The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, December 18, 1942, Image 6
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1942
THE NEWBERRY SUN
x iGE SIX
Classified Ads
FOR RENT—Furnished apartment
Phone 220-J. Mrs. T. P. Johnson,
1237 Calhoun itreet.
FOR SALE.—Eipht young grade
cows and heifers, all bred to Here
ford bull. C. M. WILSON.
FOR SALE—Pure strain Cocker
Spaniel puppies, age 3 months. Mrs
C. Forrest Summer, Phone 333, 2112
Main Street, Newberry. 3t
WANTED TO BUY—Scrap Iron
Copper, Aluminum, auto radio parts,
Rags, Inner-tubes and Zinc. Loca
tion in alley leading to Standard Oil
company bulk pla,nt. W. H. Sterling
LOST—1 A Gasoline Rationing
Book. Finder please return to J. C
Sorter. Box 131, Whitmire, S. C. 3tp
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER’S
MEETING
Notidie is hereby given that
meeting of the stockholders of the
J. W. Kibler Company, a corporation
with its principal place of business
at Newberry, South Carolina, is here
by called to be held in the office of
Blease & Griffith, attorneys, New
berry, S. C., on Monday, December
21, 1942, at 11:00 o’clock in the
forenoon, for the purpose of winding
up its affairs, surrendering its char
ter for cancellation and dissolving
the corporation, and for the transac
tion of any other business connected
therewith.
M. W. CLARY,
President
Newberry, S. C., Nov. 17, 1942.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
I offer for sale the following prop
erty of the estate of Warren T. Ep-
ting:
House and lot in Newberry, No.
1517 Johnstone street, two blocks
from the business district, facing
the Lutheran church, known as the
Summer place;
The home place of Warren T. Ep-
ting, 322 acres, in Pomaria and New-
Hope school districts;
The Samuel Epting place, 60 acres,
in Pomaria school district;
The Pitts place, 56 acres, in Trin
ity school district.
For further information, see the
undersigned, or Blease & Griffith,
attorneys.
ERNEST W. EPTING,
Executor
TAX NOTICE
The tax books will be open for col
lection of 1942 taxes on and after
October 16, 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 6
County Board of Education.... %
County Schools — Special I
State I
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
4— Long Lane 5
5— McCullough 6
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
16—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 16%
31— Wheeland 3
32— Union 6
33— Jolly Street 8
34— St. Paul 6
35— Peak 4
37— Mudlick 6
38— Vaughnville ®
39— Chappells 6
40— Old Town 10
41— Dominick 8
42— Reederville 12
43— Bush River 12
44— Smyrna 12
45— Trinity 10
46— Burton 10
47— Tranwood 12
48— Jalapa 8
49— Kinards 2
50— Tabernacle 8
61— Trilby 4
62— Whitmire 15
53— Mollohon 4
54— Beth Eden 5
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
when appearing to pay taxes.
J. RAY DAWKINS,
Treasurer Newberry County
The Spectator
It is not my purpose to undertake
the work of the distinguished citi
zens of the Commission to Prepare
the State Government for the time
of peace. They know, of course,
that reorganization isn’t worth any
thing unless it result in substantial
economy or efficiency. If therefore,
I point out two obvious courses
which will promote economy, we
shall have made that much progress.
The state government spends
about fifty million dollars a year.
As I am including all departments,
commissions and institutions, that
figure is conservative. Every insti
tution and service buys independent
ly. All use some items which could
be bought together- The truth is
that the county purchases might be
included also; and why not the muni
cipal buyin ? Doesn’t it seem reas
onable that the counties and towns
could buy street and road machinery
with the highway department?
Could not all buy coal together?
And flour and meat?
Some years ago I heard that the
oBjection to central control of pur
chasing was the fear of graft. Well
even that can be avoided by having
the Budget commission invite bids
on the total requirements of all pub
lic services. The prices so obtaineu
would guide all public services in
their purchases. I need not elabo
rate this; it i s very simple. Of course
publicity must be the watchdog of
the public. And this service need
not cost a dollar. But if we don’t
look sharp there will be a new crea
tion with a Director of Purchases,
raised fortitude to sublime heights.
From all their trials and hardships
they leaped self-reliance, and with
it very plain living and lots of hard
work.
What I have in mind at the min
ute is not to dwell on their virtue,
but on the skill, the artistry, of those
women in the kitchen. No electric
refrigerators, no ice boxes, no coal,
no electric or gas ranges;—tht art
of cookery was practiced over little
stoves and over the coals of the
fire-place. When the father came
from the fields at noon or dusk he
went by the wood pile and brought
in an arm full of wood. The water,
you know, wasn’t in the kitchen;
more likely it was some distance
away,—near "the lot,” because all
the water for the mule and cow had
to be drawn by hand from the wtll
and if you’ve ever "watered” a cow
you will have the water “close to
hand”. A mule is a modest drinker,
but a cow—!
