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FRIDAY. JUNE 12, 1942. THh ItETWBlSKKY HTTH PAGE FIVE The Spectator Can it be that I am now renewinft my old love for the law? Recently I have read with enjoyment three de cisions of our State Supreme Court, resting on opinions which are among the best prepared by our jurists oyer the long life of the Court. Sometime back I referred to the fine opinion of Chief Justice Bonham in the Pacific Mills case; later I men tioned the broad grasp shown by the opinion of Justice Fishburne in the Santee-Cooper case; more recently I have read the decision in the case" of the State vs. Grant, for which Jus tice Stukes wrote the opinion. Ordi narily I read Scotland Yard detec tive stories, when time permits; but I became so absorbed in this extra ordinary case that I read it with keen enjoyment throughout. Everyone con nected with the case contributed to the very able clarification of a deli cate question. Judge Stukes speaks in high commendation of Judge Grim, ball and quotes him extensively. Considering the case on appeal from the Circuit Court, Judge Stukes made a penetrating examination of several Federal decisions which had been cited, and by going to the root of things he shed a flood of light on some mooted questions. It was con tended on appeal that, since there were no Colored persons on the Grand Jury which brought in the in dictment; and none on the Petit jury which tried and convicted the two colored defendants, the Constitution al guarantee of the equal protection of the laws had been violated, as well as the constitutional prohibition, against the passage of a law by any State which abridges the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States; and which prohibits, further, the enactment by any State of a law which shall deprive any per son of life, liberty, or property, with out due process of law. Justice Stukes brings out vividly the fact that in order to be a juror one must be a qualified elector; and that only one colored person in Berk, eley county applied for registration, and he was a minister, or signed •himself as such, being in such case excused from jury duty. The opinion brings out that some Alabama cases decided by the United States Su preme Court, and relied on for a new trial, really did not require colored members of the jury, as has been fre quently said. The Federal Supreme Court, at the moment, was motivated more by the lack of opportunity for the colored defendant to prepare his defense adequately than it was to act because no colored jurors were on the panel. Governor Jefferies will not stand for election to . the office he now holds. Governor Jefferies upsets the calculations o most political prophets. In view of his decision, the field is narrowed. Richard Manning Jeff eries will not run, but Wyndham Manning, son of Richard I. Manning, will run. Mr. Jefferies accepted the Gover norship at considerable sacrifice of income and personal comfort. Years ago, as a school teacher, he told the pupils about the presidency and the governorship. Once confronted by the vancancy the deep respect he had felt for the Chief Magistracy held him tightly gripped and he couldn’t turn aside. Amid the multiple acti vities of a busy career he pondered over the sacrifice involved, and there emerged with irresistible force the idea of the dignity of the Chef Mag- stracy and ts compellng call to ser vice. While he is still young, vigor ous and purposeful I salute Governor Jefferies with warm appreciaton and regard. To reject an able-boded draftee or volunteer because of lack of school training is a blunder, I think. So many years of my life were spent in classroms of schools and colleges that I can’t be suspected of want of appreciation of what we call formal, or academic education. School train ing is not necessarily, an aid to fight ing. It may be imagined that high school traning might be helpful with the mechanics of welfare; but evqn that is open to challenge. Thousands of boys have a natural apitude for mechanics, machinery and electricity which the Nation needs, even though they may not have finished the third grade. Nat ural apitude abounds in this coun try. Let us use it. What we need most in the vast majority of our sol diers is the spirit of a fighter, with the strength and endurance to over come the physical difficulties of sol diering. A few leaders, even squad leaders, can make up for the educa tional deficiencies of the others; but there is no substitute for the quali ties of dash and vigor which make the soldier as we think of him. Ex-Governor Olin D. Johnston will oppose Colonel Wyndham Manning for Governor, and former Chief Jus tice Eugene Blease will oppose Sen ator Maybank. The campaign will be a lively one as all four of these gen tlemen are veterans of the forum. And the same may be said for the candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Messrs. George K. Laney, E. Coke Bridges and Ransome Williams. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES The Newberry Chamber of Com merce lists below some of the things which they have accomplished and at tempted to accomplish in the past eight weeks. We assisted in organizing Newber ry county for the collection of sal vage; helped the Boy Scouts in plan ning the collection of salvage paper; with the cooperation of the mayor, arranged for them to have a truck one afternoon a week for the collection of this paper and spent considerable time and effort in helping the Scouts to secure a warehouse in which to bale and store paper. We have col lected and sent in to the state com mittee reports on salvage collected in Newberry county. We have also help ed in plans for Civilian Defense. We sponsored our Victory parade; with the help of the Boy Scouts and dry cleaners, collected the flags from the merchants and had them cleaned; sponsored a movement in which we were assisted by the Legion Auxiliary for every merchant to have a flag in front of his store. We assisted in the arrangement of the annual sale for the S. C. Guernsey Cattle club held in Newberry. This is the first time this sale has been held outside of Columbia since the or ganization of the club. We were in strumental in bringing the Harrisburg ball team here for its spring train ing; have compiled information for prospective businesses and farmers; secured rooms and apartments for a number of newcomers; and sponsor ed, together with Mr. James R. Stew art, a firearm school. We have assisted in the War Re lief Drive, also in the sale of De fense Bonds and Stamps. We assisted and secured other help at the court house for three days to assist the selectees in filling out their questionnares. We had printed and distributed wel come cards for the Baptist Students meeting held here in Newberry and secured courtesy cards for Baptist students attending this meeting; had printed and distributed cards for Ap preciation Day ball game between Newberry and Harrisburg. During this time, we have written 34 articles for the newspapers ift- cluding a series of articles under the heading of “Keeping Newberry to the Front,” while a total of 48 articles elating to the Chamber of Commerce or some of its activities have ap peared in the newspapers. There have been 38 meetings held in the Chamber of Commerce during this time. The Secretary, together with a number of Newberry mer- chans, attended a meeting in Colum bia at which a federal representative discussed the General Maximum Price Regulations, and has also at tended many other outside meetings We assisted in the arrangements for the Topperweins’ exhibition shooting; and arranged for a band concert for Margaret Hunter park on Sunday afternoon. We have written over 325 letters, cut about 15 stencils, and mimeo graphed hundreds of copies from same—to say nothing of incoming and outgoing phone calls. We are now working on several projects but are not far enough ad vanced to give out information as yet. By ETHEL L. COUNTS Stony Hill and Pressly clubs are going to take a summer vacation so will not have any more meetings un til September unless they decide to have picnics in August. Bush Rver club has had a nutri tion class taught by Mrs. Marie Bannister, the Home Economics teacher. They finished up their work with a supper at which time they put into practice the things they had learned and tried out on their husbands. Reports are very encouraging. The state meeting of the Council of Farm Women will be held at the Jefferson Hotel on Thursday, June 18. Anyone wishing to go on the bus from Newberry will be sure to make reservation not later than noon on the 13th. First come—first serv ed. WAR-TIME FRUIT CANNING “Stretch your ration of canning sugar to the limit,” Dr. Louise Stan ley, chief of the U. S. department of agriculture’s bureau of home econom ics, urges the nation’s homemakers. “The special sugar allowed for canning fruit has been issued you in trust—so that you may keep good food from going to waste. Every jar of fruit you put up helps lighten the load on commercial canneries arid helps relieve overworked transporta tion facilities. “But remember, sugar supplies still are limited. Sugar still is be ing brought to the United States at great risk to the lives of many of our counrymen. So use your cann ing allowances carefully. “'Keep in mind