directed to the Delinquent Tax Collector of New berry county, commanding and- re quiring that I levy and sell suffici ent property of certain delinquent taxpayers to satisfy said tax execu tions for delinquent taxes, notice is hereby given that I will on Sales day Ibeing the first day of June, 1942), within the legal hours of sale, sell at public auction, before the Court House door at Newberry Court house, the property herein de scribed to satisfy the aforesaid tax executions which properties are to be sold as the property of the persons hereafter named: 1 lot, 1 building, in School Dis trict No. 1, in the Town of New berry, County of Newberry, assess ed to Jessie Boozer. 2 lots in School district No. 1, in the Town of Newberry, assessed to R. M. Caldwell. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Addie Davis. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Mary Dorroh. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Vera Downing. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Mrs. M. S. Fellers. 2 lots, 2 buildings, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Mrs. Lillie Mae Fineher. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Nancy Gary. 1 lot in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, assessed to Minnie Gilliam. 1 lot, 1 building in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to J. Lawson Goggans. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry as sessed to Henry Hargrove. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry as sessed to J. J. Langford Estate. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Hezekiah and Catherine Lindler. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry as sessed to Tom Miller Estate. 1 lot, 1 building, in 'the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Anderson Moon, Jr. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Catherine Nance. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to B. F. Neely. Hot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Eugenia Penn. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as- ssessed to Ella Sands and Eugenia Penn. WOOD’S GARDEN SEED— Full and complete stock garden seed on hand. Also few more lawn mowers and garden hose. Clarence T. Sum mer, Inc. 2t. FOR SALE—Three C’s for killing insects on vegetables, flowers and fruit trees, is not a poison. Johnson- McCrackin Co. 3tc FOR SALE—Buy our Boll 'Wfe-Go for poisoning the boll weavil. It has been tried. Johnson-McCrackin Co. 3tc FOR SALE—A complete line of field seeds. Johnson-McCrackin Co. 3tc 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 WANTED—A boarding place for a 3 1-2 year old boy. Anyone interested please contact Mrs. Camp at the Newberry County nurses home. Phone 377 after 7 p. m. FOR RENT—2 rooms with con necting bath at 1405 Friend street. <So«omca£C0AL C. T. Summer, Inc. 2 lots, 1 building, ip the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Clarence Robertson estate 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Robert Reeder. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Louis Ruff and wife. 2 lots, 2 buildings, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to John Ruff. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Carrie Ruff estate. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as sessed to Elliott Rutherford. 1 lot, 1 building, in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, as- sesssed to P. C. Sanders. 1 lot in the Town of Newberry, County of Newberry, assessed to David Shelton. 1 lot, 1 building, in School Dis trict No. 1 outside, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Neely J. Cromer. 2 acres, 1 building, in School Dis- tric No. 1 outside, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to S T. Gallman 1 lot, in school district No. 1 out side, in the County and State afore said, assessed to Minnie Gilliam. 4 acres, in School District No. 1 outside, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to J. H. Mosley. 36 acres, in School District No. 2, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Mary Lester. 38 acres, in School District No. 8. in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to J. B. Williams. 54 acres, in School District No. 14, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Mrs. W. T. Long. 80 acres, in School District No. 14, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to W\ T. Long. 87 acres, 3 buildings, in School District No. 14, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Mrs.J. W. C. Long. 132 acres, 3 buildings in School District No.' 14, in the county' and State aforesaid, assessed to C. M. Long. 50 acres, 1 building, in School District No. 15, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Mrs. John A. Nichols. 109 acres, 2 buildings, in School District No. 24, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Johnson Douglas. 1 lot, 1 building, in School Dis trict No. 26, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Maha- ley Johnson. , 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Mattie Baylor. 1 lot, 1 building, in School Dis trict No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Anne Byrd. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Emma Davis. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Nancy Ellisor. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Robert Em ory. 20 acres, in School District No. 28, in the County and State afore said, assessed to Mrs. M. S. Fellers. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Henry Gall- man. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Alice Golden. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County aid State aforesaid, assessed to Nancy Hal- tiwanger. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Eliza Hail- stock. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Willie Hail- stock. 4 lots, 4 buildings, in School Dis trict No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to (JTin Hentz. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Sallie Jane Hunter. 1 lot, in School District No. 28, in the county and State aforesaid, assessed to Mamie Jones. 1 lot, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Rufus Livingstone. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid assessed to Sina Pay- singer. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the county and State aforesaid, assessed to Susan Riser. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Vinnie Sligh. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to William Stewart. 1 lot, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Emma Sutton. 3 acres, 1 building, in School Dis trict No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to A. E. Trapp Estate. y 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Henry Turn er. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Martha Wade. 1 lot, 1 building, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to Alice Wilson and sister. 1 lot, in School District No. 28, in the County and State aforesaid, as sessed to Louis Wright. 2 acres, 4 buildings, in School Dis trict No. 52, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to G. A. Gardin. 7 acres, in School District No. 52, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to L. J. Bostic. 70 acres, 1 building, in School District No. 55, in the County and State aforesaid, assessed to William Lyles. CLAUDE W. SANDERS, Tax Collector, Newberry County UNCLE SAM ONE OF FARMS’ BIGGEST CUSTOMERS That Uncle Sam is one of the big gest and best customers of the American farmer is apparent from a list of groceries he purchased in one week. The son he sent to the grocery store was the Agricultural Marketing Administration. Here are some the principal items on the shopping list, bought and delivered- Butter, 2,404,025 pounds; ani cheese, 6,668,142 pounds; dry skim milk, 6,070,920 pounds; dried eggs, 8,479,380 pounds; aired pork meat, 14,727,600 pounds; canned pork meat, 18,406,668 pounds; lard 13,729,304 pounds; sugar, 15,000,000 pounds; dry beans, 21,490,000 pounds; dried peas, 1,340,000 pounds; grapefruit for pulp, 1,090 tons; canned fish, 14,- 000 cases; pickles, mixed, seven thou sand cases. There were many other smaller items on the list. GEMS OF THOUGHT Cicero calls gratitude the mother of virtues, the most capital of all duties, and uses the words grateful and good (as synonymous terms, inseparably united in the same char acter.—Bate. A man of a grumbling spirit may eat a very poor dinner from a silver plate, while one with a grateful heart may feast upon a crust.—E. P. Brown. Gratitude is much more than a ver bal expression of thanks. Action expresses more gratitude than does speech.—Mary Baker Eddy. Is not that the truest gratitude which strives to widen the horizon of human happiness and to make our fellows sharers in that which has gladdened us?—H. C. Potter. It is another’s fault if he be un grateful, but it is mine if I do not gave.—To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.—Seneca. No longer look forward nor behind I look in hope or fear; But, grateful, take the good I find, The best of now and here. —Whittier. HOSIPTAL ACKNOWLEDGES The following gifts have been re ceived by the county hospital recent ly, and the institution expresses thanks for them': From the Fidelis class of the Bap tist church here, a dozen bread and butter plates, 1 dozen berry dishes, 1 juicer, 1 potato masher, 1 grater, 1 measuring cup, 1 bread knife, 3 mix ing spoons, 1 fork, 1 pastry blender, 2 pearing knives, 1 large strainer, 1 spatula, 1 knife sharpener* J.~..egg whipper, 1 perculator. From Clarence T. Summer, nine comforts. From Lutheran church of the Re deemer, bible verses for patients* trays every Sunday. FYom Mrs. J. E. Stokes, ice >.ream for patients’ trays. From Miss Theressa Lightsey, Mrs. Duncan Johnston, Mrs. L. W. Jones, Mrs. Pope Wicker, Mrs. W. H. Shan non, Mrs. Edgar Paysinger, flowers. From J E. Wiseman and Mrs. John Kunkle, candy for nurses. Four boys and four girls were bom in the hospital in April. If your baby was bom at the hos pital and does not have a birth certi ficate, you may obtain one there. Make protection your first thought when you buy motor oil for your car. Make sure the oil does not contain any “5th Columnist” wax and petroleum jelly—those non-lubricating substances that turn water-thin in heat. • ■ You can be sure by buying Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil. Opaline is freed of wax and petroleum jelly by an extra refining process. It protects your engine on the hottest day. And it lasts so long it saves you money. Play safe and save money. Ask your nearby Sinclair Dealer for Sinclair Opaline ' Motor Oil. J Strother C. Paysinger AGENT SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY