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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1848
1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
O. F. ARMFIELD
Editor and Publisher
One Year One Dollar
Published Every Friday Jr. The Year
Entered as second-ckss matter December 6, 1937,
at the postoffice at Newberry. South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
WHAT ARE WAGE CEILINGS
Newspaper dispatches of December 7 say that representatives
of five operating railroad brotherhoods met in Chicago to formu
late plans for further payroll boosts.
To the ordinary citizen or farmer who is trying to comply with
war regulations and price and wage ceilings, this move for further
wage boosts for some 350,000 of the highest paid workers in the
world, is bewildering. It becomes more bewildering when at the
same time price and economic stabilization officials ask for re
ductions in rail rptes to combat inflation.
PAY NOW
Twenty-seven million Americans will soon be paying heavy in
come taxes that as time goes on will became even heavier. To all
but a mere fraction of this number, personal income taxes will be
a new experience. In fact, according to recent surveys, a good
proportion of these people do not yet realize they have been in
cluded is the taxable brackets. They are making no preparations
to pay taxes. They are spending their money as fast as they earn
it. The threat to government authority and solvency by a mass of
potential tax delinquents, is serious.
A practical solution is the prompt adoption of a pay-as-you-go
arrangement such as the Ruml plan. Mr. Ruml, former dean of
social sciences at the University of Chicago, and Chairman of the
Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, observes that:
“Nothing can be gained by arguing that people ought to have
saved the tax on last year’s income out of last year’s income. The
fact is that they did not do it knd now they cannot do it.”
Every taxpayer must realize that we cannot survive war, and re
turn to a system of individual freedom unless the government re-
fains solvent. If it is to do that, the people will have to pay taxes
mains solvent. If it is to do that, the people will have to pay taxes
lessly far-reaching and efficient.
LIFE IN AMERICA
There will be many changes as a result of the war. But change
in itself is nothing to fear. Constructive change has made this
country great. The fundamental theory of our government en
courages constant change, which has brought constant progress.
Every man is urged to exploit his talents to the benefit of society,
__foj which grateful fellowmen pay a fair reward. Our manufac
turing and natural resources industries are built on this principle of
service. Currently they are turning out the machines of war in
mountainous quantity. But in normal times they are ever chang
ing, ever seeking for things that will give the rest of us a fuller,
more wholesome life. Not only does this hold true in the devel
opment of new products, but also in the field of human relations.
Men and women who work in industry, whether they wield
shovels or pencils, work in an atmosphere of change, of progress.
It is manifested in a thousand and one small ways, from better
light and ventilation in the factory to new devices for settling dif
ferences between managements and labor.
Managements change too. Men who give their lives to building
and operating industries are constantly being replaced. Their jobs
are being carried on by other men who work just as hard.
“From shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves in three generations,” is typ
ical of the changing opportunities that sustain the American system
of free enterprise. If we destroy individual incentive and its de
sire for change, the life of America will be destroyed.
ON THE HILL OF JESUS
(A Belated Christmas Editorial)
There is, near the limit of Romel’s furious advance, an elevation
known as the Hill of Jesus.
Why it was named the Hill of Jesus 1 never have been able to
learn. Jesus never was near the place, except in spirit. But there
are curious items in the nomenclature of this war. Early major
fighting action of this war was at a place called Puck, in Poland.
Shakespeare had Puck saying, "What fools we mortals be."
I he moon shines tonight on the Hill of Jesus and on the hurriedly
made graves scars of the cricifixion of mankind.
The star of Bethlehem is serene almost overhead. It bathes the
silent Hill of Jesus in its soft merciful light.
And the ghosts of fallen warriors walk out unafraid and talk to
gether. The ghosts are the wraiths of English boys, Australian
boys, German boys. Italian boys--boys from all over this world
Jesus came to save. Ghosts have no country of their selfish own.
In Murmansk there are ghosts. In the Solomons there are ghosts.
Tonight they aiise as spirits who died that Christmas might
live. On the Hill of Jesus and distant from that sacredly named
mound tonight they claim their kinship with Jesus, the Prince of
Peace. Brave and bereft people think back to the times when
these boys came home from Sunday school telling the story of the
manger, the genesis of the chapter of history that will record the
triumph of the common man.
There will be soft sounds in dark rooms, faintly echoing the
merry eagerness that once was Christmas eve, the excited joyous
ness that once was Christmas day.
The ghosts will stroll around he Hill of Jesus, homesick for those
places where Christmas used to live. They will talk to each other
about the foggy Christmases in Old England where Scrooge be
came a convert. They will relate, wistfully, tales of Christmases in
those little picture-postcard towns in Germany before the beast
broke loose.
The war will be over for them. They fought to save Christina'
and Christmas is still here. They were victorious—all of them,
even the grim, gaunt boys who were denied Christmas as a non
sensical celebration beneath the dignity of the master race. Christ
mas is the time for giving and they gave all they had.
They will think of home on Christmas eve and on Christmas day
and they’ll say, "Cheer up. mom and pop. We saved Christmas
for the other folks, so don’t take it too hard. If you think living’s
hard, let s tell you dying s no cinch either when you're as young as
we were. But we did ours. The next move’s up to you.”
And on that Hill of Jesus among those ga—y ghosts will walk
the one born at Bethlehem on Christmas. He too will be of rad
iant cheer. The ptous might wince to see the lads gather reverent
ly around for autographs. But not Jesus. He knows these kids,
•nd they’ve come unto Him.
* “WAIT”
"If but one message 1 may leave behind
One single word of courage for my kind.
It would be this—for brother, sister, friend,
Whatever life may bring—what God may send
No matter whether clouds life low or late-—
Take heart and wait.
Despair may tangle darkly at your feet,
Your faith be dimmed and hope, once cool and swset.
Be lost—but suddenly above a hill
A heavenly lamp set on a heavenly sill
Will shine for you and point the way to gol
How well I know!
For I have waited through the dark and I
Have seen a star rise in the blackest sky
Repeatedly—It has not failed me yet
And I have learned God never will forget
To light the lamp. If we but wait for it
It will be lit.”—Grace Crowell.
BILL JONES IS DEAD
Bill Jones is dead.
Bill Jones had just graduated from agricultural college. He was
ambitious to put into action all he had learned about conservation
of soil, better breeding of rattle, rotating crops, because his dad’s
farm was in pretty bad shape. When the war came, Bill enlisted
in the army.
Bill went to the Philippines and the little town where he was
billeted was overrun by a horde of Japs. Bill fought as long as he
could and then, under orders, surrendered. They tied his hands
behind him and a Jap soldier started to rape a white woman. He
had torn her blouse off when Bill kicked him in the belly, and
three Japs waiting their turn rammed their bayonets into Bill.
This happened about the time you Were telling the folks
at your house that it was all darned nonsense to ration sugar
because cake and candy certainly no diet for soldiers.
Bill Jones is der.d.
He was a soda jerker in a small town, and when the bands blar
ed and the flags fluttered, he signed up for the navy. They put
him on a torpedo boat. He learned to wear his hat on the corner
of his head, and to roll when he walked. Then his boat got into
a scrap in the South seas. Bill stood by his gun and laughed when
he fired it, but a shell hit its deck beside Bill When he tried to
pull himself to his feet, he saw that his right arm was in the scup
pers five feet away. He reached for his gun with his left hand and
then things went black. The list of the ship rolled a dead sailor
into the scuppers where his dismebmered arm lay. Its extended
thumb touched the tip of his nose, so that in death as in life. Bill
was thumbing his nose at the Jap ship that got him.
This was the same day you were raising hell because they
were rationing gasoline, and for fear you couldn’t drive up
to the lake to go fishing every week-end this summer, you hid
four canh of gasoline in your garage.
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Bill Jones is dead.
Bill’s dad had a lot of money, and when Bill wanted his own
plane, dad bought it for him. Bill was a wild devil, driving a car
out of all reason, and flying a plane the same way, and getting
diunk too often. But he was the first man in his town to respond
to the Air corps' call for fliers.
Bill got into a dog fight over the English channel. There were
six German planes, but with a "Tally-ho!” Bill dived into the
bunch of them. He got two before a third one sent a burst of
bullets into his back that almost cut him in half, but he held onto
the stick until he rammed the fourth plane and went down with
it locked in the flaming embrace of death.
This hafpened about the time you were bellyaching and
feeling abuied because of the outrageous treatment given you
by the tire rationing board which would not allow you recaps
for your pleasure car.
Bill Jones is dead.
Bill was a boy who had inclinations for the ministry, but when
the call came, Bill laid aside his Bible and joined the Marine
corps. Bill wasn’t much fun around the blanket where they were
shooting crapo, and he wasn’t so hot at the beer drinking contests
in the jukes, but he earned sergeant’s stripes before they sent his
gang ashore in one of those new boats which land through the
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1 he fistful! of fighting fools charged a machine gun nest, and
Bill had just taken careful aim and let go a hand grenade when
another machine gun caught him. Four bullets hit his head, but
a Marine has four speeds forward and no reverse, and Bill fell
toward the enemy. ,
That was the afternoon when you were sitting at the golf
club with a highball in your hand, telling the other three fel
lows in your foursome that if income taxes were not reduced,
they were going to kill initiative in this country.
Bill Jones is dead.
Bill was a football player who had good prospects as a profes
sional coach at a smallcollege. Then came Pearl Harbor. Bill
used some football language, and headed for town to. sign up with
the parachute troops. He did all right.
Bill got action in an air raid in enemy country. He hit the
ground with a dozen of his pals and raced to where their machine
guns and grenades had landed near them. Fully equipped, they
made for a nearby farmhouse from which bullets were spraying
like water out of a garden hose.
Six of those machine gun bullets fairly cut Bill’s legs off, but he
lay on his belly in the mud and got two Heinies. Bill’s last words
were “Of all the damn fool luck!."
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That was the time you were telling the boys at the poker
game that the union racketeers and the munitions manufac
turers were making fortunes out of this war, when we had no
business getting into it in the first place.
Bill Jones is dead.
Bill was an uneducated clam digger on the New England coast,
jut he knew about boats. He had only one eye and the uniform
ed ranks wouldn’t take him, so he shipped on a tanker. His ship
vat bringing oil up the coast when a German pig boat came up
ml of the slime and sent a torpedo into the hull amidships. The
reighter burst into flames and Bill went over the side into the
water.
When he came to the surface, a machine gun was practicing on
he bobbing heads. When the bullets hit Bill’s head, it burst open
'ike a dropped egg. His charred, bullet-riddled body sank be
neath the surface.
That was the night you were telling the folks at your party
that this war is being run by a lot of old women in Washing
ton, the most mismanaged mess you ever head of.
Bill Jones is dead. When God in His infinite kindness meets
Bill Jones at Heaven's gate. He is going to say, “Well done, thou
good and faithful servant!”
What he is going to say to you, God alone knows.”
—Exchange
The loathful sports frock worn
by I'riccills Lane, 20th Century-
Fox film star, is made of white
cotton broadcloth. Interesting notes
are the pockets and shoulder yoke
trim, which are done in blue,
green, yellow and red embroidery.
RADIO OPERATORS NEEDED
The urgent call for applicants for
training as radio operators in the
Merca'hnt Marine was issued here to
day by officials of the Maritime Ser
vice Recruiting Office.
Pointing out that the call for men
proficient in this field is becomng
increasingly great with the accelerat
ed pace of shipbuilding throughout
the country, Recruiting Officer, W.
F. Rennie, said that the Maritime
Service is prepared to train qualifed
applcants for this work.
Men between the ages of 18 and
35, with one year of algebra and two
years of high school, the director
stated, who can pass the physical
examination wil be considered for en
rollment.