that sugar is not needed in canning to keep food from spoiling. But it does help fruit hold its color and flavor.” In the following paragraphs, Dr. Stanley gives some sugar-saving suggestions for the 1942 fruit can ning season. Pack Fruit Hot Cook the fruit first in an open ket tle, then pack it hot into jars in its own juice. That way you’ll need much less sugar than if you pack the fruit cold, then cover it with a sugar-and-water sirup. By sweet ening the fruit slightly, then heating it, you can draw out juice from the fruit itself, in many cases make it unnecessary to can any added water. Incidentally, packing fruit hot in to containers accomplishes two other purposes. The pre-cooking shrinks the fruit and makes it possible , Jo make more economical use of limited In the many efforts which we have made, even though all have not been attained, we are proud to say that we have received the whole hearted and loyal support of the merchants, many different organiza tions, newspapers, and many differ ent persons in Newberry, for which we are truly grateful and wish here by to acknowledge our thanks. L. C. Graham, Secretary. 'HJUat you Buy With WAR BONDS The power of the greatest Navy in the world, our own two-ocean fleet, rests in large measure on its back bone—the Battleships of the Line. They displace approximately 35,000 tons and cost up to $70,000,000. We have something like a score of these huge ships in the Atlantic and Pa cific. AUTO FTAMPS NOW ON SALE LONG LAl^E HD CLUB The Long Lank club met Friday June 6th. In the absence of the president, the vice president, Mrs. B. H. Caldwell presided over the meeting which opened with pledg ing alegience to the flag, followed by all repeating the council creed of farm women. Mrs. R. C. Wilson conducted the devotional®, using the 23rd Psalm. All repeated the Lord’s prayer. Miss Ethel Counts gave a very interesting talk and some very inter esting and helpful hints on canning After the business session all were invited to the dinng room where a delicious salad and sweet crackers were served by the hostess, Mrs. Leland Rikard, Mrs. Curtis Rikard, and Mrs. S. A. Rikard. All adjouyn- Eight huge battleships are under construction and more are contem plated. To finance these modern goliaths of the sea it is necessary for every American everywhere to buy more and more War Bonds. We can dc it if everybody does bis share. Invest at least ten percent of your income every pay day to help your county go over its Bond Quota. V. S Treasury Department OTIS WICKER JOINS FORCE OF DAVIS MOTOR COMPANY ed to meet again at 3:30 p. Contributed. THINGS TO WATCH FOR A coffee-maker of the drip type in which hot water goes up via the handle instead of a center tube— A reverse periscope for cooking ranges, so a housewife can peek in on roasts and bakings without open ing a stove door—a special long- handled shovel for fighting incendi ary bombs, with a supply of sand packed inside the handle and quickly releasable—a bristleless paint brush. Miss Ella Mae Milan has returned to her work in Baltimore, Md. after visiting her mother, Mrs. M. L. Mil am and ' friends here and at Colum bia for the past two weeks. you, Too, CAN SINK U-BOATS •» ftUY *- Uoital State War Bonds t^fowps U. S. Treasury Department NOTICE OF DEMOCRATIC ENROLLMENT Notice is hereby given that the books of enrollment in each Demo cratic club will be open for enroll ment on or before the first Tuesday in June, 1942 and will remain open until the fourth Tuesday of July, 1942, which will be the last day. of enrollment. The club districts will be the same as in 1940, and place of enrollment will be the same as in 1940 unless otherwise designated by the Executive Committeeman of the club district. The Secretary and enrollment committee of each club are as heretofore announced. NEAL W. WORKMAN, County Chairman Mrs. A. H. Counts, Secretary. May 26, 1942. Washington, June 6.—The $5 fed eral automobile tax stamps will go on sale at postoffices and internal revenue collector offices on June 10. Internal Revenue Commissioner Guy T. Helvering, announcing the date today, indicated that possession of the stamp would be necessary for getting new gasoline rationing cards in areas where motor fuel is ration ed. . He said he had been advised by the office of price administration, “that, in the issuance and use of gasoline rationing books, an impor tant identification will be the serir . number printed on the use tax stamp. In those areas where gasoline is Joe ing rationed and those areas where gasoline will be rationed, possession of the stamp evidencing payment of the use tax on motor vehicles will provide one of the necessary