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i Friday, November 20, 1942 THE NEWBEKky sim RAGE FIVE The Spectator Politics, like a cancer, eats out the 1 out dealing with the sale price of the heart of every unit of government, article produced by the wage-earners. In the Nation, even connected with If we concede that the New Deal the war effort, we have the baleful is blessed with men of soft and sen influence of politics. Our state, of course, if full of politics. But of late rumors have gone about relative to the employ ment of men out of state funds in what is at least a very irregular anh reproachable manner. The charge has been made that there are men drawing state pay without the audit of clearance of the Comptroller Gen eral. In other words, there is some thing so irregular as to amount tc violation of state law and which may lay someone open to a suit for mal feasance. Great surprise has been expressed over some special salaries that are being paid by certain special commissions. Th e position created for this special work smell strong of politics, and machine politics at that. It is getting about time to turn on the light and’ let the people see what is going on. Somebody will have to uncover something besides the penal institutions. Let’s pay 30c an hour for cotton picking? Why not? You farmers may not think you could stand five cents a pound, perhaps, for picking cotton, but here comes the farm se curity administration bargaining with Mexicans to pick cotton at thirty cents an hour! Well, farmers, what do you think of that? So the Ari zona long staple growers refuse to pay that price. Farmers, do you know any farming operation that can stand thirty cents an hour for common labor? Well, Secretary of Agriculture Wickard and manpower chief McNutt upbraid ed our Farm Union head McNeill and declared that we are lagging in wages. And listen to Secretary Wickard: “Certainly 30c an hour gay MINIMUM we are proposing isn’t too much when you consider that the workers can make much more than that in war plants.” Farmers, you don’t need any interpretation by me This same Mr. Secretary Wickard went back on the farmers on parity prices, didn’t he? Didn’t the gov ernment put ceilings on us? Now take this MINIMUM pay of thirty cents an hour and see how we come out. At bottom of this typically New Deal stuff—to deal with wages with- TAX NOTICE The tax books will be open for col lection of 1942 taxes on and after October 15, 1942. The following is general levy for all except special purposes: Mills Ordinary County 11 Bonds, Notes and Interest 18 Roads and Bridges 2 Hospital % Schools — State 3 County Schools 5 County Board of Education.... % County Schools — Special I State 1 42 The following are the authorized special levies for the various school districts of the County: Dist. No. Mills 1—Newberry 17 1—Newberry (O.S.) 17 2—Mt. Bethel-Garmany 6 3—Maybinton 6 1—Long Lane 5 5— McCullough 8 6— Cromer 0 8— Reagin 10 9— Deadfall 10 10— Utopia 10 11— Hartford 6 12— Johnstone 5 13— Stony Hill 6 14— Prosperity 15 15— O’Neal 8 18— Fairview 4 19— Midway 4 21— Central 4 22— St. Philips 8 23— Rutherford 4 24— -Broad River 4 25— New Hope Zion 4 26— Pomaria 12 27— Red Knoll 6 28— Helena 4 29— Mt. Pleasant 8 30— Little Mountain 1614 31— Wheeland 3 32— Union 6 33— Jolly Street 8 34— St. Paul 6 35— Peak 4 37— Mudlick 6 38— Vaughnville 6 39— Chappells 6 40— Old Town 10 41— Dominick 8 42— Reederville 12 43— Bush River 12 44— Smyrna 12 46—Trinity 10 46— Burton 10 47— Tranwood 12 48— Jalapa 8 49— Kinards 2 50— Tabernacle 8 61—Trilby 4 52— Whitmire 15 53— Mollohon 4 54— Beth Eden 6 55— Fork 8 57—Belfast 6 68—Silverstreet 14 59— Pressley 4 60— St. Johns 4 There will be a one per cent (1%) discount on general County taxes through November 14, 1942. On and after January 1, 1943, the Penalties prescribed by law will be imposed on unpaid taxes. You are requested to call for your taxes by School districts in which property is located. The Treasurer is not responsible for unpaid taxes not called for by districts. Those who had their dogs vaccinat ed for rabies during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1942, by one authoriz ed by law, and expect to be exempt ed from dog tax will please bring their certificates of vaccination “ ^D^WKiNS. Treasurer Newberry County sitive hearts, we can't