Mothers learned to cook when
there were no raisins and things.
Freuently there was no sugar. Com
bread was made without milk or
eggs. But the grand sweet potato
flourished, with its sirup oozing out,
The women of those days of hard
work learned to cook. One of them,
when marching down the years used
to say “Well, with plenty of eggs
sugar and milk, you could make
sawdust or pinestraw taste goo<f."
So now, their granddaughters have
a chance to prove their wizardry—
without sugar, perhaps.
^ Great people developed from the
Assistant Director, Chief of this and 1 rigors of poverty. And we are cry
Chief of that, five secretaries, six ' mg over a little rationing! Shades
telephones, travel and convention
dues and expenses—and all that.
One other matter which has al
ways seemed inexplicable to me. We
have state chemical laboratories in
the health department in the state
department of agriculture, in Clem-
son, in the University, in the high'
way department. I do not refer to
laboratories for elementary academ
ic instruction in chemistry, but lab
oratories which do official work.
The point may be made that we
have too many official laboratories,
but that is not what I have in mind
at the moment. It is a fact that
drinking water is analyzed by a pri
vate chemist, instead of by one of
the official chemists. Years ago I
was told that there should be an in
come from this service of $50,000 a
year, for an additional cost of about
$5,000, or a net to the state of $45,-
000 a year. Can you think of any
reason for having a private chemist
do this ? ,
I like to think about the stories
told me in childhood about the pri
vations suffered by our people dur
ing the civil war and the long hard
years of Reronstruction. That per
iod of suffering & strain produced
a quality of men and .women who
JUDGE FLAYS POLITICS
(Continued from page 5)
“If we don’t mind, we are going
to do too much protecting of other
people and not enough to our own
folks,” he pointed out. ‘‘We have
got to understand, the quicker we
learn it, the quicker we put our con
gressmen and our senators and our
cabinet members and all of our oth
er high officials upon notice that
the people demand a quick termin
ation of this wai and a cessation of
politics, the quicker we are going to
win the war.”
“We are going to win it, but if we
keep playing politics, it is gong to
be a long, long struggle and there's
just a lot of politics being played in
it today.’’
of our grandparents!!
And so the government will do
something—just a bit more, for the
farmer? You haven't read any
where that the government will pay
a farmer $500 a month, have you ?
No, but some advertisements for
carpenters recently offered that and
it was discussed 1 in congress.
I know a farmer who usually sells
$1,000 to $1,500 of com. This year
he was persuaded to plant crotalar-
ia. The recent storm blew it down.
Fifty acres—gone! Dots any other
man suffer that experience? If an
employee of an enterprise with 16
workers gets hurt, he is paid by or
der of the Industrial commission—
out of insurance carried by his em
ployer. If a man loses his job; or
even deliberately quits the job, he is
paid by the Unemployment compen-
sotion oomimissiem; if a merchant
loses his shipment, the railroad or
trucker pays for it; if ht suffers
from fire, his loss Is largely cover
ed; but when my friend saw his 50
acres of crotalaria destroyed—well,
he lost it; that’s all.
AVhy do we submit to the North
ern Dtmocrats?
“The State” of December 4 car
ried an AP story from New Or
leans which quotes Gov. Jones of
Louisiana as recommending that
Southern Democrats break with
Northern Democrats. .Governor
Jones’ outburst was due to his
resentment over the preference
given Northern states in war
contracts. Said the governor:
“I can’t see why we should con
tinue to give adherence to a par
ty which has treated us worse
than the Republican party ever
treated us on these issues (allo
cation of war contracts). I can’t
see why we should adhere to the
Dtmocratic party if we are go
ing to be a step-child.. I don’t
see why we shouldn’t form our
own Democratic party and join
with the people of the middle
west.
_ _ X
What Better Christmas Present
Than Home in a Sparkling
Coat of Athey’s Paint.
Keeping the home in good repair mean* keeping it
well painted. No Christmas Gift could please the
home folk more than making their home look fresh
and new for the Christmas season. And while we
have ample supplies of ATHEY’S PAINTS is the
time to do it. Come in today and plan to give your
home a fresh covering for CHRISTMAS.
R. M. LOMINACK HARDWARE
’•They (Northern Democrats)
cajll us the nation's economic
problem no. 1, but they seem
mpre interested in solving the
economic problems of some for
eign notions than tliose Tiers.
“I am convinced the only way
to got results Is to tight like
hell and -I propose that we do
just that ”, he said.
A distinguished South Carolin
ian urged a break months ago,
but for much higher reasons
than war contracts. Mr. C. Nor
wood Hastie of Charleston pub
lished a letter in a dozen great
Southern dailies in which he
pointed out that the New Deal
rests on Northern Democrats &
other elements which have bro
ken faith with the Democrats
of the south. Mr. Hastie urged
that the south retain its own
Democracy, that of our fathers,
and that the South save its civ
ilization by throwing its weight
to whichever group might offer
most to the south. Mr. Hastie
was not counting spoils or the
mess of pottage; he was concern
ed about principles of govern
ment and fundamental consider-
atiois. Under his plan the South
would not merely he “in the bag”
but would have to be reckoned
with.