Previous experience in radio work
is not required but, he added, first
consideration wil be given to men
holding a Federal Communications
Commission radio telegraph opera
tor’s license.
Enrcllent is for a period of from
four to six months, the recruiting of
ficer continued, and trainees will be
sent to the Maritime Commission’s
radio school at Gallup’s Island, Mass.,
for training.
During the training period, it was
explained, the men will receive a
base pay of $50 per month for the
first three months & an increase for
the remaining period. Food, lodging
and all clothing and necessary equip
ment will be provided at the school.
Located in Boston harbor about
two miles off shore, Gallup’s Island
was formerly used by the United
States Public Health Service as a
quarantine station. It is now equip
ped, officials stated, with the most
modem equipment available for in
struction purposes.
Men graduating from the school,
the local recruiting officer continued,
are rated as second-class radio opera
tors and rank as officers aboard the
ships upon which they serve.
For further information contact
the U. S. Maritime Service Enrolling
Office, located on the 2nd. floor of
the Paragon Building, 58 Patton
Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina.
WILLIAM BEALE MOORE
Prof, and Mrs. Milton Moore are
receiving congratulations upon the
arrival of a son William Beale Moore,
at tlie Newberry hospital, Saturday,
December 26th. Mrs. Moore is the
former Miss Evelyn Cromer of this
city. /
Here’s the army’s new canteen
which may completely replace the
o 1 d-s t y I e aluminum container.
Made of plastic produced in part
from cotton linters, the canteen
has come through many severe
tests which convince Army Quart
ermaster Corps officers of its abil
ity to stand up under rough treat
ment. —
COTTON QUIZ
WHW FORMER. COTTON
"WASTE PRODUCT'IS NOW
HELPING AMERICA WIN THE
BATH E OF PRODUCTION^
AN4. COTTONSEED HULL
BRAN ONCE GIVEN AWAY,
IT IS NOW BEING-
USED IN PLASTICS
AND IN SYNTHETIC
RUBBER experi
ments/ —
HAPSBURGS JOIN ARMY
Washington, Dec. 28—Felix and
Charles Ludwig Hapsburg, sons of
the late Emperor Karl and the for
mer Emperess Zita, of Austria, have
volunteered for service in the United
States army, it was reported here to
day.
They will be inducted Wednesday
at Fort Myer, Va., and are expected
to be assigned to the newly organ
ized unit of Austrian nationals after
the usual enlisted men’® orientation
at Camp Lee, Va. Felix is twenty-
six years old and his brother twen
ty-four. They are residents of Wash
ington.
The two Austrians, not subect to
the draft law, volunteered for in
duction into the army. Under these
circumstances, they were not con
fronted with the general ban on
volunteer enlistment of men in the
eighteen to thirty-eight age group.
HIRAM L. SPEERS
Hiram L. Speers died Thursday,
December 24 at his home in the city
following a short illness. He was the
son of the late L. M. and Cleora Glas
gow Speers, former well known resi
dents of Newberry.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at 4 ©’’clock at the Leavell
Funeral home, conducted by Rev. C.
A. Calcote, assisted by J>r. E. D.
Kerr. Interment was in Rosemont
cemetery.
He is survived by a brother, L. C.
Speers, Washington correspondent
for The New York Times, and a sis
ter, Miss Lucy K. Speers.
Active pall-bearers were: Ralph
Whitaker, E. B. Purcell, E. S. Blease,
J. J. Hitt, H. D. Whitaker and White
Fant.
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.
1617 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 Pom&ria 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
AUDITOR’S TAX NOTICE
TAX NOTICE
The tax books will be open for col
lection of 1942 taxes on and after
October 15, 1942.
