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PAGE POtnt FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ZB, 1342 THE EEWBEKBY SDH nn 1218 College Street Newberry, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year One Dollar Published every Friday Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1987, at the poet office at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. what—will happen to bring: about his election.” I told Senator Smith that one day and he laughed and said “Yes, sir; Aull is right; I’m a child of destiny.” Well we have the World War again, but two years ahead of the' Senator’s campaign. Perhaps it is the new world peace which will ac cord with Mr. Aull’s philosophy of invincible fate. All of us recall that Senator Smith has seemed to be the beneficiary of bad general conditions. A cotton calamity, a World War, National and World-Wide deflation, World-wide Depression and then he rode the wave of popular feeling when the President himself took a hand against him. So what next? WILL FIGHT TO THE END (From a speech by Admiral Glass- ford, Commandant Charleston Navy Yard on Labor Day.) “I do not come here on this Labor Day to tell you what this war means to Americans. You know. I do not come here to tell you that on the very day in 1933 when Hitler took over Germany, one of his first acts was to smash labor and make a driven ox of the German workman,” Admiral Glassford said. “I do not have to tell you that there has never been a labor union in Japan; that the Japanese work man has always toiled harder than a plantation mule and had just as much to say about his own rights. “Nor is it necessary for me to point out what should happen to you—and to all of us—if we should lose this war. You would become subjected to dictation by the Ger mans and the Japanese. You would produce just what they needed, at wages and at prices set by them— or else. “But that is not going to happen here, because we will win this war. If necesary for victory, we will die on a thousand battlefields and our bones will moulder on the floors of distant seas. If necesary, we will spend our every dollar and grass will grow in the streets of cities whose entire populations have gone forth to war.” “The workers of the Charleston navy yard are going about their job of producing for the warriors with spirit and noise,’’ he said. “We are sending, and will continue to send, our warships and our trans ports filled with doughboys, slip ping down the Cooper river in the darkness of secrecy, but in darkness that will be punctured by the noise of our welders at work, the rat-atat-tat of our riveters, the sound of steel on steel. These men, battlefront-bound, will hear the music of production at the Charles ton navy yard as they set sail.” CREDIT ASSOCIATION TO ISSUE VICTORY WAR BONDS According to Rex Langford, Sec retary, the Clinton Production Credit Association has recently qualified as an issuing agent for War Bonds. The Association serves the follow ing counties: Laurens and Newberry. Members of the Board of Directors are: C. W. Stone, J. T. McCrackin, J. F. Hawkins, Jack H. Davis, Sr., and E. J .Sloan. “Our Association has been selling War Stamps to members and other farmers for some time,” Mr. Lang ford declared. “We are glad of the opportunity to be of additional ser vice to the farmers and others in our territory in issuing the War Bonds as we feel it will be convenient for them to buy these bonds from our Asso ciation. “Most farmers are receiving great er farm income due to better prices and increased production. By in vesting a part of this excess income in War Bonds and Stamps, they are not only helping Uncle Sam to fi nance the war but are helping them selves by building up their own finan cial security for the future.” LAYMAN’S DAY SERVICE Central Methodist church is, on next Sunday morning observing An nual Layman’s Day. For this occa sion the layman of the church have secured Dr. James E. Ward of Clem- son college to speak. Dr. Ward is the Lay Leader of the Anderson Dis trict in the Methodist church and has been active in church work for a number of years. He is a speaker of ability and has a fine knowledge of the work of the laymen in the church. Everyone not worshiping elsewhere is invited to this service. The hour is 11:30 a. m. Miss Frances Wallace has returned to Coker college, Hartsville, to re sume her school work. The Spectator By SPECTATOR Until Lieutenant Governor Harley succeeded to the Governorship when Governor Maybank became Senator this generation regarded