Why should we seek to maintain
the “Solid South”? When A1 Smith
was a condidate for the presidency,
th e “Solid South" split into splin
ters. Virginia, Texas, Georgia, Flor
ida, North Carolina—and others—
left the Democratic fold. Well, it
could be done again.
We are Democrats. We are, in
fact, the Democrats who have kept
the party alive. Now We don’t count.
Strangers we are in our father’s
house. The party of our fathers
seeks to entrench itself in power by-
using our votes, while slapping us
and our mode of living and holding
us to scorn. Let us look at - the
truth: Why were you a Democrat
ten years ago? Well, why are you
a Democrat today? When Hoover
and Coolidge wer e president we
thought we knew why we were
Democrats. Weil, why are we Dem
ocrats under the New: Deal? Is
the New Deal Democratic? Wake
up, Democrats! Let us cherish the
Democracy of Wade Hampton and
his Red Shirts; the Democracy of
Ben Tillman; the Democracy of
Woodrow Wilson; but what of this
so-called arrangement today which
coJdles labor leaders and Negro pol-
ticians?
Are you ready for the Eleanor
club? and all the other innovations?
If you are—well, they you are hap
py; but if you are a real Southerner
“look unto the rock whence you
were hewn.”!
Let no man be lulled into a sense
of security or well-being because we
hear of no manifestations. The
truth is that Northern negroes are
making every effort to organize
Southern negroes; and Northern
Negro organizations are sending
their leaders to tell the President
what they want. Let them; but the
power of the Northern Democrats is
built on Southern Democratic sup
port. If we have sense enough to
act as ou- interest—and the national
interest—dictates we shall withdraw
that support and let them and their
associate mischief-makers crash to
the ground.
Uncle Willie Mullins says-
One of my biggest investments is
War Bonds. I Ggger on putting at
/east 10% of all my earnings into War
Bonds from New Year’s onl
Smitty says—
“An office boy like me doesn’t make
muck money, but I'm putting 10% into
War Bonds every payday ’cause it’a
my duty.’’
NOW IS THE TIME TO DO YOUR
Christmas Shopping
COTY Gift SeU $2.25 and
(Powder and Perfume)
EVENING IN PARIS (Metal Compact) $1.25 up
Stationery—Perfumes in Attractive Containers
Whitman’s Candies, 1-2 to 3 pound boxes 50c up
MILITARY SETS $2.25 up
ELECTRIC HEATING PADS 2.98 up
Pocket Books and Bill Folds 25c up
FULL ASSORTMENT OF CHRISTMAS CARDS
AFTER-SHAVING KITS 50c to $5.50
MANICURE SETS 50c up
Kodak Films—Line of Pretty Glassware
MANY OTHER GIFT ITEMS
Stokes’ Drug Store
"T*|| That 10% by Naw YaorV*
Lower Main Street
Newberry, S. C.
tig wttno
The right to worship as we please
T HE CHURCH, to the enemies of America,
is a monstrosity to be destroyed. They would
padlock its doors and send our children goose
stepping in search of new gods. They would
substitute pagan rites for the simple, sustaining
beauty of our commemoration of the birth of
Christ. *
So today America is at war—a war we’re going
to win. We are determined that our church bells
will never be stilled; that every American shall
have freedom to worship God in his own way;
that Christmas and the spirit of Christmas shall
live.
That is the solemn pledge of fighting Americans
on the war fronts. That is the solemn pledge of
working Americans on the home front. That is
the solemn pledge of the Southern Railway Sys
tem and its officers and employees. To its ful-,
fillment we have dedicated all of our transporta
tion services and facilities, gratefully putting war
transportation needs ahead of every other trans
portation need.
This year, we have carried about two million
men in uniform; almost one million in 3,366 spe
cial trains; another half million in 13,174 extra
cars on regular trains; and still another half
million traveling on the low furlough fares
granted to all members of Uncle Sam’s armed
forces.
This year, we have operated 1,592 extra sec
tions of our regular trains, to take care of over
flow crowds.
This year, we have handled more tons of freight
than we ever handled in all our half-century of
service. We have done the job so smoothly and
so efficiently as to bring the highest praise from
government and army officers, for most of this
huge tonnage is war freight.
Above all, we have kept plugging away, day
and night, to fulfill the railroad industry’s solemn
pledge "to meet to the full the demands of com
merce and the needs of national defense.”
So far we have met these needs "to the full.”
And we will continue to meet them to the full—
if they can be met by the ultimate in devotion,
courage, resourcefulness and human strength. For
we know that the world will enter upon a happier
and a brighter era when Victory comes—an era in
which there will be a new concept of the majesty
of the soul and the real meaning of "peace, good
will toward men.”
That is worth flighting for!
President.
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