The follewing is general levy for
all except special purposes:
Mills
Ordinary County 11
Bonds, Notes and Interest...... 18
Roads and Bridges 2
Hospital K
Schools — State 3
County Schools 6
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
4— Long Lane 6
5— McCullough 6
6— Cromer 0
8— Reagin 10
9— Deadfall 10
10— Utopia 10
11— Hartford 6
12— Johnstone 6
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
26—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 i 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
45— Trinity 10
46— Burton 10
47— Tranwood 12
48— Jalapa 8
49— Kinards 2
50— Tabernacle 8
51— Trilby 4
52— Whitmire 15
53— Mollobon 4
54— Beth Eden 5
55— Fork 8
57— Belfast 6
58— Silver-street 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
WANTED—Still buying PECANS—
large or small 1941 or 1942 crop.—
Bring us any amount. R. DERRILI
SMITH, Wholesale Grocer, Newberry
FOR SALE—Pure strain Cocke
Spaniel puppies, age 3 months. Mr
C. Forrest Summer, Phone 333, 211
Main Street, Newberry. !
I, or an authorized agent, will be
at the following places on the dates
given below for the purpose of tak
ing tax returns of all personal prop
erty, new buildings and real estate
transfers. Persons owning property
in more than one district will make
returns for each district.
All able-bodied male citizens be
tween the ages of 21 and 60 are lia
ble to $1 poll tax. All persons be
tween the ages of twenty-one and
fifty outside of incorporated towns
and cities are liable to pay commuta
tion tax of $1. All dogs are to be
assessed at $1 each.
Whitmire—City hall, Monday, Jan
uary 4th, 1943.
Whitmire— Aragon-Baldwin Mills
Tuesday, January 5th, 1943.
Longshores—Wednesday, January
6th, 1943; from 9 until 12.
Silverstreet—Wednesday, January
6th, 1943; from 2 until 6.
Chappells—Thursday, January 7th
1943.
Hollingsworth’s Store — Friday,
January 8th, 1943; from 9 until 12.
Kinards—Friday, January 8, 1943,
from 2 until 5.
Prosperity—Monday, January 11,
1943.
Little Mountain—Tuesday, Janu
ary 12, 1943.
Glymph’s Store—Wednesday, Jan
uary 13, 1943; from 9 until 12.
F. L. Ruff A Bros Store—Wednes
day, January 13th, 1943; from 2
until 5.
Peak—Thursday, January 14,1943.
Pomaria—Friday, January 16, 1943
St. Luke’s—-Monday, January 18,
1943; from 9 until 12.
O’Neal, L. C. Fellers’ Store -Mon
day, January 18, 1943; from 2 to 6.
Maybinton, F. B. Hardy’s Home.—
Tuesday, January 19, 1943; from 9
until 12.
Reese Brothers’ Store— Tuesday,
January 19, 1943; from 2 until 6.
At Auditor’s office to March 1st,
after which a penalty of 10 per cent
will be added.
PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS,
Auditor Newberry County
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 plajit. W. H. Sterling.
ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS and
Fixtures, Floor Lamps, Electrical
material and service, repairs to all
electrical appliances, etc. If in need
of an electrican, telephone No. 109.
Clarence T. Summer, Inc. 2t
FLOUR & FEEDS, fresh stocks
and priced no higher. Clarence T.
Summer, Inc. at
LOST—Pocketbook, about 2 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon between the
Busy Bee cafe and police headquar
ters. It contained one B. gasoline
book about half used and one A
book with four No. 3 stamps left.
Finder please return to police head
quarters and receive reward. Willie
H. Werts, Silverstreet. 2tp
WELL PUMPS, a few more left, see
us for installed prices. Satisfaction
guaranteed. 2t
LOST—Gasoline Rationing book
A, No. 37.972. B. C. BANKS, Route
3, Prosperity., ■ 2tp
GAS STOVE,used, but in good re-
pair, also one good used electric re
frigerator ready for delivery. Clar
ence T. Summer, Inc. 2t
FOR RENT—Furnished apartment.
Phone 220-J. Mrs. T. P. Johnson,
1237 Calhoun street.
WANTED—Pecans, no matter how
small. Good market for all sizes.
Any amount. R. Derrill Smith,
Wholesale Grocer, 910 Main street,
Newberry, S. . 8t
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