escape the conclusion that the heads ar. soft, too. They are extravagantly gener ous in handing out the other man" money. They have poured the ns. lion’s money into schemes and pro ject? which had no solid foundation. All these things together have made many a man groan in agony of spirit over the fate of our country which had been built by men who overcame obstacles by emphasizing DUTY, OB LIGATION, WORK AND THRIFT. They saw the nation rapidly drifting into a vast society of indolent people prating about rights, rewards a"nd leisure. American common sense has de dared itself for the individual as against a benevolent overlordship of earnest but ignorant planners. This is no New Dead state. South Carolina has many New Deal poli ticians, but they are just as ready to be anti-New Deal. The core of the state is still for rugged individualism When our fathers and grandfather 0 stumped the fields and plowed long weary hours they rebuilt a state not only in dollars, but in manhood. They bequeathed few dollars, but a rich heritage of self-reliance. We must not sacrifice our heritage for a mess of pottage. LET US BE MEN! A citizen of outstanding useful ness honors Spectator by asking him to interpret the notable political turn-over in the recent general elec tion. In a broad, general opinion I’d say that the people are disgusted with the smart alexs who have float ed on the top since the New Deal un dertook to show every man how to operate his business and to comoel him to bow the knee to a multitude of theorist and word- artist who play about in the clouds without ever gc- tine a foot on solid earth. The average citizen not engaged in business cannot imagine what a tor ment the New Deal inspectors have become. Into every nook and corner they spy and pry; and with a majes tic air of superior virtue they have condemned business in general and held it up to righteous scorn. Busi nessmen have feared to speak their though'ts, even as citizens, because it might bring reprisals from some of ficious agent of a New Deal organi zation. The people at large have grown tired of the troop of hangers-on who have flourisheed during the New Deal reign. It was no small thing when the New Deal undertook tc con- ircl the courts. It had already brow beaten congress and virtually re duced it to submission by its treaty or bargain with labor. Congressmen were afraid to speak or act, lest the inspired word from Washington should bring about their defeat. All this looked too much like the iron hand of dictatorship, though the voice was smooth and persuasive. Many a citizen thought the Nation and its fundamental liberties too much under the spell of men who speak glibly and nobly of ideals of economic and political transforma tion, without ever having succeeded in operating even a peanut stand. The farmers saw that all the beau tiful words and lofty sentiments were empty and that farmers were being sacrificed in order that the New Deal might be strengthened by fur ther concessions to labor. Many a farmer remembered that he could not get a job to help build a camp or ar. airplane until he had paid fees to join labor; and that the New Deal un- blushingly condoned this prostitution of the national defense into a self- seeking grab of labor. Condoned it? , Encouraged it; fostered it; promoted J it! Many a hard-headed farmer sees) now what businessmen have long seen—the utter ignorance of the New Deal agencies in dealing with prac tical concerns. I think the New Deal has become a ring. Its multiple alphabetical fail ures have perpetuated failure by creating new jobs and giving them to those who failed in the other jobs. Look over the names. Every time something fizzled a new something was added to it until the monumental pile almost crashes under the weight of the favorites who have bent in lowly homage. You Sons of the South, you whose fathers and mothers, grand-fathers and grandmothers, suffered the per ils of eleven years of Reconstruction, would not those gallant men and stout hearted women turn over in their graves at what the New Deal is doing to us? Well, look about you or talk to your neighbors. I am not a professional Southerner; I call upon Southern men only be cause it was the South which endured Reconstruction. In fairness let it be said that all the Rupublicans put to gether, since Reconstruction, stirred