means of identifying the coupon book with the vehicle in the securing of gaso line.” Heretofore the government has'had to depend chiefly on state and local police to enforce purchase of the stamps. The new stamp will cover the fiscal year beginning July 1 and will replace the existing stamp issued on February 1 and for which owners paid $2.09. It will be serially num bered and have spaces on the back for recording the make, model, ser ial number and state license number of the vehicle. The stamp will be gummed on the face and the announcement said that “it is the desire of the bureau of in ternal revenue that the use tax stamp shall be placed on the wind shield in a location that will not be in conflict with state requirements.” The bureau noted that one exception was New Jersey where state laws require such stickers on the real window. Otis Wicker, better known as “Duke” has joined the mechanical force of Davis Motor Co. Otis is a skilled motor mechanic with about 20 years experience in the auto repair busi ness. He invites his many friends to call on him when in need of auto repair service at the Davis Motor Co. jar space and rubbers. And it also cuts down on the time you have to process fruits in the water bath to kill the bacteria that may cause spoilage. A quart of pre-cooked ber ries, for instance, need be processed only 5 minutes. Berries packed raw and covered with hot sirup need 20 miiipte processing in a water bath. Juicy Fruits To draw out the juices of fruits such as cherries, berries, plums— it very slowly, just to the boiling sweeten the fruit slightly, then heat ■point. Keep it from scorching by stirring it from time to time if you set the pan of fruit directly on the stove. Or set the pan of fruit in another pan of hot water to precook. Usually, it’s best to separate the riper fruits from those that are less ripe. Then you can crush these riper fruits, heat them, and extract juice from them. Preheat the less ri^e fruit, which you have set aside, in this juice. Add sugar to sweeten slightly if necessary. Fill the jars. Make sure there is plenty of juice to cover the fruit. Process in a water bath. If you like crush all the fruit and heat it as suggested above. Add sugar or not as you like and can this crushed fruit to use later in shortcakes, frozen desserts, pud dings, and pies. Less Juicy Fruits Certain varieties of peaches and pears may not yield enough of their own juice to make the canning liq uid. You’ll get more juice from these fruits if you slice them and add a little sugar before you pre cook them. If there isn’t enough juice to cover the fruit in the cans— use sirup to fill the jar—a sirup made from 1 or more cups of sugar to 1 quart water. Since you have preheated the fruit and extracted some juice from it, you will not need so much sirup as you do when you pack the fruit cold. To complete ■the canning, process the fruit in a water bath. If you like, half of the sweetening you add to fruits for canning may be honey. Or up to one third of the sweeting may be corn sirup. A Message From the Merchants Committee of The Newberry Chamber of Commerce Uncle Sam Says: YOUR CREDIT GOOD - if 1 r You Pay Your Bills Promptly On April 27,1942 THE PRESIDENTS SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS READS IN PART: . . encourage the payment of debts, mortgages and other obligations.” NOW THE LAW READS: In Regulation was Revised Effective May 6, 1942, Charge Accounts, in Part as Follows: a. No listed article shall be sold in a charge account with an agreement that payment therefor may be deferred beyond the 10th day of the sec ond calendar month following the calendar month during which such article was sold. b. When a charge account is in default, the Registrant shall not extend credit to the obligator for any charge sale or instalment sale of any listed article until the default has been cured. c. A charge account shall be deemed to be in default if any article, listed or unlisted, tor which credit was extended if such account has not been paid for in tor full on or before the 10th day of the second calendar month during which such article was sold. or in Ordinary Every-day Words Every Charge Account Dated on or before June 30 Must be Paid in Full on or Before August 10,1942, or Your Credit Will be “Cut Off’. (This dots not apply to installment accounts) If you have a charge account with any Newberry Merchant we urge you to settle your past due and present account before July 10 in order that your credit will not be cut off. Your Merchant Wants You to “Charge It” But he cannot do it unless you comply with the Law Merchants Committee of Newberry Chamber of Commerce