the office of Lieutenant Governor as of no im portance. But when Governor R. A. Cooper resigned, Wilson G. Harvey became Governor. Before that, Cole L. Blease resigned as Governor and was succeeded by Charles A. Smith. The rumors afloat over the state that Governor Johnston will run for the Senate revive interest in the Lieutenant Governorship. Aside from the chance of becoming Governor the Lieutenant Governor has certain powers as President of the Senate. He appoints the Committees of the Senate and presides over the sessions. True that the older Senators get to gether and prepare a slate, which the Lieutenant Governor accepts, but Ihe need not acept it. In the appoint ment of Free Conference Committees the Lieutenant Governor is a power. Do you know how he exercises this power? He can appoint three Sen ators—any three—to confer with three members of the House and those six exercise an almost control ling influence on legislation. Three members of the Senate, acting as conferees on the part of the Senate, have as much actual power as 27 Senators, for twenty-our of the forty- six Senators would have to reject a free conference recommendation. Since the conferees are three Sena tors you see their power. Well the Lieutenant Governor appoints the conferees. The rumors now current that Gov ernor Johnston will oppose Senator E. D. Smith bring before us the pos sibility of the new Lieutenant Gov ernor becoming Governor, as a re- <OMi (asts&i Telephone 155 Try a load of Red Bar, Red Clover, or.(Grenadier Great He^rt Stoker Don’t let winter catch you unprepared. Farmers Ice & Fuel Company suit of the Senatorial campaign in 1944. What are the plans of State Senator Edgar Brown of Barnwelf? That Senator Brown ha long been re garded as an aspirant to the seat of Senator Smith is well known. It is by no means certain that the Senatorship will be a race by the gentlemen mentioned. No one ex pected Judge Eugene Blease to op pose Senator Maybank. He did, how ever, and without organization and without more than a modest sum for campaign operations. And Mr. Blease received a vote which is still making politicians gap. Now if we will think politically a minute, what impression will be made by the vote received by Judge Blease? Certainly men of senatorial ambition will conclude that the New Deal does not control by a comforta ble majority. And that conclusion will be strengthened by recalling Senator Smith’s re-election four years ago and the uprising in the South Carolina State Democratic Convention. Judge Blease was not, I believe, running as an Anti-New Dealer. Nor was he running in opposition to the President. It is probable, however, that when such a prime favorite of the President’s as Sen. Maybank is in a race he polls most of the New Deal strength—and some over because Mr. Maybank had a large following in Charleston before the New Deal was born. Many aspirants will wonder whether that offers an opportunity for a straight-out Anti-New Deal candidate for the Senate in 1944. But who could be mare Anti-New Deal than the old warrior, Cotton Ed? There is an interesting psychologi cal side to this. If the candidacy of such a New Dealer as Mr. Maybank makes one think that the opposition is Anti-New Deal by comparison, so the unreconciled spirit of Cotton Ed would make any opponent appear as a New Dealer. So, if the best chance againt Senator Maybank might have been an out-and-out Anti-New Deal er, so, perhaps, the best platform against Cotton Ed might be a vigor ous espousal of the New Deal. Well, perhaps that suggest Governor John son again. But, you can’t tell. Judge Blease’s race may suggest that the people would take kindly to new faces. New issues may arise; some are now on the horizon,which a dramatic stump speaker of the Tillman or Cole Blease type might so vivify as to be cloud everything else. Perhaps I may tell a story on some friends. The late John K. Aull, re membered by many of us for his friendliness, as well as long and cap able public service, was somewhat of a political philosopher. Mr. Aull had been secretary to Governor Blease and knew South Carolina and Caro lina politics as did few men. When Senator Smith was a candidate four years ago, Mr. Aull said: “You can’t beat Ellie Smith A catastrophe, a calamity, a world war, a world de pression — something, no matter There has been some speculation in the press relative to the alleged purpose of the Federal Government to acquire the private utilities oper ating in South Carolina. What le gal right has the Federal Govern ment to do that? Even if it were proceeding under a Sovereign power it would have to prove a need in court. There is no need for the Fed eral Government to absorb the com panies operating here. Why, by the way, in South Carolina? Have you heard of any such plan for Kentucky or Massachusetts or California? No. So we may dimiss this as a bit of alarmist threat by some bureaucrat in Washington. Based on this fear that the Federal Government maytake over the pri vate power companies operating in this state, we hear that there is a plan to have the Santee-Cooper ac quire all the private power corpora tions doing business in this state. That brings up again the question of a power monopoly. It is something which should be resisted in every court, whether it be a monopoly un der control of the Federal Govern ment, or monopoly governed by our own state. Any plan to create a state monopoly by Act of the Leg islature; and even if successful there, it would be challenged in every State and Federal Court here. There is something about the San tee-Cooper which already makes us fear it as a threatened political octo pus. Just as our State Dispensary soon became a bone of contention, then a great dispenser of power, fa vors and emoluments, just so have we begun to lie awake at night for fear the Santee-Cooper may catch us napping. Let’s take the position that elec tric utilities which operate in South Carolina shall not be absorbed by the Federal Government; nor shall they become a South Carolina State-owned monopoly; but that we shall maintain our private companies under the sup ervision and control of our Public Service Commission, or some other supervisory and regulatory body of like functions. We know nothing of the Santee- Cooper today. It has a big customer- one concern, at least—but nobody knows its rates. It does not file rates with the Commission; nor has the Public Service Commission jurisdic- tion over the Santee-Cooper. The Public Service Commission has full power and control over every private company in the State. Shall we sur render supervision and control of all our electric power business, commit ting ourselves, our business, our growth—all to the Santee-Cooper? If any South Carolinian wants to know about our other experiment in State operation let him ask any man who was in politics in 1900 to 1912. Have we Americans, as citizens of the United States, any principles of government which we cherish and are wiling and ready to proclaim and de fend? I am boubtful about it. Our fathers were willing to die for prin ciples many Englishmen of ancient days live in history because they were willing to fight over trifles if a principle was involved. Are princi ples worth having? In olden times the leaders of our Nation tried to follow the path made for us by the Constitution. Nowadays we don’t care three beans about the Constitution. It is true also in our State affairs. Our young people know nothing about Constitutions, and our public men know very little more, and care less. Do we care for principles of any kind? Are we b.caking away from all the teachings of the fathers? Is all that just a lot of old stuff, out-of- date and unworthy the intelligence of men and women of this day and time? What do we hold dear? Let us examine ourselves; let us take stock and see what we carry in stock, as it were. Does it matter whether the House of Representatives votes the taxes? The Constitution thinks that impor tant, but we don’t particularly care whether a tax bill starts • in the House or in the Senate. I am not exaggerating. Our attitude is Well What Difference Does It Make ? Shall the Congress pass the laws or shall the President issue decree and edict? Well, again. Who Cares? Ten peo ple admire the President for one who has any patience with the Congress, or any respect for it. Therefore, whatever the President does is well regarded by the overwhelming ma jority, so what is a principle worth ? The principle, if there is a principle, is one of loyalty to the person of the President. Shall the President nulli fy an Act of Congress? It is all right with us. Whatever the Presi dent does is acceptable to us because we think more highly of him than we think of Congres. So we have as fine an illustration of benevolent despotism a« one could wish. It is benevolent because the President Iwishes well and has benevolent in tentions. It is a despotism because he threatens to disregard and over ride the Congress. No South Ameri can dictator could have accomplished his purpose better. We have the will of one man now as the