up less mischief in the South than has the New Deal in nine years. And the New Deal uses our label and calls itself the Democratic party. We of the South have kept alive the Demo cratic party through all the years of defeat. We had nothing but pov erty and principles. In recent years we have thrown principles over board. Today we have a mild taste of the pottage, but we’ve sacrificed too much for it. Fortunately I am not a candidate nor even a politician—just a voice howling in the wilderness, perhaps, but I don’t believe that I am alone. I know better; I know that in South Carolina the press and the radio can’t be silenced. Of course I couldn’t be elected to office, writing as I do, but what is the worth of an office, purchased at the price of one’s man hood ? One can’t tell when he will strike fire. Two weeks ago I was discuss ing the increases in prices of some articles as reported by our Commis sioner of Labor, Mr. Rhett Harley, and tried to tease Mr. Harley about stewed chicken, fried chicken, broil ed chicken, baked chicken, and chick en pie, but that “RAOSTING CHICK EN” was something else again, and wondered if he were pulling my leg, as the British say. All the rest of the talk, more than 92 per cent of it, went by unchallenged, only the frivo lous remark about “roasting chicken” caused two sharpshooters to take pot-shots at me. A friend from the low-country, a caustic critic, remark ed that there was a kinship between roasting a politician and roasting a chicken. But a ladv from the upper part of th e State wrote me this card: “Roasting chickens are young roos ters, without spurs, over four pounds. In the poultry trade they are also called springs or stags. They are really very nice—you should buy on e sometime.’’ It appears that friend Harley was right, but he must have heard about those roasting chickens somewhere up-state; they don’t have any roasting “domineckers” in Char leston, do they? I take note that Commissioner Har ley, in his statement about the cost of living, referred to “mild cheese,” He seems to overlook cheese of such body and strength as makes it suit able for a Samson when building up his powers to their invincible form. I agree with the Commissioner, that “mild cheese” is the only cheese worth considering. I have friends and associates, however, with a Chi nese idea that a thing must be al most putrid to be at its best. Such men regale their taste with cheese which seems to me to be first cousin to what the cat brought in from the alley. Let us win sometime, somewhere, somehow. The dispatches tell us that the Japs have heavy superiority in planes, men, ships- —everything—in the fight over the Solomons. How can this be? What sort of planning did our high command do? Haven’t we more planes, more ships, more men ? Then why haven’t we sent them? We must win sometime. What is the trouble? W. L. BOOZER W. L. Boozer. 71, died early Sun day morning at the home of his nephew, J. B. Morris, on Caldw’ell street. Mr. Boozer was a native of New berry and spent his early life here but had lived in Miami, Fla., for the last 33 years. He was visiting here at the time of his death. , He is survived by the following children: Mrs. A. G. Doundney, Mrs. Gray Dickert, of Miami; Mrs. A. R. Knight, Dad e City, Fla.; Mrs. Ber- ley Eouknight and Rufus Boozer of Newberry. Also one sister, Mrs. D. H. Still well, Newberry; two brothers, A- Rhett Boozer, Columbia; and L. A. Boozer, Newberry; seven grandchil dren and two great grandchildren survive. Funeral services wers held Tues day afternoon at 3 p. m. from the McSwain Funeral Home with Rev. J. B. Harman in charge, assisted by Rev. J. V. Long. Interment followed in St. Luke’s church cemetery. r Jwo*r ou* Bors : ! TOP THAT 10k, BY NEW YEAR'S } "msms Cotton Rug is Sensation Most widely discussed topic in the rug market today is- the new Victory Rug of cotton, such as the one pictured here. Highly service able and with a thick pile, the rugs excel any previous cotton produc tions. Besides the figured design pictured, the rugs also are being manufactured in solid colors and in large room sizes in a beautiful I range of colors. JASPER CHAPTER 1). A. R. MET FRIDAY Jasper Chapter D. A. R. met Fri day afternoon at the Newberry hotel with Mrs. W. G. Houseal ,Mrs. George Johnstone and Miss Juanita Hitt as hostesses. Mrs. J. D. Cald well, the