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The Spectator
THE NEWBBRBY SUN
Monday of this week we celebrat
ed the birthday of one of America’s
immortals* No one approaches that
towering figure. Other men were
far more learned; many were more
eloquent; hundreds were more acute,
intellectually; but no one contributed
so much to make this a Nation as
did Goorg-e Washington. How did we
celebrate his birthday? Did we
study his career; did we teach the
lessons of his useful life? Did we
think about the unambitious, unas
piring man whose life was an exam
ple of duty strictly conceived and
well done? No; it was just a holiday
The Banks and the public offices
closed their doors and most of us
closed our minds.
Do we learn anything by holidays?
George Washington was not a mythi
cal figure; he was very much a man,
distinguished from his youth for his
strength and endurance.
When brilliant men clashed in de
bate they turned to that calm figure
whose sound judgment command re
spect, and whose honesty of mind and
purpose were beyond question. Wash
ington’s greatest contributions to
America were constant reliance on
plain, common sense and the forth
rightness to speak and do what seem
ed right and appropriate. Washing
ton was not a schemer or a trimmer.
Neither ambition nor vanity becloud
ed his judgment, or paralyzed his
prompt and effective action in any
crisis.
Washington was a great farmer, a
great soldier, a great statesman, a
capable man of affairs, a great lead
er. All his greatness merged into
a great man. If he were living today
he would be playing politics or hav
ing visions, or reconstructing the
Nation and the World; he would do
the job, and do it with all his heart;
he would wage war. Washington
didn’t dabble; he studied his ground
and buckled down to wTrk.
It has been said of Washington
that he was the noblest figure ever
to stand in the forefront of a Nation’s
life. He was supremely the man of
character, the man of clear vision,
the straightforward man without
subtlety—a clear thinking man of
simple purpose; one who had as a
guide the noble sentiment whjch he
Professional Notice^*
I wish to announce to the public
that due to government orders I will
close my office here on March 1st,
to take up duties at the Charleston
Ship Building and Dry Dock Com
pany, in defense work there, as medi
cal director of the yard.
Immediately after the duration I
will again reopen my office in New
berry. I wish to express my deep
est thanks for the many courtesies
shown me by the people of New
berry city and county, and while I
regret that I must leave Newberry,
the war effort comes first.
DR. REYBURN LOMINACK
expresed in the Constitutional Con
vention, when others wavered.
Let us raise a standard to which
the wise and the just may repair;
let us do what seemii to us to be
right and necessary; the outcome is
in the hand of God. I am quoting
from memory and giving the sub-
stance. What a man!
Undoubtedly there was a time when
one man stood out in our history; a
stalwart figure, abound whom all
might meet in a common purpose.
But that man had founded a Nation
and he knew that the Nation must be
greater than one man. So, with the
breadth of a great soul he refused
to perpetuate himself in office; he
refrained from building a faction; he
deliberately stepped down and out.
He knew that the Nation whose fu
ture depends on one man has a foun
dation of sand.
Washington was not given to weav
ing fantastic schemes. He seemed to
be governed by the admonition of the
Nazarene who taught “Let your com
munication be yea, yea; nay, nay: for
whatsoever is more than these com-
eth of evil”.
Truly, there stood a man; one
whom we might profitably study.
The war in Africa took a turn
recently which was quite a blow to
our pride, as well as a set back. Of
course these set-backs may be ex
pected. Surely no one has imagined
that the Germans were weaklings; or
that our army would have a picnic.
It is well worth finding out what hap
pened and whether our leaders were
not only alert but resourceful. This
country will pay the price necessary
to thrash the Axis powers, but let
us not throw anything away.
Actual battle is the real training
which our officers and men needed.
No one can be merely a theoretical
soldier and count much in war; all
theories and plans need the acid test
of battle.
I do not know how much our sol
diers learned from the recent German
attacks, but I hazard the guess that
those defeats were worth much to
our men; they know now what the op-
[ position is and can do; and they will
meet the Germans on their own
ground.