law of the Nation. And it is all right. Many editors defend it. The principle of govemment By The People is over thrown for a one-man government For the people. That’s where we are. No one doubts the high purpose arid the good intentions. The question is whether a President or a Governor may substitute his good intentions for a law which has been enacted by the men chosen by the people to make the laws. FARM WOMEN TO MEET The Newberry County Council of Farm Women will meet on Friday, October 2nd at 10 o’clock at the New berry county court house. The hos tess clubs will serve lunch at Mar garet Hunter park. All Council mem bers are urged to attend. Mrs. W. E. Senn, pres. Mrs. B. O. Long, sec. D. ED. SCHUMPERT WITH CLAY RCLOTHING CO. D. Ed. Schumpert, who was em ployed by the J. H. Clary Clothing Co., thirty years ago, is now con nected with this firm again and will be glad to have his friends pay him a visit. NOTICE Notice is given that a very impor tant meeting of the stockholders of Farmers Oil Mill, Newberry, S. C., a corporation in liquidation, will be held in the court house at Newberry, South Carolina, on Wednesday, Oc tober 7th, 1942, at 10:00 o’clock a. m. The stockholders are urged to attend in person or by proxy. R. Aiken Feagle, Secretary of the Directors of the Farmers Oil Mill, acting as trus tees, in liquidation. September 22, 1942.. NOTICE OF SALE The heirs at law of the late J. Mon roe Bickley will offer for sale at pub lic auction at the Court House, in the Town and County of Newberry, S. C., on the first Monday, the 5th day, of October, 1942, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, the Home Place of said de cedent, consisting of about one hun dred seventeen (117) acres, on State Highway No. 76, about 1-2 mile from Jalapa and 6 1-2 miles from New berry, bounded by lands of C. B. Parr, Geo. W. Summer and Ballen- tine. Terms of sale: The right is reserv ed to reject any and all bids; and in the event of the acceptance of a bid, the right will be reserved to harvest all 1942 crops and to remove same; the purchaser to have complete pos session Jan. 1, 1943, with leave to the purchaser to enter upon said land prior to that date for the purpose of sowing grain on such parts of said land on which there are no unharvest ed crops. Purchaser will be required to pay cash within fifteen days from notice of the acceptance of bid. For further information, see Neal W. Workman, Newberry, S. C. John C. Bickley, Agent for Heirs of J. Monroe Bickley, deceased. September 17, 1942. jit “Coca-Cola is the answer to thirst that adds re freshment. Your own experience tells you just what to expect. Ice-cold Coke has the happy knack of making thirst a minor matter... refreshment your foremost feeling. “And your own ex perience will prove this fact: The only thing like Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola itself." tk; ■jf “I speak for Coca-Cola. I speak for Coke. Both mean the same thing...the real thing.. .‘coming from a sin gle source, and well known to the community’.’* 5 / fi/us tax BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY NEWBERRY COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY WANTED—JUNK! Scrap Iron, copper, brass, aluminumware, auto radiators, batteries, zinc, rags, sack rags, old waste cotton. Weighed and paid for on delivery at yard which is located in alley leading to Stand ard Oil Company plant. W. H. STERLING For Better Cotton Samples GIN YOUR COTTON at former ———— Farmers Oil Mill Gin now operated by SPARTAN GRAIN & MILL COMPANY When you come to gin bring few bags of WHEAT and try our FLOUR; you’ll like it. it $ I * MICTION FIRST/ v-rf Hii TVita rnaeik aive» ■protection against attack by gas. Opaline Motor Oil protects engines against attack of heat and friction. 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 j saves you money. Play safe and save money. Ask your nearby Sinclair Dealer for Sinclair Opaline ' Motor Oil. Strother C. Paysinger AGENT 1H' SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY To The Farmers of Newberry ... and Surrounding Counties Bring your COTTON to the FARMER’S BONDED WAREHOUSE, Federal license No. 2-1294 for prompt Service. Having been approved by the CCC and having received contracts for the 1942-43 Gov ernment loan, we are now ready to put yonr cotton i,u loan and issue check here at the Warehouse. If you want to sell, two buyers on yard at all times are paying top prices for both long or short staple. —YOUR PATRONAGE APPRECIATED. FARMERS Bonded Warehouse JNO. W. ROBERTSON, Muaiger