regent presided. The meeting was opened with scrip ture and prayer by Mrs. Hunt, fol lowed by the pledge to the flag and the American’s Creed. During the business session plans for a Good Citizenship Pilgrimage were discus sed by Miss Hitt. A girl from every school in the county has an equal chance to hav e a free trip to Wash ington. Mrs. McFall reported that mem bers of the chapter contributed gen erously toward the soldier’s kits. Plans are under consideration for a part scholarship to Tamassee also to furnish a room at Tamassee in honor of Mrs. Logan Marshall who devotes so much time to D. A. R. work. On the program was Miss Julia Kibler who brought out interesting facts about Thanksgiving, saying that the first one was observed in 1621 after which special Thanksgiv ing days were observed following special victories, then in 1789 George Washington proclaimed Thanksgiving the 26th of November. For a number of years Mrs. Sarah Hale worked to ward having a day set aside each year, so in 1854 Lincoln proclaim ed the last Thursday of November to be observed as Thanksgiving Day.. Mrs. Aubrey Estes read “In Plun der's Field” in honor of Armistice Day. She also read “High Flights” written by a Canadian aviator of this war, John G. Magee, Jr. Mrs. E. B. Setzler reviewed the meaning of Conservation and Thrift as ap plied to members of the chapter for their reports of work done. Mrs. W. H. Hunt read 1 the President General’s Message which was most inspiring. The members enjoyed a social time during refreshments. CENTERS FOR FUEL OIL REG ISTRATION ARE Cl YEN Schools named below will serve as registration centers for kerosene ra tioning: Oakland, Mollohon, West End, Speer Street, Boundary street, Drayton street. Bush river, Silver- street, Prosperity, O’Neall, Stony Hill, Little Mountain, Pomaria, Whitmh-e, Chappells, St. Philips, Long Lane and Peak. The centers will be open 'Monday and Tuesday, November 23 and 24. from 2:30 until 6:30 in the afternoon, and if it is deemed necessary, Wed nesday, November 25. The public is urged to register on Monday and Tuesday, because of the possibility that the centers may not be open Wednesday. This registration covers only users of kerosene for cooking and lighting purposes. Farmers may secure ap plication blanks for tractor fuel at the centers above named and on dates given. This man is not dead. He is just sleeping. And sleeping a little more soundly, per* haps, because there are still many Ameri cans who are not putting at least 10% of their pay into War Bonds on a regular Pay roll Savings Plan. HoW about you joining a lot of other fellows in giving the little paperhanger a rude awakening? How about you signing up with a Payroll Savings Plan today ... to the tune of not 6%, or 7% or 8%, but 10%, and mart if you can? LET’S TOP THAT 10% BY NEW YEAR’S. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: If you are ... 1. Already investing 10% of your pay in War Bonds through the Payroll Savings Plan—boost that 10% if you can. 2. Working in a plant where the Plan is in stalled, but haven’t signed up yet—sign up tomorrow. 3. Working in a plant where the Payroll Savings Plan hasn’t been installed, talk to your union head, foreman, or plant manager—and see if it can’t be installed right away. The local bank will be glad to help. 4. Unable to get in on the Payroll Savings Plan for any reason, go to your local bank, or wherever Bonds are sold. They will be glad to help you start a Plan of your owfi. * "TOP THAT 10* BY NEW YEAR’S!" if BUY U. S. WAR BONDS THROUGH THI PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN . ear -i -t . — -I I BEER MUST CARRY LARGER SHARE OF TAXES Beer will be expected to, carry a larger share of the job of supporting South Carolina’s schools ’ and . local governments this year and next, ac cording to official figures ^presented to the state budget commission re cently. ---- • The beverage of moderation now produces approximately $5,000 each day in taxes in the state and this huge sum will seem increasingly lar ger as other revenues decline in. the face of war conditions. Governor R. M. Jefferies, comment ing on estimates of the state tax commission that collections will top ple from forty million to thirty mil lion this year, termed the pictura “despondent”. The budget commis- ion is now drafting its proposals to the