I recall attending a game of base
ball in Anderson years ago. Ty Cobb
cam e there with a barnstorming out
fit from the American League to play
the Anderson team. Most of us were
disappointed because Ty and the oth
er stars played very ordinary -base
ball that day. A very distinguished
Judge, who shared my disappoint
ment, made a remark to me that I
have treasured. “Those fellows from
the American league” he said “can’t
show their class unless they play
against their equals”. So, with our
army in Africa; our boys have run up.
against the greatest stars in battle.
And our boys will take their measure
in short order, or I miss all my
guesses.
PAGE FIVE
affecting the administration of our
Workmen’s Compensation Act and
the Unemployment Compensation
Act. They agree that even our little
State is becoming too much inclined
to over-head expense without propor
tionate benefit to the taxpayers.
Citizens, generally, are opposed to
the building up of a political Octopus
through the expansion of the San-
tee-Cooper. We know what State
control of a business can develop in
to; and we are not so foolish as to
put our necks into a noose again. In
fact, we have refused to have the
State sell liquor again!
years have passed; and nine years of
depreciation set up, to be offset, of
course, by any new installations.
Since then they have substituted
busses for an extensive system of
street and suburban electric lines.
Where is the man hidden in the
woodpile? Who will put up $40,000,-
000 to pay for the plants; and on
what terms? Why should our State
take over a forty million dollar en
terprise and operate it with another
| to; and we are not so foolish as to costing fifty million dollars, under
political control?
If the Columbia Power Companies
are operating at a profit, under the
We are told that the Stjite should expert management of a very fine
let Santee-Cooper absorb compet- , anc j admirable gentleman, Mr. Coit,
South Carolina has several organi
zations of State-wide interest which
are not exclusively concerned with a
program for themselves. In a gen
eral way they agree on many matters
without any words or understanding
of concerted action. Labor and Man
agement are agreed on many matters
ing lines so that the Federal Govern
ment will not do so. Well, it doesn’t
sound reasonably, b.-t WHAT OF
IT? I would rather that the Fed
eral Government should take them all
than have a State-Controlled, State-
Monopolized, State-Politicalized pow
er business. That is, to my mind,
the supreme objection; and because of
that objection all the forces of good
government should rally against the
creation of a POWER TRUST and
political-'ring in the name of the
Santee-Cooper.
There are some questions which
come to mind:
1. The power Corporations which
the Santee-Cooper wishes to buy for
$40,000,000 are part of a great over
all Holding Company which is in re
ceivership. Back in 1931 the State
Investigating Commission headed by
Mr. Tom Pearce, indicated that the
value of the Broad River Power Com
pany was $12,847,000 and the Federal
Government said that the Lexington
Water Ptower Company was worth
$20,500,000. Since that time nine
why disturb that happy condition?
But if they do not operate at a pro
fit who is so guileless as to believe
that State management would make
them profitable?
If the great over-all Company is in
receivership what is the MARKET
value of the stocks and bonds of the
Columbia Companies? I hold some
stock in solvent utilities earning mil
lions of dollars. The stock isn’t
worth a half or a fourth of par value.
Hundreds of solvent stocks are not
worth on the market today anything
like their actual book value. Yet we
propose to negotiate the purchase of
two concerns for $40,000,000 which
apparently had a value by expert ap
praisal of $33,000,000 in 1931. It is
a pertinent question whether any one
is buying, or planning to buy, the
stock and bonds at market to sell
them to the State at a colossal pro
fit.
That is an interesting question to
ponder.
The bill which has been prepared
sets up a peculiar arrangement. We
operate the Santee-Cooper enter
prise without the right to demand
taxes. A private Company must pay
taxes, just as you and I pay them.
But the Santee-Cooper must first pay
the interest on bonds and operating
cost. Then it may pay property taxes
in the counties. But what about all
the pile of Statd Corporation and
power taxes? The Santee-Cooper
goes Scot-free. And do we Carolin
ians control the Santee-Cooper? Who
determined the jobs and who fixed
the salaries? Would the State have
fixed salaries for the Santee-Cooper
much higher than the salary of he
Governor of the State? Now the bill
to authorize the Santee-Cooper to
purchase the Columbia pfoperties
would fix their State kilowat tax as
it was twelve months before the pur
chase. It d ies n’t appear that they
would pay corporation income taxes
or capital stock taxes.
Why should we sacrifice taxes?
If we have too much tax revenue why
not reduce taxes? Shall we pass the
burden on to ether taxpayers? Of
course. Unless we have too much
money now somebody must make up
the loss.
But the State operation of this
vast proposed power Colossus is the
most vital objection. Is the Santee-
Cooper economically and efficiently
conducted today? Who knows? It
is not supervised by the Public Ser
vice Commission, nor does it report
to the Commission. Nobody outside
the Santee-Cooper itself knows any
thing -about it. It must, then, rec
ommend itself. Is that a basis for
a public judgment? Who is trying
most to bring about the Santee-Coo-
per deal? Who initiated it? Why?
On
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f th
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greatest success stories
of 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 hom € place of Warren T. Bp-
ting, 322 acres, in Pomaria and N?w-
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
Classified Ads
LOST—Gasoline Ration Book for
automobile license number D36790,
motor No. M35472, book issued July
1942. Any information to J. L.
Adams, 1105 Sinclair Street, Whit
mire, S. C.
FOR RENT—Apartment for rent.
Mrs. Tom P. Johnson, 1237 Calhoun
street. Phone 220-J. 3tp
INCOME TAX RETURNS—I am
prepared to assist you in filing your
income tax return. Will be either at
The SUN office o'r my home. Phone
414-M. MRS. A. H. COUNTS 3tp
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 plant. W. H. Sterling.
FOR SALE—Coker Four-In-One wilt
resistant and Coker 100 wilt resist
ant Cotton Seed, first year from
breeder; price $1.50 per bushel.
Made 48 bales on 35 acres last year.
Better buy quick if you want first
year seed at reasonable prices. H.
O. LONG, Silverstreet, S. C. 2-5tfc
FOR SALE—Serecia lespedeza, re
cleaned, scarified; germination 90.
purity 98 at 20c per pound. Korean
lespedeza 8 l-2c per pound; Kove
lespedeza 12 l-2c per pound; Hegari
seed, 4c per pound. NEWBERRY
•MILLING & DISTRIBUTING COM
PANY. 2tc.
About a year ago, America was being
asked to increase, substantially, its in
vestment in War Bonds.
And no one knew, definitely, just
what America’s answer to that olea
would be.
Today, America’s answer is clear
written down in black and white
for any one to read And the reading
makes as heart-warming and inspir-
iqg a story as anything that has come
out of this war. Here are some
highlights ... ^ i'pf ,v'
In December, 1941, there were 3^
million Americans who owned War
Bonds. Today, there are over 50 mil
lion. A year ago that figure would
have seemed fantastic. There is noth
ing in all history to match that record.
Never before have so many people
owned such a tremendous stake in
their nation and its government.
In December, 1941, some 700,000
people were investing about four and
one-half percent of th'.Lr earnings in
War Bonds through the Pay-Roll Sav
ings Plan. Today, the 700,000 has
swelled to 26 million—the four and
one-half percent to nine percent. The
MONTHLY investment in War Bonds
through the Pay-Roll Savings Plan has
grown, in one year, from 8 to 400
million dollars. ~ v
Figures like that need little com
ment. They tell, better than any
words, what happened when a free
people decided among themselves to
lend their government money. Money
to help pay for fighting equipment—
money to help keep prices down—
money to insure peacetime goods and
peacetime jobs and a generally decent
world to which our fighting men can
return.
Peacetime goods and jobs? A
decent world? Think what 12
BILLION dollars’worth of War Bonds
owned by Americans right now can
mean in buying power to be released
in the years after the war is won.
Buying power that can set factories full
of men to making millions of cars and
radios and washing machines. Buying
power that can set multitudes of other
men to building a million new homes
for impatient owners. Buying power
that can mean better, richer living for
everyone of us.
And that 12 billion dollar? is only
a beginning.
For what we have done in ’42 to win
this war will not be enough to do in
’43. Our whole war effort must be
expanded. Not a one of us but knows
that in the year ahead we must send
more men—we must do more fighting
—we must build more planes, more
ships, more guns—more everything.
And to do this, we must buy more
and more War Bonds.
Enough more so that when the
record is in for 1943, America’s War
*
Bond buying will once again be one of
the greatest success stories of the
year.
You 1 vc Done Yaur
Do Your Best!