legislature. Of all the estimates announced that for beer and wine showed the smallest decline. A drop of only two and one-half per cent is anticipated in beer revenue but the commission predicted a decrease of 7 per cent from liquor, twnty five per cent from income taxes and firty three per cent in gasoline taxes. Dr. W. G. Query, tax commission chairman, also anticipates another one million dollar decline in nineteen forty-three-nineteen forty-four. Beer’s popularity will mean a lot to counties and towns of the state since fully $500,000 of revenue from this beverage is opportioned to the local governments. The tax com mission retains the rest—more than $1,200,000—for support of schools. Home Demo n str a tion News By ETHEL L. COUNTS At the fall meeting of the County Council of Farm Women eleven 4-H club girls exhibited a dozen jars each of their canned products that they have conserved during ’the summer months. The purpose of this exhibit was to compete in a contest put on by the Dixie Home stores. These girls also wrote a strry telling low much they had canned, the help they had given the family in producing & conserving food according to the Victory plan. This week checks were received for the winners and will be awarded to them at their regular monthly meetings. Those in the blue ribbon group received checks for $3 and those in the red ribbon group checks for $2: The winners are as follows: Blue ribbon:— Mable Hipp, Stony Kill Dessie Ray Hipp, Stony Hill Helen Boinest, Hunter-DeWalt Catherine Brown, Long Lane Red ribbon:— Peggy Folk, Mt. Bethel-Garmany Mary Pinner Koon, St. Philips Lorraine Counts, O’Neal Ruby Pugh, O’Neal The girl receiving the highest score also received a $5 Defense stamp. This went to Mabel Hipp. Mable al so received second prize on an exhibit sent to the State fair. Probably some of us have not real ized that the packers have no tin al lotted for sauer ki’aut. So when we buy cabbage to make kraut we are lending a hand so that one of the country's wartime food dramas may end well. Sauerkraut furnishes a good contrast in flavor at a meal, home economics of the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture point out. It’s th-j pickle dish moving right into the vegetable line, and generally get ting a welcome. Sauerkraut also contributes to winter time meals some minerals and vitamines—not so much of the vitamines as raw cab- bags, it’s true. And sauerkraut has more varied possibilities in meals than are sometimes realized. It goes well wth some of the dishes you can use to spare-the meat. Famous teams are kraut and sau sage, kraut and spareribs, kraut and pig’s knuckles. And when fitting kraut into meals, don’t forget that the juice chilled makes a good first course. Some like it straight. Some prefer it with a little lemon juke or mixed half-and-half with tomato juice. Make kraut or buy it—the mam thing to remember is to use the cab bage now, while it is plentiful. i ■ ’ ’« Classified Ads FOR RENT—Keowee Tourist Camp in Oconee county. Completely furn ished, gas heat and running water. See or write RALPH ALEXANDER, Blue Ridge Station, Seneca, S. C. LANDS FOR SALE—Anyone inter ested in the purchase of the farm containing 373 acres, in Beth Ed*u School District, on which there is considerable timber, or the lot of 1.2 acres on College Street, touch ing Scott’s Creek, in the City of Newberry, owned by the late Mrs. James C. Duncan, is invited to communicate with me,_ or my at torneys, Blease and Griffith, New berry, S. C. JAMES C. DUNCAN. Kinards, S. C. 2tc FOR SALEi—Eight young grade cows and heifers, all bred to Here ford bull. C. M. WILSON. FOR RENT—Two or three room un furnished upstairs apartments. Mrs. J. W. White. WANTED TO BUY—Scrap Iron, Copper, Aluminum, auto radio parta. Rags, Inner-tubes and Zinc. Loca tion in alley leading to Standard Oil company bulk plant. W. H. Sterling. Just Received ... Car of Fresh Tennessee MULES . G«od Collection and Reasonably Priced O. L. COUSINS Extension of Caldwell St. Phone 383-J Sinclair Greases save farmers money over a season because they last so long. They help prevent costly breakdowns because they lubricate moving parts safely. You play safe and save money when you use Sinclair Greases- Let me deliver to your farm Strother C. Paysinger AGENT SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY